June 19 Lamont Leader

STORM WATCH

LamontCountyskirtsimminent tornado threat as storm burns out

BY JANA SEMENUIK

The County of Lamont endured a severe storm on the afternoon of June 14, which led to a full tornado warning before the storm eventually dissipated.

The warning, which instructed anyone in the area to seek shelter immediately, was ended by 5:15 p.m.

Lamont County resident Ann Gagnon, who lives on a farm between Bruderheim and Lamont, said she had no suspicions of inclement weather when she pulled her car out of the driveway at 4:30 p.m.

While areas around Lamont County reported some hail, wind, rain and lightning, Gagnon said she was unaware that severe weather watches and warnings were issued for the area earlier in the afternoon.

She said she was shocked when she looked towards the sky over her neighbour’s house.

“I pulled out of my driveway to go into town, and turn and looked, and saw this massive storm cloud staying over my neighbour's house. Then first thing I did was contact them to see if they were home and to let them know this thing was right over their house,” she said.

“Then I came back and grabbed my camera.”

While Gagnon was snapping photos of the massive cloud, she said she couldn’t help but notice how calm the weather was despite the ominous sky.

Then she saw the giant circular cloud moving across the sky while slowly starting to rotate.

“(My friend) messaged me (just) when the tornado warning came at 4:52 p.m.,” said Gagnon, referring to the Emergency Alert that set off cell phones across the county.

“I’ve been here since 4:35 p.m., so maybe (they) should have let us know ahead of time? This thing is sitting here swirling around and we would never have known!”

Meteorologist for Environment Canada, Brian Proctor, spoke to the Lamont Leader and said the calmness Gagnon experienced while seeing the rotating cloud is typical of some Alberta storms.

“It’s somewhat typical of some of the storms we see in Alberta. It’s what we call a Low Precipitation supercell. Its rotating in the atmosphere and we’re not seeing any of that precipitation or hail reaching the ground,” he said, adding these supercells are still very dangerous.

In terms of emergency weather alerts, Proctor said there’s often a lapse in time before a warning goes out due to what is being observed on their radar and what is being reported by people in the area, but he could not say whether a warning could have been delivered sooner in the case of the June 14 Lamont County tornado warning.

“There were severe thunderstorm warnings out well ahead of it (tornado warning), and the scripts and assorted warnings do talk about the possibility of producing tornadoes, in addition to tornado warnings,” he said.

“It was a very convective day, (and) they were doing the best they could with the information they had available. And this is one of those key infor-

mation (pieces) that if the public sees this stuff, it's really important that they report to us as soon as possible. It helps our meteorologist make better informed decisions and (be able to) respond more quickly to getting warnings out.”

Proctor said the first warnings that day were at 3:30 p.m. when a severe thunderstorm warning went out for Fort Saskatchewan, Vegreville, Redwater and Smoky Lake. As another cell developed, a new severe thunderstorm warning went out at 4:22 p.m. for Fort Saskatchewan and Lamont County before the tornado warning was issued at 4:52 p.m.

All warnings eventually ended by 10:52 p.m.

This rotating low precipitation supercell was spotted by Lamont County resident Ann Gagnon just before a tornado warning was issued on June 14. Photo: Ann Gagnon

Lamont Resident Noah Visscher photographed the circling clouds from the Webb’s shop-yard.

Bruderheim School welcomes new principal for coming year

BY JANA SEMENIUK

Bruderheim School sent an email to school families last week, announcing and welcoming their new principal, Mrs. Melanie Buckly.

Current Principal, Dave Armbruster, came to Bruderheim in 2022 and announced in April he would be leaving at the end of June to pursue a teacher/admin consultant position in a university setting.

Included in the email from Bruderheim School was a message from Buckley who said she is looking forward to joining the school in Sept. Buckley admitted she was unfamiliar with the town of Bruderheim itself, but said she is very familiar with working in rural communities.

“While I am not familiar with Bruderheim itself, I am very familiar with working in rural communities and smaller school settings. Coming to Bruderheim is a return to EIPS for me after leaving the division to be a school administrator, most recently as

the principal of an outreach school in Battle River School Division,” she said.

Buckley said she believes in parents as partners, taking part in school-wide celebrations, and getting to know students and their families while also sharing some personal information about herself.

“I currently reside in Sherwood Park with my husband Stu, my daughters Kailyn and Claire who attend university, and my two dogs Benson, a senior beagle, and a one-year miniature dachshund named Leo.

“I enjoy true crime, camping, dog walks, and of course, watching the Oilers,” she said. “I look forward to building upon the many successes and incredible culture that Mr. Armbruster has built over the past two years. I know I have big shoes to fill. With your help and support, I know we will have a fantastic school year. I look forward to meeting everyone in the upcoming days.” 2 - The

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Town of Mundare

2024 Combined Assessment/ Tax Notices

Notice is hereby given that the combined assessment/ tax notices were mailed to all property owners within the Town of Mundare on June 13, 2024. The notice of assessment date is June 21, 2024.

