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When the curtains
closed on Thurs. Nov.
24 to Elf the Musical
there was a standing
ovation as the performers
took their
final bow.
The production was
a huge success, said
Co-Director Gwen
Snell. However, there
were some challenges
along the way. While
Stage Hanna has been
doing musicals since
2006 because of the
pandemic there has
been a four-year
hiatus, which has
caused some challenges
this year, said
Co-Director Gwen
Snell.
“Just being able to
mount the production
was a challenge
because we’ve had a
four-year break, which
means people aren’t
used to the process,
the actors and
actresses aren’t used
to the process, and we
lost our band because
the band couldn’t practice
during COVID so
they weren’t able to
accompany us the
same way.”
As for how the decision
was made of what
production to do, part
of the reason Stage
Hanna decided to do
Elf the Musical is
because of its popularity,
said Snell.
“For me, my grandkids
and my kids loved
the movie so we
thought when we
heard about it let’s do
that.”
The production of
Elf the Musical has
been a major success
for Stage Hanna with
the tickets for all five
nights the program
was running being
sold out.
Community support
has been very important
for being able to
put on this production,
said Co-director
Tammy David.
“We’ve had a very
big response to this
with people volunteering
and wanting to
come out and be
involved.”
For David and Snell,
Elf the Musical’s
message of finding family and
acceptance is one that stands out
and shines through during the
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Alberta
performance.
“Family, whether you are a part
of a family immediately or you find
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out there is more to your family it
just in the end shows the love that’s
there.”
Santa who was also the narrator was played by Matt Gillard in Stage Hanna’s production of Elf the Musical at the Hanna Community
Centre on Thurs. Nov. 24. Stage Hanna sold out all five of their performances.
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INDEX
Bashaw council .......................... 2
RCMP ......................................... 2
Stettler town council .................. 3
Stettler county council ................ 3
Paintearth council ...................... 5
Kneehill council ......................... 5
Delburne council ........................ 7
Classifieds/Careers ..................... 8
Obituaries ........................... 9 - 12
Real Estate ............................... 11
Agriculture ............................... 12
Bashaw
council hears
tax incentive
idea from
Chamber
Page 2
RCMP
charge
CP employee
Pages 2
Editorial:
Opinioninfluencers
fail at
leadership
Page 4
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Stu Salkeld
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
ECA Review
It’s an idea that’s gaining steam in a
number of central Alberta communities:
an incentive for new and existing
businesses that could amount to low or
no tax bills on certain construction for
a year.
The idea was floated to Town of
Bashaw council Nov. 21 at their regular
meeting.
Bashaw Chamber of Commerce representatives
Ty Wilson and Dan
Zembal appeared before council as a
delegation to discuss the idea of a tax
incentive that lowers or even eliminates
tax bills for new and existing
businesses, depending on
circumstances.
As the chamber delegates began
they described the idea as a tax benefit
on improved properties that’s a pilot
program running in neighbouring
communities that seems like a good
idea and is rather new.
The chamber delegates stated they
understand how intricate a town’s
budget can be but also saw the value in
a tax incentive to attract new business
or encourage existing businesses to
improve their operations, and in
return earn a reduction or elimination
of their tax bill.
The chamber delegates suggested a
three year program that ran in tiers
and with certain minimum dollar
amounts.
It was noted at the meeting some
other communities that offer such an
incentive have up to 100 per cent tax
rebate on development that meets the
program criteria in the first year, and
as years go by the rebate shrinks until
it eventually disappears.
The chamber delegates stated that
having a high rebate early would be
useful as most new businesses don’t
make money in their first year.
The chamber delegates noted that
the provincial government has given
municipalities the ability to offer programs
like this and pointed out one
nearby community, the Town of
Stettler, adopted a bylaw offering this
incentive.
The chamber delegates stated the
Stettler bylaw doesn’t affect the
existing tax base but only applies to
new developments or improvements.
The chamber delegates stated they
see a program like this as something
that attracts new business to Bashaw
and helps out the Bashaw business
community. They stated a bylaw similar
to Stettler’s seems the most
appropriate for Bashaw and seems
easy to administer which shouldn’t
increase costs to the town while
boosting the tax base.
The chamber delegates stated that
RCMP charges CP employee
Wainwright RCMP, the Eastern
Alberta District (EAD) Crime
Reduction Unit (CRU), along with
Postal Inspectors
from Canada Post
executed a search
warrant on the
evening of Nov.
23, 2022, for a residence
and vehicle
belonging to a
Canada Post
employee.
A significant
seizure of stolen
property in
excess of 500
deliverable items
were recovered.
An employee of
Canada Post from
Wainwright,
Alta. has been
arrested and
released with
undertaking and
conditions to
appear in
Wainwright
Provincial Court
Jan. 5, 2023.
Criminal code
charges have not
been laid before
the provincial
court at this time.
The deliverable
parcels have been
returned to
Canada Post for
continuation in
the delivery process
to their
intended
destination.
RCMP in EAD
continue to work
closely with our
partners in
Canada Post and
other police agencies
for this
investigation into
the offences of
RCMP
theft from mail under $5,000 and possession
of property obtained by crime
under $5,000.
Bashaw has a high tax rate and that
people seem surprised at just how high
it is compared to Red Deer. However,
the chamber delegates also added
Bashaw has a lot of services that it is
proud of.
Town Chief Administrative Officer
(CAO) Theresa Fuller stated it would
be useful to look at the assessed property
values and budgets of
communities that adopted this program
as compared to Bashaw; she
added that Stettler for example is much
large than
Bashaw.
Fuller also
stated existing
taxpayers would
be shouldering
the burden for
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since this is only
new business or
improvements it
should have no
effect on the town
budget while
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some councillors
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STETTLER TOWN COUNCIL
Council decides not to hike business license fees
Stu Salkeld
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
ECA Review
Stettler town council decided against
hiking its business license fees after a
debate at the Nov. 15 regular meeting
of council.
Councillors read several memos provided
by staff that are usually treated
as formalities at this time of year: the
business license fee, dog/cat registration
fee and the business tax bylaw.
The business license fee was the first
item discussed and it was presented by
Director of Planning and Development
Leann Graham and prepared by
Roxann Anderson.
