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Thousands of outraged Alberta farmers are ock-ing to town hall meetings across the province andthe steps of the legislature, for a chance to have their
voices heard against a rushed bill that seeks to sub- ject all farming operations to a one-size-ts-all solu-tion.
The Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Work-ers Act would demand ranches and farmers to followhealth and safety regulations, which includes the op-portunity for paid workers to join a union, negotiate
wages and benets, and require operations to protecttheir employees under the Workers CompensationBoard – a requirement many local small farming op-erations say would put them out of business.
The legislation also allows Occupational Health andSafety to inspect Alberta farms and ranches and hasmany farmers worried about their day-to-day opera-tions. Alberta farmers argue a small farming operationshould not be treated the same as a large factory.
“With the new standards they want in place, WCBon top of OHS and courses they want you to take,I couldn’t afford it,” said small business owner KimBetournay, who owns Hoof Prints, a children’s pet-ting zoo.
“To put out that cost, I would never recoup it. Notto mention the insurance I have to pay already to pro-tect myself. That actual insurance that I pay covers memore than WCB ever would. I don’t think it’s viablenancially. I believe it infringes on our civil rights.
They try to tell us how to run our families and I don’tthink that’s right.”
Alberta, which is the last province in Canada who would adopt such legislation, fell victim to the uproar, when the NDP government proposed the legislation without consulting the farming and ranching commu-nity for input and feedback. When Strathmore-BrooksMLA Derek Fildebrandt travelled to Edmonton forQuestion Period, he joined a thousand farmers on thesteps of the legislature protesting the bill. He addedthat the Wildrose Alliance Party asked nearly 20 ques-tions pertaining to Bill 6 and received unsatisfactoryresponses.
“I’m not against some changes here, what I’magainst is not asking farmers for their opinion on thisfarm bill,” said Fildebrandt.
“I’m against treating multi-generational family farmsthe exact same as a massive assembly-line factory.
What they are doing here will allow government OHSemployees to go onto family farm yards and homes
without any warning and conduct safety inspectionsand even property seizures. They will treat the farmhouse the same as a factory, because it does not makeany distinction.”
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The eighth annual Light Up the Night kicked offon Nov. 28, opening its doors to roughly 2,000individuals. The night included appearances byMayor Michael Ell, Bow River Riding MP MartinShields, and the Strathmore and District Agricul-
tural Society’s General Manager Herb McLane.The night also featured an Elvis impersonatorand Santa and Mrs. Claus, before nishing offthe night with a reworks display.
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Numerous oats took part in this year’s Santa Claus parade on Nov. 28,organized by Aztec Real Estate. The Town of Strathmore also awarded$500 to the Ball Brothers Grinch and the Strathmore Community Foot-ball Association for tying for rst place with their oats. Deb MurrayReal Estate and the Strathmore Pawn & Collectives also received $300for winning second place.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, DECEMBER16, 2015, 7:00 PM: BYLAW NO. 15-30
Bylaw No. 15-30: Proposed amendment to the Land Use District Map in the Land Use Bylaw by changing the land use designation of Lots 9-10,Block 31, Plan 2131JK (303 Waddy Lane) from R1 – Single DetachedResidential District to R3M – Medium Density Modest Residential Districtas shown on Schedule “A” attached.
A copy of the proposed Bylaws may be inspected by the public duringregular ofce hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday at the TownOfce (680 Westchester Road, Strathmore, AB), or can be found on theTown website (www.strathmore.ca/bylaws_under_review). Pleasecontact the Town Ofce if you would like an opportunity to review andprovide input on the proposed amendments prior to the Public Hearing.
The Public Hearing will be held at the Council Chambers, StrathmoreMunicipal Building, 680 Westchester Road, Strathmore Albertaon Wednesday, December 16, 2015, commencing at 7:00 pm withprocedures in accordance with the Town of Strathmore CouncilProcedural Bylaw #07-11 and amendments thereto. Any person orgroup of persons, or person acting someone’s behalf, who claims to beaffected by any or all of the proposed bylaws may present suggestionsor concerns by making a submission to the public hearing.
Written submissions to the Public Hearing or the name of any personwishing to make an oral presentation at the Public Hearing must bereceived by the Planning and Development Department prior to 12:00noon on Thursday, December 10, 2015 as outlined in Bylaw #07-11 andamendments thereto. If your written submission is not received by this time, please provide fteen (15) copies for distribution at the PublicHearing. Each person wishing to address Council at the Public Hearingshall complete their verbal presentation within ve minutes. Please note
that written submissions will become public documents once submi tted to the Town, unless otherwise requested.
Schedule “A”
VOLUNTEERS FORDOWNTOWN DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
The Town of Strathmore is seeking Two (2) Community members whowould like to volunteer to sit on the Town’s Downtown Design ReviewCommittee.
