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‘Castles for a Cause’ at Hughenden School

by Susan Campbell There was a lot of hustle and bustle on Friday, December 20 as the Hughenden Public School Wildcats wrapped up school before the Christmas break.

All grades collected food for the food bank over the weeks leading up to the holidays.

The Leadership class hosted their ‘Castles for a Cause’ event that brought in a multitude of items for the community food bank. Each grade was partnered up with another and collectively constructed some type of modern landmark or piece of architecture.

Winners of the event who earned the most points for bringing in items were the Grade 5/6 and Grade 11 classes. Best design was won by the Grade 8 and 10 classes for their creation of the Burj Grade 7 and 9 class built their version of the Empire State Building with their donated items Khalifa Skyscraper of Dubai. for the community food bank on Friday, December 20. Ty Dewald is carefully adding to the Elementary students also structure with teacher Vincent Artymko overlooking the construction. ECA Review/Submitted enjoyed a movie afternoon

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The accident initially left Nash in a bitter mindset until New year presentation he realized many don’t get a School resumes on January second chance at life. He 6, 2014. It will be a busy decided to use his story to month with final exam prepa- encourage people not to wait ration for high school until a tragedy to make every students. day count. Deciding that Junior and Senior High stu- music was the best way to dents will attend a share his story he formed the presentation by Robb Nash in band Live On Arrival as a refthe new year entitled ‘Live on erence to his accident.

Arrival.’ While still in high School visit school, Nash sustained major Earlier in December Tyler head injuries when the car he Lawrason, CAO of the was a passenger in was Municipal District of Provost struck head on by a semivisited the school to speak to truck, shattering his skull. students in high school social Discovered by his friends students and the grade 9 with no pulse, he was pronounced dead by paramedics class. A variety of issues were discussed which reinarriving at the scene. In the forced content of the various ambulance on the way to the social studies curriculum. hospital, his vital signs sudStudents were given an denly returned. Despite this the accident still left him in a opportunity to ask questions. coma for several weeks along with severe cranial injuries

with popcorn and drink refreshments hosted by the grade 12 social studies class.

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Doctor tells Council change would be “end of our local clinics as we know it” Logan Taylor

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Dr. Andries Nieminn of Daysland brought forward the government push for turning the local clinic into a Family Care Clinic (FCC) at the Council meeting on December 19.

“What I am afraid of with FCC’s is that they make all kinds of promises, like there will be a doctor on call from eight a.m. to eight p.m.,” Nieminn said.

“What they fail to mention is that after eight p.m. the Emergency Room is usually closed. EMS staff will simply transport to the nearest larger full-time center.”

INDEX Stettler council ......................... 2 New Year Greetings ........ 2-3, 5-8 Talbot 4-H news ....................... 3 Elnora Library news .................. 5 Obituaries ................................ 7 Sports....................................... 9 Classifieds/Career............ 10 - 11 Oilfield Services ..................... 12

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Nieminn also went on to say that this change would “be the end of our local clinics as we know it.”

He explained that he was not against FCCs, saying that they would be great for urban centers that have multiple facilities in the same area, thus allowing hospitals to concentrate on emergencies while FCCs can

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deal with day to day problems and illnesses.

“We can’t always service the demand [and] we are well aware of that, but we are working on it,” Nieminn said. “I can guarantee that we will always offer services.

When and if FCC takes over, we can no longer guarantee that.”

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Council increases grant to museum Brenda Schimke News Journalist Approval was given to increase the 2014 Museum grant by $2,000 to an annual total of $24,000 at the Stettler Town Council meeting on December 17, 2013. CAO Rob Stoutenberg spoke about the good work being done by the Museum group.

The increased request reflects the absence of any further casino funding until the second quarter of 2015. The Museum is jointly funded by the Town of Stettler and County of Stettler.

