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What will cost Farmer’s Spiel winners more in 2025 Philip Oddi

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Experts say prices will again rise this year as Canadians continue to struggle with significant cost increases for common goods and services.

Numerous factors continue to play a significant role in the affordability of necessities. This includes the ongoing battle with inflation, limited housing, a weaker Canadian dollar, global political tensions, and the threat of United States President-elect Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada and Mexico.

Increases to food items in 2025 by percentage from the 2025 Canada Food Price Report.

Food The 2025 Canada Food Price Report outlined that food prices are expected to rise between three and five per cent. Meat products are set to increase the most at four to six per cent, followed by vegetables and restaurants at three to five per cent. Bakery and dairy products will see a two to four per cent increase.

On average, Canadians can expect to pay approximately $801.56 more than last year for food for a family of four. The average family of four in Canada spends approximately $16,000 a

year on food alone.

Statistics Canada also reported that more than 50 per cent of Canadians have changed their spending habits to make ends meet. Furthermore, the Canadian Food Sentiment Index explained that 47.3 per cent of Canadians stated that affordability was the most important factor when purchasing food, followed by nutrition at 24.9 per cent.

Housing The demand for housing, both home ownership and rental units, is likely to continue this year. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) forecasts national home sales to climb 6.6 per cent in 2025, or approximately 500,000 units, playing into the strong demand and competition for housing in the country.

Average housing prices across Canada are hovering around $713,000; a 4.4 per cent increase from 2024.

Utilities The cost of heating homes, powering businesses, and filling up the gas tank are all expected to add to the cost of living in Canada.

The CBC reported that provinces affected by the carbon tax increase in April will see a jump of 20 cents per litre for gasoline and 14 cents per litre for propane this year.

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Sixteen teams competed in the Viking Farmer's Spiel hosted by the Viking Curling Club at the beginning of January. The first event winners were First Event Winners: Ryan McLean, Lane Russnak, Brett Vitek, and Dexter Lefsrud.

Second Event Winners were: Mike McLean, Heather McLean, Dean Antos, and Ty Taylor.

Third Event Winners were: Bill Oracheski, Kevin Mizera, Garrett Raasok, and Travis Willerton

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BTPS launches innovative math diploma program Buffalo Trail Public Schools (BTPS) has identified improving student results in secondary mathematics as a key focus in the 2024-2025 Education Plan.

This focus is driven by insights from the Annual Education Results Report (AERR), which highlighted the importance of supporting students in achieving strong results on mathematics diploma exams.

In a show of dedication and collaboration, a group of BTPS educators has developed a comprehensive 12hour Math 30-1 and Math 30-2 diploma review program.

These teachers dedicated their time on Saturdays in December to design this initiative, which not only supports students but also fosters professional growth and the sharing of effective teaching strategies.

The program was delivered through online evening sessions throughout January, along with a full-day session. Open to all BTPS students, this format ensured accessibility and provided comprehensive support for diploma exam preparation.

With over 85 students registered, the strong response reflects the enthusiasm and commitment of principals, staff, students, and families across the division.

This initiative aligns with BTPS’ focus on collaboration, innovation, and creating opportunities for student success.

BTPS officials are excited to see the impact of this initiative on student achievement and remains committed to supporting all learners in reaching their full potential.

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Irma Firefighter retires IRMA NEWS after 38 years

IRMA NEWS

By Marjorie Lawson

Irma family and friends extend best wishes to Bert Smith as he moves into Viking Extendicare.

The Irma Curling Club hosted fifteen teams in the annual Farmers’ Bonspiel on the weekend.

Irma Aces suffered a 3-2 loss in Delburne on

Saturday evening.

The U11 Girls’ hockey team hosted their home tournament on Sunday.

Thanks to all the sponsors and volunteers who helped out.

Enjoy the mild temperatures because next weekend looks much colder!

OBITUARIES

Carol Lorraine Simmonds

Carol Lorraine Simmonds passed peacefully January 5, 2025 in the Mazankowski Cardiac Intensive Care Unit surrounded by her loved ones.

Born July 18, 1944 in Vancouver, she was the first child and only daughter of Edna (nee Laine) and Thomas Holand.

Following his naval career, Tom and Edna settled in Viking farming near Prague where brothers Gary and Marvin completed the family. On

March 22, 1963, Carol married Clifford Oliver Simmonds in Vegreville. Carol and Cliff raised children Wanda, Dean and Grant as they worked and owned businesses in the Viking area until Clifford passed April 2005 and Carol finally retired to Vialta Lodge in January 2022. The family is grateful Carol celebrated her 80th birthday last summer at Vialta Lodge with many family and friends.

Carol is survived by her brother Marvin Holand of Brooks; daughter Wanda (Daniel) Sullivan, son Dean (Julianne), and numerous grandchildren, step-grandchildren and great grandchildren.

A Celebration of Carol’s Life will be held this summer. Memorial donations in lieu of flowers to the Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Viking Lutheran Church.

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Irma and area residents wish Ray Guard all the best this week as he retires from the Irma Volunteer Fire Department. Ray enjoyed 38 years of deidcated service in Trochu and Irma.

Celebrating our 75th Anniversary of volunteering in our community Tuesday, January 28 - 11am to 2pm at Viking Senior Centre Soup and bun luncheon provided by our Royal Purple group in exchange for a Food Bank donation.

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Report from MLA Jackie Lovely: Key highway projects in 2024 in region Highways are the lifelines of Alberta, connecting cities, rural communities, and industries across our vast province. They serve as critical pathways for economic growth, access to essential services, and safe travel. Recognizing the vital role highways play, our government continues to prioritize the maintenance and improvement of this essential infrastructure.

In 2024, our government allocated $818 million to over 200 highway improvement projects across the province. This significant investment reflects the government’s commitment to maintaining a safe, efficient, and reliable highway network. These projects not only improve roadway conditions but also drive economic development by supporting community growth, reducing travel times, and creating jobs.

Several key projects in the Camrose constituency highlight the government’s focus on improving regional connectivity and safety: • Hwy. 13 Roundabout at Hwy. 13 and Hwy. 56:Construction is underway to enhance traffic flow and safety at this critical intersection.

Cattlepass on Hwy. 13 (4 km west of Camrose): Design work is complete for replacing the culvert, with construction planned for 2025.

• Hwy. 13 Widening Project: Engineering design is in progress, paving the way for safer and more efficient travel.

Broader Regional Projects • Hwy. 53 Repaving: Twenty kilometers between Hwy. 861 and Hwy. 608 are being designed for repaving, ensuring smoother and safer travel.

• Hwy. 56 Repaving: Twenty-two kilometers between Hwy. 53 and two kilometers south of Hwy. 609 are slated for repaving, with construction planned for 2025.

• Hwy. 609 Upgrades: Twelve kilometers between Hwy. 21 and the Village of Edberg are set for repaving in 2025.

Completed Projects • Hwy. 854 Erosion Slide Repairs at Battle River: This project has been successfully completed, addressing erosion issues, and ensuring the highway’s longevity.

