Vegreville News Advertiser - July 5, 2017

VOL. 70 NO. 27

67 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2017

Minister of Municipal Affairs visits Vegreville

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Vegreville Minor Soccer raffle

44th Annual Pysanka Festival

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RCMP files from June 26 - 30 Joe Machney Reporter

June 26

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07:57 Report of harassing communications. The complainant reported being texted multiple times. She was advised to block the sender and both parties were advised to stay away from each other.

10:08 Report of CRA scam.

14:16 Report of a gas and dash from a local gas station. The person was contacted and said that he forgot to pay his bill so he went back and paid it, no problem.

16:18 Report of a suspicious vehicle and people hiding in a dumpster. Suspects took 15 boxes from the dumpster and drove away.

19:40 Report of mischief where an older Chev truck drove through a gate and then drove away. No plates or suspects.

21:31 Report of a complaint of an erratic driver who swerved in front of a semi-truck and almost caused a collision. Both parties were warned about their driving.

22:15 Report of a red Mustang in Vegreville. The owner was found to have several outstanding warrants out of Edmonton.

ticketed accordingly.

10:04 Report of an erratic driver of a school bus swerving from side to side on the highway. The bus was located and the driver said that he struggled with keeping the bus steady due to the windy weather conditions.

10:25 Report of a vehicle being observed with expired plates. The vehicle was confirmed to have no registration or insurance and was towed.

23:21 Report of a white Dodge ram that ran a red light and almost rear-ended the complainant. No plate was obtained and the vehicle was not located.

June 28 00:00 Report of a complaint of a loud party. Upon searching the area, no party was found.

02:07 Report of a male causing a disturbance at a local hotel. Male was located and refused to identify himself.

June 27 09:14 A driver was observed smoking in his vehicle with minors present. He was

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He was arrested for public intoxication.

07:31 Report of a truck with a broken window and that the vehicle was rummaged through, however, nothing was taken.

15:31 Report of a vehicle that was broken into and rummaged through, where some change and a wallet were stolen.

15:34 Report of a break and enter to the Public Works facility in Mundare.

There were signs of forced entry, however, nothing was taken.

22:48 Report of a possible impaired driver. Patrols were made but the vehicle was not located.

23:35 A vehicle was observed driving without any lights on. The driver was issued an alcohol-related roadside suspension.

June 29 13:35 Report of an erratic driver where a black car drove across two lanes and almost hit the complainant. The registered owner was contacted and warned accordingly.

14:39 Report of lost cows on the road heading towards the highway. Patrols were made and the cattle were gone.

During the week 5 false alarms, 1 animal strike, 1 false 911 hang up and 46 calls for service were made in total.

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Minister of Municipal Affairs visits Vegreville Joe Machney Reporter Minister of Municipal Affairs, the Honorable Shaye Anderson, MLA for Leduc-Beaumont met with stakeholders and elected officials in Vegreville on June 29 at the Social Centre. MLA Anderson also met with the mayor of Vegreville, a couple of town councilors and some people from Lamont County, Fort Saskatchewan and Vegreville to discuss some of the rural issues that are going on out here.

“We didn’t bring up the CPC but we did talk about the MGA and ICF, the new Federal marijuana legislation and other concerns that are out here,” MLA Anderson said. “I like to get out and see what’s going on in the area and see things with my own eyes.”

The response from the people was that they were unsure about the marijuana legislation because the federal government is the ones that are legislating it but they haven’t given much information to the province as of yet. “So as a province, the minister of justice is taking a lead on it and what we’re doing is trying to anticipate what will happen from some of the information that we got so that we can determine how things are going to go as far as say distribution, and the like.

For me under Municipal affairs, it comes down to safety codes and building codes and things of this nature. So right now we’re all in limbo trying to figure out what the federal

government is going to do and trying to get our ducks in a row as far as the province and municipalities to let the federal government know that we’re all on the same page here and as ready as we can be when they give us information.”

MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Jessica Littlewood also participated and felt that the discussion on the changes to the Municipal Government Act was positive. The changes to the boundary commission was a concern for her and the fact that Vegreville wasn’t even mentioned in the boundary commission. “We are moving 6000 people between constituencies and municipalities are very concerned about what good representation means and how they are going to be able to access fair representation once the boundary lines are redrawn.”

“This is the first time that I can recall that we ever had the Minister of Municipal Affairs here,” Mayor Myron Hayduk who attended the meeting said. “I think it shows concern, and I believe that both our MLA and Minister Anderson care about their constituents. Everybody in this province should be treated equally and when they are looking at the urban areas getting more representation, I feel that they have enough representation. It is the rural areas that are the bread and butter of this province and country, quite literally.

If we didn’t have rural municipalities, then what are the city people going to do?”

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What you said hurt me Joseph Machney Reporter As a society, we have been trained to care what other people think about us. There is a therapy titled Gestalt therapy, which is an existential/experiential form of psychotherapy that emphasizes personal responsibility, and focuses on the individual’s experience in the present moment, the therapist–client relationship, the environmental and social contexts of a person’s life, and the self-regulating adjustments that people make as a result of their overall situation.

Considering this complicated definition, I want to select a certain section of it and explore it. Personal responsibility.

Keeping in context with the theme of this article, personal responsibility is about being responsible for your own person.

This means the emotions that you experience as well, which you are in complete control of.

Emotions are messages and are meant to be seen as that and not something that you become absorbed or lost in. They are part of your experience so that your life will be richer and more fulfilling. When someone calls you a name, yells at you, or anything similar, it is YOU who have given them permission to hurt you. They did not hurt you, you allowed it to happen. Now I understand that this is easier said than done, but the truth remains.

Emotions are tricky and something that is not easy to define

because they are often abstract, random, unpredictable and the like, so are difficult to pin down. Having said that there is a higher consciousness that can come in to assist with the uncomfortable emotions that one may be going through. It acts like a parent taking a child’s hand when he or she is hurt or confused. It can help to guide you through the pain or discomfort.

If you can do this and have the strength to be with the emotion as you are experiencing it, then you can see the vulnerability behind it and if you dig deeper you will eventually come to the root cause of it. Once in this state, the

higher consciousness that you bring in, the light that you shine upon this shadow of yourself will be exposed. Although raw and sensitive you will be able to offer it love and compassion and thus allow it to heal. The child that you once were is still living inside you and quite often when one feels hurt by what another has said to them, it is the inner child that is hearing those words and feeling their sting.

The more one realizes this, the more they can understand that the one attacking them is also coming from a place of emotional pain and suffering. So, in reality, their attack has nothing to do with you, although on the surface it may appear to. This opens the doorway to compassion and empathy, as well as a deeper clarity that we are Spirits having a human experience and the pain that you inflict upon another is the pain that you are feeling inside. Only you can hurt yourself, no one else can do this to you.

The other side of this is love and what you give out comes back to you. Love is Spirit coming through you, reminding you that we are all in this together. Namaste.

Greg Garreck Occupation: Store Manager Likes: spending time with my family, watching hockey games Dislikes: people who don’t use turn signals, cilantro.

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To deal with Trump, Trudeau should look to Chrétien Troy Media Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s father once famously compared living next to the U.S. to sleeping with an elephant a twitch or a grunt south of the border can have big consequences for Canada.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tax plan is considerably more than a twitch.

Trump proposes significant cuts to business and personal tax rates. That would reduce Canada’s competitiveness in attracting investment, skilled workers and entrepreneurs which all contribute to a dynamic and growing economy.

The Trudeau government should take action. But with an expected $28.5-billion budget deficit and red ink as far as the eye can see, what can be done in a fiscally responsible manner?

