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Battle River School Division

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Stu Salkeld

LJI reporter

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Battle River School Division’s board

of trustees decided to close one school,

consolidate two others and walk away

from another proposed closure. The

decisions were made during the regular

board meeting in Camrose on

March 19.

Trustee Zsuzsanna Hemperger

made a motion to close Allan

Johnstone School (AJS) in Hardisty

by June 30, 2020. Trustees discussed

the motion.

Trustee Laurie Skori stated the

school currently has 48 students,

below critical enrollment levels in all

areas.

She added extra money was allocated

to the school and the cost

difference is over twice what some

other BRSD schools get for staffing.

Skori stated, with the current fiscal

situation facing BRSD, the board can’t

do this anymore.

Trustee Val Sims noted this was a

difficult decision but the board has

been using reserves to fund Allan

Johnstone which they can’t continue.

Trustee Kendall Severson said the

low numbers at Allan Johnstone are

similar to numbers as previous schools

closed by the board.

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Bashaw council .................. 3

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Obituaries .......................... 7

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Trustee Lyle Albrecht noted that

efforts to increase enrollment at Allan

Johnstone seemed to fail and some

families are choosing to send their kids

to Sedgewick for schooling. He stated

the situation doesn’t look to improve in

the future.

When board chair Norm Erickson

called the question, trustees voted

unanimously to close Allan Johnstone

School in Hardisty by June 30, 2020.

I can’t really express

how enraged, helpless, sick

to my stomach and hurt I

was amongst the other

emotions flowing through

me at that time.

- Amanda Henry

Allan Johnstone parent Amanda

Henry was very unhappy to hear about

the closure in a statement to the ECA

Review Mon. March 23.

“Until you have been in a very small

rural school and seen the everlasting

impact it has on kids you will never

know how important they are.

“As I sat and listened to our trustee

Laurie Skorie say nothing good about

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our school and that it was being funded

double compared to what other schools

were just enraged me.

“Then for Laurie to come out and say

that the reason the reserve funds have

been depleted are because of Hardisty

school?

“Having around four million dollars

in reserved funds and blaming our

school for depleting them infuriates

me!

“There is absolutely no way AJS

school has cost that much from the

start of the year until now. Where is

that money going truly because I am

sure it was not being spent on our

school.

“The board did not . . . pay close

attention to our future plans as it

seems they had their mind made up

when they gave notice in January. A

viable option was the school becoming

a STEM school was also dismissed as

they couldn’t see how it would work.

“There are several rural schools in

Alberta that are implementing STEM

concepts into their schools

successfully.

“They [the Board] also did not take

into consideration the new funding for

schools by the government where they

look at the percentage of students

coming up rather than how many are

in the building as of Sept. 30 of a school

year.

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School year for students and teachers continues

Brenda Schimke

ECA Review

Two Clearview board members

choose to self-isolate for the regular

meeting of the Clearview Board on

March 18, 2020 and joined the conversation

online. In-person attendees

the next grade in September has led

some to assume schooling is finished

for the year. It is not.

Students will continue with modified

course work.

Superintendent Barron said educators

will be looking to focus on the most

important components in core subjects.

areas where internet speed or access is

not always as fast or consistent as one

would hope.

At this time, the government has

continued their contracts with bus

drivers, educational assistants (EAs)

and custodians. The district will be

assigning drivers and EAs other duties.

Trustee Neitz has asked administration

to determine whether 22 spare

buses and our current active fleet is the

optimal size.

The transportation department is

also exploring the possibility of

reducing two or three bus routes. A

final decision on bus purchases will be

positioned for social distancing.

For example, in math it will be

made when tenders are received.

Learning continues

algebra. All schools throughout the

Purchase of buses

The activity of schools has changed province are at difference levels of competencies

The board unanimously passed a

Transportation fees

dramatically.

Superintendent Peter Barron said

the province is pulling together to get

online learning operational as quickly

as possible.

“Most of our teachers are very

skilled at providing online learning,”

said Barron, “but teachers who need

help will be supported.”

The announcement by the government

that all students will move onto

with online learning, so

rollout will vary between schools and

school districts.

Clearview schools have arranged to

sign out chrome books to students

without personal computers.

Shaw has opened up it’s Wi-Fi as a

free service throughout the entire

province which is most helpful.

However, there is a continuing

problem with internet service in rural

motion to tender the purchase of four

buses with an option for five.

Purchases are historically done each

year to keep the fleet current for safety

and maintenance reasons.

Long bus rides on rough roads are

hard on buses. Clearview buses stay on

the school routes usually 10 to 12 years

then are moved on as spare buses for

field trips or when regular route buses

are down.

The board unanimously passed a

motion to not charge transportation

fees for the upcoming school year.

The government gave an additional

five per cent increase to transportation

funding allowing the projected transportation

deficit to drop from $300,000

to $150,000.

It was agreed this deficit would continue

to be funded using instructional

dollars.

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Stettler county moves for court

order on unsightly premises

Stu Salkeld

LJI reporter

ECA Review

Stettler county is moving

ahead with cleaning up an

unsightly premises in one of its

hamlets after a motion was

passed at the regular meeting of

council Mar. 11.

Peace officer Lee Hardman

requested in an agenda memo,

“Protective Services requests

authorization to proceed with a

Court of Queen’s Bench Order

for the cleanup of the nuisance/

unsightly property located at

#33 Main Street, Red Willow

[Alta.]” which councillors

passed after a vote.

Hardman told councillors the

county received five complaints

from the public in 2019 about

the property in question, and he

noted materials from the property

had begun to migrate onto

public property.

“We’re ready to seek a court

order to have this property

cleaned up,” said Hardman.

The agenda memo contained

a number of photos of the property

for councillors to examine,

some of which are included in

this article.

Hardman’s memo to councillors

noted, “On October 15, 2018

a complaint in relation to an

unsightly property located at

#33 Main Street, Red Willow

was filed with Protective

Services.

“Upon site inspection it was

observed that an accumulation

of materials, vehicles and

equipment on the property.

Materials also present that

encroach into the county road

allowance behind the

property.

Property owners have been

spoken too in relation to the

condition of the property.

“A remedial order was sent

on Oct. 18, 2018. On Nov. 3,

2018 a subsequent inspection

was conducted of the property

finding no change. On Nov. 25,

2018 a Municipal Government

Act Order under Section 546

of the Municipal Government

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“On Jan. 27, 2020 a follow-up

inspection was conducted of the

property.

The property owner was

present for the inspection with

no change in relation to the

unsightly nature of the

property.

“A Second Municipal

Government Act Order was

personally served to the property

owner to bring the

property into compliance.

On Feb. 28, 2020 a follow-up

inspection was conducted.

Property was still in an

unsightly condition with additional

materials now on the

property.

“Protective Services has

attempted to work with the

property owner to bring the

property into compliance.

However, all means have now

been exhausted with little to no

action from the owner.”

“I think it’s time it was

cleaned up,” said Grover.

One council meeting a month

Stu Salkeld

LJI reporter

ECA Review

The Town of Bashaw will cut from

two council meetings a month down to

one due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The decision was made at the Mar.

19 regular meeting of council.

Town CAO Theresa Fuller brought

to council an agenda item involving

regularly scheduled meetings of town

council.

Currently, council meets the first

and third Thursdays of the month.

Coun. Rosella Peterman felt it was a

good idea, and a special council

meeting could always be called if

needed.

Councillors unanimously decided

to go to one meeting a month for now

and hold their next council meeting

Apr. 2.

Coronavirus

CAO Fuller and Director of

Operations Murray Holroyd gave

updates on what the town was doing to

prepare for the coronavirus pandemic.

Holroyd said the town has met with

stakeholders and reviewed the provincial

government’s announcements and

decisions. He noted the town has been

asked to follow Alberta Health’s lead

on this issue.

