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ECA Review

The Clive Community Hall board

asked village council to waive a huge

water bill at their regular council

meeting March 8.

Lori Oatway, president of the Clive

Community Hall board, appeared as a

delegation to council to discuss the

$1,516.74 water bill the non-profit

society received for January and

February.

Oatway stated she was alarmed at

the large bill which stated 514.5 meters

cubed were used by the hall on that

bill.

“It was a little bit shocking,” said

Oatway to council. The community

hall president explained that, with the

COVID-19 pandemic, the facility has

been restricted or closed for much of

the past year, and some of the hall’s

recent water bills have shown zero

usage.

Oatway requested the village

council waive the extra charges as

they could see that something was

clearly wrong.

Coun. Jeremy Whelan asked if there

were outside taps on the community

hall that a third party might have used

to “borrow” water.

Oatway stated the hall board looked

at that and there is no indication that

anything was used.

INDEX

Hanna council ............................ 2

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

Kneehill council ......................... 3

Letters ........................................ 4

Stettler town councll .................. 5

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

Classifieds/Careers ..................... 6

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

Elnora council ............................. 9

Starland council ....................... 11

Stettler county council .............. 12

Village Chief Administrative

Officer(CAO) Carla Kenney stated that

the village has seen volumes like this

before caused by a leaky toilet.

She confirmed the village staff could

find no source for the leak and the leak

appears to have disappeared.

The CAO stated the village has never

waived charges like this before and

doing so could set a precedent.

Coun. Whelan asked if perhaps a

pressure valve on the hot water heater

was faulty.

Oatway answered the entire basement

was examined and there was no

evidence at all of a water leak.

Coun. Susan Russell asked if

Municipal Operating Support Transfer

(MOST) funds could be used to pay the

bill.

MOST funding has been provided by

the provincial government to cover

revenue losses or expenses due to the

pandemic.

Whelan asked if more investigation

needs to be done before council makes

a decision on this matter and also suggested

replacing the water meter on

the community hall regardless.

Kenney responded the village is

monitoring the hall to see how much

water it’s using. Kenney stated it may

never be known what caused the usage

but added water meters only turn

when water is passing through them.

Coun. Norma Penney agreed with

the idea of replacing the meter and

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stated she had to pay an $800 water bill

when unaware a toilet in her home was

running while she was away for two

weeks.

Councillors passed a motion for

village staff to prepare a report for the

next council meeting on what options

the village has for handling this

situation.

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Hanna Golf Course granted loan forgiveness

Terri Huxley

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Tyler Price, a Director for the Hanna

Municipal Golf Course Association,

presented at Hanna’s council information

meeting asking for the

opportunity to have the association’s

remaining loan payment be forgiven.

This $566,100 loan pertains to the

money given for the 2006 expansion,

taking the nine-hole course to 18.

The association has since had many

significant capital and operating

expenditures that need to take place

soon and forgiveness of the remaining

loan amount outstanding would provide

a start for the association to begin

to undertake necessary improvements.

This includes the construction of a

new maintenance shed/workshop and

the needed replacement of six of 10

pieces of critical ground equipment.

It was anticipated

these funds

would be reimbursed

in full

within 10 years and

the club as of this

month still has an

outstanding balance

of $68,000.

The land the golf

course is developed

on is owned by the

Town of Hanna and

leased to the club.

The funds had been approved by

council and were provided by the

Special Areas Board through a recreation

grant advance.

The $566,100 was provided to the

club and Special Areas reduced their

annual recreation grant to the town by

$56,610 annually for a 10-year period.

This reduction from the recreation

grant was completed in the year 2013

and in 2014 the recreation grant provided

by the Special Areas Board to

the Town of Hanna was increased by

$56,610 annually.

Prior to the project being undertaken

in 2005, the association indicated

that they were promised $575,000 in

provincial funding toward the expansion

but for various reasons the

association only received $217,000

leaving a shortfall of $358,000.

In hindsight, the association indicated

that had they known the

provincial funding was not going to

arrive as promised they most likely

would not have moved forward with

the project.

The association has operated the

Hanna Golf Course since it opened and

the town’s only contribution to the

course and its operation annually is

the insurance payment for the clubhouse

for $2,333.66 in 2020.

Council, at their regular meeting on

March 9 via video conferencing, were

asked to make a decision as to what

direction to take.

Coun. Sandra Beaudoin suggested

an amendment to the recommended

motion to forgive the club for $68,000,

instead asking to have the club pay off

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The funds were

approved by council and

provided by Special Areas

through a recreation

grant advance.

the remaining balance over a 10 year

period with no interest attached.

The panel ultimately chose to defeat

this motion in a 2 - 5 vote, passing a

second motion to forgive the loan of

$68,000, removing the amount owing

from the account receivable ledger in a

5 - 2 vote.

Coun. Beaudoin and Coun. Gerald

Campion were in favour of the first

motion and opposed to the second.

“A one-time loan forgiveness is in

order in these times,” said Coun.

Melanie Jensen. “I mean you hope that

it wouldn’t be a reoccurring thing but

if we ran it we would be up for more

fiscal responsibility.”

Reservoir fish stocking

Council was asked to send a letter of

support to Alberta Fish and Wildlife

indicating their interest in the CN

Reservoir fish stocking project as consideration

of

adding this as

another amenity

to the area.

Coun.

Campion asked

what the

Roundhouse

Society’s interest

in this project

entailed which

Coun. Beaudoin

answered that

there was no financial or personal

gain to be had but they do possess

some land beside the reservoir and

hope to possibly acquire fishing

licenses as a non-profit society that

allows free fishing for anyone who

wishes to use the facility.

Future fishing derbies may be in the

cards as well.

Coun. Campion asked to ensure that

the fish get established in the water

body first before allowing the

Roundhouse to host a fishing derby.

This project would be similar to

Helmer Dam in that the town would

stock the water body each year until a

presence is established.

Council passed a motion to send a

letter of support.

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Development Incentive Policy

Administration brought forward an

umbrella policy designed to put

unwritten procedure on paper to

solidify these actions.

Council in the fall of 2019 directed

administration to research potential

tax incentive program options.

In anticipation of implementing this,

council allocated $10,000 in the 2020

Operating Budget toward these funds.

Three key areas were included in

this year’s 2021 operating budget for a

total of $26,000; a tax incentive at

$10,000, a storefront incentive at $6,000

and a demolition incentive at $10,000.

The policy was developed using

examples from around the province

and input from the municipalities in

the region.

The general make-up of the policy is

that it is not prescriptive but rather

HANNA TOWN COUNCIL

general to encourage and engage

requests from developers in a one-onone

partnership, as each request may

be different.

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

Kim Neill shared that the unspoken

rule of following a case-by-case basis

was still intact

but now in policy

form.

The components

can be

accessed by new

development as

well as existing

properties, thus

existing taxpayers

get a

benefit from

incentives and

are not left out or

seen to be

funding new

development.

Council

accepted this

policy as

presented.

Farmers Market

subsidy

The Hanna

Farmers Market

Committee has

asked to host

their weekly markets

at the curling

rink from the

beginning of June

to the end of

September.

Council passed

a motion to enter

into an agreement

with the committee

at a

subsidized rate of

$324 plus tax per

day.

CAO Neill

noted that administration has been

trying to get the farmer’s market to

reach full rates over time. This time

the town has chosen to go with an 80

per cent recovery rate, subsidizing 20

per cent.

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BASHAW COUNCIL

FCSS funds awarded despite fewer dollars

Stu Salkeld

Local journalism Initiative reporter

ECA Review

Bashaw town council divided up

Family and Community Support

Services (FCSS) funds despite having

fewer dollars to work with.

The decisions were made at the

March 4 regular meeting of council.


Theresa Fuller provided councillors a

report on two FCSS funding requests,

one from the Bashaw Youth

Foundation (BYF) which asked for

$20,695 for its 2021 programming and

another from Bashaw & District

Support Services (BDSS), which asked

for $64,247 for its programming this

year.

Fuller stated in her report the provincial

government will provide

$24,554 for its share, Camrose County

will provide $27,236 and the Town of

Bashaw’s share adds up to $6,139, for a

total of $59,929.

Fuller stated councillors can always

increase the town’s share of funding to

FCSS if they wish.

Fuller noted she received information

that Camrose County’s

contribution is $2,900 lower than last

year as it’s calculated on a per capita

basis and the Camrose population has

apparently dropped.

KNEEHILL COUNCIL

Councillors cut their own pay

Stu Salkeld


ECA Review

After months of discussions,

Kneehill County councillors approved

giving themselves a pay cut at their

regular council meeting March 9.

At a January council meeting councillors

talked about giving themselves

a pay cut as a show of moral support

for possible other cuts that may be

included in the 2021 budgeting process.

Kneehill councillors have been vocal

in pointing out a number of lost revenue

sources in their budget, including

millions of dollars in lost tax revenue

from unpaid oil and gas property taxes

and increased downloading from the

provincial government, including

increases in policing costs.

Staff brought back the proposed

policy 3-1, Council Remuneration

policy, and it was noted in the agenda

memo that the new policy collected 13

old policies and combined them into

one including convention attendance,

electronic devices, committee

expenses, promotional clothing and

goods program, to name a few.

Councillors gave themselves a 10 per

cent cut in base pay while per diem

was cut 15 per cent and mileage pay

The CAO also noted that last year

BYF got $15,000 in FCSS funding while

BDSS received $45,829.

According to the agenda memo BYF

offers after school programming for

children aged eight years and older

plus summer activities. The memo

noted BYF had 44 participants in 2019.

BDSS funds Community Wellness,

Roots of Empathy, preschool, Meals on

Wheels, volunteer services, summer

reading program, Santas Anonymous,

information/referral, FCSS admin services

and Tools for School.

Also, BDSS serves as a connection

point for residents seeking

information.

Coun. Lynn Schultz stated the BYF

helped 44 kids in 2019 but the BDSS

appears to help many more people

through more programs and stated it

was difficult to support the BFY if it’s

not getting used more than that.