The Purpose of this Committee is recommending to the Town ofStrathmore Approving Authority and Council, regarding:
A) Exterior building material and design features,B) Mix of land uses,C) Site landscaping,D) Public Art,E) Streetscaping including street furniture,F) Density bonusingG) Signage including awnings and waynding,H) Parking reductions,
I) Height of Structures,J) Pedestrian access points.If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Jennifer Sawatzky,Municipal Clerk at 403-934-3133.
COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS – NOVEMBER 18, 2015• Council moved In Camera at 6:00 PM to matters under FOIPP s. 21.• Council adopted the agenda of the November 18, 2015 Regular
Council Meeting with the following additions or deletions:Additions:5.2 Rev. Bryan Beveridge – St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church5.3 Western District Historical Society8.5 Aquatic Centre Air Handling Unit8.6 Scope of Change for Contract – Traditional Solutions• Council adopted the November 4, 2015 Regular Council Meeting
minutes as presented.• Reverend Bryan Beveridge spoke with Council about the Anglican
Church. So far the congregation has spent $60,000 to make the churchsafe in order to sell the property. Rev. Beveridge is asking Council toexercise caution in designating the church a historical site as this coulddamage the congregation and the purchaser of the property.
The purchaser is willing to allow for the removal of the church within areasonable amount of time.
• Council accepted the presentation from Reverend Bryan Beveridgeregarding the Anglican Church for information.
• Mr. Bruce Klaiber spoke with Council in regard to the events thathave taken place up until this point with trying to acquire the AnglicanChurch. Originally the group had looked for a place for the church to bemoved. The location identied did not work out. It has been indicated to the historical society that once a historical building has been movedfrom its site it loses its historical status. Without historical status thegroup would not be able to get grants for the building. The group haddiscussed purchasing the church in order to keep its historical status.
• Council gave rst reading to Bylaw No. 15-30 Land Use BylawAmendment Bylaw.• Council moved to hold a Public Hearing for Bylaw No. 15-30 on
December 16, 2015.• Council gave rst, second, third and nal reading to Bylaw No. 15-38
Trafc Advisory Committee.• Council refused the month to month lease agreement between the
Town of Strathmore and the Calgary Cooperative Association Ltd. for amonthly cost of $1,576.50 per month.
• Council directed Administration to negotiate a $1/month leaseagreement for the Calgary Coop Parking Lot with provisions for the Town to remove the snow and to hold insurance on the property.
• Council commissioned a re services study to ascertain a specicinterpretation of the 10 minute response rule and that the study beundertaken immediately and completed, if possible, within 90 days and that the cost of the study not exceed $50,000 with funds to be drawn from the nancial stabilization reserve.
• Council approved the proposed street names for Edgeeld Phase 2,as shown on the attached “Schedule A”.
• Council approved the gifts donated to Councillor Sobol and presented to the Youth Club.
• Council proclaimed November 20, 2015 as National Child Day inStrathmore.
• Council extended the Lease Agreement between the Town ofStrathmore and H&H Huxted for a period of ten (10) years, with an option to renew for an additional ten (10) years based upon the continuedsuccess of the project which the criteria for success will be determinedby Town of Strathmore Administration and H&H Huxted.
• Council approved the emergent upgrades to the Air Handling Unitat the Strathmore Aquatic Centre and employ Associated Engineeringand Convergent Technologies to complete the necessary work for aproject cost of $126,500 plus taxes with funds to be drawn from nancialstabilization.
• Council directed administration to utilize funds approved in thebudget to change the scope to include a needs assessment.
• Mayor Ell thanked the McDonald’s Restaurant in Strathmore forholding United Way Day. A portion of the food that was sold will bedonated to the Strathmore United Way.
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S t r a t h m o r eRCMP received asurprise on Nov.23, when theypulled over aspeeding vehicleand in turn re-covered severalpounds of mari-
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A u t h o r i t i e spulled over theChevrolet Silvera-do at 8:40 p.m.
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“Highway 1 isa major corridor
RCMP seize drugsfrom speeding car
through Alberta,any drugs thatare going fromB.C. to the restof Canada, thereare only a cer-tain amount ofroutes they cantravel,” said Sgt.Steve Vince withthe StrathmoreRCMP. “There’scertainly a lotof drugs goingdown the high-
way. Being ableto nd them isdifcult. So thistime one of ourinvestigators witha keen nose wasable to pull someoff the streets.”
Upon interac-tions with the53-year-old Sas-katchewan driv-er, whose namehas not yet beenreleased, RCMPdiscovered 7.2lbs of marijuanaas well as morethan $2,500 incash – moneythat’s being clas-sied as Proceedsof Crime and has
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Actions surrounding the fate of a105-year-old historical building are ata standstill, with an offer accepted onthe land that requires the removal of thestructure, which in turn results in lossof funding.
