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School funding woes Bryan Passifiume

ECA Review Reporter School boards across east central Alberta are spending the week tightening their belts as the 2013 provincial budget results in some cuts and funding freezes for districts across the province. Clearview School Division will see a two per cent decrease in the amount of funding received by the province. According to projections, the school board will get $26,837,000 this year and $26,166,000 in funding next year. “The decline is partly due to the fact we’re projected to get less enrollment,” said Ken Checkel, chair of the Clearview School Division. “We’ve got a bigger Grade 12 class going out, and a smaller Grade 9 class coming in.” Typically, school boards receive a certain amount of money per student -- this year this amount was $6851.55. This amount will not be increasing for next year, which puts the school board into a financial crunch. “If they don’t increase our revenues, and we’re negotiating with teachers, we aren’t going to have any extra revenue to

pay them,” Checkel said. Teachers in the Clearview School Division are currently working without a contract, as their most recent collective agreement expired in August of last year. Checkel said that any extra money needed for a pay increase would either have to come from other sources, or the board is going to have to look at staffing cuts. Several grants are expected to be cut, some of them taking effect by the end of the month. The Fuel Price Contingency Grant will be cut as of April 1, a move aimed at saving the province $22 million. The grant off-sets the cost of fuel when it rises to a price above 60 cents per litre. The funding typically saves the school board about $20,000 per month. The loss of the grant in the last three months of the school year will result in an extra $60,000 in fuel costs for this year. Also gone is the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement funding. The grant helped develop innovations in learning, student interaction and use of technology in the classroom and other special projects.

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Consort February police stats Bryan Passifiume

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The plains were alive with the sound of music during the Coronation Music Festival, running from Monday, March 11. Nine year old Summer Saunders (left) and Marla Pasolli perform during the duet piano recital, held at Trinity United Church on Tuesday, March 12. ECA Review/B. PASSIFIUME

Mounties in Special Area No. 4 were kept busy handing out tickets according to the February police stats released by the Consort RCMP detachment. Members responded to 134 calls for service in February, down from 143 calls in January. Members handed out 51 provincial traffic violations in February, down from 86 in January. In addition, 30 written traffic warnings were issued by police.

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Police responded to 15 traffic collisions -- 12 resulted in damage only while three involved non-life threatening injuries. Police also responded to four incidents involving the mental health act, six animal calls with one resulting in a charge of inflicting unnecessary suffering and two break and enters. Police also issued two citations under the provincial liquor act, responded to one case each of assault, fraud under $5000, theft under $5000, disturbing the peace, suspicious person, mischief and a false 911 call.

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Items for the silent auction are really starting to come in now Diane Dammann

ECA Review Submitted The KARE Girls Club meet on Tuesday after school. They decided that they would like to go to the District Conference in Bashaw with the Women’s Institute on April 6 and still have a club meeting the next week. Ryleigh Bunbury gave a report on citizenship. The craft project was sculpting with play dough. We hope to have some items to enter into the Provincial handicraft competition in Camrose in May. The Argyle Women’s Institute Branch held the regular monthly meeting on

Wednesday. Plans were unveiled for our 100th anniversary garden on the old arena site. There will be a formal garden in one corner, lots of rock and landscaping in the other front corner, a variety of trees and flowers and maybe even a space for community garden plots. Saturday will be a very busy day in Alliance. There is a baby shower at Melina and Brian Reister’s for their new little girl and the Meet Your Neighbour Night and pot luck supper is on at the hall with a silent auction to follow. Helen Steadman, wife of Ernie, mother of Gary, Lynn, Kathleen, Karen and Allan, passed away this week. Funeral services

Webcasting of school board meetings Bryan Passifiume

were on Friday. She was interned in Battle Bend cemetery. She taught in the Alliance school for 15 years. Doris Spady, who also taught in Alliance for years, spent Tuesday and Wednesday night in hospital in Killam after collapsing at choir practice. She returned home on Thursday but had a fall on Friday morning and is back in hospital in Killam with tests scheduled for this week. Lila Davidson, who taught at Merna, is in Killam hospital recovering from her fall which took place several weeks ago. She was coming along nicely with her therapy and then suffered a set back. This was the fourth Sunday in Lent. The choirs are practicing for the Easter music. The Seder meal will be at Forestburg again on the Thursday before

Teachers nominated

ECA Review Reporter Greater accessibility to the deliberations of Clearview School Board meetings may be a step closer after a report was presented during the board’s meeting on Monday, March 4. Discussions about broadcasting school board meetings on the Internet became a little closer to reality after a report was presented to the board regarding the feasiliblity and costs of webcasting. The school board requested that the ongoing costs be examined and be entered into the budget projections for next year. Only public portions of the meeting would be broadcasted on the internet.

New bus route proposed Letters from concerned parents has prompted the school board to examine additional school bus routes in Stettler. The board directed administration to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of expanding existing bus routes to include Emmerson Acres.

Two teachers from the Clearview School Division have been nominated for the 2013 Excellence in Teaching awards. Courtney Faber-Gillespie from Erskine school and Caitlyn Prehn from Gus Wetter School in Castor have been named as two 2013 nominees. Faber-Gillespie, a Grade 1 and special education teacher, told the Review that she was “excited” by the news. She credits her fellow teachers for her nomination, saying that she works alongside great educators who expect nothing but the best from her and themselves. “She has very strong leadership skills,” said Deb Spiller, principal of Erskine School and the one responsible for FaberGillespie’s nomination. “She has become a mentor and leader for our school. Her overall personality, her performance in the classroom -- she’s the whole package.” The award recognizes outstanding and innovative teachers in Alberta, and will be handed out in May.

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Good Friday. The items for the silent auction are really starting to come in now. If you have something to donate that is too big to keep moving, let Laura know so she can put it on the list and you can bring it right to the hall on Saturday morning. Several folks were at the Brier in Edmonton including Alvin and Sheila Miller along with Alvin’s brother, Wayne and Karen Miller. Hector Chalifoux celebrated a birthday on Sunday with dinner at his daughter’s, Connie Beingessner’s. The Seed Plant hosted a nice meal on Monday, March 4 with lots of members in attendance and lots of representatives from various farm product companies. The Paintearth 4H did some demonstrations.

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Dates set for Clearview School Division school consultations Bryan Passifiume

ECA Review Reporter Two of the three schools affected by last year’s attempt to introduce a school closure motion are first on the list for upcoming school community meetings announced by the Clearview School District. Byemoor School hosted the first meeting in the series on Tuesday, March 12. Donalda School will host the next meeting on Wednesday, March 20. Gus Wetter School in Castor will host the first of six April meetings on Wednesday, April 3. Coronation’s meeting will be held the next evening on Thursday,

April 4 at the school. Botha’s meeting will take place on Monday, April 8. The third school threatened with closure, Brownfield School, will host their meeting on Monday, April 15, with Big Valley School hosting their meeting on Tuesday, April 30. Erskine School will host their meeting on Thursday, May 2. Two meetings are scheduled for Stetter on Wednesday, May 1 and Monday, May 13. The locations for the Stettler meetings will be announced closer to the date. All meetings will commence at 7 p.m. The public meetings are in response to a motion to examine closing Byemoor, Donalda and Brownfield schools proposed in November 2012. News about the motion

caused outrage in the affected communities, prompting scores of concerned citizens to pack the board’s meeting on Thursday, November 15 to make their voices heard. While the meetings had been talked about before the closure motion was introduced, a motion proposed by Castor school trustee Karen Holloway at the November 15 meeting committed the school board to hold the meetings during 2013. That motion passed unanimously. While the school closures were proposed in response to a nearly $700,000 budget deficit, these meetings are designed, according to board chair Ken Checkel, to give the public a clear idea of the board’s

finances and to solicit suggestions on how to cut costs. “Financial issues are the big concern,” Checkel told the Review. “We want to give people an idea of what their school is going to look like next year.” According to Checkel, school board officials are scrambling to get their information squared away in time for the meeting in Donalda after the provincial budget announcement on Thursday, March 7. The school board held a special meeting on Monday, March 11 in which they discussed how the budget will specifically affect the school board’s funding.

Locations announced for Alberta cycling tour Bryan Passifiume

ECA Review Reporter What promises to be a world class cycling race will have stops in east central Alberta, according to event organizers. It was announced at a press event on Wednesday, March 6 that Drumheller will be a host community in one of the legs of the Tour of Alberta, an elite-level cycling race to be held in early September. “Part of our criteria in looking for locations was areas that could host large-scale events,” said Val Mellesmoen, communications director for the Alberta Peloton Association. “The Drumheller stage will showcase a very unique part of the province.” Mellesmoen told the Review that the decision to include Drumheller was an obvious one. Aside from the unique and beautiful landscape around Drumheller, she says the route features a challenging array of hills, valleys and winding roads for the cyclists to contend with. Drumheller will be the final stop of the third stage of the competition. Clocking in at 173 kilometres it will be one of the longer stages in the race. Stage 3 will begin in Strathmore and wind its way northwest through the Red Deer River valley. The race was officially announced at a press conference held last December. The long-rumored race has received an official sanction by Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for international cycling competitions. According to Mellesmoen, the race had been in the works for over seven years. Organizers envision the event as being one of the largest cycling events in Canada and will be an important stop for competitive cyclists from around the world. “Our race is towards the end of the annual racing calendar,” Mellesmoen said. “We would be attractive to teams who need points to maintain their position for international qualifying.” “With that, it gives us the ability to invite some of the biggest teams in

cycling,” she added. Mellesmoen promises a party atmosphere at stops along the route. As cycling is one of the few world class events that does not charge spectators to attend, organizers expect a large turnout to cheer the racers on. “It brings the party to the people,” Mellesmoen said. “This event goes beyond the traditional Calgary-Edmonton corridor - it is more grassroots and can be held in smaller communities.” The race will begin with a 7.8 kilometre prologue within the City of Edmonton.

