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RCMP files from JANUARY 10 - 16 Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser January 10 09:42 – Traffic stop conducted in Vegreville. A Chevy van was found to not have registration and the 41-year-old male from Edmonton was charged accordingly and provided a ticket carrying a voluntary penalty of $324.

10:27 – Report of a license plate stolen from a vehicle in Vegreville. Surveillance being reviewed. The plate is from a 2007 purple Ford truck.

12:09 – Report of lost/stolen backpack carrying camera, laptop and wallet. The backpack was left at the Elks/Kinsmen park and upon returning the next day the owner found the backpack missing.

Under investigation.

16:13 – Report of a collision on Hwy 16A in Vegreville. Members attended and determined that the 62-year-old male from High Level driving a large commercial vehicle turned left unsafely causing the accident with the oncoming car.

The driver was charged accordingly and received a ticket holding a VP of $162.

January 11 01:06 – Traffic stop when a member observed an improper right-hand turn by a 55-year-old female driver from Edmonton. The driver was observed making a right hand turn on a double lane and during the turn entered the middle lane when they should have turned into the right-hand lane. A warning was provided to the driver.

12:23 – Report of an attempted fraud.

The caller indicated that they received a

letter from a law firm, claiming that he owes $3000 for credit card debt to Sears.

The complainant confirmed that they did not owe any money to sears.

14:56 – Traffic stop when member observed a female driving a black Nissan Rouge using her cell phone while driving.

The 25-year-old female from Edmonton was issued a ticket carrying a VP of $300.

January 12 09:07 – Report of an attempted theft of a vehicle parked at a Vegreville business.

Damage to the ignition was done but the attempt was unsuccessful. CCTV is being reviewed. Investigation is ongoing.

13:27 – Complainant reported that a client paid for gas at a Vegreville gas station using a counterfeit $50 bill. The suspect was driving a white 4-door Ram 1500 with a tonneau cover. The subject is described as having a bushy beard and wearing glasses. CCTV being reviewed.

Under investigation.

January 13 10:45 – Traffic stop in Vegreville on a green Ford Escape. Members determined that the license plate was stolen out of Aridrie. After further investigation it was determined that the plate was not stolen but the vehicle was improperly registered. The 35-year-old female from Vegreville was issued at ticket for driving an uninsured motor vehicle (mandatory court) and driving without registration (VP of $324).

13:35 – Report of fraud. The caller indicated that after receiving a call from a phone company about promotional offers, the client provided banking and

license information to the caller. The client later was informed by their bank that a transaction was made on their account. This transaction was not made by the client. The bank and RCMP are investigating. Information was provided to the client for the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

January 14 10:07 – Report of multiple thefts of copper wire and batteries within the County of Minburn from commercial locations.

January 15 18:31 – Report of a red Nissan Murano in the ditch on Hwy 16 near Mundare and the female driver being intoxicated.

Members attended and located the 59-year-old female from Vegreville along with an open bottle of liquor. A roadside demand was given and samples confirmed that the driver was impaired. The driver was provided a $1000 fine, license suspension and the vehicle was towed and seized under provincial legislation.

January 16 Nothing of note During the week there were 60 calls for service made in total including: 0 false alarms, 0 false 911s, 1 animal strike, 6 wellbeing check, 9 calls under the Mental Health Act or related to mental health, 0 COVID, and approximately 6 tickets from traffic enforcement.

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White Out Conditions Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Members of the Vegreville RCMP responded to 20 collisions on Jan 17-18.

Fortunately, there were no fatalities or serious injuries reported.

Staff Sgt. Terry Hyggen said, “In addition, there were a number of stranded motorists along the highway. Our members did their best to check on each one to ensure they were safe and warm, and a few were transported to safety where possible.

Highway 16 westbound was completely blocked last evening as result of a semi being overturned on on Highway 16 near Range Road 143. Fortunately, crews were able to move the truck and one lane was re-opened overnight.

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At approximately 6:30 pm, the Vegreville Fire Department also responded to the multi vehicle incident on Highway 16 at Range Road 143.

According to VFD, “due to poor road conditions and near zero visibility, several vehicles, including passenger and semi-tractor trailers, had entered the ditches of both the east and west bound lanes of Highway 16, the major incident

involved a semi-tractor trailer unit that had flipped onto its side, blocking both westbound traffic lanes.

The westbound lane of Highway 16 remained completely closed until towing and highway cleanup (Emcon) crews arrived on scene to pull the overturned unit into the left-hand lane, allowing for one lane of traffic to proceed westbound at approximately 2:30 am.

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No COVID-19 Vaccine Demands on Ambulance Provision for Youth in Tofield Services at Historic Levels

Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Get vaccinated.

That’s been the message from Premier Kenney, the Chief Medical Officer of Health and the Minister of Health since COVID-19 vaccines became available.

Despite that message, no vaccine provision has been made for youth in the community of Tofield.

Tofield Mayor Deb Dueck and members of council are now lambasting those government officials because of the situation.

In a strongly worded letter dated Jan. 13, it stated that, “During the first availability of vaccine, rural Alberta felt that they were being slighted or ignored in not having vaccine provision to those who were unable to travel or not wanting to leave the comforts of their community, to truly do the right thing and become vaccinated.

Many across rural Alberta, Tofield included, reached out to advocate and make our voices heard in having this service provided in our communities through our very capable means such as our pharmacies and competent pharmacists.”

Darren Erickson, who owns Tofield Pharmachoice and Guardian Pharmacy, said he has been waiting since the government announcement was made in early December to receive the vaccine for adolescents and children. “I’ve been ready for one and a half months.”

