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The winners and losers o the election are tabulated and all can-didates will soon be circling town picking up their election signs.There were ofcially 2559 votes cast in Strathmore overall.

Michael Ell deeated Steve Grajczyk or the position o the Towno Strathmore mayor. Ell came in with 1513 votes over Grajczyks1024 votes.

Ell is happy to be taking his seat in Strathmore Council Chambersor the next our years.

I eel honoured to represent the fne people o Strathmore.Thank you or electing me. During the election, I promised to befnancially prudent, to report my expenses, lobby or better care orseniors, to listen to you, plan the uture or our town, to work withour community groups and our neighbouring municipalities. I willkeep my promise, said Ell. I want to thank Steve or his well-runcampaign and to thank him or his service to our town. I hope hewill oer me some insight on on-going projects. I want to congratu-late all the candidates or an engaging and inormative campaign.The candidates during the election created awareness in our com-munity. I look orward to working with the new council to meetthe needs o our citizens. I would like to have all candidates help

to make Strathmore the best it can be. A special thank you to thosethat supported me, the people that I spoke with and those that gaveme advice, (especially) my wie and son or their belie in me.The 2013 election had a ull slate o candidates. From those that

re-ran in Strathmore, re-elected were Rocky Blokland with 1149votes, Pat Fule with 1885, John Rempel with 1006 and Bob Sobolwith 1252.

Dave Hamilton obtained 982 votes, but was not re-elected thisterm.

New aces at the council table will be Denise Peterson, who at-tained 1360 votes and Brad Walls with 1518.

Strathmores frst council meeting with the new council memberswill be on Nov. 6.

The unsuccessul new running mates or Strathmore councillorswere: Mark Giesbrecht who held 967 votes; Doug Clarke at 903;Tellissa Tebutt with 795; Allan Auger took 795; Robert Antonissegot 425; and John M. Wheildon with 416 votes.An electronic voting machine was used to calculate the votes,

sanctioned by the previous Strathmore Council. It made it easier toget totals out to the public. However, lineups were long or voters,who waited 15 to 20 minutes to cast their vote.

Wheatland County election ofcers still count the votes manually,which was made signifcantly easier with many o the present coun-cil reinstated by acclamation. Alice Booth - Division 1, BernieceBland - Division 4, Brenda Knight - Division 5, Glenn Koester - Di-vision 6 and Ben Armstrong - Division 7, all watched with interestas to whether Don Vander Velde rom Division 3 would return toWheatland council chambers. Vander Velde came in with 157 votes,deeating Donna Biggar who had 137.The Division 2 race was a close split, with only a our vote spread

between the top two candidates. Rex Harwood secured the winwith 74 votes. The remaining votes: Jacki Kirk gained 70 votes, Co-lin Smith got 49, Ian Mast with 44 votes , Russel Smith had 23, andKevin Miller had 18.

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Harwood replaced Ken Sauve, whostepped down rom council, and Har-

wood will bring a new perspectiveto Wheatland Council. The re-electedcouncillors are sure to be helpul inhelping him to get oriented and tobreak the new kid on the block eas-ily. On Oct. 29, the Wheatland Councilmeets or an organizational meetingand between council members theyelect the new reeve or the term andset out representatives or the variouscommittees.The frst Wheatland Council meeting

is Nov. 5.

In the rural communities, Standardresults were Allan Larsen coming outon top with 99 votes, ollowed by RonCorbiell with 84, Martin Gauthier with81, Adam Sommereldt with 65, Joe

Pedersen had 59 and Mark Clark fn-ishing with 55 votes. The top fve willcomprise council. They will be hold-ing an organizational meeting to deter-mine who will serve as mayor and thatresult should be determined by next

week.Hussar voting gave Tim Muir 78

votes, Tim Frank with 77, Corey Fishergot 61 and Bruce Cofn came last with18. The top three will comprise coun-cil.

In Rockyord, Darcy Burke came outa winner with 97 votes, Dalia Cheshirecame second with 92 votes, Leah Ma-rie Smith ollowed third with 85, JayneMarie Koester had 80, Jerry Katterha-

gan got 71. Those fve will make upthe council and the mayor will beelected at their organizational meetingon Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.Those that did not make council

were Wayne Beerling with 70 votes,Greg Baillie with 43 and Natalie DeSantis fnishing with 34 votes.

School trustee in the Ward 5 divisionis Alan K. Larsen, who attained 540

votes with Corey Fisher coming sec-ond with 367 votes, our votes werespoiled. There were 911 votes cast inthe ward. Larsen will be a new acealong with Ward 1 Trustee winnerBarry Kletke (Three Hills, Torrington,Huxley and area) with the remaining

Wards re-elected by acclamation.According to Election Alberta rules,

all election winners remain as prelimi-nary results, in case the vote is chal-lenged and recounts are required. The

positions become fnal ater Oct. 25.I any residents have signs belong-

ing to candidates that are not pickedup please give them a call so arrange-ments can be made to retrieve them.

Strathmore and Wheatland County cast their vote

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In September, Wheatland CountyProtective Services peace ocers re-sponded to 41 trac calls with veoverweight citations. Three ocersassisted RCMP with trac control or

the Tour o Alberta Cycling event thatwound its way through WheatlandCounty. They also assisted with traccontrol on a re response. They werebusy with eight animal control com-plaints and investigated two environ-mental inractions. Ocers worked onthree general reports , one bylaw re-port, and did other general reporting.The department also had represen-

tation present at the meeting with Al-berta Transportation, to discuss tracpolicing concerns on the Hwy24/Hwy1intersection.

