March 15 Lamont Leader

Andrew votes for municipal inspection

Council hopes it will rebuild the community and fix its issues

BY JANA SEMENIUK

The Village of Andrew council members voted unanimously in favour of requesting a municipal inspection by the Province during their council meeting Mar. 8.

Councillor Barry Goertz was absent from the meeting. Mayor Merwin Haight explained that he accompanied Deputy Mayor Tammy Pickett and Councillor Evan Genung to a meeting with Rebecca Schultz, Minister of Municipal Affairs on Mar. 1 to discuss various problems facing the council.

“With everything that's gone on in this village, and emails and items that have been brought to the ministry, this is one of the topics that was discussed in our meeting with the minister,” said Haight during the council meeting.

“Given the situation we're in in this village I believe that it is a good solution. It's going to be a step in the right direction. We believe that this municipal inspection will help provide a well managed collaborative and accountable local government to the people in the village of Andrew.”

Alex Puddifant, Chief of Staff for the Office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs said they have received a few complaints regarding the Village of Andrew over the past year.

“Since May 2022, Municipal Affairs has been aware of some questions and concerns from local residents about the Village of Andrew,” he said by email. “Most calls to the government have been about administrative process. Fewer than 10 have involved concerns from citizens.”

In 2015, former Andrew Chief Administrative Officer Sheila Lupul (then a resident) organized a petition to have the Village go through a municipal inspection after she claimed to have witnessed breaches of conduct, protocol and improper actions of council.

Scott Johnson from the office of Municipal Affairs, explained what happened to the petition.

“Alberta Municipal Affairs received a petition in 2015 requesting an inquiry under Section 572(1) of the Municipal Government Act for the Village of Andrew,” he said by email. “However, due to insufficient valid signatures on the petition, it was deemed invalid and no inspection was undertaken. “

Lupul was terminated from the position of Andrew Chief Administrative Officer this past May after 10 weeks of employment.

In addition to concerns and inquiries to the office of Municipal Affairs, calls for the village council to step down

have arisen several times over the past year by way of social media commenting as well as signs posted around the village.

Deputy Mayor Pickett said she supports the council’s decision to vote for a municipal inspection.

“They're (Municipal Affairs) not doing this to break communities they're doing it to put us in a place of good governance, is basically how they stated it,” she said. “So they come in, they help out, they give (us) direction as to what to do, how to do it, and how to get there. With the mess of (our)

financials, and everything in our bylaws right now, we just felt that it was a good opportunity to take up.”

Mayor Haight said a large number of bylaws on the record are outdated and he isn’t sure if some of them are legal.

“For example, one of our bylaws, fighting in public places. This bylaw is 24 years old, it's outdated,” he said. “In the last meeting, I brought up how (the) meeting procedure bylaw, was amended to allow open forum, and then the following month, they rescinded it entirely. That Bylaw is yet to be determined if it's legal. But it's not publicly posted on our website, even many of our bylaws, older ones, are not available to the public. Some of them haven't been even available to council members.”

Chief Administrative Officer Tim Melnyk said he has also had trouble balancing the Village’s financials due to previous improper record keeping.

“I've been keeping you informed on all the doctored or well-presented paperwork that has been given, audits that have passed that I don't know how,” he said. “From Jan. to Dec. and I've been going through them to make sure that everything is good and we cannot balance our books.”

While a date has not yet been set for the inspection, Haight said the process could take between six and eighteen months.

Meanwhile, Councillor Genung agreed that the inspection would put the council on a positive course.

“Maybe we're at the bottom (and) a municipal inspection is going to be a positive step in the right direction. We're going to rebuild this community to fix the issues we have here and hopefully turn around some of the residents that dislike us for whatever reason”

The next village council meeting will be Mar. 22 at 7 p.m

Lamont Town Mayor Kirk Perrin (L) stands with Lamont Health Care Centre Board Chair Kent Harrold and Lamont Town Councillor Linda Sieker with a plaque presented to the LHCC by the Town in recognition of 100 years of continuous accreditation.