The assessment roll is available for inspection at the Town of Mundare Administration Office at 5128-50 Street, Mudare, Alberta from 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Any person who objects to the assessment value placed upon a property must lodge their complaint(s) on the prescribed form by August 20, 2024, with a $50 fee/complaint to:

The Town of Mundare Box 348 Mundare, alberta, T0B 3H0 5128 - 50 Street

The assessment complaint form can be obtained at the Town Office or at www.mundare.ca

The 2024 taxes are due and payable on or before July 31, 2024. Unpaid taxes are subject to a 10% penalty on August 1, 2024 and a 10% penalty on January 1, 2025.

If you have not yet received your tax notice by June 30, 2024, please contact the Town Office: reception@mundare.ca or 780.764.3929

Please note: Making a complaint against the assessment does not exempt you from payment of the taxes levied by due date. Penalties will be applied against any unpaid taxes.

Colin Zyla, CAO

Lamont Leader

New principal for Bruderheim School, Mrs. Melanie Buckley. Photo: Elk Island Public Schools.

MP Stubbs lashes out about Oil and Gas gag amendment

BY JOHN MATHER

Lakeland MP Shannon

Stubbs said the Liberals, along with NDP, Bloc and Green activists are “completely out of touch with reality” after the Liberal NDP coalition included a section into an amended Bill C59 prohibiting oil and gas companies from speaking out about what they’ve done to benefit the environment.

That is unless they want to be subject to extensive fines.

To speak on their environmental initiatives they must prove them using an "internationally recognized methodology.”

What the bill doesn't do is make those environmental groups prove their statements to the same standards.

It doesn’t matter that no one seems to define what “internationally recognized methodology” is.

“The inclusion of antienergy crusader MP

Charlie Angus’ authoritarian, anti-private sector wacko censorship in the NDP-Liberals’ budget bill is just the latest in a litany of examples of the costly coalition’s nonstop ideological attacks on Canadian oil and gas workers and businesses, said Stubbs in a statement to  The Leader.

“Conservatives opposed it,” she added.

“It’s ridiculous, but not surprising, that the NDP-Liberals’ soft on crime catch and release, bail not jail revolving door policies have skyrocketed violent repeat offences in Canada,” she continued.

“But their priority is to fine and imprison people who work in energy companies and must constantly set the record straight about their operations, and environmental innovation.

“As the MP for

Lakeland, I have and will always advocate for energy workers and against the costly coalition’s destructive agenda that has caused food and poverty emergencies for millions of Canadians – more than ever before.”

Stubbs pointed out the Liberals betray the best interests of Canadians by deliberately roadblocking energy projects and infrastructure here at home, while other countries continue to ramp up production and exports.

“But after nine years, it’s obvious the NDPLiberals always put ideology and partisanship above reality and the economy, and will stop at nothing to try to shut down the sector that is still Canada’s leading private sector investor and export even after all the deliberate damage the NDP-Liberals have done to Canadian energy businesses and workers with constant myths, lies, and anti-energy messages, policies and laws.”

Alberta’s Environment and Protected Areas Minister Rebecca Shulz immediately argued against the amendment stating, “Companies that wish to defend their environmental record will have to prove that their claims can be substantiated by an ‘internationally recognized methodology,’ a vague and undefined phrase that creates needless uncertainty for businesses.”

“Any company not willing to risk millions of dollars in fines and legal fees will be forced to stay silent. And that is exactly the outcome that Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault and the federal Liberal-NDPBloc Québécois alliance wants to happen.”

“I wholeheartedly support Minister Schulz’ comments and the response of Alberta’s provincial government,” added Stubbs.

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Sunday

Evelyn Henke, standing,  and Diane Lopushinsky, sitting, of Chipman had a large table of items for sale during the Chipman town wide garage sale June 15. The pair said more than 20 people had stopped by before 11 a.m. looking to snap up some deals.

Opinion

Singh once again shows how despicable he can be

BY JOHN MATHER

This foreign interference material flowing out of Ottawa should be scaring most Canadians.

Sadly, that’s not he case. Most probably don’t care.

But when elected officials or senators can be bought and paid for by foreign government operatives, that should be worrying.

That several mainstream Canadian media outlets have been accepting promotional - let’s call them advertising features - from some Chinese outlets, yet passing them off to their readers as real news, that too, should be alarming.

And then we come to Jagmeet Singh and Elizabeth May.

Both have read the top secret report, the unredacted version, which mentions the names of some of those ne’er do well MPs and Senators.

But under the Security of Information Act and the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act, they can’t report anything they read. Not even to their caucuses using parliamentary privilege. The secrecy contract they’ve signed onto doesn’t allow it. If they want to blurt out the names it could lead to jail sentences for them.

As one report described it it’s a Catch-22. It’s also a sad commentary on our Canadian democracy.

Although I do understand, by disclosing anything in the top secret report could damage Canada’s reputation in the eyes of our “five eyes” foreign intelligence community.

Now Elizabeth May said she saw nothing incriminating in the report. Maybe she meant she didn’t see her own name, so it’s all A-OK.

