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Santa spotted at Mundare

SANTA CLAUS PARADE IN MUNDARE Led by Rudoph, Santa Claus arrives for a visit in Mundare at the annual Santa Claus Parade, Dec. 1. During the afternoon, prior to taking part in the parade, Santa had been available for photos at the Town Civic Complex. (Photo supplied)

2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, December 5, 2018

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, December 5, 2018 - 3

Lamont Novice Cole Chudyk scores all 7 goals in loss to Bruderheim KERRY ANDERSON These are some of the results from the Northern Alberta Interlock Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the website, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries.

Deadline is typically Sunday evenings, so if scores are not noted they may have been entered after this time (nainterlock.com).

Bruderheim Tier 4 Novice (1-2-0) downed Lamont (1-2-0) 9-7 on Nov. 28 at Bruderheim Arena. The two teams were tied 2-2 after the first period and Lamont gained a 6-5 lead going into the third. Lamont added to the lead at 5:04 of the third frame, before Bruderheim began its comeback tying the contest 7-7 with only 5:36

remaining. Keegan Ellis got the winner at 15:56.

Scoring for Bruderheim were; Austyne Morgan (6g 1a), Maxim Dach (4a), Keegan Ellis (1g 2a), Jaxon Gushue (3a), Carter Winslow (1g 1a), Callum Dziekciarz (1g), Degan Ryer (1a), Jorja Sullivan (1a), and Cullen Secrist (1a). Cole Chudyk scored all seven Lamont goals. Assists went to; Evan Wick (3a), Finley Cossey (2a), Drew Bartnick (2a), Madden Cossey (2a), Jackson Able, Lochlan McCormick, Wael Alaeddine and Landon Dagg. Thomas Purdy got the win in goal for Bruderheim.

On Saturday, Bruderheim Novice lost a close 11-9 game at Millet, while on Sunday the Bruderheim team beat Redwater 10-9 at Bruderheim Arena. On Saturday, Millet was

down 6-4 before putting together a 7-goal third frame. Austyne Morgan scored 7-goals for Bruderheim in the game.

Other scorers were; Maxim Dach (1g 1a), Carter Winslow (1g 1a), Jaxon Gushue (1a), and Cullen Secrist (1a). On Sunday, Bruderheim took a 5-3 lead into a wild third period that saw the teams score 11 times. Austyne Morgan scored 8 more goals in a 15-goal weekend. Other scorers were; Carter Winslow (2g 2a), and Maxim Dach (2a).

Thomas Purdy got the win in goal.

Lamont Tier 4 Novice (1-2-0) lost a 13-6 game at Holden. Cole Chudyk scored 5-goals for Lamont and added an assist. Landon Dagg got the other Lamont goal.

Bruderheim Tier 4 Atoms (2-2-0) were scheduled to host Leduc

on Saturday but no score was posted at deadline.

Lamont Tier 5 Atoms (5-0-0) were scheduled to play at Camrose on Sunday but no score was posted at deadline.

Lamont Tier 3 Midgets

(1-4-0) lost a 5-1 game on Nov. 27 at New Sarepta.

The game was tied going into the third period 1-1.

Connor Kardash scored Lamont's goal from Seth Williams.

Mundare's Brandon

Kowal scored for the AAA Fort Saskatchewan Rangers in the team's 114 win over Golden Arrow Storm on Saturday. The 12-2-2 Fort team beat the Storm 11-0 on Sunday.

Hawks win gold in own tourney Lamont Peewee Hawks won gold in their own tourny over the weekend after an 8-7 overtime win over Strathcona.

Jacob Shiach got the winner (1g 1a), and Emerson Hauch (3g 1a) and Dylan Onushko both had a hat tricks in the game. Other scorers

were; Carver Johnson (1g), Camryn Fossum (1a), and Alex Andruchow (1a). Sandy McDonald got the win for Lamont.

4 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Opinion Canada’s Equalization Payments - a great idea gone perfectly wrong In 1957 Equalization Payments began in Canada as a way in which “have not” provinces can maintain similar public services to those provinces which “have.”

It was a fine idea. Provinces experiencing economic booms sharing with provinces in a down-turn seems like a cooperative, equitable idea. Unfortunately like most socialist ideals which reward victimhood and penalize hard work and entrepreneurship, Canada’s Equalization Program has been horribly unfair. Have nots in 1957 remain have nots in 2018.

