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STETTLER TOWN COUNCIL 

Moral support for new school project 

Stu Salkeld 

Local Journalism Initiative reporter 

ECA Review 

The Town of Stettler carefully 

voiced support for the public school 

board’s new facility efforts. 

The resolution to support the new 

school project in principle was made at 

the Oct. 17 regular meeting of council. 

Town Chief Administrative Officer 

(CAO) Leann Graham presented councillors 

with a letter of support in 

principle on behalf of the Town of 

Stettler for Clearview Public Schools’ 

efforts to secure funding for a new elementary 

school and comprehensive 

renovation of the current high school 

which is estimated at a combined $90 

million. 

“Further to your past conversations 

with our office, the Town of Stettler is 

pleased to offer its preliminary support 

for the concept of upgrading and 

rebuilding portions of the existing 

William E. Hay Stettler School and the 

Stettler Elementary School,” stated a 

portion of the draft featuring Mayor 

Sean Nolls’ name at the bottom. 

“In addition to those projects, we 

understand that there is also a potential 

opportunity to construct a 

multi-use gym facility on the affected 

lands that would serve the new schools 

while also acting as a community recreation 

space for town residents. 

“Of course, before the town could 

consider and determine what, if any, 

financial commitments it could provide 

in relation to the projects, the 

town would require additional information 

about the actual projects to be 

undertaken, including the total cost of 

those projects and any commitments 

Clearview or the Province of Alberta 

may be looking for from the town in 

relation to the same.” 

The CAO stated this draft had been 

examined and vetted by the Town of 

Stettler’s lawyers. Coun. Scott Pfeiffer 

stated he liked the letter’s tone, which 

voiced support in principle for the 

project but asked for more 

information. 

Councillors unanimously approved 

the letter of support in principle for 

Clearview’s new school project. 

Don’t tread on me 

Councillors approved a tweak to 

equipment purchases budgeted for the 

fitness centre after reading a memo 

from Manager of Recreation & Culture 

Brad Robbins. 

“As part of the approved 2023 capital 

budget, an expense of $11,000 was 

approved by council for the purchase 

of a new treadmill,” stated council’s 

memo. 

“After a complete equipment review 

by Apple Fitness (now LIV North), in 

addition to annual maintenance 

completed by Stettler Rec Centre (SRC) 

staff, it was determined that our treadmill 

replacement was not required at 

this time and it would be more beneficial 

to purchase and replace two bikes 

within the fitness centre.” 

Robbins noted the Town of Stettler 

has an exclusivity arrangement with 

Apple Fitness which saved the taxpayers 

some money. 

With the savings, the two bikes, one 

stand up and one sit down version, 

would cost about $800 more than 

budgeted. 


the extra funds to purchase two new 

exercise bikes for the SRC. 

CAO Graham noted councillors 

should expect to see presentations like 

this one where they decide budget but 

the specific equipment selection is left 

to staff. 

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Bashaw council ...................... 2, 3 

Byemoor 4-H .............................. 3 

Stettler county council ................ 4 

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BIG VALLEY COUNCIL 

Wants remuneration investigated further 

Stu Salkeld 



Big Valley village council decided 

they want a further investigation done 

on remuneration after the mayor said a 

previous decision may have been 

incomplete. The decision was made at 

the Oct. 12 regular meeting. 

Mayor Clark German began the discussion 

by stating a decision a few 

weeks ago to boost councillor’s rate of 

pay for travel may have been 

incomplete. 

He stated councillors made that decision 

with “partial information” and no 

“request for decision” (RFD) came 

from the chief administrative officer 

(CAO). German also stated he began 

discussion on travel pay rates at that 

time based on his own research. 

The mayor continued that the process 

to change such rates should have 

involved a staff report that included an 

RFD so council could make the best 

decision, and he felt the same way 

about all other parts of the village’s 

remuneration policy. 

 

German suggested staff conduct 

research into remuneration for municipal 

councillors in other communities 

and present results in a report to 

council to ensure a fair and equitable 

comparison is made between Big 

Valley and other communities. 

Councillors unanimously approved a 

resolution that village staff would 

investigate council remuneration in 

other communities and provide councillors 

with a written report that may 

be discussed at a future meeting. 

FCSS funds 


two Family and Community Support 

Services (FCSS) requests from Big 

Valley service groups. 

The first request was for the Big 

Valley Christmas in the Village event, 

which requested $1,500 in funds for the 

annual event. 

It was noted this event involves a 

number of different groups and offers 

activities for seniors and youth, events 

at the train museum, plus a dinner at 

the community hall with live 

entertainment. 

Mayor German stated he liked this 

event, which was a great way to bring 

the Big Valley community together. 

Councillors approved this request. 

They also read a letter from the Big 

Valley Ladies Community Club 

requesting $500 in FCSS funds to help 

support the non-profit society’s work 

around the village. 

Coun. Dan Houle reminded his peers 

that FCSS funds can only be used for 

certain activities. Coun. Amber 

Hoogenberg, examining the letter, 

observed it looked like the ladies club 

supports a lot of youth activities. 

CAO Colleen Mayne noted groups 

who receive FCSS funds must report 

back later on how the money was spent 

and as far as she knew such funds do 

not roll over into the next year. 

Mayor German asked Mayne to prepare 

a regular report for councillors 

quoting available FCSS funds. 

Reviewing bylaws, policies 

Mayne reported she has been in Big 

Valley’s CAO chair for six weeks now 

and felt warmly welcomed by the community. 

She noted she’s reviewing 

Pondering business support 

through tax incentive bylaw 

Stu Salkeld 



The Town of Bashaw will look more 

closely at economic development, specifically 

support of the small business 

sector, after the local Chamber of 

Commerce pressed them on a non-residential 

multi-year tax incentive bylaw. 

The discussion was held at the Oct. 

18 regular meeting of council. 

Councillors heard a presentation 

from the Bashaw and District 

Chamber of Commerce, who asked for 

a response to a presentation they did 

almost a year ago about introducing a 

non-residential multi-year tax incentive 

bylaw. 

For reader’s benefit, such a bylaw 

essentially cuts property tax bills by 

an agreed-upon amount, sometimes up 

to 100 per cent, for a certain number of 

years; the provincial government 

recently gave municipalities the 

authority to offer such bylaws which 

typically require a dollar amount of 

construction for eligibility. 

The Chamber of Commerce was represented 

by President Stacey Trombley 

and local business owner Dan Zembal, 

who also sent councillors a letter outlining 

the organization’s interest in a 

tax incentive bylaw and some research 

they’ve conducted. 

