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Community meeting dates announcedBryan Passifiume

ECA Review Reporter

The Clearview School Division has announced the dates of their long-awaited community consultations. The consultations will take place on March 12 and 20, April 3, 4, 8, 15 and 30 and on May 1, 2 and 13. Locations for the meetings have yet to be announced but the school board has stated that the March 12 meeting will take place at Byemoor School and at Donalda School on March 20.

Interest in the community

consultations peaked last November when the Byemoor, Donalda and Brownfield schools were considered for closure. Public interest in the issue prompted trustees to go forth with the consultation process.

School bus routesThere is good news for those who

rely on buses to get to and from school. According to the final report from an internal audit of school bus routes, daily ride times for students are on the decrease. The average bus ride for a high school student is

currently one hour 11 minutes, down six minutes from last year. Bus rides for kindergarten to grade 9 students this year is just shy of an hour, a seven minute decrease from last year. The number of students whose bus time is over two hours a day is down considerably -- only 27 out of the district’s 276 high school students face long times in a school bus. This is in contrast to last year’s numbers which saw 45 students enduring over two hours in a school bus. For younger students, only 14 out of the district’s 609 K-9 riders spend over

two hours in a bus, down from 33 last year.

Minister meetingThe school board has announced

that it has secured a meeting with Jeff Johnson, the provincial Minister of Education. The budget, schooling in sparsely populated areas, transportation and labour negotiations are just some of the sub-jects the board is planning to bring to the table.

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Dylan McTaggart (left) and Connor Johnson took advantage of the nice weather on Saturday, February 23 to take their radio controlled cars out into the snow in Coronation. The sunny weather brought many outside to enjoy the sunshine and dream about the upcoming spring. ECA Review/B. PASSIFIUME

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Hanna fire department to get new toolBryan Passifiume

ECA Review Reporter

The Hanna Fire Department has a new tool to help them deal with traffic acci-dents involving livestock.

Adrian Mohl, director of protective ser-vices at the Town of Hanna announced the arrival of the Livestock Emergency Response Unit trailer at the Tuesday, February 12 council meeting.

According to Mohl, the trailer is designed to help emergency workers deal with cattle liner accidents -- an increas-ingly common occurrence in the area.

The trailer contains a series of light-weight and easily deployable metal corrals that can be used to contain livestock liber-ated from overturned carriers.

The corrals will prevent stock from wandering away from the accident site and possibly being struck by passing motorists.

The trailer, while housed at the Hanna fire hall, is available for use by fire depart-ments within the Special Areas and neighbouring communities.

The trailer was donated by the Rural

Crime Watch group. Special Areas will be responsible for maintenance and insur-ance of the trailer.

DamAn application has been submitted to

the Alberta Conservation Grant Fund to help finance revitalization of the Helmer Dam. Plans for the popular fishing spot, located just outside of Hanna at Fox Lake park, include the installation of two SolarBee water aeration units, develop-ment of trails and rest areas, construction of a fishing dock and planning of native shrubbery.

Cost of the project is estimated at $185,852, with the grant hoping to provide $120,000. Discussions are underway to seek the remainder of the funding which could come from municipal coffers or pri-vate donations. Concerns about the state of the park were brought to the town’s com-munity services department last May.

Utility charges changeHanna residents are in for some changes

to their utility charges. A new rate struc-ture was presented to Hanna council at

their Tuesday, February 12 meeting, one that combined fixed charges with actual use charges.

Users of municipal water will be charged a fixed operating cost of $20 per two month billing cycle plus $2.30 per cubic metre of water used.

This changes from the current $63 per billing cycle at a maximum use of 22 cubic metres.

In addition, the disconnection/recon-nection fee for users of the municipal water system will increase from $20 to $50. This includes disconnection for both lack of payment and for maintenance reasons.

Sewage rates will increase a dollar to $20 per billing cycle with a 30 cent charge per cubic metre over the 30 cubic metre limit. The old $19 rate had a limit of 22 cubic metres.

Residential garbage pickup will cost $18 per billing cycle with a maximum of three bags allowed per household.

The cost of bulk water will increase from $3.35 to $400 per cubic metre. The monthly $15 charge and $100 deposit to access they keylock system will remain unchanged.

A new fee included in the policy’s changes is a charge to dump sewage directly into the sewage lagoon. A tipping fee of $40 per load will be levied for users wishing to empty septic tanks or portable toilets into the lagoon.

The fee increases to $80 for lagoon dumps performed outside of regular busi-ness hours.

Administration adopted the fee after examining the policies of neighbouring communities, which all charge users to discharge sewage into their lagoons. The revenue from the tipping fee will go towards remediation of the lagoon.

Scale fees at the waste transfer site remain at $35 per metric tonne for com-mercial waste, with a minimum charge of $5. The tipping fee for burnable demolition material remains at $6 per metric tonne with strict guidelines.

Attempts to include non-burnable mate-rial in loads to the site will result in the $35 per tonne fee being applied to the entire demolition project. Costs to dispose of concrete of asphalt will continue to be levied according to the rates determined by the regional waste commission.

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Hanna man honoured with Diamond Jubilee medalBryan Passifiume

ECA Review Reporter

It seemed that all of Hanna showed up at the Legion on Saturday, February 23 to honor to one of their own as he received a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.

The legion hall was full with commu-nity members, dignitaries, politicians, friends and local RCMP members decked out in red serge, all to see Charlie Fielding presented the medal to honour his long service to Canada and the town he’s called home for over nine decades.

Presenting the medal on behalf of Her Majesty was Kevin Sorenson, member of Parliament for the riding of Crowfoot. Sorenson described Fielding as exempli-fying the spirit the medals are meant to honour -- not only through his 29 years of military service but through his ongoing work with local schools to help children understand the horrors of war and the importance of remembering.

“Each of the medals I’ve given out has a story behind it,” Sorenson told the Review. “Charlie’s come to me every year, as he sends me different stories of things that’s happened to him during his service. It’s not just his stories about what happened long ago, it’s about what he’s contributing to Hanna today.”

Fielding is a fixture in schools throughout the area during Remembrance week -- bringing not only memorabilia from his service in World War II, but a human face to the conflict

that happened before the parents of the children he speaks to were even born.

“It’s one thing to read it in a book, and it’s one thing to hear it from a teacher,” Sorenson says. “To hear it from someone who was there and actually served -- to be frank, there are fewer Charlie Fieldings around year after year. His is a rich his-tory, and his involvement in the community makes Hanna and the district a better place to be.”

Dianne Lance, president of the Hanna Legion calls Fielding a “pillar of the com-munity,” and specifically higlights his service in the schools

“He’s just fantastic with the children,” she said. “He’s a friend to them all.”

When 20 Hanna veterans started their campaign to visit schools and speak about their experiences 25 years ago, they knew they had an important message to give out. Today, Charlie is one of three remaining.

A year ago, Fielding approached her with laments about having to cut back on his school visits.

“That year he went to Cessford, Hanna Primary School, J.C. Charyk, he went to Delia,” laughed Lance.

She called Fielding the “backbone” of the Legion, and that the rest of the organi-zation looks up to him.

Probably Charlie’s biggest trait is his humility. Surrounded by hundreds of well-wishers and showered with adula-tion, the diminutive man was overwhelmed by the attention.

“I don’t know how I feel,” he told the Review when asked for his thoughts on the day. “I couldn’t believe this.”

Out of the many medals hanging from his blue Royal Canadian Legion jacket, he says that his newest decoration carries the most meaning.

“This medal was recommended by people who you know, someone thinks

Kevin Sorenson, Member of Parliament for Crowfoot joined (L-R) RCMP members Const. Derek Versteeg, Sgt. Guy Landreville and Const. Eric Ponton in presenting Hanna resident Charlie Fielding with a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. Fielding was presented the medal in front of a large crowd of well-wishers at the Hanna Legion on Saturday, February 23. ECA Review/B. PASSIFIUME

enough of you to recommend you,” he said, pointing at the Diamond Jubilee medal freshly hung on his chest. “These other ones are normal war medals, for bravery. They just gave them to every-body, because everybody was brave.”

He says that his message of remem-brance is important, even more so today.

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State-of-the-art equipment in new control tower

Brenda SchimkeECA Review Journalist

The Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is just weeks away from opening its new Air Traffic Control Tower. On February 2, 2013, Mark Anderson, Unit Operations Specialist of Nav Canada toured members of the ECA Review through both the old and new control towers.

Nav Canada’s new control tower sits atop a recently completed 8-story office building. The unique design of the building features waves of steel ribbons and windows that depict the windswept prairie landscape surrounding the Capital Region.

The location and design of the new tower significantly improves the air traffic controllers’ views of the gates, the runways and the entire airspace.

The state-of-the-art equipment is fully operational. Controllers are using February to get familiar with the new equipment and to re-orient themselves to traffic flows from a different vantage point.

“If all goes according to plans, the new tower will be officially commissioned on Monday, March 11”, said Anderson. Nav Canada will start operations in the new tower on the evening of Friday, March 8, 2013, with a full comple-ment of controllers in both the old and new towers. Throughout the weekend, a skeleton staff will

remain at the old tower to ensure a smooth transition.

“Everyone is excited about the new space, sightlines and equipment”, said Anderson. The old tower was built in the 1960s.

One feature that all controllers (and their families) particularly appreciate is the new tower has been designed for “post disaster”. In an airport emergency, the air traffic controllers are the last to leave. The new central tower provides an outside escape stairwell in the case of a disaster. The old tower only had access into the main terminal building.

On its busiest days, EIA controllers oversee 500 aircraft movements. The Edmonton Airport is currently under-going a $1 billion expansion.

Family Day, Monday, February 18 marked the 65th anniversary of the Valley Ski Hill near Alliance, an event marked by a weekend of activities including a race, a potluck barbeque, prizes and events for all ages. Participants in the festivities on Saturday, February 16 formed a giant ‘65’ on the ski hill, photographed from an airplane piloted by Paul Schofield. Submitted/V. Schofield

East central Alberta travellers flying in and out of the Edmonton International Airport will have noticed all the new construction. Employees at the ECA Review, including Gayle Peters (left) and Lisa Myers-Sortland got a tour of the old tower and then a tour of the new control tower from the Unit Operations Specialist, Mark Anderson (formerly of Coronation) prior to the official commissioning of the tower on Monday, March 11. ECA Review/B. PASSIFIUME

Edmonton International Airport’s new control tower, under construction. ECA Review/B. PASSIFIUME

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Man dies in snowmobile crash

Bryan PassifiumeECA Review Reporter

A Hardisty man is dead following a deadly snowmobile crash in central British Columbia.

The man, identified as 50 year old Kevin Bell of Hardisty, was on a snowmo-biling outing with friends on Sunday, February 17 when the tragedy occurred.

According to police, Bell was part of a group returning to their vehicles after a day in the mountains snowmobiling. The accident occurred near Finn creek, approximately 22 kilometres south of Blue River and 100 kilometres north of Kamloops.

Witnesses told police that Bell died when the sled he was piloting left the trail and collided with a tree.

“They were working their way down the mountain, leapfrogging on the trail,” said Sgt. Kevin Podbisky, commander of the Clearwater, B.C. RCMP detachment. Sergeant Podbisky said that witnesses told police that Bell was travelling at a high rate of speed, and that the trail in that area contained several sharp cor-ners and switchbacks.

According to witnesses, Bell took a corner too fast and was unable to stay on the trail. Bell’s snowmobile accelerated off of a snowbank, became airborne and struck a tree. He then fell into a ravine with his snowmobile landing on top of him. His companions were able to remove Bell from the ravine by the time EMS workers arrived. Bell was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.

The case is currently under investiga-tion by the coroner in Kamloops. Police say that the death is not suspicious and that alcohol was not a factor.

Calendar responseFeedback about the proposed calendars

for the next three school years has been received and discussed by the school board. Subsequently, the school board is planing on approving the 2013-14 school calendar at their next meeting on Thursday, February 28. The 2014-15 and 2016-17 calendars have been approved in principle and are set to be approved next year.

