Toy Run smashes record with $95K
The Bordertown HOGS raised $95,286.02 with this year’s toy run, eclipsing their previous record by over $20,000.
The main route, nearly 230 kilometres, ran through Alcurve, Marwayne, Dewberry and Islay before returning to Lloydminster.
The ride’s goal is to bring smiles to the kids’ faces through charity, said co-organizer Murray Getty. Their main four charities are Big Brothers Big Sisters Lloydminster, KidSport Lloydminster, the Lloydminster Community Youth Centre and Lloydminster Sexual Assault Services.
Mayor Gerald Aalbers attended the opening ceremonies. He says the run shows how a community comes together for a good cause.
“It speaks to the community because we have people from Fort Mac, Edmonton, and all over
who are going to be here today because they want to support this great cause,” said Aalbers.
He noted our community is the type that gives. He remembers businesses taking trailers to Fort Mac after the disaster, loaded with anything people wanted to donate.
“The community spirit, this community is just a community that gives and gives,” said Aalbers.
Over 120 bikes left the parking lot of Denham Chrysler, something general manager Steve Moll enjoys supporting.
“I love seeing all the people here, and it’s a great cause,” said Moll. “It’s for the kids, it’s all about helping our little kids in town.”
The group has raised over $800,000 throughout its ride history. To sponsor or donate to next year’s run on Sept 13. you can contact Bordertown HOGS on social media.
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NDP’s Tremblay woes seniors
Saskatchewan New Democrat candidate Adam Tremblay says there will be a bill of rights for seniors’ healthcare if the NDP wins the provincial election on Oct. 28.
One of the ways we can do that is to create a Bill of Rights for seniors, something you can point to and say ‘these are my rights as a senior as far as my health concerns are.
That was one of two new seniors’ healthcare promises in the party’s platform he unveiled at the Oct. 1 meeting of the Lloydminster Concerned Citizens for Seniors Care Society.
Tremblay was introduced by Seniors Care Society president Graham Brown just hours after Premier Scott Moe dropped the writ to announce the election on Oct. 28.
“I guess the premier knew Adam was speaking here today. We’re now into a campaign and hopefully, we’ll get a little bit of a feel for the health issues,” said Brown.
degree and a B.A. in education.
“This is my first official speech as a candidate. I’m very excited,” said Tremblay.
He hopes to represent the Lloydminster riding currently held by Sask Party MLA Colleen Young, Minister of Advanced Education.
“I do get to announce a few things today about seniors’ care. These are things that are costed in our platform, but not announced, so I get to talk about it for the first time,” he said.
Tremblay said one of the things the Saskatchewan New Democrats want to do is appoint a seniors’ advocate in collaboration with groups like the Seniors Care Society to ensure seniors are heard.
“This is going to be non-partisan. We actually have a youth advocate who does a similar thing for that demographic, but we want to make sure there’s one for senior adults as well,” explained Tremblay.
“We’re going to make sure that is done as part of our platform.”
Tremblay noted the new initiatives are affordable, given Sask NDP leader Carla Beck previously promised to invest $1.1 billion over four years to train, retain and stabilize the healthcare system.
home support.
“People want to engage and live in their homes. We know institutional care is not always the best care,” said Tremblay.
He said living in your home and feeling safe and comfortable in your home is a lot better for your health outcomes as seniors.
Tremblay also said if elected, the NDP will improve the standard and
staffing in long-term care homes and make it as healthy as possible for seniors who want to remain at home.
“One of the ways we can do that is to create a bill of rights for seniors, something you can point to and say ‘these are my rights as a senior as far as my health concerns are,’” he said.
“That’s something we would put into motion if we form the government on Oct. 28.”
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Geoff Lee Meridian Source Sask. NDP candidate Adam Tremblay, left, announced a couple of new seniors’ healthcare election promises at the Lloydminster Concerned Citizens for Seniors Care Society on Oct. 1 when the election writ was dropped. The society’s president Graham Brown right,
Piano play graces Pioneer Lodge
CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER
The sounds of a piano could be heard at the Pioneer Lodge on Sept. 27.
As the residents of the lodge were enjoying lunch they were also treated to the sounds of a local piano player.
Russell Moncrieff, Lloydminster’s blue-collar council hopeful, was playing music from his phone for the seniors. When he realized they were enjoying it, he put out a call on the radio for someone to come and play.
After a short time, a local piano player was located and came in to perform over lunch.
“I was just working on my computer at home, and I got the call,” said piano player Carson Peters.
Peters, who was originally from Nielburg, has been playing the piano for over a decade.
“I’ve been playing piano since I was five years old, I’m 20 now,” he said.
Peters one day hopes to make a career out of writing music, and on Friday, played a wide array of songs.
“I was playing a variety, I played some hymns or church music, some video game music that I knew, some improvisation when I was trying to find the next song to play,” he explained.
Peters says the reception from the crowd was good.
“It seemed like it’s not the type of music they usually listen to, but they seemed to really enjoy it.”
When he’s not taking impromptu performance requests, he’s composing his own music and teaching at Sew In Tune.
Councillor Marin not seeking re-election
CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER
Lloydminster municipal election is nearing and current Coun. Lorelee Marin has announced she will not be running in the upcoming election.
“I have decided not to seek reelection,” she said. Marin was first elected in 2020 and says she has enjoyed her time on council.
“It’s been a complete honour to serve as a city councillor, Ive enjoyed all aspects of it; I simply need to have more time for my family and to really focus on my health and I couldn’t commit to another four years,” she said.
Marin explained she enjoyed engaging with the community.
“I like the toughness of the job I like all of those opportunities that we have to engage with the public and hear their voice,” she said.
Though she will not be serving on committees as a council representative she still has plans to remain working with the community.
The City of Lloydminster will be holding its general election Nov. 13. Council hopefuls have until Oct. 9 to make their bid for a council position.
Dan Gray Meridian Source Carson Peters, a piano player from Lloydminster, answered the call to play some piano at the Pioneer Lodge on Sept. 27. He played a variety of different songs and residents enjoyed the musical treat.
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Knights bestow $20,000 for playground
The fundraising effort to rebuild the Father Gorman Community School playground has reached its goal.
The final dollars in the bucket are thanks to the Knights of Columbus Father Dobson Council #3553.
According to Nigel McCarthy, director of education for the Lloydminster Catholic School Division, the extra funds will make even more possible.
The plans now include accessibility
for students in wheelchairs.
With this in mind, they thought of communication difficulties for nonverbal children outside, and how they could fix it.
Inside the school for students who are nonverbal, is a communication board. It helps them tell their caretakers what they need.
Thanks to the generosity of the Knights, there will be one outside in the rebuild too.
“We thought, wouldn’t it be nice to have a board like that out here all the time so you wouldn’t have to
worry about where the device is,” said McCarthy. “Because when you’re seven, you just want to giv’er, right?”
The board will close the loop so all the kids outside can communicate with their friends.
McCarthy expects the playground will attract a lot of different community engagement on weekends and after school as well.
Chase Carr is the Deputy Grand Knight of the local chapter.
“We do a lot of community involvement through different charities and activities,” said Carr.
“One of our core responsibilities is people, special needs kids specifically. And when Nigel approached us to upgrade the accessibility aspect of this, we jumped on top of that right away.”
Insurance covered the cost of replacing the original playground, which was over $190,000. However, the donations will make the new playground much larger, at 6,300 sq. ft., with more amenities. It will include ramps for accessibility, accessible swings, and even a new set of north-facing, steel slides. The central part of the structure will be built on donated pea gravel to reduce its flammability in case of another incident.
The LCSD also thanked Peavey Mart for getting the ball rolling, which led to the final list of donations.
-Peavey Mart Lloydminster$5,000
- Ironwill Metal Works - $5,000
- Cenovus - $5,000
- Westridge Buick GMC - $2,500
- Feldspar Inc. - providing in-kind pea gravel and material
-Sveer Maintenance LTD. - providing in-kind trucking and hauling)
- Home Hardware Lloydminster$1,100 for timbers and material
- Darv’s Auto Body Lloydminster$500
- City of Lloydminster for stepping up immediately to support as a building partner as well.
- Knights of Columbus - $20,000
-Bexson Construction - providing in-kind excavation
In the end, the cash donations totalled $40,000, which doesn’t include all the in-kind work being done.
The rebuild is set to begin right after Thanksgiving. Weather permitting, it will be open for recess on Oct. 25.
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Weaver Park Master Plan adopted
CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER
Weaver Heritage Park may see some changes after council adopted its Weaver Heritage Park Master Plan.
The plan was adopted at the Sept. 23 regular council meeting. The master plan provides a highlevel operational framework for the future of the park.
“The challenges people who were confused in the community about is this a budget and we’re spending 12 million next year? No, we’re not,” explained Mayor Gerald Aalbers. “Is there money to be spent at Weaver Park, that’s to be determined by council and what steps to go forward working with administration.”
Aalbers says master plans are created to oversee what needs to be done and brought to the attention and how that’s dealt with.
