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Staff Sgt. Kevin Reilly was asked to at-tend the March 19 town council meetingto discuss trafc enforcement. Reilly had

been asked if he would be able to sharemore information regarding the AlbertaSheriffs program.

The Albertas Sheriffs mandate, as best as Reilly could nd, is to work withlocal RCMP trafc units to perform traf-c law enforcement duties in addition toeducation and awareness. Trafc sheriffsare deployed to reduce high-risk drivingand behaviour, improve trafc and en-forcement on our highways and reducethe incidents of injury and fatality andcollisions on our provincial highways.

Previously there had been a question

about whether the sheriffs could comeinto town and help with regular enforce-ment.

Their mandate and primary goal isto do the trafc enforcement on ourprovincial highways, both primary andsecondary. Although they do come intotown at times it is only for certain, spe-cic offenses that are very difcult toenforce on the highways and those arethe distracted driving seatbelts impaireddriving and obviously for check stopprograms, said Reilly.

They usually call the local policeservice, in this case the RCMP here inStrathmore, to try and do a coopera-tive operation and we try and getour members out with them at the sametime so theres bigger visibility.

Reilly said there is nothing set up within the Alberta trafc sheriffs to be able to contract them or have themcome in under a Memorandum of Un-derstanding, and he thinks part of thatreason is that they leave it to the actuallocal police force service.

The difculties that sometimes arise with the sheri ffs is that they dont havethe same powers with regards todrugs, warrants and impaired drivers.

Those are outside their scope of dutyand when they do come across thosethey have to call RCMP ofcers, saidReilly.

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That is part of the reason why the sheriffs work with anintegrated trafc unit with Sheriffs and RCMP, so that theycan use that RCMP member if they come across an instanceoutside of their scope of duty. That is something which hashappened a number of times and the RCMP takes over theinvestigation.

On April 1 the RCMP will begin the six-month trafcinitiative for enhanced trafc control and policing withintown. Reilly has asked members of the detachment for in-put on problem areas and said he would also like to gaininput from the town as well. Reilly plans to return to coun-cil every two months with updates on how the initiative isgoing, followed by an in-depth, detailed report at the endof the six-month time frame.

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The delivery of the 2014 provincial budget has Wildroseofcials disputing that government has produced a balanced

budget.They are totally playing with the numbers, said Jason

Hale, MLA for Strathmore/Brooks. The party maintains that the Conservatives are borrowing

$4 billion to come up with a surplus budget, but will reallyleave the province $17 billion in debt by 2016.

The Wildrose party has posted their counter recommen-dations for Albertans to review at: www.wildrose.ca/me-dia/2014/02/FINAL-2014Budget-Recommendations.pdf

They propose their 10 year planning will truly balance theentire budget, not just operational funding, pay down thedebt, provide savings, and deliver money to front line ser-

vices. They maintain they can reduce bureaucracy by 20 per cent

over four years, freeing up money that would be diverted tofront line services and workers, leading to savings of $250million each year through to 2016, and $150 million in 2017,for a total of $900 million dollars in savings.

To accomplish that many major cuts to top heavy bureau-cracy are proposed:

eliminate all Associate Minister positions and reduce thenumber of Ministers to 16 Roll back MLA salaries Cut Cabinet Minister pay Cut the size of the Public Affairs Bureau in half and pro -

hibit its partisan activities Cap bonuses to 15 per cent of base pay Limit severance packages Halt unnecessary extras to the new MLA of ces in the

Federal Building

Wildrose discounts budget gures Cap annual government travel costs to $500,000 for Pre -

mier, Ministers, MLAs and staff Eliminate corporate welfare Establish a waste buster program protected by whistle -

blower legislation Increase worker-to-manager ratios from 5:1 to 10:1 over

four years Decentralize managerial responsibilities and authority to

front-line staff where appropriate. Cut bureaucratic travel and hosting expenses by 50 per

cent Wildrose would also cut other executive and manager ex-

pense claims by 25 per cent. They would require departmentsto show zero-based budget balances every three years andstrengthen the clout wielded by the Auditor Generals ofce.

They also want to see none of the interest funds generated by the Heritage Trust Fund diverted into general revenues forspending.

The Wildrose 10-year Debt Free Capital Plan is a $48 billionpromise to fund the prioritized, sustainable and innovativeinfrastructure our growing province needs. This plan wouldinvest $4.2 billion this year and rise evenly with Albertaspopulation and ination growth (to $5.7 billion in 2022).Thefull 10-year building plan includes over $21 billion for munic-ipal infrastructure, $7.6 billion for new health care facilities,

almost $11 billion for provincial highways and $4.3 billionfor other government facilities (i.e. post-secondary, culture,recreation, etc). It also includes funding for approximately100 new schools and 60 major school modernizations, saidleader Danielle Smith.

Hale said the Conservative budget doesnt provide enoughmoney to fund the 50 new schools and refurbish the 70schools that they have promised to cover.

If they spent wisely and didnt waste money, it would al-low the Heritage Trust fund to grow, said Hale.

So with just one billion dollars, what does the Wildroseparty say they can accomplish? They propose the following,as food for thought:

Provide 1,500 new teachers, teaching assistants and sup -port staff for students with special needs -$130 million

Supply 2,000 new senior care support workers for homecare, long term care and assisted living- $120 million

Set up 230 long term care beds-$65 million Deliver home care for 5500 Albertans-$100 million Increase funding for mental health -$40 million Supply 1,500 new nurses, technicians, and other health

support staff-$150 million Improve access to emergency rooms and family doc -

tors-$300 million Dedicate resources to speed surgeries such as 1,000 knee

surgeries: $13 million, 1,000 hip surgeries- $14 million, 10,000cataract surgeries- $8 million

Increase diagnostic testing like 50,000 MRIs, CT scans-$40 million

Dedicate 300 new law enforcement and corrections of -cers and 5 dedicated check-stop teams-$70 million

And funding rehabilitation and treatment of abused chil -dren-$15 million

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The MetoWe club is hosting theirfourth annual benet concert on April11 at 7 p.m. The concert, which will beheld at Strathmore High School (SHS),

includes both music and dance, with bands and artists playing both originaland cover songs. The performers arefrom both the school and the commu-nity, and include members of a dancegroup made up of students from theschool.