“Each year Town of Stettler council
sets the business license fees for the
upcoming year,” stated the memo,
which noted that the Town of Stettler
issued 445 commercial business
licenses for a potential revenue of
$66,750 in 2022 and 46 home occupation
licenses for a potential revenue of
$6,900.
The memo also noted Stettler issued
62 non-residential business licenses in
2022 for a potential revenue of $21,700.
Anderson compared Stettler’s business
license rates with other Alberta
communities such as Ponoka, Olds and
Camrose which revealed Stettler sits
mostly in the middle of the pack.
Town Chief Administrative Officer
(CAO) Greg Switenky reminded councillors
that revenue from business
licenses is traditionally used to support
the Stettler Regional Board of
Trade (BOT).
The staff memo also noted business
license rates, $150 a year for resident
and $350 for non-resident, haven’t
STETTLER COUNTY COUNCIL
Balance of tax bill must be paid
Stu Salkeld
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
ECA Review
A Stettler county ratepayer had one
of his two requests granted: a tax penalty
was waived by county council, but
the ratepayer must pay the outstanding
tax bill. The decision,
including details of a tax payment mistake,
was discussed at the Dec. 15
regular meeting of council.
Councillors heard a request for tax
forgiveness from a Stettler county
property owner, who explained he
thought he paid his property tax bill
but due to a mistake within the county’s
system it turned out he hadn’t paid
the entire bill.
Tax Clerk Sharon Larsen read the
ratepayer’s letter, which had the name
and contact information redacted.
“Last Oct. 2021 I walked into your
county office and asked how much I
owed for property taxes,” stated the
letter received by the county on Oct. 27.
“I was told an amount and I paid the
amount in full on the spot.”
The ratepayer stated he returned
this year to once again pay his tax bill
and was told by county staff that he
owed current taxes plus some unpaid
taxes and a late penalty.
“After some discussion with your
staff I was able to find out someone had
made an online payment to the wrong
account i.e. my tax roll account and
that the total I had been given in 2021
had been reduced to the amount stated
because of this credit of which, at the
time, I had no knowledge of whatsoever,”
stated the ratepayer.
The ratepayer requested the outstanding
taxes plus the penalty applied
to them, a total of $553.61, be waived.
Larsen stated that upon investigation
it was revealed an unrelated
ratepayer made an online payment and
used the wrong tax roll number, which
was then erroneously applied to this
fellow’s account. After the mistake was
discovered county staff tried to get
ahold of the fellow using contact information
they had on file, which later
turned out to be out of date.
Reeve Larry Clarke asked if the ratepayer
in question provided updated
information after the 2022 tax bills
were mailed to which Larsen
answered yes, he came into the county
office in July.
Coun. Ernie Gendre stated that if the
payment went to the wrong account,
then someone else’s account should
have come up short. Larsen answered
a problem like that usually isn’t
noticed until the actual property
owner notices as it’s not something
that shows up right away with staff
searches.
Larsen noted councillors had three
options, including granting the request
to waive the entire amount, waiving
only the late penalty or standing by the
entire bill.
Coun. Les Stulberg stated he felt
wrong addresses don’t really matter
because every property owner knows
they owe taxes. However, this person
did appear in person and the mistake
wasn’t his so Stulberg proposed option
#2, waiving the late fees but standing
by the property taxes owing.
Councillors unanimously approved
waiving the late penalties applied to
tax roll 715900 with the expectation the
outstanding tax bill is to be paid.
changed since 2013.
Coun. Gord Lawlor asked if councillors
would consider increasing the
town’s business license rate by $10 per
year.
Coun. Cheryl Barros stated she
would prefer to see the rate stay as it is
for another year, citing stresses on
local business ranging from COVID
and very high utility expenses.
Coun. Travis Randell stated that if
the BOT needs more revenue the town
could ask that organization for advice
first.
Coun. Wayne Smith stated that an
extra $10 isn’t much but the act of
raising fees in a high inflation
economy may not give a positive
appearance.
Mayor Sean Nolls stated the BOT
has revenue streams of its own which
it can increase if the organization
desires.
Councillors approved leaving Town
of Stettler business license at their
existing levels for 2023.
Business tax
Every year the Town of Stettler considers
a business tax which is similar
to the business license fee but applies
to certain businesses,
including
professions,
which don’t fall
under the license
umbrella.
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Town of Stettler
charged $150 a
year tax on such
businesses, 41 of
which were
affected which
raised $6,150 in
revenue.
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The staff recommendation was to
leave the business tax rate the same in
2023. Councillors unanimously
approved that recommendation.
Dog/cat fees
Staff also presented a report written
by Anderson containing information
on dog and cat licensing, fees in the
Town of Stettler in preparation for
councillors setting the 2023 rates.
The report noted in 2022 the town
issued 664 tags for altered dogs and 62
tags for unaltered dogs, while in the
same period the town issued 272 tags
for altered cats and one tag for a lone
presumably more satisfied unaltered
cat.
It was noted potential revenue from
dog and cat tags if left at 2022 rates was
estimated to be $26, 550.
The memo noted dog and cat registration
fees have not changed since
2014. In her memo Anderson compared
Stettler’s rates to five other Alberta
communities and found Stettler again
falling somewhere in the middle.
Staff recommended fees be left at
their 2022 levels and councillors unanimously
agreed.
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Opinion-influencers fail at leadership
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My dream job was to become a radio
talk show hostess, a high profile and
powerful opinion-influencer. No budgets
to manage, no employees and little
prep or skill—just the gift of gab and
an opinionated self. No requirement
for facts as long as one didn’t cross the
legal line into slander.
Then there is the premier’s job that
oversees an organization with a $60
billion dollar expense budget, fluctuating
multi-billion dollars revenues
annually, 290,000 direct employees and
300 agencies, boards and commissions
representing another 70,000 employees.
In contrast to an
opinion-influencer,
this job
comes with
loads of responsibility
and a
reckoning every
four years.
Now we have
a new premier,
Danielle Smith,
who has made
the big leap from
opinion-influencer
into the
premier’s chair. She isn’t the first one
in the conservative world to make this
leap.
