June 21 Lamont Leader

Lamont High fetes top athletes

BY JOHN MATHER

A week after Lamont High School honoured its 2023 graduating class, students, staff, parents and friends gathered as the top athletes were awarded at the school’s annual athletic banquet.

Student athlete Kodiak Gladue initially addressed the crowd, telling them Lamont High had a good turnout of students among its athletic programs.

“One of our achievements is that 37 per of the students at our school have played at least one sport,” he reported. “At the junior high, that number is higher at 42 per cent.”

He added the athletes were “very good at what we do.”

He pointed out while the school didn’t win any provincial championships, they did have some great accomplishments during the course of the year.

The High School boys and girls bas-

ketball teams won their zone championships to advance to the provincial tournaments.

In total, the school competed in five provincial tournaments during the year.

During the awards, there were several musical interludes which Principal Greg Cruickshank said was because the school had revived a music program for students back in the fall and the awards ceremony offered a great

chance for them to showcase their talents.

Winning the  Academic Athletes of the Year Awards were Taylor Fossum for the Junior High who maintained a 94 per cent average in the core subjects while the Senior High winner was Mikayla O’Brien who maintained an 89 per cent average in core subjects.

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Graduating athletes from Lamont High School were awarded with special Laker t-shirts during the annual Athletic Awards ceremony June 15. From left to right are: Caylan Flynn, Rachael Leamon, Emily Carruthers, Mikayla O’Brien and Jaxson Burant. Phys-ed director Cory Kokotailo stands at far left of the photo with a t-shirt.. MORE ON PAGE 7

-BY JANA SEMENIUK

Photography and Culinary members of the Chipman 4-H Beef and Multi-Club gathered for their year end achievement day June 16, at Walker School in Bruderheim, where their year-long project work came to fruition.

Local judges for the event included Bruderheim baking journeyman, Brianna Radcliffe, who gave awards to the children for their culinary projects, while local photographers Trudy and Kirk Harrold appraised the photography member’s work.

Ten children stood around an L-shaped table with their special dishes, waiting for each one to be tasted and judged by Radcliffe. The prepared items included a marshmallow salad, brownies, pumpkin muffins and banana bread.

“I’m pretty impressed here,” she told the crowd of eager children. “Everybody did so good!”

Awards ranged from most eye catching to best verbal explanation and judges’ favorite.

Meanwhile, each of the five photography members had three special photos displayed for the Harrolds to assess with each member being awarded two honours. Eli Martz won for most

moving and best subject, Julia Yost won the best portrait and most fun, Teo Wendorff won for best outdoor and most interesting, Eleanor McCullough won for most vibrant and best overall photo, while Marigold McCullough won for most dazzling and best Lego photo.

Project leader Crystal McCullough said the achievement nights are important for 4-H members.

“Achievement nights are about them interacting with an adult that they haven't really interacted with before and explain the steps (they used) and why they chose this (group),” she said.

“It really kind of gives them an all-around experience with 4-H. Our

motto is ‘learn by doing’ so they have to do it. They've done the work, and now they get to explain it and we celebrate them for doing all that.”

McCullough said the 4-H club attracted 24 members this year participating in groups teaching canine obedience, archery, photography, motocross and outdoor education, in addition to the more traditional beef club. McCullough said the children not only learn new skills in their club, they help run it.

H club, McCullough said there’s one idea she is hoping will gain traction. “Chickens,” she said.

“A lot of the kids are very interested in doing chickens next year. (This club) is kid lead, what

Members of the Chipman 4H Beef and Multi-Club celebrated their achievement day at Walker School in Bruderheim June 16. Each member of the culinary group was awarded a specialty cutting board along with their achievement. L-R (back row) Tea Wendorff, Eric Wendorff, Mary Sobkow, Eleanor McCullough, Own Martz, Marigold McCullough and Eli Martz. L-R (front row) Dennis Sobkow, Ben Yost and Ivy

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“We're really trying to put it back in the kids’ hands as much as possible,” she said, adding that the children vote on projects and leadership.

In terms of new groups for next years’ 4-

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New regional fire chief looking forward to serving Lamont County despite controversy

BY JANA SEMENIUK

Newly hired Lamont County Regional Fire Chief, Broderick ‘Bo’ Moore, said he applied for the position with Lamont County for several reasons, including the county’s reputation for great fire service and the close proximity to Elk Island National Park.

“I applied for Lamont County for multiple reasons: the County has great reputation as a fire service; I truly believe in the Regional Model and Lamont County Emergency Services has done a great job of implementing regionalization.

“We (family) love the area, it has great access to Elk Island National Park for hiking and paddleboarding for my family. I enjoy spending time with the family hiking, paddleboarding and travelling. As well as driving kids to pro-

grams, and watching them learn and grow in their activities,” he said.