Singh on the other hand stated he was quite concerned about the report. He did say he saw names, but no NDP parliamentarians.

“I am not relieved after reading this report. I am more concerned today than I was yesterday,” Singh told reporters later after viewing the documents.

“In short, there are a number of MPs who have knowingly provided help to foreign governments, some to the detriment of Canada and Canadians. There are also politicians at all levels of government who have benefited from foreign interference,” he said.

“Some of this behaviour absolutely appears to be criminal and should be prosecuted.”

When pressed he went so far as calling those MP’s, “indeed traitors to the country,”

CONTINUED

Singh said the evidence shows Justin Trudeau is willing to accept some level of foreign interference, which weakens democracy and undermines the confidence of Canadians.

A party spokesperson later said that Singh’s comments should not be taken as confirming or denying that the parliamentarians cited in the report are currently serving.

A spokesperson for the Opposition Conservatives said if Singh really has a concern about Trudeau failing to protect democracy, he must pull his support for the Liberals and let them face Canadians in an election.

But Singh signalled his party will not walk away from the confidence-and-supply deal that is keeping the minority government in power.

The NDP leader stated it’s a fallacy to suggest holding an election is a solution to election interference.

Or perhaps the real reason for not breaking his pact with the Trudeau Liberals is February 2025.

That is the month Singh becomes eligible for his parliamentary pension with a potential lifetime payout of $2.3 million.

I guess you can buy a new BMW and a couple of fresh bespoke suits with that kind of change. Just what is needed to represent the working man.

Heck, you can even throw in an upgraded Rolex watch.

Now, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre

has said he would eject any members of his caucus named in a bombshell NSICOP report.

The reason he won’t read it is a kind of legislative Catch-22 that Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has previously referred to as a “dumb trap.”

If Poilievre gets the top-level security clearance required to read the report, he will henceforth be sworn to secrecy on what it contains.

“Agreeing to this security briefing means getting the information and the names. However, those who obtain the names are not allowed to disclose them, not allowed to talk about it and not allowed to act on this information,” was how Bloc Québécois MP JeanDenis Garon explained the process in the House of Commons this week.

Poilievre’s refusal to read the report also provided a rare moment of agreement between himself and former NDP leader Tom Mulcair.

Mulcair said he never would have taken a deal that would have required him to be “hamstrung” on what he could say in regards to a major foreign interference scandal.

“I don’t want to be told that now that I’ve seen this I can’t say that,” said Mulcair, who was the Leader of the Official Opposition from 2012 to 2015.

The former NDP leader added, “I think that on this, Poilievre is completely right.”

It’s too bad Singh doesn’t have the same integrity as his predecessor.

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BY HAZEL ANAKA

This is a hodge podge of topics this week so let’s get to it.

What about those Oilers? Did anyone in the world see that 8-1 shellacking coming? Surely, not the Panthers or their 150 family members who showed up for the sweep or the guys who brought Stanley’s Cup to the rink. What a sweet surprise and show of the Oiler’s ‘can-do’ attitude.

Whether you had tickets to the game, attended Shania Twain’s Festival for the Final concert, hopped up and down in the Moss Pit, or sprawled on the couch at home, it was an electrifying event. It has people hoping, reminiscing, uniting behind a happy cause, and believing good things can still happen. And that’s not nothing----especially in cur-

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rent times. And yes, I know what you may be thinking or saying out loud. “But what are the odds of coming from a 3-1 deficit to win the cup? Do you know it last happened in 1940 something; that’s 80 years ago! But how hard will it be to fly all that way with the time zone and altitude differences and play in their building? You know how important the loud, proud Edmonton fans are; the Oilers will be booed! But, what about Kane being injured and out of the line-up and Draisaitl unable to score?

You know Leon’s one of the team stars”! But, but, but. Pointing to all the obstacles and stats may be a way to cushion oneself from the potential crushing disappointment and hurt, but is it the best strategy?

During today’s Father’s Day meal at the Keg, the six of us talked hockey almost non-stop. Have you heard this Twitter story? In 2002 Kobe Bryant wore a Wayne Gretzky 99 jersey before Game 3 of the NBA Finals and they won. On Saturday, Oiler’s number 8 Warren Foegele wore a t-shirt sporting the iconic

Bryant photo and the team won by a score of 81. Coincidence?

Rituals, playoff beards, superstitions, and seeming planet realignment are the stuff of legends and lore. Does it hurt anyone? Do they work? Do the answers really matter? I’m here to say I don’t know. What I do know is that elite (and enlightened) athletes practice visualization. That Kris Knoblauch, so atypical a hockey coach, has done remarkable things with the team since they started the season in the league’s basement a few short months ago. That the power of prayer and positive thinking are real; “if two or more are gathered in my name”… That Stuart Skinner is being mentored by a world-class sports psychologist, George Mumford aka The Performance Whisperer. Mumford worked with a couple of basketball slouches Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant; not bad com-

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pany. That McDavid broke one of Gretzky’s seemingly untouchable 1980s records on Saturday. That the Oilers have had 3 undefeated stretches this season including one for 16 games. So stringing together 4 wins in a row is not impossible. That their penalty kill is something like 34-0. Does any or all of this mean Edmonton will be hosting a Stanley Cup parade? I don’t know but it sure as hell doesn’t hurt to believe it’s possible.

