Vegreville News Advertiser - May 29, 2019

VOL. 72 NO. 22

72 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2019

Roller Derby Action in Holden

See story on page 12 Onward to New Beginnings

The Roaring 20’s

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Bringing in Spring Page 9

Celebration of Spring Page 13

RCMP files from May 20 - 26 Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser May 20 00:21 – 2 males in a grey Ford Focus were trying to steal gas from a rural property. They were scared off by the owner.

10:21 – Report of a break and enter to a storage shed. Tools and jerry cans were taken.

10:40 – Traffic stop conducted. The driver was issued a voluntary penalty of $310 for no insurance.

11:14 – Report of a break and enter at a local business. Locks and fence were cut and damaged. Nothing was taken.

11:29 – Traffic enforcement, totaling more than 11 tickets (speeding and other) throughout the day.

16:59 – Additional traffic enforcement (mostly in the construction zone on Hwy 16 near Mundare) totaling approximately 30 tickets which were mostly for speeding.

May 21 19:38 – Complainant reports that her husband would not give her keys to the cars because he thought she was suspended from driving. Members attended, confirmed that the complainant had a valid license and mediated the situation.

21:33 – Complaint from a landlord regarding the tenant’s friends on the property. The complainant requested that the friends be removed. This is a Landlord-Tennant issue and is not a matter that the police can deal with.

May 22 13:08 – Report of a hit and run at a Mundare business. The complainant reported that he was parked while at the business and when he returned to his vehicle, noted that there was damage to the right rear quarter panel and bumper.

15:10 – Traffic stop on a vehicle that was exceeding the speed limit in a school zone. A voluntary penalty of $140 was issued.

15:24 – Report of a possible impaired driver. The vehicle was located and it was determined through mandatory alcohol screening that the driver was not impaired, just tired.

15:15 – Report of a disturbance at a local financial institution.

15:56 – 911 complaint of a beige half ton truck at a Vegreville overpass going the wrong way. The vehicle was not able to be intercepted.

22:18 – Anonymous tip regarding a wanted male who may have been at a local lodging establishment. Members

attended and spoke to the individual in the room who indicated that the person they were looking for had just left.

May 23

06:34 – “Mr. Traffic” (Paul Blart?), who is a regular reporter of traffic violations on Hwy 16 during his daily commute, called in to report a speeding driver. He indicated that he was driving 109km/h and the other vehicle passed him “like he was standing still”.

Mr. Traffic was unable to provide a vehicle description or a license plate.

08:43 – Report by a school bus driver that a vehicle passed the school bus while the stop arm and lights were activated. A license plate was provided and a ticket to the registered owner is forthcoming.

13:43 – Report of a hit and run at a local parking lot. The complainant stated that he saw a red car back out and strike his vehicle. The driver got out, looked at the vehicles and then drove away. The driver was contacted and admitted to the incident but did not think any damage was done. The matter is still in progress.

15:21 – Report of a computer scam.

The complainant had a pop up on his screen telling him to call an 800 number to fix his computer. **** DON’T DO THIS! Contact a support person you know or the anti-fraud centre if unsure.

15:24 – Call for assistance from Commercial Vehicle Enforcement on Hwy 16. The officer stated that he had stopped a vehicle and thought that he smelled marijuana. He was concerned that the driver may be impaired.

Vegreville members attended and did roadside sobriety tests. There was no evidence of impairment.

20:20 – Report of a silver GMC driving “like a jerk” at the ball diamonds.

The vehicle was located and the driver was ticketed accordingly.

May 24

11:17 – Complaint received by a property owner when he was called by his security company indicating that there was a white SUV in his yard by his garage. The vehicle left after they may have been scared off the siren. One male was in the vehicle wearing a brown jacket.

12:26 – Report of mischief to a vehicle.

The complainant indicated that the weather stripping had been torn off, there were dents on the door etc.

12:49 – Report of an erratic driver on Hwy 16. Members were able to intercept the vehicle. A roadside screening was conducted and the driver failed. A

breath sample was taken and the driver was over 2.5 times the legal limit. The driver was later released with documents for court.

May 25

09:28 – Traffic enforcement in the area resulting in approximately 14 speeding tickets. Most were in the area of the construction on Hwy 16 by Mundare 15:10 – Traffic stop conducted for speeding (120 kmph in a 100 kmph zone). A mandatory alcohol screening was conducted and the driver DID have alcohol in his system and was a GDL driver, which has zero tolerance. The vehicle was towed and seized, and the driver’s license suspended. A speeding ticket with a voluntary penalty of $167 was issued and the driver was given a break for not having his license in his possession.

May 26

00:08 – 00:23 – Multiple complaints about an intoxicated male who left the bar and was being generally obnoxious on his way home. Unfortunately, the subject didn’t know where he lived and was banging on random homes and objects. Members attended and provided transportation to the local jail so he could have a sleep until he was sober.

A call came in the following day about damage to property. The subject agreed to take care of the repairs.

00:20 – Traffic stop conducted. The driver failed to produce an operator’s license, registration or insurance. A ticket was issued with a voluntary penalty of $233.

21:09 – Multiple complaints about two intoxicated people on an ATV tearing up farmers fields along and on Hwy 631. The ATV was clocked going 123 kmph on the highway. The ATV was stopped and roadside sobriety tests were conducted confirming the driver was intoxicated. Breath samples confirmed that the driver was 2.5 times the legal limit. The ATV was seized, and the driver was released on documents for court.

21:30 – Traffic stop conducted for speeding. The vehicle was traveling at 130 kmph in an 80 kmph zone. A voluntary penalty of $474 was issued.

During the week there were 78 calls for service made in total including: 6 false alarms, 4 false 911s and 0 animal strikes.

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River Revival Breaks Ground In preparation for the Riparian area project, Town and County councillors broke ground at the Vegreville Regional Museum

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser For months, the Vermilion River Watershed Alliance, Town of Vegreville, Agroforestry Woodlot Extension Society (AWES), and the Vegreville Regional Museum board have been waiting for warmer weather for the purpose of getting one exciting new project off of-or into, rather – the ground. Where Highway 16A and the Vermilion River intersect at the museum, 10-12 species of native trees and shrubs will be planted this spring in order to restore the natural, healthy state of the riverbed.

The land used for the project, though on the same site as the Vegreville Regional Museum, is owned by the Town of Vegreville and designated for the project.

This was made possible through the watershed resilience and restoration program grants through the provincial government for the use of the VRWA. The site in Vegreville is what VRWA hopes will serve as an educational site for the general public so that they can see a healthy riparian area in action.

“A lot of the work we do at the Vermilion River Watershed Alliance is with farmers or landowners in rural areas,” explained Vegreville Town Councillor and VRWA President David Barry, “What we’re doing here is going to be a demonstration site of the kind of eco-buffer that would be built on a rural riverbank.”

As much of the work VRWA undertakes is on private land, Barry says that

the opportunity to see a riparian forest in action is not typically available to everyone. “We wanted to do this on public land so that people can see, and learn about the native species and what they can do to preserve the health of the landscape.”

River Revival, as the project has been titled, will take place in June with the help of any community volunteers who register.

“The event itself will promote river and watershed health while educating the public about how native plants can improve riverbank health and provide habitat for wildlife and pollinators,” explained Mara Erikson of VRWA, “As well, it’s part of a celebration of 3 years of stewardship projects in the watershed through the Vermilion River Watershed Restoration & Enhancement Project (VRWREP). There will be an opportunity for participants to plant trees, take part in family activities, and learn about riparian health.”

So far, LaRue Certified Arborists has donated the wood chip mulch, and museum board members donated their equipment and time as in-kind contributions on behalf of the museum. Darcy Lencewich did the initial plowing with his antique tractors and equipment to plow the site and add mulch to the site, and County Councilor Kevin Bentley provided his tractor and rototiller to work up the site. The trees were purchased using funds from the Resilience and Restoration Program Grant.

“Now, all we need is the trees!” said Councillor Barry.

On Thursday, May 23, Vegreville Town Councillor Dave Barry and County of Minburn Councillor Kevin Bentley spent the day out in the heat, tilling up dirt and marking planting spots at the Vegreville Regional Museum to prepare for the big day.

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The Summer of Change Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser – Opinion

The more things change, the more they stay the same

There is one thing in life (besides death and taxes) that you can depend on. Change. Another thing you can count on is that politicians will bring that change regardless of the cost.

Although until recently this hasn’t happened much in Alberta, each time a new government is elected change is sure to follow. Armed with phrases like “we have been given a mandate”, provincial and federal parties are quick to change a seemingly endless number of items once elected into government. Unfortunately, math is hard and even majority governments like we have historically had in Alberta fail to realize that not EVERYONE voted for them.

When the NDP were elected in Alberta in 2015, the 40.6 % of the votes showed (them at least) that the party had approval to make wide sweeping and drastic changes.

There will always be debate on what was good and what was bad, but there is no debating the debt incurred or the volume of changes. From energy to education to farming it seemed that no stone was un-turned in an effort to “fix” what they saw as broken.

Now, the United Conservatives have stated they plan a “summer of repeal” tabling a number of bills to axe the carbon tax (which the feds will replace), cut corporate taxes, roll

Name: Austin McMaster Likes: Pizza, my family Dislikes: School, being put in time out.

back the minimum wage for students, make changes to the NDP’s tougher labour laws and more. They too plan to “fix” things and bring us back to a state of pre-NDP bliss when taxpayer funded trips and plans for the legislature “sky palace” were the norm.

The Alberta NDP said we needed a “super-lab” and now that has been put on hold by the UCP. This is a story all on its own and one worth reading about.

Across the country in Ontario, Doug Ford’s Provincial Conservative Government is changing his changes. After growing public backlash, Premier Ford is restoring funding that was cut for things like public health, child care, and paramedic services etc. After years of increasing debt under various governments, Ford made a bold statement and promised to cut deeply and find efficiencies to bring back balance to the provinces books.