Pool siteAfter much discussion and wranglings,

the school district and the Town of Stettler have finally come to an agree-ment about the sale of the old swimming pool site near Wm. E. Hay school.

The pool was constructed as a Centennial project in 1967 as a joint ven-ture by the Town and Stettler School District No. 1475. Ownership and control of the pool and property was maintained by the school board until 1995 when it was transferred to the town for a dollar.

After the opening of the pool at the Stettler Recreation centre in 2006 the school pool was closed and subsequently demolished.

The site of the pool, currently used as a gravelled parking lot, was demolished by the Town at a cost of $193,043.

The school board has agreed to pay the town $106,000 for the land, approximately half the cost of the demolition.

Colony LiasionThe principal of the Hutterite Colony

schools requested the appointment of a Trustee Liaison. The board agreed to add a liaison at their next organizational meeting, and determined that trustees with colony schools in their jurisdictions be used in the mean time.

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Local participant in Alberta Plus Winter GamesDiane Dammann

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Alvin and Sheila Miller motored to Calgary February 13 where Alvin was a first time partici-pant in the 2013 Alberta Plus Winter Games, Men’s Hockey.

The City of Calgary and winSport Canada served as outstanding hosts for over 1100 partic-ipants, families and friends attending the games.

Eight Zones from Alberta were represented including Zone 1 - Sunny South Lethbridge & Area, Zone 2 - Big Country Olds & Area, Zone 3 - Calgary, Zone 4 - Parkland Red Deer & East, Zone 5 - Black-Gold/Yellowhead, Leduc - Calling Lake, Zone 6 - Edmonton, Zone 7 - North East, Ft. McMurray - Viking and Zone 8 - Peace Country, High Level - Fox Creek

Zone 4 played their first game Thursday win-ning against Zone 2, 6 - 4. Friday they lost to Zone 3, Calgary, 7 - 0.

Calgary went on to win the gold medal. Saturday Zone 2 played Alvin and his Zone 4 team again for the bronze medal and tied the game 3-3.

After a 5-minute over-time with four players and Zone 4 playing with three due to a penalty, it was still 3 - 3.

A best of three shootout was still a tie so a sudden death shootout with two more players before Zone 2, Big

Country Olds and area, scored to win 4-3. The shootout ran simultane-ously with both shooters going at the same time.

Alvin and Sheila’s chil-dren, Teresa, Connie and Norm and families were the cheerleaders for the bronze medal game seeing Alvin score the first goal in the game and the first goal in the shootout.

Fred Bozak of Stettler got the second goal of the game and the second goal in the best of three shootout. Zone 5, Black-Gold/Yellowhead, Leduc, Callying Lake, won the silver medal losing to Zone 3.

Participation is what these games are all about; winning a medal is the ‘plus’. Zones 1 to 6 participated in the 70 plus hockey and Alvin partici-pated with Zone 4, 70 plus team. There were four age groups - 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+; for a total of 45 hockey games.

Zone 4 ‘Mourning Blues’ team consisted of players from Sylvan Lake, Red Deer, Pigeon Lake, Bentley, Endiang, Stettler, Alix, Camrose, Wetaskiwin, Alliance, Byemoor and Compeer.

The team had previ-ously defeated a team from Red Deer to qualify.

The 2013 tagline was ‘The Greatest Wealth is Health’. Hockey was just one of the 13 activities and games. Alpine skiing, badminton, bowling, bridge-dupli-cate, carpet bowling, cross country skiing,

darts, euchre, hockey, ice curling, pool-snooker, scrabble and shuffle-board participants competed.

A number of cultural events and performances took place to showcase Calgary’s artistic talent.

A Wellness Fair on February 14 - 15 with cat-egories including mental health, nutrition/food, recreational activities and health monitoring kept with the theme ‘The Greatest Wealth is Health’.

It was very informative and included screening for melanoma, alterna-tive medicine and temperament, optome-trists, heart and stroke, celiac disease, lung dis-ease and nutrition.

The four days of com-petition and camaraderie were excellent.

February 13, 2013 marked the 25th Anniversary of the Calgary 1988 Olympic Games with the running of the ATCO Gas Torch Relay which began on the slopes of Canada Olympic Park followed by the cauldron lighting at the WinSport Day Lodge, making their way to the Markin MacPhail Centre where they ultimately ignited the ATCO Gas cauldron at the Opening Ceremonies and extin-guished the flame at the Closing Ceremonies.

Al and I, driving home, reliving the experience, wondered why it took so long for Al to participate!

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Powerline project nears completionBryan Passifiume

ECA Review Reporter

A power transmission project meant to reinforce the electrical network across east central Alberta is nearing completion.

In the works since early 2009, ATCO’s Hanna Region Transmission Development project consists of twelve interconnected projects that will see nearly 400 kilometres of new powerlines installed in east central Alberta.

The backbone of the project con-sists of 250 kilometres of 240 kilovolt transmission line that will stretch from Coyote Lake east of Drumheller across to Oyen, and north from Oyen to a point between Consort and Provost.

According to ATCO’s Senior Vice President of Transmission Engineering Paul Goguen, the project’s purpose is threefold: to increase load growth, allow for future power generation projects and system reinforcement.

Load growth is in response to the rapid growth of industrial proj-ects in east central Alberta. Goguen attributes a lot of this growth to the increased number of pipeline projects in the area.

As for future generation proj-ects, Goguen says that the popularity of east central Alberta for wind generation projects dic-tates the need for increased infrastructure. The recently com-pleted Halkirk wind project and

proposed wind farms near Consort and Drumheller are examples of new generation in the area.

The third reason, system rein-forcement, benefits electricity customers across western Canada with a flexible network for power distribution. The more paths avail-able to route power around problem areas means greater uptime for customers.

Other powerline projects include stand alone 144 kilovolt lines near Stettler and east of Three Hills, and two 144 kilovolt lines will con-nect to the new 240 kilovolt backbone.

The project will also consist of six new substations and upgrades to 15 more. It will also salvage 160 kilometres of existing powerline.

Camps were constructed by ATCO to house the crews working on the lines. As the project nears completion, these camps will even-tually be dismantled and removed from site. The sites, however, will retain power and utility hook-ups and will be made available for future development for area communities.

“It’s truly a win-win,” says Goguen. “For us, it’s the lowest cost option, and the communities benefit.”

The camp sites, located near Oyen, Consort and Hanna, will be left graded and fenced and ready for development. Working water, sewer and power lines will be left installed and ready for use.

ATCO anticipates that the $700 million project will be completed by the second quarter of 2013, with a projected energization date of May 31. tral Alberta is nearing completion.

In the works since early 2009, ATCO’s Hanna Region Transmission Development project consists of twelve interconnected projects that will see nearly 400 kilometres of new powerlines installed in east central Alberta.

The backbone of the project con-sists of 250 kilometres of 240 kilovolt transmission line that will stretch from Coyote Lake east of Drumheller across to Oyen, and north from Oyen to a point between Consort and Provost.

According to ATCO’s Senior Vice President of Transmission Engineering Paul Goguen, the project’s purpose is threefold: to increase load growth, allow for future power generation projects and system reinforcement.

Load growth is in response to the rapid growth of industrial proj-ects in east central Alberta. Goguen attributes a lot of this growth to the increased number of pipeline projects in the area.

As for future generation proj-ects, Goguen says that the popularity of east central Alberta for wind generation projects dic-tates the need for increased infrastructure. The recently com-pleted Halkirk wind project and proposed wind farms near Consort

and Drumheller are examples of new generation in the area.

The third reason, system reinforcement, benefits elec-tricity customers across western Canada with a flexible network for power distribu-tion. The more paths available to route power around problem areas means greater uptime for customers.

Other powerline projects include stand alone 144 kilovolt lines near Stettler and east of Three Hills, and two 144 kilo-volt lines will connect to the new 240 kilovolt backbone.

The project will also consist of six new substations and upgrades to 15 more. It will also salvage 160 kilometres of existing powerline.

Camps were constructed by ATCO to house the crews working on the lines. As the

project nears completion, these camps will eventually be dis-mantled and removed from site. The sites, however, will retain power and utility hook-ups and will be made available for future development for area communities.

“It’s truly a win-win,” says Goguen. “For us, it’s the lowest cost option, and the communi-ties benefit.”

The camp sites, located near Oyen, Consort and Hanna, will be left graded and fenced and ready for development. Working water, sewer and power lines will be left installed and ready for use.

ATCO anticipates that the $700 million project will be completed by the second quarter of 2013, with a pro-jected energization date of May 31.

Marilyn Flock (Pahl), formerly of Hanna, Ab. skipped her curling team to gold medals in the recent 2013 Alberta 55 plus Winter Games in Calgary. Marilyn had broken her ankle badly last winter and had been learning how to use the curling stick for throwing the curling rocks only since October 2012. Members of her Barrhead rink included (L-R) back row: Jeannette Shipton and Marcia Moon and front row: Marge Jones and Marilyn Flock (Pahl).

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Bias against families in Act needs fixing

Brenda SchimkeECA Review Journalist

Bravo to the federal Conservative government who in 2007 allowed seniors to split up to 50 per cent of pen-sion income with their spouse.

It’s been the first move since the introduction of income tax in 1917 to stop penalizing a family unit.

But there’s more work that can be done on that front. Next the government needs to introduce changes to stop penalizing families who choose to have a stay-at-home parent.

Today two families each earning a net income of $80,000, with everything else being equal, will pay higher or lower taxes depending on whether both work or one is a stay-at-home parent.

Which household loses under the current legisla-tion? If your guess is the family with the stay-at-home parent, you’re right. One person earning a net income of $80,000 pays $14,610 in taxes; two people with a net income of $40,000 together pay just $12,000.

The solution is simple and fair-- spouses should be allowed to split up to 50 per cent of their employment income. The Income Tax Act should treat a family as a family, not as individuals.

With its majority and its propensity to use 800-page omnibus budgets, a change could easily be slipped through.

To date, the Conservative Government has been weak in fulfilling its “family agenda”. On the rights of the unborn, the Prime Minister and Cabinet totally dropped the ball and raced into the arms of the Liberals and NDs.

But one must be realistic. It is a truism that during a political campaign we all fall victim to political par-ties that say, “they believe what we do”, yet once elected become just like their predecessors.

It seems to take a very short period of time for politi-cians to set aside their deep-seeded convictions that led them into politics in the first place. The focus instead switches quickly to winning the next election and keeping their great benefits.

Yet we can always hope the Conservatives will at least take the opportunity to make more changes to the Income Tax Act and remove its long-standing bias against families.

Do we have a spending problem?Rick Strankman,

MLA Drumheller - StettlerThis past Friday, February 22,

Alberta’s Premier openly admitted on the Rutherford show, what the entire Alberta Official Opposition has been saying for the better part of three years now, in that the Alberta government has an out of control spending problem.

The Premier asked herself this question openly on the air: “Do we have a spending problem?” The answer according to her was: “I think we do have a spending problem and that’s one of the reasons we’ve undertaken the results-based budgeting process, which I think will actually have both short-term and long-term impacts.”

The Results-Based Budgeting report to Albertans put out last year doesn’t seem to share the same reasoning that our Premier suddenly feels is contributing to the unnecessary deficit we’re cur-rently staring down the barrel of. In the report, the only reference to why Results-Based Budgeting was implemented is mentioned in the Introduction on page 2, that says: “Results-based budgeting is not about reducing budgets to meet an arbitrary spending reduction target.”

In conjunction with the

admission of some spending issues, she has also backed away from the notion that the discounted price of Alberta bitumen is responsible for revenue shortfalls, as the Premier carefully explained in her televi-sion address just last month.

Provincial projections for the fiscal year ending March 31 are

being projected in the $4 billion neighbourhood, which is a far cry from the projection of an $880 mil-lion deficit. The most confusing thing about this conversation was the Premier’s lack of any urgency to this matter saying “it’s not a question they need to answer right now.”