We do the concert every year tohelp support our international causeof improving access to education. TheMetoWe club focuses on both local andglobal concerns, and members partici-pate in both fundraising and awarenessraising initiatives, said Christine Ma-gill, SHS teacher and organizer of theMetoWe club.

We have currently raised $5,700 to build a classroom in Kenya with Free

the Children, our goal is $10,000. Wehave had the opportunity to visit Kenyatwice to see the work Free the Childrenis doing and to learn about Kenyan cul-ture and daily life.

Our third trip is happening to Kenya

from April 18-28. Its pretty amazing as we get to see exactly where the money we raise is spent, and we also get tosee the impact it has on the community

where the schools are built. The benet concert is the largest fun-

draising event of the year for the club. There will be a silent auction, which in-cludes items like a NutriBullet blender,Rudy Project Sunglasses and gift cardsdonated by local Strathmore donorssuch as Dairy Queen, the Roadhouse,

and Kal Tire. Donations of $20 or morecan also receive tax receipts, and Magillsaid they are still accepting donationsand silent auction items.

Last year the concert almost sold outso its recommended that people pre-

purchase their tickets. Tickets are $10 each and can be bought in advance by calling 403-934-3135. Anyone wishing to donate canalso call that number and ask for Chris-tine Magill.

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SHANNON LECLAIR

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People walking around Kinsmen Lake may have noticedan unpleasant sour egg smell. The smell is associated withthe storm water system, and though its not new to the town,it hasnt been an issue in a couple of years.

What steps are we considering should the issue becomedangerous to the residents, are these levels being monitoredand at what rate and are the results of the monitoring avail-able to the public, said Councillor Bob Sobol at the March19 town council meeting.

After the incident in 2010, which was signicantly worsethat what is being experienced now, the town installed acouple of aerators in 2011 and started some chemical micro-organism treatment to help with some of the sludge.

We thought that this was helping with the situation. What we expect is happening in the lake is as the organic matterdecays in Kinsmen Lake, said Director of Operations andEngineering Jesse Parker.

He further stated the small is not just coming from Kins-men Lake, but is also at other stormwater ponds throughouttown. With the aerators the town tried putting more oxygeninto the water, because if there is more oxygen in the waterit tends to help with preventing or limiting the decay or or-

ganic matter in the ponds, and then the H2S thats comingfrom that is less.We thought thats what had been happening over the last

couple of years, and that may in fact be the case, unfortu-nately this year seems to be a little different we somewhat

attribute that to the length of time that the lakes and pondshave been under an ice cover, said Parker.

The earth and water have frozen up a little earlier this year, which may have affected things as well. The best time to putoxygen in the water is when it is cool but that wasnt able tohappen this year because the cold weather hit earlier.

Parker said the smell is not a problem unique to Strath-more; it has also been happening in Calgary and other com-munities.

It seems to be a regular occurrence in storm ponds thatthe water becomes a little stagnant if the oxygen isnt high.

The decaying matter settles into the base of the lake andthen when you get the runoff in the spring that mixes, thedecaying matter brings the H2S to the surface and then asit outfalls, brings it out to the environment and localizes itat that point of out fall more or less, Thats really what wereseeing at Kinsmen, said Parker.

EPCOR, the Strathmore Fire Department and the townhave been monitoring. The re hall sampled air quality im-mediately adjacent from the outfall, where the manhole isfor the overow, and around the lake, and the H2S levels arenot registering on the meter, which means at this point thereis nothing to be done.

The town stated in a press release on their website thatIn the event that H2S concentrations increase to a level that

is considered to be of risk, the Town and EPCOR will takenecessary steps to resolve the issue and protect the public/residents in the area. At this time, this situation is consideredlow risk, and more of an inconvenience based on the odourproblem.

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Council Highlights March 19, 2014 Council gave rst reading to Bylaw #14-05 Land Use Bylaw

Amendment. Council referred Bylaw #14-05 to a Public Hearing sched-

uled for April 2, 2014. Council amended the 2014 Capital Project budgets for the

PLC Upgrades and UPS upgrades to consist of a single PLCUprade project in 2014 for the amount of $105,600 with theadditional $18,100 to be funded by additional MSI grantfunding.

Council approved the Estimated Project Cost (EPC) for EP-COR to complete the PLC Upgrade Project for an amount not to exceed $105,600 and they approved the Mayor and CAO to sign the EPC on behalf of the Town.

Council appointed Ms. Meaghann Yu to the StrathmoreLibrary Board for a term of one (1) year

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:

BYLAW # 14-05The proposed Bylaw # 14-05 proposes to:The property, Lot(s) 29-31, Block 17, Plan 5894P is located in Downtown Northwithin the Downtown Overlay District. The Town has received an application tore-zone the property from R1 - Single Detached Dwelling District to R2X MediumDensity Attached Housing District to allow for a transitional zoning from low density to medium density, as shown on the attached Schedule A.

SCHEDULE A

BYLAW #14-05

A copy of the proposed Bylawmay be inspected by the publicduring regular ofce hours,8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday toFriday at the Town Ofce (680Westchester Road, Strathmore,AB), or can be found on the Townwebsite (www.strathmore.ca).Please contact the Town Ofce ifyou would like an opportunity to

review and provide input on theproposed amendments prior to the Public Hearing.

