Vegreville News Advertiser - November 8, 2017

VOL. 70 NO. 45

67 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017

County of Minburn #27 Council The newly elected Council of the County of Minburn No. 27 received their Elected Officials Training on October 30, 2017 from Facilitator County Manager David Marynowich with the help of senior staff.

Congratulations to the new Council!

Standing Left to Right: Division 4 Councillor Clifford Wowdzia, Division 7 Councillor David Melenka, Division 2 Councillor Eric Anderson, Division 5 Councillor Tara Kuzio, Division 1 Councillor Richard Wagner Sitting Left to Right: Division 6 Deputy Reeve Carl Ogrodnick, Division 3 Reeve Roger Konieczny and County Manager David Marynowich

Viking RCMP investigates

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RCMP files from October 30 November 5 Dan Beaudette News Advertiser October 30, 5:43 Complainant reports that their truck was stolen overnight. Not know what time this occurred. The vehicle is still missing.

8:54 It was reported of an assault on a landlord from the tenant. The tenant advised that the landlord had entered their home while sleeping without giving proper notice. Neither parties were charged and both parties were warned.

9:54 Complainant called to advise that someone broke into their unlocked vehicle during the night.

The suspect got away with the victim’s garage door opener and some change. An unknown person at this time.

12:03 Members attended a sudden death. The death was not suspicious 13:25 Complainant reported that a person was standing in their house wearing a hoody. The male took off running out of the house. The only thing missing is an alarm controller and at this time there are no suspects.

17:41 Report of an abandoned vehicle. The owner of the vehicle was not answering their phone. The next day the vehicle was towed and the owner was issued a ticket by mail.

15:00 A school requested to speak with an officer about a student uttering threats against other students and making suicidal remarks.

Member attended and spoke with the student and the parents. This matter was dealt with without charges.

October 31 11:15 It was reported a male obtained 40.00 worth of fuel and said that his credit card was not working. The male advised he was going to get money and return. The male did not return and this matter is still under investigation.

16:00 People attended the front counter of the detachment to complain about each others driving.

Both parties were spoken to and agreed to leave each other alone.

17:19 It was reported that a tenant has been drinking heavily the last few days. It was also reported that the tenant was possibly driving with a suspended license. The subject was located in his room and spoken to about driving with no drivers license.

21:00 Several complaints were received about a vehicle driving erratically. The driver of the vehicle ditched the car and ran into the arena. RCMP attended the arena and located the male who was arrested.

22:27 Complainant reports someone claiming they were with ADT and requesting their password. It was determined that the person calling was actually with ADT and no fraud was committed.

November 1 4:23 It was reported that a vehicle was driving westbound in the eastbound lanes. The vehicle was stopped and the driver was spoken to.

It was determined that the driver was not intoxicated and was tired and confused. A 24-hour suspension was issued and the driver was taken to hospital for assessment.

16:07 Traffic stop found an open

case of beer behind that driver’s seat.

A violation ticket was issued to the driver.

November 2 1:13 Complainant reports a male attempting to get into his vehicle.

Patrols were made and tracked the suspect through the snow. A foot chase ensued where the suspect was arrested. The male also had outstanding warrants with EPS which were dealt with.

11:56 Complainant attended the detachment to report a person smoking in a business. Members attended the location and spoke with the person who was smoking in the building. The subject of complaint advised it was an accident.

15:47 It was reported that a vehicle had been parked in a parking lot for

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approximately a day and vehicle does not belong to anyone at the business.

Member attended and found the vehicle had been stolen out of Edmonton. The matter is still under investigation and waiting for IDENT to fingerprint the vehicle.

November 3 1:30 RCMP called about an intoxicated person that had smashed out a window on a trailer. The suspect was located and arrested. The suspect was lodged in cells until sober. No charges were laid.

16:42 It is reported of illegal power diversion. It stated that power is connected to an abandoned residence and run to the house next door. This matter is still under investigation.

22:23 Vehicle stopped. It was determined that the driver was wanted on outstanding warrants. He was arrested and released to show up in court.

20:00 RCMP checked a plate of a vehicle that was not a match. The driver of the vehicle had a bill of sale for the vehicle and the driver said he was coming into Vegreville to register it but just missed the hours of business to register it. When asked about insurance the driver advised they had not gotten any yet. The vehicle was towed and tickets issued.

November 4 21:49 It was reported that three males left the business without paying for their meal. Members attended the business and identified who the subjects were. RCMP spoke to one of the suspect parents who paid the bill.

November 5 00:16 Complaint of a domestic dispute. Parents are fighting. Both parties had been drinking. Member attended and this matter is still under investigation.

23:00 Traffic stop on highway 16, members noticed an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.

Occupants were arrested. The vehicle was searched and 5 oz. of crack cocaine and a small amount of marijuana was found. This matter is still under investigation.

For the week the members dealt with 92 calls for service. 3 were 911 calls, 3 were collisions with animals and 8 false alarms.

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The dumbing down of Canada Arthur Beaudette Opinion – News Advertiser This weekend I read Conrad Black’s piece in the National Post on Ontario’s falling education test results. He referred to an extract from the magazine of a branch of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF). It stated that the provincial average for Grade 6 math has dropped by seven percent since 2012/2013.

Of course, as was pointed out, everyone involved was pointing fingers. That is much easier to do than finding a solution after all.

Much like Alberta, a decision was made a number of years ago to change the curriculum. Even today, the Government website has a page dedicated to “Why Change the Curriculum?” as if we need to be convinced that changes are needed. Funny enough, Alberta site states “Other high-performing national and international education systems, such as British Columbia, Ontario, New Zealand, Singapore, and Australia, have already or are also updating their curriculum outcomes”. So, based on the information at hand Alberta Education feels that a 7% drop is “high performing”.

That’s fabulous.

Since scores are declining, it can’t be the teachers. It MUST be the curriculum. When that fails, what can be blamed next? The standardized tests haven’t become more difficult have they??

While upgrading at different junctures in my life, I not only took the opportunity to learn, I also tried to understand my peers and their thoughts. A simple answer we provided to me many years ago.

A student from China who was taking equivalency tests stated it in very simple terms. “The difference in China is that the Teachers

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want to teach and the students want to learn. In Canada, no one wants to be here.”.

Quote profound for a young person I met in the cafeteria.

So we’ve blamed the teachers. We’ve blamed the curriculum.

What about the students. I’d say that there are good odds that many students would rather be anywhere but in school. That is a failing of our society in general and not the system. Why is there not a desire and a drive to learn? Maybe we have watered down everything so much that people expect to be able to click on a link to get what they need instead of learning and understanding it.

Let’s not leave out the parents. When little Johnny gets disciplined and parents argue how little Johnny is special and not understood and then blame the teachers and the school system, what can be done? Don’t forget that little Johnny also needs a cell phone strapped to his head 24/7 in case mom or dad need to get in touch with him in an emergency. If mom or dad are too busy on Facebook or watching the tube to help with homework, then there MUST be too much assigned. Parents can share some of the blame as well.

Finally, our bleeding heart, soft, society is setting our young people up for failure. There was a time when you needed to learn basic math. Now there is “new math” because everyone has a cell phone so they don’t need to multiple 8x8 any longer... and many can’t. Have you ever been at a register and had to watch the painful process when a high school student could barely count change?

Thank you modern education! I was stunned years ago when I was told that students were allowed to have cell phones in class.

Really??? Is there an app for steadily declining grades?? Don’t forget the “No one gets a zero” fans. A teacher in the Edmonton region in the past few years was put through the ringer because he gave out zeros for students who did not hand in assignments. HOW DARE HE??? Imagine the crushing blow to a child who did nothing and then was not rewarded for it. Participation medals are common now too. I’m not criticizing the little kids who run around and have fun... they should... get all 20 or 30 of them on the field and let them have fun. However, at a point, it must change.

Here’s a news flash. The world is competitive. People win. People lose. At the end of the month, you get a pay cheque for being productive, not for participating. There are only certain fields where you get rewarded for mediocrity and failure... think Wall Street bailouts.

Maybe we need to shift to a system where excellence is not only rewarded but celebrated... on all levels. Excellent teachers should be rewarded and poor teachers should find new careers. Students who excel should be praised and allowed to excel, not held back to comfort those who do not possess the skill or the drive. I’m sure parents would like a bonus too. Maybe when students excel, they get lower tuition or like in some countries free post-secondary.

Education is one of the most important things in a young person’s life, yet we are dumbing it down and letting it slip away. It is treated like a chore rather than the vital ingredient to success that it is. If we continue down this path, we will end up with a system like the US (or worse) and the advantage Canada once had in innovation and knowledge will slip away.

The Conrad Black article is here: http://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-in-response-to-falling-test-results-teachers-federation-proposes-ending-testing Let us know what you think by emailing me at abletters@newsadvertiser.com

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Canadian business growth stymied by governments Red tape, rising taxes, tax reform, increasing minimum wages and other policy initiatives all smother business investment Philip Cross The Fraser Institute Persistently weak investment is a major reason why Canada’s growth has lagged in recent years. And governments carry some of the blame, having increasingly failed to encourage a positive business climate.

The importance of business investment to economic growth is widely acknowledged. Investment boosts productive capacity and embodies new technologies that raise productivity and living standards over the long term. In the short term, business investment plays an outsized role in fluctuations in economic growth.

However, despite the lip service paid to its importance, Canada seems complacent or uninformed about business investment.

Perhaps Canadians assume that investment has faltered in all the major industrialized countries and that our energy megaprojects would sustain capital spending.

However, even before the energy sector collapsed in 2015, Canada had one of the lowest levels of investment in the major industrial countries. As a share of gross domestic product, business investment in Canada stands around 11 per cent, second last among the 17 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries for which there are comparable data. This is almost half as much as investment as in South Korea, and less than the 12 per cent to 15 per cent prevailing in most major European countries and the United States.

