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Volume 20 • Issue 2 • January 14, 2016

Public skating in Wetaskiwin’s arena is always a popular activity when it’s too cold to play outside. Several youngsters were there learning to skate Jan. 8. photo by Stu Salkeld

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“Feelin’ Groovy” starring Jim Witter will be the pianist’s tribute to the famed Sixties duo Simon and Garfunkel at Leduc’s Maclab centre Jan. 23. Photo By Stu Salkeld

A talented and well-known Alberta pianist is bringing a time machine to Leduc’s Maclab centre Jan. 23.

“Feelin’ Groovy” starring Jim Witter will be the pia-nist’s tribute to the famed Sixties duo Simon and Garfunkel.

Andrea Martinuk, the-atre manager, Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts, said Witter, known for his work with the Edmonton Symphony or-chestra, has performed at the centre in the past to much acclaim. “He’s been here before,” said Martinuk by phone Jan. 8.

Witter’s previous show, a tribute to the work of Billy Joel and Elton John, was very well received and Martinuk said she and others who saw the show were very impressed.

“He’s an amazing per-former,” said Martinuk. “He’s very charismatic.” Martinuk said Witter also has a singing voice that must be heard to be ap-preciated.

She also pointed out the music of Simon and Garfunkel will be a trib-ute to the folk style of the Sixties, very easy on the ears and will bring back a lot of memories. “Who doesn’t like Simon and Garfunkel?” she asked.

Martinuk said booking Witter can be a challenge, as he performs with the ESO, making him diffi -cult at times to pin down. But Leduc music lovers will have a chance to see him right in the city with-out having to travel to Edmonton.

A press release from the Maclab Centre stated, “Whether it be his coun-try music, contemporary

Christian, or the music of Simon and Garfunkel, Jim’s versatility as an art-ist has allowed him the opportunity to reach out and share his music and his infectious personali-ty with audiences of all ages across Canada and the United States.

“Jim’s music and song-writing have been recog-nized on both sides of the border, earning him mul-tiple awards and nomina-tions from the Canadian Country Music Awards and the JUNO Awards.

“Jim Witter returns to the Maclab Centre, this time sharing the icon-ic songs of Simon and Garfunkel and the 1960’s. His unique approach to these familiar songs and his comfortable rapport with the audience will leave you wanting more.”

The show will be Saturday, Jan. 23 begin-ning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are adult $40, student/senior $37 and are avail-able online at ticketpro.ca or on the Maclab Centre website (www.maclabcen-tre.com) or call toll free 1-888-655-9090. Tickets are also available at the Leduc Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Maclab Centre does not charge for parking, plus the con-cession will be open and a sponsored intermission.

Coming soon Famed children’s per-

former Fred Penner is

coming to the Maclab Centre Sunday, Jan. 17. Martinuk said tickets are almost sold out for this show.

On Feb. 4 the Maclab

Centre will host comedi-an Ron James. Tickets for this show are also selling fast.

You probably already know them from TV:

Treehouse TV’s Bobs and Lolo will be performing original songs and in-teractive entertainment. They’ll be in town Feb. 14.

Family show On Jan. 29 the Maclab

Centre will host a fam-ily presentation titled “The Prince of a Frog.” Martinuk said the start time of 10:30 a.m. makes it perfect for caregivers to attend. The event is described as a “playtime cabaret,’ including a pup-pet show and crafts after-wards.

Martinuk said the show has very engaging perfor-mances. It’s only 45 min-utes long and has a $10 ticket fee. Kids two years and under get in free.

“We’d love for people to come out for the shows,” said Martinuk.

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MP Mike Lake looks ahead to 2016BY STU SALKELDTHE PIPESTONE FLYER

Edmonton-Wetaskiwin MP Mike Lake

With a new Liberal majority in the House of Commons, looking ahead to the coming year involves embracing the role of Opposition MP for Edmonton-Wetaskiwin’s Mike Lake.

Contacted for an inter-view by the Pipestone Flyer Jan. 6, Lake said looking ahead to 2016 with Liberal Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister means looking past hype surrounding the new head of the Canadian government.

Trudeau’s victo-ry as Prime Minister has elicited an almost Hollywood celebri-ty type atmosphere around the new leader, but Lake said he plans to ignore the celebrity and focus on the rea-son MPs are in Ottawa. “I will be, in my role as Opposition, looking at results and substance,” said Lake.

He said he plans to hold the new Liberal government to account on issues Trudeau tout-ed during the election campaign, such as the Syrian refugee crisis, and more down-to-earth issues like the economy.

“The new Trudeau government is, in large part, stealing policy from the old Trudeau government,” said Lake by phone. “ I don’t think that’s the right course.”

Lake stated the Conservative govern-ment worked very hard to rebuild the economy and balance the bud-get following the glob-

al economic meltdown in 2008, one of the few nations in the world to recover so successfully.

