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ECA Review/J.Webster 

INDEX 

Castor council ............................. 2 

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

RCMP ................................... 4, 12 

Mirror news ................................ 5 

Castor news ................................ 5 

Viewpoints ............................. 6, 7 

Agriculture ......................... 9 - 13 

Parliament ................................. 9 

Stettler county council ........ 10, 13 

Kneehill council ....................... 11 

Classifieds/Careers ................... 14 

Obituary ................................... 15 

Coronation council: 

Approves 

property 

acquisition 

of unpaid 

tax rolls 

Page 2 

Consort 

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CORONATION COUNCIL 

Approves property acquisition of unpaid tax rolls 

Sarah Baker 

ECA Review 

Coronation town council 

approved the acquisition of 

properties in town with unpaid 

tax rolls during the meeting on 

Feb. 27. 

This decision came based on a 

letter from the auditors which 

was received regarding properties 

with unpaid accounts. 

The longer the accounts accumulate 

and grow there is more 

of a cost, stated Town Chief 

Administrative Officer (CAO) 

Quinton Flint. 

“If we do not have ownership 

there is nothing that can be 

done.” 

A motion was made to 

 

acquire all the properties in a 3 

to 2 vote. Coun. Matthew 

Peacock and Deputy Mayor Ron 

Checkel were opposed. 

Kids can play 

A proposal was presented by 

Coun. Peacock regarding the 

Coronation Elks Kids Can Play 

program. 

“The Coronation Elks 360 

Kids Can Play program has 

made a significant impact on 

the lives of our children, promoting 

physical activity, 

fostering social connections and 

encouraging personal growth 

and development,” said the 

councillor. 

The request to council was a 

grant of $500 annually to cover 

CASTOR COUNCIL 

TOWN OF CORONATION 

PROVINCE OF ALBERTA 

2023 Assessment Notices 

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of 

Section 311 of the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes 

of Alberta 2000, Chapter M-26 that the Town of Coronation has 

mailed Assessment Notices to all persons appearing on the 

Assessment Roll as of the Assessment Date of February 14th, 

2023. 

Any person who desires to object to the entry of his/her name 

or that of any other person upon the said roll or to the assessed 

value placed upon any property must lodge his/her complaint(s) 

in writing and submit to the Clerk of the Assessment Review 

Board on or before April 17th, 2023. 

Pursuant to Town of Coronation Bylaw 2011-594, a charge is 

required for each assessment appeal. The fee is refundable 

if the Assessment Review Board makes a decision in favor of 

the complainant, pursuant to Section 481(2) of the Municipal 

Government Act. The Board may refund fees to other 

complainants at their discretion. 

Assessment complaints, with the applicable fee, can be 

forwarded to the Assessment Appeal Board Clerk of the Town of 

Coronation at Box 219, Coronation, Alberta T0C 1C0. 

All assessed persons are deemed to have received their notice 

as a result of this publication. If you have not received an 

Assessment Notice for the property you own in the Town of 

Coronation, please contact the Town Office at 403-578-3679. 

Quinton Flint, Chief Administrative Officer 

Town of Coronation 

equipment, facilities and 

staffing costs. 

A motion was made to grant 

the annual donation of $500 

which was carried 

unanimously. 

Borrowing bylaw 

Council gave first reading to 

the borrowing bylaw which 

would allow the town to put up 

to $950,000 on a line of credit. It 

will be advertised for public 

input. 

Electric vehicle charging 

Council approved unanimously 

to apply for a grant in 

order to put six level 2 charging 

stations in the community. 

They are considering two at the 

Community members angered by 

council’s decision on accessibility ramp 

Sarah Baker 


Castor town council received four 

letters from members of the community 

requesting councillors change 

their decision in denying F.C. Hunt 

Agencies an encroachment on town 

property needed for a wheelchair 

accessibility ramp. 

The letters were read during the 

regular council meeting on Feb. 27 

with many community members 

present in council chambers. 

The decision to deny the encroachment 

was made at a previous council 

meeting. 

Council members listened as Town 

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) 

Donna Rowland and Mayor Richard 

Elhard read each of the letters out 

loud for everyone in attendance to 

hear. 

A wide range of emotions and points 

were made and described with each. 

“As a senior in the Town of Castor I 

am extremely angry and disheartened 

regarding the recent decision,” stated 

Beth Elhard. 

“Rather than considering the welfare 

and interests of the citizens, the 

decision discriminates against a large 

number of them [seniors],” wrote 

Barbara Zimmerman. 

In the letters, there was also a concern 

brought forward regarding the 

possible loss of the facility because of 

the denial of the ramp. 

“It is important for our community 

to be able to keep this service here, but 

if it is not accessible to all do we run 

the risk of losing it to a bigger centre?” 

stated the Phillip and Shelly Pals 

letter. 

Councillors made no comments 

regarding the letters but a motion was 

made to accept the correspondence as 

information and carried unanimously. 

Library handicapped washroom 

The library board made a request 

from council for approval to construct 

a handicap-accessible washroom. That 

approval is required before the 

library board can begin searching for 

a contractor. 

To fund the project the library 

board is looking into the handicap 

accessibility grant and conducting 

fundraising, said Coun. Shawn Peach. 

During discussion some concerns 

were raised including whether clients 

attending adult learning would be 

allowed to use the handicapped-accessible 

bathroom. 

“We would definitely want 

to make sure it is available 

to a handicapped individual 

in adult learning,” said 

Coun. Peach. 

The motion to approve 

was carried unanimously. 

Borrowing Bylaw 

Council gave the first 

reading to the borrowing 

bylaw for $800,000 in the 

event Castor is unsuccessful 

in securing any grant 

funding for the arena ice 

plant. 

“Ideally we should know 

about our grant funding 

before we have to borrow 

money,” said CAO Rowland. 

The mayor noted the 

project is going ahead 

regardless of whether grant 

funding is approved or not. 

“We are starting this 

project, we have to have 

funding, that is why this 

item is coming before you,” 

said Mayor Elhard. 

Lodge vacancies 

Councillors heard in a 

report that currently 

Paintearth Lodge has 22 

vacancies, the largest 

number of vacancies the 

lodge has ever had. 

In order to address the 

issue some marketing has 

been done promoting Castor 

and the lodge. As well members 

of the committee will 

be attending a trade show to 

get the word out. 

“I truly believe in the 

lodge and we will get out of 

this,” said Coun. Trudy 

Kilner.. 

Spray park committee 

Council approved the 

Spray Park committee members 

including Coun. Cecil 

Yates, Coun. Kevin 

McDougall, Tracy Bowen, 

Jacquie Baldwin, Sharmain 

Bucklaschuk, Sandy 

Shipton and CAO Rowland. 

community hall and four 

near the hockey arena. 

Council heard that having 

the charging stations could 

increase tourism and business 

within the community. 

Ski Club donation 

The Valley Ski Club 

requested a donation from 

council to go towards activities 

they are doing to 

celebrate the 75th anniversary 

of their recreational 

organization. 

Council made a motion to 

donate a prize including 

four golf passes, a two-night 

stay at the campground and 

$250 in Coronation Cash. 

The motion was carried 

unanimously. 

Walk-in addiction & 

mental health services 

TOWN OF CORONATION 

NOTICE: 

Bylaw No. 2023-696 - “Borrowing Bylaw” 

Notice is hereby given that Bylaw No. 2023-696, the “Borrowing 

Bylaw,” has received first reading on Feburary 27th, 2023, and 

will be open to the public for appeal until March 14th, 2023. 

The Borrowing Bylaw will allow the Town of Coronation to 

lend up to $950,000.00 in debenture to pay for essential sewer 

and road repairs within the municipality. These repairs are 

necessary to maintain the safety and quality of our community’s 

infrastructure and will benefit all residents and businesses in the 

area. 

To submit a petition in accordance with Section 231 of the 

Municipal Government Act: 

• Electors may submit a petition for a vote of the electors to 

determine whether the proposed bylaw or resolution should 

be passed. 

• A petition must be submitted within 15 days after the last 

date on which the proposed bylaw or resolution is advertised. 

• Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Municipal Government Act, an 

“elector” means: 

• A person who is eligible to vote in the election for a councillor 

under the Local Authorities Election Act. 

Pursuant to Section 47(1) of the Local Authorities Election Act, a 

person is eligible to vote in an election if the person 

• is at least 18 years old, 

• is a Canadian citizen, 

resides in Alberta and the person’s place of residence is located 

in the local jurisdiction on election day. And in accordance with 

Section 223 and Section 251 of the Municipal Government Act, 

a poll may be demanded in the Town of Coronation by electors 

equal to at least 10% of the population. 

The petition for a vote must be received by the Chief 

Administrative Officer within 15 days of the last publication 

of the notice and shall contain on each page “an accurate and 

identical statement of the purpose of the petition”. Further 

requirements of the petition are provided in Section 224 of the 

Municipal Government Act. 

We invite members of the public to review the Borrowing 

Bylaw and submit any appeals in writing to the Town Chief 

Administrative Officer before March 14th, 2023. This is an 

important opportunity for residents to voice their opinions and 

concerns regarding the proposed borrowing, and we encourage 

all interested parties to participate in the appeal process. 

