Vegreville News Advertiser - April 5, 2017

VOL. 70 NO. 14

67 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017

Two Hills Curling Bonspiel draws 53 teams See Two Hills Curling on page 5

Jody Guetal and Cathy Axley sweep a rock during their B Final.

Ottawa attacks farmers

Double homicide

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RCMP files from March 27 - April 2 Vegrevile RCMP Submitted March 27 08:36 Report of glass in a downtown business being broken.

14:59 CRA scam 18:15 A person turned in what was believed to be meth. The drugs are to be held and destroyed.

22:42 Report that a person had wandered away from a care home. The care home ended up calling back and reported that the person had returned.

March 28 13:02 A person had received a message on Facebook which concerned the individual because they had beaten out the message sender in an online bid and they felt that their choice of words was aggressive and cause for concern.

23:00 Report of a loud noise and the sound of breaking glass in a residential area in an ally. Member attended and went along the area but could not locate any damage to anything.

March 29 00:01 A vehicle stop was conducted and an odour of marijuana was detected.

The occupants were arrested for having a controlled substance. The vehicle ended up being towed and the occupants were charged and the driver got a 24-hour suspension.

08:14 While at a residence on an unrelated matter, meth and marijuana were observed. A female was arrested and released on court-compelling documents.

09:13 Report of 2X2 foot cement sidewalk blocks having been stolen from outside the hospital.

14:16 Somebody called in saying that a person had recently got another phone and that some people identifying themselves as Trevor and Tommy frequently called them asking if they wanted to buy drugs.

14:46 Report of graffiti on playground equipment on 54 Street.

16:30 RCMP received information about drug dealers in Vegreville.

17:14 Report of a suspicious vehicle in Mundare. Member attended and located the vehicle. The driver was a suspended driver and the passenger had outstanding warrants. Also, the passenger lied about their identity and so was charged with obstruction.

19:33 Report of an animal complaint of large pigs running around ruining yards and fields. The reporter mentioned that it’s an ongoing issue.

21:54 Report of a break and enter to a downtown business occurring over the previous week. Still under investigation.

22:19 Report of a loud idling diesel truck in a residential area. Member called the complainant and the truck had already departed.

23:57 Report of a possible domestic in the form of yelling from the area of a residence. Members attended and spoke with somebody in the area but there had been no yelling at the time.

March 30 09:19 Report of a female being a good Samaritan and letting a recently released female stay at her place for the night. The next morning the female was gone and the good Samaritan noted that her phone, jacket, some money and a pack of cigarettes were gone as well.

10:58 Report of a neighbour dispute over the placement of a trail-cam.

13:01 Two people attended the detachment due to a rear-end collision on 16 A. One of the drivers was given a ticket for following too close.

13:27 Report of a vehicle being damaged in a parking spot. No witnesses and no suspects.

15:48 Report of a racist message being left on an apartment door.

19:49 Report of youths in a parking lot doing doughnuts. A member attended and spoke to some youths and advised the youths to move along, which they did.

22:01 Report of a complaint about six male youths loitering outside a gas station. Members attended and spoke to the youths and they were cooperative and left.

22:30 A member observed a vehicle changing lanes erratically. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was showing signs of impairment. Breath samples were provided which resulted in a reading of over .8. The driver was released on a promise to appear.

March 31 00:05 Report of a noise complaint.

Members attended and they were given a warning.

09:24 Report of a break and enter to a downtown business. Still under investigation.

12:10 Report of an intoxicated male trying to get into a home. Members attended and located the male and arrested him for obstruction. The male was lodged in cells until sober and then released.

13:38 Request received from Edmonton police service to assist with locating a missing person. After various attempts, the individual was not located.

15:09 911 report of a reckless intoxicated driver. The report was a grey dodge truck with a hockey net in the box driving recklessly. They threw a pizza box at the complainant. Patrols

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were made and the vehicle was not located.

17:40 Noise complaint of loud music. A member attended and the music was already turned off. They were given a warning.

17:52 Report received of a tractor that was stuck under a railway crossing.

Members attended and the farm equipment had already been moved.

18:19 Report of a driver on their cell phone on highway 16. The information was sent to Fort Saskatchewan.

18:38 Report of two males fighting outside a drinking establishment.

Members attended and determined that the fight was consensual and both combatants were given a warning and sent on their way.

April 1 12:54 Report of EMS request with a female that had overdosed. Members attended and EMS transported the female to the hospital. The female was released later that evening.

14:48 Report of a birth certificate and a .22 caliber rifle with ammunition being stolen from a residential vehicle.

14:55 Report of an ex-husband calling the ex-wife names at a local restaurant.

17:36 Report of verbal domestic disturbance. Members attended and dealt with it.

18:11 Report of a possibly impaired driver on highway 16. They were swerving all over the road and at one point pulled over so a male could vomit.

Sherwood Park and Fort Saskatchewan were notified.

19:01 Report of a neighbour dispute where one neighbour was wanting to fight and one threatened to beat up the other. All parties involved were warned.

April 2 04:41 A vehicle was observed with no lights on. The driver was stopped and arrested for impaired driving after that the male provided a reading well over .8. The driver was later released on court-compelling documents.

10:48 A vehicle was found speeding. It was pulled over and marijuana was located. The driver was issued a 24hour driving suspension.

13:30 While on patrol, a license plate was checked and showed the registered owner as being a suspended driver. The driver was ticketed and the vehicle was seized for 30 days.

17:43 911 report of a 16-year-old female assaulting her mother. Still under investigation.

During the week there were 1 false 911, 1 animal strike, and 54 calls in total for service were made.

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Wanderers are not always lost Joe Machney Reporter People who travel for the sake of traveling often do so for the experience of it. They meet people off the beaten path and in small towns and villages that a tour guide would never consider important or interesting. These places are where the hidden gems of the human experience reside.

Life is short and whether in your mind while reading a book or by trekking in some foreign land, the experiences that the words on the page, the landscape in front of your eyes, or the conversation that you are having with perhaps some older gentleman who has never met anyone from your part of the world, all of it is life and is part of your journey.

Keeping a light heart and an open mind allows the part of yourself that is the same as the people you meet that interact with each other and grow from the time spent together. On the other hand, when one is closed off and lost in their past, how can they truly be where they are standing? How often do people go on vacation and leave their mind at home, still left on the tasks that need to be done, or the conversations with people that were difficult and uncomfortable? A suggestion, if I may, would be to ask yourself often, where am I now? This will help you to refocus and be in the here and now.

By leaving it all behind you are able to soak up the life that the books, people or places have to offer and in my experi-

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ence, the layers that are revealed in time are a reflection of how you see yourself, however that may be. Whether it is as a good person or a bad person, everything is a mirror because at our core we are all the same spirit. It is the silent and open mind that hears or sees this. The closed mind or the one with an agenda is never able to see this and will live a life in a box.

Listening is about interpreting information and letting it settle in and at times it may plant seeds that could point you in a direction that you may never have considered before.

This is the beauty of the experience of being a wanderer.

Like a baby developing in the womb, there is a power within you as well that is guiding you along in your life. It is the same power that grows the baby without the mother having any knowledge of what to do. It is a miracle and it is Life.