The sky broke out into golden threads of sunshine at the Canyon Ski Hill outside of Red Deer on December 26, 2013. Conditions were favourable and milder temperatures allowed for a spring-like ambience on the hill.

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Zazelenchuk also acknowledged the generous gifts from the Rotary Club ($20,000) and the Kinettes ($12,000).

The Friends of the Library will hold two book sales this year rather than one. It will continue to seek grant funding for summer employees and special projects.

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Residents showed up to discuss plan to tax home businesses Cont’d from Pg 1 After a brief discussion by Council, Mayor Peter Miller made the motion that CAO Debra Moffat should write a letter to FCC to inform them that they cannot support this project in their area.

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Members of the Talbot Sharp Edges 4-H Club gather around the food bank items collected at their December meeting. Back Row (L-R): Chelsey Gerber, Nicola Bossert, Miranda Peterson and Sara Tkach.

Front Row: Hayden Regnier and Kylie Walsh.

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Talbot Sharp Edges 4-H Club retrospective

by Hayden Regnier The Talbot Sharp Edges 4-H re-organizational meeting was held in September.

Chelsey Gerber hosted our first meeting at her house. It was a cooking meeting. We made taco soup, broccoli salad and cut fruit to dip in a chocolate fondue. It was delicious!

November meeting we met at Talbot Hall to make aprons.

In December we were invited to Miranda Peterson’s house for another cooking meeting. This time we made mini

pizzas, a dip for nachos, salad and apple cheesecake. We also had time to make a Christmas craft while our pizzas and cheesecake were baking. Again, it was all delicious! Instead of a gift exchange everyone brought items for the food bank.

We have a great group of girls. President is Chelsey Gerber, Nicola Bossert is Vice President, Sara Tkach is Secretary, Miranda Peterson is Treasurer, Kylie Walsh is the Historian, I am the Club Reoporter and our leaders are Marsha Tkach and Jill Bossert.

Bodies identified in Castor house fire Katie Davis

News Reporter The remains of two family members found in the rubble of a recent Castor area house fire have been identified and their deaths labeled as ‘suspicious,’ noted an RCMP media release on December 23, 2013.

According to the release the Calgary Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that deceased were identified as father Gordon Klaus (61) and daughter Monica Klaus (40) after examination of remains, with mother Sandra Klaus (62) still unaccounted for.

Media contacts were not immediately available for comment when called on December 24.

Firefighters were dispatched to the

scene of the fire early morning on December 8 to find the house already engulfed in flames. Due to excessive heat of the smouldering building they were not able to exhume investigate the scene for many days following the blaze.

The farm was owned by Gordon and Sandra Klaus and daughter Monica was visiting from Stettler the evening before the fire.

In an online Obituary page for Parkview Funeral Chapels, son Jason Klaus and the Klaus and Berry families thank everyone for their inquiries and support throughout the tragic event.

“In this time of tragedy on behalf of Jason and family we ask for your patience and love. Funeral announcements will be made at a future time,” the page says.

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Many Forestburg residents showed up to discuss Council’s plan to tax home businesses as commercial property.

“I understand your fear of the new taxations, but it is nothing to worry about if they are not significant,” said Councilor Danya Oberg.

“The extra taxes for you will amount to somewhere in the range of $3.15 to $230 depending on the size of your business when we do the split assessment,” said Moffat.

Joanne Green, who owns a Bed and Breakfast as well as stained glass art studio with husband Bill spoke to the matter.

“If Revenue Canada sees the word ‘commercial’ on any tax bills then we are charged with over $40,000 in capital gains when we sell our homes,” she said. “We will close our business if this is passed.

We cannot afford to pay up to $70,000 when we retire.”

Moffat explained that the changes were not set in stone.

“We are simply looking at ways to increase our business assessment so it appears Forestburg is growing economically,” she said. “We are almost double on our home assessment versus our business assessment, and this was one of the ways suggested to change that. It is by no means our only plan or set in stone.”

Bill Green noted that alternatives to taxation could be explored.