Moore said he grew up in Leduc and decided on fire fighting as a career after volunteering at an event.

“I started out after assisting with a charity fundraiser for STARS air ambulance — an event that was hosted by Leduc County Fire — and they asked if I would be interested in joining as a volunteer. From there it turned into a career,” he said.

“I had always respected Emergency Services and knew I wanted to do something to help my community, and becoming a firefighter provided that opportunity to the highest levels.”

Moore added that he wants to do his best to serve Lamont County as their regional fire chief.

“My goal as Regional

Fire Chief is to provide assistance and support to our members to ensure

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they can operate safely, effectively and efficiently as they perform difficult tasks under emergency conditions for their neighbours and visitors to our area,” he said.

Moore comes to Lamont County amidst a cloud of controversy after resigning from the Leduc Fire Department as their deputy fire chief in March.

According to reports, several staff in the Leduc fire department have also resigned over the past year, including the fire chief, another deputy

upon the City of Leduc by two former female firefighters.

The lawsuit contained allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination and bullying but has not been proven in court.

Although Moore was not named in the suit, he was named in an external report as having known of the allegations and not acting on them.

Moore nor the County of Lamont would comment on the suit, stating ‘As this matter is before the courts, we cannot comment on it or on

A recent segment on Global News, around Moore’s hiring, elicited differing opinions from those questioned on the street. One woman said she felt that his hiring raised concerns for females, while another said she did not feel it appropriate to judge him as not enough information is known.

Lamont County communication director Jay Zaal said that Lamont County is ‘committed to providing an organization free from violence and harassment, and will continue to work with all employees to provide this’.

In terms of Moore’s hiring, Zaal said he was the best candidate for the position.

“We feel Bo is the best candidate for the role, having conducted a disciplined executive search

process using a reputable search firm. His extensive experience includes roles with fire services in High River, Calgary, and Leduc in a diversity of positions with operational accountability for over 100 operational staff,” he said.

“He has education and experience with emergency management, incident command, department administration, operational leadership, and training in both urban and rural settings. The rigorous recruitment process involved interviews; psychometric testing; reference checking, with the result being that we hired the most qualified and best candidate.”

Zaal added that Moore will be meeting more of the staff over the next few weeks as he is being immersed in his role.

“ We feel Bo is the best candidate for the role, having conducted a disciplined executive search...

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NDP won’t work with Smith to fight “Just Transition”

BY JOHN MATHER

Well it would have been interesting to be a fly on the wall as our Premier Danielle Smith met with Justin Trudeau lackey Jonathon Wilkinson, Minister of Just Transition, on Monday in Calgary.

Smith has publicly stated she wouldn’t tolerate Ottawa’s interference into Alberta’’s affairs and along comes Wilkinson to do just that.

Smith said prior to the meeting on June 15, when Wilkinson introduced the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act which will work its way through parliament as Bill C-50, “…the primary purpose of the proposed ‘Sustainable Jobs Act’ is to form an advisory council that will provide the federal government with recommendations on how to support the Canadian workforce during transition to a ‘net zero economy.’ "

Smith went on to present the case that development of Alberta’s natural resources are provincial in nature.

“As the development of Alberta’s natural resources and the regulation of our energy sector workforce are constitutional rights and the responsibility of Alberta, any recommendations provided by this new federal advisory council must align with Alberta’s Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan,” stated Smith

“To be clear, if this new advisory council provides the federal government with recommendations that are inconsistent with Alberta’s Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan or otherwise interferes with our province’s constitutional jurisdiction over the development of our natural resources and regulation of our energy workforce, Alberta will not recognize the legitimacy of those recommendations in any manner.”

Meanwhile elsewhere on June 15, a Ukrainian oil firm was asking for Canadian expertise to aid in the further development of Ukrainian oil and gas fields. Obviously the country, at war with the Russians, recognizes there still is a future for oil and gas.

There’s still not too many EV tanks or EV Warplanes on the market.

Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, called this a “good day” because of the seat labour unions will have in the sustainable jobs partnership council after the Just Transition package was announced.

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He boldly hyped about how he had sat on the focus group that had developed the framework of the Act.

“Today, I responded to the federal government's new Sustainable Jobs Act. Our Premier claims the Act attacks the Alberta economy. The truth is just the opposite: it creates a framework to help us prepare for the future.

“It acknowledges that workers, Indigenous people and other members of civil society have an important stake in the outcome of big economic decisions –and it says ordinary citizens deserve to have a say in those decisions,” McGowan crowed.

He said the energy transition is not coming; it’s already here. The bill is about “preparing us for a future that’s going to look

different than our past.”

Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley said in a press release that the provincial government is missing an opportunity to be at the table to fight for Alberta by picking a fight with Ottawa and going in their own direction.