“…the council instructed the administration 

to collect from other 

municipalities information on how this 

has benefitted or not benefitted them,” 

stated the letter. 

“The chamber also reached out and 

contacted a number of nearby communities 

to assess for themselves in Jan. 

2023,” added the chamber letter which 

noted its research was forwarded to 

the town office. 

The chamber members also wanted 

to address a concern that was presented 

at their first appearance, 

specifically that while some businesses 

may benefit from the tax incentive 

bylaw other businesses may become 

upset by that. 

“The town businesses were 

approached regarding this issue and it 

was found the majority were in favour 

BASHAW COUNCIL 

of the bylaw regardless,” stated the 

chamber letter. Included in the council 

package were several forms listing signatures 

from Bashaw businesses who 

stated they supported a non-residential 

multi-year tax incentive bylaw “…in an 

effort to stimulate, revitalize and promote 

business in Bashaw.” 

The chamber representatives noted 

they preferred the Town of Stettler’s 

bylaw, which includes a 100 per cent 

tax waiver the first year for those who 

qualify. 

Also included were comments from 

other municipalities which have such a 

bylaw, including City of Wetaskiwin 

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) 

Sue Howard who noted, “It really did 

not cost us anything other than a little 

bit of time with the assessment and 

taxation process, so for each occurrence 

if it cost us $100 that would be the 

max.” 

Wheatland County Economic 

Development Officer Jamie Kramble 

stated, “The way I look at it we are not 

losing anything by offering an incentive. 

If an investor chooses not to locate 

in your municipality, you gain 

nothing.” Comments from the County 

of Paintearth and Minburn County 

echoed those remarks. 

Town of Bashaw CAO Theresa 

Fuller included a memo to councillors 

listing the benefits and drawbacks of a 

non-residential multi-year tax incentive 

bylaw. Fuller stated the benefits 

included enticing economic development, 

offering lower taxes to 

qualifying businesses, standardizing 

development initiatives and boosting 

the tax base in the long run. 

Drawbacks included a relatively 

small number of businesses being eligible 

for the incentive, cutting town 

revenue for several years, the incentive 

staying with the business as ownership 

changes, no data to prove that tax 

incentives work and encouraging competition 

between municipalities. 

Councillors debated the proposal at 

length; Coun. Jackie Northey asked 

the chamber representatives what 

their ultimate goal with this proposal 

was. Zembal answered to define 

Bashaw as a community that is open 

and welcoming to business. 

Zembal stated such a bylaw may not 

solve all problems, “…but I think it 

sends a clear message.” 

Northey suggested that goal could be 

accomplished by programs offered 

through the federal government. 

Zembal stated he as a business 

owner has approached the federal government 

but hit a wall of bureaucracy 

and proceeded no further. 

Northey suggested the town form an 

economic development committee to 

look at ways to promote growth and 

prosperity in the Bashaw region’s business 

sector. 

Coun. Bryan Gust voiced several 

concerns with a tax incentive, 

including that it doesn’t address purchasing 

an existing business; Gust 

stated retaining existing business is at 

least as important as attracting new 

ones. 

Coun. Kyle McIntosh stated he 

wouldn’t support a bylaw that encourages 

a “race to the bottom,” as 

municipalities compete on low taxes. 

He added his line in the sand would 

also be a 100 per cent tax break, which 

he would not support. 

Mayor Rob McDonald agreed. 

During discussion CAO Fuller stated 

tax incentives such as those proposed 

would have an effect on the Town of 

Bashaw’s budget, adding that places 

like Wetaskiwin and Stettler have 

much larger tax bases to work from. 

Councillors decided through resolution 

to have staff look into tax 

incentive bylaws in towns similar in 

size to Bashaw which will be reported 

at a future council meeting and for 

council to hold a planning meeting for 

an economic development committee 

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She stated over the past six weeks 

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Seeks to recoup repair 

money from curling club 

Stu Salkeld 

Local Journalism Initiative 

reporter 


Bashaw town council decided 

it will ask the local curling club 

to pay for building repairs over 

and above what a provincial 

grant covered. The decision 

was made at the Oct. 18 regular 

meeting of council. 

Councillors read a report 

about repairs to a building 

owned by the Bashaw & 

District Curling Club but 

recently repaired by the Town 

of Bashaw using Government 

of Alberta funds. 

Town Chief Administrative 

Officer (CAO) Theresa Fuller 

stated expenses for other 

municipal work came in lower 

than expected, which left some 

room in the budget to repair the 

curling rink’s storage building 

roof. 

“The town received better 

pricing in the overhead door 

and managed a repair for arena 

boards at a lower cost,” stated 

Fuller’s memo to council. 

“This provided additional 

grant funds to repair the 

storage shed.” Fuller explained 

BASHAW COUNCIL 

the work included repairing a 

hole in the north wall and 

sealing a hole in the roof. 

“The repair came in $2,500 

over budget,” stated the CAO. 

“The administration would like 

to know if the council would 

like to request funds from the 

Bashaw Curling Club for any 

amount.” 

One of the first questions 

asked during council discussion 

was who owned the storage 

building in question. Fuller 

responded it belongs to the 

curling club, although the 

curling rink itself is Town of 

Bashaw property. 

Fuller added that the storage 

building has been in a significant 

state of disrepair for some 

time and was also the target of 

a break and enter in the past. 

Coun. Cindy Orom stated 

perhaps the town should review 

its agreement with the curling 

club to clarify who owns what 

on the curling rink property. 

During discussion Fuller and 

other town staff stated the 

curling rink storage building 

wasn’t safe and it appeared no 

one else was going to repair it. 

Coun. Kyle McIntosh stated 

that in the recent past the Town 

News from Byemoor 4-H 

by Tulsa Smith, club reporter 

What an exciting start to the year for 

Byemoor 4-H Beef Club! We welcome 

four new members and three new 

cleavers. 

Byemoor has three senior members, 

six intermediates, and seven junior 

members. 

Our organizational meeting was 

held on Thurs. Oct. 12 where we had 

the election of officers. Stacy 

Charbonneau is our general leader; 

President-Addison Charbonneau, Vice 

President-Colter Stirling; Secretary- 

Rylee Charbonneau; Treasurer-Alerie 

Sorensen, Parliamentarian-Colter 

Buchwitz, Historians-Franky Casutt 

and Jayda Stirling and Club Reporter- 

Tulsa Smith. 

Weigh day is to be held Sat. Nov. 4 in 

Stettler. 