The answer lies in the Liberal Party of Canada’s past, specifically the Chrétien era of the mid-1990s and early 2000s.

When Jean Chrétien became prime minister in the early ‘90s, Canada was in a much worse competitive position than today. It had been more than two decades since the last balanced federal budget. The resulting debt accumulation created a great deal of uncertainty, hobbling investment. Nominal federal debt increased from $20.3 billion in 1970-71 to $527.9 billion in 1993-94.

And relatively high personal tax rates encouraged many of Canada’s best and brightest to move elsewhere - a phenomenon often referred to as Canada’s brain drain. In response, the Chrétien government implemented a series of critical spending and tax reforms.

Starting in 1995, they reduced federal program spending by nearly 10 per cent over two years. This, along with crucial program reforms, helped the federal government eliminate the deficit for the first time in a generation.

A virtuous cycle ensued, including a

string of budget surpluses that allowed Ottawa to chip away at its mountain of debt, with debt falling by $30.5 billion over Chrétien’s tenure. Paying down debt meant lower interest payments on the debt, freeing up resources for major reductions to personal and business tax rates.

In short, the government pursued historic reforms that made Canada more attractive for investment. The underlying focus was more prudent spending, balanced budgets, debt reduction and competitive tax rates.

That, along with similar reforms at the provincial level, paved the way for a decade of prosperit y, with Canada outperforming other industrial countries on economic growth, job creation and business investment.

The lessons from the Chrétien era

can be applied today, particularly in response to Trump’s tax plan. Prudent spending, debt reduction and tax rate cuts would make Canada a more competitive location for investment and skilled labour, and help foster the prosperity Canadians enjoyed following the Chrétien reforms.

This, however, would mean a dramatic change in course for Trudeau’s government. In contrast to the Chrétien era, this government has moved away from proven policies and instead embraced significant deficit

spending and debt accumulation.

Indeed, the Department of Finance’s projections suggest decades of deficits and debt accumulation are imminent.

Trudeau has also acted contrary to his predecessor by raising tax rates on skilled workers and entrepreneurs.

Combined with provincial tax rates, Canada’s top personal income tax rate is now 53.5 per cent for someone living in Ontario, while the federal-state top tax rate in the U.S. is 46.3 per cent. This raises the spectre of a new brain drain to the U.S., particularly given Trump’s plan to reduce the top tax rate by 4.6 percentage points.

Trump’s plan (if implemented) will also make Canada less competitive on business taxes.

His proposal reduces the average federal-state corporate income tax rate from 39 per cent to 21 per cent, lower than the 26.5 per cent federalprovincial combined rate in Ontario.

While it may run against the grain for the Trudeau government, the Chrétien reforms provide a road map on how to make Canada’s economy more competitive in a Trump era.

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FROM THE PAGES OF THE VEGREVILLE OBSERVER

COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE

90 Years Ago – July 6, 1927 At the Town of Vegreville council meeting it was reported that the Golf Club had been in receipt of certain revenue from rental of portion of the land adjoining the golf course, and that such should accrue to the town. This was referred to the finance committee to investigate and report at the next meeting.

It may be stated without fear of contradiction, that with the exception of Debentures of the two cities of Edmonton and Calgary, no Alberta Debentures have ever brought such a favorable price, as that netted from the sale of the Town of Vegreville Debentures recently authorized. These bore 6% interest and brought a price of 104.15, net to the town, the purchases also standing the cost of printing.

Rev. MacPherson has served as pastor of the Presbyterian and United Church of Ryley for the past twelve years. He has been a most faithful worked and has made many staunch friends during his stay here. What is Ryley’s lost will be Holden’s gain, and we all wish them success in their new home and their new field of work.

75 Years Ago – July 8, 1942 So many home jam and jelly makers who use pectin, are affected by the sugar rationing. The Wartime Prices and Trade Board have made special provision for them in the new sugar regulations.

Under these regulations the home jam and jelly maker is allowed one and one-quarter pounds of sugar to each pound of fruit when pectin is used. The modern housewife has learned that with the use of pectin she gets more jam and jelly from the same amount of fruit, and actually uses no more sugar in proportion to the amount of jam she gets.

Waste and frills are out of fashion! The ruffles you omit from your next pair of curtains will help spread the available supply of cotton which will become growingly scarce because of the increased demand for war purposes as well as shortage of labor and materials for manufacture. Those who make their own curtains and slip covers can contribute to the war effort by sticking to the simplest styles-straight-hanging tailored curtains that stop at the window sill, and slip covers without pleated apron.

50 Years Ago - July 6, 1967 At a Provincial Association convention held in Calgary on June 9th and 10th of the BPOE, Dr. Kuzyk of Vegreville was elected Provincial President of the Alberta Association for the ensuing year. He succeeds Mr. Doug McKeen of Sangudo. Who ended his term in Calgary.

Speaking to members of the Vegreville Rotary Club recently, Miss Barbara Matviw told of her trip to Ottawa last May. Miss Matviw was selected by the club to participate in the annual project known as “An Adventure in Citizenship” sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ottawa in co-operation with the Vegreville Rotary Club and others across Canada The R.R. Cairns School for Mentally Handicapped Children enjoued a successful year. Registration for next Fall, include two new pupils. The children’s ages will be from 5 ½ to 14 years. All parents have taken interest in the school and a Mothers’ Day concert and Christmas concert was put on for parents with the pupils making handicraft gifts on these occasions for their parents.

The community of Ranfurly held its centennial celebrations in the form of a parade,, after-noon and evening program and dancing on Friday, June 30th. High winds and threats of rain hindered the parade somewhat in the morning but it got underway but got through without a mishap.

25 Years Ago – July 7, 1992 Cathy Freed, a volunteer director with the Vegreville Agricultural Society and local farmer visited local schools during the 1991/92 school year. The purpose of the visits was to educate children on farm and town safety around equipment, animals and chemicals.

The children received stickers from the poison centre. The safety presentation is sponsored by Woman of Unifarm, Farm Light and Power and the Vegreville Agricultural Society.

A downward trend in the number of farms on the prairies continues, but Alberta had only one per cent fewer farms in the 1991 census of agriculture than in 1986. There were 57,245 farms in 1991 compared to 57,777 in 1986 and 62,702 in 1971.

The government of Alberta will invest $3,771,117 to twin the Yellowhead highway’s Vegreville express route, announced Al Adair, minister of transportation and utilities. The contract was awarded to Border Paving of Red Deer, the lowest of eight bidders for the project. The construction involves the construction of two new lanes for the Yellowhead Trans Canada highway 16 for 14.9 km along the Vegreville express route from west of Vegreville to east of Vegreville.

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.

Northern Ireland Gwynne Dyer Martin McGuinness, who began as a terrorist and ended up as Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government, died peacefully in hospital on Monday aged 66. His career spanned almost five decades in the history of that small but troubled place – and by resigning from the power-sharing government in January, he began a new and possibly final act in that longrunning drama.

If it really is the last act in the Northern Irish tragedy, leading eventually to some form of “ joint sovereignty” over Northern Ireland by the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic, then there may be some more blood spilled before the end. That would not have bothered McGuinness, for all his latter-day reputation as a man of peace.

As a Catholic born in Derry, Northern Ireland’s second city, McGuinness grew up believing that Britain must be driven out of Ireland and that the Protestant majority in Northern Ireland must be forced to accept unification with the Irish Republic.

But the burning issue when he was a young man was the oppression of Northern Irish Catholics by the Protestant majority.

The initial Catholic protests against that in the mid-1960s were non-violent, but McGuinness (aged 21) was already the second-in-command of the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Derry at the time of Bloody Sunday in 1972, when 14 civil rights protesters were killed in the city by British soldiers.

