2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, September 18, 2024
The Lamont County Reeve’s Golf Tournament held at Mundare’s Whitetail Crossing Aug. 22 was a huge success. The Lamont County Council at their Sept 10 meeting presented a cheque for $32,071.78 to the Food Bank. From left are Division Two Councillor Aaron Wick, Division Four Councillor Roy Anaka, Food Bank volunteer Grace Stach, Division Three councillor and Reeve Dave Diduck, Food Bank chair Jody Zahoda, Division One Councillor Daniel Warawa, and Division Five Councillor Neil Woitas.
Reeve’s golf tournament
BY JOHN MATHER
The results are in and the Lamont County Reeve’s golf tournament raised more than $32,000 for the County of Lamont Food Bank.
The money will be split between its Christmas Hamper program and its new building fund.
The initial amount raised was $32,072, and including a further $5,000 donation from Sil Industrial Minerals, which brings the total to over $37,000.
“What a great charity tournament initiative giving back to Lamont County residents in
raises $32,000 for food bank
need,” said Jason Wytrykush, Board Member of the County of Lamont Food Bank.
“The food bank serves approximately five per cent of County residents each year, and of that, 60 per cent of these recipients are senior and children aged — these are among the most vulnerable in our community!”
Supporting a new building goes a long way to assisting families with the right resources says County Reeve David Diduck.
“I continue to be amazed at the tremendous amount of support when our community
steps up and helps those in need. The funds raised will have a direct benefit to residents of Lamont County,” said Reeve Diduck.
“I am glad I was able to meet, speak with and take pictures with almost all the participants this year. The weather was decent, and everyone was able to have a great day of golf and networking – thank you to our sponsors and participants for your generous donations, and to our volunteers who help make this tournament a success.”
Police seek help in disturbing puppy deaths
BY JANA SEMENIUK
Police are still holding out hope to identify the people responsible for the death of two puppies found in Fort Saskatchewan last month.
RCMP said the two puppies were found on Aug. 14 on a pedestrian path in Fort Saskatchewan. A necropsy was conducted which identified the puppies as both male golden retrievers, or a cross thereof, and between the ages of six and eight weeks old.
The examination further concluded the puppies died as a result of human involvement and suffered significant trauma.
Police are asking for the public’s assistance and would like to speak to anyone who may have knowledge of who is responsible for the puppies. This could include coming across an adver-
tisement of puppies for sale or witnessing anything suspicious in nature.
If you have any information, you are asked to contact the Fort
Saskatchewan RCMP Detachment at 780-9977900. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS).
Chykerda, Laura Catherine
It is with great sadness and much love that the family of Laura Catherine Chykerda (nee Moffitt) announces the loss of our dear one, who passed away peacefully on September 4, 2024, at the age of 88.
Predeceased by her ever-loving husband, Mike, and eldest son, Brian, she leaves on earth to cherish special memories, her children; Elaine, Timothy, Collin, Catherine (Darren) and Marianne (Tim), along with her darling grandchildren, precious great grandchildren and numerous loving extended family members.
Laura will be remembered for her beautiful smile and
expressive eyes, her kindness and unending generosity that could be seen in all of her daily interactions. She dedicated her life to her family and to caring for others, always there to help anyone, anytime, and always thinking of others before herself. Her warmth and unconditional love will be missed truly by all who knew her.
A special thank you to the caring and compassionate staff at Lamont Health Care Centre, who poured love onto Laura during her final chapter. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Lamont Health Care Centre, where Laura worked for many years and later called her home.
Honouring Laura’s wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no funeral. Instead, a private family gathering will be held at a later time. She also leaves you with this message: In a world where you can be anything, BE KIND.
The following Industrial (M-1) Development Permit was approved on September 16, 2024:
Plan 955PX Block OT Quad Portion SE 1/4
Industrial Development Use- Light Construction and Manufacturing
For additional information, please call the Town of Bruderheim at 780-796-3731
Written notice of appeal can be submitted to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Box 280, Bruderheim, AB T0B 0S0 by 12:00 NOON on October 7, 2024. Appeal fee $300.00.
Vehicle destruction a crowd pleaser at Heroes in the Sky
BY JOHN MATHER
It was a smaller crowd attending the Heroes in the Sky event in support of Lamont Emergency Services held Sept. 14.
But when it came time to destroy an SUV the crowd swelled as firefighters explained the procedures they use to safely remove people who may be trapped in a vehicle following an accident.
As one member explained the processes the firefighters train for, several firefighters proceed to dismantle the vehicle.
The crowd was told a
firefighter is always inside the vehicle with the victim to assure them of what is going on and to communicate with the firefighters outside conducting the removal of windows and doors.
After jacking the vehicle up to stabilize it, firefighters circled to check for any leaking fluids.
Once that was completed they used a spring loaded punch to crack all the side and rear glass.
The glass fractures into small chips and fire fighters can use tape prior to breaking it to remove it outward, or they will break it into the
vehicle.
The front windshield is sawed with a special saw that only cuts on the back stroke so no shards of glass fall on victims trapped inside.
The crowd was told rescuers locate airbag cylinders and the seat belt tensioners are disabled prior to the major rescue taking place.
A hydraulic spreader, sometimes referred to as the Jaws of Life, was then used to pop open and cut through hinges on the doors of the vehicles.
The crowd was told the spreader has several
different attachments allowing them to cut through metal to create gaps in the vehicle.