Our club will be hosting on online 

fundraising auction in November, so 

be prepared to stock up for Christmas 

with goodies and gifts! 

Our club will also be helping with 

Santa Day in Byemoor on Dec. 2 and 

breakfast with Santa in Halkirk on 

Dec. 3. 

of Bashaw council decided it 

was not going to support nonprofits, 

yet the repairs to this 

storage shed benefitted the 

curling club which he understood 

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of greater service. 

economy and with the after 

Strategic effects of Objectives the COVID-19 pandemic; 

she pointed out that 

many non-profits actually provide 

services that, if the 

organization MISSION didn’t exist, the 

Town We of are Bashaw called to continue may have to 

provide the healing itself. ministry of Jesus 

Northey by serving suggested with compassion, the town 

upholding the sacredness of 

look more closely at the state of 

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non-profits for the whole in the person community, 

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including body, the mind capital and soul. needs they 

have. 

Coun. Bryan Gust stated the 

town should contact the curling 

club and ask them to pay the 

Strategic Objectives 

shortfall, as it is the curling 

club’s property. 

Councillors unanimously 

passed a resolution that the 

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Mon. Oct. 23 to noon Friday, Oct. 27, 

and from 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30 to 

noon on Friday, Nov. 3. 

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Nursing staff will be present at the site 

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to other facilities in surrounding communities 

as required. 

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STETTLER COUNTY COUNCIL 

Fire services agreement 

negotiations going well 

Stu Salkeld 

Local Journalism 

Initiative reporter 


The County of Stettler heard 

that negotiations with the Town 

of Stettler, including the hiring 

of an important new fire chief, 

have been progressing well. The 

report was made at the county’s 

Oct. 11 regular meeting of 

council. 

Director of Municipal 

Services Andrew Brysiuk provided 

councillors with a verbal 

update on many different fire 

department projects currently 

ongoing. 

Two of the biggest projects 

include a new regional fire services 

agreement with the Town 

of Stettler and the hiring of a 

new manager of regional fire 

services to go along with that 

agreement. 

Brysiuk reported the first 

draft of the agreement has been 

written and is currently being 

reviewed internally by county 

staff before being sent to the 

town for their comments. 

“Hopefully we’re not too far 

apart,” said Brysiuk. 

Readers should note earlier 

this year the Town of Stettler 

stated it was cancelling the current 

agreement but after 

negotiations both municipalities 

agreed to write a new 

agreement. 

He also reported job interviews 

were scheduled to begin 

the second week of October for 

the new manager of regional 

fire services, noting that there 

were six applicants for the job 

and it’s likely three will be 

interviewed per day. 

Brysiuk added both of these 

items, fire services agreement 

and manager of regional fire 

services, were described as priorities 

by councillors and he’s 

happy they seem to be progressing 

nicely. 

Coun. Justin Stevens mentioned 

that a target date of Nov. 

1 was previously mentioned for 

the new manager’s hiring. 

Brysiuk stated it might be a 

challenge to get the new manager 

working by Nov. 1, but he 

felt it’s very likely an offer will 

be extended to one of the applicants 

by Nov. 1, adding the 

successful applicant may not 

live in this area and may have 

to make moving arrangements. 

Donalda department 

Brysiuk gave a brief update 

on the Donalda Fire Dept., 

which was re-activated and reequipped 

this year by the 

County of Stettler. He noted the 

department’s new members 

continue their training. 

He also stated the County of 

Stettler would like to see the 

Donalda department eventually 

trained to the same service level 

as the other county 

departments. 

Coun. Paul McKay stated that 

he had been informed the 

Donalda department is very 

close to getting back five firefighters 

who are also members 

of a nearby Hutterite colony and 

who previously left. 

Out of service 

Reeve Larry Clarke asked for 

an update on the County of 

Stettler’s out of service fire 

tender; a fire tender is a large, 

useful and usually expensive 

firefighting vehicle. 

Councillors heard at previous 

meetings the fire tender is out of 

service due to a breakdown and 

the County of Stettler was 

having a lot of trouble getting it 

repaired. 

Brysiuk stated he had no significant 

update for councillors: 

the vehicle remains in the same 

condition, parked on a lot in Red 

Deer and likely being winterized. 

He noted county staff have 

an insurance claim on the 

vehicle and have asked the 

insurance company to find the 

County of Stettler a replacement 

while the damaged unit is 

repaired. 

The reeve noted he’s begun 

lobbying on behalf of the 

County of Stettler over this 

issue, including how the insurance 

claim has been handled. 

“This is very concerning to us,” 

said Clarke. 


accepted all reports as 

information. 

Retraction and apology 

Coun. McKay told his peers 

he wished to retract some comments 

he made at a previous 

meeting regarding a Hutterite 

colony near Donalda and members 

of the colony who belonged 

to the local fire department. 

McKay also made an apology 

for those comments. 


accepted the retraction and 

apology as information. 

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and Canada are providing $165 

million to support livestock producers 

affected by drought and 

extreme growing conditions. 

Funding for this joint 

AgriRecovery initiative is costshared 

through the Sustainable 

Canadian Agricultural 

Partnership (Sustainable CAP), 

with the federal government 

providing $99 million and 

Alberta’s government providing 

$66 million. 

Agriculture Financial 

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will administer the program. 

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program, beginning this 

year, and includes a $3.5 billion 

investment by federal, provincial 

and territorial governments 

to strengthen competitiveness, 

innovation and resiliency in the 

agriculture, agri-food and agribased 

products sector. 

This investment includes $1 

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funded 60 per cent 

federally and 40 per cent 

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“We hope this announcement 

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positive change going into 

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chair, Alberta Beef Producers, 

to ensure all agricultural producers 

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MAIL BAG 

Transparent 

governance too 

much to ask? 

Dear Editor, 

Why is asking for open, honest, and 

transparent governance too much to 

ask? 

This story all begins at a ‘Meeting of 

The Whole’ shortly after our current 

village council was acclaimed. 

There were about 40 plus residents 

in attendance including five past 

council members (three of them being 

previous mayors). 

During this meeting, many questioned 

and pushed back on some 

decisions the council had or were 

planning to make. 

Council refused to take seriously 

what their residents were trying to say 

and decided that public meetings that 

included input from the residents 

were, and I quote our mayor’s words, 

nothing but “a shit show” and the 

deputy mayor inferring that the residents 

“do not need to know” what is 

going on with operations in the 

village. 

