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67 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY
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Flashlight Friday
H.A. Kostash’s first graders were thrilled to celebrate “Flashlight Friday” last week. This special activity was a celebration of all of the hard work that the Mrs. Cunningham’s first graders have put into their reading skills this year. Students built blanket forts, brought in a flashlight and spent some time reading in the dark!
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RCMP files from October 9 - 15 Dan Beaudette News Advertiser October 9 11:13 A vehicle was pulled over and ticket s were issued for no insurance and registration as well as other tickets. Driver to appear in court for these matters October 10 08:07 Vehicle was unlocked and running and was stolen. Hasn’t been located yet. Still under investigation 11:19 Complainant phoned in to report pick iphone stolen. It only contained music and has not been located 15.39 A school principal contacted RCMP of threats that were being made. RCMP met with students and discussed the issue. Parents were advised and the matter has been dealt with. 16:55 Complainant attended the detachment to report her license plate was stolen sometime in the last week. License plate has not been recovered 20:46 It was reported that a red SUV was parked behind the fire hall. The vehicle was reported stolen earlier that day and the vehicle was towed for identification purposes. Matter is still under investigation. 23:30 It was reported of an assault, the complainant did not want to press charges and both parties were separated for the night October 11 1:21 RCMP received a complaint of 3 stolen vehicles at a farm. One vehicle fled from the members, the second vehicle was found in a ditch near the scene, the third vehicle was found at the scene of a break and enter. No suspects at this time 8:42 RCMP were called to a business where the fence was cut sometime overnight and entry was gained to the yard. One item was stolen. No evidence left behind and no suspects. 8:48 A male reports that a female is at his house looking for someone. The female screaming and crying. Members attended and dealt with the situation. 10:26 Complainant phoned RCMP to report a break and enter in a garage. Noticed that the windows
on the garage were broken. A few items were taken and no suspects at this time. 15:51 Vehicle was pulled over for travelling 135 km. in a 100 km. zone. Registration and insurance were expired. Tickets were issued for the violations. October 12 6:18 An intoxicated person called RCMP asking for a place to stay. When members spoke to the complainant everything was fine and didn’t need police anymore. 9:25 The complainant phoned the detachment to report a CRA scam. Complainant was not out any money. Just phoning for information purposes. 8:00. Complainant reports that her daughter was chased by another person. The complainant did not want to proceed with charges but
wanted the other person spoken to. October 13 13:45 Complainant attended the RCMP detachment to report their license plate stolen. License plate not found at this time. 14:24 It is reported that the complainants roommate will not move out despite being evicted. The complainant is operating a sub-let without the landlord’s knowledge. The complainant is trying to use the police to evict the roommate. 17:52 Domestic dispute regarding custody of children. Both parties had contacted the RCMP. The assault was unsubstantiated and both parties were warned. 18:40 Members attended a motor vehicle collision. A vehicle was
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driving west bound on highway 16, when a truck crossed the highway. The vehicle swerved to miss the vehicle and collided into a light pole. A ticket was issued to the crossing vehicle. 19:25 Complaint of mischief. It was reported that the complainant went to her vehicle and noticed someone had cut a square above her passenger side door. Thinking someone will try and steal her vehicle. Members attended . Glass was not cut and the window tint was pealing. The mischief was unfounded. 22:47 Domestic dispute. It was reported that a couple were having an argument and both were intoxicated. Members attended and both parties were uncooperative and were arguing on who called 911. No assault or threats were made and parties were separated for the night. October 14 1:30 It was reported that a break and enter into a residence had occurred. Members attended the location and the matter is still under investigation. 13:26 It was reported that a person answered an ad on kijijii for a Quade. A money deposit was sent via e-mail. The complainant attended the address given and found it was a fraud. The matter is still under investigation 17:35 Complainant reports a male in a vehicle shouting out at him on the highway. The vehicle was stopped and the driver was found to have warrants for Edmonton and Vegreville and was dealt with accordingly. October 15 2:43 It was reported to the RCMP a fight between 4 males. The parties dispersed before the RCMP arrived. 10:46 It was reported a female out in the cold laying on the pavement. RCMP attended and EMS already on scene. Ems took female to hospital.
For the week members dealt with 78 calls 14 were 911, 3 were collisions with deer or moose and 4 were false alarms.
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Moving in the right direction Arthur Beaudette Opinion – The News Advertiser Our readers will notice a different tone on our opinion page. With Joe Machney moving on, we will offer up some different views and opinions (since this IS an opinion page) on various topics that we hope resonate with YOU, our readers. If I can manage it, I will regularly subject you to my opinion on things and ask some questions. Along with that, I hope to raise some eyebrows and elicit a response from our readers. My writing tends to be more pragmatic, but we welcome submissions of all kinds from our readers. If you want to talk about your love of petunias or the unicorn in your backyard, send it in! We will do our best to work with you to put it in print. News@newsadvertiser.com is the address you need. A while back when Michael Simpson was with us, we attempted a few things with mixed results. One of those items I would like to bring back is our “Grinds My Gears” piece. The title is fun; the intention is fun, but we really want to know what gets your goose. I know there is a huge part of people in society today who gather in hoards to complain on Facebook and other social media about everything and everyone but we want this to be a bit different. So... what DOES grind your gears? Send us a short message at gears@ newsadvertiser.com. We have other things in store as well, but instead of ram-
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bling on, I will try to get to the title if my article... “Moving in the right direction”. I mentioned social media above and that is what consumes much of my thoughts on this topic. Are we as a society actually moving in the right direction with the tools we are creating? I’m not talking at this point about the hot topics of the major political parties and their philosophical differences (I’ll get to that in another article), but rather regular people and our use of technology. Are we moving in the right direction even in our own country, our own community or in our own lives? If you would have listened to futurists from 10 or more years ago, you would have been told that by 2020 we would be working 3 days per week and hunger and disease would be eradicated AND we would be living in a paperless society. On the contrary, it seems that our focus has moved from using these advancements in technology to better humanity over to using it to take photos of food, show off our “stuff” and complain ad nauseam. This is not a knock on the companies that create, market or profit from the technology. This is an “US” problem. The market provides what people want. If no one wanted to text, Facebook, sync play lists or watch movies in their car, no money would be spent on building infotainment systems. If no one wanted to burn their hours away playing online games with strangers across the world, no one would program these games. If no one wanted to read endless updates on movie or sports stars (that really don’t matter), there would be no Twitter. I could go on, but then it would become a rant... you know, like on Facebook. :-) I personally have a love/hate relationship with technology. I REALLY enjoy the tech I use, I see the great things we have done with it and continue to do with it and then I also see the other side. Like all things, moderation is key. An online gaming binge or weekend movie binge is one thing, but when it consumes our lives it is like anything else. It can, and usually does, become negative. If your fish died, but your Facebook is up to date... I might be talking about you. It seems many people in today’s society are busy... too busy. Unfortunately, a large portion of people are too busy doing nothing other than staring a screen of some sort. It starts with us, we need to demand more of ourselves and those we hold close in our lives. There are lots of cool things out there. Sun, grass, trees, stars. You can even volunteer, read a book, take up a hobby. One that isn’t attached to a screen. Maybe I’m in the minority. Actually, I know I am. Otherwise, the market for these things would collapse and there would be no neglected, dead, goldfish. What do you think? Feel free to reply with a short note or send us a fullblown synopsis of your opinion
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Time to question foreign influence on Canada’s oil debate Barinder Rasode Adviser Canadians for Affordable Energy With the kids back to school and Thanksgiving now behind us, for Canadian households the fall season brings a few things back into sharp focus. We all have bills to pay, careers to foster, aging parents and extended family (sometimes on the other side of the world) to support. And now there’s one more thing to add to the list of serious concerns. Canada’s future independence and success as a nation is facing some big challenges. We’re all familiar with the trials and tribulations of globalization. Love it or hate it, globalization means fierce competition for things that were once taken for granted. An emerging challenge is the role of foreign groups in dampening a nation’s economic success. In Canada’s case, our trusting nature is leaving us vulnerable even in our democratic processes. According to a recent account in the Globe and Mail, a number of pressure groups out in force during the 2015 federal election campaign - the Dogwood Initiative, Leadnow, and Greenpeace among them - receive substantial funding from a U.S. advocacy group called Tides. But it isn’t only green activists funding local environmentalist. As the Canadian Press recently reported, the investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election is also probing Russian support for anti-oil campaigns in Canada. It is alleged by some U.S.
