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Charlie Fielding and Florence Storch cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Hanna Lodge on Thursday, February 31.

Joining them are (left) Robert Blagen, Chairman, Acadia Foundation, George VanderBurg, Associate Minister of Seniors and (far right) Rick Strankman, MLA for Drumheller-Stettler.

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Grand opening of Hanna Lodge Bryan Passifiume

ECA Review reporter Dignitaries and residents alike gathered at the new Hanna Lodge on Thursday, January 31 to officially open the new senior’s housing facility.

Attendees were amazed at both the form and function of the new 60 room facility which replaced an older lodge that many described as well past its usable life. The first residents actually moved into the building in mid2012, but facility management decided to hold the official opening and ribbon cutting at a time better suited to accommodate both residents and dignitaries.

The grand opening was attended by government

representatives from local municipalities, the Special Areas administration and the provincial government.

“We can proudly say that we have a state of the art senior’s facility in Hanna.” said Charles Girard, Hanna town councillor and board member for the Acadia Foundation, the organization that sponsors, supports and manages seniors housing in the Special Areas.

The new Hanna Lodge is the third such facility recently constructed in the Special Areas, with Consort and Oyen officially celebrating the opening of their own lodges throughout 2012.

Girard told the nearly 300 attendees at the event that Hanna Lodge is an example of the evolving state of seniors’ housing

in Alberta, home to nearly half a million seniors. He credited cooperation across all levels of government with the establishment of the home, telling the Review that without this cooperation the home wouldn’t have been possible.

“The home is a product of a lot of hard work and integration of the different support systems,” Girard said, stating that construction of the home involved the coordination of the three Special Area boards, municipal governments and the Alberta Ministry of Seniors.

The value of the Lodge, according to Girard, is keeping seniors in the communities they helped establish.

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The Coronation Arena Board is examining fundraising options for a new ice surfacer for the arena, according to recreation director Barry Brigley.

In a report issued to council during their Monday, January 28 meeting, Brigley announced that the board is pursuing a matching grant from the provincial government to fund the purchase of the unit, which would cost around $100,000. The arena’s current resurfacer, a 20 year old Zamboni, is in need of repairs and is well past its operational life.

Mayor Dawna Elliott remarked that the Wellness Society suggested a partnership to raise funds for the new resurfacer by holding a series of 50/50 draws.

Pest inspector While Alberta may no longer hold claim to its title of being ‘rat free’, the Town of Coronation is doing all it can to ensure the furry vermin stay outside of their borders.

A letter from the Province of Alberta’s Rat Inspection and Investigation branch urged towns to take a proactive role in investigating, preventing and eliminating rat infestations by appointing an inspector to handle rat issues in the town.

Section six of the Alberta Agricultural Pests Act states that local municipalities must take “active measures” to prevent, control and destroy pests within its boundaries.

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School board consultations looking like a reality Bryan Passifiume

running consistent deficit budgets is not a sustainable situation for the school board.

A real picture of what the future holds won’t be known until after the provincial budget is released in early March. Many rural school boards are lobbying the Redford government for a more equitable funding formula, including the reintroduction of rural stabilization grants. The discontinuation of

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A long-promised series of community consultations is finally looking like a reality in Clearview School District.

While firm dates have yet to be announced the school board is “well on track” to ensure these meetings happen before the end of the school year, according to school board chair Ken Checkel.

We want to give “We hope to announce the dates people an idea of what their soon,” Checkel told the Review. “We have a school is going to look like number of potential dates that we’re next year. working with.”

A firm commitment - Ken Checkel, Chair to establishing districtClearview School Board wide consultations came in the wake of last year’s school closure controversy which saw the board entertain a these grants in 2013 will cost rural motion to consider closing Brownfield, Byemoor and Donalda school boards hundreds of thousands of dollars in provincial Schools. The motion was withfunding. drawn by the trustee who Regardless what news the propresented it after a vocal outcry vincial budget has for the school from both the affected communiboard, Checkel says that belts are ties and other trustees. The going to have to be tightened. controversy, however, did give the “No matter what happens at the school board a clear message: the provincial level, we’re still going to community wants a say in the have to make some cuts,” Checkel future of their schools. said.

The purpose of these consultaCheckel says that these consultations, according to Checkel, is to tions will give the board ideas on give the public a clear and frank where these cuts should be made. view of the board’s current situaThe school board received many tion, specifically aimed at future suggestions on how to streamline budgets. spending during last year’s school “Financial issues are the big closure delegations. Checkel is concern right now,” Checkel said, hoping that the community will stating that the current budget continue to offer insight on how to contains a deficit of nearly $1 mildeal with future spending lion. While this year’s deficit is decisions. being offset by cash reserves,

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“We want to give people an idea of what their school is going to look like next year,” Checkel said. “In some cases, certain schools are running balanced budgets -things might look good for them next year.”

Schools in less enviable positions, according to Checkel, might need to prepare for cuts.

Certain innovations currently underway in the school district could be applied to other schools.

An example, according to Checkel, is expanding four-day schooling in smaller feeder schools -- an innovation currently undertaken at Brownfield School. At that school, students spend only four days a week in the classroom instead of the standard five, albeit with extended hours. This presents a significant savings in transportation costs due to the earlier starts and later dismissals, allowing buses serving Coronation school to also service students from Brownfield. This consolidation of transportation, referred to as ‘double bussing’, eliminates the cost of dedicated buses to serve Brownfield.

In addition to money, the consultations will also provide parents and community members a better understanding on what goes on in the school district and update them on issues such as projected enrollment numbers, staffing and curriculum.

In the end, Checkel hopes that these consultations will create an effective two-way flow of communication between the school board and the community.

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Cont’d from Pg 1 “We pay a lot of lip service about keeping people in the rural areas but we don’t often put the dollars toward making that happen,” he said. “This lodge is an example of putting these dollars towards keeping people in the community.”

“Just because you’re in a rural community doesn’t mean you can’t have a facility that’s state of the art,” he added.

Lodge Manager Mary Nanninga agreed.

“A lot of our residents were neighbours in town or on their farms -- these are their friends and relatives,” she said. “They already had a community built before they arrived here. Our job is to facilitate a place where they’re happy and comfortable.”