He also spoke about the various concerns raised about the plan.
“Certain people would like to see more emphasis put on agriculture, more on oil and gas, more in the history of our community, which is deep in history,” said Aalbers. “There’s a balancing from that perspective, there’s the development of the park but what does the potential museum look like.”
The key objectives are, interpretive recommendations, physical rehabilitation and renovation, thematic development, event hosting and yearround programming.
The Master plan also includes a section to ensure the Weaver Park Site accommodates a future Museum Building. The current museum is located at 4207 44 St. near the Corner of the Highway and 47 Ave.
Weaver Park would see upgrades and changes done in multiple phases. Phase 1 includes building, fencing and demolition, phase 2 and 3a include grading and site servicing. Phase 3b includes pathways fencing and landscaping with phase 3c tackling much the same but fencing should be done at this stage. Finally phase 4 will see the final build out of the project. The total cost of the project being just under $11 million.
The plan is a conceptual design and detailed design would still need to be completed for many of the finer items.
There are several buildings that sit in Weaver Park permanently. These historical fixtures include the log cabin, Rendell house, Rendell barn, Turvey Station, Weaver House, Salt House, CPR Shed, Battle Hills School and Log Minister.
Some of the listed buildings have been recommended to be moved while others will retain their original locations.
The two buildings being recommended for removal are Britannia Municipal Office and Marshall Church.
Council tackled numerous topics about displays and pathway concerns in the park. During question-and-answer the question was raised regarding adequate storage.
“Ensuring what we have properly represents Lloydminster, and that we’re not collecting items for the sake of collecting items because they’re historical or because they’re old or because they’re vintage,” what we do need to do is currently audit what we have in our collection, ensure what we have in our collection should be in our collection,” said Natalie Clysdale, manager, Lloydminster Museum and Archives.
Aalbers says it’s important to consider the price of maintaining the various items and buildings.
“History comes with a price, and certainly by donating it to the museum is one thing, when
it was donated it was donated in a certain state,” he said. “It takes efforts to maintain buildings, so one of those challenges, sometimes it’s simply cosmetic, but there’s also other challenges to keeping those updates done.”
A key issue that was discussed at previous council meetings was the lack of water drainage at the site.
“One item that was clearly identified is the landscaping issues, was water drainage at the property of Weaver Park. That is the number one issue that needs to be addressed,” said Aalbers. “I heard about it 19 plus years ago when I came to the city and it’s still prevalent today.”
He says it’s important for council to work with administration and deal with the water drainage issue before any further development is done on the property.
Coun. Jonathan Torresan believes in the plan for the park.
“I think when you look at the master plan it’s an awesome plan in terms of creating a new park space in our community that really will be another gem that we can have,” he said.
Since this is a high-level operational framework for the future of the park, future detailed design would be presented to council once it is available.
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Rotary icon honoured for service
GEOFF LEE STAFF WRITER
Service above self. That’s a Rotary club motto that former, long-time member Glenn Fagnan took to heart with his volunteerism in the community.
His selfless acts of giving back were recognized at the Rotary Club of Lloy-
dminster’s Sept. 30 luncheon with a ceremony to retire his club badge.
His daughter Brandy and his wife Karen were in attendance.
“This has been an incredibly challenging few months figuring out how to navigate life without Glenn,” said Rotary’s Wendy Plandowski who led a recognition tribute.
Fagnan died suddenly this year in June at the annual Ribfest fundraiser he initiated to benefit the non-profit Border City Connects transportation service he headed as its executive director.
This has been an incredibly challenging few months figuring out how to navigate life without Glenn.
Plandowski told the gathering, she mentioned to Karen recently, if it hadn’t been for Glenn and his mentoring abilities, she likely wouldn’t be a Rotarian.
She also noted he and two other Rotarians started the Border City Rotary, which was chartered in 1999.
“It’s an honour and a privilege to retire the badge of someone who embodied the Rotary spirit to the extent Glenn did,” said Plandowski.
Other Rotarians like Mike Sidoryk spoke highly of Fagnan’s service above the self-code of living.
He noted Fagnan was a long-time member of the Lloydminster club who served as club president in 199697. He also served as an assistant governor for Rotary District 5370 for quite a few years.
“His service above self was outstanding. That was the motto he used when he did stuff within the commu -
Remember that time when Amazon sponsored your church fundraiser?
Remember when Facebook bought a case of Girl Guide cookies to support your daughter?
Remember when Google provided free pizza to your child’s soccer team when they won the championship?
Neither do we!
Local businesses live here. They play here. They invest here. They need our support, now more than ever.
nity, within Rotary and all his business,” said Sidoryk.
“His support to Rotary and community was amazing.”
Fagnan was a Rotarian for more than 30 years.
Paul Richer said Fagnan was “philanthropic with his time” and because he belonged to so many social circles, he gave to the community more than most people do.
“He was a real community pillar and did great work,” said Wade Blythe, adding Fagnan was an exceptional fundraiser.
“The big thing was the Border City Connects. I worked with him a lot on that. I think we should name a park after him,” said Blythe.
Tyler Morrissette was quick to praise Fagnan as the “master of volunteering,” at Rotary and in the community.
“If he found a cause he would run it. He was the man who got in just took over and made sure everything ran smoothly whether it was Ribfest or Lobsterfest or anything to that effect,” he said.
This year’s Lobsterfest, which Fagnan helped to run, raised $33,000 for Rotary club service programs.
“He was selling tickets for the (Rotary) Dream Vacation funder and even finding volunteers for Halloween fun night. Whatever it took, he got it done,” said Morrissette.
Olive Tree CEO honoured
The Olive Tree CEO, Becky Schille, has received the King Charles III Coronation Medal.
The medal is a way to acknowledge significant contributions and achievements of citizens across the country.
“Honoured to receive The King Charles III Coronation Medal. This represents the support, encouragement, and dedication of my incredible team,” wrote Schille in a social media post.
She was given the medal by Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty at Government House in Regina.
“As the representative of the King in Saskatchewan, I am honoured to present these medals, which celebrate His Majesty’s coronation while recognizing outstanding Canadians,” Mirasty said.
“Those receiving Coronation Medals today have made remarkable contributions in areas ranging from health care to industry to recreation. The list of honourees includes a veteran of the Second World War and volunteers who have generously donated countless hours to worthy charities. Each recipient has helped to make life better for the people of our province.”
The recipients include those who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces or worked in politics, the public service, justice and policing, arts, media, sports and others.
Geoff Lee Meridian Source Rotary Club of Lloydminster president, Tara Shirtliffe, left, and member Wendy Plandowski, retired the badge of former long-term Rotarian Glenn Fagnan, who died suddenly this past June.
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Editorial: The magic of music and poetry
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It’s hard to believe almost seven years have gone by since Canada lost a legend. He was a poet, a patriot, and full of grace, t0o.
Today, I talk about Gord Downie and the impact he’s had on me and people around the world.
Inspiration for this column came shortly after Chels and I watched the new Tragically Hip documentary, No Dress Rehearsal, on Amazon Prime.
Regardless of your opinion on
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The Tragically Hip and former frontman Gord Downie, I think everyone should experience No Dress Rehearsal.
If you’re like me ... someone who plays the drums in a band that covers Hip songs, who is also from Kingston, Ont., No Dress Rehearsal is inspiring.
The four-part documentary is an homage to Canada’s band and the city that built it.
Watching it made me proud to be Canadian, a musician, and a native of Kingston.
It’s been said, “Everyone remembers where they were when The Hip played their final show in Kingston.”
I was standing in downtown Lloydminster as the show was
projected onto the west-facing wall of what used to be “The Root.”
The street was packed as Lloydminsterites young and old gathered for one final show.
The Hip has also been a conversation piece throughout my life ... as recently as Oct. 1 at the Holy Rosary High School Raider Bowl.
While waiting to interview the Source’s October athlete of the month, a coach asked where I attended post-secondary school.
It turns out the coach attended Queen’s University and was also a big fan of The Hip and the city that made them famous.
Downie’s stage presence matched that of top rockers from the United States and Europe. He left nothing to the imagination. When he knew his time was almost up, he didn’t cower and hide from the world, he pushed himself in preparation for these final shows.
Amidst all the preparation, surgeries and cancer treatments, Downie also did all he could to educate Canadians on the dark cloud cast by residential schools. Downie was a man who loved telling stories about his country, even if they weren’t all sunshine and rainbows. He knew the power and music and poetry and used his fame to better others.
Reflecting on the events of this year’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation had me thinking about Downie and all he’s done.
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Leeway from Lloyd: Buffalo Treaty teaches reconciliation
On the way to work last week, I caught part of a CBC interview with a First Nation person about the Buffalo Treaty. The treaty and the interview was all about what the buffalo mean to the culture, education, stories and songs of Indigenous peoples in North America. I thought I would check it out online with the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in mind. The original treaty was signed 10 years ago on Sept. 24, 2014 on Blackfeet territory in Montana with many more First Nations including Frog Lake First Nation joining in subse -
quent years.