“Maybe rather than increase taxes on the businesses already here you should try to attract more business into the town,” he said.

In the end, Mayor Miller made a motion.

“We will table this [one] year, weigh the options, get more public feedback and come to a better final decision that everyone can agree with,” he said.

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The new sewer lift station is up and running. Solar street lamps and a new pool project are coming in the spring.

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Complaints of vandalism to parked vehicles Several complaints of vandalism to parked vehicles from individuals in the towns of Trochu and Three Hills were received by Three Hills RCMP on December 18 and 19, 2013.

RCMP members initiated an investigation and found that nine vehicles parked at residences were affected and were subject to windows smashed out, graffiti written on the vehicle or both. Further investigation led to the arrest of a 13 year old male suspect and a 20 year old male suspect, both from Three Hills.

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ECA Review Journalist This is a story about Jonathan, who grew up in the remote community of Fort McPherson, N.W.T. He suffered the murder of one of his sisters, fell into a drug addiction, recovered and found the love of boxing.

It’s a story about Nicole, a young lady who did a very stupid thing and in a second caused a tragic, life-altering event for herself and many others.

It’s about Jonathan’s sister, Jayda Andre and his mother, May Andre who both showed the ultimate of human decency in the mist of anguish and pain.

The events started in June 2011 when a careless driver struck and killed Jonathan Andre in Edmonton.

Witnesses said the driver was road racing but with too many conflicting eye witness reports it was impossible for the charge of street racing as cause of death to stick.

Instead, in an Edmonton courtroom in November of 2013, the driver, 26-year old Nicole Reid, was convicted of careless driving. She was given a $2,000 fine and a threemonth driving suspension, the maximum penalty under the Traffic Safety Act. Reid, in tears, looked directly at reid was refreshing the Andre family before she was senin a world that refuses tenced and said “I just wanted to to take personal express how deeply responsibility. sorry I am for your loss. I know that nothing I can say will bring him back.”

We all do dumb things. Killing an innocent person when we are behind the wheel because of negligence, stupidity or a moment of inattention could happen to any one of us.

Reid was refreshing in a world that refuses to take personal responsibility. She accepted the blame and showed her feelings of regret and pain towards the grieving family.

Then the miracle happened.

In the courtroom that day Jayda and her mother, May cried and hugged Reid. They both forgave her because that was what Jonathan would have wanted.

So often we see the victim’s family come out of the courtroom spouting venom and anger: “I will never forgive them!” “They didn’t get enough for the crime!” “My family member is dead, they still have life.”

Anger is natural but without forgiveness it’s not only the victim that has lost his life, it’s the victim’s family as well.

Vengeance, although it may feel good in the short-term, always defeats future happiness.

Jonathan had defeated loss and addiction to achieve recovery and success in the boxing ring as a two-time Alberta amateur junior middleweight champion.

Jayda Andre made the 3,000-kilometre trip from Fort McPherson to Edmonton, not to glare at the accused and speak harsh words, but to do the hardest human act of all - forgive.

By doing that she not only honoured her brother’s life but she brought healing to those who are still among the living: herself, her mother, Nicole and many other family members and friends from both families.

Jayda represents the true meaning of Christmas giving: understanding, acceptance and forgiveness. She’s my 2013 hero.

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Fail to resolve or resolve to fail?

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ECA Review Journalist The year 2013 has come and gone, heralding in a collection of 365 days anew at the stroke of midnight as 2014 takes the helm. Along with the frustrations of changing dates on signed documents for months to come - all of which seem to be suffering from 2013 nostalgia - a new year boasts to be a time of renewal, of new choices and personal growth yet untapped.

Many will undertake the process of crafting new Davis years resolutions to better their lot in life in 2014.

Whether formal or informal, dreams take shape at the posting of a new ‘motivational outdoor scenes’ calendar, wherein it seems that inspired new career or that hot new physique are almost divine providence.