Taking that with you when you are wandering during times when you feel like your life is not going how you’d like it to be will give you a perspective that there is something more for you, like a guide showing you which way to go next. Be patient and wait for it, understanding that it does not act like your mind does. It is kind and compassionate, whereas the mind is sharp and rigid.

When nothing goes right in your life, then go left and when you go in that direction, don’t look back, you’re not going that way.

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Two Hills Curling Bonspiel draws 53 teams Joe Machney Reporter The first weekend of April was all about curling in Two Hills as 53 teams, each with at least one team member having a connection to Two Hills participated in the annual curling event.

This year the goal of the bonspiel was to raise money for a kitchen for the recently opened recreation centre which served as one of the two curling venues for the weekend of curling.

The bonspiel began on Friday and the finals ended at approximately 7 p.m. on Sunday. The Saturday banquet at the Centennial Hall was catered by Donna Lopaschuk and fed nearly 300 people.

The silent and live auctions were also a big success, said Stan Gordeyko, President of Two Hills Curling Club.

“We feel that it was a really big success this year, the community really pitched in and we had some surprise donations

from local businesses and vendors.”

The two buildings were essential to allow the 53 teams to play and the bonspiel to conclude the three-day event. “We had five sheets going in the skating rink and three sheets in the new building,” Gordeyko said. “Having eight sheets going worked out really well for us.”

The A final ended up going all eight

ends with Team Looy taking the win with a one point difference between the competitors in the tight game. Team Paulichuk took the lead at the end of the first end with one point as Team Looy struggled to get on the board and fell behind by another point by the end of the second. By the third end, Team Looy got on the board and then tied Team Paulichuk at the end of the

fourth. It was a close game as both teams crept ahead point by point. By

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Morneau’s Missed Chance Should Concern Canadians Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director (This column originally appeared in the Toronto Sun on March 24th, 2017) Finance Minister Bill Morneau unveiled the Trudeau government’s second budget this week, and in many ways it wasn’t a new budget at all, but just a clarification of many measures from last year.

In some ways, that’s a relief, because last year was a veritable spending spree, with Morneau plunging the country into a $23 billion deficit (a far cry from the Liberals’ promise of three years of ‘modest’ $10 billion deficits) and didn’t even provide a plan on how they would climb out of it – ever. One can be forgiven for bracing for yet another multibillion increase in the deficit.

But not pouring any fuel on the fire

doesn’t change the fact the feds already have a five-alarm fiscal fire on their hands. Even with a lid on spending increases, our federal debt is now projected to leap from $637 billion to $756 billion in just five years. Just the interest payments on that will cost an eye-watering $143 billion over the same timeframe. Talk about mortgaging our kids and grandkids’ future.

More troubling is that the government doesn’t seem to know what it’s doing with its own ‘innovation’ agenda, which is supposed to help boost economic

growth (while the Canadian economy isn’t in recession, growth is projected to be weak). Instead the agenda seems to be nothing more than the same old corporate welfare programs that have failed time and again.

There are handouts for politicallyfavoured industries like clean tech. And for powerful special interests like aerospace and automobiles. There will be a new “platform” called – surprise – Innovation Canada which will develop six “Economic Strategy Tables” (which will also be linked with the existing

Department of Innovation). In a final bold stroke of innovation, the government even decided to combine a bunch of different corporate welfare funds into one, and call it the Strategic Innovation Fund!

If you were looking for tax relief in this budget, forget it: aside from a few small boutique measures, it’s mostly the status quo. There are even a few sneaky tax

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FROM THE PAGES OF THE VEGREVILLE OBSERVER

COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE

90 Years Ago – April 6, 1927 Mr. and Mrs. Pennal have sold their farm and Left Lavoy last Wednesday. They have not decided as to where they will reside in future.

At the present time many organizations are directing their energies towards providing reading material for schools, notably rural schools especially such as are located in foreign sections of Alberta. At this time of year the annual house cleaning releases old magazines, books, etc. to the ash heap. Many of these could be salvaged.

Mr. and Mrs. Arlidge and family who have been living in Tofield for the past year, have returned to Ryley to take up residence.

Before his departure from here Mr. Arlidge manage the Ryley Creamery for the Woodland Dairy Company. He was chief buttermaker in Tofield but own to a change in the company’s arrangements and a desire on his part and that of his family, he returned to Ryley.

The total assessed value of all lands in Alberta for the purposes of the supplementary revenue tax collected by the Government, was five hundred and five millions of dollars in 1926, states the report of the Department of Municipal Affairs.

75 Years Ago – April 8, 1942 More than $3,000,000 worth of army equipment – representative of the tools of war which Canada in now manufacturing in large quantities – is displayed in the 10 exhibition cars of the Canadian Army Train. This train will be at Vegreville on Sunday, April 12th, from 9:00 to 11:00 am at the Canadian National Station.

Citizens of the town were in-expressible shocked on Saturday morning, April 4th, when they learned that “Bert” Holden, youngest son of Mayor and Mrs. Holden had passed away, quietly, in his sleep the night before. He had heart trouble but there was no suspicion that his life would end with such tragic suddenness.

The Norwegian telegraph agency reported that more than 1,000 school teachers had been arrested in German occupied Norway and that detentions were continuing through-out the country.

In Denmark the butter ration has been reduced by 10%. More than half of the annual production of 130,000 tons goes to Germany.

Contracts awarded and commitments made by the department of munitions and supply last year totalled $2,100,000,000 or the equivalent of a $4,000 contract every minute of the day.

50 Years Ago – April 6, 1967 The Andrew Ukrainian Greek Orthodox congregation with the aid of the Ukrainian Ladies Aid and pupils of Sunday School, under the direction of John W. Huculak, held an evening of commemoration of their greatest national poetess Lasia Ukrayinka and poet, Taras Shevchenko, Sunday, March 19th. The program consisted of singing and reciting by the Sunday School pupils of the poems from Shevchenko’s “Kobzar” and Ukrayinka’s collection of writings.

What does it cost you to own a tractor, a combine, a discer, or a baler? What does it cost per hour or per acre to use these machines? Should you own a specific machine or would it be better to custom hire? What should you charge for custom work? Answers to these questions and others are available in a recent publication entitled “Agricultural Machinery Costs” published by the Canada Department of Agriculture.

Today’s successful farming operations rely to some extent on agricultural chemicals. Agricultural chemicals have become a new tool in raising crops providing fertility to our soil or controlling insect pests and diseases. To deal with this very important topic of agricultural chemicals a short course will be held at the Elk’s Hall at Vegreville on Tuesday, April 11th commencing at 9:30 in the morning.

25 Years Ago – April 7, 1992 Ten Junior and nine senior 4-H members from across the Northeast Region treated the audience t an entertaining afternoon at the regional public speaking competition. First place in the junior category went to Melanie Heller of the Vegreville Multi Club.