He said he’s con-cerned the new Liberal government is going to stall or harm that recov-ery through public debt. Lake said the Liberals don’t look like they have any limit to the amount of debt they’re willing to lay on the taxpayer.

Changing the election rules

Lake said he and other Conservative Party MPs are very concerned about Trudeau’s elec-toral reform plans fi rst mentioned during last fall’s election campaign. The Liberals stated they wanted to “restore de-mocracy in Canada.”

Lake said it appears the Liberals will use their majority to fun-damentally change the way governments are formed in Canada. “I think it will absolutely be a dominating part of the debate over the next few months,” said Lake.

Trudeau promised during the election he would eliminate the “fi rst past the post” sys-tem used since Canada was created in 1867. During the election, Trudeau also promised a new system would be proposed within 18 months of his coming to power.

Lake said if a change this big is being made to the Canadian elec-toral system, it should include major public consultation, including a national referendum, and he said he’s also concerned the Liberal

majority would allow Trudeau to make chang-es to suit his party, not necessarily Canadians.

Lake said the recent Liberal victory was al-most the same as one recent Conservative victory, but the Liberals would never have stood for electoral changes if the Conservatives were in power. “That consul-tation is really import-ant,” added Lake.

Newborns and chil-dren

Lake said he will con-tinue working in an area that’s very important to him. He’s been named the critic for global ma-ternal newborn and child health, a subset of the International de-velopment department. “It’s been a personal interest of mine,” said Lake.

He said the initiative stems from the 2010 Muskoka Initiative which drew attention to the high mortality rate among children under fi ve years of age around the world, particularly the developing world. Plus, the initiative also focuses on reducing the mortality rate among birth mothers.

Lake said 2010 num-bers stated about 9 mil-lion children under fi ve years of age die every year; about half a mil-lion mothers die in childbirth.

“There was a com-mitment to signifi cant-ly reduce those num-bers,” said the MP, not-ing Canada has shown much leadership on this issue. He also noted a number of non-govern-mental agencies have

supported the previous Conservative govern-ment’s leadership role in this area.

The MP said that, in less than a decade, the initiative has shown impressive results. The child fatality rate has already dropped to six million, and the child-birth death rate has also dropped.

Lake said he request-ed this critic post and plans to be very active lobbying the govern-ment to stay the course lest momentum be lost. He said he’s been in-volved since the initia-tive began in 2010, and traveled to Africa in 2013 to see effects of the initiative fi rsthand. The MP noted modest investments can have big results.

Legalizing marijuanaThe Conservative

MP for Edmonton-Wetaskiwin was hesi-tant to comment on the

issue of legalizing mari-juana in Canada. “That’s a question for the gov-ernment,” said Lake.

He said he wasn’t sure legalizing marijuana was at the top of ev-erybody’s list of what’s going to be discussed in the House of Commons right away.

Lake also pointed out there is a number of jurisdictions around the world that have legalized marijuana and who felt later that things could have been handled better. He sug-gested reserving judg-ment until everybody involved in this issue is better informed before making what could be a big mistake.

“I think we have to be thinking about the kids,” said Lake. “I think we need to tread care-fully.”


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Time to bridge the culture gapEditor’s note: The Leduc/

Wetaskiwin Pipestone Flyer usually prints letters to the editor from residents of Wetaskiwin city and county, plus Leduc city and county. While the letter below comes from a B.C. writer, the letter is relevant to the Pipestone Flyer’s circulation area.

Dear editor,I spent 50 years in the

newspaper business as a re-porter, editor, and publisher at weeklies and dailies in all four western provinces.

Throughout my career I witnessed up close the dis-connect between aboriginal people and the non-native society.

Becoming familiar with aboriginal history, culture and traditions will surely go a long way in helping to bridge the disconnect.

There has been mistrust, anger, suspicion, frustration and fear from both sides toward the other. Positive steps are being taken to narrow the gap but much more needs to be done.

For too long the aboriginal community has been ste-

reotyped by negative stories carried in newspapers, TV, and social media. The sto-ries often focus on protests, confrontations, alcohol and drug abuse, fi nancial scan-dals, fi res, gun violence, murders, thefts, assaults, and missing persons on First Nations reserves.

Other disturbing stories include poverty, unemploy-ment, poor drinking water, dilapidated housing, terri-ble roads, lack of education-al opportunities, truancy, child runaways, etc.

But it hasn’t all been negative. There are many aboriginal success stories. Among them: powwows, rodeo cowboys, accom-plished athletes, entrepre-neurs, business ventures, artists, lawyers, judges, journalists, musicians, craft makers, politicians, etc.

To improve the relation-ship between aboriginal people and non-natives, at-titudes need to change.

Perry Bellgarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, called in June, 2015 for people to make

room in your hearts and minds and your spirits. Rid yourself of those racial stereotypes of Indians and indigenous people being dumb and lazy and drunk

on welfare. Rid yourself of those things, so new things can come in.

Chief Bellegarde made the statement in response to the fi nal report and

recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The challenge is ours to take.

