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On May 10, protesters could be ound outsideo the Strathmore hospital, opposing a recentdecision rom Alberta Health Services (AHS).The decision, which was announced in April,

is that the 23 long-term care (LTC) residents inthe hospital will be moved into the SagewoodSeniors Community later this year. Sta mem-

bers who work in the LTC at the hospital willbe out o jobs, though they were told they arewelcome to apply or other jobs within AHS.

Across the street, thats the kicker isnt it.Thats the beating were taking. And theyre tell-ing us theres nothing we can do, said Brenda

Trottier, who works or AHS in the hospital.She has been working in the Strathmore Hos-

pital or 11 years and has lived here or six othose years, and is now being told that her live-

lihood is being taken right out rom under her,and she will be orced to commute to anotherAHS job provided there is one within 100 km.I she reuses, then the assumption will be thatshe quit. Trottier was told there will be no sev-erance pay because there are other jobs avail-able with AHS. The plan is to ully shut downthe hospital LTC by Oct. 1, only two months

beore Christmas.Trottiers biggest concern is or the long-term

care residents and their saety. She worriessome o the residents in the hospital may not ftinto the guidelines or Sagewood; some might

be younger than what is technically consideredseniors.

One o the biggest problems she has withprivatized seniors care acilities is the act thatthey all under the accommodations act.

The act that they are not held to the samestandards we are, thats a very big concern, theydont even have to call an ambulance whensomebody alls, said Trottier.This issue was brought to the oreront on

May 9 when it was announced that AgeCare inBrooks is being investigated ater alleged re-ports o abuse.

These are the concerns weve been bringingup or years now since they started bringingin these private contractors, we knew whenproft becomes involved and chasing the dollar

becomes more important than providing care(there would be problems), said Vice-President

with the Alberta Union o Provincial EmployeesGlen Scott.

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What happened in Brooks is aprime example, I hate to say we told

you so, but its not the frst time itshappened and its not going to be thelast and the more that we shit to theseprivate or proft long term care cen-tres, the more these things are goingto happen.Trottier eels once the patients are

there, its private and there is no onechecking on it other than the amilies.

Another concern is the number o or-eign workers at Sagewood. She doesntthink the time will really be taken to

get to know the dementia patients, orthat there could be language barriers.

What kills me about the region and

the politics and everything else is I seethe other end o it. Nothing is doneuntil somebody dies, said Trottier.Theyre the silent minority now, theystood up or us, now we stand up orthem, thats why were here.

In Phase Two o the Sagewood a-cility there are 35 beds designated orLTC, but once the 23 residents romthe hospital are sent to Sagewood, andthere will only be 12 beds available.Currently there are 14 Strathmore resi-dents living in homes in Calgary who

want to move back closer to home.On May 17 there will be another pro-test outside o the Sagewood acility.

A big rally is also being organized orKinsmen Park on June 8. The time isto be announced at a later date.

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Another beloved Disney classic iscoming to lie at Strathmore HighSchool (SHS). Two years ago studentsperormed Beauty and the Beast, astory many o us know and love. Thisyear the students are excited to bebringing the Little Mermaid Jr. to thestage.

Its amazing or usbecause aterBeauty and the Beast we were just rar-ing to do more Disney stu, said ZacKlassen-Rau, who plays the role o Se-bastian.

The perormance ollows along theoriginal story line: Ariel, a mermaidwho lives under the sea, is enchanted

by humans and wants to know aboutthem. One day she comes to the rescueo Prince Eric, a human, and she alls inlove instantly. She antasizes o a wayto be with him, and even makes a dealwith Ursula the sea witch; only the dealisnt as simple as it sounds.

Its more o a Broadway show thanit is the actual movie, so there will beamiliar parts rom the moviebut weadded a little bit o a kick to it, saidCaitlin Tourout, who is cast as Floun-der.

Cody Neale, who plays King Triton,is ecstatic about showing the play tohis amily and riends.

We have so much un perorming iteven in just rehearsals, so I eel becauseo the amount o un that we have itsgot to be un to watch. Theres no wayit wont be un to watch, said Neale.

For everyone involved with the play,there is a dierent scene that standsout as special to them.

I love the whole che scene, I thinkthat scene is so unny and phenome-nal. I also absolutely love Ursula, shesso evil and so awesome, said Neale.

Its a big moment when you see herbecome human, shes swimming in theocean, trying to get out o the sea andshe cant breathe. She washes up onthe shore unable to do anything, shecant walk like she expected herselto be able to do. Its not as magical as

she thought it would be at frst, saidKlassen-Rau.Tourout agrees with Klassen-Rau that

there is something special and magicalabout Ariel becoming human.

Theres a lot o emotions in this, sonot everyone is happy about her be-ing in love and Sebastian is ollowingher (Ariel) around like a lost dog try-ing to fgure out what shes doing, saidTourout.

The show is on June 2 until June 5 at7 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $10 each andcan be purchased at the door or pre-ordered by calling the school at (403)934-3135.

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Sharon McLeay

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The Strathmore Ladies Auxiliaryhosted an appreciation dinner ortheir volunteers and members o theStrathmore Firefghters on May 6 atthe Legion.

It is one o the best relationships Ihave encountered in my years o ser-

vice, said Fire Chie Muir Furzer. It ishumbling to think o how much theydo. We think o them as the matronso our fre hall.

President Colleen Cameron saidtheir volunteers have helped withmany undraising events and the la-dies are thankul or all the help theysupply. She said over the years, the

Auxiliary and the Fire Departmenthave had a reciprocal relationship,each stepping up to help the other out

when needed.

The ladies decorated the hall in afre hall theme, utilizing black and redtable coverings and napkins. Floor

decorations were small fre hydrants,and the walls displayed pictures o thefre crews and their work.

Guests enjoyed a buet dinnertopped o by piano tunes played

by Jim Risdon. Pastor Dawn Nelsonattended to bless the meal and theevent. She led prayers or the saetyo the community, and the men and

women that put themselves at risk orthe publics saety.

The Legion Ladies Auxiliary is norookie at undraising eorts; theyraised over $9,000 last year and do-

nated unds to Meals on Wheels, theWheatland Food Bank, the Handi-busAssociation, WADEMSA, Rural FireDepartments, along with their con-tributions to the Strathmore Fire De-partment. In the past, The StrathmoreLegion Ladies Auxiliary purchasedthe Search and Rescue jet boat or theStrathmore Fire Department. It has

been used by the department in train-ing exercises and rescue eorts in wa-

ter bodies all across Southern Alberta.They also purchased an inrared ther-mal imaging gun or the department.

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For fve years the BirthForest has provided a wayto give the git o lie andteach the value o natureto our children. The BirthForest has been built on apartnership between Com-munities in Bloom, theTown o Strathmore, EagleLake Nurseries and ChinookCredit Union. A tree is plant-ed or each newborn regis-tered into the ree program.