In addition, the town is tracking its

expenses on the measures.

Emergency management

Coincidentally, the council also had

their updated Emergency

Management Bylaw to read.

Fuller presented a report to council

on the matter.

The bylaw now names council as the

emergency management committee

with the ability for the mayor, or if

unavailable, the deputy mayor, or if

unavailable, a councillor to declare a

state of local emergency.

It was presented to councillors for

information.

54th Ave. paving

CAO Fuller presented the results of

a tender for paving of 54th Ave. and

noted six submissions were received.

“[Engineering firm] Tagish is recommending

award of Border Paving

for $157,018.16, inclusive of GST,” stated

the report.

“They are proposing to begin work

in June and completion date timeline

of Aug. 15, 2020.”

Councillors heard that the project

will also include patching for a recent

waterline break that had to be dug up.

Councillors unanimously approved

the recommendation.

Policing costs

Councillors

decided they will

pay for increased

policing costs

through a special

tax on utility

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CAO Fuller

presented a

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OPINION

The opinions expressed are not necessarily

the opinions of this newspaper.

EDITORIAL

Never let a good

crisis go to waste!

B. Schimke

ECA Review

There are three kinds of leaders in a

crisis.

There are those who are able to

pivot, stop politics, turn to experts and

make bold decisions, even though they

are not always the right decisions.

There are those who freeze and

strive hard to keep the past as present.

And finally, there are those who

seek personal and political advantage

when a population is fearful.

The Government of Canada, with

the support of

all opposition

parties, postponed

their

budget approval

and shut down

Parliament to

stay focussed

on cooperatively

fighting

COVID-19.

Premier

Kenney instead

pushed through

a controversial

budget based on

fairy-tale revenues.

Finance

Minister Toews

and Premier

Kenney justified

passing the

budget in order

to approve

money to fight

COVID-19.

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others focussed on the

COVID-19 pandemic,

there is no better time

for Kenney’s leadership

type to slide in under the

radar and pass

controversial legislation

that disproportionately

aid powerful lobbyist’s

agendas.

That is simply bulls**t. There are

many legislative spending vehicles to

use in an emergency.

This approval simply allows Kenney

to re-start public service cuts immediately

after the pandemic. It may not

happen, but there is also now public

money approved for private corporations

to build and upgrade surgeries,

potentially strengthening their relative

position, while the public system

struggles with a medical crisis.

Despicably, Premier Kenney continues

to agitate doctors. Kenney gave

notice to the province’s radiologists

that he will unilaterally cancel their

contract next year.

Ironically, that contract was just renegotiated

by the UCP government and

signed by radiologists accepting a 12

per cent decrease in their fees.

The telehealth app rolled out by government

to triage patients remotely by

an unknown doctor rather than a

family doctor was yet another example

of unending attacks on health care

providers.

Kenny allowed teachers to work

with their students online from home

with full pay two weeks ago. Until this

past Monday, doctors were not allowed

to charge equivalent in-person fees to

work with patients online.

Patients need to talk to their doctors;

doctors want to help their patients; and

social distancing is imperative. We

don’t want our doctors and nurses getting

COVID-19 unnecessarily.

Unlike teachers, doctors are independent

businesses with staff, rent,

equipment and supply costs.

Kenney’s hate-on for doctors has

already harmed our public health care

system. Rural doctors are boycotting

certain services as witnessed in

Stettler with reduced emergency room

coverage, a number of specialists have

already left the

province and

family clinics are

With the press and going bankrupt.

Kenney’s push

to privatize even

more of our public

health care

system may be on

pause, but it’s still

his priority.

At the time of

writing this

column, Kenney

has kept the

Legislature open

with the express

purpose to push

through more

industry-friendly

legislation.

A bill of much

concern is one

that approves private

no-fault

insurance. If

passed, it is a cash windfall for

industry and financially disadvantages

the insured. That’s why no-fault

insurance is traditionally found only

in government insurance programs

which focus on coverage and cost control,

not denials and profits.

With the press and others focussed

on the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no

better time for Kenney’s leadership

type to slide in under the radar and

pass controversial legislation that disproportionately

aid powerful lobbyist’s

agendas.

It’s not the 2008 economic crisis

where greed led to a financial crisis

and economic stimulus saved the day,

sort of.

It’s a health crisis where survival is

the priority.

We only need look south of the

border to see how dismal the for-profit

health care system, market competition

and distrust of government is at

responding collectively to a nationwide

pandemic.

Premier Kenney, to date, has shown

himself to have the worst type of leadership

qualities in a crisis. His

‘business as usual’ is a crass example

of self-serving politicians “never letting

a good crisis go to waste”.

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PRAIRIEVIEW

Surprise! Surprise!

by Herman Schwenk police were standing by and not doing

The government announced that as a thing about it.

of Thurs. March 18 the border would Trudeau said the police had to make

be closed to non-essential travel their own decision, that the government

could not tell them what and

between Canada and the USA, however

commercial traffic would

when to do it. So then it seems damn

continue.

funny that they could instruct the

I was reading a column by Brian RCMP to assist the migrants to cross

Lilley in the Edmonton Sun and in it the border from crossing illegally. That

he stated that what the government was not an RCMP decision.

didn’t announce was that the border So here we have the Prime Minister

crossing for irregular [illegal]

being a hypocrite again and no one

migrants would remain open at holding him to account for it.

Roxham Rd. from New York into

I think we all know that the Liberals

Quebec.

love to spend someone else’s money

When the RCMP were contacted and they aren’t too careful about how

about the issue they confirmed that they spend it.

this was so.

According to a letter my MP Damien

Well, in fact, the border did not officially

close until Sat. March 21. gave $50 million to Mastercard, a com-

Kurek wrote in a paper last week they

Surprise, surprise the Liberals pany that made $16 billion in 2019.

finally had to back down. There was They gave $12 million to Loblaws—the

just no way that they could justify company that owns superstore—to

migrants crossing illegally as essential buy fridges that they didn’t need.

travel into Canada however this would Now with COVID-19 raging around

be a temporary measure.

the world and in this country,

Can you just imagine the hand destroying the world economy I will

ringing that must have gone on with bet that they are just jumping up and

Trudeau and his Liberal cohorts on down with glee.

having to back down on their signature

world social program to convince aid package of $82 billion for Canada;

This past week they announced an

the UN that Canada is a caring and $27 billion to top up unemployment

compassionate nation and should be insurance and provide funds for selfemployed

and other laid off people.

rewarded with a seat on the UN

Security Council.

In addition they are providing $55

According to what I read in that billion to meet the liquidity needs of

column in the Sun there were 1086 of Canadian businesses and households

these people that crossed into Canada through tax deferrals to help stabilize

at that crossing in January and that the economy.

was up about 200 from last year.

They have also indicated that they

In the last three years there were would be prepared to grant financial

somewhere between 50 and 60 thousand

of these migrants that have line industry and others. Here I would

assistance to the energy sector, the air-

crossed illegally into Canada.

guess that we are talking another $100

These are people that are being billion.

allowed to jump the queue and preventing

and delaying people from is probably necessary and of course

With our current circumstances this

immigrating into Canada through the the opposition could not criticize the

proper channels.

needed assistance.

These people are not refugees, they If the liberals had a record of

are economic migrants that are being spending public money responsibly

allowed to come into Canada illegally like the Conservatives did in 2008 I

and costing the government a lot of wouldn’t be so concerned.

money.

What really gets me is that when

Not only that, the RCMP were this is over they will be expecting the

directed to assist them.

public to treat them like heroic saviours

and be rewarded in the next

Not so long ago protesters were

blocking rail lines in Canada. The election.

