Vegreville News Advertiser - February 20, 2019

VOL. 72 NO. 8

72 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019

A Day for Family Fun in Two Hills

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Calving Workshop

Legislation Changes for Industrial Hemp

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Travis Dolten Music Night Page 12

RCMP files from February 11 - 17 Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser February 11 10:27 – Report that the complainant received a call from someone stating they were “Revenue Canada”. Upon hearing this, the recipient hung up the phone. Reporting for information purposes.

11:07 – Report of a suspicious person with a broken-down vehicle in a rural area. Members attended and found that the suspect had left but the vehicle was still at the location. It was confirmed that the vehicle was stolen and the suspect is known to police.

12:14 – 12:20. Warrants issued for the arrest and transport of 2 separate individuals under the Mental Health Act. Both were located, arrested and transported to the Royal Alex in Edmonton.

February 12 19:22 – Report of a Red F150 driving erratically. Members made patrols and located the truck which was stuck in the snow with the driver trying to get it out.

An investigation revealed that the driver was impaired. The vehicle was towed and the suspect was later released for court.

February 13 00:05 – Members found a box outside the detachment containing personal documents and a suicide note. Members determined the subject’s identity and conducted a missing persons investigation. The subject was tracked down in Saskatchewan where they had admitted themselves to the hospital for help. The family has been informed.

12:22 – Report of threats uttered. It was determined that two individuals were upset with each other over their driving. It was determined that the discussion did not escalate to the definition of “threats” under the criminal code. Both parties were spoken to about the matter and warned about their conduct.

14:33 – 17:00 – Traffic enforcement conducted resulting in the following tickets. Seatbelt, seatbelt, window tint, cell phone, cell phone, speeding, and cell phone.

16:24 - 911 report of a street fight. It was determined that it was a consensual fight between two people known to police and known to each other.

16:30 – Report of a break and enter to a sea can in Mundare. Some items that were taken were identified. Under investigation.

22:32 – Report of a hit and run in Vegreville.

No license plate was obtained but the vehicle was described

as a large, dark red SUV. The vehicle fled south on 50th street. The complainant stated that there should be damage on the passenger side. Patrols were made but turned up negative.

23:15 – Report of a vehicle traveling eastbound in the westbound lane. The complainant flashed their lights.

Members patrolled but were unable to locate the vehicle.

February 14

09:21 – Traffic stop conducted. It was determined that the driver did not possess a valid driver’s license. Voluntary penalty issued for $233.

10:35 – Report of a traffic collision.

Complainant attended the detachment to report being rear-ended at the intersection of Hwy 631 and Hwy 16.

10:41 – Complaint of a black Dodge Caravan speeding down the highway towards Vegreville. Members patrolled but were unable to locate the vehicle.

15:18 – Report of a three-vehicle collision in Vegreville on 60th street. One

February 16

00:49 – Report of someone causing a disturbance at a Vegreville drinking establishment. The subject was refusing to leave, was behaving aggressively and continued to enter the building after being asked to leave. Members attended, spoke to both parties and told the subject he had to leave to which he complied. The establishment will be getting a “no trespass” order.

13:26 – Report of a vehicle that had hit the ditch on Hwy 16. Members attended and found that the vehicle had been stolen out of Onion Lake at knifepoint. Two individuals were arrested for possession of stolen property and obstruction. The investigation is ongoing, and both suspects were released with documents for court on the stolen property and obstruction charges.

17:49 – Report of a cat that was hit by a vehicle with a possible broken leg.

Members attended, tried locating the owner but were unsuccessful. A local animal rescue group was contacted and assisted in retrieving the cat.

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vehicle rear-ended a second which was pushed into oncoming traffic striking a third. The driver who caused the collision was charged with failing to ascertain sufficient space for movement (following too closely).

16:12 – Call for public assistance.

There was a report of a school bus with children broken down on Hwy 16.

Members attended and assisted to ensure the safety of everyone while parents came to pick up the kids.

February 15

12:47 – Report of someone breaching conditions. Members investigated and spoke with both parties. Claims were unable to be substantiated.

16:59 – Report of a break and enter to a garage. A toolbox was found to be missing. CCTV is being reviewed and the matter is still under investigation.

05:08 – Anonymous complaint from a person at a local lodging establishment.

The complainant stated there were suspicious people around. The complainant also stated that he may just be paranoid because he was using “blow and marijuana”. He did not want to be contacted and did not leave any information.

05:29 – Complaint from a homeowner who stated there was a vehicle parked in the street with its lights on pointing towards her home. No information was provided on the vehicle and it left after 15 minutes.

08:24 – Report of a vehicle stolen from in front of a house while left running with the keys inside. Under investigation and the information has been entered into the police database.

08:52 – Report of an abandoned vehicle left in the parking lot of a local business for a week. Members determined that the vehicle was not stolen but was registered out of Two Hills.

The owner was unable to be contacted and the matter will be left up to the business should they choose to tow the vehicle.

During the week there were 47 calls for service made in total including: 0 false alarms, 3 false 911s and 1 animal strike.

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Ladies’ Night Out Calving Workshop birthing pen is necessary for safety measures.

During an intermission, the Vegreville 4-H Multi Club served dinner and were able to listen in on some of the presentations to learn alongside event attendees.

With almost every seat in the Social Centre filled, the Ladies’ Night proved a roaring success, with those in attendance stating they would look forward to hearing about other similar events in the future.

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser Tuesday, February 12 was Ladies’ Night with the Vegreville and District Agricultural Society at the Vegreville Social Centre, with a calving workshop

by Dr. Josh Lawrence and Dr. Daralyn Wiles of the Vegreville Veterinary Clinic.

As calving season starts as early as February, depending on the farm, and comes full-throttle in the early spring, the topic of the evening was not only helpful but relevant to some immediate concerns the ladies might have on their farms.

Rachel Farr, a director for the Vegreville Agricultural Society, opened the event by introducing the veterinarians and inviting everyone to grab a coffee, a pen, and enjoy the evening’s presentation.

“We’ve heard of a lot of Agricultural Societies holding calving clinics, and thought it sounded like a phenomenal idea,” Farr said, “ The workshop began with a presenter showing off the “Vac Box,” which holds needles and medicines to keep them from freezing out in the field.

After this, Dr. Wiles took over with the first part of the workshop; gestation.

To start off, guests were shown a number of dif-

ferent animals ranging from snakes to sheep to elephants, then called out the number of days they thought their gestation period was. Wiles then detailed some stages of cow/heifer pregnancy and labour.

From there, Dr. Lawrence took over with some of the steps of labour, as well as when and how to intervene.

“Your ideal labour, is the cow lays down in a clean, prepared facility, delivers the calf calmly within a couple hours, and the placenta passes.

This is not always the case.” Said Lawrence.

Some of the circumstances that were discussed and shown with photos on the projector were dysteria, weather conditions, breach calves, and more.

A flow chart was available for each person at their tables, along with a timeline of what should be happening at every stage of labour. If intervention were to be necessary, options of jark, c-section, manual manipulation (pulling), and, in the worst case, fetotomy (removing a dead calf, piece by piece.) In all of these cases, it was recommended that a veterinarian is called at the first sign of trouble and that if any intervention were to be done, a proper

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Prepare to be Wooed Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser - Opinion All together now... we need to practice. “Ohhhh... Ahhhhh!”.

It’s clearly time to prepare to be wooed since everyone is in election mode. Nothing is official yet, but the insults and promises are ramping up.

