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Rick Yarham, of the Camrose Seed Cleaning Plant, inspects some treated barley ready to be loaded to waiting trucks.

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News Features…Rewarding students for ideas on stewardshipPage 4BRCF grants $2,000 to Kingman Rec AssociationPage 7Rancho Relaxo Resort wins Entrepreneurial ChallengePage 8

Spring is just around the corner, and farmers and seed growers are preparing for this year’s crops. Thus, the Camrose County

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Originally built in 1968, the plant saw an addition and major upgrades added in 2001. Since then, the plant has been regularly updated with new technology, and offers a state-of-the-art cleaning and treating facility that accurately and efficiently treats pedigreed and commercial seed with water based seed treatments. With 14-foot

doors and a 90-foot scale, it offers all seed treating services and can handle trucks of all sizes. Currently, facility equipment can treat approximately 1200 bushels per hour;

however, new equipment will be installed shortly that can handle 2400 bushels per hour.

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Central Alberta – “What can you do to help improve your watershed?” That is the question the Battle River Watershed Alliance is ask-ing students in Grades 7 to 12. And their ideas might surprise you.

Last year, Leah Mar-shall, of Rosalind, made a positive difference for her watershed and received $1,000 for herself and her school when she won first place in this annual contest. Her idea was to help pol-linators such as bees and

butterflies by planting gar-dens full of native flower-ing plants. With help from her family and the Battle River Watershed Alliance, Leah purchased and dis-tributed 500 seed packages to Grade 7 students across the watershed. The students were also given an informa-tion brochure about pollina-tors so they could learn about the importance of protecting them.

Local youth in Grades 7 to 12 have the chance to sub-mit their ideas to the Caring

for our Watersheds program for a chance to win up to $1,000 for themselves and a matching prize for their school or club. Over $15,000 in cash awards are up for grabs, plus an additional $10,000 in funding is also available to help implement the contest ideas. Mentor-ship is available to help students throughout the process.

Two more contest win-ners from 2015 were the ‘Get a Tweet on This’ group (Brooklyn Green and Mina

Shin from Ponoka). These girls built 75 birdhouses to put up at local golf courses. Their project was based on having the birds work as natural pest control, there-by encouraging the golf courses to use fewer pesti-cides.

“This is a chance to shine a light on the future stew-ards of our environment,” explained Nathalie Olson, Battle River Watershed Alli-ance education coordinator. “We love to foster and sup-port youth in contributing to

a world where our environ-ment is clean and able to sup-port a vibrant community and economy.”

The entry deadline for students living in Central Alberta to submit their pro-posal is Thursday April 7. The top 10 finalists compete in the final competition and will be rewarded for their efforts on Saturday, May 14.

For more information please visit www.Caring-ForOurWatersheds.com or contact Nathalie Olson at 780-672-0276.

Rewarding students for ideas on stewardship

HARD WORKING COMMITTEE MEMBERSMembers of the committee who worked hard on hosting the 2016 version of the Canadian Bull Congress at the Camrose Regional Exhibition Jan. 22 and 23 were, left to right front, Bob Prestage, Marilyn Lee, Chuck Erman, Harry Nauenberg, left to right back, CRE chief executive officer Tom Gerling, committee chair Dave Vikse, Barry Ness, Charlie Gould and Larry Young.

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry is seeking nomi-nations for working group members to participate in the next phase of consulta-tions on the Enhanced Pro-tection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act.

Six technical working groups will be established to develop recommendations on how employment stan-dards, occupational health and safety, and labour rela-tions requirements should be applied given the unique needs of employers and employees in the agriculture sector.

“Farming is more than a job, it’s a way of life, and this government recognizes that,” said Oneil Carlier, Minister of Agriculture and Forest-ry.” These technical work-ing groups will provide an opportunity for a broad and diverse range of voices from the farming and ranching sector to ensure their way of life is preserved, while at the same time ensuring waged workers come home safely at the end of each day.”

