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Beaverhill Lodge looking to improve BY JANA SEMENIUK A survey was distributed to residents of Beaverhill Pioneer Lodge last week, as confirmed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Lamont County Housing Foundation (LCHF) Shahad Bharmal, in order to gauge their experiences and look for improvements. “(It is about resident satisfaction and to find ways to improve the lodge),” he said. “(They have the) option to put the name (on the survey) if the resident wants.” Two complaints surfaced Jan. 4 against the lodge on the provincial website for Standards and Licensing. The complaints were around the
Lodge’s process for managing complaints, documenting them and measures taken to resolve the complaints. The two infractions listed on the website are still labelled as ‘outstanding’. CEO Bharmal confirmed an auditor came to investigate on Jan. 4. “The process is there and the auditor who had come to look at it and suggested a few changes that we are working on,” he said. Six additional non-compliances were recorded in 2023 centred around resident safety, nutritional requirements and contingency plans in case of an emergency. All instances from 2023 are labelled online as having been rectified.
Bharmal also said that the recent incident of a resident who was evicted for posting a negative review of Beaverhill Lodge on social media should not deter residents from filling out the survey. “LCHF does not evict people just because. We have policies that govern our operations,” Bharmal said by email. “Just because someone wrote (or) said something negative does not mean they are going to be evicted. Staff work with all the residents to address concerns. Residents should not be worried about being evicted without just cause.”
Chief Executive Officer of the Lamont County Housing Foundation (LCHF) Shahad Bharmal. File photo.
Evicted senior no longer homeless BY JANA SEMENIUK A former resident of Lamont’s Beaverhill Pioneer Lodge, who was evicted in Dec. for posting a negative review of the lodge on social media, is back home today and grateful her small acreage didn’t sell while she lived at the Lodge for eight months. “If this place would have sold, I don’t know where I would have gone,” said Sue Robinson, 65. Robinson moved into Beaverhill Lodge in May of last year after her husband passed away the previous Nov. Robinson said she wasn’t sure she could keep up with the acreage’s maintenance and wanted to live where there were people nearby. “I moved there because I didn't know if I could handle the acreage by myself anymore,” she said. “And because I had back problems and kidney problems.” Robinson said she realized her dietary conditions of low sodium were not being recognized by the Lodge’s
kitchen staff when her painful gout management, the CEO and several board members with her concerns but symptoms became very severe. She said she examined the labels on was ignored. She then decided to post a negative food in the review of kitchen, the Lodge and found on their several s o c i a l items high media page in sodium and when and preshe refused packaged, to apolowhich she gize for it, said contrawas served vened the with a 14m e n u day evicdescription tion notice. on the Meanwhile, Lodge’s Robinson website of said her in-house f a m i l y preparation helped her and fresh baking. Sue Robinson, 65, sits in the kitchen of the home she sell her furRobinson put up for sale before moving to Lamont's Beaverhill niture when said she Pioneer Lodge in May. Robinson took the acreage off she moved the approached the market, when she was evicted from the Lodge in into Dec., and recently moved back in. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Lodge and now she is having to purchase items all over again. She said it’s been very expensive to move to the Lodge and back home. “I’ve spent over $7,000 moving there and moving back here. Plus, I was charged the whole month of December when I was only there six and a half days,” she said. Robinson’s daughter-in-law, who lives two and a half hours away, said she worries about her mother-in-law living alone on the acreage. “I don't like her being out here by herself. So, I'm travelling right now back and forth. I spend a week here. I go home for a week. I come back for a week,” she said, adding that the family is considering indoor security cameras to help keep an eye on Robinson. Jennifer said that although she stated the family had obtained legal counsel in a previous interview, she only meant the family had sought legal advice. She added they are still investigating what their legal options are.
2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Accident shuts down Highway 16 BY JOHN MATHER A surveillance camera captured a photo of the female suspect wanted by Fort Saskatchewan RCMP in connection with an armed robbery in Lamont Jan. 11.
