Vol. 7, No. 2, Tuesday, November 8, 2011Vol. 7, No. 10 Tuesday January 3rd , 2012

BY MICHELLE PINONEditor

It was standing room only as staff,board members, family and friendsgathered in the chapel of the LamontHealth Care Centre on Dec. 22nd tocelebrate the season and attend the offi-cial presentation of the 2011 serviceawards.

United Church Minister Rev.Deborah Brill began the event by wel-coming one and all, and by lighting thecandles on the advent wreath. That

was followed by prayers, readings, andthe singing of Christmas carols.

There was also time for reflectionand reaffirmation of the health centre'smission statement which states: "Webelieve that wholeness of body, mindand spirit is God's will from every per-son. We are committed to the promo-tion of health, the healing of illness, thecare of the elderly and the disabled,and the well being of the community."

Those who were called into service,and still continue to serve, were allacknowledged during the ceremony.

As well, those staff and board memberswho received service awards, rangingfrom 10 to 40 years of service were thefollowing:

Ten Years of Service: Gale Antoniuk,Darlene Duke, Jennifer Engman, EileenHeinz, Deanna Kroeker, Pam Man-dryk, Christine Trudgeon, Janine Whit-ing, Trudy Harrold, Dr. Zainool Moh-amed, and Dr. Velupillai Velmurugiah.

Fifteen Years of Service: WendyBaron, Pauline Marler, and CindyPerillat.

Twenty Years of Service: Christine

Engman, Pamela Evenson, BrendaMayer, Tracy Shostak, Lynda JeanWeleschuk, and Mae Adamyk.

Twenty Five Years of Service: LindaFarris, Wendy Horricks, and Kim Yar-usiewich.

Thirty Years of Service: JoanneKuchera, Donna Melnyk, DeborahPlooy, and Emily Robinson.

Thirty Five Years of Service: Dr.Mihir Ray.

Forty Years of Service: DoloresSadoway and Kent Harrold.

Lamont Health Care Centre celebrates theseason with their 2011 Service Awards

Sobering message delivered to Andrew studentsBY MICHELLE PINONEditor

Impaired driving destroys hearts,minds, families, and lives.

And the devastating and deadlyconsequences were played out on thebig screen for Grade 8 to 12 students tosee at Andrew School during a recentpresentation by Mothers Against

Drunk Driving (MADD) Association.The movie, appropriately titled

Damages, played and replayed theevents of a night out on the town for agroup of teenagers, and the after effectsof a horrific car crash that killed thedriver's sister, paralyzed his bestfriend, and injured another friend.

The film also illustrated the effectson the driver's parents, and went

through the sequence of events follow-ing the crash, from the ambulance com-ing on scene to the police investigation,court proceedings, and one-on-oneinterviews with parents and siblings ofvictims killed because of drunk driv-ers.

While emotionally disturbing, thegraphic nature of the film was a sober-ing experience for the students, around

70 in total, and it may very well savetheir life or the life of a friend or familymember.

Grade 12 student Jerika Tait saidthat while the movie was very graphic,she agreed that's the approach youhave to take to get the point across toteenagers.

Cont. on pg. 7

United Church Minister Rev. Deborah Brill began the 2011 service awards with the lighting of the advent wreath.

Your news this week:Looking back on the year 2011

pg. 8, 9, 15

2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, January 3, 2012

The Town of Bruderheim is offering for sale a lot with building

located at 4920 49 Avenue in the Town of Bruderheim.

Lot Size – 50’ x 125’

Zone – C1

Legal Land Description – Plan 3753P; Block 4; Lot 12

All offers will be accepted at:

Town of Bruderheim Administration Office

5017 Queen Street Bruderheim, AB

Attention: Elaine Milliken

or by mail to: Town of Bruderheim

Box 280Bruderheim, AB

T0B 0S0Attention: Elaine Milliken

Terms of sale: Property is being sold as is; full sale amount due and payable upon

closing by way of cash or certified cheque.

10% deposit required upon acceptance of offer.

BY MICHELLE PINONEditor

Port Alberta.It has been on the lips

of five people for the pastyears, and it was on thelips of its leader WendyCooper who appearedbefore Lamont Countycouncil recently.

"We have a greatstory. We just need to tellthe story," stated Cooper,who admittedly spends agreat deal of her timespreading the word tomunicipalities through-out the region.

It was no differentwhen she came beforecouncil for a brief, butinformative presentation

just before Christmas.Cooper, CEO of Port

Alberta, brought forthexuberance and excite-ment for the industry lednon-profit associationwhich is fostering gro-wth and development,and looking for newmembers to invest in theconcept.

