December 22, 2015 Country Booster

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May your spirits be lifted and your faith renewed by the beauty of this wondrous season. We are grateful to be part of our close-knit rural community. The kindness and support

of good friends and customers like you make doing business a pleasure for us. It is with heartfelt gratitude that our advertisers and all of us here at The Camrose Booster wish you and yours a simply inspiring Christmas and a healthy and prosperous new year.

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Always better – always better read 16 Pages – December 22, 2015

Win a colour enlargement of your farm!

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News Features…County council holds budget increase to two per cent . . . 2Fundraising underway for Kingman Rink of Dreams . . . 6Residents speak out against changes to Range Road . . .10

Inside...A variety of merchandise

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The COUNTRY BOOSTER, December 22, 2015 – Page 2

BAWLF LEGION DONATION TO SPORTS PARKThe Ohaton Athletic Association thanked the Bawlf Legion for its donation to the Lloyd Sheets Memorial Sports Park revitalization project. The community is fundraising to upgrade and enhance the park to fit the needs of ball players from Camrose County and Camrose Minor Ball. Project helper Danielle Robitaille, left, Bawlf Legion member Asger Nielsen, Ohaton sports park director Gord Graham and project helper Kaylee Robitaille were present for the donation. The association has completed an overhaul of the bleach-ers and a new welcoming sign, and hopes to have the diamond in good condition for next season’s play.

By Murray GreenCamrose County will be maintaining a high level of

service in its 2016 budget.It shows a projected two per cent increase in taxes that

should be manageable for ratepayers.The final budget will be passed in May.“I recommend to council that you approve the 2016

Interim Operating Budget with total operating revenue of $12,034,581 and total operating expenses of $23,938,802,” said County administrator Paul King. “The total estimat-ed 2016 tax levy (operating) will be $11,904,221.”

Camrose County council also approved the 2016 Interim Capital Interim Budget with total revenues (own sources) of $10,244,902, total capital and project expenses of $11,661,584 and an estimated 2016 tax levy (capital and projects) of $1,416,682.

The County budget committee reviewed funding delib-erations throughout 2015, and invited various community organizations to make presentations Oct. 13 and 21.

The public was invited to take part in the budget process.

Five libraries will receive funding: Camrose Public Library $100,542; Bashaw Public Library $11,658; Bawlf Public Library $6,246; Edberg Public Library $2,635; and Hay Lakes Public Library $12,000.

Council approved the recommendation from the bud-get committee for 2016 operating grants to: Camrose Chamber of Commerce $4,000; Camrose Tourism $7,650; Prairie Fun Days bus $2,500; Canadian Northern His-torical Society $2,500; Meeting Creek Rail Station $1,000; Prairie Fun Days $4,000; Camrose and District Victim Services $1,000; Camrose Arts Society $100 (for fireworks on Canada Day); Kingman Museum $1,000; scholar-ships for Grade 12 students at all schools from $300 to $3,300; Pitch-in Alberta $425; Augustana scholarship $1,050; Bashaw Victim Services $300; Legions (Cam-rose, Bawlf, Bashaw) $300 (wreaths at Remembrance Day Services); Duhamel Campground $1,000; Festival of Trees star sponsorship $500; Battle River Watershed Alliance $3,345; Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee $2,000; sponsorship requests throughout the year $18,394; Bull Congress (Thursday night sponsorship) $2,500; and a school educational program.

Council also agreed to provide $1,200 for promotions materials, and $5,000 to the CRE for Growing Rural Tourism.

The total grant allocation to organizations is $69,065.

Camrose Countycouncil holds 2016budget increaseto two per cent

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LIONS DONATION TO BRAPSThe Camrose Swans and Roses Lions Club has donated $500 to the Battle River Animal Protection Society (BRAPS) for the care of rescue animals. Accepting the cheque from club treasurer Gloria Sharuga, right, and club member Trevor Van Leeuwen was BRAPS president Monica Rusnak.

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of year. We appreciate your support and hope you’ll drop by again!