Coun. Rosella Peterman stated she

was inclined to say give both organizations

the same amount of money they

received last year and if there isn’t

enough FCSS money, then the town

should top it off.

Coun. Rob McDonald stated he was

in favour of awarding more funds to

BDSS because they have more programs

to run.

He added after the pandemic is over

the BYF may see an increase in

was left at industry rates.

Staff noted, if approved, the new

policy would take effect for the March

2021 pay sheets.

Coun. Glen Keiver asked if any councillors

had heard feedback from the

public about this move.

Coun. Faye McGhee stated she heard

from three ratepayers who told her

they felt the pay cut was unnecessary

but it was a good gesture.

Coun. Wade Christie heard from one

ratepayer who stated they didn’t even

know councillors were paid for their

work.

Coun. Ken King stated he heard

from one ratepayer who also stated

they felt the pay cut was unnecessary,

although the ratepayer agreed with the

rationale once King explained it.

Coun. Debbie Penner stated she

received no feedback about the pay cut.

Coun. Keiver stated he heard from

one ratepayer who felt that the pay cut

was an honourable gesture but that

there were a lots of other areas where

cuts could be made.

Councillors unanimously approved

the new remuneration policy including

reduced base salary and per diem, and

they also rescinded all the old remuneration

policies and also tweaked how

council appointees are reimbursed.

activity and may then receive more

funds, but the town should cross that

bridge when they come to it.

Councillors unanimously approved

two motions, to award $49,929 in FCSS

funding to the BDSS and then to award

$10,000 in FCSS funding to the BYF.

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Highly charged

emotional affair

Brenda Schimke

ECA Review

The province believes it should get

refunded billions of dollars of federal

taxes collected from Albertans

because those dollars were never

returned to the provincial government

in equal proportion through equalization

payments.

Does it then follow that Calgarians,

the wealthiest and largest contributors

to provincial tax revenues, should also

demand a refund whenever more

money is spent on, say, Edmonton hospitals

than theirs?

Kenney is going to use a fall referendum

on

equalization to

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argue, ‘those

who pay the

most taxes,

should get an

equivalent

return’.

Equalization

payments are

messy and easily

misunderstood.

Former Prime

Minister Harper,

with Jason

Kenney as a

senior federal

minister, didn’t

eliminate equalization

payments

when they had a majority in Ottawa

because they couldn’t. Equalization

payments are enshrined in the

Constitution. The federal government

is mandated to ensure reasonable provincial

parity in health, education and

social services.

Another important fact, it’s individual

Albertans and corporations

who finance the federal budget, yes,

even equalization payments, not the

Alberta government. Over the last 40

years, on average, Albertans have, and

still do, make the most money and, in

turn, pay the most federal taxes.

Similar to Calgarian taxpayers versus

the rest of us.

Some will even go to the polls

believing the Alberta government

writes a big fat cheque every year to

the federal government to dole out ‘our

money’ to other provinces.

So why is Premier Kenney having a

referendum on equalization when it is

a constitutionally-mandated federal

program, and its Canadian taxpayers

that foot the bill, not provincial

governments?

Former Governor General David

Johnston in his book, “Trust, Twenty

Ways to Build a Better Country”,

argues party platforms, election contests

and elected legislatures, albeit

lengthy processes, provide the best filtering

to reach wise decisions, whereas

referenda undermine the complex

interplay of a democracy.

“Referenda are polarizing devices

and are used to not only divide regions

and peoples, but divide families—often

irrevocably”, wrote Johnson. “They

usually focus on a single issue and

they are invariably emotional

affairs—extremely so, which tends to

cloud or distort our individual and collective

thinking.”

Alberta has major troubles. We’ve

spent 40 years subsidizing low tax

rates with resource revenues and

spending like drunken sailors through

each boom, making the bust times

unsustainable.

We want the

solutions to be

easy—privatize

Referenda are

the civil service

and cut someone

polarizing devices and are else’s job—but

unfortunately

used to not only divide our hole is too big

for ‘bust’ policies

regions and peoples, but of the past.

Revenue must

divide families—often

also be on the

table—our own

irrevocably.

revenue, not the

federal government’s

revenue.

- Former Governor General

DAVID JOHNSON

Instead of an

emotional, nonsensical,

non-binding referendum

on equalization, we need an

Alberta government willing to

acknowledge past mistakes made by

successive provincial governments.

We all enjoyed the ride—addicted to

petroleum dollars, ultra-low taxes and

the highest standard of living in

Canada.

We wanted for little, but planned

poorly for the future. Unfortunately,

the future has arrived.

Albertans, including myself, were

like millionaire lottery winners. We

didn’t invest our windfall wisely, we

didn’t plan for our money to run out,

we kept spending as our cash was

depleting (Alberta has run a deficit

budget every year but one since 2008)

and now broke, we’re claiming Ottawa

stole our money.

Offering up a federal responsibility

(equalization) in a provincial referendum

won’t bring financial stability

to Alberta. It will, however, distract

Albertans from the UCP government’s

lackluster performance in handling

Alberta’s revenue problems and its

multi-billion-dollar investment bungles

last year.

But the referendum is money in the

bank for those who want to rile

Albertans into an even higher state of

emotional rage against Ottawa and

further the advancement of their ultimate

goal of separation.

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Goes with the flow!

Dear Editor,

Just a comment on editorial titled

“People corrupt power’, March 4, 2021,

pg. 6, calling Joe Biden a “God fearing

man of humility”?

If he truly feared God he would not

be pro-abortion?

I believe he is Roman Catholic and

his position is totally against his

Church’s teachings!

JOYCE WEBSTER

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Strange to call Trump “amoral, corrupted”

when he is pro-life!

It’s really hard to know where Joe

Biden stands on anything. He goes

“with the flow”.

There are no perfect men or politicians.

If we wait for that, we would

have no one in office!

Margaret Lane

Big Valley, Alta.

Proper research required

to go total ‘Green’

Dear Editor,

“Green” will not go far without the

help of proper research and the help of

what we have now as far as oil and gas

(O&G), nuclear, solar, wind, hydro...

DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) for diesel

trucks: a fluid used to prevent soot and

gasses entering the atmosphere and at

the same time drive up the costs one

engine repairs and pollute landfills

with non-recyclable plastic containers

is turning out to be a DUD!

OR ...

Mining open pits for non-renewable

lithium used in batteries for electric

vehicles that require hydrocarbons

(from oil and gas) for greased bearings

and rubber tires, plastic (O&G) and

metal panels (mining required for raw

materials)!

Plus batteries developed to this day

still do not have the capabilities for

long term storage of electrical power.

By the charging aspect ratio to get the

electric vehicle (EV) charged to use as

an everyday unit costs more per litre of

gas then an ICE (internal combustion

engine)!

Then there is the cost of revamping a

home electrical service that most

homes in a town/city block cannot

handle!

When you purchase an EV from a

dealer, the charger given takes days to

charge. A super charger, which makes

a.car usable daily, almost requires a 70

to 100 amp breaker which by the way

not only adds to double the house

power, it exponentially adds demand to

the block power grid, then exponentially

adds to the whole power grid

which by the way, would crash most

power plants we already have.

What about end of life wind turbine

props that have mass graves in

Wyoming because there is no recycle

plan in place for a unit that also uses

steel (O&G mined and produced) and

grease for bearing (O&G) product.

I am for GREEN without question.

My yard has solar, my neighbours

have turbines....however this last cold

snap in Alberta, they were useless!

Solar in Alberta in the cold and the

now closed solar farm in southern

Alberta below -25°C were crap.

Some so called experts say that solar

charges better in the cold, are telling a

half truth....it takes energy to keep the

batteries at a certain temperature and

snow and cloud cover are blockers.

Turbines ice up so O&G kept my

place warm, as it did with every

Albertan who used natural gas, diesel

or coal to heat their home and used

their ICE units to drive to work and

feed livestock while using natural gas/

coal fired power to light their homes!

Stop the fear mongering and do all

100 per cent of the research to the bitter

end . . . not stop at a point to say ‘this

looks okay’ and invent a cart that goes

in front a horse...

There is a long ways to go yet!

Adam Badzioch

Hanna, Alta.

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STETTLER TOWN COUNCIL

Belt-tightening from provincial government expected

Stu Salkeld


ECA Review

Stettler town council read a letter

from the acting Minister of Municipal

Affairs which noted belt-tightening

and fiscal restraint will be the order of

the day for the next few years.

The letter was read at the March 2

regular meeting of council.

Rick McIvor’s letter discussed the

recently released 2021 provincial

budget and how it was going to affect

local municipalities.

“To begin with, I am pleased to tell

you that Municipal Affairs is investing

more than $1.7 billion overall to build

stronger communities,” stated the

minister.

“I must also acknowledge that, as a

result of several factors, including

falling revenues and the ongoing costs

of the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to

reduce government spending in

Alberta.

“Our goal is to do this while also

continuing to provide significant infrastructure

funding in the near term to

support our economic recovery and

help municipalities adjust to new levels

of funding in future years.”

A topic of discussion not just at the

Stettler council meeting but across

central Alberta has been changes to

the Municipal Sustainability Initiative

(MSI) grant program, which was

apparently scheduled to be replaced

soon by a new program. However, the

provincial government has indicated

that due to the economy and the pandemic,

it was decided to stretch the

MSI program for a few more years,

with some changes.


Greg Switenky pointed out it looks like

MSI grants will go up slightly in 2021

and then drop noticeably in 2022 and

2023, which was confirmed by McIvor’s

letter.

“Over the next three years, from

2021-24, as we all strive to live within

our means, municipalities will receive

about 25 per cent less in capital

funding than they did in 2020- 21,”

stated McIvor.

Switenky stated the roughly 25 per

cent reduction would be the average

over three years. Councillors accepted

the minister’s letter for information.

Taxes owing

Councillors read an update on

municipal taxes received as of Dec. 31,

2020, including an outstanding

amount.

