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Stu Salkeld 

Local Journalism Initiative reporter 

ECA Review 

Clive councillors read a letter at 

their Jan. 8 meeting regarding severe 

The Coronation Quilt Guild meets 

for four or five days each month 

at the Coronation Drop-In Centre 

with Carrie Wager (left) and 

Marina Schmidt being two of only 

a few brave souls attending on 

Jan. 15 due to the bitterly cold 

temperatures reaching down as 

low as minus 46 degrees Celsius. 

Often times both rooms are full. 

 

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drought warning from Minister of 

Environment and Protected Areas 

Rebecca Schulz, that severe drought is 

expected in Alberta in the spring and 

summer of 2024 and asking municipalities 

to prepare. 

Schulz had a number of suggestions, 

but as the councillors discussed the 

request it became clear the village’s 

water supplier, the Hwy. #12/21 Water 

Commission, was the only body 

capable of answering some questions. 

Mayor Lucy Henry stated, as she 

read Schulz’ letter, this was a good 

time to contact the water commission 

for direction. Henry added she 

recalled the water agreement contained 

details about water rationing. 

Chief Administrative Officer 

(CAO) Carla Kenney stated all Hwy. 

12/21 member communities had to 

approve a similar water bylaw as 

part of their membership and all the 

bylaws would include water restriction 

details. 

Kenney added it sounds like the 

drought is going to continue to be 

worse in southern Alberta and it also 

sounds like the southern parts of the 

province will be rationing water this 

summer. 

During discussion several councillors 

stated water conservation should 

be a priority even in the absence of 

drought. 

It was also stated that even though 

drought isn’t expected to be as severe 

in central Alberta, councillors 

wanted to contact the water commission 

to find out what’s expected of the 

people of Clive. 

Councillors also stated all of this 

information should be communicated 

to the public. 

Councillors unanimously passed a 

resolution that village staff will contact 

the water commission about 

possible drought in 2024 and also 

bring back Clive’s water bylaw for 

discussion at a future meeting. 

INDEX 

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

Elnora council ..................... 3 

Stettler county council ..... 3,4 

Hanna council .................... 4 

Delia council ...................... 5 

Viewpoints ......................... 6 

Real Estate/Homes ............. 7 

4H report ............................ 7 

Obituaries ...................... 8, 9 

Kneehill council ............9,11 

Classified/Careers ............. 10 

Agriculture ....................... 12 

Trochu news ..................... 12 

Coronation council: 

Supports 

local 

playground 

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Stettler county 

council: 

Proposed 

‘Direct Control’ 

for sand, 

gravel 

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Hanna council: 

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Coronation council supports local playground 

Lane Koster 


Coronation town council agreed to 

support a school playground initiative 

from Friends of Coronation School 

presented to them by Stephanie Tellier 

and Angela Schedlosky at their regular 

council meeting Jan. 8. 

The completed playground will be 

the only “inclusive playground within 

100 kilometres,” said Schedlosky. 

For the grant to be approved from 

the Community Facility Enhancement 

Program (CFEP), the Friends of 

Coronation needed to quantify in-kind 

contributions including unskilled 

labour, skilled labour, and heavy 

equipment use, for a total of $3,168.00. 

Friends of Coronation School have 

raised roughly $130.000. 

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contingent on the Friends of 

Coronation School successfully 

securing the CFEP grant. 

“I think we definitely have a lot on 

our plate,” said Coun. Ron Checkel 

however Mayor Matthew Peacock 

said, “I’m sure we could find something 

somewhere.” 

Council passed a motion by Checkel 

that the town provide $20,000 for the 

playground, contingent on the Friends 

of Coronation receiving the grant. 

Tax incentives 

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) 

Quinton Flint asked council to provide 

direction on tax incentives tailored for 

the Town of Coronation, to promote 

growth in the rural community of 

under 900 residents. 

In addition to incentives for 

attracting new businesses, “what kind 

of businesses would council like to 

CASTOR COUNCIL 

Government funds increase 

Lane Koster 


Castor town council heard from 

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) 

Donna Rowland at their regular 

meeting Jan. 8, 2024 that the Local 

Government Fiscal Framework 

(LGFF) has released their proposed 

allocations for 2024 and 2025. 

The LGFF is funding from the provincial 

government and replaces the 

Municipal Sustainability Initiative 

(MSI) that enables municipalities to 

build infrastructure and serve their 

communities more effectively. 

Operating allocations will remain 

the same at $128,358, said Rowland but 

the proposed capital allocations will be 

$333,000 in 2024, and $358,000 in 2025, 

although these amounts are not official 

until the Alberta Legislature 

passes their budget. 

“With $333,000 allocated this year, 

this is a substantial increase,” said 

CAO Rowland, adding since 2018, the 

amount the Town of Castor received 

each year dropped year over year until 

2024. In 2023 the capital allocation was 

$126,000. 

Drought concerns 

Council discussed at length a letter 

from Rebecca Schultz, Minister of 

Environment and Protected Areas, 

concerning the level of drought the 

province of Alberta is experiencing. 

According to the letter, the province 

is currently experiencing a Stage 4 

drought of the five stages possible, as 

per the Alberta Water Act. 

CORONATION COUNCIL 

Municipalities play a large role in 

water management during a drought. 

Mayor Richard Elhard said he 

doesn’t know if the Town of Castor 

would ever need to consider water 

rationing, but stated council needs to 

monitor drought conditions should 

they ever get to a place where water 

rationing is required. 

Council discussed whether water 

from the creek or pond could be used 

in an emergency. 

CAO Rowland stated that this water 

cannot be used without a license or a 

permit as the town has no jurisdiction 

over its use. Only the golf course has a 

license to use pond water. She also 

noted water from the pond would have 

to be treated. 

Winterfest weekend 

Delegate Diana Boxma, from the 

Castor Winterfest committee, presented 

a list of requests to council for 

the coming Winterfest weekend. 

Boxma requested use of the area 

east of the elevator for the cowboy 

camp, with the snow being cleared. If 

necessary, snow could be delivered to 

designated areas, and along the parade 

route for the cutter parade. Boxma 

also requested $200 for prizes for the 

chili cook-off. 

Council unanimously approved the 

motion by Coun. Don Sisson for $200 

for prizes. 

CAO Rowland said the town has 

worked with the Winterfest committee 

in the past and will honour the other 

requests as much as possible, weather 

permitting. 

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The CAO questioned whether 

options should not only include tax 

breaks on new business but also 

incentives that would encourage current 

businesses to grow or expand. 

Beautification incentives could also 

be on the table. 

Coun. Brett Alderdice commented, 

“certainly we need to look at what we 

have, with businesses closing,” stated 

Coun. Brett Alderdice, “to see what 

we can do to incentivize them.” 

Coun. Mark Stannard said, “We 

need to look at what other communities 

our size are doing.” 

CAO Flint indicated that with council’s 

input, he will bring back 

proposed tax incentive in a few 

months. 

Government funding 

Alberta Municipal Affairs launched 

the Local Government Fiscal 

Framework (LGFF), which replaces 

the Municipal Sustainability 

Initiative (MSI) Jan 1, covering capital 

investments on infrastructure. 

CAO Flint reported Coronation will 

receive LGFF funding of $346,676. for 

2024, and $370,486. for 2025 “which is 

up slightly from pre-COVID years, 

but up drastically post-COVID,” said 

Flint. 

Funding priorities 

Council discussed funding priorities 

for the May 2024 budget is 

finalized. 

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A new runway apron at the airport, 

sidewalk repairs were two considered 

to be high priorities by council. 

Also a new pump at the bulk water 

facility at a cost of $16,000. which 

should pay for itself from the sale of 

water, and keeping an eye open for a 

newer pickup is another. 

When Coun. Stannard asked CAO 

Flint when Coronation will get an outdoor 

skating rink, as the weather is 

now cold enough, CAO Flint 

responded, “I’ll get on that tomorrow.” 

Meeting with premier 

CAO Flint reported on a meeting he 

attended with Premier Danielle 

Smith. 

Among other things, the CAO 

reported they discussed major 

changes are in the works at Alberta 

Health Services and more money for 

wastewater and roads. 

Flint noted that the Alberta 

Government is ready to announce 

large investments in liquid natural 

gas, oil and gas. 

A new housing vision will not only 

look at affordable housing initiatives, 

but also at middle-class housing shortages, 

stated Flint. 

“That actually makes sense to me, 

said Coun. Stannard, adding that 

people often want to move to rural 

Alberta but when they find there is no 

available housing for their families, 

they decide to look elsewhere. 

