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WHAT’S INSIDE Agriculture............... 12-13 Business........................... 5 Classifieds..................... 14 Community................ 8,19 Crime............................... 3 Employment.................. 19 Family............................ 18 Letters............................. 8 Marketplace.................. 17 Notices.......................... 20 Real Estate.................... 19 Tributes......................... 16 Upcoming..................... 8,9

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RCMP files from April 12 - 18 Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser April 12 03:45 – Traffic stop in the town of Vegreville. The driver was found to have warrants out of Edmonton and was arrested then released roadside with documents for court.

06:23 – Request for assistance from Vegreville EMS to assist with a patient who had overdosed.

13:25 – Call to the Vegreville detachment from the USA inquiring about where the church was located that had been “fenced off”. The caller indicated that he had called Edmonton Police service first and that he was originally from Croatia. The caller voiced his opinion about how pastors should not be arrested, the dangers of communism, and also provided a reading list.

22:00 – Vegreville members conducted a curfew check on a habitual offender and found him to be in breach of his curfew conditions. The male was found hiding at another residence in a vehicle and was arrested and later released with documents for court. This subject was the same individual from the 06:23 call.

April 13 03:33 – White Honda Civic was observed by members driving erratically.

The registered owner has been identified and charges are pending.

April 14 11:08 – Report of a suspicious white van parked in front of a Vegreville business. Under investigation.

15:53 – Request for welfare check on a senior client of a Vegreville business who missed her appointment and was not answering calls. Members checked on the resident near Ranfurly who was fine.

16:50 – Grass fire reported in Minburn County near Ranfurly.

Vegreville Members attended to assist fire. Some property damage occurred but nobody was injured.

April 15 Nothing of note April 16 09:48 – Call to report a dog that had been whining and crying and the complainant was worried. The matter was referred to municipal enforcement who talked with the owner and discussed the concern.

16:06 - Call to report a suspicious red truck that had been parked on the street in Vegreville for several days. The caller indicated that the doors were unlocked and the keys were in it.

Members attended and after investigation located the registered owner who indicated that the vehicle had been stolen from a property near Vegreville. The vehicle was recovered.

April 17 09:24 – Report of theft of a snowmobile. The snowmobile was parked on the back of the complainant’s truck which was on the side of the road (Hwy 16) overnight due to mechanical issues. The snowmobile was a black Skidoo and the information will be entered into the RCMP database once it is provided by the owner.

10:33 – While on patrol, members observed a black Monte Carlo and discovered the plate had been stolen. The 40-year-old Vegreville driver who is known to members was questioned. The male was arrested and charged with breaching his probation and possession of stolen property then released roadside with documents for court.

12:38 – Report of theft of a catalytic converter from a Ford F150 in the Town of Vegreville over the last 10 days. Under investigation.

14:02 – Call from a pedestrian stating that they had almost been hit by a white truck pulling a holiday trailer. The caller had not provided further information.

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18:16 – Traffic stop conducted near Mundare for speeding. The driver was a 16-year-old female from Okotoks and was clocked going 125 kmph which awarded them a ticket with a voluntary penalty of $126. Officers located multiple containers of open liquor in the vehicle as was cannabis in the vehicle. The 16-yearold female passenger also from Okotoks was charged with transporting cannabis in an open package within reach of the

driver or any other occupant carrying a VP of $120. The driver also received a charge of a minor possessing open liquor which carries a VP of $120.

21:15 – Traffic stop for an unlit tail light in the town of Vegreville. It was determined that the driver, a 25-year-old male from Vegreville, did not have a valid drivers’ license. He was charged for the tail light not working (VP of $81) and operating without a license (VP of $324).

21:55 – Traffic stop conducted in the town of Vegreville. Investigation revealed that the 34-year-old female passenger from Innisfail had outstanding warrants out from Airdrie. During the arrest, the female subject spit at the members and was subsequently charged for Resisting Arrest and Assault on a Peace Officer.

The subject was held for a remand hearing. The driver, a 56-year-old male from Innisfree was issued two tickets, one for driving an uninsured vehicle on the highway (mandatory court) and driving without a license (VP of $324). During the stop, a fuel nozzle was recovered and returned to a Vegreville gas station.

April 18 19:10 – Report of a white Jeep swerving and varying speeds on Hwy 16 westbound.

The vehicle was located by members. The 44-year-old male driver from Lloydminster was spoken to and provided a verbal warning about his driving.

During the week there were 73 calls for service made in total including: 1 false alarm, 4 false 911, 1 animal strikes, 0 Health Act (COVID), 2 wellbeing checks, 6 calls under the Mental Health Act, and approximately 6 tickets from traffic enforcement.

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Alberta RCMP Charge Male for Sexual Offences against Children Following a judicial hearing, Dahr was Alberta RCMP Submitted released with conditions and is scheduled to Edmonton – Alberta RCMP have laid appear in Vegreville Provincial Court on charges against a 53-year-old man follow- May 3, 2021. ing an investigation into allegations of The RCMP are sexual assaults that occurred between continuing their 2018 and 2020. investigation and In Nov. 2020, Vegreville RCMP received are asking the pubreports of alleged sexual offences that had lic to come forward taken place between 2018 and 2020. The with any similar Vegreville RCMP worked in partnership type incidents in with the Alberta RCMP Serious Crimes the following areas Branch Provincial Investigative Support across Western Unit to further the investigation into these Canada: allegations. It is notable that the Alberta Edmonton, Internet Child Exploitation Unit of Vegreville, ALERT and the Zebra Child Protection Drumheller, Centre also provided assistance during Brad Dahr is charged Beiseker, and with multiple sexual this investigation.