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Lamont Health Care Centre celebrates 100 years of continuous accreditation

BY JANA SEMENIUK

The Town of Lamont presented the Lamont Health Care Centre with a plaque during a small gathering on Feb. 23 to commemorate the hospi-

tal’s 100th year of continuous accreditation which was awarded Sept. 2022.

Guests included

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David Diduck, hospital board chair Kent

Harrold, and Lamont town councillor Linda Sieker.

LHCC, which was built Sept. 2 1912, is surveyed for accreditation once every four years

Mundare toughens up animal bylaw with higher fines

BY JOHN MATHER

Mundare residents will have to maintain better control over their domestic pets or face hefty fines after Mundare Council passed an updated animal control bylaw at their regular meeting Mar. 6.

“I know at the last meeting when we talked about the animal control bylaw there was some confusion as to whether there were fines for violations,” Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla told council.

“There were, but they were in a different bylaw.

“That was done a number of years ago because like the utility bylaw if you change the rates it can be done by motion rather than amending the entire bylaw.”

He added that  format didn’t work for the animal control bylaw and so he had drafted a new animal control bylaw which included a schedule outlining the fines.

“This bylaw will bring everything together in one bylaw.,” he added.

He said the main content of the bylaw didn’t change, but a schedule was added to update fines for infractions.

Under the schedule A fines where it says Section 22, 23, 36 and 38, the fines will go to $250. Sections 36 and 38 were also added to the bylaw.

Section 22 states if a domestic animal attacks or bites someone the fine is $250. Section 23 states if a person disturbs a dog there is a $250 fine. Section 36 states if a dog defecates on another persons property and it isn’t cleaned up there is a $250 fine. Section 38 states if an owner of a property has a dog they must maintain their property

in a clean and sanitary condition otherwise be subject to a $250 fine.

“I want to add in a section 19, which would state no domestic animal could run at large, or the owners be subject to a $250 fine,” Zyla added.

Council gave three readings to the bylaw as amended during the meeting.

Zyla said concerns had been raised by a resident about a dog defecating on their property which promoted the changes.

“The fines were on a separate bylaw and they were increased from $75 in some sections to $250,” said Zyla.

Zyla said it is an issue throughout the community where he personally had witnessed dogs defecating on the main street. He added complaints had been received about dog excrement in the parks and cemetery, leading council to strengthen the bylaw.

He added an off leash dog park was scheduled to be looked at in the Town’s upcoming budget deliberations.

“Hopefully that will help contain it,” said Councillor Rick Patrie.

“People will still have to clean up after their dogs even at the dog park.”

Enforcement can be done by somebody stepping forward and putting in a complaint, added Zyla. Once the complaint is received and backed up a fine can be issued.

“But it’s like anything else,” he said. “It has to be witnessed and a complaint must be received.”

Zyla added a couple of homes had been identified where dogs were loose and bylaw officer Ken Podoborozny had

with their first accreditation recorded in 1921. At that time, according to the historical book ‘On Highest Mission Sent’ written by hospital board member Trudy Harrold, accreditation consisted of an inspection under the standardized guidelines of the American College of Surgeons.

services, medical imaging, and governance.

The high standards are developed by groups such as the Health Standards Organization (HSO) and International Standards Organization.

Lamont Mayor Kirk Perrin said he is very proud of the town’s hospital.

board member Trudy Harrold said the achievement is monumental.

gone to those homeowners and the problem had settled down.

“That seems to have worked,” he said.

Zyla added a letter would be mailed out to all Mundare residents outlining the bylaw and emphasizing the changes and the fines which go with the infractions.

Councillor Irene Talaga made a motion to ensure the letter is mailed out, and it was carried by council.

Zyla said it would be mailed rather than trying to use email, because the Town doesn’t have email for everyone in the community.

“The letter will be mailed out in the next couple of days,” said Patrie.

LHCC was the first Canadian rural hospital to receive accreditation. Today, Alberta Health Services has partnered with Accreditation Canada to conduct the on-site accreditation survey of LHCC using measurements in areas such as long-term care

“I believe it's the only hospital in Alberta that's reached that milestone. We are very proud of its legacy,” he said.

