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Volume 102 No. 25

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Organizers of the 50th Annual Gooseberry Lake Rodeo north of Consort, Ab. June 14 - 16 didn’t take time out for the weather as events went ahead as scheduled for the cowboys including (L-R) Darrion and Lane Percival and Gavin Dinniss in the Al Smith/Dave Guenthner Wild Pony Race giving the audience who stuck out the weather a good show for their money. Lane managed to hang on as the pony drug him from one end of the arena to the other through the mud. More photos on page 15. ECA Review/Debbie Prediger

INDEX Hanna Council ..................................2 RCMP news ....................................2, 3 Stettler Town Council.....................3 Sports ............................................4- 5 Prairie View.......................................6 Agriculture ................................ 8 - 10 Classiﬁeds/Career...................11 - 13 Crossword puzzle...........................12 Killam Rodeo .................................. 14 Real Estate/Homes ....................... 16

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Flyers stack up after Canada Post removes garbage cans from offices Bethany Zacharias

ECA Review Journalist

Flyers pile up at Coronation’s Canada Post Office. People have been discarding them on the table after garbage bins were removed from the office to discourage people from throwing away their unwanted flyers.

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Fatal motor vehicle collision near Coronation A 19 year old male from the Coronation area, passed away from his injuries as a result of a two vehicle collision on Monday, June 17 at approximately 7 a.m. The second driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The collision occurred at the intersection of Rge Rd 123 and

TWP Rd 364 which is just west of the town of Coronation. According to an RCMP press release, speed and alcohol were not a factor in the collision. RCMP are not releasing names and cause of the crash at this time and are continuing their investigation.

Canada Post ordered all of its post offfices to remove garbage cans from their locations. Canada Post said this was done to discourage people from throwing away their flyers when they come to pick up their mail. Canada Post said it is paid by businesses to deliver flyers and if people are immediately throwing their flyers away at the post office and not taking them home then it is not doing its job. Canada Post also said it cannot recycle flyers that are discarded at the post office and it encourages people to take their flyers home and recycle them there. Discarded flyers have been stacking up at both the Coronation and Stettler post offices after the new rule was implemented. If people do not want to receive any flyers they are asked to switch over to ‘Consumers Choice’ mailbox. Consumers Choice mailbox holders do not receive single flyers. They only receive mail addressed to that box number, mail from their Member of

Hanna Rod & Gun Club 32nd Annual

Guns & Collectibles Show & Sale Sat., July 20 & Sun., July 21

Place parking lot in preparation for tender. Council asked MPE to include a portion of First Avenue East between Second Street East and Pioneer Trail as both are showing severe signs of deterioration. Council anticipates this tender will be ready mid to late July and would like a recommendation on a tender award brought to the July 16 council meeting for approval. The remaining grant funds for the parking lot will be deferred to 2014 following completion of the infrastructure management study. Wind farm in Handhills BluEarth Renewables is looking to establish a wind farm in the Handhills area. Mayor Nikota and Neill attended BlueEarth’s June 12 meeting in Delia to learn more about the company and project. Representatives from Special Areas, Starland County and the Village of Delia also attended. Fitness association/new Town Office The Hanna Fitness Association plans to terminate their lease agreement with the Town and would like the Town to operate the centre. Council told the association that it requires an official letter of termination and that it is imperative that all members are made aware of the decision before moving forward. The Endeavour Accounting Building will soon become the new town office. Costs of renovating the new Town Office will be budgeted into the 2015 budget.

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New development updates CAO for the Town of Hanna, Kim Neill, met with representatives from McEihanney Consulting on May 28 to discuss the Longeway Subdivision project. During this meeting Neill gave the consultants and their sub-consultants permission to access the location for the purposes of geotechnical testing and survey work. The rainy weather has delayed the geotechnical crew from completing their jobs. The Town of Hanna will provide the consultants with contacts for other site utilities (power, gas, phone, cable). The tender for this work could be out by mid to late July. Council hopes to award the tender for this work at the August 13 council meeting. Neill, Councillor Girard and the Director of Protective Services also met with representatives from the Shunda Development to discuss the site challenges of their proposal on the former Hanna Lodge property. Council is awaiting a revision to their site plan to address the onsite parking concerns. Council anticipates there will still need to be a significant relaxation required on the parking situation. Once the revision is received, Council will seek comments from residents in the area. Neill said Council might need to hold a municipal planning commission meeting in late June. MPE Engineering is working on the engineering design for the Centennial

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County offers road construction service to development applicants Brenda Schimke

ECA Review Reporter Applicants that are required to construct a road as part of their development/subdivision application will now have the option to request the County to provide this service. A motion to amend the Public Works Policy 5.12 – Road Construction – Cost Sharing was passed at the County of Stettler meeting on June 12, 2013. The County of Stettler will provide road construction to applicants, after County road work is complete, and will charge the applicant actual costs (equipment depreciation, fuel and wages) plus culverts, surveying, utility moves, etc. Applicants have the option of hiring a private contractor and the County will continue to cost share 50 per cent of the eligible expenditures. “The benefits to this change are twofold”, said CAO Tim Fox, “we have more control over our roads at no additional cost to the County and the applicant will incur lower costs”. Councillor Blake Chapman opposed the motion.

Erskine Reservoir A motion by Wayne Nixon to approve the budget and transfer of reserves in the amount of $2,763,533 for the Erskine Reservoir and Truck Fill project was passed in a split vote. The project will include a waterline from the Town of Stettler to the reservoir site, turning lanes and pavement to the reservoir site, a reservoir, truck fill and RV dump, engineering and a water distribution study for the Hamlet of Erskine. Councillors James Nibourg and Joe Gendre voted against the project only because the water main was removed and they felt strongly that it should be included in the project. Gendre acknowledged that Erskine is a divided community with certain groups saying they don’t want water, but felt that the postponement of a water main would be detrimental. The water main cost was $200,000. Administration argued that without a planned distribution system for Erskine, the streets could be ripped many times when residents decided to access the water main. Councillors Blake Chapman, Greggory

Jackson, Terry Schiffner, Lawrence Wilkie, and Wayne Nixon felt it prudent to do a distribution study first before placing waterlines within the Hamlet. The distribution study could be completed by September 2013 and construction on the reservoir would occur over the winter or next spring.

Donalda Bridge One tender was received from Bridgemen Services Ltd. of Didsbury to complete the substructure and girder replacement on the Donalda Bridge. Having met all the compliance requirements and scope of work requests, a motion was unanimously passed to award this contract to Bridgemen for a total cost of $435,313. A budget amount of $712,000 had been set aside in the Revised Spring Budget. The road will be closed for approximately three weeks to complete these bridge repairs.