For more information about the Borrowing Bylaw, the appeal 

process, or how to submit a petition for a vote of the electors, 

please contact the Town Office at 403-578-3679 or visit our 

website at www.coronation.ca. 

Thank you for your attention to this matter. 

Mondays 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

At Coronation Hospital & Care 

Centre, without an appointment. 

Or to find the support right for 

you call 1-888-594-0211. 

Sincerely, 

Quinton Wintfley, Chief Administrative Officer 

Chow Now trailer 

Council approved the purchase 

of the Chow Now 

trailer for $38,000. 

During discussion about 

the purchase of the portable 

kitchen trailer, some council 

members wondered whether 

it would be used. 

“I like the idea, I just want 

to make sure it is being utilized,” 

said Coun. Mark 

Stannard. 

In response, CAO Flint 

suggested that there has 

been some interest in the 

use of the trailer already. 

The motion to approve the 

purchase was carried 

unanimously.

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Increase in Bashaw septic 

receiving station fee 

Stu Salkeld 

Local Journalism Initiative reporter 


The Town of Bashaw has seen an 

increase in the use of its septic 

receiving station and is moving to 

increase the fee associated with the 

service. 

First reading of the bylaw to 

increase the septic receiving station 

fee was passed at the March 1 regular 

council meeting. 

Town Chief Administrative Officer 

(CAO) Theresa Fuller presented councillors 

with a draft bylaw which 

proposed increasing the user fee for 

the septic receiving station which 

some users may refer to as a sewer 

dump. 

During discussion Fuller noted that 

the Town of Bashaw saw a large 

increase in users of its sewer dump 

after the County of Stettler closed 

some of its lagoons in 2022. 

She explained that the town’s septic 

station requires a user card which is 

available after a user signs a contract 

with the Town of Bashaw. 

Coun. Kyle McIntosh observed that 

the bylaw essentially proposed to 

increase the sewer dump fee by about 

10 per cent. 

The CAO responded that she had 

some trouble finding other communities 

to compare Bashaw to, as most 

other municipalities charge sewer disposal 

by the load whereas Bashaw 

charges by the cubic metre. 

McIntosh was still hesitant. “It still 

feels low to me,” said McIntosh, adding 

that the fee could be adjusted in the 

future if it was indeed too low. 

Coun. Cindy Orum stated she felt 

councillors should just pass first 

reading and then publicly advertise 

the bylaw to gather public comment on 

the proposed increase. 

McIntosh stated he wouldn’t mind 

some extra time to look into sewer 

dump fees in other communities to 

ensure Bashaw’s was fair. 

The CAO noted sewer dump equipment 

is not cheap, as the grinder alone 

costs $21,000. Fuller also added that 

some users dump septic loads that 

start at 6,000 metres cubed and go up 

from there. 

Councillors unanimously passed 

first reading of the bylaw. 

New RCMP sergeant 

During his committee report Mayor 

Rob McDonald stated he’d met with a 

senior RCMP official who confirmed 

BASHAW COUNCIL 

Town wants partners for hazardous waste collection 

Stu Salkeld 



The Town of Bashaw will poll surrounding 

municipalities to see if 

they’re willing to chip in on a hazardous 

waste collection event. The 

discussion was held at the March 1 regular 

meeting of council. 

Town Chief Administrative officer 

(CAO) Theresa Fuller asked councillors 

to decide how they’d like to 

proceed with a hazardous waste 

“round up” event. 

“The Town of Bashaw provides a 

household hazardous waste round up 

every second year,” stated Fuller in 

her report to council. 

“In 2021 the town hosted a round up 

and the processing fee was $4,266.15. 

We were planning to host another 

event this year, however we received 

2023 processing fee at a total of $7,131. 

The quote was based on the volume of 

product processed in 2021.” 

Readers should note many communities 

hold hazardous material or toxic 

round up events to collect such materials, 

properly dispose of them and 

ensure they don’t end up in sewers, 

water infrastructure, groundwater or 

other delicate areas. 

Fuller advised councillors the quote 

was higher than expected, and the 

only provincial grant money she could 

find for this event covered promotional 

costs. 

She noted the landfill in the City of 

Camrose no longer accepts household 

hazardous waste and instead recommends 

residents go to a private 

business. However, the city offered to 

take Bashaw household hazardous 

waste if Bashaw helped pay the cost. 

The CAO noted councillors had 

Bashaw’s new detachment commander 

has been selected, but not yet 

publicized. 

McDonald stated all he could say is 

that the new commander will be an 

RCMP officer who is being promoted 

to sergeant, the rank needed to command 

the Bashaw detachment. 

Also, the mayor noted the RCMP 

assured him there are no plans to combine 

the Bashaw detachment with 

Stettler; apparently this was simply an 

idea that had been mentioned which 

took on a life of its own. 

Meet the public 

Mayor McDonald asked the opinions 

of his peers on a new idea: coffee with 

council once a month. 

McDonald stated the council would 

host a drop-in coffee session with the 

public once a month, perhaps on a 

Saturday morning for a few hours. 

“Very informal, just show up and 

chat,” stated the mayor. 

He proposed the council start this 

program soon, this month specifically 

and added it wouldn’t be necessary for 

staff to be there. Councillors unanimously 

agreed to begin the program 

March 11. 

Prices going up 

Councillors unanimously passed 

third reading of bylaw 819 2023 which 

amends the town’s master rates bylaw, 

specifically the utility service customer 

fee by increasing the fixed 

component/flat fee bi-monthly charge 

to $75.50. 

First and second reading were 

passed at a previous council meeting. 

Required bylaw 

Town council unanimously passed 

all readings necessary to bring into 

effect the new bylaw enforcement 

officer bylaw. 

The CAO noted the provincial government 

requires Bashaw to have this 

bylaw. 

“This bylaw is a requirement they 

have imposed,” stated Fuller’s report 

to council. Fuller noted Bashaw in the 

past did have such a bylaw but it was 

marked as repealed and never 

replaced. 

Coun. Orom asked how the village 

handles a bylaw complaint. The CAO 

stated the Town of Bashaw contracts 

Camrose County to handle its bylaw 

enforcement, so when a complaint is 

received its forwarded to the county 

for review. 

three options: hold the toxic round up 

with local taxpayers picking up the 

bill, cancel the event or sign an agreement 

with the City of Camrose for 

their help. 

When asked if this program was different 

from the spring clean-up, Fuller 

answered yes, the spring/fall events 

include unwanted items that are 

picked up by town staff while the toxic 

round up is for hazardous materials 

such as car batteries and paint. The 

spring clean-up event also includes a 

fee for service. 

Coun. Kyle McIntosh asked if the 

toxic round up used to be annually 

held, to which Fuller answered yes, but 

it was changed to semi-annually 

because there are fewer grants available 

for this. 

Coun. Jackie Northey asked if users 

pay anything for the toxic round up to 

which the CAO answered no and also 

pointed out Bashaw doesn’t have anything 

in a bylaw or policy requiring 

the users to pay for this service. 

Fuller also stated there seems to be a 

Morrin Community 

Hall Association 

Annual 

General Meeting 

Tues. March 14, 2023 

7 p.m. at Morrin Community Hall 

We are looking for 

new members. 

Topic of discussion: 

Future of the Hall. 

Looking forward to 

seeing you there! 

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Notice of Development 

Make use of your windows. 

For power outages, emergency power 

troubles and service requests, contact 

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Tips Annual for Spring Cleaning and C 

General Meeting 

Monday, March 20 

Spring can be an erratic season but your windows can 

help equalize the temperature. Leave your blinds/drape 

open when it’s colder so the sunlight can warm up your 

home and close them when it is warmer. 

7:30pm at Big Valley Legion Hall 

Main Street, Big Valley, Alberta 

Change the direction of airflow on your ceiling fan. 

For more In winter, information let the fan please push warm contact air down towards the 

Jolena floor. Hullmann This means at 403-323-0738 the fan is rotating or clockwise. In spring 

when fennrea@gmail.com. 

dusting those fan blades, switch the direction 

(set the fan to rotate counter clockwise) and draw air 

upwards, cooling the room and ensuring constant 

airflow. 

Turn that fan off when you leave. 

Fans don’t actually cool down the room, they create a 

wind chill effect on the skin. Leaving your fan on when 

you aren’t in the room just moves the air around; it doe 

not cool. 

Check the fridge’s door seal. 

Your refrigerator uses up to 11% of your home’s energy 

so make sure the seals on your refrigerator and freezer 

doors are clean and tight. 

Clean the sliding door track now that the 

weather is warmer. 

If your home has a sliding glass door, clean out the 

track. Dirt and grit in the track can ruin the door’s seal 

and create gaps where heat or cold air can escape. 

Close the flue. 

When cleaning out your fireplace after a winter of cozy 

fires, make sure you close the flue (damper) because 

heat rises and the chimney is the fastest way out during 

colder nights. 

The following Development Permit was issued in accordance 

with the Town of Hanna Land Use Bylaw #967-2012. Written 

appeals can be submitted to the Town Office. 

