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Children’s performer Mary Lambert goes to the birds as (L - R) Taylor Rowland, Curtis Penner and younger sibling Ryan Penner aren’t to chicken to participate during the ‘Sing into Spring’ show in Castor on March 3. ECA Review/K. Davis
INDEX Arts & Entertainment................ 2 Grant funding .......................... 3 Letters ...................................... 4 Clearview School ...................6, 7 Hughenden School .................. 7 Agriculture ........................ 8 - 13 Classifieds/Careers .......... 14 - 17 Suduko .................................. 17
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children engaged and interested. “Some of [my performances] Though spring’s arrival are education based, some of seems more like a fantasy after it’s fun based,” she said. this long, cold winter, the “Learning how to clap a beat, approaching season was clap a rhythm, sing high, sing brought back to life by Juno low, things like that.” nominee Mary Lambert Lambert acknowledged that during her ‘Sing into Spring!’ although the landscape of chilshow in Castor on Monday, dren’s entertainment is March 3. becoming increasingly digiLambert, a seasoned chiltized, children still are keen to dren’s entertainer and mother participate in more active of four with two Juno nomina- forms of entertainment. tions and eight awards in the “I think kids grow up a lot US for her performance, had quicker nowadays, although the full house crowd at the kids out of Alberta seem to Lighthouse Church wholly stay kids a little bit longer engaged throughout her hour which is really nice,” said the on the floor. Her act was an former Ontario native. “It ever-evolving education in really just depends on the rhythm, tone, memory work group of kids you’re singing to. and endless participation You can’t go in and sing songs opportunities for kids and par- that are geared for pre-school ents alike. to grade six students, so you’ve Each song was interactive got to really captivate them, and encouraged clapping, engage them and make them singing along or dancing from part of the concert. That’s what the viewing audience. When really pulls them in.” Lambert brought volunteers Lambert also noted that onstage to participate, they variety is key when it comes to were accompanied by bright entertaining younger audicostumes and wild dances that ences, with the most successful had both participants and performances including audience in fits of giggles. humour, style differentiation For Lambert, children’s and interaction. She noted that entertainment was a calling the performances with the she was introduced to by a most fun and interaction will friend that has stuck for over also help to enhance the infor20 years. Her career began in mation kids retain throughout 1993 when a friend overheard their adult years. her singing to her children at “When I was a kid, I bedtime and suggested that she remember one children’s musimight have a knack for cian coming into my school reaching out to this demoand I still remember the songs graphic through song. he sang,” she said. “So you can “I had three young children talk about things, but with at the time, so I wanted to do music there’s a connection something that was child orisometimes that can be made. ented and be able to have a So if they learn the songs along creative outlet as well,” with it, it’s just there in their Lambert noted. She says her memory. They learn so much, themes are varied for different yet you have fun at the same age groups and content to keep time.”
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The many faces of Lewis and Royal Travis Freisen, Lewis Frere (emulating a frisky rooster) and Royal Sproule entertain the crowd with their antics during the Coronation Royal Performing Arts show in Coronation on February 28. ECA Review/K. Davis
One Act Drama Festival Saturday, March 15 7:00 pm at Castor Community Hall Admission is $5.00/ person
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Katie Davis News Reporter It was a cold and otherworldly evening of Friday, February 28 as Coronation residents huddled within the Coronation Community Centre in anticipation of folk-comedy duo Lewis and Royal out of Rosebud, AB, for the second last performance of the Coronation Royal Performing Arts series. The group was introduced to the crowd as an enigmatic duo with talents spanning musicianship, carpentry, acting and defensive hockey, in no particular order. Upon arriving on stage, however, it was evident that something was amiss: there were three gentleman in this so-called pair! The trio did not pause to honour the silent questions permeating the evening air; instead, they launched into their act with a gentle rivulet of acoustic guitar melody spun from Lewis’ guitar. In harmonious waves, the group developed a gradual swell of vocal resonance like a soothing wall of sound undulating around the room, blanketing the audience in melody. It was only after the song ended and the crowd had responded with clapping praise that they introduced the third wheel - a wayward hitchhiker the two had picked up on the way to the show. In reality, the audience was to discover that this was the second showing of the Wheatland Band, consisting Lewis Frere, Royal Sproule and newly minted performer Travis Freisen. The audience was informed the fresh-faced young performer had been incorporated into the band to lessen the pressure Royal felt as the sole ‘heartthrob’ of the group: yet it was evident that in addition to this noble passing of the torch, the band’s sound was fuller, their style more varied and their character more nuanced with the addition of this third artist.
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Lewis and Royal are at their heart performers of a most ingenious nature. The pair had a way of taking situations of an unrefined sort and making them uproarious through artistic inflection. They sang songs about acquiring a fur coat in an
indirect and tragic way; their impressions spanned the likes of 500-pound pigs, perky roosters and unlucky Irishmen; they even complimented a formidable Elvis impression with a rendition of the King crooning whilst underwater - quite possibly one of the funniest things this reporter has ever seen. They incorporated the audience into their act by relaying casual banter and asking pointed questions, such as when they inquired who in the audience was in love and made light of the tepid response. “Three? Only three of you are in love?” Royal mused. Lewis noted it might be the cold weather causing cold hearts, which Royal followed up with an impression of a stick-in-the-mud older male grunting “My wife knows I hate her!” Such tangents were natural and off the cuff, making the act continually alive and unpredictable. Many songs had the quality of being serious and humorous at once. A beautiful celtic ballad about cleansing rain softly and slowly blessed the ears with faraway melodies until Royal pulled out a Rainstick, held aloft for an awkward amount of time, thus bringing an element of innocent tackiness into the song.
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At other times, however, boundaries were stretched by the sheer emotion of the songs being sung. Notable was a song about two young boys lost in a mountain wilderness approaching dusk, crying out to their mother with fading hope. Lewis sang this southern-influenced song with a dark seriousness and proficiency: whistles were added to create an eerie ghost-like quality to the setting. The audience was no longer in Coronation during this song, but in the deep amberblue twilight wilderness of a foreboding and angry mountain pass, watching the world through the fearful eyes of children lost and alone. At the end of the song, when the boys are discovered to be speaking down now from Heaven, it was not solace that was felt but deep sadness - that a musical act could stride between comedy and seriousness so expertly was a testament to their integrity as musicians.
Travis, too, brought a seriousness and poise to the songs he penned. His writings about his hockey trips with his father reflected a deep appreciation and love for these times of bonding in transit. Travis sang with absolute certainty in his voice and an honesty in his performance Lewis and Royal watched him like fathers themselves, proudly viewing a man growing into his own. At the final stages of the night, the three wise and talented men sang three equally alive encore tunes to the delight of the crowd. The set ended with a version of Take me Home Country Roads with ‘Coronation, North of Hanna’ sung by all in attendance. As the men left the stage for the final time, one patron could be heard to say “Well, I think we might make it through the winter.” That says it all.
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Guitar Classes Choirs & Musical Theatre 6:30 p.m., Monday, March 10 Evening, Wed., March 12 Trinity United Church Trinity United Church School Classes Morning & Afternoon, Tuesday, March 11 Coronation School
Dance Classes Morning, Afternoon & Evening Fri. to Sun., March 14-16 Coronation Community Centre
Seniors’ Class Piano Classes 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 Mon. to Wed., March 17- 19 Coronation Assisted Living Trinity United Church School Garage Bands & Pop Solos/Duets 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 Coronation School Speech Arts Morning, Wed., March 12 Trinity United Church Morning & Afternoon, Thursday, March 13 Trinity United Church Voice Classes Afternoon, Wed., March 12 Trinity United Church
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Stettler and Delia receive grant funding to honour history Katie Davis News Reporter A grant of $16,560 slated for Steam Locomotive 6060 in Stettler was announced by Alberta Culture on Thursday, February 27. The funding of Stettler’s historical artifact was one of 58 grants provided to various individuals and municipalities through the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, with a mandate of preserving projects throughout the province. “The returns on investing in heritage preservation are knowledge and awareness of our past, pride in our communities today and economic growth for a strong future,” noted Minister of Culture Heather Klimchuk. The grant was provided to the Rocky Mountain Rail Society to recognize the efforts of the U-1-f class transport
machine, which was assembled by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1944 to meet the growing demand of rail passengers, freight and wartime transport obligations more broadly. Though the locomotive was retired from active service in the 60’s, it was brought back to life as a tourist excursion in Ontario in the 1970’s. The train was then presented to Alberta by the Canadian National Railway as part of the province’s seventy-fifth anniversary. It now resides in Stettler, the fabled “Spirit of Alberta” number 6060. The Village of Delia also received a grant to the tune of $3,400 for their Centennial Interpretive Historical Markers; a collection of signs promoting historical sites across the village in advance of their Centennial celebrations this year.
the historic 6060 locomotive in Stettler, which was novel for it’s cone-like front end, will be receiving $16,560 in grant money for it’s preservation and continued use. ECA Review/ Alberta Culture
House team The ECA Review would like correct an omission in the February 27 issue of the Review (“A Derby life for me”) that the Mia Dolls are a house team from the Lacombe CARDA chapter.
the Castor legion #119 made a donation of $900 from the poppy fund to the Consort ladies Auxiliary on Friday, February 28 to be used toward patient lifts. (l - r) longstanding legion member lyn holloway; bev bauman, treasurer of the Consort hospital Auxiliary Society and legion member Ken Jackson. ECA Review/K. Davis
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Fatal accident claims life of Coronation area resident Katie Davis News Reporter
A fatal accident occurred when a car was vaulted into a field just west of Coronation across from the Coronation Motel at approximately 2:10 pm on Thursday, February 27. The sole female
occupant was identified by a RCMP press release as Brigitte Jutta Blume (74) of Coronation area. The release noted that Blume was travelling eastbound on highway 12 when she veered off the road and landed in the ditch. The press release said a combination of road conditions and lack of seatbelt usage as cause of death.