This week Ford also has initiated a plan to terminate a contract the previous Liberal government signed with The Beer Store. The change would allow for beer and wine to be sold in corner stores and end a 10 year contract for what appeared to be a monopoly for this type of sale.

Our neighbours to the west introduced changes to labour laws last month. The NDP government there will be trying to roll back labour code changes introduced by the previous Liberal governments dating back to 2001.

These changes touch on everything from how old a child must be before being able to work to tips and the employee complaint system.

What’s the one thing that goes along with all this change?

It costs a lot of money. Money that comes from you and me.

Powerful lobby groups often push for these changes, but when the tab is due, it’s money that comes out of our pockets.

There was the “Green” movement in Ontario that resulted in people receiving crushing electricity bills. Alberta cancelled power purchase contracts that reportedly cost us billions of dollars. Now the UCP has the super-lab on hold which will likely cost taxpayers in delay penalties or court or both and the oil by rail project already has a few nails in the coffin.

I don’t have enough space to go into the perpetual gong show going on in Ottawa about planes, ships and software (Do the gun registry or Phoenix payroll ring a bell?).

All governments also advertise, using our money, to tell us how great all of these decisions are. Shouldn’t they just get free advertising with CBC since we already pay for that? It could be like Russian or Chinese state television which is all propaganda, all the time.

Change is constant, but the more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. The bad part is that our taxpayer bank accounts are smaller for it.

Tell me what you think. Email me at abletters@newsadvertiser.com

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Question of the Week....

The Town of Vegreville's Community Peace officers are a law enforcement employee of a municipality responsible for the enforcement of non-criminal bylaws, rules, laws, codes and/or regulations, enacted by your local government.

Do you know how to make a report to Municipal Enforcement in Vegreville regarding a bylaw or animal issue?

To vote go to Vegreville.com and vote on the poll on homepage or stop by the Town office

Are You Aware of the Services you Receive?

Combined Assessment and Tax Notices were sent out last week.

Are you aware of all the services you receive for your tax dollars?

Question of the Week from May 22 Property taxes shown on the combined assessment and tax notice consists of general municipal taxes and policing costs (combined, the “General Municipal Property Taxes”) and taxes collected by the Town to satisfy requisitions levied by other entities, such as the MD of Minburn Foundation and Alberta Education. Those levies are outside the Town’s ability to control. The General Municipal Property Taxes represents the amount the Town collects from you to pay for the services it provides for you.

The General Municipal Property Taxes on a single family detached residential property in Vegreville with an average assessment $230,000 is approximately $1,903, or $5.21 per day.

Your General Municipal Property Taxes pay for: • Utilities, such as potable water, wastewater and storm management services, including maintenance of approximately:

- 55 Km of watermains;

- 47 Km of wastewater mains; and

- 26 KM of stormwater mains • Solid waste collection and recycling services • Year-round maintenance of 108 km of roadways, including winter snow removal on priority routes • 72 Km of sidewalks and pathway systems, including 11 km of walking trails • Parks and Recreation Services including:

- indoor and outdoor recreation/sports

facilities such as the aquatic and fitness centre, arena, outdoor arena, curling rink and ball diamonds maintenance of 320 acres of parks and green spaces and 7 playgrounds

- off leash dog park

- splash park • Community Services, including FCSS and Vegreville Centennial Library, offering various community programs and events • Maintenance of Town owned facilities • 24 hour emergency and policing services

A Grand Opening for Skyline Greenhouse Storefront

The Skyline Greenhouse storefront in downtown Vegreville was welcomed to the community with a bang on Monday, May 27, with their grand opening celebrations.

Throughout opening hours, Jeannie Windel of Skyline Greenhouse said that it was a great day for a sale, with sales on tomato on the vine. Snack samples for some products including corn chips and salsa, were also available.

In the spirit of giving back to the community, all proceeds of the cherry tomato sales were donated to Come 2 Life.

Windel says that they chose Come 2 Life for their fundraiser because they are a little-known local non-profit seeking to help youth engage in conversations around mental health issues, so that they might find healing.

Brad Dahr, founder of Come 2 Life, says that their mission was inspired when a grade 11 student came to live at their house. “He brought it to our attention that more needed to be done for youth’s mental health, and we agreed. Right away, we got to thinking about what we can do.”

From there, the organization started by presenting the Butterfly Effect workshop for youths. This past year, their booklet for youth mental health and healing was used for a small class at Saint Mary’s Catholic High School. Just last year, they started to put together Comfort Kits for those dealing with anxiety or self-harm, which they put together and ship free of charge to the individual. These have since been sent to multiple individuals in Canada, the United States, and Europe. “Once they picked up a little awareness, we had to start a Go Fund Me to keep up with how many we were making.”

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from the pages of the vegreville observer

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – May 29, 1929

Every town prides itself on the number of students it puts out and

Vegreville, with no little pride, sees John Svarich, son of Mr. and

Mrs. Peter Svarich, stepping out with honors from the Alberta University as a “full-fledged” civil engineer. So Much more so

because of the fact that one of the teachers who helped to model

John’s A.B.C’s is here to bask in the honor of seeing her student graduate from a university.

Meeting the request of numerous business men that the town

should retain a night watchman, the council appointed Ben Tade to the position and he took over the duties last week. Mr. Tade will combine the night watchman’s work with that of pump man – a quite reasonable combination too.

In connection with fast driving, Chief Rodgers is laying down an

ultimatum. He thinks, quite properly too, that accelerating from 30 to 50 miles per hour is not playing the game fairly. Some of the spectators may expect grief, unless they behave.

75 Years Ago – May 31, 1944

Trade Minister MacKinnon announces Monday in the commons

that the 18 bushels per acre limitation on western wheat deliveries from the 1943 crop was being removed “forthwith.”

Following the heavy rain and hail storm of a week ago, a succes-

sion of bright clear days has been experienced. The brightness

reached its climax on Sunday afternoon when thermometers reg-

istered 90 in the shade, which must be close to a record for May. Conditions, however, have been good for growth and all vegetation is coming on rapidly, including weeds.

The auction sale on Saturday, May 27th, of this and that, spon-

sored by the I.O.D.E. on behalf of the Swimming Pool Fund brought $375.00.

Excavating of the pool basin is almost complete and actual con-

struction of the pool and buildings will be under way in a few days.

The community swimming pool executive are also busy canvassing the county and are receiving excellent results in the way of donations.

Well, it looks like as though the residents of the Two Hills district

will really be able to “feast” their eyes on the new LloydminsterBruderheim highway, which is to pass through Two Hills.

50 Years Ago – May 29, 1969

County of Minburn teachers recorded by a majority of 92%, a

pretest vote in a secret ballot conducted last Friday, May 23, by Department of Labour officials. It was reported from Edmonton on

Wednesday morning that teachers in the County of Minburn would withdraw their services effective Friday morning, May 30, in conjunction with a dispute with the School Committee of the County of Minburn.

Jaycee Ken Yakimovich congratulated Doug Soldan who recently

won the Jaycees Teen Safety Driving Competition held

in the

Vegreville Recreation Centre. Ernest Bilyk who placed second in the competition was also congratulated. The cars for the events were

generously donated by Kuly Motors. RCMP Cpl. J. Rice was present to judge the scoring along with other Jaycees. A record 17 contestants participated in the event.

It was a big day for members of the Vegreville United Church

Sunday School last Sunday afternoon when the annual Sunday

school picnic was held at the Experimental Farm. Following lunch a

good program of sporting activities, races, etc. was conducted by the senior members of the School. Kevin Cole kept the kiddies races and other events moving smoothly.

On May 20, 1969 several members of the Royal Canadian Legion

went

to the Minburn-Eagle Auxiliary Hospital and presented

Comrade Wm. Turner a Life Membership.

25 Years Ago – June 1, 1994

The Town of Vegreville issued nearly $1.4 million worth of build-

ing permits in May.

Letters Welcomed

One role of the Vegreville News Advertiser is to promote dialogue on various issues of concern to area residents. We accomplish this by welcoming Letters to the Editor and allowing various issues to be debated through our pages. All letters must contain the writer’s name, address and phone number. Anonymous letters will not be printed, however the writer’s name may be withheld from publication in special circumstances deemed appropriate by the Publisher.

The Vegreville News Advertiser reserves the right to edit letters for length, clarity, spelling and grammar, taste or for reasons of potential libel. The Vegreville News Advertiser reserves the right to withhold letters from publication.

The Carbon Tax will always be Unfair for Albertans Franco Terrazzano Canadian Taxpayers Federation Albertans have been getting a raw deal with the carbon tax since day one and things will only get worse if we let the Trudeau government impose its tax.

When Alberta’s economy-wide tax kicked in there were less than a hand-full of provinces that had a carbon tax. Taxpayers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and in the territories weren’t paying the punitive tax.

On April 1, the federal government imposed a carbon tax on all provinces that didn’t already have one in place. This tax on gasoline means taxpayers will pay another 4.4 cents per litre in 2019 and 6.6 cents per litre in 2020, compared to the carbon tax of 6.7 cents per litre which Albertans have been paying since 2018.

Newly elected Premier Jason Kenney is rightly respecting voters with a commitment to repeal the Alberta carbon tax, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vowing to retaliate by imposing the federal carbon tax.

Under the federal tax, Albertans will be forced to pay 11.1 cents per litre by 2022. That’s bad enough, but a secret federal government briefing document said that to reach Canada’s climate target, the price would have to reach 66.3 cents per litre by 2050. That would mean a carbon tax of over $42 per 64-litre fill-up.

But the most frustrating part is that the federal government is giving special treatment to other provinces.

Quebec and Nova Scotia aren’t required to have specific carbon tax levels because they have implemented a cap-and-trade system.