Preston Manning spent his entire
life as an opinion-influencer. He was a
‘consultant’ before successfully
becoming the father of the reform
movement and setting in place the
demise of a hundred-year-old progressive
conservative party. After politics,
he continued his highly successful
influence through the Manning
Foundation and was instrumental in
the rise of both Pierre Poilievre and
Danielle Smith.
Stephen Harper’s only job before politics
was an opinion-influencer with
the right-wing think tank, the National
Citizens Coalition. Since leaving office,
he’s become a ‘consultant’!
Jason Kenney’s life before politics
was an opinion-influencer with the
Canadian Taxpayers Federation, a
single-issue, right-wing lobby group.
Pierre Poilievre had no real-life
employment experience. He first
worked as a staffer for Alliance Party
leader Stockwell Day and then as a
‘consultant’ with former PC cabinet
minister, Jonathan Denis.
Granted, no one is qualified to
become premier or prime minister, but
life experiences, critical thinking and
developed leadership skills are essential.
Regretfully, these are qualities
that life-time, opinion-influencers get
little practice at perfecting.
One doesn’t learn management
skills as an opinion-influencer.
Everyone they’ve ever worked with, or
for, has the same worldview. Usually,
they have the same religious background,
values and ethnicity. Their
work has kept them from having any
meaningful contact or experiences
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with ‘the others’. They are in a bubble
and are easily jaded into believing they
are superior and entitled, and ‘the
others’ are the enemy who have negatively
impacted their lives.
Given the job of opinion-influencers,
once in power the quality of truth
takes a dive. Moving from the world of
‘spin’ to real life is too big a leap.
Opinion-influencers’ lifework is spin.
Spin the facts so that fund-raising letters
are more successful. Spin the facts
to keep tribe members angry at ‘the
others’. Spin the facts, to push ideological-driven
government policies, rather
than public policies good for everyone.
Opinion-influencers aren’t the ones
working jobs in our society that raise
food, teach students,
invent,
“
A wise leader understands
the importance of experience,
history, wisdom, continuity and
makes changes only after
gaining a better understanding
of facts and reality.
heal the sick,
produce electricity
and
gasoline, save
lives, build and
maintain critical
infrastructure.
They do not
create wealth
nor add to a
country’s gross
domestic output.
They just opine.
So, it should come as no surprise
how unceremoniously Manning and
Kenney were kicked out of their
respective parties, or the thrashing
that Harper took in a general election
when he lost to Justin Trudeau.
Sad indeed, Stephen Harper was an
exceptionally good Prime Minister
while leading a minority parliament,
but once gaining a majority, Harper
quickly turned his attention to governing
for his tribe which became
unpalatable to the majority of
Canadians.
A new Alberta premier, who really
wanted to save public health care,
would have met with AHS management
and the Chief Medical Officer to
discuss why they made the decisions
they did during the pandemic. She
would have asked them whether they
made their decisions alone or were
they acting on the direction of the UCP
government and the health minister?
An unwise premier just picks and fires
scapegoats.
A wise leader understands the
importance of experience, history,
wisdom, continuity and makes
changes only after gaining a better
understanding of facts and reality. A
wise leader would have consulted with
stakeholders, looked at options, considered
the benefits and pitfalls of each
option then made a decision. An
unwise leader charges ahead with ‘her’
decision because she ‘knows best’.
The UCP government under Kenney
and now under Smith are clear examples
of unwise leadership. Take for
example Kenney’s non-consultative
decisions that were all reversed within
three years or less.
Placing a cap on doctor services in
2020 (maximum number of patients
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when it became obvious this change
had triggered even worse odds for
Albertans to find a family doctor.
Tearing up the Master agreement
with doctors in 2020, then reversing it
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caused many physicians to take
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province, adding to Alberta’s already
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Getting rid of the NDP’s funding
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offering much less money than the
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a year later, after losing major projects
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Announcing ‘coal-mining in the
Rockies’ after inking deals with foreign
coal companies, then reversing
course after finding out ranchers and
the Agri-industry in southern Alberta
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De-indexing tax rate brackets, disability
payments for severely
handicapped Albertans and seniors
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and benefits to seniors and the most
vulnerable in the middle of a 100-year
pandemic event. Today they are all
being re-indexed.
When you think about it, why would
we expect opinion-influencers to be
any different?
Opinion-influencers don’t consult,
they know what they and their insiders
want. Opinion-influencers don’t seek
all the facts before making a decision,
they already know what ‘facts’ they
believe. Opinion-influencers don’t
compromise, they work for their tribe
only. Opinion-influencers don’t build
trust with the whole, they only seek
trust and obedience from their followers.
Opinion-influencers never
work with competing ideas or experts,
their decisions are pre-set.
So, no one in Alberta should be surprised
how poorly Jason Kenney
performed as premier and absolutely
no one should expect anything but
more chaos and poor management to
continue under Danielle Smith.
Management is a skill learned and
developed in a world of competing priorities,
values and ideas—alas, a skill
completely foreign to life-long
opinion-influencers.
Two sides to the debate
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Coun. Cindy Orom suggested contacting
other communities who offer
this program to get feedback. Before
councillors debated the presentation
Coun. Orom declared a pecuniary
interest and excused herself from the
meeting.
Mayor Rob McDonald noted there’s
value in both sides of the debate.
“I see both sides of this” said the
mayor, adding the town wants to
encourage business but also wants to
treat everyone fairly.
Coun. Gust mentioned that several
large businesses recently changed
hands and this program would exclude
them. Gust also stated he didn’t think
the small rebates offered by this program
would make much difference to a
business.
Coun. Jackie Northey acknowledged
Gusts’ comment, but added that the
community may see this program as a
way of trying to encourage business.
“I think it’s worth looking at,” said
Northey.
Coun. Kyle McIntosh stated he liked
the idea but was opposed to any 100 per
cent rebate and would vote against
that.
Councillors passed a resolution that
the CAO investigate tax incentive programs
and report back to them at a
future meeting.
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PAINTEARTH COUNCIL
Tax write-offs to gain back education tax
Sarah Baker
ECA Review
Paintearth county council will apply
for the Property Tax Education
Requisition Credit (PERC) program to
offset the amount of education tax the
county would have paid to the province
for taxes owed in 2019-2020 from
the companies that are now considered
by administration to be uncollectible.
