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Vol. 17 No. 31F June 24, 2016LAMONT-REDWATER, ALBERTA

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Council regular meeting June 14 showed adecline in development permit values com-pared to the previous year.

Total value to the end of April 2016 was$216,216,401 compared to $328,792,400 in2015.

Commercial permits accounted for$477,000, industrial $192,131,000, institu-tional $10,000 and residential $17,598,401.Site grading permit values of $6 million wasup from $280,000 the previous year.

The number of housing starts is roughlythe same (30 versus 31 in 2015) with valuesslightly down as less single familydwellings were start in the first trimester of2016. There were 17 single family dwelling,12 mobile homes and one modular home in2016 versus 26 single family, two mobilehomes and three modulars in 2015.

Jody Quickstad is the new ThorhildCounty interim CAO. He was selected

by council during its special meetingJune 7 and began his new position June20.

“I would like to thank Thorhild Coun-ty Council for this opportunity,” saidQuickstad. “I look forward to workingwith council, staff, and to getting to knowthe community.”

Quickstad has worked in municipalgovernment for approximately 30 years.He was with the Town of Vegreville for18years, the last 11 as the town’s CAO.

Since shortly after the last munic-ipal general election Thorhild Coun-ty has had ongoing issues, withabout 800 electors signing a petitionto get a municipal inspection done.That inspection resulted in dozensof recommendations. It was fol-lowed by three sets of directivesfrom two different ministers ofMunicipal Affairs and finally thedismissal of three councillors. Thethree -- Wayne Croswell, DanBuryn, and Larry Sisson -- still sitas council members due to a tempo-rary injunction issued by a judgewho is expected to rule on the dis-missal in October.

Town of Redwater council reduced thedevelopment permit fees by half for not-

for-profit organizations.During its June 7 meeting council consid-

ered a request by the Royal Canadian LegionRedwater Branch #251 to have the $500development permit application fee waivedbecause placing a seacan on its property is aminor development, the Legion is not-for-profit and it makes large financial and socialcontributions to the community.

Town manager Deb Hamilton said theLegion’s development application can not beprocessed until the fee is either waived orpaid. She recommended council consideramending its policy so a reduced fee beavailable for all not-for-profit organizations.

Other options Hamilton suggested were towaive the entire fee or a portion of the feefor the Legion or not waive any of it.

Coun. Rob Olsen made the motion toamend the policy so not-for-profit organiza-tions would be charged 50 percent of theestablished fee.

Mayor Mel Smith asked if that means anyapplications by the Redwater AgriculturalSociety would be at $250. Hamilton saidthey would.

Olsen’s motion carried unanimously.

Developmentpermit valuesdrop in Sturgeon

Permit fees cutin half for not-for-profits

Ten-year-old Gibbons resident Noah Hanan dug in to somecotton candy at the Namao Fun Day on June 18, held at NamaoSchool and sponsored by the Namao Community AgriculturalSociety. - photo by Cynthia Wandler

Alexander Bamber checked out the Sturgeon County (SC)Firetruck at the SC Open House on June 16 after he hadhis face painted as a cat. The annual Open House washeld in the parking lot behind the SC Building with bouncycastles for the kids, a barbecue, and face painting. Inaddition tables were set up with information, organizationsand services within SC at the event from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00p.m. - photo by Dolly Bolen

We are rolling our Friday regional editioncoverage into our Tuesday communitynewspapers, The Morinville Free Pressand The Redwater Review as of July 1, sothere will be no Friday editions of Farm ‘n’Friends published after June.Thank you to everyone who has supportedFarm ‘n’ Friends over the last decade anda half, however it is time to end thetreadmill of doing Tuesday and Fridayeditions every week and to focus on ourcommunity newspapers which areenjoying strong support and haveexcellent staff. Both communitynewspapers will continue to provide TotalMarket Coverage with circulation at nocharge to residents in their respectivemarkets and be supplemented by thedigital Heartland eXtra. There will be nochange in their circulation patterns.Sincerely,Ed CowleyPublisher

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On June 20, volunteer Megan Chauvetdished up some quiche for grade fourFrench Immersion student Aurora Smeetsduring a picnic to celebrate Frenchheritage. Other French-themed foodincluded croissants, crepes, maple syrupand baguettes. "It was really awesome,"said Smeets. - photo by Cynthia Wandler

