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By Murray GreenCamrose County

reported $114,800 less in total farmland assessment last year and $15,187,000 less in machinery, and equipment assessment value. However, residen-tial properties have gone up in most areas within the County.

“The farmland drop is due to acreages being sub-divided out of farmland. The drop in machinery and equipment assess-ment is due to the oil-field slow down within the county. We have a lot of natural gas, so when the prices went down, we were experiencing shut downs,” said County assessor Wes Bowie at the April 14 council meeting.

Non-residental saw an increase of $84,436,000.

“This is due to offices being built, new gravel pits and increases of smaller businesses. Cargill is not accounted for in these totals yet,” said Bowie.

Non-residential rail-way assessment went up $143,760 due to the regulated rates. Resi-dential rates went up $60,209,000.

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new growth in the Coun-ty,” said Bowie. “We have had new building and the market has gone up as well. That is based on the value of Jan. 1, 2014. Total assessment is up $55,290,000 and that is the tax assessment increase.”

The assessment department re-inspects about 20 per cent of the properties within Cam-rose County every five years.

“Last year, we com-pleted the northern part of the county and visited every property. This year, we will be working in the area around Camrose,” the assessor said.

“Some areas across the County received sig-nificant increases in the average per cent.”

Hay Lakes had a 12.7 per cent increase in assessment. Five new houses and 351 properties had an increase in value while 106 had a decrease in value.

Bawlf had a 14.4 per cent increase in assessment. Eight new houses and 339 properties had an increase, while nine had a decrease.

Armena had a 24.5

per cent increase in assessment. No new houses were reported and 21 properties had an increase, while four had a decrease. New water lines to the hamlet sparked the larger increase.

“Percentage wise it looks like a huge increase, but it will mean about a $1,570 increase in taxes for the whole community,” he said. “That is about $50 per property.”

Kingman had a 15.4 per cent increase in assessment. No new houses were reported and 61 properties had an increase, while 10 had a decrease in value.

Braim had a 22.7 per cent increase in assessment. No new houses were report-ed and all 35 properties had an increase in value.

McNary Estates had a 17.6 per cent increase in assessment. Three new houses and 26 properties had an increase, while eight had a decrease in value.

Sanctuary Estates had a 13.7 per cent increase in assessment. Four new houses and 14 properties had an increase, while 14 had a decrease in value.

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New Norway had a 12.9 per cent increase in assessment. No new houses were reported and 102 properties had an increase, while 33 had a decrease in value.

Buffalo Lake Estates had a 10.1 per cent increase in assessment. Two new houses and 165 properties had an increase, while two had a decrease in value.

Pelican Point had a 20.3 per cent increase in assessment. One new house and 58 properties had an increase in value.

Paradise had a 24.9 per cent increase in assessment. No new houses were reported and 35 properties had an increase, while one had a decrease in value.

The Ervik commer-cial and industrial area was hit the hardest with a 62.2 per cent increase in assessment. Twenty-four properties had an increase, while one had a decrease in value.

The assessment increase could result in higher taxes, depending on the mill rate.

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“For example, growers can check their seeders and make sure they’re ready to go,” said Keith Gabert, Cano-la Council of Canada. “Did you have any issues with it last year? Are the hoses in good shape? Are the openers worn? Is it leveled? Now is the time to deal with these maintenance questions.”

He says time will be short when seeding begins, so now is also a good time to make sure the sprayer is ready as well. “Keeping those fields clean and remov-ing some early weed com-petition can be important especially if we get a long drawn-out spring.”

Gabert said it also never hurts to get out into the field and see how things look. “What growers are often checking for at this time is how deep their rubber boots sink in the lower spots of the field. They want to try and get a feel as to when they might be able to get on the land to do some trash management with a harrow, or to simply check for winter annual weeds.”

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From Agri-NewsAn Alberta agronomist

says that when it comes to seeding, early isn’t always better.

“While there isn’t a hard and fast rule for seeding, we tend to look for a soil tem-

perature of about 5ºC, with better forecasted tempera-tures in the mid-long range forecast,” says Keith Gabert, Canola Council of Canada. “We don’t want to put seed into the ground with cool temperatures and then have

poor weather take things lower.”

Gabert says there are a couple of problems that can happen if seeding is too early.

“While we know canola can germinate in soil tem-peratures as low as 2ºC.

But we also know that this germination can take a long time, often two week or lon-ger, and, if you’ve got any other challenge to germina-tion, it may never get over that 50-60 per cent range.”

He says things can often

be quite different if you wait a bit later to seed.

“If you wait until the soil is at 8-10º C, we often see germination in a span of a couple of days. Later seed-ed fields can also be a little thicker.”

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Government needs to stopwasting money says TaylorBy Murray Green

Wildrose candidate Wes Taylor wants voters to think about the choice they have this election in the Battle River-Wainwright constitu-ency in the Alberta election.

“On May 5, the people of Battle River-Wainwright have an important choice to make – higher taxes and more debt or low taxes, smaller government and bet-ter services,” said Taylor.

He said if Alberta voters don’t put a stop to the recent PC budget, Alberta taxpay-ers will owe more than $30 billion by 2019.

“That’s the PC plan. It’s written down in black and white in their budget.”