Clay Stacey, Kelowna, B.C.

Our friend and ally Saudi Arabia

As the economic doldrums linger, there are doubtlessly many Pipestone Flyer read-ers wondering how long the price of oil will drop before bottoming out. Once it bot-toms out, there’s only one way it can go, and that’s back up.

Strangely, one of the West’s closest allies in the Middle East can answer that ques-tion better than just about any country in the world: Saudi Arabia. Some pundits even hesitate to call Saudi Arabia a western ally. Most would agree with that judg-ment after closely examin-

ing the behaviour of this so-called friend.

Last week Saudi Arabia executed Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, a Saudi citizen and outspoken critic of the Saudi regime, which is strongly Sunni based (in a nutshell, the difference is Shiites believe Mohammed’s heir was his son-in-law Ali, while Sunnis believe it was Mohammed’s friend Abu Bakr). Now, there’s a bit of a debate going on about whether this al-Nimir had it coming or if he’s a martyr. The fact that he hails from a different sect of Islam than those who run the Saudi gov-ernment raises questions. Apparently, his court-or-dered execution was based on “seeking foreign meddling in the country, disobeying its rulers and taking up arms against the security forces.” The fi rst two charges are spurious, the third was in-tensely questioned. Amnesty International seems to think al-Namir did nothing but ex-ercise free speech. Could it be possible Saudi Arabia is

run by a regime that execut-ed this cleric simply because they didn’t like him? Is this the way Saudi Arabia treats its own people?

Saudi Arabia is one of the major oil producing nations in the world, and one of the leaders of OPEC, an orga-nization of such states. As everyone in Alberta knows right now, there is a world-wide glut of crude oil driving the price down. The more oil that’s available, the more options buyers have; hence, the price drops. Over the last few weeks the price has even dipped below $40 a barrel. Why is there a glut of oil?

Well, according to many pundits, Saudi Arabia, our friend, is leading an effort to overproduce oil to, in essence, teach the West a lesson about messing with Saudi Arabia’s primary ex-port. A new North American oil producing technique, fracking, brought lots of new oil onto the market. Apparently the Saudis don’t like competition.

The Guardian newspaper

put it this way in a Dec. 7 article: “Oil prices have slumped by 5 per cent after the latest attempt by Saudi Arabia to kill off the threat from the US shale industry sent crude to its lowest level since the depths of the glob-al recession almost seven years ago. Shares in ener-gy companies lost ground as the impact of the drop in oil prices rippled through European stock markets. Prices of other commodities also weakened following dis-appointment among traders that OPEC had decided late last week to keep fl ood-ing the global market with cheap oil.”

Trying to run North America into bankruptcy using gangster tactics? Is this the way Saudi Arabia treats its friends?

Remember the civil war in Syria right now, and the massive humanitarian cri-sis that’s created in Europe? About two and a half million people have fl ed just into Turkey, and the issue of ac-cepting Syrian refugees has

faced many western nations. There’s great debate about what Saudi Arabia, a Sunni nation, is doing to help its fellow Middle Eastern na-tion, Syria, a Shiite nation. According to www.snopes.com, a website dedicated to exposing urban legends and online dishonesty, Amnesty International has stated “Gulf countries including Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain have offered zero re-settlement places to Syrian refugees.”

Just as an aside, Syria and Iran have a very close re-lationship. Iran is a Shiite nation. Saudi Arabia is a Sunni nation. Saudi Arabia and Iran have, at best, a frosty relationship. Could it be possible that Saudi Arabia is ignoring the humanitari-an crisis on its doorstep for purely dogmatic reasons? Is this the way Saudi Arabia treats its rivals?

One more question is begging to be asked. With friends like this, who needs enemies?


Observations of a traveling editor

BY STU SALKELDTHE PIPESTONE FLYER

It was a holiday season of Alberta traveling, and left me much to ponder. Was I as observant as I should have been? Well, that’s what Black Press pays me for.

Looking back to the Christmas pre-game show, it was clear to me in Red Deer this current economy has many people hurting. I prefer Christmas shopping

in Red Deer because the city has a wide variety of small, medium and large size stores, and Red Deer is relatively easy to get around in as opposed to, say, Edmonton (Anthony Henday stand-still traffi c, LRT sideshow etc.). Bower Mall on the south side of Red Deer is usually one of my favourite stops, de-spite the fact that, during holiday season, the mall is a three-ring circus; that is, it’s very busy. One year I recall driving around the entire mall parking lot, and couldn’t fi nd a single empty spot.

This year was different. The mall didn’t seem any different from a usual weekend until you got in-side and saw the faux-St. Nick. Wasn’t “wall-to-wall” people walking inside, food

court had ample empty ta-bles and the parking lot had plenty of space. The Alberta recession obvious-ly had an effect on holi-days shopping this year.

