Lamont Leader

Vol. 7, No. 2, Tuesday, November 8, 2011Vol. 7, No. 6 Tuesday December 13, 2011

Your news this week:Lamont Bantam tournament

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Big Buck Competition pg. 9

Local student goes to Ottawapg. 11

BY MICHELLE PINONEditor

It was a recipe for dis-aster.

A pick up truckparked on the railwaytracks in Mundare lastThursday morning.

The only reason aderailment was avertedwas because of the sharpeyes and quick actions ofa passing motorist whospotted the vehiclewhich was parked east ofthe railway crossing, saidCst. Bill Watson of theVegreville RCMP.

"A passing motoristhad slowed down to lookboth ways at the railwaycrossing on Highway 855in Mundare and noticeda silver 2007 Dodge truckparked on the tracksabout 100 metres east ofthe crossing."

The motorist phoned

RCMP shortly after 9a.m. on Dec. 8th. "Themotorist called RCMP toreport the truck, but coi-ncidentally observed aCN rail truck passingby."

Cst. Watson said themotorist then proceededto follow the CN truckand got the driver'sattention. The motoristtold the CN employeesabout the truck, and theyimmediately radioed anapproaching freight trainwhich was only a fewmiles from the truck.Thanks to the quickactions of the motorist,the train was able to stopabout one mile from thetruck without incident."

However, if the mot-orist had passed by evena few minutes later, Cst.Watson said it wouldhave been too late to pre-vent a collision.

"We would like tothank the motorist for hisquick thinking and reac-tion which preventedthis potentially deadlyincident from occurring,"added Cst. Watson.

As to why the aban-doned truck was leftparked on the railwaytracks? Cst. Watson saidthey haven't been able todetermine the reason,and say it would bewrong to speculate atthis point in time. Nocharges have been laid todate.

Vegreville RCMP andCN police are continuingtheir investigation.

Police would likeanyone with any infor-mation about this eventto contact VegrevilleRCMP at 780-632-2233 orCrimestoppers at 1800-222-TIPS (8477).


The Lindemann's willbe opening their heartsand their hotel in Chip-man on Dec. 16th for aspecial Christmas fun-draising dinner.

Dubbed the "Dinnerof Hope," the local familywill be welcoming oneand all who enter theirdoors for the special hol-iday event to help needychildren.

"Everything helps atthis time of year," says

Cindy, who is hosting thefundraiser with her hus-band Rob and daughterTammy. They are justasking folks to bring adonation of cash, food ortoys to the dinner thatwill kick off at 5 p.m. Allof the proceeds from thefundraiser go to charity.Cindy adds that, "Abs-olutely anything wouldbe appreciated."

There is a coffee shopin the hotel so familiesare more than welcometo break bread there.They will be serving sup-

per until they either runout of food or patrons;whichever comes first."A fellow from Hillardwill be donating theentertainment for theevening." There will alsobe draws for door prizesas a way of saying thankyou to people in the areafor supporting the fun-draiser, states Cindy.

Last year was the firstyear for the Dinner ofHope which raised $300for needy children.

Rob and Cindy Lindemann, front row left and middle, will be hosting a fundrais-

ing dinner at the Chipman Hotel on Dec. 16th. Staff members Jessica Kroeker,

front right, and Cathy MacIntosh, back row right, will be working for free that

evening, along with their daughter Tammy Lindemann, top row left.


Lamont town councilhas decided to part wayswith its chief administra-tive officer (CAO) TomMiller.

All of council was pr-esent during a specialmeeting on Dec. 7th, andvoted unanimously infavour of terminatingMiller's contract that wasset to expire at the end of2014.

"We have decided topart ways," confirmed

Mayor Bill Skinner. "Allof council was present,and the vote was unani-mous."

Skinner said the townand Mr. Miller have offi-cially parted ways, andhave signed an amicableseparation agreement.While terms of that agr-eement cannot be pub-licly disclosed by the ma-yor or members of coun-cil; Skinner did say that ifsomeone wishes to makea request for that infor-mation, they could do sothrough the Freedom Of

Information and Prot-ection Of Privacy Act,(FOIP).

The focus for towncouncil in the weeks andmonths ahead will be todetermine what direc-tion it wants to go, and tocontinue its plan to movethe community forward.

"As a council we willbe speaking with admin-istration, reviewing ourneeds, and what type ofperson we would like tofill the position of CAO."Skinner said they are notin a hurry to fill the posi-

tion, and have sufficientstaff to cover most of theduties and requirementsof a CAO at this time."We need to have a clearunderstanding so we cantarget the right individ-ual for that position."

Skinner added that hehas spent some time withLamont County's CAO

and one of its councillors during the past couple ofdays, and has stressedhis and council's desireto keep the doors bet-ween the two municipalities wide open.

The county has evenoffered the town someassistance in regards tothe services of a develop-ment officer,

Skinner added."The response has

been very positive," andhe is looking forward tothe town and countyworking closely togetherin the near future.

The next town coun-cil meeting will be heldthis evening starting at 7p.m. for all those whowish to attend.

Close call with a truckand a train in Mundare

Dinner of Hope in Chipman

Town of Lamont CAO fired!

2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, December 13, 2011

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Reading not only getsyou into the good bookwith teachers; it also gota local teacher in thegood books with her stu-dents.

Lamont ElementarySchool Grade 1 teacherKaren Kotlarchuk recent-ly earned top marks fromher students, for enteringthe class into a readingcontest which netted thekids a free trip to RexallPlace to watch an OilKings Game on Dec. 6th.

Kotlarchuk decidedto have the students par-ticipate in the Reading:Give It A Shot Programbeing promoted throughthe Oilers organization.

"We reached our goalduring the month ofOctober." The entry wasthen put into a ballotbox, and selected ran-domly through a raffle."We were chosen from

between 15 and 20 ent-ries," added Kotlarchuk.

Of the 31 students inKotlarchuk's class, a totalof 20 were able to attendthe game.

The size of the groupdoubled to inc-lude par-ents, who we ve-ry sup-portive of the ev-ent, sheadded.

"For many it was theirfirst time visiting Rexall." For other students, it

may well be their onlychance to have such awonderful experience,noted Kotlarchuk

Even though the stu-dents were a little tiredand cranky the next day;Kotlarchuk said it was aterrific experience, andone she'd definitely re-peat all over again giventhe chance.

Grade 1 readers rewardedwith Oil Kings hockey game

Local Playschool studentsvisit the Post Office to

mail their Letters to Santa


Band members atLamont High are finetuning their instrumentsin preparation for theirupcoming Christmas/Winter Break Concert onDec. 19th from 6 to 7p.m.

Band teacher BradenSustrik says the students,50 in total from Grades 7to 12, have received wa-rm receptions from audi-ences at Awards Night,

Remembrance Day Cere-mony, and most recently,Lamont Christmas LightUp.

