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Coronation RCMP received a complaint<br />
of a shot being fired at a<br />
vehicle while passengers were inside<br />
on Jan. 31, 1<strong>02</strong>3 at 4 p.m. No injuries<br />
were reported.<br />
The suspect was reported to have<br />
returned to his residence.<br />
Coronation RCMP, assisted by<br />
Consort RCMP and Provost RCMP,<br />
attended the residence and arrested<br />
the suspect without incident.<br />
Following the arrest, a search warrant<br />
was obtained and executed on<br />
the residence with the following<br />
items seized including a loaded<br />
handgun, hunting rifle, two shotguns,<br />
one being loaded with the<br />
serial number etched off, two knives<br />
and ammunition.<br />
As a result of the investigation,<br />
Shayden Thomas Rocque (18), a resident<br />
of Coronation was charged with<br />
a total of 18 offences, including<br />
assault with a weapon (x3); pointing<br />
a firearm; discharge with intent;<br />
possession of a weapon for dangerous<br />
purpose; possession of a<br />
firearm knowing it’s unauthorized;<br />
mischief under $5000; and fail to<br />
comply with order (x6).<br />
Rocque was brought before a justice<br />
of the peace and was remanded<br />
into custody. He is set to appear at<br />
the Alberta Court of Justice in Red<br />
Deer on Feb. 9, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>.<br />
Attempted murder<br />
Killam RCMP was dispatched to a<br />
reported shooting in Hardisty on<br />
Jan. 27, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>. Upon arrival, members<br />
located a male with injuries consistent<br />
with a gunshot wound. The male<br />
was transported by ambulance to a<br />
hospital in Edmonton, where he<br />
remains in critical condition.<br />
As a result of the investigation,<br />
which was assisted by Forensic<br />
Identification Services and Eastern<br />
Alberta District General<br />
Investigation Section, Alicia<br />
Vandenberg (42), was charged with<br />
several offences, including attempted<br />
murder, pointing a firearm, careless<br />
use of a firearm, aggravated assault<br />
and assault with a weapon.<br />
Vandenberg was brought before a<br />
justice of the peace and remanded<br />
into custody. Her next court date is<br />
set for Feb. 7, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>, at the Alberta<br />
Court of Justice in Camrose.<br />
INDEX<br />
Alix council ................................. 2<br />
RCMP ......................................... 2<br />
Castor Auxiliary .......................... 3<br />
Agriculture ..........................4, 5, 9<br />
Byemoor 4-H .............................. 4<br />
Viewpoints ................................. 6<br />
Hanna council ........................ 7, 9<br />
Parliament ................................. 7<br />
Agric. Real Estate ........................ 7<br />
Hughenden school ..................... 9<br />
Classifieds/Careers ................... 10<br />
Obituaries ................................ 11<br />
Wheel of a Deal ......................... 12<br />
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Alix, Bashaw councils support traffic court changes<br />
Stu Salkeld<br />
Local Journalism<br />
Initiative reporter<br />
<strong>ECA</strong> <strong>Review</strong><br />
Municipal councils, provincial<br />
prosecutors and police all<br />
want to see the way traffic<br />
charges are handled at the<br />
Stettler court house expanded.<br />
Both Village of Alix and<br />
Town of Bashaw councils<br />
passed resolutions at their most<br />
recent regular meetings<br />
seeking a separate day in<br />
Stettler court for traffic<br />
charges/provincial.<br />
At the Alix regular council<br />
meeting Nov. 1 Coun. Ed Cole,<br />
himself a retired RCMP officer<br />
who still works in the justice<br />
system, presented his peers<br />
with letters from police and the<br />
provincial prosecutor’s office<br />
noting too little time in Stettler<br />
court for traffic charges means<br />
some of those charges are being<br />
withdrawn.<br />
Cole, as he presented the letters,<br />
noted this is not a new<br />
problem and has occurred in<br />
the past. The first letter he<br />
<br />
presented was from Bashaw<br />
RCMP detachment commander<br />
Sgt. Trent Cleveland, dated Oct.<br />
30, which stated Cleveland<br />
learned of the issue of serious<br />
traffic charges possibly being<br />
dismissed after recently taking<br />
command of the detachment.<br />
“It immediately came to my<br />
attention that there is a concern<br />
with the constables issuing provincial<br />
violation tickets as they<br />
have been getting withdrawn in<br />
court more often than not,”<br />
stated Sgt. Cleveland in his<br />
letter. “This has deterred the<br />
RCMP constables from issuing<br />
provincial violation tickets and<br />
instead issuing warning tickets<br />
because there is no support<br />
from the courts to pursue the<br />
charges.<br />
“We have prolific traffic<br />
offenders in our jurisdiction<br />
who are aware of the court proceedings<br />
and know that if they<br />
plead not guilty that the ticket<br />
will likely be withdrawn.<br />
“We have even gone so far as<br />
to provide community awareness<br />
for safe driving habits and<br />
illegal driving habits to make<br />
sure that all drivers are aware<br />
of the ongoing road safety concerns<br />
we are having in our<br />
jurisdiction.<br />
“In the end, the driving<br />
offenders are still getting off in<br />
court without any repercussions<br />
because of how busy<br />
Stettler court is with Criminal<br />
Code (CC) matters.”<br />
It was further clarified that<br />
Sgt. Cleveland wrote the above<br />
letter on the request of<br />
Provincial Prosecutor Chris<br />
Noble, “...who is attempting to<br />
get Stettler court a specific date<br />
for traffic offences only.<br />
“I agree that Stettler court<br />
should have a specific day to<br />
deal with traffic/provincial violations<br />
only. I am aware that<br />
Camrose and Wetaskiwin court<br />
have specific court dates to deal<br />
with traffic/provincial offences.<br />
“We have had some concerns<br />
with traffic violations being<br />
withdrawn in Stettler court<br />
because they do not have the<br />
time to deal with them due to<br />
CC offences taking precedence,”<br />
added Cleveland in his letter.<br />
The <strong>ECA</strong> <strong>Review</strong> left a<br />
Physical confrontation with police<br />
Submitted<br />
Drumheller RCMP responded to a<br />
report of four persons attempting to<br />
purchase several goods at a store in<br />
Nacmine Alta., possibly in a fraudulent<br />
manner, at approximately 11:30<br />
a.m. on Jan. 25, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>.<br />
A Drumheller RCMP member<br />
arrived on scene and arrested a male<br />
suspect for obstruction after false<br />
identification was provided.<br />
During the arrest, a physical confrontation<br />
between the suspect and the<br />
officer ensued resulting in the officer<br />
receiving minor injuries.<br />
The suspect fled the area in a 2004<br />
white Audi A4 SUV. While fleeing, the<br />
suspect drove erratically including<br />
nearly striking a pedestrian. For<br />
public safety reasons, police did not<br />
initiate a vehicle pursuit; however, did<br />
engage multiple RCMP Detachments,<br />
RCMP support units, and Calgary<br />
Police Service.<br />
At Approximately 2:30 p.m. Calgary<br />
Police Service arrested the suspect in<br />
northeast Calgary without further<br />
incident.<br />
Rommel Togado, (33) of Calgary,<br />
Alta. was charged with obstruction of<br />
a peace officer, assault of a peace<br />
officer, dangerous operation of a conveyance,<br />
failing to comply with a<br />
Release Order, possession and producing<br />
identity document in others<br />
name and operating a motor vehicle<br />
while unauthorized.<br />
Togado was remanded into custody<br />
and appeared in the Alberta Court of<br />
Justice on Jan. 31, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> in Didsbury,<br />
Alta. Togado remains in custody and<br />
his matters were scheduled for court<br />
in Didsbury on Feb. 5.<br />
Drumheller RCMP continue to<br />
investigate this matter including the<br />
involvement of the other 3 persons.<br />
Copper theft suspects<br />
On Jan. 28, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>, at approximately<br />
9:30 a.m., Drumheller RCMP were<br />
notified by Brooks RCMP of a suspect<br />
pickup truck, travelling north on Hwy.<br />
36 from the Emerson Bridge area near<br />
Duchess on Jan. 28 at approximately<br />
9:30 a.m.; the occupants of the vehicle<br />
were believed to be responsible for the<br />
theft of copper wire from oil sites.<br />
At approximately 11 a.m., a member<br />
RCMP<br />
of the Drumheller Rural<br />
Traffic Unit observed the<br />
suspect vehicle on Hwy. 848<br />
near Dorothy, Alta. and conducted<br />
a traffic stop.<br />
Three suspects were<br />
arrested and taken into custody.<br />
The suspect vehicle<br />
was searched and found to<br />
contain large amounts of<br />
copper wire and contraband<br />
cigarettes.<br />
Matthew Johnson(43), and<br />
Melanie Jones (42), both residents<br />
of Calgary, and<br />
Domingos Dacunha (56), a<br />
resident of Wheatland<br />
County, were each charged<br />
with possession of property<br />
obtained by crime less than<br />
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charged with possession of<br />
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of a peace officer.<br />
Jones and Dacunha were<br />
released from custody on<br />
Undertakings and are to<br />
appear in the Alberta Court<br />
of Justice in Drumheller on<br />
Mar. 22, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>.<br />
Johnson was also found to<br />
be on six outstanding arrest<br />
warrants. He was taken<br />
before a Justice and<br />
remanded into custody.<br />
Johnson’s next court<br />
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Town of Stettler Chief<br />
Administrative Officer<br />
Leann Graham stated the<br />
municipality supports a separate<br />
traffic day in court.<br />
“The Town of Stettler is in<br />
support of a specific traffic<br />
court date in Stettler,” stated<br />
Graham in a Nov. 7 email.<br />
“Traffic matters are often<br />
withdrawn in our community<br />
to prioritize other court<br />
matters which results in<br />
decreased accountability for<br />
local traffic concerns.”<br />
During Alix council discussion<br />
Coun. Cole stated it<br />
can be frustrating and inefficient<br />
if police officers sit at<br />
court waiting for hours for<br />
the traffic charges to come<br />
up on the docket to only see<br />
them withdrawn.<br />
