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MUNICIPAL INSPECTIONS Province scrutinizes Andrew and possibly Lamont County Village of Andrew to learn results of municipal inspection
Andrew Interim CAO Ken Glover
BY JANA SEMENIUK Andrew residents will finally learn what is inside a municipal inspection report that was conducted on the Village last year. Interim chief administrative officer Ken Glover announced during the Jan. 31 council meeting that representatives from Municipal Affairs will be attending the Feb. 28 council meeting to ‘give their perspective on the ministerial review’. It was nearly one year ago when the Andrew council voted to undergo a municipal inspection during their Mar.
8, 2023 council meeting. Councillor Merwin Haight, who was mayor then, said the council ‘believes that this municipal inspection will help provide a well-managed collaborative and accountable local government to the people in the village of Andrew’. At the time, the office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs said fewer than 10 complaints had been received regarding the Village of Andrew over the previous year from concerned citizens. The inspection was completed within several months and while the inspection report has not been made
public yet, Glover said council has already completed some of the required actions noted in the review. “We've responded to the Ministerial Review, taken actions and completing things like our 2022 audit and council registering themselves in Muni 101,” he said. “(I’m) not sure what's going to be in that presentation, but they wanted an opportunity and it will be open for the public.” The next village council meetings are scheduled for Feb. 14 and Feb. 28, both at 7 p.m.
Hard work results in a reported 900 names on petition for municipal inspection of County BY JANA SEMENIUK A petition calling for a municipal inspection into the governance of Lamont County was completed on the 60-day deadline of Feb. 12, surpassing the number of signatures required. Lamont County residents Sylvia Holowach and Sada Gagnon spearheaded the organized effort, needing 778 signatures, 20 percent of the county’s population, and reported on their social media that they collected 900. “The petition calling for a Municipal Inspection was delivered to and received by three wonderful representatives of Municipal Affairs this morning,” stated the post. “We have done all we can and the
rest is now up to them. The petition, handed in today, contained 900 signatures.” According to the Municipal Governance Act, the reviewer must make a declaration within 45 days after the petition is filed to the council or the Minster on whether or not the petition is sufficient. The petition began in Dec. with a meeting attended by approximately 40 ratepayers in Lamont. Both Gagnon and Holowach spoke at the meeting and shared their concerns about the way the county is being run, which included inflated staffing costs, dishonesty and unwelcome proposed changes to the Land Use Bylaw.
In response to the allegations, Lamont County Reeve David Diduck submitted a letter to the editor in the Jan. 17 edition of the Lamont Leader disputing the claims.
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Lamont Fish and Game Association salutes its membership BY JOHN MATHER It was a full house packing the Lamont Community Hall when the Lamont Fish and Game Association hosted its annual dinner and trophy night Feb. 10. Attendees started their evening off with appetizers of assorted wild game sausage along with smoked deer ham, smoked whitefish, and deer jerky. The main course included traditional vegetables with venison balls in BBQ sauce, Elk Roast, Moose Mushroom bites, wild ribs, Deer stir fry with peppers and onions, baked rabbit, waterfowl in tomato sauce, and baked fish. Following the dinner Lamont Mayor Kirk Perrin welcomed guests to the evening. “In our corner of Alberta, “ he said. “We are entrusted with the stewardship of our natural resources. “Tonight I want to highlight the achievements of our Fish and Game Association, a cornerstone of our community committed to conservation and outdoor recreation.” He said they embodied environmental stewardship in many ways from firearms safety to archery courses, to ice fishing excursions. It provided opportunities for the community residents to connect with the environment and each other.
Fish and Game president Vince Pichota told the crowd about some of the things the club had been up to in the past year. “We are undertaking a major program at the trout pond in the next year by putting in power to allow people to enjoy it a little bit more.” That project will help aerate the pond better. He added the archery program at Walker School in Bruderheim was going very well and added the club had a presence at both the Lamont Rodeo and the Bruderheim Community Day events with their birdhouse building booth. Volunteers, he said, had been out on Highway 855 at a property where they rebuilt duck nesting tunnels to provide better habitats for those bids. “This club does a lot of really good things around the community and we’re really proud of what we achieved,” he said. “All of that is achieved through your support.” Master of Ceremonies Doug Butler added the club was working its way back from the pandemic. It had had more than 400 members when the pandemic hit and those numbers were coming back. After the dinner, awards were presented in both youth and adult
categories. In the youth category the Walleye trophies went to Taylor Henderson for the girls and Tucker Hanes for the boys. Matthew Iverson won the plaque for Northern Pike and Ryan Carstairs won for Burbot. The girls Canada Goose award went to Taylor Iverson and Matthew Iverson won the boys award. Rylan Carstairs won the award for snow goose. The White Fronted Goose award was presented to Taylor Iverson for the girls and Mathew Iverson for the boys. Ryan Carstairs won the award for Mallard Duck while the awards for Whitetail Deer went to Taylor Iverson for the girls and Cole Chudyk for the boys. Mule Deer for the girls was won by Layne Lowes. Aiden Chopping won the award for Boys Elk and Layne Lowes won for girls Moose. Emmitt and Kullen Schiller both won for Shed /Antler. In the photography category for youth Memphis Bradford was awarded Plaques for both scenery and wildlife, while Aiden Chopping won for Trophy and Brando Krawchuk won for Trailcam. Taylor Iverson was the recipient of the Master
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Outdoors Youth Award. Every year a number of youth are recognized for their participation in the club in a variety of activities and are presented with Al Biro Medals. This year’s recipients were: Taylor Iverson, Matthew Iverson, Ryan Carstairs, Wyatt
Carstairs, Layne Lowes, Tucker Hanes, Taitem Hanes, Aiden Chopping, Brando Krawchuk, Memphis Bradford, Cole Chudyk, Reid Chudyk, Emmitt Schiller, Kullen Schiller, Hayden Childs, and Olecki Pichota. In the adult categories the awards for Walleye
went to Kristina Carstairs for women and Cliff Chopping for men. The men’s Perch award went to Rob Hanes while Lake Trout for women went to Robyn Butler. Tatianna Pichota won the plaque for Women’s Mallard Duck. Continued on Page 19
While a few of the Al Biro Medal recipients weren’t able to make it to the annual Lamont Fish and Game dinner Feb. 10 at the Lamont Community Hall there were still several youth on hand to receive their medals. Those receiving the medals were: Taylor Iverson, Matthew Iverson, Ryan Carstairs, Wyatt Carstairs, Layne Lowes, Tucker Hanes, Taitem Hanes, Aiden Chopping, Brando Krawchuk, Memphis Bradford, Cole Chudyk, Reid Chudyk, Emmitt Schiller, Kullen Schiller, Hayden Childs, and Olecki Pichota.