• Hwy. 53 Bridge Repairs: Bridge rail replacement, concrete repairs, and miscellaneous work near Donalda are complete, enhancing safety for all road users.

A project planned to begin in 2025 include significant upgrades like grade widening along Hwy. 834 (19

km) and access relocation at Pioneer Legacy Junction in Tofield. These enhancements aim to improve traffic flow, accommodate growth, and ensure long-term infrastructure resilience.

In addition to these large-scale projects, our government has prioritized routine maintenance such as pothole repairs, crack sealing, line painting, and grading of gravel roads. These efforts are essential for keeping roadways safe and minimizing long-term repair costs.

Our government understands that well-maintained highways are more than just roads—they are vital for safety, convenience, and economic prosperity. By investing in infrastructure improvements and maintaining a proactive approach to roadway upkeep, the United Conservatives are building a stronger Alberta for future generations.

Whether you’re traveling to work, visiting family, or transporting goods across the province, these investments ensure that Alberta’s highways remain a reliable part of everyday life. The improvements in the Camrose constituency and beyond are a testament to the government’s dedication to enhancing the quality of life for all Albertans.

Jackie Lovely, MLA, Camrose Constituency

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Domestic Violence Epidemic: Three femicides in last 72 hours of 2024 On Sunday, December 29, Albertans heard of the devastating loss of Ania Wardzala-Kaminski and her father, Stanislaw Wardzala, killed in an act of domestic violence in Calgary, an act that was mirrored across the country in Halifax, Nova Scotia two days later with the deaths of Cora-Lee Smith and her father, Bradford Downey. On December 30, 2024, Ashley Burke was found dead in west Edmonton in another act of femicide and domestic violence. These tragedies follow the death and femicide of Nicsy Arboleda Rodriguez on Christmas Eve in Saint John, New Brunswick. The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) is deeply saddened by the loss of these and so many other lives in 2024 as a result of femicide and domestic violence, and our hearts go out to the loved ones of the victims.

These violent acts are not isolated incidents, they are reflections of the increasing rates of domestic violence and femicide occurring in Alberta and throughout Canada. In Canada, a woman is killed by a former or current intimate partner every 4.2 days. In 2024, domestic violence has replaced catalytic converter theft as the highest call for services for the Edmonton Police Service. These four femicides occurring over the holidays, three within the last 72 hours of 2024, highlight the immense loss of life and devastating impact on communities the epidemic of domestic violence has in this province and this country. There is an immediate need for change to ensure that these extreme acts of violence are no longer a commonality.

It may be difficult to hear about these tragedies, to read these numbers, and not feel like these acts of violence and femicide are an inevitability. But we at ACWS know that there is hope for a future free from violence and abuse, and domestic violence can be prevented if we come together as a community and as a province.

Shelters across Alberta are doing amazing work with limited funding and resources to not only support survivors of domestic violence and their children, but to prevent future violence. Programs like ACWS’ Leading Change are working to change the underlying norms and attitudes that perpetuate violence and engage men and boys in preventing domestic violence.

People who want to help be a part of the solution are encouraged to donate to their local shelters and organizations working to end domestic violence. They can also participate in educational opportunities focused on how to prevent and identify domestic violence, and how to support those experiencing it. Domestic violence impacts everyone, it is an epidemic that plagues our communities, and everyone has a role to play in ending it.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence or has experienced domestic violence in the past, shelters are here to support you. Call 1-866-331-3933 or go to acws.ca/shelters to find a shelter near you.

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WORD ON THE STREET RCMP mediate family dispute; suspicious activity at Bruce business On January 6, police received a report of a vehicle stuck in the ditch near the intersection of Highway 14 and Secondary 615. The complainant was concerned the driver might be intoxicated. When police arrived on scene they learned the vehicle had been pulled from the ditch and departed eastbound on Highway 14. Police made patrols and passed the information on to Wainwright RCMP but the vehicle in question was not located.

On January 9, police were advised of a suspicious vehicle that had been parked overnight at a rural location in the Kinsella area. Police spoke with the

driver of the vehicle who advised he was fine and would depart the area.

That afternoon, police received a complaint of a suspicious occurrence at a business in Bruce. The complainant advised security footage showed a vehicle had drove onto the property during the early morning hours and a male had got out and walked up to the business, peered into the window, knocked on the door and then the vehicle departed. Nothing appeared to be stolen and no damage was found.

Later that day, police received a complaint of an ongoing dispute between family members. The com-

plainant advised one of the residents was no longer welcome in the home and had been told to leave but he was refusing to do so. Police spoke with the complainant and mediated the situation. Police had no grounds to pursue any charges in this matter.

On January 11, police received a request to check on the wellbeing of a youth in the area. Police spoke with the person in question and she advised she was fine and did not disclose any concerns. The complainant was updated. Children’s Services is also following up with the family.

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Minor Hockey Report: Nine goal weekend for Gryschuk; 15 points for Gilbert 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.)

Irma U11 Female Aces (6-1-0) have a scheduled home game with Mallaig this Saturday.

Irma/Wainwright U13 Female team (7-2-1) downed Lloydminster on Saturday 3-1. Reese Clark, Payson Dance and Abigail Rajotte scored. Assists went to; Eldlynn Newton (2a), Tayva Fenton (2a), and Annabelle Anderson. Kenzie Byrne and Taylah Zentner shared goaltending duties and the win. On Sunday the team beat Hughenden 4-2 at Wainwright.

Scoring were; Tayva Fenton (1g 2a), Reese Clark (1g 1a), Hailey Allen (1g 1a), and Eldlynn Newton.

Taylah Zentner and Kenzie Byrne shared the win in net.

Irma U15 Female Aces (10-2-0) beat Battle River Knights on Saturday 3-1 at Irma Arena. Brynn Newton (1g 1a), Ella Gulbraa and Sydney Paterson scored for Irma. Assists went to; Cadence Hollar, Noah Soriao, Wren MacKay and Emory Holt. Ella Rehman made 34 saves for a .971 save percentage game.

Irma U18 Female Aces (7-4-1) won a 6-4 home game on Saturday against Lloydminster. Jemma Gulbraa (2g 1a) and Keysha McMann (1g 2a) both had 3-point games. Other scorers were; Reese Dallyn (2g), and Jozlyn Whitten. Assists went to; Lily Boe

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Irma U11 Aces (14-3-0) beat Marwayne Dewberry 7-2 on Saturday at Irma Arena led by Anson Banks (1g 3a) 4-point game. Other scorers were; William Newton (1g 2a), Bentley Lawson (2g), Sawyer Newton (2g), Grady Parsons (1g), and Logan Newton (1a). Rylan Hryhirchuk got the win in goal.

On Sunday, Aces won an 11-3 road game against Saddle Lake led by Anson Banks (6g 1a) 7-point game. Other scorers were; Logan Newton (3g 1a), Seth Olsen (2a), Grady Parsons (1g), Sawyer Newton (1g), Kaysen Soucy (1a), and William Newton (1a).

Irma/Mannville U13 (5-8-2) skated to a 4-4 tie on Saturday against Hughenden at Hardisty Arena.

