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Bashaw Volunteer Fire Dept. served up S’mores and hot chocolate around the fire at Bashaw Santa Days on Sat. Dec. 2. From the left, Ty Schwab, Candice William, 

Dakota and Nash (20 mths old) Hunker, Lorraine Hunker and Darcy Lischynski, fire captain. 

Fireside Winery of Stettler, Ab. owner Marcy Heck 

provided a taste of their wines to market goers including 

Alice McGuire at the Farmer’s Market in Bashaw Dec. 2. 

INDEX 

Court .............................. 2-3 

Hardisty council ................ 3 

Castor council .................... 3 

Lacombe county council .... 4 

Three Hills news ................ 4 

Coronation council ............ 5 

Clearview ......................... 5 

Guest editorial ................... 6 

PLRD ............................... 11 

Talbot news ..................... 12 

Classified/Careers ............ 14 

Obituaries ....................... 15 

Christmas 

Greetings 

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Half Dunn Ranch provided the wagon rides that was part of the Santa Days in Bashaw, Sat. Dec. 2. Other 

activities included kid’s activities, a Farmer’s Market, parade of lights, a Christmas tea and silent auction 

and a pee wee hockey tournament. 

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2 D e c e m b e r 7 ' 1 7 H A N N A / C o r o N A t i o n / S t e t t l e r , A b . E C A r e v i e w 

Klaus hired Frank to kill his 

family asserts Crown Prosecutor 

Lisa Joy 

ECA Review 

The six-week trial for Jason Gordon 

Klaus and Joshua Gregory Frank - 

both charged with three counts of first 

degree murder and arson - wrapped up 

Nov. 29 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s 

Bench. 

Klaus and Frank were arrested Aug. 

15, 2014, for the Dec. 8, 2013, murders of 

Gordon Klaus, 61, Sandra Klaus, 62, 

and Monica Klaus, 40. 

“The Crown respectfully submits it 

has proven beyond any reasonable 

doubt that the accused Jason Klaus 

and Joshua Frank are both guilty of 

the planned and deliberate murders of 

Gordon, Sandra and Monica Klaus,” 

Crown Prosecutor Douglas Taylor told 

the court in his closing arguments. 

Taylor said that Jason Klaus 

planned the murder with his friend 

Joshua Frank and agreed to pay Frank 

money in exchange for Frank going 

into the Klaus home and shooting the 

family and then burning down the 

house. 

The Crown’s theory of the murder is 

based on what the two co-accused told 

undercover officers during the Mr. Big 

Sting in 2014. 

During the sting Klaus confessed he 

hired Frank to kill his family because 

he had forged his dad’s signature on 

cheques. Klaus told the undercover 

officers he drove Frank to the farmhouse 

in the early morning hours of 

Dec. 8, 2013, dropped him off and 

waited down the road for Frank to 

commit the murders and burn down 

the house. 

The two drove Gordon Klaus’s white 

GMC truck about 20 km to the Battle 

River where they ditched the vehicle 

and threw the keys into the ditch. 

Frank tossed the 9-mm handgun into 

the Battle River the next day. 

Joshua Frank, when meeting with 

Mr. Big, a fake crime boss who was 

really an undercover police officer, 

corroborated this version of events. 

After Jason Klaus was arrested he 

gave this same account a second time. 

During the Mr. Big sting, Klaus led 

undercover officers to the spot where 

the keys to the truck were tossed in the 

ditch and Frank led them to the location 

where the revolver was thrown in 

the Battle River. 

A forensic firearm’s expert testified 

that the bullet that killed the Klaus’s 

family dog was fired from this 

revolver. 

Klaus framed Frank 

claims Frank’s lawyer 

Lisa Joy 


Joshua Frank’s defence, Tonii 

Roulston, argued that Jason Klaus 

framed Joshua Frank and the Crown 

is relying heavily on the Mr. Big sting 

and when you look at the evidence 

there’s nothing to corroborate that 

Frank did the killings. 

Roulston said Jason Klaus mimed 

the shooting in a way only a killer 

would. She said when he related the 

story of what happened, Klaus “says 

Monica’s eyes were moving back and 

forth and what is creepy about it he 

mimics that not just to Wendy Barry 

but to Keith Janes.” 

She added that Klaus said his family 

“didn’t feel the burn” and the weapon 

was disposed of in the river. 

Roulston said Klaus told Wendy 

Barry that he was “one step ahead of 

the investigation and that’s what Mr. 

Klaus tried to do, stay one step ahead 

of the investigation.” 

She said Jason Klaus had rings worn 

by Monica and Sandra, claiming they 

gave them to him previously. He also 

said he found them in the debris of the 

rubble from the burned farmhouse but 

Roulston added that they were “perfectly 

clean.” 

She argued that Joshua Frank didn’t 

kill the Klaus family and he just went 

along with Jason Klaus’s story to 

undercover officers. 

“Mr Frank, whether it’s referencing 

‘happy wife happy life’ he just has to 

participate, he just has to engage and 

be seen what he’s saying is relevant.” 

She pointed out that Frank could tell 

believable elaborate lies with great 

detail. 

“That’s because that’s what he does, 

he goes along… It’s typical of Mr. 

Frank to be agreeable.” Roulston 

argued that Frank didn’t know key 

details of the crime such as whether 

the 9 mm Ruger was loaded or 

unloaded when thrown into the river 

and Monica’s dog Patches hiding 

underneath the bed during the 

murders. 

“At no point does Mr. Frank mention 

Patches. Who mentions Patches? Mr. 

Klaus.” 

In addition, where investigators 

found traces of accelerant wasn’t 

where Frank said it was poured. Nor 

did he know where the entrance door 

to the house was during the 

re-enactment. 

Roulston said Frank just parroted 

back Mr. Big’s comment that he’s a 

stone-cold killer. 

“That’s the harm of Mr. Big (stings). 

It wants to encourage these types of 

behaviours. You have to be a big shot.” 

Justice Eric Macklin, however, 

asked Ms. Roulston about Frank 

telling Mr. Big he picked the spot in the 

Battle River to dispose of the gun 

because he knew the river was open in 

that spot in the winter, there were 

weeds and it would be there for years 

and never traced back. 

“That’s not parroting, that’s succinct 

detail,” said Justice Macklin. 

Roulston argued that Frank was 

portraying to undercover officers that 

he’s “some sort of brilliant murderer, 

he’s familiar with the (river), ‘there’s 

weeds at the bottom, see how smart I 

am. I watch CSI 20 times.’ When people 

are being untruthful they are believable 

because they put in an element of 

(truth).” 

The trial was heard by judge alone. 

Justice Eric Macklin reserved his verdict 

until Jan. 10, 2018 in Red Deer 

Court of Queen’s Bench. 

See related stories: ‘Klaus hired 

Frank to kill his family asserts Crown 

Prosecutor’ and ‘Family problems 

doesn’t prove murder says Klaus’s 

lawyer’ 

The Crown said Jason Klaus’s 

motive was the strained relationship 

with his father and sister. 

“He was worried his forgery of 

cheques and theft of money from his 

parents would lead to him being marginalized 

and left on his own. With 

them gone he could do what he wanted 

and the family farm would be his.” 

He said Frank’s motive was “greed 

for money pure and simple,” adding 

that Frank was an “unemployed destitute 

drug addict” who saw an 

opportunity for easy money. 

Both Frank and Klaus stared 

expressionless straight ahead as the 

Crown presented how the crime was 

committed and their motives. 

Crown Prosecutor Taylor said Jason 

Klaus admitted to police that prior to 

leaving the family farmhouse the night 

before the murders, he argued with his 

family over how they were treating his 

mother. 

A week before the murders Jason 

Klaus had called his aunt in Red Deer 

and asked her if he could visit her to 

get away from his family. She said no. 

Taylor said the jerry can of AV fuel 

being left by the house is consistent 

with Joshua Frank having committed 

the murders. He said after Frank came 

out of the house he was interrupted by 

the family dog, shot her and dropped 

the jerry can. 

Taylor said the sound of a gun shot 

outside in the cold weather is magnified 

and Frank realized this, causing 

Frank to “abort his plan to return the 

jerry can and flee the scene.” 

NOTICE TO 

CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS 

IN THE ESTATE OF LEWIS WILLIAM 

LOHRMANN (also known as LEWIS 

WM. LOHRMANN; also known as 

LEWIS LOHRMANN; also known as 

LOU LOHRMANN), LATE OF THE 

TOWN OF HANNA, IN THE PROVINCE 

OF ALBERTA, WHO DIED ON THE 8 

DAY OF DECEMBER, A. D., 2016. 