Taylor said the PC bud-get contains a mountain of debt and 59 different tax increases. He said one of the new PC taxes is a health care premium that most peo-ple assume is supposed to be used to fund hospitals and pay for healthcare.

Taylor explained that the PCs have already admit-ted that health care premi-ums aren’t going to be spent on hospitals and health care. Instead, he said, the money is going directly into general revenues where it can be spent on things like multi-million dollar subsi-dies for golf courses in the mountains west of Calgary.

Taylor said the Wil-drose fiscal plan will quick-ly bring Alberta back to balanced budgets by 2017

without tax increases and without cutting frontline services.

“Our party has announced very specific spending cuts explaining how we’ll do this.”

Taylor added the Wil-drose fiscal plan will dra-matically lessen new debt.

“Even then, because of current and past PC spending practices, tax-payers will still be carry-ing some unwanted debt that will have to be paid,” he said.

The PC government’s stated fiscal plan calls for Alberta taxpayers to owe $30 billion by 2019.

“If the current budget is not stopped, interest is going to cost between $1.5 and 2 billion a year,” said Taylor. “Over an eight- to 10-year period, this is equivalent to

what it would cost to buy more than 100 facilities, which could include seniors’ centres, medical clinics, and major hospitals. In a single year, the interest on $30 bil-lion would be equal to about 30 seniors’ extended care centres.

“To cover the inter-est on a $30 billion debt, every family of four in the province will pay between $1,700 and $2,000 in taxes and levies each year, year after year, and get abso-lutely nothing in return.”

Taylor said by putting the Wildrose fiscal plan in place, the growth of debt will be arrested by 2017, allowing the province to get back to jobs, growth, and prosperity.

“Yet even then, because of processes that the PCs have already set in motion, Alberta taxpayers will be left holding debt that has to be paid.”

Ron Williams is the nominee for the Liberals, Gordon Naylor is represent-ing the New Democratic Party, Blake Prior is the Progressive Conservative candidate and Taylor is the Wildrose nomination. Can-didates have until April 17 to file papers to confirm if they are running in the elec-tion.

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From the CanolaCouncil of Canada

Seven to 10 plants per square foot emerged uni-formly. That’s the target. That’s the ultimate goal with canola stand establishment.

“A simple straightfor-ward approach is to stick with the common seeding rate of five pounds per acre. That rate often produces enough plants per square foot to maintain yield poten-tial and is easy to remem-ber,” said Justine Cornelsen, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. “Trimming rates below that standard tends to miss the target plant stand–and thin stands mean lower profits.”

Various profit-reducing factors result from a thin stand. First, stands of fewer than five plants per square foot have lower yield poten-tial. Hybrid canola studies show that stands of three plants per square foot yield around 80 per cent of stands with five or more plants per square foot.

“Shaving the seeding rate from five pounds per acre to three pounds per acre may save $20 per acre, but if yield drops by 20 per-cent—say to 32 bushels per

acre from 40—that chops revenue per acre by $80,” Cornelsen said. Targeting seven to 10 per square foot allows for some plant loss during the season so harvest counts remain at or above this critical five-per-square-foot threshold.

Second, thin stands tend to mature later. Each plant in a thin stand will have more branches, which means seed maturity on later branches will be well behind the main stem.

“Harvest timing for this crop is much more difficult, and growers will have to decide between letting the side branches mature long enough to produce viable seed or cutting on the early side to limit shelling loss-es on the main stem,” Cor-nelsen says. “And because a thinner stand takes longer to mature, this also increases the risk for frost and green seed.”

It only takes two per cent green seed to drop to a No. 2 grade, which usually has a discount of at least $10 per tonne. At 40 bushels per acre that’s $10—often more—per acre.

Thin stands tend to require more inputs to keep

those few plants alive and competitive. The flea bee-tle threshold, for example, is based on leaf area loss but with a consideration for plant counts. With seven to 10 plants per square foot, growers can afford to lose one or two to flea beetle dam-age and still be at or above five per square foot.

“With a thin stand, canola is more likely to need protection from flea beetles, cutworms or whatever else comes along,” Cornelsen said. “The cushion that a healthy stand provides just isn’t there.”

Typical cost for an early-season insecticide spray is $5 per acre plus application cost.

With fewer plants, the canopy takes longer to fill and can’t compete strongly with later weed flushes. This may increase the need for a second in-crop herbicide application. Product, applica-tion and time required for that second in-crop applica-tion will be $8 to $20 per acre.

Thin stands can also make the sclerotinia stem rot spray decision more diffi-cult. Large leafy plants with many branches are still at

risk from sclerotinia stem rot. More branches mean a longer flowering period, which may increase the need for a split fungicide applica-tion to keep the crop pro-tected. Complete cost of a fungicide application is $25 to $30 per acre. Double that for a split application.

A more refinedseeding rate

Growers who want a pre-cise seeding rate that hits the seven- to 10-plant target will tweak the five-pound rate based on thousand seed weight (TSW) and on seed-ing conditions. Seed lots with a higher TSW have fewer seeds per pound, and there-fore more pounds per acre are needed to achieve the target stand.

As for seeding condi-tions, emergence rates tend to be much higher in warm and moist soils.

