Works director John Bruyere reported to council, Dec. 13 that people leaving garbage bins on the streets following regular pick up were causing problems with snow clearing efforts.
“They’re being left on the roads and sidewalks three or four days after pick up,” Bruyere said. “And we have a problem with people leaving extension cords out also. It doesn’t impact the household as much as it affects the neighbours because our operators have to leave a large swath uncleared to go
around the obstacles.”
Council agreed to put a notice into the monthly newsletter to inform residents to bring in their bins and pick up extension cords.
“If a cord wraps itself around a snow blower it’s a lot of work to get it cleared out,” said Bruyere. “They’re buried and you really can’t see them.”
Councillor Rick Patrie asked Bruyere if he could try to clear the build up of snow along the edges of the downtown sidewalks. He said if they weren’t cleared up they created a hazard for people crossing the street.
Bruyere replied he had his crew aware of the issue, but if cars were parked when the sidewalks and streets were cleared, then that created the problem.
“We’re aware of this and we try to come back and clear the edges when vehicles move,” Bruyere added.
Mayor Cheryl Calinoiu did say public works was doing a good job keeping up with the snow removal.
Councillor Irene Talaga told council several years ago, the town had had some lighted hearts that were put on downtown street lights
On Dec. 13, 2022 the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP responded to a theft of vehicle that had just occurred in Bruderheim AB.
Fort Saskatchewan RCMP located the stolen vehicle a short time later in Fort Saskatchewan. A traffic stop was attempted, however, the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed. With the assistance of specialized units
and RCMP from Morinville, Redwater, as well as air services, RCMP were able to deploy a tire deflation device and arrest the lone driver.
As a result, Jaden Tyler SIMPSON (24) a resident of Fort Saskatchewan was charged with: Criminal flight from a peace officer; · Theft of vehicle; · Dangerous operation
of a motor vehicle;
· Drive while prohibited;
· Fail to comply with a release order.
SIMPSON was also wanted on 3 outstanding arrest warrants from Parkland County.
Following a hearing before a Justice of the Peace, SIMPSON was remanded into custody and is set to appear in Court Dec. 14, 2022.
to help promote Mundare as the small town with the big heart.
“They disappeared somewhere and we were never able to find them,” Talaga said. “But the other week our public works director did locate them and brought them to my house.”
She said Bruyere was willing to put them up but council wasn’t sure where they could mount them since the street posts had been changed out and they might not fit.
“They would really compliment our new
signs at Highway 15 and 50 St.,” she said.
Patrie suggested if they put the heart lights up they could keep them up year round.
Council gave three readings to an Operating Loan Bylaw for 2023. The bylaw allows the town to borrow up to $200,000.
The money will be used, if necessary, by administration for ongoing sudden expenses until such times as 2023 taxes are collected.
Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla told council 2023 tax expectations were estimated to
be $1,273,000.
He added while the town regularly does pass a borrowing bylaw it had only been used one time since 2003.
The loan will be repaid by Dec. 31, 2023.
The bylaw was passed by council.
Council also passed a bylaw for a hike in the town utility rates.
The water reserve will increase from $1.50 to $1.75 per month and the sewer reserves will also increase from $1.50 to $1.75 per month.
2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday,Edmonton resident Cathy Drost came out to the last Christmas market in Bruderheim on Dec. 17 to set up a table displaying her impressive collection of items, including jewellry and statues, made from polished rocks.
Drost said she and her husband Henry have a business, Dosc Crystal and Minerals, where they explore their interest in lapidary; the work involved in cutting, polishing and engraving stones and gems. She said their interest began 15 years ago.
“We started out hiking and picking up stones taking them home, then we decided to cut and polish the stones. So, our garage slowly (became a workshop),” she said.
“We (saw) how beautiful the stones turned (and) the colours that came out. So, we decided to make them wearable. (Henry) does most of the cutting and polishing then I make them wearable.”
Drost said her in-laws also dabbled in lapidary when they would go to Arizona for the winters, but once they became too senior to continue, Drost and her husband took over their work.
“It became more challenging for them, so we took it over and the hobby became a business,” she said.
Drost said they have travelled through Sask., Alta., and B.C., plus the western coast of the states through Utah, Idaho and Montana. She added that one of the most memorable rock collecting trips involved a visit to Zion Park in Utah 12 years ago with their then-teenage son.
“We stopped to get some pictures and my son saw a piece of quartz crystal. He said he wanted to clean it off so he could see the stone and when he cleaned it off it wound up being more than three feet wide,” she said. “He thought it was just a little rock, but he kept cleaning and cleaning, and it was huge.”
Drost’s son wanted to bring the rock home, so she and her husband
spoke to officials and got the okay to have it loaded into the back of their truck and drive it home across the border.
“We were lucky there was road construction happening nearby, so we paid them to load it into our truck for us,” she
said. “And today it sits in our front yard as memories of 12 years ago.”
Drost said her son was hooked on lapidary after that and today he has joined his parents in their business.
