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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Beaver County interactive open house at Spilstead Hall

Beaver County hosted an interactive experience at the Spilstead Community Hall on September 11 with 63 residents in attendance throughout the day. It was an insightful event for Beaver County staff and residents alike, with the opinions of residents helping form new bylaws for the county. Lisa Kuflay Staff Reporter

On Wednesday, September 11, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Beaver County employees transformed Spilstead Community Hall to give the residents an interactive experience. They were ready to answer questions, as well as some councillors that were present. Sixty-three residents, not including children, attended. When people entered the hall, they were asked to write down their names, and then they were given coloured stickers. According to Tracey Popick, Beaver County Communications Coordinator, each colour represented where people live: yellow was for rural residents, orange was for subdivision residents, and blue (no one came) was for hamlet residents. This was

to help see trends and understand the residents' perspectives. As residents followed the paths and arrived at each station, they placed their stickers on what mattered to them most. There were 21 in total, including the welcome station and all the “did you knows.” CAO Kayleena Spiess explained, "One of the sole purposes of why we are doing the public engagement is to design a community standards bylaw that will break out a few different components into different audiences seen as how the county is evolving. We have urban and rural mentalities kind of mixed into one. We have people that are in hamlets and we have people in subdivisions, and then we have people in the rural part of the county." Spiess further discussed that the county wants to

create better parametres and measurements in those various areas. For example, things related to unsightliness, noise, nuisance, dogs, and animal control are thought of differently in the varied audiences. Therefore Beaver County would need to measure it differently through a different standard of a bylaw. So, instead of everything and everyone being grouped together, Beaver County has split up the different areas to be managed and enforced differently. The three distinct areas are subdivisions, hamlets (little towns), and then the rural areas (farming). Beaver County is working on this toward the end of the year, and a lot of the data collected will be used towards bylaws and land use bylaws. Bruce's public engagement earlier this year in June Continued on Page 8

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Club tests out new Eighty appointments booked with Tofield Golden electric shuttle mobile mammography unit in Tofield Kari Janzen Staff Reporter

Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) mobile mammography unit was parked at the Tofield Health Centre from Monday, September 9, to Wednesday, September 11 and saw 80 clients at no cost. “There were about 80 appointments in Tofield. The turnout was good so we added extra appointment slots to accommodate clients,” said Chidinma Okoli, AHS

Health Promotion Facilitator with Screen Test. The mobile unit was last in Tofield in late September 2023 and was in town for eight days, and saw 118 clients. Each year the schedule is planned such that the mobile units tend to be at the same locations at roughly the same time each year, so that biennial mammograms can be booked within the proper time frame. “The units currently serve 120 communities,

including 28 Indigenous communities,” Okoli said. Once a mammogram is complete, it can be up to three weeks before a client receives her results. “It takes about two to three weeks to get the results of a mammogram. Results will be on MyAHS Connect or mailed to the client. “The healthcare provider also gets a copy,” Okoli said. Regularly scheduled mammograms for women aged 45 to 74 can

help find breast cancer early on. “Regular mammograms can find breast cancer early, sometimes up to three years before it can be felt. “Getting screened for cancer regularly is the best way to find it early, before you have any symptoms and when treatment is likely to work best,” Okoli said. “We would like to thank the community for supporting Screen Test and making the clinic a success,” Okoli said.

The Tofield Golden Club's shuttle, donated by ATS Traffic, arrived on Friday, Sept. 13, and was assembled by members on Saturday. The shuttle went on many trips throughout the town of Tofield on Monday, Sept. 16. The electric vehicle's main purpose is to provide free in-town transportation for seniors during the fair weather months, and is part of Phase 1 in the Tofield Golden Club's Tofield of Dreams expansion project.

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Yvonne Brown nominated for seniors service award Kari Janzen

Staff Reporter

Tofield local Yvonne Brown was nominated for the Government of Alberta’s 2023 Individual, Alice Modin, and Special Service All-Star awards and is soon to be publicly honoured on this achievement. The province’s website says all nominees and award recipients were publicly honoured in April 2024, but Marjorie Tripp, who nominated Brown, said there were complications with the submission, though she did not miss the nomination deadline. Now that things have been sorted out, Tripp said there will be an event held in Brown’s honour in Camrose in the near future. Twenty-eight individuals from across Alberta were nominated for their hard work and dedication to serving seniors in their communities. “The Minister’s Seniors Service Awards recognize individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations who support seniors, lead the way for improved services, and contribute to strong communities through their extraordinary volunteerism, philanthropy, innovation, or outstanding service,”

the province’s website says. Brown has spent over 60 years volunteering with over 30 organizations that support seniors in the Tofield area including Beaver Foundation Seniors Housing, Busy B Bargains, Tofield Historical Society, Tofield Agricultural Society, Tofield/Ryley & Area food bank, Tofield United Church, Beaver County Rural Crime Watch, Communities in Bloom, Tofield Municipal Library, and Tofield Farmer’s Market. Brown was born, raised, married, and brought up her own children in the Tofield area. Eligibility for the individual seniors service award included providing volunteer service, a demonstration of philanthropy, or outstanding service to seniors. The Special Service All-Star Award and the Alice Modin Award had additional qualifications. “The Special Service Award highlights a different area of particular importance each year for an individual, group, or organization that promotes healthy aging through innovative programs or services supporting seniors’ education, employment, food security,

income, housing, social inclusion, and access to affordable health services. “The Alice Modin Award goes to an individual or couple 65 years or older and has been volunteering in their community for 20 or more years, actively promotes volunteerism, and/or has had a provincial impact through their volunteer efforts,” the website says. Alice Modin was a Sherwood Park woman who campaigned for Seniors’ Day in Strathcona County in 1986, and that paved the way in having Seniors’ Week declared across the province, now celebrated annually in June. There were also awards for business and nonprofit organizations who demonstrated the same, and 25 Alberta organizations were nominated. “An Alberta business or corporation that exhibits excellence in innovation or philanthropy in support of Alberta’s seniors, or an Alberta non-profit organization that exhibits excellence in innovation or outstanding service to Alberta’s seniors,” the terms of eligibility listed on the website says. Tripp said Brown is still going strong, helping wherever she can.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Don’t Hibernate Fair encourages Tofield residents to stay active this winter Kari Janzen Staff Reporter