The nomination process will identify representatives from the agricultural sector, labour groups, and technical experts. Each working group will be chaired by an inde-pendent and impartial indi-vidual with demonstrated mediation, consensus, and board governance experi-ence. Additional informa-tion and nomination forms for working group member-ship are available online on the Farm and Ranch Work-place Legislation website.

Government created the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act to bring the protection and compensation of waged, non-family farm and ranch workers in line with what is already extended to oth-er workers in Alberta and similar to what’s in place in other provinces, where fam-ily farms continue to thrive.

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Get ready, spring is just around the corner. Is your farm ready to start an effi-cient 2016 crop year? Is your downtime due to weather or because of operational inef-ficiencies?

You can’t do anything about unexpected weather events, but you are in control of how you manage time. A Lean Farm Management workshop during TechTour LIVE (a one day crop produc-tion and farm management seminar) at the Camrose Regional Exhibition March 9 will help grain farmers tackle ways to reduce lost time in order to achieve gains in profit.

“Seeding, spraying and harvesting are weather-dependent activities. While we cannot control the weath-er, are there things we can do or change that allows the most efficient use of time when we do have good weath-er? For example, an extra 30 minutes a day over the seed-ing season could make a dif-ference in getting the last of the acres seeded in optimal conditions,” explained Garth Baxter, workshop leader and president of AgriBax Global.

According to Baxter, there are three questions

related to maintenance that can really affect your per-formance. First, when is the best time to do daily equip-ment maintenance? Start of the day? End of the day? Another time? What other activities are affected? At harvest, for example, keep-ing the combine harvesting grain is most important. Lean is a way of looking at how to keep the combine as productive as possible. If you reduce the time that the combine is idle, you’ve mini-mized lost harvest time.

“It might only be 30 to 45 minutes out of the day, but it adds up over a har-vest season. You may ben-efit from a full day or two of harvest time,” said Bax-ter. Lean management is not about a single point in time – you need to look at efficiency over the course of the season.

Is there a more efficient way of doing maintenance is the second question to ask.

“To do maintenance efficiently, it helps to have an organized workshop or tool truck,” says Baxter. He coaches farmers to strategi-cally rearrange where they keep their tools and part supply. For instance, com-

mon repair items are put closer at hand and less com-mon repair items are stored elsewhere.

Lastly, what is the saf-est, quickest, most efficient way to repair breakdowns?

Baxter asks farmers he coaches on Lean manage-ment practices to examine how much time is spent on the repair itself versus how much time is spent looking for tools and getting the parts. This goes back to having a clean, organized workspace where there is ‘a place for everything and everything in its place.’ If you have more than one workshop, replicate the organization so that you’re not reinventing anything at each location. It shouldn’t matter what workshop you’re in or who is doing the repair, they should be able to look in the same area for that tool or part to fix the problem as quickly as pos-sible.

“Any time equipment is down at harvest is time that you’re not putting grain in the bin,” said Baxter. He encourages growers to con-sider learning more about Lean management so that you don’t run out of time at

the most important points in the growing season.

“Seeding and harvest are the two critical money-making activities on a grain farm,” he said. “Lean can help identify areas to keep these critical activities mov-ing efficiently.”

There is a lot to learn about Lean Farm Manage-ment, but the 1.5-hour pro-gram will focus on the key concepts and tools that can be quickly incorporated into a grain farm operation.

The experience will also be unique to each par-ticipant. The workshop is customized for farming, but Lean needs to be spe-cific to an individual farm. A combination of instruc-tion and hands-on activi-ties will give participants a chance to think about their own operation and they’ll go home with a few Lean tools and an action plan to make their farm operation more efficient.

To register, or more information on the TechTour LIVE Lean Farm Manage-ment session, or the sessions on maximizing wheat yields, optimizing spraying and business leadership visit techtourlive.com.

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BRCF grants $2,000 to Kingman Rec Association

The Battle River Com-munity Foundation has granted $2,000 to the King-man Recreation Association for the Kingman Rink of Dreams project.

The grant is from income from the Foundation’s Commu-nity Funds. The Community Funds were created by donors to allow the Foundation board to select projects for funding based on applications received.