Sustrik is hoping for asimilar response from co-mmunity members onDec. 19th. The youngmusicians have beenpracticing very hard toprepare some festivefavorites and revive thetried and true classics."It'll be a nice way to fin-ish off the students lastweek of school beforeChristmas."

This is the first yearSustrik has been teachingband at the school, andhis goal is to continue tobuild the band program,and make it fun for allthe students.

One of the fun things,Sustrik is planning forthe high school band stu-dents is a recording ses-sion sometime in thenew year as the programis not offered during thelast semester.

This ocal playschool student puts on her stamp so Santa gets her letter.

Come and have dessert with Jacquie!

THURSDAY December 15th at 6:30

pm. Lamont Seniors Drop in Center

5203-52 st Lamont.Jacquie Fenske, candidate for

Fort Saskatchewan/Vegreville ProgressiveConservative nomination is looking forward

to meeting you.For more information please contact

Rebecca @ 780-940-9481 or visit http://www.votefenske.ca/

Lamont High School band preperations for upcoming concert

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), December 13 , 2011 - 3

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Thankk YouOn behalf of the Lamont United Church we want to thank thefollowing for their contributions and support of our Emeralds

Dinner and Dance.

Please accept our apology if we missed any names.

NIFTY FIFTY!Lookwhosefifty??Ken!!!

Love FromYour Family

It was incorrectlyreported in the Dec. 6thedition that volunteerswould be assemblingChristmas hampers atthe Alliance Church onDec. 18th. The correctlocation is the LamontCommunity Hall.

Bruderheim Parents Advisory Councilappreciates generosity from company

Pictured L-R are Wayne Olechow (BPAC member), Kimberly Marshall

(Treasurer), Cynthia Willis (Chair), Marnie Yohemas (Senior Advisor, Embridge

Pipelines) and Sven Danzinger (Principal).


Bruderheim ParentAdvisory Council rec-eived an early Christmasgift from Enbridge rec-ently that will helpenrich the lives of stu-dents at the elementaryschool.

Council treasurer Ki-mberly Marshall is sothankful for the $750donation from Enbridge."It will help us enhancethe kid's school year." So-me of the educationalprojects and activitiesparent council assistswith are field trips andpresentations. For exa-mple, this past week par-ent council sponsored aHoliday Gift Shop for

the students so they cancome in and buy pres-ents for family all on the-ir own. "It gives them afeeling of accomplish-ment and also helpsthem work with moneyand budgeting," addedMarshall.

Principal Sven Danz-inger says it's the firsttime Enbridge has madea donation to parentcouncil, and he too, isvery thankful for the cor-poration's timely contri-bution. "Future involve-ment is to be deter-mined, and we hope thatthis is the beginning of along lasting friendshipand partnership betweenBPAC, the school, andEnbridge," added Danz-inger.

He also has highpraise for the group ofdedicated parents who"work hard to enhancethe educational experi-ence of students" at Bru-derheim School.

Ironically, one of thebest parts about MarnieYohemas' job is beingable to give back to thecommunity. "Enbridgeprides itself on being agood neighbor to thecommunities that we areproposing to construct oroperate near, and sowhere we can, and wh-ere it fits in, with ourcommunity investmentobjectives, we like tosupport these types ofcommunity initiativeswhen possible."

Andrew School hosts their annual Perogy Supperand share some of their secrets to a great perogy

NEED BOXES?We have a smallquanitity of boxes

suitable for packing booksor other heavyobjects available


The secret to a greatperogy?

A few of the studentsat Andrew School werenot willing to publiclyshare "the secret" duringtheir annual fundraiserDec. 8th. However, unm-istakable proof was dis-covered in the perogiesthey prepared, cooked,and later served to morethan 200 people.

With more than 900dozen cheddar or cottageperogies in the offering,there was more thanenough to go around foreveryone. Wi-th a choiceof butter and onions aswell as creamy whitesauce, patrons could alsoadd a generous dollop ortwo of sour cream andbacon bits to

complete the piece deresistance.

"Most everything washandmade," noted homeeconomics teacher Sha-una Tirschmann, whospent many hours in thekitchen alongside 80 Gr-ade 7 to Grade 12 stu-dents and a 10 parentsduring and outside ofclass.

The annual event,which began over 11years ago, according toformer student and vol-unteer Julie Wortel is amajor fundraiser for stu-dent council which helpsto subsidize sports pro-grams, field trips, andvarious other projects,activities, events andequipment.

For example, Tirsch-mann says student coun-cil purchase additionalprojectors for the school

a couple of years agoalong with a field trip tothe Telus World ofScience Center during itshuman anatomy exhibit.Council also supplies pieand ice cream for all stu-dents during Pie Day inMarch, adds Tirschm-ann.

As far as the secret?Tirschmann says themost important thing isto make sure the doughis mixed thoroughly oth-erwise it's too doughy orhas too much flour. Forperogy night, Tirsch-mann follows her triedand true recipe whichcalls for 10 cups of flour,four cups of hot water,one cup of oil, and threeteaspoons of salt. Mix forfive minutes in the Boschfood processor. The dou-gh is rolled, filled, andpinched with just the

right amount of pressure to ensure they do notopen during the boilingprocess.

Grade 10 student Lu-ke Hennig said that mak

ing perogies is both easyand hard. "You have tofold it to the right shapeand you have to pinchit." Then he, and other

students did a test run tosee if their batch of pero-gies would not comeopen while they werecooking.

Emma Bartel says the

key to a really good perogy is the dough. Whilenot Ukrainian by her-itage, being immersedinto the culture has

afforded her manyopportunities to perfectthe art of perogy making.

She credits her goodfriend Irene Fesyk withshowing her all the tricksof the perogy makingtrade.

Fesyk points to ano-ther friend at her table,saying she knows morethan her about perogymaking, but her friendshakes her head no anddoes not make a com-ment for the newspaper.Fesyk admits she doeslike to include eggs and alittle bit of potato to theflour.

Both ladies have ass-isted in perogy makingdays in the past, and aremore than willing to sup-port the students in anyway they can.

As to the key ingredi-ent in all of this; it is"love" as one young ladyso aptly put it.

Julie Wortel, Jenna Flasha, and home economics

teacher Shauna Tirschmann show off the perogies.


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In recent months Ifound that I was losinginterest in reading thispaper, as it always see-med to be depressingand solely focused on theproblems with town co-

uncil and political snip-ing.

However, when I lea-rned there was to be anew editor, I picked upthe paper and found it tobe refreshing and enjoy-

able to read. Koodos to the Lam-

ont Leader for includingall surrounding commu-nity news, and other pos-itive articles, including,but not limited to Athlete

of the Week. Keep up the good

work, love it.

Local Reader,Peggy Brown

Koodos to Lamont Leader’s new editor

Information fromTaxpayer.com from theCanadian TaxpayersFederation that Cana-dians are paying $63 mil-lion a year to incarceratenon-Canadian citizens.

There were some 554non-citizens in federalprisons in Canada as oflast year, costing Cana-

dian taxpayers $113,974per prisoner each andevery year.