Prairie Land approves Capital Plan Modernization developments were discussed at the Prairie Land Regional Division (PLRD) meeting on Wednesday, February 26. It was noted that PLRD executive staff met with Alberta Education to discuss the process that would be undertaken to modernize the J.C. Charyk Hanna School Facility. PLRD representatives and Alberta Education plan to work collaboratively with architects for this project in the design phases. Projected occupancy date of the modernization will be September 2016. A broad-based, inclusive THOUGHTstream will be launched to involve local stakeholders in design considerations. A staff, student, parent and community input meeting will be facilitated by both the Hanna Primary and J.C. Charyk Hanna School principals to provide broad-based consultative opportunities for partners and educational stakeholders. The building committee consists of Superintendent Dr. Wes Neumeier, Deputy Superintendent Cam McKeage, Secretary Treasurer Sharon Orum, Facilities Director Kent Spath, Board Chair Ed Brinkman, and trustees Dean Hansen, Jada Hill and Angie Warwick will visit five modernized or new schools
in order to observe building design features.
Three-year Capital Plan
The Board approved the division 20142017 three-year capital plan. The capital plan includes a building envelope modernization and repair, mechanical and electrical upgrades and completion of interior modernizations for Delia School totalling $4,880,437.00; a Youngstown School building envelope modernization and repair totalling $1,499,921.00; and a building envelope modernization and mechanical upgrade for Altario School totalling $1,949,845.00. This current capital submission will allow PLRD to address a backlog of capital projects for these school facilities as funding is received.
Board Bargaining Committee
The Board passed a motion to develop a negotiating committee of three trustees and one alternate established for the purpose of bargaining with all groups with the exception of executive staff. Membership will be determined at a later date. Professional development will be provided for committee members.
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Ethics of fairness in a compromised democracy Katie Davis News Reporter
changes in the act will affect the Canadian public broadly. This is bad enough, yet worse still is This is part two of a series deconthe ferocity with which they wish to structing suspect elements of the pass the Act flies in the face of the Conservative Government’s proposed well-referenced Neufeld report they Fair Elections Act. Part one examined cherry-pick from for convenient - and the proposed removal of the vouching falsely employed - statistics. system: this author argued such meaThe act expressly states sures would reject the voting rights of “Realistically, in the time available thousands without proper evidence to before the 42nd national general elecprove a cited reduction in voter fraud. tion, a new voting services model The following passages will cannot be implemented without unacexamine other proposed changes that ceptable risk” and that “It is simply could have a detrimental effect on the not practicable to fully implement a nature of Canadian Democracy. new voting services model for the next [2015] general election.” Elections Canada To adhere strongly and vocally to Changes to the Act pose to take certain convenient elements of the power from the Chief Electoral report, while ignoring outright Officer to appoint and oversee a comothers, is manipulation and deceit missioner in charge of unbiased toward the general public. When it enforcement of the rules of fair comes to Government rhetoric, this is election. propaganda: defined by the dictionary The Fair Elections Act proposes the as “information of a biased or misDirector of Public Prosecutions, a leading nature used to promote or position answering to the Cabinet publicize a particular political cause Posted Attorney General, would or point of view.” Propaganda, misinappoint a comformation and missioner. This public conto adhere strongly ignoring person would, sensus - the therefore, answer language of fairness and vocally to certain to the Minister of indeed. convenient elements of Justice, who is Conclusions? presently the report, while Sadly, I do not Progressive enough space Conservative ignoring outright others, have allocation to also member Peter discuss the alleged Mackay. is manipulation and spending loophole In essence, deceit toward the written into this Act. those appointed Nor the fact that to oversee the general public. Government was fairness of the attempting to push elections would through second be directly linked reading of the 252-page Act in less to a partisan interest. Ah, can you than a week, while time and again smell the fairness in the air? shutting down informed debate on the The act prevents Elections Canada Act. Nor do I have time to address the from running unbiased advertiseConservative Government, prior to ments encouraging people to vote. It this, effectively stalling and avoiding does not enable them to continue to open participation in the robo-call encourage youth to vote, which is notably the declining voter population inquiry for two years while side-stepping reforms to the Elections Act for the Conservatives are saying Elections Canada aren’t doing enough the same duration of time; leaving this massive upheaval of the Act until about. Now, they can literally do mere months before the next election. nothing about it. What I will say is this: the The act also muzzles the power of Conservative Government is trying to independent overseeing body to ensure the public is in the know about expressly change the Canadian Elections Act in a massive way in an the equity of the electoral process, arguably undemocratic fashion. including whether or not they are The Act contains many passages investigating possible electoral procethat will have distinct implications on dure remiss. And I quote, from the an objective democratic process. The Act, it “limits the chief electoral offiact muzzles the independent body cer’s power to provide information to associated with fair elections overthe public.” So a less transparent sight by citing evidence obtusely to system aimed at cracking down on advance their claims. And they are fraud, supervised by a partyappointed commissioner: fairness, thy doing so in a backhanded, undemocratic fashion. name is the Canadian Government! It does not matter what party is in Selective data power: a democracy should be a conThe Government has recently come tinual discussion, not a one-way flow under even more heat for refusing to of communication and enforcement. hold cross-Canada hearings on the The latter sounds more like a soft dicAct changes, despite opposition and tatorship to me. media outcry and the cold reality that Fair? I bloody well think not.
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Slow movement of grain Dear Editor, I have been hearing from farmers through Vegreville Wainwright, who are concerned about the slow movement of grain. I am well aware of the problem; in fact I warned the ports and the railway companies as early as last summer that they would be facing an extraordinarily large crop this year. I still have crops myself and am facing the same problem as every other farmer. As you know, we haven’t
suggestions on how to not only address this current situation but ensure that what we put in place provides a long term solution. I know Minister Ritz is treating this is a priority and is working on it daily. We want to fix this now and for the long run. I will continue to update constituents, however I believe that we will see significant improvement in the coming weeks. Leon Benoit, MP Vegreville - Wainwright
Farm leaders meet with transport minister
by the Alberta Federation of Agriculture As the crisis in Prairie grain movement continues, Western farm leaders met with federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt in Ottawa the week of February 23 to seek solutions to the grain backlog that is affecting not only grain producers, but also those who buy grains domestically. “British Columbia producers, myself included, can’t get rail delivery of the feed grain we need right now,” said Garnet Etsell of the British Columbia Agricultural Council. “We asked for immediate intervention to get that grain moving.” Doug Chorney of Manitoba’s Keystone Agricultural Producers said the record harvest was tied
up in grain bins and temporary storage, drawing concerns that farmers won’t be able to meet 2014 obligations. “Producers have very real concerns that they won’t have the cash flow to fund this year’s seeding,” Chorney said. “We are losing markets, and the glut of grain sitting in elevators means prices are falling,” said Norm Hall, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. “This is impacting farmers, the economies of Western Canada, and the Canadian economy as a whole.” The leaders from B.C., Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta were in Ottawa for the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting, where
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grain movement came up repeatedly during the two days of the meeting. “Our meeting with Minister Raitt was very timely,” said Alberta Federation of Agriculture president Lynn Jacobson. “We realize that she is gravely concerned, and she agrees there must be shortterm, medium-term and long-term solutions.” In addition to meeting with Raitt, leaders also met with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Gerry Ritz, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and other MPs. Besides addressing transportation issues at the annual meeting, delegates passed over 30 resolutions. A complete list can be found on the CFA website at http://www. cfa-fca.ca/ .
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Review reporter The County of Stettler did hire a lawyer after the Wildrose Party accused them of violating the provincial election’s act but it was to protect staff, admitted a county councilor. “That lawyer was to protect the information we were dealing with of our employees and not to get out of doing (FOIP) requests,” said Coun. James Nybourg. He added that FOIP requests are a double-edged sword and it’s a balancing act between providing information in FOIP requests and protecting private and personal information such as addresses and social insurance numbers. “You don’t want that information out there,” he said.