It was stated in the report current

taxes outstanding to the Town of

Stettler as of Dec. 31, 2020 was

$634,537.67, compared to $177,531.29 for

CORONATION COUNCIL

Taking a closer look at

tax penalty incentives

Terri Huxley

ECA Review

Administration provided information

and seven options on how to

waive penalties on taxes for residential

and business accounts at the latest regular

meeting on Tues. March 9.

The purpose of the incentive is to

entice residents to pay their taxes owed

from 2020 and upcoming in 2021.

One option was a mill rate decrease

for an X percentage to match the penalty

amounts for the 2020-year tax

penalties.

The 2020 year’s penalties were a

total of $67,101.28.

The mill rate adjustment could provide

an avenue to move forward

equally across the board for all residents

who own property and include

the businesses.


Quinton Flint shared that after

speaking with financial advisors, they

recommended to not fiddle with the

mill rate for 2020 taxes owed as the

audit has already been completed.

In doing this, the general ledger

would need to be adjusted and

re-audited.

This includes manually adjusting

over 200 affected accounts.

Dropping the mill rate for a year

would also mean that it would be

raised the next year.

“Just because it’s a little bit of work

doesn’t mean we shouldn’t consider

doing it,” said Mayor Ron Checkel.

CAO Flint encouraged any resident

owing taxes to come to the office as

soon as possible to set up a tax repayment

plan.

Turn to Re-motion, Pg 8

the same time in 2019.

Based on the 2020 property tax levy

of $8,660,619.12, this equals 7.33 per

cent left outstanding, stated the report.

Councillors accepted the report for

information.

CAO report

Switenky stated in his regular

report to council discussions are still

ongoing about the community/school

resource officer program, which is the

Stettler RCMP officer who works at

Clearview schools.

“(Staff participated in) ongoing

CRO/SRO deliberations with community

partners and the RCMP

respecting the future of the school

resource officer program, and how it

could be structured financially and

operationally for the benefit of all parties

to a (new) agreement,” stated

Switenky in his report.

Replace the RCMP?

Included in council’s agenda

package was a news story from a daily

Edmonton newspaper which included

comments from a central Alberta politician

decrying the provincial

government’s examination of a new

Alberta police force to replace the

RCMP.

In the story, Ponoka County Reeve

Paul McLauchlin stated replacing the

RCMP with an Alberta force would be

expensive and complicated.

During discussion it was mentioned

by staff that the Alberta Urban

Municipalities Association (AUMA)

and Rural Municipalities Association

(RMA) recently held a joint session

that went over three hours and

included about 600 elected officials and

the impression was that there is not a

lot of grassroots support for the idea of

replacing the RCMP.

It was also noted at least one of the

organizations conducted an online

opinion poll on the question and about

91 per cent of people who responded

were in favour of sticking with the

RCMP.

Councillors accepted the report for

information.

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Three Hills, Alberta

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Drumheller, Alberta

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Coronation, Alberta

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Airdrie, Alberta

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LIVESTOCK

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Forestburg, Ab.

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LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE to Creditors

and Claimants. Estate

of Donald Nelson

McKenzie who died on

February 4, 2021. If

you have a claim

against this estate,

you must file your

claim by April 20,

2021, and provide

details of your claim

with E. Roger Spady,

Barrister and Solicitor

at Box 328,

Coronation, Alberta,

T0C 1C0

NOTICE to Creditors

and Claimants.Estate

of Keith Edward

Griffiths who died on

January 9, 2021. If you

have a claim against

this estate, you must

file your claim by April

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details of your claim

with E. Roger Spady,

Barrister and Solicitor

at Box 328,

Coronation, Alberta,

T0C 1C0. If you do not

file by the date above,

the estate property

can lawfully be distributed

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any claim you may

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PERSONALS

FARMER &

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Mail letter to:

Henry Dyck, 21

Arburn Bay St., Suite

114, Calgary, Alberta

T3M 2A9.

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Collectables Online

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J&J Safe, Camper,

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County of Stettler No. 6

6602 - 44 Ave., Box 1270

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

www.stettlercounty.ca

PUBLIC NOTICE

Gravel Road Dust Reduction Program

Applications are now being accepted for the County of Stettler gravel

road dust reduction program and will be received until April 16, 2021

at 4:30pm by calling 403-742-4441, ext 145 during regular office hours.

Payment is due prior to the start of any work.

Three products will be offered for 2021 (GST included in price):

200 meter length 300 meter length 400 meter length

Calcium $1,612.80 $2,419.20 $3,225.60

CleanTRACK

(trial product) $2,856.00 $4,284.00 $5,712.00

DL10 - heavy

application* $3,417.12 $5,125.68 $6,834.24

DL10 -medium

application * $2,446.08 $3,669.12 $4,892.16

DL10 - light

application * $1,985.76 $2,978.64 $3,971.52

* wide roads (in excess of 8 meters) may be subject to surcharge

County of Stettler Public Works Policy PW 2.2 - Gravel Road Dust Reduction

Landowners are not permitted to apply any form of Dust Reduction

products to County roads. Participation in the provided program is

required if dust reduction is desired.

For further information regarding product specifications, please contact:

Rick Green, Director of Operations at (403) 742-4441, ext. 143

Requests received after the application date may not be accommodated

or may be subject to later in the season product application, depending

upon program participation and supply factors.


6602 - 44 Ave., Box 1270

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

www.stettlercounty.ca

WORK WITH US

The County of Stettler Operations Department

has the following opportunities for

Seasonal / Term positions.

Applicants must apply for each position individually.

General applications will not be considered.

Operations - Public Works:

Competition #

POSITION

2021PW-001 Loader Operator/Laborer gravel program

May 3 - Oct 1 1 position

2021PW-002 Small Equipment Operator/Laborer

May 3 - Oct 1 3 positions

2021PW-003 Water Truck Operator/Laborer gravel program


2021PW-004 Grader Operator/Laborer Road Maintenance


Operations - Agricultural Services:

Competition #

POSITION

2021AG-001 Roadside Mower/Laborer


2021AG-002 Parks Mower/Laborer

May 3 - Aug 27 2 positions

2021AG-003 Parks Mower/Laborer


Application deadline is April 8, 2021 at 4:00pm.

Send resumes, complete with cover letters identifying the competition

number and position you are applying for to:

Rick Green, Director of Operations


Box 1270 Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0

Phone: (403) 742-4441 Fax: (403) 742-0746

Email: rgreen@stettlercounty.ca

Due to Covid restrictions, please email, mail or fax resumes.

OBITUARIES


Taught us all many beautiful lessons

Johanna Maria

Hermina Nibourg

“Min”

June 22, 1928 ~

March 5, 2021

The family of Johanna

Maria Hermina “Min”

Nibourg are saddened to

announce the

passing of their

beloved mother,

oma, grandmother

and

great-grandmother.

Min was born

June 22, 1928 in

Slagharen,

Netherlands. She

passed away peacefully

on March 5,

2021 at her home in

Points West Living at the

age of 92 years.

Min lived an extraordinary

life and enjoyed the

simple things like her

garden, knitting, rummy, a

good cup of tea with treats

but most of all her family.

She taught us all many

beautiful lessons

throughout the years in her

own gentle way. “Please be

Nibourg

good to each other and

thank you for being good to

me.” The love and pride she

had for her family was felt

by all.

Min will be greatly

missed by her family; eight

children: Ted (Kathy), John

(Sue), Frank

(Debbie), Mary

Ann (Darrel),

Tony (Clara),

Harry, Patricia

(Chris) and James

(Lori Anne);

twenty-eight

grandchildren

and twenty-seven

great-grandchildren;

as well as

numerous other

relatives and many dear

friends.

Min is predeceased by

husband Bill; grandsons

Jase and Andrew and greatgranddaughter

Jaiden.

A funeral liturgy was held

for Min on Thurs. March 11,

2021 at the Stettler Funeral

Home. Internment took

place at the Erskine

Cemetery where she was

is an accredited K-12 Independent

Christian School located in Mirror, Alberta.

We Welcome Applications

For the 2021-2022 School Year

K – Gr. 12 & Homeschool Families.

Kindergarten students must be Five (5) years of age as of

December 31, 2021. Legal identification documentation

(such as birth certificate) must accompany all new applications.

For more information, or to schedule a tour

please contact the school office at 403-788-2444

or email info@livingtruthchristianschool.ca

www.livingtruthchristianschool.ca

laid to rest beside her husband

Bill. Donations in

memory of Min are gratefully

accepted to the Erskine

Cemetery, Stollery

Children’s Hospital or to a

charity of your own choice.

HALLETT,

Robert

After a life well

lived, Robert

(Bob) Hallett died

March 2, 2021,

two days shy of

his 95th birthday.

Bob was born in

Coronation,

Alberta on

March 4, 1926.

The second of six children,

he grew up on the family

farm near Fleet, Alta.

After high school, Bob

studied aeronautical engineering

at SAIT, and later

built and flew his own

plane. He married Holly

Mowers in 1949 and began

farming in the Cremona-

Carstairs area. A

voracious reader, Bob had

a particular love of history

and was a wealth of knowledge.

He will be

remembered by all who

knew him for his amazing

memory and recall of past

events. Bob also had an

inquiring mind and paid

great attention to detail,

journaling most of his

adult life. He was keenly

interested in the weather

and kept meticulous

records for Environment

Canada for almost 60

years. Bob could fix anything

from farm

machinery to hundreds of

clocks from all around

Alberta and beyond.

Woodworking was a

OBITUARY

Condolences can be sent

to the family at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com

Stettler

Funeral Home &

Crematorium entrusted

with the care and funeral

arrangements. 403-742-3422.

favoured pastime

and he produced

many pieces of

fine furniture. He

enjoyed travel

and saw many

parts of the world.

Bob remained

fiercely independent

until his

recent illness.

With his family’s

support, he was able to live

comfortably in his beloved

home he built 64-years-ago

on the farm. Bob was predeceased

by his wife Holly

in 1994 and son-in-law

John Vlchek in 2018; and

infant great-grandson

Dexter. He is survived by

his six children: Dale

(Darlene), Faye, Bev,

Jennifer (Jim) Kraft, Jay

(Jen Vigano), and John

(Lucye); five grandchildren

and eight great-grandchildren.

