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Abuse Awareness. She would like take them to the Deputy Minister for withe possibility of using them throughout the province.

The eight angels are on display in the rock planters on Royal Street and will be on display for the winter season with the possibility of extending that into the summer months.

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Horizon grant that was obtained through the Coronation Community Silver Club in response to the rising occurrence of elder abuse.

The club spent a year holding workshops, having speakers and informal training session within the community as well as a symposium last fall, for the general public and healthcare professionals.

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wrapping your head around abuse. The body is the abuse and the wings represent giving a piece of your heart. The three boughs stand for family, friends and community coming together to stop abuse.

With our aging population abuse is on the rise, even in rural Alberta. The more awareness we raise, the sooner those who are suffering in silence and who are too afraid or ashamed, may come forward.

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submitted by Audrey Glasier Coronation’s Elder Angels are lighting up the night all around Coronation in planters, on street corners and in people’s yards, bringing the issue of elder abuse to the attention of our community.

The angels were designed locally and custom-made by Kastiel Welding of Ponoka and will be numbered for authenticity.

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Low loonie costs county Debra Johnston

ECA Review Reporter The low Canadian dollar is costing municipalities more money as Kneehill County discovered at their Feb. 9 meeting.

Director of Corporate Services Mike Morton brought a request to council for an additional $23,000 to purchase a new grader. The original budget was for $440,000 but tenders came in at $462,557. Council approved the additional amount from general revenue.

Poor economy equals poor return

Due to the low return Kneehill County is getting from sales of used equipment, the county has decided to keep equipment for an additional two years. According to Brad Buchert, Manager of Transportation and Facilities, the additional wear and tear on the equipment should be manageable and should not effect the sales price adversely.

Promoting region

Promoting the Hwy 27 “Rockies to Badlands Parkway” as a tourism corridor is the focus of a new inter-municipal working group. The group currently consists of Kneehill County, Sundre, Mountainview County, Olds College, Trochu and Three Hills.

Economic Development Officer Patrick Earl laid out the project for council, which has a proposed April launch date. According to Earl, the group proposes to coordinate tourism events along the corridor to compliment rather than overlap each other.

Encouraging increased traffic along the route could generate additional tourist dollars to the mostly rural region.

Part of the strategy includes lobbying Alberta Transportation for specialized signage promoting the route and Alberta Tourism for tourism specific retailer training.

AAMDC convention

Every year the county invites one representative from a municipality within Kneehill County to attend the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties. This year Mayor Vanessa Van der Meer of Linden will accompany council to the convention.

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Cont’d from Pg 1 The intent behind the Elder Angel is that they will become an engine used to spread the word about elder abuse and bringing hope to those who are silent.

Students from the Coronation Outreach school helped assemble the angels and will be taking care of the angels.

If you suspect someone is being mistreated by family, friends or an acquaintance please reach out and report abuse.

Financial and emotional abuse are the most common forms but selfneglect, physical and sexual abuse are also happening.

If the person is in imminent danger please call 911 or the family violence hotline 310-1818 to report.

If you would like to support this campaign, you can call 403-578-4063 or 403-578-2727. A huge thank you to our friends at the outreach school for helping assemble the Elder Angels and keeping them safe.

A full house enjoyed the 2 1/2 hour show put on by Coronation Royal Performing Arts of Steve Pineo and his band, along with the four backup singers, the Heebie Jeebies. They sang through all of Elvis’ hit songs through the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Pineo has written songs for Paul Brandt, Prairie Oyster and has recently won “guitarist of the year.”

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Lacombe County helps fund Moonwalkers’ deficit Lisa Joy

ECA Review reporter Lacombe County council will give Moonwalkers one-time funding of $5,000 for its 2015 operating deficit.

In December, Village of Alix asked the county to help fund its $120,000 operating deficit but at its January meeting county council deferred the item until they got more details on how many users are from Lacombe County and a five-year revenue and expenditure projection.

Coun. Brenda Knight was stern regarding the funding saying the amount is small with no ongoing support in upcoming years.

“The $5,000 is in recognition of the County children using the facility and that will not change,” said Coun.

Knight. “Moonwalkers is an anomaly.”

Lacombe County Manager of

Corporate Services Tim Timmons, told council that Moonwalkers claimed, from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30, 2015, 41 per cent of its users were from Lacombe County.

Village of Alix Recreation Coordinator CoraLee Brookes told Lacombe County that 3,025 paid users came from Alix, Tees, Clive and Bentley, 727 from Blackfalds, 1,004 from Lacombe, and 792 from Mirror and area.

But since the residency was based on postal codes the information doesn’t accurately reflect the specific municipality each user resides, said Timmons, adding that county administration believes the number of county users would be closer to 10 per cent.

Brookes also provided Lacombe County with Moonwalkers’ projected deficit for the next five years; 2016 $109,555; 2017 - $100,757; 2018 - $91,971;

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Coun. Rod McDermand said he believes there are two “camps” in Alix; those in favour of funding Moonwalkers and those against.

“There’s a political arm that opposes (funding) it (Moonwalkers),” said Coun. McDermand.

Coun. Ken Wigmore re-iterated that Moonwalkers was built as part of a commercial business incubator project, adding, typically the county doesn’t get involved in these. In 2012 Alix came up with the idea of a community activity centre plus business incubator project. The project is a private-public partnership between the Village of Alix and Creative Infrastructure from Wetaskiwin.

In addition, Coun. Wigmore said Moonwalkers may not survive.

“I think Moonwalkers will struggle in the future to even stay open.”

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Students give sustainability update Lisa Joy

ECA Review reporter Clive students Darci Rauhala and Amy Oquinn told Clive council how to make the village a better place.

The Grade 9 students, along with Karen Sander of Parkland Community Planning Services, gave a Community Sustainability Update presentation to council at its regular meeting on Feb. 8.

The students surveyed residents at local events such as the craft fair, talking to students at Lacombe high school and curling with seniors.

Their research shows residents want to see more affordable senior

housing, senior and youth programs, bus services and other services to help seniors stay home, a larger skate board park, more clubs for youth, tutors for youth and a positive graffiti wall.

In addition, residents want more police presence to help decrease crime and thefts.

To help achieve some of these goals the group wants to create a Clive youth charter and bring stakeholders such as seniors, Blackfalds RCMP and Lacombe County to the table.

Clive Mayor Anita Gillard said it was great data and good ideas but pointed out that some of the activities

youth said they wanted for Clive, when the Village brought the activities previously, they failed. She added it may just be timing. Mayor Gillard also said Clive had a community van but no one took it and added that the Connex bus from Lacombe still comes to Clive.

Coun. Bev Krochak said for the programs to work, parents have to step up and volunteer.

Coun. Marvin Wieler asked if residents are willing to pay more in taxes to provide the services.

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Carla Kenney said retired teachers in the area may be willing to help students with tutoring.

CAO report

CAO Carla Kenney, in her report to council, said she attended a Regional Business Network meeting in Blackfalds on Feb. 2 and is planning a Business Walk project with Blackfalds and Rimbey for late spring 2016.

