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In an attempt to attract more foot traffic to thedowntown core and strengthen Strathmore’s local

businesses, council was asked to consider remov-

ing the two-hour parking restrictions – a requestsome local officials deemed currently unnecessaryand a carte blanche for unlimited employee park-ing.

Councillor Bob Sobol brought the request to theforefront at the May 4 regular council meeting,

but concerns about allowing business owners andtheir employees unrestricted parking, possiblechanges to the area in the future, and a lack ofamenities to justify the action resulted in councildefeating the motion.

“As a downtown business owner, the way thedowntown is right now, I don’t know why any-

body needs two hours or more to park downthere,” said Councillor Rocky Blokland. “There isnothing major down there to spend two hours on.

We want to discourage business employers and

employees from parking on the street all day tak-ing away from the public. That’s what parking isthere for, for them.”

Council was informed that only 11 parking tick-ets were issued in 2015 for violating the two-hourrule. Questioning possible changes in the future,such as alterations to the street direction and fur-ther businesses moving downtown, the request

was putting the cart before the horse for somecouncillors.

“Right now we have a fair amount of vacant buildings downtown and if we take this away andas these buildings fill up, down the road it couldchange the whole dynamic of the whole parkingissue,” said Councillor Steve Grajczyk.

“I’m concerned about that and I think we’remaking a mistake. We’re jumping in too quickly.It’s wrong at this point.”

Nonetheless, other council members sided withthe local business community. With efforts be-ing made to revitalize the downtown, the loss oflarger business in the past, and a desire to appealto more people, removing the two-hour parkingsigns may prove to be a step in the right direc-tion. As 41 businesses signed a petition to removethe restricted parking, Councillor Pat Fule felt theneed to support the businesses was of utmost im-portance.

“I was concerned that this would this just givean open license to park as long as you want and

would that affect businesses negatively, but seeingall these businesses that signed, if they feel thatto open up the parking would help them, then I

would support this,” said Councillor Pat Fule.Continued on Page 8

Council refuses to lifttwo-hr parking

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We’ve got talent!Crowther Memorial Junior High School held their 10th annual Crowther’s Got Talent showon May 5 and raised $152 through admission to go towards helping the disaster situationin Fort McMurray. Tea Dumonceau received first place for her creative dance performance.

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As the unforgiving FortMcMurray inferno contin-ues to wreak havoc in theregion, demand the effortsof hundreds of firefightersand emergency crews, andleaves thousands of peoplestranded and homeless, localpoliticians are pooling theirresources to raise funds forthe Canadian Red Cross andthe displaced residents ofthe northeast Albertan ser-

vice area, this Friday. The local Wildrose Constit-

uency Association cancelledtheir long-planned fundrais-er as a direct result of thetragedy in northern Alberta,and instead partnered withthe Town of Strathmore,

Wheatland County, Mem-

ber of Parliament, and lo-cal businesses to organize a

barbeque-silent-auction fun-draising event.

“Everybody gets it,” saidDerek Fildebrandt, MLA forStrathmore-Brooks.

“When your neighbour isin trouble you help each oth-er out. Fort McMurray is sortof a really distant neighbour

but we all have connections. The leader of our party losthis home, so it hit close tohome. We were sitting in Ed-monton just sort of stunnedand not really knowing how

we can help. So the best

we can all do is pitch in as

neighbours and help.”Fildebrandt also recent-

ly lent a helping hand at aFort McMurray fundraiser inCalgary that surpassed theirinitial goal of $4,000 by rais-ing $15,000. Just as he isinvolved in Strathmore, thepolitician is in touch withgroups in Brooks to create asimilar event. According to Pastor Dawn

Nelson at the Lord of All Lu-theran Church in Strathmore,seven families have alreadyfound shelter in Strathmoreas well as numerous animalsare being cared for in localkennels.

“To see all of the volun-teers and what’s coming to-gether in regards to this, justshows the pride that we havein our community and how

we are, as Albertans, how we

help each other and supporteach other in times of needand this is indeed a time ofneed for our people that areup in Fort McMurray and thesurrounding communities,”said Strathmore Mayor Mi-chael Ell. “There are manycitizens wanting to help andseeing what they’re doing isreally heart-warming and re-ally appreciated.”