Once the doors were removed, the firefighter then used the spreader to cut through the roof pillars of the vehicle to allow easy access to the trapped occupants.
A special tool is used to slice through the seatbelts.
Following the demonstration the crowd was invited to talk to the firefighters and were allowed to see the tools used in the demonstration.
During the event there were hotdogs and hamburgers available for a small donation and there was a table where several raffles were available.
There were some games for the kids and a bouncy castle inflatable was also on site.
Visitors to the Heroes in the Sky fundraiser event for Lamont Emergency Services check out some of the items available through the purchase of a raffle ticket Sept. 14. A smaller crowd turned out to the annual event, but the vehicle rescue demonstration saw the crowd swell in size.
Lamont Firefighters remove the roof from a Jeep SUV after they used hydraulic spreaders to cut through it during the Heroes in the Sky event Sept.14. The rescue demonstration which led to the destruction of the vehicle is always popular with the crowd.
After the demonstration of rescuing a victim from a Jeep following an accident, Lamont firefighters posed inside the shell. The demonstration of rescue techniques was part of the Heroes in the Sky fundraiser for Lamont County Emergency Services Sept. 14.
Opinion
Premier stands up for Alberta against Ottawa stupidity
BY JOHN MATHER
There were two great examples last week of Danielle Smith standing up for Albertans.
Now, probably not all Albertans, because there are those out there who won’t agree with anything Smith says. If she says “the sky is blue,” they will argue against it.
But this week she made a couple of bold statements which showed her standing up for the residents of this province and our prosperity and place within this country we call Canada.
Her first statement was when she spoke out against the Bloc Quebecois musing that they may form the new de facto bride to the Frankensteinian Justin Trudeau and his swirling around the sewer Liberal party.
After NDP leader Jagmeet Singh pulled the pin on his CASA agreement with the Liberals where his moribund party had kept them in power for two years, Bloc leader Blanchet stated his party might take over.
Of course only if certain concessions to Quebec were made. Just what more could Quebec want in the form of concessions? Except to maybe dictate every possible financial handout to the province while the rest of Canada is totally ignored.
Have we heard from Ontario on this stupid posturing?
Smith, in denouncing the Bloc move, questioned why would Trudeau crawl into bed and kiss up to a separatist party?
Well, Trudeau in his disdain for Canadians will do anything to stay in power so this wouldn’t surprise me. And his outright support for the Laurentian elite will make it very easy for him to support anything that helps Quebec whether it hurts the rest of the country or not.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made it clear she didn’t think it was a good idea for the Liberals to collaborate with the Bloc Quebecois to maintain power.
While the Liberals might work with the BQ, Smith said it “does not have a mandate to bargain with Quebec separatists at the expense of Alberta, the West, and the rest of the country.”
“If the Liberals go down this path, we need an election to be called immediately,” tweeted Smith.
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The BQ stated last week it was open to working with the Liberals for support during confidence votes amid the supply and confidence agreement with the NDP ending and the party had drawn up a list of demands.
In another move opposing Ottawa imposing its will on Albertans, Smith said she didn’t support the plan to move masses of immigrants from Quebec and Ontario to Canada’s remaining provinces.
This idea from Ottawa has also met with opposition from the maritime provinces.
Our Premier emphatically stated the province is not open to accepting more relocated asylum seekers in response to the proposal.
Ottawa is considering a plan to relocate tens of thousands of asylum seekers across Canada to take the pressure off of the most populous provinces of Ontario and Quebec, according to an internal briefing note according to media sources.
Last Thursday, Smith issued a statement indicating that while Alberta will continue to welcome newcomers who “possess our shared values,” the province is not open to settling further additional asylum seekers.
“Excessive levels of immigration to this province is increasing the cost of living and strains public services for everyone,” it states. “We simply cannot afford it.”
Alberta has more than 9,700 asylum claims open, a number that would grow to 27,827 should it receive the number of claims proportional to its population.
In addition, Alberta is home to about 12 per cent of Canada’s population, but is supporting 22 per cent of the Ukrainian evacuees in the country, according to Smith’s statement.
It is Liberal policy to allow immigrants to enter Canada, but they don’t impose restrictions on where they should settle or allow them to use their native credentials and training without first going through Canadian hoops to become requalified. This should change.
Professional immigrants, doctors and engineers for example, should be enticed to relocate to small centres, not our major cities. Further they should be given a stipend to establish a business and then leave it up to them to build it up.
Previous generations of immigrants from Europe arrived in Canada with nothing and built this country and its economy up from nothing.
They did it through their hard work.
That formula can still work, rather than have the Feds provide monies for food, housing, medical care and every other service under the sun providing the immigrants remember to vote Liberal.
That is what Canadians can’t afford.
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BY HAZEL ANAKA
If you’ve had the chance to watch some TV lately, you might have gotten a fix of Canadian talent. After a decade it was Edmonton’s turn to host the Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA) again. Despite the fact it was hosted at Rogers Place, I was nonetheless surprised to see Oilers Leon Draisaitl and Corey Perry crash the party shortly after Brett Kissel opened the show with a song. They showed up to present an Oilers jersey to the show’s co-host American Thomas Rhett, who promptly pulled it on over his suit. By the way, where else but Edmonton would you expect to see a Ford F150 parked inside the venue?