I do not share that sentiment. If we shouldn’t worry about this now, then when would be a good time? It’s my feeling that, as the province continues to bleed red ink, the urgency should increase at the

same rate the deficit does.A sound long-term financial

plan must be implemented that acknowledges spending limitation and prioritizes projects according to need. The Wildrose 10-Year Debt-Free Capital Plan encom-passes the financial restraint required to create a sustainable

and effective funding for crit-ical infrastructure and social programs.

The most common question I hear these days is “what should we cut?” Unfortunately there is no easy one-word answer that will solve all of Alberta’s financial issues, regrettably there just is no magic bullet. As this govern-ment navigates their way through these treacherous financial waters, I hope to

encourage them to make cuts in the area of management and administration, rather than front-line essential workers.

This current financial crisis could be something we come away from a little smarter and with a new way of looking at our priori-ties. Until this government more clearly understands what the dif-ference between a need and want are, they will ultimately repeat these very same mistakes that have landed us into a financial deficit.

As the province

continues to bleed red ink,

the urgency should

increase at the same rate

the deficit does.

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Time is running out to nominate your favourite volunteerThere is still time to nominate volun-

teers who have made a significant contribution to their community. Nominations for the ninth annual Alberta Volunteer Citizen of the Year program close March 31, 2013.

The award, offered by Direct Energy and supported by the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA), is open to residents of communities served by member newspapers of the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association.

Tanis Kozak, Vice-President and General Manager for Direct Energy in Alberta, says that year after year, the

program has been a resounding success. “We receive many nominations each year, and it shows just how much volunteer spirit there is in this province. That spirit is worthy of recognition, so we’re delighted to be able to continue to fund the program.”

In addition to the $1,000 personal award, the winning nominee will also have a $5,000 donation made in their name to the not-for-profit organization of their choice.

Last year’s winner, Ms. Penny Steffen of Grimshaw, Alberta, helped make a differ-ence in her community by giving hundreds of hours of her time to

numerous organizations without ever asking for anything in return. Her dedica-tion to a long list of community organizations includes volunteering at the Peace River Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (SPCA). Ms. Steffen received a $1,000 cash award from Direct Energy as well as a plaque acknowledging her achievement. In addition, Direct Energy made a donation of $5,000 to the Peace River SPCA, a charity chosen by Ms. Steffen, in her name.

“We’re looking forward to hearing about many more selfless volunteers who do so much for their communities.” said AWNA

President Murray Elliott “I invite AWNA member newspaper publishers and editors and community leaders to nominate their outstanding volunteers. The Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award is a great oppor-tunity to recognize invaluable volunteers and to benefit your community.”

Nomination forms and additional pro-gram details are available at (Coronation) ECA Review 403-578-4111, 4923 - Victoria Ave. Coronation, Ab. or on-line at both the AWNA website at www.awna.org and the Direct Energy website at www.directen-ergy.com/vcoy-alberta.

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Through employee donations and ATCO’s matching

contribution, $3.8 million will be donated to more than 500

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‘The More Accountability’ movement is needed

Some members of the Attawapiskat band blocked the road to the Victor De Beers Diamond Mine. This is a winter road and is usu-ally passable for about 45 days. The mine needs this road to bring in their annual supplies including fuel, repairs, heavy equip-ment.. These are supplies that cannot be brought in by air. Without these sup-plies the mine would be forced to close down operations. There are about 100 members of the Attawapiskat band that are employed at the mine. There are about 100 more aboriginal people that are employed from other bands also.

De Beers signed an Impact Benefit agreement with Attawapiskat in 2005 but these pro-testers want to revisit that agreement because they say they are not receiving compensation for loss of trapping area. As part of the 2005 agreement, Attawapiskat has been receiving very generous compensation for loss of trapping area. In the agree-ment the responsibility for the distribution of the com-pensation was with the band council.

The band council did not and had no intention of dis-tributing any of this money to the band members. It is obvious that they kept the money to line their own pockets like they have with over 100 million dollars of government funds in the last six years. The welfare of their band members is of no concern to that council in my opinion.

`These protesting band members should be pro-testing to their own band council instead of blocking the road to the diamond mine. The more you look at this situation, the more you realize how ridiculous it really is. Here you have a handful of band members stopping 200 of their own people from going to work and possibly closing the operation down so there

would be no work for any of them. The Chief and band council could solve the problem immedi-ately by simply implementing what they had agreed to in 2005. I just cannot understand why the band mem-bers that are employed by the

mine don’t go and dis-mantle the blockade and tell the protesters to go and protest the band council where the real responsi-

bility is. De Beers have got court

injunctions to have the blockade dismantled. The protesters and the enforce-ment authorities have refused to abide by these injunctions. It seems that we have a racist enforce-ment system in Canada. If any other ethnic group, organization or business were to refuse to abide by a similar court order they would very quickly find themselves subjected to the full force of the law. I do not understand why gov-ernments, both provincial and federal, are allowing themselves to be intimi-dated by these people. It just makes no sense.

It is the Chiefs and band councils that are doing the intimidating. It is the grass roots members on these reservations that are suf-fering as a result. It seems that what is really going on is extortion of De Beers by the natives and the Ontario police are complicit in the process. They won’t inter-vene for safety reasons.

It is high time that these governments developed some political back bone and put an end to the non-sense. There are many examples of aboriginal

bands that have sustain-able economic development on their reservations. Those with incompetent and/or greedy Chiefs and councils should be removed somehow and dif-ferent management put in place. Many of these bands, including Attawapiskat, should be charged with embezzlement and corrup-tion and suffer the consequences that anyone else in our society suffers if caught participating in that kind of activity.

As I’ve said before, we have a racist policy when it

comes to applying Canadian law to the Aboriginal people. I do not think it will change unless hun-dreds of thousands of ordinary Canadians demand change. They could use the example of the aboriginals to conduct large pro-tests. We could call it “The More Accountability” movement.

Herman SchwenkCoronation

A handful of band

members stopping 200

of their own people from

going to work and

possibly closing the

operation down.

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PRAIRIE VIEW

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Range Road 113 (North): From: Twp Rd 390 To: North of Twp Rd 390 Km 15.00 to km 15.43 (0.43 km)

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Estate Lands For Sale By TenderThe Personal Representatives of the Estate of WILMA MAY PERREAULT hereby offer for sale by tender the following lands:

Meridian 4 Range 14 Township 41 Section 24 Quarter South West Ptn.Meridian 4 Range 14 Township 41 Section 13 Quarter North West

both excepting thereout all mines and minerals and subject to those encumbrances currently registered against title.

THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES MAKE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE PROPERTY, SIZE/MEASUREMENT, CONDITION OR ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS. ESTATE RESERVES ACCESS RIGHTS TO GRAIN BINS ON SW 24 UNTIL OCTOBER 10,2013.

Possession will be granted on April 3, 2013 subject to registration in the name of buyer. Land taxes to be adjusted as at December 31, 2012. Buyer to be responsible for all costs associated with registration. G.S.T. to be added to the tender price where applicable. All surface lease rentals received prior to possession date to remain with the Estate without adjustment.

Tenders will be received by the undernoted law firm up to but not after 12:00 o’clock noon on March 22, 2013. Tenders should be forwarded or delivered 10 Anderson Law Office at their undernoted address in a sealed envelope marked “Perreault Estate - Tenders” and should include a certified cheque payable to Anderson Law Office Trust for 10% of the price offered. Tenders may be for all or either ofthe parcels above mentioned. The balance of the purchase price must be paid on or before possession date. Terms of the sale will be cash. Cheques of unsuccessful tenderers will be returned.

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We are now seeking a full-time employee for the following position in

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runnerNecessary Qualifications:

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JOURNEYMAN HD mechanic required for oilfield construction company. Duties will include servicing, main-tenance and overhaul of our equipment. The job will be predomi-nately shop work, but with a portion of your time spent in the field. A mechanic’s truck will be supplied for you. The job is based in Edson, Alberta. Call Lloyd at 780-723-5051.

CENTRAL Peace Natural Gas Co-op Ltd. requires full-time Gas Utility Operator. Experience, safety tick-ets an asset. Clean valid driver’s licence required. Forward resume: cpngc@telus-planet.net. Fax 780-864-2044. Mail: Box 119, Spirit River, T0H 3G0.

EXPANDING pipeline company in central Alberta requires Class 1 Winch Truck Operators and Heavy Equipment Technicians experienced in truck, trailer and off road equipment repair. Fax resume to 403-507-2766. Attention: Phil Dunn.

ONE ton diesel truck - Are you an owner? Put it to work! Haul RVs throughout North America. 1-866-736-6483; www.speedway-movingsystems.com.

PERSONALSDATING Service. Long-term/short-term rela-tionships. Free to try! 1-877-297-9883. Live intimate conversation, Call #7878 or 1-888-534-6984. Live adult 1on1 Call 1-866-311-9640 or #5015. Meet local single ladies. 1-877-804-5381. (18+).

TRUE Psychics! 4 Answers call now 24/7 Toll Free 1-877-342-3036; Mobile: # 4486; http://www.truepsy-chics.ca.

AUCTIONS7th ANNUAL Collector Car Auction & Speed Show, March 15 - 17/13, Red Deer Westerner Park. Featuring Big Schwag & indoor car show! Exhibitor space avail-able. Consign your car; estate today. 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; EGauctions.com.

75 QUARTERS land, Oyen, Alberta - Ritchie Bros Unreserved Auction. 1HQ, 30 Parcels Farmland, 6 Parcels Grazing Lease, $21,000 Surface Lease Revenue. Jerry Hodge 780-706-6652; rbauc-tion.com/realestate.

RITCHIE Bros Unreserved Auction. Edmonton, March 8. Two Parcels of Farmland located at Grassland, Alberta. For more info contact Jerry Hodge, 780-706-6652 or visit: rbauction.com/realestate.

MEIER Gun Auction. Saturday, March 9, 11 a.m., 6016 - 72A Ave., Edmonton. Over 150 guns - handguns, rifles, shotguns, miscella-neous. Call to consign 780-440-1860.

Employment Opportunity

OFFICE MANAGERThe Duties and Responsibilities will include the following:• Bookkeeping duties including Accounts payable/receiv-

able and payroll• Reconcile Bank accounts• Other administrative tasks as requiredThe Successful Candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:• 3-5 years of previous bookkeeping/accounting

experience• Knowledge of QuickBooks would be considered an asset• Strong attention to detail and accuracy• Ability to meet deadlines and work in a fast-paced work

environment• Strong ‘can-do’ attitude• Knowledge of Microsoft excel an asset

Please submit your Resume to:Sinclair Plumbing & Heating (Hanna) Ltd.PO Box 178, Hanna, Alberta T0J 1P0or email sincplmg@telusplanet.net

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

M.D. of Provost No. 52

The Municipal District of Provost No. 52 is accepting applications for the following seasonal positions:

• Class 1 Truck Drivers

• Equipment Operators

• Labourers – Public Works and Agricultural Service Board

• Roadside Brush and Weed Sprayers

Please send applications with attached resume stating which position you are interested in to:

Tyler Lawrason, AdministratorM.D. of Provost No. 52

Box 300; 4504 – 53rd AvenueProvost, Alberta

T0B 3S0Phone; 780-753-2434

Fax: 780-753-6432Email: mdprovost@mdprovost.ca

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County of Paintearth No. 18

Seasonal Employment Opportunities

Th e County of Paintearth No.18 is accepting

applications for the positions listed:

Agriculture Service Board Operators:

Responsible for roadside spraying, roadside

mowing, private land spraying, shelterbelt

planting, reclamation, and other duties as they

arise.

• Ability to cooperate and communicate with

the public in a positive manner.

• Carry out duties in a safe and profi cient man-

ner with limited supervision.

• Maintain accurate records of all activities.

• Possess a valid driver’s license.

