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Alix seeks community input on vacant Moonwalkers building ECA Lisa Joy

Review reporter The Village of Alix closed Moonwalkers last month and now they want residents’ input on what to do with the vacant area of the building.

“The village will be asking for input from the community on ideas for the Play Centre portion of building in the coming weeks,” said Alix Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Troy Jenkins in an email last week.

Alix opened Moonwalkers - a 3,500 square foot interactive play centre that featured tunnels and slides and a zipline in 2013.

Moonwalkers previously operated for 14 years in Red Deer, closing in 2009.

At a special council meeting Dec. 12, the Village of Alix council voted in favour of closing the doors to Moonwalkers Play Center effective immediately.

BDO Canada presented Moonwalkers financial report

to council Dec. 12.

BDO compiled a statement of operations of Moonwalkers from December 2012 to October 2016 showing the cumulative deficit.

BDO, however, cautioned that they didn’t perform an audit or a review engagement on the financial statements.

BDO’s report revealed that Moonwalkers’ revenue since starting was $602,928. Its expenses were $1,156,601.

The combined total loss during that time was $553,673.

Details of the financial report show that Moonwalkers spent $166,996 on advertising and promoting the facility. Another $216,745 on rent, $439,152 on salaries/wages and $22,841 on sub-contracts.

Moonwalkers employed eight people, three full time and fivepart time, including students.

The village funded Moonwalkers’ deficit through taxation.

In 2012 Alix came up with the idea of a community activity centre plus business incubator

project. The project was a private-public partnership between the Village of Alix and Creative Infrastructure from Wetaskiwin.

In opening Moonwalkers, Alix council had believed that it could benefit the local economy by creating jobs, boost local business and draw in tourism dollars.

Converting to LED

During Village of Alix’s regular council meeting Jan. 4, Stan Orlesky of Fortis Alberta gave a presentation to Alix council about converting street lights to LED. There wouldn’t be any upfront costs for the village, said Orlesky. Converting would also save 10 per cent in maintenance costs.

“The community would save approximately 41,300 kWh/ year,” said Alix Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Troy Jenkins.

Alix could replace 109 street lights. Fourteen wouldn’t fall within the program.

Galahad Health Care Centre Auxiliary Society annual report Galahad Health Care Auxiliary membership stayed approximately the same at 24. The Society provided CCI wireless to residents again in 2016 as well as a subscription to Reader’s Digest and Senior Magazine for residents enjoyment.

In March the Society hosted a St. Patrick’s Luncheon at Care Facility.

Although the weather didn’t cooperate we had a successful day.

In April the Health Care Centre treated all volunteers to an ‘Appreciation Tea’. As usual the membership were treated to a great afternoon.

Sandra Cassells received 10 year award and Joanne Jackson a 15 year award.

Recreation purchased a motto for wall, “Our residents don’t live in our workplace, we are guests in their home”.

In May the Society sponsored a Mother’s Day Tea. They also helped with the cost of ‘Popowich Entertainment’ in Killam which was shared by Killam and Hardisty.

June was an exciting time for residents as Galahad hosted the “Senior Olympics” for Killam, Hardisty and Galahad. It was a busy day of activities complete with a hot turkey dinner with all the trimmings. The Galahad Ag Society, Galahad Lions Club and Westmoreland Coal made contributions to make the day a success.

The auxiliary members also treated themselves to luncheon at Monte Carlo’s in Camrose.

July and August was a time for relaxation although some did their shift at the Red Deer casino.

Thanksgiving supper was served in October to approximately 90 guests and in December residents were treated to a Christmas Party along with Santa and gifts.

Food was collected for the Food Bank along with a donation to Flagstaff Christmas Sharing.

December 23 residents and guests were treated to apple cider, eggnog, and treats by the Care Centre.

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Clive passes operating and capital budgets ECA Lisa Joy

Review reporter Clive council passed its 2017 interim $1.9 million operating and $838,000 capital budgets during its regular meeting Jan. 9.

Clive residents will only see a .5 per cent increase in taxes from last year.

Clive will collect $639,635 in property taxes.

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Carla Kenney told council that Clive expects .5 per cent growth this year, which helps keep tax increases down.

“It’s great that growth is higher than expected,” said Mayor Anita Gillard.

In the village’s capital budget some of the bigger items include $732,300 for the 52 St. and 49 Ave rehabilitation, $55,000 for a foreman’s truck replacement, $17,000 for a meter recording device upgrade and $10,000 for an entrance sign.

Utility rates set

Clive council approved increases to water rates (two per cent), sewer (2.4 per cent) and garbage (3.44 per cent).

CAO Kenney, however, pointed out

that Clive’s rates are comparable to other municipalities. Clive’s base rate this year is $38.50 bi-monthly, compared with Mirror’s proposed $125.98 and Alix’s $70 base rate.