Later in the show two Edmonton Elks players also made an appearance. But perhaps most astounding to me was that Oiler’s legend Mark Messier was the one to
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provide the introduction and tribute to k.d. lang via satellite. Lang was being inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. When k.d. lang burst onto the scene in 1987 a lot of us didn’t know what to make of her. Her voice was unique and her appearance defied description. I remember seeing her on TV performing with her band The Reclines (which was a tribute to country great Patsy Cline). I thought she was weird and totally out there. What did any of us know about openly gay people back then? She dressed funny and totally angered Albertans and other carnivores when she spoke out against eating beef. What Messier said was so insightful. He and lang were both Albertans/ Edmontonians trying to make it in their respective fields of endeavour. The Oilers were on the cusp of building the dynasty that would win Stanley’s cup five times. Lang a misfit (my word not his) from small town Consort was trying to break onto the music scene. Apparently, after games the Oilers would head to a place I’d
never heard of (Warren’s Lounge?) where k.d. was performing. Each party was in awe of the other.
To think a big he-man athlete was so enlightened back then makes me ashamed of my own
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narrowmindedness. Lang and others were trail blazers who were actively pushing back against injustice and fighting for acceptance. At that time, I loved that she and my not-so-secret crush Roy Orbison did a duet of Crying. Another haunting performance was her rendition of Hallelujah.
The other night, thirty-five years later, k.d. reunited with her band The Reclines to perform. Her outfits haven’t improved with time and the song was a strange one but I felt a sense of pride that she was one of ours.
Of course, all the performers and winners were Canadian. And I didn’t know any of them. We’ve already established that I don’t listen to the radio and music isn’t a big factor in my life. But I specifically tuned in because it was Edmonton and so that I could educate myself at least a little bit. Years and years ago Hilary and I attended the CCMAs in Edmonton when Alanis Morrissette was the host. It was fun to see the behind-the-scenes action of a live TV awards show.
Speaking of pride in some of our own, did you catch Eugene and Dan Levy as the first father and son hosts of the Emmy Awards? And only the second time ever that the hosts were Canadian. Michael J Fox had the distinction of being the first. I thought they did a wonderful job. Their relationship schtick is well known to fans of Schitt’s Creek and all the banking commercials they do together. During the awards show they found the right balance between pointed edginess and good oldfashioned humour. Of course, some of us remember Levy Sr. from the old days of Second City TV. The appearance of Catherine O’Hara and Martin Short on the Emmy stage remind us just how many funny and successful comedians and actors Canada has graced the world with.
Every so often we need to pause and take a tally of what makes us and Canada so incredibly special. And on this Sunday, let’s pay special tribute to perhaps the greatest Canadian of all time, Terry Fox, as thousands walked and ran to keep his dream alive. He represents the best of us, from where I sit.
October 18, 2005 issue of the Lamont Leader: Scenes from the Andrew Garlic Festival. Successful bench show, farmers market, silent auction, dinner and dance.
Two Hills RCMP detachment overwhelmed with less staff and
mental health calls
speeding through town
BY JANA SEMENIUK
Corporal Kevin Nichols, from the Two Hills RCMP detachment, gave a policing update to the Village of Andrew council members at their Sept. 11 meeting, citing lack of staff and a rise in calls around mental health issues as among their biggest problems today.
“We’re trying to be a better visible presence, (but) it’s tough when we’ve only got one guy working and we are down 50 percent in our office support staff,” he said.
“It means our members spend more time in the office and less time on the road. But going forward, we're looking at rectifying that and hopefully get some more help to get our guys back out on the road and do what they do.”
Nichols said calls for mental health have increased 200 percent
and have been very taxing on the detachment.
“It’s definitely been extremely taxing right now. (There has been a lot more calls) to service mental health in this last year, for whatever reason. It’s pretty high across the province,” he said.
Councillor Merwin Haight asked Nichols if transporting people with mental health issues to the St. Paul hospital was taking up a lot of the RCMP’s time. Nichols said absolutely.
“We have to. That's the designated mental health facility, so we have to go to the closest one,” he said. “It isn't the transporting of them, it's the sitting at the hospital waiting. And we've had guys... I've waited up to five, (and) six hours.”
Nichols said the excessive wait times are due to bed shortages and no spaces available. He said the RCMP were tasked with waiting with the patient due to liability issues.
“They (hospital) didn't want to take on the civil
liability because they're in a waiting room with the public. They did not want to take on the responsibility in case this person got violent or had an episode,” he said.
“They only have one mental health room out there, so if there was one in there already, until they were processed and found a place to go, we were stuck.”
Nichols said their new district advisor, Bobby Burgess, has been advocating to have those wait times reduced. He said
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they recently created a memorandum of understanding where the hospital’s peace officers would take over, leaving the RCMP officer back on the road within 60 minutes.
“This four hours is just unacceptable for a member working in this area by himself, so we are addressing that, and hopefully we'll make it better,” he said.
Meanwhile, councillor Chris Lupul expressed concern around RCMP members speeding
through the village while answering calls. He said an incident on Sept. 5 prompted him to report it to the RCMP’s K division after he observed an RCMP officer speeding through town.
“I read later on that day that there was an incident. They saved three minutes coming through town to get to an incident, (and) the three minutes probably doesn't make a difference. I'd hate to see a kid get hit,” he said.
Corporal Nichols said he understood both sides of the issue and road 855 is a common route for emergency personnel to take on their way to Elk Point or St. Paul. He said if council could draft a letter outlining their concerns, Sergeant Henry could forward it to the district level.
Andrew’s next council meeting is scheduled for Monday Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in the village office council chambers.
