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Ratepayers get answers at town hall meeting Debra Johnston

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A small group of about 30 residents attended a Stettler County town hall meeting held in Erskine Dec. 3.

Councillors Joe Gendre and James Nibourg along with CAO Tim Fox fielded questions from ratepayers on several issues. A number of other councillors, the reeve and county employees were also available to answer questions.

Water was on the minds of those attending the meeting, specifically water delivery and water drainage.

Connection to the Shirley McLellan water line, the new reservoir and surface water drainage were topics at the top of the agenda.

As Coun. Gendre explained, council currently has no plans to connect Erskine to the Shirley McLellan water line. Current development in the hamlet includes completing the new reservoir and addressing water needs of the new subdivision.

Coun. Gendre explained that

there is division among residents who want the water lines, and those who prefer to remain on existing water wells. He stated that if residents of the hamlet want connection to the line, they would need to initiate that request with a petition to council.

Rick Green, Director of Engineering outlined the unique difficulty the county faces with the Erskine situation. Green stated that the Water Act sets out strict procedures for things like drilling new wells, or diverting surface water.

According to Coun. Gendre, after discovering the high cost of a ground water study required for a single property the county wished to sell, council decided it would be prudent to instead put the money towards a study for the whole hamlet prior to making decisions about water delivery. That study will be available to the public in January.

The $2.2 million price tag for the reservoir concerned some ratepayers. Coun. Nibourg explained the reservoir is built to withstand

anything, has additional features such as high flow hydrants for filling water trucks, and has capacity for future Erskine expansion.

Part of that expansion will include 21 or 22 lots in Phase I of a new subdivision. Lots will be ready to sell mid to late summer of 2015.

The Erskine concept plan is available on the Stettler County website under Bylaws, Plans and Policies.

Water drainage was also on the minds of ratepayers.

Green explained some of the obstacles facing the county when it comes to water drainage in and around the hamlet.

Green described the surrounding terrain as ‘pot and kettle landscaping’ meaning that while there are no actual streams or creeks, water settles in low-lying areas. Due to strict environmental regulations dictated by the province, water cannot be diverted from those areas without a license.

Green assured ratepayers that the new subdivision has proper landscape contouring and

drainage built into the plans.

One ratepayer inquired about the county’s purchase of land south of Stettler off Hwy 56.

CAO Tim Fox explained that a study done on the public works shop determined the shop required $675,000 worth of upgrades and repairs.

Because of the high cost of repairs and surrounding

developments encroaching on public works, the decision was made to purchase property for future development.

Council is still examining the costs of moving public works and possibly administration to the new location. Fox indicated that there would be extensive public consultation prior to council making a decision.

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Coronation town council tables request for electronic sign funding in 2015 budget Beth Causley

helping to prepare the site.

The total cost for the sign, with shipping, tax and installation included is $30,000.

With a total revenue of $10,000 already raised the $5000 that the Chamber is asking for will help to bring the Chamber closer to acquiring the sign.

Interim operating budget was

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approved that included a three per cent cost of living increasing for all town employees.

The salary grid was again tabled for the next meeting.

A $44,494.26 cheque was issued this month for six new NSA breathing apparatuses for the fire department.

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Coronation town council tabled the $5,000 request from the Coronation & District Chamber of Commerce for their electronic sign project.

The written request said the sign will be available to every business in the Coronation area to promote activities, events, sales, etc. The state of the art sign will Comedian also be able to play video clips.

The electronic sign project was Limited to first presented to 140 tickets Town Council five years ago. Since being sold then the site location has been www.jimmythejanitor.com Tickets at: chosen, with perECA Review • Supper mission granted 403-578-4111; • Prizes off the board from the landJudy 403-578-2009; • 2 45 min. sets of owner, and the Chrissie 403-854-2672 stand-up comedy. at Spondin Ag Society. local electric company has made an assessment of the site and given recommendations on how to wire it.

A company for the sign has been chosen as well.