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Viking U13 Gas Kings (5-12-2) dropped a 7-3 game at Cold Lake on Saturday, then were shut out 5-0 on Sunday at Westlock. Peyton Bird scored twice, while Kolt Morken added another. Avery Erickson picked up an assist.

Irma U15 Aces (15-2-0) at home on Friday, shutout Bonnyville 14-0. On Saturday on the road, Aces won a 16-2 contest. Scoring over the weekend were; Emerson Gryschuk (9g 3a), Thomas Gilbert (3g 12a), Emmit Fleming (3g 3a), Colten Lawson (7g 2a), Owen Bethge (3g 5a), Laytyn Pulyk (3g 5a), Lex Anderson (1g 4a), Kiefer McLaughlin (1g 2a), Huxley Oracheski (1a). Hayden Smith stopped 38 of 40 for the two wins including a shutout.

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JANUARY The Viking Health Centre’s New Year’s baby arrived on Saturday, Jan. 13 to parents Brittany and Randy Topechka of Vegreville. Baby William Timothy Issaac was delivered by Dr. Manie Potgieter.

With the donation of $20,000 from the Viking Lions Club, the pump track project east of TrollPark has been given the green light by Viking Council. Admittedly “terrible acoustics” in the Viking Carena will be addressed in the new year with a site visit and assessment. “The Viking Carena facility continues to experience acoustic issues in the ice rink area during even ts and the use of the current sound system,” stated Chief Administrative Officer Doug Lefsrud.

Viking Council has decided to broadcast its meetings via Zoom starting in January. A motion was passed at the Dec. 18 meeting “to change public access to council meetings from YouTube presentations to zoom meetings.”

Brian Dewar, first principal of Alberta’s first rural charter high school, Holden Rural Academy, is back on staff after retiring from his position in Sept. due to health issues.

Viking Council passed third reading to a bylaw that gives five elected councillors the right to choose who will act as mayor. Town residents will vote for five councillor positions in the next municipal election set for Oct. 20, 2025. Voters will not vote for a mayor.

Viking Minor Hockey’s U7 Gas Kings tournament featured a day full of fun activities and a roster of 12 teams. The event coincided with Minor Hockey Week in Alberta. Hunter, the Edmonton Oilers’ mascot, created a stir in the lobby of the Viking Carena Complex on Saturday as children flocked to be around him and have their photo taken with the giant lynx.

The Alberta NDP have big shoes to fill after party leader Rachel Notley an-

nounced her decision to step down during a press conference on Jan. 16. “Having considered what I believe to be the best interests of our party, our caucus, as well as my own preferences, I am here today to announce that I will not be leading Alberta’s NDP into the next election,” Notley said in a statement.

After serving the community for many years, Cargill Ltd. is closing its doors for good as of Jan. 31. The closure of the crop input facility and grain elevator will result in the loss of four jobs for the community, as well as business from area producers.

The Town of Viking dealt with a waterline leak that started late Saturday night and shut down the Viking Carena Complex until late Monday. The leak occurred at a hydrant on the northeast side of the complex and has since been resolved. But Sunday morning the Carena was shut down in the middle of a hockey tournament, and several houses nearby went without service until Monday evening.

Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely hosted a full house at the Camrose Exhibition Centre on Jan. 27 to welcome Premier Danielle Smith who used the platform to outline her plans moving the province ahead. “I believe our Alberta movement is stronger than it has ever been,” stated Smith at the beginning of her remarks.

“And it's growing faster than it ever has and we’re united as a party more than we have ever been.”

FEBRUARY Brettzky’s Hockey Challenge has once again provided an opportunity for local groups and organizations to benefit from funds raised by the event. The 2023 Challenge was its eighth annual, raising $70,700 to be donated back to 23 groups throughout the community.

Claystone Waste, the waste management and landfill corporation located outside Ryley, was recently named in the 19th edition Alberta’s Top Employers. In the magazine published by the Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal, Claystone was listed among the 80 employers recognized in this year’s edition.

Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely made some special presentations handing out or recognizing families in the Beaver County, Camrose County and Flagstaff County who had achieved a century on the family farm. The Donald Gibson family from Beaver County had received their plaque previously, but was officially honoured with the Alberta Century Farm and Ranch Award recognizing the Donald Leonard Gibson family for 100 plus

years of farming on the original Owen Gibson farmland, established in 1916.

Local emergency units rescued an Irma man from a grain bin after he was covered in grain during an incident. The call came to Irma Fire and Rescue at 10:04 a.m. telling the department that a man was trapped in a grain bin and needed to be extricated. The man had been covered in wheat “up to his chest and unable to move,” according to the Irma Fire and Rescue.

Two outstanding contributors to the Bruce Stampede Association’s annual rodeo were given a special recognition at a ceremony in Camrose. Robbie Chomik and Doug Wenstob have worked on behalf of the 110-year old Bruce Stampede for many years, and Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely made a presentation to them with the help of another volunteer who knows them well, Shaun Morton.

The information session and open house at the Holden Lodge addressed high vacancy rates in local seniors facilities and other related issues. The lodge brought together officials and visitors to try and find ways of “keeping the doors open,” to Holden Lodge especially which has the highest vacancy rate of facilities in the county.

The Village of Holden is looking for a refreshed logo and has started up a logo contest, calling area residents to design and submit a new logo idea, incorporating the new slogan: Holden Has Heart.

The Holden Ag Board says cost are too high to keep going and plans to close the ice arena in the Holden Complex once this season is over. This means pulling the plug on the hockey and skating activities that usually take place there.

Rocket enthusiasts gathered Saturday at Thomas Lake east of Viking for the Edmonton Rocketry Club’s “ERC Fire and Ice 2024” High Power Rocket Launch competition and showcase of high powered rockets and models.

The Irma Skating Club pulled out all the stops this year with its colourful and festooned performances. This year’s ice carnival theme was “One Hit Wonders.”

Beaver Emergency Medical Services recently underwent the accreditation process by Qmentum Accreditation, receiving a grade of 96.8 per cent, which is Accredited with Commendation.

The Town of Viking is taking action to prepare for the potential of drought conditions that many fear will take hold once again this year. The emphasis will be on preservation of potable water for use by residents by providing raw fil-

tered water as an alternative for other situations such as agricultural needs.

An accident took place on Saturday morning about 9:30 a.m. at Viking when a vehicle crossing Highway 36 heading east collided with another vehicle heading north after waiting for a train to pass.

The vehicles ended up across the road from the Petro Canada on 51 Avenue (also known as Secondary Hwy. 619).

Emergency vehicles responded, and nobody was hurt.

The Battle River School Division (BRSD) Board of Trustees is seeking public feedback on potential boundary changes arising from the boundary review completed in late 2023 and presented in early 2024.

The proposed new boundary map suggests changes mostly to the east of Camrose, affecting all four BRSD schools in Flagstaff County, and two schools in Beaver County.

MARCH The Village of Holden's 70-year-old Paragon Theatre will be demolished due to extensive flood damage sustained last year, causing thousands of dollars in damages.