BMX Freestyler Stunt Rider demonstrations at Peter Svarich school delighted the grades one through six audience from Queen Elizabeth, Peter Svarich School and St. Martin’s School. The riders were brought out through the cooperation of St. Martin’s, Peter Svarich and the Queen Elizabeth Parent Advisory Council. The purpose was to enforce and promote bicycle and helmet safety. The stunt riders were Brent Oswald and Steve Roy. Five students who excel in academic, community and leadership pursuits and who reside within the Vegreville Federal Constituency have been awarded Don Mazankowski scholarships. The five students are; Douglas Hantiuk of Vegreville, Trina Lofthaug of Two Hills, Donal Lafferty of Vermilion, Tara Arthur of Wainwright and Jodine Jenson of Lloydminster.

Legion members presented an electric wheelchair to disabled veteran Bill Demers. The electric wheelchair was purchased through the Poppy Fund. On hand for the presentation was wheelchair manufacturer Al Fakely, Legion Service Officer Charlie Langpap, president Terry Nelson and treasurer Rod Stewart.

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

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

Coal is Dead Gwynne Dyer “My administration is putting an end to the war on coal,” said Donald Trump as he put his supersize signature on the Energy Independence Executive Order. But coal is dying as a major energy source in the United States for reasons far beyond the reach of executive orders.

“The miners are coming back,” Trump boasted at a rally in Kentucky last week, but Robert Murray, founder and CEO of Murray Energy, the biggest US coal company, promptly rained on his parade. “I suggested that (Trump) temper his expectations,” he said. “He can’t bring them back.”

Trump’s latest executive order is not just about coal, of course. It’s a frontal assault on all the Obama-era regulations that aimed at curbing climate change. But while it will slow the decline in US greenhouse gas emissions, it will not have a major impact on global emissions.

That is partly because US accounts for only 16 percent of global emissions. Compared to China’s enormous 29 percent share of global emissions, American emissions, don’t matter all that much, and China remains committed to big cuts. In January China scrapped plans for 104 new coalfired power plants, and it intends to invest $361 billion in renewable energy between now and 2020.

Like pretty much everybody else, the Chinese remain committed to the climate goals agreed at Paris in December 2015 even though the United States has defected. They simply do not believe that the American defection destroys all hope of success. Indeed, they think that American greenhouse gas emissions will continue to decline under Trump, though not as fast as they would have other-

wise. Coal provides an excellent example of why.

In 2009, when Barack Obama entered the White House, coal provided 52 percent of US electricity.

In only eight years it has fallen to 33 percent, because cheap gas from fracking undercut the coal price, and then even solar power got cheaper than coal. So 411 coal-fired plants closed down, and more than fifty coal-mining companies went bankrupt – and this process will continue despite Trump.

You don’t need good intentions to do the right thing for climate safety any more; just common sense. From fuel efficiency in automobiles to replacing coal-fired plants with natural gas or solar arrays, saving money goes hand-in-hand with cutting emissions. The economy is not your enemy; it’s your ally. So Trump won’t do nearly as much harm as people feared.

President Obama promised last year to cut US greenhouse gas emissions by about 26 per cent from the 2005 level by 2025. About half of that 26 percent cut would have come in Trump’s first and maybe only term (2017-20), so say 13 percent. The US accounts for 16 percent of global emissions, so do the math: 13 percent of 16 percent equals about 2 percent of global emissions.

Two percent of global emissions is what would be at stake if Trump’s presidency stopped all the anticipated reductions in greenhouse emissions that Obama based his promise on – but it won’t. A lot of those emission cuts are going to happen anyway, because they just make economic sense.

At a guess, around half of them.

So how much damage can Trump do to the global fight against climate change over the next four years? He can keep global emissions about one percent higher than they would have been if the United States had kept its promise to the Paris conference. And that’s all.

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

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RCMP Major Crimes Unit on scene of double homicide Corporal Laurel Scott Fort Saskatchewan At 11:28 p.m. on April 2, Fort Saskatchewan RCMP were dispatched to a 911 report of suspicious deaths at a

residence in Chipman, Alberta. Two adult males were located at the residence, deceased. One male suspect has been taken into police custody and the RCMP can confirm that they are treating this incident as a homicide.

RCMP Major Crimes Unit have assumed carriage of this investigation with assistance of Fort Saskatchewan RCMP and the Forensic Identification Section.

One adult male remains in police cus-

tody. The RCMP do not believe that this is a random event and do not feel that there is a further risk to public safety.

An autopsy has been scheduled at the Edmonton Office of the Medical Examiner for April 4, 2017.

The RCMP Major Crimes Unit can confirm that one criminal charge of Second Degree Murder was laid against 36-year-old Raymond Nickerson of Chipman, Alberta in the death of 40year-old Jason Williams.

The Major Crimes Unit is still actively investigating the second referenced death.

Viking RCMP arrest male for drug offences after collision Cpl. Brad Mouland Viking RCMP On March 30, 2017 at approximately 11:00, Viking RCMP were alerted to a collision involving a car and a light pole at the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 14, right at the Town of Viking.

Police identified and arrested the two occupants, a male and a female from Edmonton, as both had outstanding warrants from Edmonton, and had originally fled the scene.

Viking RCMP subsequently charged Travis Serson, 24, with numerous charges, including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, public mischief, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine),

fail to comply with recognizance X 3, and fail to remain at the scene of an accident. Serson remains in custody pending his first court appearance.

Victoria Martinuk, 19, was released to appear in court in Edmonton as a result of her warrants.

Viking RCMP are looking for any additional information about this matter. If you have any information or witnessed this collision, please contact the Viking RCMP at (780) 336-3441. If you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.tipsubmit. com, or by SMS.

Raymond Nickerson remains in custody. He is scheduled for a first appearance in the Provincial Court of Alberta in Fort Saskatchewan on April 6, 2017.

No further information in relation to the ongoing investigation will be released at this point by the RCMP.

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Missed chance - CONTINUED from PAGE 5 hikes. Excise duties on alcohol are going to rise by 10% over the next five years. And with some expansions to Employment Insurance accessibility for groups such as home caregivers, EI premiums will be going up as well. And then of course there’s the federal carbon tax, which will be imposed on the provinces whether they like it or not.

There are a few bright spots. The government is taking a Canadian Taxpayers Federation recommendation to review expenditures department by department to help kill wasteful programs and root out inefficiencies. There’s also a commit-

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ment to expand free trade within Canada – something that could benefit all Canadians.

But overall, this year’s budget is big on words and short on details. It claims to help the middle-class – without explaining who counts as ‘middle class.’ It says it’s focused on innovation – but with new (and recycled) corporate welfare funds designed to throw money at favoured industries and companies, there’s not much innovative about it.

With this budget, Morneau had an opportunity to explain how he would get the books into balance and start to tackle our massive federal debt.

He took a pass. As a result, future generations of Canadians will pay a hefty price.

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When U.S. taxes go low, we should go lower Paige MacPherson Alberta Director for CTF This op-ed was published in the January 2017 of Business in Calgary and Business in Edmonton Magazines and is available for other outlets to publish, free of charge.

Our neighbours to the south have elected a new president, Donald Trump, and in some ways, his proposed policies say “open for business.” But what does the new regime mean for Edmonton’s business community?

For starters, depending on the direction taken, it’s possible that the Trump administration could negatively impact Canadian trade with the U.S. This, too, could be a concern for American businesses. However, they can take solace in the fact that Trump promised to lower the business tax rate from 35 per cent to 15 per cent – a dramatic decline.