Alberta’s carbon tax currently costs nearly 2 cents more per litre for gasoline than Quebec’s tax. By 2022, the federal carbon tax is expected to be twice as high in Alberta as it is in Quebec, according to Jean Michaud and Germain Belzile of the Montreal Economic Institute.

The Nova Scotia government brags about its sweetheart cap-and-trade deal.

“The program will add about 1 cent per litre to the price of gas, compared with about 11 cents per litre by 2022 under the federal approach,” states the government’s backgrounder.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, Ottawa allowed the carbon tax to be offset by a cut to provincial gas excise taxes of 4 cents per litre. In Prince Edward Island, Ottawa allowed an off-setting excise tax cut of 3.4 cents per litre. That means the effective carbon tax at the pumps in Newfoundland and P.E.I. is 0.42 cents per litre and 1 cent per litre respectively, much lower than the carbon tax Ottawa is threatening to impose on Alberta.

It’s also unclear whether P.E.I. will increase its carbon tax after 2020, and Newfoundland’s federally-approved plan says that “carbon tax rates will only increase based on changes to Atlantic parity that allows for rate increases.”

Albertans have been ripped off by the NDP carbon tax and will continue to be treated unfairly under the federal tax. And with all the money Albertans are being forced to pay, our politicians can’t even confirm whether the tax will do anything to reduce global greenhouse gases.

“Even if Canada stopped everything tomorrow, and the other countries didn’t have any solutions, it wouldn’t make a big difference,” acknowledged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May stated, “The government’s current carbon price gets us almost nowhere.”

There is growing opposition towards carbon taxes, including our newly elected United Conservative government. Taxpayers are counting on our new government to fight Trudeau’s tax which will unfairly punish Albertans for fuelling our cars, growing our economy and heating our homes during cold winters.

This column was originally published in the Calgary Sun on May 18, 2019.

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St. Mary’s Graduates Head Onward to New Beginnings

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser The thirty one 2019 graduates from Saint Mary’s Catholic High School in Vegreville were celebrated by their friends, family, and teachers at their graduation ceremony on Friday, May 24.

The theme for this year’s grad, “Every beginning is some other beginning’s end,” hit close to home for the graduates, all of whom have immediate plans after graduation.

The school’s principal, Mr. Salsbury, and VicePrincipal Mr. Walker, opened the ceremony by welcoming the audience and acknowledging that the Social Centre is on treaty 6 land. The graduates were then welcomed with applause during the March of the Graduates.

After the National Anthem was sung by Shelby Magnus, Masters of Ceremonies Shelby Magnus and Trayden Pesaruk made opening statements. They reflected briefly on their time at school, and what lay ahead for each of them.

“Knowing our classmates, we are confident that no matter where we each go, our futures are bright,” said Magnus.

Michelle Henderson delivered the Message from the MP, Shannon Stubbs, who was unable to attend. “For all of you, the High School experience is different…. Never take those memories for granted. They shaped you into who you are.”

Newly-sworn in Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk took the floor to encourage the graduates on their journey ahead.

“Class of 2019, you were educated in a time when that your parents and educators could only imagine.

Technology has advanced, and you have grown along with it. You are the generation who will take us all to the next level.”

“You have made your town proud,” said Vegreville Mayor Tim MacPhee, who brought his own message to the graduates, not only wishing them well but offering pieces of advice, ending, “most importantly, call your mom. And no matter where you go, keep us in mind. Be proud; I hope you never forget where you come from as you’re changing the world, and I hope you always feel the pull of home.”

Vegreville Catholic School Trustee Teresa Makowecki opened her speech with a joke, then

moved on to give thanks for the beautiful gift of life. “On behalf of Elk Island Catholic Schools, congratulations! I hope you will always rely on God’s unfailing love.”

Elk Island Catholic School Board member Mr. Brett Cox also brought greetings to the graduates. “Tonight, we recognise and celebrate your accomplishments from kindergarten to grade 12,” he began, “You are ready to take on the world, and the world is ready for you.

As grads experience challenges, remember you are just filling in the blanks on the canvas of your life. The beauty of a masterpiece is that it takes time, faith, and effort, and I hope you enjoy the process.”

Finally, Mr. Salsbury sent off the graduates with a fond message after their many years at the school. “I’ve been truly impressed and humbled to watch you grow over the past years. Tonight, we honour all of you for your individual courage… Never under estimate your ability to create powerful change in the new environments where you will be living, working, and learning.”

After dinner, each student re-entered to a 30-second long snippet of a song that they felt represented them during the introduction of the graduates.

Grad 2019 salutatorian Loraine Rabage thanked the guests, caterers, school staff, parents, and many others. “Through the journey as we grew up, we leaned on friends, like, dislikes, and dreams to reach where we are. As we are ready to break into new years of our lives we thank our parents and friends for their support.”

To the parents, Kelsey Kisilevich and Marissa Kobelsky shared a message with entertaining anecdotes and some of the candid

fears of growing up, but ultimately said that they hope to follow by their parent’s example as they move forward. “Your selfless acts of volunteerism have shown us how wonderful you really are…

Hopefully we have made you proud. WE know no matter where we go, you are the ones we know we can always lean on.”

Responding to the graduates, Mr. Mark Kobelsky and Mrs. Fronde Dubuc expressed their pride on behalf of the parents.

“We are so proud that it’s hard to put into words…Remember you don’t have to charge into your future all by yourself.” They also thanked the teachers for their positive influence.

Cale Stefan took the stage with engaging anecdotes of each of their teachers, along with a planned “teacher roast,” which brought on many goodnatured laughs. He closed, “At the end of the day, we wouldn’t be here without you, The many lessons we’ve learned from you, we will carry with us into the rest of our lives.”

After the slideshow of class histories, 2020 class valedictorian Marissa Kobelsky shared her parting message with thanks to teachers, parents, and fellow classmates for their hard work, dedication, and perseverance. She also took a little throwback through storytelling to the K-12 journey that many of them shared together start to finish. “Even though the future may look scary and uncertain, you must believe it holds many wonders,” Kobelsky said, “I know each of you is capable of great things; you just have to believe it.”

The school colours were passed from Marissa Kobelsky and Cale Stefan to Owen Baxandall and Jasper Barleta of the 2020 graduating class, who received them with thanks, congratulations, and a promise to carry on the colours with the three pillars of faith, honour, and compassion.

In closing remarks, the graduates thanked Mrs. Geibelhaus and Mrs. Michaelchuk for their efforts in putting the graduation together.

A parent and escort dance followed the ceremony.

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Liberals Dismiss Rural Crime Crisis in Motion 167 Rural Crime Report Matthew Senft Office of Shannon Stubbs, M.P. for Lakeland – Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Natural Resources Shannon Stubbs, the Member of Parliament for Lakeland, spoke to her motion on rural crime, M-167, following the release of the final report by the Public Safety Committee.

“It is outrageous that the Liberals do not take the issue of rural crime seriously – even after hearing directly from affected Canadians,” said MP Stubbs.

“My Private Members Motion M-167 is a call to action on rural crime. The final report – which contains zero formal recommendations for action – is an affront to every rural Canadian who lives in fear of being victimized.”

After delaying hearing from witnesses until the fall, the Liberal-controlled Public Safety Committee blew through the November 30th deadline to report back to the House of Commons. After hearing from witnesses for only six meetings, the committee took over six months to finalize the report. That final report was a two page summary of minimal witness testimony with no formal recommendations for action.

“Clearly, the dramatic increase in rural crime is not a priority to the Liberals,” added MP Stubbs. “After initially supporting this motion, it is unconscionable that the Liberals would dismiss the opportunity to take action on this pressing public safety crisis.”

Jessica and Eddie Maurice commented, saying “We are incredibly disappointed at both the process and report of the Rural Crime Study by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. It is clear that the Committee does not truly comprehend how far the public confidence in the justice system has eroded, at least in rural areas. This three page report pushes a lot of the onus onto the provinces and does not acknowledge the responsibility or impact the federal Government can have on these rural crimes rates. We feel this report doesn’t have any actionable suggestions or resolve the rural crime problems we are having.”

The Rural Municipalities Association of Alberta, also provided comment, stating, “Rural crime is a Canada-wide issue, and all levels of government have a role to play in supporting safe rural communities.

RMA is concerned that the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security’s recentlyreleased rural crime report does not adequately respond to the seriousness of rural crime in many

areas of the country, including Alberta, and the impact that high crime rates have had in community safety and quality of life in rural areas.

Additionally, the report does not address potential federal actions to help address high rural crime rates, including reviewing sentencing guidelines to better address the disproportionate role of repeat offenders in committing crimes in rural areas.”

Farmers, ranchers and rural Canadians continue to face unprecedented levels of property crimes. Statistics Canada confirmed on May 7th that rural crime is 23% higher than in urban areas. This problem is most acute in the Prairie provinces, where rural crime was 36% to 42% higher than in urban areas (based on the most recent data from 2017).[i] The Liberals’ hug-a-thug changes to the Criminal Code, and their revolving door approach to prison sentencing has left rural Canadians vulnerable in their own homes, and having to bear enormous costs in their residences and businesses.

Cor De Wit, the President of the Alberta Provincial Rural Crime Watch Association said, “We at Alberta Provincial Rural Crime Watch, continue to look forward to working together on any initiatives that may help to further reduce, the property crime statistics in Alberta. Our organization is disappointed in the lack of recommendations for action in the report.”

“MP Stubbs stated, “An Andrew Scheer government will ensure that those who live in rural areas can feel safe in their own homes, put the rights of law-abiding citizens first, and support victims of crime.

Conservatives will crack down on the criminal gangs that profit from rural crime, revoke parole for criminals who are committing crimes on behalf of a gang, and crack down on the criminal enterprises that are fueling the drug epidemic, one of the factors driving this spike in rural crime.”

Background:

Motion M-167 passed in the House of Commons on May 30, 2018 with 287 yes votes and zero no votes. The motion required the House of Commons Public Safety Committee to report back to the House of Commons within six months (November 30th, 2018). The first meeting to consider the draft reported was on December 4th, 2018.