Nybourg also said it’s difficult for county staff to do their job if they’re marred with politics. “They didn’t get into the political world. We did. So we don’t want to see them marred with stuff that we do. “We’re pretty protective of our staff,” he added. “We do value our staff and when someone says there is something wrong we want, number one to get to the bottom it, and number two, protect them if it’s not kosher.” Nybourg said instead of filing costly FOIP requests, the Wildrose should have worked with the county. “Come to council and talk to us and we will help you out,” he added saying “the cloak and dagger stuff” is where the county took issue. This council, and the previous council’s mantra was open and transparent
government and they thought they were achieving that. “We were trying to be poster boys for transparency and then to be kind of singled out that we weren’t doing that, that’s also where it became an issue but in no way, shape or form were we trying to hide something,” said Nybourg. Good communication is the key to prevent these situations and the county just wants to move forward, he said. “We would love to move on.” Likewise, Drumheller-Stettler MLA Rick Strankman agreed. “I don’t have any malice to anybody. It’s public taxpayer dollars and if there is a misappropriation of funds, or resources, I believe there should be a zero tolerance to all of that.” But Strankman said if mistakes were made there should be allowances for that.
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“If there is human error involved I will be compassionate to that also and I expect the public would be compassionate also.” He added that he hasn’t received any negative feedback from constituents about the Wildrose’s FOIP request accusing the county of contravening the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act by using county vehicles or staff time for former PC MLA Jack Hayden’s campaign in the 2012 provincial election. Instead, Strankman said he has had comments telling him the party is on the right track. “Provincially this issue is not dead,” said Strankman. “There may be other issues of concern in this case.” 3”Inwide version January Election’s Alberta ruled that the County of Stettler didn’t violate elec16th Annual tion-financing bylaws.
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Paintearth Community Adult Learning Council March Update 12345 We have a special task for you. March 5 is World Read Aloud Day. Let’s motivate children, teens and adults to celebrate the power of words as cited on the website www.litworld.org. Take some time to read aloud on March 5 and continue to make it a habit in your home. Paintearth - Neutral Hills Early Childhood Coalition will be hosting a
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Government pushes for better rail service by Verlyn Olson, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development It has been a challenging few months for Alberta’s agriculture community. At a time when we should be reaping the rewards of one of the best crops in recent memory, it has been a struggle just to get our products to market. Elevators and farmyard bins across this province are filled to the rafters. Meanwhile, ships are lined up at West Coast ports, waiting for railcars to bring enough grain to fill empty cargo holds. Canada’s railway network is a federal responsibility. Alberta is fully supportive of the federal government introducing legislative changes that would make the system more accountable through direct and immediate penalties for whichever part of the system is responsible for the backlog, including inadequate rail service. While this year’s bumper harvest was exceptional, it has exposed some weaknesses in Canada’s grain-handling transportation system that must be fixed. One of the major flaws is the uneven distribution of financial accountability within the current system. Unlike producers and grain companies, railways don’t face immediate penalties when they fail to meet their graindelivery commitments. That needs to change. The vast majority of grain elevators are served by only one railway. This monopoly means there is no competitive incentive for the rail companies to improve service. We are also encouraging producers facing cash-flow challenges to access programs, like the federal Advance Payment
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Program and AgriInvest, to help address expenses while they are waiting for their grain to get to market. We know there are a lot of contributing factors to the current transportation backlog, which is affecting our agriculture sector. There is a lot of coffee shop talk about these issues being caused by the movement of oil and the Canadian Wheat Board transition, when in fact oil is moved at a significantly smaller percentage in comparison to grain, and there were complaints about rail service when the single desk marketing monopoly was in place as evidenced by the last Rail Freight Service Review that started in 2008. It should also be noted that other commodities, such as lumber and oil, are suffering from the same problems. This isn’t just an agricultural issue. While work is underway by the western Canadian provinces, the federal government and industry to develop long-term strategies to improve the movement of goods, legislating greater financial accountability in the rail system is one meaningful change that will yield more immediate results. Market access is a top priority for Alberta. Our reputation as a world-class supplier of food, energy and other exports
Town of Coronation Development Office Notice of Decision
Notice is hereby given of the following decisions in accordance with the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, Chapter M-26, and Bylaw No. 2009-559 and amendments thereto, of the Town of Coronation: Permit #2014-001 - Approved Lot 21-28 Kim Redelback Block 1 5117 Railway Avenue Plan 8149AH Proposed Development: Construction of Residential 4-Plex Unit The above noted application will be held fourteen (14) days after publication of this notice at which time this decision is deemed to be final unless otherwise appealed. Any person wishing to appeal a decision may file an appeal at the Town Office, 5015 Victoria Ave., Coronation, AB or by mail to Box 219, Coronation, AB T0C 1C0. Date of Publication: Thursday, March 6, 2014 Town of Coronation Development Office Sandra Kulyk
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is at risk if we are unable to meet the needs of our customers in a timely fashion. It is imperative that appropriate steps are taken to improve the efficiency of our rail transportation network. The status quo is not an option.
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LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR WORK. The Government of Alberta invites your input on the Employment Standards Code, the basic rules for employers and employees. We are looking at things like: · Employment of youth 14031DG1 · Hours of work · General holidays and vacation pay · Special leaves · And more Please tell us what you think: · Use our online Discussion Guide and Survey at work.alberta.ca/esreview · Email your comments to jstl.review@gov.ab.ca · Or call 1-877-427-3731 to order a paper copy of the Discussion Guide and Survey
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Clearview School Board to purchase eight new buses Brenda Schimke News Journalist Approval was given to spend $721,266 to purchase six 46-passenger buses and two 70-passenger buses from The Bus Centre (Thomas/Safetyliner factory) at the Clearview Board meeting on February 25, 2014. Trustee Yvette Cassidy voted against the motion and continues to question the sensibility of having six to 10 kids ride in full-sized buses rather than 15-passenger vans. Passenger vans don’t meet current government safety standards yet school buses aren’t even equipped with seat belts.
Meeting with School Councils
“It was pretty evident from the meeting on February 13 [between school council representatives and board members] that people have a lot of issues they want to get on the table”, said Chairman Ken Checkel. Those items receiving the most comments were determining the yearly calendar; distribution of funding among schools; early Monday school closings; combining Stettler Elementary and Stettler Middle Schools reserves and custodial cuts. Trustee Dave Goodwin suggested the next meeting be held in Castor as he noticed the east side of the district was not well represented. “Parents don’t want to solve the problems, but want to be heard and given an opportunity for input,” said Goodwin.
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Superintendent John Bailey Associate Superintendent, Peter reviewed data collected and anaNeale, walked the board through lyzed by University of Calgary the latest budget considerations. researchers for the Stettler School Field trips have not been Amalgamation project. Findings charged out at break-even for some will be posted on the District’s time. Administration was directed home page. to bring back a recommendation to Cassidy raised the issue of increase the cost of field trips so finances surrounding the Stettler they are not subsidized by instrucschools. tional dollars. “Cutting staff at the Middle The Board has denied a request School to deal with its structural allowing schools to purchase addideficit doesn’t solve the problem tional custodial services from and does nothing for the students,” their site-based instructional budshe said. “We need a shift in culgets. Cuts were made to custodial ture. Stettler has three distinct staff six months ago. One board heads spending money whereas member questioned whether our Coronation and Castor have one standards “were that bad!” person each in charge of budgets Another said, “In some cases, it’s for all students, [K-12 and just kids needing to pick up after outreach].” themselves.” After an extended discussion, High schools can generate extra Superintendent Bailey was directed to meet with the Stettler principals and hand over responsibility for budget allocation to them. They will be responsible to prepare a joint budget to meet the collective needs of all Stettler students in the best way possible with their collective staff and resources. In wrapping up the discussion, Checkel said “we want the Stettler adminis(more details next week) trators to make the decisions, not the board.” Once the joint budget is prepared and approved, then each principal would 501-1st ave. west, Hanna, AB have site-specific responsibility to meet their individual budget targets.
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profits for their school through Credit Equivalent Units (CEU’s). Thirty-five CEUs makes up one full-time equivalent (FTE). Clearview’s policy has been to allow high schools to keep 100 per cent of the extra revenue. Neale said in his experience school districts assessed a cost
against those CEU’s to recognize use of instructional time and district resources. Without a charge, the entire system subsidizes profits for the benefit of one school. Administration was directed to bring back a recommendation.