CANADA DAY in PartythePark Mon., July 1 at Coronation Museum Park • (2 pm) Museum Tours • (3 pm) Duck Races • (4 pm) Barbeque • Kid’ Games & Races • Music • Free Flags

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Fred Crowle of Hanna and Rob & Connie Brown of Vegreville are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter Connie Barritt made homemade ice cream for adults and children alike at the Alix Museum during the Come Walk Among Us on Saturday, June 15 in Alix, Ab. Participants in the walk experienced history through the eyes of Irene Parlby of the ‘Famous Five’ as she took people on a guided tour of Main Street, Alix where you met other characters from the past and mingled with farmers and artisans who came to town to sell their wares and antique displays.

Courtney Blair Crowle to Michael Alexander Yakimetz son of Arlene Yakimetz of Ft. McMurray and the late Terry Yakimetz of Vegreville Wedding to take place in Vegreville in October 2013

Three Hills robbery Bethany Zacharias

ECA Review Journalist Stephen Barnes of Red Deer, Alberta has been charged with eight counts of break and enter. Three Hills RCMP members arrested 39-year-old Barnes on June 12, 2013. The RCMP tracked down Barnes after a seven month long investigation was conducted with the help of different detachments and the Red Deer Forensic Identification Section.

The robberies happened in the Three Hills and surrounding area between December, 2012 and February, 2013. Barnes allegedly broke into several oilfield sites and stole an undisclosed amount of copper wire. Barnes appeared before a Justice of the Peace for a judicial interim release hearing. He is currently in police custody awaiting bail. Barnes is scheduled to appear in the Drumheller Provincial Court on July 3, 2013 to answer questions related to the crime.

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SPORT Shorts • Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “Golf is outlawing those long, anchored putters that many pros use. I wish golf would outlaw the putter I use that’s always three-putting greens.” • R.J. Currie of sportsdeke.com: “A Houston Astros vendor was fired for going into a toilet stall with a tray of snow cones. We’ll have more on this and other scoops.” • Cote again: “The Dolphins have been having practices called OTAs, or Organized Team Activity days. I love that phrase. Makes it sound like summer camp and today they’re all making log cabins out of popsicle sticks.” • Scott Mitchell of Sunmedia, on Twitter: “It’d be great if the (Ottawa) RedBlacks new unis were yellow and blue.” • Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “Interesting opinion by noted basketball analyst Dennis Rodman: “If LeBron was playing in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, he would be just an average player.” Rodman is probably right. LeBron would be about 7 years old.” • Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “The U.S. Open was in suburban Philadelphia. Out of respect for the game of golf, because it’s Philly, the galleries booed quietly.”

Jesse Damberger from Amisk, Ab. pitched a baseball June 16 during the C-Final against Coronation at the Lougheed Ball Tournament at Burma Park June 14 - 16. Coronation won the game 9 - 6. ECA REVIEW/B. Zacharias

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Draft crucial for Flames’ future

• Dickson again: “Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia shared a brief handshake. OK, now there’s no reason why North Korea and South Korea can’t work out their differences.” • Tiger Woods played with Adam Scott, who employs former Woods caddie Steve Williams, during the first two rounds of the U.S. Open. Noted Pardon the Interruption’s Tony Kornheiser: “The only thing worse for Tiger is if he was paired with Sergio (Garcia), and Sergio had Elin (Nordegren, Woods’ ex-wife) as caddie.” • Comedy writer Jim Barach: “A study says that frequently heading a soccer ball may leave lasting brain damage. The good news is if you are hit in the head enough, you may actually be able to appreciate watching a three-hour game that ends in a 0-0 tie.” • R.J. Currie again: “CBS reports the Cubs total payroll ranks 14th among MLB clubs at just $104 million. Mind you, they don’t budget for Octobers.” • Currie again: “Bad news and good news for the Blue Bombers. First, reports this week say many spots in their new press box have blocked views. And that’s the good news.”

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Erskine girl looks ahead to Pan Am Games Brenda Schimke

ECA Review Reporter Carlie Gendre of Erskine, Alberta brought home a Gold Medal in Wrestling from the 2013 Cadet Nationals in Saskatoon. She is now off to represent Canada at the 2013 Pan Am Games in Medellin, Columbia this August. Deputy Reeve Lawrence Wilkie, on behalf of the County of Stettler, presented Gendre with a $500 cheque on June 12, 2013. In order to cover training, travelling and other team commitments, Gendre has a goal to

raise $5,000. “To reach this goal, I am working, fundraising, will have income from my 4-H steer project, volunteering and seeking donations,” said Gendre. Gendre has competitively wrestled for five years, starting in Grade 6. She competes at the Cadet level which is her age group and at the 60 kg weight class. Those interested in supporting Gendre in her athletic pursuits and desire to represent our community and Canada at the Pan Am Games can contact her at 403-742-4665 or Box 165, Erskine AB, T0C 1G0.

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Bouwmeester was then sent packing to St. Louis in exchange for a package of players including the Blues’ first-round selection in the draft. The Flames’ draft buffet in the first round shakes down like this: their own pick at No. 6, the Blues’ firstrounder at No. 22 and the Penguins’ first choice at No. 28. John Weisbrod, the Flames’ assistant general manager, said Feaster might be open to some wheeling and dealing on draft day, using that trio of firstrounders as currency to perhaps trade for some additional assets. “But,” Weisbrod told NHL. com, “we like the way things sit right now. We like the idea of picking three times, but we’ve got a lot of things to address with our team.” After being on the playoff sidelines for four consecutive years, it’s about time for the Flames to get a new look. With three firstrounders and a fairly strong nucleus of youth — Mikael Backlund and Sven Baertschi among others — a team that will be much younger next year might struggle for one more season, guaranteeing it one more high draft choice, before the run to respectability begins for real in 2014-15.

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• Ian Hamilton of the Regina Leader-Post: “The folks at Warner Bros. have nixed their plan for a sequel to Dumb and Dumber. They realized they couldn’t top some of the things Don Cherry utters on Coach’s Corner.” brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca

Winters haven’t been kind to the Calgary Flames in the last couple of years, but perhaps the summer of 2013 will mark the beginning of a return to becoming a National Hockey League powerhouse. When the NHL brass gathers in New Jersey next week for the amateur draft, the Flames will not have a crack at the consensus top two players, defenceman Penton Seth Jones of Portland Winter Hawks and Nathan McKinnon of the Halifax Mooseheads, but they’ll nonetheless have a great draft haul. The Flames will have an unprecedented — for them — three picks in the first round, and if general manager Jay Feaster and his scouting staff are up to snuff, this could be the start of something good. Two of those first-round selections in what is generally regarded as a strong draft class came as a result of the Flames facing reality at the trade deadline in March — that it was time to throw in the towel and start rebuilding. See ya, Jarome, as Iginla was traded to Pittsburgh for, among other things, a firstround pick. Defenceman Jay

County of Stettler Deputy Reeve, Lawrence Wilkie handed Carlie Gendre $500 to help with Pan Am Games’ expenses.

• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “Major League Baseball was offering a discount package on MLB TV for Father’s Day to “Give dad the gift of live baseball.” And children of Marlins’ fans are thinking “Who hates their father that much?”

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OPINION Higher need to serve others It was when the government started to “businify” government that the gross abuse and disrespect for taxIn 2008, Ron Liepert, the out-spoken payers began. The public service became a haven for outrageous execuMinister of Health promised tive contracts, bonuses, at-risk pay Albertans a panacea. His surprise and excessive or fraudulent expense announcement to fire nine regional hospital boards and form a new super- accounts. Coincidently, Alberta’s Auditor board rocked health care. But Liepert General has for decades been asking assured Albertans that this move successive Progressive Conservative “would remove barriers to care, propremiers to tighten up the controls on vide administrative cost savings and direct more money into patient care.” executive compensation and termination packages. He further assured health profesIt’s time that civil servants become sionals and patients that “they would civil servants again. The bonuses and not be directly affected”. incentives must stop. If you want a At the time, then Liberal Health Critic David Swann, a physician, said job, this is the salary. Now do your job. “the government is rushing headlong If you want bonuses, get a private sector job. into these changes without enough It’s a truism that political leaders forethought.” are heavily pressured all the time to Not surprisingly, today the painful co-mingle business with public serreality is Liepert’s words were catevice priorities gorically wrong because it can be on all accounts Putting health very beneficial to whereas Dr. profit takers. Swann’s were care and other But that is not unfortunately the role of governprophetic. societal necessities ment. Both the Danielle Smith, governing leader of the into the profit model Conservatives and Wildrose Party, the governingsummarized it is self-defeating. party-in-waiting, best--the superthe Wildrose board model Party, should now resulted in the clearly understand that putting health “growth of bureaucracy, growth of senior executives, growth of executive care and other societal necessities into the profit model is self-defeating. It’s salaries and compensation packages, out-of-control expenses and an out-of- equivalent to an oil company loading up its board of directors with medical control board.” doctors and nurses whose collective Many of the problems now faced goal is to send the majority of the within our health care system emaprofits to health programs in thirdnated from our stubbornly-held world countries. philosophy that the private sector is These doctors and nurses have the always more efficient and can always wrong motivation for sitting on the run things better than the public board of a publically-traded company. service. In the same way, profit-takers have Yet why would we believe this? the wrong motivation when it comes Business is in the business of proto delivering public service and social ducing goods or services and selling them at a profit. Their only goal is for programs. Business people are concerned management to make money for their about profits and fiduciary responsishareholders and remunerate thembilities. Public servants should be selves handsomely. Since the “meism” of the 1980s, com- concerned about the public good and social responsibilities, not about pensation for sporting figures and earning bonuses and incentive pay. business executives have gone comInterestingly at the AHS Board pletely stupid, but that’s free enterprise. Without profit motivation Meeting on January 31, 2013, thenChairman, and now fired-Chairman, Canada would not be the great Stephen Lockwood, was recorded as country it is today. Profit generates both economic growth and innovation saying, “It is important to be frank with Albertans about the actions we which, in turn, leads to wealth. But that is not the goal or purpose of are taking to get value from every dollar they invest in health care, and the public service. Its role is to serve what we are doing to reinvest those the public by providing services. dollars to improve their health care People hired into the public service experience.” need to have a higher need to serve How little did we know that those others than to serve themselves. But words would translate into $3.2 milthe whole philosophy of bringing lion of our tax dollars going directly bonuses and pay incentives into the into the pockets of 99 highly paid public sector has corrupted the health care executives! system. Brenda Schimke

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Government transparency Talk about the tail wagging the dog! Now it seems the bureaucrats are telling the government what legislation they can and cannot pass. I am a semi retired [mostly tired] old farmer that had plans when I got up this morning to hoe weeds out of my raspberry patch. I turned on the news while I ate my breakfast. Big mistake. When I heard that the Conservatives had drastically amended MP Brent Rathgerber’s transparency bill from $188,000 to $444,000. I was mad, upset call it what you want. I decided that the weeds could wait while I wrote a column to express my Schwenk opinion on this issue. The longer governments are in power the more they become susceptible to the bureaucrats making decisions that the officials we elect are supposed to make. This has been a major problem in Alberta for the last 20 years. Instead of implementing policy developed by the elected officials, bureaucrats develop the policy and convince the legislators to pass it. In my opinion it is the major reason that Alberta has a serious deficit situation today. Bureaucrats by their very nature do not and perhaps cannot use common sense when they develop policy and programs. A new program may sound like the best thing since sliced bread when it is first implemented. What these people cannot understand is the long term effects of what becomes government regulation. In the 90’s the Alberta government through the Department of Energy came up with the brilliant idea of deregulating the electric industry. The theory was that a competitive industry would reduce the price of electric energy. They were told by a third of us on the steering committee that it would do the reverse. At that time Alberta had the lowest cost electric energy on the North American continent except for two hydro jurisdictions. This whole program was conceived and developed by Department bureaucrats. Politicians were convinced by the

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department staff that it needed to happen. The point I am trying to make is that the price of electric energy has increased by at least 30 per cent due to deregulation. This is not the end of it. There is proposed transmission expansion of about 16 billion dollars that is a direct result of that deregulation. Had the regulated system that was in place been left, needed transmission expansion would have taken place 15 years ago at a fraction of the cost of what is now proposed. This is an example of bureaucrats not understanding the real long term ramifications of their brilliant ideas due to a lack of common sense. The Conservative Party of Canada came to power on the promise of accountability for the tax money received from ordinary Canadians. It would appear that the bureaucrats in the Prime Ministers Office and the senior bureaucrats that administrate government programs and services think they are above having to be accountable to Canadian citizens that pay for their remuneration. This arrogance by the government employees just can no longer be tolerated. I may be a lone voice out in the wilderness but I would bet my next CPP and OAS cheque that if a pole were taken today asking if the government should implement Brent Rathgerber’s private members bill, 80 to 90 per cent of respondents would say yes. I would also bet that if the Conservative Government were to reverse that decision their approval rating would go up 10 per cent because that would demonstrate that the government is serious about real transparency in how government operates and spends our money. I do hope that the delegates at the Conservative convention in June raise hell and put a prop under it . If you are as concerned about this issue as I am please contact your Member of Parliament , the Prime Minister, social media or any other way you can think of, to raise a fuss over this issue. It is high time for governments to listen to the people that elect them! Herman Schwenk Coronation

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AHS board have been fired for keeping their word Rick Strankman, MLA Drumheller-Stettler â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit of a legal mess at the moment,â&#x20AC;? was how Health Minister Fred Horne described the aftermath of his decision to fire the entire AHS Superboard June 12. Unfortunately that legal mess wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be cleared up any time soon and it comes with a hefty price tag. The legal mess referred to by the Health Minister is due to the contractual obligations past and present in outstanding bonuses that were overlooked before the decision to fire the board was made. The Alberta Health Services Board and Board Chair Stephen Lockwood defied the order from the Minister to stop bonuses of up to $3.2 million to be paid to 99 AHS executives as stipulated in their contracts for the 2012-13 year. Lockwood and his board had already removed bonuses from some 500 AHS staff last year; further to that end, this coming fiscal year will see the end of all bonuses entirely. Some would call that progress, including yours truly.