Members were approved to attendthe Police and Peace Ocer Memorialand all training sessions. The tributeor the memorial is Remember, Hon-our, Love, Respect and Recognize andis held in September o each year. O-cers rom all over Alberta attend. Moreinormation can be seen on the Alberta

Government Solicitor Generals web-site, www.solgps.alberta.ca and clickon the 2012 memorial video link or in-sight into the importance o this memo-rial service.

I think is important that we have apresence there, Sgt. Je Cyr.

He said the conerence had a goodspecial speaker and there was somevery helpul inormation on confictresolution and dealing with stress inthe workplace. Wheatland Council ap-proved ocers attend a ocer groundghting and sel-deence course, to en-

sure saety o the ocers and the pub-lic should there be a need or enorce-ment.

Strathmore rCmP uPdate

The Town o Strathmore Council re-ceived an update on the RCMP activi-ties, rom Sta Sgt. Kevin Reilly. He

said they will soon have a dedicatedmember or drug and mischie inves-tigations. He was pleased the depart-ment was able to keep to the budgetsutilized or the Rodeo weekend setat $2,000 and the Tour o Alberta at$1,100.

Council directed questions about dis-tracted driving, Kinsmen Park patrolsand school zone patrols to Reilly. Heanswered the issues and assured coun-cil that now that summer activity hadcalmed, ocers would be a more vis-ible presence within the community.

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Funded by a partnership o ATCO Gas and the TownsEmergency Services, a new emergency preparedness guidewas released on Oct. 16, as a valuable resource or homesaety lled with useul tips.The Household Emergency Action Plan emphasizes the

importance o planning and being prepared, by helpingpeople identiy and understand types o emergencies thatare most common to this area, such as tornadoes, grass res,or heavy rains resulting in fash foods.

For many emergencies, there is oten very little time toreact. The best deense is to be inormed and know whatto do in the ace o an emergency, outgoing mayor SteveGrajczyk said. This guide provides tips on a wide rangeo topics, to help all o us be prepared to deal with mostemergencies.

Grajczyk called the guide a very worthwhile communityproject, and urged citizens to personalize it with householdmembers identication and inormation.

You know, you can never truly prevent an emergencyrom taking place, said Doug Brown, senior manager onortheast Calgary or ATCO Gas. The key message is that

an emergency or disaster can strike anywhere, at any time,and this tells us how to prepare or them.Albertans saw evidence o that with this summers foods.

Brown also noted that everyone should prepare and pack a72-hour emergency preparedness kit, with ood and water.With Oct. 6-12 being National Fire Prevention Week, the

release o the guide was perectly timed.This has been a project thats been going on or a long

time, Strathmore Fire Chie Muir Furzer said. Weve lookedat a number o drats, to bring things through to a reality.Now that its here, Im glad its here.The guide was a year in the making or ATCO Gas and the

Municipal Emergency Management Committee. The Strath-more Spurs girls soccer team will be distributing roughly4,500 guides rom house to house in a our-day blitz, in ajoint eort.

In my experience, the same (team eort) applies to emer-gency situations, and we all have a role to play in this, saidBrown.Twenty-two other Alberta municipalities have partnered

or similar projects with ATCO Gas. The guides will also be

available at the Town Oce, and at the local ATCO Gas busi-ness oce. The Strathmore Fire Department can deliver aswell, by calling their business line.

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Those involved in preparing Christ-mas hampers will be glad to hear that

Wheatland Council unanimously sup-ported a contribution o $2,300 towardsthe Christmas Hamper und this year.Combined with the $2,700 grant given

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meets what Wheatland County contrib-uted in previous years

We were always aware that most othe hampers went to more amilies inthe Strathmore area, but we believe inthe charity, said Reeve Glenn Koester.

Koester said approximately 80 percent o hampers went to Strathmoreresidents and 20 per cent were dis-tributed throughout the county, with

the greater majority o rural hampersgoing to residents in the villages andhamlets. Contributions rom those ru-ral municipalities come through Wheat-land Family and Community SupportServices.Wheatland FCSS was previously re-

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Application: 13/D-156Civic Address: 10 Crystal Ridge CoveLegal Description: Lot 13, Block 10, Plan 9911193Development: Side yard setback variance o 0.65 meters

or existing Accessory Building (shed)

The above noted fle(s) can be viewed at the Town Ofce duringregular business hours.

The permit(s) is/are scheduled or issue ater the Deadline orAppeal date, provided no appeals are fled prior to the appealdeadline.

Any person wishing to appeal this decision must do so by sub-mitting an appeal in writing, with the appeal ee o one hundreddollars ($100.00) to the Town o Strathmore, addressed to:Secretary, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Town oStrathmore,680 Westchester Road, Strathmore, AB T1P 1J1.

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COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Council adopted the October 16, 2013 Regular Council

Meeting with the following additions:5.2 Strathmore Regional Arts Council

8.1 Crack Sealing Equipment Purchase

8.2 Prairies Edge Relaxation to Wellsite Setback

Council gave rst reading to Bylaw #13-05 Community

Standards Bylaw.

Council approved a 2013 Capital Project for the purchase

of Crack Sealing Equipment in the amount of $14,700.00 to

be funded from the Financial Stabilization Reserve.

Council authorized the purchase of a 2008 Marathon

Kera 145 HD Crack Sealer from the City of Camrose in the

amount of $14,000.00 plus GST.

Council provide approval of a 50 metre wellsite setback to

the sweet gas well located at NW 24-24-26 W4M.