The written request went on to say the goal of the project is to erect an electronic sign for the community to use to foster better business opportunities, help non-profit groups, promote community engagement, and help to foster better communication within the community.

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Young entrepreneur recognized as newest ambassador Debra Johnston

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Seven-year-old entrepreneur Mya Prehn, the creator of ‘Lunch Apeel’, was invited to Stettler Town Council’s Dec. 2 meeting to be officially recognized as an Ambassador for Stettler.

Lunch Apeel is a system of stickers and rewards that encourages kids to eat healthier lunches.

Mya and her mom, Erin, devised the idea for Mya’s own lunch by turning healthy eating into a game.

The youngest contestant ever on the CBC show ‘Dragon’s Den’, Mya’s Lunch Apeel idea was a hit with the dragons, all of whom invested in her company. Rather than taking a share in the company, the dragons instead opted for 50 per cent of profits to be donated to Breakfast Clubs of Canada.

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for her website, www.lunchapeel. com.

“The community has been incredibly supportive,” said Erin Prehn. To date, they have sold over 300 kits all across Canada.

Together, the councillors committed themselves to invest individually in Mya’s company by sponsoring kits for Mya’s home classroom, taught by Sonya Geddes.

Mayor Richards also threw out a personal challenge to Stettler county reeve to get involved in supporting Mya’s efforts.

In a show of support for Mya’s healthy eating initiative, council opted for juice boxes, vegetables and dip for a snack at breaktime.

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Stettler Regional Board of Trade executive director Aubrey Brown, along with Dave McCourt of Dave’s Woodcraft presented council with

new designs for the Stettler parade float.

The float will utilize the existing float trailer but will have a completely redesigned display that uses lightweight, durable parts that allow for easy disassembly and transport.

Brown estimated the new float would enter 15-20 parades per year and would act as a tourism kiosk when parked at events.

The funds for the retrofit will come from the Board of Trade’s existing 2014 float budget and the Board of Trade’s community development budget.

tax increase, which when added to utility rate increases will see a projected increase of about $123 per year to a home assessed at just over $265,000.

As of Jan. 1, 2015 the per cubic metre rate for water will

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Disaster preparedness in Clive Lisa Joy

Review reporter The loss of communication during a disaster is a concern, Lorrie Dupuis, Clive’s director of emergency management told council during her presentation Dec. 8.

“We have to seriously think about how we will act if computers are down and cell phones are down,” Dupuis said.

A possible threat to the community is a train derailment with dangerous goods.

“It’s a scenario that could happen,” said Dupuis, adding that homes within 10 to 15 km of the derailment would be at risk. If we had a derailment we would have to get people out of here.”

Dupuis referenced the Gainford train derailment last year when 13 cars carrying liquid gas derailed and one was in flames and the others were a “ticking time bomb as the gas heated.”

“A house across from the derailment totally melted.” Dupuis said best way is to bus residents to a nearby location, possibly the Tees hall.

Carla Kenney, the village’s chief administrative officer, told council that they are set up with CP to be notified when cars carrying dangerous goods go through the area.

Chief Administrative Officer Carla Kenney reported to council that Lacombe County Enforcement responded to four requests by the village to deal with those who wouldn’t move their vehicles and were interfering with snow removal. Three complied and one was issued a warning ticket.

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The average homeowner for a house valued at $250,000 will see about a $40 increase in their taxes next year.

Council approved a balanced operating budget of $1,017,887 and capital budget of $697,170 on Dec. 8. Residents will see a 3% increase in taxes rather than the 2% they anticipated last night.

Kenney told council this was due to the debenture payments for a new fire truck.

Coun. Marvin Wieler said to some $40 more a year is a lot.

Mayor Anita Gillard said council has been as frugal and careful as possible every year and set the lowest mill rate possible without residents losing any services.

Mayor Gillard noted that homes in Clive are assessed at a higher market value than homes in Bashaw, adding that much of it is attributed to Clive’s location.

