The Alberta Gazette

Part I

Vol. 102 Edmonton, Friday, December 15, 2006 No. 23

PROCLAMATION

[GREAT SEAL] CANADA PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Norman Kwong, Lieutenant Governor.

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Her Other Realms and Territories, QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith

P R O C L A M A T I O N

To all to Whom these Presents shall come

G R E E T I N G Terrence (Terry) Matchett, Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General

WHEREAS section 46 of the Peace Officer Act provides that that Act comes into force on Proclamation; and

WHEREAS it is expedient to proclaim the Peace Officer Act in force:

NOW KNOW YE THAT by and with the advice and consent of Our Executive Council of Our Province of Alberta, by virtue of the provisions of the said Act hereinbefore referred to and of all other power and authority whatsoever in Us vested in that behalf, We have ordered and declared and do hereby proclaim the Peace Officer Act in force on May 1, 2007.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Our Province of Alberta to be hereunto affixed.

WITNESS: THE HONOURABLE NORMAN L. KWONG, Lieutenant Governor of Our Province of Alberta, in Our City of Edmonton in Our Province of Alberta, this 22nd day of November in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six and in the Fifty- fifth Year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND Ron Stevens, Provincial Secretary. THE ALBERTA GAZETTE, PART I, DECEMBER 15, 2006

PROCLAMATION

[GREAT SEAL] CANADA PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Norman Kwong, Lieutenant Governor.

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Her Other Realms and Territories, QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith

P R O C L A M A T I O N

To all to Whom these Presents shall come

G R E E T I N G

Terrence (Terry) Matchett, Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General

WHEREAS section 62 of the Securities Amendment Act, 2006 provides that that Act comes into force on Proclamation; and

WHEREAS it is expedient to proclaim sections 2(c) and (f), 32, 48 and 52 of the Securities Amendment Act, 2006 in force:

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Our Province of Alberta to be hereunto affixed.

BY COMMAND Ron Stevens, Provincial Secretary.

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PROCLAMATION

[GREAT SEAL] CANADA PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Norman Kwong, Lieutenant Governor.

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Her Other Realms and Territories, QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith

P R O C L A M A T I O N

To all to Whom these Presents shall come

G R E E T I N G

Terrence (Terry) Matchett, Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General

WHEREAS section 109 of the Securities Transfer Act provides that that Act comes into force on Proclamation; and

WHEREAS it is expedient to proclaim the Securities Transfer Act in force:

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Our Province of Alberta to be hereunto affixed.

BY COMMAND Ron Stevens, Provincial Secretary.

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PROCLAMATION

[GREAT SEAL] CANADA PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Norman Kwong, Lieutenant Governor.

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Her Other Realms and Territories, QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith

P R O C L A M A T I O N

To all to Whom these Presents shall come

G R E E T I N G

Peggy Hartman, Acting Deputy Minister of Justice and Acting Deputy Attorney General

WHEREAS section 19 of the Trustee Amendment Act, 2006 provides that that Act comes into force on Proclamation; and

WHEREAS it is expedient to proclaim the Trustee Amendment Act, 2006 in force:

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Our Province of Alberta to be hereunto affixed.

BY COMMAND Ron Stevens, Provincial Secretary.

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PROCLAMATION

[GREAT SEAL] CANADA PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Norman Kwong, Lieutenant Governor.

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Her Other Realms and Territories, QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith

P R O C L A M A T I O N

To all to Whom these Presents shall come

G R E E T I N G

Terrence (Terry) Matchett, Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General

WHEREAS section 5 of the Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) provides that sections 3 and 4 of that Act come into force on Proclamation; and

WHEREAS it is expedient to proclaim sections 3 and 4 of the Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) in force:

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Our Province of Alberta to be hereunto affixed.

BY COMMAND Ron Stevens, Provincial Secretary.

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APPOINTMENTS

(Provincial Court Act)

Reappointment of Provincial Court Judge

January 18, 2007 The Honourable Judge Donald George Ingram The above appointment is for a one-year term.