Beauvallon, Alta.; offences by Alberta All of the offences in this investigation the Lower RCMP. (Alberta are alleged to have taken place between Mainland, BC; and RCMP/Submitted) 2018 and 2020 in the Vegreville area and Yellowknife, NWT. involve teenage female victims who were In order to eliminate the possibility of known to the accused. other victims, Alberta RCMP are distributOn April 15, 2021, RCMP investigators ing a photograph of the accused at approxiexecuted a search warrant at a residence in mately the time of these offences.

Edmonton and arrested Brad Dahr. The Brad Dahr has also been widely known in search resulted in the seizure of various the above areas as “Pastor Brad” and is electronic devices, documents and clothing. described as: Brad Dahr (53) of Edmonton is charged • 260 lbs with the following offences: 6’ tall • Between Jan. 1, 2018, and Oct. 31, 2019: Bald with a light brown fringe • • Sexual interference (x2) Blue eyes • • Voyeurism If you have information, please contact Between April 1, 2020, and Oct. 31, 2020: the Vegreville RCMP at 780-631-2750 or Sexual exploitation • your local police. If you wish to remain Luring a child • anonymous, you can contact Crime Possession of child pornography • Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online • Distribution of child pornography at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Making sexually explicit material Tips” app available through the Apple App • available to a child or Google Play Store.

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Budget 2020 2021. 100 BILLION Reasons.

Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser - Opinion

On April 19, Canadians were presented with the first federal budget in more than two years. Based on the previous two years of spending, one could hardly expect any fiscal restraint.

To be fair though, fiscal restraint is not something the Liberal party is known for.

What was presented to Canadians looked a lot like an election platform or game show rather than a budget. Echoes of Oprah’s famous “You get a car, and YOU get a car” come to mind. The promises didn’t seem to leave anyone out. Money for seniors, parents, students, and business owners.

The bottom line? A little more than $100 billion in new spending over the next three years was presented. The goal?

According to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland it is about “finishing the fight against COVID.” Is this a budget to help Canadians or a $100 billion bribe?

The budget, which is titled “A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience” shows a current deficit of $354 billion with an estimated deficit for next year of $154 billion and $60 billion for 2022-23. With Canada’s current debt now over $1 trillion, there is nothing to indicate that the trend will

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Spending includes maintaining subsidies related to COVID, including wage and rent subsidies as well as employment benefits until September. Other key components are a daycare program aiming to provide child care spaces for $10 per day (IF provinces pay 50%), domestic vaccine production, money for small businesses to invest in technology and green initiatives.

Not surprisingly, the budget also includes alternate scenarios should things not go as planned. Place your bets.

More spending should surprise no one. The real question is whether or not we will make it through 2021 without an election. All opposition parties have indicated they do not want to trigger an election, however, the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois have both presented amendments.

Of course, opposition parties had their own critiques and a claim that they could provide a better option. Having said that, who would trust the Conservatives right now when they cannot even agree to the wording to confirm climate change is real. Quite frankly, the biggest threat to the Liberals is currently a strong NDP. While we wait to hear about the proposed amendments currently being debated, we must ask the question many have been asking for more than a year. How will we, the taxpayers, afford to pay for all of this? The budget does offer some options. Mostly they are additional taxes including tax on vacant properties, a luxury tax for big-ticket items, and a digital services tax. There was also some indication that there could be more than $1 billion in savings over 5 years by reining in travel costs in some federal offices. By comparison, that is less than support earmarked for entrepreneurs over the next 5 years.

The Liberals claim that the deficit spending will be offset by an increase in GDP, however, I would ask where that plan was BEFORE COVID-19? Why didn’t they save $1 billion in travel expenses years ago? Canada has been running deficits since 2009 when the PCs were in power.

As with every budget, only history will tell us how well the plan will work out. The other truth is that parties will continue to blame each other for their failings instead of working for the betterment of Canadians. The main difference with the minority government is that we can be headed for the polls should the opposition choose that direction because of course, the ultimate goal for any political party has nothing to do with a better Canada and everything to do with getting re-elected..

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Issues some Salute to Front Line Businesses face due Workers to Mandatory Face Mask Wearing Bylaw Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

The Province of Alberta issued a mandatory mask wearing bylaw on November 24, 2020. Since then, some businesses have had some issues with customers not wanting to wear a face mask in their store.

Phil Rowe, Community Services Director for the Town of Vegreville, said he is not aware of any issues at this time that businesses are suffering due to the mandatory mask wearing bylaw. “There have been a few issues where people have not compiled with the bylaw and the RCMP and Municipal Enforcement went and spoke to the individuals and they compiled,” Rowe explained.

Lyle Zukiwsky, Food Manager at Vegreville and District Co-op, said Co-op has had the odd issue with people not wanting to wear a mask in their store but if people don’t have a mask, they can get one at the front of the store. “Business at the Co-op has not decreased since Alberta made it mandatory to wear a mask in the store,” Zukiwsky said.

Adam Cherneski, Owner of Adam’s No Frills in Vegreville, said they have issues once or twice a day with people not wanting to wear a face mask in his store. “Myself and my staff handle this by approaching the customer and we ask them if they are aware of the mask bylaw and if they say yes and then if they try to argue, we just tell them it is not about their own rights and individual liberties because during the pandemic you have to put that aside and do what is best for everyone. If they still don’t listen, we tell them that they will just will have to shop elsewhere. We give out face masks and if they want to work with us, we will try to work something out. Otherwise, the revenue we make and the amount of business we do hasn’t decreased since the face mask bylaw.”

