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While the COVID-19 pandemic
will limit fireworks for
New Year’s Eve this year, the
last Village of Big Valley regular
council meeting of 2020,
Sed. Dec. 30 had some fireworks
of its own as councillors argued
over the outgoing chief administrative
officer’s last day of work.
The meeting was held via
Zoom to meet pandemic rules.
As Mayor Clark German
addressed the agenda item titled
“Appointment of an Interim
CAO,” he noted that Chief
Administrative Officer(CAO)
Sandra Schell resigned previous
to the meeting. He stated
Schell’s last day of work was
Dec. 31 and the village would
need a replacement.
German noted the village has
already received seven resumes
so it shows there is interest in
the job.
The mayor noted it was
already discussed to assign the
CAO duties to the village’s
administrative support staff
member until a new CAO was
hired, adding that council could
assign the duties to anyone they
felt was “competent and fit.”
German also stated that
instead of loading that one
person with both jobs he suggested
Schell continue as CAO
on a contract basis until a
replacement was hired.
Coun. Harry Nibourg disagreed,
stating he felt the work
should be given to existing village
staff and stated he was
hesitant that someone who was
not actually a village employee
would have access to secure
information like computer
passwords.
German stated it’s not
unusual for temporary staff
such as consultants to have
secure access.
The mayor stated councillors
underestimate how much work
the CAO has, it could be one to
two months before a new CAO is
hired and he felt offering a contract
to Schell was the best
option.
Nibourg disagreed, stating
Schell’s resignation was
accepted and the CAO work
should be handled by the
remaining staff member at the
village office.
“It wasn’t our decision,” said
Nibourg.
Coun. Art Tizzard stated he
liked the contract idea, saying it
was a “win-win” scenario and
would give Schell a chance to
help the new CAO settle in.
Coun. Nibourg stated he disagreed,
adding that he was
questioning Schell’s integrity.
Tizzard responded by saying
if Schell was trusted when village
CAO, she should be
trustworthy now.
Nibourg countered by stating
the admin staff has lots of experience,
including past council
work, the village has had three
CAO’s in two years and it would
be best for everyone to have a
clean transition.
Schell spoke up and stated the
point was moot because, upon
hearing Coun. Nibourg’s comments,
she would decline any
contract work for the village
because working with some
people as CAO was not possible.
Nibourg responded, “Your
true intentions have come out,”
and also questioned Schell’s
honesty.
Schell responded, “I will say
publicly that I have done
nothing wrong.”
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Castor council ............................. 3
Stettler county council ................ 3
Stettler town council .................. 5
Clive council ............................... 5
Classifieds/Careers ..................... 6
Obituary ..................................... 8
Real Estate/Homes ..................... 8
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Fly away on WestJet
Brenda Schimke
ECA Review
Now we know for sure what many of
us suspected all along, Premier
Kenney cares more about WestJet
profits than people’s health or lives.
Throughout the pandemic, Kenney’s
mantra has been ‘livelihood and life’,
but his actions could be more accurately
described as ‘livelihood before
life’.
At a news conference in early
November, Kenney said he didn’t
believe tighter lockdowns were necessary—in
fact, he continued to point to
Alberta’s low death rates when compared
to other jurisdictions in Canada.
Doc Kenney’s denial of expert advice
worked well in a province with the
youngest population in Canada, until it
didn’t.
The first 500 COVID deaths took
nine months, the next 500 just 34 days.
Unfortunately, Doc Kenney’s pseudoscience
caught up to him by the end of
November and since then Alberta has
the dubious honour of having the
highest death rates per capita in
Canada.
But Kenney’s press conference on
New Year’s Day, where he took the
blame for Cabinet Minister Tracy
Allard’s personal decision to vacation
in Hawaii, sank to new lows.
Father Jason was disappointed in
his adult child, Tracy, but was not
about to discipline her by asking for
her resignation. Father Jason is just
like that parent at school where his
‘little Tracy” can do no wrong.
All, father Kenney asked of ‘Hawaiimama
Allard’ was to show appropriate
contrition on her return and sincerely
apologize to the millions of
Albertans—you know, all those who
followed the Alberta government’s
clear guidelines and didn’t make any
unnecessary foreign trips!