Its part o the Tree Can-ada program, its designedto encourage urban orestrywith the idea, o course, thatorests are good or our en-vironment, good or our liv-ing, improve our communi-ties, and improve our urbandwellings, said Rob Piriewith Communities in Bloom(CIB)

For Paul and Joelle Son-

steby, as soon as they heardabout the program - whilepregnant with their frstchild - they knew it wassomething they wanted tobe involved in. One o themain reasons is the senseo permanency that comeswith planting a tree in yourchilds name, knowing itwill be there or generationsto come.

One o the things thatI think is cool about it isyoure teaching kids to ap-preciate nurturing the en-vironment and lie and

growth. I at our and two-years-old they can see thesignifcance o something asmajestic as a living tree, Imhoping that will be some-thing that sticks with themwhen they become adults,said Paul Sonsteby.The Birth Forest in Strath-

more is at the Parklane Park,a place where amilies cansee the trees oten. The Son-stebys visit the Birth Forestwith the kids when they areplaying soccer. There aretwo trees planted or theSonsteby children, one eachor our-year-old Fynn andtwo-year-old Coen.Another neat thing about

the Birth Forest said Son-steby is that there is nota specifc tree designatedto each kid, so his amilywill go through and decidewhich ones they think wereplanted or them.Anita Heuver, owner/man-

ager o Eagle Lake Nurser-ies, has been involved sincethe inception o the pro-gram.

We thought it was a greatidea, a great way to enhancethe landscape as well as rec-ognize the new births andjust to do something or ourlocal community, said Heu-ver.

To see it growing over theyears rom the frst ones thatwe did, its looking beauti-ul out there. Its neat or theamilies, but its also a bene-ft or the town and the com-

Birth Forest encourages urban forestry growth

munities that live by there,i people havent driven bythere it defnitely is startingto look like a orest.

Chinook Credit Union hascommitted to 10 years osupport or the initiative,and is pleased to be a parto a project that beautifesthe town and connects the

community, said BranchManager Larry Betts.It provides a visible con-

sistent connection to thecommunity and the area otown that the Birth Forest isin. It also provides opportu-nity or people in the com-munity to connect with thetown by registering theirnewborn children, partici-pating in the planting andwatching their trees grow,said Betts.

I think its a great thingthat the Credit Union andCommunities in Bloom

have done because theyreincreasing the amount otrees and greenery thats be-ing added to our town, saidCouncillor Pat Fule. Basi-cally I ran on the idea thatwe need more parks andplaygrounds and trees andpathways so having themaid in that is a great deal or

the town because whateverit takes to add more green-ery and trees is perect andtheyre doing an awesomejob.

Pirie believes they will beable to plant one, maybetwo, more years o births atthe current location beorea new location will need tobe determined by the town.This years tree planting isscheduled to take place onJune 1 at 10 a.m. Parents areencouraged to quickly reg-ister their births rom 2012beore May 25.

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The Strathmore Legion Ladies Auxiliary held an appreciation banquet for their volunteers and the

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To acilitate removal o spring yard cleanup, a waste bin will be located at therecycle acility yard or the month o May.

Please abide by the ollowing: No commercial or residential garbage.

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All tree and shrub trimmings can be placed in the designated chipping pile.

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Concerns about job loss and patient care have been preva-lent since the announcement that long term care (LTC) pa-tients at the Strathmore hospital will be moved to the Sage-wood Seniors Community.

Einar Davisons mother has been a resident o the hospi-tals LTC or the past ew years. Ater dealing with a priva-

tized seniors acility in the past, and having not so greatresults, he is leery o moving his mother into Sagewood,but isnt sure what other options there are that will keepher nearby.

I am very worried the quality o care is going to be a lotless, and its not a union thing or anything. The ladies inhere do a really good job, my mother is good riends withall o them, and theres a sense o responsibility or the pa-tients here that Im not sure youll get in a private acility iyoure just income or revenue, said Davison.

His mother rst went into the system in 2007. The yearshe went into the private home, there was a lot o rain andfooding. The roo started collapsing in the dining room,which was o course a major concern. His mother was alsoplaced in a shared room with a resident who suered romeither dementia or Alzheimers, who would throw thingsand was quite violent. He quickly removed his mother romthis acility and she went to Didsbury next. He lives in Hus-

sar, and the drive was a long one or visits but at least heknew she was sae.A ew years ago, Davison said, they lucked out and a

space became available at the Strathmore Hospital LTCWard. Since coming back to Strathmore there have beenmany occasions where she has needed blood transusionsor other care provided specically by the hospital.

Its way easier to move her rom the long term care, intothe hospital and then back, and its a lot more comortable

or than being stued into the back o an ambulance, saidDavison.He said his mother eels comortable at the hospital and

they were told she had to be in there because she couldntbe alone any more.

They are saying that the rooms over there will be muchlarger, but my primary concern with my mother is shesmedically sensitive, and having a bigger room isnt going todo her any good i she gets sick and she has to wait or anambulance to go over to the hospital, said Davison.

They didnt even talk to us beore hand. Basically themeeting just happened and they said, well this is what weredoing and you have no choice. Sure you have choices, youcan take your parent home or you can try to get them intoa dierent acility, but most o those arent really options.

He is condent that i the community works hard andpulls together they will be able to stop the government andthe orced move.

Worries over mothers care arise

in the community excited about this.We have businesses that will be puttingon a special garage sale blow out! HopeChurch has their table sale going onand the youth club will also have someamazing things or the public. SpringFest is happening June 1 down at theAg Society with a ton o amily things.It is defnitely a great day to get theamily out and enjoy what Strathmorehas. I you are interested in registeringor the Parade o Garage sales please

phone 403-934-3550 and leave me amessage with your name, number, andaddress so I can get you on the map.This is FREE thanks to Debbie Murray,The Strathmore Times and the volun-teers putting it on so dont miss out! Weneed all addresses registered by May 20in order to get them on the map andin the Strathmore Times or those thatare wanting to shop. So watch in nextweeks Strathmore Times or your pa-rade o garage sale map!


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You are invited to aend one of two County Town Halls to hear about the

proposed revisions to the Countys Municipal Development Plan.

Over the past eight months, Wheatland County has been developing an update to

its Municipal Development Plan (MDP). The MDP is a long range planning

document that includes a vision, goals, objecves and policies to guide growth and

development in the County over the next 30 years. The current MDP is being

updated to ensure it follows the Countys current strategic direcons and recent

provincial inives such as the Land Use Framework and Water for Life Strategy.

At this point in the project we would like to present the new themes, objecves

and key policies to all County residents, business owners, and various stakeholders

to ensure they follow your vision of the County. Please join us and our consultants,

Dillon Consulng, to one of the Town Halls being held in late May:

Cheadle Community Hall OR Rosebud Community Hall

Monday, May 27th

Tuesday, May 28th

6:30 7:30 PM Open House

7:30 8:30 PM Presentaon & Discussion

Refreshments will be served

Please visit www.wheatlandcounty.ca for more informaon, or contact:

Linda Henrickson, Project ManagerWheatland County

[email protected] or 403-361-2024

Alex Taylor, Project ManagerDillon Consulng

[email protected] or 403-215-8885 x 4246

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US.