The final report was not released publicly until May 16, 2019.

Motion M-167 has 101 endorsements from local crime watch groups, provincial MLAs, municipalities, and major municipal associations in seven provinces, including Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Text of the Motion

That the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security be instructed to undertake a study on rural crime in Canada and consider factors, including but not limited to: (i) current rural crime rates and trends, (ii) existing RCMP and other policing resources and policies in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities, particularly in relation to population density, policing geographic area, and staff shortages, (iii) current partnerships with provincial, municipal, and Indigenous police forces, (iv) possible recommendations to improve rural crime prevention and to curb emerging crime rates, (v) measures to increase the tactical and operational effectiveness of Indigenous police forces, (vi) strategies and resources dedicated to the judicial and rehabilitation systems in rural areas, (vii) improved support for victims of rural crime, and that the Committee report its findings to the House within six months of the adoption of this motion.

John Dutchak Asks “Why aren’t we Saving Small Towns?”

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser

Upon reflecting on a long life in small towns, 81-year-old John Dutchak shared his thoughts on some of the more recent changes.

He stated that “everything has changed,” since he was growing up and went to school in Vegreville.

“Along Highway 29, Andrew, Willingdon, and other towns no longer have grocery stores or gas stations,” Dutchak said, “These used to be bustling towns, where you could buy everything you needed. Now the people who still live in these places have to be able to travel if they need anything.”

Years ago, Dutchak used to work in the little towns, where all of these things were available… but no longer. People are still working in these towns, and have to travel to buy. He says this could be a part of a larger problem. “As these small town businesses continue to be sabotaged or forgotten by systems the government

puts in place, residents are also taxed for the increase of fossil fuels they are burning in their travels.

“The government let these towns die, and are now punishing the people who live there for what they have had to do to adjust,” he continued, “How did we let this happen? Why aren’t we saving the small towns?”

Dutchak explained that the people are trying to cut down their use of fossil fuels, but are still at a disadvantage because of their location. By adjusting what vehicle he drives, John was able to cut back about 5 litres per trip, (His truck uses 20 litres, and his car uses 15 litres for the same trip to town and back to the acreage.) “I made these choices to pinch a few pennies, but these are still necessary trips I’m going to have to make.”

“The people aren’t to blame for what’s happening here – but they are still paying the price. Somehow, somebody needs to bring life back to these small towns, or the West will fall apart.”

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Beaver Regional 4-H Members Represent in Saint Paul Beaver Regional 4-H - Quinten and Kate Albrecht, Katie Hrabec (Holden 4-H Beef) Luke and Logan Brooke, Shelby Sarafinchan (Viking 4-H Beef)

Quinten Albrecht Club Reporter – Holden 4-H Beef Beaver 4-H District members attended the St.Paul and District Female Beef Project Show at Goodridge Hall, north of St Paul, AB on Sunday, May 19. The Beaver District was represented by three members from the Viking 4-H Beef Club and three members from the Holden 4-H Beef Club who attended with yearling, two-year-old, and threeyear-old cow/calf pair projects. It was a windy but sunny day for the outdoor show. The St Paul District were wonderful hosts and served a roast beef lunch prior to starting the show. The show also included grooming, judging and showmanship classes.

Holden Brings in Spring with Activities Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser Saturday, May 25 was a big day in Holden, as many community organizations collaborated to made Holden the place to be on a warm May afternoon.

The day began with a bake sale and

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Holden brings in spring - CONTINUED from PAGE 9 lunch served by the ladies behind Nu 2 U 2 thrift store.

The ladies served open-faced sandwiches and homemade soup at the community centre. In the clothing store, Designed as a boutique for consignment clothes, a “dollar bin day” helped any shoppers add to their summer closet at an affordable price, while helping the store make room for new donations.

The community supplied all baking, which sold out with half an hour to spare before the lunch was closed.

They also ran out of soup a couple of times and had to keep making more.

“People always love homemade soup,” said Julianne Foster, “Especially if it’s not their own, it always tastes better.”

The bake sale and lunch is something they do annually, but not at the same time each year. “It depends on what other events are planned in Holden at the time,” explained

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Foster, “This year, the bake sale and luncheon collaborated with the Holden Museum grand spring opening, a roller derby at the complex, and a family reunion at the Community Hall.”

At the Holden Museum, a cool place out of the sun was offered to guests, who were welcome to go inside for a browse through the local historical items in the museum to live accordion and piano music. Outside, the Holden Historical Society’s own Dave Maruszeczka used the peche

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WED,. JUNE 5TH - 10:30 A.M. - SMOKY CATTLE CO. INC (ED KOLODY) - PH: 780-490-8187 NE Side of the Town of Smoky Lake (5103 West Railway Dr) - 3 Blocks N of Smoky Lake Hotel

TRACTORS JD 6410 MFWD; CAHR 104 hp; Loader; 3 pt; 10,899 hrs; SN# L06410V223560; GPS; Auto Steer; Orig Owner ● JD 4250 MFWD; 125 hp; CAHR; 15 Spd; P Shift; 3 Hyds; 1000 PTO; Orig Owner ● IH 6588 4WD; 150 hp; CAHR; PTO; 3 Hyd; 6700 hrs; Second Owner HAYING EQUIP JD 567 Rd Baler; Mega Wide PU; Approx 20,000 Bales; Extra New Parts; Orig Owner ● JD 1600 - 12’ Haybind ● JD 9` Haybind ● Hesston 14’ Whl Rake ● Laurier 14 Rd Bale Mower ● Duetz Fahr Hay Tetherer ● NH 6’ Trail Type Mower ● NH 9` Side Del Rake ● NH 1032 Bale Wagon; 69 Bale Cap ● MF 124 Sq Baler TILLAGE Kello Belt 275 - 10` Disc; Blades are Down ● Ezee On 16` Disc Sngl Wing ● JD 12` Disc ● Kvernland 5 Btm Plow; One Owner ● Morris 16’ D. Tillage c/w 3 Bar Tines ● 16’ Land Roller c/w Trans & Seed Box ● IH 16’ Cult c/w Tine Harrow ● 2 Ton Fert Spreader ● Allied 15 Sec Harrows & Draw Bar ● IH 12’ Drill c/w G & Fert ● 2 - 12’ IH Drills c/w Dble Hitch ● Rockomatic 546 Hyd Drive Rockpicker ● Degelman 14’ Rock Rake ● 60’ Hyd Drive Sprayer HARVEST EQUIP NH 1400 Dies Combine; PU; Straight Cut Header & Chopper ● Gleaner M Combine Chopper ● JD 15’ Swather; Batt Reels CATTLE EQUIP nH 359 mIx mIll c/w Bale Feed & Auger ● Haybuster 256 + 2 Bale Shredder ● Hi Hog Maternity Pen ● 4 - Hay Save Rd Bale Feeders ● Kelm Solar Panels & Water Pump ● Sq Feeders ● 1000 bu Grain Bin on Trans c/w Chute ● Rd Grain Feeder Whl ● 2 - 20’ & 1 - 16’ Cattle Shelters; Wood Skids ● Calf Cradle ● 3 pt Bale Fork ● Dehorners, Burdisso, Vet Supplies 3 PT EQUIP 8’ - 3 pt Brillion ● 60” Rototiller ● 6’ JD Rough AUGERS & GRAIN BINS 2 Butler 2000 Bu Wood Floors ● 2 Westeel Approx Cut Mower ● 3 pt Rock Digger 2000 Bu Hopper Bins ● 7” x 35’ Auger ● Hyd Drive 14’ Auger ● 8” x 50’ PTO Auger TRUCKS & QUAD Kawasaki 4WD Quad c/w Winch ● 1997 GMC 1500 4x4; Ext Cab; V8; Auto ● 1976 GMC C60; MISC Var Chemicals ● 1000 gal Poly Tank 3 Ton; 18’ Deck & Hoist; c/w Pipe Bale Deck; V8; 5&2 Spd