“The hospital’s success is the town’s success, so we're really looking forward to keeping that institution going for another 100 years.”

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“It’s a great honour. I know how hard the staff work for that accreditation event to occur. Our accreditation is every four years and there are standards that need to be met and requirements for accreditation,” she said.

“They have different levels of accreditation as well, and this year we achieved accreditation with commendation, which is the highest recommendation that you can have from Accreditation Canada, so it's really special.”

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Lamont Lakers capture zone championships, Provincials in sights

BY JOHN MATHER

The Lamont Senior Boys and Girls basketball teams raised the bar over the past weekend when both squads won the Northeast Zone championships.

The boys captured the championship before their home fans, defeating Bonnyville Composite High School in their opening game by an 89-45 score.

The team then defeated Kitscoty 88-75 in the final.

The team will now take off to play in the provincial championships in Peace River

later this week.

There has only been one zone championship in the school’s history before, and that was won by the girls team in 1990.

The girls won their second banner when they won the Zone championships hosted in Bonnyville.

The girls defeated Vegreville in the gold medal game.

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Councillor’s request to change anthem lyrics has too much common sense for success

BY JOHN MATHER

You got to hand it to Tofield councillor Harold Conquest.

Mr. Conquest doesn’t raise his voice and doesn’t rant or rave. When he speaks it is usually well measured and well thought out.

At a recent council meeting, he made a request that council write to Ottawa requesting a change of wording in our national anthem “O’Canada.”

And he had good reason for this.

At the National Basketball All star game Canadian Juno Award winner Jully Black, sang our national anthem because Toronto has an NBA team so "O’Canada" is sung at any games featuring players from the Toronto team.

But Black, in trying to get her moment of fame, or become a social media influencer or whatever passes for activism these days, decided to purposely change a line in our anthem from “Our home and native land,” to “Our home on native land.”

“I sang the facts. We are walking, breathing, living, experiencing life on native land. On Indigenous land,” the singer told CBC.

Well, I really don’t think that’s what her contract to sing the anthem called for but that’s a debate for another day.

Many will agree with Black, but others will support the original line.

Both are correct.

In Canada at one time it was native land. To many Canadians born and raised in the country we now geographically and politically call Canada, it is our native land as in our homeland.

And that’s what got Deputy Mayor Conquest thinking.

In a rational way he thought maybe that the word “native” should be changed so it can’t be misinterpreted by the masses and used to make a political statement.

Conquest said for many Canadians this country is their chosen land.

He wanted to see the lyrics changed to “Our home on cherished land” or “Our home and cherished land.”

Either would take care of the interpretation of the word "native" which our politically correct, woke class see in the anthem and instead give it one plain and simple meaning.

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Canada is a melting pot, home to many people from many different countries and cultures, all whom should be happy to be here.

Really was anyone ever forced to come to Canada? No. Everyone, even the indigenous population chose this land. The indigenous people chose it when their forebears crossed the Alaskan/Russian land bridge to North America many millennia ago.

But the Conquest proposal will never see the light of day.

If council, who decided to hold off on making a decision on his request to a later date, were to send the request for a change to Ottawa do you think Trudeau and his gang would ever agree to this common sense change?

Hell no!

The Liberals can use this as a wedge issue to further promote their systematic racism theories.

“O’Canada” was originally written in French by Sir Adolphe-Basilie Routhier and performed in 1880 for St. Jean Baptiste Day celebrations. At that time it was titled, “Chant National.”

Now, the lyrics have been changed many times over the years, but two copies of the original manuscript still remain in archives in Quebec.

The first English version was published in 1906 and sung by school children for the the future King George V when George Richardson translated two verses of the Routhier lyrics.

“Our home and native land,” first appears in the Weir version of the anthem written by Robert Stanley Weir to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the

founding of Quebec City.

It has several lines which can be compared to today’s anthem.

Finally, “O’Canada” became our national anthem in 1980 after having been kicked around by various federal government’s since the early 1960s. While the use of “native” and “God” in the anthem have been debated, the last change was to make the anthem gender neutral in 2016 from “All our sons command” to “All of us command.”