lawmakers that a company with ties to Russian oil companies donated several millions of dollars to the Californiabased Tides Foundation. Tides calls the probe a witch hunt. Whatever the source of Tides money, what is not disputed is that Canadian politics along with our country’s regulatory process is being influenced by foreign funding sources. The flood of Tides cash is fueling subtle propaganda campaigns in hundreds of ways. Usually it starts out by defining some issue in highly polarized terms - like a pipeline proposal. There will be a suggestion that there is a government cover-up or some kind of high-level conspiracy between elected officials and the bureaucracy to get it done. A familiar cast of experts will be trotted out to provide elaborate but hollow explanations of why industry is lying about how many jobs are to be had from a contested project. Or why there is no demand for Canadian crude oil and liquefied natural gas even as global demand is rising. Smart minds in advertising are hired to come up with effective slogans and viral images designed to turn Canadians against one another. Once the hook is set, these advertising gurus play us like fish on the line. Do they care that their actions prop up
failing or sadistic foreign regimes like Venezuela and Saudi Arabia? Not one bit. The real goal is to make Canadian politicians dance to the American groups’ eco-tune. Thanks to the incessant seeding of doubt, many Canadian residents have
climate change efforts, is in no position to lecture Canada about these things. They are also aware that when you stop investment into Canada, it means stopping jobs, which shrinks the economy and ultimately makes everyday life less affordable. The reality is that Canada can be a fierce - and environmentally responsible - competitor in shift to a low-carbon global economy, if only we give it a chance. According to the Conference Board of Canada, global trade in climate-friendly technologies exceeded $250-billion in 2015, on the way to being a $2-trillion sector by 2020. Our industries and universities are right at the forefront of these investments. It’s right to recognize the extent to which safeguards already exist in Canada to protect the environment and human health. They are the best in the world. One important thing parents can do is ensure their children gain confidence that having a clean environment need not mean sacrificing our economic future and Canada’s viability as a nation. Barinder Rasode is the Vancouverbased adviser to Canadians for Affordable Energy
The Dogwood Initiative, Leadnow, and Greenpeace receive substantial funding from a U.S. advocacy group called Tides adopted ideas that ultimately will drive up our cost of living and steal opportunities from our children. Some politicians become tools of the Tides group and its many proxies, because they think there are votes to be gained. Plus it’s trendy to say we can power Canada with windmills and solar panels. They must be having a good chuckle in San Francisco (and possibly Moscow), where Tides gathers the cash it funnels to its Canadian puppets. Most Canadians remain uneasy about tactics intended to denigrate our selfimage as an independent country. They are probably aware that the United States, which insists on flouting global
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FROM THE PAGES OF THE VEGREVILLE OBSERVER
COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE
90 Years Ago – October 19, 1927
The road to Warwick via the main highway and Brush Hill is reported fairly good. But other roads leading into town are sad enough. Roads leading east and west in Whitford constituency are reported fair, while a series of roads from Whitford and Andrew to Mundare are said to be extra good until within a few miles of Mundare. Load after load of wheat has been delivered to local elevators during the past week. Invariably it has graded “tough” No. 2, 3 and 4. Breading and summerfallow gives from 35 to 40 per acre. Old land ranges from 25 to 30 per acre. Elevator men differ somewhat as to average yield from old land but all agree that it will run from 25 per acre upward. C.W. Clifton reported to the Board of Trade meeting in connection with the proposal to have the highway between Lavoy and Vegreville kept open to motor traffic during the winter months; that the necessary snow fences could be provided for approximately $25.00. Reference was made to the prevalence of pig weed along the highway, and the secretary was instructed to ask the Department of Public Works to have these eliminated.
75 Years Ago – October 21, 1942
Coupons for the original ration cards issued by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board for the purchase of sugar will become void, November 1, the Board announces. These coupons remained valid for the purchase after the permanent books were issued, but after November 1, they can not be accepted by any retailer. The longest straight stretch of track in the more than23,500 miles operated by the Canadian National Railway’s is a tangent beginning near Camrose and ending at Alliance, Alberta, a distance of 57.6 miles. Next comes a place between Komaka and Chatham, Ont. 55.45 miles. Eighty per cent of the airmen who are members of the United Nation’s forces on action fronts have trained in Canada, according to a statement recently by Honourable C.G. Power, Canadian Minister of Air. The Results of the September Examinations for Registered Nurses have just been issued, with one-hundred per cent success for the student nurses of the Vegreville General Hospital School of Nursing. Congratulations to Rev. Sister Josephine and staff and to the following successful candidates: Miss G. Babbage; Miss M. Nordwick; Miss A. Sayers; Miss A. Wirachowsky; Miss N. Yeremy; Miss K. Rowntree; Miss A. Swift and Miss M.L. Bouthillier.