Fort Saskatchewan RCMP were on the scene of an accident on Highway 16 near Elk Island National Park early Saturday morning. (Jan. 20) A westbound vehicle
Province setting up in-person engagements to get ideas to re-focus Alberta healthcare The Government of Alberta has collaborated with Healthy Aging Alberta to fund assisted transportation services for adults and persons with mobility issues living in rural communities. This funding will help support access to nonmedical services to enable individuals to live independently in their communities. The Provincial Assisted Transportation Funding application is open until February 9, 2024. Please visit https://calgaryunitedway.org/healthy-agingalberta/transportationproject-funding for more information and to determine if you are eligible. If you require additional assistance, please contact funding@healthy agingalberta.ca. Our government is dedicated to ensuring the continued success of Agricultural Societies within our constituency of Fort SaskatchewanVegreville. As the cornerstone of our communities, Agriculture societies help to support community projects, bring people together, and provide educational, social, and scholarship opportunities for our youth. That is why I am thrilled about our government’s recent Agricultural Societies Infrastructure Revitalization Program (ASIRP) grant allocation that will
give $99,305 to the Two Hills & District Agricultural Society and $100,000 to the Vegreville Agricultural Society. These grants will help agricultural societies update their existing facilities, ensuring they are able to serve our communities for years to come. Your health care is extremely important. That is why our government is launching a series of province-wide, in-person engagement sessions to hear insights from Albertans and healthcare workers on refocusing healthcare in Alberta. This collaboration will help build a stronger healthcare system and address the existing gaps. We welcome and encourage ideas that can better support our healthcare system and its workers to provide patients with the best level of care. To register and find information about new and ongoing engagement sessions, please visit www.alberta.ca/sh apetheway. Please contact my constituency office at forts a s k a t c h e w a n . v e g re ville@assembly.ab.ca if you have any questions or concerns. Jackie ArmstrongHomeniuk, Parliamentary Secretary for Settlement Services and Ukrainian Evacuees MLA Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
carrying a driver and passenger from north of Fort Saskatchewan missed their turn and turned into the eastbound lanes of the highway, apparently not real-
izing it was a twinned highway. The vehicle was struck by a second vehicle causing the highway to be shut down while police investigated.
They later opened the westbound lanes, but urged the public to avoid, if possible, travel in the eastbound lanes which was limited to one lane.
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4 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Opinion A brother is always part of you BY JOHN MATHER Sometimes even as you get older you get a first. It happened to me last Monday. My nephew phoned me before I was up in the morning. He texted me me and said “phone me.” When I hadn’t answered the phone he also left a message. This was unusual for him. His message said, “Phone me as soon as you get this message, Uncle John.” Something was up. He never called me Uncle John. It was always UJ. So after getting a coffee I called. He answered, we exchanged some pleasantries, and he said, “My dad died yesterday.” This hit me hard. While it didn’t surprise me in some ways … his dad had been in poor health for several years, but it still came as a shock. I had never had a brother die on me. He was 73… three years older than me. He was the middle kid in our family of three kids. Suddenly I was still. My brother gone, it wasn’t really expected and I never got a chance to say, “Goodbye… I love you.” Now, I never will. We often talked over the phone. “Texting will not be tolerated,” was his abrupt message as he didn’t like new technology. So we conversed in the time honoured method where our talk was honest, upfront and personal. Still for a week I’ve been trying to come to grips with his passing. I remember playing table top hockey as kids. There were two teams on our hockey game - the Canadiens and the Maple Leafs. He had declared, as the older brother, he had first choice and he chose Montreal. That left me with Toronto and I’ve been a life long Leaf fan ever since. We wore that game out playing each other and eventually graduated to shooting the small puck at each other down the long hall at the top of the stairs in our Brampton home.
John’s brother Gord sits astride his Honda four-cylinder motorcycle in the mid-1970s.