Meanwhile, Drost said one of the most unique
BY JANA SEMENIUK
The town of Bruderheim held their last Christmas market of the season Dec. 17 at the Bruderheim Community Hall.
Sherry Cote, Bruderheim AG Society treasurer said traffic was slow and steady and the market which attracted 20 different vendors, although some had to cancel due to the weather.
“A couple of vendors that were coming from further away, Leduc, Vegreville and Morinville, they had to
call in this morning saying the roads were conducive to staying home unfortunately,” she said.
In all, 17 vendors set up to sell their products, including Christmas crafts, resin pieces, wooden hand-made items, specialty skin care and cleaning products.
Children’s activities at the market included making Whoville Trees and centrepieces in addition to horse-drawn sleigh rides.
Santa was also on hand to sit with children for Christmas photos.
pieces in her collection are items made from Septarine stone.
“It’s found in Utah, again, and to me it’s a very unique stone,” said Drost. “It’s the most unique (looking) and a good conversation piece.”
When the CP Holiday train returned to Josephburg Dec. 9 it was almost too successful.
Large crowds have always turned out to view the highly decorated train and listen as entertainers perform a variety of songs.
This year the train returned after a fouryear hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic.
“We estimated around 2,500 people,”said Eiblis Dougherty, an economic development officer for tourism with Strathcona County.
Some others put a crowd estimate up as high as 7,000 people.
“We don’t count people who were obviously stuck in traffic. We did some loose counts when the train arrived and during the performances, but I wouldn’t be surprised by that 7,000 figure.”
Many people coming from Lamont County, Fort Saskatchewan and the southern end of Strathcona County expressed frustration with the traffic tie ups trying to get to parking sites created in fields just north of the village.
On social media following the event, people were complaining of being stuck in traffic for more than an hour as
they tried to access the site. Many said they gave up and returned home.
However, Doherty says that they're weighing their options on ways to keep traffic going smoothly.
“We do have a wrapup meeting set up for next week with all the involved parties. We’ve collected feedback from those who were on the ground.”
Dougherty said with only two roads going into Josephburg, organizers are aware it is tough to handle the number of vehicles coming into the area for the holiday train.
“Really what we focus
on is parking and traffic control,” she said. “Pedestrian safety is paramount so we did close all the local roads in the community to be safe.”
She said the organizers tried to spread out the traffic and they cut out a hot dog roast which has been held in previous years.
“We do offer a park and ride from our urban centre in Sherwood Park,” Doherty said. “This year we released 150 tickets two weeks before the event, and they sold out in under two hours, so we added another 100 tickets.”
She said while she
couldn’t speak for other municipalities they would be happy to work with surrounding towns to see if additional park and ride locations could be set up.
During the event the Strathcona Food Bank was on hand to collect donations from the crowd.
“The generosity of people was amazing,” said Dougherty. “The food bank received more than 1,600 pounds of non-perishable food items, and almost $1,700 in cash donations.”
In addition, CP contributed $7,000 to the food bank.
A spokesman for CP
Rail, Salem Woodrow said attendance varies at the various communities the holiday train goes through, but CP doesn’t keep any attendance records.
“We have always had strong support in the Josephburg area so it doesn’t surprise me there may have been traffic issues,” said Woodrow, although she admitted she was on site for this year’s train.
She said the food bank donation was made by CP Rail and a donation to local food banks is done at every stop the train makes.
“Another key consideration was CP Rail continued donating to the food banks even while the train operated in a virtual state during the pandemic.
“All the communities that get the holiday train coming through have been very happy since it's been back to real time visits,” she added.
We were dog sitting Gertie from December 3 to 15. Over such a long stay her accoutrement take over the house: clothes, harness, lease, poop bags, food, treats, toys, beds, blankets, even a dog treat Advent calendar. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised I did a face plant in my office when I slipped on her blanket. These things happen in the blink of an eye. I let out a cry as I hit the floor landing on both knees. One is bruised, the other skinned. But by far, the worst injury is my right wrist.
I’ll save you the drama of diagnosis. Know this: I have a second-degree sprain in my dominant hand wrist. Second-degree is a little like Goldilocks’ porridge; not the stretching of ligaments in the mild first-degree or the gawdawful full tear of a thirddegree sprain. Typical recovery is two to eight weeks. Icing, pain meds, and wearing a splint type brace is my new reality. The x-rays did not show a break in any of the million wrist bones but I will have the x-rays redone in about ten days because the very serious scaphoid bone breaks typically
don’t show up in a fresh x-ray. The scaphoid bone is at the base of the thumb, is essentially two parts connected by a tiny bone bridge. This area has a poor blood supply so if a break is not treated properly, it will die. Never a good idea to have dead things in your body. I’ve also discovered that the impact reverberated from wrist to elbow to shoulder… oh joy. Ice wrist; heat other two joints.
To give you an idea of my state. I can’t get the cover off a lip balm, hook up a bra, carry anything with my right hand, write legibly, apply deodorant to that left armpit, unscrew anything. Try folding a towel, pulling up socks, zipping up jeans, typing on phone or computer, stirring or eating with your left hand, or doing anything fun like crafting.