50 Years Ago – October 19, 1967
A 17 year old Vegreville girl is the winner of the 1967 National Capital Commission Scholarship Essay Contest. Barbara Matviw, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Matviw of Vegreville, submitted the winning essay based on the subject “Why a National Capital?” A member of the Vegreville High School teaching staff for a period of 35 years, C. Gordon Strong will retire at the end of this month. Mr. Strong was the guest of honor of the County of Minburn School Committee at an informal gathering on Monday night at which time he was presented with an engraved plaque in recognition of his service to the Vegreville School District No. 1480, the Vegreville School Division No. 19 and the County of Minburn No. 27. The average person who lives to be 70 will have eaten nearly 6 tons of meat, fish and poultry, according to a Meat packers Council report in Food In Canada. This fact was compiled by a university scientist who also stated that the same person will have consumed 7 tons of grain, 4 ½ tons of potatoes, 4 tons of sugar, and an incredible 11.8 tons of vegetables, fruits, nuts and berries.
25 Years Ago – October 20, 1992
A threshing party was held at Ken and Jackie Farion’s farm south of Vegreville on Wednesday, October 14. Invited to the party were the grade three classes from Queen Elizabeth and St. Martin’s Schools. The Farions, with the help of family and friends, showed the children how fields of wheat were harvested many years ago. For two years, erosion along the Vermilion river bank in Elks/ Kinsmen Park has occurred. An erosion control project, beginning as soon as possible, will cost $64,000 and will be funded by the Alberta Government (75%) and the town of Vegreville (25%). At the present time the clock at the post office does not work. A recommendation to council stated that it would cost approximately $1,400 to replace the clock. Council passed a motion to send the recommendation to a committee and see if it can be made a part of the mainstreet program. Town council approved the paydown of some of the town’s debenture debts using surplus funds that the town has.
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Germany: The Rise of the Right Gwynne Dyer Angela Merkel’s slogan in her campaign for a fourth term as Chancellor was terminally bland and smug – “For a Germany in which we live well and love living” – but it did the job, sort of. Her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is back as the largest party, so Merkel gets to form the next coalition government. But the neo-fascists are now in the Bundestag (parliament) too, for the first time since the collapse of Nazi Germany. It’s not Merkel’s fault, exactly, but the numbers tell the tale. The CDU had its worst result ever, down from 40 percent of the vote at the last election to only 33 percent this time. And it looks like the 7 percent of the vote that the CDU lost went straight to the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the neo-fascist party, whose support was up from just under 5 percent last time to 12.6 percent this time. That makes the AfD the third biggest party in the Bundestag. All the other parties have sworn to have nothing to do with it, so Merkel’s party will have to seek its coalition partners elsewhere. It will take at least a month to make the coalition deal, which will probably link the CDU with the business-friendly Free Democrats and the Greens, but that is not the big story. The rise of the hard right is. ‘Rise’ is a relative term, of course: only one German in eight actually voted for the AfD. But that is still shocking in a country that thought it had permanently excised all that old Nazi stuff from its politics. And if you look more closely, the AfD’s support was strongest in the same parts of the country that voted strongly for the Nazis in the 1933 election that brought Hitler to power. The AfD was founded by an economics professor who just wanted Germany to leave the euro currency, but in the past four years it has been taken over anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant ultra-nationalists, and they do sound a little bit like You-KnowWho at times. Alice Weidel, the AfD’s co-leader, has described Merkel’s government as “pigs” who merely serve as “marionettes of the victorious powers of the Second World War, whose task it is to keep down the German people.” And the party’s other coleader, Alex Alexander Gauland, said in an election speech last week: week “We have the right to be proud of the achievements of the a German soldiers in G two world wars.” That sort of com-
ment might be interesting to debate in a university seminar on German history, but 72 years after Hitler’s death it is still too soon to say out loud in a Europe that was ravaged by German armies in the Second World War. Gauland, Weidel and their AfD colleagues are playing with fire and they are well aware of it. The truly alarming thing, however, is not the occasional echo of the Nazis in AfD rhetoric. It is the fact that Germany is conforming to a general trend towards the authoritarian, ultra-nationalist right in Western politics. Each country does it in its own historical style. The pro-Brexit campaign in the United Kingdom last year was actually led by isolationist “Little Englanders”. Their implausible promise of a glorious free-trading future for the UK outside the European Union was just a necessary nod in the direction of economic rationality – but the Brexiteers won because enough people wanted to believe them. Similarly, Donald Trump fits comfortably into the American tradition: he is channelling American demagogues of the 1930 like Huey Long and Father Coughlin. The economic situation of American workers and the lower middle class today is close enough to that of the 1930s that they responded to his mixture of nationalism, dogwhistle racism and anti-big-business thetoric by voting him into the presidency. In France, Marine Le Pen appealed to nationalism, anti-immigrant sentiment and the resentment of the long-term unemployed to win almost 34 percent of the vote in last May’s presidential election. She lost, but the more important fact is that one-third of French voters backed the neofascist candidate. And now, in German, the AfD. The common thread that runs through all these events, beyond the racism, nationalism and xenophobia, is economic distress. The economies may be doing well, but a large proportion of the people are not. The gap between the rich and the rest was tolerated when everybody’s income was rising, but that has not been true for thirty years now, and patience among the “losers” has run out. This is still early days, but the direction of the drift in Western politics is clear, and it is deeply undesirable. The only thing that will stop it is decisive action to narrow the income gap again, but that is very hard to do in the face of the currently dominant economic doctrine. Houston, we have a problem.
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Vegreville Area Crime RCMP Ponderings Submitted Recently there has been an increase in certain types of crime in certain areas. This is shown in the media reports covering incidents and maybe even locally by people who have been victimized or know of someone who has. But, and this is a big but, the increases depend on where you live. Last week in this column I wrote of Mundare and crime there so this week lets look at the rest of our area. When I compare stats for the rural area (excluding Mundare), property crime number totals are about the same as last year at this time, but they are up compared to the prior 3 years. Persons crimes, such as assaults and uttering threats, are up by 33% over last year. In Vegreville, property crime is also up by almost 33% but persons crimes are on par with last year. Also, Vegreville saw very similar crime numbers in 2013 compared to this year. Let’s look at some numbers. Vegreville saw the following total criminal code offenses (to the end of September) in each of the following years: 2013 - 735, 2014 - 678, 2015 - 694, 2016 - 612, 2017 - 741. For the rural area (again minus Mundare): 2013 - 287, 2014 - 316, 2015 - 295, 2016 - 366, 2017 - 357. Crime has always had its ups-and-downs number wise so a few years makes for a better comparison. According to Stats Canada, in 2016
Alberta had the lowest per capita crime rate of the 4 western provinces. Obviously this is a provincial stat that gathers a much wider geographic stat area than just around Vegreville. Like I touched on last week, stats require perspective to be viewed objectionably in comparisons. This overall comparison number does not give us information on what types of crimes are being committed. Usually when I talk stats I like to split them up to at least persons crimes and property crimes but there are other types like impaired driving. Back to local numbers. Theft of motor vehicles is an area of interest to many
people. The rural area numbers are on par with 2014 and 2015 and the Town of Vegreville is on par with the last 2 years but down from 2013 and 2014. Yes, more vehicles were stolen to this point in the year during 2013 and 2014! Could a factor in crime seeming to be up be media coverage of incidents? This being mainstream media and social media. With instant communications people can post, tweet, text, etc. when a crime happens can this immediacy project urgency? Can it make it seem that more crime is being committed? Or, does the availability of information such as this also contribute to the
appearance of more crime? When mainstream media only consisted of a big city newspaper and a nightly television newscast, again, out of a big city, they didn’t cover local crime unless it was significant to them. Now a local incident happens and it can be ‘heard’ around the world electronically in an instant. I must apologize to any teachers that may read my weekly meanderings and notice mistakes. I’m sure I was taught proper writing in school, but, I likely have forgotten some of those good writing skills. I try. Have a good week everyone.