CONTINUED Neither of us lost an eye but there were cuts and scrapes involved in this game that could get physical. As I write this this I’m listening to the Rolling Stones “Out of Our Heads” LP. That was one of his first albums which somehow many years ago ended up in my collection. My brother lived for the Rolling Stones. Maybe going further... he worshipped the band. He went to Los Angeles, Edmonton, Toronto, and I believe Regina to see his favourite band. Surprisingly, Keith Richards has outlived my brother. Who would have thought that? He also lived for skiing when he wasn’t working. He travelled the Rockies from Jasper to Utah and Northern California finding snow to try. When we first began skiing in Brampton on the hill across from Calvert's, which is now Centre St., he laughed at me as I continually fell down. I still don’t ski, but he had such a love for the sport. Skis and skates were alien to my body but I
could play baseball, lacrosse, and football, which I did with great enthusiasm. Not Gord. He skied and rode motorcycles. His kids where bungee corded to him and their mom on the slopes, from as soon as they could walk. And their love for skiing continues to this day. He loved his cars and motorcycles as well. My dad bought an Austin Seven in the early sixties for my sister to drive in. She had trouble with the stick shift, but my brother mastered it quickly. He and I had previously run our dad’s abandoned ’59 Chev three-in-the-tree around our three acres of land shifting and trying some practice jumps with the car . After the Austin he bought a souped-up mini Cooper which was subsequently stolen when he was working a job in Toronto. He loved his European cars and car racing, things I also enjoyed alongside him. When I took more to the cars, he took more to motorcycles. From his first 125 cc Kawasaki to his Honda four cylinders to his Triumphs
and more - he loved to ride. He worked as a radiographer and made good money to support his family. Unfortunately his time apart from family and some of the habits he developed undermined the family and eventually after his kids graduated colleges the family dissolved. But he still did love them. He loved his three grandchildren, although he didn’t see them often. My parents raised their three children, my sister, brother and me, as very independent beings. We loved each other, living together as kids, and that has continued throughout the years although we don’t live close together. My sister is in Ontario, my brother was in Calgary and I’m in Fort Saskatchewan. When my birthday rolled around in October we all got together for dinner in Calgary. For my sister and myself that was the last time we saw my brother alive. So, so long Gordo … brother, father, grandfather. You’ll be missed by your family and those you touched during you life. You were a good person.
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FROM WHERE I SIT: Free Thinking
BY HAZEL ANAKA This is one of those weeks when I just throw out some random thoughts and raise some (hopefully) thought-provoking ideas. Even those not following US politics no doubt learned that Donald Trump won the first round of caucus voting in Iowa. There is always an inordinate amount of Canadian media attention on what’s happening in our neighbour’s backyard and this is no exception. And it seems we have opinions about the neighbours’ shenanigans. In a recent Angus Reid poll 64% of Canadians surveyed felt that US democracy would not survive another four years of Trump in the White House. Sixty-one percent said they didn’t believe there were enough safeguards in place to prevent fraud and cheating in this year’s election in either Republican-led or
Democrat-led states. We also tend to feel superior to the States in some regards but wiser minds realize that what goes on there also goes on here eventually. With much of the world in a prolonged state of chaos, we can hardly afford to have a world power start circling the drain. Raise your hand if you thought the gorgeous November-December weather was going to last all winter. I admit to just enjoying each day as it came and not projecting one way or the other. But man, oh man, when the wallop came it was a doozie. I am so grateful we went to and from Denver without encountering the punishing cold, heavy snow, and the resulting chaos they bring. It is also a point of privilege not to have to leave the house to go to work, tend to farm animals, chauffeur kids around, or otherwise leave the safety and security of home. It is hard to wrap one’s head around the degree of addiction or mental illness that needs to be present for a soul to say no to a warm bed in a shelter. How much pain do you need to be in to
risk injury or death outside in an encampment? I think it’s time to cull some surplus jackets, toques, mitts, and socks and get them to innercity charities for distribution. It seems that all around us there are people heading south to a sunny resort to seek a respite from the cold or celebrate a special event. Destination weddings are a thing. In the last several years, celebrating milestone birthdays is also a thing. So, when I realized that both my kids, and my two sisters and their families have or will be in Mexico and/or the Dominican Republic over the space of eight weeks or so, I began wondering what Roy and I are doing wrong. He has council obligations but like Justin Trudeau is entitled to take a vacation and miss a meeting or two so that’s not an issue. I am a homebody at heart so that may be part of it. Is there still time to jump on the bandwagon and jet off somewhere? Sure. Do we really want to? Not sure. Did we do anything special for our milestone wedding anniversary in 2023? No.
