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66 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY
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Garage days begin in Vegreville
The Hayduk family stands in front of some of their choice collection of cars in their show room (L to R) Amy, T.J., Myron, Rhonda, and Robby.
Joe Machney Reporter Although the past weekend was rainy here and there, that did not stop the Hayduk family from enjoying the grand opening of their Garage Auto Shoppe. Located on the main drag in Vegreville, the event brought in car enthusiasts from all over the land and, according to owner Mayor Hayduk, also some people from Europe as well in the recent months. As a people, the race of man has been fascinated by machines since the industrial revolution back in 1768, when the first steam-powered automobile capable of
human transportation was built by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot. In 1807, Franรงois Isaac de Rivaz designed the first car powered by an internal combustion engine, which was fueled by hydrogen. In 1886, the first petrol- or gasoline-powered automobile, was invented by Karl Benz, and the rest was history, a beautiful history with many incredible achievements and works of art. And quite a few of them were on display at the Garage as well. Almost a century worth of automobiles were presented to the wide-eyed guests as they took in the
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RCMP files from June 16 – 22 Joe Machney Reporter June 16 12:56 Report of a dispute of a bed purchase. Members mediated the situation and were able to lay it to rest. 13:17 Report of theft. Someone reported that people had been in her house and had taken items. Still under investigation. 14:47 Report of a suicidal female. The female was located and taken to the hospital. 14:48 Report of stolen keys. 15:02 Report of a break and enter to a rural property. Security video was instrumental in identifying the male and laying charges. 16:15 Report of someone entering an unlocked residence and possibly taking items from a freezer. 18:15 911 call from a male who was later located intoxicated. 21:52 Report of an altercation between a mother and a daughter. 23:37 Report of an ex-wife going to a residence to hang out with his kids. Argument ensued and a member attended and asked the female to leave and she complied. June 17 11:45 Report of a possible impaired driver. 12:23 Report of possible fraud. 12:53 RCMP locate a stolen vehicle in Mundare. 13:08 The Vegreville Fire Department request that the RCMP attend a struc-
well as some crashing sounds. Members attended and found a house that was badly damaged and a male was arrested for assault and failing to comply with probation. 16:03 Report of two suspicious males on farm land. 20:45 911 driving complaint on highway 16 west-bond. Strathcona and Fort Sask detachments were notified. 21:24 Report of a woman who neglected to pick up her dog’s poop. After confronting the female, the female tossed the poop on a doorstep. 23:02 911 report of fireworks, however a permit had been issued by the fire department. 23:39 911 call of a missing person from Mundare. A couple had got into an argument at a wedding and the male walked back to Vegreville. He was located and found to be safe. June 19 00:15 Report of a suicidal male. The male was located and transported to the hospital. 02:51 A traffic stop yielded a truck without tail lights and an impaired driver. 03:22 911 report of a possible fraud, however it ended up that the cheques involved were legitimately signed. 04:11 Noise complaint of a party. Member attended and the party was shut down. 05:34 Report of mischief. Someone had turned on an outside tap on a residence and left it running. 09:56 Report of an erratic driver heading eastbound on highway 16. Vermilion RCMP was notified.
tural fire. Adults in the residence had been drinking and the fire seemed to of been started from an unattended marijuana joint. 14:16 Report of cattle loose on highway 16. Member attended but the cows were gone. 19:15 Report of too many people in a vehicle and not enough seatbelts. Patrols were made and no vehicle was located. 20:20 Request to do a well-being check. The female was located and deemed to be in good health. 21:05 Report of a threat to damage property. June 18 00:15 911 open cell line. Loud yelling could be heard in the background as
11:31 Report of a hit and run. 13:29 Report of a tree falling on a motorhome at Egg park. 14:55 Report of an erratic driver on 855. Two Hills was notified. 18:51 Request to do an animal welfare request. Someone reported that a dog was in a vehicle. Member attended and the vehicle was gone, but the owner was contacted and the dog was not in the vehicle long and had water. 23:51 911 report of a domestic. Members attended and learned that it was just a couple having a loud argument. June 20 01:48 Report of fraud and charges are pending against one male. 02:38 Report of threats. A male was charged for threatening another
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male. 03:11 911 report of a suicidal female. Female was located and deemed not to be suicidal. 08:30 Report of two suspicious people sleeping in a truck in a parking lot. Members attended and found that the truck was not drivable and was towed. 09:47 In response to a report of a missing person, a 17-year-old was located and transported back to a group home. 09:53 Report of a male breeching conditions. 15:40 Report of a male being arrested for warrants out of Two Hills and Edmonton. He was released on a $500 no cash recognisant. 19:54 911 report of a neighbour dispute that resulted from a dog and a cat fighting. A by-law ticket was issued for swearing in public. 22:58 Report of a female yelling at restaurant staff, as she can’t pay her bill. She was eating with two other people who ditched her and left her to pay her bill, which she was unable to do. She called her son, who came in and payed her bill. June 21 00:33 Report of a suspicious male. Members attended but the male was gone. 06:52 Report of a suicidal male. Male was located and was upset, but not suicidal. 07:08 Report of a horse on the loose. 08:51 Report of loud music. Member attended and the music was ceased. 09:03 CRA scam. 09:19 CRA scam. 09:56 Report of a storage unit being broken into. Still under investigation. 12:11 Report of a suspicious male. Member attended and reported that the male said he was taking a break from bottle picking. His open can of beer was dumped out. 12:41 Report of a five-year-old walking downtown by himself. Members attended and the boy was located. Child and family services was called. 13:17 Report of a female calling from the tourist booth in Vegreville and stating that she had been left behind by her sister and brother-in-law. Her family came back to collect her shortly after. 15:39 A woman came into the station and reported that three of her hubcaps had been stolen. She later returned and said that the garage where she had her car at had called her and asked her to come back and pick up her hubcaps. 16:07 Report of two vehicles that were possibly racing. One of the vehicle was stopped and towed for having no insurance. 18:00 Report of theft from a store. The
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Release Procedures Sgt Jerry Nutbrown RCMP Ponderings You may have read in the Blotter that someone was arrested and then released on a PTA with an Undertaking or released on a Recognizance. You may then wonder, ‘what are these things?’. First, when police have reasonable and probable grounds to arrest someone, the Criminal Code requires that something is done with the person within 24 hours. This is usually releasing them or holding them for a Judicial Interim Release Hearing. A hearing is typically held when the person is alleged to have committed a very serious offense or they have a criminal record with such convictions on it as related offenses or they have failed to comply with past orders. For example we will say that someone was out late at night at a bar and ended up punching another person. This constitutes the offense of assault and some other factors come into play. Once the person is arrested the clock starts ticking on the 24 hour time limit, however, there are circumstances that allow for the detention of the person beyond the 24 hours. Once we have completed all that we need to do then we decide if we are going to release the person. We need to take into account a number of things and make sure they are addressed, and this can be done in the release documents. A PTA is a Promise to Appear. This document
compels the person to appear in court on a certain date at a certain place. This also may compel them to attend to provide fingerprints and their photograph if that wasn’t done after their arrest. Essentially it is person promising to attend court. A second document can accompany the PTA and it is called an Undertaking. This document allows police to add conditions to their release from custody. In our scenario this would include a condition not to possess or consume alcohol (because they were drinking at the time of the offense), a curfew (because they were out late at night at the time of the offense) and a condition not be in contact with the person they punched. Lastly, a Recognizance is also a release document compelling the person to court and/or for fingerprints, etc., but the police can also add a cash deposit up to $500 with a recognizance. This can also be in the form of a non-cash deposit. If a person fails to comply with the conditions of their release the Crown can apply to keep the money or in the case of a non-cash deposit, apply to have the person owe the amount. These are the three most common documents used for releasing a person and basic information about each. So the next time you read about them, hopefully this will provide you with a better understanding of what they are and how they are used.
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male was identified and charges are still pending. 18:34 911 report of a missing person. The person was located and said he was working for an alarm company. 21:03 911 report of a swerving vehicle. Vehicle was located and the driver was warned. June 22 01:01 Report of a person sneaking out of a house. The teen returned home an hour and a half later. 03:12 Report of a tractor battery on the road. Member attended and removed it. 11:21 Report of a neighbour issue. The property representative was also contacted. It was learned that the neighbour was trying to bum smokes and money. 13:07 911 report of a suspicious male. Member attended and located a highly intoxicated male who was attempting to ride his bicycle. EMS attended and he was taken to the hospital. 15:40 Report of a truck stuck in a field. Members attended and determined that the truck was stolen and the suspects were gone. 20:36 Report of an assault. The female was located, arrested and then released. 20:44 Report from a male that his purchased slice of blueberry pie has made him unwell. Member attended because the male could not be understood on the phone. The male was located and found to be intoxicated while holding a bottle of vodka.
During the week 2 false alarms, 2 false 911, 5 animal strikes, and 85 calls for service were made in total.