He will also be

remembered by his sister

Helen Erickson of

Crossfield. Special thanks

to Dr. Bill Ward and the

staff at the Sundre Hospital

for making Bob’s last days

comfortable. If one so

wishes, memorial donations

may be made to

Sundre Memorial Park,

C/O Sundre Palliative

Care Association, Box 1259,

Sundre AB, T0M 1X0.

Condolences for Bob’s

family may be emailed to

meaningful@telus.net.

Meaningful Memorials Funeral Service

Red Deer 587-876-4944

WANTED

DEAD OR ALIVE

Canadian Prairie Pickers

Paying Cash For Coin Collections,

Silver & Gold Coins,

Royal Can. Mint Sets.

Also Buying Gold Jewelry

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are once again touring the area!

We purchase rolls, bags

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Professional Directory

DENTIST

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In Coronation

MONDAYS

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Call Anytime

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RWA

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403-854-3003

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Professional

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Coronation Mall

Coronation, AB

403-578-3131

Office Hours:

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Business

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Custom

Silaging

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Services Ltd.

Well Drilling

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403-747-2120

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Real Estate / Homes

To

Re-motion of five projects

Cont’d from Pg 5

“It would be in anyone’s best interest

to do the tax agreement,” he said. “Tax

agreements are your best friend at this

point.”

He added that these agreements are

flexible in nature with monthly and

lump sum options to work with as

needed for each individual.

Council agreed to table this topic to

the next meeting and asked administration

to look further into the options

spoken to.

Projects moving forward

A few projects from last year’s

budget stood out to administration.

These were projects not able to be

submitted into the Municipal

Sustainability Initiative (MSI) funding

projects list until 2021.

Since some items took longer to get

started or completed than anticipated,

council was asked to re-motion five different

ones to be able to pursue this

year under the MSI Capital grant for

2021.

Council passed motions to proceed

with the water meter replacement program

for $50,000, swimming pool

chemical unit and heat controller for

$13,345, swimming pool culverts for

$3,635, walking path maintenance and

repair for $4,500, and engineering for

the sewer lift station for $20,000 using

MSI Capital

funds.

The unspent

carryover from

MSI from 2020

was a total of

$158,117 with the

subtraction of the

total amount

from the projects

listed that leaves

a total of $66,637

from the 2020 carryover

to be used

on 2021 projects.

A possible suggestion

for the

remainder carryover

amount

would be to purchase

additional

water meters and

installing this

year, making a

total of $100,000.

CAO Flint

updated council

as well on the

water meter

replacements and

stated the first

handful of homes

had received

their unit, officially

beginning

the three year

program.

Dark Knight Electric

Electrical, Heating, Cooling, Sheet Metal and

Plumbing Services

Box 996

DANE JACKSON

Castor, AB

Owner/Operator

T0C 0X0

Master Electrician

403-882-3388

www.darkknightelectric.com

• Carpet • Area Rugs

• Linoleum • Tile

• Laminate • Hardwood

Council made a motion to use this

carryover amount for the water metre

project.

Largest Selection of

Energy Program enrollment

Alberta Municipal Services

Corporation (AMSC) has offered the

town its program services.

The town has been with this program

on an annual basis for some time

and has found it to be beneficial in getting

the best deal for natural gas rates.

With prices fluctuating as a result of

supply and demand and external

forces such as government regulation,

announcements of program and regulatory

changes introduce volatility in

the natural gas market, and consumers

who can act quickly may be

able to take advantage of favourable

pricing shifts.

The aggregation process allows

AMSC’s energy experts to monitor the

3” wide version

energy and political landscapes for the

municipality and

manage risks.

Council passed

a motion to enter

into this program

to allow AMSC to

advocate for the

best possible natural

gas pricing

for the Town of

Buck Tree

Services

403-597-5047

& Bucket Truck

Matthew Lakusta

Owner/Operator

Delburne, Ab

bucktree@mail.com

Tree Removal, Trimming & Pruning, Stump Grinding

(780) 753-2960

Provost, AB

Customer Satisfaction

is our business

3.75” wide version

Coronation.

Having more

municipalities

together has

been the goal

for AMSC as

this brings competitive

pricing

to the table from

energy

producers.

“With natural

gas prices

slowly rising all

the time and I

guess it’s a bit of

a chance to prepare

for the

blow if they go

up higher compared

to last

year,” said CAO

Flint.

North of Coronation

SW 10 38 11 W4

NW 3 38 11 W4

E 1/2 3 38 11 W4

North of Veteran

Section 6 36 08 W4

SW 28 36 09 W4

NE 20 36 9 W4

SOLD

SOLD

Call Dallas Ellerby

Your Farm & Ranch Specialist

403.578.8105

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LAND FOR SALE

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HUEY’S PLUMBING & HEATING

SERVING EAST CENTRAL ALBERTA

HOUSTAN MARSHALL

JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER & GAS FITTER

(403) 741-8694 PO Box 501, Castor AB T0C 0X0

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117 quarters in grass

south of Youngstown


south of Hemaruka


south of Hemaruka

12 quarters of farm land

south of Hemaruka

“I have buyers

looking for farm

and ranch land.

If your thinking

of selling give

me a call”

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GREATER PROPERTY GROUP

LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER

The following briefly described property is hereby offered for sale by tender,

subject to the reservations, exceptions and encumbrances contained in the

existing certificate of title:

Land

SW 30-35-13 W4 containing 157.34 acres more or less

Part of SE 30-35-13 W4 containing 153.01 acres more or less

NW 30-35-13 W4 containing 157.39 acres more or less

NE 19-35-13 W4 containing 160.00 acres more or less

SE 19-35-13 W4 containing 160.00 acres more or less

SW 19-35-13 W4 containing 157.30 acres more or less

NW 19-35-13 W4 containing 157.31 acres more or less

Features of This Property

7 quarters of pasture land all in one block adjacent to Highway 36 south of

Castor, Alberta in Paintearth County, perimeter fenced and cross fenced, oil/gas

surface lease and power line rent totalled $8,600.00 in 2020. Several dugouts on

the property.

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

1. Title will be free and clear of mortgages.

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 March 31, 2021. Tenders should be forwarded

to E. Roger Spady Law Office in a sealed envelope marked “Pals Tender”.

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

tender.

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

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

certified funds on or before April 30, 2021 (Possession Date”).

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

8. Mineral rights, if any, are not included in the sale.

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

tenders.

10. Deposit cheques for unsuccessful tenders will be returned promptly.

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

tender, the deposit shall be forfeited.

For further particulars please contact Roy Pals at 403-882-2344.

E. Roger Spady


5015 Victoria Ave, Box 328

Coronation, Alberta, TOG 1 CO


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ELNORA COUNCIL

Speed monitors vandalized

Terri Huxley

ECA Review

In the early morning of Mon. March

8, it was reported that all four speed

monitor signs within Elnora were

vandalized.

Wires were pulled and cut so the

electrical display nor surrounding

lights could not operate.

Administration explained these are

covered under insurance so that process

is now underway in order to have

them repaired.

Council was unsettled by the act.

Mayor Leah Nelson mentioned she

felt discouraged by RCMP’s lack of

reaction to follow up on community

matters in the past but Three Hills

RCMP Sgt. Jamie Day explained that

they plan to be more present in the

area, already doing so with 19 visits in

the last month – the second highest

attendance behind Delburne where a

satellite office is set up for a member.

Report data can show spikes in

crime so he has asked to have the community

who acts as another set of eyes

and ears to report any suspicious

activity as that leads to a stronger

presence.

Pumphouse water grant status

Elnora applied to the Alberta Water/

Wastewater Municipal Partnership

(AWWMP) in hopes of securing

funding to put towards the village’s

pumphouse facility.


Sharon Wesgate shared a few concerns

the pumphouse is experiencing

including issues with the manifold,

generator, the foundation and roof, and

flow metre.

The manifold is a six-inch cast iron

pipe that is original to the construction

of the facility in 1960 and is now in

poor condition due to age and rust.

There are three wells to supply

water and lines from the pumps to the

manifold are not all the same size.

“There is a grave concern it could

fail at any time, disrupting water service

indefinitely in the community,”

she said.

As for the generator, the exhaust

pipe can be found red hot which is an

indication of overworking to operate.

The facility itself when constructed

61-years-ago was made of cinder block.

The walls and roof have deteriorated

past the point of repair and the floor is

now in poor condition with holes

where amendments to the distribution

system were undertaken.

Lastly, the flow meter to measure

output does not work at this time.

With these pressing concerns, the

CAO reached out to the AWWMP

administrators to see when the new

accepted projects

applications will

be announced.

They are also

in the process of

planning their

capital projects

for the year but

also want an

answer they can

incorporate into

this.

Denette Leask

of Alberta

Transportation

replied saying

that project

approvals are

announced after

fiscal year end

but with the limited

budget and

Flooring

SALE

Stettler’s

Premier

Flooring

Store.

In business for

over 40 years.

March

ongoing demand for the program, she

was unsure if any new approvals will

be given this year.

Council passed a motion, directing

the CAO to respond by reiterating their

concerns as the facility has been failed

as non-compliant.

Public washroom enquiry

A letter from resident Jack Scott

asked the village about having the

public washrooms open year round

and to have a space for truckers to

park.

He emphasized the need for public

washrooms as he explained in his

letter that many people from Highway

21 come to Elnora for this purpose but

often have no place to go other than the

hotel or someone’s home.

Council had previously discussed

this matter when it was raised by the

same resident approximately three

years ago but it was decided then that

the cost to construct a washroom and

maintain it 24/7 was not financially

feasible.

This time around it was mentioned a

couple specific grants could be useful

in obtaining funding to renovate the

campground washrooms to accommodate

all-year-round access.

Council agreed it was something to

look at in the future and was perfect

for any grant-ready projects that

require quick turnaround times to

submit.

As for the second concern of large

truck parking, Scott said, “People don’t

realize for every truck is a job and a

family. I may be driving truck soon. If I

can’t bring my truck home I will

move.”