The Public Hearing will be held at the Council Chambers, Strath-more Municipal Building, 680Westchester Road, Strathmore

Alberta on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, commencing at 7:00 pm with procedures inaccordance with the Town of Strathmore Council Procedural Bylaw #07-11 andamendments thereto.

Any person or group of persons, or person acting on his or their behalf, who claims to be affected by any or all of the proposed bylaws may present suggestions orconcerns by making a submission to the public hearing.

Written submissions to the Public Hearing or the name of any person wishing tomake an oral presentation at the Public Hearing must be received by the Planningand Development Department prior to 12:00 noon on Wednesday, March 26, 2014as outlined in Bylaw #07-11 and amendments thereto. If your written submissionis not received by this time, please provide fteen (15) copies for distribution at thePublic Hearing. Each person wishing to address Council at the Public Hearing shallcomplete their verbal presentation within ve minutes.

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SHANNON LECLAIR

Times Reporter

Councillor Bob Sobol asked admin-

istration about the possibility of onlineregistration at the Aquatic Centre. Dueto the growth in town there are moreand more people wanting to use thefacility and have lessons for their chil-dren.

Chief Administrative Ofcer DwightStanford said that people have beenlining up outside the Aquatic Centreearly in the morning to register for thedifferent programs.

Stanford also said he just found outon March 19 that the online registra-tion option should be set up and op-erational by June 1, and is expected tocost between $12,000 and $15,000.

The real big problem is theres notenough time for swimming lessons and

we need to set more time, but the prob-lem is after school is when the parents

want their kids to take swimming les-sons and all that time is pretty well tiedup which is making it really awkward,said Stanford.

The cost for the online registrationsite has not been approved yet. Stan-ford assured council that administra-tion would be bringing it forward forapproval.

FACILITY FEES

Councillor John Rempel requestedthat council relook at the facility fees

being charged to users of the CivicCentre, Family Centre and Aquatic Cen-tre. Each year the town is losing ap-proximately $2 million to operate thethree facilities.

I really feel that we need to re-ex-amine our rates schedules again andget them in line with other communi-ties and relieve our taxpayers of someof the burden they are faced with every

year, said Rempel.

We cant afford to lose that muchmoney every year on those facilitiesand not be charging as much as othercommunities are charging their people

for using their facilities.Further discussion on the fees will

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The appraisal for the pivot elds isexpected to be complete this week.Stanford said that there has been alot more work put into it than admin-istration had originally thought there

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The Strathmore Chamber of Com-merce has done its housekeeping for2014, and is looking forward to hostingmore activities and gaining new mem-

bers in 2014.No-one really knows about all the

time Joyce Bazant has put in as Acting

President; she has put in time, extratime, and overtime trying to get thingput back together, said Robert Breitwi-eser I dont know what we would havedone without her.

I have really noticed a change andthe increase in professionalism comingout, said Wheatland Councillor Ber-niece Bland.

Financial statements were reviewedat the annual general meeting, which

was held in their ofce on March 20,and statements showed a positive neteffect in the accounts.

Our equity position is OK, but it willget better as we reduce some more ofthat debt. When I look where we wereand where we are at, we will need toincrease our membership and exploreour grant opportunities, suggested

Treasurer David Wilkes. Our cash po-sition has improved over the previous

year, and with that our working capi-tal looks pretty good and it will servicesome of our short term needs.

Special recognition was given to Ste- ven Johnson of Dorward and Company, who volunteered to prepare the unau-dited statements.

Chamber housekeeping pays offImprovements had been made in oth-

er areas of the organization as well.When the new board took over, our

society status had been revoked as thereturn had not been completed in three

years. We have completed that and ourstatus has been reinstated. The liabil-ity insurance had also lapsed and wehave obtained liability insurance forthe commerce and all the directors, so

we are up and running with that, saidPresident Joyce Bazant. A membership drive last year net-

ted some new members and the soci-ety slightly raised rents of the partnerssharing their ofce space. Arrange-ments have been made with the Townof Strathmore to make regular yearlypayments for the much-disputed reno-

vation loan, by taking loan paymentsfrom business license fees that are allot-ted to the Chamber of Commerce fromthe Town of Strathmore.

The town really wants to see theChamber work, said Bazant. Theyhave indicated they want to help us in

any way possible.Bylaws were reviewed at the meet-

ing, and there were only a few changes.Copies of both the nancial statementsand the bylaws are available at the of-ce and they were mailed out to mem-

bers, prior to the meeting. The Chamber is looking for any

members willing to serve on the board. The ofcers will be e lected at the next

board meeting. The society has held several success-ful luncheons in the past year, featuringprominent speakers. They anticipatedoing this again in 2014. They hosted a

very successful awards dinner and part-nered with the Town of Strathmore andthe Strathmore and District Ag Societyin putting on the Strathmore parade.

They are open to new ideas that will meet members needs and assistin making Strathmore a vibrant busi-ness community. Some things are in the

works to encourage local shopping andthey hope to feature businesses in theChamber newsletter sometime soon.


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Town administration andcouncillors have received nu-merous complaints over the

years about the sound sys-tem at the Civic Centre. Atthe regular council meeting

on March 19 Councillor BobSobol brought the issue upfor discussion.

About a year ago or soprevious council approvedsome monies to be spent onupgrading the sound systemin the Civic Centre, I guessmy question is whats our sta-tus on that, said Sobol.

Chief Administrative Of-cer for the town Dwight Stan-ford said that approximately$5,000 had been budgeted forthe Civic Centre, and $30,000

was budgeted for the FamilyCentre. The upgrades for theFamily Centre have turnedout well and there have beenno complaints there.

As for the Civic Centre:Our IT person (Dan Wilcho-

wy) had two professionalsound system companiescome out from Calgary, andevaluate the sound system.Both of them left and re-ported that the sound systemis good in the Civic Centre,said Stanford.