While we don’t yet know when there will be a federal election, Alberta will have one on or before May 31, 2019. The NDP has not dropped the writ, but it is clear that all hands are on deck and making promises.

Best to get out your list and check it twice because all parties are jockeying for your votes and you need to keep tabs. But don’t worry about what it will cost. Like most provincial and federal governments, money is no problem when it comes to convincing voters where to place their X. Certain factions would have you believe that you can spend your way out of debt. The other side claims that the only way to right the ship is to cut spending, sometimes deeply. There is very little in the middle which is likely where the truth sits, but that doesn’t attract votes. In either case (or any in the middle if you can find them) the money they are spending is coming out of your pocket. Far too much of it is being spent on ridiculous things that no Albertan wants.

So far in 2019, the NDP have announced or re-announced spending on hospitals (Calgary Cancer Centre), schools, courthouse (Red Deer), LRT spending in Calgary and more.

They have basically claimed victory with regards to oil production cuts and awarded a 20-year contract for solar power that will double existing solar capacity in the province and reportedly save $3.9 million per year compared to current contracts. They have also been sure to use phrases like “build and hire or cut and fire” when referring to their position on increasing jobs in Alberta. For better or worse, their “build and hire” seems to be primarily in the public sector.

Nearly one-in-four Albertans now works for one level of government or another. In 2014, it was one-in-five. And 20 years ago, it was just one-in-six. Government is by far Alberta’s fastest growing industry at the moment. While touting their successes (and promising more to come), they are also sure to warn you about the big bad UCP with tags like “Kenny - wrong for Alberta”. These are accompanied by reminders that the UCP will build toll roads and “out” kids who join GSAs. On the UCP side, they have stated they will repeal Bill 6 which is of interest to farmers, halt the $64 million curriculum review (planned to be completed in 2022), kill the carbon tax, end solar and wind subsidies (which are funded by the carbon tax), cut salaries for MLAs and the premier and more.

They are also promising to provide relief from Alberta’s “crippling” debt and make Alberta a jurisdiction that investors are

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To whom it may concern, I am a concerned Albertan who is receiving AISH benefits.

I am on a fixed income that barely keeps me above the poverty line. I feel like the distribution and cost of energy in our province is far too high and does not sustain the most vulnerable of our population.

I am extremely upset at having to watch seniors and people with disabilities struggle. I am asking for change in policies, legislation, and distribution of resources, and would encourage those who feel the same to make their voices heard by phoning the utilities consumer advocate, as well as their local MLA’s, to discuss the devastating effects of the current system.

Sincerely, Dale Beisel

-- Thank you for writing Dale. This is not only a concern to those in your situation but most others. Everything seems to be getting more expensive. When we look at our power bills, things like distribution and admin fees definitely jump out and leave us asking questions.

I will endeavour to write a piece on electricity prices in an upcoming edition of the News Advertiser. -- AB Name: Edie Gegolick Occupation: retired secretary Likes: my grandchildren, my dog Scotty Dislikes: dishonest people, washing windows

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Petro Canada EV Route project, though these sites see a lot more regular traffic along Hwy’s 15 and 16. At the Lamont site, it was stated This past week, Suncor company Petro Canada that they are brand-new, still setting up some basic ameannounced that they would be setting up a “Coast to nities such as air for tires, and do not know what the Coast Route” for electric cars, with 50 charging stations future might hold for alternative options. at stops in every province along the Trans-Canada While this is a big step for those who are betting on the Highway in an effort to create a greener traveling alter- greener energy option, there is still a long way to go in native to the other, non-renewable option. the option making logistical sense for most Albertans.

While the option for electric cars has grown on the Though the new Petro Canada trail of charging stations general public since it was first introduced, the feasibil- does indeed connect from coast to coast, stations still do ity for this option is still somewhat questionable, espe- not exist in most small-town centers. cially in rural areas where longer drives and fewer While electric vehicles can vary between 140 and 450 charging options are a reality. If the route is successful, km of travel time (depending on the car) on one charge, Petro Canada says they may be looking into more charg- even the highest-efficiency EVs would be hard-pressed to ing stations in each province’s major highways. The drive home and back again, on a trip that is normal for company hasn’t tried this sports teams, 4-H events, option in any major and other family activities in Albertan cities so far. our area, without creating A map of “EV charging “range anxiety,” a term stations Alberta” on Google coined for the fear of runshows that some (Petro ning out of battery in an EV. Canada and otherwise) are The trip between smaller available in Edmonton, centers such as Viking to becoming more and more Wainwright is similar in dispopular the further south in tance and there are no the province you travel. charging stations without Which makes sense, given making a detour between the factors of cold temperaand a reasonable trip for tures and hilly terrains that such an event. If a driver take more toll on batteryhas enough foresight to plan powered cars the further their route, they may be able north you go. Scattered at to make a stop for a half nondescript hardware stores hour or more (the Nissan throughout the rural east, Leaf, for instance, takes 30 you can also find them at min to 24 hours to charge) a Vegreville and Saint Paul few towns out of their reguPeavey Marts, and lar way.

Mainstreet Hardware in On the flip side, there are Vermilion. apps and maps a person can There are several options use to find a charger, comto fuel up with Petro Canada plete with reviews, and if in our area, from cardlocks needed a car can be charged in Vegreville, Two Hills, and Photo by John Cameron on Unsplash at a hotel car plugin as well.

Viking to full-service staDriving electric may be a tions in Innisfree and Lamont. None of these have heard anything about future charging stations being set up, seemingly waiting to see what Petro Canada determines after the Trans Canada project.

Susan at the Vegreville cardlock site said that they have just had the site redone with pumps and everything last year, and don’t think that there will be any changes of the kind in the near future.

“It’s probably more than ten years away, and probably just the bigger centers.” She explained.

After the Vegreville site was redone last year, they still don’t even have a (certain kind) of pump yet.

Scott, manager of several Petro Canada cardlock stations in our area including Vegreville and Viking, explained that as they see mostly agriculture equipment and heavy-duty trucks, they don’t have the customer base for that kind of service.

The situation was much the same at Innisfree and Lamont gas stations, where the managers had not yet even heard anything about the Trans Canada Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser

greener option for a cheaper perkilometre cross-Canada trip in the next couple of years. But until there are more options for travelers many will likely choose to reduce that carbon footprint with travel closer to home.

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from the pages of the vegreville observer

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – February 20, 1929

Just started, a new livery in Vegreville, prepared to give you the best of service and twenty four hour service at that. We have not yet installed a phone but it won’t be long now.

The roads around Ryley are in worse shape this winter at the present time. No cars are running for any distance. In places the drifts are so high that it is even difficult for teams to get through. This is the first week the mail for the rural districts had to be taken by team.

The Dominion Café, right next to Vegreville Grocery, has undergone a management change and is now under the control of S.H. Tom an experienced and capable caterer. The new management hopes to put the Dominion Café right at the top in point of service and requests the public to furnish the opportunity to prove that their meals and service are unexcelled.

Ernest Brown, photographer, was a heavy loser in a fire which swept through the Art League premises at Edmonton on Monday.

Mr. Brown lost some very valuable pictorial records of the pioneer days and also many documents.

75 Years Ago – February 23, 1944

Mr. Nicholas Myskiw, R.C.A.F., who is stationed at the West Coast, is home on leave. Prior to enlistment, Nicholas was on the teaching staff of the Two Hills High School.

If present livestock conditions in the Netherlands become worse after the country is liverated dairy cattle imports, largely from Canada and the United States, will be necessary to rebuild herds, L.A.H. Peters said here in an address prepared for delivery at the 61st annual meeting of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada.