Something else I noticed: the price of everything has gone up. Wrapping paper, decorations and even sea-shell truffl es. Don’t know if you’ve tried those, but they are super-cool, and that comes from someone who doesn’t go crazy over chocolate. Last year sea-shells were $3 a box. This year they were $5 a box. That’s a huge hike. I’d like to blame Rachel Notley for that somehow. I’ll get back to you on that.

Getting into the holiday proper now, I had to drive to Stettler, Oyen, Rocky Mountain House and Red Deer over Christmas and

New Years. Lots of hours spent driving main and secondary roads, day and night. I was very disap-pointed to see lots of peo-ple driving while holding a cell phone to their ear, or looking down at their crotches (I’m assuming they were texting on a cell phone). Maybe they don’t know it’s illegal.

The recent stiffened pen-alties approved by the pro-vincial government must have had some small foot-notes that I was unaware of (for example, cell phone use prohibited while driving, unless you’re a guy with a white ball cap turned around back-wards and driving a lift-ed white pick-up truck…then, you’re allowed to talk on your phone). A shame, because this cell phone

stuff isn’t like a seatbelt. In my opinion, if you don’t want to wear a seatbelt, that’s your choice. You’re the one who will be crip-pled or killed. But this cell phone stuff is a threat to other people including pe-destrians who get run-over because you’re staring at your phone, or other mo-torists who get hit head-on because you’re looking at your phone rather than the road.

One other observation that comes from much night driving recently: lots of people don’t dim their high beams. Okay, look, this is basic highway courtesy. If you, Mr. or Ms. Motorist, can see anoth-er vehicle coming (and we can all see the glow on the other side of the hill coming toward us so

Opinion

don’t give me that “I didn’t know” stuff), please dim your high beams. It’s not only the considerate thing to do (do you like getting high beam blasted in your face?), but the safe thing too. And while on Highway #2A, you don’t even need to use your high beams. There’s too much traffi c. So pretty-please-with-a-cher-ry-on-top dim your high beams.

Now looking back I’d say I had a decent holiday and judging by what my friends and family say, they all did too. I hope the same goes for everyone reading this paper. Happy New Year.

Stu Salkeld is the new edi-tor of The Leduc/Wetaskiwin Pipestone Flyer and writes a regular column for the paper.

It is still a beautiful world

BY TREENA MIELKEBLACK PRESS

After weeks of anticipa-tion, Christmas has come and Christmas has gone!

And now, just days after the celebration, the hol-iday is all bundled up in yesterday’s crumpled wrapping paper, ready to be recycled and the New

Year is but an embryo waiting to emerge.

And for a quick and fl eeting moment in time there is no great holiday to celebrate.

In hockey and golf, they call this in-between-time the shoulder season –a time when golfers go into withdrawal because of the frost warnings and hockey players await with anticipation newly sched-uled ice times.

It’s all good. It’s a time to exhale and relax.

The deadline has passed.In the weekly newspa-

per world which I inhabit on a regular basis, dead-line is our bottom line, our motto, our common

ground, and our own se-cret password. Early dead-line is even more deadly, so to speak!

So, for the last few days remaining in 2015, it’s nice to know Christmas and its ensuing deadlines have come and gone.

Looking back on the days between the dead-lines, it seems we’ve all lived through a whole lot of experiences, some good and some not so good, but all of which have served to shape us and, hopeful-ly, leave us a little more humble, a whole lot more grateful and maybe even a tiny bit wiser.

For me, it’s been a sea-son punctuated with the

comforting familiarity of Christmas concerts and cheerful Christmas greetings, ringing out like silver bells in the frosty December air.

And, also for me, the holiday season has been highlighted by unexpect-ed kindnesses that have lighted up my world to an even brighter hue than the Christmas lights stretched across the top of my garage door.

These unexpected kind-nesses dropped into my world remind me of a line taken from the famous Desiderata which says eloquently: “With all its sham, drudgery and bro-ken dreams, it is still a

beautiful world.”As 2015 rolls to a fi nish

it is nice to know that traits such as kindness and compassion still exist, even as our world contin-ues to be shaken by wars and rumours of wars.

For each and everyone of us, the year ahead is full of unchartered territo-ry, a thought which could be slightly disturbing.

But, once again I am re-minded of the beautiful words of The Desiderata:

“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars: you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt, the universe is unfolding as it

should.”And so it seems to me

if we simply believe those words and trust that they will be as accurate in 2016 as they were in 1692 when The Desiderata was found, we will eliminate a lot of useless worrying from our lives.

And, despite the eco-nomic downturn, the con-tinual upheaval over Bill 6 and the overall unrest that shrouds the entire world, allow optimism to fl ourish.

And allow ourselves to have a truly Happy New Year!

Treena Mielke is editor of The Rimbey Review and is a columnist for Black Press.

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Thank YouThe Millet Community Food Bank would like to thank those who went above and beyond

during the last couple of months. You made it possible for us to get through a busy Christmas

season, and to stock our shelves as we gear up for an increased need in our community.