On YouTube, Leroy Little Bear from the Kainai First Nation (Blood Tribe) in Southern Alberta explained the treaty came from discussions with elders in Blackfoot country being concerned about the loss of meaning of their culture to the younger generation.
The elders said the buffalo is out of sight and out of mind and they need young people to see the buffalo on a daily basis to make the connection to their culture with that keystone animal.
That resulted in buffalo dialogues that brought grassroots people to elders together to work on having the buffalo come back to Blackfoot territory.
The idea was to sign a buffalo treaty so they could all work together again as nations.
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Chris’ A-Z: Tumultuous traffic troubles
Lloydminster is a lot of things, and the way I would describe it to someone who’s never been to the city is, congested.
Google tells me the size of Lloyd is just over 40 square kilometres, I can believe that. My reasoning for exploring the city’s congestion is to complain about traffic. In one of my first
columns, I mentioned how I found myself gaining patience waiting around and enjoying the views. I’m happy to report that’s still the case.
As I continued my quest to learn all I could about the history of the border city, there was one thing that kept coming up. That would be the issue Lloyd faces with traffic.
As a basic point, the city took some time to grow, it didn’t become a city until 1958 when the population hit 5,000. It wasn’t until 1981 that the population would hit 15,032. In 2000 roughly 22,000
ples territory,” said Little Bear. “It’s also about reviving the land again. It seemed like the land was also missing the presence of the buffalo.”
It’s hard to imagine at one time these animals numbered up to 60 million before they were nearly wiped out.
Little Bear went on to say, “Let’s use the buffalo as a portal for bringing our children together to learn about their culture, the land, the environment. Let’s use the buffalo for teaching our children our ceremonies, our stories and our songs.”
Maybe that’s the direction reconciliation needs to take, for all of us to do our part to restore the buffalo. I was choked up listening to the interview and received an inspiring and hopeful message of reconciliation many people can relate to.
people were living here and in 2021, the population is a booming 36,508, quite a leap.
The steady growth of the city continued, and as far back as 1905, the first train graced the town.
“For years, many citizens have complained about the backlog of traffic due to the many rail crossings,” read an excerpt from Bordering on Greatness.
As the city grew so did traffic in the city, in the modern day you’d be hard-pressed to find a family living here without at least two cars. I only
Gray Matters: The death of municipal politics
It’s that time again, it’s time to get out and vote. Choosing your provincial and municipal leaders is a relatively simple task. A task not many locally did last time.
In 2020, albeit a pandemic year, only 15 per cent of people voted in the municipal election in Lloydminster. That’s in sharp contrast to the over 52 per cent who voted in the Saskatchewan election of the same year.
So, why the difference?
My theory is there is a significant disconnect between voters and those who say they represent them.
Just this week, a local group held a town hall
event. Elected city representatives were invited to listen to the people and hear their concerns.
Over 120 people packed the ARC Church on 49 Ave. to discuss the land use bylaw, shelter proposal, and crime in our community. Unfortunately, not a single elected city representative was present.
The meeting was organized and run efficiently, and while discussions became heated at times, it offered a productive venue for exchanging ideas. I want to acknowledge Russell Moncrieff and Darrell Dunn, prospective councillors, for attending.
Who are the representatives to decide which groups/town halls matter in our community? What does that say when they don’t show up, regardless of their opinion of the groups operating the venue? To me, it says they don’t care. In a small community, municipal politics die if people don’t feel heard by their representatives.
Being an elected official shouldn’t come by
own one, so I guess I’m the exception. See, if you ask me, I always blame bad drivers as the reason the city slows.
A seemingly endless stream of people plague the city who don’t understand road rules or have likely never seen a stop or yield sign in their lives. But as I’m here for longer, I realized that if you hit the train crossing at the wrong time you may be stuck waiting for 10-plus minutes.
As I’ve been told, you’re not a real Lloydminster resident until you’ve been stuck at a train crossing.
attestation or knowing the right people in a perceived club. It shouldn’t come by the ability to raise the most money.
In reality, these positions should be earned by taking action and meeting with all your constituents. Everyone should have a voice, not just the perceived movers and shakers.
Heading into this election cycle, I encourage you to run if you are thinking about it.
Share your ideas, thoughts, and vision for Lloyd. Even if you don’t get a seat on council, you’ve challenged the status quo by forcing them to answer more complex questions. Go to the city’s website if you want to do this.
Understand democracy erodes when the people become apathetic or internal threats to positions don’t emerge.
Lastly, even if you don’t want to get involved directly, vote. Many people have sacrificed way too much for you not to.
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Cards, games, food, meetings, live music
Bingo at the Moose Lodge
Bingo will be held every Monday and Wednesday, except holidays, at Moose Lodge 5213 57 St., Lloydminster. Doors open at 5 p.m. with games starting at 7 p.m. Must be at least 18 to play.
Legacy Centre Day Trip
The Legacy Centre is hosting a dayaway bus trip to the Mayfield Inn in Edmonton and tickets are available now! The trip is on Oct. 23 and the bus leaves from the Legacy Centre parking lot. Brunch is at 10 a.m. with the production of “Musicians gone wild in NASHVILLE” starting at noon. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more details and tickets.
Kaiser Tourney
The Legacy Centre is hosting a Kaiser tournament on Oct. 3. Play begins at 10 a.m., cost is $10 to play, lunch is available for $12. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy Centre at 780-8754584 for more details.
Cribbage Doubles Tourney
The Lloydminster Moose Lodge is hosting a cribbage doubles tournament on Oct. 7. Registration is at 9:45 a.m. and play begins at 10 a.m., 12 games guaranteed. Cost is $25/person and includes lunch. Enter as a team or an individual (they’ll pair you up). To preregister, call Bruce at 780-522-6972.
LFD Open House
The Lloydminster Fire Department is hosting an open house at Fire Station #2 (in front of Lakeland College)
on Oct. 8 from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The community is invited to learn more about fire safety, meet local firefighters and explore the station. The event is open to all ages and will feature a variety of activities.
Legacy Supper/Dance
The Legacy Centre is hosting a supper and dance on Oct. 11. Doors open and dancin’ at 5 p.m., supper served at 6 p.m., then dance the night away to the music of Gord Cormier (Newfoundland and Labrador). Advanced tickets only. Tickets are $35/person, limited tickets left! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more details.
Cribbage Doubles Tourney
The Legacy Centre is hosting a cribbage doubles tournament on Oct. 17. Play begins at 10 a.m., cost is $10 to play, lunch is available for $12. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy Centre at 780-875-4584 for more details.
Basic Amateur Radio Class
The Sask Alta Radio Club is hosting a basic amateur radio class in Vermilion this fall (classroom location to be determined). The first class is Oct. 19 and run every Saturday until the end of March 2025, with a break over Christmas. Costs is $100, which covers the course and study book. Classes run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, please visit saskaltarc.ca or find them on Facebook.
Islay Jamboree
The Islay Jamboree is being held on
Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. at the Islay Community Hall. Admission is $15, participants free. Everyone welcome, lunch served. For more info, call Dixie at 780-744-2204.
Singles Cribbage Tourney
The Lloydminster Moose Lodge is hosting a cribbage singles tournament on Oct. 20 from 1-4 p.m. Entry fee is $20/person, eight games guaranteed with prizes awarded to the top finishers. Must register by Thursday, Oct. 17. For more info, call Bruce at 780-522-6972.
Special Olympics AGM
Lloydminster Special Olympics will be holding their annual general meeting on Oct. 21 at 4:30 p.m. at Lloyd Lanes Bowling Alley. Everyone welcome!
Spades Tournament
The Legacy Centre is hosting a Spades tournament on Oct. 24. Play begins at 10 a.m., cost is $10 to play, lunch is available for $12. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy Centre at 780-875-4584 for more details.
Shaela Miller at The Vic Juba Shaela Miller takes the stage at the Vic Juba Community Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and available at vicjubatheatre.ca or call the box office at 780-872-7400. Ticket revenue will be divided between Lloydminster Regional Theatre Foundation and Friends of Weaver Park. Double your impact and support two great local non-profit organizations.
Fall Suppers
Fort Pitt Fall Supper
The Fort Pitt fall supper, sponsored by the Fort Pitt Club and All Saints Anglican Women, is scheduled for Sept. 29 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Fort Pitt Hall. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for kids six12, preschool free.
Bethal Lutheran Church
Lea Park Beef Supper
The Bethel Lutheran Church supper will be held on Oct. 6 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Tulliby Lake Agriplex. It is a free will offering. The event will feature South Pacific Polynesian Cultural and Mission Group for special entertainment.
Hillmond Turkey Supper
The Hillmond turkey supper will be held at the Hillmond Hall on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Admission is $20 for adults, $10 for kids six-12, preschoolers are free.
Blackfoot Fall Beef Supper
The Blackfoot fall beef supper is being held at the Blackfoot Hall on Oct. 20 from 5-6:30 p.m. Cost is $17 for adults, $8 for kids 6-12, five and under eat for free.
