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RCMP files from March 29 - April 4 Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser March 29 05:42 – Call to respond to several tractor trailers blocking the roadway on Hwy 36 near TWP 510. Members attended and supported with traffic control as tow operators cleared the issues which were related to road conditions.

05:51 – Report of a semi in the ditch on Hwy 16 near Ranfurly.

Members attended and assisted in the efforts to clear the roadway.

08:47 – Report of a break and enter to a business in Vegreville. A number of items were taken including electronics and other items. Under investigation.

March 30 08:41 – Report of an abandoned vehicle on RR140 and TWP 524. Members attended and confirmed that the vehicle had been stolen out of Edmonton. The vehicle was recovered.

12:06 – Complainant called to report an incident while serving civil documents, the recipient became upset and told him to leave. When the complainant was leaving, the recipient of the documents struck the complainant’s vehicle with a skid steer. Members attended and both parties had differing descriptions of what transpired. The matter was mediated.

12:19 – Traffic enforcement in and around Vegreville. Approximately 20 speeding tickets were handed out along with other infractions including driving without a license, license plate not attached, window tint, and others.

13:37 – Call to report a possible scam.

After listing an item on Kijiji, the complainant received a call from someone claiming to be from NL but working in the US. The caller wanted to pay by PayPal and have the owner pay for shipping. The client was cautioned that this may be a scam and it was recommended that he not proceed.

16:31 – Fraud attempt. Client called to report that he received a call from someone claiming to be from Telus Loyalty offering a deal. They requested his driver’s license which he provided.

When they asked for his credit card, he hung up. The client followed up with Telus who confirmed it was a scam.

March 31 07:40 – Report of possible theft of a stop sign in Vegreville. The driver of a mini-van was seen loading a stop sign into the vehicle. Members located

another vehicle several hours later.

Investigation determined it was him who had struck the stop sign and failed to report it, however it was the driver of a different vehicle that possibly stole the sign. The investigation for the stolen stop sign is ongoing. The driver who struck the stop sign was charged with failure to report damage to a traffic control device which carries a VP of $405.

10:32 – Report of a White Chevy pickup truck with tinted windows on a rural property near Mundare. The complainant did not recognize the vehicle.

The vehicle left. Patrols were made but turned up negative.

15:12 – Call to report that the complainant had borrowed his $100 marijuana bong to a friend who would not return it. He wanted members to retrieve it for him. Members informed the complainant that this was civil matter.

19:15 – Report of a two vehicle collision at Hwy 16 and Hwy 36. Members attended and determined that a 62-yearold male from Two Hills was trying to cross the intersection when unsafe. The driver had a suspended license and appeared to be intoxicated. However, the driver refused to provide a breath sample. The driver was arrested and later released with documents for court.

Charges of refusal to provide a breath sample, driving while unauthorized, and failing to yield when entering a highway are pending.

April 1 17:30 – Traffic stop conducted in Vegreville on a red Dodge Ram. It was determined that the vehicle had no insurance and no registration certificate. It also lacked the proper license plate. The driver was issued 3 tickets including:

Driving without insurance, (mandatory court), no registration, (VP of $324), and improper use of a license plate, (VP of $324).

April 2 13:49- Traffic enforcement in and around Vegreville. Approximately 24 tickets were handed out. Most involved speeding as well as infractions including driving while unauthorized, cell phone use, and others. One 19-year-old female driver from Saskatchewan was found driving while unauthorized (suspended driver), speeding, not having a child in proper restraint system, and operating with suspended registration (due unpaid fines).

22:50 – Traffic stop conducted on Hwy 857. A vehicle with five occupants were issued 6 tickets in total. The tickets were for open liquor, (VP of $120 each), high beams shining in approaching drivers eyes, (VP of $81), and failing to produce an operator’s license (VP of $243).

April 3 8:29 – Traffic stop conducted after a report of a dangerous driver in a “little red truck”. The driver advised he was getting his muffler fixed. The driver was issued a formal warning about his driving habits as requested by the complainant.

11:00 – Traffic stop on Hwy 16 for speeding. A black Dodge Ram was clocked at 160 kmph in the 110 kmph zone. A 20-year-old male from Saddle Lake was issued a speeding ticket with a voluntary penalty of $495. It was also determined that the driver had been drinking. The driver was charged for impaired driving under provincial legislation. The driver’s license has been suspended and the vehicle was seized and towed.

April 4 15:03 - Traffic enforcement in and around Vegreville.

During the week there were 155 calls for service made in total including: 3 false alarms, 1 false 911, 0 animal strikes, 3 Health Act (COVID), 3 wellbeing checks, 3 calls under the Mental Health Act and approximately 72 tickets from traffic enforcement.

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Easter Drive-In was an Avenue of Fun Times happy. We had the drive through where families could count how many Easter eggs there were around and then they entered this amount online where they could win an Easter family prize pack. Everyone who drove-through also received goodie bags and later they were able to have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny at the photo booth.”

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The World’s Biggest Petri Dish Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser - Opinion The race is on. Much like other races we have been exposed to, this one seems to be a race to the bottom. At one point (maybe even now), Canada holds the record for the worst vaccination rate of all the G7 nations. We are in the running for most spending per capita related to COVID-19. I imagine we are also pretty high on the list for government scandals (and Trump was in power for 4 years).

Canada seems to be in a race to claim top spot in the race for the world’s biggest petri dish. I will explain.