The Battle River Com-munity Foundation exists to support projects in East Central Alberta which ben-efit communities and have a positive impact on the future.

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Since it was founded in 1995 the Battle River Com-munity Foundation has granted over $3,900,000 to support community facilities and programs such as the Kingman Rink of Dreams project.

Battle River Community Foundation treasurer Imogene Walsh presented a cheque for $2,000 to Trent Kenyon, director of the Kingman Recreation Association.

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Rancho Relaxo Resort wins Entrepreneurial ChallengeBy Dan Jensen

Juli and Jeff Gillies want to help Albertans take the next step towards becoming environmental stewards.

Jeff, who is originally from the area between Viking and Kinsella, and Juli (nee Warner), who is originally from Camrose, are the owners of an ever growing demonstration of permaculture design, sus-tainable living, renewable energy systems, home ener-gy efficiency and home scale food production near Rocky Mountain House called Rancho Relaxo Resort that won the $10,000 grand prize and a year of mentor-ing from industry experts in the Entrepreneurship Challenge at the Growing Rural Tourism Conference in Camrose Feb. 22 to 24.

“We demonstrate dif-ferent ideas where people can work towards self suf-ficiency with their food and energy production,” said Jeff. “We help people make their home and yard the most energy and resource efficient it can be through methods and materials such as solar electricity, solar space heating, solar hot water, rainwater har-vesting, greenhouse con-sulting and both small and large scale food production.”

Rancho Relaxo Resort combines the skills Jeff gained from working on a farm and in the oilfield with the ones Juli gained in commercial food prepa-ration.

“We decided to build our five acres into some-thing that could produce a lot of food and a lot of renew-able energy,” said Jeff. “We have gardens where we use old tractor and truck tires which are assembled into a nice pattern so that we can convert garbage into something productive and give people new ideas and ways they can produce the healthiest food in the world right in their back yard.”

They have also added solar electric panels for heating.

“Alberta is the sunni-est province in Canada so it makes sense to use solar energy,” said Jeff.

Visitors to Rancho Relaxo Resort are able to stay in a teepee which is nice and comfortable in minus temperatures, or highly energy-efficient log cabins. They can also par-ticipate in activities and scenarios that help them connect with animals and the outdoors and explore the natural beauty that is all around them.

The resort’s multi-pur-pose complex (bigger than most community halls) is ideal for hosting yoga

retreats, courses, concerts and workshops.

“It will be a place where we teach courses on com-posting, food production and renewable energy, and will host other courses people want to teach them-selves,” said Jeff.

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adventurous will be able to take guided tours.

“There are so many nice trails and activities that are available in the west country but not every-one from Germany, France or wherever wants to drive on icy roads or pull off to the side of the road and

venture into the forest on their own,” said Jeff. “In all our own international trav-els over the years we have really appreciated having a host family, someone who is familiar with the geog-raphy and the roads that can accompany us on our adventures.”

Rancho Relaxo Resort’s central location means that it is within a three hour drive for 80 per cent of the province’s population.

“We are in a pretty ide-al location,” said Jeff. “We are a close drive to both international airports.”

Juli and Jeff feel the $10,000 Entrepreneurial Challenge award affirms everything Rancho Relaxo Resort has been trying to accomplish over the last few years.

“It is good to be recog-nized by the tourism indus-try as a viable tourism operation,” said Juli, who is planning to spend the win-nings launching a website, developing some additional marketing tools, and updat-ing the resort’s logo. “This is a vision we have had in our heads for the last few years and it is just nice to see that the power of posi-tive thought can make all that come true.”

The Growing Rural Tourism Entrepreneurial Challenge was launched by Growing Rural Tourism in 2015 to encourage tourism operators in the develop-ment of new products and experiences and grow their businesses. The businesses have until the middle of January to submit a com-plete business plan show-ing how they will develop their product, with the top ten applicants being chosen to present to the judges live.