“Growers may want to seed at a higher rate in cold soils, high-residue fields or other situations that reduce seed survival, then seed at a lower rate on fields with excellent emergence expec-tations,” Cornelsen said. “At the end of the seeding sea-son, growers will have used the same amount of seed

but applied it in such a way that improves overall stand establishment and provides a better return on the seed investment.”

Other factors that can increase seed survival are: Seed shallow. Half an inch to 1” below the packer furrow is the recommended seed depth for canola.

Seed at a consistent depth. Too shallow or too deep will both reduce emer-gence rates. Achieving con-sistent placement often depends on a level drill and well-maintained openers.

Seed at the right speed for accurate placement. The ideal speed will vary by drill and soil conditions. In gen-eral, at higher speeds, rear openers tend to throw more soil over the front rows. Seed in these front rows will be buried deeper, making them slower to emerge.

Limit seed-placed fertil-izer. The best practice is to place only phosphate fertil-izer with the seed following safe rate guidelines (20 to 30 pounds of phosphate per acre depending on soil conditions) and put other nutrients away from the seed row.

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The bottom line on canola seeding rates

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County retains dustcontrol program this yearBy Murray Green

Camrose County will be providing the dust control program again this year.

County councillors dis-cussed the ideas of where to apply the program and what products to use.

The County was in the third year of a three-year con-tract to offer the service at a reduced cost to ratepayers. The application of calcium chloride costs about $600 to apply at a rate of $309 per 100 metres, plus taxes.

“Applying calcium chlo-ride provides a waterproof cover for the base and keeps surface water from seeping into and weakening the base material,” explained pub-lic works manager Graham Backus.

He indicated that a mag-nesium based product also does the job, but it costs about $100 more for each applica-tion.

“My concern is that the products tend to soften the soil over time,” he said.

“We dust control several intersections close to high-ways and railroad tracks, some near ring roads and township roads. Over time we have increased the num-ber of those intersections. It definitely helps prevent wash-boarding, probably more so than dust control.”

Councillor Greg Gillespie disagreed with applying it leading up to highway inter-sections.

“It becomes slippery when it is wet and people should be slowing down when they approach a highway anyway,” he said.

“In our area, we have people in favour of the pro-gram to keep the dust down,” said councillor Doug Lyseng.

Councillor Ken Krause said users should pay closer to the actual cost of apply-ing. He also questioned if the Aberhart Road needs as much as it has received in the past.

Councillors suggested grader operators make sure the road is graded and smooth before the application.

Councillor Jack Lyle made the motion to continue with the dust control program on residential roads in 2015.

“I live along the highway, so I am making the motion on behalf of the people in my area. They would like some sort of dust control program. If we take this program away, we will have some upset peo-ple.”

The motion was passed

to offer the service this spring and summer. To apply for the service visit the County office for more details.

Grader garageThe County has

approached the Battle Riv-er School Division to build a grader and bus garage in New Norway on a shared

cost basis. Administrator Paul King indicated that the County will likely use more than half of the building.

Road prioritiesA five-year local road

construction priority list has been developed to allow for the orderly development of the local road system. This

plan allows for the engineer-ing and contract prepara-tion to be prepared a year in advance of the actual con-struction.

The priority list is reviewed and approved by council each year. The amount of contracted local road con-struction will be determined

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Since public works indi-cated it is accomplishing most of the priorities, council will be seeking input on what roads should be added to the list by August.

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• 1984 Ford 800 grain truck VIN 1FDPN80K3EVA45178, 108,000 kms, 16’ steel box, roll tarp, 5&2 trans., 429 gas, Nordic hoist, very good cond.

• 1978 IHC Cargostar VIN D1035HCA17824, 466 diesel, large fuel tanks, 17’ steel box, silage racks, single axle, 5&2 trans., 385/65R22.5 front, 120,000 miles

• 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins diesel, Laramie SLT, 4x4 ext. cab VIN 1B7KF23691J195904, 5 spd., new clutch, 375,000 kms • 1984 Chev 20 service truck VIN 2GCEC24KXE1124194, automatic, diesel, service deck, tool chests • 1973 Ford F250 4x4 pick-up, VIN F26YCR66028 c/w round bale handling deck • 1974 Ford 600 single axle, VIN N61EVT46972 c/w 16’ wood box, hoist • 1969 Ford F350 single axle, VIN F35TCF109733 c/w 4 spd., 89,000 miles, wood box, hoist

• 16’ Big G tandem disc• 20’ two 10’ JD 9350 drills & mover • 68’ crop sprayer, 500 gal. black plastic tank • 27’ JD fi eld cultivator • 22’ Case DT cultivator • 24’ JD DT cultivator with cold fl ow kit • Farm King 7” auger & motor • EK 7” hyd. bin sweep • 10’ dozer

• Hi-Hog maternity pen • Numerous 10 & 12’ Hi-Hog panels

• Vet supplies, misc. • Concrete stock waterer

• Limited amount of tools • Regular farm misc. • Slip tank

• Scrap metal

• CASE IH 7130 MFWD Diesel Tractor, new 520185PW2 radial rear rubber, 18.4 x 26 new 10-ply front rubber, triple hydraulics, PTO, 18-speed power shift, with quickdetach Leon loader, bucket, grapple, with electric/hydraulic joy stick, 6512 hrs, SN V140023183