If you have a claim against this Estate, 

you must file your claim by January 15, 

2018, with ROSS, TODD & COMPANY, 

Barristers & Solicitors, P. O. Box 1330, 124 

- 2 Avenue West, Hanna, Alberta, T0J 1P0. 

If you do not file by the date above, the 

estate property can lawfully be distributed 

without regard to any claim you may have. 

Sitting in the prisoner box and listening 

to this, Frank made no 

expression. 

Taylor said the family dog wouldn’t 

have attacked Jason Klaus. 

“It’s more likely that the dog 

attacked a stranger than someone who 

lived with her for years.” 

He added that Frank told undercover 

officers that “hindsight being 

20-20 he should have thrown the dog 

into the fire. 

“I suggest it’s interesting there’s no 

mention of the jerry can like he almost 

forgot where the can was.” 

Taylor said he found it remarkable 

both accused testified they were innocent 

and yet they both told versions 

that placed them at the scene of the 

crime. 

“This is significant as both are 

responsible for the murders. There’s 

no question these two men are responsible 

for the deaths of Gordon, Sandra 

and Monica. It was a planned and 

deliberate murder.” 

Verdict 

Justice Eric Macklin told the packed 

courtroom that he was reserving his 

verdict until Jan. 10, 2018. 

“It’s been a long six weeks,” he said 

thanking the gallery for being 

respectful throughout the trial and 

those who attended every day. 

See related stories ‘Family problems 

doesn’t prove murder says Klaus’s 

lawyer’ and ‘Klaus framed Frank 

claims Frank’s lawyer’ 

NOTICE TO 

CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS 

IN THE ESTATE OF GEORGE PATZER 

(also known as GEORGE WAYNE 

PATZER; also known as GEORGE W. 

PATZER), LATE OF THE TOWN OF 

HANNA, IN THE PROVINCE OF 

ALBERTA, WHO DIED ON THE 23 

DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. D., 2016. 

If you have a claim against this Estate, 

you must file your claim by January 15, 

2018, with ROSS, TODD & COMPANY, 

Barristers & Solicitors, P. O. Box 1330, 

124 - 2 Avenue West, Hanna, Alberta, 

T0J 1P0. 

If you do not file by the date above, the 

estate property can lawfully be distributed 

without regard to any claim you may have. 

PUBLIC NOTICE TO THE ELECTORS OF THE 

VILLAGE OF ALIX, PROVINCE OF ALBERTA 

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Village of Alix, in the Province of Alberta, has given first reading to 

borrowing Bylaw 428/18 which will, upon final passage, authorize the Village to borrow monies from the 

Alberta Capital Finance Authority by way of debenture issue, to pay for the cost of the following municipal 

purpose(s), namely refinancing the existing loan for the construction of Railway House located at 5008-50th 

Avenue, Alix. The public may inspect the proposed bylaw at 4849-50th Street, Alix during regular office hours. 

The total cost of the project amounts to $1,400,000 and the net amount to be borrowed on the credit 

and security of the municipality at large by the issue of debentures is $1,400,000. The debentures are to be 

repayable to the Alberta Capital Finance Authority in semi-annual or annual equal payments of combined 

principal and interest instalments not to exceed thirty (30) years calculated at a rate not exceeding the interest 

rate fixed by the Alberta Capital Finance Authority, or another authorized financial institution, on the date of the 

borrowing and not to exceed six (6) percent. 

The electors may submit a separate petition with respect to the advertised bylaw calling for a vote of the 

electors to determine whether the proposed bylaw should be passed. The petition must meet the formal 

requirements of Sections 221-226 of the Municipal Government Act and be filed with the 

Chief Administrative Officer within 15 days after the last date the proposed bylaw is advertised. Any petition 

will be public information. If no petition is presented within the appropriate time, Council 

may pass the borrowing bylaw. 

If you have any questions regarding the bylaw or the petition process, please contact the 

CAO at 403-747-2495. 

Dated at the Village of Alix, in the Province of Alberta, this 6th day of December, 2017. 

Michelle White, CAO 

Village of Alix

E C A r e v i e w H A N N A / C o r o N A t i o n / S t e t t l e r , A b D E C E m b e r 7 ' 1 7 3 

 

Family problems doesn’t prove 

murder says Klaus’ lawyer 

Lisa Joy 


Allan Fay, defence for Jason 

Klaus, said Joshua Frank’s allegations 

that he was sexually 

abused by Jason Klaus are false. 

He agreed that Jason Klaus’s 

dad was “stern and domineering” 

and there was conflict 

in the family but said that 

doesn’t prove murder. 

“Ought not to put too much 

emphasis on that. 

“We can speculate all we 

want on their relationship deteriorating 

to the point where Mr. 

Klaus contemplated murder 

and there’s no evidence to support 

that.” 

Klaus and Frank were 

arrested Aug. 15, 2014, for the 

Dec. 8, 2013, murders of Gordon 

Klaus, Sandra Klaus and 

Monica Klaus. 

Fay said Jason Klaus didn’t 

go to police but he added that 

Jason told his aunt in Red Deer 

that Josh Frank killed his 

Hardisty Town Council 

Library request for additional funding for 2017 

Lisa Bye 


Careful consideration and thought 

for the community was given by the 

town council when they decided to 

approve the Hardisty and District 

Public Library board funding request 

for $6,370 for their 2017 operating 

budget. 

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) 

Sandy Otto acknowledged the staff and 

the library by saying they were 

“extremely dedicated and it’s an important 

service.” 

With this financial funding, council 

stipulated that the Library provides 

council with their 2018 Budget Plan by 

Dec. 1, 2017 and they submit a three to 

five year business plan that outlines in 

detail the programs and services they 

want to deliver and estimate any revenues 

that these may generate. 

Council would also like to see a more 

comprehensive report that depicts 

daily utilization rates, types of communications 

that are being done with the 

school library and an evaluation on the 

operating hours of the library to see if 

they are meeting the public’s needs. 

The Town of Hardisty subsidizes the 

library in other ways by not charging 

rent on the building, providing maintenance 

and upgrades, not charging for 

water and sewer and paying for the 

property insurance on the building 

which is approximately $1200 a year. 

Looking forward into the new year, 

council is eager to collaborate with the 

library in a positive manner and help 

them in anyway they need, whether it 

be assisting with a business plan or 

discussing ways the library can be 

more viable. 

Watershed Alliance 

The Council approved a request 

from the Battle River and Sounding 

family but she didn’t go to police 

with that information. 

“Did (she) armed with this 

knowledge of Joshua Frank go 

to the police? No she did not. 

Why? She told the court she was 

afraid something bad would 

happen to her. That’s the same 

thing Jason Klaus said why he 

didn’t go to police.” 

He argued there’s evidence 

that Jason Klaus did tell his 

family about the forged cheques 

and they forgave him. 

In response to Jason Klaus’s 

stories about spirit visits from 

his sister, Fay said, “It’s clear 

these spirit visitations are not 

something Jason Klaus fabricated 

out of thin air. Mr. Klaus 

firmly believes in spirits and 

the after life.” 

He did, however, use this as 

an opportunity to point the 

finger at Joshua Frank in the 

hopes of leading police to him. 

“To Mr. Klaus clearly it made 

sense at the time.” 

Fay said that the RCMP’s 

Creek Watershed Alliance to make a 

commitment of 50 cents per capita 

which will provide a total of $319.50 

that will be used for watershed education, 

stewardship and planning. 

The Watershed Alliance has completed 

an Atlas called Traversing 

Terrain and Experience Atlas ($70) and 

the council will buy one to use for 

research as well as donating one to the 

local library. 

Alberta Urban Municipalities 

Association (A.U.M.A) 

Councillors attended the recent 

AUMA convention in Calgary and all 

had positive comments to make on the 

seminars they attended. 

“Attending the AUMA I thought was 

beneficial,” Coun. Connie Beringer 

stated . 

The seminars on Legalization of 

Cannabis in Alberta and ‘Whose 

Council is it anyways’ – The good, the 

Castor council moves fence height extension 

Emily Wheller 


Council approved in a 3 - 2 

vote to allow Ray Holloway to 

build a five-foot four-inch tall 

wrought iron fence in the front 

of his property. 

Current Castor bylaw states 

that the fence in front of the 

home cannot be higher than 

four feet, although if aesthetically 

pleasing a permit may be 

granted. 

The fence must be installed 

by Oct. 31, 2018. 

Holloway had previously 

attended council with a plan to 

enclose his property with a 

wrought iron and stone fence to 

deter deer from his corner lot. 

RCMP update 

Constable Jordan Tourney 

joined Castor town council at 

the regular meeting on Nov. 27 

to give an update on the 

Coronation detachment. 

