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Several sightings of raccoons in east central Alberta. This particular raccoon was starved and found crawling up a grain bin ladder in search of food near Spondin, Ab. on January 1, 2014. Raccoons are mostly considered a pest and can cause a great deal of damage and also become very aggressive as they scavenge for food.

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INDEX

Rural water issues .................... 2 Obituary ................................... 3 Opinion.................................... 4 Prairie View .............................. 4 Legislature ............................... 5 Letters ...................................... 5 Sports....................................... 6 Real Estate/Homes ................... 6 Professional Directory .............. 6 Agriculture ............................... 7 Classifieds/Careers ...............8 - 9

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Rural water issues addressed in Closer to Home Katie Davis News Reporter

Hanna’s Henry Kroeger Regional Water Services plant was included in the video series with “And The Work Goes On” and received the benefits of various workshops and training sessions.

The plant’s Public Operations Manager Garth Carl featured prominently in the video and

and essentially we went through the daily routines of what an operator does, all broken down into When it comes to water and sections,” said Carl. “Then the wastewater operations, rural writers took material from the Alberta finds itself in a unique datum workshops and started proposition: resources require difducing these educational ferent management capacities, programs.” In addition to webinars skills are distributed across vast for administration and municipal distances and needs are managers, the initiative more nuanced than included monthly educathose of urban centres. tional sessions and the The Rural Alberta production of a sharable Development Fund video series. The video for (RADF) addressed these Hanna focused on the susdistinct needs with an tainability and retention of online web video series skilled operators for rural and training platform communities. known as the Closer to “In the past we’ve had Home (C2H) initiative, a numerous operators who project which spanned come, spend a year or two the province of Alberta getting educated and and addressed training training only to move on. and retention of qualiThey’re not interested in fied water and staying in small town wastewater operators.

Alberta,” he said. “Our Communities involved focus was on retaining local included Olds, Pideon Certified Operator Jenna Fischbuch examines a sample at people and training them so Lake, Marwayne, that’s kind of the road we the Henry Kroeger Regional Water Services Plant in Hanna, went down.” To avoid losing Kitscoty, Dewberry, Alberta in the And the Work Goes On video.

Cochrane and Hanna, vast stores of knowledge as ECA Review/YouTube seasoned operators retire, with a complimentary video series entitled these initiatives took a Getting Water Wise Alberta worked with the C2H team to closer to home perspective on (GWWA) addressing the distincaddress concerns for their area. training opportunities to pass on tive features and requirements of “We were approached about expertise to new generations. Carl each area. doing the series by the Closer to notes that initial successes The initiative recently found Home group that has been working included a pilot project that completion in December of 2013 throughout Alberta on a number trained a local just after grade 12, after just over two years of work, of water and wastewater initiatives who has remained on staff since in which the RADF infused $2.4 specially focused on rural 2006. The video highlights the sucmillion into the project with other Alberta,” Carl said. “A big chunk cesses of the Hanna plant in their contributions drawing a total [of the investment contributions] retention efforts, which Carl said is investment of $3.25 million. went to redevelopment of some of to be included on a DVD that will Objectives of the project included the training courses for water and be distributed to rural water and building competency in rural wastewater.” wastewater plants and stakewater systems operations, Carl said the initiative provided holders for informational addressing concerns surrounding a different approach to accumupurposes. The videos are also on generational turnover of skilled lating and distributing learning the OurAlbertaWater YouTube wastewater and water operations material that was novel for the channel. personnel and the sharing of area.

“I believe that anybody that has knowledge between rural “We had a number of workshops the option to watch these videos communities. where senior operators gathered will gain a lot of knowledge from

Paintearth Adult Learning has a new course list Perhaps you made a New Year’s Resolution to learn something new this year. Do you want to upgrade your work skills? Maybe you want to learn a new hobby.

Paintearth Adult Learning has a new course list that takes us through to the end of June.

There are more than 30 courses to choose from in the Workplace, Self and Family and General Interest categories. The new brochures will be in mailboxes mid-January and course details are available on the www. paintearthlearning.ca website.

It is not too late to register for this Once in a Lifetime GED Preparation Course! The classes will run Monday to Friday, February 10 - April 7 from 9 a.m. - noon at the Paintearth Adult Learning Castor Office. Students that qualify for this fully funded GED Prep course will have the opportunity to write the GED exam that: · Is recognized by employers · May be a pre-requisite for further training Family Literacy Day is

January 27. What do you do to promote Literacy in your home? Do you involve your children in shopping, playing board games or reading the newspaper? Paintearth Adult Learning is excited to celebrate Family Literacy Day with a contest and gift bags. Stay tuned for contest details.

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them and perhaps some ideas of their own,” Carl notes.

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Building Alberta signs cause stir Katie Davis News Reporter The cost of the Alberta Government’s roadside “Building Alberta” signs was brought to light in news releases from the Canadian Taxpayers Association (CTF) and the Wildrose Opposition on Thursday, January 2.

In documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests by the CTF it was noted that over $1.04 million was spent on 293 signs. With costs averaging $3,560.35 per sign, the CTF media release noted that this was a 377 per cent increase over 2012 costs ($219,000) and a 3,027 per cent increase over 2011 costs ($33,000).

“The cost of these signs is clearly wasteful, especially when you consider the fact that the government is borrowing money to buy them,” said CTF Alberta Director Derek Fildebrandt. “These signs are not innocent, bureaucratic bulletins.

They are partisan propaganda with Premier Redford’s name emblazoned across them.”

Wildrose responded with similar sentiment to the information, with Finance Critic Rob Anderson calling the signage costs “disgraceful” and an overt promotion of the Premier and PC party.

“This was never about informing Albertans about anything meaningful. It was about boosting the Premier’s image at taxpayers expense,” Anderson said. “The Premier needs to apologize for this partisan use of tax dollars, immediately cancel this politically motivated campaign and order her party to pay back the money.”

The Wildrose press release also recalled an email obtained that was sent by Darren Cunningham, a senior official in the Premier’s Office on September 4, 2013, which stated that signs should be present at every area affected by the flooding to convey to the public that the Government was rebuilding.

“I don’t care if an(sic) [Request for Proposal] is ready or not we need a very visible commitment that the government is rebuilding,” Cunningham wrote in the email. “The signs are designed we just

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need to push these out over the next seven partly due to an influx in disaster-related days to two weeks.” reconstruction from the spring flooding In a phone interview on January 3, and the calculation of the overall cost of Christine Way, Press Secretary to the creation and construction of signage, Minister of Transportation Wayne including costs to put them up around the Drysdale said the signs were informaprovince. Way noted that a tender process tional in nature and a way to was carried out for the project. communicate construction and rebuilding “We look at the overall bottom line and efforts, such as areas affected by the go with the bidder that provides the best flooding in June. overall value for taxpayers dollars,” Way “These signs are about ensuring that said. “2013 saw increase in total amount Albertans know how their tax dollars are spent on signs because there were quite a being spent by the Government,” Way number of recovery projects with the said. “It’s been Alberta’s practice for many disaster in June, 56 transportation related years [to erect signs] and it is the practice recovery projects [including] repairing in most other provinces to post infrastruc- roads and bridges. That’s where the ture signage at various constructions increase can be attributed.” sites, road repairs, schools and health care facilities to show citizens how tax dollars are working to build communities.”

Tues., Jan 14 • Castor Community Hall • 7 pm She says the reason for the increase in money spent was informed

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Funeral held at Brownfield Baptist Church David Peter Anderson Dave is also survived passed away December 1, by from his first mar2013 near his riage, wife home at Irene Tripp; Brownfield at the daughter age of 83 years.

Daphne He was born Langville and August 12, 1930 her two chilat Kelliher, SK. dren David is surCassandra and vived by his Jennifer; children; son Murray and Daren (Roxy) Linda’s chilAnderson; dren Anderson daughter Kim Christopher, (Aaron) Cole; Andrea and granddaughter Miranda Anderson and Shauna-lee (Wayne) their children and famiThomas and great grand- lies; as well as numerous children Katelyn, Cloe, nieces, nephews and Trinity and Cole; other family. grandson Derek (Robin) He was preCole; sister Angela (Roy) deceased by McCune; sisters-in-law wife Rita; son Carol (Joe) Watt and Murray Alma Anderson.

(Linda);

brother Bert; sister Georgena (Bernie) Brennan.

Funeral services were held at Brownfield Baptist Church on December 10, 2013 with Rev. Dean Eisner officiating.

Tributes were given by Aaron Cole and Shauna-lee Thomas and Faye Webber presented her gift of music.

Family and friends gathered for a time of fellowship in the Church Hall with a luncheon by the Brownfield Community.

Cremation has taken

place and the interment will take place in Fairfield Cemetery at a later date. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.parkviewfuneralchapels.com Memorial donations may be made to the Mustard Seed Ministry, c/o Box 186, Castor, AB T0C 0X0.

Parkview Funeral Chapels & Crematorium/ Stettler Funeral Home entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements. For further information please call 403-882-3141 or 403-742-3422

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ECA Review Journalist Indulge! Enjoy! Consume! Those are the key pillars of Canadian culture. It’s a good life, but it’s a costly life.

It costs not only our environment but also our very health. The gravest health issues facing most Canadians are directly related to our overindulgence.

Obesity rates are skyrocketing and this directly leads to increased diabetes and heart problems.

Smoking often causes emphysema and lung cancer.

Alcohol and drug use are related to domestic abuse, violent crime, automobile accidents, unwanted pregnancies, HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases and fetal damage.

Stress causes heart disease, hypertension, depression and affects our immune system.