Village of Andrew councillor Chris Lupul expressed concern about RCMP vehicles speeding through the village. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Two Hills Corporal Kevin Nichols gave a policing update to the Village of Andrew Council on Sept. 11.
Photo: Jana Semeniuk
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Tree planting in Lamont County aids environment
BY JOHN MATHER
A centennial project for the Alberta Motor Association, being run in conjunction with Project Forest has resulted in 19,980 trees being planted at a site in Lamont County.
It will remove 4,752 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air.
Eventually the AMA estimates 31.7 metric tonnes of carbon will be removed from the atmosphere over the next 150 years from the tree planting at Benoit.
“The project was actually planted in May of 2023,” said Project Forest executive director Mike Toffan.“ We used professional tree planters to plant the trees and they took two days to complete the project.”
The trees were planted
at the Benoit site, a site bordering Limestone Creek just north of Highway 45 at Range Road 174.
“We’re closing in on our centennial year," said Jane Flower, Vice president of Corporate Purpose for the AMA.
“So we thought what can we do to give back to the province and concentrate on the things that are important to us and the health of the environment is important to us.”
“So we partnered with Project Forest and decided we would plant 100 hectares pf trees for a total of 200,000 trees to honour our centennial.”
The trees are planted on Alberta Conservation Association lands and Flower said the project is scheduled to be completed by Canada Day 2026.
the Bruderheim Community Awareness evening Sept. 11. A large crowd came out to the Bruderheim School to learn about volunteer opportunities and see what community groups and service clubs operate in the town.
Lamont Curling Club announced bonspiel dates
BY JOHN MATHER
With the coming of fall, curling season begins again at the Lamont Curling Club.
On Sept. 16, the club announced its upcoming bonspiels for the season.
The bonspiel season begins with the very popular Farmers’ Bonspiel Jan 10 and 11.
The men’s bonspiel fol-
lows it Jan. 31 to Feb. 2.
The Ladies Bonspiel will be held March 14 and 15, while the season wraps up with the Last Chance Bonspiel running from April 2 to 6.
For the three men's spiels the contact is Gerald Maschmeyer at 780-975 1809. The Ladies Bonspiel contact is Miranda at 780-691-8117.
The Benoit Forest sign unveiling took place earlier this summer.
Other Centennial forest plantings are taking place near Flatbush, Alta.; near Rocky Mountain House and northwest of Red Deer.
There are six sites in total.
The AMA reports they are 60 per cent close to their objective of planting 200,000 trees by 2026.
Project Forest is also involved in the planting of trees on the Nutrien site in Fort Saskatchewan.
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Project Forest executive director Mike Toffan shows off one of the trees that was planted at the Benoit site in Lamont County to some of the planters in 2023. A total of 19,980 trees were planted as part of the Alberta Motor Association’s Centennial Project to plant 200,000 trees across the province by Canada Day 2026.
County of Lamont Food Bank chair Jody Zahoda speaks with a woman interested in volunteering, during
Terry Fox Run dedicated to volunteer who passed away from cancer
BY JANA SEMENIUK
This year’s Terry Fox Run for cancer on Sept. 15 hit home for Knights of Columbus organizer Kurt Malica.
Eleven days earlier, on Sept. 4, Malica lost his cousin and fellow Terry Fox Run volunteer Philip to cancer at the age of 73.
Malica said Philip was an avid volunteer with the annual run and he was missed this year.
“We’re dedicating this run to him. He was one of my primary volunteers,” said Malica. “He would always be there with the organizing and stuff. In his younger days he would run and walk but he was getting up there in age.”
This year’s run attracted 17 people of all ages and raised at least $3,590. Malica said donations are still being accepted.
Malica gave a short speech prior to the run, highlighting the commit-
ment and courage shown by the late Terry Fox in 1980 when he began his Marathon of Hope for cancer.
Malica said in the past 36 years of holding the run in Lamont, an incredible $268,023.20 has been raised.
“(We are) humbled and grateful for the support of this generous community. Whether (Terry) had hundreds of people cheering him on or was alone on the road, he ran for 143 days straight,” said Malica.
“Take pride in knowing that the spirit of Terry Fox has a home in our community.”
Local resident Bill Skubleny, 80, said he has done the Lamont Terry Fox run every year since it’s inception in 1988. He said it’s an important way for him to remember those he has loved and lost to cancer.
“It’s a real good feeling
(to be a part of the run every year). I’ve lost a lot of relatives and friends due to cancer,” he said. “As long as I can walk, yet, I still want to take part.”
The Siracky family also have good reasons for joining in the event. Matriarch Toni, 86, said she first survived skin cancer before her husband, Len, developed leukemia. Len fought the illness for 26 years before succumbing in 2013.
“He had lots of treatments and then finally gave up the fight,” she said. In addition to both Toni and Len’s battles with cancer, daughter Carmen Palinchuk also survived breast cancer twice. She proudly wore a special red t-shirt for Sunday’s Terry Fox run which included a photo of her father clipped to the bottom.
“If you are a survivor, you get a red shirt. I’m a
two-time breast cancer survivor,” she said, looking down at her father’s photo. “Dad comes with me even though he’s not on the earth anymore.”
Carmen said she would like to see more families join the annual run as a way to support the research for cancer and a way to remember loved ones who were victims of it.
“I would just like everybody to come and join us. It seems like our group is getting really small in the last few years, so it'd be really nice if people would come and support a really good cause, because there's very few families that have not been touched (by cancer),” she said.