• NH TV145 Bi-Directional Diesel Tractor, new TR 135 tires x 4, 540/1000 PTO, hydraulics front and back, hydro-static drive transmission, with NH 84 LB loader, bucket, new grapple, joy stick, 5340 hours, SN RVS 023023

• Kubota 2920 Diesel Tractor MFWA, 29 hp diesel engine, 11.2 x 16 rear rubber, 7 x 12 front rubber, 3-pt. hitch, PTO, with LA364 loader and bucket, SN 55758

• Case 2090 Diesel Tractor, 20.8 x 38 rear rubber, turbo-charged, triple hydraulics, PTO, 4-speed power shift, with Case loader, bucket and grapple, 6065 hrs, SN 10267142

• 2014 Arctic Fox 30U Silver Fox Edition, front and back doors, 2 pull-outs, completely loaded interior, swivel rockers, tandem axles, bumper pull, 4-season edition; like new, SN 4N11V3028EO141287

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• 1998 Forest River Sandpiper 28’ 5th Wheel Holiday Trailer, with one slide, furnace, water heater, range, fridge, air conditioner, microwave oven, sleeps 6, SN SAMO12690

• 1997 IHC Hi-Way Tractor with Cummins N14-500 hp diesel engine, 11R x 24.5 tandem duals, 18-speed transmission,

dual fuel tanks, 5th wheel, pro-sleeper, SN 2HSFBAER8VC014625

• 1978 Western Star with tandem dual 1000 x 20 tires, 6V92 Detroit diesel engine, 15 over transmission, saddle tank, 18’ steel box, hoist, 200,000 kms, SN LONFPJ806401 • 1974 Chev 6500 with 427 gas engine, 5 x 4 transmission, 1000 x 20 tandem dual tires, gravel box, hoist • 1991 GMC 1500, 350 V8 gas engine, automatic trans., PS, PB, PW and locks, 390,000 kms • 1991 Dodge 250 with Cummins diesel, 5-speed transmission, needs work • 1994 Norbert, 20’, 7000 lb tandem axle stock trailer, SN 2N9C75725RGO17029 • 1993 Transcraft, 48’ trailer with fl ip-over beaver tails, 10 x 20 tandem duals, SN ITTE48304P1039672

• Ariens 2352 zero turn ride-on lawnmower, with 23 hp engine and 52” cutting mower

• 1994 Hesston 8100 - 25’ SP Swather, 4-cyl. diesel engine, 25’ double swath, PU reel, 900 hrs, new canvas, SN 810T00979

• 2001 NH 688 Round Baler, auto tie, SN 13275 • 2011 Jiffy 920 Bale Processor, LS discharge, like new, SN 920061011 • 1999 CASE IH 8380, 16’ hydra-swing mower conditioner, SN CF40087591 • 1984 Jiffy Bale Processor needs a new rotor • 1985 665 40’ JD Air Seeder with hydraulic Flexi-coil fan, 40’ Flexi-coil harrow packer bar • 1980 MF PTO Combine • 1978 N.H. 357 Mixer Mill • 29’ Morris Cultivator • IHC 5500 41’ Chisel Plow with mounted harrows • Westfi eld W70-41, 7” Auger with 16 hp Koeher gas engine • H.M. 48’ Bale Rack • 25’ Swather Reel • Land Pride Garden/Tree Tiller

• Two 500 gal. single compartment fuel tanks with steel stands • One 1000 gal. single compartment fuel tank with steel stand • Approximately thirty 10’ and 12’ pasture panels; 10 - 10’ Sommerville gates; 10 - 16’ Sommerville gates • 2W chute, palp cage and tub (sell as unit) • Rd. UFA Bale Feeders, quantity of fencing supplies • 6” x 8” treated posts; 4” - 5” x 6’ treated posts • 2000 Honda 450 Foreman 4 x 4 quad with electric shift, 11,000 kms • Used quad tires • Hydraulic bin sweep • Slide-in sled deck (new) • 1000 gal. H2O plastic tank • Speedaire upright 200 psi 60 gal. air compressor • 1991 Dodge truck topper • Wood wagon frame • Quantity of used tractor and auto tires • Kids’ play set (comes with slide, swings and play area) • Cutting torch and hoses plus usual line of shop tools and equipment too numerous to mention.

AUCTIONEERS’ NOTEDavid and Jill have disposed of their farm property and are retiring from active farming. We greatly appreciate the opportunity to sell their machinery and equipment, and wish them good luck in their future endeavours. Thank you, and we’ll see you all Sale Day.

Done — Murray


Reeve Gregorwichupdates Chamberon Camrose CountyBy Dan Jensen

Reeve Don Gregorwich addressed the County theme of Live - Work - Play at the April 1 meeting of the Camrose Chamber of Commerce.

Gregorwich said the County has a tremendous amount of geographic diversity within an area that is approximate-ly 35 miles wide by 80 miles long.

“We have lakes and tree areas, fertile farmlands and the majestically wide Battle River Valley. Mixed in with this is some knob and kettle topography.”