Gone out the window are my big plans for Christmas. We were to host a small family gathering on the 24th. The last few days have shown me the reality of the sprain and the limita-
tions it forces. So, the menu got changed today.
I can’t peel, dice, roll, open lids, and so many more moves we take for granted. I have trouble dressing myself never mind cooking. We’ll be out-sourcing a Chinese feast from one of our favourite restaurants.
Luckily, the tree is up and the gifts wrapped. That just leaves all the last-minute cleaning and keeping umpteen preChristmas appointments in these last days before Christmas. The huge dump of snow and frigid temps make everything harder.
The injury prevention message to all is remove obstacles that could present tripping hazards. Seniors are always warned against having throw rugs in their home. Pick up after pets and small kids. Dogs don’t have opposable thumbs and toddlers are unreliable. Unlike Roy, who has every light in the house on all the time; I’m el cheapo and keep shutting them off. I often walk around in a totally dark house. That’s just asking for trouble and it
stops now. As much as possible, be prepared for emergencies: keep your vehicle’s gas tank topped off, carry your health care card, and be dressed and ready for a ride to emergency.
Anyway, enough about that. This is the last column for 2022. I wish you and yours a heart-warming Christ-
mas/holiday season with family and friends. Good food (even if it’s take-out), a fine beverage, and enough sweets to satisfy. May the games you play happen without the usual fights and cheating… I see you. May the gifts you receive be just what your little heart desired. May you be safe at home and on
the roads especially in the extreme cold.
Whether 2022 was awesome, middling, or horrid, we get to start over again---each day---but especially every January 1. I wish you good health, prosperity, and use of all your body parts in 2023 and beyond. Your support and feedback is always appreciated, from where I sit.
So since it is the last rant before Christmas I will get on my high horse and spout about something which is becoming very concerning to me.
I enjoy watching sports on television. In particular I like NFL Football, baseball and the NHL playoff season. The regular season doesn’t do that much for me.
But lately, I’ve become very frustrated with the programming and marketing of sports.
All are inundated with sports betting advertising.
Whether it is Wayne Gretzky promoting MGM, or other retired athletes promoting various sports betting apps, I wonder where this is going to lead.
Now, I play Lotto 6/49 and since I’m still writing my rants you know I haven’t won.
There are Video Lottery machines in many lounges and small bars across Alberta and I’ve put some money in these.
There are large casinos and while I’ve been in a couple, it’s usually as a volunteer rather than a gambler.
In doing some research into these online gambling sites, I’ve discovered Bet 365 is legal in Alberta, but many of the others such as Fan Duel, Draft Kings and BetMGM are currently only legal in Ontario.
We do have a site called Play Alberta available here. It is owned and operated by the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission.
That is the government wing that controls all the booze sales in Alberta, all the Cannabis sales in Alberta and all the gaming through lotteries and the VLT terminals in licensed establishments. They even control the operation of a raffle at your children’s hockey games. A licence is required to have these.
Now where my concern is with these gambling apps that are popping up is how do you control who uses them?
You see, you do have to be over a certain age to get into licensed establishments or casinos.
But look at our society and see how many kids have their own cell phones picked up for them by mom or dad so they can stay in touch.
In a report written in 2004 for the National Library of Medicine, Gambling, Youth and the Internet: Should We be Concerned, the authors did feel there are problems in the offing for young people.
“With increased exposure to, and availability of regulated and unregulated forms of gambling, including the recent emergence of Internet gambling, more youth are succumbing to the temptation and pressure to engage in these activities,” one of the authors stated.
Research in Canada, the U.S., and internationally suggests that approximately 80% of adolescents have participated in some form of gambling during their lifetime.
The report went on: “Research has demonstrated that problematic gambling among adolescents has been associated with a number of other mental health outcomes. From a clinical perspective, youth with gambling problems exhibit higher rates of depressive sympto-mology, increased risk of suicide ideation and attempts, higher anxiety, as well as an increased risk of alcohol and substance abuse disorders.”
Online gaming sites were illegal in Canada for the longest time, but suddenly they seem to be exploding onto the scene.
The 2004 report, at that time stated the prolifera-
tion of on-line gambling sites posed new problems for youth. While other sources of gambling are, for the most part, strictly regulated and prohibited for underage children, the Internet provides an accessible and largely anonymous route to an otherwise illegal activity for young people.
Many of the sites offer free adjoining gambling sites where people can play for free to learn how to gamble and not lose any money before proceeding to the actual money gambling site.
As these gambling sites continue to proliferate, they produce large revenue streams for the various levels of government trying to find sources of income after maxing out the taxation of ratepayers.
But at the same time, the gambling will begin to produce major health issues within our society and I don’t think the gov-
ernments have figured out how to handle this yet.
A 2020 report in Britain showed gambling is estimated to be responsible for 500 suicides per year. Further official data showed, in Britain, 430,000 people were problem gamblers.