Erickson said there shouldn’t be a distribution issue and doesn’t know why Alberta Health, which makes provision for the distribution of vaccines hasn’t already done so. “The Christmas holidays were a good opportunity to get the children’s vaccine,” noted Erickson.

That didn’t happen and as a result, Dueck stated that, “Members of our community wanting to have their children

vaccinated are being forced to drive between 50 and 70 kilometers one way to have this service provided. The decision of many is to not contend with these barriers, which is resulting in a lower vaccination rate in our rural locations.

The path forward from our vantage point appears clear, provide vaccine to our rural pharmacies to vaccinate our youth. Globally, we know that the way back to a normal life requires vaccination. In not having this ability in rural Alberta, the pandemic and its challenges to our health care system, economy and Albertans mental health will continue.

Erickson also pointed out there is way less health support in rural areas. The number of available hospital beds and ICU’s are limited, and in general, rural communities have higher rates of nonvaccinated people.

Time is of the essence and Erickson said its important vaccines for youth are available. Erickson said he’s discussed the issue with local United Conservative Party MLA Jackie Lovely, who represents the Camrose Constituency.

Erickson said Lovely is advocating on his behalf and would be providing information to the Premier and Health Minister. Erickson said he did ask Lovely why no vaccines were made available to youth in Tofield, but had not received an explanation from her.

Mayor Dueck estimates there are 800 plus youth in Tofield and surrounding area that would have access to local services.

While Mayor Dueck has not spoken directly to the MLA regarding vaccine provision for youth, she had previous discussions when the vaccines were initially being rolled out and the difficulty that was seen in rural Alberta in regard to supply.

Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Over the past several months, Emergency Medical Services, (EMS) has experienced an increase in emergency calls of approximately 30 percent, with demands on the service now at historic levels.

That, according to Heather Kipling, Communications Director for Alberta Health Services, (AHS) Central Zone.

She did point out that, “Call volume in the town in particular has only seen a nominal increase recently, compared to elsewhere across the province, so AHS staffing levels have remained the same level the town was providing prior to AHS taking over service delivery.”

Kipling said that AHS operates three ambulances in the Town of Vegreville, serving the town as well as the surround-

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ing area, and prior to February 2019, the service was municipally operated with AHS assuming delivery of the service at that time.

The dramatic province-wide increase can be attributed to several factors.

Kipling said, “In addition to the pandemic, opioid-related 911 calls are up significantly, we have seen a spike in weather-related calls (both during the summer and early winter), and we are experiencing increased demand on interfacility patient transports largely due to COVID-19.

Staff illness and fatigue are also contributing to challenges in the EMS system. We are extremely grateful to our EMS staff, who continue to go above and beyond to help Albertans in times of

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As I begin writing I have a sense of déjà vu.

However, after a few moments of thought I believe more accurately, what I’m experiencing is more like what is depicted in the Bill Murray film “Groundhog Day.” It’s like a bad day that keeps repeating.

Over the past 24 - 36 months, I’m sure I wrote at least one other time about the state of Canadians and our finances. It seems not much has changed in the general sense.

COVID with help from our governments (or perhaps it’s the other way around) have made a difficult situation worse.

On Monday, MNP Ltd. released their latest Consumer Debt Index. What is the Consumer Debt Index you ask? Well, the MNP web site states: “The MNP Consumer Debt Index measures Canadians’ attitudes toward their consumer debt and gauges their ability to pay their bills, endure unexpected expenses, and absorb interest-rate fluctuations without approaching insolvency. Conducted by Ipsos and updated

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The latest version is the 19th release since MNP began the survey in June of 2017. In Alberta and many other provinces, this means that we have seen multiple governments in this time. The survey conducted by Ipsos consists of a series of questions to determine Canadians’ attitude about their financial health.

The result? The quarter ending in December 2021 revealed the lowest score since the start of the Index.

Some of the highlights of the report are as follows: Fifty-five percent of people, (down 5 points) feel that they will be able to cover their bill payments in 2022 without adding debt. Forty-three percent are concerned about their current level of debt, (up 6 points).

As in the past, the risk of insolvency remains a real threat to Canadians. Forty-six percent of Canadian households are $200 or less from financial insolvency each month. More than a quarter of Canadian households, twenty-seven percent, already cannot cover their monthly bills and debt repayments.

Only 14 per cent of those surveyed feel financially secure.

To put these numbers into perspective, let’s consider a few things. Fourteen percent of survey respondents feel financially secure, so 86 percent go to bed every night worried about their financial future.

This begs a few questions. Are Canadian’s simply ignorant and lacking financial literacy as a whole and living beyond our means? Are our elected officials doing what is best for us?

After each election we hear that those elected have a “clear mandate” yet nothing seems to change, regardless of who is in power. There are now rumblings of a provincial tax in Alberta.

In interesting timing, the Fraser Institute released their “Misery Index” which is determined by a combination of inflation and unemployment rates. It was created by economist Arthur Okun to determine how the average citizen is doing economically. For 2021, Canada’s score was 10.88 ranking 6th most miserable in the world among 35 advanced economies.

Finally, at what point do Canadians reach their limit and become the headlines we see often from around the world?

These headlines show civil unrest due to rising costs and increased hopelessness.

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Pursuit of new Challenge leads to History in the Making for Quest Disposal & Recycling Inc. Michelle Pinon News Advertiser There’s nothing more exciting than a new challenge, and for Jaden Melenka that meant exploring new and different ways to diversify the Vegreville business he owns with brother Jarrett Melenka and Keith Hayduk.