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Strathmore mUnicipal

election reSUltS

2559 Ballots were cast in the Election.The Results are:

MAYOR:

mik ell .......................*Elected* ..........1513 votes

Steve Grajczyk ..........................................1024 votes

COUNCILLOR:

pat ful .......................*Elected* .........1885 votes

Bad walls .................*Elected* .........1518 votes

Dnis ptson ....*Elected* .........1360 votes

Bob Sobol .................*Elected* .........1252 votes

rocky Blokland .....*Elected* .........1149 votes

John rl ..........*Elected* .........1006 votes

Dave Hamilton ..........................................982 votes

Mark Giesbrecht ......................................967 votes

Doug Clarke ..............................................903 votes

Telissa Tebbutt ..........................................795 votes

Allan Auger ................................................ 598 votes

Robert Antonisse .....................................425 votes

John M. Wheildon ...................................416 votes


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Shannon LeCLair

Times Reporter

A strong contingent o residentsand developers plead with Wheatland

Council, to consider approving sec-ond and third reading o a rezoningo land to hamlet general residential,or the Homestead development proj-ect adjacent to Lyalta. The total phas-es would increase the hamlet by 434homes, but the initial rst phase wouldbe 103 residences. It is to be locatedon the east side o Lyalta, and pendingagreements, it would become part othe Lyalta hamlet.

Recent development in the area haspresented problems with water andsewer management. Pat Maloney, thedevelopment planner representing thedeveloper said that by approving therezoning, this project could oer solu-tions or the whole area.

For the last two years we have beenlooking or solutions, establishingpartnerships and waiting or marketimprovement, to go ahead with thisproject, said Maloney.The developers plan to use as much

o the existing inrastructure as pos-sible, tying into existing pipeline net-works and getting water supplies romWID, utilizing the Muireld watertreatment acility or purication.They plan to set up a sewage pipe-

line that would connect with Muireldsewer pipes and pump all the sew-age to a sewage lagoon, until devel-opment in the area could support a

sewage treatment plant. The lagoonwould be situated urther east, awayrom the residential area. Two stormwater evaporation ponds would alsobe designated or the area. Cattlelandhas shown interest in using the lagoonsludge and armers are being contact-ed about efuent irrigation.

We believe this solves a lot o prob-lems and prepares the area or urtherexpansion, said Maloney.

Councillor Ken Sauve said that hewas not in avour o sewer lagoonsand efuent irrigation and elt therewere more advanced ways o dealingwith sanitary treatment.

There are better systems availablenow, said Sauve. I we dont considerthe better systems, we are doing theresidents o the county a disservice.

Brian Lee o Lee Mayer Engineering, engineer consultant or the project,has extensive background in sewer

management systems and he said thatmechanical sewer treatment systemsare oten thought to be superior tosewage lagoons, but or smaller than10,000 people it was not really true.The County had been looking into

some new bio-solid treatment solu-tions that eliminated the need or e-fuent distribution. Some o the coun-cillors had reservations that all theproblems or the area could be solvedby a simple sewage lagoon. Looking tothe past, they were convinced all thechecks and balance were in place orthe Muireld development, until con-tracts ell through and problems start-

ed to emerge. They were looking ormore concrete assurances that a simi-lar situation would not occur again.

We are ortunate we have a devel-oper that is adapting to the growthnode in the area. Lets work collec-tively on this. It is a win-win-win situ-ation. Dont let the past aect the u-ture, said Jim Souza o the MuireldDevelopment.

Maloney presented 35 residents let-ters supporting the project and otherresidents spoke in council chambers.Will and Genolee Coutts expressedtheir support and desire or the com-munity to grow and others expresseda hope or schools, re services andmore community members in the area.

Councillors were also concernedabout the saety ramications or hous-ing adjacent to gas wells in the area.Planners said in their talks with thegas companies, residential setbacks

rom gas wells only had to be 100 me-tres rom property lines. This could bedecreased under special circumstancesto 50 metres, so they elt at 100 metresthere should be no problems with resi-dences close to the gas wells

Developers said that the rezoningwas essential to get unding in placeand move orward to developing anArea Service Plan, and council wouldhave a chance or more deliberationwhen those specics were presentedat a uture date.The second and third readings were

approved with Councillor Ken Sauvein opposition.

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Wheatland and District Emergency Medical Services Asso-ciation (WADEMSA) is wondering i the rock is beginning toshit, in their position between the rock and the hard placeo contract negotiations with Alberta Health Services (AHS).WADEMSA, along with residents o Wheatland County

area, have built and run one o the best rural ambulancedelivery systems in the province. WADEMSA was built andpaid or by the area residents. In 2005, the province startedproviding assistance to municipalities in Alberta, to help payor emergency services. Over the course o the last ew yearsthe Government o Alberta has taken over the majority oEmergency Medical Services, butWADEMSA is still fghting the takeover.I dont even want to think about it, said Reeve Glenn

Koester.WADEMSA has been fghting or the last two years to so-

lidiy an operational contract with AHS. As the service ma-tured, the quality and expertise o personnel increased, andsta were equitably compensated with appropriate wagesor those skills. WADEMSA currently runs three ambulances,

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trained paramedics. Both supervisory managers are ALSqualifed and can man ambulances in emergencies, or utilizethe response vehicle as an extra response unit.

In contract discussions with WADEMSA, Alberta HealthServices (AHS) is stubbornly opposed to payment o appro-priate wages to trained individuals, trying to negotiate onlyaverage compensation or an above average service. Consid-erations or transportation and equipment costs in a largeCounty were also not considered.Time and again negotiation stalemates arose and contract

extensions were awarded. The last contract ended at the endo September, with another tentative agreement or anothersix month extension, oered by AHS. However, reorgani-zational changes and the removal o some key AHS stamembers led to a meeting o the WADEMSA board, Countyrepresentatives, the Director Bob Witty o WADEMSA andRick Trimp, Executive Vice President o Provincial Programson October 9.