The decision was made at the regular
council meeting on Tues. Nov. 22.
“This is important,” said Chief
Administrative Officer (CAO) Michael
Simpson, “because otherwise we’d
have to fund that requisition amount
to the province out of general tax revenue,
essentially forcing all taxpayers
to pay the education tax amounts that
some companies aren’t paying,”.
Total tax write-offs for 2019 are
equal to $156,403.27 and the county will
be applying for a PERC credit worth
$13,938.25. Total tax write-offs for 2020
are equal to $202,128.48 and the county
will be applying for a PERC credit
worth $16,064.32.
This is often an issue that affects
many municipalities and write-offs are
necessary to get the small amount of
education tax back, said Simpson.
“In order to get this small amount
back, it’s noted we have to write off a
number of property tax amounts to
qualify those properties. The total
amount of property tax we must write
off is often upwards of 10 times higher
than the amount we get back.”
Halkirk 2 Wind Power Project
amendment
The County of Paintearth was given
notice that the Capital Power
Corporation has filed applications for
amendments to the approved wind
power project in the Halkirk area at
the Alberta Utilities Commission
(AUC).
Recently the county has opted to
require developers to get their AUC
approvals before coming to the county
for development permits, said
Simpson.
“We’ve had misunderstandings in
previous years, and as a result of those
experiences, we’ve streamlined our
process to ask that the AUC approval
already be granted prior to seeking
development permit approvals from
the County.”
If the project is approved there can
KNEEHILL COUNCIL
Council pre-approves
$4.5 million in vehicles
Stu Salkeld
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
ECA Review
Kneehill County council preapproved
$4.5 million in vehicles
purchases as staff explained the
municipality’s efforts to deal with
serious supply chain problems. The
decision was made at the Nov. 15 regular
meeting of council.
Councillors heard a presentation
from Director of Infrastructure Mike
Ziehr requesting $4.5 million from the
county’s capital equipment replacement
reserve to purchase many new
vehicles needed by the municipality
complicated by the serious delays
Kneehill County is facing to obtain
them.
“Administration is requesting a preauthorization
to purchase specific
capital equipment and vehicles prior to
the interim budget being approved,”
stated Ziehr’s memo.
“The equipment and vehicles have
been scheduled for procurement based
on the lifecycle replacement strategy
which considers the initial costs,
repair and maintenance costs as well
as the expected disposal revenue.”
Ziehr’s memo listed the following
vehicles: four three quarter ton pickup
trucks, one half ton pick-up truck,
one highway tractor truck, one super
B gravel trailer, one end dump gravel
trailer, three 160M Caterpillar motor
graders, one 14M Caterpillar motor
grader, one fire engine (joint purchase
with Town of Three Hills) and two
community peace officer vehicles.
County Chief Administrative
Officer CAO) Mike Haugen stated the
$4.5 million price tag is a block
amount, meaning the exact prices of
each individual vehicle may not be
presently known, but the total cost of
everything listed will be under the
total pre-authorized amount.
Ziehr stated supply chain delays are
crushingly bad in some cases: some of
the equipment on the list isn’t expected
to be delivered before the fourth
quarter of 2024.
“It is extensive delays on here,” said
Ziehr.
He noted some of the current equipment
is nearing the limit of its lifespan
and the county wants to ensure the
older vehicles still have re-sale value.
On the bright side he reported he’s
been told the Caterpillar equipment
will be held at its current price despite
delivery delays.
During discussion he pointed out
the 160M graders are 4X4 models that
best fit Kneehill’s needs.
Coun. Faye McGhee pointed out the
vehicle replacement was planned
ahead of time and she was glad to see
extra effort exerted to secure the best
deals for Kneehill County.
Coun. Carrie Fobes noted the
Caterpillars appeared to be quoted by
Finning; she asked if any other dealers
were approached as she’d heard
Finning’s has serious supply chain
problems.
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be many benefits, said Simpson.
“To the county, it offers more property
tax revenue and also offers participating
landowners some additional revenue. It
may also lead to some additional jobs
within the county as service and field
technician work for the wind farm. This
project in particular is one of three new
wind farms underway in Paintearth,”
said Simpson.
Promotional banner
Council was able to get a first look at
the design for a new banner advertising
the county.
“The banner highlights some comfortable
images and feelings people in the
area are familiar with,” said Simpson.
The banner will be displayed at community
markets where the County of
Paintearth has made a financial contribution
to some of the market’s costs.
A further policy on which market
groups will be able to receive funding
and how much will come forward to
council at a later date.
Superfluity recently made a sizeable extra donation to each of the
local charities they support throughout the year. Below is a letter
which accompanied each donation:
November 28, 2022
Please find enclosed a special donation to your organization.
We are delighted to present these funds and be of assistance.
Due to the tremendous support from Stettler and area
communities, Superfluity has had an amazing year.
Incoming donations are at an all-time high and customers
from far and near appreciate and support our store.
Our Simply Christmas store drew a huge crowd on opening
day and it was a pleasure to experience.
Our loyal (and in many cases, elderly) volunteers are
dedicated and appreciated.
May this special one-time donation aid your worthy causes
and efforts. We wish you and your organization successful
years ahead.
Sincerely, Superfluity Thrift Shop Board and Volunteers.
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FEATURE
6 D ecember 1'22 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. ECA REVIEW
Be entranced by thousands of lights
Under a blanket of snow, Stettler
Museum slows to a crawl, where the
only activity and light comes from a
lone building, surrounded by twenty-five
quiet buildings and nine acres
of untouched land. And it has done so
since its founding in 1972.
That is, until 2014, when we decided
to Light the Night on the museum’s
grounds.
The first year, sixteen participants
mustered their creativity and braved
the cold to light up all manner of
trees, snowmen, cutouts, and even a
makeshift corral!
In turn, our stalwart staff members
adapted through ten nights of
December weather to usher visitors
through Stettler’s newest winter
attraction (step one: wear lights so
approaching vehicles know when to
stop).
It was a triumphant experiment,
and the next year solidified its success
when the number of participants
nearly tripled, to forty-five.
Having had the first year to test the
waters, it was 2015 when the creativity
of the town really began to shine.