The new challenge turned out be the ‘Conversion Project’ which involves the overhaul and repurposing of 48 decommissioned Leopard 1 battle tanks that will be used for target practice at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake air weapons range.

Each tank has an insignia and a name.

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Back in the 1970’s Canada acquired more than 50 of the Leopard 1 tanks and operated them until 2017. Many of these tanks were used in combat in Afghanistan, and Jaden said the project has generated a

mechanics from Montreal spent about a week providing hands on training four new staff members who would be working on the project. “They were Line up of tanks. (Michelle Pinon/Photo) exceptionally good at enabling the process.” lot of interest, and he’s been in contact So far, they have 20 tanks in their lay with a soldier from Edmonton who wants down yard and are expecting to have to come to Vegreville to see the tank he another 25 arrive in the operated. coming months.

All in all, “It’s such an honour Jaden expects everything to be working on such to be completed in midan important part of July. “It’s a big accomCanadian military hisplishment for us.” Jaden tory.” said it is also a nice way to Jaden, who serves in further support the town the capacity of project and the local economy. manager for quality The project has generated Tank engine after removal. disposal, and said he a lot of intrigue and interest (Michelle Pinon/Photo) couldn’t be prouder of in the community, and he his team who have said the visibility is good for the company been willing to take the project. Jaden and its employees who are learning new said the workforce at Quest Disposal & Recycling Inc. is very diverse with many skills and increasing their capabilities. He different specialities. That, coupled with sees it as a win, win, win for the company, unique experiences and ideas from staff the community, and the military.

By refurbishing the tanks, they are have contributed greatly since work began on the project last September.

Because they were not familiar with the tanks, Jaden said a couple of military

making them environmentally friendly as well as give them a new purpose as they will be used in the training of the next generation of military personnel. While he is hoping they will be able to secure one of the tanks to be used as a monument in Vegreville, but that is not in his control. Nevertheless, he couldn’t be happier with having a hand in history by giving these out-of-date relics a new lease on life.

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90 Years Ago – January 20, 1932

One of the most unusual crops grown on the Prairies was recently shipped from Vita, Manitoba, when nine carloads of fibre grass were transported over Canadian National Railways to the Deltox Grass Rug Company at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The grass, commonly known as Swage or wire grass, will be made into mats and many of these will be shipped back to Western Canada, where they are in demand for use in summer cottages.

Direct relief was given to 34,260 people in Alberta between October 1st and December 31st last, according to figures compiled by the provincial department of public works and reported to the department of Labour in Ottawa. Heads of families receiving relief numbered 6,175 and in addition to these were 20,977 dependents.

There were also on the list 7,127 individual cases, being single persons who were supplied principally with meal tickets as in Edmonton Mrs. A.H. Warr, Waskatenau, was re-elected to the presidency of the United Farm Women of Alberta at their convention in Edmonton on Wednesday. Mrs. Warr will serve her fourth term in that office.

75 Years Ago – January 22, 1947

Mike Ruzycki was appointed pound keeper, for the M.D. of Eagle, to succeed W.R. McGowan in division four, Mr. McGowan having resigned. At the same meeting discussion on keeping roads open in winter gave the council some food for thought. Arrangements were made that the tractors, snowplows and bulldozers be used to the fullest possible extent in this work.

The annual general meeting of the Vegreville branch of the Canadian Legion, held in the legion hall left veterans of the 1st World War feeling that their work in furthering the principles, aims and objects of the Legion were not in vain. Elected at that meeting were: President – S.W. Richards; 1st Vice Pres. – Newton L. Warren; 2nd Vice Pres. – John Koshuta; Treasurer – J. “Duke” Stafford; Secretary – H. Sakaluk; Asst. Secretary – Peter Bushko A big year may be dawning for Canadian mining suggests the Financial Post. Already shaft sinking has been completed or is nearing completion on over a score of new properties: and, within a few months, many of these hope to make news by “shaking” hands’ with their ore from underground workings.

Legally speaking, a whole new race of people were born on New Year ’s Day when approximately 12,500,000 person residing in Canada called themselves “Canadian citizens” rather than British subjects.

50 Years Ago – January 20, 1972

Close on the heels of one of the nicest days of the winter there followed one of the nastiest. Sunday say Vegreville basking in unseasonably warm temperatures and the situation lasted until late Sunday night when a heavy snowfall occurred, immediately following the snow, temperatures dropped rapidly and high winds whipped up mountains of drifts which are only now being finally cleared away. The cold weather has continued and there seems to be no relief in sight for a time.

Mutual Surplus Sales was robbed and the empty gun racks are evidence of that. The thieves gained entry to the building by forcing rear door with a car or truck utilizing a freight pallet as a ram.

The steel bar which bolted the door was sprung and the theft of rifles, ammunition, binoculars, watches and knives, was made. Mike Markowski, who only recently returned from a holiday trip to the south informed the Observer that upwards of $2,000 in merchandise was heisted.

Word was received this week from the Hon. H.A. Olson, Minister of Agriculture that approval had been given for a federal loan of $323,000 for the construction of the new Civic Complex in Vegreville.

25 Years Ago – January 21, 1996

Lady Lucy Kassian was presented with her 45 year bar in December

by Royal Purple ladies Jane Tennent and Phyllis Tarapacki. The bar represents many years of faithful and dedicated service to the Royal Purple.

First place winners in the Vegreville seniors bonspiel held in December were John Springings, Mike Dary, Steve Kuchik and Ann Stefancik. On hand to present the trophies were the chief organizer Walter Chernishenko and his assistant Walter Scribney.