Early on in the pandemic (July 2020), Danny Westneat, a Seattle Times columnist, referred to the United States as the “Biggest petri dish in the world.” Back then he referenced a number of notable events. One, unique to the west coast was related to a volunteer group in BC that was monitoring marine traffic and reporting any boaters crossing into Canadian waters to Canadian officials. Westneat contacted the organizer of the group, George Creek, who stated that due to the then current state of the pandemic every American was seen as a loaded vector of disease.

When multiple US senators sent a letter to Canada requesting the opening of the borders, they were piled on by Canadians from coast to coast (to coast).

Jump forward to today and as vaccination roll outs ramp up around the world, we saw a chaotic spring break in Florida and the home opener for the Texas Rangers boasting a sellout crowd of 38,000 fans in the stadium.

Further South, Brazil is in crisis with 66,000 deaths being

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reported in March alone and an average 70,000 new cases daily compared to about 1,000 new cases average this time last year.

The health system there is buckling under the pressure and in recent weeks, they had run out of bottled oxygen in some hospitals to supply to patients.

Eastern Europe is getting slammed as well. Ukraine has become a hot spot with another wave of infections and subsequent lockdowns. Fewer than 250,000 people have received a single dose and only TWO people have had both doses.

What is Canada doing to compete? Well, Canada is currently 64th in the world for cumulative COVID-19 vaccinations per 100 people. By comparison, the US, whom we have arrogantly looked down our noses at, is 19th. I could list off names, but being in 64th place, we may not have heard of some of the countries who are doing a better job than us at vaccinations.

To up our game for the petri dish crown, we have also decided to extend the time between doses from the recommended 21 days, (Pfizer) and 28 days, (Moderna) all the way out to four months.

Because math is hard, that’s about 120 days. The Centers for Disease Control, (CDC) in the US has stated that if a delay is unavoidable, the second dose may be administered up to 42 days after the first dose. 42 days IS NOT 120 days!

We have been told over and over that we are “following the science” in Canada. So there must be science to support this decision.

Nope, there’s none of that either. The Food and Drug Administration, (FDA) stated in a news release that “suggesting changes to the FDA-authorized dosing or schedules of these vaccines is premature and not rooted solidly in the available evidence.”

In fact, Canada’s Chief Science Adviser Dr. Mona Nemer stated to CTV News recently, studies have shown that extending the interval between doses has had a negative effect on their efficacy, particularly in seniors. I thought we were past experimenting on our senior population.

Doctors groups have penned multiple letters in response to this new policy and two Ontario seniors are threatening to take Canada’s pandemic authorities to court. The charge? Medical battery. The two retired medical professionals aged 79 and 83 claim that their consent forms indicated a 21 day booster and that by now changing that, the government is in breach of contract.

As another wave of the new, P.1 variant from Brazil begins to ramp up in Canada, Ontario has entered another shutdown with patients in intensive care hitting a pandemic high. In Alberta, we are likely a few weeks away from another surge and people are definitely experiencing pandemic fatigue.

But why are Canadians essentially being used by our government as guinea pigs or lab rats? I have a theory behind our quest for the golden petri dish.

I’m willing to bet a shiny new 2021 loonie, (if we can afford to make any in 2021) that we are in the midst of a pre-election move.

Soon we will start seeing more ads about how great things are going with vaccinations. The propaganda machine is going to place its bets that Canadians are too ignorant to understand real stats and science. You will hear how many doses have gone out and the wonderful job we are doing. Everything else we will be told is twisting the narrative for political gain. Is anyone willing to take that bet?

Stating that you have X doses deployed while ignoring everything else is like a carpenter telling you how many nails he has put in your house, ignoring the fact that none of those nails were placed in the location that should have built your roof or your floor.

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Rose Kercher Retires After 21 Years of Service bank members and people in the community during the celebration.

Kercher said she started working for the Credit Union because when she was working for Vegreville and District Co-op, someone came in and told her they thought she would be good at working for this bank.

She started working for this bank on February 28, 2000.

“Over the years I worked as a Member Rose Kercher socializes with her dear friend, Ivy Beswick.

Service Representative, (Rosanne Fortier/Photo) Office Supervisor, and many years of good service to the bank.

Loans Officer. The best part about He appreciates everything she did and he working for this bank was the peowill miss her. ple I met and the relationships I developed with them over the years.

Rose Kercher at her retirement celebration.

You get to know (Rosanne Fortier/Photo) what they are doing Rosanne Fortier and the members News Correspondent share their lives with you.

Citizens visited Vision Credit Union in The challenges were havVegreville to celebrate Rose Kercher’s ing to learn how to do retirement party on March 31 after 21 estates and investments; Rose Kercher serves some snacks to David and Joyce Ziegler. years of service. to better sell the products (Rosanne Fortier/Photo) Kercher received well wishes from to your members with knowledge.”

As for retirement plans, Kercher said, “I want to exercise, garden, do some reading, and maybe take some road trips.”

Morris Dubuc who was enjoying the COVID-19 friendly snacks, said he has known Kercher for ages. She gave

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90 Years Ago – April 8, 1931

Lamont and Mundare hospitals are to be interviewed in view of making an agreement to take care of all rate payers and residents of the municipality.

The Canadian National line is to be extended this year from Bonnyville to St. Walburg, thus connecting with the main line at North Battleford. The contract price of construction is said to be one million dollars.