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Greg Harrison was the recipient of the 2016 Fred Scharmann Award at the June 14Sturgeon Rural Crime Watch Association (SRCWA) meeting held at the Provincial Buildingin Morinville. Harrison was presented the award by the Scharmann family, (L to R) Tyler,Sheila, Adam and Craig. Harrison who is not a SRCWA member has been the volunteerWebmaster with SRCWA for 8 years since 2008 and will stay on until a replacement isfound. “My wife is a Nurse at the Sturgeon and worked with Fred, she remembers himvery fondly. I will keep this brief because I am much happier behind a keyboard than infront of a room full of people. RCMP Community Liaison Cpl Laurel Kading came up to meand kind of commandeered me into this role and I am a sucker for a pretty girl with a gunso here we are. I am very pleased and very surprised to receive this actually and all I cansay is thanks very much. Carry on your good work going into the future, it’s a worthwhileorganization,” said Harrison. The purpose of the Fred Scharmann Award (which was firstpresented to the Scharmann family in 2013) is to recognize individuals who on a volunteerbasis have madeoutstanding contributionstowards making ourcommunities safer throughthe promotion and ongoingsupport of crime preventionactivities throughoutSturgeon County. FredScharmann was an activevolunteer who touched a lotof lives with his volunteerand charitable work, passedaway on December 30,2012. - photo by Dolly Bolen

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Sturgeon CountyCouncillor Wayne

Bokenfohr receivedCouncil’s endorse-ment to put his nameforward for participa-tion in the Federationof Canadian Munici-palities (FCM) Stand-ing Committee onEnvironmental Issuesand SustainableDevelopment at theregular Council meet-ing June 14.

Bokenfohr said it isan area he is personal-ly greatly interested inbut noted the nomina-tions are consideredby the executive ofthe FCM and there isno guarantee hewould be appointed.

Along with theendorsement, Councilauthorized a maxi-mum of $7,500 fund-ing for his participa-tion on the FCM com-mittee from the Coun-cil’s General PublicRelations account.

Coun. Susan Evansasked Bokenfohr howhe would put forwardthe Capital Region’sstrategic plans. “I planto go in with two earsand one mouth open,”he responded. Coun.Ferd Caron said givenBokenfohr’s pastrecord on environ-mental issues he sup-ported the nomina-tion.

Coun. Jerry Kaupcalled it a positivething to be on FCMcommittees as it rais-es the County’s pro-file.

Coun. PatrickTighe asked howBokenfohr wouldadvocate for carboncapture. Bokenfohrresponded it is a mat-ter of educating peo-ple on the positivepotential and good ofthe carbon capturetrunk line. A prioritywas to educate on therisk of the escapinggas. There is no riskof escaping into theenvironment as overtime the gas changesto a mineral form, hesaid.

SturgeonendorsesBokenfohrfor nationalenvironmentcommittee

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Though optimism has been growing about the Northern Gate-way pipeline project from Bruderheim to Kitimat it’s future

hinges on a three year extension to the Sunset Clause conditionwhich required construction to start by December 2016 SturgeonCounty Council heard June 14 during a presentation at the regu-lar Council meeting.

Sturgeon County Council unanimously supported sending aletter of support for the project to the National Energy Boardprior to the June 27, 2016 deadline for public input.

Manager of Community Relations for the Enbridge – North-ern Gateway Pipeline Sam Munckhof-Swain advised Council“If there is no extension, then basically our project is done.”

“If Northern Gateway receives the Sunset Extension, we willuse the time to further our engagement with all stakeholders,”said John Carruthers, president of Northern Gateway.

Munckhof-Swain opened the presentation noting they are at abit of a crossroads and telling Council “it means a lot to us andwe appreciate your support.” The key purpose of the NorthernGateway pipeline is to provide coastal access to world markets.Currently, he noted, 3.5 million barrels a day of our oil is head-ing to the United States (that is 98-99%) as “we have no one elsewe can sell to” with no pipeline that reaches tidal water. “Wehave no bargaining power,” he added, as the USA hasmultiple options on where they choose to purchasetheir oil from.

“Basically they dictate the price as we have nooptions,” he concluded. Canadian oil is selling at a$15-20% discount ($38/barrel versus West TexasIntermediate or Brent (global price) of $50.