The risk assessment for the 

detachment was in October, 

there are no present issues with 

how the detachment is operating. 

The only problem found 

was with the detachment space 

itself, this hopefully will be 

solved in the future. 

The theft and break and enter 

statistics from January to 

October, are reported as low, 

compared to last year, stated 

Tourney. The surrounding 

communities have higher property 

crime and vehicle thefts, 

than experienced in the 

Coronation detachment’s 

patrolled area. 

Traffic violations such as 

impaired and dangerous 

driving have increased, this 

could be because more individuals 

are reporting such 

behaviours. 

A 36-year-old male from 

Edmonton has been charged 

with the April break and enters 

involving Castor Food Fair, 

Co-op and Race Trac Gas in 

Coronation. 

This is not the first offence for 

this individual, as he was out on 

parole at the time. 

Tourney referred to this man 

as a “career criminal”. 

Four individuals have been 

charged in relation to the ATM 

theft from the Vision Credit 

Union. Three have been 

changed on the account of the 

stolen vehicle, and one male 

from Red Deer has been with 

the machine theft. 

Visible street addresses 

Council may consider creating 

a bylaw regarding 

residences having a visible 

street address on the home. 

Tourney explained that on 

two separate occasions members 

of the detachment had 

difficulties finding homes 

during emergency calls. 

Residents are asked to be sure 

that their homes are correctly 

and clearly labeled with their 

street address as this has been 

an on-going issue experienced 

by both RCMP and fire crews. 

For emergency services to 

respond to calls in a timely 

manner, it is necessary for 

homes to proper identification. 

This is not only an issue in 

undercover Mr. Big sting gave 

Jason Klaus “a dream,” that he 

could be a part of this fake 

crime organization and it was 

“his ticket to a healthy payday 

on a regular basis, a nice 

vehicle and a place to live… But 

more importantly, for Jason 

Klaus it would fill this void in 

his life. A void for companionship 

of male buddies… It’s clear 

that Jason Klaus wanted that 

badly.” 

Fay said even though Jason 

Klaus’s blood was found on the 

snow near the burned farmhouse, 

it’s not known how long 

it was there and he didn’t have 

any evidence of cuts on himself 

after the murders. 

Justice Eric Macklin reserved 

his verdict until Jan. 10, 2018 in 

Red Deer Court of Queen’s 

Bench. 

See related stories: ‘Klaus 

hired Frank to kill his family 

asserts Crown Prosecutor’ 

and Klaus framed Frank 

claims Frank’s lawyer 

Castor, but also in 

Halkirk and 

Coronation. 

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Music Concert 

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Saturday, Dec. 16 

Free Admission 

Potluck Supper Concert 

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Everyone Welcome 

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Now Available 

In Time For 

Christmas 

Contact Don Sisson at 

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Everyone who loves Linda is 

glad she got a mammogram. 

Because her breast cancer 

was found early, 

she is alive and well today. 

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bad and the ugly of council roles of 

conduct, were two seminars 

mentioned. 

Age demographics were more 

noticeable this year with many more 

young adults in attendance. 

“Good to see the young people 

involved,” said Coun. Penny Wurz. 

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Women aged 50 to 74 

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Women 40-49 may be screened 

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Invite everyone to a Christmas celebration 

in memory of their loved ones 


 

The evening features Christmas carols, reflections, 

Lacombe County 

Please accept our 

candle lighting ceremony, fellowship and luncheon. 

Lacombe County Council 

adopts 2018 interim budgets 

Lacombe County Council adopted 

the County’s 2018 interim operating 

and capital budgets on their Dec. 1 

meeting. 

The budgets continue to follow priorities 

set out in the County’s Strategic 

Plan and its long-range road construction 

and capital equipment 

replacement plans. They also reflect 

the desire to support the maintenance 

of existing service levels, while undertaking 

some new initiatives, such as 

funding for an RCMP enhanced position 

to help combat crime in our area. 

The $56,315,470 interim operating 

budget is balanced and is supported by 

a 2.5 per cent property tax rate 

 

three hiLLs 

increase for residential properties and 

4.5 per sent property tax rate increase 

for all other properties and a transfer 

of $322,300 from the tax rate stabilization 

reserve. 

The 2.5 per cent property tax rate 

increase represents an additional 

$24.40 in taxes on a $400,000 residential 

Paintearth Lodge 

Castor, Alberta 

totaling $54,000. 

Thursday, December 7, 2017 

While the interim operating and 

capital budgets are approved in 

December of each year, the final budgets 

and tax 7:00PM 

rates are not set until the 

following spring, when the property 

The tax levy evening for education presented purposes is set by 

best wishes for a very 

Merry Christmas and 

our sincere thanks 

for your support 

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property. 

The 2018 interim capital budget, 

which provides for revenues and 

expenditures of $26,602,690, saw an 

increase of $7.066 million from last 

year’s budget. Highlights of the capital 

budget includes wastewater infrastructure 

improvements to the Hamlet 

Mirror’s wastewater storage system 

over the past year. 

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John and John Boekema, representing Three Hills Citizens on Patrol, with Family and 

Community Support Services Director Shelley Jackson-Berry at the annual Kneehill County 

area Volunteer Forum. 

ECA Review/D. Nadeau 

Three Hills Volunteer 

Forum well attended 

David Nadeau 


No speech by a presenter from 

Edmonton, no note taking, and no door 

prizes. Instead, this year’s Three Hills 

and area Volunteer Forum saw FCSS 

Director Shelley Jackson-Berry using 

what she called edu-tainment for her 

Keys to Personal Success session. 

“I wanted our 53 participants,” she 

said, “to learn valuable tips on how to 

work with others.” 

Her easy-going edu-tainment presentation, 

designed to identify unique 

personality characteristics and factors 

that create stress in the work place, 

served as a bonding and exploration 

exercise. 

Jackson-Berry said community 

leaders and their 

many volunteers 

benefit when 

people are 

accepted for who 

they are, when 

people have 

opportunities to 

please those in 

authority, and 

when there is a 

harmonious 

working 

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environment. 

Participants, 

some wearing multiple community 

service hats, represented 30 Three 

Hills and Kneehill area groups that 

are volunteer intensive—ranging from 

Linden’s Westview Care and the 

Trochu and the Acme Royal Purple, to 

the Three Hills Food Bank, Legion, 

and RCMP Victims Services. 

In her comments, Jackson-Berry 

said that in the day-to-day work of conducting 

community services and 

providing help, it is important to 

remember the unique characteristics 

of individuals when working with and 

for them. 

“That’s why I emphasize the need to 

know personal strengths,” she said, 

“and why I offer tips on how to communicate 

properly when working 

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Cost of living pay increase for town employees 

Lisa Bye 


Chief Administrative officer (CAO) 

Sandra Kulyk proposed a 1.5 per cent 

cost of living pay increase for town 

employees at the Nov. 27 regular town 

council meeting as no pay increase 

was given last year and this number 

would be more in keeping with the 

Canadian average as outlined in the 

October, 2017 Consumer Price Index 

data. 

“Lots of people aren’t getting them, 

most people don’t get them every year, 

it’s still pretty scary out there,” were 

some of the comments made by Coun. 

Jackie Brigley when discussing the 

pay increase with fellow councillors. 

Coun. Keith Griffiths suggested a 1.3 

percent increase instead be given and 

this motion was put to a vote and 

passed with all councillors being in 

favour except for Coun’s. Jackie 

Brigley and Vickey Horkoff who 

opposed the motion. 

Animal Control Bylaw 

The council has been taking time 

and careful consideration in reviewing 

and revising the existing Animal 

Control Bylaw as it is an important 

bylaw that needs to be specific and 

Coronation council 

detailed in regards to licensing and 

regulation with respect to animals 

within the town. 

A few distinctions in the bylaw are 

between dogs, nuisance dogs and 

restricted dogs, and the fines that will 

be levied against owners if these dogs 

display threatening behaviour, attack, 

or bite other animals or people. 

The fines imposed will be considerably 

higher depending on the severity 

of the situation and the outcome of the 

harm caused. 

A nuisance dog is one that has had 

three or more convictions in three 

years and has been declared a nuisance 

by the town manager. 

A restricted dog is one that has 

chased, bitten or attacked any person 

or animal, has caused physical 

damage, has done this on more than 

one occasion and the town manager 

has determined that this dog is likely 

to cause harm again and it has been 

made the subject of an order under the 

Dangerous Dog Act. 

A break down and analysis of the 

fine fee structure and how it can escalate 

would be as follows: the owner of 

a nuisance dog which chases, attacks / 

bites a person could be charged $300 

and if it that nuisance dog chases/ 

attacks/bites a person or animal 

causing physical injury or damage to 

property this would be a $700 fine. 