The trees and snowmen of yesteryear
were joined by a small book
nook, a tire tree, decorated farm
equipment, festive Minions, and a
meticulously luminated firetruck.
Now in 2022, we still boast 45-50
participants each year, are proud to
have drawn in 925 vehicles last year
and are continually amazed by the
ingenuity and gumption of the
decorators.
Most of the displays are set up by
local businesses and organizations,
and each gives their display a distinctive
touch, which helps generate a
vibrant, communal atmosphere.
We try to make each year unique
and have set up an annual People’s
Choice Award for the most-voted display,
to encourage innovation and
creativity.
This will also be our third annual
Gingerbread House contest, where
frosting architects of all ages create
festive gingerbread scenes.
Entries are accepted throughout
December, but for optimal exposure,
consider submitting by opening night,
Friday, December 2.
Join us 5:30 to 9pm, Fridays and
Saturdays in December (until
December 24), as well as the 21st and
22nd.
The grounds will once again be
open for walking tours or continue to
enjoy the sights from the comfort (and
warmth) of your vehicle.
Hayrides are available Friday,
December 2 and select other nights.
If you’re looking for an outdoor
family activity, want to be entranced
by thousands of lights, or have ever
wondered just how many ways
someone can make a lighted tree,
remember Stettler’s Light the Night.
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DELBURNE COUNCIL
The holiday
season brings
us no greater
joy than the
opportunity
to express our
thanks for
your trust and
support.
Sgt. Jamie Day of the Three Hills
RCMP was in attendance at the
Delburne village council meeting on
Nov. 22, 2022 to update them on the
work of the detachment.
He advised that calls of service to
Delburne and area were greatly
reduced since more tours were being
made by officers into the area. He
reported that crime policing was down
but crimes against persons have been
going up.
“In the case of sexual assaults, the
detachment gets lots of timely help
from Ottawa headquarters for DNA
profiling and DNA testing”, said Sgt.
Day. We also have access to sketch artists,
adding that these services come
without cost to the province or the
detachment.
The detachment is currently short
one officer so Sgt. Day has been covering
some calls.
He continues to prioritize meeting
community leaders and residents,
attending parades, Remembrance Day
ceremonies and Christmas events in
all detachment-area communities.
“The more community policing”,
said Sgt. Day, “the more crime policing
goes down.”
Sgt. Day said the creation of their
facebook page is going well and once
the staff have been trained, it will be
launched. It is a sharing platform, not
a reporting platform.
“We want to hear directly from the
people we serve about their concerns
or suggested improvements”, said Sgt.
Day.
Recreation and Culture Grant
Every five years, the County of Red
Deer enters into agreements with the
seven urban municipalities within its
municipal boundaries to provide grant
money to share the burden of operating
and maintaining cultural and
recreational facilities in towns and
villages.
The formula includes a $42 per
person fee for county members living
in Delburne’s catchment area—currently
1,300. There is a base amount
which under the new agreement was
doubled from $2,500 to $5,000. Then
there are lump sum grants for specific
Delburne facilities including the
curling rink, ball diamonds, cemetery,
community hall, skateboard park,
splash park and museum.
There is also a new inflation provision
which increases the grant by 2.25
per cent in each of the five years.
The council unanimously approved
a motion to accept the terms of the
Recreation and Culture Grant
Agreement which in year one represents
$86,100.
“This grant makes a huge difference
to the village”, said Mayor Tim Wilson.
“It’s a good deal”.
Library board appointees
Tiffany Therrien and Rene Rusaw
brought their names forward to join
the library board. Both expressed a
wish to offer their skills and time to
SEASON’S GREETING FROM AREA BUSINESSES
L-R: Cindy Tschirren, Kara Tomkow, Alicia Kneeland-Teasdale, Lori McKay
further enhance the great work of the
library.
Council unanimously approved their
appointments.
Costly fire hydrants
Four to five fire hydrants in the village
need replacement as parts are no
longer available to keep them in
working condition. The cost, however,
to replace just one is $25,000.
Council asked the Chief
Administrative Officer (CAO) Karen
Fagan to ask larger municipalities
such as the City of Red Deer whether it
would be possible to piggyback off their
replacement program and get a volume
discount break, or whether there are
any re-conditioned hydrants available
to purchase.
It was agreed that the village should
have a capital replacement program
for hydrants knowing now how expensive
they are to replace.
The CAO will bring forward her
findings to the next meeting.
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ECA REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB December 1'22 9
Family and friends the heart of Letty’s life
Letty (Loretta) Browne passed away
always busy creating crafts for family
unexpectedly on Nov. 21, 2022 at the
and friends.
age of 80 years. Her death is a great
As a friend pointed out, the world
loss to her beloved family and close
blooms a little less bright with her loss.
friends who were so thoroughly
Letty leaves behind her husband of
enriched by her love and devotion.
58 years Darrell Browne, son Brett
Letty was born on Jan. 20, 1942 and
Browne (Cathy Browne), daughter
raised in the small rural community of
Becky Osoba (Perry Danylyshyn),
Endiang, Alta. An only-child she cherished
the love of her mother Vi (Violet)
Van Dale), grandson Dryden Browne,
granddaughter Alexis Van Dale (Nick
and a large extended family including
great grandson Theodore Van Dale,
her Grammy, uncle
and adopted grandchildren Amber
Herman and other members
of the Schultz family
who farmed in the Endiang
and Scapa areas.
Letty left the community
for a time with her mother
and stepfather. She earned
her education degree while
living in southern
California but returned
home to marry partner for
life Darrell Browne on July
11, 1964.
She began her teaching career in
Browne
Byemoor, Alta. but the couple moved to
Stettler shortly before the birth of their
son Brett in 1967. They were blessed
with a second child Becky in 1972 and
Letty took time off from teaching to
nurture her young family.
It wasn’t long before she returned to
teaching, first as a kindergarten
instructor and then as a Grade 2
Supply chain issues
Cont’d from Pg 5
Ziehr noted Kneehill County uses
several methods for obtaining offers
and all are in line with the trade
agreement but are not always open
bid.
Ziehr added that some details like
warranty have yet to be ironed out.