No free parking

Clive Coun. Bev Krochak added an item to the agenda to deal with a trailer parked in the campground.

She told council that the owner of the trailer shouldn’t be allowed to park his trailer on the campground for free.

Chief Administrative Officer Carla Kenney told council that the owner had previously asked for permission and she granted it because he lives adjacent to the campground.

“His property backs onto the campground and it (trailer) is not there in the summer time,” said CAO Kenney.

“This is the second year he has had permission.”

Coun. Krochak made a motion that the individual can’t park his trailer on the campground and council unanimously voted in favour of the motion.

Legal opinion declined

Clive council, at its regular meeting

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Jan. 9, unanimously voted against participating with other municipalities to share the cost of a constitutional opinion relating to community standard regulations.

The Red Deer law firm gave seven municipalities an opportunity to share the $29,000 cost for an opinion relating to community standard regulations.

The opinion was aimed at identifying vulnerable aspects of community standards bylaws, which may affect an individual’s rights in Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

For example, vulnerable aspects of

a bylaw addressing swearing/yelling in public (freedom of expression; and curfew (freedom of association).

Last year Clive council considered a bylaw that would impose a curfew on youth but it didn’t pass council approval.

Mayor Anita Gillard previously expressed concern that making a youth curfew implies the village has a problem with youth but she said that it would have given Blackfalds RCMP Detachment, which patrols Clive, the right to stop youth out late at night and ask where they are going and what they are doing and perhaps take them home.

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Many from the community enjoyed the Theresetta School Christmas concert on Dec. 19. Grade 6 students, Santa (Parker Slemp) and Mrs. Claus (Gracie Bagshaw), were part of the Christmas musical performed by Grades 3 to 6 classes.

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Basketball gets underway

by K. Smawley All the staff and students at Theresetta are back to school and back to their usual routine. School started on Wed. Jan. 4 and everyone seems to have come back well rested and ready for a new year.

Other than everyone adjusting back into the daily routine, not much has been happening so far in 2017.

Basketball got underway on Wed. Jan. 11, with both Knights teams travelling to Gus Wetter to take on their junior high teams.

The junior girls basketball team had an intense game against Gus Wetter on Wed. Jan. 11.

It was mostly a back and forth game but ended with the Knights being defeated.

Our girls worked hard the whole game. Great job girls!

The boys also played against Gus Wetter last Wednesday. The boys worked hard to improve their score from the exhibition game they played against Gus earlier in the season.

They did a good job improving their scoring and playing defence. Keep it up boys!

The boys basketball team is also travelling to Killam this weekend for their first tournament of the season.

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Before the Christmas break, all of the students put on a great show at the annual Christmas Concert on Dec. 19.

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by Herman Schwenk The second week of January has been an interesting week from a news point of view, what with Trump’s news conference, Jane Fonda’s impromptu visit and BC Premier Christy Clarks surprise approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline.

I am not going to comment on the Trump news conference at this time but I find the issues surrounding the Fonda episode very interesting.

What I want to explore is Rachel Notley’s role in this business. Much as I dislike her government and her politics you have to give her credit for being a shrewd politician.

She took full advantage of the timing of Fonda’s news conference and Clark’s pipeline announcement.

Alberta seems to be an easy target for these Hollywood celebrities. So far we have had a platoon of them, in addition to Jane Fonda there was James Cameron, Leo DiCaprio and Neil Young just to name a few.

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change strategy than meets the eye.

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They do a quick flyover of the oil sands mining operations and then declare it as the world’s worst environmental disaster and the leading cause of climate change [think global warming].

They do not take the trouble to do some real research on the area, like doing a guided tour to learn what is being done to mitigate any environmental damage.

For example they could take a look at the innovative reclamation work that is being done after the mining is concluded in an area.

They might be surprised to find that the area supports animal and plant life just the way it did before mining commenced.

These people utter statements that are totally out of context. Fort McMurray is responsible for less than .01 per cent of world C02 emissions.

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Notley was sharp enough to take full advantage of the BC Schwenk Premier’s pipeline announcement and send Jane Fonda back to Hollywood with her tail between her legs.

There is no doubt that she gained a lot of brownie points with the media and Alberta residents over that episode.

I happen to think that there is much more to her climate change strategy than meets the eye. It appears to me that her support of pipelines and the oilsands is not as legitimate as it would first appear.

There are some things that just don’t add up. For example if she is so supportive of the oil sands and Fort McMurray why does she keep Karen Mahon, a national director of Stand. earth, who has publicly stated that the Trans Mountain pipeline will be stopped by any means necessary, on her hand picked Oil Sands Advisory Group?

Mahon is not the only extreme environmentalist on that group, there are others.

It has occurred to me that she is playing a very clever game of smoke and mirrors.

She says the reason that the Kinder Morgan pipeline got approved by Christy Clark and Justin Trudeau is due to her Climate Leadership Plan, a plan that includes her expensive carbon tax.