Port Alberta beganfive years ago, and has asteering committee inve-stigating ways andmeans of building a solidfoundation of specialtyservices that will meetthe needs of the energysector today and in thefuture.

Cooper told councilof Port Alberta's plans to

build a network of peo-ple, expertise, and servic-es that connect people inthe Capital Region mar-ket with the world toenhance competitiven-ess, access and efficiencyfor both small and largebusinesses.

"Ten industry profes-sionals have joined for-ces to start shaping Alb-erta into the economicpowerhouse we are cap-able of being." Cooperalso touched on herrecent visits to KansasCity and Xi'an China.

During the KansasCity excursion, she lear-ned about their successesin developing a regionaleconomic development

authority. Besides tour-ing, and sharing of docu-mentation, Cooper wasable to get a better han-dle on transportationlogistics and supplychain which has madethat region more power-ful, and able to competein today's global econo-my.

Cooper would alsolike to see municipalitiessign a declaration ofinterdependence, andestablish a regional eco-nomic development aut-hority in the region. "Youdo a good job, but weneed to go higher up anddevelop a network that

would include a mastertransportation and corri-dor plan, and would en-compass air, rail, road,pipe-line, and marine.

For example, one ofPort Alberta's regionalinitiatives is the Ind-ustrial Heartland CapitalRegion Board. Anotherinitiative is the Canada-Asia Pacific GatewayCorridor Initiative. Coo-per also mentioned a rec-ent project which invo-lved the creation of anIndustrial Park invento-ry, and has started tomake inroads into the41st Ave. and QE II inter-change at the south

entrance to Edmonton.No matter what the

initiative or project,Cooper said she wouldlike Lamont County andother municipalities toget involved. Cooperalso mentioned an up-coming meeting withInfrastructure MinisterRay Danyluk, and coun.Mike Klita told her to tellhim about the infrastruc-ture needs in the region.

Reeve Wayne Wold-anski thanked Cooperfor her presentation, andsaid he looked forwardto working with her andPort Alberta in thefuture.

Potential growth focus of presentation by PortAlberta to Lamont County Council

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lmtleader@gmail.comBY MICHELLE PINONEditor

The Christmas holi-days were marred withdeadly consequences fol-lowing a fatal crash nearStar.

The driver of a pickup truck failed to stop atthe stop sign at intersec-tion of Township Road562 and Secondary High-way 831.

Fort SaskatchewanRCMP have reportedthat the driver of a pickup truck failed to stop

coming off of Twp. Rd.562 onto S.H. 831 around7:45 p.m., and collidedwith a semi-truck travel-ing northbound.

According to Cst. Bre-ndon Plamondon, thedriver of the pick uptruck was ejected fromthe vehicle, and pro-nounced dead at thescene.

The two-year-old pa-ssenger in the pick uptruck was airlifted to theUniversity of AlbertaHospital,and is reportedto be in stable condition.

"When we last spo-kewith the hospital thispast Friday, the child wasup and playing," statedCst. Plamondon.

The driver of the semitruck was not injured inthe crash.

The name of the driv-er of the pick up truckwas not released at therequest of the family.

Cst. Plamondon saidweather and road condi-tions were not a factor atthe time of the collision.

Fatal Accident on SecondaryHwy 831 and township 562

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), January 3 , 2012 - 3

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vote will be held for the filling of the

following offices:

Office(s) Number of Vacancies

Councillor 1

Advance voting will take place on the 14th day of

January, 2012 between the hours of 10:00 a.m.and 2:00 p.m. Voting stations will be located at:

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Alberta this 19 day of December, 2011.

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BY MICHELLE PINONEditor

While there won't beany fireworks at thegrand opening of theTown of Bruderheim'sfire hall on Jan. 14th;there will no doubt beplenty of accolades fromlocal politicians on thenew $1.8 million facility.

There will also be aribbon cutting ceremony,tours, and refreshmentssupplied by local busi-nesses Old Country Sau-sage and Big Way Foodsfrom 2 to 4 p.m.

Town council decidedto nix the planned fire-works, estimated to costin the neighborhood of$700; after councillorGeorge Hargesheimerquestioned chief admin-istrative officer TroyFleming as to the reason-ing behind, and the

value of having daytimefireworks?

Fleming respondedby saying they (membersof the planning commit-tee), wanted to do some-thing extra special tomark the occasion andcame up with the idea ofdaytime fireworks, aswell as the releasing ofballoons during thegrand opening ceremo-ny.

Fleming added thatfire chief Bob Cote wouldbe comfortable not hav-ing the fireworks.

Council also agreedto eliminate M & MFoods from the budget inorder to shop locally foritems on the list ofrefreshments.