After the CanadianTaxpayers Federationpointed it out to the gov-ernment, the feds ass-ured that action will betaken to change thiswaste.

But presently a law is

in place that allowsinmates to choose whe-ther they want to go backand serve their time intheir homeland.

New laws being pro-posed will allow the gov-ernment to deport crimi-nals from Canada totheir own countries. Tho-se who can not for what-

ever reason will bedeported once their sen-tences have been served,apparently.

It appears the govern-ment is taking steps toend this unnecessarystrain on Canadian tax-payers.

Non-Canadians costing us a bundle in prison

Bah Humbug!!!Call me Ebenezer scrooge.Even though by birthday is on Christmas Day.

I can't find a whole lot to celebrate on that daybesides sharing time honoured traditions and val-ues with loved ones.

That should be enough? Shouldn't it? It is forme, but not so for my spouse, child, and close rel-atives. Trying to live up to the crush of expecta-tions is definitely a constant, and stressful pre-occupation leading up to Dec.25th which wasoriginally intended to celebrate the Birth of Jesus.

Somewhere along the way, I got trapped. I'dlike to think however, that I am not alone in mystruggle to provide the perfect present(s) with thespiritual joy which surrounds the occasion.

I did have occasion to pause, and slow downmy automatic impulses and frenetic pace to dis-cuss the current societal pressures that are indirect conflict with my personal desires with col-league Tracy Harding last week.

The actual definition of "humbug" is hoax orjest. While the term was first described in 1751 asstudent slang, it is just as applicable in 2011.

According to Wikipedia, humbug is closer tononsense or gibberish. As a noun, a humbugrefers to a fraud or impostor, implying an elementof unjustified publicity and spectacle.

"In modern usage, the word is most associatedwith Ebenezer Scrooge, a character created byCharles Dickens. His famous reference toChristmas, "Bah Humbug!", declaring Christmasto be a fraud, is commonly used in stage and tele-vision versions of A Christmas Carol."

So I've decided once a for all to be Scrooge, andnot to put on a materialistic spectacle thisChristmas to supposedly benefit my loved ones.I'm going to put on a maternalistic spectacle andbake sugar cookies, make handmade cards andpresents, and attend a church service.

It's about time, to make time for the thingswhich I deem most important in my life. Tracyfeels just as adamantly as I do, and so she will con-tinue her 22-year-old tradition of making a gin-gerbread house and baking sugar cookies withher two young boys.

"We make Christmas ornaments throughoutthe year," adds Harding, who is going to make thebest of the season with her best buddies. Shebelieves parents need to start spending more timedoing things with children; not only at this time ofyear, but all year through.

She is refusing to sell out her favorite tradi-tions and values to expend more time and moneyin search of the ever elusive gift of happinesswrapped up in an I Pod Touch, DSI, or WII.

The greatest gift you can afford to give yourfamily is the gift of your time.

So we all need to learn how to let go of our fearof disappointing our loved ones. Say no to mone-tary gifts; and yes to the perfect gift of all - LOVE!

God bless you all this Christmas season, andthe wonderful memories you will create and cher-ish with your loved ones for years to come.

Scrooge

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), December 13, 2011 - 5

Sports

16/60 Alberta Lamont CountyHockey Schedule

Lamont Novice 1A - Sunday, December 18- 11:30 a.m. at

Alexandra Arena against Leduc

Lamont Novice 1B - Saturday, December 17- 9:45 a.m. at

Lamont Arena against Thorhild

Mundare Novice - Saturday, December 17- 10:30 a.m. at

Mundare Arena against Vegerville Novice

Andrew Atom - Saturday, December 17- 11:00 a.m. at

Lamont Arena against Lamont

Lamont Atom - Saturday, December 17- 11:00 a.m at

Lamont Arena against Andrew

Bruderheim Atom - Saturday, December 17- 6:15 p.m. at

TransAlta Tri-Lesiure Centre North

Against Stony Plain

Lamont Pee Wee - No Game Scheduled at press time

Lamont Bantam - Saturday, December 17- 8:00 p.m. at

Lamont Arena against Westlock

Sunday, December 18- 2:00 p.m. at

Lamont Arena against Morinville

Lamont Midget - Friday, December 16- 7:15 p.m. at

Lamont Arena against Westlock

Andrew Midget - Sunday, December 18- 5:30 p.m. at

Andrew Arena against Leduc

Check for schedule changes at 16/60 website 1660.ab.ca

Athlete of the Week

We are asking all

sports teams for their

outstanding Athlete

of the week.

Please submit a picture of your

athlete and reason you feel

they have stood out and

deserve this

acknowledgement to

The Lamont Leader at5038-50Ave Lamont

[email protected]

Athlete of the weekPaige Hafner, the smallest hockey

player with big smile on Lamont Hawks

Local Figure Skater makesit to Alberta Winter Games

Tara Rudkowsky,who trains out of the La-mont Figure Skating cl-

ub, competed at theNorth East RegionOpen/ Alberta Winter

Game Run-offs, on theweekend of Dec. 3rd. Sheskated the best that sheever has, and placed firstin the run-offs, makingher way to the AlbertaWinter Games to be heldFebruary 9th-12th inStony Plain.

“Tara has been train-ing really hard. Sheskates two days a weekin Lamont with me, plusgoes to edmonton twodays a week to train withRon Kaiser. I am soproud of the skater shehas become.” statescoach Tracy Harding.

Elizabeth Pickett ofAndrew Figure Skatingclub also brought hometwo medals, and JennaFlasha brought hone onemedal.

Paige has shownincredible improvementsince joining hockey inSeptember.

Paige has learnedmany new skills and canskate without help afterjust a few short months.She has started learningstick handling, and howto shoot the puck.

Her big smile andendless energy is conta-gious. “ I know she wilcontinue to improve andwork hard through outthe year”, states coachAndrew McDonald,“Congrats!”

Paige loves playinghockey, and got the bugfrom watching her broth-er for the last few years.

Paige loves to playcops and robbers withher team, and skateshard during British Bulldog.

The Lamont Pre-Novice team has three

tournaments coming upin the new year. One athome, Bruderheim, andMundare. She has wonthe sweaty head award

twice since starting, andis sure to win many morebefore the end of the sea-son.

Tara Rudkowsky performing in Bonnyville.

Paige Hafner of the Lamont Pre-Novice Hawks.


Town of MundareEmployment Opportunity

PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE

The Town of Mundare is accepting applications for the posi-

tion of public works employee.

Duties involve all aspects of Town operations,including oper-

ation of heavy equipment. Weekend work and being on call

is required

Candidates must possess a valid licence, a high school

diploma, and be willing to take courses as required.

Experience operating heavy equipment (grader, loader),

and a class 3 licence is an asset.

Wage $15-17//hr.