Lakeland Breakers Snowmobile Club held their annual rally Saturday. There were 270 machines registered for the 55 mile round trip. People from the area as well as from Edmonton, Mundare, Elk Point, Saskatoon and Leduc were in the rally.

The Mini Multi Cultural Carollers touched the hearts of many with their singing during this festive season. The performers present a variety of carols in different languages. This recently formed enthusiastic group visited the Homestead Lodge and long term care centre in Vegreville; Filas Manor in Mundare; Two Hills long term care centre; Willingdon Eaglehill Lodge; and the Lamont long term care centre. Upon request, their final presentation was on Ukrainian New Year’s Day at the Homestead Lodge and the Vegreville long term care centre.

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Viewpoint Albertans getting Nickel and Dimed in 2022 Kevin Lacey Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Another year and another New Year’s dominated

by COVID-19. Restrictions on hockey games, travel and even community gatherings lead the news.

While that diverts our attention, politicians are nickel and diming us with higher taxes.

In 2022, we’ll pay higher income taxes, carbon taxes, property taxes and even higher taxes for a bottle of booze.

Politicians will tell you: don’t worry about it, these increases are small and you probably won’t even notice it. But their tax hikes add up.

The Alberta government is increasing its tax take in 2022 through a sneaky income tax hike known as bracket creep. Bracket creep occurs when governments stop moving their tax brackets with inflation, and taxpayers get bumped into higher tax brackets even though they can’t actually afford to buy more.

Premier Jason Kenney introduced bracket creep in his 2019 budget, despite promising not to raise taxes only a few weeks before.

This year, bracket creep will cost each Alberta taxpayer between $44 and $141, depending on their income. That may not sound like a lot but consider this: when you add together previous years’ increases since 2020, your tax bill will be between $105 and $331 higher just because the government didn’t index its tax brackets.

Kenney knows better than most how bracket creep eats away at taxpayers’ wallets. When Kenney was a member of Parliament he wrote a column in the Calgary Herald bashing the federal government’s

bracket creep as a “hidden and regressive tax grab.”

The federal government has stopped bracket creep, but the Alberta government has not.

The federal government is also adding a series of increases that will affect almost anyone earning more than $40,000. The tax rate and maximum earnings for the Canada Pension Plan are both increasing, which means workers and businesses will each pay $3,500 through the CPP tax in 2022. That’s a $333 annual tax hike for each worker making $64,900 or more.

The Employment Insurance tax is also increasing in 2022, costing each worker an extra $63 and each business an extra $89.

The federal carbon tax will also increase to 11 cents per litre of gasoline on April 1. That’s nearly $9 just in carbon tax costs every time a family fuels up their minivan.

But that’s not all. Politicians will be reaching deeper into your wallets every time you buy a sixpack or bottle of wine. Starting on April 1, the excise tax you pay will automatically go up by the inflation rate. Taxes already account for about half of the price of beer, 65 percent of the price of wine and more than three-quarters of the price of spirits.

Municipal governments are also raising taxes.

Calgary is increasing property taxes by 3.89 percent in 2022 and Edmonton is hiking taxes by 1.91 percent.

There is one positive change. Federal income taxes will be lower because the basic personal amount is increasing from $13,808 to $14,398, saving anyone making less than $155,625 about $89.

Bit by bit, politicians are taking more money from your family this year. It could be even worse in the near future. Kenney is set to announce a tax panel to see where he could find more money to pay for ever-

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It is important to note that the current situation is not unique to Alberta, with EMS pressures being felt by all Canadian provinces including British Columbia, as well as internationally.

Despite this historic increase in demand, EMS continues to respond to the vast majority of serious 911 calls quickly and appropriately.

During this increase in demand AHS EMS responds to emergencies by using tactics such as repositioning units from other communities, deferring non-urgent transfers, deploying supervisors and using single paramedic response units as needed.

EMS is also working with our emergency department partners to reduce the amount of time EMS crews spend waiting with patients in order to return crews to the street more quickly. Several new initiatives are also underway which we hope to be able to share soon.

AHS has increased the number of paramedics by nine percent over the last two

NICKEL AND DIMED - CONTINUED from PAGE 6 increasing government spending. Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews still hasn’t ruled out a future provincial sales tax.

Even during the pandemic, the average Canadian family paid 36 percent of their budget to taxes. That’s more than the average Canadian family paid for food, shelter and clothing combined.

Do politicians really think increasing their tax-take during a pandemic makes life better for Albertans?

As we look forward to 2022, we need to keep an eye on all the ways politicians already take from us before we let them take even more.

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Vegreville Vipers Join Can-Am Junior Hockey League Michelle Pinon News Advertiser The Vegreville Vipers are one of five Canadian and one American team that have agreed to establish a new league called the Can-Am Junior Hockey League.

The new league will be governed by its founding teams and continue to operate as a Tier 2 Junior A hockey model.

It was a high scoring affair with the Vipers edging out the Vernal Oilers 7-5. Viper forward Matthew Borg tries to get a handle on the puck. (Michelle Pinon/Photo) Dawson Bilyk fires a howitzer of a shot.

(Michelle Pinon/ Photo)

Vipers General Manager Bryan Brown explained the situation by saying its former affiliate, the Western States Hockey League, (WSHL) officials “had made some false promises, and didn’t keep up their end of the bargain as promised to our pro-

Vipers celebrate after scoring one of their goals.

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vincial division, and we had talked about a future different league development, but after Vegas it was apparent because of the organization, it was going to happen for next season.