OR, would you rather talk about foreign interference in Canada’s political system? Would you like to debate the merits of the report which states that some MPs, Senators, and political staff knowingly colluded with foreign play-

ers to undermine our democracy. Treason is not just the stuff of action films. It’s playing out right here in our Canada, glorious and free. I cannot for the life of me understand why Pierre Poilievre is not clamoring to get his security clearance so he can read the unredacted report and see if some Conservatives need to be bounced out of caucus. Not a good look for a guy who wants to be PM. Man up, Pierre and do what’s right---the people will recognize that you did the right thing even if it was a hard thing. And one final amusing, scary thing about my recent hospital stay. By the way, I share the good, the bad, the ugly of health issues in an attempt to break down

taboos and reassure people. I was shocked when I realized I’d been assigned a QR code. I’m neither a concert poster nor a menu. Yet there it was on my hospital bracelet. It got scanned every time I got some medication in pill form. But was it also scanned when they changed an IV bag? I didn’t notice. Now, I wish I would have asked more questions. Is it an elaborate online system for pharmaceutical tracking? Were those the only times it was scanned? Could I scan it myself and where might it take me? What is this world coming to?

That’s all folks. This week there’s’ something for everyone: a potential Cinderella story, a spy thriller, and conspiracy theory fodder. You can thank me later, from where I sit.

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Young entrepreneurs serve lemonade in Mundare after attending academy

BY JOHN MATHER

For the past several years Mundare has participated in Lemonade Day, a national program, which was first brought to Alberta in 2018.

Since then, Lemonade Day has spread to 12 Northern Alberta Community Futures regions.

On June 15, three young entrepreneurs set up lemonade stands on Mundare’s main street.

The kids had attended the Lemonade Academy at the Mundare town office prior to opening their stands.

Elk Island Community Futures co-ordinator

Kathy Dmytriw said the kids would attend a couple of sessions prior to the day, learning how to be an entrepreneur.

“We teach them expenses, recipes, how to run a business, how to build a business plan and how to be successful,” Dymtriw said.

She added there is competition among the lemonade stand owners including a taste test competition to see who may have developed the best lemonade.

At the end of the program a few cash prizes are awarded to the winners. The prizes of $100 locally are for the tastiest lemonade, the best lemonade stand and the best entrepreneur in the area.

“We teach them to make the goals, plan to achieve the goals and then actually achieve those goals,” Dymtriw said. “The program is not set up for failure.”

She said she had to have town council and the local business community on board for the day.

Maverick Baerenes, 8, from Mundare had her stand set up outside the Mundare town office offering lemonade in a variety of colours.

She said the class taught her how to make change and run a small business.

In addition to lemonade she was also selling some chips and candies.

“We were taught to sell some other product as well, “ she said.

While offering her rainbow colours of lemonade, she said the red lemonade was her best seller.

Donovan Simpson Wolf, 10, and his brother Emrys, 8, and Elian Lachapelle, 8, had a stand in front of the

Lemon.”

Across the street set up in front of Stawnichy’s Meats was Wesley Derow, 11, a veterans of previous Lemonade Days.

“We started at about 10:30,” he said. “We have two flavours; regular lemonade and sparkler, which is a berry lemonade.”

He said the sparkler was the more popular.

“We’ve been doing this

before and we went to the Lemonade Academy and learned how to run the business.

He, too, had help from his dad in building the lemonade stand.

In addition to selling chips and candies at his “Watering Hole” stand, he also had some golf balls for sale.

He had help running his business from his brother.

Baba’s Bistro.

“We just opened at 11 this morning and this is our first year,” he said.

He said they attended the academy where they learned the business skills to run the lemonade stand.

“After that we had to go around downtown to find a spot to set up,” he said on how he got his location. “We also have to have a business licence and a health permit to run our stand.”

They offered two types of lemonade, lemon/ lime and a strawberry lemonade.

“We haven’t sold any yet,” he said. “But he and his brother preferred the strawberry.”

Donovan said while he made the sign on his stand by hand, he had help from his dad in making the actual stand.

He and his brothers called their stand “Planet

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Mundare Mayor Cheryl Calinoiu purchases some lemonade from Wesley Derow during Lemonade Day in Mundare June 15. For Derow, it was his second year participating in the Lemonade Day which teaches young business people how to set up and run a small business.

Braving the storm: Andrew's drive-in movie event overcomes tornado warnings

BY LANDON ZABEL

The village of Andrew, on June 14, had hosted their first ever drive-in movie night at the Andrew Community Centre.

The event, hosted by the Andrew Community Centre Association, experienced a lesser turnout than was expected, but this was unfortunately due to the countywide tornado warnings.