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Stage one will consist of a 155 kilometre route from Strathcona county to Camrose. Stage two will be a 185 kilometre route from Devon to Red Deer. The 175 kilometre third stage will travel from Strathmore to Drumheller. Stage four will take riders on a grueling 210 kilometre trek from Black Diamond through the mountains to Canmore. The final stage consists of a 155 kilometre ride from Okotoks north into Calgary for the end of the race. Mellesmoen says that all of the host communities she’s been in contact with are thrilled to be a part of the race. “The response we’ve gotten has been overwhelming,” she said. “They are very excited about it. It’s been marvelous to work with them.” “Everybody understands the opportunity that an event like this represents,” she said. Officials with the Town of Drumheller

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are ecstatic with the news. “To find out that the race was coming and that we would be in the spotlight of the world, it’s spectacular,” said Bob Cromwell, economic development, tourism and communications officer for the Town of Drumheller. “Any time you get this kind of exposure, we can expect years of spin-off coverage.” Cromwell is especially excited that the race coincides with the town’s centennial. “There’s a severe economic benefit,” he said. “Our rooms will be full, our campgrounds will be full.” Drumheller’s role in the race is unique in that it gives the town double exposure. Riders will travel through Drumheller and then double back to end the stage in the town. While the route has not been finalized yet, Cromwell anticipates that riders will travel up highway 21 to highway 564, then north on 840 through Rosebud to Highway 9 up to Morrin, where the riders will then come back south again to end up in Drumheller. “When you get here and see the unusual landscapes, when you see the bands in the hills, it opens up your mind and leaves you wanting to understand what’s happened here over the past 85 million years,” he added. Indeed, the scenery of Drumheller have been the backdrop to countless movie and TV shows. The exposure from this race, according to Cromwell, is different. “I don’t think we’ve ever had an

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It never ceases to amaze me how the bankrupt today due to this misguided consensus media in this country and mentality. They have absolutely no idea around the world can rally around how and where the funds are generated to socialist propaganda and attempt finance these socialist to legitimize some really stupid programs. issues. Just recently a sanctimoI have been of the opinion nious United Nations (UN) that the United Nations has out bureaucrat by the name of Oliver lived it’s usefulness for some De Schutter who is a UN special time. It is basically being run rapporteur for food, came to now by a collection of left wing Canada to report on the food dictatorships. When you have supply situation for the so called countries like Libya and Iran disadvantaged Canadians. with membership on a human He spent 11 days in Canada rights committee it stands to looking at whether poor people in Schwenk reason that credibility in the Canada have adequate diets. He organization does not exist. To said, “We have a large number of me the uselessness of the UN Canadians who are unacceptably too poor was really apparent during the Rwanda to feed themselves decently”. He also said genocide. Romeo Dallaire was the General that “we have in this country more than in charge of the UN Peacekeeping forces 800,000 households who are considered when this was going on. He begged the UN food insecure …. This situation is of great to send him reinforcements to stop the concern to him.” slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Of course he derived all this informaRwandan’s but he was ignored. In their tion from his 11 day stay by talking with mind food security in Canada has a much the usual left wing suspects like the NDP, higher priority! The UN has passed resoNational Farmers Union, Food Secure lution after resolution condemning Israel Canada, the Centre for Science in the a democratic state but they do not conPublic Interest, etc. Now why in the world demn countries like North Korea or many would an UN bureaucrat be mucking of the Islamic countries that support teraround in the internal affairs of a wealthy rorists and perpetrate human rights country like Canada violations. when there are In my opinion it countries like is time for demoThe problem is that Zimbabwe and cratic countries North Korea where like Canada, USA, the UN bureaucrat and people are really Britain, Australia starving to death? and many of the these people abhor the A youth other western spokesman for the nations to disconidea of growing food under National Farmers tinue funding the Union, said they UN. Those rouge a free enterprise system. agree that Canada’s nations are biting food system is in the hand that dire need of attenfeeds them with tion. In the last 20 impunity. This years, he said, the number of farmers disrespect for the sovereignty and integunder the age of 35 has decreased from rity of democratic nations will continue as 77,000 to a little more than 24,000. long as these democratic nations fund this These socialists have no concept of food nonsense. The money spent on financing production economics. The reason that the UN could be put to better use as aid to there are fewer farms is that it is more people in the third world. In my opinion, efficient to produce food on large farms countries that fund these UN activities than on small farms, so food grown on are made to look like fools. large farms is less expensive than the food Herman Schwenk grown on small farms. They also criticize Coronation the idea of removing the CWB monopoly and doing away with supply management. Again if the supply management system was eliminated and that food was produced by open competition it would be about 40 per cent cheaper than it is now. These disadvantaged people would then have access to less expensive food and help with fewer but raise i ffunds d ffor the th more efficient Dryland Emergency Medical farms and no supply Service Association (DEMSA) A) management. The problem is that the UN bureaucrat and these people abhor the idea of growing Supper 6:00 pm; Game 7:30 pm food under a free enterprise system. That would mean some one could get a profit from growing food. It would be much better, in their view, to have a socialized system where everything is subsidized so we would have ‘true’ Hosted by the Spondin Ag. Society equality! Much of For More Information, call: Adeline 403-779-2212 or Joyce 403-575-0090 the world is going

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Efficiencies go only so far Brenda Schimke

ECA Review Journalist The 148-page budget document, separating operating expenses, capital expenditures and savings is more transparent, and has the potential to hold the government more accountable in future years. Yet there has been no change in the under-lying philosophy of budgeting in Alberta. Alberta’s economy and government revenues will continue to be dominated by the energy industry. The government’s decision to continue relying heavily on nonrenewable resource revenues does, and always will, lead to volatile and unpredictable budgeting. Unfortunately “realistic” and “responsible”, words the government used to describe this year’s budget, do not fit with volatile and unpredictable. More appropriate Nobody, not even adjectives might have been “wishful government should believe thinking” and “irresponsible”. that there are enough Granted the 2013-14 budget flips efficiencies to achieve the “wishful these expense numbers thinking” from the revenue side to the without lay-offs and expense side. Instead of proprogram cutbacks. jecting unrealistic revenue numbers, we are projecting unrealistic expenses. On paper, the government has frozen the operating budget, which effectively means an across-the-board cut of 4.2 per cent, when inflation and population growth are factored in. They’ve re-shuffled the money so that it looks like we’re keeping Alberta’s priorities—health, education and support for the vulnerable—whole. Using borrowed dollars, capital projects will continue. This includes hospital facilities, clinics and seniors’ homes and 50 new schools. Capital projects on the U of C’s, NAIT’s, NorQuest College’s, Mount Royal’s and Lethbridge College’s campuses are also a go. But here’s where the wishful thinking comes in! These new facilities are to be staffed and operated without new monies. The school boards are to find enough efficiencies to open, staff and operate at least 20 new schools in the upcoming budget. Colleges and universities are even in worse shape as they took a seven per cent cut in this year’s budget and now must open new facilities without any additional dollars. Plus the 4.2 per cent across-the-board cut is to be absorbed through efficiencies. Plus any contract settlements must be absorbed through efficiencies. Nobody, not even government should believe that there are enough efficiencies in current budgets to achieve these expense numbers in the 2013-14 budget without lay-offs and program cutbacks. The governing party and the official opposition both hold firm to the belief that maintaining “unrealistic” and “irresponsibly” low personal and corporate tax rates is their #1 priority. The consequence—funding for health, education, infrastructure and other services have no choice but to go up and down in parallel with volatile and unpredictable non-renewable resource revenue. And that will not change any time soon. With the majority of Albertans voting either Progressive Conservative or Wildrose, we’re getting the budget we might not want, but it’s the only budget possible.

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Consort community is in crisis Dear Editor, The community of Consort is in crisis; we are in the emergency room, we are being triaged by Alberta Health Services and from the response thus far we are acutely aware that AHS deems us low in priority. It has been two years since Dr. Chris Eagle, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services targeted increased access and reduced wait times as needing improvement. However, in 2011 Alberta Health Services shut down the Consort Hospital’s after hours on call emergency and closed its acute care beds. At the time AHS assured us that once there were two physicians in the community the acute care beds would open and emergency services would begin again. Since that time, the community has had to depend on the surrounding communities. It has been a drain on the patients and the ambulance system as well as a

Dear Editor: School board elections are coming up Monday, October 21, 2013. Voters will have an opportunity to decide who will lead our local school system for the next four years. Do you know of someone who is interested in public education? Having candidates for school board trustee, representing all facets of our community is important to creating a vital school system. School board trustees make decisions about

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sent two invitations to meet with us to discuss their plans to open the acute care beds and they have not complied. We are issuing our third invitation and advise them that it is time to reveal their plans for delivery of services. As a community, we feel that the response time shows callous disrespect for our concerns and needs. In an emergency room we hold doctors and nurses responsible for wait times, but who is held accountable for this community’s critical wait for a return to services? We call on Alberta Health Services to reveal results of its planning meetings for the rural hospitals and for delivering care to all the remote rural areas. What direction does it intend to take the people of Alberta, less minutes in the emergency room or more miles to an emergency room? Consort & District Medical Care Society

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drain on the medical staff of all the affected hospitals. In December 2012, the Consort & District Medical Centre Society signed its second physician and it expected the acute care beds to open. Emails to AHS Central Zone staff members Mr. Kerry Bales, Dr. Evan Lundall and Cathy McDonald garnered little or no response. This community is being stonewalled in their demands for information surrounding its hospital and what Alberta Health Services intends to do about its promise to open acute care beds. It is ironic indeed that the very staff charged with decreasing emergency and acute wait times should be the ones responsible for increasing the wait times for an entire community. How long should a community be kept waiting before AHS needs to respond to the community’s demands? The Consort & District Medical Centre Society previously

how education is delivered in our community, which affect our children’s education and the cultural, social and economic life of our community. On behalf of Prairie Land Regional Division, I encourage citizens, who are interested in public education, to think about running to become a school trustee. Your service on our school board — whether you have children in school or not — will make a difference for our community’s children and our community.