But after a short league meeting, the commissioner decided he was ready to make a change sooner than later, and we agreed as a division. And the six remaining WSHL teams parted our ways, forming a new league called the Can-Am Jr Hockey League.”

The Vipers will finish off the season with the six teams. Brown said there are “a lot of new teams interested in joining our new Jr. A Tier 2 league for next season” and he is very excited about its future.

Vipers’ goalie Sam Delaisse heads off the ice.

(Michelle Pinon/Photo)

Brown said they are planning to have a minimum of 16 teams, and can accommodate up to 36 teams next season. “This will be one of the biggest Jr. A Tier 2 Hockey Leagues around. I’m very excited to be one of the spear headers to make it happen for sure. We will be looking for a commissioner, and a couple of other positions going forward.”

He went on to say, “All of the coaches, players and staff are extra excited as are our fans. This is a new league and lots of new things to look forward to.”

Correction The Vegreville U18B Wranglers team photo was inadvertently omitted from the Salute to Minor Hockey tribute that was published in the Jan. 12 edition. The VNA apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Members of the team include: (Back Row L-R) Manager Tesa MacKenzie, Karson Rowe, Reagan Watling, Gavin Horon,Thomas Peyton, Reed Olineck, Kayden Gladue, Ryan Sturrock and Head Coach James Couch. Front Row L-R: Dylan Lazaruk, Jack Harrison, Rylan Ferguson, Logan Chorney, Drayden Lizotte, Scott MacKenzie, Parker Lemko, Brady Douglas Krill and Coach Brad Olineck.

Missing from the photo are: Jeanathan Chermeshynski, Adrik Stefansion, Coach Michael Sturrock, Coach Todd Harrison and Coach Andy Gladue. (MVP Photography/Submitted Photo)

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Results of Lamont County Organizational Audit Made Public Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Findings from a comprehensive $30,000 organizational audit were made public recently, and Lamont County Reeve David Diduck says all of the issues identified in the report commissioned by the company Strategic Steps Inc. have already been identified in the Chief Administrative Officer’s action plan.

The interim CAO Peter Tarnawsky, was hired on Sept. 20, 2021 and signed a six month contract with Lamont County. On Dec. 31, council unanimously supported Diduck and the Deputy Reeve to bring forward an employment agreement for Tarnawsky at its Jan. 11 meeting.

One of the report’s recommendation was hiring of a Deputy CAO, but Diduck said they will probably drop the idea of a Deputy CAO because they do get support from the County’s Legislative Services Coordinator. Some of the issues that were identified in the report include record keeping, policies, bylaws and records management which also fall under the purview of the Legislative Services Coordinator, added Diduck.

The Legislative Services Coordinator, Executive Assistant to the CAO, Chief Financial Officer, Public Works Director and Communications Coordinator were some of the key positions that were filled as a result of high staff turnover in the fall. The report said the staff turnover rate of 35 percent was concerning, and

would need to be addressed by council.

“I think that currently the people we have working on the senior leadership team are excellent people, and they’re very qualified.” Diduck said that in the time since the interim CAO has been working for Lamont County, “He has definitely been a positive influence, and we’ve made lots of progress.”

He went on to say, “The audit report is the first step towards adopting best practices, be an organization of choice, and to operate a sustainable and stable municipality. Council is committed to reviewing the outcomes in this report and acting in the best interests of Lamont County on any updates or changes in this report.”

Diduck explained the difference between an organizational audit versus an organizational review, and said council felt an organizational review was not warranted at this time. “The audit looks at the organization as a whole and analyzes different components of the organization, whereas the organizational review is more specific.

“An audit kind of indicates whether there is any smoke and where there’s smoke tends to be a fire which would indicate a more intensive review, but we just wanted to get an overall view of what Lamont County operations were like and the issues that needed to be addressed.”

In terms of dollars, Diduck said an organizational review would cost between $60 and 80,000.

Diduck said the interim CAO has already developed an initial plan of action which has targeted action dates. “Just the fact council made the full report public; that is an indication that we are not trying to hide anything here. We’re taking this report seriously. It has some recommendations that can improve our processes and procedures going forward, and we are definitely going to try and implement the recommendations to make Lamont County better.”

On the council side of things, Diduck said there was awhile when the roles between governance and administration “got

Correction In the 2021 Magical Moments Holiday Guide Virginia Winiarski was not credited for the recipes that she submitted for the publication. VNA apologizes for the error and the inconvenience it has caused.

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blurred” but pointed out that “council recently received a mandate to govern for another four years with one new member and over the past month we attended a presentation by George Kuff on good governance, and three seminars we attended in the last month, and those seminars all relate to the roles and responsibilities of a councillor. So, going forward if you have the right people in place from the administrative perspective and the services get provided then it makes it easier for the councillors to stay in their governance role.”

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Pictured from L-R: Harvey Spak, (board member), Charlie Gargus, (MRC President), Marsha Woloschuk, (board member), Lois Zyla, (MRC Sec-Trerasurer), Colin Zyla, (board member). Missing from the photo are board members Vicki Marko and Len Patrie. (Debby Gargus/Submitted Photo)

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Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of St. John named a Municipal Historic Resource in the lives of the original settlers through to present day generations. Two of 26 original founding members of the Church back in 1926 were Demetro Frunchak and T. Lakusta.

