44-year-old dynasty ends under orange crush Lesser Slave Lake goes NDP as well Legislature Seats after election NDP 53 Wildrose 21 PC 10 Liberal 1 AB Party 1 1 Calgary seat being recounted between NDP and PC Premier-elect Rachel Notley 70¢ Saturday, May 9, 2015 Volume 46, Issue 15 Election Alberta 2015 Election Editorials on Page 3 of Focus Lesser Slave Lake Results Polls reporting 65/65 How voting went at some larger Candidates Danielle Larivee NDP 3,908 43.2% Darryl Pearl Danielle Darryl Boisson WRP 3,196 35.3% Lesser Slave Lake polling places Boisson Calahasen Larivee Pearl Calahasen PC 1,950 21.5% Poll# Name Poll type Voters WRP PC NDP Total n a Combined RED EARTH* 176 66 21 28 115 Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater o t 008 PEERLESS LAKE Regular 227 4 62 13 79 i Polls reporting 84/84 r t 009 TROUT LAKE Regular 200 5 19 16 40 Colin Piquette NDP 6,795 40.5% c e Combined WABASCA* 4376 81 140 556 777 e 017 ATIKAMEG Regular 300 19 86 36 141 Jeff Johnson PC 5,017 29.9% b l l 018 GIFT LAKE Regular 261 17 72 52 141 Travis Olson WRP 4,975 29.6% E 019 PEAVINE Regular 320 31 60 96 187 l A 020 PRAIRIE ECHO Regular 215 58 27 40 125 a 022 GROUARD Regular 265 14 60 67 141 Alberta Political Party Leaders 5 r 023 ENILDA Regular 305 93 37 45 175 Rachel Notley NDP 12,968 82.1% e 1 024 HIGH PRAIRIE EAST Regular 312 94 47 51 192 PC 2,174 • LIB 642 n 0 025 TRIANGLE Regular 372 123 35 54 212 e Brian Jean WRP 2,950 43.9% 2 Combined HIGH PRAIRIE* 3708 381 300 498 1179 G NDP 2,071 • PC 1,497 • LIB 207 035 SUCKER CREEK Regular 400 31 47 138 216 Jim Prentice PC 7,163 40.3% See Page 5 036 JOUSSARD Regular 253 63 29 108 200 037 DRIFTPILE Regular 379 18 50 121 189 NDP 5,748 • WRP 3,230 • LIB 1,272 • GRN 363 of Scope: 038 FAUST Regular 198 48 50 76 174 David Swann Lib 7,127 35.8% complete Combined KINUSO* 567 135 70 144 349 NDP 5,674 • PC 4,698 • WRP 2,073 listing 041 CANYON CREEK Regular 195 84 15 44 143 Greg Clark AP 8,709 42.3% 042 WIDEWATER Regular 441 155 29 93 277 PC 6,237 • NDP 3,260 • WRP 1,791 • LIB 546 • SC 66 of polls 043 SLAVE LAKE RURAL Reg. 217 32 17 36 85 * Combined polls in - 045 SMITH-HONDO Regular 454 161 46 78 285 clude regular polls 046 SLAVE LAKE MITSUE Reg. 278 92 20 31 143 Voter Turnout plus advance polls Combined SLAVE LAKE* 4135 776 237 694 1707 About 57%: better than 2012 - 54%, Close to 1993 - 60% where applicable. 061 ADVANCE-LESSER SLAVE LAKE 0 394 167 441 1,002 Advance Poll of 235,000 voters set a record PAGE 2 Slave Lake Scope – Saturday, May 9, 2015 New doctor practicing in Slave Lake; another Community Happenings Proceeds from the MADD Garage Smith. Registration will be held at Oli’s two will soon be Sales Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pond 10 a.m. to noon. Price is $20 for three Slave Lake Curling Rink, will go towards hands. The event will end about 4 p.m.. Release from Alberta Health Services the battle against impaired driving in Slave Local residents have increased access to primary care Lake and area. Slave Lake Habitat for Humanity is with the arrival of another new family physician now prac - looking for committee members as well as tising in the community. Slave Lake Elks members are now sell - volunteers at its current two housing proj - Dr. Yusrah Hartley is a family medicine physician with ing tickets, $50 each, for a Mother’s Day ects on 10th Avenue SE. If you can put in an interest in pediatrics. She started practising last month at Steak and Lobster Dinner, Saturday, May 9, some time on the projects and wish to know the Slave Lake Family Care Clinic and the Slave Lake at the Friendship Centre. More information how to arrange it, contact Gailene at 780- Healthcare Centre. for the dinner and dance (Music by “Melt - 805-0324 or e-mail: slavelake@ hfh.org. Dr. Hartley comes to Slave Lake from South Africa, down”) is available by phoning 780-805- where she received her medical training and where she most 1653 or -8374. Slave Lake Legion has an open invita - recently practiced medicine. tion for people to visit or join. The branch She was recruited through the ongoing efforts of Al - Slave Lake Boxing Club will host the hall on Main Street is open Thursdays, 7 berta Health Services (AHS) and its community partners. Alberta Diamond Belt Championships on p.m. for