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Website www.county.camrose.ab.caEmail [email protected]

3755-43 Avenue, Camrose, AB T4V 3S8Phone 780-672-4446 Fax 780-672-1008

Public Works. . . . . . . 780-672-4449

Merry ChristmasCouncil and staff of Camrose County, the Agricultural

Service Board, Seed Cleaning Plant and West Dried Meat Lake Regional Landfi ll wish you and your family the best for

a happy and safe holiday season

Camrose County operations will be closed on the following dates during the

holiday season:Thursday, December 24, 2015 . Closed at 12:00 noonFriday, December 25, 2015 . . . . . . .ClosedMonday, December 28, 2015 . . . . . .ClosedThursday, December 31, 2015 . . . .ClosedFriday, January 1, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . .Closed

Transfer Site Hours – Regular Hours Will Apply Except:

KINGMAN TRANSFER SITESaturday, December 26, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . ClosedMonday, December 28, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . Closed

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By Lori LarsenThe Battle River Rural

Crime Watch Society has been successfully working with the residents of Bashaw, Camrose and outlying rural areas to reduce and prevent crime.

Through the generous financial support of Ember Resources, Enerplus and Canadian Natural the pro-gram is able to continue operating successfully.

Part of the funding is used to maintain an active website – http://brrcws.com/ – and Facebook page. Both offer information sharing with regards to the activities of the communities serviced.

The use of social media is an efficient method for reaching out to people within the communities and outly-ing areas and elicits quick responses to concerns.

For residents who may not have the technology, zone representatives for each divi-sion in the county receive weekly crime reports from both the Bashaw and Cam-rose RCMP detachments. These reports are printed out and posted in prominent places such as post offices and restaurants so they can be read by residents.

The old method of information dissemination involved the phone fan-out system. Information was entered onto a computer which automatically dialed out to different telephones. From there the information fanned out via telephone to respective areas and either someone answered or mes-sages were left.

Prior to outside funding members had to go door to door to sell memberships, using up a great deal of man-power which could have been used more effectively trying to fight crime. Another draw-back of this method was non-members did not get all the information.

Crime prevention and reduction is much more effec-tive if everyone has access to all information.

Progression for BRRC-WS is ongoing. The fund-ing provided has gone a long way in assisting with this progression and providing the communities served by BRRCWS a degree of peace of mind knowing more time is spent focused on fighting crime.

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Agri-NewsThe 2016 Ladies’ Live-

stock Lessons winter work-shop takes place Saturday, January 23, 2016, at the Weedon Pioneer Commu-nity Hall in Cochrane. It’s an opportunity to learn, socialize and connect with farming women. Topics to be covered include total stockmanship, ranch rop-ing, grazing management and cattle/equine vaccina-tions. Registration includes meals, coffee and snacks. Register online via Event-brite. For more informa-tion, or for registration details, contact Carrie at Mountain View County Agricultural Services at 403-335- 3311 ext. 204 or via email.

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If you are thinking of selling your farm or acreage, please give us a call. All replies treated in strictest confi dence.

Real EstateFARMS • ACREAGES • RANCHES

80 ACRES ON PAVEMENT NORTH OF BAWLF – older trailer home, newer 40x60x16 shop with two overhead doors and concrete fl oor. $360,000. S-80

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60x150 INDUSTRIAL SHOP IN DAYSLAND – on 8.5± acres currently used for an earth-moving and gravel-hauling business which is available for sale by separate negotiations. S-83

QUARTER OF RECREATIONAL LAND – in Smoky Lake County with year-round off-grid cabin. $525,000. S-64

NEW LISTING – 1/2 section of good quality farmland north of Daysland. S-87

NEW LISTING – Town lots for sale in Daysland. S-92

11 QUARTERS OF GRAINLAND – south of High Prairie, AB with 1,100 acres cultivated and more could be cleared. 1,850 sq. ft. modular home. Great farm or investment opportunity. S-76

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NEW LISTING – Acreage near Heisler with 4.99 acres. 1-bedroom year-around cabin and shop with overhead doors. $75,000. S-91

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Kingman Rink of Dreams project fundraising underwayBy Lori Larsen

The Kingman Recreation Association(KRA) has started fundraising for the Kingman Rink of Dreams overhaul of the community outdoor ice rink project.

The KRA’s vision for the Rink of Dreams is a year round recreation facility that provides not only the com-munity of Kingman but sur-rounding communities a place for children of all ages to just come and play, whether it’s skating in the winter or an equestrian facility in the sum-mer. Facilities such as this build on the spirit of communi-ty by bringing people together to a place intended for fun and enjoyment.