“They do a half-hour presentation to a panel of experts to convince them that their information, their organization, their innovation is worthy of this award,” said Tim Carson, executive director of the Alberta Association of Agri-cultural Societies, who was emcee of the Growing Rural Tourism 2016 awards night.

The number of entries received for the Entrepre-neurial Challenge was dou-ble what it was in the first year.

“We are continuing to anticipate growth of this program as it moves for-ward,” said Carson.

Joining Rancho Relaxo Resort as finalists in the Entrepreneurship Chal-lenge were Canadian Rock-ies Mountain Bike Fest, which received a second prize cheque for $6,000, and Discovery Wildlife Park, at Innisfail, which received a third prize cheque for $4,000.

The Growing Rural Tourism Conference pro-vides education and inspira-tion to rural tourism opera-tors, municipalities and industry representatives about tourism opportuni-ties and challenges through workshops, presentations, networking opportunities and a trade show.

Rancho Relaxo Resort, owned by Jeff and Juli Gillis, won the $10,000 first prize in the Entrepreneurial Challenge at the 2016 Growing Rural Tourism Conference Feb. 22 to 24. Presenting the cheque to Jeff and Juli were Camrose Regional Exhibition chief executive officer Tom Gerling, left, and Wetaskiwin-Camrose MLA Bruce Hinkley.

The Canadian Rockies Mountain Bike Fest won the $6,000 second prize in the Growing Rural Tourism Entrepreneurial Challenge. Accepting the cheque from Camrose Regional Exhibition chief executive officer Tom Gerling, left, and Wetaskiwin-Camrose MLA Bruce Hinkley was Wanda Bogdane.

Discovery Wildlife Park won the $4,000 third prize in the Growing Rural Tourism Entre-preneurial Challenge. Accepting the cheque from Camrose Regional Exhibition chief exec-utive officer Tom Gerling, left, and Wetaskiwin-Camrose MLA Bruce Hinkley was Serena Bos from Discovery Wildlife Park.

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Grain truck runs stop sign

A resident of Bawlf called to report a rock being thrown through a window of a house. RCMP attended the residence to investigate. Anyone who saw suspicious activity on Sandon Street around 10 p.m. on Feb. 23 is encouraged to call the RCMP at 780-672-3342.

An individual attended the Camrose RCMP detach-ment to report that he was driving his Ford Explorer west on Secondary 617 when he was met by an oncom-ing blue Ford truck travel-ing east in the wrong lane. The driver of the Ford truck forced the complainant’s vehicle off the road and it subsequently hit a patch of trees. The driver of the Ford truck did not stop. A licence plate number was not obtained.

A county resident dropped off a purse that was found in the middle of the road at TWP 480 and RR 223. The purse did not contain any identification so the owner was unable to be located. The purse has been placed in the RCMP lost and found.

A complaint was received from a driver on RR 192 as a grain truck drove through a stop sign. A licence plate number was obtained and RCMP were able to contact the driver. The driver of the grain truck admitted to not stopping at the stop sign, but he disagreed with its location. RCMP were able to discuss the importance of obeying traffic signs for the driver’s safety and other drivers on the road.

County hosting workshop on land stewardshipBy Dan Jensen

Camrose County will be hosting land steward-ship workshops entitled Pro-moting Possibilities at the Canalta Hotel in Camrose March 23 and the Ramada Inn in Stettler March 24.

Norine Ambrose will get things started when she does a presentation on the

Cows and Fish program from 9 to 9:40 a.m.

She will be followed by Toso Bozic who, at 9:40 a.m., will speak on agro forestry, a local dealer rep who at 10:30 a.m. will speak on conservation ag equipment, and Tanya Rushcall, who at 11:10 a.m. will speak on invasive aquatics.

Speakers after a mini lunch will include Nicole Kimmel, who at 12:30 p.m. will share her knowledge about invasive plants, and Mike Hittinger, who at 1:10 p.m. will provide information about the Growing Forward 2 program.

The workshop will wrap up with presentations by

Christine Campbell at 2 p.m. on alternative land use ser-vices and Scott Meers on the 2016 crop pest forecast, and a forum on land stewardship – into the future.