And yet, much like the inevitability of time’s passage, many resolutions will eventually begin to erode and consequently perish as 2013’s unhinged laughter echoes from the catacombs of the past.

Research has demonstrated that six months after many resolutions are proclaimed, half of those eager individuals have already given up on their goals. But why do we falter with our ambitious, magnanimous self-promises?

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Perhaps a better phrase might be New Year’s Practice or New Year’s Routine. It may not have the same purposeful resonance as it’s time-honoured counterpart, but stands true to an approach to resolutions that is sustainable. It is only with positive habitual action that change takes place.

Even the expression New Year’s Reflection could further fine-tune the process. With every change of behaviour an old way of being must be altered, if not destroyed outright. The only way to harness change is to find out what negative emotions or bad habits are binding one to an old way of being - one that is outdated and in need of changing.

Goal setting for the New Year is no different than goal setting at any other juncture, except that the meaning behind the goal is reinforced by a symbolic cleaning of the slate of time. To purposefully set, and succeed at, a New Year’s resolution, it needs to be looked at not with the rose-coloured glasses of fireworks, song and joyful camaraderie but with realistic understanding of the process of change. Resolutions should be set with the foundations and planning of success so that in years to come, new goals can be set and carried out with more fluency. After all, it’s not New Year’s Recurrence!

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The word ‘resolution’ in it’s current meaning, however, is usually applied to a change in law, organization or group, as in “be it resolved that…”. This current definition implies a hardness, a static purpose, a written idea.

Writing down and cementing ideas on paper keeps them top of mind at a glance, but this idea of a resolution - written down, as in law - only works insofar as it is complimented by rote practice, habit and conscious effort that transcends a date and time, just as resolutions in law only work when those to whom it applies carry out it’s

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One need only look to the etymology - or origin - of the word ‘resolution’ to gather hints on this

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What these roots of the word might imply, when taken in the context of new goals and aspirations, is that the success of one’s resolution lies not in the control of one’s destiny, but in the loosening of one’s control and the segmenting of ideas into attainable parcels.

Rather than have a nebulous, foggy aim with no real plan of attack, it strikes that this version of goal-setting involves understanding the process of self realization from baby steps to eventually ‘becoming’ the person you aspired to become without having to think about it.

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Elnora Library reminds us they can help with technical questions

by Wanda Strandquist, Library Manager The Elnora Library would like to extend a new-year reminder that we have two young people hired specifically to help anyone with any technical question.

Even the seemingly easy questions can cause headaches until you ask for help.

The past month Kaylee and Kelly helped 27 people who worked in farming enterprises. They conducted 11 computer sessions and advised 14 people.

New readers and programs

The Elnora Public Library is a new partner with Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). We have a CNIB Daisy-type reader which we own and can loan out to anyone who is print disabled.

This does not necessarily mean blind.

Perhaps arthritis makes it painful to hold a book, maybe you learn better aurally or you may be dealing with dyslexia. It is for anything that makes an audio book or audio magazine easier for you.

Elnora Public Library has a program that rewards reading.

For every half hour of reading the reader gets to choose a treat. In the last month there were 88 sessions of half-hour reading.

As far as treats go, pop is cheap, chocolate bars can be bought on sale and potato chips or Cheezies are well received.

We have started loading books onto people’s ereaders for the holidays. This is a public service as you do not need to be a library patron. Please feel free to open the door and request assistance.

Computers, laptops, tablets, any brand of cell phone and how to find the programs you want to use on them.

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The Xbox One gaming console will be coming to the Elnora Library in May of 2014.

The Parkland Regional Library is excited to offer the console to be shared among member libraries.

The system will be available for libraries to book to have at their location for a period of time. This is a great opportunity for patrons and libraries to organize gaming tournaments or even a gaming charity fundraiser.

