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Piper Chris Warren, Tofield Legion member Chris Shaw, and Legion President Jim Warren march the haggis back to the kitchen while everyone claps along, after the reading of the 'Address to a Haggis' during the Robbie Burns celebration held at the Legion on Saturday, Jan. 27.
At approximately 3:10 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, Tofield RCMP responded to a report of gunshots on Beaverhill View Crescent in the town of Tofield. Investigators attended and arrested an adult male suspect without incident. There were no reports of property damage or injuries as a result of the incident. The investigation is ongoing, however, Tofield RCMP wish to assure area residents that there is no risk to public safety.
Legion hosts Robbie Burns Night in Tofield Kari Janzen Staff Reporter
The Tofield Legion celebrated Robbie Burns on Saturday, Jan. 27, complete with a piper, highland dancers, and, of course, haggis. Robbie Burns, a Scottish poet born in 1759, is known for his writing of Auld Lang Syne among many other songs and poems, and is celebrated around the world for his talent. Robbie Burns Night is usually held on or around Burns’ birthday, Jan. 25. A key component of any Robbie Burns celebration includes reading aloud Burns’ Address to a Haggis. Tofield Legion president Jim Warren did the honours, reading the address with much enthusiasm.
Haggis is a Scottish dish that is made of sheep’s organs, which includes the heart, liver, and lungs. These are mixed with onions, spices, and oatmeal, which is then encased in the sheep’s stomach before being cooked. At that time, haggis was seen as an affordable and nourishing meal for the poor, as the sheep organs used were often thrown out. The Legion had the haggis brought in, and also served roast beef alongside the rest of the meal. “Robbie Burns Night is a traditional Scottish supper to pay tribute to Robbie Burns. It’s a long, long tradition,” said Warren. Burns died at the age of 37 from a suspected rheumatic heart condi-
tion. On the fifth anniversary of his death, his friends gathered to remember him and decided to do it again on his birthday, the start of the annual tradition. About 35 people came to the celebration, which was fewer than expected and less than last year. “I have to admit, I'm a little disappointed. We were expecting 60, and I don't think we got close to that,” said Warren. New to the event was Highland dancers from the McKinnon School of Highland Dance in Edmonton. “We weren't able to get Highland dancers last year. It was actually a very strange coincidence that we were able to get Rachel McKinnon dance group. At a meeting I asked if anyone knew any Highland dancers and one of our members
New to the Robbie Burns celebration at the Tofield Legion this year was highland dancing by the McKinnon School of Highland Dance in Edmonton. Pictured Back, L-R: Finn, Kate, Macalynn, Lauren; Front: Hailey, Keller, Caileigh, Harmony. RACHEL MCKINNON PHOTO
Dan (Hillyer) said, I think my daughter knows a girl who does Highland dance, and so Dan told his daughter, who told the Highland dancer, who told her instructor, who phoned me,” Warren said. Tofield Legion’s next event will be a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.
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CW Sears brings in community members for Read-In Day CW Sears held their annual Read-In Day on Friday, Jan. 26. Fourteen members of the community were brought in to read stories to the students. Pictured left are students in class 1S, in their pajamas, holding stuffed animals and blankets.
Kari Janzen Staff Reporter
CW Sears, Tofield’s Pre-K to grade 4 school, held their annual Read In Day on Friday, Jan. 26, and brought in community members to read to the students. “We had 14 different readers. We bring in community members, representatives of different organizations in the community, and additional volunteers. Sometimes Mrs. Doyle (vice principal) tries to get authors, if there are some available to read as well,” said principal Adam Madsen. Read In Day is held annually, close to Family Literacy Day, and is how CW Sears celebrates the day. “We used to have Family Literacy night, and we have switched to Read In Day as a new activity for us. Family Literacy Day is the 27th, which was this past Saturday. In the same way, Read In Day is the name for our event where we raise awareness about the importance of literacy and encourage people to read and listen to stories,” Madsen said. Students were encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their favourite stuffed animal or small blanket. “We decided to make it a pajama day as well, so that students are comfy. Sometimes they lay on the floor in classrooms to enjoy the story. We also invited all family members that wanted to come, to join us and attend as well. We like to take advantage of opportunities to invite our families and community members into our school to see the fun things happening at CW Sears,” said Madsen.
Pictured Bottom left: Local businessman Greg Litwin reading to students. Bottom right: Community Peace Officer Chelaine Regehr.
