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Friday, July 20, 2018 | Volume 7 Future of Mirror Fire Department in jeopardy Despite with regulations,” explained Lacombe “We not only require 12 committed the best County Fire Chief Drayton Bussiere. individuals to join this department, but What’s Inside efforts over “At the end of the day, we need the they also need to complete adequate 2 Updated Strategic Plan the past 18 community to understand the impor- training to be able to safely respond months to tance of these minimum standards, as to calls,” said Bussiere. “Currently, 3 Tax Deadline August 31 revitalize well as how it will affect their service the Mirror Fire Department’s training the Mir- levels and potential impacts to insur- is limited and we rely heavily on Alix 4 Safety First ror Fire ance if the Fire Department is not to provide the manpower needed to Depart- revitalized.” safely and efficiently fight fires or to 5 Mirror Community Network ment, there respond to motor vehicle accidents.” 6 Environment News has been Over the past couple of years, signifi- no increase in volunteers for the fire cant focus on training standards for The County invites Mirror- 7 Operations News department. Lacombe County will be volunteers has come to the forefront holding a public meeting as one last in many areas. Currently, there is a area residents to attend a 8-11 Agriculture News revitalization effort on July 25, 2018, roster of five firefighters in Mirror; public meeting on July 25, to speak with the community about however, best practice requires a 2018, at the Mirror Commu- 13 Planning FAQs their options and the ramifications of minimum standard of 12 volunteers to nity Hall starting at 7:00 p.m. 14-15 Development Activity closing the fire department. make the department viable. The Alix to discuss the future of the Fire Department has been supporting 16 Ellis Bird Farm “We have to meet the minimum stan- the community with the Mirror Fire Mirror Fire Department and dards to make this department viable Department and will continue provid- the impacts if things don’t 17 Lacombe Regional Tourism and to perform the duties of a fire ing service to Mirror going forward if change. department safely, we need to comply Mirror Fire cannot be revitalized. 18 Farm Safety Day Highlights 20-21 Council Highlights Town of Blackfalds and Lacombe County working 26-27 Events Around the County together to address concerns around Lacombe Lake www.lacombecounty.com The Town of Blackfalds hosted the second Open House on County Councils will continue dialogue on this important the Northwest Area Master Stormwater Management Plan project.” on June 27. The evening featured a presentation on the updated plan followed by an in-depth question and answer “While the administrations of Lacombe County and the session with content experts and presented an opportunity Town of Blackfalds have discussed the concept of a Black- for public input on this project. falds NW Area Stormwater Management project or plan, Lacombe County Council has not discussed or endorsed it During the question and answer period the following infor- in any capacity,” said Reeve Law. “Relationships between mation was presented and is stated below for clarification: municipalities play a crucial role in future plans and proj- A statement made at the Open House may have been ects, and we appreciate the Town of Blackfalds helping to interpreted to indicate that Lacombe County Council publicly clear up any misconceptions that stemmed from endorsed the Northwest Stormwater Plan. This was not the public meeting.” the intent. Rather, the statement should have been that Publication Mail Agreement No 0040025170 Lacombe County administration, through recent discus- The proposed design has been completed to meet or ex- Return undeliverable items to: sions with Town of Blackfalds administration, supports the ceed Alberta Environment and Parks’ standards for storm- Lacombe County concept of developing of a Lacombe Lake Management water management design. The Northwest Area Master RR3, Lacombe, AB T4L 2N3 Plan with lake stakeholders. Stormwater Management Plan for the Town of Blackfalds aligns with the Wolf Creek and Whelp Brook Watershed “Over the past year, the Town has worked with its partners Master Drainage Plan, developed to protect this important and stakeholders to address concerns and issues brought watershed, which was adopted regionally in 2014 through forth from the June 2017 Open House,” stated Town of a partnership between the County of Lacombe, the Town of Blackfalds Mayor, Richard Poole. He added, “Town and Blackfalds, the City of Lacombe and Ponoka County.

County News is available to read on our website every month. If you wish to stop receiving County News by mail, email [email protected] with your mailing address and we will take you off our mailing list. CountyCounty News News - -August July 20, 18, 2018 2017 County plans for the future with updated Strategic Plan

Earlier this year Council and a number of County communications staff came together to complete a full review of the • Establishing a recreational trails network Lacombe County Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan • Initiating the idea of a regional wastewater Strategic Plan is an important document for Lacombe County as it strategy for Sylvan Lake 2018 - 2023 sets out our strategic priorities for the next five years • Civic addressing and identifies how we’re going to get there. • Reviewing the Lacombe Regional Fire Services Association The strategic planning process is essentially a • Constructing rural shops in the east and systematic way to develop the direction for our west areas of Lacombe County organization, to focus on what is really important, • Creating an online fire permitting system to identify issues and challenges, and to ensure the • Establishing divisional meetings for effective use of County resources. councillors • Creating an infrastructure plan for Mirror Since initiating the strategic planning process in • Formalizing Financial Reserve Policies 2005, a number of items have become a reality and • Creating an Agricultural Plastics recycling bettered the organization. A few of the successful program ideas include: • Establishing a servicing strategy for the You can find it on our website at www. • Regular meetings with our municipal commercial lands west of the QEII lacombecounty.com/index.php/documents1/ neighbours, MLAs, and MPs corporate-services-1/2978-strategic-plan-2018- • Establishing a public relations function We encourage you to review the document here and 2023-final-1. and improving the County News, website, see what priorities or action items are identified as social media and formal internal/external possibilities for the future.

Lacombe County Mutual Aid Agricultural Plastics Doug Sproule Scholarship Recycling Program