But father Jason went further, he
accepted personal blame for all and
any inappropriate COVID travel made
by his 63 UCP MLAs and his nonelected
leadership team. It’s like a
pardon before the public knows who’s
all guilty.
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Father Jason said he hadn’t given a
clear directive to his ‘children’—and
so they couldn’t be expected to understand
that unnecessary travel actually
included vacations to the United States
and Great Britain—the world’s COVID
hotspots!
For snowbirds and thousands who
normally travel out of the country in
the winter, but instead followed guidelines
and hunkered down to brave
Alberta’s winter, there is righteous
outrage.
Many people believe politicians
check their brains and ethics at the
door as soon as they enter politics.
Kenney’s New Year’s Day press conference
gives strong support to that
belief. In his rebuttal, he applied his
standard political formula—deflect,
rationalize, blame Trudeau, point out
it wasn’t illegal, apologize and promise
it won’t happen again.
Politicians seem unable to grasp the
concept that ‘doing what they say, not
what they do’ breeds distrust and
contempt.
The essence of Kenney’s New Year’s
Day news conference was that ‘livelihood’
is more important than ‘life’.
Kenney’s recurring message was ‘fly
away on WestJet’. He applauded the
thousands of Canadians who have continued
flying domestically and
overseas through COVID and actually
said air travel is safer than going to a
grocery store.
Critical thinkers may ask, “if the
highly transmissible new COVID
variant from Britain didn’t come on a
plane with a human carrier, how did it
get to Canada—the jet stream? A bird?
An alien, perhaps?
No, it’s people like Kenney’s Chief of
Staff, Jamie Huckabay, who vacationed
in Britain, then snuck home via the
US, who are the potential spreaders of
the new COVID variant. World travel
is the reason we have a pandemic.
Kenney’s unwavering strategy
throughout the pandemic of ‘livelihood
before life’, and his frequent moral
lapses, reveals a man that cannot be
trusted.
Politicians immune?
Dear Editor,
For the past four years we have been
exposed to a Liberal/Trudeau
Government who believes they are
immune from public criticism,
immune from unethical behaviour,
immune from broken campaign promises
and immune from International
Chinese interference.
Now we find government officials of
all stripes apparently immune from
COVID virus ‘Stay Home’ policy set
apply only to politicians to enjoy.
This is an arrogance at it’s best and a
hypocrisy in the face of every other
Canadian.
Do these governments, both federal
and provincial believe that Canadians
are that ignorant of the rule of law and
blind to their behaviour?
I guess upcoming elections, both
federal and provincial will indicate
whether the public is aware or really
care?
out for all Canadians.
Gayle Smigg
Sunny warm destinations,I guess
Hanna, Alta.
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Dear Editor,
In light of your MLAs feeling free to
travel to Hawaii and Mexico, and your
chief of staff travelling to Great
Britain, then sneaking back to Alberta
via the U.S., it is time to completely lift
the lock-down in Alberta.
Albertans recognize that COVID is
very contagious and extremely nasty
for many, especially the elderly.
As a people “strong and free”, we are
quite capable of taking health precautions,
the main one of which is, stay
home if you are sick. We do have
enough sense to not visit the elderly
and immune-compromised if we even
have a sniffle.
If government wants to actually do
something, why not offer to cover two
weeks of pay for hourly wage earners if
they cannot work due to COVID?
If you are seriously concerned about
those in care facilities, you would
refuse to be intimidated by unions and
require those unions to give workers
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workers don’t have to work in more
than one facility.
Please re-open Alberta businesses so
they can try to overcome the devastating
effects of your lock-down.
Suicides, financial loss, depression
and loneliness are real.
Why do you dismiss the wisdom of a
virologist like Dr. Modry, in favour of
your health officer, a bureaucrat who
is not a practicing physician?
Bonnie Henry let it slip that the
numbers allowed to gather in various
situations are not evidence-based.
There comes a point when you need to
trust the common sense of the
common people.
Rather than playing with numbers,
it is time to respect Albertans and end
the lock-down before our respect and
support for you totally evaporates.