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ECA Review Reporter With eight types of cherries, 17 varieties of saskatoons and owners with 37 years of experience, there are plenty of reasons to visit DNA Gardens by Elnora, AB. Also on the 20 acres of orchard are black currants, chokecherries and hazelnuts. Owned by Arden and Dave Delidais, DNA gardens underwent a transformation in 2012 when they “retired,” but still there is a lot going on to keep the owners and their one employee, Cheryl Frazer, busy. Arden graduated from Olds College with a degree in horticulture and still has a keen interest in learning about plants. As well, over the years, the Delidaises have attended seminars to aid their learning process. Arden says she “enjoys the growing, science, technical part” of the business. On the farm they used to have a tissue culture lab where they grew plant material like haskaps and cherries. Though the lab is sold and Arden “loved it,” saying it was “a great experience, a great adventure,” they have moved onto a new business path. One of Arden’s projects is grafting (the process of sticking buds into trees). Specifically, she is working on the Columner apple developed by the U of S and says she “is pretty excited about this apple.” The apple tree grows up in a narrower space than other varieties and produces a nicely sized apple. Arden is hoping to develop a wholesale market for the apple. U-pick is the main way DNA Gardens sells their fruits. They sold their mechanical harvester and cleaning line when they streamlined their business, but are looking at getting a commercial cherry pitter next year so people can pick their cherries and then have the pits removed easily. Arden notes that people are getting busier and do not always want to come and pick their own fruit. She said, “I don’t know where U-pick will go” in the future. They grow four types of cherries including the Crimson Passion which is a meaty cherry, more like the B.C. cherry people may be accustomed to. Arden notes they are “like a very spoiled child” in terms of their maintenance and growing needs, however. There are about five acres of saskatoons. Some of them have been there since

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the very beginning, and although they are older, they still produce berries quite well. The Lee 3 and Lee 8 varieties are quite popular and Arden says that her pickers will fight over them as they ripen earlier and have a nice flavour. DNA Gardens has an uncommon type of saskatoon as well – a white one. Sometimes Arden will play a trick on customers and ask them what is wrong with it. A typical answer is that something is wrong with the berry, but Arden will soon clue them in, giving them a piece of unique knowledge. Years of experience have their perks aside from expert knowledge. Arden can smell the saskatoons getting ripe. Her husband, Dave, says she has “a nose like a cocker spaniel.” The black current section includes the Ben Series from Scotland, which has less disease than other varieties. Garrington chokecherries are also available for picking.

As well, there is also a section that Arden calls her “test orchard.” In the area, Arden has experimented with plants, seeing which types will grow and how well. One variety of plant she has in there produces hazelnuts. Arden says they spray the saskatoons for bugs and fungus. There are over 70 bird houses at DNA Gardens to attract the bug-catching birds. She likes to keep a diversity of wildlife around and says that since they put up the bird houses, they do not have much bird damage to their berries.

Columner apples grow in narrow spaces and produce ECA Review/J. Chernishenko Turn to Researches, Pg 9 a good-sized apple.

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Arden Delidais grafts different types of apples onto the same tree. DNA Gardens does not spray their ECA Review/J. Chernishenko cherries with chemical. ECA Review/J. Chernishenko

Researches different varieties for best yield Cont’d from Pg 8 They have also put in an irrigation system. As they live in a typically dry area, the irrigation system really helps and Arden laughed as she said she has “scratched around in the dust long enough” and “really like[s] the wetter years.” Despite that comment, Arden noted that “in a perfect world,” they would have

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Honey, a family enterprise Jennifer Chernishenko

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boxes are switched with full ones. When the trailer is full, it heads back to the shop. Inside the shop there is a closed off area which holds a temperature of about 30 degrees Celsius. For that reason, it is called the “hot room.” This is where the boxes full of honey are stored. Full boxes generally weigh between 80 and 90 pounds. In examining the combs, one thing Ron keeps an eye out for is the behaviour of a queen bee to see if she is a good or a bad one. “It’s obvious” he says. Good queens have a brooding pattern and keep plenty of bees around, while bad queens have erratic behaviour, an uneven brood and there can be disease in the hives. When the boxes are taken out of the hot room the extraction begins. Ron says they try not to touch the honey combs and every piece of equipment is stainless steel until they get to the barrel. The frames are first passed through a machine that has two sharp knives to slice off the outlying wax. Next, the combs hang while being moved along conveyer belt line as a worker scrapes off the wax left on. Once that is done, the wooden frames are put into the tumble box where 120 of them can spin at one time at about 200 rpm. From there, the honey runs out into a trough which then pumps it over to a separator that takes impurities out. Those impurities are sold to companies who use them for cosmetics and medicinal purposes. The honey is then pumped into a settling tank where the heavier impurities will settle to the bottom and the lighter will float to the top. Honey from the middle is taken. Turn to Wintering, Pg 11

Although Ron Greidanus grew up with the bees, Ron has not spent his whole life with them. For a time he was a mechanical engineer. He had been working long hours, never seeing the sun, and he hated it. It was on one February day, he says, when they let him out during the day and he realized how much he liked the sun. It was then Ron decided to go back to beekeeping where he could be his own boss, take time off when he wanted, and have “take your kids to work day” everyday. Additionally, Ron likes to build, so having a honeybee farm was an opportunity for him to put his skills into practice. For the current farm he has by Stettler, he built much of the working area himself. The shop, truck decks, tank and electrical have all been done by him. Now, with his wife Patty, Ron has eight children and keeps very busy. The bees come in four pound boxes imported from New Zealand and Australia. Upon arrival, the bees are integrated into the existing hives which are contained in wooden boxes on skids in fields. As time goes on, more boxes are added. Inside the boxes are rectangular wax combs in wooden frames. These the bees fill with honey and then cap off with wax. Once it is capped off, Ron says the honey will keep indefinitely. In the 1700s, the contemporary practice of using wooden frames with wax combs inside for bees to make honey in and keeping those frames in wooden boxes came into play. With the years of experience Ron has, it is clear to see that he has intimate knowledge of the business, as he knows everything from how the bees become queens to bee behaviours to how they make the honey. The bee production season starts in March and has its peak in August Lindon when employees Widespread work 12 or 13 hours 17R a day. After the bees do their work, the manual labour of people comes in. Yearling Black Angus Bulls at Lacombe Bull Sale A truck is loaded April 9 & For Sale at the Farm with empty boxes, Bulls Sired by: FV Final Answer 189X, Bar-E-L Undecided 125U & Lindon Widespread 4W but there is space Spring 2013 EPD’s will be available on Bulls and Heifers. left on the trailer For more info. and selecting the bull of your choice Contact: for full boxes to be Lindsay & Donna Penosky put on. As the truck drives Box 37, Botha, AB • (403) 742- 4337 Fax (403) 742-4341 e-mail: lindona@xplornet.ca around, the empty

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The wooden frames of honey are put into a tumble box (photo far left) where 120 of them can spin at one time at about 200 rpm causing the honey to run into a trough (second photo). The honey is pumped over to a settling tank where the heavier impurities settle to the bottom and the lighter ones float then into the separator (far right) which takes out impurities that will be sold to companies for cosmetic and medicinal purposes. ECA Review/J. Chernishenko

Wintering the bees Cont’d from Pg 10 Although honey production season comes to an end about the middle of September, that does not mean the bees leave. Ron winters the bees by covering their hives with tarp and giving them enough food to last through the cold months. Greidanus Honeybee Farms ship all over the world. Some of the places include Dubai, Japan, Germany and the United States. Ninety-five per cent of what they ship is in barrels. The rest of it they put in pails. The farm Ron lives on is not the whole of his business. There are several Greidanus Honeybee Farm locations throughout the counties of Stettler, Red Deer and Lacombe. In the summer of 2012, there were 3,400 hives with 32 at each location. Ron estimates that 40 per cent of the honeybee farms in Alberta have had some contact with the Greidanuses at some point or other, through employment or influence. For the 2012 – 2013 winter, Ron planned to winter 3,700 hives and from there expand to have over 4,000 in the not-toodistant future. With eight children, Ron thinks that there will be even more honeybee farms coming.

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ECA Review Reporter The cows are milked by robots, the gutters are automatically cleaned and computers carefully monitor each dairy cow at the Suncrest Colony. With their hitech barn, they have taken milking to a whole new level. Andy Hofer, the man in charge of the barn, said it is a totally new technology so it was a big transition for them, but it is going better than they expected.