Toni echoed her daughter’s statements and added that the evidence of effective research shows in the growing number of sur-
vivable cancers. She said it’s a cause worth supporting.
“Now there’s people surviving (cancer when) 40 or 50 years ago, when you had cancer that was it. It was a death sentence,” she said. “And now, with all the research, let’s keep donating. We have to keep donating so that people can fight longer
Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope began after he lost his right leg to cancer in 1977 at the age of 18. After Fox ran more than 5,000 kilometers over 143 days in 1980, his cancer returned and eventually took his life on June 28, 1981 at the age of 22.
Since then, the Terry Fox Run has raised over $800 million worldwide
and live a better life.”
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Lamont resident Bill Skubleny, 80, has taken part in the Lamont Terry Fox Run every year since 1988.
Photo: Jana Semeniuk
The annual Terry Fox run, organized by the Knights of Columbus, attracted 17 participants this year on Sept. 15. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
L-R: The Siracky family, daughter Louise, mother Toni and daughter Carmen Palinchuk took part in the Terry Fox Run on Sept. 15. Both Toni and Carmen survived cancer while the family's patriarch, Len, passed away from Leukemia in 2013. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Knights of Columbus member, and Terry Fox Run organizer Kurt Malica, stands next to a special t-shirt commemorating his cousin Philip who passed away from cancer on Sept. 4.
Photo: Jana Semeniuk
New Lamont resident and motel business owner Lion Grewel (L) joins John Zazula (R) on the annual Terry Fox Run in Lamont Sept. 15.
Mundare welcomes visitors to Community Awareness night
BY JANA SEMENIUK
The Town of Mundare welcomed people into their senior centre on Sept. 11 to learn what is offered in the area during their annual Community Awareness event courtesy of Lamont County Family and Community Support Services (FCSS).
At least 12 tables were set up by organizations such as the Mundare Library, Andrew Skating Club, Lamont County Emergency Services, and the County of Lamont Food Bank.
Mundare Mayor Cheryl Calinoiu said the annual event is important in keeping residents in the loop on services and activities available within the area.
“It helps to inform the community on what is
happening. FCSS, (helps) with everything family and there are other communities outside of Mundare (such as) Zachoda Hall who want to attract people to their (events),” she said.
“There’s just so many things around that we don’t know about and this helps them to understand what it is.”
While Calinoiu said the crowd was smaller than usual, she surmised it was due to a new location this year in the senior centre as opposed to its usual location in the Mundare Elementary School.
Mundare Library manager Evelyn Henke was excited to share news about the library. She stood next to her colourful display and spoke to everyone who
approached about the library’s new website, free memberships, and the many different materials available aside from books.
“You can even sign out a puzzle,” she said. “You don’t have to have a library card to come and use the computers if you don’t have one at home. Come in and use the library, no problem.”
Henke said the library is also a place to socialize.
“When people are new to town I’m usually the first place they stop in. They want to know about the town and hang out for a bit, so I’ve made a lot of friends that way,” she said. “We also have a ‘Friends of the library’ who do fundraising to help pay for the programs.”
Henke said the library hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tues and Thurs.
Meanwhile, the only skating club in Lamont County manned a table during the event. The Andrew Skating Club have been going strong since the 90s and school nearly 30 children a year on skating skills. Board President Amber Berlinguette said kids can start lessons when they are very young.
“We have one registered this year who is almost two,” she said.
Berlinguette said the club is small and close in the village of Andrew.
“There used to be a skating club in Lamont, but they don't have one
anymore,” she said. “Andrew is a very tight knit community so everybody who's been with us is coming back, and we're just getting new kids from Lamont and Mundare.”
Meanwhile, FCSS held several community awareness events last week in Bruderheim, Lamont, Andrew and Mundare. The annual events usually take place in early to mid Sept.
BY JOHN MATHER
Elk
Island
National Park staff are planning to conduct some prescribed fires within the park’s boundaries between now and into October.
The times of the fires will be dependent on weather conditions and when the environmental conditions are right.
In a statement, park officials said fires could be conducted at either Shirley Lake or the Hayburger area or both depending on the conditions.
The ecological benefits, the officials point out, are the grasslands, forests and wildlife found in the areas depend on the natural cycle of fire to recycle nutrients and regenerate plants.
The prescribed fires reduce the fuel available for potential wildfires, the statement added.
“Wildfires are fuelled by things like thick undergrowth, coniferous trees, grasses, leaves and brush, and fallen branches,” it said. “Removing these plant materials reduces the intensity of wildfires, slows their spread, and makes them easier to control or extinguish.”
The statement added further information bulletins would be released as the park entered the prescribed fire season.
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Mundare Library Manager Evelyn Henke shared exciting information and news about the local library during the Mundare Community Awareness event Sept. 11. Photo: Jana Semenik
Andrew Skating Club Board President Amber Berlinguette (R) and Treasurer Dayle Juhasz (L) talked to potential skating families during Mundare's Community Awareness. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
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Fall Vegetables are Ready!! Potatoes, Carrots, Beets, and Cucumbers!
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COMING EVENTS
Brian’s U-Pick will be located in Daysland between Daysland Pharmacy and the Former ATB Building Monday to Friday 10 to 4
Saturday 10 to 3
Last day Monday Sept. 30 10 to 4
Bruderheim Community Thrift Store SUMMER SALE : clothes only September 23rd to October 4th, Monday to Friday 9 am to 6 pm. Opposite of Bruderheim School.