The Western and District Historical So-ciety purchased the St. Michaels and All
Angels Anglican Church earlier this yearfor a mere $1, after the congregation wasfacing $60,000 in environmental studies,remediation, and air monitoring. Duringan earlier congregational meeting, it wasdecided that a new building and a newspace would be sought and the formerspace be put up for sale. The Westernand District Historical Society welcomed
the offer to restore the building for theirown purpose and originally planned onmoving the building to a remote loca-
tion, and then planned on moving it to asection of Lambert Park, which was met
with hostility by surrounding residents.Upon being informed that moving the
building may cause it to lose most if notall of its historical value with the provin-cial government, which would translateinto lost funds to restore the building,the society is now hoping to keep thestructure on is original site and cometo an agreement with the new ownerof the six lots, whose offer has been ac-cepted.
“On behalf of the congregation, theold building was offered to the histori-cal society for $1,” said Pastor and PriestBryan Beveridge. “On at least three occa-sions I had conversations with membersof the historical society and that verbaloffer was accepted in all cases in fact
they were grateful for what they calledour generous offer. The removal of theold church building was and is crucial
Future of historical Anglican Church up in air
MIRIAM OSTERMANN
Times Associate Editor
With Christmas fast approaching and in the wakeof last year’s overwhelming success, the StrathmoreMunicipal Library is gearing up for another week ofexciting programs that cater to the town’s youngestresidents and seek to bring back some fan favourites.
The introduction of some new initiatives last yearproved popular among many residents, resulting in alarge turnout that sometimes left staff scrambling. This
year, however, the staff is expecting to expand the ex-perience in a more structured way.
“It’s going to be bright and happy and exciting and we’re going to pack the library tight,” said Carmen Eri-son, the assistant to the director of library services.
“Bigger and better than las t year, more exciting, butmore controlled. We wanted to do this because weknow that the kids are off school between Christmasand New Year, and the library is typically closed be-
tween that time. This is our last blowout before theend of the year.”
Back by popular demand, the library will be featur-ing Ginger All the Way, which made its debut last year.
As 50 participants showed up last year, the program will run in three separate sessions this year, each ac-commodating 15 participants. While the program wasfree last year, it left a sizable hole in the budget that
now means participants will pay a $5 fee. However, thelibrary provides all supplies, including the gingerbreadtrain, icing and the candy.
“Last year was our rst time running this program,”said Erison. “We couldn’t have anticipated that big of aresponse, so this year we’re looking to do it a little bitmore smarter and a littl e bit more organized. We thinkit’s going to be a spectacular event.”
The library is also bringing back the Holiday Make-shop program, which is based on Makerspaces. Chil-dren will be provided with numerous crafts and createChristmas gifts or items. This program is free to attend
and requires no registration. Then on Dec. 23, two family Christmas lms will be
showcased during Merry and Bright Movies. The event will offer complimentary hot chocolate and popcornand is free for all ages. For more details and movietitles visit www.strathmorelibrary.ca or visit the Strath-more Municipal Library Facebook page.
The l ibrary asks that children under the age of six
be accompanied by an adult. Registration for Gingerall the Way will run from Dec. 1-15 with 45 spots avail-able. The event on Dec. 21 has sessions scheduledfrom 11 a.m. until noon, 1 p.m. until 2 p.m., and 3 p.m.until 4 p.m. Holiday Makeshop will take place on Dec.22 from 1-3, no registration necessary and free to at-tend. On Dec. 23, from 10:30 a.m. to noon the Merryand Bright Movies event will feature a family movierated G, and in the afternoon from 1 p.m until 2:30p.m. offer a movie rated PG.
The library will be closed for Christmas break fromDec. 24 until Jan. 4.
Strathmore Municipal Library prepares for Christmas
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Dare to Dream Horse Rescue, locat-ed in Dalemead, relies entirely on themanpower of nearly 150 volunteers. Asa result, the operation offers childrenan opportunity to learn about horses,provides university students with thehours around large animals requiredto get into veterinary school, and evenoffers a special horse therapy programfor sexually abused and exploited girls.However, if Bill 6 is implemented earlynext year, Dare to Dream Horse Res-cue, much like most rescues, won’t beable to continue to provide their ser-
vices.“None of us horse rescues could stay
open because all of us are in the same boat, and the horses that we wouldnormally be able to save would haveto go to slaughter because there is no-
where else for them to go,” said BrendaFehr, co-owner of Dare to Dream HorseRescue.
“A lot of what I’m seeing, is that theydon’t even understand how farms work,and what safety things are in place.
They’re grouping it all in one thing andexpecting everyone to abide by thoserules and those rules don’t necessarilyapply to everything. In all honesty, anyfarm and horse rescue, safety is numberone concern. We have very strict ruleshere but they could be putting rules on
us that are absolutely ridiculous.”
Fehr added that while the rescue hasspecial liability coverage for volunteersand horse owners through their insur-ance company, they would be unable toafford workers’ compensation coverageor meet the OHS standards.