In council’s current traffic control

bylaw, it prohibits the parking of

trucks and trailers on village streets.

Repairs

Perry Warner Plumbing submitted

an invoice for $1,428 to supply and

install a water heater at the Elnora

Fire Hall as well as travel and discharge

expenses.

The hall was noted as non-compliant

under safety codes so the work was

mandated.

This project is now completed.

Council accepted this as information

as a motion was already made to pay

for this.

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Stettler, AB

(403) 742-5813

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LANDS FOR SALE BY TENDER

SW 34-37-19-W4


containing 160 acres more or less, located approximately 8 miles south of Stettler, is offered for sale by

tender, subject to the reservations, exceptions and encumbrances contained in the existing Certificate of

Title.

The property consists of approximately 130 cultivated acres with one dugout, fenced on all sides, and

annual surface lease income of $2,100.00. An abandoned rail line which intersects the property has been

acquired into the title and contains a gravel base.

The sale of this parcel is subject to the following terms and conditions:

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

environmental status of the parcel.

2. Successful Bidder to be responsible for all costs associated with registration.

3. 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

Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Tenders should be forwarded to Schnell Hardy Jones LLP in a sealed

envelope marked “Tenders #156615”. The Tender shall include certified funds or bank draft equal to

10% of the tendered price, payable to “Schnell Hardy Jones, in trust”. Deposits of all Unsuccessful

Bidders will be returned.

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

April 28, 2021 (“Possession Date”). Failure by the Successful Bidder to complete the purchase will

result in forfeit of deposit to the Seller.


7. The Surface Lease(s) will be assigned effective closing date without adjustment.

8. The highest or any Tender not necessarily accepted.

To obtain a Tender Package, please contact lawyer noted below. All Tenders must include full name, phone

number and email address.

SCHNELL HARDY JONES LLP

Barristers & Solicitors

Attention: Daniel J. Wilson

PO Box 1240, 4902 - 51 Street

Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0

Phone: 403-742-4436

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LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER

The following briefly described property located in Paintearth County in the

Brownfield area is hereby offered for sale by tender, subject to the reservations,

exceptions and encumbrances contained in the existing certificates of title:

Land

NE 9-39-10 W4 and SE 9-39-10 W4 containing 320 acres more or less.

Approximately 300 acres cultivated. Total annual oil/gas surface lease revenue is

$28,573.00.

Terms:

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

mentioned:

1. These properties are 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. GST will be added to purchase price where applicable.

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

after 12:00 o’clock noon on March 26, 2021. Tenders should be forwarded

to E. Roger Spady Law Office in a sealed envelope marked “Maron Tender”.

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

tender.

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

certified funds on or before April 23, 2021 (Possession Date”).


8. Mineral rights, if any, are not included in the sale.

9. The 2 quarter sections may be sold individually or as a unit, but are not

separated by a fence.

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

tenders.

11. Deposit cheques on unsuccessful tenders will be returned promptly.

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

tender, the deposit shall be forfeited.

For further particulars please contact Donald Maron at 403-578-3003,

Richard Maron at 403- 578-8206 or Vernon Maron at 403-938-3412.

E. Roger Spady


5015 Victoria Ave, Box 328

Coronation, Alberta, T0C 1C0

3

AGRICULTURE


Grow

Project

releases

2020

results

Submitted

The Brownfield Grow project for the

Canadian Foodgrains Bank had excellent

results despite the challenges of

this year like no other.

In all just under $115,000 was raised

to help the world’s hungry. When programmed

and delivered through the

Foodgrains partner agencies that will

translate into between $300,000 and

400,000 worth of projects around the

world in the hungriest of places.

Encouraged by partnering churches

Westview Baptist in Calgary and

Lorne Park Baptist in Mississauga

Ontario, and with continued support

from individuals and a family trust,

grain and cattle producers in

Brownfield and area do their part and

raise cattle and crops to make this

ongoing partnership work.

“It is amazing to me to see the commitment

of our farmers and our

funding partners through good times

and bad,” says project coordinator Bob

Webber.

“Our partners started off providing

rent money and money for inputs

when we ran a combined community

project.

“When we had to separate into plots

on individual farms because of the

risk of crop disease contamination, we

wondered as a committee how it would

go.

The partners decided to continue to

donate the land rent and inputs and

the farmers donate profit from the

grain and cattle

so it is the same

effect as it was

before. It’s

amazing.

“When you

think what has

been done for the

world’s hungry

from this project

in one small community,

averaging $90,000

per year and providing

matched

programming

from three to 4.5

million dollars

over that time it

is quite remarkable,”

says

Webber, “but

those results

LEGACY DRILLING LTD.

Water Well

Drilling and Servicing

Jeff Southworth

Phone: 403-854-0172 • Hanna, AB

Phone: 403-396-2254 • Delburne, AB

E-Mail: legacydrillingltd@outlook.com

Emergency 24/hr On Call

come from the hard work of

a great number of different

people: from our farmers,

our partners, our delivery

partner CBM and the

amazing work of the 17

church and partner organizations

of the Canadian

Foodgrains Bank.

It also includes the support

of the

Government of

Canada - it’s a

whole lot of

people, working

together for a

common goal

that makes this

work.”

We are currently

looking to

grow the project

with 10 grain

growers who

commit to grow

10 acres for the

project and three

ranchers who

would manage

two cows for the

project.

If you are

interested please

contact Jordan at

403-575-7222.

You can learn

more about the

project and hear

BLJ

Farms Ltd.

Certified Seed

For Sale

AAC Brandon Wheat

CDC Austenson Barley

A special thank you to Cribit Seeds and SeCan

for their generous contribution in support of

CSGA’s 2020 Annual General Meeting.

Forage Sales

Jerritt 403 741 4600

Lewis 403 741 2688

Stettler, Alta.

bljfarms@hotmail.com

first hand accounts from

producers in our just

released video at www.

brownfieldchurch.ca/grow.

There is also excellent

information available from

The Canadian Foodgrains

bank at foodgrainsbank.ca.

UNRESERVED TIMED ONLINE FARM AUCTION

Bidding Starts Friday, April 9, 2021 and Closes Friday, April 16, 2021

Don and Reg Buskas – Wetaskiwin, AB

LOCATED: On Hwy 611 (16 km east of Maskwacis or 17.7 km west of Hwy 21), go 4.8 km south on

Rge Rd 231, then 0.8 km west on Twp Rd 441 or on Hwy 53 (26.5 km east of Ponoka or 15.5 km west

of Hwy 21), go 11.4 km north on Hwy 822, then 4 km west on Twp Rd 441. Gate Sign – 231041 Twp Rd 441

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Don Buskas at 780-361-7611 or Reg Buskas at 780-361-7643

Previewing starts Friday, April 9 (please call in advance). Please follow Gov of AB COVID-19

guidelines. This is an extremely clean line of well-maintained equipment. Most equipment was

purchased new. Major pieces have been shedded.

This auction is Online Bidding only. Register and bid at www.dougjohnsonauctionservice.com

TRACTORS

• 2010 John Deere 8345RT, showing 2615

hrs, Big 1000 PTO (never used), 30’’ tracks,

IVT trans, leather int, 60 GPM pump, 3-pt

hitch, weight kit, Autotrac ready, 4 hyd plus

return, HID lights

• 2010 John Deere 7830 MFWD, showing

1739 hrs, AutoQuad Plus trans, LH reverser,

620/70R42 rear sgls, weight pkg, Autotrac

ready, 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd

• 11’ Degelman dozer (9’ + 2’ exts), mech

angle, was mtd on JD 7830

• 2013 John Deere 5083E MFWD, showing

422 hrs, open station, 3-pt hitch, Eco PTO,

LH reverser, 2 rear & 2 mid hyd, joystick,

16.9x30 rears

• 2013 John Deere 5055E MFWD w/ JD 553 ldr

& 6’ bucket, joystick, showing 446 hrs, open

station, 3-pt hitch, Eco PTO, LH reverser, 1

hyd, 16.9x28 rears

• Int 650D 2WD, diesel (starts on gas), 1 hyd,

540 PTO, 18.4-34 rears

COMBINES AND HEADERS

• 2011 Case IH 7120 w/ Case 3016 (15) PU

header, 1341 sep / 1706 eng hrs, 900/60R32

fronts, 600/65R28 rears, Pro 600 monitor,

ext wear small tube rotor, lateral tilt, Uptime

Inspection Feb/19 (1082 sep / 1375 eng hrs)

$10,510.93 w/o, feeder chain & feeder house

work Oct/18 (1350 eng hrs) $9,030.91 w/o

• 2007 John Deere 9760 STS w/ JD 615P

PU, 1543 sep / 2195 eng hrs, Bullet rotor,

800/70R38 fronts, Harvest screen, new

feeder chain, rotor bearing & front gear box

seal (fall 2020)

Terms on Combines: 25% nonrefundable

deposit, balance by Aug 1/21.