I would suggest otherwise. I think it is quite the opposite. The reason she has been giving lip service support to those pipelines is to garner public support for her Climate Leadership Plan and the carbon tax.

The BC and Federal governments would have approved those pipelines regardless of what was done environmentally here in Alberta because the political conditions for approving them had been met.

Rachel Notley finds it politically advantages to verbally support the pipeline. There is little chance of the pipeline being built while she is in power anyway.

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Dear Editor, Last spring when I received our land taxes, I noticed what I thought was a huge mistake.

Our taxes on one of our properties had gone up 923 per cent.

I went into their office to point out this mistake to the assessor. She informed me this land is now considered residential.

That can’t be, no one has ever lived on this land, it’s two kilometres off the road.There are no services and it is land-locked by other properties.

Well, she said, we found it appears to be a campground.

Now, this so-called campground has been used and set up by my son. It consists of a fire pit, two homemade picnic tables and an old porta-potty that was given to him. Oh yes, and a 35 year old child’s swing set.

He and his cousin and their families used it once last year, some years it gets used twice. I believe it is irrelevant as to how often it is used if it belongs to our family and they are using it.

No profit is being made from this property. It is less than a quarter of an acre.

So, I asked the assessor to come look at the property. She met me at the road, we then drove through our crop land, through a gate that is always closed due to cattle, then across this quarter, onto the second quarter, back to another crop field at which point, there is no longer a visible trail.

I then took her east over open pasture and then when we got to within 50

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feet of the so-called campground I asked, can you see anything? ... to which she replied, no!

I then walked her over a small embankment and she had a look around and she took some photos.

I thought this would be the end of the problem. I asked her how anyone would ever find such a spot. Well, apparently the Red Deer County hired a company out of Sherwood Park to look for such things.

A satellite image showed some anomaly. The company then trespassed over two kilometres through crop land, two closed gates and they took ground photos for the County.

I wonder how much this cost the taxpayer to hire a company to do this?

They were trespassing too boot!

After a week or so, I went back to see if anything had been resolved. Out of the goodness of their [County] hearts, they decided to lower our taxes to just over 500 per cent increase.

I’m still not happy so in speaking with the County reeve, Jim Wood, he agreed it was an unfair tax but said it is a provincial law, not a county law but would check into it for me.

Apparently common sense is not of abundance in our county or any government so we are still stuck with a 500 per cent increase.

In checking further into this matter I found other people like us were getting stuck with this unfair tax.

Other jurisdictions/counties have approached this law differently.

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Start treating Albertans fairly To Premier Notley and the NDP Government: It angers me that your government thinks they have a right to steal from me in the form of the carbon tax.

Taking tax dollars from me and giving them back to someone else because their net income is less than mine is ridiculous. Just because my net is more than someone else’s has nothing to do with how much fuel I use.

Your plan is nothing more than a redistribution of wealth.

I worked hard all my life and saved as much as possible in order that when I retired I might be able to live comfortably. Now you feel that you can steal my money and give it to someone else just because their net income is less.

Your government is not progressive, it is regressive. You have no idea of how bad you are running this province

into the dirt.

You may be educated but, in my opinion, you are a fool. As I have stated before, CO2 is not a pollutant, which is what you have claimed, it is a natural element necessary to sustain life. That is a fact that students learn in grade school.

If CO2 were really the problem, you would make it so everyone would pay the same amount of tax on what they

Leads to animosity, not reconciliation Dear Editor At the risk of causing some of ECA Review’s readership to assume I am bent on offending those of the First Nations community, I feel I must address the latest attempt for force citizens to accept any or all notions that minorities in our country somehow are worthy of rights that the majority are not.

The tyranny of the minority is well and active in Canada.

Whether it be one or one and a half million, the courts and the government are quick to defer to the cause of the minority, regardless of the rationale.

One cannot really blame those who actually are the minority, no, it is the socialistic do-gooder that really is the culprit.

I’m not sure just what is behind their thinking. Do they really care for the underdog or are they simply trying to carve out a Canadian “identity”?

One must admit, we, of all the counries in the world, are obsessed with who we are.

Living in the shadow of the Great makes us very insecure and so often we hear the phrase: “that is not what Canadians are”, the implication being that we are somehow better.

We have, in the last couple of decades, bent the rules, broke the rules, rewritten the rules and finally completely deleted the rules in order to pacify minorities.

Unfortunately, we are fighting a war we can not win. As soon as one complaint is taken care of, three more pop up.

In order to grease the squeaky wheel, we trample the rights of the silent majority and in time that may prove to be fatal to the minority.

Recently, a certain school division in British Columbia decided, on their own, just what Canada and Canadians “are”. In their wisdom, this school board chose to ignore Canada’s Rights and Freedoms Act and had the children in the classrooms take part in a “Smudging Ceremony” and for what purpose?

