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April 28, 2022 

Volume 111 

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Stu Salkeld 

Local Journalism initiative reporter 

ECA Review 

The Town of Bashaw will send 

another letter to the Bear Hills Family 

Wellness Centre applicants claiming 

the council still does not have answers 

it needs to consider a proposed First 

Nations development. 

The discussion took place at the 

April 19 regular meeting of council. 

Town Chief Administrative Officer 

(CAO) Theresa Fuller presented 

council with an update on the application 

for property at 5340 51a Street, 

which the applicants, listed at the 

meeting as James Carpenter, Dr. Tony 

Mucciarone, Lucy Smolcic and Audrey 

Ward, have described as a “family 

wellness centre,” the exact meaning of 

which has been the subject of discussion, 

although several times at Bashaw 

council meetings it’s been stated the 

centre would be intended for First 

Nations families apparently from the 

Maskwacis community and may 

Consort Lion’s Club 45th Annual Gun & Hobby Show at the Consort Sportex had about 1000 attend on Sat. April 23 to view and buy 

from table holders that had something of interest for every member of the family, along with additional activities including country 

music, a supper and dance Saturday. Sunday April 24 had added activities including an open gospel music jam session in the morning 

and more music after lunch. After two years of cancellled shows due to COVID-19 pandemic, people were happy to get back to normal. 

 

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include a youth addictions program 

called Young Spirit Winds of which 

Ward is executive director. 

At a previous council meeting town 

staff reported the development permit 

application, which would allow the 

wellness centre to operate, didn’t 

include all the detail council needed to 

make a decision. Council will make 

the decision because the property is 

located in the direct control zone. 

Fuller noted the development permit 

application was submitted in January 

2022 and town staff sent four letters to 

the applicants over the next two 

months stating the application wasn’t 

complete. 

Councillors reviewed the application 

at the March 7 regular council 

meeting and agreed the town should 

send another letter to the applicants 

stating the application remained 

incomplete, and listed the necessary 

details. 

“On April 1, 2022 the applicant provided 

additional information in hard 

copy format,” stated Fuller in her 

report. 

“Administration requested the 

information be provided digitally. On 

April 4, 2022 Mr. Carpenter’s email 

response stated the materials will not 

be submitted digitally and are not to 

be shared publicly.” 

Fuller stated she wasn’t comfortable 

with presenting the hard copy at the 

council meeting, which is public, 

because the applicant requested that 

not be done. 

This detail was the subject of much 

of council’s discussion. Mayor Rob 

McDonald stated he personally “...was 

not inclined” to discuss the application 

“in camera,” which means behind 

closed doors. 

Turn to Information Pg 2 

INDEX 

Morrin council ............................ 3 

Coronation council ..................... 4 

Hardisty news ............................ 4 

Three Hills news ......................... 5 

Big Valley council ....................... 5 

Kneehill council ......................... 7 

Agriculture ............................ 7 - 8 

Classifieds/Careers ................... 10 

Obituaries ................................ 11 

Crossword puzzle ..................... 12 

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Information session recommended 

Cont’d from Pg 1 

Coun. Cindy Orom stated she 

wanted to see what was on the submitted 

materials. Orom also stated the 

Bashaw community seems invested in 

this application and wants the issue 

discussed publicly. 

Liz Armitage, a professional planner 

contracted by the town to help with 

this application, told council the applicants 

requested certain application 

details not be presented publicly, 

although council meetings are open to 

the public and it’s up to councillors 

whether they move “in camera” or not. 

Armitage stated it’s her opinion 

development permit applications are 

public information and should be discussed 

publicly. 

Armitage further stated she’s never 

heard a request from a development 

permit applicant like this before and 

added that, if the permit is approved, 

much information becomes public 

under the FOIP law. 

As well, Armitage noted the town’s 

development permit process follows 

the rules laid out by the provincial government 

in the Municipal Government 

Act (MGA) and would be handled the 

same way anywhere in Alberta. 

Fuller also noted about 1,000 pages 

of documents were sent by the applicants 

over the Easter weekend, and 

staff hadn’t had time to read them yet; 

the CAO stated she also has heard residents 

want this application discussed 

openly. 

However, Armitage pointed out 

these documents also had a note on 

them stating they were not for public 

release. 

Coun. Jackie Northey stated it’s 

important to discuss things like this 

openly so people know how councillors 

reach decisions. Northey added that 

Bashaw is an open community and she 

feels “...this process has gone off-base.” 

Coun. Kyle McIntosh stated several 

times in the meeting he was “frustrated” 

by this issue and agreed the 

process should be public. 

In her report Fuller also noted the 

Town of Bashaw was recommending 

more stakeholder engagement for this 

application. 

“Administration continues to recommend 

council consider holding a 

Bashaw community information session 

upon receipt of publicly available 

information,” stated Fuller’s report. 

“In the spirit of reconciliation the 

community information session 

should be held jointly with a 

Maskwacis elder and Maskwacis service 

providers. Such a meeting will 

provide a formal venue for Bashaw 

residents to submit feedback directly 

to council. 

“Administration is currently 

seeking the services of a third party to 

help support the invitation of the 

Maskwacis elders to a meeting. 

“As administration does not have 

experience in arranging these 

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Councillors unanimously agreed by 

resolution to send the applicants 

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the same information they requested 

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ECA REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB ApRIL 28'22 3 

 

MORRIN COUNCIL 

Morrin council waits on 2nd Ave. 

south upgrades, cites budget issues 

Stu Salkeld 



Morrin village council has set aside 

proposed upgrades to one of their 

streets, citing a tight budget in 2022. 

The decision to table the issue of 2nd 

Ave. south upgrades was made at the 

April 20 regular meeting. 

Village Chief Administrative Officer 

(CAO) Annette Plachner presented a 

report on infrastructure upgrades for 

2nd Ave. south. 

Plachner stated replacing the infrastructure 

for 2nd Ave. south was not a 

pressing need and doesn’t need to be 

done immediately. 

She suggested the work could wait 

until 2023 or 2024. 

Coun. Lorraine MacArthur agreed, 

adding “...because we don’t have the 

money to do it this year.” 

Councillors unanimously tabled the 

issue of 2nd Ave. south upgrades to a 

future meeting. 