According to Fildebrandt, the NDP isnot holding a town hall meeting in theStrathmore-Brooks constituency, andafter his phone rang off the hook forthe past week, he organized a town hallmeeting in Bassano to hear farmer’ andranchers’ concerns regarding the bill –some issues which include not allow-ing your children to participate in dailychores.
“We all support farm safety and Ipersonally support some update of the
laws, but nobody cares more aboutfarm safety than the moms and dads ofrural Alberta,” he said. “This is a ghtthat we don’t want, but we will take
very seriously until the government lis-tens. You don’t introduce an ominouspiece of legislature without talking tothe people that it affects rst. The NDPhave underestimated rural Alberta andhave lit a prairie re.”
The Wildrose Alliance Party is ask-ing the government to send the bill toa committee and consult with farmers.
The town hall meeting is taking placeon Dec. 5, at the Bassano School Gym-nasium at 2 p.m.
Farmers ght back to protect livelihood
to our moving forward as a congrega-tion. Under the terms of our current saleagreement the church building must beremoved.”
The society was the recipient of a$5,000 prize earlier this year at the sec-ond annual Let’s Make a Pitch event toaid in moving the church off its currentlocation. As the building requires ex-tensive repairs, the society is hoping to
work with the buyer and the congrega-tion and still be a candidate for provin-cial restoration funding.
“In talking to the province, oncea historic building is moved from itsoriginal site, it loses most if not all of
its historic signicance,” said BruceKlaiber with WDHS. “To us, the impor-tance of that was we would no longerqualify for provincial restoration grantsor at least we wouldn’t qualify for near-ly the signicant amount that we wouldif the building remained on its originalsite. So our focus then turned from oneof moving the building to leaving the
building where it is and purchasing itthere.”
Rev. Beveridge assured council duringthe regular council meeting on Nov. 17that correspondence with the buyer has
been established and will be brought tothe next congregational meeting.
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DEREK FILDEBRANDT
Strathmore-Brooks MLA
The NDP government recently introduced Bill6, dealing with safety and labour issues on farms.
The bill has in a very short period of time attract-ed considerable attention from concerned farmersand ranchers.
My ofces in Strathmore, Brooks and Edmon-ton have been ooded by hundreds of calls ande-mails from farmers and ranchers who have not
been consulted about the bill. My Facebook pagehas had dozens and dozens of posts on it frompeople in Wheatland County and Newell Countytrying to make their voices heard, but who are be-ing ignored by the government as they try to ramBill 6 through the legislature without consultingthem rst.
On the surface, Bill 6 tries to update our farmsafety regulations – something that is welcome,especially for larger operations – but does so in
a way entirely ignorant of agriculture, rural tradi-tions and the reality of the family farm. It amendsor repeals no less than seven codes, acts, and reg-ulations, and represents a basic change to howfarmers are allowed to do business.
Nobody objects to farm safety – least of all themen and women who run them – but Bill 6 hasconsequences that go well beyond safety.
The bill removes the distinction between fam-ily farms and other businesses. It treats a smallfamily farm the same as a large corporate-ownedfarm, or even a factory assembly line. This meansthat farmers must follow government guidelines
before they allow their children to do any workon the farms or in their homes. It also means thatgovernment OHS inspectors will be able to enterfarmyards and homes without notice, and searchand seize property without a warrant.
The bill also deals with labour issues, allowingfor the unionization of farms without the owner’sconsent, as if a farm were a large factory. The ag-riculture minister’s background as a paid unionorganizer raises serious questions about the realintent of Bill 6.
The addition of mandatory WCB coverage is ef-fectively a 2-3 per cent tax on most payrolls. These
changes come on top of a new, $3 billion carbontax, which is sure to have a negative effect onfarmers who will pay more, especially to get prod-ucts to market.
The worst part however, is that these changesare being rammed through the legislature with-out consulting farmers rst. A token show is beingmade of public consultations after Bill 6 was writ-ten and tabled in the legislature.
These ‘town halls’ are more ‘town-tells,’ where bureaucrats have been sent to explain the legisla-tion to farmers and ranchers, but not to solicit realfeedback from them about what the legislationshould actually look like. Further, only a hand-ful of these ‘town halls’ are being held across theentire province, with seating limited far below thedemand to attend them.
Here in Strathmore-Brooks, my phones have been ringing off the wall from farmers and ranch-ers who just want to be listened to and consulted,
but the NDP has refused to hold a single session
in our constituency despite being one of the mostagriculture-intensive constituencies in Canada. As such, I’ve booked the Bassano School Gym-
nasium (240, 6th Ave, Bassano) for Saturday, Dec.5 at 2 p.m. for an emergency Bill 6 town hall meet-ing. I encourage all farmers, ranchers and otherconstituents affected by Bill 6 to come out and tellme what you want me to advocate for in Edmon-ton. This is your chance to gather together and tellme what parts of Bill 6 are reasonable and accept-able, and what parts need to be improved.