That could be a very good news story for American tax revenues. We know that at least a segment of the business tax base is mobile, especially at the high end.

For Americans who had chosen to take their money out of the country, the U.S. may now look like a much rosier place to file their taxes. Lowered income taxes as a result of Trump’s promise to collapse the seven income tax brackets into three may have similar effects, attracting the wealthy to file their taxes at home.

Canada could benefit from economic growth sparked in the U.S. But by the same token, these tax changes could have a magnetic effect, drawing Canadian businesses and would-be investors down south.

Certainly, a dra-

matically reduced business tax rate makes Canada less competitive, as was noted in an RBC report.

Perhaps we should politely twist the meaning of an oft-used phrase in the U.S. election: “When they go low, we go high.” When it comes to tax rates, when they go low, we should go lower.

At the very least, we shouldn’t be raising taxes.

At the federal level, Prime Minister Trudeau lowered income taxes in the middle bracket, but increased income taxes at the top. Provincially, Premier Notley also increased income taxes, eliminating the single-rate income tax.

Premier Notley raised corporate taxes by twenty per cent almost immediately upon entering office. Her small business tax cut was welcome, but was easily offset by other tax and wage hikes. All of these tax hikes should be reconsidered if these governments are serious about ‘creating jobs’ – something they should quickly realize is not actually the role of government.

Both the federal and provincial governments must take a more critical look at their multi-billion dollar carbon taxes. The U.S. – the world’s second largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and Canada’s nearest competitor for investment – isn’t imposing a

carbon tax and has vowed to scrap the Paris climate commitments. Canada’s incoming $50/tonne carbon tax will now impact our competitiveness to a greater degree.

At the municipal level, Mayor Iveson increased non-residential property taxes by 2.1 per cent, and residential property taxes increased by an even greater amount. A 2016 poll by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

showed Edmonton dismally ranked 107th on a list of the best places in Canada to start and grow a business.

Canadian and Albertan policies, as well as those crafted right here in Edmonton, do not exist within a vacuum, and they should not be modeled as if they do.

With incoming U.S. policies opening the door to business, policymakers should prioritize how they are going to attract and retain job-creators here at home.

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Rev. Carolyn Woodall speaks on truth and reconciliation Rosanne Fortier The United Church of Canada and Vegreville United Church are making efforts towards truth and reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Canadians; as this must be a part of Canada 150.

Vegreville United Church and Rev. Carolyn Woodall feels strongly that indigenous Canadians need to be honored and

truth and reconciliation is something that needs to be attended to. “The United Church of Canada first made an apology in 1986 to First Nations People and then we made another apology in 1998, specifically around Indian Residential Schools in 1998. We acknowledged the treaties; our church is on Treaty 6 Land. We also have a copy of the statement of apology from the former Prime Minister Stephen Harper on our wall. The United Church of Canada actually ran some of the Indian Residential Schools for a long time. We also had ministries among the First Nations and there were First Nations congregations who were involved in the union which created the United Church of Canada. So, we always had a relationship with indigenous people,” Rev. Woodall explained.

“I believe there is a piece that is basic respect for the First Nations people that seems to be missing from a lot of conversations and that is where the racism tends to come in. People still think that the land of Canada was essentially empty and then we came and that is one of the complications with Canada 150. In Vancouver, they are talking about Canada 150+ to acknowledge that there were people here before Europeans came; just because Europeans didn’t recognize what was here as far as civilization, doesn’t mean that it wasn’t. Some

people say that maybe First Nations people were here but they weren’t developed. What type of world would we live in now if all of Europe was developed and North America was still the way it was when we first came over here? Well, we would be living in a continent like Banff where all the wilderness would be available to people and the creatures would be around and it would be such a harmonious place and people would be knocking down doors to get on the plane to be able to come over to spend two-weeks in Canada. We need to honor those who have been here before us and we need to learn from them how to respect the earth again and until we can respect them, we will not respect the earth because the indigenous people are still closer to hearing the voice of the land, animals, wind, and water than we are because our civilization model was removed by us from the earth and the land for longer,” she continued.

“Truth and Reconciliation is a very complex thing. We work at it with wonderfully good will on the part of the First Nations people around us. For the most part, they are just seeking the basic human rights which includes local schooling, clean water, and jobs that are meaningful, and support to maintain their cultural backgrounds, as well as, for people to stop judging and making assumptions about them. Then we have to acknowl-

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edge the type of injuries that First Nations people sustained in their spirit and mind from the abuse. So, people are wounded and they walk around wounded. We spend too much time in our culture telling people to prove that they are hurt this way. We are coming to terms with PTSD in relation to our veterans but we need to expand that further to other populations,” Rev. Woodall insisted.

“I believe it will take generations to reverse all the harm caused by residential schools. But there are efforts being done in certain places; some of the curriculums in schools are changing, so that it is making a difference. As long as it doesn’t just become a tokenism; it’s important for us not just to take that on and say it’s our h istor y.

Eu ropea n Canadians shouldn’t feel they are empowered to tell the whole story. Sometimes, Vegreville United Church has this sweet grass candle with white people need to keep sweet grass around it as part of their efforts towards truth and quiet and listen to what othreconciliation with indigenous people. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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ers have to say. There are different ways that Canadians can get involved and include indigenous people for Canada 150. The World Indigenous Games are coming to Edmonton this summer. If Vegreville Town Council is open to it, there could be an invitation to Saddle Lake to have a teaching and round dance at the Egg Park or at Vegreville Social Centre during the Canada 150 celebrations,” Rev. Woodall concluded.

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What’s a Good Crop Rotation?

Agri-News A diverse crop rotation is one of the best tools to lower the risk of pests, disease and weeds, can save money, and reduce future grief.

“A good crop rotation is one where

there is an adequate variety of crops grown so that any one type of crop is grown only once every three or four years,” says Harry Brook, crops specialist. Alberta Ag-Info Centre, Stettler. “A rotation like this can reduce pest costs, prolong the usefulness of pest control products and improve the bottom line. Limiting or shortening the rotation may provide short-term financial benefits but in the long term could severely limit future cropping options.”

Brook uses clubroot as an example. “This disease affects canola by converting the canola root into a massive spore factory. It’s only spread in infected soils but each year we see it found in more Alberta fields. Once you have clubroot, it’s there for the long haul. These soil borne spores can remain viable in the soil for up to 20 years. If you have it, many counties will require the land be put on a four- or five-year canola-free crop rotation.”

It doesn’t help keep resistance in a crop when the crop rotation is just wheat followed by canola, says Brook. “As well, using a variety of crop types can add to the health of a soil. Pulses in a rotation improves soil health and reduces fertilizer costs.

Peas, lentils, and faba beans all capture nitrogen from the air, and encourage beneficial bacteria and fungi that can benefit following crops. There is a nitrogen benefit left in the soil that extends up to three years after the pulse crop.

“Permanent forages in the crop rotation provide even more benefits. They reduce the weed seeds present in the soil, increase organic matter, and are an excellent break for crop diseases and insect pests. Also, a varied crop rotation can help diversify a farm operation, reducing financial risk. It also spreads out machinery use making them more efficient.”

Moisture use efficiency also improves with a varied crop rotation.