A partnership between Lacombe County, Red Deer County & Ponoka County

Students who apply for the annual Lacombe County Peace Officer scholarship must submit an essay Designed to ensure the proper recycling of the plastic grain Mark Sproule, Environmental & on Emergency Preparedness, along bags, the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Program will be Protective Services Secretary with an application form to the Krista Rae Pannenbecker, and Lacombe County office by March FREE for Lacombe County, Red Deer County, and Ponoka County Fire Chief Drayton Bussiere 31st to be considered. Kenna County ratepayers. presented Kenna Fraser with the wrote in her essay "Taking from 2018 Lacombe County Mutual Aid something my mother says quite Doug Sproule Scholarship. The often, people are not 10-feet tall We are still finalizing the details. Stay tuned!! award, which honours the memory and bulletproof" to win this year's of Mark's father Doug Sproule, is award, from the Lacombe County designed to encourage students Mutual Aid Organization. to be aware of the importance of Don’t burn your ag plastics! emergency preparedness and Doug Sproule worked in the to consider careers related to emergency services field for many Emergency Services. years before successfully running for Lacombe County Council in We’re on Facebook! Kenna's $1,000 award will offset the 2010 and serving as Deputy Reeve. Lacombe County recently launched a Facebook page! cost of her first year at Mount Royal He passed away in March 2011 Stay up-to-date on the latest news and events: www. University in Calgary, where she is after suffering a heart attack while facebook.com/LacombeCounty. enrolled in their education program. on a house-building mission. Doug leaves a We are also on Twitter: @LacombeCounty 2 legacy of love for family, neighbours and friends. JulyJuly 20,20, 20182018 -- CountyCounty NewsNews DON'T FORGET: Taxes are due August 31 2018 Tax Tax payments are payable to Lacombe County and can be made using one of the following options: Installment • In person at the County Office during regular office hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). We accept cash, cheque or Debit Payment Plan Card. • Deposited in the envelope mail box located at the road The Tax Installment Payment Plan entrance to the County Office. • By post dated cheque dated no later than August 31st of (TIPP) is a simple, secure and the current year. convenient way to pay your annual • By bill payment through internet banking (available through property taxes. When you sign up, most financial institutions. Contact our office at 403-782- monthly payments are automatically 6601 if yours is not currently available). When choosing withdrawn from your bank account this option, each property you are paying taxes for, must be paid separately and you must use the Ten on the 15th of each month. To Digit Roll Number as the Account Number. obtain an application form, contact • By TIPP (Tax Installment Payment Plan). For TIPP forms Lacombe County at (403) 782-6601 please see the TIPP section under Taxes on the website or or visit www.lacombecounty.com. contact the County office at 403-782-6601. Hundred Year Hainsworth Family Farm Descendants of Robert and Rebecca Hainsworth family for their High School education. James gathered at the old farm on June 24, 2018 to attended Olds School of Agriculture and on celebrate 100 years. About 25 family members graduation he returned to the farm. Laurie were in attendance as Lacombe County Reeve, finished Grade 12 and then began his career Paula Law offered congratulations on this with the Royal Bank. Laurie spent the years milestone. Maureen Pocock read a little from of World War 2 as an officer in the Royal her Grandmother’s memories of life here in Canadian Navy. Due to a childhood illness, those early years. Jim Pocock and Bob Pocock James was deemed unfit for military service. then unveiled the Lacombe County 100 Year Farm Family Sign. A barbecue supper was held In 1950 Robert and Rebecca built a new home at Jim and Jan Pocock’s home, followed by an to replace the old log house. Rebecca drew a evening of travels down memory lane. Great plan and several neighbours helped with the great granddaughters Kallie Mielke and Margo construction. They enjoyed 20 years together Hainsworth-Welch each modelled Rebecca’s landscaping their yard, entertaining guests, 99-year-old wedding dress and everyone present and travelling. Their final trip to England was signed a guestbook which has been used for in 1964 when Robert and his brothers and many Hainsworth celebrations since it was their wives were all together for the first time presented at their housewarming in 1950. Barber met them in Lacombe with a team and in nearly 50 years. The return trip to Canada democrat and some neighbour ladies, Mrs. Whitney, was Robert’s 17th Atlantic crossing. Robert and Robert Hainsworth was born in Yorkshire, England. Mrs. Harrison, and Mrs. Leader came to fix the house Rebecca remained on the farm until Robert’s passing The fourth in a family of five brothers, he was up a little for Rebecca’s homecoming. They had in January 1970 and a few years later their grandson educated at the Doncaster Grammar School and tea ready, and Rebecca remembered that for her Bruce, his wife Teryl, and baby daughter Lisa apprenticed to the Doncaster Light and Power first meal in her new home, she drew a cup with no returned from their world travels. Rebecca moved to Company. In 1907, he came to Montreal and soon handle! the seniors lodge in Lacombe and the young family after he moved to Chicago to work as an electrical moved on to the farm. engineer. When he got his first holidays, Robert Besides the log house, there were pole barns for came west to visit a good friend Hampton Kay from livestock and a log granary. And Robert and Rebecca In July 1981, Bruce died in a tragic car accident, Doncaster who had preceded him and had settled added another pole barn with a loft for hay and a leaving Teryl and two small girls and a few weeks near Stettler, Alberta. He was waiting to board his lean-to barn for the milk cows. Other buildings were later, Rebecca passed away, aged 90. Eventually train back east when Mr. S. J. Leader met him and erected as required, a chicken house, a pig barn Teryl and her girls left the farm to start a new life in said “You have seen an Alberta summer, why not stay and fences and corrals. Rebecca recalled having a Northern BC. The farm remained in the Hainsworth and see a winter?” Robert decided there and then telephone in the log house. She also remembered the family and was farmed by Murray Gordon. When to stay in Alberta. He worked out for farmers until he warm and welcoming community. The hills rising to James passed away in 2008, it became the property bought NW 32-39-25 W4 from W. H. Harrison in 1912. the east afforded a view on clear days, of the Rocky of Lisa Hainsworth-Kelly and Erin Hainsworth-Welch The Harrison family built a new and larger house on Mountains far to the west and Robert and Rebecca and with Murray’s retirement, it is now being farmed the next quarter west. Robert started clearing the land named their farm Mountain View Farm. by Robert and Rebecca’s Great Grandson Jim until war broke out in 1914. He enlisted, leaving the Pocock. place in charge of Bert Barber, another friend from Rebecca gave birth to two sons in the log house. Doncaster. James William was born in December 1919 and John Laurie in August 1921. Dr. Locke of Lacombe After four and a half years overseas, Robert returned attended both births. The boys started school in to his farm with his English bride, the former Rebecca Spring Valley and went on to board with the Todd 3 Wood, arriving in Lacombe on May 19, 1919. Bert CountyCounty News News - -August July 20, 18, 2018 2017 SAFETY FIRST Fire-Pit & BBQ Safety Worth the risk? There's nothing like outdoor grilling. It's one of the most popular ways to cook food. But, a grill placed too close to anything that can Driving drunk or high is driving impaired burn is a fire hazard. They can be very hot, causing burn injuries. Summer is the peak month for grill fires and that's why this month, Alcohol, drugs, distraction, and fatigue can all as tracking, reaction time, visual function, the Office of the Fire Commissioner is focused on BBQ and fire pit result in impaired driving. Ask yourself if it’s concentration, short-term memory and safety. worth the risk. If you plan on drinking, also divided attention. plan a safe way home – call a taxi, take transit, • Simulated and on-road studies of driving Safety Tips or have a friend drive you. Have fun, but don’t performance found using cannabis • Propane and charcoal BBQ grills should only be used out- drive if you’re drunk or high. increased a driver's likelihood of doors. swerving,as well as showed an inability • The grill should be placed well away from the home, deck rail- Legislation that updates impaired driving laws to maintain a safe distance and difficulty ings and out from under eaves and overhanging branches. in Canada has been passed by the federal controlling speed. • Keep children and pets at least three feet or 1 metre away government. This includes the introduction • Alberta is slightly above the national from the grill area. of three new cannabis and cannabis/ average for drugged driving at 55 per cent. • Keep your grill clean by removing grease or fat buildup from alcohol blood concentration limits. The new 112 drivers killed in collisions during 2013 the grills and in trays below the grill. cannabis limits work the same way as .08 tested positive for drugs. • Never leave your grill unattended. blood concentration does for alcohol. If you • There is a common misunderstanding that • Always make sure your gas grill lid is open before lighting it. are found driving over the limits, you are driving after using cannabis is safer than considered impaired behind the wheel. driving after consuming alcohol. Charcoal BBQ • Another misconception is about the • There are several ways to get the charcoal ready to use. Charcoal chimney starters allow you to start the charcoal us- Facts to Know: police’s ability to detect impairment for ing newspaper as fuel. • In 2017, almost half of all 24 hour licence drug use. Our goal is to debunk the myth’s • If you use a starter fluid, use only charcoal starter fluid. Never suspensions in Alberta were due to drug around drug impaired driving. add charcoal fluid or any other flammable liquids to the fire. impairment. • Keep charcoal fluid out of reach of children and away from • The Traffic Injury Research Foundation Consequences of Drug Impaired Driving: heat sources. determined that, in 2013, of Alberta drivers • Driving while impaired by drugs and • There are also electric charcoal starters, which do not use fire. killed in collisions, more than one in four refusing to comply with a demand for Be sure to use an extension cord for outdoor use. were over the legal limit for alcohol, and physical sobriety tests or to provide bodily • When you are finished grilling, let the coals completely cool one in two had used drugs. fluid samples is a criminal offence. before disposing in a metal container. • On average, 7,550 people were convicted • Drivers who are pulled over on suspicion of impaired driving in Alberta each year of drug impairment may be asked to Propane BBQ for the last five years. Impaired Driving complete a Standardized Field Sobriety • Check the gas tank hose for leaks before using it for the first convictions are highest for young drivers Test, which checks for divided attention time each year. Apply a light soap and water solution to the aged 21-24. impairment. This test gives an officer hose. • A study by the Canadian Centre on reasonable and probable grounds to then • A propane leak will release bubbles. Substance Use and Addiction, reports that ask for a drug recognition investigation. • If your grill has a gas leak, by smell or by soapy bubble test, cannabis creates performance deficits in and there is no flame, turn off the gas tank and grill. If the leak many skills required to drive safely, such ~From www.Saferoads.com stops, get the grill serviced by a professional before using it again. If the leak does not stop, call the fire department. • If you smell gas while cooking, immediately get away from the grill and call the fire department. Do not move the grill. • If the flame goes out, turn the grill and gas off and wait at least 15 minutes before re-lighting it.

Fire-pits and Outdoor Burning • Get a permit from your local municipality before starting any open-air, recreational, outdoor cooking fire, or agricultural burning. It's important to remember, you might not be permit- ted to do outdoor burning in some municipalities and during some seasons. • Closely supervise all outdoor fires. Make sure the fire is out before leaving. • Supervise children around any fire outdoors, including camp- fires, fire-pits, chimneys, and outdoor fireplaces. • Permitted open fires, such as bonfires or trash fires, need to be at least 50 feet (15 meters) from anything that can burn. • Permitted recreational fires such as campfires, need to be at least 25 feet (8 meters) away from anything can burn. • Avoid burning on windy, dry days. When conditions are windy or dry, it is easy for open burning to spread out of control. • Where outdoor burning is allowed, never use gasoline or other flammable or combustible liquids. • When burning, have a hose, bucket of water, or shovel and dirt or sand nearby to extinguish the fire. 4 JulyJuly 20,20, 20182018 -- CountyCounty NewsNews MIRROR CORNER Community Network helps improve life in Mirror There are big things happening in the little Hamlet 2018 Mirror Dog Tags of Mirror. A license is required for all dogs in Mirror. As of February Located on the east side of Lacombe County, Mir- 1, 2018, the cost will go to $30 for an altered dog, and ror is a close-knit community removed from the $50 for an unaltered dog. For more information please call hustle and bustle of life along the QEII Corridor. (403) 782-6601 or visit www.lacombecounty.com (County Over the past few years, residents have joined Services >Hamlet of Mirror>Policies/Bylaws>Dog Control) forces to make their home a better place to live.

Friends of the Mirror Library Society: Mirror became a hamlet of Lacombe County in The library is open Wednesdays 1pm - 7pm. If you are 2004, and has been working to find its identity interested in the library, we invite you to join our Mirror since then. In 2016, members of the community Library Board. Your interest and input are welcomed! came together to form the Mirror Community Network, which was a way to unite the local Mirror Fire Department volunteer groups together to identify community Interested in becoming a member of the Mirror Fire needs, share skills and support each other. Molly • Enhanced the ball diamonds and established Department? For further information please contact Hanson-Nagel, chair of the Mirror Community Net- an off-leash dog park. Lacombe County Fire Chief Drayton Bussiere @ 403- work, helped bring the group together and says the 782-8959. benefits to the community have been significant. In 2017, the Mirror Community Network set up a committee to focus on Mirror’s downtown, which Jolly Seniors “I’m so proud of Mirror and how far we have come,” had been slowly deteriorating over the years. With Pancake breakfast every second Sunday from 9am-1pm said Molly. “Through the Mirror Community Network, the hard work of local volunteers, and in-kind sup- initiatives like the Abundant Communities Mirror and port from Lacombe County, Mirror’s main street has Booking Mirror Community Hall the Mirror Downtown Beautification Project have transformed over the summer. Call Lisa 403-788-3890 or cell 403-505-3894 instilled a sense of pride in the community.” “If people have an idea and make it happen, it Mirror Library The concept behind Mirror Comm – as it’s known makes them believe in their community,” noted Join us Wednesdays from 1pm to 7pm by the community – is to find ways of improving the Molly. “We have encourage different ideas from Check out our new selection of books and movies, or community, often utilizing limited resources. Since people with different interests, and it’s starting to access high-speed Wi-Fi Internet. Thanks to Lacombe 2016, the group has initiated or completed a num- show.” She noted that many of the businesses have County, you can now connect to the world at Mirror ber of projects: been following suit and are making changes to their Public Library • Expanded the May Long Weekend event to business fronts to do their part to support the beau- Mirror Royal Canadian Legion Branch 189 - 5015 include a parade, BBQ, dance, fireworks, and tification work. show & shine (which has continued to grow and 50th Avenue attract people from around Central Alberta). Next on the list, says Molly, is to complete a service Meat Draws Saturday at 4pm • Set up an outdoor market – the first one list, which would identify the hidden gifts, talents General meetings second Sunday at 1pm (unless launched on June 30, 2018 and interests of Mirror residents and allow for otherwise posted). • Enhanced the playground with modern equip- “service swaps” or new program development to Mirror Skate Park ment happen. Another item on the list is the creation of Located across the street by the community hall. • Added outdoor exercise equipment to encour- a walking trail system, which Molly expects to take Meetings occur the second Tuesday of month age healthy living (a request that came from a shape in 2019. needs survey completed in the community). Mirror and District Museum Meetings are on the first Monday of the month at 7pm. Call 403-788-3828 for more information