Please submit your resume/application by 5:00 p.m, Friday,

December 23, 2011 to:

Town of MundareBox 348

Mundare, ABT0B 3H0

or

Fax: 764-2003e-mail: [email protected]

or in person: 5128-50 Street

Colin Zyla

Chief Administrative Officer

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Lamont Bantam Hawks

From left to right: Back row - Asst Coach - Jody Foulds, Coach - Denis Van

Brabant, Lane Palahnuik, Zac Janes, Jake Farrell, Katie Antoniuk, Trainer Nick

Palahniuk, Asst Coach - Kevin Hauer

From left to right: Front row - Alex Woitas, Ryan Falke, Dustin Greanya, Joel

MacKenzie, Luke Farrell, Nathan Foulds, Jeremy Hauer.

Missing from the picture is birthday girl Amara Melnyk, Managers - Janet Falke

and Rosanna Woitas, Asst coaches - Scott Melnyk and Shane Janes.

Lamont Bantam Hawks host tournament this weekendand bring home the win after a come back and strong fight


Members of theLamont Bantam Hawksleft everything on the iceto battle back and winthe A - final of their hometournament Dec. 11th.

Coach Denis VanBra-bant had nothing butpraise for his players asthey overcame a fourgoal deficit in the thirdperiod against the VikingGas Kings on Dec. 10thto earn a spot in the Afinal.

Even though the pla-yers were very flat forthe first two periods, los-ing by a score of 3-0, theydecided collectively thatthey wanted to turnthings around in thethird period.

“The kids said theywanted to win, and toleave it all out on therink.”

Van Brabant said thatwhile it was discourag-ing for his players to seethe Gas Kings score rightoff the top of the thirdperiod, the playersrefused to give up, and"battled back to tie it allup" before the final buz-zer sounded.

"It was so exciting,and they were so impres-sive," added VanBrabant.

As to which of thetwo teams would getinto the A-final? Van-Brabant said that wasdecided and determinedby which team had theleast amount of goalsagainst throughout theround robin tournament.

Fortunately, greatgoaltending and defense,worked in the Hawksfavor, and they movedonto face the SherwoodPark Gators in the cham-pionship game.

The final was hardfought battle that wasnot indicative of the final4-1 score, said VanBra-bant.


New Years Eve Dance

Mundare Rec. Centre

Cocktails 6:00 p.m. Supper 7:00 p.m.

Late Lunch and DJ included

Semi Formal event

Tickets $40.00 available at

Mundare Town Office

Deadline for tickets

Dec. 19,2011


From where LeonBenoit is sitting, he hasno doubts that farmerswill soon be grantedtheir wish to markettheir own grain in thevery near future.

Speaking via teleph-one from his Ottawaoffice late last week, theVegreville-WainwrightMP spoke with greatconfidence and convic-tion, stating he fully exp-ects the Marketing Free-dom for Grain FarmerAct to become law beforeChristmas.

"I fully expect it tobecome law by Friday ofnext week," said Benoit,who has been waiting 40years for the farmers tobe given that democraticright.

Despite Justice Dou-glas Campbell's recentruling stating the federalgovernment did not con-sult in a manner consis-tent with his interpreta-tion of act; Benoit says itwill not in any way pre-vent Bill C-18, which iscurrently before the Sen-ate, from becoming law.

Benoit wholehearted-ly disagrees with JusticeCampbell's interpreta-tion, and says the consul-tation process was fullyrespected before the lawcame before parliament."The agriculture ministerhas consulted widely,"added Benoit.

"There has been a lotof misrepresentation ofwhat the court rulingactually said," notedBenoit, who will be trulygrateful when this newchapter in Canadian his-tory gets underway.

When the bill waspassed on Nov.29th, Ben-

oit was joined by a groupof about 60 farmers whohad travelled to theNation's Capital for thehistoric vote. "It was areal celebration, not onlyof marketing freedom,but the return of a basicdemocratic right to thesehardworking Canad-

ians."Benoit also strongly

believes that an openmarket will attract inv-estment, encourage inno-vation, and create valueadded jobs to help buildan even stronger econo-my. "I am fully con-vinced that marketingfreedom will unleash thetrue economic potentialand entrepreneurial ene-rgy of the western Can-adian grain sector."

Benoit pointed outthat the government hadreceived a strong man-date to give WesternCanadian growers thefreedom to market theirown wheat and barleyon the open market.

Stephen Vandervalk,President of the GrainGrowers of Canada, also

spoke of the urgency forthe legislation to proceedas soon as possible sofarmers can start doingbusiness.

"Food companies wa-nt to lock in flour pricesfor fall, which meansmillers need to lock inwheat prices and as far-mers we want to lock inour profits now as well,"said Vandervalk.

"We still fully expectParliament to pass thislegislation before Chris-tmas," stated Vander-valk. "The federal gov-

ernment needs to press forward, because pro-gressive farmers, grainelevators, malting com-panies, flour mills, graincompanies and the Can-adian Wheat Board(CWB) are well down theroad in making plans forthe transition to the newmarket. It would be verydisruptive for everyoneto try and wind the clockback now," added Vand-ervalk.

He also pointed outagri-industry in WesternCanada is gearing up for

the long awaited changes to the CWB, and notedconstruction of a pastaplant in Saskatchewan aswell as malt barley exp-ansion project in Alberta.

The Western GrainElevator Association hasalso expressed its desireto have Bill C-18 becomelaw, and stated as muchto a Senate committeelast week.

"Industry shares thegovernment's goal ofensuring a smooth tran-sition to an open mar-ket," said Wade Sobk-

owich, Executive Dire-ctor of the WGEA.

The WGEA is an association of seven farmer-owned, public, and pri-vate grain businessesoperating in Canada, col-lectively handling over90 per cent of WesternCanada's bulk grainexports.

Leon Benoit

Benoit waits 40 years for marketing freedoms to become a reality in Canada

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What does MurrayWade have that LamontCounty needs?

Vision, expertise, str-ategy, and resources tohelp grow the rural com-munities in the region.

Wade, President ofRedline Advisors Inc.has been hired on as aconsultant to the munic-ipality back in Sept-ember, and already he isputting together a solidplan for its successfullong-term future.

"We need planing,and a strategic view ofwhat the county can bein 25 to 30 years fromnow. That's where I comein."

Wade says the strate-gy has to be very diversein nature, and take intoaccount all of the res-

ources that are at his dis-posal, and how they canbe leveraged to causegrowth. "It's kind of likeputting pieces of a puz-zle together."

A good example ofnew in the community isfor geriatric care, and inparticular, hospice care.On the other end of thescale, there is also highdem-and for child care inthe area. Both possibili-ties have great highimpact and employmentpotential for residents inthe county.

"We need to providebusiness incubation."Wade said that wouldentail providing res-ources, support, andservices for potentialentrepreneurs. What hemust consider first andforemost is to determinepeoples' needs, and togive potential entrepre-

neurs the tools to suc-ceed so they will have anexcellent chance to suc-ceed.