The Town of Tofield held their annual Don’t Hibernate Fair at the Tofield Community Hall on Thursday, September 12, to encourage Tofield and area residents to stay active and join local groups and organizations this winter. There were 15 tables set up in the hall, which Recreation and Facilities

coordinator Vanita Eglauer said was about the same amount as last year. “The fair has been held for years and years. It has evolved a little with online registration and teams that register early, but we’re here, registering, and there’s information about all the groups,” she said. Included among the many things people could choose to become part of

was after school art classes, sea cadets, skating club, the Legion, historical society, curling club, Golden Club, Beaver County Community Adult Learning Program, Beaver County Pond Hockey, Beaver County ARISE Coalition, Tofield FCSS Seniors Connector, Gravity Dance Force Studio, Springstone Equestrian, and Beaver Emergency Services Commission.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION In accordance with the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, Claystone Waste Ltd. (CWL) has applied to Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (EPA), for an approval amendment to revise approval Section 4.1.1 and ˧ˢ ˟˔˧˘˥˔˟˟ˬ ˘˫ˣ˔ˡ˗ ˧˛˘ ˟˔ˡ˗Ѓ˟˟ʟ ˙˥ˢˠ ˜˧˦ ˖˨˥˥˘ˡ˧ ˕ˢ˨ˡ˗˔˥ˬ ˧ˢ ˧˛˘ ˕ˢ˨ˡ˗˔˥ˬ ˧˛˔˧ ˜ˡ˖˟˨˗˘˦ ˧˛˘ ʶˊʿʠˢ˪ˡ˘˗ ˟˔ˡ˗ ˢ˙ ˆ˘˖˧˜ˢˡ ʤʤʠʣʨʣʠʤʪʠˊʧ ˔ˡ˗ ˧˛˘ ˁˢ˥˧˛ ˛˔˟˙ ˢ˙ ˆ˘˖˧˜ˢˡ ʣʥʠʣʨʣʠʤʪʠˊʧʡ ˇ˛˘ ˙˔˖˜˟˜˧ˬ ˜˦ ˖˨˥˥˘ˡ˧˟ˬ ˢˣ˘˥˔˧˜ˡ˚ ˨ˡ˗˘˥ ˟˔ˡ˗Ѓ˟˟ ˔ˣˣ˥ˢ˩˔˟ ˡˢʡ ʥʣʪʨʧʠʣʥʠʣʣ ˧ˢ ˔˖˖˘ˣ˧ ˠˢ˥˘ ˧˛˔ˡ ʤʣʟʣʣʣ ˧ˢˡˡ˘˦ ˣ˘˥ ˬ˘˔˥ ˢ˙ ˪˔˦˧˘ʟ ˡˢ˧ ˜ˡ˖˟˨˗˜ˡ˚ ˛˔˭˔˥˗ˢ˨˦ ˪˔˦˧˘ʡ ʼ˧ ˜˦ ˟ˢ˖˔˧˘˗ ˜ˡ ˧˛˘ ˁʸʟ ˁˊʟ ˔ˡ˗ ˆʸ ˢ˙ ˆ˘˖˧˜ˢˡ ʤʣʟ ˇˢ˪ˡ˦˛˜ˣ ʣʨʣʟ ˅˔ˡ˚˘ ʤʪʟ ˊ˘˦˧ ˢ˙ the 4th Meridian. ʴ ˗˜˥˘˖˧˟ˬ ˔˙˙˘˖˧˘˗ ˣ˘˥˦ˢˡ ˠ˔ˬ ˣ˥ˢ˩˜˗˘ ˜ˡˣ˨˧ ˜ˡ˧ˢ ˖˘˥˧˔˜ˡ ˥˘˚˨˟˔˧ˢ˥ˬ ˗˘˖˜˦˜ˢˡ˦ʟ ˔˦ ˔˟˟ˢ˪˘˗ ˕ˬ ˧˛˘ ʸˡ˩˜˥ˢˡˠ˘ˡ˧˔˟ ˃˥ˢ˧˘˖˧˜ˢˡ ˔ˡ˗ ʸˡ˛˔ˡ˖˘ˠ˘ˡ˧ ʴ˖˧ ʛ˦˘˖˧˜ˢˡ ʪʦʜʡ ˆˣ˘˖˜Ѓ˖˔˟˟ˬʟ any person who is directly affected by this application may ˦˨˕ˠ˜˧ ˔ ˪˥˜˧˧˘ˡ ˦˧˔˧˘ˠ˘ˡ˧ ˢ˙ ˖ˢˡ˖˘˥ˡ ˪˜˧˛˜ˡ ʦʣ ˗˔ˬ˦ ˢ˙ ˧˛˘ date of this notice to: Environment and Protected Areas Regulatory Assurance Section - Approvals Unit ʨ˧˛ ʹ˟ˢˢ˥ʟ ˆˢ˨˧˛ ˃˘˧˥ˢ˟˘˨ˠ ˃˟˔˭˔ ʬʬʤʨ ʠ ʤʣʫ ˆˇ ʸʷˀ˂ˁˇ˂ˁʟ ʴʵ ˇʨʾ ʥʺʫ ʹ˔˫ʭ ʪʫʣ ʧʥʥʠʣʤʨʧ ʸʠˠ˔˜˟ʭ ˔˘ˣʡ˘ˣ˘˔˔ˣˣ˟˜˖˔˧˜ˢˡ˦ʳ˚ˢ˩ʡ˔˕ʡ˖˔

PHOTO KARI JANZEN

The Town of Tofield held their annual Don’t Hibernate Fair at the Tofield Community Hall on Thursday, September 12 to encourage Tofield and area residents to stay active and join local groups and organizations this winter.

Tofield Eyecare anniversary gives $1,000 to food bank Kids enjoy the bouncy slide at the Tofield Eyecare 7th anniversary celebration. Funds from the BBQ were donated to the food bank. Vanessa Poitras On Thursday, September 12, Tofield Eyecare celebrated their seventh year anniversary with a barbeque with all proceeds going back to the Tofield food bank. The BBQ was offered from 11am-7pm with volunteers from the food bank serving the burgers. A bouncy castle was set up for children. Over 130 burgers were sold which means around $1,000 being donated to the food bank.