• Immanuel Anglican Church - 50's Fundraiser• Millet School - Christmas Giving Campaign

• Griffi th Scott School - Food Bank Drive• Russell Ramsey - Rapid Response - Bottle Drive

• Town of Millet & Millet Fire Department - Christmas Spirit• Tiffany & Richard Smith - Haunted House

• Global Pet Foods Leduc - Freezer Donation• Wiesenthal Baptist Church - Christmas Eve Offering

• MMHA Novice Team - Tournament Challenge• Pink Steel - Christmas Trade Show

• Jeff, Rosella & Family• Mel & Gloria Hurleyyy

A special, heartfelt thank you goes out to all of you who A special, heartfelt thank you goes out to all of you who

donated at these fundraisers. Thank you for giving and donated at these fundraisers. Thank you for giving and

showing your support for those less fortunate right here showing your support for those less fortunate right here

in our community.in our community.

Way to go MILLET… you have shown your trueWay to go MILLET… you have shown your true

Community Spirit!!Community Spirit!!

Wetaskiwin Lions honour longtime member

The Wetaskiwin Lions Club recently presented longtime member Arnold Hoyme with a Chevron Award for 60 years membership. From left are Caroline Woods, Real Berube, Hoyme (also a founder of the club), Henry Peters, Isabele Peters and Glen Zahara. Photo submitted


A local community ser-vice club has recognized a longtime member for his strong support and ded-ication.

The Wetaskiwin Lions

Club recently presented the Chevron Award to one of its original founders Arnold Hoyme. Hoyme has been a member of the club since he helped found it an incredible 60 years ago.

According to current Wetaskiwin Lions presi-dent Real Berube, Hoyme started the Wetaskiwin club when he was 31 years old. Hoyme moved to Camrose for two years then returned to

Wetaskiwin in 1958.Hoyme is instrumen-

tal in bingo and has also been involved in other community organiza-tions such as boy scouts. Berube noted Hoyme, who was employed in in-

surance and real estate, is known for his work with youth.

Hoyme spent time in Winfi eld as well, where he also started their Lions Club.

Obviously, an award

for 60 year membership in the Lions Club is not handed out very often. Berube said Hoyme is a very worthy recipient. “It was an honour for me to give him that,” added Berube.


You’re at home here.

NOTICELEDUC CO-OP LTD.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, January 26th, 2016

at the Days Inn 5705 – 50th Street, Leduc, AB

Registration at 6:30 pm Meeting at 7:00 pm

Cookies and Coffee will be served.

• Review of 2015 Operations • Board of Directors & General

Manager’s Reports • Board of Directors’ Election

It’s January, it’s cold and wintery weather and it’s time to get busy in Wetaskiwin. The City of Wetaskiwin plus a number of partners have a number of programs and activities available to keep you and family busy this winter.

Let’s get activeThere are number

of activities available for little ones to learn the joys of skating. Little Carvers (age 4 to 6 years) course is available every Friday from Jan. 22 to Feb. 24 at the Wetaskiwin arena at two different times: 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., and 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Basic skills are taught,

including forward skating, gliding, stopping and backward skating for a fee of $75 per child.

Little Shredders (ages 6 to 12 years) ski training will run Jan. 22 to Feb. 5 at Gwynne Valley Ski Hill (meet at Manluk Centre) from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost is $180 per child and includes three one--


hour ski lessons and some free ski time.

Strollercize and Preschool Picassos runs every Tuesday from Jan. 5 to June 28 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Drill Hall. For kids aged zero to 5 years this is a cardio and strength class for parents to exercise, while kids get into some art fun nearby. It’s a drop-in class for $5 per visit.

A number of free public skating sessions are also offered at the Wetaskiwin arena. Google search the City of Wetaskiwin arena schedules, then click the date button to see what’s available that day. Or call the arena at 780-361-4444 for information.

Let’s get kickingShanti Wellness

Centre is offering Authentic Japanese Karate which began

Jan. 4 and runs Mondays at 6:30 p.m. for the semester. This course is a branch of the Mumonkan Dojo and the only one outside Japan to teach the world-renowned Motobu-ryu Karate. Fee is $175 for adult, $125 for child ages 12 and up. Call Shanti at 780-352-0945 for more information.

Let’s get stretchingInterested in the very

popular discipline of yoga? According to the city’s 2016 winter program guide, there are a plethora of local programs offering this popular form of fi tness.

The amount of yoga available in the Wetaskiwin region is staggering; check out the complete list in the Winter Program guide. Here are a few excerpts:

Body & Mind’s Vinyasa Flow with

Melanie is a course where participants are encouraged to have fun rocking the postures in their own divine ways. It runs Jan. 12 to Mar. 29, 12 classes, for a $163.80 registration fee. Contact Body & Mind at 780-312-2899 for more information.

Body & Mind workshop: Core Mechanics with Vickie teaches how core mechanics relate to pelvic fl oor health, better athletic performance and healthy function in your daily activities. Connect your core to the rest of your body and see how different your movement is. Based on pilates and yoga theory. Sat. Feb. 6 only, 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Fee is 452.50.