BRENDA SCHIMKE

Editorial Writer

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VILLAGE OF ALIX

Village hasn’t seen ‘hoarding’ problem, hears council

Stu Salkeld

LJI reporter

ECA Review

The Village of Alix has been

lucky enough to avoid the

“hoarding” problem commonly

encountered in other communities

in the coronavirus

outbreak, councillors heard

during their regular meeting

March 18.

Village CAO Michelle White

provided councillors with a

detailed update on what Alix is

doing to handle the coronavirus

outbreak.

Coun. Vicki Soltermann said

she thought Alix had avoided

much of the “panic buying”

problem which plagued other

communities, which she saw in

Stettler.

Coun. Ed Cole agreed that

Alix appears to have so far

avoided that problem.

The CAO noted village staff

along with local and regional

emergency management began

responding to various

announcements made by the

provincial and federal governments

that week.

White said, so far, there

doesn’t seem to be any direct

financial implications on the

village from coronavirus.

Mayor Rob Fehr asked, “Are

we looking at a pandemic plan?”

White responded that staff are

working on a plan.

Felt was also at the council

meeting and noted staff are

going over the contingency

plan, on the phone daily,

reviewing regional partnerships

and feel they are on the

right track.

She stated the Alberta

Medical Association is happy

with the village’s efforts and the

village is planning to host an

unofficial operations centre to

handle coronavirus issues.

Felt stated information for the

public will be posted on the village

website or Rec Department

Facebook page. Paper copies of

statements will also be available

at the village office, which

remains open to the public as of

the council meeting.

“At this time, our office and

staff are maintaining a ‘business

as usual’ approach with a

heightened hygiene regime and

social distancing practices,”

stated White in her report to

council.

The mayor stated he wanted

to make sure staff know all of

the various benefits available to

workers right now from various

levels of government.

White said she also wanted to

make sure nobody thinks they

are financially required to go to

work even though they’re ill.

White also pointed out that if

the situation changes, councillors

will be notified as soon as

possible.

Financial statements

Councillors listened to

auditor Dan Luymes of BD

Canada report on the village’s

audited financial statements.

In his memo to CAO White,

Luymes noted, “During the

course of our audit into the

financial statements of the

Village of Alix for the year

ended Dec. 31, 2019 we did not

encounter any significant matters

which we believe should be

brought to your attention.”

Councillors went through

various sections of the audited

statements with Luymes’ help.

Coun. Soltermann said the

audited financial statements

were nice to look at.

“All in all, it looks a lot better

than it did last year,” said

Soltermann.

Councillors accepted the

audited financial statements.

Emergency Management

bylaw

Councillors had a modified

Emergency Management Bylaw

returned to them for second and

third reading.

Coun. Ed Cole asked if he

understood correctly that the

new bylaw allows the mayor,

acting alone, to declare a local

state of emergency, or the

deputy mayor or two

councillors.

White responded, yes, that is

correct.

White noted that authority is

required by the provincial

government.

Councillors unanimously

approved second and third

readings of the new bylaw.

Year end adjustments

White provided council with

a memo regarding year end

adjustments, specifically a total

unrestricted surplus of

$668,222.

“These are funds the village

holds that are not

already designated to a particular

reserve account and

are also not part of a grant

that is being held to sue on a

particular project,” stated

White in her report.

White said councillors

had options for the funds,

including buying out a debt.

Coun. Cole stated, with

the price of oil dropping,

provincial grants may be

scare to come by this year

and the funds could come in

handy for projects.

Councillors agreed to

leave about $200,000 in

unrestricted surplus,

agreed to pay out the debenture

as of April 30, 2020 in

the amount dictated by the

Alberta Treasury Board &

Finance but not to exceed

$250,000 and that of Dec. 31,

2019 the Village of Alix

council will add $100,000 to

roads and streets reserve,

$100,000 to wastewater

reserve, $8,000 to the cemetery

reserve and $10,000 to

the community hall

reserve.

Too late to cancel

During staff reports it

was noted the Rec Dept.

held a scheduled cooking

class, despite the coronavirus

outbreak.

White explained the decision

was made to go ahead

with the class because all of

the food for it was already

purchased and it would

have gone to waste.

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Phone Magnus @

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HEATED Canola buying

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Feed & Grain, 1-877-

250-5252.

LIVESTOCK

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mares and foals. 403-

740-4723. Please

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Audio Equipment. 40

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female St.

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$600.obo. Call 403-

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TENDERS

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Tenders. Ducks

Unlimited Canada is

now accepting tenders

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its projects. Visit

ducks.ca/albertahaygraze

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condensed. Northern

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WARD’S & BUD HAYNES

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Saturday Apr. 18th at 10 A.M.

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Call Brad Ward 780-940-8378,

Linda Baggaley 403-597-1095.

COMING EVENTS

CANCELLED - RUMMAGE Sale

held by the Castor IODE, has

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Hope to see you all in the fall.

EDMONTON Stamp Club Stamp

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2020 Assessment Notices

County of Paintearth No. 18

Province of Alberta

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sows, jerky,

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direct. Call 403-882-

2421 or text 403-

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Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of

Section 311 of the Municipal Government Act, Statutes of Alberta,

2000, Chapter M-26. The County of Paintearth No. 18 has mailed

Assessment Notices to all persons appearing on the Assessment Roll

as of February 28, 2020.

Any person who desires to object to the entry of his/her name or

that of any other person upon the said roll or to the assessed value

placed upon any property must lodge his/her complaint(s) in writing

and submit to the Clerk of the Assessment Review Board on or before

May 26, 2020.

In accordance with the Municipal Government Act and the County of

Paintearth No. 18 Schedule of Fees Bylaw, a charge is required for each

assessment appeal. The fee is refundable if the Assessment Review

Board makes a decision in the favor of the complaint, pursuant to

481(2) of the Municipal Government Act. The Board may refund fees

to other complainants at their discretion.

Assessment complaints, with applicable fee, can be forwarded

to Michael Simpson, Clerk of the Assessment Review Board of the

County of Paintearth No. 18, Box 509, Castor, Alberta T0C 0X0.

All assessed persons are deemed to have received their notice as a

result of this publication. If you have not received an assessment

notice for property you own in the County of Paintearth No. 18,

please contact the County office at 403-882-3211.

Michael Simpson

Chief Administrative Officer

County of Stettler No. 6

6602 - 44 Ave., Box 1270

Phone: 403-742-4441 Fax: 403-742-1277

www.stettlercounty.ca

Public Notice

2% Liquid Strychnine Concentrate

Starting March 31, 2020*, 2% Liquid Strychnine Concentrate for the control

of severe damage (30% crop loss) from Richardson Ground Squirrels will be

available to County of Stettler ratepayers from your Agricultural Service Board.

Full Case (24 bottles) $288.00

Half Case (12 bottles) $144.00

Quarter Case (6 bottles) $72.00

PRE-ORDERS WILL NOT BE TAKEN.

When picking up product, please come prepared with the following information:

· Mailing address

· Telephone number of purchaser

· Home quarter Legal Land Description

· Legal Land Description where product MAY be applied

· Type of field(s) to be treated (crop, forage, pasture and rough acreage of each)

· Approximate acreage of infestation area of each field

· Approximate farm size

* PLEASE NOTE:

The County of Stettler will be POSTPONING Strychnine sales until April 7,

2020, to allow us time to establish proper protocols to distribute to

the public - keeping in mind safety to our staff and public in regards

to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Thank you for your patience in this matter.

A minimum order of 6 bottles is required, along with a maximum of 2 cases (48

bottles) per purchase. For any questions or concerns, please call the Agricultural

Services Board at the County of Stettler Office at 403-742-4441.

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ECA REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB March 26'20 7

Lovingly remembered

Merchant, Lila

1950 – 2020

Lila Irene Merchant (nee Brigley)

(Hampton) of Red Deer, Alta. passed

away at the Foothills Medical Centre,

Calgary, Alta. on Fri., Mar. 13, 2020 at

the age of 69 years.