ˇ˛˘ ˪˥˜˧˧˘ˡ ˦˧˔˧˘ˠ˘ˡ˧ ˢ˙ ˖ˢˡ˖˘˥ˡ ˦˛ˢ˨˟˗ ˜ˡ˖˟˨˗˘ ˧˛˘ ˙ˢ˟˟ˢ˪˜ˡ˚ʭ •

˧˛˘ ˔ˣˣ˟˜˖˔˧˜ˢˡ ˡ˨ˠ˕˘˥ ʣʤʧʠʥʣʪʨʧ

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describe concerns that are relevant to matters ˥˘˚˨˟˔˧˘˗ ˕ˬ ˧˛˘ ʸˡ˩˜˥ˢˡˠ˘ˡ˧˔˟ ˃˥ˢ˧˘˖˧˜ˢˡ ˔ˡ˗ Enhancement Act

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˘˫ˣ˟˔˜ˡ ˛ˢ˪ ˧˛˘ Ѓ˟˘˥ ˢ˙ ˧˛˘ ˖ˢˡ˖˘˥ˡ ˪˜˟˟ ˕˘ ˗˜˥˘˖˧˟ˬ affected by the activities proposed in the application

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˖ˢˡ˧˔˖˧ ˜ˡ˙ˢ˥ˠ˔˧˜ˢˡ ˜ˡ˖˟˨˗˜ˡ˚ ˧˛˘ ˙˨˟˟ ˡ˔ˠ˘ ˔ˡ˗ ˠ˔˜˟˜ˡ˚ ˔˗˗˥˘˦˦ ˢ˙ ˧˛˘ Ѓ˟˘˥ʡ

˃˟˘˔˦˘ ˣ˥ˢ˩˜˗˘ ˔ ˧˘˟˘ˣ˛ˢˡ˘ ˡ˨ˠ˕˘˥ ˔ˡ˗ʢˢ˥ ˘ˠ˔˜˟ ˔˗˗˥˘˦˦ for ease of contact.

Owner, Dr. Marc Kallal explained that he enjoys giving back to the community. “During the past year (Tofield Eyecare has) lost some good staff and gained some good staff so we are working on training and team building," said Dr. Kallal. Marc also explained that the Optomap retina imaging machine that arrived in August of last year has been very helpful and useful in being able to observe the health of the retina in clients.

To celebrate further a trunk show was held in store. Sales representatives from Centennial Optical (who travel all around Alberta) set up frames in the store and offered 40 per cent off frames and 20 per cent off of lenses. Some top brands were offered such as Champion, Vera Wang, BCBG, and Roots eyewear. The representatives from Centennial Optical have been present for each anniversary celebration hosted by Tofield Eyecare.

Environment and Protected Areas will review each written statement of concern, seek more information if needed, ˔ˡ˗ ˡˢ˧˜˙ˬ ˘˔˖˛ Ѓ˟˘˥ ˕ˬ ˟˘˧˧˘˥ ˢ˙ ˧˛˘ ˗˘˖˜˦˜ˢˡ ˧ˢ ˔˖˖˘ˣ˧ ˢ˥ ˥˘˝˘˖˧ ˧˛˘˜˥ ˪˥˜˧˧˘ˡ ˦˨˕ˠ˜˦˦˜ˢˡ ˔˦ ˔ ˩˔˟˜˗ ˦˧˔˧˘ˠ˘ˡ˧ ˢ˙ ˖ˢˡ˖˘˥ˡʡ ˇ˛˘ ˃˨˕˟˜˖ ˁˢ˧˜˖˘ ˢ˙ ˧˛˜˦ ˔ˣˣ˟˜˖˔˧˜ˢˡ ˪˜˟˟ ˔˟˦ˢ ˕˘ ˣˢ˦˧˘˗ ˢˡ ˧˛˘ ʷ˘ˣ˔˥˧ˠ˘ˡ˧Ϡ˦ ˪˘˕˦˜˧˘ ˔˧ ˛˧˧ˣ˦ʭʢʢ˔˩˪ʡ˔˟˕˘˥˧˔ʡ ˖˔ʢ˃˨˕˟˜˖ˁˢ˧˜˖˘˦ˉ˜˘˪˘˥ʡ˔˦ˣ˫ʡ ˆ˧˔˧˘ˠ˘ˡ˧˦ ˢ˙ ˖ˢˡ˖˘˥ˡ ˦˨˕ˠ˜˧˧˘˗ ˥˘˚˔˥˗˜ˡ˚ ˧˛˜˦ ˔ˣˣ˟˜˖˔˧˜ˢˡ ˔˥˘ ˣ˨˕˟˜˖ ˥˘˖ˢ˥˗˦ ˪˛˜˖˛ ˔˥˘ ˔˖˖˘˦˦˜˕˟˘ ˕ˬ ˧˛˘ ˣ˨˕˟˜˖ ˔ˡ˗ ˧˛˘ ˔ˣˣ˟˜˖˔ˡ˧ʡ ʹ˔˜˟˨˥˘ ˧ˢ Ѓ˟˘ ˔ ˦˧˔˧˘ˠ˘ˡ˧ ˢ˙ ˖ˢˡ˖˘˥ˡ ˠ˔ˬ ˔˙˙˘˖˧ ˧˛˘ ˥˜˚˛˧ ˧ˢ Ѓ˟˘ ˔ ˁˢ˧˜˖˘ ˢ˙ ʴˣˣ˘˔˟ ˪˜˧˛ ˧˛˘ ʸˡ˩˜˥ˢˡˠ˘ˡ˧˔˟ ʴˣˣ˘˔˟˦ ʵˢ˔˥˗ʡ Copies of the application and additional information can be obtained from: Claystone Waste Ltd. ʴ˧˧˘ˡ˧˜ˢˡʭ ˀ˘˔˚˛˔ˡ ˁ˘˨˙˘˟˗ʟ ˃ʡ ʸˡ˚ʡ ˃˂ ʵ˂ˋ ʦʥʥ ˅ˌʿʸˌʟ ʴʵ ˇʣʵ ʧʴʣ ˇ˘˟˘ˣ˛ˢˡ˘ʭ ʪʫʣʠʩʦʦʠʥʣʦʫ ʸˋˇ ʤʦʫ ʸˠ˔˜˟ʭ ˠ˘˔˚˛˔ˡʡˡ˘˨˙˘˟˗ʳ˖˟˔ˬ˦˧ˢˡ˘˪˔˦˧˘ʡ˖ˢˠ

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Welcome Back Assembly in Tofield School

Tofield 4-H Beef & Multi-Club

is getting ready for a new year!

Parent Information Meeting Sunday, September 22nd at 7:30 pm Location: Tofield Arena Meeting Room This meeting is for parents who are interested in putting their kids in 4-H. New and previous members are welcome!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Sunday, Oct. 6th We will have our Organizational 4-H meeting at 1:30 pm in the Tofield Arena meeting room. This meeting is for the kids and parents! On Monday, September 9th, the students and staff of Tofield School gathered in the gymnasium for their Back to School Assembly. The assembly took place near the end of the day—in period 6, and consisted of welcoming the new staff/any staff who changed positions, welcoming the new grade 5 students, and congratulating the grade 12 students who will be graduating this year. Above: Tofield School students and staff gathered while Principal Lazaruik talked about the importance of getting sufficient rest.