So before Canada and Alberta throw the doors wide open to online gambling they should figure out how to ensure it is a safe thing to indulge in.
And all those former professional athletes should check their morality before they go out pimping for the gambling sites.
I can’t believe they’re that hard up for money.
And the television networks should cease advertising of gambling sites.
You won’t have much of an audience if they kill themselves after losing everything on a gambling site.
BY JANA SEMENIUK
A new resident to Bruderheim is boosting her public profile in hopes of winning the 2023 Miss Canada Galaxy pageant.
Truck driver Rhodena Murphy, 29, moved to Bruderheim from Edmonton in Aug. and said this will be the third pageant she has entered this year after entering the Miss Canada pageant in May and the Miss Queen pageant in June.
Although Murphy has yet to take home a title, she did finish within the top four in the Miss Queen pageant.
“I've been on this jour-
ney of just trying to build my confidence and self love and I thought what better way then with a pageant?” she said, adding she was inspired after a friend entered a pageant. “It pushed me on stage to meet new people and do public speaking.”
Murphy said she was painfully shy as a child growing up in Nova Scotia.
“I was that kid in the class that sat in the back and never spoke,” she said. “I used to be so shy and just had no confidence and low self esteem. This has really helped me to challenge
myself and get out doing things.”
Murphy said after she graduated high school in 2014 she passed her class one drivers license and moved out to Alberta to become a truck driver and still drives a truck today.
Meanwhile, Murphy recently donated a large number of crafting supplies to the Bruderheim School and made an appearance at the Bruderheim Christmas Market Dec. 17. Sherry Cote, Director of Legislative Services for the town of Bruderheim said they are very excited to have Murphy
involved with the town.
“She reached out to the Town of Bruderheim because she just recently moved here and let us know that her title is now Miss Galaxy Bruderheim. She wanted the opportunity to come and volunteer in the community, so we invited her to get involved with our activities,” she said.
“She was at the seniors for their breakfast a couple of weeks ago and met them. She's been to the school and now she'll be branching out into Lamont County as well, because the whole role is about volunteering. We
The County of Lamont Food Bank turned away a potential recipient last week for the first time in more than 10 years after an attempt was made to collect a Christmas Hamper from both the County of Lamont Food Bank and a neighbouring Food Bank.
Food Bank Chair Jody Zachoda said the list of requirements for receiving a Christmas hamper is short.
“What a person needs to qualify for Christmas hamper is verified address within our county and identification for each person that lives in the home,” she said.
“We do ask some questions about income. But we make our decisions case by case.”
Zachoda explained that sometimes a family
will be experiencing a difficult time, even though they are not low income, which could prompt a need for the food bank, particularly a Christmas Hamper.
“They could have extenuating circumstances like losing a job or a disaster or something making it hard to make ends meet that month,” she said.
Zachoda said a potential recipient, with children, applied for a Christmas hamper after the deadline but could not provide address verification.
“They had given me three different addresses and became very upset with me that they would have nothing for Christmas. So, I did a bit of digging to try and figure out where they lived,” Zachoda said.
She added that sometimes people live in the middle of two counties and just need help figuring out which food bank to access. “(Even though) they insulted me pretty bad, I thought, well, I better make sure they're getting something for Christmas.”
After consulting with a neighbouring food bank, Zachoda said it was discovered the recipient was already registered to accept a Christmas hamper from them.
She said this experience is not common for the County of Lamont Food Bank, but she has heard of similar schemes experienced by other food banks.
“I've never run across this problem at our food bank, but I have spoken to other banks where a hamper was given and
Charges were brought against a former Lamont long-term care facility worker after she took photos of three long term care residents, altering one of them and sharing the other two online.
Kathryn Starzynski pled guilty, on Dec. 9, to disclosing health information in contravention of the Health Information Act (HIA).
Starzynski admitted to
taking photos of three long-term care residents at the Lamont Health Care Centre in Aug. 2019 and applying a bug-eye filter to one of them before sharing it with a colleague. She shared the other two photos on her social media.
The Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner opened an investigation in May 2020 after receiving findings from the Lamont
Health Care Centre. Charges were laid in July 2021.
Starzynski was placed on probation after receiving a conditional discharge with conditions for the next 12 months including advising any potential employer about the conviction if the employment involves accessing health information. She was also sentenced to 30 hours of community service.
sold on marketplace,” she said.
Zachoda said the Food Bank does all it can to make sure no one is left out of Christmas regardless of personal situation.
“We are a judgment free zone. A lot of people are one or two paychecks away from needing that hand up. But if you can't provide the basic, very basic small information that we require then we have to withhold because we have a duty to the donors. We run completely on donations alone,” she said.
“Sometimes we can get a grant here and there for specific things like a new fridge or fresh produce, but we mostly rely on donations alone, so we have a responsibility to make sure that those donations are used for the intended demographic, which is people who reside within the county of Lamont.”
are very excited.”