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Donation made 40 years ago still inspiring Golden Club members Jana Semeniuk Staff Reporter
While the Tofield Golden Club is beginning the fundraising task for an ambitious $1.5 million building expansion, club member Ron Goeglein, shared the story of his first donation to the club for a previous planned expansion in 1983. Goeglein, 92, is the club’s most senior member and one of at least 50 people who came out for their Annual General Meeting and potluck lunch Jan. 26. “I was out on a tractor working in the field and Thomas Jacobs come along. Thomas used to live two miles north of town and was an old-time resident of the community. He said what they were planning on doing, and I said, ‘Well, I won't be using this for a while. But if I live long enough, I hope to make some use of this building.’ So I said, yeah, I’ll donate $100. It was pretty hard finding that $100 in those days, but it came through and that was my first donation,” said Goeglein. “In the meantime, my dad was a regular member of this organization when it started. So it’s kind of in my blood to be community
minded and do things for the community. And that was part of the reason I did this, and I've enjoyed using this building ever since. I’ve never regretted it.” Fundraising and Grants Coordinator Adele Miller told Goeglein ‘I can say it was probably one of the best investments you've ever made.’ Meanwhile, the club’s youngest member, Teresa Grier, 50, felt so moved by Goeglein’s story she left the AGM and came back a short time later with her own $100 donation. Treasurer Jim Robichaud said Goeglein’s story inspired more than only Grier. “She listened to Ron’s story of The Tofield Senior's Club youngest member (R) Teresa Grier, 50, was inspired to make a $100 investing 100 dollars 40 years ago donation after hearing a touching story from the club's oldest member, Ron Goeglein, 92. Club Treasurer, Jim Robichaud, also felt inspired and donated his own $100 with her. and left the meeting to return JIM ROBICHAUD PHOTO shortly after with her 100 dollars to do the same. As treasurer I decided to match her efforts and we “A lot of you are aware that pushing to have the leaderJohn Mather did the donation together,” he back in November we held the ship review at this year’s Staff Reporter said by email. largest annual convention this AGM. “Our most senior member and “Now let me ask you, how country has ever seen,” he told Speaking at the Camrose our most junior member made a many of you would support the crowd of 350. “This year’s UCP fundraising dinner, connection.” featured Premier AGM will be held in Red Deer Premier Danielle Smith,” he Robichaud said plans for the which asked to loud applause. expansion project are expected to Danielle Smith on Jan. 27, UCP in November. He then outlined several “We have there has to be a move forward this year with a president Rob Smith said the methods people could become leadership review held bePremier was considering an possible ground breaking this spring and completion of the fa- earlier than usual leadership tween elections, but with the delegates to the Red Deer conreview from the party faithful. type of leader we have, she’s vention. cility by fall.
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Ryley School holds a successful theme week
Kari Janzen Staff Reporter
Every day there was something to look forward to at the Ryley School last week, during their theme week held Jan. 22-25. Kids were encouraged to dress up as a Disney character on Monday, a colour specified to each grade to form a rainbow on Tuesday, a food item on Wednesday, ending with a pajama day on Thursday. “Once per month we have a theme week. The kids come up with fun ideas and they enjoy getting dressed up. It’s run through the student’s union, and the kids choose the different kinds of dress up days. We take pictures for the newsletter and it’s something fun to look forward to, something different when you come to school,” said principal Maria Schaade. Ryley School teaches children from Kindergarten to Grade 9, and Schaade said the theme day that gets the most participation is pajama day. “Everyone's favorite day, for staff and students, is PJ day. Everybody likes to wear pajamas,” she said. New to Ryley School this year is the introduction of PODS, which is groups consisting of students from each class who get together for one period every week. “It’s a new acronym that we came up with. PODS stands for Positive, Optimistic, Determined Students. All the kids, from Kindergarten to Grade 9, get placed into a group. Each group has a teacher leader and each of the PODS work on different activities. We centre the meetings around mental health, positive self-esteem, social awareness, things like that. We wanted something that was supportive for all the students. It brings the kids together, and it helps them meet all the other kids in the school,” Schaade said. Miss Roe’s PODS cooked the school sausages and pancakes on Thursday, in celebration of pajama day and literacy day. “We coincided pajama day with literacy day, and we also did a hot breakfast. The PODS’ most recent assignment was to come up with something that they could do, a positivity project to give back to the rest of the school. The kids in Miss Roe’s PODS wanted to do a hot breakfast, of sausages and pancakes. It was really wonderful to see, because all
the kids did it together. They went to the foods room, everybody cooked, served, and cleaned up. It was absolutely amazing to have them do that,” said Schaade. “Miss Mueller’s group took a candy and treat cart, and went around the school with it. They gave treats to the kids and the staff, and they had lots of things we were able to choose from. It was just so nice to see the kids doing that, and to see the positivity that comes out of those types of things,” she said. Students at Ryley School also get to go swimming once per month, as another one of the fun activities students have the opportunity to participate in. “We will be doing lessons later on, but we are having just a fun swim that all the kids get to do. I mean, the pool is next door, so we take advantage of that, and the fact that it’s good, healthy physical activity,” Schaade said. The monthly student recognition assembly was also held Thursday, with the essential characteristic for January being honesty. “Once a month we have an assembly where we focus on an essential characteristic. It is something that we feel is important, and we want to celebrate beyond just academics. If you want to become a good citizen, you need to work on different character traits. It’s up to the teachers to determine which students are honoured, although sometimes they allow the students to choose the person. A child from each grade wins a prize and receives a certificate,” said Schaade. The school’s Grade 6-9 outdoor ed campout scheduled for last week was been postponed due to the school recently being put under respiratory illness outbreak by Alberta Health Services. “We usually do two campouts; in the winter we have an overnight camping trip in the gym, and then at the end of the school year, in May or June, we'll have an outdoor one. Unfortunately, we had so many kids sick at the beginning of the week, we had to report it to Alberta Health Services. One of the restrictions with that is to limit any extracurricular activities,” she said. Schaade said the campout is not cancelled, just postponed, but they’ll have to wait two weeks before the outbreak status can be lifted.
During Ryley School's theme week last week, Jan. 22-25, each day held a different type of dress-up activity. On Tuesday each class was assigned a colour to dress up in, to create a rainbow.
Each day held a different type of dress-up activity. Pictured above are three girls in grade six, dressed up as food for Wednesday's theme.
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Tofield Curling Club hosts successful Open Bonspiel Kari Janzen Staff Reporter
The Tofield Curling Club held their Open Bonspiel over the weekend. Six teams each played four games. Pictured, L-R: Christa Shulman, Rodney Oulette, and Cordell Sihlis. Team Sihlis were the winners of the A event.