Alix village councillors<br />
unanimously passed a resolution<br />
to support efforts to<br />
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Also on Nov. 1 at the Town<br />
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councillors read the same<br />
letter from Cleveland.<br />
In a phone call to the <strong>ECA</strong><br />
<strong>Review</strong> Nov. 6 Bashaw CAO<br />
Theresa Fuller confirmed<br />
town council unanimously<br />
approved by resolution<br />
writing a letter of support<br />
for a dedicated traffic/provincial<br />
day in Stettler court<br />
every month.<br />
Further, the Village of Big<br />
Valley council at their regular<br />
meeting Nov. 20 also<br />
read a letter from the prosecutor’s<br />
office requesting the<br />
council’s support in<br />
obtaining a separate traffic<br />
day in Stettler provincial<br />
court.<br />
Mayor Clark German<br />
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affect Big Valley so<br />
councillors unanimously<br />
passed a resolution to support<br />
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Traffic changes coming to Stettler’s courthouse<br />
Stu Salkeld<br />
Local Journalism Initiative reporter<br />
<strong>ECA</strong> <strong>Review</strong><br />
An effort to essentially increase the<br />
amount of trial time at the Stettler<br />
courthouse appears to have borne<br />
fruit, although not exactly the way supporters<br />
hoped.<br />
In a separate story the <strong>ECA</strong> <strong>Review</strong><br />
newspaper reported efforts by crown<br />
prosecutors and others to introduce a<br />
new, separate day at the Stettler courthouse<br />
for traffic matters<br />
Several local councils including the<br />
Town of Stettler and Village of Alix<br />
voiced support for this change.<br />
However, in a recently released<br />
memo central region Assistant Chief<br />
Justice Robin Snider announced the<br />
following changes to the way the<br />
Stettler courthouse operates: beginning<br />
May 28 every fourth Tuesday is<br />
now designated for criminal and provincial<br />
statute trial matters; as well,<br />
beginning June 13 every second and<br />
fourth Thursdays will be designated<br />
for criminal and provincial docket<br />
court which simply put means nontrial<br />
matters such as first appearances,<br />
pleas, bail hearings, etc.<br />
The changes were confirmed Jan. 30<br />
by a call to the Red Deer courthouse.<br />
Retired RCMP officer Ed Cole, who<br />
also works as a traffic agent in court<br />
and is an Alix village councillor, stated<br />
in a phone call Jan. 30 that the issue<br />
popping up at the Stettler courthouse<br />
wasn’t new and that’s because one day<br />
of court scheduled to handle all criminal<br />
and provincial statute matters,<br />
including traffic, often wasn’t enough<br />
time to get everything done.<br />
He noted the changes aren’t exactly<br />
what was requested, but they may<br />
address the issue of too much court<br />
work and not enough court time.<br />
“So that might kind of help to clear<br />
the backlog,” said Cole.<br />
Cole stated crown prosecutors in<br />
Alberta are overwhelmed with workload<br />
and understandably when court<br />
time is limited and there are both<br />
criminal matters and traffic matters,<br />
the criminal, including charges like<br />
attempted murder and sexual assault,<br />
must take precedence.<br />
Cole explained sometimes this<br />
means that police officers or other witnesses<br />
arrive at court for traffic trials<br />
in Stettler at 10 a.m. and by 5 p.m. the<br />
trial hasn’t taken place; in some<br />
instances, noted Cole, a deal is negotiated<br />
between the crown and accused to<br />
resolve the traffic matter.<br />
He pointed out while some traffic<br />
issues may seem minor to the average<br />
person, such as a basic speeding ticket<br />
or parking infraction, some of them<br />
can be quite serious, including<br />
speeding in a school zone, speeding at<br />
least 50 km/hr over the posted limit,<br />
driving while suspended or careless<br />
driving and Cole stated some in the<br />
court system felt a dedicated traffic<br />
day would give traffic issues the time<br />
they deserved.<br />
Cole noted this is where the idea for<br />
a dedicated traffic court day at the<br />
Stettler courthouse was conceived, and<br />
as Thursday was the usual court day<br />
in Stettler, other options such as<br />
Wednesday were open and available.<br />
However, Cole acknowledged that<br />
just because one day of the week is<br />
open at the courthouse doesn’t mean<br />
every other resource needed by criminal<br />
and provincial court is also<br />
available, including police, crowns,<br />
lawyers, agents, accused, advisors, witnesses<br />
and court staff.<br />
Cole noted, as an elected councillor,<br />
he supported a dedicated traffic day<br />
because it tends to result in firmer<br />
sentences for the accused which he<br />
based on his work as an RCMP officer<br />
and traffic agent.<br />
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Women’s Auxiliary have several fundraising<br />
events including a Strawberry<br />
Tea and Sale, Christmas Cookie Walk<br />
and the casino in Red Deer.<br />
The funds raised over the last few<br />
years have been used to purchase<br />
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long term care, nursing unit and palliative<br />
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Some of these include heart monitors,<br />
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Tues., February 20 th<br />
6:00pm-7:30pm • Alix Community Hall<br />
Everyone Welcome<br />
There will be a Q & A portion<br />
during the evening.<br />
We encourage you to pre-submit your<br />
questions to the Village Office on or<br />
before February 13, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> via email:<br />
cgiesbrecht@villageofalix.ca,<br />
mail: (Box 87, Alix, AB T0C 0B0) or<br />
drop off your questions at the Alix<br />
Village Office (4849 50 Street)<br />
Thank you<br />
to our<br />
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sponsors:<br />
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Brandt Equipment<br />
Crop Management Network<br />
Coronation Industrial<br />
Sales & Rentals<br />
Clean Cut Metal Worx<br />
Thornton Electric Ltd.<br />
Richardson Pioneer, Veteran<br />
Chambers AG<br />
Rangeland Auto Repair Corp.<br />
LCL Angus<br />
Coronation Bulk Sales<br />
East Central Calf Extravaganza-<br />
Kirk Goldsmith<br />
Coro View Farms<br />
Home Hardware, Coronation<br />
TD Canada Trust<br />
Wildrose Co-op, Killiam<br />
Vincett Corral Cleaning<br />
Coronation Seed Cleaning Co-op<br />
Ken & Lisa Heidecker<br />
Blaine Brigley<br />
Coronation Tire & Rubber<br />
RMD Petroleum UFA<br />
Cliffs Stock Transport<br />
R.E. Brigley & Sons<br />
Paintearth Adult Learning<br />
Twin Anchor Charolais<br />
Deagle Cattle Co<br />
Enbridge<br />
Brent & Cindy Heidecker<br />
Nutrien, Coronation<br />
Paintearth Gas Co-op<br />
Future Ag, Coronation<br />
Dryland Cattle Trading Corp.<br />
M.J Veterinary Services<br />
BVH Trucking<br />
Little Gap Septic Service<br />
Roger E. Johnson<br />
Enterprises Inc.<br />
McKenzie Motors<br />
Big Mama’s SmokeHouse<br />
Koby & Taylor Sieger<br />
Dave & Nichole Duncan<br />
Lamontagne & Son Holdings<br />
Battle River Lodge<br />
Western Financial Group<br />
Heistad Furniture
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AGRICULTURE<br />
4 F ebruary 8'24 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. <strong>ECA</strong> REVIEW<br />
Mitigating risk of drought<br />
Submitted<br />
Alberta’s Drought Command Team<br />
has been authorized to start negotiations<br />
with water licence holders to<br />
strike water-sharing agreements to<br />
mitigate the risk of drought.<br />
Alberta relies on melting snow and<br />
rain for all of its water.<br />
This winter, snowpack is below<br />
average, rivers are at record low<br />
levels and multiple reservoirs remain<br />
well below capacity.<br />
As a result, for the first time since<br />
2001, Alberta’s government has authorized<br />
the Drought Command Team to<br />
begin negotiations with major water<br />
licence holders to strike watersharing<br />
agreements in the Red Deer<br />
River, Bow River and Old Man River<br />
basins.<br />
If a severe drought occurs, these<br />
agreements would see major users<br />
use less water to help others<br />
downstream.<br />
Starting Feb. 1, the Drought<br />
Command Team will begin negotiations<br />
with major water licence<br />
holders throughout Alberta to secure<br />
significant and timely reductions in<br />
water use.<br />
In Alberta, there are 25,000 organizations<br />
and businesses that hold<br />
licences for 9.5 billion cubic metres of<br />
water.<br />
The Drought Command Team will<br />
select and prioritize negotiations with<br />
Alberta’s largest water licence<br />
holders in an effort to secure<br />
significant and timely reductions in<br />
water use.<br />
To help manage water during previous<br />
shortages, individuals and<br />
groups have worked together to share<br />
available water.<br />
However, the scope and scale of the<br />
collaborative work underway and<br />
being proposed is unprecedented in<br />
Alberta’s history.<br />
Quick facts<br />
There are 25,000 water licence<br />
holders in Alberta.<br />
Alberta licences 9.5 billion cubic<br />
metres of water – enough water to fill<br />
3.8 million Olympic-sized swimming<br />
pools.<br />
There are currently 51 water<br />
shortage advisories in place in<br />
Alberta.<br />
According to the most recent<br />
assessment by Agriculture and Agri-<br />
Food Canada, 70 per cent of Canada<br />
was classified as abnormally dry or<br />
in moderate to exceptional drought,<br />
including 81 per cent of the country’s<br />
agricultural landscape.<br />
At least one water-sharing agreement<br />
will be developed for each of the<br />
Red Deer River, Bow River and<br />
Oldman River basins, although multiple<br />
agreements could be put in place<br />
in some areas.<br />
Under Alberta’s water management<br />
system, the province cannot unilaterally<br />
change the terms of water users’<br />
allocation.<br />
The watersharing<br />
agreements will<br />
be entered<br />
voluntarily.<br />
They are<br />
expected to be<br />
completed before<br />
March 31.<br />
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BYEMOOR 4-H BEEF CLUB<br />
Anniversary in the<br />
planning stages<br />
Semen Tested, Guaranteed & Built to Last<br />
by Tulsa Smith<br />
Club reporter<br />
The Byemoor 4-H Beef club hosted<br />
their Christmas party at the bowling<br />
alley in Heisler, Alta. on Jan. 3, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>.<br />