The rise in cancer, even among the very young, can’t be explained away without thinking about our diet of processed foods and sugared pops; the toxic chemicals drifting out of everything from toys to sofas or the polluted air we breathe.

Simply put: we eat too much, smoke and do drugs too much, drink too much, work too much or laze Pretending income around too much sleep around taxes are mutually exclusive and with too many people. from our chosen lifestyle is Yet many of us good for politicians to get complain about the wasteful use of tax re-elected and sustain their dollars without considering that gold-plated pensions, but the single largest budget item for it’s a lie. governments is health care costs.

We don’t want to accept that our rights to freedom costs society a whack of tax dollars.

The simple act of getting a free flu shot would have saved the province millions of dollars. Instead the choice of 79 per cent of the population and 50 per cent of health care workers not to get a flu shot has overtaxed our hospitals with HINI flu victims and has resulted in the cancellation of many elective surgeries.

A small example but a powerful example. For every individual’s lifestyle choices, whether it’s eating a consistent diet of junk food, stressing ourselves out to gain riches, choosing a high-risk lifestyle or drinking and driving, the fact remains each one of those decisions have a negative impact on our health or the health of others.

We’d be well advised this new year to consider there are many changes we can make as individuals to our own lifestyle that would significantly improve our health and collectively reduce the number one call on tax dollars health care!

Or we accept higher taxes as the ultimate consequence of our personal choice to continue what many believe is our right to an unimpeded life of self-indulgence, consumption and personal enjoyment.

Pretending income taxes are mutually exclusive from our chosen lifestyle is good for politicians to get re-elected and sustain their gold-plated pensions, but it’s a lie. Taxes cannot be separated from lifestyle choices, they go hand in hand.

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Making the Church more relevant

by Herman Schwenk This column is going to be on a topic some of you may consider controversial or it may make you feel uncomfortable. It is a topic however that perhaps we should spend more time thinking about.

On New Year’s day after watching the National News on the CTV news channel at 9 p.m. I switched on the Sun News channel. They were broadcasting a documentary about Pope Francis.

I found the documentary very interesting and informative.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires in 1936. He was ordained a priest in 1969 and became a bishop in 1992. He became an Archbishop in 1998 and was created a Cardinal in 2001 by Pope John II. He is noted for his humility and concern for the poor.

Since becoming the Pope he has resided in a guesthouse instead of the papal apartments.

Ever since he became a priest he has lead a very simple life. As a priest and when he became a Bishop he used public transportation rather than a car or a more luxurious mode of transportation. While in Buenos Aires he lived in a small dwelling and cooked for himself rather than the more upscale facilities provided by the Church.

Pope Francis will be a much different pope than his predecessors.

I think his goal is to make the church and perhaps all of Christianity more relevant to ordinary people by example. In the short time he has been Pope he has demonstrated a unique ability to communicate with ordinary people. He does not put himself or the church above his parishioners.

He tries to follow very closely the

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teachings and example of Jesus He was conceived without the Christ. I think he intuitively assistance of a man in a way no understands that the other person has ever Catholic Church and perbeen conceived. That haps most Christian makes Him God in the churches are not conbody of a man. How else necting with ordinary could he have perpeople. formed the numerous Somehow I believe that miracles that are many people do not believe recorded in the Bible? I that there really is a God. would recommend that To people who do not anyone who has doubts attend church or rarely about what took place attend church the idea of just read at least one of Schwenk God as the creator of every the four gospels in the thing is an abstract conBible. They were not cept. It is something that seems so made up any more than the hisvague you just can’t get your head tory of the Egyptian Pharaoh’s was around it. made up. Those histories took Questions that arise in ones place in the same time frame. head and have in mine are: Where Jesus main message was peace, love and concern for those unable to help themselves.

Pope Francis preaches a simi believe his objective ilar message. I believe his objective is to make Christian religion relevant to is to make Christian ordinary people again. There has been a drastic decrease religion relevant to in church attendance in the last three or four generaordinary people again. tions. Churches are closing and donations to churches are down. Each successive generation is less able to conis God? What is God? Where and nect with the relevance of religion. what is heaven? Where and what is God gave everyone a will and a hell? Is any of this real? Many of soul, the difference between people the answers are in the Bible. and animals, but to people without I suspect that people that do not an understanding of what that attend church think the Bible is means it has no significance. I am mostly fiction. In fact, the Bible is a of the opinion that that is the historical document. Some of the reason for the moral decay in our beginning of the book of Geneses society. In my opinion political corcould have been based on an rectness, gay marriage, abortion authors vision of how the world and the horrible social problems in began. The rest of the book is what large urban centers, etc; are all happened. For Christianity what is signs of a society in decay. Can relevant is the New Testament.

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The difference between Property and Property Rights

by Rick Strankman, kick off is none of the government’s MLA Drumheller-Stettler business.”

