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July 22, 2015 ISSN 2291-2738 Vol. 5 — Issue 29

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Field of goldCanola stretches to the horizon in a field on the west side of 100 Street in Morinville. A lack of summer rain has affected many local crops, causing some counties to consider declaring states of agricultural disaster.

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Left: North Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club (NCAARC) member Herman Reintjesway was using the 40-metre band and seven megahertz to communicate using Morse Code.

Below: David Gervais with one of the many awards received from the Radio Amateurs of Canada — Canada Day Contest for those operating under Multi-Operator Multi-Transmitter.

Opposite Page: Blake Freeman, the club’s youngest member, watches his Uncle Gary Smith transmit.

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The magic of amateur radio from VE6KDby Lucie Roy

Located just outside Morinville David Gervais is proud of his antennas as he describes their usage. The 10-mete, 15-m, 40-m antennas and 160 Dipole, as well as the 80-m Phased Ver-ticals and the KLM Tribander are all his doing. Hosting club members from the North Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club (NCAARC) with their equipment is his way to promote amateur radio.

Vehicles are parked outside, and the garage is the coffee and meeting space with an exten-sion built onto the garage where they gather and speak to people from around the world.

Gervais also hosts the annual Canada Day Contest, the Canadian Winter Contest, the RAC Winter Contest and RAC Canada Day Contest. Visiting Gervais in the room filled with much activity, one will hear the sounds of the Vibroplex Morse Code Keys. The Vibrokeyer single lever paddles of the dots and dashes, dit and dash of Morse Code, the International phonetic alphabet and the confirmation of the amateur call sign prefix to be logged in.

“Sometimes I will sit back and just look at the achievements I have done, you know, with amateur radio," Gervais said. "You talk to people all over the world. There is a fellow that gives me a call every Monday night from New Zealand and we have been talking for the last 15 years."

Gervais has been in the pastime for 35 years, having gotten his license in the 1980s. He's made a number of friendships, including a doctor who got his radio license at the same time. "We became very good friends over the air," he said. "We decided he was coming over to see me and brought his family. Then we decided we’d go visit them too in San Diego.”

Gervais said he had always been interested in amateur radio, and always been interested in electronics. "There is something about electronics; it is the magic of radio," he said. "You know — just to think here — the way the boys are talking; they have an antenna there, and an antenna there and they are talking to somebody else which has a similar antenna. It could be 50 miles away. It could be 5000 miles away, or it could be across the ocean where they skip zones, like Australia and New Zealand to here. We are here we have to bounce three times before we can get to their antenna.”


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Ham radios can be used anywhere on earth bouncing signals off the iono-sphere. The hobby brings people from all walks of life together; they have doc-tors, teachers, photographers, IT managers and young members.

Gervais said the club also do public safety events, including the Tour de l’Al-berta and did the St. Albert Public Safety Open House for the first time in June. NCAARC President Steve Pedersen (VE6STE) Ernie Clintberg (VE6EC) and Steve Johnston (VE6CYR) provided assistance with their demonstrations. Their mission is to provide communications services in times of disaster, civil emergencies, community events and when requested.

With the instant communications at everyone fingerprints and all the modern devices, technology fails from time to time Gervais said. Some people experience cell phone unreliability in a disaster. When there is no power at the cell towers, there is no cell service. This is where ham operators jump to action. A ham with a car battery and an emergency antenna inside his roof is on the air. Before cell phones, hams were making phone calls from their cars and handheld radios, call-ing in traffic accidents and making contact at home.

Those involved call it a fun hobby and Community service provider, but it is not one wildly popular with younger hobbyists. Gervais said the average NCAARC member was in their 50s. But among the 48 members is Gervais' 21-year-old grandson Adrian and 13-year-old Blake Freeman, who is eager to get his license.

”We need the young people as much as possible,” Gervais said, adding he is also a designated examiner for the certificate, which have been made much sim-pler. The exam is 100 multiple choice questions, a far cry from the essay ques-tions and diagrams Gervais had when he went for his license in the 1980s.

The Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) is the non-profit organization of radio enthusiasts in Canada. To obtain more info and an Amateur Radio Operator Cer-tificate you may contact the Amateur Radio Service Centre or the NCAARC in St. Albert at http://www.ncaarc.ca.

Giving bloodMiles Allan was one of more than 80 people out to donate blood on Tuesday night at the Rendez-Vous Centre. The next Blood Donor Clinics are scheduled for Sept. 15 and Dec. 8. - Lucie Roy Photo

Community supportChampion Petfoods presented the Morinville Festival Society

with a cheque for $20,000 Friday afternoon. Morinville Festival Society President Korien Sampson (centre),

Past President Paul Smith (right) and Vice President David LeBel (left) accepted the cheque at the Farmers’ Market.

The monies will be used to fund the Society’s upcoming Food and Jam Festival, which will take place in September this year.

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Fire Chief expresses gratitudeThe Morinville Fire

Department would like to thank the community of Morinville for their support in our endeavours for the unfortunate fire we attend-ed on Saturday July 11 at 5 p.m.

The outpouring of sup-port in the form of water,

food brought to the scene and fire hall, and overall positive comments from people certainly assisted us in performing our duties.

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Our thoughts are with the families who suf-fered losses by this devastating event, but I am thankful for the dedication and commitment of our members who helped contain this incident and prevent further losses that may have oc-curred.

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The July 11 condominium fire that caused $1.4 million damage generated a fair amount of com-mentary from Morinville News readers, both on our website and on our Facebook page. Here is a sampling of what some of our readers had to say about the fire and the Department’s response.

Bonnie St.Denis wrote: An outstanding job was done by the Morinville, Legal, & St. Al-bert departments to minimize the further loss of property. Thankfully no one was hurt in this tragedy.

Gerry Gaetz Wrote: Awesome job by all emer-gency response teams involved with this on Saturday and into Sunday morning. Containing this was amazing, especially considering the close proximity to neighboring properties and structures. Thank goodness for our dedicated volunteers and mutual aid from our neighboring communities, it spells TEAMWORK that’s much appreciated.

Cathy Johnston wrote: My son’s family lives in the sister complex where this happened. Huge thanks to all involved - Morinville Fire Depart-ment, St. Albert and Legal, EMS and police. Your hard work saved this from getting far worse. So many people came to help my son and his family — bringing diapers, clothes ect. Offering to help in any way. Thanks so much to you all. Their neighbour Lenny, huge pat on the back to you for going to all the units, even breaking the door down to one making sure everyone was out safe. To the families who have lost so much — my heart breaks for you. I hope the huge com-munity support makes this tragedy a little easier to handle.

Tina R. Carriere Wrote: Terrible. It’s always tragic when families lose their homes this way. Our city (Yellowknife) just had an entire apart-ment building burn down. Great job firefighters! Great photographs too.

Ambriel Pembroke Wrote: So sad to hear about this. My daughter went through this a while back and as her mother, it was devastating to see the scars and nightmares she suffered as a result of losing precious memories and the place she felt so safe in. I hope all are safe including family pets. Thank you, Morinvile Fire Department as well as all the other Fire Depart-ments who helped.


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Investigations into the July 11 $1.4 million condominium fire concluded July 13. Although left with a clear understanding of what did not cause the fire, investigators found no answers as to the source of ignition that destroyed property and upturned lives.

After clearing debris back to the foundation, investigators were able to conclusively determine the fire originated in what Fire Investigator Ron Cust referred to as a “hut” area on the lower bal-cony of the northern most unit.

“It has a 3/4-inch plywood material with a poly material on the exterior of it,” Cust said. “They called it a chill room [and] they used it to sit around, rest and have a smoke, or whatever, every once in a while.”

The investigator said that area became fully involved before 5 p.m. July 11 and moved up to a balcony above, where it moved up into the fascia and eaves of the building and on into the roof. “Within 10 minutes it was fully engulfed,” Cust said, adding it consumed the first two units of the building and moved on to damage the other two.

Though the investigation eliminated arson, a barbecue, a propane tank and electrical or mechanical sources, Cust said the cause remains undetermined.