Seating for the workshop is limited so early registration is encouraged. More informa-tion is available from Cam-rose County at 780-672-4765.

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Melissa is in her first year teaching Kindergar-ten at Botha School and all grades at Lanes Lake Colony School.

The board of trustees enjoyed Melissa’s enthusi-

asm, high level of character, commitment to her students and passion to continue to learn.

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first year teacher. We wish her all the best at the next stage of this competition and for the rest of the school year.”

Melissa was nominated for this prestigious award because she has an excellent understanding of her stu-dents’ learning preferences and plans accordingly. She has been using Jolly Pho-nics and the Daily 5 in her classrooms. She works with her students to ensure they maintain a can-do attitude and build resiliency.

Melissa was born and raised on a grain farm in Olds, later moving to Aus-tralia where she graduated Grade 12. Melissa moved back to Canada and earned an Agriculture Business Diploma. Later she decid-ed to go back to school to become a elementary school teacher. She completed her first two years at Red Deer College and graduated her last three years at Cana-dian University College.

The Edwin Parr Award recognizes outstanding work by first year teachers in Alberta. Established in 1964, it has always repre-sented quality teaching and exemplary work. The ASBA Zone 4 nominees will be celebrated at a banquet on May 30 in Red Deer, where the Zone 4 winner will be announced.

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MLA Strankman offers little advice forsurface rightsBy Murray Green

Alberta MLA Rick Strankman from Drumhell-er-Stettler didn’t offer any solutions or comfort to Alber-ta Surface Rights Federation members at the Norsemen Inn Feb. 26.

Wild Rose Party agricul-ture critic MLA Strankman told the audience to vote for his party during the next election and avoided audience calls for not reciting his cam-paign speech.

“It is unfortunate that the word democratic is right in the name New Democratic Party. We had 1,850 people on the steps of the legislature expressing their democratic rights to the NDP of the prov-ince. A few days later the Party came out with a five or six page amendment to Bill 6, adding agriculture to the occupational health and safety section,” said Strank-man, who attended Camrose Lutheran College, now Uni-versity of Alberta Augustana.

“Drew (MLA Barnes) and I, and the party, tried to bring in amendments because the government seemed to be unrelenting in bringing this legislation forward that leaves produc-ers without options for insur-ance,” explained Strankman. “They want to use WCB (Workman’s Compensation Board) as the insuring body and that’s your only choice. I’m asking that farmers have a choice. This is a democratic province. We are supporting property rights and surface rights.”

He went over his meeting with the agriculture minister and noted that Bill 6 was a labour bill. “We are going to have consultations across the province and they want it done in April and May so I see problems with that right away,” said Strankman.

Surface right members pointed out that the sessions will now be held in March, June and August. “We are not against workers being insured but feel that every-one should have a choice of an insurance provider,” added Strankman.

When asked about prop-erty rights, he said the party believes in an appeal process for landowners.

A member asked about grazing leases and said any-one signing those are respon-sible for being a good steward on the land.

For more information on surface rights contact vice-president Stephan Hodgetts at 780-672-6494, or secretary Tom Nahirniak at 780-672-6021.

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The Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame is now accept-ing nominations to honour individuals who have made significant contributions to Alberta’s agriculture and agri-food industry, and to the development and sus-tainability of rural life in Alberta.

“Every two years, Alberta’s Agriculture Hall of Fame recognizes up to

three Albertans whose out-standing leadership, innova-tion and business practices have advanced Alberta’s agriculture and food indus-try at the community, pro-vincial, national or interna-tional level,” said Rod Car-lyon, chair, Agriculture Hall of Fame selection panel.

Since 1951, the Hall of Fame has celebrated the accomplishments of men and women who have dedicated

their lives to agriculture and their rural communi-ties. The 129 inductees have been innovators and risk-takers in every area of agri-culture from ground break-ing farming techniques to scientific accomplishments, creating value-added prod-ucts and other outstanding contributions that have had a lasting, positive impact on agriculture and rural Alber-ta.