We have all had lots ofcomplaints about it, I surehave, but basically our ITperson says it is the way peo-ple are operating and run-

ning the unit.Stanford mentioned this

past Remembrance Day when the sound quality washorrible. Wilchowy was go-ing to x it, but was unableto reach the controls that day.He did suggest that if thereare major events and if he is

informed ahead of time, he will go and adjust the soundsystem for the user group.

If the situation is that weneed somebody to go downthere and set this up, thentheres something wrong

with our system, said Sobol.Sobol said he has been in

Strathmore for over 10 yearsand has never heard an ad-equate sound system comingout of that building.

Councillor Brad Walls saidthat the Lions Club had usedthe Civic Centre system untilthey had bought their own,and they had never had an is-sue. He suggested contactingFred Rappel who had alwaysgotten the system workinggreat for the Lions.

Councillor Pat Fule wantedto know if the system was

being tested while the CivicCentre is empty, or in a fullroom, because the sound am-plied could be different de-pending on what is in there.

Council left off with thesuggestion that maybe Rap-pel and Wilchowy shouldget together and write outinstructions for future users.

Sound system complaints

SHANNON LECLAIR

Times Reporter

As part of the 2014 Capital Budget council hadapproved two capital projects for EPCOR. Oneof the projects is for 50 per cent of the Program-mable Logic Controller (PLC) upgrades, and theremaining 50 per cent would be completed in2015.

Council had also approved a project to perform50 per cent of the Uninterruptable Power Supply(UPS) upgrades for 2014, with the remaining 50per cent also to be completed in 2015.

This evening what we brought forward is arequest to focus more so on the PLC upgradesthis year. Rather than doing two projects in one

year ... we would do one project this year and thesubsequent project next year, but our spendingover the two years wouldnt change. So ratherthan splitting it 50/50 over two years, we focuson one this year and the second one next year,said Director of Operations and Engineering forthe town Jesse Parker.

EPOCR has requested that rather than complet-ing 50 per cent of both projects in 2014, theyinstead would like to complete the PLC projectin 2014 and the UPS project in 2015. The cost to

complete the PLC project is $105,600, which is$18,100 more than the combined cost of the twoprojects approved.

The plan is to essentially put in a hot standby, which would basically be on hand for when theexisting PLC dies.

We are worried that if this were to fail, and theprocessor of the PLC were to fail, then we would

be running somewhat blind at the Waste Water

Treatment Plant. Its also important to know thatits a hot standby, so what that means is this newPLC will be running in parallel and be kind of onidle in the background and if the current olderone fails it switches automatically and we dontget any interruption of service, said Craig Bonn-eville, senior manager with EPCOR.

The decision made in 2010 to continue to usethe equipment installed when the Waste Water

Treatment Plant was built was because it was stillfunctioning at the time. Since then there have

been some failures and EPCOR has managed toscrounge supplies from other facilities, but thatis becoming less and less of an option.

A motion was made and approved for the PLCproject upgrade to be completed this year withthe additional $18,100 to be funded from addi-tional MSI grant funding.

Project upgrades approvedShannon LeClair Photos

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Remaining competitive and sustainable in the cattle pro-duction industry has become more challenging over the past10 years.

Don Wegener of the Wheatland Feeders Co-operative As-sociation (WFCA) said one business advantage cattle pro-ducers can employ is to belong to a feeder association.

It is a denite benet to producers, said Wegener.Wehave been in the area for 25 years and have provided serviceto over 500 paid members. The system works really well.

Feeder associations primarily offer cattle producers a co-operative nancing source, under the Feeder AssociationsLoan Guarantee Program. Membership provides leveragethrough membership numbers that gain a loan for individu-

Feeder association lends edge

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Decorating time!Wh s cal notes lled the Strath ore Publ c L brary n February as theStrath ore Country Garden Club created beaut ful w nd ch es for the rback porches and gardens for su ert e. in the onth of march theproject was gaz ng balls and glass/cera c owers to decorate ns deand outs de the r ho es. if any of these projects nterest you, or youwould l ke to jo n the club, please feel free to contact L nda Pekrul at(403) 901-0017 or e- a l (l ndapekrul@g a l.co ).

al farmers at prime plus per cent interest rate, with a 15 per cent government guarantee.

Farmers who are at least 18-years-old, reside in Alberta, own or lease land, and are approved by alocal feeder association are eligible for nancing.

The purchase price of the cattle is provided bythe loan, less a 5 per cent pooled security de-posit. The associations pooled security depositsgive signicant protection for the lender againstloan default and in turn, increase the prospectsfor cattle producers in securing loans.

The contract between the individual feeder as-sociation member and the local feeder associationis for a term of one year or less for feeder steersand heifers, and 120 days or less for feeder cows.

New feeder association members can have upto $100,000 worth of livestock purchased bythe feeder association on their behalf. After sixmonths, feeder association members are eligibleto obtain nancing for up to $500,000 worth oflivestock.

New members to the program may have to ac-commodate a change of mindset regarding own-ership, as they place the local feeder association

brand on the cattle they feed and produce, as well

as registering the association name on the cattleat the time of sale. This ensures payment is madeto the local feeder association, who then cred-its sales to the members individual account. Theday-to-day decisions on feeding, managementand marketing are left with the individual pro-ducer and the prot for their effort is still theirs,after their membership accounts are paid.

Benets of belonging to an association are thelow interest rates, better odds at securing the loan,nancial administration of the loan and mainte-nance of nancial records, consults with beef in-spectors, input into industry issues and services,contact and networking opportunities with otherorganizations and producers in the province, anda way to collect ively give back to the community.