Pat Holloway
Castor, Alta.
Albertans need recall
legislation now
The Canadian Taxpayers
Federation’s Alberta Director, Franco
Terrazzano, issued the following statement
regarding elected officials
traveling abroad:
“Premier Jason Kenney said he
doesn’t think he can sanction elected
officials for travelling abroad while
families and businesses were locked
down during the holidays, but voters
are certainly up to the job.
Albertans deserve the right to hold
politicians accountable and that’s why
we need recall legislation now.
“Kenney promised recall legislation
when he was vying for votes during
the 2019 campaign and he promised
recall legislation again during last
February’s throne speech, but he has
yet to deliver on those promises.
“Albertans should always have the
right to fire politicians when they misbehave
whether they raise taxes in the
middle of a pandemic, waste taxpayers’
money or fail to follow the advice given
to others.”
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Debt moved to tax rolls, writes off others
Stu Salkeld
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
ECA Review
The Town of Castor council transferred
some unpaid bills to certain
property tax rolls, and wrote off some
bad debt.
The decisions were made at the Dec.
Interim CAO chosen
Cont’d from Pg 1
Nibourg stated the village
also has a standing request
to the provincial government
for an inspection or
investigation of some type
which was not mentioned
again.
Coun. Tizzard stated he
felt Nibourg was overlooking
his own part in
problems at the village
office.
“You’re the guy that
brought this stuff on,” said
Tizzard.
Nibourg countered
saying, “So
I’m to blame for
corruption at the
village?”
Tizzard
answered, “It’s
not corruption,
it’s harassment.
Nibourg
responded, “It’s
not harassment
to hold someone
accountable.”
Nibourg then
made a motion
that village
employee Gail
Knudson act as
interim CAO as of
STETTLER COUNTY
Gravel bylaw approved
Stu Salkeld
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
ECA Review
The County of Stettler approved
changes to its Land Use Bylaw (LUB)
pertaining to gravel operations after a
public hearing that featured several
members of the public speaking
against the proposed changes.
The public hearing was held and
bylaw decisions were made at the Dec.
9 regular meeting of council.
The public hearing, held via
YouTube to meet pandemic guidelines,
was held to gather information so
councillors could then “consider
second and third reading of Bylaw No.
1644-20 to amend Land Use Bylaw
1443-10 in order to clarify sections of
the bylaw pertaining to sand, gravel
and surface mineral operations.”
Staff noted there were no written
submissions either in favour or
opposed to the proposed LUB changes
and also noted there was no one registered
to speak in person to support the
proposed changes.
However, several people phoned into
the meeting to speak in-person against
the proposed changes.
Stephanie Larose Hadley stated she
was speaking on behalf of a trucking
company that would be impacted by
these changes.
Hadley said she felt there was a lack
of public consultation about these
changes and that the changes both
seemed excessive and would increase
costs for trucking companies.
She also stated she was curious why
these changes were being made at all.
Dec. 31, 2020 until a replacement
is hired.
Mayor German stated
there was no way the admin
support could learn everything
from Schell in one day.
Nibourg asked why wasn’t
the staff member trained
sooner?
Nibourg’s motion was
defeated by a 1 - 2 vote.
Another motion for
Knudson to act as interim
CAO beginning Jan. 1, 2021
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14 regular meeting of council.
Town Chief Administrative officer
(CAO) Christopher Robblee presented
councillors with an agenda item entitled
“Accounts Receivable Transfer to
Municipal Tax Account,” and stated
these debts were owed to the town by
various parties and some of the debts
could be transferred to the party’s tax
More people called in to oppose the
changes, including Earl Marshall. He
stated he’s run a trucking outfit for
over 30 years and saw no need for the
proposed changes which he felt was
“an attack on the aggregate industry.”
Marshall also stated he was opposed
to making the company owner responsible
for what individual truck drivers
do, and pointed out County of Stettler
gravel trucks have also made mistakes
in the past.
Marshall stated he’s run seven
gravel pits and had operations close to
residences, and only ever had one complaint
and even before that complaint
came in Marshall stated a county
councillor went over to the home and
encouraged the person to complain.