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ELNORA COUNCIL 

Resident tells council to forget culvert request 

Stu Salkeld 



An Elnora property owner told the 

village council at their regular 

meeting Jan. 9 that he was withdrawing 

his previous request to have a 

culvert near his property repaired by 

the municipality. 

Lee Staats, who owns property 

described in the meeting as 502 Queen 

Street, notified council in an email 

dated Dec. 21, 2023 that he withdrew 

his request although he was still quite 

unhappy with the situation. (The letter 

in it’s entirety was printed in the Jan. 

4, 2024 ECA Review, pg. 2, titled 

“Cancelling request to Elnora council”. 

“This is not because I don’t think the 

village should replace it, it is because 

of the insane reasoning of council at 

the last meeting and the clear indication 

that you just do not want to fix it,” 

stated States in his letter. 

“Also, I wish to inform you that I too 

contacted Municipal Affairs (MA) and 

Red Deer County and had very lengthy 

conversations with an MA manager 

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Proposed ‘Direct Control’ for sand, gravel 

at the Daysland Palace Theatre 

Stu Salkeld 



The County of Stettler council 

mostly agreed with their administration 

that a new type of zoning for the 

sand and gravel industry should be 

considered by the municipality. 

The resolution to pass first reading 

of an amendment to the land-use 

bylaw (LUB) was made by a 6 to 1 vote 

at the Jan. 10 regular meeting of 

council. 

Councillors heard a detailed 

description of the LUB amendment 

from Director of Planning & 

Development Craig Teal, who proposed 

amending the LUB to include a 

“direct control” (DC) zone exclusively 

for sand, gravel and surface mineral 

extraction and processing users. 

Teal began his presentation by 

noting the County of Stettler administration 

was bringing this LUB 

amendment forward itself and that 

councillors may feel like it came “...a 

little bit out of the blue to you.” 

Teal also suggested if first reading 

was passed that a certain period of 

time be set aside before the public 

hearing is subsequently held for the 

County of Stettler to consult with 

impacted industry members and 

affected parties. 

He further explained that since the 

County of Stettler is the applicant for 

this amendment the timeline for 

public hearings is more flexible. 

Teal stated administration proposed 

introducing a DC zone for the sand, 

gravel and surface mining industry in 

an effort to clean up some items used 

to regulate that industry. 

He then noted the DC zone is 

included as an option for municipalities 

in the Municipal Government Act 

(MGA), adding that essentially county 

council acts as the planning authority 

for any areas included in a DC; further, 

Teal stated that within the 

planning appeal process no appeal is 

possible once county council has made 

a decision about areas under the 

authority of DC. 

Readers should note typically such 

planning decisions are under the 

authority of a municipal planning 

commission (MPC) which also 

includes an appeal process. 

In his memo to council Teal 

and the engineering coordinator at 

(the county) on this matter so I am well 

aware of the actions that can be taken 

on this matter, much of which I did not 

hear mentioned by the CAO in the last 

meeting. 

Councillors only briefly discussed 

the email, with Mayor Jul Bissell 

stating the village will continue to 

investigate who is responsible for 

paying for certain culverts. 

The email was accepted as information 

along with all other 

correspondence items. 

Later in the meeting under the 

bylaws items, councillors agreed 

through resolution to have village staff 

draft an approaches/culverts policy 

and bring it back for discussion at a 

future meeting. 

Interior design 

Councillors unanimously approved 

an interior designer’s quote of $8,900 

plus expenses to prepare a conceptual 

design, detailed drawings and construction 

management for the Elnora 

Public Library planning and development 

project. 

explained the DC zone will grant the 

County of Stettler greater control and 

oversight of the sand and gravel 

industry. 

“The proposed changes are intended 

to give the county greater control and 

oversight of sand, gravel and surface 

mineral extraction and processing 

activities,” stated the memo. “The 

changes, particularly the use of DC, 

are partially in response to recent 

experience with appeals before the 

Land and Property Rights Tribunal 

where county interests and concerns 

do not appear to be given sufficient 

consideration.” 

Teal’s memo went into detail on what 

the introduction of DC for the sand and 

gravel industry would mean. 

“The proposed district is intended to 

be applied to the entirety of a parcel 

containing a sand, gravel and surface 

mineral extraction and/or sand, gravel 

and surface mineral processing use,” 

stated the memo. 

“It contemplates a gravel pit taking 

place in one part of the parcel and that 

uses typical in the agricultural district 

may be present in other parts of the 

parcel (e.g. crop land, dwelling). 

“Sand, gravel and surface mineral 

uses and temporary asphalt plant, 

 

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Submitted 

Alberta RCMP wish to 

advise the media that many 

of its detachments have 

moved to a new pre-charge 

approval process with 

Alberta Crown Prosecution 

Services, in order to help 

reduce delays in bringing 

individuals to trial. 

Currently, more than 50 per 

cent of detachments have 

been phased into this new 

process, with the hopes of 

100 per cent compliance by 

the end of Spring 2024. 

News releases issued by 

the Alberta RCMP may not 

immediately name the 

individual(s) arrested or 

their criminal charges – this 

information may only be 

provided in subsequent 

RCMP 

Wendi Ronspies Design Ltd. which it 

was stated at the meeting is located in 

Red Deer, submitted a Dec. 4, 2023 estimate 

for, “Interior tenant improvement 

to an existing main floor space in the 

(Village) of Elnora. The intended use of 

the space is to provide space for a new 

town library/multipurpose space for 

the community.” 

Ronspies’ estimate described in 

detail the conceptual design phase 

including discussing the tenant’s 

needs, the construction document 

phase including preparing a detailed 

architectural drawing package and 

specification notes as required and 

lastly the construction phase, 

including construction project management. 

Many more details were 

included. 

Mayor Bissell stated the village 

needs to get into the building in question 

first before work such as the 

estimate can be done. However, Chief 

Administrative Officer (CAO) Sharon 

Wesgate responded a plan such as 

Ronspies’ was needed at this time. PRESENTING 

The mayor added the site in question at the Daysland Palace Theatre 

still needs some clean-up. 

most likely to occur in an existing pit, 

would be approvals made by council. 

All other uses could be decided by the 

MPC or the development officer.” 

Teal also pointed out that even if 

this amendment is fully approved 

after due process, sand and gravel 

operations will only be added to the 

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Councillors discussed efforts by the 

village to sell its old, surplus garbage 

truck. Mayor Bissell reported he had 

further discussed this truck with auction 

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and the vehicle does have monetary 

value. 

The CAO noted that another municipality 

did contact Elnora to ask 

questions about the truck, but it 

seemed they were just asking questions 

and no offer was made. 

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Organizations that apply for County 

of Stettler grants on an annual basis 

may see some changes to one of the 

municipality’s major sponsorship programs. 

Applications to the 

Community Investment Program 

were discussed at the Jan. 10 regular 

meeting of council. 

At the beginning of the meeting 

when the agenda item of “Community 

Investment Program” was introduced 

councillors immediately moved into 

“close session” and remained in private 

talks for about 45 minutes. It was 

noted on the meeting agenda the program 

was being discussed in closed 

session under the authority of FOIP 

section 23, local public body 

confidences. 

Readers should note closed session 

is an authority granted to municipal 

councils under the Municipal 

Government Act to discuss issues 

mostly involving freedom of information 

and protection of privacy 

legislation. No resolutions can be 

made in closed session, only in the 

public meeting. 

“The Community Investment 

Program was created in order to 

streamline sponsorship requests from 

community groups in an equitable 

way, with a set, budgeted amount per 

year,” stated a staff memo. “As per the 

policy, funding from this program is a 

one time, interim measure and is not 

to be relied on as a continuing source 

of income. 

The deadline for the first set of applications 

was Dec. 31, 2023. The next 

application deadline for 2024 events 

will be May 31.” 

Staff noted there were eight applicants 

for this round of funding. 

After returning to the public 

meeting Coun. James Nibourg made a 

motion that the following applicants 

be granted the applicable amount from 

the program: Big Jack Classic 2nd 

Annual Fishing Derby $1,000, Big 

Valley Kids Christmas $250, Donalda 

Ag Society $1,000, Kidsport Stettler 

$500, Red Willow Ag Society $1,000 and 

Stettler & District Music Festival $500. 

for a total of $4,250. 

Only two applicants were in effect 

turned down. Nibourg stated one 

applicant, the Rising Stars Cattle 

Clinic, should apply to the Agriculture 

Service Board (ASB) for funds. Later 

in the meeting Coun. Les Stulberg 

stated he would take the application 

himself to the ASB as he saw a lot of 

value in the program. 