• Preference will be given to those with a valid

pesticide applicator’s certifi cate, formal ag-

ricultural training and/or agricultural back-

ground. Experience in the operation and

maintenance of agricultural implements

would also have merit.

Starting Wage: $22.19/hr

Burma Park Attendant

Provide campers with exceptional customer

service and ensure the campground is run ef-

fi ciently and eff ectively.

• Required to live in supplied accommodation.

• Strong inter-personal and organization skills

• Work independently with limited supervi-

sion

• Experience in the operation and mainte-

nance of lawn equipment

For the above positions, please respond to Jeff

Cosens, Agricultural Fieldman

Applications for these positions along with a

current driver’s abstract must be received at

the County offi ce by March 15, 2013:

County of Paintearth No.18

Box 509,

Castor, AB T0C 0X0

Phone: (403) 882-3211

Fax: (403) 882-3560

Email: RPrince@countypaintearth.ca

HELP WANTED

LAKE STAFFposition, available at the Hardisty Lake Park from April 15/13 until August 31/13. Must have valid driver’s license. Please state wages expected. Submit application to: Hardisty Agricultural Society, Box 377, Hardisty, AB T0B 1V0 or e-mail to agsociety@hardisty.ca. Only successful candidates will be contacted. Resumes must be received prior to March 15/13. Job description is available upon request.

HELP WANTEDPARK WARDENposition: available at the Hardisty Lake Park from April 15/13 until October 1/13. Living accommodations provided. Please state wages expected. Submit application to: Hardisty Agricultural Society, Box 377, Hardisty, AB T0B 1V0 or e-mail to agsociety@hardisty.ca. Only successful candidates will be contacted. Resumes must be received prior to March 15/13. Job description is available upon request.

P.R.O.S - Providing Residential Options & Services is seeking a

Full and part time Support Workers to Support 3 Individuals with developmental disabilities in their own home. Various shifts, some being afternoons, sleep nights and weekends in Castor, AB.

Responsibilities include direct personal care, lifting and transferring, resolve conflict resolutions, implement support programs, food preparations, home management and com-munity inclusion.

Applicants must be able to work as a team member and with families. Drivers license/vehicle needed. Criminal check required. First Aid/CPR required (or must be obtained within 3 months of employment).

Training will be provided. Starting wage $14.00 - 18.OO/hr depending on experience. Group Insurance Benefits and Bonus Incentives.

Please forward resume to Box 525, Elnora, AB, TOM 0Y0. Fax to 403-773-0006 (M-F, 8 am-4 pm),

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AUCTIONS1 HOME Qtr & 18 Parcels of Farmland - Davidson, Saskatchewan. Sorgaard Ranches Ltd - 2290+/- title acres. 3 bedroom bungalow, 30 X 50 ft. garage, selling at the Saskatoon Auction March 19/13. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers: 1-800-491-4494; rbauction.com.

BY AUCTION: 14 quar-ters of grazing lease land West of Edmonton. March 14/13. Stewart Auctions, Vermilion, Alberta. For more info, call 1-800-269-8580; stewartauctions.com.

ANNOUNCEMENTSDO YOU know a great volunteer? The Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA) and Direct Energy are now accepting nomina-tions for the Alberta Volunteer Citizen of the Year award to rec-ognize someone who goes above and beyond to help others in the community. Nominations are open to all residents served by AWNA newspa-pers. As a reward for giving so much, the winner will get a $1000 cash prize from Direct Energy and a $5000 donation to their com-munity organization of choice. Visit: directen-ergy.com/vcoy or awna.com. Nominations close Sunday, March 31, 2013.

COMING EVENTSALCOHOLICS Anonymous Meetings. Saturdays, 8 pm, Coronation Evangelical Free Church base-ment. Call Bill 403-575-5131 or Kathy 403-578-3909. Mondays, 8 pm, Castor Lighthouse Church backroom. Call Jordan 403-884-2547 or Bruce 403-307-8757

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Tornado Hydrovacs, a division of Petrofield Industries

is accepting resumes for:

Labourers, Industrial Painters, Sandblasters, and Welders

(Journeyman or Apprentice). at our Manufacturing Facility located

at 4102 44th ave, Stettler, AB. Willing to train if candidate has related basic skills or experience. Our Company has an enthusiastic,

fast paced working environment with advancement for motivated

individuals, and an excellent benefit package. Please forward resume to

hr@petrofield.com or Fax 403-742-5544

Established Manufacturing Company is looking for an

Experienced Buyer/Purchaser

as well as an

Experienced Shipper/Receiver

Both positions are 40hr/week. Wage would be commensurate

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Instrument Technicians & Electricians Coronation, AB

Job Details:• Shifts are rotational: 5/2• Excellent wages • Hotel rooms and LOA provided• Local candidates preferred (or willing to relocate to the area)

Requirements: • Current 2nd year to Journeyman apprenticeship status

required** • Successful candidates must possess maintenance experience• CSTS, First Aid and H2S certification are assets• Pre-access drug and alcohol testing required

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package. If you are looking for challenging and rewarding work and share our focus on safety and quality, apply now!

Send your resume, quoting Ref # INSTCOR, via e-mail to: bill.kieser@pyramidcorporation.com or call: 403-575-1236 or fax: 403-578-2583

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SEASONAL OPERATORS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or abilities required for each position:

Grader Operator(s):• Class 3 license with Q Endorsement • Previous experience as a Grader Operator or similar skills and

experience in road construction• Effective communications skills in dealing with the general public• Mechanically inclined and demonstrate responsibility to maintain

their grader (eg. fuel, changing blades, greasing)Wage $24.16-$35.40 per hour, depending upon experience

Truck Driver(s):• Class 1 license with Q Endorsement for gravel & plow trucks.• Class 3 license and Q Endorsement for the water/fuel trucks.• Effective communications skills in dealing with the general public

Wage $23.41-$29.72 per hour, depending upon experience

For the above positions, please respond in confidence to Dennis Nelson, Director of Public Works

Scraper Operator:• Class 5 license• Previous experience with road construction equipment would be an

asset.Wage $24.16-$35.40 per hour, depending upon experience

Please respond in confidence to Randy Grams, Road Construction Foreman

For the above noted positions; please submit resume, along with current 5-year driver’s abstract. Candidates selected will provide a criminal record check prior to commencement of work.

Resumes and supporting documents may be mailed or hand-delivered to:COUNTY OF STETTLER NO. 66602-44 Avenue, PO Box 1270STETTLER, Alberta T0C 2L0

These positions may remain open until a suitable candidate is found. We thank all for their interest in the County of Stettler, but only those selected for interview will be contacted.

Prism Integrated Solutions Inc.

Has the following position available:

Building Maintenance / CarpenterFoam panel building experience will be an asset. Applicant needs to be reliable, self-motivated, and have the attention to detail we require for our finished product.

Excellent wage and competitive benefits package offered to the successful candidate.

E-mail resume ton_thorsteinson@prismcorp.net

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Instrument Technicians & Electricians Coronation, AB

Job Details:• Shifts are rotational: 5/2• Excellent wages • Hotel rooms and LOA provided• Local candidates preferred (or willing to relocate to the area)

Requirements: • Must be a certified Journeyman Electrician• Must be a certified Journeyman Instrumentation Technician • Successful candidates must possess maintenance experience• CSTS, First Aid and H2S certification are assets• Pre-access drug and alcohol testing required

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package. If you are looking for challenging and rewarding work and share our focus on safety and quality, apply now! Send your resume, quoting Ref # INSTCOR, via e-mail to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax: 1-877-955-HIRE

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• 25+/- ac, 6 km east of Brownfi eld - spacious 2565 sq.ft bungalow (totally redone in 1992). Master bedroom to die for, with jetted tub, large walk-in closet and make up counter. $305,000 MLS#CA0008160

• 5002 54A St., Castor - 3 bedroom, 2- 3 piece baths, 4 appli-ances. Lots of changes done to in the last two years. *ONLY THE TRAILER IS FOR SALE* Lot rent is 250/month, expenses approx 100 month. $21,500 MLS#CA0008080

• 159 acres on Hwy 599, 11 m. from Coronation - 5 bedroom bungalow, single de-tached garage, 32’x48’ heated shop. includes a quarter section with SLR revenue of $3500. Cor-rals, stock waterers, several barns and sheds. $350,000 MLS#CA0005274

• 4802 50 Ave., Castor - 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with open kitchen and dining design and sunken living room. $69,000 MLS#CA0005436

• 40243 RANGE ROAD 132A, near Alliance - A 6000 sq.ft. shop with 2400 sq.ft. offi ce space or (as it is cur-rently being used) an attached home!!!! $425,000 RE-DUCED to $375,000 MLS#CA0002912

• 5031 48 St., Consort - 2 bedroom, 1 bath, older home on corner lot, heated garage/shop. $55,000 MLS#CA0002636

• 4621 Norfolk Ave., Cor-onation - 3 bedroom, 1 bath, bungalow, fenced corner lot. $75,000 MLS#CA0002635

• 4705 Westminster Ave, Coronation - 4 bedroom, 3 bath, close to school. $119,000 MLS#CA0001795

• 4106 49 St., Castor - 1484 sq. ft. 4 bed, 4 bath execu-tive home, on 110’ X 120’ lot. $349,000 MLS# CA0001039

• 42127 RANGE ROAD 164 Flagstaff County - 1300 sq.ft 2004 home, 6 bedrooms 3 baths on 14.60 acres west of Forestburg. $349,000 MLS#CA322745

• 2.81 ac south of Castor - 1424 sq.ft bungalow, 3 beds up 1 bed downstairs, 2 bathrooms. $159,000 MLS#CA327375• 41011 RANGE ROAD 130 - 3 bed, 4 bath, bungalow on 12 acres in County of Flag-staff. Quonset, barn & shop. $589,000 MLS#CA0003175• 4310 45 St., Castor - 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom 1120 sq. ft. on main fl oor, bi-level. de-tached double garage, insulated w/ power $155,000 MLS#CA0003892• 214 George St, Halkirk - 2 bedroom, 2 bath starter home which has had a major facelift. $79,000 MLS#CA0004010• George St., Halkirk - 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom bungalow that shows pride of ownership. Major kitchen reno, high end ap-pliances. $149,000 MLS#CA0004048

• Near Castor - 16.75 acres, overlooks Castor Creek, near K to 12 School. Potential to subdivide. $400,000 MLS#CA286941• 4306 49 Ave. Castor - 733 sq ft, 1 bed, 1 bath, spacious kitchen with lots of cupboards, master bedroom with a large storage room. $89,900 RE-DUCED to $69,900 MLS#CA308138• 5130 52 St., Castor - 769 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms, 1 bath-room bungalow. $59,000 RE-DUCED to $54,000 MLS#CA318629• 201 Redan St., Veteran - storey and half on well treed corner lot $88,000 MLS#CA320228• 5021 50 Ave, Castor - 5000 sq. ft. brick and wood building on main street $85,000 MLS#CA320287• 106 1 Ave. West, Alli-ance - Vacant 2 bed home. $45,000 MLS#CA320584• 5126 52 St., Castor - 1990 Triple E 16’ X 80’, 3 bed, 2 bath trailer on 5 lots. REDUCED TO $110,000 MLS#CA324045• 108 Lucknow St., Veter-an - CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home. $79,000 MLS#CA324846• 4922 Parkview Cresc., Castor - 2684 sq.ft, 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 storey, 300 sq. ft master bedroom. $225,000 MLS#CA325979• 5509 51 St., Castor - 1730 sq.ft. 3 bedroom, 3 bath, storey & half on 71’ x 250’ lot. $169,900 MLS#CA326132• 5009 49 Ave., Castor - TURN KEY PAINT & BODY SHOP 2005 40’ x 60’ metal clad shop, offi ce. $260,000 MLS#CA327448• 7670 sq. ft Warehouse/Retail Building, Corona-tion - includes lots of shelving, counters, area setup for offi ce $175,000 MLS#CA316359

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(Right) Brad Schroeder received the ‘All Conference’ award at the ACAC provincial championships for ‘skip of the year’ for mixed teams. ECA Review/Jeff Zacharias

Team Augustana Vikings take the gold medal at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference provincial championship in Olds, February 22 - 24. (L-R) Coach Neil Bratrud, lead - Mari McLachlan, second - Ben Bates, third - Alison Owens, skip - Brad Schroeder and coach Roger Galenza. ECA Review/Jeff Zacharias

Skip for the Augustana University College mixed curling team, Brad Schroeder of Coronation, Ab. and Alison Owens of Olds, Ab. strategize over their play in their quest for gold. ECA Review/Jeff Zacharias

Local curlers win Goldby David Bates

February 22 - 24 Augustan Vikings Men’s and Mixed curling teams curled in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) provincial champi-onship in Olds, Alberta.