My friend, Barry, is crusty. He can be so Barry is right. If I own a quarter-section blunt that he offends people. of ground and have title to it it’s Even so, I like him. I know that my property. I have the right to underneath that hard exterior he sell it, rent it, give it away or is good-humoured and grow canola on it instead of well-intended. grass. These are my property Nearly two years ago I became rights. So is the fact that I can an MLA. Barry and I are still tell a hunter, trespasser and anyfriends but sometimes, when he body else to get off my land. goes off on an anti-politician If the legislature in Edmonton rant, I say, “Ouch!” Usually I say decides to pass a law saying that nothing, because I often agree the government can approve, iniwith him. tiate or restrict what occurs on Strankman Barry’s two favourite things to my land, without first obtaining talk about are politicians and my permission and then denies property rights. me the statutory right to go to court if I “Property and property rights ain’t the disagree with what it’s doing, my property same thing,” he always says. “People don’t rights will be violated. Just because the know that. Property is bank accounts, legislature passes a law saying that the cars, houses and land. Property rights are government can trample my property what the government will let you do with rights doesn’t mean they’re not being ‘em. If my land is mine, who I allow on or trampled. Just because something is legal

doesn’t make it right.

Nowadays, property rights in Alberta and elsewhere in Canada don’t get trampled when governments forcibly take away land titles or seize our property. Property rights get trampled when politicians pass laws that give them control over what we can and cannot do on our own private property. Usually the political party that does this kind of thing has some excuse.

They claim to act in the public interest or insist that they are streamlining the economic development process.

Up until a few years ago,Alberta’s track record on property rights was a thing of beauty. This rich tradition took root in the 1880’s and flourished for more than a 100 years, enabling our province to bring economic shelter and life to Canada. Alberta’s modern PC government, with more faith in bureaucratic planning than in the creativity of individual Albertans, took an axe to this tradition through Land Bills 19, 24 and 36. Since the last provincial election

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New Year’s resolutions for Redford

by Derek Fildebrandt; Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation On New Year’s Eve billions of people made billions of champagne fueled promises to themselves for self-improvement in 2014. Some promise-makers might not remember what they told themselves when they woke up on the first of January and many more will let it slip from their minds by February.

But governments and politicians are also in the business of promise making.

While they might not always (or often) keep their promises to you, perhaps they will be more likely to keep promises to themselves. Here is some unsolicited advice for what Premier Alison Redford should consider for her belated New Years resolution.

A balanced budget by 2015

The Premier made a solemn promise during the 2012 election to balance the budget by the end of fiscal year 2013-14.

Unless a multi-billion dollar mattress descends from the heavens before March 31 she will have failed to keep this promise to Albertans. Not even close actually.

About half of us resolve to lose weight in the New Year and so Premier Redford should resolve to cut the fat from Alberta’s budget to balance it by the end of the next fiscal year, 2014-15.

Repay the debt

Balancing the budget is really just not gaining any more weight. Actually losing weight is paying down the debt. The last

budget laid out a blueprint for Alberta to take on $17 billion in debt by the end of fiscal year 2015-16.

The province had long given up on Ralph Klein’s diet but Premier Redford should put the government on a long-term diet and pay back the money borrowed over the past few years.

Stand by Bill 46

The Premier found religion mid-term on the need to get government employee costs under control. Last year, the average coregovernment employee cost taxpayers $102,000 and had received an average 17 per cent raise over the last five years. The case was pretty clear for the need to put on the brakes until the private sector could catch up and the budget was balanced.

Predictably, union bosses denied this was a problem and refused to strike a reasonable deal. Premier Redford responded with Bill 46, which legislates a deal if the Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE) refuses to sign one.

If she has any hope at all of meeting her first (CTF recommended) New Year’s resolution she needs to stick to her guns on this. In negotiations, the premier of Alberta is supposed to represent its taxpayers to its employees. Not caving in and taking the easy route should be her next resolution.

Pensions

By the government’s own estimates, the province will be on the hook for nearly $11 billion in unfunded pension liabilities by the end of this fiscal year. To the Premier’s

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A lot of bogus information Dear Editor, On September 27, 2013 a number of shingles appeared on my right leg.

On September 30, 2013 a doctor prescribed an eight day supply of Blue Pills: Valacyclovir 500mg, two pills taken three times per day.

Professional medics state that shingles form along nerve lines in various locations on the human body.

The first two or three weeks the itch was nearly unbearable, even with topical applied treatment. As the itch diminished the pain intensified. I had no appetite and forced myself to eat.

I believe there is a type of neuroses that accompanied my shingles. At times my head would feel hazy, periodically my balance would fail. In the blink of an eye, there was no feeling in my right leg and the leg folded (as my right leg is where the

shingles were clustered).

I needed a crutch for balance to enable me to walk. When stepping down stairs a bit of phobia was present at times: fear of falling or my right leg folding.

I lost two months of my life merely existing, able to do only menial chores.

There was very little publicity about shingles immunization before I developed the affliction but a lot of warning after my shingles appeared.