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90 Years Ago – April 22, 1931

A spark from the passing freight engine one day last week caused a big fire to spread over the stubble and hay meadow of Mr. Scholey’s farm. The butt end of a hay stack was burnt at the time when one of the men was busily engaged in taking a load of hay from the stack. Several fire fighters were out and kept the fire from getting across the road, thus saving a more disastrous situation.

Edward Simpson, who has been manager of the Burns’ creamery in Innisfree for some years, was transferred to Millet. The creamery under his management has stood high among the provincial creameries.

Boyd A. “Bud” Shanks, who has been employed by the Alberta government telephones here in Vegreville for the past year, left last week for the city where he will likely join one of the telephone construction crews now commencing work.

The Chamber of Commerce has made arrangements to distribute Sugar Beet seed for the second annual test. Last year’s test resulted quite satisfactory in spite of the lateness of the arrival of the seed.

75 Years Ago – April 17, 1946

P. Delawnrak, who has conducted the Arcade Pool Room and Bowling Alleys for nearly 16 years, disposed of his interests therein this week to Fred and Nick Palamarchuk, late of St. Michael.

It is customary to think of sheep with wool and goats with hair, but the bighorn sheep has hair, and the mountain goat has an undercoat of the world’s finest wool.

If a person learned the names of 25 new insects each day, it would take him more than 60 years to memorize all those which scientists have described and catalogued.

London firemen are experimenting with “walkie talkie” sets to facilitate efforts in combating fires. Each fireman is equipped with snug fitting earphones and microphones and receives orders from platoon captains who patrol the area.

Canada’s government owned synthetic rubber plant at Sarnia, Ontario, faces a bright outlook in export business, E.R. Rowzee, a director of the company, Polymer Corp. said. He said synthetic rubber was no longer a substitute, but was able to stand on its own feet as a valuable raw material.

A big increase of linen exports to the United States and Canada is expected to follow the government’s release of 3,500,000 yards of airplane linen worth $4,500,000.00 to Northern Ireland manufacturers.

50 Years Ago – April 22, 1971

The Annual meeting of the Figure Skating Club was held in the Chatelaine with ten members present. Elections were held and the next executive for the 1971-72 season is as follows: Past President, June Moshansky; President, Laura Golinowski; 1st Vice, Anne Chomik; 2nd Vice, Anne Soldan; Secretary, Lil Ruptash; Treasurer, Bridget Sokalski.

W. Barney Welsh joined two other nominees in the Vegreville Provincial Constituency who will contest the seat in the next provincial election when he accepted the nomination as New Democratic Party candidate.

A timber wolf was spotted molesting cattle in the Mundare district last week and later brought down with a shot from a 30-30 rifle. The animal was first noticed on the farm of Joe Chmilar 2 miles north and 1 mile east of Mundare. Mr. Chmilar’s son, Ernie, lacking a heavier rifle called on a neighbor, Lloyd Dziwenka who despatched the wolf with one shot. It was described as a Russian Black Timber Wolf and weighed about 150 pounds. Its paws were about the size of a man’s hands.

25 Years Ago – April 23, 1996

One of the most ambitious fund-raising attempts in Vegreville’s recent history was finished last week, well under the two year time frame originally planned. Totals of the Zamboni fund were released, showing that $78,300 was raised. Of that $24,800 came from individuals, businesses and organizations, $10,000 was raised by the Ukrainian skaters’ shows, and $13,000 was realized by the Farmers’ Daughter dance. The town put $23,000 in to start the drive and $7,500 came from a Sports Council grant.

The town of Vegreville will spray for mosquitoes after all this year.

Council had decided not to spray at a March meeting, partly because an experienced contractor couldn’t be found. The decision was reversed at their April 10 meeting, on the condition that an experienced sprayer was found in time. Council was told at an April meeting that further investigation has found three experienced applicators. Two did aerial spraying, which would allow for a larger area to be covered. A Calgary firm does ground spraying.

Leslie Henderson was initiated into Elkdom in April 1996, making the third generation to join the Vegreville Lodge. Gordon Henderson became a member in 1951. His son Brian joined in 1974.

Leslie, Brian’s Son, joined 22 years later.

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It’s All About Power.

The Truth be Damned Anil Anand Frontier Centre for Public Policy

Society has come to depend on one simple concept – truth. Every other concept, value, action, justice, and principle resides on the fulcrum of what this one simple term means.

The reductionists who cut, scar, and scorn the fundamental value of truth, and its centrality to every moral and ethical principle on which civil society is built, can only be assured of one certainty: their special place in Dante’s Inferno.

The unashamed and naked dismissal of truth, the intentional plying of lies and deception by those who have the privilege of speech, is antithetical to the maintenance and preservation of every democratic institutional principle.

We expect what we say to be accepted as true. We expect what’s said to us to be true. If these expectations were not often enough, there would be little point in communicating at all.

But this is exactly where nakedly unscrupulous and unprincipled leaders have brought us.

They have battered, eroded, and betrayed every core value, every mission statement, and every social contract. There’s no reason why anyone in government, business or public life should expect what anyone says can be true. And there’s no reason why they should say anything that undermines their own interests, even if it means lying and deceit.

The rules have been changed. It’s winner take all, my enemy’s enemy is my friend, and one should strike one’s adversary so hard that they cannot turn the other cheek. It’s a noholds-barred game

now, an eye for an eye. Losing is not an option and sportsmanship signals weakness. Never compromise, never give in. And maintain control of the rulebook so they can change the rules to keep their advantage.

There are no more role models, only heroes who win and villains to be defeated. Diplomacy is a sham, justice is subjective, and power is supreme.