Fobes asked if the county has ever
considered leasing, to which Ziehr
responded yes, the idea has been
investigated but when the numbers
were crunched leasing didn’t seem to
come out in Kneehill’s favour; he
pointed out issues such as equipment
modifications and repairs.
Fobes stated she had a ratepayer
question, specifically a concern from
three ratepayers who apparently saw a
Kneehill County pick-up truck leaving
the municipality at about 5 p.m. and
wished to know why that was
occurring.
The CAO answered by saying some
vehicles in that situation may be oncall
and some employees take vehicles
as a taxable benefit.
Coun. Laura Lee Machell-
Cunningham asked how elected
councillors have a say in the vehicle
replacement programs, adding she
gets questions from ratepayers about
all the brand new trucks county staff
are driving.
The CAO responded Kneehill
County has benchmarks for vehicle
teacher at Waverly School where she
also taught music.
“Mrs. Browne” was a fixture at the
school until its closing when she
moved to Stettler elementary school. In
a 30-plus year career as a teacher, she
touched the lives of hundreds of
Stettler children who often stopped to
say “Hi” when she was out in the
community.
In the early 80’s Letty and Darrell
purchased an acreage just
west of Stettler. Their family
flourished in the embrace of
this little piece of paradise
where bountiful gardens, fruit
trees and flowers bloomed
under their careful attention.
It has always been a place of
love and friendship where
everyone was welcome.
Family and friends were at
the heart of Letty’s life. She
was never happier than when
she was together with those
she loved, whether it was in at the
curling rink, out camping and fishing,
or chatting around the kitchen table.
Letty and Darrell travelled the province
supporting their children and
later grandchildren in their sporting
and recreational endeavours but also
enjoyed the quiet pleasures of their
acreage. Letty was an avid reader, a
fan of curling and baseball, and was
replacement such as keeping them
when they’re under warranty and not
running a vehicle into the ground so it
has little re-sale value.
Haugen stated councillors would see
vehicle replacements in the budgeting
process and within five and ten year
capital plans.
Haugen also reiterated the large preapproval
was being done to address
supply chain delays.
Machell-Cunningham asked how
old equipment is disposed of. Ziehr
answered several different methods
are used, including auctions and
closed tender, to get the best return.
Haugen pointed out Kneehill County
may price and advertise a vehicle
locally to give neighbouring municipalities
a chance to buy it if they wish.
Councillors unanimously approved
spending up to $4,500,000 from the capital
equipment replacement reserve to
fund the purchase of the equipment
and vehicles 3” listed wide above. version
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Please be advised the Village of Donalda is proposing to increase the local franchise
fee, which is charged to Apex Utilities Inc. effective January 15, 2023, as per Council
The franchise fee will be increased from 16%to 17% on the delivery charge of Apex Utilities Inc.
The average residential increase has been estimated at $0.81 per month.
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Danylyshyn (Evan Rosentreter) and
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A funeral service for Letty will be
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10 D ecember 1'22 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. ECA REVIEW
OBITUARY
Was a true cowboy until his passing
Harvey Otto Stuber passed
away peacefully at Seasons
Retirement Community in High
River, Alta. on Mon. Nov. 21,
2022 at 84 years old. Harvey was
a husband, father, son, brother,
brother-in-law, neighbour,
friend, rancher and cowboy. He
loved his family and friends; his
passions were his ranch and
animals.
Harvey was the first child
born to Otto and Mary Stuber.
He grew up and attended school
in Medicine Hat, Alta. where he
learned to play hockey and
apparently was the undisputed
marble champion!
He moved to
Hanna with his
family in 1955.
There, he attended
church where he met
his future wife,
Della. He and Della
got to know each
other when he was
hired to work on
Della’s parents’ farm
southwest of Hanna.
They were married
on Dec. 7, 1963.
Stuber
Harvey and Della lived south
of Hanna, where Dad worked as
a hired hand until he and mom
bought his parents’ ranch southeast
of Hanna in 1964. They
remained on that ranch until
retiring in 2006.
Harvey kept busy with his
ranch and his family. He and
Della parented their two daughters
while running the ranch,
which included all tasks and
responsibilities associated with
farming and ranching: sowing
and harvesting crops; raising
and training horses; raising and
marketing cattle, pigs and
poultry; milking cows; and
keeping dogs and cats. He was
skillful and meticulous with his
cattle and horses.
One fond memory of dad was
after he had moved from independent
living into the
retirement home. He stayed
with Janice on the farm for a
few days and wanted to go out to
the coulee on the side-by-side
and check the cows. He was the
first to notice a single cow was
off by herself and sure enough,
we investigated and discovered
she had foot rot. Always a diligent
rancher!
Dad and mom taught us the
ropes when it came to breaking
and riding horses as well as
checking, herding, sorting and
generally dealing with cattle
and other farm animals.
They spent years working
hard on the ranch and attending
auction markets to buy and sell
cattle and horses. They travelled
endlessly to haul us to rodeos,
horse shows, Big
Country Riding and
Roping Club (BCRR))
events, 4-H, music lessons,
swimming and
figure skating lessons.
Dad was a detail guy.
He worked together with
mom to ensure the
ranch was tidy, the animals
were cared for, and
the fences were mended
and painted. Perhaps
his attention to detail was, in
part, why he was the designated
prairie oyster surgeon (a.k.a.
castrator) at many community
brandings.
Harvey was uncomplicated.
He preferred to lead a quiet
simple life. If he wasn’t eating
Alberta beef, his meal of choice
was a bologna sandwich. He also
loved “Christmas dinner with
all the fixin’s”.
He took time to think things
through but once he made his
decision, that was that. He was
quietly wise and soft-spoken
unless he was dealing with an
unruly cow or an opponent who
slashed him in a hockey game.
He also did not like it much
when the Flames lost.
At one of the last Handhills
Turkey Suppers he attended
with Lorna, he remained silent
throughout the meal until he
finally said, “There are sure a
lot of old people here,” to which
Lorna immediately replied,
“Have you looked in the mirror
lately?” And then he laughed
loudly.
Dad’s hearty guffaw was well
known. He had a memorable
and unmistakably dry sense of
humour and was known to have
a lot of fun with neighbours,
friends and family.