Lila will be lovingly remembered by

her son, Jodi (Bobbi-Gayle) Hampton

of Falun, Alta.; her

daughters, Shelly

(Jason) Priest of

Calgary, Alta. and

Tracy Abel of

Leduc, Alta.; her

stepdaughters,

Kathy (Brian)

Flasch and family

of Sylvan Lake,

Merchant

Alta., Barb

Merchant of Red

Deer and Sharon

(Pat) McMurray and family of

Blackfalds; seven grandchildren and

three great-grandchildren.

She will also be sadly missed by her

brothers, Gordon (Sylvia) Brigley and

Darryl Brigley, both of Red Deer; her

sisters, Julia Couturier of Coronation,

Alta. and Linda (Scot) McLean of

Reno, Nevada; as well as numerous

nieces and nephews and extended

family.

‘Grumpy guy

who wasn’t

grumpy’

Thomas Clark Brown was born on

Oct. 26, 1934 in the St. Joseph’s

Hospital in Galahad, Alta. to William

and Vera (nee Jackson, later Holben)

Brown.

Tom grew up on the family farm

with three other siblings, Albert,

Phyllis and Richard, before bringing

home a “beautiful brown-eyed blonde”

in 1960, Doreen (nee Kuefler), with

whom he would share the next 60

years.

After partnering

with his

older brother

Albert for many

years on the

family farm, Tom

went on to raise

his daughters

there (Carmen and

Nichole) as well as

inducting his sonsin-law,

grandchildren

and great-grandchildren

into the

joys and responsibilities

of farm

life.

His passion for

mechanics and

his local community

led to a

legacy of Snap-on

tools and many

friendships and

club

participations.

Tom was a

proud member of

the Commodities

Club, the

Galahad Lions,

Galahad Curling

Club, the

Paintearth Gun

Club, Bridge

clubs and the

Simmental

Association.

Turn to

Quieter, Pg 16

OBITUARIES

Brown

Buying

Coyotes

Lila was predeceased by her husband,

William Merchant, a brother

Fred Brigley and her parents, Charles

and Irene Brigley.

A Memorial Service will be

announced at a later date.

If desired, Memorial Donations may

be made directly to the Heart and

Stroke Foundation at www.heartandstroke.ca

or to the Breast Cancer

Society at bcsc.ca.

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‘’The Province is in trying times to say the least, as we are dealing with an economic crisis, on top of the

public health emergency that is, the Pandemic Covid-19. What you need to know is that your government

is doing everything possible to protect your health and safety and your financial well-being during this

time. We’ve announced measures of support for both employees and employers affected by this crisis and

will announce more in the coming days and weeks. Go to Alberta.ca/covid19 to stay informed with up

to date information. Wash your hands, practice social distancing, stay home if you are sick, look out for

one another and especially our most vulnerable. We will get through this and then you will see the most

robust stimulus package in the history of Alberta. So please stay safe, stay informed and thank-you, thankyou

frontline health care workers and all essential service workers for all that you do.’’

There are programs, services and support being delivered by both federal and provincial government and

links to help pursue those programs, please reach out regarding any of these measures at 403-321-7720,

Drumheller-Stettler@assembly.ab.ca or 1780-608-4600, Damien.kurek@parl.gc.ca

The situation with Alberta’s response to COVID-19 is rapidly evolving. The primary link to find out the

most up to date info is: https://www.alberta.ca/covid19

• All travelers returning from outside Canada should self-isolate for 14 days and monitor

for symptoms.

If you develop symptoms – cough, fever or difficulty breathing – stay home and complete

the online COVID-19 self-assessment and call 811, Do not go to the ER or doctor’s office.

New public health measures are in place to limit the time Albertans spend in large crowds and

crowed spaces: • All events over 50 people should be canceled• Recreation and private entertainment

facilities

All Albertans have a responsibility to help prevent the spread. Take steps to protect yourself and

others: • practice social distancing• stay home and away from others if sick or in isolation • practice

good hygiene: wash hands often, cover coughs and sneezes, and avoid touching face

Alberta Health Services has created the country’s first online self-assessment tool to help

determine whether you should be tested for COVID-19. You can complete the assessment for yourself

or on behalf of someone else, if they are not able. https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Journey/

COVID-19/Pages/COVID-Self-Assessment.aspx

If you have symptoms, like a dry cough, fever, fatigue or difficulty breathing: • stay home - do not go

to an ER or clinic • call Health Link 811 for instructions and testing

THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FUNDING AND

SUPPORTIVE MEASURES TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.

Corporate income tax changes • Corporate income tax balances and installment payments will

be deferred from March 19 until August 31, 2020 to increase employers’ access to cash so they can

pay employees, address debts and continue operations.

Utility payment deferral • Residential, farm and small commercial customers can defer

electricity and natural gas bill payments for the next 90 days to ensure no one will be cut off,

regardless of the service provider. • Call your utility provider directly to arrange for a 90-day

deferral on all payments.

Credit unions • Business members should contact their credit union directly to work out a plan

for their personal situation

ATB Financial • Small business customers can: apply for a payment deferral on loans and lines

of credit for up to 6 months, access additional working capital • Other businesses and agriculture

customers can access support on a one-on-one basis. Further solutions are being considered at this

time

Employees may consider applying for federal Employment Insurance benefits. • Allows

up to 15 weeks of assistance if a person cannot work due to medical reasons such as self-isolation

or self-quarantine. • The one-week waiting period for Employment Insurance benefits has been

waived by the federal government.

Job-protected leave Changes to the Employment Standards Code will allow full and part-time

employees to take 14 days of job-protected leave if they are: • required to self-isolate • caring for

a child or dependent adult that is required to self-isolate To be eligible, employees: • will not be

required to have a medical note • do not need to have worked for an employer for 90 days. This

leave covers the 14-day self-isolation period recommended by Alberta’s chief medical officer. This

leave may be extended if the advice of the chief medical officer changes. The leave does not apply

to self-employed individuals or contractors. Please refer to https://www.alberta.ca/covid-19-

support-for-employers.aspx for more information.

FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES

Mortgage Payment Deferral Canadians are eligible to receive up to a 6-month payment

deferral for mortgages. Contact your bank for more information or to apply for deferred payments

Income Tax Deadline Extended The return filing due date has been deferred until June 1,

2020. All taxpayers are permitted to defer, until after August 31, 2020. the payment of any income

tax amounts owing.

Moratorium on Student Loan Payments A six-month interest-free moratorium has been

placed on the repayment of Canada Student Loans for all individuals currently in the process of

repaying these loans.

El Sickness Benefit The one-week waiting period for individuals in quarantine and the

requirement to provide a medical certificate to access El sickness benefits, has been waived

Emergency Care Benefit This benefit will provide up to 5900 bi-weekly, for up to 15 weeks to

workers taking care of a family member who is sick and parents required to stay home from work

to care for children.

Emergency Support Benefit This benefit will offer support to workers, including self-employed

Canadians, who are not eligible for El and who are facing unemployment

Increasing the Canada Child Benefit The maximum annual Canada Child Benefit (CCB)

payment amounts will be increased by 5300 per child beginning in May 2020.

One-Time Additional GST Payment The government will double the maximum annual GSTC

payment amounts for the 2019-20 benefit year.

Refer to https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html for more information.


8 M arch 26'20 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. Eca REVIEW

Policing costs added to utility bills

Cont’d from Pg 3

Last year the provincial government

announced plans to increase

police resources in Alberta, but

municipalities, including Bashaw, had

to find ways to pay for it.

“If we gotta collect it, we gotta collect

it, right?” said Coun. Darren

Pearson.

Fuller noted the utility bill approach

means everyone pays the same

amount; an approach based on assessment

would have meant property

owners would pay based on how much

their property was worth.