Judy Acres has become the new councillor for Viking Council after winning the seat by acclamation. Nominations closed at noon on Tuesday, March 5, and hers was the only name which means she is able to assume the seat without need of a by-election.

Dodi Rozmahel was this year’s winner of the Great Grocery Giveway contest at Viking AG Foods, taking home $492.07 worth of groceries. She was given a shopping cart and 50 seconds to cruise the aisles as quickly as possible taking desired items off the shelves to a maximum of $500. The fun event took place on Wednesday, March 6, with Dodi being chosen at random from all online ballots to the store and entered from pins over the course of the Great Grocery Giveaway Contest timeline.

The Viking Gas Kings U11 team played host to the North East Alberta Hockey League Tier 3 divisional finals on the weekend. The rink at the Viking Carena Complex was a busy place as five teams took to the ice over a three-day period.

The Viking Skating Club scored a hit with their fabulous presentation of “Broadway on Ice” held Sunday at the Viking Carena Complex.

Twenty-one skaters performed a variety of dance routines in theme appropriate costumes that were cute or glittery and fun. The event used the backdrop of well known songs from famous broadway shows.

The relocation of the Town of Viking’s adminstrative offices may be in the offing with the passing of a council motion.

Deputy Mayor Cindy Lefsrud made a motion which was passed and read: “Council motion administration to act on the purchase of the commercial property on Main Street address 5112-50 Street.

It couldn’t get much sweeter for the Irma Aces hosting the U13 Tier 3 provincials last weekend. But the team then went on to win the provincial title in front of a home town crowd on Sunday.

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APRIL A decision by Viking Council is to give landlords the sole responsibility for receiving and paying utility bills on property they own. Tenants will no longer have the liability or be named on town bills.

Beaver County Council rescinded a motion on the cost sharing of stormwater culverts as part of a new deal with the Town of Viking. That deal has Beaver County paying for the installation of culverts on Range Roads 125 and 130, with the Town of Viking paying for the gates needed at the Viking Golf Course for water control.

People are now considering land uses in residential areas that were not contemplated 12 years ago when the Town of Viking passed its last land use bylaw. As a result, Land Use Bylaw 2012-640 will be reviewed and amended after Viking Council agreed some changes were necessary. The issues identified by Chief Administrative Officer Doug Lefsrud included inquiries from the public about tiny house development, as well as solar and wind power installations on private property.

Beaver County held an open house on to showcase its Area Structure Plan (ASP) for development in Equity Industrial Park located east of Ryley.

Changes were made at Beaver County Council’s March 27 meeting as a result of the county bylaw officer’s resignation, which was effective as of the same day.

Margaret Jones, general manager of legislative services, explained to council that interim appointments were necessary while the county works to replace the outgoing bylaw officer, Jessica Post.

James and Marilyn Harris got a little bit of a shock before Easter as they learned about an out-of-town mobile bottle depot service operating in Viking.

The Harrises, owners of the Bottle Depot of Viking, say at least three of their current customers told Marilyn about it. She heard that the Innisfree Bottle Depot is going door to door in Viking soliciting bottle returns, and offering immediate payment.

The Viking community has started a process to attract and retain health care professionals by forming a committee composed of stakeholders and local residents. Anya Langkow gave a presentation at a recent Viking Council meeting to update councillors on the progress of RhPAP, Alberta Rural Health Professions Action Plan, in helping communities like Viking in that goal.

Viking Lions Club members Lawrence Newby and Dale Morrical visited Viking Extendicare on Wednesday, April 3, to

see four new activity puzzle boards donated through funding from the Lions Club newly mounted on the walls of the facility. The “Ageucation” activity puzzle boards each have three brain teasers on them, and there are four different boards in the facility.

A new mural that graces a wall at the Viking School is due to the efforts of a Grade 12 student with an artistic flair.

The mural is on display just before entering the gymnasium, and highlights the two sports teams as a lasting legacy with the words: “Home of the Norseman and Vixens.” Above the words is a Viking ship floating on water and nestled into a fjord-like landscape. The student who painted it is Heather Lawes, who estimates the mural to be about four feet tall and eight feet wide. It took her about a month to paint taking 10-12 days to complete over that time period.

A threatening incident at the Alberta Legislature left Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely shaken this week and brought into question a ‘pattern of behaviour’ exhibited by NDP Edmonton Gold Bar MLA Marlin Schmidt.

Lovely was interviewed by Caribou Publishing after the incident and said she was outside the chambers in the back lounge on April 8 when she was approached by Schmidt, who was upset she spoke up to support another member’s bill around the federal government’s attempt to take over urban parks.

“He said people of Camrose have no business weighing in on this topic that affects Edmontonians. I just turned around because I was surprised he was so angry and (he was) shouting at the top of his lungs,” she said. “I just said, the park system belongs to everyone. I saw him coming at me, so I ran around the corner and went behind the security guard for protection (who) observed Marlin Schmidt, continuing to yell at me at the top of his lungs, and block the pathway. I couldn’t get out from behind the security guard (who) said, ‘Go for a walk’. And then Marlin Schmidt said he was going to leave and then he laughed.”

The Brick Alberta Hockey organization has selected Miles Weisgerber from Viking to compete at the Brick Super Novice tournament to be played at the Ice Palace in West Edmonton Mall. Miles was just one of 17 participants chosen out of 120 players invited for the tryouts from around Alberta, which were held March 22-24.

Lovely has thrown her support behind Bill 11, introduced by Alberta’s minister of public safety and emergency services Mike Ellis on Mar. 13. The bill aims to create a provincial ankle bracelet

monitoring program for violent and sexual offenders while also creating an independent police service to carry out police-like functions currently performed by peace officers.

Lovely has also given support to the federal bill proposal ‘Noah’s Law’. Soon after his fiancé and son were murdered, McConnell joined his family, friends and conservative MPs Gerald Soroka and Blaine Calkins to create and put forward the private member’s bill called Noah’s Law; a bill to make the National Sex Offender Registry Database publicly accessible in addition to mandatory minimum sentences for those deemed high risk to reoffend with multiple convictions.

Viking Dance Inspirations just competed at their third competition of the season at "For the Love of Dance" in Fort Saskatchewan. This was a five-day competition and the girls performed 23 dance numbers earning a total of 17 Golds and 5 Silvers.

The Battle River School Division Board of Trustees met for the first time at the new Division office in Camrose. During the meeting, the board made three motions arising from the Attendance Boundary Review. The first motion was to amend the attendance boundary so that the Viking attendance area would be extended west to the centre of 24-49-15W4, northward to the north side of 12-5015-W4, and continue eastward along the County of Beaver boundary.

MAY The Town of Viking officially opened its innovative seasonal raw water pumping station with a ribbon cutting. The station is set up for agricultural producers and for firefighting needs in a year when drought is expected to occur.

An open house was held regarding the Atlas Carbon Storage Hub and its carbon capture activities in the area.

The Viking Community Hall meeting was well attended with displays sharing information about carbon capture, formally known as CO2 sequestration.