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The Candidates for the Vegreville Town Council and Mayor were on hand to present their platforms to the members of the Vegreville and District Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at the Vegreville Golf Course. They raised issues anywhere from keeping spending in line, debt ceiling, expanding senior facilities, to keeping the RCMP building tender in line. There was no question and answer period and the members had a chance to mingle with the candidates after the meeting. The Chamber of Commerce will be holding the Christmas Party and Auction on December 8th featuring the humor of Howie Miller. Proceeds from the event will be going to Vegreville Minor Soccer. The Chamber will also be hosting their annual Awards Gala on October 18 at the Social Centre. vEGGfest 2018 campaign is under way and the Chambers goal is the sell 500 weekend passes by the end of November. The meeting was then adjourned and candidates stayed around to mingle.
community - CONTINUED from PAGE 9 doesn’t matter if we have lots of friends or just a handful; loneliness is about the extent to which we feel “seen” and not the number of people who love us. So if there is an idea in your mind of how community should feel in your life and it’s not happening, you need to ask this: what are you waiting for? I may not be able to travel back in time to my college life and friends that were there, but I can find different ways to create the same feeling that fits this stage of life, and so can you. It’s not the setting that matters, but the feeling of it; that feeling of community.
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The Feeling of Community Nadine Crain - Child, Youth and Family Community Programmer Vegreville & District FCSS I’ve lived in Vegreville now for seven years. This was the first place I moved after college, where my husband and I got married and started our life as a family. This town is also where I came to know the truth that making new friends as an adult is not the same as making new friends in elementary school, high school or college. The most drastic change for me in moving here was the transition from living in a dorm and eating every meal with friends in college to then finding myself as a newly married woman in a small town; not even knowing anyone that I could call up to go for lunch. Over the past 7 years I have met many great people in Vegreville that I gladly call my friends, but my experience is still not close to the community I felt in college. This is as much, if not more, my doing as it is anyone else’s. The community I felt in college was filled with the “I live next door so I’m going to walk 5 steps to your room, walk in unannounced and see you face to face anytime I want to talk to you” type of friendships. And now as an adult, a wife and a working mom, I tend to find more reasons to separate myself from the people in my life than I do reasons to connect and I’m feeling the effects of it. In her book “Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness,” Shasta Nelson explains the science behind why we do or do not feel satisfied by our friendships. She says, “There are three requirements to
healthy friendships: positivity, consistency and vulnerability. Any friendship that isn’t satisfying is because at least one of these is missing or low.” (Nelson, 2016) It is easy for me to look at my friendships today and know which of those three is currently missing; consistency. The truth is that in college (as well as elementary and high school) those people were around all the time no matter what. Consistency did not need to be a priority for me because it wasn’t a choice. As an adult it is very different, the people we are around most often are usually those we work with, and those relationships often are not focused on the vulnerability required to build meaningful friendships. So instead of waiting for the perfect friendship to naturally happen, I need to purposely seek out and invest in the friendships I want to grow. There are some very simple ways to connect more consistently with others in the community and those you already know; host a dinner party, find a cause/event you would like to volunteer for and invite friends to join you, host a board games night, join an adults sports league, find a friend to walk/jog/workout with, plan coffee dates or join a book club. If you would like more information on events in the community that you could join, contact FCSS at 780-632-3966 or fcss@vegreville.com. Loneliness is something that affects all of us; it doesn’t matter if we live in the city, the country or a small town. It
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Thin Cows Create Long-term Problems Barry Yaremcio Beef/Forage Specialist With poor pasture conditions in many parts of the province some beef cows are not receiving the level of nutrition that is required to keep the animals in good shape prior to the
onset of winter. “Thin cows require more feed to keep warm,” says Barry Yaremcio, beef/forage specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “A cow that is 200 pounds lighter than what’s considered to be adequate will need an additional 1400 pounds of hay per cow to stay warm. In a year when forage supplies are tight and expensive to purchase, this is an expense that can be avoided with late fall feeding management.” Thin cows in late pregnancy do not produce a high quality colostrum and the volume is also lower. “Without adequate colostrum, calves are more at risk to become sick at birth or shortly thereafter. The cows aren’t able to mobilize fat off of their backs to provide energy to help increase milk production, especially in the first 8 to 12 weeks after calving. If peak milk production is lower than optimum, the loss of milk production continues throughout that lactation.” Reproductive efficiency is also impaired. Thin cows take longer to start cycling after calving and first service conception rates can be 10 to 40 per cent lower than cows in good shape. Yaremcio says that calves should be weaned now to help get the thin cows back into proper condition prior to the onset of winter. “Nutritional requirements for a non-lactating pregnant cow are 25 per cent lower than for a lactating
cow. Calves over 150 days of age have a fully functional digestive system and can handle dry feeds. If the cows cannot be weaned, provide a creep feed to the calves to help maintain growth rates on the calves and reduce milk demand.” As well, move cows to higher quality pasture. “If there are hay fields that weren’t harvested for a second or third cut, this high quality forage can be grazed now. The higher protein, higher energy forage will help cows gain weight.” Yaremcio recommends that supplemental feed be given to cows on more mature pastures. “A grain/protein combination works well. Feeding three to four pounds of grain and two pounds of peas per head every two to three days is one example of a possible program. Another option is to provide baled hay or silage to the cows on a daily basis. If it isn’t possible to provide a grain mix, supplying a 30 per cent protein tub is another option.” Move cows onto swath grazing that was intended for use later in the year, explains Yaremcio. “It may change how the feeding program evolves over the winter, but the important thing is to get the cows into good condition prior to the onset of winter. “It’s difficult to notice a change in cow condition when you look at the animals daily or every few days. Have a neighbour look at your animals to provide a second opinion of how they look. The second set of eyes can help spot and prevent problems.”