Individuals and manyStrathmore-based businessesare also collecting and ac-cepting donations, including

Tina’s No Frills, StrathmoreFord, Starbucks, and the

UFA. Holy Cross Collegiate is

Fundraiser to help Fort McMurray

also hosting a food drive onMay 13. The event will feature lo-

cal bands, a barbeque, and asilent auction with proceeds

from the food and auctiongoing directly to help FortMcMurray residents. Com-munity members are also en-couraged to bring their emp-ty bottles and cans. On May7, when Strathmore localChris Morgan organized theEmergency Services Tributein Kinsmen Park – an eventplanned for months and co-

incidentally corresponded with the blaze – Fildebrandtand his staff also collected

bottles where the bottle de-pot matched 20 per cent of

the total amount. He is ask-ing anyone interested in vol-unteering or any local busi-nesses able to provide itemsfor the silent auction to con-tact the Strathmore constitu-ency office at 403-324-4400. The fundraiser is sched-

uled for May 13 at KinsmenPark with main events takingplace from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Tina Dahl (l-r), Cassandra Dahl and Trevor Dahl stand outside the trailer that

they were using to collect goods for the victims of the Fort McMurray fire on

May 5 outside of No Frills. The trailer was next heading off to Chestermereto collect more aid.

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The Emergency Service Fair was held at

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• Council moved to give second reading to Bylaw No. 15-27Taxi Bylaw as amended. This motion was defeated.

• Council gave first reading to Bylaw No. 16-09 Land UseBylaw Amendment Bylaw.

• Council will hold a Public Hearing for Bylaw No. 16-09 onJune 1, 2016.

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Wheatland County 2015 Audited Financial Statements

The County has engaged KPMG LLP to conduct the audit the audit for the year ending December 31, 2015. We are pleased to advise that per the Independent Auditors’ report provided by

KPMG LLP, the consolidated nancial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the nancial posion of Wheatland County as of December 31, 2015, and the results of its operaons

and its cash ows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian public sector accounng standards. The complete audited nancial statements are available at

www.wheatlandcounty.ca.

Excerpts in summary form of the consolidated nancial statements have been provided for informaon. The detailed audited nancial statements, notes, and schedules are available in hard

copy format at the Wheatland County Municipal Building,.

Best Regards, Sandeep Johal-Wa, MFin, CGA, Manager of Finance, Wheatland County

WHEATLAND COUNTY

Consolidated Statement of Financial Posion

December 31, 2015, with comparave informaon for 2014

Financial Assets 2015 2014 (adjusted-

note 1)

Cash and short-term investments (note 3) $ 70, 019, 173 68,592,020

Taxes and grants in place of taxes receivable (note 4) 912, 144 1,095,162

Trade and other receivables 815, 415 1,446,852

Land held for resale 244, 568 244,568

Loan receivable (note 5) - 102,588

Debt charges recoverable (note 6) 2,075,084 2,220,435

74,066,384 73,701,625

Liabilies

Accounts payable and accrued liabilies 4,050,729 3,587,958

Deferred revenue (note 8) 3,279,514 4,932,501

Long-term debt (note 9) 2,581,837 2,760,357

Provision for reclamaon (note 23) 1,538,538 1,468,521

Employee benet obligaons (note 7) 1,309,657 1,090,513

12,760,275 13,839,850

Net Financial Assets 61,306,109 59,861,775

Non-Financial Assets

Tangible capital assets (Schedule 2) 218,215,099 212,726,217

Inventory for consumpon 10,259,243 10,341,318

Prepaid expenses 310,190 271,275

228,784,532

223,338,810

Commitments and contingencies (note 19)

Accumulated surplus (note 10) $290,090,641 $283,200,585

Salary and benets disclosure:

Disclosure of salaries and benets for elected municipal ocials, the chief administrave

ocer and designated ocers as required by Alberta Regulaon 313/2000 is as follows:

Salary (1) Benets & Allowances (2) 2015 2014

Armstrong $29,100 29,916 59,016 64,893

Blamd 27,720 19,672 47,347 53,749

Booth 27,720 28,313 56,033 58,709

Harwood 27,720 14,414 42,134 43,664

Knight 27,720 28,471 56,191 55,627

Koester 31,716 34,580 66,296 59,629

Vander Velde 27,720 16,849 44,569 49,036

CAO Parkin $167,797 63,073 230,870 208,859

Wheatland county

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow

Year ended December 31, 2015, with comparave informaon for 2014

Cash provided by (used in):

2015 2014

Operang acvies:

Excess of revenue over expenses $6,890,056 $9,316,112

Change in non-cash items:

Amorzaon of tangible capital assets 13,437,835 12,850,148

Loss (gain) on disposal of tangible capital assets 57,246 (74,256)

Contributed assets (431,727) (23,421)

Decrease (increase) in taxes and grants in place of

taxes receivable

183,018 (153,733)