For Rent Large room in Mirror Business Centre, for rent by month or day Contact Jim Sturgeon 403-788-2380 or Tasha Conway ATB 403-788-3001

CN Rail crossing delays If you experience delays longer than 20 minutes at the Mirror rail yard crossing you may phone CN Rail at 1-800-465-9239. Follow the prompts and be ready to provide details shown on the crossing signal mast to CN personnel. Transport Canada may be reached at 1-888- 463-0521. 5 CountyCounty News News - -August July 20, 18, 2018 2017 ENVIRONMENT Join our team

Lacombe County is hiring for an Accountant (Permanent, full-time position) Lacombe County is seeking a highly motivated and experienced finance professional to join the Corporate Services team in the position of Accountant. Reporting to the Manager of Corporate Services, you will be responsible for overseeing the administration and operational functions of the finance department.

For a full job description and application details, visit our website: www.lacombecounty.com.

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Lacombe County is hiring for a Division Grader Operator (Permanent, full-time position)

Lacombe County is looking for a skilled and experienced Grader Operator for our Division 1 area. This position is based out of the Tees Remote Shop (on the corner of Hwy. 12 and 821). Reporting to the Maintenance Foreman, the Grader Operator is responsible for operating the grader in a safe and effective manner in order to ensure the roadways are accessible and in good condition for the residents and visitors of Lacombe County.

For a full job description and application details, visit our website: www.lacombecounty.com.

www.lacombecounty.com 6 JulyJuly 20,20, 20182018 -- CountyCounty NewsNews OPERATIONS Farewell to Operations Manager: Phil Lodermeier Long-time employee and Manager of Operations, It Does Matter Phil Lodermeier, retired from Lacombe County the creation of numerous recreational ameni- this month. Phil began his career here in 2000 ties, including Sandy Point Beach. Submitted by Linda Siebenga and mentored many staff here along the way. Some of his legacy projects include: There is hardly a corner of the county that Phil She smiles at me from page five 1. Trans Canada Trail didn't touch in some capacity. As Manager of of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank newsletter 2. Milton West Branch Road Operations, he oversaw the maintenance and as she stands beside tall corn plants 3. Anderson Park construction of county infrastructure, as well as with a garden in the background: 4. Purchase of the Smith Pit (gravel pit) 5. Railway safety focus beans, peas, cabbage, chickpeas, 6. Lacombe Regional Solid Waste Authority onion, mango and banana. (in-house haul in 2005) 7. Pink Bridge Her name is Mihret Mena. 8. Support of the Lacombe Athletic Park Proj- She looks confident and happy ect (ME Global Park) and I read with pleasure 9. Sunbreaker Cove Boat Launch that she farms .75 hectares of land in Ethiopia. 10. Standards Manual for Lacombe County CFB has trained 21,000 farmers After a recruiting process, long-time employee half of them women, (and current public works manager) Bill Cade was hired as Lacombe County's new Manager about Conservation Agriculture; of Operations. The land is not ploughed. A “mulch cover inhibits weeds” and conserves moisture in areas of drought. People like Mihret can now grow enough for their families.

Every time you see a newspaper article about a group of farmers seeding and harvesting a quarter-section of land in Canada for the CFB, support them and celebrate the differences they’ve made one family at a time.

2018 marks the 23rd year for the Central Alberta Growing Project in support of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. This year,100 acres of CPS wheat will be grown just northwest of Clive and 15 minutes east of Lacombe. There is a harvest barbecue when the field is combined to which everyone is invited.

If people want to contribute financially, they can sponsor an acre for a suggested donation of $100 (a charitable tax receipt will be provided). These funds help to cover crop insurance costs and any inputs not donated by local input suppliers. They may also assist by donating their time and equipment with the fall Save the Date! On August 23rd, RDRWA will be hosting it's first Cycling harvest or assisting with the barbecue. Learning Journey: Wheeling through the Watershed to celebrate Water Quality Awareness Month. We will highlight some spots important to our The address for donations is: watershed including Lacombe Lake and the Lacombe Agriculture Research Central Alberta Foodgrains Project Station with support from groups spearheading stewardship in the area. c/o Chris Dyck We'll pop into a local social enterprise, After the Grind, for a relaxed post R.R.3 Lacombe, AB T4L 2N3 cycling afternoon High Tea. Registration opens July 17, check www.rdrwa. ca for details to come! 7 CountyCounty News News - -December August 18, 22, 2017 2017 AGRICULTURE Shedding Light on the Sprayer Clean-out Process Support the Roadside We are just pH of the spray solution causing practices in doing a complete about done these group 2 products to “hang sprayer clean-out. Installing ball another up” or come out of solution and valves at the end of each boom Mowing Program year of deposit in hiding places in the allows a complete high-volume spraying sprayer (filters, screens, any plastic, flush of that boom. Products like Lacombe County would like to remind residents and rubber or plumbing dead spots like All-Clear or Clean-out help in the to please be mindful about what is left in the everyone is boom ends or upper walls of the final stage as they both raise the pH county ditches. We ask that you move debris thankful for tank). The solution lies in what is and also use a detergent to help in completely away, or place debris into the that. The called the “diluting power”. First the scrubbing of all system parts. If fence line, to prevent damage to the mowing sprayer has make sure you calculate the exact your sprayer has sat empty for a few equipment. Grant McCormick become amount of product required for days, run some rinse water through one of a field or crop. When complete, the whole system to flush out any These items could include: the most dilute the remaining spray solution potential contamination that may still • Fence Wire important pieces of equipment on many times with smaller amounts be hiding. • Telephone Wire the farm. At the same time, it is also of water to ensure the system has Finally, cleaning a sprayer is a lot • Large Rocks one of the most complex tools with the majority of the herbicide solution like doing the dishes. Using the • Posts a lot of components and technology removed. Each time the remaining right detergent, soaking the hard • Any other material that may cause damage built into it. Leading to the topic of spray solution is diluted with rinse stuff, being thorough and rinsing effective sprayer clean-out mainly water, the concentration of that properly all allow piece of mind that because every year there are cases rinsate is reduced by 8-10 times. a problem has been averted in that where sprayer contamination hits a Next, is knowing your sprayer. sensitive crop you just sprayed. sensitive crop. First a tank cleaning product that Ultimately, cleaning a sprayer The usual herbicide culprits are raises the pH and usually contains doesn’t have to be unpleasant as generally products that are dry, ammonia should be added. This long as you know what you are products in the group 2 mode of helps get any remaining residue into trying to accomplish resulting in action and especially products that solution so it can be removed from a better night’s sleep! A special are potent at low doses. These the sprayer. Now onto the cleaning plug goes out to Dr. Tom Wolfe, a include products like Express, and decontamination step. Sprayers sprayer and spraying expert from Refine, Pre-pass and Simplicity. with more stainless steel and Saskatoon, who is great at helping Most often what happens is one of less plastic and rubber are more to shed light on all things spraying! these products get sprayed followed forgiving in the cleaning phase. Submitted by Grant McCormick, by a reasonable clean-out process. Removing and scrubbing filters and Central Alberta Co-op – Lacombe Agro Then a new spray mix is made with screens, soaking boom lines and such products as glyphosate or boom-ends are all very important Liberty which solubilize a small quantity of the previous tank mix’s active ingredient from a hiding FOR RENT place in the sprayer Pasture Sprayers system and applying it onto a sensitive crop, most likely canola. Sound Lacombe County Agriculture Services Has familiar? Pasture Sprayers for County Residents to Rent The easy answer would be to not use these products. The better answer would be to understand some of the chemistry concepts involved and to know your sprayer inside and out and then take your time when cleaning out your sprayer between crops. RENTAL RATE - $50.00/DAY First the chemistry. DEPOSIT - $200.00 (deposit refundable when sprayer returned in good condition)

Herbicides become more  Pull type - 400 gallon water capacity, 20 gallon/acre coverage or less soluble in water  Designed for spraying range and pasture in rough terrain depending on the pH especially the culprits  Has additional hand gun system and fence line spraying nozzle mentioned above. Most  Simple to operate other herbicides are weak acids which lower the To book a sprayer, pleaseTo book contact:a sprayer Krista Pannenbecker ~ 403.782.8959please contact: [email protected] Krista Pannenbecker 8 Agriculture Department (403) 782-8959 [email protected]