The Mixed team, skipped by Brad Schroeder of Coronation, third Allison Owens of Olds, second Ben Bates of Vermilion, all of Alberta, and lead Mari McLachlan of Tisdale, Sk. fin-ished the round robin in second place defeating Olds College and Red Deer College Friday night and losing to Lakeland College Saturday morning.

Later that after-noon the Vikings had to play the Lakeland Rustlers in the ‘Page play down, 1 verses 2 game’. Viking kept it close but ended up losing by three, dropping them to the semi-final against Olds.

Saturday night was successful with a com-manding 8 - 0 win against Olds College sending them into the gold medal game against, once again, Lakeland College Rustlers.

In the gold medal game the Rustlers jumped to an early lead by taking three points in the first end.

Vikings then replied in the second by scoring two and stealing one in the third end to make it a tied game at three.

The next four ends were blanked with both teams making fabulous shots, causing coaches, parents and fans to watch from the edge of their seats with anticipation.

The eighth end was kept fairly clean until it came down to the skip’s last stones.

Schroeder’s last rock was a draw that was partly buried by a lone guard. The Rustlers skip then chose to draw for the win needing to be closer than the Vikings rock.

As the shot slid down the ice, with sweepers ready to help, the rock slid to the back of the house allowing the Vikings’ stone to count by half a

rock rewarding the gold medal to the Augustana Vikings.

The Viking men’s team

received a silver medal.

Three of the Viking players also received ACAC all

conference team awards. Skip Brad Schroeder, third Alison Owens and second Ben Bates.

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Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word WASTE in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row. Some spaces have been filled in for you.

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Look through the newspaper and cut out headlines to news stories. Rearrange and add words to make the headline say just the opposite of what the original headline said. Is it funnier that way?

Write about the ways you care for the planet. For

example, the things you do to use less water or how you

remember to recycle.

Try these online games that teach you how to take care of the environment. Go to:

www.kidscoop.com/kids/

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squares blue to reveal the answer.

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things being done to fight pollution. List the

techniques being used to prevent pollution. Beside

each technique list the organization or group of

people using it.Standards Link: Reading

Comprehension: Determine main idea and details of text.

Standards Link: Environmental Science: Know how people affect the environment in negative and positive ways.

Pet waste is not only a quick way to ruin your favorite pair of shoes, but can also cause big problems when it gets into our storm drains, creeks, and other waterways.

Pet waste contains harmful bacteria that can make people and animals sick. When it decays, it uses up oxygen which kills aquatic animals.

Draw a line from each of these household tasks to the amount of water you think it requires. Check the answers. Then, talk with your family members about all the ways you can think of to use less water for each of these activities.

ANSWERS: Brushing teeth: 2 to 5 gallons. Wash the car: 50 gallons. Dishwasher: 8 to 15 gallons. Toilet flush: 1.5 to 4 gallons. Shower or bath:

17 to 24 gallons. Laundry: 35 to 50 gallons.

Well, this looks like a good spot to do my business ...

Don’t you DARE THINK about doing that by MY creek!

This isn’t a restroom,

pal! My whole family lives in here!

Pet waste that gets into the waterways can kill

fish like us!

You make a good point, Fish. From now on, I’ll

make sure my owner gets rid of my waste the right

way. I’m taking my business elsewhere!

Always pick up your pet’s waste on walks, at the park, and at home.

Always bring pet waste bags with you on outings so you are not caught unprepared without a bag.

Throw pet wastein the trash. Do not put pet waste in the yard waste or recycling container.

Do not hose pet waste into the gutter. By doing your part to make sure you pick up after your pet, you are helping the community and the environment.

Standards Link: Science: Understand relationships among organisms and their physical environment.

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Amanda Richardson (left) and Cindy Heidecker swept their stone during the Coronation Ladies Bonspiel held on Saturday, February 23. Poor ice conditions caused the last draw to be cancelled, resulting in no winners declared in the event. ECA Review/ B. PASSIFIUME

Frank Dummett watched as Fred McDiarmid fired a shot during the Coronation Golden Age Club’s annual floor curling tournament held at the Coronation Seniors’ Centre on Thursday, February 21. The Richard Webb rink won the first event, with Frank Dummett, Tom Wraight and Nadine Schwartz filling out the top four.

Allan Schmidt’s rink took the second event with the rinks of Bill Schmidt, Dave Wakefield and Alvin Bishell taking second, third and fourth place respectively.

Victor Barnard rink won the third event defeating the Marilyn Polege rink. Barry Mason rink defeated the Stan Lawson rink for third and fourth respectively. ECA Review/B. PASSIFIUME

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Final Grand Concert

& Award Announcements

Wednesday, March 20

7:30 p.m. Coronation Community

Centre

2013 Festival Highlights &

Presentation of Outstanding Awards

Programs and passes available at Golby Hardware after March 6

The program will also be on the website: www.coronationmusicfestival.com

Coronation Music Festival

March 11 - 18, 2013Piano Classes - Trinity United ChurchMonday, March 11- Wednesday, March 13

School Garage Bands - Coronation School6:00 p.m. Tuesday Evening, March 12

School Chorus - Coronation SchoolWednesday, March 13Morning & Afternoon

Speech Arts - Evangelical Free ChurchWednesday Evening, March 13 - Trinity United ChurchThursday Morning, March 14

Guitar Classes - Evangelical Free Church1:00 p.m. Monday, March 11

Seniors Class - Assisted Living2:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 13

Dance - Coronation Community CentreSaturday, March 16 - Monday, March 18

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Friday Buffet 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Featuring a New

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Sunday Brunch

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Big Valley InnBig Valley InnRestaurant: 403-876-2040 Office: 403-876-2203

Seniors Night Out

Every Wednesday

Two Seniors Eat For The Price Of One

5:00 to 7:30 pm

Liquor Store Open Daily

Including Sundays11 am to 8 pm

Outriders Outriders RestaurantRestaurant

IngredientsAt Cactus Corner Cafe, we roast and slice our own turkeys, hams and roasts. All of our cheeses are sliced in the back from blocks of real cheese. Our desserts are homemade from the freshest ingredients. As well, our steaks and chops are hand-cut from fresh AAA Canadian Beef and Pork.

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Coronation Royal Performing Arts FINAL PERFORMANCE of the season

BIG RIVERBIG RIVERFriday, March 157:30 pm at Coronation Community Centre

Tickets Available @ L & C Bookkeeping, Coronation, AB

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THE VATThe Vat is Red Deer’s premiere,

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night club where something is usually going on 7 days a week. From bigger name acts

to local and Canadian entertainment, the Vat has something for everyone.

403-346-5636101 5301 43 St., Red Deer

Find Our Event Postings on Facebook @ “We Love The Vat”

MarchFri, 1

One Day Late / Diesel May /

TatteredSat, 2 TBA

Fri, 8Zoo Lion / Oldbury

Sat, 9RDC Drama Society

Burlesque ShowMon, 11

Koffin Kats / Red City Drunk Punx

Fri, 15The Frank / Nature Of / St Groove

Sat, 16Punch Drunk Cabaret

Fri, 22Dice Deluxe

Sat, 23 TBAMon, 25

The Stanfields / Mudmen / Waskasoo

Fri, 29 Third Branch

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Cold Beer Store Ltd.S

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Raise your glass on St. Patrick’s Day

Stettler Variety Showcasepresents

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“Canadian crooner & pianist. Energy,innovation & range. Original & classic tunes. Hot jazz edged soul. Engages & captivates audiences.” www.jessepetersmusic.com

Tickets @ Pfeiffer House of Music & door Adults $20, Students $10

March 3rd, 2013

Shows @ 2:00pm& 7:30 pm

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Community events listingMar 1 - The Vat. Red Deer, Ab., “One Day Late/

Diesel May/Tattered”. Call 403-346-5636Mar 1-3 - Red Deer Sportsman Show, Westerner

Park, Red Deer, Ab., Fri 4-9 pm, Sat 9 am-7 pm, Sun 9 am-5 pm, Guest speakers.

Mar 2 - Steak & or Rib night, Ryley, Ab., Grand Central Pub & Roadhouse, every Sat night.

Mar 3 - Stettler Variety Showcase, Jesse Peters Trio, 2:00 & 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center Stettler. Adults $20, Students $10.

Mar 6 - Centre Street Thrift Store, Hanna, Ab. 1 pm - 7 pm, Basement of United Church, Open Wed 1-7pm and Sat 10am - 2 pm

Mar 6 - Eckankar Canada, first Wed of each month, Red Deer Public Library 7-7:30 pm, call 403-346-9238.

Mar 8 - The Vat, Red Deer, Ab., “Zoo Lion/Oldbury”, Call 403-346-5636

Mar 9 - The Vat, Red Deer, Ab., RDC Drama Society, “Burlesque Show”, Call 403-346-5636

Mar 9 - Steak & or Rib night, Ryley, Ab., Grand Central Pub & Roadhouse, Ryley, Ab.

Mar 10 - Kung Fu Intro Night, 6pm -8pm, sample class starting at 8 pm, Studio C, Main Street, Castor, Ab. Call Cody 403-741-6421

Mar 11 -18 - Coronation Music Festival, Final Grand Concert Wed., Mar 20, 7:30 pm, Coronation Community Centre

Mar 11 - The Vat, Red Deer, Ab., “Koffin Kats/Red City Punx”, call 403-346-5636.

Mar 13 - Big River “Man in Black” Show, Johnny Cash tribute band, Hanna Community Centre, Tickets $35, Call Linda 403-854-4654.

Mar 15 - The Vat, Red Deer, Ab., “The Frank/Nature Of/St. Groove”, Call 403-346-5636

Mar 15 - Coronation Royal Performing Arts, final performance of the season, Tribute to Johnny Cash, 7:30 pm, Coronation Community Hall.

Mar 16 - The Vat, Red Deer, Ab., “Punch Drunk Cabaret”, Call 403-346-5636

Mar 17 - St. Patrick’s Day Irish Beef Stew Supper, First United Church, 4:30-6:30 pm, Free Will Offering.

Mar 22 - The Vat, Red Deer, Ab., “Dice Deluxe”, Call 403-346-5636.

Mar 23 - Castor IODE Rummage Sale, Castor Community Hall, 11 am-3:30 pm, Light lunch available, $4, Grocery Hamper Raffle.

Mar 25 - The Vat, Red Deer, Ab., “The Stanfields/Mudmen/Waskasoo,” Call 403-346-5636.

Mar 29 - The Vat, Red Deer, Ab., “Third Branch”, Call 403-346-5636.

Please send Community Events by fax to 403-578-2088 or by email to publisher@ecareview.com for FREE LISTING (dependent upon space availability). The Review cannot guarantee events as listed, please check with the venue prior to attending.

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Genes Entry

Buy bulls based on data not pictures

by Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, North Dakota State University Extension ServiceThere certainly is no shortage of bull

pictures. Have you ever wondered just how many bull pictures can be printed in one magazine? A lot, and despite the added color and enhanced graphics, bulls still look like bulls. Yes, there are some subtle differences. To the trained eye, those dif-ferences may be notable, but still, there seems to be more similarity than differ-ences in many of the bulls.