The Atlas Carbon Storage Hub has announced its intention to explore the storage of carbon dioxide emissions deep underground in East Central Alberta.

Landowners north of Viking have received letters to that effect and many turned out for the information session.

The Viking 4-H Beef Club marked its 80th year with a birthday cake at the district show and sale this year. But after a remarkable year for the club taking high honours in many categories, the club is folding. This was the final year for a club that ran strong for eight decades in the community but, due to dwindling membership numbers, must now dissolve.

Viking Dance Inspirations held its season finale last Saturday at the Kinsella Community Centre. The club’s dancers wore delightful costumery of both ethereal and fanciful designs to capture the audience’s imagination.

The Town of Viking almost lost its current Chief Administrative Officer after Viking Council received a letter of resignation recently from Doug Lefsrud. The letter was not accepted, however, after council met with Lefsrud in closed session on Monday, May 13.

Irma’s 2024 graduation

class celebrated with an auditorium full of loved ones on Friday, May 24. This year’s crop of grads included Biel Cantos, Calleigh Ford, Caris Erickson, Slade Firkus, Brandon Glover, Kinsley Gwinn, Bowen Larson, Gracyn MacKay, Megan Pauls, Tell Prior, Korben Siebold, Julie Ward and Faith Whidden. h Whidden.

JUNE Viking Council agreed to proceed with a preferred contractor for sidewalk and curb repair along with its quotes for doing the work.

Administration and public works recommended hiring Hummingbird Landscaping and Concrete Ltd. The town had requested quotes from three companies and received a tender proposal from two of them.

C l o v e r l o d g e Stampede held its 44th annual rodeo June 8-9 with cold blustery weather favouring the stock rather than the crowds this year. The parade and rodeo events were spared the rain showers, but the rodeo slack got a soaking on Saturday morning. That same day, the rodeo was held at 4 p.m. and got just a couple sprinklings of rainwater.

Then at dusk, the fireworks were put on display for all to see.

Viking’s Royal Purple put on a Hot Wings Eating Contest that those who brave enough to be contestants will never likely forget - if only due to the “hotness” factor of the chicken wings they were consuming.

During Holden’s annual Farmer’s Day celebration on Saturday, June 8, the Village unveiled their brand-new logo, chosen from the 17 design submissions from community members.

Nilan Kostyk’s design, a resident of Holden and grade 10 student attending Holden Rural Academy, was crowned first place and will succeed the Village’s previous logo.

Around 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 9, an ambulance transporting a stable patient was struck by an eastbound Super B side dump gravel truck at the intersection of Highway 14 and Secondary Highway 855 at Holden.

The ambulance is owned and operated

by Medavie Health Services West, which operates out of Fort Saskatchewan. Troy Davies, Director of Public Affairs for Medavie Health Services West, said the ambulance was transporting a patient from Vegreville to Camrose. It was a ceremonial and heartfelt sendoff for the grads of the Viking School held at a full house in the Viking Multiplex Friday, June 14. This year’s theme was, “If you got a chance take it.” The graduation class consisted of 27 students, including: Madison Bird, Jayden Chomik, Zachary Darling, Brenna Fornal, Dyson Gibler, Ryan Harray, Heather Lawes, Alora Leger, Sav Mackey, Cindel Moody, Skylar Morken, Joshua Ruzicka, Andrew Street-Patterson, Kohl Zazulak, Lanaya Carrington, Emma Crawford, Jalissa Davis-Hogg, Benjamin Friesen, John Harray, Ashley Klein, Kail Lefsrud, Cash Littau, Summer McNeill, Abby Morken, Nicci Potgieter, William SchergerHudson, and Hunter Sullivan.

Viking Council has reversed last month’s decision not to post meetings on its website.

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If you call 911 during overdose, can you face arrest for possession?

Michelle Gamage Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Canada’s highest court is meeting this week to decide whether or not someone who calls 911 to report a drug overdose can be arrested for having drugs on them.

The court case will help clarify the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, which since 2017 has protected people who call 911 for drug-related medical emergencies from being convicted of simple drug possession and other related offences. While the act prevents people from being convicted, it’s not currently clear whether or not people are similarly protected from arrest.

Police can arrest someone when they have reasonable evidence to believe a crime has been committed. A person is charged when it is decided that they will be prosecuted for that crime, and then they are either acquitted or convicted of that crime.

The purpose of the Good Samaritan act is to prevent harm, save lives, and encourage people to not use drugs alone, to call 911 in case of emergency and to stay on the scene providing first aid until first responders can get there and take over, said DJ Larkin, executive director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

The law needs to be as clear and straightforward as possible so people in an emergency situation aren’t wondering

if they will be punished for calling 911, Larkin said.

The case stems from a 2020 incident in a small Saskatchewan town. A woman used fentanyl and started to show signs of drug toxicity. The people she was with called 911 and stayed with her, providing CPR. “Their action likely saved her life,” Larkin said.

When police arrived they arrested the woman and the three people she was with for drug possession, using the arrest to search them and a car, which was then used to arrest them for drug trafficking and other alleged criminal offences.

The Supreme Court will decide on the case, which will clarify whether or not police across the country can legally arrest a person for simple drug possession at the scene of an overdose. The decision will likely arrive within six months.

The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition and the Harm Reduction Nurses Association will together be intervening in the court case, asking the Supreme Court of Canada to prioritize harm reduction in its decision.

Five other interveners will also be heard.

Hesitating to call 911 can have life-ordeath consequences, said Corey Ranger, president of the Harm Reduction Nurses Association.

“At least 49,105 people have died in

Canada from drug poisoning since 2016 and the primary driver of these deaths is the toxic, unpredictable and unregulated drug supply, contaminated with unwanted adulterants, variable concentrations of fentanyl and its analogues, and non-opioid sedatives like animal tranquilizers,” Ranger said.

More than 34 per cent of those 49,105 deaths occurred in B.C., according to the BC Coroners Service, despite the fact that the province is home to only about 13.5 per cent of the country’s population.

“These deaths share a commonality,” Ranger said. “Most of them occurred when the person was alone. We know that isolation plus a toxic drug supply is a recipe for preventable death and harm.”

Which is why take-home naloxone kits have been one of the most “impactful interventions” in the ongoing public health crisis, Ranger added.

Naloxone can temporarily reverse an opioid overdose and is available for free from pharmacies and health and community centres.

When a person overdoses on opioids their breathing slows or stops, which can quickly lead to death or brain injury from a lack of oxygen.

Ranger said that when he and his colleagues do naloxone training, they tell people that they must stay with the person who overdosed, and that the Good Samaritan law will protect them.

When someone isn’t breathing, administering naloxone and giving rescue breaths is “critical” to help the person avoid death or brain injury due to a lack of oxygen, he added.

Ranger said he is worried that if the Supreme Court decides people can be arrested under the Good Samaritan act, it will lead to more people being “abandoned” at the scene of an overdose.

It’s important for the courts to work to identify and question assumptions and “common sense” thinking when it comes to drugs, Larkin said.