This is the ugly reality of the world today. There’s no shame for the deluded in making bigotry, racism, and partisanship their defining values – the basis of their statements and the basis for their embrace of ignorance and stupidity.

Worse, those who have severed their umbilical cords from the oxygen of humanity – the fundamental principle of moral and ethical participation in a community of civilized society – have altered the rules of communication.

This has profound consequences for our daily lives.

In judicial proceedings, witnesses have a solemn obligation “to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” Lying under oath is a serious crime because it undermines the very framework of our judicial system. If witnesses may lie with impunity, justice is no longer be the product of the court system, and we descend into anarchy.

Leaders ask their constituents to follow the rules, to make personal sacrifices and be patient while they bask in the sun and pretend to have followed the letter of the law, with no regard for the message and modelling it conveys to our children.

Lying has become so mainstream, so infused in our lives, values and practices, that we mock the simpleton who cannot muster the cunning to take

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lamont county fires - CONTINUED from front PAGE This fire was burning northeast of Hilliard Saturday afternoon.

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Milliken stated, “The call came in around 4:30 pm with reports of a large grass fire that had moved into the trees on a rural property.

The light breeze was enough to push the fire rapidly. All told, it took approximately 20 firefighters from all five of our fire districts to bring the incident under control.

Crews left around 10:30 pm.”

The fire is still under investigation.

Lamont County currently has a fire restriction in place. This prohibits all open air burning and the discharge of fireworks but still allows for camp fires and burn barrels, as long as they are covered with a metal screen.

Milliken urged residents to, “Use common sense. Discard of smoker’s material appropriately, do not conduct burning during the peak heat of the day, and make sure your burn barrels and fire pits are in good repair.”

The following day crews responded to another fire northeast of Hilliard on Range Road 171 north of Township Road 540 This was a farm yard fire with several exposures, i.e. sheds, power poles, grass, etc. Crews were able to save the primary residence. Fire is still under investigation.

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Draft Kindergarten-Grade 6 Curriculum under Discussion and Analysis Michelle Pinon News Advertiser It has been just over three weeks since Alberta’s Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced the new KindergartenGrade 6 Draft Curriculum to parents and educators throughout the province.

LaGrange stated on March 29, “The new curriculum delivers on our commitment to Albertans to refocus learning on essential knowledge and skills in order to give our children the best possible chance at success. Parents and teachers have waited a long time for this, and I’m pleased to say that we’ve delivered.

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The Battle River School Division, (BRSD) followed suit a couple of days later. The statement read in part, “The school division will continue its enhanced focus on building student literacy and numeracy skills next year. In addition, BRSD will continue to have a strong focus on meeting students’ diverse learning and wellness needs.”

Elk Island Public Schools will not be participating in the pilot either. In an April 15 press release EIPS Chair Trina Boymook stated, “There are a number of aspects of the new curriculum trustees and senior administration feel must be addressed before it becomes mandatory for all Alberta schools.

Currently, the Board and Division are reviewing the draft K-6 curriculum and collecting expert-level input from groups of teachers to provide to the province. We’re confident the feedback Alberta Education receives from school divisions throughout the province will significantly assist the department in revisiting the content, scope, sequence, and learning progression before the new curriculum officially launches.”

Elk Island Catholic School Board Chair Ted Paszek said, “Usually, curriculum roll outs or curriculum changes are something that our administrative. It’s our superintendent and our curriculum people and then our teachers who implement it. It’s relatively unusual for curriculum to be a political issue as it

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has this time. I’m not quite sure why it has developed the way it has, but it has.

This is unusual in the sense that all seven curricuEICS Board Chair Ted Paszek lums all the changes come all at the same time. Going back, and I’ve been in education a long time, usually a curricular development they take one subject at a time and rotate development over time, so this is unusual that we have all seven.”

Paszek said they haven’t decided whether to pilot the curriculum. “We count on advice from our experts and our parents to make that decision.

We are going to do our due diligence though as a jurisdiction. We don’t take any of this lightly. We are going to avoid politicize it. It’s too important. For us, it’s not political, it’s about kids.”

As a former educator, Paszek said the level of engagement from parents has been remarkable. Even though parents can provide feedback directly to Alberta Education they will also have the opportunity to provide feedback through the school division’s own survey. That data will be incorporated along with data collected from teachers and curriculum experts within EICS and then submitted to Alberta Education.

There are 61 school boards throughout the province. School boards and parents will have up to spring of 2022 to submit their feedback.

Dear Editor, More Albertans need to be expressing concern and outrage over the sample draft of the new K-6 curriculum.

Along with the allegations of plagiarism, the authors of this draft are mostly American based, and very few Canadian or Albertan educators and experts were consulted on this version released a few weeks ago. This may explain why the Social Studies component seems to focus on US and other World history over our own history in Canada and Alberta – especially when it comes to our First Nations, Metis, and Indigenous people.

Our history is just as important to learn alongside other nations and our Indigenous people deserve better treatment as well. I encourage everyone to please write their

school board trustees, superintendents, and MLAs to let them know that this draft curriculum deserves a grade of “Incomplete” and for the Kenney government to use more Canadian educational experts in its authorship.

Sincerely, Dane Woychuk Thanks for your letter Dane. I’ve been wondering for some time, when we have so many intelligent people in positions of power, how there can be such chaos over curriculum. We have had successive governments, various academics, teachers groups and parent groups look at this for years. It boggles the mind why this is so difficult and politically charged.

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That is especially true of Bob and Deb Gratton who arrived in Mundare nearly six years ago.

As to what brought the couple to this small town? Bob said, “We used to live on an acreage and kind of got tired of being secluded and thought we’d move into a nice little community. Online I saw Mundare and thought it would be a good fit for us.