SAT., JUNE 8TH - 10:30 A.M. - ESTATE OF HUGH & MARY CARTER - PH: 780-910-7877 #9, 51504 RR 200 Beaverhill Est - From Sherwood Pk Hwy 21 & Wye Rd, 32.8 km East MACHINERY, EQUIP & VEHICLES MH 33 Tractor; Whl Weights; PTO ● W6 McCormick Tractor; Stnd; Hyds ● David Bradley Tractor; Plow; Blade; Manuals ● 853 BOB CAT skID sTeeR; Attach; Recent WOs ● 2001 GMC T8500 - 5 Ton Truck; Pwr Tailgate; 26’ Box ● Fifth Whl Travel Trailer ● Boat & Trailer ● Combine; For Parts ● Haybine; For Parts ● Yamaha DOCH 750 Motorcycle ● Snowmobile; For Parts ● Harrows; 3 pth ● Cub Cadet Dual Directional Ties Rototiller; 5 hp LIVESTOCK EQUIP Elk Pen & Panels ● Water Tanks ● Rnd Bale Feeders ● Wooden Creep Feeder ● Cattle Squeeze ● Granaries ● Chicken Coop ● Cattle Tags, Dehorners, Castrators ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES WATeRlOO BOY sTeAm TRACTOR; Running ● 2 mInIATURe sCAle sTeAm TRACTORs ● Antique Scales ● Mustache Cups ● Coca Cola Dishes ● Bells ● Naturecraft Stoneware ● Clowns ● Elk, Horse, & Bison Statues ● Miniature Horse & Wagons ● Soap Stone Carvings ● Coffee Grinders ● Butter Press ● Mason Jars ● Collector Plates ● Hurricane Lanterns ● Walking Canes ● Cdn Tire Car, Muscle Car & NAPA Car/Truck Collection ● Miniature Farmall & M. Tractors ● Cowboy Hats ● Artwork ● Antique Needlepoint from England ● Camel Saddle ● Butcher Block Table ● Steamer Trunks ● Trumpet ● Train Set ● Vintage Coca Cola Cooler SHOP EQUIP & TOOLS Generators - Dewalt, Honda & Yamaha ● Hotsy Pres Washer ● Citation Parts Washer ● Varsol Tanks ● Air Comp & Air Tanks ● Welder; Hoses; Rods & Tools ● Worm, Skil & Hand Saws ● Hilti Drill & Sawsall ● Bench Grinders ● Grinding Discs ● Levels ● Tri-squares ● Air Nailers & Nails ● Table Vise ● Tap & Die Sets ● Pullers ● Wrench Sets ● Hammers ● Drill Bit Sets ● Toolboxes ● Pipe Wrenches ● Tablesaws ● Band Saws ● Bench Drill Press ● Batt Chgrs ● Winches ● Asst Hardware ● Bolt Cutters ● Booster Cables ● Ext Cords ● Fifth Whl & Ball Hitches ● Quad Parts ● Tires & Rims ● Tailgates ● Quad Ramps ● Bins & Boxes ● Shop Manuals ● File Cabinets ● Lockers ● Plumbing Supp - Taps, Sinks ● ABS, Pex & Weeping Tile ● Furnaces & Duct Work ● Doors, Windows, Siding ● Plumbing Snakes ● Ladders ● Chains, Come-alongs, Tie Downs, Ratchet Straps ● Oxy-Acetylene Mini Torch Sets ● Pipe Vise ● Chain Saws ● Pallet Jacks ● Rolling Ladder with Platform ● Disassembled Walk-in Cooler YARD & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TVs ● Safe ● Shuffleboard ● Stove ● Clothes Dryer ● Wood Stove & Insulated Pipe ● Freezers ● Sheds ● Pony Cart ● Saddles ● Halters ● Ropes ● Rakes, Forks, Shovels ● Post Pounder ● Post Hole Auger ● Water Pumps - 1” & 2”; Hose ● Hand Sprayers ● Estate Sprayer ● Weed Eaters ● Rain Barrels ● lARge AmOUnT OF eleC. TOOls

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Highway 14 Roller Derby Invitational Rolls into Holden Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser On Saturday, May 25, many bumps and bruises were collected by roller derby teams from all along Highway 14 as they fought hard for the championship at this year’s Roller Derby Invitational for the Highway 14 league.

The Highway 14 derby originated in the Beaver County area, stretching along Highway 14 from Wainwright to Edmonton, and they put on the event every year in Holden as a halfway point for the players. Outside of their regular

season players, they open up the tournament so that any skater from anywhere can enter, then make teams out of the players who register and play derby.

In roller derby, four blockers from each team attempt to stop the Jammers from collecting points for the other team. The jammer will collect a point each time they pass the hips of a player from the other team, and keep collecting as many of these points as they can until the time is up.

Each game lasts about 1 hour, split into two 30-minute halves.

“There is a lot of strategy involved,” explained Vixen, derby player and the chair of Highway 14 Roller Derby, “and a lot of rough-housing. There are a few rules to keep players from getting really hurt, such as no shoving, tripping, or head contact, but other than that the blockers just try to do whatever they can to keep the other team’s jammer from passing through.”

After the kid’s derby and other games in the afternoon, a headliner game between the Oil City Rollers and the Mavericks brought some added tension to the ring on Saturday evening.

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Celebration of Spring village while you are here.”

Makowsky then went on to thank the performers, dance schools, and volunteers for their availability and hard work in putting the event together. “It’s a busy time of year with concerts, festivals, and events, and I thank the dance schools who continue to support our event. We couldn’t do it without you.”

After opening announcements and some housekeeping, Makowsky handed the floor over to the Canadian Bandura Capella group. This group is one of the premier bandura ensembles in North America. The Capella showcases powerful male voices combined with the rich sound of the bandura, the national instrument of Ukraine. Through the combination of powerful male voices with the delicate and dynamic bandura, the Capella delivered a unique listening experience for all to hear.

In addition to the headline performers, the Village welcomed over 250 Ukrainian dancers from across the province to perform throughout the afternoon.

Other activities included a Church service, Courtyard entertainment, Art Display, Village Market, Children’s activities, Historical village activities, Exhibitor showcase, and traditional Ukrainian food.

The rest of the season will resume with events; Ukrainian Heritage Foods Workshops, Vintage Day and Friends Ukrainian Music, Acrylic Painting Workshop for Beginners, Ukrainian Day, and Harvest of the Past Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser Following last year’s season of change and addition, the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village reopened for the 2019 season to welcome in a new year and a new normal. After last year’s addition of the Stelmach Learning Centre, introduction of the Peter Shostak heritage art exhibit, and the big reveal of the completed Centennial Pioneer Recognition Monument, the UCHV is facing 2020 with a whole lot more to offer.

The Celebration of Spring on May 20th brought in hundreds of guests to enjoy the end of the long winter with many traditional activities and performances.

David Makowsky, director of the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, opened up the Celebration of Spring performances with a warm welcome to all guests. “Given the long cold winter, we have earned this celebration of spring and the long weekend!” he exclaimed, “I invite you all to take a step back through time in the historical

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Ask the Guys Dear Classified Guys, When it comes to mother-inlaws, there's a lot of jokes.

However, I was really fortunate when I married my wife. Her mom is a wonderful person who we get along with really well. In fact, when we needed to move for my new job, she wanted to come with us. Rather than move her into her own place, we all agreed to look for a house with an in-law set-up. In doing so I learned that not everyone has the same relationship with their mother-in-law as we do.

We found a great home near my new job with the perfect set-up, but there were some seller issues. It seems that the son-inlaw and his wife wanted to move and listed the house for sale.

However, his mother-in-law paid for the in-law addition when it was added and doesn't want to move with them. They thought they could resolve the issue if they got an acceptable offer.

Well, they accepted mine. Now what?

Their mom is fixing to stay and we like the house.

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do you feel about living with two?

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It appears that these sellers didn't have everything in order before listing their house.

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"Hi kids, we’re moving in!"

Those probably aren’t the words you want to hear from your parents, but there’s a growing trend. The number of parents who moved in with their grown children has increased 67% in the last ten years.

The growth is not limited to parents of an elderly age. The number of people under the age of 65 is up 75%, while those over age 65 has grown 62%. The increase is suspected to be the result of both high housing costs and a changing economy.

I'm always happy to help people find their perfect home when they come into my real estate office. Last weekend, one couple needed such help.

The gentleman and his wife moved here three years ago for his job and bought a small 2bedroom house. He explained that they recently had a baby girl and that his wife’s mother moved in with them to help take care of the child while they were at work.

"Needless to say," he said, "We're short on room and need a new house."

"That sounds wonderful," I commended. "Something large enough for all of you?"

"Oh gosh no," he corrected me. "We just need one for my mother-in-law!"

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Carry: It's great that you and your family all get along so well.

Living together can not only be a great way to enjoy each other's company, but also cut down on the living expenses for everyone.

Cash: Many households today have both parents working, so having family around can be a big help when the kids come home from school. It also makes getting together for the holidays a much shorter commute!

Carry: For now, stay positive and keep working with the sellers.

It's likely they will work out the details shortly. And you never know, they may just come back with a better price if they include their mom in the sale!

Barack Obama's mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, moved into the White House shortly after his first election. Like many in-laws, her presence is to help with childcare while both parents work in highprofile positions. Other presidents have had similar circumstances.

Ulysses Grant shared space with his father-in-law Richard Dent for several years. Harry Truman and his wife Bess lived with her mother Madge. Madge was said to have relentlessly bullied the President.

Both Jimmy Carter and Eisenhower also had their mother-in-laws stay for periods of time.

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Eagle Hill Lodge Throws Back to the Roaring 20s Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser On Thursday, May 23, Eagle Hill Lodge in Myrnam hosted a dashing dinner event for residents and people from the community.

As they walked through the door, guests were transported back in time to the 1920s with glittering decorations, feathered headbands, and strings of pearls all around.

People throughout the Myrnam and area community attended the evening to enjoy the 1920s themed extravagant decorations and fun activities. Some reported that they came back after watching the show in a previous year.

The event kicked off with a pyrogy dinner served by Eagle Hill staff. Dinner was followed by a silent and live auction, a costume contest for flappers, gents, couples, and residents, and the Richard and Deborah Popovich Roaring 20’s Show. Perhaps most significantly among the other auction sales, a locally-made quilt sold for $205 during the live auction to local guest Elsie Kiziak.

Richard and Deborah Popovich presented their Roaring 20’s music show, with songs from around 1918-1940.

Opening the show, Richard said that they choose to perform music from the 1920s is because of the revolutionary time in the history of music.

“With the invention of the radio, people in different cities started listening to the same songs… it was an experience and a movement that brought people together,” he explained, “It was the start of modern pop music.”

The Recreation Society likes to put on many different fun events throughout the year for residents to enjoy.

They also fund the handivan which helps seniors and handicapped individuals with their transportation needs in and around Myrnam. This event in particular was due to the generous donations from the Myrnam and Hairy Hills Elks, Royal Purple, and Senior Centre Club.

Spring Challenges Dear Auntie Sofiya: As spring is finally here, I’m finding myself at a loss. Should I spring-clean my house or plant my garden? I know both need to be done eventually (should have been done already) but I’m stumped as to what to do first. How much should I do?

What should I plant? I don’t have very much help so this is mostly on me. Any advice?

Signed: Slowly out of Hibernation

Dear Slowly; Oh Darling, just slow down a little!

First, make yourself a list. One for each job (House, Garden).

Then, list the chores you want done under House. List the plants you would like to plant under Garden.

When you do this, keep in mind how much physical labour will be required to

do each house chore, and how much care certain plants will need. You said this was all mostly on you, so you need to think about what you are physically and emotionally able to accomplish too. You could also, if you are comfortable doing so, give yourself a reasonable time limit to complete each job.