The amount of capital investment each employee in Canada has to work with is less than US$10,000, the third lowest in the major industrial countries, ahead of only New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Americans, by comparison, have 60 per cent more capital to work with.

And this isn’t a new development. Even with the boom in energy investment over the past decade, investment in Canada has been low by international standards, especially in manufacturing and services where spending on machinery and equipment has been particularly weak (trailing even Greece).

In turn, low demand for machinery and equipment inhibits the growth of our technology sector, a major supplier of machinery and equipment.

The reasons for Canada’s low investment are complex.

Several factors should be encouraging more investment, such as low interest rates, high capacity use in manufacturing and an aging labour force. Nevertheless, investment lags across the country.

Governments have raised the effective tax rate on new investment since 2012, following reductions after the turn of the century. Large budget deficits and increasing debt promise more tax increases in the future.

The weakness in manufacturing investment has been especially pronounced in Ontario, which has adopted several policies that increase the cost of doing business there.

It’s a disgrace that Canada provides less capital investment to its employees on average than almost every other OECD country. Every federal-provincial conference of government and summits of business leaders should focus on this problem with the sense of urgency it deserves.

Instead, our governments seem to do everything possible to discourage investment. Governments are hiking marginal tax rates, raising Employment Insurance premiums next year, increasing Canada Pension Plan contributions, boosting minimum wages markedly (in Ontario and Alberta, with British Columbia likely to follow), introducing a new carbon tax and costly new labour regulations, and raising corporate income taxes in B.C. and Alberta.

Meanwhile, the federal government is considering tax reforms that further alienate the business community and tax small business savings. Even our once buoyant energy sector has fallen out of favour - the Energy East pipeline project was cancelled after innumerable delays and changes to the review procedure, foreign oil companies en masse have fled the oilsands, large investments in B.C.’s liquefied natural gas sector have languished after years of waiting for approval.

It’s no wonder business confidence among small and large businesses is plummeting. The Business Council of Canada found that 64 per cent of the chief executive officers of large firms say the investment climate in Canada has worsened over the last five years, specifically the growing tax and regulatory burden. Meanwhile, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business reports confidence among small businesses fell for the fourth consecutive month, with the fastest rate of decline since the 2008-2009 recession.

Any chance of an incipient recovery of business investment seems to have been smothered by recent government initiatives. By depressing investment, we dampen productivity growth, inhibit wage increases and reduce our competitiveness in global markets.

Philip Cross is the author of the Fraser Institute study Business Investment in Canada Falls Far Behind Other Industrialized Countries, available at www. fraserinstitute.org

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COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE

90 Years Ago – November 9, 1927

No quorum appeared at the meeting of the directors of the Exhibition Association called for the last Saturday, so business proceedings were held over for a later session, except in the case of the Arena, of which some disposition had to be made promptly.

A decision was arrived at not to lease the Arena for the season, but run it through the Association itself. Employees will be engaged and the rink conducted by a committee of the Association.

Racing with winter to get as much steel laid as possible before the frost clamps down on operations this season, construction gangs on the Whitford branch are working day and night. On Tuesday, the steel was laid to within eight miles of Two Hills and is being shoved along at the rate of two miles per day. It is stated that the grade is practically competed throughout and that confidence is expressed that the steel will reach the western end of the grade before construction stops. Farmers along the line are supplying loads of straw which are burned to keep the ground from freezing.

75 Years Ago – November 11, 1942

Put the chalk in the trough at the bottom of the blackboard, put the pointer away, hid the disciplinary strap, (if they use ‘em any more), donned their coats, hats, etc., and walked out, not to return to duty until the Divisional board comes to terms on the salary question. The teachers are gone on strike.

Congratulations to Norman MacNoughton, Ranfurly’s first local pilot, now on leave, before going East. Mr. and Mrs. MacNaughton attended the ceremony of presentation of “Wings” at Edmonton on Friday.

Threshing has been at a standstill, although a few are starting up again. John Dobko pulled in onto Cliff Baker’s place Monday. Cliff being lucky enough to have his grain stacked.

There will be no curtailment of snow plow work on Alberta’s highways system this winter, it was reported this week by Hon. W. A. Fallow. The minister made a statement after it was reported that Saskatchewan’s program will be curtailed. “All Alberta highways might be considered essential to the war effort, and certainly the are essential to carrying on of business of the province,” said the minister. He added that the program will differ none from last year.

50 Years Ago – November 9, 1967

The search continues at Beaver Lake for two hunters believed to have drowned last week. Edward Taschuk and Jack Kellaway, both of Edmonton are thought to have drowned in the lake while duck hunting last Wednesday. Their camp trailer and care were found at the east end of the lake and a 14 foot boat was found last Thursday submerged about a half mile from the west shore. At the weekend Edmonton City Police scuba divers cut four holes in the three-inch thick ice on the lake and swam in 300 ft. circles at the end of safety lines. They spent 2 ½ hours beneath the ice of the lake. It was reported, however, that the water was to muddy to allow a thorough search. On Wednesday of this week new dragging equipment is expected to be brought t use in the search for the bodies.

Warm weather on Tuesday hampered the searches as water formed on the ice surface and in some spots the ice was found to be dangerously thin.

A late report of Halloween damage comes from the Imperial Community Centre south of Vegreville where vandals caused about $700 worth of damage to the building.

25 Years Ago – November 10, 1992

Shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3 the general store in Lavoy was robbed by a lone individual who was armed with a knife.

Upon leaving the store the subject was seen departing the area in a pickup truck driven by another individual. RCMP units from Vegreville, Viking, Two Hills, Mannville, Vermilion, Wainwright, Tofield and St. Paul were alerted and the suspect vehicle was located near Viking on highway 36. The vehicle was stopped in a roadblock near Irma and two suspects were arrested. The two male suspects are 21 and 23 years of age and are from Ontario.

Two Vegreville area athletes are members of athletic teams at NAIT. Curtis Nykyforuk of Vegreville is on the NAIT hockey team.

He is currently enrolled in radio and TV arts technology at NAIT. Corinne Neilson of Minburn is on the NAIT women’s volleyball team. She is currently enrolled in the finance technology at NAIT. Alberta author Mary Woodbury visited with students from St. Martin’s school on Tuesday, November 3. She introduced her books to the students and also spoke about how a book is written and Published.

Letters Welcomed

One role of the Vegreville News Advertiser is to promote dialogue on various issues of concern to area residents. We accomplish this by welcoming Letters to the Editor and allowing various issues to be debated through our pages. All letters must contain the writer’s name, address and phone number. Anonymous letters will not be printed, however the writer’s name may be withheld from publication in special circumstances deemed appropriate by the Publisher.

The Vegreville News Advertiser reserves the right to edit letters for length, clarity, spelling and grammar, taste or for reasons of potential libel. The Vegreville News Advertiser reserves the right to withhold letters from publication.

The Great October Revolution China Miéville, a novelist I much admire, has published a history of the ‘October Revolution’ to mark its hundredth anniversary (which is actually on 7 November, since the Russians were still using the Julian calendar in 1917). It had an unusual effect on me. It made me question whether I was right about the utter futility of that revolution.

Miéville doesn’t have any illusions about how early and how badly the revolution went wrong; what he questions is the inevitability of all that. In an article in The Guardian last May, he quoted the lifelong revolutionary Victor Serge, born in Belgium to an exiled Russian revolutionary couple, who traveled to Russia to serve the Bolshevik revolution and was later persecuted and jailed by the Stalinists.

“It is often said that ‘the germ of Stalinism was in Bolshevism from its beginning’,” Serge wrote in 1937. “Well, I have no objection. Only, Bolshevism also contained many other germs, a mass of other germs, and those who lived through the enthusiasm of the first years of the first victorious socialist revolution ought not to forget it. Serge was insisting that it could have come out differently and better, and Miéville agrees with him.

Well, I dunno. I can remember sitting in the old Akademicheskaya Hotel in Moscow in the mid1980s, flicking paper-clips at the cockroaches and writing an angry piece about how much better off the Russians would be if the Bolsheviks had not seized power in late 1917.

After all, Russia had a rapidly developing economy at the start of the 20th century, about on a par with Italy’s.

I If the ‘bourgeois’ d democratic revolution of early 1917 had sur survived and normal ccapitalist development had resumed in Russia after the First World War

ended, Russians might be as free and as prosperous as Italians today.

Let’s put all this in context. For several hundred thousand years all human beings lived in circumstances of absolute equality. All our ancestors were hunter-gatherers who lived in small bands, rarely more than a hundred people and made all their decisions by consensus. There were literally no leaders, and powerful social customs blocked any take-over bids by ambitious men.

Then we invented agriculture, developed into the mass civilizations – and every one of them turned into a brutal hierarchy of power and privilege. It probably had to be like that, because these were complex societies where somebody had to make the decisions and enforce them. A million people cannot make those decisions by consensus, especially if they are almost all illiterate.

And finally, about two-and-a-half centuries ago, it became theoretically possible for mass societies to make their decisions democratically: they were literate, they had the printing press, and so they could all talk to one another. We immediately began to reclaim our old heritage of equality through revolutions, beginning in the United States and then France – and the Bolshevik revolution does belong to that sequence.

It was extreme, of course, but that’s because it aimed at full equality, not the halfway houses of democracies with ‘equal opportunity’ but huge practical differences of income and privilege that most of us live in today.

And most of us have concluded, partly on the evidence of the Russian revolution, that modern mass societies have to settle for what you might call managed inequality. The social, political and human cost of trying to make old-style absolute equality work is just too high. But you can see why Miéville rages against that fact.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Heavy Snow on Trees Agri-News Submitted While most trees and shrubs in Alberta are well adapted to winter conditions, having a sudden heavy snowfall when

trees have not completed or are just starting their growing season can be devastating.

“Alberta frequently experiences heavy snowfalls, especially in early fall or late spring, that can greatly affect trees and shrubs,” says Toso Bozic, agroforestry/bioenergy specialist, Alberta Agriculture, and Forestry. “Most spruces, pines, and fir have flexible branches and shed snow relatively easily, but coniferous trees often have their tops broken by heavy snow.”