Those who did brave the weather filled the Andrew Community Centre parking lot, and were treated to a clearing of the skies, allowing for

the perfect evening to enjoy the movie Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire after the sunset.

The Andrew Community Centre Association was recently on the brink of collapse as the previous generation of committee members retired from their positions, requiring others to step up and fill their shoes. The resilient illage of Andrew managed, with an entirely new group of volunteers would rise to the occasion.

New-found president Tammy Pickett stated

that the association is not likely to host another drive-in movie night this summer due to the cost of renting the screen; but hopes, in the long run, to host more drive-in movie nights in the future.

For those who attended despite the tornado warnings, the evening was one of nostalgia, for parents, and new experiences for the children, who played in the puddles left by the rainstorm as they awaited the sun to set and the movie to begin.

BY JOHN MATHER

Lamont County council, made appointments to the Weed and Pest Appeal Committee and appointed a Weed Inspector on the recommendation of the Agricultural Services Board at it regular May 28 meeting.

Agricultural Fieldman Terry Eleniak told council the appointments to the Weed and Pest Appeal Committee was required under the Agricultural Service Board Act.

“We had three individuals apply; Tom Cossey, Jason Warawa, and Candice Bryks to be appointed for a threeyear term,” he said.

No one on council had any concerns and the three were appointed.

The committee is established in the event a

landowner wants to appeal a weed or pest notice.

In giving some background, Eleniuk said historically no one has ever used the appeal process.

At the same meeting

Milayna Bilinsky was named as the Weed and Pest Inspector for 2024.

Eleniak said that with the appointment being

ratified by council it would allow the weed and pest inspector to enter any property, excluding the dwelling, for the purpose of weed and pest control.

Again there were no concerns from council and the motion for the appointment was passed.

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The Andrew Community Centre parking lot was lined with vehicles as patrons watched the sunset. Landon Zabel photo.

Bruderheim student receives 2024 Spirit Bear award

BY JANA SEMENIUK

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Bruderheim School

student, McKenna Bonner in grade five, has been awarded the 2024 Spirit Bear Award from the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society for an initiative she began two years ago.

In Sept. 2022, Bonner, made a request to the Bruderheim town council for permission to paint a crosswalk orange near the town’s community centre.

Bonner intended to paint it herself along with a few community members, to recognize national Truth and Reconciliation Day, in addition to building understanding about the importance of reconciliation.

In a press release from Elk Island Public Schools on June 13, Bonner said she had no idea she was being awarded.

“I’m still in shock, I didn’t know I was being nominated for the Spirit Bear Award,” said Bonner.

“I just wanted to bring awareness to my community about the everlasting effects that residential schools have had on my people and continue to have on my generation to this day.”

The First Nations Child & Family Caring Society awards the Spirit Bear Award to young people who demonstrate their commitment to reconciliation and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. Recipients receive a certificate, a letter of recognition, and $500 to use toward their future activities or to celebrate.

Bruderheim School

Principal Dave Armbruster said he and the school’s staff and stu-

dents are very proud of Bonner.

“McKenna is a wonderful student and an amazing citizen,” said Armbruster. “She truly embodies reconciliation in action and is a great example to her peers and our staff here at Bruderheim School. We’re very proud of McKenna and say congratulations on being the recipient of this year’s Spirit Bear Award!”

Meanwhile, the Town of Bruderheim is continuing to explore ways of painting the crosswalk. The cross walk has been painted twice since 2022 and will need repainting again as the designs wear off over time.

Mayor Karl Hauch asked Chief Operating Officer Dennis Tomuschat what the plan would be to paint the crosswalk again.

“I was just wondering,

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do we know when we're going to be painting the indigenous recognition, crosswalk painting and what type of paint are we going to be trying to use this time?” he asked.

Although Tomuschat did not specify what kind of paint would be used, he said the goal is to have the crosswalk painted shortly after the completion of another street painting project scheduled for Queen Street by July 15.

While the Lamont High School class of 2024 graduated on June 8, classes were still going this week. On June 10, members of the school band took the opportunity to set up in the school’s courtyard to entertain fellow students, staff and passersby with their music. Crystal Moren photo

Bruderheim School grade five student McKenna Bonner was awarded the 2024 Spirit Bear Award from the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. Photo: Elk Island Public Schools

Lamont County experiences higher-than-normal rainfall Farmer

says ‘It’s been a brutal year so far’ - seeding in muddy conditions

BY JANA SEMENIUK

An excessive amount of rainfall throughout May and June have quelled any fears farmers in the area had of a possible drought this year due to a winter with very little snowfall.

But it’s also increased their fears around too much moisture.

According to Brian Proctor, meteorologist with Environment Canada who spoke with the Lamont Leader, June has seen almost as much rainfall in the first two weeks than is normally seen the entire month.

“Typically, the month of June, the station should receive about 85.3 millimeters (of rainfall) and it tends to be the second rainiest month in the period for Elk Island,” he said.

“This June, so far, we’ve received 80.7 millimeters of precipitation. So, we're almost at what we should normally see a total June as of the 16th of the month in June this year.”