An application letter included in the 

agenda package from Maureen 

Mappin-Smith on behalf of the Rising 

Stars committee stated this event is a 

cattle clinic for youth under the age of 

21 which included topics such as daily 

care, feeding, nutrition and much 

more. 

Nibourg then stated that another 

applicant, Stettler & District Home 

Support, which applied for $4,820, 

should appear as a delegation to 

council with their request as it didn’t 

seem to fit under this program’s model 

with Nibourg describing home support 

as “a worthy cause.” 

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It was noted some funds for the current 

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Stulberg asked if an unexpected 

 

Increasing coyote problems in Hanna 

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RCMP detachment commander Sgt. 

Robert Welsman, presented his quarterly 

report to council, including a 

coyote problem in Hanna. The report 

was at the regular council meeting Jan 

9, 2024. 

There was an encounter recently 

between an individual with a dog and a 

coyote. 

Sgt. Welsman asked council if they 

hear of a report of coyotes in town, to 

please bring it to the attention of the 

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Stulberg then noted that there are 

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about 10:30 p.m. the other night, and 

that she was highly concerned. 

“It seems to be a growing problem,” 

said Warwick, “with the numbers. If 

they are hungry and your dog is in the 

yard, I have seen what they can do.” 

“I don’t know, maybe, if there is 

something we can do to reduce those 

numbers?” 

“If coyotes become an increasing 

concern,” said Welsman, “I will certainly 

reach out to the town to discuss 

this further, to see what we need to do.” 

Fire chief report 

Hanna Fire Chief David Mohl presented 

his Hanna Fire Department 

fourth quarter report to council. 

Hanna continues to expand their fire 

tower and fire training props. 

Even though structural fires are 

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He made a motion to have administration 

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Councillors unanimously approved 

that motion. 

only two per cent of calls, they are the 

most dangerous, and firefighters don’t 

get to practice alot. 

The fire department wants to make 

sure they are ready when structural 

fires occur, stated Mohl. 

There were three structural fires in 

Hanna in 2023 including two at the 

same house. 

Rodeo queen 

Miss Rodeo Hanna, Hailey Milligan, 

together with the Hanna Indoor Pro 

Rodeo Association, requested $1000 for 

travel costs incurred while attending 

events representing the rodeo association 

and the Town of Hanna. 

Coun. Vernon Thuroo moved council 

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There is a high risk that drought 

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Using this data, WaterSMART will 

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A drought advisory committee is 

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communities, farmers, businesses and 

others to prepare for the potential of 

severe drought conditions, many of 

which have already taken action to 

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adapt to reduced water levels. 

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Mayor Elliott tabled further discussion 

on drought warnings at their 

regular Jan. 8 council meeting but 

indicated watering restrictions are 

possible if drought conditions escalate. 

Elliott was addressing a letter from 

Rebecca Schultz, Minister of 

Environment and Protected Areas, 

regarding the current drought in 

Alberta, and a possible worsening of 

drought conditions later this year. 

Bill Wulff, accountant for the Village 

of Delia, reported that the snowpack 

on the mountains is 10 per cent of 

normal, having missed the wet snowfalls 

prevalent in autumn. 

Meltwater in the mountains feeds 

the Red Deer River where Delia gets its 

water. 

Wulff recommended information 

sheets be made available to the public 

to make sure residents know how to 

store water for emergency use, and on 

how to purify and store water in the 

event of a water outage. 

Mayor Jordan Elliott agreed council 

should let residents know that water 

shortages are a possibility. 

The Town of Blackfalds, Alta. is 

hosting a meeting on Jan. 26 to discuss 

the impact of possible water shortages 

on the Red Deer River. Mayor Elliott, 

Deputy Mayor Jim Adams and Wulff 

are each considering attending the 

meeting. 

In her letter, municipalities are 

being asked to: “1). Initiate efforts to 

monitor water supply infrastructure 

proactively, paying particular attention 

to water intake relative to water 

levels. 2). Begin a review terms of your 

municipality’s water licence so you are 

aware of any conditions that may limit 

your ability to withdraw water during 

a drought. 3) alert municipal water 

managers to prepare to engage with 

officials from the Drought Command 

Team, should conditions within your 

municipal water licence need to be 

triggered. 4). Develop a water shortage 

plan so your municipality is prepared 

to respond if water availability 

decreases.” 

Minister Shultz asked that all water 

users, whether villages, towns, municipalities, 

or other jurisdictions, to plan 

now to use less water in 2024. 

CBC hosting event 

The Canadian Broadcasting 

Corporation (CBC) will be hosting an 

event at the Delia School. 

Deputy Mayor Adams told council 

that he had spoken with the CBC representative 

at length, and it seemed to 

him this will be a public relations 

event. 

In an interview with ECA Review 

Delia Library Manager Leah Hunter 

said Alberta Library asked if any rural 

libraries in Alberta would invite CBC 

to come, not to get a story per se, but to 

get the pulse of rural communities. 

Hunter, who invited CBC to come to 

Delia to showcase her community, said 

CBC decided they are out of touch with 

rural communities, so the The Delia 

Municipal Library is partnering with 

the Delia School to host Winterfest in 

conjunction the arrival of the CBC. 

Among other things, CBC will talk 

with interested students about how to 

get into broadcasting. 

Mayor Elliot reported on the Delia 

community hall planned events. The 

first is a Spring Fever Feast for Easter 

and an All-In Weekend in June that 

would hopefully include a car show, 

games at the campground, bouncy 

castle, beer gardens, band, and other 

entertainment. 

Registered nurses 

Hope Ternes (left) and 

Kendice Stenlund, 

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Stettler Hospital is 

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You have a role in social 

change, if you want it 

by Nick Kossovan 

Darn! Last week, while giving spare 

change to a homeless person, I forgot to 

take a selfie. Who knows how many 

likes I would have received on 

Instagram! 

For some reason, no one was videotaping 

me as I was delivering a food 

donation to my local food bank. I would 

have loved to post such a video on 

Facebook and receive endless digital 

“way-to-go!”,. 

In Western society, we boast. Our 

goal is to project an image that will be 

applauded, envied and celebrated. 

You’re not your 

thoughts. You’re 

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not defined by 

what’s inside your 

head or what you 

tweet, post on 

Facebook, or say to 

family and friends. 

You’re what you 

actually do. Your 

actions, not your 

words, advertise 

who you are. 

Those who don’t 

speak of their 

accomplishments 

and good deeds 

exude quiet confidence. 

They seem 

satisfied knowing 

they did something kind or accomplished 

something impressive; as a 

result, they do not look for external 

validation. 

Shifting in high gear — we’re in the 

middle of some serious social surgery. 

I question those whose most radical 

act is temporarily changing their profile 

picture on Facebook. You have 

probably done this. We have the virtuesignalling 

down pat and the talk, 

saying what we think will make us fit 

in. Especially in our younger years, we 

go along to get along. 

Currently, I’m seeing two key 

insights into social behaviour. 

First, people conform to other people’s 

actions and opinions; they often 

say and do what others say and do. 

Second, when it comes to many 

issues, most people don’t know what 

others think, making conformity a 

guessing game. Case in point, in 2016, 

polls predicted Hilary Clinton would 

be the 45th President of the United 

States, and then Donald Trump won. 

Evidently, many Trump supporters 

kept their support to themselves. 

Our inability to have a civil discourse 

without judging, labelling and 

insulting those with opposing viewpoints 

and beliefs creates silent 

majorities who make themselves heard 

in voting booths. I believe the silent 

majority will win the next Canadian 

federal election. 

What are you afraid to say because 

you fear being labelled? 

As social norms shift, individuals 

shift with them, metaphorically 

adopting popular opinions and behaviours 

and dropping ones that fall out of 

style. 

Let’s not kid ourselves; it’s all about 

style and not what serves our collective 

best interest, which defaults to the 

sick game of identity politics. The left 

exploits those they characterize as 

being oppressed, while the right plays 

on nationalism and cultural pride. 

The civilized political game is one 

where you focus on your life and take 

responsibility for your actions. 

Imagine what our world would look 

like if you and I walked our talk. 

Saying, posting, 

tweeting, commenting, 

you 

Our inability to have 

a civil discourse without 

judging, labelling and 

insulting those with 

opposing viewpoints and 

beliefs creates silent 

majorities. 

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care is meaningless. 

Your 

actions reveal 

what you’re concerned 

about. 