“Canola, wheat and peas all root to different depths and extract moisture from different parts of the soil. A planned crop rotation can utilize soil moisture more efficiently. Permanent forages in rotation can also address soil problem such as soil salinity or acidity. Seeded in a field for three to five years, they are an excellent break from annual crops and add to the soil organic matter, which is your soil nutrient bank account. They can even reclaim some soils over time.”

A diverse crop rotation also naturally varies the pesticides used and reduces the chance of resistance developing to pest control products, adds Brook.

“Conversely, a tight rotation can quickly develop weed, insect or disease problems, requiring greater expense to control the issue. In the case of clubroot of canola, the only answer is resistant varieties, and that tolerance has already broken down.”

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Any animal that's always happy to see us deserves the best of care.

ble for dogs, cats and other domestic animals to suffer from anxiety or depression just like people. However, the "pet psychologist" you are referring to is more commonly known as an animal behaviorist.

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Most have medical degrees as veterinarians with certification requiring two years of residency in animal behavior.

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Family and Domestic Violence Sgt Jerry Nutbrown RCMP Ponderings This is a topic that is often at the forefront in policing and political circles and we have a lot of policy, reporting and investigative requirements surrounding it. You will read in the Blotter that we may have attended to a complaint of domestic disturbance or sometimes a family dispute, but what do these mean?

When we refer to a family disturbance, dispute or assault it usually means that we were called to a situation, which may vary in severity that involves members of a family. This is usually between parents and children, siblings or other people immediately related to each other. This could be as benign as a mother and her daughter having an argument where it gets loud enough that a neighbour or someone in the house calls us. We will attend and address the disturbance but we most often can’t resolve the reason for the conflict.

Maybe the daughter wants to stay out late and the parent isn’t allowing it and an argument ensued. We will attempt to mediate the situation and get things to a point where they have settled down and make sure no one is at risk. This could also mean that a parent’s child, youth or adult child has assaulted them or they have assaulted their child. We again will attend and try to determine what actually took place and deal with it accordingly. The overarching label this is given is family violence.

Domestic violence, on the other hand, refers to two or more people that are, or have been, in an intimate relationship with each other. An intimate relationship may be that they met at a party and ‘made out’, or that they have been in a 30-year marriage. This type of investigation is what garners more scrutiny and is more involved as domestic violence can result in escalation and is often the reason for a homicide between people known to each other. We as police treat these types of calls with a higher priority due to the potential outcomes seen over the last number of years. The provinces recognize this as an area of high risk and that is why when you go to the hospital for anything, including an illness, you will still get asked about being a victim of domestic abuse. Often victims of domestic abuse will disclose it after being asked 7 or more times about it.

If we have an investigation that is deemed domestic related, we have a plethora of forms and requirements to meet in order for us to complete a proper investigation. So, even though it may only be an argument between spouses, we have criteria to meet and this includes a couple pages worth of questions all surrounding risks and potential for violence or further violence. These are not optional for us and there are checks-and-balances in place to ensure we are meeting our mandated requirements in these investigations.

One of the key things in these investiga-

tions is the offering of Victim Services. As mentioned in a previous Ponderings, this can include providing access to counselling to providing emergency services such as money and/or a place to stay. Due to the recognized seriousness of these types of incidents the province has made available these services and many more to those who are victims of violence.

This is a sad reality in today’s society and one which we see all too often but hopefully, this will provide a better explanation so the next time you hear about family or domestic incidents, you have a clearer understanding of what is being talked about or reported on.

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Tributes MEMORIAM

OGRODNICK, Clarence March 1968 - April 2010 I’ll remember you in sunshine Its rays warming earth and sky I’ll remember you in bird’s graceful wings As they glide and flutter by I’ll remember you forever Each and every day Time and space and years will pass Yet your memory will always stay Deeply bound within my heart.

Love Sandra

MCKAY, Wes July 21, 1978 - April 3, 2016 A beautiful life came to a sudden end.

He died as he lived, Everyone’s friend.

He was always thoughtful, Loving and kind.

What a precious memory He left behind He left us suddenly, His thoughts unknown, But he left us memories We are proud to own.

Treasure him, God, In Your Garden of Rest, For in our world, He was one of the best.

Love always and forever, Melissa, Drevan, Derian, Avery & Aryssa

OBITUARY

BILLY MICHAEL DMYTRIW February 2, 1970 - March 28, 2017 On Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Billy Dmytriw of Vegreville, Alberta passed away at the age of 47 years.

Billy is survived by his loving wife, Lori, of 19 years, and their son Darian; his parents Bill and Phyllis Dmytriw; four brothers Dale (Tanis), Steven, Emil, Larry, and his sister Lori (Bradley) Feschuk.

He will also be missed by his mother-in-law Rose Sawchuk; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Barry, Rick (Karen), Della (Virgil) Rosko, Cheryl (Bob), Kerry (Debbie), Bonnie (Danny) Ponich, and Kelly (Grace).

Numerous nieces and nephews also mourn the loss of their beloved Uncle Billy. Billy was predeceased by his brother-in-law Randy Sawchuk and father-in-law, Nick Sawchuk.

A Funeral Service was officiated by Father Theodosy Kraychuk on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Autumn Rose Funeral Home in Vegreville, Alberta. Cremation followed.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

The family extends a heartfelt thank-you to the Two Hills Health Care Centre and Palliative care staff.

To send condolences, please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD., VEGREVILLE. 780-603-5800

OBITUARY

MAZUREK, Elsie May 2, 1935 - March 28, 2017 On March 28, 2017, Elsie Mazurek of Two Hills, Alberta passed away at the age of 81 years.

Elsie is survided by her loving family, daughter, Joan (Darrell); son Garret (Melonie); sister, Joanne (Ed); brother-in-law, Steve (Beverly); sister-in-law, Vicki; grandchildren, Rob, Michael (Maureen), Lane (Danielle), and Julie; and great-granddaughter, Hannah. Elsie was predeceased by her husband, John; daughter, Sharon, and brother, John (Doris).

A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 11:00am at the Two Hills Senior Center.

Cremation has taken place. Memorial donations may be made to the Two Hills Health Care Center.

AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD., VEGREVILLE. 780-603-5800-

Break and Enter to a residential property in Lamont Alberta Lamont Alberta On March 27th, the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP received report of a break and enter at a rural property in Lamont.

The suspects broke into a work compound and stole several items including tools, generators and air compressors.

The offence is believed to have occurred sometime between the late night hours of the 26th and early morning hours of March 27th, 2017.

The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP are continuing to investigate the break in and are requesting the assistance of the public to provide information as to the identities of the persons responsible for this crime. We would also like to remind and encourage the public to report any suspicious activity, persons or vehicles.

If you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by telephone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by internet at www.tipsubmit.com. You do not have to reveal your identity to Crime Stoppers, and if you provide information to Crime Stoppers that leads to an arrest(s), you may be eligible for a cash reward.

Alberta gets economic development support The Alberta government is helping communities in North Central Alberta create jobs and diversify their local economies through the Community and Regional Economic Support (CARES) program.

Communities in North Central Alberta will benefit from $115,083 in funding through the first CARES intake.

Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater MLA Colin Piquette made the announcement today on behalf of Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous.