When you are done completing each chore/plant, cross it off your list with a flourish! This will give you a sense of accomplishment. Give yourself a little reward for each thing done too. An even bigger incentive to get things done!

I hope this helps and please feel free to write again if you need more help.

Sincerely, Auntie Sofiya Have questions? Need advice? Email askauntie@newsadvertiser.com

ELECTION DAY

Notice is hereby given that an election will be held for the Town of Two Hills on

Monday June 10, 2019.

Office COUNCILLOR

Number of Vacancies ONE (1)

Voting will take place on June 10, 2019 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

There will be an Advanced Poll on June 6, 2019 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

The Voting station is the Town of Two Hills Office, located at 4712 50 Street, TWO HILLS,Alberta.

In order to vote you must produce one piece of identification issued by a Canadian government, whether federal, provincial or local, or any agency of that government, that contains a photograph of the person, the person’s name and the address of the person’s residence or as required by Section 53 of the Local Authorities Election Act. Dated at the Town of Two Hills, in the Province of Alberta, this 14th of May, 2019.

Gary Buchanan, Returning Officer

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Tributes MEMORIAM

BROADHEAD, Millie 1944 - 1969 SADLY MISSED for 50 years BROADHEAD, Jerry 1957 - 1994 FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS for 25 years GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

BROADHEAD, Clayton 1918 - 1994 MISSING YOU for 25 years BROADHEAD, Alice 1920 - 2018 A year without our rock THE LORD BLESS & KEEP THEE PALICHUK, Mike In memory of Mike Palichuk who passed away May 30, 1994 In a quiet country graveyard Where the gentle breezes blow Lies the one we loved and lost 25 years ago today His resting place we visit and put flowers there with care No one knows the heartache When we turn and leave you there No farewells were spoken No time to say goodbye May the winds of love blow Softly and whisper so you can Hear that we will always love you And wish that you were here.

Forever loved and missed by wife Annie, daughter Susan, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren

MEMORIAM

WINTONYK, Anthony July 2, 1947 - May 30, 2017 Time speeds on, two years have passed Since death its gloom, its shadow cast Within our home, where all seemed bright, And took from us a shining light.

We miss that light, and ever will, Her vacant place there’s none to fill.

Down here we mourn, but not in vain, For up in Heaven we will meet again.

Sadly Missed Dianne Blair & Family

SOLDAN, Heather September 15, 1946 - May 24, 2014 Strange how my heart beats To find myself upon your shore Strange how I still feel My loss of comfort gone before Cool waves wash over And drift away with dreams of youth So time is stolen I cannot hold you long enough Soft blue horizons Reach far into my childhood days As you are rising To bring me my forgotten ways Strange how I falter To find I’m standing in deep water Strange how my heart beats To find I’m standing on your shore Days and nights falling by I know of a dream I should be holding Days and nights falling by Days and nights falling by me.

Enya Love You, Allan

OBITUARY

SEMOTIUK, Judith Ann May 4, 1953 - May 29, 2013 One day it happened In a blink of an eye So sadly her life ended Even though we didn’t want to say goodbye She was such a happy lady With a beautiful smile Acted like she had no care in the world She made it all worthwhile She made everyone think And played with their mind She gave a quick wink As their faces shined The companionship has gone With smiles and good times No one to sing our songs No one to sing our rhymes For her day had come To fly off to Heaven And be with other loved ones that have departed In a happy haven She left us all With a goodbye kiss She was the kind of lady The ONE that we all will miss Always loved and remembered by husband Terry, Mom Olga, Richard, Diana & Family, Robert, Jan & Family & Brenda, Jim & Family Вічная Пам’ять– Memory Eternal

EUCHUK, Victoria March 13, 1922-May 22, 2019 On May 22, 2019 Victoria Euchuk of Willingdon passed away at the age of 97 years. Victoria is survived by her loving family: sons, Marvin (Emily), John (Doris) and Ernie; daughters, Shirley (George) Dubitz, Violet (Donald) Mosiuk, Georgina Eccelston, and Darlene Christiansen; also eighteen grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one sister, Kay Michalko. Predeceased by her husband, Peter in 1998; parents, John and Nellie Wasylowich; son, Willis; son, Andy and his wife, MaryAnn; son-inlaw, Marty Christiansen; grandsons, Warren Euchuk, Byron Lutic, and two babies, grandson, Anthony Eccelston and great-granddaughter, Faith Alexandra Mos; and seventeen siblings.

Prayer service was held Monday, May 27, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Park Memorial Chapel, 4814-50 Street, Vegreville. Funeral service was held Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church, Boian. Very Reverend Mircea Panciuk officiating with interment in Church Cemetery. If desired, donations may be made to Two Hills Health CentreLong Term Care.

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SHTOKAL, Mary October 2, 1934 – May 24, 2019 On Friday, May 24, 2019, Mary Shtokal of Vegreville, Alberta, formerly of Holden, passed away at the age of 84 years.

Mary is survived by her loving family, son Darcy (Cyndi) and their family, Nathan, Amanda and Olivia; along with numerous relatives and friends. Mary was predeceased by her husband Paul; daughter Mary in infancy; parents Peter and Francis Kuly; three brothers Ernest, Edward and Michael.

A Private Funeral Service for family will be held.

Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. 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

CARD OF THANKS

MOTIUK, John E. We express our heartfelt gratitude to family, friends, neighbours, coworkers, clergy, monastics, and religious for all prayers and support on the passing of our loved one John.

Special thanks to the Basilian Fathers and Eparchial Clergy for leading the funeral services, Roman Kravec for cantoring, and choir members, pallbearers, Knights of Columbus, members of Holy Trinity Parish for catering the dinner, and Autumn Rose Funeral Home for their support and professional services.

We are also grateful for all donations made in memory of John.

Sincere appreciation to the medical staff and caregivers of St. Joseph’s General Hospital for their exemplary care and friendship.

Our Loving Dad John is at peace with our Lord and so are we.

VICHNAYA PAMYIAT EVERLASTING MEMORY! John Motiuk Family

EIPS Board Approves New Policy Responsible Use of Personal Technology in Schools Laura McNabb Director of Communication Services – EIPS Sherwood Park, AB. — Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) Board of Trustees has approved a new policy regarding cellphones. Policy 24, Personal Communication Devices, passed at a regular Board Meeting on May 22, 2019, outlines how students and staff use cellphones and personal devices within EIPS schools. The goal: To ensure all students use technology responsibly and develop skills in digital citizenship.

The creation of the policy is based on the prevalent use of cellphones and other personal communication devices by students of all ages and the challenges it presents for teachers. Recent research into digital-technology use among children and teens also raises concerns over the impact cellphone use has on mental and physical health, social well-being and readiness to learn.

Earlier this year, EIPS senior administration, at the request of the Board, undertook a comprehensive review of the Division’s existing procedures and practices used to oversee the use of student-owned technology in the classroom. Knowing the issue impacts a variety of key stakeholders, administration launched an extensive public consultation strategy involving students in grades 4 to 12, teachers, school administrators and EIPS families.

“Before making any decisions, it was critical the Board had a clear understanding of what constitutes appropriate use of cellphones and other personal devices in school,” says Trina Boymook, the Board Chair of EIPS. “When we reached out to the school community, the response was incredible.

Approximately 6,600 students, 3,500 family members and 1,200 school‐based staff completed a survey about personal-device use. The feedback provided us with a clear picture of the current situation and how to best manage the use of these devices. The vast majority of respondents were in agreement—ageappropriate limits are important in fostering positive learning environments, and maintaining overall health and well-being.”

Policy highlights: • Students in kindergarten to Grade 6: No access to cellphones or personal devices during the school day, including during breaks and the lunch hour—the only exception, students with a diagnosed medical condition or an identified inclusive educational need. Additionally, each school will develop a personal communication device plan and detail where devices are stored during the school day.

Students in grades 7 to 9: No access to cellphones or personal devices • during class time—the only exceptions, students with a diagnosed medical condition or an identified inclusive educational need, and when given permission by a teacher for a specific educational task or purpose. Students can access their device during identified break periods, including between classes and the lunch hour. Additionally, each school will develop a personal communication device plan and detail where devices are stored during the school day.

Students in grades 10 to 12: No access to cellphones or personal • devices during class time—the only exceptions, students with a diagnosed medical condition or an identified inclusive educational need, and when given permission by a teacher for a specific educational task or purpose. Students can access their device during spare periods and identified breaks, including between classes and the lunch hour. Additionally, each school will develop a

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personal technology - CONTINUED from PAGE 16 personal communication device plan and detail where devices are stored during the school day.

“The purpose of a detailed policy setting guidelines for schools isn’t to limit student freedom,” says Boymook. “It’s to ensure learning takes place in an environment with fewer distractions. When students can focus on what’s taking place in the classroom and can interact directly with the teacher and other students, they’re in a better position to grow and succeed.”

Policy 24, Personal Communication Devices takes effect Sept. 1, 2019. Once in effect, the Division will update its Board Policies and Administration Procedures for use by all Division schools.

EIPS is one of Alberta’s largest school divisions, serving approximately 17,150 students in 43 schools. We are proud to be an integral part of our communities, including Sherwood Park, Fort Saskatchewan, Vegreville, Strathcona and Lamont counties, and the western portion of the County of Minburn.

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Amber Alerts Lori Thickson Life’s Little Moments Usually in this column, I write about the funny, silly things that always seem to happen to me. I share these moments in hopes that they give someone out there a little smile to brighten their day.

This time, I’m writing about something that is upsetting me. I’ve been reading in the papers lately about people calling 911 to complain about their cell phones going off in the middle of the night, or during other “inconvenient” times to send out Amber Alerts.

Now I imagine most of you know what those are, and how deadly serious and truly life-threatening they can be. They are not issued lightly. For those of you who don’t know (and please Readers, no offense intended), they are alerts sent out by police departments in the U.S. and Canada to alert the general public about a child that has been abducted.