When courts don’t do this work stigma creeps into their decisions, Larkin said, pointing to a 2024 paper that reviewed 129 Canadian court cases related to drugs and found stigmatizing and moralizing language was “entrenched and normalized” in the judge’s decisions.

Larkin said the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition is working to counter the idea that arresting people for drug possession and taking away their drugs adds to public safety.

Confiscating drugs increases a person’s risk of overdose, for example, Larkin said, because they then have to interact a second time with a highly unpredictable and dangerous unregulated drug supply.

Confiscating drugs at the scene of an overdose discourages people from calling 911 during a future overdose, Larkin added.

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These awards have been celebrating individuals demonstrating kindness and dedication to seniors in the province for 26 years.

During this time almost 200 individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations have been recognized and presented with an award.

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‫ גא׎א‬ç0 «‫ٮ‬Xz‫«ٮ‬0àX0á ‫ גא׎א‬ɯƏɀ Ə ƫɖɀɵ ƏȇƳ ȵȸȒƳɖƬɎǣɮƺ ɵƺƏȸ ǔȒȸ ƺƏɮƺȸ !ȒɖȇɎɵٍ xƏȇɵ ȵȸȒ ȒǴǴƺƬɎɀ ɀɎƏȸɎƺƳً ƏƳɮƏȇƬƺƳً Ȓȸ ɯȸƏȵȵƺƳ ɖȵً ƏȇƳ ɯƺ‫ټ‬ȸƺ ƺɴƬǣɎƺƳ ɎȒ ɀǝƏȸƺ Ɏǝƺ ȵȸȒǕȸƺɀɀ ɯǣɎǝ ɵȒɖِ !ǝƺƬǸ ȒɖɎ Ȓɖȸ ɵƺƏȸ‫ٮ‬ǣȇ‫ٮ‬ȸƺɮǣƺɯ ɎȒ ɀƺƺ ɯǝƏɎ !ȒɖȇƬǣǼ ƏȇƳ ƳȅǣȇǣɀɎȸƏɎǣȒȇ ǝƏɮƺ ƫƺƺȇ ɯȒȸǸǣȇǕ Ȓȇ ǣȇ ‫ ٍגא׎א‬ ³ƬƏȇ Ɏǝƺ ª« ƬȒƳƺ ɎȒ ɮǣƺɯ Ɏǝƺ ȒȇǼǣȇƺ ɮƺȸɀǣȒȇ Ȓȸ ǣǔ ɵȒɖ ȵȸƺǔƺȸ Ə ȵǝɵɀǣƬƏǼ ƬȒȵɵً Ɏǝƺɵ ɯǣǼǼ ƫƺ ƏɮƏǣǼƏƫǼƺ ɀȒȒȇ ‫ ٮ‬ ɀɎƏɵ ɎɖȇƺƳٍ

á zÁ0(‫ ي‬³kXnn0( ÈXn(0« áXÁR z ³0 I « (à0zÁÈ«0ٍ áƺ Əȸƺ Ȓȇ Ɏǝƺ ǝɖȇɎ ǔǔȒ Ȓȸ Ə ɀǸǣǼǼƺƳ ƫɖǣǼƳƺȸ ɎȒ ƬȒȇɀɎȸɖƬɎ ȇƺɯ ɯ٦٦ ƳɖȸƏƫǼƺ ȒɖɎǝȒɖɀƺɀ ǔǔȒ Ȓȸ Ȓɖȸ ƬƏȅȵǕȸȒɖȇƳɀ٫ Áǝ Áǝƺɀƺ ƺɀɀƺȇɎǣƏǼ ǔƏƬǣǼǣɎǣƺɀ ȇƺƺƳ ɎȒ ƫƺ ɀɎɖȸƳɵ ǔƏ ɵ٦٦ ȵȸƏƬɎǣƬƏǼǼ٦٦ ƏȇƳ ȸƺƏƳ Ƴɵ ɵ ǔǔȒ Ȓȸ Ɏǝƺ ƺǼƺȅƺȇɎɀ‫څ‬ƫƺƬƏɖɀƺ ƬƏȅȵƺȸȸɀɀ Ƴƺɀƺȸɮƺ ȸƺǼǣƏƫǼƺ ȸƺɀɎ ɀɎȒȵɀ٨

áƺ‫ټ‬ȸƺ ǼȒȒǸǣȇǕ ǔȒȸ ƳɵȇƏȅǣƬً ȅȒɎǣɮƏɎƺƳ ɀɖȵƺȸǝƺȸȒƺɀ ɎȒ ǴȒǣȇ Ȓɖȸ ɎƺƏȅٍ áǝƏɎ‫ټ‬ɀ ɵȒɖȸ ɀɖȵƺȸȵȒɯƺȸٍّ

áǝƏɎ áƺ‫ڗ‬ȸƺ nȒȒǸǣȇǕ IȒȸȸ٥٥ ³ȒǼǣƳ ƬȒȇɀɎȸɖƬɎǣȒȇ ɀǸǣǼǼɀ ɎȒ ǝƏȇƳǼƺ Ɏǝƺ ǕȸƺƏɎ ȒɖɎƳȒȒȸȸɀɀ٫ ɎɎƺȇɎǣȒȇ ɎȒ ƳƺɎƏǣǼ‫څ‬ƫƺƬƏɖɀƺ ȇȒƫȒƳ Ƴɵ ɵ ɯ ɯƏ ƏȇɎɀ Ə ɯȒƫƫǼǼɵ ɵ ɎǝȸȒȇƺ٫ ǕȒȒƳ ɀƺȇɀƺ Ȓǔ ǝɖȅȒɖȸȸ‫څ‬ ‫څ‬ƫƺƬƏɖɀƺ ǝƺɵ ɵ٦٦ ǣɎ‫ڗڗ‬ɀɀ Əȇ ȒɖɎǝȒɖɀƺ ȵȸȒ ȒǴǴƺƬɎ٨ RƺǼȵ ɖɀ ȅƏǸƺ ƬƏȅȵǕȸȒɖȇƳ ɮǣɀǣɎɀ Ə ǼǣɎɎǼƺ ȅȒȸƺ ƬȒȅǔǔȒ ȒȸɎƏƫǼƺ ǔǔȒ Ȓȸ ƺɮƺȸȸɵ ɵȒȇƺ٨ XȇɎƺȸƺɀɎƺƳ٬ !ȒȇɎƏƬɎ Ȓɖȸ Xȇǔ ȇǔȸȸƏɀɎȸɖƬɎɖȸƺ Á Áƺ ƺƏȅ ǔǔȒ Ȓȸ ȵȸȒ ȒǴǴƺƬɎ ƳƺɎƏǣǼɀ ƏɎ ǣȇǔǔȸȸƏɀɎȸɖƬɎɖȸƺ‫܇‬ƫƺƏɮƺȸȸ٫٫Əƫ٫ƬƏ Ȓȸ ‫װ‬ ‫ױװ‬ ‫ׯׯډשױ‬ ‫׬ׯ‬ ‫װ׬ډ׬‬ ‫׬װ‬ ‫ש׬‬٫