We had previously asked or a meeting and they put ateam together to listen to our concerns, said Reeve GlennKoester. It was nice or them to fnally acknowledge ourrequest and we saw the meeting as a positive move orward.WADEMSA was fnally allowed to provide statistics and

documentation that supported their reasoning or fnan-cial requests in the bargaining process. They showed how

WADEMSA, with support rom AHS, can run the programcheaper than the suggested downgraded program oered by

AHS. Call statistics showed WADEMSA responded to approx-imately 50 per cent more calls than other rural providers,and although they incurred extended travel time over a largecounty area, they delivered service without signifcantly de-creased health outcomes. Currently, the County o Wheat-land is subsidizing the service by $10,000 per month, moneythat should be paid by AHS. It is not expected that the lasttwo years o subsidized money will be paid back by AHS.

Koester said any surplus unding they had is running outand they could not accept ooting the bill or AHS indef-nitely.WADEMSA was not given any resolution timeline, or in-

dication on what results the Oct.ober 9 meeting wouldgenerate. When Brenda Huband, Vice President and ChieOperating Ofcer or Southern Alberta Health Services wascontacted, she replied with no concrete details or indicationthat current stalemate strategies would change.

We are working with the Wheatland and District Emer-gency Medical Services Association to ensure high qualityambulance services continue, and will be sustainable intothe uture. These discussions are still ongoing. Patient careis o paramount importance. We are ensuring that patientsin Strathmore and surrounding communities continue to re-ceive high quality, timely ambulance services, said Huband.

Koester is hoping the matter will be sent up the chain

o command and resolution will be quickly resolved. Hethanked WADEMSA sta or their patience and said he re-alized the amount o stress the uncertain situation placedupon them.

Rick Trimp said he would give serious consideration toour concerns and would do so in a timely manner, saidKoester.


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Thought for

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Letters to the editor

To the EditorIt is that time of year again to pick up your shoeboxes for the

2013 Operation Christmas Child. You can pick up your box(s)and brochure at Sobeys, Strathmore Alliance Church, Hope Com-munity (Covenant) Church and also at the Calgary distributioncentre. Collection week is Nov. 18-24 and Strathmore AllianceChurch is the drop off location in Strathmore. You can also take

your box(s) into Calgary. A child only gets one shoebox in his/

her lifetime. Please put the smile on a childs face that a par-ent may not have seen for a very long time. This year the boxescollected at the Calgary distribution centre (collection centre for

western Canada) are being sent to Argentina, Costa Rica, El Salva-dor, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela. In2012, eight countries sent boxes and 104 countries received them.

There were 9,039,060 boxes collected and distributed last year.Shauna Hollingsworth

Operation Christmas Child, Logistics Co-ordinator

Helping those in need

Manny Everett Photo

many ladis ca to th Standard Counity Hall this past wknd, to scrapbook, stap, ak cards and do lots ofvisiting. This is an annual vnt that happns vry fall and spring for last 15 yars. Local rsidnt Traci Rasussn orga -

nizs and xcuts th vnt awlssly. Dian Litchld (l-r), Jun ellis and Carol Knndy display th agntic dcoration

ad in class that dpicts sasons in th ho.

Annual Croptoberfest big success

Sharon McLeay

Times Contributor

On Oct. 16, the Honourable Governor GeneralDavid Johnston gave the Speech rom the Throne,

which dened what it is to be a Canadian andhow that determines our nation moving orwardin the next year.

He recognized Queen Elizabeth II and her newgrandchild, the members o parliament and ouraboriginal peoples. He addressed all 35 millionCanadians, made up o members rom all worldnations, recognizing Canadian qualities shownhere at home and worldwide.

The eyes and ears and expectations o Cana-dians turn toward this Parliament, in trust thatthose who stand here in their place will relent-lessly advance and uphold ideas that are inclu-sive, honourable, selfess, smart and caring atevery turn without ail, said Johnston. Today,Canada is a model or the world. Admired or ourreedom. Respected or our principles. Envied orour openness, compassion and peaceul plural-ism, said Johnston.

He addressed the role generations past playedin the construction o those values.

Nearly 150 years ago, they looked beyondnarrow sel-interest. They aced down incrediblechallengesgeographic, military, and economic.They were undaunted. They dared to seize themoment that history oered. Pioneers, then ewin number, reached across a vast continent. Theyorged an independent country where nonewould have otherwise existed. With hard work,sacrice and common sense, those Canadian menand women built this country. In so doing, theyounded a constitutional democracy, among themost enduring history has known. As we look tothe 150th anniversary o our Conederation, weare reminded that ours is a rich inheritance: a

legacy o reedom; the birthright o all humanityand the courage to uphold it; the rule o law, andthe institutions to protect it; respect or humandignity and diversity. Guided by these values, weCanadiansAboriginal, French, English, peoplerom all corners o the globestrive together orour amilies and a brighter uture. Canada standsor what is right and good in the world. This isthe true character o Canadianshonourable inour dealings, aithul to our commitments, loyalto our riends. Condent partners, courageouswarriors and compassionate neighbours, saidJohnston.

He talked o Canadas international interven-tions in areas o dispute and support or ree-doms, rule o law, democracy and protection opersonal reedoms.

Canada does not go along to get along, John-

ston said, elaborating that Canadians endeavourto assist with a purpose to improve conditions orall peoples.

He said the development o an Oce o Reli-gious Freedoms and support or world aid andeconomic development will help countries attainpeaceul stability. He encouraged the increasedrights o women and health eorts or poorerpopulations. He outlined the various positive de-velopments in our immigration programs.