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Bruderheim won’t explain councillor sanctions BY JANA SEMENIUK Bruderheim Town Councillor George Campbell said he was sanctioned by the Town Council on Jan. 24 for breaking the councillor code of conduct, but the council’s actions on the code of conduct complaint were not done in public as required by the Town’s own bylaw and the municipal governance act (MGA). Under the Bruderheim Councillor Code of Conduct, section 6.1 states that council decisions must be made in public session. ‘Council may only act by bylaw or resolution passed at a Council meeting held in public at which there is a quorum present’. The decision to sanction councillor Campbell was only revealed during the Feb. 7 council meeting when his com-
mittee assignments were reassigned to the remaining council members without explanation. Chief Administrative Officer Phyllis Forsythe nor Mayor Karl Hauch would disclose why councillor Campbell’s committee appointments were reassigned when asked by the Lamont Leader. “The information of discussion in closed session must remain closed – there are many reasons why 6-month council reassignments happened, and I am not at liberty to share,” Forsythe said by email. “Council did not vote in closed session.” Mayor Karl Hauch echoed CAO Forsythe’s statements and also would not give an explanation. “It is a FOIP (freedom of information and pri-
vacy) issue that was discussed in closed session; and therefore, anyone in attendance of closed session who speaks about it is guilty of an offence as per the MGA,” he said. When questioned around how the decision to remove councillor Campbell’s committee assignments was made, and why the vote to do so was not done in public session, Hauch directed the question to CAO Forsythe and said there were more important things to report on. “CAO Phyllis (Forsythe) has already responded as per MGA. The motion our council made regarding supporting Ukrainian refugees is a much more news worthy item that seems to be ignored,” he said by messenger. By comparison, when councillor Len Falardeau
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was sanctioned this summer for breaking the council code of conduct, a closed session was held Aug. 16, for private discussion related to FOIP, and council came out of the closed session and voted on two motions; one for Falardeau to provide a full apology to all council members for breaching the code of conduct, and the second was to limit Falardeau’s council duties which resulted in his committee assignments being distributed among the rest of the council. Both motions were made and voted on in public session while details were kept private and discussed in the closed session. Mayor Hauch would not answer why Councillor Campbell’s sanctions were being treated differently,
instead referring the question to CAO Forsythe who responded ‘no comment’. Meanwhile, C o u n c i l l o r Campbell said he was ‘blindsided’ by the news that he broke the councillor code of conduct Bruderheim Town Councillor and said he does George Campbell was sancnot agree with the tioned by the Bruderheim town terms of his sanc- council on Jan. 24 for breaching the councillor code of conduct tions. “They said there however the process he was is to be no commit- sanctioned by was hidden by the council and administration. tee activity for six Photo: Jana Semeniuk months; I must “If I do that, I’m breakapologize to the town ing the council rules staff; I am not allowed to because the COO is not talk to CAO Forsythe for six months and I must an employee of the counrefer all questions for her cil. (Only the CAO is).” Councillor Campbell through the Chief Operating Officer added that he was also (Dennis Tomushcat). being punished because That sounds like a there was a rumor that restraining order. If it’s a he ‘bad-mouthed the restraining order, then it town administration’. has to be before a judge Campbell said his sancnot the town council,” he tions are in place until July. said.
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PURSUANT to sections 231, 251, 258 and 606 of the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter M-26, please be advised that on January 10, 2024, Town Council gave first reading to Bylaw 01-2024 a bylaw that authorizes the Council of the Municipality to incur indebtedness by the issuance of debenture(s) in an amount upto $1,856,233.00 for the 2023 Water Reservoir and Pumping Station Upgrade. Town of Bruderheim Council has decided to issue a bylaw pursuant to Section 258 of the Municipal Government Act to authorize the financing, undertaking and completion of the 2023 Water Reservoir and Pumping Station Upgrade. In order to complete the 2023 Water Reservoir and Pumping Station Upgrade it will be necessary for the Municipality to borrow a sum up to $1,856,233.00 for a period not to exceed 30 years, from the Province of Alberta or another authorized financial institution, by the issuance of debentures and on the terms and conditions referred to in Bylaw 012024. THEREFORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT Town Council gave 2nd reading to this Bylaw on February 7, 2024. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT Town Council will consider giving 3rd reading to this Bylaw on April 3, 2024. AND THEREFORE NOTICE is hereby given by the Council of the Town of Bruderheim that, unless a petition of the owners for a vote on Bylaw No. 01-2024 is demanded, as provided for by the terms of Section 231 of the Municipal Government Act, the said Council may pass the said borrowing bylaw. Anyone wishing to make a petition regarding the proposed Bylaw should, in writing, notify the Town of Bruderheim no later than March 5, 2024. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT a copy of the Bylaw is available for viewing at the Town Office at 5017 Queen Street, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding Statutory Holidays. DATED at the Town of Bruderheim, in the Province of Alberta, this 14th day of February 2024. Phyllis Forsyth, CLGM Chief Administrative Officer 5017 Queen Street, Box 180 Bruderheim, AB T0B 0S0