darts and also Fridays, 6:30 p.m.. "Residents of Slave Lake and their elected representa - May 9 at the Slave Lake Inn. Advance tick - Bingo is held Tuesday evenings. tives are very engaged and we are fortunate to partner with ets are $10 and will go up to $15 at the door them," says Allison Chisholm, one of the three AHS physi - Northern Haven Support Society has a for general admission. Dinner tickets are cian resource planners dedicated to identifying and pursuing standing message to convey: “If you, or also available by contacting the club’s head physician recruitment opportunities for AHS North Zone. someone you know, feels trapped in an un - coach Lee Tanghe, 780-849-4731. The physician resource planners work closely with var - healthy relationship, call us at 780-849- ious community partners and organizations, such as local 4418 for more information on how we can The next Full Gospel Business Men’s Health Advisory Councils, the Rural Physician Action Plan, help.” Fellowship banquet will be held May 14 at and independent community physician recruitment and re - the Slave Lake Inn & Conference Centre. tention committees, including the Slave Lake Regional Tri- Have an event or activity Everyone is welcome to attend. Council committee. to promote "We are always working to improve local health care 1st Smith Scouts will be holding a Geo services to ensure our local care needs continue to be met," Cache/ Racer Car Fundraiser Saturday, May in Slave Lake and area? says Dr. Keith Martin, Community Medical Director for 16, at the Watering Hole Rental Facility in Slave Lake. Smith. List it here by e-mail: Dr. Cara Robertson, another newly recruited family medicine physician, is expected to arrive in Slave Lake Smith School will hold its Leadership [email protected] within the next few months. Day on Friday, May 29, and Dr. Loai Hamdan will also begin practising again in the public is invited to activ - Slave Lake this summer, upon the completion of his addi - ities and programs starting at tional training in anesthesia, expanding surgical services in 12:15 p.m. the community. %"&(!"!%$( % $"# Slave Lake’s 10th An - "& Between issues,follow nual Dog Walk/Run Fund- # "$# raiser will be held Sunday, Scope on Facebook: May 31, 10:30 a.m. !' Bruce Thomas Scope Fever The Karen Willis Me - & morial Quad Rally will be Late breaking news, weather, interesting items! held Saturday, June 6, in ! 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PUBLISHER/EDITOR: Bruce Thomas • ACCOUNTS: Patricia Thomas www.slavelakewabascanewspapers.ca PRODUCTION and DISTRIBUTION: Joanne Rutar, Tammy Walterhouse www.scopeprintingandpublishing.ca Slave Lake Scope – Saturday, May 9, 2015 PAGE 3 Organizations line up to congratulate NDP; outline hopes in working with new government In the heated election campaign, a lot was at stake for many Alberta organizations representing thousands Municipalities want more for infrastructure of people in different segments of society. Their concerns were many, particularly when Premier Jim Prentice and and a stable, diversified tax environment his PC colleagues were talking of tough fiscal times and Alberta Urban Municipalities Associa - a more stable, diversified, appropriate and the need to cut spending and make changes. tion (AUMA) offers congratulations to NDP consistent tax environment, Health care, education, senior citizens, labour issues, Leader Rachel Notley on her successful 2. Invest in municipal infrastructure, and municipal infrastructure, taxes and a long list of other election as Premier-Elect of Alberta 3. Build an effective partnership with items were on the table. Until the votes were actually “I look forward to meeting and dis - municipalities through a modernized Mu - counted on Tuesday night, it was unknown whether the cussing our joint priorities,” said Helen nicipal Government Act that allows for ac - PC Government would continue to rule and implement its Rice, AUMA President. “A new political countable and effective local decision- 2015 budget or whether there might be a new majority landscape in our province will create new making. government or for the first time in Alberta, a minority gov - opportunities to work together to ensure Al - Alberta Urban Municipalities Associa - ernment.