Johnston described the various unique compo-nents o our historical development and he awaitsthe 2017 celebration o Canadas 150 Conedera-tion celebrations with anticipation, which willsee various tributes to historical gures and pro-vincial landmarks, sporting events and militaryaccomplishments. He anticipated positive move-ment in Aboriginal discussions, Senate reorm,and government legislation and election reviews,in preparation o ederal elections

As we approach the 150th anniversary o ourgreat land, we look to the uture. A uture wewill ace true to our character, the character oa determined and enterprising people: Canadi-ans, whose shops and small businesses spur thegrowth o our towns and cities; who work actoryshits and drive taxicabs to help their amilies getahead; who take the same pride in raising theirchildren as they do in being citizens o the bestcountry on earth. These are the quiet, unsung Ca-nadians who are building our country. It is romthem that we draw the inspiration to ace an un-certain and unstable world, said Johnston.

He challenged those holding ederal oce tokeep a trust o Canadian values and goals in mind

as they conduct the business o a new session oparliament.

Members o the House o Commons, you willbe asked to appropriate the unds required tocarry out the services and expenditures autho-rized by Parliament. Honourable Senators andMembers o the House o Commons, you are theholders o a proound trust reposed in you byCanadians. May you be equal to that trust in allthings, and may Divine Providence guide you inyour deliberations, Johnston concluded.

The ull speech can be seen at www.speech.gc.ca.

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As we all know, school has ocially started, andall is quickly descending upon us. It is the time

where we get involved within our community!Have you searched or an activity, but could notquite nd what you were looking or? Well, youhave started reading the right article. Cheadles4-H Club would like to invite all six to 18 year-oldsto come join our club, and experience working

with animals, learning, leadership, teamwork, andmost o all, loads o un!

Our club consists o three main sections: sheep,bee, and just recently added, the Cleaver Kids.Both sheep and bee are very hands-on and re-quire training o your animal, grooming, and pro-

viding a proper ood ration along with adequatebedding or your project animal. There are a ewdierent options that you can take part in or both

bee and sheep. In our club, we have Market Bee& Sheep, Bee Carcass, and Bee & Sheep Breed-ing.

Market Bee and Sheep is where you purchasea steer (bee) or a Ewe or Wether (sheep), eed,groom and halter break them, then show and sellthem around late May or early June. It is a greatproject to learn new skills and to improve on thoseskills as well. Carcass is much dierent rom Mar-ket Bee in which no grooming or halter breakingis involved, but i you are the business type, thisis the project or you. Selling and marketing skillsare much more present in this project. You willneed to advertise your animal to sell in the orm oquarters, halves, or even as a whole.

Bee breeding is the most hands-on projectalong with sheep breeding, and involves travellingto dierent shows, and starting a breeding cycle

which means that you would create a herd (bee)or a fock (sheep). You start out with a one yearold emale, show her, then, the ollowing year, you

will breed her as a two year old, and take the cal/lamb and mother to each show you attend. Thesame happens the ollowing year, and at the endo the third year, she will retire rom being a 4-Hproject. I you love to take care o many animals,

you can start a herd or fock which will present

many new and positive challenges. You will needto start out with a one year old emale, and con-tinue the three year process, but each year shemoves up, a new emale will be added to the cycle.By the end o three years, i all goes well, you willhave ve animals to call your own.

Now or the younger ones: the Cleaver Kids. Thisis a unique program that 4-H has been running ortwo years now and is brand new or the Cheadle4-H Club. Children ages six to eight can partici-pate, and may use a young cal or a lamb, but may

not participate in selling their animal. Cleaver Kidsis to help children prepare or being an ocial4-H member at nine years o age by practicing andlearning necessary skills or the upcoming years,

but being creative and having un along the way.Recreational activities are also very much a part

o 4-H. In the past years, our club has taken part incurling, paintballing, multi judging, cook-os, andnumerous other exciting activities to look orwardto; and o course, i you love competition, you willnd it in almost every aspect o 4-H, including ev-ery animal show, multi judging, public speaking,and all recreational activities as well.Just wait one second, is that it? Wrong! Theres

more! Cheadle 4-H provides many skills that willhelp you prepare or the uture ahead. We are pro-active within our community by lending a handin areas such as the local seniors lodge, commu-

nity events and cleaning up the highway. As well,public speaking is also one o the many activitiesthat 4-H provides to raise well rounded kids. Butdont be rightened by this. I you start as a youngperson, and practice it throughout your childhood,it will be a piece o cake when you are an adult

when speaking in ront o crowds may becomemore essential.

Learn to Do by Doing, which is 4-Hs motto, isperectly true. There is no better way than to tryhard at new activities, in order to reap the benetsin the uture.

I you would love to be a part o this amazingprogram and club, please join us at Cheadle Hallon Nov. 12, at 7 p.m., or call Patti Brewin at (403)901-1413 to discover more about 4-H and about

joining! But hurry, time is running out! We look

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Crowfoot Multi Club

The Crowoot 4-H Multi club has just started uponce again with some new and old aces in at-tendance. Crowoot 4-H Multi Club held its frstmeeting on Oct. 7. Our club projects this year willbe archery led by John Biskup, dog agility led byFern Pagenknop , photography led by Lara Rus-sel, and C.O.P (creative options project) led byMargo Comstock. The General Leader is Margo

Comstock.Elections were held and this years club execu-

tive will be: Billie Comstock President, EmilyHilton Vice President, Sonia Pagenknop Sec-retary, Marshal Biskup Treasurer, and KaitlynStewart Club Reporter.

For our 4-H Community Volunteer project, weare serving supper to the Crowoot Communitymembers on Nov. 6 at Crowoot Hall. Our nextclub meeting is on Nov. 4 it will be starting at 6:30p.m.

Crowfoot 4-H prepares for new season

Photos courtesy of John Godsman

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This branch o the Downey name arrived inSouthern Alberta in 1908, when two brothers de-cided to move here rom Eastern Oregon, and pur-chase armland. Three years later, they decided tomove back to Oregon, so Waynes grandather, Al-

vah, purchased the land rom them. Grandatherand grandmother loaded amily and all their world-ly possessions, including cattleand arming equipment ontothe train at Farmington, Wash.and headed north to Alberta.