Tpr. N. M. Sokoloski, Canadian Armored Corps, is reported wounded in action, but remaining on duty. His mother is Mrs. Dorothy Sokoloski of Vegreville.

Anti-aircraft gunners aboard the Prince Rupert, let loose a barrage when some 32 enemy planes, most of them carrying glider bombs, attacked the large convoy there were escorting. The planes fled after a battle that lasted exactly two hours and all the ships reached port safely, although two were damaged.

50 Years Ago – February 20, 1969

A request to Council from Alberta Government Telephones for an adjustment in the charges for garbage removal services was looked into by council. It was decided that the fee of $500 was equitable and no change was made.

Vegreville Fire Department members have again placed in the top bracket of the National and Provincial Fire Prevention Contests. In the Provincial competition for fire departments in Class E the local brigade placed third while in the national competition they received Honourable Mention. The national competition has 284 departments competing so they did very well, indeed.

“Farmers in the Vegreville district mast be congratulated on the fine quality of their cream,” according to Tom Heath, manager of Vegreville’s Northern Alberta Dairy Pool creamery here. “It was the cream and the careful work of our staff that gave us the top place,” said the beaming Mr. Heath. His pride for the plant and staff and the quality of Vegreville’s cream is surely justified for their butter won top place in the Interprovincial Butter Alberta Dairy Convention at Calgary.

The members of the I.O.D.E. requested the opportunity to take the census for the town under a similar arrangement as before. Council approved the request.

Council set the business tax mill rate at 34 mills for 1969. A discount of 5% will be allowed for payment within 30 days.

25 Years Ago – February 22, 1994

Orest Berezan will represent Minburn County Division 6 voters for the next year and a half. Berezan won a county council by-election Monday, easily outdistancing three other candidates. He collected 112 votes, compared with 57 for Dale Cole, 42 for Orest Farion and 19 for Hermann Huijsink.

Seven Vegreville medical or veterinary-related firms will have their business license fees returned. Town Council voted to return the fees to comply with various provincial laws. Under the laws, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, chiropractors, medical doctors, medical laboratories, optometrists and veterinarians are exempt from purchasing a town business license.

The downtown merchants association wants town council to protect them from hawkers, peddlers and home-based businesses. The group sent a letter to council stating merchants in commercial areas pay taxes and utility fees to the town while hawkers and home-based businesses pay a smaller portion of fees. “We welcome competition, but is should be fair competition,” the letter states. “Peddlers who operate out of their vehicles or rent space in the shopping mall for a week or two per year take money earned out to the town. These types of businesses contribute to the destruction of the downtown core. The small fee collected for a business licence does not benefit the town.”

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.

How to Spur Entrepreneurship in an Aging Population For example, the United States experienced an 18.6 Steven Globermanm and Jason Clemens The Fraser Institute per cent decline over the same period, as did Entrepreneurship is widely acknowledged as the Australia (20.3 per cent) and the United Kingdom basis for innovation, technological advancement (7.5 cent). and economic progress - and, subsequently, a drivIt’s also worthwhile noting that the total producing force for improved living standards. Yet there’s tivity performance of many Organization for little discussion, let alone action, among govern- Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ments in Canada to stem the adverse effects of countries, including Canada, has declined along demographic change on entrepreneurship, specifi- with the observed fall in entrepreneurship, which cally the aging of our population. highlights the far-reaching effects and implications Most Canadians are aware that our population is of less entrepreneurship. aging. However, it’s not generally understood that No doubt there are a host of country-specific as our population ages, the share of the population best positioned to be successful entrepreneurs - individuals in Policy levers can strengthen incentives for their late 20s through to their early 40s entrepreneurship and improve the likeli- will shrink. People in this age group drive entrepreneurship because they hood of successful new business startups are both willing to take risks to start their own business while also possessing real-world business experience, which increases the likelihood of success. explanations for the varying rates of decline in The share of Canadians between the ages of 30 entrepreneurship. However, the fact that all indusand 39 has already declined 16.6 per cent since the trialized countries are experiencing population 1980s, and is expected to decline by another 11.4 aging - at the same time entrepreneurship is declinper cent by the 2040s. ing - underscores the potential adverse effects of There has also been a corresponding decline in demographic changes on entrepreneurship. the rate of small business startups, a key measure of While there’s little that governments can do to entrepreneurship. The rate of small business start- stem populations aging, a number of policy levers ups declined by 8.5 per cent when comparing the are available to strengthen incentives for entrepresix years (2001-07) before the Great Recession to neurship and improve the likelihood of successful the following six years (2008-14), the new business startups. A recent set of essays by most recent data available. leading scholars in Canada, the U.S. and Europe And this is not a uniquely explored possible policy reforms to promote and Canadian experience. improve entrepreneurship.

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My First Trip Lori Thickson Life’s Little Moments

In 2015, my husband and I decided to go on a trip with some friends. We got a great deal on a 7-day trip to Cuba, all-inclusive, so we figured “Why not? Let’s go for it!” I had never traveled outside of Canada before, and I was very excited to go.

The trip down (6-hour direct flight from Edmonton to Santa Clara) was trying. Unbeknownst to me, one of our friends was claustrophobic. When the plane was in the air, he was ok. When the plane landed and we didn’t exit immediately, he got a little antsy. Luckily, they were quick to get us off and into the airport, where we had to go through customs in order to enter Cuba formally. If they decided for ANY reason to deny you entry, you were sent home immediately, no questions asked, no protests. “Ok,” I thought. “We got this.”

Getting to our hotel (on Cayo Santa Maria) was a hard bus ride for me (about 1.5 hours). They drove through several small villages along the way. The starkness and abject poverty we saw had me in tears by the time we actually reached the Cayo (Island). I wanted to jump out, go back, and save all those people, give them anything/everything I had, just to help them and make things better. We had been given some travel tips from friends who had been there before, so we knew what to do/what not to do, but nothing had prepared me for what I saw with my own two eyes. Such incredibly beautiful scenery, tropical weather, but such harsh reality. It was very humbling.

At the resort, we were treated like royalty. When they found out we were Canadian, we were treated even better.

They actually created “The Canadian

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Wall” for us in the main lobby bar. We were so proud! The people were so friendly and welcoming, I fell in love with the place. The food was a little bland, but we had brought our own spices (one of the tips), so we made out fine.

We loaned our spices to others in our travel group, and they were grateful too. We had a fantastic time and formed some deep and lasting friendships. Those people have become like family to us. We’ve been down again since then, and we talk on Messenger regularly.

Seeing how people reacted to things we take for granted was an incredible feeling. They don’t have the things we do, so even simple things like make-up or our clothes are amazing to them. We gave away almost everything we had, even our good clothes, but the payback for that by seeing the people’s reactions were priceless. My Cuban Sister is having a baby in July, so I’ll have to go down again this year. When I step off the plane, it feels like coming home again. I love the people, the place, and can’t wait until I see my second home again!

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Letters from the Auctioneers Association of Alberta Convention

Dale Menzak President – Auctioneers Association of Alberta The Auctioneers Association of Alberta held it’s 85th Annual Convention at the Premier Best Western Hotel in Calgary from January 31 to February 2, 2019. There approximately 140 people in attendance from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the U.S. Dale Menzak of Vegreville was re-elected President. Wade Michener from Calgary is Vice President. John Arnold of Lethbridge is our Past-President.