According to their website, the Miss Canada Galaxy pageant is in its fifth year and is open to girls ages six and up. The categories of judging include a contestant’s being photogenic, how they conduct their
interview, plus their appearance in fashion wear, a swimsuit, and an evening gown. The final competition weekend will occur in the fall although an exact date and location have not yet been announced.
Lamont Leader; Kerry, Michelle, Brennan & Garrett Anderson; Crystal, Trevor & Hunter; Sylvia & Family; Aileen; John Mather; Jana Semeniuk & Family; Dave & Staff, Chipman Hotel; Al Harvey & Family; Koziak Land & Cattle; Joe & Olga Stodola & Family; Julian & Laurie Woldanski; Anonymous #1; Anonymous #2; Barbara Tessier; Robert & Brenda Melnyk; Justin & Candace Bryks and Family; In Memory of John, Jonathan & Daniel Patan, and Thomas Kowal; Delores, Caren, Marc, Trish, Darren, Wade, Tara, Myles, Katie, Sydney, Madden, Jace, Dane, Bentley & Lincoln Cossey; Horst & Kay Wilfert & Family; Zachoda Families; Mary Procinsky & In Memory of William J. Procinsky; Al & Carol Ropchan, Mark, Ginger, Taylor & Elie Ropchan, Kim, Derek, Jarret & Tyson Burns; Erich & Rosena Frobel; Terry & Patty Oleksyn; Ed & Donna Kucherawy; The Little Things; DJ Fedun; Julian, Joannie & Kaitlyn Lopushinsky; Larry & Sonya Doskoch; Tim Chykerda; Marsh & Zenia Maydanski & Family; Ken & Denise Dorland & Family; Antoinette Siracky; Kzam Farms & Ken Wegner; Mark & Deborah Bolicerkowec; Anonymous #3; Steve Stodola; Ramond & Rita Paquette; Nancy Tymchak; Mary Anne & Milton Holowach; Richard & Sharon Johnston; Park Memorial; Anthony & Elaine Peddle; Jody and Chris Zachoda, Rebecca Zachoda, Nick Zachoda, Mackenzie Brix, Brooklyn Brix; Lamont River Rats Snowmobile Club; Grant & Hazel Hackett; Knights of Columbus; John Brodyk & Irene Eleas; Norbert Desrosiers; Shirley Bergeron & Family; Mark Weisbeck; Luana Weisbeck; Wendy Horricks & Kimberley Horricks-Bender; Henry & Connie Danyluk; Ellie Tremblay; Dennis & Pearl Henderson; Rebecca Danyluk; Wayne & Mary Letawsky; Clarence & Audrey Kitura; Wayne & Lorraine Field; Kuchmak Family; Elsie Halter; Trevor Schinkinger Trucking; Emily Kostiuk; Albert & Florence Stelmach; Sylvia Onushko; Kimberley, Cody & Cale Calvert; Steve & Sheila Sharun; Costbusters.biz; Lester Onushko; Timothy Onushko; Antoniuk Real Estate.
This years grand total is $4790.00!!
The Lamont Leader sends a heartfelt thank you to everyone who was able to donate; Your generosity allowed us to present this wonderful collection to The County of Lamont Food Bank.
We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year.
Good tidings to you, And all of your kin, Good tidings for Christmas,
And a Happy New Year.
We all know that Santa's coming, We all know that Santa's coming,
We all know that Santa's coming, And soon will be here.
Good tidings to you, And all of your kin,
Remembering you with sincere gratitude as we look back over another year. Warmest wishes of the season ! Thank you for your continued support ! You truly make a difference !
Good tidings for Christmas, And a Happy New Year.
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year
BY JANA SEMENIUK
The County of Lamont Food Bank put the final touches on 111 Christmas Hampers at the Lamont Recreation Centre Dec. 18 with help from town councillors and mayors within the county.
For the first time, an invitation was sent to local elected officials to join firefighters and food bank volunteers to stuff the Christmas hampers before they are picked up by recipients.
“A town councillor reached out to us to see if they could be of assistance, so we said maybe we should try to reach out, at least to our county office here, and maybe to other municipalities,” said food bank board member Jason Wytrykush.
The result was at least 70 volunteers made up of elected officials, local fire fighters and food bank volunteers.
“I think people are surprised at how many hampers go out each year just in the County of Lamont,” said Wytrukush. “Not to mention how many people (just) visit the food bank. It’s nice to see after COVID that people can come out and volunteer and I think a lot of people have wanted to do that.”
Food Bank board chair Jody Zachoda said an unusually high amount of monetary donations this year meant the food bank could keep up with their high number of Christmas hampers.
“It costs us over $20,000 to do the
Christmas hampers each year. Turkeys aren’t cheap,” she said. “We have to start planning in Oct. and then start ordering from grocery stores at the beginning of Dec. so that’s why the monetary donations help so much.”
Among the elected officials on hand were Bruderheim mayor Karl Hauch who said he was more than happy to be at the food bank for
Christmas hamper day.