Coun. Shelley Rossinquired as to whetherthey would still be with-in budget given the pro-posed changes? "From

the budget perspective,we're fine," assuredFleming. Originally thebudget was set for$2,000. Current estimateshave brought the total toaround $3,900. Flemingstated that another$3,000 has been app-roved in the 2012 budget.

As far as the overall2012 interim operatingand capital budget, itwas also passed by coun-cil. While council con-firmed there would be atax increase of 3.3 percent; an official copy ofthe budget, was notavailable at press time.

However, Flemingpointed out that percent-age was good comparedto other local municipali-ties in which tax increas-es were higher, and var-ied between 4 and 6.4 percent. Fleming also addedthere is a list of compara-

ble mill rates availableon the Department ofMunicipal Affairs web-site which pegs Brud-erheim at 8 per cent in2011, compared to otherlocal municipalities millrates ranging between8.5 and 12.2 per cent.

The final budget isexpected to be approvedby council on May 2nd,2012.

The next regular me-eting of town councilwill be held on Jan. 4th at8 p.m.

Notice of By-Election

Local Authorities Election Act

(Sections 12, 35, 46)

Local Jurisdiction

Town of Lamont, Province of Alberta

Notice is hereby given that an election

will be held for the filling of the following

offices:

Office(s) Number of Vacancies

Councillor 1

Voting will take place on the 16th day of January,

2012 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Voting stations will be located at:

Lamont Recreation Centre- Hall Lobby

Dated at the Town of Lamont in the Province of

Alberta

this 19 day of December, 2011.

Sandi Maschmeyer

Returning Officer

Grand opening of Bruderheim’snew fire hall discussed by council

Bruderheim’s new fire hall grand opening will take place on January 14, 2012.

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Dear Editor,

Back when I went toschool, both elementaryand high school, I alwaysencountered bullies andwas bullied by them. Thethings that I noticedwhen I look back on mydays in school is that themost prominent memo-ries were not of the goodtimes that I had with myfriends, but theembarassing and some-times painful memoriesthat I experienced when Iwas bullied.

Of course I told myparents about the way Iwas treated, their resp-onse was always the

same, ignore them or tellthe teacher about it.When I ignored them itdidn't always work,sometimes the abuse gotworse, and turned physi-cal. When I told theteacher, the abuse stop-ped as long as theteacher was there but gotworse after class. It did-n't stop all through myyears of school. Alth-ough it wasn't every day,it was always on mymind.

Now that I have chil-dren in school I have thesame fears for them.They have alreadyencountered bullies andbeen both physically and

verbally abused. I wastold that schools todayhave a no tolerance forbullying, but how canyou stop every singlemean act from one childto another?

This to me is animpossible question toanswer. As always with-in a group of peopleeveryone will not likeeach other that's just theway we are. But as par-ents I believe we canslow the trend of bully-ing down significantlysimply by being moreaware of how our chil-dren behave and howthey treat others.

Together us parents

and teachers can slowdown the horrible trendof bullying in ourschools. I don't pretendto be a perfect person orparent, but I do have theunfortunate experienceof having been bullied,and I know the longterm effects it has had onmy life.

The last thing I wantto see is my children oranyone else's for thatmatter to be treated like Iwas.

Sincerely,Derek DerksenA Concerned Father

Why is bullying still an issue withall the Anti-Bullying rules in place

in our public school system?

The new year is the perfect time to erase any-thing and everything we want to off our own slate.

The problem is that while it is easier to make res-olutions; it's much harder to keep them. In fact, Idare say that we often sabatoge ourselves with res-olutions. Some people may even go as far as believ-ing resolutions somehow set you up for failure.

Others, would probably disagree, saying thatway of thinking is simply a cop out, so you don'treally have to make the commitment or work hardto achieve whatever is on the list of resolutions.

No matter what rationale is applied; I believethere is a different, perhaps, better way ofapproaching resolutions. Now that we're severaldays into 2012, it is the ideal time to sit down andthink about how we are going to achieve personaldevelopment and growth. I say why not try 10Q.

No, this is not my own personal idea, but a fas-cinating approach developed and promoted for thepast three years on a US based website projectwhich allows one to take a look back, instead oflooking forward.

10Q begs the question, rather 10 questions toreflect upon, and to write down your thoughts, andthen revisit them a year later.

Even though this year's online deadline hascome and gone, I am encouraging you to take upthe challenge to ponder and put pen to paper toanswer the following questions:

Describe a significant experience that has hap-pened in the past year. How did it affect you? Areyou grateful? Relieved? Resentful? Inspired?

Is there something that you wish you had donedifferently this past year? Alternatively, is theresomething you're especially proud of from this pastyear?

Think about a major milestone that happenedwith your family this past year. How has this affect-ed you?

Describe an event in the world that has impact-ed you this year. How? Why?