Return to gravel 

Councillors heard a report from 

Plachner about a Starland County proposal 

to return a certain road to 

gravel, specifically a section of Rge Rd 

20-3 (from Main Street to the intersection 

with 1st Street north) that belongs 

to the village and is maintained by the 

county. 

Plachner stated Starland County 

Public Works approached the village 

about returning that piece of road to 

gravel so that it would be easier to 

maintain, and the county would 

charge Morrin $50,000 to do that work. 

Plachner also stated no written 

request was received from the county 

and Coun. McArthur stated she’d like 

to see a proposal in writing. 

Public Works Foreman Dave Benci 

stated there are several issues with 

that piece of road, including the village 

has no equipment that could maintain 

it and that village residents don’t seem 

to use that section of road very much. 

Mayor Chris Hall balked at the cost, 

noting that section of road is used by 

many heavy trucks, including 

Starland County trucks. He suggested 

a 50/50 village/county cost sharing, or 

tendering the project. Plachner stated 

she’d contact Starland County to get 

something in writing. 

Request to help 

Coun. M’Liss Edwards asked that an 

item be added to the agenda, a request 

from Mayor of Delia David Cecily that 

Morrin, Delia and the Village of 

Munson “...coordinate on some 

things.” 

Later, as councillors discussed the 

Coronation 

Spring 

Market 

Saturday, May 7 

10 am - 4 pm at 

Coronation Community Centre 

Pork & Pickle 

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Lots of Vendors 

request, Edwards explained the CAO 

of Delia had apparently resigned and 

Delia’s mayor was apparently looking 

for some help. 

McArthur stated Morrin has had 

troubles of its own and wondered if 

Morrin should get involved in other 

community’s issues. CAO Plachner 

said, “I don’t think so.” 

Councillors discussed a few different 

ideas, including a shared CAO 

and more coordination between the 

villages’ Public Works departments. 

Plachner noted however, that 

Morrin’s recent help with Delia’s water 

testing did affect Morrin’s local work. 

It was noted no written request was 

received from Delia. 

Edwards stated she would talk to 

Delia’s mayor to request something in 

writing. 

Tax recovery 

Plachner stated she’ll soon begin 

work on the village’s tax recovery process, 

which includes sale of properties 

with unpaid property taxes to recover 

those debts. 

The CAO asked councillors if the 

former Gas Plus location should be 

included. The CAO reported that location 

has attracted some interest from 

buyers because of things like the 

quonset but also has a contamination 

issue. 

Councillors discussed how a tax 

recovery would be affected by the contamination, 

whether the village 

should acquire the property or 

whether the property could be rented. 

Councillors asked Plachner to contact 

the provincial government to see 

what options the village has in this situation 

and report back at a future 

meeting. 

2022 budget 

Plachner reported she hasn’t 

received the audited financial statements 

from the accountant, and so no 

draft budget was available to discuss. 

However, she did report that the village 

got its provincial policing bill for 

2022, which is $6,101, up from $4,000 

the previous year. She added it looks 

like the cost will also go up next year. 

Councillors also discussed the 

$50,000 grant the Village of Morrin 

pledged for the new Morrin school 

project, which will be paid in two 

$25,000 instalments. 

Coun. Edwards stated she’d heard 

the school construction bid was just 

awarded and it’s hoped the school will 

be ready for the start of the 2024 school 

year. 

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Public Works Foreman Benci gave 

his regular report, beginning by 

expanding on a previous suggestion of 

his: talking to his counterparts in surrounding 

communities about a 

possible “back-up” plan to cover each 

other’s communities in case a Public 

Works employee is away from work. 

Benci also stated working together 

may allow the communities to do business 

with each rather than, for 

example, paying for services from 

Calgary. 

He reported the emergency water 

pump was installed and commissioned 

and is running well. He explained to 

councillors the pump is necessary for 

fire hydrant use, as the standard 

pump can’t run a hydrant and supply 

the village at the same time. 

He also reported on the previous 

emergency pump equipment the village 

was hoping to recover some 

money on. 

Benci stated he advertised it online 

for $1,000 and received no interest; he 

may reduce the 

price or contact 

recyclers. 

Councillors 

accepted his 

report for 

information. 

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McArthur 

reported, as a 

member of the 

library board, the 

provincial government 

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of board members. 

Apparently, it wasn’t clear in the village 

minutes whether the board 

members had been appointed. 

Plachner gave a rundown of when 

the board members had been 

appointed. Councillors approved a 

motion to re-appoint all the board 

members to ensure there were no 

problems. 

Spring clean-up 

Councillors heard several reports 

on the village’s upcoming spring 

cleanup weekend. 

Public Works Foreman Benci 

reported he found a waste management 

bin supplier who charged much 

less than other suppliers, somewhere 

around one-fifth of the cost. 

It was also noted the grand opening 

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CORONATION COUNCIL 

Unsightly premises in Coronation cleaned 

up, ashen building removed April 19 

Town of Coronation bylaw officials conducted the demolition of a burned building at an unsightly premises April 19. 

 

ECA Review/J.Webster 

Stu Salkeld 



Residents and visitors of the Town of 

Coronation who happened to be 

driving around the afternoon of 

Tuesday, April 19 may have been very 

curious to know why bylaw officials 

were conducting the demolition of a 

burned building at an unsightly 

premises. 

Bylaw officer Wayne Nyback was in 

charge of the demolition at 4608 - 

Victoria Ave., which he stated was the 

result of about two years of attempts to 

get the property owner to clean it up 

followed by a fire last December which 

left the burned structure in question. 

In a phone interview April 21 

Nyback, who described himself as a 

retired Hobbema chief of police, said 

this unsightly premises was the worst 

he’s ever seen. 

Nyback noted the process to clean up 

the property in question began about 

two years ago and he himself spoke to 

the property owner numerous times 

about cleaning it up, “...and nothing 

was done.” 

The bylaw officer noted the Town of 

Coronation takes unsightly premises 

seriously, and the property owner had 

the obligation to clean it up for the 

appearance and safety of the community. 

So Nyback signed the order to 

demolish the burned building and 

clear off the lot. 