A $1000 fine would be given if the 

nuisance dog caused severe injury to a 

person , animal, wildlife or livestock. 

Interfering with a Peace Officer and 

providing false or misleading information 

to a Peace Officer or Town 

Manager could result in a $500 fine. 

The first reading of the new bylaw 

has been accepted and the council will 

discuss it further at the next council 

meeting. 

Communication upgrades needed 

“Communications Group” out of Red 

Deer has been working with the 

Highway 12 Regional Emergency 

Communication Center to help evaluate 

the regional communication 

system and after doing a site inventory 

of the Coronation Water Tower they 

have noted that the building under the 

tower is in serious disrepair partly due 

to the fact the radio equipment is open 

to access by pigeons and they have 

made a huge mess. 

“Our tower site, base of the water 

tower was identified to be in probably 

the worst condition of them all simply 

because the little shack at the base is 

not properly set up to keep birds out,” 

CAO Kulyk mentioned when reading 

some of the comments made by the 

Communications Group. 

The Communications Group have 

made a comprehensive report detailing 

safety concerns with access to the 

equipment at the water tower . They 

feel it would be wise to choose a more 

suitable location. 

Moving the antennas to either the 

TELUS tower or the Vital Networks 

tower is an option council will discuss 

further. This would be significantly 

less expensive rather than trying to fix 

the issues at the water tower and it 

would also provide better reception 

than is now being experienced. 

Reconfiguring the existing mobile 

radio equipment so all firefighters 

along Hwy 12 can communicate more 

easily with each other is also something 

that council wants to pursue . 

When there are big storms and power 

outages like the county experienced on 

Oct. 2 - 4 of this year it is imperative 

that all first responders be able to contact 

each other immediately if 

emergencies arise. 

Council will budget $10,000 to do the 

necessary upgrades to the radio 

system as well as purchasing an additional 

two mobile radios for the 

firefighters. 

 

Operating deficit better than expected 

Linda Stillinger, 


Clearview School Division reported 

a final operating deficit of $611,630 for 

the 2016-2017 school year, down from 

the planned $1,595,628 deficit. 

In a detailed report at the Nov. 30 

regular board meeting, Associate 

Superintendent, Peter Neale clarified 

the financial results of the previous 

year. 

The positive financial results 

ensued from unspent dollars in 

schools, an adjustment in the cost for 

staffing, unspent dollars in inclusive 

education due to a decrease in early 

learning student enrolments, not 

needing to dip into contingency 

resources, and not proceeding with a 

planned infrastructure investment for 

the Stettler Complex. 

The dollars not spent in 2016-17 will 

provide an increase in instruction and 

school budgets for 2017-18. 

CLEarVIEW SCHool 

support the learning needs 

of all students in every 

school, Clearview will need 

to continue to provide specially 

designed 

programming and instruction 

to meet individual 

needs and the supports and 

resources to ensure optimal 

programming. 

Much their work last year 

included supports for Early 

Learning (Start Right and 

Kindergarten), ESL (English 

Second Language) learners, 

First Nations, Metis and 

Inuit (FNMI) students, and 

Mental Health First Aid 

(MHFA) training. 

Clearview is also committed 

to furnishing the 

most appropriate support for 

teachers to meet the needs of 

the diverse learners in their 

classrooms, targeted professional 

development 

opportunities for administrators 

and teachers and 

specialized training for educational 

assistants. 

In accordance with 

Clearview’s motto, “We All 

Belong - We All Succeed”, all 

students in the division’s 23 

schools, regardless of background 

or ability, will have 

an opportunity to develop 

the skills, attitudes and 

knowledge required to live 

up to their full potential. 

We would like to wish our friends, 

families and clients a 

very Merry Christmas. 

We thank you for 

your support and 

look forward to 

serving you 

in the new year. 

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2017-18 Final Budget approved 

With a projected in-year deficit for 

all budgets of $1,792,122, Clearview 

trustees approved the final 2017-18 

budget. 

Even with reductions in overall 

funding, the school division remains 

committed to providing the very best 

supports for Clearview students. 

Staff and expenditures were 

increased from the spring projections 

due to more dollars available at the 

end of 2016-17. 

Inclusive education update 

Grant Gosse, Director of Inclusive 

Learning provided trustees with an 

inclusive education report for the past 

year. 

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the opinions of this newspaper. 

 

Guest Editorial 

Is celebrity gossip 

your ‘local news’? 

Is celebrity gossip your ‘local news’? 

Ottawa seems to think so. 

Hockey news, fashion tips, TV and 

movie listings, retirement strategies, 

updates on Celine Dion—all of this 

information now constitutes local 

media—at least according to federal 

Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly. 

Last week marked a black spot in the 

history of Canadian newspapers with 

the closure of three dozen papers, 

taking out of circulation three million 

copies of printed newspapers each 

week and eliminating more than 300 

jobs. 

Joly’s response in Ottawa was a 

refrain that she has been using more 

and more lately, saying the federal government 

is already helping news 

providers. “We value the importance of 

journalism and that’s why we invest 

up to $75-million per year in local 

media,” she said. 

“ 

And how on earth 

does giving a subsidy to a 

promotional magazine for 

a TV channel qualify as 

support for local media? 

This is true only if you use a definition 

of “local media” unlike any other 

ever attempted. 

The minister was referring to the 

Aid to Publishers program, through 

which the federal government provides 

annual grants to printed publications—magazines 

and subscription 

based non-daily newspapers—primarily 

to help with distribution costs. 

Many Canadians will be surprised 

by who is getting this support for 

“local media.” 

Figures from the 2014-15 fiscal year 

show: 

The Hockey News, which primarily 

covers the NHL, got $1.3 million. 

TVHebdo got $1.5 million. It provides 

TV listings in French and is 

owned by the same company as the 

TVA television network in Quebec. 

TV Week, which provides TV listings 

in British Columbia, got $1 

million. 

Allo Vedettes, which provides 

Quebec celebrity news and often features 

Celine Dion on the cover, got 

$218,721. 

Good Times, a magazine aimed at 

retirees, got $588,531. 

Flare magazine got $408,236; 

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Chatelaine got $1.5 million for its 

English edition and $848,428 for its 

French one. 

Movie Entertainment got $1.5 million. 

It is produced for subscribers to 

the paid TV channel The Movie 

Network, owned by Bell Media. 

The ECA Review got $000,000. No, 

that’s not a typo. Because the ECA 

Review is a total market coverage free 

newspaper we get zero dollars. 

This is a snapshot of one year. The 

same publications get large grants 

year after year. Publications such as 

Maclean’s get the maximum $1.5 million 

annually. Chatelaine, which gets 

money for both its English and French 

editions, has received $19.3 million in 

the past eight years. Movie 

Entertainment has received $11.3 million 

in the same period. 

The list goes on and on to hundreds 

of magazines that get federal funding. 

It raises all sorts of questions. 

Why does a TV book distributed by 

a broadcaster qualify for funding 

when a TV guide distributed in a 

daily newspaper does not? And how 

on earth does giving a subsidy to a 

promotional magazine for a TV 

channel qualify as support for local 

media? 

The simple fact is that the Aid to 

Publishers program mostly supports 

magazines, an industry that, for the 

most part, does not have a viable 

business model without public 

subsidies. 

Many community newspapers get 

money, but relatively little. Those affiliated 

with NewsMedia Canada got 

between $3,301 and $124,252 in 2014-15, 

and averaged $25,831, less than two per 

cent of what The Hockey News 

received. Daily and free distribution 

newspapers are not eligible. 

Overall these community papers got 

about $7.8 million of the $68.9 million 

handed out. Some went to ethnic, farm 

and religious publications. The 

Catholic Register got $403,355; The 

Western Producer got $1.2 million. 

The bulk—$53.4 million—went to 

magazines. Some individual magazine 

companies get more per year than all 

community newspapers combined. 

TVA Publications got about $7.5 million 

this year, as did Transcontinental 

Media. Rogers Media, publisher of 

Chatelaine, Maclean’s and other magazines, 

got $8.9 million in 2016. 

Reader’s Digest got $3 million this year 

for its related publications. 

The Aid to Publishers program is 

being revamped. It’s unclear what the 

new qualification criteria will be or 

whether the program will get any 

more money. 

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On The Other Hand 

It’s just wrong! 

by B.P. Schimke 

The demise of Sears Canada was an 

unnecessary happening and I would 

argue had little to do with Amazon but 

everything to do with mismanagement 

and greed. 