Drumheller-Stettler MLA Rick Strankman told the Review that moving seniors to housing spots outside of their communities presents unnecessary hardships on both the resident and their families.

“This area is their home,” Strankman said. “It’s easier for family members to come and visit them. To move them hundreds of miles in some direction, it’s simply unacceptable.”

Strankman said Hanna Lodge is money well spent and is an investment not only in the community but to those who helped build Alberta.

“These people are the pioneers of our society,” he said. “For us to turn our backs on them is simply unacceptable. Not in a province like Alberta.”

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Solutions to Hardisty’s water woes lie north Bryan Passifiume

dispute between the Province and the town, with the most likely source being a decommissioned bulk fuel station that once existed close to the well’s current Hardisty’s best chance at finding a new location. water source lay north, according to the The report advised the town of two posadvice of local experts.

Hardisty town council received a delega- sible locations of a new water source: tion from Sonny Losness and Neal Larson underground aquifers located north and south of Hardisty. of Losness Drilling during their regular Larson and Losness were on hand to council meeting on Tuesday, January 22. advise the town of the benefits and drawThe delegation attended at the request of backs of the two Hardisty Council to potential well sites. seek advice Losness Drilling regarding the comOne of the biggest specializes in conmunity’s future struction of water water needs. concerns in the report was wells for industrial, During the residential and Tuesday, January 8 that you are currently on municipal clients. council meeting, a According to hydrology report an unconfined aquifer.

Larson, drilling drafted in the wake south of the town of a study of the - Sonny Losness presents specific town’s water supply Losness Drilling challenges crossing suggested seeking roads and a large alternate sources for number of existing the towns water. The pipelines. In addistudy revealed low tion, water samples from the area have levels of nitrates were in well samples, a revealed traces of arsenic in the water. potential health hazard.

Larson told council that the arsenic “The report’s given you two options,� said Neal Larson of Losness Drilling. “You levels were relatively low but public fears about a poisonous metal in their water can either go north of town or south.� supply makes the location undesirable.

The Town of Hardisty currently draws Current water treatment methods its municipal water supply from six groundwater wells located along 49 Street. employed by the Town of Hardisty are not capable of removing arsenic.

The hydrology report stated that nitrates Larson suggested that the best course of were present in samples drawn from a action for the town is to look north. well located at the north end of 49 Street While well sites north of town do not near the railway yard. The source of this contain arsenic, samples show a high contamination is currently a subject of

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amount of dissolved iron. While iron poses no health concerns, changes to the town’s water treatment system need to be made to remove the element from the water. High amounts of iron can stain bathroom fixtures and imparts an unpleasant taste to the water. Water contained in the northern aquifer contains approximately seven times as much iron as the current water source.

Removing iron is a simple matter of installing settling tanks -- oxygen or potassium introduced to the water oxidizes the iron and allows it to settle at the bottom of the tank. This, according to Losness, can be installed at the well site prior to pumping the water to the municipal treatment facility.

Another advantage of seeking water north of town is the relative impermeability of the aquifer. Hardisty’s current water table is hydraulically connected to Hardisty Lake, a popular fishing and boating attraction -- and a possible entry for contamination. “One of the biggest concerns in the report was that you are currently on an unconfined aquifer,� Losness said. “If there’s a spill, your water supply gets contaminated instantly.�

According to Losness, the groundwater source north of town is protected by a 150 foot layer of clay. “If you did have a spill there, you would have a lot longer window,� Losness added.

The aquifer in question is located approximately six kilometres north of Hardisty. The area was part of the Red Deer river basin during the most recent ice age, and as a result contains a great

deal of water -- according to Losness more than enough to satisfy Hardisty’s water needs for the foreseeable future.

Transporting the water from the proposed well sites could be the most costly part of the venture. Currently, the Villages of Alliance and Galahad transport their water across similar distances from wellhead to home -- council suggested that advice may be solicited from those two communities regarding the logistics of transporting their water over long distances.

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ECA Review Reporter The Consort RCMP detachment has released its call statistics for January 2013.

In total, the Consort RCMP responded to 143 calls for service within Special Area No. 4 in January, over twice as many calls than the month of December. The

majority of these calls were 86 provincial traffic violations, up from 17 in December.

Police responded to 11 traffic collisions, one report of impaired driving and one abandoned motor vehicle.

Police also issued three provincial liquor violations, one instance of possession of marijuana under 30 grams, two citations under the

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Paintearth Adult Learning celebrated Family Literacy Day Paintearth Community Adult Learning celebrated Family Literacy Day January 27 by asking you what your family does to encourage reading and writing.

We collected your responses and drew random names to win a Family Literacy gift bag.

Congratulations to the following Family Literacy Day gift bag winners: Halkirk: Sheldon, Erika and Megan Grice, Will and Crystal Oickle; Dakoda, Jack and Alexandria.

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These are the results of the Family Literacy Day contest! · 71 per cent of ballots received make cookies with their families and count how many there are. · 61 per cent of our families make up stories with the pictures from a book. · 86 per cent of families say they encourage their children to tell them about their drawings. · 93 per cent play games together as a family. · 59 per cent of families write shopping lists together.

Other comments added on the ballot forms were: Read! Read! Read!; play “I Spy” then try to spell the word of the object; visit the library and attend the Magic Carpet Ride and write in a journal and eat as a family.

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The Paintearth Community Adult Learning Tutor / Learner program is very active and matches over six student / learner pairs per year. Call Tricia today to apply and take part in the next tutor training session.

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The policy was originally tabled at the Monday, January 14 meeting due to the absence of councillors.

The policy, originally proposed by Mayor Dawna Elliott, makes filing councillor activity reports a condition of receiving compensation pay.

Councillor Stannard is currently on a leave of absence from his council obligations.

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ECA Review Submitted The grand opening of the multiplex certainly was grand. The multiplex has been in use for a year now but there are some finishing projects to go, like bleachers and kitchen but that hasn’t deterred hockey games.