Tofield Golden Club: Burgers, Salads & Sweets
Thursday, September 26th, 2024 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
5004 - 54 Ave, Tofield $10 at the door, all ages welcome! Take-out and gluten free options available.
2025 Viking Grad Class Bottle Drive
Sunday, September 22 at 1 p.m.
Help support the Grads in Your Community by donating your bottles and cans to our upcoming Bottle Drive! We will be coming door to door in Viking, or feel free to leave on your Step for “Porch Pick Up”. Rural Pickup available, please call Donna Lang 780-385-4809 or Erin Hollar 780-336-6377
Volunteen Program at Hardisty Health Center (2024-2025)
Registration is Now Open! Are you a youth aged 14-18 interested in a career in healthcare? The Hardisty Health Center is offering a valuable opportunity to gain experience through their Volunteen Program. Those interested can call or message Sheila Commandeur at 780-888-7007, Monday through Friday, between 9 am and 4 pm. The deadline to register is October 4, 2024.
Viking AA Group Meetings Wednesdays at 8 p.m. at the Golden Valley Lutheran Church
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All Classified Ads booked in our paper will also be posted online at the new online Classifieds Section at no additional
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Forestburg Arena Association Annual General Meeting Monday September 23, 2024 7:30 PM
Upstairs at the Forestburg Arena and Multi-Use Facility Positions to be filled. 2 year term. Everyone welcome.
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Brian’s U-Pick is having a Liquidation Sale and Closing Out Sale on all Potted Plants and Trees: Apples, Cherries, Plums, Apricots, and Perennials. Lily of the Valley, Peonies, Mother of Thyme. Also, Poplars, and Willows. All must go and be gone by the end of September.
Also has Strawberry Plants, Blueberries, Currants, Goji Berries, Raspberries, Saskatoons. All must go and be gone within two weeks. Call Brian at 780-678-0053.
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Hawkeye Ag Inc. Custom Corral Cleaning. Excavator, Bulldozer, Grader, Skid Steer, Compactor, Manure Spreader. Serving Lamont County and Areas, custom corral cleaning, earth works, aggregate and excavation. Call Clayton @ 780.718.7479, or email at hawkeyeagservices@outlook.com.
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Local Ukrainian Dancer pursuing passion at another level
BY JANA SEMENIUK
Kira Snyder has been kicking up her heels with Lamont’s Veselka Ukrainian dancers since she was seven years old. Today, at the age of 18, Snyder is ready to move on from Veselka to the next level of Ukrainian Dance.
“I’m auditioning for a group called Dunai Ukrainian Dancers in Edmonton,” she said. “(I’ll be) pursuing my passion at a further level.”
Snyder said she previously danced with a
Andrew without a bylaw officer
BY JANA SEMENIUK
Andrew Chief Administrative Officer
Kylie Rude gave an update to the Village of Andrew council during their Sept. 11 council meeting around bylaw enforcement services.
Rude said the village has been without bylaw services since July when their bylaw officer, Ghurpreet Dhanju, resigned after starting his position in the village earlier this year.
Rude added that another officer was hired after Dhanju but said ‘it didn’t work out’. Bylaw services are contracted through the Town of Vegreville.
“Our previous bylaw officer has moved on from his position with the Town of Vegreville, and of course, he was designated to us through the contract,” she said.
“The Town's been working on recruiting, and they're having a lit-
group by the Alberta Ukrainian Dancers Association and performed at the Calgary Ukrainian festival in addition to Ufest this year in Edmonton.
“It was a great experience,” she said. “It was a combination of people from all over Alberta.”
Snyder said she hopes that dancing with Dunai will open doors for her to travel and dance around the world.
“It opens up more doors into the dance world. I'll learn more, possibly trips around the world to perform,” she said. “It's really good compared to the small club that got me started.”
Meanwhile, Snyder’s mother, Jamie Katerenchuk, sat with Snyder at a table set up at Mundare’s Community Awareness night on Sept. 11.
She said she has served as a board member and then president of Veselka Ukrainian Dancers for the past 10 years. She said with Snyder moving on from the dance group, she will
tle bit of difficulty. They've been in communication with us the entire time, they are there for support, and I have reached out for support on certain issues. If we absolutely need, they will come out, there's just not the regular patrols.”
According to reports Andrew went without bylaw services from late 2021 to earlier this year. In a previous interview with then Community Services Director for the Town of Vegreville Phil Rowe, said services for all communities were initially interrupted by the COVID pandemic.
As bylaw officers gradually went back into communities, he said Andrew did not renew their contract for an unknown reason. The Village has been looking for a permanent bylaw enforcement officer since May 2022.
also.
“I can't do nothing when my kid's not in the club,” she said.
Katerenchuk said Veselka will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Sept. 24th where a new board will be elected including a new president.
Additionally on the 24th, the dance club will be holding their trial day where kids can come and try out the dance club for free.
Katerenchuk said there has also been a lot of interest in adult Ukrainian dancing and a group may get started
this year. “There’s a lot of them. The kids are older now and they want to come back,” she said.
Lamont Veselka Dancer’s AGM and trial day will be held Sept. 24th at the Lamont Elementary School’s activity room.
Kyra Snyder, 18, is auditioning for a Ukrainian dance group in Edmonton after dancing with Veselka for 11 years. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Kyra Snyder performs a solo dance routine for the residents at Morley Young Manor in 2023. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Van full of toys gathered for Christmas Hamper
BY JOHN MATHER
The toy run to raise toys and cash for the County of Lamont Food Bank’s Christmas Hamper was a great success.
