Nov 20 edition of The Weekly Review by Caribou Publishing

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Vol. 42, No. 47

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Town halls and MPs to address farmers struggling with harvest Patricia Harcourt Editor

With the wintery like conditions that put snow on the ground starting in September, many farmers have been struggling to complete their harvest. This is being recognized on at least two fronts. Agriculture Financial Services Corporation hosted a series of town hall meetings "to address our clients' concerns regarding the state of unharvested acres," as stated in an AFSC press release. They were held in St. Paul, Westlock, Grande Prairie, Fairview, Leduc, and Camrose. The closest meetings that will be held take place Wednesday, November 20, in both Leduc and Camrose. AFSC states it is "ready to help Alberta producers facing difficult times…The 2019 season has not been easy for Alberta producers, as weather and other challenges have had a serious impact on operations throughout the province. With snow blanketing the province, and harvest considered finished, farmers face large amounts of potential unharvested acres. "In addition to reduced production levels, producers are

concerned about potential feed quality, the increasing price of hay, getting products to market, and, in some cases, the stability of their overall operations," said AFSC. AFSC has options to help clients with cash flow problems, offering other help if scheduled loan payments become an issue, and can extend production insurance coverage to unharvested crops until the crop can be combined in the spring or managed by other means. "Harvest 2019 has been tough for farmers," said Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen. "Trade disputes, bad weather, and big input costs have added up to be a difficult year." Meanwhile, Damien Kurek, rookie MP for Battle RiverCrowfoot, has met with other Alberta MPs "to address the crisis facing farmers following a growing and harvest season that saw many challenges and that was cut short by adverse weather conditions," stated the announcement by the MPs. "We're committed to working with our provincial counterparts and the Ministers of Agriculture to ensure farmers make it though this crisis," stated Kurek.

The group want to "immediately act" on measures such as collaborating with the province on finding solutions; ask the government to make agricultural relief programs "more responsive to farmers; "aggressively work" on getting the Chinese market open for canola sales; work to get the federal government to halt the federal carbon tax in Alberta; and demand the federal Business Risk Management Review be completed. Kurek's group states that the extra costs to use natural gas and fuel for drying and transporting crops will be an additional burden on farm families. "This is a growing crisis that puts the stability and future of our agriculture in East Central Alberta, and all across western Canada, at risk," stated Kurek. "The financial strain of this developing crisis could jeopardize the financial stability for many farm families and has the potential to impact the mental health of struggling farmers in our communities." Farmers feeling the strain of this crisis or living with depression are encouraged to call the Mental Health Hotline at 1-877-303-2642, or www.mymentalhealth.ca.

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RCMP arrest property crime suspects near Kinsella On November 14, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Viking RCMP were alerted to a theft in progress by employees arriving at a worksite in the rural area east of Viking. Viking RCMP, along with Police Dog Services and several workers and citizens, were able to contain the suspects to the worksite area, and arrest a male and a female who had abandoned a stolen truck and fled on foot. Jammi-Lynn Pierce, 34, of Lloydminster, AB, and Josh Thorne, 26, of Vermilion, AB, have been charged with: • Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. • Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000. • Possession of break-in instruments. • Failure to comply with a probation order. • Entering on land without permission. Thorne was additionally charged with S. 94(2) of the Traffic Safety Act- Drive while unauthorized. Both subjects were released from custody by a Justice of the Peace for court appearances in Vegreville Provincial Court on December 2, 2019. "Viking RCMP would like to thank all of the citizens that assisted police while this event was unfolding. Your information sharing and support to police during this matter was instrumental in the successful arrest of these rural crime suspects and helps contribute to our overall goal of safe communities in which we live," said Cpl. Brad Mouland, Detachment Commander.

The NU2U2 store made a donation Saturday during the Holden Christmas Market. On behalf of the store, Dave Maruszeczka presented FCSS Director for Viking/Beaver Dawn Chrystian a cheque of $500 for this year's Christmas Hamper Drive.

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Minor Hockey Report: Myla Holt scores twice Kerry Anderson These are some of the results from the Northern Alberta Interlock Minor Hockey League games held recently. Irma Female Atom Aces (3-1-0) beat Lakeland 4-2 on Sunday at Irma Arena. The teams exchanged goals, tied at 2-2 until the third frame when Aces took control with two goals. Azelynn Newton scored twice for

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Irma. Other scorers were; Jemma Gulbraa (1g 1a), Myla Holt (2a), Sadie Larson (1g), Rhyan Fraser (1a), Wren MacKay (1a), and Amillie Keller (1a). Ella Gulbraa got the win in goal. Aces were scheduled to play Vermilion on Saturday but no score was posted. Azelynn Newton leads the league in scoring with 14g and 15 points in four GP. Viking Tier 4 Atoms (3-0-0) travelled to Killam Agriplex on Sunday and skated away with a 10-

2 victory. Viking was led by Ben Fleming’s hat trick. Wyatt Olson (2g 1a) and Yohan Borromeo scored twice each, while Tate Crawford (1g 1a), Sterling Cumming (1g 1a), and Alexander Morken also connected. Cole Hoffman and Brycen Hofer picked up assists. Reece Suchy made 24 stops to pick up the win in goal. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the website, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries.)

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Local organizations Viking Royal Purple need volunteers update - members

To All Viking & Area Residents;

As I am writing this on Remembrance Day, I am reminded of all that we are to be thankful for with many of those that have sacrificed so much for all of us here. Looking back in my family alone on one side, my Great-Grandma had three brothers that fought in the WWII, with one making the Ultimate Sacrifice and my Great- Grandpa also had four uncles that fought in WWI with three of them also making the Ultimate Sacrifice. After thinking about this and speaking with some of the Legion members, I find that they, like many other organizations, are struggling with finding “new and younger” members to participate and keep their organizations going. Currently Viking Legion has about 60 members with a Board. The board itself is tiring out as many of them have been participating for many years. The Legion gives back to the community in many ways for all citizens. It would be a shame to see this legacy of an institution that is able to help us honour the veterans that have done so much for our country, fold due to a lack of volunteers and board members. With this being said, once again many other organizations in town are in the same predicament with lack of volunteers and volunteer burn-out, especially amongst the aging members. Several come to mind such as the Ag Society, Historical Society, or Vikings in the Streets. We have lost the Haunted Museum this year for this reason. I would like to ask each and every one of you to seriously take some time and consider volunteering for one or more of our many needed organizations in town. Without the Legion, we would miss out on holding the Remembrance Day ceremonies and town funding; without the Historical Society, we would not be able to have the museum and events that they hold showcasing the history of the town and area, not to forget all the other organizations that contribute so much to our society. Most are participants in the Casino program as well which, in turn, goes back to the community in one form or another - which is always a scramble having enough volunteers for these as well. Whether you sign up for the Legion because you had a grandparent or family member in the military, join the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary because you have needed and used the care facilities in our town or another family member has, or you enjoy classic cars and history so maybe the Historical Society would be your fit. Whether you need a reason or not, recognize that we are able to have what we have because of these soldiers, so let’s celebrate this and pay tribute by involving ourselves in an organization so we can all benefit. Another organization that is greatly needed and missing from our community is a Chamber of Commerce or a Business Association. Council has tried several times in the past with no success. This organization would work in collaboration with the town to promote and bring in new businesses, as well as organizing activities and events that we would all benefit from. If you have any questions or want to join an organization, please reach out to them personally or myself. Yours Truly, Jason Ritchie Mayor, Town of Viking 780-254-0166

