OCTOBER 9, 2019
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Ukraine’s Lost Instruments Kobzaring across Canada Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent
To get at the root and truth about Ukrainian culture, history, and traditions, people need to experience the stories and sounds from the lost instruments of Ukraine-the traditional Ukrainian bandura, kobza, and turban. These instruments became alive at the Kobzaring across Canada program with Jurij Fedynskyj and Oleh But on September 23 at the Senior Citizen Sunshine Club of Vegreville. Jurij was born in Indianapolis. He has lived in Raleigh, North Carolina since he was 23 and then for the next half of his life, he has lived in Ukraine because this is where he feels most at home. Jurij said he decided to perform these lost instruments because the world needs serious and educational songs where the lyrics and lectures speak of virtuous moral concepts. The most unique thing about these instruments is no one in the world; especially in Ukraine knows what these instruments are. Yet, before the Soviet Regime in 1917
everyone in Ukraine would have known. His colleague for this event, Oleh But has been traveling to villages in Ukraine trying to save the Ukrainian traditional dance music and musical instruments like the violin, drums, and folk whistles. Jurij opened by playing the Ukrainian bandura where he continued later to perform on the turban and kobza. Jurij made these instruments from old photographs he has seen. During the program, But taught the audience different traditional dance steps while he later, gave a traditional demonstration and repertoire of the fiddle and other Ukrainian instruments and spoke about and showed how certain chords create a soundscape in the music. Some members of the audience later commented that the lost instruments sounded really beautiful. This event had free admission. Jurij Fedynskyj with the Organization-Kobzarskiy Tabir presented the program in partnership with Vegreville Tourism Advisory Board.
COUNTY OF TWO HILLS NO. 21 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO REVISED LAND USE BYLAW NO. 2-2018 TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A., 2000, as amended, the Council of the County of Two Hills proposes to consider Bylaw 10 2019, that amends the Revised Land Use Bylaw 2 2018. Bylaw 10 2019 deletes ‘cemeteries’ from the list of Discretionary Uses in the Urban General District.
Jurij Fedynskyj plays a lost instrument of Ukraine. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
For further information in respect to this bylaw or to make representation regarding the bylaw please contact: Sally Dary, Chief Administrative Officer County of Two Hills No. 21 Box 490, Two Hills, AB T0B 4K0 PHONE: 780.657.3358 EMAIL: sdary@thcounty.ab.ca
Notice is hereby given that Nomination Day is October 16, 2019. Nominations for the election of a candidate for the following office will be received at the Town Office during regular office hours (8:30 – 12:00 & 1:00 – 4:30) until 12:00:00 noon on October 16, 2019.
Town of Two Hills 4712 50 Street
The hearing will be held at 10:15 p.m. on October 23, 2019, in the Council Chambers of the County, located at 4818 50 Avenue, Town of Two Hills. Submissions may be made by any person(s) who claim(s) to be affected by the proposed bylaw or from any other person whom Council agrees to hear. Any written submissions that are mailed or delivered to the County of Two Hills, must be received no later than October 18, 2019 (4:30 p.m.), to be included in the agenda package and should be clearly marked ‘Bylaw 10 2019’. Oral or written submissions may be made at the Public Hearing without prior notification to the County of Two Hills. Submissions will become part of the public record and, as such, will be subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
NOMINATION DAY
Office COUNCILLOR
Copies of proposed Bylaw 10 2019 may be reviewed and inspected on the County of Two Hills website. The proposed Bylaw may also be reviewed and inspected and/or purchased for a nominal fee by the public at the County Office in Two Hills (4818 – 50 Avenue) during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Number of Vacancies ONE (1)
Phone: 780 657 3395 TWO HILLS, AB, T0B 4K0
Email: cao@townoftwohills.com
Dated at the Town of Two Hills in the Province of Alberta, this 26th day of September, 2019. Gerren Saskiw, Returning Officer
Town of Vegreville Franchise Fee Increase Notice Please be advised the Town of Vegreville is proposing to increase the local access fee, which is charged to ATCO Electric for use of the municipal lands for its power lines effective January 1, 2020. The fee is recovered by ATCO Electric from its customers as the local franchise fee on electrical billings of all customers that receive electric service in the Town of Vegreville. The Franchise fee will be increased from 9% to 10% on the delivery charges of ATCO Electric excluding energy related riders. The average residential increase has been estimated at $1.23 per month on an average consumption of 625kwh. Residents of the Town of Vegreville have until October 23, 2019 to make their concerns know in writing by contacting: Cliff Craig, CLGM Town Manager PO Box 640, 4829 50 Street Vegreville, Alberta T9C 1R7 Email: ccraig@vegreville.com