After bowling we exchanged secret<br />
santa gifts.<br />
Three days later, on Jan. 6, East<br />
Central Regional 4-H fun-day was held<br />
in Stettler, at Wm. E. Hay Secondary<br />
Campus.<br />
Attendees did lots of crafts and<br />
games and swam at the Stettler Pool<br />
with about half of the Byemoor members<br />
attending.<br />
Our club held our monthly meeting<br />
at 6 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Byemoor Drop<br />
In Centre.<br />
We discussed the upcoming 70th<br />
anniversary of the club and the<br />
upcoming public speak-offs. We are<br />
still looking for club and district level<br />
judges.<br />
Following the meeting we had a<br />
public speaking workshop. We had lots<br />
of fun and learned lots.<br />
For the 70th anniversary celebration,<br />
if anyone has any memorabilia<br />
from Byemoor 4-H when they were<br />
young, or know of anyone who does,<br />
please reach out to one of our members<br />
or leaders.<br />
We are hoping to incorporate some<br />
of our rich history 3” wide in version our stall display<br />
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An easy calving, stress-free spring is just a phone call away!<br />
Contact Daryl at 780-806-1229<br />
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www.CharltonCattleCo.ca<br />
this year. Items such as photos and<br />
signs are very much appreciated and<br />
will be displayed.<br />
The Byemoor club is still doing a<br />
battery drive, so if you have any old<br />
batteries you would like to be rid of,<br />
please contact a member, leader or<br />
parent and we would be happy to collect<br />
them for you.<br />
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<strong>ECA</strong> REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB February 8'24 5<br />
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AGRICULTURE<br />
STETTLER COUNTY<br />
COUNCIL<br />
The County of Stettler MPC approved a wind turbine in the Hamlet of Byemoor; the applicant<br />
stated he’s mounting it on an existing 50 foot tower. <br />
<strong>ECA</strong> <strong>Review</strong>/Submitted<br />
County MPC approves<br />
wind turbine in hamlet<br />
Stu Salkeld<br />
Local Journalism Initiative reporter<br />
<strong>ECA</strong> <strong>Review</strong><br />
The County of Stettler Municipal<br />
Planning Commission (MPC)<br />
approved a wind turbine for power<br />
generation in a hamlet. The decision<br />
was made at the Jan. 16 board meeting.<br />
The MPC is comprised of members<br />
of county council and chaired by<br />
Coun. James Nibourg.<br />
Board members read a development<br />
permit application from Hamlet of<br />
Byemoor resident Charles Dumont to<br />
employ a wind turbine for power generation<br />
at a parcel located at Lot 17, 18<br />
and 19, Block 2, Plan 4684CL, which<br />
according to a map presented at the<br />
meeting appeared to be the southeast<br />
corner of the hamlet. It was also noted<br />
the parcel is 1,743 square metres.<br />
Development Officer Rich Fitzgerald<br />
presented the development permit<br />
application for a stand-alone windmill,<br />
which he noted, under the county’s<br />
Land-use Bylaw, is a discretionary use<br />
meaning the board may approve it by<br />
vote.<br />
“The property is located at #4<br />
Railway Ave., Byemoor,” stated the<br />
development officer in his report.<br />
“Adjacent to the front yard of the<br />
property is rural agriculture land and<br />
the municipality owns and maintains<br />
the adjacent bare parcels to the rear.<br />
The property adjacent to the west is an<br />
abandoned house, and on the east is<br />
the road allowance.<br />
“The structure proposed to be used<br />
to mount the turbine kit is a metal<br />
tower previously used to house a communication<br />
satellite receiver, which<br />
would have been comparable in weight<br />
to the turbine kit. The tower the turbine<br />
kit is mounted to is hinged, and<br />
mounted in the ground with cement.<br />
“The tower is 50 feet in height, and is<br />
proposed to be set back from the adjacent<br />
property line by 17 feet six inches<br />
as indicated in the applicant’s site<br />
plan. The wind turbine would be considered<br />
an ancillary structure, and the<br />
structure does meet the required<br />
setback.<br />
“However, due to the height of the<br />
structure, if it were to collapse to the<br />
northwest, it would make contact with<br />
the abandoned house on the adjacent<br />
property.<br />
In the opinion of the development<br />
authority, the housing for the proposed<br />
turbine does appear to be sufficient to<br />
hold the turbine without the risk of<br />
collapse, but I am not a qualified structural<br />
engineer capable of officially<br />
determining this.<br />
“If the structure were to collapse in<br />
any other direction it would only make<br />
contact with the applicant’s property.”<br />
The tower’s possible collapse was<br />
apparently an issue of concern for several<br />
board members, including Reeve<br />
Larry Clarke who stated if it fell he<br />
was concerned it could block a road.<br />
However, Fitzgerald pointed out the<br />
tower isn’t long enough to reach any<br />
roads off the owner’s property.<br />
Board member Ernie Gendre also<br />
asked who would be liable if the tower<br />
did fall and caused damage off the<br />
property. Chair Nibourg responded,<br />
“Homeowner’s insurance, that’s what<br />
it’s for.”<br />
Board member Justin Stevens asked<br />
if the tower itself has been there for<br />
years, with Fitzgerald answering,<br />
“Yes.” Stevens responded he had<br />
mixed feelings about approving something<br />
that tall in a hamlet, but the<br />
tower’d already been there a long time<br />
so neighbours must be accustomed to<br />
it by now.<br />
Coun. Les Stulberg, who represents<br />
the area in question, was absent from<br />
the meeting but sent in written comments,<br />
which noted he had no<br />
objections to the application and also<br />
wanted to point out there are apparently<br />
plans to have the nearby<br />
abandoned residence demolished, so it<br />
shouldn’t be a issue.<br />
The applicant was present at the<br />
meeting and the only comment<br />
Dumont made was to note the model of<br />
turbine he selected has speed control<br />
so it doesn’t cycle faster than 20 miles<br />
per hour regardless of wind speed.<br />
Board members approved the development<br />
permit application by a 5 to 1<br />
vote, Coun. Dave Grover opposed.<br />
Open House<br />
February 10-12th<br />
1 PM TUESDAY - RED DEER COUNTY, AB<br />
<strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong><br />
The Congdon’s<br />
Bashaw, Alberta<br />
Cody: 403 350 5791<br />
Melissa: 403 586 3144<br />
BULL SALE<br />
BULL SALE<br />
Sale Day<br />
February 13th<br />
The Hollman’s<br />
Red Deer County, Alberta<br />
Rodney: 403-588-8620<br />
Tanya: 403-352-9283<br />
Polled Polled Polled<br />
Polled<br />
14 th Annual Rancher’s<br />
14 14 th February th Annual 13, Rancher’s<br />
<strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> - 1:00 pm MST at the farm<br />
14 th Annual Rancher’s<br />
February 13, 13, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> - - 1:00 pm pm MST at at the the farm<br />
February 13, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> - 1:00 pm MST at the farm<br />
14 th<br />
Bull Sale<br />
Bull Sale<br />
February 13, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> - 1:00 pm MST at the farm<br />
50 Two Year Old Purebred Horned and Polled Hereford Bulls<br />
5 Purebred Bred Heifers<br />
HOLLOW Online 146F catalogue: 146F CAHILL www.hereford.ca 97K<br />
97K<br />
or HOLLOW www.hollowayfarmsltd.ca<br />
147E 147E BUBBA 144K 144K<br />
Videos and catalogue online at DLMS<br />
HOLLOW 146F CAHILL 97K HOLLOW 147E BUBBA 144K<br />
Selling:<br />
50 50 Two Two Year Year Old Old Purebred Horned and and Polled Hereford Bulls Bulls<br />
5 5 Purebred Bred Bred Heifers<br />
50 Two Year Old Purebred Horned and Polled Hereford Bulls<br />
Online catalogue: www.hereford.ca or or www.hollowayfarmsltd.ca<br />
5 Purebred Bred Heifers<br />
Videos and and catalogue online online at at at DLMS<br />
DLMS<br />
Online catalogue: www.hereford.ca or www.hollowayfarmsltd.ca<br />
Videos and catalogue online at DLMS<br />
Selling:<br />
Les & Karen Holloway<br />
Anthony & Samantha Plett<br />
Ph: 403-882-3416 Cell: 403-740-0380 Instagram: @Hollowayherefords<br />
www.hollowayfarmsltd.ca<br />
Polled<br />
Sale Barn HOLLOW at Holloway Farms 147E 13215 BUBBA HWY 599, 156K Castor, AB HOLLOW Visitors Always 143F B Welcome J 242K<br />
Polled Polled<br />
HOLLOW 147E 147E BUBBA 156K 156K<br />
HOLLOW 143F 143F B J B 242K J 242K<br />
Les & Karen Holloway<br />
Anthony & Samantha Plett<br />
Les Les & Ph: & 403-882-3416 Karen Holloway Cell: 403-740-0380 Instagram: Anthony &@Hollowayherefords<br />
& Samantha Plett Plett<br />
Ph: Ph: www.hollowayfarmsltd.ca<br />
403-882-3416<br />
HOLLOW 147E<br />
Cell: Cell: BUBBA<br />
403-740-0380<br />
156K<br />
HOLLOW 143F B J 242K<br />
Sale Barn at Holloway Farms 13215 HWY 599, Castor, AB<br />
Visitors Instagram: Always @Hollowayherefords<br />
Welcome<br />
www.hollowayfarmsltd.ca<br />
Sale Sale Barn Barn at at Holloway Farms Farms 13215 13215 HWY HWY 599, 599, Castor, Castor, AB AB<br />
Visitors Always Welcome<br />
Les & Karen Holloway<br />
Anthony & Samantha Plett<br />
Ph: 403-882-3416 Cell: 403-740-0380 Instagram: @Hollowayherefords<br />
www.hollowayfarmsltd.ca<br />
Sale Barn at Holloway Farms 13215 HWY 599, Castor, AB<br />
Visitors Always Welcome<br />
Polled<br />
Polled<br />
Polled<br />
Valleymere Angus<br />
SPADY<br />
Black Angus Yearling Bulls<br />
FOR SALE<br />
403-740-3652 Travis<br />
403-741-2840 Ty<br />
Travis &<br />
Halley<br />
SPADY<br />
Alliance, AB<br />
Selling:<br />
HOLLOW 146F CAHILL 97K<br />
HOLLOW 147E BUBBA 156K<br />
Bull Sale<br />
Bull Sale<br />
HOLLOW 147E BUBBA 144K<br />
HOLLOW 143F B J 242K<br />
Polled<br />
Polled Polled Polled<br />
Horned<br />
Horned<br />
Horned Horned<br />
Polled<br />
Horned
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VIEWPOINT<br />
UCP must release<br />
new AESO report<br />
to restore trust in<br />
electricity landscape<br />
Alberta NDP Energy and Climate<br />
Critic for Electricity, Utilities and<br />
Renewables, Nagwan Al-Guneid, stood<br />
to demand that the incoming Alberta<br />
Electric System Operator (AESO)<br />
market pathways report be publicly<br />
shared with all Albertans.<br />
“After two years of record high electricity<br />
prices in Alberta, the AESO is<br />
due to submit<br />
“<br />
This bill has been<br />
shelved for almost two<br />
years now and is<br />
denying Albertans of<br />
the affordability that<br />
comes from storage<br />
Technology...<br />
their market<br />