“The exact cause of the ignition is not going to be determined,” he said of investigator’s conclu-sions. “When we submit it, we submit it to the fire commissioner’s office, and that will be logged in as an undetermined source of ignition for this particular call.”

Although another media source reported a

cigarette caused the fire, Cust said it would have been folly for him to offer a cause prior to last Monday’s investigation. The investigator said in discussing the matter with media, the topic of other condo fires came up where cigarettes were the cause; however, he indicated at that time the Morinville fire was under investigation.

“In this case we are not able to say there was a cigarette [that] caused this, either on the balcony or in this hut,” Cust said. “What we do know is there was something that did ignite the flammable materials, and it moved through from this area.”

Both Cust and Fire Chief Brad Boddez have been quick to praise firefighters from St. Albert and Legal as well as EMS personnel, Public Works employees and electrical and gas workers for their efforts.

While flames were still rising from the building Saturday, Morinvillians offered to pitch in to help those affected by the fire.

In a release issued July 13, Morinville’s Fam-ily and Community Support Services (FCSS) program extended its arm to facilitate access to organizations and agencies that can offer further assistance to those affected.

“FCSS provides programs and services that are preventative in nature as well as responsive … to promote the well-being among individuals, families and communities,” said Melonie Dziwen-ka, Community Program Coordinator in Monday’s release. “It is times like these that we want indi-viduals to feel comfortable connecting with us, as we are here to help during these difficult times.”

An account has also been set up at Servus Credit Union to donate in aid of the families.

Fire’s cause undetermined


Petition looks to stop minimum wage hikeby Morinville News Staff

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has launched an online petition to stop the minimum wage hike recently passed by Al-berta’s NDP government. The petition looks to capture Alberta independent business owners’ reaction to the government’s plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2018.

The first step of the NDP plan will see the general minimum wage rise from $10.20 to $11.20 Oct. 1, and the liquor server general wage climbing from $9.20 to $10.70 per hour on the same date.

“Since the changes have been announced to Alberta’s minimum wage, a flood of frustration has been pouring into our offices,” said Amber Ruddy, CFIB’s Senior Policy Analyst, in a release July 15. “The new government must hear the firsthand perspective from business owners about the nega-tive impact this policy will have.”

CFIB ran a controlled-access web survey in June and received 973 re-sponses from across the province, most of those opposing the increases. According to CFIB’s survey, 79 per cent of business polled were opposed to the idea of increasing the minimum wage from $10.20 to $15 by 2018. Twenty-one per cent said they were supportive of the increase.

Ruddy said the province’s MLAs should be using their summer break to reach out to small business owners in their constituencies. “The first big bump in the minimum wage hits this fall and two short days of consultation simply doesn’t cut it,” Ruddy said. “Entrepreneurs are worked up and want elected officials to show some sign they are listening.”

In addition to releasing a petition to stop the increases, CFIB is also of-fering to facilitate roundtables with business owners in the province’s major centres. The business organization said business owners have offered to share their perspective and insights with the new government.

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Morning collision claims one life

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A woman is dead following a late morning collision outside Morinville July 15.

Morinville RCMP and emergency services responded to a serious two-ve-hicle collision near the intersection of Highway 28 and Highway 37 in Stur-geon County (near Namao).

Morinville RCMP say a northbound Jeep crossed the centreline and struck a southbound SUV. The lone female occupant of the SUV succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver of the Jeep was transported via ground ambulance with seri-ous but non-life-threatening injuries. There were no other occupants of the Jeep other then the male driver.

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The Morinville Fire Department would like to thank the community of Morinville for their support in our endeavours for the unfortunate fire we attended on Saturday, July 11 at 5 p.m.

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It was almost three years ago that Morinville Baptist Church was destroyed in an overnight fire. Though the physical structure of the church was soon levelled, the faith and determination of the congregation was not.