“(People are) struggling to get through this season and the economy is hurting, folks have lost jobs, inflation has gone
up, (and) people are feeling the pinch on their money. Very tough times,” he said.
At Christmastime and all year through, we hope each day will bring anew, health and happiness, laughter too, because we appreciate all of you!
Proud to serve your community.
“To be able to give back is a great thing to do. I very much appreciate the opportunity to help out.”
Hauch was joined by Bruderheim councillor Dayna Jacobs and her daughter Violet.
Lamont Mayor Kirk Perrin was helping stuff the hampers along with councillors Linda Sieker, Jody Foulds, Perry Koroluk, and Colleen Holowaychuk.
“It feels great to have such an active council that are out in the community and willing to show up for things. It’s amazing,” he said. Perrin described his feelings around filling items in a cart for a large family.
“(We put) well over $600 worth of goods on that cart for the family. It just feels great to know that they'll have something and be able to provide for their family, at
least for this coming week. It means a lot,” he said.
Zachoda said each hamper will contain gifts for the children, a turkey
with all the trimmings, vegetables, pancake mix and sausages in addition to buns, juice and a soup kit to use with the leftover turkey.
Left: Lamont councilor Linda Sieker (centre) holds a box of chocolates before adding it to a Christmas hamper. (L-R) Mundare fire chief Glenda Dales, Mundare firefighter Ryan Webb, and Lamont mayor Kirk Perrin. Right: Lamont councillor Jody Foulds hands some garlic and pancake mix to Mundare senior's club president Judy Shaw to add to a Christmas hamper.
It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold!
Peace on the earth, good will to men, From heaven's all gracious King!
The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come With peaceful wings unfurled And still their heavenly music floats
O'er all the weary world; Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hovering wing. And ever o'er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing. Yet with te woes of sin and strife
The world hath suffered long; Beneath the angel-strain have rolled Two thousand years of wrong; And man, at war with man, hears not The love song which they bring:
O hush the noise, ye men of strife, And hear the angels sing.
For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophet bards foretold, When, with the ever-circling years, Shall come the Age of Gold; When peace shall over
all the earth Its ancient splendors fling, And all the world give back the song Which now the angels sing.
Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King!"
Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With th' angelic host proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem."
Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King!"
Christ, by highest heav'n adored: Christ, the everlasting Lord; Late in time behold him come, Offspring of the favored one. Veil'd in flesh, the Godhead see; Hail, th'incarnate Deity: Pleased, as man, with men to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel!
Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King!"
Hail! the heav'n born Prince of peace! Hail! the Son of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that man no more may die: Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King!"
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Sunday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Lamoureux: 7:00 pm
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Our Lady of Good Counsel, Skaro: 5:00 pm
St. Michael the Archangel: 10:00am
Sacred Heart, Gibbons: 12 Midnight St. Clare, Redwater: 7:30 pm
Saturday, Dec. 31, New Years Eve.
O.L.A., Fort Sask.: 5:15pm
Christmas Day Masses
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Our Lady of Good Counsel, Skaro: 5:00pm Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, Mary, The Holy Mother of God O.L.A., Fort Sask.: 9:00am and 11:00am St. Michael the Archangel, St. Michael: 9:00am
Our Lady of the Angels, Fort Sask: 10:00 am Lamont Aux. Hosp. Chapel: 9:00 am St. Michael the Archangel, St. Michael 11:00 am
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LUTEFISK SUPPER
Golden Valley Lutheran Church
Friday, Jan 6th, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $30.00 each
ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY
Contact Muriel at 780-336-2444
You're Invited to Listen to the Gospel Story told simply and without obligation Starting Thursday, January 12, 19, 26, and February 2. 7:30 p.m. at the Viking Legion Hall call 403-815-9045 for more info
FIREARMS WANTED FOR OUR 2023 AUCTION PROGRAM: Rifles, Shotguns,Handguns, Antiques, Militaria, Collections, Estates, Single Items for Auction, or Possible Purchase: Toll-Free 1-800694-2609, Email Us @ sales@switzersauction.com or Visit Us @ www.switzersauction.com.
We would like to thank our family, friends, the community and with special acknowledgement to Rev. Adam Hall, for the condolences, kindness and support following the death of Darryl. Your visits, calls, and gifts of time, food, flowers and donations to the education fund for Ayana and Aqeel are gratefully appreciated.
Sincerely Jim & Yvonne Allan, Bonnie, Craig, Ameena & families
YEAR END SEED SALE:
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Large, quiet, non-smoking 2 bedroom apartment in Killam. For viewing, call Chuck at 780-263-7290
4 bedroom suite close to Tofield. Call 780-662-2595
Puppies for sale. American Cocker Spaniel male & female. $1000 and up, will hold with a deposit until Christmas. 780-662-3196, 780-662-0410
3 QUARTERS OF CROPLAND South of Weyburn, SK. Distressed sale. Priced below market at 1.27 x assessment, with a 4% return with lease. $594,800.00. Call Doug at 306-716-2671.