urgently needed Six members of the Viking Royal Purple group met for their monthly meeting on November 12. How very disappointing to see such a small group! At one point in the 1990s we had about 50 members. Our group is getting smaller all the time as we are all growing older and many have health issues. We need MEMBERS! Please think about joining our group soon. Our mandate is still to assist children’s groups in our community. We had a table at the registration night and only gave out a couple of our brochures (one being to the mayor of Viking, and YES, men can join this group!). A month later we held our donation night and had a large group show up to receive our assistance. But this assistance is going to be in jeopardy if we do not get enough members to carry on our good work. Normally we get about $25,000 every three years working a casino event in Red Deer. Most of these funds go directly to local causes. Our biggest donation goes to STARS and we feel that STARS is for everyone! If your group only received $100 a year it might seem trivial. But when we are actually supporting at least 16 groups, it is a lot of money to our group. We have given $1,000 to school projects this fall and many of you have kids in school. We cannot do a major project in this community as we just do not have the members to work. My rant is over! It would be very nice to hear from many of you who would be interested in joining our group, so call Dawn at 780-336-2440. Secretary Chris Boadway attended the school awards and presented our cheque to Halley Ruzicka for her volunteer time in Viking school. We are running our money doll raffle again and thank many businesses in town who are assisting us by selling tickets. Thank you to all who buy tickets every year. Watch for us at the Christmas Farmers' Markets. Some of our members attended the town meeting for the Good Sam’s Club visit to Viking next June. We do want to do a project - but once again our numbers do not allow us to assist with this event on our own. The only way we can do anything is by joining another small group in town to do something. Our thoughts are that we can maybe join with the Legion's small group and can actually welcome these visitors to this community. They plan to bring a lot of trailers to town and their members will visit and support many local events and projects. Our group is working a casino event in Red Deer the end of January and thanks to some of our friends, we will be able to have enough volunteers to do this. All charitable groups are important in many communities. We have several in Viking, just like Royal Purple, who would no doubt appreciate new and ambitious members. Dawn Hodgins

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Word on the Street: hawk gives rural Kinsella residents a scare During the early morning hours on November 11, police responded to an alarm at a residence east of Viking. Police did not find any tire tracks or footprints on the property and all doors and windows were secure. The alarm was deemed to be false. Later that morning, police received a complaint of a break and enter into a holiday trailer in Viking. Police attended, however, there were no witnesses and there was no evidence left behind to further the investigation. Nothing appeared to be missing from the trailer. That afternoon, police received a complaint of a theft in progress at a gravel pit east of Viking. Police attended and the suspects fled eastbound on Secondary 619. This matter is still under investigation. On November 12, police received a complaint of an attempted fraud. The complainant advised she was trying to sell a piece of furniture on Kijiji and a person messaged her saying he would pay her extra for it so when the mover came to pick up the furniture, she could just pay them the difference. She then received two company cheques in the mail and brought them to police as she realized this was suspicious. Police contacted the company on the cheques and they confirmed they had received numerous calls regarding their cheques being used to make fraudulent purchases across Canada. They advised someone was counterfeiting their cheques as they were a different colour than their legitimate cheques. Police have not been able to identi-

fy a suspect in this matter. That afternoon, police received a call about a broken power line in Viking. Police contacted Fortis who took care of the matter. On November 13, police received a complaint of a window being shot out at a residence near Kinsella. The complainant advised a bedroom window had just shattered and she was concerned it might have been shot out by hunters in the area. Police attended and determined the damage had been caused by a hawk that had flown into the window. Early on November 14, police received a complaint of a theft in progress east of Viking. See related article for details. Later that morning, police received a complaint of a theft at a rural property east of Viking. The complainant advised culprits had entered the vacant property and stole numerous items including his surveillance camera. Police have no suspects at this time. That evening, police received a complaint of a semi truck with no rear lights driving southbound on Highway 36. The information was passed on to Killam RCMP who were able to locate and stop the vehicle in question. The driver advised he had just started having trouble with the lights and had only been driving for a short distance. He was issued a warning. On November 15, police received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle parked in an approach west of Bruce. The complainant advised there was a male laying down inside of a green Chev pickup. A patrol

was made, however, the vehicle in question was no longer on scene when police arrived. Patrols in the area were unsuccessful in locating the truck. On November 16, police received a call of an abandoned vehicle in the Bruce area. Police attended and located the vehicle with its flashers on and no license plate attached. The vehicle was towed and police

are attempting to determine who the registered owner is. On November 17, police received a complaint of a threatening text message being received. All parties were spoken to and agreed to have no further contact with each other. The complainant was satisfied with this outcome and did not wish police to pursue charges. Viking RCMP

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Wilma Derksen speaks on letting go of trauma and finding resiliency Patricia Harcourt Editor Wilma Derksen spoke about letting go of trauma and finding a way through resiliency at a forum last Thursday in the Viking Senior Centre, and last Friday at The Gallery in Holden. Derksen has been on a long personal journey after losing her daughter Candace to a sexual predator in 1984. The family has endured two trials of the person they believe is responsible for their daughter's death. The first involved a conviction that was overturned on appeal followed by an acquittal, leaving the accused person a free man. Derksen speaks to community groups to tell that story, and her own journey to healing as a Mennonite who believes in forgiveness, a part of the story that would be difficult for anyone to practice. The mother of three had a busy day in November of 1984 and asked her daughter to walk home instead of getting a ride. She said Candace was the type of person "who walked into a room and everybody would instinctively connect with her." But that day she never made it home. "I had that sinking feeling," she said. "Everything stopped." After a seven week search in Winnipeg,