The Tofield Curling Club held their Open Bonspiel over the weekend, with games starting Friday evening, Jan. 26, to the concluding banquet on Sunday, Jan. 28. “It was awesome, we had a great time, and all went very well,” said curling club Vice President Shayne Copeland. An open bonspiel invites teams of four players with no gender requirements. Six teams competed over the weekend, with some members travelling from Calgary and Jasper, each playing four games. “We wanted to have more teams but we didn’t get enough support. We are able to accommodate up to 16 teams. We try to allot about three hours for each game, and then you fit that into a weekend. We usually try to start on the Friday night, so we can kick things off that way,” Copeland said. The results of the bonspiel are as follows: Team Sihlis were the Winners of the A event, beating Team Paulgaard. Team S Copeland won the B event, beating Team Laurie, and Team Parent won the C event over Team J Copeland. “The top four teams got paid but everyone attending was given prizes that were generously donated,” Copeland said.
Tofield School grade 7 and 9 students visit art gallery
Team Sihlis won the A event. Pictured L-R: Rodney Oulette, Christa Shulman, Dawn Sihlis, Cordell Sihlis.
The B event was won by Team S Copeland, L-R: Owen Herklotz, Travis Pigeon, Shayne Copeland, Holly Hiebert.
Kate Priestley Student Reporter
Grades 7 and 9 Tofield School students went to the Art Gallery of Alberta and the Peter Robinson Art Gallery, on Jan. 19. There was a small fee that the students had to pay, but it was worth it in the end, due to the significant amount of inspiration shed onto the artistic youths. The students were asked to bring and draw in a journal before they headed back to the school. Parents agree that it is fantastic that Tofield School is able to have more field trips and are looking forward to additional experiences that the students will have in the future.
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JOHN’S RANT How far will the Feds go in their abuse of Canadians? So the Federal Court has ruled Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act to quash the Freedom Convoy two years ago was not justified. Well it happened when you have Trudeau and his cabinet behaving and running this country like a third world banana republic dictatorship. This is the third court decision to go against a Trudeau decision. How much more gibberish do we have to take from this Grade School government. Smarmy Sikh Singh (Jagmeet) should reassess his ill-advised decision to prop up this excuse for a government. As his love affair continues, his party’s esteem in the eyes of the Canadian voters dims. He was in Edmonton last week and if he didn’t get an earful about the stupid deal then his sycophants are truly missing their mark. And Jagmeet, don't forget Rachel Notley is now waiting in the wings and if she decided to run for your job she would hammer you in a heartbeat. She is at least smart and credible. Now she has said she has no interest in Federal politics, but after a devastating loss in the next election which could easily see Singh lose his seat
as a result of propping up the Liberals well-past their best-before date could change her mind. So what does this decision by Justice Richard Mosley mean? He emphasized that the Emergencies Act should be viewed as a last resort, deployed only when all other options have been exhausted. He found that the evidence indicated most provinces were capable of managing the situation using existing laws, such is the Criminal Code, as argued by Alberta. “It is declared that the decision to issue the Proclamation and the association Regulations and Order was unreasonable and ultra vires the Emergencies Act,” the Federal Court ruled. “It is declared that the decision that the Regulations infringed section 2 (b) of the Charter and declared that the Order infringed section 8 of the Charter and that neither infringement was justified under section 1.” Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre addresses the ruling on X, accusing the Prime Minister of breaking “the highest law in the land” by resorting to emergency powers. Disagreeing with the result of the Rouleau report which supported the use of the Emergencies
Act but had no legal standing, Justice Mosley actually said he overcame his own biases stating in his conclusion, “At the outset of these proceedings, while I had not reached a decision on any of the four applications, I was leaning to the view that the decision to invoke the EA was reasonable. “My preliminary view of the reasonableness of the decision may have prevailed following the hearing due to excellent advocacy on the part of counsel for the Attorney General of Canada had I not taken the time to carefully deliberate about the evidence and submissions, particularly those of the CCLA and CCF. Their participation in these proceedings has demonstrated again the value of public interest litigants.” Trudeau’s deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland quickly said in Montreal the government would appeal the court decision. “We respect very much Canada’s independent judiciary. However, we do not agree with this decision, and respectfully, we will be appealing it,” Freeland said.. “I was convinced at the time it was the right thing to do, it was the necessary thing to do. I remain and
we remain convinced of that,”she said. In Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith praised former Premier Jason Kenney for taking the Feds to court over their use of the Emergencies Act. She said, “Today is another example of the Federal Court ruling against the federal government’s unconstitutional practices. Whether it’s today’s court decision, or their defeat on plastics or the Impact Assessment Act, it is clear the Trudeau Liberal Government simply does not understand or respect the Constitution
of Canada.” “We are disappointed that the federal government has indicated they will be appealing the decision. The unnecessary use of the Emergencies Act set a dark and dangerous precedent.” Now if the Feds appeal the ruling it could drag on until the next election if they can’t find a favourable court justice ready to rule in their favour. But in the meantime, the cases against Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich and Chris Barber should be thrown out immediately. If the
use of the Emergencies Act wasn’t legal why should their charges of mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation even be considered? And as for the four men wilting away in jail, denied bail at Coutts since the convoy ended, they should probably be freed. Although the charges against them are more serious and are not directly related to the Freedom Convoy but rather a border blockade, they should be allowed to post bail. JOHN MATHER
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Smith slams Feds on energy policies during Camrose rally speech John Mather Staff Reporter
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.” She pointed out when she met with US commentator Tucker Carlson, there had been 4,000 people in Calgary and 8,000 in attendance in Edmonton. In addition, she drew a crowd of 700 people in Bonnyville and in Lloydminster earlier in the day had drawn a crowd of more than 1,000. The Camrose event had 350 in attendance. “Canada needs Alberta to be a national leader,” Smith stated. “We are the beating heart of this country.” “The entire world, in particular, is looking to us right now to demonstrate that reducing emissions and developing our natural resources are not in conflict with one another. “In fact the only way the world is going to reduce emissions while avoiding energy poverty is to develop our energy re
sources using new and emerging technologies being funded by that very resource development. On that note she added Alberta should double its energy output as other world sources fall under the spell of dictators and other regimes not favourable to North American or European democracies. Economic growth and technology are the key to solving global poverty and environmental challenges’ she said. “It is the ecoextreme dogma of people like Stephen Guilbeault (Canada’s Federal environment minister) policies like limiting economic growth, energy scarcity and centralized control of people’s activities … these are the failed policies that lead to extreme poverty, soaring crime and addiction and the loss of personal freedoms.” She added the Federal government is worried about Alberta because it represents a threat to “their world view and their claim to power.” They enforce this belief, she added by capping production on the province’s natural energy sector. “If they succeed it would cost Albertans hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of investments.” “These same individuals are trying to enforce that our power grid be net zero within ten years, which is dangerously risky to the viability of Alberta’s power grid.”