WFCA is one of 51 feeder associations that be-long to the Feeders Association of Alberta (FAA),

which also puts the power of membership to work in the role of advocating for supportive gov-ernment policy and regulations.

Their advocacy role was addressed at the April2013 Standing Committee meeting for AlbertaEconomic Futures. FAA had asked for an updateand increases to the Feeder Associations LoanGuarantee Program.

We have had a number of meetings with them.My recollection is that this program is somethinglike 70-years-old. Youre also correct that eventhough weve been guaranteeing these loans tofeeder associations, who then in turn assist, youknow, local farmers to buy cattleI think therehave only been a couple of instances over the

years where those guarantees have actually beencalled on; so its been a very, very effective pro-gram and done a lot of good helping farmers getinto the business and buy stock. But any programthats that old, probably deserves to, you know,have a review done and some consideration asto how the industry has changed, how the mar-ketplace has changed, and we certainly are open

to that kind of a discussion, said Minister of Ag-riculture Verlyn Olson, in reply to a request forfuture increases to the program.

The FAA also gives back to the rural commu-nity. Every year, at their annual convention in Jan-uary, they hold an auction in support of STARSambulance, which is an important part of farmsafety for rural communities. This year they raised$31,190, which brought their overall contributionto STARS to $381,791.

Weneger said anyone in the Wheatland areainterested the program, can get more details bycalling him at 403-934-3947 and arranging an ap-pointment. Wenegar expressed optimism that this

year could show good gains for cattle feeders andhe hopes to see more cattle moving to market.

Whats Happeninga free weekly community calendar

special events

BRIDGING THE GAP- Community LunchClub social get together for 55+ tohave a themed lunch served; togetherwith a presenter on Tuesday, April 1,2014 Theme: Spring Theme, Tuesday,April 15, 2014 Theme: Easter Theme,Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Theme: SaladBaskets. From 11:00 a.m. 1:00 pmlocated at the Lord of all Lutheran

Church. Cost is a voluntary offering to register call Marg at 403-901-7811.A Meet & Greet for Parents & Mentors

come and meet some Parents, theMentors, do an activity and have alight lunch on Monday, April 7, 2014 Theme: Health & Well Being, Monday,April 21, 2014 Theme: Easter from11:00 1:00 pm located at the Lordof all Lutheran Church, free event,register by calling Rhonda at 403-901-7684.

Wheatland Seniors TransportationSocietys Annual Meeting is March

27 at 1:00pm in the meeting room atthe FCSS of ce. Come for Coffee andnd out about the seniors shopping

bus. Thanks for the Wheatland CountyEnhancement Grant 2013!

The joint Annual General Meetings ofthe Rosebud Memorial Hall Associationand the Rosebud Fire Association willbe held on Sunday, March 30, 2014, at2:00 P.M. in the Community Centre.

Strathmore Legion Dinner/concertfeaturing Saskia and Darrel, andAllen Christie Saturday, April 5, 2014,at 5:30 p.m. Tickets available at theStrathmore Legion or at Sweeny ToddBarbershop.

Wheatland Weed ConsensusCommittee Spring Meeting,Wednesday, April 9, 2-4pm at Standard

Community Hall. Everyone Welcome!Contact Kristi Cox at [email protected] or 403-533-3977 for details

Creative Expressions: A Quilt ShowPresented by the Dalemead Quilters.Saturday, October 25, 2014, 9:30am -5pm, Indus Arena. Show will include ashow of quilts. Open to any quilter whowould like to display their quilts, it is nota juried show, but will have a viewerschoice award. We will have a showof antique quilts and sewing tools, aswell as in house small quilt challengewhich will be auctioned off. A guild

made quilt will also be raf ed. We areplanning to allow individuals to sell theirquilts at the show. More information willbe available closer to show time. Therewill be vendors and a gathering areafor refreshments.

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Last week, Deb and I actually went out on a date.Our daughter Bree, came over to me and said, Ithought you were a fan of the Mavericks? Theyre inCalgary tomorrow night, why dont you go?

I replied that the tickets were too expensive, andshe said $40 was cheap. I didnt know there were$40 tickets, so Deb and I bought two and went. If

you havent seen or heard much of the Mavericks, you should give them a try. Its hard to pin down what their style is its kind of like country meetspop meets rockabilly meets Tex-Mex meets Latinswing! Anyway, Im a huge fan, and we got to beon the oor of Flames Central to see them! We wereabout four feet from them and it was an amazingnight of music the crowd was half the fun!

One guy in the front got drunker as the show went on, and kept trying to hand the lead guitarist a bolo tie! Im not sure why he felt that was the thinghe had to give, but the guitarist nally had enough,took the tie, and even put it on. Youd think that

would nally make the drunk happy, but no! Thelast song was the bands biggest hit, All You EverDo Is Bring Me Down.

Two pretty young girls had been invited up onthe stage to dance the drunk thought he shouldgo too. Now, why he thought he should go is amystery to me. He wasnt young. He wasnt pretty,and I doubted his dancing abilities. This was not agood decision for a drunk, middle-aged guy! Secu-rity pounced pretty fast and began to escort himoff stage left. The drunk either tried to climb back

down himself, or escape, but he fell right off thestage onto the oor! He crashed to the dance oor with a loud thud! Nothing broke his fall except the booze, but he did pop up pretty quick! I wonderhow he feels today I wonder if the Mavericksguitarist enjoyed that fall! I bet he and the otherMavericks had a laugh over that one I know Deband I did. Did I mention once how much I like slapstick comedy?

I know Im getting old, as I was pretty disap-pointed when we got to the concert, and discov-ered there were no seats! The rst thing I thoughtof was, I like this band, but 3.5 hours of standingon cement? We had found a tiny corner of oorspace we conquered as ours, but mine had a giantof a guy in front. Luckily, my friend Rob wound up

closer to Drunk Falling Guy than me! All I had todo was move over a bit to see past the mountain!