There were team roping weekends,
dancing up a storm at
community dances and basement
parties, card playing and
all night canasta tournaments,
old-timer hockey games and
occasional vacations to BC,
California, Las Vegas and
Arizona when mom could pry
him off the ranch, which wasn’t
often; he hated being away from
home.
When we were kids, we
bought him a T-shirt that said,
“I Hate Holidays”. Dad was the
only person on the beach or 30
degree heat wearing jeans and
cowboy boots!
He loved playing as well as
watching hockey and continued
playing well into his forties. In
his last game he was awarded a
trophy for “Best Effort”.
Dad was a true cowboy to the
end. When his dementia took
over, his mind and body started
to fail; doctors told him he
needed to use an oxygen
machine. He hated having the
tubing poke into his nose and
staff at his residence told us that
whenever they put the tubing
into his nose and around his
head, he would rip it off, twirl it
around over his head, and then
throw it across the room as if it
were a lasso.
He always greeted the staff
with a “Howdy”, and after several
months, one of the staff, a
lovely woman from Eastern
Europe, finally asked Lorna,
“What does ‘howdy’ mean? You
always say that to your dad
when you come to visit, and he
always says it to us when we
come into his room. I don’t know
this word.” Lorna told her, “It’s
the way cowboys say hello.”
Harvey is predeceased by his
wife of 47 years, Della. his
father, Otto and his mother,
Mary.
He is survived by daughters
Janice and Lorna; sister
Mable (Ben) Rath; brothers
Roger (Sandra) Stuber and
Gerry (Gail) Stuber; niece
Marnie; nephews Darren
(Pierrette) and
Kent (Caterina);
plus numerous
aunts, uncles,
cousins and greatnieces
and
nephews.
A memorial
and burial for
Harvey will be
held in the spring
of 2023 in Hanna.
Details will be
forthcoming.
In lieu of
flowers, donations
in memory
of Harvey can be
made directly to
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Stroke
Foundation 119 14 Street
NW, Floor One, Calgary,
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ECA REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB December 1'22 11
REAL ESTATE/HOMES
OBITUARIES
Contagious smile and laugh remembered
Connie Campbell
1959 ~ 2022
Connie June Campbell sadly passed
away on Nov. 18, 2022 in Yuma, Ariz. at
the age of 63 years.
Connie is survived by her husband
Dan, son Derrick (Katie) Campbell,
daughter Dawn (Russell) Lyon, grandchildren:
Scotland, Jorgie, Courtney,
Scarlett, Lyla and Sutter.
She also leaves behind her sisters
Valerie (Dale) Falk, Marjorie (Stan)
Pudlowski; brothers Norman (Brenda)
Van Petten, Sid (Peggy) Van Petten;
sister-in-law Virginia Van Petten; and
many nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by her sisters
Kathy and Diane, brothers Arnold and
Dennis and parents Stewart and
Clarece Van Petten.
Connie was born in Camrose, Alta.
on June 18, 1959. She was one of nine
Van Petten children born to Stewart
and Clarece. She grew up on the family
farm and attended school in Rosalind.
She met the love of her life Dan
Campbell and they were married on
July 7, 1979. They had two children
Derrick and Dawn.
Dan’s career with CN relocated them
to many places in the years to come,
finally landing them in Hanna, Alta.
in 1991 where she spent the rest of her
life. She began working at
ConocoPhillips where she later retired
after 17 years.
She loved golfing, winning various
club championships, and curling in the
winters with her husband. As her kid’s
activities took over, she spent her
winters in hockey rinks and summers enjoyed their winters in the sunshine.
at swim meets all over Alberta.
Connie will be remembered for her
She loved to travel and
warm heart, kind soul, and her
enjoyed camping in the
contagious smile and laugh.
Kananaskis and being
She will be forever loved and
wherever her kids and
cherished by all who knew her.
grandkids were.
A memorial service will be
Connie remained active
held in the new year.
her whole life, either on the
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Elizabeth (Betty) Arnold
Aug. 2, 1945 - Nov. 22, 2022
Betty C. Arnold, age 77 passed away
peacefully on Tues. Nov. 22, 2022 at
Stettler Alberta hospital with her
family by her side.
Betty was born to Joseph and Rose
Simon at Saskatoon, Sask. on Aug. 2,
1945.
Betty spent many years in Rabbit
Lake until she later moved to Big
Beaver and Bengough. She then later
moved to Stettler, Alta. where she
spent the last 30 years.
Betty enjoyed gardening and had a
love for flowers. Many people
remember her being goofy, fun to be
around, dancing and stern when she
needed to be.
She was predeceased by her parents
Joseph and Rose Simon, nephews Matt
Trout and Harvey
Krelow.
Betty will forever
be
remembered by
her husband Ron
Arnold, her
daughter Bonnie
(Glenn) Lillejord,
granddaughter
Reena, great
granddaughter
Felicity and
Macey, granddaughter
Jodi
(Leith)
Watamanuk,
great grandchildren:
Marissa,
Aurora, Geriko
and Alyss;
daughter,
Dawnita (Melvin)
Holmes, grandchildren
Catlin
(Justin), Chass
(Cory) and great
grandchildren
Alexis, Hailey,
Karson and
Kenzie; Ron’s
daughters Barb
and family, Diane
and family,
Jackie, Taniassa
and family.
Betty is also
survived by her
sisters and
brothers: Agnus
Peters, Lilian
Sarenco, Elaine
Quessy, Joyce
Simon, Gladys
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WHICH LIES TO THE NORTH EAST OF THE RESERVOIR AS SHOWN
OUTLINED RED ON RIGHT OF WAY PLAN 6049HW
CONTAINING 26.345 HECTARES (65.11 ACRES) MORE OR LESS
EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS
AND THE RIGHT TO WORK THE SAME
Contains 65.11 acres all native pasture. 2022 county taxes were $94.07. 2022 industrial
lease income was $289.80 (not guaranteed).
INCLUDED ASSOCIATED LEASED PASTURE LANDS:
1. Alberta Power (2000) Ltd. pasture lease located above Battle River Reservoir
including the following lands in Flagstaff County:
SE 31-40-15 W4 16.01 acres
SW 31-40-15 W4 8.56 acres
NE 30-40-15 W4 5.39 acres
N ½ 29-40-15 W4 35.53 acres
Total leased area 65.49 acres
Present lease rate is $8.00 per acre.
