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Christa Bahsler and Mike Bis - International Women’s Day was celebrated Sunday in sell pulled their fishing shack Wabasca with a women-only banquet in which multi-cul - off the ice of North Wabasca turalism was the theme. Participants were encouraged Lake just in case the current to dress in traditional attire of their own culture or their mild spell brings an early end choice of another culture from anywhere in the world. to ice fishing season. On an Correna Beaver (right) showed off her Scottish heritage environmental note, they com - mented that there is a lot of displaying the plaid of her grandfather. debris on the ice from fishing A collage of photos from the event is on Page 11 activities that needs to be re - Story about the event is on Page 12 moved as well. Front Page Photos by Denis Carnochan
Lots of eyes were on a puck most of the week - end at Wabasca arena as there was plenty of hockey action for play - ers and spectators in - cluding the 2nd Memo- rial Norman McLeod Hockey Tournament.
Backlash occurs: Premier blames Albertans for creating budget woes Articles on Page 2
Serving the Municipal DiStrict of opportunity PAGe 2 – Thursday, March 12, 2015 Premier Prentice sets off firestorm of criticism over remarks blaming Albertans Social media across country goes viral; opposition leaders and others call for him to apologize Alberta Party leader blasts Prentice for blaming Albertans Former MP colleague of Prentice, On CBC Radio Wednes - the rest of us, ” said Alberta like to talk to Albertans now Wildrose leadership candidate, day, March 4, Jim Prentice Party leader Greg Clark. about what he sees in his said Albertans “should look “Because it’s only in mirror I prefer to talk about Jean labels Premier as “arrogant” in the mirror” when it some alternate reality that reality. Wildrose leadership candidate Brian Jean released a comes to the current finan - the blame for decades of PC “The reality is we have statement Thursday, March 5, in response to Premier Jim cial state of the province. mismanagement can be overcrowded schools, a crit - Prentice's comments blaming Albertans for the fiscal and “It’s great that Jim Pren - placed squarely on Alber - ical shortage of hospital management failures of his Progressive Conservative gov - tice has shared his Alice in tans.” beds, a massive infrastruc - ernment. Wonderland moment with “Now while Jim might ture backlog and almost no savings in the bank. Jean was Fort McMurray - Athabasca Member of Par - Wildrose wants Premier to apologize “What’s worse is that liament and served in the same federal PC Government as Wildrose Leader Heather Forsyth released this state - after decades of ups and Prentice prior to Prentice leaving government in 2010 to be - ment on Premier Prentice telling Albertans to “look in the downs in the price of oil, come a top executive with CIBC which paid its president mirror” in order to address the PC government’s fiscal woes: Jim Prentice and the PCs over $9 million dollars in 2014. “For months, Mr. Prentice has been talking down to Al - somehow didn’t see this Jean’s statement: bertans, acting like chicken-little, raising trial-balloons and coming. There are dozens "Jim Prentice says that Albertans should 'look in the shaking consumer and investor confidence by talking about of PCs today who bear the mirror' to see who is responsible for Alberta's current finan - raising the largest tax increase in Alberta history. At a time responsibility for many of cial mess. If Mr. Prentice's mirror is working, he will see many Albertans are worried about the value of their home the problems facing the his cabinet, his caucus, and his party staring back at him. plummeting, keeping their job or being able to make ends province,” said Clark. They, and they alone, are to blame. meet, Mr. Prentice’s comments blaming Albertans for being “But it’s not just the PCs "The PCs created this mess. When times were good and directly at fault for the PC government’s gross fiscal mis - Prentice inherited when he revenues routinely hit record highs, the PCs squandered management shows how deeply out-of-touch this 44-year- got the job as Premier. away what they should have saved. Now, not only is Mr. old government has become. “We all know Prentice’s Prentice going to raise taxes for hard-working Albertans, “Mr. Prentice, who has long supported the PC estab - hand picked Education Min - he's inexplicably blaming them for his own government's lishment, knows it is those who are sitting around his cabi - ister Gordon Dirks voted to poor record. net table who are directly responsible for the current close schools in Calgary- "On a personal note, I find it arrogant that a guy who