Concerts are also great for people watching. Theres the drunk women out for Girls Night whohave to pose and take sele after sele to (youknow) document their night out! I mean, the con-cert is not just to see a great band, its meant todocument just one of the many nights that are theseladies movie-star lives! I really wanted to photo

bomb a couple of their photos, but I knew Deb would kill me. Then theres the couple who feelthat a packed concert oor is just the right place toprove to everyone that when drunk, they two-step

better than sober! They dont. Watching them crashand bang into each other and others, brought secu-rity over once more. I kind of hoped theyd try andget up on stage with Drunk Falling Guy!

I felt badly for one of my fellow students. He had bought tickets for his dad to see the Mavericks, andgot caught in what may have been a Cougar Trap!

If youve been to concerts, youve seen the drunkgirl dance.

Thats where the obviously drunk girl stands anddances (staggering may also be involved) with onehand on a drink and the other arm outstretchedabove with ngers pointing up and down in timeto the music. Well, there was a drunk cougar whomay or may not have been dancing her way closerto my former student! Deb actually pointed it out,as this woman had strategically shimmied her wayright in front of the young lad! She proceeded to

bump, lean, and fall back a few times, all while gig-gling and tossing back her owing mane. He lookedat Deb with a mixture of horror and shyness, onlyto be met with Deb giving him a thumbs up!

That Debbie, what a sense of humor poorkid was probably looking for help! He had boughtthese tickets for his dads birthday, only he seemedto be getting the surprise!

We were nally able to all shift a bit to give thepoor kid a chance to escape the cougar! Maybe she

was able to nd Mr. Right last night Id like tothink it was Drunk Falling Guy too! It seems to metheyre made for each other!

(Fule for Thought is a slice of life humourouscolumn that appears in the Strathmore Times, writ-ten by long-time resident, town councillor, high

school teacher, coach, husband and father of two Pat Fule. If you would like to get in touch with Pat, you can send him an e-mail at [email protected])

Date night with the Mavericks

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor It was my good fortune to attend both the district and regional

4-H public speaking competitions with my grandson this year.I just want to give kudos to the key leader and the 4-H leadersfor the great job they did in making both these days a pleasantexperience. It is an awesome undertaking to nd two sets of36 judges plus volunteers for two weekends in a row, organizeapproximately 120 competitors, (and the ve districts for the re-

gionals); plus provide lunch for all of us too. And this being ac-complished after you have already held a club competition with yet another set of judges and volunteers. As a former key leader, Iknow the time you have committed to this program. I just want tolet you know you are appreciated and your efforts are so totally

worthwhile.Cheryl Marshman

Rockyford

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The Strathmore Childrens choirs had to cancel their trip to the Drumheller Music Festival on Thursday, March 20. The Drumhelleradjudicator didnt want the choirs to miss out on their chance to shine so they came to Strathmore to evaluate the choirs onMarch 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the United Church. The choirs put on a great performance and were rewarded highly for their talents.

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In the new provincial budget, funding for needed infra-structure plays an important role. As the next phase of theBuilding Alberta Plan kicks in, Budget 2014 will invest $6.6

billion this year and $19.2 billion over the next three yearsin essential infrastructure needed to support Albertas ex-ceptionally strong population growth. Alberta is expected toremain Canadas fastest-growing province in 2014 and 2015,

Alberta has become the province of choice for four mil-lion people to live, work and play. Local people are in the

best position to determine their communitys infrastructureneeds to address pressures and help improve the quality oflife in their towns and cities. Thats why our grant programsare designed to assist municipalities with their priorities toprepare for our provinces unprecedented growth. said Mu-nicipal Affairs Minister Ken Hughes.

Albertas rapid growth requires continued investment ininfrastructure and over the next three years, the governmentis investing more than $19 billion through the Building Al-

berta Plan for roads, schools, health facilities and municipalcapital projects.

There will be $859 million in ood recovery projects,mostly for mitigation to help Alberta communities limit theimpact of future ood events.

They will invest $3.7 billion over three years, under theMunicipal Sustainability Initiative. Excluding ood recoveryinitiatives, municipalities will receive nearly $2.1 billion in

direct funding in Budget 2014, an increase of 8.6 per centfrom 2013-14.

Government is also investing $1.4 billion to support othermunicipal infrastructure, including $667 million for Green-

TRIP. Municipalities can apply for GreenTrip capital fundingto help purchase transit vehicles and technology, build ter-minals and expand light rail systems that increase ridership,reducing trafc congestion and carbon footprints.

The provinces roadways were not forgotten and money will be directed to their improvement.

Effective local transportation networks allow people andgoods to move safely and efciently within a communityand help connect that community to provincial and nationalnetworks. We are committed to paving the way to ensure

we can move our products to new markets and support thegrowing transportation needs of our ever-expanding popula-tion, said Minister of Transportation Wayne Drysdale,

To that end they have committed money for building 258km of new twinned highways, which includes twinning thetreacherous Highway 63 to Fort McMurray by 2016, a $691million investment over the next three years. They will alsoprovide for 2,500 kilometers of rehabilitation for existinghighways,

Alberta is the fastest growing province in the country,and we cant afford to stop building. Under our Building

Alberta Plan, we are meeting the challenge of enormousgrowth head-on, while focusing every day on making Alber-tans quality of life even better. said former Premier AlisonRedford.