“We remember times imitating our favorite hock-ey player or figure skater as we danced across the ice or dreamed of riding a blaz-ing fast horse in our favorite equestrian event,” said CDSS Rural Community Programs director Clarence Hastings. “The Rink of Dreams is exactly that! An opportunity for children, families and our communities to again dream about the what if, the possibil-ity, the opportunity to develop those skills.”

The current rink is one of the few outdoor NHL regula-tion( 200 feet x 85) sized rinks within the Kingman, Cam-rose, Tofield area. The rink is equipped with eight lights and a small temporary skate shack with power and heat. However, it does, in its current condition, have some draw-backs. With a proposed bud-get of $313,000 for the entire rink project these drawbacks could be properly addressed, making the improved arena a facility usable for various functions and to users beyond the community of Kingman.

The base of the rink itself is not level, which makes the initial construction of ice very difficult, resulting in a slant to the surface. This also makes summer use challenging.

With proper surface material and ground prepara-tion the rink could be used as an outdoor riding arena in the summer.

Trent Kenyon, one of the directors on the KRA

explained a vision for the equestrian use.

“We could take down names on our website of chil-dren wanting to get involved in barrel racing (as an exam-ple). If we get, for instance, six children interested, we could then find a coach and once a week for two months in the summer teach barrel racing.”

Having structured eques-trian events, such as ranch rodeos, would allow for maxi-mum use of the facility.

The proposed new design for the rink includes steel frame dasherboards, not ply-wood, and a puck board, a players’ bench and penalty box, installation of exterior bleachers, and a permanent equipment shed. There will be an overhang directly over the boards extending from the shed, keeping shoveling to a minimum.

At present the skate shack is not large enough to store the three point hitch Zamboni and does not have hot water, which is crucial for having a quality ice surface.

The new building will include an inside kitchen with serving area, skate lace up area, wheelchair acces-sible restrooms, a mechanical room, equipment storage room and a special use area.

KRA owns the land on which the rink is located and the maintenance and upkeep is all done by volunteers

“We have a plan in place

for the long term sustainabil-ity of this complex,” said Ken-yon. “Once it’s built it can be sustained and kept up and turned into a quality rink.”

Build it andthey will come

“KRA has already received interest from teams in the Tofield area,” remarked Kenyon. “They said if we build it and we get quality ice they would love to come rent it and have a practice or game out there.

But the main purpose is for people (children) of the Tofield, Camrose, Kingman area to come out and just play for the love of the game what-ever it is, hockey, figure skat-ing or equestrian in the sum-mer. Just not being tied to a schedule; just come out and play for the fun of it.

“When it’s not booked we want people to come and stay as long as they want. Like the old days of Wayne Gretzky in his backyard, come and hop the boards and just enjoy.”

How to donateDonations to the Rink of

Dreams can be done in a vari-ety of ways.

To date the KRA has secured $50,000 from the County of Camrose Legacies Grant Program and $21,000 in corporate and private donations.

Rink board advertising is one of the main fundrais-ing initiatives. The installa-tion of the new dasherboards

will allow businesses, corpora-tions, individuals or families to take out professional rink board advertising.

“We’re selling the rink board advertising for a five year term. The cost of an eight by three board will be $4,000 and a four by three will be $2,500,” explained Kenyon. “That is how we are trying to generate most of the money.”

The rink board advertis-ing offers other opportunities as well. Beyond the famil-iar advertising seen on rink boards, the KRA is encourag-ing donors to think outside the box or oval in this case. Rink board advertisement could be used by individuals or families who not only want to contrib-ute to a good cause, but would like to share their own mes-sage with the community.

“Whatever fits the Rink of Dreams,” commented Ken-yon.

The KRA hopes to solicit two celebrities for hockey, fig-ure skating and equestrian as advertisement on rink boards.

“We would like to get two NHL players, two famous fig-ure skaters, two cowboys or cowgirls. They can either pur-chase rink boards or maybe they will allow us to use their name, common signatures, claim to fame, career high-light and or favorite quotes,” said Kenyon.

“Potentially there would be six rink boards dedicated to this, which serves the purpose

of the Rink of Dreams. This may also help with corporate donors getting on board.”

M o n e t a r y d o n a -tions can be made through www.ATBcares.com/donate by typing in “Kingman Recre-ation Association.” Donations made through ATBcares will be matched with 15 per cent additional funds from ATB Financial, up to $1,000.

Contact Kenyon at 780-679-7903 if you wish to have your donation(s) go towards a rink board advertisement.