Trees with a narrow vertical crown, like Swedish poplar, junipers, and many shrubs, and with narrow upright branching, are highly susceptible to damage from wet snow.

“You can very gently remove snow from them with a broom or a small pole. Don’t shake the tree or shrub as branches can easily break. If snow or ice is frozen to a branch, don’t do anything until it thaws or melts off.

Don’t use any salt deicing spray as salt is one of the most common killers of trees and shrubs in Alberta shelterbelts and in residential areas. Also, don’t use the heat of any kind to melt ice or snow. If there is no significant damage and the tree is still holding, let the snow melt naturally – leave the tree alone.”

If trees and shrubs are damaged, pruning is the only option. Bozic says that there are several considerations to keep in mind when pruning: Safety - inspect your tree for any power line contact. Look at trees and carefully inspect them from a safe distance. Stay away from the trees and call the power company to deal with them.

If you have heavy broken branches or large trees, call a certified arborist to deal with them. Broken and/or hanging heavy branches can fall in a slight wind or cold and you can be easily injured.

Do not try to use a ladder to remove

snow or broken branches. Conditions may be very slippery and you can be easily injured.

Do a proper pruning that includes three-way cuts of larger branches to remove the heavy weight of the branch.

Do the undercut first, then remove the heavy weight as the second cut. The third, final cut should not damage the tree branch collar.

Small branches less than two inches in diameter can be removed with one cut.

- Putting wound paint or dressing on the cut has no effect.

- Do not leave any stubs when pruning.

- Make cuts with sharp tools.

“Overall our trees and shrubs are adapted to winter conditions, and in the few instances where we get heavy wet snow or ice you may not need to do anything expect to monitor the situation,” adds Bozic. “Always keep safety in mind. Enjoy the trees in our winter wonderland – or, when spring comes, enjoy the fact that summer is around the corner!”

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Crop Conditions as of October 31, 2017 Agri-News Submitted Harvest is virtually complete across the province, with 98.6 per cent of the crops now in the bin (see Table 1).

While harvest in the Southern and Central Regions has been completed, good weather conditions over the last two weeks also allowed northern producers to make good harvest progress.

About 98 per cent of the crops in the North East, 97 per cent in the North West and 95 per cent in the Peace Region have been harvested.

Provincially, the dryland yield index is estimated at 97.4 per cent (see Table 2).

Dryland yields for the Southern Region have been below their 5-year averages (2012-2016), while in the Central Region dryland yields are in line with the 5-year averages. For other Regions, dryland yields were above the 5-year averages.

Crop quality was variable across the province. Provincially, crop quality for the top two grades of hard red spring wheat, durum wheat, canola and dry peas as well as malt barley are above their 5-year averages. Quality for barley number one and the top two grades of oats are below the 5-year averages.

About 86 per cent of hard red spring wheat has graded in the top two grades, up 10 per cent from the 5-year average.

About 85 per cent of durum wheat has graded number 2 or better, up 14 per cent from the 5-year average. About 25 per cent of barley is eligible for malt (up six per cent from the 5-year average) and 58 per cent is graded as number 1 (down six per cent from the 5-year average). About 54 per cent of oats is graded in the top two grades, down 19 per cent from the 5-year average. Almost 87 per cent of harvested canola is graded as number one (up five per cent from the 5-year average), with 10 per cent graded as number 2 (down two per cent from the 5-year average). About 87 per cent of dry peas are graded in the top two grades, up 13 per cent from the 5-year averages.

Provincially, both forage and feed grain reserves are estimated as adequate to surplus, with some producers anticipating a shortfall. Forage reserves are reported as two per cent deficit, 14 per cent shortfall, 68 per cent adequate and 16 per cent surplus, while the rating for feed grain reserves is one per cent deficit, 10 per cent shortfall, 69 per cent adequate and 20 per cent surplus

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Calling Alberta Deer Hunters

The University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is in need of your assistance. For the past months, research staff working under Drs. John Gilleard, Susan Kutz and Michel Levy have been working on a project funded by Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA) to try to understand relationship between livestock and wildlife parasites. The main objectives are: 1.

To gather information on gastro-intestinal parasite diversity in wild deer.

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Investigate whether wild deer have a role in the transmission of drug resistant Haemonchus contortus (barber’s pole worm) parasites between sheep flocks.

The study is an expansion of a current ongoing Alberta sheep parasite study in collaboration with Alberta sheep producers.

Our team is now reaching out to any livestock producers and University of Calgary faculty and staff who may have access to deer habitat anywhere within

the province to assist in the collection process. Your help will contribute to livestock and wild animal health in the following ways: 1.

Determine what parasites are in our wild Alberta deer herds and the use of this data to create baseline information on the status of deer populations.

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Provide Alberta Sheep producers with more knowledge regarding how drug resistant parasites may spread to their flocks to help inform prevention strategies.

Please contact Collin Letain at 403210-6678 or email cletain@cwhc-rcsf.ca for more information. We thank you, and greatly value your participation to any available capacity.

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Why Do The RCMP Follow Me? Sgt. Jerry Nutbrown RCMP Ponderings – Vegreville Detachment I’d like to inform the readers why you may have a police officer (or Sheriff or CPO) follow you in your vehicle. As mentioned before you are most likely to see an officer while you are out driving and they are also likely to be in a vehicle. There are many reasons we stay near our vehicles and most of those revolve around safety. Even if we respond to a call for service half a block away, we take our vehicles for very specific reasons and none of them are because we don’t like walking. Once there we will leave them running, again, safety-related as some of our equipment is in there and we may be using the vehicle as a booster for our portable

radios. Moving on.

But why might a police vehicle be following you? The reasons are many. The most likely reason is that you are going to the same place or into the same area as us. Someone in a VW beetle may do the same thing but you don’t notice as their vehicle isn’t plastered with decals nor does it have a light bar on the roof.

The officer may be looking at your vehicle to ensure it meets the vehicle equipment regulations to be on a highway and sometimes this may require them to get close. Maybe the officer couldn’t tell if you are wearing your seatbelt, if it was a phone in your hand or if your vehicle is the one we received a driving complaint about. So they need a better look.

As we have fancy computers in our vehicles we can query license plates. A license plate then leads to a registered owner and that leads to a whole host of possible information including any criminal records or current conditions.

But first, we need the license plate number. If the plate is old, has dirt, mud or snow on it, is partially covered by an advertising border, we need to get close to try and get the number correct.

And by the way, it is an offense for your license plate not to be legible and clearly visible at all times. This would include driving with a plate that is obscured by a hitch, hitch receiver cover and license plate covers. We do realize that we are now likely going to have snow for the next six months but it

is the driver’s responsibility to remove snow from blocking the plate. This alone is an offense and provides any peace officer a reason to stop you.

The Province of Alberta takes driving without insurance very seriously and this is a $2875.00 fine for a first-time offense. If you can’t pay the fine, this translates into 45 days in jail (and yes this does happen). This alone should show you how important following all the required laws and regulations related to licensing and driving are. We realize some people will get nervous with a police officer eyeing up their vehicle but, if you are doing everything legally, try not to mind us.

Now you know why we may be driving behind you. But it could be just that we are on our way to get some hot chocolate from the same place as you to take the edge of this early winter.

Viking RCMP Investigate Fatal Collision Cpl. Chris Warren Media Relations Group - RCMP Viking, Alberta - On November 1, 2017, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Viking RCMP, Fire Department and EMS were dispatched to a collision involving a minivan and a train at the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 14, at the Town of Viking.

A minivan was traveling southbound on Highway 36 when it crossed into the path of a westbound train. The lone occupant of the minivan, a 49-year-old male from Viking, was transported to the local hospital but was pronounced deceased shortly afterward.

Traffic was rerouted for several hours but has

since returned to normal.

All lights and crossing arms were activated in the roadway at the time of the collision. Police continue to investigate this matter, however, speed and alcohol are not considered factors at this time.

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soaps out of ingredients that were as natural, clean and healthy for the skin as they possibly could be. So, Randa looked around on Pinterest and started making soaps for her family as a hobby and then she wanted to show people how to do this. Randa’s venture continues to grow. Vegreville Garden Club invited and sponsored the free demo Randa hosted on ‘Making Hand Soaps’ at Vegreville Seniors Sunshine Club Centre on October 30.

A full-house of citizens attended.

Randa started the demonstration by saying that our skin is our largest organ and it absorbs things in the environment and what you put on your skin.

Her goal was to keep chemicals as much as possible out of her soaps; she has no hardeners, extra fillers, and does not use perfume in her soaps. Instead, she uses only pure essential oils.

Randa showed how to make peppermint/ rosemarie black soap where the main ingredient was activated charcoal which is very good for people whether it’s used internally Randa Dahr demonstrates how to make hand soaps from or externally because it natural ingredients. (Rosanne Fortier/photo) is a good detoxifier Rosanne Fortier that helps to bring out Randa Dahr was studying about a lot of the bad things in the skin and is unhealthy products in the soaps and shampoos very cleansing and purify to that we buy. She wanted to be able to make her own the skin.

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Killing the goose that laid the golden egg Mark Milke Contributor - Canadians for Affordable Energy With the cancellation of TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline - after the company spent $1 billion trying to jump through ever-changing regulatory and political hoops - Canadians should remind themselves where much of our country’s recent economic uptick originated: in resource exploration and extraction.

This was illustrated again, just before the TransCanada announcement in early October, with Statistics Canada’s recent release of key census data.

The data revealed how median Canadian household income rose to $70,336 by 2015, up almost $6,900 from $63,457 in 2005 or nearly 11 per cent.

The provincial breakdowns are even more revealing. Median income went up by $20,161 in Saskatchewan (37 per cent), $18,151 in Alberta (20 per cent) and $15,068 in Newfoundland and Labrador (29 per cent).