We enjoy pictures, but we also should enjoy data. Bulls may be very similar in phenotype, in other words the picture, but their genotype may have no similarity at all.

Even the color, although fairly indica-tive of the DNA on one chromosome, may have no indication of what DNA is on the other chromosome. Because all chromo-somes are paired, the calves that the bull produces each will be products of only one of the chromosomes. Therefore, black cattle certainly can sire red calves.

In terms of the many other traits, the variation within the particular lot of bulls can be extreme, even though all the bulls look alike.

Some bulls have high-growth DNA, others low-growth DNA. Some bulls will have DNA more likely to produce prime to choice grade calves, while a very similar looking bull may only produce select or low choice grade calves.

Although muscle quantity and expres-sion may be observed in the phenotype or picture of the bull, the ultrasound data indicating rib-eye area, often expressed as rib-eye area per hundred pounds of live weight, certainly will tell the same story.

The point is that true bull selection rests with understanding the data. The action of buying bulls should be a process of sorting through the data first and then looking at the bull.

Every single piece of data is directly connected to a strand of DNA somewhere on the chromosome. Positive selection pressure on the correct traits will increase positive DNA within our bull stud. In turn, this DNA will combine with the DNA available in the cow herd to pro-duce the calf crop.

Therefore, the process of buying bulls actually is, or at least should be, fairly methodical.

Although data terms may baffle a bull buyer, always check out what the trait abbreviations and the many expected progeny differences (EPDs) values mean. The breed association websites have good glossaries or just ask other breeders.

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Plan ahead to avoid common forage establishment issues Agri-NewsIf you are going to be seeding forages

this year, be sure to plan ahead. Knowing your seed quality, properly preparing the seed bed and calibrating your seeding equipment will help you avoid common issues that crop up when establishing perennial forages. Knowing how to diag-nose common problems is the first step in preventing them.

“If your whole field is thin, there could be an issue with the size and quality of the forage seed you used,” says Stephanie Kosinski, beef/forage specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

“Dig around in the soil and see if there are seeds that have not germinated, or seeds that germinated but did not grow into a seedling. To prevent this, purchase high quality certified seed and get a copy of the Seed Testing Certificate. Then you

will know the germination and vigour of your forage seed.

If you did use high quality seed, then your seeding rate might be the culprit. If you have a lot of seed left over after seeding, the problem may have been in not calibrating your seeder before going out, or perhaps the seed was blended with a carrier.

It’s important to always check the cali-bration and setting of your seeding equipment and re-calibrate as necessary. If you are using a carrier for your forage seed, make sure you are mixing thor-oughly and in the proper ratio for even flow and distribution.

“If you see patches or a pattern of thin areas in your field, there could be a few variables to consider,” says Kosinski. “The first consideration is how deep you seeded. If you seeded too shallow, you will likely notice some seed lying on the soil surface

and poor seed to soil contact. If you seeded too deep, you will find seeds deep in the seedbed that germinated but ran out of gas before they were able to reach the surface.

“If you can, do a few trial passes with your seeding equipment to double-check the seeding depth. It is also a good idea to make sure your seedbed has been prop-erly prepared. This will help ensure good seed to soil contact and increase the chances of establishment success.”

Poor legume colouring is another common problem. Legume plants in a hay field or pasture that are stunted and a sickly yellowish-green, are showing symp-toms of nitrogen deficiency.

Pull out some of the plants and examine their roots for signs of nodulation. If there are no nodules, that means there is an issue with inoculation.

It could be that the inoculant used on the legume seed was not good, was

improperly applied, or the seed used might have been left to sit too long between being inoculated and being seeded.

“If you are using pre-inoculated legume seed, make sure the seed is inoculated in the year of seeding,” says Kosinski.

“If you are applying the inoculant your-self, check its expiry date and keep it in a cool dry place until use. Make sure it is the correct inoculant for your legume, and then apply it properly and seed the day of application. “

These are just a few examples of common issues that can emerge with perennial forage establishment. For more tips on forage stand establishment, check out the Forage Stand Establishment Trouble Shooting factsheet on Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s website.

Look at numbersA personal pet peeve: If there is room

for the picture, there should be room for labeling conveniently the various num-bers to make the reading of the information more doable.

All of these notations lead up to some very important notes. Right up front, a herd should present in the catalog the average EPD values for the various traits the breed evaluates followed by the average EPD values for the bulls and heifers being sold.

Additional information could be pro-vided for the breed, such as the trait values for the top 25 percent of the breed or maybe even the top 1 percent of the breed, depending on the strengths of the bulls or heifers.

For the new bull buyer who is not aware of the breeders within a breed, those pro-ducers who are willing to print the average EPD values for the calves they are selling make the initial screening so much easier. Of course, one does need to look at the individual numbers.

However, there is something to keep in mind. Why not start with those herds that are selling bulls or heifers that are above average for the desired traits?

There is no quicker or easier way to evaluate the expected future performance authenticity of potential bull candidates. Once the overall performance of the herd has been determined in relationship to the breed as a whole, one can select the desired bulls within the sale offering.

Now that one knows the average value for all the traits analyzed within the breed, the process of finding and sorting bulls based on their ranking within the breed is relatively easy.

The job is to find the sale prospects by scanning all the sons of the reference sires that meet our criteria and then scan-ning all the bulls for their own performance because the cow and bull ultimately determine the genetic value of the bull.

Through the years, one vote of confi-dence is that it is obvious more people are picking the top bulls because the bidding dollars seem to jump quickly on bulls that lead the data. That is a good thing for the industry but a little frustrating when the wallet doesn’t have an equivalent roll of money.

Keep in mind that no picture is going to relay the information that is needed. Only breed association EPD data will, which is critical in making long-lasting bull deci-sions. Great bulls have great numbers. Learn to read them and just don’t bid on poor bulls.

May you find all your ear tags.Your comments are always welcome at

http://www.BeefTalk.com

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Complete Herd Dispersal for Bale Cattle Co Ltd.

· Herd is predominantly red & black angus· Replacement Heifers will have their first calf spring 2013· All cows and heifers will be preg checked safe in calf prior to auction.

· Cows expected to start calving April 1, 2013· Red Angus, Black Angus & Charolais Bulls

After more than 35 years of farming Bale Cattle Co Ltd is retiring and selling their entire operation including real estate, equipment and one-iron cows.

RBA will be conducting two (2) unreserved auctions – Herd Dispersal and Livestock equipment will be sold March 23, Real Estate and Equipment will be sold June 15. Don’t miss this opportunity.

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Wednesday, March 20 @ 1pm - Annual Adair Simmental Bull Sale

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Adoption of direct seeding improves soil fertility and crop nutrition

Agri-NewsMany prairie farmers have adopted

direct seeding, also referred to as no-till cropping, which has improved soil organic matter levels and soil quality. Increased soil organic matter often increases the nutrient supplying power of soil. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), sulphur (S) and other required plant nutrients are stored in soil organic matter.

“For the soil to release nutrients, the right conditions are necessary, such as warm soil temperatures and good soil moisture conditions, which are needed for soil microbes to break down or ‘miner-alize’ N, P and S in the organic matter,” says Dr. Ross McKenzie, research scientist – agronomy with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

“Normally, there is good potential for soils that have been in no-till for a number of years, to have the increased ability to mineralize more N during the growing season and other nutrients versus conven-tional tilled fields. But that doesn’t always happen, particularly in cooler, or drier spring and summer conditions.

“Most research across the prairies has shown that the potential for soil organic matter mineralization is increased under direct seeding. This is because the make-up of the soil organic matter is different in direct seeded land versus conventional tilled land. The proportion of easily miner-alizable nutrient is higher in soil organic matter that develops under no-till crop-ping systems versus conventional tillage systems.”

After converting to no-till from con-ventional tillage cropping, many growers found they had to increase their N fertilizer rates as there was an increased por-tion of the fertilizer N that became tied up in organic matter.

Also, no-till crop-ping conserves soil moisture meaning crop yield potential was higher and more N was needed to achieve optimum yields.

Every soil tillage operation means losing one-half inch to one inch of soil water, so under no-till, crop yield potential could be easily increased by five to seven bushels for wheat and seven to nine bushels for barley, for each inch of water conserved in the soil.

When developing fertilizer plans, farmers adjusted their fertilizer inputs for higher target yields.

Phosphorus (P) and sulphur (S) are also contacted in soil organic matter. Mineralization and release of P and S from crop residue tends to be higher

in no-till and reduced tillage systems versus conventional tillage. Potassium (K), also referred to a potash, is not present in organic form, so availability of soil K is not directly affected.

“Many farmers who have shifted to no-till, have also adopted more diverse crop rotations including cereals, oilseed and pulse crops in their rotation,” says McKenzie.

“Including pulses such as pea in a crop rotation will contribute to increased N availability for subsequent crops. Remaining pea straw and root residue has higher N content and will breakdown rela-tively quickly, whether it is incorporated or not. Including a pulse crop in a no-till crop rotation can increase soil N avail-ability to subsequent crops, reducing dependence on commercial N fertilizer.”

Farmers using low disturbance seeding systems usually side or mid-row band N fertilizer and seed-place phosphate fertil-izer, at the time of seeding. These are the most effective methods of applying these fertilizers, and result in successful direct seeding of crops.

“To optimize no-till crop production, one of the best management tools farmers can use is soil testing,” advises McKenzie. “Developing a fertilizer management pro-gram based on soil testing helps farmers make informed management fertilizer choices and helps them take advantage of all the benefits of low-disturbance direct seeding.”

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Agri-NewsFutureFare 2013, presented by Alberta

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Genetic research for healthier oats AgriviewOat beta-glucan is a soluble fibre

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The challenge is to assess whether or not community members will buy in. To help communities answer that question, The Alberta Community and Co-operative Association (ACCA) organized a confer-ence in Red Deer, AB, from November 15-17, 2012. It was attended by Credit Unions, Rural Electrification Co-ops, Gas Co-ops, The Co-operators Insurance People, UFA, Federated Co-op, Canadian Worker Co-op, the Ideal Housing Co-op and members of community groups con-templating the formation of co-ops.

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• that this working together helps not only the individual citizens but the general community as well. It was very refreshing to be in the midst of a large group of people who seemed to celebrate the fact that the community should benefit significantly from projects undertaken by co-opera-tives. They seemed to be saying that profit isn’t always money. Profit is being able to access goods and services right in ones own community.

It became obvious early though, that groups wanting to establish co-ops felt overwhelmed by a lack of guidelines and information. That message came through loudly and clearly many times. There was unanimous agreement that the estab-lished co-ops, through the creation of an association of co-operatives, should help fledgling co-ops become established. They

pledged to work hard to achieve that goal. In fact shortly after the completion of the conference an announce-ment was made by the

Canadian Co-operative Association. They indicated that a fund called the National Co-op Development Fund had

been established to assist new co-ops and groups wanting to form co-ops.

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Walker completes journey to TexasBryan Passifiume

ECA Review Reporter

With a triumphant foot dipped into the Sabine-Neches waterway in Port Arthur, Texas on Friday, February 8, Ken Ilgunas marked the completion of an epic 2800 kilometre hike walking the route of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.

It was in the waning days of September that Ilgunas started his hike in Hardisty, Alberta, heading off southeast following the route of the pipeline. His journey took him south from Hardisty through Consort, onwards through Saskatchewan, Montana, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and finally to the gulf coast of Texas, a journey that Ilgunas says was both liberating and educating.

“I’ll miss the deprivation of the hike more than the luxuries I thought of when on the hike,” he told the Review. “Life is so good and simple when you’re on a journey, and I’ll miss the clarity of purpose I had for those five months.”

“Walking across the prairie is like walking in a dream,” he said. “You have so much peace and quiet and solitude that your mind wanders at will, as it does in a dream.”

The five months Ilgunas spent on foot not only taught him a lot about the land and the people, but also about himself. The time he spent preparing both physi-cally and mentally for the journey didn’t prepare him for some of the setbacks he encountered, especially in the first few weeks.