Have you had any particular spiritual experi-ence this past year? How has this experience affect-ed you? Spiritual can be broadly described toinclude secular spiritual experience, artistic, cultur-al, and so forth.

Describe one thing you'd like to achieve by thistime next year? Why is this important to you?

How would you like to improve yourself andyour life next year? Is there a piece of advice orcounsel you received in the past year that couldguide you on this project?

Is there something (a person, cause, an idea),that you want to investigate more fully in 2012?

What is a fear that you have and how has itlimited you? How do you plan on letting it go orovercoming it in the next year.

When you look at the answers to your 10Qquestions next year, how do you think you'll feel?What do you think/hope might be different aboutyour life, and where you're at as a result of think-ing about and answering these questions?

Remember, you can keep these questions andanswers to yourself, or share them with others, thechoice is entirely up to you, but I do wish each andeveryone of you happy soul searching in 2012.

Wiping the slate clean

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), January 3, 2012 - 5

6 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Sports16/60 Alberta Lamont County

Hockey ScheduleLamont Novice 1A - Saturday January 7 - 10:00 a.m. at

Lamont Arena against CNN Novice 2

Lamont Novice 1B - Saturday, January 7 - 3:30 p.m. at

Lamont Arena against Thorhild

Mundare Novice - Saturday, January 7 - 10:00 a.m. at

Calmar Mike Karbonik Arena against

Calmar Novice

Andrew Atom - Thursday January 5 - 6:15 p.m. at

Thorsby Complex against Thorsby

Lamont Atom - Sunday January 8 - 11:00 a.m at

Lamont Arena against Strathcona

Bruderheim Atom - Saturday, January 7 - 10:00 a.m. at

Bruderheim Arena against CNN Atom 2

Lamont Pee Wee - Saturday, January 7 - 7:30 p.m. at

Spruce Grove Stu Barnes Arena against

Spruce Grove

Sunday, January 8 - 10:00 a.m. at

Leduc Rec Centre against Leduc

Lamont Bantam - Saturday, January 7 - 1:15 p.m. at

Lamont Arena against CNN Bantam 1

Sunday, January 8 - 2:00 p.m. at

Beaumont Rec Centre against Beaumont

Lamont Midget - Friday, January 6 - 7:15 p.m. at

Lamont Arena against CNN Midget 1

Saturday, January 7 - 4:00 p.m. at

Leduc Rec Centre against Leduc

Andrew Midget - Saturday, January 7 - 7:00 p.m. at

Andrew Arena against Leduc

Sunday, January 8 - 5:30 p.m. at

Andrew Arena against Leduc

Check for schedule changes at 16/60 website 1660.ab.ca

TRACY HARDING

With the hockey season half waythrough, all teams in the county arestarting to show their strengths.

The standings, (as according to16/60 website), are as follows.

Lamont Novice Tier 4 is sitting sec-ond in their division, and in NoviceTier 3, Mundare and Lamont are tiedfor third.

Atom Tier 4 Lamont is sitting infirst place at this time, and Andrew is aclose fourth place.

Peewee Tier 3 Lamont is sitting inthird place. Also in Bantam Tier 3Lamont is sitting in sixth place.

In Midget Tier 4 Andrew Aces are ina strong second place in the HallDivision. The Lamont Hawks are sit-ting in fifth place in Midget Tier 3.

There are still many games left inthe regular season, so there will bemany more opportunities to catch theplayers in action.

Unless you are a hockey player, or a

hockey parent, you don’t fully under-stand the commitment put in by all.Most of these kids are practicing two tothree days a week, with one to twogames a week. The coaches are volun-teers who donate their time to teach allour young players. Then the parentswho drive these kids to and from therink, as well as other towns for gamesand tournaments.

In the upcoming months, theseteams will continue to play their heartsout, and will all be vying for theProvincials in March. Some may makeit, and some may not. But all theseplayers, coaches, volunteers, and par-ents have one thing in common. Whichis dedication and determination.

Pre-Novice hockey will also bebeginning to have games and tourna-ments in the new year, and are all veryexcited to play their first games.

Way to go Lamont County hockeyteams on your successes so far, and thebest of luck in all your future games.

Lamont County hockeyteams performing well athalf way point of season

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), January 3, 2012 - 7

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MADD presentation presented at Andrew SchoolCont. from pg. 1

Even though Tait hasalways been opposed todrinking and driving,she has gone one stepfurther to always ensurethere has been a desig-nated driver in placewhen she and her friendsgo out to party. Therehave been instanceswhere she's had to takekeys away from friendswho are convinced theyare still capable of driv-ing home.