Months later, the council made a 

decision to purchase one of the last 

viable commercial properties left on 

main street, with the plan to supply a 

new location for our small library as 

it’s main focus, but also to create a 

new space for the Village Office with a 

board room. 

There was absolutely no indication 

to the residents that this new “Civic 

Centre” was being considered and 

there was no public input/debate on 

whether it was a good idea or even 

something that we wanted to spend 

almost $500,000 on! 

When the information finally made 

it to the residents’ ears, it was not supplied 

by the council as it appropriately 

should have been. 

Because the council refused to 

answer residents’ questions and concerns 

there was a public meeting 

organized by the residents, with about 

80 residents participating, to discuss 

options on how we could obtain transparent 

information from the council 

so we can better understand the reasoning 

behind these questionable 

decisions. 

It was easily concluded that residents 

were not at all in agreement of 

using this huge amount of infrastructure 

funds to unnecessarily improve 

already adequate municipal services. 

Especially because it involved gross 

misuse of the last viable commercial 

building left in town and was 

destroying our hopes of ever getting 

another decent grocery store in town. 

Thanks to efforts of a few residents, 

and our new business owner, Elnora is 

proud and grateful to welcome the 

Grocery Barn that now takes up half 

of this commercial space. 

This resident’s group produced a list 

of questions and concerns and 

requested a meeting between the three 

on council and three community representatives 

or a town hall meeting 

but we were told that we could send 

one delegate as a voice for the community 

to regularly scheduled council 

meetings and that only 15 minutes of 

the meeting would be allocated to our 

concerns. 

If we did not accept this format, 

council member Lisa Ferguson stated 

that “there will be no discussion of the 

concerns.” 

Starting in July, we moved forward 

with our questions and concerns but 

not really getting any answers or validation 

that our concerns were even 

being taken seriously. 

The August delegation, our residential 

delegate elicited admission from 

the CAO and Mayor that they did not 

handle the decisions involving the 

expenditures of the main street property 

correctly and even violated some 

sections of the Municipal Government 

Act (MGA). 

The residents still believe council 

was not being transparent and the 

deputy mayor confirmed as much 

when he said, and I quote, “It’s operational, 

you don’t need to know”. 

He also suggested that they were 

going to approach Municipal Affairs 

for a Viability Study, “because it 

makes sense to go back to the county 

as they are the richest in Alberta, 

while we sit here and nickel and 

dime”. 

Municipal Affairs later did refuse 

this request until the ongoing 

Municipal Inspection is complete. 

In September our delegate was 

denied by the CAO for no valid reason. 

Fortunately, that was overridden by 

the council after serious push back 

from the community. 

Then again, the October delegate 

was once again denied despite following 

all policies with follow-up 

questions because we had still not 

received promised answers to our 

questions. 

Policies versus procedural Bylaws 

We called attention to their 

Procedural Bylaw that does not state 

any of these rules they are trying to 

enforce, therefore could not be used to 

deny us a voice. 

Turn to Unable, Pg 7 

What is an editorial cartoon? 

Newspaper editorial cartoons are 

graphic expressions of their creator’s 

ideas and opinions. In addition, the editorial 

cartoon usually, but not always, 

reflects the publication’s viewpoint. 

Editorial cartoons are based on current 

events. That means that they are 

produced under restricted time conditions 

in order to meet publication 

deadlines. 

Editorial cartoons, sometimes 

known as political cartoons, like 

written editorials, have an educational 

purpose. They are intended to make 

readers think about current political 

issues. 

Editorial cartoonist 

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including: 

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Many editorial 

cartoons called 

caricatures are 

used to poke fun 

at popular 

people such as 

musicians, politicians, 

etc. in 

which certain 

physical features 

are 

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exaggerated to 

create joy. 

They may also 

assist the main editorial of the day or 

deal with some other news item events 

for the day. 

Caricatures of Richard M. Nixon 

often show him as needing to shave. 

• Stereotypes are formulaic images 

used to represent particular groups. A 

stereotypical cartoon mother might 

have messy hair, wear an apron, and 

hold a screaming baby in her arms. 

• Symbols are pictures that 

represent something else by tradition. 

A dove is a symbol for peace. 

• Analogies are comparisons that 

suggest that one thing is similar to 

something else. The title of a popular 

song or film might be used by a cartoonist 

to comment on a current 

political event. 

• Humour is the power to evoke 

laughter or to express what is 

amusing, comical or absurd. 

Evaluating a cartoon 

A good editorial cartoon combines a 

clear drawing and good writing. 

A good editorial 

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point-of-view or 

opinion. 

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instances, the cartoon 

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read or understood 

by only looking at 

the words or only 

looking at the picture. 

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words and the pictures 

must be read 

together in order 

to understand the 

cartoonist’s 

message. 

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meant to be funny. Some of the most 

effective editorial cartoons are not 

humorous at all. Humour is only one 

tool available to editorial cartoonists. 

Editorial cartoons provide a window 

into history by showing us what people 

were thinking and talking about at a 

given time and place. Today’s editorial 

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Exclusivity of inclusion initiatives 

Dear Editor, 

Down the Canadian rabbit hole, military 

chaplains are now prohibited 

from praying at Remembrance Day 

ceremonies. 

You might assume that the rationale 

for such a decision would be impeccable. 

After all, is prayer not the 

purpose of chaplains at public 

services? 

Regrettably, rabbit holes are not 

known for their abundance of reason. 

The Epoch Times first covered the 

story, having gained access to a directive 

sent out to chaplains by Brigadier 

General Guy Bélisle. He laid out the 

Unable, unwilling to answer 

our concerns and questions 

Cont’d from Pg 6 

As we have come to expect, there 

was no response, however, when the 

agenda was posted on the Oct. 10, lo 

and behold, there was text included 

that was titled “Policy #2023-03, 

Delegation to Council” containing the 

“rules” they were trying to enforce 

earlier, and many more, and it was 

passed at the meeting. 

Bylaws outweigh policies 

It was pointed out to council at this 

time that their Procedural Bylaw outweighs 

a policy, rendering it 

useless. An email from Municipal 

Affairs Advisory Services affirmed 

this to be correct. 

The actions of council and the CAO 

the last six months has sent a very 

clear message to our community that 

they are unable and unwilling to 

answer our concerns and questions 

and will not stop at anything to try 

and shut us up. 

On average, Elnora council meetings 

are only 30 minutes long (45 if 

there is a delegate or a closed 

session)!?! 

This current council and 

administration are far from prepared 

for their meetings. This was also very 

apparent in the audit meeting held on 

Sept. 11 which was four months late! 