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Even more baffling to you may be the notion that since this morning I’m seriously considering an invitation to join a hand-picked group of Canadian crafters in either Winnipeg or New Brunswick or both. Winnipeg in March would be the opposite of a sunny escape. Despite the additional distance, a trip to New Brunswick in May, may be the better choice because of the offer of room and board with the hostess and
some sightseeing in the Maritimes. Even more amazing is the fact that I do not know any of these women other than through YouTube. A trifecta of crafting, thrifting, and camaraderie is hard to refuse. And totally up my alley. Does anyone really believe the federal government’s cabinet retreat this week will materially change anything for us? Will the price of food, fuel, housing, and every single other thing we
buy suddenly drop? Or is the motivation more self-serving for the party? A desperate attempt to stop the spiralling drop in their popularity and curtail talk about the need for Justin to go. The cynic in me says hell, yes. So, whether I hit on the topics that are currently on your mind or not, I hope they piqued your interest and got you thinking, which frankly is the only thing that hasn’t gone up in price, from where I sit.
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6 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Top senior curlers ready to descend on Lamont BY JOHN MATHER They may be over 60, but the curlers playing in the Curling Alberta Masters Mens Qualifiers Feb. 8 to 11 will still be at the top of their game. The Lamont Club will host nine teams from across the region with draws beginning at 1:30 p.m. Feb.8 and the winner being determined in the final draw at 3 p.m. Feb. 11. There will be two draws each day of the event. Nine teams will compete from Spruce Grove, two teams from Sherwood Park, Lamont,
Morinville, Strathmore, Cochrane and teams from the Thistle and Crestwood Club in Edmonton. The Lamont team will feature curlers Gary Macyk, Meredith Jacula, Davis Harsulla, Gerald Maschmeyer, and Kevin Pottruff as the alternate. According to Lamont Curling Club president Lynn Huxley, the curlers register with Curling Alberta to be a team and then their names are forwarded to Lamont along with the draw schedule. “They have to be registered with a club and
then the register and their names are forwarded to us,” she said. During the event the curling club concession will be operating and admission to the event is free. The club will be accepting donations to be forwarded to the County of Lamont Food Bank. “We’re really excited to have this event,” added Huxley. The top three teams from the Masters qualifier will advance to the Alberta Masters provincial championships in Morinville.
Despite some of the coldest weather Alberta has ever seen it was still a full house that came out for the annual Lamont Farmers’ curling bonspiel at Lamont Curling club the weekend of Jan. 12-13. When the final rocks had been thrown the Deerland team turned out to be the winner of the A event. With their trophy trays are from left: Corey Oshust, Kerri Oshust, Kirby Oshust and Jamie Oshust.