THANK YOU
The Brownfield Rec Centre would like to thank all the volunteers and the following sponsors for making our bonspiels a success: Coronation Bulk Sales M & N Construction R.E. Brigley & Sons Ltd. Coronation Food Town Coronation Home Hardware Don & Linda Maron Dwayne & Yvonne Barnes Sutton Landmark Realty Hoss Nichols Painted Pony Liquor Store Kurt & Lynn Cole WJ Simmentals Future Ag Ken & Pat Martin Archie & Sheila Brown Down to Earth Farms TD Canada Trust Craig & Jill Brown Coronation Industrial Sales & Rentals Les & Debbie Elliott
Fritz & Kittie Grob Castor Liquor Store Cam & Candy Brown Ken & Treena Adair S. Barnes Trucking Double R Liquor Sales Castor Food Town AFSC - Delrae Brown Keith & Lynn Barnes Kal Tire - Sedgewick Castor Value Drug Mart Stan & Louise Lawson Triple R Harvesting Golby Hardware OK Tire - Castor Gerald & Janice Elliott Prairie Storm Controls Nelson Creek Cattle Co. Bruce & Jean Adair Today’s Sweet Cakery Edmund Wahl
Castor Home Hardware Crop Production Services - Castor Andrukow Group Solutions Inc. Hemisphere Land & Resource
UFA- Castor That’s My Specialty Wade & Tracey Golby John & Gwen Kleinschroth Dryland Cattle Trading Corp. Coronation Value Drug Mart Archie & Wanda Merchant Filipenko Bros. Const. Ltd. Solick Seeds Ag Retail Inc. Eagle Agro Services Ltd. Clarence & Donna Golby Coronation Family Foods League Pipeline Services Larson’s Water Well Servicing Battle River Credit Union Terry & Cathie Gilbertson Western Financial Group Michael & Michele Copan Coronation Tire & Rubber Provost Livestock Exchange Ramsay’s Stockman Center
Ribstone Home & Garden Ltd. Cervus Equipment Corp. - Coronation PURE Body Waxing - Shiana Younger Crop Production Services - Coronation
Special thanks to Adam, Karin, James & Amanda Richardson for sponsoring the breakfast during the mixed bonspiel.
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to our sponsors:
Action Applicators ATB Financial Bruce Phos Inc. BFI Canada Inc. Cervus Equipment Cliff’s Stock Transport Co-op - Killam CoroView Farms Coronation Bulk Sales Coronation Industrial Sales & Rentals Coronation Liquid Feeds Coronation Seed Cleaning Co-op Coronation Tire & Rubber Coronation Value Drug Mart Coyote Coulee Ranch Brian & Sandy Selzler CPS Coronation D & M Trucking
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Dr. McIver’s Dental Office Dryland Cattle Trading Corp. Dave & Nichole Duncan Eagle Agro Services Ltd. Family Foods Future AG Golby Hardware Goulet Trucking Alberta Ltd. Ken & Lisa Heidecker Lamontagne & Son Holdings League Pipeline Little Gap Septic Service M&N Construction Ltd. M J Veterinary Services McKenzie Motors Meadowland Ag. Chem Mountainview Veterinary Centre Pilsworth Trucking RE Brigley & Sons
Ribstone Home and Garden Ltd. Rindal Oilfield Construction Ltd. Richard & Gloria’s Bale Hauling RMD Petroleum, UFA Coronation Rodvang Farms Short Stop Liquor Store Stan Barnes Trucking TD Canada Trust Thornton Electric Tri-Ag Implements - Consort Vital Computer Solutions Inc. Wayne & Jolene Thacker Westway Feeds - Fred Keys FOOD & DRINK SPONSORS
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Grade 5 student Seth Docken with ‘Polo’ the bearded dragon, at hughenden Public School on February 20, 2014. ECA Review/Submitted
Hughenden Public School highlights
by Susan Campbell The Achievement Tree assembly was held this past Tuesday, February 25. Students receiving recognition included: Grade 4 students Taylor Griffith, Sawyer Schmidt, Seth Docken and Miena VanHoek; Grade 5 Loren Skitteral, Reagan Lomheim and Ty Hope; Grade 6 Aaron Anweiler, Nova-Lee Ford and Maddie Long. Lucky winners of the 10 dollar scholastic book order certificates included Seth Docken, Ty Hope and Nova-Lee Ford. Loren Skitteral won the gift bag of learning essentials and Taylor Griffith won the year membership to the Hughenden Public Library. The following students reached their February reading goals: Nicole Carson, Ethan Dambrowsky, Carter Grabler, Layne Motley, Matthew Swanson, Hailey Busk, Jared Johnson, Carter Oxamitny, Aaron Anweiler, Gillian Pederson, Evan Wahlstrom, Lucy Lee, Hayle Dambrowsky, Cody Sather, Milan Cuthbert, Sarah Conway, Kaitlynn Prosser, Brody Busk, Nicholas Oxamitny, Dallas Swanson, Zach Matthews, Sydney Usselman and Josh Pederson. In addition 38 Accelerated Reader prizes were awarded. All students who achieve their monthly reading goal will have their names put into a draw each month for the June prize of a bike from Canadian Tire for Grades 4/5; a one hundred dollar Visa card sponsored by Hughenden Public School for Grades 6/7, and an iPod Touch from Czar Town and Country Market for Grades 8/9. A lot of interest was generated keeping track of the various recent Winter Olympic events for each country. An afternoon of ‘Olympic’ activities were planned for this past Monday, however the frigid temperatures caused it to be postponed until later in March. On Valentine’s Day the Leadership activity involved all high school girls receiving paper hearts and they were not allowed to speak to a boy or else their heart would be taken by the boy. Brady Johnson won the prize for stealing the most hearts over the day. A really good time was enjoyed by those students who chose to attend the dance later in the evening. There was a sea of pink at the school on Wednesday as students wore pink to symbolize their support in anti-bullying initiatives. We all need to remember that treating each other with compassion is necessary every day. There will be no school for students on March 6 and 7 as Teachers travel to Edmonton to take in the annual Teacher Convention. This Professional Development opportunity is valuable for instructors to increase their knowledge base and/or skills in a variety of areas. Theme for Convention this year is “Building for the Future”.
involving six different math curriculums Edwin Parr, was a former board and four different science curriculums. member of the George Lake School When speaking to the Clearview Board, District in Northern Alberta, former chair Mandi Dushanek from Byemoor School Dushanek acknowledged her strength in of the Athabasca School Division and will be Clearview School District’s nomorganization came in very handy. former President of the Alberta School inee for the Edwin Parr Teacher Award. “It was a good experience”, said Trustees’ Association. Each year the Alberta School Boards Dushanek, “staff, parents and the entire He was passionate about recognizing Association awards six Edwin Parr community were very supportive”. the work of teachers and instituted an Awards to first-year teachers. Clearview She acknowledged in a subsequent “Annual Teacher Award” in his district. puts one name forward interview that she had often put in close to In honour of his memory the Edwin Parr to the Zone level, they in 80-hour weeks. Teacher Award was established in 1964. turn choose one nominee from eight to move forward into the provincial competition. This year, Clearview Providing trusted General Insurance coverage for over 50 years! School District received two nominees. One nomination went Check out our New Online to Amanda Hawkins Dushanek Rating for Home and Auto Insurance from the Stettler Middle School. She teaches www.johnsonconnor.com arts, social studies, art, drama and was actively involved in the student’s union and choral group. Call or Click – We work for you! While meeting with the board at their Providing trusted General Insurance coverage for over 50 years! February 26 meeting, it was obvious she Providing Insurance coverage forAuto overInsurance 50Insurance years! outCommercial, ourGeneral New Online Rating for Home and WeCheck alsotrusted do Farm, Oilfi eld & Professional had a passion to “help students become Check out our New Online Rating for Home and Auto Insurance critical thinkers around current events.” www.johnsonconnor.com RATE Yourself – It’s Quick It’s Easy Dushanek was nominated from the www.johnsonconnor.com Yourself – It’s Quick It’s Easy AB 403-742-2392 Call or Click – Stettler We workRATE for you! 403-742-2392 Byemoor School where she taught two Call or Click – We work for you! 403-742-2392 Red Deer, AB 403-342-7381 triple-graded classes (grades 4-6 and 7-9)
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The Canadian Junior Angus Association (CJAA) is pleased to announce the remarkable success of the 2014 Guiding Outstanding Angus Leaders (GOAL) Conference held February 15-17, 2014. The momentum for the conference is at an all time high with 26 new participants from coast to coast attending. “This year GOAL was a success on many levels,” said Stacey Domolewski, returning GOAL participant and active CJAA member. “Participants who were in attendance felt that the insightful knowledge they learned will be used upon returning home. The networking opportunities were second to none, with youth engaging with peers from around the country. With the outstanding attendance, especially new attendees, it’s easy to say the future of the Angus breed and the Junior Association are very bright.” CJAA members participated in many events as well as workshops throughout the weekend. Highlights from the event included motivational speaker Alvin Law, the showcasing of Angus Central, a shopping adventure to Irvine’s Tack & Western Wear, as well as an entertaining trip to Jubilation’s Dinner Theatre. Industry leaders captivated Junior members through their strong knowledge of global agriculture. Art Froelich described an earlier interaction with Past
President Bill Clinton who stated, “Every strong democracy stems from a strong farming industry.” Juniors felt empowered to be part of the global agriculture industry. Along with the Conference, more than $13,000 was given away to deserving scholars and attendees courtesy of the Canadian Angus Foundation. The GOAL Conference promotes leadership skills within the Angus breed. Junior members from all over the country attend this three-day event held in a different location each year. During the event, Juniors hear from nationally recognized speakers, participate in workshops designed to improve their leadership skills, get involved in teamwork activities, and develop beef and industry knowledge. Participants are also given the opportunity to network and socialize with fellow Junior Angus members. The Canadian Junior Angus Association is a group of Angus enthusiasts under the age of 21. GOAL is an annual networking and interactive function organized by the Canadian Junior Angus Association. It rotates to provinces throughout the country every February. This year there were 52 participants that took part in GOAL in Calgary, Alberta.