There was a very big winner in the 

demise of Sears Canada and that was 

American billionaire and hedge fund 

manager, Ed Lambert. 

If any company should have succeeded 

eking out a niche in on-line 

sales, it would have been Sears who, 

with its catalogue, was truly the forerunner 

to e-commerce. 

Sears over the years had a number 

of ‘stay-the-course’ American CEO’s 

which put the retail giant behind the 

eight ball. But in 2011, successful 

Loblaws’ senior executive, Calvin 

McDonald, a Canadian, was hired with 

a new, progressive vision for Sears. 

Soon after his arrival, sales began to 

tick upwards. But innovation takes 

investment and he soon learned that 

his Board had little interest in innovation 

or investment. 

He left in 2014 after overseeing the 

sale of many valuable assets and yet 

seeing little re-investment. 

In reality the final nail in the coffin 

for Sears came in 2005 when hedge 

fund manager, Ed Lambert, became 

the controlling owner. 

Allowing hedge fund managers to 

become majority owners in an ongoing 

business is akin to putting the 

fox in charge of the hen house. In economic 

terms, hedge fund managers 

are “rent seekers” not “value 

creators”. 

In the same way the fox is going to 

watch the chickens closely until they 

are all eaten, hedge fund managers 

watch over stripping everything “cashable” 

out of a going-concern company. 

The fox has eaten the chickens and 

the farmer ends up with nothing but 

feathers. 

The American hedge fund manager 

Alberta Press Council 

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has eaten away Sears’ on-going viability 

leaving behind employees with 

nothing and debtors with little. 

Mr. Lambert, in 10 years, stripped 

$2.7 billion out of Sears Canada into 

two funds that he controlled. He and 

his board of directors, I would argue, 

knowingly caused 12,000 hardworking 

Canadians to lose their jobs. 

In their greed, they didn’t even have 

the decency to leave enough behind to 

provide severance pay. 

Most tragic, those long-term 

employees who have been paying into 

a pension plan have nothing for their 

retirement years. 

It’s just wrong! 

What story is going to convince 

those on the political right about the 

need for government to play a larger 

role in this complicated international 

marketplace? 

Surely the Sears’ case highlights a 

problem of “rent seeking” entities 

hiding behind limited liability and foreign 

ownership to screw the middle 

class out of their livelihood and 

retirement. 

The private sector, specifically the 

corporate elite and foreign owners, 

have no interest in the public good. 

Why do we continue to trust these 

corporations more than our elected 

government? 

It’s just wrong. 

In Canada we still have a law that 

holds directors of corporations personally 

liable for all statutory deductions 

(taxes, CPP and EI).Bankruptcy does 

not free them of this obligation. 

It is long overdue for a similar provision 

to be enacted where directors and 

principal owners are held personally 

liable for pensions, unpaid wages and 

severance pay. 

If it’s fair to protect the government 

from shysters, surely it is equally fair 

to protect hardworking employees 

from billionaire bankruptcy-promoting, 

“rent seeking” shysters! 

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Payette denies the existence of God 

by Herman Schwenk 

Last week while reading through 

“The Catholic Register” I read an 

article titled “Payette faces backlash 

over faith remarks”. 

In the article, Canada’s Governor 

General Julie Payette appears to set 

herself above us ordinary Canadians 

especially if we believe in God. 

It is obvious to me that both her and 

Justin Trudeau have an elitist attitude. 

While our new Governor General is 

considered to be a very talented and an 

accomplished scientist, during a 

behold random process.” 

Divine intervention is a natural process. 

These people seem to think that 

creation and evolution are contrary 

concepts. They are not. 

God has been always and will always 

be. 

Scientists have determined that our 

universe has existed for over 13 billion 

years and our solar system for over 

four billion years. 

Evolution is the way that God created 

everything, through a gradual 

process. 

It appears to me that our Prime 

Minister is a hypocrite as he claims to 

be Christian and supports Muslims 

who believe in God. 

Both he and the Governor General 

come across as being atheist. They 

seem to think that believing in God is 

very unscientific. 

Perhaps the Governor General 

should do some scientific research and 

read the Bible. 

The Bible is a recorded history book. 

That history is just as authentic as the 

recorded history of the Roman Empire 

speech to the ninth annual Canadian 

and basically occurred during the 

Science Policy Convention, she demonstrated 

a very unscientific bias. 

Julie Payette’s job is Christ performed miracles that 

“ 

same time frame. 

She dismissed divine intervention 

modern science has not been able to 

as a factor in evolution and lumped 

to represent Her Majesty 

duplicate. 

those who believe otherwise into the 

Jesus was not an ordinary human 

same category as climate change 

being. His conception was by the 

Queen Elizabeth ii, who 

deniers and horoscope readers. 

Holy Spirit, not by a man, so in effect 

If she is a scientist she should know 

he was the Son of God in the body of 

that science is based on evidence and 

sits in a pew every 

a man. 

there is no evidence to prove that 

That is why he was able to perform 

increased C02 emissions are a contributing 

Sunday as head of the 

instant miracles, something no other 

factor to climate change. 

person has been able to do. 

Metrological and geological Church of England. 

As I have written in previous columns, 

to understand the story of 

research scientists can have proven 

that C02 levels were never the cause of - DENYSE O’LEARY 

Jesus Christ just read the four gospels 

the earth warming up after an ice 

age. 

C02 concentrations increased after 

the ice had melted. If she had the 

courage of her convictions, that convention 

would have been an ideal place 

to set the world straight on the real 

cause of climate change. 

In that speech she proved that with 

all her accomplishments she has an 

elitist mindset and evidently does not 

believe in divine intervention. 

She said “And we are still debating 

and still questioning whether life 

was a divine intervention or whether 

it was coming out of a natural process 

let alone, oh my goodness, lo and 

Christian Elia, the executive 

director of the Catholic Civil Rights 

League said “Her comments were disappointing 

and insulting”. 

She also said it is ridiculous for the 

Governor General to present faith and 

science as an “either-or proposition”. 

Her role as the Queen’s representative 

in Canada is “to be impartial and 

neutral”. 

Prime Minister Trudeau defended 

the Governor General, applauding 

what he called “the firmness with 

which she stands in support of science 

and truth”. 

in the New Testament. 

Denyse O’Leary, a Catholic author 

stated Julie Payette’s job is to represent 

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who 

sits in a pew every Sunday as head of 

the Church of England. 

The Queen does not seem to have a 

problem with divine intervention nor 

should Julie Payette. 

‘Cynical and disappointing’ 

Cont’d from Pg 6 

However, the review is doomed to 

failure unless the federal government 

understands that it is not currently 

supporting local news media in any 

meaningful way and that the current 

funding, even if redistributed, will do 

little to help reporting in local communities 

across Canada. 

We have not heard this from Joly. In 

fact, her Tweeted response to this 

week’s closures suggested she still 

does not understand what is happening 

in local media, where 

collapsing revenues 

are forcing 

cuts in reporting 

across all traditional 

news 

outlets. 

“We know 

Canadians care 

about their local 

media and we 

will continue to 

support it,” Joly 

Tweeted. “The 

decision to swap 

and shut down 

these community 

papers on the 

same day is cynical 

and 

disappointing. 

Our thoughts are 

with the hundreds 

of workers 

and their families 

affected by these 

closures.” 

The closures 

were not cynical. 

There were 

inevitable in a challenged business in 

which print newspaper revenues have 

fallen dramatically. We will see more 

of them. What they mean for many 

communities is less reporting about 

what is happening in people’s back 

yards. 

It’s unlikely that people in those 

communities will be comforted by 

Joly’s claim that her government supports 

local media. 

Bob Cox is the chair of the board of 

News Media Canada and publisher of 

the Winnipeg Free Press. 

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How well 

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Christmas 

movies? 

Do you love a good Christmas 

movie? Think you know them 

like the back of your hand? 

Let’s see if you can correctly 

answer these 15 questions! 

Which movie came out first? 

1. Home Alone or National 

Lampoon’s Christmas 

Vacation? 

2. The Santa Clause or 

Jingle All 

The Way? 

3. The Muppet Christmas 

Carol or 

The Nightmare Before 

Christmas? 

4. Elf or The Polar Express? 

5. Love Actually or The 

Holiday? 

What’s the name of… 

6. The elf played by David 

Krumholtz in The Santa 

Clause? 

7. The Grinch’s dog in 

How the Grinch Stole 

Christmas? 

8. Doris’s daughter in 

Miracle on 34 th Street? 

9. Kevin’s mother in 

Home Alone? 

10. The two sisters in 

White Christmas? 

Random trivia 

11. What toy is Howard 

desperately looking for in 

Jingle All The Way? 