The general consensus from the current 

residents of Elnora is that we have 

no confidence in the CAO’s abilities or 

desire to act in the interest of the village 

as a whole. 

She has proven through her actions 

and words that she does not equally, 

nor seriously, consider the concerns 

brought to her by the residents. We 

have also lost all confidence that she is 

doing her due diligence in preparing 

and providing accurate, timely financial 

information to the public. 

Eligibility 

At the time their nominations were 

accepted by the CAO (acting as the 

Returning Officer of the election), at 

least two of the acclaimed councillors 

were not even eligible to be nominated 

under Section 21 of the Local 

Authorities Election Act that states 

how long a person must live in the 

municipality to be eligible to be nominate. 

This alone should require them 

to resign! 

Shouldn’t be allowed to play 

Dear Editor, 

Divine Right: The belief/theory that 

a monarch [king, queen, emperor] has 

the right [the power] to rule with the 

approval from God and not from the 

people. 

We seem to have a premier who 

believes she has the “divine right” to 

rule Alberta without input from the 

people. 

For example, she is going to spend 

“mucho dinero” (much taxpayers’ 

money) on convincing us that we need 

to have our own Alberta Pension Fund 

to replace CPP when, in fact, most 

Albertans have already told her they 

don’t want to lose their CPP. But, is she 

listening to the people, or is she listening 

to God? 

Hmmm? The same way she listened 

when municipalities and citizens 

opposed her plans for a provincial 

police force to replace the RCMP? 

The same way she has supported private 

health care despite objections 

from the public? 

The same way her government has 

supported mining operations on the 

eastern slope of the Canadian Rockies 

despite objections from ranchers, 

farmers, tour guides, outfitters and 

environmentalists ? 

The same way she and her gov’t has 

supported private schools and charter 

schools over the public school system? 

The same way she and her party are 

supporting partisan politics in local 

elections? 

new regulations as well as the motive 

behind them: “...we do not all pray in 

the same way; for some, prayer does 

not play a role in their lives… 

Therefore, it is essential for chaplains 

to adopt a sensitive and inclusive 

approach when publicly addressing 

military members”. 

All prayers will be “inclusive in 

nature”, meaning chaplains must use 

gender neutral words (no ‘God the 

Father’) and refrain from quoting specific 

religious texts. 

The directive also 

reads, “Chaplains must consider the 

potential that some items or symbols 

“There are people running governments 

who shouldn’t be allowed to play 

with matches” (quote from Mark 

Twain). 

“The short memories of the voters is 

what keeps our politicians in office” 

(quote from Will Rogers). 

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may cause discomfort or traumatic 

feelings when choosing the dress they 

wear…”. In other words, chaplains will 

now also set aside their personal religious 

crests — such as the Jewish Star 

of David — in favour of the Royal 

Canadian Chaplain Service crest. 

No one should be surprised. Last 

year the National Defense Advisory 

Panel — tasked with investigating discrimination 

in the armed forces 

— recommended this in their final 

report, regarding the chaplaincy: “Do 

not consider for employment as spiritual 

guides or multi-faith 

representatives Chaplaincy applicants 

Also, members of the community 

immediately questioned the “Bedroom 

Quorum” as our mayor and council 

woman are husband and wife . . . in a 

council of three! 

Although there is no section of the 

act to prohibit this, any reasonably 

minded, honest person can see how 

this would be concerning in a council 

of this size. 

It was the obligation of the 

Returning Officer (our CAO) to extend 

the nominations deadline when no eligible 

nominees were presented. 

The one positive thing that has come 

out of these events is that we have 

learned our lesson in our village. It 

will never again be repeated as many 

people are now more than involved in 

our village affairs then ever and are 

willing to put their hand up in the next 

election and treat the responsibility of 

serving the public with the seriousness 

it affords. 

Maybe this council will stop and 

listen to the collective voice, or the 

impending Municipal Affairs 

Inspection they are currently under 

will force them to look at their actions 

from a different perspective. 

All we can do for now is continue to 

keep this council’s actions in the spotlight 

to try and mitigate the 

economical and democratic damage 

that they have shown they are capable 

of inflicting through their ignorance 

and arrogance. 

And hope that which is already done 

is not irreversible? 

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affiliated with religious groups whose 

values are not aligned with those of 

the Defense Team. 

The Defense Team’s message, otherwise, 

is inconsistent.” The full report 

is available online. 

Supposedly, these recommendations 

will allow more people to take part in 

prayers; to “project” onto them 

without feeling unable to participate. 

However, I would point out that there 

is little value to diversity in thought if 

it is not allowed to be publicly 

expressed. 

As well as this, praying to every 

single g/God at once is not genuine 

prayer. It is performance. 

Thirdly, Jewish chaplains are not 

there for the sake of Christian members. 

They are there for the sake of 

Jewish members, and vice versa. My 

point is that if anyone has an issue 

with prayers delivered by a representative 

of a different faith, the problem 

is not one of diversity. 

The problem is the expectation that 

at all times, one ought to be catered to 

by all people. 

The hypocrisy is rancid. Somehow I 

fail to see the inclusivity in forcing 

chaplains to “pray” to every single g/ 

God at once and forbidding the use of 

personal religious crests. 

Neither can I fail to see the irony in 

claiming to be against “LGBTQ2+ 

prejudice” and Islamophobia, while 

also urging the military to avoid 

hiring chaplains based on incompatible 

religious beliefs. 

Islam is not famous for its love of gay 

men. Should Islamic chaplains be 

barred from service for refusing to 

condone homosexual relationships? 

Here, chaplains may abide by whichever 

religious beliefs they choose, so 

long as they do not contradict the ultimate 

authority of Advisory Panel 

doctrine. 

We find here a symptom of a much 

deeper national infection. Either our 

governing powers are absurdly idiotic 

or we are being manipulated. This is 

an observation, not a conspiratorial 

sentiment. When in ‘diversity’s name’ 

federal initiatives so often achieve the 

exact opposite, we should all be worried 

— religious or not. 

When I say this next thing, I am not 

trying to diminish the experiences of 

those who have suffered at the hands 

of the religious. Such traumas are real 

and all reasonable people should 

grieve the fact of them. 

However, I can not stress the simple 

truth of this enough: If our rights and 

freedoms are hinged on the feelings of 

others — no matter how valid — they 

do not exist. 

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Manitou Sandhills Heritage Tour 

by Leila Grobel 

The Manitou Sandhills 

Heritage subcommittee, initiated 

by Mary Ironbow in 2018, 

was re-established at the 

February 2023 meeting of the 

Manitou Sandhills Integrated 

Resource Management Plan 

(IRMP) Standing 

Committee. 