In 2013, the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation held their own gaming fundraiser with Extra Life Edmonton, which was extremely successful, raising over $40,000. Libraries can play a big part in these events by providing space, equipment, as well as a strong community network of supporters.

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The Xbox One is Microsoft’s next generation gaming console that includes an Xbox Live subscription for online multiplayer action. An HD projector and four controllers are also in the set for ultimate gaming with friends.

We have five Xbox games so far and libraries will be taking requests for future purchases. Games include Battlefield 4, Forza Motorsport 5, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Call of Duty: Ghosts and Need for Speed: Rivals.

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We are looking for people zens, teaching them citizenship willing to become Cadet and respect for others like no Instructor Cadre (CIC) officers to help train Air Cadets in survival, aeronautics, marksmanship and general training.

The Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC) consists of specially trained part-time members of the Canadian Forces and will wear the uniform of the Royal Canadian Air Force. CIC officers are responsible for cadet training, supervision, and administration.

CIC officers are important figures in the life of a cadet. Many CIC officers were once cadets themselves but this is not a prerequisite. To become a CIC officer, a candidate must participate in a series of personal interviews and: Have a high school diploma, Be a Canadian citizen between the ages of 18 and 64 and be of good character, Recommended by the commanding officer, squadron sponsoring comAC Breanne Mears, Corporal Daniel mittee or provincial league, Mears and Corporal Jeff Smith.

Meet the medical standards prescribed, other organization can.

Pass a security screening Types of training you will be including an enhanced reliinvolved in include “military ability check, criminal drill” and marching techbackground investigation and niques, which teach Cadets vulnerable sector screening. discipline and attention to In time, if you choose to details. Cadets are in charge of assist in the Air Cadets you keeping their uniform, boots will be asked to go to courses and gear presentable and when which might require time they earn their badges they are away from work and family. the ones to sew them into the This would be only days, not proper place on their uniform. months and you will be paid The Air Cadets are a FREE DND (Department of National organization that is for Defence) wages. building a community. In their Accommodations and travel training year they have days (by air) are supplied. These are courses for you to learn what is expected of you to teach our Cadets.

Members of the CIC cannot and will not be called for any other duties as members of the Canadian Forces.

This type of volWith joy and glad tidings to those we hold unteer is integral “dear.” Have a happy New Year! to our squadron.

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This could be a town clean up or just simply going up to the local assisted living complex to visit.

The Squadron assists the Legion in ceremonies and other citizenship exercises.

The Cadets learn many things like survival techniques, air rifle marksmanship, aeronautics, ceremonial, leadership, effective public speaking, personal fitness and first aid. All at no cost to the parent.

The Cadets always participate in Remembrance Day services, either in their school or in their town’s services. The cadets are taught to demonstrate respect to military members who went to war and for the ones that never returned.

There are many scholarships that the Cadets can work for to

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Hadfield and Marc Garneau become astronauts. Others might not go to the stars but become one like George Canyon or teach kids the fundamentals in other ways as Fred Penner did. Whatever they do in their future they have a strong background in what it takes to become what they want. Would you believe that 66 per cent of commercial airline pilots in Canada today are former Air Cadets?

We need people to volunteer to help our Cadets to do all of this training. Without these officers, we cannot do anything. We are in need of people in our community to support, assist and teach our Cadets.

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Scholarships such as power pilot, glider pilot, Aerospace Camp, International travel, technical training such as Airport Operations and Air Craft maintenance.

With help from the officers the Cadets can apply and if they are chosen to go to free camps to continue their Cadet training in whatever field interests them.

These camps range from 2 weeks (basic), 3 weeks (level one) to 6 weeks (advanced) training courses.

Cadets also has a music training program for military or pipe band.

They meet Cadets from all over Canada at these courses and learn valuable life skills and gain friendships.