He is always lookingfor "fresh ideas" from"out of the box thinkers"who have the ability tocreate, plan, and strate-gize to make theirdreams become a reality.

"Agriculture is atough business." ButWade is quite certainthere will be more broadbased opportunities inthe future for producers.He envisions several dif-ferent types of venturesin the food market thatwill encompass variousgreen methods of grow-ing and delivering prod-ucts and services.

"Perhaps there issomething that could bebranded?," asks Wadeoutloud. While therehave been some applica-

tions to date, Wade saysit is a matter of taking arural economic develop-ment initiative and cou-pling it with governmentinitiatives to bring it tofruitition. "It all becomespossible when we look atthe big picture point ofview."

Essentially, it isWade's job to find oppor-tunities and put thoseopportunities in the ha-nds of the people. Theremany different challe-nges associated with eco-nomic development, butWade is ready, able, andwilling to overcome tho-se challenges to makelocal rural communitiesthrive once again. Murray Wade

Sound economic strategies key to growingrural communities in Lamont County


Notice of Nomination Day

Local Authorities Election Act (Section 26)

Local Jurisdiction: Town of Lamont

Province of Alberta

Notice is hereby given that Nomination Day is

Monday December 19, 2011

and that nominations for the election candidates

for the following offices will be received at the local

jurisdiction office set out below between the hours of

10:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon on Nomination Day.

Office Number Vacancies

Councillor 1

Location (Address) of Local JurisdictionOffice:

Town of LamontMunicipal Office

5303 50 Ave.Lamont, Alberta T0B 2R0

Dated at the Town of Lamont in the Province of Alberta,

this 28 day of November, 2011 .

Sandi Maschmeyer

Returning Officer

Nomination packages may be picked up at the Town of

Lamont Municipal Office

Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.


More than 300 out-door enthusiasts attend-ed the Big Buck sports-man competition and tr-ade show at the NationalHall in Mundare Dec.10th.

Organizer Rick Patriewas ecstatic over theturnout for the eventwhich was the first of itskind held in the smalltown big hearted com-munity.

The event, hosted bythe Mundare Fish andGame Association, att-racted sportsmen andwomen from throughouteast central Alberta. Th-ere were folks from Ash-mont, Vermilion, Wetas-kiwin, Radway, andHardisty to name a few.

Patrie said the associ-ation decided to host theevent instead of havingmembers and area resi-dents travelling outsideof the community to par-ticipate and enjoy thecommraderie and funassociated with the ev-ent.

It was quite fittingthat one of the five win-ners was from the Mun-dare area. No one wasmore surprised by thewin than winner IrisKoss, who took top prizein the ladies category.

She only began hunt-ing a couple of years ago

after she went on anAfrican hunt with herhusband. "I went as anobserver." Before theweek was up, Irene hadcaught the hunting bug."I really got into it, anddecided to give it a try."

Both Iris and her hus-band were hunting tog-ether in late Novemberwhen they spotted avery tall buck. It was thelargest she had everencountered. So whileher husband debatedabout shooting the ani-mal, Iris decided to pullthe trigger.

Even though Iris dec-ided to enter the compe-tition, she never expect-ed to win as there werepeople from all over theregion who had submit-ted entries. But her bu-ck's points which meas-ured 159 and 3/8th beatout the rest of the com-petitors.

For her efforts Kosswon a trophy, camp sto-ve, range finder, and giftcertificate. She was morethan happy with her pri-zes, and said she reallyenjoyed seeing some ofthe other animals thatwere on display.

Irene said she is alsogoing to enjoy sportingher well deserved "brag-ging rights" over herhusband over the nextyear.

Another fellow withbragging rights was Ry-

an Warawa who won theassociation's own BigBuck Competition in2009. While he didn'thave an entry in thisyear's competition, hethoroughly enjoyed theevent and time spentwith his four-year-oldson Riley, who kept himmoving from table totable throughout the day.

Tyler Roy, a 16-year-old from the SherwoodPark area also enjoyedhimself at the event. Roysaid he and his fatheralways go hunting ar-ound Mundare everyyear, and was more thanhappy to hoist up a set ofantlers of a Whitetaildeer he shot about amonth ago.

Another youth, MiloSavage from the NewNorway area won theyouth competition as hisbuck earned the topscore of 176 and 1/8th.Savage said he shot thedeer in the exact sameplace he shot his firstdeer.

Besides winning atrophy, Savage was thelucky recipient of a com-plementary bear huntthat will be videotapedand broadcast on televi-sion sometime next year.

Savage said he knowsof some people who'vebeen hunting for morethan 50 years and neverseen or shot the type ofbuck he was so fortunate

to have come across neara cutline.

Savage says he hasbeen extremely lucky inthe four years he's beenhunting, and has evenshot a black bear before.No matter, moose, elk,and a few more speciesare on his to do list in thefuture.

Other winners in thethree other men's cate-gories included: DougDurie, 191 and 3/8ths,Rob Senecal, 214 and1/8th, and ClaytonThiel, 196 and 1/8th.

From all accounts, theevent was a wonderfulsuccess, and Patrie saidthe association will defi-nitely be hosting anotheropen competition nextyear.

Big Buck sportsman competitionand trade show held in Mundare

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People came fromaround the region,including Lamont area,came to listen to her plat-form and local Wildrosecandidate ShannonStubbs Nov. 22nd.

"We here in theWildrose are on a mis-sion, to form the nextgovernment," she told alargely partisan crowd atthe Tofield Arena.

Smith and Stubbsheld a round table dis-cussion with the group."It's good to see so manypeople here who careabout our communitiesand our province," saidStubbs.

While door knocking, Stubbs heard severalissues that were on theminds of residentsincluding the need forbetter access to familydoctors, having reason-able class sizes inschools, reliable long-term care for seniors or

the ability to remain athome with supports, andAlberta's increasing debtload.

Stubbs pledged herparty would balance thebudget and eliminatecorporate welfare, pro-vide more revenue andauthority to local gov-ernments, ensure land-owner rights are protect-ed, and decentralizehealth care delivery toensure more efficiency inthe system.

Smith, who was elect-ed the leader of theWildrose Alliance in2009, referred toRedford's flip-flops,"now seven or eightwithin as many weeks,"as a reason not to trustthe new premier. Andshe mocked Redford'slegislation blitz, statingthe premier has back-tracked on several frontsincluding her promise toestablish a judicialinquiry on health care,set fixed election datesand balance the provin-

cial budget.Plus, new legislation

would establish electionsevery four years betweenMarch 1st and May 31strather than on a fixeddate. Smith said thisthree month windowallows the governmentto pick a date that bestsuits them.

"Actually, it's not afixed election date law,"she said. "The WildroseAlliance calls it a movingtarget law."

As for landownerrights, Smith said Bill 50has been changed toallow for a right toappeal the process. "Butthree more bills need tobe repealed," she said,referring to Bills 19, 24and 36.