The bylaw officer noted the 

authority to clear an unsightly premises 

comes from the Municipal 

Government Act (MGA) and all rules 

and regulations were followed. He further 

added the Town of Coronation was 

fully informed and supported the process; 

the property owner in fact had a 

15 day period to appeal the clean up 

order to the Town of Coronation but “... 

didn’t do anything,” noted Nyback. 

Nyback stated the yard in question 

was “full of refuse” and as crews 

cleaned it up they also towed 10 vehicles 

off the lot; it also contained 10 to 15 

motorbike parts and engines, hand 

tools, “...anything and everything.” 

During the project a track hoe and 

other construction equipment was 

employed. 

Before the demolition, the property 

owner had apparently been complaining 

that people had been stealing 

things from the lot in question. 

The bylaw officer noted that some 

stolen property was actually found on 

the site during clean up; it was documented 

and handed over to Coronation 

RCMP. 

Contacted by phone April 21, 

Coronation 

RCMP commander 

Sgt. 

John Pike noted 

some stolen hand 

tools with a business 

name on 

them were recovered; 

however, as 

it’s virtually 

impossible to 

prove how they 

got on the site, 

there will likely 

be no charges 

laid. 

Sgt. Pike did 

add, however, all 

of the vehicles 

recovered from 

the property are 

being investigated 

to ensure 

they’re not stolen. 

Nyback noted the original fire in 

December 2021 was in his opinion “suspicious,” 

but he didn’t have any other 

information on it. He wanted to point 

out the excellent work the Coronation 

Fire Dept. did fighting that fire and 

preventing it from spreading to nearby 

properties. 

He added that two metal containers 

were filled with the owner’s property; 

Nyback mentioned 

several 

times in the interview 

the owner’s 

property was 

carefully set aside 

and stored safely. 

Apparently the 

owner can 

reclaim his property 

after the 

clean-up costs are 

made good but 

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Dr. Mark Jonah at a rehearsal with the spring edition of Prairie 

College’s community choir concert April 18. The Three Hills group 

welcomes instrumentalists and singers from college and community, 

with the learning and practice routine stretching as much as three 

months. 

ECA Review/D.Nadeau 

Dynamics of a community choir 

David Nadeau 


Dr. Mark Jonah, music and 

worship arts program director 

at Prairie College in Three 

Hills, has a recipe for a successful 

community choir. 

“Welcome anyone who can 

carry a tune,” he said. “Staff, 

faculty, students, area residents. 

 

Then, select music they can 

do—music that will challenge.” 

Held on Prairie campus April 

20, the spring edition of 

Prairie’s Community Choir 

Concert played to a near full 

house, presenting an eclectic 

mix of 10 sacred and secular 

selections. 

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said the choir provides opportunities 

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either accompany or sing in. 

Last week’s choir of 35 members, 

accompanied by three to 

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rehearsing since mid-January. 

The next community choir concert 

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Council balances 2022 operating 

budget with COVID program funds 

Stu Salkeld 

Local Journalism 

Initiative reporter 


Big Valley village council 

balanced their 2022 operating 

budget with funds 

from a one-time COVID-19 

program. 

The decision was made at 

the April 21 regular meeting 

of council held one week 

later than usual due to compassionate 

reasons. 

Village Chief 

Administrative Officer 

(CAO) Tracy Mindus presented 

both the 2022 

operating and capital budgets, 

plus the multiyear 

future budgets required by 

the provincial government. 

As councillors were discussing 

the budget Mindus 

pointed out the operating 

budget cost more than the 

incoming revenues, and 

appeared to be in a deficit 

situation to the tune of $15, 

352. 

All three councillors 

seemed 

surprised the 

budget didn’t 

balance. 

The ECA 

Review doesn’t 

have access to the 

budget documents 

as the 

council agenda 

was never made 

available to the 

public prior to the 

meeting as far as 

this writer could 

determine. 

Mindus’ recommendation 

was to 

use unspent 

MOST funds, of 

which Big Valley 

still had $18,000 

remaining. 

Coun. Gail 

Knudson asked if 

it was “okay” to 

BIG VALLEY COUNCIL 

use MOST funds to balance 

the operating budget to 

which Mindus answered 

yes. 

Municipal Operating 

Support Transfer (MOST) 

was a temporary program 

introduced by the Alberta 

government to assist municipalities 

during the 

pandemic. 

Mayor Dan Houle asked 

for a clarification that the 

budget had a shortfall and 

Mindus answered yes. 

Coun. Amber Hoogenberg 

stated she didn’t want to 

raise taxes. 

Knudson stated that 

legally the village is not permitted 

to pass a deficit 

budget and that if the councillors 

had known the 

situation there were probably 

areas in the budget that 

could have been cut to balance 

it but that it was too 

late to cut now. 

Knudson stated, for 

example, the village spends 

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Going Woke 

Will going ‘woke’ ultimately damage Disney? 

by Gerry Bowler 

Frontier Centre for Public Policy 

To be ‘woke’ is to have the approved 

left-leaning opinions about race, the 

ecology and all manner of social justice 

issues. Since 2018, the maxim “go 

woke, go broke” has declared that corporations 

that go out of their way to be 

‘progressive’ suffer financially when 

consumers resist the message. 

Examples of the truth of the proverb 

are many. 

· In 2019, after Gillette came out 

with an advertisement that chided 

their male customers for toxic masculinity, 

the company took a US$5-billion 

hit to its bottom line. 

· When Twitter banned Donald 

Trump from its platform, its stock took 

a nosedive. 

· So did Coca-Cola’s after it chimed 

in on Georgia’s vote-integrity legislation. 

· Films that have 

feminized much-loved storylines – 

think Ghostbusters: Afterlife or 

Oceans 8 – have lost money. 

· The sight of millionaire show folk 

clutching trophies while braying their 

opinions on urban policing and immigration 

has reduced the viewership of 

the Oscars to the same numbers as a 

Tuesday-night seniors indoor carpetbowling 

match. 

Some of these corporate pronouncements 

are less than sincere 

– ‘woke-washing’ – but many CEOs are 

quite genuine in their desire to publicize 

their companies’ stands on public 

issues. 

The Walt Disney Corp.’s stance on 

Florida’s recent House Bill 1557 is a 

case in point. 