Our planet 

would be able to 

breathe again if 

everyone who 

claimed to be 

concerned 

about climate 

change adopted 

an environmentally 

friendly 

lifestyle. 

(READ: consume 

less) 

If everyone who claims to be against 

systemic racism addressed the racism 

surrounding them, there wouldn’t be 

any systemic racism. 

If everyone who claims to be 

appalled by homelessness put their 

money where their mouth is, homelessness 

would be eradicated. 

If everyone who raises a fist against 

corporate greed stopped supporting 

corporations with their consumerism, 

corporations would be more inclined 

to be good social citizens. 

There’s always been much more 

talk, acting outraged, fist-raising, 

finger-pointed and fashionable protesting 

than any real action. 

We know what needs to be done, but 

we don’t do it. The changes we say we 

want — the examples I gave — don’t 

need government permission to be 

eradicated or at least mitigated. 

A shameful truth: we benefit from 

the social injustices and planetdestroying 

activities we say offend us. 

The hypocrisy we use to defend our 

right to live an undeniably environmentally 

destructive and financially 

wasteful first-world lifestyle is 

astonishing. 

Google “a smartphone’s environmental 

damage” and see how 

hypocritical those who claim to care 

about the environment are, whom I 

guarantee own a smartphone, along 

with driving a fuel-burning automobile, 

using one-use plastic and eating 

blueberries imported from a different 

hemisphere. 

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Anxious times 

Dear Editor, 

Re: “Gov’t should be sued” pg. 4, Dec. 

21, 2023. 

Maybe homeless people, poor people 

and ‘average’ Canadians should sue 

our politicians for allowing the present 

economic conditions to exist. 

‘Gutting’ educational and social welfare 

programs because of budget 

restraints have forced many people, 

poorly educated and poorly trained, to 

live in the streets, under overpasses. 

along highways and near waterways. 

Releasing people from prisons and 

from mental institutions, with deepseated 

mental and emotional issues, 

without adequate educational and 

vocational support has been a ‘surefire’ 

recipe for failure. 

If Canadians read the ‘Panama 

Papers’, the ‘Paradise Papers’, the 

financial reports from ATB Financial, 

from ‘Bloomberg’s Billionaires’, from 

Forbes’ List of Billionaires’, or from 

Stats Canada, they would know that 

the average CEO in Canada (2022; 

latest research) made over $7,000 per 

hour from capital gains and from stock 

options, and the average annual 

income for our Canadian CEOs was 

$14.9 million while the average income 

for Canadians was $60,000 per year. 

There are over 2,600 billionaires in 

the world with combined personal 

wealth of over $12 trillion dollars! 

Patrick Doyle, CEO of Tim Hortons 

and Burger King, received a whopping 

$151 million last year, but many of the 

employees who work in fast food restaurants 

are paid very low wages with 

little to no benefits, and that’s why 

many of them must work at two or 

more jobs to survive. 

How did our wealthiest citizens gain 

so much wealth and power? Answer: 

Look how our politicians provided 

them with generous tax cuts and tax 

loopholes. 

major food companies have gained tremendous 

wealth since COVID-19 by 

short-changing us in the packaging of 

foods (shrink-flation) and in shrinking 

the ingredients that go into our foods 

(skimp-flation), and they’re blaming 

everyone else for the rising costs for 

buying groceries. 

Do you know what your MLA and 

MP makes in a year? What is her/his 

per diem allowance, travel allowances. 

medical insurance allowances? 

Have your ever heard of a politician 

going into poverty? Have you ever 

heard of a politician waiting in line for 

medical services? Or getting food from 

a food bank? 

How about the CEOs of the largest 

charities in Canada earning more 

than $200,000 per year while begging 

us for more donations? 

Did Trudeau create homeless people 

and poor people? Hmm? Did they exist 

under Harper? How about under our 

premiers (Ralph Klein, Jason Kenny, 

etc.)? 

Ever since President Reagan introduced 

his economic theories (trickle 

down economics), we have seen more 

and more businesses employing parttime 

workers with low wages and with 

little or no benefits. 

Even major business in the energy 

sector have introduced contract work 

so that many of their employees are no 

longer full-time workers with benefits. 

Cutting costs have become the mantra 

for the CEOs of major businesses while 

their own personnel wealth continues 

to increase every year. 

Bottom line: Blaming all our economic 

problems on one person is 

called “scapegoating” or “dog 

whistling”. 

Maybe Canadians should read the 

latest report from ATB Financial (Jan. 

8, 2024) entitled “Anxious times: 

Economic stories to watch in 2024, Part 

While the average Canadian struggles 

to make ends meet, the CEO’s of 

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GOLDEN PRAIRIE 4H CLUB 

First meeting of the new year was virtual 

by Simone Eshpeter, 

Club Reporter 

The Golden Prairie 4H club 

had their first meeting of the 

new year as a virtual meeting 

on Jan. 10 due to bad weather. 

The meeting was called to order 

with a roll call question of 

“What did you do over 

Christmas break?” 

The 4H pledge was led by 

Sasha Weiss and Julia Vincett. 

There were no additions to the 

agenda and there was one item 

of correspondence from the 

Food Bank saying that they had 

received the donation from the 

club. 

The secretary, Sasha Weiss, 

read the minutes from the previous 

meeting and they were 

accepted. 

The treasurer was not in 

attendance so our club leader, 

Cont’d from Pg 6 

I’ve yet to meet a self-proclaiming 

“environmentalist” whose 

lifestyle had a negligible 

carbon footprint. 

Are you really against 

capitalism if you’re using 

your Apple iPhone to post 

anti-capitalism rants on a 

social media platform 

owned by a billionaire while 

sipping a Starbucks 

Cinnamon Dolce Latte? 

People say, “We stole this 

land from the natives!” and 

then continue to live on it. If 

you are so offended by your 

ancestral guilt, why not give 

the land back? Is there any 

movement to give back 

large chunks of Canada to 

its indigenous people? If 

your white privilege offends 

you, then why do you continue 

to take advantage of 

it? 

Answer to the above: As I 

said earlier, we benefit from 

the social injustices 

and 

planet-destroying 

activities we say 

we oppose. Hence, 

we theatrically 

display outrage 

— facilitated by 

social media — 

while avoiding 

meaningful 

change since 

meaningful 

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Caroline Boddy presented the 

treasurer’s report. The club 

now has a bank balance of 

$9,090.73. 

As club reporter, Simone 

Eshpeter, I reported that I had 

sent the December report to the 

Community Press and the East 

Central Review. 

Also, the District 

Representatives reported that 

the next district meeting is Feb. 

7, 2024 at the Lougheed Senior 

Center at 7 p.m. They also 

reported that the club will be 

hosting a district meeting on 

March 27, 2024. 

The new business included 

recruiting volunteers to work 

the concession at the Daysland 

Palace Theatre on Feb.2, 3, and 

4, 2024 as well as the plan for 

the annual Toboggan Party was 

discussed. A new plan needed to 

self-interests. 

Fiji, Evian, Aquafina, 

Dasani, Smartwater, 

Arrowhead, Poland Spring, 

et al., aren’t going to suddenly 

stop selling bottled 

water, no matter how much 

you say bottled water are 

nails in the environment’s 

coffin. 

Corporations will stop 

producing bottled water 

when people stop buying it. 

All the garbage floating in 

our oceans, littering our 

land, is the result of our 

consumerism and one-use 

plastic, neither of which has 

ever been mandated by any 

government. 

Most people avoid responsibility 

by avoiding taking 

meaningful action. It’s 

much easier to say you are 

against corporate greed 

than it is to not participate 

in our consumer society, 

which creates corporations. 

Values only exist if 

be formed because the weekend 

that was intended to work 

turned out to be way too cold for 

outdoor activities. A vote was 

taken and it was unanimous 

that the date needed to be 

rescheduled for warmer 

weather. 

In old business some participants 

told of their activities at 

the Regional 4H Funday that 

was held on Jan. 6, 2024. 

The public speaking workshop 

and competition were 

discussed with the workshop 

date for Jan. 17, 2024 and the 

competition to be held on Feb. 3, 

2024. 

Project reports were presented 

for Busking, Foods, 

Outdoor Living, Horse, Tractor, 

Woodworking, 1st and 2nd year 

Photography, and Creative 

Options. 

Going against self-interests 

they’re lived. You say you value honest 

communication and open discourse. 

Until you’ve dealt with unpleasant and 

difficult conversations that you hate 

hearing in a mature way that allows 

others to have opinions and beliefs 

that differ from yours, you don’t. 