Donations can also be made by mail to: Rink of Dreams Project, P.O. Box 95, Kingman, AB, T0B 2M0.

All donations will be pub-licly advertised on the Dream Team donation board within the facility. Silver donations ($2,500 to $4,999), gold dona-tions ($5,000 to $9,999) and platinum donations ($10,000 or more) will be recognized on a plaque, unless otherwise expressed by the donor.

Other charitable dona-tions of material, equipment use, services and/or labour are gratefully accepted.

Kingman Recreation Association is 10 members strong and has been in con-tinuous operation since 1939. The volunteers perform a number of functions from mowing grass to putting in ice. The association also puts on a variety of special events throughout the year which help to maintain a healthy, vibrant and thriving commu-nity spirit.

This new arena is not just about improving the facility. It offers a dream for children of all ages to have a place to come and skate in the winter or ride horses in the summer. A place to go beyond the confines of scheduling and just have fun.

It will offer the Kingman, Tofeild and Camrose areas the opportunity to use an out-door NHL size facility with professional rink board adver-tising similar to that used for the NHL classic outdoor games.

The planned construction start date is April 2016.

KRA encourages resi-dents, businesses, corpora-tions to be a part of the dream by donating.

The current Kingman rink is not being used to its full capacity.

The Daysland and District Handivan Society recently purchased a new handivan for Daysland and the surrounding communities. The van was purchased with numerous dona-tions and fundraising over the past five years. Board members from left to right, George Hetzner, David Lorenson, June Rittammer, Ernestine Ferris, Arlene Lohner and Dennis Loesch welcomed the new vehicle. Missing are Myrna Gibson, Jay Adams and handivan driver Lois Jones. For more information on booking the Handivan call 780-374-2527.

Hortsnacks at Night focuseson human resourcesAgri-News

Hortsnacks at Night will be focusing on the human resources side of production in January.

“Kristen Cumming of Cantos Performance Man-agement is passionate about agriculture and small busi-ness human resources in Alberta,” says Dustin Morton, commercial horti-culture specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “She’ll be sharing current trends in performance man-agement including goal set-ting, providing feedback and generating engage-ment.”

The HortSnacks at Night Human Resources workshop takes place Janu-ary 13 in Wetaskiwin.

“This series is all about improving producers’ bot-tom lines by getting time-ly business topics out in a quick, easy-to-learn way with lots of room for dis-cussion and questions,” says Morton.

The workshop will run from 7-9 p.m. Register by calling the Ag-Info Cen-tre at 1-800-387-6030 by January 5, 2016. For more information, contact Dustin Morton at 780-742-7571.

Done — Murray


BATTLE RIVER SHRINE CLUB DONATIONPhoto courtesy of The Community Press

The Battle River Shrine Club donated $750 to Flagstaff Victim Services. Presenting the cheque to Brenda McDermott, of Family Victim Services, were, left to right, Larry Duncan, Rick Forster, Dr. Sam Ogbeide and Roger Johnson.

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By Dan JensenAdding a single dollop of

honey to a steaming cup of tea has long been regarded as one of the most effective home remedies for stubborn coughs or throat irritations.

“It has been called “liq-uid gold” since ancient times because of the hundreds of medicinal, therapeutic, cos-metic, and culinary uses,” says the website honey col-ony. “It is a natural anti-inflammatory, which makes it good for reducing itch and irritation, and because it has natural antibacterial properties, you can use it on scrapes and small wounds to help prevent infection and aid healing.”

Recent research has shown that honey treat-ment may help disorders such as ulcers and bacte-rial gastroenteritis, and can help reduce the risk of some cancers and heart disease. Ancient Olympic athletes would eat honey and dried figs to enhance their perfor-mance.

No wonder King Sol-omon said in the book of Proverbs “My son, eat thou honey, for it is good.”

Bittern Lake area bee-keeper/apiarist Lowell Befus enjoys telling any-one who will listen about honey’s many benefits.

“I have noticed that since I started eating our honey that I have fewer problems with hay fever,” he said.

Befus started his bee-keeping operation in part-nership with his in-laws, Dave and Krist Hagen, in the spring of 2010.

“I wanted to find a way to maximize the land and be part of the bigger agri-cultural community so I did some research on it,” he said. “I knew I would

have to bring in the in-laws because the labour is just too much for one person. It’s difficult to lift 150 pounds of honey out of a hive at fall time.”