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CFIB renews call to pause major new public policy experiments
Submitted The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released new survey data today showing the severity and impact of the province’s recession on small business. Ninety per cent of entrepreneurs in Alberta say the current economic downturn has had a negative impact on the performance of their business. Of those, 47% report a strong negative impact, and 43% say a moderate negative impact. Only five per cent report no impact, three per cent report moderate positive impact, one per cent say strong positive impact, and one per cent don’t know. Given new policies such as massive minimum wage hikes, the implemen-
tation of a new carbon tax, the mandatory expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) payroll taxes, skyrocketing property tax bills, and recently enacted personal and corporate tax hikes, CFIB renews calls for a moratorium on major new public policy changes until the economy sufficiently recovers and urges gov-
mitigate the effects of the recession on entrepreneurs. Politicians sitting on their hands would be preferable to the high tax reality they are delivering.” According to CFIB’s Business Barometer numbers, the employment picture for small and medium-sized businesses in Alberta continues to
The vast majority of small business owners are plagued by Alberta’s troubled economy -Amber Ruddy ernments to pursue evidence based policies with economic impact assessments. “It is no surprise that the vast majority of small business owners are plagued by Alberta’s troubled economy,” said Amber Ruddy, CFIB’s Director of Provincial Affairs for Alberta. “What is distressing is the lack of interest and concerted action from governments at all levels to help
flounder. Short term hiring plans in May remained negative with one in three small business owners saying they plan to reduce their full-time workforce, compared to only 8 per cent who intend to hire. The top three actions entrepreneurs are taking to address difficult economic times include reducing staff, enacting wage freezes, and delaying and renegotiating major costs. “Small
business owners are doing everything they can to hang on, but when customers are not coming through the door, they have no choice but to cut back. A balanced budget is the foundation of any successful business venture and it’s time policy makers adopt the same mantra,” said Ruddy. The Alberta government expects its deficit to total $10.4 billion this fiscal year and $8.4 billion in 2018-19. CFIB also pegs excessive operating spending by municipal governments to be growing almost three and a half times faster than what is sustainable. “Politicians are not at fault for low oil prices, but they must be accountable for piling on with bad policy. We are calling on mayors, the provincial cabinet and the premier to stop making a bad situation a lot worse,” said Ruddy. Findings are based on a February 2016 CFIB control web access survey with 806 respondents.
Students grab a page towards fluency in three languages Rosanne Fortier Ukrainian Bilingual Language Association (UBLA) supports Ukrainian funding for Ukrainian Language Education in Alberta in Edmonton, Sherwood Park, and Vegreville. On June 23 (UBLA) donated 132 copies of the three-language Richard Scarry’s Ukrainian, English and French dictionary as a class set for each Ukrainian Bilingual classroom library to have and use in their classroom. The dictionary is a supplementary classroom resource material provided and funded by this parent organization (UBLA) “These books are excellent for students
Correction In last week’s paper, in The Votes Are In! article, one of the photos had a typographical error in regards to some names. The News Advertiser would like to acknowledge our mistake and offer an apology to Roly Dennil for improperly spelling his first name and placing the incorrect last name.
at all grade levels from Grade 1-6 while students are learning the Ukrainian alphabet and vocabulary. They were given as a donation which is really nice. (UBLA) in partnership with teachers, administration and parents offer students many opportunities that assist in the teaching and learning of the Ukrainian language, culture and faith,” Mrs. Bombak, Ukrainian Bilingual Grade three teacher, said. “We also received a grant for cultural projects. At the end of the year, the UBLA donated own personal copy to all grade two students of one of these dictionaries to use in school or home.”
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COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE
90 Years Ago – June 30, 1926 An official of a bakery men’s organization in the States solemnly announces that the health of American women is suffering because they’re all trying to get thin. They’d be better off if they preferred to be just slightly plump, he says. Highly interesting, if true. But it would sound a little better if it didn’t come from someone engaged in the business of selling fattening goods. Fingerprints do not change in 33 years according to Raymond J Ferney, custom house expert, and Louis Richmond, proprietor of a stamp works at Grand Rapid, Mich. Richmond made plaster cast of his hand in 1893. A few day ago Ferney made prints of the index finger of the cast and Ferney’s hand now. The lines were said to be identical. Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose, the noted Indian plant physiologist, has perfected a device that, he says, accurately measures the nervous impulses of a plant’s fibres. He contends that vegetables feel, react and almost think in the same way as animals, but to a lesser degree. As a result of his experiments, Sir Jagadis asserts he has become convinced that plants have brains, and that their thought processes can be ascertained.
75 Years Ago – July 2, 1941 Kinsmen who woke up at five o’clock in the morning on Tuesday, July 1st and took a squint outside, felt most encouraged over the prospects of a bright day for their contemplated Tin Lizzie Derby and sports. But by seven o’clock the scene was changed, for a very heavy rain came along and struck round al intervals for the whole day. It so happened that the western boundary of the rainfall was just half a mile west of town and there was no rain south of here, but the north and east received a regular deluge. Finally it was decided to postpone the celebration until Monday, July 7th. LAC James A. Horton was among the boys on leave from the R.C.A.F. this week and took occasion to come home for a few days. Jim has been transferred to Claresholm training centre. The same applies to LAC Ian Reid who visited his mother for a couple of days this week.
50 Years Ago – June 30, 1966 At least three of the main roads being hard-surfaced this year in Vegreville are nearing completion as weather holds hot and dry and the work crews are able to move along with no delays. Main Street south, Huyke Avenue and 49th Street are being filled and covered following their excavation and should be ready for use in a very short while. Meanwhile the roads north of the tracks are now being excavated including Main Street north and Hospital Avenue. Something different in the way of admission charged at the gates of the 3-day Vegreville Fair is being introduced this year. One admission will allow a person to the grounds and will include an admission to the grandstand performance. While the individuals the admission is slightly higher the overall picture represents a saving for an average family of four. In spite of the fact that Little League baseball gained very little support from parents or boys, the nucleus of a fine ball team had been shaped together by Joe Goshko, and Dr. John Lukenchuk. This team known as the Vegreville All-Stars, have participated in several tournaments already and are keen for many more to come. On Farmers’ Day, June 10th, the Vegreville All-Stars Little League team cleaned house against Willingdon, Two Hills, and hairy Hill entries.
25 Years Ago – July 2, 1991 Garage fire at the home of Terry and Heather Paziuk on Friday, June 28, has the Vegreville Fire Department working hard to contain the fire. Sources say the fire began while Terry Paziuk was working on his boat in the garage when the fire started. He sustained minor injuries. Town of Vegreville town council approved Vegreville’s attendance at the Alberta Opportunity Showcase. The trade show is in Calgary this September. The focus is to attract investment to Alberta and to the community. Inge Moore the town’s economic development officer will attend and share a booth with the County of Minburn. Thirty projects aimed at helping the agri-food industry achieve environmental sustainability in Alberta received funding in a oneyear, $3.6 million agreement signed on June 22. The CanadaAlberta agreement was signed by the federal agriculture minister, MP Don Mazankowski and the Alberta associate minister of agriculture. Funded equally by both governments, the agreement will cover a range of projects that support effective resource management and environmentally sustainable agricultural practices. The projects include research into producer friendly systems for sustainable farming, integrated management planning, land evaluation and reclamation, extension of new technologies to producers and public education.
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Brexit – and Maybe Then Frexit, Nexit, Swexit...? Gwynne Dyer “The EU is dying. I hope we’ve knocked the first brick out of the wall,” exulted Nigel Farage, leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party. He proposed that June 23rd, when the British narrowly voted (51.8 percent of the votes) to leave the European Union, should be a new national holiday called Independence Day. But author J.K. Rowling, who wanted Scotland to remain in the United Kingdom and the UK to remain in the EU, tweeted sadly: “Scotland will seek independence now. Cameron’s legacy will be breaking up two unions. Neither needed to happen.” Soon-to-be-former Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to hold a referendum on Britain’s EU membership has assured the dismantling of the United Kingdom. 58 percent of the English voted “Leave”, while 62 percent of Scots voted “Remain”. A second independence referendum in Scotland is “highly likely,” said First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. It
remains to be seen whether Cameron’s historic blunder will also trigger the disintegration of the EU itself, but there are plenty of rightwing nationalists in other EU countries who hope the UK referendum will have a domino effect. Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s Front National, said “I hope the French also have a similar exercise” – and “Frexit” is just the start. Geert Wilders, whose antiMuslim, anti-immigration Freedom Party is predicted to win 46 of the 150 seats in the Dutch parliament in next year’s election, promised that the Netherlands will hold its own “Nexit” referendum. Italy’s anti-immigrant Northern League and the populist 5-Star Movement both called for a referendum on Italian membership of the EU. But most of the people who might vote for these nationalist leaders don’t want the destruction of the EU, just big changes in the way it works – in particular the reform or abolition of the euro and much stricter controls on immigration. Unlike the “Little Englanders” who voted for Brexit, they see the European Union as an essential bulwark against a return to the old Europe of endless savage wars. The EU’s leaders will have to take a very tough line in the negotiations about the European Union’s postBrexit relations with
England in order to show the nationalists and populists in other members that leaving is hard and painful. The odds are, however, that the EU will survive. Its biggest problem will not be the loss of Britain but rather the fact that postBrexit Germany will dominate the Union even more than it does already. As for the English, they have made their bed and they will have to lie in it. The pound sterling has already lost much value and will probably lose much more. Foreign investment will dry up, in recognition of the fact that the country will probably lose duty-free access to the EU’s “single market”. Further down the road more pain will follow, as jobs disappear abroad, the English economy goes into recession, and the City of London starts to lose its status as a global financial centre rivalled only by New York. That will make domestic politics nasty enough, but the anti-immigrant fervour and outright racism that disfigured the “Leave” campaign are unlikely to dwindle in the ugly aftermath. The triumph of Brexit is a most regrettable outcome for everybody involved, but perhaps it isn’t really all that shocking. Former French president Charles De Gaulle vetoed Britain’s entry to the Common Market, the EU’s ancestor, for five years on the grounds that it didn’t really have a “European vocation.” Turns out he was right. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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News Advertiser PAGE 7 An immaculate 1966 Corvette Sting Ray stands in the show room of The Garage.