pathways report<br />
tomorrow.<br />
This report will<br />
include recommendations<br />
to the<br />
Minister on<br />
market design,<br />
costs, and the role<br />
of new technologies<br />
in the future<br />
of Alberta’s electricity<br />
sector,”<br />
says Al-Guneid.<br />
“The UCP must be transparent so<br />
Albertans can trust they are committed<br />
to developing an affordable and<br />
reliable grid, and restore investors’<br />
confidence in the province.”<br />
Under the UCP, Albertans have<br />
watched electricity prices quadruple,<br />
with the highest point being last<br />
summer. Additionally, with grid alerts<br />
appearing more frequently in recent<br />
years, Albertans are becoming<br />
increasingly concerned about the reliability<br />
of the province’s electricity<br />
grid.<br />
While the hope is that the AESO<br />
report outlines remedies for some of<br />
the key issues that are making<br />
Alberta’s energy landscape vulnerable,<br />
there are already signs that the<br />
report was rushed and lacked a proper<br />
consultation period.<br />
“This report will act as a blueprint<br />
for a sector that impacts every home<br />
and business across our province,”<br />
says Al-Guneid. “Which is why it’s concerning<br />
that the UCP has rushed the<br />
Copyright Notice<br />
market design process, shortening it<br />
from two years to six months.<br />
“This is a government that has<br />
shown a serious lack of planning and a<br />
pattern of rash unilateral decisions<br />
about our electricity system that have<br />
cost Albertans money.”<br />
In 2019, the UCP cancelled electricity<br />
market reforms planned by the<br />
Alberta NDP which<br />
would have increased<br />
Alberta’s energy<br />
capacity.<br />
The UCP also continues<br />
to hold back on<br />
proclaiming and<br />
implementing its own<br />
energy storage legislation.<br />
Both of these<br />
tactics have directly<br />
contributed to<br />
reduced grid<br />
reliability.<br />
“We’re approaching<br />
the spring session of the legislature,<br />
and there the UCP should proclaim<br />
their energy storage bill to allow utilities<br />
to own and operate storage<br />
facilities,” says Al-Guneid. “This bill<br />
has been shelved for almost two years<br />
now and is denying Albertans of the<br />
affordability that comes from storage<br />
technology which can not just lower<br />
costs but enhance reliability.”<br />
The AESO Market Pathways report<br />
is set to be submitted on February 1,<br />
<strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> and will outline recommendations<br />
for increasing grid reliability,<br />
affordability, decarbonization, and reasonable<br />
and realistic implementation.<br />
“We need an electricity market that<br />
works to serve all Albertans, which is<br />
why any decision regarding the future<br />
of Alberta’s electricity market must be<br />
shared transparently and include<br />
robust consultation with the public.<br />
Most importantly, this UCP government<br />
must ensure their path prepares<br />
Alberta for the technologies of the<br />
future, and not the past.”<br />
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Euthanasia for the<br />
mentally ill, vulnerable<br />
Dear Editor,<br />
Humankind has one true equality;<br />
not in ability, ambition, wealth,<br />
resources, background or appearance,<br />
but in worth.<br />
We bear equality in value, bestowed<br />
on us by the unearned virtue of our<br />
humanity alone. All of our rights rest<br />
on this principle. All civilization is<br />
founded on this one pillar.<br />
All butchery and abuse is founded<br />
on its rejection.<br />
Therefore, I now raise to your attention<br />
an imminent danger within the<br />
coming months:<br />
Come March, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>,<br />
the Medical<br />
“<br />
If Canadians do<br />
not take a stand<br />
against death for the<br />
mentally ill, it will<br />
find us on our<br />
doorsteps.<br />
Assistance in<br />
Dying program<br />
(MAiD) may<br />
expand so that<br />
those with mental<br />
illness may choose<br />
euthanasia. (This<br />
has been delayed<br />
for now by<br />
Parliament Mon.<br />
Jan. 29 stating the<br />
health systems<br />
were not yet ready.)<br />
Our government will prescribe<br />
death for depression.<br />
Victims of mental illness are in a<br />
warped frame of mind. It darkens and<br />
twists one’s view of themselves and the<br />
world.<br />
The mentally ill must be offered<br />
help, not death. They are not in the<br />
right frame of mind. Suicide is a<br />
tragedy, only because we all know that<br />
it is not the answer.<br />
How does our government justify<br />
this absurd “solution”? When selecting<br />
only reasonable answers, it is as much<br />
of a mystery to me as the question of<br />
how they reconcile this with their<br />
conscience.<br />
Yet, the conscience is not immune to<br />
the pacifications of bribery and salvaged<br />
pride: Our government could<br />
save anywhere from $34.7 million to<br />
$138.8 million in health care spending<br />
JOYCE WEBSTER<br />
Publisher/Editor<br />
office@<strong>ECA</strong>review.com<br />
YVONNE THULIEN<br />
Marketing/Digital<br />
403-575-9474<br />
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with an expansion of MAiD.<br />
Our government benefits from the<br />
suicide of our fellow Canadians. They<br />
benefit from the distorted desire for,<br />
and eventual death of, our parents,<br />
children, family, friends and<br />
neighbours.<br />
Be assured: none of their family<br />
members will struggle to find access to<br />
the adequate mental health assistance—<br />
true assistance —that the<br />
majority of us lack.<br />
Not only this, but it is an easy solution—cheating—to<br />
their dismal failure<br />
regarding mental<br />
health (if the mentally<br />
ill die, the<br />
numbers dwindle<br />
and the mental<br />
health crisis is<br />
cured—you see how<br />
it works).<br />
It yet again proves<br />
our government to<br />
be led by hypocrites<br />
and liars.<br />
During Mental<br />
Health Week in<br />
2<strong>02</strong>2, PM Justin<br />
Trudeau stated that<br />
.... mental health challenges affect<br />
many of us, yet these issues are often<br />
treated differently than physical<br />
health. No one should ever suffer in<br />
silence, and by being open with others,<br />
we can help break down the stigma<br />
surrounding mental health and ensure<br />
people seek the care they need….<br />
Together, we will end the stigma that<br />
surrounds mental health issues, and<br />
build a better future for everyone.<br />
Do these sound like the words of a<br />
man in favour of euthanasia for the<br />
mentally ill and struggling?<br />
The very idea of expanding MAiD to<br />
the mentally vulnerable implies that<br />
life is only to be protected when it is<br />
easy. It is a vile notion.<br />
In the Netherlands, children as<br />
young as 12 years old are able to<br />
request euthanasia. By the age of 16,<br />
they no longer need parental consent.<br />
STU SALKELD<br />
LJI Reporter<br />
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<strong>ECA</strong> REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB February 8'24 7<br />
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AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE<br />
HANNA COUNCIL<br />
Continued wait for major grant approval<br />
Stu Salkeld<br />
Local Journalism Initiative reporter<br />
<strong>ECA</strong> <strong>Review</strong><br />
The Town of Hanna has its downtown<br />
redevelopment project ready to<br />
go but continues to wait for an<br />
approval of a key grant. A report on<br />
the redevelopment project was made at<br />
the Jan. 31 council information<br />
meeting.<br />
Town Chief Administrative Officer<br />
(CAO) Kim Neill provided councillors<br />
with updates on several facets of the<br />
downtown redevelopment project,<br />
principally noting the town continues<br />
to wait for a grant approval.<br />
“Prairies Can application for<br />
funding of this project has been submitted<br />
and no notification received as<br />
of this date,” stated Neill’s report.<br />
“Followed up with their representatives<br />
the week of January 22.”<br />
During discussion the CAO said, “...<br />
still haven’t got approval on the<br />
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PARLIAMENT<br />
SOLD<br />
Call Dallas Ellerby<br />
Your Farm & Ranch Specialist<br />
403.578.8105<br />
LAND FOR SALE<br />
CROP LAND<br />
4500 acres - Chinook area<br />
6000 acres - Cereal area<br />
2400 acres - south of Hanna<br />
1 Quarter - south of Veteran<br />
GRASS LAND<br />
16 quarters - south of Veteran<br />
90 quarters - Youngstown area<br />
2 quarters - south of Veteran<br />
downtown project. It’s very frustrating.<br />
I’ve expressed my frustration<br />
to them.”<br />
Neill added that the grant in question<br />
isn’t competitive as funds are<br />
allocated to the region meaning<br />
awards should be straightforward and<br />
simple.<br />
“Project is basically ready to go to<br />
tender as soon as the town receives<br />
approval of our application under the<br />
Canada Coal Transition -<br />
Infrastructure Fund (application is for<br />
$4.1 million with the town contributing<br />
$1.7 million for a total estimated<br />
project cost of $5.8 million,” stated the<br />
CAO in his report.<br />
“In addition to the core infrastructure<br />
(water/sanitary and storm lines)<br />
the project includes new wider sidewalks,<br />
intersection bump outs,<br />
benches, bike racks and pedestrian<br />
friendly lighting.<br />
“If funding is confirmed it is anticipated<br />
that the project will go out to<br />
Time to stop greenwashing!<br />
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<br />
by Damien C. Kurek, M.P.<br />
(Battle River—Crowfoot)<br />
It’s time to have an honest and pragmatic<br />
conversation<br />
about environmental<br />
policy. This need<br />
became desperately<br />
clear when, on the<br />
second weekend of<br />
January, Alberta faced<br />
an electricity shortage.<br />
This led the province’s<br />
utility<br />
administrator to issue<br />
an Emergency Grid<br />
Alert, asking Albertans<br />
to cut their electrical<br />
consumption or risk facing rolling<br />
blackouts and the possibility of serious<br />
grid disruptions.<br />
This move seems unimaginable in a<br />
country like Canada, let alone a province<br />
like Alberta,<br />
where our energy<br />
resources are<br />
vast.<br />
This needs to<br />
spur an honest<br />
debate about how<br />
we approach our<br />
environmental<br />
policy.<br />
The reason for<br />
the shortage can<br />
be attributed to<br />
one main factor:<br />