Their first line of defence was that all the chairs, tables, etc. in the classroom needed spiritual cleansing.

This was due to bad energy that was present and the way to cleanse that was to carry out an aboriginal smudging ceremony where the sage smoke would be wafted over the body and spirit of each child.

When a parent found out her children took part in this ceremony she was upset

check us out online www.ECAreview.com The Coronation Cemetery Association would like to thank Robert Guse and Tom Wraight and helpers for the work done at the cemetery and to those who donated: • Morris Lowis

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because no opportunity was afforded her to refuse the children’s participation.

The school board then came forth with the idea that all this was done in order to “educate” the children in the culture of the

aboriginals and there was no religious significance to the ceremony.

Once the idea of “spiritual cleansing” had come into the mix that argument was moot.

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use, not get a rebate on some of it just because you want to buy votes for the next election.

Start being fair to all Albertans and treat them equally instead of picking out different sectors and penalizing them.

Bill 6 was your first brutal penalty against a sector and you have continued to pick and choose who’s the next in line for your ill-thought out policies.

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Common sense

Cont’d from Pg 4 Common sense tells you this law was put into place for stopping illegal campgrounds which I agree with.

Some counties implemented this law and then took it off because there was a lot of flak from farmers who just needed a place to go and relax.

Other counties used common sense and never enforced the law at all. I think these counties have more farmers and exfarmers on council and they apply common sense to such matters.

If you are getting this tax, complain! If you have some sort of private campground but are not getting charged, complain about the law before it affects you, but don’t sign your complaint.

And remember, the media works best. A letter on some assessor’s desk or in a file means nothing.

Just a stroke of a pen, our notice dropped from 923 per cent to 500 per cent.Let’s get this crazy law reduced to zero per cent. This is a higher increase than on our home quarter and it even has a road that gets maintained!

To top off all this

stupidity, this land would be eligible for the Alus program. That is where the government pays you to be good stewards of the land and leave something for wildlife.

There is approximately 40 acres of this quarter over the river banks and it has never been fenced. Our uncle owned this land before us. He paid the taxes on this land, as we have and he didn’t mind, just happy to enjoy it.

Now we are paying a lot because it is not classified as farmland and they don’t tax you on the 40 acres you are not using but for the whole property.

Only government could pay you not to use it and then another arm of government tax you because you’re not using it. Yikes!

If you don’t like something and do nothing, you are part of the problem, not part of the solution. What tax will they think of next.

If your municipality does not enforce this law, remember it is easier to keep it out than it is to get it revoked!

Angry taxpayer Brian Mose Elnora, Ab.

Cont’d from Pg 3 The Kindergarten to grade 2 class started the night by performing some cute Christmas themed songs that got everyone in the spirit!

Then, the grade 3 to 6 classes performed their Christmas musical which featured a hound dog that wanted to be part of the Christmas choir.

After much resistance, the choir learns to accept the hound dog for his special hounding abilities.

Afterwards, the audience was entertained by the grade 8 and 9 classes

performing an original play based on the game show “Name That Tune”.

Next, the grade 7 class, accompanied by a choir of grade 7 and 8 girls, performed the nativity scene and story to the tune of “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen, with words by our very own Mrs. Kneller.

Lastly, the whole school joined together to sing the final song of the night “Oh What a Glorious Night” by the Sidewalk Prophets. It was a beautiful celebration as a school community to send us into the holiday season.

Beautiful celebration

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Salute To Minor Hockey!

Coronation Royals Initiation: From the left, back row:: Assistant Coach Ryan McLean, Skyler Schmidt, Jaren Unger, Bode Waldner, Cole McGunigal, Ryan Elliott, Ryley Steele and Coach Jason Waltham. Front row: Mason McLean, Tenly Cook, Archer Waltham, Brody Schmidt, Cathal Fitzgerald, Sebastien Reid, Britt Schedlosky and Dentyn Waltham. Missing: Blakely Lundy and Carson McGunigal.

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inor Hockey!

M o T te lu a S Pipeline protests should not

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VIEWPOINT

overpower good governance

by Ken Green Ali is a case in point. Americans, parIn November, Prime Minister Justin ticularly black Americans, were being Trudeau gave Canada, and particudrafted into the Vietnam War and had larly Alberta, not one, but two oil little recourse to avoid such legalized pipeline project approvals - the Trans (and often lethal) indenture.