There was also a lot of free-flowing bogus information. Example: 1. If you had Chickenpox you can’t be immunized, or 2.

If you had shingles you cannot be immunized, etc.

Avoid this water cooler crowd gossip.

Consult competent health care professionals.

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credit, her government has woken up to the fact that many of the province’s pension plans are broke and will require massive taxpayer bailouts in coming years if they are not put on a more sound footing.

The government wrapped up its consultations on government employee pension plan reform on December 31 and there will be tremendous pressure on the Premier and her caucus to cave-in to government employee unions and either bail them out, or punt the problem further down the road.

She should resolve to see this issue through to an end and to close the unfunded liabilities in a way that is both sustainable and fair to taxpayers.

Lockup

For the first time in 20 years Alberta’s Finance Minister (Doug Horner) refused to allow the CTF into the stakeholder budget lockup. It was a petty attempt to silence criticism, but resulted in a massive backlash against the government.

Fortunately, Premier Redford personally overturned Horner’s decision and invited the CTF to resume its normal role of scrutinizing the budget.

The Premier should avoid the whole nasty business in advance this year and issue an open invitation to all groups be they left, right, friendly and unfriendly to participate in the entire budget process.

Good luck to all those who made resolutions. May 2014 be the year where Alberta’s fiscal house gets turned around.

these three have been joined by Bill 2, the legislative package that University of Calgary law professor Shaun Fluker referred to as “a colossal gaffe by the Alberta government” because it deliberately retracts rights from landowners.

Next week, in part two of this four-part series, I’ll look at the practical effect some of the Alberta government’s Land Bills are intended to have on individuals and businesses.

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Perks and bonuses at the top Dear Editor; The recent announcement eliminating door-to-door delivery for urban residents and the massive postal rate increases by Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra repeatedly pointed out it was a recommendation by the Conference Board of Canada, a private research organization of which Chopra is a member.

Chopra claims 66 per cent of Canadians currently get mail at community mailboxes, when in reality only 25 per cent do; 33 per cent get door-to-door; 25 per cent by apartment lobby mail boxes; 12 per cent general delivery and 5 per cent at rural mail boxes according to a 2012 Canada Post report.

When questioned by MP’s at a special emergency meeting of the Transport Committee as to how the elderly will be especially hard hit by the loss of home delivery, Chopra had the audacity to state that seniors have told the Corporation they want more exercise and fresh air offered by community mailboxes.

Chopra was placed as CEO of Canada Post by Stephen Harper and draws a salary of between $440,900 and $518,600 with a ‘guesstimated’ bonus of 33 per cent.

Apart from Chopra there are 22 presidents and vice-presidents, each with their mouths wide open waiting for bloated handouts.

This small group of top management account for $10 million in salaries alone – not to mention their perks and bonuses.

Many of the 22, along with Chopra, were placed by Harper as a favour to his Conservative buddies who failed to get into their ridings. Nepotism is alive and flourishing under the Harper government.

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• A reader of Scott Ostler’s column in the San Francisco Chronicle says baseball should reconsider the playing of ‘God Bless America.’

Said Ostler: “Good point. If the Blue Jays are playing, aren’t we asking God to take sides?”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “Five NBA games aired on TV over 12.5 hours on Christmas Day. The highlight was when a team of elves defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 85-83.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: ”On Christmas Eve, TSN presented the top 100 bloopers of 2013. But enough about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.”

• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe. com: “If it is better to give than receive, then this year the Detroit Lions are the best team in the NFL.”

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McDavid hockey’s next ‘kidd’ phenom

by Bruce Penton If you believe the hype— and this column, in essence, is more of it — Connor McDavid is going to be hockey’s most famous name in about the time it would take Sidney Crosby to make one rinklength dash.

Sid the Kid? Sorry, but he’s so 2010. Connor McDavid is the new Kid. The Real Kid. He’s only 16, so the National Hockey League Penton can’t draft him this summer. He has to wait until the summer of 2015 before finding out what sad-sack team will have the honour of having McDavid lead them to hockey’s promised land. And a few Stanley Cups, of course, just like Bobby Orr did with the Boston Bruins, like Wayne Gretzky did for the Edmonton Oilers and what Sid the What’shisname did for Pittsburgh Penguins.

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Detroit Lions season-ticket holders received useless playoff tickets in the mail less than 24 hours after their team was eliminated from postseason play. Unless Justin Bieber retracts his vow to quit singing, it doesn’t get much more cruel than that.”

• Rick Reilly of espn. com: (Peyton) Manning’s 55 passing TDs record might last longer than landfill Styrofoam.”

• Bob Molinaro of hamptonroads.com, Hampton, Va.: “It’s hard to make the case that we’re evolving as a species when more than 100,000 pay to sit in frigid Michigan Stadium for a hockey game. Who told the approximately 80,000 who couldn’t see the puck what happened?”