Kenney said only 127 dog licenses were issued for 2016 compared to 166 in 2015. Reminder letters were issued to 24 dog owners and Klassic Kennels will personally contact the dog owners during regular patrols in March.

Lacombe County enforcement issued 14 fail to clear sidewalk warnings to Clive property owners on Jan. 26.

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Thrift store desperate for help Lisa Joy

ECA Review reporter The Bashaw Thrift Store may close if it doesn’t get help soon.

Jolene Wilkie and Margaret Baier from the Bashaw and District Thrift Store Society told Bashaw council, at its regular meeting Feb. 11, asked the town to purchase and hold an $85,000 mortgage on the old Anglican Church because it has to leave their current location.

“We are sort of desperate and wonder if the town would help us out,” said Baier. “We are out on our own. We are our own entity and we will have to close if we don’t get any help.

“We don’t have any money to purchase (a building) and unless we get some funding we are hooped.”

The group would apply for a $10,000 non-matching CIP grant and needs $75,000 in additional funding. They asked the town for a letter of support in the amount of $32,500 for a CIP matching grant.

The society’s lease on the building where its currently located won’t be renewed when it is up at the end of March, council heard. They are a non-profit group run by six volunteers and help with programs in the community such as Coats for Kids and emergency social aid.

The group did apply for a provincial casino grant, similar to one that nearby Alix thrift store received, but were turned down.

Jolene Wilkie, secretary and treasurer of the society, told council the group has made substantial strides in increasing its bottom line.

“If we found a better location we could bring in more cash and money and it goes back to the community.”

Council discussed the issue in-camera. During the open portion of the meeting council voted in favour of administration drafting a letter in response to the society saying they can’t take out a mortgage on their behalf.

“We can’t because of the way we are obligated to borrow money in the municipal process,” said Chief Administrative Officer Theresa Fuller.

Physician retention program

Council, at its Feb. 11 regular meeting, unanimously voted in favour of tabling a decision on the program until the next meeting.

Chief Administrative Officer Theresa Fuller said this gives council time to chat with the physician to get more information and find out what the ramifications of any changes would be instead of council implementing a change and then regretting it later.

Fuller said the $25,000 for the physician retention was paid through provincial MSI funding. She added that with the demise of the MSI funding it’s uncertain how the town will come up with the funds.

In addition, she said it’s a waiting game with the new NDP government and that with the previous Tory government gave timelines on their financial promises but the new government doesn’t so it’s a waiting game.

“We are kind of in speculation,” said Fuller. “It makes it difficult for planning beyond a year or two.”

Icy sidewalks a hazard

Coun. Lynn Schultz raised the issue of sidewalks not shoveled and wants them dealt with.

“People are getting very lax,” he said.

Coun. Schultz said the icy sidewalks make it difficult for seniors to get around and it’s often safer for them to walk on the road rather than the sidewalk.

“We need to get a little tougher.”

He suggested helping match up youth looking for sidewalk shoveling jobs with those people who aren’t able to or don’t shovel their sidewalks.

Coun. Schultz said it’s too late to start something this winter but added it could be

set up for next winter.

Chief Administrative Officer Theresa Fuller said the town could have bylaw hand out tickets to violators and added they can see if there are any community groups, such as hockey teams, looking shovel sidewalks. She said administration would work on creating a list of those willing to shovel sidewalks and possibly post it on the town’s web site.

Coun. Bryan Gust pointed out that if the town plans to issue tickets and enforce sidewalk clean up then the town needs to be prepared to clean their immediately as well.

“I often walk on the roads too,” he said. “They are safer than the sidewalks thanks to the town. There are certain stretches of sidewalk that (people) don’t (shove) all winter.”

Coun. Schultz said he doesn’t want to get too harsh but wants to see more attention paid to sidewalks being cleaned.

“People are just getting laxer and laxer.”

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CF-18 pullout

by Herman Schwenk This week Justin Trudeau has made Canada look like the wimp in the coalition of nations that are fighting ISIS over in Syria and Iraq by officially withdrawing six CF-18 jets from that war as of Feb. 22, 2016. Numerous times he has been asked why he does not want Canada to participate in that air war but he has never given a reason other than he made a promise prior to the election. After the terrorist disasters in Paris, San Bernadino and several other places since he made the original Schwenk promise it is becoming obvious that his decision does not make sense at this time.

While the other coalition nations have diplomatically accepted Canada’s decision to change it’s role in that war, it is not difficult to see that a number of them are not happy with the decision.

The US in particular tried to convince Trudeau that the pilots of our jets were the most skilled at hitting the targets out of all the planes that were participating in that air war so they will be missed. I heard one journalist on TV the other day describe Canada’s new mission as a “no combat mission made to look like a combat mission”. It seems that Justin Trudeau does not want Canada to participate in war activity that would actually deliberately kill people. He seems to think that you can negotiate with those ruthless terrorists.

His decision to pull the CF-18 jets out of the ISIS war is just one of a number of pre-election promises he made that defy common sense. The Tax Free Savings Account [TFSA] is a savings program that the Conservatives implemented to assist people to save for retirement. That is a popular program.

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year the maximum that a person could deposit in the account was increased to $10,000. The Liberals said it was a program designed to benefit the rich and have subsequently reduced the maximum deposit to $5,500.

Another promise he made was to reduce income taxes to the middle class. The rate was reduced from 22 per cent to 20.5 per cent for people earning between $44,000 and $89,000 a year. They are also introducing a new income tax bracket on those earning more than $200,000 a year of 33 per cent. This is supposed to offset the middle class benefit, however the parliamentary budget officer is estimating that there will be an 8.9 to 10 billion dollar short fall on this tax change.

The Trudeau Liberals are determined to repeal as many Conservative programs and polices as possible just to differentiate themselves as far as possible from the Conservatives and Stephen Harper. The fact that these policy reversals will cost the Canadian taxpayers billions of dollars does not seem to matter to them. If it has Stephen Harper’s stamp on it, then it has to be changed.

By the time of the next election I think Canada’s financial situation will resemble a Third World country and we will have lost most of our influence on the world stage. Trudeau’s objective is to have Canada become more involved with the United Nations and peacekeeping. Well you can’t keep peace when there is no peace to keep and as far as involvement with the UN, in my opinion, it is a useless organization. The majority of the UN membership is made up of left wing dictatorships that detest democracy. Is that why Trudeau likes the UN? Canada was viewed as a world leader and for the most part fiscally responsible with Stephen Harper as leader. I think those days will soon be gone.

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Audrey Glasier presented Coronation’s town council with a “stick and stone challenge” at their regular meeting on Mon., Feb. 8.

Glasier said that “the month of February is a month that we share our feelings with our loved ones with flowers, gifts and kind gestures to show how much we care. Would it not make sense to carry that feeling throughout the year and extend it to those who need our compassion in their everyday lives?

“Our school has set aside Feb. 26, as pink shirt day as reminder to the students to show a kinder attitude toward each other. I personally feel that we are asking this group of young people to do what many of us in society this community and even the people in this very room struggle with daily.