Barn The living area for the cows is fairly open, giving the cows enough space to walk around in and has a capacity to hold 200 cows. There are cow beds made of foam mats that have a rubber covering with a layer of sawdust on top. As well, Hofer says the cows really like the spinning brushes that give them a sort of ‘massage’. The cows also have access to hay on one side of the barn, while on the other side there is hay, feed and water. The four gutters in the cows’ living area are cleaned with bars pulled by chains set into the floor. Manure from the barn is dropped down and them pumped out by another machine located within the barn. Sides of the barn are lined with air vents. On very hot days a fine mist can be sprayed just above the vents to blow a fine water vapor to the cows. When it gets colder, heat will radiate from panels on the walls.The barn cost $2 million and took about two years to plan. It is all about “cow comfort,” Hofer says and noted that they are in it for the long haul.

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pathway to get to the hay, feed and water area. Cows have to pass through another smart gate to get into the stall to be milked. Their tags are read by computers to see if they have recently come out of another robot or if they yet have milk to give. Once a cow is in the stall, the robot uses a camera and lasers to map out the shape of the udder in order to place the tubes for milking in the rights places. Once the cow is finished her milking session, she gets out of the stall through another gate. From there, she should proceed to another smart gate which leads to the hay, feed and water area. If the cow is completely milked for the time being, she is allowed out, if not, she has to stay in the milking area and get milked again. The touchscreen computer shows how much yield is expected and how much is coming out of each teat. The machines also can determine when a cow is in heat, what type of feed they need and when something is amiss. If something is not quite right, the robots give Hofer a call on his cell phone, signaling him to check on whichever cow caused the alert. One of the options on the touchscreen include what to do with a cow’s milk. For example, it is typically set to pump the milk to the tank to be shipped out, but the computer can be told to send the milk to be drained away. Any changes made on the touchscreen are for one milking only. In order for a change to take place for longer, it has to be entered on the master computer. On the computer, not only can Hofer tell the robots what to do with the milk, but he can tell them for how long as well. For instance, if a cow needs to be treated, Turn to Up, Pg 13

Hofer jokingly notes that the robots are not the kind that walk around, but mechanical milking machines. There are three robots for milking Information and each one has its own stall, Session milking arm, tubes and touchscreen computer. He had March 21, 2013 - 6 pm to take a class to Knox United Church, 5127 48 St. Consort learn how to work the technology and Topics of Discussion it is clear that Insurance Overview, Lending Products, much computer Agri-Stability Update and the Livestock Price Insurance work is involved in Program. running the barn now. Complimentary Beef on a Bun will be served. When a cow feels Raffle Draw for two $100 UFA Gift Certificates. like being milked, For more information please contact the AFSC District Office she can walk up to in Castor at 403-882-3770 or in Provost at 780-753-2150. a “smart gate” that will read her tag to then either allow her into the area to be milked or not. If 1-877-899-AFSC (2372) refused access, the www.AFSC.ca cow can go along a

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Cows get the tag they have around their necks read by the ‘smart gate’ (top left) which will either allow them to leave the milking area or keep them in the pen to be milked. A ‘cow spa’ (top right) includes a foot bath, cow brush and foam beds covered with rubber and sawdust.

Up from 50 cows to 200 Cont’d from Pg 12 On the computer, not only can Hofer tell the robots what to do with the milk, but he can tell them for how long as well. For instance, if a cow needs to be treated, Hofer can have that cow’s milk drained for a certain amount of days and then have it put back into the tank, simply by entering the information into the computer which tells the robots what to do. Hofer said they milked the cows twice a day before the robots came in – once in the early morning and once mid-afternoon. At that time they had 70 cows and it took two and a half hours for two workers to milk them all. “It was frustrating,” Hofer said. When they moved to the barn April 23, 2012, they added 50 cows and the milking started happening 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There are still two full-time workers as well as Hofer’s brother who sometimes pitches in. Milking the cows takes an average of

seven minutes and the average number of times each cow is milked per day is 2.8. Despite not having to dedicate certain periods of time to milking, Hofer is still very busy with the technology and he is always on call as the robot can give him a ring at any time. The technology came from DeLaval, a company in Sweden, that develops Voluntary Milking Systems (VMS). Although already quite advanced, the technology the colony has, Hofer notes, “is only the tip of the iceberg.” In the future it is expected they will be able to detect hormones, enzymes and butterfat in the milk as well as discerning if a cow has conceived.

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ECA Review Reporter Raising animals the ethical way, TK Ranch has a philosophy of respect when it comes to how current owners Colleen and Dylan Biggs run their business. Located south of Coronation, TK Ranch has been ethically caring for the land and animals for more than 50 years, ever since TK Biggs came to Alberta. Colleen The young pigs are free to run around in very large open spaces. moved to the ranch 23 years ago after ECA Review/J. Chernishenko having grown up in Edmonton. The only farm experience she had before that was with her aunt who lived on a farm. About Added four years after she moved there, the cattle market crashed. Attraction Saturday, Dylan and Colleen had young children 10am to 2pm March 24th, 2012 and the ranch to take care of, so they were working long hours just to make ends Silver Sage Sil S meet. They were faced with a difficult sitCommunity Corral uation. One of them would have had to get Brooks, AB a full-time job as they could not cut costs on the ranch anymore. So they had to look at how to add value to what they had. It was a hard decision, but the Biggs decided to take matters into their own Preview of Horses 10am hands. They put an agricultural twist on Sale Starts 1:30 pm the words of Ghandi – “be the change you www.badlandsspringselecthorsesale.com wish to see in the world” – and moved into Preview horses 10www.northernhorse.com AM direct marketing of grass-fed and finished onlineofcatalog Broadcast live on www.gwacountry.com beef at a time when few farmers did it. Sale Starts at 1:30 PM When they called Alberta Agriculture about how to sell direct they were told All Classes of Riding Horses: they would not find success in selling Ranch, Performance, Pleasure, Youth grass-fed beef in Alberta. However, the online catalog at Biggs took the risk, and with years of Internet Bidding Available www.badlandsspringselecthorsesale.com hard work on getting buildings, cusRegister hrs prior Sale 24 Managed by: at www.gwacountry.com tomers and clean livestock, they began to For further information contact see their work pay off. Darren Hubka 403.363.2723 • Gordon Musgrove 403.363.1729 In the beginning they sold to high-end Darren Rebalkin 403.633.9997 email: badlandshorsesale@hotmail.com restaurants and found that to be very successful. The lower-end cuts of meat they sold to stores. As time went on, TK Ranch grew in size. In 1998 they added chickens, in 1999 lamb and in 2002 they added pork. Now, they take their meat to Duchess, Alberta Prairie Meats to be butchered, then they pick it up themselves and deliver it to select locations. One practice the Biggs do differently than many commercial beef sellers is 1 pm at VOLD JONES VOLD, Ponoka, AB calve in the spring and summer. They have found this to be easier on the cows POWERFUL and calves and less labour intensive for UNIFORM themselves. PERFORMANCE The Biggs also do a low-stress wean. 2 YEAR OLD BULLS Calves will stay with their mothers to THAT HAVE BEEN nurse for a while and then have a nose DEVELOPED ON GRASS clip put in. Although still with their mothers, the calves are prevented from Sale available online at: nursing by the clip, so they learn to graze www.vjvauctions.com in a safe environment. When the time Harold & Dorothy Reich comes, the calves are freeze branded and Kolton Kasur castrated with bands. If any of the aniRanch (780) 372-2175 mals are treated with antibiotics, they are Harold (403)783-0207 moved out of the main meat sales. Kolton (780) 387-8376 They keep their calves until they are RR#1 Bashaw, AB T0B 0H0 two and a half years old, which is about one year longer than market calves. To download a catalogue please go to: www.vjvauction.com or www.reichangusranch.ca Turn to Approach, Pg 15

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Approach is for food safety and the environment Cont’d from Pg 14 By grass-feeding and grass-finishing their cattle for direct marketing, the Biggs do not have to worry about farming or the market prices. If Colleen had to pick a favourite animal, she would say it was the pigs. In contrast to bigger pig farms, the Biggs give their pigs access to the outdoors all year long. They farrow once each year and the piglets are not separated from their mothers. At 12 weeks is when the piglets are weaned off. The Biggs have a multi-faceted approach to their business. They not only focus on food safety, but are concerned with the environmental side of business as well. In reference to using insecticides to control pests, it was noted by Colleen that “intact ecosystems take care of all those problems” and that they try to keep their land and farming practices as natural as possible, letting “nature take care of itself.” Another focus the Biggs have is on animal welfare. They try to get them to be as natural as possible, allowing them into the pasture year round, giving them protection in colder months, but never confining them to small spaces. Colleen says they are not judging any other farming practices by doing this somewhat unconventional kind. Under their circumstances, they try to make sound financial, environmental, social and moral decisions to make their business profitable and sustainable. This style of farming was their only option, so they went with it and for them, it has been successful. Colleen noted they “need to have complete transparency” in the organic certification system. TK Ranch has been certified organic for 13 years, however, the annual forms she fills out do not come with

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Special Sales: Wednesday, March 20 @ 1pm - Annual Adair Simmental Bull and Heifer Sale. There will be 50 Red and Black Simmental bulls, 20 young Simmental Cows 10 bred to Black and 10 bred to Red Simmental Bulls, also there will be approximately 70-75 open Simmental influenced Heifers Wednesday, March 27 @ 1pm - Annual Dewald Charolais Bull Sale in Conjunction with the Spring All Breeds Bull Sale. Friday, March 29 - NO SALE DUE TO EASTER HOLIDAY

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- Thursday, April 25 - Lazy E Bar Ranch - Angus Featuring sons of:

Regular and Presort Sale Every Friday at 9am

Provost Livestock Exchange

Open Mon.-Sat. 8-9 Sun 10-7

LOOKING AHEAD BULL SALES

The Livestock Market Serving Eastern Alberta and Western Saskatchewan

If you have Livestock to sell contact

403-854-3711 Hanna, AB

Phone (403) 742-2368 Regular Sales - Tuesdays 8:30 a.m. website: www.stettlerauction.ab.ca

Provost Livestock Exchange All presort sales are live broadcast with live internet bidding from buyers across Canada. Regular Sales include Butcher Cows and Bulls.