Candace's body was found in a shack not far from her home. "Nothing made sense," said Derksen, after that. "Candace had that 13-yearold innocence in a woman's body… We were in absolute trauma…Everybody piled into our house, they all brought food and gestures of comfort. "Community is so important when you are in trouble." She spoke of the "black dog" of depression, as described by Winston Churchill, that plagued both Wilma and her husband, Cliff. "Something horrible, other worldly was there…But I decided to forgive and the dog left and we slept for the first time." At that time, they were still looking for the murderer and "our forgiveness was situational," because of that. Twenty-six years after Candace was found dead a man was charged. In 2011, the man appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court and won a new trial where he was acquitted. "I was glad it was over after 32 years," said Derksen. And last month, the accused man is suing the justice system. Her journey included joining a group whose members are family survivors of homicide. To join, she had to abrogate men-

tion of the word 'forgiveness' because the group did not recognize this. "Their pain was my pain," she said. She wrote a book on the "confronting the horror" of that experience, and has spoken in 14 prisons where she heard the anger of inmates who were themselves victims. "Calling them huge, wonderful but ugly conversations," Derksen said: "We have to know what it is we are forgiving…We need to find out why they are so angry and why they want to kill." And even though this kind of experience is hard on a marriage, she and Cliff are still together after 25 years of living with the new reality. "I had to figure out what to let go of the evil of it," she said. "It's really hard to let go and swing into nothingness." She described letting go of grief and blame and "letting life take its course." She also had to let go of the need to think the world is essentially fair, and the need to know with so many questions still unanswered. But that's what it takes, she said, to find the "third way." Derksen said that "my obsession went," and she let go of her rage, writing a book after the second trial concluded. She likened the "third

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way" to being resurrected in the Biblical sense. She let go of her victim status. "Everybody has their stories…We're all in this world together." And she has somehow resolved the innate tension between the concepts of love and justice. One is chaotic and the other is retributive, "but you need the two in forgiveness." She concluded: "Everyone is flawed, everyone needs help." She looks "to see God in others," adding: "It's a whole lot easier if you are loving each other. "So it's love first, justice after. Deal with each other in love."

THANK YOU! A big thank you goes out to all of these wonderful community members and organizations who helped make our RCMP Regimental Ball a success. Beaver Municipal Solutions who so generously sponsored the entertainment for the evening. Herman Poulin who kindly donated his time and talent to create an original painting for the evening of our event. WestJet for their amazing donation of 2 tickets to anywhere West Jet flies. Banff Aspen Lodge for their generous donation of a Banff weekend getaway. Judy Magneson who donated her time and talent to make a beautiful quilt for our event. Dani & Bill Sheets, Ev Carrington and Dennis Hoffman for the Pork Package donation. The Viking Hutterite Colony for their donation of delicious homemade buns for our midnight lunch. Mr. Pin Man who kindly donated the Victim Services Pins A HUGE “Thank you” to our amazing team of Volunteer Advocates and Board Members and to our RCMP Members and staff in Tofield and Viking.

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Irma News

IRMA NEWS By Marjorie Lawson

Maureen Gertsma travelled to Cancun, Mexico, for the wedding of her granddaughter Rhian to Nick Denkowycz on November 12. The couple will live in Wainwright where Rhian is a psychiatric nurse. Gordie Fischer enjoyed a tour of New Zealand and is now travel-

ling through Australia. We send get well wishes out to Gary Archibald who has been hospitalized in Wainwright with pneumonia. Keith and Vivian Firkus, accompanied by David and Linda, enjoyed a trip to Nevada and

Irma Chargers struggling after poor attendance to tryouts Emily Tanton Student Reporter

The Female Junior A team in Irma has struggled in the beginning of their season after not managing to find a new head coach. Their team president, Joe Holt, ended up taking over the position as head coach and has been doing his best to energize them. The Chargers have lost 10 out of 10 of their first league games this year, facing off against large city teams who have a much larger pool of players to draw from. The Chargers only have a few local players from Irma, Amy Larson and Teagan Nott, and other players make the long journey from E d m o n t o n , Lloydminster, and Wainwright for a once-aweek practice and one weekend game. There are four other teams in the league that travel to Irma to play competitive female hockey and, despite the scores, the games are

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Derek and Lacey (Rinas) Pfisterer welcomed their second child, Taves Robert, who joins big sister Hadley. Congratulations on the new arrival. We are enjoying some mild temperatures allowing some farmers to continue harvest activities.

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Looking back: Strange year with loads of rain, then early snow Irene Toverud It has indeed been a strange year with rain every day and very little sun - and what there was seemed to have a film over it. Actually, we've missed summer. It’s one for the books in this year of 2019. Fall has always been an anxious time in the life of farm families. Its not many years that crops haven’t been taken off without some rainy periods and, at times like this year, snow. As I write this, some farmers are getting finished while some are still struggling. This is the first year I've ever seen combines taking off crops, mostly canola , I presume, with a layer of snow on the ground. As long as the grain goes through, drying comes next before mould starts. Farmers are now equipped to take care of all this either with their own dryers, or hauling grain to the elevators to be dried, always an extra expense. When we bought our first Massey Harris combine from the Hafso Bros., there were no cabs for warmth which made it freezing cold at times. Especially as the fall got into late October and the combining went on into late nights and, for some farmers, early mornings. One fellow this year I know combined until 7:30 in the morning. Perhaps this way is quite common this year. My husband built a wooden cab on his first combine with windows from an old car. People laughed at it and called it a toilet, but it did the trick and kept the cold wind off him. He didn’t care what people called it. Now combines are equipped with cabs that are as comfortable as a living room with heat, cushioned seats, radio communication, and GPS. Going back many years when threshing machines travelled from farm to farm and a crew of eight men with hay racks; sometimes it included a field pitcher to walk along and help pitch up sheaves, and a spike pitcher at the threshing machine, besides the owner of the outfit. Two loads pulled into the machine, one on each side of a long revolving belt that ran from the tractor to the feeder and pitched sheeves in rhythm. The spike man picked up any that fell to the ground. Those who stayed overnight slept in a bunk house; or, in many cases, in the farmer's hayloft unless they were close to

home. They had just a lantern for light in the evening, though they went to sleep early. They were tired. I can remember my mother buying an extra supply of roasts and stew meat and groceries to feed them all. If it rained, the crew who lived further away stayed while the others went home until the outfit started up again, which meant extra cooking for mother and perhaps an extra trip for supplies, a distance of nine miles. This sounds like nothing in these times but it was a burden and time consuming back then.