The Provisional IRA exploited atrocities like that to convert the Catholics’ non-violent struggle for civil rights into a guerilla war employing terrorist tactics and aiming for unification with Ireland.

McGuinness was one of the foremost advocates of violence, and quickly rose to become the IRA’s chief of staff.

In all, the IRA killed 1,781 people during the period when McGuinness was a senior commander, including 644 civilians, and McGuinness was probably involved in the decision-making on half of those attacks. Fintan O’Toole, a columnist in the Irish Times, recently called him a “mass killer”.

But if so, he was a pragmatic mass killer. When it became clear in the 1990s that the campaign of violence was not delivering the results McGuinness had hoped for, he was open to peaceful

compromise, at least until circumstances improved.

He played a key role in persuading most of the more dedicated IRA killers to accept the powersharing government embodied in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

As the leader of Sinn Fein, the IRA’s political wing, in Northern Ireland, McGuinness became the Deputy First Minister of the province, sharing power with the biggest Protestant party, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). He was seen as a calm, constructive politician during his ten years in office – but he never lost sight of his ultimate goal.

When he resigned in January, he had two excellent pretexts for doing so. First, he knew that he was dying (from a rare heart condition).

Second, First Minister Arlene Foster, leader of the DUP and his partner in office, was entangled in a profoundly embarrassing energy scandal but was stubbornly refusing to step aside.

However, McGuiness was also well aware that Britain’s decision to leave the European Union in last June’s referendum created new possibilities in Northern Ireland (which voted heavily to stay in the EU).

The open border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic depends on both countries being part of the EU. When Britain leaves it will almost inevitably become a “hard” border that controls the movement of both goods and people.

That would greatly anger the Catholic of Northern Ireland, and if Sinn Fein goes on refusing to appoint a deputy prime minister then no new power-sharing government is possible either.

There was an unscheduled election early this month that produced no movement from Sinn Fein, and another may be called at the end of next week. But there is no sign that either Sinn Sein or the DUP will budge, and in the end Britain may be obliged to re-impose “direct rule” from London on Northern Ireland, which would anger Catholics even more.

McGuinness was probably not hoping for a return to violence, but he was undoubtedly open to it if necessary. Solving the border issue will require creative thinking all round, and could lead to outcomes the IRA and Sinn Fein would welcome – like joint British-Irish sovereignty over Northern Ireland. A little violence could help to stimulate that kind of thinking.

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Hairy Hill School reunion Judy Bidulock Eliuk Submitted On the heels of the Hairy Hill Rodeo and the Boian Picnic the Hairy Hill School reunion was held on June 9 - 11. Many school chums frequented halls and a classroom of the school and shared many memories and stories of their teachers, sports and school days.

More mingling and sharing was enjoyed with sounds of laughter and music by the Country Sunshine Band.

Lunch, brunch & a pancake breakfast, snacks and refreshments were provided each day to over 400+ on all three days, to happy Alumni and the Friends of Hairy Hill.

Several Alumni over 90 years old mustered through the rain and then came into the sun for the 2pm unveiling.

Vendors had tent shelters. David Hansen, Elroy Yakemchuk, & Historian, George Moss presented the unveiling of the Hamlet’s new Resident--a life-size Bison which represents the history behind the hamlet’s name. A shuttle service was provided for the School Tour and Village Tour, The Way It Was. Several local author’s books were for sale and a silent auction was well supported. This project gave everyone joy and satisfaction beyond our expectations leaving us with pride for our Hamlet and surrounding area. The cards, letters, phone calls and accolades are overwhelming,” Judy Bidulock Eliuk, who helped to organize the event, said.

“We have a Hairy Hill Group on Facebook and Hairy Hill School Reunion group site where you can enjoy sharing, connecting and viewing pictures.”

The highest temperature ever recorded in Canada: a balmy +45 C in Midale, Saskatchewan, 1937.

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Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a serious fungal disease that affects kernel development in cereal crops.

Agri-news “Although yield is affected, the negative impact the disease has on grade results in poor quality grain intended for feed, malting, milling, and the biofuel industry,” says Neil Whatley, crop specialist, Alberta Ag-Info Centre. “The most aggressive and damaging FHB species is Fusarium graminearum (Fg) and recent surveys indicate Fg is well established in southern Alberta and present in central and northern regions of the province.”

While complete disease control is impossible, producers aim to limit impact to their cereal crops by using a combination

of disease prevention strategies throughout the growing season including a fungicide application based on the disease risk level.

Once the FHB pathogen is established in a field, it overwinters on infected cereal crop residue. On any given year, moist and warm weather conditions dictate the severity of FHB. High humidity (precipitation) and warmer temperatures (15-25 C) in June and July favour spore development on infected residue. Spores spread primarily by wind.

Cereal crops are most vulnerable to FHB infection at flowering time when disease spores are dispersed by wind and come into contact with newly emerged head tissues.

“Observable FHB symptoms don’t appear until the late heading stage when it is too late to apply protective fungicide,” says Whatley. “Therefore, a

decision to apply a fungicide must be made prior to this, at the early f lowering stage to protect emerged heads. If disease risk level is assessed as moderate to high and yield return justifies fungicide application cost, a foliar fungicide application should be applied at early flowering to protect head tissues.”

Disease risk level increases when more of the following factors exist: field is located in a region where FHB is established; cereal variety being grown is susceptible to FHB; durum or corn is in the crop rotation or in adjacent fields; cereal crops are frequently grown in the same field or in nearby fields; weather conditions are damp and warm at crop flowering stage; irrigation is used in the farm operation; yield potential is good; and cereal grain prices are high.

“To assist cereal producers with assessing FHB risk level in their specific area of the province, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) posts hourly risk maps in near-real-time,” says Whatley.

“These maps are available via a mobile friendly fusarium risk assessment tool available here.

Additionally, the risk maps are located at AF’s AgroClimatic Information Services (ACIS) website.

These maps show current risk level based on the previous seven days of temperature and precipitation data at 350 Alberta weather stations.”

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Heritage House Canada 150 Dress-Up Day

Some of the residents who were dressed-up in Canada Day attire. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier Residents of Heritage House have experienced a lot over the years and they know that Canada 150 is worthy of honoring. On July 1, Heritage House offered a celebration where people sang O’Canada, ate Canada 150 cake and a cookie while they drank coffee and tea and spoke about the years gone-by in Canada.

Many residents worn Canada Day attire and there was a draw for Canada 150 towels, cups, and a coloring book which were won by Josie Mestorwich, Mary Heisler, Marlene Carpenter, and Helen Stachow.

Residents commented after the celebration that they had a good time.

Sweet! Over 80% of the world’s maple syrup is from Canada.

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When it comes to spraying a fungicide on Fusarium head blight (FHB), there are a few things to keep in mind.

“The traditional recommendation with wheat is to apply a fungicide within the time period from when at least 75 per cent of the heads on the main stems are fully emerged to when 50 per cent of the heads on the main stem are in flower,” says Neil Whatley, crop specialist, Alberta Ag-Info Centre.

“With barley, apply when 70 -100 per cent of the main stem heads are fully emerged to 3 days after full head emergence.

However, fungicide application prior to head emergence

will not provide any direct protection of head tissues. Ideally fungicides should be applied when all heads have emerged to provide better protection of head tissues.”

Recent research from the US and from Saskatchewan suggests that fungicides can still provide suitable suppression of FHB when applied 4-6 days after the start of flowering, or approximately 710 days following head emergence. “If considering a later application, make sure to follow the pre-harvest interval specified for each fungicide product,” says Whatley.