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APIARIES OF ALBERTA are looking for Five Apiary Technicians $17-$20/hr depending on experience for full time (40+hrs/wk) employment March thru October 2023. Must have a min of 3 years (seasons) working fulltime on Canadian style commercial apiary in the minimum capacity of Apiary Assistant. Also required, two positions for Apiary Worker (NOC8431) $15-$17/hr, experience required. Work includes assisting Apiary Technician with all duties in the bees and honey harvesting. Gerard 780-6624449 RR4 Tofield, AB. gsieben@mcsnet.ca
NEEDED. Maintenance and office duties for the summer of 2023. Wages negotiable. Please send resume to castlerivercampground@gmai l.com. Deadline Jan. 22, 2023.
Drywall Taping/Texturing 35+ Years. No Job too small Experienced drywall taper/texturer here to help you with any job big or small. Don't want to do it yourself, give me a call! Based in Killam but willing to travel. Hand taper by trade but have experience with boxes, roller/flusher, taping tube. No bazooka exp. Have own tools (10-12" boxes, pump, angle box, roller, flusher, hand tools, etc.) Also do ceiling texture. Non- drinker, just want to work. Willing to work with existing taping crew. Call 780-385- 2106 or 780-3851251.
Shane’s Stucco & Drywall Service Shane Hollar Stucco (Traditional & Acrylic), Drywall, Stone, Textured Ceilings, Tile and Spray Painting 780-336-4832 shanes.stucco@gmail.com
Roy's Handyman Services. Flooring, Trim work, basement finishing, decks, fences, kitchen cabinet installs and carpentry work. Call 780232-3097
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Truck mount unit, sewer backup, and flood cleaning. Auto and RV Cleaning. Call John and Sheri at Fancy Shine Auto and Carpet Care at 780-3843087
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Enthusiastic families filled the gymnasium at Bruderheim School Dec. 15 to enjoy the school’s Christmas Concert ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’.
Principal Dave Armbruster welcomed the crowd to begin the show.
“We are excited to have a Christmas Concert with people in the gym,” he said, alluding to the COVID pandemic eliminating the annual in-person concert for the past two years.
Armbruster welcomed special guests, Bruderheim Mayor Karl Hauch as well as Elk Island Public School Trustee Vice Chair Colleen Holowaychuk and her husband Mike.
“We also want to give a special welcome to our grandparents,” he said,
inviting them to stand for a round of applause.
Armbruster spoke to a few initiatives the school undertook to support the County of Lamont Food Bank during the concert, including raffling off front row seating which collected $99, and a grade five and six craft sale at the back of the gym which sold out before the show began and brought in $581, bringing their total donation to $680.
Armbruster also spoke to an upcoming food drive Jan. 9-20, where Bruderheim School will be teaming up with Castle School from Scotford Colony, to bring in as many food items as they can to support the food bank.
Meanwhile, the kindergarten class opened the show singing The 12 Days of
Christmas while joyfully dancing the actions for each verse, followed by The Christmas Decorations performed by the grade two class with soloists Madison, Miles, Peyton and Teiran.
Grades four and five came onstage next with Dear Santa including soloists William, Joshua and Clark. The next group was the grades five and six singing A Snowy Celebration followed by the grade one class with Here We Come A-Caroling.
The last group to perform were the grade three class with A Holiday Hullabaloo including soloists Laura, Vanessa and Kaitlyn. The entire school came together on the final song of the evening, A Gift of Love.
A survey of more than 400 residents living within the Alberta Industrial Heartland has shown residents feel safety and emergency response time are the best managed issues within the region.
The survey conducted by the partners of Life in the Heartland was conducted in October. Previous surveys have been conducted in 2015, 2017, and 2019 which allows comparisons to be made.
The 2022 survey shows that infrastructure and air quality are the most important issues facing Alberta’s Industrial Heartland. Inflation was the next most important issue identified by respondents, trending upwards from previous surveys.
The management of jobs and employment opportunities made the most significant jump in a positive direction, with more than half of respondents (51per percent) saying it was managed excellently or good. This is an increase of 19% from the 2019 survey.
“The results of this public perception survey provide valuable insight into the issues of importance facing our community and will help guide our public information and awareness efforts,” said Sheena Fitzpatrick,
In the fall survey, nearly two-thirds of respondents (63 percent) are aware of the Shelter in Place safety precaution, an increase of 19 percent from 2019 and 26 per cent from 2017.
A vast majority (90 percent) of residents said they are very or somewhat prepared to look after their household’s immediate needs for 72 hours in the event of an emergency, but only 55 percent said they were prepared to evacuate with an emergency kit of essentials on hand. A complete copy of the 2022 survey and the previous surveys can be found online at www.lifeintheheartland.com
Life in the Heartland is a collaborative communications initiative providing residents with easy access to information about local industry operations and activities in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland region.
Life in the Heartland was created in 2009 by four partner organizations: Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association, Fort Air Partnership, Northeast Capital Industrial Association and Northeast Region Community Awareness Emergency Response.