The Wildrose Opposition represents most ofrural Alberta, and a large number of our caucusmembers are farmers and ranchers. We get rural
Alberta. That’s why we haven’t done the easy thingand rubber-stamped this bill despite its near uni-
versal endorsement from provincial media outletsand labour union groups when it was introduced.
You sent me to the legislature to represent youto Edmonton, and not Edmonton to you. To dothat effectively, please join me on Dec. 5 in Bassa-no and tell me what message I should carry back
with me.(Derek Fildebrandt is MLA for Strathmore-
Brooks, the Wildrose Shadow Minister of Financeand Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.)
Bill 6 should consultfarmers rst
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Roses are redThe Red Rose Campaign, which recognizespeople who have died from domestic violence,kicked off in Strathmore once again with de-liveries of roses and information cards to lo-cal businesses. Value Drug Mart was visited byHoly Collegiate High School students Emily (l-r), Shaylene, Danielle, Mercedes, Toni and PaulThomas, Public Educator at the Wheatland CrisisSociety.
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Strathmore Legion Branch #10 NEWS
• The Legion has held its Elections, and here are the results for 2016, all inby acclamation:President: Jenny Schumann First Vice-President: Basil DwyerSecond Vice-President: Open Sgt.-at-Arms: OpenSecretary: Irene Knappe Treasurer: OpenBranch Service Ofcer: OpenEXECUTIVE:Teresa Stark, Gord Coutts, Brian Allemang, Ron McConnell, Jane Calkins, Rene
van Doorn, Julien Boucher 5 positions remain open on the Executive• The Ladies Auxiliary is holding its Tea and Bake Sale, at the Legion, onSaturday, December 5th, from 1:30 to 3:30. Admission is $2 and there will bea door rafe• Nowhere to go on New Year’s Eve? Come join us at the Legion and dancethe night away with BLUE STONE!!Party favours, prizes, champagneand snack at midnight. Your eve-ning begins with no-host Cocktailsat 6 p.m. followed by Dinner at 7p.m. and Entertainment at 8:30p.m. Tickets are available at theLegion Bar for $40 per person.See you there!!
For further information, please call the Legion at 403.934.5119
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED AND GENEROUS SUPPORT!!! LEST WE FORGET / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor I’m 21 years old and I will
be the fourth generation torun our mixed grain and cattlefamily farm, located south ofDrumheller near Dalum. I’m
very concerned over Bill 6. As a family farm, we rely on
everyone in our family to helpout on a daily basis, and espe-cially during the busy seasons.Not only do we help our own
family out, but we also helpother members of the com-munity when times get toughor the weather is changing. I
believe that Bill 6 would notonly drastically change thedaily operations of the fam-ily farm, but it would also al-
ter the make-up of all the tinycommunities across Albertathat are brought togetherand remain strong because
Think about the future of farms
To the Editor Most people are aware of the well publicized ter-
rorist attack that killed over 100 ordinary people inParis on Nov. 13.
I contend that a much larger terrorist attack is hap-pened in Paris on Nov. 30 that has the potential to killor create misery for most of the residents of planetearth.
The meeting of over 150 world leaders for the Glob-al Climate Conference will result in nothing more thanonerous taxation and augmented government controlthat historically has caused far more death and de-struction than any possible change that human ac-tions are responsible.
If you are skeptical of my statement, then simplylook at the recent actions of Ms. Notley and her mer ry
band of NDP’ers with their new three billion dollars worth of taxation!
Turn off your TV’s people! All the tactics of propa-ganda are at hard work in our society and it is to ourdetriment! The press has virtually ignored or shouteddown those who try to provide balance to the issue.For a little different perspective on the issue I wouldask you to go to youtube and listen to presentations
by none other than one of Greenpeace’s founders, Dr.Patrick Moore or career climatologists like Dr. TimBall. Better yet, go outside your home and look at the
vastness that surrounds you and ponder the idea that we could warm all of this up if we just let our cars
idle. Send all the hate mail you want, but I believethat we have lost the ability to grasp just how small
we really are in the Grand Scheme of Things!No matter what government we have had, one thing
is constant and that is decits and spending! Decitsare postponed taxation and governments love to ndnew ways to pillage the citizenry and what better waythan the fear of something that is unprovable? His-tory tells me that the growth of government poweris to be feared far more than whatever excuse it con-
jures up to motivate people to fear. Benjamin Franklinonce posited that “Those who would give up essentialliberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserveneither liberty nor safety.”
I fear for our grandchildren! I leave you with aquote:
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeatingit, people will eventually come to believe it. The liecan be maintained only for such time as the State canshield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes
vitally important for the State to use all of its powersto repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy ofthe lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatestenemy of the State.” Joseph Goebbels (PropogandaMinister)
Grant Klaiber,Strathmore
Global Climate Conference will create misery
of farming. These communities were brought to existence by ourfarming ancestors and it would beshame to see them ripped apart
by our government. While I know rst-hand that
farms are not the safest places, Idon’t believe that OHS and WCB
will make a difference on the safepractices already in place acrossfarms today. As a child growingup on the farm, I learned rst-hand the daily operations, as wellas dangers, by experiencing them;not by reading about them in a
book, or on a computer screen.I learned how to provide care
and nurture growing and sickanimals from a very young age. I
learned how to maintain and ser- vice machinery by following myfather and grandfather aroundduring seeding and harvest.