Sam Bender, genial new proprietor of the Capital Theatre, formerly the Vimy, is displaying a great deal of enterprise in redecorating the building. New machinery is expected to arrive in the near future, and the theatre will be ready to open on the date announced previously.

Elected to the Presidency of the Heather Curling Club for 1931-32 Mr. Clifton is already making arrangements for good curling weather next winter and feels assured of success.

The annual harvest of maple sugar and maple syrup is now well under way. Last year total cash value of these products in Canada was $5,250, 620. Most of it comes from the province of Quebec.

75 Years Ago – April 3, 1946

Further steps tightening up directives to manufacturers of men’s and boys’ shirts have been taken by the Prices Board to help alleviate the shortage of these garments, the Board announces.

Joe Girard, who was formerly employed by R.P. Spies, but enlisted in February, 1940, and was in active service for four and a half years overseas, has re-joined the firm now operating as the Vegreville Plumbing & Tinsmithing Co. Mr. Girard served in the United Kingdom, the Mediterranean campaign and the Western Front but hopes now to spend a long time battling with plumbing fixtures.

Research scientists in Britain are using penicillin to cure dairy cattle of mastitis, one of their most serious diseases, reports the Manchester Guardian. The results are “almost too good to be true,” says Prof. Scott Watson, chief education and advisory officer of the ministry of agriculture.

Canada will have to broaden her pre-war trade and commerce with other nations if she is to maintain her present standard of living, C. Gordon Cockshutt, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. This country was in a good trading position with South America. South American countries “are financially able to finance trade” with Canada, said the Brantford, Ontario industrialist.

50 Years Ago – April 8, 1971

Buyers proved the judge right last Monday at the Western Stock Show and Sale as the Grand Champion Shorthorn Bull topped the sale at $2,400.00. David G. Durie of Lavoy saw his Champion animal sell to W. Greenwood and Son of Sangudo.

Peter Slawnyk and Ivan Hayduk took over the management of the Alberta Hotel on April 1st acquiring the interests of John Kozag and Nick Radomski who have operated the business for several years.

Everyone should be allowed to deduct from income taxes the cost of the tools and property he must buy to make his living, Don Mazankowski P.C. Vegreville has told the Commons. He said the government’s white paper on taxation offers no solution to the problem.

Customers, old and new will enjoy the attractive surroundings of Chin’s Restaurant which re-opens Monday. Winston Chin proprietor of the business has made a marked improvement in is popular eating house with the installation of new equipment, the addition of a banquet room and a remodelling of the main dining area.

Vegreville was represented in Towns participating in a concert at Elk Point. It was pleasing to see Mr. Joe Dubuc being called up and honored by Elk Point and also asked to present trophies to charming young majorettes.

25 Years Ago – April 9, 1996

Vegreville will once again have a full-time fire chief, though he will have expanded duties. Town council approved a fire chief/safety codes officer/fire inspector position. According to administrator Richard Binnendyk, about 60% of the time will be spent on firerelated duties, about 20% will be spent on safety codes responsibilities and the rest will be spent on fire inspections.

Mayor Dave Kucheraway tries ice bowling during the Jr. B. Rangers alumni game on March 30. The second intermission event saw 10 people trying to knock down five pins for the highest total.

The grade one class of teacher Marlene Kryklywicz at Queen Elizabeth School in Vegreville were shown the fine art of making pysanka. Instructor Helen Shewchuk had each student finish decorating an egg with their name on it and then took them home for the final coat of varnish.

Grade 6 students at Two Hills Elementary School took a business basics course. Lana Carson, Debbie Coutu and Elsie Choban, for the Two Hills Treasury Branch taught how to begin and run a business

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Freedom of the Press? Not in the Era of Internet Censorship Jack Buckby

Frontier Centre for Public Policy In November, the winner of the first CanadaUnited Kingdom Media Freedom Award was announced by government representatives.

The prize is designed to promote free press globally and encourage other nations to improve security for reporters. It was awarded to the Belarusian Association of Journalists. The association from Minsk has won several awards for its work despite media suppression from the Belarusian government.

While I’m sure the journalists appreciate the award, the announcement feels more like lip service than a meaningful effort to promote a free press.

Andrei Bastunets, the president of the association, said that journalists in Belarus “have to work under gunfire,” and are the “victims of police violence and are sentenced to long-term arrests for their work.”

Honouring the commendable work of journalists fighting state oppression in a dictatorship is one way to make life at home feel peachy. But it’s a cheap and meaningless platitude when the actions of the governments granting the award don’t line up with their words.

Last April, the United Kingdom slipped to number 35 in the Reporters Without Borders world press freedom rankings, from 33 the year before. The

U.K. is ranked among the worst in Western Europe.

In previous years, the U.K. suffered as former prime minister Theresa May and former home secretary Amber Rudd talked up plans to discourage the use of end-to-end encrypted messaging and requested that big tech firms decrypt private messages on demand.

In the most recent ranking, the U.K. was hit hard by the serious threats posed to the safety of journalists in Northern Ireland while covering paramilitary activity and crime. The failure to establish a national committee for the safety of journalists – despite the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announcing it would do so in 2019 – didn’t help.

In June 2020, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms issued a warning to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after he excluded alternative media from his press conferences. The legal advocacy organization defended the rights of an alternative media journalist who was physically removed from a press conference on May 27, 2020.