Proctor said the data garnered at the Elk Island station is based on information gathered from 1981 to 2010. He added that although the next 10 years of data have not been processed yet, it is still representative of what is happening in the area.

“On an annual basis, Elk Island should see about 482.4 millimeters of

precipitation,” he said. “All that precipitation we took in May and June across east central Alberta has really helped to alleviate drought concerns for much of the province at this point in time. The Northwest portion of the province is still looking extremely dry, and they’ve still got problematic conditions up there from a forest

fire point of view to agricultural point of view.

“But we definitely moistened things up probably to the point where people are beginning to get a little bit concerned that they're going to be able to get out in the fields to work them or even get into the garden at this point in time.”

Dwayne Stach,

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farmer in Lamont County, agrees with Proctor.

Stach, who has farmed in the county his whole life, has land stretching south of Chipman to west of Andrew growing oats, barley, wheat and canola. He said this year he will already see a 30 percent loss due to the excessive rain and hopes to at least break even this year.

“Even when we started off, we got five inches of rain within a week. We’ve been trying to dry fields out and we’ve had to give it four or five passes with (our machines) and

we’ve tripled our costs because every time we run across we use a lot of diesel in a day. It’s been brutal,” he said.

“We seeded for a couple of days and we were down for a week at times, waiting for it to dry out.”

Stach said under normal conditions it would take him approximately 20 days to seed his land. This year it’s taken him 40 days and he finally finished on June 11.

“It depends what happens going forward. We are already 20-30 percent lost,” said Stach. “Seeding in muddy conditions, it doesn’t grow as good and we have fields that are yellowing off right now - too much (moisture) and they are dying. It’s been a brutal year.”

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Water puddling on farmland, as shown in this photo taken near Andrew on June 16, is a common sight in Lamont County these days as the County is experiencing a higher-than-normal amount of rainfall according to Environment Canada. Photo: Jana Semenuik

Young Lamont diabetic fundraising for service dog training

BY JANA SEMENIUK

Lamont resident Olivia Able, 8, was six years old and a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic when she first started fundraising in 2022 for children with diabetes.

Today she’s using her entrepreneurial spirit to fundraise $11,000 and pay for training her own diabetic service dog; a three-month old german shepherd mix named ‘Nanny’.

Able’s mom, Haley, said Able’s diabetes is severe and required several insulin injections per day and countless bloodsugar checks when she was first diagnosed at the age of four.

Life improved for Able in 2023 when she was fitted for a small waterproof device that attaches to her skin and could deliver insulin as needed. However, the accompanying glucose monitor, alerting in the case of low or high blood sugar, caused issues that made using that device impossible.

“She gets blisters and infections under her

skin. We just don’t have any warning for when she has low blood sugar,” said Haley. “The device that delivers insulin works fantastic, but she was supposed to, as she got older, develop the ability to be able to feel when she was having low blood sugar. And for her it's less than half of the time, which is really dangerous. She's allergic to the adhesive used by the glucose monitor companies, so she can't wear them.”

In addition to her allergy to the adhesive, Haley said the device has also been very unreliable, alerting her to high blood sugar levels while readings showed normal after testing, in addition to being silent when her blood sugar levels were dangerously low. A recent incident pushed Haley to look for a new strategy.

“She was asleep in my bed and had a low of 1.3, which is severe,” she said, adding that normal sits between 7 and 10. “I went to talk to her and she was mumbling and

her eyes were rolling in the back of her head and she couldn’t sit up. She could have died.”

Haley investigated the possibility of a service dog that would alert her if Able’s blood sugar became dangerously low or high.

“A service dog isn't technology where you can turn it off and forget about it. A service dog will keep poking you until you acknowledge it, it will drag you out of bed, it will come get Mom, it'll come get dad it'll pull her arm, it'll pull her off the bed, its response time is way faster, so it's much more reliable,” she said.

Haley said acquiring a service dog hasn’t been an easy task. She said the Lions Club of Canada, who provide service dogs for free, aren’t accepting applications for diabetes dogs.

“They said there is too high of a need and the waiting list is too long,” she said. “We found Aspen dog services (and) to purchase a trained dog from them is

Wet spring brings hail, rain and even a tornado warning

The county of Lamont and the surrounding area received a tornado warning from Environment Canada at approximately 5:00 pm on June 14, with officials advising residents to “seek shelter immediately.”

Areas adjacent to Lamont County also experienced adverse weather conditions with warnings of nickel to ping-pong-size hail being issued. Lightning, gusts of wind nearing 40 km/h, pea-sized hail, and roughly 1.5 inches of rain

$30,000, but to do the owner training program where you come with your dog and you do the training is $11,000. You spend one day a week with them for two years. It's a big commitment, so through fundraising hopefully (it’s) attainable for us.”

Haley said Able is setting up a lemonade stand in front of the Lamont Value Drug Mart on weekends and the weekly Lamont Farmer’s Market on Wednesdays at the Lamont Arena while Haley has approached local service clubs for help and started an online fundraising campaign called ‘A dog to tackle the highs and lows for Olivia Able’. Haley said Able is selling lemonade and baked goods for donations.