And while it may notbe cool to phone a parentfor a ride home from aparty, it may just save alife, added Jason Kliiger,a school outreach worker

representative with MA-DD, who was on hand tospeak with the studentsfollowing the presenta-tion, and answer anyquestions the studentshad.

Teacher Sharon McL-ean's stomach couldn'tstop turning after themovie, the gut wrench-ing story was one sheknows has and will havea major positive effect onthe students, and shepersonally recalled howa former presentationhad impacted her ownson.

She believes a MADDpresentation stuck in theback of her son's mind,

enough so that he decid-ed to call her from aparty one night becausehe didn't feel he coulddrive, or felt comfortableenough getting into avehicle with anotherimpaired driver.

Even though the pres-entation was an expen-sive proposition in finan-cial terms, its message is"invaluable", added Mc-Lean, who is very grate-ful for parent council andthe school for financiallysupporting the presenta-tion. "These presenta-tions do make a differ-ence. They are invaluablefor senior high studentswho are driving and at

parties," she noted.Seeing the conse-

quences, and relatingthem to your own lifeand experiences, is adeterrent, and McLeansaid the educationalcomponent really is inv-aluable.

Kliiger agrees. Whilehe has never lost a friendor family member toimpaired driving, he hasseen the lives of lovedones cut short unneces-sarily, and hearing aboutthese incidents on thenews has a differenteffect, than seeing orexperiencing consequen-ces first hand. Kliigeralso stressed the impor-

tance of educating stu-dents, and for them tosee the greater costs tosociety.

McLean agreed who-leheartedly, and evensuggested shorter ver-sions of the movie bebroadcast in movie the-atres, on television, andin bars. She believes thegeneral public shouldhave access to the movie,even if that means gov-ernment support for themessage.

Tait also agrees. Call-ing for or arranging asafe ride home is impera-tive to everyone's wellbeing.

"Your life is a gift,"

said McLean, who ishoping the presentationwill have a lastingimpact on each andevery student, that theywill all make the rightchoice, and have thecourage and strength tostand up for what's rightin their life.

MADD first began 30years ago. One heartbro-ken mother made apledge in her deceaseddaughter’s bedroom.That she would do some-thing about the outrageof drinking driving, andshe banded togetherwith other mothers tostart the grassrootsorganization.

Major snow storm hits Lamont County the first weekend inJanuary, leaving between 20-30 centimeters of fluffy stuff in itswake.

Town of Bruderhiem Mayor Fred Hawryluk resigns due tonew job.

February

Lamont Elementary School Hot Lunch volunteers raise $1000for Breast Cancer Foundation through pink pancakefundraiser.

Premier Ed Stelmach announces his resignation.

Frozen corpse of Edmonton man found 12 kms. south ofMundare.

March

Chipman’s live theater production of Pony Expresso plays tosold out crowd, and is the first ever dinner theater in the area.

Escaped prisoner breaks into Chipman home and steals vehi-cle.

Bruderheim officially welcomes new Mayor Karl Hauch.

Andrew School hosts first ever speech competition.

April Looking back on 2011January

Andrew figure skater Jayda Pickett wins National CanskateAward, and gets to meet Patrick Chan.

Annual spring run off creates havoc in the county.

May

Lamont Fire Department celebrates 60th Anniversary.

More than 40 volunteers pitch in to clean up town ofBruderheim.

Tomorrow Starts Today is theme for 2011 graduation atAndrew School.

June

Great weather presides over Chipman Fair Days parade andfestivities.

Small Town Big Dreams, theme for the 2011 graduating classtheme.

Lamont County hosts highly successful Doors Open touringevent.

July

Major fire destroys three businesses on main street in Lamont.

Local Canada Day celebrations exceed expectations.

Lamont Summer Sizzler sizzles rather than fizzles despiteinclement weather.

August

Lamont County Ratepayers Association airs concerns beforecouncil. Reeve presents annual report to ratepayers.

New program for people with Diabetes launched in LamontCounty.

Mundare area student earns scholarship from Lamont County.

September

Bruderheim Bruins to compete in Yellowknife tournament.

Lamont’s Terry Fox Run raises over $8600 for cancer research.

October

Andrew School recognizes achievements of junior and seniorhigh students during its annual awards night.

Bruderheim town councillor Ben Bilyk steps down after 16years of service.

Local firefighters and volunteers are kept busy with educa-tional activities during the annual Fire Prevention Week.

November

Remembrance Day services held throughout the county.

Longtime Lamont town councillor, Bill Skinner, wins Mayor’sseat by acclamation.

Mundare school holds Harvest Lunch for students.

December

Local residents and volunteers show support for county wideChristmas Hamper program.

Lamont town council fires chief administrative office TomMiller.

Community usage of local schools discussed with school divi-sion representatives at county council meeting.