That followed Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault proposing a government licence for news media outlets to determine who may officially be considered a media outlet. The Liberals soon walked back the shocking proposal, but talk of regulating internet content providers hasn’t died down.

Left-wing activists have long said that the free press isn’t really free because it’s owned and run by old, white, male billionaires. And perhaps this is something the left and right can agree on. It’s the reason the online media revolution happened, with alternative journalists creating shows on YouTube,

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Local Teacher Designs Wood Art Replica of Vegreville’s Famous Pysanka Michelle Pinon News Advertiser What do you get when you combine science, construction, and creativity?

Kendall Warawa.

He explains how the project all came together and some of the details involved in the design and compilation of the wooden masterpiece. “I wanted to create an exemplar for students, so I decided to make a Pysanka!

The pysanka now has a place of pride in the lobby of Vegreville Composite High School and is a gift that will remain in existence for the current and future generations to appreciate.

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A photo taken during the assembling of the replica.

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Kendall Warawa holding his replica pysanka at Pysanka Park in Vegreville.

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I have roughly 10-12hours into the making of this 2 1/2’ x 2’ piece, from picking up paint swatches at Home Hardware, to visiting the Pysanka to pick the correct shades of yellow, cutting all 434 pieces, painting them with a whitewash technique so that the wood grain would show through and then getting everything perfectly straight as I glued them into place.

A first for me with this project was bending wood. Normally in construction we are looking for clean lines and straight boards. But this time I intentionally cut a piece of wood and bent it around the outside as a border. In order to do so, I soaked the wood in water for a day to soften the wood and then used clamps to form it into the final shape.

It was a really fun project and I am very pleased with how it turned out. I am excited for students to draft their designs and create their own works of art.”

Kendall exemplifies passion, precision, and imagination. Those attributes and skills illustrate more than anything that anything is possible when you decide to be creative and resourceful.

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Battle of Vimy Ridge a Defining Moment for Canada Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Vimy Ridge Day became an official day of commemoration when the “Vimy Ridge Day Act” was given Royal Assent on

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Vimy Ridge Day will be held on April 9, 2021.The Battle Vimy Ridge was on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917.

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Terry Kuzyk, President, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 39, lays a wreath at the cenotaph in Vegreville during Vimy Ridge Day on April 9, 2020.

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39, Vegreville stated, “Among countries of the world Canada is relatively young.

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The battle of Vimy Ridge is one that stands out as a stellar success and defining moment: from our past. The sacrifices and achievements of over 100,000 young Canadians should not, and must not, be forgotten or ignored. It is one of the many reasons The Royal Canadian Legion perpetuates the significance of Remembrance and works so hard to have our history taught to all of Canada’s youth.”

According to the Vimy Ridge Foundation, “The message of Vimy Ridge is one of bravery and sacrifice. The battle, which took place on April 9, 1917, is commonly highlighted as a turning point in Canadian history, where the four Canadian divisions fought together as a unified fighting force for the first time.

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The battle began at 5:30am on April 9, with the first wave of around 15,000 men advancing under the creeping barrage of almost 1000 heavy guns. By April 12, the Canadians had taken all of their objectives, as well as 4,000 prisoners. The Canadians held Vimy Ridge. This victory came at a high cost as 3,598 Canadians lost their lives, and 7,000 were wounded during the four-day battle. April 9, 1917 is still the bloodiest day in Canadian military history.”

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Carbon Tax Punishing Everyday Canadians Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk and Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs reacted to the recent Supreme Court Ruling on March 25 uphold the federal Carbon Tax. “I am very frustrated with the ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada. Alberta’s provincial court said it best this tax is a “constitutional trojan horse.” It’s a no good, liberal tax grab, that taxes everyday Canadians for heating their homes, driving their kids to hockey practice, and buying groceries.

This tax was never going to curb our CO2 emissions, and it has had a negligible effect since it was put in place, but this tax takes from everyday Canadians going about their everyday lives. This tax means higher costs of necessities for everyday Albertans,

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In Alberta, we are constantly innovating and creating new cutting -edge technology to improve operations within our energy sector. We are experimenting with new carbon capture technologies that could drastically reduce emissions, along with our world class reclamation practices.

We respect our environment and we will not stop the search for new and innovative solutions to improve our world-class energy industry. We will continue to fight Justin Trudeau’s ‘no more pipelines’ Bill C-69 and the Alberta Tanker Ban C-48, and we will consult with Albertans and our allies before making our next steps.”

Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs stated, “I obviously disagree with the decision, and agree with the dissenting arguments.

But regardless of the decision, I remain opposed because the reality is it is a tax on everything that disproportionately harms the poor, and make Canada uncompetitive compared to other jurisdictions, and make everything more expensive for everyone.

For the average person it means that the government will continue to make life

more expensive at the worse time for no tangible outcome. And now as of April 1, after a year of major business and job losses at one Canadians will pay $10 more per tonne so that means increased fees of 33 percent on everyone, and this particularly impacts rural Canadians who do not have alternatives to paying the carbon tax.”

She went on to say, “This is a Liberal tax plan and not an environmental plan.

They are taxing Canadians who have no other real options. The Liberal carbon tax makes Canada less competitive and drives away jobs and businesses, while major emitters around the world carry on as usual and do not burden their economies or citizens with carbon taxes. It makes no sense to punish Canadians when our country is responsible for 1.6 percent of the global emissions. Families and businesses ae burdened with extra costs while rebates will never fully compensate them...