Sources of revenue for the 2015 operating budget include: property taxes – 60.5%; user fees (water/sewer/garbage) 24%; grants and other charges – 15.5%.

Sources of revenue for the capital budget include grants – 86%; and remaining revenue sources transferred from the operating budget, reserves and partnering municipality contributions.

Council cancelled its Dec. 22 meeting because of the Christmas holidays. The next meeting will be Jan. 12

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ECA Review Journalist After another horrific Black Friday in the United States with seven people killed and thousands injured shopping for deals, it makes one ponder how far Americans have drifted from being thankful. Can the same be said about Canadians, do we make time to give thanks for our many blessings?

We are now fully into our Christmas shopping season and Canada’s frenzy of consumerism. Thank goodness our retailers don’t slash prices so dramatically that it’s worth killing for and thank goodness our shopping personality is quite different than our American friends.

But as consumers, we should be mindful about the bigger picture of retail.

Although many consumers like the value, selection and convenience of shopping online be reminded any product that is greater than $20 and has been manufactured offshore, gets hit with duty, taxes and brokerage fees, often making that product just as cheap at home.

Consumers also need to be aware that small businesses are hit with percentage swipe fees anytime a customer pays by Visa or Mastercard. If you’re shopping at a small business, help them out by using your debit card which charges a small flat fee per transaction. Save your credit card purchases for the big stores. Because of their volume, Visa and Mastercard charge them a much smaller percentage swipe fee than a small business.

Consumers should also be diligent to leave some of their shopping dollars close to home. It’s the small businesses in your towns and villages that support local sports teams and community events. It’s your small businesses that are there when your furnace goes out in the middle of the night and it’s 30 below zero. It’s your small businesses that run Chamber of Commerce-sponsored events. Without successful small businesses, your community will die and slip off the map.

Finally, Christmas should be a time to share with those less fortunate. Although all Canadians are rich in comparison to the majority of citizens in the world, our high cost of living leave many behind and struggling. There are so many worthy causes, locally, provincially, nationally and internationally.

I have a picture of Americans pushing and shoving and killing as they rush into a store, juxtapositioned beside a picture of young, hungry orphans savaging a garbage dump in Liberia to find a scrap of food in hopes of taking away some of the pain of starvation.

Make this a year where a portion of your Christmas shopping budget goes to those that are not as fortunate as you are.

Christmas is a time of hope, faith, food, family, friends and yes, presents. By thinking of others as you move through the December rush, you will be amazed how much more meaningful the Christmas season can become.

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Degrading the significance of Remembrance Day

by Herman Schwenk What seems to happen over November 11, my wife and I time is that the original purpose watched the National Armistice of the holiday becomes secDay ceremony and celebration on ondary. It becomes an excuse to TV in Ottawa. The event was take a long weekend off for travel, very well done and very recreation, shopping or moving. It was the whatever. largest attendance for It also becomes a that event in history. reason to get extra or The larger than usual overtime pay if you do attendance was probably have to work on that due to the two terrorist day. I suspect that with murders that occurred many of these stat holiabout three weeks ago, days if you were to ask especially Cpl. Nathan people what are they Cirillo who was murcelebrating they could Schwenk dered while standing not tell you. guard at the National A good example is War Memorial where the the long weekend in national ceremony took place.

May. Originally it was known as Last week the House of Victoria Day and it was for the Commons passed first and celebration of Queen Victoria’s second reading of ‘The Private birthday.

Members Bill C-597’ that would When I went to school it was on declare the 11th of November a May 24th. We use to have a little statutory holiday in the future. ditty that went like this “the 24th While watching the event on of May is the Queen’s birthday TV, I got to thinking about this and if you don’t give us a holiday bill. The more I watched the event we will throw our books away”. I the more convinced I became that would venture a guess that many converting Armistice Day into a of the younger generation would statutory holiday was a knee jerk not have a clue about Queen reaction to the terrorist attacks Victoria. and was a bad idea.