The Manitou 

Sandhills comprise 

105,000 acres 

of Crown grazing 

land next to the 

Alberta border 

south of 

Lloydminster and 

is one of the 

largest areas of its 

kind remaining in 

Saskatchewan. 

The Heritage 

Subcommittee 

held a tour of the 

heritage and culturally 

significant 

sites within the 

Manitou 

Sandhills in northwest 

Saskatchewan on Sept. 5, 2023. 

In attendance were Brett 

Vallee, Government of 

Saskatchewan, Ecological 

Management Specialist - Fish, 

Wildlife and Lands Branch, 

Ministry of Environment; Gail 

Carruthers, Government of 

Saskatchewan - Ministry of 

Agriculture; Grant Moncrieff, 

Southern Community Pastures 

- Montcrieff Ranches; Eliann 

Guinan and Heather Frary, 

Government of Saskatchewan - 

Heritage Conservation; 

Christine Pike, Conservation 

Representative of Waseca, Sask.; 

Myron and Irene Ganser of 

Provost, Alta. - Bodo 

Archaeological Society (BAS); 

and Clarence and Leila Grobel 

of Consort, Alta. - 

BAS/Suffern 

Lake Regional 

Park. 

Unfortunately, 

Chief Duane 

Antoine of 

Poundmaker 

Cree Nation was 

unable to join us. 

He would have 

taken the tour to 

one or more sites 

that hold value to 

his nation and 

possibly areas of 

continued traditional 

use. 

The 

Saskatchewan 

Archaeological 

Society has a 

listing of 89 artifact 

features 

within the 

Neutral Hills/ 

Manitou Sand 

Hills, including 

finds or scatter; 

burials 

(European and 

Indigenous); 

campsite and ceremonial 

sites; 

homesteads; and 

Indigenous lithic 

reduction sites. 

There are 

thought to be a 

number of sacred 

and ceremonial 

sites that have 

not been 

identified to date that require 

preservation and protection. 

Eliann and Heather lead the 

tour to the following sites of 

interest: Yonker Village, Eyehill 

Creek Community and a Bison 

Kill/Pound Site. The Eyehill 

Creek which flows out of 

Courtesy of Government of Sask. Heritage Conservation Branch 

Sounding Lake, Alta. and empties 

into Manitou Lake, Sask. 

loops throughout the Manitou 

Sandhills, including the 

Eastern Manitou Community 

Pasture north of the Suffern 

Lake Regional Park and 

Community Pasture. 

Yonker Village 

Yonker existed as a railroad 

village, unincorporated locally 

in the Rural Municipality (RM) 

of Senlac No. 411 from 1908 - 

1947, along what was originally 

the Grand Trunk Pacific 

Railway (GTPR), until 1923; now 

the Canadian National (CN) 

Railway. 

It is located approximately 42 

kms. east of Chauvin, Alta. 

The community got its name 

from Mr. O. Winter, a contractor 

for the GTPR as the line was 

named alphabetically from the 

east; “Vera”, after his daughter, 

“Winter”, after himself, and to 

the west (skipping over X), 

“Yonker”, named after his 

mother’s family. 

Adjacent to 

Yonker is 

Neilburg, Artland, 

then Yonker, 

Winter and 

Senlac. 

Today a commemorative 

sign 

marks the site and 

remnants of the 

former post office, 

a few other delapidated 

buildings 

and corrals are all 

that remain of 

what was likely a 

vibrant railway 

village with livestock 

holding/ 

loading facilities 

and an 

Immigration Shed. 

Chief Duane Antoine has 

acknowledged there are two 

gravesites in the Yonker area 

and he is concerned about 

access to ceremonial sites and 

access for collecting medicinal 

plants and herbs. 

Eyehill Creek Community 

The Saulteaux moved into 

Saskatchewan from Southern 

Manitoba in the late 1700s and 

early 1800s, some settling on 

reserve(s), while others, like 

those at Manitou Lake, simply 

lived on the land and hunted in 

the vicinity. The Saulteaux, 

especially those living at 

Manitou Lake were renowned 

for their horses. 

“In 1914 Indian Agent J.A. 

(Wikipedia) “The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway used an alphabetical 

station naming system for railway stations along its 

mainline from Winnipeg, Man. to Prince Rupert, B.C. 

The name of the GTP railway station usually became the 

name of the town that developed in close proximity to it. 

A similar system was used in a part of Ontario. 

“Beginning at Portage la Prairie, Man. and travelling northwest 

through Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta to British 

Columbia, the towns along the railway are listed in the 

order they appear on maps, online including Wikipedia. 

Rowlands noted: ‘These 

people are possessed of quite 

a large number of horses, of 

good quality. They take 

excellent care of them and 

are keenly alive as to their 

value and the benefit to be 

derived from improving the 

breed.’ (Sessional Papers 

1914:128). 

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Once a vibrant independent Indigenous settlement 

Facing Manitou Lake from north ridge of dune. 


The Manitou Lake Saulteaux occupied 

a village located south of the lake 

along Eye Hill Creek, near the now 

abandoned town of Yonker. 

Some of their family names were: 

Opwam, French Eater, Whitford, 

Gopher, Night Traveller, Strawberry 

and Moccasin. (James and Philip 

Favel, personal communication, June 

2002). 

In the early part of the twentieth 

century the people at Manitou Lake 

[were] removed to the various 

Battleford area reserves, while others 

went to Rocky Mountain House in 

Alberta.” (James and Philip Favel, personal 

communication, June 2002).” 

(Courtesy of Wade Leslie Dargin–The 

18th and 19th Century Cree Landscape 

of West Central Saskatchewan - 

Implications for Archaeology: A Thesis 

submitted to the College of Graduate 

Studies and Research in Partial 

Fulfillment of the Requirements for the 

Degree of Master of Arts in the 

Department of Archaeology, University 

of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon; December 

2004). 

Now all that remains of the original 

Eyehill Creek Saulteaux Community 

Site are a few cellar depressions, where 

once stood a vibrant independent 

Indigenous settlement who eventually 

lived onsite in log structures. 

Returning to the trail that meanders 

through the community pasture, the 

tour stopped to view a tanker car with 

the ends cut out that has served as a 

culvert for the Eyehill Creek for years. 

Conversation turned to the adventures 

of young boys and the excitement 

of blowing out beaver dams. 

