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News Advertiser
JANUARY 29, 2020
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Message from the MLA this issue. Bill 201 creates a standard across our province to have policies in place to make our schools even safer for our children. This bill has two key components, prevention and treatment. As of January 1, 2020, schools are now mandated to have EpiPens on hand and provide regular training for their employees. They also are required to have anaphylactic policies in place to reduce exposure to allergens, and a communication policy to distribute TOWN OF MUNDARE information about life-threating allergies. Notice of increase to the Franchise Parents are responsible for providing the key Fee on Electrical Billings medical information to the school and keeping it up to date. The primary responsibility for a The Town of Mundare is proposing to increase the student’s allergy is and will remain with the electrical franchise fee which it charges ATCO Electric, for students and their parents. the exclusive right to deliver electricity to the residents of Allergy training, education, and awareness Mundare and for use of municipal lands for its power lines. are key. “Blue to the sky and orange to the The franchise fee applies to all customers that receive thigh” is a phrase that helps save lives and is electrical services in Mundare; and is required to be billed helping to educate those unfamiliar with alleras a separate charge on electrical billings. gies. I personally ate coated chicken once, and The current franchise fee is set at 5% of ATCO Electric
Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville In my first session in the Legislature, I introduced and passed my Private Member’s Bill 201, the Protection of Students with Life-Threatening Allergies Act. The experiences of not only my family but so many others are what drove me to advocate for
delivery revenues (excluding energy related riders) and will increase to 6% effective April 1, 2020. For an average residential customer using 625kwh/30 days, the estimated monthly increase is $1.23(14.76/year). Residents of the Town of Mundare have until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2020 to make their concerns known in writing to the Town. Please contact Colin Zyla, CAO at: Town of Mundare Box 348 Mundare, AB T0B 3H0 5128-50 Street Phone: 780-764-3929 Fax: 780-764-2003 e-mail: cao@mundare.ca Dated January 27, 2020
it turned out the coating was of one of my worst allergens, pecans. Even though I know how to use an EpiPen, my allergy affected me so quickly that I had to rely on a stranger to administer the device. This reliance on others to act in times of need makes it of utmost importance to me to ensure protection for staff from liability if they administer the life-saving dose in good faith. Many people do not realize that allergies can develop later in life and that you can end up with a reaction to something that you have safely eaten before. Every allergy interaction is not the same and can vary greatly. Free online training is available online at Allergyaware.ca to take a 30 minute course and become more allergy aware. As I reflect on my bill progressing from beginning to end, I am overwhelmed by the support I received from those affected by life-threatening allergies. Thank you for sharing your stories with me. I will continue to raise awareness for this important issue.
Gadgets Galore at Library Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent As part of Vegreville Centennial Library’s 100th anniversary celebration, the inaugural Gadgets Galore session was held for children between 10 to 15 years of age on Jan. 21. Library Programmer Calina Sokalski said the children played with a lot of different types of tech gadgets they were able to use with their ipads. These devices included Osmo, Sphero, and Codeapillar. “The children just got familiar with these tech gadgets and they learned more about them.” The session was part of the overall ‘Crafting Through The Century’ program. “We worked this program in with our theme for 2010, because in 2010 there was a bigger push for technology and more in-depth devices and people becoming reliant on devices
so we are just working through that and playing with the devices we have gotten to know.”
Participants play with various tech devices. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
TOWN OF MUNDARE Notice of increase to the Franchise Fee on Natural Gas Billings The Town of Mundare is proposing to increase the natural gas distribution franchise fee which it charges ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd., for the exclusive right to deliver natural gas to the residents of Mundare and for use of municipal lands for its natural gas lines. The franchise fee applies to all customers that receive gas services in Mundare; and is required to be billed as a separate charge on gas billings. The current franchise fee is set at 22% on ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. delivery revenues and will increase to 23% effective April 1, 2020. For an average residential customer using 115 GJ’s per year, this will result in an annual increase of about $5.45 from the average paid in 2019. Residents of the Town of Mundare have until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2020 to make their concerns known, in writing, to the Town. Please contact Colin Zyla, CAO at: Town of Mundare Box 348 Mundare, AB T0B 3H0 5128-50 Street Phone: 780-764-3929 Fax: 780-764-2003 e-mail: cao@mundare.ca Dated January 27, 2020