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What a guy! Dear Editor, Somehow, from the library discard pile in downtown Yellowknife, into my hands fell letters written by Thomas Jefferson. In one letter written from Paris on January 16, 1787 to a Colonel Edward Carrington, Jefferson wrote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without a press or a press without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to choose the latter.â&#x20AC;? What a guy! To think so cooly even after his many bitter complaints of the European press distorting the democratic achievements of the American republic. I wonder how many politicians these days would agree with him? Very few, I bet. Bruce Valpy, Managing Editor Northern News Services Yellowknife, NWT

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In February, Stephen Lockwood and the Board gave their word to the 99 remaining top executives that they would receive their pay at risk if they met their performance targets for the fiscal year that has recently come to an end. Horne, when pressed by Wildrose Opposition Health Critic Heather Forsyth, said he would not interfere in February and repeated that message again in March. Incredibly Lockwood and the rest of the AHS board have been fired for keeping their word and for refusing to break a contract. This directive from the Minister has also answered the question of just how autonomous the AHS board is in reality. Repeated claims by the Minister that AHS makes its own decisions and that the government does not direct AHS, has obviously been put to rest with what took

place last week. Lockwood weighed in saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;The government doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t publicly need to admit that the AHS board is not independent, their actions speak much louder than their words.â&#x20AC;? This continued politicization of AHS decision making has become not only nonproductive but expensive financially as well. Danielle Smith, leader of the Official Opposition Wildrose, repeated her solution as she has done several times in the Legislature to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go back to local decisionmaking, empower local administrators to work with local staff so they can deliver the best patient care, because the centralized model of delivering health care â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working.â&#x20AC;? Replacing the board will be Janet Davidson who will be paid $580,000 comparatively the 10-member board earned

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Implementation of the controversial Responsible Energy Development Act Brenda Schimke

News Journalist Concern about the unknowns surrounding the implementation of the controversial Responsible Energy Development Act was the primary topic of discussion during the morning session of the Alberta Surface Rights Federation Meeting in Camrose on June 17, 2013. The Alberta Government officially launched the new Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) today and Gerry Protti, founding member of the industry lobby group, CAPP, and a former executive officer with Encana was named its first chairman.

Sweeping new powers The AER’s new responsibilities will be staged. Immediately AER takes on all regulatory functions previously carried out by the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB). Those sections of the Act yet to be proclaimed relate to the Regulator taking over sole responsibility for energy development approvals, licensing and use of water, water diversions, reclamation, environmental compliance and the disposition of Crown lands for energy projects. The Environment Department and the Department of Sustainable Resources will be removed from the process. The new legislation gives one Regulator sweeping powers for energy projects in Alberta from cradle to grave. Any action brought by a landowner before the Queen’s Court of Appeal is now limited to a question of law or a question of jurisdiction. Does the Regulator have legislative approval and have they correctly interpreted the law? The new legislation now gives the landowner very limited, if any, room to challenge a decision in Court.

attendance and made some cursory remarks on the new regulations and fielded questions from the audience. Her office is committed to have a comprehensive analysis of the new regulations and their impact on landowners done by July 4. It will be posted on the Farmers’ Advocate home page. “The most important thing for landowners is to know, effective today, if there is an energy development proposed for your land, a landowner must file a Statement of Concern with the new Regulator at the application stage,” said Goodfellow. “Should a landowner not file this Statement of Concern at the application stage, the landowner will have no further rights to a hearing or an appeal,” said Goodfellow. As in the past, whether a public hearing or an appeal is granted is at the sole discretion of the Regulator. If a Statement of Concern is filed, the AER requires a pre-conference hearing to identify key issues between the landowner and the oil company. “The difference under the new Regulator is that it has the legislated authority to force a landowner into an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR),” said Goodfellow. The forced mediation is an in-house AER process, and no costs are awarded to the landowner to cover their costs. The attempt to level the playing field has been eliminated completely under the new legislation. “Landowners have to be very alert and vigilant. When flags are spotted or any type of activity that looks like potential energy development, get on it quickly to ensure a Statement of Concern is filed during the application stage,” said Karl Zajes, President Warburg Pembina Surface Rights Group.

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New hearing commissioners Bradley T. McManus has been named Chief Hearing Commissioner. His experience is in the utility and energy sector including time with Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, the Public Utilities Board of Alberta and most recently Acting Chair of the Energy Resources Conservation Board. Two other members, Alex Bolton and Rob McManus, share similar backgrounds spending their professional lives as senior energy industry leaders. The remaining two Hearing Commissioners, Christine MacKen and Barbara McNeil have been advisors, consultants or mediators for numerous government departments and agencies, including the ERCB.

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Farmers hope crops avoid hail damage this year As crops start to grow and another hail season begins, farmers across the province are hoping to be spared from the kind of record hail damage that battered crops in every part of Alberta last year. “Last summer was the worst hail year we’ve ever seen. There were only 11 hail-free days all summer, from early June to mid-September,” says Brian Tainsh, manager of onfarm inspections with Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC), the Crown corporation that administers crop and hail insurance in Alberta on behalf of the provincial government. Hail pounded crops in every region of the province from Foremost to Fort Vermilion, triggering more than 11,000 claims and record payouts of almost $450 million through AFSC’s Straight Hail Insurance program, and the Hail Endorsement rider that many farmers add to their crop insurance each spring. “There wasn’t one AFSC office across the province that didn’t have hail claims reported,” says Tainsh, noting the previous record hail year in Alberta was 2008 when hail claims totalled more than $265 million. What this year’s hail season will bring is still anybody’s guess, says Tainsh. He points out hailstorms in late May and early June have already triggered claims in the Vulcan and Lethbridge areas of southern Alberta – although crops at such early stages of growth have great potential to recover from hail damage. Environment Canada Meteorologist Dan Kulak says it’s too early to tell what the summer holds. “Alberta is a hail capital, so we know we’ll