Eventually the government It will degrade the real signifideclared it a statutory holiday to cance of the day. Statutory be celebrated on the third holidays always tend to become Monday of May. It is now celecommercialized. They are more brated in honour of Queen about taking time off to go shopElizabeth. ping or taking a recreation break I believe the majority of than focusing on the reason for Canadians are now in favour of the statutory holiday in the first Canada breaking it’s ties with the place.

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The statutory holiday that really gets to me is Christmas.

This should be a celebration about the birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ. It has now become the largest retail commercial sales event of the year and again people don’t even know or care what they are celebrating.

The media and large commercial entities are trying their best to eliminate any reference to the celebration of Christmas by simply referring to it as the ‘holiday’.

It is now difficult to buy Christmas cards that have a greeting that makes any reference to Christmas in them. They have substituted the greeting to enjoy, have a happy or wonderful ‘Holiday Season’.

Governments can change what should be important priorities in our life to issues of insignificance.

The focus of Christmas should be the birth of Christ who willingly died 33 years after his birth for the resurrection of our souls.

The focus of Nov. 11 has to be to honour all those who died serving our country for our freedom and that is what we should focus on without the distractions that would come with making it a statutory holiday.

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The interim operating and capital budgest expense over revenues. gets were approved at the Dec. 3 council Economic Development has been budmeeting. geted for $31,755 revenues and $64,250 in The 2015 Capital budget includes $15,000 planning expenses. for the main office furnace and $3,000 for A contingency has been set aside of computer replacement. $56,745.

In public works $80,000 was budgeted The Interim budget did include a five per for a tandem gravel truck and under cent increase for the education tax, said Transportation, $25,000 was budgeted for Cretzman, however actual assessments, UFA drainage improvement and $27,000 finalized 2014 expenses/revenues, water under the Water budget to test, repair and commission costs will all require adjustreplace various water infrastructure and ments in March when council reviews and $973,000 for water distribution. This passes the final budget for 2015. project includes installing approximately Snow removal 330 metres of new water pipes and approxLeeAnne Janiszewski, an Alix resident imately five new hydrants. attended the Dec. 3 Alix Councll meeting An additional $15,000 was budgeted for requesting her back alley to be cleaned of manhole rehabilitation totalling the Capital Budget at $1,138,000 with the MPE snow as soon as possible.

“I don’t want priority,” she said but Engineering Capital portion of the budget would like it sooner as there is no parking coming in at $998,000 leaving $140,000 for in the front of their home due to the locaother capital items.

CAO Bonnie Cretzman also indicated in tion of a fire hydrant and the close proximity to the corner. They use the back the capital budget report that $5500 had been included for renovations to the wash- alley at all times for parking at their residence and have been stuck several times room building at the campground. last year trying to get in and out.

Cretzman commented that they were Public Works Supervisor, Vern Sidam now in a better position to prepare a budget for the MoonWalkers now that one who was present at the meeting agreed to address the issue with the resident. He year of actuals was available. The line informed the resident that public works item shows revenues at $371,560 and deals with those types of requests on a expenses at $370,665 budgeting for a net case to case basis. loss of $895.

“There may be more in town but I need The Interim Operating budget is set to break even at $3,179,060 total expenses off- them to come and tell me,” added Sidam.

Council is presently working on a draft setting the total income of the same policy for snow removal. amount.

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The wintering site assessment tool Agri-News The Wintering Site Assessment and Design Tool was designed, says Trevor Wallace, nutrient management specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD), to help producers identify environmental risks associated with in-field winter feeding sites and systems, allowing producers to compare one situation against another. The tool also suggests the adoption of beneficial management practices (BMPs) which producers can adopt to address risks.

The greatest environmental risk from wintering sites is the potential of water contamination from runoff carrying nutrients, pathogens and sediments.

Nutrient accumulation in the soils under in-field feeding systems is another factor that can significantly increase the risk of nutrient loss. The goal is to take advantage of the nutrients from in-field feeding

Analyzing crop variety tables Agri-News New crop varieties and variety tables will soon be released and determining which ones are significant to a specific operation is key to achieving success.