There are very specific guidelines to meet before an Alert is issued, hence the seriousness of them. They go out over TV, radio, and cell waves. They “alert” the public to be on the look-out for the child, may include a vehicle description, as well as other details the police deem appropriate for the public to know. The more eyes looking, the better. It’s an extremely important tool for the police to have at their disposal during what can be a truly terrifying time. I believe they may be used in some cases of missing/abducted adults too (such as medically or emotionally handicapped) but again, very specific

guidelines must be met.

So, just keeping that scant info in mind, how can anyone, in their right mind, call 911, tying up valuable police resources, not to mention the 911 system itself, and say “Hey! It wasn’t my kid abducted. Why am I getting that call?” or “It woke me up in the middle of the night. I don’t even have kids!” Seriously folks!!! What if, Heaven forbid, it was your kid, or a relative or a friend’s child? Wouldn’t you want anybody/everybody who was able to keep their eyes open for that child/person? Or would you rather we all go back to sleep and just ignore our phones, saying, “Oh heck. Not my problem.”? I know we can get jaded or complacent, but come-on. Surely we all have some semblance of decency left where we can help the most vulnerable members of our society at their most horrific time of need. When I read about someone doing something like calling 911 or complaining to the police when an Alert is issued, it makes me feel physically sick. Surely we haven’t gotten that callous that we ignore other’s pain for our own comforts.

I apologise if this has offended any of our readers, because that is the absolute last thing I would ever want to do. I just wanted to bring this out in the open so you could be aware.

Please folks, let’s look after each other, especially our little ones and our most vulnerable. Until next time, Dear Readers.

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A.L. Horton School Celebrates National Vyshyvanka Day

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent The Ukrainian Culture has real ravishing and exquisite clothing connected to it. Especially appealing is the embroidery shirts and blouses. To celebrate National Vyshyvanka (Ukrainian

embroidery) Day on May 16, many of A.L. Horton School’s Ukrainian Bilingual’s staff and students worn their embroidery shirts and blouses.

This day is honored on every third Thursday in May because the word combination “Vyshyvanka Day” means the holiday dedicated to Ukrainian

ethnic embroidered cloth and entered to Ukrainian culture as the name of a national holiday of Ukrainian consciousness, patriotism, and the spirit of unity of the people symbolized by Ukrainian vyshyvanka.

Jamming for the Love of Music

FRIDAY @ 5PM. DEADLINE FOR ALL ADS (Left-to-right) Rob Hughes, Joe Nowak, Randy Kereliuk, Charlie Gargus, Terry Williams, and Floyd Mihalcheon. (Missing from photo is Don Harfield.)

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Jamming is a great way to get together with others who share a person’s interest in playing music while it is an opportunity to perfect a person’s skills in a relaxed environment.

The Senior Citizen Sunshine Club of Vegreville offers a chance for people of all ages to play or listen to music at the event, ‘Jam with us’ which is held every fourth Friday of the month.

The May 24’s event presented seasoned and inspiring musicians: Rob Hughes, Randy Kereliuk, Joe Nowak, Charlie Gargus, Terry Williams, Floyd Mihalcheon, and Don Harfield.

These musicians played a large range of music which included vocal and instrumental pieces of folk/pop, fiddle, country, gospel, and just plain fun tunes.

At one point, Gargus announced the

third Saturday in May is dedicated as National Canadian Fiddling Day where Nowak and Gargus then led the musicians to perform Maple Sugar

by Ward Allen.

Also at this jam, the musicians helped each other to discover the right notes and rhythm as they tried to play new pieces and songs.

Throughout the jamming, Steve Kereliuk commented that the music was very nice.

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Shriners Present Jerseys to Soccer Players

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent The Shriners presented Al Shama Shriners jerseys to the U11 soccer players at the RJV Soccer Park in Vegreville on May 22. These jerseys will go to the U9 soccer players later. Director of Coaches, Jon Vadnais acknowledged the Shriners for their generous donation of the jerseys.

U11 soccer players sport the new Al Shama Shriners jerseys on behalf of VMSA. Also pictured are Harry Moss, Director of Coaches Jon Vadnais, Andy Herbert, U11 Coach Juan Hernandez, Assistant Coach Jenna Phillips, Greg Harsulla, and Howard Austin. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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Richard and Deborah Popovich Roaring 20’s Show

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent The 20’s were a famous era where many changes were occurring in the world and songs of sentiments were popular. This music with all the memories attached to it became alive again when residents and guests of Homestead Citizen Citizen’s Lodge were treated to Richard and Deborah Popovich Roaring 20’s Show on May 21.

Richard swung in with anecdotes about how life is with their four grown-up daughters. He continued on to say if a guy wanted to score points with a girl in 1920, all he had to do was write a song about her.

Richard then described how this show featured music from the 20’s and 30’s.

Richard and Deborah continued on to perform their first song, “Has Anyone Seen My Gal?’ where the happy mood never ended with the second song they performed called, ‘When Your Smiling.’ Richard and Deborah kept the audience in grins as they told jokes, kept friendly dispositions, and continued to interact with audience until grins appeared on everyone’s faces.

The Popovich’s entertained the audience with Irish and Scottish songs. They also had the knack of smoothly changing their moods to perform more solemn songs.

Richard interacts with the audience.

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Later, Deborah announced Vera Lynn who was a well-known singer during these eras is now 102 years old.

Richard went on to say how the end of 1930’s was the beginning of World War II yet big band music was popular and overall, music was light, fun, and happy then.

After their performances, the Popovich’s visited with everyone and Homestead Lodge gave out snacks and beverages.

A few people gave their impression of the show. Mary Harasewich said the Popovich’s music, humor, and dancing were very nice.

Jean Lemko said the show was great. “This show brought back memories from music years ago which I really enjoyed.”

Friends Around the World Caroline Knowles Vegreville Ag Society – Country Fair Exhibit Hall 2019 There was a time not so long ago when it was astonishing that there were only “six degrees of separation” between any two people on the planet.

There would be a chain consisting of a friend-ofa-friend-of-a-friend.... and so on up to six. That was before Facebook and Twitter and similar “social media”. Now it seems that perhaps in many, if not most cases, especially for the “Millennial” generation, the degree of separation through at least on one app or another, is only one or two. And, certainly, there are many people in this community

who have direct connections with every continent in the world. I am not sure if the degrees of separation have been checked recently.

However, one thing is certain, we now have access to the goings on in other parts of the world at our finger tips, quite literally, as we “google” all kinds of information on our smart phones or tabs, iPads, laptops. So where is this going?

Well, now we can make “Friends Around the World” very easily. We can get to know people that we would not have had the opportunity to meet just a few years ago.

So the theme for the Exhibit Hall bench show this year is “Friends Around the World”.

There are many, many ways this idea can be worked into the arts and crafts to be entered into the competition. It’s open to your imagination!

The Exhibit Hall booklet and entry form have been updated to include this year’s theme. There are of course some specific categories for the theme such as the writing competition. There is the particular entry for a poster illustrating “Friends Around the World”. But in the visual arts sections, for example, any category could refer to friends from anywhere in the world. The theme can be applied to almost any entry category – let imagination be your guide.

Terry’s Treasures Found in Vegreville Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Old, broken, gold and silver jewelry and coins were turned into cash when people presented Precious Metals Buyer and President of TC Precious Metals, Terry Burrill with their items when he stopped at Vegreville Centennial Library on May 13 and 14 as part of his Precious Metals Recycling Roadshow which he was on a Western Canadian Tour for.

Terry resides and has his headquarters for TC Precious Metals in Airdrie, Alberta. Terry said he is one of the only traveling Alberta’s gold and silver buyers and he usually visits 70 to 80 towns a year but he enjoys stopping in Vegreville as he always finds some interesting pieces in this town.

Some valuable and unique finds, Terry encountered in his travels were one person sold him an item with 78 ounces of pure gold in it and another item was a 10k gold 1870 ceremonial sword from the Masons.

Terry’s Road Show didn’t just put cash into citizens’ pockets, it also good for the environment as gold and silver melted goes back into the market with a lower environmental impact.

Interesting facts, Terry researched were in all of history, only 172,000 tons of gold have been mined, each year over 320 tons of gold and 7,500 tons of silver are needed to manufacture electronics, mining one ounce of

gold requires an average of $500 in diesel, a cubic mile of seawater contains one ounce of gold, and annual demand for gold is 50% for jewelry, 40% for investment and 10% for technology.

Precious Metals Buyer and President of TC Precious Metals, Terry Burrill analyzes some of the items brought to him.

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Reappearance of Red Skelton’s Good Clean Fun Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent It is refreshing in life to pause for a moment and remember the past.

Heritage House (Point West Living) made this feeling come alive when they offered a free presentation of ‘Reflections of Red’ where renowned tribute artist, Al Greenwood impersonated Red Skelton on May 23.

Heritage House kept the whole event in a theatre style as they gave out free popcorn and ice-cream floats.

Greenwood immediately captivated the audience as he mentally tickled their funny bones and their sentimental spirit with his trail of jokes and anecdotes.

Currently, Greenwood resides at Kelowna, BC. According to him, he was born and raised in the small place of Ottawa, Ontario.

Greenwood was capable of bringing out Clem Kadiddlehopper in various

The audience seems to be enjoying the show. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

acts. As well, he performed a hilarious skit of the Gusslin’ Gin program.

After the performance, some members of the audience gave their impressions. Terry Kubin said she thought the show was wonderful. It made her laugh a lot.

Lori Gladden said she felt the show was really entertaining and commented that Al Greenwood did a perfect impersonation of Red Skelton.

Al Greenwood performs a hilarious skit of the Gusslin’ Gin program.