• 30’ MacDon D60 draper header, 2005, sgl

knife drive, PU reel, hyd center link, fore &

aft, transport, CNH adapter

• 25’ John Deere 925D draper header, 2002,

PU reel, fore & aft, sgl point hook-up

• Bergen 3600-HT header transport

SPRAYER

• 2014 100’ Case IH 3330 sprayer, showing 882

hrs, 380/90R46 tires, (4) Tridekon dividers,

Luxury cab w/ leather, Aim Command, Pro

700 monitor, auto steer w/ 372 receiver,

sectional control (6) w/ remote, auto height,

hyd tread adj, 1000 US gal SS tank, 3’’ side

& front fill, triple noz bodies (2 tips)

SWATHER

• 2002 Premier 2940 swather w/ 25’ 972 hdr,

showing 1482 hdr / 1831 eng hrs, dbl knife

drive (both knives new in last 2 yrs), (1) Roto-

Shear, dbl swath, PU reel

GRAIN TRUCKS

• 2006 Freightliner Columbia TA w/ 20’

Cancade box & hoist, auto shift, Detroit

Series 60 (515 hp), Brehon remote hoist &

endgate, showing 1,232,160 km, roll tarp

• 2006 Freightliner Columbia TA w/ 20’

Cancade box & hoist, auto shift, Detroit

Series 60 (515 hp), Brehon remote hoist &

endgate, showing 1,154,050 km, roll tarp

• 1989 Ford F700 SA w/ 16’ wood box & hoist,

showing 94,520 km, 429 gas, 5&2 trans, roll tarp

• 1972 Ford 500 SA w/ 14’ box & hoist,

showing 81,463 mi, 330 eng, 4&2 trans

AIR DRILL

• 2006 47’ Bourgault 5710 Series II drill, sgl

shoot w/ MRBs, 9.8’’ spacing, 4’’ rubber

packers, primary blockage

• 2018 Bourgault 6550 TBH cart, 591 monitor,

5674 total acres seeded, 4 meters w/ 4

clutches, Deluxe auger, bag lift, 650/65R38

rear duals, 540/65R24 front sgls, dual fan,

LED light pkg

HARROWS

• 72’ Bourgault 7200 heavy harrow, 2011,

5/8’’ tines, hyd angle & pressure

• 70’ Bourgault 6000 Mid Harrow, 2006

CULTIVATOR / DISC / PLOW

• 40’ Bourgault 8800 cult, 8’’ spacing, 4 bar

harrows

• 28’ Case DOT TA disc, 9’’ spacing

• John Deere 3100 6 bottom plow

GRAIN DRYER

• Vertec 6500 grain dryer, NG, 3 phase

converter, 20 hp on fan, newer burner,

wheels (stored inside), c/w 6’’x37’ (3 hp) &

6’’x31’ (5 hp) augers

AUGERS & GRAIN VAC

• Rem VRX grain vac w/ attachments, 39.3

hrs, one owner, SN VRX40130 (Selling for

Dennis Buskas 780-352-1077)

• Sakundiak SLMD 12-72 12’’x72’ swing auger

w/ Kramble elec swing mover (remote), hyd

swing lift, reverser, lights

• Sakundiak SLMD 12-2200 12’’x72’ swing

Fall of 2020 saw the harvesting of the Brownfield Grow Project for the

Canadian Foodgrains Bank raising just under $115,000 to help the

world’s hungry.

ECA Review/Submitted

S. Barnes Trucking Ltd.

has sold his business to

B H

Trucking

auger, elec swing lift, reverser, lights

• Westfield MK 100-61 10’’x61’ swing auger,

elec swing lift, lights

• Brandt 8’’x47’ Super Charged auger, 27 hp

Kohler Command Pro, elec winch

• Sakundiak HD8-1400 8’’x46’ auger, 25 hp

Kohler Command Pro, elec winch

• Sakundiak HD7-29 7’’x29’ auger, 12 hp

Kohler, elec start

• Brandt 6’’x35’ auger, 10 hp Briggs

HAYING & CATTLE EQUIPMENT

• 2003 John Deere 567 rd baler, MegaWide

hyd PU, 13,478 bales, auto chain oiler (5)

• Case IH 8312 discbine, rubber over steel

rollers

• Highline 6800 bale processor, LH discharge

• Morris 1400 Hay-Hiker rd bale mover

• John Deere 336 square baler

• New Holland 1044 PT bale wagon

• IH 530 SA manure speader

• IH 85 mixermill, has orig V belts

• Alteen AD-10V 10 wheel V rake

• Hi-Hog handling system w/ squeeze, palp

cage, (3) sec S-alley, tub, etc

• Hi-Hog maternity pen

• Qty of Hi-Hog panels

• (9) calf shelters (12’-16’), metal roof

• (6) Stampede tombstone bale feeders

GPS EQUIPMENT

• JD 2630 display w/ activation

• JD Starfire 3000 receiver

• Trimble EZ Steer guidance system w/ 500

display, wheel motor, terrain compensator,

globe, foot switch

ANTIQUE TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT

• 1968 IH 1100 Stepside pickup, 63,179 mi,

V-304 eng, 4 spd stand, runs & drives

• 1948 GM Maple Leaf, Model 1673, 12’ box &

hoist, 61,937 mi, 6 cyl, 4&2 trans

• McCormick Deering 15-30 tractor on steel,

converted to gas, SN TG84417

• McCormick Deering 28-46 threshing

machine

• McCormick 10’ RH drive binder, canvasses,

transport wheels

• IH 459 breaking plow

• Massey Harris No 3A wood saw w/ belt

• 5’ McCormick Deering No 7 ground drive

mower

• IH McCormick 110 Flexall tiller

• 15’ IH McCormick Diskall harrow

Benson Van Hienen

403-741-5735

Castor, Ab.

Thank You to all my customers for your support

through the years and I hope you will

support Benson in his new endeavour.

- Stan Barnes

MISCELLANEOUS

• (2) Westeel 900 gal dbl wall fuel tanks; Tuthill

700 fuel pump w/ meter

• Fish N Hunt FH 12.6 Zodiac inflatable boat

w/ 20 hp Yamaha, 2012 EZ Load trailer, full

tarp, air pump, (Selling for Craig Lindholm

780-361-6900)

• (8) 3 hp aeration fans

• (2) Westfield 6’’x31’ augers (one w/ elec

motor); Westfield 6’’x16’ auger w/ motor

• (5) sets Case IH concaves (hard thresh, wide

wire, etc); filler plates

• JD wide wire concaves; (4) JD filler plates;

(19) JD rear grate filler plates

• John Deere R72 riding mower, 30’’ cut, 8 hp

• Turf Power Plus MTD yard tractor w/ 30’’

rototiller

• IH Cadet 526 rototiller, 5 hp

• Chem Handler I; Sotera chem pump; (2) 5 hp

banjo pumps

• 30’ tow strap (9-1/2’’wide – used once); (3)

poly water tanks (2-1250 gal / 1-800 gal);

Motomco 919 grain tester w/ scale; 7’’ E-Kay

bin sweep; 1000 US gal propane tank, 250

WP; 8’ Blanchard canola roller; (2) 4 wheel

farm wagons (no deck); Carolina 40T press

• Qty of 1-1/4’’ OD coil tubing; posts; ties;

lumber

• (2) boats & (2) outboard motors

ANTIQUES

• Enterprise cook stove; cast iron sausage

stuffer; Marvelube 1 quart glass oil container

w/ spout; flame thrower; qty binder twine;

jugs, crocks, bottles; 1 bushel measurer; egg

crates; tools; coffee grinder; lightning rods;

lanterns; US Navy barrel; wood barrels; coal

fork; Esso pail & grease can; plus lots more

AUCTIONEER’S NOTES

• Online Bidding purchases will be charged a 3% fee to

a maximum of $800 CAD per item.

• All goods are sold on an “as-is”, “where is” basis and

any description, verbal or in advertising, of goods is set

out or offered as a guide only. The Auctioneer accepts

no responsibility for errors in description, it being the

responsibility of prospective buyers to inspect the goods

before the sale and satisfy themselves as to condition,

age, authenticity, make or model.

• Doug Johnson Auction Service Ltd. does not guarantee

actual hours and kilometres.

CAMROSE, AB

Phone 780-672-1105 • Fax 1-888-870-0958

Email office@djas.ca

www.dougjohnsonauctionservice.com

AB License 334038

AGRICULTURE

STARLAND COUNTY COUNCIL


Off-highway vehicle bylaw solidified

Terri Huxley

ECA Review

Starland County has

implemented an Off-

Highway Vehicle (OHV)

bylaw after all three

motions were passed at their

regular meeting on Wed.

March 10.

Community Peace Officer

(CPO) Gareth Thomas

drafted the bylaw with

much of its contents coming

from the provincial Traffic

Safety Act (TSA).

A highway is considered

any thoroughfare, street,

road, trail, avenue, bridge,

ditch, etc.

Reeve Steve Wannstrom

noted that larger signage

should be displayed at the

campgrounds to alert OHV

operators they are not

allowed to drive within the

campgrounds especially the

Morrin Bridge

Campground, Michichi

Recreation Area and now

Tolman as they take over

operations.

New signage is already in

the works.

Coun. Jackie Watts noted

snowmobile rallies are

prominent in the Rumsey-

Rowley area with many of

the events passing through

hamlets and villages.

With the bylaw in place,

community organizations

are asked to contact the

county office to get a permit

to authorize the event or else

they could be fined.

Administration agreed to

contact local organizations

to alert them of the new

bylaw restrictions.

If someone has an OHV

and wants to use it within a

municipality, they are asked

to take the most direct route

out of town, not to cruise

around.

As for farmers and

ranchers, they are exempt

under the TSA for purposes

such as using a quad to

move cattle.

Administration shared

that the CPO wouldn’t stop

and ticket them unless they

were doing something dangerous

like stunting.

The bylaw came into

effect March 10.

Long term service awards

Since Starland was unable

to hold their long term service

awards at the annual

county picnic or Christmas

event, they chose council’s

regular meeting to do so.

For staff, Cody Schatz was

handed his five-year award.

Colby Black, Matthew

Kreke and Thomas Hodge

were awarded their 10-year

recognition while Gary

Collins was awarded his

20-year award.

Awards for council members

was done on a 3-year

council term which has yet

to be adjusted for the fouryear

terms now instated.

Jackie Watts and John

Rew were given their 3-year

award. Bob Sargent was

given his 9-year award and

Steve Wannstrom and

Murray Marshall were

given their 12-year awards.

Michichi seasonal sites

Council took a fresh look

at the amended proposed

regulations and rates for

rent of sites at the Michichi

Campground.

Administration changed

the off-season price per day

to $35 if vehicles are left on

site after Oct. 31.

People can only remain

with written consent to do

so from the county.

As for standard decks,

they are now restricted to

the rear of the lots and

must be of certain materials

that are portable.

Council accepted the

new agreement as

presented.

Employee vehicle

usage policy

One supervisor, the

Manager of Municipal

Services is authorized to

take their county vehicle

home as per the new revisions

of the employee use of

municipal vehicles and

facilities policy which was

reviewed and approved as

presented by council.