On Thursday evening, the CFCW Critters took on our Rockets. We really won the night with an collection of $14,500 in the fundraising department. The score board showed that the Critters made more goals but they used rather unorthodox methods of scoring, for example, putting all of the Rockets in the penalty box and putting several pucks on the ice at once. It was all great fun and Alliance goes down in history as the little village that raised the most money in a Critters fundraiser.

I counted 40 sponsors and 27 who made donations to the draws and 23 players on the Rockets team. The count through the door was 281 but it felt like a much larger crowd.

Robert Borth came from Killam to be a part of the second opening of an arena in Alliance. He remembers the opening of the “Torgiedome� when he was about six years old in 1948.

Tamina Miller’s son, Keegan was the

guest player on the Critter team because he sold the most tickets, over 100. Keegan scored a goal against the Rockets, the team that his Dad and brother were playing on.

The Alliance fire department was called out Thurday night to a barn fire at Dale Jones’. I understand a few animals were lost.

The volunteer firemen meet on Wednesday night at the fire hall. New members are always welcome. There are nine volunteer fire fighters now. Council Sue Thomas tells me that they are working with emergency measures on planning strategies at the meetings.

The Women’s Institute meets on Wednesday afternoon. Mayor Muriel Fankhanel will speak to us and our guest will be Constituency Convenor, Janet Neihaus of Lougheed. Lougheed and Alliance are the only villages in the county to have WI branches.

Friends of the Battle River Railway meet on Monday night at Forestburg.

Alliance always has three or four representatives and that is maybe why the big April Gala will be held in Alliance.

The F.I.R.S.T. held the annual fundraiser in Heisler on Saturday.

There has been quite a herd of deer in town all winter. On Sunday one deer got

caught in a fence, we think, and broke two legs then managed to get into Wickstrom’s yard and die there.

Next Sunday, February 10, will be pancake breakfast at church since Shrove Tuesday is almost upon us and Easter to follow in 40 days. Spring can’t be too far away. The ground hog saw his shadow on Saturday .

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Charity is ‘About Giving Not Receiving’ Brenda Schimke

ECA Review Journalist There’s another disturbing issue that needs to be addressed based on Dr. Jonathan Love’s damming testimony at the Health Services Preferential Access Inquiry on January 18, 2013.

Under oath Love said that a doctor at the Helios clinic told him the private clinic was set up for U of C donors. “It was a reward for the philanthropic community of the University of Calgary to jump the long queues and get preferential treatment”.

In Canada a registered Canadian foundation, including the University of Calgary, are authorized by the Income Tax Act (ITA) to issue charitable tax receipts to donors for gifts received. Donors in turn are generally permitted by the ITA to claim a credit or deduction for each gift to reduce the amount of income tax they have to pay.

But not all donations qualify as gifts for tax purposes.

Donations need to be used primarily to meet the stated purpose of a foundation or Charities issue charity. For example, a church that rents its facility tax receipts to to outsiders for weddings or funerals cannot charge an individuals who are outsider an amount greater than what it charges its giving of their assets own members. The rule is clear -- no members or with no benefit in donors can receive personal benefits from belonging to return. or donating to a charity.

The purpose of the University of Calgary is education and research. Their donors cannot legally get a receipt if they are getting a benefit.

Jumping a one- to three -year medical queue involving cancer would certainly qualify as a benefit. The donor has not only jumped the screening queue but gets to start the process of treatment and surgery faster. Statistics show the quicker the cancer is caught and treated, the better the chances of survival.

The Harper Government, and rightfully so, has been stepping down on charities who inappropriately use their charitable status to flaunt the rules. Charities and their donors avoid paying taxes so it is incumbent on our Government and Revenue Canada to keep a good eye on blatant misdeeds.

Isn’t this case ironic. Those who avoid paying their fair share of taxes by donating actually get quicker access into the tax-funded health care system!

The Income Tax Act is clear -- charities issue tax receipts to individuals who are giving of their assets with no benefit in return.

If the donors to the University of Calgary have jumped the queue because of their financial donations, they have received an “infinitely priceless” benefit — life.

At the inquiry, testimony was also given that more serious patients in the queue had been pushed back because of the U of C donor-queue jumpers.

As Canadians we must ask ourselves, “am I comfortable with the financial worth of an individual trumping the critical health needs of those with smaller bank accounts?”

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The more things change . . .

Lois Perepelitz

ECA Review Columnist A few years ago I had the very interesting job of going through 100 years’ worth of the weekly newspapers of a small town. I picked out all the articles of interest and we put them together into a history book for the 100th anniversary of that newspaper.

It was a real eye opener in many ways.

Most of the time I was amazed at how far we have come in the last 100 years, and sometimes I was reminded of my Grandmother’s Perepelitz favourite saying of “the more things change the more they stay the same”. There were also times that I wondered if we had gone backwards.

Our legal system is one area that I wonder about. The

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connection to this crime. This would damage his reputation and possibly his career because you never know when that little bit of information could pop up and bite you. The hope is that ‘John’ cares about his reputation and career enough to not take a chance on damaging them.

I think the threat of losing a half years salary would be just as scary. A threat like that might even sink through to an alcohol soaked brain making it think twice about driving.

Okay, maybe a fine equaling six months wages is a bit on the extreme side; but I worry that we are going too far the other way. The punishments handed out today don’t seem to stop the criminals from repeating the crimes.

I bet those two men in 1920 never wanted to visit a “house of ill repute” again.

We have cost of living increases all the time. Maybe it is time to have a cost of crime increase.

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police do their best to get the criminals and it seems the legal system does its best to let them go.

It must be very frustrating for the police.

Punishment for crimes now seem to be pretty soft compared to the old days. For example, in 1920 the police raided a “house of ill repute” as they were called back in the day. This resulted in the four women being sent to jail and the two men involved were given fines of $250.

At first glance the $250 fine might seem like a slap on the wrist, but remember that this was 1920. In 1920 $250 could equal six months wages.

Think about it, one half of your yearly salary gone.

Do we have any fines that would equal six months wages now? I do not think so.

If we stick to this example we find that although a ‘John’ will still get a fine, the bigger punishment for him is the publication of his name in

Kevin Sorenson, M.P., Crowfoot On Monday, January 28, the House of Commons resumed sitting following the Christmas break.