What’s an uncomfortable conversation 

you’ve been avoiding? 

If you find yourself preaching, 

tweeting your social consciousness, or 

offering uninvited opinions, ask yourself 

why you feel your actions aren’t 

enough to speak for themselves. 

Your actions have a meaningful role 

in social change. Your outrage is you 

going along to get along, which 

explains our current state of affairs. 

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of 

human psychology, 

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OBITUARIES 

Profound commitment to family, community 

Helene Heier 

cream, raising hogs and a few beef 

1933 - 2024 

cattle, poultry, cultivating crops, and 

In loving memory of Helene Heier of course no one can forget the gardens 

(Oma) of Gadsby, Alta. who 

she had. She could make 

passed away at her farm on Jan. 

anything grow, and 

9, 2024 at the age of 90 years. 

gladly shared bounties 

Helene Heier (nee Fech) was 

with anyone needing 

born on Dec. 8, 1933, in Wolfsried, 

extra. 

Germany (modern Turza Wilcza, 

The most important 

Poland), to parents Emil and 

thing Oma grew was 

Olga Fech. 

love. Her home was a safe 

Helene’s journey through life 

haven for everyone, 

was marked by resilience, compassion 

and a profound 

She made a chocolate 

family and otherwise. 

commitment to family and community. 

She became known to 

sickness, coffee was 

Heier 

cake that could heal your 

many as Oma in her later life. 

always on, and she met you with a 

Born into a farming family, Helene smile every time. She was an integral 

faced the challenges of wartime pressures, 

forcing them to flee to Germany replace this amazing woman. 

part of her community. Nothing can 

in 1945. In the heart of the winter, Although we mourn deeply for her, 

Helene and her family travelled with she has left her legacy with us all, to 

hundreds of others in the cavalcade of continue her life of service, kindness 

horse drawn wagons. Oma recalled and love. Mom, Mama, Mutti, Oma, 

this period in her life with vivid detail, Gross Oma - we love and miss you 

how families would support each other dearly and will carry you in our hearts 

and would often share food and supplies. 

They faced many hardships as Survived by her loving family, chil- 

forever. 

they endured a 9-week journey to dren Edelgart (Wayne) Vogel, Adolf 

Germany. 

Heier, Georg Heier, Konrad (Cheryl) 

In 1951, at the age of 17, Helene and Heier, Ingrid Creighton, (Hannah 

her family embarked on a new chapter, Heier); siblings Erich (Adele) Fech, 

immigrating to Canada aboard the MS Oscar Fech; grandchildren (20) Adam 

Nelly. She enjoyed exploring all the (Holly) Heier, Stephanie (Ben) 

areas of the ship and would help care Campbell, Charity Vogel, Agnieska 

for those who were sick, cook, clean, do (Manhin) Liu, Matthew Vogel, Ashley 

mending, receiving extra oranges for (Ryan) LaFontaine, Chantel (Ian) 

her family for her efforts. The family Wrigglesworth, Melissa (Mike) 

arrived in Halifax at Pier 21, then Lanteigne, Wylee (Terra) Heier, 

boarded a train for the journey across Katrena Heier, Michelle Creighton, 

Canada to Raymond, Alta. They Allison Heier, Joanna Heier, Suzanna 

worked for a sugar beet farm for one Heier, Benjamin Heier, Felecia Heier, 

year before moving to Calgary. Nathan Heier, Joshua Creighton, Atira 

Helene met her love Herbert Heier at Heier, Jeffery Creighton, and many 

church in Calgary and they were married 

on Nov. 7, 1953. Together, they dren (17) as well as numerous nieces, 

wonderful and loved great-grandchil- 

raised a beautiful family of eight children, 

and Helene’s caring spirit special friends. 

nephews, other relatives and many 

extended far beyond her own 

Predeceased by parents Emil and 

household. 

Olga Fech, husband Herbert Heier, 

She became a pillar of her community, 

always ready to assist neighbours, and Alfred Heier, brother Leo Fech, 

sons Werner Heier, Siegfried Heier, 

whether it be caring for children, cutting 

hair, mending clothes or offering Ursula (during the war). 

sister Martha Reiss, and infant sister 

whatever help was needed. 

A funeral service will be held at St. 

In 1967, Helene and Herbert 

Peter Lutheran Church, Stettler, Alta. 

embraced a new adventure, purchasing 

an old farmstead near Gadsby, Fellowship and a luncheon prepared 

on Mon. Jan. 22, 2024 at 1 p.m. 

Alta. Their life as farmers unfolded by the St. Peter Lutheran Church 

with dedication and hard work - Ladies will follow after the Interment. 

raising dairy cows and shipping 

Memorial donations may be made to 

Many careers but 

farming he loved 

Henry Schiffner, beloved husband, 

father, grandfather and great-grandfather 

passed away at the age of 92 on 

Jan. 14, 2024 at the Stettler 

hospital. 

He was born Oct. 2, 1931 

in Bassano, Alta. and lived 

near Cluny, Alta. until his 

family moved to the 

Stettler area in 1941. He 

attended both Blumenau 

and Botha schools until 

1947. 

Careers included farm 

Schiffner 

hand, logger, furniture 

store clerk, oilfield and gas 

worker, bus driver and farmer which 

was his favourite, before retiring in 

2000. 

He resided on his beloved farm for 63 

years where he mixed farmed, raised 

six children with his wife Laura of 57 

years, and enjoyed his 

retirement. 

Funeral services and celebration 

of life will be held Sun. Jan. 

21, 1 p.m. at the Stettler Funeral 

Home with luncheon to follow. 

In lieu of flowers, please make 

memorial donations to the 

Stettler hospital. Condolences 

may be sent to the family, please 

visit www.stettlerfuneralhome. 

com. 

Stettler Funeral Home & 

Crematorium entrusted with the care 

and funeral arrangements 

403-742-3422. 

the Alberta Heart & Stroke 

alhome.com. 

Foundation or to St. Peter Lutheran Stettler Funeral Home & 

Church Ladies. 

Crematorium entrusted with the care 

To send or view condolences to the and funeral arrangements 

family, please visit www.stettlerfuner- 

403-742-3422. 

Excellent gardener, 

homemaker, crafter 

1926 – 2023 

seven grandchildren, Chris (Nicole), 

Winifred Frances ‘Win’ MacFadyen Kirsten, Kim (Marcel), Lisa (Tijn), 

passed away peacefully at her home on Morgan, Neil and Ian; and her five 

her farm on Sun. Dec. 31, 2023 at the great grandchildren, Kieran, Wesley, 

age of 97 years. 

Maykel, Christian and Margot. 

Win was born on July 22, 1926 at Win was predeceased by her husband 

Hugh, her brother, Edgar 

Pine Lake, Alta. to Doris and Robert 

Beckingsale who had immigrated Beckingsale, her sisters and brothersin-law, 

Jean and George 

from England. Win attended the 

Pine Lake School, and then completed 

her education in Red 

Smiley Douglas, her 

Jones and Rose and 

Deer, Alta. 

daughter-in-law, Pamela 

She met Hugh MacFadyen at a 

Beauchamp MacFadyen, 

dance and they were married on 

and her nephew, Gordon 

Aug. 5, 1945. They settled on the 

Jones. 

family farm east of Innisfail, 

A public celebration of 

Alta. and farmed there until 

Win’s life will be held at 

retirement in 1990. 

the Glenellen Community 

Win was an active member of 

the community her entire life 

including the Milnerton 

Womens Institute (WI) and other 

community groups. 

Win and Hugh enjoyed dancing, 

playing cards, and curling. They also 

liked travelling and took several overseas 

trips to visit family. 

Win was an excellent gardener, 

homemaker and crafter, winning 

many prizes at agricultural fairs over 

the years. 

She will be greatly missed and lovingly 

remembered by her three sons, 

Dan (Dianne), Dave, and Jack; her 

Many lifelong friends 

that were like family 

Dennis Chartier 

April 10. 1956 – Dec. 21, 2023 

Leopold Dennis Joseph Chartier was 

born April 10, 1956 in Birtle, Man. He 

grew up on the farm near Reeder, Man. 

and graduated high school in 1974, 

then moved to Alberta to join his 

brother Henry to work in the oilfield. 

Throughout his life, Dennis enjoyed 

travelling to various places and 

spending time at the lake in 

Manitoba. 

Alongside his career in the oilfield, 

Dennis became a certified 

butcher. 

In 2015, Dennis finished 

working with M & N 

Construction. He always managed 

to stay in touch with the 

crew as there was always 

someone boarding at his place 

that worked there. 