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Olga Koroluk passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the age of 103 years in the Lamont Health Care Centre. Olga was predeceased by her husband, Paul, along
with her sister andbrothers. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Dr. Iordache and the staff of the Lamont Health Care Centre for their compassionate care. A Divine Liturgy will be held Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church, Krakow, Alberta. Basilian fathers
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Youth Council to pursue idea of expanding to full basketball court BY JANA SEMENIUK Bruderheim’s new Youth Council held their second meeting Jan. 17. In attendance were Board Chair Rory Young, 17, Vice Chair Edward Furey, 18, member James Short, 17, and note-taker Prince Sullano, 11. Bruderheim Town Councillor Dayna Jacobs and Chief Administrative Officer Phyllis Forsythe were on hand to guide the new group through the standards of a council meeting and teaching them proper council procedures. According to the Dec. 6 meeting minutes, the newly formed group decided to pursue the possibility of expanding the current half-basketball court to a full one. Forsythe said the group will be scheduled to present their idea to the town council during
their Jan. 24 meeting. “We'll put your delegation to council for the last town council meeting of the month, so January 24. And then in February, and in March, so we can see where we're going and how council is willing to work with you,” she said. “So, your main goal is the basketball court, I need you guys to do some research on how much it would cost to install it. How much it might cost to maintain it? Where might we find the money?” Forsythe suggested the group should schedule a working group meeting to talk about the details and formulate a plan of action, although dates were not set. The council discussed several ideas for having the court constructed. The short agenda was
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The Hrycyk family’s long line of music BY JANA SEMENIUK When Joe Hrycyk’s Starlite Band took the stage at the St. Michael Malanka last weekend, band leader Michael Hrycyk was carrying on a family tradition over 125 years old. In 1918, Hrycyk’s grandfather, Philip Hrycyk, played the dulcimer in his family’s band with his sister Phyllis on guitar and brother John on the drums. The drums and
dulcimer were built by Philip’s brother Paul. “It’s where it all started,” Hrycyk said, as he flips through old black and white family photos. He smiled and pointed to one, showing his dad as a young man in a stark white shirt and black bow tie posing with three other band mates and a fiddle tucked under his chin. “See here? Here’s his band (that) he started in 1954,” Michael said
proudly. The Joe Hrycyk Starlite band has been rocking the halls of Lamont County and beyond for decades, making several friends, meeting musicians and seeing careers blossom along the way. In 2000, the band held their second reunion, the first was in 1996, inviting past members, friends and family to celebrate the Starlites’ history and their future. Along with organizing a celebration,
they put together a keepsake book of stories and photos which included a story detailing Hrycyk’s late father Joe’s history. As the story is told, Joe’s fascination with the fiddle was inspired by Fred Samborsky; a local fiddle player who played with a band at house parties and weddings where Joe attended with his family.
History repeated when Hrycyk was a boy. Only instead of being dazzled by a fiddle player at weddings and dances, Hrycyk couldn’t take his eyes off the accordion player. “When I was a little guy, I always would go with Dad to weddings and stuff like that. He dragged me around and there was a fellow by the
name of Alec Leduc,” said Hrycyk. “I guess he was my idol. He just impressed me. I fell in love with the way he played the accordion, and that was my instrument.” Hrycyk said he started taking lessons when he was 10 years old from a man who still plays with him in the Starlite band today. Cnt. Page 14
The next generation Hrycyk's Starlite Band; (L-R) Issac (guitar) 14, Shawn (drums) 45, Maci (singer) 12, Ariel (violin) 10, Wyatt (bass) 16 and Michael Hrycyk. Photo: Elaine Hrycyk