JulyJuly 20,20, 20182018 -- CountyCounty NewsNews AGRICULTURE Producer Profile: Ward Oatway more specifically, your neighbours, is a and I also volunteer with many different events such as Agri Trade and FarmTech, very important lesson as well. If a variety community groups, including the Clive provide a wealth of information for is suited to this area, then it is much easier Athletic and Agricultural Society, the Clive producers. Even equipment dealerships to promote it to you customers who are in Community Hall board, Lacombe Masonic and product retailers sponsor courses and this for the same reasons you are. To be lodge and Battle River Shriners. learning opportunities for new technologies productive. and products. Our local industry partners Why and how did you want to get and producer groups are also great What do you like the most about involved with the group(s)? I got resources, and the providers of the working in the ag Industry? The thing involved because I felt it was important technology in many cases. I like the most about working in the ag to have a voice and be that voice for industry, is the people. You cannot find the people in my industry. To be able Are there any ways that Lacombe more hard working, honest, and committed to shape policy and communicate the County helps to support your goals? people. We are all out there to make a concerns and challenges that face seed Lacombe County continuously supports living and to feed the people. No hidden growers in Alberta and nationally. I've our goals both for our business and agendas, no conspiracies. Just giving the found that being on this board has been personally, and puts agriculture as a best possible product to a world that needs very rewarding and feel that being in the priority. There is constant improvement it. We have a strong connection to our different organizations, and my individual of infrastructure, roads and maintenance neighbors and community that you don’t commitments have allowed me to for one. They hold seminars and public Ward Oatway see in other industries. contribute positively to our industry and information sessions to allow input into our local area. Volunteering is our way of future developments and changes in our Tell us about your operations (size, What opportunities has working in the giving back to our community and building county, and provide funding for different commodity, etc.). We operate Oatway's Agriculture Industry provided you with? programs and facilities for our kids. environmental projects. They also support Seed Farm along with my wife, which Working in the Ag industry has provided our local businesses and industries. They produces pedigreed seed for our local and me the opportunity to make a difference, What changes have you noticed provide support for Seed Cleaning Co-ops, distant producers. We have 1300 acres both to my industry and to my community happening in the Agriculture Industry? which in turn provide higher quality product under cultivation, and on that we produce by being able to promote what producers The challenges seem to mount daily. that improves production for me and my pedigree barley, wheat, and peas as well do, and to be voice for them if needed. As an industry, we provide food to a neighbours. as commercial canola. We grow, process, This industry has also provided a lifestyle, population further and further removed and market seed from our farm, as well as second to none. The rural setting is ideal from the source. We find that there is a Lacombe County has been a huge through the Clive Seed Cleaning Co-op. to raise a family and to make a living. Our lack of understanding where their food supporter of our local community as well. In addition to our regular seed production, children have grown up on the farm and comes from and yet they want to have Our local village doesn’t always have which is sold to other producers, we also have a keen sense of community and a voice on how it is produced. Online the resources to maintain and improve provide high pedigree stock seed to other hard work, which will serve them well sources do not always accurately portray our facilities and programs on their own, seed growers as we are select growers as they venture out to school and other our farming practices, and we are at risk but the County has been generous in that can multiple seed from new varieties opportunities. of being mandated into how we are able supporting our local volunteer groups. that have just been registered from the to run our businesses. With that not only Funding has been provided for our Ag plant breeding stations across Canada. Describe your role with local/provincial/ us as seed growers, but the ag industry in Society, Clive Community Hall, our district national industry groups I've been on general, must do more to promote our safe hall, annual celebrations, ball diamonds How did you get involved with the the Alberta Seed Growers Association and high-quality products. We consume and variety of different projects that we are My father and mother, Grant operation? board since 2010, which represents close what we produce. We produce safe and involved with. Without their support for our and Lois Oatway, started the seed farm in to 600 growers in Alberta. I am currently products with great care for our land and local facilities, they wouldn’t continue to 1981, and expanded it over the next two the president of the association. This environment. We know our practices exist. decades. After I returned to the farm in position has allowed me to advocate support a sustainable future and we need 1994, I continued to farm with my parents for my industry with both municipal and to convey that better. What is one thing you wish more while working off farm as well. In 2007, the provincial governments as well as with people knew / understood about the farm transfer began, and I started farming industry partners. Alberta Seed Growers Technology is also a huge change. We ag industry or ag producers? The thing full-time. Currently, myself and my wife is part of the Canadian Seed Growers have more and better tools to operate our I wish more people understood about Lori are running the operations. I’ve been Association, which is the national body businesses more efficiently. Whether it the ag industry is, that we are all in this a seed grower since I was in my teens which oversees seed production across is optical sorters for cleaning seed, GPS together. We are all striving to make and I helped farm and grew pedigree seed the country and is our voice with the rest of for more precise farming, or better crop life better, not just for us, but everyone. even if I was off farm or away at school, so the seed industry, with the Canadian Seed care products, the changes only continue Farmers are family. The vast majority of stepping back into a more hands on role Trade Association. This keeps me busy to improve our industry and will serve us farms are family owned and would not was not a steep learning curve. attending meetings throughout the year better as we try to produce more for a produce anything that would be harmful

including the national meeting in Montreal growing population. to their own, or anyone else’s families. What lessons have you learned in your this July. As a part of ASGA, I also sit on Less and less farmers are feeding more line of work? I have learned that the the Fusarium Action Committee and other How do you stay on top of these and more people. Technology advances effort you put into your work is directly government consultation groups. changes? Learning is constant to stay in the agriculture industry shouldn’t be reflected in what you get out. In the seed ahead of all the changes; however, one labelled as a terrible thing, it helps us to industry, attention to detail is extremely Personally, I have also been involved must seek out the learning opportunities. do out jobs better and more efficiently. important and keeping the trust and locally by being president of Clive Minor Technology and nature always change and We as members of the ag industry must fostering confidence in your product is the Ball for a few years and continuing to adapt, so it is always good to stay ahead promote ourselves, because we have the only way to grow your business. Providing coach softball in Lacombe. My wife by learning all you can. Many industry knowledge, and no one else is going to. products that work for the producer, and We need to continue producing the highest quality food in the world. Working together Lacombe County is home to a number of producers who are running unique operations. Many will make that happen. of these individuals are also involved locally, provincially and nationally with agriculture industry groups to help promote the work they love. We are pleased to introduce our monthly "Producer Profile". If you would like to be featured in here, or have someone to 9 nominate, please email [email protected]. CountyCounty News News - -August July 20, 18, 2018 2017 AGRICULTURE / WEED ALERTS

Baby's Breath (Noxious): Infestations can be caused from floral arrangements Identification: productive. do not flower until the third year most effective control method Stems: have numerous branch- Roots: are large and woody when flower buds develop. combines hand picking with es. Many infestations are caused chemical control. Leaves: are opposite and About: Baby’s Breath was by an escape from floral ar- Chemical: please check the lance shaped. Leaves are not introduced from Europe as rangements. current crop protection guide or noticeable when the plants are an ornamental. The peren- call the county for more in bloom. nial, noxious weed is com- Control: information. Flowers: are small, white, and monly found in floral displays. Grazing: not palatable to live- numerous. The flower has 5 Seedling plants emerge in stock. Prevention: petals and a sweet scent. early spring and once matured Mechanical: regular mowing Prevent floral arrangements Seeds: are black and kidney will develop a deep and thick can reduce seed production from escaping into surrounding shaped. This plant is highly penetrating root system. Plants but must be repeated. The environments.

Canada Thistle (Noxious): Colony-forming aggressive perennial Identification: by the wind. Buried seeds can overgrazed pastures. Under Stems: are grooved, upright, remain dormant for up to 20 the Alberta Weed Control Act, gradually depletes the food en- hollow and woody, branching years. Canada Thistle is a noxious ergy stored in the root system. near the top, and grow 0.5 m weed. To succeed, several years of to 1.5 m tall. About: Due to its extensive, effort must be committed. Leaves: are lance shaped, creeping root system, the Control: Chemical: please check the dark green, shiny, and alter- Thistle is well adapted for Grazing: sheep and goats will current crop protection guide nating. Leaf edges can vary periods of drought. It has been readily graze Thistles. Invasive or call the county for more between smooth with no estimated that individual plants plants should never be consid- information. spines to irregularly shaped can live up to two years, but ered as forage. with spines. plants are continually re- Cultivation: does not reach the Prevention: In non-cropland Flowers: form at the ends of placed by new shoot systems. deeper roots and produces maintain a healthy plant cover stems in clusters of one to Canada Thistle can thrive in small root pieces that rapidly and to re-seed disturbed areas several. The flowers are often many conditions, but it cannot develop into new plants. Not as soon as possible. Avoid purple, urn shaped, with spine- tolerate waterlogged soil or the best option for control. overgrazing to prevent estab- less bracts. complete shade. Thistle does Mechanical: repeated mowing lishment of thistles. Seeds: are mostly dispersed best in disturbed areas and throughout the growing season

Common Tansy (Noxious): Don't plant this perennial forb Identification: About: Common Tansy is a and fertile, well-drained soil. Stems: are branched, erect, perennial forb that reproduces The most effective control and often purplish-red. There by both seed and short rhi- Control: method combines mowing with are many stems per plant and zomes (underground horizon- Grazing: unpalatable to graz- chemical control. grow up to 1.5m tall. tal roots). This weed forms ers. Chemical: please check the Leaves: alternate on the stem dense stands and the plants Cultivation: stems can re-grow current crop protection guide and are deeply divided into contain alkaloids that are toxic from severed roots, therefore, or call the county for more numerous narrow, individual to both humans and livestock if cultivation is not an effective information. leaflets with toothed edges. consumed. Cases of livestock control option. Flowers: are yellow, numerous, poisoning are rare because Mechanical: regular mowing Prevention: Gardeners should and button-like. most grazing animals find can reduce seed production not purchase Common Tansy. Seeds: are yellowish brown Tansy unpalatable. Common but must be repeated to elimi- with short five-toothed crowns. Tansy grows best in full sun nate re-growth from rootstock.