Conservatives indicate infrastructure

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THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT SUPPORTSARTS CULTURE AND RECREATION:

139,000 tourism jobs and 19,000 businesses willcontinue to grow with an $82 million investment inpromoting tourism for all regions in the province. 1,000 grants provided to arts and culture organi-zations annually through the Alberta Foundation forthe Arts will be maintained. 110,000 Alberta students are expected to partici-pate in heritage programs in 2014-15. $41 million for community and voluntary supportservices, $59 million to protect and promote Albertas his-

tory and heritage $64 million to support arts and cultural industries. Goal to grow the tourism industry from $7.8 to$10.3 billion by 2020. Maintain provincial parks

SHARON MCLEAY

Times Contributor

Interim Premier DougHorner, speaking as thenance minister, looksfor balance through theConservative borrowingand spending strategy.

Government willspend $38.5 billion inoperating expense in2014-15 to deliver impor-tant core services, whileresponding to the chal-lenges of rapid popula-tion growth. This is 3.7per cent more than theprevious year; govern-ment is maintaining scaldiscipline because thisincrease is signicantly

below the combined rateof ination and popula-tion growthand we

will continue to be re-

sponsible, said Hornerin a press release.

He stated that they arealso looking inwards atgovernment programsand improving not onlythe quality of the servic-es they provide, but theefciencies within thoseservices.

Through results- based budgeting, gov-ernment has reviewed375 programs to ensure

we are maximizing theuse of taxpayer moneya comprehensive reviewthat will continue tochange the way govern-ment does business,said Horner.

Horner supported thedecision to borrow mon-ey to support infrastruc-ture in Alberta.

Albertans want gov-

ernment to continue investing in infrastructure,and are comfortable

with nancing theselong-term assets, as longas it makes nancialsense, said Horner. Andit makes nancial senseto borrow at much lowerrates than what our sav-ings are currently earn-ing. With our populationgrowing by nearly 300people a day, we cant af-ford to wait. Borrowingto build now protects usfrom construction costincreases.

He said that because Alberta has a triple cred-it rating it allows us tolock in at the lowest pos-sible rates. In exchange,

Albertans have tangibleassets like schools roadsand hospitals.

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Provincial Finance Minister and nowInterim Premier Doug Horner wheeleda shopping cart full of goodies intothe legislature on March 6, showingthe Conservative government is stillable to bring home the goods, despitepressures from critics, uctuations inoil and gas markets and the withdraw-als needed for damage control for the2013 oods.

Albertas scal position is turningthe corner to a brighter future. WithBudget 2014, we have an operationalplan that provides the core services

Albertans expect, with a return to budget surpluses every year. We havea savings plan that leverages savingsfor strategic investments in innovationand economic growth and we have a

forward-looking capital plan for build-ing, maintaining and improving es-sential infrastructure as our provincecontinues to grow, said Horner. Dueto strong leadership, a growing econ-omy and prudent spending decisions,

we are now well-positioned to weatherour challenges as we continue to im-plement our Building Alberta Plan. Al-

berta has the strongest balance sheetin the countryand we are going tokeep it this way.

As Horner opened the provincial wallet to talk about paying for theitems, he surprised Albertans by notasking for some extra cash. There will

be no tax increases or new taxes ini-tiated in 2014. The Conservatives are

banking on nancial input from con-tinued population growth, steady re-source income, growing trade marketsand some savings initiatives.

I am cautiously optimistic that ourrevenue sources will continue to showstrength. While we will immediately

benet from a dropping Canadiandollar and higher price for oil, globalenergy prices remain volatile and we

must stay the course with our Building Alberta Plan. said Horner.Horner will be borrowing at least

$4.3billion to support the capital planand dip into the contingency fund to

balance the budget. He will also reallo-

cate interest money from the Heritage Trust fund.

Albertas borrowing plan is strate-gic and responsible. Government only

borrows for infrastructure and there isa legislated cap on borrowing costs inplace, along with a clear plan to pay it

back. Interest rates are close to a 50- year low. We are building our net as-sets by using all the nancial tools inthe tool box, said Horner. Albertanstold us they wanted to put our grow-ing savings account to work in supportof a stronger economy for decades tocome. This budget takes a portion ofthe interest earned by our savings andfocuses them on supporting researchand innovation in key areas such asagriculture, social challenges andskilled trades training. Due to strongleadership, a growing economy andprudent spending decisions, we are

now well-positioned to weather ourchallenges as we continue to imple-ment our Building Alberta Plan. Al-

berta has the strongest balance sheetin the countryand we are going tokeep it this way.

Horner unveils budgetOPERATIONAL PLAN:REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS

Nearly $1.1 billion in operational andcapital funds will be spent on ood recov-ery over the next three yearsthis is inaddition to the $3.8 billion in spending for2013-14. The 2013-14 forecasts the total reve-nue at $44.4 billion is 5.4 per cent higherthan last year, the revenue growth is aresult of higher oil prices There is increased personal and corpo-rate income tax revenue and increasedfederal grants due to equal per-capitahealth transfers for the provinces Non-renewable resource revenue is$9.2 billion, 6.7 per cent higher than lastyear due to higher oil prices, a lower dif-ferential and a lower Canadian dollar. Total tax revenue is forecast at $21.1billion, ve per cent higher than last yeardue to population growth, a strong econ-

omy and higher wages.

BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS

Operational surplus of $2.6 billion. Net asset improvement of $1.1 billion,which is also the consolidated surplus Operational and consolidated surplusforecast for all three years of the scalplan (2014-17) Zero dollars are being borrowed to payfor programs and services. All borrowingwill be to support the capital plan.

CAPITAL PLAN HIGHLIGHTS

$6.6 billion in capital spending this year,totaling $19.2 billion over the next threeyears. Includes 155 school projects, sevenpost-secondary projects, 24 health fa-cility projects, 258 kilometers of new/ twinned highways, 2,500 kilometers ofrehabilitated highways. $859 million in ood recovery projects,mostly for mitigation to help Alberta com-munities limit the impact of future oodevents. Capital debt servicing costs: $421 mil-lion, or one per cent of operational rev-enue. The debt servicing limit is three percent of operational revenue.