There are a lot of varieties available to choose from with more being registered yearly. There is a lot of information on the tables that needs to be analyzed. The tables are structured with yield potential as the main criteria. Soil conditions, moisture, as well as individual management are all taken into account. Varieties that perform well under both high and low yield categories have greater yield stability and consistency of performance, and thus, less risk.

Most producers look for the highest yielding variety. However, they should keep in mind what a significant difference in yield is. If the variety chosen has a 4 per cent increase in yield over the check variety, it may not necessarily be more productive. This relates to the number of trials conducted with that variety. The more tests a variety has, the greater the reliability. As a rule of thumb, a cereal variety needs at least a 6 – 8 per cent yield difference over the check variety to give a consistent improved yield. In oilseeds, this difference needs to be greater than 12 – 15 per cent.

One of the first factors one needs to consider is the ultimate use of the crop. Once a crop type is selected there are other management factors to consider such as current crop rotation or if a producer is planting barley on barley. In this case, the risk of leaf and plant disease increases so looking at the plant’s resistance to root rot and leaf diseases is recommended. . Under irrigation, lodging is often an issue and selecting for shorter crops or stronger straw might be appropriate.

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The tool evaluates five main wintering site factors: site characteristics, feeding strategies, bedding and shelter management, water source management and post-wintering site management. Wallace said the tool looks at factors such as flooding frequency, stocking rate, run-off, bedding and shelter, water system management and post-site management to determine the risk of nutrient loss.

“For example, it looks at the proposed feeding systems,” said Wallace. “An imported feeding system, such as bale grazing, is where feed is brought onto a site to be fed, while a non-imported feeding system the feed is grown on site, like swath grazing. These two feeding systems differ in their risk of nutrient accumulation.

“With a swath grazing system, animals generally move down the field with the feed, meaning that the nutrients are also moved across the field. With bale grazing, the animals go to where the bales are and

all the nutrients from the feed is generally deposited in a small area potentially resulting in nutrient accumulation.

“With a bale grazing system we can use the bales to direct the animals where we want them to go, with a swath grazing system they follow the swaths.”

“The Wintering Site Assessment and Design Tool is an excellent vehicle for farmers to evaluate their wintering site,” adds Wallace. “It provides a way to assess the potential risk of a feeding system at a site and suggests BMP options to address the identified risks.

“The objective is to make sure the site selected for the winter feeding system is meeting the animal’s needs, minimizes the risk to the environment and maximizes the benefit of the in-field feeding system.”

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- Reichert Bros – 76 Red, RBF, & RWF Simmental/Angus Heifers. Bred Red Angus June 25.

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- Trent Petevello – 15 Simmental cross Cows bred to Simmental Bulls June 1.

- Dave Jickling – 18 Bred Cows. Red Angus/Hereford and Simmental X Bred Charolais June 24.

- David Jamieson – 45 Black mature Cows bred to Black Simmental & Black Angus May 25.

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Health care can’t be put on hold

by Rick Strankman, MLA Drumheller/Stettler Constituency The Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation has launched a new campaign to help Canadians recognize signs of stroke. The campaign is called “FAST” an acronym that stands for: Face – is it drooping? Arms – can you raise both? Speech – is it slurred or jumbled? And Time, to call 9-1-1 or your local emergency service right away.

What if you called 911 and you were put on hold for an hour before anyone even responded? It’s safe to say that most Albertans wouldn’t find it acceptable.

The loss of rural hospital services for some people would be the equivalent to being put on hold by 911. It’s safe to say that being put on hold while a loved [one]is in need of emergency care would be completely unacceptable by anyone’s standards.

Imagine living in the Oyen area, 30 minutes outside of town, that’s one hour round trip for EMS. The closure of a facility like the Big Country Hospital in Oyen would add another hour to the time it would take to get to a hospital for local residents.

The Heart and Stroke foundation’s FAST campaign advocates speed of treatment as one of the key factors for the mitigation of damage or loss of life. The same can be said for a great many other medical emergencies including traumatic injuries.