She said Albertans saw this in actuality on the weekend of Jan. 12 when the province had to issue a power warning asking Albertans to cut back usage or face rolling brownouts because of the severe cold. She added the Federal government “seeks to impose these policies on our province knowing full well the Canadian constitution grants our province the exclusive jurisdiction over the development of our natural resources and operation of our provincial electrical power grid.” She said despite the fact the Federal courts have struck down several Liberal laws the government still is trying to impose the policies on Alberta and that’s what she and her government are fighting back against. She added all three of the actions the courts had struck down were started by former premier Jason Kenney and she thanked him for doing that. She added she felt they would be coming after the agriculture sector next not only with fertilizer restrictions but with restrictions on methane releases from cattle. “We have to make sure we stand with
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith addresses a crowd of more than 300 Jan. 27 at Camrose Exhibition Centre. our producers to ensure that doesn’t happen as well,” she stated. “We will never waiver on defending the rights of the people of Alberta and we will thwart every effort of the current Federal government to do so until we have a Federal government in Ottawa that understands the concepts of nation building.”
Food Bank receives donation through Clean Harbors grant
A segment of the large crowd at the Premier Danielle Smith fundraising event at Camrose Exhibition Centre erupts in applause at one of the points being made by the premier during her 40-minute speech. After her prepared words, Smith also took time JANA SEMENIUK PHOTOS to answer questions from the floor.
Debbie Ewert, from the Tofield Ryley and Area Food Bank, accepted a check from the Clean Harbours Community Enhancement Grant for $4,500 during the Ryley Village Council meeting Jan. 22. L-R: Debbie Ewert, Ryley Mayor Lyndie KnockGLEN HAMILTON-BROWN PHOTO leby, and Ryley Deputy Mayor Brian Ducherer.
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Seventh-day Adventist Church prepares vegetarian meal for community Kari Janzen Staff Reporter
On Thursday, Jan. 25, the Ryley Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church prepared and served the supper to accompany Ryley Family and Community Support Services’ (FCSS) monthly market. They were prepared to feed about 45 people in the Ryley Community Centre, but about 60 came for the meal. “We ran out of one item, one of the vegetarian entrees. Other than that, we had enough food,” said Vera Hyde, a Ryley SDA church member who helped organize the meal. On the last Thursday of each month Ryley FCSS holds a community market, and offers a meal. In November the Village of Ryley prepared dinner, and in October FCSS sold bowls of chili. For January, the Ryley SDA church offered a free supper and collected food bank donations. “We as a church wanted to present a vegetarian type meal to the community, so we were
going to rent the hall to serve a free meal, but then we heard about the market. It was a winwin. We didn’t have to pay for the hall, and (they had a supper to accompany the market). We were really pleased with the turnout and glad to serve our community,” Hyde said. Hyde says some people are under the impression that Seventh-day Adventists say you can’t eat meat, but she says that’s not the case. “That's not true at all. It’s not a demand, it's just a recommendation. It's a healthier way to live. We believe that we are created by God and He expects us to look after his creation, which we are part of. That’s the angle we go from, it's just a healthier way of eating,” she said. The church has put out a survey to get a better idea of what the needs of the community are, which could include offering vegetarian classes, depending on interest. “We've already got some feedback from people who have expressed that they’d like to learn how to cook a vegetar-
ian meal. If we had vegetarian classes what we would do is, for those who are interested, we'd have a meeting first to explain the what and why of eat-
ing vegetarian. Then we’d plan a meal, and it would be like a club. Each person would take a recipe, cook that recipe, and bring it in, like a potluck. We’d
do that for several different meals, so people could experience cooking different dishes. It would be hands-on learning,” Hyde said.
The Ryley Seventh-day Adventist Church prepared and served the supper for Ryley FCSS' monthly market on Thursday, Jan. 25. They were expecting to feed about 45 people, but over 60 came out for the meal.
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The Ryley Seventh-day Adventist Church prepared many kinds of vegetarian dishes for all who came to enjoy. The meal was free, but food bank item donations were being collected.