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TRACTORS • JD 4020 c/w Ezee-On 80 loader and bucket, newer 18.4x34 singles, 2 hyd., 540/1000 PTO, S/N SNT223R121702R • Ford 6700 c/w 3-pt. hitch, newer 18.4x34 singles, 2 hyd. • Case 970, newer 18.4x38 singles, 2 hyd., showing 4294 hr. • 8’ underslung dozer blade HAYING and CATTLE EQUIPMENT • Two 12’ Gehl 2230 haybines, hydraswing, steel rollers • Highline 6600 Bale Pro bale processor • Two NH 855 round balers • Sitrex 8-wheel PT rake (converts to 3-pt. hitch) • 10-wheel V Rake, 3-pt. hitch (plus one for parts) • Farmhand 820 mixermill • Two 15’ CCIL SP swathers • Swather transport with ramps • UFA post pounder, trailer type • 16’ TA stock trailer • Ajax stackmover, 12’x22’ • 7’ NH sickle mower, Haybuster 1800 B • Vicon 5-wheel rake • 4-wheel farm wagon • HiHog creep feeder and panels, WW calf tipping table, two bale feeders, two mineral feeders, slide-in stockracks, bale fork, two cattle squeezes, water tank • 1-1/2 bundles unused 4-5”x6’ posts, one bundle unused 3-4”x6’ posts, quantity used posts TRUCKS and VEHICLES • 2004 Dodge 2500 crew cab, Cummins diesel, 4x4, auto., A/T/C, PW, PL, 350,000 km +/–, 5th wheel hitch, (front passenger side corner damage) • 1989 Chrysler Dynasty, 4-door • 1980 Ford F-250 ext cab, long box, stand. trans., 5th wheel hitch

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LAWNMOWER / BOAT / TRAILER • JD F525 front mt mower, 48” deck, 564 hr. FIELD EQUIPMENT • 15’ Anchor fibreglass boat, 85 hp Johnson, • Crown rock picker, ground drive trailer • MF 880 5-bottom plow • 17-1/2’ Haico holiday trailer • 12’ JD disc c/w harrows ANTIQUES • 12’ Schafer disc • Round oak table, six chairs • 13’ MF disc • Chrome kit. table, six chairs • 12’ JD 650 DT cult. • Two oak display cabinets (very nice), china • 12’ MF DT cult., mtd harrows cabinet, three dressers, writing desk • 20’ DT cult., 15’ JD DD drills • Scotch tops, spreaders, sleigh bells • 18’ +/– back-on drill mover • Canadian National Express Co. safe • 40’ Allied harrows, 35’ harrows • Large salt / pepper shaker collection Three full chests of silverware, violin, • Two JD oneways, 10’ +/– • Westfield 7”x41’ auger c/w Kohler, Robin accordian, crank telephone, Huron wood 6”x25’ auger c/w motor, 4”x18’ pencil stove, copper boilers, golf clubs, cream separator, cast iron tub, clocks, radios, auger sewing kit, apple boxes, match boxes, trunks, OLDER / ANTIQUE EQUIPMENT records, ice cream maker, comics, books, • JD 5020, 18.4x34 duals crokinole board, plus lots more unlisted items • JD 4010, 18.4x34 singles Newer items including D.U. spotting scope / binocular set, treadmill, flat screen TV, • Case Model 742, loader and bucket, gas binoculars • Case 900, diesel MISC. and SHOP EQUIPMENT • Three Cockshutt 570 tractors (not complete) • Anvil • MH 102 GS Senior • MTD 5hp rear tine rototiller • Two JD 96 combines, MH 90 combine • 10’x10’ metal clad storage shed • IHC S-130 truck All the above equipment doesn’t run and is in • Wood chipper c/w gas motor • Pull-type mole baiter varying states of completeness • 3-wheel golf cart, 500 gal. and two 300 • Antique Road Patrol PT road grader on gal. fuel tanks/stands, Turf Trac garden steel, 6-1/2’ blade, hyd. lift tractor and mower, saddle and tack, 20 • Antique walk-behind potato digger, single railroad ties, 2-wheel wagon, Greenfield bottom walking plow Tap and Die, Lincoln 225 welder, trolling motor, duck decoys, solar fencer and fence • Two JD 3-bottom plows tape, angle grinders, Dewalt drill, bolt bin, BINS and OATS sockets, wrenches, 6’ upright safe, meat • Twister 14’ x 5 ring, 2000 bu+/–, newer hooks, C-clamps, plus more style, ladder, good wood floor • Butler 18’ x 3 ring, poor floor • Approx. 500-600 bu oats

SELLING FOR LARRY WALTON 403-784-3437 • 9’ NH 489 haybine, rubber rolls, shedded, good cond. • Westfield tailgate drill fill, fert / seed V box SELLING FOR GORDON CROOKSHANKS 780-372-3787 • 1973 Polaris Custom II 400 snowmobile • 1973 Polaris Custom II 530 snowmobile Both snowmobiles were last used in 2006. Stored inside. Covers included. • 1894 Royal oak wood and coal antique stove • 27” Buzz saw, Trailer mtd wood splitter (2-1/2 hp gas), eng. stand, camping supplies, tools, 2-wheel utility trailer c/w ramp, 3-tier TV tower, Dodge Dakota truck topper, snowmobile rescue sled AUCTIONEER’S NOTE Previewing starting Wednesday, July 3 until sale time. Lots of interesting items up for sale. Some very nice antiques. The above listing is a guide only. All goods are sold on an “as is”, “where is” basis and any description, verbal or in advertising, of goods is set out or offered as a guide only. The Auctioneer accepts no responsibility for errors in description, it being the responsibility of prospective buyers to inspect the goods before the sale and satisfy themselves as to condition, age, authenticity, make or model. This list is subject to additions and deletions. Doug Johnson Auction Service Ltd. will not be responsible for accidents, damage or loss. All sales are final. GST will apply on most items. Payment in full on sale day. Arrangements must be made 48 hours prior to the sale for cell phone and absentee bidding.

For more information, contact Allan Baird at 403-788-2125

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total grazing time is 4.5 months or 192 animal units per month. At turn in, if the center decides to only graze at 85 percent capacity, only 163 animal units will be turned out to pasture. To meet that grazing pressure, the center will attempt to place 162,788 pounds of cattle to grass. The last managerial piece is making sure the pasture rotation dates are set and followed. For this summer, the cattle were started on pasture three on May 29 and will move to pasture two on June 14 and pasture one on June 26. After that, the cattle will move to pasture three on July 12, pasture two on Aug. 15 and pasture one on Sept. 9, and wrap up the native grazing season by moving to crested wheat on Oct. 18. Again, ranchers are very astute managers and utilize the best scientific data they can get their hands on to manage the ranch. Progressive ranchers know that cattle need grass and grass needs cattle. By choosing the correct grazing system, the ranch and the world are better places.