the sky was dark,<br />
and windless. At<br />
one point, out of<br />
the maximum<br />
capacity of 6131<br />
MegaWatts (MW)<br />
of wind and solar,<br />
there were only<br />
121 MWs of wind<br />
and 0 MWs of<br />
solar being produced—that<br />
is<br />
less than two per<br />
cent capacity.<br />
When power<br />
consumption<br />
peaked, Alberta’s<br />
power grid was<br />
short by several<br />
hundred MWs of<br />
the more than<br />
11,000 MWs the<br />
grid required.<br />
Thankfully,<br />
disaster was<br />
averted when<br />
both demand was<br />
reduced and our<br />
neighbouring<br />
Kurek<br />
jurisdictions were able to provide us<br />
with the power needed to keep the grid<br />
stable.<br />
I wish I could say this was a surprise.<br />
For years, pragmatic voices<br />
in Canada have been saying how<br />
we need to be realistic about<br />
energy, but they have been<br />
drowned out by a chorus of those<br />
who refused to be realistic.<br />
This was evidenced recently<br />
when many high-profile, leftleaning<br />
figures criticized Alberta’s<br />
advertising campaign they don’t<br />
want Canadians to “freeze in the<br />
dark.” Yet those same figures (leftleaning<br />
politicians,<br />
commentators, and so-called experts)<br />
labelled anyone who dared question<br />
them as climate deniers or<br />
planet-haters.<br />
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acreage out.<br />
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tender ASAP with construction taking<br />
place between May and Oct., <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>.”<br />
Neill noted based on available funding<br />
the tender will go out in February with<br />
construction beginning in May.<br />
The CAO noted the project is ready<br />
to go.<br />
“MPE has completed the drawings<br />
and cost estimates to the 90 per cent<br />
completion stage,” his report noted.<br />
“Have handed out an information<br />
package to most business owners in<br />
the affected construction area and<br />
held one-one meetings with 12 business<br />
representatives to review the<br />
project, timelines, design/plan feedback,<br />
access restrictions, outside water<br />
connections, etc.”<br />
Neill added that he’s asked the engineers<br />
to be standing by to post the<br />
tender as soon as the funding is<br />
confirmed.<br />
Back up plan?<br />
Neill next updated councillors on the<br />
Palliser & Pioneer Trail road rehab<br />
project.<br />
“MPE will provide administration<br />
with an update on the detailed design<br />
work on Jan. 16,” stated Neill’s report.<br />
“Project currently identified to be completed<br />
in the 2<strong>02</strong>5 capital budget. Have<br />
Land for Sale by Tender<br />
Parcel: 38 Quarter-Sections Acres: 6,033.77 +/-<br />
asked MPE to finish the tender<br />
package so that in the event that the<br />
downtown project isn’t able to move<br />
forward in early <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> then this project<br />
could be put out to tender.<br />
“Grant application to Alberta<br />
Transportation – Strategic<br />
Transportation Infrastructure<br />
Program – Local Municipal initiatives<br />
has been submitted.<br />
“This program is typically oversubscribed<br />
so chances are slim that the<br />
town will be successful, and we probably<br />
won’t have a decision until the<br />
spring of <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>.”<br />
In need of attention<br />
Neill reported the Pioneer Trail<br />
Bridge’s condition continues to<br />
deteriorate.<br />
“The bridge inspection is complete<br />
and shows the bridge has deteriorated<br />
since the last inspection in 2<strong>02</strong>1, primarily<br />
with continued deterioration of<br />
the 11 girders,” he noted.<br />
“Grant Application to Alberta<br />
Transportation – Strategic<br />
Transportation Infrastructure<br />
Program – Local Bridge Component<br />
has been resubmitted for the third<br />
time. A decision is not expected until<br />
the spring of <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>.”<br />
Bids must be unconditional and accompanied by a certified cheque or bank<br />
draft for two (2%) percent of the bid price. All bids must be received by<br />
12:00pm on March 6th, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>. The owner will not be obligated to accept the<br />
highest or any bid submitted.<br />
PLEASE CONTACT SMITH & HERSEY<br />
AGRIBUSINESS LAW LLP FOR THE<br />
COMPLETE TENDER PACKAGE AT<br />
(403) 527-5506, or info@smithhersey.<br />
com. You can view the complete Tender<br />
Package on our website<br />
www.smithhersey.com/land-tenders/ Medicine Hat | Oyen | Hanna | Consort | Three Hills<br />
LANDS FOR SALE BY TENDER<br />
The registered owner hereby offers for sale by tender the following briefly described<br />
properties located in the County of Stettler No. 6, subject to the reservations,<br />
exceptions and encumbrances contained in the existing certificate of title, but free<br />
and clear of any financial liens:<br />
PARCEL 1: NE 19-40-16-W4: 159 acres more or less, 60 acres native pasture,<br />
80 acres improved pasture, remainder old farm site, wetlands and trees. Newer<br />
perimeter fence around quarter. Two older bored wells and 1 burrow pit<br />
(dugout). Farm site includes old hip roof style barn and an uninhabitable house<br />
with a drilled well.<br />
PARCEL 2: NE and NW 20-40-16W4: 307 acres more or less, 150 acres of which<br />
is improved pasture, remainder native pasture and trees, one burrow pit (dugout)<br />
and one older dugout, newer fencing on 3 sides of perimeter.<br />
Parcels may be sold together or individually. The highest or any tender not<br />
necessarily accepted. The land is sold “as is” with no warranties or representations<br />
from the registered owner. References to acreage or composition of the Lands are<br />
estimated only and subject to independent confirmation by potential buyers. For<br />
more information about the land you may contact Lisa Mueller directly at<br />
403-740-3410.<br />
Tenders must be received by the offices of Simonin Law up to but not after<br />
12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 12, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>. Tenders must be in a sealed envelope<br />
marked “Mueller Tender” and must provide contact information, including a<br />
phone number.<br />
Buyer must sign an unconditional Purchase Agreement and provide a nonrefundable<br />
certified cheque or draft equal to 10% of the purchase price payable to<br />
Simonin Law within 5 business days of the Buyer being notified of acceptance of<br />
their tender bid. Closing date shall be on or before Friday, April 12, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>, unless<br />
agreed otherwise in writing.<br />
Buyer shall be responsible for own legal and closing costs, plus title insurance to<br />
facilitate closing. Tender price shall be excluding G.S.T.<br />
SIMONIN LAW<br />
Suite A, 4819 - 51 Street, Box 1630<br />
Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0<br />
403-742-3411
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Public invited to Health<br />
Council online meeting<br />
Submitted<br />
Local and area residents are invited<br />
to attend a meeting of the David<br />
Thompson Health Advisory Council<br />
(HAC) via Zoom on Feb. 15, from 5 p.m.<br />
to 8 p.m.<br />
This is an opportunity for the public<br />
to meet council members, provide feedback<br />
on health services, share views<br />
about local healthcare delivery, and<br />
propose ideas for improvements.<br />
Public feedback will be shared with<br />
local Alberta Health Services (AHS)<br />
leaders to inform their<br />
decision-making.<br />
This is your opportunity to:<br />
· Learn about the David Thompson<br />
HAC.<br />
· Hear from local AHS leadership.<br />
· Discuss how to promote a better<br />
mental well-being.<br />
· Bring your community’s voice forward<br />
to provide input on local and<br />
regional health.<br />
To register for this meeting, email<br />
DavidThompson@ahs.ca and put<br />
‘David Thompson’ in the subject line.<br />
Feel free to share this invitation with<br />
others in the community.<br />
Visit the AHS website at www.ahs.<br />
ca/ac for more information on the<br />
David Thompson HAC.<br />
HACs play an important role in supporting<br />
the strategic direction of AHS<br />
by engaging members of their communities<br />
throughout Alberta in a<br />
respectful, transparent and accountable<br />
manner.<br />
Public participation is essential to<br />
improving the quality and accountability<br />
of health services.<br />
Working in partnership with AHS is<br />
an important way to ensure that services<br />
are more responsive to the needs<br />
of those who use them.<br />
Alberta Health Services is the provincial<br />
health authority responsible<br />
for planning and delivering health supports<br />
and services for more than four<br />
million adults and children living in<br />
Alberta.<br />
Our mission is to provide a patientfocused,<br />
quality health system that is<br />
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Albertans.<br />
Our current focus is on reducing<br />
emergency department wait times,<br />
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This unique<br />
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East Central Gas Co-op Ltd.<br />
ACCEPTING TENDERS for a<br />
2016 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4<br />
GST will be added to all tenders.<br />
Tenders will be accepted until 4:00pm on<br />
Friday, March 1st, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>.<br />
Not necessarily will just any tender be accepted.<br />
Please deliver tenders in a sealed envelope marked<br />
“Tender for 2016 Truck” directly to:<br />
East Central Gas Co-op office located at<br />
406 5th Street East, Hanna<br />
Or mail to: East Central Gas Co-op Ltd.<br />
Box 190 Hanna AB T0J 1P0<br />
Or e-mail to: manager@eastcentgascoop.ca<br />
For more information regarding the tender or truck, please<br />
contact East Central Gas Co-op Ltd. at 403-854-4411<br />
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TOWN OF HANNA<br />
Councillors claim trust issues with solar company<br />
From left are Town of Hanna Coun. Sandra Murphy, CAO Kim Neill and Coun. Sandra Beaudoin.<br />
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Stu Salkeld<br />
Local Journalism Initiative reporter<br />
<strong>ECA</strong> <strong>Review</strong><br />
Two members of the Town of Hanna<br />
council made comments at their Jan.<br />
31 information meeting that a solar<br />
farm company looking to build in the<br />
area claimed to have completed public<br />
consultation in an official report when<br />
it apparently had not.<br />