Rural hospitals serve not only local residents; they serve the thousands of people who travel Alberta’s extensive rural roadways every day. That is where the disconnection begins. The centralized decision-making mindset with regards to Alberta’s public service has resulted in a short-sighted “one size fits all” mentality that just doesn’t fit in remote rural Alberta.

In an AHS 2010 report that advocated for the closing of a rural health care center in Boyle, it illustrated how ill-informed centralized decision-making can be.

Taking a new approach by working co-operatively with local health care professionals, to do what is necessary to build a health care system that puts Albertans first, we can meet the needs of rural Albertans.

Gradually, decentralizing the delivery of health care services to

locally-funded, managed and integrated hospitals, Primary Care Networks, family physicians and long-term care facilities will put rural Albertans back in charge of what’s best for rural Albertans.

This will enhance the emergency care for patients and allow for flexible innovation to address unique local needs while meeting established care standards all Albertans deserve.

One third of Alberta’s operating revenues that pay for health care services are attributed to energy and agriculture. As we all know oil and gas wells are not operating in the middle of a canola field in downtown Edmonton.

Herein lays the quandary a government in Alberta faces, with providing services for the people in remote rural Alberta - the source of a good chunk of their operating budget.

Rural Alberta comes with its own unique challenges and nobody understands those challenges better than the people who face them every day. I will continue to work with government to return the critical decision-making back to those within the affected communities.

Parking bans not adhered to Cont’d from Pg 5 Sidam informed council that it takes five days for complete snow removal of emergency routes, main arteries, access to uptown and then residential at a cost of approximately $13,600.

Extra days on a Saturday or Sunday, over the five days, costs approximately $2,000/day.

Sidam also informed council

that vehicles are not adhering to the parking bans for snow removal.

So far we have not towed them at the owner’s expense he said, but there are issues with residents not paying attention to those signs.

We may have to start towing as it hampers the quick snow removal process and therefore adds to the cost for the town.

Grief over shoveling Cont’d from Pg 2 This was a budgeted item and six more will be budgeted for in 2015.

The three year campground operating contract with Jim and Wendy Dafoe expires at the end of 2014. Council decided that they would negotiate for contract renewal with the Dafoes.

With regards to people shoveling their sidewalks Sandra Kulyk said “We are getting lots of compliance,” said CAO Sandra Kulyk, in regards to residents keeping their sidewalks cleared, “but we’re also getting lots of grief.”

Bylaw Officer, Sheri Wuzinski has sent letters to residents who have not been in compliance.

Shelley Cook asked if the letters could be addressed to whomever pays the utilities instead of the property owners. That way the renters will be the one receiving the letter as they are the ones who shovel the sidewalk at that address and not the owners of the property.

Kulyk clarified that it is a property issue therefore they go to the property owner and it is up to the owner to make sure that the sidewalk is cleared of ice and snow.

Kulyk said for people who cannot shovel their sidewalks there is a list that continues to be developed of people who are willing to help out.

To date no one has been fined.

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In Rec Director CoraLee Brookes’ report she informed council that she would not be continuing with the Friday Day Camp as they only had three kids one day. Also the Youth Centre will be closed for two weeks during the Christmas school break.

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LANDS FOR SALE BY TENDER

Trent and Leah Erickson hereby offer for sale by tender the following briefly described property subject to the reservations and exceptions contained in the existing certificates of title: NE 2-39-18 W4, containing 160 acres more or less; (hereinafter called the “Property”).

The sale of the Property is subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned: 1. Vendor makes no warranties or representations about the Property’s size/ measurement, condition or environmental status.

2. The Property contains approximately 160 cultivated acres.

3. Buyer to be responsible for all costs associated with registration. Tender price shall be excluding G.S.T. 4. Tenders will be received by Landman Reule Law Office no later than 12:00 o’clock noon on January 5, 2015 and should be delivered in a sealed envelope marked “Erickson Tenders”. Please note: Landman Reule Law Office will be closed January 1st and 2nd, 2015.