As Statistics Canada noted, “An important factor in the economic story of Canada over the decade was high resource prices.� The agency further observed how “that drew investment and people to Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador, boosted the construction sector, and more generally filtered through the economy as a whole.�

In contrast to these booming provinces, manufacturing in Central Canada took a hit. Incomes there barely rose: Quebec saw a modest $4,901 rise (8.9 per cent) and Ontario was a national

laggard with incomes increasing by a paltry $2,753 between 2005 and 2015 (only 3.8 per cent higher).

And that’s where a caveat should be added to the Statistics Canada commentary that “high resource prices� explain significantly increased incomes.

High resource prices - be they for oil, gas, lumber or minerals - help, but only if a province or region allows its

incomes soared by almost double that of New Brunswick. A lack of private sector investment in a profitable energy resource sector will do that.

Quebec provides other examples - of foregone opportunities and the lost potential for income growth - when governments say oui to Canada’s comparative advantage in resources instead of non.

loss of 300,000 manufacturing jobs, recorded dramatic increases in poverty rates. That includes London (where low-income rates rose to 17 per cent by 2015 from 13.3 per cent in 2005) and Windsor (up to 17.5 per cent from 14 per cent).

Some people would still respond to all this with the old line that Canadians should seek to be more than hewers of wood and drawers of water (a phrase that wrongly depicts the forestry and hydro sectors as backward).

That notion makes little sense because Canadians can and do invent, run and expand businesses in every sector, from high-tech, to green industries to tourism and finance, in addition to responsible resource development. But it’s clear from the data that resources are a critical driver of employment and incomes in Canada.

Insofar as politicians overlook resource advantages and hobble the sector with endless, ever-changing regulation, they ignore how what’s in the ground helped produce a dramatic increase in Canada’s living standards over the last decade.

To belittle or even attack Canada’s comparative advantage in resources is to neglect the positive effect this sector has on Canadian living standards.

Snubbing opportunities in developing natural resources comes at the expense of additional jobs and better incomes for the poor and the middle class.

Mark Milke is an author, energy analyst and contributing writer to Canadians for Affordable Energy.

Increasingly harsh and ever-shifting resource-related government policies are killing jobs and making Canadians poorer resources to be explored, extracted and then shipped to market.

The Maritimes mostly sat out the boom in resource prices because, for example, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick banned onshore exploration and extraction of natural gas.

That was unlike Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, in its northern region.

Unsurprising then, New Brunswick’s median income in 2015 was $59,347, the lowest among all provinces. It did record 15 per cent growth over the decade, but that looks less impressive given New Brunswick’s low point in 2005 and its still-lowest ranking today.

New Brunswick’s median income in 2015 was almost $8,000 lower than in Newfoundland and Labrador, where

Quebec missed much of the benefit of higher resource prices because of some local and political opposition to oil and gas development. But it’s notable that when the resource sector was allowed to thrive in Quebec, it did. As Statistics Canada observed, “several metropolitan areas in resource rich areas had relatively higher income growth.â€? They include Rouyn-Noranda (up 20.4 per cent), Val D’or (up 18.0 per cent) and Sept-ĂŽles (up 13.4 per cent).

The lesson should be obvious: One comparative economic advantage for Canada is in natural resources. And this matters not just for faster-growing median incomes but also for drops in poverty. For example, resource-friendly Newfoundland saw the St. John’s lowincome rate fall to 12 per cent from 16 per cent. Saskatoon’s low-income rate fell to 11.7 per cent from 15.2 per cent.

In contrast, Ontario, affected by the

Walk smart, drive smart Submitted The Alberta RCMP reminds all road users that traffic safety is a shared responsibility between motorists and pedestrians. With Pedestrian Safety Month well underway, police reiterate the importance of sharing the road to ensure your own safety and that of others.

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We all have a part to play when it comes to traffic safety.

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Pedestrians: • Make sure to be visible to drivers at all times. Wear lightly coloured or reflective clothing at night and brightly coloured clothing during the day. • Make eye contact with drivers in stopped and approaching vehicles to ensure they see you before you cross in front of them. • Phones are a part of everyday life but they distract your attention and eyes from the environment around you.

Put your phone away when walking or crossing. • Don’t wear headphones. Your ears can tell you a lot about what is happening around you. • Know and follow all traffic rules, signs and signals.

Being aware of the rules that vehicles must follow allows you to anticipate what drivers will do. • Never assume that a driver will give you the right of way.

• Use crosswalks when crossing the street. • Stay on sidewalks whenever possible. If a sidewalk is not available, walk on the far side of the road facing traffic.

This will help increase your visibility to drivers. • Avoid walking along highways or other roadways where pedestrians are prohibited. • Alcohol and drugs impair your decision-making skills, physical reflexes and reduces your ability to respond quickly in traffic situations.

Drivers • Look out for pedestrians at all times. • In Alberta, the fine for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk is $776 and four demerit points. The fine is the same for passing a vehicle at a crosswalk. • Follow posted speed limits at all times, especially in areas of heavy pedestrian traffic. This is especially important in areas with low speed limits, such as school zones and neighborhood streets. • Be mindful of pedestrians when pulling in and out of driveways – especially if you are backing up. • Always yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. • When approaching a crosswalk, reduce your speed and be prepared to stop. • Alcohol and drugs impair your reaction time, reflexes, decision-making skills and overall cognitive functions. Getting behind the wheel while impaired puts everyone in danger.

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Vegreville Speedway Wind-up Banquet and AGM never had any problems. There were five drag races held in 2017! We had more spectators this year and a lot of out-of-town racers. People commented that they really enjoyed seeing the specialized vehicles. There were attractions to keep the kids entertained and DJs who played music while the vehicles were racing. Food trucks were available. The election will be held at the meeting in March of 2018.”

Director, Myron Hayduk added that the winners can obtain cash prizes but the main thing about the drag races is the fun people have.

Below: Members and volunteers of Vegreville Speedway choose what they want for the supper.

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Vice-President of Vegreville Speedway, Sean Chilibecki, Director, Myron Hayduk and President of Vegreville Speedway, Darren Berezan. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier Vegreville Speedway Social Wind-up Banquet and Annual General Meeting rode with great food, socializing and updates about the club at the Legion Hall on November 4.

The celebration began with cocktails and continued with a supper by Family Catering and Food Services by Doreen and Crystel Belcourt from Innisfree. The people claimed that the food was simply delicious.

After this, President of Vegreville Speedway, Darren Berezan called the AGM to order where he thanked all the people who volunteered and businesses that sponsored them. “Overall, the year was good. We

APCCA Awards

Kim Hughes won the Left Cart Horse with the horse named Jack.

Jerry McCarty is presenting the plaque.

Rookie Chariot Champion, Jason Waldner (accepted by Adam Waldner) presented by Greg and Cody Bell

Dan Beaudette The News Advertiser The Alberta Professional Chuckwagon and Chariot Association held their annual dinner and awards night on October 28, 2017, at the Vegreville Social Centre. Approximately 120 people gathered together to celebrate the 50th Annual Awards Night. There were approximately 50 drivers in attendance. The association, comprised of some local racers, are the ones that provide the racing entertainment during our local fair.

Plus the Vegreville Country Fair the association provides racing in several other communities around Alberta. The awards night is the rap up of the 2017 year of racing and recognizes the drivers that excel in the racing field.

Shane Cartier, a local driver with the responsibilities of Track Co-ordinator and Draw Committee member said: “We are hoping for a stronger and expanded season for 2018 with stronger competition from top to bottom.”

Chariot Champion, Marty Maxwell being presented by Daniel Dubuc

Shane Cartier won the Top Left Lead Horse with a horse named Sleepy. Jerry McCarty is presenting the plaque.

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Living Well in the Autumn Years Rosanne Fortier Ninety-seven seniors were enlightened and educated on topics at the Fifth Annual Living Well in the Autumn Years, Seniors Health and Wellness Day at Vegreville Senior Sunshine Club Centre on November 1.

Emcee, Natalia Toroshenko introduced local dignitaries who brought greetings.

Dr. Helen Frank said that as people become older, they don’t absorb nutrients as well and they might need to take calcium, vitamins D, vitamin B12. “You need to exercise to build strength in your bones. If you eat well, you might not need to take vitamins. If you aren’t hungry, a good meal replacement is Boost and Ensure,” Dr. Frank said.

Dr. Brad Olineck said the two most common issues as people become older are Dry Eye Syndrome and Macular Degeneration.

People should use eye drops and shouldn’t rub their eyes if they are dry. It was recommended to put a slightly warm cloth, stay hydrated, and have a healthy diet with plenty of omega 3.

Dr. Olineck said there is the dry and wet type where the dry form which most people have is not as serious or progressing as the wet form. If people notice distortion of vision, they need to go to their eye doctor right away because there is treatment available for the wet form. The risk factors are age, family history, smoking, uncontrolled blood pressure and cholesterol, poor diet, excessive sunlight and being sedentary.

Carrots aren’t as beneficial as green leafy vegetables to prevent or treat this and the vitamin supplement, Vitalux is good for it.

Program Coordinator for Rural Elder Abuse Prevention Coalition, Loretta Kroeker said people need to completely forget about minding their own business and realize they have a role in befriending people and preventing elder abuse.

It’s essential not to judge the person and ask them if they wish to talk about it.

Elder abuse can be physical, financial, emotional, medication, sexual or neglect.

Seniors should have a plan for their life where they speak with someone they trust about Power of Attorney and what they will need when they can no longer care for themselves.

If you or someone you know is abused and in immediate danger, call 911. If not, call the Family Violence Info Line at 310-1818.

A hearty and delightful meal created by Dwayne Hlady and the Sunshine Club was given next.

Carol Lynn Babiuk and Joanne Stewart from AHS presented a short skit on how to get up after a fall. They showed not to get up quickly and if it hurts to call using Lifeline or a telephone, find something sturdy and roll onto your side, turning your head, shoulders, hips, and then your leg.