“We donated a van full of toys and so far have raised $1,600, but we still have some more money to come in,” said ride organizer Jodie Velthuizen.
She added more than 75 riders took part in the first toy run.
“We had a great day and it was a good thing for the Lamont Food Bank.”
When the ride arrived in Bruderheim the show and shine was won by Tammy Christian of Fort Saskatchewan who won the prize on her birthday. She said there were rid-
ers from the Parkland area where a similar toy run had been held earlier in the day.
Velthuizen added when they started the run in Lamont they connected with the organizers of the Terry Fox Run and they may team up for an event next year. She said some of the riders donated to that run as well.
“I am elated with how things went . It was way more than I hoped for a first time,” she said. “Unfortunately we didn’t have any kids show up for the kids show and shine, but that’s something we can work on for next year.”
She added there certainly will be another run next year.
“We may tweak it a bit and turn it into a poker run but there will be a ride.”
She said she had nothing but positive comments form the people attending and added the entertainment was also well received.
She said co-organizers Rick and Patty Bedyk who were instrumental in helping organize in the Lamont area.
“The three of us worked together and I think we did a phenomenal job.”
COUNCIL UPDATE – August 27 & September 10 Meetings
Council has directed that administration publish a summary of decisions from the past two Council meetings each month. Meeting highlights are also summarized on the Lamont County website, and social media after each Council meeting. Once approved at the next Council meeting, all directions, approvals, and items discussed are in the approved minutes posted at lamontcounty.ca.
The following are updates from the past two Council Meetings, including important initiatives and activities that were discussed, debated, reviewed, and what Council has directed Administration to complete and implement.
August 27 Council meeting (minutes were approved September 10). Highlights from this meeting include:
RCMP Detachment Updates
Council received delegations from all three RCMP detachment commanders serving Lamont community engagement. The most important takeaway is to “REPORT IT”, as when crime and suspicio
Vegetation Management on Provincial Highways
Council authorized the Reeve to write a letter to the Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors related to vegetation management along provincial highways to
Council Business
- Council received an apology from a councillor to conclude a Code of Conduct matter.
- Council approved amendments to Policy 6102 (Control of Clubroot and Canola) to bring clarity to the landowners’ role in implementing Clubroot Management Plans.
- Council authorized the disposal of unserviceable Unit 1242.
- Council authorized Administration to contact Alberta Transportation related to safety improvements at the intersection of RR202 and HWY45.
- Council discussed its Policy 3200 (Per diem remuneration for public board/committee members) to ensure appropriate compensation for public members appointed.
Minister’s
did its due diligence through preliminary review, including reviewing records of correspondence and contacts; Internet content; Financial statements from the past few areas of improvement related to Council operation and Council is taking the steps to ensure these are addressed, including a governance refresher (completed August 28) and a roles and responsibilities training (scheduled for Q4 2024).
The Minister also reminds that in all municipalities, residents can at times, not be happy with Council decisions, but Lamont County is correctly operating with its legislative authority. It is part of local decision making and the electoral process (and residents have access to many tools for accountability, including the electoral process).
September 10 Council meeting (minutes are approved next Council meeting). Highlights from this meeting include: Reeve’s Charity Golf Tournament Donation Smashes Previous Years Council presented its proceeds from the annual charity golf tournament to the County of Lamont Food Bank with a cheque for $32,071.78. This is for the Food Bank’s new building fund and Christmas hamper program. SIL Minerals also donated an additional $5,000 at the tournament to bring this total to $37,071.78 for local community support within Lamont County. Last year, the tournament raised $25,000 for the food bank, mental health initiatives and school breakfast/lunch programs. Procurement of Two Motor Graders Council was provided analysis of its annual public engagement survey. Summary is posted at lamontcounty.ca/news. The full survey analysis is available within the September 10 Council Meeting Agenda package (online). Council has access to all redacted comments.
Public Hearing Notice – October 8 at 10 a.m.
Council set the date for public hearing related to an amendment to the Land Use Bylaw (LUB) to address non-conforming uses that emerged unintentionally as a result designating a portion of NE-10-53-19-W4 as a “Highway Commercial” use in the list of Discretionary Uses in the Agricultural (A) District; and for NW 1/4 and NE 1/4 of 19-5519-W4 to replace the zoning Map on page 125 of the LUB for current zoning Heartland Light/Medium Industrial/Highway Commercial District.
Council Business-
Carson Vos. A news release will cheque presentation. Congratulations Carson!
employment standards for temporary and seasonal employees. Council also discussed its Council Remuneration Policy amendments.
-Council discussed drainage with Alpenglow rail in response to a concern brought forward from a Councillor, and directed Administration to followup with Alberta Environment and Protected
-Council discussed the potential of a large future project related to processed water - including planning related to expression of interest for professional services and proposals of engineering services to proceed if/once a water licence is approved-currently Council is working through resolving statements of concerns that were received. Council discussed an engineering study that was completed through Alberta's Industrial Heartland that resulted in the commencement of this project, which will be posted at lamontcounty.ca shortly. The project will not proceed until approval by Alberta Environment and Protected Areas grants water license approval. Additional public updates (including funding options and next steps) will proceed at that time.
In the past few years, Council had recognized the need for increased awareness, transparency and accountability, and increased its public engagement through planned for its external newsletter (targeted late 2024), and other publications and updates. Council meetings are accessible online and recorded for future review. Additional information is also published in the Reeve's Report, Service Level and v Budget Report, inFocus, the annual engagement survey, and highlights of meetings on website, social media and the Lamont Leader. Residents are invited to observe and/or attend public meetings.