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Cheque presented for Golden Club’s ‘Tofield of Dreams’ Jana Semeniuk Staff Reporter
The Tofield Golden Club were full of smiles during their Annual General Meeting on Jan. 26 where Tofield Town Councilor Harold Conquest presented the group with a cheque for $40,000 in addition to the deed to the property after selling it back to the club for a dollar. The funds were a request from the Golden Club to help support their ‘Tofield of Dreams’ project which will double the size of their current facility. “There's a lot of people in here have done a lot of work in getting to the place, see the drawings of the Field of Dreams. But apparently, one step can't be done until the next step is done. And one of the beginning steps is rather expensive,” said Conquest as he ad-
dressed the crowd of 50. “I was pleased to be able to make the motion, and to be unanimously supported by counsel. You can (now) move forward with a cheque from the town for $40,000.” Golden Club Treasurer Jim Robichaud made a presentation to the town council back in November requesting assistance with the project. Since then, drawings have been completed and fundraising has started on the $1.5 million facility which will house a gymnasium in addition to expanding the current kitchen and seating area. Robichaud said he expects construction to begin this year. “I'm very confident it's going to be sooner than we think. I believe we're going to go to ground in the spring, and I believe we'll get our structure up before the fall,” he said. In addition to purchas-
ing the land for a dollar and requesting funding for the conceptual drawings and plans, Robichaud said they also negotiated that the Golden Club will never pay property tax. Meanwhile, club member Adele Miller updated the club on the progress of ‘Tofield of Dreams.’ She said a steering committee was formed to facilitate the project and the group have made several strides in the short time they have been together including meeting with many different contractors, architects and engineers. “We have a mandate to work with locals as much as possible,” said Miller, adding their first grant proposal will be submitted in April for the amount of $1 million. “We still need funds to get this on the road. It’s going to cost us $55,000 for the plans. We got a
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Tofield Golden Club treasurer Jim Robichaud accepts a cheque from Town of Tofield councilor Harold Conquest for $40,000. The funds will be put towards the conceptual drawings and blueprints of a planned $1.5 million expansion of the club's current facility. JANA SEMENIUK PHOTO
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Beaver County municipalities all under severe water restriction Patricia Harcourt
The most severe water use restrictions have been imposed on residents of Beaver County, including its town, villages, hamlets, and rural areas. The Highway 14 Regional Water Services Commission has posted on its website that a Water Demand Advisory Condition ‘C’ is in place as of Jan. 29. The commission falls under the auspices of Strathcona County from where it gets its water. From there, a pipeline adjacent to Highway 14 to delivers water to local municipalities and county residents. Some residents locally may have missed the proclamation since it came from Epcor in Strathcona County, not
realizing Beaver County falls under its mandate. “This means there is a ban on nonessential potable water use for all users and mandatory water restrictions for the general public,” states the notice. “The ban is expected to last until Epcor is able to complete repairs at the EL Smith Water Treatment Plant and restore normal operations.” All truck fills in Beaver County will be out of operation until the ban is lifted. A Condition ‘C’ order means a ban on all municipal operations, and a water ban prohibiting the general public from non-essential use. The notice states: “Epcor is still working on the repair and so does not have a timeline at this point. They are
issuing the Condition ‘C’ to be conservative at least until timelines can be established.” In the meantime, the Regional Water Services Commission is asking that people remain patient while Epcor tries to repair the problem with its water treatment plant. “We understand that the ban is inconvenient and appreciate your cooperation in adjusting your operations for the duration of the Water Demand Management Condition. This restriction will help reduce our demand on the water supply,” while repairs are being undertaken. The commission states that water restriction measures can be put in place by Epcor, Strathcona County or the Highway 14 Regional Water Services
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Open house at Holden Lodge to discuss vacancies, facility’s future Patricia Harcourt Beaver Foundation is holding an open house and information session Feb. 6 at the Holden Lodge to discuss high vacancies and the future of the lodge. “Beaver Foundation is facing real struggles with funding due to inflation, carbon tax, and, in general, costs across the board,” said the Foundation Chairman Gene Hrabec. “We have been advocating for our residents to try and find a balance on the level of service we provide as well as strategies to fill all of our facilities.” It started in late November last year when the foundation board voted to defeat a motion by former board member Clint Nearing to close the facility (as reported in the Chronicle on Nov. 29, 2023). The vote was two in favour of closure, including Nearing and current Tofield Mayor Deb Dueck, but the rest opposed the motion. “I will say that as the chair and a board member I have put my heart and soul into advocating for all of our facilities, staff, and especially the seniors
who utilize our great facilities,” said Hrabec, after the vote. He also noted that, “Beaver Foundation is critical to employment and viability in all of the municipalities.” Since then, the issue has grown with a CBC-TV Edmonton crew travelling to Holden to interview foundation Chair Gene Hrabec and residents, and take a tour of the facility. Hrabec stated at the time that closure could be an option if the situation doesn’t change. “There’s going to be a line in the sand and, unfortunately, we’re getting to that,” said Hrabec, in the CBC interview. Seven residents currently reside at the lodge which has room for 33 seniors, an occupancy rate of about 20%. In Central Alberta as a whole more than 25% of spaces in lodges are vacant. Beaver Foundation has tried attracting people to live in the lodge, including lowering rent by $200 a month, allowing pets, holding a monthly medical clinic, and having a room set aside for the use of marijuana.