FOR SALE BY TENDER Agricultural Property in Flagstaff County Ronald Sutter, Judith Sawatzky, Janet Brown, Richard Sutter, Terry Sutter, and Robert Sutter TENDERS ARE INVITED for the purchase of the following property located in Flagstaff County Parcel 1: NE 12-44-13-W4, excepting thereout all existing reservations and exceptions on title, and excepting thereout all mines and minerals. Parcel 1 is bareland, consisting of 130.78 acres more or less, of which approximately 83.55 acres are cultivated. Parcel 2: SE 12-44-13-W4, excepting thereout all existing reservations and exceptions on title, and excepting thereout all mines and minerals. Parcel 2 is bareland, consisting of 154.02 acres more or less, of which approximately 150 acres are cultivated. Parcel 3: NW 12-44-13-W4, excepting thereout all existing reservations and exceptions on title, and excepting thereout all mines and minerals. Parcel 3 is bareland, consisting of 148.77 acres more or less, of which approximately 50 acres are cultivated. Parcel 4: NE 11-44-13-W4, excepting thereout all existing reservations and exceptions on title, and excepting thereout all mines and minerals. Parcel 4 is bareland, consisting of 160 acres more or less, of which approximately 137 acres are cultivated and approximately 23 acres are grass. Parcel 4 has 4 surface leases which pay a total annual rental of $12,172.42.
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The titles to all parcels will be subject to any reservations and exceptions stated on the certificates of title; will be free and clear of all encumbrances, registrations, and obligations except those implied by law; may be subject to non-financial registrations which do not adversely affect the parcel’s value and which cannot be discharged upon request. GST will be added to the tender price unless the purchaser is a GST registrant at the time of closing. Parties are welcome to bid on 1 or more parcels.
For further information about the property, phone Ron Sutter at (780) 986-9553 or (780) 915-9553 or Rick Sutter at (780) 384-3078. For information about the tender process, phone Ian W. Smith, Q.C. at Fielding & Company LLP, at (780) 672-8851.
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TENDERS must be in writing, accompanied by a certified cheque or bank draft made payable to Fielding & Company LLP for $5,000.00, sealed in an envelope marked “Sutter Tender” and must be received by Fielding & Company LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, #100, 4918 - 51 Street, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 1S3, on or before 12:00 noon, March 14, 2014. Since some of the owners are represented adults, the sale by the owners will be subject to court approval by 3:00 PM, April 4, 2014. If court approval is not granted by that time, the tender process is ended and any deposits will be returned immediately. If court approval is granted by that time, the sale will proceed. Municipal taxes and surface lease revenue will be adjusted. The closing and adjustment date of sale will be 12:00 noon, April 15, 2014, and the successful tenderer must pay the balance of the purchase price on the closing date, plus GST unless tenderer is a GST registrant, or the deposit will be forfeited. The deposits of all unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them immediately after the closing of tenders. The tenders will not be opened in public. No conditional tenders will be accepted, and the highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. No warranty whatsoever is given as to the condition of the property or as to the fitness of the property for any purpose.
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Canadian team defends interest in COOL dispute at WTO Canadian livestock exports.” CCA officials in Geneva have indicated that a particularly noteworthy development in the hearing was the U.S. concession that the amended COOL measure has not eliminated the detrimental impact on Canadian and Mexican livestock. “This means that the U.S. position is as long as consumer information is a legitimate objective, they can discriminate against their trading partners,” said CCA President Martin Unrau. “The blatant protectionism of the U.S. position was clear throughout the hearings,” Mr. Vincent explained. “It was very satisfying to hear the Chairman of the Panel tell the U.S. lawyers that big countries and small countries in the WTO have the same obligations. It is taking much longer than we believe it should but we are
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“We hope that it does not come to this – we want our U.S. market back,” said Mr. Vincent CPC and the CCA have been coordinating with the Government of Canada to remove the inequities of the U.S. COOL regime.
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Agri-News sation toward new ideas and solutions.” Developments in farm animal care have “The event will be of interest to pronever been higher profile or more imporducers and industry, researchers, tant to success in today’s livestock and students, government and other farm poultry sectors. animal care stakeholders,” says Dr. Producers, industry and other stakeAngela Greter, AFAC program manager. holders can learn the latest on recent “An important part of the conference is progress and rapidly evolving developthe opportunity to learn from one another ments at the upcoming Livestock Care and identify ways to work together.” Conference, being held in Edmonton on This long-standing conference has built March 26 and 27, 2014. The annual confer- a reputation as one of the leading events of ence is hosted by Alberta Farm Animal its kind, typically drawing both speakers Care (AFAC) in partnership with the and attendees from across Canada, along Alberta Veterinary Medical Association with representation from the U.S. and (ABVMA). internationally. “There is a new energy and fresh “The agenda this year has a strong thinking around farm animal care that focus on hot topics ranging from activist makes it not only one of the most imporactivities to consumer perceptions to tant topics in agriculture today, but also leading examples of how producers and one of the leading areas of innovation,” industry are taking charge,” says Greter. says Lorna Baird, AFAC executive The first day of the conference, is director. focused on student activities and the “The Livestock Care Conference is AFAC AGM, followed by an evening weldesigned to provide everyone from indicome reception. Turn to ??, Pg 12 vidual producers to industry leaders with a unique forum to learn from leading speakers and participate in lively discussion to build Red & Black yearlings and 2 year old bulls a successful future. and (Poundmaker) Angus/SouthDevon Bulls. We encourage Excellent converters of grass and grain to beef. everyone with an interest in farm British Breed, Quiet, High Butterfat 4.5 animal care to attend and be a dmranching@gmail.com part of the converBulls sold at the ranch
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Technologies and approaches to lower feed cost in beef cattle production Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is hosting a one-day workshop entitled “Near infrared (NIR) technology and other approaches to lower feed cost in beef cattle production,” in Lethbridge on March 14, 2014. This workshop is targeted at cow-calf producers and backgrounding operations, feedlot operators, cattle feed nutritionists, and consultants to the beef cattle industry. Attendees will learn about the Near Infrared (NIR) Network for Beef Cattle and the latest research findings related to NIR technology and other technologies and approaches to lower feed cost in beef cattle production. Presenters from a variety of companies
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By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist North Dakota State University Extension Service Early discussions of animal breeding and selection always grouped producers into three types, which were the breeder, multiplier and commercial producer. Generally portrayed as a pyramid, the base represented the large group of commercial producers who are in the business of producing products for the consumer. These producers would obtain breeding stock from the second level within the pyramid. The second level represented those producers who specialized in expanding the population of breeding males and females. Their principle source of income was selling sires and replacement females to the commercial producer. As a general rule of thumb, commercial producers would neuter all male offspring and, in some cases, even sell all the female offspring. As one would climb the pyramid, the top represented the elite breeders, those breeders who offered breeding stock to seedstock producers for propagation. Our agricultural friends use the same process because crop producers may be involved in or have access to breeder, foundation, registered or certified seed. At the top of the pyramid is crop breeder seed, which is the product of an intense selection regime that commonly is referred to as the first generation. The seed is kept under close supervision to allow for appropriate regeneration to assure a source of the seed.
As the seed is further prepared for distribution, foundation seed is produced or maintained to assure adequate preservation of the genetic traits and associated purity of the seed. As a genetic line of seed expands to commercial production, just like cattle, there needs to be a level of production that focusses on the distribution of the traits unique to the seed and provides assurances that those traits are maintained and available in the purchased seed. Thus, the production of registered seed, which is seed that is the progeny of foundation seed and bears a high probability that the goals of the original breeder are met. Still not at the volume needed for commercial production, certain producers become certified seed producers to produce certified seed. These producers go to great efforts to assure certifying agents and their customers that they have met a satisfactory expectation and their seed contains the genetic traits the original breeder desired to offer to the industry. There is the assurance that the seed is pure and not significantly modified from the original stock. This process has been going on for more than a century in livestock and plants with the expectation of producing copious amounts of food to feed people. As beef producers, the process is not as structured as the system of genetic improvement and implementation that our agricultural friends have honed. Nevertheless, the process still is with us. What is it? Breed associations and expected progeny differences (EPDs). A breed association is a group of
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breeders who take seriously the responsibility of exploring, finding and propagating genes. Those genes, organized strands of DNA and reported as EPDs, guide breeders and seedstock producers to produce cattle that fit the current needs of the commercial producer. Thus, the genes are available for commercial production to work within the extended industry and ultimately provide food for people. As cattle producers shop for those genes, it is easy to see what cattle or sires have the needed DNA. In contrast to the agricultural industry’s structured process for certified seed, bull buyers depend on breed associations. Both processes work well. Breed associations derive from their data sets the EPD values that bull buyers need to have the assurance that the genes they want are present. Meanwhile, if one reads the tag on a seed bag, the tag tells the producer what is in the bag. At the Dickinson Research Extension Center, we read tags. We know what is in the bag or, in this case, under the hide. The current Simmental tag says birth weight 2.2 pounds, weaning weight 78 pounds, yearling weight 109.9 pounds, marbling score 0.07 and rib-eye area 0.99 square inch. The Red Angus tag reads birth weight minus 0.5 pound, weaning weight 61 pounds, yearling weight 104 pounds, marbling score 0.43 and rib-eye area 0.38 square inch. As a commercial user of bulls, the center needs to have access to data to find the genetics desired to meet the center’s goals. Breed associations provide and meet that need. Just like our farming friends, with proven bulls or certified seed, it pays to read the tag. May you find all your ear tags.