Game Zone for kids at Tofield Library Vanessa Poitras The Tofield municipal library has a new program starting up for kids ages 11-16 years old. Game Zone began on September 4 and will be re-occurring every Wednesday evening from 5-8 p.m. until the end of October, with the possibility of it continuing into the winter months. "The main objective is for this age group to find friends and more importantly have fun,” said Madi Hillyer (program organizer). There is no price for this program and the games and snacks are provided. Madi explained that the participants are encouraged to bring games from home to share with the group as well. "As fall progresses we hope to have a good group of about 6-8 tweens. But the more the merrier,” she said. "The more people there are the more fun it’ll be! If we hit our goal of 8-10 teens we will be able to

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Premier stands up for Alberta against Ottawa stupidity

Hapless Harris a ho-hum, hopeless choice for Democrats “Oh Kamala, she’s so smart,” they So CNN and other mainstream news outlets in the U.S, finally got their way. gush. “She’s so young, pretty and well spoThey forced the democratic machine to turf Sleepy Joe Biden from the U.S. ken,” they enthuse. But as one Republican said the other presidential race and instead plopped his vice president Kamala Harris into day, she was a Diversity, Equity, Incluthe spotlight of carrying the Demo- sion appointment to Biden’s VP. There were two great party had kept them in hurts the rest of the In early primaries leading up to the cratic presidential torch against Repubpower for two years, country or not. examples last week of Democratic nomination in 2019, she lican nominee Donald Trump. 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Liberals to collaborate tain concessions to there are those out there Trump is a petty criminal, a liar, and ton, and she wasn’t allowed to take with the Bloc Party QuebeQuebec who won’t agree with who partmade. in any more Democratic dea bombastic individual oftenwere Just what anything Smith If before bates.could cois to maintain power. doesn’t curb his says. tongue it es- more out of capessays for a “the romp. sky is Quebec want But While dropped the Liberals in Harris the quickly she the presidential race and waswith lost inthe the In Harris Democrats might work forma wellof concessions? blue,” theythe will argue have face of the public. trained lawyer, who has risen through Except to maybe dictate BQ, Smith said it “does against it. Until Bidennot decided have her to as the political in have to a mandate every possible financial But this ranks weekfrom shea prosecutor his running mate. the San Francisco area, to the attorney made a couple of bold handout to the province bargain with Quebec Now Trump is no real winner. general of California, to U.S.while Senator, the to at the exrest of separatists statements which He is now the old guy, but at leastthe his failed presidential candidate against showed her standing Canada is totally ig- pense of Alberta, Biden... and then on to vice president. mind is still intact from what I can tell. West, and the rest of the up for the residents of nored. He’s picked a young Ohio senator While she has practical experience in Have we heard from country.” this province and our prosecuting some criminals, and J.D. Vance as his running mate. A “If the Liberals go prosperity and place Ontario on this stupid there’s much debate on how well she strong team, with Trump being prewithin this country we posturing? Smith, in down this path, we did that job, she has no military or pared to hand off the Republican reins denouncing the Bloc need an election to be call Canada. to a 40-year-old in four years or earlier business background. immediately,” questioned whythecalled Her first statement if he loses presidential race. A president to perform onmove, the world tweeted Smith. would Trudeau crawl was when she spoke Harris has spent a lot of time cheerstage needs these things. The BQ stated last bedreand leading kiss up unions to out against Bloc and sorority houses as Biden hasn’tthe fared well into in this week it Trump was open to Quebecois musing that a separatist party? she seeks votes, while has been gard. working the “fight, LiberWell, Trudeau in hiswidely they form the newa good criticized for with saying, Hismay failure to produce debate als for support disdain for Canadians de facto bridewhich to the fight, fight” after he was shot. during No one against Trump, he wanted held confidence amid will do anything to staysquat Frankensteinian Justin failed is saying as Harris votes says “when early to boost his chances, miserwe’re angry we when fight ably leading to his downfall. the fight, supply andweconfiwouldTrudeau and his in power so this we win.” But nowaround Harris isthe the n’t darling of me. dence agreement with surprise swirling So both to fight. 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But on the world stage if I was a dicDemocrats. She has nothing but some political tator or even a narcissistic prime minsmarts. No business sense and no mil- ister I would be more afraid of dealing itary sense - which are the two main in- with Trump than Harris. Harris has no world presence. She gredients that made America. Trump, like him or not, is a smart bungled the U.S. southern border cribusinessman. He inherited a develop- sis. She, as much as Biden, is responsiCanadian Albertans, Smith said province is not open to through ment company from his father and ble for the tear down of the fabric of hoops to become resettling further addishe didn’t support the built it into a multi billion dollar em- American society. qualified. tional asylum seekers. plan to move masses Right now there’s a pretty bloom on pire and redesigned theofskyline of New This “Excessive levels of immigrants from Quethe Democrats. But should after a change. debate or York City in the process. Professional immiimmigration to this bec and Ontario to He has had companies fail. He two, I wonder how long it will last. and enCanada’s The U.S, is grants, a mess, doctors but Harris won’t knows how remaining to quote the province late Brianis increasing gineers for example, the cost of living and provinces. do anything to get the country out of Mulroney “when to fish or cut bait.” beenable enticed to republicthat services This frompresident, Ot- strains mess, butshould she will increasWhenidea he was the U.S. to small centres, forUnfortueveryone,” it states. tawa has did alsomove met with ing crises locate in the middle east, economy forward. Russia/Ukraine the turf war set nately, he hadfrom a fingerthe that liked ourinmajor cities. “We twitter simply cannot af- notand opposition Souththey Chinashould sea. and a tongue that likes to romp to his to be waged in the Further ford it.” maritime provinces. JOHN MATHER detriment. Alberta has more be given a stipend to esOur Premier emphat-

ically 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

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

tablish 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. JOHN MATHER

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Tofield outdoor arena to see some upgrades in the spring Kari Janzen Staff Reporter

The Tofield outdoor riding arena will see some upgrades in the spring, which will include the removal of the dirt that has been in the arena since 1980. “We would like to be able to upgrade, as well as make it safer for the contestants and the animals that use this facility,” Tofield Agricultural Society president Dave Berrecloth explained to Tofield Council at the last regular meeting on Monday, September 9. “The dirt has been in the facility since 1980. It's never been removed. This morning, when we went down there in order to have a look and take some core samples, it roughly has about eight inches of loose dirt and then there's a hard pan, that is just like pavement. We didn't realize how hard it was, but it made sense of why we had problems this year, draining the rodeo arena off, and having such a hard time during slack, making it safe for the horses,” he said. The plan is to remove all of the dirt in the arena and replace it with a mixture of black dirt and sand. “We invited Gord Patrick, he is very well known and was involved