Marywayne Fall Supper
The Marwayne fall supper is scheduled for Oct. 27 from 5-7 p.m. at the Marwayne Community Hall. The menu includes turkey, ham and all the trimmings. Cost is $20 for adults, $12 for 12 and under. Cash and debit available.
City awards contract for stormwater upgrades
Stormwater Management Facility. The intent is to improve the systems overall capacity and repair eroded areas.
ize that it’s important but when water starts backing up in anybody’s place on their property, they get worried,” he said.
Lloydminster council has awarded the contract for phase three of the Northwest Drainage Channel upgrades.
The channel is one of two within Lloydminster that moves storm water to the Neale Edmunds Stormwater Management Complex.
Phase three of the upgrade project includes channel alignment between the Canadian Pacific Railway crossing south of 57 St. and the Brekko Lake
Handgun
seized
Alberta RCMP laid 28 charges and executed 11 warrants leading to the seizure of drugs and weapons in the Vermilion area.
The RCMP Roving Traffic Unit were conducting a joint High Volume Vehi-
In 2019, the channel between 57 St. and Brekko Lake Stormwater Management Facility was upgraded as part of phase 1 of the project however due to higher than anticipated flow velocities significant erosion of this section of channel has occurred which will be addressed as part of the phase 3 work.
Mayor Gerald Aalbers says its work that needs to be done.
“It’s work that’s needed, most people won’t real-
When dealing with storm water and working on related projects Aalbers says, “We want to be away from the peak season.”
Peak season as described by Aalbers is from the melt in the spring until the freeze in the fall.
Ultimately, the city awarded the contract to Top Grade Construction Ltd. From Lloydminster in the amount of $1,010,370.64 with a 15 per cent contingency.
in Vermilion during RCMP investigation
cle Stop project. They issued $32,000 in fines and 65 traffic violations as they patrolled the area.
According to RCMP, the operation resulted in the seizure of:
- Money believed to be the proceeds of crime
- 48 grams of cocaine
- 15 grams of methamphetamines
- Two handguns, one of which was stolen out of Ontario RCMP executed 11 outstanding warrants, laid 28 criminal charges, five of which were for driving while prohibited.
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Hunters migrate to Sask like birds
Birds of a feather flock together like migratory bird hunters to Sask. Some of the migratory birds drawing hunters to the province with federal permits are ducks, various geese, sandhill cranes, coots and snipes.
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It’s a lot of money that comes into the province —they’ll be staying in hotels, paying the licence fees, that type of thing.
“People come from other provinces and there’s still a lot of Americans who come up for migratory bird hunting,” said Dwayne Davison, president of the Lloydminster and District Fish and Game Association.
“It’s a lot of money that comes into the province—they’ll be staying in hotels, paying the licence fees, that type of thing.”
The migratory bird hunt runs from Sept. 1 to Dec. 16. High daily bag limits are part of the attraction in the province.
Hunters can bag up to eight ducks or eight allowable geese species a day, for example.
Locally, Davison says goose hunting comes first in popularity followed by duck hunting, with an additional snow geese hunt in the spring.
Sandhill cranes are also a favourite based on the reputation the bird is the ribeye of the sky when cooked.
“We actually had a sandhill crane at our banquet and it was really good. It’s quite a tender meat, actually,” said Davison. “I see them quite often in my travels.”
Davison says he hasn’t hunted migratory birds or game birds himself for over 40 years since he became a big game hunter of moose, elk and deer.
“My daughter got drawn for a
mule tail deer, so we’ll be going out for that,” he said with an eye out for whitetail deer and moose hunting up north.
Elk season is also on right now, along with an archery hunt for moose in the Bronson Forest area.
“There’s no open season for moose in farmland areas,” said Davison, who loves being on the prowl in fall weather.
“The cooler the better when you’re hunting big game. Once you shoot big game, you have to cool it off real quick, so the warm temperatures are not your friend.”
Davison says a pilot big game management extended hunt for elk from Nov. 1-10 in the RMs of Livingstone, Hazel Dell, Kelvington, Bjorkdale and Leask is a good idea.
“It’s trying to mitigate the damage to the land owner’s bale stacks and that type of thing,” he said.
The need for an extended hunt is based on damage reported to the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. It’s for Saskatchewan residents only.
Each RM will be allocated 50 antler-less elk licences on top of what was available in the big game draw.
“The tags for that are open to anyone with the ability to hunt big game and be on the HAL licensing system,” said Davison.
“That’s good because it puts it back to the hunter to help with the problem elk and deer in various areas.”
Davison cautions that just because you see 50 deer, for example, around a bale stack in the winter, doesn’t mean there’s a lot of deer in that area.
“If that’s the only food source for miles around, they congregate there, but if you spread them out there’s not that many deer and elk in some areas,” he explained.
Davison recalled chronic wasting disease took a huge toll on deer populations a few years ago in various areas throughout the province.
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Regional Fire Review: Oct 3
Notice
of application to be filed for approval of the natural gas distribution franchise agreement between the City of Lloydminster and ATCO
Gas and Pipelines Ltd.
Application summary
The Alberta Utilities Commission expects to receive an application from ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. to approve the existing current and valid natural gas distribution franchise agreement with the City of Lloydminster. This application for approval is required due to changes made by the Utilities Affordability Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, to various statutes governing franchise agreements.
The current franchise agreement, which took effect in June of 2018, grants ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. the exclusive right to deliver natural gas to the residents of City of Lloydminster for approximately 12 years. No changes to the franchise agreement or to the franchise fee rate rider percentage are being made as part of this application. The franchise fee rate rider percentage will remain at its current rate, which is 26.5%. Including linear taxes, the resulting average monthly franchise fee for an average residential customer will remain the same at approximately $14.57. The franchise fee is calculated based on distribution charges. An average residential customer uses about 105 gigajoules per year.
You may send your concerns about, objections to, or support for the application in writing to the City of Lloydminster or to ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. on or before October 17, 2024 at:
City of Lloydminster, City Clerk, 4420 50 Avenue, Lloydminster AB/SK, T9V 0W2, phone: 780-875-6184; email: cityclerk@lloydminster.ca
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd., Attn: Franchise Agreement Coordinator, 5302 Forand Street S.W. Calgary, Alberta, T3E 8B4, phone: 310-5678 or 1-888-511-7550; email: franchisecoordinatorgas@atco.com
Any submissions received, unless you request otherwise, will be part of the application submitted and will become part of the public record.
For more information on franchises or to receive a copy of the franchise agreement please contact either the City of Lloydminster or ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. at the addresses listed above.
For more information:
For more information about the AUC or its approval process associated with franchise applications, please contact the AUC directly at 310-4AUC or at info@auc.ab.ca.
The Alberta Utilities Commission is an independent, quasi-judicial regulatory body responsible for making decisions about utility-related applications.
Issued on October 3, 2024.
Alberta Utilities Commission
310-4AUC 1-833-511-4AUC www.auc.ca
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Our two local regional fire services had multiple calls for services throughout the past week.
Just before 4 p.m. on Sept. 25, a vegetation fire was reported in the area of Highway 613 and Range Road 23.
Firefighters from Blackfoot and Paradise Valley arrived and located a small blaze. The responding crews credit help from nearby residents for keeping the situation contained. Other responding units soaked the area to prevent any further spread.
Units remained on the scene for nearly an hour.
On Sept. 26, Legacy Regional Protective Services was dispatched to a vehicle vs. animal strike.
Chief Dean Peters would like to remind motorists to be extra vigilant for wildlife this time of year.
“We had a rash of deer/moose strikes last week. We remind folks
we generally see an uptick in animal strikes this time of year,” said Peters.
“On Sept. 26 we got paged to the first one and responded to three more before returning to station.
Marwayne Fire and Rescue responded to a collision near Lee Park Bridge on Sept. 29.
A loaded semi-truck and a truck/ camper collided on the north side of Lea Park Bridge just before 7 p.m.
“Firefighters reported no injuries despite the damage to the vehicles and no release from the involved transport truck,” stated County of Vermilion River Protective Services. “Rain conditions coupled with a wide debris field caused traffic to be re-routed towards the Heinsburg Bridge as crews worked to mitigate the incident and clear the roadway.”
The road remained closed until 11 p.m. for clean-up. Bystanders again were credited and thanked for their help with the situation.
Loon Lake Church burns to ground
in its preliminary stages,” stated the RCMP.
Loon Lake RCMP is investigating a fire at St. George Anglican Church in Loon Lake, Sask.
Emergency services received reports of flames on the morning of Sept. 28. Loon Lake Fire Services and the RCMP responded to the scene on Main Street.
The structure was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. However, no one was in the church at the time.
“This investigation – which includes the circumstances surrounding how the fire started – is
“Loon Lake RCMP is asking anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area of the church on the morning of September 28, or who has information about the fire, to report it to police by calling 310RCMP. Residents in the area of the church are also asked to check their security camera footage and contact police if they note anything out of the ordinary.