There were four positions open for directors. Re-elected for three years were Dale Menzak, Jason Philp (Didsbury), Rod Burnett (West Kelowna.) Newly elected was Michael Henings (Condor.)

Other directors are Joe Perlich (Lethbridge), Andrew Reeleder (Bentley), Tracy Pollard (Edmonton,) Mickey Spencer (Fort Saskatchewan,) Darrell Domes (Calgary,) Justin Mayer (Drayton Valley,) and Wade Michener (Calgary.)

Bill Henke is the liaison for BC auctioneers. Lorraine Klepper is secretary-

treasurer.

This year we held our second Bid Catching Competition. 12 members participated.

Dave Johnson from Norglenwold took away the belt buckle.

We held our Ninth Annual All Around Canadian Auctioneer Championship.

We had 20 auctioneers registered for the competition. Champion was Bobby Miller (Eckville,) Rod Snopek (Tees) in second place, and Rob Bergevin (Stavely) in third.

The Vern Scown Memorial Tyro Contest was won by Jordan Smilth (Ponoka.) The Tyro Contest is an auction contest for auctioneers who have graduated from an auction school within the last two years. There were 11

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Darren Isaac won the Best Business Card trophy. Best web page trophy went to Gordon and Charlene Musgrove of Gateway Auctions.

In attendance to receive their 40-year pin and plaque were Wally Couey (Cayley,) John Perlich (Lethbridge,) and Delton Wolff (Dapp.) Frank Hall and Eldon Kobberstad, also recipients of the 40-year pin and plaque, did not attend.

25-year pin and plaque recipients in attendance were Rob Bergevin (Stavely) and Merb Grunow (Czar.). Not in attendance were Alex Blahun, Don Deputan, Doug Kennedy, Mike Kosick, Mike Lakusta, Neil Kramer, David Lyons, Chance Martin, and Peter Raffan.

A much-deserved Distinguished Service Award was presented to John Perlich (Lethbridge,) by his son Joe. A report on the prints sold by members at various events to raise money for the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton and the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary said that we did

well this past year.

Other new and exciting projects include two $500 scholarships awarded each year. Last year the scholarships were awarded to John Baier (Provost) and Grady Brown (Stavely.).

It was decided that next year’s convention will be held in Drayton Valley.

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Legislation Changes for Industrial Hemp Farmers Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser

Since the October 17, 2018 legislation that opened the door to recreational use of cannabis across Canada, some red tape has been removed from businesses who utilize other parts of the plant, such as food and industrial hemp farm operations.

Commercial production and cultivation of industrial hemp farming business have been legal since 1998, but of all the paperwork to sign and hoops to jump through as the plant fell under the Controlled Substances Act (among other things.) Since the newer legislation, many farmers who have included hemp in their crops for several years have reported it easier to register their crops.

The process from 1998 involved a series of criteria for producers to meet. In addition to holding a license to import, export, produce, or sell hemp, the producers also needed to have at least one owner “ordinarily reside in Canada.” They also needed to go through the application process with not only their own information, but where the hemp would be farmed, what variety/cultivar, whether it would be grown for seed or fibre, how much would be grown for seed and fibre, a clean criminal record check for the past 10 years, and agreeance to meet security

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measures in that section of their property.

It is clear to see that with the legalization of recreational marijuana, attitudes have also shifted concerning industrial hemp. In the 2006 version, the document reads that the purpose of licencing is to allow producers to buy, sell, import, export, etc. “to the extent necessary to conduct the licensed activity,” and to not so much as imply in advertising that the plants can be psychoactive.

This document also details many of the specifics of how business should be documented and posted conspicuously, right down to when and where the fibres/seed would be shipped, and THC testing conducted.

The old regulation also states that only approved seed may be used. It then goes on to read that seed varieties would not be approved if it, “when tested by

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will need to share: “The name and mailing address of the holder of the licence; “The licence number; “The activity that is authorized, the address of each place, with the exception of the cultivation site, where the activity is authorized, and the form of industrial hemp authorized for each activity; “In the case of a licence that authorizes propagation, the variety of industrial hemp or the name or number of the germplasm of industrial hemp that will be used in the propaPhoto by Alex Person on Unsplash gation; “Any conditions that the Minister a competent laboratory using analyticonsiders appropriate; cal procedures set out in the Manual, “The effective date of the licence; and does not produce results demonstrat“The date of expiry of the licence.” ing that it consistently produces a The regulation does mention the cannabis flowers and plant that contains 0.3% THC w/w or leaves at one point, stating that “(28) A holder of a licence less in its leaves and flowering heads that authorizes sale may only sell the flowering heads, when it is cultivated. leaves and branches to a holder of a licence, or a licence “(i) in a country or a part of a coun- within the meaning of the Cannabis Regulations.” try with growing conditions that are Documentation of every part of the process, from similar to the region of Canada for importing seed to exporting product, will also need to be which it is designated, or available upon request of an officer, though need not be “(ii) in the region of Canada for posted visibly as before. which it is designated.”

While some are looking to have the hemp plant classiThe new regulation, though stand- fied above the current less-than 0.3% THC levels for ing at 45 pages long on the research and CBD-farming purposes, this has not changed Government of Canada website, is since the 1998 legislation was in place. heavily simplified, with only the most A consequential amendment to section 34 will come into basic information needed for the force when section 90 of the Safe Food for Canadians Act form. Registered hemp producers comes into force.

entrepreneurship - CONTINUED from PAGE 6 for individuals and businesses, and reductions (or even the elimination) of capital gains taxes. These reforms were broadly determined to strengthen the incentives for people to start and grow businesses (i.e. take risks) and expand the pool of entrepreneurial capital.

Other key potential reforms include reducing red tape to make it easier to start new businesses and grow existing ones, changes to banking and financial regulations that would make it easier for entrepreneurs to access the financial capital needed to start and grow their businesses, and policies encouraging increased immigration of individuals with skills and other attributes that make them potential entrepreneurs.

Moreover, improving educational programs that help build entrepreneurial skills, and strengthening networks connecting universities to businesses and researchers in other institutions, could also increase the supply of entrepreneurial talent.

Finally, in one of the set’s more provocative essays, noted economists Deirdre McCloskey and Art Carden explored the positive effects of a culture that values and promotes enterprise and entrepreneurship, as opposed to disparaging such activities. The importance of their essay can’t be overstated given the recent anti-business rhetoric in Canada and many other industrialized countries.

The various policy initiatives to encourage entrepreneurship put forth by scholars in the essay series apply to different countries in varying degrees. It’s clear, however, that developed countries, including Canada, face a long-term decline in entrepreneurship that is at least partially driven by demographics.

Since demographic trends can’t be easily reversed, countries will have to improve the environment in which entrepreneurs and businesses operate to encourage more and better entrepreneurs.

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“Family day is important because family is important.”

Norah and Megan Hoyteniuk.

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Travis Dolter at Music Night Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent People do not need to travel far to get quality music entertainment because the Senior Citizen Sunshine Club of Vegreville frequently provides this at an extremely low cost.

As usual, the doors opened early for the February 16’s Perogies and Jam’s music event so people could enjoy a light supper and refreshments for a low cost from the Sunshine Club Café and Kitchen. The coffee was free.

The event began with an Open Mic where Founder of Perogies and Jam, Don Harfield was the emcee where he welcomed everyone and introduced the musicians.

The first local musician was Lorne Fill who initially performed leftover music from part of a melody from a performance his grandmother played at a hall when Lorne was five or six years old and he was doing a skit with others on the stage. This tune carried a light and unique melody in it.