“Studies indicate that FHB control is

improved by directing spray nozzles at 30 degrees from the horizontal either forward or backward or simultaneously forward and backward, and use a high water volume to optimally cover grain heads. While 10 gallons (45 litres) per acre of water are adequate for wheat, 18 gallons (80 litres) per acre are recommended for durum as durum grain heads are more difficult to wet.”

Dr. Tom Wolf, application specialist with AgriMetrix Research and Training, recommends the following spraying tips for FHB management: Angle nozzles forward, or use double nozzles if you are trying to target both

Vegreville Minor Soccer Association holds raffle

Michele Schuler Treasurer, VMSA On Tuesday June 27, the Vegreville Minor Soccer Association (VMSA) held its soccer windup barbecue for all the outdoor players and their families.

The draw for their annual raffle was performed under really threatening skies just before the storm hit. The grand prize winner of $2000 was Kevin Robinson, second prize was won by Shelley Humeniuk, third prize went to Kelly Konieczny of Mannville and consolation prizes were awarded to Todd Cikaliuk, Jing Wang, Doug Salzwedel, Karen Boyd and Arnold Sen. All funds generated from the raffle will go to building the new soccer park!

The VMSA would also like to notify those holders of ticket numbers 331 335 and 551 - 555 inclusive that these books were lost or were not returned for the draw and subsequently not entered.

Please check the website www.vegrevillesoccer.ca for refund information.

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FHB and leaf diseases.

The greater the angle of the nozzle the better. Use coarse sprays. Maintain low boom heights.

Slow speeds are always recommended to ensure fungicides are applied correctly, especially if the spray needs to go deep into the canopy. However faster travel speeds are not as detrimental with FHB because the more horizontally the spray moves, the more droplets will stick to the heads.

Maintain over 10 to 20 gallons (45 to 90 litres) per acre for fungicide applications.

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Wildrose-PC agreement must go ahead Dave Rutherford Former host of The Rutherford Show and an Alberta conservative Lately, I’ve been asking myself certain questions. Over and over again. What happened to the Alberta that I love? What happened to Alberta’s opportunity? The notion that anybody - regardless of age, gender, background, or personal history - could stake their claim and make their mark inside our borders. What happened to Alberta’s promise? That if you work hard, play fair, and care for others, absolutely nothing will stand between you and your dreams. What happened to Alberta’s competitive edge? The things that made us the envy of Canada, if not the entire world. Balanced budgets.

Low taxes. Accessible health care. Affordable education.

What happened to Alberta’s excellence? That certain intangible you can’t quite define but you know is there all the

same. Call it swagger. Call it pride. Call it whatever you want, but was almost like it was in our blood and floating in the air. Now, it’s getting harder and harder to find. Where did it all go? If you’re at all like me - deeply concerned about the kind of province we will leave for future generations - you’ve been asking yourself these very same questions.

I’ve spent no small amount of time and energy trying to come up with some answers and I’ve arrived at a startling conclusion: The Alberta I love that we all love - is still there. We just have to go and grab it again. We have to fight for it.

The hard truth is we have a provincial government that simply does not share this vision of Alberta. The NDP, in just two short years, has diminished us. We lag where we once led.

Alberta was a trailblazer in fiscal responsibility - proving to the world that lowering taxes and eliminating debt while continuing to care for citizens was possible. Now, we’re drowning in debt and deficits. We were the beating heart of the Canadian economy. Innovation and investment flooded into our prov-

ince and jobs and economic growth abounded.

Now, a lot of that investment has packed up and left, taking thousands of good jobs with it.

We outperformed everybody on health care and education. Wait times for critical procedures and treatments were among the lowest anywhere and our children’s test scores blew away the rest of Canada. Now, people are waiting longer for care and our test scores are in rapid decline. But here’s the good news: We can fix it. The old-fashioned way. At the ballot box.

Alberta’s two conservative parties - the Wildrose Party and the Progressive Conservative Party have reached an agreement in principle to form a single, united conservative party to compete in the next provincial election in 2019. We simply cannot afford to have Alberta conservatives divided any more. The future of our province is too important.

We must come together, in hope and good faith, to give Albertans an alternative to the NDP. The Wildrose-PC agreement is subject to ratification by the memberships of both parties. That means nothing can happen without approval from grassroots members. The Wildrose requires a 75% supermajority of members to support unity for the agreement to be ratified. The PCs require 50%.

Both of these votes will be held on July 22.

But here’s what you really need to know: You must be a member of the Wildrose party or the PC party (or both) by July 8 to be eligible to vote for unity. That’s not a lot of time. Do what I’ve done and go to www.unitynowab.ca, take out a party membership, and be sure to cast your vote for unity on July 22. (The website is full of all the information you will need.)

I’m an optimist.

I’m sure you are too. I believe the best is always possible and I believe A lberta’s best days are still yet to come. That’s why I support unity. I hope you will too.

Go to www.unitynowab.ca and be heard. Alberta depends on it.

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Vegreville’s 44th Annual Pysanka Festival Patricia Shewchuk Pysanka Festival Coordinator This weekend, Vegreville’s 44th Annual Pysanka Festival is on--July 7th to 9th at the Vegreville Fair Grounds.

As mentioned in a previous article, we have some fantastic indoor attractions such as the Yarmarok Marketplace, Cultural Showcase performances and folk art displays and demonstrations.

For the kids--or the young at heart--we have bouncy inflatables for all ages, various crafts, and a favourite attraction for all ages, the Thistle Hill Petting Farm.

We are also excited to have Dauphin’s Cossacks with their horses, back at the Festival this year setting up their cossack camp life. Their commitment to Ukrainian culture is displayed through their performances and re-enactments of Cossack camp life.

Zabava parties start at 9 PM, and this year includes a variety of bands!

On Friday, the new Zabava U Koli band will be performing at their first Pysanka Festival Zabava, and joining them on stage is UB! For the last 20 years, UB has been performing across North America at countless weddings, zabavas and festivals.

Saturday’s party bands include Ukraine’s Darmohrai! If you’ve seen their performances, you know they can entertain and make you laugh!

Joining Darmohrai on Saturday’s stage is Trembita Folk Orchestra, which has been promoting “polka culture” for over 4 decades! Annually, over 500 people per night attend the Pysanka Festival Zabavas, reconnecting with old friends, and making new ones. The best Ukrainian parties happen in Vegreville. The dances are held in the Multiplex, and admission is $15 at the door.

Did we mention food? Perogies, cabbage rolls, nachynka,

borscht, fish & chips, poutine, burgers, milkshakes, floats, mini donuts, and more!

A full schedule of performers and attractions can be found on the Pysanka Festival website (www.pysankafestival.com), or call the Festival Office at 780.632.2777.

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SPORTS Whirling disease lab opens in Vegreville Brent Wittmeier Press Secretary for Environment and Parks Joe Machney Reporter

animals. Nearly $2.9 million will go towards the lab’s operational costs, as well as the six full-time technicians who process samples for expedited testing at the University of Alberta.

The Alberta government is taking “This is a great example of collaboraaction on whirling disease by opening tion, leveraging InnoTech’s unique Canada’s first laboratory exclusively facilities and technical expertise into dedicated to testing for and preventing testing and research into whirling disthe disease. ease,” Ross Chow, managing director The new facility is part of $9.3 million for InnoTech Alberta said. committed in Budget 2017 to expedite The province began collecting samples testing as part of efforts to prevent the to test for whirling disease in August further spread of the parasite-related 2016, when the first case was discovered disease, which was discovered in the at Johnson Lake in Banff National Park. Since then, more than 6,000 samples have been collected and tested from six of Alberta’s watersheds, as well as provincial hatcheries and commercial fish farms.