Date Issued: February 28, 2023 

Appeal Deadline: March 29, 2023 

lot of encouragement to recycle but few 

programs to help pay for it. 

During discussion it was pointed out 

some users who drop toxic materials 

off are not residents of Bashaw but 

rather of the surrounding 

municipalities. 

The CAO noted organizers have 

never actually kept track of where the 

users are from though. 

McIntosh stated he felt the hazardous 

waste round up is a good 

program but also felt Bashaw should 

have some partners to help pay for it. 

Coun. Bryan Gust, looking at the 

quote of about $7,000 from the landfill, 

stated he felt that amount of money 

probably didn’t justify spending a lot of 

time organizing partners for this 

program. 

Councillors eventually decided to 

have town staff contact surrounding 

municipalities to see if they’d be 

willing to kick in some funding to help 

pay for the household hazardous waste 

round up program. 

Development: D08-23 

Civic: 608 7th Avenue West 

Legal: Lot: 17 Block: 2 Plan: 7510043 Roll#: 120000 

Land Use District: R1 – Single Detached Residential 

Proposed Development 

Home Occupation: To operate a home-based business for 

window washing and cleaning. 

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RCMP investigate vandalism to churches 

Submitted 

Bashaw RCMP received a 

report on Feb. 13 that the St. 

Michaels Hungarian 

Church had burnt down 

during the evening. Upon 

RCMP arrival, the church 

was a total loss. 

RCMP have observed a 

significant amount of 

reports of vandalism to area 

churches. Since January 

this year, Ponoka, Bashaw 

and Wetaskiwin RCMP had 

responded to multiple 

reports with churches being 

the target of mischief 

ranging from a rock 

through a window to entry 

being gained and significant 

Consort emergency 

to remain 

temporarily closed 

damage to the interior. 

RCMP believed that some or 

all of these incidents were 

related to the same 

suspects. 

In response to the 

increase in incidents, 

Bashaw, Wetaskiwin and 

Ponoka RCMP joined forces 

to work in partnership coordinating 

efforts and sharing 

information. 

Local residents distributed 

photos of the suspects 

during a community 

meeting held in response to 

the incidents. During that 

meeting the suspects were 

identified. 

On Feb. 14, 2023, two suspects 

turned themselves in 

to Bashaw RCMP and 

admitted to their involvement 

in all incidents. 

RCMP have charged 

Ponoka County resident 

Cameron Moses Wright (18), 

and a young offender with 

arson, mischief (x13), break 

and enter (x10). 

Cameron Wright was 

released for court on April 

13, 2023 at Stettler 

Provincial Court. 

The young offender was 

released for court on April 

11, 2023 at Stettler 

Provincial Court. 

At this time there is no evidence to 

suggest that these crimes were politically 

or ideologically motivated. 

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Submitted 

The Consort Hospital and 

Care Centre emergency 

department (ED) will 

remain temporarily closed 

for the next three months 

due to sustained and significant 

shortages among 

nursing staff. 

Alberta Health Services 

(AHS) continues its recruitment 

efforts and will 

continue to reassess its 

ability to reopen the ED 

sooner. 

Patients presenting to the 

ED during regular operating 

hours – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Mon. to Thurs. and 9 a.m. to 

noon on Fri. will be referred 

to emergency departments 

in surrounding communities 

or to the local medical 

clinic for follow-up with a 

family physician, as appropriate. 

EMS will divert 

patients to facilities in 

Coronation, Castor or 

Provost as needed. 

Patients are asked to call 

911 if they have a medical 

emergency. 

Depending on their needs, 

patients seeking care may 

call Health Link at 811, 

which is available 24/7 for 

non-emergency, healthrelated 

questions. 

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Castor Little Theatre 2023 Production wound up the eight performances on Sat. March 4 

with a surprised Olivia (Janessa Dunkle) and the parents including hers, from the left, Karen 

(Shawna James) and Carter (Steve Madge), when boyfriend Gabe (Bradley Pay) presents an 

engagement ring asking Olivia for her hand in marriage. ECA Review/J.Webster 

Community trail development 

in Mirror will proceed 

Sarah Baker 


Lacombe County council approved 

the creation of the community trail 

proposed by the Mirror Community 

Network during the meeting on Thurs. 

Jan 26. 

The project was initiated in the fall 

of 2022 when the Mirror Community 

Network proposed the creation of a 

trail around Mirror with a north loop 

and a south loop on either side of 

Highway 50. 

While portions of the trail will be 

using existing sidewalks and developed 

areas some portions of the trail 

will pass through currently 

undeveloped areas which will require 

work to be done for the trail to be 

functional. 

The trail is something the county is 

very excited to be able to provide for 

Mirror, said Reeve Barb Shepherd. 

“By supporting the creation of the 

Mirror community trail, we are 

working with our residents to build a 

new way to explore nature and live 

healthier lives.” 

Work on the project will start by the 

end of February with crews starting 

on brushing the trail route. 

Landowners who may be impacted 

by the development will be contacted 

prior to when construction begins. 

Busy Beaver Daycare held 

a successful auction 

Sarah Baker 


Castor’s Busy Beaver Daycare raised 

$13,000 during the second annual 

online auction from Tues. Feb. 21 to 

Thurs. Feb. 23 to go towards upgrades 

for the facility including an upgrade to 

the outdoor play space. 

The response from the auction was 

better than they ever imagined, said 

Crystal Smith. 

“Being in such a small town, to have 

the town of Castor businesses and 

some businesses from the surrounding 

communities support us is huge.” 

Without fundraisers like the auction 

the daycare wouldn’t be able to run, 

said Smith. 

“Fundraising and donations play a 

huge part in keeping us running and 

our parent’s costs low.” 

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OPINION 

The opinions expressed are not necessarily 

the opinions of this newspaper. 

 

MAIL BAG 

Resident of Bashaw says town is not racist 

Dear Editor, 

How distressing the one-sided media 

coverage of the issues surrounding the 

“Bear Hills Wellness Centre” proposal 

in Bashaw have become. 

I have lived in or around Bashaw for 

43 years and have found this community 

welcoming, caring and tolerant. 

The current media coverage emphasizes 

this situation as a racial issue but 

I do not believe that is at all true. 

The initial proposal described the 

facility and program as an “addiction 

treatment facility” serving Indigenous 

families with substance abuse issues. 

Mysteriously it became a “wellness 

centre.” 

The location is adjacent to residential 

housing and only one block from a 

K-12 school. 

How unfortunate that Bashaw has 

been painted as prejudicial and discriminatory 

when actually we are not. 

Margaret Baier 

Bashaw, Alta. 

Editor’s note: 

There has been some controversy 

on social media and elsewhere 

whether the Bear Hills Wellness 

Centre was ever referred to as “rehab” 

or whether addictions programs were 

ever mentioned as possibly being part 

of Bear Hills Wellness Centre. Readers 

may benefit from this excerpt from a 

June 20, 2021 story by LJI reporter Stu 

Salkeld about the Bear Hills Wellness 

Centre’s first denial at Bashaw town 

council. 

In this excerpt one of the property 

owners, Dr. Tony Muccarione, himself 

refers to the proposed centre as a rehabilitation 

program. Later in the story 

the other property owner, James 

Carpenter, himself mentioned Young 

Spirit Winds (YSW) program which on 

the website www.drugrehab.ca 

describes YSW as “Maskwacis Young 

Spirit Winds Society provides addiction 

treatment to adolescents of the 

First Nation; they aim to help them 

become healthier and sober.” 

June 20, 2021 ECA Story: What 

began as a delegation to Bashaw town 

council requesting permission to 

accommodate a First Nations family 

rehab program ended with one of the 

applicants accusing town councillors 

of racism. 

The incident occurred at the June 17 

regular meeting of council. 

Dr. Tony Mucciaroni and James 

Carpenter spoke to council via Zoom 

on behalf of the Bashaw Retreat Centre 

located at 5340 51a Street, asking that 

councillors approve a plan to host First 

Nations family rehab programs at the 

centre. 

In a letter dated June 17 Mucciaroni 

stated, “Presently there is a proposal 

to work with Indigenous people from 

Maskwacis for a rehabilitation 

program. 

This program would involve temporary 

housing while in the 

rehabilitation program and sometimes 

family members will be involved with 

this.” 

Carpenter stated he and Mucciaroni 

are working with a group from 

Maskwacis called Young Spirit Winds 

Society which offers a day program for 

First Nations youth aged 12 to 17 

which helps them work through 

addictions and other issues and Young 

Spirit Winds is developing a familybased 

program to compliment the 

youth one. 

 

No Canadian culture 

without free speech 

Dear Editor: 

The Trudeau government will stop 

at nothing to control what Canadians 

see online. 

Through Bill C-11, the government is 

seeking to expand the mandate of the 

CRTC so that unelected bureaucrats 

will have the power to define and regulate 

what counts as “Canadian 

content” on the Internet. 

Bill C-11 would effectively leave it in 

the hands of these content gatekeepers 

to promote certain types of content 

while throttling content the government 

doesn’t like. 

Clearly, this legislation undermines 

Canadians’ fundamental rights and 

freedoms and puts their civil liberties 

at risk. 