Shanti Wellness Centre has Plus-size Yoga running from Jan. 12 to Mar. 1, eight weeks in total. The course has been designed with plus-sized participants in mind; fee is $105 plus tax. Shanti also offers Winter Warm-up Yoga Thursdays from Jan. 7 to Feb. 25, eight weeks in total. It runs from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and has a $105 registration fee. Call Shanti Wellness Centre at 780-352-0945 for information.

In Millet, Origin Yoga has a number of programs available. Yoga for Pain, Mobility & Strength is a private, therapeutic yoga that is ongoing. Call Origin Yoga at 780-886-0336

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for information. Origin also offers Strength Flow Yoga, Yin Fusion a gentle beginners therapeutic yoga every Wednesday at 1 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. running from Jan. 13 to Mar. 23. The fee is $139, including tax.

Yoga at the Lake (at Pigeon Lake) is offering Moksha-inspired Yoga, a beginner series that is ongoing year round. It runs Fridays at 9:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. More information is available by calling 780-604-2909.

Wetaskiwin Public Library

The public library (780-361-4446) offers a wide variety of programs for children, teens and adults. Here’s a sample:

Play with your food at the library! This is an edible crafts course for all ages. It runs Tuesday, Jan. 12 to Mar. 22 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Please note will not assume responsibility for adverse reactions to food or items one may come into contact with while eating at the public library.

Teen Nail & Make-up! Visit the library and Kat will give you some cool tips to try out. Teens and Tweens welcome. Saturday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m.

Tech time. Book a one-on-one session with library staff and learn how to use computers, internet, tablets, e-readers or smartphones.

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Centre? Standard fi rst aid, aquatic emergency care and national lifeguard are offered in winter/spring. Call 780-361-4444 for more information.

County coursesThe County of

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Wintering Site and Feeding Considerations course at Glen Park Hall Thursday, Jan. 21. The workshop, including lunch, is free and offers information on important winter feeding considerations. Provincial and federal specialists will be on-hand. Runs from 11:30

a.m. to 3 p.m. Call Kim to register (780-387-6182).

Learning council courses

The Wetaskiwin Community Learning Council partnered with County FCSS offer computer classes throughout the municipality. Call

780-361-6241 for more information. Here’s a sample:

Introduction to Facebook. This course is aimed at beginners who want to use the social media website and be safe while doing so. You’ll learn how to set up an account, upload photos and more. If you already have a Facebook account, make sure to bring your username and password.

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A locally elected member of the House of Commons in Ottawa has been hear-ing a lot about Bill 6 lately, and it’s been feedback from local voters.

Mike Lake, Conservative Party MP for Edmonton-Wetaskiwin, said he’s re-ceived a number of calls to his riding offi ce in Edmonton regarding the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, despite the fact he’s a federally elected repre-sentative, and Bill 6, as it is known, is provincial in nature.

Lake said, in a phone in-terview Jan. 6, he received more calls to his offi ce on Bill 6 than he did on federal-ly related issues. “Obviously, it falls more under provin-cial jurisdiction,” said Lake.

The MP stated the lack of meaningful consultation undertaken by Alberta’s NDP government on the farm worker changes had something to do with the intense response form the farm community. “I think that defi nitely caused the uproar that you saw,” said Lake. “There’s no ques-tion…the consultation was

just not done and I think the government has admit-ted that.”

Lake said it seemed local voters who were contact-ing his offi ce seemed to be looking for someone to lis-ten to their concerns and in essence have a chance to vent. “It’s frustrating to them when they feel there’s nowhere to turn,” said the MP.

“(Government didn’t seem to listen)…despite the reasonable concerns the constituents had.”

He added that it’s proba-bly a good lesson to elected offi cials to include consul-tation processes when in-troducing controversial leg-islation.

Bill introduces a number of organized labour type changes, including, accord-ing to the provincial gov-ernment website, “work-ers will be able to refuse unsafe work that presents an imminent danger and Occupational Health and Safety will be able to inves-tigate serious injuries and fatalities.”

The law was already passed by the NDP major-ity in the legislature last month, but the provin-cial government notes,

“Employment Standards and Labour Relations codes will be developed after con-sultations with industry.”

Protests occurred around the province, includ-ing at the legislature in Edmonton, involving thou-sands of farm families and their supporters against a bill which opponents claim is red tape that will harm Alberta’s farm communi-ty. Critics also claim the NDP government did little consultation for a bill that would have big ramifi ca-tions for farmers.

Lakedell 4-H Beef Club December reportSUBMITTED

Hey guys, it’s me again, Raeanna Schmidt, to tell you about the month of December in my club, Lakedell 4-H Beef club!

Our club participated in many different activities this month. Some mem-bers of our club partici-pated in wrapping pres-ents with the Pigeon Lake Santa’s Elves for children and families who can’t afford them. This took place at the Ma-Me-O Beach community hall on December 19.