“Alberta can continue to be a global energy leader for decades to come, but we need the provincial government working with industry and other levels of government in the interests of Albertans,” she said in a statement. “There are billions of dollars in investment looking for decarbonization opportunities; Alberta must create the stability and certainty to capitalize on that investment.”

Now remember a short few weeks ago Notely was stating she wanted to end the divisive, argumentative nonsense going on between

Alberta's two main political parties. Remember when in her concession speech she mentioned this would happen, “had the NDP won.” Well they lost so those words aren't worth the paper they were written on.

McGowan holds a seat on the NDP provincial board. So he and Notley are siding with their supreme leader Jagmeet Singh who is supporting these Liberals long enough to claim his pension, before he loses his seat, deservedly, in the next Federal election.

The provincial NDP don't care about provincial jurisdiction or Albertan workers.

They care about creating wedge issues and using the mainstream media to promote them, while the UCP can see the bigger picture and are looking out for all Albertans.

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Some people will often choose to go on a “no news” diet. Or maybe a better analogy is the smoker who decides to quit cold turkey. The decision to stop reading the daily newspaper and turn off TV news is often abrupt and emotional.

I’m not so sure it’s as easy if your smartphone is your primary news source. No one I know is putting their phone in storage.

I think the prevailing attitude among regular folks is that the news is depressing. That media outlets focus on the sensational, the horrific, the attention grabber; you know, if it bleeds, it leads. In my earlier days, I thought it was a cowardly mistake to willfully choose not to know what’s going on. How could you cope; converse knowledgeably in mixed company; have the macro big picture view of the world and your place in it if you chose to

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cover your eyes and plug your ears. Now, I’m not so sure. I’ve certainly taken a break from news consumption. And was probably the better for it. Believe it or not, many big names on the speaker circuit in the field of success and personal development also advocate for shielding yourself from the negativity of the news. The belief there is that we achieve what we focus on, that negativity can be crippling, that we need to keep our eye on the prize. Anyone with a predilection to depression or other mental health concerns would probably benefit from avoiding the news. All we have to do is remember the all-consuming news coverage of the wildfires, the war on Ukraine, the Humboldt and Carberry bus crashes, the 1987 Edmonton tornado, September 11th, Princess Diana car crash, the Pickton murders, the Trump years, and countless other natural or manmade disasters.

Perhaps the best advice is tune in occasionally to what’s happening so you’re not a total mushroom---kept in the dark and fed manure. Don’t get sucked into the

24-7 vortex of non-stop, wall-to-wall coverage of the disaster. Forego the victim interviews, the political posturing, the endless recapping of the event, the expert analysis, and the pundit panels. Don’t allow this to drag you into a paralysis of despair and affect your functioning in your own life.

And when you do choose to get informed, seek out the best sources. Which brings me to Vassy Kapelos. Many people may remember her from her days on Global TV in Edmonton. Like most broadcasters she’s worked for all three major networks. She is currently the host of the daily political show Power Play and Sunday’s Question Period on CTV aas well as a self-named daily show on iHeart radio. The common thread running through all these gigs is the focus on politics.

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thing. It ensures the distance between subject and host remains impartial. Her interview style should be taught in journalism school. Her questions are complex not puffball. Her research and preparation are impeccable. She sits impassively listening to the usual BS, long-winded, non- answers before coming back with, “I get that, but respectfully, you didn’t answer my question.” Or “Yes, I understand that but

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Allison’s Oasis celebrates first year by offering new infrared service

BY JANA SEMENIUK

Local massage therapist and entrepreneur

Allison Diaz celebrated the one-year anniversary of her Bruderheim spa, Allison’s Oasis, earlier this year, and said it’s been successful

“It’s always nerve wracking opening a business especially in a very small town,” she said. “But things have been good and my clients have been amazing.”

Diaz said her business offers massage services for children as well as adults, and tanning beds.

One new service she introduced this year, in light of her first anniversary, is the Fit Bodywrap with infrared lighting.

Diaz explained that the body wrap is a full-body sauna wrap that safely

heats your body to 135 degrees and uses infrared lighting to increase its health benefits, including one benefit Diaz said she was not counting on.

“Anxiety. A lot of my clients have been using it for anxiety, which is not one that I thought would be as popular,” she said, explaining the list of other health benefits include weight loss, pain relief and fitness recovery.

“The infrared lights actually penetrate deep into the muscle tissues and repair them from the inside out and then there's the detoxification. It's also really beneficial for skincare and cellulite reduction as well as antiaging so just keeping the skin very well hydrated, as well as toning it at the

same time.”

Diaz said in terms of anxiety, the infrared is what helps maintain healthy hormone levels.