I sometimes rode with my dad on a wagon load of wheat from the threshing machine to a bin in the yard at home and watched him shovelling it off by hand. Being small, I didn’t realize what a backbreaking job that was. The first ones to get threshed often were able to haul the grain to the elevator which, when filled up, left no room for the ones at the end of the threshing season. This finally led to the quota system which made it fair for everyone The year Alf Toverud and I were married in January of 1943, snow

came early in the fall leaving harvest to be finished in the spring. To this day I can’t remember how that turned out or how widespread it was over the province. Over the ensuing years it has happened once or twice but my memory escapes me as to what

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Stars rep thanks County for $2 per capita support Patricia Harcourt STARS Senior Municipal Relations Liaison Glenda Farnden came to Beaver County's Nov. 6 meeting to thank council for its financial and other support on behalf of the air ambulance service, and update the councillors on the latest innovations. The county has pledged support of $2 per capita for each year from 2019 to 2021. Farnden said that administrative costs have remained at 15 per cent. "We feel really good that we are keeping that in check," she said. New regional support has come from both counties of Flagstaff and Wheatland. "Flagstaff rallied the troops," she said, giving a per capita amount including the county and communities within its boundaries. "Seven new towns have come on board this year, including Tofield," she said, who wanted to help along with Beaver County. "So we're well on our way." A graph indicated that Beaver County had the third highest number of air ambulance calls.

Camrose County was the highest followed by Leduc County. To date this year in Beaver County, Holden, Ryley, and Tofield interfacility had one air ambulance call each, with another two calls at Tofield and three Viking inter-facility. From 2014 to 2019, There were 96 calls in total for these local communities. Farnden said the calls average out in those five years to 1.5 missions per month representing $80,000 to $200,000 in service value per year. STARS has nine new helicopters in its fleet with five for Western Canada alone. Seven of the units have already been paid for, with fundraising currently taking place for the other two. The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan each gave $13 million to STARS, with the federal government giving $65 million as a block grant for five of the helicopters. STARS support comes from 88 per cent of the rural population it serves, and from seven districts in northeastern

BC. Sixty-six per cent contribute $2 per capita while half contribute from over $2 per capita to $90 per capita, she said. This brings a collective annual total of $1.8 million. A "peek" at the interior of the helicopters was provided in a photo. Farnden said they will have an intensive care unit brought to the patient and technology upgrades "because it's important to stay innovative." Such innovations include brand new monitors and new science equipment. "This new medical interior is just top notch, amazing," she said, adding the unveiling of the new machines will take place in 2020. As for Beaver County's $2 per capita commitment for the next three years, she said: "Thank you for going the majority (of contributors) in the province…Partnerships do save lives and we appreciate your partnership very much." Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec (Division 4) agreed that the service value of the air ambulance calls meant that "you get a lot back for the

contribution," the county makes to the air ambulance service. Reeve Jim Kallal (Division 2) said the fact that Tofield is also joining the list of supporters "is sweet music to my ears." "That came from your leadership," Farnden replied. "I'm looking forward to meeting their council for the first time."

Other words of appreciation for STARS came from Division 4 Councillor Barry Bruce, who said: "I'm very glad that they're there," he said. "It speaks loud and clear that people have decided we don't want to do without (the service)," said Farnden. "Albertans have supported us for 34 years and they want to

have this support. "When you are having the worst day of your life, you don't need to get an astronomical bill (for a m b u l a n c e services)…You have access to STARS at no cost to you. "I think it's really important that people have the information and really understand what it stands for."

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Questions on incorporation answered with BMS officials and steering committee members attending Patricia Harcourt At a special meeting, Beaver Municipal Solutions staff, including General Manager Pierre Breau, attended Beaver Council Chambers Oct. 6 to answer questions on BMS incorporation. The questions from council arose out of a Due Diligence Review done by the county. Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec also had questions of his own, and some questions from the public at an information night on incorporation were forwarded to the BMS MCC Steering Committee. Breau went through a long list of three sets of questions regarding the proposed incorporation of what would be called Claystone Waste should it proceed. Also attending the meeting were BMS board members Chairman Brian Ducherer, Vice-Chairman Harold Conquest, Director Jason Ritchie, Director Mark Giebelhaus, Chief Financial Officer Juvy Ceniza, Tofield CAO Cindy Neufeld, Ryley CAO Glen Hamilton-Brown, Holden CAO Sherry Garbe, and Viking CAO Don McLeod. Reeve Jim Kallal explained that the questions forwarded by council were presented to council from the public hearing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will try to digest all of this,â&#x20AC;? said Kallal, following the presentation, while warning â&#x20AC;&#x153;there may be other thingsâ&#x20AC;? that will come up before the county can approve the incorporation. Committee Meetings To Be Eliminated Council directed administration to draft a further amendment to the Procedural Bylaw 19-1075 to dispense with the Committee of the Whole meetings usually held the first Wednesday of every month. This will be replaced with a second regular meeting of council. The idea to eliminate the committee meetings was brought up by Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec. One issue was that committees were set up to look at options for various matters but not to pass motions. That would have to wait two weeks for the regular council meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expedite things and just make decisions,â&#x20AC;? said Hrabec, noting this would â&#x20AC;&#x153;help with the time efficiencyâ&#x20AC;? issue of running late at meetings. Council has decided as well to start meetings at 8:30 a.m. as before, but to extend the meeting from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. due to running over their time limit on a frequent basis. With two regular meetings each month, â&#x20AC;&#x153;administration will have more time to prepare for decisions,â&#x20AC;? said Hrabec. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on board with that,â&#x20AC;? said Division 1 Councillor Kevin Smook, who felt this would give more direction to administration through the fact that motions can be made at both meetings. Road Closure at Bruce Council passed a motion by Councillor Barry Bruce (Division 4) that council pass the following motion to close Road Plan 146 E.T. in the Hamlet of Bruce, as the land is no longer required for public travel. The land is described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;all that portion of Third Avenue shown on Plan 146 E.T. containing 0.327 hectares (0.808 acres) more or less, excepting thereout all mines and minerals.â&#x20AC;? ASB Scholarship Awarded Council passed a motion by Deputy Reeve Hrabec to award the 2019 ASB Scholarship to Jonathon Colbert as per the criteria determined in the ASB policy. ASB Appointment Council agreed to appoint Bernie Klammer to the Public At Large position on the Agricultural Service Board for a three year term.