Ranchers use appropriate grazing systems and the use of such systems certainly mitigates the changing dry or wet weather. May you find all your ear tags.

Farming Smarter Field School

Agri-News The Farming Smarter Field School 2013 is being June 25-27, 2013, at the Farming Smarter research and development site one mile east of Lethbridge on the jail road. This is a one day event repeated three times, starting at 8:30 am each day. Presentations include fine tuning cereal disease management, ground dwelling predators and seedling success. Cost is $175 including GST. To register online, go to www.farmingsmarter.com. For more information about Farming Smarter or the field school, contact Jamie Puchinger at 403-381-5118, FAX at 403-382-4526 or email at jamie@farmingsmarter.com.

Eastland Transport Ltd.

• Livestock Hauling • CLT Certified to Haul All Types of Livestock • Fully Insured for Canada & USA

2 Year Old Bulls For Sale By Private Treaty

Owner: Tim Omilusik P.O. Box 817, Coronation, AB.

Darrel & Wendy Ashbacher email: ashbach@xplornet.com

403-578-8705

(403) 884-2181

Halkirk, AB

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JIM BOYD of Bashaw, Alberta Saturday, July 13, 2013 – 10:00 a.m. for

Located: From Bashaw, go 8 km (5 miles) west on Highway 605, then 3.1 km (2 miles) south on Range Road 22-3, then 0.3 km (1/4 mile) west on Township Road 41-4; or from Mirror, go 2.6 km (1.7 miles) north on Highway 21, then continue 6.8 km (4.2 miles) north on Range Road 22-3, then 0.3 km (1/4 mile) west. This is a very clean line of equipment. All major pieces have been shedded.

TRACTORS • 2008 Valtra T191 MFWD c/w 3-pt hitch, 528 hrs at booking, 650/65R42 rear singles, 540/65R30 fronts, 4 hyd., 540/1000 PTO, front weights, rear wheel weights, one owner, exc. cond., S/N U14516 • 2008 Kubota L4400 MFWD c/w Kubota loader and 6’ bucket, diesel, 3-pt. hitch, 226 hrs at booking, 43 hp, 2 hyd., 540 PTO, roll bar, one owner, exc. cond., S/N 81084 GRAIN TRUCK • 2003 Freightliner TA c/w 20’ box and hoist, auto. SmartShift (has clutch), Jake brake, 470 hp Detroit, 639,076 mi. at booking, roll tarp, two rear hoist controls, 11R22.5 tires, very nice truck HARVEST EQUIPMENT • 1997 New Holland TR 98 combine, Westward PU, 1543 sep/2125 eng. hrs, Hopper Topper, Dutch chaff spreader, shedded, vg cond, S/N 561158 • 1999 22’ MF 220 Series II swather c/w UII PU reel, 1559 hrs, sliding table, 21.5L-16.1 tires, shedded, vg cond., S/N H220521 HEAVY HARROWS • 40’ Brandt Commander Contour heavy harrows, 5/8” tines, hyd. angle, limited use, exc. cond. BINS and FANS • Two Wheatland Grainmax 2000 hopper bins, vg cond. • Two Westeel 6-ring x 14’ hopper bins,

skids, ladders, 2200 bu +/– • Four Chief Westland 5-ring hopper bins, three have aeration tubes, 2,250 bu +/– • Two Chigwell hopper bins, 1,650 bu +/– • Feed/seed hopper bin, 300/400 bu +/– • Grainguard aeration fan, Grainguard elec. heater • Three Caldwell 3 hp aeration fans AUGERS and GRAIN VAC • 10”x50’ Brandt hyd. swing auger c/w full bin alarm • 7”x33’ Sakundiak HD7-33 c/w 13 hp eng and bin sweep • 8”x41’ Westfield PTO auger • 7”x37’ Sakundiak HD7-37 PTO auger • F.N. Pneumatic 570 grain vac FIELD EQUIPMENT • 25’ IH 5500 DT cult. c/w NH3 kit, 3-bar harrows, rear hitch • 16’ Ezee-On TA disc, notched fronts • 21’ Morris CP 719 DT cult., 3-bar harrows • 27’ IH vibrachisel, 3-bar harrows • 22’ CCIL 179 field cult., 3-bar harrows • 60’ Vicon LS 2410T sprayer, 500 gal poly tank • 40’ Phoenix rotary harrows and drawbar • 16’ Morris Seed-Rite drills, Gandi boxes c/w 16’ coil packers • 50’ PT sprayer c/w 500 gal poly tank • Canola roller CATTLE EQUIPMENT • Flexicoil post pounder, trailer type • Solar watering system • Two plastic water tanks

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Portable creep feeder, 80 bu +/– Cockshutt SA manure spreader Thirteen gates, 8’-16’ Two pipe frame, metal clad calf shelters, 13’ and 18’ Two portable texas gates Two Lewis oilers, two single bale feeders, five 16’ pipe silage bunks, calving chute, quantity of good used posts and wire ANTIQUE TRUCK 1957 International Stepside pickup, straight 6-cyl eng., 3-spd stand., runs good, lots of work done, showing 55,436 miles TRUCKS, TRIKE, QUAD 1990 GMC 1/2 T, 2WD, reg cab, long box 1977 Chev 3/4 T, 2WD, reg cab, long box 1962 +/– International B160 SA truck c/w 10’x18’ pipe bale deck and also sides for box, hoist 1984 Honda 200M trike Panterra A250 Quad, 2WD, racks MISCELLANEOUS and ANTIQUES 6’ Buhler 3-pt. hitch rototiller, very limited use 12T hyd. gear puller set Husqvarna 272K gas cutoff saw Slip tank c/w 20 GPM 12V pump, 50-60 gal slip tank Industrial metal band saw Two estate sprayers (trailer type and quad type) Bolt bin (stocked)

• Lg. wrench set, wrenches, punch/chisel set, air compressor, radial arm saw, hyd. jack, elec. motors, Kear Shear, air impact and chisel, 20T press, HD tow rope, hitch type grass seeder, De Laval vacuum pump, feed cart, 14” chop saw, 3/4” socket set, Tap and Die, Forney welder • Rechargeable elec. dehorner, calf resuscitator, vet supplies • Tailgate drill fill • Colored antique jars, crocks and crock jugs, canning jars, coal shovel, leg vise, lantern, Babbitt spoon, ice tongs, blow torch, beam scale, antique tools, grease gun, wood pulleys, etc. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE Jim has a very nice line of well maintained equipment. Very low hrs on the two tractors. The above listing is a guide only. All goods are sold on an “as is”, “where is” basis and any description, verbal or in advertising, of goods is set out or offered as a guide only. Doug Johnson Auction Service Ltd. accepts no responsibility for errors in description, it being the responsibility of prospective buyers to inspect the goods before the sale and satisfy themselves as to condition, age, authenticity, make or model. This list is subject to additions and deletions. Doug Johnson Auction Service Ltd. will not be responsible for accidents, damage or loss. All sales are final. GST will apply on some items. Payment in full on sale day. If paying by cheque and unknown to Auction Company, we require a letter of reference from your bank. Arrangements must be made 48 hours prior to the sale for cell phone and absentee bidding.