“The infrared actually helps maintain healthy levels of cortisol which is the stress hormone (that) can raise your heart rate and blood pressure,” she said. “Lower cortisol levels lead to feeling a deep relaxation and so the infrared treatments also increase levels of the happiness hormone, serotonin, to give you the overall feeling of well-being and happiness.”

Meanwhile, Diaz said she began her business last year after graduating from massage school with honours and distinction in 2018.

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Awards

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The top Athlete of the Year for Junior High was Kyran Belcourt for the boys who competed in cross country running,

volleyball, badminton and track and field.

Taylor Fossum won the Top Athletes among Junior High girls competing in cross country running, volleyball, basketball, track and field and golf.

For the Senior High students, Waliid Khamis won the Top Male Athlete of the Year competing in volleyball, basketball and track and field, while Ruth Andruchow won the award for Top Female Athlete competing in golf, volleyball, basketball and badminton.

Other athletic award winners for 2023 were: Cross country, Junior High MVP: Taylor Fossum, while the Senior High MVP went to Ben Melnyk.

In Volleyball, the Junior B Boys MVP was won by Connor Lopes. The Juniors B Coaches Award went to Evan Wick, while Marshall Regehr won the Junior B Boys Lakers Award.

Lakers Award.

In the Junior A Boys category, Hambal Khamis won the MVP while Cohen ParkerMalm won the Coach’s Award and Aiden Chopping and Jackson Johnson shared the Lakers Award.

In the Junior A girls category, Ivy Akitt won the MVP with Bella MacDonald getting the Coach’s Award and Taylor Fossum winning the Lakers Award.

In the Senior Boys Basketball group, Waliid Khamis won the MVP with Kodiak Gladue winning the Coach’s Award and Adam Boudreau getting the Lakers Award.

For the Senior A Girls Basketball, Camryn Fossum won the MVP with Kaylee Mariancz winning the Coach’s Award and Emily Carruthers winning the Lakers Award.

In the Badminton cate-

gory, MVP for Junior High Male was Cohen Parker-Malm, while Taylor Fossum won the Junior High Female MVP.

Ben Melnyk was named Senior High Male Badminton MVP, while Camryn Fossum won the Senior High Female Badminton MVP.

In the Lamont Golf Program Lucca Bzawy won the MVP award.

Lamont High School awarded its Athletes of the Year on June 15 in an annual ceremony. Winning the Senior High Girls Athlete of the Year Award was Ruth Andruchow who competed in golf, volleyball, basketball and badminton. Waliid Khamis won the Senior High Boys Athlete of the Year Award competing in volleyball, basketball, and track and field.

In Junior B Girls Volleyball, Bella MacDonald won MVP; Aisha Jobe won the Coach’s Award and Kennadie Sabo won the Lakers Award.

In the Junior A Boys category, the MVP was Hambal Khamis; Coach’s Award went to Kyran Belcourt; and Aiden Chopping won the Laker’s Award.

Two Academic Athletes of the Year were awarded at the Lamont High School annual awards ceremony June 15. The top Academic Athlete of the Year for Junior High was Taylor Fossum (right) who maintained a 94 per cent average in core subjects while competing in several sports. Mikayla O”Brien won the Senior High Athlete of the Year maintaining an 89 per cent average in core subjects while competing in several sports.

In the Junior A Girls category, Taylor Fossum was named MVP. with Chaselyn Burant getting the Coach’s Award and Ivy Akitt winning the Lakers Award.

For Senior Boys Volleyball the MVP was Mason Oshust, with Caeizler Marzo winning the Coach’s Award and Waliid Khamis getting the Lakers Award.

In the Senior Girls category, Ruth Andruchow won the MVP award while Kaylee Marianicz received the Coach’s Award and Deanna Derksen and Emily Carruthers split the Lakers Award.

For Basketball, the Junior B Boys MVP was Charlie Andruchow with Connor Lopes winning the Coach’s Award and Degan Ryer winning the Lakers Award.

The Junior High Athletes of the year for Lamont High School were announced June 15 at the school’s annual Athletic Awards ceremony. Kyran Belcourt won the Junior High Boys Athlete of the Year competing in cross-country running, volleyball, badminton and track and field. The Junior High Girls Athlete of the Year was Taylor Fossum who won for competing in cross country running, volleyball, basketball, track and field, badminton and golf.

In the Junior B Girls Basketball category, Aisha Jobe won the MVP with Cheyenne Trudgeon getting the Coach’s Award and Tru Descoteax getting the

Lamont High School introduced a new program for students wanting to learn some musical programming. As a result these students were invited to be an integral part of the school’s Annual Athletic Awards program June 15. The students entertained with several musical interludes throughout the evening.

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Former Andrew mayor and wife seeking significant refund for 15 years of overcharges on garbage pick up

BY JANA SEMENIUK

Andrew resident Barb Leppek, with her husband and former Andrew Mayor Gary Leppek, raised questions to the Andrew Village Council during their regular council meeting June 14, around overcharges to their commercial garbage collection rates, for their business Barpek Products Ltd.