Befus and the Hagens started small with just five hives, a number they have since expanded to 15.

“We really wanted to get an understanding of bee health and what was called colony collapse disor-der,” said Befus. “We didn’t want to invest a lot of money only to see the bees die. Our plans are to expand even

more in the future as the funds become more avail-able.”

The average hive pro-duces anywhere from 125 to 150 pounds of honey, with one pound enough to fill a 300 ml jar.

“It takes a lot of bees to make that amount of honey considering that each bee only produces about an eighth of a teaspoon in its lifetime,” said Befus.

Honey gets its start as flower nectar, which is col-lected by bees, naturally broken down into simple

sugars, and stored in hon-eycombs.

“They use their long, tubelike tongues like straws to suck the nectar out of the flowers and they store it in their ‘honey stomachs,” says the Ford’s honey farm web-site. “Bees actually have two stomachs, their honey stom-ach, which they use like a nectar backpack and their regular stomach. The honey stomach holds almost 70 mg of nectar and when full, it weighs almost as much as the bee does. Honeybees must visit between 100 and 1,500 flowers in order to fill their honey stomachs.”

Once they return to their hives the bees pass the nectar onto other work-er bees. These “house bees” chew the nectar for about half an hour, breaking the com-plex sugars into simple sug-ars which are more digestible and less likely to be attacked by bacteria. The bees then spread the nectar through-out the honeycombs where it turns into a thicker syrup.

They make the nectar dry even faster by fanning it with their wings. Once the honey is gooey enough, the bees seal off the cell of the honeycomb with a plug of wax. The honey is stored until it is eaten. In one year, a colony of bees eats between 120 and 200 pounds of honey.

Befus opens the hives early in the spring after insulating them throughout the cold winter months.

“We wrap them with R-14 insulation and the bees clump together for warmth,” he said. “The only feed they need is a little sugar water.”

Befus considers the multiple bee stings he has received just one of the “haz-ards” of the job.

“The worst was one summer night, probably in our second year of operation, when we went to put Queen excluders on the hives to keep the Queens in the bot-tom box where they lay their eggs,” he said. “I thought it was calm enough that we would be able to sneak them in quickly and that everything would be okay, but when I pulled up the box they got out and flew into my pants, which had a tear in them, and onto my one knee. I got stung pret-ty good that night and I was running around pretty good afterwards.”

Befus and the Hagens plan to be part of a swarm team next year which goes out to collect honey bee swarms.

“We will be doing it at no cost just so we can save the bees,” said Befus. “Some people are afraid of bees, so to have some-one local in the commu-nity who will come and pick up a swarm instead of just killing them is a great thing.”

Befus has found that most of his honey sales, which are done under the name Goodness Bee Honey, have occurred as a result of word of mouth advertising.

“We do attend farm-ers’ markets and have a Facebook site but mostly it is just people telling others about the product,” he said. “The comment that we often get is that the honey we sell doesn’t taste any-thing like the honey that is sold in the stores. It is raw honey with all the enzymes and other good things that are removed in the manu-facturing process still in it. You can’t compare it at all to store bought honey.”

County resident taps into goodness of honey

By Murray GreenCamrose County resi-

dents are opposing devel-opment of Range Road 200 between Highways 13 and 26 (correction line).

The County wants to improve the road to give truckers easier access to the Cargill Canola Crushing Plant.

“We feel this upgrade is not necessary,” said spokes-persons on behalf of con-cerned ratepayers, who are currently gathering signa-tures for a petition to stop the road construction. “Sec-ondary road 834 (Highway 56) serves the same purpose and is only two miles to the east. It has turning lanes between the intersections of 56 and north of Legacy Junc-tion and the Highway 13-RR 200 intersection.

“We are opposed to the project because of the safety factor on the highways. With-out proper turning lanes, it

will slow or stop traffic on Hwy 26, which will become a safety issue when vehicles will be trying to go at a nor-mal speed and trucks are turning.”

The cost of the project is currently estimated at between $1.4 and 2 million and will impact local taxpay-ers.

Right Range Road 200 is gravel from the south up to an acreage. The rest, going north, is only road allowance or a trail, not an actual road.

“With the way the econo-my is the cost might be a fac-tor, but the safety of trucks crossing Hwy 13 and 26 is the main concern,” said Rob Rolf.