• Headline at Fark. com: “Chicago Bears give the rest of the NFC North a late Christmas present, re-sign Jay Cutler to a seven-year contract.”

• Randy Turner of the Winnipeg Free Press on Twitter: “I’m not saying Peyton Manning is having a good season, but I think the Broncos just released their punter.”

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Canadian hockey fans had probably heard a little of the McDavid hype prior to the World Junior championship, but while he didn’t dominate as Gretzky did at the worlds when he was 16, McDavid was still one of Canada’s top forwards — at age 16! — and the phenom hype moved to a new level.

Afforded ‘exceptional’ status and allowed to play in the Ontario Hockey League last year at the age of 15, McDavid racked up 25 goals and 66 points.

Now 16, an age at which most junior players are lucky to get two shifts a period, he is among the scoring leaders in the OHL, sitting among the top 10 scorers and sparking his team, the Erie Otters, to a runaway lead in the standings.

McDavid’s management team has hired former NHLer Dave Gagner

(father of the Oilers’ Sam) to help with the Newmarket, Ont., player’s development. “Working with Connor is like working with Pat (Kane) in that you don’t really teach them anything, not with their skill sets,” Gagner told Sportsnet Magazine.

McDavid is 10 years Crosby’s junior, so when the younger phenom hits the league at 18, Sid the Old Guy will be 28 — in the prime, or perhaps starting on the downside, of his exceptional career.

McDavid will be ready to assume the responsibility of being the face of the NHL. Finishing with the poorest record in the NHL next year won’t guarantee having the No. 1 pick in the draft, but it will give that team a few extra opportunities to succeed in the lottery and win the McDavid Sweepstakes. For a team like, say, the Winnipeg Jets, it could be a franchise-changing development. Just ask the fans in Pittsburgh.

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• Another one from RJ Currie: “It was reportedly -53 C with wind chill when the Winnipeg Jets hosted Buffalo on New Year’s Eve. MTS Centre hasn’t seen cold like that since the Olympic curling trials when Kevin Martin shook hands with John Morris.”

• Molinaro again: “Next season, let’s merge the Beef O’Brady Bowl with the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. It may not make for a more interesting game, but it gives the appearance of a betterbalanced meal.”

• Dickson again: “NHL player Travis Zajac scored a gamewinning goal when the puck deflected off his face. I’ll enter into evidence item No. 1,000 that hockey players are probably our toughest athletes.”

• Another Twitter crack from Turner, on Zdeno Chara, the Boston Bruins’ 6-foot-9 defenceman: “Chara talking to a referee looks like a giraffe talking to a zebra.”

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What’s in the Bull Soup?

The focus will be on various concepts and strateg Farm Succession

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist North Dakota State University Extension Service Buying bulls is like making soup. You put in a bit of this and a bit of that and in the end, you have good soup. Likewise, a piece of this and a piece of that and you assemble a good bull. Unlike the soup you make from scratch, the bull already is made, but you have to find him.

Ultimately, the bull will supply half the pieces for your next calf crop. So what are the pieces? Just like soup, every spoonful should be complete and savored. When the spices are added, they literally dissolve into every spoonful. Likewise, when the bull’s DNA is added to the herd, the DNA literally dissolves into the calves and all future generations.

With today’s technology, those pieces of DNA can be detected and isolated generations later. Even more so than the bull, the herd is this massive pool of genes that produce a working, manageable herd.

So how does one know what genes one has in the herd? There are a few traits such as certain colors or horns that are the result of a single gene and can be detected and screened for fairly easily.

Another example is the many genetic defects in cattle where a single gene has caused a “kink” in the production line so calf deformities are the end result. These single genes can float around and occasionally express themselves.

However, production genes are our main interest today. Production genes are best managed through the utilization of expected progeny differences (EPDs).

They are not seen individually and are expressed best if allowed to work as a team. Unlike adding salt or spice to a soup, production genes are more like the meat and potatoes.

Production genes determine how an animal exists, such as fast or slow daily gains, how heavy the calf is at birth, how well the calf grades, how large the rib eye is or even how much milk the cow will produce. The list is long and the traits are numerous.

These production genes are named by the effect they are expected to have on a particular trait. For the sake of understanding, let’s visit five of these traits. The five are birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), yearling weight (YW), marbling (MARB) and rib-eye area (REA).

The process is linked to the various breed associations that register cattle and provide EPDs. For discussion purposes, let’s use the Red Angus Association’s

website (http://redangus.org/). EPDs are defined by each breed association, but the basic EPDs have the same definition. Each breed also has unique traits identified as important and different selection indexes that breeders have identified as signifiJonathan Small is a cant for their breed.

Management Consu There also are two concepts to keep in mind. First of all, purchasing a bull for MNP. He will dis means producers must evaluate their curthe important things • How to get started and what’s involved in the process rent operation and then producers must need to do to make select a bull to change or maintain their • Inter-generational legal and tax issues current operation.