“So much of Alberta’s economic strength and entrepreneurial drive is centered in our province’s smaller cities and towns. Every region of Alberta brings multiple strengths to our way of life, whether in energy, agriculture, forestry, mining, tourism or in other areas. Last year, we launched the twoyear CARES program to help communities with limited resources and common interests tackle economic development projects that they might not be able to individually. Through these projects, local leaders are working together to grow and diversify our economy and make life better for Alberta families.”

Deron Bilous, Minister of Economic Development and Trade The funding includes: • $46,245 to the County of Barrhead for its Business Analysis for Risk Mitigation project • $25,000 to the Town of Smoky Lake for the Smoky Lake Grows Entrepreneurs project

St. Petersburg metro explosion At least 10 people killed in St. Petersburg metro explosion More than a dozen people were killed Monday in an explosion on a metro train in St. Petersburg, Russia, authorities there said.

Russian PresidentVladimir Putin,who was in St. Petersburg for a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, said the cause of the blast was not clear.The Russian antiterrorism committee says it has found and deactivated a bomb at another St. Petersburg subway station.

• $21,338 to Smoky Lake County for its Tourism Operator Capacity Development project • $22,500 to the Town of Mayerthorpe for a Workforce Capacity and Recruitment Study The successful projects will focus on economic diversification planning, growing and attracting new industry, developing tourism in the region and strengthening entrepreneurial capacity by delivering customized entrepreneurial supports.

“I’m delighted that our government continues to support our rural communities in northern Alberta. The communities here are extraordinarily resilient and it’s great for them to have these opportunities to strengthen and diversify our economy. I congratulate the successful applicants for the work they have put into developing these projects.”

Colin Piquette, MLA for AthabascaSturgeon-Redwater Following the first CARES application intake in 2016, the program evaluated 88 applications from regions and communities, representing approximately $10.5 million in requested grants.

These projects are among many throughout the province planned to receive support through the first intake of the CARES program.

The second intake for the CARES program will run from April 1, 2017 to May 31, 2017. Eligibility criteria and more information on how to apply are available at www.jobsplan.alberta.ca

NHL announces it won’t participate in 2018 Olympics For the first time since 1994, NHL players will not attend the Winter Olympics.

The league has released a statement saying it “considers the matter officially closed.”

The IOC confirmed to CBC Sports Monday that the NHL won’t be sending its players to Pyeongchang.

In a statement, the NHL says it was open to hearing from the parties involved but that “no meaningful dialogue has materialized.”

The league says it will now proceed with finalizing the schedule for next season.

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bonspiel - CONTINUED from PAGE 5 the end of the seventh end, both teams were tied at 4 each but team Looy ended up getting the point they needed in the eighth to take the game and the A final.

“It was a great tournament and we felt we played really well,” Jerry Looy said of

his win. “I think everybody enjoyed themselves. They had a great supper on Saturday and I think they raised quite a bit of money too.”

A event: Team Looy were the winners: Skip Jerry Looy,Third: Noel Looy, Second: Colette Labrie, First: Colette Johnson.

Runners up: Skip: Curtis Paulichuk,Third: Orest Wisniewski, Second: Cecil White, First: Ryan Yakemchuk.

C event: Team Proctor were the winners: Skip: Nathan Proctor,Third: Sean Heiberg, Second: Bryan Spenst, First: Jesse Kuczera.

Runners up: Skip: Lester Geier,Third: Yolande Williams, Second: Barry Williams, First: Rene Yuskow.

B event: Team Bown were the winners.: Skip: Dan Brooks,Third: Tyler Brooks, Second: Rosco P Coultrane, Lead: Megan Ellard.

Runners up: Skip: Dustin Axley,Third: Byron Martin, Second: Cathy Axley, Lead: Jody Guetal.

D event: Team Kitz were the winners.

Skip: Garry Kitz,Third Dylan Kitz, Second: Brett Kitz, First: Skyler Kitz.

Runners up: Skip: Pat Corkish,Third: Mike Ternovoy, Second: Ed Dochuk, First: Ken Mehaleon.

Giving people a voice in mental health research Caitlin Crawshaw Alberta Health Services The Mental Health Commission of Canada reports that in a given year, one in five people in Canada experiences a mental health problem or illness. In Alberta, that’s more than 675,000 people.

Researchers and clinicians in the province recognize the need to learn more about mental health, but realize most research topics are chosen by the researcher, not the people living with mental illness. A new study partly funded by Alberta Innovates (previously Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions) is changing that. This fall, the Alberta Depression Research Priority Setting Project surveyed people who have expe-

rienced depression, as well as their clinicians and caregivers, to pinpoint gaps in current research.

“Someone with lived experience will likely have a different perspective than someone doing the research,” explains Robbie Babins-Wagner, PhD, a professor at the University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work and a member of the project’s advisory group.

Researchers are analyzing the survey answers to better understand the needs of people who experience depression.

And what they find will shape research to help meet their needs. “This will allow the voice of people living with and caring for mental illness to influence research projects,” adds BabinsWagner.

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Ottawa attacks farmers Wildrose Party submitted EDMONTON, AB (March 28, 2017): The NDP government needs to call on their counterparts in Ottawa to reverse the plan to eliminate deferred cash purchase tickets for grain sales, which would drastically impact farmers’ incomes, Wildrose Shadow Agriculture Minister Dave Schneider said today: “Deferring grain sales to another fiscal year has been going on in Canada for decades. Deferred cash grain tickets let farmers sell crop inventories in one year while deferring income on the sale until the following year.

“This allowed farmers to include the price of the ticket as taxable income for the following year, saving farmers hardearned money.

“The Liberal government wants to scrap this useful cash management tool.

Alberta farmers have had enough of over-reaching provincial and federal government tax grabs harming their livelihoods.

“Wildrose encourages the NDP government to stick up for Alberta farmers for once in their mandate and ensure the federal Liberals reject this damaging plan. I would strongly encourage producers to contact their local grain commissions as well as their federal Member of Parliament and voice their concerns.”

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Taylor tickles everyone’s funny bone

Kelly Taylor kept the crowd laughing throughout his performance

Bob Mattice did a great job warming up the crowd and the stage for Taylor

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St. Vladimir’s Easter Bake Sale Rosanne Fortier The finest baked goods of every sort describe this well-rooted bake sale in the community. Most of the baked goods, especially the traditional Ukrainian Easter paska and babka disappeared within the first 10 minutes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Vladimir’s 84th Annual Easter Bake Sale on April 1.

Customer, Zane Wowk said all the baking goods that they sell are excellent.

Donna Stepanick said she volunteers at Heritage House and she bought some fancy squares to share with the residents.

Door prizes were offered at cheap ticket prices. This sale is also a way to lighten citizen’s workload and meet-up with old friends and acquaintances.

This is a church function that was sponsored by the V.O.C. of St. Vladimir where the proceeds go to the church and some are forwarded to the community.

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Customers are lined-up to pay for their purchases.

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Zane Wowk with the paska he bought.

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Taylor tickles everyone’s funny bone Joe Machney Reporter April Fool’s day was all about the jokes at the Social Centre in Vegreville as nearly every table was filled to support the Heather Curling Club and enjoy the evening of great comedic entertainment with Kelly Taylor. The fundraising event was to raise money to help maintain and update their ice plant.