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Council accepts in-kind donation by Ryley for Tofield Health Foundation Patricia Harcourt Beaver County passed a motion Nov. 6 to accept an "in-kind" form of support to meet the matching funding requirement for the Community Support Grant to the Tofield Health Foundation. The county had approved a $500 grant to the Tofield Health Foundation's Community Attraction and Retention Committee back in March of this year. The funds were for operating expenses and subject to the Town of Tofield and Village of Ryley providing matching grants. The Town of Tofield matched the grant with $500 in cash, but the Village of Ryley gave $250 and 'in-kind' support related to the Skills Weekend held in April. Reeve Kallal deferred payment authorization to the foundation until the matter was discussed by council. "I brought this forward because the Village of

Ryley wants to match with in-kind donations instead of funds for the Community Support Grant," he explained. Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec added that the county shared funds with the understanding there would be matching grants from Tofield and Ryley. County CAO Bob Beck explained that "the county said they weren't comfortable unless the other two contribute," which is why the cheque wasn't signed. Councillor Kevin Smook (Division 1) said he "doesn't have an issue with it," but Hrabec warned it would cause questions regarding future such donations. CAO Beck told council the amount was too small to set a precedent. "It's up to council to set a precedent," he said. "Beaver County's decision is it's own, if other municipalities choose to do it differently so be it," said Smook. His motion to accept the in-kind part of the donation was carried.

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Notice of Development Permits The following Development Applications have been APPROVED (except where otherwise noted) by the Development Officer under the provisions of Land Use Bylaw No. 98-801, subject to the right of appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board. APPEAL DEADLINE: December 04, 2019 Application No.020020-19-D0060 Applicant: Glen Brown Location: Plan 7923226;Block 1; Lot 9 SW-10-50-20-W4 Development: 24′x26′ Garage for Vehicle Storage and Hobby Workshop APPEAL DEADLINE: December 04, 2019 Application No.020020-19-D0062 Applicant: Guenter’s Mechanical Inc. Location: Plan 162 3889 ;Block 1; Lot 1 SE-16-46-11-W4 Development: Convert Agricultural Building into a Mechanical Repair Shop Any person wishing to appeal a decision may do so by serving written notice on the prescribed form (stating reasons for the appeal) and submitting the applicable fee of $200.00 to the Secretary of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board at the following address. The notice of appeal must be submitted before 4:30 pm on the appeal deadline date shown above, or be postmarked by the appeal deadline date. The prescribed form is available at www.beaver.ab.ca or at the County office. Further information regarding the above decision(s) may be obtained from the County Office, Ryley, Alberta. SECRETARY Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Beaver County Box 140 Ryley, Alberta T0B 4A0 (780) 663-3730

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Community Events Hello Neighbours! A Community Conversation about cultural Diversity in Rural Alberta Monday, November 25, 6:30 pm Ryley Community Hall 5103 49 Street The Alberta Centre for Rural Communities, in association with the Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life, invites you to a conversation of the topic of cultural diversity in rural Alberta. This is an opportunity to talk together about the realities of rural life and how to build bridges across our collective differences. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free to attend and open to the public. For more info, contact Clark Banack, csbanack@ualberta.ca. Community Adult Learning Program New Futures Career Transitions Workshops Monday – Friday Nov 25-29 9am-4pm Beaver County Service Centre, Ryley

Tofield Winterfest Friday, November 29, 4-H Turkey Bingo 7-10pm Tofield Community Hall Saturday November 30, Breakfast with Santa 8–11am Tofield Legion Stuff the Bus 10am-8pm IGA Parking lot Festival of Trees 1-3pm Ornament decoration, stories, treats, crafts & cookies, write a letter to Santa and hot chocolate Concession on site “ELF” 3:30-4:30pm Tofield Community Hall Downtown Parade 5:30-6pm Main Street Lighting of the Tree 6pm Town Office Family Dance 6:15-7:30 Community Hall Fireworks 8:15pm Ball Diamond #4 Sports Grounds Sunday, Dec 1 Gravity Dance Force – Tiny Tots Christmas Dance Show Community Hall Doors open 1pm

Beaver Regional Arts Society Celebrating 40 Years of Entertainment Opry Gold December 1st 2:00 PM To share the Opry’s history is to share the story of Country Music. Leisa Way and her band Wayward Wind from Ontario bring to audiences the hottest country songs from the last few decades. Sing-a-long to Johnny Cash, Shania Twain, Vince Gill, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Kenny Rogers and more. A supper is available after each performance for $16. Join us for anniversary cake and punch during intermission at each of our performances Happy Wanderers Happy Wanderers is a group of ladies looking for opportunities to get out of the house, have some fun and socialize with other ladies. There will be planned monthly outings. Watch for posters around Tofield and Ryley, also on Facebook – Tofield Today & Ryley Today. Wednesday, December 4 – Christmas Party Potluck Lunch at Tofield Legion from 11-3 p.m. Please bring a salad or dessert ( Main course provided) Door Prizes and games! Tickets: $5 Deadline to purchase tickets is November 27, 2019 Purchase your tickets at FCSS 5407 – 50 Street Upstairs Town of Tofield Administration Building Or Ryley Village Office 5005 – 50 Street, Ryley For more information call: Loretta at 780-717-8151 or Marilyn at 780-914-5101. Ryley Christmas Tree Light Up & Market Saturday, December 7th Market: 12-5pm @ Ryley Legion 5121 50 St Tree Light up: 5:30pm sharp Century Park 50 Ave. With Jolly guest and special gifts to first50 children 12 and under Special Family Draws to Enter! Ham & potato dinner available Any venders wanting a table contact Angel @ 780-663-3653 or email angel@ryley.ca. Tables are limited due to location, book now! Collecting food bank donations for Ryley/Tofield Food Bank.

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LAMONT LEADER Ph. 780-895-2780 Email: lmtleader @gmail.com _____________________ CARDOF OF THANKS THANKS CARD Your prayers, kind thoughts, words of condolences and hugs of comfort are greatly and warmly appreciated in the passing of our Mother, G r a n d m o t h e r , Greatgrandmother, Greatgreatgrandmother Ona Garvie. Thank you to Reverend Scott for the beautiful service, Ruth Makar for playing the music, Rose Kjelland and Viking Funeral Home for helping with all the arrangements, Donna Brooke for catering the lunch, and to all of you who came to remember Ona. Thanks to the pall bearers, William Darling, David Darling, Gordon McKie, Doug McKie, Ryan Komarnisky, Eric Garvie. God Bless, Carol, Anna Mae, and Families _____________________ COMING EVENTS EVENTS COMING Bruce Stampede Annual Meeting Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bruce Community Centre 46/47c

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Fundraising for Viking Health Centre Auxiliary Turkey Supper Thursday, November 21 5 to 7 p.m. Viking Community Hall Cost - $15, Under 6 Years free

Viking United Church, Candlelight Service, December 1 at 7 pm. Freewill offering to the local food bank. Everyone welcome.

Vegreville Family Dental, located next to the Boston Pizza in Vegreville is looking for a very enthusiastic Registered Dental Hygienist to join our team on a part time basis. Our practice is committed to and focused on providing excellent quality patient care. We are looking for someone who is professional, reliable, possesses excellent interpersonal skills, is warm and friendly with patients. We offer competitive wages commensurate with experience as well as a great and friendly work environment! We would be willing to compensate for travel as well. If this opportunity sounds interesting to you, please apply to vegredental@gmail.com. All applications will be treated confidential. Thank you!