Later, Lorne performed two songs by the Irish Rovers which he encouraged the audience to sing-a-long to.

Denice Balid went up next where she wowed the crowd with her pleasant and well-developed voice which could have fooled the audience if they were not aware that Denice was 16 years old.

Denice easily took the audience on a passage through pop, country, and easy listening cover songs she performed.

When Don asked who inspired her to sing so well, she said her father did as he told her since she was a child that she had a nice voice.

After this, Mary Leonty read a new poem called “The Window,” which she wrote a week ago.

The audience cheered, whistled, and warmly applauded each of these performances.

This entertainment was followed by the featured guest performer Travis Dolter with his Every Song a Story Show. Travis is a 19-year-old singer/ songwriter/musician who grew up and still lives near Hay Lakes. He started performing at the age of six with his family band, The Polka Ramblers.

Coming from a musical family did him Featured star, Travis Bolter performs. (Rosanne Fortier/photo) well as Travis is an emerging artist who the moment you hear his performance, he will rock your world!

For this show, Travis was accompaHe effortlessly takes the audience on a journey through cover nied by his bandmates: Ruby Blades on songs and songs he wrote from experiences he had in life; bass guitar and Lane Anderson on the whether it is skydiving or the love he has for his girlfriend keyboard. and the effort he puts into understanding women in general.

Some of the songs Travis performed Travis performs classic country, new country, and old rock were Red Neck Girl, Out Last Night, n’ roll where he regularly engages the audience with his Sold, Hell If I Know, Oh Boy, Get energetic performances and anecdotes where he adds humor Along, Country Roads, Bye Bye Love, to the songs he writes.

Wagon Wheel, Lonely Drum, Rock Around the Clock, Mama Tried, Just to Say I Did, Blue Suede Shoes, Navajo Rug, Walk of Life, Now or Never, Great Balls of Fire, I’ve Been Everywhere, and I’m in a Hurry. Travis occasionally left the stage to mingle with the crowd as he enticed them to sing-a-long to some of the songs. The audience issued rapturous applause to these performances. All and all, the bitterly cold night outside turned into a crowd-pleasing night inside.

Talk of the Town

“It’s a chance for younger people to get together with their older folks and do things together.” Shirley Preuss.

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Myrnam Snowmobile Rally

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser The weather was cold, but the snow was the perfect texture for the annual snowmobile rally in Myrnam on Saturday, February 16.

Having held the rally for over 30 years, this year’s event organizer Dale Saruk said that some years they have had no snow, and found it difficult to run. “If you judge it right, it’s ok. These guys don’t care if its cold outside,” he said, “They just dress for the weather, and come out to have a good time.”

The Riveridge Riders, along with the

Myrnam Elks Club, had several events planned over the weekend, with a grand total of around 106 kilometers of trail to ride by Sunday evening.

“We’ve been leaning away from the Poker rally, because of how many volunteers it takes to run,” explained Saruk, “But thanks to the help from the volunteers we were able to get we have plenty of check stops, as well as a lunch of hot chocolate and hot dogs out at the cabin.”

After Saturday’s sledding, the snowmobilers were able to enjoy dinner and door prizes at the Elks Hall, included in their registration fee.

On Sunday, the widely-anticipated

antique sled show and Ironman race were held, separate from Saturday’s event. Saruk shared that the sleds entered in this race are typically 25 years or older, but the oldest so far they have had was 56 years old.

The winner of the Ironman race was determined by who had a combination of the oldest sled with the oldest gentleman who could make it to the cabin and back by their own power.

The Ironman race was followed by another dinner on Sunday evening.

Following a busy 225 entries at the 2018 event, and were well on their way to surpassing that with 160 sled and rider entries by late-morning Saturday.

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A Day for Family Fun in Two Hills were available for families to participate. Parents were able to grab a free cup of coffee or hot chocolate while their children ran the obstacle course or made “family photo” frames at the crafts table. The cupcakes, baked by students at the Two Hills Mennonite School, were a smash-hit, with many flavours to choose from and a steady flow of baker/artists.

There was also a free skate at the Centennial Arena, and toonie swim at the Two Hills Swimming Pool.

Unfortunately, the bonfire with the fire department, the outdoor hockey game with the Two Hills Longhorns, and wagon rides with local volunteer Allan Zipernick were cancelled because of the cold weather, but community members said they didn’t feel as though Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser With partnerships from many community organizations in the Two Hills area, a nearly-free Family Day event was hosted in Two Hills on February 18th.

Candice van der Torre, a co-organizer of the event, said that the many festivities were made possible by partnerships between the Community Association for Lasting Success, FCSS, Agricultural Society, Tim Hortons. BPOE (Hairy Hill Elks), Community Adult Learning Councils, and Two Hills Foods.

At the Two Hills Centennial Hall, a gross-motor obstacle course, mini-sticks game, warm-up station, cupcake decorating, family photo booth, arts-andcrafts frame making, and face painting they were missing out because of the many other events they could enjoy together.

About the importance of Family Day, Two Hills and District Parent Link Center’s Aliya Khan said that business creates more need for families to take the time. “When we’re always rushing from one place to the next, to work or to school or extracurriculars, we can sometimes forget what’s important. But celebrating Family Day gives everyone, regardless of religious belief or any other cultural differences, to celebrate the one thing we all have in common.”

The day’s events were wrapped up with a free family movie and snacks at the Centennial Hall.

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Tributes MEMORIAM

KLEPARCHUK, Mike May 26, 1923 - February 24, 2015 In Loving Memory of a Dear Husband, Father and Gido Dad’s/Gido’s friendly manner and loving heart Are a pleasure to recall.

He had a kindly word for each And died beloved by all.

Some day we hope to meet him, Some day, we know not when, To clasp his hand in the better land, Never to part again.

Lovingly remembered and deeply missed by wife Leona, children, grandchildren, family and friends.

MANDRUSIAK, Steve In loving memory May 10, 1925 - February 16, 2014 There’s a special kind of feeling When we think about you Dad It’s a pleasure to remember All the happy times we’ve had There’s a special kind of caring That’s meant for you alone, There’s a special place Deep within our hearts That only you can own The music has ended, but the melody lingers on.

Always remembered and sadly missed by daughter Phyllis (Gerald) and family

OBITUARY

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KEREYCHUK, Wilfred (Wilf) Wilfred was born August 21, 1938 and after a courageous battle with cancer, he passed away peacefully January 25, 2019 at the Smoky Lake Hospital.

He is survived by wife Irene, daughter Lisa (Len) Hrehorets, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He is dearly missed by sisters, Mabel Skladan, Edna Rawluk and Grace Andruk. He is predeceased by his beloved parents Metro and Anne Kereychuk, sister Lillian Spragg, nephews Mel Carriere and Terry Rawluk, brothers-in-law John Skladan, Tommy Rawluk, Alex Topolnitsky, Pete Carriere, Ron Spragg, and George Andruk, and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

His funeral was held January 29, 2019 at Park Memorial Chapel with interment at Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

Memory Eternal

ROMANIUK, Walter January 6, 1920 – February 19, 2019 On Tuesday, February 19, 2019, Walter Romaniuk of Holden, Alberta passed away at the age of 99 years.