in putting in the dirt for the Canadian Finals Rodeo, the Calgary Stampede, and Ponoka Stampede. He knows his dirt, and he gave us guidance on what we need to do, which is remove the top soil, break up the hard pan, put eight inches of black dirt with four inches of sand, mix that in, and then over the years, with the movement of hooves, the sand would be worked in to have a good base,” Berrecloth said. Berrecloth said the mixture would be 60 per cent screened black dirt, and 40 per cent sand. “We would need 14 loads of sand, at $580 a load for a total of $8,120. Black dirt would be 16 loads, $1,200 a load at $19,200. There's a 10 per cent fuel surcharge, and that total is $30,052 for the dirt,” he said. Berrecloth said the work to prepare the grounds for the new dirt will be completed by volunteers, which includes the removal of all the panels, bucking chutes, and ensuring proper drainage of the arena. “Our goal is to take out all of the fence, which includes the bucking chutes, and reshape the land and then put it all back in. We would have our volunteers from the Western committee remove all of the panels in order to prepare the

grounds properly before the dirt would be brought in. We've approached a contractor out of Tofield that would be able to bring in a laser with his Cat in order to make sure we have the proper drainage,” he said. Councillor Norm Martineau asked how deep the hard pan goes, and Berrecloth said it ranges from eight to 12 inches. “We made two core samples and we dug at the timed event chutes and the bucking chutes. We found that at the timed end event, it was 12 inches and at the bucking chutes it was at eight inches. There is a difference with the amount of dirt in there, which is why we wanted to make two holes, just to see what we were going to be dealing with,” he said. Berrecloth said the completion of the project will cost about $40,000. “These are projections. I figured $6,000 for additional equipment with a 20 per cent contingency, so $40,000 as a budget, and again, we're hoping to be less than that, but ultimately, we may have to do a little bit more when we get down to the hard pan. Being that we did the cores this morning, I'm pretty confident that there won't be any surprises,” he said. Tofield Council unanimously passed a motion

to provide the Tofield Agricultural Society up to $40,000 in funds to be used for dirt work in the outdoor riding arena. One of the other upgrades to the outdoor arena is a new announcer’s booth, which will be situated above the bucking chutes at the west end, allowing for the addition of more bleachers. “An overhead announcer’s booth will add value, as far as giving us more space in order to be able to get more specta-

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joining them, and asked, "What did we miss?" Also, Popick's station was a place to sign up for the Beaver County Chronicle and the electronic newsletter. When asked what the most common question of the evening was, Popick replied, "I can only speak for myself on this one as I didn’t hear conversations at other stations, but there was a lot of talk around beavers. Some people wanting beaver control used more, and others wanting alternative options such as dam levellers and keeping the beavers around to help with the water table etc." Popick concluded, "The majority of people don’t often interact with the County beyond paying their taxes or accessing services. This community engagement session provided an opportunity for the 'quiet majority'—those who may not typically voice their concerns or engage with us—to come forward, ask questions,

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The class has tried freeze drying zucchini, onions, carrots, tomatoes, raspberries, basil, chives, candy, and some sunflowers just for fun. Kari Janzen The eight Holden Rural Academy (HRA) students in grades 7 to 9 who are enrolled in the school’s Ag class, HRA Groundbreakers, are currently experimenting with the new freeze dryer the school has purchased. Karla Janzen, a community volunteer who works with the Ag class, said they got the freeze dryer to help preserve the produce from their garden. “This gives us a way that we can take the food from our garden and preserve it in a way that lasts and we can sell it later,” she said. Among the foods the class has tried freeze drying from their garden are zucchini, onions, carrots, tomatoes, basil, chives, and some sunflowers just for fun. Janzen said the class chose to plant items that are ready to be harvested in the fall because the class does not meet during the summer. “We made zucchini chips, some Caesar

flavoured, barbeque, ranch, and lemon dilly. We just sprinkled seasonings on them and then freeze dried them,” Janzen said. The students found that freeze dried beans are no good, as they were hard as a rock, and said the raw bean taste was intensified after being freeze dried. “We picked them a little bit green and thought they might be nice, and they weren’t. In our experimentation, we're finding some things work really great, and some of these things are just like, no, thank you,” Janzen said. The freeze dryer can fit seven 11 x 30 inch trays inside, which can each hold about five pounds of food. One cycle of the freeze dryer takes over 24 hours. Most recently the students freeze dried raspberries, donated from a community member. They have also freeze dried marshmallows, fuzzy peaches, and Swedish berries. “The marshmallows

only puffed up a teeny, tiny little bit. We expected they would pop out more, but they did not. Sometimes things with sugar in them pop, and we are expecting that when we do our Skittles,” said Janzen. The class has done three cycles on the freeze dryer so far, but they expect that the science, foods, and outdoor ed classes will also be interested in using the machine. “It has applications. Our outdoor ed teacher has asked about freeze drying meals, because you can take a freeze dried meal in your backpack. Science, Ag, foods, and outdoor ed, those are the four classes that we think will use this freeze dryer,” Janzen said. The school is considering renting out cycles of the freeze dryer to community members. “We have people from the community who are interested in using our freeze dryer, to buy a cycle or one tray. It costs between $2.50 to $5 for

the electricity for one cycle, and that does 35 to 40 pounds of food,” Janzen said. The first thing that happens inside the freeze dryer during its cycle is it freezes the contents to 40C. “Then when it’s ready, it heats the trays a little bit, and because it’s a low-pressure system, the water sublimates, comes out of the food, and it actually forms ice around the inside of the freeze dryer,” Janzen said. After the cycle of the freeze dryer is complete, the container of water must be emptied, and the ice that collects on the inside must be melted and dried out. “After the cycle, we take everything out, and we have to package the food, which, right now, because we're in the experimental stage, we have not packaged it for

long term use, because we want to make sure that we have a good product that we're putting in there, before we spend the extra money on the Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers,” Janzen said. Janzen said once they really get going, they will be selling their product in the school’s canteen and at The Gallery in Holden. “The Gallery in Holden also would like our freeze dried stuff, because their candy provider has stopped bringing them candy. When we really get going, we'll need to do a lot of candy,” she said. Packaged properly, freeze dried food has a shelf life of up to 25 years. “It has to be in a sealed bag. We will use a Mylar bag, it's a heavy bag that doesn't allow any moisture, we also will put

in an oxygen absorber, and then that keeps up to 25 years. If you freeze dry meat, which has some fat, it might only last 10 years. You’re not supposed to freeze dry anything that’s too fatty,” Janzen said. To rehydrate the food, it needs to absorb water to bring it back to it’s likefresh state. “If you want it to be rehydrated to how it was originally, if it was a hard food and you want it to be rehydrated as a hard food, then you would spritz it, slowly letting it rehydrate. If you had freeze dried soup, or milk, you just add water to it and mix it up,” Janzen said. The Ag class runs in the first and last quarter of the school year, from September to November and April to June, twice per week in three-hour blocks.

