October 2017

Lakeland REA Newsletter

Lakeland REA Ltd. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Ukrainian National Hall, 107 Willow Creek Street 5:30 pm Registration 5:30 - 6:45 pm Beef on a Bun Meal 7:00 pm Meeting - Open to all members

There is a $5.00/person charge for the meal. All proceeds will be donated to local food banks within our REA area. Please RSVP for the meal by October 27th by calling 780-632-6112

Office Hours NOMINATIONS Monday to Thursday 9 am – 3 pm Friday Closed Zone 1 (Barich) : Dennis Holowaychuk Statutory Holidays Closed Peter Lazowski (all after-hours calls are directed to our call center) Office Closure Monday, October 9th - Thanksgiving Day Zone 3 (Hilliard) : William (Bill) Zeleny Office & Emergency Outage Contact Information Gordon Rosypal Telephone: (780) 632-6112 Toll-Free: 1-866-635-6112 John Homeniuk Fax: (780) 632-6116 Email: [email protected] Address: 4932-50 Avenue , AB

Zone 4 (Lavoy) : Kendall Freed Upcoming Events

Acclaimed as there were October 7th - Smoky Lake Pumpkin Festival & Weigh Off no other nominations October 9th - Thanksgiving Day presented. October 14th - Andrew Garlic Festival October 31st - Halloween

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Zone 1 - Barich Peter Lazowski Peter is recently retired from owning a thriving, local oil field service company for 25 years. He owns and operates a mixed farming operation. Peter was a past delegate of the Beef Producers for 2 terms as well as past President of the Boyle Hockey Association and the Elk Island Hockey League.

Dennis Holowaychuk Dennis is a Journeyman Tradesman and has worked as an independent Safety Consultant in the oil and gas industry for the last 25+ years. During this time, he was involved with several large construction project planning teams. Over the years and continuing to this day, Dennis has been involved with and has held Executive positions in various community volunteer organizations. From 1983 to 1989 Dennis served 2 terms as a County Councilor and School Trustee.

Zone 3 - Hilliard William (Bill) Zeleny Bill has farmed in the Mundare area with parents and family for over 50 years. Currently they operate a cattle and grain farm. Bill has served on many boards in the Mundare and Lamont areas, including Vegreville & District Coop, Blackfoot Grazing Reserve, and Mundare Agricultural Society. He was a past Cadet Officer with 341 Air Cadet Squadron as well as a past Officer with Canadian Arm Forces. Bill believes in the cooperative movement and REAs.

Gordon Rosypal Gordon has been a resident of the Mundare area for over 30 years. He is a self-employed operator of his own oilfield service business. Gordon is a reliable player with effective interpersonal skills and will provide fair and equal representation of all members of Zone 3.

John Homeniuk John has served as a Director for Hilliard REA for 30+ years. John has also served as a Director on the Lamco Gas Coop Board since their inception. John’s commitment to community and the outdoors is evident as he has been a member of the Fish and Game Associations of , Willingdon, Mundare and Vegreville. John’s hobbies include attending local rodeos, jamborees, outdoor cooking and baking, and fishing the frozen waters in search of pike, perch and walleye.

Zone 4 - Lavoy Kendall Freed Kendall has been elected by acclamation to be the director for Zone 4. He has a grain farm south of Vegreville with his wife Cathy and their daughter Alyshia. Kendall attended the University of Alberta in the faculty of Agriculture, has his Power Engineering from S.A.I.T. as well as his pesticide and fertilizer applicator license from Olds College. Kendall has served on several boards. He has been a United Church Elder, an organizer with Vegreville Speedway, a member and committee chair of the Vegreville Agricultural Society and is a regional representative with the Alberta Wheat Commission. Kendall is President of C.K. Agri-Service Ltd., a company that has manufactured fertilizer and is involved with property management.