A 1986 Ferrari lined up on the street with other prestigious vehicles from throughout the years.
CONTINUED from front page atmosphere and enjoyed the musical entertainment put on by Perogies and Jam and their various musicians and genres of music, which included Barter Duo, Young Shade Clark, up and coming local star Audrey Stefan, as well as Peter Arnold and Don Harfield performed several folk songs including “Those Were The Days” with words aptly speaking to the “classic cars” in keeping with the theme of the event. Kaley Martin and Beren Hollins were up next and did a great job on “Sweet Home Alabama” and other country songs. Lorne Fill closed off the afternoon with original instrumental guitar tunes and finished with singing “Grandma’s Feather Bed” while playing his banjo. As the afternoon wound down, the evening geared up and the Give ‘Em Hell Boys took to the stage. Deputy Mayor, Adam Kozakiewicz was on hand to present a congratulatory plaque to owner Myron Hayduk on this special occasion followed by Myron Hayduk’s expression of appreciation for everyone coming out to help his family celebrate the Grand Opening. Local MLA Jessica Littlewood was also mingling in the crowd throughout the day.
“I knew there would be a good turn out because basically we’ve been taking a year to set this up and there’s been a lot of interest from local people as well as international interest as well. We’ve had visitors from Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Poland, Russia, and Iceland. As these people went through town they seen it and stopped to check out the cars,” Myron said. “This has been a passion of mine ever since I could remember. In 1962 I was a young fellow and we didn’t have a TV, so we went to a friend’s place to watch Bonanza. GM had a commercial during the program and they showed their 63 Corvette and I said one day I’m gonna own me one of those cars, and now I’ve got five of them.” He smiled as he looked around at his collection. “This is my retirement fund and I’m enjoying it. It is better than seeing a bunch of numbers from a bank account on a piece of paper. Also, this is putting Vegreville on the map. I’ve been getting calls from car clubs wanting to come out here and in fact there is one here today, the Alfa Ramaro club from Edmonton. This is fun, I enjoy it and I’m happy to see that other people enjoy it too.”
Two Hills Ag Memorial Golf Tournament
Young golfers enjoy the warm weather and good company at the Two Hills Ag Memorial Golf Tournament
Joe Machney Reporter The Two Hills Memorial Golf Tournament was held on the weekend of June 18. The event, now in its eighth year, attracted 42 golfers. The tournament is a memorial for members who have past and also since its inception it has raised money for Stollery’s, Huntington’s, and Prostate cancer, as well as the local school. The profits also go towards local organizations like the 4H club and other organiza-
tions within the Two Hills community. “The event went over really well, even though the numbers were really low, compared to the 70 or 80 golfers that participated in the past years,” Lorna Tupechka. “The Texas scramble tournament was enjoyed by all who attended. The beautiful setting and day to match made the event memorable. In the last three or four years there was rain during the tournament, so this was a nice change.”
Up and coming local star Audrey Stefan sings Fleetwood Mac’s tunes as well as more modern music.
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Living in the SHED awakens our deep history Joe Machney Reporter Billie Milholland, B.A., the communicator and coordinator for The North Saskatchewan River Watershed (NSWA) Alliance in Alberta, whose mission is to protect and improve water quality, water quantity (instream flow) and the health of our watershed by: seeking, developing and sharing knowledge; facilitating partnerships and collaborative planning; and working in an adaptive management process, has recently published her book Living in the SHED. The North Saskatchewan River Watershed was transformed from a vast First Nations territory rich in useful plants and wild game to full European settlement in less than 50 years. The settlers created vibrant rural communities where basic food was produced and processed nearby. That way of life lasted less than 50 years. How and why did this happen? Living in the SHED explores this questions using a variety of parameters (natural features, natural resources, pre-contact, post contact – fur trade, post contact – settlement, 21st Century) within the boundaries of 12 sub-watersheds. Cline, Ram, Clearwater, Brazeau, Modeste, Strawberry, Greater Edmonton Area, Sturgeon, Beaverhill, White Earth, Frog, Vermilion, Monnery. In the book, Billie explains that how we used the land in the past has created both challenges and opportunities for us today. “This book is about trying to keep the wet-
lands and the water clean in Alberta. I feel that this issue doesn’t really touch the hearts of people that solidly. I was born and raised near the river, but a lot of people who came from this
area, grew up and then left and when you look out at this landscape of our whole watershed and its distance from BC to the border of Saskatchewan, how many people are rooted in their land the way they were back in Europe where they’ve been in one place for many generations? The people of Europe can feel backwards so many generations, they feel more rooted than the people that have settled in Canada from Europe,” Billie said. “The First Nations people who were connected with the earth, the settlers pushed them away and then put them in residential schools. Personally I feel that this destroyed any roots that they had left. This has happened throughout time where cultures that were rooted in the earth and its ways and knowledge were destroyed by colonists. But for the early conquerors, like the Romans or Ghangis Khan, their taking over happened slowly. When Rome fell, it wasn’t obliterated. The Mongol hoards that came in intermarried and they didn’t impose another system, it happened gradually. But bringing this to the near present time, the colonization in America after Columbus was all about getting rid of the culture that you encountered and put something
else in its place. Now we have come full circle. As I was growing up around the Elk Point area, I went to school with kids from the First Nation’s groups in the area and they were heavily discriminated and as a child I knew that was wrong but I had no context to understand it.” The book talks at great lengths about the ways of the First Nations on the land. “Even though these people have been interrupted for so many generations there is still something in them and one of my intentions with this book was I created an illustrative map for each sub-watershed through a graphics program, and what I did with the First Nation’s people is tried as much as I could to mention that when they were moved off these watershed areas they were given reserved parcels of land that they do not have today, because they were taken away rather quickly when the colonist discovered that it was good for agriculture and other developments. I tried to mention the First Nations presence as much as I could because the way I set it up for each is I started with a map of the watershed and then I mentioned the natural features and resources in the area, instead of including just oil and gas and things like that, I tried to include things like animal and vegetables native to the area, because in earlier days that was the harvest and so even though it gets a small mention I intended for it to be a reminder that before we dug up the dirt and found coal, oil, etc, people were harvesting from the surface. So the book shows from each watershed what use to be harvested and what is being harvested today. In as many of the watersheds that I could, I describe what the land was like before the settlers came to them. In many ways this book is an experiment to see if images and illustrations help people to understand on a deeper level where they live. This is a meager attempt at making people aware of the long, rich and diverse history of human beings on this land along the North Saskatchewan River Watershed.”
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Possible strike for Canada Post burdens Canadians Joe Machney Reporter Canada Post has been around long before the internet and has served as a connection between people, places and companies. It is an important pillar of societal and business structure and with that in mind the current contract between the Crown agency and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers expired in the summer of 2015. A work stoppage affecting 40,000 employees including both urban and rural delivery personnel is possible anytime on or after July 2. Although both sides are bargaining, they say they are far apart on a number of important issues. Talking with Walter Billingsley of the Vegreville Post Office, “The only thing I can say is that we got an email from our direct supervisor out of Saskatchewan
who was in direct meetings with management which included the President of Canada Post in Edmonton. He directed us to communicate to anybody that it’s business as usual and that everything is going to be day to day with regards to negotiations and whether we’re going to settle or not,” Walter said. “The corporation has all the
employee contact information as well as the union and there could be mobilization that I’m not aware of from either
end. We’re just a rural office out here and I can’t plan anything because sometimes with these things, we’re the last to know.”
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To spray or not to spray fungicide Agri-news As the cereal crop’s flag leaf stage approaches, many producers are wondering if a foliar fungicide application is worth their time and money. “Most farmers want to know if they will get a yield and economic benefit from a foliar fungicide application,” says Dr. Sheri Strydhorst, agronomy research scientist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Barrhead. “Fungicide applications can be costly but, under the right conditions, can increase yields more than 30 per cent.”
Strydhorst is leading a province wide-research project to help producers make fungicide management decisions. She says that, based on field research data from 2014 and 2015, they have come up with some helpful findings. “Our 10 site years of data show that a foliar fungicide application on AC Foremost wheat significantly increases yields when there has been at least five inches of rain from the time of seeding to end of June.” However, she cautions, it might not be that simple.