BudgetGregorwich explained the County is proposing to spend

$23 million this year on providing services to residents.“If you were to take a quick look at the services we

offer you can see they cover a wide area,” he said. “We are involved in every part of the life of our residents, from very young to mature. We work with libraries, we have been involved with the Edgeworth Centre and we continue to fund that with recreational agreements. We are also involved in the Camrose and Area Lodge Authority with seniors’ lodging and have a legacy fund, which residents and groups can use to enhance their community.”

Gregorwich said 46 per cent of the County’s operating expenses goes to public works to maintain roads and build or replace 135 bridges.

“We have approximately 1,500 km of roads. That is the area we need to look at after every time it snows.”

Gregorwich said the County has approximately six miles of road construction slated for 2015.

“That may not sound like much, but it will gobble up an awful lot of money. Roads are essential to our communities. They are our lifelines. They provide the ways and means for the movement of our agricultural goods, industry to move back and forth, and obviously individuals following that theme of Live - Work - Play.”

Gregorwich noted the County has expanded water and sewer services in Armena and Duhamel, with Armena now receiving water via a pipeline from the North Saskatch-ewan River and Duhamel receiving water from the Red Deer River.

“There are those who have asked why we put water or services into Armena or Duhamel,” he said. “We are saying let’s look to the future and steady growth. Let’s look at an opportunity for people to live in a small community. A safe and secure supply of water is essential to that.”

Gregorwich said when the County gained the former village of New Norway as a hamlet a couple of years ago it assumed a number of challenges as far as infrastructure deficit.

“We had to do some significant rehabilitation of both water and sewer systems there, and that has been a chal-lenge because, in effect, we came to the decision where residents of New Norway, in effect, had to pay for their improvements versus splitting that up over all the County residents. Interestingly enough, even though we instituted a local improvement tax, the taxes that New Norway resi-dents are paying now with the improvements tacked on are less than they were before.”

Gregorwich said the County provides fire trucks for a number of volunteer departments and has a division in which peace officers work with the Camrose Police Service and Camrose RCMP.

Agriculture backboneGregorwich noted that agriculture has always been,

and will forever continue to be, the backbone of Camrose County.

“We have a tremendous group of professionals who are diversified in various parts of agriculture,” he said, “from market gardens to large grain operations and everywhere in between.”

He said the County’s Agriculture Service Board offers a wide range of services, from providing advice on tree plantings to giving out skunk traps.

“We give you the traps for the skunks and you do the rest.”Gregorwich said the new Cargill plant that is going up

east and south of Camrose is the most exciting development to come along in many years.

“It was quite a decision that was made by the Cargill cor-poration to locate here. A good part of their decision was due to the cooperation that occurred between the Department of Agriculture, the City of Camrose and the County of Cam-rose. I think we owe a special debt of gratitude to Agriculture Minister Olson and also to Mayor Norm Mayer and past mayor Marshall Chalmers because without their efforts this wouldn’t have been possible. It represents short and long term benefits to all of us. Some of these benefits are less obvious than others, but nonetheless it is an exciting and tremendous development that has occurred.”

Continued on page 9

From Agri-NewsAverage farmland val-

ues in Canada continued to rise in 2014, but the climb wasn’t as steep as the pre-vious year both nationally and in many key agricul-ture regions, according to the latest Farm Credit Canada Farmland Values Report.

Alberta farmland val-ues increased an average of 8.8 per cent in 2014, follow-ing gains of 12.9 per cent in 2013 and 13.3 per cent in 2012. Values in the province have continued to climb since 1993.

The rapid growth of val-ues in the Peace region has stabilized. Large grain pro-

ducers in the Central Peace region continued to expand, but appeared to wait for smaller parcels closer to their main operation rather than aggressively purchas-ing in new markets. Dry conditions reduced the 2014 harvest for the majority of the Peace region, resulting in more cautious purchases.

The Edmonton area saw moderate growth with most demand coming from com-petition for available grain land. This was also experi-enced in areas with poorer soil quality due to increased demand from the beef sector.

In southern Alberta, demand for irrigated land

remained strong, especially from specialty crop produc-ers looking to expand con-tracts. Traditional crop pro-ducers sought to purchase irrigated land due to the higher commodity prices seen in the first half of 2014. Dry land producers also con-tributed to a steady demand for farmland due to higher commodity prices and gen-eral optimism in the area.

Strong beef prices have increased the demand for pasture in the more tradi-tional beef areas throughout the province. This was espe-cially prevalent in the cen-tral to northern east portions of the province.

Farmland values continue to rise

By Dan JensenThe Alberta Associa-

tion of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC) is committed to protecting and promoting the agri-culture industry as a vital contributor to the Alberta economy.

“Agriculture is a vital industry in Alberta and a way of life in rural munici-palities,” says an AAMDC position paper.

AAMDC believes that because of its complex nature, the agriculture industry requires consis-tent support.

“Agricultural income is vulnerable to extreme market fluctuations and natural disasters,” says the paper. “Assistance for producers should be designed to support the industry and address con-cerns such as crop dam-age, due to hail, pest infes-tations, drought and mar-ket fluctuations.”