The total bill for increased policing

for Bashaw will be $15,703 and the

province stated it will start collecting

the 2020 money by Jan., 2021.

Fuller noted in her memo that it

works out to $7.29 on every utility

account every two months.

Coun. Lynn Schultz stated the bill

needs to be clearly marked so residents

know where the tax came from;

Couc. Rob McDonald stated any

LANDS FOR SALE BY TENDER

The registered owners hereby offer for sale by tender the following briefly described property subject to

the reservations, exceptions and encumbrances contained in the existing certificates of title, but free and

clear of any financial liens:

SW 14-34-20W4; NW 14-34-20W4; NE 10-34-20W4; SE 12-34-20W4; NE 12-34-20W4

(hereinafter called the “Lands”).

The sale of the Lands is subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned:

1. Seller makes no warranties or representations about the property’s size/measurement, condition or

environmental status.

2. Seller will consider bids for all or any of the individual parcels.

3. Buyer to be responsible for all costs associated with registration. Tender price shall be excluding G.S.T.

4. Tenders will be received by the lawyer noted below up to but not after 12:00 o’clock noon on Friday,

April 3, 2020. Tenders should be forwarded to Landman Reule Law Office in a sealed envelope marked

“Gridley Family Tenders”. A certified cheque or draft equal to 10% of the purchase price payable to

Landman Reule Law Office must be received by Landman Reule Law Office within 3 business days of

the Buyer being notified of acceptance of their tender bid. If the successful bidder does not complete

the purchase after acceptance of their bid, the deposit shall be forfeited to the Seller.

5. The balance of the purchase price to be paid by solicitor’s trust cheque or certified funds on or before

May 1, 2020 (“Possession Date”).

6. Property taxes to be adjusted as of Possession Date.

7. Any surface leases will be assigned to the Buyer and adjusted as at Possession Date.

8. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Detailed features of the Lands, including surface lease revenue and exact acreage, will be provided

upon request - contact office below. Please provide contact information, including a phone number,

with the tender.

LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE

Lori R. Reule Barrister & Solicitor

4819 - 51 Street, Box 1630 Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0 403-742-3411

LANDS FOR SALE BY TENDER

The owner hereby offers for sale by tender the following lands in the

County of Paintearth:

quarter fenced, approximately 140 acres broke with 120.33 currently

in cultivation, 5 acres seeded to tame grass mixture balance pasture

with dug out,

Meridian 4 Range 15 Township 39 Section 9 Quarter North East -

160 acres more or less excepting thereout all mines and minerals

subject to the non-financial encumbrances currently on title and subject

to the current crop land tenancy to expire November 30, 2020– no

adjustment to be made for crop land rental for the 2020 crop year which

will belong to the seller.

Closing Date to be June 29, 2020 and possession will be granted on

June 29, 2020 subject to payment of tender price and subject to the

right of the tenant of the cultivated acres for the 2020 crop year.

The Buyer will be responsible for all costs associated with registration.

G.S.T. to be added to the tender price where applicable.

THE OWNERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS

ABOUT THE PROPERTY, SIZE/MEASUREMENT, CONDITION

OR ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS.

Tenders will be received by the undernoted law firm up to but not after

12:00 o’clock noon on June 4, 2020.Tenders should be forwarded

or delivered to Anderson Law Office at their undernoted address in

a sealed envelope marked “ Muncy Farms Inc. Tender ” and should

include a certified cheque payable to Anderson Law Office Trust for

5% of the price offered with the balance to be paid in full on or before

June 29, 2020. Cheques of unsuccessful tenderers will be returned.

The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

For additional information contact Ron Muncy at 403- 323-0322.

Anderson Law Office

Box 190, Bay 5, 5002 - 51 Avenue, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0

Phone: 403-742-2529

residents with

concerns should

contact the MLA

Jackie Lovely.

The final bylaw

will come back to

the next council

meeting for

approval.

CONNECTING EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALBERTA

CONNECTING EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALBERTA

3 Realtors - 2 Listing Boards - 1 Fee

Central Alberta

Steven

Realtors

Hill

Assoc.

shillcore@gmail.com

Calgary Real Estate Board

• Three Hills South: was a purebred cattle

operation for several years. Quarter sec beauty

home, good outbuildings, right on Hwy 21.

• Hanna Southwest: MAGNIFICENT industrial

shop on a half section. Shop is 9000 sq ft and

includes 2000 sq ft of office space. In addition

to this shop, there are two comfortable homes

and two large cold storage buildings.

• Hanna Northwest: Just over 300 acres, on

pavement. Recently renovated 1700 sq ft

home. A great place to raise your family, this

small farm can handle some cattle, horses &

your pets. $750,000

• Camrose East: Bawlf. 6 quarters with approx.

800 acres cultivated. Opportunity to rent

Tim Arnold

real estate central alberta

Three Hills - 403-443-0949

Hillcore

Construction Ltd

Trenching and Excavating

Owner/Operator P.O. Box 561

403-740-3846 Castor, Alberta

adjoining land. Good out-buildings including a

custom built home with approx. 3600 sq ft of

developed space.

• Handhills District: Delia South. 4425 acres.

Approx. 4000 acres back into hay. Good support

buildings (two yards). Abundance of gravel.

• Edmonton Southeast: Ryley (about 1 hour to

Edmonton International). 600 cultivated acres

with approx. $18,000 annual surface lease.

Approx. 70,000 bushels grain storage. Large

quonset, heated shop, 1649 sq ft home.

• NEW LISTING Big Valley East: great set up.

Operating cattle operation, cow calf and feedlot.

Near 1,000 acres. Potential to rent additional

land. 25 minutes to Stettler.

Don MacDonald

real estate central alberta

Three Hills - 403-888-7775

Steven Hill

Owner/Operator

Shillcore@gmail.com

P.O Box 561

Castor, AB., T0C 0X0

(403) 740-3846

John Thiessen

Capital Realty

Acme - 403-813-8006

www.wildhorsesrealestate.ca www.albertafarmsales.com www.jthiessen.ca

RENTAL UNITS/ RV PARK

FOR SALE BY TENDER

The following property in the Town of Coronation is hereby offered for sale by

tender, subject to the reservations, exceptions and encumbrances contained in

the existing certificate of title:

Plan 1123996

Block 1

Lot 5

Excepting thereout all mines and minerals

Area: 2.81 hectares (6.94 acres) more or less

This includes:

- one 4 suite complex built in 2007, each suite a fully furnished one-bedroom

unit with full-size appliances, wifi and satellite TV, plus

- six furnished one bedroom apartments contained in 2 Buildings, with wifi,

satellite TV and appliances, plus

- one furnished multi-room dwelling, with wifi, satellite TV

All Units have access to laundry

- 14 fully serviced RV campsites, open mid-April to mid-Oct, plus

- Laundry and shower building and shop, plus

- 6 hole golf range

- connected to Town water supply

- also includes private well on property

- existing tenants in all suites at present time

The sale of the property is subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter

mentioned:

1. This property is sold “as is”.

2. Seller makes no warranties or representations about the property’s size/

measurement, condition or environmental status.

3. Buyer to be responsible for all costs associated with registration.

4. Tenders in writing will be received by the lawyer noted below up to but not

after 12:00 o’clock noon on April 3, 2020. Tenders should be forwarded to E.

Roger Spady Law Office in a sealed envelope marked “Bunk House Tender”.

A certified cheque equal to 5% of the purchase price must accompany the

tender.

5. Deposit cheques of unsuccessful tenders will be returned promptly.

6. GST may be added to the purchase price if applicable.

7. The balance of the purchase price to be paid by solicitor’s trust cheque or

certified funds on or before May 1, 2020 (Possession Date”).

8. Property taxes to be adjusted as of Possession Date.

9. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Seller may reject any or

all tenders.