Additionally, you can contact Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www. saskcrimestoppers.com.
Maeve Hughes
Four-year-old Maeve Hughes provided this not-to-scale artists rendition of firefighters putting out the grass fire on Sept. 25. (Courtesy Vermilion River Protective Services)
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Hankinson happy to donate hair
Lloydminster’s Cody Hankinson is sporting much less hair after shaving his head to support local non-profits and the Angel Hair for Kids Foundation.
donated by Cenovus employees was matched by the company through Cenovus Cares.
Monetary donations went to the Lloydminster Men’s Shelter and Lloydminster Interval Home Society, while the hair will be used for wigs for
with Hankinson’s daughter, Grace, cutting the first ponytail.
“I’ve been growing my hair since I was 12 years old. For this shave, I grew it for five years, and this is the seventh time I’ve shaved my head for charity,” said Hankinson.
Hankinson is no stranger to supporting the community and helps non-profits and area schools whenever possible.
“I feel like if you’re gonna be in a community, you might as well give it a go. Why worry about what’s going on in Newfoundland or in Texas when we can worry about what’s going on right here?” he said.
Having called the border city home for roughly three and a half years, Hankinson knows the value of supporting one’s community.
“If you start local, you have a better chance of making a change,” he said.
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TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR
Chamber set for red carpet night
This year’s Business Excellence Awards by the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce could set a record for the most award finalists.
The annual celebration to be held at the WLS Convention Centre on Oct. 24 recognizes local businesses and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community across a range of categories.
“Last year, I think there were about 30 businesses nominated, and this year it’s 44,” said the chamber’s executive director Teri-Lynn MacKie.
There are eight businesses nominated for the Community Spirit Award, for example.
The event takes place during Small Business Week in Canada when more
than 10,000 entrepreneurs gather in local communities to learn, network and celebrate Canada’s dreamers and doers.
There are more than 1.2 million small and medium-sized businesses in Canada according to the Business Development Bank of Canada (BD) that initiated the celebration 45 years ago.
MacKie says the Lloydminster chamber is strong and has grown to around 500 business members this year.
“We’ve seen an increase, but we’re always looking for more members,” she said.
MacKie says Small Business Week is a great opportunity to showcase businesses that are doing great in our community.
“The nominations are all submit -
Municipal election paperwork flies in
was running again in January of this year.
The Lloydminster municipal election is heating up and individuals have begun to put their name forward for a seat.
Current sitting Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers has submitted his papers to retain his seat.
Aalbers originally made the announcement he
Two sitting councillors, Michael Diachuk and David Lopez have also put their papers forward for re-election.
Other council hopefuls who have submitted their papers include, Russell Moncrieff, Fred Sirett, Justin Vance, Darrell Dunn and Jean Mills-Applegate.
Residents have until Oct. 9 to submit their paperwork for their council bid.
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ted by the public, so it’s our community that has recognized the businesses and it’s a great opportunity to showcase them,” said MacKie.
Member businesses are recognized in various categories and the winners of most awards will be decided by three completely anonymous judges.
The Customer Service Award, however; is decided by a public vote while the Non-Profit of the Year is awarded by the chamber’s board of directors.
The chamber president has the honour of selecting a business member for the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The surprise award of the year is for the Business of the Year.
For that one, the chamber reaches out to the public to nominate the best in businesses in Lloydminster.
City of Lloydminster Public Notice
Proposed Bylaw No. 07-2024
Intent: City Council is considering the adoption of a new Land Use Bylaw (LUB), Bylaw No. 07-2024, and will be holding a Public Hearing discussing the proposed LUB.
Background: The current LUB (Bylaw No. 05-2016) was adopted in 2016. Since the adoption of LUB 05-2016 the City has undergone changes in population, municipal boundary, development trends, and overall objectives outlined in higher level planning documents. These changes required the City to review and update LUB 05-2016 to better align with the vision for the City’s development and future growth.
A LUB governs all development in the City through specific rules and regulations. It is an implementation tool intended to carry out the vision established in documents like the Lloydminster Municipal Development Plan known as Connection To Our Future. The LUB includes the following:
· land use designations for the entire City, · use specific regulations for all development types, · process information regarding development permit applications, and · the permitted and discretionary uses for each area of the City.
The above is not a comprehensive list of everything included in a LUB; a complete copy of the proposed LUB 07-2024 is available at the project site at lloydminster.ca/landusebylaw.
How do I get more information?
The draft bylaw can be viewed at lloydminster.ca/landusebylaw, paper copies are also available by request at the City of Lloydminster Operations Centre (6623 52 Street). For more information, please contact planning by emailing planning@lloydminster.ca or calling 780-874-3700.
How can I be a part of the Public Hearing?
Anyone wishing to present at the Public Hearing, either verbally or in writing, concerning this Bylaw may do so during the City Council session with or without notice. Please notify Legislative Services by 2:00 p.m. on Monday September 30, 2024 to provide a written submission for the agenda by emailing cityclerk@lloydminster.ca. All submissions will become part of the permanent record.
Monday, October 7, 2024 2 p.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall, 4420 50 Avenue
Available to view via livestream at lloydminster.ca/livestream
780 875 6184 leg@lloydminster.ca
City of Lloydminster public hearings are held in accordance with the Procedure Bylaw, available at lloydminster.ca/procedurebylaw.
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Meridian Source File Photo Dave Schneider accepts last year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER
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Colour the picture any way you like!
Send your finished artwork to andrea@meridiansource.ca or drop off at 5921-50 Avenue, Lloydminster, SK.
Pictures will be judged and the winner will receive a family of 5 MOVIE PASS at the May Cinema 6
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The winner’s photo will be displayed on the front page of the paper on October 31
CONTEST RULES: One entry per person. Open to all ages. All entries must be submitted by Monday, October 21, 2024
RCMP, Smith disagree on policing
The province of Alberta has initiated the Alberta Sheriff Services in response to a lack of RCMP officers.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defended her position at the Alberta Municipalities Convention.
“The reason we are doing it is because the RCMP has not been able to fill the need we have,” said Smith. “We pay for 1911 officers, and they have four to five hundred vacancies; we can not allow for rural municipalities to be under-policed.”
They have trained their sheriffs to the same level
of policing as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Additionally, those services have started to be deployed across the province.
Mayor Gerald Aalbers said the City of Lloydminster continues to place its faith in the service and protection provided to our community by the RCMP.
“We know policing and public safety remains an important topic for many residents, which is why our municipality – in partnership with the RCMP – are constantly evaluating challenges and priorities around enforcement,” he said. “Certainly, we would welcome discussion about any additional
support the Government of Alberta is willing to provide to help us enhance safety in our community.”
The Alberta RCMP released data stating Premier Smith’s numbers are wrong.
“In the interest of clarity, the Alberta RCMP has a total of 1,772 police officer positions within the provincial policing contract. Our current vacancy rate within provincial policing is 17.3 per cent or 306 positions, of those positions, 124 are currently unfilled,” stated the RCMP.
“The other 182 are officers who are not currently at work for a variety of reasons, including illness, maternity-related leave, and other special leave.”
At the same time, they share these numbers monthly with their provincial partners. Moreover, they recognize vacancy rate, recruiting, and retention, cause concerns for residents. Their newest recruiting efforts have resulted in a 77 per cent increase in applications over the last five years.
“The employees of the Alberta RCMP are fiercely proud of the policing services they provide to Albertans,” said deputy commissioner Rob Hill, commanding officer of the Alberta RCMP.
“We are here to serve and protect Albertans, and we will continue to do so with dedication and integrity.”
In addition, they admit recruiting won’t solve the whole problem. They regularly consult with the communities they serve to review and improve how they provide services.
The creation of the Alberta Sheriffs changes the province’s approach to addressing law enforcement gaps in rural areas. While the RCMP acknowledges recruitment challenges, they remain committed to serving Albertans.
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Adele tribute bound to blow roof off
You’ll never find someone like her.
Adele fans are excited as Parton Productions brings Ashley Borody, the ultimate Adele tribute, to the Vic Juba Community Theatre.
The show is at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 4, and Borody and the crew can’t wait to share a night with you.
Borody and her husband, Dylan, who plays piano in the group, have been building the show for over a year. After playing a winery and several different events, they’re ready for larger audiences.
“I’ve been waiting a lifetime for
someone like Adele to come out,” said Borody. “When she first came out I started covering her songs, but doing the tribute was my manager’s idea.”
Borody is managed by the husband-and-wife team, Ken Hammett and Tami Parton-Hammett of Parton Productions.
“This is our first big theatre production,” said Borody. “We’ll have a quartet with a cello player and three violinists, a bass player, a drummer, and Dylan on piano. We’re going to do two sets and it’ll be a two-hour show.”
Additionally, fans can expect an
array of music from the biggest hits to some they may have never heard before.
We’ll have a quartet with a cello player and three violinists, a bass player, a drummer, and Dylan on piano.