I’m sure many fam-ilies were happy this Christmas. A bit before that on December 4th, our club decorated a tree to be auctioned off for charity. Our theme this year was a workman with a hard hat, boots and some work gloves. It looked amazing!

The next week at our

Coal Lake Light Horse 4-H December report

potluck meeting, a repre-sentative from STARS air ambulance came and talk-ed to our club. They came because the money from our club calf (raised by the entire club) is going to-wards STARS.

On December 4 the UFA of Ponoka hosted an evening of 4-H learn-ing. This was for many clubs around the area. We learned about credit, a vet came and taught us about animal health, we talked about public speaking and we made rope halters. It was a very fun night!

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our annu-al beef supper on Friday, February 12, 2016. Tickets for sale soon! Well, that wraps it up! Our club had a busy and fun month! Happy New Year!

SUBMITTED

This month we had an exciting month. We went to Northlands for our Christmas party where we had a very tasty supper and watched 10 races. We

got to sponsor a race and had our picture taken with the winner.

We had our regular rides and worked on our techniques at the arena. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.


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TAKE NOTICE THAT THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENT PERMIT(S) FOR THE PROPOSED USE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BY-LAW 95/54, LAND USE BY-LAW OF THE COUNTY OF WETASKIWIN NO. 10.

Application # D15/286

1976 MODULAR HOME (24’X 48’) AND GARAGE (24X26): NE26-45-1-W5M Plan 0824199, Block 3, Lot 14. This is a discretionary use as specifi ed by Section 34.3 (c) of Schedule B, Land Use By-law 94/54, amended by By-law15/10.

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Any person wishing to review the above application(s) or permit(s) may do so at the County Offi ce during normal business hours.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 686 OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT, ANY PERSONS CLAIMING TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS DECISION MAY SERVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF APPEAL, ALONG WITH PRESCRIBED FEE OF $150.00 TO:

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Coal Lake - South Recreation Park Attendant

The County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 invites tenders for provision of all necessary equipment, labor, and transportation to perform parks maintenance and services for the Coal Lake – South Recreation Park within the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract documents. (Contract tender documents may be picked up at the County of Wetaskiwin Administration Offi ce.)

Tenders must be received by the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 by 10:00 a.m. local time,

Friday, January 22, 2016. SEALED TENDERS must be addressed as follows:

COAL LAKE – SOUTH PARK ATTENDANT TENDER

Geoff Lynch Director of Leisure & Community Services County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 Box 6960 Wetaskiwin, Alberta T9A 2G5

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Spin Bikes, Selectorized & Plate Loaded Weight Equip., Dumbbells,

Benches, Racks, Tanning Bed, TV’s, Lockers, Offi ce,

Daycare, & More. See www.

montgomeryauctions.com or call 800-371-6963

Firewood 1660BRIAN’S FIREWOOD

split, dry, full cord includes delivery. Birch $500, Spruce $350, Poplar $300 780-233-5932

780-985-2285

GardenSupplies 1680REFORESTATION NUR-

SERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, &

berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce &

Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping. Replacement

guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca

TravelPackages 1900

SEE POLAR BEARS, Walrus and Whales on our

Arctic Explorer Voyage next summer. SAVE 15% With Our Winter Sale for a Limited Time. CALL TOLL-FREE: 1-800-363-7566 or

visit: www.adventurecanada.com.

(TICO#04001400)

WantedTo Buy 1930

BLUE GRASS LTD. is looking for Lodgepole Pine and Scots Pine in any size.

Willing to dig or pick up ourselves. Contact Bill

403-226-0468.

BLUE GRASS LTD. is looking for logging truck loads of Birch Firewood. Split or logs, delivered or picked up. Contact Bill

403-226-0468.

WantedTo Buy 1930

WANTED - SHED ANTLERS. Buying shed

antlers all sizes and conditions. Paying top dollar for elk, deer,

moose. Buying all the time. Phone, text, email: 403-352-9397 or

[email protected].

Agricultural#2000 - #2290

Farm Equipment ..............2010Haying Equipment ............2020Tractors ............................2030Combines & Headers ......2040Fertilizer Equipment..........2050Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060Equipment Wanted ..........2070Farm Custom Work ..........2080Farm Auctions ..................2090Livestock ..........................2100Livestock - Exotic..............2110Sheep ..............................2120Poultry ..............................2130Horses ..............................2140Horse Boarding ................2150Riding Supplies ................2160Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170Pasture Wanted ................2180Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190Seed Grain ......................2200Seeding & Tillage ............2210

Grain, FeedHay 2190APPROX. 800 bu. of feed

wheat $5/bu. 780-986-2438

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Spring-thrashed Canola. Buying:

oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged

or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan

Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

WANTED. Hannas Seeds seeking distributors for forage, turf, native and reclamation seed. Good commissions. Contact

Esther at 1-800-661-1529 or [email protected].