The best in the coming year to all of the area’s farmers and their families

Can’t make it to the sale? Call:

780-699-5082 for more info.

CANADIAN SATELLITE AUCTIONS & IN-HOUSE VIDEO List through us for Canadian Satellite sales. List with us three days prior for filming and description. Mineral, Salt, Supplement Feed Sales We stock Unifeed, Crystalyx and Feedrite supplies for all types of livestock. STETTLER AUCTION MART INDEPENDENT • COMPETITIVE MODERN • THE BEST RATES IN THE INDUSTRY

We are proud to serve our Agriculture Community

Stettler Auction Mart (1990) Ltd Lic. #00354 Office Administrator: Lona Benjamin Auctioneers: Allen McMillan, Dick Creasey, Greg Johnson, Scott Douglas and Terry Silbernagel. Sales Reps: Greg Hayden - 403-740-9610; Jim Abel - 403-740-9609; Brad Lohr - 780-679-5500; Dick Creasey - 403-740-9434

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REAL ESTATE KAMLOOPS B C, Lake front property, 0.42 Acre. Pinantan Lake. Water front cabin plus large lake view building lot. $169,900.00 Call Ian Lyons, 250-3196351. OKANAGAN real estate all properties, “Best Buys”, fastest & easiest way to check it all at no cost to you. Check out our website: 2per centokanagan.com. ELINOR Lake Resort. 2.5 hours NE Edmonton. Spring Sale, fully serviced lake lots reduced by 15% May 17-31, 2013. Suitable for cabin/house, RV or investment. 1-877-6233990; elinorlakeresort. com.

MOBILE HOMES VOLUME purchase on our new Alaskan Series! 1520 sq. ft. $129,900 until March 30. Includes Arctic insulation package and stainless steel appliances. Toll free 1-855463-0084; www.jandelhomes.com. THINKING of selling? We need your 1990 or newer manufactured or modular home (to be moved). For free evaluation contact Terry at 1-877-347-0417 or terry@grandviewmodular.com. TWO only! SRI 3 bedroom/2 bath, 20’ X 76’ Promotional Homes. $10,000 less than market value! Free delivery (100 miles), skirting, over-range microwave. Bonus: $1,000 Brick Certificate. Call now! Dynamic, 1-877-3414422; www.dynamicmodular.ca.

FOR RENT

Stettler Mini Storage Household, furniture, business records, etc. Various sizes. Protected by security alarm and fenced and lighted perimeter. OWNERS: Reg & Darlene Hunter

403-740-9283 or 403-742-3153

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EASTSIDE of duplex at 4909 Imperial Avenue, Coronation, Ab. for rent. $750/m plus utilities. No pets, non smoker preferred. Available April 1, 2013. Call 403-578-2189

MISCELLANEOUS SEMI loads of logs delivered to your door for firewood. Spruce, pine, poplar, tamarack. Price depends on location. Call Lil Mule Logging Inc. 403-3184346

It Is Written Sat. 11 am CTV 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. METAL roofing & siding. Best prices! 36” Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib 29ga. Galvalume $.67 sq. ft. Colours $.82 sq. ft. 40 Year Warranty. ALTA-WIDE Builders Supplies 1-888-2638254.

Ribstone Creek Accounting Solutions

Lois Rodvang 403-578-3295

Certified QuickBooks Specialist

Specializing in monthly accounting for farms and small business SAWMILLS from only $3997. Make money & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD; www. NorwoodSawmills. com/400OT. 1-800566-6899 ext. 400OT. NEVER shock chlorinate again! Newly Patented! “Kontinuous Shok” Chlorinator. Eliminates: Shock Chlorination; iron bacteria; smell; bacterial breeding in water wells. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. Visit our 29 inventions; www.1800bigiron.com. LOOKING for a shop? Post Frame Buildings. AFAB Industries has experience, expertise, reliability and great construction practices. For a free quote, contact Ryan Smith 403818-0797 or email: ryan.afab@gmail.com.

MOTORCYCLES THE ONE, the only authorized HarleyDavidson technician training program in all of Canada. You’ll work on all types of HD bikes. Quality instruction and state-of-theart training aids. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview Alberta. 1-888-999-7882; www. gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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REV up your engine. Now gain 1st and 2nd year Apprenticeship Motorcycle Mechanic skills. GPRC Fairview campus. Hands-on training - street, offroad, dual sport bikes. Write AB MCM exams - gain 320 hours credit. 1-888-999-7882; www. gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

CARS & TRUCKS

MAC JAMES MOTORS The Car Credit Cure

• Good Selection of Inspected Vehicles • Warranty included • No Hidden Fees • Low Monthly Payments • Short Terms (Save $1,000’s) • Low Down Payments WEST GASOLINE ALLEY HIGHWAY 2 SOUTH RED DEER Call NICK toll free at 1-877-232-2886 403-309-3233 www.macjames.ca

FARM MACHINERY FOR SALE: One Heston BP 25 Bale Processor; new hammers, new drum bearings. One New Holland 352 Mixer Mill used very little both shedded. For more information call 403-741-5744.

FEED & SEED 2 YR old Fall Rye round bales for sale, Gus Mattheis, Scapa, Ab. 403-854-2354. 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, 1-877-250-5252. DEALERS wanted: Hannas Seeds need agents to sell alfalfas, clovers and grasses plus hay, pasture, turf, native and reclamation mixtures. Contact Esther 1-800-6611529 or esther@hannasseeds.com.

LIVESTOCK SIMMERON Simmentals, Fullblood Full Fleckvieh Bulls, yearlings and 2 year olds, polled and horned, A.I. blood lines, very quiet, muscled. 780-913-7963. RITCHIE Bros Unreserved Auction. Oyen, Alberta, March 23 at Noon. Red & Black Angus 230 mature cows, 25 replacement heifers, 12 mature bulls. Bobby Miller: 403-358-1393 or rbauction.com. INTRODUCTION to Equine Hoof Anatomy and Trimming. Theory and hands-on with specimen hooves. April 6, 7, 13, 14. March 20 deadline. GPRC Fairview, Alberta. 1-866-378-9675; www. gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

Everblack Angus Bull & Female Sale

Mon., March 25 2 pm Nilsson Bros., Vermilion, AB

•30 Yearling Black Angus Bulls View Catalogue online at www.cattlemanagement.ca

Contact Ernest Gibson, Vermilion (780) 853-2422 ENGLISH Rider Development Program - Level 1 & 2. Instructor - Certified Equine Canada Coach. Theory and hands-on. June 26 deadline. GPRC Fairview, Alberta. July 6, 12, 13, 14. 1-866378-9675; www.gprc. ab.ca/fairview.

BULL SALE

March 29, 2013 1:30 at the Ranch (near Elk Point, AB)

Selling Polled Hereford, Angus & Charolais 80 Yearlings & Two’s View sale catalogue & lot videos at

www.kcow.ca or call for a catalogue

780-614-5959

WANTED VINTAGE snowmobiles wanted. Will entertain anything from 60’s to mid 80’s. Free air, liquid cooled or fan. Any makes or models. The older the better! Call 780-905-4209.

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to work at the Lodge two days per week, preferred days are Thursday and Friday approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Written applications will be received to March 15, 2013. If interested and wanting further details stop at the Lodge or call 403-882-3244 and ask for Sylvia, Marcy or Brenda Kneller. A copy of the required contract is available for your information. REPORTER/photographer required immediately in High Prairie, Alberta. Email resume to: mary_ b1950@hotmail.com or for more information.

Ranch Help Wanted for March 1 Need Experience with Cattle, Horses and Equipment. Wage $18-20/hr & benefits.

Lee Miller 1-403-888-6713 Hanna, AB

CANADIAN SAFETY CORPORATION 4919-50TH Ave, (Box 428) Provost AB T0B 3S0 Phone:(780)753-6996 • Fax: (780)753-6673

March Training Schedule Monday WHMIS 8:30 am TDG 1:00 pm

Tuesday H2s Alive

Fall Protection

Confined Space

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Wednesday

First Aid & CPR 2 Days 8:30 am

Confined Space

First Aid & CPR Cont’d 8:30 am Confined Space

Ground Disturbance

8:30 am

First Aid & CPR Cont’d 8:30 am

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First Aid & CPR 2 Days 8:30 am

First Aid & CPR Cont’d 8:30 am

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Apr-1 P.S.T. & C.S.T.S Offered Online Daily!! Please Pre-Book Qualitative Fit Testing available $50! • Drug & Alcohol testing

For appointments call Amanda Suski @ 780-753-1815

PETS LEARN to treat and Care for Large and Small Animals. Animal Health Technology GPRC Fairview Campus. On campus residences and farm. Fairview, Alberta. 1-888-999-7882; www. gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

BUSINESS OPPT 80% COMMISSION travel only has 500 agents across Canada. Business opportunities with low investment, unlimited income potential, generous tax/ travel benefits. Run your travel company, full-time, part-time from home. Register for free seminar; www.mytravelonly.ca. 1-800-6081117 ext. 2020.