Cst. Andrew LindsAy

Strathmore RCMP

Strathmore RCMP would like to re-mind everyone that May 12-18 is CrimePrevention Week in Alberta.

Crime Prevention Week is a tool thathelps create awareness about issues in

our local community, and helps resi-dents become aware o steps they cantake to prevent crime.As residents o Strathmore, Wheatland

County and Rocky View County, we canall work together to help prevent crimesin our own backyard by working closely

with our neighbours, community lead-ers, and the RCMP. This type o team-

work makes it easier to identiy andsolve issues that aect our entire com-munity.Within the communities o Strathmore

and Langdon, residents can take partin the local Citizens on Patrol (C.O.P.),

which has been a valuable tool in fght-ing crime in those areas. Residents o

Strathmore also have the opportunity tobecome a part o the Strathmore Neigh-bourhood Watch, a group o citizenswho work in conjunction with the RCMPto help keep our neighbourhoods sae.As always, residents are the frst line

o deence against crime. Residents areencouraged to ensure that doors and

windows o their homes and vehiclesare always locked and secured. Many re-ported thets are a crime o opportunity,and by taking these quick and simplesteps, a crime can be prevented beoreit occurs.

I you who would like more inorma-tion regarding Citizens on Patrol, Neigh-

bourhood Watch or any other ways tohelp prevent crime you are encouraged

to contact the Strathmore RCMP at (403)934-3968. I you have any inormationregarding crime in your local commu-nity, please contact Crime Stoppers at1-800-222-TIPS or Strathmore RCMP.

Crime Prevention Week

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On May 8 Crowther Memorial Junior High held their seventh annual talent show. This year, nine contestants wowed the audience and a panel of judgeswith talents such as singing, bagpipes, piano, guitar, and drums. Two acts tied for rst place, Reuben Shiu and Joshua Lawal on piano and drums along

with the trio of Maria Fanning, Brooke Paiha and Kortnee Paiha on guitar and vocals. Second place went to James Allen on the bagpipes and third to Sa -

vannah Sparvier for her singing skills. Audience members were charged a small entrance fee and all proceeds were donated to the Wheatland Food Bank.

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Parliamentary Report

With the spring season arriving in our riding oCrowoot, it is not too early to congratulate themany students who will soon be graduating! Weshould all take a ew moments to encourage our

younger generations by assuring them o the impor-tance o their education. Parents know that students

work hard and students need to know that the timeand eort they spend on their studies will pay o.The spring season is ull o optimism and hope,

as we watch the rst fowers bloom and look or-ward to the great summer months. I always try toremind my constituents that Albertans enjoy the

best prospects or a bright uture. We are living inan era where our province is the most prosperousin our nation. Canada is known as an Energy Super-Power mostly because o the gas and oil reservesin our province. Yet, Alberta oers other strong op-portunities as well.Any economist will tell you that the best long-

term orecasts are or the agriculture industry. Thisis especially true or the agricultural sector in Al-

berta. Since the snow has let, we can see tractorsin the elds, air drills, and seeders; the plantingseason is beginning. The producers I meet are op-

timistic about this years prospects or the amilyarm commodity prices are strong, grain pricesare strong, and the cattle market is stable as ever.

Again, we see an economic sector that is attractiveto many young people. Not only is the liestyle theenvy o any oce worker, but graduates who havestudied agriculture are anxious to apply their high-tech knowledge to the traditional challenges ranch-ers and armers conront.As well, our tourism industry continues to grow

in leaps and bounds. More and more as your Mem-ber o Parliament, I am being invited to events thatare created by the olks around our riding that are

building our tourism sector. We have all seen thispromising source o income grow in the smallest

villages and our larger population centers. We dontoer the kind o Stampede ound in Calgary and

we are not Ban. We host a riendly, more intimatesmall-town version o everything our province o-ers amilies on vacation. Again, we see opportuni-ties or our young people to prosper and develop

what we have here at home.

As part o Economic Action Plan 2013, our Con-servative Government is helping ensure Canadianshave the right skills or the job. Were delivering theCanada Job Grant which will help ensure our workorce obtains the skills employers are seeking. TheCanada Job Grant provides a maximum o $5,000per person towards training at an eligible traininginstitution. Employers and the province match theederal contribution, meaning an individual couldreceive up to $15,000.As the government, we have already created the

Tradespersons Tools Deduction and the Appren-ticeship Job Creation Tax Credit and extended theees eligible or the Tuition Tax Credit to includethe costs o tests required to be certied as a trades-person in Canada. Budget 2013 creates opportuni-ties or apprentices by making it more practical andeasier to get the experience needed. There is also

support or job opportunities or underrepresentedgroups o citizens, including persons with disabili-ties, youth, Aboriginal peoples, as well as newcom-ers, to help them nd a good job.Yes, it is a great time to be graduating with the

opportunities Alberta aords. Congratulations grad-uates and Best Wishes!

I you have any questions or concerns regard-ing this or previous columns you may write me at4945-50th Street, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 1P9, call780-608-4600, or toll-ree 1-800-665-4358. My ax is780-608-4603 and email address is [email protected].

Spring has arrived

waCy SanduM

Hussar 4-H Club

The Hussar 4-H club has had a very busy year soar. We have held our monthly meetings in the Hus-sar Curling Rink. Our weigh in was held at KaisersShop on Nov. 24 with 22 members weighing in theirsteers, and one undraiser steer. We will also have sixhorse members in our club this year.A ew o our members went to the Big Boo at the

East Coulee mine and reported it was scary but un.Our Christmas Party was held at our December

meeting where our club had decided to adopt a am-ily and adopt a grandparent or Christmas. Thankyou to Rhonda Treacy and Kristin Fandry or orga-nizing this event. Our Chinese git exchange was alot o un.We have had three guest speakers this year that

have given us a lot o great inormation. Owen Se-verson, rom Nutreco Feeds, came and spoke to usat the beginning o the year about the proper way

to eed your cal. Dr. Ty Corbiell came and spoketo our members about how to watch or sickness inyour calves and horses, and overall animal health. Atour Mini Show Ed Turco rom the Alberta Agricul-ture and Rural Development spoke to us about ourresponsibilities as a bee producer.

Our Mini Show was held April 20 in Kaisers Shop.It was cold and snowy! MacKayla Kaiser gave usa grooming and showmanship demonstration wecould not bring our calves because o the snow. Wehad a great lunch, did up our buyers letters andpackages, and held a quick meeting.

Members Kayla and Eric Sandum hosted the dis-trict un day at their arm on April 27. The majority oour members attended the paintball day. Altogetherthere were approximately 80 parents and kids in at-tendance. Thanks or hosting this event.The horse members started riding on April 22.

Thanks to Greg Con or his great instruction so ar.We have been learning proper saety or our tack andhorses and Western Pleasure. We are hoping to workon some cattle sorting and roping exercises.We participated in the Highway Cleanup on May

4. We cleaned Hwy. 56 North to Hwy. 564. We alsocleaned the mile stretch into Hussar or communityservice. Nobody reported any real exciting nds, justthe usual really gross things!