5. Buyer must provide Landman Reule Law Office with a deposit by way of certified cheque or bank draft equal to 10% of the purchase price within 5 business days of the Buyer receiving notice that their tender has been accepted by the Vendor.

6. The balance of the purchase price to be paid by solicitor’s trust cheque or certified funds on or before January 30th, 2015 (“Possession Date”).

7. Property taxes to be adjusted as of Possession Date.

8. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Please provide contact information, including a phone number, with the tender.

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COMIC books for sale.

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STEEL buildings “Really Big Sale!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www. pioneersteel.ca.

THE LLOYDMINSTER Exhibition Association’s 96th Annual Pride of the Prairies Bull Show and Sale. Featuring Halter and Pen Shows.

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CASTOR Little Theatre is seeking bids for a caterer for our 2015 production. Dates are Sunday brunches Feb. 15 and 22, Dinners - Feb. 20, 21, 27 and 28. Bids close Dec. 20. Phone Susan at 403-882-2548.

Feed & seed

LARGE round straw bales, $20 loaded or $10 supply trucking.

403-340-9111 HEATED canola buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain.

“On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-2505252.

Petrof ield Industries, t he Leader in manufacturing Hydrovac trucks, is accepting resumes for the following positions:

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50 hd. of PB. B/K Angus cows and 10 hd. of select PB B/K Angus replacement heifer calves for sale

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Educational Assistant Morrin School Competition #PLRD-374 Applications are invited for a half time Educational Assistant at Morrin School, to commence as soon as possible. You will be required to work 15 hours per week, schedule to be determined.

You must be able to exhibit the associated skills to communicate with students and teachers in a meaningful and professional manner.

Experience working within a team environment with special needs children would be an asset. You will also be expected to present yourself as an organized and professional representative of the staff, both in person, on the telephone and through correspondence.

Please send cover letter and resume, by e-mail to lenore.etherington@ plrd.ab.ca. Applications will also be accepted by mail or fax to: Lenore Etherington, H.R. Administrator Prairie Land Regional Division # 25 Bag Service 670 Hanna, Alberta T0J 1P0 Fax: (403)854-2803 Thank you to all applicants, but only those who will be interviewed will be contacted. The successful candidate will be required to provide a Criminal Record Check and Child Intervention Check satisfactory to PLRD prior to commencement. Please quote competition number on application.

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Sat., Dec. 13 2:00 - 4:00 pm Coronation Community Hall

CHRISTMAS Banquet, Sat. Dec. 13, Oyen Legion Hall. Doors open 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. Catered by Lee’s Catering, music

by Larry Kraus. $20/ Adults, $10 12 and under. Call Heather Mundt @ 403-664-9878 for tickets. Sponsored

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Christmas Music Concert @ Zinger Music Barn Coronation AB

Sun., Dec 21

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THE CORONATION Evangelical Free Church Youth Group would like to say a big thank you to the people of Coronation who donated food for the Coronation Food Bank, Fri. Dec 5.

Your giving will be blessed. God’s Word says in our giving we are a blessing. Have a very Merry Christmas.

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Rory had cold feet and a hot hand SPORT Shorts

• Josh Sens of Golf Magazine, recalling the time when chatterbox golfer Lee Trevino was told by his playing partner, Sam Torrance, ‘I don’t feel like talking today, Lee.’ And Trevino replied.

‘That’s okay. I don’t need you to talk.

I just need you to listen’ “ • Headline at SportsPickle.com: “Coughlin admits concern that Giants will put him in a home.”

• Comedy writer Alan Ray, on actor Mickey Rourke’s built-in advantage as a 62-year-old boxer: “Hitting him in the chest is considered below the belt.”

• Cameron Morfit of golf.com, on Tiger Woods chunking four chip shots in the first round of the Hero Challenge, his first competitive round since August: “Watching Woods mangle all these chip shots was like watching Bobby Flay burn all the grilled cheese sandwiches.”