“We are trying to get a stronger price for our oil,”Munckhof-Swain said, but need the market access.“The Asian market is thirsty for our oil.”

This market access is the driving force behind thepipeline project. “Project viability is not driven bythe price of oil,” he pointed out.

The Northern Gateway Project would see the con-struction of 1,177 km of 36 inch pipeline fromBruderheim to Kitimat with a 525,000 barrel per daycapacity to the coast. A marine terminal would supplynine-plus million barrels of storage to serve VeryLarge Crude Carriers (VLCC) out the very deep andwide Douglas Channel.

Sturgeon County would carry 67 km of thepipeline and, based on 2012 valuations, would gener-ate $940,000 in linear taxes annually.

The project has three advantages contributing tothe growing optimism for the pipeline starting withthe Aboriginal Equity Partners (AEP) holding 33%ownership in the pipeline. Munckhof-Swain saidgiven 18 of 19 Aboriginal groups in Alberta are sup-porting the project it should dispel rumours of noAboriginal support. The AEP has grown from 26-31partners in the last two years he noted.

Coun. Patrick Tighe said it was enlightening to seethe engagement of all stakeholders and there seemedto be more positives than negatives.

Other advantages include the VLCC capability,with super tankers ensuring the economics makesense to move into the Asian market. The fact it is anapproved project subject to 209 conditions was thethird cause for optimism.

Local benefits cited included 4000 constructionjobs and 1000 long term jobs, $2 billion in local com-munities business with at least $1 billion going toFirst Nations and Metis owned businesses ($150 mil-lion anticipated in the Bruderheim to Whitecourt legof the project) and a contribution of $98 billion intotal tax revenue to local, provincial and federal gov-ernments over the economic life of the project.

Key challenges beyond the Sunset Clause includeclarity on legal and regulatory issues, market uncer-tainty for shippers and First Nations support on theCoast.

Munckhof-Swain pointed out 18 groups had liti-gated and the project was challenged in the FederalCourt of Appeal with 76 days of input and they arestill awaiting the decision. If that hurdle is passedthere is still the option of an appeal to the SupremeCourt of Canada and an estimated 18 months beforea decision delaying construction start.

One of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s electionpromises was to put a moratorium on tankers on thewest coast of B.C. “There would be no point in build-ing the pipeline if we can’t move the oil from Kiti-mat,” he concluded.

With regards to First Nations support on the Coast,he noted there are ten Aboriginal groups on the tankerroutes. “We still have more work to do.”

Munckhof-Swain said they need the time exten-sion to build relationships and to receive the legalclarity, as well as to complete 113 of the conditionsprior to construction. “A truly historic partnership isat risk,” he concluded.

Northern Gateway filed its extension request onMay 6, 2016 and public comments are being accept-ed until June 27. The Board will allow NorthernGateway and AEP to submit reply comments by July18 then will review all the information presented.

“If the Board approves the request, it will not beeffective until approved by the federal cabinet – theymake the final decision,” he concluded.

Mayor Tom Flynn pointed out the project is a veryvaluable one for this area and Canada as a whole.Coun. Ferd Caron concurred noting “getting our oilproduct to the coast is a very important component toour Alberta oil.”

Coun. Susan Evans commended Northern Gate-way on their demonstrated respect for communitysafety as well as their environmental commitment.

County endorsesconstruction start delay forNorthern Gateway pipeline

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(L to R) Morinville Community Library (MCL) Supervisor Ashley Cain, Summer Reading Program CoordinatorKaitlin Erdmann accepted a cheque for $1,300 from Noreen Radford who presented the cheque on behalf ofthe Rotary Club of Morinville. Radford said, "The Rotary Club is pleased to support the Summer ReadingProgram.” A new member of the Rotary Club who joined a few months ago Radford was happy to do thepresentation. The funds will be used for week five of the Summer Reading Program which is for all ages andanybody can sign up as long as they have a MCL membership. Temporary MCL memberships are available forchildren spending time with Grandparents over the summer. - photo by Dolly Bolen


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Nicole Baker grew up in Sherwood Parkand started playing the flute in grade

seven at Sherwood Heights Junior HighSchool. Baker continued playing the flute inHigh School at Bev Facey Community HighSchool. “I continued my music educationwith a music degree from the University ofAlberta and an education degree directly fol-lowing that. During my education degree, Ilearned to play all the wind and percussioninstruments found in a concert band.”