-Council discussed dust control for two areas (third party) naming (sodasnacklloydminister is the bulk naming used by our vendor Flowpoint Environmental Systems).
v Read the full meeting highlights at lamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes or as posted on Lamont County social media for updates. Scan the QR Code Follow us! lamontcounty.ca
Bruderheim Toy Run organizer Jodie Velthuizen stands with toy run show and shine winner Tammy Christian of Fort Saskatchewan. A total of 75 riders took part in the inaugural toy run which gathered a van load of toys and raised more the $1,600 for the County of Lamont Food Bank’s Christmas Hamper.
Also see DP 037-24 with an appeal date of Sept 24. Both are posted at: lamontcounty.ca/public-tenders
Crop Surveys - Ag. Services
Lamont County Agricultural Services is conducting crop surveys of wheat and canola on private land collecting tissue samples for the surveillance and monitoring of bunts, fusarium, smut, ergot, aster yellows, clubroot, blackleg, sclerotinia and verticillium. Inspectors will be in a marked Lamont County vehicle and follow strict sanitation protocols this Sept
PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION
- BYLAW 879.24 – October 9 at 10 a.m. (Council Chambers)
TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, S.A., 2000, as amended, the Council of Lamont County proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 879.24. Bylaw 879.24: The purpose of this bylaw is to amend Land Use Bylaw (LUB) No. 848.22 as follows:
1. That Land Use Bylaw No. 848.22 be amended by including “Commercial Development” at the location legally described as Ptn. NE-10-53-19-W4 in the list of Discretionary Uses of the Agricultural (A) District.
2. That the area shown in red in “Schedule A” of this bylaw be designated as Heartland Light/Medium Industrial Highway Commercial (HLMI/HC) District & Heartland Agriculture Industrial (HAI) District in Land Use Bylaw 848.22.
Copies of proposed Bylaw 879.24 may be viewed by the public at the County Office in Lamont during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Mon. - Fri. Copies of these documents are available on our website at lamontcounty.ca/public-tenders under the heading “Notice of Public Hearings”.
A Public Hearing will be held to provide an opportunity for members of the public to speak to Council on the proposed bylaws commencing at 10:00 a.m., Tues., Oct. 8 at the Lamont County Administrative Bldg. & virtually via Microsoft TEAMS.
Written submissions are highly encouraged and may be provided to Council during the Public Hearing; however, it is requested that a copy of the written submission be delivered to the County Office, attention to the Legislative Services Officer, by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2024, to ensure that each member of Council has a copy of the written submission for the Public Hearing.
Speaking at the Public Hearing: Members of the public who wish to address Council, are encouraged to register in advance. This helps ensure you will be heard at a specific time. People who do not register to speak in advance will be heard when time permits either during the meeting or at the end of the meeting. Presentation Time: Each presenter will be allotted 10 minutes to speak. Deadline to register is 9:00 a.m., October 8, 2024. The names of person(s) providing comments will become part of the public record. Contact email/number: legislativeservices@lamontcounty.ca or 780-895-2233 ext. 231. Dated at Lamont, AB, Sept. 11, 2024.
Other:
This Week’s Featured Noxious Weed: Tall Buttercup
Happy #WeedAwarenessWednesday Lamont County. Each week, from April – Sept. we feature prohibited noxious weeds for awareness/recognition. If you find it, report it! Weed inspectors inspect/identify weeds each year as required by the Alberta Weed Control Act. See our social media accounts or the QR Code.For a list of noxious weeds visit: lamontcounty.ca/weeds Community Services: Serving Lamont County, Lamont, Bruderheim, Mundare, Andrew & Chipman
and locations, or call 780-895-2233 for info./registration). Some of the current CALC, FCSS & KFRN include:
1. Fall programs coming soon. Visit lamontcounty.ca/communityprogramming for schedules (when updated later this month)
cultural Service Boa 2024 Centennial Scholarship recipient: Carson Willem Voscongratulations! Thanks to everyone who participated, sponsored and volunteered for the Reeve’s Annual Charity Golf Tournament – over $37,000 was raised. See this and the 2024 Engagement Survey Summary at: lamontcounty.ca/ news.
Operation Clear Track (rail safety) starts next week!
2. Park Play & Parenting – Various Dates & Locations - Registration Required at least three days in advance: https://signup.com/go/ALbOkbf
3. Move Your Mood Online Family Fall Challenge – Register by emailing Erin at erin.b@lamontcounty.ca
4. Youth Coalition: for more info contact Erin.B@lamontcounty.ca.
5. Meals in Motion: SEPTEMBER Menu. Call Chrissy to order at 780-975-9592.
Access current monthly services & programs information scan the QR code or for FCSS, CALC and KFRN on each of the services’ Facebook pgs: | FCSS: FCSSlamontcountyregion | KFRN: groups/1922602184662497 | | CALC: LamontCountyAdultLearns |
For more info, scan the QR code or lamontcounty.ca/ community-programming
| Contact
The next scheduled ASB meeting is (Wednesday) October 9, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link): lamontcounty.ca/departments/agricultural-services/agendas-minutes-asb. Next Lamont County Council (Regular Council)
The next Regular Council Meeting is planned for Tuesday, September 24, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link). A link to meetings, agendas and minutes can be found at: lamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes.
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).