Dennis had a love for life and 

enjoyed the company of his family and 

friends. He had many lifelong friends 

that were like family. 

In March of 2021, Dennis moved into 

long term care in Coronation and lived 

there until his passing on Dec 21, 2023. 

Dennis is survived by his four sisters 

Bernadette McDougall, Patricia 

Edgerton, Aline (Charles) 

Centre, 25401 Township 

MacFadyen Road 360, Pine Lake, Alta. 

on Sat. July 20, 2024 from 

2 to 4:00 p.m. 

If friends desire, memorial donations 

in Win’s memory may be made to 

the Holy Trinity Anglican Church at 

P.O. Box 236, Pine Lake, Alta. T0M 1S0. 

Condolences, memories and photos 

may be shared and viewed at www. 

heartlandfuneralservices.com. 

Arrangements in care of: Heartland 

Funeral Services Ltd., 4415 – 49 Street, 

Innisfail, Alberta. Phone: 403.227.0006 . 

Deschambault, Madeline (Terry) 

Stonehouse; brother Ronnie (Cindy) 

Chartier, as well as many numerous 

nieces and nephews. 

He was predeceased by his mother 

Julia Chartier, brother Henry Chartier 

and Henry’s companion Colleen 

Harris, brother-in-laws Denny 

Edgerton and Keith McDougall. 

A celebration of life 

was held on Fri. Jan. 12, 

2024 at 2 p.m. in the 

Coronation Community 

Hall, Coronation, Alta. 

with Pastor Clayton 

Grice officiating. 

Memorial contributions 

in Dennis’ memory 

may be made to the 

Coronation Health Care 

Chartier 

Foundation, Long Term 

Care, Mail Bag 500, 

Coronation, Alta. T0C 1C0. 

Condolences may be forwarded to 

the family by visiting www.parkviewfuneralchapels.com. 

Dennis will be laid to rest in 

Miniota, Man. at a later date. 

Parkview Funeral Chapels were 

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AGRICULTURE 

KNEEHILL COUNCIL 

Councillors debate tourism conference 

 

Stu Salkeld 

Local Journalism 

Initiative reporter 


Kneehill County councillors 

debated two of their number 

attending a major tourism conference 

in Edmonton this 

winter, with the total bill for the 

event to ratepayers at about 

$7,500. The debate and approval 

were conducted at the Jan. 9 

regular meeting of council. 

Councillors read a report 

from Chief Administrative 

Officer (CAO) Mike Haugen 

regarding a request to approve 

attendance of two councillors, 

Faye McGhee and Wade 

Christie, at the upcoming 

Tourism Advocacy Summit 

scheduled Feb. 4 to 6 at the JW 

Marriott Hotel. 

“The Alberta Tourism 

Advocacy Summit is the industry’s 

premier event to learn 

about current government priorities, 

to gain political and 

industry insights from experts 

and media observers, and for 

you to share your industry 

points-of-view with elected and 

non-elected representatives,” 

stated a staff memo to 

councillors. 

It was noted the upcoming 

summit will feature breakout 

sessions on four main themes, 

including marketing, place, 

access and leadership and further 

include speakers and 

panels addressing topics such as 

tomorrow’s traveller, predictive 

analytics, public lands access 

Partner in Elnora Motors 31 years 

Silbernagel, Anthony Michael 

“Tony” age 84 of Elnora, Alta. passed 

away Jan. 1, 2024 at the Three Hills 

Health Centre. 

Tony was born in the Elnora 

Hospital on Nov. 18, 1939 and raised on 

the family farm just a few miles north 

of Elnora. 

He married 

Audrey Pollock in 

July of 1962, and 

recently celebrated 

61 years 

together. Tony 

was a devoted husband, 

father, 

grandfather, 

great-grandfather 

and loved his 

family. 

Silbernagel 

Being a strong man of faith, he had 

been a church warden and an integral 

part of St. David’s Anglican Church of 

Elnora. Tony was also part of the community 

in many ways, serving on the 

hospital board, the school board, and 

the library board throughout his years 

living in Elnora. 

Thirty-one years of his life was spent 

as a partner with Mel Craig and Lloyd 

and much more. 

The staff memo noted registration 

fees for the event are 

$899 per attendee plus two 

nights of accommodation at 

$240 per night. 

During discussion Haugen 

noted Coun. McGhee and 

Christie requested council 

approval to attend this conference, 

McGhee as part of her 

Central Alberta Economic 

Partnership (CAEP) work and 

Christie on behalf of 

Community Futures. 

Haugen further noted funds 

are budgeted for events such as 

this. It was noted one staff 

member is already planning on 

attending this event, but council 

attendance has to be approved 

by resolution. 

Coun. Carrie Fobes stated she 

was opposed to sending councillors 

to this because, judging by 

one she attended in the past, 

these conferences don’t have 

much to offer rural municipalities. 

Fobes alluded if it could be 

shown to benefit rural areas she 

might not be as opposed. 

She also asked why the opportunity 

was not open to all 

councillors. 

Reeve Ken King responded 

McGhee and Christie had 

voiced interest in attending. It 

was later made clear during discussion 

that a resolution to 

approve this request could 

include all councillors if they 

wished. 

Coun. Laura Lee Machell- 

Cunningham stated the 

conference appeared expensive, 

OBITUARY 

Cheshire in ownership of Elnora 

Motors (1974) Ltd. He had attended 

Elnora School and then went on to take 

automotive mechanics at SAIT in 

Calgary. This is where his love of GM 

started. 

He enjoyed camping, travelling to 

Hawaii, fishing and driving around 

town in his Kubota tractor when he 

was not gopher hunting. 

He was preceded in death by his parents 

Anton and Bertha Silbernagel; his 

brothers Joseph (Mary), Frank, and 

Aloys; sister-in-law Norma; and his 

sister Anne (Harold). 

He is survived by his wife, Audrey; 

his daughter Judi, her husband Dale, 

and family of Didsbury, Alta.; his son 

Brian, his wife Corrie and family of 

Frederick, Colorado; and brothers 

Daniel (Joyce), Peter (Shannon), and 

sisters-in-law Violet Emsley 

(Silbernagel) and Ellen Walton; and 

many nieces and nephews. 

A Celebration of Life will be held on 

Fri. Jan. 19, 2024 at 2 p.m. at the Elnora 

Community Centre, Elnora, Alta. 

Donations may be made to the 

Elnora Young People’s Club c/o the 

Elnora & District FCSS or the Elnora 

and asked if the figures noted 

were the total cost. Haugen 

stated the policy that this conference 

falls under also covers 

expenses like per diem, mileage 

and meals. 

Machell-Cunningham 

responded her calculations suggested 

the conference, all told, 

would cost $2,200 per person. 

Haugen quoted a figure of 

roughly $2,500. 

Director of Community 

Services Kevin Gannon stated 

the conference held value to 

Kneehill County based on destination 

marketing and other 

strategies to promote tourism. 

Machell-Cunningham asked 

what benefits Kneehill County 

has reaped from the last conference 

held in the fall of 2023. 

Coun. McGhee responded 

tourism has been identified as 

an area Kneehill County wants 

to promote and added networking 

and making contacts 

were important benefits she 

saw from the previous conference. 

McGhee stated direct 

benefits don’t always pop up 

soon after events like these but 

take time to mature. As well, 

she noted topics like public 

lands access are definitely of 

interest to Kneehill County. 

Coun. Debbie Penner stated 

she supported Kneehill County 

attending conferences like this 

because the municipality can 

tell its own rural story and 

agreed with McGhee benefits 

from such conferences can take 

years to come to fruition. 

Reeve King stated public and 

Museum. 

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private lands access were 

factors in Kneehill County 

acquiring the Horseshoe 

Canyon tourist destination. 

Christie added it appears 

the provincial government 

wants to shift some of the 

mountain tourism into central 

Alberta, and he would 

like to help steer 

that move. 

Machell- 

Cunningham 

noted if Kneehill 

sends one staff 

member and two 

councillors to the 

conference it 

would cost $7,500, 

while earlier in 

the meeting councillors 

only 

approved $3,000 

for STARS air 

ambulance for an 

entire year, 

adding it was difficult 

for her to 

justify that. 

Reeve King 

declared a motion 

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Barley: Esma, CDC Austenson, AAC Connect 

Wheat: AAC Brandon, AAC Hockley, 

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to approve two councillors’ 

attendance at the Alberta 

Tourism Advocacy Summit 

passed but since some councillors 

were attending the 

meeting virtually the exact 

details of the vote weren’t 

clear to this writer. 