“Maybe before we go ahead, we should look at how the traffic is affected when we have snow and ice on the road,” said Liz Rolf.

Highway plans are made for the future. “I understand the County has to plan

ahead,” said Rob Rolf. “The plant and intersection is so busy that if I’m coming at 5 p.m. trying to cross, I might sit there until 6 p.m.”

When Highway 13 was under construction to provide access to the Cargill plant, the traffic from the east was diverted to Highway 26 and then to Camrose. Many com-muters from the Bawlf area still go north to Hwy 26 and then to Camrose.

“I imagine there will be more changes to the intersec-tion coming up as the volume increases,” they said. “It’s new and there are approxi-mately 90 trucks a day going to Cargill.”

“If they want to take the pressure off of Highway 13, by going to Highway 26, then there are bigger issues to consider.”

Ken Hildebrandt said a stronger master is needed, both by the City and the County.

“I would like council to hold off any decisions for a couple of years and study the situation.”

The bottom line for local ratepayers is simple. “In the end, we have to look at safety,” they said. “What is the safest solution to handle the higher volume of traffic between the County and the Cargill plant?”

Currently Range Road 200 north of Hwy 13 is used for a variety of reasons, including recreational activi-ties.

“Construction would result in a total loss of won-derful green space that is currently inhabited by diverse wildlife,” said Liz Rolf. “Naturally occurring spaces such as this cannot be replicated once they are gone.”

Those who signed the petition to take to County Council cited delayed traffic flow due to the large volume

of railroad cars as a concern that could also get worse.

“In the winter time, and nobody knows this yet, it could take longer because the colder it is, the longer it takes for everything to work.”

Rob Rolf suggested hav-ing a marker up by Highway 56, saying the highway is closed for railroad car cross-ing so an alternate route could be found for emergency first responders.

“We know a long range plan is to have a north ring road. Let’s hold off on this project until we know what is planned for the north ring road and future infrastructure,” said Hildebrandt.

The petition against pro-posed construction of Range Road 200 will be on the Jan. 12, 2016 Camrose County agenda. The council meeting begins at 9:30 a.m.

Residents speak out against changes to Range Road

Lowell Befus is able to sell his GoodnessBee honey almost as quickly as it is put in jars.

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County increases water rates for next yearBy Murray Green

Camrose County estab-lished the 2016 metered water consumption rate at $4.75 per cubic meter at the Dec. 8 regular council meet-ing.

“This will be a blended rate applicable to all pota-ble water systems through-out the County, including Braim, Ervick, New Nor-way, Duhamel, Ohaton and Armena. Round Hill and Kingman will not be affected by this rate as they receive services from the Highway 14 Water Commission,” explained County adminis-trator Paul King.

Council had requested that all utility services move towards full cost recovery and that was confirmed dur-ing budget deliberations on Oct. 27.

“I move that the budget committee recommend to council that Camrose Coun-ty continue to work towards full cost recovery for the pro-vision of utility services, so those that benefit from the service pay for the service,” said councillor Trevor Miller at the time. He then moved to accept the new rates.

The increase reflects a $0.79 change in current water rates. Some areas of the County will then be close to cost recovery.

“New Norway, Ervik and Ohaton are getting close to cost recovery with this increase. Armena and Duhamel will take longer because those are newer projects,” said King.

“Next year do we increase across the board or go to the cost recovery amount?” asked councillor Krause.

Administration suggest-ed they will look at that next year as some communities approach the cost recovery mark.

Council established the annual levy for waste-water services for 2016 for the Hamlet of Kingman at $376.42; Hamlet of Round Hill at $196.39 and the Ham-let of Ohaton at $418.24.

Fee for Service By-law 1348 requires that annually, before tax notices are sent out, County council establish the rates for wastewater ser-vices provided to the ham-lets, which is then billed as a flat fee on the annual tax notice.

The County established the 2016 consumption charge for wastewater disposal at 50 per cent of the cost per cubic metre of metered water con-sumption for those services in the Hamlets of New Nor-way and Braim.

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CHRISTMAS DECORATIONSReg (pictured) and Teri Blackwell found that decorating an old grader with Christmas lights, a big Snoopy, Muppets characters and candy canes would be a good way to bring light and joy to the season. The Blackwells operate a farm near Bawlf.