GOVERNMENT NOTICES

Community Development

Order Designating Provincial Historic Resource

(Historical Resources Act)

File: Des. 1832

I, Denis Ducharme, Minister charged with the administration of the Historical Resources Act, R.S.A. 2000 C. H-9, do hereby:

1. Pursuant to section 20, subsection (1) of that Act, designate the site known as The Leavings at Willow Creek, together with the land legally described as:

Meridian 4 Range 28 Township 13 Section 14 That portion of the east half which lies to the east of Willow Creek As shown on the township plan approved at Ottawa 17 November 1897 Containing 30.1 hectares (74.45 acres) more or less Excepting thereout all mines and minerals

and municipally located near Claresholm, in the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta

as a Provincial Historic Resource,

2. Give notice that pursuant to section 20, subsection (9) of that Act, no person shall destroy, disturb, alter, restore, or repair any Provincial Historic Resource or remove any historic object from a Provincial Historic Resource without the written approval of the Minister.

3. Further give notice that the following provisions of section 20, subsections (11) and (12) of that Act now apply in case of sale or inheritance of the above mentioned resource:

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(11) the owner of an historic resource that is subject to an order under subsection (1) shall, at least 30 days before any sale or other disposition of the historic resource, serve notice of the proposed sale or other disposition on the Minister,

(12) when a person inherits an historic resource that is subject to an order under subsection (1), that person shall notify the Minister of the inheritance within 15 days after the historic resource is transferred to the person.

Signed at Edmonton, November 17, 2005.

Denis Ducharme, Minister. ______

Order Designating Provincial Historic Resource

(Historical Resources Act)

File: Des. 1330

I, Denis Ducharme, Minister charged with the administration of the Historical Resources Act, R.S.A. 2000 C. H-9, do hereby:

1. Pursuant to section 20, subsection (1) of that Act, designate the site known as the Canadian Northern Railway Station, together with the land legally described as:

Plan 5614 AF, Block A

and municipally located Railway Avenue in Meeting Creek, Alberta

as a Provincial Historic Resource,

3. Further give notice that the following provisions of section 20, subsections (11) and (12) of that Act now apply in case of sale or inheritance of the above mentioned resource:

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Signed at Edmonton, November 17, 2005.

Denis Ducharme, Minister. ______

Order Designating Provincial Historic Resource

(Historical Resources Act)

File: Des. 2168

I, Denis Ducharme, Minister charged with the administration of the Historical Resources Act, R.S.A. 2000 C. H-9, do hereby:

1. Pursuant to section 20, subsection (1) of that Act, designate the site known as the Reader Rock Garden, together with the land legally described as:

THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 24, RANGE 1, MERIDIAN 5 AS SHOWN ON ATTACHMENT A.

and municipally located at MacLeod Trail South and 25th Avenue S.E., Calgary, Alberta

as a Provincial Historic Resource,

3. Further give notice that the following provisions of section 20, subsections (11) and (12) of that Act now apply in case of sale or inheritance of the above mentioned resource:

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Signed at Edmonton, November 17, 2005.

Denis Ducharme, Minister.

ATTACHMENT A

PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 24, RANGE 1, MERIDIAN 5 SUBJECT TO AN ORDER DESIGNATING A PROVINCIAL HISTORIC RESOURCE

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Energy

Unit Agreement

(Mines and Minerals Act)

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 102 of the Mines and Minerals Act, that the Minister of Energy on behalf of the Crown has executed counterparts of the agreement entitled “Production Allocation Unit Agreement – Wayne Rosedale Viking Agreement” and that the Unit became effective on November 1, 2006.

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Finance

Insurance Notice

(Insurance Act)

Notice is hereby given that Aspen Insurance U.K. Limited has been licensed in the Province of Alberta, and is authorized to transact the following classes of Insurance: Accident and Sickness, Aircraft, Automobile, Boiler & Machinery, Fidelity, Hail, Liability, Property, Surety and Marine.

Effective November 7, 2006 Arthur Hagan, FCIP, CRM Deputy Superintendent of Insurance. ______

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Notice is hereby given that State Farm International Life Insurance Company Ltd. has been licensed in the Province of Alberta, and is authorized to transact the following classes of Insurance: Life.

Effective November 17, 2006 Arthur Hagan, FCIP, CRM Deputy Superintendent of Insurance. ______

Notice is hereby given that Sun Life Insurance (Canada) Limited has been licensed in the Province of Alberta, and is authorized to transact the following classes of Insurance: Accident and Sickness, and Life.