Borody explained the audience might recognize the band’s drummer as local musician and former educator Anthony Bender.
“He’s great on the drums and pro -
vides excellent backup vocals,” said Borody.
For Borody, the key to a great Adele tribute is studying the music and connecting with the audience.
“Adele is super sassy, she’s fun, playful and hilarious, so I try to pull those sides out of myself while capturing what she can do as well,” she said.
“We enjoy interacting with the crowd, but we also think the full band we’re bringing will make the night special.”
Tickets are available on the Vic Juba’s website and box office, and they’re selling fast.
In accordance with Section 31 of the Tax Enforcement Act, tenders for the purchase of Blk/Par A – Plan 101851848, Ext 0, Title # 156999504, Parcel # 153828568 consisting of 10.22 acres will be received at the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502 Municipal Office until 4:00pm on October 25, 2024. Bid forms are available at the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502 located at NE 23-50-28 W3M. For more information phone 306-825-2610. Land for Sale by Tender
In accordance with Section 31 of the Tax Enforcement Act, tenders for the purchase of Blk/Par A – Plan 101851848, Ext 0, Title # 156999504, Parcel # 153828568 consisting of 10.22 acres will be received at the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502 Municipal Office until 4:00pm on October 25, 2024. Bid forms are available at the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502 located at NE 23-50-28 W3M. For more information phone 306-825-2610.
TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR
NOMINATIONS CALL FOR NOTICE OF
MUNICIPAL/SCHOOL DIVISION ELECTION
Blue-Collar council hopeful
MAYOR City of Lloydminster
COUNCILLOR City of Lloydminster
BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBER
Lloydminster Catholic School Division No. 89
Lloydminster Public School Division No. 99
will be received by the undersigned starting the 30th day of September, 2024, from 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.
Nominations CLOSE at 4:00pm on the 9th day of October 2024.
Nomination forms may be obtained from City Hall OR online at Lloydminster.ca/election
The Local Government Election Act, 2015, states that “nomination papers may be submitted personally or by agent, by personal service, by registered mail, by ordinary mail, by fax, by email or as otherwise specified by the returning officer”. All methods of filing nominations listed in the Act will be acceptable for candidates for Mayor, Councillor and School Board Trustee for the 2024 Civic Election.
In order for the nomination to be accepted, the $100 Nomination Deposit must be received before 4:00pm on October 9, 2024. Cheques must be made out to City of Lloydminster.
Nomination Forms and Deposits will be received at: Office of the City Clerk - City Hall
4420 - 50 Avenue, Lloydminster, Alberta Phone: (780) 871-8328
If faxing or emailing send to: Fax: 780-871-8346
Dated this 3rd day of October 2024.
Email: cityclerk@lloydminster.ca Marilyn Lavoie, Returning Officer
Russell Moncrieff, Lloydminster’s blue-collar council hopeful is putting in his bid for municipal politics.
Moncrieff is throwing his name in the race for a seat and reinforcing that he wants to elevate the voice of the people.
“It’s time to listen to the people a little closer, your job as a councillor, from my perspective, would be more listening than talking and telling,” he said.
Moncrieff reinforces the need for good communication and says they need to stir up more participation.
“Communication is key, we’ve got to get out there, feedback from the public we’ve got it take it through the various committees,” he said. “With a voter base of 16,000 and with a population of 36,000, we need to stir up a bit more participation.”
He says it’s important for the public to get a hold of the right person with issues or items they want to discuss.
Moncrieff says he won’t be bringing his own opinions into the council chambers, rather being the voice of the people.
“I’m not there to enforce my opinions, I’m there to take the public’s opinion further up the chain of command,” Moncrieff explained.
Moncrieff was raised in a neighbouring community before making his way to the border city.
“I was raised in a local community, Marshall, Sask.,” he said. “They said go west and I got as far as Lloydminster, and I’ve been here for the last 40 years.
The border markers in the city stood out particularly to Moncrieff.
“It’s very unique to see those border markers,” he said. “They empha -
size the pillar-ship of our community standing strong on the fourth meridian.”
While in Lloydminster, Moncrieff has spent his time working as an electrician.
“I used to be at General Motors dealership, RGR noise limited, but we got an opportunity to work with Husky Energy in 1979,” he said. “I hung my hat there and wore my coveralls there until 2016.”
It’s his time working at various companies that Moncrieff credits as the reason to gaining his blue-collar status.
“Working my way up through the working ranks, that’s why I call myself blue-collar.”
Despite hanging up his hat at Husky, he kept working various jobs around the city. Soon realizing he wasn’t finished working yet.
”I said I’m not finished working yet. We’re still looking at being of service to the community somehow,” Moncrieff said. “Here we are looking at the upcoming civic elections, I’m definitely still capable of doing some good for the community.”
When asked why people should vote for him, he reinforced his expertise through his time as an electrician.
“Because I’m going to listen to you and I have technical expertise to interface with various departments,” he said. “I’ve been fixing things all my life, so maybe it’s time to help fix some issues in Lloyd.”
Should he be elected, Moncrieff says he will have to hang up his current handyman business to focus on his role as a councillor.
“I won’t have time to be a handyman because I want to be a councillor man,” said Moncrieff.
“Once the councillorship is decided I will dedicate my time entirely to that.”
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Youth councillor chases municipal dream
the last few years.”
A former Lloydminster Youth Councillor is taking his stab at the political big leagues.
Justin Vance has officially tossed his hat into the ring in the upcoming municipal election.
The young hopeful served on youth council, and he says that’s really what started his interest.
“That kind of started it all, once I got a taste of it, it just snowballed from there,” he said.
Vance took part in school governance as well, sitting on his middle school’s council.
“Student governing and trying to make the school a better place,” he explained.
Working his way from school governance to youth council and now municipal politics he hopes to improve the city.
“As I work up and see the issues we’re facing today, well why don’t I try and make the city and better place,” he said.
Through Vance’s campaign he hopes to address accountable spending.
“I want to see some accountable spending,” he said. “I know a lot of people get frustrated when we see money go places where we feel like it probably shouldn’t.”
Vance believes the city has a homeless issue and has some ideas on how to work to address it.
“We need to make sure the Olive Tree has their support from the city as much as we can give. We need to make sure law enforcement has the support from the city,” he said.
He spoke to the issue of the current men’s shelter location.
“In my opinion I think we need to move the shelter out from residential areas,” he explained. “I think it’s a grief for those residents, and their house values have gone down over
“I think as a city councillor, I think it’s our job to make sure everyone’s house has the best bang for their buck in our city.”
The hospital is another key topic Vance wants to cover in his campaign.
“I feel we need to really push both the Alberta Government and the Saskatchewan Government on funding,” he said. “I don’t think it’s fair we have a hospital that’s suitable for about 15,000 people and it’s accommodating about 32,000 people in the City of Lloyd and surrounding area.”
He says they can push the provincial government’s harder to get the needed funding.
“I think it’s sad we live in a city with 32,000 people and it’s faster to go to Vermilion with a population of 5,000 to get health care,” said Vance. “It’s not just the facility, the staff are overworked, they have limited resources at the hospital.”
Vance has his eyes set on another key infrastructure project for the border city, “An overpass connecting our north and south area of town.”
“For a safety concern, for a smooth flow of traffic, I think we really need to address it and start looking into it again,” he explained.
Vance completed a two-year environmental sciences diploma at Lakeland College has had firsthand experience working with the City of Lloydminster on a variety of projects.
“I contracted for the City of Lloydminster two summers ago and it taught me a lot about how infrastructure projects are built,” he said. “I got to see behind the scenes, I was part of the wastewater treatment facility.”
Currently he works at VanTek Consulting Services as a shop manager, a job he says he would continue even if elected as a councillor.
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Pizza sales support kids’ cancer
Geoff Lee Meridian Source
Lloydminster cancer fighter Jarrod Russell, wearing his Great Cycle Challenge jersey, celebrated being the top fundraiser in Canada with $36,623 with his family at Boston Pizza. From left is his mom Barb Russell, sister Tami Kappel and sister Tanya Robertson on the right. His other sister Lana Lane, joined the fun later last Thursday. Boston Pizza donated $1 from medium and large pizzas and cookie sale proceeds to Russell’s total. The restaurant also invited the Rustlers women’s hockey team to support the event with some balloon twisting for kids.
GEOFF LEE STAFF WRITER
It was party time once again at Boston Pizza in Lloydminster to celebrate Jarrod Russell as the top fundraiser in Canada in the Great Cycle Challenge for the SickKids Foundation.
The restaurant opened its doors last Thursday with the goal of adding to the $36,623 the 48-year-old raised by riding his recumbent bike around town in August.
The idea was to donate $1 from the sale of every medium and large pizza and the proceeds from the sale of cookies to Jarrod’s Great Cycle Challenge total and present a cheque on Oct. 2.
“I worked with Jarrod back in the day and then when he comes here, we do everything to help raise some funds for kids’ cancer,” said manager, Tamara Goebel.
Last year, the event raised
another $1,000 for kids with cancer.