I learned what the dangers werein every situation, and that haskept me safe to this day. I wantmy children to experience grow-
ing up and learning on the farm just as I did. I do not want them tohave to stay in the house becausethe government said that riding inthe tractor was dangerous or thatriding on an old dependable horsemight get them hurt. The fact isthat there are dangers everywhere
you look in our daily lives ... beit riding in a vehicle, crossing thestreet, or ying in an airplane. I
do not believe, however, that gov-ernment regulation on the farm
will keep us safe.In my opinion, Bill 6 is going
to tear the agricultural industry of Alberta apart. Farming and ranch-ing is hard enough on an “aver-age” day, never mind when the
government gets involved to addmore paperwork, more headache,and more stress. I encourage youto think about the future. The fu-ture of our province, the future ofour family farms and ranches, andthe future of our economy.
Regards, Kirsten Pallesen
Dalum
that the Christmas Hamper will be partof yours.
Every donation of food, gifts or cashenables us to help local people havea wonderful Christmas, for children toreceive gifts and to put food on theirtable.
Let’s not forget our local community!
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To the Editor I just nished a phone call with the Alberta govern-
ment pertaining to Bill 6. I was motivated to call afterlearning about the Town Hall Session in Okotoks on
Wednesday, Dec. 2. Preregistration was encouraged;however, all spaces have already been booked. Twohundred to three hundred spaces were made for Farm-ers, Ranchers and their workers in the Calgary area.Many more people than that are impacted by this pro-posed legislation in this area.
I contacted Minister Lori Sigurdsson’s ofce (780-638-9400) indicating my concerns and expressing theneed for the process to be slowed down, the need formore consultation, etc. In the follow-up conversation, Ireceived the best information to date on the proposedlegislation. The communication, information availableand process thus far is messed up leading to a lot offrenzied, partially informed reaction in social mediaand print media. We are uninformed because the in-formation we need to make an informed decision isnot available.
What I learned:• If the Bill passes on Jan 1, the exemption for
Farms, Ranches & Farm Workers is lifted for OHS and WCB. Also, in the spring 2016: Employment StandardsCode will be amended along with Labour Relations
Code amended.• Specic legislation has not been drafted (this is why letters, e-mails & phone calls need to be made toinform those that draft the details know what is impor-tant to farmers, ranchers and their workers and why).
• Special sections are included in current legislation(e.g. Mining & Construction).
• This type of a special section still needs to be writ-ten for Farms, Ranches & Farm Workers. The currentplan is to have this in place by Spring 2017 (rememberplans can change).
• A consultation process is to be put in place acrossthe province to create the Alberta answer. We are ap-parently the last province to address this Health &Safety concerns.
• The current government put forward what the pre- vious government had in their plans perhaps without verifying that the consultation process was complete.
I heard that consultations may have just taken place with big business. Not really the people impacted asdramatically by the proposed legislation.
• Labour Minister Lori Sigurdsson & the civil ser- vants in her Ministry do want to hear from about ourconcerns.
• Some things are out of order (stuff that happens when you are learning the ropes); however, there asI understand it there is still time and opportunity toinuence how this legislation is shaped.
My suggestions:1) Please phone to get your name on a list, to ex-
press your concerns and be part of the process.2) Contact the Premier and the Minister’s Ofces by
letter, e-mail or phone call indicating your disappoint-ment in the process and the communication thus far.
3) Remember, your involvement doesn’t end with your vote. Politicians don’t know what we are thinkingunless we advise them.
I was told they are getting a number of calls. Nowis an important time to help change a direction thatcould dramatically impact rural family lives. If you areconcerned, use your voice with the people that canmake a difference and be a part of the solution.
Privileged to be enjoying rural life. Marcy Field
Carseland
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor To say that I’m distressed by
what is happening regarding theStrathmore building that was pre-
viously an Anglican church is anunderstatement.
I voted in the meeting in whichthe congregation accepted that
keeping the church buildingfunctional was not a good useof church resources. The people
with long years of relation to thechurch building voted unanimous -ly to give up the church building.
Was there support for having the building preserved and happiness when the Historic Society wantedthe building for their historic area?
Yes.However, is the Historic Society
and Strathmore Council acting inthe best interest of anybody by get-ting a historic designation put onthe church building in its currentlocation? Preserving the church
building where it is follows fromrejection of other options and alsofrom recognizing that the HistoricSociety may be able to get provin-cial money by in situ preservation.