“We are asking kids to treat each other with respect, to show empathy, to be kind, to celebrate our differences, to reach out and make people feel that they belong. Instead we are quick to judge, we freely spread hearsay, we tear each other down when someone succeeds, we don’t tolerate different points of view and we look for fault at every opportunity.

“Children mirror their environment. They are blank slates and we are the chalk, we imprint our behaviour on them whether it be good or bad…

“I have recently spent time with kids, where I have heard their stories about how some feel the community and society in general are against them. They have been bullied and shunned, many are angry, hurt and their spirits broken, some are checking out.

“I came away with a sick feeling in my gut. Do we have to wait for another teen to die because of bullying or another senior to hold up in their home because they feel worthless or not appreciated in our town? I pray not…

“I feel we can all do a lot better.

“As leaders in our town who sit on our many boards, you were elected to represent, lead and exhibit high social standards. Here is a chance for you to shine, to show empathy, be kind and be a glowing example in our society.

“Our community challenges you to participate in the stick and stone project for 30 days. You will be asked to carry a small stone in your pocket, and be accountable for your own actions and any time you feel the urge to disrespect, gossip, belittle and be hurtful remember your stone and your commitment to be kinder and do better.

“At night when you clear out your pockets, I hope you have a clear conscience and can say I had a good day.

At the end of this project, we would like to hear from those who have been through the challenge and we ask you share your successes, struggles or your failures with our young people in the community.

“It is up to us to have the courage to bring about a change, to encourage, to celebrate and set a new path.”

Seniors housing needs assessment

Coronation Regional Health Services and the Castor and District Housing Authority Board are working together to conduct a Seniors Housing Needs Assessment for the Paintearth region.

The Bethany Group has been hired to conduct the needs assessment and is arranging community consultations in Castor and Coronation to meet with key stakeholders to identify all levels of housing needs within the communities.

The first Coronation consultation session will be held on Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. at the Coronation Seniors Drop In Centre.

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Personally offended Dear Editor, The enclosed picture of rusting, decrepit dinosaur grain cars are just two of the over 50 that mar the landscape of Alliance.

The disgusting looking rail cars are strung out parallel to the Alliance access road and the Village’s Railway Avenue.

I am personally offended by this pile of junk as that’s now what ‘scene’ I see from our front room window.

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why Battle Rail River Railway is happy to have these rejects on their rail line – it helps offset their costs of providing excellent service to our grain farmers.

I would however, plead with the powers-that-be to relocate the monstrosities like Galahad does – down the line where it is not an eye sore to anyone and doesn’t detract from the Village nor upset the residents who are forced to view them daily.

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contribute matching grants if the grant is successful “They’re going to need more money to do what they want to do,” remarked Mayor Ray Reckseidler regarding the nearly $1.3 million estimate to upgrade the arena.

The request for support was unclear if a monetary contribution was expected from the village.

“We need to know if we have to match that,” stated Coun. Kathy Faulk.

Council will wait on further information before making a decision.

ECA Review Reporter Animal Control Services of Red Deer will continue to provide animal control for the Village of Delburne for the next year council decided at its Feb. 9 meeting.

The village’s current contract ends Feb. 28 but prices have risen substantially for the new contract.

The cost for patrols has gone up 25 per cent. Originally set at $60, increases have gone to $62 then $64 and now up to $75.

Council opted to renew the contract for only one year giving administration time to look for alternative services.

Red Deer County has requested a letter of support from Delburne to apply for an Alberta Community Partnership Grant for $350,000 for Delburne Arena upgrades and renovations.

Council was supportive of the application, but wanted further information on whether the village was expected to

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An inquiry about a business license for a cab service within the village prompted a discussion on the license requirements for home based businesses.

The cost for a home business license is $25 but some business owners seem unaware they require a license.

According to CAO Karen Fegan’s report to council, Delburne Hotel has applied for a building permit/license to reopen the restaurant. The restaurant will reopen in the spring with a western menu.

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In addition, the Commission has increased the rates for hazardous material from $40/tonne to $90/tonne to increase revenue projections.

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Hanna CAO Kim Neill reported to council at their regular meeting on Tues., Feb. 8 that the Climate Change Task Force has submitted a funding request to Alberta’s Department of Economic Development for the purpose of determining the ramifications of a premature shut down of the Sheerness Generating Station in addition to assisting the Town of Hanna, and surrounding region explore new potential opportunities.

Mayor Warwick, along with other mayors and reeves in communities that will be the most affected by the premature shutdown of coal generating stations, met with the Minister of Economic Development on Jan. 22.

Administration also attended a meeting with Special Areas and representatives of ATCO Power – Renewables Division to discuss potential land in the Special Areas that could be used to develop some renewable power generation such as solar or wind.

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Checkel passes away at 62 Stanley Gordon Checkel of Stettler passed away on Feb. 8, 2016 at Heritage House, Stettler at the age of 62 years.

Stanley was born to Jean and Michael Checkel in Coronation on July 16, 1953.

Stan leaves to mourn, his family: his mother, Jean Checkel; daughter Carol (Chris) Foy and their children Evan and Lina; son Mike Checkel; their mother, Checkel Peggy Donovan; Connie’s daughters: Angie (Jason) Wilson their

children, Katlyne and Kristina, Marcie (Devin) Wiese and daughter, Phoenix and April (Billy) Canning and children, Krista, Brennan and Liam; brothers: Ken (Maria) Checkel, David (Elisebeth) Checkel, Ron (Tracy) Checkel and Chris (Sharon) Checkel; numerous nieces, nephews, other family and many friends.

Stan was predeceased by his father Mike Checkel, his wife Connie Checkel and brother, Robert Checkel.

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Coronation, Ab. on Mar. 9, 1947, the first son of Josephine and Vincent Farwell.

Larry was raised to love farming and after his education at Olds College returned to the family farm.

He was a man who loved a great conversation, whether he knew you for five minutes or five years. He was well known and well respected.

Larry will be greatly missed by his mother Josephine, brothers Len (Cecilia), Jim (Cindy), Glenn (Donna), Mervin, a niece, four nephews, their families and many friends.

Larry was predeceased by his father Vincent (2009) and youngest brother Kenneth (2015).

At Larry’s request there will be no funeral. A Celebration of Life will be held at Coronation Community Hall.

Thur., Feb. 18, 2016 at 1 p.m.

Forever missed by family Patricia May Neubeker passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Camrose on Feb. 10, 2016 at the age of 81 years.

Patricia was born in Calgary, Ab. on Aug. 10, 1934 to Eva and Percy Irving. She will forever be missed by her husband Fred Neubeker of Pelican Point; son Bryan Neubeker (Ginny) Neubeker of Bragg Creek; daughters Maureen Neubeker of Pelican Point and Laureen (Craig) James of Calgary; five grandchildren: Beth (Mike), Jeff

(Leanne), Mike (Natasha), Bryan and Randy; four great grandchildren: Mikayla, Robbie, Austin and Klarissa; sister Gwen Hanna of Calgary; other relatives and many dear friends.

Funeral services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Bashaw, Ab. on Sat., Feb. 20, 2016 at 2 p.m.

Memorial donations may be made to the charity of your own choice c/o Stettler Funeral Home, Box 1780, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0.