Both Coun. Sandra Murphy and<br />
Sandra Beaudoin stated during the<br />
information meeting, which readers<br />
should note is not a regular council<br />
meeting in that resolutions are not<br />
passed there, made comments to the<br />
effect that information submitted by<br />
PACE Canada LP turned out later to be<br />
wrong. A recording of meeting and<br />
council comments are publicly available<br />
on the Town of Hanna’s YouTube<br />
channel.<br />
The agenda item was presented to<br />
councillors by Town Chief<br />
Administrative Officer (CAO) Kim<br />
Neill who noted in his presentation<br />
that PACE was providing more information<br />
at council’s request.<br />
“Attached to this package is answers<br />
to the questions posed by council at the<br />
Dec. 13, 2<strong>02</strong>3 council meeting,” stated<br />
Neill’s report to council.<br />
Readers should note the council<br />
meeting in question was actually held<br />
Tuesday, Dec. 12.<br />
An email thread between the Hanna<br />
CAO and PACE spokesperson Rhonda<br />
Barron addressed the questions<br />
council had from the Dec. 12 meeting<br />
and one of the topics was public consultation<br />
with residents near the proposed<br />
site.<br />
In his presentation Neill said, “Some<br />
of you may know the controversy or<br />
confusion around the public consultation<br />
portion especially those<br />
(residents) within the 400 metre.<br />
Claude had indicated that Rhonda had<br />
door-knocked on all of those and<br />
attempted to reach out to them.<br />
“In hindsight talking with Rhonda<br />
following that meeting she indicated<br />
that she hadn’t.” Coun. Beaudoin interjected,<br />
“...it was on that report, it was<br />
on their presentation that (PACE) had<br />
done that and they hadn’t.”<br />
Beaudoin also described a message<br />
she received from PACE which apparently<br />
was supposed to be about the<br />
Hanna project but was instead about<br />
the Killam project, which is separate<br />
project.<br />
“Like if they can’t get the information<br />
right to begin with before it even<br />
goes...how can we trust anything they<br />
say?” asked Beaudoin. “They got<br />
caught.”<br />
At the end of his presentation Neill<br />
asked, “Was there any other questions<br />
that were asked that have not been sort<br />
of addressed?”<br />
HUGHENDEN PUBLIC SCHOOL<br />
Frozen education<br />
by Emily Carson and Kayden Horn<br />
Extreme cold caused many students<br />
at Hughenden Public School to miss<br />
several days of school.<br />
“The cold was a safety hazard, vehicles<br />
won’t start and people can freeze,”<br />
said one student.<br />
The buses weren’t running due to<br />
severely low temperatures. This call to<br />
shut down the buses was made by the<br />
school board. Bus<br />
drivers monitor<br />
weather conditions<br />
and report<br />
to the board.<br />
Buffalo Trail<br />
Public Schools<br />
(BTPS) policy is<br />
to stop buses<br />
from running<br />
when the temperature<br />
reaches<br />
-40C with or<br />
without the<br />
windchill.<br />
On Thurs. Dec.<br />
11, there were<br />
approximately 50<br />
students in attendance<br />
at<br />
Hughenden<br />
Public School. On<br />
Dec. 12 the numbers<br />
were the<br />
same with Grade<br />
6 having the most<br />
students. On the<br />
final day of the<br />
cold snap there were over 100 students<br />
in attendance.<br />
During the days with very few students,<br />
“We had school-wide dodgeball<br />
and volleyball which promoted mental<br />
health,” said teacher Kendra Hanson.”<br />
The dangerously cold weather put<br />
learning on hold in some courses and<br />
gave students a chance to catch up and<br />
relax for a few days.<br />
Coun. Murphy answered, nodding<br />
her head as she said this, “A lie<br />
detector test might be really good.”<br />
More information<br />
Councillors requested PACE provide<br />
more information after a company representative,<br />
Director of Development<br />
Claude Mindroff, appeared as a virtual<br />
delegate at council’s Dec. 12 regular<br />
meeting.<br />
Town of Hanna council last fall<br />
passed a resolution to issue a “letter of<br />
non-support” for PACE’s proposed<br />
project in the Hanna area.<br />
Barron’s email thread included a<br />
number of different reports, including<br />
a confirmation that PACE had met<br />
with the Town of Hanna fire department<br />
and a representative of Special<br />
Areas but Neill pointed out no emergency<br />
response plan has been signed<br />
off on.<br />
Another report included in the email<br />
thread was an estimate of what the<br />
proposed solar farm could generate as<br />
annual tax revenue for the Town of<br />
Hanna, beginning in <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> at $198,989<br />
and going right up to 2058 with a<br />
number of $315,416.<br />
During discussion Beaudoin stated<br />
the tax revenue didn’t mean as much to<br />
her if there were issues caused by the<br />
solar farm, including consequences for<br />
the Hanna Airport.<br />
That was the next report Barron<br />
provided. Barron’s email stated a<br />
mechanical turbulence assessment<br />
provided by JetPro didn’t meet the<br />
pilot’s requirements so PACE has<br />
asked JetPro to do another one.<br />
As well, Barron reported PACE<br />
awaits a final solar glare hazard report<br />
and as soon as it’s available it’ll be<br />
shared with pilots.<br />
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Information was also provided,<br />
including resumes and qualifications,<br />
on environmental consultants PACE<br />
has engaged with over the Hanna<br />
project.<br />
Lastly, Barron confirmed she tried<br />
to find any instances of any other<br />
uncontrolled airport similar to<br />
Hanna’s being located in proximity to<br />
a solar farm but she was unsuccessful.<br />
Barron wanted to point out that<br />
PACE has been addressing community<br />
concerns but the public apparently<br />
misunderstands changes.<br />
“PACE has endeavoured to make<br />
this an iterative process but the community<br />
perceives this as constant<br />
change as opposed to listening to their<br />
concerns,” stated Barron in a Jan. 23<br />
email.<br />
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HUNT MANIA <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong><br />
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Employment Opportunity Municipal District Of Provost No. 52<br />
SEASONAL LABOURERS<br />
The M.D. of Provost No. 52 Agricultural Service Board is currently seeking applicants for<br />
Two (2) seasonal labourer positions to carry out the<br />
<strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> Weed Control and Reclamation Programs.<br />
The successful applicants will be working out of the Provost and Hughenden M.D. Shops.<br />
Duties will include operation of spray equipment, consultation with ratepayers, weed inspection,<br />
reclamation, and record keeping. Must be able to work efficiently<br />
as part of a team or independently as needed.<br />
Applicant must have a valid Class 5 Driver’s License. A pesticide applicator’s license would be an<br />
asset but not a requirement. Training in weed ID, herbicide stewardship and Authorized Assistant<br />
training may be provided.<br />
For more information, please contact: Caitlin Heck, Agricultural Fieldman Cell: 780-753-4359<br />
Send resumes to: M.D. of Provost No. 52 Box 300 Provost, Alberta T0B 3S0<br />
Email: Ag Fieldmen Caitlin Heck (check@mdprovost.ca)<br />
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Municipal District Of Provost No. 52<br />
Seasonal Equipment Operators & Labourers<br />
The M.D. of Provost No. 52 is currently seeking seasonal equipment operators and labourers for<br />
the <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> season. These positions will be based out of but not limited to the M.D. shops<br />
located in Hughenden and/or Provost.<br />
Valid Driver’s License Required (Class 1Q Endorsement preferred).<br />
Experience in operating various heavy equipment, the ability to work<br />
without supervision, and mechanical ability are required.<br />
For more information contact<br />
Tyler Lawrason @ 780-753-2434 (tlawrason@mdprovost.ca)<br />
Len Fossen @ 780-753-4423 (lfossen@mdprovost.ca)<br />
Marty Biro @ 306-873-7831 (mbiro@mdprovost.ca)<br />
Interested applicants are invited to submit a resume with a current driver’s abstract<br />
to one of the above or to the following:<br />
M.D. of Provost No. 52<br />
4504 – 53rd Avenue Box 300 Provost, Alberta T0B 3S0<br />
These positions will be left open until suitable candidates are found.<br />
This position falls under the collective agreement with the<br />
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 955.<br />
We thank all applicants for their interest.<br />
However, only those applicants receiving an interview will be contacted.<br />
Possible to be realistic<br />
Cont’d from Pg 7<br />
Greenwashing is when you label<br />
something as “green” or “environmentally<br />
friendly” but don’t talk about the<br />
real impacts.<br />
We saw the impact a couple of weeks<br />
ago with Alberta’s power grid.<br />
In Ottawa, we see it daily on mainstream<br />
media, scientific literature, and<br />
popular culture; greenwashing is<br />
everywhere and is promoted without<br />
potential consequences being realistically<br />
considered.<br />
It should not be controversial to ask<br />
tough questions about the reliability of<br />
our power grid, or any other environmental<br />
policy.<br />
But greenwashing doesn’t stop at<br />
our power grid. Oil and gas production<br />
is another example.<br />
While the Liberals brag about<br />
reducing emissions by phasing out<br />
carbon-based fuel, Prime Minister<br />
Trudeau and the Liberals’ policies<br />
have directly funded dictatorships and<br />
the wars they perpetrate while making<br />
Canada poorer.<br />
The carbon tax that doesn’t work<br />
and costs a<br />
bundle. Or think<br />
of the recently<br />
announced electric<br />
vehicle<br />
mandate, which<br />
has been criticized<br />
by virtually<br />
everyone except<br />
those looking for<br />
government subsidies<br />
and activist<br />
groups (who, in<br />
many cases, are<br />
TOWN OF CORONATION<br />
Contract Employment Opportunity<br />
Position: Campground Attendant<br />
Contract Period: TBD<br />
Application Deadline: March 1st, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong><br />
We’re looking for a dedicated and<br />
responsible individual to oversee the<br />
operations of our beautiful campground.<br />
This is an excellent opportunity for<br />
someone who enjoys the outdoors<br />
and has a passion for maintaining a<br />
welcoming and safe environment.<br />
funded by foreign money).<br />