After this, push your upper body up, rise slowly onto your hands and knees and crawl to something sturdy you can hold on to and then slide one foot forward so it is flat on the floor.

Later, keep the other leg bend with your knee on the floor, rise slowly and turn your body to sit in the chair and sit for a few minutes before trying to do anything else.

Alberta Supports presented a session on the programs they offer for all ages

Orest and Alice Fodchuk speak on the seniors’ homes they lived in. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

This event was hosted by VegMin Learning Society, Vegreville and District FCSS, Alberta Health Services and Senior Citizens Sunshine Club.

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Tower Tack and Western Wear Grand Opening On November 6, 2017, Tower Tack and Western Wear officially opened their doors.

Festivities continue all week.

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Carry: There could be any number of reasons the owners are so particular. Sometimes when forced to give away a pet, people suffer anxiety from the anticipated separation and hope requests such as these will help. Since the parents have a young daughter, they may also be trying to ease her transition with their guidelines. It may have been the daughter’s idea to request the new owners keep the names.

Cash: Although the interview and contract do seem extreme in this case, it is always a good idea to be careful when giving away a pet. Too many times animals can be given to bad owners, or worse, to someone who plans on harming

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Cash: Now since you weren't comfortable with the conditions, it was a good idea to pass on the offer. After all, if you committed to the turtles for 30+ years, you would be bringing them to your daughter's wedding!

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In fact, the US government banned the sale of turtles less than 4 inches in length in the 1970's. Before that time, red-eared slider turtles were inexpensive and readily available in most pet stores. However, many of these turtles suffered from neglect, often living in a bowl with no filtration system and no room to grow.

Their small size also made them more likely to fit in a child's mouth and spread Salmonella infections.

My best friends are about ten years older than my wife and I. As we all had kids and got older, we learned to take things easier than when we were younger.

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Canine Comfort To Help Protect Paramedics AHS News Submitted Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services (AHS EMS) is enlisting some four-legged help to support paramedics experiencing psychological stress.

Delray is an accredited facility dog trained to provide comfort and support for people experiencing psychological stress. Animal contact has been shown to trigger the production of oxytocin in the body, which lowers stress by reducing blood pressure and cortisol levels.

As part of AHS EMS’ new Psychological Awareness and Wellness Support (PAWS) program, the three-year-old black lab and his handler, Erica Olson, will visit EMS staff at their stations following traumatic calls.

The PAWS team will also make regular station visits to maintain morale, promote mental wellness, support members re-integrating back to work after taking time off for psychological injuries, and raise awareness about mental health resources available to employees.

“Our EMS professionals deal with challenging and traumatic calls every day across Alberta,” says AHS Chief Paramedic Darren Sandbeck. “The psychological impact is very real and we have made it our priority to support our staff every step of the way.”

Dr. Verna Yiu, AHS President and CEO, says the health and safety of staff is one of the organization’s top priorities.

“I’m incredibly proud of the leader-

Elk Island Public School Board Highlights Submitted

Violence Threat Risk Assessment Protocol On October 23, Chair Boymook attended the ceremonial signing to officially launch the newly developed Elk Island Violence Threat Risk Assessment Protocol. The Board looks forward to a productive partnership to ensure students and staff are provided with safe and secure learning and working environments.

Unaudited Financial Report The Board received for information the Unaudited Financial Report as of Aug. 31, 2017. The Division ended the 2016-17 school year with both its operations revenue and operational expenses lower than what was projected in the 2016 fall budget, resulting in a favorable variance of $4.98 million. The full report is available at www.eips. ca/download/114865 (see pg. 46).

Unaudited Accumulated Surplus The Board received for information the Unaudited Accumulated Surplus Report as of Aug. 31, 2017. The

Division’s accumulated surplus totals $23.68 million, which includes investment in Board funded tangible capital assets ($5.51 million), unrestricted surplus, operating reserves ($17.02 million) and capital reserves ($1.15 million). The full report is available at www.eips.ca/download/114865 (see pg. 61).

2017-18 Enrolment The Board received for information the Division’s Enrolment Reports for the 2017-18 school year.

Enrolment numbers were collected from the PowerSchool database on Sept. 30, 2017. In total, 17,150 students are currently registered within EIPS—a decrease of three students from the year previous.

Nomination of Chair and Vice-Chair The Board held an organizational meeting, which included nominations and elections for the Chair and Vice-Chair positions. For the 2017-18 school year, trustee Trina Boymook was acclaimed the Chair and trustee Heather Wall was elected the Vice-Chair. Both individuals will lead the Board of Trustees throughout the 2017-18 school year.

ship demonstrated by Chief Sandbeck and his EMS team in the area of psychological health and safety,” says Dr. Yiu. “We will continue to support their work to ensure staff has access to the right help if and when they need it.”

The PAWS program was identified by the EMS Psychological Health and Safety Committee as an effective resource for staff using proven animal engagement techniques supported by specialized training through PADS, one of Canada’s leaders in the breeding, raising, training and supporting certified assistance dogs.

“PADS is proud to be partnering with Alberta Health Services on the PAWS program, Delray is the first placement of this kind in Canada, providing dedicated support to first responders.” says Laura Watamanuk, PADS Executive Director. “He was specifically chosen for the role for his ability to bring both joyful enthusiasm and gentle sensitivity as needs demand. He is a dog that is intuitively drawn into situations where individuals are experiencing strong emotions.”

“For years we have known that specially-trained canines like Delray have a unique and instinctive capacity to comfort those in distress,” says Associate Minister Brandy Payne.

“Delray is going to be an important part of the team and will help our EMS members deal with the trauma they witness every day.”

Delray is provided to AHS EMS through a partnership with PADS. The EMS Foundation has donated $50,000 for the purchase of an SUV, modified to ensure the safe transport of the PAWS team.

“The EMS Foundation was created in order to give back to our paramedics in a meaningful way,” says EMS Foundation Board Chair Chris Salmon. “Our caring for staff goes beyond the uniform. It’s about the people and their families behind those uniforms, which is why we are immensely proud to support this program.”

PAWS will initially be based in the Central Zone. AHS EMS will monitor the program for 12 to 18 months to determine how it can be appropriately expanded to support EMS staff in all zones

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Tributes MEMORIAM

OBITUARY

BIRTHS

It’s a Boy Grandparents Jerry & Irene Palsatt, Sandy and Dale Oberg, Arlene Daren & great-grandmother Nettie Zaleschuk are excited to announce the birth of their grandson Dexter Dale Steve Oberg who was born in Camrose on September 22, 2017. Dexter weighed 9 lbs. 4 oz. & was 22 inches long. Very excited & proud parents are Kerry & Dallas Oberg from Forestburg, Alberta.

Mary P. Kit In loving memory of our loving mother and grandmother who passed away on November 12, 2016.

You gave us many things in life Gifts both great and small But most of all you gave us love The greatest gift of all.

No longer in our lives to share But in our hearts you’re always there.

A bouquet of beautiful memories Sprayed with a million tears Wishing God could have spared you If just a few more years.

She was a mother so very rare Content in her home and always there.

On earth she toiled, in Heaven she rests God bless you mother you were the best.

Remembering you is easy.

We do it every day.

It’s just the pain of losing you That never goes away.

Lovingly remembered so sadly missed by all your children and grandchildren.

HAMALIUK, Terry (Taras) It’s with very heavy hearts, that we, the family, announce the passing of Terry Hamaliuk on November 3, 2017 at the St. Joseph’s General Hospital in Vegreville, Alberta.

Terry was born on March 11, 1941 to John & Mary Hamaliuk on the family farm near Hairy Hill, Alberta.

Terry will be deeply missed and forever in the hearts of his children Cheryl (Ron), Todd (Kathleen), Wesley (Monica), Gerry’s children Shelley (Doug), Dean (Sherri), grandchildren, great grandchildren, his mother Mary, sisters Liz and Olivia (Norman), nieces and nephews.

Terry was predeceased by his wife Gerry, his father John, brother Stanley and sisters Marlene & Shirley.

The family wishes to express a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Hollins and the wonderful caring nursing staff at St. Joseph’s General Hospital. Respecting Terry’s wishes there will be no service. Donations in memory of Terry may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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PAWLUK, Paul (Michael) June 23, 1961 - November 7, 2007 In loving memory of Paul (Michael) Pawluk Our lives go on without you And nothing is the same, We try to hide our heartache When someone speaks your name.

Sad are the hearts that loved you, Silent are the tears that fall, Living our lives without you Is the hardest part of all.

You did so many things for us, Your heart always kind and true, And when we needed someone most, We could always count on you.

The special years will not return When we were all together, But with the love within our hearts, You will walk with us forever.

Sadly missed, ever remembered, We love you forever and always, Mother Marie, Sisters, Mildred (Ken), Marilynn and Family, Marian and Family, Brother Marvin (Carol) and Aunty Josephine and Families

ROPCHAN, Lorraine It is with great sadness that we announce that on November 3, 2017 Lorraine Ropchan of Lamont, formally of Edmonton passed away at the age of 80 years.

Lorraine will be sadly missed and forever remembered by her loving sons, Brian of Edmonton and Darrin of Andrew. She is also survived by 3 sisters, Hertha (Hugo) Witzski of Edmonton, Elsie Penner of Edmonton and Jan (Butch) Beaupre of Vernon, BC and numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by husband, William (Bill); parents, Adolf and Olga Polzin; brothers, Eric, Arthur and sister, Martha. Those wishing to pay their respects may do so on Friday, November 10 at 11:00 am to 12:30 pm with funeral to follow at 1:00 pm at Hainstock’s Funeral Home 9810-34 ave with Reverend Ed Fuellbrandt officiating. Interment to follow in South Haven Cemetery. In lieu of floral tributes, donations made to the charity of one’s choice.

Expressions of sympathy can be forwarded to the family via the website, www.hainstockedmonton.com Hainstock’s Funeral Home & Crematorium 780-440-2999 Honoured Provider of Dignity Memorial.