Decrease in trade and other receivables 631,437 3,353,042

Decrease in loans receivable 102,588

82,921

Decrease in inventory for consumpon 82,075 145,581

(Increase) in prepaid expenses (38,915) (125,702)

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued

liabilies

462,771 (2,474,200)

(Decrease) in deferred revenue (1,652,987) (3,665,688)

Increase in provision for reclamaon 70,017 408,102

Increase in employee benet obligaons 219,144 33,471

20,012,558 19,672,377

Capital acvies:

Acquision of tangible capital assets (18,892,629) (15,600,271)

Proceeds on disposal of tangible capital assets 344,680 1,246,457

(18,547,949) (14,353,814)

Financing acvies:

Debt charges recovered 145,351 151,594

Long-term debt repaid (178,520) (185,475)

(33,169) (33,881)

Increase in cash and short-term investments

Cash and short-term investments, beginning of year 68,591,920 63,307,238

Cash and short-term investments, end of year $70,023,360 $68,591,920


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Strathmore Legion Branch #10 NEWS

• On May 14th is our 10th annual Shoot for the Troops. The public is invited to come in

and see what it’s all about.

• Our cook, Jan, is retiring as of May 15th. If anyone is interested in taking over the

Legion kitchen, please put together your resume/tender and drop it off at the Legion bar in

an envelope addressed to the attention of the Kitchen Chairman.

• The Ladies Auxiliary will be holding their next Breakfast on Sunday, May 15th.

• The LA is holding their meeting on Tuesday, May 17th.

• The next General meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 24th, at 7:30 pm.

• Tickets are still available for the First Annual Ed Smith Memorial Roast Beef BBQ and all

the trimmings, which will be held at the Legion on Saturday, June 18th, 2016. The cost forthis dinner is $25 per person and any leftover roast(s) will be auctioned off towards the end

of the evening. There will be also be a 50/50 draw. This annual memorial BBQ will replace

the LPC BBQ which we used to have. Of course, the Legion bar will be open to serve your

favourite beverage, but unlike the LPC, drinks are not included with your tickets. Tickets are

available at the bar or from individual sellers. See you there!!!

• Please be Alberta Proud and help the evacuees of the Fort McMurray Wildfire by making

a donation to the Red Cross. Anything helps, even a loonie! Alberta is really taking some

low blows lately, but I for one, will never give in! I know there are a lot of families out there

who have been hit, one way or another, by Alberta’s downturn. No matter who or what is to

blame, stay Alberta Proud! We will rebuild and come back bigger and stronger than ever!

And if you see a neighbour who needs your help, please give it. After all, one day it could be

your turn!

• And as for the First Responders and Firefighters, and everyone else helping in the

Wildfire area, in any capacity, a big HUG and THANK YOU for all that you do! PLEASE STAY

SAFE!!! BE ALBERTA PROUD AND STAY STRONG!!!

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!!!

For further information, please call the Legion at 403.934.5119

LEST WE FORGET / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

MARTIN SHIELDS

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Recently, we all heard that a popular chain ofrestaurants with several locations in Alberta de-cided to source their beef from the United States. Their rationale for this was that the American

raised beef was certified to be humane by a pri- vate organization. It would seem that the execu-tives at this restaurant chain needed to be con- vinced that Alberta beef producers raise theircattle humanely. As a proud Albertan and Canadian, I am very

concerned with this poorly thought out decision.

The executives clearly did not do their research, because if they had, they would have discoveredquite quickly that Alberta beef producers havesome of the best and most humane practices forhandling cattle in the world. We know that Alberta beef is humanely raised,

notwithstanding any special certification or label. We see it among our neighbours in our commu-nities that they take great care of the animals intheir charge.

Unlike the restaurant chain in question, my of-fice did the research necessary to understand thegreat lengths that our hard-working Albertan cat-tle feeders go to, to ensure that they are meetingthe highest standards for humane treatment.

I reached out to Bryan Walton, CEO of the Al- berta Cattle Feeders’ Association (ACFA) (http://

cattlefeeders.ca) as well as General Manager of itsparent organization, the National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) (http://nationalcattlefeeders.ca).

He was more than happy to review the historyand extensive policies/practices for humane cattletreatment in our province. To start, Alberta cattle feeders have met, and

continue to meet the national standards for hu-mane treatment as recognized by the NationalFarm Animal Care Council (NFACC). This is thenational body that sets standards and codes ofpractice for the humane treatment of farm animalsacross Canada.

The NCFA recently developed a new recognizedCanadian Feedlot Animal Care Assessment tool forauditing animal welfare. This will allow them to be even more diligent in monitoring animal wel-fare across their membership. This is clearly anindustry that has the humane treatment of cattleas one of its core principles.