Additional funds from this year’s budget will go towards implementing Alberta’s whirling disease action plan.

The three-pillared approach is focused on determining the extent of the disease and using education and mitigation to prevent it from spreading. Alberta will hire additional staff to work throughout the province, including a fish disease specialist, fisheries biologists, aquaculture specialists, and outreach and education staff.

Whirling disease action plan at the moment is: Fish cartilage is being removed for later testing.

Detection and Delineation: Oldman and Bow watersheds in the past year.

Whirling disease is not harmful to humans but can severely impact juvenile trout and whitefish, including vulnerable bull and westslope cutthroat trout populations.

“Whirling disease is a threat to some of Alberta’s most iconic species. Accurate and timely testing is our first step in reducing that threat. We also need to ensure Albertans clean, drain and dry any gear that touches water,” Shannon Phillips, Minister of Environment and Parks, said.

The new lab is in an InnoTech Alberta (a subsidiary of Alberta Innovates) facility formerly used for autopsies on large

MLA Jessica Littlewood talks with Bev Larson, provincial fish disease specialist.

Working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to determine the full extent of whirling disease. A whirling disease committee has been established to address the long-term management of the disease; Education: Public engagement, work with stakeholders and posting of educational materials to prevent the spread of whirling disease. This includes the province’s Clean, Drain, Dry public awareness campaign; and Mitigation: Actions taken to prevent the spread, such as: CFIA permits to stock fish from the infected area to locations outside of the infected zone, as well as all Class A fish farms and provincial aquaculture facilities implementing approved biosecurity protocols and testing negative for whirling disease.

“I think it’s really incredible that we could see this investment materialize out here and to utilize the facility that will be important to the province,” Jessica Littlewood MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, who recently took a tour of the new facility, said. “I

think that it’s important that the government is on top of whirling disease and that fishing across the province is not impacted in a way that is going negatively affect families for their summer recreation. So it’s good that the province has taken steps to bring the University of Alberta and InnoTech Alberta together to try and mitigate the issue.”

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Social media, friend or foe?

Jerry Nutbrown RCMP Ponderings Vegreville Detachment If you don’t have a smart phone you likely aren’t a social media user or follower, but you might be.

If your car is an AMC Gremlin or if you remember when Paper Moon was a new release in the theatres, you may not be a social media user. However, if you have hunted Pokemon or have a fidget spinner, you likely are an avid user of social media.

This medium of exchanging information, whether it is valuable information depends, is pervasive in today’s society and the older you are, the less likely you are to be using it. Don’t get me wrong, I know a good number of elderly people that do, to some extent, use social media but these aren’t the ones usually ranting and raving.

Social media is considered to be the electronic sharing of information using various applications and websites. Facebook and Twitter are the most commonly used social media sites. Overall, social media can be hard on law enforcement agencies in many different ways. Remember the time when you might upset your neighbour by listening in on the party line and they would tell you to hang up?

Now people go online and complain on community or public sites professing their opinion as gospel. We never got calls about people listening

in on party lines, but we sure get calls about things being said on social media sites.

I’ll take credit for coining the phrase ‘social media rage’. Like road rage, people are more willing to be outwardly expressive when something happens, or is perceived to have happened, that they don’t like. I can’t take the credit for the term ‘keyboard warriors’ but this also refers to those expressing opinions online that they aren’t likely to express to others in person. Caution needs to be exercised in what is being posted. The moral or ethical side of posts is up to the individual users but there are lines that shouldn’t be crossed.

People need to be aware of some offenses that can arise from posts if the elements of the offense(s) are met: criminal harassment, uttering threats, blasphemous libel and the list goes on.

Someone may feel safe in the basement sitting in their underwear posting online but this won’t shield you from law should you break it. There are ways of identifying users and no doubt you have read news reports of people being charged for various internet crimes.

There is good news though. Social media is a great platform for disseminating information and the RCMP uses it in this manner. Different divisions will post or tweet various things to inform the public of policing events or to seek

information. Wanted people may have their photos and a synopsis posted online in hopes that they will be located. Another excellent use for social media is weather alerts or locally, the Towns of Vegreville and Mundare will tweet out information on community events/concerns. As various events take place, the internet is an excellent place to put out this information on, in real time.

As for whether social media is a benefit, or not, is up to you. Again, opinions vary.

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Alberta budget update shows deficit unchanged despite $1 billion in extra revenue Paige MacPherson CTF Alberta Director The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on the Alberta government to seriously rein in spending after today’s year-end report shows the deficit is the same despite the government bringing in $1 billion in additional revenue.

“This budget update confirms loud and clear that Alberta’s NDP government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem, and these politicians need to get it under control,” said CTF Alberta Director Paige MacPherson. “Shifting the blame for their massive deficits is getting old, and it’s not saving Albertans a dime.”

The Alberta government’s deficit is still a weighty $10.8 billion, despite revenues being up $1 billion from the budget. Resource revenues increased $1.7 billion and investment income increased $1.6 billion above budget projections.

“Finance Minister Joe Ceci has refused to give Albertans any clear plan as to how they will balance the budget,” MacPherson said. “This isn’t the minister’s

Thirsty? You’re in the right place—Canada is home to more than half of the world’s lakes.

money, it’s Albertans’ money, and it’s being sent to the banks to pay billions in debt interest payments.

It’s time for Minister Ceci to show us a plan.”

According to the update, the province is now over $33 billion in debt. In May, S & P downgraded Alberta’s credit rating by two notches, and predicted Alberta’s debt would hit $94 billion by the end of the 2020 fiscal year.

While revenues increased overall, income tax revenues are down $700 million and business tax revenues are down $600 million below government projections.

“It’s another piece of evidence that raising taxes doesn’t automatically mean more revenue for the government,” sa id MacPherson.

“The taps are running dry.”

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Living frugally won’t improve millennial housing woes Troy Media An Australian real estate developer recently stoked fury on social media by claiming that millennials might be able to afford to buy homes in Australia’s biggest

cities if they cut out excesses such as “fancy toast.” Canadian commentators were quick to note that you’d have to forego a lot of avocado toast to scrape together the down payment in expensive real estate markets such as Toronto and Vancouver.

However, this retort actually understates the challenge. Even in a scenario where millennials suddenly became much more frugal, having more money for down payments, mortgage payments and other expenses associated with home ownership could push housing prices higher still. If not accompanied by an increase in the housing supply, more money chasing the same number of units could simply intensify bidding wars. This is Economics 101 - if you increase the demand for a good without a corresponding increase in supply, prices will increase.

Look no further than the B.C. Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership Program to see how this can play out.

The government program, which provides down payment assistance loans, has been lambasted for potentially driving up prices and fuelling bidding wars in Vancouver and beyond. While it’s impossible to say how much it contributes to rising home prices, University of British Columbia economics Prof.

Thomas Davidoff, a noted expert on housing policy, didn’t mince words when asked about the program: “It’s hard for me to believe that that program has not had any impact on prices.”

For another example of how money alone won’t solve affordability issues, consider the San Francisco Bay area.

As the region has churned out tech jobs, it has attracted a lot of very well paid millennials.

But since growth of the housing stock has been constantly thwarted by nogrowth activists who want to preserve the “character” of wealthy neighbourhoods, it isn’t too hard to find people with impressive job titles sleeping in closets.

Simply put, increasing demand - whether through allocating more private savings to housing, more

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generous public subsidies or higher wages - won’t restore widespread affordability in Toronto or Vancouver unless there’s also an increase in the housing supply. Unfortunately, as recent Fraser Institute research has shown, red tape has strangled growth in the housing supply in Toronto and Vancouver. Both cities have artificially limited the supply of new housing units through a myriad of policy choices (zoning large chunks of each city solely for detached houses, for example), permitting delays and community opposition that slow the approval of new housing units.