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Town of Okotoks named Rural Tourism ChampionBy Dan Jensen

The Town of Okotoks was named winner of the 2016 Rural Tourism Cham-pion Award for leadership, innovation and outstanding accomplishments through campaigns and promotion-al projects at the Growing Rural Tourism Conference in Camrose Feb. 23.

Okotoks was one of three finalists for the award, along with the Great White North Pumpkin Weigh-Off and Fair at Smoky Lake and VAULT Magazine publish-ers Jenelle and Tormaigh Van Slyke.

Okotoks won a Market-ing Canada Award from the Economic Developers of Canada for its 2015 visitor and activities guide, which featured complementary space for promotion of the successful Cool Little Towns partnership, as well as space for a community to high-light its top attractions and events.

“The guide was part of a larger marketing strategy incorporating transit adver-tising with the Calgary LRT,” said Alberta Associa-tion of Agricultural Societ-ies executive director Tim Carson, who was emcee of the Growing Rural Tourism 2016 awards night. “Transit users who focused only on the secondary tagline ‘there are a number of things to do in Okotoks’ posted images to social media. And before the day was out Okotoks knew the true meaning of viral marketing. Articles were written in mainstream media everywhere from Vancouver to Montreal. In fact, recognition for Okotoks and the region was picked up internationally in second-ary media outlets within the USA and UK. Within hours of the campaign exploding online, Okotoks secured URLs thingstodoinokotoks.

com and utilized the hashtag #thingstodoinokotoks.”

The Okotoks team chose to ride the wave of inter-est, and within days, tens of thousands were learn-ing about things to do in Okotoks and all about Cool Little Towns.

In December, Okotoks shared in and supported the successful partnership of the Foothills Holiday Roadshow, which realized an increase in attendance for both the Okotoks Christmas and Mil-larville Markets. Increased visibility through shared marketing efforts also led to a 50 per cent increase in downtown business activity over the previous year.

“Okotoks consistently

demonstrates leadership by pushing boundaries, demonstrating an inclusive approach, bringing added value to existing partner-ships and by displaying a commitment to learning, sharing ideas and support-ing rural tourism,” said Carson.

The Great White North Pumpkin Weigh-Off and Fair has been considered one of the most unique and grass-roots tourism events in rural Alberta since it was started in 1989 as a friendly wager between two broth-ers to see who could grow the largest pumpkin. The fair has grown to attract 6,000 visitors and 100 ven-dors, and features activities

like a show and shine car show, amusement grounds, a threshing bee, music and dance, farmers’ market, art show and beer garden. Attend-ing the Growing Rural Tour-ism Conference and learning sessions has helped the fair’s event planning team focus on providing better customer ser-vice and develop educational and experiential components, like the Pumpkin Drop.

The Van Slykes have organized many well-attend-ed events, including live music, free movie screen-ings and a full scale busi-ness award gala titled “Best of the Peace.” In 2012, they won the Distinction of Young Entrepreneurs of the Year Award from the Peace Riv-

er and District Chamber of Commerce for their VAULT magazine, and in 2013 launched Move Up, a free quarterly business maga-zine for locals and visitors in the Mighty Peace region. In 2015, Move Up won a Marketing Canada Award at the Economic Develop-ers’ Association of Canada.

“Promoting the Mighty Peace region is core to what the Van Slykes do,” said Carson. “As individuals and young entrepreneurs, they are fully invested and committed to the success of their region.”

The Growing Rural Tourism Conference devel-ops and supports tourism experiences that are off the beaten path, bringing eco-nomic benefits to rural com-munities. Conference orga-nizers and partners aim to increase inter-regional travel across the province and encourage shoulder and winter season visita-tion by providing engag-ing learning experiences to Alberta’s rural tourism operators. The workshops, keynotes and presentations offered by the conference focus on building industry expertise on such topics as marketing and product development.

The Growing Rural Tourism Conference is presented by the Camrose Regional Exhibition and supported by a number of partners, including Alberta Culture and Tourism, Travel Alberta, Tourism Camrose and the Alberta Association of Agriculture Societies.