HELP WANTED SMITTY’S STETTLER requires 3 full time hosts/hostesses with pro serve certificate, exp. an asset. $9.76/hr, references req. Must be bondable and reliable, fax resume to (403) 742-1810 or apply in person to the manager. A JOURNEYMAN hairstylist. Full-time or parttime. Drop off resume @ Cassie’s Hair Design or fax to 403578-2125 Attn Cassie. SALESPERSON required - The Brooks Bulletin requires salesperson for advertising & commercial printing. Salary and/or commission negotiable. Resume: jon.nesbitt@ brooksbulletin.com. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Eastern Alberta Transmission Line Construction Notice – Castor Area & County of Paintearth Construction is underway on ATCO Electric’s Eastern Alberta Transmission Line in the County of Paintearth. The project includes building a 500 kilovolt, direct current transmission line from13032OA0 the Gibbons-Redwater area to Brooks. Landowners will be notified of the construction activities to take place on their property. Construction will take place between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. and will be in compliance with the noise limits set by the Alberta Utilities Commission. Please abide by safety restrictions in construction zones and be cautious when travelling in areas where construction is taking place. ATCO Electric is committed to safe, environmentally-responsible transmission development to support a reliable electricity system that meets Alberta’s growing demand for electricity.

For more information on the Eastern Alberta Transmission Line visit our website at: www.hvdc.atcoelectric.com or contact us. Toll free: 1-866-650-2463 Email: hvdc@atcoelectric.com EATL Project, ATCO Electric, 10035 – 105 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 2V6

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HELP WANTED MORGAN Construction & Environmental Ltd. Looking for experienced Heavy Equipment Operators & Heavy Equipment Mechanics for work in oilfield & heavy civil construction projects. Competitive wages, full benefits & opportunity for year round work. Email resume: careers@mcel.ca. Fax 780-960-8930 or apply in person: 702 Acheson Road, Acheson, Alberta. AGGRESSIVE business needs: Production Assistant to successful business owner, some travel required. Class 1 Driver; Semi retired Mechanic; Gravel Crusher Operators, possibly experienced Foreman. Competitive wages. Work area: East Central Alberta. Email: fitzcons@telus. net. Fax 780-8425556. NEWCART Contracting Ltd. is hiring for the upcoming turnaround season. Journeyman/ Apprentice; Pipefitters; Welders; Boilermakers; Riggers. Also: Quality Control; Towers; Skilled Mechanical Labourer; Welder Helpers. Email: resumes@newcartcontracting.com. Fax 1-403-729-2396. Email all safety and trade tickets. PYRAMID Corporation is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780955-HIRE.

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HIGH Level Super A is currently recruiting for: Full-time Meat Cutter. Applicants must possess the people skills and work ethic required to maintain positive relations with employees and customers. A minimum of two years retail meat cutting experience would be an asset. The successful candidate must have completed Gr. 12 (or equivalency) and must be able to provide a clean security clearance. If you have the skills and abilities to meet our expectations, forward your resume in confidence to: High Level Super A, 10300 - 103 Ave., High Level, AB, T0H 1Z0. Fax 780926-4620. Email: calvin.missal@tgp.ca. HEAVY duty/Field Mechanic - RS Line, a steady growing Powerline Construction Company, is seeking skilled Heavy Duty/ Automotive Field Mechanics located throughout Central Alberta. Top wages, room and board, meal and clothing allowance with an excellent benefit package provided. Please apply to Loni: latkinson@rsline.ca or fax 780-960-3543. GO TO your next job interview with 2nd Year Heavy Duty Mechanic skills. GPRC, Fairview campus - Heavy Equipment Certificate program. Hands-on training, safety courses, opportunity to write 1st and 2nd HET apprenticeship exams. Gain 600 hours credit. 1-888-999-7882; www. gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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CLASSIFIEDS/CAREERS BOW River Gas Co-op seeking a Journeyman GasFitter. Permanent full-time. $27. - $32./ hour, full benefits, Natural Gas Distribution experience an asset. Apply to Richard Thorne: rick.t@bowrivergas.ca. SWAN Hills Golf & Country Club looking for â&#x20AC;&#x153;workingâ&#x20AC;? golf course Groundskeeper/Superintendent. 9 holes, grass greens, staff of 2 - 4. April to October. Please send resume or qualifications to: swanhillsgolf@hotmail.com.

TIRED of Semi Truck Driving? Haul RVs from USA to Western Canada! 1 ton and 3 ton trucks required. 1-866-736-6483; www. speedwaymovingsystems.com. 3RD/4TH YEAR, Journeyman Automotive Technician required. Competitive wages. Full benefits. Incentive programs, pension plan. Wolverine Ford, High Level, Alberta. Fax 780-926-4204 or email: dave@wolverineford. com.

PUT power into your career! As a Fairview Power Engineer. On-campus boiler lab. 4th Class-Part A 3rd Class. Affordable residences. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-999-7882; www. gprc.ab.ca/fairview. PARTS person reqiured for Northern Alberta dealership. Ford experience an asset. Valid drivers licence required. Full benefits package. Fax resume to 780-9264204 or email: ron@ wolverineford.com.

Prism Integrated Solutions Inc.

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

VAC & Steam Truck Operator. Valid Class 1 or 3, Safety Tickets, Top Wage, Benefits, Camp Work, Experience an Asset. Email/Fax Resume: 780-4588701, bryksent@ telus.net.

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FAST track to Parts and Materials Technician. New 34 week program at GPRC Fairview Campus. Fall, 2013. Write 1st and 2nd year apprenticeship exams. 1-888-999-7882; www. gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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Building Maintenance / Carpenter Foam panel building experience will be an asset. Applicant needs to be reliable, self-motivated, and have the attention to detail we require for our finished product. Excellent wage and competitive benefits package offered to the successful candidate.

E-mail resume to n_thorsteinson@prismcorp.net Or fax to 780-582-3922

BUSINESS AVAILABLE IN ALBERTA Motorcycle repair shop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sales in excess of $400,000.00 and growing Manufacturing operation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; covers for boats, trucks price $82,000. Liquor Store â&#x20AC;&#x201C; land, buildings & eq. northern Alberta Restaurant â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no franchise fees, full service sales 1.4 M Crane & Picker operation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; well established, ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wishes to retire sales 800,000.

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Full Time Bus Driver Delia Area Competition #PLRD-232

Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. in Forestburg is accepting applications for:

Quality Control Manager. Successful applicant will be experienced in ASME Sec VIII Div. 1 vessels, and Process Piping, as well as the various Oil and Gas Producers Specs. Knowledge of Document control and material management also a must. A strong wage and competitive benefits package to the person who meets these requirements.

Please email Resume to n_thorsteinson@prismcorp.net or fax to 780.582.3922

Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. Tornado Hydrovacs, a division of Petrofield Industries is accepting resumes for:

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Equipment Operator / Yard Supervisor. Knowledge of oilfield materials and heavy equipment operation a must. A strong wage and competitive benefits package to the person who meets these requirements. Please email Resume to n_thorsteinson@prismcorp.net or fax to 780.582.3922

Applications are invited for a full time school bus operator in the Delia area to commence March 12th, 2013. This position will support the Division in providing safe and efficient transportation of students to the Delia School. Applicants must hold a valid Class 2 drivers license. Preference will be given to applicants who have acquired first aid certification and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sâ&#x20AC;? Endorsement training. Previous experience would be an asset. Please submit cover letter and resume by e-mail to lenore.etherington@plrd.ab.ca. Applications will also be accepted through Apply to Education at www.applytoeducation.com or by mail or fax to: Lenore Etherington, H.R. Administrator Prairie Land Regional Division # 25 P.O. Box 670 Hanna, Alberta T0J 1P0 Fax: (403) 854-2803 Competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Thank you to all applicants, but only those who will be interviewed will be contacted. The successful candidate will be required to provide a Criminal Record Check, Child Intervention Check and Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Abstract satisfactory to PLRD, prior to commencement.

Two Full Time Mechanics Competition #PLRD-231 Applications are invited for two full time mechanics with primary locations in Hanna and Consort. Travel to adjoining shops will be required on an â&#x20AC;&#x153;as neededâ&#x20AC;? basis. Reporting directly to the Transportation Coordinator, the successful candidates will maintain and provide a safe, efficient and effective fleet of school buses and division vehicles as part of the PLRD transportation team. The successful candidate will be a licensed automotive or heavy duty mechanic with Commercial Vehicle Inspection Program certification or the ability to acquire. Apprentices, with minimum of second year, will be considered. Training to obtain Class 2 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sâ&#x20AC;? Endorsement will be provided, however, preference will be given to applicants who currently hold these designations. Experience working within a school bus industry would be an asset. This position offers a competitive salary ($59,523 to $69,634/year), an extensive benefit package, and participation in Local Authorities Pension Plan. Successful candidates will also receive vacation and sick leave entitlements. Please send cover letter, resume, and three current work related references, by e-mail to lenore.etherington@plrd.ab.ca. Applications will also be accepted by mail or fax to: Lenore Etherington, H.R. Administrator Prairie Land Regional Division # 25 P.O. Box 670 Hanna, Alberta T0J 1P0 Fax: (403)854-2803 Competition will remain open until suitable candidates are found. Thank you to all applicants, but only those who will be interviewed will be contacted. The successful candidate will be required to provide a Criminal Record Check and Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Abstract satisfactory to PLRD prior to commencement. Please quote competition number on application.

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HELP WANTED EXCLUSIVE Finning/ Caterpillar Mechanic training. GPRC Fairview Campus. High school diploma, mechanical aptitude required. $1000. entrance scholarship. Paid practicum with Finning.. Write apprenticeship exams. 1-888999-7882; www.gprc. ab.ca/fairview. CENTRAL Peace Natural Gas Co-op Ltd. requires full-time Gas Utility Operator. Experience, safety tickets an asset. Clean valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licence required. Forward resume: cpngc@telusplanet.net. Fax 780864-2044. Mail: Box 119, Spirit River, T0H 3G0.