But it doesn’t seem to have worked or to have countered the problems that appear to be preventing people in general from moving into lodges - including rural depopulation, especially in smaller communities like Holden. With the lack of seniors in the lodge and the costs for utilities and other expenses rising, Hrabec said the building may have to be closed and given back to the province. Hrabec, who is Deputy Reeve and county councillor for Division 3, reported the visit to Holden Lodge at the Jan. 17 regular county council meet-
ing. Calling it a “good news, bad news” kind of situation, Hrabec said the publicity succeeded in “getting that word out,” about the lodge’s plight. He expressed a wish that “people would reach out and take a look at Holden Lodge,” because of this coverage. The public information session on Feb. 6 is hopefully going to be another way to get the word out. There will be a tour and speakers, a visit from local MLA Jackie Lovely, and is an event that will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Gene Hrabec, Deputy Reeve of Beaver County (far right) is shown at the recent Provincial Agricultural Service Board convention in Lethbridge alongside Agriculture Minister R.J. Sigurdson (centre) and Reeve of Two Hills Murray Phillips.
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áƺټȸƺ ǼȒȒǸǣȇǕ ǔȒȸ ɀȒȅƺ ƳɵȇƏȅǣƬً ȅȒɎǣɮƏɎƺƳ ɎƺƏȅ ȅƺȅƫƺȸɀ ɎȒ ǴȒǣȇ Ȓɖȸ ɎƺƏȅٍ áǝƏɎټɀ ɵȒɖȸ ɀɖȵƺȸȵȒɯƺȸٍّ ɀɀǣɀɎƏȇɎ ǕȸǣƬɖǼɎɖȸƏǼ IǣƺǼƳȅƏȇ ٮǕȸǣƬɖǼɎɖȸƏǼ ³ƺȸɮǣƬƺɀ RɖȅƏȇ «ƺɀȒɖȸƬƺɀ ٮxƏȇƏǕƺȸ ¨ȸȒǴƺƬɎ !ȒȒȸƳǣȇƏɎȒȸ ٮ0«¨ IǣȇƏȇƬƺ ³ƺƏɀȒȇƏǼ !ȸƺɯ xƺȅƫƺȸ ٮǕȸǣƬɖǼɎɖȸƏǼ ³ƺȸɮǣƬƺɀ IȒȸ ȅȒȸƺ ǣȇǔȒȸȅƏɎǣȒȇً ƏȇƳ ƳƺɎƏǣǼɀ Ȓȇ ǝȒɯ ɎȒ ƏȵȵǼɵً ɮǣɀǣɎ Ȓɖȸ ɯƺƫɀǣɎƺ ڽ JȒɮƺȸȇȅƺȇɎ ! ڽƏȸƺƺȸɀ
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4 - Beaver County Chronicle, January 31, 2024
Beaver Foundation speaks out about Holden Lodge Editor’s Note: The following is a general response from Foundation Chair Gene Hrabec and CAO Owen Lisgard to questions posed by the Chronicle on the issues at Holden Lodge and other senior facilities in Beaver County. Beaver Foundation was approached for an interview by CBC as they were completing a story about the increase in vacancies in Supportive Living Level 2 lodge facilities in rural Alberta. They just happened to pick Holden Lodge from the ASCHA Housing Directory as the vacancies are very high. Currently Beaver Foundation is experiencing 68 vacancies out of 203 units in our SL2 lodges. Beaver Foundation held a meeting on October 24, 2023, where a motion was presented for administration to look into beginning the closing process of Holden Lodge. This motion was defeated. Following the vote, Beaver Foundation felt that it would be in the best interest of ratepayers to have the opportunity to voice concerns about Holden Lodge and
to research the possible interest in supporting Holden Lodge. Also, to let the fact be known that we need more seniors to move in or show intent they will move in before the facility reverts back to the Alberta Social Housing Corporation as a surplus building. The Holden Lodge is a very important facility to the Village of Holden and the seniors that call it home. The current situation at Holden Lodge is definitely not optimal with 7 residents and employing approximately 13 employees. This may seem like a lot of employees although the lodge must follow the Alberta Accommodation Standards for SL2 facilities which includes a manager, kitchen staff, housekeeping staff, activity staff, and facility maintenance staff. The site must also have staff on duty 24 hours per day to ensure the safety of the residents. The Holden Lodge currently has 26 vacancies out of 33 units, Vialta Lodge has 27 vacancies out of 64 units, Sunshine Villa in Tofield has nine vacancies out of
Beaver County now included in drought recovery support program Patricia Harcourt Beaver County officials lobbied and helped achieve success in the expansion of a livestock drought relief program to help their local producers after last year’s drought. The result is that the county is now included, along with 22 other municipalities, in the program after previously being excluded. Beaver County was not initially eligible for the relief, but officials from the region were able to persuade Agriculture and Irrigation Minister S.J. Sigurdson that this part of the province needed to be included in the aid package. Beaver County’s Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec confirmed a meeting with Sigurdson at the Provincial ASB Conference in Lethbridge, which was held from Jan. 22-24. After that meeting, Sigurdson issued a statement on social media: “We’re expanding the 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance program. Starting Jan. 29, producers in 23 additional regions can apply for financial support to maintain breeding herds.” The support is in the nature of up to $150 per head of breeding animals for producers affected by last year’s drought. Local municipal officials lobbied for the expansion and got results, said Hrabec, calling it “a great news story for advocating to have our counties included in the Ag Drought Assistance program after (initial) exclusion. “This was excellent work by all of the municipalities working together,” he said. Hrabec said a case for inclusion was also made to the minister at an ASB meeting last November. “In early November the Alberta Ag Service Board, which I attended as the alternate, presented to R.J. and one of our topics was parity for the program where there is significant drought in our area.”