People started trickling into the Social Centre at around 5:30 p.m. The tables began filling while others checked out the silent auction items. As 6 p.m. rolled around the food catered by Deena Sokolsky Catering was set out on the tables near the bar and people lined up to fill their plates with pasta, a meat sauce and an alfredo sauce, a couple salads, a nice selection of garlic bread, and delicious desserts.

After dinner, Curling Club President, Mark Trabysh, took the stage to announce the 50/50 draw winner.

Jon Vadnais was the lucky winner with a take home amount of $1110.

Bob Mattice was the warm-up act for Kelly Taylor who joked about the Oilers finally making the playoffs after over a decade-long absence to his Ukrainian heritage, of which a lot of the people in the audience could relate to. Well-received and a great way to get the crowd in the mood for the main attraction, Bob walked off the stage with a warm round of applause.

Moments later the much anticipated Kelly Taylor performed. His appearance at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal created a buzz seldom seen for Canadian homegrown talent.

Beginning his act with hockey experiences and his time in the Deep South and their limited knowledge of Canadians, he changed his direction to the colder home climate with his hilarious observations about camping, bears, kids and Christmas time and being the youngest of the kids in his family. Following the family jokes, he continued along that line and joked about the differences between father and mother parenting techniques.

Taking a small break, Taylor allowed Scottish

Ukrainian Easter egg ornaments were for sale. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

All varieties of pies were offered at the bake sale. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

gentlemen Angus McRock to take a few minutes to explain the Scottish take on the origins of golfing and curling.

Taylor finished his performance by talking about his trip to an Afganistan war zone and then in a serious tone, he commended the town for its fighting to keep the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville. He thanked his audience as he walked off the stage while the crowd cheered and gave him a huge round of applause.

“Kelly was awesome!” Trabysh said. “I think the whole evening went well, the food was great and it was good to see the support of so many people from the community.”

Bob Mattice, Mark Trabysh and Kelly Taylor entertained the guests for the evening, with Bob as the warm-up act Mark as the MC and Kelly as the main performance.

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Vegreville Animal Rescue a real possibility

Community Peace Officer, Ken Podoborozny and Connie Brown said the town has the facility for the animal rescue organization they hope to have; they just need volunteers and people that want to get involved setting up this organization.

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Rosanne Fortier The Town of Vegreville, Municipal Enforcement Services and Connie Brown are in the initial planning stages for setting-up a nonfor-profit animal rescue organization within the corporate limits of the Town of Vegreville.

Community Peace Officer, Ken Podoborozny and Connie Brown said the town has the facility, but they require volunteers and people that want to get involved to set up this Animal Rescue. “We need people who want to volunteer their time or have experience with dealing with animal rescue. Their experience can be gained through owning animals, having a post-secondary education relating to animals or have experience with setting-up volunteer programs.

We want to find people who are seriously willing to commit to this endeavor,” Podoborozny and Brown said.

Brown stated that they felt Vegreville needs a program like this as there are a lot of animals that go through the system and the intake process. “I would like something set-up where these animals go through the proper identification process and if they aren’t reunited with their owners, we would like to see these animals adopted out. The Town currently has an adoption program in place but we would like to see it revamped to include immunizations, spay/neutering, microchipping or tattooing and possible adoption fees. A lot of time these animals will be kept in the pound for three to five days in accordance with the Municipal By-laws. It would be nice to have something set-up where people come in and can walk these animals, clean their cages, and maybe even foster them until we can get them adopted to a permanent home,” Brown said.

Podoborozny added the volunteers will maintain the shelter, look after the animals, and be the social media liaison.

Podoborozny mentioned that it is very time consuming for the other community Peace Officers to deal with these animals. If we find them running at-large we are mandated to hold them in an animal shelter for three to five days and if no one claims them, we have to put them up for adoption. One of our biggest problems right now is we have no homes for these orphaned animals. At the end of the day, what do we do with them? We do enforcement services and we are being deemed the Humane Society for Vegreville and the surrounding areas for unwanted pets.

It has become very costly to the rate-payers of Vegreville to have to look after these animals, running our own shelter and finding homes for them.

“It is so important for dog owners to license all dogs over the age of 6 months regardless of how big or what breed they are. It is still important to get your tag as at the end of the day there are financial ramifications. For example, your little house dog that gets loose and picked by a Peace Officer who may incur the following expenses: $100 fine for no tag, $75 at-large and $50 a day boarding plus the purchase of a dog tag. If the dog has a tag and we find it, we return the dog to its owner as soon as possible. If a dog or cat bites/scratches someone, the Health Inspector and Community Peace Officer must quarantine the animal for 11 days in accordance with the Public Health Act. This also can be a financial burden on the pet owner.

“The volunteers would not be involved with the actual day-to-day enforcement of the Municipal by-laws. We look after all the investigations prior to the animal going into the shelter,” Podoborozny said.

With the development of this program, orphaned animals would receive a medical check, immunizations, microchipping and neutering/spaying.

In accordance with the Town of Vegreville’s Safety Programs, all volunteers would go through an orientation program regarding our safety protocols and guidelines. At the end of the day, we want everyone to go home safe and healthy. All animals deemed to be aggressive will be handled by Peace Officers.

Anybody interested in assisting with this Animal Rescue project can contact the Ken Podoborozny at 780-632-7666 or Connie Brown at 780-603-0628 directly for further details.

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Meet new Pastor, Brad Dahr Rosanne Fortier Vegreville’s Seventh Day Adventist Church are very pleased to welcome their new Pastor, Brad Dahr who will move to Vegreville in August with his wife, Randa.

“We were in Edmonton with a pastoral team serving two churches. Before that, we were in Yellowknife for seven years.

My wife and I grew up in Alberta. We have three children and three grandchildren. My wife is a gifted educational assistant who has a specialty working with children with autism.

“Since joining the Vegreville church, I have really enjoyed meeting many people around town and I had a great time getting back into playing squash with the squash club.

When Pastor Dahr was asked what made him want to become a minister, he said, “I was a member of the church, in Surrey, BC. I experienced a moment with God, a calling if you will, that was leading me into ministry. I had a great mentor who enabled me to try many aspects of ministry. After a couple years, I went back to school, got a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies with a major in pastoral ministry and a minor in Biblical languages, and after I graduated in 2006 I began full time ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Church which I have been doing for 11 years.

“Do you know the expression, “find a job you love to do and you’ll never work a day in your life”? That’s what ministry has been like for me. It’s an opportunity to walk with people during the most important times of life,” Pastor Dahr explained.

Vegreville’s Seventh Day Adventist Church welcome their new Pastor, Brad Dahr and his wife, Randa.

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Trump creates serious headwind to Canada’s competitiveness Troy Media To the predictable howls of environmentalists, U.S. President Donald Trump has turned his pen on Barack Obama’s climate change policies - to the detriment of Canadians.

Signing the Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth executive order (EO) while surrounded by coal miners, Trump commenced the unravelling of a significant part of his predecessor’s climate legacy.

At the same time, he introduced a headwind to Canadian competitiveness.