By Murray GreenBashaw Seed Cleaners Association members will be

building a new plant next year.Members voted on the new plant proposal, providing

all the funding is in place, at their annual general meeting on Nov. 26.

Plant manager Bill Sinclair explained the options of staying with the old plant or building a new facility.

Member John Pearson made the motion to pro-ceed with the build of the new plant within the proposed budget.

It is expected to cost about $6 million with approxi-mately $3.5 million of that to be borrowed.

Camrose County councillor Jack Lyle reported to coun-cil on Dec. 8 that they have a one third interest in the plant.

“I move we contribute $1.5 million to the Bashaw Seed Cleaning Plant,” said Lyle.

Administrator Paul King informed council that they don’t have $1.5 million in reserves and it should be for-warded to the 2016 budget process. The debate on the plant financing will be brought back to the table at the Jan. 12, 2016 meeting. Administration was instructed to come up with numbers of what they have in reserves and if they can access any grant money.

Grain producers outside of the Bashaw area also use the current facility.

“I’m uncomfortable committing to this project when we don’t know if or where the money will be coming from,” said councillor Doug Lyseng.

“How many users come from other counties and have they been approached about funding as well?” questioned councillor Ken Krause.

Lyle reported they have not been approached yet. King suggested they may have to make a joint application with other counties, but said he wouldn’t know for at least three months if it would be granted.

Bashaw SeedCleaners agree tobuild new plant

December 7Camrose RCMP assisted Killam RCMP with setting

up roadblocks at various roadways leading out of Sedge-wick in attempts to catch a suspect believed to have been involved in an armed robbery at the Sedgewick gas station. No injuries were sustained and the vehicle was not located. This matter is still under investigation.

December 8RCMP attended the scene of an motor vehicle collision

involving a Toyota Tercel and Mitsubishi RVR. The driver of the Toyota was traveling north on Hwy 833 and attempt-ed to pass traffic. Due to icy road conditions, the driver lost control, crossed into oncoming traffic, and drove into the ditch. No injuries were sustained.

December 10RCMP have received multiple complaints about mail-

boxes being damaged and broken into in the areas between TWP 453 and RR 200. It is advised that residents check their mailboxes multiple times a day during the holiday season to minimize theft possibilities. Notify RCMP should your mailbox be damaged or you notice suspicious activity

A report was received regarding a missing youth who had not returned home from school. Officers made numer-ous inquiries and were able to locate the youth who was in a safe location.

December 11A call was received from the Hay Lakes Bottle Depot as

the business had been broken into overnight. The approxi-mate value of cash and recyclables stolen was $600. Due to it snowing overnight, no tracks were able to be photo-graphed.

December 12A call was received from an alarm company for

a business on Main Street in Hay Lakes. RCMP attended to find the business had been broken into but it appeared the thieves left upon hearing the alarm. Footprints were obtained and this matter is still under investigation. RCMP responded to a second break and enter call at the Hay Lakes baseball diamond. A num-ber of buildings had been broken into, but the only item found to be stolen was a computer from the multipur-pose building.

RCMP also responded to one 911 hang up, seven false alarms, six dangerous driving complaints and seven ani-mal related collisions.

RCMP set up roadblocks

YOU’D BETTER WATCH OUTLori Larsen, Camrose Booster

You’d better watch out because you just never know when and where Santa is going to show up. He was spotted chatting with the young passengers of a car just outside AMA on Dec. 12.

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Hope your Christmas is merry and bright in every imaginable way!

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By Shelley EricksonTo be clear, we are not anti-safety. We live and play in

our workplaces. It is our family, friends, and neighbours whose health and well-being is at stake on our property and we take that very seriously.

We have repeatedly heard Premier Notley claim that “stakeholders were consulted”. The Oxford diction-ary states consultation as “meeting with an expert or professional in order to seek advice.” By this definition, stakeholders were not consulted. In meetings between government and industry groups, industry gave recom-mendations to exempt farms from WCB, giving them the option to voluntarily apply. Industry leaders requested further information and meetings to participate in creat-ing regulations specific to agriculture, desiring to ensure avoiding any potentially crippling legislation. The recom-mendations were ignored on all fronts; in fact, nearly all of these stakeholders have published statements to clear-ly state lack of agricultural support and lack of consulta-tion. Nor are current consultations led by NDP MLA’s true to the definition. It was asked at one such meeting: “Who is taking notes so you can present our concerns to your party?” The MLA’s embarrassedly looked at each other and shrugged. When we try contacting our MLA’s with questions we get a “thank you for your concerns.” Calls are rarely returned.