That senate debate took 18 months and still rankled the Conservative senators. I like Councillor Conquest’s idea, but I really don’t think it would survive in Ottawa.

It comes from the West and it makes sense. Two things the Liberals and their NDP cohorts wouldn't tolerate.

BY HAZEL ANAKA

Last weekend, after a lovely birthday lunch at a Sherwood Park restaurant, we rounded out the day by going to a movie. It was Hilary’s suggestion and not something I would have thought of on my own. I think I’ve written off going to the movies as an expensive outing for what you actually get.

She wanted suggestions as to which show we should go to. Just by fluke I’d heard about Tom Hanks starring in A Man Called Otto. Understand that I hadn’t quite forgiven him for his last role as Elvis’ evil manager Colonel Tom Parker. But, the more mature me tries not to

hold a grudge. The title of the movie was eerily close to that of a wonderful book I’d read a few years ago. Google confirmed my suspicion.

Several years ago, I bought a copy of A Man Called Ove from the sale rack at the Canmore Public Library. The author is Swede Fredrick Backman. I can’t tell you how much I loved the book. Do the math: an incredible book + Tom Hanks + a birthday treat = a good time. As I read book jacket quotes from the critics, I’m reminded that he wrote several more bestsellers that I need to track down and read/reread.

Here are a couple review quotes: “A Man Called Ove finally rescued all those men who constantly mean to read novels but never get round to it. Crochety old git Ove argues with neighbours, reluctantly inherits a cat, punches a clown and by the end of the book, has you want-

ing to hug him.” People said, ”A charming debut… you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel new sympathy for the curmudgeons in your life.”

I’m not sure what you call them but we watched the movie at one of the ‘fancy’ theatres. The seats are recliners with cup holders. One decadent step up is a recliner seat with tiny attached table, cup holder, storage cubby, and a coat hook. A senior’s ticket for a Sunday 4 pm performance in our section was just over $10. Not too damn bad. The real highway robbery is in the food and drink prices. A large shared popcorn cost $8. But, hey, I was the birthday girl… The snacks are all self-serve. There is a popcorn room behind a glassed-in showcase. These guys are working non-stop to fill the shelves with the various sizes of bags. This was a bottleneck in the operation because

they couldn’t keep up. I saw little kids carrying a container that served as drink holder and popcorn box in one. It probably results in fewer accidents.

A preview I saw intrigued me so I think I’ll be back there soon. One of my favourite stand-up comedians, Sebastian Maniscalo (with several Netflix specials to his credit) stars in About My Father with Robert DeNiro. On stage he's a stereotypical Italian with a very frenetic stage presence and aggrieved outlook on life. My kind of guy. I

expect the movie to be similar.

But, back to Otto. When there are others in my party and I’ve made the entertainment choice, I feel an inexplicable pressure to make sure everyone else enjoys themselves. The movie is not fast paced. It is a tear jerker while at the same time provides many laughs. Hilary’s boyfriend was at the opposite end of where I was. There was a female stranger to my right. Even though I know with absolute certainty that I was not the only crier in the place, it still

feels funny and vulnerable to be so emotional in public. To have the red eyes and snotty nose when you emerge from the darkness and head to the washroom. That said, I’m so glad we went. It ranked well with my peeps and in all the online reviews. And not a single thing blew up and not a single boob was exposed. Does that mean it was a ‘real’ story with fully developed characters who grow and change and move through a traditional, identifiable story arc? Hell, yes. What more could anyone want, from where I sit?

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Bruderheim Council supports grant request supporting multicultural activities in town

BY JOHN MATHER

At the regular March 1 meeting of Bruderheim Council, a motion was passed to support a bid by the Fort Saskatchewan Multiculturalism Society for their applications for grants from the National Indigenous Peoples Day and Canadian Multiculturalism Day in order to host activities in the town.

Interim Chief Administrative Officer Robert Stephenson said the request fit into the Town’s policy to look at opportunities to work with other groups to bring resources to the community.