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FARM EQUIPMENT Flexicoil 5000 Air Drill set up for liquid fertilizer
’97, 39’, 3.5” steel packers, 12” spacing, 4” Dutch openers, newer liquid fert kit, 2320 TBtwn tank $38,900 Call Stuart for more info at
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FOR SALE: 24ft. corral panels, 30ft wind breakers, bale feeders,, calf shelters. Delivery available. Call Lenerd 780-806-3694. Near Provost, Ab. Please leave message.
in Stettler.
Phone 403-741-9898 or check the website at www.albertafirearmscourse.com METAL Roofing & Siding. Very competitive prices! Largest colour selection in Western Canada. Available at over 25 Alberta Distribution Locations. 40 Year Warranty. Call 1-888263-8254.
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G.P.L. Tractor Service Gordon Long 403-575-3863
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Barley
Wanted
Hwy 21 Feeders of Acme is buying off farm Barley for immediate or deferred delivery. Contact Sharon at 403-546-2278 Ext 2. 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.
LIVESTOCK Desert Land Cattle
For Sale By Private Treaty
Yearling Charolais Bulls
Contact Quinn Wagstaff
@ 403 664 9447
EAST CENTRAL Bull Sale Friday, March 21 at Dryland Cattle Trading, Veteran, Ab. 40 Horned & Polled Hereford Bulls. Call 403-676-2086 for catalogues. Check Dryland’s website for pictures in early February.
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March 28, 2014
1:30 at the Ranch (near Elk Point, AB)
Selling 90 Bulls
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ENDEAVOR Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors JEFF M.FAUPEL, B. Mgmt., C.A. MONICA N. FAUPEL, B. Mgmt., C.A.
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BULL & FEMALE SALE at the farm, Erskine AB MARCH 15, 2014 Offering 600 head of Quality Angus Cattle Canada’s Largest Angus Production Sale
300 Black Angus & Red Angus & Black Semmie Bulls • 150 yearling bulls • 100 two year old bulls
350 Black & BWF Replacement Heifers
• 100 yearling purebred heifers • 200 yearling commercial Black & BWF heifers • 50 commercial bred Black & BWF heifers
BAIRD DENTURE CLINIC LTD. 5021-50 St. Stettler
LEE LAURA & JACKIE BROWN Box 217 TRISH & TIM HENDERSON Erskine, AB llbangus@xplornet.com The wheels bairddcl@telus.net keep turning for new T0C 1G0 Ph: 403-742-4226 by Camrose Chryslerappointment Sales Rep only catalogue online www.llbangus.com
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Ed Rye was sold on Camrose Chrysler long before he began working as a sales representative for the company. In 2003 he bought a car from Mike Rodin, who is now the dealer principal. It was a 300M and the best car he’s ever owned. “Never missed a beat,” says Ed. “and still going strong.” After a life of working in the oil patch and driving trucks, Ed decided to take it a little easier. All those jangled miles on the road were taking a toll on his lower back. However, life in his recliner was tougher on him than bouncing around on a long haul, so he picked up the phone and called Mike, wondering if they had any opportunities. A new door opened. “Here I am,” says Ed with a big friendly smile. “It’s a blessing.” He absolutely enjoys the work, meeting people and staying vital. If you’re looking for a new vehicle, give Ed a call. You’ll be impressed by how hard he’ll work for you.
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VS Truck
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Guardian Castor Drugs - Sheet Metal Killam Plumbing Mon.-Thurs.: 8 am - 6 pm & Heating Fri.: 8 am - 8 pm Sat.: 9 am - 5 pm Sun.: Noon - 4 pm
WEEKEND SPECIAL 12 Pk Pop $4.99 (8 am Thurs. - 4 pm Sun.)
Little Gap Septic Service
Little Gap Septic Service
4901-50 St. Castor, AB 403-882-3388
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Ed Rye SALES
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PLUMBING & HEATING LTD. Residential • Commercial Foundations • Shingling Siding • Framing • Fences Garages • Finishing
Stettler, AB Mark (403) 741-4144
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HELP WANTED
ONE FULL TIME farm supervisor required for Byemoor based multisite mixed grain & cattle farm. At least 6 months experience is required. $16.50/hr. Contact Greg 403-3234214.
SEASONAL Full Time Farm Supervisor starting June 2014. Responsibilities include cow/calf processing, fencing, welding, operate/maintain equipment, trucking (Class 1 license required), highly motivated team worker with excellent communication skills. Evenings and weekends required. $16$18/hour wage depending on experience. Only candidates with 3+ years experience considered. Please forward resume to Tim & Tammy Smith, Box 72, Coronation, Ab. T0C 1C0; tntsmith_40@hotmail. com or call 780-8563996 (evening calls only). CORONATION Memorial Library is looking for a TD Summer Reading Program Coordinator. Must be responsible, have good organizational skills, outgoing, love working with kids. Must be available midMay thru August. 30 hrs/wk. Must have attended full academic year and returning next yr. Drop off resume in person to Lauren at 5001 Royal St. Coronation, Ab. or email to coronationlibrary@prl.ab.ca
Municipal District of Provost No. 52
SEASONAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS & LABORERS The M.D. of Provost No. 52 is currently seeking seasonal equipment operators and laborers for the 2014 season. These positions will be based out of but not limited to the M.D. shops located in Hughenden and/or Provost. Valid Driver’s License Required (Class 1Q Endorsement preferred). Experience in operating various heavy equipment, the ability to work without supervision, and be mechanically inclined. For more information contact Wayne Maclean - 780-753-0726 (Cell) or 780-753-2168 (Office) Irvin Bethge – 780-209-1508 Interested applicants are invited to submit a resume with a current driver’s abstract to: M.D. of Provost No. 52 4504 – 53rd Avenue Box 300 Provost, Alberta T0B 3S0 These positions will be left open until suitable candidates are found. This position falls under the collective agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 955. We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those applicants receiving an interview will be contacted.
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Your Calling is at... St. Mary's Health Care Centre, Trochu is looking for:
Unit Manager
WHEN APPLYING: Please submit your résumé by 2400 hours on the closing date, quoting the Competition Number Competition Number: CP-40119-TR Position Type: Full-Time Date Closed: March 10, 2014
Salary Range: As per the Out of Scope Salary Band
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County of Stettler No. 6 Agricultural Service Board
Seasonal Staff
The County of Stettler Agricultural Service Board has an opportunity for seasonal positions starting April 28, 2014. Duties will include: • Operating a spray truck. • Spraying of roadsides and some private land. • Working with the Weed Control Act. • Weed inspection and weed control on Red Deer River • Operate and maintain a variety of chemical application equipment. • Courteous and effective communication with landowners. • Identify and control prohibited noxious and noxious weeds. • Reclamation work. • Education and awareness workshops for ratepayers. • Other duties as assigned. Preferred skills and experience: • Agricultural and Industrial Pesticide Applicator’s License (or willingness to obtain) would be an asset • Valid Class 5 Drivers License. • Good computer skills along with knowledge of GPS. • Ability to work well with others along with strong written and verbal skills. • Strong organizational abilities. • Ability to identify and control prohibited and noxious weeds. • Experience in operating equipment would be considered an asset. We are willing to train the right candidate. Resumes will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found. Send resumes to: Quinton Beaumont, Director of Agricultural Services County of Stettler No. 6 Box 1270, 6602 – 44 Ave., Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0 Phone: (403) 742-4441 Fax: (403) 742-1277 Email: qbeaumont@stettlercounty.ca
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Maintenance and Caretaking Services SHORNCLIFFE LAKE PARK
The M.D. of Provost No. 52 is currently seeking a qualified individual to provide maintenance and caretaking services on a contract basis at Shorncliffe Lake Park during the Park’s operational season (May-October annually). The successful candidate will possess not only excellent mechanical, carpentry and people skills, but also have a strong work ethic and the ability to carry out multiple simultaneous tasks with minimal supervision. The position is responsible for the following duties: 1. Collection and administration of all camping fees within the Park. 2. Supervision of camping activity within the Park. 3. Grass cutting and general beautification throughout the Park. 4. Garbage collection. 5. Cleaning and sanitization of shower houses and washrooms, including coordination of septic pump-outs. 6. General facilities maintenance and painting. 7. Closing and opening the Park gates at 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., respectively. 8. Facilities booking. 9. Beach cleaning and maintenance. 10. Campsite and fire pit cleaning. 11. Equipment maintenance. 12. Minor tree trimming. 13. Other duties as may be required by the M.D. Administrator from time to time. Due to the intensive nature of the contract, it is crucial that the contractor be available on-site throughout the camping season. On-site housing is provided, for both seasonal and off-season occupancy.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Municipal District of Provost No. 52 The M.D. of Provost No. 52 is currently seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of
Public Works Administrative Assistant
Tasked with administratively assisting the Director of Public Works, the successful candidate will be responsible for all administrative support functions in the M.D.’s Public Works Department. Duties will include direction of verbal and written complaints, timesheet and contract administration, records management and other general administrative functions integral to the department’s operation. Based in the Provost Public Works shop and reporting to the Director of Public Works, the successful candidate will demonstrate excellent written and verbal communications skills and an ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced environment while handling a variety of simultaneous issues. Wage and salary are commensurate with experience, and the position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Resumes may be addressed to: Wayne MacLean Director of Public Works Box 300 Provost, Alberta T0B 3S0 wmaclean@mdprovost.ca
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GM DEALER Requires 3rd/4th Journeyman Techs. GM/diesel experience an asset. Competitive wages. Full benefits. Email resume to: donheeg2003@yahoo.ca or fax to 780-6453564. Attention: Don. No phone calls please. Smyl Motors, St. Paul, Alberta. LICENSED Automotive Mechanic and 3rd or 4th year Apprentice required at business located in beautiful Rocky Mountain House, AB. Fax resume to 403-8453991. Benefits included. ATTENTION Semi Operators! Are you looking to downsize? Haul RVs from USA to Western Canada! Looking for 1 ton and 3 ton O/O. 1-800-8676233; www.roadexservices.com. LANDSCAPING Sales & Service opportunities! Up to $400 cash daily! Full-time & parttime outdoors. Spring/ summer work. Seeking honest, hard-working staff; www. PropertyStarsJobs. com. UP TO $400 cash daily full-time & part-time outdoors. Spring/summer work. Seeking honest, hardworking staff; PropertyStarJobs. com. PUT YOUR Experience to work The job service for people aged 45 and over across Canada. Free for candidates. Register now at: www. thirdquarter.ca or call toll free 1-855-2860306.