Our Show and Sale Day is coming up ast on May26. Our members are selling tickets on bee packagesi anyone is interested. Everyone has been workingwith their calves now that spring is here. We hopeto see you at our Show and Sale, which begins at 10a.m.

Hussar 4-H Year In Review

Sgt. PatriCia neely

RCMP

As the warm weather arrives, andstreets are cleaned, the RCMP wouldlike to remind everyone to be aware and

watchul or all users o the roadways,including cyclists and motorcyclists. Itcan be dicult to determine the speedand distance o both bicycles and mo-torcycles as they travel on the roadways,and motorists are asked to take extra

caution when evaluating the time re-

quired to turn in ront o, or pass thesevehicles. The single headlight o a mo-torcycle can also cause motorists to mis-

judge distance, leading to collisions andnear misses.With the May Long Weekend approach-

ing, there are large numbers o motorcy-cles expected to be traveling on Albertaroads, and the RCMP want everyone toarrive saely. Motorcycles and bicyclesare required to obey all the rules o the

road, but even i in the right, a cyclist

or motorcyclist can be severely injuredor killed i involved in a collision withanother vehicle.

I all users o our highways ollow therules o the road, obey the posted tra-c control devices, and drive withoutthe distractions o cell phones or otherdevices, it will help improve the saetyo our highways, and ensure that every-one has a sae and enjoyable May Long

Weekend.

Motorcycle awareness


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Letters to the editor

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The kindergarten to Grade 6 classes at Standard School entertained a gym full of music lovers for their annual Spring Concert on

May 9. This years theme was Movies and Musicals with the entire group, as well as the individual classes, performing a number

of older and newer hits ranging from Yes We Have No Bananas to Hakuna Matata from The Lion King.

Spring celebration!

Brad Everett Photo

Pat Fule

Fule for Thought

Our dog is 13. Our dog is 13 and has developeda gas problem. This is actually kind o unny, as ourlast name is Fule. The problem is that its becomingall too regular, and we never know when, or where

well be! Were even worried to have company overbecause o him. You see, he thinks every human isa pal, so hell climb up on the couch to sit next tosomeone. Then while were cringing and silentlypraying that Brodie wont, he DOES! Its hard todescribe what happens nextits not pretty.

First o all, the old ur rug is silent, but deadly.The smell is also deadly! Hopeully, youre not eat-ing during this column, as the aroma rom my olddog is a mix o rotting things, the un-dead, old eet,and just a hint o rotten eggs! Its always enoughto get Debbie nauseous, and shell usually sprintrom the room. The rest o us are let to laugh ner-

vously, and we hope the company doesnt notice.Its usually too late or them, and they always tryto act as i its not a big deal, but we all know bet-ter. Brodie has become the riendliest, yet smelliestdog in town! Hes slowing down, too, and has a bito trouble climbing stairs. I try to help, and carryhim up sometimes, but Im never sure i the grab

will squeeze out the methane! When he does passgas, the old guy has the most innocent look on hisace, as i its not HIM! We know dierent, though.

I guess Im to blame, as he does get the odd bito people ood.I mean i he goes with me to do the recycling,

take it or leave ithe does deserve SOMETHING.Sohe has been known to have a Buddy Burgerin the drive-thru! But hey, hes a working dogyouhave to keep up his strength! However, we havelearned to never leave him alone in the van, underany conditions. I dont know i he gets rustrated,or hes mad, or even i hes scared. Alone in the vanseems to bring out the gas. Brodie chooses thosetimes to become Brodie the Farting Dog.

Usually, well throw open the doors or a bit, be-ore getting inside! In act, even on cool days, heseems to be able to raise up the temperature onhis own!

I know hes now an older dog, but I didnt knowhow much dierent the older version o the pup-py really is. Besides the gas, Brodie has started togrow large, disgusting warts all over his body! So,

between the warts and the arts, petting Brodie hasbecome an unpleasant experience. I know thereare always those jokes and stories about blamingthe dog when you smell something bad, but oursituation is or real. Sometimes no one even wantsto sit with him, and were always a little worriedi he hops up to do that, because we know what

were about to endure!One night when I had to take a long distance

call, Brodie did his usual thud into our back door.Now unlike most normal dogs who scratch at thedoor, our dog kind o fings himsel into it, andsometimes i you orget, he can scare the crap outo you! Anyway, my daughter brought him in, andhe went to jump next to me on the couch. Thats

when I heard Bree scream and run like Ive neverseen her beorenot even in basketball! There onthe old guys butt was some poo stuck to his ur!She hit battle stations, grabbed him, and rushedhim to the powder room! I heard a LOT o groans,and: Brodie no! Stand stillI cant believe this!

She came out shaking her head, and said, I nev-er thought Id have to wipe my own dogs buttthis sucks!Ah, the joys o having a amily dog. Brodie had

on his usual innocent look, and snuggled into Bre-

anne as i nothing happened. O course, she orgotall about the poo problem with that, and o theywent to her room.

So, I guess or as long as were able to keep Bro-die the Farting Dog healthy and happy, well justhave to carry on in spite o what he adds to our airspace. Luckily, hes a great dog, and who knows,maybe someone may write another book where HEis the star. Hopeully, it wont be a Scratch andSni book!

(Fule for Thought is a slice of life humourouscolumn that appears in the Strathmore Times, writ-ten by long-time resident, town councillor, highschool teacher, coach, husband and father of two Pat Fule. If you would like to get in touch with Pat,you can send him an e-mail at [email protected])

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To the EditorMy wie and I moved to

Strathmore three and a halyears ago and have not regret-ted our decision. Recently, my

wie completed two major sur-

geries and experienced com-plications ater her second. Weimmediately attended Strath-more Hospital where the emer-gency medical sta attendedto her needs ater a short wait.Because o her medical condi-tion, she was required to return

twice daily or IVs and dress-ing changes. It was duringthese two weeks, prior to beingre-admitted to Rockyview Hos-pital, we experienced riendly,proessional and highly dedi-

cated sta. To the doctors andnurses o Strathmore Hospital,thank you. It is our opinionthat the residents o this com-munity could not be betterserved.

Malcolm & Margaret WilsonStrathmore

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Tme TidbiTs

d You Know?Roses are related to apples, raspberries, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, pears and almonds?

Foxglove is an old English name, derived rom the belie that oxes slipped their eet into the leaves o the plant

to sneak up on prey?

Sunfowers move throughout the day in response to the movement o the sun rom east to west?

Sharon McLeay

Times Contributor

Wheatland County is rich in pondsand wetland areas. Within a 160 kmradius o Strathmore, there are 182,850acres o wetland and upland habitat,

with 171 projects under Ducks Unlim-ited Conservation (DUC) care. Eachseason, a unique variety o migratory

birds pass through this area. Residentsenjoy taking a walk on the wild side,to watch wild birds eeding or in ight.