We have also heard that this is about “making sure workers have the right to minimum wage and the right to refuse safe work.” However, federal legislation out-lines basic responsibilities which we must comply with to protect our staff and, according to the Government of Alberta Industry Profiles 2015 report, the average farm worker is paid a minimum $15.38 up to $43.32, an average of $29.35, well above the $11.20 minimum wage requirements.

Another misconception amplified by the NDP is that Alberta is currently the only province that exempts farms. However, according to AAMDCs’ Environmental Scan of Farm Safety Legislation and the Association of Workers Compensation Boards of Canada 2015 report: farms are excluded from mandatory WCB coverage in PEI, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Sas-katchewan. Regarding OHS policies, farms in BC with less than 20 employees are exempt and all other prov-inces have industry specific legislation with many differ-ent exemptions for small farms as well as in their Labour Relations and Employment Standards legislation.

Finally, and possibly the most unfortunate and damaging misconception recently, is the implication that farmers have become violent and even gone so far as threatening MLA’s in favor of Bill 6. At least four MLA’s have made accusations that they have later mitigated, apologized for, or retracted completely but alas the dam-age has been done.

Now farmers are left with the daunting task of figur-ing out how this legislation will affect us, how we can make our concerns heard to a government who has proven they are not interested in listening, and how and if the family farm way of life is still a viable one for us.

Misconceptions aboutBill 6 from a smallfarmer’s perspective

By Murray GreenCanada Safety Council

is reminding Canadians to make their driving expe-rience safer with vehicle winterization.

One of the most benefi-cial preventative measures you can take is to install winter tires on your car. Get four tires that are suit-able for your vehicle, pay-ing special attention to the mountain/snowflake sym-bol on the side to indicate that they conform to win-ter tire standards. Don’t wait for a huge snowfall to make the change. Winter tires should be installed when the ambient tem-perature drops below 7 C. This is when the rubber in all-season tires hardens

and starts losing the grip it offers.

According to the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada Winter Tire Report, only half of Cana-dian motorists (not count-ing Quebec where win-ter tire use is mandatory according to provincial law) use winter tires. Six-ty three per cent of peo-ple surveyed were of the (incorrect) belief that all-season tires offer adequate braking power and traction for Canadian winters.

In addition to the installation of winter tires, basic maintenance of your vehicle is also of critical importance before the winter months are in full swing.

Make sure lights are all working properly. Replace any headlights, brake lights or other lights on your vehicle if they’re not in working condition. Especially in the winter, it’s important to see and be seen.

Ensure you have a ful-ly-charged battery. In cold weather, a depleted bat-tery might not be enough to start your vehicle. Have your battery tested before cold weather hits and be proactive in changing it for a new one before the old battery fails.

Know you’ll be able to stop safely. Winter tires are an important part of gaining traction when stopping, but you should

also check that your brakes are working well. If they are squeaking, creaking, feel odd or seem to pull, get them serviced.

Windshield wipers and washer fluid should be working right. Replace any windshield wipers that are streaky, as any accumula-tion of snow or ice could make visibility much poor-er. Also, fill up on winter windshield washer fluid (-35 C or -40 C) and keep a sec-ond jug in your vehicle at all times in case of emergency.

Keep a brush and scraper in your vehicle. You never know when you might need to brush snow or scrape ice off your car. Be prepared for these even-tualities and they won’t

catch you by surprise. Con-sider keeping a flashlight, too, as the extra light may prove useful on dark win-ter nights.

The Canada Safety Council has a limited num-ber of ice scrapers available free of charge for interest-ed motorists. Email [email protected] for more information.

Driving in the winter always poses a new set of challenges to even the most experienced of driv-ers. Ensure that you’re well prepared to face the elements, leave yourself plenty of time and space to stop, if necessary, and avoid driving in poor vis-ibility bad weather condi-tions entirely.

Winterize your vehicle for a safe driving experience

LEGION EXPRESSES APPRECIATIONCamrose branch of the Royal Canadian Legion members Ragnar Gislason and Bob Burt presented Camrose County Reeve Don Grergorwich and the rest of council with a plaque of appreciation for assisting the Legion with the cost of building a new cenotaph in Camrose this fall.


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