The program is designed to help livestock producers who were forced to alter their usual grazing practices due to drought conditions for more than 21 days this past season. Producers who fit that description in Beaver County can now apply for financial support to cover losses incurred to manage and maintain female breeding animals including: cattle, bison, horses, elk, sheep, goats, alpacas, yak, musk ox, deer, water buffalo, and llamas. A minimum of 15 animals per type of livestock are required to qualify. “I’m pleased the Alberta government was able to work with the federal government to expand this financial support to additional regions impacted by severe drought and extreme heat conditions,” stated Sigurdson. “I will continue to look out for the interests of our hard working livestock producers. And Lawrence MacAulay, federal minister of Agriculture and Agi-Food, added: “We’re also updating the designated regions for the 2023 Livestock Tax Deferral to give more producers access to the support they need.” Funding for the 23 new regions opens on Jan. 29 with payments of up to $150 per head possible. The application deadline is Feb. 22, “and extraordinary costs can be incurred until March 31,” stated the expansion announcement. “This expansion also gives producers who were already eligible another opportunity to apply.” The program will be administered by the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC), and producers can get more information and apply through the AFSC website. “Going into 2024 AFSC is ready to help producers manage their risks and support Alberta’s agriculture industry,” said AFSC CEO Darryl Kay, calling last year “a tough one for Alberta’s livestock producers.”
46 and Tofield Lodge has six vacancies out of 60 units. Beaver Foundation has also created a promotion to attract new seniors contemplating moving to Holden Lodge by discounting the rent portion by $200 per month. Rent packages at our lodges consist of two portions, one is the actual rent of the unit and the other portion is the service package that includes meals, housekeeping and activates. The Board has decided to reduce the unit rent portion as transportation is also another hurdle in the Village of Holden and it costs more to have seniors access forms of transportation. This reduction in rent also now aligns Holden Lodge with the rent amounts for the small inside rooms at Vialta Lodge in Viking. Unit sizes average 222 square feet in Holden Lodge and the inside rooms at Vialta Lodge are 224 square feet. We hear that many seniors are reluctant to move to Holden Lodge as the Village of Holden does not have a hospital - although we would like to remind local seniors and families that Primary Care has opened a clinic in the Holden Lodge and is accepting patients. Currently the PCN organizes a doctor and staff to Holden Lodge every second month and would increase the schedule as demand is warranted. For further information on the Holden Lodge Primary Care Remote Clinic please call 780-336-4780. The open house and information session to be held at the Holden Lodge on February 6 will entail a short speech from the Chairman of Beaver Foundation with a question and answer period to follow
with the chairman, attending board members and CAO of Beaver Foundation. MLA Jackie Lovely will also be in attendance. It has not been confirmed she will be providing a speech but the MLA will be available to take questions in regards to seniors housing. The goal of this information session is to determine the potential future demand for Holden Lodge. Another topic to be discussed at the information session is a hope of initiating creative ideas on how to improve the current SL2 housing framework as today’s seniors are moving in at a later age and now have increased needs and wants. Beaver Foundation is lobbying for support to increase the Alberta Health assistance to seniors living in SL2 facilities so they can age in place longer before being reassessed to higher levels of care and end up being placed in a hospital waiting area as long-term care space is tight in Alberta. A lot of seniors are reassessed to higher levels of care due to light cueing, personal health assistance and mild mental health issues. Currently Homecare assists residents in our lodges on a scheduled basis for required needs and, unfortunately, do not have the means to help seniors on an unscheduled basis, such as for unscheduled wound care and unscheduled personal hygiene assistance. With a team approach between Alberta Health and Beaver Foundation, we feel we could keep seniors in our SL2 lodges longer and free up space in our hospitals and Long Term Care facilities.
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The Tofield Mercury, Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - Page 11
LOOSE ENDS Colour Hog
Carol Livingstone Tofield Mercury Columnist
One of the key trends in painting for this year (interior walls and such, not the kind an artist does on an easel) is a welcome of colour. I’ve always preferred colour to all white; many decorators on TV do entire houses in white, some call-
ing grey touches the size of a pea colourful accents. That would make me feel like I’m inside a pillowcase. Perhaps I should send them one of my quilts with a note saying ‘this is what they were talking about when you slept through the colour part of your design classes.’ The Benjamin Moore people think that minimalist interior decorators - the ones who consider slapping two or three coats of white on everything from the floor up - are not used to decorating with colour – you think? – and might find choosing which colours to pair together a bit tricky. So they’ve come
up with three expert-approved colour pairing ideas. The first is Teacup Rose and Honeybee, red and yellow to the uneducated. The picture shows us pale yellow walls with red wall art, furniture, carpeting and window coverings. To me it appears washed out and just generally yucky. But magazine photos are known for not showing true colours so maybe it isn’t as anemic as it appears. In real life, maybe the yellow is cheerier and the rose is less like bubble gum you’d scrape off the undersides of your kitchen chairs. The second is Blue Nova
and Topaz. Blue Nova is the colour of the year and looks somewhere between Slate and Royal Blue. But I had to ask someone – Mr. Google - what colour Topaz is. The photo is of blue walls and doors and a bed made up with linens in four shades of orange and topped with a red spread. This one is more to my liking; I’ve paired blue and orange often in my quilts. But here’s the thing. Topaz at its best is clear but also comes in blue, yellow, white, green, pink, red, orange, brown, purple and grey. Let’s call it Everycolour. So idea one could just be called Topaz (red and yellow) and number
U18 Titans finish with Silver during weekend tournament
Both the Tofield Titans U15 and U18 teams made it to the Gold medal game during the tournament last weekend, Jan. 26-28. Pictured here are the U18 boys, L-R, Back: Christian Pruden, Ty Rude, Jordan Suchy, Koston McNabb, Brody Van Engelen, Evan Suchy, Carter Olson, Josh Swedberg, Brady Suchy, Brandon Warawa, Jacob Bigney, Ryder Van Den Torre, Seth Sideroff, Front: Colben Pedersen, Ryan Conrad, Noah Peterson, Owen Rennie, Nick Tooke, Scott Jardine.