DUC knows that preservation owetland areas requires vigilance. Theyestimate that every 24 hours, up to80 acres o wetlands, the equivalento about 45 soccer felds, are lost inCanada.

In a move to slow some o that loss,DUC recently purchased Bualo HillsRanch, located in the Milo area. Milo isabout 1 hour southeast o Strathmore.

Dan Buell, Conservation ProgramSpecialist or DUC, is excited about theproject.

It is pretty unique. It is all nativeprairie, never been broken up. I youlook at it rom the air, it is virtually anisland surrounded by cropland, saidBuell.

Buell said that DUC knew i theydidnt purchase the land, its nativeprairie habitat would not have re-mained. DUC is beginning with plansor wetland restoration on the site andexamining appropriate grazing pro-grams, as the land will continue to bea working ranch. The public will beable to visit the ranch and Buell saidthe ranch will open sometime in June.To control urther loss, it is also

important that existing DUC sites bemaintained. Buell said there are a loto older DUC sites that need inrastruc-ture improvement. Weather alwaysplays a part in breeding success. Thelocal areas are a bit dry this year, with

wetter areas appearing closer to rivers.For the canvas back ducks, which re-turn to birthing grounds to lay eggs, itmay aect their numbers. He also saidthere are concerns around the declin-ing number o Northern Pintail and

American Widgeon. For more DUC in-ormation, see www.ducks.ca

DUC receives unds rom multiplesources: Government grants, privatedonations, investments, shared US/Canada partnership unds, and undsrom undraising dinners. They are

asking residents to help with preserva-tion eorts, by supporting their und-raiser that will be held on June 1 at theStrathmore Civic Centre. It is DUCs75th Anniversary and the 31st annual

banquet in Strathmore. Over the years,this area has raised $1,148,827, to sup-port DUCs important work.

I you love the outdoors and wantto have a un, social evening whilesupporting a good cause, mark yourcalendars and buy your tickets or our31st annual event, says Art Harris,DUCs Strathmore committee chair.Its a great opportunity or people inthe area to get together in a really un

way and raise money or DUCs wet-land conservation work across Alberta.

The entire event is put on by local DUCvolunteers and is generously support-ed by many local businesses. The liveand silent auctions are the highlight othis event, and there are some reallygreat items such as wildlie prints, alltypes o gear or the outdoor enthusi-ast, carvings and sculptures, plus manyitems donated by local businesses.The event will be at the Strathmore

Civic Centre on June 1 and tickets canbe purchased by calling Shorty Setliat 403-934-3118, or purchased onlineat ducks.ca/event. For more inorma-tion about sponsorship opportunities,call Janet Shmorong at 403-644-2420,or email [email protected].

Continuing 75 yearsof preservation

doug Taylor Photos

Guides celebrate 100 yearsThe Twilight Division Girl Guides went back in tie on may 11

at Kinsen Park to help celebrate 100 years of Guiding in Al -

berta. About 100 Guides were divided into sall groups and

oved through stations where they found ites and activitiesrelating to various decades over the past 100 years. Activities

included creating coloured Silly Putty, skipping, creating peace

sybols, dancing, hoola-hooping and uch ore. Robin Wen-

zel added to the celebration with a display of Guide unifors,

letters and pictures fro the past that she helped put together.

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population in our communities.

They also control an enormous

spending power. They are avid

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The issues and needs of

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McMorran FMX Motorcycle Jump

The Chevelles Cabaret Beef on a Bun Foodbank Fundraiser at Get n Go

Friday, May 31 Meet, Greet and Cruise at the A&W

Sunday, June 2 Poker Rally 8:00 AM at the Get n Go 1/8th Mile Drag (Bracket) Racing

Gates Open 8:00 AM, Tech 8:00 AMTime Trials 10:00 - 12:00 PM, Racing 12:30 PM

Childrens Centre (at Airport)

Shuttle Service available from Town to Airport

Wester Canad

Cruis Capita

Three HillsCruise Weekend

John Godsman

Times Contributor

Lintons great, great grandather arrived in StMarys, Ont. rom Ireland in 1847. This was thetime when the potato amine was raging through-out Ireland. His maternal grandather arrived in the

Wintering Hills, north o Hussar in 1902, where hestarted ranching. Hussar wasnt incorporated as atown until April 20, 1928, although there were manybuildings there prior to this.

Lintons ather came west rom St Marys to theBlackie/High River area in 1906. When his par-ents were married at the Wintering Hills Ranch in1913, the minister had to be broughtrom Gleichen. Ater the wedding cer-emony, the new bride and groom tookthe minister back to Gleichen, wherethey caught the train to Calgary ortheir honeymoon. Linton advised thatthe Treacys came to Canada as build-ers, and that there are quite a numbero heritage houses still standing in thesurrounding areas. Linton was born inCalgary, the eighth o nine children ina musical amily. He attended one-room

schools in Atlas and Lawson, beore at-tending high school in Drumheller. Inthose days, it was quite normal to stayin the dormitory while attending high school. At avery young age, Linton began playing the piano. Henever had any ormal lessons, but picked up newmusic by ear. He played or his frst dance at RabbitLake School when he was 12 years old, and receiveda gratuity o $2. He was instrumental in ormingthe Hussar Orchestra, and throughout his lie, hasplayed at hundreds, i not thousands, o weddings,anniversaries, graduations, unerals, and more re-cently at Seniors Lodges. He advises that he hasplayed in every community hall in this area! In theold days, he says, one used to smoke inside anddrink outside!Ater graduating rom high school, he attended

the University o Saskatchewan where he obtained

an engineering degree. He spent some time in theoil patch, beore returning to Hussar to arm.

Donna Kinneys amily history dates back to 1651,when the frst record o a Kinney shows a HenryKinney being married in Massachusetts, New Eng-land. The paternal side o her amily were Puritansseeking religious reedom. Her ather moved romVermont to Calgary by train, in 1912. She says, heactually got o the train in Winnipeg, but it was socold, he immediately got back on, and stayed thereuntil the train reached Calgary, where there was aChinook blowing. So when he got o, he stayed!Her maternal grandather moved rom England toCalgary in 1910. Since he previously was a armer,

he knew how to use two horses pull-ing a dray, so he got a job haulingrocks to the site where the CentreStreet Bridge was being built. Later inlie, he worked or the CPR IrrigationSystem, now known as W.I.D. in theDalroy and Strathmore areas.

Donna grew up north o Nightin-gale, and attended one-room schoolsin Valley Gardens and Nightingale.She attended high school in Kathryn,where one o her teachers was Irene

Hanson.At this time, the Wheatland School

Division Dormitory was locatedthere. She continued her education

at the University o Alberta where she obtained aTeachers Certifcate with a Home Economics Major.Donna went on to teach in Wheatland County, andlater the Calgary School Board. Linton and Donnawere married on April 4, 1959 at St Stephens An-glican Church in Calgary. Their frst residence was amobile home, located in a stubble feld! They livedthere, until theyd completed the building o theirhouse and other arm buildings. The armyard wassurrounded by many, many trees, which provided agood windbreak rom all directions.They have our children and 13 grandchildren,

and because o the amily belie in the importanceo university education, all o them have attended

RemembeRing ouR Roots

Linton & Donna Treacy

university and have degrees. Their son has operated the amilyarm since they retired and moved to Strathmore in 1990.