I think the climate has always changed and will always. Governments should focus on public policy and legislation that achieve real environmental outcomes like reduction of pollution, stewarding the land, protecting waterways and habitat, and innovation and technological opportunities.

Canada can and should be a global leader in environmental best practices, technological solutions, and as a provider of environmentally responsible energy and agriculture products and other goods.

Canada should not adopt policies that burden Canadians with extra red tape and costs, while also driving private sector innovation and investment outside of Canada, especially when the biggest polluting countries in the world are not imposing the same costs and regulations on their citizens.

Conservatives again put forward an environmental plan for the next election just like we had previously with the “Real Plan” to protect the environment.”

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Lorne Fill Receives Alberta Century Farm and Ranch Award Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Mundare area farmer Lorne Fill was officially recognized by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry for 100 years of family farming on the original Fill farmland.

The award was presented to him by Fort SaskatchewanVegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk on March 30.

Reflecting on the award and what it means, Lorne said, “It’s an emotional thing, isn’t it? I was just looking at the cows and realizing, and I’ve often thought of this before, “That you’re walking on the same land your grandfather walked on and so forth. So that’s kind of neat.”

The farm, located six miles west of Mundare, was first settled

by Andrew and Paulina Fill. “Paulina was born here, but my grandfather came over from the Ukraine in 1903. He spent 14 years or so in BC laying track between Prince Rupert and Quesnel and Prince George.

He gravitated here and found the girl he liked. He went to see her parents and they said, “You can come back and see us when you have some land. So, I think that’s why I’m here,” chuckled Lorne.

“They were married in 1919, but we couldn’t find any definitive evidence of them being on the land at that time. We had

Lorne sits beside the bronze plaque that was presented to him on March 30.

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some lawyer paperwork, but it wasn’t definitive. So, in 1921 we found documentation where they paid taxes. So, that’s why it’s 1921, instead of 1919.

However, in speaking with a cousin we feel that they may have lived with her parents for the first year or two.

Another big story of his life was that shortly after they got married he was

crippled with rheumatoid arthritis. “I remember when I was 7, that was 1957 his hands were all crippled, like he couldn’t hold a spoon to feed himself. He couldn’t barely walk. So, his wife had to do the major share of the work here.” The couple raised two children, Donald and Josephine.

Because Andrew developed rheumatoid arthritis at such a young age, a lot of the responsibilities on the farm fell to his wife Paulina, and later on to his dad Donald who assumed many of the duties when he was between 10 and 12 years of age. That continued into adulthood when Donald and his wife Margaret took over the family farm where they raised three children: Rose, Myron, and Lorne.

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century farm - CONTINUED from PAGE 12 ily tradition, Lorne said he could see the love he had for what he was doing and how it was all second in nature.

And you carry on and you carry on. There’s nothing left of Andrew and Paulina’s time here except those trees, the shelterbelt. Pauline planted those trees I’m told. In my father’s time there’s an old garage he built.”

Lorne said in 1984 he returned home from Prince Edward Island, where he had been working, to help support his parents.

“When I came home it was harvest time. It was the end of September. “The first or second of October we were in the fields. The rest of the neighbours had already finished their harvest by the time we started here. They were just coming down the road with trucks and combines, and nobody asked and nobody told. They just came and the harvest was done in no time. They heard dad was down and they just came.”

Neighbours also kept stopping by to drop off food for the family during that difficult time. “That’s the nicest thing about living in the country, it’s your neighbours.”

His father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and passed away in 1985. Lorne farmed the original quarter section as well as a half section on flat land near Beaver Lake. Lorne also developed rheumatoid arthritis and understands completely what it feels like and how debilitating the disease is. Fortunately, he has been on a special drug for the past 17 years that keeps him mobile

Lorne Fill’s Alberta Century Farm and Ranch Award.

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Lorne out by the pasture.

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and able to manage his cattle herd.

Lorne has loved cattle all his life. He recommends to anyone to walk amongst the trees where it’s nice and quiet and go and spend time amongst animals. “You go amongst the cattle who are so much bigger than you, and they give you all this respect. And they treat you like one of them.

Lorne’s mom lived on the farm until 2019 when she moved to the hospital auxiliary in Lamont. Lorne, now 70 years of age has been thinking about the next phase of his life. Since he has no children, it is not likely farming will continue, but he does hope to leave behind some sort of legacy. Exactly what that will be is unknown at this point in time.

Music has, and continues to be a large part in his life, and he will continue on with that in the future. While he doesn’t consider himself prolific, he has composed several songs. He sings and plays guitar and loves to be in front of an audience. He cherishes the time he spent performing at the Vegreville train station over the course of a decade. What the next decade will look like is unknown, but one thing is clear, he will continue his way of life and keep the music alive in his heart.

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Ask the Guys Dear Classified Guys, Last spring my wife and I moved into a picturesque farmhouse. I was convinced we had the perfect home until I got the electric heating bill from the past winter.

Ouch! When I bought the house, the previous owners suggested I use the wood-burning stove, but I thought it was mostly for decoration. Guess not! So in an effort to stock up early this year, I went looking for firewood, but what kind? How much?

Please help. I'm not sure how to "light a fire" under this project?

• • • Carry: Well, your situation is common among people who get their first electric heating bill. We call it the "electric shock"!