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Alberta Diabetes Bowthorpe was born on Thank you to Heather and Foundation in care of May 3, 1931 in Veteran, AB. staff at the Coronation Coronation Funeral Home, Jim passed away at the Funeral Home and thank Box 358, Coronation, AB, Coronation Hospital and you to Reverend Sue T0C 1C0 who have been Care Centre on December Hertell for your kind entrusted with the care 21, 2013 at the age of 82 words. and funeral arrangements. years.

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Jim was a loving husa private family service Condolences can be forband to Steffie Bowthorpe was held. As an expression warded to the family by for 54 years; loving father of sympathy and in loving visiting our website at to children Diane (Tim) memory of Jim, memorial www.coronationfuneralLozinski, Darlene Lewis, contributions may be made home.ca Mon (Terry) Elliott, Lyle (Jenny) Bowthorpe and Murray (Tammy) Bowthorpe; grandfather to 12 grandchildren and three great Tom was born in Hanna, Alberta on February grandchildren, as 29, 1964 and passed away in Calgary, Alberta well as being on December 15, 2013. He leaves to mourn missed by his passing his sisters Cathy (Jim) Mass and numerous family Rita Lowis; nieces and nephews Marsha and friends.

Jim was predeHampton, Daniel (Tarina) Hampton, Tania ceased by his (Josh) Taylor, Karen (Brad) Benoit and Brent father Joseph, (Deanna) Venables; eight great-nieces and brothers Fred and nephews; his uncle Joe Lowis; and cousins George Rhonda (Don) Easton and Glenda (Bruce) Lowis Bowthorpe and Hazelden. He was predeceased by his parents his mother Sophie Sam and Gladys Lowis and his brother Jim. Bowthorpe.

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as a base for transitory animals.

She has witnessed many tales of pets rescued from dramatic circumstances to be given a second chance, recounting stories of kittens brought to the shelter soaked in urine for days and a kitten found

at the restaurant [and] you could see there was something wrong with her,” says Pottruff. “So I wrapped her up in a sweater and brought her to the vet here [in Hanna].” Because Kismet’s arm was badly injured - possibly from

For many, pet ownership is akin to acquiring an extended family of furry companions: the loyal camaraderie and warmth provided by domesticated animals can give life to any household and a pet’s love rarely falters from being unconditional.

Yet during certain times of the year a pet can become an extended symbol of consumerism as cute, playful puppies and kittens are purchased as presents for young ones or significant others, only to be discarded once they mature and need more care. Many an article has documented a postChristmas boom in unwanted pets dropped off at shelters with a myriad of reasons why they are no longer part of their owner’s future plans. But like anything, one person’s unwanted dog is another’s beloved pet: this is why shelters such as the Hanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) play an integral role in ensuring animals, Three-legged cat Kismet, who’s right front arm had to be amputated due to injury looks both unwanted pets and strays, on at the Hanna SPCA on December 28, 2013.

ECA Review/K. Davis are cared for humanely and safely until they can find a loving family to adopt them. frozen on a farm who survived due being unknowingly transported Shelter history to the diligence of the Hanna veter- underneath the vehicle - it The Hanna SPCA has been oper- inary staff’s resuscitation efforts. required invasive surgery and she ating since 2005 when it was solely was taken to Drumheller, where Kismet’s tale based upon a network of foster Pottruff was informed that they Particularly inspiring is the homes in the area, whereby people could not save her arm. story of Kismet, a tiny kitten found would accept strays or unwanted “They did a beautiful job, you in the parking lot of Nick’s Family pets into their residence until a can’t see any scarring,” she says. more permanent housing situation Restaurant and Lounge.

“She gets around quite well on “She was found underneath a was found. Due to an increasing three legs.” Kismet has learned to demand for room the group moved car by two young girls who worked expertly navigate life on three legs into their present building in 2009, an open concept space where the animals can roam free.

Diana Pottruff, secretary of the SPCA board and shelter worker has watched the shelter evolve to become an important part of the East Central Alberta community

despite such a traumatic experience, but many animals do not survive such harrowing experiences. Illness, disease, threatening animals and inclement weather are hazards many feral animals face daily in the wild.