They were met at the CPR Sta-tion in Strathmore, and drivenon horse drawn carts acrossthe open prairie, skirting lakes,and ording small streams, untileventually they saw a small hillstanding above the surround-ing prairie, which turned out to

be the area known as Cairnhill.The location o this arm wassix miles north and one mileeast o Carseland, west o whatis now Field Stone Fruit Wineson Hwy 817. Waynes ather,

Woodrow, was born at thisamily arm, and ater complet-ing his education he trained to

be an Aeronautical Engineer.At the beginning o the Sec-ond World War, he was stationed at the Common-

wealth Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS#5) in Lethbridge, to work as a licensed engineer.

They soon discovered that Lethbridge was ar toowindy or light planes, so everything was packedup and moved to High River. Wayne was born herein 1943, the elder o two brothers. Following the

closure o the EFTS in 1944, Waynes ather spentthe rest o the war, guarding prisoners o war. Theamily moved to Carseland in 1948, where his a-ther bought the Bow ValleyService Station. They lateradded Bow Valley Manuac-turing, which built corrals,cattle gates, etc rom tubu-lar steel. Wayne completedall his schooling in Carse-land through to Grade 12,

beore attending technicalschool at SAIT or two years.

While attending school inCarseland, he learned to

break horses, and the pur-suit o this allowed him to earn a little money, as

well as practice bronc riding. He also constructed abucking barrel. He told me, that at noon, the wholehigh school would come over, and all the students

would take turns either riding, or making the barrelbuck. As the noon hour passenger train passed theschool, the students would put on a special dem-onstration or the passengers, and the engineersalways showed their appreciation by sounding thetrain horn. Wayne said rodeo has always been parto our heritage, here in the west.

He rodeoed, on and o, or about 10 years. Thesaddle bronc was his avourite event, but bull riding

was the most lucrative. In the early 1960s, LeroyLausen, Lee Phillips and Wayne won the CanadianHigh School Wild Horse race. They also placed sev-

eral times at The Calgary Stampede. Wayne wonthe Canadian High School Bronc Riding nals in1962, and the Canadian College nals in 1966. He

broke his ankle in Lethbridge in 1968, ater beingthrown o a Saddle Bronc named Storm Cloud.

He had to quit rodeo when he was 27 years old,ater being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.),and although he still suers rom the damage itcaused, he does not medically have M.S. today. Heattributes this to megavitamin therapy, a low at

diet, and prayer. Unortunate-ly, Wayne ractured his back in2012, and now spends his timein a wheelchair. In 1975, tocelebrate Calgarys Centenniala postage stamp was issued,

by what is now Canada Post,showing Wayne, Jack Schulteand Ronnie Ward participatingin the Wild Horse Race at theCalgary Stampede.

He returned to Carseland

ater attending SAIT, to assisthis dad at the service station.During these years, he played

baseball and hockey. In thewinter o 1963/64 he took fy-ing lessons at McCall Field,now Calgary International

Airport, and became a privatepilot. He did not qualiy as acommercial pilot, because ohis eyesight.

Heathers maiden name was Cameron, and herroots originated when her great-grandparentsmoved rom Scotland to P.E.I. Heather was bornin 1944, and advises she has three older sistersand a younger brother. She attended school therethrough to Grade 12, then attended teacher train-ing in Charlottetown or two years. Heather want-

ed to travel, and riends recommended she moveto Calgary, which she did in 1969 at age 25. Shewas eventually employed by Social Services, where

she worked in Administra-tion or a number o years.Heather and Wayne met at achurch in Calgary, and weremarried in 1982. They haveno children. Following theirmarriage they lived in Cal-gary or the next 17 years,

beore moving to Carse-land. Over the years, theyhave been very involved

with Calgary Free Presbyte-rian Church.

When I enquired what changes theyd seen inand around Carseland, they replied that prior to14 years ago, the new composite school and new

houses were built. Some businesses have disap-peared - how many o my readers remember whenthere were ve gas stations here? Now, theres onlyone!To commemorate the towns centennial in 2014,

land which belonged to the Wood Downey Familyhas been named Downey Centennial Park.

Heather advises that Wayne is always workingat something. In the back garden, he has a par-tially constructed windmill, but has ound thereisnt enough wind to generate electricity with it.Currently hes working on SEG - Sel EnergizingGenerator or generating power.

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Deacon Roger blesses

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Heart Faith Days and Bi-

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rom the Throne, to continue creatingjobs, growth and long term prosperityor Albertans and indeed, all Canadians.

The Throne Speech titled Seizing

Canadas Moment: Prosperity and Op-portunity in an Uncertain World posi-tions our Conservative Government tomove orward on many ronts, saidMinister Sorenson. Many nations areenvious o Canadas strong economicperormance and we will continue towork to create jobs or hard-workingCanadians, keep taxes low, and helpmake our streets and communities saeror amilies.

As a country, we have a rare oppor-tunity beore us, Minister Sorensoncontinued. Our natural wealth, soundfnances, stable democracy, tremendousresources, expanding network o traderelationships around the world, com-

bined with the ingenuity o Canadiansprovides an unprecedented opportuni-ty or Canada to prosper. It is our job as

a country to seize this opportunity orthe beneft o all Canadians.The Speech rom the Throne outlines

the Conservative Governments plan to:

bring more opportunities or exportersand lower prices or consumers; passlegislation to orce the balancing obudgets; reorm the Senate o Canadaor see it vanish; continue reducing thesize and cost o the ederal government;take urther action to end geographicprice discrimination against Canadians;and take measures to empower con-sumers by orcing disclosure o the costo debit and credit payment methods,and more.