The ministry of culture and tourism is committed to expanding the tourism industry and maximizing the opportunities tourism creates in every region of the province. Working with industry partners, the goal is to grow tourism in Alber-ta to $10.3 billion by 2020.

By Murray GreenA new seed cleaning

plant is closer to putting shovels in the ground due to the support received from Camrose County.

The County agreed to give the Bashaw Seed Cleaners’ Association $1 million and a third of the proceeds from the sale of the existing building for the construction of a new plant this year. The deci-sion was made at the reg-ular council meeting on Jan. 12.

Seed cleaning mem-bers voted on the new plant proposal, providing all the funding is in place, at their annual general meeting last November.

Plant manager Bill Sinclair explained the options of staying with the old plant or building a new

facility. Members voted that a new modern plant was more viable.

Association board member Kathy Ireland and manager Sinclair worked hard to garner support from the County. “The Bashaw plant is currently running 24 hours a day for a minimum of two months a year and 16 hours a day for the balance of the rest of the year,” shared Ireland.

The association has purchased land and is busy securing the rest of the funding in order to be ready to build when the frost leaves the ground.

It is expected to cost about $6.1 million with approximately $3.5 mil-lion of that to be borrowed. Seed cleaning association reserve money and pro-

ceeds from the sale of the current plant will be used in addition to the County funds to come up with the balance.

“Our tentative budget was based on receiving $1 million. Anything more was to roll back the cost of services to make it more affordable for users,” said Sinclair.

Grain producers out-side of the Bashaw area also use the current facil-ity. “Our business is grow-ing to the point where it is nearing its maximum capacity. Our ability to serve customers’ needs will soon be in jeopardy,” said Sinclair.

The Bashaw Seed Plant has been a partner in the community since 1959. Camrose County owned a third of the plant

at that time and is moving towards one-sixth owner-ship.

Association members voted on the new plant proposal, providing all the funding is in place, at their annual general meeting last fall.

Member John Pearson made the motion to pro-ceed with the build of the new plant within the pro-posed budget.

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, put us on the leading edge of seed cleaning technology over the last few years.”

Currently, about 30 on site customer owned seed bins offer a selection of ped-igree and common seed suitable for all local seed-ing 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 seed cleaning plant closer to reality

The Town of Okotoks was named winner of the 2016 Rural Tourism Champion Award at the February 22 to 24 Growing Rural Tourism Conference in Camrose for outstanding accomplishments, innovation and leadership, and commitment to rural tourism. Present-ing the award to Town of Okotoks representative Alexandra Ross was Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies executive director Tim Carson.

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By Murray GreenCamrose County has

agreed to allow firearms trained officers to carry shot-guns for dangerous animals, or for humane animal purposes.

Protective Servic-es manager Mike Kuzio reviewed the requirements of the Alberta Solicitor Gen-eral Public Security Division for County peace officers to carry shotguns and brought the information to council to establish and review a bylaw.

“When I first started here I didn’t see a need to carry a shotgun. But, the county is always changing and it would be useful to have a shotgun at times to put down injured animals,” said Kuzio at a pre-vious meeting.

He also indicated that the guns are locked up and the ammunition is stored in another location, so it is unlikely that they can be used by a person trying to overtake an officer.

All officers would have to pass an in-depth firearms course in order to carry a shotgun. The course would have to be renewed every year.

At the May 26 meeting last year, council approved the carrying of shotguns by County peace officers, but requested administration to draft a policy to be brought back to council at a later date.

This shotgun policy has

been created to reflect the requirements the Alberta Solicitor General has for authorized employers to have in place prior to receiving approval from the Province of Alberta.

These requirements include items such as writ-ten policy describing the use, storage and mainte-nance of the weapon; writ-ten policy relating to train-ing, recertification and only those officers who have

been trained in accordance with standards set by the director (solicitor general)shall be permitted to car-ry weapons; and written policy which clearly states the reporting procedures for when the shotgun is discharged.