The overcharges came to light after the May 24 council meeting where new rates were passed by council and revealed Barpek Products has been overcharged for the past 15 years, adding up to at least $7,000.

Changes to the village fees and charges were passed at the May 24 village council meeting and Chief Administrative

Officer Tim Melnyk said he discovered the commercial garbage pickup rates had been inexplicably different for all of the local businesses, including one which had been significantly overcharged for years.

“(For garbage collection) we found one commercial user that was being charged $88 when the rate was $45.79,” he said, adding he could find no reason why the user’s rates should be so different.

“All of the commercial (users) that are paying commercial (for) garbage (pickup), every one of those rates were different. It ranged from $88 all the way down to (just over) $45.”

Leppek said her family’s business was the one

being severely overcharged and questioned the council on their next steps.

“We've been paying $88.99 per month for the last 15 years, so we’ve been overpaying according to your chart by $43.20 every month,” said Leppek. “I'm just wondering what you're going to do about it. According to my figures, you owe us over $7,000 after 15 years.”

Andrew Mayor Merwin Haight said he put in a call to municipal affairs for direction in dealing with the situation.

“It's kind of unique when something like this goes on for so long,” he said.

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C-50 will kill 170,000 jobs says MP

Stubbs’ dismisses “Sustainable Jobs” Act

BY JOHN MATHER

Lakeland MP Shannon

Stubbs, the Conservative Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, has come out  swinging against the Liberals “Just Transition” policy and the cross country tour promoting it.

Stubbs’ referred to it as “fooling workers while killing their jobs.”

“Bill C-50 will set out a plan to kill hundreds of thousands of good-paying Canadian jobs and make life more expensive for everyday Canadians,” said Stubbs in a release.

“Natural Resources Minister Jonathon Wilkinson’s visit to Alberta is just a ploy to fool workers by repackaging their “Just Transition” scheme with a new name - but it is still the same job killing plan.

A “Just Transition” is anything but just, and Trudeau’s “Sustainable Jobs” plan is anything but sustainable.”

She further stated the plan will kill 170,000 direct Canadian jobs and displace a further 450,000 direct and indirect jobs and risk the livelihoods of 2.7 million

Canada’s GDP, and drive up the costs of energy and goods for all Canadians.”

“The common-sense Conservative approach is to achieve lower emissions through transformation, not transition,” she stated. “Technology, not taxes. Led by the private sector, not government.

“Conservatives will make both traditional and alternative energy affordable and accessible, accelerate approvals, and put Canadian resources, innovation and workers first to ensure Canadian energy security, and self sufficiency.

gate the situation further to see where things went wrong.

“The administration is looking to find the bylaws that set the rates to the amounts that were being charged. I don't have the answers to why it happened or who did the changes,” he said by text.

“The last rate bylaw I have found so far is (the year) 2000. I am working on the situation as we speak. I can't give a timeline. These matters take time as they are in the past, where they originated.”

Leppek’s husband Gary, was first elected to Andrew Council in 2017, and unseated during the 2021 municipal election.

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Second public hearing to be scheduled for proposed Lamont County land use bylaw

BY JANA SEMENIUK

A second Land Use Bylaw (LUB) public hearing will be scheduled in Aug. after Lamont County Reeve David Diduck addressed several letters from ratepayers, concerned with the proposed LUB, during their June 13 council meeting with at least 12 residents sitting in the gallery.

The LUB was met with hostility from the public after it passed first reading in Nov. and a public hearing in Jan., with complaints ranging from inadequate notification of the public hearing to arbitrary rules in the document around development and right of entry.

As a result, council deferred second and third reading of the LUB until ratepayers had enough time, 60 days, to

voice their concerns through letters sent to the councillors with a deadline of May 15 for submission.

During last week’s county council meeting, Diduck went through the summarized concerns from 17 letters sent to the county, addressing each issue with his thoughts on the matter and discussion with council members.

In terms of appropriate advertising of the original public hearing in Jan, Diduck said, after some investigating, a larger ad in a more visible area of the newspaper would have been a better idea.

Although the Jan. hearing was advertised in various places including social media sites, neighbouring community online calendars, the county’s website and a small ad on their ‘In

Focus’ page in the Lamont Leader from last Nov. to Jan., only two ratepayers came to the hearing.

“Normally, if you're going to have a public hearing, I would say at least an eighth of the page inside (on) page three,” said Diduck. “I think this is important enough to advertise properly.”

While Diduck carefully addressed each concern, such as second permanent residences on properties and right of entry, he also included reasons why LUBs are necessary and mandated.