10. If successful tenderer does not complete the purchase after acceptance of

that tender, the deposit shall be forfeited.

For further particulars please contact Allan Shoemaker at 403-575-0446.

E. Roger Spady

Barrister & Solicitor

5015 Victoria Ave, Box 328 Coronation, Alberta, T0C 1C0

CONNECTING EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALBERTA


Breeders’ Section

ECA Review, Page 9

Wide Open Spaces: The original homestead of Tom and Marg Spady along the scenic Battle River near Alliance, Alta. Image courtesy of the Spady Family.

Rivercrest Angus providing nothing short

of top quality genetics with pride

Terri Huxley

ECA Review

Rivercrest Angus has no signs of

slowing down any time soon.

With seed stock cattle from the

established fourth-generation ranch

reaching as far as Scotland, Mexico,

Russia, Japan and the US, as well as

Canada, the family is strong in their

continued genetics and breeding

program.

Located along the Battle River near

Alliance, Alta. the Spady family has

an impressive pedigree involving both

the Angus breed and 4-H.

History

It all began in 1937 when Jack Spady

purchased two purebred Angus cows

and a bull from a drover passing

through.

He paid three and half cents a pound

for the bull who weighed 2,400 pounds

and two cents a pound for the cows

which weighed 1,400 and 1,600 pounds.

Those old Pride cows gave him his

start in the purebred business with

many descendants forming the backbone

of the Angus breed back then.

Tom Spady, his son, got his start at a

young age by purchasing four of the

famous Valleymere Pride females

from Jack back in 1955 and then went

on to register the Rivercrest name in

1963.

Tom and wife Marg’s homestead is

located in the Battle River Valley

which led them to come up with the

name Rivercrest.

Tom and his brothers held production

sales from 1975 to 1983 at the

Rivercrest Ranch.

They also sold bulls at the Calgary

Bull Sale for several years through the

1950’s to late 1990’s.

They now host their own bull sale

with Tom, son Craig, Craig’s nephew

Cody Innocent, Craig’s cousins Travis

and Brian, and his children Cayden

and Jamie-Lee since 2003 at the ranch.

“It’s quite special to us to have the

whole family involved in our sales

extending now into its fourth generation,”

said Craig.

The family is decorated with many

banners and buckles from the showing

world, a highlight being in 1971; Tom

won Reserve Grand Champion Bull at

the Calgary Spring Show.

In 1976, Tom’s daughter Sherri won

the Canadian National Junior Angus

Reserve Champion Heifer.

Tom also won the Grand Champion

Bull at the Lethbridge Angus Show

that same year.

In 1979, daughter Debby won the

Canadian National Junior Angus

Grand Champion Heifer and in 2001,

Tom won Grand Champion Bull at the

Lacombe Bull Sale.

Father, Tom Spady and grandfather,

Jack Spady, taught Craig about cattle

and breeding quality genetics with his

own love for purebreds beginning by

the age of nine when he joined 4-H as a

junior member.

This was where Craig began his

herd.

“I have been fortunate enough to

have been raised around Angus cattle

my whole life,” said Craig.

His children also love the cattle and

have already started their own herds.

“I am proud of the bulls and females

we raise. I spend many hours

researching genetics to compliment

our program and artificially inseminate

a portion of my own herd to some

high powered bulls in the industry,”

he said.

In 2009, they had topped the Calgary

Bull Sale, selling a bull for $25,000.

Following up in 2016, Rivercrest was

the honoured recipient of the Alberta

Angus Hall of Fame “Contemporary

Breeder” Award.

Cow families

“We are consistently striving for

genetic improvement which is exciting

and a challenge,” said Craig Spady.

“Our breeding program focuses on

calving ease and weight gain. We also

strive hard to keep the essential traits

that make the Angus breed rise to the

top, such as eye appeal, fleshing

ability, phenotype, maternal traits and

structure from the ground up.”

Rivercrest Eston 30A was a great

bull Tom raised out of a famous Pride

cow (also mother to the “Great

Northern” bull born and raised at

Rivercrest who was a genetic giant of

his time) who he sold in the 70’s to the

renowned Eastfield herd in Scotland.

Sons of 30A were also sold to China

and the Argentine.

Outside the show ring

Outside of the show ring, the family

enjoys helping neighbours with brandings

and visiting with their customers

while ‘listening to some great afterhour

stories’.

Craig and Jody and the family have

grown up in 4-H winning many

awards.

Since replacing 4-H with rodeo,

Cayden, now 21, and Jamie-Lee, now

18, have been enjoying competing in

college rodeo and are team roping

partners.

Rivercrest received the Alberta Angus Association Hall of Fame “Contemporary Breeders”

Award in 2016. From the left, Tom, Marg, Jamie-Lee, Craig, Jody and Cayden smile for the

camera.

Tom Spady, left, winning Reserve Grand Champion at the Calgary Bull Sale in 1971.


10 M arch 26'20 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. Eca REVIEW

COUNTY OF STETTLER

BREEDERS’ SECTION

Charolais Bulls For Sale

By Private Treaty at the Ranch

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Bridge from Hwy. 56 to north boundary of Big Valley, Alta. shows severe deterioration.

ECA Review/Submitted

Concern over

Big Valley bridge

PIRO Red Angus

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Selling Heifer Bulls & Cow Bulls on

Private Treaty for over 20 Years

Stu Salkeld

LJI reporter

ECA Review

The County of Stettler, at their regular

council meeting on March 11, is

concerned about the condition of a Big

Valley access bridge which it says is

Government of Alberta property.

The issue of Big Valley access (UAR

55) and Bridge File 07577 was presented

to councillors by CAO Yvette

Cassidy and Director of Operations

Rick Green.

“On Dec. 18, 2019, the county placed

a 10t load advisory on the bridge connecting

Highway 56 to the north

boundary of the Village of Big Valley,”

stated the memo.

“This load restriction was the result

of an inspection carried out by county

staff that identified some severe deterioration

of the bottom of the girders as

well as broken stirrups.

The conditions have worsened since

the last inspection in March of 2017.

The bridge is not in imminent

danger of failure but the conditions do

support the load rating and a reduced

inspection cycle for condition monitoring.

Ultimately, further

deterioration will result in the bridge

being closed to all traffic.

“As this road is of the UAR designation,

the bridge and road primarily

benefit the Village of Big Valley and is

generally the responsibility of the

Alberta Government.

“The Alberta Government has indicated

by email and verbally that the

bridge is to be managed by the county

and we have provided inspection

services to that end, although it does

not appear clear what the expectations

are and how the Government pays for

such management services.

Our records management clerk did a

file search looking for information pertaining

to the responsibility of this

road and bridge and came up with a

attached letter dated September 1999

which indicates ‘the province intended

to assume financial responsibility for

the construction and maintenance of

all secondary highways by April 1,

2000.”

Green noted the bridge will be

inspected regularly and if it degrades

past a certain point, it will be closed.

He added that the bridge offers most

of its benefit to the Village of Big

Valley, not the county, and if closed

there are alternate routes.

“I’ve seen this bridge,” said Coun.

Dave Grover. “It’s terrible.”

Coun. James Nibourg suggested the

county have their lawyer send a letter

to the provincial government noting

the bridge is the province’s responsibility

and include all the proof.

“We’re not taking responsibility for

this bridge,” said Nibourg.

Coun. Ernie Gendre asked why the

county was inspecting a provincial

bridge. Green answered, traditionally,

the county offered support to the provincial

government through bridge

inspections.

Gendre said any letter to the government

should include a request to

inspect their own bridges.

Councillors passed a motion to send

the letter of concern to the provincial

government.

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BREEDERS’ SECTION

STETTLER COUNTY

Council balks at firearms

for peace officers

Stu Salkeld

LJI reporter

ECA Review

Stettler county council balked at the

idea of firearms for their municipal

peace officers when the idea was presented

to them at their regular council

meeting Mar. 11.