Prevention

Pottruff notes that preventative measures have to be taken as a collective to prevent tragic stories from occurring, including a focus on spaying and neutering feral animals.

“What we really want people to understand is that if we could get the feral [cat] population fixed and released back to where they were found, they would keep other cat colonies from forming because they are territorial,” Pottruff says. “So you would have the same cat population, it wouldn’t get bigger.”

She notes that the SPCA assists in this process when they can, although the cost of surgery is sizeable when coupled with costs of food, medications and maintenance of the animal’s quality of life at the shelter.

“A big [cost] for us is covering the vet bills,” Potruff says. “for ferals we just absorb the cost of spaying or neutering.” She says some pet owners will drop off their dog

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or cat claiming it’s been found as a stray to avoid paying a surrendering fee, yet this severely hampers the SPCA’s ability to have enough funds to care for all the creatures in their possession.

“Also, when an animal is surrendered it can be put out for adoption almost immediately,” Potruff adds. “If it comes in and is not surrendered [but is dropped off as a feral], you have to wait at least 10 days to ensure that it’s okay to be adopted out.”

Potruff says in future she would like to see the shelter move into a new building with more available space so that animal housing options are increased and dogs and cats can be separated into dual free-roaming areas. She would also like to see more animal education occur on a regular basis to open a dialogue about pet care.

The shelter hosts events to generate funds, including the wildly successful Cabaret held in the fall, and sells calendars.

Pottruff notes that her aspirations with the shelter are ultimately to give animals a better chance of being adopted into a loving home.

“Some say it’s a privilege to own an animal, not a right,” she says. “I don’t believe that.

Animals make people’s lives so much better.”

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• Comedy writer Jim Barach: “Infielder Robinson Cano says he didn’t sign a seven-year, $175 million contract with the Yankees because he didn’t feel respect. Which shows that when you offer someone $25 million a year, make sure to always say ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you.’”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “The RCMP arrested an Ontario man for trying to sell the Canadian navy’s shipbuilding secrets.

Isn’t that like the Chicago Cubs selling championshipbuilding secrets?”

by Bruce Penton Almost guaranteed to happen in 2014: January — Steve Yzerman announces the roster for Canada’s Olympic team and 32 million Canadians have 32 million different opinions about how Yzerman screwed up the Canadian roster for Sochi.

February — Snowboarder Mark McMorris of Regina becomes the star of Sochi and becomes the first Saskatchewanian to date a Kardashian.

March — Spring training is in full swing in Florida and Arizona and that means more World Series planning for fans of the Blue Jays.

April — Tiger Woods has his game in tip-top shape as he goes for Major victory No. 15 at

the Masters, but something — either a rules violation, a wonky disc in his back or a parking lot fistfight with Sergio Garcia — gets in the way.

May — The realization hits fans of the Jays, after the team’s 6-27 start, that those World Series plans will have to be postponed once again.

June — Mid-month arrives and two teams, Penton St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins, are down to Game 7 for the Stanley Cup. Alex Pietrangelo gets the Cup winner and the resulting explosion of celebration stretches from St. Louis to Italy.

July — Canada’s best female

• Comedy writer Alan Ray, on why Lamar Odom was given three years’ probation for DUI instead of house arrest: “Confined all day with a Kardashian would be cruel and unusual punishment.”

• Headlines in TWO New York papers — the Daily News and Post — after the Yankees signed Jacoby Ellsbury for $153 million: “Ellsbury Dough Boy.”

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by BJ Avramenko Rescore Enterprises Storm looked to avenge their loss from earlier this month when the Provost Blades came to town on Sunday, December 22.

Stettler opened the scoring early in the first period with a goal scored by Miranda Storch assisted by Kierra Scollo and Kelsie Litke. Both goalies were tested as the teams skated hard in end to end action.