Misleadingly dubbed the “Don’t Say 

Gay” bill, 1557 mandates that “classroom 

instruction by school personnel 

or third parties on sexual orientation 

or gender identity may not occur in 

kindergarten through Grade 3 or in a 

manner that is not age appropriate or 

developmentally appropriate for students 

in accordance with state 

standards.” 

Though falling somewhat short of 

Hitlerian levels of evil, the legislation 

was denounced as “hateful and vindictive” 

and a threat to the life of 

transsexual students. Actor Ron 

Perlman called Florida Gov. Ron 

DeSantis a “Nazi pig.” 

Quick to enter the debate was 

Disney, one of Florida’s biggest 

employers. The company announced 

that Bill 1557 “should never have 

passed and should never have been 

signed into law. Our goal as a company 

is for this law to be repealed by the legislature 

or struck down in the courts, 

and we remain committed to supporting 

the national and state 

organizations working to achieve 

that.” 

For Disney president Karey Burke, 

this was not just an act of social justice 

but a shrewd marketing move. Her son 

apparently told her that generation Z 

was “30 to 40 per cent queerer than 

other generations,” and thus, Disney 

had better align its products with that 

demographic niche. 

Burke also promised that, before too 

long, at least 50 per cent of Disney’s 

characters would identify as LGBTQIA 

or as a racial minority. 

The problem for the company that 

gave us Mickey Mouse is that there 

will undoubtedly be consumer resistance 

to its wokeness. 

A recent survey said only 9.4 per 

cent of respondents would respond 

positively to Disney’s initiatives, while 

68.2 per cent said they would be less 

likely to “do business” with it. 

For a business that relies on the lure 

of parent-friendly theme parks and 

cruise ships, that’s not good news. 

Even more threatening to Disney is its 

vulnerability to legislative retribution; 

it currently enjoys copyright protection 

that’s soon to expire and property 

privileges for its Florida parks. 

Has Disney caught the wave of the 

future? Or will going woke harm The 

Mouse? 

Executive boardrooms are watching 

closely. 

Gerry Bowler is a historian and 

senior fellow of the Frontier Centre for 

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Wake-up call on free world energy security 

by Deborah Jaremko 

Canadian Energy Centre (formerly 

known as the UCP War Room) 

U.S. Democratic Senator Joe 

Manchin wants to build a North 

American energy alliance with 

Canada and Alberta. 

The former governor of West 

Virginia and chair of the Senate 

Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources ended an April visit to the 

Alberta oil sands with a commitment 

to raise the profile of Canada’s 

resources in Washington, D.C. 

“There shouldn’t be a barrier 

because we have a border. That border 

should be invisible when it comes to 

energy and the climate and the responsibilities 

we have as citizens on this 

Earth,” Manchin told reporters in 

Calgary. 

“This horrific war in Ukraine is a 

wake-up call for the free world. … The 

free world should be relying on the 

United States and Canada to provide 

the products and the resources that 

they’re going to need, and to be able to 

help Mother Earth and climate.” 

North American energy producers 

are uniquely committed to reducing 

emissions, he said. 

“If you take the United States of 

America and you take Canada out of 

the fossil business, we’re the only ones 

that will spend the money that will 

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because the rest of the world will 

use the same products we’re using, just 

a lot dirtier,” he said. 

“You take us out and Mother Earth 

is going to be in trouble and the climate 

will go to heck in a handbasket. I 

believe that with all my heart.” 

Manchin has invited representatives 

from the Alberta government to 

present to the Senate energy committee 

about co-operation on 

continental energy security. 

Many Americans may not know how 

important Canada already is to them 

in terms of energy resources or how 

much they are reliant on Organization 

of Petroleum Exporting Countries-plus 

(OPEC+) nations, he said. Manchin 

said he didn’t realize the volume of oil 

products from Russia being purchased 

by U.S. refiners until the invasion of 

Ukraine. 

More than 98 per cent of U.S. natural 

gas imports and more than 50 per 

cent of oil imports come from Canada, 

according to the U.S. Energy 

Information Administration. But 

refiners still buy a lot of crude from 

OPEC+ nations like Saudi Arabia and 

Russia – 1.6 million barrels per day in 

2021 compared to 4.3 million barrels 

per day from Canada. 

That includes about 670,000 barrels 

per day from Russia that’s now 

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soaring gasoline prices across the U.S. 

“We need this product. You all have 

a product that we have to have in order 

for us to meet the demand of our 

country, but your country too, and the 

world,” Manchin said. 

He said that the Keystone XL pipeline 

that would have connected 

Alberta oil with refineries on the U.S. 

Gulf Coast should never have been 

abandoned. 

“Now we wish we had it; 800,000 barrels 

of oil coming a day down into our 

refineries to make the products that all 

of us use in both countries.” 

Manchin advocates an “all of the 

above” approach to energy that 

includes oil, natural gas, coal, wind, 

solar, geothermal, nuclear and more. 

And it all can be produced responsibly 

in North America. 

“North America could be the energy 

leaders of the world [with] the cleanest 

energy production in the world,” he 

said. 

“We have to be stronger. We have to 

be committed and resilient enough to 

be able to say we’re going to produce 

the energy that the world needs.” 

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KNEEHILL COUNCIL 

Council approves grant 

funds, says ‘no’ to 

Three Hills beautification 

Stu Salkeld 

Local Journalism 

initiative reporter 


Kneehill County council 

approved the first round of its 

2022 community funding 

grants, but turned down a beautification 

request that was 

deemed incomplete. The decisions 

were made at the April 12 

regular meeting of council. 

Carolyn Van der Kuil, legislative 

services coordinator, 

presented to councillors the five 

eligible applications received for 

the first round of 2022 community 

grants. Kneehill County 

budgeted $50,000 for the grants 

this year. 

The first application came 

from the Silver Willows Senior 

Citizens Society which 

requested $300 to help purchase 

a Bunn coffee maker. 

The second application was 

from the Trochu Valley 

Historical Society which 

requested $3,650 to replace nine 

windows in their building. 

The third application came 

from the Wimborne 

Community Centre which 

asked for $2,500 to purchase 

new countertops. 

The fourth application came 

from the Three Hills 

Beautification Society, previously 

known as the Three Hills 

Communities in Bloom, which 

requested $4,500 to purchase 

planters to be used within the 

town. It was stated at the 

meeting the society also 

requested $4,500 from the Town 

of Three Hills 

and if the group 

didn’t receive the 

funds from both 

partners the 

project wouldn’t 

go ahead, 

according to their 

application form. 