12. What does Clark hope 

to buy with his 

Christmas bonus in 

The Santa Clause? 

13. What musical instrument 

does Jack give Charlie in 

Jack Frost? 

14. In which English county 

is Iris’s cottage located in 

The Holiday? 

15. In what fictional city 

does the Gremlins movie 

take place? 

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The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” 

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this holiday season. 

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Council & Staff wish you and 

your family a very Merry Christmas 

and a Happy New Year. 

May you enjoy a safe and happy holiday 

season, whether you live in Hanna or are 

returning home for the holidays. As you 

gather with family and friends, may the 

joy and peace of the season surround 

you. Thank you to the many volunteers 

in Hanna and District that play a part 

in making this community a great place 

to live and work. We 

look forward to 2018 

with hope for peace 

and prosperity for all.

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Notice 

Applications to connect the Sharp Hills Wind Power Project in the Sedalia area have been received 

Proceeding 23066 

Applications 23066-A001 to 23066-A005 

The Alberta Utilities Commission, the independent utilities regulator, will be 

considering the electric transmission development applications in Proceeding 

23066. If you feel you may be affected by these applications, you can provide input 

to the AUC to review before it makes its decision. 

The Alberta Electric System Operator has applied for approval of the need to 

connect the proposed Sharp Hills Wind Power Project to the Alberta Interconnected 

Electric System, under the Electric Utilities Act. The Alberta Electric System Operator 

proposed the need to construct the New Brigden 2088S Substation and to connect 

it to transmission line 9L46 using an in-and-out configuration, and to connect the 

New Brigden 2088S Substation to EDP Renewables Canada Ltd.’s proposed Sedalia 

323S Substation. 

Privacy 

To support an open and transparent process, information you send to the 

AUC will be publicly available through the AUC’s eFiling System. If there is 

confidential information you would like to file, a request must be made in 

advance of filing your submission. 

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ATCO Electric Ltd., has applied pursuant to the Hydro and Electric Energy Act and in 

separate application, to construct the facilities to meet the need identified by the 

Alberta Electric System Operator. ATCO Electric Ltd. requested approval to construct 

the New Brigden 2088S Substation in Legal Subdivision 3 of Section 16, Township 

32, Range 5, west of the Fourth Meridian. ATCO Electric Ltd. requested approval 

to alter the existing 240-kilovolt transmission line 9L46 and to terminate it at the 

New Brigden 2088S Substation. ATCO Electric Ltd. will re-designate a portion of 

transmission line 9L46 as transmission line 9L51, and will terminate it at the New 

Brigden 2088S Substation. ATCO Electric Ltd. also requested approval to connect the 

New Brigden 2088S Substation to EDP Renewables Canada Ltd.’s proposed Sedalia 

323S Substation via bus cables. The proposed location of the New Brigden 2088S 

Substation is shown on the attached map. 

Written submissions are due December 19, 2017. 

Participant information 

If you wish to participate in this proceeding, you may be eligible for funding to support your position, which includes costs for legal representation and expert witnesses. To 

learn more about the application and review process, intervener funding and what has been applied for, please review the information session section on our website found 

under Involving Albertans or contact: 

Allan Anderson at 403-592-4438 or email your questions to allan.anderson@auc.ab.ca. 

The applications, and any associated documents being reviewed, are publicly available on our website. Alternatively, you may contact the applicants for further details about 

what is being applied for, or for a copy of the application at: 

Alberta Electric System Operator 

Melissa Mitchell-Moisson 

Phone: 403-539-2948 

Email: need.applications@aeso.ca 

ATCO Electric Ltd. 

Breanna Wise 

Phone: 780-420-5003 

Email: facilityapp@atcoelectric.com 

Submissions 

To register your concerns, or your support for the proposed project, please visit the AUC website and log in to the eFiling System to file your submission for Proceeding 

23066. If you do not have access to the Internet, please contact us at 780-427-4903 for other options to submit your concerns and participate in this proceeding. If no 

written submissions are received, the Commission may make its decision without further notice or process. 

The AUC must consider the AESO’s assessment of need to be correct unless someone satisfies the Commission that the need application is technically deficient, 

or that to approve it would be contrary to the public interest. 

Issued on November 27, 2017. 

Alberta Utilities Commission 

Douglas A. Larder, QC, General Counsel 

www.auc.ab.ca

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prairie land regional division 

Prairie students on the ocean 

Linda Stillinger 


At the Nov. 28 Prairie Land Regional 

Board meeting, Principal Scott Koller 

of Veteran School, presented the 

trustees with an exciting field trip proposal 

for PRLD students to spend five 

days on Canada’s west coast on the 

Pillar Rock. 

The Pillar Rock, built in 1960, served 

as a Coast Guard Protection Vessel 

until 1986. 

Fully refurbished and certified for 

guests, the vessel is now the heart of 

Pillar Rock Coastal Adventures 

offering all the necessary amenities to 

explore the coast in comfort and safety. 

With his brother, Jeff Koller, Captain 

of the Pillar Rock, Principal Koller outlined 

a five-day adventure field trip 

which would include a thorough tour 

and safety orientation of the vessel, lessons 

in environmental stewardship, 

forestry and sustainability. 

It would also include a visit with the 

We Wai Kai Nation on Quadra Island, a 

tour of a working logging camp and 

participation in a beach cleanup with 

the local chapter of the Surfrider 

Foundation. 

This is a global non-profit dedicated 

to protecting the world’s oceans and 

beaches. 

The adventure could also include a 

tour of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship 

(CCGS) Sir Wilfred Laurier with 

Captain Bill Noon. 

In 2014 this ship was part of the 

search for John Franklin’s ships, 

Erebus and Terror, during the Victoria 

 

Strait Expedition when the Erebus was 

found. 

Open to all students in the Prairie 

Land Regional Division, field trips 

would be scheduled between late 

February and the end of April. 

Trustees accepted the presentation 

as information, and encouraged the 

Kollers to submit a formal field trip 

request at the next Board meeting 

scheduled for Dec. 19. 

Transportation report 

Deputy Superintendent and 

Transportation Coordinator Steven 

Nielsen presented a detailed report on 

the PLRD transportation picture. 

The transportation portfolio is one of 

the most difficult to manage, yet 

according to Nielsen, the easiest in 

which to make budget decisions. 

“It is pretty much impossible to say 

no to anything that deals with the 

safety of the kids.” stated Nielsen. 

GPS systems have been installed on 

each route bus to provide accurate real 

time information and keep track of 

buses. 

Prairie Land also provides in-house 

training for drivers, cutting costs on 

S-endorsement certifications. 

With 42 routes between the eight 

schools within PLRD, a lot of coordination 

is involved to make sure the 

system runs smoothly. 

Technology 

Schools have been steadily moving 

away from computers, yet technology 

is playing a bigger role than ever in 

education. 

Parliament 

Warning issued for debt 

A PRLD tech audit demonstrated 

how inefficient and time-wasting computer 

labs are for learning. 

Prairie Land students from grade 7 - 

12 are now expected to have some sort 

of device, such as a tablet or phone, for 

school. 

Enhancing band width has boosted 

the division’s ability to utilize digital 

textbooks and google classroom 

capabilities. 

A focus for the next 3-year plan is to 

help all teachers to discover and take 

advantage of all the digital resources 

that are available. 

Student evaluations 

Superintendent Cam McKeage took 

to the podium to discuss AP 360 

(Administrative Procedure) concerning 

the evaluation of student 

achievement. 

While thoroughly outlining the pros 

and cons of different methods of student 

evaluation, McKeage clarified 

both formative and summative assessment 

techniques. 

Formative assessment refers to the 

variety of methods that teachers use to 

conduct in-process evaluations of student 

comprehension, learning needs, 

and academic progress during an 

instructional unit, while the goal of 

summative assessments is to evaluate 

student learning at the end of an 

instructional unit closely following the 

Alberta Education program of 

outcomes. 

According to 

McKeage, student 

grades should 

authentically represent what the student 

knows and can do related to these 

outcomes. 

Is sufficient attention given to the 

assessment of skills? 

How should effort be assessed? 

Are things that are easy to measure 

being assessed at the expense of the 

“big ideas” in the curriculum? 

McKeage highlighted the importance 

of common practices being 

applied throughout the Prairie Land 

division. 

PLRD operates on the principle that 

every student has the right to a fair, 

accurate and equitable evaluation. 

The Best of All Gifts Around Any Christmas Tree 

Is The Presence Of A Happy Family 

All Wrapped Up In Each Other. 