³ɎƏɵ ǣȇ Ɏǝƺ ǼȒȒȵٍ

ƳȅǣȇǣɀɎȸƏɎǣɮƺ ɀɀǣɀɎƏȇɎ ‫ٮ‬ XȇǔȸƏɀɎȸɖƬɎɖȸƺ ³ƺȸɮǣƬƺɀ ³ƺƏɀȒȇƏǼ !ȸƺɯ xƺȅƫƺȸɀ ‫ ٮ‬ǕȸǣƬɖǼɎɖȸƏǼ ³ƺȸɮǣƬƺɀ IȒȸ ȅȒȸƺ ǣȇǔȒȸȅƏɎǣȒȇً ƏȇƳ ƳƺɎƏǣǼɀ Ȓȇ ǝȒɯ ɎȒ ƏȵȵǼɵً ɮǣɀǣɎ Ȓɖȸ ɯƺƫɀǣɎƺ ‫ ڽ‬JȒɮƺȸȇȅƺȇɎ ‫! ڽ‬Əȸƺƺȸɀ

xƏǣǼǣȇǕ ǼǣɀɎ JƺɎ ȇƺɯɀً ȅƺƺɎǣȇǕ ǝǣǕǝǼǣǕǝɎɀً Ɏǝƺ ȸȒƏƳ ƬȒȇɀɎȸɖƬɎǣȒȇ ɀƬǝƺƳɖǼƺً Ɏǝƺ !ǝȸȒȇǣƬǼƺً ƏȇƳ ȅȒȸƺ ‫ ٮ‬ƳǣȸƺƬɎ ɎȒ ɵȒɖȸ ǣȇƫȒɴٍ

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IǣȇƳ ɖɀ Ȓȇ IƏƬƺƫȒȒǸً æ ٢ÁɯǣɎɎƺȸ٣ً XȇɀɎƏǕȸƏȅً çȒɖÁɖƫƺً ƏȇƳ nǣȇǸƺƳXȇِ

XȇǔȒȸȅƏɎǣȒȇ Ȓȇ !ȒɖȇɎɵ ȵȸȒǕȸƏȅɀ ƏȇƳ ɀƺȸɮǣƬƺɀ ƬƏȇ ƫƺ ǔȒɖȇƳ Ȓȇ Ȓɖȸ ɯƺƫɀǣɎƺً ƏǼȒȇǕ ɯǣɎǝ Ɏǝƺ ǼƏɎƺɀɎ ȇƺɯɀِ

ƺ Ə ɮ ƺ ȸ ! Ȓ ɖ ȇ Ɏ ɵ ۴ ‫ ׎ ד ٮ ׎ א ׏ ד‬Ɏ ǝ ³ Ɏ ȸ ƺ ƺ Ɏ ً Ȓ ɴ ‫ « ً ׎ ג ׏‬ɵ Ǽ ƺ ɵ ً Á ‫ ׎ ג ׎‬۴ ‫ ׎ ב ו ב ٮ ב ה ה ٮ ׎ ז ו‬۴ ƫ ƺ Ə ɮ ƺ ȸ ِ Ə ƫ ِ Ƭ Ə

4 - Beaver County Chronicle, January 15, 2025

Alberta MP tells Ottawa taxes hurting farmers Cal Braid Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Conservative MP Martin Shields delivered a homegrown message in the House of Commons in late December, expressing concerns about carbon tax and the policies that affect agriculture in Alberta.

He pointed to the capital gains tax, which he said was “supposedly for some kind of elite businesses, but it really does affect businesses such as family farms. It goes along with the GST tax break, which the Liberals found is not getting them any bump because it is not one that works either.”

On the topic of family farms, he said, “The average 5,000-acre farm in Canada is paying about $150,000 every single year in carbon taxes.

For an irrigation company, that multiplies at least to another $100,000. I know that my colleague will suggest other forms of energy, but natural gas and propane, and natural gas in particular, create power, and this is what is used in our part of the world.”

Greenhouses that grow tomatoes, green peppers, lettuce and strawberries are facing huge costs, he said. At a combined $22 million a year in carbon taxes and expected to rise to $82 to $100 million by 2030, the expense is prohibitive.

“We have 44 per cent of fresh fruit and vegetable growers already telling us that they are selling at a loss, and their statements show it. We have 77 per cent who cannot cover their production costs, and we have 77 per cent of produce growers in Canada close to going under,” he said.

According to his sources, Alberta farmers paid $17 million in carbon tax last year just on natural gas and propane to dry their grain and to heat and cool their barns. He said Bill C-234, which would have exempted the carbon tax charged on natural gas and propane used by farmers to dry their grain and heat their barns, was “gutted” by senators.

Shields quoted the president of the University of Alberta, Bill Flanagan, who said, “We understand energy, and we understand innovation.

After more than a century of energy breakthroughs, we have learned the key to success: when you bring together the right people, you push the boundaries of innovation.”

Flanagan said it was important to bring academia, industry, and government together to “advance the solutions that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions and diversify the economy.”

Shields wasn’t through making his point. He said, “At the ag committee recently, CN Rail representatives were there and they were asked about the carbon tax. For Saskatchewan, CN said that the carbon tax bill was $36 million just for transporting produce out of Saskatchewan, and then we can multiply that by Alberta and Manitoba.”

And then the kicker. “They were asked whether CN pays the carbon tax, and they said, of course not; we just download it to the farmers. This is the problem, which is that the carbon tax will be downloaded.”

“These are not rebate operations. There is no rebate for these large farm operations. They are the ones who do a great job of…food security produced in Canada, but they are being taxed severely. This is the challenge with the carbon tax, and it needs to be stopped,” he admonished.

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Viking Royal Purple Report: Planning 75th anniversary Dawn Hodgins Club Reporter

Nine members off Viking Royal Purple met on Sunday afternoon for our regular monthly meeting. Is nice to meet in the daytime in the winter to avoid dark and sometimes bad roads and weather conditions.

Over the Christmas season the ladies of Viking RP have been busy planning our 75th Anniversary of volunteering in this community. Join us on January 28 for a luncheon at the Seniors Centre. See the ad on page 3.

We also kept track of donations in the boxes at the Festival of Trees at the Carena. This was a really fun and festive event and many people from all over enjoyed viewing all the special trees. The Food Bank had a table set with little trees and all things that were on their wish list. The Legion was beautiful with the red and white banner of Canadian flags and the red poppies and maple leaves. A salute to our armed forces. First Town tree was decorated in blue ornaments and

white snowflakes and the balls had VIKING on them.

A gorgeous Christmas display by Muriel Hill was complete with moving elves and dancing reindeer, at Santa’s Toy Shop. Dance club tree was exquisite, dressed in purple balls with the names of all their spectacular dancers on. Their supporters donated the most food items at 157 items.

Preschool students made a huge chain of circles to wrap their tree and then placed homemade decorations to finish it off.

Debbie’s Country Greenhouse had a really pretty lady dressed in a red Christmas top and long flowing green spruce tree boughs. If you looked, the lady had feet under the long dress.