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Vegreville Stuff An Ambulance Food Drive Submitted As everyone is aware, Vegreville Emergency Medical Services (VEMS) holds a semi-annual food drive in support of the Vegreville Food Bank. This re-occurring event is always a huge success with the support of local businesses and the citizens of Vegreville and surrounding area. Through October 5-7, 2017, that amazing support continued as VEMS canvassed patrons of the local grocery stores, WalMart, Coop and No Frills, to donate non-perishable food items. At the end of collection period, VEMS determined that 1,120 kilograms of food as well as $1456.95 was donated from the generous citizens and businesses of Vegreville. For this continued support, we thank you. These donations were delivered to the Food Bank on October 13, 2017. In 2017, VEMS raised $2,596.95 in cash donations and collected 1,392 kilograms for the Vegreville Food Bank. This year, we literally “Stuffed an Ambulance”. Vegreville Emergency Services looks forward to seeing you all again during the Easter Season where we kick off the 2018 “Stuff an Ambulance” Food Drive campaign.
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Mundare Takes First in Sherwood Park
Lois Zyla Submitted The Mundare Seniors Floor Curling team took first place in a floor curling tournament in Sherwood Park. Pictured above (l to r) is Gloria presenting the envelope to winners Joe Shular, Agnes Kolmar, Keith Foster and Elsie Andruchow. Congratulations! The Grade Ones at H.A.Kostash School visited the Bar-V-Nook Manor last week. They were eager to share their new reading skills with their senior partners. We are looking forward to many literacy visits this year!
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Matichuk, John O.
In loving memory of a very special father and Gido, John Matichuk, who passed away October 18, 2006. Memories are all we have and some pictures too, but those can’t make up for all the years without you. Love Sonia, Karen, Joe and Cody
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UNIAT, Dick December 25, 1916 – October 4, 2017 Dick Uniat of Vegreville, Alberta died peacefully in his sleep on October 4, 2017 at the age of 100 years. He was born on December 25, 1916 at his parents’ homestead north of Innisfree and married Marie (nee Chapelsky) on June 16, 1945. Dick had a passion for sports, especially hockey and fastball. He was also an enthusiastic card player and had a green thumb for vegetable gardening. Dick managed at first one, then all three grain elevators at Beauvallon. Along with his wife of 71 years, they also ran the General Store from 1946 to 1977. He joined the military in 1941. Dick was active in community events and, with his wife, hosted the concession at all the Beauvallon Sports Days. Dick was predeceased by his wife, Marie on December 27, 2016. He is survived by their three children: Emil (Bonnie), Linda, and Ernie (Heather); six grandchildren: Tarah (Dustin) Sawchuk, Jordanna (Danny) Benkowich, Travis (Marlee) Uniat, Damon (Rachel) Uniat, Brett (Kendra) Uniat and Lindsey Uniat; four great-grandchildren: Isla Benkowich, Jake Benkowich, Amira Sawchuk, and Nora Jane Uniat; and one surviving brother : Philip Uniat. The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to the staff at Heritage House, the nursing staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital, and Drs. David Strydom and Pieter Labuschagne at Vegreville. A Memorial Service to celebrate Dick’s life will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Autumn Rose Funeral Home in Vegreville, Alberta with Reverend Carolyn Woodall officiating. Inurnment to follow at Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to honour Dick may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta (www.alzheimer.ca/en) To send condolences, please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD. VEGREVILLE,780-603-5800
MOCK, Carol Charmaine September 12, 1933 - October 13, 2017 On October 13, 2017 Carol Charmaine Mock of Ranfurly passed away at the age of 84. Carol is survived by her two sons Russell (Helen) and Terry (Marlene); one daughter Michelle (Tim); along with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Carol is predeceased by her husband Carl; her daughter Lynn and her son Trevor. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Ranfurly Agricultural Society Building (the Old School) on Sunday, October 22nd at 1:00 p.m. Cremation has taken place. Inurnment to follow in the Ranfurly Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Ranfurly Agricultural Society. To send condolences, please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD. VEGREVILLE,780-603-5800
SEMENIUK, Clarence Raymond October 6, 1935 – October 16, 2017 On, Monday, October 16, 2017, Clarence (Ray) Semeniuk of Vegreville, Alberta peacefully passed away at the age of 82 years. Clarence leaves behind his loving wife of 59 years, Frances (Fran); six children Rommen, Robert (Emma), Cynthia (Cindy) Larry Ponich, Conny (Mike) Chernecki, Clara Semeniuk and George (Nikki); 11 grandchildren Francine, Andrew and Angelina Chernecki: Brett, Derek and Brandon Ponich: Tara, Natasha and Todd Lencewich: Maria and Jenifer Semeniuk; 5 greatgrandchildren Wyatt, Lydia and Kaylee McKain: Brielle Ponich: Arielis Semeniuk; sisters Shirley Pincket and Margaret Adams; brothers George (Olga) and Ernie (MaryAnn). Clarence was predeceased by his father Mike; mother Rachel (Helen); brothers Richard (Rick) and Nicholas; brothers in law Andrew Pincket and Robert (Harry) Adams; nephew Todd Semeniuk. A Private Memorial Service for family will be held. To send condolences, please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD. VEGEVILLE,780-603-5800
EICS Board Trustee Candidate Forum Rosanne Fortier Alberta Teachers’ Association Local 21 EICS Board Trustee Candidate Forum was presented at St. Mary’s School on October 12. The two candidates who were seeking to be elected as an EICS Board Trustee for Vegreville were Steven Cheremshynski and Teresa Makowecki. The forum began where each candidate spoke for two minutes about themselves. Steven said he was running for trustee so every child has the same education he had and the same opportunities as his children had. Teresa said she was running because she wanted to give a voice to children because every child belongs. She is committed to putting students and their education first and protecting Catholic education. After this ATA asked each candidate how they have advocated for Catholic education in the past and how they plan to advocate for it in the future. Teresa said that Catholic education is a unique partnership between school, home and parish that she takes extremely serious. “For the past 20 years, I have spent time promoting our Catholic education by involving our schools at various church programs and activities. This year, I will be focusing on St. Martin’s School in various activities at our church starting with kindergarten. Catholic schools need to be engaged in the community. Steven spoke about how much he loved growing up in the Catholic School system where he became a teacher later where he said he had humbly experiences as a teacher from some of the questions the students asked him. ATA asked each candidate how they would work with the other trustees in the large district to help improve EICS. Steven said if elected, he wants to go to the other districts and see their schools, talk with their teachers and parents and see what’s happening in their district. “I want to communicate with them and understand where we are all coming from.” Teresa said it’s not about Jesus and me but all about Jesus and us. “I believe our goal as trustees is to act for all students in the district, so I will respect and learn from other communities. I can do this by touring other schools and engaging in special events.” Following this, open questions were taken from the floor.