My thanks to everyone who took the time and effort to share their opinions and suggestions with me at many events I attended and at our Crowfoot Constituency Satellite Office Days in Oyen, Hanna, Stettler and Strathmore.

One year ago, I was dispatched by our government to spend eight days in Japan.

I followed an agenda the Japanese

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I visited Japan’s Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation; met with the Co-Chair of Japan’s “Canada Committee”; and the President of the Japan Business Federation.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper had already toured Thailand, Japan and Korea in pursuit of increasing Canada’s business in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Our Premier will not risk upsetting the people that got her elected It would seem that our Premier has backed herself into a corner.

I watched her speech on CTV last week. She made it clear that she wasn’t about to make cutbacks that would hurt the poor and vulnerable.

However she did have a solution. She was going to have a conversation with influential Albertans. Brilliant! They will come up with the answers to her dilemma. I think she is a day late and a dollar short.

That conversation should have taken place before she produced the 2012 budget.

Schwenk They might have informed her that the Alberta government did not have a revenue problem, it had a spending problem.

Who ever put together last

Spring’s budget was dreaming in technicolor. She blames the price of bitumen for the budget short fall. The price was more or less the same then as it is now and the forecast price was projected to be in that ball park. So why were we presented with a fictional revenue projection?

Do you think it had something to do with an impending election? Not only did the premier present us with an unrealistic budget. She made additional promises of another six billion dollars during the election. With the help of 100,000 liberals that switched sides and the unions, surprise, surprise she won a large majority government. Now What?

She is not going to do the easy thing and raise taxes and she hasn’t indicated that she is going to do the smart thing and cut spending. So in her mind the most obvious thing to do is to have a conversation with

Albertans and discuss ideas.

I wonder in this conversation about ideas if someone might suggest that we don’t need to spend billions of dollars on carbon sequestration, we don’t need to spend 350 million on a new provincial museum right now, we don’t need to spend 275 million to

provincial public sector is costing the province. According to some statistics that I saw the other day the average public sector wage is about 26 per cent higher than the comparable private sector wage.

I maintain that there are far too many public sector workers in Alberta in the first place. Just maybe reducing the size and wage level of the civil She is not going to do service might help.

On a per capita basis I the easy thing and raise think Alberta has the most expensive public sector in taxes and she hasn’t Canada. Alberta has had a problem with a bloated and top heavy civil service for a indicated that she is going long time. In fact I think this has been at the root of to do the smart thing and the deficit problem for several years. The more the cut spending. government has centralized services the more power has accumulated in the renovate an old Federal building ivory towers. Bureaucrats are for plush new digs for MLA’s ingenious at figuring out how to right now. We could take a create jobs to hire more bureauserious look at how much the crats. The most obvious place for

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the government to reduce spending is to reduce the size of the provincial bureaucracy. I’ll bet that idea won’t come up in her conversations. If truth be known, the bureaucrats run the government not the politicians.

Allison Redford is conservative in name only. The PC party of Alberta is conservative in name only. They are both philosophically liberal. That is why they will not make the budget cuts that need to be made to get Alberta back on a sound financial base. You can be sure that our Premier will not risk upsetting the people that got her elected. So the hard decision that she will make will be to continue the deficit and borrow money to make up for the short fall. They will use the excuse that they didn’t see the revenue short fall coming. Give her time and Alberta will look like Ontario does now!

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MLA for Vermilion-Lloydminster now Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation Bryan Passifiume

said. “I’m eager to take on some of the challenges of the post.”

As the province begins a An unexpected cabinet period of fiscal frugality, shuffle has resulted in a Starke is local MLA netting a entering the cabinet post. cabinet at a Dr. Richard Starke, time of MLA for Vermilionincreased Lloydminster, is the scrutiny and new Minister of accounting Tourism, Parks and for every Recreation. Starke dollar spent. replaces CalgaryWhile not Currie MLA Christine recognized Cusanelli, a first-time Starke as a ‘core’ member of the provinportfolio in cial legislature who the government, Starke made headlines in 2012 feels that tourism plays an when she was forced to important role in the prorepay nearly $11,000 in meals, airfare and expenses vincial government.

He feels that in a time improperly charged to her where critics are chalcabinet office. lenging the province to Starke, who also is a rookie in the Legislature, is become less economically dependent on natural excited about his resources, enhancing and promotion.

“I’m really honoured,” he promoting Alberta’s vast

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tourist destinations is a responsible way to ensure Alberta’s future sustainability.

“We are blessed with natural beauty with an in-place infrastructure,” he said.

Playing host to many visitors to Alberta over the years, Starke enjoys taking his guests to parts of Alberta that might not be as well known as Jasper or Banff.

He mentioned that while Alberta’s mountains are indeed spectacular and popular destinations, hewould like to see an emphasis on equally spectacular but lesser-known tourism destinations such as the Badlands, HeadSmashed-In Buffalo Jump and the Frank Slide. He also wants a greater emphasis on enhancing Alberta’s already flour-

ishing hunting and fishing industries.

“These all represent huge opportunities for our province,” he said, stressing that he also plans to highlight tourism destinations within his own riding.

While Starke looks forward to his new post, he hasn’t forgotten about the mandate given to him by his constituents. “Job one will be my MLA duties,” he said.

“That is the job I was given back in April.”

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SPORT Shorts • Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “The Chicago Bears hired Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman, who once worked with Jay Cutler to prepare him for the draft.

He knew Cutler when Cutler was young and immature.

Now Cutler is no longer young.”

• Norman Chad of the Washington Post: “. . . when (Lance) Armstrong says emphatically, “Absolutely not,” you know there’s an 85 per cent chance that it’s actually “Absolutely.”

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “The NFL kicking off its Super Bowl Week with the Pro Bowl is like you kicking off your expensive gourmet meal with an appetizer of dog poo.”

• Brad Dickson again: “AJ McCarron’s girlfriend covered the Super Bowl for “Inside Edition.” Considering how many people go to “Inside Edition” for their Super Bowl news, they may as well have hired Manti Te’o’s girlfriend.”

• Another one from Dickson: “Rex Ryan was involved in a minor three-car accident after he ran a red light. The Jets organization is withholding comment until it can figure out how to make Tim Tebow the scapegoat.”

