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2 J anuary 21'21 Hanna/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. ECA REVIEWCORONATION COUNCILCoronationtown officelowered theirflag to halfmast last weekto honourCouncillor KeithGriffiths whopassed away. ECA Review/T.HuxleyRealistic losses in revenueCont’d from Pg 1Noting Clive’s MOST grant was justunder $75,000, this would leaveroughly $52,000 to divide among communitygroups which have alsosuffered at the hands of COVID-19.After the village publicly advertisedthe opportunity, Kenney gave councillorsa chart showing groups thatresponded and the amounts theyreported losing as a result ofCOVID-19.In total, the groups claimed losses inthe neighbourhood of $123,000.The groups which respondedincluded the ag society, communityhall, curling club, figure skating club,Family and Community SupportServices (FCSS), public library, minorhockey, Little Red Hen and the MortonHistoric Centre.Mayor Luci Henry noted village staffdid speak with the groups to examinetheir claims and ensure everythingwas eligible for the MOST program.Kenney noted lots of groups had lostrevenue due to cancelled registrationsas a result of the pandemic.“I’m pretty confident these are realisticlosses in revenue,” said Kenney.Coun. Norma Penney asked if FCSSand the library were eligible for otherprovincial programs.Kenney responded both organizationsfit the MOST profile as they hadfinancial losses due to COVID-19. Sheadded that Lacombe County also hasMOST funds which they may or maynot disperse to Clive organizationssuch as the Clive Agricultural Society.Penney suggested reimbursing organizationsfor personal protectiveequipment (PPE), then dividing theremaining funds among the groups.Kenney estimated that, after coveringthe losses each group claimed forpurchasing PPE, the MOST fundswould be able to cover about 38 percent of their claimed financial losses.The CAO noted each group would beasked to provide documentation illustratingtheir losses.Councillors passed a motion authorizingthe village to offer this help tothe community.Meeting postponeddue to the passing ofCouncillor GriffithsTerri HuxleyECA ReviewCoronation council meeting waspostponed Mon. Jan. 11 after the recentpassing of Councillor Keith Griffiths.Mayor Ron Checkel shared a fewwords before council and administrationentered into a moment of silence tohonour the late councillor and communitymember.“There is no doubt that Keith careddeeply for the entire town,” said MayorCheckel.Several options providedCont’d from Pg 1One noteworthy change to the bylawwas increasing the height of monumentsfrom 18 inches to 30 inches.As part of being more flexible consideringthe request for headstones, atthe cemetery, administration revieweda number of different communities forchanges,” stated Robblee in his reportto council.“Council passed the first reading ofthe cemetery bylaw, but upon thesecond and third readings instructedadministration to provide more comparisonsto the ‘trinkets’ section.Administration pulled cemeterybylaws from eight (8) different communitiesand found all had a similar orthe same section.”Trinkets would be items left bymourners or family members ongraves in memory of their loved one.The CAO provided councillors withseveral options, including leaving theexisting bylaw in place or“Council could choose to approve thebylaw and enable regular approvals/rejections to resume.”The CAO noted that town staff wouldonly remove trinkets because theitems are blocking the walking trail.Mayor Richard Elhard asked if the“His service as a councillor representingCoronation and the issues hechampioned at the council horseshoemade a significant and meaningfulcontribution to our growth andaccomplishments.”Afterwards, Dep. Mayor MarkStannard asked that their regularcouncil meeting be postponed to thenext available meeting time whichcouncil unanimously agreed to do inlight of the circumstances.town has to remove trinkets, what happensto them?Robblee answered that the Town ofCastor will store the trinkets for a yearso that whoever left them at the gravecan claim them; if they’re held longerthan a year, they’ll be disposed of.Mayor Elhard noted there are a lot oftrinkets left at grave sites in thecemetery.“There’s a lot of stuff out there,yeah,” agreed Robblee.He also noted that all communitieshe examined have size restrictions ongrave markers and the restrictionsCastor was proposing would be consideredabout average.Councillors passed second and thirdreading of the revised cemetery. bylaw.Marker is too big?Later in the meeting councillors considereda request for a monumentunder the revised bylaw. 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ECA REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB January 21'21 3Great Plains fibreboard plantwon’t be built in StettlerStu SalkeldLocal Journalism Initiative reporterECA ReviewWhile a major medium density fibreboard(MDF) plant won’t be built nextto the Town of Stettler after all, presidentof the companyspearheading the plant saysthe mill is going ahead in 2021in this region.Great Plains MDF presidentand chairman of the boardBrian McLeod said in an interviewwith the ECA Review theStettler location, immediatelysouth of town next to the airport,wasn’t ideal after all.