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GIZOWSKI, Edward (Ed) 1935 – 2017 Edward (Ed) Gizowski of Edmonton passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, in the morning of October 10, 2017, forever to be remembered by his wife, Stella; daughters, Gail and Sandra; and grandchildren, Lisa, Matthew and Cassidy. Ed was one’s own man, kind and generous who had a hardwork ethic, was a friend to all who knew him and lived without regrets. Private Burial has taken place at Riverside Cemetery, Vegreville, AB. Flowers are gratefully declined. If desired, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT & Nunavut, Suite 144, 5241 Calgary Trail NW, Edmonton, AB T6H 5G8. Photos, memories and condolences may be shared through www.parkmemorial.com. Park Memorial Edmonton 780-426-0050 Family Owned Funeral Home, Crematorium, Reception Centre
ADAMS, Brandi photo ADAMS, Fluffy
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, the pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food and water and sunshine and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remembered them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing: they miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. Love always Stan, Betty & John.
Submitted Men’s night in Mundare, at Whitetail Crossing Golf Course ended on October 4th with a windup meal and presentations. The Vegreville News Advertiser sponsored trohy’s were presented to: (l to r) A event Gord Holyk, B – Mike Melenka, C – Jim Cherniawsky, and D – Henry Matoca. Congratulations gentlemen, nice finish to the year.
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Three Arrested – Drugs and Cash Seized Three people are facing Criminal Code charges after Smoky Lake RCMP responded to a suspicious person call near a school in Smoky Lake. On Oct. 6, 2017 at approximately 6:30 a.m., police responded near the school and found three people in a vehicle. On preliminary investigation, police officers discovered the driver of the vehicle was breaching conditions of a court order and one passenger had outstanding warrants. Police searched the vehicle after arrests were made without incident and seized what is believed to be crystal meth (131 grams), crack cocaine (35 grams),
various drug paraphernalia, and Canadian currency. “This is a great example of why we want the public to report suspicious activity,” says Sergeant Al Baird, Smoky Lake Detachment Commander. “One person thinking something did not look right and calling the police, led to us making this arrest and removing drugs off the street.” Vanessa Brunaga**, a 32-year-old female from Leduc County, was charged with failing to comply with a recognizance, take a vehicle without consent, and possession for the purpose of trafficking (X2) under the Controlled Drug and Substances Act (CDSA). She
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was released on a recognizance with conditions. Jarrod Schenk**, a 29-year-old male from Edmonton was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking – CDSA (X2). He was released on a recognizance with conditions. Mark Elder**, a 30-year-old male from Edmonton was charged with Possession for the purpose of trafficking – CDSA (X2) and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public. He was released on a recognizance with conditions. The three accused are scheduled to appear in Fort Saskatchewan Provincial Court on Nov. 16, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.
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VVA Glass Mosaic Workshop
VVA artist, Pam Cole instructs participants. (Rosanne Fortier/ photo)
Artists from left to right-Anne Onyschak, Lorraine Ziegler, Heather Giebelhaus, Heike Seniuk. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
VVA artist, Pam Cole’s glass mosaic creation. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier The mediums and ways to express art are unlimited. Vegreville Visual Artists, Marg Varga and Pam Cole proved this when they presented a Class Mosaic Workshop at Cole’s Western Wear Building on October 14. There were 15 artists who learned that
glass mosaic art goes back to ancient times. This workshop showed the techniques to create this type of art through abstract or different shapes of things. Everyone received a picture rustic frame to put their work in which was made with its unique story by VVA artist, Lois Bienvenue. Participants said they took the workshop because they loved stained glass artwork, they wanted to try something different and for many other reasons. They started by putting the type of glass they wanted to on a hard surface. Each one was composed of a beautiful texture. They used silicone to glue the glass down. There was a door prize of a decorative easel from Framed Custom Framing.
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VVA artist, Marg Varga’s glass mosaic creation. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
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The Vote Is In!
Introducing Mayor-elect MacPhee MacPhee won with a narrow margin over incumbent Myron Hayduk according to unofficial results released Monday night. Only 41 (2%) votes separated the 2 candidates. After one term in Council, MacPhee will move into the Mayor’s Chair.
I’m very humbled for the support I received from the Vegreville electorate. As expected, it was a close race. We need to acknowledge the 10 years Myron put in on Council and appreciate his service to Vegreville. Moving forward, the next 4 years with new council we will be met with lots of challenges. We will need the support of the entire Town from people, business and clubs. I feel we need to change the way we look at ourselves and Vegreville so that in turn we can change the way that other people look at Vegreville. We cant be our Grandfathers Vegreville any more. My number one priority will be creating jobs. We need to work with other levels of Government to achieve this and we will have open and frank discussions with Provincial and Federal Government. In my mind, they have created this mess, so they need to be a part of fixing it. Finally, I want to express thanks to all those who entered into the race and congratulate the winners. Stepping forward and putting your name in the ring is not an easy task and we need to recognize this regardless of the outcome on voting day. -- Tim MacPhee
“I’m proud of the work we have done in the last 4 years; however I will continue to advocate for our town on many issues as I feel that there is some unfinished business”. --Myron Hayduk
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Vegreville Fire Department Open House and BBQ Rosanne Fortier Vegreville Fire Department teaches citizens and keep them safe from fires. Vegreville Fire Department Open House and BBQ on October 12 at Vegreville Fire Hall were meant to inform the public about smoke detectors and escape planning, as well as, showcase the fire hall and raise funds from the hot dog sale for a training centre the VFD is planning to make and buy. Public Education Specialist, Sherrie Haque said they have a long-term plan to build their own training centre which will allow them to simulate more realistic fire situations which will ultimately help them do a better job in the community. ATCO Electric helped with the BBQ because October 12 was their Day of
Volunteers and helpers from ATCO Electric (Left-to-right) Joffre Malo, Shalaine Vachon, Sandra Sokalski, Paul Bond, Anna Salim. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Caring and Vegreville Fire Department was the charity they chose. Information was available about how people should plan two ways out of their homes in case of a fire. They can draw a map of their home which shows all doors and windows, shows two ways out of each room, make sure all doors and windows can be open easily, make sure you have a smoke
alarm, pick a meeting place outside, learn the emergency phone number for Vegreville Fire Department. If your clothes catch on fire: stop, drop and roll. Install smoke alarms on every level and outside every sleeping area, test smoke alarms every month, and replace smoke alarms every ten years. Go to firesafetycouncil.com for more information.