Cash: As you may know, wood is typically sold by the cord. A cord measures 128 cubic feet or commonly a stack of wood 4' high, 8' long and 4' wide. Logs can vary in length from 12 to 24 inches long.

The size you choose depends on what will fit into your wood-burning stove.

Carry: We had a friend who ordered three cords of 24" logs when his stove was only 16" deep.

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ceeded to spend the fall season cutting the wood.

Cash: We were afraid to visit for a few months for fear of being put to work.

Carry: Without knowing the size of your home or how well it's insulated, it is difficult to determine exactly how much wood you need.

Typically, a cord of wood will last a few months if you burn for about 34 hours every night.

Cash: The best kind of wood to purchase is a type of hardwood.

Hardwood will burn longer and cleaner than other softer woods.

That means you'll be loading up the fireplace a lot less often.

Carry: Among the hardwoods you can look for are oak, hard

maple, ash, walnut, apple, cherry, peach or plum. There are many others, but these are some of the most common.

Cash: Since you'll be using this wood in a few months, make sure anything you purchase is well seasoned or "ready to burn". That means it has been drying for at least six months to a year. You can tell if wood is seasoned by looking for cracks on the end or by knocking two pieces together. Well-seasoned logs make a sharp ringing sound.

Carry: Your wood-burning stove can make a big difference to your heating bill. And with the money you save, who knows, maybe you can buy yourself another one for decoration!

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The amount of firewood in a cord depends greatly upon how tightly it is stacked. In fact, every time firewood is piled, it can gain or lose 10% of its volume. Therefore, the legal measurement of a cord for sale is determined by the first stacking.

If a dealer stacks inventory at the delivery yard, then this is considered the first stack. However, if logs are delivered loose and you stack them, then that is considered the first stack. In either case, be sure you get the amount you purchased.

My husband is quite the prankster. After getting our last winter heating bill, we decided to install a wood-burning stove in our living room. Of course, my husband waited until I had an old friend visiting before he started the installation.

As my girlfriend and I were sitting in the kitchen, my husband went by with the wood stove on a hand truck. "Don't mind me," he said. "I'm just going to install this in our master bedroom."

"Wait a minute," I said. "Why are you putting it in the bedroom?"

Trying to embarrass me, he replied, "Well, you said you wanted to heat things up in there!"

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Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Weekly Highlights Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville I first would like to congratulate Lorne Fill and family, on receiving an Alberta government Century Farm plaque. The Fill family has a farm near Mundare, and the original quarter was purchased in 1921.

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Alberta’s government introduced Bill 58: The Freedom to Care Act. This will make it easier for civil societies to request exemptions so they can help their neighbours more effectively, as well it would introduce new liability protections for volunteers, encouraging Albertans to help and serve their communities.

Clare’s Law came into effect April 1st, this law allows people who feel they are at risk of domestic violence apply for a disclosure to find out if their partner has a history of domestic violence or related

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BOHAYCHUK, Marshall In loving memory of Marshall Bohaychuk who passed away March 30, 2010 I have lost my soul’s companion A life linked with my own And day by day I miss him more As I walk through life alone Forever loved and missed Wanda and Family HALABUT, John In memory of a loving Dad and Gigi who entered eternal rest on April 12, 2007 We thought of you today But that is nothing new We thought of you yesterday And will tomorrow too We think of you in silence And make no outward show For what it meant to lose you Only those who love you know Remembering you is easy We do it every day It’s the heartache of losing you That will never go away.

With love: Elaine, Randy Jordon, Amy, Quinn & Blayke, Janelle, Wade & John, Jaycee

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MELNICHUK, Robert On April 4, 2021, Mr. Robert Melnichuk of Myrnam passed away at the age of 67 years. He is survived by his beloved dog, Lucky; loving wife, Pam; sister, Marie; special aunt, Zen; nieces & nephews, Tom (Darlene), Colleen, Brenda (Ambrose), Barbara (Len) & Eric (Katya) & their children, Kaylie, Ava & Ayden; special cousins & friends, Joanie & Lucille; numerous aunts, uncles & friends. Robert was predeceased by his parents, Paul & Anne; long time partner, Zona; sister, Caroline (Joe); brother-in-law, Orest. Cremation has taken place. A private family inurnment will be held at Bohdan Pokrowa Cemetery, Myrnam at a later date. If desired, donations may be made to St. Paul Animal Shelter c/o 5626 - 51 Street, St. Paul, AB T0A 3A1. To send condolences online, please visit www.gracegardensfuneralchapel.com.

GRACE GARDENS FUNERAL CHAPEL, 5626 - 51 Street, St. Paul, AB T0A 3A1 780-645-2677 SIRACKY, Len February 8, 1938 - April 13, 2013 There is a bridge of memories from here, To Heaven above.

That keeps you very close to us It’s called the bridge of love As time goes by without you The days have turned into years.

They had a million memories and a thousand silent tears.

To us you were so very special What more is there to say, Except to wish with all our hearts, that you were here with us today.

Your memory is our keepsake With which we will never part God has you in His keeping We have you in our hearts.

There is a link death cannot sever Love and remembrance last forever.

Our family chain is broken And nothing remains the same, But as God calls us one by one Our family chain will link again.

Lovingly remembered and sadly missed Toni & Family

MACKENZIE, Annette Elsie September 4, 1949 - March 29, 2021 On the afternoon of March 29, 2021 Annette MacKenzie of Mundare, AB passed away peacefully and with out pain at 71 years of age.