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Pot O Gold Grand Re-Opening

Some of the clothing for sale.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Pot O Gold Store looks very appealing since the store’s renovations have taken place. On May 22, Pot O Gold Grand Re-Opening was held to celebrate the completion of their renovations.

This event included hourly sales, draws throughout the day, free store cloth bags, and free cake and coffee.

Executive Director for VALID, Jody Nicholson said Pot O Gold provides meaningful employment for VALID clients. It showcases their skills and contributions to the community. People who shop at the store are waited on by people with disabilities and this lets them understand the different capabilities here.

The store sells gently used clothes and household items. On occasion, they have a piece of furniture at their store but sometimes, space wise they cannot have these in stock. All the items are donated so having this store is good for the environment. “One of our goals is all the things that are not saleable because they are torn or stained, we gather up

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and we resell it off so we have zero footprint on the landfill. We sell it to a company in Vancouver who picks it up and then it goes into textile and send to India or other places. So, it becomes rugs or whatever they want to make with it.” Jody said They decided to renovate the store because they try to have environments that people would like to work in and the public would like to see. They like to keep things fresh and clean.

The response from the community from these renovations has been very positive. Also, they always appreciate the community and the contributions from the community because they wouldn’t be able to operate without that.

VALID Board Chair, Bert Vinet said she just loves what has been done to the store and she is sure the public does too.

It helps the clients to be working in a new and fresh place.

At the cake cutting ceremony, Pot O Gold’s longest working store clerk, Melanie Korpan who has worked there for 16 years was given the honor of cutting the cake.

10th Annual Fundraising Garage Sale for Vortex Football Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Garage Sales hold a wonderland of interesting items and good bargains.

They also are a great way to raise funds for a non-profit organization, group, or sport teams. Vegreville Vortex Football is a sport organization which is especially dear to June Kuly’s heart as she has family members who are involved in the board and who participate in Vortex Football. For these reasons and to help the environment by recycling goods people no longer need, June has been holding Garage Sales for 10 years and she plans to continue to do so.

From May 17 to around May 26, June Kuly along with her helper, Colleen Hugill was busy hosting the 10th Annual Fundraising Garage Sale

for Vortex Football at June’s residence in Vegreville. June said the parents of the football players, neighbors, and many community members donated the items they had in the sale.

“Participating in football is very beneficial for the children and youths in the community because it keeps them busy and involved, they learn good team building skills, and playing football gives them a chance to have fun and be active. As well, the speculators really enjoy watching the games. I went to every practice the kids had because I like to watch the children improve,” June said.

There were many people who went to this garage sale. June said they always get a lot of highway traffic who stop by this garage sale to see what they can find at it.

Shoppers browse the items for sale.

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Professionals at A.L. Horton School Obtain New Positions Rosanne Fortier position of being a temporary Assistant News Correspondent Principal. Mr. Howell said this new Principal of A.L. Horton School, Mr. position in an exciting new opportunity Probert is working as secondment to and challenge. “I like being the new human resources till the end of this Assistant Principal because I get to school year. So, he will be working hiring teach what Mr. Arndt was teaching and new staff and substitute teachers for the as well, I get to continue my role as a EIPS Central Office in Sherwood Park.

Grade Six teacher. We are going to be For this reason, the former Assistant working on budgets and staffing. Then Principal, Mr. Arndt will now be the since this is towards the end of the temporary Acting Principal. Mr. Arndt school year, our goal right now is to said he feels it is fantastic to have this keep the school as smooth and seamless new challenge and opportunity. Then as possible.” again, this is his fourth year working for the school so he is quite familiar with how everything is operated. “I plan to keep on the vision Greg Probert and I have started for the school and going from there. We have a new curriculum starting up next year for K-4, this Friday, May 17; we are going to be doing our First Aid training and non-violent crisis intervention.

There are always things going on at our school which we plan to work on,” Mr. Arndt explained.

As well, Grade Six teacher, Mr. New Acting Principal, Mr. Arndt and Assistant Howell will now also take on the Principal, Mr. Howell. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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Town of Vegreville Proclamations Rachel Farr Communications Coordinator – Town of Vegreville

I, Mayor Tim McPhee, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of the Town of Vegreville, do hereby proclaim the week of May 26 to June 1, 2019 as National Paramedic Services Week in the Town of Vegreville. Emergency Medical Services is a vital public service. Members of Emergency Medical Services teams are ready to provide lifesaving care to those in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Emergency Medical Services system consists of emergency physicians, emergency nurses, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters, educators, administrators and others.

New Vegreville Home Business

Rachel Farr Communications Coordinator – Town of Vegreville Before the May 8th council meeting in Vegreville, Mayor and Council presented new home business owner Michael Yakimetz of “Accent Electrical Solutions Ltd” with a certificate of congratulations and welcome into the community..

“Thank you for your confidence and investing in the Vegreville Community, and welcome to the Vegreville business community.” Said Mayor MacPhee upon certificate presentation.

Accessibility Week Celebrated by Albertans with Disabilities Carla Howatt Voice of Albertans with Disabilities May 26, 2019 – The last week of May is National Accessibility Week in Canada. This week is a way to promote awareness of accessibility issues facing people with disabilities. The Voice of Albertans with Disabilities (VAD), with the help of a grant provided by the Government of Canada, conducted a survey of municipalities across Alberta regarding accessibility issues. As a result, from May 26 – June 1, 2019, VAD will be traveling around the province to present the findings and discuss with municipality professionals the various accessibility concerns and solutions for their location.

Events happening across Canada, as well as the report, can be found on the VAD website. This project will continue over the next three years to increase Alberta’s commitment to accessibility.

The timing of this year’s Accessibility week coincides with the Government of Canada as they prepare to pass Bill C-81, or the Accessible Canada Act: An Act to Ensure a Barrier-free Canada.

The Voice of Albertans with Disabilities (VAD) is a provincial, cross-disability organization, established in 1973. Working with all levels of government to address issues that impact the lives of people with disabilities. VAD actively promotes full participation in society and provides a voice for Albertans who live with a disability.

I Mayor Tim MacPhee, by and with the consent of the Council of the Town of Vegreville, do hereby proclaim the week of June 2 – 9, 2019 to be Senior’s Week in the Town of Vegreville. We recognize that seniors have made, and continue to make many contributions to strengthen our province, our Town and our communities. We honour our seniors for their skills, knowledge, experience, and leadership.

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Town and County Donate to Food Bank

Rachel Farr Communications Coordinator – Town of Vegreville The County of Minburn and Town of Vegreville presented Kaelyn Bodnarchuk of the Vegreville Food Bank, with a cheque for $1261.60.

The money donated was from the 2019 Family Day pancake breakfast hosted by the County and Town Councillors in Vegreville.

Vegreville Town Council Welcomes Chromtec to Town New industry in Vegreville, community garage sale, and more from the May 27th Vegreville Town Council meeting Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser At the May 27 meeting of Vegreville Town Council, they opened with a delegation and comments from Chromtec CBD Purification, who have signed a lease agreement for the building at 6620 Highway 16A in Vegreville. As per the newest Health Canada regulations for licencing hemp facilities, the company must have everything up and running before applying for their licence to proceed with business extracting CBD oil from locally-grown hemp plants, for human consumption.

The two-year lease agreement and purchase agreement were finalized, and deposit cheques were handed to the town at the meeting.

Vegreville Mayor Tim MacPhee commented that the town is excited to welcome Chromtec to town, especially given the results of the Economic Diversity Enhancement Plan,

TOWN OF VEGREVILLE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF MUNICIPAL RESERVE DESIGNATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL RESERVE LANDS Public Notice is hereby given pursuant to sections 606 and 674 of the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c.M-26, of proposed Resolution respecting the removal of the Municipal Reserve designation from, and the subsequent disposal, by way of lease, of the lands legally described as: PLAN 862-1330 BLOCK X LOT 1MR EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS This public hearing will be held on June 10, 2019 at 6:30 pm in the Town of Vegreville Council Chambers located at 4829 – 50 Street, Vegreville, Alberta T9C 1R7 .

A copy of the proposed Resolution is available for inspection at the Town of Vegreville's Office located at the address set out above.

Any questions or comments may be directed to Mr. Cliff Craig, Town Manager Town of Vegreville P.O. Box 640 Vegreville, AB T9C 1R7 Phone: 780-632-2606 Fax: 780-632-3088

which was approved last meeting.

“We’re really excited to get this business up and running, and getting some local farmers involved in the hemp industry,” said Mayor MacPhee, “They plan on creating a lot of employment for the town of Vegreville.”

The 6620 Highway 16A building came available for sale after a deal with Northern Green Alberta Inc. fell through last year.

“We worked for three years with and they had a half million dollars invested in that process, but in the end just couldn’t wait any longer for licencing…I will say that the new Chromtec has acknowledged the benefits we were looking forward to (with Northern Green Alberta Inc.) and they have offered us the same deal if we could speed up the process as much as possible.”

Chromtech’s annual net gross income will be offered back to the Town of Vegreville at 1%, which will be put towards projects in town.

Financial and contract details are available to the public, and more details about the company will be available next week after they present their business plan publicly.

Also at the May 27th meeting, plans for a community garage sale that had “fallen through the cracks” was delegated to the Tourism Board, who Councillor Warawa says have some ideas to proceed.

“This year, we may just invite everyone to get involved, and register to be included on our map,” she explained, “In the future, we may want to look into having a set location for all the sales to join together.”

A town-wide civic holiday was approved for August 5, 2019 (Heritage Day).

Vegreville Town Council also approved to sponsor a proposed resolution for the 2019 Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) Convention, whose theme this year will be “Making Children’s Health a Priority in Alberta.”

With the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton and the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, the province has relatively much to offer for children’s health care, but still only has 2 of 106 acute care hospitals in Alberta dedicated to the unique needs of children’s health.

Vegreville will join the City of Grande Prairie as one of two municipal sponsors for the convention. The resolution will be available to the public on the AUMA website under “resolutions”.