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Opinion Angus achieves high score on NDP stupidity meter BY JOHN MATHER Ground hog day was Feb. 2. Across North American the furry rodents awoke or were rudely awakened from a winter’s slumber by eager humans wanting to know how many more weeks of winter were left. Dragged out of their comfy burrows into daylight they were expected to see their shadow … or not. If they see their shadow there is supposedly only six more weeks of winter. Now here in the far north frozen tundra of Alberta that carries more weight than the warmer climes of Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania where that most famous shadow prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil emerges to much glee and cheers from the local townsfolk to see if it can see its shadow or not. But this year pretty much across the continent the rodents saw shadows predicting only six more weeks of winter. Except on the sleepy benches of the NDP next to the exit of the House of Commons, in the sleepy hollow of Ottawa, where even the wail of a truck horn causes consternation. Timmins James Bay MP Charlie Agnis dozed through the ground hog day fun. Alas Charlie didn’t awake until Feb. 5, when a small light of less wattage than the average oven light snapped on. Charlie had missed the action of Ground Hog Day. He had to come up with something really stupid to draw attention to himself, to make him feel more relative in the large body of politicians in the House of Commons. Now, in the NDP caucus while there is no shortage of stupid ideas, the backbenchers struggle because the really supremely stupid ideas are usurped by their fearless leader and Trudeau sycophant Jagmeet Singh. So what could Charlie do to top the leader? He hastily scratched his head and suddenly snapped his fingers. He had that rarest thing for an NDP backbencher … an idea! Scurrying back to his office he crafted Bill C-372. It’s private member’s bill that would make it illegal to promote fossil fuels and provides for jail time for Canadians who would even dare to suggest that burning natural gas is cleaner than burning coal. Obviously, Charlie got some coal in his stocking at Christmas and is itching to burn it. “Today, I am proud to rise and introduce a bill that would make illegal false advertising by the oil and gas industry,” Angus crowed in presenting his bill.
CONTINUED He added that the oil and gas sector was trafficking in “disinformation” and “killing people.” Angus also twice framed his bill as the dawn of the industry’s “big tobacco moment” – an apparent reference to Canada’s blanket federal ban on tobacco advertising. Violate this as a regular citizen, and the act prescribes summary conviction and a fine of up to $500,000. Violate it as an oil company, and the punishment could be as strict as two years in jail or a fine of $1,000,000. Got an “I Love Alberta Oil & Gas” bumper sticker. You would be in violation of the law. Simple as that. Any contest offering “free gas” would also be criminalized, under the bill’s prohibition on offers to “furnish or offer to furnish a fossil fuel without monetary consideration.” Being a benevolent sort, Angus allows that movies, plays and musical performances would be allowed to “use or depict fossil fuels” or even show “the production of fossil fuels” – provided that
the creator can prove that they have no links to an entity that “has as one of its purposes to promote fossil fuels.” Canadians would also be allowed to express an “opinion, commentary or report in respect of fossil fuels” if similar guidelines are followed. So I guess a line in a fairy tale such as “Rapunzel, Rapunzel drop down thy oily, golden tresses,” would be OK. By odd coincidence mere days later an Alberta report including a Conference Board of Canada report was presented to the Feds opposing the Liberals demonic mission to impose greenhouse gas emissions. The report underscores negative impacts that not only damage the Alberta economy, but that of Canada including: 82,000 to 151,000 jobs lost by the end of the decade across the country, including between 54,000 and 91,000 in Alberta; nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in Canada reduced cumulatively between $600 billion and $1 trillion from 2030 to 2040. Alberta’s GDP
would decline by 3.8 per cent in that period; and Alberta government revenues would be chopped by $73 billion to $127 billion in the next decade, while federal revenues tumble between $84 billion and $151 billion. “They are big numbers. And we were trying to make the case to Ottawa that when Alberta does well, Canada does well,” Premier Danielle Smith said Feb. 7. If Chaotic Charlie’s bill was to pass, Danielle would be violating his bill and therefore fined and possibly jailed. Now of course Charlie isn’t concerned about this affecting his riding in northern Ontario. Nope, his constituents survive on mostly hard rock mining and some tourism. And as we all know those mining trucks, scoops, and rock haulers are all powered by solar panels, windmills and fairy dust. As a private member’s bill, thankfully Charlie’s rant has little chance of passing. He can go back to sleep in his cosy seat by the House of Commons exit until next Ground Hog Day.