“This is an opportunity to bring  a variety of programming to Bruderheim,” he said.

“In 2022, the Town was able to partner with the Fort Saskatchewan Multicultural Society to

apply for grants to cover the costs for activities for National Indigenous Peoples Day, Cultural Day and Every Child Matters.”

Deputy Mayor Judy Scheuler made the motion that council send a letter supporting the Society’s grant application, which was passed.

At the same meeting, Bruderheim gave first reading to a bylaw to establish a Municipal Library Board.

The bylaw would replace a previous bylaw establishing a library board, but the new bylaw would allow nontown residents to become members of the library board.

Interim CAO Stephenson told council the Town had had difficulty getting members to sit on the board in recent years and by allowing non-residents to sit on

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“Council had requested administration to look and see if this was an option to enhance our recruitment,” he said.

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Cote appointed Director of Emergency Management

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Andrew Vertical Farmers Keeping Low Profile

BY JANA SEMENIUK

A Vertical Farming operation, new to the Andrew area, has kept a low profile since holding a public open house Feb. 11.

A call from the Lamont Leader for comment to Wendy Robinson, Alberta Vertical Farms Director of Operations, for an update on their status was returned with a decline to make an official statement.

“We are working forward and just want the animosity to die down,” she said. “We won’t be giving an official statement to media at this time.”

At least 75 people attended the open house at the old Co-op building with questions and concerns arising from an online video where Wendy Robinson, Director of Operations for Alberta Vertical Farms, was interviewed by LifeForce Canada, a self-described ‘freedom movement’ whose mandate is communal living.

In the interview, which was taped in mid-Jan., Robinson described wanting to bring a new model of living to Andrew by creating a self-governing society free of money. She described the vertical garden business as one small step toward the goal of purchasing the entire village for $6 million through the selling of Private Member Associations.

Joining Robinson in presenting the open house were Alberta Vertical Farms President Russel BrowerBerkhoven and Howie Jackson, an honourary chief from the Saddle Lake Reserve.

Tina Warawa, executive assistant for Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs, said through an email that her office has received several concerns about the Vertical Farm operation from constituents through emails and phone calls.

“They all asked if we were aware of the situation, and the ones that contacted us were not opposed to vertical farming or new people or business coming in, they were concerned as there was social media circu-

lating that suggested ‘buying the town’, or taking over in some capacity and most told us that the information seemed unclear,” she said.

“If someone has a concern on a specific business coming into a community, the first step is to reach out to the Municipality to share the concern. Regarding concerns they may have heard about the intention of the business, it is important to realize that even individual land owners or groups and companies are still subject to the municipal regulations as well as federal and provincial laws.

“They also can always reach out to their MLA if they have a concern that there is any violation or a concern about dissolution of a community as well as reaching out to us to ask on any federal component and we will continue to try get them any information we can.”

Meanwhile, Andrew Village Deputy Mayor Tammy Pickett said she was criticized by residents on social media as possibly being in favour of the new business after she recorded video of the open house and posting it online. She addressed the issue at the Feb. 22 council meeting.

“I want everyone to understand first off, I am

not in any way shape or form involved or acting as an advocate for this company. It has been kind of pushed towards me as if I were because I posted some of the videos on YouTube, stating that I was for it because I posted the videos. I did attend the open house Feb. 11. My purpose for this was to video the presentation and post for our community members who were unable to attend,” she said.

Pickett went on to share information she has learned from doing an online search about Russel BrowerBerkhoven, President of Alberta Vertical Farms.

Brower-Berkhoven was disciplined for five allegations in 2012 by the MFDA (Mutual Fund Dealers Association) that resulted in a permanent prohibition from conducting securities related business with any MFDA Member, a fine of $200,000 and costs of $7,500. The allegations included unaccounted for money acquired from clients. The news release on the hearing can be found at newswire.ca.

Meanwhile, Andrew Mayor Merwin Haight said that Alberta Vertical Farms has so far not yet submitted an application for business permit or business development.