In some 62 years since its inception, $430 billion has been transferred between provinces. Even with Alberta’s poor present-day economy, we haven’t received a single dollar in Equalization Payments since 1965. In total, Alberta has received $92 million or .02 percent of the total.

Meanwhile, Quebec’s economic black hole has sucked $221 billion through its event horizon, or 51.4 percent of the total payouts. Because its population is 8.4 million, Quebec may have taken the most handouts, but isn’t the worst offender per capita. Since day one, Quebecers have counted on $776 per man, woman and child each year in Equalization. However tiny PEI and New Brunswick have averaged bringing in $1,967 and $1,624 per capita annually.

In an effort to attract people and business to Alberta, our province has tried over the years to be tax friendly.

We don’t even have a provincial sales tax, but instead have chosen to leave that money in the hands of citizens and let them decide how to spend it.

That fact is not socialist-friendly though, and Alberta gets unfairly assessed a provincial sales tax “estimate” as part of the Federal Government’s formula to determine if we are a “have” or “have not” province. They call it “revenue capacity,” meaning Alberta could be taxing citizens as part of its “real” revenue and this ghostly estimated amount is added to our provincial revenue anyway in the Equalization formula, causing us to be a “have” province with a revenue capacity above the national average.

Handouts always crush motivation and innovation.

This year alone Quebec will budget in $12 billion in estimated Equalization Payments (63 percent of the national total), based on over $1,400 per capita because its economy lags behind the rest of Canada.

As for Alberta, we will get our usual “nothing.”

Kerry Anderson

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Newspapers often the only way to distinguish between real and fake news We’re a few weeks past Halloween, but it’s not too late for something scary: according to a 2017 Ipsos-Reid poll, 63% of Canadians can’t tell the difference between legitimate and fake news. And 65% of Canadians are worried that false information is being used as a weapon (Edelman Trust Barometer: 2018).

Canadians have a very real hunger for news that they can rely on, and increasingly, they’re finding that news in their local newspaper.

In fact, contrary to so much of the common rhetoric today, Canadian newspapers do not have a readership problem. According to 2018 research (Newspapers 24/7: 2018 edition), nine in 10 Canadians (88%) read newspapers each week across Canada

on different platforms, at different times of day, looking for local news, insight and the indepth commentary and analysis that only newspapers offer.

Canadians from all demographics, including younger Canadians, are actively reading newspaper content, in print and digital, at home and on the go (85% of millennials read a newspaper every week).

What Canadian newspapers do have is a revenue problem.

As readership has moved online, too many Canadian brands and companies have moved their advertising dollars to global conglomerates.

Today, more than 70% of Canada’s online ad spend goes to Facebook and Google, according to the Canadian Media Concentration Project (November 2017).

What makes this surprising is that newspaper advertising – in digital, or in print, or both – is incredibly powerful, because the trust that Canadians feel for the content they read in their local newspaper extends to the advertising they see in those same newspapers.

In fact, Media Technology Monitor showed that while more than 70% of Canadians consider Twitter and Facebook to be news sources, only 11% (Twitter) and 15% (Facebook) trust the information they receive on those platforms.

According to a “Trust in News” study by Vividata/Kantar TNS, trust in print or digital newspapers is actually double that of exclusively digital news outlets.

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Final costs of water line relocation not decided - but still early in the project

BY JOHN MATHER Alberta Transportation says the costs of relocating the 36-inch waterline under Highway 15 for the twinning of the bridge over the North Saskatchewan River have not been finalized yet.

“Every project is different and they have different attributes,” said Anna Neale, a spokesman for Alberta Transportation. She was referring to the province picking up the tab for 100 per cent of the funding for relocating the Northeast Water Commission line when the Anthony Henday ring road was constructed.

According to Pat Tomkow, manager of the John S. Batiuk Water Commission that is supplied by the same pipeline, the province is only picking up 50 per cent of the cost of relocating the line under Highway 15.

“Alberta Transportation has been in touch with the water commission over the past few weeks about this work,” she said. “At this point we’re just beginning the design work on the project and it’s early days.”

She added accurate costs for the relocation won’t be available for a while yet.

“We need to finish the design work to get a better sense of the cost.”

“We’re aware of the concern from the commission,” she added.

“And we are continuing to stay in communication with the commission on

this and the overall design.

“Discussions are ongoing and we are committed to building the project and being fair with respect to the utility line relocation.”