After presentations, county development
officer Jacinta Donovan stated
that the proposed bylaw changes were
publicly advertised in local newspapers
and on the county website. Reeve
Clarke closed the public hearing.
During discussion, councillors discussed
the qualifications requirement,
especially for air quality issues, and
also specific routes within a pit to
address neighbour concerns.
Coun. Ernie Gendre stated he didn’t
want to see any more open pits left
unreclaimed.
Councillors didn’t make any
changes to the proposed LUB amendments
and unanimously approved
second and third reading of Bylaw No.
1644-20 to amend Land Use Bylaw
1443-10 in order to clarify sections of
the bylaw pertaining to sand, gravel
and surface mineral operations.
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roll, while in some cases that wasn’t
possible, so the bad debt would have to
be written off.
Robblee also explained in some
cases the town has paid money out and
was afterwards unable to recover
those funds, hence the debt owing.
The agenda memo noted invoice
numbers, amounts owing and tax rolls
(see chart right).
According to the agenda memo all of
the debts were transferable to tax rolls
with the exception of $371.54, which
had to be written off.
Robblee noted the Municipal
Government Act gives councillors the
authority to transfer certain debts to
tax rolls, but must be done through a
resolution.
He also noted that these issues usually
come to council once a year in
December.
He further added the town tried to
collect on the written off debts but
wasn’t able to collect the money.
Councillors unanimously transferred
certain amounts to tax rolls and
wrote off the amounts identified in the
memo.
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GRANTING GUIDELINES FOR 2021
For the 2021 granting cycle the Community Enhancement Fund of Waste Connections
and PRWML anticipates awarding grants up to $25,000 and invites applications for
eligible projects from not for profit organizations, registered charities, and community
groups that provide services to the Paintearth Region. The intent of this community
fund is to distribute its grant funds to as many groups as possible. Larger amounts may
be considered depending upon expressed need and granting capacity. Projects should
contribute to the development of a healthy and diverse community. The charitable
purposes of this community are to:
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4308 $57.00 00680
4418 $1,118.00 00410
4312 $55.88 03940
4314 $57.00 00040
4317 $342.00 50142.001
4472 $200.00 01050
4348 $55.00 00120
4349 $330.00 01629
4322 $57.00 04770
4491 $342.00 01260
4429 $436.00 06140
4492 $57.00 50213.006
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Dear Editor,
I agree with Ray Cerniuk and his
opinion article entitled ‘I must agree
and disagree’, pg. 6, Dec. 3, 2020, when
it comes to the care in senior living
homes, that we need to follow the
money.
These seniors all pay for their care
and it’s something like the ‘WE’
scandal.
The government is going to give
money to upgrade these places but you
can bet little will go to improve conditions,
instead going into the pockets of
investors and CEO’s.
I also worked in one in the past.
These workers do their very best and
they certainly earn their wages.
It’s not unusual for one person to be
on one unit of 30+ patients with the
second person responsible for giving
out pills on two units with that same
person suppose to be the helping hand
on both units. But try to find them
when they are needed!
Food was really good before it was
let out to other companies. The same
with laundry that goes to a service but
you have no idea how much of the
senior’s clothing gets lost when it gets
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The place I worked was very good
because it was before things were put
up for bids and most of the people
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Stettler approves incentive
for real estate agents
Stu Salkeld
Local Journalism
Initiative reporter
ECA Review
Stettler town council is
hoping an incentive for local
real estate agents will lead to a
boom in moving an inventory of
available municipal property.
The decision to approve a real
estate agent incentive was made
at the Dec. 15 regular council
meeting.
The proposed change to
Policy V-4(c) Marketing of
Residential/Commercial
Property was written by administration
and presented to
councillors by Director of
Planning and Development
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the agenda memo as a strategy
“To encourage marketing of
Town of Stettler lands for residential
development.”
The proposed addition to the
policy would be referred to as
STETTLER TOWN COUNCIL
Section 3, and reads, “The
incentive remuneration of five
per cent of the sale price
(excluding GST) will be paid to
local agent/realtors who are
involved in the transaction
upon final payment and closing
of a Town of Stettler owned
property purchase.”