financial mess the province is in. Elbow as a Calgary Board charged the Alberta taxpayer over $5 million in legal fees “It is his government who overspent by over $40 billion of Education trustee before is lecturing everyday Albertans on having the best of every - for the past decade, it is his government that has failed to he got the job as Education thing and not living within their means. PC governments ensure we could withstand $50 oil, it is his government that Minister.” have been very good to Jim Prentice. If Premier Prentice has made Alberta’s politicians and government the most ex - has any humility, he will apologize to Albertans." pensive in Canada, and it is his PC government that is now “Mirror” protest rally The Wildrose Party is selecting its new leader on putting our prosperity and economy at risk. March 28. Brian Jean is one of three candidates. “The Wildrose is demanding an apology from Mr. Pren - held in Edmonton tice for his condescending comments to all Albertans wor - On Saturday at the Al - ried about the state of our province and who are looking for berta Legislature, about 150 Super Value Centre a better way forward.” people - many of them car - rying mirrors to mock Pre - Follow The Fever and Focus on Facebook mier Jim Prentice’s remarks - protested provincial cuts HATS • SHOES • BOOTS at Bruce Thomas Scope Fever and blamed the ruling Pro - gressive Conservative gov - News flashes • Updates on news items, Phone: ernment for the financial Weather reports • Commentary woes it says it has budget- 780-710-6409 Road reports and other alerts wise due to a dependency 956 Noel Drive • Next to Wabasca Liquor Shack Missing and Wanted Persons on oil revenues.
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Serving the Municipal DiStrict of opportunity PAGe 4 – Thursday, March 12, 2015 Man hit by chair and injured among assault cases FEVER GREETINGS The most serious injury law. when it was alleged that a Happy 25th Happy Birthday among assault cases investi - Alcohol was believed to local 22 year old female on March 15 gated by Desmarais RCMP be involved in the chair- threatened her 24-year-old Barry Hector Faval last weekend was a head in - throwing incident which is common-law partner with a love, Mom, Don & family Nikita McLeod jury requiring medical sta - still under investigation and chef’s knife. love, your friend Muffin ples. no charge had been laid as The accused was re - Happy Birthday The alleged assault hap - of Tuesday. leased on a high cash bail. on March 12 Happy 3rd pened about 2:30 a.m. Sat - Knife involved Illegal entry Nicole Orr on March 16 urday when a 27-year-old An assault charge was No violence occurred Bigstone finance Rayden Cardinal local male threw a chair at laid following a 5 a.m. com - but a charge of being unlaw - love, Mommy, Daddy, his 43-year-old father-in- plaint last Friday, March 6, fully in a dwelling was laid Happy Birthday grandma cyndi against a 34-year-old local on March 12 man after he entered the Mia Yellowknee Happy Birthday home of his ex-partner love, Muffin on March 17 about 3:30 a.m. Saturday. Clinton Whitehead Impaired driving Happy 4th love, Muffin Sunday morning on Yel - on March 13 lowknee Road, a traffic stop Lily Faye Bigstone Happy Birthday led to impaired driving charges against a local love, Mommy, Daddy, on March 17 Summer, Kain & Shayne Rose Taron woman, age 31. love, cyndi, raven, Her breathalzyer read - Happy 3rd chapan rayden, Boycee ings were reported to be on March 14 .150 and .160. Cayden Laboucan Happy Birthday PLEASE SUPPORT BRIAN JEAN! love, Mommy and Daddy on March 17 Tessa Gladue I am running for Leadership of the Wildrose Party and I truly need your Happy Birthday your friend, Muffin support. Please buy a membership at www.wildrose.ca/membership or call 1 th th on March 14 (780) 306-1322. Telephone voting will be available March 16 – 28 . Happy 26th Richard I worked hard for you for ten years in Ottawa. Now I want to serve you in the (Waschiyap) Auger on March 19 A.J. Orr Alberta Legislature. It’s time to clean up Alberta’s government and I can’t do love, chapan rayden, it without your help. raven and Boycee love, baby sis chantelle, creedin, nicole and all your Kids Happy 16th on March 15 Now accepting greetings - - Dawson Evander Joel for March 19 and after: love, auntie Muffin [email protected] and Kookum pauline ')! ! $ '" %*$)$)( - $ # $) %$(*")$)(
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Jobs and Endbit 2 The meeting was held at Wabasca Council Chambers at 10 am: MD 17 Office Contacts 2 xMonthly reports from the CAO, the Finance, Lands and Planning, Transportation, and Public Services Departments, and from the Economic Development Officer were pre- sented and accepted.