“We’re continuing to have discussions with the commission about that,” explained Neale.

“I think what’s impor-

tant to remember is it is still early days and we’re just starting the design work.”

She emphasized Alberta Transportation will continue to be in discussions with the water commission to ensure they’re being fair with utility relocations.”

Mae Adamyk is all smiles as she passes a bag of groceries to Lori Stahl of the Lamont Food Bank as the group had a fill the bus campaign happening during Lamont’s Light Up festival Dec. 1. The event ran from noon until 4 p.m. and Stahl said that right from the start there was a steady stream of donations.

The Mundare Christmas Craft Sale and Gigantic Bake Sale drew a large crowd to the Mundare Recreation Centre on Dec. 1 Everything from quilts to baked goods to knick knacks were available for those who wanted to do a little digging for that special gift. (Photo supplied)

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Mundare resident facing charges after incident at YEG JOHN MATHER A Mundare area resident is facing charges of mischief, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and failing to stop at the scene of an accident under the Criminal Code and endangering the safety or security of an aircraft under Aeronautics Act following an

incident Nov. 22 at Edmonton International Airport.

Police said the incident occurred when an SUV breached a perimeter fence and accessed areas of the airport.

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10 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Bruderheim edges cross-county rivals in Novice action

BY JOHN MATHER In a cross county match up, Nov. 28, the Bruderheim Novice 1 squad edged out the Lamont Novice 1 by a 97 score.

Bruderheim opened the scoring in the first period when Callum Dziekciarz scored on a pass from Maxim Dach.

The home side went up by two, after Austyne Morgan found the back of the twine from Jaxson Gushue.

Lamont had a one man wrecking machine with Cole Chudyk scoring all seven of his team’s goals. H e picked up a pair to tie the score before the end of the first period with Landon Dagg, Madden Cossey, Lochlan McCormick and Finley Cossey drawing assists.

In the second frame, Chudyk’s third of the game from Evan Wick and Jackson Able gave the visitors a 3-2 lead with assists going to Finley Cossey and Drew Bortnick. Chudyk’s next goal gave Lamont a twogoal edge. He made it a three-goal margin at 8:59 of the period scoring from Evan Wick.

Bruderheim then stormed back to cut the gap to one goal with Morgan scoring his second and third markers of the game. Dach, Jorja Sullivan, Gushue and Keegan Ellis had assists.

Chudyk put Lamont up by two again scoring from Wick and Wael Alaeddine.

Bruderheim scored another off the stick of Morgan with Gushue and Ellis getting the helpers.

In the third period Chudyk finished off the Lamont scoring at 14:56 from Drew Bortnick and Madden Cossey.

Bruderheim then roared back to put the game on ice.

Morgan scored his fifth of the game from Degan Ryer at the 14-

minute mark. Two more from Carter Winslow and Ellis gave Bruderheim a one goal advantage with assists going to Dach, Cullen Secrist, and Morgan.

Morgan finished off the scoring with 36 seconds left to play putting home a pass from Winslow.

Thomas Purdy faced 25 shots in securing the win for Bruderheim, while Emmett Moonen faced 19 shots in the Lamont goal.

The fast paced game was marred by only one penalty.

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Alberta Fish and Game Association funding helps local clubs

BY JOHN MATHER The presentation of a $100,000 cheque to the Alberta fish & Game Association is the result of a lot of lobbying by president Doug Butler.

“Historically the Alberta Fish and Game Association started in 1908 and had a lot to do with developing the Fish and Wildlife Department of the provincial government,” he said.

He said the government always gave money to the organization to cover operating costs. Originally it was $150,000, he added.

“We’re a non-profit organization with 25,000 members,” said Butler.

“We have groups across the province and the Lamont Fish and Game Association is one of them and it has about 400 members.”

He adds the members of affiliate clubs automatically become members of the Alberta Fish and Game Association.

The local clubs pay an affiliation fee to the provincial association which gets the local club members a magazine and liability insurance for their education programs.

“As a nonprofit, we raise money through our fees and other fundraisers and it is all spent on conservation efforts. We have an office in Edmonton with a staff of five.

“The rest of us are all volunteers.”

He adds the government had always given the organization help with the operating costs and that was cut to $100,000 about 10 to 12 years ago. Then about five years ago the Minister of Sustainable Development couldn’t understand why the organization was getting any funding so it was stopped.

Butler adds he started complaining to the fish and wildlife office because the association does some work for them.