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FROM WHERE I SIT: How the World Works
BY HAZEL ANAKA This week I have a mystery of sorts to share with you. If you’re a regular reader of this space you know I make handmade journals and do other paper crafting. Despite loving paper for my entire life, I’m always on the lookout for unusual and interesting books, paper, and ephemera. If it’s vintage, so much the better. That search takes me to thrift stores, flea markets, and antique stores. During a recent trip to Edmonton’s last remaining flea market, I sought out the book seller and found a few things to buy. I also found a gorgeous vintage cabbage serving plate for Hilary. She’s become a collector of cabbage and other vegetable shaped decorative and serving ware. I’ve found many of the pieces in her collection and am considering charging a finder’s fee. Or not. I love talking to people
and most people appreciate my dry sense of humour. But I must say it’s hard to deliver a line to a guy who’s so hardof-hearing, it takes two or three attempts before he gets it. Anyway, he offers a discount after a certain sales total and I wasn’t quite there. I ask him if he has anything interesting in his drawers. If I was looking for a man or either of us were much younger, than line could have been a double entendre---a phrase that could be interpreted in a couple of ways, including one with sexual overtones. In this case I was referring to the drawers supporting some of his shelving. He wandered away to look and came back with three small books. The one that has me baffled is about 7 inches tall and 4 inches wide, has a black cover with the words DRP Grain Code on it. As a farm wife, I was instantly interested. When I saw it was printed in 1939, I was stoked. It came from the McCabe Grain Company in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It has fifteen staggered tabs. The condition is exceptional considering its age. To a paper crafter,
the patina, colour, and texture of paper is always a factor in whether to buy or not. We can overlook the soiling that comes with use and years of service. Harder to ignore, and often a deal breaker, is the stench of mildew and/or cigarette smoke. A book with visible mold has to be exceptional or part of an auction lot to come home with me. The content of the book looked strange to me as I flipped through it in his booth but because the other factors were in place, I bought as part of a bundle. It was only on closer examination that the mystery grew. In the second paragraph of the Preface, it says, “The cipher words used in this code have been carefully selected and checked by competent telegraph operators, who have had considerable experience in the handling of grain messages, and comply with telegraphic regulations.” A cipher is defined as “a secret or disguised way of writing; a code.” I was already familiar with the concept of ciphers because I’d watched a limited Netflix series about
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women who were cipher decoders during the war. During our recent road trip to Denver, in order to solved one of those murder games, we had to decode a cipher. Ash found a cipher decoder online and we were hot on the trail of the arsonist. But back to the grain book. My first thought was because it was published in 1939, it had to do with the war. Coded messages and war seem to go hand-in-hand. But using a grain company to send coded messages didn’t exactly compute. Or did it have to do with food supply and rationing? On closer reading, I think it simply had to do with sending buy and sell orders via
telegraph. It seems a standard telegram had a ten-word limit. By using coded messages, the company could save on the cost of the telegram and “perhaps more important—economy of time in coding and decoding messages.” This little book has 150 pages (often with glued in corrections) and some very explicit instructions on how to properly code messages. “To avoid errors and delays, code users should be careful to use the proper cipher words, and WRITE them PLAINLY, so that telegraph operators can READ them at a glance. Telegraph operators cannot always GUESS correctly.” I must say that even
some of the normal words look mighty strange to me and could provide hours of reading entertainment. I also note that sometimes the sample decoded messages are gobbledygook to me because they are stock market lingo. Just for fun, I’ll include a couple sample message as cipher and then decoded: LUSTBOOT EVULSION PIANO JOHN DOE when decoded reads as: “Sell at market 1000 May Wheat John Doe.” Or how about this one: KETCHUP FARSEEN APIARY JOHN DOE MAHOGANY means “Buy at close of market 2000 bushels 3 C. W. oats John Doe.” To me this is proof positive that there is so much we don’t know about how the world works or worked, from where I sit.
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PUBLIC NOTICE Lamont County WATER ACT NOTICE OF APPLICATION(S) Notice is given that Lamont County has filed application(s) under the provisions of the Water Act for the following located in NE 23-57-20-W4M: An approval for construction, operation and maintenance activities of a new water intake on the North Saskatchewan River and distribution system A license to divert four million cubic meters or water annually from the North Saskatchewan River for the purpose(s) of industrial/commercial use Any person who is directly affected by these application(s) may submit a Statement of Concern within 30 days of the date of this notice. To submit a Statement of Concern, sign into the Digital Regulatory Assurance System (DRAS) using a Alberta.ca or MyAlberta Digital ID for Business (MADI-B) account. DRAS webpage - https://www.alberta.ca/digital-regulatory-assurance-system.aspx o To sign up for an Alberta.ca or MADI-B account see the How to Create an Alberta.ca Account or How to Create a MADI-B Account to Access DRAS knowledge article within the DRAS webpage above. Alternatively, you may submit a written Statement of Concern to: Environment and Protected Areas Approvals Unit, 5th Floor, South Petroleum Plaza 9915 108 Street EDMONTON, AB T5K 2G8 The written statement of concern should include the following: Quote the Case number(s): DAPP0064145 and DAPP0067640 Describe concerns that are relevant to matters regulated by the Water Act Explain how the filer of the concern will be directly affected by the activity and/or diversion of water proposed in the application Provide the legal land location of the land owned or used by the filer where the concerns described are believed to be applicable State the distance between the land owned or used by the filer and the site in the application Contact information including the full name and mailing address of the filer. Please provide the telephone number and email address for ease of contact. Environment and Protected Areas will review each written Statement of Concern, seek more information if needed, and notify each filer by letter of the decision to accept or reject their written submission as a valid Statement of Concern. Statements of Concern submitted regarding these application(s) are public records which are accessible by the public and the applicant. Failure to file a Statement of Concern may affect the right to file a Notice of Appeal with the Environmental Appeals Board. Copies of the application(s) and additional information can be obtained from:
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A labour of love to document old rural hotels
BY JOHN MATHER A love of rural areas across the west and old hotels in particular, and a love of beer has a team of videographers, still photographers and writers embarking on a project which they don’t really know where it will lead. Chris Doering and
Connie Biggart from Calgary and Rob Pohl from Edmonton have teamed up to travel the rural west to capture the histories of old prairie watering holes. Their team, often accompanied by friends, was in Bruderheim Feb. 3 to interview long time
patrons at the Victoria Hotel and record their recollections of the early days of the facility. “We have decided these old, small town hotels are worth preserving their history in pictures and words,” said Pohl, who operates a large format bellows
As Connie Biggart snaps a digital photo in the background, Chris Doering (in yellow hat) and Rob Pohl chat with an interview subject at Bruderheim’s Victoria Hotel, Feb. 3 to make her comfortable before they start recording and filming the session to get some history of the hotel.