Graham noted the primary
focus of this strategy would be
to generate interest among
buyers in available town-owned
commercial property but also
include some residential
property.
Coun. Al Campbell stated the
town had problems in the past
with another incentive similar
to this one that ended up in a
lawsuit.
Graham responded that she’s
worked for the Town of Stettler
for 13 years and there hasn’t
been such an incentive while
she’s been there.
Campbell responded, “That’s
because we cancelled it.”
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Graham added that while the
primary focus is selling commercial
property, the ultimate
goal is for the taxpayers to reap
the rewards of economic
development.
“Let’s get them sold and let’s
get positive taxation on these
(properties),” said Graham.
Graham further noted out-oftown
realtors could claim the
incentive if they purchase a
Town of Stettler business
license who would then be
asked to partner with a local
real estate agency.
Mayor Sean Nolls stated he
was happy to see an idea like
this come forward and will
make the town’s commercial
real estate more attractive for
local realtors.
“It will be a positive,” he said,
referring to the transformation
of vacant commercial land into
taxable properties.
Councillors approved adding
the real estate agent incentive to
Governance rules must be
followed by future committees
Stu Salkeld
Local Journalism
Initiative reporter
ECA Review
Clive council decided
the community must
follow rules for municipal
committees that
offer prizes after an issue
with the Communities in
Bloom (CiB) committee.
The decision was made
at the Dec. 14 regular
meeting of council.
Village Chief
Administrative Officer
(CAO) Carla Kenney presented
councillors with
two reports related to the
Clive CiB committee,
including an expense
submission for an
October CiB event and
the resignation of all CiB
board members.
Kenney stated the
expense reimbursement
was for $94.03 to a committee
member or
members who bought
prizes or materials
for a
Halloween
contest.
It was also
stated at the
meeting that a
committee
member also
won a prize in
the competition,
something
which is
frowned upon
by the village.
Kenney
stated that she
didn’t feel that
the reimbursement
request
met the public
scrutiny test.
CLIVE COUNCIL
Kenney’s report
included the resignation
letter from all CiB members,
which stated their
resignations were
related to village staff
requesting more information
about the
Halloween contest and
how the prizes were
awarded.
The resignation letter
was bluntly worded and
let village council know
the CiB members had
been offended by the
entire situation.
Coun. Susan Russell
stated she didn’t know
why people feel so
slighted when they were
asked many times to
form an official committee
and didn’t abide
by guidance from the
village.
Coun. Norma Penney
stated she was opposed
to reimbursing the
money as the village
shouldn’t let people buy
their own prizes.
Coun. Jeremy Whelan
stated he understood
Penney’s point and suggested
perhaps the
village needs to be more
involved when committees
are holding contests
that offer prizes paid for
with taxpayer money.
Coun. Russell stated
she wasn’t happy with
this situation, and
pointed out the Village of
Clive treats volunteers
very well and appreciates
them, and added
that she has volunteered
for the CiB committee
too.
Kenney stated when
the village was investigating
the expense claim,
she didn’t expect to get a
nasty letter in return.
She feels it’s a given that
organizers of events
don’t win prizes in that
event.
Councillors first
passed a motion to
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Trudeau gifting taxpayers broken
promises and higher carbon taxes
by Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director
& Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director,
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Merry Christmas taxpayers: we get
the gift of higher home heating bills
and gas prices, courtesy of Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau.
The Trudeau government recently
rolled out new plans to massively
increase the carbon tax while layering
on top a second carbon tax.
This new costly present from our
federal government comes shortly
after Ottawa promised it wouldn’t be
increasing taxes.
In the lead up to the 2019 federal election,
then-environment minister
Catherine McKenna told Canadians
that the Trudeau government had “no
intention” of increasing the carbon tax
beyond the $50 per tonne tax that was
scheduled for 2022.
Trudeau also blatantly lied to us.
Only a few months ago, Trudeau dismissed
the notion of increasing taxes.
“The last thing Canadians need is to
see a rise in taxes right now … we are
not going to be saddling Canadians
with extra costs,” said Trudeau this
past August.
