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Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Vol. 45, No. 13
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Let there be light Viking CAO resigns Patricia Harcourt Editor
Viking Council met on Tuesday, March 29 to accept the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer Don McLeod, his leave taking effect as of March 31. In a statement given the same day, Mayor Laura Yakiwchuk said: “The CAO Don McLeod has resigned from his employment with the Town of Viking and has moved onto
Patricia Harcourt Editor
Andrew Erickson of Ampcore Electric Ltd. and Viking Seniors Centre Past-President Pres Winter are shown changing light bulbs at the Senior Centre last Friday. The bulbs that were removed were 32 watts. The new ones are LED bulbs which use 16 watts. In total 99 bulbs were changed. PHOTOS COURTESY GARRY WOLOSINKA
The Viking Senior Citizen’s Club has a more brightly lit interior these days making all the centre’s activities even more fun for the many seniors who use it on a regular basis. The old lights were recently replaced with 100 more incandescent ones so seniors have a better view while enjoying floor curling, whist and the many other activities that take place there. The club operates year-round “to encourage the physical, emotional and social wellbeing of the senior citizens of our community,” said Pres Winter, who served
as the club’s president for six years. Last year, that position was taken over by Garry Wolosinka and both men have been involved in getting new lights and having them installed. While president, Winter made application to Claystone Waste Ltd. on behalf of the seniors’ centre for funding to replace the former LED light bulbs with new, much brighter bulbs. The idea was that, because the new bulbs would be so. bright, fewer of them would be needed thereby reducing the electric bill. “The number of bulbs would be reduced by approximately one-
other opportunities. We as a Council thank him for his service to the town. “The Town of Viking has appointed Sherry Garbe as the acting CAO in the interim.” McLeod has been on an extended leave of absence since late January. The leave was expected to expire as of April 1 but has now turned into a permanent departure for the CAO. Continued on P2
third,” said Winter. “This will reduce our electric bill by about one-third of the present cost.” Claystone responded with a grant of $1,000 for the centre in their quest to upgrade the lighting system. The centre will be acknowledging this donation by placing a plaque on the wall indicating their gratitude for the donation. Before incorporating, Claystone was known as Beaver Municipal Solutions, with the tradition of providing grants for non-profit organizations continuing from there. Claystone/BMS also helped out in 2018, Continued on P5