• R.J. Currie of sportsdeke. com: “Temperatures in Manitoba recently dipped to -44 C with wind chill.

It hasn’t felt that cold in Winnipeg since skip Jennifer Jones fired Cathy Overton-Clapham.”

• Currie again: “The women’s champion has been decided at the Australian Open. Victoria Azarenka beat Li Na eight syllables to two.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “So, golfer Tiger Woods is reportedly dating skier Lindsey Vonn?

Guess he just wants a looksee at a career that goes downhill on purpose.”

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Trades make Blue Jays a contender Bruce Penton

ECA Review Columnist Toronto Blue Jays definitely won the winter, but winning the spring, summer and fall will be a little tougher.

The perennial also-rans in the powerful American League East rode the strong horsetrading talents of general manager Alex Anthopoulos over the winter to remake the Jays into an instant contender.

When the dust had settled from a series of astonishing trades, a Penton Blue Jays fan takes one look at the roster and sees a pitching rotation that compares with the best in the Bigs: Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle from the Miami Marlins, knuckleballing sensation R.A. Dickey from the New York Mets (the reigning Cy Young Award winner in the National League) and holdovers Ricky Romero and Brandon Morrow. It’s an embarrassment of mound riches, something the Jays haven’t experienced since the glory days in the 1990s of Dave Stieb, Jimmy Key and Tom Henke.

Around the diamond, the Jays throw out returning sluggers Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, scrappy hitters like B.C. native Brett Lawrie and Colby Rasmus, dependable first baseman Adam Lind and veteran catcher J.P. Arencibia.

Oh, yeah: The flurry of trades Anthopoulos pulled off over the winter also netted a couple of other gems: Melky Cabrera, a free agent who would have won the NL batting title in 2012 had he not been suspended for 50 games for detection of advanced levels of testosterone in his body; and all-star shortstop Jose Reyes, who was the NL batting champion in 2011 before signing a mega deal free agent contract with Miami and came to the Jays as part of the trade that brought them Buehrle and Johnson.

Jays fans could hardly believe their good fortune, but the naysayers who

claim Toronto shouldn’t count its chickens before the 2013 pennant hatches just have to listen to Las Vegas oddsmakers, whose numbers legitimize the optimism bubbling around the Jays. Those Vegas brains have made the Jays No. 3 choice in the A.L, behind

only Los Angeles Angels (who, after signing slugger Josh Hamilton in the off-season, have the best Big Three in baseball alongside Albert Pujols and Mike Trout) and Detroit Tigers, the defending league champs.

Neither of those teams play in

the A.L. East, however, the division in which the Jays finished a poor fourth in 2012. If the season unfolds the way the powerful roster indicates it could,Anthopoulos will be the leading contender for GM of the Year.

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Increase in Canadian beef exports to Japan Cont’d from Pg 6 He secured the formal launch of free trade negotiations with Japan - the world’s third-largest economy.

It could increase our nation’s GDP between $3 and $9 billion. Canada’s bilateral trade last year with Japan amounted to almost $24 billion.

I was alone on this mission to Japan.

The Hon. Gerry Ritz, Canada’s Agriculture Minister and the Hon. Ed Fast, Canada’s International Trade Minister were already working closely with their Japanese counterparts and other officials and made sure I was ‘tooled up’ to try and pry the door open for Alberta beef exports.

You can imagine the countless times I used the words “Alberta beef” in my conversations with everyone I met.

I knew the stakes were high because Japan’s need for agriculture products meant that there will be a net benefit right here in our riding of Crowfoot.

The Hon. Gerry Ritz in question period that Japan has expanded access and is now accepting Canadian beef from animals under 30 months of age.

This is expected to double the value of Canadian exports by some $150 million annually.

This is great news as it takes us beyond Japan’s current beef imports of animals

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Jeff & Amy Holloway

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Anthony & Samantha Plett

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New incentives for environmental improvements in the livestock sector Agri-News The recent approval of the Residual Feed Intake (RFI) carbon offset protocol by the Government of Alberta has opened up a new opportunity for farmers to get paid for making environmental improvements.

The innovative practice highlighted in this new protocol reduces greenhouse gas emissions from beef cattle through advancements in genetic selection.

This makes it possible to increase the efficiency of feed used by cattle.

“Low RFI or efficient cattle have lower maintenance requirements and consume less feed for the same level of production such as growth, milk production or fat deposition,” says John Basarab, beef research scientist at Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s Lacombe Research Station.

“This improved efficiency of feed use translates into a carbon offset when compared with normal feeding practices.”

The first generation of cattle produced from animals with these genetic characteristics will be eligible to receive carbon offset credits of about 28 tonnes (T) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per 100 head of cattle.

This is like taking five or six cars off the road every year. The value would be close to $340 per 100 head, assuming agricultural carbon offset prices of about $12/T CO2e.

Extra benefits of reduced feed costs will also be gained.

Tests are currently being conducted at Olds College and Strathmore to identify the most feed efficient animals.

Buyers of offsets are companies regulated under Alberta’s Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (2007).

These companies can purchase carbon offsets in the Alberta Carbon Market as a way to meet their legal requirement to reduce annual greenhouse gas emission

intensities by 12 per cent. Agricultural carbon offsets are created from farm practice improvements that have a proven scientific basis for reduced greenhouse gas emissions, are above and beyond business as usual, and can be verified by independent third parties.

“Although carbon offset payments are not large at this time, they provide a way to gain extra income from management improvements that increase efficiencies of

production,” says Sheilah Nolan, climate change specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

“This also helps producers and livestock operators get familiar with types of verifiable farm records that are needed to prove the practice change happened.

These records are also likely to be needed to participate in other emerging environmental markets.”

Initiated by Alberta Agriculture and

Rural Development, funding for this Canada-Alberta cost-shared project was provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada though the Agricultural Flexibility Fund, as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.

More details about other agricultural offset opportunities are available on the Agriculture Carbon Offsets website (www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/cl11618).