It’s hard to square Trudeau’s
promise of no tax hikes with his recent
announcement of increasing the
carbon tax to $170 per tonne by 2030,
which represents a 467 per cent hike
from today’s carbon tax.
By 2030, every time you go to the
pumps, you’ll have to fork over nearly
Sneaky tax grab hits pockets in 2021
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation
is calling on Premier Jason Kenney to
reverse his plan to hike income taxes
through the de-indexation of tax
brackets.
“Kenney is reaching deeper into taxpayers’
pockets in 2021 with his sneaky
backdoor tax grab known as bracket
creep,” said Franco Terrazzano, the
CTF’s Alberta Director.
“The last thing Albertans need right
now is the provincial government
taking more of our money through a
sneaky backdoor tax grab.”
Bracket creep happens when governments
stop indexing tax brackets with
inflation and taxpayers get bumped
into a higher tax bracket even though
we can’t actually afford to buy more.
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to erode the tax free portion of our
income.
Kenney introduced bracket creep in
the 2019 budget. The budget estimated
that de-indexation of the income tax
system would cost Albertans $196 million
in 2021.
As a Reform Party Member of
Parliament, Kenney wrote a column in
the Calgary Herald on Dec. 10, 1997,
referring to bracket creep as a “hidden
and regressive tax grab.”
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Then, there’s the sales taxes in most
provinces, where you’ll have to pay on
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Clean Energy Canada heralded
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“honest,” but nothing could be further
from the truth.
Trudeau’s party misled millions of
Canadians about its true intentions: to
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they fill up their minivans.
Federal Environment Minister
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zero” impact on our economy and
insists that rebates of collected revenues
will actually leave Canadians
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to?
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downturn is the wrong thing to do and
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It’s bad enough that the feds are
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middle of a severe economic downturn,
but Trudeau is adding insult to injury
by introducing a second carbon tax.
Trudeau’s second carbon tax was
released on a Friday one week before
Christmas and buried in so-called
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The regulations will require producers
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if companies can’t meet Trudeau’s
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second carbon tax.
Economists have already warned
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guys. The costs will be passed down to
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Trudeau’s second carbon tax will
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Trudeau’s second carbon tax will
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Prairie College instructor makes top nine in competition
Submitted
Denis Nassar-Baptista, Prairie
College’s Music and Songwriting
Instructor, was one of the top nine
OBITUARY
composers honoured in a national
Composition Competition by the
Orchestre Métropolitain based in
Montreal.
True farmer’s wife
The composition competition is in
honour of the legacy of Beethoven.
Nassar-Baptista shared the basis of
his approach to the composition he
submitted saying, “I’m very thankful
to God for being among the top nine
composers in a major national
competition.
“It was also something special to get
there with an orchestral piece based
on bird calls that I transcribed from
birds here in Three Hills.”
Francis Battah, Marie-Pierre
Brasset, Cristina García Islas and
Nicholas Ryan were selected as the top
four choices with Maggie Ayotte,
Alexander Blank, Patrick Giguère,
Dominique Lafortune and Denis
Nassar-Baptista as the five honourable
mentions.
Lydia M. Toews, our mother, grandmother
and great-grandmother was
born Dec. 4, 1921.
After 99 years, she passed away
peacefully at Linden, Alta. Dec. 27,
2020.
She was the first of a family of 10
children born to Aaron and Mary
Baerg Megli at Sunnyslope, Alta.
She grew up on the family farm
helping her father work with horses
and cows.
Cousin Frank Klassen joined their
family when she was five and she was
happy to have an older brother to walk
with to school, a mile across country.
Her parents took the family to
church in Linden every Sunday – a
privilege her father didn’t have.
At the age of 16, she gave her heart to
the Lord and mentioned at times the
meaningful direction He gave her life.
She was baptized, becoming a
member of the Church of God in
Christ, Mennonite, to which she
remained faithful. The church was
precious to her and she loved the Bible.
Through the years from youth on,
she was enthused about Sunday school
and Summer Vacation Bible School,
supporting those causes.