9-year-old Jacob Thompson asks for cards to help celebrate his ‘last Christmas’ early. After nine-yearold Jacob Thompson was hospitalized in October after a fouryear battle with Stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma, doctors told his family that he likely had just one month to

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AHS Heading in the Wrong Direction Friends of Medicare Submitted

Friends of Medicare are calling for a reversal of the AHS decision to terminate services at the Edmonton Regional Fertility and Women’s Endocrine Clinic at Edmonton’s Lois Hole Hospital.

News broke November 2 via Twitter that the clinic will no longer offer services such as Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), as well as donor eggs and sperm programs. Patients will now be referred to private clinics in Edmonton or Calgary for those services.

“With the services ending in February, the Ministry of Health has time to reverse this decision, and they should,” said Executive Director Sandra Azocar. “The clinic at the Lois Hole Hospital is one of the last of two public academic IVF centers in all of Canada. Instead of ending the services, they should keep them in the hospital and begin covering IVF as a publicly insured service, which could

save the health system as much as $100 million per year. That money could then be reinvested in improved services.”

Friends of Medicare raised the alarm in January 2016 over the opening of a private fertility clinic and the possible loss of services in the valuable public research clinic. The clinic provides access to gynaecologic reproductive endocrinology (GREI) teaching to the University. The clinic is also known to have trained more IVF specialists at the University of Alberta in the last 10 years than any other university in Canada.

“We are disappointed to see this happening, as we raised concerns about the costs and ethics of private fertility clinics which we believe remain unaddressed. Alberta’s NDP Government ran on a platform to “end the PCs costly experiments in privatization”, and this decision goes against that promise,” added Azocar.

Costs to patients in the public clinic are limited on

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a cost recovery basis to the hospital. Private clinics are allowed to offer those services at a higher cost, adding unnecessary cost barriers to those accessing reproductive health.

The Calgary Herald reported in 2014 that when issues arose at Calgary’s private fertility clinic over the clinics insistence on using only donors of the same ethnicity, as well as confusing issues around access to egg donors, the Herald found that “Neither the government nor the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta has jurisdiction over private clinic policies.”

“Alberta Health Services needs to rethink this decision, and the Ministry of Health needs to ensure Albertan’s that we will stop seeing services offered under public delivery sent to private providers,” continued Azocar. “Public research institutions and services that should be covered as part of our public health care system should not be sent to an under-regulated private market.”

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Vegreville proclaims National Addictions Awareness Week

Veg Al-Drug Program Manager, Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage, Mayor Tim MacPhee, Elks Trustee, Bernie Florkow.

Back row-Left-to-right) Constable. J, Victim Services Manager, Jenny Cooper, Supervisor for Parent Link Centre, Jennifer Maiko, FCSS Assisted Manager, Theresa Bernardo, Co-chair of Vegreville Cares Coalition, Brad Dahr, Corporal, Leigh Drinkwater. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier On November 7, Vegreville Mayor, Tim MacPhee with community partners proclaimed National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) on November 12-18, 2017 for the Town of Vegreville at Council Chambers as Veg Al Drug Society stated that each year, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) joins organizations across the country in observing NAAW. Led nationally by CCSA, NAAW highlights issues and solutions to help address alcohol and other drug-related harm and provides an opportunity for Canadians to learn about prevention, talk about treatment and recovery, and bring forward solutions for change.

The theme for NAAW 2017 is Words Matter and will focus on how the use of stigmatizing language can perpetuate false and harmful myths around substance use, and act as a barrier to recovery.

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National Addiction Awareness Week (NAAW) National Addiction Awareness Week (NAAW) is a national week (November 12-18) recognized by Canadians across the country.

Every year Albertans participate in NAAW in their local communities with the goal of providing information and promoting activities that increase the awareness of substance use problems and the range of services available in the province - including information, prevention and treatment services.

NAAW is also a week to celebrate and recognize the capacity of our communities and individuals who work together every year to support and encourage addiction-free lifestyles.

This year, the theme is Words Matter, and focuses on how the use of stigmatizing language can perpetuate false and harmful myths around substance use, and act as a barrier to recovery.

To help individuals, community groups, schools and businesses across the province in hopes of reducing addictions, AHS has created an online Addiction Prevention Toolkit. To view the toolkit visit: http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/info/ Page14610.aspx.

The toolkit includes tips for building healthy relationships and positive behaviours for individuals, parents, communities, families, schools, and workplaces.

Here are some small actions you can take to make a big difference • Know the facts. Educate yourself about substance use problems—what can bring them on, who is more likely to develop problems, and how to prevent or reduce the severity of problems.

• Be aware of your attitudes and behavior. See people as unique human beings, not as labels or stereotypes.

• Choose your words carefully. Use accurate and sensitive words when talking about people with substance use problems. For example, speak about “people with substance use disorders” rather than an “addicts”.

• Educate others. Challenge myths and stereotypes.

• Focus on the positive. People with substance use problems make valuable contributions to society. Their health problems don’t define them or their worth.

• Support people. Treat people who have substance use problems with dignity and respect.

• Include everyone. People with substance use problems have a right to take an equal part in society.

It is important to know if you are or someone you know is struggling with an addiction help is available. Albertans can get more information or help by calling Health Link at 811 or the Addiction Helpline 1-866-332-2322.

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Love Grows from that Haunted House

Above: A snowy morning on Derek Nyeste’s haunted house on his property.

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Above: Just a small sample of Derek Nyeste’s haunted house on his property.

Right: The hearse with the coffin inside.

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Rosanne Fortier Halloween can be decorated with love. Derek Nyeste knew this when he went all out to create a haunted house on his property as a means to have children donate food to the Vegreville Food Bank.

Derek said he started by growing pumpkins for the kids and his ideas to make Halloween a fun and giving experience grew from there. It was written on the funeral vehicle with the hearse, ‘Fill the hearse for the Vegreville Food Bank’. There were dolls that resembled the Halloween spirit in the hearse.

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RCL Branch No. 39 Veterans’ Appreciation Dinner

Guests from military-408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron Edmonton –(Left-to-right) MCpl. Caraiman, Capt. Inman, Cpl. Amos, Cpl. Villeneuve. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

President and Service Officer for RCL Branch No. 39, Terry Kuzyk and Rod Stewart present Caption Inman with a Ukrainian doll (natushke). (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Veterans and members of the RCL No. 39-Left-to-Right) Gord Rennie who is a veteran of the Canadian Air Force who retired as a RO, Gord’s spouse-Louise Rennie, member of RCL No. 39, Joyce Stewart who was in the RCAF in accounts 1960-62 and was a Leading Air Woman.

(LAW). (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier Veterans risk everything so others can have a good life! To pay tribute for Veterans’ Week to all veterans who have served or are serving, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 39 presented a Veterans Appreciation Dinner for veterans and their spouses/ surviving spouses at the Legion Hall on November 3. Everyone who attended received a free ticket for one of the 63 door prizes which were generously donated by many businesses, organizations and individuals from the community.

Emcee, RCL No. 39 Service Officer Rod Stewart called the event to order.

President of RCL No. 39, Terry Kuzyk welcomed everyone while he presented a special recognition of the veterans and said they are why we all exist and the RCL No. 39 will continue forever to support them. A recognition of veterans’ spouses/ surviving spouses was also held.

The World War II Veterans who attended were Earl Giffin, Alice Fodchuk, and Doris Lilian Davies.

Comrade Reverend Carolyn Woodall, Branch RCL No. 39 Chaplain said a veteran’s prayer about how veterans give their youth, time, energy, gifts and skills so everyone can live in safety and have the gift of peace. After this, she said grace.

Guest speaker, Captain IIona Inman from 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron RCAF Edmonton led the Toast to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth which was followed by RCMP Sgt. Jerry Nutbrown leading the Toast to Fallen Comrades. ext.

A bountiful dinner was offered next.

Vegreville RCMP and Community Peace Officers help themselves to the bountiful dinner.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Mayor of Vegreville, Tim MacPhee and Deputy Reeve for County of Minburn No. 27, Carl Ogrodnick brought greetings of honor to the Veterans.

Guest Speaker, Captain Inman’s address was about how she draws her inspiration from the remarkable men and women who have defended this country before she did and the people who supported them. “The year 2017 was the Centennial of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April, the 75th Anniversary of The Dieppe Raid was in August, and November marks the bloodiest of all battles of World War I, The Battle of Passchendaele,” Inman said.

Inman said now the unpredictable weather is Canada’s greatest enemy and this past summer, RCAF and army units spent a couple of months in British Columbia helping with the efforts for the forest fires there.

She continued to mention that the support the efforts of the clerks, chefs, and others in the military makes it possible for the missions to be fought and the wars to be won. Also, no one in the military would go anywhere without the support of their family members and the legion goes a long way to support them also.

Kuzyk and Stewart then presented Caption Inman with a Ukrainian doll (natushke).

Stewart and Kuzyk continued with speeches which echoed the same statement about how the support of family members makes the military’s and the veterans’ missions possible.

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William Schuster WWII Veteran Rosanne Fortier William Schuster is a World War II veteran who was born in Germany in 1930. William was only nine years old when WWII started in 1939. He said in Germany, boys had to take training for the army at 10 years old. At the beginning, the training wasn’t bad but after a while, it became really rough and he had to follow strict orders and commands.

At 14 years old, William was called to serve and fight in the war which William said was the age they had to do this in Germany. William said he was happy to go because he thought it was an honor to serve in the war and fight for his country. He felt he would be going on a real adventure.

“I got pulled into the war. We got together with the older soldiers (the seniors),” William said.

William comes from a family of seven children.

His Dad was a prisoner in Russia during WWII and his oldest brother was in prison also but he couldn’t remember where he was.

William wanted to serve in the marines because he was a person who liked the water but they said he was too short to do this. So, he served in the infantry. The conditions were rough. They had bread to eat that was as hard as a brick. They only had water to drink. William slept on the cold and damp ground outside.