All of this, despite the fact that each city faces geographical and political

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constraints that limit the number of detached houses. Cutting through red tape is crucial to getting more homes on the market - a central goal for any plausible effort to restore affordability in our cities.

While increased frugality might seem like an elegant solution to the housing crunch, and scapegoating the spending habits of millennials might be a convenient way to pass blame for the decline in housing affordability, it does nothing to solve the problem.

In reality, if millennials took this advice en masse, it could make the problem even worse.

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Joe Machney Reporter Joe Bilyk recently donated all his vending machines and all the stock to VALID. Joe has been delivering vending services to a number of locations throughout Vegreville for over 20 years and felt that this was a great way to give back to our community. “For a lot of these people here at VALID, it gives them a purpose,” Joe said. “When you look at it in the community, they can earn some extra money for themselves and for their programs, I think it’s awesome. I feel very strongly that people with disabilities are a part of everyday society. My wife Caren and I thought that this would be a very positive donation for VALID and the community.”

The vending business is an excellent addition for VALID in that it not only is an opportunity to generate a little

income but more importantly it provides employment opportunities for a number of the individuals they support. Karen Streets explained “It creates employment opportunities for a number of people because we have people that need to stock the machines, do the inventory, collect and deposit the money”. VALID is hoping to be able to expand the business to serve more places in town.

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Tributes MEMORIAM

SHAVCHOOK, Alyce Marie In Memoriam Alyce Marie Shavchook April 15, 1942 – July 2, 2015 We thought of you with love today, But that was nothing new, We thought about you yesterday, And days, before that, too.

The time it passes quickly, And then at times so slow.

We look upon your picture, And see your smiling face.

We close your eyes and hug you, If only it were true, Thanking God for all our memories, That’s all we’ve left of you.

May you always know we love you, And miss you every day, Forever in our hearts you’ll always stay.

Deeply missed and forever loved by Ted, Brenda & Doug, Braden, Gregg & Leanne, Blake and Eric.

TEMINSKY, Victor February 16, 1931 - July 3, 2006 In loving memory of a special husband, father and grandfather who left us 11 years ago.

We remember the times of laughter We remember the times of tears These are the precious memories Our hearts hold dear.

Gone are the days of sickness Gone is the pain and fear.

He’s with his Savior now For all the coming years.

They are walking the streets of Gold And communing hand in hand His home is now in Heaven That the blessed promised land.

So we will dry our eyes and praise the Lord For the plan that He has made That takes us from this world of pain And brings a brighter day We will cry when our hearts need to But we will let laughter come again And we know that we will be with him When God fulfills His plan.

Always remembered and loved, Jeanette, Jason, Debbie, Colleen, Darren, Bella and Brenna

PALSITT, Paul June 30, 1930 - June 30, 2012 Looking back to five years ago God called you to come back home with him For your sake of easing the suffering and pain We knew we would have to let you go.

Though you are gone away from us all In our hearts your memories still remain They remind us how special you were Until we will all be together again.

Vechnaya Pomiyat Remembered and missed by Adeline, Children, Grandchildren and greatgrandchildren

MEMORIAM

KITT, David In Loving Memory of My Dear Brother who left us far too soon.

July 26, 1970 - July 6, 2011 Time speeds on, 6 years have passed Since death, its gloom, its shadow, cast The blow was great, the shock severe We little thought your death so near You bade no one a last farewell You said goodbye to none The Heavenly gates were opened wide When a loving voice said “Come” In my heart your memory lingers Always tender, fond & true There’s not a day dear Brother That I do not think of you.

Beautiful memories, silently kept Of a wonderful Brother We will never forget…

Lovingly Missed … Sheila and Myron

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GRESIUK, Rose December 17, 1928 – July 2, 2017 On Sunday, July 2, 2017, Rose Gresiuk of Vegreville, Alberta passed away at the age of 88 years.

Rose is survived by her loving family, nieces, Lisa (Dale) Phillips and Brenda-Lee (Darren) Dahlseide; one brother Mike Machuk; two sisters Kae Cebuliuk and Gerri Jones ; along with numerous relatives and friends.

Rose was predeceased by her husband Jack; her parents Alex and Theodora Machuk; siblings Bill, Joe, Nancy, Genny, Annie, Merron, Sam and Sophie.

A Divine Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church (5705-51 St.) in Vegreville, Alberta with the Basilian Fathers officiating. Interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to S.P.C.A. To send condolences, please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD. VEGREVILLE,780-603-5800

Hamaliuk, Vera Geraldine (Gerry) It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Gerry Hamaliuk on July 1, 2017 at the Royal Alexander Hospital. Gerry was born on December 4, 1947 to John & Nellie Sauers. Gerry will be deeply remembered and missed by her husband & soulmate: Terry Hamaliuk, daughter: Shelley (Doug) Humeny and son: Dean (Sherri) Lovig. Three grandchildren: Joshua (Christine) Humeny, Shaylee (Cody) Mahar and Shayne Lovig and one great-grandchild, Elizabeth Humeny. Gerry will also be remembered by her siblings, Delores, Grace, Donna, Allen & brother-in-law Todd. She was predeceased by her parents, sister Marion and brother Archie.

The family wishes to express a heartful thank you to the wonderful caring ICU staff and 6th Floor East staff at the Royal Alexander Hospital.

Respecting Gerry’s wishes, there will be no service.

Donations in memory of Gerry may be made to the Alberta Lung Association.

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YURKO, William October 27, 1929 – June 24, 2017 On Saturday, June 24, 2017, William Yurko, of Vegreville, Alberta, formerly of Hairy Hill passed away at the age of 87 years.

William is survived by Elizabeth Yaremko and his loving family, his children Roxanna (Wayne), Brenda and Mike (Kim); grandchildren Joshua, William, Devon, Dylan, Brandon and Brynn; great-granddaughter Emma; sister Tina (Ernie) Feduniw; brother-in-law Norman; along with numerous relatives and friends. William was redeceased by his parents Mike and Helen Yurko; sisters Lillian and Marie; his brother Constantine.

A Funeral Service was held on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church – Boian with Very Reverend M. Panciuk officiating.

Interment followed in the Church Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the “Alberta Cancer Foundation – Cross Cancer Institute” or to the “St. Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church – Boian.”

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CHRAPKO, Orest On June 28, 2017 Orest Chrapko of Two Hills passed away at the age of 83 years. Orest is survived by his loving wife, June; one daughter, Denise (Richard) Joyce of Boston, USA; one step-daughter, Barb of Chiliwack, B.C.; brother-in-law, Jim Delawski; sister-inlaw, Olga Chrapko; also numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Predeceased by his parents, Anne and Mike Chrapko; parents-in-law, Helen and Steve Delawski; step-son, Brad; and brother, Walter.

As per Orest’s wishes, no service will be held.

Cremation has taken place. In lieu of other tributes, donations may be made to Alberta Cancer Foundation.

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100 People Who Care Rosanne Fortier People were created to be kind and to give to others. 100 People Who Care fulfills this need as anyone who desires to give $100 to a charity that gets voted for can participate.

Akasu Palliative Care Society organized and presented the 100 People Who Care meeting on June 21 at Vegreville Seniors Sunshine Club Centre.

The three non-profit organizationsVegreville Christmas Bureau, Vegreville Regional Museum and Vegreville Seniors Sunshine Club Centre had representatives from their charity gave a brief presentation to convince participants to vote for them as the chosen organization.

Vegreville Christmas Bureau hands out food

hampers and toys and gently-used winter clothing to families and people at Christmas to ensure they have a good Christmas.