Linton and Donna have spent their lives in Wheatland Coun-ty, where they have been very involved with all kinds o ac-tivities undraising to build Lord o All Lutheran Church inStrathmore, Treasurer o the Hussar AG Society when the frstarena was built, and assisting with the Western Art Section atThe Calgary Stampede.

Donna is a Fair judge, and regularly judges ood and creativearts in Gleichen, Milo, Cochrane, Calgary, Springbank, Ches-termere and Millarville. She was instrumental in starting theStrathmore Horticulture and Creative Arts Show on HeritageDays. They are both strong believers in the values o 4-H, andDonna helped to organize The Nity Knots 4-H Clothing Clubin Hussar. Linton has always appreciated a good piano and wasinstrumental in obtaining two pianos and an organ or HussarChurch, a piano or the Hussar Hall, and one or Lord o All Lu-theran Church, in Strathmore. The main changes theyve seenin this area include the growth o Strathmore and surroundingareas, the increasing number o acreages, the arrival o big boxstores, and the size o arms and new technology or armers.

Both are really concerned and saddened by the moves o somany businesses rom the downtown core towards the high-way. They asked me what will become o all the empty build-ings let behind?

Cosmetologyfor a Causeeach smstr thCosmtology class atSHS donat a nightto bauty with thprocds bing do-natd to th What-land Food Bank. Thissmstr th classraisd $1100. Grad

11 studnts Baily (l-r), Corina, Kyli andShayla.

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Ducks Unlimited Canada conserves, restores and manages wetlands and associated habitatsfor North Americas waterfowl. These habitats also benet other wildlife and people.Charitable Registration Number: 11888 8957 RR0001

Youre Invited

Conserving Canadas Wetlands

Active by nature.

Ducks Unlimited Canada31st Annual Strathmore

Fundraising Dinner and AuctionStrathmore Civic CentreSaturday, June 1, 2013

6:00 PM Cocktails, Silent Auction and Raes7:00 PM Dinner, Live AuctionTickets: $40 / personTo purchase tickets contact:Shorty Setli 403-934-3118To make a donation contact:Janet Shmorong 403-644-2420

[email protected]

Brought to you by Growing Families Society - Bridging the Gap

Program, Lord of All Lutheran Church and the

Wheatland County Food Bank Society

www.bridgingthegapalberta.ca

11:00 am to 1 pm

Growing Families Societyfor East Rural Counties

BridgigteGapLunchcLuB

Relax&Visit.

Lunch

isServed!

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Facility Space Donated By:

Lord of All Lutheran Church,112 Lakeside Blvd. Strathmore

Cost: Voluntary Offering(which will be applied to the food costs)

This project is funded in part by

Government of Canadas New

Horizons for Seniors Program.

To register, call Marg at 403-901-7811,by the Friday prior to the Tuesday.

Tuesday, May 21How to Prepare Meat

& Buy Best Cutswith Jim Jones

Laureen F. Guenther

Times Contributor

Proessionals who work with ami-lies including parent and amilyeducators, home visitors, Parent Link

and Early Childhood Mapping acilita-tors, mental health providers, nurses,and social workers will gather or ACommunity Approach to Healthy Chil-dren, a one-day workshop to be heldWednesday, June 5 in Strathmore.

Workshop leader, Dr. Robbin Gibb othe University o Lethbridge, will pro-vide attendees with understanding andresources about how childrens earliestexperiences impact their brain devel-opment. Participants will receive toolsto support parents and amilies in en-hancing optimal brain development intheir children during the rst ve yearso lie.

We know that brain development inthe rst 2,000 days is crucial and thatenvironment leaves its mark, said Jea-nette McKay and May Rostecki-Budzeyo the Rural Calgary East PostpartumSupport Group, who are involved in

organizing the conerence. The moreawareness we have as a community(proessionals, service providers, par-ents), the better we are able to provideenvironments where children can de-velop to the best o their ability.

Community programs that involveboth parents and children, and oerpositive parenting techniques and ap-propriate expectations or child devel-opment, help to promote a positive,loving, developmentally healthy start inlie, which is vital or healthy brain de-velopment, said McKay and Rostecki-Budzey. Parents who attend also learnthat they are not alone when tackling

Family support proessionals to enhance learning

about early childhood brain developmentthe many challenges o raising a am-ily, they said.The Rural Calgary East Postpartum

Support Group became involved in or-ganizing this workshop and previousworkshops like it, McKay and Rostecki-

Budzey said, because they recognizeda need to educate and network pro-essionals within our community, whoprovide services to amilies with chil-dren (rom birth to ve years old).

Beyond the workshop itsel, Theawareness o the importance o com-munity involvement in early childhooddevelopment has resulted in the or-mation o the Wheatland Early Child-hood Mapping Coalition which bringstogether agencies, parents and grand-parents, they said. The mission o thiscoalition is to increase community ca-pacity to enhance the lives o all chil-dren. Anyone with an interest in Early

Childhood Development is invited tojoin the coalition.

A Community Approach to HealthyChildren will take place Wednesday,June 5, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Hope Com-munity Covenant Church. For more

inormation, call Growing Families at403-361-7216. To register, see www.bridgingthegapalberta.ca/about-us/.

Laureen F. Guenther

Times Contributor

For the third year in a row, amiliesin Langdon have eagerly volunteered tocare or the cement planters that beau-tiy the towns Main Street.

Its called the Adopt-a-Planter pro-gram, said Chrissy Craig, beauticationcoordinator or the Langdon Commu-nity Assocation (LCA). Families with-in the town adopt a planter and thentheyre responsible to care or it or the

summer.This year, Craig posted the Adopt-a-Planter invitation on Monday, May 6,and within ve days, all 24 planters plus two newly-ordered ones still to ar-rive had been snapped up.The brainchild o Shauna Baerwaldt,

LCAs current vice-president, Adopt-a-Planter started in 2011. A grant romRocky View County paid or the plant-ers and the LCA purchases the plants.Mostly sun-loving fowers, becausetheyre out in the open, so we do a loto petunias and marigolds, and thatsort o stu, said Craig. Anything thatloves the sun and doesnt mind being alittle bit dry.The amilies take it rom there.

The amilies add to it with plantsrom their gardens or theyll purchasesome rom the garden centre, Craigsaid. The amily puts the plants in thedirt. Then, all summer, each amilytakes care o their planter, and waters itand weeds it.

Its a great way or amilies to vol-unteer together. Its something thatamilies can do that doesnt take a loto time, she said, and something thatthey can help their children with andgive back to the community.

Shes already seen at least one amilyin action.(May 11), I was driving by and there

was one amily, and they actually hadall ve o them out and they were clean-ing the planter out, getting it ready orthe spring, she said.