Highlighter: 2015-16 x$IXQGLQJUHTXHVWIURP3HHNLVNZHWDQ³/HW¶V7DON´6RFLHW\ZDVSDUWLDOO\DS FireSmart proved. The MD will release 50% of the $200,000 budgeted to support the Soci- ety, primarily for salary top-ups, and enter into a formalized funding agreement before releasing the remainder. xCouncil and the MD will issue a letter of support to Slave Lake Communications which they will add to their application for a Digital Canada 150 Grant; the grant is federal aid designed help extend high-speed internet into northern Canada. xCouncil directed Administration to research and develop an implementation plan on how to carry out the 2015 Proposed Capital Projects to include opportuni- ties for employing local people and stimulating the economy for contractors and service providers. A report is to be prepared for the March 11 Council meeting. xTerms of the Rogers Communication tower leases in Calling Lake will be amended to include three automatic renewals of five years each; each renewal will include a 10% or greater increase to their payments. The MD was recently awarded xThe MD will reimburse a Calling Lake developer for survey costs incurred after $100,000 FireSmart Commu- the land purchase process begun in 2013 could not be completed as planned. nity Grants for Trout Lake x7KH0'¶V³$YDLODEOH/RW/LVW´ZLOOEHGLVFXVVHGDJDLQDWWKH0DUFK5HJXODU and Peerless Lake. Projects Meeting in Wabasca; the initial list includes more than 30 undeveloped hamlet will start in the fall of 2015 lots. and extend into late winter x&RXQFLODXWKRUL]HGWKHUHDOORFDWLRQRIIURPWKH³:DEDVFD$LU 2016 in each community. SRUW3KDVH,,´FDSLWDOSURMHFWWRWKH³$OO)OHHW´EXGJHWWRIDFLOLWDWHWKH Residents will be invited to an planned purchase of two 5th wheel trailers for the Transportation Department. information session in August x7KHUHPDLQLQJEDODQFHRILQWKHFDSLWDOSURMHFW³:DEDVFD in each community hall, to 'RZQWRZQ:DWHU 6HZHU6RXWKHDVW3URMHFW´ZLOODJDLQEHFDUULHGIRUZDUGLQWR view proposed work and give 2015 to complete a small amount of work on a manhole. their input. x Council directed Engineering Services to continue seeking bids for the project, ³*,66XSSRUW´ Watch for posters! xCouncil then gave 1st, 2nd, and 3rd readings to Bylaw 2015-FRQW¶GSJ
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For complete information on any posting including hours of work, 7KH%\ODZHVWDEOLVKHVWKH0'¶VIHHVIRUWKHXVHRIUHQWDO permanent / casual status, training supplied, duties, or pay rate equipment and facilities and for the sale of miscellaneous in- please contact Human Resources at the Wabasca Main Office, ventory items. 780-891-3778. Jobs open to the public NOW: xAs in previous years, the MD will support Peace Region Vic- xProcurement Coordinator (WA) tim Services on a per-FDSLWDEDVLV WKLV\HDU¶VGRQDWLRQZLOO xFinancial Analysts (Reporting, Payroll) (WA) be $2,698.00. xOutreach Supervisor (TL) xCouncil supported the election of a new Fire Chief for the Location key: RE=Red Earth Creek, WA=Wabasca, SL=Sandy Lake, Red Earth Creek Fire Department, and also for the Sandy CL=Calling Lake, PL=Peerless Lake, TL=Trout Lake CH=Chipewyan Lake. Lake Fire Department with the appointments of Shawn Jadot (Red Earth) and Richard Wiebe (Sandy Lake). &RQW·G )HE5HJXODU0HHWLQJ xCouncil resolved to schedule a meeting with personnel from xDonation requests were approved as follows: WKH5&03³.