“For foliar diseases to infect crops and cause yield reductions, we need three things. First, we need a susceptible host. Second, we need the pathogen. Third, we need environmental conditions suitable for disease development. “Our detailed foliar fungicide work was done with AC Foremost. It is an old cultivar that does not have the best genetic resistance to foliar diseases. Without the genetic resistance, this cultivar needs
extra help to battle disease pressure.” However, not everyone is growing AC Foremost. In another study, Strydhorst found that Stettler wheat
Turkington says each disease has specific conditions that favour development. “Stripe rust does not necessarily need a lot of moisture. Heavy dew can be enough to promote stripe rust. More rainfall facilitates inoculum production, dispersal (in the case of rain splashed pathogens) and host infection.” With the timely and frequent rainfall seen in much of the province, Strydhhorst suggests environmental conditions are right for tan spot and septoria pathogen growth. “Our research shows that the more rain we have had, the bigger the yield benefit from the fungicide. For example, with 10” of rain from seeding until the end of June we observed a 26 bu/ac yield increase. But with 7” of rain the yield increase was reduced to 20 bu/ac. We still have one more year of research to conduct, but our initial findings suggest that more frequent and timely rains lead to bigger benefits from fungicide applications.” Turkington says stripe rust is a different pathogen and warm days with heavy dew resulting in several hours of leaf wetness per day can provide suitable environmental conditions for disease development in June. “However, rainfall and/or heavy dew in July can contribute to stripe rust development including on the head and peduncle also contributing to yield reductions.” While Strydhorst’s research aims to simplify decision making, she says, as we all know, nothing is ever simple. “At the end of the day, producers should assess: the disease rating of their cultivar, the presence of disease in their field and the environmental conditions. If you have poor genetic resistance, disease presence coupled with frequent, timely rains, it will likely be worthwhile to spray a foliar fungicide in 2016.”
needs extra help to battle disease pressure showed a yield increase with dual foliar fungicide applications in only one of nine site years; AC Foremost in seven of nine site years and AAC Penhold in four of nine site years. “Some cultivars are responding to fungicide applications while others are not.” This certainly complicates the decision making process, she says. “Producers should check disease resistance ratings on the cultivar they are growing. For example, AC Foremost is rated as susceptible to stripe rust and moderately susceptible to leaf spot while AAC Penhold is rated as moderately resistant to stripe rust and intermediate to leaf spot.” Dr. Kelly Turkington, research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, says that, “in a continuous wheat rotation, residueborne diseases such as tan spot and septoria are likely present, so it is reasonable to expect a fungicide response with a susceptible cultivar the majority of the time, especially when the weather is favourable.” Strydhorst’s research found yield increases with AC Foremost in response to fungicide applications when there was 1.9” of rain from seeding until the end of June. In this instance, winter wheat fields in the area were showing high levels of stripe rust. She says that with high levels of disease in the environment, fungicides can contribute to yield increases.
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Albertans want raising minimum wage delayed Bruce Cameron According to a survey commissioned by Restaurants Canada, almost two thirds of Albertans think raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2018 is too much for businesses to handle given the state of the Alberta economy (64% agree). Concerns about the economy and the impact of a large hike in minimum wage on Alberta businesses have prompted Albertans to support delaying the implementation of a $15 minimum wage. Restaurants Canada initiated an industry awareness campaign about minimum wage in June, which raised the profile of the issue significantly. Familiarity with the debate over raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2018 (86%) is even higher than awareness of one of the landmark initiatives of the NDP government—introducing a carbon tax (72%). Almost two thirds of Albertans (64%) think raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2018 is just too much for business to handle, and if it is done so quickly, it will delay any possible economic recovery. [See Figure 2] Concerns about the ability of businesses to handle such an increase are highest in Calgary, where 70% agree. Concern about the speed of the increase is also highest in Calgary (67%), although a majority of people in Edmonton and other parts of Alberta also agree. Commenting on the results, Bruce Cameron, President
of Return On Insight, said, “Albertans want the government to delay implementing their proposed minimum wage hike due to widespread concerns about the Alberta economy and the ability of businesses to absorb such a large increase during a recession.�
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Sexiest tractor and Ukrainian parking Joe Machney Reporter
Tractors are reliable workhorses that a modern farm could not survive without. This is true beyond words, but when are they truly recognized
and appreciated? Rocky Mountain Equipment answered that call and recently held the Sexiest tractor contest for the Vegreville area. Over sixty people entered their contest and submitted more than sixty photos of what they felt was worth the $1000 gift certificate prize towards anything in the Rocky Mountain Equipment store in Vegreville. After much consideration and some fierce competition, Tanya Sumka, who lives an hour from Vegreville on a family farm, won the grand prize. When asked to describe the photo and the contest, Sumka first mentioned the location of the tractor. “It’s special Ukrainian parking,” she laughed. “The picture is of my Gido’s (Grandfather) 1930s tractor. I found
out about the contest from Tamara. It was purely coincidental. We brought relatives from the States to the farm, then we came out to the dealership to see Chris Lupul, one of the salesmen, and that’s when he told us about the competition, so we submitted a picture.” “I found out a couple weeks ago that we had won it and it was quite a shock,” Sumka said. “I have always been involved in this whole community I’ve taught Ukrainian dancing for 10 years I have relatives here and we’ve
always supported Vegreville and bought machinery here so it is cool that at the moment I’m not from here but I am still connected and I still feel like an outsider.” “It was great to see the people listening to the radio station and taking part in something that we wanted to run for the community,” David Sen of Rocky Mountain Equipment said.
Tanya Sumka, sits with her daughter Yvonne on her Gido’s 1930’s tractor. They won the $1000 gift certificate from Rocky Mountain Equipment.
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Lamont Liquor Store Armed Robbery Cst. Sean MORRIS The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two male suspects, in relation to an armed robbery that occurred on June 15, 2016. At approximately 3:30 p.m., the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP responded to a 911 call of an armed robbery at the Sunshine Liquor Store located at 5114 50 Avenue, Lamont, Alberta. The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP can confirm that one Caucasian male, wearing a black ski mask entered the Sunshine Liquor store, threatened an employee with what appears to be a firearm and exited the store with an un-disclosed sum of money. The male then entered the passenger door of a
waiting Red Truck, where another Caucasian male was sitting in the driver’s seat. The vehicle then fled the area. The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP members responded to the location immediately while other member conducted patrols, however the suspect vehicle was not located. The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP are happy to report that the employee was unharmed as a result of this incident and is safe. The investigation continues. The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP will also confirm that the license plate of The News Advertiser would like to sincerely apologise for the photos that were placed in the paper last week. These individuals DO NOT have any connection whatsoever with the Armed Robbery in Lamont and were placed due to a printing error.
the truck was obtained, however the vehicle had been stolen from a residence in Edmonton on June 14, 2016. The suspect vehicle is a 2014 Red Dodge Ram Truck with Alberta License Plate FUR585. The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP is seeking anyone who may have witnessed the incident or anyone who might have any information in regards
to the incident or anyone who can identity of the suspects. The public are asked to call 9-1-1 or their local police service. DO NOT APPROACH THE MALES. To remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS) or at www.crimestoppers. ca. If the information provided at Crime Stoppers is used to assist in an arrest or recovery
of property, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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Spring music recitals end the year on a high note
Participants in the first photo, left to right, front row: Dahlia Gladys, Josie Lutzak and Tristan Neil. Second row: Julia Dolejsi, Brooklynn Dolejsi, Jessica Clough, Maddi Doerksen, Varvara Kouvaris and Jessie Zeleny. Back left corner: Debbie Fedoruk. Missing: Jessica Gottselig and Nicole Durrer.
Participants in the second photo, left to right, front row: Jarden Bellamkonda, Andrew Kirk, Tabitha Kirk and Abigail Bellamkonda. Second row: Jessica Young, Carissa Fedoruk, Bailey Stefan, April Siggelkow and Barbara Rybchuk. Back row: Ken Timanson and Debbie Fedoruk.
Debbie Fedoruk This year, Debbie Fedoruk’s students had so much music to put into the annual spring recital that she split it into two. These two recitals were held at St. John Lutheran Church on Sunday,
June 12, 2016 and included piano and vocal music. There were current and past hits, Disney songs, a couple of duets, some jazz, some musical theatre, some classical pieces and even a piece of original music. The recitals were
followed by receptions, so that the students could be congratulated on their accomplishments this year and also be rewarded with tasty treats. For some of the younger performers, this is their favourite part of the recitals.
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Ask the Guys Dear Classified Guys, I am the daughter of two certified pack rats and have happily continued the family tradition by becoming a queen pack rat myself. I throw nothing away and my apartment looks like it. This wasn't a problem until I broke my leg waterskiing. Now, with my leg in a cast, I trip over all the clutter on my way to the bathroom. However, I found an ad in the classifieds for a "chaos buster". That might be what I need, someone to help me organize. But will they make me throw things out? Will I have to organize myself or will they do it for me? If they do it, how will I ever find anything again? Please offer some insight for this limping clutter bug.
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waterskiing accident has put you in the middle of a big mess…your house. A "chaos buster" might be exactly what you need. Carry: It's amazing how much we can collect. I throw things out all the time, but somehow, my attic keeps collecting things. Fortunately, you're on the right track. If you have trouble cleaning your clutter, it's always a good idea to get help.