35+ years experience Drywall Taper for hire. Big jobs or small.

Painting Quality Residential and Commercial Painting Betty Tkaczyk 780-632-8749 or 780-688-3564 tfnc _____________________ PHIL’S CLEANING AND JANITORIAL SERVICES Residential and Commercial Cleaning •Strip and Wax Floors •Steam Cleaning •Window and Wall Washing •Move Out Clean •Yard Work - Grass Cutting •Tree Cutting & Trimming Great references and flexible hours. Your Home is Safe with Me! Contact Naz 780-385-4869 or Criselda 780-385-8976 tfnc _____________________ Supporting local business also means supporting local media! A 2017 AdWest survey shows that print still outperforms all other mediums for advertising in towns & villages. What drives this? Quality local media. Support local.

47c _____________________ Turkey Supper Sunday, December 8 at Viking Seniors Centre $20 per person Please Call 780-336-4749 by December 2 To Register. Entertainment Door Prizes Everyone Welcome! 47/48c _____________________ Mission to Many Gigantic Christmas Garage Sale Friday, November 22 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday, November 23 9 a.m. - noon. Gifts, toys, seasonal items, Christmas decor, new items, and more! Located at Golden Valley Lutheran Church 5327 56 Ave. Viking, AB. Call or text 780-336-1022 to drop off donations. 46/47c _____________________ Viking Farmers Market Christmas Markets •Thursday, November 21 2 - 7 p.m. with Turkey Supper at 5 p.m. •Thursday, December 12 2 - 5 p.m. no supper this evening. tfnc _____________________ The Beaver Regional Arts Society Presents Opry Gold with Leisa Way at the Paragon Theatre 5019 - 50 Street, Holden on Sunday, December 1 at 2 p.m. Admission Adults $27 12 and Under $8 Supper is Available After the Show for $16 For Tickets and Information Call Christine at 780-688-3812 or Susan at 780-688-2126 47/48c

47/48c _____________________ FOR RENT RENT FOR House for rent in Viking. 2 bedrooms upstairs, 1 downstairs. Double stall garage. 4 appliances. Close to school and hospital. $850/month plus utilities. Available December 1. Call 780-385-0885 or 780-3851524. 45tfnc _____________________ House for rent in Viking. 2 bedrooms. Close to School, Clinic, and Hospital. $850/ month includes utilities. Available immediately. Call 780-336-6089 or 780336-6088 34tfnc _____________________ FOR RENT IN TOFIELD 2 Bedroom suite in Fourplex. $800 per month includes heat and water. $800 security deposit. No smoking, no pets. References required. Call 780-995-9339 TM39tfnc _____________________ 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom. Air conditioning. Washer, dryer, fridge, stove, microwave. $650/month plus utilities. Preferably no pets. 5002-59 ave, Viking. 780-385-1137. 30tfnc _____________________ Spacious Apartments for rent in Tofield with in-suite laundry. Heat & water included. Ideal for family/seniors. 1) 2 bedroom - $800/month. 2) 3 bedroom - $975/month (2 baths). Contact: 780-9320041. TMtfnp _____________________ Townhouse for rent in Viking. $900/month plus utilities. Contact 780-2540130. 51tfnc

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tfnc _____________________ APIARIES OF ALBERTA are looking for Five Apiary Technicians $16-$18/hr depending on experience for full time (40+hrs/wk) employment March thru October 2020. Must have a min of 3 years (seasons) working fulltime on Canadian style commercial apiary in the minimum capacity of Apiary Assistant. Gerard 780-6624449 RR4 Tofield, AB. gsieben@mcsnet.ca TM43-50p _____________________ HAY/STRAW HAY/STRAW FOR SALE SALE FOR Oat Straw Bales $25 each 67.5” 1,000+ lbs. 2019 crop year Non-desicated Pick up in field between Killam and Viking. Call/text 780-266-1908 45/47p

Living in Killam but willing to travel. Hand taper by trade but have experience with boxes, roller/flusher, taping tube. No bazooka experience. Have own tools (10-12" boxes, pump, angle box, roller, flusher, hand tools, etc.) Also do ceiling texture. Non-drinker/partier, just want to get the work done. Willing to work with existing building or taping crew. Contact me if interested. 780-385-2106 / 780-385-1251. tfnp _____________________ Carpet and upholstery cleaning - residential and commercial. Truck mount unit, sewer back-up, and flood cleaning. Auto and RV cleaning. Call Glenn and Cindi Poyser, Fancy Shine Auto and Carpet Care at (780) 384-3087 tfnc _____________________ Roy's Handyman Services. Flooring, trim work, basement finishing, decks, fences, kitchen cabinet installs and carpentry work. Call 780-662-0146 or 780232-3097. TM33tfnc

ALL THAT HARD WORK, WHY LEAVE IT UP TO CHANCE? You’re going to spend all that time and money organizing an event and then cross your fingers that enough people on social media will be interested?

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Viking 4-H Beef Club report for November Luke Brooke Club Reporter

On October 27, the Viking 4-H Beef Club had their “Weigh In” day at the Klein farm. The members brought a variety of breeds of steers to tag and vaccinate. There was a potluck lunch afterwards with a basketball game among those who attended. It was an exciting day with lots of good cattle! We're grateful to the Klein family for organizing and hosting. November 4 was the club monthly meeting. Many things were discussed to plan for this year. The deadline for our fundraiser cookie dough sales will be at the November 21 Christmas Farmer’s Market in Viking. Delivery of dough purchased will be at the Dec 12 Christmas Market. Our club will once again be cleaning the hall for the Kinsella

Performing Arts Guild as our community service club activity, with three dates set. We are considering club activities like hav-

Blanket Alberta Ads take approximately 10 days to process _____________________________ AUCTIONS AUCTIONS FIREARMS WANTED FOR DECEMBER 7th, 2019 Live & Online Auction: Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns, Militaria. Auction or Purchase: Collections, Estates, Individual items. Contact Paul, Switzer's Auction: Toll-Free 1-8006 9 4 - 2 6 0 9 ; info@switzersauction.com or www.switzersauction.com. _____________________________ AUTOS AUTOS WANTED CLASSIC CARS - Any Condition: Porsche 356-912-911930; Mercedes 190-230-250-280300; Jaguar XKE, XK120/140/150; Split Window Corvette OR any European/British Cars. Rusty, Rotten or Show Car. FINDER FEE PAID $$$$! CALL Chris 613-894-1141 or carhunter472@gmail.com. _____________________________ BUSINESS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES HIP/KNEE REPLACEMENT? Other medical conditions causing TROUBLE WALKING or DRESSING? The Disability Tax Credit allows for $3,000 yearly tax credit and $50, 000 lump sum refund. Apply NOW; quickest refund Nationwide! Expert help. 1-844453-5372. _____________________________ JIFFY LUBE - own your own business for as little as $150,000. If you are driven to be in business for yourself and want to be a hands-on owner, email newowner@jiffylubeservice.ca for more details.