The Wildrose partyhas been busy gettingprepared for an expected2012 election. Already 65candidates are in placewith 70 expected to benominated by the end ofthe year.

The Wildrose seeks

democratic reformsincluding citizen initia-tives and referendums."This is going to trans-form the way ourdemocracy works," shesaid. "Albertans are look-ing for change."

Conceding that"trusting a new party isdifficult," she pledged:"When we form the nextgovernment you will seetrust in action. We willhonestly and openlyaddress all the prob-lems."

Smith also said theeastern and westerntransmission line proj-ects in the province,before they were sus-pended by Redford,would have requiredAlbertans "to bear thecost with absolutely nobenefit to us."

She said: "The trans-mission lines are sooffensive," and the gov-ernment was overbuild-ing them so they couldexport more power.However, she favoured

building the centralHeartland transmissionline with controversialparts of the line buriedunderground.

"It's very clear whatneeds to be done," shesaid, "repeal Bill 50 andgo back to the formerprocess with an inde-pendent needs assess-ment."

Stubbs blamed an"entitled out of touchgovernment," leading toa "system starting to fallapart. And that's why wesay we need change."

She also advocatedfor ministerial accounta-bility, including recalllegislation. "I can'tremember the last time aminister resigned," shesaid, when caught in anuntenable position.

When asked if theAlliance would repealpower deregulationintroduced by formerpremier Ralph Kleinover a decade ago, Smithsaid the retail side of thepower distribution sys-

tem doesn't work. "Thedistribution and trans-mission lines are allow-ing players to build with-out competition."

But she predicted amajor change to smallerscale, localized sourcesof electricity or microgeneration, such as solarpanels, thermal energyand small scale hydroprojects would come inthe future.

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Progressive, young,and vibrant those are justa few of the words I'duse to describe KaitlynLopushinsky.

And those were just afew of the words she us-ed to describe what kindof Canada she'd envisionif she was the leader of anational political party.

The Grade 11 studentfrom Lamont High notonly campaigned as aleadership candidate forthe Unified Youth Partyduring her time onParliament Hill, but qui-ckly won the admirationand votes of fellow par-ticipants during the For-um For Canadians politi-cal symposium held inOttawa from Nov.13-18th.

It was the second tripto Ottawa in two yearsfor Lopushinsky, andanother unforgettable ex-perience for the charas-matic, confident, andcharming young lady.

When she firstarrived on Sunday, Nov.13th she expected tohave supper, get orien-tated, and shown therooms where they'd bestaying. Well, events did-n't quite turn out as shehad expected. "We wentright into election simu-lation mode," laughedLopushinsky, who wasvoted in as one of sevencandidates. She chose torun for election as JackLayton.

After garnering theconfidence and the nec-essary amount of signa-tures, Kaitlyn, referred toas "the girl with the aller-gies," was voted leaderof her group. Then thereal work began, as lea-der of one of the threetop political parties, Kai-tlyn had to set to workwriting an election spee-ch late that evening forthe party she would rep-resent, the Unified YouthParty.

"I stayed up until 1:30p.m." Even though shewas quite bleary eyedthe next day, she deliv-ered a stirring speech tofellow forum candidates.She was the only studentto not use a translator,and spoke in French afterreciting the English ver-

sion of her speech.Kaitlyn chose to speak inFrench since Canada is abilingual country, andbecause bilingualism isthe cornerstone's of theparty she represented."The French speakingcandidates were veryappreciative of that."

Kaitlyn did admitthat she was very scaredto speak French, since itis not her native tongue;

coupled with the fact shehad only taken Frenchclasses on and off over the years in school, andmost recently taking Fre-nch 30 via corresponde-nce during evening cla-sses. But her French wasexcellent, and "luckily;"she finished her speechin just under the threeminute mark.

Much to her surprisea mock press conferencewas held. "It was kind ofscary. I didn't want to sayanything against theparty." So the key to theimpromptu scrum was tounderstand the party,and what issues were go-ing on. Fortunately, Kai-tlyn knew what the partystood for, and was totallyup on current politicalevents.

The candidates werethen whisked away toCity Hall in Gatineau tovote for Prime Ministerof Canada. The highlightof this mock election wasthe fact that Marc May-rand, the Chief ElectoralOfficer of Canada was onhand to present Kaitlyn,aka Jack Layton, with thecertificate. When she we-nt forward to accept thecertificate, Kaitlyn saidshe was "totally not whathe was expecting;" bec-ause she was a member

of the opposite sex.However, the abso-

lute, biggest thrill inKaitlyn's mind was sit-ting in Prime MinisterStephen Harper's chairin the House of Com-mons. Here she thoughtto herself: "Wow this isamazing! This is wherehe sits everyday." Def-initely, a surreal experi-ence having gone fromviewing the Prime Min-

ister in his chair duringQuestion Period to actu-ally sitting in his chair.She also sat in the chairs of several other MP's,including local MP LeonBeniot.

Another big thrill waswatching question peri-od from the gallery.Kaitlyn was definitelyenthralled in the debates,and says she learned somuch by observing MP'sin action. She also saidshe liked being able toview so many differentaspects of government,all the way from clerks tosenators. Participants al-so received a tour of theGovernor General's resi-dence, and attended anevening MP banquet.While Benoit could notpersonally attend thebanquet, Kaitlyn didarrange a private meet-ing with him the follow-ing day to personallythank him for recom-mending that she applyto attend the Forum forYoung Canadians.

She got to ask Benoitabout how politics workswithin a party, as well asinquiring as to what oth-er programs are availablefor youth to get involvedin. "We talked about ourfamilies, and I thankedhim for putting my pic-

ture in his pamphlet."Kaitlyn said she truly

believes the forum is thebest program, and wouldencourage her peers toparticipate in it. "It was aonce in a lifetime oppor-tunity, and I've had ittwice," added Kaitlyn,who can't express hergratitude often enough.

Even though Kaitlynhas her heart set onbecoming a pediatriciandermatologist after highschool, she wouldn't ruleout politics as a secondcareer, later in life.

Prior to attending theforum, Kaitlyn was busybrushing up on her polit-ical knowledge. "I wasworried they would quizme on everything." Shealso said, "I wanted tomake Lamont look go-od." Well, she did thatand some, earning herway to the top of thepolitical podium.

Lamont teen fondly recalls memorable experiences at Forum for Young Canadians

Kaitlyn Lopushinsky sits in Prime Minister Stephen

Harper’s chair in the House of Commons.

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New 1 and 2 bdrm. apts. in Tofield

for rent. 5 app., 2 full baths, A/C,

cable, water and heat included.

Elevator accessible. Rents start @

$800/mo. 780-907-9794 or 780-

416-5220. 04ctfn

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Newly renovated 1 1/2 storey 3

bedroom duplex in Tofield. 1 1/2

bathrooms, 4 appliances, fenced,

deck, all window coverings. No

pets, no smoking, ample parking.

$995/ month. Available immediately

780-463-4847 17ptm

Cuisinart 14 cup food processor.