Trump’s EO impacts numerous Obama executive orders and other regulatory actions. The most visible, and most seized upon by opponents of Trump’s policy, is his order to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the agency’s Clean Power Plan. That’s a group of three rules intended to lead to the elimination of coal power generation in the United States. This is a big deal (although it’s also likely to be slower in having an impact than other elements of Trump’s climate EO) and will almost certainly go straight to the courts for litigation, as the rules derive from EPA’s authority to implement long-entrenched regulations such as the Clean Air Act, which the agencies are legally required to implement.

But other elements of Trump’s climate EO can be unilaterally imposed by the executive branch of the U.S. government and will likely face far less pushback from courts. For example, the Trump order calls for re-calculating the “social cost of carbon.”

This is an estimate of the future damages of emitting greenhouse gas emissions today. If this recalculated value is lower than that used by the EPA under Obama, new cost-benefit calculations could lead to the re-evaluation and possible repeal of a number of regulations.

The EO also orders the heads of agencies to review all rules, regulations or similar measures that may hinder development of American energy resources.

It calls for the revision or revocation of any such rules that are found burdensome. This is a massive undertaking involving every agency of the U.S. government, since revisions or repeals would be subject to public notice and

comment periods. Even if it doesn’t result in many rollbacks, it’s hard to see how any agency has the resources to complete this task while seeking to issue new regulations. Paralysis by analysis is the game here.

And there’s more in this EO: an end to a coal-leasing moratorium on federal lands; reviews of rules that regulate hydraulic fracturing on federal and aboriginal lands; reviews of rules regulating the production of oil and gas on federal lands; termination of a plan to regulate methane emissions on oil and gas producers; and more.

It confirms that the U.S., at least federally, won’t pursue a greenhouse gas reduction agenda for at least four years.

And even if Trump loses the next election to a climate-activist Democrat, it would be more years before his succes-

sor could reinstate aggressive greenhouse gas controls. And that has major implications for Canada.

Canada is pursuing exactly such actions, with carbon taxes and regulations coming on the books. These actions, by design, will make the costs of goods and services, manufacturing and mining, etc., more expensive in Canada - without any comparable action being taken fed-

erally in the U.S. Add possible tax reform and broader deregulation, and the U.S. is starting to look a lot more competitive than Canada.

Of course, there are uncertainties. Trump’s EO didn’t mention withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement or repealing the EPA’s “endangerment finding” that classifies greenhouse gases as a threat to human health. Both could be grounds for Trump-opposed courts to hinder the implementation of the EO. Still, even stasis is a significant change.

Prudent Canadian governments would do well to re-examine their climate policy pathway in light of the movement of that 320-million-person trading partner to our south. If nothing else, tapping on the brakes of our rush to carbon pricing and regulations might save Canadians from a world of economic hurt.

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Vision Credit Union donates $1203 to Crisis Association

(In no particular order) Manager of Vegreville Crisis Association Hot-Line, Celenka Krawczyk receives a cheque for $1203 from Vision Credit Union in Vegreville. Other professionals in photo are Vision Branch Manager, Mitchel Bachelet,Vice-Chair of Crisis Association, Dwayne Hlady, Loans Officer,Trisha Gable, MSR, Angeline Agate, MSR, Hayley Ainsworth, Senior MSR, Tammy Steil. (Missing from photo-Office Supervisor, Rose Kercher. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier Vision Credit Union donated $1203 to Vegreville Crisis Association on March 28.

These funds were generated from Vision Credit Union 2017 Silent Auction.

Manager of Vegreville Crisis Association Hot-Line, Celenka Krawczyk said they are very grateful and overjoyed to receive these funds which will be used for the Crisis Association wherever they are needed.

Principal, Tanya Thiessen will work in China next year!

Rosanne Fortier St. Mary’s School’s Principal, Tanya Thiessen accepted a position to be a viceprincipal at a school in China next year where she will be moving to with her husband.

Mrs. Thiessen was intrigued with the idea of working overseas because of a connection she had with a former principal from EICS and she loves to travel.

“I have only been to China once on a school trip. I know a couple of phrases, such as “hello” and “how are you” but I am only fluent in English and French.

Nevertheless, the school I will be working at is an Alberta International School and all the staff and students will be learning and/or already fluent in English,” Mrs. Thiessen said.

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Vegreville Manor Open House Rosanne Fortier

Vegreville Manor has suites available in their facility that people can move into right away. On April 1, Vegreville Manor’s Open House was presented where citizens could tour their supportive living suites and review the programs and services that are available. Manager of Vegreville Manor, Emily Gulevich was the tour leader.

Director of Supportive Living and Development for St. Michael’s Health Group, Christine Teterenko was also on site to give information and assist people. “The rooms are nicely equipped here. We offer three full meals a day, housekeeping and homecare if it is required. We also have an activity coordinator on site, so there is always recreational programming that takes place every day with exercises, crafts and more. We also have a garden and gardening program. This is a nice place to live and socialize at because everyone is very friendly.

Everyone who took a tour received a free Easter basket which was full of paska, sausage, and more.

Rose Grekul holds the free Easter basket she received from taking a tour of Vegreville Manor.

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Mrs. Thiessen said the school in China uses Alberta curriculum from K-12 and the students receive Alberta High School Diplomas. Many Asian cultures place a very high value on education and students are expected to always do their very best and to be very focused on their studies.

“I am really looking forward to all the things that will be unexpected. I cannot wait to meet the students and their families, try different foods, and I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to be fully immersed in a different culture and to live in a different country.

“Then, this is a big move for me. I have lived in Alberta my whole life. It is also extremely difficult to leave St. Mary’s. I adore my current school, the staff, the students and the community. It is hard to venture away from something that brings me such great joy and to enter into the unknown.

“I will miss St. Mary’s School’s staff, the students and their families, as well as, the school spirit that is so vibrant in my building, our excellent sports teams and our religious education mission trip. I will miss the relationships and connections with the school and the Vegreville community. Although I live in Sherwood Park, Vegreville feels like home and the people feel like family. At the end of June it will be very hard to say goodbye, even if it is only a temporary goodbye.

“Nevertheless, I am only on a leave of absence and will still remain as a principal with Elk Island Catholic Schools Division. I would be so fortunate to return to St. Mary’s after my time in China is complete,” Mrs. Thiessen added.

Principal,Tanya Thiessen will work in China next year 1- Principal of St. Mary’s School,Tanya Thiessen with her husband. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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Drop-in Billiards Rosanne Fortier When seniors and young people interact, everyone wins! M.O.D.E.L Project has a group called The Hideout which welcomes all teens. They meet once-a-week after school on a drop-in basis to just have fun at Vegreville Senior Sunshine Club. Free snacks and beverages are provided.

Once-a-month, they offer Drop-in Billiards in partnership with Vegreville Senior Sunshine Club. “This intergenerational program engages youth in their community and offers mentoring for them from the seniors. It teaches them really tangible skills in relating to people of all ages that they will use throughout their lives. The Sunshine Club Center is a safe space where teens can hang-out and socialize,� Success Coach for M.O.D.E.L Project, Mrs. White said.

Success Coach for M.O.D.E.L Project, Mrs. White, Anthony, Nick, Storm, Pete at the Drop-in Billiards on March 24.

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