Merry Christmas & 

a Prosperous New Year 

- The Village of Edgerton 

Wishing You Joy 

to all the wonderful people of Coronation, Castor & Consort 

- Dr. Stephen Akindipe 

Coronation Medical Clinic 

by Hon. Kevin 

Sorenson, M.P., (Battle 

River-Crowfoot) 

The Organization of 

Economic Co-operation 

and Development (OECD) 

has released its economic 

outlook concluding that 

Canada is in the worst 

shape compared to 

nations around the world 

when it comes to households 

and businesses 

borrowing money. 

These debt burdens 

are causing a high risk to 

our economy as a whole 

and current economic 

growth levels. 

With the two massive 

annual budgetary deficits 

and about $38 billion 

borrowed over the first 

two years (despite their 

own promise to have 

three “small” $10 billion 

deficits) the Liberal government, 

by the fourth 

quarter of 2016, had managed 

to put Canada’s debt 

level above that of the 

United States and China. 

The OECD observes 

that, “Indebtedness of 

households and nonfinancial 

corporations in 

many advanced and 

emerging market economies 

is high. In many 

countries, it is continuing 

to rise.” 

This is important 

because in 2015, the federal 

government had a 

balanced budget. 

Going forward, the federal 

government was set 

to operate “in the black”; 

no longer growing the 

accumulated national 

debt (over $645 billion). 

In fact, Conservative governments 

always pay 

down on the accumulated 

debt when 

operating without a budgetary 

deficit. 

The current Liberal 

government refuses to 

announce a date when it 

will operate with a balanced 

budget. 

Some economists predict 

that if the Liberal 

government continues 

their borrowing, it will 

be 2055 before the federal 

books can be balanced 

again. 

The Liberals claim 

that their massive borrowing 

will grow the 

Canadian economy to 

the point where in the 

future (they don’t stipulate 

a particular year) 

these deficits will be 

‘overshadowed’ by tax 

revenues flowing to the 

federal government from 

high annual economic 


That’s what led Justin 

Trudeau to infamously 

conclude in 2015 that 

“the budget will balance 

itself.” 

Canada’s current relatively 

high growth levels 

are short or medium– 

term at best according to 

the OECD (and many 

would say a result of a 

growing U.S. economy 

– Canada’s largest 

customer). 

Normal growth levels 

are bound to return soon 

and hopefully we will not 

experience low or negative 


The OECD warns that 

financial shocks, international 

incidents and a 

host of other calamities 

could force positive economic 

growth numbers 

to be insufficient or even 

disappear. 

In the interim, too 

many Canadian households 

and businesses are 

borrowing too much to 

finance real estate, 

energy, regulatory, taxation 

and other costs. 

Interest payments 

must continue to be 

made and selling-off 

assets to pay interest or 

reduce debt loads are not 

so easy or lucrative when 

markets are tight and 

potential buyers are also 

debt-strapped. 

This OECD report 

means that the overtaxing 

and deficit–ridden 

Liberal government will 

be able to do very little to 

help Canadians in the 

event of an economic 

crisis. 

The Liberals have 

broken too many of their 

promises since being 

elected and they have 

disappointed too many 

Canadians with their 

failure to deliver ‘sunny 

ways’ and real change 

for the average 

Canadian family. 

Now, 

Canadians are 

facing higher 

risks for the debt 

we incur while 

operating our 

households and 

businesses. The 

OECD has given 

us ‘fair warning’ 

and as your 

Member of 

Parliament, I 

report that to 

you. 

Wishing you every good 

wish for Peace, Joy, and 

Good Health this 

Christmas Season and 

in the New Year! 

Coronation Medical Clinic 

Dr. Noelle O’Riordan • Dr. Suzan Shenouda • Dr. Irene Shenouda 

Happy Holidays 

from the management & staff

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The growing problem of rural crime 

by Rick Strankman MLA, 

Drumheller Stettler 

Brian Warman from the community 

of Alix was attacked in his own home. 

Two intruders entered, demanding 

cash and valuables while they beat 

him. Warman was severely injured 

and required surgery. 

At Amisk (far east of Red Deer and 

 

south of Wainwright), the post office 

and bank were broken into two nights 

in a row. One of the town’s blocks contains 

two businesses and five 

residences. In less than a year, 14 acts 

of crime occurred on that block. 

Recently at Mannville, nearly 300 

people packed the hall to address their 

region’s escalating crime problem. One 

Talbot Sharp Edges 

woman was surprised to learn that 

Alberta doesn’t have 24/7 rural 

policing. She said her Kitscoty home 

had been broken into, and that the 

thieves returned three days later. She 

no longer feels safe. “It’s a horrible 

feeling,” she said. 

Mabel Hamilton at Innisfail says 

neighbours talk only about crime nowadays 

rather than local events and the 

weather. 

In the last year, her home was twice 

invaded. Two trucks were stolen. Two 

further attempts were fortunately 

stopped by the family’s dogs. 

Since 2011, rural crime rates in parts 

of Alberta have jumped more than 250 

per cent. Break-ins are up 94 per cent 

at Innisfail and 133 per cent at 

Bonnyville. 

Near Medicine Hat, Redcliff RCMP 

also report increased rural property 

crime. Twelve of Canada’s 50 most dangerous 

places for crime are now in 

Alberta. 

Alberta communities are screaming 

for help and enhanced policing, yet 

government has not fully responded. 

Many MLAs say the top issue by far 

that constituents bring to them is 

crime. 

Turn to Solution, Pg 13 

Grinch Trees was the first project for the Talbot Sharp Edges at their meeting on Nov. 26. 

From the left, back row: Clarissa Vanderberg, Cindy Link, Hannah Crocker, Kylie Hewitt, Mena 

Watson, Dharma Cook, Lauryn Perry, Hayden Regnier and Betty Tellier. Middle row: Brielle 

Eamer, Kenzie Hewitt, Alexis Perry, Hannah Watson, Breya Cook and Laura Goodbrand. Front 

row: Raya Montgomery, Lynn Hewitt, Ava Waltham, Reese Montgomery, Julie Hewitt and 

Avery Crocker. 

ECA Review/Submitted 

Grinch trees, our 

first project 

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Our Leader this year is Jody Perry, 

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Regnier, vice-president is Dharma 

Cook, secretary is Kylie Hewitt, treasurer 

is Lauryn Perry, club reporter is 

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Solution must include severe penalties 

Cont’d from Pg 12 

The Ponoka News 

reports that to help residents 

get involved and 

know how to protect 

their communities and 

themselves, 

Rosebrier Crime 

Watch and an Alberta 

video producer teamed 

up with the Alberta 

Rural Crime Watch 

Association, Wetaskiwin 

and Bashaw RCMP, and 

the RCMP’s K-Division to 

produce a training and 

information video that 

will offer practical and 

effective advice. 

Numerous property 

owners are installing 

video surveillance systems, 

saying that 

effective surveillance 

can be established for 

$1,000-$2,000. 

Many believe that 

these systems 

deter criminals, 

but exactly how 

effective they 

might be is sometimes 

disputed. 

Beyond these 

things, advocates 

say the solution 

must include 

more severe penalties 

for those 

convicted of property 

crime—no 

hand-slapping. 

Many also 

want mandatory 

minimum imprisonment 

for repeat 

offenders. 

In Saskatchewan, concern 

over rural crime 

resulted in the province 

expanding the power of 

conservation and commercial 

vehicle 

enforcement officers to 

include arrest and detention 

of criminal suspects. 

The decision instantly 

added 138 enforcement 

officers to the province’s 

rural crime policing and 

prevention force. News 

reports indicate that 

these officers are enthusiastic 

about their added 

responsibilities. 

The Saskatchewan 

government also invited 

technology companies to 

submit proposals that 

could better protect communities. 

It promised 

these companies full 

rights to commercialize 

their anti-crime 

solutions. 

Since the provincial 

government has not yet 

fully acted on the rise of 

rural crime, Alberta’s 

UCP announced a Task 

Force on Rural Crime to 

engage communities and 

develop common-sense 

proposals and solutions. 

This past week, 

numerous Albertans 

seriously affected by 

crime made their way to 

the legislature. At that 

time, the government 

rejected a motion to have 

the assembly engage in a 

discussion and debate 

about solutions to the 

crime issue. 

The matter was set 

aside, but it’ll come up 

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Special Areas Youngstown Office. Duties to commence 

January 1, 2018 and will be for a one year term. 

The size of the building is approximately 815 m2 (8,750 

ft 2) and will require daily cleaning, five (5) days per 

week . Details of the work to be performed as well as 

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prior to tendering. 

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Wonderful, subtle sense of humour 

Robert Willard Manning 

Oct. 10, 1930 - 

Nov. 28, 2017 

Bob was born in 

Hughenden, Ab. passed 

away in Hardisty, Ab. and 

called the farm near Amisk, 

Ab. home. 