Common Toadflax (Noxious):Check garden seed mixes for contents! Identification: erupt in July and August. but reproduction is primarily by Control: Stems: are erect, hairless, and Seeds: are winged, disk- sprouting from its creeping root Grazing: not palatable to live- are generally unbranched. shaped, and dark brown to system. As the root systems stock. Leaves: are soft, lance-shaped, black. Each plant contains spread, they crowd out the Cultivation: repeated cultivation pale green, and numerous. 5000 seeds that are viable up natural vegetation. The Alberta can effectively destroy the root Leaves are mainly alternate to 10 years. Weed Control Act has deemed system. Equipment should be and are attached directly to the it a noxious weed. Common thoroughly cleaned after. stem. About: Common Toadflax was Toadflax is easily confused with Mechanical: mowing can assist Flowers: are bright yellow, brought from Europe over 100 Leafy Spurge before flowering, by starving root systems. arranged alternately in dense years ago as an ornamen- but toadflax stems do not con- Chemical: please check the spikes at the tal plant and is now serious tain the milky latex that spurge current crop protection guide ends of stems. problem in North America. This does. or call the county for more 10 Flowers often perennial weed makes seed, information. AGRICULTURE / WEED ALERTS JulyJuly 20,20, 20182018 -- CountyCounty NewsNews ALUS LACOMBE COUNTY Lacombe County hosts ALUS Farm Tour On July 4, Lacombe County hosted an ALUS tour, and brought close to 50 people from across the County on a day-long tour. Participants were given a glimpse into how they could implement Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) projects on their properties. The tour visited four sites, including the Ellis Bird Farm.

Site 1: Project goal is to reduce erosion and protect a nearby wetland from potential sediment loading. The producer was also building and installing hen houses on his properties to protect nests.

Site 2: Ellis Bird Farm gave insight into the history of the farm, their agricultural practices (as a portion of the property is a working farm), and provided a tour of the premises.

Site 3: With the support of the Agroforestry and Wood- lot Extension Society, the landowner planted approxi- mately 6,500 seedlings (trees and shrubs) to establish a shelterbelt around his property.

Site 4: To prevent further soil erosion on their land, which plugged culverts and ran down a ditch in spring 2017, the landowners seeded eight acres of land to hay, and installed a rock wall. They told the tour par- ticipants that this year their land flooded, but the water that ran off the land was clear and soil-free.

A key benefit of the tour was that it offered real-life ex- amples of projects that would qualify under the ALUS program. Many participants were surprised at how simple an ALUS project could be - like establishing a pollinator garden, or building hen houses to project waterfowl in nearby wetlands.

If you're interested in learning more about the ALUS Lacombe County program, please contact Jalene Makus at 403-782-8959, or visit www.lacombecounty.com. Giant Hogweed vs. Cow Parsnip

Media stories on Giant Hogweed have drawn attention to this invasive plant and Physical Differences the fact that it can cause skin irritation, blistering and burning upon contact - or Giant Hogweed Cow Parsnip even blindness. This has raised local public concerns and interest in the plant. • 15 to 20 feet tall • 5 to 8 feet tall According to Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, all plants report- • stem is 1 to 3 inches in diameter • stem is 1 to 2 inches in diameter ed in Alberta to date have proven to be cow parsnip. • stem has many purple spots and • stem has a few purple areas and Cow Parsnip is: stiff bristles deep ridges, with fuzzy hairs • a native plant, very common to Lacombe County • leaf can be up to 5 feet wide • leaf is 2 to 2.5 feet wide • very similar to Giant Hogweed – both plants are members of the carrot fam- • umbel-shaped (rounded white • umbel-shaped (rounded white ily (Apiaceae or Umbelliferae) flower clusters in which the flower clusters in which the • found in similar habitats as Giant Hogweed individual flower stalks arise from individual flower stalks arise from about the same point) up to 2.5 about the same point) up to 1 foot There have been no confirmed Giant Hogweed plants identified in -La feet across across combe County. • compound, lobed leaves (single • palmate-shaped, compound leaves with lobes that look like leaves (looks similar to a maple a hand and fingers), which are leaf, or an open palm with fingers deeply incised outstretched), divided into 3 seg- ments 11 CountyCounty News News - -August July 20, 18, 2018 2017 Uses for "MyLacombeCounty" mobile app Understanding the in house, and allows people to obtain to easily contact the County or make need to connect with fire permits, create service requests, find service requests straight from their ratepayers in a more contact information, and easily access mobile devices. mobile way, Lacombe County events, Council meetings and County has developed social media updates. Currently, the app is only available to Apple its own service app device users, and can be downloaded called “my Lacombe Using the app provides a more mobile from the Apple Store by searching County”. way for people to engage with the County, "Lacombe County". and a new way for our customers to get The myLacombeCounty app was created the service they need, by allowing them Lakeside Social Workers: Countdown to 95 Years Submitted by Maureen Pocock separate organizations have worked together in the “It isn’t that we can’t do these things anymore. We just Lakeside District over the years. The hall, which is don’t want to!” Eight members of the Lakeside Social Workers (LSW) managed by the Lakeside Recreation Society, isn’t used met on January 10, 2018, to make some plans for our much any more. It serves as a meeting place for a few Where do we go from here? We may reach 100 Years, 95th year. This is the first year in memory that this local groups but without conveniences like running water or we may not. One thing is certain. Those of us who still planning session has happened at a regular meeting. and sewage disposal no one wants to rent it. Upgrading can will continue to be Lakeside Social Workers. We’ll A committee was always struck to plan the year’s is out of the question. Likewise, Lakeside Social find a way to meet and share and laugh together for meetings and then there was always a rush to print up Workers is living on borrowed time. We are nearly all whatever time we have left! program booklets and have them ready for distribution senior citizens now. We all do what we can and we have at the January meeting. Times have changed. Our changed a few things to suit our altered circumstances. membership is much smaller and our average age is much greater than it once was. We have had to make When I first belonged to LSW, annual membership dues some decisions on how we can hold the group together collected in January, were $1 per member and monthly because we are not ready to say goodbye to the tea money which was donated to the Christmas food friendship and community spirit that has been nurtured certificate fund was 25c each. At the end of the year the for nearly a century. amount would be topped up to $100. In recent years membership has increased to $5 and tea money to Our dwindling membership is a sign of the times we live $2 per member per meeting which we still contribute in. When the group was first organized, the women in to Food Certificates, now called ‘Fill a Fridge’. We the community had little contact with their neighbours. still do amazing things with whatever funds we collect Lakeside, like the other districts, was just newly settled. throughout the year. It is always heartwarming to listen And with a few young families in the area, organizing to the discussion at our November meeting as we try to a school was a priority. The Lakeside School opened come up with the best use of the money we have raised in 1895 so it is almost certain that the local ladies were through the year. In recent years we have donated to getting together socially before the first organized several school breakfast programs and libraries, sent meetings took place. funds to assist the Lending Cupboard in Red Deer, On June 13, 2018 about 60 current members, provided grocery cards and gifts for families through past members and guests met at Lakeside The first minutes were recorded in 1923. To begin Women’s Outreach and donated to Caring for Children with they met as a Red Cross support group, knitting to help local families who have fallen on difficult times. Hall to share memories and renew friendships and sewing clothing for victims of disaster wherever on the occasion of the 95th Anniversary of supplies were needed. Later, they were affiliated with Catering was always our main method of fundraising, Lakeside Social Workers. Eleven present the Worldwide Women’s Institute. Just how the decision but now with strict food service rules and regulations members and nine past members enjoyed was made to withdraw from these larger organizations and also many professional caterers our services are no a trip down memory lane as they paged and become an independent group is not known. But, longer required. Sometimes we are asked specifically through several scrap books and albums however the decision was made, it has worked well. to serve a light luncheon after a local funeral and for the of pictures and clippings. President Brenda Politics, religion and personal biases were largely left at past 30 or so years our group has prepared and served home on meeting days and any controversial situations pancake breakfasts or chili lunches for the annual Loden opened the afternoon with the Club were talked through until an agreeable decision is Bluebird Festival held every July at the Ellis Bird Farm. Women’s Creed, read by everyone, followed reached. by the introduction of special guests. Maureen Looking around the rural communities, we feel fortunate Pocock then read a compilation of members’ LSW has lived through its share of ups and downs. to have reached this pinnacle. Five years ago, we special memories and Doreen Hainsworth Membership probably peaked in the 1960s and 1970s, celebrated 90 years and that gave us some incentive made a presentation to Audrey Brown-an when most of the ladies were in their middle years. Their to carry on. We continue to meet on the second engraved silver Maple Leaf pin-in recognition families were grown and the ladies were called upon to Wednesday of each month but not necessarily to hold cater for local wedding receptions and bridal showers, a business meeting. Our Christmas dinner has been of her 25 years membership. Lacombe as well as funeral teas. The ladies took a great deal a long standing tradition and every one of us adds County Reeve, Paula Law, then said a few of pride in producing delicious, nutritious and bountiful an extra measure of love to whatever dish she brings words in recognition of this milestone event, meals and were asked to cater to functions like Rotary, to the planned potluck meal. With the Christmas tree and presented an engraved plaque on behalf FUA and ATA banquets in Lacombe. Working in the old surrounded with parcels for the gift exchange and the of the County. Lacombe Memorial Centre in the large, well appointed, hall decorated with collected treasures from many years modern kitchen was a pleasure and working together back, it feels like our past members are with us for Guests were then treated to Coffee and was fun for all. Each of the ladies brought her own those few hours and for many of us, the LSW Christmas individual skill. Dinner Meeting is the real beginning of the Christmas Cake and the afternoon closed with visiting, Season. No one felt too badly though that we didn’t much laughter and fellowship. Next stop on Two have to turn on the furnace, or carry water, or sweep the this adventure will be 100 years and we are 12 hall last Christmas! One of our members said it best, already making plans! JulyJuly 20,20, 20182018 -- CountyCounty NewsNews