Vegreville Regional Museum is a great information source, beneficial resource, provides education and hands-on experience to children about what grandparents and greatgrandparents did for a living and to build this country. It is also a good tourist site.

Vegreville Christmas Bureau was the charity voted for and was the recipients of $2900.

A free catered lunch was donated by Vegreville Seniors Sunshine Club for this event.

There is another 100 People Who Care Meeting planned for November which will be hosted and organized by the chosen charity, Vegreville Christmas Bureau.

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Myrnam celebrates Canada 150 Joe Machney Reporter With bigger towns celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday on July 1, the people of Myrnam got an early party on June 28.

Dove Park on Main Street was where the ceremonies began as people from around Myrnam as well as people with roots from Myrnam, came back to celebrate the milestone event.

County Reeve Allen Sayler was present along with Cst Lisa Minor from the Two Hills RCMP. Harry Watchmaker, who represented the Cree First Nations drummed while the flag was raised.

Myrnam Mayor, Ed Sosnowski, began the presentations, as he spoke earnestly about this country.

“One-hundred and fifty years, what a great country,” Mayor Ed Sosnowski said. “Our ancestors came, they settled, planned, endured hardships, and they built. Their tears, sweat and never ending work are our cornerstones.”

The MLA for Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills, David Hanson gave greetings and spoke of how proud he is to be Canadian and that we should honor the multi-cultural diversity of the country.

Myrnam Village Councilor Donna

Rudolf, who served as the emcee for the event, asked Suzanne Hilderbrandt to come up after Hanson to speak in German about how much the country means to her.

Harry Watchmaker returned to the stage to say a few words in Cree about his proud heritage and how much his

Miles Wowk stands proudly alongside his horses as he waits for the children.

people have contributed to the country. “All of this land was Cree at one time, and I still speak the language, it is my native tongue,” Watchmaker said, proudly.

Collette Poitras who was scheduled to give a speech in Canada’s second official language was unable to attend, so Donna Rudolf gave her speech in French on her behalf.

The celebrations continued with hot dogs and hamburgers.

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People gather at Myrnam Dove Park to celebrate Canada Day 150.

Returning to the English language, Donna asked everyone to join her in the singing of On the Wings of a Dove, ending the first part of the ceremonies.

As people made their way up to the arena for hot dogs, hamburgers, cake and ice cream, Wowk’s Ranch gave children young and old rides on their horse and wagon up and down the streets of Myrnam. The weather became unpredictable as people lined up for hot dogs and hamburgers, but the Canadian celebration spirit was still with them as they enjoyed their meal and cake with ice cream generously donated by Marie-Pierre Leblanc Demur.

The festivities continued with children’s games with a nice selection of prizes and ended with fireworks that were put on by the Myrnam Fire Department at around eleven.

Thankfully the weather held throughout the evening.

“Happy birthday Canada, may God bless you for the next 150 years,” Sosnowski concluded.

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Canada Day 150!

Vegreville celebrates Canada’s birthday

The Grand March to the Egg.

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Vegreville celebrates Canada’s birthday Promin Dancers entertain.

Legion member Rod Stewart gives a touching speech.

Carla and Bill McCauly from Huntsville Alabama stand with Myron and Rhonda Hayduk during the Canada Day celebrations.

Deputy Reeve for the County of Minburn Carl Ogrodnick and Myron cut the cake

FRIDAY @ 5PM. DEADLINE FOR ALL ADS Early morning pancake breakfast at the Social Centre.

Joe Machney Reporter Canada has a lot to celebrate on her birthday and one of the reasons is that it is one of the top ten countries in the world to live in, according to National Geographic. Another one is that it is Canada’s 150th birthday! These being facts, people in Vegreville and all of those who came to take in the festivities made the most of her birthday by starting the day off with a pancake breakfast at the Social Centre with a record number of attendees, followed by a speech by Vegreville’s ambassador for Canada 150, Jerrold Lemko as he brought greetings to the Canada Day events for the day.

Local band Soul Spice played their country, gospel and Ukrainian music while the guests enjoyed their pancakes. Local band Da’Vison by Zero played their Christian rock and Contemporary Country music next and Off Ramp Boys members Randy Kereliuk and Rob Hughes played a few tunes as well. Native Cree Dancer Anthony Whiskeyjack and Singers performed a traditional hoop dance while the Soplika Dancers stood in the wings waiting for their colors to shine.

Len Babyn who represented the Knights of Columbus and moderated the Canada 150 segment at Pysanka Park introduced Audrey Stefan whom, along with everybody else, sang O’Canada and began the outside portion of the festivities. RCMP members along with members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 39 and the Vegreville Royal Purple took part in the Colour Guard, and Flag Raising while a couple RCAF F188 fighter jets flew over.

Mayor Myron Hayduk had some words to say about the special day and all that this fine country means to him. “I think we all know that we live in one of the greatest countries on this Earth and it does not have to do with the politicians, but with the people,” Hayduk

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Five Stop Park Hop

Below: Children take part in one of the races. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

The sack race was popular with all the kids.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo) Kura Rennie tries her hand at building the blocks. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier Child development was as strong and steady as a lion at the First Five Stop Park Hop at Vegreville Lions Club Spray Park on June 30. This event was planned and hosted by Vegreville and District Child Development Coalition (VDCDC) in partnership with the Vegreville and Area Parent Link Centre (PLC) who brought in several community partners.

The VDCDC child development sign at the Lions Club Spray Park is physical health and well-being.

Included were many fun activities, healthy snacks and prizes. Children took part in a scavenger hunt where

they had to find pictures of animals lurking around the park from clues given to them and when they returned the children had to act like the animal on the picture.

There were also races, a bubble station, and a baby station where participants washed the baby dolls and their clothing and then dressed them. This helped children to learn to dress and wash themselves by practicing on dolls. Many more interesting activities were available. The family swimming pool pass was the grand prize which was donated by the Town of Vegreville.

Children work hard to make bubbles.

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Parent Link Centre Year-End Party

Children get their face painted.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Veronika Perez plays with Emrys Simpson Wolfe at the homemade moon stand station.

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Outreach Coordinator for PLC,Tasha Homeniuk leads all the children in singing songs while they shake their shakers.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier Parent Link Centre wrapped-up their year by helping children learn the way kids do best which is through play. PLC Year-End Party on June 26 was a splash of bright colors, sounds and creations.

Children ran to the station of their choice and there were many to choose from whether they wished to disguise themselves in the face painting station, plant a caterpillar which was made up of herbs planted in dirt in an egg carton, make their own kite, make bubbles in the bubble station, play in the homemade moon stand, or try out the maze. After

the children participated in all these activities, the families indulged in hot-dogs, beverages and a potluck supper.

When everyone was ready, Parachute Play was offered and then, Outreach Coordinator for PLC, Tasha Homeniuk led all the children in singing songs while they shook shakers.

The finale created a stir of excitement as each child had their shot at hitting and trying to break a pi単ata. When the pi単ata became broken, children rushed to grab the candies that flew out of it.

A child tries their hand at breaking the pi単ata.

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The pi単ata becomes totally broken. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Program Coordinator for PLC, Alanna Lawrence helps the children plant herbs into an egg carton to create a caterpillar.

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said proudly. “So if you feel that something is rubbing you the wrong way then bring it forward and talk with your representatives.

Nothing will happen if you don’t say anything.”

Deputy Reeve for the County of Minburn Carl Ogrodnick also had something to say about how proud he is to be living in Canada. After his speech, Myron Hayduk presented the Knights of Columbus with a plaque, gratefully acknowledging the fifty years that they have been organizing the Canada Day celebrations in Vegreville.