The passage of Bill C-11 would 

enable government censorship. 

Trudeau and his ministers have 

tried to brush away Canadians’ concerns 

by claiming that the bill would 

support Canadian culture and “level 

the playing field” for Canadian content 

creators. 

MAIL BAG 

However, these claims fall completely 

flat in the face of evidence that 

it would do the exact opposite. 

By forcing platforms like Youtube 

and Spotify to favour nationality over 

engagement, online creators in Canada 

risk limiting their reach to global audiences, 

have viewership drastically 

reduced and their content demoted. 

Canadians can decide for themselves 

what they want to watch or listen to. 

This is not a problem that needs fixing, 

regardless of what Liberals and busybody 

bureaucrats may tell us. 

One thing is clear, there is no 

Canadian culture without free speech. 

Bill C-11’s supposed attempt to protect 

the former by limiting the latter is not 

only misguided but dangerous. 

With the bill currently back for consideration 

in the House of Commons, 

Conservatives will continue to fight to 

ensure its defeat and protect free 

speech for Canadians. 

Damien C. Kurek, M.P. 

Battle River—Crowfoot 

 

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Canada has the 

potential to be a 

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by Lisa Baiton 

Canada’s natural gas producers and 

supporters have long touted that a 

strong liquefied natural gas (LNG) 

sector could provide two critical benefits: 

Canada would benefit 

economically by diversifying our 

buyers, and second, lower emissions 

Canadian LNG could potentially displace 

emissions intense coal 

consumption in Asia and help lower 

world emissions. 

With the advent of the Russian invasion 

of Ukraine, there is a third reason 

to support exporting Canadian gas to 

international markets: increased 

energy security for Canada’s allies. 

Those skeptical of these claims can 

look no further than the trade mission 

to Canada by Japan’s Prime Minister 

Fumio Kishida. Kushida’s visit – not 

unlike German Chancellor Olaf 

Schulz before him – to Canada was 

accompanied by what should be an 

uncontroversial ask: Kushida wants to 

replace their Russian natural gas 

imports with LNG imports from 

Canada. 

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FRIENDS OF MEDICARE 

Government will 

accelerate health 

care privatization 

in Alberta 

The Governments of Canada and 

Alberta announced an agreement in 

principle for increased federal health 

funding on Feb. 27. 

The agreement states some good 

shared goals, but it is concerning that 

there are no strings or accountability 

measures attached to this new federal 

money. 

“There is no doubt that our provincial 

public 

health care 

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system is in 

need of more 

support right 

now, but new 

federal dollars 

must come 

with accountability 

measures and 

strings 

attached to 

ensure that it 

goes where 

patients need 

it,” said Chris 

Gallaway, 

executive 

director of 

Friends of 

Medicare. 

“Our 

Premier 

should not be 

handed a 

blank cheque 

to be used to 

accelerate 

their plans for 

further privatization. Unfortunately, 

that’s what we saw with today’s agreement 

in principle.” 

Premier Smith, Health Minister 

Copping and AHS Administrator Dr. 

Cowell also provided a 90-day update 

on their Health Care Action Plan this 

afternoon. The plan continues to prioritize 

expanding the use of private, 

for-profit surgical centres, rather than 

supporting and strengthening our 

public health care system. 

“The government’s slogan right now 

is ‘Help is on the Way,’ but what was 

made clear by this afternoon’s press 

conference is that an election is on the 

way,” said Gallaway. 

“The government knows that health 

care is a top issue for Albertans. What 

we saw in today’s update was a list of 

cherry-picked stats in an attempt to 

“Over 30 hospitals 

and health care facilities 

across the province are 

currently facing repeated 

temporary closures due to 

ongoing staffing 

shortages, and any 

expansion of private, forprofit 

facilities is only 

going to make our staffing 

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change the channel on the government’s 

disastrous health care record, 

and a doubling down of their plans to 

plow ahead with privatization in surgeries, 

in Emergency Medical 

Services, and more.” 

Friends of Medicare and others have 

repeatedly spoken out at length about 

the problems with the government’s 

Alberta Surgical Initiative and their 

unfounded claims 

that privatization 

will improve surgical 

wait times. 

Albertans have 

already witnessed 

how handing public 

health care funding 

over to for-profit surgical 

facilities will 

ultimately leave our 

public system to pick 

up the pieces. 

“I don’t know who 

Premier Smith has 

been talking to to 

suggest that 

Alberta’s health care 

system is no longer 

in crisis, but that is 

not what we’ve been 

hearing from 

Albertans, and certainly 

not from front 

line health care 

workers,” continued 

Gallaway. 

“Over 30 hospitals 

and health care facilities 

across the 

province are currently facing repeated 

temporary closures due to ongoing 

staffing shortages, and any expansion 

of private, for-profit facilities is only 

going to make our staffing challenges 

worse. 

“Opening for-private surgical centres 

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nurses or anesthesiologists, it simply 

pulls them out of the public health care 

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Canada, for its part, seems to agree 

that the proposal makes sense, with 

Minister of Natural Resources 

Jonathan Wilkinson highlighting 

the progress on LNG Canada and 

advocating for a further strengthening 

of the energy relationship 

between Canada and Japan. 

For a country like Japan with minimal 

domestic gas production, a 

reliable natural gas supply is critical 

to its energy security. 

Japan imports more than 100 billion 

cubic metres (bcm) of natural 

gas per year, and, according to the 

IEA, these imports make up 90 per 

cent of their domestic consumption. 

With the need to secure natural 

gas access being so central to energy 

security in Japan, it is little wonder 

why Japanese companies are financial 

stakeholders in LNG export 

facilities all around the world. 

These partnerships include 

Japan’s involvement in Russia’s 

Sakhalin 2 LNG project north of 

Japan in the Sea of Okhotsk, which is 

likely seen as necessary to secure 

future supply. 

Canada, which currently produces 

over 150 bcm of natural gas annually, 

presents an obvious solution to 

Japan’s gas needs. And Kishida’s proposal 

reflects this. His hope is to 

replace the approximately nine per 

cent (nine bcm) of Russian gas currently 

imported from Russia with 

gas from Canada. 

The Japan-Canada LNG connection 

is, in many ways, the ideal 

match even beyond the obvious gas 

market synergies. Both countries 

have strong existing bonds, highlighted 

by integrated economies and 

similar value systems. But Canada 

has other significant advantages to 

serving the Japanese LNG market 

that other exporters do not share. 

First, Canada’s west coast is closer 

to Japan than American export 

facilities. 

This reduced distance means 

reduced transport costs and lower 

associated emissions. It would also 

allow the American LNG industry to 

continue to serve European markets 

and reduce Japanese dependency on 

LNG exports from Qatar and Oman, 

LNG that could be rerouted to satisfy 

growing European and more easterly 

Asian demand. 

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That means it has a strong commitment 

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long-term success of LNG Canada, 

which is expected to operate well into 

the mid-21st century. 

LNG projects and their associated 

offtake agreements are, by nature, 

long-term. Late last year Germany – 

which also asked Canada for natural 

gas – recently entered a 15-year 

agreement with Qatar to supply 

LNG, and Japan entered a 20-year 

commitment to purchase LNG from 

a facility in Louisiana. 

If Japan and Canada can finalize a 

similar deal, we could be the reliable 

long-term provider of natural gas 

they need. 

In a world where energy and natural 

gas demand is only expected to 

grow, such a deal would lend strong 

support for the continued development 

of LNG export facilities along 

Canada’s west coast. It could transform 

Canada’s LNG industry and 

grow our standing and influence in 

our capacity to provide the world 

with the natural gas it requires. 

A notable example is the approval 

and expansion of the LNG Canada 

facility; building the second phase of 

the project would allow the facility to 

double its exports to 28 million tons 

and, in turn, mean that Canada 

could satisfy even more world natural 

gas demand. 

Canada has an economic opportunity 

to provide gas to the world and a 

meaningful opportunity to lessen 

Russia’s energy influence abroad. We 

can simultaneously meet our friend’s 

energy needs and grow Canada’s geopolitical 

influence. 

Prime Minister Kushida’s ask 

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Canadians. We have the potential to 

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Waste Connections continues community partnership 

Paintearth Regional Waste Management (PRWM) proudly support communities for over a decade through the Waste 

Connections Canada Community Enhancement Grant. From the left, PRWM Waste Transfer Station Supervisor, 

Kevin Dougall; board members Maurice Wiart, County of Paintearth; Trudy Kilner, Castor; Sandy Shipton, County of 

Paintearth; Ron Checkel, Coronation; Sherry Jamieson, Halkirk; Dan Rochette and John Rush of Waste Connections of 

Canada. 

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Waste Connections of Canada has proudly been 

supporting communities in Paintearth for over a 

decade through the Waste Connections of Canada 

Community Enhancement Grant. The Community 

Enhancement Grant is adjudicated three times yearly 

by the Paintearth Regional Waste Management 

(PRWM) Board of Directors. 

The Community Enhancement Grant provides 

roughly $25,000 during each granting cycle and 

intended to take some of the time-consuming work 

of fundraising for local projects off the shoulders of 

non-profit organizations, registered charities and 

community groups that bring life to the Paintearth 

Region and communities within it. 