Walter is survived by his loving family, one daughter Joyce Holowaychuk; two sons Jim (Kitty) and Barry; eight grandchildren Colin Holowaychuk, Jamie (Troy) Dzenkiw, Tyrone (Nicki) Romaniuk, Candace (Lou) Proctor, Nicholas, Meagan and Lee Romaniuk and Sage; six great-grandchildren Cassidy and Taylor Proctor, Austyn Romaniuk, Aidyn Romaniuk, Kaidence Dzenkiw and Ava Erickson; along with numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Walter was predeceased by his wife Jean; son Leon; parents Harry and Maria; son-in-law John Holowaychuk; four sisters Velma (Jim) Litwin, Annie (Fred) Faryna, Frances Ambler and Nancy (Mike) Rurka.

A Divine Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, February 25, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John The Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church – Borschiw with the Basilian Fathers officiating. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to “St. John The Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery– Borschiw.”

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

TYMCHYSHYN, Jack August 4, 1936 – February 12, 2019 On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, Jack Tymchyshyn of Brosseau, Alberta passed away at the age of 82 years.

Jack is survived by his loving family, his wife of 60 years, Iris; sons and their families Tony (Gina) and their children Melissa (TJ) along with their sons Zander, Damien and Vincent; Richard (Elle): Doug (Barb) and their children Richelle (Lucas) along with their son Liam; Kyle (Brittany); brothers Stan (Lillian) and Joe (Wanda); sisters Bernice Chanysk, Dianne (Orest) Humeniuk and Phyllis (Bill) Poliakiwski; brothers-in-law Stan Hinton and Billy Lakusta; sisters-in-law Nat (Larry) McLeod and Pat (Ray) Lemont; along with numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Jack was predeceased by his daughter Deborah Ann; parents Joseph and Victoria Tymchyshyn; parents-in-law Joe and Helen Lakusta; brother-in-law Mike Chanysk; sisters-in-law Liz Hinton and Mary (Jim) Hinton.

A Private Memorial Service for family and friends will be held at a later date. Cremation has taken place.

Inurnment to follow in the Vermilion Cemetery in the spring. Memorial donations may be made to the “Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta.”

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SPRAGG, Lillian Lillian was born September 16, 1936 and after many years of suffering with Sjogren’s (an autoimmune syndrome) she passed away suddenly December 9, 2018 at Strathmore Hospital.

She is survived by her loving family, four daughters, two sons, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, one brother Wilf Kereychuk and sisters Mabel Skladan, Edna Rawluk, Grace Andruk and numerous nieces and nephews. Lillian was predeceased by her son Mel and husbands Ron Spragg and Pete Carriere, and loving parents Metro and Anne Kereychuk.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

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The Alberta Liberals have been much quieter, reserving themselves mostly to public speaking and cheer-leading from the sidelines. Despite this, they do have a set of clearly defined policies provided on their web site. Some of the items include eliminating the separate school system by combining it with the public system, getting the feds to collect Alberta’s corporate income tax, proportional representation, and adding a provincial sales tax.

The Alberta Party is taking strong stances on a number of things including pipelines, animal protection, calling for the resignation of the Alberta Environment Minister and calling on the feds to put a moratorium on tanker traffic in the St. Lawrence Seaway. They have been consistent and focused in criticizing the federal government and the Alberta NDP and UCP equally.

Believe it or not, there are 18 parties in Alberta. Clearly, there are 3 or 4 parties making all the waves, but there are more fireworks forthcoming. In today’s political environment it seems you need to make noise to be heard so there will be more promises and insults to come.

On the Federal front, after the ongoing SNC Lavalin scandal (or non-scandal) and the bombshell announcement of Trudeau’s principal secretary Gerald Butts handing in his resignation, Trudeau has a bit of a dumpster fire on his hands. Now less than a year away from an election, the Liberals are boasting about the fight against climate change, legalizing marijuana, the USMCA (NAFTA), women’s rights, and other talking points. While the Liberals juggle this and recite “divisive politics” arguments pointed at the Conservatives (and STILL mentioning Stephen Harper), the NDP and aforementioned Conservative wolves are circling.

Regardless of which way you lean, it’s time to make your wish list. In Alberta we get more wishes than the rest of Canada in 2019. With a little luck, at least one wish will come true and we will find that elusive middle ground. What we really need is not necessarily a particular party flag but more politicians cut from the same cloth as Jody WilsonRaybould and less that spend $250,000 on report covers or $100,000 on photos.

Tell me what you think. Email me at abletters@newsadvertiser.com

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Talk of the Town

“Having a day to celebrate families is important to us because we can enjoy each other’s company.” Candice, Drayden, Ryder, and Bowyn.

“It’s a chance to get together and enjoy breakfast and other activities with our grand kids.” Cliff and Brenda Craig with grand kids Eleanor and Ada.

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AHS to Provide Direct EMS Service to Vegreville Erin Lawrence Communications – Alberta Health Services

VEGREVILLE – Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced today it will begin providing local-and-area ambulance services within the next six months.

The Town of Vegreville officially notified AHS last week of its decision to divest itself as the ambulance service provider for the region.

“I’d like to thank the Town of Vegreville for its partnership in delivering EMS care since 2009 and the Vegreville EMS team for all the work it does, and has done, to support care for Albertans,” says AHS Chief Paramedic Darren Sandbeck.

“We look forward to continuing our longstanding tradition of working together as we transition to a new service model provided directly by AHS.” AHS will work directly with the community and current EMS staff to ensure a seamless

transition and continued access to high- living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patientquality ambulance care. focused, quality health system that is accessible and “All Albertans deserve access to high-quality sustainable for all Albertans. public healthcare. When patients are in a medical emergency, dedicated EMS professionals ensure they get the care they need quickly and safely,” says Sarah Hoffman, Minister of Health.

“We’re committed to continuing to work with the community and EMS professionals throughout this transition and into the future as we fight to protect the public health services that Albertans can count on.”

Adds Sandbeck: “Patient care remains our highest priority as we work through this transition in order to maintain access to ambulance care and ensure there is no disruption to service.”

Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children

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Talk of the Town – Why Family Day? Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser Though Family Day isn’t celebrated everywhere in our continent, or even our country, many Albertans would find it hard to imagine a world without a day for little else but family togetherness and community spirit.

At the Town of Vegreville’s Family Day celebrations at the Vegreville Social Centre February 18, families and individuals were more than happy to share their thoughts on why Family Day is important, why it should be celebrated everywhere, and how it brings us all together as families, communities, and a province.

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“It’s a special occasion for people to see each other and families to be together with old and new friends.”

Johnathan, Denver, Denice, Jenice, and Tony.

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How to Clean Cable Clutter Brought to you by Arthur Beaudette VM Systems - Bits and Bytes The modern workplace is replete with cables.

Computers, monitors, external devices, phone chargers, printers… There are thousands and it can become quite overwhelming. Not only is it an eyesore that makes it difficult to clean, these unruly bunches of cables represent a real fire and tripping hazard.

Studies have shown that a clean workplace is important to productivity. If you’re clean and can focus on the tasks at hand, you’ll boost your chances of being as productive as possible.

There is a five-step plan that you can use to clean up your cables once and for all. Here’s a look at each step in turn to help you clean up your cable clutter.

1. Hide the power strips and plugs Power strips are awesome and given the large number of devices the average person uses, they’re essential to the smooth running of an office. They don’t look great, however, so you should begin

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2. Tie the cables together You’ll find that now your power strips are taken care of, there’s still an abundance of cables flowing from the box that you used. You should divide these cables into categories: those which are going to stay and those which are going to be removed regularly.

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“We get busy trying to pay the bills day to day to take care of our families, so it’s good to have one day where families and communities can remember what all that hard work is for.”