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ƺ Ə ɮ ƺ ȸ ! Ȓ ɖ ȇ Ɏ ɵ ۴ ‫ ׎ ד ٮ ׎ א ׏ ד‬Ɏ ǝ ³ Ɏ ȸ ƺ ƺ Ɏ ً Ȓ ɴ ‫ « ً ׎ ג ׏‬ɵ Ǽ ƺ ɵ ً Á ‫ ׎ ג ׎‬۴ ‫ ׎ ב ו ב ٮ ב ה ה ٮ ׎ ז ו‬۴ ƫ ƺ Ə ɮ ƺ ȸ ِ Ə ƫ ِ Ƭ Ə

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Clean Harbors holds annual open house

Clean Harbors held their annual open house in Ryley on Wednesday, September 11, and attendees could go on tours, ask the staff questions, and order complimentary food from the food truck that was onsite. Kari Janzen Clean Harbors held their annual open house in Ryley on Wednesday, September 11, and attendees could go on tours, ask the staff questions, and order complimentary food from the food truck that was onsite. General manager at the Ryley facility Stan Yuha said they usually expect between 30 and 40 people to attend the open house. On the tour, one person asked what makes Clean Harbors different from Claystone Waste, and Yuha said Clean Harbors is a class one landfill, and Claystone is a class two, meaning Claystone does not take any hazardous waste. “The difference is in how the landfill is designed and built. We have a metre of packed clay, two synthetic liners, a protective layer of

sand, and then the hazardous waste on top. They do not accept hazardous waste and they only have the one liner. That landfill is designed and built by not quite as a high standard as ours,” Yuha said. Another person asked why Clean Harbors doesn’t build the landfill up higher and make it a ski hill. Yuha said there is a restriction for how high they are allowed to go, and that the top liner, which is 18 inches from the surface, cannot be punctured. “We do have a restriction. Part of it is aesthetics, but they don't want to go too high, and we don't need to go higher anyway, though we would love to do stuff like that. Unfortunately, though, the upper synthetic cap liner is only going to be 18 inches from the surface and you

can't penetrate that top liner. If you're going to install anything, like supports for a ski lift for example, you're going farther than 18 inches. We can't even let trees grow, because roots will go through anything,” he said. Yuha said most of their customers are from the oilfield, and that Clean Harbors in Ryley is one of the two facilities in Western Canada that accepts that kind of waste. “Fort McMurray, Fort Saskatchewan, Refinery Row, I would have to say a big majority comes from those types of refineries and plants. We're the nearest hazardous landfill. There are only two hazard landfills in Western Canada, us and Secure Energy by Drayton Valley,” he said. For waste that cannot go into the landfill, Clean Harbors ships it out to be

incinerated. “We have the landfill and we have a transfer station, where we handle all the smaller containers. It'll go into our process building to get inventoried, labeled, sampled if necessary, segregated, whatever needs to be done to it. If it cannot stay at this site, if we can't landfill it or somehow process it, and if it's got to be shipped off site, for example, let's say it's drums of acid, bases, or oxidizers, or anything that doesn't meet our landfill criteria, if it's a solid, maybe it's too high in metals, we'll package it, and it sits here waiting until we get a truckload to send it out,” Yuha said. Yuha said where the processed waste goes if it cannot be put in the landfill depends on what the waste is. “It depends on what it is. Clean Harbors has a

few incinerators down in the States, one in Aragonite, Utah, Kimball, Nebraska, and El Dorado, Arkansas. If it's just pure liquid, and if it fits the criteria, sometimes we send it out in tankers to our liquids incinerator in Sarnia, Ontario,” Yuha said. Some of the waste designated for the landfill doesn’t arrive ready to go into the landfill and must be treated first. “The bulk waste that comes here, typically it can go straight to the landfill without doing anything to it, nice and simple. If it's something that needs something else done to it, for example, if it doesn't pass the paint filter test or our penetration test, which means the waste is a sludge, or it's too wet to put in the landfill, we have to treat it. We unload the sludge into one of the steel boxes,

and then we add our two favourite reagents that we use to solidify and stabilize the wet waste: sawdust and wood chips. “If it's a little more complicated, we can treat it, and we will stabilize it, which basically, what we're doing is we're mitigating sometimes a physical hazard, for example, some of the catalysts that we bring in, they'll have a self heating property. We can’t put self heaters in the landfill, but we're allowed to stabilize them. We’ll put the catalyst into the steel boxes, dump cement on top, add some water, mix it around, coat everything with cement, let it set, not rock hard, but we'll let it set, get really thick, and then we can haul it up, because the hazard has been mitigated. So, we can treat waste in that sense too,” Yuha said.

Crops 55 per cent off provincially, 42 per cent combined in northeast Patricia Harcourt Harvest season is well underway as farmers pass the mid-September mark in Beaver County. According to the weekly crop report from Alberta Agriculture, harvest of all crops was 55 per cent complete in the province. The statistics are gathered as of Sept. 10 and released Sept. 13 making these the latest government figures. Harvest is ahead of the 5 and 10 year averages of 32 and 28 per cent

respectively. “Hot weather during the growing season followed by dry weather during the harvest season has allowed combining to progress well ahead of historical averages in each region,” the report concludes. The North East and North West regions are below the provincial average at 42 per cent combined with a five year average of 15 and 16, respectively. However, crop quality is reported to be lower than the five-year aver-

ages. “Bushel weights are lighter than average due to spring moisture that encouraged tillering and then heat stress and drought stress when crops were filling,” the report explained. Hail affected grades and yields around the province as well, but the ultimate effects can’t be determined until the harvest has been completed. Rain was not a major factor during the perioding of this report; however, the next report will state the effect of rain

that fell last week over many regions, including Beaver County, which has delayed continued harvest due to moist conditions. The report rates pasture and hay conditions to be good to excellent at the time of reporting with credit given to light showers and moderate temperatures during the reporting week. Of all hay producers. in the province, 47 per cent were doing a second cut and, of these, 65 per cent of them were done doing that.

Region 3, the North East, reported major crop harvest at 42 per cent complete, ahead of the five year average of 15 per cent. Dry pea harvest is almost done and spring cereals are ‘making significant progress,’ it said. In this region, canola is 14 per cent combined and 45 per cent is swath. More dry warm weather would be needed to dry these swaths on the ground. The second cut of dry hay has resulted in farmers noticing it is thinner

than expected due to the lack of moisture since hay was first cut. Region three sub-surface soil moisture was rated as 27 per cent poor, 57 per cent fair, 17 per cent good, with no excellent or excessive moisture levels measured. The next report will be using statistics from Sept. 17, with the actual report being issued on Sept. 20. Higher moisture levels due to rain are expected to be reported for that time with a resulting harvest slow down.