“The Paintearth region is very fortunate to have 

a partner in Waste Connections of Canada; their 

support benefits community-oriented events and 

activities,’ Maurice Wiart, Chairman of the Board 

for PRWM, stated. “It’s another example of how 

industry contributes to their communities. Grant 

funds have been used to improve recreation facilities, 

such as golf courses and arenas run by local clubs 

and boards. It helps put on swimming events, cover 

training costs, and bring community members 

together under a single roof for a memorable night.” 

“Waste Connections commitment to social 

responsibility allows the financial contribution to 

assist in these community initiatives,’ Dan Rochette, 

Manager of Business Development for Waste 

Connections of Canada. “When we see volunteers 

hosting successful events or projects, we are proud 

to support their efforts to host memorable activities, 

provide memorable experiences and care for places 

like Coronation, Castor and Halkirk.” 

The Waste Connections of Canada Community 

Enhancement Grant has helped 58 different 

community groups upgrade tennis courts, pool 

facilities, playgrounds, community halls, libraries, 

arenas, gyms, cemeteries, rodeo grounds, daycares, 

community kitchens, and numerous community 

groups. Rochette said it’s knowing that the 

Community Enhancement Fund helps to serve the 

community. As part of the review process, I love 

seeing youth organizations, or community groups 

promoting mental health and physical wellness 

projects. In our area of the province, success in 

putting these types of gatherings together starts 

with the volunteers. We like to support those 

volunteers and make their fund raising efforts a little 

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AGRICULTURE 

PARLIAMENT 

Strong words from outgoing Ethics Commissioner 

by Damien C. Kurek, MP 

Battle River - Crowfoot 

If being a Member of Parliament has 

taught me anything, it’s that anything 

can happen in the world of Canadian 

politics. And normally the opposition 

or pundits will call out the 

Government of the day for some sort of 

scandal or violation. We expect that 

and in the current circumstances there 

is a lot to talk about… however, we are 

not used to independent Officers of 

Parliament denouncing the current 

Government. 

For some context, Ethics 

Commissioner Mario Dion, 

a Liberal appointee, recently 

announced that due to 

health concerns, he would 

be leaving his post prior to 

his term being up. He took 

the opportunity to share 

some parting words with the 

national media. What he 

shared was an emphatic 

denunciation of the Liberal 

Kurek 

Government’s lack of regard for ethics 

laws and a very direct rebuke for those 

senior Liberals who disregard ethics 

laws. In a particularly storing remark, 

Dion stated: “the act has been there for 

17 years for ***** sake, so maybe the 

time has come to do something different 

so that we don’t keep repeating 

the same errors. After 17 years, maybe 

we should realize that something is not 

working.” 

Mr. Dion and Canadians have reason 

to be disappointed. The message to 

respect Canadians and uphold good 

governance has not sunk in with the 

Liberals. Citing an article published by 

the National Post on February 16th, 

Mr. Dion found that “no less than five 

senior Liberals in violation of ethics 

laws, including Trudeau (again), cabinet 

ministers Dominic LeBlanc and 

Mary Ng, former minister Bill 

Morneau and parliamentary secretary 

Greg Fergus. The latter three occurred 

within the last three years.” In an 

ironic twist, Mr. Fergus also serves on 

the Ethics Committee. 

The sweetheart deals to insiders 

from Minister Ng and the millions provided 

to Liberal-friendly McKinsey 

and Company are just two of the most 

recent examples. The response is standard 

after each time they have 

been caught; deny any wrongdoing, 

eventually apologize 

when more information comes 

to light that exposes what they 

did, and pledge to learn from 

their mistakes. 

Mr. Dion saw right through 

Minister Ng’s excuses saying 

“that’s like if I drive in my car 

this afternoon and I drive 

through a red light and then 

argued with a (police) officer 

that it was too bad because I should 

have received training about red lights. 

It’s a convenient excuse, in my view.” 

Canadians are struggling, recent 

polling suggests that as many as 67% of 

Canadians feel that Canada is broken. 

And the reasons for this stretch across 

the spectrum. From the devastating 

effects of inflation, poorer outcomes on 

virtually every aspect of government 

services, the division the Liberals are 

imposing on our nation, to the disregard 

for ethics and accountability. 

Trust has been eroded in the very 

foundation of our democratic institutions, 

and if we don’t take it seriously to 

repair that broken trust the consequences 

will be devastating. 

Conservatives will strengthen ethics 

laws, improve access to information 

and government transparency, and 

while we are in opposition, continue to 

expose the Liberal corruption that has 

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The County of Stettler Agriculture 

Service Board (ASB) heard that 

farmers and residents in the municipality 

are interested in planting trees 

and want more information about how 

to do it. The topic was discussed at the 

Feb. 22 regular ASB meeting. 

The ASB is comprised of members of 

county council and chaired by Coun. 

Dave Grover. 

Board member Les Stulberg 

reported that a ratepayer approached 

him recently and asked if the county 

shelterbelt program remained in place; 

Stulberg replied it was but didn’t have 

all the details on hand. 

Stulberg asked what the deadline for 

the shelterbelt program was and 

whether a discount was still in place. It 

seemed the discount applied to producers 

attending a shelterbelt 

workshop. 

Readers should note a shelterbelt is 

essentially a row of trees planted for 

agricultural and/or environmental 

purposes. 

Director of Agricultural Operations 

Quentin Beaumont responded the shelterbelt 

program remains in place and 

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Coun. Grover noted he had been 

asked about prices. Beaumont 

responded when the public calls in for 

that information he directs them to a 

website called treetime.ca, “...because 

that’s where the trees and the prices 

are.” 

Coun. Justin Stevens stated the federal 

government apparently has a tree 

planting program either in place or 

coming soon; he asked if the County of 

Stettler shelterbelt program can access 

those funds. Beaumont stated he will 

investigate and report back at a future 

meeting. 

Tree clearing 

Board members discussed the topic 

of clearing trees and brush away from 

roadways, ditches and intersections 

that comes up on a regular basis at the 

ASB meetings. 

Coun. James Nibourg noted he’d 

seen county staff clearing brush and 

asked if that was just dead trees being 

moved, or if problematic trees were 

also being removed. 

He further noted funds had been 

budgeted for custom brushing and 

asked when that program would begin. 

Staff responded that Nibourg saw 

county workers clearing dead brush on 

a selective basis. Staff also reported on 

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clearing. 

It was also noted programs such as 

brushing and herbicide spraying are in 

the planning stages right now. 

Nibourg also noted he’d been travelling 

in the north part of the county 

recently and saw County of Stettler 

staff cutting brush and loading it onto 

trailers for disposal. Nibourg stated he 

thought the county had a chipper and 

suggested hauling the branches was 

inefficient. 

“Does that not feel inefficient to you 

guys?” asked Nibourg. 

Staff responded it did feel inefficient 

and managers planned to spend time 

in the field with workers on activities 

like chipping tree branches. 

Beaumont pointed out the county did 

borrow a chipper from the Town of 

Stettler but it was designed for chipping 

smaller branches; also, a chipper 

was cut from the budget to save 

$50,000. 

Beaumont also pointed out staff 

must be cautious with chipping as diseases 

such as black-knot can be spread 

unintentionally. 

Coun. Grover noted the power company, 

when chipping, does it on site 

and simply leaves the chips there. 

Grover also stated he wants “bad corners” 

brushed to prevent motor vehicle 

collisions. He noted heavy brush can 

Assess manure storage, wintering sites 

“Short-term in-field manure 

storage and seasonal feeding 

and bedding sites. What do they 

have in common? Surface water 

and the potential for nutrient 

accumulation in the soil, that’s 

what,” says Deanne Madsen, 

sustainable agriculture 

resource specialist with the 

Alberta government. 

“When was the last time you 

observed surface water flow in 

and around your fields where 

manure is stored, or livestock 

are fed? 

Taking the time to note where 

nutrients accumulate, and surface 

water runs and pools on a 

field can be a huge benefit when 

determining where to locate 

short-term manure storages or 

seasonal feeding and bedding 

sites.” 

One risk associated with 

storing manure temporarily in 

fields, or managing a seasonal 

feeding and bedding site, is the 

potential for manure constituents, 

such as nitrogen and 

phosphorus, to leave a site 

during runoff events. Runoff 

events occur because of snowmelt 

or heavy rains. Frozen soil 

increases the loss, as infiltration 

does not occur. 

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“This risk and potential 

impact are greater when runoff 

can potentially enter nearby 

water bodies, including lakes, 

irrigation canals and ditches,” 

says Madsen. 

“Too much phosphorus can 

degrade surface water quality 

by promoting algae growth, 

rendering the water unfit for 

consumption or recreational 

activities.” 

A second risk associated with 

managing temporary storage 

sites or seasonal feeding sites is 

nutrient accumulation. 

Repeated use of a site can result 

in significant deposition of 

nutrients. This can be made 

worse if there are no management 

or cropping options for 

nutrient removal from the site. 