20 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Grade three soloists Laura Semeniuk (L) Vanessa Semeniuk (C) and Kaitlyn Senchuk (R) reach for the microphone during their class's song 'A Holiday Hullabaloo'. Photo: Jana Semeniuk Community Engagement Director of Life in the Heartland.safety/ emergency
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Only 55 percent said they were prepared to evacuate with an emergency kit of essentials on hand.
“ ”Bruderheim resident Wade Poloway gets to work clearing the nearly three inches of snow that fell overnight Dec. 16. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Lyrics as recited by Boris Karloff from the popular Christmas cartoon You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel, You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch, You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel!
You're a monster, Mr. Grinch, Your heart's an empty hole, Your brain is full of spiders, you have garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch, I wouldn't touch you with a thirty-nine-and-ahalf foot pole!
You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch, You have termites in your smile, You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile, Mr. Grinch, Given a choice between the two of you'd take the seasick crocodile!
You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch, You're the king of sinful sots, Your heart's a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots, Mr. Grinch, You're a three decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce!
You nauseate me, Mr.
Grinch, With a nauseous super "naus"!, You're a crooked dirty jockey and you drive a crooked horse, Mr. Grinch, Your soul is an appalling dump heap overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of rubbish imaginable mangled up in tangled up knots! You're a foul one, Mr.
Grinch, You're a nasty wasty skunk, Your heart is full of unwashed socks, your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Grinch, The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote, "Stink, stank, stunk"!
See all current monthly programs using the QR code below or visit: lamontcounty.ca/ departments/ community-services/ fcss/monthlyprograms
Watch for the Reeve’s holiday message to be posted on lamontcounty.ca & social media (Twitter, Facebookand YouTube) this week.
On behalf of Lamont County Council and staff, Reeve Diduck would like to extend warmest wishes to all residents of Lamont County for a Christmas season filled with faith, hope and peace, and urge everyone to maintain contact with loved ones and friends over the Christmas holidays. Stay safe and healthy, and best wishes for the holiday season and in 2023.
(including Christmas Sing Along, Cooking With Your Littles, Bruderheim Youth Centre, Chipman Youth Group, Flex for Boys, True You for Girls, Yoga for Older Adults, Parents and Tots, Family Activity Nights, Device Assistance and other FCSS and CALC programs, as well as AHS healthy living program workshops and Kalyna Family Resource Network Newsletter (see the QR codes for full posters and additional details).
Malanka (Ukrainian New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance): Saturday, January 14, 2023, at St. Michael Hall starting at 6 p.m. Lamont Veselka Ukrainian Dancers are performing. And you can also purchase ice melt (fundraiser). To order Bear Tracks ice melt $30/pail and/or reserve tickets, call Jamie: 780-984-0325. Adults: $40 Ages 7 to 17: $15 6 & Under: Free
Mental health is a rising, prominent issue in society, and it is becoming more apparent within the agricultural community. This is a good reminder and resource for all residents, families and the community. If you or someone you love is feeling overwhelmed, know that you are not helpless, and you are not alone. It is OK to ask for help. The following are just some of the resources available to you:
Alberta Mental Health Help Line: 1-877-303-2642 or Dial 811; Canadian Mental Health Association: www.cmha.ca; The Support Network (Northern Alberta): 1-800-232-7299 or 780-482-HELP; Do more Agriculture Foundation: www.domore.ag; and/or Alberta Farmer Express: www.albertafarmexpress.ca
For more information, contact FCSS Lamont County Region at 780-895-2233.
A friendly reminder that an additional 10% penalty is applied to unpaid Lamont County taxes on January 1, 2023. If your taxes are overdue, please submit them by December 31 to avoid penalty.
Reminder: business licenses issued in 2022 expire December 31 & need to be renewed for 2023!
Lamont County offers taxpayers the ability to pay their property taxes in monthly installments by pre-authorized withdrawals from their bank account, rather than in one single payment. Sign up before December 31.
Lamont County accepts cash, cheque, debit or credit card (additional fees apply) for payment of taxes and licenses; you can also use OptionPay on the Lamont County website, online or teller banking for taxes/invoices, or in person/drop box (by cheque) at the Administration Building during business hours. See lamontcounty.ca/financial-services/property-taxes
The next Regular Council Meeting is on Tuesday, January 10, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link): lamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes.
Please Note – inFocus is also available for viewing online at: www.lamontcounty.ca/communications (for those wanting to view the weekly submission as fullsized PDF and to access hyperlinks).
24 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, December 20, 2022
FCSS and KFRN Resources and
Lamont County Administration and Public Works Offices will be closed for the holidays from December 25 to December 28, 2022 and January 2, 2023. Offices will be open on December 29-30 and Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Community Services is closed Dec. 23 through Jan. 6. Happy holidays!
Administration and Public Works Offices Closed During the Holidays
Malanka and Other Events
Tax Reminders (unpaid penalty Dec. 31, and TIPP program)