NOW located in Drayton Valley. BREKKAAS Vacuum & Tank Ltd. Wanted Class 1 & 3 Drivers, Super Heater Operators with all valid tickets. Top wages, excellent benefits. Please forward resume to: Email: dv@brekkaas.com. Phone 780621-3953. Fax 780621-3959. $100 - $400 CASH daily for landscaping work! Competitive, energetic, honesty a must; PropertyStars Jobs.com.

PERSONALS TRUE psychics! For Answers call now 24/7 Toll Free 1-877-3423036; Mobile: # 4486; http://www.truepsychics.ca.

DATING service. Longterm/short-term relationships. Free to try! 1-877-297-9883. Live intimate conversation, Call #7878 or 1-888534-6984. Live adult 1on1 Call 1-866-3119640 or #5015. Meet local single ladies. 1-877-804-5381. (18+).

AUCTIONS 7th ANNUAL Collector Car Auction & Speed Show, March 15 17/13, Red Deer Westerner Park. Featuring Big Schwag & indoor car show! Exhibitor space available. Consign your car; estate today. 1-888296-0528 ext. 102; EGauctions.com.

COLLECTOR car auction. 3rd Annual Edmonton Motor Show Classic Car Auction. April 19 - 21. Edmonton Expo Centre. Over 75,000 spectators. Consign today. 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; EGauctions. com. DELTA Oilfield Controls (Rocky) Ltd. Tuesday, March 19, 10 a.m., MAS Sales Centre, Blackfalds, Alberta. Selling picker & PU service trucks, trencher, shop, construction & specialty tools, new residential & oilfield electrical & instrumentation stock, misc.; www.montgomeryauctions.com. 1-800-3716963.

1 HOME qtr. & 18 Parcels of Farmland Davidson, Saskatchewan. Sorgaard Ranches Ltd - 2290+/- title acres. 3 bedroom bungalow, 30 X 50 ft. garage, selling at the Saskatoon Auction March 19/13. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers: 1-800491-4494; rbauction. com.

Journeyman Mechanic Heavy Equipment experience would be an asset. and also

B Pressure Welders Please fax resume to 403-742-3908 or email watsonwelding@xplornet.com

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75 QUARTERS land, Oyen, Alberta - Ritchie Bros Unreserved Auction. 1HQ, 30 Parcels Farmland, 6 Parcels Grazing Lease, $21,000 Surface Lease Revenue. Jerry Hodge 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL AREAS BOARD 6SHFLDO $UHDV %RDUG

Sign Crew- Foreman II SALARY: $ 55,311 to $64,359 per annum

The Special Areas Board is currently seeking a flexible, goal-oriented individual to fill a full-time, permanent position based out of our Youngstown Service Center. The Sign Crew Foreman will supervise and provide direction to a small crew who is responsible for the management of the signage for the roadway network systems throughout the Special Areas. This is a designated safety sensitive position and preemployment drug testing will be required.

M.D. of Provost No. 52

is currently looking to hire a

UNRESERVED auction. New surplus, siding, windows/doors, truck, tampers, furniture, tools, hardware, and more. 10 a.m., Saturday, March 16, 1235 - 1 Ave., Wainwright, Alberta. Scribner Auction 780842-5666; www.scribnernet.com.

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PIPELINE AND FACILITY SERVICES

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QUALIFICATIONS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;˘ A team player with effective communication and writing skills; â&#x20AC;˘ Basic computer and supervision skills; â&#x20AC;˘ Familiarity with data collection and GIS systems is an asset; â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to understand and communicate effectively regarding technical drawings is crucial; â&#x20AC;˘ Possess a valid Operatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License.

The Municipal District of Provost No. 52 is accepting applications for the following seasonal positions: â&#x20AC;˘ Class 1 Truck Drivers â&#x20AC;˘ Equipment Operators â&#x20AC;˘ Labourers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Public Works and Agricultural Service Board

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CLOSING DATE: March 22, 2013 Please submit your resume/application to:

Please send applications with attached resume stating which position you are interested in to: Tyler Lawrason, Administrator M.D. of Provost No. 52 Box 300; 4504 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 53rd Avenue Provost, Alberta T0B 3S0 Phone; 780-753-2434 Fax: 780-753-6432 Email: mdprovost@mdprovost.ca

Human Resource Services Special Areas Board, Box 820, Hanna, AB, T0J 1P0 Fax: (403) 854-5527 E-mail - SpecialAreasHR@gov.ab.ca For more information, and a complete job description, go to www.specialareas.ab.ca or contact Wayne Bosch at (403) 779-3733. Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

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position: available at the Hardisty Lake Park from April 15/13 until October 1/13. Living accommodations provided. Please state wages expected. Submit application to: Hardisty Agricultural Society, Box 377, Hardisty, AB T0B 1V0 or e-mail to agsociety@hardisty. ca. Only successful candidates will be contacted. Resumes must be received prior to March 15/13. Job description is available upon request.

PROJECT CONTROLS This position will work closely with other project personnel to perform monitoring and control of cost developments on civil, earthworks construction projects. More details at www.GCSenergy.ca

position, available at the Hardisty Lake Park from April 15/13 until August 31/13. Must have valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license. Please state wages expected. Submit application to: Hardisty Agricultural Society, Box 377, Hardisty, AB T0B 1V0 or e-mail to agsociety@hardisty.ca. Only successful candidates will be contacted. Resumes must be received prior to March 15/13. Job description is available upon request.

Email or fax resume to: resumes@GCSenergy.ca or (780) 888-2100 o:

Tri-Ag Implements in Consort is looking for a

Journeyman or Apprentice Agriculture or Heavy Duty Technician. Qualifications include computer and diagnosing skills, be able to work as a team and an individual. Must have a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licence, and experience is an asset. Must be comfortable with being on call and long hours in the busy season. Benefits include Company Health Plan, RRSP Contribution Plan, Tool Allowance, Apprentice training benefits. Tri-Ag Implements has 25 years experience in the Ag Industry. As a company we are constantly sending our technicians to training across North America, as well as years of experience among one another. Please Contact: Lucas Latimer Service Manager Bus Ph # : 403-577-3899 Email: triag.service@gmail.com

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The County of Paintearth No 18 is accepting applications for Seasonal Equipment Operators for the summer season starting May 1 to the end of October. These positions are within the provision of the collective agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 955. Grader Operator(s): Class 3 license with Q endorsement Previous experience as a grader operator in road maintenance and road building Mechanically inclined, maintain and service graders, change blades Truck Driver(s) Class 1 with Q endorsement Mechanically inclined, maintain and service trucks and trailers Equipment Operator(s) Loaders, Tractors with attachments, Tandem Trucks, Backhoes Class 3 with Q endorsement Mechanically inclined, maintain and service equipment Interested candidates are invited to forward their resume with references to the County of Paintearth No. 18 Attn: Rita Prince, PCP, Coordinator: Assessment, Tax & Payroll Box 509, Castor AB, T0C 0X0 Only those candidates chosen Ph: 403-882-3211; Fx: 403-882-3560 for an interview will be notified Email: rprince@countypaintearth.ca

Heavy Duty/Field Mechanic RS Line Contr. Co. Ltd is looking to hire Heavy Duty/Field Mechanics to be located throughout SO008246 Central Alberta. Successful candidates will have: s Journeyman Light Duty/Heavy Duty Mechanic background s Field experience with Industry machinery (trucks, cranes, diggers, etc) s Strong technical problem-solving, analytical, and trouble-shooting skills

Top wages, room and board, meal, clothing and living out allowance along with an excellent beneďŹ ts package. Please fax your resume attn. Loni to (780)960-3543 or email: latkinson@rsline.ca

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The County of Paintearth is seeking a dynamic, knowledgeable person to join our team as the Accountant. This is a permanent full-time position reporting to the Director of Corporate Services. This position provides accounting support and technical expertise for tangible capital assets, cash register reconciliation, bank deposits, payroll, insurance, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, tax roll and associated processes, and performs related duties within areas of responsibility for the County and for its associated entities (East Central Ambulance Association, Paintearth Regional Waste Management, Paintearth Economic Partnership Society, Paintearth Adult Learning Council, Trail of the Buffalo Society). The ideal candidate would possess or be working towards a recognized Accounting Designation (CMA, CGA preferred) supplemented with experience in an accounting-related position with a rural municipal government or an equivalent combination of education and experience; excellent organizational, analytical and presentation skills; strong verbal and written communication skills; well developed interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to deal effectively with team members and the public; exceptional knowledge and experience with Windows and MS Office applications as well as Muniware software; and a valid Alberta Drivers license â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Class 5. The salary range for this professional position is $65,000 to $78,000 per annum with an excellent benefits package. For more information, please contact Lana Roth or visit our website at www. countypaintearth.ca. Interested individuals are invited to forward resume with references by 4:00pm, Thursday, April 4, 2013, to: Lana Roth, CGA Director of Corporate Services County of Paintearth No. 18 Box 509 Castor, AB T0C 0X0 Phone: 403.882.3211 Fax: 403.882.3560 Email: lroth@countypaintearth.ca

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SPORT Shorts

Bryan Passifiume

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• Another one from Perry: “The National Rifle Association announced it will sponsor its first-ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Race — the NRA 500 — at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, and it figures to be different. In lieu of a green flag, there’ll be a shotgun start.” • R.J. Currie of SportsDeke.com, on Joakim Noah going 0 for 7 on career three-point attempts: “Anyone surprised a guy named Noah prefers his points two by two?” • From Mike Bianchi in the Orlando Sentinel: “Jimmy Kimmel asked Kobe Bryant if he would be willing to go to North Korea like Dennis Rodman did. Kobe: “I’d probably pass.” Kimmel: “Oh, for once you’re passing.” • And a groaner from Currie to wrap up: “Guido, one of the Milwaukee Brewers’ racing sausages that went missing, has been found. This comes as a relief to his fellow mascots, who feared for the wurst.” • Mike Oz of Yahoo.com, after Red Sox pitching prospect Drake Britton was arrested for DUI: “(He) hit 111 mph on the radar gun — just not the one anybody was hoping for.” • Currie again: “In Minnesota, No. 1 Indiana was upset by the unranked Gophers, 77-73. Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot Gainer hasn’t been this happy since Troy Westwood retired.” • Rick Reilly, ESPN.com: “You people are seeing this new friendship between Dennis Rodman and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un all wrong. Yes, we are talking about a man who is crazy, dangerous and completely out of touch with reality. But you could also say that of Kim Jong-un.”