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DRYLAND DRY LAND

Contact Numbers:

Graham - 403-575-4001 Kirk - 403-575-5654 Ian - 780-753-1515

CATTLE TRADING CORP. Veteran, Alberta

Kurt - 403-575-5388 Bob - 403-575-1108

Thurs, Feb 28

Sat, Mar 2

Sat, Mar 9

Thurs, Mar 14

Fri, Mar 15

Holloway Farms Hereford Bull & Heifer Sale + DCTC Bred Sale

Mappin Simmental Bull Sale

Place Your Bet Bull Sale

Charolais Power Bull Sale

East Central Hereford Bull Sale

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

Wed, Mar 20

Sat, Mar 23

Wed, Mar 27

Thurs, Apr 4

Sat, Apr 6

Wawedash Red Factor Charolais Bull Sale 1 p.m.

Anhorn Black Angus Bull Sale

East Country Limousin Bull Sale

Mud Butte/ Camden Farms Simmental Bull Sale

Maine Difference Bull Sale

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

for more sale info go to:

1 p.m.

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Thin cows and the part weather conditions play Agri-News There is a combination of factors challenging cattle producers this year.

December was considerably colder than normal, and this colder weather has prompted a heavier than usual hair coat on many cattle.

While cows appear to be in good condition, producers may find, with some hands-on evaluation or condition scoring, that many may actually be thin.

“Another reason that cows seem to be in poorer condition this year, is that forage quality is down,” says Barry Yaremcio, beef specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

“Protein levels in forage are down 20 to 25 per cent from a five-year average.

In many areas, most of the hay was cut later than usual due to weather problems and this has resulted in elevated fibre levels, resulting in less energy per pound in the hay.

“The result of this lower quality feed and colder than normal temperatures, cows are in less than optimum condition going into the calving season.”

Producers have a couple of options for bringing cows back into better

condition. Adding grain to feed rations is the first thing to consider.

Depending on how thin cows are, and how soon calving will start, it may be necessary to add five to seven pounds of grain a

day to the ration.

While there is a cost associated with adding grain, the problems that arise from cows going into the calving season in poor condition are greater.

Perennial Crop Insurance Deadline February 28, 2013

Turn to Less, Pg 13

PROTECTION FOR PERENNIAL CROPS Call your local AFSC District Office for a customized hay and pasture insurance estimate before the February 28, 2013 deadline.

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Pen 2 Yearling Bulls $100 Pen 3 Yearling Heifers (no fit) $100 Junior Entries $15/animal Prospect Steer & Heifer Show Steak Challenge 6 p.m.

Trade Show Table $50 Cattlemen’s Raffle $50 each E NTRIES &

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OLE

8th Annual

Family Day Sale

FARMS • 150 Red and Black coming 2 year old Bulls that have been grown out slowly, primarily on forage.

• Our bulls will not be as fat as you will find at other sales.

• They are deep bodied, easy fleshing bulls with lots of capacity.

February 18, 2013 1:00 p.m. at the farm at Athabasca, AB – Lunch at 11:30 a.m.

300 HEAD SELL

• They are bred to perform, yet have calving ease and possess strong maternal traits.

• 150 Elite Commercial Heifers bred to easy calving Angus Bulls for 45 days to start calving May 1st. 100% HOME RAISED. THE RIGHT KIND.

• These bulls and heifers have been produced in a high volume, low maintenance environment. Ole Farms is now the largest Purebred Angus operation in Alberta.

We run 1600 cows and do not have time for high maintenance cattle.

• Profitability is key in our breeding decisions.

Our goal is to make YOUR operation more profitable.

Mothers of Sale Bulls Grazing December 31, 2012

Kelly & Anna Olson: 780-675-4664 – Kelly Cell: 780-689-7822 Travis: 780-689-8324 – Graham: 780-675-0112

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Less colostrum Cont’d from Pg 12 Thin, weaker cows can experience calving problems and produce less colostrum that is lower in quality.

When calves don’t ingest enough good quality colostrum, calves are more susceptible to infections and diseases.

“Another thing that producers can do to help cows gain some of that weight back, is to bring them out of open range and provide adequate shelter and a good bedding pack,” says Yaremcio. “Reducing the amount of wind that they have to deal with and providing a good bedding pack can reduce the cows’ needed energy maintenance requirements up to 25 per cent.”

Producers who have left swaths for cows to graze over the winter need to keep an eye on snow depth. Cows can graze successfully on fairly deep snow, as long as the snow doesn’t get deeper than up to the cows’ eyes when they are grazing.

“While depth of snow can be a problem, a greater problem is the varying warmer and colder weather that has resulted in a considerable amount of crusting,” says Yaremcio.

“Producers need to get out and take a look at their cows and look for tell-tale trouble signs, such as cuts on noses, muzzles and sides of the head.

“These signs indicate that the cows are having a hard time getting through that ice crust and getting enough to eat. In this instance, it may be time to bring your cows home and start feeding them.”

Sheep & Goats Information Session presented by Megan Wakefield, DVM BSca

How to spot the Top 10 Diseases in Sheep and Goats

Thursday, February 21 FREE • 7 pm at Castor Legion Hall Win a Prize Package RSVP by February 13 to Carol Thomson at 403-882-3211 or by email at cthomson@countypaintearth.ca

KOPJAR SEED LTD. BOX 8 ROWLEY, AB. TOJ 2XO

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View Catalogue online at www.hereford.ca

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Norm, Joanne, Michael, Marc Parrent Box 111 Clyde, Alberta, T0G 0P0

Serving Central AB

403.318.4346

Phone: 1-780-348-5835 Fax: 1-780-348-5839 Norm Cell: 780-307.6586 Mike Grimmeyer: 780-307-3385 Tanga Herefords - Gary Seutter: 780-387-0626 3 miles East of Clyde on Hwy. 18 then 2.5 South on RR 244 ~ or ~ 5 Miles East of Hwy 2 on TWP Rd 594 then 1/2 mile South on RR 244

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Snowpack accumulations to date Agri-News Most areas of the province north of the Trans-Canada Highway have seen at least near normal snowpack accumulations to date, with parts of the central Peace Region seeing snowpacks this deep less than once in 6 to 12 years.