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Deb and I are always active no matter where we end up. We always try to be part of the community. So when we moved to Mundare we were looking for organizations we could possibly get involved with and help. The seniors centre was the first opportunity we had. They

were looking for members so we approached them and we joined.”

Then came the Communities in Bloom organization.

“Deb is a horticulturalist (she took a master gardeners course) and we found out there was a CIB here so we got involved there. We use to volunteer at the George Pegg Botanic Garden near Sangudo. We volunteered there for 10 years.”

Bob says volunteering, “Is about not only giving back to the community we live in, but wanting to be productive and helpful in society while we’re still living. We are not people just to sit around and do nothing.

We both met in Fort McMurray and it became very active with different organizations there. Raising money for different groups and things like that. As our kids grew up through school, we were involved with a lot of the school fundraising activities and those types of things. So, nothing’s changed, except the kids have grown up and gone.”

One of the biggest fundraisers they were involved in was for the hospital foundation in Fort McMurray where Bob created and constructed a haunted maze. “That raised over $500,000. We did a haunted maze for three years in Mundare and raised some money for minor hockey and public library.”

One of the big fundraisers they participate in with the Mundare Senior Citizens Centre are the monthly perogy suppers. “We plan to restart take-out meals, but with Covid it’s just a waiting game until we get the word from Health Services that we can meet as a group so we can start making our perogies and do that fundraising activity.

CIB just had a meeting and are getting organized for the spring and summer. We do pruning and planting and whatever we need to do to beautify the town. One of the fundraising projects with CIB is slo-pitch ball tournaments. My wife and I run the concession. When we moved here the concession wasn’t being used. So, that prompted us to open the concession and make use of the facility there. Some of the other members volunteer to help us out there.”

While they already have plenty on their plates, they always find the time to help out their neighbours. They have grown to love Mundare, and plan to keep getting their hands dirty and rolling up their sleeves for the betterment of the community.

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Annette Schieck has been a resident of Vegreville for 27 years. Annette loves to volunteer and she said over the years she has volunteered at many different places.

“When I first moved to Vegreville, I didn’t know many people and volunteering was a great way to meet people, make friends, and get involved in the community, as well as, get me out of the house.

I started volunteering because someone invited me to volunteer for the Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Toy Lending Library which was in Vegreville 25 years ago. Since I had three kids then, I also volunteered with the activities my daughters were involved in; I was a Girl Guide leader for many years and I held other various positions at organizations my daughters participated in. Sometimes, I was leading the organizations and other times, I would just help out for a day or two at an event.

Right now, I am volunteering for the second time with the Refugee Sponsorship Vegreville. We had a committee for this when we sponsored and brought the first refugee family to Vegreville and now we would like to sponsor another family.”

I continued to volunteer as it is a nice way to do things with other people and I like to help other people and give something to others: I especially like to make a positive difference in people’s lives.

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The challenges to volunteering for Khalid are he admitted, it can be hard to reach people and persuade them about how much people need donations and help. “We have to also not be selfish and we need to find the time to think about others and help others,” Khalid mentioned. “I would recommend for others to volunteer because in our life, there are other people who are in trouble and they really need us to give them a hand. This in my opinion would reduce the level of crime. Then for our own sake, we need to feel our humanity. When we give each other a hand that means we are human and we care about others.

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The challenges are when I want to get something going and it is hard to find enough volunteers to participate in it. Also, it is a bit of a time commitment and I can get too tie up volunteering and then it gets to be too much. If a person knows I volunteer they ask me to volunteer at another place and if I don’t want to I tell them no.

I volunteered and continue to volunteer because when I was working, I felt there was work, there was my time at home, but I felt there should be something else in my life too where what I am involved in is good for other people. It is a way to contribute to my community.

Right now for my third year, I am involved with and volunteer for an Alberta project called, Great Divide Trail Association because my passion is to go hiking in the mountains and backpacking. So this is the long distance hiking trail in Canada which starts at the border of the States and goes up to British Columbia. This association is creating these long distance hiking trails which the volunteers build and maintain. At first I was an assistant trail builder and now I am helping more on the board.

Lastly, I would encourage everyone to volunteer. They should find something they are passionate about whether it is gardening, working with children, or whatever people enjoy doing. There are so many ways to volunteer and it is really beneficial for you and your community.

Even for a person’s mental health, to go out and volunteer really helps that right now with the pandemic around and our limited exposure to people.”

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The virtual presentation, held April 9, was sponsored by Lamont County’s Agricultural Services Department, Family & Community Support Services, and the Lamont Agricultural Society.

Kelly talked about the mental health challenges her family has faced and how they have been able to recognize the signs and symptoms, identify the stressors, and develop strategies to help them in all facets of their lives.

Filling up your slip tank was also one of the components involved in strategy. “Make yourself a priority.”

She stressed the importance of taking a break to recover and recharge in a variety of different ways such as: physical exercise, breathing exercises, positive social actions, laughter, affection, creative expression, and creating boundaries.

“Give yourself what you need.” Kelly said, “It’s okay to feel many things and to seek professional help if needed.”

As far as the stress cycle, Kelly said you have to “go and grow through it” by talking, listening, and supporting each other.

One thing she said was very helpful as a family was to sit down and talk about their goals, mission, values, and culture they wanted collectively. “We created an advisory team. We joined a peer support

and benchmark group and that really helped our family and the farm for the past 10 years.”

Kelly’s desire to share her experiences and the knowledge she’s gained didn’t begin and end with her family; she’s been helping other farm families, through her involvement with a non-profit group whose members are focused on mental health in agriculture across Canada.