2. Flagstaff County
Road Plan 882-2820 lease agreement dated October 24, 2007 with Flagstaff
County and Alberta Power (2000) Ltd. Approximate area of 7.403 acres pasture
fenced.
3. Private Lease Agreement with adjacent land owner - 7.8 acres of pasture located
in SW corner of SW 32-40-15 W4. Land is fenced in with existing pasture.
Total leased pasture land is approximately 80.693 acres more or less.
2023 property taxes will be paid in full by any successful purchaser without
adjustment. No adjustment for any lease/rental income received prior to closing
date. Any successful purchaser will receive any/all future surface lease payments after
closing date. Seller will assign the existing pasture leases to any successful purchaser.
Tenders must be for the purchase of both SE 31-40-15 W4 and Part SW 31-40-15 W4
and the existing pasture leases.
Tenders are to be submitted in sealed envelopes marked “Marcinkoski Tender”, with
tenderer’s GST number and accompanied by a certified cheque or bank draft made
payable to Andreassen Borth in trust for 5% of the amount of the tender and must be
delivered before 12:00 noon on December 21, 2022 to the offices of Andreassen Borth,
Barristers and Solicitors, 5014-50 Street, P.O. Box 727, Killam, Alberta, TOB 2LO.
The balance of the purchase price shall be paid to Andreassen Borth on or before
January 31, 2023. The seller and any successful purchaser will share the cost of title
insurance on the purchase. Tenders are irrevocable and shall remain open until dealt
with by the offices of Andreassen Borth. Tenders will not be opened in public. If a
successful tenderer does not complete the purchase after acceptance of that tender,
their deposit shall be forfeited to the owner. The highest or any tender will not
necessarily be accepted. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all tenders.
Deposits received from any unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them by regular
mail.
For further information, or to arrange an appointment to view the subject property,
please call Bob at (780) 781-1432.

12 D ecember 1'22 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. ECA REVIEW
Infectious laugh and
incredibly kind heart
Bradley James Richaud
Nov. 30, 1966 - April 10, 2022
Bradley James Richaud of Castor,
Alta. passed away suddenly on April
10, 2022, at the age of 55 years.
Bradley, youngest son of Louis and
Eleanor Richaud, was born on Nov. 30,
1966 at Galahad, Alta.
Brad grew up on the family farm
near Forestburg, Alta. where he helped
with the race horses and
farm operations. He
attended Forestburg
School for Grades 1-12.
Growing up, summers
were often spent at the
race tracks with his
family and the horses.
From a young age,
Brad loved to drive and
given the chance, he was
often the first one to the
steering wheel of any
vehicle or piece of
equipment.
In his younger years, he
had a strong passion for
motorcycles and preferred
to spend most of
his time on one wheel, rather than two.
As he grew older, his passion
changed to trucks and he was only too
happy to spin the wheels.
Upon graduating from Forestburg
High School in 1986, Brad worked at
various jobs.
In June of 1988, Brad began employment
at the local Paintearth Mine,
where he worked as a heavy equipment
operator.
On Oct. 26, 1991 he married Corrine
Blonski of Castor. Brad and Corrine
have two children: Blaire, born
September 1993 and Jayden, born June
1995.
Brad and Corrine resided in
Forestburg until 1994 when they
moved to Castor. Shortly thereafter,
Brad’s employment transferred to the
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Forever loved
Wayne “Harley” Endersby
Feb. 18, 1948- Nov. 23, 2022
Wayne “Harley” Endersby of
Medicine Hat, Alta. passed away at
home surrounded by people that loved
him on Nov. 23, 2022, at the age of 74.
Harley will be forever loved, remembered
and missed by his partner,
Brenda Dube; his daughter, Cheryl
Endersby-Connelly (Robert); daughter,
Kim Turton (Mike); son, Lincoln
Endersby; and step-daughter, Rachael
Wilson (Carrie).
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Sheerness Coal Mine near Hanna.
Mining was one of his passions and
he was very proud of the fact that he
operated the large dragline excavators.
Brad worked at Sheerness Mine/
Westmoreland Coal/Prairie Mines &
Royalty, right up until the time of his
passing.
Brad enjoyed the outdoors and
camping with family and friends. He
loved Autumn, when he looked
forward to spending time
hunting, shooting and fishing.
He enjoyed his work and fellow
co-workers.
Brad was known by all for
his warm personality, quick
wit, sarcasm and sense of
humour. He had an infectious
laugh and incredibly kind
heart. Brad will forever be
greatly missed by all who
knew him.
Brad was predeceased by his
paternal grandparents Louis
and Bertha Richaud, maternal
grandparents Fred and Lydia
Roth (Dietrich), and mother-inlaw
Verna Blonski.
Left to cherish his memory are his
wife Corrine; children Blaire (Jared)
Dewald, Jayden Richaud (Logan
Tisdel); parents Louis and Eleanor
Richaud; brother Maurice (Sonja)
Richaud and their children, Leah
Richaud (and daughter Everleigh),
Garrett Richaud; father-in-law John
(Fran) Blonski; sister-in-law Debbie
McCallum (Lewis Gamroth) and
family, sister-in-law Peggy Bower
(former husband Les) and family, as
well as several great nieces and
nephews; numerous aunts, uncles,
cousins, friends and co-workers.
If family and friends so desire,
memorial contributions in Brad’s
memory may be made to the Alberta
Heart and Stroke Foundation or the
Alberta Diabetes Foundation.
Also his grandchildren,
Trelle
(Andrew), Olivia,
Tiffany (Jordan),
Cole and great
granddaughter,
Sara; his
brothers, Dan
(Dianna), Dennis
(Ella), Rick
(Cherryl), and
Todd; as well as
numerous nieces,
nephews, cousins
and friends.
He was predeceased
in death
by his parents,
Dan and June
Endersby.
A Celebration
of Life will be
held in the spring
2023.
Condolences
may be made at
www.gracememorial.com.
Arrangements are
made by Grace
Memorial
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& Cremation, 1924
10th Ave NW,
Medicine Hat, Alta.
T1C 1T5; 403-905-
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