Bison Kill/Pound Site 

Lastly, the group toured a former 

bison kill/pound site located within 

the South Manitou Lake Community 

Grazing Lease. The site is not a bison 

jump, but a pound site, similar to the 

hunting and processing site(s) located 

near Bodo, Alta. 

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River Municipal Users Group to begin 

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for the river. 

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from the group’s Executive Director 

Rudy Friesen, who described the issue 

of additional on-stream water storage 

on the river as an “...incredibly important 

conversation.” 

Coun. Kurt Baker is the Town of 

Stettler’s representative to the group 

and stated multiple studies show a lack 

on on-stream water storage on the Red 

Deer River could be a problem, especially 

compared to virtually all other 

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rivers. 

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“It’s all based on models too,” added 

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A few artifacts were located on site 

during determination of a pipeline leak 

several years ago, but the site was 

never excavated. 

Bison Pound sites amongst the sand 

dunes are 

thought to have 

provided ideal 

communal, group 

hunting and processing 

sites. 

A bison pound 

was a hunting 

method used by 

the Indigenous 

peoples of the 

North American 

plains, both in 

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County of Paintearth No. 18 

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The County of Paintearth is seeking a highly skilled, adaptable 

and multi-tasking individual to join our team as the Receptionist/ 

Administrative Clerk. This is a permanent full-time position reporting 

to the Assistant CAO. The successful applicant will be responsible for: 

✓ Providing telephone, front counter, and email reception for 

the County Office; 

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services and deliveries; 

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publication files, invoice and receipt files, and records 

preservation; 

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OBITUARIES 

Many interests centered around farm life 

Carol Jane Stulberg, a long-time resident 

of the Endiang community 

passed away on Oct. 18, 2023 at Castor, 

Alta. at the age of 91 years. 

Carol was born on April 2, 1932 in 

Hanna, Alta. She was the sixth of eight 

children born to Dr. John 

Stanley Paxman and Edith 

Caroline (nee Gamey) 

Paxman. 

She grew up on a farm in 

the Meadowlands district, a 

short distance northeast of 

Hanna, with her siblings Bill, 

Cliff, Bernice, Mary, Irene, 

Eva and Verna. 

Carol’s mother died when 

she was six years old. Her 

Stulberg 

father never remarried, and 

the older children raised the younger 

ones. 

Carol had an incredible enthusiasm 

for life and endless energy even into 

her advanced years. She was a softspoken, 

gentle person, yet was 

extremely strong and independent. She 

was ambitious and had a multitude of 

interests and was never idle. 

Carol had a positive outlook on life 

and never complained. She was fun to 

be around. She loved her family more 

than anything and was a loyal friend. 

Carol was often described by many by 

one simple word — amazing! 

Carol married the love of her life, 

Jack Stulberg on March 16, 1952. They 

purchased a farm at Endiang, Alta. 

and built a new home, which they finished 

inside as they could afford. She 

lived in that same house for 

the next 71 years until her 

passing at 91 years. She never 

wanted to live anywhere else. 

They had wonderful friends 

and neighbours. Jack and 

Carol were active community 

members and volunteers. 

Jack had lost his right arm 

in a farm accident when he 

was 25 and Carol literally 

became his right arm. They 

worked side by side everyday 

doing the daily work a farm required 

and built up a farming operation with 

their sons that she was very proud of. 

Carol and Jack had two sons, Les 

born in 1955 and Larry born in 1958 

who both became involved in the 

family farm with their families. 

Carol was confirmed into the 

Lutheran faith in 1956 at St. Peter’s 

Lutheran Church, Scapa, Alta. She 

was a believer in God her entire life. 

Carol loved every aspect of farm life 

with harvest being a favourite as she 

enjoyed hauling grain from the 

combine. She also loved the cattle operation 

and the people she met during 

the time raising purebred Simmentals. 

She was a welcoming hostess - the 

coffee pot was always on and the door 

always open. It seemed everyone who 

came to the farm got fed, or at the very 

least served a coffee and some homebaked 

goodies. 

Growing and caring for her many 

flowers topped Carol’s list of interests. 

She had an amazing green thumb. 

Carol had a beautifully maintained 

yard and it gave her much enjoyment. 

One year she won the trophy for best 

rural or urban yard in the Stettler 

area. 

She managed to maintain her large 

yard meticulously, even in her final 

year of life. 

Her other interests included gardening 

and preserving, floor curling, 

playing cards, visiting friends and 

family, watching curling - with her 

favourite teams being Kevin Koe and 

Jennifer Jones, listening to country 

music – especially Charley Pride, 

watching her favourite daytime soaps 

always recorded to watch in the evenings 

and baking, much to the delight 

of her family. She was a great cook and 

baker; everyone loved her Tomato 

Soup cake with brown sugar icing, as 

Funeral service for Hansel 

Maxine Patricia Hansel was born in 

the Stettler Hospital on July 16, 1936; 

the second youngest of five children. 

Maxine passed away in Stettler on Oct. 

15, 2023 at the age of 87 years. 

Maxine will be lovingly remembered 

by her daughters: Deborah Bince 

of Lethbridge, Susan (Jim) Renschler 

of Botha, Alta. and Aleta Nichols of 

Botha; son Lyne (Marina) Hansel of 

Gadsby; grandchildren: Daniel Rand 

(formerly known as James), Teresa 

Lees, Kelly Nichols, Shelley Swaren, 

Jody (Michelle) Renschler, Rusty 

Nichols (Melissa Burton), Christopher 

(Amber) Hansel and Collin (Becky) 

Hansel; great-grandchildren: 

Samantha Carpenter, Vincent Arelis, 

Victoria Arelis, Jayden Swaren, 

Madison Swaren, Charlie Renschler, 

McKenna Renschler, Everly Renschler, 

Terrance Nichols, Sierra Nichols, 

Raeleigh Nichols, Nash Nichols, Gavin 

Hansel, Caleb Hansel, Wren 

Hansel and Ria Hansel. 

Also survived by sister Elpha 

(Ron) Senft; brothers-in-law Bill 

(Joyce) Hansel and Gary Larson; 

numerous nieces and nephews; 

other family members and many 

dear friends and neighbours. 

Maxine was predeceased by her 

loving husband Joe Hansel, parents 

Russell and Pearl Haner, 

parents in-law Lloyd and Pearl 

Hansel, sisters: Mildred (Bruce) 

McMillian, Blanche (Jerry) McKay, 

Annice (Ray) Erichsen, brother-in-law 

Victor Hansel, sister-in-law Lavina 

Larson, and son-in-law Eugene 

Nichols, as well as other family and 

friends. 