Peace Officer Lee Hardman presented

councillors with a request to

consider providing peace officers with

shotguns to humanely handle the putting

down of wildlife in distress.

Hardman stated peace officers have

been called to animals in distress in

the past and had no way of handling

the situation. He said this was the

main reason for the request, while the

issue of aggressive dogs was less so.

Hardman noted many other municipalities

allow their peace officers

access to shotguns.

Coun. James Nibourg said he was

concerned about the impression the

public would get if the county allowed

peace officers access to firearms. Also,

he said the estimated cost of $5,000 to

$10,000 based on one complaint was not

acceptable.

Nibourg also stated this looked like

provincial downloading.

Coun. Dave Grover said county

peace officers aren’t trained to handle

firearms which seemed to create a liability

issue and he wouldn’t support

the request.

Coun. Les Stulburg said he felt the

peace officers could handle the responsibility,

but agreed with Nibourg that

this looked like provincial

downloading.

Coun. Wayne

Nixon stated this

would place a lot

of responsibility

on the county and

its peace officers.

Ultimately, a

motion to forward

this request

to committee for

consideration

was defeated by a

Budget crunch

Councillors

agreed to meet on

Mar. 23 and 24 for

a revised budget

workshop, as

CAO Yvette

Cassidy noted in

a memo to

council that

recent provincial

government

announcements

and loss of

assessment

means Stettler

county is

looking at a further

budget

shortfall of

between $1.5

and $1.8 million.

of equipment that officers could fire at

an aggressive dog, for example.

Peace officers could avoid having to

use batons or pepper spray on animals.

During discussion, some councillors

voiced concern the pepperball equipment

looked like handguns; a photo

was shown during the meeting.

Coun. Nixon said he felt the idea had

merit and should be sent to committee

for serious consideration.

Coun. Nibourg stated that he again

felt the public will get the impression

that county peace officers are being

armed.

However, by a 5 to 2 vote councillors

approved sending the pepperball

request to committee.

Speed enforcement

Councillors approved expanding

their peace officer’s authority to traffic

control on primary highways.

The memo was presented to council

by Peace Officer Lee Hardman; it was

noted council had the authority to

expand peace officer powers to include

primary highway traffic enforcement

and theft under $5,000 investigations,

among others.

Hardman noted that the county

keeps 60 per cent of fine revenue while

the provincial government gets 40 per

cent. He stated the new powers would

not increase workload because peace

officers still follow county policy of

focusing on municipal roads.

Peace officers would only enforce on

primary roads if the peace officers

happen to be on one and an incident

occurs.

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12 M arch 26'20 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. Eca REVIEW

Clive Special Olympics athlete brings home four medals

Terri Huxley

ECA Review

Thomasina Payne of

Clive, Alta. attended the

Special Olympics Canada

Winter Games held in

Thunder Bay, Ontario from

Feb. 25 to 29, 2020.

Payne was delighted to

bring home four medals – all

in Speed skating.

She won a gold medal in

the 777m race, a silver medal

in 500m, a silver medal in

333m, and a silver medal in

222m.

The 28-year-old is active

in plenty of sports aside

from speed skating but fell

in love with the people, the

travelling and the winter

aspect of the game.

“I was always interested

in the winter kind of sports.

I learned how to downhill

ski, I snowshoe, I skate, so

yeah this sounded like this

was kind of fun. I just happened

to be sitting with a

guy from Rocky [Mountain

House] at the Grande Prairie

provincial games that was a

speed skater so I decided to

chat him up about the

sport,” said Payne.

This person gave Payne

all the contact information

needed for the Red Deer

Central Lions Club where

she was welcomed with open

arms immediately back in

2015.

Some members of her club

often go to meets in

Saskatchewan or farther

east whereas Payne

typically goes to Calgary

and Edmonton regularly.

She found out she would

be going to nationals in June

2019 and has since been preparing

for the competition.

Central Lions Club head

coach Nick Shultz as well as

her speedskating coach

Sheanna Peterman have

been instrumental in her

success as she has been

training between two and

three times a week leading

up to nationals.

In order to get to the

Special Olympics, Payne

first pre-qualified for provincials

in Edmonton at the

Fall Classic, won first and a

couple of second place finishes

at provincials in

Calgary and then went to

the national event.

“We had a lot of fun,”

began Payne. “I found the

volunteers were really

friendly throughout the

week. [They] Loved to talk

to us when they had the

chance.”

Although Payne has travelled

to the eastern province

before for nationals in track

and field and family vacations,

she had never

experienced Thunder Bay

itself.

One of the highlights of

her trip was getting to see

the Terry Fox statue and the

harbour front.

“I had never been to

Thunder Bay before so I

guess that was kind of cool

to see a new city and a new

part of Ontario I had never

seen before,” she said.

“It was neat. It was the

first time I went to nationals

for that sport.”

Now that nationals is finished,

there is a high chance

Payne will possibly be going

to the next level of

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(Left) Thomasina

Payne followed by Liz

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B.C. in a very close

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Division 2. Payne

collected four medals

during the national

sporting event.

Photos courtesy of

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Canada

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to the games ahead of Payne as she

won more gold medals so there is a

chance Team Canada could take them

both or just one of them.

“It all depends on who Team Canada

wants to take,” said Payne.

“It’s not a gimme that you get to go

on. It’s like any sport, you have to meet

the requirements and the ratios and all

that kind of stuff,” added Payne’s

mother, Marie.

As for hometown support, there

hasn’t been a shortage from the village

of Clive.

“I do the water metre bills for Clive

and almost the whole village came in

and I was swarmed,” said Payne. “I

would say there is some community

support there.”

Clarification

Coronation Chief Administrative

Officer Quinton Flint incorrectly

stated at the council meeting on March

9 the light bulbs were only included in

the quote given by Thornton Electric

for the Lions Recreation Centre when

in-fact it included the replacement of

the whole fixture including the light

bulbs themselves. The ECA Review

clarifies this error.

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Communications

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ECA REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB March 26'20 13

Combined police force?

Cont’d from Pg 11

Coun. Nibourg stated he felt this

was more provincial downloading. He

also wanted to point out this subject

has nothing to do with generating

revenue.

Reeve Larry Clarke stated he lives

near a provincial highway and it

seems the typical speed nowadays is

125 km/hr to 130 km/hr, which is very

concerning when trying to merge.

Coun. Stulburg noted the provincial

government is charging municipalities

more for policing next year, then

municipalities continue to face a lack

of service.

Councillors approved the improved

traffic authority by a 4 to 3 vote.

Councillors discussed criminal code

authority for their peace officers.

Coun. Cheri Neitz noted this authority

would help address the rural crime

problem.

Hardman said allowing peace officers

to handle these investigations

would free up RCMP for higher profile

criminal investigations.

CAO Cassidy noted Red Deer county

recently contacted Stettler county to

gauge support for a combined municipal

police force for the two counties.

Councillors decided to send the idea

to committee and it would return for

decision at a future meeting.

New peace officer vehicles

Councillors approved an offer from

Stettler Dodge for a new peace officer

vehicle after examining tender results.

CAO Cassidy noted the previous

vehicle suffered a failed transmission

and even though a hold has been

placed on capital purchases due to

tight budgets, funds had been put

away for this replacement.

Council accepted the low bid for a

2020 Dodge Durango Enforcer 3.6L V6

for $37,834.

The subject of leases came up, but

Hardman said leases usually involved

kilometre limits, which handcuffs the

peace officers.

Coun. Grover also noted the stringent

condition that lease returns must

be in compared to what peace officer

vehicles are expected to do.

In total there were 10 tenders

received from a variety of dealers.

Border patrol

Council received an update on

addressing issues that certain Stettler

county residents have along the

municipality’s border with Lacombe

county.