Mountain expansion and the Line 3 Ali’s civil disobedience had a strong replacement project. impact on the U.S.’s view of the war, The challenge now will be to see and his willingness to risk serious things through. Some groups are punishment (he was fined $10,000, senthreatening heavy resistance to the tenced to five years in prison - later projects, including actions on the overturned - and suspended from proground akin to those in the United fessional boxing for three years) would States at the site of the Dakota Access later earn him heroic status in the eyes Pipeline. Mike Hudema, a spokesman of many. for Greenpeace, said, “If Prime While Canada’s democracy is hardly Minister Trudeau wanted to bring perfect, Canadians today have Standing Rock-like protests to Canada, numerous opportunities to appeal he succeeded.” undesirable activities by both the priCivil disobedience has a long and vate and public sectors. often distinguished history, but this is

Turn to Free, Pg 16 not your grandmother’s civil disobedience.

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Consort Initiation Comets: From the left, back row: Assistant Coach Jason Gillespie and Head Coach Dan Day. Middle row: Hayden Gemme, Grayson Comeau, Tanner Hyggen-Branton, Conner Ference, Landon Gillespie, Owen Witherden and Ozzie Soprakolle. Front row: Blake Gillespie, Locklin Kroeger, Zach Day, Dylan Polson, Tyson Sopracolle and Matthew Bogen. Missing: Grayson Beier and Lincoln Glazier.

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Consort Novice Comets: From the left, back row: Head Coach Trevor Bousquet, Assistant Coach Delayne Schaffer and Assistant Coach Keith Gallaway. Middle row: Riley Bartlett, Hunter Ference, Will Kelts, Keaton Schaffer, Rowyn Roesler, Kasey Mohr and Matthew Gallaway. Front row: Steele Bousquet, Jeffery Buchanen, Ethan Lonsdale, Anthony DiFrancesco, and Riley Hyggen-Branton.

Missing: Assistant Coach Mark Kelts.

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Consort Atom Comets: From the left, back row: Head Coach Carey Roesler. Middle row: Matthew Worobo, Grainger Hutchings, Rylan Roesler, Zach Nelson, Claire Mohr and Nathan Bishell. Front row: Ryan Hyggen-Branton, Ryley Gallaway, Kaesyn Kroeger, Jordan Bartlett, Sarah Gallaway, Cole Johnson and Cody Bogen. Missing: Blake Zieffle, Assistant Coaches Darren Hutchings and Greg Nelson. ECA Review/KC Creations Photography

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OBITUARY

Found a better life on the farm

Hilarious Good Clean Comedy

Adelgunde (Connie) Mix was born on Dec. 24, 1927 in the Province of Kostopol, Ukraine, 89 years ago. She passed away on Jan. 10, 2017 at the Castor Extended Care, Castor, Ab. In 1949 her family migrated through Poland and East Germany to West Germany. From there they immigrated to Canada under The Canadian Lutheran World Relief Refugee Resettlement Program arriving in Quebec on May 29, 1952.

From there the family travelled by Mix train to Lethbridge where they were employed in the sugar beet fields. She became a Canadian citizen in 1977.

In August 1955, Connie married Walter Mix and settled south of Castor where they farmed and raised a family until 2010 when they moved into the Manor in Castor and then spent 2012 2015 at the Paintearth Lodge.

Our mother is survived by her three children: Sharon (Bill), Larry (Candace), Ken (Karen), two grandchildren; Drew (Jodi), Shane

(Courtney); two sisters: Margaret and Frieda along with their families; sister-inlaw, Mildred and her daughter, Joanne.

She was predeceased by her husband Walter; parents Alwine and Adolf; brothers Erwin, Waldemar and Herman; brothers-in-law, Bill and Leo and niece, Karen.

Mom grew up in Europe during the Second World War and suffered the rigors of being a displaced person.

She travelled to Canada with her parents and siblings after the war to find a new and better life, which she did.

She found a better life on the farm even if it meant many hard challenges.

Connie was a true pioneer, tiny house with no electricity and running water, raising three children, milking cows, planting a huge garden and helping Walter in the fields.

She was a strong, determined, hard worker and never gave up when life was difficult. In fact that’s when she worked harder with her endless supply of energy and ambition.

Connie spent hours filling her pantry and freezer with the bounty of her gardens

and in turn sharing the fruits of her labour with friends and relatives.

Many are the memories of walking into the house with the smells of homemade bread

baking, sauerkraut, strudel and her famous Saskatoon pie.

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! y e k c o H r o in M o T te lu a S

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Castor Novice: From the left, back row: Manager Scott Dyki, Head Coach, Dwight Tucker and Assistant Coach Troy Slemp. Middle Row: Boston Slemp, EllaMay Perry, Kai Tucker, Kelton Doolaege, Kaleb Bozek, Grady Bowen and Wyatt Wiancko. Front Row: Liam Brown, Allie Weber, Danica Boger, Jordan Dyki, Ella Younger and Cole Hildreth.