Or the “plastics ban” that is not only<br />
unscientific and found to have been an<br />
overreach of federal jurisdiction, but<br />
very well could lead to a larger, negative<br />
environmental footprint. This is<br />
just to name a few things.<br />
Our country and world need to honestly<br />
look at environmental policy and<br />
rate it not on ideology or celebrity<br />
endorsements, but on facts.<br />
Let’s end the greenwashing of policy.<br />
And that doesn’t mean saying ‘no’ to<br />
new technology. In fact, it’s the<br />
opposite.<br />
If new technology is going to work,<br />
be beneficial for the environment, and<br />
lower costs, then it will prove itself<br />
without the lies. Only then will it be<br />
trusted by the people (and trust right<br />
now is in short supply!).<br />
It is possible to be realistic, lead the<br />
world in innovation and have both a<br />
clean environment and a strong<br />
economy.<br />
That is the Conservative Party of<br />
Canada’s vision, and it will ensure<br />
Canadians can keep their lights on.<br />
Please go to https://www.coronation.ca/your-municipality/<br />
employment or scan the QR Code for more details!<br />
Don’t miss this unique opportunity<br />
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Suffern Lake Regional Park Authority<br />
Is now accepting applications for<br />
Park Caretaker Full time; May 01 - Sept 30, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong><br />
Suffern Lake Regional Park (SLRP) is located from Macklin, Hwy #17 N 16 Km, Municipal<br />
Road #787 E 4.9 Km, Municipal Road N 16.2 Km, Rural Road W (Park Entrance).<br />
SLRP is situated on crown land in the Manitou Sandhills Integrated Resources Management<br />
Plan, an environmentally sensitive area. There are 37 serviced campsites and 10 non<br />
serviced campsites. Cabins also exist in a designated park area. There is a 9-hole golf<br />
course, and a small lake that is swimmer friendly, but with no lifeguard on duty. Lake speed<br />
is limited to 5 km/hour, perfect for trout fishing. Other amenities include a concession/small<br />
store, and a conveniently located community hall (with kitchen), available for rent with a<br />
refundable damage deposit. Provincial Park Passes are required and are available for sale<br />
on-site. Online registrations are available at: campreservation.ca<br />
Hours of work vary, so flexibility is required. Applicant must be physically fit and possess<br />
a driver’s license. First Aid certification would be beneficial, but is not a requirement.<br />
Park employees must possess a strong work ethic and be committed to the park, its<br />
patrons, the Board, and the surrounding communities. As manager, you will serve as a<br />
role model and mentor. The Park is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in<br />
our workforce and knowledge of our people.<br />
Duties: fulltime management and maintenance of the park and its amenities, including<br />
grass cutting, beach area, golf course, trail maintenance; and individual camper(s) and<br />
group use areas. Responsibilities include reservations, hall reservations, and concession<br />
stand operations, etc.<br />
Applicant must have essential computer skills and the ability to operate and maintain all<br />
park equipment.<br />
Accommodations/office on-site. Regularly scheduled time-off. Must have reliable vehicle.<br />
Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Couples will be considered with<br />
a potential for division of duties and responsibilities.<br />
Also Hiring: Campground Attendants<br />
Suffern Lake Regional Park Authority may be hiring campground attendants for SLRP,<br />
full time (35 hrs/week), May - Aug and/or Jul - Aug. Successful applicants will be expected<br />
to assist caretaker with guest services, cleanliness, maintenance & upkeep of the grounds<br />
at the park. Safe equipment operation training will be provided.<br />
Deadline for applications - Apr 15, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong><br />
For a complete Job Description or to submit resume:<br />
Hal Wright, President 306-823-3611 Email: hal.wright1@gmail.com<br />
or Leila Grobel - Email: secretarytreasurer@suffernlakeregionalpark.ca
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OBITUARIES<br />
Successful sales career throughout his life<br />
In Loving Memory<br />
Jack Leonard Carlson<br />
1938 – <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong><br />
Jack Carlson, a devoted husband,<br />
father and friend passed away on Jan.<br />
27, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> at the age of 85 years. He was<br />
born on Aug. 31, 1938 in Winnipeg,<br />
Man. to Oscar and Edith Carlson, the<br />
youngest of their eight children.<br />
Jack embarked on a successful<br />
career as a salesman, representing<br />
various companies over the years.<br />
In 1964, he and his wife Ethel moved<br />
to Los Angeles where he worked for<br />
Beachnut. After a period in the U.S.,<br />
they returned to Canada. In 1969, Jack<br />
settled in Saskatoon, Sask. where he<br />
raised his four children and held positions<br />
at Robin Hood, Duncalfe<br />
Furniture, G&G, and most recently,<br />
Grant Brothers.<br />
In 1986, Jack found love again and<br />
married his second wife, Sally.<br />
Together, they became active<br />
members of the community at<br />
Poplar Beach, Wakaw, fostering<br />
enduring friendships and<br />
enjoying the serenity of their<br />
cabin.<br />
Jack was also a dedicated<br />
member of the Saskatoon Golf &<br />
Country Club for over 30 years,<br />
reflecting his passion for golf.<br />
Known for his love of sports,<br />
Jack was an avid fan of the LA<br />
Dodgers and the Toronto Blue<br />
Jays.<br />
His affection extended to his cherished<br />
dogs, Samson, Shane, and Jake,<br />
as well as cats KC and Cooper.<br />
Carlson<br />
Passed away unexpectedly<br />
Roth<br />
Donald Roth<br />
Aug. 17, 1946 –<br />
Jan. 30, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong><br />
Donald William Roth<br />
of White Sands, Alta.,<br />
formally of Sherwood<br />
Park, Alta., passed away<br />
unexpectedly at the age<br />
77. Donald was a beloved<br />
brother and uncle.<br />
He is survived by his<br />
brother, Irvin Roth,<br />
brother-in-law Percy<br />
Bish (Peggy), nephews<br />
Aaron Bish (Kelly) and<br />
Darin Bish (Deanne),<br />
great-nephews and<br />
nieces Lane Bish, Drew<br />
Bish, Maddison Bish,<br />
Baillie Bish, Avrie Bish<br />
and great-great-niece<br />
Saige Schachtschneider.<br />
Upon retirement, Jack and Sally<br />
moved to Stettler, Alta. to be closer to<br />
their large family, leaving behind a<br />
legacy of love, laughter<br />
and cherished memories.<br />
Jack will be deeply missed<br />
by all who knew and loved<br />
him.<br />
Jack is survived by his<br />
loving wife Sally; children:<br />
Wendy Fick (Cory),<br />
Janis Ulrich (Bob), Joanne<br />
Carlson and Brad Carlson<br />
(Sandra); stepchildren:<br />
Barb Koemstedt, Laurie<br />
Andrusek (Ron) and Tim<br />
Koemstedt.<br />
Also by grandchildren: Shannon,<br />
Daylen (Wendy), Jayden, Jenna, Emily<br />
(Janis), Sarah, Ryan (Joanne), Avery<br />
He was predeceased by<br />
his parents John and<br />
Paulina Roth and his<br />
sister Jeannette Bish.<br />
There will be a private<br />
family service at a later<br />
date.<br />
Fee & Sons Funeral<br />
Home, www.feeandsonsfuneralhome.com.<br />
and Rylan (Brad); great-grandchildren:<br />
Ari, Hudson (Shannon), Kylie and Noa<br />
(Sarah); as well as numerous other relatives<br />
and many dear friends.<br />
Jack was predeceased by parents<br />
Oscar and Edith Carlson; brothers:<br />
Victor, Bob and Doug and sisters: Ella,<br />
Norma, Doreen and Linda.<br />
A Memorial Service to celebrate<br />
Jack’s life will be held at a later date. In<br />
lieu of flowers, the family requests<br />
donations be made to the Alberta<br />
Heart & Stroke Foundation.<br />
Condolences may be sent to the<br />
family, please visit www.stettlerfuneralhome.com.<br />
Stettler Funeral Home &<br />
Crematorium entrusted with the care<br />
and funeral arrangements<br />
403-742-3422.<br />
May Jack’s soul rest in eternal peace.<br />
Passions included gardening, weaving, painting, quilting<br />
Wendy Luella Ellis<br />
Oct. 8, 1946 ~ Jan. 23, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong><br />
It is with heavy hearts we<br />
announce the passing of Wendy<br />
Ellis. Wendy was born in<br />
Camrose, Alta. and grew up on<br />
the family farm north of<br />
Erskine, Alta. She attended<br />
Grades 1-9 in Erskine School<br />
and high school at Wm. E. Hay<br />
in Stettler, Alta.<br />
Wendy worked closely with<br />
her mom and dad – Ruth and<br />
Cecil Robinson on the farm,<br />
including loading bales, mink<br />
farming, milking and showing<br />
their prized Guernsey dairy<br />
herd.<br />
Once Cecil bought an expensive<br />
well-bred bull calf – Wendy<br />
was halter breaking it for the<br />
Calgary Stampede show. The<br />
bull was resisting her training<br />
and acting up. Wendy picked up<br />
a stick and gave the bull a sharp<br />
rap on the head. Down he went!<br />
No bull to win at the Calgary<br />
Stampede!<br />
Wendy loved to play second<br />
base with Pony’s girls ball<br />
team. She was their secret<br />
weapon! Any ball thrown by the<br />
catcher was caught and she<br />
tagged the runners out. Very<br />
few were ever safe on second<br />
base.<br />
Wendy and Gilbert were married<br />
in August of 1965.<br />
Her passions in life included<br />
gardening, weaving, painting<br />
and quilting. She was 4-H leader<br />
for the years the girls were in<br />
the Erskine Multi-Purpose<br />
Club.<br />
Gilbert and Wendy had a holiday<br />
trailer on a golf course<br />
near Sylvan Lake, Alta. for<br />
years, enjoying the good life<br />
golfing with friends. They travelled<br />
to many places after<br />
retiring to Stettler.<br />
She belonged to many clubs<br />
including Kanata WI, Rebecca<br />
Lodge, The Red Hats, Twisted<br />
Sisters – where she developed<br />
a wide circle of friends.<br />
Wendy is survived<br />
by husband<br />
Gilbert Ellis;<br />
daughters Vicki<br />
Ellis and Joanne<br />
(Mike) Nielsen<br />
and their<br />
daughter Michelle<br />
(Tyler) Leslie, and<br />
Layla, Eva and<br />
Henry living in<br />
Ellis<br />
Beaumont, Alta.<br />
Wendy is predeceased<br />
by her<br />
parents Cecil and Ruth<br />
Robinson.<br />
A Memorial Service was<br />
held on Fri. Feb. 2, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong> at 1<br />
p.m. at the Stettler Funeral<br />
Home & Crematorium.<br />
Memorial donations may<br />
be made to Stettler Health<br />
Services Foundation.<br />
Condolences may be sent to<br />
the family, please visit www.<br />
stettlerfuneralhome.com.<br />