Reverend Bill Wicks said the congregation has been meeting at Morinville Christian Fellowship School in the absense of a church facility of their own. “That has worked out well for our Sundays,” Wicks said, adding although they have had to cut back on some of the programming they would do the rest of the week, they have been able to do some programing in church member’s homes. Last summer’s Bible Camp program was conduct-ed in the reverend’s back yard.

But while faith has been the foundation of keeping the church going for nearly three years, work on the physical foundation of the church has recently been completed. Reverend Wicks said the new church’s foundation has a little larger footprint than the former church, about 400 square feet more. Wicks said he’s hoping

to be able to put an elevator in the new church, something the former structure did not have.Additionally, the new building will have basement windows, something fire crews said would have helped in fighting the 2012 fire. According to Parker Architects’ website — the new church will “feature a naturally-lit sanctuary for 144 people, large multi-purpose room, bright foyer, nursery, office, classrooms, kitchen and barrier-free wash-rooms.”

Gone in the new design is the former fire place in the basement, an elegant structure 10- to 15-feet wide.

Just when the new church will be ready for Sunday services is not know. “We haven’t set a point, partly because of finances,” Wicks said. “Insurance has given us some money. They give you the depreciated value of what they deem the building to be. So we have that. We are working with that to start with, and of course some gifts.”

Wicks said some of the work on construction is through volunteer efforts. “We have a couple men that are gifted in those kinds of things,” he said. “They are helping out.”

Faith still the foundation for local Baptists, three years after fire

Work on the foundation of Morinville Baptist Church has recently been completed. The original church was destroyed by fire in September of 2012.

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On the moveThe last of the modulars was directed to its location at Morinville Public School Thursday. All six of the modulars were transported and placed in their respective location beside the Morinville Public School. The other ongoing projects is the construction of the front of the school to accommodate bus-ses. The public tennis court will also be turned into a parking lot.

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Looking for the Philosopher’s StoneSummer reading program participants took part in a town-wide scavenger hunt to find the Philosopher’s Stone Friday. The hunt was the end of Week 2 of the Morinville Public Library Harry Potter Summer Reading Program. Top: Julianna Rose manoeuvers through an obstacle course in one of the rooms at the Animal Wellness Clinic. Above: After answering three quiz questions cor-rectly the participants were rewarded with two red stones and a free cookie at Kelley’s Deli & Bakery. If unable to guess the liquid they were provided a free taste sample to help them out.

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ClassicWerner Jensen of Morinville with his 1979 Lincoln was entry number 33 at the Gibbons Pioneer Days 3rd Annual Show ‘N’ Shine held Saturday on Main Street.

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Break timeA monarch butterfly takes a rest on the sidewalk before taking flight again.



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Going to the storeby Lucie Roy

Mix it Up was the theme for week two of Morinville’s Summer Camp series. Participants enjoyed a trip to Sobeys July 15 where Bakery Manager Jerica Davies gave children a tour of the store, pro-viding information on produce, organic products, the Bakery Department and other aspects of the grocery business. The children learned about the store’s freezers and the ideal temperatures to run them, tasted grapple (grape-flavoured apples), and saw live lobsters in the tank. In the Bakery De-partment they got to see the slicing and packaging bread, and how to make roses and balloons for cake decorating.

The Summer Camp Mix it Up theme consisted of creating some tasty treats, making pizza, visiting a cooking school, making grilled crescent dogs, tacos in a bag, cookies, as well as field trips, crafts and games.


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Heritage Lodge residents and staff said farewell to Program Coordinator Mary Benson July 10. Benson was presented with flowers and a card from Assistant Administrator Wendy Ozipko on behalf of Sturgeon Foundation. Benson started working at Aspen house last week.

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Benson new program coordinator at Aspen Houseby Stephen Dafoe

There was a somewhat new face at Aspen House last week. Mary Benson left her position as Program Coordinator at Heritage Lodge July 10 and started last Wednesday at Aspen. At her new post, Benson will perform the same work she did at her former job, providing programing for residents.