´'LYLVLRQWRGLVFXVVWKHWZR(QKDQFHG3ROLFLQJ WRWKH6W-RKQ¶V&KXUFKLQ:DEDVFDIRU positions in Calling Lake. repairs; and $1,000 to the Trout Lake Kateri xCouncil approved the Tourism Coordinator and Economic School. Development to organize an Expo Consumer Trade Show for x Council resolved to transfer ownership of the the Lakeview Sports Centre on the weekend of Apr 25, 2015. new transportation busses to non-profit organiza- x Council authorized the provision of golf etiquette training at tions (TBD), and to review the operating budget. Eagle Point, with a nine-hole pass for everyone completing xCouncilors will attend the Parent Link Centre the training. 10th Anniversary lunch Feb 16, and meet with xThe MD will co-host a Charity Golf Tournament on a date Alberta Transportation Mar 17 at the AAMD&C TBD in 2015 together with STARS and one other local char- convention to discuss general matters and Hwy ity, benefitting local food banks. 813 turning lanes for the Sandy Lake entrance xTwo Councilors and the Deputy Reeve were delegated to the and the south end of Calling Lake. Water North Coalition Board. xAn Ad-Hoc Committee will review the potential to xMD-Bigstone Cree Nation meetings will continue, with Ad- form a housing authority in Calling Lake. ministration to organize one for March 12 in Wabasca. x 7KH0'RI%LJ/DNH¶VUHTXHVWWRPHHWZLWKWKH0'&RXQFLO February 25 Delegation Meeting- to discuss economic development and a connector road was Chipewyan Lake approved for Mar 18 during the AAMD&C convention. The meeting was held at the Community Hall at 10 xThe Childcare Policy was amended to include procedures for am. staff in cases of excessive behaviors such as biting. xA Special Meeting for final review of the 2015 Op- xThe option of renting housing for the soon-to-arrive new doc- erating Budget was set for March 2 in Wabasca. tor was discussed; staff will research. xThe issue of physician housing was finalized with Administration authorized to purchase an existing xThe proposed amendments to the Finance Policy F.6 were new house within a budget of $450,000. approved by Council. x The new MD Investment Policy was adopted. xFCSS Grant Applications were approved as follows: $10,000 xAn additional $1.623 m was approved to complete WRWKH.LWR6DNDKHNDQ6HQLRUV WR0pWLV/RFDO the Wabasca Childcare Centre Project. $10,000 to Peekiskwetan; and $1,000 to the Wabasca Iskwe- xEmergency cheque signing authority was provided ZDN6RFLHW\«FRQW¶G for by amending Finance Policy F.1. xCouncil approved Administration to accept the two MD #17 Office Locations and Contacts $100,000 FireSmart Community Grants awarded by ESRD for Peerless Lake and Trout Lake. xDonation requests were approved as follows: Main Office: Area Office: Area Office: $6,000 to the Wabasca Food Bank; waived Lake- 2077 Mistassiniy Road N. 2 49 Red Earth Drive 2824 Central Drive view rental fees plus the use of the MD bus and Box 60 Box 50 Box 22 dance costumes to the Local Dance Committee for Wabasca, AB Red Earth Creek, AB Calling Lake, AB a recital; waived fees for use of the Wabasca T0G 2K0 T0G 1X0 T0G 0K0 Community Hall to the Lions Club; and $500 for Phone: 780-891-3778 Phone: 780-649-3427 Phone: 780-331-3860 the Local Hockey Tournament. Fax: 780-891-4283 Fax: 780-649-3440 Fax: 780-331-3950