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offer a variety of services. Some will clean out for you while others can help you create an organizational system. The later may be your best option since it helps create a long-term solution to your clutter. Carry: You should expect a good "chaos buster" to sit down with you in the beginning and discuss the goals before the cleaning. For example, you may not need to alphabetize your food pantry, but it may be a good idea to throw out the two-year collection of magazines you've been saving, each for that one good article. Cash: You'll find that the hardest part is throwing away items you have an emotional attachment to,
but no longer need or use. Parting with those 20-year-old prom shoes can be a troublesome experience. Carry: And who knows what else may lurk in your closets. I have a friend who still has her girl scout uniform from 30 years ago. Cash: Your "chaos buster" shouldn't dispose of anything you don't want them to, but keep an open mind as you work with them. Be sure that the items you keep are truly important to you or you'll need in the near future. Otherwise with your broken leg, you could still be tripping your way to the bathroom. Carry: And next time, if you want to avoid cleaning altogether, consider investing in waterskiing lessons.
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To those who collect stuff around the house, cleaning out can be emotionally overwhelming. So if you want the process to be a little easier, try these techniques to get started. First, avoid cleaning the entire house all at once. Pick one room to work on each week. And second, don't go at it alone. Invite a friend over who can assist you with the emotional decisions on what to throw out.
Since only my son and I live in our house, I often ask him to help out. However, being a teenager, he looks for every shortcut to get the job done quickly. After the last holiday, I asked him if he would make room in the garage for our decorations. I knew it would be a task since we store practically everything in there from floor to ceiling. He mumbled a lot, but eventually made his way to the garage. Within minutes, he was back inside plopped in front of the TV. "I thought I asked you to make room in the garage," I quickly scolded. "I did," he replied. "I moved your car into the driveway." (Thanks to Chrissy H.)
Trash to Treasure Trash to one person can be a treasure to another. So if you're having trouble with something because you think it is still useful, consider giving it away to someone who needs it. After all, that mint condition baby stroller or the brand new sports jacket that no longer fits can be appreciated by someone else. Organizations such as The Salvation Army or Goodwill Industries can put that extra stuff in the hands of those who can use it. And get a receipt when you drop it off. Donated items can also be a tax deduction. •
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HOMES FOR RENT Advertise your rental property here for as little as $7.95 per week! 3 Bdrm Townhouse, $1090/ mo. available immediately. Call Dave at 780-632-0321 or 780-932-0041 BASEMENT SUITE FOR RENT: N/S, N/P, FREE LAUNDRY. CALL: 780-7223608 New 3 bdrm duplex Vegreville. $685/mo. Call 780-603-0692. New developments. Vegreville – 1 to 4 Bdrm homes, 2 to 4 appliances, N/S, N/P, References. PH: 780-658-2504 3 Bdrm Home Vegreville. Garage, N/S. Pets negotiable. Contact Ellen 780-603-7231 Newer executive home – 3 Bdrm, 3 bath, 3 stall garage. Available July 1st. $1500/ month. N/S, N/P. References required. Krystal 587-280-0399 Beautiful 3 bedroom home at Southside of Vegreville. Double car garage. Nice yard. Close to school and arena. Quiet neighborhood. Credit check and reference required. $1450 plus utilities. Available July 7th. Phone 807-355-0131 1 Bedroom House in Willingdon. 4 appliances, window coverings, garage, fenced yard. $500/month, $500 D/D. 780-719-3255. No calls after 9 pm. 2 Bedroom 4 Plex, 5 appliances, N/P, N/S, rent $900, damage deposit $900. Call 780-632-1020 or 780-3632132 Mundare: Modern 2 bdrm home, finished basement, single garage. Phone 780363-2147 3 Bdrm Mobile Home, N/P. PH: 780-632-9608
HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS SAFE STEP WALK-IN TUB alert for seniors! Bathroom falls can be fatal. Safe Step Walk-In Tub, approved by Arthritis Foundation, therapeutic jets, less than 4” step-in, wide door, anti-slip floors, American made. Installation Included. Call 800-379-6390 for $750 off
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CARD OF THANKS SEGUIN Thank you to all the staff of the Mary Immaculate Care Centre and Dr. Iordache for the very compassionate care of our mother Bertha Seguin during her stay. The Seguin Family
Long serving fire chief retires after 25 years of service Town of Vegreville “Better to Best”, for twenty five years, Vegreville Emergency Services has been a part of Jerrold Lemko’s life and this is the motto he created and lived by for Vegreville’s fire service. On June 30, 2016, that will all change as Chief Lemko hangs up his hat to spend more time with his wife of 40 years, Anita and his two (2) sons, and three (3) grandchildren. “Jerrold set high standards for his department. Rather than forcing us to meet those standards, he has
led in such a way that we wanted to exceed his goals. Jerrold has never held anyone back from reaching their own successes but rather ran beside us and helped us individually.” Incoming Fire Chief Phil Rowe said. “Jerrold understands that leadership cannot be a one man show, no man can do it all himself. He taught me that it is “the team” that makes the organization a success. Leaders do not force behaviours from others, but rather empower them and give them the tools they need to grow and succeed.”
Highway 45 MAFIA comes to John Dudar Park Joe Machney Reporter
Seventy-eight fellows met at John Dudar Park near Myrnam on the first Friday in June for their annual Jackfish lake steak barbecue. This was the 13th annual gathering of men with the common denominator being Myrnam. They got reacquainted, socialized and reminisced about ‘the good old days’ and a former high school student even came from California. MAFIA began as “modem alumni fellows interacting” and now is evolving to “Myrnam’s Aging Fellows If Able” to remember to come. The majority were in their 60s and 70s with a few younger 50s and older 80s carrying on conversations, comparing medica-
tions and treatments. The winners of the door prizes donated by the County of Two Hills were: Bob Chapelsky – cap, Joe Danchuk - hoodie, Jim Kitt - travel mug, Dave Metrunec – cap, Orest Motowylo -travel mug, Gene Roamiuk - hoodie, Nestor Saskiw - redraw. The next MAFIA gathering is a noon luncheon in Edmonton at the Fort Road Buffet Royale on the first Friday in September.
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SEREDA, Lloyd November 30, 1924 – June 22, 2006 In loving memory of our dear Dad & Gido who passed away 10 years ago. Remember him with a smile today He was not one for tears Reflect instead on memories Of all the happy years. Recall to mind the way he spoke And all the things he said His strength, his stance, the way he walked Remember these instead The good advice he’d give us His eyes that shone with laughter So much of him will never die But live on ever after As we loved you, so we miss you In our memory you are near Loved, remembered, longed for always Bringing many a silent tear. Forever loved, Bob & Elaine, Ken & Michelle, Tyler & Nikki, Cody, Jamie
SPEIDEL ANNA SPEIDEL (nee Chrapko) July 4, 1925 - June 28, 2006 RALPH SPEIDEL August 21, 1918 – May 18, 1985 LYNN SPEIDEL March 20, 1953 – May 4, 1955 In Remembrance Geraldine & John, Robert & Barbara, Gayle, Karen & Paul and Families
BOHAYCHUK, Mary (nee Pawluk) December 3, 1926 – June 18, 2016 On June 18, 2016, Mary Bohaychuk of Edmonton, Alberta, formerly of Mundare passed away at the age of 89 years. Mary is survived by her loving family, one daughter Peggy Harrison; four sons Michael (Sharon), Larry (Wendy), Ted and Barry (Denise); 13 grandchildren Cory, Jody (Linda), Colette (Ron), Sheila (Frank), Grant (Nicole), Brad, Julie (Brendan), Steven (Brittany), Kaylee (Adam), Shannon (Kevin), Nicholas, Dylan and Mark; 11 great-grandchildren; one sister Pauline Chmilar; along with numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Mary was predeceased by her husband Peter in 1986; son Gerry in 2013; granddaughter Colleen in 1971; parents Paul and Anastasia (Nancy) Pawluk; brothers Sam, Walter, John, Tony and Mike; sisters Annie, Lena and Frances. A Divine Liturgy of Christian Burial was held on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Mundare, Alberta with the Basilian Fathers officiating. Interment followed in the Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta & NWT (Lewy Body Research) or to “St. Sophia Ukrainian Catholic Parish Building Fund – 93 Malvern Drive, Sherwood Park, AB.,T8A 3S6).” The family wishes to thank Karen and the wonderful staff at the Community Care Cottages for their compassionate and excellent care over the past three years. There are “Angels Amongst Us.” To send condolences, please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD., VEGREVILLE 780-603-5800
LEBITKO In Loving Memory of Steve Lebitko November 8, 1920 – June 30, 2012 In a quiet country graveside Where gentle breezes sway Lies the one we loved and lost Four years ago today. His resting place we visit And place flowers there with care But no one knows the heartache As we turn and leave him there. Please take him in your arms dear Lord And whisper in his ear Tell him how much we miss him And wish he was still here. Memories of him lies within our hearts And there he will remain To walk with us throughout our lives Until we meet again. Always remembered and forever loved in our hearts Love your family
TOPECHKA, Bill December 3, 1926 – June 29, 2003 In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Everyday in some small way Memories of you come our way; Though absent, you are ever near, Still missed, loved, always dear. While you rest and sleep, Your loving memory we’ll always keep. Dear God, take a message To Heaven above. Tell him how much we miss him. And give him all our love. Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by wife Vicki, son Barry, (Marilyn), Randy, grandchildren and great grandchildren SADOWNYK, Annie In loving memory of our dear mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who passed away July 3, 2006. Just as you were, you will always be Someone special in our memories They say it’s a beautiful journey From the old world to the new Someday we’ll make that journey Which will lead us straight to you And when we reach that garden In which there is no pain We’ll put our arms around you. And never part again. Forever in our hearts and lovingly remembered by Richard and Arlene, Lorraine and Lyle, grandchildren and great grandchildren