High soil nutrient levels can 

lead to loss of valuable nutrients 

in runoff and result in 

increased downward movement 

of water-soluble nutrients like 

nitrate-nitrogen. Elevated levels 

of nitrate leaching into groundwater 

can make the 

groundwater unfit for consumption 

by animals and humans. 

To prevent this, manure 

should be located away from 

places where water pools and 

runs off via channels leading to 

ditches, irrigation canals and 

water bodies. To prevent accumulation, 

rotate your 

temporary manure storage and 

feeding sites. 

“Taking the time or dedicating 

someone to conduct a 

field or site environmental risk 

assessment can help reduce 

these risks and save you headaches, 

time and money. Benefits 

of assessing sites can result in 

operational efficiencies, as well 

as improve herd health, 

riparian function, water quality 

and public perception while 

minimizing nuisances like 

odours and flies.” 

Completing a thorough site 

risk assessment will identify if 

any changes need to be made to 

management practices at the 

existing site or relocation of the 

site itself is needed. By adopting 

beneficial management practices 

(BMPs), it may be possible 

to mitigate or eliminate the 

risks to the extent that relocation 

may not be necessary. 

“There are a variety of 

resources and tools available to 

help you identify which BMPs 

to implement to manage and 

site your temporary manure 

storages or seasonal 

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bedding sites to 

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risks. 

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SOLD 

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sometimes obscure road signs. 

Councillors accepted the brushing 

report as information. 

Rodent control 

In Beaumont’s regular report to the 

board a topic was mentioned that is 

being discussed in most farm and 

ranching circles right now: rodent 

control. 

“We will have three products on 

hand for the 2023 season, we will have 

Rozol, Ground Force, and Ramik,” 

noted Beaumont’s report. “These are 

all multi-feed baits as that is our only 

option now for Richardson Ground 

Squirrel control.” 

The federal government recently 

banned strychnine, one of the most 

popular rodent control poisons, partly 

because Health Canada’s Pest 

Management Regulatory Agency 

claimed there was “...a lack of mitigation 

measures to protect non-target 

species.” 

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AGRICULTURE 

KNEEHILL COUNTY 

Property crimes down, 

persons crimes up 

Stu Salkeld 



Kneehill County council heard that 

one of its RCMP detachments has made 

great strides in reducing property 

crime but have seen an increase in 

crimes against persons. The report 

was made at the Feb. 28 regular 

meeting of council. 

Three Hills detachment commander 

S/Sgt. Jamie Day updated council on 

police activities in 2022, along with a 

chance for them to give input on the 

annual performance plan (APP). 

Day began his presentation by noting 

one member of the detachment, Cst. 

Matt Nyman, has focused much of his 

energy on reducing rural crime and 

the community is reaping the rewards. 

S/Sgt. Day stated Nyman has hit the 

rural property crime area pretty hard 

and had a lot of positive results; Day 

noted some of the suspects who were 

subsequently convicted are still in jail. 

Day moved on to discuss the APP, 

noting that previously this annual 

community roadmap for the Three 

Hills detachment called for increased 

attention in several areas, including 

mental health, road safety including 

impaired driving and crime 

prevention. 

Looking back at 2022 S/Sgt. Day 

noted it was the busiest year the 

detachment’s had in the past five years. 

In fact, the number of calls so far in 

2023 suggest the current year will be 

the busiest. Day didn’t think there’s 

any more crime than usual, “I just 

think more people are reporting 

crime.” 

He further reported the Three Hills 

detachment spent 40 per cent of its time 

in Kneehill County in 2022, and 31 per 

cent of its time in the Town of Three 

Hills. He noted towns like Trochu are 

included in Kneehill County. 

As a result of that work RCMP have 

noticed the instances of property crime 

such as theft and break and enter going 

down in number, while persons crimes, 

such as assault, have increased. 

The S/Sgt. stated it’s more difficult 

for police to help prevent persons crime 

because it’s difficult to predict where it 

will occur. 

Overall, the Three Hills RCMP 

detachment answered 1,062 calls for 

service within Kneehill County in 

2022. 

The main categories for calls 

included criminal harassment, mental 

health, impaired driving which he 

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observed there were five or six charges 

just in January alone, assault 

including both domestic and other, 

sexual assault and extortion. 

The S/Sgt. stated he didn’t mind 

seeing higher call volumes because he 

takes that to mean that people trust the 

RCMP and know that if they call in a 

report then something will be done 

about it. Day added that he also felt that 

media exposure helped get information 

out to the public. 

Day noted he is also grateful for 

strong community partnerships, 

including with the Three Hills 

Hospital, that help police handle calls 

such as those associated with the 

Mental Health Act (MHA). He noted 

those partnerships ensure people get 

the best possible help they need. 

Reeve Jerry Wittstock asked if police 

have seen an increase in the number of 

gun-related crimes in Kneehill County. 

The S/Sgt. answered police do see guns 

involved in some crimes in Kneehill 

County but have not observed an 

increase. 

Coun. Faye McGhee asked if 

Kneehill County is alone in seeing persons 

crimes increase. Day answered 

no, it seems to be happening across 

Alberta and some connections to 

mental health and job loss are 

suspected. 

When asked about Three Hills losing 

its victim services office, Day stated 

he’s disappointed to see changes being 

made to the local victim services office 

and he’s worried it’s going to get 

bumped to the city because rural areas 

tend to get forgotten about. 

Coun. Laura-Lee Machell- 

Cunningham stated she’s heard many 

people voice the same concerns. 

She also commended Day on the 

Three Hills detachment’s visibility in 

the community which she said people 

are happy to see. 

When Day asked councillors if they 

were happy with the APP priorities, 

they seemed to agree that they were. 

RCMP camp 

Day pointed out the Three Hills 

detachment is also organizing a week 

long RCMP camp this summer that 

will give Grade 7 to 10 youth a chance 

to learn about forensics, K-9, bomb 

squad and many other kinds of police 

work. It will be free of charge and will 

culminate in a grad ceremony. 

The Three Hills detachment is also 

hoping to host a regimental ball next 

fall. 

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Sat, Mar 18 th - Bandura Ranches Black Angus Bull Sale - 1:00 PM 

Mon, Mar 20 th - Fraser Total Performance 2Yr. Black Angus Hereford Sale - 1:00 PM 

Tues, Mar 21 st - Bulls Eye Select Bull Sale - 1:00 PM 

Wed, Mar 29 th - Count Ridge Red Angus Bull & Heifer Sale - 1:00 PM 

Thurs, Mar 30 th - Charmark Charolais Bull Sale - 1:00 PM 

Thurs, Apr 13 th - Acadia Ranching Charolais & Black Angus Bull Sale - 2:00 PM 

Thurs, Apr 20 th - 66 Ranch 2Yr. & Yearling Black Angus Bull Sale - 1:30 PM 

Sat, Apr 29 th - Deer River Ranching 2Yr. & Yearling Black Angus Bull Sale - 1:00 PM 

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Tues, Mar 7 th - PRE-BOOK Special Yearling Sale - 10:00 AM 

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AGRICULTURE 

Paintearth 100 Women Who Care 

donate $28,500 to local organizations 

Sarah Baker 


The Paintearth 100 Women Who 

Care, a group of women who contribute 

four times a year to 

organizations in need of funding, have 

donated $28,500 to five organizations 

within the county over the past years. 

Currently, the Paintearth 100 

Women Who Care group which was 

inspired by international giving circle 

has 107 members, said Doreen 

Blumhagen. 

“In order to join the giving circle you 

must sign a membership form and 

commit to donating $100 four times a 

year as an individual or as a team.” 

Organizations and groups which 

receive donations are nominated and 

chosen by the members. 

“The group, organization or worthy 

Drumheller RCMP execute 

warrant, arrest suspects 

Submitted 

Drumheller RCMP received reports 

of possible stolen property in or near 

the Drumheller area on Feb. 28, 2023. 

The stolen property was reported to 

be from the City of Calgary was a 

white 20’ enclosed Interstate car hauler 

trailer, a 2000 dark blue Chevrolet 

pickup truck; and a 2016 pink/blue/ 

yellow Ski-doo Summit X 800R 

snowmobile. 

Drumheller General Duty members, 

Drumheller General Investigation 

Section (GIS) and Southern Alberta 

District Crime Reduction Intelligence 

members initiated an investigation. 

A suspect vehicle was located in 

Drumheller on March 1 and was subject 

to a traffic 

stop where two 

suspects were 

arrested and 

taken into custody; 

the vehicle 

contained an imitation 

handgun 

(airsoft gun) and 

both suspects 

were found in 

possession of 

methamphetamine. 

The driver was 

found to be a suspended 

driver. 

A search warrant 

was executed 

on a property on 

the evening of 

March 1 in 

Michichi, Alta. 

where the 20’ 

stolen Interstate 

car hauler trailer 

RCMP 

was recovered. 

The stolen 2000 Chevrolet pickup 

truck was recovered on the morning of 

March 2 in a rural area near Morrin, 

Alta. 

Tim CLOSS (48) of Michichi was 

charged with possession of property 

obtained by crime; possession of methamphetamine; 

and operating a motor 

vehicle while being prohibited. 