Jarrod and his sisters Tanya Robertson, Tami Kappel and his mom, Barb Russell revelled in the support while diving into a great white north pizza.
“Boston pizza is an awesome supporter of Jarrod,” said Tanya who noted she, Jarrod and her other sister Lana Lane all worked at Boston Pizza when they were young.
She says she and restaurant owner Marina Stephenson and the managers go a long way back.
“So they’re awesome with Jarrod. They treat him very well and they do a lot of promoting for the day,” said Tanya.
“We have family popping in and out all day just to give Jarrod support. The Rustlers women’s hockey team is here as well supporting Jarrod and the cause today.”
Jarrod exceeded his goal to ride 1,300 kilometres for kids cancer by one just kilometre and he says it feels pretty good to be the number one individual fundraiser in his ninth annual challenge ride.
He’s been the top fundraiser in Canada several times thanks to local contributors.
This year community donors helped him raise $9,806.65 on Aug. 14 when donations are matched by the cancer charity.
“It’s an honour to be noticed in the community making all the donations. The community helped me out,” he said.
As for making it 10 in a row next year, Jarrod says he’ll play it by ear.
“We’ll see what happens,” is how he put it.
His mom Barb says Jarrod has developed a great passion for riding for kids with cancer.
“It’s because he was a victim himself, a survivor and he’s a fighter,” she said.
In 1980, at the age of four, the Lloydminster resident was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour. The treatments left him with a weak left side and he developed epilepsy.
“He knows what it’s like to grow up with the ramifications of being disabled because of it,” said Barb.
“He is hoping a cure will come so other children don’t have to go through that as they go through life.”
Barb says the whole family is always worried about his well-being riding his bike around town, but she knows he hopes to make that 10th anniversary ride next year.
“He always gets a lot of wonderful emails and letters from the Great Cycle Challenge congratulating him on his efforts,” she said.
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Sports
The Lloydminster Bandits hosted a hockey clinic at the Centennial Civic Centre over the weekend, putting up 18 goals and allowing six.
Not a bad way to start the North Eastern Alberta Jr. B Hockey League regalar season.
The Bandits iced Cold Lake on Friday, Sept. 27 with a 9-2 win. They hosted the St. Paul Canadiens on Sept. 28 for a 9-4 win.
Friday saw Lloyd’s Nate Crookedneck open the scoring five minutes into the opening frame.
Cold Lake’s Jager Fontaine responded ten minutes into the second frame. However, Adryan Bugiera and Maddox Woodbury made it a 3-1 game with four minutes to play in the second period. Josh Hache got the Ice within one with .01 on the clock to end the second.
BANDITS MELT ICE, CRUSH CANADIENS
Jayden Plamondon got one, Cayden Wildeman got two, captain Joel Webb got two, and Koston Eaton got one.
The Bandits are back at home on Oct. 12 to host Vegreville.
The third period can only be described as a Bandit’s shooting gallery as the boys added six more goals.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Planning and Development Department
Take notice that the following Development Permit Application for a proposed Discretionary Use is being reviewed in accordance with Land Use Bylaw 5-2016.
Affected Address
3601 – 70 Avenue Lot: 73, Block: 6 Plan: 152-2663 R1 – Discretionary Use –Secondary Suite (Basement Suite) 24-4488 App # Use
Anyone wishing to provide written comment or make general inquiry on the proposed use may do so within the next fourteen (14) days by contacting Roxanne Shortt at the City Operations Centre (6623 – 52 Street) at 780-874-3700 Ext 2608 or by email at rshortt@lloydminster.ca. Full name and address are required for submission of valid comment(s).
TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR
Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Photos
Jr. Barons crumble to Titans 20-6
The rain held off just long enough for the Jr. Barons to take on the Schoenals Titans on Sept. 29 at Armstrong Field.
The Titans proved too much for the Barons right from the start, jumping to a 14-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.
Although the offense struggled, they occasionally gave quarterback Joe Kelly some operating time. This led to a few big plays throughout the game, including a touchdown run.
On the defensive side of the ball, strong tackling prevented the score from being significantly worse.
Kieran Link, who oversees the junior and senior Barons’ football programs, had this to say about the game.
“Defensively, the Junior Barons need to continue to work on pursuit and tackling angles to stop the perimeter run game. On offense, the players need
to continue to work on executing and sustaining their blocks in the pass and run game,” stated Link. “Offensively, Joe Kelly ran for a touchdown, and the defense was led by Isaiah Wiens, who made several solid plays.”
He said the coaches will work hard this week to get players moving faster before their next game.
The Barons will take on the Babineau Warriors at Armstrong Field on Oct. 6 at 1 p.m.
Passes on sale for Astec bonspiel
Hurry hard as time flies. Tournament passes are on sale now for the Astec Safety Challenge bonspiel to be hosted by the Lloydminster Curling Club Jan. 8-11, 2025.
The event will feature 24 of the world’s top men’s curling teams competing for $125,000.
Ethan Grannum is the Meridian Source’s Athlete of the Month for October. The Grade 12 student at Holy Rosary High School is a staple on the Raiders’ football team and has big plans.
Currently, Grannum has a scholarship offer from the U of A, which he’s very excited about.
“I just want to keep playing football,” he said. “I’ve loved football my entire life, so I’m excited to keep playing.”
Grannum is a running back, receiver and defensive back, but his favourite position on the field is running back. When asked what makes him such a stud on the field, the Raiders coaches agreed he’s a very gifted athlete.
There are two pass packages available to view all 14 draws of Olympic, world, Brier, Grand Slam of Curling champions and emerging curling stars.
The first is the $150 Astec Safety fan lounge with guaranteed access to upstairs seating. The second package is the $135 Arby’s fan zone and the Strathcona fan zone on the lower ice level.
Both passes are available for purchase online at Eventbrite.ca.
The event draw will be posted in December. Two games in each draw will be broadcast via live streaming for curling fans worldwide.
The bonspiel will include something for everyone. The fun includes the Musgrave Agencies’ junior curling development session hosted by the Team Jacobs rink from Alberta, the Lakeside Pharmacy seniors’ day, a silent auction of curling memorabilia, and daily activities throughout the event at the Lloydminster Golf and Curling Centre.
Souvenir clothing is also available online or in store at It’s Time Promotions in Lloydminster.
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Blythe Boston bound by 34 seconds
This time it’s for real. Lloydminster runner Craig Blythe will toe the start line of the 129th Boston Marathon on April 21, 2025.
The 37-year-old athlete and vice principal of Winston Churchill School found out last week that his time of 2:57:35 in the Aug. 18 Edmonton Marathon made the Boston cutoff by just 34 seconds. “It was close,” said Blythe. “My wife and I get to take a trip down there and see what I can do in the big city.”
Runners had to be 6:51 faster than the qualifying time for their age group and gender to secure their spot for the race. This is due to the race limit of 30,000 entrants.
The qualifying period for the 2025 marathon run took place from Sept. 1-15 with a record 36,393 applicants.
Only 24,069 qualifiers were accepted.
Blythe missed the boat last year when the Boston
Athletic Association tightened the qualifying cutoff by five minutes and 29 seconds after his 3:01:31 clocking in the 2023 Edmonton Marathon beat the age group standard.
He gave it another crack at the Calgary Marathon this past May with a qualifying time of 2:59:25.
“If I had stuck with that time I would have been cut for Boston because of that 6:51 cut off,” said Blythe
“It was a rainy windy day, so it was good to get under 3 hours, which was great. I’m happy I did Edmonton to make insurance time.”
Bythe says Edmonton is a nice flat course, so lots of people go there to get a fast time.
His quest to qualify is also a message about perseverance that he talked about as the race director of the newly named Teira Thomson Cross-country Classic at Bud Miller All Seasons Park on Sept. 25.
“If you keep working when you get older you get faster and faster and achieve your dreams and goals,” said Blythe.
“Now that I have that extra motivation and have my ticket booked, I’ll be running as many times as I can this winter.”
Lloydminster Public School Division run renamed after teacher
the race starter.
This year’s Lloydminster Public School Division (LPSD) crosscountry took place under its new name, the Teira Thomson LPSD Cross-country Classic.
She was a loving wife, mother, aunt, daughter and relative to her immediate and extended family.
More than 300 runners from Grades 3 to 9, teachers, staff and volunteers gathered at Bud Miller All Season Park on Sept. 25 for a prerace renaming ceremony.
E.S. Laird Middle School teacher Ryan Sklapsky told the crowd Thomson was the driving force behind the cross-country meet.
She also coached soccer, basketball, pickleball, badminton and track and field during her time teaching at Rendell Park.
“She was a loving wife, mother, aunt, daughter and relative to her immediate and extended family,” said Sklapsky.
She lost her battle against cancer on Sept. 21, 2023. Starting with today’s race it will be renamed Teira Thomson LPSD Cross-country Classic.”
There was also a minute of silence to reflect on her dedication to the school division and community members.