A funeral service for the late Maxine 

Hansel will be held at 

the Stettler United 

Church, Stettler, Alta. on 

Fri. Oct. 27, 2023 at 2 p.m. 

Donations in memory 

of Maxine are gratefully 

accepted to the Omega 

Cemetery, Gadsby, Alta. 

To send condolences to 

the family, please visit 

www.stettlerfuneralhome.com. 

Hansel 

Stettler Funeral Home 

& Crematorium are entrusted with the 

care and funeral arrangements, 403- 

742-3422 . 

well as date-filled cookies, squares, 

loaves and pies. 

In years past she also enjoyed 

travelling. 

Her biggest enjoyment came from 

her family. Her family meant everything 

to her and were her life, 

including her extended family. She 

was the best mother, grandmother and 

great-grandmother anyone could ask 

for. 

Carol Stulberg is survived by her 

sons, Les (Rosemary) Stulberg and 

Larry (Lorene) Stulberg. 

Also survived by grandchildren, 

Travis Stulberg; Alicia (Cody) 

Scheerschmidt and their children 

Hayden, Easton and Tesily; Tyler 

(Samantha) Stulberg and their children 

Beckett and Ella; and Krystal 

(Robert) Stoutenberg and their children 

Jack and Boyd and her 

brother-in-law Joe Engelman and 

many nieces and nephews. 

Carol Stulberg was predeceased by 

her beloved husband of 51 years, Jack 

in 2003; by her parents Dr. John and 

Edith Paxman; all of her siblings, Bill 

(Pauline) Paxman, Cliff (Hilda) 

Paxman, Bernice (Albert) Zeimer, 

Mary (Leonard) Smith, Irene (Walter) 

Sarabin, Eva (Ray) Ergang and Verna 

Engelman. 

Also by her parents-in-law Gus and 

Emma Stulberg, brothers and sistersin-law 

Caroline Stulberg, Pauline 

(Herman) Ziemmer, Martha (Ben) 

Keibel, Lenore (Reinhold) Dewald, 

Walter (Bernice) Stulberg, Lawrence 

(Martha) Stulberg and by her nieces 

Judy Ergang, Judy Mulgrove, 

Margaret Cook and Donna Keibel, 

nephews Stan Paxman, John Paxman 

and Corey Stulberg. 

Donations in memory of Carol are 

gratefully accepted to: Endiang 

Community Hall, R. R. 1, Endiang, 

Alta. T0J 1G0, or St. Peter’s Lutheran 

Church Cemetery, Scapa, Alta. Box 

622, Hanna, Alta. T0J 1P0. 

Condolences can be sent to the 

family at www.stettlerfuneralhome. 

com. Stettler Funeral Home & 

Crematorium entrusted with the care 

and funeral arrangements, 

403-742-3422. 

Passion for farming, animals, music and art 

It is with great sadness the family of 

Edward Norman ‘Eddie” Dahmer 

announces his passing at the Stettler 

Hospital on Oct. 17, 2023, peacefully 

with family at his side. 

Edward Norman Dahmer was born 

Nov. 14, 1940, the second child of Henry 

and Peggy Dahmer. He spent the first 

years of his life on the family homestead 

north of Endiang, Alta. then in 

1943 Henry purchased the Scott farm 

south of Halkirk where Eddie called 

home for the rest of his life. 

He attended Daisy Bank School for 

one year, and then bussing began to 

the Halkirk School. Eddie graduated 

high school in Halkirk and went to 

SAIT for an Agricultural Mechanics 

course. 

He started farming with his dad 

where they built up a herd of Herdford 

and Angus cattle. He had a special 

place for all animals, the horses he 

rode, cattle he raised, pet dogs and cats 

and the multitude of wildlife around 

the farm. 

Eddie loved music and taught himself 

to play guitar. Special family 

memories are of Eddie playing guitar 

with his dad Henry on violin and his 

sister Elaine on the piano. 

He was also a talented artist and 

learned to create beautiful pieces of 

leather work. Many friends and family 

got hand-tooled belts, wallets, purses 

or pictures that Eddie spent hours 

creating. 

His father Henry passed away suddenly 

in 1972 and soon after his brother 

Rocky started to farm with 

him. Together they built a new 

house for their mom and continued 

to build most of the 

buildings and corrals on the 

farm. The farm expanded over 

the years and more grain and 

oilseed crops were grown and 

Limousin and Charolais breeds 

were introduced to raise the 

tan calves he was proud of. 

Eddie stayed active on the Dalmer 

farm until 2019 when he decided 

to move to the Paintearth 

Lodge. 

He received excellent care at the 

Lodge and enjoyed feeding the birds 

and rabbits that lived on the grounds. 

He drove out to the farm almost 

every Sunday to see how many new 

calves were born, or how much rain 

had fallen or how the crops were 

yielding. He would check the cattle and 

would give the cows a friendly scratch. 

Eddie was born with a heart condition, 

a hole in the heart and many 

doctors over the years believed he 

would not survive for long, however he 

fooled them all. 

He was a talented and knowledgeable 

man who was kind, gentle and very 

quiet. It turns out he had a 

huge heart and generously 

gave everything he had 

worked so hard for to his 

family so they have an 

opportunity to continue 

what he cared so much for. 

His passion for farming and 

animals, music and art can 

be seen in the hearts of the 

family he leaves behind. 

Eddie is survived by his 

brother and sister-in-law 

Rocky and Louanne 

Dahmer, their children Alison and Tye 

Boehlke, Ryan and Lindsey Dahmer, 

and Katelyn Dahmer, and his grandniece 

Macklynn Boehlke all of 

Halkirk. 

He is also survived by his nieces 

Verta and Rod Delainey, Valerie and 

Brian Wilson, Lisa Wells and nephew 

Lane and Gabriel Wells, and their 

families, as well as his aunt Irene 

Duncan and numerous cousins. 

Eddie was predeceased by his father 

and mother Henry and Peggie Dahmer 

and his sister Elaine and numerous 

aunts, uncles and cousins. 

A Come and Go Memorial Gathering 

will be held at the Halkirk Community 

Hall on Fri. Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. 

If desired, donations in memory of 

Eddie can be made to the Paintearth 

Lodge, Our Lady of the Rosary 

Hospital Foundation or the Halkirk 

Cemetery Association. 

Condolences can be sent to the 

family at www.stettlerfuneralhome. 

com Stettler Funeral Home & 

Crematorium entrusted with the care 

and funeral arrangements, 403-742- 

3422 . 

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