Suites 3060WETASKWIN, 2nd. fl oor,

2 bedroom apartment, $850 rent/dd, no rent

increase for long-term tenants. Available Jan. 29

780-985-2285

Acreages/Farms 3255

WANTED:Seeking

unoccupied FARMHOUSE to rent for 3-4 day fi lm shoot

in February and possibly 2-3 days in April. Ideal if

house is older with barn on property.

Please call780-695-0907

Real Estate#4000 - #4190

Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190

ManufacturedHomes 4090

CROSS COUNTRY HOMES. Come view our

show homes that are ready for quick possession; 20’ wides from $114,000! Visit

us in Acheson. 780-470-8000; www.

crosscountryhomes.com.

HARVEST SALE! Save $50,000 from the

replacement cost of this 20 X 76 drywalled

Grandeur Showhome that has to go! A sacrifi ce at

$124,900. Call Terry 1-855-347-0417 or email:

[email protected].

BuildingsFor Sale 4150

POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation.

Call John @ 403-998-7907; jcameron@

advancebuildings.com.

STEEL BUILDING SALE REALLY BIG SALE -

YEAR END CLEAR OUT! 21X22 $5,190; 25X24 $5, 988; 27X28 $7,498; 30X32

$8,646; 35X34 $11,844; 42X54 $16, 386. One End

wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

Financial#4400 - #4430

Investments ......................4410Money Wanted ................4420Money to Loan ................4430

MoneyTo Loan 4430

BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity

Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation,

foreclosures, renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed,

unemployed ok. Dave Fitzpatrick:

www.albertalending.ca. 587-437-8437,

Belmor Mortgage.

Public Notice#6000

Public Notices ..................6010Special Features ..............6050

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Need a WATER WELL but short

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RURAL WATER TREATMENT (Province Wide)Iron Filters • Softeners • Reverse Osmosis • “Kontinuous ShoK” Chlorinator

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Steel containers from 8' - 53'. 20' & 40' skids with optional 4' landings available. Mount with twist locks.

Customizable and secure. From storage to workspace.

5116-51 Ave., Wetaskiwin 352-5113

Would you like to keep your teeth for the rest of your life?

And replace the teeth you are

missing?Dr. Mahoney is committed to non-extraction dentistry. He and his staff will help you restore your teeth & show you how to maintain a healthy mouth for a lifetime.

We welcome new patients.

HealthCare 1210

For Rent#3000 - #3200

WellDrilling 1400 Well

Drilling 1400

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• All excavating • Sewage disposal systems• Gravel sand top soil • Water gas power lines

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• 35 years experience• Licensed and insured• Excellent references• Top quality

craftsmanship!

• Bathrooms• Basements• Kitchens• Plumbing • Electrical

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Call 780.387.5000to book yourappointment.

Located atPipestone Corner

5014 50 St., Millet, AB(780) 387-5100

NOW ACCEPTINGNEW PATIENTS!

We offer General Family Dentistry as well as:• Night Guards • Sports Guards

• Whitening Trays

Bullet Liner Wetaskiwin Ltd.4810 - 51 Ave Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 1H8

Ph: 780-361-0307 Fax: [email protected]

Bed Liners • Rockers • BumpersTrailers • Decks • RV’sColour Match Available

HIGH CALIBERPROTECTION

Mark BrownGeneral Manager

16012MA0

You may have seen us in the community during the past three years for

this important project and we appreciate the hospitality you showed us as

we worked to improve the reliability and efficiency of Alberta’s electric

system.

Construction crews supported local economies throughout the project,

renting more than 43,000 hotel rooms between shifts as they logged over

5.6 million hours of work.

For more information on this project, please visit

altalink.ca/westernline

ALTALINK.CA

LET’S TALK TRANSMISSION

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR WESTERN ALBERTA TRANSMISSION LINE. ELECTRICITY IS NOW FLOWING THROUGH THE LINE CONNECTING THE EDMONTON AND CALGARY REGIONS.

The Western Alberta Transmission Line project is a 350-kilometre 500

kilovolt direct current transmission line connecting the Genesee area west

of Edmonton to the Langdon area east of Calgary.

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Atom action in Wetaskiwin photos by Stu Salkeld

The Wetaskiwin Atoms hosted a major tournament over the weekend. Here, the Wetaskiwin J. B Ice, in red and blue, face off against visiting Leduc Jan. 8.

Local fans enjoyed watching the Wetaskiwin Jr. B, in red and blue, Ice taking on the visiting Leduc team Jan. 8.

On Jan. 8 during the local Atom tournament, Wetaskiwin C, in red and blue, faced off against Vegreville in arena 2.

A Wetaskiwin Atom C player leaves visiting Vegreville behind in during a game Jan. 8.

The Thorsby Atoms, in white, faced off against Leduc Jan. 9 at the Wetaskiwin arena complex.The Thorsby Atom goalie handled preassure like a pro during an Atom tournament game against Leduc Jan. 9.

pipestone flyer, january 14, 2016

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