• Financial aspects - is the farm profitable and is there enough money forsuccessful everybody transition In the broad sense, that may be as your farm business.

• Family farm rollovers, tax issues and capital gains exemptions simple as accepting a particular breed or breeding system and, in a more detailed • Effective Business structures sense, maintaining individual cow/sire/ • Significant tax saving opportunities calf performance records. up and ThisLooking seminar will feature: Jonathan Small is a Farm understanding the average performance • Planning for retirement Consultant Greg Gartner is an e of a breed is a broad approach to devel• Is it true that… Your chance to ask (at no Management cost) a farm business consultant, lawyer and oping selection benchmarks. Meanwhile, for MNP. He will discuss Jonathan Small, BSc, PAg accountant if what you heard at the coffeethe shopimportant is actuallythings true you Agricultural Tax and the CHAPS record system that is supPlanning. His prese ported by the North Dakota State Farm Management Consultant need to do to make a SPEAKERS: University Extension Service is a more successful transition of will consist of a shor Meyers Norris PennyArt (MNP), focused approach to benchmarking.

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CORONATION/STETTLER, AB

JOURNEYMAN WELDER An opportunity exists at the Paintearth Mine, located between Halkirk & Forestburg, Alberta.

Position Profile: This position reports directly to the Maintenance Foreman. Responsibilities include welding repairs to large off highway equipment in shop and field environments.

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will posses a Journeyman Welding Certificate and have industrial experience. Must be physically fit and competent in common welding processes SMAW, FCAW, GMAW and arc air gouging.

Prairie Mines & Royalty Ltd. offers a competitive compensation and benefits package and provides the opportunity for personal growth and development.

Closing date: January 15, 2014 Please e-mail or fax your resume and cover letter to Human Resources: E-mail: careers.PEMSHM@sherrittcoal.com Fax: 403.884.3001 We thank all candidates for their applications, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We would kindly appreciate no phone calls.

Operators Wanted

Logic Energy Ltd. is seeking experienced oil and gas plant and well operator for relief work.

10 days per month availability is required.

Amine plant, refrigeration, compression, down-hole experience, instrumentation and troubleshooting skills are an asset.

Please contact MIKE 403 741 6865 Send resume in confidence to info@logicenergy.ca or call 403-452-8320

Korner Kash & Karry of Coronation, AB is needing to fill the following positions:

Full-time Baker

2-3 years experience preferred but will train Starting wage $12.00/hr

Full-time Cashier Experience and asset but will train.

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Full Time Driver Wanted for Crude Oil Hauling.

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Castor Child Care Society Busy Beaver Daycare Is Accepting Resumes for

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Obtain your Level l & 2 education - FREE while you work Fax or send a resume to: Castor Child Care Society Box 952 Castor, Alberta TOC OXO Fax: 403-882-4143 Must be willing to obtain a Child Welfare Record Check, First Aid & a Criminal Records Check.

Resumes accepted until Fri., Jan. 3, 2014.

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Educational Assistant Hanna Primary School Competition #PLRD-295

Applications are invited for a temporary part time Educational Assistant at Hanna Primary School, to commence February 3rd, 2014. Hours of work will be approximately 22.5 hours per week (0.75 FTE).

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

Experience working within a team environment with special needs children would be an asset.

The successful applicant will also be expected to present him/herself as an organized and professional representative of the staff, both in person, on the telephone and through correspondence.

Send cover letter and resume by e-mail to lenore.etherington@plrd.ab.ca.

Applications will also be accepted by mail or fax to:

Petrof ield Industries, t he Leader in manufacturing Hydrovac trucks, is accepting resumes for the following positions: * General Labourers * Industrial Painters * Sandblasters * Material Handler * Automotive Electrical Technician * Journeyman Welder / Apprentice * 2nd Yr Welder with Aluminum experience Visit our website at: www.tornadotrucks.com for more details. Our Company has an enthusiastic fast paced working environment, with advancement possibilities for the motivated person, and offers an excellent benefit package. fax: 403-742-5544 e-mail: hr@petrofield.com

WANTED

Truck Driver/ Delivery Person

K&D Enterprises - Hanna Alberta Must have a Class 3 License with Air Brake Endorsement and a clean driving record. Some heavy lifting required.

Competitive wages with benefits.

Weekends off.

Send resume with driver’s abstract to dmohl@telus.net or 403-854-2198(fax) For more info, call David at 403-854-0088

Employment Opportunity Hanna Chrysler Ltd has a full-time position available for an

Accounting/ Bookkeeping Clerk

Accounting experience or training definite assets. Excellent opportunities for job diversification and advancement.

Apply in person, fax 403-854-2845, or e-mail chrysler@telusplanet.net.

References required.

Grade 2/3 Teacher Morrin School Temporary Full Time Competition #PLRD-296 Applications are invited for a temporary replacement for a Grade 2/3 teacher at Morrin School to commence February 3rd, 2014.