Sympathies may be forwarded to the family by signing the guestbook at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com.

Family by his side Wilfred Murison Hewlett was born Funeral Home and Cremation June 30, 1932 in Uxbridge, Ont. He Services, Stettler, Box 193, Stettler, AB, passed away Feb. 10, 2016 in the Stettler T0C 2L0. 403-742-3315.

General Hospital with family by his side. s He is predeceased reneur farmers by his loving wife, entrep Gladys Mary Hewlett (January 2006) of 52 years and survived by his six children, Donna (LaPietra) and Home Donald (twins), b u siness l Smal Diane, David, Dell o w ners ss busine Hewlett (Frederick) and s r owne Dean Hewlett and his siblings, PEPS presents: Barbara (George) Pratt (Uxbridge, Ont.) and Jim (Isobel) Hewlett (Whitchurch/Stouffville) and their families.

Wednesday, March 2 His funeral service will be held at the supper 6 pm @ Castor Community Hall Stettler United Church on Fri., Feb. 19 at 1 p.m.

Guest Speaker: Bruno Wiskel In memory of Wilfred, donations can please register by February 25, be made to: Scouts Alberta; Prairies Service Centre, 2140 Brownsea Drive, by calling Jill or Carol at 403.882.3211 or N.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2N 3G9. email cthomson@countypaintearth.ca Condolences may be sent or viewed Registration includes entry into a at www.brennenfuneralhome.com.

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Memorial donations may be made to the Alberta Cancer Foundation Tom Baker Cancer Centre c/o Stettler Funeral Home, Box 1780, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0. Sympathies may be forwarded to the family by signing the guestbook at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com.

Stettler Funeral Home & Crematorium, 403-742-3422, Parkview Funeral Chapels 403-578-3777 entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.

Loved a great conversation Lawrence (Larry) Stanley Farewell (19472016) passed away in Red Deer Hospital the morning of Wed., Feb. 3, 2016 after a brief illness.

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Alberta Environment and Parks Parks Division CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Campground and Day Use Area Operations and Maintenance Central Region

Alberta Parks invites Albertans to make connections with the natural environment. We are seeking individuals, groups or firms to assist with this connection by providing campground and day use area operations and maintenance services for Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park.

Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park is located approximately 15 kilometres north of the village of Consort, AB along highway 41. This is not to be confused with Gooseberry Provincial Recreation Area in Kananaskis Country.

Interested individuals, group or firms will refer to Alberta Purchasing Connection at www.purchasingconnection.ca for information, updates and amendments in regards to this opportunity.

Alberta Purchasing Connection is to be considered the official and final resource on this opportunity. The reference number is AB-2016-00710.

We invite all EXPRESSION OF INTEREST letters to be mailed to Alberta Environment and Parks, Parks Division, Bag 600, Provincial Building, 4705-49 Avenue, Stettler, Alberta, T0C 2L0.

Closing time and date for receiving letters of interest is 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, March 1, 2016.

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Call your marketing rep. today or the office: 403-578-4111 County of Paintearth No. 18

MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Notice is hereby given that the County of Paintearth Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) will be meeting: TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2016 @ 8:30 am All MPC meetings are public and take place in the County of Paintearth Administration Bldg, #1 Crowfoot Drive, Crowfoot Crossing subdivision, Hwy 12 and Twp Rd 374, Castor AB. Anyone wishing to place an item of business on the agenda is required to contact the Development Officer at 403-882-3211. The meeting may not be held if there is no business received for the MPC one day prior.

Dated: February 18, 2016

Todd Pawsey, Development Officer

All letters must include the name, address and telephone numbers of the contact person and a brief description of past history/experience in a park environment or similar site operations and maintenance.

Please note that the Expression of Interest letter will lead straight into the information meeting and eventual Proposal submission. A separate qualification process will not be provided.

Only individuals, groups or firms submitting a letter expressing interest will be eligible to receive a Request for Proposal package at the mandatory information meeting at the Alberta Parks Division office, Provincial Building, 4705-49 Avenue, Stettler, Alberta scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2016.

The Ministry reserves the right to reject any or all letters of interest and any or all subsequent proposals.

For more information on Park Facility Operating Agreements and on Parks Division, please go to the following website address http://albertaparks.ca.

For specific details regarding this opportunity, contact carol.l.macnaughton@gov.ab.ca.

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Alberta Parks looks forward to working with you to inspire and build a community of people connected to the natural world.

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Agri-News Soil testing in an integral part of your management plan and Harry Brook, crop specialist at Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, says that there are ways to maximize your investment in testing.

“Most producers test their soils routinely every fall, after harvest or early in the spring. Information from these tests give you the knowledge to plan the following crop’s fertilizer plan,” he says.

Though there are several ways to test soil, the most common method is the 0 – 6 inch representative sample.

“You take 15 – 20+ samples in a field, selecting various slope positions, to try and get a good average sample. From those mixed samples the field sample is taken and sent away, hopefully giving you a good average for the field,” Brook says. Another approach is benchmarking. That is where you pick one or a few spots in the field, have it located on GPS and come back to that same location for samples every year.

It doesn’t give you an average but it can give an idea as to how the field changes in nutrient levels, as long as a location is chosen that is average - it isn’t located at the bottom of the slope or right at the top but somewhere in the middle.

Brook says that with GPS technology, harvest records and precision agriculture, variable rate fertilizing has been gaining popularity lately.

This is where one tries to correlate the harvest yields to detailed soil tests.

“This can give a more detailed picture of the ultimate productivity of the

soil but requires several years of data to filter out the extremes from weather and vagaries of the crop year,” he says.

Different test labs have different procedures and you need to know what applies to your area and soils.

An example of this is the phosphorus test. The accepted, accurate test for phosphorus in the Canadian West is the modified Kelowna test.

If your soil test lab using some other test, it might be better suited to soils in Eastern Canada and may give a misleading result.

“Macronutrients are the first thing you focus on from the tests. These are Nitrogen (nitrate), Phosphorus (phosphate), Potassium (potash), and sulfur (sulfate). There can be differences in how it is reported as it is often stated in pounds per acre or parts per million (ppm). If using ppm on a 0 – 6 inch sample, double the ppm to get your pounds per acre,” Brook says.

Micronutrients to look at are mostly just copper (Cu). Amounts below 0.6 ppm may show symptoms of deficiency. Ergot in cereals is linked to copper deficiency but the majority of the time ergot also occurs due to moist, cool conditions at head emergence.

There is also a lot of hype promoting boron in canola. If you feel it might help, try a few test strips in the field and measure the results at harvest.

Other than copper, most fields in Alberta do not show any symptoms of micronutrient deficiency and will not provide a yield boost if micronutrients are applied.

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Cont’d from Pg 7 Organic matter (OM) is an important gauge of the nutrient bank account in your soil. High organic matter soils are much more forgiving if your cut your fertilizer rates for a year.

It can compensate by providing more nutrients if the year is wetter than expected. Conversely, low organic matter in soil leaves it more susceptible to nutrient deficiencies.