“One of the questions that was asked is, why do we need a document like this? A lot of the stuff that's came in the LUB is essentially a requirement of the municipal government act (MGA). There

are certain areas of the LUB that reflect the MGA verbatim,” he said, adding the example of not being allowed to rebuild in an area that is part of a floodplain.

“That aspect of not allowing someone to redevelop if they're situated in a floodplain is part of the MGA. They're the ones that stipulate that you're not allowed to rebuild if you're in a one to a hundred-year flood zone.”

Councillor Neil Woitas made the motion, which was passed, for administration to schedule an evening public hearing for ratepayers to voice their concerns prior to second and third reading of the proposed LUB.

While the meeting is expected to be scheduled in Aug., an exact date has not yet been announced.

At least 12 ratepayers came to the June 13 Lamont County council meeting where Reeve David Diduck addressed concerns around the proposed Land Use Bylaw prompting a second public hearing to be scheduled.

Photo: Jana Semeniuk

In a recent survey of adults 18+ living in communities of less than 100,000 population on the prairies, the majority of the respondents said

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Join us for Visiting, Coffee, and Cake as we Celebrate Morris & Paulette's 60th Anniversary and Paulette's 80th Birthday Saturday, July 1 At the Bruce Community Centre 1 to 4 p.m.

Lunch at 2:30 p.m. No Gifts Please.

Donation Box for the Food Bank will be Available.

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AUCTION

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Antique and Collectable Auction for Dennis Kjos of Wetaskiwin County. Sat., June 24 and Sun., June 25 10 AM. Sat., July 8 & Sun., July 9 10 AM. Selling three generations of over 6000 items. Visit www.meierauction.com for details.

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FIREARMS WANTED FOR OUR 2023 AUCTION

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Tofield Golden Club, Semi Annual Meeting. Monday, June 26, 2023. All members are invited to a potluck meal. Bring your favorite dish. Start time 10:00 am meeting, potluck to follow. Tofield Seniors' Centre 5004 - 54 Ave, Tofield, Alberta.

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St. Michael Regional Landfill is accepting applications for a Temporary Full Time Equipment Operator. All Applicants must possess a valid Class 3 License with air brakes. A driver’s abstract will be required prior to Employment.

Qualifications:

This successful applicant will have a strong work ethic, experience operating equipment such as a tracked loader, packer, skid steer; mechanical aptitude and good communication and listening skills.

- Landfill certification is not required but would be an asset.

-This is a temporary full time hourly rated position depending on qualifications.

-The selected candidate will be required to provide a criminal record check and a pre-employment medical.

- Wages based on qualifications and experience.

- Benefits are available.

FOR RENT

3 bedroom house with garage in Viking. Ph (403) 461-4350

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3 bedroom home for sale. Attached garage, cement driveway, 200 square feet extra storage, washer, dryer, fridge, stove, dishwasher. Many extras. Have a look and make an offer. Call Andy 780-662-0383

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Registered Polled Hereford Bulls, Yearlings, & Two Year Olds. Guaranteed Breeder. PMD Polled Herefords. Paul 780-336-2675

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Registered Red & Black Angus bulls for sale. Call 780-986-9088

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Tools, welder tools, boat accessories, electric trolling motor, hunting accessories, hunting blinds, camping shelter, some household, hairdressing equipment, honda quad, furniture, large coolers, dog kennels, meat smoker and plum wood chips. 1/2 mile South of Tofield on Davison Road, or 50518 Range Road 192. Thursday, Friday, Saturday June 22, 23,24 from 9 to 7.

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Open House at the Bruce Community Hall on Saturday, July 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. to Celebrate with Paul & Marilyn Dinisyk on their 50th Wedding

Anniversary No Gifts Please!

Applications will be accepted until a qualified candidate is found. The St. Michael Regional Solid Waste Commission thanks all applicants for their interest however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

St. Michael Regional Solid Waste Commission PO Box 308 Bruderheim, AB T0B 0S0

Email: smrlandfill@shaw.ca or Fax 780.796.2081

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1 month FREE rent with 1 year lease. 2 bedroom apartment in Killam. Call Chuck at 780-2637290 tfnp

3 male German Shepherd puppies, 2 months old, to give away. Call 1-587-280-2897. Located in the Holden area.

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WE BUY DAMAGED GRAINHeated, Mixed, Tough, Light, Bugs, Spring Thrashed....Barley, Wheat, Oats, Peas, Flax, Canola. "On Farm Pickup". Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252.

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PRIVATE MORTGAGE LENDER. All real estate types considered. No credit checks done. Deal direct with lender and get quick approval. Toll free 1866-405-1228 www.firstandsecondmortgages.ca.

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Chipman gives go ahead for bridge replacement

BY JOHN MATHER

Chipman will move ahead with reconstruction of the bridge on Range Road 185 north of the village.