This contract will run to March 1st, 2014 with the possibility of extension of contract at that time. The successful candidate will possess a sound knowledge of effective teaching strategies and excellent communication skills with training and experience in Elementary Education.

Send cover letter, resume, University Transcripts and letters of reference, by e-mail to lenore.etherington@plrd.ab.ca. Applications will also be accepted through www.applytoeducation.com or 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

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 a suitable candidate is found.

Competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

Thank you to all applicants, but only those who will be interviewed will be contacted. The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of a valid Alberta Teaching Certificate, a current Criminal Record Check and Child Intervention Check satisfactory to PLRD prior to commencement.

Thank you to all applicants, but only those who will be interviewed will be contacted. The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of a valid Alberta Teaching Certificate, a current Criminal Record Check and Child Intervention Check satisfactory to PLRD prior to commencement.

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Towering homage to times past CORONATION/STETTLER, AB.

Katie Davis News Reporter Entering the town of Stettler from highway 12 one notices a large, iconic maroon building standing tall and proud to the north. To approach this building is to be confronted with a part of Alberta’s history that was directly tied to the commerce, exchange and wellbeing of Canadian farming and industry generally; a living giant of a building used to house and sort grain for transport across the province via a network of trains.

The Stettler Grain Elevator remains one of a dwindling number of historical grain elevators in Canada. The sizeable structure was built in 1920 for $15,183.20, with the lease of the elevator site authenticated between The Canadian Northern Railway Company and Parrish and Heimbecker Limited (P&H) at the cost of $10 per year. The elevator was unique given it contained a feed shed, crusher and coal shed; something rare even in the booming days of rail seed transport.

“Parrish and Heimbecker, the company that owned this building, was one of the few companies that would add feed mills to their elevators so that farmers could bring their grain in, or buy grain from the elevator and have it processed for their livestock,” noted Stan Eichhorn, president of the Stettler P&H Elevator Preservation Society.

“Other than one other elevator and feed mill complex in Alberta, this is the only one that’s still standing.

There’s one in Three Hills but it’s just sitting now and nothing’s happening with it.”

The elevator had a complex system for weighing and distributing grain, using a three-part process to measure and process the material to be put on railway cars.

“The elevators, right from day one almost, had three components,” says Eichhorn. “One was the scale, then they had a leg

that would move the grain up and down and they had the weigh-out scale.” Load-out slips that were used to monitor how much grain was flowing out of the building at one time still hang on the wall beside the weigh-out scale, with the last entry labeled at 1981.

Though the elevator ceased operation in 2003, Eichhorn and the Preservation Society have been busy with renovations to ensure the building retains it’s charm and functionality.

Thus far they’ve added a coffee stop to the building grounds, replaced the building’s windows and roof, repainted the structure to it’s original deep red colour and completely revamped the feed shed – turning it from a storage unit to a fully-functional gathering space.

“It [the feed shed] would have been stacked high with various kinds of bags of minerals, salt, chicken feed,” Eichhorn noted. “When we started with this room, the roof was gone and the wall was caving in and so forth.

All we could really save were [some of the] boards on one end and on the roof. The rest all had to be redone, including the floor.” The remodeling paid off, with the room offering assorted seating arrangements, tables and historical artifacts to entice the viewing eye.

“It’s a room we have for the public to use for meetings and things like that in the summertime,” says Eichhorn.

“We’re starting to look at… adding some bathrooms and another addition here. A bigger area for our coffee stop, a little kitchen area and we’ll heat this so it can be used year-round.”

Efforts to merge the historical importance of the elevator with modern functionality allow the building to transcend time and stay relevant to tourists and locals alike.

In the summertime, when the Alberta Prairie Railway tours are operational, the building finds itself part of an unfolding story of railroad grain hauling in Canada that merged the innovation

of crosscou nt r y transport and subsistence grain farming methods into a unique partnership.

It’s historical relevance continues to inspire those who experience it’s vast interior space and innovative engineering from a bygone era.

“I recall coming into the elevator as a child and when they shut it down, I just thought this is something we should be keeping,” says Eichhorn. “The local museum and the local AG [A g r ic u lt u r a l Society] board looked at it and they just felt they didn’t have the time or the money or anything to do with it. So it was going to be torn down. After a lot of consternation, I thought I’d see what I can do with it.” And the legacy lives on.

Stan Eichhorn, president of the Stettler P&H (Parrish and Heimbecker) Elevator Preservation Society surveys the newlyrepainted Stettler Grain Elevator on Thursday, January 2. The elevator stands as one of the last remaining elevator and feed mill complex in Alberta.

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Formerly a feed shed stacked to the ceiling with bags of minerals, salt and chicken feed, the meeting room in the Stettler Grain Elevator now takes on a unique, rustic look as a gathering place for meetings and tour groups.

ECA Review/K. Davis