Very low organic matter leads to structural problems in soil with crusting and poor moisture penetration. OM increase as moisture regime gets wetter so black soils contain more OM than the brown or dark brown soils.

Soil pH is a measure of acidity or alkalinity. It is best at neutral, 7.0 but most crops grow well from a pH of 5.6 – 8.0. Once soils become more alkaline (higher) than 8 or more acid (lower) than 5.5 you start having limited choices for crop type. You can adjust pH with the addition of some bulk fertilizer products but volume needed to change pH usually makes it uneconomic.

Electrical conductivity is a measure of how many salts are in the soil. Too saline and you limit what crops will

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grow and thrive. High salt content in the soil prevents the normal operation of osmosis which is how the plant roots obtain water. An EC of 1 or less is good. More than 1 and some crops do not grow well.

There are other tests and measures provided on some tests but they have limited value for the average producer.

Cation-exchange capacity (CEC) lets you know how many cations the soil particles can have adhering to it. It is linked to the amount of clay in the soil.

High CEC just means there is a lot of clay in the soil.

“Focus on the information you can use to manage the fertility plan for the coming year’s crops. If you need help with interpretation, call the Ag-Info Centre at 310-FARM (3276). If you do apply some micronutrients or “special” wonder products, measure and compare the results to assure yourself that these products do add value.

Make every fertilizer dollar add to profits and not just costs,” Brook says.

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• International 1482 PT Combine, hyd., reverser, 7 belt Victory pickup.

• MF 200 SP Swather, 30’ draper table, elect. controls, UII pickup reel, 1645 hrs.

• MF 1135 Tractor, 23.1 X 34 tires, dual hyd., PTO. (Engine overhaul approx. 2300 hrs ago, 2 seasons on clutch overhaul - approx.

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• Case 930 Tractor, 18.4 X 34 tires, 1080 hrs on engine overhaul (tack replaced with engine overhaul) • John Deere 720 Diesel Tractor, sells with Robin FEL & bucket

• 1985 Buick Le Sabre • 1953 Chevrolet 1100 • Various older vehicles for parts or rebuilding • Arctic Cat 400 Quad 4X4 Speedrack • 1975 Ford F100 Supercab • 1963 Chev 3 ton, wood box & hoist. Needs clutch repair.

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Agri-News Growing winter wheat is gaining in popularity throughout Alberta as it has many advantages. But is low snow pack a concern this year? Monica Klaas, acting agronomist with Ducks Unlimited says that’s not necessarily the case.

“Typically we would be concerned about a lack of snow cover as it gives growers insulation. However this year, because we have warmer than usual temperatures, growers don’t really require that insulation so lack of snow cover would be more related to possible lack of moisture rather than the insulation factor,” Klaas says.

“At this point in time there are absolutely no alarm bells going off over the amount of snow cover.”

Klaas says there is concern that atmospheric conditions that could lead to icing might still occur over a crop as it is still only February.

She says she’s talked to people that have grown winter wheat for a long time and the one condition that they fear is when it gets really warm and then gets very cold and stays cold for a prolonged period of time.

At this point she says, most winter wheat crops are still dormant so there are no concerns about emergence followed by a frost.

Klaas says a great resource for current and interested winter wheat growers is the Western Winter Wheat Initiative website.

“There are some really good production tips, marketing recommendations, a Twitter feed and you find out who’s who in the winter wheat world so it’s a great networking tool” she says.

For more information on growing winter wheat visit see the Western Winter Wheat Initiative website: www. growwinterwheat.ca

Not proceeding with surface rights mapping project Agri-News The Farmers’ Advocate Office (FAO) will not be proceeding with their surface rights mapping project.

“The Pricing Transparency Mapping Project was envisioned by the FAO in response to ongoing requests for more information on compensation for surface disruptions,” states Jeana Les, research and communications specialist with the FAO. “The objective of the maps was to provide rural Albertans with a starting point for their negotiations with industry.”

“Unfortunately, participation in the

project has been light,” explained Les, “we have been open for submissions since last summer and there has been very little response, so we decided that it was time to discontinue with the initiative.”

The FAO continues to support rural Albertans by working collaboratively on disputes and advising on their rights and responsibilities as they pertain to energy and utility developments.

Please contact Jeana Les at 780-4277956 or email jeana.les@gov.ab.ca for more information.

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Grappling with waterline fees Working Well Workshop Initially, when the line was installed, hookup fees for rural residents were set at How much to charge rural or $10,000. Some residents have Erskine residents to hook up to not been able to hookup due Stettler County water is proving to be to their distance from the a difficult decision for county mainline (beyond one mile) councillors. or because the county can Councillors debated at length what only install a limited number to charge Erskine residents for conof lines per year due to time necting to the new reservoir water and money constraints. system while keeping the fee affordCouncil is considering able for residents. increasing the fee to $15,000 Coun. Joe Gendre motioned that but has to decide how to pro$140,123 in the Erskine Sewer Reserve ceed without affecting those Balance be applied and divided over that have signed up or the number of lots to be serviced in expressed interest in conorder to reduce the price tag for resinecting under the current dents. That leaves $350, or the cost of fee. the water meter, as the price to hook Coun. Les Stuhlberg sugin. He also suggested they be granted a gested ‘grandfathering’ those one year period to sign on to the residents in but setting a system for that price before the charge fixed date for the fee increases to $5,696 per hookup. increase.

Also included in the motion was an CAO Tim Fox requested exemption for community facilities, that council table any deciwhich will be not be charged a hookup sion until a list of interested fee. Council carried the motion.

The debate on rural hookup fees for the Shirley McLellan water line ended without a consensus and was tabled until more information could be provided to council.

Debra Johnston

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residents could be clarified.

First reading for bylaws

March 3, 2016

Delia Community Hall - Doors open 5 pm;

Dinner 5:30 pm ; PROGRAM starts at 6 pm Council gave first reading Poorly maintained water wells can put your water supply at risk. Proper well siting, to Bylaw 1558-16 authorizing construction, maintenance and decommissioning will help protect your well from the county to borrow slightly biofouling and contamination, save you costly repairs and ensure your well water over $7.6 million for the $9.6 yields are sustained over many years. million cost for the new public works shop. The Learn what you can do to protect your well at a FREE Water Well Management remaining $2 million will Workshop hosted by Starland County and Special Areas. This hands-on, informacome from reserves. tive workshop is designed to help well owners better understand and manage their First reading was carried precious water supply. with Councillors Joe Gendre, Ernie Gendre and Dave To Register Call: Grover opposed.

Starland County, Dara Calon (403) 772-3793 Bylaw 1557-16 to establish a Special Areas, Jesse Williams (403) 854-1114 Code of Conduct for councilRegistration Deadline: Thurs., February 25 lors received first reading. ** Registration is mandatory and ensures that drilling reports The bylaw addresses of your wells will be accessible to you for the workshop** changes to the Municipal Government Act that require councils to establish a code of conduct.

The county based its draft on the existing code of conduct Kneehill County has developed.