A taxable benefit for this

employee will be calculated

annually.

The employees

authorized to take home

their vehicles, must provide

a daily log for record

purposes.

If employees must take a

work vehicle home, they

are asked to acquire permission

from a supervisor

first.

Procedural bylaw

discussion

Council has been tossing

around the idea of

instilling a procedural

bylaw for council itself to

follow.

A procedural bylaw regulates

the proceedings and

conduct of meetings of

council, council committees,

and other bodies

established by council.

Council went through

line items within it for discussion,

aiming for a more

relaxed feel.

Adjustments were asked

to be made so council will

see the next version at an

upcoming meeting where it

can be possibly passed.

UNRESERVED TIMED ONLINE FARM AUCTION

County of Paintearth No. 18

Community Engagement –

Round 3 Land Use Bylaw Updates

The County LUB updates developed from

Rounds 1 & 2 of the public engagements in

2020 has been posted to the County website.

The County is requesting and accepting

resident and landowner feedback until

March 31, 2021 on the updates proposed.

Written submissions and comments can

be sent in to the County by:

a) mail to Box 509 Castor T0C 0X0

b) fax to 403-882-3560 or

c) by email to tpawsey@

countypaintearth.ca

Feedback received may be considered for

the final draft which will be submitted to

Council at the April 7th Council meeting

to be included into a new LUB which will

have a public hearing in April – details to

be announced.

The County would like to thank all the

participants in the engagement sessions,

surveys, and other public input sessions

for your contributions throughout the

last year. Those contributions will allow

the County to move forward with a Land

Use Bylaw that works for all residents and

landowners alike.

Dated: March 18, 2021

Todd Pawsey,

Director of Community Services

Bidding Starts Monday, April 5, 2021 and Closes Monday, April 12, 2021

Estate of Edward Benjamin Grinde

and Carol Grinde – Bruce, AB

LOCATED: From Bruce, go 5.2 km north on Hwy 857, then 3.4 km east on Twp Rd 492 (Bruce is

approx 23 km west of Viking on Hwy 14). Gate Sign – 14327 Twp Rd 492

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Russ Schultz at 780-678-6702

Previewing starts Thursday, April 1 (please call in advance). Please follow Gov of AB COVID-19

guidelines. This is a very nice line of equipment. Grindes had a very good maintenance

program and a lot of this equipment was purchased new. Major pieces have been shedded.

This auction is Online Bidding only. Register and bid at www.dougjohnsonauctionservice.com

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TRACTORS

• 1988 Versatile 936 4WD, Designation 6,

showing 5014 hrs, 20.8R42 duals, 4 hyd plus

return, stand trans

• 2009 John Deere 7530 Premium MFWD w/

JD 741 ldr, 8’ bucket & grapple, showing

8860 hrs, 20 spd AutoQuad Plus, 20.8R38

rears, LH reverser, joystick, rear whl weights,

3 hyd, 540/1000 PTO, one owner (JD dealer

installed new JD Reman eng – Sept/19)

• John Deere 4440 2WD, 20.8-38 duals, quad

trans, 2 hyd, 540/1000 PTO, rebuilt eng in

2010

• John Deere 4020 2WD w/ JD 48 ldr, 6’ bucket

& bale fork, 18.4-38 rears, stand trans, rear

wheel weights, 3 hyd, 540/1000 PTO

COMBINES & HEADER

• 2018 John Deere S780 w/ JD 615 PU,

never been used, 1.3 sep / 21.7 eng hrs,

580/85R42 duals, 750/65R26 rears, Pro

Drive, Advanced PowerCast tailboard, Power

fold hopper, LED lights, Harvest Screen (crop

catcher)

• 2018 MacDon FD 140 40’ Flex Draper

header, never been used, dbl knife drive, split

PU reel, upper cross auger, transport

• 1999 John Deere 9610 w/ JD 914 PU, 1960

sep / 2711 eng hrs, 30.5L-32 fronts, Crary

chaff spreader

• John Deere 7720 w/ JD 212 PU, Hydro,

3603 eng hrs, 24.5-32 fronts, Crary chaff

spreader, hopper cover

SWATHER & HAYBINE

• 2011 MacDon M150 Premier swather w/

30’ D60-D header, showing 656 hdr /

873 eng hrs, dbl knife drive, split PU reel,

Dual Direction, no transport, dbl swath,

600/65R28 fronts

• 2008 New Holland H8040 SP haybine w/

16HS Series hay header (2007), 16’, showing

1154 eng hrs, dbl knife drive, rubber rollers,

hyd center link, cab susp, 18.4-26 fronts

• Swather mover, 6 wheel

GRAIN & GRAVEL TRUCKS

• 1994 Ford L9000 Aeromax TA w/ 20’ (69’’

sides) SWS box & hoist, hyd silage endgate,

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showing 956,343 km, Cummins 855 (330

hp), 13 spd, pintle hitch, air ride, roll tarp

• 1979 GMC 7000 TA w/ 20’ box & hoist, 7.4 L

gas, auto trans, air brakes, spring susp, roll

tarp

• 1979 Ford 9000 TA w/ 14’ gravel box, pole

hoist, Detroit diesel, 13 spd, pintle hitch

• 1966 GMC 960 SA w/ 18’ wood box & hoist,

6 cyl gas, 4&2 trans

• 1968 Chev 30 1 Ton w/ 12’ box & hoist, 350

eng, 4 spd stand

BREAKING DISC & HEAVY HARROW

• 26’ Wishek 842NT-26 HD disc, 30’’x5/16’’

discs, light kit, c/w acre meter (not installed),

ltd use, one owner

• 73’ Riteway HH82-73NT narrow transport

heavy harrow, 5/8’’ tines, carbide tip option,

hyd angle, 16.5L-16.1 fronts, ltd use, one

owner

AIR DRILL

• 45’ Flexicoil 5000 air drill w/ FC 2320 TBH

cart, dbl shoot, 9’’ spacing, 3-1/2’’ steel

packers (recapped April/19), Dutch openers,

2 rollers, lots of upgrades on drill & cart

FIELD EQUIPMENT

• 30’ John Deere 235 disc, 9’’ spacing

• 100’ Flexicoil 65XL PT sprayer, 1500 US gal

tank, hyd pump, wind curtains, disc markers

• 45’ Morris CP-743 DT cult w/ 4 bar harrows

• 41’ CCIL 279 field cult w/ 3 bar harrows

• 70’ Flexicoil Sys 82 harrows & drawbar

• 70’ Inland diamond harrows & drawbar

• CCIL Disker, 2-14’ sec

HAYING & CATTLE EQUIPMENT

• 2008 John Deere 568 rd baler, net wrap,

MegaWide Plus PU, 12,240 bales, 21.5L-16.1

tires, one owner

• Unused New Holland 358 mixermill,

31x13.50-15 tires, bale feed, SN 862730

• Unused Wheatheart High & Heavy Hitter post

pounder, 13 hp Honda, post hugger

• Haybuster 2544 bale processor w/ adjustable

blower, 1000 PTO, ltd use

• John Deere 346 sq baler, ¼ turn chute

• Sitrex Magnum MK10-12 12 wheel V rake

• Kuhn GA 4220 TH rotary rake, 540 PTO

• Vicon 5 wheel rake

• Owatonna mixermill, bale feed, extra screens

• Trailer type post pounder

• New Holland SA manure spreader

• (2) 30’ pipe frame bale wagons

• (2) Lil’ Red portable creep feeders, 150 bu+/-

• (2) Kelln solar watering systems, float pump

(no batteries)

• Morand maternity pen

• Alley scale w/ Sensi-Weigh digital scale head

• WSI squeeze & palp cage; calf squeeze

• Quiring tipping chute, manual / hyd

• (40) free standing corral panels (24’ – 30’);

(30) corral panels (10’ – 12’); (3) 16’ HD

gates

• (4) HD bale feeders (20-1/2’); (9) sgl bale

feeders; (6) calf shelters; 25’ free standing

wind break

• Qty of troughs

• Lg qty of fence & corral posts; 150+/-

railroad ties; (27) rolls Tree Island barb wire

• Fibreglass Charolais bull (full size 9’L x 5’H

+/-)

TRUCKS / STOCK TRAILER / CAMPER

• 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 1T dually, 4x4,

Cummins (deleted & tuned), auto, showing

148,000 km, quad cab, 8’ box, loaded w/

leather

• 2000 GMC 2500 Sierra SLE, 4x4, 6-1/2’ box,

showing 146,144 km, ext cab (3rd door), 6L

• 24’ Featherlite TA aluminum stock trailer,

2002, (7’wide / 6-1/2’ high), 3 compartment

• 2007 Host 11.5 Yellowstone DS camper, 2

slides, elec jacks w/ remote, outside shower,

rear awning, 3 piece bath

• 1992 Toyota 4 Runner SR5, 4x4, showing

371,995 km, 22R-E (4 cyl), auto

AUGERS & GRAIN VAC

• Brandt 10x70 XL mech swing auger, reverser

• Sakundiak HD7-45 auger w/ 16 hp Kohler

• Kongskilde Cushion Air 700 Turbo grain vac

GPS EQUIPMENT

• Trimble EZ steer w/ FM 750 display, wheel

motor, Terrain compensator, globe, foot

switch

• Trimble FM 750 display & globe

MISCELLANEOUS

• Air-O-Matic Preheater aeration heater /

dryer, unused, NG, w/ trailer

• John Deere 318 tractor w/ 42’’ rototiller &

46’’ mower

• 1985 Honda 250 Big Red trike, reverse

• McMillen hyd post hole auger, 9’’ & 6’’ bits

• Tuthill chem pump; Honda 2’’ water pump

• Campbell Hausfeld 60 gal air compressor

• Blanchard 6’’ tailgate drill fill w/ fert / seed

box

• (50) lengths 2-7/8’’ drill stem

• Westeel Road-Vault 135 gal slip tank w/ 12V

GPI pump on trailer; (2) slip tanks

• 14’ dbl bin skid; 500 gal propane tank,

250WP; (3) Flaman inline aeration fans (3-5

hp); (8) rolls Canuck Premium Netwrap; (4)

pencil augers; Forster Feed auger

• Qty lumber (rough plank, 2x12, 2x10, 2x8,

2x6, 2x4, wind boards)

• Bin parts (doors, wall panels, lids, bolts, etc);

(3) Twister concrete bin floor forms

• Antique tillage equipment (plows, discs, oneways,

dump rake)

• (2) 1250 gal poly water tanks

• Trim-Met grain tester w/ scale; (2) New

Holland hay testers

• Holland 5th wheel hitch; 5th wheel hitches;

saddle; harness pts & tack; traps & stretchers

• Antiques (anvil; walk behind cult; wood

spoked wheels; 30’’ cast iron cauldron, (2)

slips, cutter running gear; stove; trunks; well

pumps; coal scoops; stitching horse; crocks;

jugs; chairs; 4 wheel scale; beam scales)

AUCTIONEER’S NOTES

• Online Bidding purchases will be charged a

3% fee to a maximum of $800 CAD per item.