Baker said, “I was inspired to become amusic teacher due to the amazing bandteacher I had in high school. The biggestmotivator to me was the fact that he was anexceptional musician and teacher, all thewhile raising a young family and completinghis PhD in music performance on the flute.”

“I started teaching at GH Primeau rightout of University in 2004. I’m guessing thatmy quick hire right out of school was due tomy specialization in instrumental music;which is not an easy position to hire for.”

“I have taught at Primeau for 12 years,and besides band, I have taught a number ofthings, but I mainly taught grade seven Lan-guage Arts and Social Studies. I havealways maintained a grade seven home-room. Primeau is an amazing school; whichis why I have stayed there so long. The staff

treats each other like family and everyonehas the same philosophy in building rela-tionships with students. I absolutely loveteaching grade seven and that age groupactually laughs at my jokes!”

Baker said, “The biggest thing that haskept me attached to Primeau was the bandprogram, of course! When I started teachingin 2004, the music program at Primeau wasquite small and a goal for the administrationat that time was to involve as many studentsin music as possible.” Baker thoughtPrimeau definitely achieved their goalbecause in 2004, she taught approximately60 students music throughout the entireschool. Today, the music program hasgrown exponentially and she teaches 280students music per year. “It is hard to leavea program that I have put so much heart andsoul into!”

“I am excited to be teaching a SpecializedInclusive Education program, Social 10 andEnglish 10 at Morinville Community HighSchool. My decision to leave Primeau wasnot an easy one. We teach our students tomaintain long term goals for themselves andit would be contradictory of me if I did nothave ones for myself. I eventually wouldlike to take on a leadership role within theschool division and I realized that in orderfor me to do this I would have to try my hand

at teaching differentsubjects, differentgrades and at a differ-ent school to gainmore experience. Iam also starting myMasters in Education(Curriculum Leader-ship) through the Uni-versity of Victoriathis summer.”

“The administra-tion at Primeau isextremely supportiveof the music program,so of course they willensure the same highquality is maintained.I am proud of themusic program that isavailable in Mor-inville, especially at atime when the Artsmay not be as highlyregarded as it oncewas in history. Stu-dents have manyopportunities to pur-sue music inside andout of school,” con-cluded Baker.

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École Georges H. Primeau Middle School Teacher Nicole Baker said, “The biggestthing that has kept me attached to Primeau was the band program, of course!When I started teaching in 2004, the music program at Primeau was quite smalland a goal for the administration at that time was to involve as many students inmusic as possible.” Baker thought Primeau definitely achieved their goal becausein 2004, she taught approximately 60 students music throughout the entire school.Today, the music program has grown exponentially and she teaches 280 studentsmusic per year. “It is hard to leave a program that I have put so much heart andsoul into!” --photo by Dolly Bolen

(L to R)Trinity andMia Birchgradesevenwanted toknow howhigh areaction ofbrake fuelandchlorinewill go intothe airduringtheirScienceDiscoveryclass atÉcoleGeorgesH. Primeau Middle School. Students in grade seven and eight in ScienceDiscovery displayed their projects in the Drama room on June 14 and 16 forstudents, faculty and parents to view the projects both days, ask questions tofind out if the projects were successful or not and why. The twin sistersdiscovered the type of powdered chlorine used would produce a differentreaction. Their experiment produced a white smoke and melted the plasticbottle at an extreme rate into almost glass. --photo by Dolly Bolen


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Sturgeon County Council moved forward withthe awarding of the contract for the reconstruc-

tion of Township Road 570 and Range Road 233 toPetrowest Construction LP as the lowest compliantbidder at a contract price of $1,222,220 during theregular Council meeting June 14.

The reconstruction project is for 1.6 kms for theroads and should address the existing verticalcurve leading to the Hwy 28 intersection that iseffecting sightlines and creating safety concerns,as well as a major swamp on both sides of RR233.

Eleven contractors bid on the job Brian Hart-man, Manager Engineering Services noted.Petrowest Construction LP is a new contractor tothe County, he said, but their references for otherwork were positive.

Coun. Patrick Tighe questioned if there wereany issues, such as borrow or geotechnical that“could cause grief.” Hartman responded there wasno reason to expect any.

The total project cost with the contract, contin-gency, engineering, utilities and land appears onbudget, with a total budget allocation of$1,722,000.