She is one of the founders of The Do More Agriculture Foundation which operates under three pillars of awareness, community, and research. The first pillar is to create awareness and provide education to break the stigma of mental health to create real and lasting impact in the industry. The second pillar is to create a community where people can connect and find resources that are relevant and accessible to them. The third pillar is to ensure more research can be done and to fund present and future projects.

The other part of the presentation included a panel discussion with RCMP Cpl. Marianicz with the Fort Saskatchewan Detachment, Lamont County Peace Officer Derek Wright, Alberta Health Services Addictions Counsellor Les Branton, and Tia Schram, a mental health advocate and Bruderheim area producer.

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Rylan Jackson Club Reporter On April 13 we met to work on projects. We had one member give a presentation to the club as well.

Congratulations to our Senior member Tyson Rudolf for winning the first ever 4-H Alberta

Provincial Public Speaking Compeition on ZOOM! You can watch his speech on the 4-H Alberta YouTube channel in the coming weeks.

We will be cleaning up the Minburn Ag Society grounds as our community service this year during the month of May. Our 4-H Achievement day will happen at the end of May. We are hopeful that we will be able to have just judges and members attend.

Sale day will be May 26, 2021 as a DLMS Farmgate Auction and run from 2 pm to 7 pm. All members will have a videos and write ups about their 4-H projects online for the public to view.

Thank you for your support.

Our tentative date for our next meeting is May 11 pending COVID restrictions at that time.

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Public to Vote on Name for SE-17 Agri Food Industrial Park Town of Vegreville Submitted Vegreville, AB (April 16, 2021) – The list of potential names for the Town of Vegreville’s new SE-17 Agri Food Industrial Park has been trimmed down to the top five candidates.

From February 17th to March 17th, the public was asked to submit their best suggestions during the ‘SE-17 Naming Contest’ – an endeavor that generated a total of ninety-eight entries.

Three of those ninety-eight were exact duplicates and so ninety-five names were sent to Vegreville Town Council to be whittled down to the top five.

In no particular order, the top five names are:

• Harmony Industrial Park • East Point Industrial Park • Prosperity Park • Vegreville Industrial Park • Heritage Industrial Park The soon-to-be final name of the park is, once again, in the public’s hands as they are encouraged to vote for their favorite. A public poll has been posted on the town’s website and voters will have until April 30 to throw their support behind the name they feel best represents the park.

The winning name will be announced on May 12.

The winning name’s submitter will win a 2022 one-year Family Aquatic Facility Pass valued at

$795. Prizes of $100 and $50 in ‘Chamber Bucks’ will be awarded to the submitters of the second and third place names, respectively.

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Ask the Guys Dear Classified Guys, As a former member of my college marching band, I was well prepared when my daughter wanted to play an instrument in school. I just didn't realize she would keep changing instruments. First, she played the flute so she could sit with her friends in band. Then she switched to the clarinet to sit near the boy she liked.

Fortunately, I had experience with both instruments, so I found a good deal on them used. Now however, she wants to take up the electric guitar in hopes of becoming a rock star.

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Fast Facts Tune In Buying a used acoustic guitar has more advantages than simply saving money. String instruments like acoustic guitars are believed to improve their sound with age, making older styles sought after by professionals. As a guitar gets older, the stiffness of the wood changes, as well as the hardening of the resin used to create it. However, more than simply age, the constant vibration of a well-played guitar is believed to alter the wood, creating an instrument with richer tones than the original.

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ter plans to begin her career on stage, almost any basic electric guitar and amplifier will do for her to learn chord progressions. If she improves and wants to stay with the instrument, you can begin shopping for a higher quality guitar. That should give you some time to tune your knowledge.

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Cash: Although there are many considerations when buying a quality guitar, for now you simply need to make sure everything

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Have someone tune the guitar for you and strum it for a few minutes to see if it holds its tune. As a former musician, you'll be able to hear any difference.

Carry: As for buying an amplifier, a simple practice unit should suffice, something that is about 15 watts. Some models even have headphone jacks, a valuable option since your daughter is learning and will need to practice for hours at home.

Cash: With any luck your daughter will be a rock star in no time. Then, you simply need to worry about her bringing home her drummer boyfriend!

Encore Most music teachers will tell you to practice, practice, practice, but one musician has taken his playing time to a new level. In June 2011, David Brown from Ireland played for 114 hours, 6 minutes and 30 seconds straight to break the world record for the longest guitar-playing marathon. Brown performed his record-breaking attempt at the Temple Bar Pub in Dublin, Ireland over a five-day period from June 2 to June 17, 2011. David’s marathon playing beat the previous record held by Guillermo Paolisso set in 2010.

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Marie and Ken Yakimowich enjoyed strolling and sitting on some of the benches in Veterans Park in Vegreville on a bright sunny morning on April 9. The couple recently moved from Innisfree to Vegreville and love the park’s close proximity to their home. (Michelle Pinon/Photo)

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Tributes MEMORIAM

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EWASIUK, Rachile In loving memory of Rachile Ewasiuk who passed away April 27, 1995 We had a wonderful Mother, Her smile was made of sunshine, And her heart was made of gold.

Her home was always open, As many will recall, Gentle, loving and kind.

May the winds blow softly And whisper so you’ll hear That we will always love and miss you Mom, Baba & Great-Baba Lovingly remembered by your family

ROZMAHEL, Bernadette Alberte It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved mother, Bernadette, passed away in Vegreville at the age of 93 years, with her family at her side.

She will be lovingly remembered by her children: Norman and Milene, Brian and Dodi, Terry and Connie, John and Kate, Elaine and Michael Pedersen; as well as her numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, her sisters, Françoise Greenwood, Madeleine Landry, and Sr. Lucienne Landry, her brother, Marcel (Jane), and sister in law Émilienne Landry.