If you ask any Albertan or Canadian that han-dles cattle for a living, they will be the first to tell you that it is in everyone’s best interest to ensurethat they are treating their cattle well.

I have a great amount of faith in our cattle pro-ducers and feeders, and I trust them to do what’sright, and I know the great majority of Albertansand Canadians feel the same way. I choose Alberta beef, I choose Canadian beef, because it’s handledhumanely, and it’s the best beef in the world.

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Clarification For April 29, Wastewater woe solution for Muirfield imminent.

Councillor Alice Booth was in favour of supporting the pipeline; however, she wants more information in the form

of a schedule of planning and engineering, designs, and a breakdown of construction dates, including start and finish

projections for the project. This would give council more information when the matter is revisited in council.

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“With the loss of the Co-op and the fact thatdowntown has become the way it is right now, we

want to support as many of the businesses as wecan. If the business people are requesting this andthey’ve come forward in such strength and this is

what they want then I’m totally supportive of do-ing whatever we can to support them.” According to Councillor Bob Sobol, the Town

of Strathmore enacted a bylaw 37 years ago, toprohibit parking for more than two hours in thedowntown area from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. While heargued that the action may have been necessaryin 1978, he felt it now contributes to a loss of po-tential customers. The issue was also debated bythe Downtown Revitalization Committee, whereCouncillor Sobol and Councillor Fule represent thetown, and was brought before the Traffic AdvisoryBoard Committee.

“We want the message to go out that we’re open, we’re coming in the downtown area, and you don’tdo that by giving people $50 for parking for two-and-a-half hours,” said Councillor Bob Sobol.

“My focus is twofold. First I want to put ourdowntown businessmen and women on even keel with other business people in our community.Second I want to ensure that everyone will under-stand that our downtown is ready to welcome you… and that you are welcome to spend as muchtime and hopefully as much money in our down-town area as possible. I’m not alone in this posi-tion.” The motion to remove the two-hour parking

signs in the downtown area with an exception toany individual parking stalls where a need has

been identified by administration to restrict park-ing times was defeated on May 4. Councillor Blok-land, Councillor Walls, Mayor Ell, and CouncillorGrajczyk were opposed.

Unlimited parking a no-go

MIRIAM OSTERMANN


Ensuing numerous complaints from the public late last year,council requested a revision of the taxi bylaw, and despitepassing the first reading in early March, were left divided last

week when a split vote defeated the regulation.Under the Municipal Government Act, Section 8 provides

councils the authority to pass a bylaw to regulate taxi services.

Administration was directed to revisit the Taxi Bylaw result-ing in research of other community’s taxi bylaws, meetings

with local taxi companies, law enforcement, and underwenta Policy Review Committee review to ensure it would be suit-

Council defeats revised taxi bylaw able for Strathmore.

In the proposed bylaw, administration addressedcertain issues including permanent decaling, regu-lar vehicle inspections, smoking, the position of achief license inspector, and wheelchair accessible

vehicles.“When this motion was first made to have a local

taxi bylaw review it was for specific reasons thatcame about because a lot of our constituents were

dissatisfied by some of the services either beingprovided or not being provided,” said CouncillorBob Sobol.

“To be clear, the focus of the changes being madehave always been about improving the service thatour local public transportation suppliers provide.It is my belief that this new bylaw [would’ve] in-creased the safety and comfort of our citizens asthey utilize this form of public transportation.” Yet that belief wasn’t met by everyone, including

one of the taxi company owners who had previous-ly voiced his indignation of the lack of protectionfrom the town regarding local businesses, by allow-ing outside taxi companies to pick up and drop offclients in Strathmore.

Martin DePeuter, owner of Strathmore Taxi andEconomy Taxi, had addressed council in a prior

council meeting about his issue with permanentdecaling that he said would interfere with his othercontracts of transporting items – not individuals– to the city of Calgary. Furthermore, he arguedthe bylaw didn’t put both local taxi companies onan equal playing field regarding wheelchair acces-sible vehicles, where the bylaw states that for everyeight vehicles the company must have one access

vehicle. He also wanted both companies to offer

debit and credit card payments for services, andhave the town request proof of Workers Compensa-tion or proof of insurance for drivers. At the May 4 regular council meeting, administra-

tion presented the amended bylaw and defendedtheir reasoning. In regards to payment options, the

belief remained that form of payment should not be legislated by the town and that taxi owners dis-play their rates and methods of payment – as holdstrue with other businesses. As it’s the responsibilityand obligation of employers to ensure their compa-ny are complying with provincial laws and are par-ticipating in Worker’s Compensation for the safetyof their employees, any non-compliance would fallunder the jurisdiction of the Worker’s Compensa-tion Board and not council’s.