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WSP technician Jeff Cooper (Left) explains to Gibbons superintendent of Public works Eric Lowe some operations of the newFort Air Partnership’s Gibbons air monitoring station during its grand opening June 16.

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Musician and speaker Robb Nash talks with Redwater School students followinghis presentation on suicide, addiction,depression, anxiety and making positivechoices. "His message was extremelyengaging and the kids took away a lot ofinspiring messages," said counsellor NikiBallance. "Robb connected well with ourstudents through his music, story, and hispersonality. Thank you to the RedwaterAgriculture Society for making a donation toThe Robb Nash Project and bringing him toRedwater School." Nash shares hisexperiences of a nearly fatal vehicle crashand a successful music career as the leadsinger of Live on Arrival. Through his musicNash engages young people, encouragingthem to make positive life choices and leadlives of significance and purpose.

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Following some tweaking of the budgets forRiverbend Road and the access (Rge Rd 271)

as well as the budget for Maple Ridge Subdivision,Sturgeon County Council awarded the contract forthe surfacing program to Border Paving Ltd, as thelowest compliant bidder at a contract price of$1,509,898 (not including GST). Tenders closedMay 31, 2016 with nine contractors bidding.

During the June 14 regular Council meetingthey approved amending the budget for RiverbendRoad reducing it by $300,000 to $804,000, thenused the savings to add $150,000 to the RiverbendRoad access budget and Maple Ridge Subdivision.

Included in the surfacing program is $175,859for work on the Protective Services headquartersparking lot including sub-grade prep, concretecurbs, paving and line painting. $200,000 hadbeen budgeted for the project administrationadvised Council.

Smoky Lake County set a policy on vehicledamage claims, so council will no longer con-

sider claims on a case-by-case basis.During the June 16 council meeting CAO Cory

Ollikka reported that until now the county has nothad a policy to deal with the ever increasing num-ber of claims against the county for damages sus-tained to vehicles as a result of Public Works per-forming is services to the public on roads. He saidthe majority of the claims are submitted by coun-ty residents.

“This will bring some clarity as to how we han-dle vehicle damage claims,” said Ollikka. “We’venoticed some inconsistencies in how they werehandled in the past.” He added that not being con-sistent may not serve the county well with insur-ance or public perception.

Coun. Cary Smigerowsky commented thatdamage does occur when travelling on gravelroads, and it is not necessarily caused by countynegligence. He asked if all the county’s gravelloads are tarped now.

Ollikka said yes and explained that each inci-dent of alleged damage will immediately bereviewed by the county Safety Officer.

Reeve Ron Bobocel noted that at the end of theday, claims are paid by taxpayers.

Coun. Dareld Cholak said the policy outlinesthe process to follow before submitting a claim.He made the motion to adopt the policy. It carriedunanimously.

The policy states if county has met its obliga-tions under the Municipal Government Act, is notliable for vehicle damage. If vehicle damageoccurred because the county is alleged to havebeen negligent, a claim may be submitted.

A person who is denied a claim under the poli-cy has the option of appealing to council.

To date in 2016 the county has paid $265 invehicle damage claims. Accounting coding waschanged in 2015, so the amount paid out last yearwas not available.

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The Heartland Elks hosted a donation dropoff in Gibbons so residents of theHeartland Region would have a place to make their donations locally. TheElks also hosted a barbecue which raised funds to get needed materials forevacuees and firefighters. With the support of the community, they raisedover $15,000 in donations in kind for Fort McMurray evacuees. The residentsof the area really stepped up to show that they care and want to help. It wasgreat to see all of the support coming from our local communities. There aremany evacuees even still being housed in the area, and the community reallystepped up to support. At the end of each day, the donations were sent toPembina Place in Redwater to be distributed to evacuees in need. Specialthanks goes to Gibbons School for letting the Elks use their Gym at the startof the event, the Town of Gibbons letting us use space in the Gibbons CulturalCentre to host the donation drop-off for 2 weeks. Working together we wereable to have a great impact on helping theevacuees in their time of need. Manypeople stepped up to volunteer by helpingwith the donation drop off location, helpingat the Redwater Distribution centre atPembina Place, and helping to coordinateplaces to stay for evacuees. We are veryproud of our area residents, they reallyshowed their giving spirit.

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