camera to take still pictures of his subjects. “So we’re trying to get around to them before they disappear and record the stories some of the oldtimers have and take photographs and video.” “We want to look at how long the hotel has been around and the various incarnations of what they do,” he added. He said while most photographers these days use digital photography, the group is using not only digital they are also utilizing film and taking video of their interviews. “We just solicit anyone who’s interested in getting their portraits taken and then chat about the history of the bar, the history of the town and things like that. We just gather up information.” Pohl said in Bruderheim they had been to the hotel previ-
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ously and word had gotten out they were returning. “We have one older gentleman coming around who is familiar with the former owners and has a a story to tell,” he said. “In addition there are some other people here who are involved in some historical research who provide us with some information.” He said what they were doing they hoped to one day possibly turn it into an exhibition or place it in some galleries for people to see. “Right now,” he said. “It’s all about just getting the information. Maybe somewhere down the road we’ll develop a coffee table book or produce a documentary, but right now we’re just gathering material.” He said the group operates using their own finances. Maybe some-
time and somewhere down the road they may be able to apply for some culture grants from somewhere but they haven’t explored that. “We visited maybe 10 places since we started a few years ago,” said Doering. “We hope to do upwards of a 100 before we’re finished.” He said they had been to several in this area in Chipman, Bruderheim, Andrew and Tofield. In addition they have explored some hotels in central Alberta such as Big Valley, Drumheller plus Crowsnest Pass, out on Vancouver Island and soon hope to go and see some places in both Saskatchewan and Montana. “We travel mostly in the summer because we like to film the exteriors of the buildings and with us being located in both Calgary and Edmonton Continued on Page 18
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MONDAY IS FAMILY DAY Events set to go around Lamont County
Family Day 2023: The Fortner family of Mundare try snowshoeing at Mundare’s Victory Park on Family Day. Tanya Fortner and husband Chad, hold Aria’s hands as she gets accustomed to the snowshoes.
Please note that the Lamont Leader will be CLOSED on Monday, February 19th for the Family Day Holiday. We reopen on Thursday, February 22nd.
The paper will be available on Wednesday, February 21st. Ad deadline this week: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH AT NOON.
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BY JOHN MATHER Family Day happens Feb. 19 and Bruderheim, Mundare and Chipman all have activities scheduled in the Lamont County area. In Chipman the day gets underway with a pancake breakfast hosted at the Mundare Senior Centre. It runs from 9 a.m. until 11 and costs $5. Children under six eat free. There is a learn to curl program from 11 a,.m. until 1 p.m. at the
Mundare Curling Rink. Children are requested to bring indoor shoes to wear at the rink. From 1-3 p.m. there is snowshoeing at Victory Park. There are lots of snowshoes available in multiple sizes so the entire family can try out this activity. There will also be hot dogs and hot chocolate available. New this year is a bowling event. From 1-3 p.m. this activity will take place at the bowling
magic juggling act. Hot Dogs and ice cream will also be available. The day is sponsored by the Bruderheim Seniors, Lions Club and FCSS. Chipman will also be hosting family day activities centred around the Community Hall on Feb. 19.
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Proud history of Lamont hospitals - special reprint from Leader’s 2010 centennial paper BY KENT HARROLD The following article appeared in the Lamont Leader special centennial issue to celebrate the town’s 100th anniversary in 2010. The community of Lamont has been fortunate to have a hospital almost since its inception. It has gone through many changes over the (more than) 100 years of its existence. In the very early days of settlement, Dr. Henry Smith (1901-1903) and Dr. A.E. Archer (19031949) found most of their practise was carried out in the homes of their patients. This often meant long and time consuming trips into the countryside by horse drawn sleigh or buggy. When a severe Typhoid outbreak struck in the summer of 1907 the number of patients made home visits impossible and a large tent was set up on Dr. Archer's yard (the site of present day Park Memorial) to accommodate the patients. The necessity for a hospital became obvious. By 1911 a committee was formed to explore the means by which a hospital would be built. Dr. Archer's had strong ties with the Methodist Church, and at the Annual Conference of Alberta Methodists in Calgary that year a plan for building a hospital in Lamont was approved. With funding from the church and the community, the 15 bed Lamont Public Hospital was officially opened on September 3, 1912 with Dr. Archer as its
Superintendent. Fron its inception the hospital offered a nurses training program. Its first graduate in 1915 was Anne Purschke who was from a pioneer family that had been in the area since 1894. Over the next 60 years the Lamont School of Nursing graduated 495 nurses who were highly regarded for their proficiency and compassionate care. When the hospital opened Dr. Rustu became Dr. Archer's partner. Over the years other physicians joined what became known as the Lamont Medical Clinic. As the surgical successes of Dr. Archer and another new partner, Dr. Young, became more widely known, demand for their skills reached far beyond the community. Ove the years numerous renovations and additions were made to accommodate the influx of patients. Funding by the Home Mission Board of The United Church of Canada for construction of a new wing in 1948 increased capacity to 100 people. Dr. Archer was always innovative and forward thinking. He performed the first successful blood transfusion in 1912. In 1921 he invited the American College of Surgeons to inspect the hospital and it became the first fully accredited hospital of its size in rural Canada. It has retained this high standard ever since. His visionary outlook led him to play an important role in 1933 in establish-
ing a hospital insurance plan in the district. Later in his capacity as President of the Canadian Medical Association in 1942 he advocated for a system of universal health care for all Canadians and was called upon by the Federal Government in their planning for health care programs. For his work he was awarded the distinction of Commander of the Order of the British Empire and honourary LLD degrees from the Universities of Manitoba and Alberta. After he died in 1949 the hospital was named The Archer Memorial Hospital as a tribute to his long and devoted service to healty care. By the 1980s it became apparent that a new facility was required. The Board approached Health Minister Marvin Moore who indicated the Province would support the project if amalgamation with the District owned by Long Term Care facilities took place. The two boards formulated a plan and in 1992 the amalgamation agreement was completed. The combined facility was called the Lamont Health Care Centre. In May, 1995 fire
destroyed the 1928 and 1948 wings of the active care hospital, completely disrupting services. Fortunately all the patients were evacuated safely and no one was injured. The Sisters hospital at Willingdon was rented to house the 25 displaced long term care residents and the physicians set up their offices in Lamont Municipal Building. Insurance coverage was excellent, and repair work on the 1965 wing, the Archer Building, was completed within a year, restoring active care and the operating room. Plans for a new facility continued, and with consideration with staff and community, and funding provided by insurance monies, the provincial government and the Board the new facility was opened in May of 1999. In the meantime the Board had also completed The Morley Young Manor, a 20 unity assisted living complex attached to the west wing of the new facility. Change has been a constant factor in the (more than) 100 year history of Lamont's hospital. Within the last few months the operating rooms have been expanded and their
capacity greatly increased. Last year there were almost 3,000 surgical suite visits. With adequate funding this number could be substantially increased. Morley Young Manor will be expanded by another 10 suites in the summer of 2010.