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Tofield 4-H Beef and Multi club hosting fundraiser to buy rubber mats Kari Janzen Staff Reporter

The Tofield 4-H Beef and Multi Club is celebrating their 80th anniversary and will be hosting their annual club show and the district show in Tofield this year. The club presented the Tofield Chamber of Commerce with an update at the first meeting for the new year on Wednesday, September 11 at the Beaverhill Lake Nature Centre. “We are soon gearing up for our next season. We have our first meeting in the first weekend in October, and this year is going to be our 80th anniversary of being the Tofield 4-H Beef and Multi Club,” said club president Seirre Spruyt. “We'll be hosting our club show and the district show in Tofield, and in order to do that, we are required to put mats down to protect the flooring in the Tofield Arena,” she said. The club is raising funds to purchase enough mats to cover three quarters of the Tofield Arena floor. They are holding an evening of entertainment at the Ryley Community Hall on Friday, January 10, providing a roast beef supper and entertainment: Saskatchewan farmer, comedian, and YouTuber Quick Dick McDick. “Tickets are $50 and go on sale October 1. Ways the town can be involved is donating silent auction items, spreading the word, selling tickets, or providing sponsorships in general,” Spruyt said.

“We're probably looking at least, I think the matting was going to cost about $15,000,” said Alyssa Spruyt, one of the 4-H leaders, “but then we thought we probably need something to store the mats in, so we would want to include that in our fundraiser. Around $20-25,000 is what we're looking for,” she said. One of the Chamber members asked how thick the mats need to be, and Alyssa Spruyt said the thicker the better, but at least three quarters of an inch thick. “Thicker is better, just because it lasts a little bit longer. Ones that are too thin can tear over time,” she said. Spruyt said the club is looking to set up etransfer information so individuals and businesses can donate directly to the project. “We're going to set it up so we can accept etransfers, and so then you would just put it as, well, we don't have a name for the fundraiser, but ‘rubber matting,’ and then it would go into a separate account just for that,” she said. Chamber member representative for Busy B Bargains Yvonne Brown suggested a name for the fundraiser saying, it really matters, and Chamber president Greg Litwin added to it, saying 4-H really matters. The club show is set for Saturday, April 12, with the district show taking place on Monday, April 28. Seirre Spruyt said in recent years the Tofield 4-H club expanded to become a multi club in an effort to attract more members. “A few years ago,

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about 2018, 2019, we were definitely declining in numbers. At that point we were strictly a beef club, and it wasn't growing. “The kids were getting older and leaving, but there were no new people coming in. To get our numbers up and get more people in the club, so that it didn't die off, we had to add different projects, and we branched off to include sheep, chickens, and goats. Now there are more acreage people with smaller animals, in-

stead of large animals, and last year was our first year selling market lambs and market chickens,” she said. Alyssa Spruyt said the other projects can be more feasible for families, as buying a few chickens is much cheaper than a steer. “Most of the kids in our club are not from a farm. We probably have a handful, maybe five, but it's a lot of acreage people. Beef is expensive right now. To buy your steer and feed it is a big cost. A chicken or a

sheep is a totally different ball game when you're purchasing them,” she said. Last year the club had 28 members, but they are always looking for more. “New members are always welcome, it’s just that you need to register in October, because you can't join throughout the year,” Alyssa Spruyt said. One of the club’s biggest challenges is finding leaders to lead the projects, because although kids may want to add another project to

the club, Sierre Spruyt said a leader is necessary to carry it out. “The struggle is finding someone to lead that group. If people have ideas of new projects, they need to come with somebody that is willing to lead that, because somebody who's well versed in beef may not know much about chickens,” she said. The club’s annual fundraisers include tire roundup, turkey bingo during Winterfest, and the new ground beef bingo in March.

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Take a Year Off Lottery sees slow ticket sales Tofield Ag Society president encourages locals to support the arena renovations Kari Janzen Staff Reporter

The Tofield Agricultural Society’s Take a Year Off Lottery draw date is set for Saturday, November 30 during Tofield’s Winterfest celebration. Ag Society president Dave Berrecloth says of the 2,000 tickets that have been available for purchase since April 1, there are 1,300 left. “The Take a Year off Lottery has seen slow sales to date. The Agricultural Society would like to encourage those who have held off on purchasing to please use this as your opportunity to purchase,” he said. The deadline was originally July 1, but only the 50/50 ticket was drawn, and the winner William Schmidt received $11,330. “The thought to extend the deadline was to allow more time for people to purchase, and we are planning to announce the winner in conjunction with Winterfest,” Berrecloth said. Tickets can be purchased online only, on rafflebox.ca, and the grand prize winner will win $52,000. There are also seven additional prizes where individuals can win anywhere from $500 to $5,000. A total of $9,785 was raised during the Ag Society’s Western Days 50/50 raffles and a portion went towards the Phase 2 renovations for the Tofield Arena. “The Western Days raffles were positive, and a portion of the funds will be used towards the Phase 2 portion of the Tofield Arena Project. Phase 2 is progressing; however, detail has been put into the planning

stages, which involves engineered drawings and assuring the design elements and concept are favorable to what collectively we have envisioned. It is believed that all pieces shall come together to allow an early spring construction date,” Berrecloth said. Phase 2 will see the construction of a dedicated Zamboni room, enhancements to the east dressing rooms, storage, and a dedicated area for referees. Phase 1 was completed in Fall 2022 and saw the replacement of the cement pad and the brine cooling lines. In an earlier interview, Berrecloth said the funds that will be raised from the lottery are crucial to the Phase’s completion. “The current fundraising with the lottery is a vital and important part of our continuing drive towards improving the facility. Tofield Agricultural Society (TAS) is rich in culture, progressive change, and stands on both benefitting and giving back to the community as a whole. Without the support and exceptional generosity of the community, we would not have been able to complete Phase 1 and move onto Phase 2,” he said. Berrecloth said a new sign was set up inside the Tofield Arena that lists the donors who contributed to the completion of Phase 1. “TAS has recently installed a sign that will hang in the Tofield Arena with the families, businesses, and municipalities that donated to Phase 1. If any families, businesses, or organizations would like to make a contribution to the second Phase, please

contact Tofield Agricultural Society at 780-6623269,” said Berrecloth.