I’m reacting having credentialsand experience. My PHD is fromCornell with a minor in urban andregional planning. The important
part of my experience comes fromover 20 years with Parks Canada asthe person responsible for oversee-ing socio-economic considerationsregarding proposals to spend tax-payer money (see my resume andan extended version of this docu-ment at http://auctorresearch.net).
At Parks Canada, I repeatedlysaw proponents for spending pub-lic money argue in general terms.Some actions occurred and I sawnegative impacts of ill planed ac-tions. Social impact on the lo-cal residents and on Strathmoredowntown needs to be rigorouslyconsidered prior to action on insitu preservation of the Anglicanchurch building. Strathmore canend up living with and paying fora bad decision being made.
Spending money on the assump-tion that good impacts will occur
when important ones won’t and bad impacts will occur is bad so-cial and economic planning. Mak-ing the church building useful atits present location will likely costat least $200,000, probably a lotmore.
Maintaining and operating it inperpetuity, that’s what historic des-ignation would imply, is not free.Might use of the building have a
payback? Yes, but what shouldthe town allow to be done in apreserved church building thatis “hidden away” off main down-town roads back behind the Le-gion? Moving the building to theNW corner across from the Le-gion might do something good for
downtown. However, careful anal- ysis is needed to know if such amove has benets worth the cost?
If I were advising the town re-garding preserving the Anglicanchurch building, I’d certainly not
be advising council to ask/demandthat the purchaser of the property,the seller and the Historic Societynegotiate about in situ preserva-tion. Let’s be clear. The idea thatkeeping the church building in situcontributes to helping preservedowntown Strathmore is at bestmisguided. What support existsfor in situ preservation will almostcertainly dissolve if Strathmoretaxpayers get a clear idea of costsand benets.
Given what I’ve stated above, you may be surprised to know thatI’d like to see the Anglican church
building preserved. My caveat isthat a plan for keeping the buildingmakes economic and social sense.
The Historic Society, or some other
Preservation of the Strathmore building that was previously an Anglican churchorganization, needs to make acase for having the building atsome location in Strathmore
being worth the cost of havingthere. I do not believe a soundsocio-economic case can bemade for in situ preservation.In this regard, part of the cost
is any money obtained fromthe province. If preserving the building is not worth Strath-more paying, preserving is not
worth Alberta’s or Canada’staxpayers picking up the tab.
• I’m not using “Church” because the Anglican church
building has been decommis-sioned. The building is not an
Anglican Church.• I started this document as
something to go to a Strath-more paper. What is written isnot authorized or approved bythe Anglican priest or Church
Council. This document ex-presses the thoughts and feelsof the author and should not
be construed as presenting the views of any other person.
Jay BeamanStrathmore
Concerns with Bill 6
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JUSTIN SEWARDTimes Reporter
Aspen Crossing dedicatedthe inaugural Alberta Rideof the Polar Express to can-cer patient Jace Hurum and53 other kids who have ei-ther survived or battling thedisease to lift their spirits by
boarding the magical train. The kids and their families
had a chance to experience Aspen Crossing staff mem-
bers and actors re-enact the Warner Bros movie, whileenjoying hot chocolate andcookies on the trek to theNorth Pole – and at the endof the line, Santa climbedaboard.
Hurum was diagnosed withcrangiopharyngioma, a braintumour of the pituitary gland,around Christmas last year.For his father Justin, there
was nothing more that he andhis wife Jody wanted than tosee their son enjoy the holi-day festivities this year.
“It’s a wonderful experi-ence,” he said. “They put on
a great show here. The boysenjoyed it big time and it’sa great way for us to startour Christmas this year afterChristmas last year.”
Justin and Jody got in touch with Sick Kids and everything went according to plan.
They have seen improve-ment in Jace’s progress andtake it day-by-day without
worrying about the little ob-stacles.
Kids Cancer Centre Com-munications Manager, GailCorbett, was astounded bythe turn out and the job As-pen Crossing did in lifting theholiday spirits of children af-fected by cancer.
“I think for these kids thathave been through so much,to be able to have a littlepiece of magic, I think it’s ev-erything to lift their spirits,”said Corbett. “To give thema little taste of normal child-hood, which is one of thethings that Kids Cancer Caretries to do is give families thechance to have a commu-nity where they can be witheach other and support eachother. But also just to go outand have some fun becausethey’re not having a lot of fun
while on treatment and theyneed a break sometimes.”
Aspen Crossing owner Ja-son Thornhill was touched asthe night went along.
“We think that probablymost of these kids hadn’t
been on a train,” said Thorn-hill. “It was a great opportu-nity for everybody and it wasnice for us to be a part of itand getting the recognitionout of it, it’s nice. And to seeall those smiling faces, it hitsthe heart strings.”
He added that an event likethis could take place annu-ally.
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Andrew Fearon and Melissa Muenchrath of Wheatland andDistrict Emergency Services just completed EMS’s 16th yearof participating in Operation Christmas Child going around toschools and lodges in Wheatland County to pick up boxesin the ambulance on Nov. 20. They were able to collect 542boxes this year to deliver to the Samaritan’s Purse warehouse.