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Hrycyk's Starlite Band Continue from Page 10 “Stan Ostafie was my said Hrycyk. “We were accordion instructor,” he behind stage and he said. “He played with us brought his guitar in and (at Malanka) and in my he squatted down and he dad’s band too, way was playing while she sang for him. And he lisback when.” Another former mem- tened to her. And then ber of the Starlites band before you knew it, he from the early 60s was a took her on. She moved six-year-old girl with an down to Toronto, did a incredible voice named bunch of shows down Gloria Kolmatyski, who there. And from there, joined with her older she moved down to Los brother Paul. The Angeles. She wrote a Kolmatyski’s, both on whole bunch of songs for vocals, played several movies. And she's in Los dances with the Starlites, Angeles right now.” Today Gloria Kaye has and made a record with them in 1963. It was the been married to music first of four records for composer Richard Bellis the band in total, since 1980 and has although the only one enjoyed a long career with the Kolmatyskis, singing and writing and the last one the band songs for several movies. Meanwhile, Hrycyk’s recorded was in 2003. Hrycyk, who is the own family grew along same age as Gloria, with the members of his remembers a day around band. Today, Hrycyk 1966 when they met the enjoys playing in the famous Tommy Hunter band with his son at an event in Edmonton. Shawn, 45, on drums, “I can remember and grandsons Wyatt, 16, because I was there,” on bass, and Isaac, 14,
who plays guitar. Additionally, the band also includes long-time members Larry Bucholz on guitar, who has played with the Starlites since 1990, and Lisa Gould who has been with them on the fiddle since 2009. Hrycyk said Gould began with the Starlites when Joe had surgery and was unable to perform. “He'd had some surgery. And he wasn't able. Then slowly he kept going down. He played a few times, but it was pretty tough for him,” said Hrycyk. “(At the) Ukrainian Heritage Village (in 2014) he struggled with that very much. That was actually his last (performance).” Joe Hrycyk passed away on Sept. 9, 2016 at the age of 84. Today, Hrycyk is filled with pride watching his grandchildren take part in the long-held musical tradition and said that his 10-year-old granddaughter, Ariel, is also currently taking violin
lessons. Hrycyk’s grandson, Wyatt, said that he feels proud to be a part of a fifth-generation family band. “It feels awesome. (I’m very proud),” he said. “We will (carry on the tradition).” Hrycyk took out a worn violin case, snapped it open, and pulled out a shiny violin. The violin belonged to his father, Joe and was one of two that were left to the family when Joe passed away. Hrycyk examined the violin carefully, looking for a date he was sure was stamped somewhere on the instrument. “Here it is,” he said tipping the violin so he could read an inscription. “(It was made in) 1928 and he bought it for $128.50 from an F. Kucy. It was rebuilt and varnished in 1978 by Peter Jakubowski.” The Joe Hrycyk Starlite band plays the St. Michael Malanka every Jan. in addition to event bookings.
SNOWY STREETS After an Arctic cold front with temperatures below -40 lifted, warmer weather followed and resulting snowfall left a lot of excess white stuff. Here Town of Lamont crews take care to clear the streets to make driving safe for residents. Crystal Moren photo
Maschmeyer gets first PWHL win, then suffers OT loss to Minnesota grass in the second period. The game gave Ottawa a record of one win and an overtime loss, while Toronto fell to a one win, three loss record. Ottawa had a game cancelled in Boston earlier in the week. Ottawa coach Carla McLeod said any thought of her team getting rusty during the extended layoff between games was unthinkable. ”They’re young. Look at them,” she said. “They are pro athletes. You don’t worry about rust. They are so driven to play you almost only have to open the door and say “Go!’. Gabbie Hughes scored a pair of goals in the win while Snodgrass, Katerina Mrazova, and Daryl Watts notched the others for Ottawa. Natalie Spooner scored Toronto’s lone goal Ottawa hosted Toronto at home last night. (Jan. 23)
BY JOHN MATHER Emerance Maschmeyer played a strong game for the Ottawa franchise in the Women’s Professional Hockey League Jan.17, but the team dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the visiting Minnesota squad. Ottawa jumped to an early two goal lead in the first period on goals from Savannah Harmon and Lexie Adzija but Minnesota scored a matching pair in the second to tie the game up. After a scoreless third period, Minnesota’s Susanne Tapani scored two minutes in to win the game for the visitors. Macshmeyer had picked up her first win in goal for Ottawa with a 51 for decision over Toronto Jan. 13. Maschmeyer stopped 24 of 25 shots that she faced and was named the games second star. The goalie also picked up an assist on the goal from Natalie Snod-
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Development Permit for Discretionary Use – Appeal by February 6 See lamontcounty.ca/public-tenders for full details. vvvv–a Homestyle meals for seniors and low-income households ($10 per meal bi-weekly menus). Contact 780895-2233 Ext. 226 to place order or learn more about the program.