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Home Construction – Use fire resistant • Contact your utility company if trees or building materials such as stucco, fire resistant branches are not clear of power lines shingles and double or triple pane windows • Keep grass mowed and watered within 10 can reduce the risk of fire sparks and embers metres of buildings igniting your home. Determine your risk by • FireSmart your fire pit or burning barrel completing a FireSmart home assessment. • Clear your driveway of trees to a distance of at least 3 metres on either side See the FireSmart Home Development Guide at: https://www. firesmartcanada.ca/resources-library/firesmart-home-development-guide See the FireSmart Homeowners Manual at: https://www.firesmartcanada.ca/images/uploads/ Yard and Landscaping – You may already be taking actions that help resources/FS_Begins_at_Home_Manual_final.pdf to reduce your risk to wildfire; mowing and watering your lawn, planting fire resistant plants in your garden and using rock Farm and acreage – Each property is mulch instead of wood mulch can reduce your unique but a range of actions can help you risk of wildfire. to reduce your risk of wildfire. Focus on the following areas: Partners in Protection have developed • Fences and ditch lines managed for dry a landscaping manual to help you make grasses, weeds and brush FireSmart choices. Visit the FireSmart Canada • Store bales, feed and firewood well away website at: https://www.firesmartcanada. from any structures ca/resources-library/firesmart-guide-to- • Consider vegetation management for outbuildings, barns and unused landscaping land The FireSmart Farm and Acreage Magazine provides information unique to Vegetation and Fuels – Preparing your property does not mean your property. Visit the FireSmart Canada website at: removing all the trees and shrubs. There are a few key things you can do https://www.firesmartcanada.ca/resources-library/firesmart-farm-and- to protect your home from wildfire: acreage-magazine-fall-winter-edition • Prune tree branches to a minimum height of 2 metres • Remove all combustible trees, long grass, shrubs, logs, branches, twigs and needles within 10 metres of a structure FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT • Thin trees (with 3-6 metres between crowns) for at least 30 metres Drayton Bussiere, Lacombe County Fire Chief: from any structure 403-782-8959 / [email protected] • Store firewood a minimum of 10 metres away from any structures (avoid down slope location) Or contact the Alberta Government: • Remove all combustible trees, long grass, shrubs, logs, branches, 310-ESRD (3773) / WILDFIRE.ALBERTA.CA twigs and needles within 10 metres of a structure

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SUBDIVISIONSUBDIVISION & DEVELOPMENT & DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY ACTIVITY June 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018

Development Applications Received

No. File No. Applicant Legal Description Proposed Development Decision (Landowner) (otherwise pending)

Lot 5 Block 2 Plan 892 2090 1 68/18 Randolph & Mary Perepelkin Shop June 1, 2018 to (Pt. NW 11-40-27-W4M)

Lot 1A Block 1 Plan 092 4847 2 69/18 Jonas & Ashley Granberg Shop Approved June 30, 2018 (Silver Springs, Sylvan Lake)

Development Applications Single Family Residence 3 70/18 Nick Geigle & Letitia Geigle Pt. NE 33-40-22-W4M Approved Received w/attached Garage

Lot 1B Block 3 Plan 172 2762 4 71/18 Baja Holdings BCS Inc. Sign Approved (Aspelund Industrial Park)

Outdoor Storage 5 72/18 Bart Thompson & Corry Harty Pt. NE 32-39-25-W4M Approved (Smok’in Guns Transport)

Heavy Equipment Service Darren Moggy Lot 11 Block 2 Plan 012 1471 6 73/18 and Repair Approved (Rebel Capital Management Ltd.) (Burbank Industrial) For more information, (Rebel Energy Services) Travis Jones Lot 5 Block 1 Plan 142 3957 contact the County's 7 74/18 (Firewing Agricultural Solutions) Agricultural Service Facility Approved (Iron Rail Business Park) Planning & Development Lot 7 Block 2 Plan 151Z 8 75/18 Ivan Bezukh & Lioubov Bouz Addition Application Withdrawn Department at (Rosedale Valley) 403-782-8389 No. File No. SpencerApplicant Gyori, Wes Gyori Legal Description ProposedMinor Business Development & Trade Decision 9 76/18 Pt. NW 17-39-28-W4M Approved (Landowner)& Tracy Gyori (4M Energy Inc.) (otherwise pending) Lance Dzaman Lot 1 Blk 2 Plan 1422128 10 77/18 Security/Operator Suite Approved (Delta Land Co. Inc.) (Sandy Point RV Resort) Dale Freitag Outdoor Storage Business 11 78/18 Randy & Alexis Screpnek Pt. SW 2-40-2-W5M Approved Manager of Planning Services (Sunhaven RV & Boat Storage)

Unit 22 Condo Plan 102 2165 Anita O'Driscoll 12 79/18 Darcy & Shelley Della Costa Covered Deck Approved Senior Planner (Degraff's RV Resort)

Lot 1 Block 1 Plan 912 2141 Single Family Residence 13 80/18 Wardell & Paula Zobell Cajun Paradis (Pt. SW 13-40-27-W4M) (Temporary Care Dwelling) Planner / Development Officer Central Alberta Rowing Club Lacombe Lake Road Allowance 14 81/18 Recreation Facilities, Outdoor Approved (Lacombe County) (Range Road 27-2) Peter Duke Planner / Development Officer Single Family Residence 15 82/18 Tyler Flowerday Pt. SE 17-39-22-W4M Approved w/Attached Garage Charmaine Tootell Planning Receptionist 16 83/18 Tom & Marcine Woyke NW 24-40-1-W5M Single Family Residence

Lot 1 Block 1 Plan 082 4263 Allison Noonan 17 84/18 Harold & Jeannie Miskey Addition Approved Planning / Development (Pt. SW 33-40-1-W5M) Secretary Lot 1 Block 2 Plan 002 2560 18 85/18 Janice Brown Kennel Approved (Pt. SW 13-39-3-W5M)

Lots 11-18, Block 2 Plan 7702AY Accessory Building 19 86/18 Larry Cocks (Hamlet of Haynes) and/or Use

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Subdivision Applications Received

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Lacombe County Municipal 20 S-027-18 NE 18-41-22-W4M (Doris Albers) Purposes

21 S-028-18 Jake & Norma Reimer NW 13-41-24-W4M 1st Parcel Out Staff Approved

Lot 5 Plan 3232TR 22 S-029-18 Walter & Ella Land Residential (Pt. NW 15-41-26-W4M) Do you have an after hours service concern? Or Doug Hill maybe don't have time to make a phone call? 23 S-030-18 Pt. SE 6-41-25-W4M Fragmented (Lucy Hill) Lacombe County has several ways for residents to make non-emergency service requests.

For more information contact the County’s Planning & Development DepartmentAnnual at 403-782-8389

NOVA Tour ONLINE

Dale Freitag Anita O’Driscoll Go to www.lacombecounty. Manager of Planning Services LacombeSenior Planner County coun- com, and click on the Submit cil and staff recently vis- Service Request image to fill ited NOVA Chemicals. Cajun Paradis Peter Duke out a simple form Planner/Development Officer Planner/DevelopmentThe annual visit Officer allows the County to see the MY LACOMBE COUNTY APP work happening at the Charmaine Tootell Allison Noonan If you have an iPhone, Planning Receptionist Planning/Developmentfacility, and provides Secretary an make sure to download the opptunity to hear about myLacombeCounty app from updates on projects and the Apple Store. Not only can

initiatives happening at you submit service requests the plant. from your mobile device, but you can also request fire permits, see the latest As part of the tour, the news in Lacombe County, and find contact group headed to the information (to name a few). NOVA Nature Trails (pictured here). Photo submitted

15 CountyCounty News News - -August July 20, 18, 2018 2017 Ellis Bird Farm Canada Day Festivities Celebrate and Recognize the Indigenous Presence in Central AB

As the daylight hours stretch long, the in Central Alberta were a great success. daytime Knee High Nature events. Two If you're more of an early bird than a night plants and animals at Ellis Bird Farm We were very honoured to have elder Family Nature Nights have occurred so owl, you might want to take advantage are enjoying the beautiful summer that Roy Louis from Maskwacis participate far, on the topics of owls and migration, of another new program we're offering: we are having. A family of badgers has in the completion of our Circle Deck by and they were enthusiastically enjoyed by "Mornings with the Martins" with Purple even been spotted onsite, perhaps taking conducting a smudge ceremony. Joseph all attendees. Visitors learned information Martin expert Alisha Ritchie. For three advantage of the large population of Fromhold of the First Nations Research about birds, built a craft, participated mornings in August, we offer you the Richardson's Ground Squirrels burrowing Centre in Mirror, AB, assisted EBF with in games and sang songs. Two hours opportunity to connect with nature and under our parking lot and pastureland. the design of the Circle Deck. He spoke disappeared in a flash with so much enjoy the activities of the birds before Badgers are omnivores and have been about the significance of this structure in activity! We have one more Family Nature they start their fall migration, which begins known to eat eggs, so here's hoping honoring Indigenous teachings. Finally, Night scheduled for August 18th, 6:30- around the middle of August. Morning they're after our ground squirrels, not our Dr Jane Ross gave a brief update about 8:30PM, is on the topic of bats, and is with the Martins runs August 4th, 5th and wild bird eggs! Coincidentally, American the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta's Art guaranteed to inform and delight. 6th from 9:00AM until 10:00AM and we Badgers are most active at dusk and Award and described upcoming plans to will be offering coffee and muffins. You dawn (as well as during the night), and celebrate next year's Year of the Grouse. Our second evening series is geared won't want to miss this neat opportunity! this summer we have events scheduled more towards an adult audience and is for both the early morning and late In the 2018 season, we decided to offer presented in a lecture format. Our June Finally, we have had to cancel our evening hours, a rare treat when our two series of evening events, giving the lecture was on the topic of tree swallows, Evening Fundraiser Event due to low normal visitor hours are 11:00AM until public a chance to experience the beauty presented by Dr. Geoff Holroyd. Our ticket sales. You can learn about 5:00PM. Perhaps you will be able to catch of our site in the beautiful "golden hour" August adult lecture will be presented Dr. other events yet to come this summer, a glimpse of the endangered American of sunset. One series is entitled "Family Ken Frye and is entitled "The Sex Life of including the Evening Lecture Series, Badger onsite! Nature Nights" and on these evenings Garden Bugs." Again, we guarantee you the Family Nature Night and Morning we have organized a series of topics will come away having been educated With the Martins on our website: www. Our Canada Day festivities celebrating geared towards family with a range of and entertained. ellisbirdfarm.ca. and recognizing the Indigenous presence ages. These programs are similar to our

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Featured Events

This annual festival takes place from July 26th until the 29th. Lacombe Days is a city-wide festival with events held at various locations throughout Lacombe. Watch the parade Saturday, July 28th at 9:30am. from various points along the route. Check out www.LacombeDays.ca for more info.