Race director Craig Blythe, the vice-principal at Winston Churchill School remembers Thomson as a long-time teacher at LPSD who taught him everything he knows about race directing.
“She’s a huge part of this race and everything athletic at LPSD,” he said.
Her husband, Glenn, who taught at LPSD for over 32 years and still substitute teaches, also came out to act as
Grade 3 to 5 boys and girls ran a 2-kilometre route, while the Grades 6-9s covered 3 km.
Olivia Bui, a Grade 5 runner from Rendell Park says she put in a little bit of training “before school and stuff like that” while her schoolmate Dezray Price shouted out in jest, “I’m faster.”
Eventually, they agreed they were the same speed.
Another runner, Wren Dolen in Grade 6 at Bishop Lloyd Middle School said she only had one practice so far and didn’t know what to expect.
“I don’t know, I hope I do well. I think it’s going to be fun and hopefully, it helps my stamina for the next run,” she said.
Blythe predicted the hot temperatures that day could be a factor.
“It’s going to be good for a short race maybe not a long one but it’s beautiful,” he said.
“It will be a lot of fun. We’ve got Lloydminster schools and schools from Marshall, Lashburn, Hillmond and the surrounding area,” he said.
Blythe says the run is all about learning perseverance, persistence getting some exercise and having fun while they do it.
“Our division office has been amazing to come and join us. All of the coaches and teachers are out here to make sure it runs smoothly,” he said.
One of the volunteers was Clayton Parobec, superintendent of human relations who said he came straight from work to support the run.
“The weather’s great and there should be lots of smiling faces and great participation,” said Parobec.
“Lots of teachers are here volunteering and several people from the central office came to lend a hand as well. It’s all hands on deck.”
Parobec’s race role was to hand out ribbons at the finish line to the top group of runners in the boys’ and girl’s races.
TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST
Rural M unicipality of M anitou Lake No. 442 PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEW AN
Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 3rd day of December 2024, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.
Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel
Geoff Lee Meridian Source Craig Blythe, the acting race director at the newly named Teira Thomson LPSD Cross Country Classic at Bud Miller All Seasons Park on Wednesday, has qualified for the 2025 Boston Marathon after several attempts.
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Border City Connects benefiting from run
funds to support Border City Connects (BCC).
Sept. 25.
Giving back to the community fulfils their Jama’at motto, “love for all, hatred for none.”
“In this society, we want to serve humanity as much as possible,” stated Imam Imran Nasar.
“This is one of those initiatives the Muslim Jama’at does to serve mankind.”
Additionally, the Muslim community, which has around 140 members, also operates other community initiatives such as blood and food drives.
BCC is thrilled to have been chosen as the partner for this fundraising effort.
Association, for their dedication to this meaningful event,” said Mike Sidoryk, interim executive director for BCC.
“We’re excited that this year’s event will raise funds to support the vital programs we offer.”
The hope is for the funds to go into the general account to support their many services, including the Border City Express, Medical Trip Program, Trisha Program and Safe Drive Home.
Everyone is invited to participate in the event, which will run at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 5 at Bud Miller All Seasons Park.
An annual run organized by the local Muslim community will raise
The announcement was made at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at on
“We extend our heartfelt thanks to the organization groups, particularly the Ahmadiyya Muslim Elder
Culture Days educates Lloydminster
Culture Days kicked off at Weaver Park on Sept. 29 with a variety of activities and learning opportunities.
The event happened over two days and was a chance for people to learn about Indigenous culture and history.
“For this one, we’ve called it cultural connections, a truth and reconciliation learning experience. We have knowledge keepers and elders presenting the teachings. It’s about coming and being
able to interact with the elders, with the knowledge keepers, with the Bannock makers, the dream catcher creators and learn directly from the source,” said Beth Bernard, event organizer.
The event offered the community a safe way to come together and learn.
“We partnered with the city and some other partners across our city to try and give our community as well as our schools a chance to have teachings, Indigenous teachings in a nice safe environment,” said Cynthia Young, representing Heart of Treaty Six, co-chair, and Lloydminster Catholic School Division.
For more information, visit the Run For Lloyd website or contact the event team at info@runforlloyd.com.
It was a hands-on learning experience for all ages. There were hair teachings, tipi teachings, Métis stories, cultural crafts, games, and a community art project.
Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendments
Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality (RM) of Britannia No. 502 intends to adopt The Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend Bylaw 16-2021, known as the Official Community Plan (OCP), and Bylaw No. 24-2021, known as the Zoning Bylaw (ZB).
The proposed OCP amendment (22-2024) would introduce agricultural policies pertaining to small farm operations (SFO) and guidance for implementation. A couple of zoning district naming errors would also be
The proposed ZB amendment (23-2024) would: define SFOs, add fencing and signs as a potential condition for discretionary approvals; introduce use specific discretionary evaluation criteria for SFOs and application requirements; deem compliant the number and area of existing farm accessory buildings for the severance of an existing farm yard site until such time new development is sought; add regulations for accessory buildings for a SFO use; add special standards, possible permit conditions, and regulations for SFO use; and add the SFO use as a discretionary matter to the AR – Agriculture Resource District (AR) along with its own site regulations. All lands in the AR District could potentially be affected as the new SFO use will be added as an option for development within said District.
Council received a request to allow small farm operations in the AR District so that existing farmyards that have been subdivided can still be use for a productive agricultural use with the potential for small scale retail and production for sale. Council is in favour of maximizing the agricultural output of the land in the RM and intends to add this use. The subdivision of many existing yard sites was also found to be prohibitive without requiring an applicant to remove accessory buildings to comply with the accessory building and floor area requirements for non-farm residential development. The proposed amendments would introduce policy, regulations, and evaluation criteria that would better suit the SFO use than the existing non-farm residential regulations.
Any person may inspect the bylaws at the RM of Britannia No. 502 office Monday to Friday, during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.), excluding statutory holidays. Copies will be available to the public at a cost, by emailing the contact below. Copies of the proposed amendments are available for viewing here: https://www.rmbritannia.com/p/local-notices.
Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM at the “new” RM of Britannia No. 502 Office, located at Parcel B on NE 23-50-28W3M (1/4 mile south of TWP RD 504 on RR 3281), to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed amendments. Council will consider written and emailed comments at the meeting, along with in-person representations. There will also be an on-line option for any persons that register to attend in this fashion. Only those who have made arrangements to speak on behalf of themselves or a group may be heard at the public hearing. The deadline for receipt of comments, and requests for in-person representation must be received by the RM office by Monday, October 21, For additional information, please contact the administrator at (306) 825-2610 or office@rmbritannia.com. Written submissions may be sent to RM of Britannia, P.O. Box 661, Lloydminster SK, S9V 0Y7 or Issued at the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502 this 3rd day of October, 2024
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MCALEER: Patricia (Pat)
Grace Lois McAleer passed away on her farm in the East Manitou District, near Neilburg, SK on September 15, 2024, at the age of 96 years.
Pat is survived by: her sisters, Louisa Poppleton and Edna Jeffrey; children, Edward, Colin (Verna), Brenda, Lorna (Robert), Roger (Glenda), Leona (Chris) and Curtis (Terri); daughter-in-law, Judy; 23 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, extended
family and friends.
Pat is predeceased by: her husband, Robert; son, Blair; grandson, Jeffrey; daughter-in-law, Anna Gerbrandt (McAleer); sisters-in-law, Frances McAleer, Emily Jackson and Alice McAleer; brothers-in-law, Ted Jeffrey, Dougal Poppleton, Doug McAleer and Alex McAleer; and parents, Edward and Lilian.
A Celebration of Life for Pat was held at Woodlawn (East Manitou) Cemetery Saturday, September 21, 2024, at 11:00 AM, followed by a lunch and social gathering at Neilburg Community Hall in Neilburg, SK.
Donations in memory of Pat may be made to Neilburg United Church Women's Group or donor's charity of choice.
CARD OF THANKS
The McAleer Family would like to thank all those who showed their support.
THANK YOU
I want to express my deepest gratitude to all my friends and family for making my 80th birthday celebration so special. Your presence, thoughtful gifts, and warm wishes meant the world to me. A special thanks to my wonderful children for giving me the trip of a lifetime to London—an experience I will cherish forever. I am truly blessed to have such amazing people in my life. Thank you all for making this milestone so memorable.
With love and appreciation, Myrna Fisher
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This week your likely to experience a strong urge for change. Be calm in your decisions and trust that the right answers will come at the right time.
TAURUS Decisions have been coming easily to you due to the experiences you've had the alst few months are you natural skills in strategic thinking.
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This week you will nd your communication skills at an all time high and working with others will be a smooth interaction. This will help you be more in touch with your goals.
CANCER Career changes have been on your mind. Get clear with what you are wanting in a career to avoid feeling the boredom again.
LEO New opportunities and projects may be coming your way. Be receptive and don't be afraid to ask for outside opinions.
VIRGO Your creativity is feeling strong this week and proposing new ideas will be preceived well. You'll be making large impressions on those around you. Be proud of yourself.
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