“Since the start of winter, on about November 1, most of the province has seen relatively mild temperatures with the long deep cold spells, that typically define winter for so many of us, being generally absent,” says Ralph Wright, agro-meteorological applications and modeling section head with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

“Several maps were recently posted to Alberta Agriculture’s website on the AgroClimatic Information Service (ACIS) page (http://agriculture.alberta.ca/ acis/), which show snowpack accumulations relative to long-term normal as of January 30, 2013.”

Snowpack highlights as of January 30, 2013: • for the most part, north of the Trans-Canada Highway, snowpacks are at least near normal • across much of the central parts of the Peace Region, snowpacks are well above normal, with

large areas seeing snowpacks this deep on average less than once in 6 to 12 years • across the Swan Hills and throughout parts of the Clear Hills, snowpacks are estimated to be near 1-in-50 year highs, and in places are upwards 1.5 meters deep (4 to 5 feet) 90-day average daily mean temperatures relative to long-term normal as of January 30: • most of the province has enjoyed a milder than average winter, notably absent of prolonged cold snaps that are all too typical of winters across most of Alberta • generally, the west-half of the province has seen the warmest temperatures, relative to normal, with many areas seeing mild conditions like this on average less than once in 6 to 12 years • over the past few months, temperatures have been extremely variable over very relatively short periods of time, as the battle between cold arctic air and warmer air masses rages.

This is not unusual and temperatures swings of 35°C over the course of a few days are not uncommon in Alberta’s meteorological record

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As days (daylight hours) get longer, these are some interesting daylight facts: • central Alberta, daylight increases at the greatest rate (3½-4 minutes a day, or about 30 minutes a week) starting in February, all the way through to the first week of May • in comparison, on January 7, daily increases in daylight are only in the order of about 2 minutes per day (14 minutes per week) • by June 1st, daylight increases are back down to about 2 minutes per day (14 minutes per week) • by the summer solstice on July 22, increase in daylight reaches 0, as this, of course, marks the point when daylight hours slowly start to decrease in the inexorable march towards winter Additional maps can be found on Alberta Agriculture’s website (www.agric.gov.ab.ca).

Near-real-time hourly station data can be viewed/downloaded as well. Note: Data has about a two hour lag and is displayed in MST (add one hour for daylight savings time).

ROUND BALE HAY AUCTION For: BARRY & JOANNE EREMENKO, Empress, AB (403) 379-3104

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013 AT 1:30 P.M. MST Location: (130 kms) 78 miles North of Medicine Hat, AB on Hwy. #41, immediately North of the Red Deer River, 2 miles West / OR 26 miles South of Oyen, AB on Hwy. #41, 2 miles West

476 - 2ND CUT ALFALFA 272 - 3RD CUT ALFALFA It is the buyers responsibility to inspect the hay to their satisfaction before buying. Sold by the bale. Price includes loading bales until Feb. 25, 2013.

Terms: Cash or Cheque w/Letter of Guarantee Check out our website for pictures & info at www.switzerauction.ca

SWITZER AUCTION (306) 773-4200 Bruce Switzer

Swift Current, Sk. Sk. Lic. 914494 Ab. Lic. 313086

Glenn Switzer

24th Annual

BULL POWER and Select Female Sale 1 pm – Friday Feb. 15, 2013 Olds Cow Palace, Olds, AB GUEST CONSIGNORS: Diamond T Cattle Co. (Angus), & Pearson Simmentals

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The AEF offers scholarships to active members who exemplify the objectives, vision and mission of the AEF. To apply for the AEF Educational Scholarship, please view the AEF Scholarship and Information Package available on the AEF website (www.albertaequestrian.com).

Application deadline is the last Friday in April each year. Applicants will be notified by August 1. Additional financial support from Capri Insurance has enabled the AEF to offer an increased number of scholarships to AEF members annually.

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Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib 29ga. Galvalume $.67 sq. ft. Colours $.82 sq. ft. 40 Year Warranty.

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LARGE round bale hay auction. 740 bales, 2nd and 3rd cut alfalfa, Monday Feb. 11 @ 1:30, Empress Alberta.

Web site: www.switzerauction.ca to get directions and view poster.

Contact Barry or Joanne Eremenko 403379-3104.

CARS & TRUCKS

Remote Car Starters Sales & Installation Call for prices and option details

G.P.L. Tractor Service Gordon Long 403-575-3863

PETS BORDER Collie/ Australian Shepherd cross pups for sale.

Good working parents, 6 weeks old with 1st shots. $200, phone 403-740-6030, Castor.

BUSINESS OPPT WELL established towing company in Drayton Valley. 6 trucks & roadside contracts.

Will sell as whole or individually. Training available. Unlimited earning potential. Must see! Phone 780-6211622.

WANTED -Someone to own & operate a Shoe Store in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Village At Pigeon Lakeâ&#x20AC;? Some financing available to right party. Email: Terry Myers at: myers2@ xplornet.com.

ESTABLISHED 1901 Historic Bed and Breakfast. Five guest rooms, turnkey operation. Includes 2 houses on large riverside lot in Minnedosa, Manitoba. $575,000.; www.tilsonplace.com; castlebb@ mymts.net. 204-8672830.

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GT Hydraulic & Bearing is currently looking for a

Full Time 3Rd Year Apprentice or Journeyman Ag or Heavy Duty Mechanic.

As well as a Full-Time Parts Person.

Experience in both Heavy Duty and AG is an asset.

GT offers many different incentives, health benefits and competitive wages. We have an advanced facility in a growing population.

Please apply via email admin@gthyd.com or fax 403-742-2490.

For more information about us please call 403-742-1707 or visit www.gthyd.com JOURNEYMAN HD mechanic required for oilfield construction company. Duties will include servicing, maintenance and overhaul of our equipment.

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PYRAMID Corporation is now hiring!

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HELP WANTED FARM help wanted.

Cattle, calving & farm machine experience.