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OLINECK, Mafty March 21, 1916 – July 2, 2003 In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who passed away 13 years ago. Gone are the days we used to share. But in our hearts you’re always there. Silent thoughts of time together are memories that last forever. As years roll on and days pass by. Deep in our hearts a picture is kept of one we love and never forget. Forever in our hearts and prayers. Lovingly remembered. Deeply missed by your loving wife Vera, children Orest (Catherine) Olineck, Sylvia (George) Kupka, Patricia (Al) Gee, Martha (Tom) Evans; grandchildren and great grandchildren
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TURKO, Steve June 15, 1922 – June 23, 2016 On June 23, 2016, Steve Turko of Innisfree, Alberta passed away at the age of 94 years. Steve is survived by one step-daughter Lily (Pat) Cavanaugh; step-daughter-in-law Lorna Saik; along with numerous step-grandchildren, relatives and friends. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, July 4, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Innisfree, Alberta with Very Reverend Don Bodnar officiating. Cremation has taken place. Inurnment to follow in Holy Cross Cemetery-Innisfree. Memorial donations may be made to the Vegreville Care Centre – Patient Comfort Society. To send condolences visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD., VEGREVILLE 780-603-5800
SHELEST, Wasyl H. (Bill) January 13, 1923 – June 27, 2016 On June 27, 2016, Wasyl H. (Bill) Shelest of Mundare, Alberta passed away at the age of 93 years. Wasyl is survived by numerous relatives and friends. He was predeceased by his wife Anna and his parents Harry and Anastasia Shelest. A Prayer Service will be held on Monday, July 4, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Mundare, Alberta where a Divine Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Basilian Fathers officiating and interment to follow in the Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery - Mundare. Memorial donations may be made to the “ Ukrainian Army Fundraiser Trust –CIBC Vegreville.” To send condolences visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD., VEGREVILLE 780-603-5800
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POIRIER, Robert (Bob) Joseph January 3, 1948 – June 26, 2016 On Thursday, June 26, 2016, Robert (Bob) Poirier of Hairy Hill, Alberta passed away at the age of 68 years. Robert is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Betty; two daughters Crystal and Deedee; two grandchildren Bradley and Reanna; siblings Austin (Claudette), Gordon (Anna), Janice, Darlene (Alan), Randy and Kelly (June); along with numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Bob was predeceased by his parents Joseph and Zella; one sister Brenda; parents in law Alex and Bella Yakimchuk. A Celebration of Bob’s Life and Public Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 3, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Hairy Hill Hall where a Funeral Service will be held on Monday, July 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Gary Dupuis officiating. Interment to follow in the Two Hills United Cemetery –Two Hills, Alberta. Memorial donations may be made to the Charity of One’s Choice. To send condolences please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD., VEGREVILLE 780-603-5800
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China’s dilemma for Canadian agriculture Agri-news China consumes 28 per cent of the globe’s meat, including half of its pork. But changes could be coming that will have a dramatic impact on Canada’s agriculture industry. Years ago, the average Chinese consumer ate about 13 kg; now the average is 63 kg per person and could increase by another 30 kg by 2030. These are staggering numbers for a country with a population of 1.3 billion and, if nothing changes, they will only go up. But Chinese public health officials recommend that consumers eat only 40 to 75 grams of meat per day - 50 per cent less than current levels - and look at alternative sources of protein. Less meat consumption will not only cause changes for China, but also for the rest of the western world, particularly for Canada, and would affect our relationship with animal proteins. China, like many nations, revisits its food policies once a decade and issues a new food guide to influence consumer behaviour. Since the last guide, the food landscape has changed dramatically. In China, people even consider KFC a great place to have a romantic encounter. The increase in animal proteins consumption occurred in part because the Chinese believe that to be rich or perceived to be rich, you must eat meat. That attitude, however, is slowly eroding. The new food guidelines recommend a reduction in meat consumption per capita, from 63 kg per year to between 14 kg to 27 kg. While the underlying intent is to reduce obesity and other health challenges, the implications also include the environmental impact. In fact, because livestock production is responsible for 14.5 per cent of global climate change emissions, environmental groups are likely to welcome China’s change in consumption guidelines. For Canada, this may mean a change in how we approach Asian markets. We currently look at trade deals as gateways to untapped markets where consumers crave more animal proteins. Discussion on protein quality is slowly going mainstream and many governments are increasingly concerned about the sustainability of livestock production. So the potential of Asian markets may need to
be revisited as a result of these new guidelines. There will always be a market for animal protein, but it can only grow by recognizing value-added features. Chains such as A&W, McDonald’s, and even Earls Kitchen and Bar, with its recent humane beef misstep, can speak to how complicated meat consumption has become. As markets mature and become more fragmented, consumers will look for products that reflect the food supply chain and responsible production practices. Issues like animal welfare, organically-focused methods and locally-produced commodities have market currency in many places. Oddly, based on national food guides, China sees things differently. Animal protein consumption has been managed and stewarded differently in North America. Lobby groups representing the beef industry have successfully defied government suggestions of new meat consumption guidelines. However, with China’s call to encourage consumers to look at proteins differently, our beef industry may be at odds with global trends. Beef consumption has been dropping in Canada for decades. So a change in the architecture of the industry only makes sense,
and these adjustments need to happen quickly. That’s particularly true if other Asian countries follow suit. China and the rest of Asia have been seen as beacons of hope for our cattle industry, which has looked to other markets to sell a commodity that is an increasingly difficult sell in the eyes of the modern western consumer. Since it has a highly organized and co-ordinated economy, China may succeed in reducing meat consumption over the next decade or so. It will be interesting to see how North America and Canada react. But for now, China may have understood something that the western world has yet to grasp.
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Vegreville Legion Ladies Auxiliary installation of officers 2016
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From Left to Right: Julie Welsh, Executive; Verna Buckland, Past President; Arcadia Kitz, First Vice President; Betty Hirsh, Secretary; Cindy Herbert, President; Lorna Hoggins, Treasurer; Louise Bowley, Executive; Bessie Pavliuk, Sgt-at-Arms. Missing from the photo is Olga Semotiuk Chaplin.
Dale Melenka, People’s Choice winner for vintage & custom show & shine 1969 650 Triumph
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Construction Trades Education Centre (CTEC)
New Myrnam School There are some major changes underway at New Myrnam School for the upcoming school year. The Village of Myrnam, in partnership with St. Paul Education Regional Division, have started construction on a Construction Trades Education Centre. The centre will be used by the school and community to teach junior and high school students a variety of trades, Construction and Carpentry, including large scale construction projects such as sheds, greenhouses and houses. Metal work/fabrication/welding with stick and MIG welders, as well as a plasma cutter, furniture making, and cabinet making. Phase one of the New Myrnam School CTEC program is anticipated to be ready for the start of the 201617 school year. In the first phase, an addition to our existing shop will be
in place to allow for larger scale construction projects. The new construction area will also include a vented paint room. Instruction will focus on cabinet making, furniture making, as well as the building of sheds and greenhouses. In 20172018, New Myrnam Village Council has proposed and planned for Phase two, which could include a large shop for construction as well as classrooms to teach trade skills and other innovative classes such as wind and solar power installation. The success of this project is dependant on sufficient enrolment and the continued participation of all parties. The New Myrnam School CTEC program will be a great place to learn for anyone pursuing a career in electrical, carpentry, welding, furniture and cabinet making, and any other trades that may be in demand.
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(left to right) Dustin Gegolick on behalf of Race One First Prize sponsor’s Vegreville Mechanical presents a cheque to Race One First Prize winner, Percy Stark who is rookie drag racer who won on his first ever race. (Photo by Rosanne Fortier)
(left to right) Shawn Grykuliak,owner of Veg Auto and Industrial Supply who sponsored Race One Third Prize presents a cheque to third prize winner, Kendall Freed. (Photo by Rosanne Fortier)
A Smooth ride Rosanne Fortier Drag racing is a legal way to speed while winning cash prizes. Anyone with a driver’s license and a vehicle can participate in the Vegreville Drag Race Association races.
On June 18, VDRA’s second race had 24 racers participating in it. “Everything went good with this race; we had good weather, no glitches with the timing system, no breakdowns and no crashes. I believe everyone had fun,” Darren Berezan, President of VDRA said.