She was predeceased by her parents Francois and Blandine, her husband of 58 years, William (Bill), her sister Thérèse Stack, brothers Ulric Landry, and John Landry.

Bernadette was born and raised in the French community of Vimy, Alberta. She moved to Edmonton where she worked as a bookkeeper. This is when she met Bill, the love of her life. Married in 1957, they were kept busy starting a TV repair business, raising their 5 children and serving in their parish. In 1974 they moved to Viking to the family farm after the tragic death of dad’s brother Laurie. Viking soon became home to her, as she got involved in all aspects of small-town life. Her enthusiasm and love of sports were well known. After retiring from the farm, they moved to an acreage and then into Vialta Lodge. After Bill’s passing, she stayed on at Vialta where she made many lifelong friends with her friendly and loving ways. When her own health declined, she moved to Century Park in Vegreville where she spent her final 2 years. Faith and family were central to her life. Her love of life was contagious. Bernadette’s vivacious personality spread love and joy wherever she went. In her later years she renewed her passion for the piano. She enjoyed playing for her family and often entertained the staff and residents of Vialta Lodge and Century Park. She will be dearly missed by many.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Prague Cemetery or the Viking Health Center.

The family also wishes to express their gratitude to the staff at Century Park Seniors Home (Green Cottage) for their care and compassion.

A private funeral Mass was held at Holy Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Viking, Alberta on Monday April 19, 2021. A link to view the mass is posted under Bernadette’s obituary at vikingfuneralservices.ca.

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GALICHOWSKI, Russell In loving memory of Russell Galichowski who passed away April 20, 2006 To lose someone so special is really hard to bear it hardly seems believable that you’re no longer here.

You left us far too early before your time, it seems and now you’ll never have the chance to fulfill all those dreams.

However hard it is though we take comfort in the thought of all the memories we have and the happiness you had brought.

You always lived life to the fullest but ours won’t be the same until the day when we can see your smiling face again.

Missing you - forever in our hearts.

Rest in peace with your loving Tato ‘Till we meet again Mom & family

FODCHUK, Alice In Loving Memory of Alice Fodchuk April 17, 2019 Today recalls the memory Of a loved one gone to rest, And those who think of her today Are those who loved her best.

The flowers we lay upon her grave May wither and decay, But the love for her who lies beneath Will never fade away.

From your loving family Orest, Barbara, Beverly, Jo-Anne & Lorna

YAREMIE, Leonard George September 11, 1944 - April 16, 2021 It is with deep love and sadness that the family announces the passing of Leonard Yaremie to his new home in Heaven on April 16, at the age of 76 years.

He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Helen; children Jocelyn (Randy) Lamash, Janean (Dayna) Harrison, Joy (Keith) Bureau, Jonathan (Andrea) Yaremie, and Jared (Amber) Yaremie; grandchildren Brandon, Taylor, Evan and Jordyn Lamash: Mercy, Autumn and Hudson Harrison: Madison, Emma and Hannah Bureau: and Isaac Yaremie. Leonard was predeceased by his son Justin; granddaughter Angel Bureau; parents Nick and Anna Yaremie; brother Wilfred and other loved ones.

The family would like to thank the staff at the Sturgeon Hospital in St. Albert for all their compassionate care and help to the family.

To pay your respects, please call for a viewing time to 780-603-5800 which will be held on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Autumn Rose Funeral Home in Vegreville, Alberta. A private funeral service will be held at the Autumn Rose Funeral Home Friday April 23, 2021.

Interment to follow in the Zawale Cemetery, Andrew, Alberta. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made by visiting www.samaritanpurse.ca To send condolences, please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD. VEGREVILLE, 780-603-5800

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ELIASSON, Carl Carl Eliasson passed away peacefully at Saint Joseph’s Hospital April 12, 2021. He leaves to cherish his memory wife Jean, stepsons, Douglas (Viven) Greig, and Tim Greig. Grandchildren Chantelle, Mark, Rayee, Haily, Chrystal, Michael, Elijah, Chloe and also Great Grandchildren Brooks and Reed. Survived by brother Olie (Betty), sister Doreen (Jim) Schank, sister-in-law Ionne (Jerry) Rudy and numerous nieces and nephews.

Predeceased by parents Nick & Bertha and one brother Gerald.

In honour of Carl’s wishes his life will be silently remembered by family and friends without the proceedings of a formal service.

Special thanks goes to Dr. Strydom and the caring staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Those wishing may make a donation to the Vegreville St Joseph’s Hospital Palliative Care.

LUKENCHUK, Elsie Rose (née Kostiuk) It is with loving memory and sorrowful regret to announce the peaceful passing of Elsie Rose Lukenchuk (née Kostiuk) on April 9, 2021. Reuniting with her predeceased husband, Andrew; daughter Elaine; brother Albert; and her parents John and Mary Kostiuk, Elsie will be immensely missed by her son Ken; her grandchildren Heather, Marc, Ryan, and Andrea; her greatgrandchild Hannah Rai; in addition to innumerable friends and relatives. Special recognition and sincere gratitude for their compassionate caring is extended to Dr. M. Bobyn and Dr. A. Gray, the remarkable staff at Northwood Residence and Brookhaven Care Center, and to those supportive and understanding professionals at Interior Health and the Kelowna General Hospital.