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Grain producers: Important changes to wheat classes and variety designations Red & Black Angus 2 Year Old Bulls Available

Sale Wed., March 16, 2016 Bowslope Shipping, Brooks, AB

Darrel & Wendy Ashbacher email: dwashbacher@gmail.com

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Alberta Surface Rights Federation

Annual Meeting

NOTICE

Friday, February, 26 Norsemen Inn, 6505-48 Ave., Camrose, AB., (West end).

All Acreage and Landowners and Interested Persons welcome

Agenda:

9:00 am – Registration and payment at door of $30.00, includes Dinner and Coffee. We would like to know how many would be attending for dinner, if possible.

9:30 am – Opening of Meeting. Minutes, Appointment of Reviewer.

10:00 am - Appointment of Resolutions Committee & Committee Reports - Bernie vonTettenborn, Treasurers report.

10:15 am - Coffee 10:30 am - Peter Dobbie - Farmers Advocate Office.

Michele Del Colle – Farmers advocate Office 11:00 am - Rick Strankman- MLA, Wild Rose Party - Agriculture Critic 12:00 - Dinner 1:00 pm – Reading of Prepared resolutions.

1:15 pm - Nicole Goehring, MLA, Chair of all party standing Committee on resource stewardship.

2:15 pm - Jill Mason, Surface Rights Board -Director.

3:15 pm – Resolutions Bring up your interests and concerns regarding Surface Rights Problems.

For info. call President, Perry Nelson 780-753-6860 eastviewf@xplornet.com Tom Nahirniak 780-672-6021 tomnahirniak@telus.net www.albertasurfacerights.ca

AS OF AUGUST 1, 2016 • Two new wheat classes will come into effect: Canada Northern Hard Red and Canada Western Special Purpose.

• Three wheat classes will be eliminated: Canada Western Interim Wheat, Canada Western General Purpose, and Canada Western Feed.

AS OF AUGUST 1, 2016 Canada Western Interim Wheat varieties move to Canada Northern Hard Red class Faller Prosper Elgin ND Canada Western General Purpose varieties move to Canada Western Special Purpose class AAC Proclaim CDC Falcon CDC Raptor SY087 AAC Innova CDC Harrier Minnedosa Sunrise AAC NRG097 CDC Kestrel NRG010 Swainson Accipiter CDC NRG003 Pasteur WFT 603 Broadview CDC Primepurple Peregrine 16022CC1 CDC Clair CDC Ptarmigan Pintail AS OF AUGUST 1, 2018 Canada Western Red Spring varieties move to Canada Northern Hard Red class AC Abbey Alikat Katepwa Pembina AC Cora CDC Makwa Leader Thatcher AC Eatonia CDC Osler Lillian Unity AC Majestic Columbus McKenzie 5603HR AC Michael Conway Neepawa AC Minto Harvest Park Alvena Kane Pasqua Canada Prairie Spring Red varieties move to Canada Northern Hard Red class AC Foremost AC Taber Conquer Oslo

1-800-853-6705 or 204-984-0506 TTY: 1-866-317-4289 www.grainscanada.gc.ca

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Creating a framework

Cont’d from Pg 4 The stakeholder groups invited to this meeting include: Coronation Town Council and administration, County of Paintearth Council and administration, Seniors Manors Board and administration and FCSS Board and administration.

The second Coronation consultation session will be held later that same day on Feb. 18.

The stakeholder groups invited to the second meeting include: Physicians, Golden Age, Hospital administration, Silver Community Club, Occupational Therapy, the school, home care, food bank, bank managers, realtors and Seniors Society.

In June 2014 the Castor and District Housing Authority Board and the Coronation Regional Health Services Board met with representatives from

the Alberta Government - Housing Division.

They asked for the Boards to partner together to create a framework for a regional housing plan within the county and the towns.

The first step was to apply for a grant through the Alberta Government to complete a housing needs assessment, which was turned down several months later.

As both Boards felt it was important to complete this housing needs assessment, the Bethany Group was hired and is currently seeking funding opportunities through other grant programs in order to complete this project.

The comprehensive needs assessment for Paintearth County, along with the towns of Castor, Coronation and Halkirk will be commencing this year.

Staycations trending upward Director for CBT Brad Tucker and President of the Board Barry Morishita presented council with an overview of CBT’s activities over the past year.

“We do represent 63 communities in rural Alberta,” stated Pres. Morishita, “If you’re part of a larger region, you certainly get more attention.”

CBT is a not for profit corporation whose municipal shareholders pay a $.50 per capita levy for membership.

Cont’d from Pg 10 Currently, the county does not have its own code in place.

Coun. James Nibourg stated the code affords councillors some protection or a ‘safety net’. “Right now, we really don’t have a safety net.”

Coun. Ernie Gendre was concerned a code could be used to muzzle a councillor over an issue if they disagreed with the rest of council.

First reading was passed with Councillors Ernie Gendre, Joe Gendre and Dave Grover opposed.

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Staycations on the rise

According to the Conference Board of Canada, staycations will continue to trend upwards in 2016 by 2.4 per cent as the loonie trends downwards and the economy falters. This is on top of the 2.8 per cent staycations grew last year.

With more Canadians opting to vacation at home, Canadian Badlands Tourism (CBT) is counting on capitalizing on the trend by developing and promoting more tourism opportunities within the badlands region.

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Real Estate

17 QUARTERS or farmland near Brant, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, March 24 in Lethbridge. Quality land, good perimeter fences, lots of water & surface lease revenue. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.

PASTURE & hay land. 400 - 8000 acres of year round water supply. Full operational with management available.

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Call Doug Rue 306716-2671; saskfarms@shaw.ca.

Mobile Homes

NO MATTER who you are, we have a home that fits your lifestyle at United Homes Canada. Over 40 years of experience in providing the best value in quality modular and manufactured housing. Call 1-800-461-7632 or visit www.unitedhomescanada.com to discover how we can help you find your new home.

Misc

POLE Barns, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad.

Complete supply and installation. Call John at 403-998-7907; jcameron@advancebuildings.com.

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LOOKING for a shop? Post Frame Buildings. AFAB Industries has experience, expertise, reliability and great construction practices.

For a free quote, contact Ryan Smith 403-818-0797 or email: ryan.afab@ gmail.com.

REFORESTATION nursery seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping.

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Feed and Seed

250 LARGE Square Barley straw bales 3X4, 900 lbs. No rain. $29 each. 403335-9881, 403-4669881. Centrally located.

ROUND hay bales, self unloading, bulk oats. New truck tires.

Cheap - starting at $285. Cheap undercarriage new & used.

No Sunday calls.

Phone 403-704-3509 or 403-704-4333.

FOR SALE: Alfalfas, Clovers, Grasses plus Hay, Pasture, Reclamation and Lawn Mixtures. Early order discount - Book now! No charge custom blending. Call 1-800-661-1529 or esther.stigter@hannasseeds.com.

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, 1-877250-5252.

Livestock

BULLS for sale.

Charolais, Red Angus and Red Angus/Simmental cross. 780-582-2254.

OFFERING 90 BWF, 1st cross replacement heifer calves from top quality hereford cows, ranch raised. Full vaccine program. Not keeping because of herd dispersal. Quiet cattle.