Royal Canadian Legion member Rod Stewart gave a few words about how great a country Canada is and how grateful we all should be for the soldiers who fought for our freedom and who are fighting for freedom. Making a point to recognize the First Nations people of Canada, Stewart took a moment to respectfully acknowledge their importance within the fabric that makes Canada what it is today.

The ceremonial part of the program ended with Deputy Reeve for the County of Minburn Carl Ogrodnick and Myron cutting the cake.

Don Hartfield from Perogies and Jam began the second round of entertainment with Anthony Whiskeyjack and Singers, Cultural dances from the Fillipino community of Vegreville, the Promin Dancers, Darmohrai, a musical group from Ukraine, Country Sunshine, Wild Roses, Dawson Brunet, Nolia Jarvis, Audrey Stefan, Valentine Thibault, Sopilko Dancers, and Third Echo.

The Vegreville Canada 150 celebrations ended with fireworks at 11 PM.

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Lavoy Parade, a pleasant time

Joe Machney Reporter On Saturday, July 1, Lavoy celebrated Canada Day with a parade during the afternoon. The small Hamlet with but a few streets offered the floats a chance to go around twice. This gave the spectators a chance to see double the fun and double the candy!

From horse drawn wagons to antique tractors, to antique cars, the Lavoy parade offered a pleasant selection for the people who came out with their lawn chairs or stood along the streets of the quiet little hamlet.

As the day came to a close, a steak supper was offered at the community hall in Lavoy.

Canada 150 Family Dance Rosanne Fortier Citizens of all ages were all smiles as they danced towards the finale of the Canada 150 celebrations at the Canada 150 Family Dance on July 1 at Vegreville Social Centre.

This was the first time they offered this dance which was organized by Bernice Bilyk in partnership with Town of Vegreville Communication Coordinator, Rachel Farr and Chair for Impact Vegreville, Laurie Evans. Bernice said she decided to do this because she thought that Canada Day was for families and this gave them something fun to do between the day time activities and fireworks in the late evening. Also, it was a passport event so it gave people an extra chance to have their books stamped.

The live band, Soul Spice provided the entertainment. Soul Spice has played music since 2000. But the members of this group have been performing since 2016.

Their music performances had so much rhythm that they even enticed the younger people who won’t familiar with dancing to old-time music to dance.

Citizens gave their impression of Soul Spice and Canada Day activities. Annie said

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Mundare’s Canada Day brings people together on Main Street Joe Machney Reporter Mundare’s Street Festival was the main event for the town’s Canada Day celebrations. Starting shortly after 4:30 p.m. and thankfully ahead of the cloudy weather, at least for some of it, people started to fill the closed off Main Street as the welcome speeches by and ceremonies began.

Mundare native Nolia Jarvis with her immaculate voice, sang O’Canada followed by greetings from MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, Jessica Littlewood.

“I’m sure everyone has many things that are most meaningful to them about being Canadian,” Littlewood said.

“For me being able to be part of a citizenship swearing-in ceremony was probably the greatest moment that I had so far as being a Canadian and realizing that the rights that I was born with which I sometimes take for granted are rights that people have to fight to have when they try to bring their families here.”

With nicely decorated Canada Day cupcakes waiting, Mundare Mayor Charlie Gargus gave his opening speech

and welcomed Jarvis back on stage to do a couple cover songs. A First Nation Dancing Duo Bentley and Adriana Laboucan from Drift Pile performed a colorful dance which was followed by fiddler Andrew Zagrosh from Mundare.

While cupcakes were being handed out, the photo booth, face painting, glitter tattoos and kids games continued all throughout the afternoon. The Zagrosh children Stefania and Andrew played their fiddles and then performed Ukrainian dancing, bringing more people into the street for the first street performer of the evening.

Shayde Clark played fiddle before the second street performer and the Darmohrai musical group from Ukraine performed their set before Slow Walkin Walter took the stage to end the list of performances for the day.

“I think it went pretty good, we could have done without the rain,” Lisa Euchuk Administration Department for the Town of Mundare.

Mundare’s Canada Day 150 celebrations ended with fireworks before midnight.

First Nation Dancing Duo Bentley and Adriana Laboucan from Drift Pile performed.

Andrew Zagrosh plays fiddle with Mayor Charlie Gargus playing guitar in the background.

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Winnie Lange dances with her father, Ralph Lange. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

she loved the old-time music that was played at the dance.

Geri Ewaniuk said she really enjoyed the Canada Day activities; especially the market.

“There were quite a few vendors selling their wares. All the entertainment we happen to catch was good. I think the organizers put a lot of work into making Canada 150 special.”

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The VFD Amazing Race was just that, amazing!

Phil Rowe - Fire Chief Joe Machney - Reporter On Wednesday, June 28 as part of their regular training night, the Vegreville Fire Department (VFD) competed in an amazing race team builder. Five teams competed in a race around Vegreville, as they took on six different challenges. The challenges including, timed hydrant

tagging, donning & doffing of turnout gear/SCBA, hose coupling, fire department and local history and other nonfire related events that local businesses assisted with.

Firefighter spouses also assisted with the events. The entire event was a huge success and great team builder, including some singing for the local RCMP as penalty for speed violations.

“We started at Egg Park after a group and family picture were taken,” Fire Chief Phil Rowe said. “They all had a great time competing against each other and there was lots of laughs at the end of it as well. Everyone had fun and they worked as a team.”

Notley supports Vegreville in fight against CPC closure Joe Machney Reporter Rachel Notley, Premier of Alberta, has recently sent out a letter to Vegreville Mayor, Myron Hayduk, offering her support in the town’s fight to keep the CPC in Vegreville.

Thank you for your ongoing advocacy with regard to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Case Processing Centre (CPC) in Vegreville. As you know, our government has expressed deep concern with the Government of Canada’s decision to close the CPC and has repeatedly asked the federal minister to reconsider this decision.

We know that the loss 280 jobs at the CPC would be not only difficult for these workers and their families, but would impact the schools, businesses and the community as a

whole. We strongly believe these Albertans should have the choice to stay in their community and raise their families. This decision denies 280 families that choice.

Following our recent meeting to discuss ideas on how to keep the centre in Vegreville and increase its viability in the eyes of the federal government, Alberta Labour will provide the following in support of retaining the CPC in Vegreville: Labour attraction and retention supports to facilitate connections with labour pools in Vegreville and nearby communities; and exploring partnerships with post-secondary institutions to help develop a sustainable source of workers for the Vegreville CPC.

Further, the Government of Alberta is open to exploring with the Government of Canada that possibility of seconding Alberta Public Service employees to the Vegreville CPC. Ms. Maryann Everett, Assistant Deputy Minister, Workplace Strategies in Alberta Labour will be your main point of contact for more information on these and other labour market supports. She can be reached at 780-422-9493 (toll-free by first dialing 310-000).

Please know that the Government of Alberta supports the Town of Vegreville in advocating for the CPC to remain in Vegreville.

Sincerely, Rachel Notley, Premier of Alberta “It’s one thing to pledge and support for the centre to stay in Vegreville, but it’s a more meaningful thing to come to the table with solutions of how we can make the centre stay in Vegreville a reality,” MLA Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, said. “The commitment to help with improvements so we have people that the federal government is looking for that can be found locally or be seconded from our French language program Universities if they are looking for bilingual students, and if we can use that to bring people to do this important work out in Vegreville then I think we’re all the better for it. I’m glad that the town of Vegreville really came through with the provincial government to identify ways that the provincial government can actually help. So now it’s up to the Federal government who actually does the hiring to take the help that is being offered by our provincial government. I hope that the Immigration Minister listens.”