CAO Cassidy explained that not all

rural municipalities use the same

addressing system and that is the

issue here.

Apparently, one side of a road uses

the Lacombe system and one side uses

the Stettler system.

Not surprisingly, this can be confusing

for residents. Stettler county

has requested Lacombe alter their

addresses that are adjacent to Stettler

county, but no response so far.

Stettler county staff stated they

would let residents know this is being

discussed.

It’s their road

Council discussed erecting signage

on secondary highways noting that

such roads are provincial responsibility,

not county.

Councillors seemed very frustrated

by the fact the public complains to the

county about the condition of the secondary

highways.

Coun. Stulburg stated that if the

signs list the road’s owners and provincial

government phone number,

perhaps someone in Edmonton will

get the point. Councillors approved

the signs.

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Round Hill School stays open

Cont’d from Pg 1

“I am disgusted at the amount of

time we were given about the closure

as were the whole schools affected by

the closures,” added Henry.

Holden and Ryley Schools

Trustees unanimously supported

the closure of Holden School by June

30, 2020 as Ryley School will take over

as the K to Gr. 9 facility. Ryley already

has 62 per cent of the student population

and the building is in better

shape.

Trustee Albrecht stated consolidation

is the best way to address issues

in the area. He also noted it is good to

have siblings at

the same school,

rather than

separated.

Round Hill

School

A motion to

close Round Hill

School by June

30, 2020 was

defeated by a 3 to

5 vote of the

board of trustees.

Trustee Skori

said the decision

to close schools

were very difficult

but involved

a lot of factors,

including enrollment

and tight

budgets.

After the

agenda item was

finished,

Erickson noted

the board had difficulty

with

school closures.

“These were very, very tough decisions,”

he added.

Contacted Mar. 20, BRSD stated the

closure of Allan Johnstone School

won’t necessarily affect staffing. “...the

closure of a school does not automatically

mean those staff are without jobs

because staff work for the school division

and not for a specific school,”

stated BRSD director of communications

Diane Hutchinson in an email.

“Opportunities and placements for

staff can potentially be made available

at other locations. Those conversations

will be part of the bigger staffing

discussions that will take place over

the next couple of months.”

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ECA REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB March 26'20 15

BREEDERS’ SECTION

Two per cent mill rate increase

balances operating budget

Terri Huxley

ECA Review

Council passed two important documents

after review at the meeting.

Recent changes to the Municipal

Government Act (MGA) requires each

municipality to have a three-year

financial plan and a five-year capital

plan to allow these places to look into

the future and really solidify what

their goals and aspirations are with

estimated numbers to work with.

Lana Roth, director of corporate services

gave a run down of the important

sums of note as well as answered councillors

questions.

The county has projected a decrease

in assessment of $18,524,940.

She showed that leaving the mill

rate at the 2019 level and keeping the

assessment the way it is, would result

in a tax revenue decrease of $365,528.

As for the 2020 operating and capital

budgets, both were passed as well.

The final operating budget came in

as balanced due to a two per cent mill

rate increase and a final municipal tax

levy of $14,138,628.

Some won’t even see an increase

from this mill

rate as it focuses

on residential

assessment which

can vary from

year to year.

Council and

administration

are expecting

major costs

coming down the

pipe after the provincial

government

announced they

would be downloading

policing

costs onto municipalities

as well

as decreasing

Municipal

Sustainability

Initiative (MSI)

COUNTY OF PAINTEARTH

funding used to supplement existing

budgets.

The county has numbers increasing

steadily over the next four years as the

costs are added on.

In 2021, when the downloading

begins, the county is expecting to pay

$77,000.

At its peak in 2024, Paintearth will

be shelling out approximately $232,000.

It has operating costs of $13,874,473,

operating revenues of $1,353,365 and

debt interest of $75,000.

The capital budget has expenditures

of $3,501,700 to be funded from capital

revenues of $2,240,000.

The sale of capital assets is worth

$517,000, drawn from a restricted surplus

of $729,700 and $15,000 of capital

asset purchases to be funded through

the 2020 tax levy.

“Good job!” said Reeve Stan

Schulmeister to administration for

their hard work on getting these budgets

ready for approval.

COVID -10 protocol

After a special meeting of council

was called, all councillors and administration

agreed to carry out protocol

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Quieter legacy left

behind - his faith

Cont’d from Pg 7

Tom was also instrumental in the

re-establishment of the Paintearth 4-H

Beef Club, in which both his daughters

participated.

Of the many friendships and connections

that Tom had over the years,

a core group emerged who we recognize

as honorary pall-bearers: Alberta

Brown, Frank Herle, Jim Schaffner,

Bill Meyer, Gordon Fuller, Bert Ponto,

Melvin Kuefler, Earl Jackson, Billy

Peake and Harold Raher.

Between cattle ranching and grain

farming, Tom expressed his more creative

side through metalworking,

cribbage card sharking and endless

jokes and stories.

His grandchildren and great-grandchildren

often reaped the rewards of

these efforts.

It was always a special day when

Papa Tom would show up on his ATV

or with a ride-on digger for the

sandbox.

A quieter legacy that Tom has left

behind was his faith; he was deeply

religious, though not publicly demonstrative,

and we were often told by

Papa Tom that he was praying for us.

In more recent years, Tom handed

down many of these trades and farm

responsibilities to his growing family

and spent time RVing with his wife

Doreen and their friends.

Adventures included trips across

Canada and abroad to Europe, Hawaii,

Arizona and Alaska.

Tom and

Doreen also

enjoyed regular

local outings to

the Ponoka

Stampede,

northern Alberta

lakes for fishing,

and the always

memorable

annual family

campout, be that

in the coulee or at

a real

campground.

Tom is survived

by wife

Doreen; daughters

Carmen

(Dwayne Felzien)

and Nichole (Greg

Borm); brother

Richard; sisterin-law

Kay

Brown (Albert

Brown); four

grandchildren

born to Carmen

and Dwayne; and

10 great-grandchildren.

Katrina

(married to Tyler

Smith and

mother to Kinsley

and Madison),

Patricia, Jason

(married to

Shauna Zimmer

and father to

Caleb, Marcus,

Luke and Gwen),

and Joseph (married

to Sarah

Wylie and father

spell check to Benjamin,

size Isabelle, Gabriel,

colourand Mabel).

He also leaves

behind a large

community of

extended family,

neighbours and

friends.

As the ‘grumpy

guy who wasn’t

really a grumpy

guy,’ he will be deeply missed by

many.

A closed, private funeral was held

on Fri. March 20, 2020 at the Castor

Evangelical Missionary Church.

In light of current concerns around

the Covid-19 virus, there will be a

‘Celebration of Life’ for Tom at a later

date, details to be determined, during

which we hope that many will gather

with us to share Tom-isms and

memories.

Donations in memory of Tom may

be made to the Our Lady of Rosary

Hospital Foundation General Fund or

to the Paintearth Lodge.

If friends so desire condolences may

be forwarded to the family by visiting

www.parkviewfuneralchapels.com.

Parkview Funeral Chapels were

entrusted with the care and funeral

arrangements. For further information,

please call 403-882-3141.

Card of Thanks

The family is extremely grateful to

the staff and physicians of Our Lady of

the Rosary Hospital for the care and

compassion Tom received during his

final illness.

Thank you also to the members of

the Paintearth and Flagstaff communities

for the many kind words and

prayers over this past week.

Thank you as well to those who

brought food and sent beautiful cards

and flowers and made charitable

donations.

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BREEDERS’ SECTION

111 th Annual Lacombe Bull Sale

109th Annual Lacombe Bull Sale

Tuesday,

April 14, 10, 2020 2018

Show 10 am - Sale 1 pm

At the Central Alberta Agricultural Society

Sales Pavilion - Lacombe, AB.

* Simmentals * Red & Black Angus

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