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KC Creations Photography Castor Atom: From the left, back row: Head Coach Aaron Compton, Assistant Coach Dr. Dave Hanton, Assistant Coach Mike McCallum and Assistant Coach Grant Musgrove. Middle Row: Callum Stewart, Lachlan Hanton, Axton Compton, Jarrett Fuller, Thayer Bunbury and Jamie McCallum. Front Row: Damon Ries, Ethan Boger, Brandyn Wiancko, Callie Tucker, Chance Weeks and Ray Musgrove. Missing: Manager Genelle Bunbury and Manager Glenda Ries.

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OBITUARY

Celebration of life held in Youngstown Annette Williams of Norma; eight of her sisters Hanna, Ab. and formerly of and brothers; and a greatYoungstown, Ab. peacefully grandson, Devon. passed away on Dec. 30, 2016 She leaves to mourn her at the Hanna Hospital with passing and to cherish her her family by her side. memory: a son, Dennis of Annette Williams Youngstown, two was born on Sept. 5, daughters 1916 to Edward and Margaret Wilson Etta Bignell. Along (Ross) of Olds and with her six sisters Dylis Ward (Jim) and three brothers, of Jenner; a she was raised on brother Eddie the farm near Bignell of Youngstown.

Youngstown; On Nov. 3, 1938 seven grandchilAnnette marreid dren, 17 Williams Edward (Ned) great-grandchilWilliams. They dren, one great were blessed with four chilgreat grandchild and dren: Dennis, Norma, numerous nices and Margaret and Dylis. nephews.

Annette resided in Internment took place on Youngstown until moving to Thurs. Jan. 5, 2017 at the Hanna Lodge.

Mountain View Memorial Annette was predeceased Gardens in Calgary. A celeby her parents, Edward and bration of life took place at Etta Bignell; her husband, the Youngstown Hall on Sat. Edward; her daughter, Jan. 14, 2017 at 2 p.m.

True pioneer

Cont’d from Pg 8 Card of thanks She was always ready with Thank you to all those a cup of coffee for anyone who provided such compaswho might stop by. sionate and patient care Mom loved her family but which did not go unnoticed. her grandchildren had a spe- God Bless You All! cial place in her heart.

We, the family, thank all Mom was very serious those who knew Connie, about her Bible study and the touched and enriched her group she studied with was life in one way or other and important to her. made her the person she She enjoyed socializing was. with her friends, particuWe miss her already. larly the times spent along Sharon & Bill, with her husband in floor Larry & Candace, curling competitions in east Ken & Karen, central Alberta.

Drew & Jodi, We have journeyed with Shane & Courtney her through this difficult time of health issues and are thankful that she is not suffering anymore. She is Development Office now in heaven Notice of Decision with Jesus and Notice is hereby given of the following decisions in mingling with all accordance with the Municipal Government Act, RSA the saints of God. 2000, Chapter M-26, and Bylaw No. 2009-559 and At mom’s amendments thereto, of the Town of Coronation: request there will Permit #2017-001 - Approved be a family graveLot 1-32 Sonic Oilfield Service side service at a Block 10 4011 Victoria Avenue later date.

Plan 6046AJ Donations in

Town of Coronation

memory are gratefully accepted to a charity of your choice c/o Parkview Funeral Chapels & Crematorium, Box 186, Castor, Ab. T0C 0X0, 403882-3141, who have been entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements. To send or view condolences to Connie’s family, please visit www. parkviewfuneralchapels.com

3 C’s Bantam A Coyotes: From the left, back row: Head Coach Doug Tkach, Adam Golby, Kayden Glasier, Duncan Renschler, Trey McGillivray, Damien Griffiths, Assistant Coach Lyle Golby and Layne McGillivray. Front row: Chase Tkach, Carter Hagan, Jarret Nelson, Ty Waltham, Darien Dunkle, Cauy Schmidt and Cade James.

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3 C’s Bantam B Coyotes: From the left, back row: Head Coach Ron Weeks, Gage Lonsdale, Justin James, Liam Ries, Ethan Largary, Garrett Compton, Assistant Coach Steve Bishell and Assistant Coach Ryan Beebe. Front row: Jace Nelson, Kyle Beverton, Ty Wetter, Colby Hays, Jordan Taylor, Trent Weeks and Kegan Bishell.

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3 C’s Midget A: From the left, back row: Norm Assistant Coach Milller, Assistant Coach Trevor Fawcett, Hayden Schetzsle, Jackson Sunstrum, Josh Fawcett, Morgan Myette, Garrett Hauck, Adam Close, Carter Cooke, Carver Zimmer, Assistant Coach Mervin Kroeger, and Head Coach Bryce Cooke. Front row: Taylor Frank, Carter Renschler, Cody Kroeger, Mitchel Gramlich, Michael Griffiths, and Denver Gould. MissingKeegan Miller, Chase Kelts.