Benson said her experience at Heritage Lodge over the years caused her to have an appreciation for the challenges of people with dementia and Alzhei-mers. “I think coming here will give me an opportunity to work really closely with people [that are going through those challenges],” she said, adding she is looking forward to her new role. “It’s one thing to say you want to work with seniors to fulfill parts of their lives that are missing. Families are all over the place these days and not always in their community. Part of the recreation to me was trying to fulfill that every day need to be socially engaged.”

Though looking forward to new opportunities at Aspen House, Benson said leaving Heritage was a difficult decision.

“I didn’t leave behind anything,” she said, adding she expects to see friends again. “I had a lot of wonderful relationships and still hope to be able to contin-ue on in the form of volunteering at a community level at Heritage Place Lodge. I had a lot of support there. That’s what made it [leaving] hard.”

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Heritage Lodge has a new program coordinatorby Stephen Dafoe

Morinville resident Keltie Brisson is Heritage Lodge’s new program coordi-nator, having taken over the reins from Mary Benson, now at Aspen Lodge. Brisson has 14 years experience in long-term care and continuing care. She is a certified recreation therapist through Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Associ-ation (ATRA). “I decided to sell my day program,” she said, adding the busi-ness is located in Edmonton. “I sold my half and decided I needed to simplify and work in town. Thinking I’d take the summer off, this position popped up in the newspaper.”

Brisson said she wants to continue with the activities residents enjoy, but that she also wants to put her own ideas and expertise in play when planning activities at the lodge. The program coordinator is also a yoga and fitness teacher and said she wants to work on upping mobility. “I’ve done a lot of falls prevention-type services and try to make it a lot more theraputic,” she said.

Brisson said her philosophy is making sure there is dignity, respect, and treating everyone like an adult. “I really don’t like the term senior,” she said. “It puts a label on people and an 80-year-old is still the same 20-year-old they were.” She is hoping to get more of the residents involved through a variety of programs that residents will enjoy.


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History of magicWeek 2 of the Harry Potter Summer Read-ing Program kicked off Monday. Rory Turner read four stories from the book The Tales of Beedle The Bard by J.K. Rowling to more than15 participants assembled at the library. Stories read included The Wizard and the Hopping Pot, The Fountain of Fair Fortune, Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump, and The Tale of the Three Brothers. This event will be followed by a Deathly Hollows craft on Wednesday and Philosopher’s Stone Scavenger Hunt on Friday.

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Meet the authorAuthor Deana Driver was at Heritage Place Lodge on Thursday with her two Canadian best seller books and 16 of her other titles. Resi-dents were impressed with a few of the stories, particularly Cream Money, the story of Prairie people selling milk and cream to neighbours and in town to make ends meet. Driver also brought the Zenimaginarium Garden, the first adult colouring book by a Saskatchewan artist and possibly the first by a Canadian artist.Drivers is currently seeking stories for two upcoming books, one about funny things that have happened on Prairie farms and stories of Prairie pilots. The stories should be from 500 to 1500 words and the deadline for submission is Dec. 31 2015. They can be sent by email to [email protected].

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Derby adds variety to Gibbons Pioneer Daysby Morinville News Staff

The Sturgeon County Junior Roller Derby Association was excited about holding their first junior invitational after two years in the sport. Junior skaters were invited to join SCJRDA for a double header Invitational that mixed Level 1 and 2 skaters in the first bout, followed by the harder-hitting Level 3s. The event was hosted by the Town of Gibbons Saturday, coinciding with the community’s Annual Pioneer Days Town Festival.

Association President Terri-Ann Waschlik said she was pleased with the results. “We are very happy with how it went,” she said. “We had a great community turn-out, including MLA Colin Piquette. The Town of Gibbons were wonderful and generous partners to work with, but most importantly we had an opportunity to educate people about Roller Derby and our league. It was a complete success and next year we will back bigger and better.”

The event pooled all talent into two teams - white and black. The first game, a mixed con-test of Level 1s and 2s, saw Black take White with a score of 297-221. The second game for Level 3/rookie adults saw Black take White 201-166.

Waschlik said the second game teams played short with only seven players per bench. “It was ended by the referees early in the second half because too many players left with injuries, and we were left with only five [players] per bench.”

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