(left to right) Sean Chilibecki, VDRA Vice-President on behalf of Race One Second Prize sponsor’s Transmission Express of Camrose presents a cheque to Race One Second Prize winner, Dustin Gegolick, who is a continuous drag race winner as he won first prize in the first VDRA drag race of the 2016 season. (Photo by Rosanne Fortier)
(left to right) Kendall Freed presents a cheque to King of the Hill winner, Melvin Fried. (Photo by Rosanne Fortier)
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Loop the Library and Lake
Far right-Miss. Bjornstad, Grade five/six teacher at St. Martin’s School with FCSS staff, M.O.D.E.L Project staff and seniors and Grade five students at St. Martin’s School who hosted and participated in Loop the Lake on June 7 at Vegreville Elks/Kinsmen Park. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Seniors speak to St. Martin’s Grade five students at the Loop the Lake on June 7 at Vegreville Elks/Kinsmen Park. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier Seniors Week provided intergenerational programs that linked seniors and students towards healthy relationships. On June 6, A.L. Horton School’s grade five students joined with the seniors for Loop the Library where they walked around the outside of the library and engaged in conversations at each conversation starter sign. June 7 found St. Martin’s School’s grade five students participating in Loop the Lake with seniors at Elks/Kinsmen Park. Some of the conversation starters were how you stay involved in the community. What are some of the ways students get involved in the community? From this, one senior said that by participating in this program, the students are doing a community service by relating to adults in the community and even picking up litter is beneficial to the community. Another question was what was the hardest thing you done growing up? One student said it was trying not to get hurt because he was a risk-taker. Other questions were what was the nicest thing you did for someone recently? What would you do if you saw someone making fun of another person? Who was your role model growing up? While touring the area, seniors and students spoke freely to each other and their dispositions were as sunny as the weather outside. “We are trying to create healthy relationships between the youth and children of Vegreville with the seniors and older adults. This really changes their perceptions of what seniors and youth are like; it breaks down a lot of stigmas and barriers,” Danielle Bussiere, Project Coordinator for M.O.D.E.L Project said. Loop the Library and Loop the Lake is a partnership between M.O.D.E.L Project, FCSS (Family and Community Support Services), seniors and A.L. Horton School and St. Martin’s School.
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Seventy-fifth street area structure plan open house
Joe Machney Reporter From 3pm to 7pm on Monday June 20, 2016, Peter Yackulic from Eagle River Planning Services led a proposed Area Structure Plan (ASP) public open house along with Mayor Myron Hayduk, members of council and members of Infrastructure, Planning and Development for the Town of Vegreville. Eagle River Planning Services has prepared the draft plan on behalf of the Town of Vegreville. The ASP, once adopted, is a long-term planning document that identifies future land uses, roads, and utility configurations, and will guide the long term development of the area. This Open House offered an opportunity for landowners, stakeholders and the
general public to provide input on the plan to the council members that were present for the afternoon. “This area structure plan is to lay out the long term land use and development of an 80 acre area of land. The town owns the property and they’ve decided that they want to develop it, so they engaged me to make a plan that would have different uses in it to accommodate highway commercial use over by the Walmart area as well as some business industrial area at the south end and service commercial uses, which are a mixture of high value commercial activities that require large properties and perhaps don’t generate as much door to door traffic, but still have high commercial intensity value,” Peter, said. “The purpose of
the open house is the make the public aware of the project and address any concerns that they may have about the way it’s being proposed. There is still an opportunity for the town to make changes to it, or to say that they’ve got good support of the proposal, and if they’re comfortable to have good support then council will probably adopt the plan at some point then move forward with the development of the area.” “It’s informational,” Mayor Myron Hayduk said. “Prospects and people who are potentially interested in setting up some commercial business and also for the general public who are wondering what is going on with this property. So this time we decided to have something different and have it on location instead of at the library
or elsewhere. I guess the ones that are interested will come and see what is happening.”
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A.L. Horton School Kindergarten’s graduates proudly go ahead with their first milestone
All of A.L. Horton School Kindergarten’s graduates wave their diplomas they just received at the Kindergarten Graduation on June 23. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier There’s something stirring about children achieving their first goal in life. On June 23, teachers, parents and others gathered at A.L. Horton School to watch the English and Ukrainian Bilingual Kindergarten students receive their diplomas at the Kindergarten Graduation.
This ceremony began with Miss. Young, Kindergarten teacher giving a welcome message where she said that the students grew and learned so much during the year at kindergarten. “We had a really great year which wouldn’t be possible without all the volunteers helping us.” After this, each child received a
warm applause as they walked up to receive their diploma. At this time, their eyes had a twinkle in them as they hugged their teacher. Especially touching was the graduation song the graduates sung about being ready for grade one. This was followed by a video which featured the students engaging in the many fun and
learning experiences they had during the year. Then everyone was treated to a cake and juice that was as sweet as the graduates. The Kindergarten teachers who are responsible for these graduates’ success are Miss. Young and Ms. Gallinger.
Creating Izzy dolls keep seniors busy Rosanne Fortier Vegreville Manor’s residents, Anne, Winnie and Edna got on the thread of creating Izzy dolls. Anne and Winnie both said they have knitted since they were little girls and learned to knit at school. They always enjoyed knitting because it’s relaxing and gives them something to do. “I have been volunteering and doing things like this for the patients in the hospital ever since I can remember.
At Christmas time, we would make monkeys to brighten the day of the people who were shut-in.” Anne said. “I knitted afghans lately for all my grandchildren. I wanted to knit these dolls because Rev. Carolyn Woodall mentioned about this project at the church,” Winnie said. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 39 spearheaded the idea for the Izzy dolls project for the Community of Vegreville to knit or crochet. There are patterns available for this and the dolls will be distributed to areas for children in need.
Ryan Depencier speaks about Vegreville Recycling Round-Up Rosanne Fortier Ryan Depencier is the Technical Services Manager for Clean Harbors. Depencier strongly believes in recycling products because their organization has a motto: Safety Starts with Me-Live it 3-6-5. Vegreville did this when they held their annually Recycling Round-Up on June 18. “Toxic Roundup is held yearly in partnership with the town and partially funded by the Alberta government. Our goal is to ensure household hazardous waste and paint are properly disposed of and prevent contamination to the environment when the materials improperly end up in community landfills,” Depencier said about why this round-up is held. “Oil based paint is collected and bulked up into totes (containers that hold about 1,200 litres of liquid) at the Clean Harbors Red Deer facility. Totes are then sent to be recycled into fuel for cement kilns at Swan Hills, Alberta or incinerated at our Kimball, Nebraska facility. Latex paint is recycled by a local company in Calgary called Caliber Environmental. Caliber takes re-workable latex paint and blends it with a new batches to be resold. Toxic chemicals are consolidated into their respective waste classes at our Red Deer facility and then sent for incineration,” Depencier replied when asked what happens to the products after they are sent to the Recycling Round-Up. “The Recycling Round-Up went extremely well. Any day where we can help the public recycle contaminants while educating on how to properly dispose of hazardous waste is a successful day in our book. This year we collected about 1,500 litres of oil based paint, 1,000 litres of latex paint and 13 drums of various hazardous chemicals,” Depencier concluded.
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Sponsoring a Syrian refugee family will help out Vegreville and area! Rosanne Fortier Studies have proven that the route to happiness is to give to others. Rev. Carolyn Woodall knows this as she is passionate about Vegreville United Church and the community’s sponsorship of a Syrian refugee family. “Canada needs to sponsor Syrian refugees. We have opened our hearts before as Canadians and this is a desperate situation as they are escaping civil war,” Rev. Woodall said that she had a bit of experience with Vietnamese refugees in the late 70’s because the church her father attended sponsored a family. “I got to meet this family and I saw their energy and ambitions and was impressed by that. But what got me was a few years ago, my husband, Blaine and I were in Halifax at Pier 21 and that’s the place where so many Canadians came from Europe when they first came to Canada. We were having a guided tour of the facility and we got to learn the history of it. A young woman who was there, she came to this one memorial and she was telling us in this sing-song voice about a ship full of Jewish children who were turned back in 1937 because the Canadian government of the day wouldn’t receive these children. I was watching her and thinking; do you hear yourself or know what you are saying? This is such a bad spot on our collective history just like the residential school and other occurrences. I thought this is not the country I was living in as a kid when I was celebrating 1967 where they said we were mosaic, multi-cultural and we welcome people. “So, when the Syrian refugee families came to Canada, all the pictures I had from this experience were there and then I saw the pictures of the threeyear-old boy who drown when his family were trying to come to Canada and the process of their sponsorship had been delayed. This little boy could have had a normal, full childhood and instead he was lying dead. “The long-term benefits to sponsoring a Syrian refugee family are, we will help a family escape civil war and come to a place that has relevant safety; that can’t help but have benefits. Then we will have a new family in our community. We are a nation that grows through immigration and it always has. Every wave of immigration we had up to now has benefited us. So,
why would this be any different? “The support of the community has been good so far. We have 20 people on our list that have connected with us for sponsorship of a Syrian refugee family. Then some of the people who sit on the committee represent another whole group that wants to help. Also, we have other groups and people who are helping with advertising. The Bottle Depot has been terrific with helping us with the bottle drive, not only on the day of it, July 9 but on an ongoing process. We had monetary donations and a commitment to provide furniture. “We need at least $30,000 before we can have a family come to Vegreville. But we also need other things. There will be various fundraisers as time goes on, so people can help with that. People can join our committee if they think there is something they can do. All that is required is for them to show up at our meetings and to help out as they can. We have someone to provide tutoring and we might need someone to help move furniture. “One of the biggest ways to help is for people in the community to think about how cool it is to welcome new Canadians and sharing with people how great it is to live here; just having an open, positive attitude instead of criticizing and being fearful. When people come from another country, they aren’t like some paper cutout that comes alive when they arrive here. They bring a life with them; they have a history, skills and a background. They will still have things they loved about their life in Syrian and will want someplace where they can share what was beautiful about that. So, if we can be open about what they can bring, then we are enriched. That is the mosaic idea; that we all bring something. “We are well on our way of having a lot of information out on the internet. We are having a booth at the Show and Shine next Sunday, June 19 and are hoping to be at other events this summer. We are going to have a Clothes Line at Vegreville Centennial Library which will have all different things on it; you can go down and see what you are able to or open to help with. For instance, there will be a picture of a house and you can choose to give $1000 for rent for a month or the amount of a pair of running shoes or winter coat will cost.