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Proposed Development: Oilfield Hauling Company and KCL Blending Facility Permit #2017-002 - Approved Lot 24-27 Trevor Hughes Block 7 4813 Victoria Avenue Plan 8149AH Proposed Development: Woodworking Business and Residential Suite The above noted application(s) will be held fourteen (14) days after publication of this notice at which time these decisions are deemed to be final unless otherwise appealed. Any person wishing to appeal a decision may file an appeal at the Town Office 5015 Victoria Avenue, Coronation, AB or by mail to Box 219, Coronation, AB T0C 1C0 Date of Publication: January 19, 2017 Town of Coronation Development Officer Sandra Kulyk

3 C’s Midget B: From the left, back row: Manager Chris Eamer, Head Coach Mark Zimmer, Koby Welsh, Spencer Doolaege, Hunter Baldwin, Blaze Bailey, Luke Kneller, Frazer Pengelly, Nathan Bauer, Assistant Coach Randy Johnstone and Assistant Coach Mel Heidecker. Front row: Mason Myette, Colby Elliott, Blake Eamer, Brayden Duncan, Eric Johnstone, Jarek Sopracolle and Keir Heidecker. Missing: Travis Johnstone.

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Ag r i c u lt u r e

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Eighteen members in Brownfield Multi-club

by Damien Griffiths, Club Reporter On Oct. 4, 2016 the Brownfield CRR Multi Club held their first meeting.

We have been a club for 36 years and have 18 members.

This meeting the club nominated, voted and elected these 4-H’ers to the executive.

The president is Kylan Huber, vice president is Jeremy Burkinshaw, secretary is Yvonne Black, the clubs treasurer is Aiden Kobi, the historians are Emma Griffiths, Meadow Cole, Kaleb Kobi and Layton Huber.

Parliamentarian is Kurt Heidecker and the reporter is myself Damien Griffiths and the clubs district representatives are Kurt Heidecker and Jeremy Burkinshaw.

Our general leader is Maureen Black with the project leaders as follows: Cindy Heidecker – cooking and outdoors; Forging – Wes/Terry

Kopas; Horse - Lee Creasy; Leatherwork - Gordon Grice; Beef Carcass - Kurt Cole; Art - Kurt Cole and Silvia Richardson.

This year we have held three meetings along with a Christmas party. At our regional fun day we had five members attend.

Laws and rules bent

Cont’d from Pg 5 Now the mother has taken the school board to court and the whole matter has come into the public eye.

Just to add a bit more as to how this is taking place in our schools, I have been informed a similar event took place in a southern Alberta school not long ago but parental permission was required.

My point, for anyone who does not understand my concern, is this: we no longer can practice any other religious ceremonies, such as prayers, etc. in Battle River Research Group’s our public schools but because we are aiming for recon• Grazing High Legume Pastures – Thursday, ciliation, laws February 2 –Bashaw Community Hall and rules are bent for certain • Calving Clinic – Thursday, February 16 – Stettler peoples that Ag Society (Pavilion) others are • Ryley Solar Workshop - Thursday, February 23 – expected to keep.

Ryley Community Center This leads to animosity and • BRRG’s Annual General Meeting – Wednesday, not March 1 – Castor Community Hall reconciliation.

• Crop Production Workshop – Wednesday, March Faye Pearson 15 – Forestburg Community Hall Stettler

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‘The prairie was where she was forever from’ After a series of complex health conditions, Margaret Millie (Nicoll) Kinniburgh succumbed (her word) to death on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at the Edith Cavell Care Centre in Lethbridge.

Born a twin, November 24, 1922, she was very shortly predeceased by her sister, Catherine Frances.

Her parents, Phoebe and Bob Nicoll homesteaded near Bindloss and their little family was completed when Robert Francis joined them in 1925.

Margaret’s premature birth, along with farming during the depression, gave her a strong will to survive and the ability to make something from almost nothing.

This creativity (frugality) was expressed in knitting, sewing, cooking, gardening, calligraphy, building friendships and believing in the possible.

Her life-long friendship with two of her early teachers speaks of how greatly they inspired her; reading being that which would transport her when isolation and disabilities limited her life.

For many years Margaret enjoyed a strong sisterhood through UCW and was always glad to participate in church choirs, social and community activities where she was often the driver for some of the “older” ladies in the group.

Margaret and David Kinniburgh were married August 18, 1954 and had four girls and nearly 54 years together.

Another premature death came when their youngest, Heather Evelyn, died July 31, 1974, exactly 10 years after her Grandpa Carmen Kinniburgh.

While Calgary, North Battleford, Airdrie, Delia, Irricana, Drumheller and Lethbridge were all places Margaret made her home, the prairie (as she referred to the Bindloss area) was where she was forever from, and

gladly visited family there as long as she was able.

Family ties to Ontario were also strong. Margaret took her first airplane trip to Toronto in 1950 in order to visit aunts, uncles and cousins in Stratford and Sarnia, and was sad that she’d never met her Nicoll grandparents prior to their deaths.