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Before I begin the actual column, I need a little help.I do not know how to get safely and gracefully into a

bathtub. I mean, I can get in, have the water running, but somewhere between entering, and the water flow-ing, I try to sit and basically fall in to the water! Thereis no grace, no smoothness … only a fall, and a mightysplash! Now, if anyone can help with this, please e-mailme! I have even gone on YouTube to see if there are

videos on this, but there were only dog bathing ones,and even one on making Jello in a tub! Now, that one

was weird … and no, I didn’t watch it all!So … this is a pretty monumental week. Maybe not

all of you know this, but our illustrious publisher, “manabout town,” entrepreneur, and journalist Mario, is get-ting married! Now ‘fess up … how many of you haddoubts? You know, like was he going to be a priest?Did he have a real girlfriend, or was she just one ofthose “imaginary” online ones? Did he really want togive up his “Hugh Hefner-like” lifestyle, with his pipe,his smoking jacket, and his scotch? (actually, I don’tthink Mario even drinks!)

So, with all the wealth of married experience I have… (30+ years of hard labour), I thought I’d give himsome advice, and survival rules!

• Rule #1: Always listen to your wife. When she wants to open up to you about her day, and whatever

the heck else takes a half hour to explain … pay at-tention. At least, focus on key words! That way, when you’re angrily quizzed as to what she’s just said, youcan fake it, and save yourself.

• Rule #2: Don’t sweat the “buy stuff!” If she eventu-ally has it on her mind to buy something, at least fakeinterest, and just go along and approve of the buy. Imean, when it comes down to it, it’s really only money… she’s going to get it anyway, so just agree! That way,

you’ll look like you had a say in it, and there’ll be nofight! It’s a Win-Win!

• Rule # 3: Forget that crap about “don’t go to bedangry in a fight. If you’re still fighting at 2:30 a.m., and

it’s not settled, go to sleep … does anyone really thinkthat going for another 45 minutes will really help any-thing? You’ll at least be rested for Round 2, and you’ll

both have cooled off by then! It also doesn’t mean youhave to sleep in the same room after a fight, either.I mean, let’s face it … why push your luck with thatother pillow she could hold over your face when youhit that deep REM sleep!

• Rule # 4: Don’t forget to keep dating. You workedhard early on to actually fool and convince this gal tomarry you, didn’t you? Try to keep this going, and it’s

not like you have to rent an island somewhere, or rent“50 Shades of Gray” … just go out on some dates withher like before! I saw a great quote about this the otherday” “Marry the one who gives you the same feeling

you get when you see your food coming in a restau-rant.” Ahhh … pizza … steak … Debbie!

• Rule # 5: Never be afraid to say “I’m sorry.” I mean,heck, it’s only two words … you don’t even have to re-ally mean it, but it sure does defuse a situation! Howcan your wife go ballistic on you in an argument, if oneof the first things you say, is “I’m sorry, you were right,it won’t happen again?” And, feel free to interchangethose expressions in any order! You could lead off with“it won’t happen again” followed by the others! Any-

way, preemptive apologizing is kind of like when you were a kid, and maybe you were picked on. When the bullies hunt you down on the playground … give your-self the weggie … it won’t be as painful, or last as long!

An apology can be just like that!So, congratulations to Mario and Andrea! I hope you

have a great wedding day, and that you have manyhappy years together! And Mario … one last bit of “Pin-terest Advice”( I can’t believe I just said that).

“If at first you don’t succeed, do it the way your wifetold you!”

(“Fule for Thought” is a slice of life humourous col-umn that appears in the Strathmore Times, written bylong-time r esident, town councillor, high school teach-er, coach, husband and father of two – Pat Fule. If youwould like to get in touch with Pat, you can send himan e-mail at [email protected])

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor I’m not sure what it is in human nature that com-

pels us to criticism and judgment of others. I am dis-mayed at the negative comments this week regardingthe tragedy in Fort McMurray.

Much has been made about the timing of the evacu-ation order and declaration of the State of Emergency.Disaster and emergency protocols are created through

the efforts of many skilled and experienced people,and are updated based on review of past and similarevents and knowledge of the local resources. Whenthe need arises, the process is locally activated andfurther levels are triggered as the situation indicates.If the process isn’t followed there will be duplication,inefficiency and chaos. Leaders must make the bestdecisions they can with information available at thattime. In future, this event will be examined and ana-lyzed, and the knowledge gained will be shared andapplied to the next emergency response plan. The images from Fort McMurray are heartbreaking:

a police officer with no protective gear directing traf-fic amid falling embers and thick smoke during theevacuation, firefighters stretched out on a lawn try-ing to get a little rest. The fire chief reduced to tears.