“I don’t think she will make (a lot) of money, but at least she can bring awareness. She is giving out her name telling people about the go fund

me,” she said. “We have to raise $5,000 before the dog can start (training), and then when she starts we have one year to raise the other six.”

According to the online fundraising campaign, $1,370 has been raised so far.

“(Olivia) doesn’t feel safe all the time. She has her moments (of worry), she has an understanding that not having proper care of her disease can result in death,” she said.

“That’s a big pill for a small child to swallow.”

Lamont resident, and type 1 diabetic, Olivia Able, 8, holds her three-month-old service dog in training named 'Nanny' while selling lemonade in front of the Lamont Value Drug Mart June 15. Able, with help from her mother Haley, has been selling lemonade and treats to fundraise $11,000 for Nanny's specialized training as a diabetic service dog.

were received, but fortunately no tornado touched down and the tornado warning was rescinded before nightfall

The weather event merely adds to the overwhelmingly wet spring season.

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Low Flyers gather in Chipman to enjoy trained pigeons

BY JOHN MATHER

While many people went to Chipman June 15 to take part in the town wide yard sale, others had a much different reason for being in the village.

Several members of the Edmonton Low Flyers could be seen laying on tarps in the vacant lot on the main street staring skyward, while others peered skyward as they walked the streets.

What was up there that captured their interest?

Pigeons.

“We bring our pigeons to the small towns in Alberta on the weekend, so we can track their time,” said Low Flyer spokesman Jeet Dheliwal

Low Flying is one type of pigeon racing, he explains. Many are familiar with pigeon racing where the birds race over great distances to set the best time and others race to point A and then return to Point B.

But for Low Flyers, they just circle around up in the sky only coming into view of the sight of their handlers and owners when they are called.

Dheliwal said his group, which has about 70 members in the Edmonton area, arrived in a small group in Chipman at about 5 a.m. and they will stay until about 10 p.m. when they capture all their birds, cage them and return home to Edmonton.

“We check every bird each hour, so we keep track of them,” he said. “We have a window of about half an hour for each bird to check in. If they don’t then they are considered out of the competition.”

Sightings and duration in the air are kept on log sheets.

“After the competition is done, we train them according to how long we want them to remain in the air,” he said. “Each bird is raised from a baby and they all have specific colours so they can easily be identified.”

Training he said can take several days.

“We put them in a cage,” he said. “After people have chosen a bright colour, the trainers will help them learn to fly beginning with small trips and then train them to return to the house at the owner’s call or whistle. Once the bird is used to returning home when called,  the length of flight is extended.”

Dheliwal said the club members prefer coming to the small towns in Alberta and they try to visit a different one about three to four times each summer.

“In the larger centres it’s much harder to track the birds and we end up losing many of them.”

He added any bird that may land on a roof or on the road rather than returning directly to its owner is considered out of the competition.

He added there is no route the birds take.

“Some fly very low while others might climb high to catch wind currents,” he said. “They mostly just circle around but some might also cover a wider area around the community.”

He stated they always try to stay within hearing of the shout or whistle from their trainers.

He said the three main types of pigeon racing are low flyers, tipplers, and pigeon racing from point A to B.

Tipplers are very similar to low flyers, but they fly indoors. Whether it be in an attic in a house or in a much larger warehouse.

They also have limited times in the air and are scored by staying as close to the time as possible.

Racing birds, he said, can fly 500 to 600 km and then return.

Low Flyers are also timed, but they have to be checked every hour and have an unlimited time to remain in the sky. He said other towns they have travelled to, to exercise their birds include Hay Lakes, Bawlf and

Edburg.

“We only race in the summertime,” he added. The group checks for weather before releasing the birds.

“Today the weather is nice so we can release them in the morning and they come back in the evening,” he said.

The birds are transported by cages, some he explains are much more luxurious than others depending on the bird’s owner.

Dheliwal added there is a similar club in Calgary and sometimes the two clubs get together for friendly competitions.

He said the two clubs had a friendly competition June 14, and that was why there was a smaller crowd in Chipman on Saturday.

“Most days we’ll have more than 100 people out taking part or watching.”

He said Alberta’s short summers limit the club to about half a dozen competitions every season.

When a meet is concluded, the birds need to rest and have an opportunity to build their strength and stamina up for the next outing.

He said in the evenings they trap the birds. If they aren’t captured some members will come back the following day to capture the rogue birds.

The birds are well cared for after each meet also.

“We give them a treatment after each meet,” he said. “We give them almond and about six or eight different types of seeds.”

Another member of the club said they can lose some birds because of attacks from larger predators such as eagles or hawks.

“That’s nature,” he said. “There’s nothing we can do about that.”

He said the bird attacks would usually occur in the spring after a long winter, when the larger birds may have nests nearby, or are feeding their young and need

more food.

Dheliwal said low flying is a very social activity.

“We have a gathering and we break for tea a couple of times during the day and then have a picnic lunch,” he said.