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_____________________________ EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES NLSS - HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC. Full-time, Competitive Wages, Bonus, New Shop. Heavy duty trucks, heavy equipment. Email resume to: office@nlsmith.ca; fax: 403-646-5936; upload to www.nlsmith.ca. _____________________________ FEEDAND AND SEED FEED SEED HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. "On Farm Pickup" Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-2505252. _____________________________ FOR SALE SALE FOR METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 37+ colours available at over 55 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 2448 hour Express Service available at supporting Distributors. Call 1-888263-8254. _____________________________ STEEL BUILDING CLEARANCE! Fall Blowout - Priced to Clear!" 20X25 $6,687; 25X29 $7,459; 28X29 $8,196; 30X35 $9,840; 32X37 $9,898. One End Wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-855-212-7036; www.pioneersteel.ca. _____________________________ INTEGRITY POST FRAME BUILDINGS since 2008 BUILT WITH CONCRETE POSTS. Barns, Shops, Riding Arenas, Machine Sheds and more; sales@integritybuilt.com; 1-866-974-7678; www.integritybuilt.com.

Deadline for Blanket Classifieds Wednesday at 4 p.m.

ing a tobogganing party, ski trip, or maybe a trip to the Telus Science Centre and educational activities such as a tour of a feedlot, Lakeland

College Ag Barns, or a feed mill. Some junior members will be going to Bonnyville for the 2019 Fall Fling overnight

camp November 20. Finally, we decided to put a float in the Viking Parade of Lights on Dec. 6 and maybe we will also get to enjoy pizza or

donuts while we decorate! There are so many 4-H activities to chose from. So far this will be a very exciting year!

These blanket classified ads are produced through a joint agreement by The Community Press, Viking Weekly Review, Lamont Leader, Tofield Mercury and Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association (AWNA). These ads appear in all AWNA member papers (120 papers) for the cost of $269.00 (+gst) for the first 25 words, $8.00 per word over 25. To place a blanket classified, call a CARIBOU PUBLISHING representative at 780-385-6693 or email ads@thecommunitypress.com. _____________________________ HEALTH HEALTH GET UP TO $50,000 from the Government of Canada. Do you or someone you know have any of these conditions? ADHD, Anxiety, Arthritis, Asthma, Cancer, COPD, Depression, Diabetes, Difficulty Walking, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowels, Overweight, Trouble DressingÂμ.and hundreds more. All ages and medical conditions qualify. Have a child under 18, instantly receive more money. Call the Benefits Program 1-800-211-3550 or send a text message with your name and mailing address to 403-9803605 for your free benefits package. _____________________________ REAL ESTATE ESTATE REAL 1600 ACRES OF GOOD QUALITY FARMLAND For Sale in SE Saskatchewan $2,787,000.00. 1560 Cultivated acres $139,000.00 rent with 10 year lease. Quarter with mineral rights for sale as well. Great farmers renting and excellent investment opportunity. Call Doug 306716-2671. _____________________________ SERVICES SERVICES CRIMINAL RECORD? Why suffer employment/licensing loss? Travel/business opportunities? Be embarrassed? Think: Criminal Pardon. US entry waiver. Record purge. File destruction. Free consultation. 1-800-347-2540. www.accesslegalmjf.com. _____________________________ GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 18 7 7 - 9 8 7 - 1 4 2 0 ; www.pioneerwest.com.

UNRESERVED ANTIQUE AND COLLECTABLE AUCTION Rick Nelson Sunnybrook Hall, Sunnybrook Alberta Sunday, November 24 at 10 a.m. LOCATION: 32 miles west of Leduc on Highway 39; Or: 32 miles east of Drayton Valley on Highway 39.

Watch For Signs. GST will be charged where applicable. Lunch Available.

General List of Items for Sale: Approximately 1500 Lots Selling Oak Furniture Pipe Organ Hammond Organ Antique Sewing Machines Old Trunks Cedar Trunk Phonograph & Records Vintage Barbies Antique Books Mason Jars Lamps Western Decor Paintings

Vintage Toys & Playsets (1940’s) Bookshelves Corner Cabinet Roll Top Oak Desk Coleman Metal Advertising Sign Native Art Figurines Crocks Washboards Snow Babies Hudson Bay Trapper Blankets Assortment of Dolls Antique Hats & Furs Kitchen Items Huge Oil Lamp Collection Posters Vintage Christmas Decorations Oak Dining Room Set

Hutches Piggy Banks Sad Irons Glass Front Cabinet Light Up Pepsi Sign Tins Stamp Album Comics Advertising Signs Old Fishing Rods Vintage Toys Games Wade Figurines Red Rose Figurines Toy Trains Books on Collectables of all kinds Vintage Barber Chair Many, Many More Items

Visit www.millersauctionservice.com or Global Auction Guide for listing/pictures Plan on attending. Lots of antiques and collectables in excellent condition. For more information call Miller’s Auction Service at 780-789-2226 or 780-920-6738. www.millersauctionservice.com This list is subject to additions or deletions. TERMS: Cash or valid cheques, certified check, bank draft or ALVIN MILLER (780) 789-2226 bank letter of credit, e-transfer, Masteror Cell 920-6738 card and Visa (3% useage fee on M/C & TREVOR MILLER (780) 722-2705 Visa transactions). No purchases to be BARRY KASHA (780) 374-2472 Camrose, Daysland, Killam, Tofield, Holden removed until settlement has been made. DARCY SHEETS (780) 336-6485 List is subject to additions and/or deleKingman, Rosalind, Viking tions. Neither the owner, the aucClerk: Judy Bentley “For Reasonable Rates and Excellent, tioneer or staff of the auctioneer shall be held responsible for any loss or acciFriendly Service, Give Us A Call” dent on or off the auction site.

License No. 200809 Box 71, Sunnybrook, AB

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Irma Seniors News Mary Newton Irma Seniors

Irma Seniors held a Remembrance Day soup and chili lunch as part of their fundraising efforts to fix a leaky roof and eavestroughing. We are really grateful to everyone who attended. We raised $11,102.30, just short of the estimated cost of $11,735.98. With it being so late in the year, the job may have to wait until spring. One of the our top priorities now is to find some help with clearing sidewalks for the winter. Either a machine or shovel assistance would be a big help! Call Trudy at 780-719-8330 if you can help. We are looking for people interested in playing 8-Ball pool. Please call Trudy at the above number. Or would you be interested in indoor walking exercise classes or afternoon crib games. Please come in or call.