These people have not asked for praise or recogni-tion, and they certainly should not have their effortsdeemed a failure.

I have heard people complaining about governmentmatching Red Cross donations with ‘our’ tax money.

This is a long-recognized incentive to elicit financial

donations from those who have the means to do so.By all means give to another charity if you would rath-er, or give to more than one - there is no limit. How-ever, I cannot fathom how anyone would begrudgetax dollars being used to help our neighbours.

I have heard cruel comments about ‘karma.” Again: hurtful not helpful. Think before you speak

– sometimes it’s ok to be silent.

It should be celebrated that 80,000 people safelyexited the city through what must have been terri-fying conditions. I can’t imagine. The inadequacy ofHighway 63 has been acknowledged for decades, andthe evacuation bottleneck provided further evidence,as does the tragic accident that took the only two livesthat were lost. There is a fine line between supporting people

through trauma while bearing witness to their loss, without deteriorating into negativity and blame. Nowis not the time to listen to under-informed bystanders

who think they could have done a better job. Now isthe time to start helping the evacuees look forward,and to provide constructive support in the long roadahead.

I am not perfect, I also enjoy role of armchair cr itic.But this disaster has encouraged me to reflect on myown behaviour. Next time, I am going to ask myselffirst: “is this helpful, or do I just want attention?”

I encourage others to do the same. Kristina Lauridsen

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There was an array of confusionand lack of information in the councilchamber last week when a concernedcitizen acknowledged the no-parkingsign implementation in front of Wheat-

land Trail – signs which were installed without any notice to the residents andseemingly without council’s knowl-edge.

Strathmore resident Tony Silva wasaccompanied by many of his neighbours at the regular council meetingon May 4, when he addressed the issue with council regarding the eliminationof parking spaces in the 100 block of Wheatland Trail and the safety con-cerns surrounding the action. Yet while Silva said he spoke with

Alberta Transportation and was toldthe request for the signs was madefrom the Town of Strathmore, councilremained perplexed stating the issue

never came before council and the de-

cision by council to construct the signshad therefore not been made. Nonethe-less, the residents in the area wantedcouncil to take action.

“We had no notification and thenthey put no-parking or no-stoppingsigns along the front of the residenc-es, and there’s a few of us here today

and I have signatures of everybodythat couldn’t make it,” said Silva, whospoke on behalf of the residents on the100 block of Wheatland Trail.

“I find we’ve been parking there formore than 55 years and for you guysto be able to just put up no parking, when we’ve been parking there for solong and leaving us with no place forour guests, is not fair. I don’t think it’sright and I want the signs removed.” According to Silva, the enforcement

of no parking would free up a lane thatcould potentially lead to greater speedsas vehicles approach the school zone.Furthermore, without a nearby cross- walk, family members and guests vis-iting are forced to park further away

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and cross four laneways, while drive- ways become barricaded with snow inthe wintertime contributing to furtherloss of parking spaces. While coun-cil’s hands were tied without detailedinformation around the circumstancesand authorization regarding the signs,some councillors were adamant about

conducting an investigation.“Simply put I would like to go back

to transportation,” said CouncillorSteve Grajczyk. “I don’t think council was given a lot of warning either – alot of input as to what should hap-pen there – and I think we should go back to transportation and review this whole issue. I think we have to have along discussion with Alberta Transpor-tation and see what can be done aboutthis whole issue.”

Councillor Denise Peterson echoedCouncillor Gracjzyk, and added thatshe was not aware of the situation pri-or to that meeting’s council package.

Councillor Pat Fule mentioned a pastE-mail that informed of a Sunset Havenresident who phoned Alberta Transpor-tation with questions about parking on Wheatland Trail – or Highway 817. Hecontinued, stating that Alberta Trans-portation then contacted former Chief

Administrative Officer Dwight Stanfordand Operations Manager at Alberta Transportation Fred Lee, upon whichthe town was then directed to put upthe signs. Fule emphasized that thetown council had not made a decisionabout this issue however. Peace Officer Teresa Fuchs also provided some clar-

ity about the situation when she said Town staff met with Alberta Transpor-tation following numerous complaintsabout parking in the area.

“Back in November we received afew complaints in regards to parkingin front of the residences there,” saidFuchs.