I encourage all o my constituents tovisit www.st.gc.ca and read about thework that our Conservative governmentintends to accomplish or all o us. It isa comprehensive plan, and a great deal

o work has gone into its preparation.There is something or everyone, Min-ister Sorenson concluded.Wendi taShliKoWich

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The Boob Tour is on its way to Strath-more.

For the past three years the Strath-more Relay team, Magical Moms, havehosted this undraiser or the Cana-dian Cancer Foundation. Last year theMoms raised $5,000, which was do-nated through the Relay or Lie. Thiswent towards their total amount raisedo $8,000.A small group o ladies rom Drum-

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2009, they brought the team to Strath-more. Over the years, the members inthe group have changed, and this yearsmembers are Shelly Neal, Dawn Kalb-hen, Patti Van Bavel, Amy Hampton andDallas Stickel.

We have all been touched by cancerin some way or another and raise thismoney or so many dierent people andreasons. explained Patti Van Bavel, oneo the original Magical Mom members.The Boob Tour takes place on Friday,

Nov. 8 at the Strathmore Civic Center.The doors open 7 p.m. and the showstarts at 8 p.m. There will be a cashbar, snacks, 50/50 and a silent auction.I you would like more inormation, orto purchase tickets please contact PattiVan Bavel at 403-934-9765 or ShellyNeal at 403-533-2263. Come have a unnight out with riends and fght cancerwith laughter.

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We eel it is a strong document, saidAlex Taylor, planner or the project.

He said he had included the sug-gested amendments put orward by thelawyers and council.

Councillors questioned some thingspertaining to planning developmentthat were included, and planners saidthey were included as planning tools.Other additions suggested by councilwere suggested by planners to be bet-ter dealt with in land use bylaws. Thencouncil worked through the documentsection by section, allowing wordingchanges and clarifcations.

Councillor Ken Sauve expressed his

rustration with the constant revisionstaking place.

Why are we constantly reviewingthis? Sta has put considerable timeand eort in preparing the document.We were consulted on it and the timehas passed or revising this document,

said Sauve.It is Councils responsibility to make

sure we agree with what is includedhere, said Reeve Glenn Koester.

It is getting rustrating to have thingsthat keep coming up, said CouncillorBen Armstrong.

Council had paid an additional$1,500 or revisions and there wereconcerns that each time revisions weremade, more money would be required.There was a suggestion to roll the pro-cess over and table enough time to geteverything fnalized. Council extendedthe meeting on Oct. 16, to discuss thedocument and fnally approved thirdreading o the MDP.

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Wheatland County Council wants armers to know that the county peace o-cers are available to help with cattle movement that needs to occur across busyroadways in the county.

When they try to do so on their own, there is a risk o accidents. They standout there with fags or fashing lights and the trac still wont stop. I wouldrather have sta out there to protect them and improve saety conditions, saidCouncillor Ben Armstrong.

Sgt. Je Cyr said that peace ocers could help with the problem, but askedcouncil to consider approving overtime and discuss the liability that might beinvolved with a potential accident situation.

Council directed Cyr to develop a simple policy regardingmovement o cattle and peace ocer response, and bring itback to council on Oct. 28.

County Expansion open houseWheatland Council approved an open house that will

highlight the new expansions being done on the County Ad-ministration Building. It is set or Nov. 19, rom 5-8 p.m.

When they come in, we will have a nice picture and abreakdown o costs or them, said Reeve Glenn Koester.

CAO Alan Parkin said a conceptual plan would be on dis-

play and design is anticipated to begin in January 2014.Arts estival ollow-upWanda Reinholdt, rom the Regional Arts Collective, gave

Wheatland Council a summary o the estival success incouncil chambers on Oct. 15.

Thank you so much or your partnership in this event,said Reinholdt.

She said unding rom Wheatland County and the Towno Strathmore was part o what made the event a success.She said there were a number o donations in kind romother organizations in the community that also helped keep costs down. Shesaid there were approximately 800 people in attendance and they gave out 400printed programs. She elt it was a good opportunity or artists to distinguishthemselves and the public to experience how an artist goes rom a blank slateto a nished product.

The quality and talent was exceptional, said Councillor Berniece Bland, whoattended the event. We have a lot o unknown talent in this community.

Council was surprised when Reinholdt oered to reimburse the county withapproximately $400 o let over unds. Council directed her to keep the undsand roll them into the account or next years event.

Fire Ban

Councillor Brenda Knight questioned whether council should rescind the cur-rent re ban that they imposed at the beginning o September. With harvestnear conclusion and cooler weather coming, council discussed whether it wasneeded.

Several councillors had requests rom residents to have outdoor bonres overthe Thanksgiving weekend.

It is still dry out there and dry is dry. One o the worstres we had last year was in the middle o winter, saidCouncillor Ben Armstrong.The vote was ve members opposed to liting the ban and

two or taking it o. The Fire Ban is still in eect.

Survey reSultS

An Alberta Transportation public survey on changes tothe Hwy9/Hwy 21 intersection and Hwy 9/Hwy 56 intersec-tions got good results. In both cases the survey supportedestablishing our way stop signs. There were 370 responsesto the survey posted on the website that included goodwritten response.

Alberta Transportation (AT) said that research shows thatour-way intersections reduce trac collisions by 48 percent, and considered the measure ar outweighs the alter-natives in these two cases. The AT email said no overpasswould be considered, but perhaps a circle roundabout ac-cess may be investigated. They were currently doing thenal technical review on the two sites and urther inorma-

tion would be provided in November, as to whether work could be initiated inthe spring.

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The Canadian Governor GeneralsSpeech rom the Throne had some sig-nicant changes to the way governmenthandles Canadian issues.