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Alberta Vertical Farms President Russell BrowerBerkhoven speaks during the Feb. 11 open house held at the old Andrew Co-op building. Photo: Jana Semeniuk

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A Lamont Lakers Senior Boys basketball player goes high to drop the basketball into the Bonnyville net during action at the 2A Zone Championships held in Lamont, Mar. 10-11. The Lakers beat Bonnyville and then downed Kitscoty to capture their first zone title and advance to the provincial championships in Peace River this weekend.

Village of Andrew councillor sanctioned for violating Code Of Conduct

BY JANA SEMENIUK

During their Mar. 8 council meeting, the Village of Andrew addressed a letter of complaint made against Councillor Barry Goertz in late Jan.

The decision was stated that Goertz has been stripped of his committee appointments in addition to being requested to issue a letter of apology to the Village employees and the Village Chief Administrative Officer Tim Melnyk.

Melnyk presented a letter of complaint against a Village Councillor during the Jan. 25 council meeting, citing extensive violations of the Councillor Code of Conduct.

During an interview with Melnyk in Feb, he listed that the offences

included exercising power designated to the CAO, not adhering to all Village policies, discussing municipal business with staff members without the CAO pres-

ent, discrimination, and interfering with the role of the CAO.

Goertz’s sanctions will be in place until the end of his term in 2025.

Andrew Councillor Barry Goertz in an Aug. 2022 file

photo.

Photo: Jana Semeniuk

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For Sale by Owner: 5104 - 55 ave Viking. 1927 Heritage 3 bedroom home in Viking on double lot. One 4 piece bathroom (2 piece in basement). Large dining room separate from kitchen, nine foot ceilings. Refinished hardwood floors, new windows, freshly painted interior. Fenced yard with plenty of mature trees. For more information or to book a viewing, call 587-256-0061.

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In Loving Memory of a Brother, Uncle, and Friend

Jack Dennis Rabby

March 15, 2019

You are no longer with us, We still think of you often. You will never be forgotten.

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Thank you for all the prayers, phone calls, visits, hugs, flowers, cards and memorial donations, we are forever grateful.

A special thank you to Reverend Adam Hall for a touching spiritual and comforting service.

Also a big thanks to all my friends plus the ladies from the lodge who helped prepare the luncheon. Thanks to the Tofield Packers and the Community as well.

We are most grateful to Weber Funeral home for all your help and compassionate support.

Thanks to all who have touched our Mom’s life, she will be deeply missed ♥.

Michelle Valliere, Ryan (Ashley & Payton)

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In memory of Lillian Edith McLeod September 15, 1930March 21, 2013

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Don't think of her as gone awayHer journeys just begun, Life holds so many facetsThis earth is only one.

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Haying in the ’30s, godsend for local couple

Andrew’s Taras and Vanessa Ostashek are grateful for the support they received from Haying in the ’30s, as the couple say they can’t believe they are getting funds from people they don’t even know to help Taras in his fight against cancer. The couple are religious and have been comforted by prayers and support from parishioners and Paster Ron Wurtz at the Lamont Alliance Church. They feel blessed that they are not walking alone in this struggle.

Minor Hockey

U15 Wild’s Kayden Winslow gets a hat trick against Slave Lake

KERRY ANDERSON

These are some of the results from Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the websites, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries).

Elk Island U15 dropped an 8-5 playoff game to Tofield on March 7 at Bruderheim. Wild started slowly and were down 8-2 midway through the third frame before scoring three goals in the last seven

munutes. William Furey had a four-point game (2g 2a) and Kyran Belcourt scored twice.

Other scorers were;

Rowan Young (1g 1a), Andrew Svitich (1a), and Reid Chudyk (1a). On Sunday at Bruderheim, Wild beat Slave Lake 8-2 in a penalty filled game.

Kayden Winslow scored a hat trick in a 4-point game. Rowan Young (2g 1a) and Matthew Iverson (2g) each scored twice.

Cameron Olechow also scored. Assists went to; Reid Chudyk (2a),

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Nicklas Mehlenbacher (2a), Sydney Cossey, Andrew Svitich, William Furey and Xavier Storr. Liam Ellis made 34 saves for the win and a .944 save percentage game.