“Somehow the word

got through to the new minister and she said it would be renewed. We got the word last February that the funding would be starting again.”

And this is where Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jessica Littlewood comes into the picture.

“The announcement and getting money in your hands are two different things,” said Butler. “I asked where the money was and I kept getting pushback and run around.”

And then last summer the province announced it was giving a discount to seniors getting hunting licences and that was the final blow for Butler.

“I wrote a press release we weren’t too happy about it. Not that we have anything against seniors,” he adds.

He says the Alberta Fish and Game Association has committees, working groups, and a game policy management committee dealing with hunting rules and regulations. Never once was it mentioned about seniors getting a hunting licence break.

The Alberta Conservation Association does 90 per cent of the conservation work and fish stocking and they get a hefty fee from fishing and hunting licences.

“When the minister gave the seniors the hunting licence break, she took about $550,000 out of the budget for our conservation work,” explains Butler.

“My press release stated that and there were other proposals that were being ignored.

“Our MLA, Jessica, phoned shortly after asking how I could be upset with the seniors getting a break,” he said. “So I filled her in.”

Littlewood went to bat for the Association.

“I’m one of her constituents and she approached the minister and explained what was going on with the association,” said Butler.

“Whatever happened,

she greased the wheels and I got a message from the minister saying the cheque was coming and they wanted Jessica to present it.”

That cheque presentation took place on Nov. 28 in Lamont at the Trout Pond.

Butler adds those funds will be used for the Association’s ongoing conservation and education projects.

He adds those occur at both the provincial and local levels.

A provincial initiative is a fencing project in the southern part of the province.

“In the south we’ve got more than 1,500 km of wildlife-friendly fencing erected,” he explains.

“Every summer teams of volunteers spend their weekends working on this.”

He says, on the project, barbwire is removed from lower levels and smooth wire put in and raised up 18 inches because antelope can’t jump fences.

“We do tons of work with kids,” he adds. “We have outdoor camps in the summer, programs for women, and the local clubs, including Lamont, have programs where the kids put up birdhouses and plant trees.

The list is endless. We listen to any proposals.”

The Association sits on about 38 different conservation committees in the province.

The Association also has a side program called the Wildlife Trust Fund. In 1982 they saw wildlife numbers dropping dramatically so this group was established to purchase land that is good wildlife habitat and has good public access.

Industrial development is not allowed on this land. To date there are 100 properties totaling 50,000 acres in the province.

“People can use the land to hunt, bird watch view the wildflowers what ever they want,” he said.

He adds they partner

with other groups also.

“There’s no end where that money can be used.”

Local clubs such as Lamont can apply to the provincial association for some of the grant funds.

“All clubs can approach us with a project and if it’s worthy it will be funded.”

He adds Lamont has many projects going on from birdhouse building to improvements at the trout pond with a dock system.

“We get requests from St. Paul, Lethbridge, Camrose and Vegreville.

They’ve all got fish and game clubs and they will all get some funding but only if it meets the conservation criteria.

He adds some of those clubs will have shooting ranges, fishponds and other efforts that require funding.

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The County of Lamont Food Bank provides assistance to families within Lamont County.

Crystal & Hunter Inverarity Maureen & John Sullivan

Aileen Bilodeau John Mather

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Something for everyone at Lamont’s Christmas Light Up JOHN MATHER The spirit of Christmas was in the air on Dec. 1 as Lamont celebrated its Christmas Light Up. Santa turned the Beaverhill Lodge into the north pole for the day, where the kids came to visit and have their picture taken.

There was an afternoon of music at the Lamont Hall, provided

by Orthodox V Choir, Lamont and Bruderhiem School Choirs, Lexi Rasmussen on guitar, LA Dance, Fellowship Baptist Music Team, Rachel Taylor, Frose Family, and Luke and Friends. Also at the Lamont Hall were the Christmas trees set up by various community groups in town.

Travelling around town to various activities you could ride in a two horse sleigh, or in a mini bus.

The self serve photo booths were set up and remain up to take pictures at the Value Drug Mart. Fill a bus and mitten tree was set up at Lamont Foods. The Lamont Fish and Game

Association had a bake sale and gave out free hotdogs and hot chocolate at the Lions Den. Craft making was found at the Lamont Library, in the lobby of the Lamont County Building, the Fire Hall and the Lamont United Church.