We are on the cusp o a moment thatis uniquely Canadas. Just as our oundersdared, so too must we. We must seize thismoment to secure prosperity, or Canadi-ans now, and the generations to ollow,said Governor General David Johnson.To meet those goals, the ollowing

measures were developed or the com-ing year:

Budgets, jobs and employment-Theywill keep budgets balanced and reducegovernment costs, pay o the decit by2015, continue the 25 per cent debt-to-gross domestic product ratios until 2021,pass a law or balanced government bal-ances. Government operating budgetswill be rozen and government hiringnumbers cut. Spending changes and as-set sales will be done. Holding wages,

benets, reorming disability and sickprograms will curb Public service costs.Amendments to the Public Service La-bour Relations Act will improve redun-dant and inecient systems.An employment ocus will continue job

development. Creation o a Canadian JobGrant job training or under-representedpopulations, a cooperative provincial andterritory labour market agreement andcredential alignments across provinces,direct youth employment programs towork experience situations in high de-mand employment areas and developon-reserve education systems that will in-crease job opportunities. Training assis-tance or skilled trades and apprenticeswill be given. Reorms to the temporary

oreign worker program will ensure Ca-

nadians have rst chances at jobs.Trade- Increased trade negotiations

with the European Union, Japan, SouthKorea and India, with new export as-sistance will increase business potential.Better trade corridors will improve tradefow with the United States. An interpro-vincial trade and barrier removal, com-bined with cooperative securities and

capital market plan will increase tradewithin Canada. An amended LiquorsAct allows movement o beer and spiritsacross provincial borders.

Resources-The government reinorce-ment o resources, ensuring Canadianownership, but leaving doors open ororeign investment, will secure develop-ment. More Canadians will be employedin the resource sector. Environmentalprograms such as polluter pay, highersaety standards or oshore develop-ment, increased liability insurance andcreation o a tanker saety program, willreassure Canadians that resource devel-opment is accountable. The reintroduc-tion o the Seas and Skies Act will protect

our coastal territories. Farmers, sheriesand orestry sector will have support andaccess to new worldwide markets.

Infrastructure and Industry- Therewill be access to 70 billion dollars o in-rastructure grants available. A Canadianmilitary shipbuilding project will pro-vide 15,000 jobs over a 30-year period.The Automotive Innovation und and theStrategic Aerospace and Deence Initia-tive and will invest 1.4 billion in tax re-lie to manuacturers or equipment andmachinery.

Science and research- Combined pro-grams promote cooperative and commer-cial industrial research and development.Updates will be done to the Science,Technology and Innovation Strategy.

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targeted government investment will en-courage knowledge economies to takeinormation rom the laboratory into themarket. International student participa-tion in the sector will continue.

Last years ood contamination issuesprompted government improvement oood inspection programs. Improvednutrition inormation will be placed on

product labels and legislation with newuser riendly labelling will increase saetyin pharmaceutical use.

Tourism and small business- Forevery regulation added to tourism andsmall business laws, the government willtake one o the books. The governmentwill provide tax inormation and tax re-lie to small businesses.

Families- Reduction o cell phoneroaming costs, support or unbundledTV channels and enhanced high speedbroadband networks in rural areas. Hid-den ees on credit cards and lenders pay-ment policies will have to be disclosed.There will be equalization o prices ongoods rom the United States. I custom-

ers like a paper copy o their bills, theywont have to pay or them. Banks willexpand basic services without chargingservice ees. Payday lenders will be mon-itored or over-charging.

Seniors- Those caring or their olderamily members will see increased taxcredits. Seniors will be helped to betteraccess community programs. The gov-ernment will invest in dementia and re-lated illnesses research. Prevention mea-sures or discrimination by insurancecompanies and employers on the basiso genetic testing will be implemented.Injury prevention organizations will beconsulted on programs to ensure saety.Programs to encourage physical tnessin young Canadians will be supported.

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The Governor General David John-ston delivered his Speech rom theThrone in parliament on Oct. 16. The

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A Victims Rights Bill will be devel-oped. Increased powers o policingand tools to reduce cyber-bullying, andcriminalization or the distribution onon-consensual intimate images willbe implemented. Protection o publicsaety is jeopardized when violent o-enders are released.They will now eliminate early release

or those oenders. Child sex oenderswill not receive sentencing discounts.Changes will be made to ensure a lie

sentence is enorced, with no early re-lease, and serious repeat oenders willnot gain early releases. Investigationsor missing aboriginal woman will getsupport, and prostitution laws will re-main to protect against victimizationo women. Harsher penalties will be inplace or harm given to police serviceanimals.

addiCtion and soCial issues

Families will have a say where druginjection sites are located. Prescriptiondrug addiction will be reviewed, elimi-nating loop-holes or prescription drugabuse while under doctor supervision.Development o ideas were suggestedby reerence to the Call or Concepts

or Social Finance, which involves pri-vate and non-proft organization in-volvement in community services. Theywill support building strategies used tocombat homelessness.

environment

They will continue to protect nationalwilderness lands and work with com-munities, organizations and business toput more green space in urban areas,improve air quality and reduction ogreenhouse gases.

military

A promise is made to put ront-linecapability beore back-ofce bureaucra-cy. They will increase the monitoringo cyber-bullying and terrorist threats.Military reserves will gain an increasedprofle and their employers will receiveincreased assistance, such as:

An enhanced Veterans Charter; Dignied funerals for deceased vet-

erans Reduced red tape to access veteran

benefts Five billion additional dollars in

benefts and programs. Help for homeless veterans Helmets to Hardhats program en-

hancement

northern development

An armed orces Arctic Training cen-tre will be opened and expansion othe Rangers program will occur. North-ern Economic Development agency willbe created. Mapping o the northernseabeds will be done, to assert territo-rial rights.

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