“The war was pretty terrible to be in. There were planes that flew with bombs that kept flying over them. At first, I went to the bunks and later, I said if they are going to kill me, let them. I survived because I was tough. My dad didn’t feel boys should cry. Then the bombs destroyed a bunch of buildings,” William said.

William mentioned that he had many friends who got killed in the war. His voice became lower when he said himself and his friends had to find a friend who was dead. “They found him in a back alley and put him on a ladder because he was dead. When we

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World War II veteran-William Schuster recalls some of his experiences during the war.

took him up the hill, his head fell off and I agreed to get his head. That stays in my head all the time. War is so, so, terrible and it seems like we will be having another world war coming. They start with something small and the president pushes for it to get bigger and bigger.

“I went through hell during the war! The Russians asked me to dig my own grave because they were determined to shoot me.”

William was happy when the war ended. He got married when he was 21.

He would advise young people who want to join the army to go ahead because it will teach them discipline. If there is a war, it’s okay if they go because people should fight for their country!

William resides at the Homestead Lodge for a year now. He said his life is good.

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Remembrance day in Mundare On the 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month….

We will remember you….

Remembrance Day Service — Saturday November 11, 2017 Church Service at the Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic church at 10:30 a.m.

This service will be followed by a memorial service at the Cenotaph at 11:00 a.m. with wreath laying. Alternative cold weather site: Mundare Seniors Centre.

A light lunch will be held at the Mundare Seniors Centre following the services.

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Remembrance Day Vegreville - 2017 March from Legion: Legion open at 9:30 Ceremony at Social Centre: Social Centre open at 9:30

Vegreville Social Centre MARCH ON THE COLOURS O CANADA: - Last Post - Silence - Rouse DEPOSIT COLOURS RETIRE COLOUR PARTY: - Act of Remembrance We Will Remember Them Response: We Will Remember Them PRAYER: Rev. Carolyn Woodall, Branch Chaplain LAYING OF WREATHS RETIRE GUARDS WELCOME: Comrade Terry Kuzyk, President, Legion Branch No. 39 MESSAGES FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS SCRIPTURE READINGS: - Comrade Rod Stewart: Micah 4:3-7 - Comrade Fred Duckett: John 15:9-17 - Vegreville Muslim Association: Holy Quran PRAYER OF INTERCESSION: Rev. Carolyn Woodall, Branch Chaplain A VETERAN’S PERSPECTIVE: Captain Welby Thumwood

Form up at 10:10 at Legion Please be seated at 10:45

Step off at 10:25 Ceremony at 11:00

ALBERTA-NWT COMMAND FIRST PLACE ESSAY: Jamie Perlik OFFERING HYMN - Eternal Father Strong to Save PRESENTATIONS: Bob & Jean Kelly Scholarships: - Kaitlyn Melenka, Vegreville Composite High School Red Deer College, Bachelor of Kinesiology - Katelyn Salisbury, St. Mary’s High School Red Deer College, Bachelor of Education Izzy Dolls: Comrade Terry Kuzyk, President CLOSING REMARKS: Comrade Terry Kuzyk, President BENEDICTION: Rev. Carolyn Woodall, Branch Chaplain COLOUR PARTY RETRIEVES COLOURS “God Save the Queen” COLOUR PARTY RETIRES THE COLOURS

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World War II Veteran’s Spouses Rosanne Fortier Wars have devastating consequences and should be avoided at all costs was the statement that was echoed

by World War II veteran’s spouses when asked about their feelings and memories from World War II. Annette Yost’s husband, Henry obtained his training for World War II in Vancouver. They made a movie called, ‘Commanders Strength at Dawn’ from this time. Annette doesn’t know if the movie was released or not. After training, Henry went overseas to serve in World War II. “Henry had seen his friends get killed during the war. Once when he was in a trench, Henry saw his friend’s legs fly off and this affected him forever. After serving in the war, every time, Henry watched a show about the war and there was shooting, he crawled up,” Annette said. “It seems like the President of the States wants to start a war. This is very bad.”

“Otherwise, Henry was very loved by the other soldiers in his group. I feel it is important that we honor veterans because they were very caring men and women who put us before themselves and gave us the freedom we

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Past President and Sergeant of RCL Branch No. 39, Annette Yost reveals memories of her husband, Henry’s time serving in World War II. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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have today. I was always proud of my husband when he wore his army uniform. I was with the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 39 for around 40 years where I used to be the President of RCL Branch No. 39 for one year and I also held the position of a sergeant.

Member of RCL Branch No. 39, Gisele Weir’s late husband, Barney was a World War II veteran who was in the Canadian Arm Forces. “Barney really believed in peace and that is why he went to serve overseas. One of Barney’s buddies got shot when they were in the trench and he remembered carrying him out. Barney was right beside him. This made Barney feel bad and he kept thinking it could have been him because they were so close together,” Gisele said.

“Barney was taken prisoner in Italy and held as a German prisoner in Germany for about 16 months.

He said they treated him alright. This could be because Barney was German and spoke German. So, they thought they would get information from him but he was only a private. They didn’t have much to eat and mainly had to eat lentil soup. One night when they were on a break, Barney and his friend decided to escape but they were caught later by the guards.”

Member of RCL Branch No. 39, Gisele Weir’s late husband; Barney was a World War II veteran (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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‘In Flanders Fields’ Connects Young Canadians With History Jeremy Diamond The Vimy Foundation In my earliest memory of reciting “In Flanders Fields,” my legs are crossed and I am sitting on the dusty floor of a school gymnasium. It is the only poem that I really knew at the time and it is the only one that has remained with me more than three decades later.

This year marks the centennial anniversary of the writing of In Flanders Fields, the iconic Canadian poem from Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. We no longer have any veterans of the First World War still with us: we have lost that direct connection with their stories -- of the tragedy of war, of the reasons why they enlisted to fight, of the impact of the war on them, their families and their country.

But “In Flanders Fields” remains the strongest link between Remembrance and youth in Canada: at Remembrance Day ceremonies, the poem is most often recited by young people; it is the centrepiece of Remembrance Week ceremonies at schools across the county; it is used to explain why we wear a poppy to remember those who served.

A recent poll commissioned by the Vimy Foundation found that 80 per cent of young Canadians (age 18 to 34) could correctly identify “In Flanders Fields” as the iconic

poem written during the First World War. Moreover, nearly 70 per cent of this group could name its author, John McCrae, a figure 10 points higher than the other demographics polled.

This is encouraging. In a country that traditionally does not know its own history, young people are often identified as the main offenders. But this poem is different. It represents something that is ours. Written by a Canadian, learned by Canadians and recited by Canadians.

This Remembrance Week (Nov. 5 to 11, 2015), the Vimy Foundation is calling on all Canadian schools to help pass the torch of remembrance by reciting “In Flanders Fields.”

In only a few weeks, teachers and principals from every province and territory in Canada have registered their classrooms and schools to recite “In Flanders Fields” during Remembrance Week. Our goal of 100,000 will be reached by Remembrance Day. So, when you attend a Remembrance Day ceremony in your community, at your office, or in your school this week, I encourage you to take a minute to recite those 100 words.

On the 100th anniversary. And alongside those 100,000 young people.

Lest we forget.

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Halloween with the Oilers Karissa Makowecki Submitted

Oilers players celebrate Halloween by Vegreville’s own, “TSN Wrote”.

Athletes from across the sports world have been celebrating the scariest day of the year for well over a week before the actual day. Teams have their Halloween parties before the actual date because of how crazy their schedules are and we love seeing how creative our favorite players can get when it comes to costumes.

On Sunday night the Oilers had their team Halloween party and the costumes were incredible.

Milan Lucic’s costume is the one that stands out the most, and honestly, how could it not?

Makeup was done on Milan Lucic and wife Brittany, Cam and Kelley Talbot, Cate & Eric Gryba was all done by Karissa Makowecki.

Pictures of the make-up went viral Monday morning on several news stations, radio stations, hockey blogs and of course TSN. CISN County 103.9 wrote: “Let’s be real here though, Lucic, Gryba, and Talbot crushed Halloween this year! I saw a lot of Harley Quinn and the Joker costumes but nothing quite like Lucic’s. WOW – whoever did this makeup deserves a trophy.” And it was Vegreville’s own Karissa Makowecki.

If you would like to see the video of Lucic’s makeup being done on facebook head to Karissa’s business page Karissa Brynn makeup or on Instagram – Karissa.b.makeup.

Cate Gryba, Eric Gryba, Kelly Talbot and Cam Talbot show off their KISS makeup costumes.

Making a List and Checking it Twice!

Submitted It’s that time again. The Vegreville Christmas Bureau is making lists and schedules and plans for filling and distributing the many food and toy hampers that are given out during the festive season. Just like Santa Claus the Christmas Bureau’s elves are busy behind the scenes and just like Santa they have to be ready well before the big day. So the many volunteers involved are very appreciative of those who register for hampers early, well before the deadline of Friday, December 8, 2017.

The Christmas Bureau is fortunate in having the same downtown location on Main Street as in the last couple of years. Donations can be dropped off at 5127 50th Street during opening hours of Mondays 5-7, Wednesdays 5-7, Fridays 10-1, and Sundays 2-4. But also, all around town, there are collection boxes waiting for the donations of gently used outdoor winter clothing and new (unwrapped) toys for children and young people of school age.

The Coats For Families program offers winter jackets, hats, gloves, boots, etc for anyone needing winter wear. We also have a number of Christmas decorations available.

Money (cash & cheques) donations are used to provide the food hampers and gift cards (for fresh foods) which can be used at local grocery stores. Another opportunity for donating will be at the Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas Craft sale on Saturday, November 18.

Volunteers will be at the door to accept new, unwrapped toys.

Anyone needing information about the Bureau can call 780-632-8940.