Chipman had approached Lamont County earlier this spring, when the cost of repairing the bridge was beyond what the Village could afford in its budget.

Replacement costs are estimated to be $1.8 million.

The Village had applied for a Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP) grant to help offset the costs of the reconstruction, but they also asked Lamont County to financially support the project.

Masking requirement ended at health facilities across the province

BY JANA SEMENIUK

Continuous masking is no longer required at any Alberta Health Services facility as of June 19, according to a press release issued June 15.

The release stated the rescinding of the mask mandate applies to all patients, families and visitors as well as contracted staff, physicians, midwives, students and volunteers.

AHS said the decision was based on several fac-

tors including declining COVID-19 cases, testing positivity rate, wastewater data, and hospital admission rates for respiratory illnesses across the province.

“(We’ve also consulted) stakeholders including patients, families, advisory councils, clinicians and frontline managers,” said the release.

Although masks are no longer required, appropriate types of masks and PPE (personal pro-

tective equipment) will still be available for people to wear if they want.

AHS also encourages visitors or designated family support persons who have had respiratory symptoms to wait to visit loved ones until 10 days after symptom onset, and all visitors and support persons are recommended to mask when visiting symptomatic patients or residents.

Lamont County officials set up some traffic studies in the area around the bridge and found that much of the

traffic using the bridge was from County residents and farmers hauling equipment to their fields travelling over it.

Chipman was approved for the 75 per cent funding through the STIP program, Chipman council was told last week.

That would be $1.2 million.

Lamont County has agreed to contribute $360,000, leaving Chipman to cover the unfunded $90,000 for the project.

Chipman council was told the engineers would hold a “kick-off” meeting with the Village July 10 to get going on the replacement.

The estimated time for completion of the project is September.

Chipman councillors were told the agreement with Alberta Transportation and the Village

was structured to allow funds to be advanced to the Village so they aren’t paying all the bills as they come in on their own.

The Chipman administrator told council the province approved the funding fairly quickly.

“And I think that was because the county is also very dependent on that road.”

She added the engineers feel closure of the road while the replacement is underway is the best way to proceed with traffic being diverted to Range Road 190 for about a month.

She told council the work would take approximately 50 days.

Council then passed a motion to proceed with engineering work and get the project to replace the bridge underway.

A U9 soccer player catches the ball while Bruderheim Minor Sports Association President and coach,Tara Wilson, looks on during practice June 15.

Photo: Jana Semeniuk

LEMONADE DAY IN MUNDARE

Left: Ruth, 12, Clara, 8, and Wes,10, Derow all of Mundare were selling a variety of lemonade flavours at their stand set up on the downtown of Mundare June 17 as part of the provincial Lemonade Day. Here they sell a glass of their popular Mango Tango Lemonade to Mundare Mayor Cheryl Calinoiu. The kids plan to set up a lemonade stand in front of their Whitetail home during the summer. Right: Mundare Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla buys a glass of lemonade from Ella Boisvert, 10, while her sister Lilly Boisvert, 9, works in the background. The two live in Lamont County. The girls operated one of two lemonade stands in the town, part of the annual Lemonade Day. They said the job was fairly intense because they had to get a business licence, a food handling permit and permission to set up the stand in the town’s sausage park.

Glimpse of university for Andrew School students

BY JANA SEMENIUK

Andrew School students from grades 3-6 got a first hand look at University life by participating in a USchool program by the University of Alberta according to a press release by Elk Island Public Schools.

The program saw the students visiting the U of A for one week and ended with a special convocation event at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium June 9.

Andrew teacher Bria Shulko-Zakharov said the program is a great experience for the students.

“U School is amazing for rural schools,” said Shulko-Zakharov. “It exposes students to the opportunities available after K-12 and inspires them to pursue post-secondary education.

LAMONT COUNTY

• 15,000 sq ft Industrial shop built on 42.8 acres in Lamont County adjacent to the town of Lamont. There is an approximately 15 acres of gravelled yard with partial chain link fencing. located at 195043 HWY 29 Lamont County Price $3,175,000 or call for lease price.

• W4-18-53-24-SW Plan 0826481 Block 2 Lot 1 5.02 acres yard site in Lamont County. Utilities at the property line. Price $45,000

• W4-18-53-26-SE N ½ Lamont County 80 acres property with a 60 ‘ by 40’ shop and the remainder of the land currently in hay. Price $235,000

• W4-20-55-27-SE Plan 1023701 Block 1 Lot 1A Lamont County. 138.09 acres in the Lamont Heartland for industrial use. Located North of Highway 15 on Range Road 202. Price $4,400,000

Integrating the curriculum with real-world moments makes learning exciting and engaging.”

Grade four student, Hailey Yaremie agreed.