She’s survived by her best friend and husband of 51 years Gerry, she is also survived by her son Jason ( Tammy) of Edmonton, her daughter Shannon (Blair) Murray of Vegreville, 2 grandchildren Raeanne & Reagan Murray, 2 sisters Roselene (Hubert) Danyluk and Marlene Kwolek (Ted Billey), as well as 1 Brother Myron (Colleen) Horon.

Pre-deceased by her mother Nadia Horon nee Lozowy in 1983, and her father Nick Horon in 1990.

Cremation has taken place. Celebration of life will be taken place at a later date. Vechnaya Pamyat, Rest In Peace Baba.

Trinity Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.

card of thanks LEMKO The family of Jean Lemko would like to extend our deepest appreciation for all the messages of sympathy and support, be it through phone calls, texting, cards, visits, food, flowers, memorial liturgies and donations in her memory. A wholehearted thank you to Dr. Strydom and the wonderful staff at Vegreville St. Joseph’s Hospital for the compassionate care and devotion you gave to Mom and our family while she was under your care.

Thank you to Father John for his very meaningful and compassionate funeral service and for the spiritual support of Mom throughout her illness. We would like to thank those who viewed the live streaming of the service. All who knew Jean would know she would have wanted to have us gather to celebrate her life with a big meal, but due to Covid restrictions that was not possible. The next time you raise your fork with a pyrogy think of Jean with a smile.

Thank you to Gordon and Patricia from Autumn Rose who guided us through a most difficult time. Your professionalism, compassion and kindness were very much appreciated.

Two Hills RCMP Present Key Findings of Community Engagement Initiative Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Two Hills RCMP received a variety of concerns and questions about policing in its detachment area after putting out a call for public feedback nearly three months ago.

Sergeant Robert Daisley did not disclose the total number of respondents, but said most of the Feedback came via Facebook with some emails and no written mail over the course of nearly two weeks.

“The feedback was received in a variety of forms and has been generalized to prevent anyone who did respond from being singled out or identified,” stated Sgt. Daisley.

Two of the questions were in regards to Mennonities with some of the respondents asking why RCMP favour them, (Mennonites) and some respondents asking why RCMP pick on them. Sgt. Daisley responded by saying, they don’t do either of those things. “We strive to treat everyone fairly, regardless of who they are, and no group of people or resident of this community is treated either more harshly or more leniently just because of who they are.”

As to why these perceptions about Mennonities currently exist? Sgt. Daisley said it’s probably about communication.

“Because once you talk to people and say, this is what we’re doing, generally people seem to come to an understanding. So, I think it’s just about having clear communication about what we’re doing and how we are dealing with people.”

That begged the question as to how they come to that place of understanding and having a bias either one way or another? “Exactly, a lot of it has to do with the communities, not the physical

locations, but the Mennonite people and everyone else. It’s not everyone else and it’s not all Mennonities.

Certain groups of Mennonities and certain groups of people failing to mix together for various reasons, and therefore there’s a lack of communication between those groups, and therefore it’s easy for there to be misunderstandings as to why people are doing things or what exactly they are doing.

There was a specific concern that driving without a licence is common, but Sgt. Daisley said that based on their experience, that isn’t true. In fact, the number of traffic stops in the detachment area has risen from 405 in 2016 to 1,400 in 2020.

“The safety of road users is a high priority which has resulted in members completing more traffic stops and more opportunities to check for driver’s licenses. There are a few people who choose to drive without a driver’s licence, but the vast majority of people on the road are operating a vehicle with a valid driver’s licence.”

In terms of drinking and driving, Sgt. Daisley said that has always been an issue on roadways. “We have caught too many people drinking and driving, although most of the time this isn’t publicized. We continue to encourage residents to immediately report impaired drivers to police by calling 911.”

Regarding investigation into instances of break and enter offences and why police “never show up” to the residence, Sgt. Daisley said every file that is reported to police is reviewed by the Detachment Commander before its concluded, and any files that isn’t investigated properly is sent back to the investigator to be followed up on before it’s completed. He said some reasons police do not respond to a B & E is because people phone to report something happened even though they know there is no evidence for them to pursue.

Another possibility is because police are responding to a higher-priority file at the time. “Just like in the emergency room at the hospital, we are constantly having to triage the files that we have.”

One other reason could be is because the file is dated, and there is no hope of recovering evidence at the scene.

“Sometimes crimes are reported weeks or months after they occur and the time delay makes it very unlikely that evidence can be recovered.”

Sgt. Daisley said that if residents feel like their complaint hasn’t been handled well, they can always phone to discuss the matter with a supervisor.

The Two Hills Detachment was also told that its members were doing a great job of serving them. Sgt. Daisley said he is very fortunate to have an excellent team of officers, five in total, and two support staff. He said having Victim Services operate out of the detachment is also very helpful.

Sgt. Daisley said he will be reviewing the feedback from the public as well as input from five municipal councils. He will identify the top areas of concern and try to address as many of the specific concerns as possible.

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Family Continues the Blessing of Easter Baskets Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Bread is not just a natural food to satisfy your physical body, Christians believe it’s also food for a person’s spirit.

Kolach, symbolizes eternity, and it is one of the several different kinds of food inside of a Ukrainian Easter basket.