Welcome 2012!

10 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Thank you to the businessesand individual donors

who generously contributeditems to the silent and live auc-

tions at our recent PerohySupper and Dance event at the

Andrew Community Centre.Your support is greatly

appreciated.Century Orthodox Parishes

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HORN SCORING DAYSaturday, January 7th, 2012

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Lamont Recreation Centre Meeting Room

Memberships Available

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For more info or tickets call

Robyn 780-895-7799

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BY MICHELLE PINONEditor

Normally snowplowingand dust control are not men-tioned in the same breath; butthey were two issues dis-cussed in short successionduring a recent Lamont coun-ty council meeting.

Council members andadministration spent consider-able time discussing the twotopics as they outlined con-cerns and asked questions.

First up on the agenda wasthe county's winter snow-plowing policies, and pro-posed changes that would takeeffect next year.

While discussing customsnowplowing on private dri-veways, the number andamount of flags and locationsas well as custom work versusoffering the service as a serviceto residents who require ongo-ing medical services.

Chief administrative officerAllan Harvey suggested tocouncil that they could float atrial motion, and councilagreed with the following:"That council for LamontCounty direct administrationto provide a revised policy

5100 that outlines the policy ingeneric form along with det-ailed procedure.

That within the policy andprocedure, grader flags becharged $40 per flag (each flagequalling fifteen minutes ofsnow plowing service).

That residents that requireat home medical services on aregular basis must provide adoctor's note and complete asnowplowing and gradingagreement annually.

And that the provision ofservice related to snow clear-ing around bales and for agri-cultural uses be done utilizingthe flag system with flagsaround bales or agriculturalareas, drivewaysand parking lots.

That the serviceprovided for the dri-veway clearing willbe the distance fromthe county row tothe residence, andsnow plowing aro-und bales and foragricultural purpos-es will not take morethan a maximum ofone hour.

That the servicewill clearly outline

that the landowner is responsi-ble any liability or agriculturalproblems (i.e. Clubroot).

It was pointed out that in2010, a total of 70 county resi-dents who required regularand ongoing medical servicesreceived driveway snowplow-ing at no cost to them. Thispast year, the number jumpedto 84. While there have beensome complaints regardingthe county's requirement for adoctor's note, Harvey saidthere has been some abusingof the system and whetherthey (residents) require theservice or not, and that's whythe county now requires amedical note as justification.

Coun. Daniel Warawa saidhe has also received phonecalls from residents sayingthey were in the City(Edmonton), asking him tomake sure their driveway wasclear before they leave orreturn. Warawa, who has alsoundergone medical treatmentsin the City, said it was unreal-istic to expect the county topark a plow in front of theirdriveway because it's going tosnow.

"We're no different thanany other municipality. Wedon't have the resources toprovide those types of servic-es, and if ratepayers want thatservice, then taxes will go up,"

stated Reeve Wayne Wold-anski.

It was also suggested thatthe driveway, from resident'sentryway to house and/orgarage (not entire yard site)also be defined in the policy.There was also the recommen-dation that council stipulate inthe policy that snowplowingwould only be done duringdaytime hours.

While the actual number ofhours for snowplowing cus-tom services has not beenrecorded, public works direc-tor Harold Hamilton did statethat the actual cost to operate agrader is $293 per hour.

Cont. on pg. 11

Painstaking review of snowplowing policy and dustabatement issue conducted by county council

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), January 3, 2012 - 11

Fort Saskatchewan Vegreville PC

Association

Candidate Nomination

Nominations for candidate of the NEW Fort Saskatchewan –

Vegreville

PC Association will open 9:00 AM - January 4th, 2012

Nominations for candidate of the NEW Fort Saskatchewan –

Vegreville

PC Association will close 4:00 PM - January 16th, 2012

Anyone seeking the nomination must have their completed nomina-

tion forms and non-refundable fee delivered to:

Curtis Palichuk CA, Chair, Nomination Committee by

4:00 PM – January 16th, 2012c/o Wilde & Company CA’s

4902 – 50 StreetVegreville AB

T9C 1R1

Nomination meeting and vote to take place at

The Vegreville Social Centre4802 – 47 Street, Vegreville

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 – Doors at 6:00 PMCandidate Presentations - 7:00 PM

Voting – 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

You must bring 2 pieces of ID to establish your identity and resi-

dency within the NEW Constituency boundaries satisfactory to the

Returning Officer. Proof of identity and residency may include:

Driver’s license, passport, utility or telephone bill, automobile pink

card, etc.