Margaret and Dave made trips coast to coast to coast in Canada, and for many years travelled the triangle from Killam to Fort McMurray to Grande Prairie to visit the girls and their families – Catherine and Dale Sazwan (John and Courtney; Adam and Shawna); Janet and Bob Richardson (Dawn and Ryan; Doug); and Wendy and Les Hilliard (Tyler and Michelle; Sarah and Trudy; Jeff and Ashley).

The girls are now living in Grande Prairie, Stettler and Monarch, respectively; and the grandchildren are spread from Alberta to Newfoundland.

Along with the immediate family, she is survived by brother and sisterin-law Jim and Kris Kinniburgh; and sisters-in-law Leona (Ling) Nicoll; Reenee Kinniburgh; and Eileen Kinniburgh; cousins, nephews, nieces, dear friends, peers and caregivers.

She was predeceased by her sister, daughter and husband, many others have gone before Margaret: her parents Bob and Phoebe (McDonald) Nicoll; in-laws Carmen and Edith (Hawkey) Kinniburgh; brother Francis Nicoll, and nephews Glen and Paul Nicoll; brother and sister-in-law Percy and Marj Kinniburgh.

Margaret’s life and faith will be celebrated at Airdrie United Church, 1604 Summerfield Blvd, Airdrie, Ab. on Wed. Jan. 18, 2017 at 1 p.m. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

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Lillian Sofia Theresa Foss (Loo Loo, Lilly, Lil) passed away after a courageous battle with lung cancer at the age of 66 years in Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital, Castor, Ab. on Dec. 28, 2016.

Lilly was born in Calgary, Ab. to Alice (Witczak) and Bruce Opalka.

Lilly was a devoted mother and grandmother, Foss mother-in-law, sister, pet owner and friend to many and will be sadly missed by all. Her smile and presence brightened the lives of so many and she will be remembered for her strength, hardworking nature and loving caring heart.

Lilly worked tirelessly as a caretaker/janitor for most of her life. She touched many lives in her career. She thought a lot of the staff and students that she worked around.

Her pastime was filled with music and the love of her yard and flowers in the summer and cooking and baking in the winter.

Lilly is predeceased by her parents Alice and Bruce; sister-in-law Carol; lifelong friend Ray Wutzke.

Lilly is survived by her two

daughters Cindy Jardine (Murray Keller) and her children Stephanie and Dylan, Tammy (James) Hildreth and their daughter Avery; brother Stan Opalka and his children and grandchildren; Ray’s sisters and their families.

Remembered for her loving caring heart

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Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers, gifts and kind words. Thank you to Dr. Hanton and Dr. Murphy, and the nurses and hospital staff that cared for Lilly and kept her as comfortable and pain free as possible.

Also thank you to Dean and staff of Parkview, Vern for leading and Michelle for the luncheon during this difficult time.

A gathering of family and friends was held in the Castor Community Hall on Sat. Jan 14, 2016 at 2 p.m. with Vern Hein as master of ceremony.

Memorial donations may be made to the Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital Foundation, Palliative Care Room c/o Parkview Funeral Chapels, Box 186, Castor, AB, T0C 0X0.

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

Parkview Funeral Chapels & Crematorium, 403-882-3141, was entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.

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Free to peacefully protest pipelines Cont’d from Pg 7 Canadians, in fact, have not one “social licence,” but rather at least four, all of them quantitative, measurable and legally binding. (I’m omitting a fifth, “voting with one’s feet,” as today’s challenges involve people with a unique bond to their native lands, and relocation for many would be inconceivable.)

First, Canadians can express opposition with their wallets.

They can choose not to buy products they object to, they can support competing activities, and they can spend their money to rally public opposition to something they don’t like.

Second, Canadians can express their opinions with their ballots.

As we have seen most vividly, Canadians can replace governments they dislike, and vote in governments that promise to do things differently.

Elections for federal and provincial offices are one of the most important ways Canadians can seek redress of grievances.

Third, Canadians can express their opinions and desires directly in testimony and submissions of materials to numerous administrative and regulatory proceedings of federal, provincial and even municipal government.

Finally, Canadians can seek redress of grievances through the legal system, bringing legal suits, again, at the provincial, federal and municipal levels.

Some will object that these systems are imperfect, as with all human endeavours.

But a well-regulated market economy, with sound rule of law, has proven to be by far the best system for providing the most people with the greatest good.

Ruling by government or protestor fiat is neither peace, nor order, nor good governance.

By all means, people should feel free to peacefully protest pipelines.

What is critical is that governments at all levels send the signal that they, and their regulatory processes, are legitimate and embody the rule of law in Canada.

Potential protesters should understand that the government will have the will to enforce its decisions for the good of all Canadians, not simply one interest group or another.

Without that assurance, the recent pipeline approvals by the prime minister might ring hollow.

Kenneth P. Green is senior director, Natural Resource Studies, at the Fraser Institute.

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