Effective November 23, 2006 Arthur Hagan, FCIP, CRM Deputy Superintendent of Insurance. ______

Notice is hereby given that effective August 21, 2006, Citadel General Insurance Company withdrew from the Province of Alberta pursuant to section 51 of the Insurance Act. Arthur Hagan, FCIP, CRM Deputy Superintendent of Insurance. ______

Notice is hereby given that a Certificate of Registration was issued to Cidel Trust Company Ltd. effective November 22, 2006. J.T. Flett Deputy Superintendent, Financial Institutions. ______

Notice of Adjustment to the Minor Injury Amount

Pursuant to the Minor Injury Regulation, the maximum amount awarded for minor injuries is adjusted to $4,144 and is applicable to minor injuries caused in motor vehicle accidents occurring on or after January 1, 2007. The following Appendix sets out the method of calculating the adjustment to the minor injury amount.

Dated at Edmonton this 17th Day of November, 2006.

Dennis Gartner, Superintendent of Insurance

Ref: Insurance Act Minor Injury Regulation

APPENDIX

The maximum amount recoverable as damages for non-pecuniary losses for all minor injuries sustained by a claimant as a result of an accident occurring during the 2007 calendar year is $4,144.00.

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This amount is based on the annual change in the Alberta Consumer Price Index (CPI), and is calculated using the following formulas:

(a) The annual change in the Alberta CPI was calculated to one-tenth of a percentage point using the formula X = (A-B) / B where:

X is the annual change in the Alberta CPI;

A is the sum of the 12 individual monthly CPI indexes for the 12-month period ending on September 30, 2006;

B is the sum of the 12 individual monthly CPI for the 12-month period ending on September 30, 2005.

(b) The result in (a) is multiplied by the 2006 minor injury amount to derive the increase in the minor injury amount for 2007.

The following data was used in the calculation:

Alberta Alberta Consumer Consumer Month Price Index Month Price Index October 2004 131.6 October 2005 136.2 November 2004 132.5 November 2005 136.1 December 2004 132.2 December 2005 135.4 January 2005 131.7 January 2006 137.1 February 2005 131.9 February 2006 136.2 March 2005 132.7 March 2006 137.0 April 2005 133.6 April 2006 138.3 May 2005 133.4 May 2006 139.4 June 2005 133.9 June 2006 138.9 July 2005 135.0 July 2006 140.8 August 2005 135.0 August 2006 141.4 September 2005 136.6 September 2006 141.7 Summation 1600.1 Summation 1658.5

Based on the above, the annual change in the Alberta CPI, rounded to 1/10th of a percentage point, is 0.036 or 3.6%. The increase in the minor injury amount for 2007 is 3.6% of the 2006 minor injury amount of $4,000, or $144. Accordingly, the 2007 minor injury amount is set at $4,144.

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Infrastructure and Transportation

Contract Increases Approved Pursuant to Treasury Board Directive 08/93

Contract No: 6660/03 Contractor: E Construction Ltd. Reason for Increase: This contract involves grading, granular base course, asphalt concrete pavement, bridge culvert replacement and other work in Hwy. 28:02, S. of the Sturgeon River to S. of Jct. Hwy. 642 and interchange ramps from Hwy. 28 to 195th Ave., in the City of Edmonton. Additional quantities of grading, paving and base course items were required to address extremely poor site conditions and the rapid continual deterioration of the roadway pavement surface. Contract Amount: 6,628,107.00 % Increase: 29.93% Amount of Increase: $1,984,067.40 Date Approved: July 11, 2006

Contract No: 6399/04 Contractor: E Construction Ltd. Reason for Increase: This contract involves the grade widening, granular base course, asphalt concrete pavement and other work on Hwy. 33:06, Paddle River to Hwy. 18 North. A major increase in base quantity due to an extremely wet fall of 2005 which required additional material to maintain traffic over the winter shutdown. Due to public concerns, additional illumination and a concrete median with flashing lights was necessary. Contract Amount: $5,946,557.85 % Increase: 14.9% Amount of Increase: $859,746.38 Date Approved: July 11, 2006

Contract No: 7041/06 Contractor: Top Notch Construction Ltd. Reason for Increase: This contract involves riprap repair on the Carolside Dam near Sunnynook, Alberta. Extra quantities were encountered in supply and placing riprap to complete work due to changed site conditions. Contract Amount: $807,100.00 % Increase: 22.0% Amount of Increase: $177,457.20 Date Approved: September 7, 2007

Contract No: 7117/05 Contractor: Canadian Pipeline Construction Ltd. Reason for Increase: This contract involves slide repair and Other Work on Hwy. 744:04, Judah Hill – Adjacent to Hwy. 744 in N.E. 20-83-21-5 and Adjacent to Hwy. 744 in S.E. 29-83-21-5. Most of the work was performed under winter site conditions which increased cost. Continual slide failure caused considerable quantity increases.