Judith Brown (41) of Michichi was 

charged with possession of property 

obtained by crime and possession of 

methamphetamine. 

The stolen snowmobile was later 

recovered on the evening of March 2 

abandoned in a rural area along a 

roadway near Morrin. 

cause has five minutes to present to 

the membership at our meetings as to 

why they are worthy of the money and 

what they would use it for. No budgets, 

handouts, props or power points are 

allowed.” 

At each of the meetings, an organization 

or group is chosen to receive 

$7,600. 

There are many worthy causes that 

don’t qualify for government grants, 

said Blumhagen. 

“With Paintearth 100 Women Who 

Care organizations, worthy causes can 

still be supported by the community. 

For the women who want to support 

worthy groups but may not have the 

time to fundraise this group is a way 

to do that.” 

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AGRICULTURE 

STETTLER COUNTY 


Request to allow RV 

deck covering denied 

Stu Salkeld 

Local Journalism 

Initiative reporter 


A County of Stettler 

property owner will have 

to remove a covering from 

a recreational vehicle (RV) 

wooden deck after the 

Municipal Planning 

Commission (MPC) upheld 

the rule forbidding the 

covering. 

The decision was made at 

the Feb. 22 regular MPC 

board meeting. 

The MPC is comprised of 

members of county council 

and chaired by Coun James 

Nibourg. 

Board members read a 

request from property 

owners Rory and Candace 

Reinbold to allow a covered 

deck for an RV on their lot 

located in the Rochon 

Sands Heights subdivision. 

County planner Rich 

Fitzgerald explained the 

county’s land use bylaw 

(LUB) doesn’t allow deck 

coverings as an RV 

accessory. 

“The property is located 

in the resort residential 

communally serviced district 

in the County of 

Stettler,” stated Fitzgerald’s 

memo to council. 

“The proposed use of an 

addition of a deck to an RV 

is a permitted use in this 

district. 

“However, the applicant 

is proposing to use a covered 

deck. Section 76.4 (f) of 

the LUB states that in the 

Rochon Sands Heights subdivision, 

an addition to an 

RV shall be limited to a 

ground level uncovered 

deck. 

“This covered deck was 

purchased from an adjacent 

landowner to the 

subject property, who had 

the covered deck attached 

to their RV prior to the construction 

of their new 

house. 

The applicant then purchased 

and placed the 

covered deck on the subject 

property without the benefit 

of a permit. 

“Bylaw [officers] noticed 

the covered deck on the 

property and sent the landowner 

a letter, and 

subsequently the landowner 

submitted this 

application. 

Rochon Sands Heights 

currently has four lots 

where an RV has a covered 

deck as an attachment 

without the benefit of a 

permit allowing for the 

development.” 

Fitzgerald noted county staff recommended 

granting a permit for only 

the deck and requiring the covering 

be removed. 

He added that even though the covering 

isn’t allowed for an RV under 

the LUB, the MPC can grant a variance 

essentially allowing it; the 

variance was technically what the 

Reinbolds were requesting. 

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Experience: • Class 1 driving: 1 year (preferred) 

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 

Job Type: Full-time • 12 hour shift 

Range of Pay: $29.00 - $33.00/hr (based on experience), overtime 

after 8 hours, 9.6% vacation pay, living out allowance 

Health and Dental: Extended health and dental benefits after 

probationary period. 50/50 contribution. 

Qualifications: 

• Basic safety tickets required; Standard First Aid, H2S Alive, 

Ground Disturbance, CSTS and Common Safety Orientation 

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• Min. Class 5 licence (required) 

• Vortrax has a Drug and Alcohol program; pre-employment 

screening is required and testing standards will have to be 

maintained 

Preference will be given to those individuals that 

can run multiple equipment such as excavators, graders, etc. 

Experience: • heavy equipment operator: 1 year (preferred) 

Main Responsibilities: 

• Dozer operators to complete lease builds, cleanups and 

reclamation work 

• Conduct pre-use inspection of unit and conduct daily 

maintenance such as greasing 

• Ability to use app’s to conduct equipment inspections and time 

sheets 

Please ensure you send a copy of your resume, drivers abstract 

(dated within 30 days) and relevant safety tickets for review. 


We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in 

applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for 

interviews will be contacted. 

Construction Labourer 

(This is a seasonal position that has a strong possibility 

to turn into permanent full time work to the right individual) 

Range of Pay - $20.00-$24.00/hr (based on experience), overtime 

after 8 hours, 9.6% vacation pay 

Health and Dental - Extended health, dental benefits and vision 

care, after probationary period. 50/50 contribution. 

Schedule - Typically Monday to Saturday with Sundays off. 

• 8 hour shift • Day shift • Monday to Friday • On call 

• Overtime • Weekend availability 

Qualifications 

• Concrete knowledge is a strong asset 

• Basic safety tickets required; Standard First Aid, H2S Alive, 

PST/CSTS and Common Safety Orientation, TDG and 

WHMIS2015 will be provided 

• Minimum Class 5 driver’s license (required) 

• Clean drivers abstract 

• Vortrax has a Drug and Alcohol program; pre-employment 

screening is required 

Please ensure you send a copy of your resume, drivers abstract 

(dated within 30 days) and relevant safety tickets for review. 

Ability to commute/relocate: • Oyen, AB: reliably commute or 

plan to relocate before starting work (required) 

Work Location: On the road (Oyen, Hanna, Acadia Valley ) 

Expected start date: 2023-04-01 


We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in 

applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for 

interviews will be contacted.

CAREERS 


Employment Opportunity 

Chief Administrative Officer – Acadia Foundation 

Job Description 

Acadia Foundation is looking for a dynamic, friendly, outgoing professional 

who is passionate about seniors housing, to become our next Chief 

Administrative Officer (CAO). The successful candidate must be an energetic 

team player who leads by example. The CAO is the senior administrative 

officer who works with the Board of Directors and a four-person 

management and administrative team to manage and run three seniors 

lodges in Oyen, Consort and Hanna. The CAO is directly accountable to the 

Board of Directors. Travel is required between the three lodges. 

The success candidate will have a good understanding of financial 

management, as well as extensive experience and knowledge of senior’s 

healthcare and housing, legislation, standards and policies. The candidate 

should have experience in working with a non-profit Board of Directors. 

Key competencies the candidate must demonstrate are: 

- leadership & teamwork 

- strong commitment to service and accountability 

- communication 

- resource and fiscal management 

- experience with the ADP payroll system. 

- experience and knowledge of Senior’s Housing and Supportive Care 

- experience in a Management or Administrative position 

- broad knowledge and base of experience in most functions of human 

resources 

- experience working with a non-profit board 

- medical background 

- Site Manager’s certificate through ASCHA/RDP or will agree to complete at 

their own expense 

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Successful candidate must live in or be willing to relocate (at their own 

expense) to one of the following areas: Special Areas #2, 3, 4, MD of 

Acadia, Town of Hanna or Oyen, Villages of Consort, Youngstown, Veteran 

or Empress. Successful applicants will be required to obtain a criminal 

background check and provide proof of all required immunizations. 

Salary range $90,000 - $115,000/year. Benefit package available. 

How to Apply: to prafa1@netago.ca before March 24, 2023. 

County of Paintearth No. 18 

Permanent Full Time 

Variable Equipment Operator 

The County of Paintearth is seeking a Variable Equipment operator to 

join our Public Works team. 

The Successful individual reports directly to the Assistant P.W. Director. 

This Individual will be responsible for repairing all County of Paintearth 

roads, hauling, and operating various equipment, installing culverts, 

fencing, graveling roads, snow plowing, and all labor duties. The County 

of Paintearth No. 18 has a comprehensive benefits plan and participates 

in the Local Authorities Pension Plan. 

Qualifications: 

• 3 to 5 years’ experience operating Heavy equipment – Dozer, 

Excavator, Grader 

• Summer and winter road maintenance would be an asset. 

• General knowledge of servicing and maintenance of heavy 

equipment 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to 

deal effectively with the public. 

• General knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 

• Current Certification or willing to obtain Certification in: 

1. WHIMIS 

2. Transportation of Dangerous Goods 

3. First Aid 

• Class 1 Drivers License with Q endorsement 

• Drivers abstract will be required. 

All positions with the County of Paintearth will be under the International 

Union of Operating Engineers Local 955 

Interested individuals are invited to forward resume with references by 

4:00 pm, March 24th, 2023, to: 

Attention: Variable Equipment Operator Position Opportunity 

County of Paintearth No. 18 

Hwy 12 & TWP 374 Box 509 Castor, AB T0C 0X0 

Phone: 403.882.3285 Fax: 403.882.3560 

Email: jobs@countypaintearth.ca 

OBITUARY 

Enjoyed carpentry which 

included furniture 

Philip Checkel 

April 19, 1930 – Feb. 27, 2023 

Phil was born in the old farmhouse 

south of Fleet, the eighth of nine children 

born to Zena and Mike Checkel. 

Phil began school at Lake Thelma 

and graduated high school in Castor. 

After graduation he returned to 

farming. 