AAMDC feels it is essential that agricul-tural producers work with municipal levels of govern-ment on land use planning decisions, the provincial government on income

support and insurance and the federal government on programs like Growing Forward. The association also advocates the need for municipalities and agri-cultural producers to work with provincial regulatory bodies such as the Natural Resources Conservation Board on the approval pro-cess regarding operations.

“Approval processes at the provincial and the fed-eral level should be coordi-nated,” says the paper.

The AAMDC sees the incorporation of techno-logical and educational advances as essential to the viability of the agri-culture industry.

“Agricultural produc-tion has evolved with the availability of new technologies and edu-cational opportunities for producers,” says the paper.

The longevity and the sustainability of the industry can be accom-plished, says the associa-tion, by protecting in leg-islation generally accept-ed agricultural operations so they are not subject to onerous environmental

assessment requirements that were designated for other industrial activi-ties.

The association is concerned that the agri-culture industry will be impacted by the compet-ing demands for land-use in a growing province (even though the Land-use framework acknowl-edges the impact of urban sprawl and seeks to address the fragmentation and conservation of agri-cultural lands), and the sterilization of large tracts of agricultural lands for things like caribou protec-tion.

The association places a strong emphasis on the ability to move products to the market.

“With a recent increase in the use of rail transpor-tation in a variety of indus-tries, the availability of track and rail cars for the movement of agricultural products needs to be prior-itized,” says the paper. “It is vital that all levels of government collaborate on establishing a long-term solution to grain by rail backlogs.”

AAMDC committed to agriculture

ST. PATRICK DAY PROCEEDSThe Daysland and District Handivan Society held its annual St. Patrick’s Day supper at Providence Place with over 150 in attendance. Tickets were sold for two $1,000 prizes, with the proceeds going towards the purchase of a new handivan. Handivan board member Ernestine Ferris, left, presented one of the winning cheques to Fred Rittamer, of Daysland, while Handivan raffle chair George Hetzner, right, presented the other to Margaret Dal-ueg, of Heisler.

Done — Murray


Continued from page 8Recreational areasGregorwich noted the

County has a number of out-side recreational areas, from Pelican Point on Buffalo Lake to the Nature Conservation Centre (the site of the former Blatz gravel pit), which won an innovation award a few years ago, and works closely with the

tourism committee to promote events like Prairie Fun Days.

CommunicationGregorwich stressed the

importance of the County being able to communicate with its residents.

“We need to commu-nicate with our people, it doesn’t matter whether you are a businessman or a

municipality. We have tried to keep up with advances in technology and things like Twitter and Facebook, although the favourite still remains the paper copy of our newsletter. We need to be able to tell people what is going on and give them the opportunity to respond to what we are doing.”

Gregorwich provides update to Chamber

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Continued from page 6Penetrate residue. Spread residue evenly in the fall, and

have a drill that can penetrate this layer so all openers place seed into the soil.

Leave a firm seedbed. Openers that fracture the seed-bed, worn openers that do not provide a defined seed ledge and high fan speeds that cause seed bounce can reduce an opener’s ability to place seed precisely.

Pack appropriately. In wet conditions, reduce packing pressure to limit hard crusting. In dry conditions, pack more to conserve moisture in the seed row.

For more on adjusting seed rates based on thousand seed weights (TSW) and to see the new video “Canola Stand Establishment: A Grower Q&A”, go to www.canolawatch.org and use the search function. While at the site, consider sign-ing up for Canola Watch, a timely research-based agronomy email update for growers, agronomists and retailers.

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Rare eight-ender recordedat Forestburg Men’s Bonspiel

From Agri-NewsAlberta Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD)’s

2015 Information Catalogue is now available.The catalogue lists over 600 free and priced books, DVDs

and CD-ROMs that are distributed through the department’s publications office. These materials provide up-to-date infor-mation on a wide range of agricultural subjects.

“We’ve got products on just about every subject you can think of,” said Gerard Vaillancourt, information manage-ment director, ARD, Edmonton. “They cover topics ranging from new ventures to crop and livestock production, to agri-tourism, and much more!”

As well as listing materials available from the depart-ment’s publications office, the catalogue lists web-based materials. These listings include decision-making tools, such the Barley Silage Calculator, as well as on-line videos. The catalogue also has information on the popular CowBytes beef ration balancing software package.

“This year’s edition includes a complete listing of all the new and revised material that has been added to the collec-tion over the year, including the new Commercial Vegetable Production on the Prairies manual,” said Vaillancourt.

In addition to getting the 2015 Information Catalogue, another way to stay informed about new and revised informa-tional materials is by subscribing to Agri-News –This Week in Agriculture. This e-newsletter is sent as an email every Mon-day with the week’s top stories and updates from Alberta Agri-culture’s webpage, including new and revised publications.

To get a copy of the 2015 Information Catalogue, contact ARD’s Publications Office at 780-427-0391, or by e-mail. It is also available as a downloadable pdf. To subscribe to Agri-News: This Week in Agriculture, go to www.agriculture.alberta.ca/enews.

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By Laurel NadonThe request for the new

landowners was simple: please don’t turn this area into farm field as two sisters are buried there. It’s stories like this that have the imagi-nation churning for Aubrie Duncan, a fourth year histo-ry major student at the Uni-versity of Alberta Augustana Campus.