Author Talk with Nancy M. Bell Rosanne Fortier October is Canadian Library Month. To honor this, Vegreville Centennial Library presented Author Talk with author, Nancy M. Bell on October 12. Nancy said she started writing when she was in school. She had some poems published in a local newspaper when she was in grade eight and short stories when she was in high school. The first article she sold was for Horsepower magazine. Nancy said words have always been in her head and landed-up on paper. “I had a friend of my grandma’s and she wrote for various newsAuthor, Nancy M. Bell. (Rosanne Fortier/photo) papers and she landed-up living in Nancy’s advice for people who want to write the bush in British Columbia books is to keep writing and talk to other writers. and she wrote books on liv- “Go to as many writers’ groups and conferences if ing rough and trapping you can. Take construction criticism and use what through the woods in the 30’s you can out of it but don’t take it to heart because and 40’s so she wrote under a sometimes people want to trash your work to man’s name because no one make themselves feel better.” would buy stuff from that era Nancy writes poetry, fiction and non-fiction. She from a woman. We used to lives near Balzac, Alberta with her husband. Her write back and forth. She latest novel is His Brother’s Bride which is part of a inspired, gave me some tips, series celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday. and encouraged me in the Nancy had 14 books published by a company and right direction,” Nancy said. she self-published two poetry books. Nancy gets idea for her stoVegreville Centennial Library will have other ries from everywhere and she authors featured this month; contact the library for feels her characters are her more information. creation.
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Underestimated and under appreciated By Kate Jackman-Atkinson Neepawa Banner & Press
When you think about all of the businesses that meet your daily needs– your hardware store, your grocery store, your mechanic shop, your restaurant or your hair dresser, chances are almost all of them are small businesses. Each day, millions of small business owners wake up and get to work, doing the heavy lifting of driving Canada’s economy. They are important to their customers and their employees, but most of them work away in relative obscurity; they don’t get the national attention, or government dollars, of their big business cousins. Their importance is vastly underestimated. A small business is one with fewer than 100 employees and there are more than 1.3 million of them in Canada. In fact, about 98 per cent of Canada’s businesses fall into this category. Only 1.8 per cent of Canadian businesses have between 100 and 499 employees and the tiny remainder (0.3 per cent), have more than 500 employees.
In rural communities in particular, it’s impossible to overstate the importance of the entrepreneur— if it weren’t for small businesses, we would have almost no local businesses. Small businesses dominate the industries that keep rural communities viable. For example, Statistics Canada reports that of the 47,397 businesses in the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector, 47,121 of them are small. It isn’t just that small businesses supply us with the products and services we need, they also provide jobs to ourselves, our friends and our neighbours. Out of every 10 Canadians working in the private sector, nine of them work for a small or medium sized business. If we want to talk about employment growth and opportunities for Canadians, small businesses play a key role and will continue to do so going forward. Not only are small businesses the backbone of Canadian employment, they will be vital to our future. The output of small and medium businesses account for 41 per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product and as larger operations tend to plateau into a static and stable status, it’s the smaller operations that are, in general, providing fasterpaced growth. Whether driven by need or desire, entrepreneurs are passionate about their creation and moving it forward. It’s that passion which drives them to innovate and their more flexible nature allows this to happen. In an uncertain business climate, characterized by rapid change, we need to be encouraging and supporting those businesses that can better adapt and meet the changing needs of consumers. Those nimble structures are only going to become more important.
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CFIB anxiously awaits next round of small business tax proposals CFIB statement on Small Business Week Ottawa, October 15, 2017 – The following statement was issued by Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), for Small Business Week, which takes place from October 15 to October 21: “This week, Canadians celebrate Small Business Week, a time when our country recognizes our small and medium-sized business owners and applauds the many contributions they make to our communities from coast to coast. This year, Small Business Week has even more significance as we expect the federal government to share — as early as Monday — its revised proposals to the way incorporated small businesses are taxed in Canada. For the past three months, small business issues have been in the news perhaps more than at any point in the last twenty years. The battle over the federal government’s unfair tax changes for small business have prompted many people from all walks of life to speak out in defense of Canada’s entrepreneurs. I have been incredibly
grateful for this outpouring of support and I hope to see it reflected in the government’s plans. Small business owners are part of Canada’s middle class. There are 1.1 million Canadians who own a business with paid staff, not including the millions of self-employed. Two-thirds of these businesses earn less than $73,000 per year and our governments do not always make it easy for them. We certainly don’t need them to make it tougher. This week, I encourage all Canadians to continue to show their support of small business owners. On October 21, Small Business Saturday is a perfect opportunity to shop at your favourite neighbourhood spot, the local business that helps you feel at home in your community. CFIB encourages people to visit shopsmallbiz.ca, an online directory dedicated to finding and promoting locally-owned independent businesses. Please help us spread the word by using the hashtags #SmallBizSaturday and #FindYourSpot over the course of Small Business Week.”
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Recipe for success for students Students at the summer salad rolls station. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Students try out a smoothie. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier Healthy snacks are tasty and easy to make! A.L. Horton School’s Grade one classes learned this and some nutritional facts when Vegreville Composite High School’s Culinary Arts’ teacher, Mrs. Miller and Grade 8 classes’ nutritional coaches mentored and gave hands-on cooking lessons to these students at Healthy Snacks Workshop at VCHS on October 12. There were three stations and the students visited each one. At the smoothie station, the coaches explained that smoothies were healthy
because they contain fruit which has vitamin c, folate, omega 3 fatty acid, antioxidants, fibre, calcium, protein and potassium. After this, everyone got to put fruit in a blender and try a smoothie. The coaches at the summer salad rolls station stated that salad wraps are a healthy choice because they contain many colorful vegetables which are loaded with beta carotene, vitamin c and k, folate and antioxidants, and fibre. Red peppers contain lutein which is great for eye health. The coaches at the confetti salsa station said this was a healthy choice because it contains many colorful vegetables which have lots of essential nutrients. Black beans are high in protein and this salsa coupled with low sodium chips satisfies a person craving for salty chips while they get all the added
nutrients from the veggies. Grade one student, Emma Bosse said she liked the strawberry smoothie because it was really delicious and she could make one at home if she had a blender. Paisley Yackimec said she enjoyed all the snacks but she especially liked the smoothies because they had so much good stuff in them. This workshop was part of Elk Island Public Schools newest administrative procedure AP 164, Nutrition which officially launches on October 12 and promotes healthy food choices and eating habits on school property. This will help schools to develop healthier learning environments which will improve students’ achievement.
Both Mayoralty Candidates Speak
Myron Hayduk pictured with his immediate family.
