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may 22, 2019
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Two Hills Town Council Meeting Minutes Ava Clark Town of Two Hills – Submitted At the Two Hills Town Council meeting on May 14th, those who were present included: Mayor L. L. Ewanishan, Deputy Mayor E. Sorochan, Councillor M. Tarkowski, Councillor G. Saskiw, Interim C.A.O. G. Buchanan, C.F.O. S. Lupul, and Auditor, N. Ncube, and 8 members in the public gallery including a reporter. After being called to order, the meeting began in a closed session. The Town auditor presented the draft of the 2018 audit of finances for Council and the Public. The audit outlines spending and income for the town in 2018.
New Sargent at Two Hills RCMP
Sargent Daisley of the RCMP came to introduce himself to Council: he is new to Two Hills and has been on the job now for a few weeks. He explained he is working on reducing property crime in the area mostly to the West of Town. He will be giving monthly reports to Council.
Norther Lights Library System Audit:
The Public Works department has looked at the problem and is proposing a dust abatement program throughout parts of the Town. A motion by Mayor L. L. Ewanishan that Council approve a dust abatement program by adding the Town to the County’s Dust Abatement program for a cost of $22,000.00, with the funding to come from deferring some of Public Works previously approved 2019 purchases to the 2020 budget year was carried, and will be put into action as soon as possible.
Open Forum
Richardson Pioneer donated $25,000 to fund the arena kitchen. Council wants to recognize the impact and recognize them for what they have helped to build. To this end, Mayor L. L. Ewanishan moved to have administration make a plaque to be presented to Richardson Pioneer and posted in the Arena kitchen in recognition of their contribution, and this was carried with full support from council. With all items on the agenda having been addressed Mayor L. L. Ewanishan adjourned the Regular Council Meeting at 8:58 P.M.
Northern Lights Library System (NLLS) came to present the yearly audit for the organization. They explained the inner workings of the library system and what the Town gets out of the yearly $14,600 the Town’s contributes to the library budget. The NLLS is one of the largest library systems in Alberta with 47 libraries and 54 municipalities served and offers 3.2 million books to its members for check out. They also have travelling systems such as a maker space and 3D printer available to its clients. A member of the public had a concern about the garbage bin damaging her fence. Council explained the complaint/service request process and advised her to put in a service request to have the bin moved away from the fence so the lids would not be able to hit the fence.
Road Dust Abatement
Street dust is an ongoing matter and was identified by Council as a concern that needs to be addressed.
Two Hills RCMP Arrest Two, Recover $200,000 worth of Stolen Property Corporal Ronald Bumbry Eastern Alberta District – Media Relations Officer Two Hills County –“We will continue to collaborate with specialized units to combat property crime,” says Sergeant Robert Daisley, Two Hills RCMP Detachment Commander. “Approximately $200,000 worth of stolen property was recovered and we are returning these items to their rightful owners.” Over the past year, Two Hills RCMP have been actively investigating reported chop shops operating in the Two Hills County area. On April 23, 2019 RCMP conducted a traffic stop with a female on a scooter driving on Highway 45. During the traffic stop, the scooter was found to be stolen and further investigation led police to a property in the area. On April 25, 2019, Two Hills RCMP along with members of the Vegreville RCMP, RCMP Auto Theft Unit, St. Paul Traffic, and the Eastern Alberta Rural Crime Reduction Unit (EADRCRU) dismantled a rural ‘Chop Shop’ in Two Hills County. Search warrants were executed at three rural properties north of Two Hills. Several stolen trucks, utility trailers, ATVs, travel trailers, generators, and other tools were
recovered. Craig Allen Wince (45) of Two Hills was charged with the following Criminal Code offences: · Possession of property obtained by crime less than $5000 (x4) · Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000 (x8) He was released after a judicial hearing and is set to appear in Vegreville Provincial Court on June 17, 2019. Jamie Bruhm (33) of Vegreville was charged with possession of property obtained by crime less than $5000. She was released and is set to appear in Vegreville Provincial Court on June 10, 2019. The stolen property was from several areas including: Camrose, Lloydminster, Lavoy, Smoky Lake, Sedgewick and Sherwood Park.
Certificate of Recognition
Two Hills RCMP Recover Stolen Truck and Quad Corporal Ronald Bumbry Eastern Alberta District – Media Relations Officer Two Hills, Alta. - On May 12, 2019, Two Hills RCMP, with the assistance of the Vegreville RCMP, Smoky Lake RCMP, Redwater RCMP Traffic Services and Cold Lake Police Dog Service recovered two stolen vehicles after suspects fled through farmers’ fields in Willingdon. At approximately 5:50 PM, a truck was reported stolen from a rural residence. Police located it nearby when it fled the scene and attempted to evade police through fences and fields until it got stuck. Two suspects then used a quad located in the back deck but it also got stuck. Both suspects fled on foot and one was apprehended quickly. Police Dog Services were able to track down the second suspect and arrest him without incident. The suspect suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital but was released back into police custody. The truck and quad were found to be stolen from the Willingdon area. November Quinney (21) was charged with 14 Criminal Code offences, some of which include: · Possession of stolen property · Possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose · Flight from police · Mischief · Fail to comply
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