SAVINGS PLAN HIGHLIGHTS

The new Savings Management Act de-nes and implements renewed vision and

purpose savings.

Total savings are expected to be $23.9billion by the end of the 2014-15 scalyear; $26 billion by the end of 2016-17. Budget 2014 commits $1.4 billion toinnovation and strengthening labour mar-ket capacity through the creation of newendowments, a new fund and adding tothe existing Heritage Scholarship Fund. The Contingency Account will reach itstargeted amount at $5 billion this year,

Conservativebreakdown of theoperational, capital fundand saving budgets

SHARON MCLEAY

Times Contributor

The Alberta government is hoping to increase Albertasprosperity through the development of existing resourcesand development of new markets. Their philosophy is toopen new markets for the provinces resources to get fairerprice, and that means encouraging new and better trans-portation infrastructure, building relationships inside andoutside our borders, and advancing world-leading resourcestewardship that will protect Albertas natural heritage forgenerations to come.

Albertas export sector is the backbone of our economy.By expanding and opening new markets, we will maintain

Albertas strong economy and high quality of life. Our workis building relationships across Canada and around the

world that will position Alberta as a leader in responsibleresource development and a safe and secure place for globalinvestment, said Cal Dallas, Minister of International andIntergovernmental Relations in a press release.

To that end the following initiatives are set out in the budget:

$27 million has been budgeted for international rela -tions

$1 million in funding to support three new of ces inBrazil, California and Guangzhou, China, to help deliver Al-

bertas International Strategy, along with the 13 other inter-national ofces.

Developing and growing markets in new parts of the world for our exported goods and services

One new Agriculture and Food Innovation Endowmentthat will enhance research and develop Albertas food-pro-cessing industry.

1.46 million acres of irrigated land will be maintained with a $21 million infrastructure investment.

Ongoing efforts to strengthen Albertas agriculture sec -

tor and open new markets through an average of $1 billionper year in operational funding to Agriculture and RuralDevelopment.

a $200 million endowment account within the AlbertaHeritage Savings Trust Fund to support annual allotmentsfor agriculture and food innovation, which will position Al-

berta as a global leader in research, emerging product development and commercialization opportunities.

Aboriginal interests and relationships are also being developed. There is:

$15 million budgeted for an expanded Aboriginal Con -sultation Ofce that will better coordinate and increase theefciency of consultations on land management and re-source development.

Budget 2014 also re ects the Government of Albertascontinuing commitment to increasing the participation of

Aboriginal people in the social and economic life of theprovince, with $10 million earmarked for working with FirstNations to develop economic opportunities for their people.

There are monies set aside for developing the environ-mental protections in the resource sector, which makes ouroil and gas products safer and more marketable to globalpurchasers.

There is $59 million in funding in 2014-15 for the AlbertaEnvironmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agen -cy. The Agency will provide open and transparent access tocredible scientic data and information on environmentalconditions and trends, primarily in the oil sands region.

Also, $245 million is budgeted for the Alberta Energy Reg -ulatoran independent regulatory body responsible for ap-proving energy-related development and enforcing Albertasstrict operating and reclamation requirements. Once fullyoperational, the regulator will be fully industry-funded. . Itis hoped there will be 2.76 million tonnes fewer greenhousegas emissions by 2017, thanks to a $504 million investmentover three years in two carbon capture and storage projects.

Resource development and new markets provide growth

ALBERTA BUDGET 2014


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during the day. Senior 4-H membersdid an awesome job of being the M.C.for the competitions.

The Calgary 4-H Region consists ofve Districts and each district sendsforward their top two speakers in eachof three age categories. As a result,there were 59 members entertainingand educating everyone during theday.

In the public speaking categories,the rst place winner in juniors (9-11

yrs) was Jerett Rodriguez from PerfectPaws 4-H Club in the Foothills 4-HDistrict, second was Seamus MacDou-gall from the Golden Rod 4-H Multi inRockyview District and third was AleriSwalwell from Strathmore 4-H Multi inthe Wheatland District.

The winners in the intermediate (12-14 yrs) competition were rst placeEmmett Sawyer from the Swalwell 4-HBeef in Kneehill District. The secondplace winner was Sabrina Kooistrafrom Cheadle 4-H in Wheatland Dis-trict and the third place winner wasMorgan Macklin from Sundre 4-HMulti in Mountainview District.

The senior 4-H members (15-20 yrs)educated us on many topics and wereexcellent speakers. The rst place win-

ner was Erinn Jones from Balzac Beefin the Rockyview District. The secondplace speaker was Krista Jensen fromHuxley 4-H Beef in Kneehill District.

The third place speaker was JessicaGiles from Longview 4-H Beef in Foot-hills District.

Presentations were held during theafternoon. Some presentations weregiven by one 4-H member but some

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yview District, second place was AidenGood from West Carstairs 4-H in theMountainview District and third place

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Andrew Clements (l-r), Fern Pagenkopf and Matt Gosling from Premium Ag.Manny Everett Photo

MANNY EVERETT

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Franklin D. Roosevelt said, The na-tion that destroys its soil destroysitself. A great quote that was appro-priately mentioned at the Premium AgSeed meetings that were held in Strath-more last week on March 18.

Matt Gosling, an independent Agri-Coach led the meetings for the day rep-resenting Agri-Trend. Gosling reportedthat 2013 exceeded its yield targets ina number of crops for various reasons,including: famers use of sprayers not

just for pesticide or fungicide. Warmnights depressed canola, the area (par-ticularly around Strathmore) only saw30+ days two or three times through-out the entire season followed by rain,the increased number of growing days,and the use of fungicides and increasednutrition for crops. All of these contrib-uted to Strathmore being one of thehighest areas in efciency.

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Break in rotation and differentcrops

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