As current pandemic considerations preclude formal funeral services at this time, future arrangements will be made when deemed appropriate. It is kindly requested that, in lieu of flowers, any memorial donations are to be made to the BC Cancer Agency Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre for the Southern Interior, www.bccancer.bc.ca/donate. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com

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DUK, Julian Orest June 26, 1929 – April 13, 2021 On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, Julian Orest Duk of Vegreville passed away at the age of 91 years.

He is survived by his wife Emily, their children Tony (Mellissa), Laurie (Katherine), Bernie (Orest) Golinowski and Glen Duk; six grandchildren, Sarah Smith (Matt), Danielle Smith, Meghan and Travis Golinowski, Matt (Rachael) Carver, Chelsea Carver (Mike); 2 greatgrandchildren Phoenix Golinowski and Madison Carver; one sister Mary Kachmar and sisters-in-law Nancy and Darlene Duke; along with numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

He was predeceased by his parents Klem and Stephanie Duk; brothers Ed, Alex, Mike, Bill, Nick, Paul and Peter; sisters Elizabeth Rurka, Julia Porayko, Kay Duke and Anne Tymchuk.

Cremation has taken place and inurnment will follow at a later date in Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of floral tributes, memorial donations may be made to the “Holy Trinity Parish”-Vegreville.

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Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Once completed, our goal is to have the According to the Basilian Fathers Museum house open for museum visitors and be the Sawchuk summer kitchen is one of the used in school programs as part of a only pioneer structures remaining in museum visit.”

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As far as activities on September 11, The log structure is set among a small Lemiski said, “Our plan is to invite people, grove of poplar trees and once belonged to whoever is interested, to help put the clay one of the original families in the area who plaster on the walls of the preserved buildonce lived on the property prior to the ing. We will be inviting representatives of Basilian Fathers establishing Sts. Peter and the local community, cultural organizations, Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church. etc., to participate in the log plastering.”

Plans are now underway for the revival and The museum will have other artifacts set The exterior of the Sawchuk summer restoration of the sumup for people to try out, such as grinding kitchen. (Basilian Fathers Museum/ mer kitchen in conwheat, using a scrubboard, etc. “Details Submitted Photo) junction with the will be worked out in the coming months.”

‘Hands On History’ event that will be held The end of summer event will also feature cultural displays, on the museum grounds September 11. farmer’s market, barbecue, musical entertainment, and antique Karen Lemiski, Curator and Associate vehicles. “No admission will be charged, and vendors only Director of the Basilian Fathers Museum, asked now to reserve a space.” said this year marks both the 130th anniShe went on to say, “You can never have too many volunteers versary of Ukrainian immigration to for a public event, but ideally, they will assist with logistics, Canada and the 30th anniversary of the giving directions, set up and clean up, and be their eyes and ears new Basilian Fathers building. “The on the day to help make the event a great success,” stated museum opened in 1953 and was origi- Lemiski. nally located in the building belonging to The hope is to make Hands On History an annual event in the the Basilian Press which is located behind community.”

Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Lemiski wrote a letter to the Town of Mundare asking if it Church.” would be interested in collaborating with the museum for the Heritage Conservation Specialist Fr. event. She explained, “We would like them to help publicize the Jim Nakonechny stated in his proposal event; to get the town businesses to support and participate, etc.” to the museum, “Such a structure is Members of council indicated they would be interested in worthy of preservation in order that collaborating with the museum and made a motion to that effect future generations can tangibly experi- on March 16 during its regular meeting.

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According to the proposal, the event will include: The coalition and local organi• zations set up activity stations using the theme connection, strengthening relationships, and building hope.

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• Recruiting community champions to be the leaders in their neighbourhood and organize neighbourhood parties.

• Provide healthy individually wrapped snacks • Live music.

• COVID-19 safety measures as directed by the Government of Alberta at the time of the event.

In VCC Chair Colleen PidzarkoArmitage’s letter to Mayor and Council, she states, “After witnessing the turn out from events such as the downtown Halloween event, past Family Day and outdoor Movie Night

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She went on to say, “The Downtown Kickoff is the first step in building capacity, followed by recruiting community champions and promoting neighbourhood block parties.”

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Have Egg will Travel Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Vegreville resident Teresa Modin loves to go on “little adventures” with her newly renovated Skoolie.

She thought it would be a neat idea to take a photo in front of the town’s claim to fame recently. “I thought it might be a great picture to see if I could get it to look like the pysanka was actually on my roof and I was going to drive away with it.”

Well, her “egg-cellent” idea worked perfectly. “It just so happened that a light snowfall started the very moment I took the photo.”

It was perfect timing on Teresa’s part and a great way to get into the camping spirit.

Teresa said she just renovated the school bus into a camper and her husband Ian just finished the rooftop deck. Now, all that’s left to do is to hit the open road and create some beautiful memories.

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The Land Use Bylaw provides that any person claiming to be affected by a decision of the Development Authority may appeal to the Development Appeal Board by serving written Notice of Appeal to the Secretary of the Development Appeal Board, Town of Vegreville, P.O. Box 640, Vegreville, AB T9C 1R7 BEFORE 4:30 p.m. on April 28, 2021. Any questions regarding this matter may be directed to the Development Authority by calling 780-632-6479 between the hours of 9:00am and 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.

Development Authority Attention: Kerina Sorochan Planning & Development Coordinator Town of Vegreville P.O. Box 640 Vegreville, Alberta T9C 1R7 Phone: (780) 632-6479 Email : ipd@vegreville.com

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NOTICE AND INFORMATION TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Vegreville gave First Reading on Monday, April 12th, 2021 to Bylaw No. 03-2021 which will, upon final passage and approval, authorize the proper officers of the said Town to, pursuant to the authority of the Municipal Government Act, provide a loan to the Rotary Club of Vegreville in the maximum amount of $75,000.00.

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