For more information, contact Jim at 403-788-2208 or 403-302-0135 cell.

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REAL ESTATE 15 RESIDENTIAL Building Lots, Vulcan, Alberta. Ritchie Bros Auctioneers. Selling by Unreserved Auction, July 18 from Lethbridge. 25 Bareland Condo Units as 8 lots + 7 single lots. Simon Wallan 780-831-8529; Greg Cripps - Re/Max 403391-2648; rbauction. com/realestate. ELINOR Lake Resort. 2.5 hours NE of Edmonton. All fully serviced lake lots reduced by 25% until July 31, 2013. Suitable for RV/cabin/house or investment. Unserviced lots available for lease. Call 1-800-623-3990; www.elinorlakeresort. com.

MOBILE HOMES OUR best selling Anchorage plan is only $129,900! 20’ X 76’ with arctic insulation package, oval soaker tub and stainless steel appliances. July delivery still available; www.jandelhomes. com. NEW & Pre-owned Modular homes for immediate delivery! Take advantage of our Moduline Showhome sell off and receive a $1500 gift card. Offer extended until June 30! www.craigshomesales.com or call 1-855-380-2266. GRANDVIEW Modular Red Deer - Official Grand Opening! Over $300,000 in savings opportunities. Celebrate with us Saturday, July 6 at 7925B - 50 Ave., Red Deer. 1-855-3470417; www.grandviewmodular.com. ONE ONLY! 2011 SRI - deluxe ensuite 20’ X 76’ (1520 s.f.), 3 bedroom/2 bath. Liquidating at invoice! Save $12,000. Call now - won’t last! www.dynamicmodular. ca; 1-877-341-4422.

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FOR RENT FOR RENT in Sedalia, Ab. 3 + 2 bedrm home, 1 1/2 bath, large kitchen. Detached double insulated heated garage, all on 4 well treed lots. Rent $800/m + utilities, or for sale for $45,000. 403-8543656. 2 BDRM bungalow, Imperial Ave. Coronation, Ab. Available from July 1. All appliances included. Parking stall, RV parking, backyard. $495/m plus utilities. Contact owner 403-945-0654 or 403-797-1502.

MISCELLANEOUS METAL roofing & siding. Best prices! Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib/ LOW-Rib 29ga. Galvalume $.67 sq. ft. Colours $.82 sq. ft. 40 Year Warranty. Available at Participating Distributors. Call 1-888-263-8254.

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STEEL Building - DIY Summer Sale! Bonus days extra 5% off. 20x20 $3,998. 25x24 $4,620. 30x34 $6,656. 32x42 $8,488. 40x54 $13,385. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.pioneersteel.ca. EVERY water well on earth should have the patented “Kontinuous Shok” Chlorinator from Big Iron Drilling! Why? Save thousands of lives every year. www.1-800bigiron.com. Phone 1-800-BIGIRON. GORGEOUS Spruce Trees. 4 - 6 ft., $45, machine planted, fertilized, mulched. Minimum order 20. Delivery charge: $75 $100. Quality guaranteed. Crystal Springs 403-820-0961. LOOKING FOR a shop? Post Frame Buildings. AFAB Industries has experience, expertise, reliability and great construction practices. For a free quote, contact Ryan Smith 403-8180797 or email: ryan. afab@gmail.com.

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MAC JAMES

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STEEL Buildings/metal buildings. 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206; www. crownsteelbuildings.ca. DISCONNECTED Phone? Phone Factory Home Phone Service. No one refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features & unlimited long distance available. Call Phone Factory today! 1-877-336-2274; www.phonefactory.ca

MOTORS • Good Selection of Inspected Vehicles • Warranty included • No Hidden Fees • Low Monthly Payments • Short Terms (Save $1,000’s) • Low Down Payments

AUTO PARTS WRECKING Trucks all makes, all models. Dodge, GMC, Ford, Imports. Lots of 4X4 stuff, diesel, gas. Trucks up to 3 tons. We ship anywhere. Call 306-821-0260, Bill (Lloydminster) reply text, email, call; blackdog2010doc@hotmail. com. We ship same day bus, dhl, transport.

EQUIPMENT 1997 CASE Tractor MX-120. Front wheel assist, power shift, shuttle shift. Excellent condition, all updates including tires. Winter housed heated garage. $49,000. OBO. Call 780-524-3029.

FEED AND SEED HEATED Canola buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-2505252

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CHAROLAIS Bulls, Quiet. Easy-calving (all herd-sires proven on heifers). Excellent growth. Semen tested. Ready to go. Silver Shadow Charolais, 780-853-2587 or 780853-3408.

Scott Alta Farms For Your NextAlta Polled Scott Farms Hereford Bull

• 1-2-3-4 year olds for sale • Plus yearling Heifers

Guaranteed Breeders Delivery Available Deli 403.347.9848 Cell 318.4732 www.herefordbreeder.com

YEARLING & two year old red Simmental bulls from AI sires. Call Ron VanLanduyt, Botha, Ab. 403-742-4201 ANGUS BULLS. Large selection of 2 year olds and yearlings. Performance info available, fully guaranteed. Please call 403742-4226.

BLACK Angus yearling bulls for sale. Semen tested. Contact Roger Spady, 780-879-3941 MAINE ANJOU Bulls for sale. Yearling and 2 yr. old solid reds and blacks. Semen tested, guaranteed. 403-3682114 or 403-742-9835 cell. Rocky Lane Farms, Rumsey, Ab.

WANTED-Someone with a post pounder to build a fence around my farmstead. Will pay in full upon completion. Phone Willie Miller 403-578-2369.