Much of the success of Lamont's hospital has been due to the continuing support of the community and the generosity of the volunteers and donors. The Board and staff look forward to providing for their ongoing needs with dedication and confidence.
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Letters to the editor Grocery shopping ain’t what it used to be Dear Editor: Obtaining food these days seems to be high on people's agenda. It is taxing, both mentally and physically. One of the things that I like to do is make banana - bran muffins. I go to a local store and obtain a bundle of over-ripe bananas, there is 6 in a bundle so that allows me to make a double batch, 3 per recipe. They were on for $1 a bundle. After a while it went up to $1.50 a bundle. Thats a fifty percent markup--well---O.K.! After a short while, when I went to purchase more they were still
$1.50 a bundle but there were only 5 in the bundle. Not enough to do the job so I left them there. It was that or buy 2 bundles and have leftover over-ripe bananas. While doing a larger shopping trip, I purchased a taco kit. This is something I do once in a long while, something different, but you get flatbreads, seasoning and sauce. You add meat, cheese, lettuce, onion and sour cream and pile it into the taco shell---yummy! When I opened the package, I discovered these teensyweensy little flatbreads. Unless you are 5 years
old or younger or a primordial dwarf, these flatbreads won't hold enough stuff to get a decent bite of anything. I guess that I could rip the string out of a celery stalk and sew 3 or 4 of these itsy-bitsy flatbreads together to hold enough stuff to bite into. The ads for this product on T.V. show happy people feasting on the previous sized tacos, not the new shrunken variety. The T.V. people get the full meal deal! Throughout the grocery stores there is an abundant choice of food in the new never-ending shrunken packages of
food that will not feed a family unless you buy several of them, but, hey, us stupid people are not supposed to notice that we are getting a vast amount of less and paying a vast amount of more while the companies toddle off to the bank with our hard earned pennies (Oh, I forgot that they don't exist anymore!). Here's a newsflash for you! We are grocery shopping to feed our families and ourselves. The piehole is empty! Yours truly, Nancy Ducker (Lamont Resident)
Saving our pioneer churches Dear Editor: The Pioneer Churches on the Prairies is an ongoing project to record, document and display the historic churches established by early settlers in northeastern Alberta. The first immigrants arrived in the late 1890s and continued to settle for decades afterwards. Due to declining rural populations, fewer members, and increasing operational and maintenance costs, many of these parishes are closing. Time is running out to capture and preserve the memories of these beautiful historic churches for future generations. We have just updated our Pioneer Churches website with the drone photographs we took in 2023. Fifteen (15) more churches were
added. So now we have photos and histories on 92 different churches and their cemeteries. Our photo galleries now consist of over 3,000 highquality, downloadable images. Using these photos, we have now created 85 videos of the churches. Each video has the appropriate sacred hymns as a musical background. In 2024, we plan to continue to use our drones and cameras to record additional churches, post the images in the galleries, and create additional videos. We have added a few new articles to our website (Resources -> Articles) about enhancing the security at remote churches / historical sites, and how to create a disaster preparedness plan. [Alberta
religious organizations are eligible to apply for up to $35,000 funding to enhance the security of their church building and grounds. For more information see Alberta Security Infrastructure Program (ASIP)]. New hymns were identified and digitized to provide the background music for the new videos. You can see (and listen) to them in (Resources --> Credits). Several new digitized albums have also added to our Music Library. As a result of having accumulated a large number of large canvasprints of these churches, we have been having photo exhibits at various parishes. If you would like to have a Pioneer Churches exhibit and presentation during a special event (e.g., Saint's
Day, anniversary) at your parish, please email or phone me. Please check out our updated website and enjoy the videos, photos and music! Also make your parishioners, family, friends and neighbours aware of the Pioneer Churches website so that they can enjoy it as well. Questions, comments, suggestions and feedback are always welcome. Thank you. Russell Sawchuk Pioneerchurches.ca | Stepp ingstones.ca
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Official Notice of Annual Meeting ________________________ Tuesday, February 20, 2024 7:30 pm Lamont Curling Rink Upstairs ________________________________ • Hear and discuss report of 2023 operations • Distribution of dividend cheques to members • Reading of Financial Statement • Election of Two Directors • Coffee & Doughnuts
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Masters Provincial Qualifier huge feather for Lamont Curling Club BY JOHN MATHER The Lamont Curling Club pulled it off. The Senior Men’s Playdowns held at the local curling club from Feb. 8 - 11 was a huge success. “It was an amazing success,” said club president Lynn Huxley. “There were lots of compliments on the facility and the organization.” Nine teams from Spruce Grove, two teams from Sherwood Park, Lamont, Morinville, Strathmore, Cochrane and teams from the Thistle and Crestwood Club in Edmonton competed.
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Continued from Page 8 it’s sometime tough to get together during the winter months.” Pohl adds that as word or mouth is spreading about their project, hotel owners in small towns are reaching out to them to have them come out and do a piece on each location. “We get them phoning us saying, ‘Come on down.’ “ Doering does the interviewing. “I get them talking about the history and of their experiences in the hotels,” he said. Pohl then takes their pictures on the large format camera and Biggart shoots digitally. The group independently have had some experiences running small businesses and also share a love of photography. Pohl has had some of his work displayed in galleries, but admits they’ve been smaller exhibits. ‘This is a project that’s just fun to pursue.” The team started back in 2019 but then got stopped cold by Covid. It’s been slow getting back on track but they hope to be up to full speed by the summer.