Church Directory Bardo Lutheran Church Salem Mennonite Church Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM 49232 Rge Rd 184 Tofield, AB Pastor Calvin Andringa Sunday Worship Services: In Person – 10:00 AM Streaming – 10:00 AM Livestream available at: tofieldalliancechurch.com
We find joy and hope when we are joined to and rooted in Christ!
Pr. Peter Beckman www.bardolutheranchurch.ca 780-662-2762 • 5907 - 49 Street 5609 48th St. - 780-662-3411 TOFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH 4619 - 57 Ave
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Pastor Mark Loewen 780-662-2365 Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 am Sunday Worship 10:45 am
St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Parish Pastor: Fr. Jim Corrigan Sunday Mass @ 11 A.M. 5523 - 50 st. Tofield, Ab.
Coffee and snacks after Mass, everyone welcome! Contact Wendy @ 780-232-5300
two is also Topaz (red and orange). Number three is Blue Nova and Antique Pewter, blue and grey, or another
Topaz. Topaz is such a colour hog – that I have to ask – to get away from Topaz must we fade to black?
Lorne Anderson June 5, 1948 - Jan. 19, 2024 Lorne Alfred Anderson passed away on January 19, 2024 at the age of 75 in Tofield, Alberta. Lorne was born in Tofield Hospital on June 5, 1948 along with his twin sister, Laura. His early life began in Dodds but he later moved to Ryley, Alberta where he met the love of his life, Lucy. He worked for Northwestern Utilities Ltd., Atco Gas and Penn West, eventually retiring after over 30 years as a Gas Field Operator. Lorne’s greatest interests were baseball, curling, fishing, hunting and photography. He loved nature. After his retirement, he enjoyed the luxury of sleep in’s, a good cup of coffee and a cigarette and he always loved to joke. He is survived by his wife and best friend, Lucy and his two sons, Les and Curtis as well as his sister, Laura Podruzny. He leaves a legacy of five grandchildren: Justin, Brittany (Zennon), Seth, Chanse, Kiandra and two greatgrandchildren: Alva and Cleo. Sisters-inlaw: Ann Anderson, Georgina (Bill) McGillis and Deborah (Maynard) Olson. He is predeceased by his parents, Elmer and Kathleen Anderson nee Helegland, his sisters, Irene Hafso, Doris Boivin, Sylvia Solberg and his brothers, Stan Anderson, Lawrence Anderson and Gary “Lawrence” Anderson. Lorne will be deeply missed by his family and friends. A special thank you to Dr. Sawler and Dr. Abuzehar and all the staff at Tofield Long Term Care and the special unit of Freebury Cottage. Thank you to our community for the kindness and understanding shown to Lorne. Our families wish would be for a cure for Alzheimer’s in the near future. Weber Funeral Home 780-662-3959 www.weberfuneralhome.ca
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Minor Hockey Report: Montgomery with six goal weekend 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.) Tofield U11 Titans (182-0) defeated Redwater on Saturday at Pembina Place 8-3 led by Chase Ferron’s six-goal game (6g 1a). Other scorers were; Jenna Lungal (1g 1a), Shane Kyle (1g 1a), Dayne Jober (2a), Dominic O’Brien (1a), and Quinn MacNeil (1a). Logan Barmentloo got the win in goal. Tofield U11 Titans (175-1) won two road games over the weekend. On Saturday, Titans won a 7-6 game at Bon Accord; then on Sunday
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Ryley council gearing Smith bullish on Alberta’s future up for public information session John Mather Staff Reporter
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Ryley village council have decided, during their Jan. 22 council meeting, to hold a public engagement session on the state of the village. Mayor Lyndie Knockleby said the idea is to keep the public engaged on village happenings and stay transparent. “I think this is something that we wanted to have for public,” she said. “(So they) know that we want to engage them and keep them up to date on things.” Chief Administrative Officer Glen Hamilton-Brown said the date for the engagement session has not yet been set but he expects it will happen in the later part of April. He said the public should be informed on decisions being made and how the village is faring financially. “The number one thing is that we
want to inform the public of the progress of what we're doing to recover from last year, financially,” he said. “Just engage the public and bring them up to date on what our projects are, what we're planning and get feedback from the public as well.” Hamilton-Brown said, in a later interview, that the village is still recovering from a million-dollar loss stemming from last year. “Actual cash total assets loss between end of year 2021 and 2022 was $1,098, 125. That’s according to our financial statement,” he said. Hamilton-Brown said other topics of interest he hopes to address at the public engagement session are the budget and strategic priorities for the village. Council voted unanimously to direct administration to begin planning for the spring public engagement session.
Premier Danielle Smith spoke positively about Alberta’s future during a speech to party faithful in Camrose Jan. 27. “By 2050 we could be the second most populous province in the country,” she boasted. “I don’t think Alberta has reached the peak of our provincial prosperity,” she said. “I think our province is in the midst of Alberta’s century.” She said hundreds of thousands of people are flocking to the province to call it home. She added the government has to
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