Candidate Packages are available -

9:00 AM, January 4th, 2012 from:

Curtis Palichuk, CA – Chair, Nomination Committee

4902 – 50th Street

Vegreville AB

T9C 1R7

(780) 632-3673

Cont. ffrom pg. 10

Council also revi-ewed the number ofbeats, grader operators,and total number ofhours in a regular workday. That policy, will alsocome back to council forfurther review at its nextmeeting.

Dust control was theother issue on council'splate, and the suggestionthat with increased activ-ity in the oil field that apolicy should be put inplace to offset the costsfor dust control and

abatement. "It's an ongoing issue,

not only in Division 5,but there is extra pres-sure to because of dril-ling. We need a policy inplace so oil companiesprovide dust abatementfor the time they arethere," stated coun.Dennis McCartney, whoalso suggested lookinginto what other countiesare doing, and draftingan agreement betweenthe two parties accord-ingly.

It was also pointed

out the amount of taxesthe county receives does-n't even come close tocovering the costs ofroad maintenance. Ham-ilton added there are 107gravel trucks per day oncounty roads, and thatdust abatement is neces-sary for all types ofindustries.

Hamilton said he willbe meeting with repre-sentatives from Huskyand Esso in the nearfuture to discuss dustabatement.

Grader beats and operatinghours on county’s plate

BY MICHELLE PINONEditor

Bruderheim's newesttown councillor Jacq-ueline Katan was official-ly sworn into office onDec. 21st.

Katan thanked every-one during committee

reports, and said shelooked forward to work-ing with all members oncouncil.

"There is no I in team;so yeah, team!" Katansaid she hoped shewould do an okay job oncouncil, and wants tocontinue to keep the

lines of communicationopen with residents.

Mayor Karl Hauchsaid he liked her positiveattitude, and officiallywelcomed her on behalfof council.

The next regularmeeting of town councilwill be held on Jan.4th.

Jacqueline Katan gets swornin as the new councillor in

Bruderheim

Jacqueline Katan (left) being sworn in by Elaine Milliken (right).

12 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), January 3, 2012

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Dinner with Danielle Smith, Leader

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363-2154. 18-21PLL

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North of Chipman - 80 acres avail-

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1Newly renovated upper suite in 4

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780-920-6847. 48ctfn

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Town house for rent 5139-52 Ave 3

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4 plex, three bdrm. unit for rent in

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780-416-5220 or 780-907-9794.

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WOW! What a deal. Your own

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5229 47th St Wasketenau 3 bed

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1 Bedroom basement apartment.

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Spacious newly renovated one,

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Newly Renovated 2-storey 3 bed-

room, 2 and half bath, duplex.

Large country kitchen, 4 appli-

ances, all window coverings, deck,

storage shed and fenced. Smoke

and pet free home. $990 Available

immeditely. 780-463-4847

19-22ptm

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4729 46th Ave. Bruderheim 3 bed,

1 bath 4 appl. ns, pet ok $850 per

month $850 sd Oakwood

Management 780-998-7368 TFN

Cuisinart 14 cup food processor.

Never used. $100.

Phone: 780-935-0549

04tfnn/c

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MOVING OUT SALE! Assortment

of Furniture 72” Oak wall unit, 2 tel-

evision sets, musical instruments,

patio chairs. Phone Katie Baergen

780-662-3376 19ptm

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7 lengths of 36” Chimeny for wood

stove $150 12X12 Rug “New” $25

4 good used Tires P225-60-R-17

$40 Call 780-363-2318 PLL

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Antique sleigh with a new passen-

ger box with seating for six adults

$400 Call Andrew 780-384-2366

Sedgewick AB PCP

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Cattle Feeders- Four 5 ft x 16’ feed

bunks, calf creep feeders phone

780-663-2201 19&20 PTM

Livestock for sale: Interested in

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40 head, white and mixed colours,

casterated and Ivomec. Meet me at

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Jan. 9, 2012. For more information

call Wayne at 780-645-7190.

18-20 ptm

Village of Strome Lots for Sale

Residential- $4800 (50’x120’)

Commercial- $2000 call 780-376-

3558 Come “Home to Strome”, The

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19-22CP

WHAT A BARGAIN! REDUCED by

$15,000! 3 bedroom Tofield bunga-

low has over 1300 sq. ft. of living

space on the main level. Double

attached garage, cul de sac loca-

tion. Call Kevin Smook, REAL-

TOR™, Home-Time Realty at 780-

662-4623. Visit our website at

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home! 18-19C

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Viking Main Street Building For

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space. Room for seven or eight

sizeable offices. Lots of parking in

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side with separate front entrance.

Could be a great revenue suite with

minimal effort. Lots of room for stor-

age. With some work, possibilities

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Priced to sell at $24,900 OBO. Take

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GREAT LOCATION! GREAT BUY!