Bruderheim’s Emerson Hauch got an assist in his Fort Sask U16AA Rangers loss to SSAC over the weekend.

Lamont’s Sandy McDonald’s U18 Fort Sask team won bronze in the Tier 3 medal game over the weekend.

Alberta balances budget with surplus projected

February 28 marked the beginning of the Spring Session of the Legislature, with the tabling of Budget 2023.  Our government has once again balanced the budget, with a forecast surplus of $2.4 billion in 2023-24. This will allow our government to continue to invest in Alberta’s future by growing the economy, creating good paying jobs, strengthening

health care and education, and keeping Alberta communities safe.

Budget highlights include a new record for healthcare spending, as our government is committing an additional $965 million to continue strengthening the healthcare system for all Albertans.

Additionally, education is receiving an increase of $1.8 billion, to

support the hiring of up to 3,000 educational staff.

I am pleased to share that almost 11,000 more Albertans gained fulltime jobs in February, bringing the unemployment rate down to 5.8 per cent. This also brings us to almost two million Albertans having a fulltime job, setting a new record for our province.

Ducks Unlimited Canada is offering land for sale in the County of Lamont under its Revolving Land Conservation program. This program gives landowners the opportunity to buy project land for their own operational needs and support conservation. Land will have an area protected by a conservation easement but it can still be used for grazing, hay production or for recreational purposes.

LOCAL RLCP LAND FOR SALE &

LAKUSTA PROJECT:

Z County of Lamont: parcel is southwest of Two Hills

Z D-SE17-54-13-W4 and NE8-54-13-W4, 92 total acres

Z Access is on Township Road 541A

Z Parcel is located adjacent to Bens Lake

Z Tame grass: 82 acres

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Z Contact: Brittany Woelk

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Spring warming can result in localized flooding of roads. If you come across a flooded road, proceed with caution or find an alternate route. Please report it to Lamont County Public Works at lamontcounty.ca/service-requests. If the road is barricaded/closed, use an alternate route. Road closures are posted on Facebook/Twitter & lamontcounty.ca/ pw-roads. If you are aware of a blocked/frozen culvert on a County road, please report this to Public Works (for concerns on primary or secondary highways, contact Emcon).

Address Confirmation – Have You Moved? Correct Mailing Address?

It is important you have the correct address on file with Lamont County to receive your 2023 tax notices and other correspondence, and to avoid potential late payment penalties related to mail delivery. New & current landowners should contact us to ensure your correct MAILING ADDRESS is on file (esp. if you moved in the past year).

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Community Grants – Apply Today

Lamont County recognizes the valuable contributions made by community & volunteer organizations/groups to improve the quality of life (health, well-being and social dev.) for residents. Specific requirements are needed to apply and receive grant funding. Applications for community grants are accepted by Council online at lamontcounty.ca/ governance/boards-committees/lamont-county-grants-application-form. See Policy 3112 – Council Community Grants for eligibility & requirements. Deadline: June 1

Access current monthly Community Services and CALC programs using the QR codes or visit: lamontcounty.ca/communityprogramming. (Current programs include: At Home Alone, Snow Angels, Parents and Tots, Youth Group, Fitness Fun, Meals in Motion, Youth Retreat, Family Fun Night, Digital Skills workshops, Seniors Bus Trips, Income Tax Program, Connecting Generations, Cooking with Your Littles, CALC family connections/My Journey…, Canadian Firearms Safety Course, surveys & the KFRN monthly newsletter.) Posters are added to the website & social media when events are finalized. See the QR code for full posters & for more details.

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Lamont Arena Meeting Room

AHS Dietician Seminar: Wed., March 22 (Andrew Lions Club @10 a.m.) & Lamont (Arena Meeting Room @ 1 p.m.). To register, phone 780-895-2233 ext 223 or email michelle.a@ lamontcounty.ca

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Next Agricultural Service Board (ASB) Meeting

The next ASB meeting is on April 12, 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, March 28, 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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