If you were looking for food, there was a perogy

lunch at the United Church, the Ladies Auxillary Bake Sale in the Lamont Hall and a Market Square in the high school gym.

The afternoon ended with caroling and a burger around a fire at the Lamont Town office and Santa lit the Wonder lights and set off fireworks to end the day.

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CLASSIFIED AD RATES $10.75 first 25 words 39¢ each additional word PICTURE BOLD $10.00 $5.00 WEEKLY REVIEW Ph. 780-336-3422 Email: vikingreview @gmail.com

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LAMONT LEADER Ph. 780-895-2780 Email: lmtleader @gmail.com ____________________ ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS If you or anyone you know is in need of a Christmas Hamper (Kinsella,Viking, Bruce, Holden or East Beaver County) please contact the Viking/Beaver FCSS offices located in Viking at 780-336-4024 or Holden at 780-688-3928 to complete an application. The deadline for application submissions is December 10, 2018.

48p ____________________ COMING EVENTS EVENTS COMING ____________________ Round Hill Christmas Market on Monday, Dec. 10, from 5 - 7 pm.

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____________________ COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS ____________________ LUTEFISK SUPPER Golden Valley Lutheran Church Viking Friday, Jan 4th, 2019 at 6:30pm Tickets are $25.00 – ADVANCE ONLY Contact Muriel at 780-336-2444 47/51c ____________________ Advent Schedule for GOLDEN VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH All are welcome to worship with us as we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ

Sunday, Dec 16 10:00AM – Sunday School Christmas Concert 2:30PM - Christmas Caroling leaving from Church Hot Chocolate & Snacks after Caroling Thursday, Dec 20 7:00PM – Longest Night Service at Viking Alliance Church for those grieving at Christmas Friday, Dec 21 6:00PM – Mission to Many & Men’s Christian Fellowship Christmas Party Food, Fun & Fellowship Everyone Welcome Monday, Dec 24 8:00PM – Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with Holy Communion ____________________ Annual Christmas Party Killam Community Hall Saturday, December 8 Come for cocktails at 5:30 pm. Delicious dinner at 6. The laughs start at 8 with “Motivational Humourist” Shirley Best.

Dance follows with Denim & Diamonds. Late lunch starts at 10 pm.

Tickets $50. Free bottle of wine with a table of 8.

Tickets at the door or at The Community Press in Killam, by calling 780385-6693; or from Killam Hall Board members.

____________________ COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS ____________________ The Beaver Regional Arts Society Presents Christmas With Winnie Brave Featuring Holden’s Own Brad And Amy Mcisaac On Sunday, December 9 At 2:00 P.M. At The Paragon Theatre 5019 – 50 Street, Holden Admission Adult $27.00 Child $8.00 Roast Beef Supper Is Available After The Show For $15.00 For Tickets And Information Call Christine (780) 688-3812 Or Susan (780) 688-2126 48c ____________________ Viking Farmer’s Market Christmas Market Thursday, December 13 2 to 7 p.m.

Roast Beef Supper at 5 p.m.

•Regular and Ukrainian Baking •James, Jellies, and Pickles •Sewing, Knitting, etc. •Christmas Wreaths and Decorations •Watkins •Saskatoon Juice •Epicure •Voxxlife Socks •Gold Canyon •Woodwork •31 Bags •Birdhouses • Norwexx •Cat Trees •5th Avenue Jewellery •Leggings •4-H Beef Club Cookie Dough pickup •Pampered Chef •Dance Club Plant pickup •Royal Purple • Hilda (the Pillow Nook) • Jan (Healing Stones) • Cathy (Purses) •And much more!

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780-632-6878 or 780918-6328 LLtfnc ____________________ FOR RENT IN TOFIELD – 3 bedroom main floor of fourplex $875 per month plus power. 3 Bedroom main floor of house $850 per month plus power and water. 2 bedroom basement suite in house $700 per month plus power and water. No smoking, no pets, references required.

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TM15tfnc _____________________ FOR SALE FOR SALE ____________________ Hay For Sale Alf/Tim/Br/Tw mix small squares shedded, $5 minimal rain call late evenings 780-942-4107 ____________________ Black Angus Steer for butchering. Can be sold by whole or half. Call Roger at 780-385-1070.

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____________________ HELP WANTED HELP WANTED ____________________ Do you like cleaning? Are you looking for some casual work? Approx. 10 hrs/wk after school. $15/hr. Must be reliable, mature, trustworthy and hard working.

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