Ilgunas developed agonizing shin splints as he was walking through Saskatchewan, immobilizing him in Shaunavon for four days, about 100 kilo-metres from the Canada-US border. Problems with his feet also slowed his progress as he fought to keep ahead of the cold weather. Ilguanas describes his inju-ries as both his bleakest and proudest moments on the journey.

“It was demoralizing to have to wait for my body to adjust as I watched the weather get colder and colder,” he said. “I suppose if I’m proud of anything, it’s that I didn’t think about quitting, even when it hurt the most.”

While it took weeks for the pain in his shins to subside, his body slowly adjusted itself to its new daily regimen.

Along the way, Ilgunas was at the mercy of the people and situations he encountered. While many were kind and compassionate to his cause and offered him food, shelter and in many cases the

promise of eternal salvation, he had encounters with less-than-friendly people that challenged both his wits and his determination.

It was while camping in a vacant lot in Atoka, Oklahoma that Ilgunas experi-enced his most frightening experience. Directed by a local pastor whose aunt owned the land, Ilgunas set up his tent against a house and went to sleep. Awoken a 2:30 a.m. by a dog sniffing at his tent, Ilgunas looked out-side to see a large man bearing down on his campsite with a large club. Paralyzed with fear, Ilgunas phoned the police who responded to ensure he was okay. While the man fled, it fur-ther reinforced in llgunas’s mind to always be vigilant and careful.

Ilgunas had encounters with the police all along his journey. While many were merely curious about the bearded stranger strolling through their town, some had caught wind about his journey in the media and showed their support for him,

especially as he approached his goal in southern Texas. Not all encounters with the police were as cordial. Ilgunas was arrested in Petersburg, Nebraska after several houses in town were broken into. Police removed him out of a store where he had been eating lunch and informed him of their suspicious.

Distressed at both being accused of a crime he was innocent of and being forced into a vehicle after spending the pre-vious 70 days on foot, he was told by the arresting officer that he was being driven out of the county -- jeopardizing Ilgunas’ plans to attend a nearly

environmental hearing on the Keystone XL pipeline in nearby Albion. The arrest also threatened to ruin his plans to under-take the entire trip on foot without the aid of a vehicle.

A second officer, perhaps feeling guilty about the situation, chose to drove Ilgunas to Albion instead of depositing him outside

of the county, allowing him to make the hearing.

While his human encounters were har-rowing, several animal encounters had him on his toes, and in at least one case running for his life from a herd of angry cows. His journey involved walking across countless grazing pastures, allowing him to face his fear of cattle head-on. He was chased on numerous occasions by dogs, causing his handy can of dog repellant to make regular appearances in his jacket pocket.

The walk gave Ilgunas an opportunity to get to know a great variety of people along the route, specifically the differ-ences he encountered between Canadians and Americans.

“The differences were few, almost indis-tinguishable,” he said. “Americans and Canadians were equally kind and gen-erous. Americans, though, are far more obsessed with their guns, and they are, I think, more impassioned – sometimes more pushy – with their religious beliefs.”

Ilgunas came to rely on the charity of many church families within the towns he encountered. He spent many nights camped in church yards, on the floors of sanctuaries and even in the homes of pas-tors and church ministers.

I think it was my

duty as a citizen of this

world to do my part to

fight for a better future.” - Ken Ilgunas

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Turn to More, Pg 25

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From the outset, Ilgunas said that this walk was more of a personal journey than one of an activist protesting the pipeline.

“I certainly didn’t go into this walk thinking that I would have some big impact,” he said. “I did, however, think it was my duty as a citizen of this world to do my part to fight for a better future.”

The people that Igunas encountered hosted a wide variety of opinions on pipe-lines, climate change and the Alberta oilsands -- people both casually and directly connected to the issues. While he met those who shared his views, he encountered others who shared a dif-ferent view.

“I don’t have much hope of people changing their opinions anytime soon,” he said. “The science conclusively links greenhouse gas emissions to a warming climate. But people will listen to a mav-erick scientist – no matter his or her credentials or research – so long as the scientist says what they want to hear. I don’t think the public’s opinion will change until we begin to truly suffer from climate change, or until the coming, and hopefully more enlightened, generations supplant us.”

Ilgunas reported that his first mission after removing himself from his celebra-tory dip in the Gulf of Mexico was finding a set of clippers to shave the considerable beard he grew during the journey. With his walk behind him, Ilgunas has plans to take it easy in the coming months. He is in the midst of relocating to a friend’s farm

in North Carolina to write a book on his travels. He’s also about to start promoting his first book, Walden on Wheels, a recently published journal about the two years he spent living in a van while studying for his Master’s Degree at Duke University, a feat that allowed him to graduate debt-free.

Ilgunas looks back at his time on the open prairie with contemplation. While his body bore the brunt of his grueling

trek, his mind emerged from an almost zen-like existence clear and ready to tackle the challenges ahead.

“Apart from the occasional animal encounter or the threat of bad weather, my life was almost completely stress-free for the duration of the hike,” he said. “I’ll miss that for sure.” bad weather, my life was almost completely stress-free for the duration of the hike,” he said. “I’ll miss that for sure.”

More of a personal journeyCont’d from Pg 24

How to have your cattle tested for BSEby Dr. Wendy Wilkins, DVM, PhD

Disease Surveillance Veterinarian Livestock Branch, Saskatchewan Agriculture

Currently, Canadian producers have international market access because we have demonstrated a low and declining level of BSE through participation in BSE testing.

This participation has declined over recent years.

Protect your most important investment, your cattle herd, by testing your eligible animals for BSE.

If you think your animal is eli-gible for BSE testing, take the following steps:

Step 1: Ensure that the animal is over 30 months old and dead, down, chronically ill (diseased) or other-wise unfit for transport.

Step 2: Contact your local veteri-narian, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) district

office or the BSE hotline at 1-877-727-5273 to arrange for testing. CFIA does not charge, but sample collection is limited to regular working hours. Private veterinar-ians are reimbursed $100 by the National BSE program, but may charge extra for mileage and/or calls after hours.

Step 3: Whoever collects the sample will request information on the animal’s history and basic farm information. They will also arrange a time to collect the sample at your farm.

Step 4: Upon arrival at your farm, a history of any illness, animal identification and age will be requested.

Step 5: You will be asked to sign a contract stating that you agree to control the carcass until test results are received. In return, for every eligible sample, you will receive $75.

Step 6: The veterinary clinic or

CFIA inspector will remove the animal’s head and collect the nec-essary part of the brain.

Step 7: The sample is sent to a lab for testing. Step 8: Within two weeks, you should be contacted with the test

results. Step 9: If results are neg-ative, no further action is required.

If results are positive, the car-cass will be collected by CFIA for further sampling and destruction. It is important to note that if an animal is found with BSE, your entire herd will not be depopu-lated. Other animals from the animal’s birth herd born a year before and after the positive animal and fed the same feed sup-plement in the first year of life will be traced, quarantined and destroyed with compensation at market value.

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Improving the understanding of bee-keeping and apiculture best management practices is the aim of a series of short courses being held this spring.

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development has taken the lead in devel-oping and offering both beginner and intermediate beekeeping short courses to benefit the industry in the province.

Intermediate Beekeeping Short Course

This one-day advanced course is designed for beekeepers who have a basic understanding of beekeeping and have kept honey bees for at least one full year. It focuses on reviewing the strength and weakness of honey bees through the seasons.

It also includes improvement of manage-ment practices for swarming control, making nuclei (splitting colonies), feeding, and wintering. Participants will learn about pest diagnoses and decision making of what to do and why for pest manage-ment based on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles.

Production of quality honey that meets consumers’ expectations is also discussed.

While not mandatory, it is strongly rec-ommended that participants take the Bee-Ginners Beekeeping Short Course first, as well as having kept bees for at least one year. General beekeeping and basic understanding of the biology of honey bees will not be covered. Lunch and a book included in the registration fee. Pre-registration is required for this course, and regis-tration fee for the Intermediate Beekeeping Short Course is $21 (including GST).

Class size is lim-ited to only 30 participants per location, so early registration is

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This course is for beginning beekeepers only. The two-day course focuses on the biology and management of honey bees in Alberta. Based on this knowledge, stu-dents will learn the practical aspects of purchasing bees, assembling equipment, seasonal management through the year ensuring colony survival through winter, pest and disease management, and pro-duction, harvesting, extracting, bottling, and selling of honey. It includes hands-on sessions that will train students in how to become active beekeepers.

Registration fee for Bee-Ginners is $148.41 per person, and includes a Beekeeping in Western Canada textbook and Bee Pest and Diseases, lunch both days and GST. For attendees who already have this textbook, the registration fee is $123.41. This course is very popular and enrollment is limited, so early registration is recommended.

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New information source for producers Agri-NewsFarm producers realize they will be

making several important agronomic decisions during the upcoming growing season. While dealing with large amounts of daily information on a wide range of agronomic topics, producers sometimes face contradictory information. Separating good information from bad information is a constant with farm pro-ducers, which can make decision-making difficult.

“Producers and agronomists now have access to a relatively new agronomy extension web-site that offers high quality, unbiased information about soils and crop management on the Canadian Prairies,” says Neil Whatley, crop spe-cialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

“Without requiring a subscription, anyone may go online to freely access an electronic journal entitled Prairie Soils and Crops: Scientific Perspectives for Innovative Management (PS&C).Research scientists submit articles to this journal with impartial scientific knowl-edge on a range of pertinent agronomic issues, each year offering a different topic theme.

“Themes include the science of weeds and herbicides, the biology and manage-ment of current crop insect and disease pests, soil related concerns, etc. The most recent edition (2012) is comprised of arti-cles about Long-term Crop Rotations in the Canadian Prairies. In a few months a new theme, focusing on Crop Physiology, will be completed.”

The 2009 edition of PC&S contains arti-cles on the theme of weeds and herbicide management. In this edition, there are a series of articles about herbicide applica-tion management practices, weed seed banks, what was learned from Prairie weed surveys, and on the concern about herbicide-resistant weeds, which is cur-rently a hot topic.

The 2011 edition of the journal contains articles about significant insect and dis-ease threats in the Prairie region and includes articles on recent pests in cereal, oilseed and pulse crops. For example, extension articles are available on cur-rent insect pests such as lygus bug, root maggot, cabbage seedpod weevil, pea leaf weevil, wheat midge and sawfly.

Current disease issues such as sclero-tinia, blackleg, ascochyta blight, Fusarium head blight and various cereal leaf diseases are addressed. Most articles are three to five pages in length and include a topic summary as well as colourful photos.

“The first in a series of articles on crop rotations in the 2012 edition is entitled Long-Term Cropping Studies on the Canadian Prairies: An Introduction,” says Whatley.

“It’s interesting to read that the study of crop rotations on the Canadian Prairies emerged soon after the first settlers arrived. Since that time, farm producers and researchers have accumulated much unique knowledge on crop rotations, spe-cific to the Canadian Prairie soil zones.

“While searching for the agronomic and economic implications of various crop rotations, farmers and research scientists have integrated features such as crop diversity, pest management, soil organic matter retention and soil water conserva-tion into their experimentation and ways of farming.

“Research results that emerged in the 1940s on crop rotations included recog-nizing the influence of specific crops on subsequent crops, as well as discussions and questions about the underlying rea-sons for the beneficial effects that legume crops have on subsequent crops. The authors add that several of these

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When reading individual articles on specific weed, insect and disease pests, the phrases ‘crop rotation’ and ‘cropping diversity’ frequently emerge as being integral to pest management. For example, with regard to herbi-cide resistance in weeds, cropping system diversity appears to be the basis for pro-active weed resistance management. The author of Herbicide Resistance in Weeds says, “Weed surveys, con-ducted over the past decade, have shown that the risk of weed resistance is greatest in fields with only a cereal-based rotation. The risk is lowest in cropping systems that include forage crops, fallow (summer or green manure), or have three or more crop types, such as cereal, oilseed, and pulse, grown in rotation.”