Upcoming Agricultural Services Workshops See the Facebook o event links below for more details on two Ag. Services kh ff workshops offered for residents (free to attend, light dinner provided): 1. Farm Safety Workshop – January 29 (Bruderheim) facebook.com/events/786362906860491/. 2. Interactive Drought Workshop for Farmers – Feb 7 (Lamont) facebook.com/events/935282467512458/.
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Parents and Tots (Andrew, Lamont & Bruderheim). CALC: Digital Skills Workshops (Andrew): For more information contact Cheryl.B@lamontcounty.ca. 3. CALC: Kitchens in Lamont and Bruderheim (starting in January – Note: classes have moved from Mundare to Bruderheim). For more information contact Cheryl.B@lamontcounty.ca or 780-895-2233. 4. CALC: Creating Family Connections (weekly) For more information contact Cheryl.B@lamontcounty.ca. 5. FLEX for Boys and True2U for Girls (weekly). 6. Youth Centre: Bruderheim & Chipman (starts Dec. 12). 7. Connecting Generations: Dec. 21. 8. FamilyCommunity Fun (Activity) Nights in Lamont (Dec. 19). Services: 9. Grief Support Group (weekly). Serving Lamont County, Lamont, Bruderheim, 10. Grace in Progress (Bruderheim, Dec. 13). Mundare, Andrew & Chipman
Access current monthly services & programs information for FCSS, CALC and KFRN on each of the services’ Facebook pages: FCSSlamontcountyregion|LamontCountyAdultLearns | groups/1922602184662497, or scan the QR code: Pickup/Delivery every 2 weeks. Please order the Wednesday before. FEBRUARY MENU View a larger menu at lamontcounty.ca/ NOW AVAILABLE community-programming.
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VISIT: lamontcounty.ca/community-programming or call 780-895-2233 for info. or registration). Some of the current CALC, FCSS and KFRN PROGRAMS include*: 1. Fitness Fun for Older Adults (Mundare, 8 wk. program) contact michelle.a@lamontcounty.ca or 780-895-2233 x223 for info. 2. Family Activity Night (Andrew) – January 25 Family Fort Night. 3. Parents and Tots (Andrew: Thursdays & Lamont: Wednesdays). 4. Talent Show: April 5 (Chipman) contact Dayna.J@lamontcounty.ca for more information and to register 5. CALC: Stinkin’ Thinkin’ (Lamont – Register by Jan. 31). 6. CALC: Digital Skills Workshops (Andrew and Mundare); Creating Family Connections; Kitchens; and English-Language Learner programs for more information contact Cheryl B. at 780-895-233 x233 or Cheryl.B@lamontcounty.ca. 7. Youth Centre (Chipman and Bruderheim, weekly). 8. Connecting Generations: (Literacy Luau – January 29). 9. Meals in Motion: February Menu. 10. Snow Angels (volunteers needed): Contact FCSS at 780-895-2233 x226 or darlene.o@lamontcounty.ca.
Agricultural (ASB) Meeting The next scheduled ASB meeting is (tentatively) onNext June 14, starting at Service 9:00 a.m.Board 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. The next scheduled ASB meeting is February 14, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public Board is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or Next Agricultural Service (ASB) Meeting virtually through Microsoft Teams (link): lamontcounty.ca/departments/agricultural-services/agendas-minutes-asb. Please Note – inFocus is also available for viewing online at: Next Council Meeting Next Lamont Council (Regular Council) The next Regular Council MeetingCounty is on Tuesday, June 13, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public
is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building virtuallyatthrough The next Regular Council Meeting is planned for Tuesday, January 30,orstarting 9:00 a.m. Microsoft Teams (link): lamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes. 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.
www.lamontcounty.ca/communications Please Note – inFocus is also available for viewing (for those wanting to view the weekly submission as fullonline at: sized www.lamontcounty.ca/communications PDF and to access hyperlinks). (for those wanting to view the weekly submission as full-sized PDF and to access hyperlinks).
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