According to history, the Church was incorporated on Sept. 1, 1926. “This Church was the first Ukrainian west of Winnipeg to hold a Ukrainian language service in Canada. The first missionary Arch Presbyter, the Very Reverend Dr. D.F. Stratychuk conducted the first service in the Ukrainian language on Palm Sunday on March 22, 1920. Suchava was one of the first areas served by Rev. Dr. Gherman and Rev. Dr. Stratychuk in 1920.

Monument in memory of the Frunchak said that according to the St. church’s founding members.

John Register of Burials the first regis(Michelle Pinon/Photo) tered burial at the Church Cemetery was that of Wasyl Bochanesky on January Michelle Pinon 29, 1928 News Advertiser Frunchak said the Church has a fascinating history which is Darcy Frunchak and Lorne Lakusta intertwined with that of St. Michael’s Russo-Greek Orthodox received an early Christmas gift from Church that is located directly across the road on the east side Lamont County council which officially of Secondary Highway 855 and it is at that Church that sevdeclared the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox eral firsts for the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox (UGOC) were Church of St. John of Andrew as a celebrated. municipal historic resource.

There were also many firsts at the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Third and final reading of Bylaw 837.21 Church of St. John as well. There are many special memories as and the adoption of Municipal Historic well as significant religious activities and milestones that have Resource Designation Incentives Policy been celebrated at the Church for well over a century. at its Dec. 14 meeting was welcome news The current Parish and District Priest is the Very Reverend for the two gentleman. Lakusta serves as Father Slawomir Lomaszkiewicz and the District President is President, and Frunchak serves as Robert Semotiuk.

Secretary-Treasurer of St. John’s parish With the passage of Bylaw 837.21 the Church is qualified for board. They say the church currently has an annual grant of $500 under the Historic Resource Designation six members and is part of the Vegreville Incentives Policy 4153.

District of Ukrainian Orthodox Churches.

“The Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of St John is very pleased to be named a Municipal Historic Resource within the County of Lamont. The St sat sun mon tue wed thu fri John Church not only is a recognizable JAN 19 JAN 20 JAN 21 JAN 22 JAN 23 JAN 24 JAN 25 symbol of Ukrainian culture and heritage along HWY 855 between Andrew and Mundare, it played a significant role in the expansion of Ukrainian Greek Orthodox churches West of Winnipeg.

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Tributes MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory of: HAMALIUK, Mary April 23, 1924-January 22, 2020 and HAMALIUK, John George April 18, 1020-July 21, 2013 Going Home The many wonderful people that came To see you had many things to say They told of all the wonderful things You’ve done each and everyday You were like angels to all of us We’ll miss you one and all But we all knew that God needed you So you, He had to call You’ll spend the rest of your days In God’s wonderful, beautiful land While we’re down here on earth We’ll try hard to understand We’ll try to live like you had done Before you were to go We try to be and live like you but I’m afraid we’re learning slow So now as you look down from above Upon your former home You’ll know that we’ll be thinking Of you, no matter where we roam.

Deeply missed and forever loved, Liz, Neil/Darcie, Olivia and Family Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren

SUPROVICH, Mike In Loving Memory of Our Dear Husband Father and Grandfather Mike Suprovich April 29, 1928 - Jan 07, 2002 We take this special moment to turn our thoughts to, Thank him for the home he gave, for all the things we had.

He strived so hard from day to day, and never once complained.

With steady hands, he worked so hard and kept the family name.

He taught us that hard work pays off, you reap just what you sow.

He said that if you tend your crops, your field will overflow.

We see him in the summer rain, he rides upon the wind, and when we fall along the path, he picks us up again.

Always remembered and forever in our hearts and loved by Eva, Gordon, Garry, Darrell, Wayne and Families

KOSTIUK, John KOSTIUK, Mary KOSTIUK, William A book of golden yesterdays Bound with love and care A rare edition and treasured forever Our memories of you are there And love for you lives on and on And though we can not see you You’re always by our side.

Loved and remembered, sadly missed

By Anne, Ruth and family

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BRIMACOMBE Ed August 1924 - January 2012 Betty March 1927 - February 2021 Sadly missed along life’s way Quietly remembered every day No longer in our lives to share But in our hearts you are always there Loving remembered and deeply missed Pat, Wolf and family Bruce, Judy and family

CASAVANT, Victor September 8, 1953 -January 17, 2021.

Forever Loved and So Dearly Missed.

Love Bev and All our Children Grandchildren, and Great Grandchildren, Family and Friends.

“Your Wings were Ready, Our Hearts were Not”

KERELUIK, Norman Harold On January 10, 2022 Norman Harold Kereluik of Willingdon, Alberta, passed away after a long courageous battle against his spinal pain.

Beloved husband of Mary K. Kereluik; dear father of Jocelan Tanner, Blair Kereliuk, and Blake Kereliuk; and loving grandfather to Tennessee Tanner. He is also survived by one sister, Liane Fowler (Ian); sister-in-law, Jeanne Kereliuk; brother-in-law, Dr. Charles Riley (Pam); sister-in-law, Joanne Riley; numerous nieces and nephews; and great nieces and great nephews.

Predeceased by his parents, Rose and Andy Kereluk; brother, Cecil Kereliuk; sister, Tennessee Johnson; and brother, Terry Kereluk (infancy).