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Contract Amount: $2,549,122.00 % Increase: 27.3% Amount of Increase: $696,843.54 Date Approved: September 7, 2006

Contract No: 6810/04 Contractor: Kiewit Management Co. Reason for Increase: This contract involves the construction of a structural steel or precast concrete girder bridges and other work on B.F. 85008 N/S carrying the N.B.L & S.B.L. of Anthony Henday Drive over Whitemud Drive and B.F. 85007 carrying 87 Ave. over Anthony Henday Drive and granular base course, asphalt concrete pavement, street lighting, traffic signalization, sign structures and other work on Hwy. 216:06 45 Ave. to N. or 87 Ave. and granular base course, asphalt concrete pavement and other work on Hwy. 216:06 Lessard Place, 184 St., Cameron Height Drive and Terwillegar Drive Interchange. Subgrade instability and erosion control at Whitemud Creek encountered during construction resulted in increased quantities in a number of bid items. Contract Amount: $26,842,052.76 % Increase: 13.8% Amount of Increase: $3,712,997.00 Date Approved: September 29, 2006

Justice

Hosting Expenses Exceeding $600.00 For the period July 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006

Function: Swearing-In Ceremony for the Honourable A.G. Vickery as Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta Amount: $7,159.64 Date: June 15, 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta

Function: Annual Justice Employees Rewards & Recognition Ceremony Amount: $3,482.20 Date: June 20-21, 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta ______

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Office of the Public Trustee Property being held by the Public Trustee for a period of Ten (10) Years (Public Trustee Act) Section 11 (2)(b)

Property part of deceased person’s Public Trustee Estate or held under Office Description of Court Order: Property held Deceased’s Name Additional Name of Person Entitled to and its value or Judicial District Court Information Property estimated value File Number Father of Jason Clarence Cash on hand Estate Edmonton Parker $12,187.00 Jason Clarence Parker (File #144214) (File #144216) JD of Edmonton Deceased SES03 113425 Formerly of Sherwood Park Date of Death Feb 27, 2001

Mother of Jason Clarence Cash on hand Estate Edmonton Parker $12,187.00 Jason Clarence Parker (File #144214) (File #144217) JD of Edmonton Deceased SES03 113425 Formerly of Sherwood Park Date of Death Feb 27, 2001

Safety Codes Council

Agency Accreditation - Cancellation

(Safety Codes Act)

Pursuant to Section 30(5) of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that Nu- Options Permits & Inspections having voluntarily withdrawn from the accreditation issued February 20, 1998, under the Order No O00001016 for the discipline of Building has its authorization to provide services under the Safety Codes Act revoked under this accreditation.

Accredited Organization IT: A000199. Date: November 21, 2006. ______

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Pursuant to Section 30(5) of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that Nu- Options Permits & Inspections having voluntarily withdrawn from the accreditation issued November 7, 1996, under the Order No O00000917 for the discipline of Gas has its authorization to provide services under the Safety Codes Act revoked under this accreditation.

Accredited Organization IT: A000199. Date: November 21, 2006.

______

Pursuant to Section 30(5) of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that Nu- Options Permits & Inspections having voluntarily withdrawn from the accreditation issued November 14, 1995, under the Order No O00000351 for the discipline of Electrical has its authorization to provide services under the Safety Codes Act revoked under this accreditation.

Accredited Organization IT: A000199. Date: November 21, 2006. ______

Pursuant to Section 30(5) of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that Nu- Options Permits & Inspections having voluntarily withdrawn from the accreditation issued November 7, 1996, under the Order No O00000918 for the discipline of Plumbing has its authorization to provide services under the Safety Codes Act revoked under this accreditation.