HELP WANTED Full Time Housekeeper Friendly working environment. Subsidized meals. Starting wage $15/hour. Apply at front desk or phone Seb: 780-385-2290 / 780-678-6841

WORK! Email: ads@weeklyreview.ca

NOW HIRING Seasonal Snow Plow Operators Emcon Services is currently seeking seasonal snow plow operators for the Viking-Killam area for the 2019-2020 winter season. Job duties may include, but are not limited to: Road patrols, snow plowing, and sign, pothole, and guardrail repairs Applicants must have the ability to work extended hours and weekends and respond 24 hours a day, when required. Applicants must have, at minimum, a valid Class 3 Driver’s License Emcon Services Inc. oﬀers competitive wages and maintains a substance abuse policy. Please email your resume to: Emcon Services Inc. Attn. Jim Mears Email: wmears@emconservices.ca

Battle River School Division is accepting contracts for CARETAKING SERVICES at Viking School, located in Viking, AB.

Books What’s new at the library this week! Nothing Ventured Jeffrey Archer While following the trail of a missing masterpiece, William comes up against suave art collector Miles Faulkner and his brilliant lawyer, Booth Watson QC, who are willing to bend the law to breaking point to stay one step ahead of William. Meanwhile, Miles Faulkner's wife, Christina, befriends William, but whose side is she really on? One Good Deed David Baldacci It's 1949. When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of do's and a much longer list of don'ts: do report regularly to his parole officer, don't go to bars, certainly don't drink alcohol, do get a job-and don't ever associate with loose women.

Employment Listings

VIKING HEALTH FOUNDATION Board of Trustees Position The Viking Health Foundation is accepting applications for a position on the Board of Trustees. The Board is comprised of dedicated volunteers who oversee the Foundation’s affairs using the Philosophy/Vision statement as a guideline:

“To utilize its financial resources to enhance health care in Viking and area.” Help keep our community viable by joining our Foundation. For information, contact Sandra at 780-385-8704 or Phyllis at 780-385-2044. Closing date Nov. 22. To learn more about our contribution to the community, check out our website

www.vikinghealthfoundation.com

The successful contractor will be responsible for the daily maintenance of school building contents and equipment, which are to be kept in a neat and sanitary condition, and be capable of addressing minor maintenance issues. Caretakers are responsible to keep all entryways and sidewalks clear of snow and ice in the winter months and will be required to complete a major ‘summer clean’ each year according to BRSD guidelines. Caretakers may also be asked to respond to security alarm calls and to open/close the school building for extra-curricular or other community events. The schedule of regular, yearly, and special duties is available upon request. Viking School has an enrollment of approximately 250 students in grades K-12. Contract compensation is based on student count and school area.

Start date for this contract is TBD. Previous experience is an asset, please provide a detailed description of your experience in your application. Please include two to three references.

Requirements Applicants must have: • A current WCB account number • Insurance (minimum $5 million liability) • WHMIS certificate • Valid Criminal Records Check and Child Intervention Check (to be completed and provided by contractor and all employees prior to commencing work) For more information please contact Kevin Dietz, Custodial & Grounds Coordinator, at 780-672-6131 ext. 5413 or via email at kdietz@brsd.ab.ca.

Applications are to be submitted to: Jennifer Hauck – Facilities 4724-41 Street Camrose, AB T4V 0Z6 Or via email to: jhauck@brsd.ab.ca

We thank all who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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On Sunday, December 15, Viking will host its first Christmas Bird Count (CBC), a chance to participate in the world's largest citizen science survey. Data from the count will be used on a planetary scale to benchmark environmental impacts, climate change, habitat loss, and a host of other factors. Why are bird numbers so important? Birds are very sensitive to environmental change and are, in fact, "marker" species (think canary in a coal mine). By measuring population trending over a number of years, much can be determined. Your participation is critical to the program's success. For further information on how to participate, or for maps and tally sheets, contact andytait@shaw.ca.

Christmas Décor, Wild Rose e Lights, Trees, etc Sedgewick Home and Farm Centre “Pull Your Discount” 4802 49 St, Sedgewick, AB | 780-384-3877

We’re a Passport location for the Sedgewick Food Store Draw! At each Food Store location we will be giving away 2 Gift Baskets, one of them for kids: • Co-op Gold Entertaining Basket, which will consist of new Co-op product and a $100 gift card. • Co-op Gold Gingerbread House Kit (including candy) and a $10 gift card

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Christmas Market kicks off in Holden over weekend

Holden's mid-November Christmas Market kicks off the holiday season in Beaver County. The hall was full of vendors and people enjoyed looking at all the fun items for sale. Along with the crafts, clothing, baking, and more, the hall featured a concession beef-on-a-bun and home made pie and a visit from Santa Claus. And a festival of trees display was held at The Gallery across the street. PATRICIA HARCOURT PHOTOS

A vendor selling kids' aprons wears colourful reindeer antlers at the Holden Christmas Market.

Fill the Tree! Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re again raising money for the Food Bank & Community Christmas Hamper Campaign this year! This vendor made merry and bright and was a hit at the Holden Christmas Market by wearing lights around her head.

With a minimum $5 donation, you can add your name to the tree! (donation amount not

WR Eric & Ally Anderson; listed). Pat Harcourt; Kennedy Labreche; Ge Gerard & Dolly Wadley; Jennifer/Dudley The Lunds; Dean Fornal, Diane Fornal; Kerry, Michelle, Brennan, Garrett Anderson; Dustin Moroz; Lilian Hill; Wayne & Linda Lusk; Rose Mae Kjelland; Karen Coulombe; Radford family; L1 Freda Otto; Lydia & Brent Hanson; Doreen & Ron Mizera; Viking Royal Purple; Dawn & Warren Hodgins; Joe & Andrea Lansing; Ken & Judy Andreson; Ron & Carole Shippy; Sonya Maxwell; Morris & Paulette Erickson; Dale & Ellen Collison; Margaret Greenwood; Frank & Debi Fornal; Steve LeBlanc

Last year, we raised $1,554!

With your help,, we can me meet or exceed exce that number!

There were hand made items of all kinds on sale Saturday for the Christmas market held every year in mid-November in Holden.

The Festival of Trees at Saturday's Christmas kickoff was held at The Gallery in Holden.

Cash or Cheque only. Stop by The Weekly Review office in Viking or mail your donation to: Box 240, Viking, AB T0B 4N0

We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep a single dime. It ALL goes to the right place!