During discussion 

councillors 

noticed the 

group’s volunteer 

hours for this 

project wasn’t 

listed. Coun. 

Carrie Fobes 

stated it’s very 

difficult for councillors 

to make a 

decision on an 

application if 

information is 

missing. 

Van der Kuil 

updated councillors 

by telling 

them she phoned 

the society to find 

out if the town 

granted them funds; the town 

did grant funds but in the 

amount of $2,500, not $4,500. It 

was noted that even if Kneehill 

granted $4,500, the society was 

still short funds for the project. 

The last application came 

from the Carbon Royal 

Canadian Legion Branch #161, 

which requested $4,500 to build 

a starting gate for the soap box 

derby event. Coun. Penner 

encouraged her peers to attend 

the event. 

“It’s pretty cool, what they 

do,” said Penner. 

Councillors unanimously 

agreed to fund requests 1, 2, 3 

and 5, but declined to fund the 

Three Hills Beautification 

Society request. 

Junior rodeo 


approved a $250 donation to the 

Trochu Ag Society for an 

upcoming event. 

Councillors heard a report 

from Van der Kuil, noting the 

county received a request from 

the Trochu and District 

Agricultural Society for a grant 

of $250 for their rodeo weekend 

event. 

“This is the group’s fifth year 

having this event,” stated Van 

der Kuil’s report. “Kneehill 

County has never sponsored 

this event in the past. This year 

the Trochu and District Ag 

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event by having a professional 

bull riding event followed by a 

live band.” 

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Penner asked if this was a youth 

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rodeo and Van der Kuil stated 

yes. Penner made the motion to 

grant the funds and added the 

county should support youth 

events. 

Weeds and pests 


agreed to streamline the way 

Kneehill County approves weed 

and pest agreements after a presentation 

by Shelby Sherwick, 

manager of parks and agricultural 

services. 

Sherwick explained the provincial 

requirement for weed 

and pest control and pointed out 

Kneehill has agreements with 

other partners for such 

services. 

“Kneehill County currently 

enters into weed and pest agreements 

with neighbouring 

municipalities for the purpose 

of providing weed and pest 

inspection services by Kneehill 

County appointed inspectors to 

these municipalities through 

the approach of public awareness, 

education, integrated pest 

management, and leadership, as 

stated in the agreements,” 

stated Sherwick’s report. 

Deputy Reeve Ken King asked 

for a clarification that this 

request was approving all of the 

upcoming agreements rather 

than 

bringing 

them back 

one at a 

time, to 

which 

Sherwick 

answered 

yes. 

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Ranchers, farmers, 

and mental health 

by Damien Kurek, MP 

Battle River- Crowfoot 

With calving season well underway 

and seeding on the horizon, I wanted to 

take a moment to share my appreciation 

for all of the farmers and ranchers 

in Battle River-Crowfoot who are hard 

at work feeding our province, country, 

and the world. 

It’s not an easy industry to be in with 

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to fall through the cracks. 

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bungalow situated on corner 

lot. Newly renovated kitchen 

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Pedigreed, Commercial, Birdseed & Milling Grains 

Harold and Jan King 

David and Lori Webb 

Harold’s Cell 403 443 0005 David’s Cell 403 443 3333 

RR#2 Three Hills, AB T0M 2A0 

Email: kingsseedfarm@gmail.com 

2022 Pedigreed Seed For Sale 

HARD RED SPRING WHEAT 

AAC Viewfield – very high yield potential, bearded, semi-dwarf, shortest CWRS 

available, excellent lodging resistance, good sprouting resistance. Parentage: 

Stettler & Glenn 

AAC Elie – bearded, semi-dwarf, good lodging resistance, high yield, large seed size 

AAC Brandon – bearded, semi-dwarf, good lodging resistance, high yield 

MALT BARLEY 

*NEW* CDC Copper – 

very high yield, early 

maturity, short, strong 

straw, excellent lodging 

resistance & fantastic 

disease package making 

this your go-to barley 

AAC Connect – high 

yield potential, good 

disease package, malt 

acceptance 

AAC Synergy – high 

yield, good disease 

package, recommended 

variety by the CMBTC 

FEED BARLEY 

*NEW* CDC 

Copper – very high 

yield, early maturity, 

short, strong straw, 

excellent lodging 

resistance & 

fantastic disease 

package making this 

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Canmore - high 

yield, excellent 

disease package, 

excellent lodging 

resistance 

OATS 

*NEW* CDC Nasser - high grain 

yield, great for swath grazing or silage 

*NEW* CDC Arborg – white milling 

oat, high yield, strong straw, excellent 

standability, earlier maturing than CS 

Camden, excellent milling properties 

PEAS 

AAC Chrome – very high yield, 

excellent standability, larger seed size 

*SOLD OUT* 

FLAX 

AAC Bravo – high yield, large seed 

size, shorter straw 

*NEW*CDC Rowland – high yield, 

very large seed size, strong straw 

Call Harold or David for 

more info, to make a booking, 

or other 

varieties 

not listed. 

County of Stettler 

Farm Vehicle 

Safety Check 

Friday•May 6•2022 

The County of Stettler will be hosting a farm vehicle 

safety check. Our aim is to promote safety and 

awareness of vehicle safety in the agricultural business. 

Location: Public Works Facility - 19561 TWP RD 38-4 

Time: 9AM - 3PM 

Reserve your spot: 403-742-4441 

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Lagoon upgrades necessary 

Cont’d from Pg 5 

As councillors discussed the 

issue they noted the agreement 

with D & A Consulting included 

several reports from the consultant 

to be filed by dates 

beginning last year and into 

2022. Apparently few or no 

reports had been received by 

the village. 

Mayor Houle stated that it 

seems D & A Consulting was 

not keeping up its end of the 

bargain. 

Mindus continued: “CAO 

Mindus contacted [D & A 

Consulting] on Jan. 17, 2022, 

Feb. 8, 2022 and April 7, 2022. On 

Jan. 17 the response was something 

would be submitted by 

Jan. 31 and on Feb. 8 the 

response was that the recommendation 

would be to do sewer 

upgrades, starting with 4th Ave. 

between 2nd and 3rd Street.” 