Accredited Organization IT: A000199. Date: November 21, 2006. ______

Joint Municipal Accreditation - Amendment

Pursuant to Section 26 of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that the municipalities listed in this order, having satisfied the terms and conditions of the Safety Codes Council are authorized to administer the Safety Codes Act within their jurisdiction for Building. All parts of the Alberta Building Code, excluding any or all things, processes or activities owned by or under the care and control of corporations accredited by the Safety Codes Council.

Accredited Date: November 9, 1995, 1996. Issued Date: November 15, 2006. Accreditation No: J000113, Order O00000344.

Flagstaff County, Town of Daysland, Town of Killam, Town of Sedgewick, Village of Alliance, Village of Forestburg, Village of Galahad, Village of Heisler, Village of Lougheed, Village of Strome ______

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Municipal Accreditation - Amendment

Pursuant to Section 26 of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that the Village of Delburne having satisfied the terms and conditions of the Safety Codes Council are authorized to provide services under the Safety Codes Act within their jurisdiction for Fire. All parts of the Alberta Fire Code, including investigations excluding part 4 requirements for Tank Storage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids, excluding any or all things, processes or activities owned by or under the care and control of corporations accredited by the Safety Codes Council.

Accredited Date: April 26, 1996. Issued Date: November 21, 2006. Accredited Organization ID: M000179.

Seniors and Community Supports

Hosting Expenses Exceeding $600.00 For the period July 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006

Function: Seniors' Week Kick-Off Purpose: Seniors Advisory Council and the Calgary Zoo co-hosted a kick-off event for Seniors Week. Refreshments were provided to approximately 800 seniors. Amount: $900.00 Date: June 5, 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta

Function: Appreciation/Farewell Dinner - Persons with Development Disabilities (PDD) Provincial Board Purpose: The Minister hosted a farewell/appreciation dinner for the board members impacted by the dissolution of the PDD Provincial Board. Amount: $1,368.00 Date: June 15, 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta

Function: 2006 Ministers' Seniors Service Awards Luncheon Purpose: The Minister of Seniors and Community Supports presented awards to individuals and organizations that had demonstrated exceptional volunteer service to Alberta's seniors. Amount: $1,641.05 Date: June 16, 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Function: Lodge Standards Reviewer Training Session Purpose: Ministry Housing Advisors and staff from management bodies throughout Alberta attended training on lodge standards reviews. Amount: $653.75 Date: September 6, 2006 Location: St. Albert, Alberta

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Function: Seniors Advisory Council Working Group Session Purpose: The Seniors Advisory Council provided a light evening meal for approximately 50 participants and four facilitators at the Council's evening consultation session. Amount: $734.13 Date: September 11, 2006 Location: Hinton, Alberta

Sustainable Resource Development

Alberta Fishery Regulations, 1998

Notice of Variation Order 35-2006

Commercial Fishing Seasons

The close times and quotas set out in Schedule 8 to the Alberta Fishery Regulations in respect of the waters listed in the Schedule to this Notice have been varied by Variation Order 35-2006 by the Director of Fisheries Management in accordance with section 3 of the Alberta Fishery Regulations.

Where fishing with gill nets is permitted during an open season established by the Order, the gill net mesh size has been specified in the Order.

Pursuant to Variation Order 35-2006 commercial fishing is permitted in accordance with the following schedule.

SCHEDULE PART 1

Item - 1 Column 1 Waters – In respect of: (76)Lake Newell (17-15-W4) Column 2 Gear - Gill net not less than 140 mm mesh Column 3 Open Time - A. In respect of Lake Newell excluding the following portions: a) - that portion north of a line drawn from L.S.D. 3-26-17-15-W4 (oil service road) to a point in L.S.D. 15-7-17-14-W4 (the northern tip of the mouth into Jackfish Bay); and b) - that portion that is 183 metres (200 yds.) or greater from the wetted perimeter of Lake Newell south of the line as described in (a): 08:00 hours October 27, 2006 to 16:00 hours November 15, 2006; 08:00 hours November 21, 2006 to 16:00 hours November 23, 2006. B. In respect of all other waters: Closed. Column 4 Species and Quota - 1) Lake whitefish: 90,500 kg; 2) Walleye: 900 kg; 3) Yellow perch: 1 kg; 4) Northern pike: 3,400 kg; 5) Tullibee: 1 kg; 6) Lake trout: 1 kg.

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