On April 16, 1944, Lydia married
Walter U. Toews and together they
experienced life to the fullest, with its
joys and hardships during 67 years
until Walter’s passing, August 2011.
They first set up housekeeping in an
upstairs room of the large Schartner
house, with a cow and chickens as livestock.
Following that they farmed at
Sunnyslope, Rocky Mountain House,
Linden, and Stettler, then retired at
Linden.
She was a true farmer’s wife,
planting a large vegetable garden surrounded
by shrubs and trees with
fruit.
While working together with her
children she spoke of godly principals
and lifestyles.
She was hospitable, practiced
respect to all mankind, including the
less fortunate.
We appreciate the home our parents
gave us and the spiritual concern they
had for their posterity. This union was
blessed with 11 children; 53 grandchildren;
111 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Fond memories are her cheerful
voice and smile, welcoming and appreciating
a visitor or care shown her, and
will be cherished by her children:
Earl, Linden; George and Rosanna,
Stettler, Alta.; Janice andGerald
Unruh, Bonners Ferry, Idaho; Cecil
and Helen, Bow Island, Alta.; Anita
and Leonard Toews, Hythe, Alta.;
Grace and David Unruh, Stettler; Merv
and Wanda, Stettler; Lorne and Myra,
Beaverlodge, Alta.; Wayne and Sharon,
Stettler; Connie and Ray Unruh,
Stettler; Delbert and Melinda Ensz,
Bow Island.
Also siblings: Verda Toews; Ray and
Susanna Megli; Irvin and Irma Megli;
Viola and Jake Boese; Ethel and Noah
Toews; Orville and Helen Megli; Edith
and Howard Reimer and one sister-inlaw:
Agnes Toews.
She left us to join her parents; her
husband Walter; daughter Marilyn;
four grandsons; two grandsons-in-law;
one sister and one brother.
Condolences may be sent to the
family at www.sunsetltd.ca.
Sunset Funeral Service Ltd. in care
of arrangements, 403-650-1814.
LANDS FOR SALE BY TENDER
The registered owner hereby offers 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:
NE 24-40-17 W4, containing 159 acres more or less
(hereinafter called the “Lands”).
FEATURES: Quarter section near Gadsby; all native pasture; two dugouts and
fenced. Fences are in good condition.
The sale of the Lands is subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Seller makes no warranties or representations about the property’s size/
measurement, condition or environmental status.
2. Buyer to be responsible for all costs associated with registration. Tender price
shall be excluding G.S.T.
3. Tenders will be received by the lawyer noted below up to but not after
12:00 o’clock noon on Friday, February 5, 2021. Tenders should be forwarded to
Simonin Law in a sealed envelope marked “Boxma Tender”. A certified cheque
or draft equal to 10% of the purchase price payable to Simonin Law and must
be received by Simonin Law 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.
4. The balance of the purchase price to be paid by solicitor’s trust cheque or
certified funds on or before Friday, March 19, 2021 (“Possession Date”).
5. Property taxes to be adjusted as of Possession Date.
6. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Please provide contact information, including a phone number, with the tender.
SIMONIN LAW
Dora J. Simonin Barrister & Solicitor
Suite A, 4819 - 51 Street, Box 1630
Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0
403-742-3411
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3 Realtors - 1 Fee
Central Alberta Realtors Assoc. Calgary Real Estate Board
• Hanna NE: Grass and more grass,
2800 acres of pasture, lots of water,
good fences, small renovated house.
• Halkirk West: Pasture near Halkirk
S side of Hgwy 12 268 Acres, water,
fenced.
• Hanna NW: 140+ acres pasture 12
miles northwest of Hanna.
• Castor North: 1/2 section of pasture
land, Fenced and water.
Tim Arnold
real estate central alberta
Three Hills - 403-443-0949
Don MacDonald
real estate central alberta
Three Hills - 403-888-7775
If you are looking
at retiring in
near future give
consideration to
moving to Three
Hills, a welcoming
community, give us a
call to learn more.
John Thiessen
Capital Realty
Acme - 403-813-8006
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1,200 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath
bungalow situated on corner
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with granite countertops, open
concept great room. Finished
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