He was a quiet and private 

man with his 

family, farm, and 

friends meaning 

everything to 

him. 

Participating 

in sports was 

important in his 

younger years, 

playing hockey 

or curling and 

Manning 

baseball as the 

seasons dictated. 

He remained a sports fan, 

especially for the CFL, 

cheering on the Edmonton 

Eskimos to the end. 

Bob also had a wonderful, 

subtle sense of humour, 

enjoying seeing and sharing 

the lighter side of life with a 

smile, roll of the eyes or a 

rise of his bushy eyebrows. 

Resourceful in his youth, 

he often trapped and hunted 

to obtain hides to sell. Early 

photos are a testament to his 

success, especially one 

season where he was 

able to purchase a 

watch with the 

proceeds. 

On Feb. 28, 1953, he 

married Arlene 

Abrassart and soon 

after they started a 

family. Bob began a 

career selling insurance, 

but an accident 

to his father meant 

he was needed full 

time on the farm. 

He was able to make use of 

the welding course he had 

taken in Edmonton to repair 

the farm machinery. 

Bob is survived, loved and 

Loved to reminisce 

Chester Rossler 

1931-2017 

It is with heavy hearts 

that we announce the 

passing of our beloved 

father, Chester “Ches” 

Rossler on Fri., Nov. 24, 2017 

at the age of 86 years. 

His memory will be cherished 

in the hearts of his 

four children, Greg Rossler, 

Wayne Rossler (Carrie 

Berthelette), Scott Rossler 

and Nancy (Jim) Burgess. 

He is survived by his 

sister, Laurie Rossler; 

brothers, Norman (Louise), 

Gordon (Grace), Bob (Joan) 

and Sam; his children’s 

mother, Rosemary (Gene) 

Sailer; his sisters-in-law, 

Linda Rossler and Mary 

Brettle; as well as numerous 

nieces and nephews. 

Ches was predeceased by 

his parents, Fred and 

Emelia Rossler; his 

brothers, Manley, George 

and Harold; his sister-in-law 

Gail Rossler; his brother-inlaw, 

Tom Owens; and Tom’s 

wife, Mary Thuroo. 

Ches was born on Aug. 25, 

1931 in Castor, Ab. He was 

raised on the family farm in 

the Spondin District. 

Ches married Rosemary 

Owens in 1959. They moved 

to Vancouver, B.C. and that 

is where their first three 

children were born. Ches 

was employed and A&C 

Knight Ltd. in 

Vancouver. 

In 1966 a new 

plant was 

opening in 

Medicine Hat so 

Ches moved his 

family back to 

Alberta and it 

was there in 

Medicine Hat 

that they made 

their home. 

In 1968 their 

fourth child, 

Greg was born 

completing their 

family. 

After Knight 

Schmidt 

Industries shut 

down, Ches went to work at 

Sears Canada in Floor 

Coverings. It was from there 

that he retired in 1996. 

Ches enjoyed his retirement 

spending time with 

this children, golfing, 

playing pool, watching 

curling and going for coffee 

with his buddies at the 

Dairy Queen. 

Ches will always be 

remembered as being a kind 

and thoughtful man who 

could fix or build just about 

anything and he loved to 

reminisce about the past. 

The funeral service was 

held at Saamis Memorial 

Funeral Chapel, 1 Dunmore 

Rd, SE, on Wed. Nov. 29, 2017 

at 1 p.m. with Gary W. 

Goran officiating. 

A private interment will 

take place at Hillside 

Cemetery. Memorial gifts in 

Ches’s memory may be 

made to the Alberta Heart 

and Stroke Foundation, 

340A Maple Ave, SE, 

Medicine Hat, Ab, T1A 7L5. 

Condolences may be sent 

through www.saamis.com 

or to condolences@saamis. 

com subject heading Chester 

Rossler. 

Funeral arrangements 

are in entrusted to Saamis 

Memorial Funeral Chapel, 

Crematorium & Reception 

Centre, 1 Dunmore Rd, SE. 

Medicine Hat, Ab. 

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cell 780 842 7153 

Obituaries 

very much missed by 

Arlene, their daughter 

Connie Kraft (Gordon), son 

Kevin Manning (Cindy), 

grandchildren Niki Pettifor 

(Dave), Travis Manning 

(Tanya), Tracy Whidden 

(Malcolm), and Tiffany 

Davis (Kent) and his brother 

Donald Manning (Shirley). 

Bob looked forward to 

and delighted in visits from 

all his grandchildren and 

great-grandchildren Layla, 

Ethan, Lizzie, Paige, 

Addison, Alivia, Isaiah, 

Hayden, and Josie. 

He was predeceased by 

two infant sons and his parents, 

Erol and Algerene 

Manning. 

A family graveside service 

will be held at the 

Amisk Bethany Cemetery 

in the spring. 

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Quietly remembered every 

day, 

Sadly missed along life’s 

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No longer in our lives to 

share, 

But in our hearts, you’re 

always there. 

Memorial donations in 

Bob’s memory would be welcome 

to the Hardisty 

Hospital Auxiliary, the 

Amisk Bethany Cemetery, 

the Hughenden Firefighter’s 

Association or a charity of 

your choice. 

Hardisty Hospital 

Auxiliary, Box 158, 

Hardisty, Ab. T0B 1V0; 

Amisk Bethany Cemetery, 

Box 41 Amisk, Ab. T0B 0B0; 

Hughenden Firefighters 

Association, Box 231, 

Hughenden, Ab. T0B 2E0. 

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Hanna, AB 

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• Windows and Doors 

• Overhead Doors & 

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• Retail Sales 

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Patrick May, Exercise Physiologist, 

Personal Trainer 

Orchid Embers Spa 

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Barrister & Solicitor 

Coronation Mall 

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Arrest warrant obtained for break and enter 

After a number of tips generated by 

both the public and other RCMP 

Detachment members, Stettler RCMP 

have obtained an arrest warrant for 

one of the individuals responsible for 

the break and enter to Old 

MacDonald’s Campground on Nov. 13. 

Ryan Schuster (29) of Red Deer has 

been charged with break/enter and 

fail to comply with probation. 

Anyone aware of his whereabouts 

are encouraged to contact any RCMP 

Detachment or Crimestoppers. 

The Stettler RCMP would like to 

thank both their local media outlets 

Suspect vehicle in Alix hotel robbery. 

for assisting in fanning out information 

to the public, and the public for 

their willingness to provide information 

to the police to aid in various 

investigations. 

Suspect vehicle 

Alix, Alberta – The RCMP continue 

to investigate and seek public tips in 

relation to an armed robbery that 

occurred on November 6, 2017 at a 

hotel in Alix. 

Attached to this release is a photo of 

the white truck which was identified 

as the suspect vehicle involved. 

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Alberta’s economy growing faster than projected 

by Zainab Calcuttawala 

for Oilprice.com 

Alberta’s economy is grower faster 

than projected due to strong growth in 

oil markets over the course of 2017, 

according to a new report by 

Bloomberg. 

The four-percent growth rate that 

Alberta saw in 2017 trumps the projected 

3.1 percent rate forecasted in the 

province’s latest budget report. 

Alberta says it has added over 70,000 

new jobs since mid-2016 as the number 

of active rigs climbs week over week. 

Still, unemployment hovers around 

eight percent, which weighs on tax 

revenues. 

The government initially said it 

expected to collect C$15.1 billion in 

taxes in the current fiscal year, but 

now the projections have dropped to 

C$14.7 billion. 

Canada’s oil industry faces multiple 

headwinds on top of an oil bust that 

has changed the global industry over 

the past few years. Canadian producers 

are selling their oil at hefty 

discounts to WTI, not only because of 

the heavier sour variety they are 

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Currently there are three pipelines 

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Canadian Pacific coast: Enbridge’s 

Line 3 Replacement Program, Kinder 

Morgan’s Trans Mountain expansion 

project, and TransCanada’s Keystone 

XL pipeline. 

Last month, TransCanada scrapped 

a pipeline project to ship oil to the 

Canadian East Coast. 

In the best-case scenario for 

Canada’s pipeline capacity—that is, if 

all three remaining pipelines clear all 

regulatory hurdles—Canadian pipelines 

will have 52,100 bpd of excess 

capacity in 2020, and more than 

656,100 bpd in 2022, according to estimates 

by Bloomberg Gadfly columnist 

Liam Denning. 

 

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- Contaminant Ziegler 

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If Keystone XL doesn’t go ahead and 

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excess pipeline capacity in 2022 will be 

just 50,000 bpd.

ECA Review 2017-12-07

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