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Reclamation Farming – Sheerness Mine Site 

WestMET Ag is requesting bids for farming services on: 

- 1500ac topsoil discing - 1000ac grass seeding - 500ac crop seeding 

- 1000ac rock picking - 1000ac land rolling 

(the above acreages are an approximation) 

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fully prepped and seeded with approximately 1300 ac to be completed in 

the spring and the remainder to be completed throughout the year. These 

acreages can increase due to changing reclamation timelines. 

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- 7 miles of barbed wire fencing completed by June 1, 2024 

- 2 miles of barbed wire fencing completed by July 1, 2024 

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SUMMER RESEARCH 

TECHNICIANS 

Coronation & District 

Support Services (CDSS) 

is seeking a 

Family & Community 

Don’t miss an opportunity to expand your agricultural knowledge! 

Apply to join the CARA Team this summer and gain experience in applied 

research, crop and forage production, soil health and much more! 

The Chinook Applied Research Association 

is accepting applications for 

2024 SUMMER 

RESEARCH TECHNICIANS 

Responsibilities will include: 

Support e Cinoo Applied Services Researc Association Coordinator. 

is drien by farmers and • Assisting rancers in with east central the establishment, maintenance, harvest 

Alberta to bring innoatie and profitable practices to te local agricultural and data industry collection ased from various applied research and 

Position Summary: 

in Oyen Alberta, CARA’s program includes a wide range of applied researc, demonstration demonstration 

Reporting to the CDSS Board, the Family and Community Support Services 

projects 

Coordinator and etension provides management proects and leadership for planning, organizing, • Assisting with tours, field days and other extension events 

implementing, and evaluating FCSS programs and services. By coordinating, 

networking, e ummer and partnering ecnicians with local service will wor organizations, closely the wit FCSS Coordinator Agronomists and Qualifications ield ecnicians to include: 

helps ensure to develop trials independence are of outstanding resistance to uality crisis while Responsibilities creating an awareness will include • Student of an agricultural, environmental, science or other 

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Email twncorn@telusplanet.net arious applied for researc the comprehensive and demonstration position package. proects • Valid driver’s license 

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the Village as designated by the Chief Administrative Officer. The successful 

applicant will be required to pass a pre-employment physical and provide a 

The successful candidate should have the following qualifications: 

clean criminal record check prior to being hired. Job description is available 

upon request. 

• Minimum of five years of proven commercial experience and 

proven commercial knowledge in evaluation, repair, and 

preventative maintenance of industrial and domestic building 

carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems. 

• Experience in groundskeeping and small equipment operation 

• Valid Class 5 driver’s license, clean driver’s abstract and own vehicle 

• Physically and cognitively able to complete “Job Demands” 

• Able to work independently in a safe and acceptable manner 

• Current and satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check 

• Valid Emergency First Aid/CPR Certification 

• Current WHMIS Certificate 

• Good computer, verbal, and written communication skills 

• Able to deal compassionately, patiently, and effectively with older 

adults and vulnerable people 

• Strong team participant in all departments 

• Maintain adequate fitness level to work in a physically demanding 

job 

• Flexible and able to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing 

environment 

• Share in a 24/7 on-call rotation with the other members of our 

maintenance team 

Please submit all applications to the below email address on or before 

January 31, 2024. 

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME TO: 

Sylvie Tremblay, Human Resources Manager 

COUNTY OF STETTLER HOUSING AUTHORITY 

6011-50 Avenue Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L1 

Phone: (403) 742-9220 Fax: (403) 742-9221 

Email: sylvie@stettlerhousing.com 

We sincerely thank everyone for your submissions however only those 

candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. 

CAREERS 

KNEEHILL COUNCIL 

Another cryptocurrency centre application 

Stu Salkeld 



Kneehill County council gave initial 

approval to a cryptocurrency mining 

centre by approving first reading of 

the necessary bylaw and scheduling a 

public hearing. The resolutions were 

passed at the Jan. 9 regular meeting of 

council. 

Planning and Development Officer 

Deanna Keiver presented councillors 

with a rezoning application from 

Britestone Hutterian Brethren Church 

for a parcel of land they own located at 

SE 24-28-24 W4 and NE 13- 28-24 W4 

with the intent to change zoning from 

agriculture to light industrial. 

“Britestone 

Hutterian 

Brethren Church 

are the current 

landowners of a 

Ptn. SE 24-28-24 

W4 and NE 13- 

28-24 W4 and they 

have granted 

SABR Energy 

Consulting Inc. 

the authority 

(agent) to apply 

on behalf of 

Athill Tech 

Solution Ltd. to 

construct and 

operate a 

9.97-megawatt 

natural gas-fired 

power plant for 

bitcoin mining/ 

data centre operation,” 

stated 

Keiver’s memo to 

council. 

Readers should 

note bitcoin is one 

of the most popular 

cryptocurrencies 

in the world; 

According to the 

website Coursera. 

org, 

“Cryptocurrency 

is digital money 

that doesn’t 

require a bank or 

financial institution 

to verify 

transactions and 

can be used for 

purchases or as 

an investment. 

Transactions are 

then verified and 

recorded on a 

blockchain, an 

unchangeable 

ledger that tracks 

and records 

assets and 

trades.” 

Keiver noted 

the company 

involved, Anthill 

Tech Solution 

Ltd., appears to 

already have 

detailed plans for 

the development. 

“The proposed 

site is located 

approximately six 

miles southwest 

of the Village of 

Carbon,” stated 

Keiver in her 

presentation. 

“The site is 

accessed via Hwy. 

21. The applicants 

will be placing 

seven natural gas 

generators which 

will connect to 20 

data centre containers. An office 

trailer will also be placed on site. 

“This lease will be directly west of 

the existing Ember lease. The ptn. of 

NE 13-28-24 W4 is for access only. The 

entire workspace is within the SE 

24-28-24 W4. 

“Ember Resources has approved the 

connection of the data centre to their 

natural gas facility.” Keiver noted a 

cryptocurrency data mining centre is 

a discretionary use under Kneehill 

County’s Land-use Bylaw (LUB). 

Coun. Wade Christie asked, “How 

close is the closest residence to that?” 

Keiver responded she didn’t know, but 

estimated the closest residence would 

be one to 1.5 miles. Keiver added that 

information will be presented at the 

public hearing. 

Coun. Debbie Penner noted she is 

sometimes asked by members of the 

public how much tax revenue Kneehill 

County gets from data mining centres; 

Keiver responded she didn’t have an 

answer for that question but would forward 

it to Kneehill County’s tax 

department. 

Coun. Carrie Fobes noted an 

existing data mining centre near 

Torrington is also on natural gas. 

Keiver stated the proposed development 

would be west of that existing 

site. 

Fobes asked if by approving this 

request Kneehill County would be 

taking this out of farmland, to which 

Keiver answered, “Yes.” 

Councillors unanimously passed 

first reading of the rezoning bylaw and 

set a date of Feb. 13 for the public 

hearing. 

This position involves various tasks, including but not limited to: water 

and wastewater system monitoring, maintenance and repairs, roads and 

sidewalks, parks, building, and equipment maintenance. Physical labor is 

involved, including the ability to lift up to 40 lbs. 

Qualifications required for the position: 

1. Must possess or be willing to obtain Small Systems Water & Wastewater 

Certification through Alberta Environment following 6 months of hire. 

2. Should possess a minimum academic level of high school graduation. 

3. Must possess or willing to obtain all safety tickets related to this position, 

along with a strong attitude towards safety in the workplace. 

4. Must possess a valid Class 5 Drivers License. 

5. Have at least 3 years of related experience in equipment operation and 

maintenance. 

6. Should have knowledge of Microsoft Office software, 

7. Should have the ability and willingness to collaborate with the Chief 

Administrative Officer in creating an annual budget, and development of 

long-term infrastructure maintenance and replacement program. 

Please submit your application with wage expectations, 

along with 3 references to: 

Email: 

cao@villageofbigvalley.ca 

or by mail to: Village of Big Valley 

Box 236 Big Valley, AB T0J 0G0 

ATTENTION: Colleen Mayne, CAO 

This competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is recruited. 

The Village of Big Valley thanks all applicants for their interest, 

but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

AGRICULTURE 


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TROCHU AG SOCIETY 

Trochu and District Ag Society year in review 

Barley: 

Also included were bouncy 

CDC Churchill, AAC Connect 

CDC Copeland, AAC Synergy 

AC Metcalfe 

your role in conserving water. Know 

CDC Austenson, Esma, Sirish, 

that the water you might use to water 

AB your Wrangler 

lawn could be used downstream 

to grow the crops that produce your 

AB food. Advantage-6 row 

-smooth awned 

drought emergency plan. 