REDUCED BY $40,000! 5

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Fully finished lower level and dou-

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Listed at $339,900. Call Kevin

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Realty at 780-662-4623. Visit our

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Welcome home! 18,19C

Marshalls Professional Cleaning

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Personal touch. For residential

and commercial services. More

than 20 years of experience.

Insured and bonded. For a com-

pany who still takes lots of pride

in what we do. Call Melodie at

587-785-6514 (local call.)

13-23p

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Low cost furnace installations -

replacement or new homes. Save

$500 - $1,000. Semi-retiredlicensed

tradesman. Phone 780-718-0262

14-17ptm

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Massage & Reflexology. 1 hour

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18tfn

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Aurora Home Design- We Plan

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Town, Acerage and Farm Homes.

1200-4000 sq. ft. Call Bob at 780-

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14-17 ptm

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Roy’s Handiman Services.

Flooring, trimwork, basement finish-

ing, decks, fences and carpentry

work. 780-662-0146 or 780-232-

3097.

15ctfn

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Bark Avenue Dog Grooming.

Excepting new clients, prices start-

ing at $40. Early morning, some

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available. For more information call

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2001 FORD Sportrack 4X4. Loaded

with leather, air, tilt, cruise, power

sunroof. Highway kms. Very good

condition. Newer all-terrain tires.

New battery. 275,000 kms. Too

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firm.Phone780-679-6808

evenings. 10tfn/nc

2007 Suzuki Vinson 500 4x4 Quad.

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Excellent mechanical condition.

$4,200 780-916-8719 18&19PTM

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1999 GMC Silverado. Full Box, new

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These blanket classified ads are produced through a joint agreement by The Lamont Leader andAlberta Weekly Newspaper Association (AWNA). These ads appear in all AWNA member papers(120 papers) for the cost of $259.00 for the first 25 words, $8.00 per word over 25. To place ablanket classified, call The Lamont Leader at (780) 895-2780.

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Ukrainian New YearMMalanka

at St. Michael Rec. Centreon January 14, 2012

Cocktails at 5:00 p.m.Supper at 6:00 p.m.Dance at 9:00 p.m.

Music presented byJoe Hrycyk & The Starlites

Featuring Lamont Veselka Dancersand

St. Michael Malanka Cast

Tickets:

$35.00 - Adult

$15.00 - ages 6-15 years

Under 6 is free

For tickets call Mae 780-896-2102Joanne at 780-896-2281

or you can visit Lamont

Home Hardware.

This past summer local ag societys hosted several successful events, including;

Lamont Summer Sizzler (Top Left), Andrew Sport Off (Top Right), Bruderheim Ag

Days (Middle Left), Mundare Ag Days (Bottom Right), Chipman Festival (Bottom

Left).

16 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, January 3, 2012

CALC HOLIDAY HOURS

www.lamontcounty.caPHONE: (780) 895-2233 TOLL FREE: 1-877-895-2233FAX: (780) 895-7404 EMAIL: info@lamontcounty.ca

InFocus

CALC

Lamont County along with Beaver County is hosting a 2012Crop Update at the Mundare Rec Center on January 19 from

9:30 a.m.to 3:30 p.m. We will be having a crop market update aswell as guest speakers to talk about crop diseases, weed controland soil variability. You can get more information and RSVP with

Tori Gresiuk at (780)-699-8176 by January 13th.Please come out and enjoy! Free lunch will also be provided!

CROP UPDATE 2012

Lamont County is open to tenders to lease117.08 Acres of Hay at :

NE-25-58-16-W4This area is the unused portion of a gravel pit site. Multi-year

contract is preferred.Please submit sealed tenders in writing to:

Lamont CountyC/O Terry Eleniiak

5303 50 AveLamont , AB

T0B 2R0Tenders must be submitted by 4 p.m., January 31, 2012.For more information, contact Terry Eleniak at 780-895-2585.

LAND LEASE FOR TENDER

Appeal by January 9, 2012

Take notice that the following permit for proposed development asdescribed below has been issued in accordance with the LamontCounty Land Use Bylaw No. 675/07.

1. Legal Descr ipt ion: NW 7-56-17-W4Appl icant : Burnco Rock Products Ltd.Landowner : Marshall WeleshchukProposal : Increase from 4.9 hectares to 5.8

hectares sand & gravel pit plus a two year extension.

Permi t No. : DP 2390/11

Adddi t ional Informat ionFor additional information regarding these permits, please contactthe Planning and Development Department at (780)895-2233

Appea lThe Land Use Bylaw provides that the person applying for the per-mit or affected by the order, or any other person affected by anorder, decision or development permit of a Development Authoritymay appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Boardwithin fourteen (14) days after the date of notice. Appeal fee -$150.00

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT ISSUED