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Strathmore RCMP continue to havetheir search and rescue teams in the airand on the ground in hopes of locatinga Strathmore man who went missingover a week ago.
Forty-one-year-old Michael Ully waslast seen by his family on Nov. 22, andhas not been back to his home or placeof work since. Then, several days later,on Nov. 25, RCMP recovered a 2014
black Dodge Ram near Carseland that was registered to Ully.
“We had search and rescue out yes-terday, and RCMP air services is outtoday,” said Sgt. Steve Vince, with theStrathmore RCMP, on Nov. 30. “We donot suspect foul play at all. We had nonew information come to light.”
Ully is described as 6’ tall with blonde hair and blue eyes. He weighs220 lbs and was last seen wearing a
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Let’s Rock ‘n RollThe Calgary-based band Sons of Ray sang ablend of rock and roll roots, country, the bluesand a little bit of funk at a packed Strathmore GolfClub on Nov. 21.
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JUSTIN SEWARDTimes Reporter
The Strathmore Spartans senior boys volleyball team ended off what was astrong season, earning the bronze med-al in straight sets (25-16, 25-20) over theLouis St. Laurent Barons in what was a
very tough provincial tournament last week in Grande Prairie.
“We had to go in prepared to com-pete for every point,” said head coachCole Hintz. “The teams we were playing
were just that much better compared tosome of the tournaments we’ve seenthis year. It was an exhausting journeyall weekend long.”
He said that every match they played,the team prepared to be mentally fo-cused and made the right adjustmentsto what the other teams were doing totry and limit some of their strengths.
Hintz enjoyed seeing the work the boys put in the last three years togetherpaying off in building the program tocompeting at a provincial level.
“Some of these guys, it wasn’t just acome in and work for one year kind
of thing,” said Hintz. “It’s somethingthey put in the time in for the last three
years. They always had the desire andability to work hard. As they playedmore and more together as time wenton they became better volleyball play-ers.
“We had a lot of really good athletes who relatively had limited volleyballexperience than some of these otherplayers.”
Graduating left side Matthew Coolsaid the team opened up the tourna-ment with a poor performance buttheir ability to rally back and take thirdplace was the thing he was most happyabout.
“To experience it with our team was just great,” he said. “We gelled more,had better communication and justplayed together as a unit better.
“We had better setting by our setterDion and our passing was pretty good.
Just an overall good performance.”He added that to cap off his Strath-
more High School athletics career witha medal in his favourite sport wasamazing.
JUSTIN SEWARDTimes Reporter
The CFR Bisons picked up crucialearly season interdivisional victo-ries over some skilled teams in theCalgary NWCAA Flames and theCalgary Buffaloes by identical 4-2this past weekend at the StrathmoreFamily Centre.
“We laid it out as the biggest week-end for us as far as where we arein the standings,” said Bisons headcoach Sandy Henry. “And how muchit would get us some security in thestandings as far as moving up a little
bit. I think the boys responded real well. Our effort level was outstand-
ing every game. We just don’t backdown from anything anymore, wecome out and go at it.”
Henry said what made the differ-ence in both wins was the consis-tent starts the team has been hav-ing right out of the gate and gettingtheir game plan down early in thecontests.
“I thought we took it to both teamsright off face off number one, andshowed them that we’re going to behard to play against,” said Henry.“We had 10 real good minutes in therst period to start with today (Sun-day versus the Flames). I thoughtthey gained a little bit of momentum
maybe through the last 10 minutes.“Then I thought in the second we
got going again. We’re getting closeto that 60 minute effort every nightand that gives us a chance to winevery night.”
The Bisons had a lot of puck pos-session in the game against theFlames, which Henry thought was astrong point in knocking off the di-
vision leader.“We had the puck more than they
did,” he said. “When you have thepuck, their guys are ineffective. Ithought our defense gapped up well.
We didn’t let too much pressure getdeep in our zone. As a team I think
we locked up the middle of the ice
in our zone pretty good. The thirdpart of that was our goaltender wasoutstanding.”
Zach Cox, Gary Haden, Quaid Mc-Bean and Kyle Gordon scored in the
win over the Buffaloes.Gordon notched two goals, while
Tanner Foster and Matthew Daviesscored one each in the victory overthe Flames.
The Bisons – who currently is inthird place in the South Division –
will be back on home ice on Dec. 5 when they host the Leduc Oil Kingsat 5:15 p.m., before taking on theMLAC Beverly Optimists on Dec. 6at 2 p.m.
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The CFR Bisons picked up valu-able points in the standings aftertwo home ice wins over the Cal-gary Buffaloes 4-2 on Nov. 27, be-fore edging the rst place CalgaryFlames by the same score on Nov.29.
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The Strathmore Spartans senior boys volleyball team concluded a strong season on a high note witha bronze medal at provincials in Grande Prairie Nov. 26-28.
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