At the meeting Mindus 

reported she told D & A 

Consulting to sit tight and wait 

for councillors to decide the 

issue. 

Lagoon upgrades 

Councillors heard a report 

from Rudy Chan of Associated 

Engineering, who presented the 

results of a lagoon study. The 

study was essentially a snapshot 

of the Big Valley lagoon’s 

condition. 

He began by stating engineers 

broke the report into short and 

long term sections. 

Chan stated the lagoon has 

substantial sludge build-up 

which may be affecting the 

infrastructure. 

“You guys have a lot of 

sludge,” said Chan. He also identified 

issues such as access, 

liner damage and leakage, overgrowth 

of vegetation, isolation 

structure not working, significant 

erosion on the outfall ditch, 

the discharge ditch being 

located on the neighbour’s property 

and some piping not 

working. 

Chan also showed data on the 

Big Valley lagoon’s water 

quality, noting the effluent 

quality in spring, 2021 

according to the discharge, 

exceeded quality noted in TSS 

and BOD guidelines. 

He stated Big Valley discharges 

twice a year, whereas 

many communities only discharge 

once a year. 

He also stated there seems to 

be a deficit in the storage cell 

and facultative cell. 

He estimated short term 

work, including removal of 

sludge, could be about an 

$850,000 project, while long 

term work, including adding 

new cells, could be a $2.5 million 

to $3 million project plus 

the cost of land. 

Councillors accepted the 

report for information. 

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Distracted driving 

fatalities have 

surpassed those 

caused by impaired 

driving in some parts 

of Canada. 

– Traffic Injury Research 

Foundation, 2019 

1.6 

Mobile phone use 

while driving leads to 

1.6 million crashes 

annually. 

– National Safety Council, 

2019 

5 

Sending or reading a 

text takes your eyes 

off the road for 5 

seconds. At 90 km/h, 

that’s like driving the 

length of an entire 

football field with 

your eyes closed. 

– National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration 

Family Owned and Operated 

4606-40 St, Stettler, AB 403.742.2869 

www.jtautobody.ca Serving Stettler and Area since 1974 

47% 

of Canadians admit 

that they have typed 

out or used the 

voice-memo feature 

to send a message 

while driving. 

– Canadian Automobile 

Association. All Rights 

Reserved (CAA) polling, 

2020 

#1 

Canadians say that 

texting while driving 

is one of the biggest 

threats to their 

personal safety on 

the road. 

– CAA, 2018 

47% 

Almost half of 

Canadians (47%) 

have programmed a 

destination on their 

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3.6 

The likelihood of a 

collision is increased 

3.6 times when using 

an electronic device. 

– Virginia Tech Transportation 

Institute, 2019 

94% 

of teen drivers 

acknowledge the 

dangers of texting 

and driving, but 35% 

of those admitted to 

still doing it. 

– Think Insure, 2019 

8X 

Drivers who drive 

distracted are more 

likely to be in a crash 

or near crash event 

compared with nondistracted 

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their care and compassion. 

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Hanna & District Historical 

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Village of Alix - Employment Opportunity 

Public Works 

Full-Time Position 

The Village of Alix Public Works Department has the 

following opportunity for a Full-Time position. 

Duties: 

• Equipment operation & other general maintenance duties 

as assigned. 

• Water and Wastewater sampling and collection 

• Evening and weekend on-call duties 

Qualifications: 

• Valid Class 5 Alberta Driver’s License 

• Ability to work independently 

• Must be physically able to perform the duties of the position 

• Grade 12 Diploma or Equivalency 

Deadline for resumes is May 3, 2022, 

and are to be submitted to: 

Michelle White, Chief Administrative Officer 

Village of Alix, Box 87, 4849 50 Street, Alix, Alberta T0C 0B0 

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ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 33 ON PAGE 12 

Casual Employment Opportunity 

Stettler Waste Management Authority (SWMA) 

is seeking a Casual/On-Call employee. 

This position is required to provide casual coverage on an 

on-call basis at our Stettler Regional Land Fill and at our 7 SWMA 

Transfer Stations. SWMA operates 7 days per week, weekend 

work is required. 

Duties will include: 

* Running our weigh scale 

* Screening loads 

* Assisting citizens by directing them to proper drop-off 

locations 

Preferred skills and experience: 

* Ability to work a flexible/on-call schedule, covering 

a variety of shifts and covering for planned holiday 

scheduling 

* Good communication skills 

* Customer service skills 

Please respond in confidence by dropping 

off or emailing your resume to: 

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c/o County of Stettler No. 6 

Attention: Rene Doucette 

6602-44 Avenue Box 1270 Settler, AB T0C 2L0 

info@stettlercounty.ca 

or drop off a resume at the Regional Landfill located 17 km 

north of Stettler on Township Road 41-0. 

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SWMA appreciates all applications however 

only those selected for interview will be contacted. 

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Duties and Responsibilities 

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• Operating heavy duty equipment in compliance with 

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• Safely achieving productivity targets; 

• Performing routine maintenance and safety checks on 

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• Maintaining a clean and safe cab; 

• Completing required documentation; and 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications 

• Completion of at least one year of 

post-secondary education; 

• Must be returning to post-secondary 

education in the fall; and 

• Ability to work 12-hour shift rotations (days and nights). 

Please apply at www.westmoreland.com 

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OBITUARIES 

Artistic member of the family 

Norman Joseph Doyle was 

born Aug. 1,1951 and passed 

away at the Mazankowski Heart 

Institute in Edmonton, Alta. 

April 15, 2022. 

Norman was very quiet but 

often surprised us with things 

that he would say or do. 

The first surprise for Mom 

and Dad was his early arrival. 

Complications at birth lead to 

his physical disability, but, that 

physical disability required him 

was the reply as we so often 

heard from him. He never made 

much of a fuss about anything, 

he just lived life one day at a 

time. 

Norman enjoyed his time at 

the Dr. Hemstock Residence and 

we were very grateful that he 

was living there to keep an eye 

on Mom and made it possible for 

her to remain at the Dr. 

Hemstock as long as she did. 