“USchool was very interesting and a lot of fun,” she said, adding that she hopes to become a veterinarian after graduation.

“I was nervous about going to university before but now I’m excited. My favourite part was the photography day. For the whole day, we got our own cameras, toured campus and took pictures—after lunch we edited them.”

According to their website, the USchool program began in 2009 and is limited to grades 3-9 students in socially vulnerable areas within Edmonton, Indigenous (FNMI- First Nations,

Metis and Inuit) schools in Edmonton and area, in addition to rural schools surrounding Edmonton. The program aims to make post-secondary education more accessible to students who, historically, are less likely to attend.

EIPS Communication Director Laura McNabb, said some Lamont County Schools have previously participated in the program.

“Andrew has been involved since 2014.

Lamont Elementary attended in the past but I don’t have specific years in which they were involved. Bruderheim has not attended,” she said by email.

This year, according to the USchool website, was the biggest year yet with 40 classes scheduled to attend from Sept. to May.

• W4-18-54-18-NW 2 parcel farm 158.48 acres 130 ± acres of grain cultivation 3 bedroom house. Property has gas, power, well, septic with aerial discharge, Dug out and a shop Price: $795,000

• 4 lot package for sale in Chipman. Located 5004 50 St, 5006 50 St, 5008 50 St, 5010 50 St Chipman AB. Please call for price

• SW ¼, 30-54-18-W4 (South ½)- 72.12 acres Fenced pasture land Price: $190,000

• HWY 834 TWP 544 Village Chipman 70.18 acres Fenced pasture land Price: $190,000

• HWY 834 TWP 544 Village Chipman 2.05 acres pasture land Price: $50,000

• W4-18-53-26-NE N1/2 Lamont County 80 acres with about 70 acres in hay. Property is fenced, and has power and a well. Price: $250,000

• NE-11-54-18-W4 160 acres and E 1/2 NW-11-54-18-W4 79.73 acres both properties fenced. Larger property has ± 130 acres of hay with a large spring fed dugout. and the smaller portion is pasture. Price $760,000.00

• SE-8-55-17-W4 160 acres ± 130 acres of #2 soil currently in hay Price $660,000

TWO HILLS COUNTY RECREATION LAND

• W4-12-55-27 NW 146 acres with 1/2-mile frontage on the North Saskatchewan River. HWY 29 and RR 123 50± acres of cultivation power at property Nicely treed lot for a building site. Price $350,000

STRATHCONA COUNTY

• SW Part of NW –23 –53 –23 –W4 40.55 acres North of Highway 16 on Range Road 232 in proposed medium industrial zoning with CP rail line at the border of the property Price $7,200,000

• Parts of SW and SE -7-53-22-W4 located at Highway 21 and Lakeland drive 63.62 acres of development land with Highway 21 exposure. The property is within the Bremner and local Employment Area ACP with expected future use of industrial. Price $6,000,000

Lauren Hill

Steven Hill

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Structural engineer and University of Alberta Senator Cameron Franchuk speaks with Andrew School students during one of their U School visits. Photo: supplied

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, June 21, 2023

REMINDER: Lamont County Administration and Public Works/ASB Buildings are closed in lieu of the statutory holiday (Canada Day) on July 3.

Community Services: Serving Lamont County, Lamont, Bruderheim, Mundare, Andrew & Chipman

Access current monthly services & programs information for FCSS, CALC and KFRN:

For more information, scan the QR code or visit lamontcounty.ca/community-programming

Contact CALC, FCSS or KFRN at: 1-877-895-2233 | 5303-50 Ave. Lamont, AB T0B 2R0

Payment by June 30 to avoid penalty

Service Level Survey 2023

The following survey (surveymonkey.com/r/ Service_Level_2022) has been prepared to gather public input on programs and service levels provided by Lamont County. This helps Council to guide its decision making processes. We welcome your feedback as we plan for the future.

Deadline: July 31.

• This survey takes about 20 minutes to complete.

• All responses are confidential, and results will be compiled and shared to aid Council in its decision-making process.

• Please complete this survey online (linked on the Lamont County website); paper copies are also available at the Administration Building.

Community Awareness sessions are held September 11-14 in Andrew, Bruderheim, Mundare & Lamont. This is for organizations wanting a table at any of these sessions. Please contact Family and Community Support Services for more information and to book a table.

Apply today! Lamontcounty.ca/scholarships

Visit: Lamontcounty.ca/ community-programming

Next Agricultural Service Board (ASB) Meeting

The next scheduled ASB meeting is (tentatively) on August 9, 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 Council Meeting

The next Regular Council Meeting is on Tuesday, June 27, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link): lamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes.

Please Note – inFocus is also available for viewing online at: www.lamontcounty.ca/communications

(for those wanting to view the weekly submission as fullsized PDF and to access hyperlinks).

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