Craig also hopes to add a new ele-ment this summer.

I think this year what theyre goingto do is have a competition or the best-looking planter, she said. Then we doa thank you and we have little plaqueswith the amilys name on it, saying thisplanter was taken care o by the so-and-so amily.

Its an awesome program, Its beenvery successul.

Langdon amilies jump upto care or town fowers

Exchange time!Th Strathmor Lons wlcomd som of th x-chang studnts thy sponsord durng th May2 mtng. Th Lons sponsord v Strathmoryouth n th amount of $1,500 to us towardsthr summr xchang program. Th 17-yar-old xchang studnts wr vry xctd to tllth Lons mmbrs whr thy wll b vstngths summr. ed els (l-r) from th StrathmorLons wlcomd Tylr Magwood (Grmany), Ra-chl Rdrburg (italy), Kat Hatton (Austra) andShan Banks (Australa). Not n attndanc wasKrstna Olafson (Hong Kong).

Wendi Tashlikowich PhotoAryssah Stankevitsch Photo

On May 9, fth grad studnts of Wstmountelmntary wnt around th town contrbut-ng to th Communty Clan Up. 11-yar-oldChldynn Molnar (l) and 10-yar-old MontanaFarbarn usd gardnng glovs to pck outdbr and trash from gardns on 2nd Avnu.

Westmount Elementary assists

with Community Clean Up

TEA, PLANT &COOKIE SALE

Saturday, May 251 - 3 pm

Hope CommunityCovenant Church

(Youth Room - North entrance)

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Supportremains strongm&m meat Shops held its an-

nual charity BBQ in support of

the Crohns and Colitis Foun-

dation of Canada on Satur-day, may 11. With the help of

the sunshine and war te-

perature, the volunteers were

kept on their toes serving up

burgers and dogs.


-2-westeel 300gal uel tanks with metal stands

-2-500 gal uel tanks

-Low pro slip tank with hand pump (ts long

box truck)

-130gal slip tank with electric pump

-2-130gal slip tanks

Haying EquipmEnt

otHEr EquipmEnt

SHop toolS & miScEllanouS

tankS

LAURIE FEQUET FARM AUCTIONFRIDAY MAY 31, 2013 SALE TIME: 10:00AM LUNCH AVAILABLE

DIRECTIONS: FROM KEOMA 9.6KMS(6MILES) EAST TO R.R. 261 THEN4.4KMS (2.75 MILES) NORTH ON WEST SIDE OF ROAD. FROM BALZACOVERPASS ON HWY #2 GO 33.6KMS (21MILES)EAST ON HWY 566 TO R.R. 261 THEN 4.4KMS(2.75MILES) NORTH,

ON WEST SIDE OF ROAD.

OWNERS PHONE: 403-807-0003

tractorS & truckS

-JD 4430 diesel tractor, CAHR, quad range

trans, 2 hyd, 2 PTO, 18.4x38 duals, John Deere

145 FEL with bucket and grapple, S/N:036761R

-Case 2290 diesel tractor, CAHR, 2 hyd, 2 PTO,

P.Shit transmission, 18.4x38 duals, 5276 hrs.

S/N: 570450

-1960? GMC 950 S/A grain truck, 6 cyl, 5

speed trans, 12 t wood box with hoist,

8.25x20 tires, s/n:5C95303608360D

-2000 Dodge 1500 Reg cab 4x4 ST, ATC, long

box, 5.9L V8, auto trans, s/n:1B7HF16ZX-

YS628007

-1993 Mazda B2200, ext cab 2 wheel drive

truck, 5 spd trans, 442000 km, VIN:JM-

24F323XPO356521

-1994 Chev S10 blazer Tahoe 4x4 , auto trans,

PL, PW, 308578km,

s/n: 1GNDT13W7R0159732

-Case IH 8465 automatic round baler, S/N:

CFH0162024

-Hesston 560 round baler, gathering wheels

(needs belts) S/N: R560-00582

-Hesston 1340 disc bine, S/N: 134001270-NH 1032 stack liner

-Rossi harvestman VH14 14 wheel V-rake,

S/N:570450

-MF 124 sq baler, q turn

-MF124 sq baler(parts)

-S/B 30 t bale trailer with 7000# axles

- GH 12 t Cultivator

-Yanmar YSS-60 3 pt 60 hyd drive snow-

blower, S/N: 00359

-Myers 8 t hyd angle truck mount snow

blade

-3-bar mounted harrows

-ATCO 8x24t oce trailer with propane

heater, S/N: 0248T924

-Van trailer end sections

-16t bumper pull fat deck trailer 3500# axles

-Metal water tank on transport

-6 t utility trailer

-Recreational Equipment

-1978 Okanagan 8 t truck camper

-1992 Ski-doo Mach 1 ormula XTC, 5693 km,

S/N: 37980025

-1990 Yamaha phaser snowmobile

-2-2006 Easy vehicle company 50cc chil-

drens ATVs

-50cc Pocket bike

-Maternity pen

-Older cattle squeeze chute-Assorted metal panels & gates

-High-Hog 10t gates in rame

-Jack-All jack

-Makita 3/4 electric impact

-B&D drills

-B&D sanders

-Saety Harness

-Bolt cutters

-Battery booster/Charger

-Metal Shelving

-Motomaster hyd ATV jack

-Broil King BBQ - NIB

-Plate clamp

-C-clamps

-Alum extension ladder

-Galv window wells

-Metal a-rame or hoist

-2 decorative yard lamps

-Closed circuit video surveillance system-Quantity o 6 yellow jacket pipe. 6 to 20

lengths

-Bench drill press

-Cambell Hauseld upright air compressor-Bolt bins

-Wood doors

-E. parts washer

-3/8 and 1/2 air impact

-Grease guns

-Bench grinder

-Belt splicer

- Galv headache rack

-Heavy duty metal shelving ends

-Oils & lubricants

-Chain come-a-longs

-Baker scaold

-Werner alum portable bench

-Delta 10 table saw

-Power st 16 spd pedestal drill press

-Hyd foor jacks

-B&D workmate

-Assorted nails, bolts, chain, screws

-Assorted hand tools, screw drivers, wrench-es, pliers, hammers, socket sets

ROSEHILL AUCTION SERVICES

Sharon McLeay

Times Contributor

A robust letter campaign to Wheat-land County council rom residents liv-ing in the Lakes o Muireld outlinedsix years o trouble with sewage dis-posal rom their homes.When Wheatland County approved

the development, approval was givenwith the understanding the subdivi-sion had a contract to hook sewage

into Rocky View County inrastructure.The sewage would be processed atthe Langdon sewage treatment plant.Lakes o Muireld residents would paytheir wastewater levies to Rocky Viewto cover their portion o the proposedinrastructure development. The origi-nal $2.6 million cost sharing agreementwas signed in 2007.

Rocky View County stated the agree-ment was signed with the prospect oa booming economy, cooperation oother partners in the project, and gov-ernment support or regional partner-ship or inrastructure plans. See www.rockyview.ca Media Centre Jan. 23,2013-Muireld Backgrounder.