Stettler Funeral Home &<br />
Crematorium entrusted<br />
with the care and funeral<br />
arrangements 403-742-3422.<br />
Card of Thanks<br />
A sincere thank you for<br />
all the calls,<br />
prayers and comforting<br />
words in our<br />
time of loss. Also, to<br />
all those that<br />
brought food to our<br />
home, sent flowers,<br />
made donations in<br />
Wendy’s memory,<br />
and to those who<br />
joined us at the<br />
funeral home.<br />
Thanks to Harry<br />
for his music and<br />
Verna for the service.<br />
Thank you to the doctors,<br />
nurses and staff at the<br />
Stettler Hospital for the<br />
wonderful care Wendy<br />
received.<br />
Thank you to the Twisted<br />
Sisters for organizing and<br />
catering a wonderful lunch.<br />
Thank you to Parkview/<br />
Stettler Funeral Home for<br />
taking care of all the<br />
arrangements.<br />
Thank you,<br />
Gilbert, Vicki, Joanne,<br />
Mike and Families<br />
Farm wife, accomplished seamstress, Polish food favourites<br />
Anna “Anne” Antonia Szott<br />
Sept. 14, 1930 - Feb. 4, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong><br />
Anna Szott passed away peacefully<br />
in Coronation Long Term Care at the<br />
age of 93. She was born to Maria and<br />
Anton Podruzny on Sept. 14, 1930 in<br />
Poland.<br />
Times were tough in war-torn<br />
Poland, and in 1936 the family farm<br />
was sold and passage to North America<br />
was purchased for $700 on the maiden<br />
voyage of a ship called the Batory.<br />
Anna, her mother and father, brothers<br />
Frank and John, and baby sister<br />
Bernice embarked on a two-week<br />
journey to New York. From there, they<br />
took a train to Canada by way of<br />
Quebec, through Winnipeg, Saskatoon,<br />
and finally arrived in Round Hill, Alta.<br />
There they stayed with Anna’s aunt<br />
and uncle Nancy and Mike<br />
Kushnerick.<br />
After a few weeks the Podruzny’s<br />
were able to rent a house and eventually<br />
bought land and built a home of<br />
their own.<br />
During this time Anna’s brother<br />
Henry, sister Frances (Sister Mary<br />
Blaise), and her brother Bert were<br />
born. Anna attended school and helped<br />
raise her younger brothers and sisters,<br />
as her mother was often ill. She was<br />
proud to sing in the choir with her<br />
father when they went to church.<br />
Anna worked at the bank in Holden,<br />
Alta. where she also acted as a translator<br />
for the customers as she could<br />
speak Polish, Ukranian and English.<br />
During this time, she met and married<br />
her husband Peter B. Szott<br />
from the Daysland area.<br />
Together they farmed and<br />
raised seven children –<br />
Raymond, MaryAnne, Stanley,<br />
Victor, Patricia, Henry and<br />
Theresa.<br />
Peter and Anna worked hard<br />
to provide for their children on<br />
their small farm and through<br />
example taught their children<br />
to work hard for what they Szott<br />
wanted.<br />
Anna would plant a huge<br />
garden to feed the family and there<br />
were always cows to milk. She became<br />
an accomplished seamstress, sewing<br />
many clothes for herself and her<br />
family. She made graduation gowns,<br />
wedding dresses and crocheted many<br />
beautiful blankets and bedspreads.<br />
Her perogies and cabbage rolls were<br />
second to none. Most of all, Anna<br />
enjoyed spending as much time with<br />
her grandchildren as she could.<br />
After Peter’s passing in 1993, she<br />
moved to Camrose where she enjoyed<br />
being a member of the Catholic<br />
Women’s League and having dinner<br />
with Stanley and Janice every Sunday.<br />
She also spent time visiting each of her<br />
children and often helped them make<br />
huge batches of perogies and cabbage<br />
rolls. It was always exciting<br />
times and full bellies when<br />
Grandma came to visit.<br />
Anna also enjoyed visiting<br />
her sisters-in-law Olga<br />
in Edmonton, Grace in<br />
Salmon Arm, B.C., and her<br />
sister Frances in Ontario.<br />
Anna is survived by her<br />
son Ray (Marg) Shott;<br />
daughter MaryAnne<br />
(Owen) Cook; daughter-inlaw<br />
Janice Shott;<br />
daughter-in-law Rhonda<br />
Shott; daughter Patricia Hollenbeck;<br />
son Henry (Colleen) Shott; daughter<br />
Theresa (John) Golby; her sisters<br />
Bernice (Stan) Kozdrowski and<br />
Frances (Sister Mary Blaise); brother<br />
Bert (Marilyn) Podruzny; her 16 grandchildren<br />
Annamarie (Shane) Dalton,<br />
Susanna Shott (Francois Trudeau),<br />
Anthony Shott (Kyla Toole), Tracy<br />
(Gord) Richard, Jenifer (Evan) Ziemer,<br />
Jason Shott (Lawanda Lake),<br />
Cassandra Shott, Kristy Shott (Jamie<br />
Johnston), Amanda (Matt) Austin,<br />
Melanie (Ryan) Block, Mathew Shott<br />
(Melissa Arsenault), Jesse Shott (Katie<br />
Vandenbogaard), Tawnya and Chris<br />
Hollenbeck, Sarah Golby (Dan<br />
LeBlanc), and Ben Golby; her 19 greatgrandchildren<br />
Henry, Peter and James<br />
Dalton; Xavier and Silas Trudeau;<br />
Archer Shott; Velouria, Owen and<br />
Andre Richard; Julia Ziemer; Savanah<br />
Shott; Bently Johnston-Shott; Jaxon<br />
and Ella Austin; Emily Block; Sydney,<br />
Jackson and Silvie Shott; and Bear<br />
Leblanc; and numerous nieces,<br />
nephews and friends.<br />
Anna was predeceased by her<br />
mother and father; husband Peter; sons<br />
Stanley and Victor Shott; son-in-law<br />
Mark Hollebeck; and brothers Frank,<br />
John and Henry.<br />
A Funeral Liturgy will be held Fri.<br />
Feb. 9, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>4</strong>, 1 p.m. from the Burgar<br />
Memorial Chapel, 48917 - 51 Ave.<br />
Camrose, Alta. celebrated by Father<br />
Danial Dsouza. www.burgarfuneralhome.com.<br />
Burgar Funeral Home Camrose &<br />
Daysland (4817 51 Ave, Camrose,<br />
Alberta T4V 0V4) in care of arrangements.<br />
780-672-2121.<br />
“Dedicated service since 1906”
12 F ebruary 8'24 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. <strong>ECA</strong> REVIEW<br />
12 F ebruary 8'24 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. WHEEL OF A DEAL <strong>ECA</strong> REVIEW<br />
Fight against it! Oppose it!<br />
Cont’d from Pg 6<br />
What sort of monstrous person would<br />
consent to their child’s death to begin<br />
with?<br />
Know this: If Canadians do not take<br />
a stand against death for the mentally<br />
ill, it will find us on our doorsteps. It<br />
will find us in our homes. It will find<br />
our children, our nieces and nephews,<br />
our grandchildren and grandparents,<br />
our mothers and fathers.<br />
Eventually, we too will be notified of<br />
the euthanasia of our children by a<br />
“sympathetic” stranger who did<br />
nothing to stop it.<br />
For those who scoff, “That will never<br />
happen here!”, what makes you think<br />
that this is the last expansion that the<br />
government will chase?<br />
What makes you so certain that they<br />
will not push, push, push, until shrugging<br />
at the proposition is all you can<br />
do?<br />
Turn to the history books! Tyranny<br />
stands on the shrugs of the apathetic<br />
and behind the scoffing of fools.<br />
Any government that benefits from<br />
the death of the people it is suppose to<br />
serve must be resisted. I do not speak<br />
of armed resistance! I speak of resistance<br />
founded on a faith in the<br />
democratic process.<br />
Resist by writing to your MPs,<br />
whose contact information you may<br />
find online; resist by organizing and<br />
attending civil protests; resist by<br />
spreading the word; resist by petitioning;<br />
resist by voting whenever you<br />
have the chance.<br />
We should — we must — fear any<br />
government that benefits from the<br />
expansion of such a program, that<br />
resolves its own mistakes at the cost of<br />
human life.<br />
Now, I ask, do you imagine that any<br />
healthy government would propose<br />
such a thing?<br />
Consider this math question, taken<br />
from Nazi Germany: “The construction<br />
of a lunatic asylum costs six<br />
million marks. How many houses at<br />
15,000 marks each could have been<br />
built for that amount?”<br />
You may rightly assume that the<br />
intention was to rationalize the euthanasia<br />
of said “lunatics”.<br />
(If you would like to know more<br />
about the trajectory of such a question,<br />
research Aktion T4 — a euthanasia<br />
program.<br />
I am not equating the Liberal government<br />
with the Nazis. This last note<br />
is here purely for curiosity’s sake).<br />
Fight against it! Oppose it, because<br />
lives are truly at stake. Is this the precedent<br />
that you are willing to take part<br />
in setting? My fellow Canadians, you<br />
will play a role in setting what you do<br />
not oppose.<br />
MAiD is controversial because it is<br />
so obviously dangerous. All it takes is<br />
a few further expansions and one bad<br />
government.<br />
People are worried about this expansion<br />
because it lends itself to the<br />
depraved goals of the tyrannically<br />
minded.<br />
Mark my words: Whether it be in or<br />
beyond our own lifetimes, a government’s<br />
hand in the field of life and<br />
death will prove fatal to all Canadian<br />
society.<br />
Canada stands, however precariously,<br />
on the value of human life. That<br />
is our first right — and like all rights,<br />
we have it, not because our current<br />
government allows it, but because all<br />
human beings hold worth as human<br />
beings.<br />
A good government protects and<br />
serves that principle.<br />
A depraved government disregards<br />
our rights as it sees fit.<br />
Just because the government seeks<br />
it, does not make it right.<br />
Do you want Canada to be the nation<br />
that offers euthanasia for its mentally<br />
ill and vulnerable? Do you want<br />
Canada to hold such an ugly and<br />
shameful reputation?<br />
If we are to establish Canada as a<br />
nation that believes in the inherent<br />
value, dignity and beauty of human<br />
life, we must consider whether or not<br />
“dignity”, via euthanasia, is worth the<br />
dark and terrifying possibility of its<br />
consequences. All it takes is one rotten<br />
government.<br />
Is “dignity in death” for a few, worth<br />
the lives of many? I entreat you: Unless<br />
you are reconciled with the vision of<br />
Canada as a nation that prescribes<br />
death for depression, resist for the sake<br />
of your neighbours, your friends, your<br />
children, your family, yourself, and the<br />
nation as a whole.<br />
Distribute this message and spread<br />
the word, whether it be by social<br />
media, producing (unchanged) copies,<br />
or in person. A nation is defined by<br />
how it treats its most vulnerable members.<br />
Lives depend on your opposition,<br />
or your complacency.<br />
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