After Mom was moved to the 

lucky to have been able to 

accompany Alan and Cindy on 

a few trips to British Columbia 

to visit our cousins and Auntie 

Irene (who passed away at 105 

years young). 

In 2011, the year Norman 

turned 60 years old, they took 

him to BC which was a year of 

firsts for Norman. He experienced 

his first trip outside of 

Alberta, first air plane ride, 

first cancelled flight, first Sky 

and nephews and their 

families. 

Norman was predeceased 

by his parents Martin and 

Beth Doyle. 

A celebration of life was 

held at McCaw Funeral 

Chapel April 23,2022. A 

video of this is on www. 

mccawfuneralservice.com 

Donations may be made to 

Mazankowki Heart Institute 

or of donors choice. 

to develop the coping skills necessary 

to deal with the many facility Norman would walk first Ferry trip to Vancouver Dr. Cooke Long Term Care Train ride, first Sea Bus ride, 

Card of Thanks 

challenges life sent his way. 

Norman attended Veteran 

school from Grades 1 - 9, and 

attended Coronation, Olds, and 

O’Leary High Schools. 

He then attended Olds College 

studying Agriculture & 

Horticulture. 

After college he returned to 

Veteran and opened Veteran 

over daily to visit. Many 

of the staff and residents 

at the Dr. Hemstock 

Residence have told us 

these last few days, what 

a “gentle soul” Norman 

was and how well he 

looked after our Mom. 

Norman was the 

artistic one in the family 

Island and back, 

and dipped his fingers 

in the ocean 

for the very first 

time. 

On other trips, 

they enjoyed other 

attractions and visited 

lots. Trips back 

to Veteran for 

Our family would like to 

extend a very heartfelt 

Bottle Depot, being its owner/ and enjoyed painting. He 

homecomings and 

operator. 

even won a pumpkin Doyle 

even funerals over 

He spent countless hours 

counting, sorting and loading 

bottles. Many evenings the 

doorbell would ring at supper 

time and someone would just 

have to get rid of their bottles at 

that exact moment. Norman 

always got up from the table and 

looked after his customers. 

In 2002 Mom and Dad decided 

to finally retire and Norman 

moved with them to 

Lloydminster, Alta. After Dad 

passed away in 2004, Mom 

decided it would be best if she 

moved into the Dr. Hemstock 

Residence. 

We asked Norman if he felt he 

wanted to live there as well. “I 

guess that would be all right”, 

carving contest by 

painting a picture of a blue 

bikini on his pumpkin instead 

of carving it. He enjoyed doing 

jigsaw puzzles and socializing 

with family and friends. 

Norman spent many evenings 

discing at the Veteran and 

Hemaruka halls and the staff at 

the Dr. Hemstock even tell us he 

was a sought- after team mate 

as he was very “quietly competitive” 

during activities there, 

hence his nickname of “Storm”. 

He spent time with his aunt, 

uncle and cousins, the Wuest’s, 

in Calgary during his years 

growing up, and with Uncle 

Jack Doyle in Olds when he was 

older. Norman was especially 

the years were 

always enjoyed as it meant a 

chance to reconnect with old 

friends. 

Norman enjoyed the nieces’ 

and nephew’s weddings, was 

especially fond of his great 

nieces and nephews and shared 

his birthday with his great 

nephew Hunter. 

On March 31 Norman sustained 

a very significant heart 

attack. He was taken to hospital 

in Lloydminster and airlifted to 

Edmonton. 

Norman will be lovingly 

remembered by his siblings: Pat 

and Barb Doyle, Alan and Cindy 

Doyle, Bill and Beryl Doyle and 

Kathy Carroll, numerous nieces 

Her baking was renown 

Catherine Dorothy (O’Dwyer) 

Andrew, better known to everyone as 

Dorothy, was born Oct. 29, 1936 to JJ 

and Teresa O’Dwyer ninth of 10 

children. 

Dorothy grew up in Wayne, Alta. 

where her father owned and operated a 

coal mine. She enjoyed sports of all 

kinds but especially baseball. 

Dorothy left school at an early age to 

work in Calgary. She was a ward-aide 

at the Holy Cross Hospital, worked at 

Canadian Tire and became a 

Comptometer operator 

– the first 

mechanical calculator/computers. 

She lived with her 

sister Teresa and a 

close friend Mary. A 

good time was had 

by all. Sometimes 

they decided a new 

Andrew 

hairdo for a date 

was more important 

than food and 

so they ate canned tuna that week. 

Mom met Dad at dances in 

Drumheller while Dad lived in the 

dorm. This courtship continued until 

they married on Nov. 24, 1956. 

Together, with Jim and their eight 

children, they built a successful farm 

and ranch. She made sure that her 

family was involved in many community 

activities. Rodeo, hockey, dance, 

school sports, 4-H and weekly Catholic 

Mass were all priorities in her world. 

Her baking was renown. 

They moved into the Hanna Lodge 

in October of 2021 and began a new 

adventure. They enjoyed the people 

and the activities in the lodge. 

Mom’s health quickly declined and 

the time of her passing is shocking. 

She is survived by Jim, her husband 

of 65 years; her children: Theresa 

Berry, Greg (Linnea), Tim (Lois), 

Blanche (Ray) Wack, Cathy (Greg) 

Bauer, Chris (Charlene), Beth (Dean) 

Berrecloth and Barb (Peter) Nielsen. 

Also her grandchildren: Jim 

(Amber) Berry, Justin (Kristi) Berry, 

Shantelle (Travis) Godfrey, Cole 

(Allison), Clay and Austin Andrew, 

Luke Bauer, Amy, Geordan and Jack 

Andrew, Catherine, Courtney and Ty 

Berrecloth, Karen and Rebecca 

Nielsen; and great-grandchildren: Coy 

and Quin Berry. 

She is also survived by her siblings: 

Teresa Bailey and Don O’Dwyer, her 

sister’s in-law: Oriole O’Dwyer and 

Ruth O’Dwyer. 

Dorothy is predeceased by her parents: 

JJ and Teresa O’Dwyer; siblings: 

Helen (Sandy) Sambrooke, Leoba 

(Jack) Anderson, Art (Mary) O’Dwyer, 

Harold O’Dwyer, Frank (Denise) 

O’Dwyer and Gerald O’Dwyer; her inlaws: 

Bob Bailey and Elaine O’Dwyer. 