• All goods are sold on an “as-is”, “where is” basis and

any description, verbal or in advertising, of goods is

set out or offered as a guide only. The Auctioneer

accepts no responsibility for errors in description,

it being the responsibility of prospective buyers

to inspect the goods before the sale and satisfy

themselves as to condition, age, authenticity, make

or model.

• Doug Johnson Auction Service Ltd. does not

guarantee actual hours and kilometres.

CAMROSE, AB

Phone 780-672-1105 • Fax 1-888-870-0958

Email office@djas.ca

www.dougjohnsonauctionservice.com

AB License 334038


Red White & Roan Shorthorn

PRODUCTION SALE

hosted by the Stettler Auction Mart, Stettler, Alta.

For more information call Norris at 780-679-4719

AGRICULTURE

STETTLER COUNTY COUNCIL

Quick start for BioBord plant may not be possible

Stu Salkeld

Local Journalism Initiative

reporter

ECA Review

A 2021 start to the proposed

Alberta BioBord

medium density fibreboard

(MDF) plant near Stettler

may not be possible, it was

revealed at the County of

Stettler regular council

meeting Mar. 10.

Alberta BioBord, the company

proposing a

multi-million dollar plant in

the county and just south of

the Town of Stettler, spoke

to council at their meeting

through three representatives

including Chief

Executive Officer (CEO)

George Clark, along with

directors Randy Kerr and

Lorne Murfitt.

During the presentation

Clark noted several times

BioBord’s preferred location,

south of Stettler across

the road from the airport,

was ideal for a number of

reasons, including rail

access, road network, power

and water.

However, Clark stated

negotiations with the landowner

are being complicated

by the fact the site falls

inside the Inter-municipal

Development Plan ribbon

and noted the company

would like to break ground

on Phase I in late June to

early July of this year.

The IDP is an agreement

between the town and

county on how future development

will proceed, and

Alberta BioBord’s preferred

site is currently marked for

future town residential

growth.

Clark noted Alberta

BioBord is still looking at

beginning construction on

Phase I in 2021 with groundbreaking

for the bigger plant

by the end of this year.

He estimated Phase I

would need two to three

months for construction

while Phase II would be

about 18 to 24 months.

The CEO stated Alberta

BioBord was requesting the

county’s help in getting the

re-zoning of the site in question

approved, and further

noted tax revenue for Phase

I could be around $600,000

annually, and Phase II in the

millions of dollars.

Coun. Les Stulberg,

Wayne Nixon and Cheri

Neitz noted that changing

the IDP would require a

process involving Stettler

town council and a public

consultation process, plus

the re-zoning process on top

of that, all of which stems

from provincial government

law.

The CEO stated Alberta

BioBord’s investors and customers

wouldn’t be happy

with a six month delay.

County Chief

Administrative Officer

(CAO) Yvette Cassidy asked

if the company had begun

it’s own public consultation.

Clark answered Alberta

BioBord has ongoing social

media engagement, has an

office in Stettler, has spoken

to the landowner directly

south of the site in question,

spoken to both the Stettler

Learning Centre and Board

of Trade and has received a

lot of positive verbal feedback

in the area.

Coun. Stulberg asked if

BioBord looked at other

industrial sites available in

Stettler, and Clark said he

had but they were prohibitively

expensive.

CAO Cassidy added that

the county hasn’t received

any application or request

from Alberta BioBord for an

amendment to the IDP or a

re-zoning of the property in

question.

“We can’t do anything

until we have something to

work with,” said Cassidy,

noting he should meet with

county planners to get the

ball rolling.

Clark stated Alberta

BioBord plans to eventually

build an estimated $650 to

$750 million MDF plant

using straw fibre that will

also have an associated

value-added plant for things

like shelving and cabinetry,

with the company seeking

straw supplies within a 250

km radius around Stettler.

He stated Alberta BioBord

has signed memorandums

of understanding with both

engineers and contractors

for the project and received

“pretty decent” response on

the first round of equity

funding.

He noted the larger plant

may take a bit longer to

develop which is why

BioBord is also planning a

smaller fuel pellet plant that

would also take advantage

of central Alberta straw

supplies.

He referred to the pellet

plant as Phase I and the

MDF plant as Phase II.

Friday,

March 19

1p.m.

Select group

of yearlings

and two-year

old bulls and

a package of

open heifers.

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Farm

He also noted the pellets would be

for industrial or residential use and, as

the plant would have four productions

lines, may also supply the agriculture

industry.

Traffic volumes shouldn’t be an

issue noted Clark, stating the 200,000

tonnes the plant requires annually

would break down to about one truck

every 30 minutes for a 10 hour work

day. As well, Alberta BioBord isn’t

planning on storing huge amounts of

straw on-site.

Clark stated the pellet plant,

employing dry steam, would need

about 100 cubic meters of water a day,

and Assistant CAO Andrew Brysiuk

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As per Current

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there will be NO Lunch and

all AHS Rules & Regulations

will be adhered to.

Doors Open -12:45 pm

Meeting - 1:00 pm

Community Hall

Castor, Alberta

Those attending Annual Meeting

will be eligible for Door Prize Draw

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HF sons ALCATRAZ out 60F of the these bulls sell

Parker ALLISON (403) 505-1691 FARMS

Red Bar-E-L RED Betdoll DVO U2 87A NOBILITY BACK IN Red BLACK F592Bar-E-L 519FSpring Rose 16Y Red Crowfoot Ms Stretch allisonfarmsredangus@gmail.com

3205A Brent Red (403) Bar-E-L 350-6968 Leading Lady 7C

RED DVO HF RAVN ALCATRAZ RANK AND 60F FILE F58

Parker (403) 505-1691

RED DVO NOBILITY F592

WWW.ALLISONFARMSREDANGUS.COM

allisonfarmsredangus@gmail.com


sons out RED of DVO the RAVN these RANK bulls AND FILE sell F58

ALLISON FARMS

WWW.ALLISONFARMSREDANGUS.COM

sons U2 out BACK of IN BLACK the these 519F bulls sell

Brent

ALLISON

(403) 350-6968

FARMS

HF

Red Bar-E-L Betdoll 87A U2 ALCATRAZ BACK IN Red BLACK 60F

Bar-E-L 519F

Parker

Spring Rose 16Y Red Crowfoot Ms Stretch Brent (403)

(403)

3205A350-6968

505-1691

RED DVO NOBILITY F592

allisonfarmsredangus@gmail.com

Red Bar-E-L Leading Lady 7C



75 YEARLING & 2-YEAR OLD BULLS - 10 PUREBRED HEIFERS


ON 75 YEARLING THE FARM & 2-YEAR - APRIL OLD BULLS 5, 2021 - 10 - PUREBRED DELBURNE, HEIFERS AB






FEATURE HERDSIRE




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sons

sons off FEATURE these HERDSIRE

cows sell


off

FEATURE HERDSIRE

these

stated that’s within the

county’s ability to supply.

Reeve Larry Clarke asked

what odours would come

from the plant. The CEO

answered the pellet plant

would have next to no odour.

Councillors

noted they have

an upcoming

joint meeting

LAKEFORD

Polled

Herefords &

Red Angus

Top Quality Bulls

Semen Tested

“Ready to WORK for You”

Contact:

Dan: 780.385.2298

cell: 780.385.5125

Killam, AB

with the Town of Stettler,

and this topic would likely

be on the agenda.

Councillors accepted the

Alberta BioBod presentation

for information.

KOPJAR SEED LTD.

BOX 8 ROWLEY, AB. T0J 2X0

Pedigree Seed

AAC Brandon Wheat

CDC Copeland Blg., CDC Bow Blg.,

CDC Churchill Blg.,

AB Advantage Blg.- 6 row - smooth awnes.

CDC Glas Flax

CDC Rowland Flax for 2022

CDC Spectrum Peas

AC MorganOats

Ph: 403-368-2409

Cell: Brian 403-321-0237

Kody 403-820-5299

Quentin 403-334-0165

Linden Tree Farm

Hardy Locally Grown Trees and Shrubs

Feature Trees Size Price

Colorado Spruce (Sold out till September) 5’-6’ $120

Laurel Leaf Willow 5-7 gal. 4’-6’ $30-$60

Manchurian Ash 10 gal. 6-7’ $90

Poplar-4 Varieties 2-20 gal. 3’-8’ $10-$90

Byland Green Poplar – Fast growing shelterbelt tree

Paskapoo Poplar – Dwarf native ornamental tree

Sargents Poplar – Cottonless Cottonwood

Sundancer Poplar – A fast growing narrow poplar

Selkirk Flowering Crab 7 gal. 5’-6’ $60

Siberian Larch 5-6’ $90

Feature Shrubs - Cotoneaster, Dogwood, Lilacs, Mugo Pine,

Ninbark, Potentilla, Spirea & more

Bare root - Caragana, Cotoneaster, Poplar & Spruce - available

late April or early May

Come in May and june for best selection

Many other trees and shrubs available

Complete price list at: www.lindentreefarm.ca

email: info@lindentreefarm.ca or call/text 403-888-9178

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