Never used. $100.

Phone: 780-935-0549

04tfnn/c

Currently seeking experienced vac.

or steamer operators. P/T or F/T.

Work locally or away. Must have all

oilfield pertaining tickets and mini-

mum Class 3 driver’s license. Will

possibly take untrained individual.

Contact Gord at 780-385-1029 or

Bob at 780-385-0919.

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HOGS FOR SALE. Butcher Hogs

and Butcher Sows. Delivery

Available Call 780-645-7190 ptm

WHAT A BARGIN! REDUCED by

$15,000! 3 bedroom Tofield bunga-

low has over 1300 sq. ft. of living

space on the mail level. Double

attached garage, cul de sac loca-

tion. Call Kevin Smook, REAL-

TOR™, Home-Time Realty at 780-

662-4623. Visit our website at

www.home-time.net Welcome

home! 16-17C

Viking Main Street Building For

Sale. Recent upgrades. Nice open

space. Room for seven or eight

sizeable offices. Lots of parking in

the back. Strong store front. North

side with separate front entrance.

Could be a great revenue suite with

minimal effort. Lots of room for stor-

age. With some work, possibilities

are endless. Building is as-is.

Priced to sell at $24,900 OBO. Take

possession tomorrow. To view, call

780-336-3422 or email vikingre-

[email protected] Don’t let this

opportunity pass you by, start your

dream business here.

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LOCATION, LOCATION LOCA-

TION! 5 bedroom Lafond Drive

bungalow on quiet street across

from playground. Fully finished

lower level and double attached

garage with in-floor heating, cov-

ered deck, RV parking. Listed at

$345,000. Call Kevin Smook,

REALTOR™ Home-Time Realty at

780-662-4623. Visit our website at

www.home-time.net Welcome

home! 16, 17 C

Marshalls Professional Cleaning

Services. Small company.

Personal touch. For residential

and commercial services. More

than 20 years of experience.

Insured and bonded. For a com-

pany who still takes lots of pride

in what we do. Call Melodie at

587-785-6514 (local call.)

13-23p

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Low cost furnace installations -

replacement or new homes. Save

$500 - $1,000. Semi-retiredlicensed

tradesman. Phone 780-718-0262

14-17ptm

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Massage & Reflexology. 1 hour

treatments. Marge 780-662-3066.

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Aurora Home Design- We Plan

With You- Ready-To-Go & custom

house plans. Serving Beaver and

Lamont Counties for over 15 years;

Town, Acerage and Farm Homes.

1200-4000 sq. ft. Call Bob at 780-

468-3017 or [email protected]

14-17 ptm

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Roy’s Handiman Services.

Flooring, trimwork, basement finish-

ing, decks, fences and carpentry

work. 780-662-0146 or 780-232-

3097.

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2001 FORD Sportrack 4X4. Loaded

with leather, air, tilt, cruise, power

sunroof. Highway kms. Very good

condition. Newer all-terrain tires.

New battery. 275,000 kms. Too

many vehicles. Must sell. $4,000

firm.

Phone 780-679-6808 evenings.

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Wanted to Rent farm house in

Lamont County Semi Retired

Couple. 780-885-7299 pll

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Vehicles

Help Wanted

Card of Thanks

Wanted

Livestock

Real Estate For Rent

Coming Events

Services

Real Estate

Feed And Seed

For Sale

Place yourclassified ad here

and have itread by both Beaver

and Lamont County

residents.

In Tofield areacall

780-662-4046In Lamont area

call780-895-2780

Have something you wantto say, or an opinion you

would like to express?How about a

letter to the Editor!

drop your messages off at:

-The Tofield Mercury5312-50 St.

[email protected]

-The Lamont Leader5038-50 St.

[email protected]


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______________________BUSINESS

OPPORTUNITIES______________________BE YOUR OWN BOSSwith Great CanadianDollar Store. Franchiseopportunities now avail-able. Call today for details1-877-388-0123 ext. 229or visit our website:www.dollarstores.com.

______________________CAREER TRAINING

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EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITIES

______________________H.V.A.C. TECHNICIANOPPORTUNITIES. AlcorFacilities Management haspositions available forH.V.A.C. Technicianslooking to be challenged &gain experience workingon live oil sands plants inFort McMurray. Offering:Competitive wages & ben-efits. 7 & 7 shift - 12 hourdays. Camp & flights.Applicant must possessvalid driver's licence.Details see: FortMcMurray Kijiji or sendresume: [email protected].______________________ALL CDL DRIVERSWANTED. Excellentmileage pay + bonuses.Require valid passport.Deliver new & used vehi-cles long haul in U.S. &Canada. Piggyback train-ing available. Toll free 1-855-781-3787.______________________INDEPENDENT ELEC-TRIC & Controls Ltd.Hiring immediately -Western Canada locations:Electrical/Instrumentation;Journeyman/Apprentices.Oilfield/Industrial experi-ence an asset. Standardsafety tickets required.Email resume: [email protected] referencing Job#CAJIJE003.

______________________DRIVERS WANTED.Terrific career opportunityoutstanding growth poten-tial to learn how to locaterail defects. No experienceneeded! Extensive paidtravel, meal allowance, 4weeks vacation & benefitspackage. Skills needed -Ability to travel 3 monthsat a time, valid licencewith air brake endorse-ment. High school diplomaor GED. Apply at www.sperryrail.com undercareers, keyword Driver.Do not fill in city or state.

______________________LOCAL ROCKY Moun-tain House company look-ing for Class 1 Tank TruckDriver. Must have validtickets. Experience anasset. Benefit package. Fax403-845-3903.

______________________LOCAL ROCKY Moun-tain House company look-ing for day rate and hourlyVacuum Truck Operator.Must have current oilfieldtickets and up-to-date dri-vers abstract. Benefit pack-age. Fax 403-845-3903.

SITE MANAGER/DIS-PATCHER required forbulk fuel operations andcardlock site in SlaveLake, Alberta. Would beresponsible for dispatch-ing, site inspections/main-tenance and safety.Experience would be anasset. Call Roger 780-805-5215.

______________________PARTS MANAGERrequired immediately,team atmosphere, full ben-efits, bonus levels, pen-sion. Submit resume toLavern at 10835 - 100 St.,Westlock, T7P 2S2 or fax780-349-3329 or email:[email protected].

______________________A&B PIPELINERS isaccepting resumes for aQuality Control Manager,Human Resources Re-cruiter and an IntegrityTechnologist (PipelineIntegrity Division). Allpositions are based inSedgewick or Bashaw,Alberta. Visit www.abpipeliners.com for more detailsregarding these positions.Send resume to: Fax 403-265-0922. Email: [email protected].

______________________NOW HIRING - FieldSupervisors, Auditors,Technicians & Gas MeterExchangers. Are lookingfor an opportunity whereyou can make use of yourskills and talents? Considerjoining our team. Apply:www.corix.com.