“Because the highway goes throughtown, we have the rights to put up thesigns if we wanted to, so we did have adiscussion and then we decided at thetime, due to safety reasons, we’d putup no-parking signs. I hope that helpsa little bit, but … I don’t have access tothe e-mails that were actually sent backand forth.”

Council directed administration toprovide further background informa-tion for a better understanding, and forthe information to be brought back tocouncil before moving ahead with adecision.


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When Dee Ann Wagner lost her hear-ing almost 13 years ago to Neurofibro-matosis (NF) she also lost her ability to

socialize. As few are able to communicate

through American Sign Language (ASL), Wagner was left feeling like she was nolonger part of the community. Almost a year ago, after 12 years of

silence, Wagner took matters into herown hands and approached the Strath-more Municipal Library and star ted up asign language program to help her com-municate and meet community demand.

“When you are deaf it is easy to sit athome and become a hermit with no oneto communicate to,” said Wagner. “I amtrying to make my world neutral again.” Wagner also explained that while the

program is celebrating its first anniver-sary, May is a special month as it is NF

awareness month and Wagner suffersfrom NF2. NF is a genetic disorder thatcauses tumors to form on nerve tissue.

She doesn’t like to be referred to asa teacher, as the program is more of aninformal affair, yet it has not stoppedher from sharing what she knows withothers.

“I really feel like I am par t of the com-munity now, it’s a pretty amazing feelingto run into someone in our group whenout and about and to be able to be in-cluded,” said Wagner. With the help of her family she man-

ages to lead the group with notes fromthe ASL University online. She said thatthe group of people she has now aregood people ranging in age and ability.

Generally a course like this would bean expensive venture, but this course isoffered for free, which has allowed for

more people to be included.“We have seen a lot of feedback from

people who are very overwhelmed andexcited that we are able to provide thisprograming,” said Carmen Erison, theassistant director of library service atStrathmore Municipal Library.

“[They are] definitely enjoying thisnew language so much so that we haveseen a positive response that we will becontinuing this into next fall.”

Carmen thanked Wagner and her fam-ily for their continued volunteer work

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Doubts surround bylawContinued from Page 8

Administration also explained the im-portance of permanently affixed decal-ing, for safety reasons allowing the pub-lic to identify a taxi company, and alsofor the purpose of identification wherethe chief license inspector can ensurethat every vehicle meets the properstandards. Where the access vehicles

were concerned, administration feltthere was a need in the community anddecided on one access vehicle per everyeight regular taxis to provide these ser-

vices. Administration further informedcouncil that DePeuter had acquireda wheelchair accessible van and wascharging patrons extra fees for loadingand unloading the wheelchairs – an ac-tion deemed against human rights un-der the Charter of Rights Commission,administration said. While administration addressed the

four major concerns, some councillorsremained uncertain about the bylaw’simplications.

“Taxi Bylaw 15-27 to the best of myunderstanding does nothing positive,”said Councillor Rocky Blokland. “Itdoesn’t achieve anything more than theoriginal had. I suggest throwing this

whole bylaw out. I would start over andget a proper bylaw started right fromthe ground up. A bylaw that’s made forStrathmore, not something we copiedfrom Airdrie, Fort McMurray or any-

where else.”Councillor Blokland added that the

bylaw was not enforceable. However,the bylaw does mention violation tick-ets, authorization to a peace officer toissue voluntary payment tags to anyone

who has contravened any provision ofthe bylaw, and outlines penalties.

Council also discussed the recentlyintroduced volunteer driver programthrough the Family and CommunitySupport Services (FCSS) which charg-es a fee to take residents to Calgary

or Drumheller. Administration assuredcouncil when a fee is charged, the ser-

vice must comply with all aspects of the bylaw. After rumours of the town start-ing up its own taxi service spread onsocial media, council was also told thatthe town was not considering such op-tions. With the absence of Councillor Brad

Walls, who had excused himself fromthe meeting due to a possible conflict ofinterest, the motion for second readingto the amended bylaw received a voteof 3-3, defeating the motion.

Councillor Blokland, Councillor Fule,and Councillor Grajczyk opposed themotion.

The Strathmore Overnight Shelter (SOS) had an open house on May 6 at the Harvest Healing Centre

Church. The event provided organizations and the public with a tour of the facilities and answers toquestions surrounding costs, operations, and construction.

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Strathmore High School held their annual Breakfast of Champions on May 5.Andrea Roberts Photo

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Strathmore Wheatland Addictions Team (SWAT) has expanded theirmandate with the creation of two newinitiatives that intented to foster posi-tive youth development and commu-

nity involvement in teaching aboutthe dangers of addictions.