Tim MacPhee’s immediate family from as far away as Nova Scotia
By Dan Beaudette News Advertiser I had an opportunity to meet with both candidates for the mayoralty race in Vegreville before the polls closed and I was amazed at how similar they were in their thinking. Mayon Hayduk said “the town has been improving in the last 4 years and I will not make any promises except for 1. If elected I will do the best that I can.” “No matter what the results are I will still battle to keep the CPC here, still fight for a better Health Care system in Vegreville and will always try and promote the business community of Vegreville.” Tim MacPhee said no matter what the outcome he will always be a big supporter of Vegreville. “I want to retire in this community. “I will always promote local shopping but we also have to be open for business.” “I will be the same after the election as before, pulling for Vegreville.” Tim said he had a good team of supporters behind him and they worked hard for him and it is not for lack of trying if he loses. Tim also commented, “We need to support the businesses we have now because if others see them doing well they will want to do well also and everyone benefits.” “The way we look at ourselves and the way the world looks at us has to change.”
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Heritage House’s country harvest tour Rosanne Fortier Reminiscing while enjoying a live experience is golden, just like the fall season is. Heritage House’s Country Harvest Tour gave their residents a chance to go on a 35 mile bus tour on October 10. President of Heritage House Family Council, Jo-Anne Fried said they had 15 participants and 12 were Heritage’s residents who went on this tour. They wanted the residents to see the fall’s colors, the country side and view harvesting operations. One of the residentWalter Kassian got to see and share viewing his homestead. “Some of the highlights of the trip were: seeing working combines, a grain bag being loaded, a swather working, a beaver dam, and a large flock of geese, as well as, a small flock of speckled bellied geese feeding on two separate harvested wheat fields. “We drove east of Vegreville and turned north on Range Road 143 and viewed the stakes in the ground that will be the new marijuana factory-east of
Vegreville. Then we traveled a bit north and a ways east of Vegreville on a country road and went up Sickman Hill where the residents really enjoyed the view, because they could see the whole country side to the west and they could view the rolling hills to the country side of Vegreville. We also viewed Akasu Lake,” Fried said. “Next, we traveled east to Highway 36 and a bit north and we drove around to the Richerson Pioneer Grain and Chemical and Fertilizer Factory. Then we traveled down Highway 16- east to the Hilltop Café and Gas Station where Past President, Sylvia Ostapowich bought everyone an ice-cream treat. We also viewed Birch Lake. Every resident said something positive about the trip and that it was nice to reminisce in a positive way. One lady said she used to take the train from Hilliard, Alberta where she stayed overnight at the Innisfree Hotel while she attended dances in the Innisfree area.
The 15 participants; 12 were Heritage’s residents on the bus to head for the tour. (Rosanne Fortier/ photo)
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Election 2017 Vegreville 3 incumbents and 3 new faces to represent citizens on Vegreville Council Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser Compared to other regions, the 44% voter turnout of the 4445 eligible voters, while lower than last election, was still quite strong. By comparison, Edmonton saw only 31.5% voter turnout. Vegreville was also not plagued by the turmoil Calgary saw during their
JERROLD LEMKO 1441 Votes
Thank you to all those folks who came out to vote. A huge thank you to those electors for your willingness to put your faith and trust in me and my abilities to serve you for the next four years.I look forward to working with the newly elected Council and Mayor. I must take a moment to thank Myron Hayduk for his many years of dedicated service to our community. I commend Greg Kuroluk and Dave MacDonald for putting their names forward. I look forward to my upcoming term and am excited in what the future will bring. Jerrold
TANEEN RUDYK 1343 Votes
I’m thrilled to continue working for the citizens of Vegreville and express my sincere thanks to the community for your trust and encouragement in supporting my continued role on council. Thank you also to everyone who put their names forward for public office in every jurisdiction. I’m proud to put my name forward along side so many talented and dedicated community leaders many of whom will live to run another day. Thank you to Mayor Hayduk for his dedication for the past 10 years and to Councillors Simpson and Kozakiewicz for their public service . To the newly elected mayor and council , I look forward to cooperating together to support our resilient businesses and resourceful citizens continue to build the Vegreville of the future. Best, Taneen Rudyk
municipal election involving long wait times, a lack of ballots and the need to extend polling hours which shows a well run election by the Town. David Berry, Marielle Brodziak and Taneen Rudyk return to council. Joining them are Jerrold Lemko who led the polls along with other newcomers Tina Warawa and Ann Waters.
TINA WARAWA
MARIELLE BRODZIAK
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1268 Votes
I want to thank the residents of Vegreville for the support I received. I also want to thank Myron Hayduk for his passionate represent at ion of Vegreville over the last term and in previous council years. I look forward to working with the new council and new mayor to address the issues I heard from you during the campaign. I am proud of our community and consider it a privilege to have to opportunity to represent you. Please feel free to contact me any time in the future, the campaign may be done but the hard work is just beginning and I am ready and will continue to listen to your concerns. Thank you, Tina Warawa
Unsuccessful in their bid for a seat on Council were hopeful David MacDonald and one time Councilor Greg Kurolok. While less than half of citizens in Vegreville voted, we should all tip our hats to all the candidates who put their names forward in this election.
ANNIE (ANN) WATERS
DAVID BERRY
1237 Votes
Thank you to the electors for your trust and confidence to have elected me as member of Vegreville Town council for the next four years. I have enjoyed my experience from the previous term served, and look forward to working with the newly elected council Mayor Tim MacPhee, councillors Jerrold Lemko, Taneen Rudyk, Tina Warawa, Ann Waters, and David Berry. I would like to thank Myron Hayduk for his 10 year commitment as Mayor and councillor, also to previous councillors Adam Kozakiewicz and Michael Simpson. I also commend Greg Kurulok and Dave MacDonald for putting their names forward to serve as members of council. I am proud to be representing my community, and look forward to a positive future for Vegreville!
Thank you to everyone who supported me during my campaign and for all of you coming out to Vote. It is important for you to have your voice heard and I look forward to represent you as your new Town Councilor for the next 4 years. By working together with our new Mayor and Council to represent you, we will continue to have our town moving forward. I commend everyone who put their name forward to serve as a member of council as I can appreciate the hard work it takes to promote yourself. I will be accessible to your concerns and bring them to Council. Change starts in the Home. Vegreville is our Home.
Marielle Brodziak
Ann Waters
938 Votes
I wish to thank everyone for their support and look forward to working on behalf of the community. I am confident that our new Council will plan for the future and work together for the benefit of all. Cheers, Dave
Thank you for your support.
GREG KURULOK
DAVID MACDONALD
802 Votes
698 Votes
Firstly, I would like to thank all of the voters who placed their trust in me. I am most grateful. To the successful candidates, thank you for your commitment to making Vegreville better. We look forward to our new Council quickly gelling into a cohesive unit so that the significant issues that Vegreville will face in the coming years, can be effectively overcome for the betterment of the citizens of Vegreville.
I would like to congratulate the new Mayor-elect and Councillors who were voted in by the citizens of Vegreville. I am confident that, while I will not be a part of this group, we have a great team for the next four years. I am a strong believer in our town and hope that we move forward together to strengthen the community with proper planning and execution.
Greg Kurulok
David MacDonald