Jessica Littlewood.

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Slices of Love at Spaghetti Supper Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Church, community, and couples were the three sentiments from cupid when Vegreville United Church offered a Spaghetti Supper on February 13, the day before Valentine’s Day. This was a fundraiser for the church, as well as, a chance for the community to get together and enjoy a supper of spaghetti, salads, and strawberry shortcake for dessert.

Couples who have been married for many years attended this event as a Valentine’s gift to each other because inexpensive means of expressing love speaks volumes in a real, lasting relationship.

Ron and Holly Cependa who have been married for 21 years.

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Ron and Holly Cependa are one of those couples, as they have been married for 21 years. Holly said she will also cook Ron a very special meal the day after Valentine’s Day because she will be participating in curling on the actual day.

Dee and Linda Henderson who have been married for 36 years said this was their pre-Valentine’s Day’s celebration but they also plan to buy Valentine’s cards for each other.

Dee and Linda Henderson who have been married for 36 years.

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The red and white of strawberry shortcake is the perfect touch for Valentine’s Day. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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“It’s important to take a minute to stop and remember to put family first.”

Jeannette Semotiuk and Jaryn Scheck.

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Helen Zubreski Lives Her Life with Courage

Helen experienced many hardships and challenging situations yet continues to demonstrate strength in her life. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Helen Zubreski was born on a farm in Daysland on August 15, 1929. She had two sisters and five brothers.

Her parents and the eight children lived in a two-room house with no running water or electricity. Their mother and father slept in one room and the kids slept in the same room with all the kids in one bed and some of the kids slept in a pull out bed.

It was so cold sometimes in the house; the dipper froze in the water pail which they used to drink water from.

Helen went to a public farm school until she was in grade nine where she skipped to grade three after she finished grade one.

During the winter months, they rode to school for two miles by horse sleigh (cutter). In warmer weather, she walked to school with her brothers and sisters.

After school and during summer vacation, they went to a church where there was a hall where the Catholic nuns taught the kids how to read and write, as well as, sing songs in Ukrainian.

There were no bus services when Helen reached high school and she had to find a place to stay in town where she had to do difficult household chores before and after school for this family. After Helen graduated, the Superintendent from the Holden School Division came to their place to ask Helen if she would accept a job being a school correspondent supervisor. Helen then worked with children from grade one to nine.

After this, a woman who had normal school took Helen’s place teaching and Helen went back to live with her parents on the farm where she lived with her brothers and sisters in the other farmhouse their father bought from their neighbor.

Soon after, their mother suffered a stroke and passed away at 39 years old. The five boys were still at home where the oldest one was 15 and the youngest was six years old.

Afterward, the superintendent came back and told Helen that they had another school for her to work for which she worked at for a while and then she went back on the farm where she helped to take care of her brothers and do some of the farm chores too.

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“Spending time with family instead of going to school.” Tammy and Cailyn.

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After this, she took a job in a restaurant where the lady from at a dairy pool offered her a job as a secretary for the dairy pool which she worked 21 years doing this type of work which included this plant in Daysland and at a bigger plant in Camrose.

Her landlady introduced her to her future husband, Nestor who was from Vegreville. Helen admitted she thought he was pretty nice. They dated for six years.

Nestor worked for an experimental farm in Vegreville where he used to pick Helen up from Camrose to date her.

They were both 50 years old when they got married so they never had any children.

Helen loved being married because Nestor was very good to her and they participated in a lot of social and recreational activities together.

Helen joined the Ukrainian Orthodox Church which Nestor belonged. She volunteered a lot for and was very active in this church; she sang in the choir where she turned out to be a cantor (main singer) which she did for 10 years. Nestor and Helen also ran the National Hall Bingo in Vegreville for about 20 years.

Afterward, Nestor fell on the icy sidewalk where he suffered internal bleeding in the brain. A few years after this, he passed away.

Helen also used to work for many elections.

Helen now resides at Heritage House. She is well spoken and smart and used to be involved in a lot of volunteer work at this home. She admitted that her senior years are okay but she misses being active as she now has several health issues.

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Out and About on Family Day They said they enjoy spending time together all the time where they like to visit friends, cooking, and spending time outdoors.

Carl Wishloff who is from Lamont came into Vegreville with his daughter, Elizabeth and some of her friends. Carl said they have been spending too much time indoors lately with the cold weather and they wanted to get some fresh air and spend time outdoors and indoors for Family Day. They wanted to enjoy the activities around town. In everyday life, they enjoy going swimming and watching movies together.

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Lukeus Rennie enjoys the PLC Family Games and activities at Vegreville Bowling Lanes.

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They say it takes a community to raise a child. Yes, it does but families are also the cornerstone of a town.

Many community organizations and businesses sponsored and offered free activities in various venues throughout the Town of Vegreville for Family Day on February 18 to show how much they appreciate families and how

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Chantelle Bannack and Ryder Shevoley with their sons, Carter and Connor at Vegreville Arena. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

valuable they feel family’s togetherness and connections are.

Each of these activities and events were well attended. Ryder Shevoley and Chantelle Banack went with their two sons, Carter who is two and a half years old and Connor who is three months old. Carter was skating for the first time at the Vegreville Arena. Chantelle said they love to have fun as a family and their favorite things to do are going for walks, creating arts and crafts, and visiting their children’s grandparents at Two Hills.

The Bellamkonda’s family was also participating in the activities in town.

“Spending time with sisters who can come home from school to celebrate.”

Calista and Acadia Rudyk.

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Family and friends swim together at Vegreville Aquatic Centre.

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“Togetherness as a family.” Kacie Kislevich.

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Calina Sokalski Speaks at Baby Talk Program Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

Children need to be read to and expose to books when they are infants.

Hence, Library Programmer, Calina Sokalski was the guest speaker at the Vegreville and Area’s Parent Link Centre’s Baby Talk program on February 13.

The program started with a song.

After this, Sokalski showed a bunch of examples of different books and different format of books Vegreville Centennial Library carries for children. This library also has three literacy kits which parents can check out.

Sokalski read a story next where some parts of the stories had interactive pieces which she led the children to participate in.

Community Programmer for PLC, Litania Holyk said the Baby Talk program is a place where PLC can help parents with any questions they have about their babies. To do this, PLC brings in guest speakers who give the parents all the information they need.

Also, it is a chance for parents to feel they are not alone because with this program, they can get together, socialize, and talk about issues they have as a parent and they get tips from other parents on what works for their kids.

Below: Alexia at the Baby Talk program.

Right: Claire at the Baby Talk program.

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40th Anniversary of the Wendy Brook Music Festival Viola Braun-Fox Wendy Brook Music Festival Flashback: In 1999 the committee spent their time and energ y organizing two community choirs which performed during the Christmas Season and formed the basis for a Millenium Community Choir.

The Wendy Brook Music Festival association held a one-time Community Carol Festival on Sunday, December 19, 1999. This community carol festival presented carol singing by school students, student groups, and church choirs. Interested persons of all ages were invited to form a mass choir which was then led by a noted soloist and popular conductor including 58 choir members. This festival also included audience participation in carol singing.

The Millenium Community Choir Concert was held on April 14, 2000, featuring the choir director from Calgary: Debra Giebelhaus-Maloney, daughter of Li Giebelhaus and the late Dan Giebelhaus.

The Millennium Youth Choir of 44 singers joined the Millennium Adult Choir of 58 singers.

It was a glorious sound of human voices.