However, in 2008-2009, a series oevents made everything all apart, lead-ing to no inrastructure and no accessto the Langdon sewage treatment plantor Muireld. To compensate, RockyView council agreed to truck the sew-age to the Chestermere plant, on a eeor service basis. Rocky View underes-timated the costs incurred and had toraise ees to recover the approximate

$235,000 per year it was paying to de-liver the service. It raised ees in Janu-ary 2013.

Muireld residents eel that Wheat-land County has some responsibility toprovide sewage treatment or their resi-dents. Rocky View residents have madecomplaints that the service should notbe given to Wheatland County resi-dents. Muireld residents are angry andwant solutions to the problem.

They are taxpayers in Wheatland

County. We should try and assist themand nd solutions, said Councillor KenSauve. They need someone to carrythe ball.

Councillor Ben Armstrong suggestedthat there are many new Green Tech-nologies or sewage treatment. Hesuggested some agreement could bedeveloped to utilize such a system orMuireld. He suggested that council lis-ten to a presentation by one o the sup-pliers. A presentation has been set orthe June 10 Council meeting.

Councillors discussed that they wouldlike to meet with Rocky View Countyand the Muireld residents to acili-tate a solution or the issue. Council-lor Brenda Knight requested that each

residents letter be answered; indicatingtheir concerns were heard and stepswere initiated to move orward on theissue. They directed Chie Administra-tive Ocer Alan Parkin to reply witha response rom council and mail theresponse to each individual who hadcontacted council. Letters were sent outlast week.

Muirfeld wants results

Sharon McLeay

Times Contributor

Every year, dust control measures

stir up discussion in Wheatland Countycouncil. Last year, councillors calculat-ed the cost o unding the service anddetermined it would be too expensiveto deliver ree to the entire county.This year, the issue has resuraced

in Lakes o Muireld, with residentsrequesting dust control applicationor two miles o roadway surroundingthe subdivision. To provide dust con-trol or that amount o area, councilapproximated a cost between $80,000and $100,000. Community perimetersare not usually done.

Council argued i dust control wasprovided or the Lakes o Muireld, itwould set a precedent or other com-munities. Last year, council voted to

charge or dust control materials, butprovide application equipment andmanpower ree o charge. They de-bated whether esthetics and nancialconcerns increased a municipalitys re-sponsibility to provide the service.

A lot o armers have crop and cattleconcerns. This is no dierent than anyother concern. They should have to paylike anyone else, said councillor BenArmstrong. We understand the issues,it has been discussed beore.

Six councillors voted against approv-

ing dust control or Lakes o Muireld,with councillor Brenda Knight casting asupporting vote or the residents in herzone. The action was deeated by ma-jority vote. Knight said she would con-tinue to advocate or county-paid dustcontrol and was sure the issue wouldresurace in the county again.Although the county wont pay or

the dust control, residents will be hap-py to know that product costs haventrisen. The cost will be the same as lastyear.

The market is subject to fuctuations,but it is good or now, said Tom Schutz,Wheatland County Public Works man-ager.

Residents need to submit a requestorm, so that crews can schedule timeto apply product to road ronts. The or-der deadline is June 10, with a secondorder deadline by Aug. 12.

Calcium Chloride prices or countryroads are $2 per linear oot. Two appli-cations are suggested or most eectivecontrol. The new application o oil oncountry roads is $7.56 per linear oot,or reapplication is $6.56 per linear oot.For gravel on secondary highways, add$1 to the oil rate. Orders must be or a400 eet minimum and all applicationsproceed, only i there is sucient inter-est. Forms can be ound online at www.wheatlandcounty.ca or obtained at theoce.

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Sharon McLeay

Times Contributor

Rosebud Campground will gain a sanitary dump-ing station or camping vehicles. Sta approachedthe campground owners about the idea and theyagreed to monitor the station and call disposal ser-vice as necessary. The total cost will be $40,000 andees will be charged to those who use the station.

The ee could be incorporated into the campgroundee, or coupons issued. Trailers coming rom outsidethe campground will be charged.There was discussion that the permanent camp-

sites could be hooked up to automatically empty intothe system. Councillors elt that the operator wouldbenet rom the station and it would increase thetourism draw or the area.

Lagoon deLays

Late snow and uncertain weather caused delays orprogress on the Carseland sewage lagoon. The con-tractor was unable to work, so they began anotherproject in Vulcan, which was larger and ready orcrews to do work.This means the Carseland project will not begin

until June and there will be added costs to compen-

sate other contractors involved in the project, whowill experience work delays.Council stated that they granted the contractor the

contract with the understanding it would begin inthe spring. Councillors agreed that it was normal orthe weather to delay outside construction jobs, butquestioned who would absorb the costs o the de-lays. There were no stipulations in the contract, sosta was directed to come back with urther details.

It all piles up. It works out, but somebody has topay, said Reeve Glenn Koester.Water seepage rom the berms also continues to be

a problem and sta replied that they were workingon solutions or sludge drainage and removal.

dump must go

Council directed crews to clean up an unocialdump site, located adjacent to TWP 252 and RR 240.

The structure o the road creates a screened area,perect or illegal drop-os. Sta said that the sitehas been used enough that the garbage is now en-croaching on the road right o way.

It is unsightly and not sae. It is our obligation toclean it up, said Dave Churchill, transportation andinrastructure manager.The cleanup will begin next week and take two

to three days. The area will be enced o and signs

posted in hopes it will deter urther use.

VaLLey Handi-bus

Council sorted out a double unding request madeby Valley Bus Society that provides Handi-bus ser-vices to Drumheller and East Wheatland residents.Council donated a $2,000 amount or 2013. The Soci-ety conrmed they had received the donation.

In talks with the Society, it was determined thatthey were undraising to increase the feet by an-other bus, due to the strain on services. The numbero calls or patient transers rom one hospital to an-other and calls or transports to doctor appointmentshad signicantly increased.

There is a similar situation happening here, saidCouncillor Alice Booth, who sits on the StrathmoreHandibus Society. There are requests or transers

rom hospital to hospital and there is no way we cankeep up. It really isnt what the bus is or.Booth said she would like to see Alberta Health

Services address the issue. Council agreed to donateanother $2,000 toward the new Valley Handi-bus.

LyaLta paVing project

Alberta Transportation notied county sta thataccess rom RR264 onto eastbound Hwy. 1 may beclosed o in the uture highway development, in caseit altered the Countys plans to pave the road. Thereare no plans to place a cross-over on Hwy. 1, and RR264 trac will only exit westbound. As part o thecounty paving plan, RR264 paving is scheduled tostart this month. Alberta Transportation will notiyCounty sta in the uture, as closure plans progress.Councillors agreed that paving could continue re-gardless, to meet the goals o the county paving plan.

Rosebud Campground gains sani-station

A&W held a community garage sale on May 11 in supportof Multiple Sclerosis. The fundraising for th

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