LAKEFORD Polled Herefords Red Angus

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HELP WANTED LOOKING for a responsible, hard working, reliable and friendly individual with air brakes ticket to operate an Okanagan Fresh Fruit stand in Forestburg, Castor, Coronation area from mid June to mid October. Competitive wages, great hours. Please contact Jackie @ 403-894-9794. GPRC is now hiring Instructors for the following positions: Steamfitter/Pipefitter (Fairview Campus); Welding Instructor (Fairview Campus); Power Engineering Instructor (Fairview/ Grande Prairie Campus). No teaching experience? No problem because we train you to become an Instructor! For more information on these positions visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/ careers.

Alliance Seed Cleaning is looking for a motivated individual to operate cleaning equipment. This is a full time position. Contact Terry at 780-879-3927 for more information

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ATTENTION All Network Marketers drink coffee - Lose weight - Make a fortune! Canadian launch. Get positioned now! Call Lori at 1-877-682-1391.

AN Alberta Oilfield construction company is hiring dozer, excavator, and labourer/rock truck operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction 780-7235051.

START your own Janitorial Business We have everything you need to start Contact Joni at

Community Futures 403.823.7703 ext. 0 for more info or a viewing

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Drug Screening at the work place Available in Coronation & Surrounding Areas Collector: Kerri Fortier D.O.T Certified Specimen Collector • Reasonable Suspicion/Cause • Return to Duty, Random, • Pre-employment/Follow ups • On site testing, Post Accident, Breathalzyer Screening and more • Available at your convenience For more information or to book an appointment, you can reach Kerri at

403-575-5189

TOWN OF CORONATION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Re: BYLAW 2013-614 LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013 @ 7:00 p.m.

• Decorative landscape cover tree mulch, variety of colours • Blower available to apply • We can now apply mulch up to 150 feet in hard to reach areas www.mulchpeople.ca

403-742-4815

A Bylaw to amend the Town of Coronation’s Land Use Bylaw has been given first reading by Coronation Town Council, and in accordance with the Municipal Government Act Section 230 and 606, a Public Hearing has been scheduled at the above noted time and date. The proposed Bylaw amendment is as follows:

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FOR SALE BY TENDER TO BE MOVED • 1 metal clad building 23 x 24 3- 8 x 8 overhead garage doors 3/4 inch plywood floor 16 inch joists • Also 1 well used 20 x 30 Inland tarp building Wood rafters, needs new end doors

Come have a look •Bids close July 5 Contact Terry at Alliance Seed Plant • 780 879 3927

Financial Statement The Financial Statement for the year ending December 31, 2012 for the Village of Delia is now available at the Administration Office, 218 Main Street, Delia. Please pick up a copy or contact the office at 403-364-3787 if you would like one mailed to you. There will be a charge of $2.00 plus shipping. A copy can be downloaded from our website www.delia.ca. - Caroline Siverson, Administrator, Village of Delia

The Land Use District Map is to be amended by redesignating Lots 1 through 15 in the 35.986 Acre parcel as shown from “UR” Urban Reserve District to “I-1” Light Industrial District. Rezone from “UR” Urban Reserve to “I-1” Light Industrial District

Anyone who may be affected or claim to be affected by the above Bylaw may make an oral presentation at the above noted hearing, or submit a written presentation to the Town of Coronation, Box 219, Coronation, AB T0C 1C0 or by fax 403-578-3020 no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, June 21, 2013. Sandra Kulyk, Chief Administrative Officer

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Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. is currently hiring for the following positions:

Journeyman and Apprentice Welders Email resumes to n_thorsteinson@prismcorp.net or fax to 780-582-3922

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WINCH Tractor Operator. Must have experience operating a winch. To apply fax, email or drop off resume at the office. Phone 780-842-6444. Fax 780-842-6581. Email: rigmove@telus. net. Mail: H&E Oilfield Services Ltd., 2202 - 1 Ave., Wainwright, AB, T9W 1L7. For more employment information see our webpage: www.heoil.com. FERUS requires A Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic to join our growing team to service Ferus expanding fleet of tractor & trailer units at our Blackfalds & Grande Prairie bases. Requirements: Good working knowledge of heavy duty truck & trailer repairs, a CVIP inspection licence (or ability to obtain one), potential for overtime and on call work. Ferus offers: Competitive base salary & bonus incentive plan, shift rotation with accommodations provided or relocation allowance, excellent benefits package. Please email your resume to: humanresources@ferus.com or fax 1-888-879-6125. Reference: Ad # GP-0613-HDMJ. SKILLED Training = jobs in oil/gas/mining! High Velocity Equipment Training College trains on Rock Truck, Loader, Excavator and more. Ministry licensed, safety tickets, Employment Counsellor. 94.8% of grads employed at $70K/year. 1-866-9634766.

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EXPERIENCED Equipment Operators required for oilfield construction company. Knowledge of oilfield lease, road building. Competitive salary, benefits. Safety tickets, drivers abstract required. Fax resume 780-778-2444. PYRAMID Corporation is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780955-HIRE.

Petrofield Industries is accepting resumes for:

Labourers, Industrial Painters, Sandblasters, and Welders. at our Manufacturing Facility located at 4102 44th ave, Stettler, AB. Willing to train if candidate has related basic skills or experience. Our Company has an enthusiastic, fast paced working environment with advancement for motivated individuals, and an excellent benefit package. Please forward resume to hr@petrofield.com or Fax 403-742-5544

Employment Opportunity

BFI Canada Inc. Is looking for a

Full Time Truck Driver must have Class 1 or Class 3 license and Drivers Abstract is required. To work Monday to Friday. Please fax resume to 403-578-3313 or email to wtorney@wsii.ca or jrush@wsii.ca

Looking for Full Time Equipment Operators, fax resume or email info to above

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MOISAN, Lucille July 18, 1925 – Wayne, Alberta June 12, 2013 – Calgary, Alberta It is with great sadness that we announce that Lucille Moisan of Calgary passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at the age of 87 years. Lucille raised ten children while working as a nursing assistant and a waitress. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Marguerite, Roland, Gerard (Karen), Victor (Cindy), Eugene (Lillianne) Suzanne (Brian), Michael and Joanne; seventeen grandchildren; twenty three great-grandchildren; her sisters, Betty and Gabrielle; four step- grandchildren and a step-great-granddaughter. She will also be missed by several friends and acquaintances. Lucille was predeceased by her husband Rosario; her life partner Tony; her daughter Jeannette and her son Edmond Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Thomas More Catholic Church (15 Templebow Road N.E. Calgary, AB) on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If friends so desire memorial tributes may be made to the Alberta Lung Association (Suite 208-17420 Stony Plain Rd NW, Edmonton, AB T5S 1K6 ), the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories (10531 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5H 4K1) or another charity of the donors choice. In living memory of Lucille Moisan, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Crowfoot Chapel, 82 Crowfoot Circle N.W. CALGARY, AB. Telephone: 1-800-661-1599.

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