• Comedy writer Tim Hunter, after Dale Scott became the first baseball umpire to announce he’s gay: “The replay showed he is definitely out.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, on Johnny Manziel claiming that Tiger Woods once snubbed his autograph request when Johnny Football was a kid: “ Well, it’s about time that Tiger got some positive PR.”

• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “The A’s have signed an ambidextrous pitcher, Pat Venditte.

Does that mean he can relieve himself on the mound?”

by Bruce Penton It’s mid-December, which means only two things: It’s almost time to start Christmas shopping, and to review the year in sports, picking the most compelling, the most spectacular and the most newsworthy.

What follows is a potpourri of categories — minus hockey, which gets more than its share of coverage in this space throughout the year — with each winner receiving the coveted Penton Pinnacle Prize — a cup overflowing with overused verbs, misplaced modifiers, dangling participles and comma-spliced Penton sentences.

Golf god — Rory McIlroy decided a walk down the fairway alone was better than a walk down the aisle with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki and as soon as that wedding was called off, he started to dominate the world of golf — winning two majors and leaving no doubt as to who was No. 1 in the world.

Golf goddess — In my book, two teens — Lydia Ko of New Zealand, who won the seasonending Race to the CME Globe LPGA title and, at 17, is ranked No. 3 in the world; and Canada’s Brooke Henderson, ranked No. 1 among the world’s amateurs and, at age 15, already a top-10 finisher in a major (2014’s U.S. Open), among a variety of other overachievements.

Baseball’s best — Regular season, Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers, who pitched a nohitter en route to a 21-3, 1.77

ERA season. Playoffs: Kershaw imploded and Madison Bumgarner of the Giants became the ‘it’ player as San Francisco won the World Series.

Tennis titleists —Canadians Eugenie Bouchard and Milos Raonic became household names around the world, but fell just short in the Grand Slams. Next year? Gonna happen.

Football favourites: The CFL welcomed Ottawa Redblacks into the league, but the biggest stories came out of the west — Calgary won the Grey Cup, Stamps running back Jon Cornish had another outstanding season and B.C.’s Solomon Elimimian became the first defensive player to win the league’s Most Outstanding Player award. In the NFL, the overriding story and the winner of ‘newsmaker of the year’ award was Ray Rice, formerly of Baltimore Ravens, who was in the news almost all year for his elevator punch that KO’d his fiancé (later his wife) and sparked a narrative about sexual abuse in sports that still hasn’t faded.

Curling champs — Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg and Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie won gold medals at Sochi, but there’s no doubt that Mike McEwen of Winnipeg is skip of the best men’s curling team in the world today. Can he finally win Manitoba and get to the Brier?

Shocker of the year: A yearend sports wrap without the words Tig …

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SPORT Shorts

• Dickson again: “The NFL recently fined Rex Ryan $100K for cursing.

This sounds like an ingenious plan to fund Obamacare.”

• Another one from Dickson: “Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Justin Bieber were spotted sparring at a gym in Los Angeles.

As much as I’d like to see a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, I’d pay more to see Mayweather KO Bieber.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “A neutral arbitrator has overturned Ray Rice’s indefinite suspension by Roger Goodell. Being in the NFL is like being married; you rarely get to finish a sentence.”

• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe. com: “Rumours have it that Tim Tebow is now ‘dating’ one of the Duggars (19 Kids and Counting) daughters. Which means the former NFL QB still isn’t scoring.”

• Hough again: “A baby was born in Colorado that weighed 13 lbs, 13 oz. LSU coach Les Miles was about to offer the kid a scholarship until he learned it was a girl.”

• Another one from Hough: “UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) says it is shutting down its football program for ‘the greater good.’ And Raiders fans are thinking ‘You can do that?’”

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Memories of Alberta farm and community living

Alberta author, Lorraine Lohr south-west of Stettler, Alberta. She Stettler Cathro’s captures family life as it is the second daughter of Lloyd and Museum and once was.

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