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Vegreville Fire Department Donates Equipment to Ukraine Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Kevin Royle started Firefighter Aid Ukraine when he saw they were in dire need of equipment. He’s shipped over tens of thousands of pieces of equipment and added 25 sets of turn out gear, helmets, boots, jackets, gloves, hoses, and stretchers to the list on March 19. “This stuff is light years ahead even to the new stuff they have when you compare it to our old stuff. We started the small packages program because of Covid restrictions it was very difficult to get large groups that we use to assemble
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In the front row from left to right are: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, Kevin Royle with Firefighter Aid Ukraine, and Councillor Jerrold Lemko. Back row left to right are: Fire Chief Chris Jardine, Andrew Firefighter Tracy Lupul, Mayor Tim MacPhee, Lieutenant Adam Denine, and Deputy Fire Chief Mark Lucas. (Michelle Pinon/Photo)
to package and clean and organize and sort the equipment. We have been finding target locations in the Ukraine for communities in need and we pair them with a donor here in Canada. So, it’s been quite successful. The equipment is shipped via air freight so we don’t have to worry about some of the other environmental concerns that we did when we shipped it over in containers. I’ve been working with a network of communities here in Alberta to try to twin and sister them with a network of
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FOR SALE BY TENDER The following briefly described farmlands located in Beaver County are hereby offered for sale by tender, subject to the reservations, exceptions, and encumbrances contained in the existing certificates of title:
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● NE 31-48-13 W4 containing 159.27 acres more or less, excepting thereout all mines
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● SE 31-48-13 W4 containing 160 acres more or less, excepting thereout all mines and minerals, being native cattle pasture with approximately 90% grass and 10% trees.
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The sale of these lands is to the terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned: · ● Seller makes no warranties or representations about the property's size/measurement, condition or environmental status. · ● Buyer is responsible for all costs associated with registration of Transfer. · ● Tender price shall be excluding G.S.T. · ● Interested parties may tender on one or both parcels. Unless the tender specifies that the owner can only accept or reject the entire tender, the owner may accept the tender as to one parcel and reject the tender as to the other parcel. · ● Tender bids in writing will be received by the lawyer noted below up to but not after 12:00 o'clock noon on April 6, 2021. Tenders should be forwarded to Andreassen Borth Law Office, Killam, Alberta in a sealed envelope marked “Laskosky Tender”, and accompanied by a cheque made payable to “Andreassen Borth” for $10,000.00, along with the tenderer's G.S.T. number. · ● The balance of the purchase price to be paid by solicitor's trust cheque or certified funds on or before May 6, 2021 (“Possession Date”). No adjustment for 2021 property taxes which will be paid in full by any successful Buyer. No adjustment for any surface lease payments. Any successful Buyer will receive 2021-22 surface lease rental payment for NE 31-48-13 W4. · ● Any successful Buyer will receive 2021 pasture rent due June 1, 2021. · ● Mineral rights, if any, are not included in the sale. · ● The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. The Seller may reject any or all tenders. Tenders will not be opened in public. · ● If successful tenderer does not complete the purchase after acceptance of their tender, their deposit shall be forfeited to the Seller.
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communities in the Ukraine. By selecting communities that have similar geography, similar industry, and similar population sizes; all these essential things. Your council here in Vegreville has been doing a tremendous job of developing their own with their sister community Kolomyia.” Royle said Lieutenant Adam Denine phoned to let him know about the fire department’s donation. Instead of putting the equipment in inventory, Royle said he decided it would go directly to the area around Kolomyia. This will show other people that are potentially interested in the program in other communities of the kinds of things that can be done to assist their sister community. Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk stated, “I met Kevin about a year ago because I am the Chair of the Advisory Council on Alberta-Ukraine Relations, (ACAUR) and part of the ACAUR’s mandate is to work on increasing trade between Alberta and the Ukraine and so Kevin came to me and explained the story about how destitute some of the departments really are when it comes to personal protective equipment and how they have come to rely on Alberta and Canadian and particularly, Vegreville fire equipment to keep them safe. They do a really, really great job, and I am really, really honoured to work with a really good friend and all the good work he does. I know it is very much appreciated.” Deputy Chief Mark Lucas said, “We had gear in our cold storage building since the last time we shipped gear. A lot of our stuff has been expiring and we’ve been replacing it as we go. So, we wanted
to make sure we didn’t throw it out. We know there was this program out there and we just wanted to make sure that we could donate and someone could use it. And when you partner with another fire department, I don’t care whether in the Ukraine or Timbuktu, you’re all part of the brotherhood. It’s good to be part of it.”
Some of the donated helmets. (Michelle Pinon/Photo)
Tracy Lupul, a firefighter with the Andrew Fire Department, was on hand for the presentation and to assist with the sorting and packing of items. She got involved with the organization a few years ago after hearing about it from fellow firefighter Ken Hamaliuk. She helped organize a successful fundraising dinner and dance in the community. Mayor Tim MacPhee said, “More than anything I’m just proud of the fact that we can move some of this used equipment to somebody who needs it. Hopefully it will get to our sister community Kolomyia and area. We are always trying to foster that relationship and grow economically together and these ties that we are trying to build. I believe it is a very good start and kudos to Kevin and his outfit going around Alberta collecting this stuff and getting it to regions in the Ukraine.”
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