“There’s a lot of straw that McLeodhas to come into this plantevery day,” said McLeod byphone from his Edmonton office Jan.15.McLeod stated after more researchwas done on the tentative locationGreat Plains unfortunately realizedthe massive amount of truck traffic, upto 110 18-wheeled trucks per day, thatthe mill required could end up goingdown Stettler’s Main Street, whichobviously wasn’t going to work.He stated it didn’t seem to matterwhere Great Plains looked with theStettler site, the traffic problem wasthere.He noted Great Plains continues tolook for a site that enjoys a large supplyof wheat straw, MDF’s primary ingredient,in the farmland southof Stettler and further to theeast, in Kneehill County.The president stated anMDF mill has a number ofrequirements, includingnatural gas, power, a railline to bring in resin necessaryfor MDF manufactureand the same line to ship outfinished product.The president noted,overall, progress with theproject is excellent, as GreatPlains has signed a memorandum ofunderstanding with PCL Constructionto build the mill, an engineer has beenengaged for design work and GreatPlains is in talks with a majorAmerican lender to finance the project,estimated at roughly $800 million.McLeod noted he and a number ofother people with experience in theMDF industry saw increasing demandin North America for this product usedin office furniture and other productsbut an ever-dwindling supply of wood.Enter the humble stalk of wheat.McLeod stated research proved wheatstraw could replace wood in MDF manufacture,and more research showedthe farmland south of Stettler haswheat straw. Lots of it.McLeod stated Great Plains is anAlberta company that wants to workwith Alberta producers.“It’s critically important that wehave farmers willing to sell us thewheat straw we need,” he said.Although this region is known forwheat straw, McLeod said the companywanted to get something more concretein place before construction of the millstarted, and was planning plenty ofopen house meetings to get to knowproducers through the face-to-face wayAlberta farmers are known for.COVID-19 threw a monkey wrenchin those plans.The president stated Great Plainshas instead placed a survey on its websiteto gather input from wheat strawproducers who are interested inworking with Great Plains MDF.The survey isn’t a commitment butAlix village council tells FCSSto move into new office soonStu SalkeldLocal Journalism Initiative reporterECA ReviewAlix village council told theirFamily and Community SupportServices (FCSS) group to move into itsnew multi-use office soon, after theFCSS board requested a chance to stayin their old office.The decision was made at the Jan. 6regular council meeting, held viaZoom to meet pandemic rules.Village Chief Administrative Officer(CAO) Michelle White gave councillorsa report on the Alix FCSS board’srequest to stay in the Railway Housefree of charge, rather than move intonew offices at the community wellnesscentre.“FCSS currently has office space onthe ground floor of Railway House inthe same bay as the youth centre,”stated White’s report to council.“Council made a resolution tochange the FCSS funding method to anapplication-based process on a perprojector per-program basis in 2021.The agreement with the Alix FCSSended as of Dec. 31, 2020.”White noted the village received aletter of request from the Alix FCSSboard chair asking permission to stayput.“This past year has been a year ofchanges,” stated the undated lettersimply signed “FCSS Chairman.”“Some were good and some werebad. The food bank will be moving tothe wellness area in the New Year.“The board is hoping that you willallow us to stay in the FCSS office untilwe feel comfortable that all mattersare taken care of.“This is not an easy transition forour coordinator and we hope that youALIX COUNCILunderstand closing up an office thathas been her life for 20-some years hastaken a toll on her mental well-being.“If this is feasible, let us knowASAP.”White stated the village grants about$4,000 per year in building expenses toAlix FCSS and those expenses wouldcontinue regardless of where FCSS ishoused.She noted the village pays about$2,000 per year in phone expenses forFCSS, and if they moved into the wellnesscentre, that money would besaved.However, she stated letting FCSSstay put had benefits too.“Allowing the continued use of theoffice space would help with makingthis transition easier for the public,”stated White’s report. “Though a longperiod of notice was given to thesociety regarding the changes, manyFCSS activities happen only at certaintimes of year.“This means some clients may notyet be aware of the changes.Authorizing extra time may allow thesociety to connect with more usersbefore closing.”Mayor Rob Fehr stated that upondoing his own research, he got conflictingstories about this request.The mayor stated there was confusionabout who wrote the letter fromAlix FCSS, as it was not signed andsome FCSS board members told himthey were unaware of any such letter.Fehr stated he felt FCSS shouldmove into the wellness centre asplanned to reduce confusion in thecommunity.“They knew this move was coming,”said the mayor.Councillors Vicki Soltermann andBarb Gilliat agreed with Fehr, withCoun. Ed Cole noting if FCSS stayed intheir current office, they should paytheir own expenses.Coun. Tim Besuijen stated noreason was given to stay in the oldoffice.“A move into the wellness centrewould be a step in the right direction,”said Besuijen.During discussion, a timeframe forAlix FCSS moving into the wellnesscentre was discussed, and Fehr notedsome board members told him the endof January was fine.Soltermann agreed, saying this hasbeen talked about since September.Councillors eventually passed amotion that Alix FCSS could stay intheir current office until Feb. 15, 2021,but then must begin the move into thecommunity wellness centre.WANTEDDEAD OR ALIVECanadian Prairie PickersPaying Cash For Coin Collections,Silver & Gold Coins,Royal Can. 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