“With crop diseases, most

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“The articles on these and other crop pests generally sug-gest that integrated approaches are necessary to properly manage the pests we deal with, pointing out that a combina-tion of management methods are necessary for optimal con-trol, including crop diversity.

“As an agricultural exten-sion tool for the Canadian Prairie region, the online Prairie Soils and Crops journal is a reliable source of non-biased agronomic information that farm producers and agronomists can easily access. A wide range of topics are addressed and more agro-nomic themes will be presented in upcoming years.”

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Managing livestock mortalities in the springby Andy Jansen, PEng Manager,

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Death losses are an unfortunate reality for livestock producers.

Managing mortalities – dis-posing of the carcasses – properly and quickly is important to mini-mize problems such as flies, odour, scavengers, disease and water contamination.

It is important to dispose of car-casses quickly in the spring because they will begin to decom-pose in the heat.

Springtime mortality manage-ment can be difficult, however, as thawing ground may be too soft for the excavating equipment and standing water may prevent access to carcasses and/or disposal locations.

As well, spring run-off can sig-nificantly increase the possibility of water contamination.

Proper planning to reduce the logistical and environmental prob-lems will make it much easier to

dispose of winter losses in the spring:

• Before the snow falls, prepare a temporary mortality storage/ dis-posal site.

This location should be on high ground and have all-weather access.

Keeping the site and the access route(s) clear of snow during the winter will reduce the duration of muddy conditions in the spring.

• If a geologically suitable burial site has been identified, have a pre-excavated pit and cover material on hand so you can easily dispose of the carcasses.

Set up a barrier or fence around the pit to ensure animals or people do not accidentally fall in.

• If you plan on composting, ensure you have sufficient bulking and cover material (straw, manure and/or sawdust).

Fence off or cover the area to keep scavengers out of the compost.

Ensure that run-off from the

compost area will not enter water-ways or leave the farm property.

If you plan on sending the car-casses for rendering, make pickup arrangements with the renderer as quickly as possible.

There are steps to take that should eliminate the most obvious threats to your livestock’s safety.

Keep your cattle away from sloughs and dugouts as much as possible to prevent drowning.

Providing remote watering sites should prevent animals from falling through the ice or getting trapped in mud.

For the same reasons, keep feeding sites away from low-lying areas that are subject to flooding.

Immediately remove any dead animal found lying in a flowing stream or any other water course.

Having a plan to deal with inevi-table losses is just good farm management.

For more information, visit www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/mortalities.

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Dakota State University Extension ServiceSometimes one just needs to wonder and

dream to learn something new. With all the excitement about DNA in the cattle business, one cannot help but learn something.

The cattle business is a fairly conserva-tive business that is operated by fairly conservative people. As risk-takers in a high-risk environment, those in the cattle business have learned that conservative management seems to keep the operation around longer.

Maximum return is not the goal. Generally, the primary objective is a rather consistent return that gives the producer an opportunity to be around next year.

In some cases, the newly arrived expert is even perplexed. Why not listen to all the inputs, chitchat and multitudes of opinion and allocate all the dollars accordingly? The wiser, more experienced will say that with patience comes sanity, and with sanity, one still can appreciate raising cattle.

As cattle are sold and move through the production chain, the cattle may decrease in importance, but their investment oppor-tunities may increase. Profit and loss actually may not be a product of burning the midnight ranch oil, but more embedded in the markets and how they move.

Spot markets always are active, but actual value and profit and loss are a long chain of accounts, with some being nega-tive and some positive. The true value of a calf may have very little to do with who comes out on the positive side of the equa-tion versus the one who loses.

However, back on the ranch, this year’s calf crop is just starting to unfold, and attention is much more focused on sur-vival, livability and brute strength. In fact, calf value probably is not even mentioned very often. Although a 0 percent calf death loss is desired, the reality is that an opera-tion will experience some loss. However, focusing on dead calves is futile because there is always a live calf on the way.

Now back to the conservative nature of ranching. Cattle are really not much dif-ferent than the producers who manage them. Cattle that survive need an array of tools to fend off the elements and produce a living calf.

Although management may provide some protection from the elements, as well as a good supply of food, cattle on the ranch need as large of a tool chest as pos-sible to accomplish their desired outcome, which is to survive, reproduce and pro-duce beef.

Just the other day, temperatures dropped 50 degrees when we went from slightly above thawing to almost minus 20. However, the cows survived. In fact, they actually handle these massive changes better than the producer.

Turn to The genetic, Pg 31

30 F E B R U A R Y 2 8 ' 1 3 C O R O N A T I O N , A B . E C A R E V I E WB R E E D E R S ’ S E C T I O N

CATALOGUE & VIDEO CLIPS OF ALL SALE BULLS online at www.crowfootcattle.com

Sale will be broadcast live viaFor more information, log in to: www.teamauctionsales.com

CROWFOOT CATTLE CO. CROWFOOT VALLEY RANCHDALLAS & SANDRA JENSEN CHRIS & JENNIFER JENSEN

403-644-2165 / Cell 403-934-7597 403-644-3840 / Cell 403-901-5045 crowfoot@myipplus.net cjjensen@myipplus.net

www.crowfootcattle.com

Sale Consultant:Douglas J. Henderson & Assoc. Ltd.

Cell: 403-350-8541Ph: 403-782-3888djhenderson@platinum.ca

Website: www.hendersoncattle.com

33 Years Breeding Reputation Angus Cattle Backed by a “NO B.S.” Guarantee!!

Thursday • APRIL 4 2013 Standard, ABLunch: 12:00 Noon • SALE: 1:00 pm Sharp

at thefarm

150 Beefy Red & Black Angus Bulls

• 50 Two Year Old Bulls• 100 Yearling Bulls

Bulls on high roughage ration - ready to go to work for you!

DRYDRYLANDLANDCATTLE TRADING CORP.

Graham - 403-575-4001Kirk - 403-575-5654Ian - 780-753-1515

Kurt - 403-575-5388Bob - 403-575-1108

Veteran, ABSale Day

Phone Number:

403-575-3772

for more sale info go to: for more sale info go to: www.drylandcattle.comwww.drylandcattle.com

Sat, Mar 2

Mappin Simmental Bull Sale

1 p.m.

Thurs, Feb 28

Holloway Farms Hereford Bull &

Heifer Sale + DCTC Bred Sale

1 p.m.

Sat, Mar 9

Place Your Bet Bull Sale

1 p.m.

Thurs, Mar 14

Charolais Power

Bull Sale

1 p.m.

Fri, Mar 15

East Central Hereford Bull Sale

1 p.m.

Wed, Mar 20

Wawedash Red FactorCharolais Bull Sale

1 p.m.

Sat, Mar 23

Anhorn Black Angus

Bull Sale 1 p.m.

G h 40

Wed, Mar 27

East Country Limousin Bull Sale

1 p.m.

03 575 40010

Thurs, Apr 4

Mud Butte/Camden Farms

Simmental Bull Sale

1 p.m.

Sat, Apr 6

Maine Difference Bull Sale

1 p.m.

www.placeyourbetbulllsale.com

E C A R E V I E W C O R O N A T I O N , A B . F E B R U A R Y 2 8 ' 1 3 31B R E E D E R S ’ S E C T I O N

2 Year Old BullsFor Sale March 27, 2013

Bow Slope Shipping, Brooks, ABDarrel & Wendy Ashbacher

email: dwashbacher@gmail.com

(403) 884-2181 Halkirk, AB

K&CENTERPRISES INC.

Give us a call for prompt dependable service

Dispatch (403) 443-0075Three Hills AB.

• Super B bulkers for Grain and Fertilizer Hauling• Step Deck trailers for Bales and Equipment

Why? Well, we are now back to the dis-cussion of DNA.

As DNA is passed around from one gen-eration to the next, the process is semiconservative. Just as ranchers are conservative and try to minimize risk, the genetic process also minimizes risk and assures us that the next generation will be equipped with all the tools that are needed.

How does this happen? Every time a cell divides and the chromosomes repli-cate, they are copied as one long strand of DNA. Because all chromosomes (the home of DNA) are doubled, every calf gets one whole strand from each chromosome through the reproductive process.

This may seem minor but, in reality, this assures that every calf cell always will get one copy of a single strand from the cow and a single strand from the bull for each chromosome.

This semiconservative nature of DNA is the basis of our inheritance and leads to the independent assortment of our genetic material and random segregation of genes as they are passed on from one generation to the next.

As producers, we may not understand the whole process, but rest assured that the process keeps the toolbox full. Seems heavy, but cattle will survive despite our efforts and always will be adapting to a changing world, which is good.

I was reviewing some information on DNA when the term “apoptosis” was dis-played on my computer screen. The word apoptosis probably does not come up during a typical coffee shop talk. Apoptosis is the process in which indi-vidual cells are programed genetically through their DNA to be eliminated when their purpose is done.

The point is that, as we enhance our efforts at understanding DNA in cattle, DNA always will amaze us on the detail in which every microsecond of life depends. Those details are put in place upon con-ception and continue, as amazing as it

seems, even after death. This seems strange, but dead cells have living

functions through apoptosis, which is the process of cell death to allow room for the

next generation of living cells.Life is complicated.

PUREBRED REGISTERED SEMEN TESTEDYEARLING & 2 YEAR OLD

RED ANGUS BULLS

LEROY & DANA BROWNLEE HAIRY HILL, AB (780)768-2313 brownaltafarms.com

The genetic process minimizes risk and equips the next generationCont’d from Pg 29

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11th annual

Red & Black Simmental Bull SaleWednesday, MARCH 6, 1:00 p.m.

Pavilion B, Camrose Regional Exhibition

Offering 84 bulls

41 Blacks & 43 Reds

RR 1, Sedgewick AB T0B 4C0

Terry & Debbie SkoretzTerry & Debbie SkoretzPh: 780/384-2189Fax: 780/384-2139Cell: 780/385-2027

Dale & Nanette JonesDale & Nanette Jones780/384-2235

To receive a catalog or for more information contact SKOR Simmentals or Transcon Livestock or download the

catalog at www.transconlivestock.com

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email:transcon@transconlivestock.comwww.transconlivestock.com

403/638-9377 Fax: 403/206-7786Box 300, Sundre, AB T0M 1X0Jay: 403/556-5563 Darren: 403/323-3985Glenn: 780/542-0634 Shane: 403/363-9973Craig: 306/365-8432

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Two Valley Angus4th Annual Angus Bull Sale

Saturday, March 23, 20131:30 pm at the farm

Located 1 ½ miles south of Rumsey on Sec.839

20 BULLS TO SELL20 coming two year old black angus bulls

15 open replacement heifers from Two Valley Angus20 open replacement heifers from Webster Farms

Come early to inspect the bulls and join us for lunchFor more information on the bulls or a sale catalogue

or a video of the bulls contact:

Kent & Jill Holowath & familyPh# 403-368-3733 • Cell# 403-820-6352

JL Gridiron 844

Can’t make it to the sale?

Call: 780-699-5082

for more info.

Red Brox Xmas 44X

ML Bandu 101U

JS Gridiron 844

Red Crowfoot 6253S

Featuring sons of:

4

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Sat., Mar. 23, 2013 @ 1:00 p.m. Dryland Cattle Trading Corp., Veteran, AB

SALE DAY PHONE 403-575-3772 Auctioneer - Dwayne Glasier (403) 578-2195

Come early and join Art & Jeanne Anhorn for a BEEF ON A BUN at 11:30.

Breeder’s of Top Quality Black Angus Cattle

Anhorn Angus Anhorn Angus 16th Annual Bull Sale

For more information:

Art & Jeanne ANHORN Phone 575-2124 • Fax 575-2267 • Veteran, AB

22 Coming

Two Year Old

BULLSAnhorn Angus offers a $50 discount if you take

your bulls home from Dryland Cattle Trading, or we will deliver free from DCT up to 150 miles as soon as possible