Born in Smoky Lake, Alberta, Norman grew up in the Willingdon/Hairy Hill area, the family moving around from farm to farm before finally settling down in the current place of residence. Norman’s earliest employment as a young boy was a member of a threshing crew working on a number of farms in the community. He attended school in Ispas, Willingdon and Bonnyville then obtained his Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta. He began his teaching career in 1956 at the Hairy Hill School and in 1973 he took a year off teaching to attend UBC in Vancouver, after which he returned to the Hairy Hill School. Norman’s final seven years in education were as principal of the Willingdon School. Playing baseball and hockey with the Two Hills teams were activities he enjoyed. He loved life on the farm, the outdoors, fishing, and hunting: many of his former students remember singing ‘Land of the Silver Birch’ in music class. His spirit of adventure was demonstrated by canoe and boat trips up the Athabasca River with special friends Ray, Marshall, John, Albert and Eugene, and fishing trips to Wolf Lake with Art, Marshall, and Ray as well as many others. He enjoyed eastern family get-togethers in Ottawa, Montebello, Georgian Bay, Fonthill, and West Bloomfield, fun visits creating wonderful memories. Norman and Mary enjoyed numerous summers and autumns in the Yukon, fishing the remote streams and lakes and just enjoying the magnificent scenery. And every November brought hunting season with memorable hunts with brother, Cecil and great nephews, Jason and Chad.

Cremation has taken place. At Norman’s request, no formal service will be held. Instead, Norman left behind a final message for all of is family and friends: “Gone back to the forest, the river, the mountain and the sea; see you later; love you all; remember me!”

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GIEBELHAUS, Florence January 19th, 2014 We miss you in so many ways.

We miss the things you used to say.

And when old times we do recall, it’s then we miss you most of all.

Beautiful memories are wonderful things.

They’re with us each and every day.

They never wear out or get lost and can never be given away.

To some, you may be forgotten, to others a part of the past, but to us who loved and lost you your memory will always last.

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SEREDA, Marcy November 22, 1928 - January 14, 2015 Time slips by And life goes on, But from our hearts You’re never gone.

We think about you always, We talk about you too, We have so many memories But we wish we still had you.

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MACKNEY, Mark January 7, 1956 - January 20, 2020 In loving memory of a Special Father and Grandfather.

It broke our hearts to lose you.

You did not go alone.

For part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

You left us beautiful memories That we will treasure forever.

We hold you close within our hearts.

And there you will remain.

To walk and guide us through our lives Until the joyous day arrives we meet again.

Very sadly missed and always remembered Marla, Darwin, Nathan, Makayla, Aliya Michael, Avery, Owen Christopher, Stephanie Audrey

card of thanks GARRED, John The Family of John Garred would like to thank everyone for their support in our time of loss. The flowers, cards, condolences, donations made to the Sunshine club, and all your prayers are very much appreciated. Special thanks goes to Pat & Gordon Pawliuk of Autumn Rose Funeral Home for their compassion, Pastor Darren Driedger for the service, and Tom’s Catering and Kastelen’s Catering Services and their assistants for the wonderful meal at the Legion. Thank you to all his close friends for being there for him throughout his life.

Especially to George Horn for providing transportation and to Bill & Judy Hamm for their acts of kindness throughout the years. He was a very sociable man who loved having coffee, curling and playing cards with his friends. As well would like to thank Vegreville home care and the nursing staff at the hospital who assisted with his care. A most special thanks goes to Amber Kellar for her dedication in staying with her grandpa for the past 22 months in order to fulfill his wish of remaining in his own home until the end. John, our beloved dad, grandpa, great grandpa and uncle lived a full and rewarding life to almost 101 years. He always had a smile and a good word to say to everyone. He will surely be missed. Eternal memories he left with us all.

card of thanks LASCHOWSKI, Mary The family of Late Mary Laschowski would like to express our thanks to Family, Friends and Neighbors for your kind words of comfort. Thank you for the phone calls, text messages, cards, flowers, food baskets and baking. Thank you to Dr. Van Wyk and the staff at the Two Hills Long Term Care Centre and Hillside Lodge staff for your passionate care given to Mom. Thank you Reverend Father Benny Ambrosie, cantor Harry Babchuk, and cross bearer Kevin Laschowski for performing such a memorable service. Thank you Donna and staff for preparing the meal. Thank you to Park Memorial and staff for your support and guidance through a difficult time. Thank you for your kindness in remembering Mom with your donations. Your thoughtfulness and generosity are appreciated by the family Laschowski Family

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David and Joyce Ziegler Celebrate 65 Years of Marriage Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent David and Joyce Ziegler are known around Vegreville for their welcoming spirit and sense of humour.

On January 5, 2022, the couple celebrated 65 years of marriage.

David said they met in high school. “There was a career night and I lived on the farm and I was coming in to attend this event. It was raining. As I turned off of Main Street to go to Peter Svarich School, I saw this girl walking in the rain that I knew so I picked her up and took her to the career night. I thought Joyce was pretty and nice. So, after that, I asked her to go to the graduation ceremony, and from there on, it is history, “David said.

Joyce said when David picked her up she thought he was very

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“We had a baby boy in January good looking. “He is still 1958 and a baby girl in 1959 so kind of good looking, you Joyce stayed home to take care of know and he looked after me our children. Then in 1961, now for 65 years. So, I will Canadian Utilities moved us to definitely keep him.”

Grand Centre where we had They were married at the another daughter.

United Church in Vegreville We enjoyed being parents. We on January 5, 1957. “It was had many good times. We had the first candlelight service many friends and volunteered at the Old United Church David and Joyce Ziegler together for events. As a result of because we had it at 7 o’clock (Ziegler family/Submitted Photo) these moves around, we have many at night. Joyce wanted the good, lifelong friends all the way service this way, so that is across Canada. We’ve had a good life together.” what we had.”