The Lamont team featured curlers Gary Macyk, Meredith Jacula, Davis Harsulla, Gerald Maschmeyer, and Kevin Pottruff as the alternate. The top three teams from the Masters qualifier will advance to the Alberta Masters provincial championships in Morinville to be played from Feb . 27 to Mar. 3. Coming out after all the play had finished on Feb. 11 were the A Event winners: the Johnson rink from the Crestwood Club in Edmonton with members Mark Johnson, Steve Petryk, Doug Marks, and Lance Daly, with alternate Gary Greening.
The Olsen rink from Edmonton’s Thistle Club, with members David Olsen, Gerry Wilson, Doug Roche, Millard Evans and alternate Grant Cook finished as a B event winner and the C event winner was the MacArthur rink out of Morinville with team members Doug MacArthur, Gary Kearns, Keith Franklin, Jack Olsen and alternate Guy Meunier. The remaining events for the Lamont Club for this season are the Ladies Funspiel on March 15 and 16, and the Last Chance Bonspiel taking place April 4 to 7th.
The return to Bruderheim was prompted by the discovery on their previous trip of some love letters and a blossoming love affair that had developed. “Well we had to know more about this and we were told someone with more information would be here today,” added Doering. “It’s these back stories that we find the most interesting.” The team said they receive interesting reactions when the visit the hotels. “People say they have no real idea why we’re doing it, but they like the idea that we are,” said Pohl. “We chat with everyone before we interview them so they are comfortable with what we are doing. “Some don’t like us taking their pictures and we have no problem respecting that.” “When the big camera comes out some people warm up to us a little more,” he said. “Others get under the impression that we’re doing this for money and nothing could be further from the truth.” Others have asked on occasion how much it costs to get their picture taken. “We never thought that people would think we would be charging them to take their pic-
tures,” he said. “We have to quickly dispel that notion.” When they had been in Bruderheim earlier they had taken photos and Pohl had made a file of black and white prints that he was giving to those people who had had their pictures taken. They add that most of the hotels they have visited have recently been taken over by new owners, so they have to do some digging to discover some of the stories of the early history of the hotels. “In Chipman we were talking to the owner and he was telling us of the time Nestor Pistor came to the hotel to perform. He had a few stories to tell.” They say some of the new owners don’t have much knowledge of the past history and that’s where it's helpful for some of the oldtimers to come forward and speak with them, so they can try to trace previous owners. They say with the length of hotels on their list to scout out as possible subjects, “we’re going to have to live to be quite old.” “We’re flying by the seat of our pants. We don’t really know the final direction it’s going to take but we know we have to do it.”
Team Lamont Masters team member Gerald Maschmeyer watches from the house as teammates sweep a rock into the house during curling action Feb. 10 in the Alberta Curling Masters playdowns at the Lamont Club. The local team of Gary Macyk, Meredith Jacula, David Harsulia, and Maschmeyer with alternate Kevin Pottruff failed to advance to the provincials.
The winners of the Alberta Masters Curling Qualifier held at the Lamont Curling Club Feb. 8-11 were the Johnson rink from Edmonton’s Crestwood Curling Club. The team is Mark Johnson, Steve Petryk, Doug Marks, and Lance Daly. Team alternate Gary Greening is not pictured. The team, with the B and C event winners, will now play in the Championship in Morinville Feb. 27 to Mar. 3.
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Elk Island U13 Wild beat Wainwright on Sawyer Hanson winner KERRY ANDERSON These are some of the results from Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the websites, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries). Elk Island U11 Wild (711-3) lost a 7-3 game against Redwater on Saturday at Lamont Arena. Down 7-0, Elk Island scored all three of
MASTER TROPHY Lamont Fish and Game Association president Vince Pichota, left, presents the George Kuzyk Memorial Master Trophy to this year’s recipient Rob Hanes at the annual Fish and Game Banquet held Feb. 10 at the Lamont Community Hall.
Fish and Game awards Continued from Page 2 Rob Hanes won for Men’s Ruffed Grouse and Michelle Tonhauser won for Women’s Whitetail Deer. The Vic Berube Memorial Award for Whitetail Deer went to
Vince Pichota. In the category of Mule Deer, Courtney Chopping won for the women and Rob Hanes took home the men’s award. Jason Carstairs won the plaque for Archery Elk. For Moose, Tanya Schiller won the ward for women and Ken Engman won for the men. Bill Engman won the award for Non-current
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their goals in the final frame. Kayden King, Ebenezer Dlugosz (1g 1a) and Mary Sobkow (1g 1a) scored for Wild. Elk Island U13 Wild (818-1) won a 4-3 game at Wainwright on Wednesday as Sawyer Hanson scored the winner with 8:51 remaining. Also scoring for EI were; Denton Holowach, Emmett Moonen and Ayden Brzezicki. Assists went to; Tyson Jonker, Mary Sobkow, Madden
Cossey and Bryson Lewis. Zachary Vandelannoite got the win in goal making 35 saves. Ryan Carstairs got a goal and an assist in his Fort Sask. U15 AA Rangers 9-6 loss to Bears on Saturday. Dylan Onushko got a goal and assist, and Kaylum Roberts picked up an assist in their Fort Sask. U18 AA Rangers 80 win on Friday against Fort McMurray.