“We are all from the

same culture so we can spend the day talking and relaxing together.”

The club members have all emigrated from India where the activity is very popular, he said.

The only two countries with low flyers are India and Pakistan, he said.

“We all work so during the week the guys are all working so we can’t get together,” Dheliwal added. “But on the weekend we go out. We don’t bother anybody. We just sit in the park and watch our birds.”

Families flock to Lamont trout pond for kids’ fishing day

BY JANA SEMENIUK

The Lamont Fish and Game Association (LFGA) volunteers had their hands full June 15 when dozens of people came out for their annual Kids Can Catch event at the Lamont trout pond.

Dale Iverson, who runs the youth program for the group, said the event normally sees approximately 40 people in total, but only one and a half hours into the four-hour event, 70 people had already come out. In total, Iverson said 94 people came out to go fishing.

“It’s more than double we’ve had in previous years, and a lot more local people which we are very happy to see. It’s the most we’ve had post COVID,” he said adding the LFGA have had three fishing events since COVID.

“One year, previous to COVID, we had 110 people but that event also had archery. This is the biggest fishing only event we’ve ever had. We have a lot of hope for the future.”

The LFGA kept a supply of fishing equipment close by in case attendees needed to borrow it. Iverson said he wasn’t worried the event would attract too many people.

“We won’t cut off admission, but we might have to start sharing rods,” said Iverson smiling. Iverson said the event helps to promote fishing and being in the outdoors for kids. He said it’s for people who would otherwise not have an opportunity to do so.

He said Lamont has been holding their fishing day for at least the past six years while dozens of events have been happening around the province for at least the past 10 years.

In their advertising, the LFGA said children under the age of 16 years and adults over the age of 65 did not need a license to fish, and adults accompanying children would not need a license if they were not fishing.

Iverson said families could catch and release,

or if they were prepared, take their fish home to eat.

As people came, they registered at a table where Alberta Conservation Association volunteers handed kids a special back bag complete with fish stickers, colouring book, floating keychain and measuring tape. Representatives with ACA helped to run the event while the LFGA covered the cost of a free lunch for the participants.

Iverson said the pond is stocked every spring with 2,000 fully grown rainbow trout, funded by the ACA, and the LFGA is currently working on attaining an aeration system to help promote the trout’s survival over the winter.

“Stocked trout don’t breed, but they will grow

larger,” he said, adding that some trout will survive over the winter but the odds will increase with an aeration system.

“We are looking for additional corporate sponsorship to help us with it. The project includes having power and the system itself, building, compressors, it's over $50,000.”

Iverson said he would also like to see more docks built and have them stretch out further so people could fish closer to the middle of the pond. He said a recent large dock was installed and cost $15,000 with half the total covered by the ACA.

Meanwhile, Iverson said more volunteers for the LFGA could mean the annual fishing event would be able to incorporate other activities in the future such as archery.

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1. Summer Fun Programs – Messy Art, Science Fun, Nature Nuts – for families with children ages 0-6. (Andrew, Bruderheim, Chipman, Lamont, & Mundare) For more info. Contact: erin.b@lamontcounty.ca or use the QR code below.

2. Park Play & Parenting – Register one week in advance (Andrew, Bruderheim, Chipman, Lamont, & Mundare) For more info. contact: erin.b@lamontcounty.ca /780-895-2233 x244, or use the QR code below to register.

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5. Benefits & Supports for Older Adults (Mundare): contact michelle.a@lamontcounty.ca

6. CALC: Digital Skills Workshops (Andrew & Mundare); Creating Family Connections; Kitchens; & English-Language Learner programs, contact Cheryl B. at 780-895-233 x233 or Cheryl.B@lamontcounty.ca

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8. Youth Coalition: for more info contact Erin.B@lamontcounty.ca

9. Meals in Motion: JUNE Menu. Call Chrissy to order at 780-975-9592.

10. SUMMER CAMPS – REGISTRATION OPENED JUNE 1. Specific information is available (posters) at lamontcounty.ca/community-programming and the registration form is also available to download there.

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Happy #WeedAwarenessWednesday Lamont County. Each week, from April - September we feature prohibited noxious weeds for awareness. If you find it, report it! See our social media accounts c or the QR Code. See a list of noxious weeds at: lamontcounty.ca/weeds

Lamont County’s assessor (Accurate Assessment Group Ltd.) is starting inspections during June in Range 17. The assessors will identify themselves and have clearly identified vehicles.

July 27

Tax notices have been sent to ratepayers by mail. If you have not received your notice, contact Lamont County’s Tax Clerk at 780-855-2233. Payment to avoid penalty is June 30. lamontcounty.ca/taxes

The next Regular Council Meeting is planned for Tuesday, June 25, starting at 9:00 a.m.

The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link). A link to meetings, agendas and minutes can be found at: lamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes.

The next scheduled ASB meeting is (Wednesday) August 14, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link): lamontcounty.ca/departments/agricultural-services/agendas-minutes-asb. Next Lamont County Council (Regular Council)

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