Kolach, hard boiled eggs, garlic, sausage, cheese, butter, pepperoni, ham, horseradish with beets, and salt were carefully arranged by Mundare resident Marsha Woloschuk’s basket for her granddaughter Jo Robinson and her great grandson Matvykko to take with them to Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church to be blessed with holy water during mass Saturday, April 3.

Also included in Marsha’s basket was a decorative pysanka that was crafted by Nancy Tymchuk. “The pysanka represents beauty and health,” noted Marsha.

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According to Loaves and Fishes, Joseph A. Grassi says, “To eat bread is to taste the very source of all bread and nourishment which is God Himself because it was God who created the earth, plants, and especially wheat as the staff of life.”

Marsha said you do not eat anything out of your basket until Easter Sunday which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The tradition came from the old country. “I lived on a farm five miles east of Mundare, and the church, (Sich-Kolomea Ukrainian Orthodox Church) was another two miles away. My parents were Orthodox. So, we used to go at 4 Marsha Woloschuk, middle, with her great grandson Matvykko and his mother Jo Robinson. o’clock Sunday morning because (Michelle Pinon/Photo) there was only one priest and he continue to carry on the tradition. had to bless five or six churches that Marsha’s granddaughter said, “Personally, it’s about family day.” After they came home from church they would enjoy their for me,” said Jo Robinson. “She’s going to carry it on after I’m Easter feast. gone,” said Marsha. “And then I’m going to carry it on,” piped Blessing of Easter baskets is an important part of their faith up nine-year-old Matvykko. “Let’s hope so,” replied Jo. and a tradition handed down from family to family and genera“Usually, my two cousins and their parents from Edmonton tion to generation. Marsha, who is 89-years-old, said it makes come out here.

It’s actually really busy this time of year,” said her feel good that her granddaughter wants to be involved and Jo. They have four masses on Holy Saturday at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church. No basket is ever the same and Jo said they normally like to peek into other people’s basket to see what they have in it after mass.

Marsha pointed out, “Some people bring it (the basket) Sunday morning to be blessed.”

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Gigantic Jigsaw Puzzle a Labour of Love Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Lorratte Danyluk loves a challenge.

So, when her daughter Karen bought her an 18,000 piece jigsaw puzzle to put together, she was more than willing to give it a try despite the fact it would be the largest puzzle she had ever attempted to complete.

“Mom loves puzzles,” said Karen, who also decided to lend her time and talents to help assemble the large scale project.

Karen said it was the first time she had ever tried to do a jigsaw puzzle.

Admittedly, Karen said she is very competitive with her mom, and that’s the reason why she decided to help her out.

“I figured mom would either love me or hate me,” said Karen with a chuckle.

“I took a video of Mom opening it, (puzzle box) and her face dropped when she saw it!”

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Karen figured it would take two years to complete the puzzle, but with her mom working almost night and day, it was completed in only two months. What helped speed up progress was Karen phoning Lorratte nearly every day to see how much her mom had completed?

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Karen was not surprised by her mom’s stick-to-itness as her mom has taught herself many new things over the years and never ever gives up until she has accomplished what she set out to do.

Lorratte agrees wholeheartedly. “I can do anything I pretty much put my mind to,” said Lorratte with a broad smile on her face.

Lorratte said she taught herself how to sew, cut hair, as well as take the motor out of the lawn mower and correctly put all the parts back in place to get it back up and running again.

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When putting a jigsaw puzzle together, Lorratte explained that you separate all of the pieces and then create the frame of the puzzle. Then you group like things together before trying to figure out where everything belongs. There are times when you have to walk away and come back to see things better.

Gazing at the giant nine foot by six foot masterpiece it is a magnificent sight to behold. The jungle themed puzzle, created by artist David Penfound, features many types and sizes of animals, water features, foliage, flowers, and insects which makes it a very complex piece of art. When the sunlight hits the puzzle a certain way it appears to be three dimensional and even take on a life of its own.

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CALS had to find new and innovative ways to provide this service. Dee Palichuk, Executive Director for CALS, said COVID-19 has affected this organization in many different ways.

Palichuk said they have been very fortunate to be able to continue their centre-based programs which resumed in September 2020. “We did close down from March until June and offered on-line programming, which for little ones, was pretty difficult. So, we were very happy that we were able to come back into the classroom for our Head Start (Preschool program), in September of 2020.”

“Since November when the restrictions came out, our Family Literacy program was moved to strictly online programming. We will carry on with online programming until the spring if restrictions lift. But we might still do some online programs as well.

For Family Literacy Day, we went online and we were thrilled to have families share their cultures with us by reading stories from different languages for us to listen to.

We felt this went over very well.

The protocols we have been following are all of our staff is masked, we have Plexiglas up when we need it for when we have our specialists coming in to do speech/ language, and everything has to get disinfected between classes so we had to hire additional staff to be able to maintain just the disinfecting and cleaning.

As well, it has meant for the Family Literacy staff and for myself a lot of the work had to be done remotely where we work outside of the office to minimize the amount of people in the office. And of course, we have to do all the COVID-19 screening before we come to the centre or office. For The Breakfast Club, we couldn’t have any volunteers. So, Heather Giebelhaus has had to look at ordering individually portioned pre-packaged foods. She places these food packages outside the door of the schools and they bring them in to minimize contact. This has meant an increase in cost for us.”

She went on to say, “Fundraising is more difficult and has taken on a whole new look. We are applying for a lot of grants.”

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