Last fall, Duncan began work on an unmarked grave study in the County of Cam-rose. The original roots of the study began when broth-ers Ed and Bernie Rosta-ing suggested to the County that they were afraid of these graves being disturbed. Don Gregorwich, County Reeve, sent a letter to the univer-sity which associate profes-sor Melanie Methot passed on to Duncan, suggesting it could be included as part of a directed reading course.

“We’re hoping to get them marked or to even get them mentioned on the map in the county so nothing is disturbed,” Duncan said about the graves.

To date, approximately seven unmarked graves have been identified and GPS’d, with five of the graves belong-ing to children. The graves date back to the 1880s up to the early 1900s. The graves are uncared for, and often it’s difficult to tell where exactly the grave is located except for a makeshift marker.

The Rostaing broth-ers, along with Methot and Duncan toured several sites in September. Duncan said that it piqued her curiosity to know the history behind the graves. She said that in some cases, family members were buried on the property as it saved transportation to a cemetery and they also didn’t complete the proper paperwork.

During the site tour, they saw sunken ground and wooden planks on a hillside and were able to move one makeshift marker about 100 feet to the proper location.

Duncan hopes to conduct interviews with local resi-dents willing to share their stories about the unmarked graves. She is also research-ing census and land agree-ment archives to find out more about those who were buried in the unmarked graves.

“I want it to be history for Camrose to have. I want the public to know there’s more history to Camrose than meets the eye,” Dun-can said, noting that much of the information is oral history including stories the Rostaing brothers grew up with. “When they walked to school, their mother would say ‘Don’t walk there, be respectful. Don’t walk by that lilac bush, there’s a little boy buried there’.”

Methot’s role in the study is to guide Duncan towards relevant literature about the community, unmarked graves as well as how mem-ory works.

“I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity for a history student to work on a local project,” Methot said. “It’s original research for the student. She’s contributing to knowledge. She will see how death and remembering death plays in the mind of the people.”

She noted that Duncan has created a questionnaire and must follow a strict approach to oral history while interviewing people, such as asking open-ended questions, as well as collect-ing data without an agenda.

“The final paper

depends on the data she col-lects,” Methot said, noting that Duncan will be learn-ing a research technique of applying research, analyzing data and communicating the information. The data is also a service to the community.

“We want to respect the dead,” Methot said. “That’s what’s most important for these people.”

Gregorwich said there isn’t an action plan for how to proceed once the study is completed.

“We’re still in the early stages of this whole concept. We’re waiting to see what the story looks like,” Gregor-wich said, adding that there are two reasons to investi-gate unmarked graves. “It’s a mark of respect for some-one who’s passed on. And

it becomes part of our com-munity’s history. Often, with these graves there’s a story as well.”

A few calls have come in since information went out in the county’s newsletter and Gregorwich said it’s great timing to research this, as the County is being asked to go into overgrown cemeter-ies and clean them up. One case was near Round Hill where the church building was gone and a nearby resi-dent requested a clean up.

“The question becomes is it the County’s job to do this or not?” Gregorwich said, adding that in this case the County did become involved.

Duncan’s paper will be completed in April and the findings then shared with the community.

Unmarked grave study unearths historic tales

Laurel Nadon PhotoBrothers Bernie and Ed Rostaing are assisting with an unmarked grave study in Camrose County,

studying graves with makeshift markers such as this one.

By Murray GreenThe Bashaw Seed Clean-

ing Co-op is running its plant at full capacity so board members are plan-ning for the day when a new facility will be needed.

Manager Bill Sinclair explained the situation to Camrose County council on March 24 at a regular meet-ing.

“We wanted to inform the County that we are exploring a feasibility study for a new facility. Our busi-ness is growing to the point where it is nearing its maxi-mum capacity. Our ability to serve customer’s needs will soon be in jeopardy,” reported Sinclair. “We are in the preliminary stages of planning.”

The province has declined to fund seed clean-ing plants, so each plant is on its own for fundraising or collecting the money it needs to build a new facil-ity.

“Several upgrades over the past 20 years have allowed us to keep pace with the ever changing needs of our customers,” said Sinclair. “Our most recent upgrade, the instal-lation of a colour sorter in our cleaning line, puts us on the leading edge of seed cleaning technology avail-able anywhere.”

The board is searching for a suitable home for the new plant first. Locations both in town and in the county are being consid-

ered. However, board mem-bers want the plant to be as close to the town and major highways as possible.

“We would like to immediately try and double our current capacity. The cost would be in the neigh-bourhood of $4 to 4.5 mil-lion,” explained Sinclair.

Council asked about the sale of the present facility.

“We haven’t explored that too much. It is a pos-sibility that organic pro-ducers may want to use it. At the moment there is no organic processing plant in Alberta,” said Sinclair. “Dual processing is a prob-lem because organic grain can’t be in contact with other products. This plant could do small volumes

for quite a while yet. We haven’t pursued it yet.”

Currently, about 30 on site customer owned seed bins offer a selection of ped-igree and common seed suitable for all local seeding requirements.