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Remembrance Day Poppies, with Canadian Flag pins

By Dr. Shelly Whitman and Scott Maxwell Today, Canada is participating in multiple operations in the Middle East, in Europe alongside NATO and across five United Nations missions. In the near future our deployments are set to expand as Canada prioritizes a re-engagement in broader peace and security operations from the United Nations to NATO. As November 11th approaches we take time to reflect upon the cost and sacrifice of those who gave their life in the service of our nation. It is also an important opportunity to remember and understand, as a nation, the service and sacrifice made by our ill and injured Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families -- living with the physical and mental scars of conflict and war.

The costs of war are borne by all, from those on the front lines to the spouses, families and communities who serve on the home front. As such, it is critical that we focus not only on the short-term investment that a mission requires, but the life-cycle costs and resources requisite for any mission.

Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire recently released his memoir Waiting for First Light. In it he offers a harrowing and deeply personal account of the costs of war and how incredibly difficult it was to transition from the military life he adored to a civilian lifestyle that required new skills and new ways of operating to life outside of the uniform.

As a nation, we must become sensitized and understand the lived experiences of our soldiers. Moreover, we can further strengthen our nation and our world if we give a meaningful place and opportunity to those who have served once they step out of their uniform.

Dallaire found solace in his work for both children affected by armed conflict and in supporting the needs of veterans who had served Canada. As a result, he founded the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative

and became the National Patron of Wounded Warriors Canada.

The connections to his experience with children in armed conflict, combined with Wounded Warriors Canada’s mission to improve the situation of ill and injured veterans and their families, has proven to be a great partnership.

Through a unique approach pioneered by the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, and funded by Wounded Warriors Canada, we have paired the skills that soldiers possess and the understanding of the moral injuries incurred through Canada’s missions

abroad to create the Veteran Trainers to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers (VTECS) Program. This program aims to address the moral dilemmas faced by soldiers in the field through creating a solution that capitalizes on the skills veterans possess.

“Skills transition”, as part of the overall transition to civilian life spectrum, remains a critical gap for our veterans. While the need for mental, physical and financial supports are absolutely critical, it is often the skills that veterans have honed and forged on the bat-

tlefield that are not effectively translated to life as a civilian.

As many Canadian, and other soldiers, face children in armed conflict, they are faced with a set of the most horrific moral dilemmas in modern warfare. Such moral dilemmas often are credited with giving rise to increasing levels of post-traumatic stress disorder amongst soldiers. The key therefore is how do we reduce this possibility for both the children in armed conflict and our soldiers who are sent abroad?

While at first glance leading an armored convey in Kandahar and operating within a boardroom may not have much in common, they relate in many ways. You quickly realize both positions require and prize leadership, negotiating skills, and foresight to accomplish their respective missions.

This Remembrance Day let’s not only remember the battles fought abroad but the daily battles we should be bold enough to take on to protect children and assist veterans.

The skills accrued may not have been constructed in a traditional education and apprenticeship in business however they are no less valuable or needed. As a nation, we must become sensitized and understand the lived experiences of our soldiers. Moreover, we can further strengthen our nation and our world if we give a meaningful place and opportunity to those who have served once they step out of their uniform.

War has changed. And so should our approach to how we support those who have served. On this Remembrance Day let’s not only remember the battles fought abroad but the daily battles we should be bold enough to take on to protect children and assist veterans.

Dr. Shelly Whitman is the Executive Director of the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative and Scott Maxwell is the Executive Director of Wounded Warriors Canada

Remembering Canada’s Most Decorated War Hero

Each of the thousands of Remembrance Day ceremonies across Canada has its own significance, meaning and poignancy. But the one that played out in Toronto’s Mount Pleasant Cemetery had something no other could claim: a tribute to an extraordinary hero who for a time was nearly forgotten.

Under leaden skies and sporadic drizzle hundreds of people made their way through the winding roads, past the graves of the famous and the obscure, ending at the mausoleum where rows of chairs were set up for the event. At the base of the stairs was an unusual monument: two plaques mounted on an angular slab of granite, with what appeared to be the blade of a propeller pointing towards the sky.

One plaque had a picture of a seriouslooking young man in military uniform.

The other had an inscription: “William Barker, VC, 1894-1930, The Most Decorated War Hero in the History of Canada and the British Empire.”

The ceremonies had the usual elements: The Last Post, a reading of In Flanders Fields and the two minutes of silent tribute. But it was also infused with the memory of Billy Barker and what he did.

“We gather at this particular spot today because of one person: Lt. Col. William Barker,” said the keynote speaker, Lieutenant General Michael Hood, Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

With a class of senior grade school students listening, rapt, the nation’s senior airman recounted the heroics of a fighter pilot from almost a century ago.

On October 27 1918, only a couple of weeks before the end of the war, Barker encountered a formation of German aircraft over the Western Front. Utterly outnumbered, he managed to shoot down several enemy planes and break up their attack. His elbow was shot off,

he was gravely wounded in the hip and he crash-landed heavily, unable to pull back the throttle because of his ruined arm.

He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest honour for bravery. In all, Barker received 12 decorations for valour, including citations from France and Italy -more than any person in any branch of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Despite the lingering effects from his wounds, he had great success in civilian life, even becoming the first president of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

“I suspect he may be rolling over in his grave back there since 1967,” quipped the general, drawing some rare titters for a Remembrance Day service.

When Barker died in a plane crash in 1930, his funeral was the largest Toronto had ever seen. His remains were entombed in Mount Pleasant but gradually over the decades the memories of his feats faded -- until September of 2011, when a group of admirers erected the monument.

“Until that time, no one knew he was here,” said John Wright, Chair of the William G. Barker Legacy Group.

Every year since there has been a Remembrance Day service, “to honour him, both as an individual and as a symbol of all those who have served in the Royal Canadian Air Force,” said Lt. Gen. Hood.

Afterwards, school children and seniors alike crowded around the monument and pinned their poppies to the ceremonial wreaths.

The general made his way inside the mausoleum to see Barker’s resting place, itself festooned with poppies. It was his first visit, and also the first time an RCAF Commander had attended these Remembrance Day services.

“In the air force when we look historically we tend to think about aircraft and maybe it’s a bit in the Canadian psyche we tend to downplay the people and we’re trying to change that because we’ve had some tremendous leaders.”

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The Butterfly Effect

(Left-to-right) Come2Life Non-profit Organization team-Anita Trosin, Randa Dahr, Co-Founder and Team Coordinator-Brad Dahr, Founder, Noreen Moise, Chanda Mwansa, and Landen Blize. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier Guilt can help us grow because we realize we need to make amends but shame is the worse emotional wound because it’s the feeling that we are flawed and unworthy of having a connection with others. When you get shamed you need to have it stopped immediately and step away from the situation. Remind yourself that you‘re worthiness is intrinsic; it’s not based on achievements or failures at all.

This was one of the emotional wounds (chaos causes) that were discussed at The Butterfly Effect (A youth interactive emotional health workshop for young people from 14-25) which was presented

by Come2Life at Vegreville Pizza on November 5. This is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization with Co-founder and Team Coordinator, Brad Dahr and Founder, Noreen Moise from Edmonton, Anita Trosin, Randa Dahr, Chanda Mwansa, and Landen Blize.

Brad Dahr said their goal is to start a discussion about mental health so people can find help and healing when life starts to get into chaos.

Participants learned that the first emotional wound (chaos causes) was rejection and loneliness which everyone experienced at some time. Rejection doesn’t just cause emotional pain; brain scans show that rejection causes the same stimulation in the brain as physical pain. Be comfortable with who you are and don’t be influenced by what others think of you. It’s essential to argue with yourself when you have negative selfdamaging thoughts and tell self-criticism where to go. Maybe we perceived the rejection wrong.

The next wound was trauma which can cause an overwhelming feeling of powerless or shame. Left untreated, trauma can cause f lashbacks, nightmares, violent outbursts, destructive behavior and anyone who is experiencing these needs to seek professional help.

The next chaos causes were a failure.

People need to take responsibility for what they did or didn’t do and then they need to decide what they might need to do to overcome this.

Total chaos in your life can cause anxiety, depression, self-harm or suicide.

Things that can help anxiety are breathing exercises, exercise, talking to someone or doing something you enjoy.

If people experience persistence feelings of depression, they need to talk to a doctor or get help from counselors.

Otherwise, exercise, getting involved in doing service for others, diet or medication or other things can help.

If you don’t have good emotional support, it can lead to self-harm and if people do this, they need professional help. Before they get this, they can help themselves by discard which is removing the things you would turn to, that you use to harm yourself. Distract by talking to someone. Diffuse by doing something you enjoy or get away from the environment you are used to. Don’t expect to be cured immediately; be patient with yourself.

Suicide is caused by too many emotional wounds that cause chaos and not having someone to talk to or not getting help.

To contact Come2Life text 587-334-7572.

Come2Life team member, Chanda Mwansa listens to Co-founder and Team Coordinator-Brad Dahr speak.(Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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4-H Week Proclamation

Pictured are Vegreville Beef Club members Kyle, Ryan and Krystin Ogrodnick, Hannah Albrecht and Vegreville Multi Club members Caiden Steinwand, Chelsea Downing, and Abby Pritchard

Thank you

Vegreville and District FCSS would like to say a big THANK YOU to Vegreville Peavey Mart for their donations and support to the Community Gardens this year.

We look forward to working with you more in the future!

Rachel Farr Communications Coordinator - Town of Vegreville Town of Vegreville Mayor Tim MacPhee signed a proclamation announcing National 4H Week October 29 – November 4, 2017.

Friday 5:00pm Deadline For All Ads

Izzy Doll Donations

Martha Die brought in another 18 Izzy Dolls.

This is her third time contributing.

Dan Beaudette The News Advertiser The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #39 in Vegreville would like to acknowledge a couple of people who have continuously contributed to the Izzy doll campaign. These two ladies continue to contribute to this humanitarian cause several times. If you require more information on the Izzy Doll donations please contact the Legion.

Marjorie Rivers showing one of her many donations of Izzy Dolls