Woodworking sale builds creativity Rosanne Fortier Being creative is good for a person’s mental health. This is especially true for seniors. As part of Senior’s Week’s activities, Vegreville Manor offered a Woodworking and Book Sale on June 8. Alec Hudema, a resident of Vegreville Manor, showcased and sold woodworking products he created. Woodworking has been a hobby of Alec for 20 years. He created tool boxes, Home Depot’s wagon toys, animals, snowmen, jewelry boxes, toy airplanes, light houses that lit-up, bird houses, bird feeders, and bird bath
equipment. But the real eye-catcher was the humorous high-tech barometer that Alec invented where he wrote on it if the animal’s tail is wet, it’s raining. Still-it’s frozen, moving-it’s windy, gone-it’s a tornado, up-stand back. Alec said he likes doing woodworking because it’s time-consuming and keeps him busy all the time. “I’m never bored when I do woodworking. It’s a very relaxing hobby to have and the products are so much fun to create,” Alec said. Customers who browsed Alec’s products said they were wonderful.
Rev. Carolyn Woodall, Minister of Vegreville United Church speaks about why she is passionate about sponsoring a Syrian refugee family. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
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Maid to Order
The cops try to grab everyone in this chase scene. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier It’s healthy to escape reality sometimes. A comedy can indeed bring its audience to another place. St. Mary’s School Drama Club had a knack for transporting their theatre into a real house of comedy when they presented Maid to Order by Matthew K. Begbie on June 6 till June 9. This production was an (farce) exaggerated comedy about a widow, Marcy Malliger who has a beau and wants her household staff to do a top notch job to impress him. But Mrs. Mallinger’s son, Gerald hits on the maids and becomes quite an embarrassment to his mother. Then a newly employed maid, Sarah allows her brother, James to hide from a loan shark in Mrs. Mallinger’s mansion. It’s soon discovered that Mrs. Malliger’s beau is the loan shark. There are many mistaken identities, a fast plot, some chases and a happy ending which shows that true love can last even if the beau is a loan shark. After the play, everyone adjourned to the hall for refreshments, to meet the cast and crew and socialize. First time actress, Hannah Albrecht who acted as Winnie Cambin’s the loan shark’s daughter said that acting in the play went really well for her. Hannah’s
favorite part of acting was when she flirted with Gerald. “It was easy to pretend that I liked him,” Hannah admitted. Another first timer, Raeanne Murray who acted as Janice, the maid said she really liked acting in the play. “It was really fun to be a cast member. I found it interesting because I was able to get angry at Mrs. Malliger and I’m usually a quiet person that is not used to getting angry at people,” Raeanne said. The cast were students from grades 7 to 11. Jessica Fisher was Sarah, Dylan Hayter was Gerald Malliger, Nicole DeGrano was Marcy Malliger, Raeanne Murray was Janice on June 6 and June 8, Erica Andrews was Janice on June 7 and June 9, Chantelle Gehl was Bethany on June 6 and June 7, Alexis Salsbury was Bethany on June 8 and 9, Adam Dennill was James, Anita Trosin was Charles Cambin, Hannah Albrecht was Winnie Cambin on June 6 and June 8, Cassidy Babcock was Winnie Cambin on June 7 and June 9, Jasmyn Miller was Cop 1, Tiffany Kile was Cop 2 on June 6 and June 8, Brooklyn Babcock was Cop 2 on June 7 and June 9. Light and Sound was done by Jasper Barleta and Dexter Fradette. Directors were the Drama teachers Mrs. Amanda Woitas and Mrs. Daniette Terlesky.
The cast for Maid to Order get together for a photo after they said how much fun they had acting. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Mrs. Malliger speaks to her son, Gerald about her beau, Charles who will be visiting and how she needs Gerald to be good to him. James who is supposed to be hidden from a loan shark is listening behind. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
A chase scene where James shows his spatula and some people believe it’s a weapon. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Mrs. Malliger introduces her beau, Charles Cambin to her household staff. Charles is really a loan shark. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
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Mary Harasewich hosts art show and sale for benevolence Mary won first place for seniors in the Vegreville’s contest about ‘What Vegreville Means to You’ at Vegreville Composite School. She donated this artwork to the Chamber of Commerce where you can view Mary’s picture in their office. Each of Mary’s acrylic paintings and sketches were life-like and professionally mastered. Mary has been doing artwork for 28 years where she took time off to raise her children. Mary was diagnosed with Wet Macular Degeneration six and a half years ago but this didn’t put a damper on her drive and ability to paint and only took away her ability to paint fine details. “I started drawing when I was six-years-old. I love painting and drawing and I find it relaxing. My work is realistic art that I create from my imagination. I don’t draw or paint from pictures,” Mary said.
Local independent artist Mary Harasewich recently hosted an Art Show and Sale at Vegreville Sunshine Club Centre. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier Mary Harasewich, independent local artist, believes that her art talent is a gift from God and she wants to return this gift to the world. On June 11 and 12, Mary hosted an Art Show and Sale at Vegreville Sunshine Club Center. At this sale, all her artwork was reasonably priced and Mary plans to forward the proceeds from it to the Vegreville Food Bank, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Vegreville Seniors Sunshine Club Center.
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Wilde & Company holds grand opening Colette A Miller For over fifty years, Wilde & Company has been committed to building our community and providing a diverse range of accounting, audit, tax and advisory services. We are now very excited to enhance our professional services through our association with ‘Olson Law’. We have talented lawyers in Vegreville and value our relationships with them and their service to our mutual clients.
However, we are also aware that many clients travel to Edmonton for legal services not readily available locally. As a result, we are very pleased to introduce Verlyn Olson, QC who will be leading Olson Law and building a strong team of independent legal professionals alongside our Wilde & Company team. Verlyn is a native of Camrose and practised law for over 30 years in rural Alberta. He also served as an MLA from 2008 until 2015 holding vari-
ous positions including Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, and Deputy Government House Leader. His law practice previously focused on Real Estate, Wills and Estates and Corporate Commercial. Verlyn’s extensive experience and skills will benefit our clients in farm succession planning, corporate reorganizations, complex tax matters and other areas. Verlyn is also an ardent community volunteer and values spending time
with his wife, children and grandkids. Shauna Rutherford, who many of you may already know, has also joined Olson Law. With over fifteen years of legal secretarial experience, Shauna is excited to use her expertise to help our clients. She is the proud mom to two teenaged daughters and an active school and community volunteer. We are very excited to have Verlyn and Shauna join the Vegreville community of professionals and look forward to introducing them to you.
Infant massage is a natural way to have a happier baby
Josephine Galandy,Parent Link Supervisor speaks about how to massage an infant’s arms and back while she demonstrates how to do this on a baby doll at the Infant Massage course on May 16.(Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier The world is such a new place for your baby. In the first year, they might experience sleeping problems, digestion issues, teething, colds, stress and growing pains. That is why Vegreville Parent Link Centre offered the Infant Massage Course oncea-week from May 2-16. Josephine Galandy, Parent Link Supervisor presented the course where she spoke about massaging and demonstrated different massage techniques. The parent must always get their baby’s permission before they touch them. This is done by rubbing their hands together and making eye contact with their baby. Their infant will wiggle or be fussy if they don’t want to be massaged. It was mentioned that the parent doesn’t have to do all the strokes if they noticed their baby doesn’t like to be touch in a certain area. The first week the parents learned how to massage their baby’s legs and feet. Then the second week, Galandy taught them how to touch their baby’s tummy which is good to ease tummy aches and chest which helps chest congestion. On the third week, parents learned how to massage their infant’s arms and back. When doing this, the babies seemed relaxed and content. It was noted in the Parent Link worksheet that massage stimulates the love and cuddle hormone, oxytocin which increases attachment and a healthy relationship between the parent and child. Massage also stimulates the hormone, cortisone which helps the regulation and response to stress and the hormone, endorphins, which is a natural pain killer. Touch on the skin has been proven to increase healthy balance, coordination and development of the brain and nervous system for children.