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SIGNING Bonus! Hiring long haul semi owner operators to haul RVs and general freight. Paid 85% of invoiced amount with open invoice policy. Benefits, co fuel cards and subsidized insurance. Must have ability to cross border. Call 1-800-867-6233; www. roadexservices.com. JOURNALISTS, Graphic Artists, Marketing and more. Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your resume online. Free. Visit: www. awna.com/resumes_ add.php. INTERIOR Heavy Equipmen Operator School. No Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. Sign up online! iheschool.com. 1-866-399-3853.
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Spur Resources Ltd. is a Private Oil and Gas producer in the area. We are an active and proven company that is looking for talented, hard working people in your community. Spur Resources has the following positions available:
Consort / Veteran Oil and Gas Operator
To find out more information about the qualifications of these positions or if you are interested in applying. Please visit our website at www.spurresources.ca
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Phone: 403.577.7930 Fax: 403.577.2261
Bag 1001 Consort, AB T0C 1B0
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Consort Lodge is seeking applicants for:
Email: amanda.wiltse@acadiafoundation.com
CASUAL NIGHT SHIFT HOUSEKEEPING *Hours are 10:30 pm to 6:30 am *Starting wage is $14.91/hr *Training would start as soon as possible
* General Labourers * Industrial Painters * Sandblasters * Material Handler * Automotive Electrical Technician * Journeyman Welder / Apprentice * 2nd Yr Welder with Aluminum experience Visit our website at: www.tornadotrucks.com for more details. Our Company has an enthusiastic fast paced working environment, with advancement possibilities for the motivated person, and offers an excellent benefit package. fax: 403-742-5544 e-mail: hr@petrofield.com
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For more information, contact TRUSERV CANADA:
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Please drop off resume at lodge or email to amanda.wiltse@acadiafoundation.com EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Chinook Applied Research Association is nowisaccepting applications for: The Chinook Applied Research Association now accepting applications for: Summer Technicians (May through Summer Technicians (May throughAugust) August) Field Technician (April throughOctober) October) Field Technician (April through
Duties: Duties: Assist with the establishment, maintenance and harvest of various applied • Assistwith the establishment, maintenance and harvest of various applied research and demonstration projects research and demonstration projects Operate and assist with minor maintenance of facility, field and plot equipment Assist with development of tours, field days and other extension events • Operate and assist with minor maintenance of facility, field and plot equipment Qualifications: • Assist with development of tours, field days and other extension events
Valid driver’s license
Ability to work in a team atmosphere Qualifications: Agricultural background & knowledge of crops and farming systems are assets • Valid driver’s license Working knowledge of word and excel computer programs is beneficial • Ability to work in a team atmosphere Why work for CARA? • Agricultural background & knowledge of crops and farming systems are assets Learn skills in agricultural research and extension Lots of work in the great outdoors • Working knowledge of word and excel computer programs is beneficial Opportunities for personal development
Why work CARA?to: Dianne Westerlund, Manager Submitfor resumes Box 690and extension • Learn skills in agricultural research Oyen, Alberta T0J 2J0 • Lots of work in the great outdoors Fax: 403-664-3007 Email:development cara-dw@telus.net • Opportunities for personal more information, Dianne at 403-664-3777 Submit resumes to: ForDianne Westerlund,call Manager Box 690 Oyen, Alberta T0J 2J0 Fax: 403-664-3007 Email: cara-dw@telus.net For more information, call Dianne at 403-664-3777
Clearview Public Schools
Audit Committee Public Members Clearview Public Schools
Clearview Public Schools is requesting applications from members of the public to fill two (2) positions on the school division’s Audit Committee as public members. The Division’s Audit Committee is comprised of two elected school trustees and two public members. The Committee will be responsible for recommending external auditors to the Board, reviewing the annual financial statements and reporting to the Board, and ensuring appropriate internal controls exist and are maintained.
Petrof ield Industries, t he Leader in manufacturing Hydrovac trucks, is accepting resumes for the following positions:
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Manager, Consort Lodge
Manager, Consort Lodge
Phone: 403.577.7930 Fax: 403.577.2261 Email: amanda.wiltse@acadiafoundation.com
Slave Lake, ALBERTA
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An existing profitable TRU Hardware Soon business is for sale in: 12345Coming
8TH ANNUAL Red Deer Collector Car Auction & Speed Show, March 14 16/14, Red Deer Westerner Park. Exhibitor space available. Consign your car. 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; EGauctions.com.
MEIER Gun Auction. Saturday, March 8, 11 a.m., 6016 - 72A Ave., Edmonton. Over 150 guns - Handguns, rifles, shotguns, hunting and sporting equipment. To consign call 780-440-1860.
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Under the new Education Act, the school board is responsible to have at least one member of the business community and one member of the adult learning community. Qualifications for the public members are: 1. member of either the business or adult learning community; 2. ideally have financial experience and/or a professional accounting designation; 3. independent to the school division; and 4. have no financial or personal interests with the Clearview Public Schools’ audit firm Gitzel Krejci Dand Peterson Chartered Accountants Public members will be compensated for their time on the Audit Committee. If you are interested in serving on the Audit Committee please submit a letter of interest, which includes a brief summary of your work experience and qualifications, to: Mr. Peter Neale Associate Superintendent, Business and Finance Email: pneale@clearview.ab.ca (An E-mail reply will be provided)
Deadline for applications to be received is before or on March 17, 2014. For further information please call (403) 742-3331.
PAINTEARTH MINE JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC
Two (2) opportunities exist at the Paintearth Mine, located between Halkirk & Forestburg, Alberta. Position Profile: The positions report directly to the Maintenance Foreman. Responsibilities include performing preventative maintenance and repair of draglines, mobile equipment and other site services. Qualifications: The ideal candidates will possess an Interprovincial Heavy Duty Mechanic Certificate and have off road equipment experience. Previous experience on Caterpillar equipment and draglines are considered an asset. Troubleshooting experience with a willingness to be responsible for results is necessary. Prairie Mines & Royalty Ltd. offers a competitive compensation and benefits package and provides the opportunity for personal growth and development. Closing date: March 16, 2014 Please e-mail or fax your resume and cover letter to Human Resources: E-mail: careers.PEMSHM@sherrittcoal.com Fax: 403.884.3001 We thank all candidates for their applications, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We would kindly appreciate no phone calls.
Wild Rose Co-operative Association Ltd.