AGRICULTURE LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER The following land is offered for sale by tender subject to restrictions on the existing Certificate of Title: MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 16 TOWNSHIP 47 SECTION 23 QUARTER NORTH EAST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AND THE RIGHT TO WORK THE SAME AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS Title Number: 232 18 0888 Land is comprised of 160 acres, more or less, of No. 2 soil with approximately 138 acres under cultivation and approximately 22 acres native non-agriculture land located in Beaver County. No fences. No outbuildings. TERMS OF TENDER: (1) The purchase price submitted shall be subject to payment of GST; (2) Sale of the land is “as is – where is”. (3) Tenders are to be accompanied by a certified cheque or bank draft made payable to “Insight for Life – LAW Services, in trust” representing 10% of the tendered amount; (4) No conditional or subject to financing tenders will be accepted; (5) Decision on tenders is to be made on or before Friday March 8, 2024, at which time deposits of unsuccessful tenders will be returned via registered mail. (6) Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted and the registered owner reserves the right to reject any or all tenders. (7) Subject to (1) above, upon acceptance of a successful tender, the purchaser shall be obligated to complete the purchase, subject to normal closing adjustments, on or before close of business Thursday March 28, 2024 or sooner as agreed between the parties. The 10% deposit shall constitute a deposit towards the purchase price. If the successful tenderer fails to complete the purchase, the deposit shall be forfeited. Tenders will close at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2024 Tenders are to be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “TENDER #13655” to: Insight for Life – LAW Services Attention: William N. Bohdan Zadworny Barrister & Solicitor 5131 – 50th Street, PO Box 250 Vegreville, AB T9C 1R2 Ph: 780-632-7779
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TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, S.A., 2000, vvvv–a meals for seniors as amended,Homestyle the Council of Lamont County proposes to adopt a new Community Services: Serving Lamont County, Lamont, Public Notification Advertising Bylaw. and low-income households Bruderheim, Mundare, Andrew & Chipman Bylaw 870.24: A bylaw tomenus). establish alternate ($10 per meal bi-weekly Contact 780- methods of advertising (VISIT: lamontcounty.ca/community-programming or call 780-895statutory to Section 606 of the Municipal Government 895-2233notices. Ext. 226 Pursuant to place order or learn more 2233 for info. or registration). Some of the current CALC, FCSS & Act, a Council must give notice of certain bylaws, resolutions, meetings, KFRN include: about hearings, the program. public or other things by advertising in 1. Parents and Tots (Andrew: Thurs. & Lamont: Wed.). a newspaper or other publication circulating in the area, by mailing, or 2. CALC: Canadian Firearms Safety Course (Bruderheim Mar. 9) – contact delivering a notice to every residence in the affected area, or by another ` Dan at 825-439-5208 to register. method provided for in a bylaw under Section 606.1. 3. CALC: Digital Skills Workshops (Andrew and Mundare); Creating Copies of proposed Bylaw 870.24 may be viewed by the public at the Family Connections; Kitchens; and English-Language Learner Administrative Building, in Lamont during the hours of 8:30 a.m. programs, contact Cheryl B. at 780-895-233 x233 or to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Copies of these documents are also Cheryl.B@lamontcounty.ca for more information. available on our website at https://www.lamontcounty.ca/public4. FLEX for Boys and True2U for Girls (weekly). tenders/public-hearings. 5. Youth Centre: Bruderheim & Chipman (weekly). A Public Hearing is held to provide an opportunity for members of the 6. Family Fun (Activity) Night in Mundare (Feb. 22, 7 p.m.). public to speak to Council on the proposed bylaw commencing at 10:00 7. Grief Support Group (weekly). a.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at the Lamont County Administrative 8. Grace in Progress (Lamont, Feb. 28) signup.com/go/OHogmMS. Building, 5303-50 Avenue, Lamont, AB, T0B 2R0, and virtually via TEAMS Meeting. Written submissions are highly encouraged and may be provided 9. Fitness Fun for Older Adults (Mundare, 8 wk. program) contact michelle.a@lamontcounty.ca or 780-895-2233 x223 for info. to Council during the Public Hearing; however, it is requested that a copy 10. February Crafternoon (55+ - $10, in Bruderheim on Feb. 21) for info and of the written submission be delivered to the Administrative Building, to register, contact michelle.a@lamontcounty.ca or 780-895-2233 x223. attention to the Legislative Services Officer, by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 11. Talent Show: April 5 (Chipman) for more info and to register. contact February 26, 2024, to ensure that each member of Council has a copy of Dayna.J@lamontcounty.ca the written submission for the Public Hearing. 12. Meals in Motion: March Menu. Call Chrissy to order at 780-975-9592. Speaking at the Public Hearing: Members of the public who wish to 13. Snow Angels (volunteers needed): Contact FCSS at 780-895-2233 x226 address Council are encouraged to register in advance. This helps ensure or darlene.o@lamontcounty.ca. you will be heard at a specific time. People who do not register to speak in advance will be heard when time permits either during the meeting or at Access current monthly services & programs information scan the QR code the end of the meeting. or for FCSS, CALC and KFRN on each of the services’ Facebook pages: Presentation Time: Each presenter will be allotted 10 minutes to speak. | FCSSlamontcountyregion | KFRN: groups/1922602184662497 | Deadline to register is 4:00 p.m., February 26, 2024. The names of persons CALC: LamontCountyAdultLearns | providing comments will become part of the public record. Contact: legislativeservices@lamontcounty.ca or 780-895-2233 ext. 231. Dated at Lamont, Alberta, January 30, 2024.
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REMINDER: Lamont County Buildings are closed for the Statutory Holiday (Family Day) on February 19.
Andrew-Willingdon-St. Michael Rural Crime Watch Association Annual General Meeting (Mar. 6)
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Zhoda Community Centre Annual General Meeting (Feb. 28)
The Andrew-Willingdon-St. Michael Rural Crime Watch Association’s Annual General Meeting is Wednesday, March 6 at the St. Michael Community Centre The Annual General Meeting for Zhoda Community Centre is Wednesday, Feb. at 7:00 p.m. Anyone interested in joining Rural Crime Watch, please attend. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Zhoda Hall. Positions of President, Vice-President and Treasurer positions will be filled (2-year terms). Everyone is welcome to attend! Applications forms will be available at the meeting.
Next Agricultural Service Board (ASB) Meeting The next scheduled ASB meeting is March 13, 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/departments/agricultural-services/agendas-minutes-asb.
Next Lamont County Council (Regular Council) The next Regular Council Meeting is planned for Tuesday, February 27, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link). A link to meetings, agendas and minutes can be found at: 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 fulld PDF and to access hyperlinks). sized