Asking $1950. Little Gem Ranches Ltd. 403-575-1146 (cell) SHORTHORN yearling bulls. Tie broke and semen tested.

Polled, very quiet.

Mostly red. Phone 403-882-2253.

Wanted

WANTED - Shed Antlers. Buying shed antlers all sizes and conditions. Paying top dollar for elk, deer, moose. Buying all the time. Phone, text, email: 403-3529397 or donovanh@ telus.net.

WANTED/BUYING Alberta Antler. Buying shed antler of all species/grade.

Competitive pricing & fair grading. Will buy deer, elk, moose - all grades & all amounts. Keep this ad - buying all the time. Herb 780-3850076.

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2013 CHEV Silverado 1500 LT, regular cab long box 4x4, 4.8L engine, auto tran, 16,500 km. Asking $19,900.

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Business Opportunities

ESTABLISHED Wedding Rental Business for sale.

Elegant Event Rentals located in Lougheed AB. Serving Counties of Flagstaff, Wainwright, Camrose, Paintearth, Beaver, Vermilion, Provost, Stettler and Saskatchewan. Open for business but owners looking to retire.

Call for information 780-386-2440.

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To reserve your seat contact: Eduardo Ovies. Phone 778387-4666. Email: Eduardo.ovies@matcotools.com.

SUMMER business opportunity. Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta. Pizza restaurant, bar, bakery & grocery outlet.

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Help Wanted

Greidanus Honeybee Farm is looking 2 Apiary Technicians for the 2016 beekeeping season.

These positions are full time (40 hrs per week) seasonal positions. To start March 15 and expected to finish end of September 2016.

Compensation is to start at $14.05 per hour. The successful candidate will be in good physical condition and have a minimum of three years previous beekeeping experience. The

Apiary technician will be responsible for leading a team of Apiary workers, checking hive health, requeening hives as necessary, medicating hives as necessary, collecting honey, and prepping hives for winter.

Please submit your resume to: Greidanus Honeybee Farm rongreidanus@gmail. com. Interviews will be granted to qualifying applicants.

Greidanus Honeybee Farm is looking 2 Apiary workers for the 2016 beekeeping season. These positions are full time (40 hrs per week) seasonal positions. To start April 15 and expected to finish end of October 2016.

Compensation is to start at $13 per hour.

The successful candidate will be in good physical condition and have a minimum of three years previous beekeeping experience. The Apiary worker will be responsible for working in a team, checking hive health, requeening hives as necessary, medicating hives as necessary, collecting honey, and prepping hives for winter.

Please submit your resume to: Greidanus Honeybee Farm rongreidanus@gmail. com. Interviews will be granted to qualifying applicants.

Greidanus Honeybee Farm is looking 2 General farm laborers for the 2016 beekeeping season.

These positions are full time (40 hrs per week) seasonal positions. to start June 1 and expected to finish end of October 2016. Compensation is to start at $12.50 per hour. The successful candidate will be in good physical condition and have a some previous beekeeping experience.

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Coronation - Wed. Oyen -Thurs. (by Appointment)

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Chapman and Co. Professional Accountants LLP

Guy Chapman, CPA, CA Chris Annand, CPA, CA Kendra Walgenbach, CPA, CA Naomi Roth, CPA, CGA 4702 51 Ave, Stettler, AB

Phone 403-742-3438

Email: gchap@gchap.ca Fax 403-742-0560

A. Div. of Central Alberta Family Funeral Services Ltd.

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CERTIFIED Dental Assistant needed.

Excellent opportunity on Salt Spring Island, BC. Great office, great community, great climate. For more info phone 1-250-537-2846 after 5 p.m.

RESIDENTIAL Support Workers.

Inclusions Powell River is hiring Residential Support Workers full-time, part-time and casual positions. Adult & children’s residences. For more information visit: www. inclusionpr.ca. Email: apply@pracl.ca.

5004-49th Ave (Box 311) Forestburg, AB T0B 1N0 Hours 9am-3:30pm Thursday (780) 582 3973 • www.kjf-law.ca

Dr. Dennis A. Heimdahl Dr. Ward ZoBell Tuesdays, Wednesdays 9-5 Thursdays, Fridays 9-4

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will be responsible for a variety of farm work including collecting and extracting honey. You will be stung by bees.

Anyone with an allergy need not apply.

Other responsibilities may include, yard work, farm maintenance, clean up, washing processing equipment, and hand weeding. Please submit your resume to: Greidanus Honeybee Farm rongreidanus@gmail. com. Interviews will be granted to qualifying applicants.

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Help Wanted

LOON RIVER First Nation, located 170 kilometres north of Slave Lake, Alberta, requires full-time, permanent Community Health Registered Nurse.

Graduation from accredited nursing school, current CARNA registration, immunization certificate, three years experience in public or community health nursing preferred.

RAI assessment training considered asset. Benefits, pension, business vehicle, subsidized accommodation available. Send cover letter, resume, CARNA registration, RCMP Information Check and Child Intervention Check to: health@loonriver. ca.

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Auctions

COLLECTOR Car Auction. 10th Annual Red Deer Collector Car Auction & Speed Show. March 11 13, 2016, Westerner Park. Special Guests: Dan & Laura Dotson - Storage Wars; “Horny” Mike Counting Cars; Chris Jacobs - Overhaulin’.

Consign today.

1-888-296-0528 ext.

103; egauctions.com.

UNRESERVED Bankruptcy Auction.

Tuesday, February 23, 10 a.m. Rural Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.

Hufnagel Transport Ltd. Oilfield Trucking and Complete Repair Facility. Full details: www.foothillsauctions.com or call 780922-6090.

Coming Events

CANADIAN COUNTRY Music Legends in concert.

Sat. Feb. 20, 2016 at the Consort Sportex.

For tickets or info contact Elaine at 403-577-3597.

FIRST CANADIAN Collector’s Club Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale! Saturday, February 27, 2016.

9:30 - 4 p.m., ThorncliffeGreenview Community Hall, 5600 Centre St. North, Calgary.

Admission $4 (children under 12 free).

Free parking; www. firstcanadiancollectorsclub.com.

Castor & District Housing Authority is Hiring for the

MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT – 20 hrs/week Directly reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Maintenance Assistant is accountable for: • Preventative & Corrective Maintenance • Grounds Maintenance • Quality Control • Inventory Management • Health and Safety Recommend Qualifications to include: • High School Diploma or Post-Secondary Training • First Aide & CPR • Confined Space Training • WHMIS • Building Operating “B” Certificate or equivalent training This position entails a high level of interaction with Personnel and Residents. It requires physical labour, heavy lifting, with the ability to analyze situations, while being innovative, and using excellent judgement skills on behalf of the Residents and Organization. The candidate should be mechanically inclined and self-motivated and willing to work weekends and evenings if needed.

For further information, please contact Marcy @ 403-882-2560.

Please forward Resumes until February 29th, 2016 @ 4:30pm to: Mail to: Box 209, Castor, AB T0C 0X0 Email: paintearthlodge@wildroseinternet.ca Fax: 403-882-2714 Castor & District Housing Authority Maintains Paintearth Lodge, Self Contained Manors and Low Income Housing.