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Real Estate Auction Sale Starts October 11th & Closes on October 15th, 2024 Ryley, AB - Selling in 2 Rings Ring #1 Featuring The Young Family Farm 4 Quarters/1 Full Section of Beaver County's Finest Farm Land Buy 1 Or Buy All 4 Quarters of Pristine Farm Land with Great Opportunities Situated In The Heart Of East Central Alberta. Just A Short 30 Minute Drive to Vegreville/Camrose/Sherwood Park. These Quarters of Land Will Also Make a Great Investment Opportunity as Many Neighbours are Willing to Rent & Purchasing these Would Give the Buyer the Ability to Farm In Mile Long Stretches. Directions: From Hwy 14 to Hwy 854, North on Hwy 854 for 12 Kms to Hwy 626, West on Hwy 626 for 0.3 Kms to Rg Rd 173, North on Rg Rd 173 for 3.1 Kms, East Hand Side of Road. OR From Hwy 855 to Twp 510, West on Twp Rd 510 for 4.5 Kms to Rg Rd 173, North on Rg Rd 173 for 1/2 Mile, East Hand Side of Road Parcel #1: NW-15-51-17-W4M Being 160 Acres M/L w/ Approx. 129 Cultivated Acres Currently Seeded to Wheat. This Quarter Consists of 160 Acres with Approx. 130 Cultivated Acres & Approx. 30 Acres Hay/Grass Land Which Can Be Used For Pasture Land/ Hay Land/ Future Yard Site, With Its Own Approach or it Could Also Be Cleared Into Arable Acres. Currently Being Rented for $110.00/ Acre Parcel #2: NE - 15-51-17-W4M Being 160 Acres M/L w/ Approx. 113 Acres Cultivated Currently Seeded into Wheat. This Quarter Consists of 160 Acres with Approx. 113 Cultivated Acres & With A Little Bit of Work 47 Acres Could Be Developed into Arable Land. Currently Being Rented Out At $110.00/Acre Parcel # 3: SW-15-51-17-W4M Being 157 Acres M/L w/ Approx. 140 Acres Cultivated Currently Seeded into Canola This Quarter Consisting of 160 Acres with Approx. 140 Cultivated Acres & With A Little Bit Of Work 17 Acres Can be Developed Into Arable Land. Currently Being Rented Out At $110.00/Acre Parcel #4: SE-15-51-17-W4M Being 160 Acres M/L w/ Approx. 79 Acres Cultivated Currently Seeded into Canola This Quarter Consists of 160 Acres with Approx. 79 Cultivated Acres & With A Little Bit of Work The 81 Acres of The Old Yard Site Could Be Developed into Arable Land or Turned Back Into Future Yard Site. Currently Being Rented Out At $110.00/Acre. The Old Yard Site Consists of Power & Gas at Property Line, Abandoned Water Well. Subject to Final Bid. If Final Bid is not Accepted, the Deposit Will Be Returned. Real Estate Terms & Conditions: 10 % Down on Sale Day. Balance & Possession on or before November 14th, 2024. If Balance is NOT RECEIVED by November 14th, 2024 the Deposit will be Forfeited as Liquidation Damages. All measurements are approximate and need to be verified by the purchaser.

Ring #2 Selling by Totally Unreserved Auction for Darrel Magneson 4 Quarters of Land Forming a Full Section (Selling as 1 Block) of Mixed Farming Land in the Heart of Beaver County. Located ofRiley RyleyononTwp TwpRd Rd500. 500. LocatedJust Just3.5 3.5Kms KmsNorth Northof ofHwy Hwy#14 #14on onRge RgeRd Rd165 165or or55Miles MilesEast Eastof of the theVillage Town of This Full Section of Farm Land Consists of Approx. 400 Acres M/L of Cultivated Land and Approx. 80 Acres M/L of Hay Land with the Waskwei Creek Running Thru the East Side, Providing the Property with Ample Water for Both Livestock and Nature Lovers. In addition No Subdivisions have happened on the Beautiful Parcel of Land. The Former Yard Site is Located in the Centre of the Section with Power, Natural Gas & an Older Water Well. There is Also an Older Quonset with a Few Out Buildings. This is an Excellent Opportunity for Either a Farmer or an Investor. The Cultivated Land Does Have a Current Lease in Place Until October 31st, 2028. However, the Lease/Rent is to be Renegotiated at the End of this Harvest Year. The Current Renter Does have the Option to Match the Final Bid on Sale Day. Legal Descriptions: SE 4-50-16 W4M Consisting of 160 Acres M/L - SW 4-50-16 W4M Consisting of 160 Acres M/L NE 4-50-16 W4M Consisting of 160 Acres M/L - NW 4-50-16 W4M Consisting of 160 Acres M/L Real Estate Terms & Conditions: 10 % Down on Sale Day. Balance & Possession on or before December 14th, 2024. If Balance is NOT RECEIVED by December 14th, 2024 the Deposit will be Forfeited as Liquidation Damages. All measurements are approximate and need to be verified by the purchaser.

Real Estate Transactions are being Handled by Maxwell Polaris Victor Lillo (780) 708-2000 & Allen Olson (403) 783-0556

Allen B. Olson Auction Service Ltd. Rimbey & Hwy #16 East/Rge Rd 185, Alberta (403) 843-2747 Rimbey - (780) 208-2508 - Hwy #16 East/Rge Rd 185 - Toll Free 1-855-783-0556 Email: abolson@telusplanet.net - Homepage: allenolsonauction.com License No. 165690

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Successful Terry Fox Run in Holden

Another successful Terry Fox Run was held in Holden on Sunday, September 15. The eight people who participated raised $2,055. "Thanks to those who ran, walked, or biked and of course to everyone who donated to this very worthwhile cause," Holden resident Christine Mackay said. Mackay said she is proud to share that the Terry Fox Foundation congratulated the group on raising $50,848.15 in 37 runs from 1983 until 2023.

It’s Not Right Learning Opportunity held in Ryley An It's Not Right learning opportunity was facilitated by Loretta Kroeker at the Ryley Sunshine Club on Wednesday, September 11, where community members attended to learn about the signs of elder abuse and what steps to take.

You’re invited to attend an Open House for the Atlas Carbon Storage Hub.

The Atlas Carbon Storage Hub from Shell and ATCO EnPower intends to store CO2 generated in the Alberta Industrial Heartland region. The ﬁrst phase of the storage hub will store CO2 captured by Shell’s Polaris carbon capture project. A future phase of the project could serve as an open access hub to store CO2 for the partners and other third-party industrial sources. The CO2 would be permanently stored deep below areas of east central Alberta. Please join us at our upcoming open house to hear more details about next steps for the project, ask us questions and provide us with feedback.

Questions? Contact: Janine King Community Relations Advisor Janine.King@shell.com | 587 879 1633

OPEN HOUSE VIKING

Thursday, October 3, 2024 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Viking Community Hall 5021 54 Ave, Viking, Alberta, T0B 4N0 Doors open at 4:30 p.m. A presentation will begin at 5:00 p.m., followed by a Q&A session, and time to speak one-on-one with the project team. Dinner will be provided.

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