Kraay Family Farm, home to the very popular Lacombe Corn Maze, will be open for the 2018 season starting July 20th! When visiting the farm you have a choice of over 40 attractions! If the corn maze is to intimidating for you, they also have an easier, kid friendly, corn maze! Lacombe County Rodeos

The Bentley Town & Country Fair takes place August 9th - 12th. Thursday a Annual Tees Rodeo pancake breakfast (7am) and the annual parade (1pm) will open the festival. The August 4th & 5th fair hosts many events such as Bench Shows, Kroozin West Show & Shine, Bazaart Show & Sale, Petting Zoo, Kids Zone, Cabaret, Horseshoe Tournament, Fireworks 5th Annual Meston Invitational and more! Go to www.bentleyagsociety.com for schedule of events. Steer Riding & Barrel Racing Fundraiser for Alberta’s Children’s Hospital Rotary Flames House Tail Creek Raceway is hosting Wild West Dirt Track Motorcycle Racing on their August 6th new oval track. This will take place on August 11th and 12th. Check out their 52nd Annual Bentley Rodeo Facebook and website for more information. www.TailCreekRaceway.ca August 10th & 11th

Celebrate Alberta Open Farm Days on August 18th and 19th. You will have the FCA Rodeo in Alix opportunity to experience diverse Central Alberta farms and Agri-Tourism August 18th & 19th businesses. Go to the website to view a list of participating farms and culinary experiences in Alberta. www.AlbertaFarmDays.ca Submit your own events to the community event calendar at lacombetourism.com Music in the Park and the Lacombe Community Market take place every Looking for tourism maps, information and things Wednesday during the summer months at the Lacombe Memorial Center. Each to do in the region? week a new feature band performs on the Echo Energy Stage from 6 PM -8 PM Visit lacombetourism.com and follow Lacombe and the Lacombe Community Market runs from 4:30 PM until 8 PM. Regional Tourism on Facebook and Twitter! Upcoming dates are July 25th, August 1st, 5th, 15th, 22nd & 29th.

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Lacombe and County is rich and full of incredible diverse history. In order to fully appreciate and understand the origins of the region, the best thing to do is visit the local museums. Lacombe is home to two museums, the Michener House and Blacksmith Shop Museum. The Lacombe Blacksmith Museum is the oldest operating blacksmith shop in Alberta and the Michener House was once the home of former Governor General Roland Michener! The Alix Wagon Wheel Museum showcases artifacts and displays that represent the history and culture of Alix and area. The Bentley Museum, housed in a 1924 farmhouse and various outbuildings, depicts the way of life experienced by the first settlers from 1898 down through the years. Mirror and District Museum, details the history and roots of their region between the years of about 1870 and 1930. Lacombe County is full of interesting history that is worth learning about. So take a tour and visit the local museums this summer!

17 CountyCounty News News - -August July 20, 18, 2018 2017 Highlights from 2018 Farm Safety Day Thank you to all our presenters, staff volunteers and participants for making 2018 Farm Safety Day a success!

Presenters: • Horse Safety - Brittany Rogers (Rogers Riding Academy) • Post Pounder Safety - Doug Giles (Lacombe County) • Fire Safety - Lacombe County Fire Chief Drayton Bussiere, Bentley Fire Chief Ian McLaren, Lacombe Fire Services • ATV Safety - Lacombe County Peace Officers Kyle Friesen and Landon Craney • Grain Safety - Jim Davenport (Clive Seed Cleaning Plant) • Mowing Safety - Lindsay Vink (Lacombe County) • Heavy Equipment Safety - T.J. McTrowe (Lacombe County)

Schools: Alix MAC Bentley Elementary School Pleasant Valley Colony Eckville School Alix Colony Terrace Ridge School Clive School Ecole Lacombe Upper Elementary

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2018 Farm Safety Day

Thank You to our sponsors!

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Do More Agriculture Fundraiser a Success The Central Alberta Agricultural Gold Sponsors – Lacombe County, Society held a fundraiser for “The Do Red Deer County, Ponoka County, More Agriculture Foundation” on June Alberta Beef Magazine, Cab K Broad- 22, 2018. The evening started off casting, Little Jons, West Country with vintage derby races put on by the Pump, Media Message and Decisive Flying Cross Ranch and then moved Farming into a dance with the band RadioAc- Silver Sponsors – Rimbey Imple- tive playing and a silent auction. The ments, Healthy Herds, Alberta Feed Central Alberta Agricultural Society is and Consulting, FCC, BDO Lacombe, proud to say we were able to send a Phase 3 Security, CPS Bentley, CPS cheque for $4000.00 to the foundation Ponoka, Dale Zukowski, Woodrow to promote mental health for farmers Farms, Bill and Terri Brown, XSeed, initiatives and education. CAAS also Richardson partnered with Alpine to create mag- Bronze Sponsors – Corteva, Rope N nates to hand out to attendees with Tye, Mainstreet Hardware Blackfalds, the Alberta Mental Health line number KeyAg Red Deer 1-877-303-2642. Thank you to all who attended and Thank you to all the wonderful spon- showed their support for farmers men- sors who supported the event with tal health! donations or silent auction items. 19 CountyCounty News News - -August July 20, 18, 2018 2017 COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS June 14, 2018 BYLAW NO. 1278/18 PUBLIC CANNABIS IN YOUR COMMUNITY to plan and budget for the paving of POLICY AD(20) SUBDIVISION AND HEARING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY the Spruceville Road (RR 27-4) from ROAD NAMING A public hearing was held for Bylaw Council endorsed the public Highway 12 to the Aspelund Road in By resolution of Council the County No.1278/18. Bylaw No. 1278/18 engagement strategy for the Cannabis the year 2020 for an estimated cost of $ Manager was directed to prepare is a bylaw of Lacombe County to in Your Community public meetings to 4,579,461. a report regarding Policy AD(20) amend the Village of Alix/Lacombe be held on July 17, 2018 at the Bentley Subdivision and Road Naming; and County Intermunicipal Development Ag Center and on July 18, 2018 at the ROAD NAMING MILTON WEST further, this report will be presented at a Plan, Bylaw No. 1158/12. Council Mirror Community Hall from 6:00 p.m. BRANCH ROAD future Council meeting. subsequently approved second and to 9:00 p.m.; and further, the meetings By resolution of Council the County third reading of the bylaw. be hosted in partnership with Alberta Manager was directed to prepare a RANGE ROAD AND TOWNSHIP Health Services (AHS). report regarding the naming of the three SIGNS BYLAW NO. 1279/18 PUBLIC miles of Twp Rd 41-2 from Spruceville By resolution of Council the County HEARING ALIX COMMUNITY HALL BOARD Road to Highway 792 as an addition Manager was directed to prepare a A public hearing was held for Bylaw POLICY RC(1) APPLICATION to the Milton West Branch Road; and report regarding the costs of installing No.1279/18. Bylaw No. 1279/18 A resolution that Lacombe County further, this report will be presented at a range and township road signs on is a bylaw of Lacombe County to contribute a maximum of $ 3,500 for future Council meeting. named roads in Lacombe County; and amend the Village of Clive/Lacombe the upgrades to the Alix Community further, this report will be presented at a County Intermunicipal Development Hall washrooms; and further, that ROAD NAMING GIMLET ROAD future Council meeting. Plan, Bylaw No. 1158/12. Council this contribution be funded from the By resolution of Council the County subsequently approved second and Recreation Capital Assistance Reserve Manager was directed to prepare a COUNCIL COMPENSATION – third reading of the bylaw. received Council approval. report regarding the naming of Range ELIMINATION OF TAX EXEMPTION Road 4-3 from Highway 12 north to the A report relative to the elimination of the BYLAW NO. 1273/18 MIRROR COMMUNITY NETWORK Clearwater County boundary as Gimlet tax exemption on Council compensation Bylaw No. 1273/18, a bylaw of REQUEST FOR FUNDING Road; and further, this report will be was received for information; and Lacombe County to amend the A request from the Mirror Community presented at a future Council meeting. further, this issue will be placed on the Lacombe County Land Use Bylaw No. Network for funding for the Abundant August 7, 2018 Committee of the Whole 1237/17 to rezone approximately 60.4 Communities Mirror Project meeting agenda. hectares (149.3 acres) on NE 28-39- Neighborhood Connector position 27-W4M (excepting Lot 1 Block 5 Plan was referred to the County Manager 132 2124) and Lot 7 Block 6 Plan 182 for the preparation of a report to 0290, Pt. NW 28-39-27-W4M, from be presented at the June 28, 2018 Agricultural ‘A’ District to Business Council meeting. Industrial ‘I-BI’. The bylaw was given first reading by SPRUCEVILLE ROAD PAVING Council and approval to hold a public As per a recommendation from hearing on July 9, 2018 commencing at the June 5, 2018 Committee of 9:00 a.m. the Whole meeting the County Manager was directed to prepare a MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN/ report regarding the paving of the LAND USE BYLAW REVIEW Spruceville Road (RR 27-4) from As per resolution Council will continue Highway 12 to the Aspelund Road to review the Municipal Development for Council’s consideration. Plan and Land Use Bylaw through the Annual Report and Monitoring Matrix as The report regarding the Spruceville outlined at the March 8, 2018 Council Road paving was presented later in meeting; and further, the next review the meeting. By resolution of Council will be scheduled for early 2019. the County Manager was authorized

Regularly Scheduled Meetings for Lacombe County Council / Council Committee

Committee of the Whole First Tuesday of every second month at 9am

Council & MPC Second and fourth Thursday of every month, starting at 9 a.m.