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The third period Stettler had a one goal lead and with time winding down found themselves shorthanded. Provost pulled their goalie giving them a six on four power play.

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• Brad Dickson of the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, on Western Michigan’s 1-11 football team: “The season highlight film will be shown Tuesday from 7 to 7:01 p.m.”

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December — Edmonton Oilers run their record to 29-4-4 at the Christmas break and the NHL takes the unusual step of presenting the coach of the year award to Dallas Eakins in mid-season.

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• Redskins coach Mike Shanahan, to reporters, after listing his reasons for benching QB Robert Griffin III: “I’m trying to be as honest as I can, and I don’t normally do that.”

tennis player, Eugenie Bouchard of Montreal, quickly moving up the world rankings, throws a scare into some of the best at Wimbledon, but falls short of a singles’ title.

August — Jordan Spieth wins the PGA Championship for his third major championship of the year, missing out on the Grand Slam by failing to win the U.S. Open, which went to Weyburn’s Graham DeLaet.

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Ottawa needs to follow Alberta’s example

by Gregory Thomas, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Association Alberta just became the seventh provincial government in Canada to let taxpayers know how much they are paying senior government employees.

Alberta’s new sunshine policy is the most sweeping and comprehensive in the country.

For any employee earning over $100,000, salaries, benefits, bonuses, employer-paid pension contributions, deferred compensation and even severance will all be public information.

In making thousands of her senior officials accountable to taxpayers for the money they earn, Premier Alison Redford has demonstrated courage.

She deserves praise for this progressive reform.

Alberta’s policy reforms stand in marked contrast to Ottawa’s approach to pay accountability. I n a city racked by scandal over expense fraud, where the wanton greed of some senators has done incalculable damage to the reputations of all politicians, providing taxpayers with salary disclosure should be a no-brainer for the government.

Instead, insiders from the Office of the Prime Minister (PMO) arranged in June for a Commons committee to gut the salary disclosure provisions of Bill C-461, the private member’s bill brought forward

by Alberta MP Brent Rathgeber and passed in its original form by a majority of the full House of Commons.

The political operators in the PMO, who are not themselves subject to any salary or severance disclosure, arranged for the committee to raise the disclosure threshold to $441,661, exempting all but a handful of government officials from any public scrutiny whatsoever.

For a government that has raised payroll spending from $28 billion to $44 billion in just seven years, its determination to cover up salaries, six-figure bonuses that can add up to 40 per cent of total pay, benefits, pension entitlements and severance packages, simply doesn’t pass the smell test.

It’s hardly surprising four of the seven Conservative MPs frog-marched into the committee to vote against salary disclosure were not even members of the committee, but acting members.

Or that all but one western Conservative were absent that day, leaving six Ontarians, mostly newcomers to caucus, to carry out the dirty work.

Or that many weren’t present to hear the testimony of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation or the National Citizens Coalition, where Stephen Harper once campaigned for accountability as its president.

Defenders of the Harper government cite a non-existent right to privacy for

government executives as justification for salary secrecy.

They make specious arguments about jealousy around the water cooler in government offices. The logic, for want of a better term, that they apply is that once government employees know what their co-workers are making, their salary demands will escalate, and taxpayers will lose.

They cite a single 2010 study from the University of Toronto, whose principal author actually appears on Ontario’s Sunshine salary disclosure list, that has been cited nearly nowhere in academic journals since it was first published and whose mathematical underpinnings have been thoroughly debunked by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

The truth is that employee costs have been skyrocketing not only in Ottawa, but also in provinces with sunshine lists and in provinces without sunshine lists.

In fact, the average payrolls cost for a single federal government staffer have gone from $86,000 when the Conservatives took office in 2006 to $114,000 last year.

The Parliamentary Budget Office forecasts it could reach $129,000 by 2015.

How are taxpayers supposed to judge whether these high salaries, and even bonuses, are warranted when they haven’t

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