The really neat skeleton kids came out to play for KYBA fans and were a hit with everyone.

Thanks to Kyle for making tree ornaments for the kids to take home and paint. A super great idea. Royal Purple was covered with purple and white decorations.

Paying tribute to our RP colours.

Historical Society had an old-fash-

ioned looking tree with slices of oranges to decorate it and blocks of painted wood at the bottom. Nice! Cloverlodge had the only REAL tree.

It was cowboy theme, with horseshoes, harness bells, horses, stars, pinecones and all things rodeo. The cowboys donated 101 items in the box under their tree!

Second Town tree was the crowd favourite and had the most votes. It was a popcorn/theatre theme tree and was totally spectacular, dressed in bags of popcorn and all things theatre candy.

Viking School had a very attractive tree, perfectly wrapped in tinsel, guarded by Frosty the Snowman and decorated by three students.

Special thanks to Town of Viking for letting us use the Carena lobby space, the amazing Town staff for all their assistance, to all the special tree groups for their tremendous support of a first-time project and event, to Viking and area visitors for the 542 items of food and hygiene products collected and $20, to Sharon Pobuda at the Food Bank for all she

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did to help us. We are already looking forward to next year and on our wish list is to have many more trees and perhaps individuals involved along with our groups.

Several of our ladies donated jigsaw puzzles for the residents at the Extendicare. Dawn presented 18 puzzles to Recreation director Stephanie. They are all 100 pieces and under and larger size pieces.

We hope the residents enjoy the scenic puzzles.

We donated funds to the Viking Jr. High Norsemen basketball team. They were proud at their first game to be wearing the black hoodies marked with red Norsemen Basketball lettering and the player’s name.

We send our sincere sympathy wishes to former Royal Purple member Alexis Hill on the passing of her husband Jim. Alexis was a longtime member of our group.

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Bonspiel Event Sponsors: 1st Event - Jacobsen Financial 2nd Event - D-Bar Transport 3rd Event - Vision Credit Union

Silent Auction Sponsors: • Wild Rose Co-op, Viking (Agriculture) • Bruce Fuel • Guenter Mechanical • Vision Credit Union • ATB Financial Viking • Co-operators — Ritchie Agencies • Corteva Agriscience and Pioneer Hybrid • Drever Agencies • Ward Tire Craft • Webb’s Machinery • Bumper to Bumper Viking • Agriterra Vegreville • Deerland Vegreville • Extreme Equipment Vegreville • Heather McLean Travel • Viking Tree Movers • Jacobsen Financial

• Bondara Oilfield Services Limited • Kittle Seed Farms • Rocky Mountain Equipment Vegreville • Grant Miller GMC • Providence Grain • BASF Agriculture • Nutrien • Core Ag Limited • R & D Nearing Farms Ltd. • Meridian Manufacturing Ltd. • War Energy • Point Forward • Syngenta • Shewski Seed Sales • FMC Corporation • UPL Limited • Laurie’s Vintage Creations • D-Bar Transport

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Terry Fox to be featured on Canada’s new $5 bill Kelsey Witham Staff Reporter

On December 16, the Government of Canada announced that Terry Fox, the beloved Canadian and cancer research advocate, will be featured on the new $5 bill. This decision honours his legacy and inspires future generations to continue his fight against cancer.

“Today, we celebrate a true Canadian hero who continues to inspire millions,” the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Tiff Macklem, said in a press conference.

“Terry Fox’s legacy is a testament to the resilience and hope that lives within each of us.

We hope this note will remind Canadians of the power of determination

and the importance of supporting cancer research,” Macklem said.

Designing a new bank note takes years of preparation and the Bank of Canada says the work on the new $5 note will begin once the new $20 bill, which will honour King Charles, is completed.

“The new $5 note will enter circulation only after the issuance of the next $20 note in early 2027. In the meantime, our current $5 note featuring Canada’s first francophone prime minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, will continue to circulate. Eventually, Sir Wilfrid Laurier will appear on the next version of the $50 note,” the Bank of Canada says.

Terry Fox is also well known to the children of

our community. Local schools participate in the annual Terry Fox Run while raising funds to go towards The Terry Fox Foundation. Students are also educated on the important impact he had on the country.

Terry Fox, who became a national symbol of courage and determination and his story resonates deeply with Canadians and people worldwide. Including him on the currency is seen as a fitting tribute to his legacy.

“Terry Fox is a Canadian hero. He campaigned to raise awareness and funding for cancer research by running his Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada 42-km daily run, on his prosthetic leg,” the Government of Alberta

Department of Finance Fall 2024 Economic Statement said.

“By February 1981, the Marathon of Hope had raised $24.7 million or $1 for every Canadian. His run was interrupted just past the half-way point when the cancer reached his lungs, and ultimately took his life. Through his efforts, the 22-year-old showed Canadians the difference that an ordinary person could make through sheer willpower and determination.

Today, Terry Fox Runs are held every year, across the country, and around the world to raise money for cancer research. To inspire more Canadians to give $5 to the cause that Terry Fox championed,” the statement reads.

Kinsella Rose Seniors Report: residents have a busy fall Evelyn Lang Wishing everyone a belated Happy New Year and the Very Best in 2025.

We have been quit busy since our summer break.

There were a number of Floor Curling Bonspiels, which the Club attended with some wins and some losses. We held a AFCA Bonspiel on October 21 with 16 teams in attendance. The winners were Mundare 1st, Vegreville 2nd, Jarvie 3rd, and Tofield 4th. The

day was enjoyed by all in attendance.

We were saddened by the passing of a long time loyal member Betty Tiffinger. The club has made a memorial donation to God's Acre Cemetery in memory of her.

September, October and November saw our team of Curlers go to some AFCA Bonspiels and also some invitational ones.

We held our Annual Christmas supper with

Food With Flair catering.

Members and guests played cards, pool and shuffle board games. The evening was enjoyed by all in attendance. The Club also gave their annual donation to the Christmas Cheer Tree.

There are a number of Bonspiels coming up and the Club plans on having floor curling on Tuesdays at 2 p.m.. Anyone interested in trying a fun time for floor curling are certainly welcome to come out and join us for a fun

Lovely a guest at Oplatek Dinner

Camrose Constituency MLA, Jackie Lovely, was a guest on January 11 at the Oplatek Dinner in Edmonton at the Polish hall. The invitation was extended by the President Of The Canadian Polish Congress, Greta Derus. Pictured from left to right: Zygmunt Potocki - Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland (Southern Alberta), Greta Derus - President of the Canadian Polish Congress Alberta Society, MLA Jackie Lovely, Wieslawa Potocki, John Szumlas - Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland (Northern Alberta), Aleksandra Kucy - Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Vancouver.

afternoon.

We hold our meeting on the second Wednesday of every month. Everyone is welcome and we look forward to see some new faces.

That's all for now, until next time “Take Care.”

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Viking Jr. High Norsemen Basketball team, with coaches Pollington and Hodgins and Dawn from Viking Royal Purple presenting a cheque to purchase hoodies for the team.

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