The public and media are welcome to attend all Council & MPC meetings. An agenda will be posted to the website prior to the meeting.

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COUNCIL SELF EVALUATION LAKE ACCESS, LOT 19, BLISSFUL CENTRAL ALBERTA ECONOMIC Village of Clive and the Village of Alix REPORT BEACH, SYLVAN LAKE PARTNERSHIP BROADBAND received Council approval. A resolution that Council complete the A request from Gordon and Terry INITIATIVE Councillor Self Evaluation Form every Ross for permission to construct a A report on the Central Alberta BYLAW NO. 1282/18 six months received Council approval. lake access on Lot 19, Blissful Beach, Economic Partnership Broadband Bylaw No. 1282/18, a bylaw of Sylvan Lake was referred to the County Initiative was received for information. Lacombe County to establish a Code VESTA ENERGY Manager for the preparation of a report of Conduct for members of Council A presentation by representatives to be presented at a future Council INTERMUNICIPAL received first, second and third reading of Vesta Energy on the initiatives meeting COLLABORATION FRAMEWORK and was so passed by Council. and projects of Vesta Energy within STRATEGIC PLAN 2018 TO 2023 DISCUSSION PROTOCOLS Policies CC(10) Acceptance of Gifts by Lacombe County was received for The Lacombe County Strategic Plan Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework Council and CC(11) Council Personal information by Council. 2018 to 2023 was approved by Council Discussion Protocols between Lacombe Code of Conduct were therefore as presented. County and the Town of Bentley, the rescinded. COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS June 28, 2018 ROAD IDENTIFICATION SIGNAGE right to approve structures on an the Alix Fire department if so wished Eckville/Lacombe County Intermunicipal Council approved the installation of environmental reserve. and cease operations of MFD on Collaboration Discussion Protocols. township or range road identification September 30, 2018. signs on the named road signs until I. If site specific circumstances PETITION TO REMOVE ROAD such time as the road name sign is warrant encroachment consideration. A public meeting will be held at the FROM BUILDING PROGRAM replaced, whereby the named road II. If the landowner agrees to and Mirror Community Hall on July 25, Residents living on Range Road and township or range road will be signs an encroachment license 2018, at 7p.m. to speak with the 1-0 (north of Aspelund Road) have incorporated into one sign. agreement community about this situation and requested their road be removed from the ramifications of closing the fire the road building program to be rebuilt ROAD NAMING In addition, Council authorized the department. in the future. This item was referred to Three miles of Township Road 41-2 County Manager to enter into an the County Manager for the preparation from the Spruceville Road to Highway Encroachment License with the owner BYLAW NO 1281/18 – REGULATING of a recommendation. #792 (S17 & 18-41-27-W4M, S13-41- of Lot 19 Blissful Beach to allow for & CONTROLLING SPEED OF 28-W4M) and a one-mile section of lake access structures through the VEHICLES SYLVAN LAKE & AREA ADVANCED Township Road from Highway #2 to the environmental reserve. Council gave first and second reading AMBULATORY CARE SERVICE C & E Trail (through NW9 & SSW16 to Bylaw No. 1281/18, following the Representatives from the Sylvan & SSE17-41-26-W4M) was officially ABUNDANT COMMUNITIES review of the speed limits posted, Lake & Area Ambulatory Care named as the Milton West Branch MIRROR – FUNDING REQUEST temporary speed limit postings, as facility presented to Council on the Road. At the June 14, 2018 meeting, Council well as recent road improvements and new facility and requested financial received a request from Abundant safety issues and identified a number of support for future medical equipment. Council voted in favour of adding a Communities Mirror for $9,100 in amendments, which includes reducing Council accepted the presentation sentence to the policy statement for funding towards the Mirror Abundant the speed limit in Lakeview Estates to for information and referred the Policy AD (20) reading: Communities program. A motion to 30km/hr. request to the County Manager for a • Effective June 28th, 2018, Lacombe provide $4,000 in support to the Mirror recommendation to be presented at a County will discontinue naming Abundant Communities Program was Council moved that a letter be sent future Council meeting. roads; and further, defeated. to the residents of Lakeview Estates, advising that Council has given first and LACOMBE & DISTRICT FCSS that the following statement be added LAKEVIEW ESTATES SPEED LIMIT second reading to Bylaw No. 1281/18 Lacombe & District Family and to Policy AD(20): REQUEST thereby changing the speed limit in the Community Support Services presented • Notwithstanding this Policy, A delegation from Lakeview Estates subdivision to 30 km/h, and further, third to County Council regarding their Council retains the right to approve spoke to Council about their concerns reading will be considered at a future programming, concerns and future road naming as per the policy regarding the speed in their subdivision Council meeting. opportunities. FCSS invited Lacombe regulations but only under limited and requested the speed limit be County to appoint a County Councillor special circumstances. reduced from 50km/h to 30km/h. TOWN OF BENTLEY – POLICY to the Lacombe & District FCSS. This presentation was received for RC(1) CAPITAL REQUEST This presentation was accepted for BLISSFUL BEACH – information. Council approved a request from the information, and a decision regarding ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVE Town of Bentley for Lacombe County representation on the Board will be On June 14, 2018, County Council MIRROR FIRE DEPARTMENT to contribute 50% of the cost of the made at a later Council meeting. received a request from the owners of Council approved the County Manager installation of a second de-humidifier Lot 19, Blissful Beach subdivision for be directed to: at the Bentley Arena, to a maximum permission to construct a lake access of $11,229. This contribution will be Council through the environmental reserve a. Hold a public meeting in funded from the County’s Recreation Highlights & to Sylvan Lake. The owners of this Mirror to inform residents of the Capital Assistance Reserve. Minutes can undeveloped lot recently tried to sell effects of ceasing operations of Mirror be found on the property and found out that the Fire Department (MFD) and attempt APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS lakeshore lot does not and cannot have to garner interest in joining the fire (2018 AUDIT) our website lake access since an environmental department; and A motion for BDO Canada LLP to be under the reserve is located between their b. Evaluate the results of the appointed as the Lacombe County ‘Council’ property and the lake. public meeting until August 31, 2018 auditor for the 2018 fiscal year was Link on the main page - or and if the County Manager deems approved by Council. scan the QR code above By resolution, Council changed Policy appropriate begin the process with your smartphone! RC(8) to include the following clause: to evaluate the MFD Equipment ICF DISCUSSION Distribution Plan and coordinate the PROTOCOLS – TOWN OF Clause 2.24: Notwithstanding logistics of the distribution, assist MFD ECKVILLE this Policy, Council retains the member’s transition from the MFD to Council approved the Town of 21 CountyCounty News News - -August July 20, 18, 2018 2017 AROUND THE COUNTY Lacombe County Business Profile Equipment Rental & Septic Service Industrial. Commercial. Oilfield. Residential. Special Event. Summer Reading Program is July 3 – Aug. 10, 2018 ~ Registration is required in order to win prizes! We have a variety of activities, special guests, crafts & EMPLOYEE OWNED & OPERATED. games for the 6 weeks. Go Services Inc. proudly serves the Job Sites of Central Alberta with both Equipment • Finding Dory @ 2pm July 20 Rental and Site Services. Our customers get the best of Live-Telephone Answering, • Sing with Mrs. Jodi @ 1pm July 25 Prompt Service, Knowledgeable Equipment • Lego Marathon July 26 Coordinators, as well as Safety Conscious • Hercules @ 2pm July 27 Site-reps. • Magician, Brian Lehr @ 2pm Aug. 10 • & many more! Our Management Team is hands-on in our day to day operations, as well as our Rental and Service operations. Our experience of factors into account in order to keep We are open: Mon. & Wed. 10 am – 8:30 pm allows us to understand and respect the your site safe. This can include both the Tues, Thurs, Fri 10 am – 6pm Equipment needed, as well as the Disposal complexity of Industrial and Oilfield sites. Saturdays 10 am – 5 pm Further, we have expanded our business into of your waste. At Go Services Inc. we are Septic Service as well as Wedding & Special concerned with the well-being of our earth. Event Rentals. 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SPLASH Thursdays, July 12August 16, at the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre 10 am to Noon. 5429 53rd Street Register at the Eckville Library for a Summer of Fun and Discovery! The Gary Moe Sportsplex is home to the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre (KAC). Come take a dip at the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre. We offer Some of Our New Books and Movies at a climbing wall, small slide, rope, wibit and the Eckville Library many special events throughout the year. Fiction  Brown, Sandra: Tomorrow’s Promise & What’s Happening: Above and Beyond. • Toonie swims- 7 days a week -all summer long  Maas, Sarah J. A Court of Wings and from 1-3 p.m. Ruin (Young Adult). • Pool will be closed on July 21 & 22 due to NonFiction building construction  Hakim, Dr. Antoine: Save Your Mind: • Heritage Day Hours: Public Swim 1-5 p.m. Seven Rules to Avoid Dementia. • Fall Registration begins August 2 at 9 a.m.  Metz, Chrissy: This is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today. • Pool will be closed due to a swim meet on: -Friday, Aug 10, 2018 from 4 p.m. -10 p.m. Movies -Saturday, Aug 11, 2018 from 6 a.m. -10 p.m. Paddington 2 A Wrinkle in Time Ferdinand Peter Rabbit Black Panther -Sunday, Aug 12, 2018 from 6 a.m. -10 p.m. Library Cards are FREE at the Eckville For more information on the KAC schedule, swim club, Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10 am-6 pm, Thursdays: 2 pm-6 pm pool rentals and advanced courses call 403.782.1277 Municipal Library! or visit www.lacombe.ca/pool. Phone: 403-746-3240 www.eckvillelibrary.prl.ab.ca Check us out on Facebook TOOLS FOR SCHOOL

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