After such large organizing choir events in December 1999 and the Millenium Community Choir in April 2000…as well as the 2000 Wendy Brook Music Festival…committee members were experiencing tiredness and some degree of burn-out! Wendy Brook Festival committee members: Li Giebelhaus, Norma Cowan, Terry Kubin, Elsie Mudryk, and Clara Nawrot needed new members to provide some new-found energy, vitality, and support.

Thankfully, new members were recruited to join and provide new ideas and practical volunteer help to the committee; Viola Braun-Fox, Bryan Butler, Judy Eliuk, John Jacob-Karwandy, Caroline Knowles, Diane Lydom, Colette Miller, Leola Nawrot, Anna Speidel. With the addition of these new volunteers and

their hard work, the Wendy Brook Festival continued planning and organizing music festivals. Computer assis-

tance was a great addition to all of the data entries, festival programs, and festival booklets.

The Rotary Club resumed the task of organizing the Christmas Carol Concert.

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Vegreville Celebrates Families

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser The Town of Vegreville’s annual Family Day celebrations saw many contented, smiling faces of parents, grandparents, brothers, and sisters at the Social Centre, in spite of a few cold-weather cancellations of beloved events.

The street hockey game hosted by the Vegreville Jr. B Rangers was cancelled, but that certainly didn’t stop families from heading out for breakfast, taking hay rides, or enjoying any of the other free activities throughout the day.

To make more room in the hall, long rows of tables were set up all across the Social Centre, where a steady rotation of crowds sat down for a free breakfast served by the Town of Vegreville and County of Minburn councillors. Donations to the local food bank were collected at the door by volunteers.

Perogies and Jam’s Don Harfield managed and emceed entertainment in the Breakfast hall from morning into afternoon, with local talents singing and playing their hearts out to the audience.

Vegreville Mayor Tim MacPhee took a break from his kitchen work and addressed early morn-

ing families. “It’s a little cold outside, but we’re glad you all showed up.” He also expressed his thanks for the hard work of town and county councillors.

Following Mayor MacPhee, Harfield asked local MLA Jessica Littlewood to say a few words. She thanked everyone for the warm birthday wishes, then went on to wish all a happy Family Day. “I think this is just a great day to come out and spend with my Vegreville family.”

As the morning wore on, new events began.

The Vegreville Food Bank offered a fun, underwater-themed photo booth and a gift basket prize for those who filled out their survey. Young artists with the Vegreville and District Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) painted a long line of little faces as children excitedly dragged their parents over on their way in and out of the door.

After the breakfast was over, the hall was split into two so that the concession, managed by Vegreville Transportation Support Services (VTSS) could remain separate from a fun inflatable zone with bouncy castles, slides, and more for the children to enjoy.

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Letting Go of Guilt Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

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Talk of the Town

It isn’t very pleasant to feel guilty. However, personally, I feel this is an essential emotion to feel for a temporary time so a person can make amends with the other person they have wronged.

Dr. Henry J. Janzen in his article, ‘The Problem of Guilt’ stated guilt can induce shame, fear, anxiety, worry and stress which are five emotions that can’t benefit anyone for long.

The way Janzen suggested resolving the problem of guilt is to make a confession to someone. It can be a close friend, a professional, a pastor or a priest.

He mentioned that we should forgive each other and ourselves on a regular basis because no one is perfect and we have all done wrong in our lives. I found it especially interesting when Janzen wrote forgiveness means that you accept the wrong that you have done and that you are willing to put it in the past and forget it. When it involves someone else, it means that you will no longer count

“The opportunity to spend time with our grandchildren.”

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this wrong act against you or against the person who has committed the act.

Janzen also said we must try our best to change our actions. If we realize that the experience of feeling guilty could be there as an experience we can learn from, we are taking a negative emotion and turning it into positive action.

Sometimes, our guilt is irrational and we tell ourselves if only we wouldn’t have done this or that, that wouldn’t have happened. He advised that in this case, we should give of our time and talents to redirect the problem and to help others.

Finally, it helps to live a life of integrity, a life which is balanced and positive, a life that reaches towards good moral standards and positive interactions with people. Janzen said this means to be careful as to what one says and does within our immediate family and at work. Make sure people can count on you as a responsible, caring individual.

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“It’s a hectic world, and it’s good to get together with family to celebrate being together, support the community, and enjoy the day.”

Kaileigh, Marvin, Shannon, and Karter Olsen.

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Town Council Highlights for February 11, 2019 Rachel Farr Communication Coordinator – Town of Vegreville

Town Council approves new board bylaw As part of the Town’s Strategic Plan, Council has placed an emphasis on Tourism, creating the new Vegreville Tourism Advisory Board separate from the Economic Development Advisory Board.

The board will exist to set priorities and goals for local tourism in the region. The main goal will be to improve and increase local tourism opportunities for the Town of Vegreville and the County of Minburn.

The new board will consist of voting members from the following areas: Two members of Town Council - One member of the County of Minburn Council - Eight community representatives including a cross- section of the tourism sector The board will strengthen the overall visitor experience through marketing and product development initiatives.

Council commenced process for the removal of reserve designation on Town land Town Council commenced the process to remove the reserve designation of Lot R, 1825NY, North of the Vegreville Composite High School.

A public hearing regarding the removal of the reserve designation will be held on February 25, 2019, at 6:30 pm prior to the regular Town Council meeting. Once the removal process is complete, the Town plans to announce details about the designated highway signage area.

Subdivision application reviewed by Council Town Council reviewed subdivision Application File No. 19-BEL-001, Lot 4 Block 37, Plan LXXX. The application was submitted to the Town of Vegreville Subdivision Authority for the purpose of creating two titled lots from an existing residential lot.

Town adopts a Business & Community Recognition Policy Council approved a policy to recognize businesses and

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF MUNICIPAL RESERVE DESIGNATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL RESERVE LANDS Public Notice is hereby given pursuant to sections 606 and 674 of the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c.M-26, of proposed Resolution respecting the removal of the Municipal Reserve designation from, and the subsequent disposal, by way of lease, of the lands legally described as:

community groups in Vegreville. The policy will commence as of February 12, 2019.

Recognition categories are: Business: new storefront or change in ownership Business: new home business Community and business milestones. (Milestones are in 10-year increments) Employers of Volunteer Fire Fighters Recognition request forms can be found online.

Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework Project between Town and County Through the Alberta Community Partnership (ACP) program, the Government of Alberta encourages strengthened relationships between municipalities and co-operative approaches to service. The County of Minburn has been approved for a grant under the Intermunicipal Collaboration component in support of their Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework project. The Town of Vegreville is pleased to collaborate with the managing partner County of Minburn.

Council is committed to the Town of Vegreville Safety Program Town Council has made it evident that they are committed to the Safety Program by adopting the Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Management System Commitment Statement. The Town is now compliant with OH&S regulations, by fulfilling the commitment to protect person, equipment materials and environment.

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PLAN 1825NY LOT R (RESERVE) EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS This public hearing will be held on February 25, 2019 at 6:30 pm in the Town of Vegreville Council Chambers located at 4829 – 50 Street, Vegreville, Alberta T9C 1R7.

A copy of the proposed Resolution is available for inspection at the Town of Vegreville's Office located at the address set out above.

Any questions or comments may be directed to Mr. Cliff Craig, Town Manager Town of Vegreville P.O. Box 640 Vegreville, AB T9C 1R7 Phone: 780-632-2606

Fax: 780-632-3088

“It brings the community together as a collective family that embraces their hometown values and great music.”

Don Harfield.

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