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CHILD care workers needed. Drumheller.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Battle River Credit Union Ltd. Castor Branch

PART-TIME MSR/TELLER POSITION: - MSR/Teller REQUIREMENTS: Candidates for this position should possess: - Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills - Willingness to learn quickly - Working knowledge of computer applications - An aptitude to train and work in a fast paced, changing environment - Must be bondable Please submit resume to: Kevin Johnson, Branch Manager Battle River Credit Union Ltd. Box 60, 5002-50 Avenue Castor, AB T0C 0X0 Phone 403-882-3950 Fax 403-882-3555 PLEASE NOTE: Only those individuals invited for an interview will be contacted.

Deadline for applications: February 22, 2013.

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HELP WANTED PARTS Manager. GM dealership requires Automotive Parts Manager. Must be detail oriented with leadership and organizational skills. Requires inventory management skills with a focus on customer satisfaction.

Apply to: Alan Hunter, Hunter Motors Ltd., Athabasca. Fax 780675-3415 or email: admin@huntermotors. ca.

SPRUCE Point Park Association is seeing an individual for the position of: Park Manager (Seasonal May 1 - Sept. 15). The Spruce Point Park campground and marina facility is located on Lesser Slave Lake approximately 285 kms northwest of Edmonton, Alberta near the Hamlet of Kinuso.

We are now accepting applications for the position of Park Manager, for the period of May 1 to Sept. 15.

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BREKKAAS Vacuum & Tank Ltd. Wanted Class 1 & 3 Drivers, Super Heater Operators with all valid tickets. Top wages, excellent benefits.

Please forward resume to: Email: dv@brekkaas.com. Phone 780621-3953. Fax 780621-3959.

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We are currently recruiting for a Full Time Operations Support to join our team in Castor, AB. The successful candidate must have a valid drivers license - Class 1A and/or Class 3A, customer service skills and a flexible working schedule.

Interested applicants should fax their resume to (403)882-4286, email to don.sisson@cpsagu.ca or deliver in person to 5502-49 Ave Castor, AB T0C 0X0

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Tornado Hydrovacs, a division of Petrofield Industries is accepting resumes for:

Labourers, Industrial Painters, Sandblasters, and Welders (Journeyman or Apprentice). at our Manufacturing Facility located at 4102 44th ave, Stettler, AB. Willing to train if candidate has related basic skills or experience.

Our Company has an enthusiastic, fast paced working environment with advancement for motivated individuals, and an excellent benefit package. Please forward resume to hr@petrofield.com or Fax 403-742-5544

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Please send cover letter, resume, and three current work related references, by e-mail to lenore.etherington@plrd.ab.ca. Applications will also be accepted by mail or fax to: Lenore Etherington, H.R. Administrator Prairie Land Regional Division # 25 P.O. Box 670 Hanna, Alberta T0J 1P0 Fax: (403)854-2803 Competition will remain open until suitable candidates are found.

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Client Care Associate Hanna, AB Western Financial Group is a leading financial services organization with a focus on small-town Western Canada. We provide property, liability and life insurance as well as travel, banking and investment services to more than 500,000 customers through our 100+ and growing offices in western Canada. We look for employees who enjoy the benefits of small-town life, reside in our communities, believe in strong relationship-based service, and act with the values of the company.

About the Opportunity We are seeking a Client Care Associate to join our farm team. In this role, you will contribute to achieving the goals of your team by: Reviewing and processing changes to insurance policies ensuring they are done accurately and in a timely manner Maintaining client files to ensure they are current, accurate and within company guidelines Ensuring invoicing is entered correctly in the computer system Completing various tasks associated with our internal premium finance department About You Level 1 Insurance License a strong asset but not a requirement Farm experience an asset High energy, positive attitude and team player Ability to take direction, but act with initiative and self-motivate to meet deadlines and responsibilities We Offer Western Financial Group offers a competitive salary, group benefits plan 100% paid by the company, minimum 3 weeks vacation, personal days, education and training opportunities, employer matched RSP program and more!

How to Apply Visit our website at www.westernfinancialgroup.ca and submit your resume to be considered for this amazing opportunity with a leading company.

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McMan Youth, Family & Community Services Association www.mcman.ca is a nonprofit organization that provides programs and resources to support and encourage individuals and families to achieve their full potential as members of their community.

At this time, McMan in Central Region is seeking a:

Full Time Family Intervention Worker for our Family Development Program in Stettler.

Duties include but will not be limited to: supervising family visits; ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children in care; coaching/mentoring parents; life skills training; linking families with community services; family support and advocacy; driving clients to and from designated locations. This position works a flexible schedule of days evenings and weekends.

The ideal candidate will have a Degree/Diploma in Human Services; will be committed to provide common sense, understandable and useful parenting skills; knowledge of parent/child relationships and family dynamics, and have the ability to model appropriate parenting skills. Consideration will be given to those with related education and experiences.

Wage Range: $20.67/hr to $23.44/hr, plus a comprehensive benefits package.

RS Line Contr. Co. Ltd. is looking to hire an experienced office administrator for the duration of the transmission construction project currently underway in the Hardisty area.

The successful candidate must be well organized, catch on quickly with limited instruction, able to multi-task and take direction from the Project Manager and Foremen. Possess at minimum, knowledge of office functions, including intermediate experience with Excel and Microsoft word.

Superior communication skills are also required as there will be daily communication with Administrators at other project locations, as well as Head Office in Edmonton. The candidate must also be accepting of a flexible work schedule being prepared to work extended hours daily and must be available on weekends as required.

Typically the shift will be Monday through Friday with 8 hours worked/day as a minimum.

The position will pay $20-22/hr to start based on skill set and experience. Overtime rates will apply.

Some of the responsibilities will include: • data entry on spreadsheets to assist payroll • organizing all documents control for Project Managers and Foremen • Completing first calls • Collect progress reports for billing purposes • Assist with Quality documents • booking hotel accommodations for employees.

As well, there may be times when running parts and communications to the foremen in the field, might be required. (Must also have valid driver’s licence).

If you are interested in joining our team at McMan, please forward your resume to: McMan Central Region Unit 121, 4804 - 50 Street Innisfail, AB T4G 1C2 Email: tammy.howard@mcman.ca Fax: 403-227-5541 Please Quote Competition No: STLR-FIW-437 Competition will remain open until a successful candidate is found.

We thank all that apply, but only successful candidates will be contacted.

McMan is Committed to the Principles of Employment Equity.

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