Only Suitable Candidates Will Be Contacted

Employment Opportunity The Consort Medical Clinic Is accepting applications for

Office Manager

• Hours 9-5 occasional Saturdays • Benefits available • Computer competency necessary • Medical knowledge and terminology needed • Managerial skills an asset • Please supply resume and references by email to: consortdmcs@gmail.com

Closing date – Thurs., March 3

Busy Beaver Daycare has openings for a

Part Time & Casual Childcare Provider

We are looking for a caring individual who has an understanding of child development and loves working with children.

All caregivers are required to have level one training, training can be obtained while you work at the center.

Preference will be given to candidates who hold a level one, level two or level three in Early Childhood Development.

Please forward resumes to: Busy Beaver Daycare Box 952 Castor, Alberta T0C 0X0 or fax to 403-882-4143 resumes will be accepted until February 22, 2016

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Paintearth Economic Partnership Society Full-time Summer Tourism booth operator Paintearth Economic Partnership Society (PEPS) has an exciting full-time summer employment opportunity for tourism minded post-secondary individual.

The successful applicant will be responsible for: • operating the Tourism Booth • Customer service • Maintaining PEPS’ Social Media pages • As well as other general duties May 2, 2016 to August 29, 2016 Hours of work will be: May and June - 9:00-5:00 July and August - 9:00-7:00 Wages will be $16.00/hour Cover letters and resumes can be forwarded to: Carol Thomson Economic Development Officer Paintearth Economic Partnership Society Box 509 Castor, AB TOC OXO or by email cthomson@countypaintearth.ca The competition will close March 7, 2016 at 12:00PM. Interviews will take place the following week. PEPS appreciates all applications, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Town of Castor

Employment Opportunity 2016 Student Summer Work Programs

1. The Town of Castor is accepting applications for summer employees under the 2016 Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program and Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP) to work from May 2 to August 31, 2016. Hourly wage will range from $15.00 to $17.91 per hour dependent upon experience or past work history. Applicants are limited to those students who will be returning to a Post Secondary Education Institution in the fall of 2016. Applicants may be requested to produce evidence that they have enrolled or applied to a Post Secondary Education Institution.

2. The Town of Castor is also accepting applications for summer employees to work from July 4 to August 31, 2016. Hourly wage will range from $13.00 to $15.52 per hour dependent upon experience or past work history.

Applicants for all the above positions will be required to work a 40 hour work week within the public works, public utilities, and recreation/administration departments. Duties will include maintenance and repairs of public areas, boulevards, parks, roads, street sign, and a variety of other work. Manual labour is prevalent in these positions. All applicants must have a valid class 5 Drivers License and an abstract must accompany your application.

Complete resumes are to be submitted to the undersigned no later than 4:30pm on Thursday, March 24, 2016. Applicants who are not contacted within two weeks of the closing date are thanked for their interest.

Sandi Jackson, C.A.O. Town of Castor Box 479 Castor, AB T0C 0X0 Phone: 403-882-3215 Fax: 403-882-2700 Email: sandi@townofcastor.ca

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A variety of hours and positions available Please send or drop off resume and expectations to: Town of Castor ATTN: Shawna James Box 479 Castor, AB T0C 0X0 (403) 882-3225 Shawna@townofcastor.ca

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by Carla Hindman, Director of Financial Education, Visa Canada As we welcome a brand New Year there’s no better time than right now to start planning and saving for your retirement. Today more than half of Canadians admit to not feeling financially prepared for retirement, and only one third of Canadians actually have a plan in place to meet their retirement needs.

Those in their twenties or thirties have several decades for their savings to grow, but if you’re already in your forties or fifties, and don’t have a plan in place, you’ll need to save more aggressively to make up for lost time.

Here are a few tips to kick your retirement savings efforts into high gear this year: Maximize your savings. There are several financial tools available to help maximize your current savings.

Everything from Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) and GICs, to Mutual

Funds and stocks are all part of the assortment of products available today.

In addition to these options, consider opening a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) if you haven’t done so already. An RRSP is a retirement savings program, registered by the Canada Revenue Agency, which commonly allows your contributions to grow tax free as long as the funds remain in the plan. According to Statistics Canada, in 2012 just 23.7 per cent of Canadian tax filers contributed to an RRSP. One way to increase your RRSP is to determine whether other investments such as Canada Savings Bonds, Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GIC’s) and publically traded stocks and bonds, are eligible for transfer into RRSP in lieu of cash. You may need to check with a financial professional to determine whether it would be beneficial to transfer such assets, from both a retirement planning and a taxation

standpoint. For more information on RRSPs, visit the Canada Revenue Agency website.

Some employers offer corporatematching on RRSP contributions, which can add hundreds or even thousands of free dollars to your account every year. Take advantage of these matching contributions to build up your current savings. If finding more money to contribute is a problem, make a pledge to put your next pay increase directly into your plan.

Take Financial Inventory. Many people don’t know their net worth, or how much money they’ll need at retirement- some experts say at least 60-80 per cent of current income is necessary to maintain your current lifestyle after you stop working.

In order to determine how much you’ll need throughout your retirement years, start by reviewing your Canadian Pension Plan (CPP), RRSPs, savings accounts and assets. Once you

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Whether you need to temporarily tighten the budget or make a major life-altering decision like postponing retirement, talk it through and be prepared to compromise.

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Couples often start out with one game plan but then life deals an unexpected hand and goals change. Touch base periodically on how

you both feel about such major issues as family size, home ownership, career changes, financing post-secondary education for your kids (or yourselves), financial risk appetite, when and where you’ll retire, and taking care of elderly parents.

Update legal documents. Make sure your legal and financial documents are up to date and reflect your current wishes, including wills, financial and medical powers of attorney, life insurance policies, retirement accounts, investment funds and any other accounts where beneficiaries or people who control your health or finances are named.

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Check out the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)’s website for a list of possible retirement income sources that may be available to you.

Consider downsizing. Once your kids are all grown up and moved out, consider downsizing to a smaller, less expensive home.

This will allow you to invest some of your current home’s equity for retirement, as well as pay less for utilities, property taxes, home repairs and other expenses.

Delay retirement. In this day and age people typically live much longer than their parents so their retirement savings will need to last longer. By delaying retirement a few years or at least working part time, your savings can grow considerably before you need them. Plus, the longer you delay tapping into your Canada Pension Plan benefits, the larger your monthly payout.

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Do your teenagers know how to manage money? comes to money matters, young North Americans fall mid-range compared to their peers from ot­her countries.

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Administration has indicated the Town would be interested in exploring the project and will be bringing

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There is an active committee investigating the feasibility of the development of an Equine/ Agricultural/ Multi-purpose facility in the Hanna area. One of the locations being considered is the Nill land purchased by the Town (north of the Lodge).

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Administration has held some preliminary discussions with Prairie Land School Division (PLRD) representatives about the possibility of purchasing and constructing an outdoor fitness park at the JC Charyk School site.

Outdoor fitness equipment is very similar to the equipment one would find at a regular indoor fitness centre.

This equipment is becoming very common in a lot of municipalities and can be used by residents of all ages.

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