The Bashaw plant offers seed cleaning, dock-age services and seed treat-ing services. The service draws from the southern part of the county and sev-eral other counties to the south, such as Delburne, Clive, Lacombe, Ponoka and Stettler.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday with seasonal adjustments to meet the demands of the customers.

Bashaw is located

in central Alberta at the Junction of Highway 21 and 53. The Bashaw Seed Plant has been a partner in the community since 1959. Camrose County owned a third of the plant at that time.

County administrator Paul King suggested that Sinclair write a letter to the Agricultural Service Board to seek a letter a support from the County.

Councillor Jack Lyle asked what the next step for the seed cleaning plant will be. Sinclair said that they will be meeting with the shareholders to deter-mine the next action.

Council received the presentation as informa-tion.

Bashaw seed cleaning plant prepares for future


The Battle River Community Foundation granted $600 to the Town of Hardisty.

The grant is awarded from income earned by the Hard-isty Community Fund established in 1998 to fund commu-nity projects in Hardisty at the discretion of Town council.

The Battle River Community Foundation exists to sup-port projects in East Central Alberta which have a positive impact on the future.

Grants from the Battle River Community Founda-tion are primarily made possible through the generosity of individual donors and organizations that have created endowment funds. The principal of these endowment funds is kept intact and the income is made available annually to support local projects and organizations in accordance with the wishes of the donors.

Battle River Community Foundation vice-chair Vivianne Grue presented $600 to Hardisty mayor Anita Miller.

BRCF grant to Hardisty

Kevin Sorenson,Crowfoot MP

Bill C-51 Facts As your Member of

Parliament I want to set the record straight when it comes to the legislative measures our Conservative government is taking on Bill C-51, the Anti-terror-ism Act. Below, I address the main issues highlight-ed by the media.

The Bill states that it does not target individu-als who engage in “law-ful advocacy and protest.” Does this mean that unlawful protests will be targeted?

The Bill specifically excludes “lawful advocacy or protest” from its appli-cation. A protest that is unlawful (for instance, peacefully occupying a pipeline construction site) could only be subject to the information sharing provi-sions of C-51 as “interfer-ence with critical infra-structure” if it also met the definition of “activi-ties which undermine the sovereignty, security or territorial integrity of Canada or the lives or the security of the people of Canada.” In this way, C-51 allows authorities to dis-tinguish between illegally but peacefully protesting a pipeline from, for example, the bombing of a pipeline and endangering the lives of Canadians.

The Bill states that the Canadian Security Intelli-gence Service (CSIS) would not require warrants for all its threat disruption activi-ties. What activities will not require a warrant?

CSIS’s present man-

date prohibits it from engaging in any disrup-tion activities. That means that CSIS cannot cur-rently approach the par-ents of a radicalized youth and encourage them to dissuade their child from traveling to a war zone or conducting attacks here in Canada. CSIS does speak with parents at present, but only in the context of its current mandate of intelligence collection (i.e. asking questions) rather than threat disruption (i.e. preventing and persuad-ing). Threat disruption that would not require a warrant can be understood as any activity that is not contrary to Canadian law. For example, it would not make sense to require CSIS officers to obtain warrants in order to ask parents to speak to their children, or engage in con-versations in an online chat room. CSIS would, however, need a judicially-approved warrant for any activity that would infringe upon an individual’s privacy or other rights, or any activity that would be contrary to Cana-dian law. Furthermore, a judge would need to be con-vinced that such interven-tions were reasonable and proportional to the threat.

Canada already has laws against hate speech. What will be criminalized that isn’t already covered by existing legislation?

Canada’s current hate speech laws apply only to the incitement of hatred toward an “identifiable group.” As such, gen-eral threats against, for instance, “Canada” or “all

infidels” are not crimes under the current Crim-inal Code. ISIS and Al-Qaeda propaganda often generalizes against “the West” or the “infidels.” While clearly in conflict with Canadian values, the imprecise nature of these threats are a challenge to existing legislation. The new C-51 definition will better enable law enforce-ment to effectively pursue those distributing radi-calizing propaganda and advocating violence “in general.”

Why does C-51 contain no additional oversight mechanisms, particularly Parliamentary oversight?

Independent, expert, non-partisan oversight of our national security agen-cies is a better model than political intervention in the process. Further, the key powers of the new legisla-tion are subject to judicial review and judicial authori-zation. The Security Intel-ligence Review Committee (SIRC) carries out reviews and investigations of CSIS activities, and reports pub-licly on the findings.

If you have any ques-tions or concerns regard-ing this or previous col-umns you may write me at 4945-50th Street, Cam-rose, Alberta, T4V 1P9, call 780-608-4600, toll-free 1-800-665-4358, fax 780-608-4603 or e-mail [email protected]. Visit my new Facebook page /SorensonKevinA to receive updates on what is happening in Ottawa and across the riding or follow me on Twitter @KevinASo-renson.

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You can save thousands by having your dream home pre-built and moved onto your property.

Founded in 1949, Nelson Lumber has supplied build-ing materials to western Canada for over 66 years. Lloydminster is the origi-nal store location, but now the business has expanded to six retail locations (Lloyd-minster, Edmonton, Grand Prairie, Bonnyville, Slave Lake and High River) and two RTM (ready to move) home locations in Lloydmin-ster and High River.

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