In 1960 he married Betty Vigen and 

built a house for them on the 

family farm. Around this 

time Phil took over the farm 

along with brothers Tony 

and Bill. Soon Phil and 

Betty were blessed with two 

children, Gwen and Terry. 

Over the years Phil kept 

busy with farming and was 

particularly proud of his 

cattle herd, which were 

almost like pets to him. Checkel 

He also enjoyed gardening, 

carpentry, building additions to the 

house, a garage with workshop and 

many pieces of furniture. 

As the years went on the brothers 

divided the farm. Phil semi-retired, 

keeping a few cattle, allowing more 

time to spend with Betty and his 

grandchildren, travelling in their 


Coun. Justin Stevens, addressing 

Candace Reinbold who was present at 

the meeting, stated the County of 

Stettler has seen situations like this 

before where a covered deck sits next 

to an RV, then the RV disappears then, 

“...we have this variance sitting out in 

the middle of nowhere.” 

Candace responded the Reinbolds 

intend for the RV to be there long-term 

and it’s already been there for seven 

years. 

Nibourg asked Candace if removing 

the covering was a problem for the 

owners. Candace responded her family 

purchased the deck from a neighbour 

who used it for several years so the 

Reinbolds were under the impression it 

was permitted. She stated the covering 

was one of the reasons she bought it 

and she never realized there was a 

problem with it. 

Fitzgerald stated RV deck coverings 

have been prohibited since the LUB 

was written. Nibourg clarified the 

deck’s seller did not have a permit 

allowing the covering. 

Coun. Dave Grover stated he would 

not vote for the variance since that 

went against the LUB rules. 

Coun. Les Stulberg explained why 

the county prohibits covered decks for 

RVs. Stulberg noted issues have arisen 

in the past because homeowners complain 

about the covered decks sitting in 

the open with no RV nearby. 

“They kind of refer to them as cattle 

shelters,” said Stulberg. 

Nibourg asked county planners if an 

MPC decision allowing this covered 

camper van, enjoying fishing and 

golfing. 

They stayed on the farm as long as 

they could, eventually moving to 

Halkirk. They lived there until Phil 

chose to move to the Paintearth Lodge 

in Castor. 

Phil is survived by his loving family, 

daughter Gwen (Pat) Kroetsch; son 

Terry (Deborah) Checkel; grandsons 

Jesse Kroetsch (Lindsay 

McNena), Tom Kroetsch, 

Phil Checkel (Ivy Lapointe); 

numerous nieces, nephews, 

other family and friends. 

Phil was predeceased by 

his wife Betty, brothers Ed, 

Mike, Tony and Bill, sisters 

Anne, Mary, Lil and Tina. 

A funeral service for the 

late Phil Checkel will be held 

on Fri. March 10, 2023 at 2 

p.m. at the Knox United 

Church, Castor, Alta. To send condolences 

to the family, please visit www. 

parkviewfuneralchapels.com 

Parkview Funeral Chapels & 

Crematorium are entrusted with the 

care and funeral arrangements, 

403-742-3422. 

Understood the rules 

Factors to consider 


Taking the time this spring to 

observe what’s happening in your 

fields is a great way to support and supplement 

the risk assessment tools,” 

says Madsen. 

Links to helpful tools can be found at 

www.alberta.ca/agri-news.aspx 

Factors to consider when evaluating 

a site should include: site location – 

proximity to water bodies, riparian 

areas, water wells, springs, neighbours 

and recreational properties; slope of 

deck could be appealed. County 

Director of Planning & Development 

Craig Teal said yes, it could be 

appealed but the decision may stand 

up. 

“It’s not a slam dunk,” said Teal. 

Reeve Larry Clarke noted if the 

MPC approved this covered deck it 

would be difficult to deny other covered 

decks, and also referred to 

previous complaints the County of 

Stettler received about covered RV 

decks. 

Coun. Ernie Gendre stated it was 

unfortunate that this unpermitted 

deck was never caught, adding that not 

all covered decks look as nice as the 

Reinbold’s and added that he couldn’t 

vote in favour of the variance. 

Candace said she understood the 

rules and felt the County of Stettler 

should be applying them to all property 

owners. 

“So if you’re going to make us do it, 

then I think it should be straight 

across the board,” said Candace, 

adding she knew of at least four other 

covered decks in the community. 

Nibourg said enforcement is sometimes 

slow but it is coming. “We are 

aware of some of those [covered 

decks],” said Nibourg. 

Board members unanimously 

passed the staff recommendation to 

approve the Reinbold’s deck with the 

condition the covering is removed. 

Fitzgerald added the county will 

work with the property owners to 

remove it by a date that works for 

everyone. 

land; snow load; flood potential 

(amount of run-on, frequency and 

severity); water erosion potential 

(amount of runoff, ground cover and 

soil texture); presence of and effectiveness 

of surface water controls (for 

example, ditches, berms and retention 

ponds); soil properties (soil nutrient 

levels, soil texture, organic matter 

levels and rate of water infiltration); 

crop type and production – current and 

future; fertilizer and manure management 

history and plans.

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hosted by the Wetaskiwin Annabelle Stirling - 4th in Grade 6 

2nd Overall in Elementary Girls 

Bisons Archery Club Feb. 25 - 26 and of Girls 

the 14 Castor Raider Archers who participated, 

nine placed in the top five in Olivia Weeks - 3rd in Grade 4 Girls 

Lucy Weeks 5th in Grade 6 Girls 

their age categories. 

and 5th Overall in Elementary Girls 

Colter Stirling - 1st in Grade 8 Boys Hannah Dennie - 4th in Grade 5 

and 1st Overall in Middle School Boys Girls 

Emily Weeks - 1st in Grade 7 Girls Hunter Tauber - 3rd in Grade 4 Boys 

Kelsey Stirling - 1st in Grade 4 Girls 

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It’s time for the National Hockey 

League to get rid of the loser point. 

While it may help to keep lousy 

teams “above .500” and helps to 

tighten up the standings so more 

teams have a shot at a playoff berth, 

the loser point given to a team that 

loses a game in either overtime or a 

shootout is an abomination. 

Fans of the Calgary Flames, for 

instance, think their team is performing 

decently because it had won 

five more games than it had lost in regulation 

time. 

Twelve other losses, however, came 

in overtime or a shootout, and the 

Flames benefitted with 12 extra points, 

tied with Dallas for most in the league. 

Those extra points are loser points. 

Or maybe it’s a bonus point. 

Supporters of the current system say 

that if 60 minutes of hockey winds up a 

tie, each team legitimately earns one 

point, just like it was in the old days 

before the three-point games came 

into effect for the 1999-2000 season. 

An overtime or shootout win then 

awards an additional point. 

Let’s examine the Flames situation a 

little closer. As of Feb. 26, the Flames 

had 27 regulation-time victories and 20 

losses. They also had 12 OT or 

shootout losses, giving them 63 points 

and a third-place standing in the 

Western Conference’s wildcard race, 

two points out of a playoff spot behind 

wild-card leaders Edmonton and 

Minnesota. 

In essence, though, the Flames had 

won 27 games and lost 32 and with a 

record like that, coach Darryl Sutter 

would be expecting to be fired. But the 

standings show the Flames have a .559 

winning percentage thanks to their 

league-leading loser point total. 

The loser-point system is also an 

excitement-killer and people who run 

the league should be concerned about 

that. The last half of third periods of 

tie games often turn into kitty-bar-thedoor 

snoozefests as teams look 

forward to getting at least one point 

and then a chance for a second point in 

the carnival games they play after 60 

minutes. 

The NHL is the only professional 

sports league with such a system. A 

better setup would be to award three 

points for a regulation-time win; two 

points for an overtime win, one point 

for an overtime loss, and zero points 

for a 60-minute defeat. 

At least that would require teams to 

go all out in the dying minutes for a 

win in regulation. 

Overall, the loser point offers teams 

a false sense of success. Fans may be 

happy with their team’s 30-26-12 

record, but a general manager needs 

no reminder that his team has lost 

eight more games than it has won. 

Loser points are for losers. 

SLAP Shots 

• British columnist Alan Tyers did not 

think much of Full Swing, the Netflix 

documentary on professional golf: “(Full 

Swing) shanks it horribly off the tee, into 

a pond, tries to roll its trousers up and hit 

the ball out of the pond, falls over into 

the pond … needs rescuing by a frogman, 

eventually catches Weil’s Disease and 

suffers massive organ failure, and dies, 

horribly …” 

• Vancouver comedy guy Steve Burgess, 

referencing the proliferation of gambling 

in the world of sports: “I am guessing 

we’re a year or two away from teams being 

awarded the Super Bowl only if they 

cover the spread.” 

• Steve Simmons of Sunmedia: “The CFL 

schedule is a mess. Bo Levi Mitchell, the 

former Stampeder, doesn’t play in Calgary 

this season. Cody Fajardo, the former 

Roughrider, does not play in Saskatchewan. 

The CFL is a gate-driven business. 

This is a lost opportunity.” 

• Columnist Rob Vanstone in his farewell 

column in the Regina Leader-Post: “Be 

assured that dogs are much more popular 

than sports columnists. As a bonus, dogs 

can be housebroken.” 

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