Home Centre Manager
Sedgewick Service Centre, Sedgewick, AB The Home Centre Manager will be responsible for preforming a variety of duties in a fast-paced and retail setting including, but not limited to: oversight to the hardware, lumber and feed departments; all facets of building estimation and sales; management of assets and adherence to maintenance schedules; ensuring customer relations are a top priority; ensuring adequate results in sales, margins and inventories; adherence to merchandising standards, marketing efforts, signage (product & directional), staff appearance and housekeeping; appearance of departmental facilities and equipment; budget and report preparation; processing of claims, invoices and other paperwork; development of written performance appraisals; training for new hires existing personnel; attendance of regularly scheduled staff meetings; and staying aware and informed of all new materials or techniques by attending material manufacturer’s seminars, trade shows, etc. Lifting up to 40lbs. is required. The successful candidate must possess the ability to work as part of a team, possess excellent leadership, communication, organization, management and sales skills. Related experience in the Co-operative Retailing System with a sound knowledge of accounting/mathematical principles, Seljax estimating program and a general construction knowledge are considered assets. Some overnight travel maybe required. Wild Rose Co-op offers a competitive salary, benefits including Extended Health and Dental, Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, Pension, Co-operative Retailing System (CRS) training, on-going professional development, work-life balance and excellent opportunities for career advancement. To apply or for more information, please contact:
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It’s all downhill from here (literally speaking) as the crew of volunteers and organizers of the Hanna Bouldering Wall pose atop their creation on Wednesday, February 26. (L - R) Gwen Snell, Jennifer Brewer, Brittney Storch, Norma Boser, Neala-Rea Veno, Peggy Rehill, Kristyna Murphy, Angela McGillion, Shayla Olsen, Rebecca Klenk, James Wainwright and Darcy Magnussen. ECA Review/K. Davis
Bouldering wall a step up for Hanna Katie Davis News Reporter Hanna unveiled a new bouldering wall feature at the Centennial Place recreation facility on Friday, February 28. The wall is a version of rock climbing enabled without the use of ropes or harnesses and is viewed as a form of training for larger ascents out in nature, presenting a myriad of shorter ‘routes’ close to the ground to give climbers the tools to solve problems in quick succession. The project has been in the works since the spring of 2013 after an application was made for funding through Capacity Building Support for Community Coalitions through Alberta Health Services (AHS). For Hanna Community Services Programmer Angela McGillion, an advocate and organizer of the wall’s development, the process was highly complimentary to the holism of Hanna more broadly. “We find that in our town there’s a lot of us that would like to see more engagement and choices for our youth. We would like to see them healthy and active,” she said. “We have a climbing wall currently in our town, within the curling rink facility, but having this will be a really nice stepping stone to get kids more involved and to engage the younger kids.” She said that through a coalition of the Town of Hanna, Hanna and District Youth Club, AHS - Drumheller Addictions Office and volunteers from Valard Construction
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• Headline at SportsPickle.com: “President Obama threatens North Korea with never getting to host a Super Bowl.”
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• One more from Currie: “I just awoke from the mother of all psychedelic nightmares. Don Cherry was wearing Norwegian curling pants.”
by Bruce Penton Spring training is under way for Major League Baseball’s 2014 season and the spotlight is on the New York Yankees. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the Yankees are the most famous sports team in North America and it’s news when they as much as burp. Well, they burped big time over the winter, committing $500 million to an array of free agents, including 25-year-old Masahiro Tanaka, this year’s Japanese pitching star. After Texas signed Yu Darvish to a gazilliondollar deal two years ago and then Penton watched him post a 29-18 record with a 3.34 earned-run-average in his first two seasons, major league teams with big bankrolls lined up to get a shot at Darvish II — Tanaka, who posted a clownish 24-0 record and 1.27 ERA for Rakuten of the Japanese league in 2013. The Yankees shelled out $155
million for Tanaka’s services for the next seven years. And that was after paying a $20 million ‘posting fee’ for the right to offer him a contract. When Tanaka showed up at the Yankees’ spring headquarters in Tampa, the media horde was as large as a Rob FordJustin Bieber drinkoff might have attracted. The Japanese media were out in full force to record their countryman’s every move. “Honestly, when I stepped out on the field today, I was very, very surprised as to how many media were out there,” Tanaka told MLB.com through his interpreter, whom the Yankees have hired for $85,000 to help with their ace’s communication. He better get used to it. If Tanaka starts out 7-0 this season, the media horde will be mob-like. If he starts out 0-7, it could be even bigger. His first spring start was pretty good: two scoreless innings. Meanwhile, the Yankees did more in the off-season than just sign Tanaka. Their payroll mushroomed with the signing of big-name free agents Brian McCann from Atlanta, Carlos Beltran from St. Louis and Jacoby Ellsbury from Boston.
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• RJ Currie again: “A bit of a mix-up at TSN is being blamed on a typo. So far nobody can convince Rod Black that Ottawa’s CFL team isn’t named after him.”
Renee Greer watched her rock intently as sweepers (L-R) Leigha Neal and Shauna Stelmaschuk follow the action during the final game B division game of the Oil Wives Bonspiel the March 2. The A event winners were the Heather Caseley rink, who defeated the M & N Pipeline Construction rink in an extra end. B Event winners were the Renee Greer rink, defeating Lerry’s Mechanical. The winner of the C Event was the Taylor Eno (Red Deer College) team who defeated the Trina Cook foursome. ECA Review/K. Davis
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by B.J. Avramenko The Provost Blades travelled to Stettler to take on the Stettler Redcore Enterprises Storm on Sunday, February 23 in the opening round of their three game playoff series. Stettler got on the board two and a half minutes into the game with a power play goal scored by Jayden Hogg; assisted by Jessie Anderson and Makayla Peters. The Storm added to their lead when Jennifer Hallett banged one in on the doorstep, with the assists going to Kendra Rusaw and Kennidy Fisher. The second period was filled with end to end rushes. Both team’s defense and goalies
were sharp. The Blades seemed to gain momentum and the Storm got into penalty trouble: the penalty killers were excellent. Provost got to within one goal on a two woman advantage with 21 seconds left in the period on a goal scored by Lindsay Almberg assisted by Kayla Fraser. Stettler came out hard in the third period and Kierra Scollo scored an unassisted goal. Lindsey McKinnon faced 27 shots in the 3 - 1 victory. The teams will meet again Thursday in Provost and if game three is needed it will be Friday in Stettler.
• Comedy writer Jim Barach: “The NFL is talking about banning gay slurs as well as racial slurs during games. However, fans will still be allowed to humiliate themselves by wearing Raiders gear.”
by Jadon Frank This is the second year in a The Brownfield, AB native row that the third-year post Claire Richardson of the was given the distinction of Briercrest College being a First-Team and Seminary womAll-Conference en’s basketball team member. was selected to the Richardson had an 2013-14 Alberta incredible year on Colleges Athletic defense and in Conference South rebounding, ranking First Team first in rebounds with All-Conference. 9.8 per game and Richardson was second in blocks per given the award at game with 1.4. Richardson the annual ACAC The Biblical women’s basketball Studies major was All-Conference banquet held at also a key leader on the team Olds College Thursday, as serving as captain for the February 27. second season in a row.
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Oilfield Services Investigation report released on pipeline incident by the Alberta Energy Regulator The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) released its investigation report detailing Plains Midstream Canada’s (Plains) Rangeland pipeline failure that occurred on June 7, 2012 near Sundre, AB. The pipeline incident resulted in approximately 462 m3 of crude oil being released into the Red Deer River and nearby residents were impacted. The AER investigation concluded that the pipeline failure was caused by deficiencies in the company’s management of the pipeline and pre-incident administration procedures. The AER investigation describes the company’s failure to: inspect the Rangeland pipeline annually; complete
inspections on the pipeline at the required frequency according to its own pipeline integrity management program; apply appropriate mitigation measures according to its own assessment of scour (erosion of river bed under pipe); apply appropriate mitigation measures according to its own hazard assessment and; to respond to the Government of Alberta’s High Stream Flow Advisory that was issued on (date) and which would have mitigated the volume of crude oil released. On July 4, 2013 the AER issued an order under section 22 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act against Plains; the Order includes a full regulatory audit of the company’s Alberta pipeline
by Leon Benoit, MLA Vegreville - Wainwright and Chair of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources with the Conservative Party The positives of the oil and gas sector were described by Jay Khosla, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Energy Sector from the Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) to the Parliament on the Standing Committee of Natural Resources Thursday, February 27. The Committee launched a study to examine the economic and human benefits of the oil and gas sectors to communities across Canada, including direct benefits to communities from companies which are active in the area. The Committee started the study by interviewing a blue ribbon panel of top federal officials from NRCan. Canada’s natural resource sector provides an estimated 1.8 Million Phone: 403-883-2155 jobs in Canada Fax: 403-883-2603 from Nanaimo, BC
to Iqaluit to St. John, NL and the oil and gas industry provides government with $22 billion in revenue every year. On a global scale, Canada is ranked second for energy efficiency improvements and in 2010 there was $32 billion in annual energy efficiency savings. “To communities of all sizes in all areas of the country, the oil and gas sector is a substantial driver of economic growth and I know how important it is to their future prosperity,” said Leon Benoit, MLA Vegreville - Wainwright, Conservative member and Chair of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
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operations. The AER has also issued four high-risk enforcement actions against the company for its role in the Rangeland pipeline failure. The AER enforcement action directs the company to update its emergency response plan and to conduct a resident awareness program within the emergency planning zone of the Rangeland pipeline. Further, Plains is required to develop, implement, and electronically submit an action plan to the AER detailing what the company will do to prevent future regulatory noncompliance. Should the company fail to complete any of the required actions; the AER will issue additional high risk enforcement action and escalate existing enforcement consequences.
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