______________________JOURNALISTS, GraphicArtists, Marketing andmore. Alberta's weeklynewspapers are looking forpeople like you. Post yourresume online. Free. Visit:www.awna.com/resumes_add.php.

______________________FARM MACHINERY

______________________ANTIQUE MASSEY 44diesel, rare row crop trac-tor fully restored 35 yearsago. Needs new paint, runslike new. $5500. Call 780-999-3436, leave message.

______________________FEED AND SEED

______________________ROUND HAY and strawbales for sale. Cheap! Wedeliver, self unloading. NoSunday calls please. 1-403-843-6380.

HEATED CANOLA buy-ing Green, Heated orSpringthrashed Canola.Buying: oats, barley, wheat& peas for feed. Buyingdamaged or offgrade grain.“On Farm Pickup”Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.______________________

FOR SALE______________________STEEL BUILDINGS endof season deals! Overstockmust go - make an offer!Free delivery to mostareas. Call to check inven-tory and free brochure. 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.______________________D I S C O N N E C T E DPHONE? Phone FactoryHome Phone Service. Noone refused! Low monthlyrate! Calling features andunlimited long distanceavailable. Call PhoneFactory today! 1-877-336-2274; www.phonefactory.ca.

______________________SEA-CAN CONTAINERSLTD. New and used, cargoworthy 8', 9', 10', 20', 40',48', 53', office units, windand water tight, deliveryavailable. Phone 780-440-4037. Fax 780-440-1176;[email protected]; www.seacan.com.

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______________________HISTORY BOOK. 718pages on the towns andrural settlements in eastcentral Alberta from thepages of the CoronationReview newspaper, 1911 -2011. Murders, hangings,letters home from soldiersoverseas, fires, blizzardsand much more. $78.75(includes tax) plus $15.shipping of required. Willmake an awesomeChristmas gift. Visa/MC.Call East Central AlbertaReview today. 403-578-4111.

______________________BIG BUILDING SALE."Clearance Sale you don'twant to miss!" 20x26$4995. 25x34 $6460.30x44 $9640. 40x70$17,945. 47x90 $22,600.One end included. PioneerSteel 1-800-668-5422;www.pioneersteel.ca.

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MANUFACTUREDHOMES

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PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL

SPRING TUNE UP

TAX PENALTIES

HOLIDAY HOURS

FIRE PERMITSPUBLIC AUCTION

CALC

TAX PROGRAM

LAMONT COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, Lamont County will offer

for sale, by public auction, at the Lamont County Council Chambers, 5303 – 50 Avenue, Lamont Alberta

on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 1:00 p.m, the following lands:

Pt. of Sec. Sec. Twp. Rge. M. Lot Blk Plan Acres C of T

5 3 425R 082056905

6 3 425R 082056905+1

1 9922786 9.09 002362897

1 9321103 8.53 012182021

1 9724044 8.01 972351671

1 2 1749EO 992042278

2 2 1749EO 992042278+1

NE 32 56 16 4 98.33 072366353

Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid, and to the reservations and conditions

contained in the existing certificate of title. The land is being offered for sale on an “as is, where is” basis,

and Lamont County makes no representation and gives no warranty whatsoever as to the existence or

adequacy of services, soil conditions, land use districting, building and development conditions, absence

or presence of environmental contamination, or the development ability of the subject land for any

intended use by the purchaser.

Terms: Cash, Certified Cheque or Money Order in full, day of sale.

Lamont County may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel of land that is not sold at

the public auction.

The above mentioned listing is subject to change upon payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any

time prior to sale.

Dated at Lamont October 6, 2011

Allan Harvey, Chief Administrative Officer

Fire Permit Notification

Please note that starting December 12, 2011, Fire

Permits will now become effective one day after

they have been issued unless otherwise specified

by the Fire Guardian.

Public Notice - Penalties on Taxes

Lamont County

www.lamontcounty.ca

Notice is hereby given that on January 1, 2012, a

10% penalty will be applied to all outstanding

amounts on the tax roll.

Payments can be made to:

Lamont County

Administration Building

5303 – 50 Ave.

Lamont, AB, T0B 2R0

Lamont County accepts Cash, Cheques and Direct

Debit. Payments can also be made at most finan-

cial institutions or through internet banking.

PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL

NOTE FOR LANDOWNERS SUBDIVIDING AN

EXISTING YARD SITE

If you are applying to subdivide land that includes

an existing yard site, please note that there has

been amendments made to the Private Sewage

Disposal System Regulation AR 229/97 that came

into effect in the year 2009 with regards to mini-

mum clearance requirements to property lines.

If an existing yard site is part of your subdivision

application, private sewage compliance will be one

of the conditions that will have to be met in order to

finalize your subdivision process. It will be your

responsibility to contact an accredited Safety

Codes Officer from The Inspections Group who will

conduct an inspection of your private sewage dis-

posal system for a fee at your expense and funds

paid to them. The minimum clearance require-

ments will have to be met in order for the sewage

disposal system to comply with the current

P.S.D.S. regulations.

For example an “open discharge system” the min-

imum clearance requirement is as follows:

1) 90m (300 ft.) from the new property lines

If you still wish to proceed with the subdivision after

it was noted at the time of inspection that the pri-

vate sewage disposal on your existing yard site

does not comply/or does not meet the clearance

requirements, you will have to rectify the non-com-

pliance in order to meet the condition requirements

of the subdivision process:

i.e. You will have to install or upgrade to a new pri-

vate sewage disposal system at your expense.

Private sewage disposal has to be taken into con-

sideration when an existing yard site is part of your

subdivision application.

For more information please contact The

Inspections Group at 780-454-5048 or the

Planning & Development Department at Lamont

County at 780-895-2233.

Tax Installment Payment Plan

WHAT IS THE TAX INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PLAN?

TIPP is a tax installment payment plan by which tax-

payers may pay their property taxes in monthly

installments instead of a single payment.

WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF TIPP?

Many people find it difficult to make a single large

payment that comes due once a year. Monthly

installments break your property tax bill into small

amounts, making it easier to budget.

WHEN DO I APPLY?

Prior to December 31st, Payments cannot begin part

way though the year.

HOW ARE PAYMENTS CALCULATED?

January – May payments are calculated by taking

the previous year’s tax levy divided by 12.

The monthly payment is adjusted in June to com-

pensate for the current year’s tax levy. The current

year’s levy, less payments made, is divided by 7 to

calculate the monthly payment for June-December.

Payments are withdrawn from your bank account on

the 15th of every month. Once you have signed up

for the Payment Plan you are automatically enrolled

each year.

More information & Application Forms are available

at our office and on our website at www.lamontcoun-

ty.ca (click on County Services, Financial Services &

Taxation, Payments).

Season�s GreetingsLamont County

Administration and PublicWorks offices will be

CLOSEDDecember 26 to January 2

inclusive.We will reopen on

January 3, 2012.

Happy Holidays!

Lamont Leader

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