Also Jim’s parents: Charles and 

Ernestine; Jim’s brothers: Len 

(Francis), and Raymond (Irene) 

Andrew; Jim’s sister Yvonne (Stan) 

Oistryk. 

Also predeceasing her are son-inlaw: 

Urben Berry; grandchildren: 

Christine Nielsen, Eric Bauer, 

Katelynn Berrecloth, Mark and 

Matthew Bauer and Ted Andrew. 

Prayers were held on Fri. April 22, 

2022 at St. George’s Catholic Church, 

Hanna, Alta. 

A Funeral Mass was held at the 

Youngstown Community Hall, 

Youngstown, Alta. on Sat. April 23, 

2022. Interment took place at the 

Youngstown 

Cemetery. 

If desired, 

donations in 

memory of 

Dorothy can be 

made directly to 

St. George’s 

Catholic Church, 

Box 1299, Hanna, 

Alta. T0J 1P0 or 

to a charity of 

one’s choice. 

Hanna Funeral 

Services has been 

entrusted with 

the care and 

arrangements; 

403-854-5956, 

www.hannafuneral.ca. 

TOWN OF CORONATION 

Development Office Notice of Decision 

Notice is hereby given of the following decisions in accordance 

with the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, Chapter M-26, 

and Bylaw No. 2009-559 and amendments thereto, of the Town 

of Coronation: 

Permit Application: 2022-004 

Date of Decision: Apr 20, 2022 

Building application: 

Owner: Fred Dabbs 

Property Subdivision Location: Lot: Plan: 8149AH. 

Any person affected by this decision may appeal to the TOWN 

OF CORONATION, Box 219, Coronation, Alberta, T0C 1C0. Such an 

appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board shall 

be in writing containing a statement of the grounds of appeal 

including an Appeal Fee of $40.00 and shall be delivered either in 

person or by registered mail so as to reach the Secretary no later 

than fourteen (14) days following the date of publication of this 

notice. Appeals on these listed developments may be filed up 

until closing at the CORONATION office on May 11, 2022. 

TOWN OF CORONATION 

Development Officer 

Quinton Flint, CAO. 

(403)578-3679 

thank you to Alan and 

Cindy for all the care they 

provided for Norman, especially 

during the last two 

weeks of his life. 

Our family would like to 

thank the residents and staff 

at the Dr. Hemstock, staff at 

Lloydminster Hospital & 

Mazankowski Heart 

Institute, Joel and staff at 

McCaw’s and Rev. Gary 

Stobbs. 

We feel our brother has 

been treated with the 

utmost dignity and respect. 

IN LOVING MEMORY 

Catherine Mary THUROO Feb. 2, 2017 

& Thomas Richard OWENS Jr. May 6, 2017 

A limb has fallen from the family tree. 

I keep hearing a voice that says, “Grieve not for me. 

Remember the best times, the laughter, the song. 

The good life I lived while I was strong. 

Continue my heritage, I’m counting on you. 

Keep smiling and surely the sun will shine through. 

My mind is at ease, my soul is at rest. 

Remembering all, how I truly was blessed. 

Continue traditions, no matter how small. 

Go on with your life, don’t worry about falls. 

I miss you all dearly, so keep up your chin. 

Until the day comes we’re together again.” 

“No night can darken the sunlight of their memory”. 

Love Davina, Marlise & Family 

1936 ~ Raymond Baumbach ~ 2022 

Raymond Baumbach, beloved husband of Eileen Morrill, 

passed away on Sunday, April 17th, 2022 at the age of 86 

years. Raymond leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Eileen 

Morrill; son, Larry (Tara) Baumbach; and grandchildren, 

Meghan and Ryan. Raymond was predeceased by his parents, 

Alfred and Rosalee; and son, Darcy Baumbach. 

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Condolences 

may be sent to condolences@saamis.com subject heading 

Raymond Baumbach. 

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to SAAMIS MEMORIAL 

FUNERAL CHAPEL AND CREMATORIUM, “The Chapel in the 

Park”, Medicine Hat, Alberta. Should you wish any additional 

information, please telephone 1-800-317-2647.


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1. In this way 

5. Appealed 

9. Cooking fuel 

12. Monthly expense 

13. Take to the trail 

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING 

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16. Unzip 

17. Neckline shape 

18. On time 

20. Say 

22. Derby or coaster 

25. Rice field 

29. Kind of spray can 

33. Cake decorator 

34. Hot-chocolate cup 

35. Pop 

36. It starts on January 1 

38. Did embroidery 

39. Hire 

41. Jeweled crown 

44. Cyclist’s headgear 

49. Move like a rabbit 

50. Deli spread 

53. To ____ his own 

54. Enjoyed brunch 

55. Former spouses 

56. Feel great pity 

57. Crumple 

58. Allowed to be used 

59. Bright sign 

DOWN 

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2. Offspring 

3. Loosen 

4. Originate 

5. Snapshot 

6. Mouth edge 

7. ____ out (make do) 

8. Thicker 

9. Handed over 

10. Field of study 

11. Look for 

19. Meddle 

21. Narrative writing 

23. Actress Dern 

24. Relay section 

25. Safety ____ 

26. Highest card 

27. Morning droplets 

28. Laundry machine 

30. Miss Piggy, e.g. 

31. “____ to Joy” 

32. Small boy 

34. Periodical 

37. Nail polish 

38. Realize 

40. Casper, e.g. 

41. Defrost 

42. Minute amount 

43. Acted like 

45. Slant 

46. Nutmeglike spice 

47. Sound return 

48. “____ Came 

Bronson” 

51. Bunyan’s tool 

52. Strong desire 

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Connection to Hwy 12/21 

Regional Water Services Commission 

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING 

Expected in early summer 2022 the Village of Clive will 

be changing its water source from well water (ground) to 

water from the Stettler Water Treatment Plant located on 

the Red Deer River (surface water). 

Learn more and ask questions at the public information 

meeting: 

When: Wed., May 4, 2022 

Time: 

Where: 

Carla Kenney, CAO 

Email: admin@clive.ca 

Phone: (403) 784-3366 

7pm – 9pm 

Clive Community Hall 

5204-50 Street 

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