Joyce said like everyone else, they encountered a few challenges Joyce replied that she wanted the service to be this way because she thought it would when David was working with electricity and he would have trouble calls. She would take calls to give to him, and since there were just be beautiful.

David said in the early years of marriage, two employees in the small town, she had to sometimes take 30 or he worked for the Power Company which 40 calls a night.

We lived in Grand Centre for three years and in April of ‘64, we was called Canadian Utilities at the time.

Joyce worked for Alberta Government moved to Willingdon with the company. Then in November 1967, Telephones as a telephone operator. They we moved back to Vegreville and have been here ever since. I lived in Vegreville for about seven months retired from Canadian Utilities which became ATCO later after 37 and then they moved to Smoky Lake in years of service.”

Joyce said she went back to work for AGT after they moved back September 1957 where he worked as a serto Vegreville and worked there for 16 years. vice man for the company.

Today, they have three adult children, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Joyce said she credited their 65 years of marriage to being well suited for each other and that they love each other.

“I liked to be the boss and he took the hint,” she admitted as she In Switzerland you're chuckled.”

David added that they were brought up to respect each other and not allowed to flush the to follow the commitment they made. “Then also, we were fortutoilet after 10 p.m. as nate that I had a good job at a good time. We had really good children and we now have a daughter who lives in Vegreville and who it's considered noise helps us out a lot as we slowed down with age and couldn’t do as pollution. much. We have good grandchildren and great grandchildren too.”

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Vegreville Town Council Debates Responsible Pet Ownership Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Vegreville Mayor Tim MacPhee may very well have opened Pandora’s Box, but told members of council at the Jan. 4 legislative committee meeting that he had promised to bring forward the item for discussion in the New Year.

MacPhee was referring to a written request from Vegreville residents Roy Mills and Anton Powley who each wrote letters last November asking the town to draft a cat bylaw as they were tired of picking up after cats who are continually urinating and defecating in their yards.

Community Services Director Phil Rowe said he had planned to bring forward the item at a future council meeting, but MacPhee wanted to proceed with the discussion, and gave Rowe the floor to speak on the item.

Rowe said that over the last couple of years they’ve been researching responsible pet ownership. “It’s not just a cat issue, but it did stem from a couple of public complaints.

I’ve had some in-depth conversations with Prairie Tails Animal Rescue Society, the local veterinarian and talked to numerous communities around the province that have responsible pet ownership and how they’ve dealt with cats.

Through all of these conversations resident cats are not the issue that we’re facing, and it’s very similar with a lot of other communities. The problem that we’re seeing is people that are harbouring cats in their yards.”

Rowe said they don’t currently have anything in a bylaw that states about harbouring cats, and that’s something they can definitely look at. He said many communities are registering cats and offering traps to allow people to trap a cat in the proper season. Registered cat owners are notified and given one chance, and after that if their cat is found loose then they pay a fee to get their cat back.

MacPhee countered by saying, “Of the two letters we received, they knew who the cat owners were. They were neighbourhood cats that were allowed to roam free.” He said putting some teeth into a bylaw would force irresponsible pet owners to be responsible.

Rowe said they had talked about redoing the dog bylaw back in 2020, but that was tabled. “So, I’d look at putting it all together with responsible pet ownership.”

He said they would looking at tiering of licensing for animals that are spayed or neutered versus unaltered, what types of animals and number of animals, and fines to include in the bylaw.

The town does have a complaint system in place, but Rowe said in terms of registration they are working on a more efficient online registering system, one that would also allow residents to pay fees online.

MacPhee said he didn’t think people would register their cats. Coun. Justin Curtis said he didn’t think they need registration for cats or dogs. “I think

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Coun. Dave Berry suggested a voluntary registration on cats would offer protection for the cat owner if their cat got picked up by chance.

Coun. Jerrold Lemko said they should deal with the problem at hand and did not see the need to include dogs in a bylaw.

“We need to look at the problem and put a policy and procedure in place to deal with that, and slowly work on nuisance animals.”

Coun. Curtis and Coun. Len Bullock disagreed and supported an all-encompassing bylaw. Rowe said the dog bylaw dates back to 1994 and requires a massive update. “By going to responsible pet ownership we could combine all animals if that’s what council wishes.”

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Families who Skate Together, Stay Together

Edurain family enjoy skating on a warm winter day at the Outdoor Skating Rink at the KIN Community Park.

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Achtymichuk’s family spent some time honing their skating skills at Vegreville Elks/Kinsmen Park Skating Rink.

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Michelle Pinon News Advertiser The Town of Mundare is developing a beekeeping bylaw following a request by resident Donna Lecht.

Lecht made a formal written request before Christmas asking for permission to implement small scale hobby beekeeping in the community.

She said the beehive would be located at the south end of her garage. “I will enclose the hive with locked, chain link fencing much like a dog run.”

Lecht point out that European Honey Bees have very predictable behaviour when basic beekeeping practices are applied. Bees from this location would disperse within the first three feet of the hive, then seek out pollen and nectar plans in gardens and fields.”

Even though she resides in close proximity to the school, it does not pose a danger as the school is surrounded by a parking lot. “The bees would avoid the hot pavement. There is

nothing to attract them in the direction of in Alberta. Legalization of beekeeping supports the local economy food economy, establishes appropriate regulation, and the school!”

She went on to say, “I have already supports honey bee health.”

Lecht, who has lived in Mundare since 2003, said she is “very informally spoken to my nearest neighbour who was positive and appreciates hopeful” town council will move forward with her request. the value of bees in their gardens. I would reach out and inform my other neighbours, the school could be welcomed for educational purposes,” added Lecht.

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