CWRS: 

Risk management programs 

AAC 

through 

Brandon, 

Agriculture Financial 

AAC Hodge VB 

Services Corporation (AFSC), such as 

AAC Moisture Wheatland Deficiency Insurance VB (MDI), 

continue to be the first line of defence 

AAC for disaster Starbuck situations such VB as drought. 

challenges. MDI offers insurance coverage 

Redberry 

on native, improved, bush AAC or 

CPSR: 

Forefront 

CWSWS: including extreme Sadash temperatures. VB 

Farming and ranching can be 

CWRW: stressful, and if you AAC or someone Wildfire you 

Mental Health Network, connects 

CWAD: AAC Stronghold-Sold 

Oats: 

33 rd Annual 

BREEDER’S SECTIONS 

Submitted 

The Trochu Ag Society 

started the 2023 season off with 

their Annual Winter Family 

Fun Day. As a thank you to the 

community and surrounding 

area, this was a 

free event on Family Day, 

Feb. 19, 2023, complete with 

wagon rides, hotdogs, hot 

chocolate and a bonfire. 

Each year the society 

hosts clinicians at the 

grounds. New ideas on clinicians 

are always welcome. 

In 2023 Steve Theissen 

held a breakaway roping 

clinic and Mounted 

Medieval Games Clinic. 

Both were well attended. 

The 2nd Annual Bull-a- 

Rama was held on June 24 with 

attendance more than double 

compared to the first year. The 

Bowden Rodeo princesses, 

Cotton Candy entrepreneur and 

a young upcoming sheep wrangler 

joined our event. 

Canada Day weekend saw the 

annual junior rodeo with the 

Crooked Horn Junior Rodeo 

Association for the 2-day event 

with trick riders for the half 

time show and recognition to 

Canadian legend trick rider, 

Clair Dewar Roberts. 

castles, a petting zoo as well as a 

Drought assistance programs 

by RJ Sigurdson, Minister of 

Agriculture and Irrigation 

Alberta’s agriculture industry is one 

of our key economic drivers and is part 

of the fabric of our culture. Every day, 

without fail, Alberta’s hard-working 

farmers, ranchers and agri-food producers 

deliver food to our tables. 

The last three years have brought 

droughts and water shortages in various 

parts of the province, particularly 

southern Alberta. Most of the water we 

use to drink, grow crops, run our businesses 

and sustain our environment 

comes from the mountain snowpack as 

well as spring and summer rain. 

With El Niño bringing warmer 

winter temperatures and less precipitation, 

we know this brings the 

potential for continued drought conditions 

this upcoming growing season. 

The Alberta Government’s longterm 

vision includes expanding and 

improving our irrigation system and 

we have invested $933 million to 

expand and modernize irrigation in 

the province and why we provided $7 

million to investigate the feasibility of 

a large-scale irrigation project in eastcentral 

Alberta. 

While we continue to pursue this 

vision of increased irrigation, a key 

issue remains with the lack of rain and 

snow. We need to do more with the 

water we have. 

To all Albertans, I encourage you to 

make an effort to better understand 

We have established a drought command 

team, which is working on a 

community pasture and provided 

$326.5 million to producers facing dry 

conditions in 2023. 

Over the last few years, we have 

been working with the AFSC to 

improve the program, such as 

Farmers can enrol for MDI until the 

last day of February. 

know is feeling the effects of stress on 

the farm, AgKnow, the Alberta Farm 

farmers and their families to local service 

providers and resources designed 

for the agriculture industry. 

CS Camden 

CDC Endure 

Coronation • 403-578-4111 

Stettler • 403-740-2492 

Home approximate Grown 360° field of view - the High best available Quality 

Barley: 

Peas: AAC Ardill, AAC Carver 

BrettYoung 

CDC Churchill, AAC Connect 

CDC Forest(green) 

CDC Copeland, AAC Synergy Flax: CDC Rowland 

AC Metcalfe Forages: BrettYoung 

Lentils: CDC Proclaim (red) 

CDC Austenson, Esma, Sirish, 

Faba Beans: 219-16 

AB Wrangler 

Inoculant: Nodulator 

AB Advantage -6 row 

Canola: Canterra Duo 

Tag -smooth Team, awned LAL Fix BrettYoung Duo 

CWRS: Osmium Forages: BrettYoung 

AAC Brandon, AAC Hodge VB 

Inoculant: Nodulator Duo 

AAC Wheatland VB 

Tag Team, LAL Fix Duo 

AAC Starbuck Other: 

VB Bio Boost 

Osmium 

AAC Redberry Diatomaceous Earth 

Other: Bio Boost 

CPSR: Forefront 

Diatomaceous Earth 

CWSWS: Sadash VB 

New for Fall 2023- 

CWRW: Out 

New for Fall 2023—AB Snowcat Triticale 

Home AAC Wildfire Grown High Quality AB Snowcat Canadian Triticale Seed 

AAC Aberdeen Peas 

CWAD: AAC Stronghold- New for We Sold AAC Aberdeen Peas 

2024—CDC Have Available 

Out New Renegade for 2024 - Barley 

Barley: Oats: CS AAC Camden Connect, CDC Copeland, Prostar CDC CDC Peas Renegade Fraser, Barley AAC Synergy, 

AC Metcalfe, CDC Endure Canmore, AB Wrangler, Prostar CDC Austenson 

Peas 

Peas: Ph: AAC 403-443-2577 

Ardill, AAC Carver, Email: CDC tanya@penwestseeds.ca 

Meadow, CDC Forest (green) 

Three Hills, AB www.penwestseeds.ca 

CWRS Wheat: AAC Brandon, CDC Go, AAC Redberry, Sheba, 

AAC Starbuck VB, AAC Wheatland VB, Jake 

Soft White Wheat: Sadash VB 

Winter Wheat: AAC Wildfire 

Durum: AAC Stronghold 

Red Lentils: CDC Proclaim 

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“Cow Cam” 

• Monitor Livestock at Critical Times • Check on Sick Animals 

• Monitor Tack Rooms • Observe Calving, Foaling, Farrowing & Lambing 

The livestock Monitoring System (Cow Cam) comes 

with a high quality HD color camera, which offers an 

for this application. The camera has Infrared 

lights (great for low light conditions) and gives an 

awesome night time picture. It sees better than the 

Canadian Seed 

human eye and offers unparalleled picture quality. 

The unit is encased in a durable weather resistant 

metal housing with rubber gaskets to provide 

protection from the elements of high moisture 

or ammonia. The metal mounting bracket can be 

manually positioned left, right and up or down. 

Peas: AAC Ardill 

AAC Carver, CDC Forest(green) 

Flax: 

CDC Rowland 

Lentils: CDC Proclaim (red) 

Faba Beans: 219-16 

Canola: Canterra 

Home Grown 

High Quality 

Canadian Seed 

Ph: 403-443-2577 Email: tanya@penwestseeds.ca 

Three Hills, AB www.penwestseeds.ca 

January 25, 

February 22, 

March 21 & April 11 

face painting and the day 

wrapped up with the Annual 

Ball Tournament dance. 

Rental of the grounds 

included the Canadian Girls 

Rodeo Association (CGRA) on 

July 8 and a private rental for a 

wedding reception on July 22. 

More seating capacity has 

been added for the upcoming 

year. With setting funds aside, 

having the support of the Town 

of Trochu and a grant from the 

Kneehill County, the society 

was able to raise enough funds 

to receive a grant for new 

bleachers that will be delivered 

this spring. 

Another smaller grant will be 

put towards a new storage/ 

rodeo office building. 

2024 will be Trochu & 

Districts Ag Society’s 50th anniversary. 

Along with the Family 

Fun Day, Bull-a-Rama and 

Canada Day junior rodeo, the 

committee is working on having 

a country fair with games, 

contests, judging, supper 

and animal zoo in August. 

With the anniversary 

year approaching, the group 

decided to create a new logo. 

5004-48th ave 

Stettler, AB 

403-742-4320 

Home Grown H 

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Barley: AAC Connect, CD 

AC Metcalfe, Canmore, AB 

Peas: AAC Ardill, AAC C 

CWRS Wheat: AAC Bra 

AAC Starbuck VB, AAC W 

Soft White Wheat: Sad 

Winter Wheat: AAC Wi 

Durum: AAC Stronghold 

Red Lentils: CDC Procla

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