These procedures will reflect the process for report-ing to the County admin-istrator and to the Alberta Solicitor General Public Security Division.

County officers given permission to carry shotguns

BSE surveillance is a program that tests a repre-sentative group of animals focusing on higher-risk cat-tle that are most likely to be affected by the disease. The surveillance program’s objectives are to determine and monitor the level of BSE present in Alberta and to confirm the effectiveness of the suite of measures that Canada has implemented to protect human and animal health from the disease.

Darrel Rutt, a long-time

cattle rancher in the Val-leyview area, says he sees a lot of value in the program.

“Without this ongoing surveillance program, I feel we are in danger of losing or having severely restricted access to the markets we’ve reopened,” Rutt said.

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BSE testing helps main-tain continuous access to domestic and international markets for Alberta cattle and beef products resulting in and maintaining very good business profitability. “I think it’s incumbent on everyone to be involved in this (the surveillance pro-gram) because it has effects on the whole, livestock indus-try and I can’t see why any-one would not participate in it,” he said.


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BUY & SELLSure to become one ofthe most visited sites in Camrose Now! This is where you can place your free for sale or wanted ad. Post your garage sale listing – it’s free, too. Check it out and watch it grow. We know it will.You know it will – because your ads will be here!

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us. Call us. We’re here to help or answer your questions. We

are eager for your ideas and opinions. We are happy to

help you prepare an ad that gets results.

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If this isyour farm…YOU’RE AWINNER!

The farm appearing in this photograph is located in theCamrose trading area. If you recognize it as yours, come to the

Camrose Booster, 4925-48 Street, Camrose. You will bepresented with a free 8” x 10” color enlargement of the photo.

• This week’s prize must be claimed by March 15, 2016.• Congratulations to Corey and Tara Myers of Ohaton,

the February 23rd Mystery Farm winners!

• This week’s Mystery Farm is sponsoredby the businesses on this page.

Visit Nufloors today for ALL yourfloor covering needs.

3810-48 Avenue, CamrosePhone 780-672-4983

Toll Free 1-888-672-4983

• Is owned by its members.• Stocks a full range of quality products,

including our popular Country Morning meats and Harmonie and Co-opbrand items.

• Has knowledgeable, friendly staff available to assist you with productand service information.

• Offers a hassle-free guarantee.• Supports the community.

You’re at home here.

Discover the benefi ts of Co-op membership!

Wild Rose Co-opLocations in Camrose, Killam, Sedgewick,

Viking, Galahad, Alliance and Hardisty

The more you use your Co-op membership, the more you benefi t.Sign up for membership today! Be an owner … become a Co-op member!


Add a fl ag toyour farmyard

We sell top quality, long-lasting fl ags –from Canadian and provincial fl ags to fl agsfrom countries around the world. Choose

from many sizes to suit your specifi c needs.

Main Street, Camrose Phone 780-672-8759 Toll Free 1-877-672-8759“We Sell for Less Than Big City Stores”

CABINETS

Camrose Custom Cabinets3623-47 Avenue, Camrose

Phone 780-672-7875 Toll Free 1-800-251-9705

INSURANCE

Camrose Insurance Services Ltd.MICHAEL KELEMEN

5704-48 Avenue, CamrosePhone 780-672-9251 Phone 780-672-2273

BUILDING MATERIALSHauser Home Hardware Building Centre

6809-49 Avenue, CamrosePhone 780-672-8818

RuralServic� DIRECTORY

Win a photographof your farm!

Ceran TopTrue Convection Range

YWFE715H0EH• 6.4 cu. ft. oven• AquaLift Self Clean• Hidden bake element• Warming drawer

Reg. $1,649, SALE…

$1,249

CENTRAL AGENCIES INC.REAL ESTATE – INSURANCE

4870-51 St., Camrose Ph. 780-672-4491 Edm. Direct 780-429-0909

Ease the pain of being disabledSometimes the most painful part

of an on-the-job injury is the financial hardship which follows.

Talk to us about disability insurance just in case you end up in

“the wrong place at the wrong time.”

March 8, 2016 Country Booster

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