It will be a busy weekend for hockey in Consort as the village plays host to the Atom D Provincials from Thursday, March 14 through to Sunday, March 17. Opening ceremonies for the tournament will begin at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 14 at the Consort Sportex. Hockey action will kick off on Thursday, March 14 and continue through Saturday, March 16. The semifinals start at 8 a.m. on Sunday, March 17 with the championship game taking place at 4. “The tournament is going to be a fantastic event for all,” said Todd Lorenz, tournament organizer. “The teams will be very competitive, the games will be close and will be very entertaining.” Lorenz tells the Review that aside from the games, spectators will have a chance to win big name prizes at the prize tables, including iPads, televisions, gaming systems and autographed jerseys from the Oilers and Flames. Lorenz, who is also the coach of the Consort Comets, says that his team is expected to do well. The Comets won their league this year and are hoping to keep their winning ways throughout the tournament. Schedules and information can be found on the Hockey Canada website.

Coronation Hounds goalie Zeke Leuck dives for a puck launched by Lee Carfantan of the Brownfield Flyers during the Coronation Hounds Rec Hockey Tournament on Saturday, March 9. The Flyers edged out the Hounds 11 to 10. The Hounds went on to play Calgary Old Timers in the finals on Sunday, losing 10 to 9 in a very fierce, close scoring game. ECA Review/B. PASSIFIUME

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Buzz and Beeper have hidden eggs all over this page. How many eggs can you find? Super Challenge: Can you find the two eggs that are exactly alike? Standards Link: Visual discrimination.

Find a buddy and do this page together! If this page looks easy, find “somebunny” younger to be your buddy. If this page looks hard, find “somebunny” older to help you.

Which Easter basket belongs to Buzz? Which one belongs to Beeper? Read the description of each bunny’s basket. Draw a line from each bunny to its basket.

Fill in the boxes in the egg with words made from the letters in “Easter.” Challenge: If a letter appears only once in “Easter,” you can use it only once in a new word.

Buzz has a basket with three eggs, two flowers and one candy bunny.

Beeper has a basket with one candy bunny, three flowers and two eggs.

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Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

Can you find at least 10 silly things in Buzz’s carrot patch? Standards Link: Visual Discrimination; finding similarities and differences in common objects

At Easter time, there are lots of pictures of eggs in the newspaper. Go on an egg hunt through the paper. How many eggs can you find? Standards Link: Science; classify common objects by a similar characteristic.

Find the words in the puzzle. Then look for each word in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. M A B U D D Y O Z Z

13032NN0 Draw the missing parts of these funny egg faces. Add hair and hats and make them egg-ceptionally silly! Standards Link: Visual Arts: Use a variety of media.

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T A Z S N F R M E E O T R X Y N Q S E W R Y N D J K Y G P O R M N O V U T G E L A A R E T S A E R F C N E D D I H O K Z Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Scrambled Easter Eggs! Look through the newspaper for the letters that spell “Easter Eggs.” Cut them out. With a buddy, take turns mixing up the letters and spelling a new word. A player gets one point for each letter used. ANSWER: To cover chickens.

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Don’t award Stanley Cup to Chicago Blackhawks just yet Bruce Penton

But wait. Just hold on a sec. History says long winning streaks during the regular season don’t always result in Chicago Blackhawks have been the talk championships when the champagne is of the shortened 48-game National Hockey waiting to be popped. League season — they didn’t lose Case No. 1: The Philadelphia their first game until March 8, Flyers of 1979-80 ran off a snapping a 24-game streak without 35-game unbeaten streak (25 a regulation-time defeat — and wins; 10 ties) but lost to the while fans in Vegas are snapping New York Islanders in the Cup up betting slips on the Hawks to final. win the Stanley Cup, history isn’t Case No. 2: The 1916 New necessarily on their side. York Giants had a 26-game It was an amazing run, but presunbeaten streak, but the sure to keep the streak going, American League Boston Red combined with a couple of injuries, Sox defeated Brooklyn in the meant that the inevitable occurred Penton World Series. in a 6-2 loss to the hometown Case No. 3: The 2002 Colorado Avalanche. Oakland A’s (of Moneyball But a record of 21-1-3 in mid-March is movie fame) won an American League still pretty impressive and while coach best 20 consecutive games but didn’t even Joel Quenneville is rearranging the silmake it to the World Series that season. verware in his trophy case to make space The Blackhawks may want to emulate for a Coach-of-the-Year award, the City of the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers, whose Chicago is quietly mapping out a route for 33-game winning streak did prove to be a the Stanley Cup celebration parade this precursor to a championship and the 1972 June. Miami Dolphins, of course, have the only

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SPORT Shorts • Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “From the ‘Why, Of Course’ file comes word that Twins catcher Joe Mauer and his wife are expecting . . . twins. Good thing Joe didn’t catch the daddy bug when he played in Quad Cities.” • Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “Dwyane Wade gave himself a new nickname — ‘World of Wade,’ or ‘Wow’ for short. I have a better suggestion for a Wade nickname — ‘Extremely Good Offense,’ or ‘Ego.’ “ • Steve Rushin of Sports Illustrated: “Race fans, I had inferred from my one trip to the Brickyard 400, fell into one of two categories: Tattooed, shirtless, sewer-mouthed drunks, and their husbands.” • Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “The Dodgers and Angels seem poised to provide a sensational reality show. They both have engaged in crazed spending sprees, and now, with the pressure on and anxiety levels off the charts, they’re sweating like lawn sprinklers.” • Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “Mariano Rivera, who will retire at the end of 2013, says ‘The last game I hope will be throwing the last pitch in the World Series. Winning the World Series, that would be my ambition.’ So the season hasn’t started, and Rivera already wants to be traded?”

Forestburg and Daysland to host Bantam provincials Bryan Passifiume

ECA Review Reporter The eight finalists for the Hockey Alberta Bantam C Provincials have been announced. Smoky Lake, Calmar, Provost, Okotoks, Hythe, Rivière Qui Barre, Drumheller and host Daysland will vie for the championship on Friday, March 15 through to Sunday, March 17. The Thunderstars, Rivière Qui Barre, Calmar and Smoky Lake will make up Pool A, while Hythe, Drumheller, Okotoks and Provost will be Pool B. The Pool A playdowns will

take place on March 15 and March 16. The semifinals begin bright and early on Sunday with the championship game will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Forestburg. The event marks the first Provincials hosting by Forestburg and Daysland since the construction of their new arenas -- Forestburg’s arena was built in 2011, and Daysland’s in 2010. Participants will be able to take part in a fundraising banquet and draws and raffles held throughout. Schedules, rosters and results are available on the Hockey Alberta website.

undefeated season in professional sports history, winning 17 straight (14 regular season; three playoffs) en route to the NFL’s Super Bowl title. “We’re proud of it, but it’ll be nice to move on now,” defenceman Duncan Keith told the Associated Press after the Hawks’ first defeat. ”It’s hockey, we’ve lost games before in our lives. It’s not like we’re going

to sit here and cry.” Said Quenneville: “They should be very proud of what they accomplished. They found different ways to win, night in and night out, and everyone contributed to something that hadn’t been done. “It’s a great feather in our cap, but let’s move forward and try to get better.”

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Estate Lands For Sale By Tender The Personal Representatives of the Estate of WILMA MAY PERREAULT hereby offer for sale by tender the following lands: Meridian 4 Range 14 Township 41 Section 24 Quarter South West Ptn. Meridian 4 Range 14 Township 41 Section 13 Quarter North West both excepting thereout all mines and minerals and subject to those encumbrances currently registered against title. THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES MAKE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE PROPERTY, SIZE/MEASUREMENT, CONDITION OR ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS. Possession will be granted on April 3, 2013 subject to registration in the name of buyer. Land taxes to be adjusted as at December 31, 2012. Buyer to be responsible for all costs associated with registration. G.S.T. to be added to the tender price where applicable. All surface lease rentals received prior to possession date to remain with the Estate without adjustment. Tenders will be received by the undernoted law firm up to but not after 12:00 o’clock noon on March 22, 2013. Tenders should be forwarded or delivered to Anderson Law Office at their undernoted address in a sealed envelope marked “Perreault Estate - Tenders” and should include a certified cheque payable to Anderson Law Office Trust for 10% of the price offered. Tenders may be for all or either of the parcels above mentioned. The balance of the purchase price must be paid on or before possession date. Terms of the sale will be cash. Cheques of unsuccessful tenderers will be returned. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

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