“We want to help society and ourcommunity kids get ahead of drugs,alcohol and other related addictionsprior to the kids actually getting trou-

bled by these things,” said Communi-ty Peace Officer Dean Young. “So weare looking at positive development,looking at parenting and looking atcommunity programing for kids.” As part of this programming, Young

spoke of two new agendas the group

has introduced.Not Another Anonymous Face,

one of the new initiatives aimed to- ward youth, is a presentation givento Crowther Memorial Junior HighSchool health students that showsthem real life stories about threepeople who have previously gone

through addictive behavior. The presentation specifically made

to fit the request of Crowther teacherLaura Ryan to show the real life impli-cations of addictive behavior. Young explained that the group’s

direction was expanded to includemore than just alcohol and drug edu-cation because youth are already in-undated with this information. Ratherthan making the kids listen, which hesaid seems to insult their intelligence,the group engages them on all levels

of addictions. The second initiative to be intro-

duced is the Raising Youth, Lower-ing Risks program that looks at theconcept of 40 developmental assets,characteristics that researchers haveshown to contribute to the growth orlack of growth in youth.

Originally designed for people who worked with youth, it has now beenopened to the public as SWAT wasgetting a lot of requests from parentsfor information on a number of top-ics such as how to deal with talkingabout addictions.

SWAT was formed in 2007 and was a collaborative effort in educat-ing Strathmore and Wheatland Coun-ty residents about substance abuseawareness. While still continuing with their

original mission they are broadeningtheir horizons by using social mediato reach more people. This is to re-duce risk behaviours to improve thesuccess rate of youth who grow upavoiding addictions. Young commented that while suc-

cessful prevention was hard to track,

they had received feedback over the years saying some of their messagehad stuck with the youth they spoke

with.“SWAT is a collaborative effort,” said

Young. “Every single member of thecommittee is responsible for the suc-cess of the group because we are notan established, for-profit large group

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Rick Pollard, stakeholderrelations manager of thePremier’s office, spent some

voice to voice time via a con-ference call with Wheatlandcounty councillors on May 3,

discussing area concerns.He stated the premier want-ed to ensure a more proactivecommunications approach

within Alberta.“I can act as a bit of a trou-

ble shooter,” said Pollard. “Ifsomething is getting jammedup in government because acertain level of governmentisn’t reached … I can help

with that.” Wheatland County Reeve

Glenn Koester took the leadon behalf of council and out-lined some of their concerns.He led with the proposedcentralized linear tax assess-

ment process being proposed by the province. He statedit would remove municipalautonomy and put an extra

workload on already limitedstaff.

Koester also commentedon the 2016 eight per cent

education taxation rates. Heasked for clarification on howand why the increases weredetermined, when comparedto other centres with less in-creases. He noted that exist-ing allotments to the schools were not covering some edu-cation programs and supplies,forcing parents to fundraisein the community to supplythose needs for their children. The reeve touched on the

Calgary Growth Managementplan and council’s unified

view that it did not representrural interests because of

veto and double majority vot-ing structures.

“Being mandated to par-ticipate in this gives us con-cerns,” said Koester.

Councillor Brenda Knightasked about urban sprawland whether any measures

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Amanda came to our Centre with no- where else to turn. She was low income,had few supports, and was extremelyanxious about the future. Amanda hadlived through a traumatic childhood

and was estranged from her family.She felt that she could not provide thehome her child would need. Working with a counsellor at the

Pregnancy Care Centre, along with a

local adoption agency, Amanda devel-oped an adoption plan. She chose aloving family she felt would be a goodfit for her child. Through the PCC, Amanda took prenatal classes wherethere were sensitive to her circumstanc-es. Her counsellor encouraged her and walked beside her as she navigated herconcerns.

Initially, Amanda was reluctant totalk to, touch, or hold her baby but hercounsellor encouraged her to makespace for the small part of her that wascurious. After some time, sitting with

the family and her counsellor, Amandacarefully touched the tiny hand of her baby.

Then, after some more time passed,she decided to hold her baby. There were no tears, but as she held her babyshe was captivated, pointing out littleobservations. The adoptive family sup-ported her through this process and

has since continued to show her greatcare. Initially, she did not want contact but now has enjoyed seeing picturesand getting to know the family. Aman-da continues to see her counsellor and

is working through the grief journey.Love changes our plans, alters our di-

rection, and breaks down our defenses.Love is what causes an adoptive familyto look at a birth mom who is feelinglonely and isolated and to treat her astheir own. Love brings together agen-cies and supports and causes them to work together to help.

This is the story of how someonefeeling alon

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