NEWS

Merchant
assaulted at
Tomato Boy
3 male youth attack owner,
Mapping project will charged and released
help identify many un-
marked graves. Chris Clegg
- Page 3 South Peace News

NEWS Three male youth are facing criminal charges after

assaulting the owner/manager of Tomato Boy in
broad daylight inside his store Sept. 19.
The incident occurred in High Prairie at 1:18 p.m.
when two boys entered the store. The victim, Greg
Radstaak, says they were trying to steal booze. A scuf-
fle ensued before police arrived. Upon arrival, they
arrested two of the boys Radstaak was fighting with,
the third was quickly arrested. He had already left the
scene after becoming involved in the attack. Two oth-
ers serving as lookouts escaped.
High Prairie RCMP S/Sgt. Bruce Tarzwell de-
Police gives tips on scribed the incident as a “shoplifting gone bad”.
how to protect your “In an attempt to get stuff an altercation ensued,”
property. he says. 'Royal' sendoff!
- Page 12 Any injuries Radstaak suffered were minor. He did The High Prairie Royal Canadian Legion held a ceremony Sept. 19 to hon-
not seek treatment at hospital and quickly returned to our Queen Elizabeth II, whose funeral was held earlier in the day. Legions
NEWS work. in Peace River and Grimshaw also held ceremonies. Above, long-time Le-
One of the boys is facing charges of uttering gion member Sir George Bennett places a poppy on a wreath. Behind is
threats, possession of property obtained by crime, as- Legion Chaplain retired Pastor Pat Duffin.
sault, and assault with a weapon. The other two boys
face a single count of assault. Ages were not disclosed
but all are in their upper teens.
All three boys appeared before a justice of the
County lawmakers grant
peace next day and were released under conditions.
Radstaak declined comment because the incident reprieve to cats and dogs
is before the courts, but he did let South Peace News
watch the video. A clear scuffle ensues with Radstaak Richard Froese Reeve Robert Nygaard registry and data base of
being punched and kicked and an attempt to tear his South Peace News favoured stronger regu- cats and dogs in the
Garth Lodge shares
history of historic clothes off. One boy brandishes what appears to be a lations. county.
cabin at Faust. collapsible metal baton. Concerned about stray “This bylaw gives us A motion by Stewart to
- Page 13 Tarzwell says crime – especially theft – is on the in- and dangerous cats in more control,” Nygaard remove proposed regula-
crease in the High Prairie area but there is a plan in dogs in the past few said. “Let’s give our ani- tions for cats from the an-
SPORTS place.
“We have some stuff in the works,” he says. “I’ll call
months, Big
County council is not
Lakes mal-control officer more
control.”
imal-control bylaw was
supported by Airth,
it staying safe.” ready to bolster its ani- But some councillors Enilda – Big Meadow
Police plan to be proactive and meet with business mal-control bylaw. says it isn’t realistic. Councillor Lane Mon-
owners to provide tips on staying safe. The Lock it or At its regular meeting “It’s a dream world to teith and Grouard Coun-
Lose It program is featured on page 12. Videos are Sept. 17, council passed a spay and neuter cats,” cillor Jeff Chalifoux in a
also posted on the High Prairie Facebook page to give motion to remove pro- South Sunset House – recorded vote requested
advice to business owners. posed changes to add cat Gilwood Councillor Ann by Kinuso Councillor
Once again, Tarzwell is pleading with the public to regulations to the bylaw. Stewart said. Roberta Hunt.
organize Citizens on Patrol, which acts independently As a result, council will She wonders how the Nygaard and Hunt
from the RCMP, although police will assign a liaison to not make any changes to county would catch the voted against.
work with them. the animal control bylaw. cats in the first place. Joussard Councillor
Kinuso renames its
“We’d like to re-energize that,” he says. Administration pro- “By putting in a cat by- Richard Mifflin, North
curling rink in honour
One High Prairie businessman is trying his best to posed to add a program law, it’s going to cost us a Gilwood North – Triangle
of Anton Kirtio.
deter crime and let people know theft is on the rise. to spay and neuter cats lot of money when it’s not Councillor Jim Zabolot-
- Page 18
POPS Home Hardware owner/manager Ron Shunter and introduce an annual going to do anything,” niuk, and Heart River –
is patrolling streets during all hours of the day looking dog license fee of $25 for Stewart said. Salt Prairie Councillor
INDEX for suspicious activity. each canine. High Praire East – Ba- Garrett Zahacy were ab-
Community Calendar · 2 “Theft has been terrible all summer long,” says Revenue from dog nana Belt Councillor Ty- sent from the meeting.
MLA Pat Rehn · · · · 4 Shunter, adding POPS has not been the only victim. licences would have been ler Airth agreed. Adding regulations for
Editorial· · · · · · · · 6 He cites other victims as being Tolko, Prairie River used to create a program “The general public’s cats in hamlets would al-
Letter · · · · · · · · · 7
Church Directory · · · 8 Manor, Dennis Hazen, the Friendship Centre build- to spay and neuter cats, going to see it as a waste low the animal control of-
Inspiration · · · · · · 8 ing, and Stuart Olson Construction building the addi- said Brett Hawken, di- of money.” ficer to assist residents
Horoscopes · · · · · · 9 tion at Pleasantview Lodge. rector of community and He supported a cat by- regrding complaints
The Page · · · · · · · 9 protective services. law when the issue was about cats, writes
History · · · · · · · · 10
“It’s endless, he says. “For the most part it’s been
Sports · · · · · · · · 19 the same group.” Currently, the county discussed by council at is Hawken in a report to
Classifieds · · · · · · 22 He adds he has found stashes of stolen property in requires dogs have licen- meeting May 11. council.
Coffee Break · · · · · 23 ces that are free and for Hawken said the fee
Tot Talk · · · · · · · · 27
Cont. on page 5 the lifetime of the animal. would help maintain a Cont. on page 5
2 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Community Calendar
Note: Community Calendar listings are free. AGMs and church services not in-
cluded unless also advertised. Call [780] 523-4484 with your item or e-mail
southpeacenews@hotmail.com. All events subject to change depending on late
changes or holidays.

Wednesday, September 28
10 a.m. - Big Lakes County meets at admin building.
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Story Time at HP Municipal Library [3-5 years].
12:30 - 5:30 p.m. - Marigold Farmers’ Market in HP at Marigold Building.
5:30 p.m. - Bingo at Kinuso Ag Hall, Precall at 6:30 p.m., games start 7 p.m.
6 p.m. - HP Community Beautification meeting at South Peace News office.
7:30 p.m. - Play cards at Joussard Homesteaders Hall. Whist/crib alternate each week.

Thursday, September 29
3:30-5 p.m. - Smoky River FCSS Drop-in Sports at Falher Fieldhouse.
7 p.m. - Bridge games at the HP Golden Age Centre, 4824-53 Avenue.
7 p.m. - Darts Night at McLennan Legion Hall. Come out and enjoy the fun!
7 - 8:30 p.m. - Youth Nerf Wars at St. Isidore Cultural Centre [ages 9-15 years].

Friday, September 30
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation [See ad on this page for complete details].
10 a.m. - Pipe Ceremony at St. Augustine MIssion [Truth & Reconciliation Day].
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - PD Day Camps at PR Baytex Energy Centre [Ages 6-11 Years].
10 a.m. - Coffee Time at Kinuso Senior Centre.
1:30 p.m. - Every Child Matters Awareness Walk starts at HP CRC, ends at HP Museum.
1:30 p.m. - Enjoy cribbage games at the HP Golden Age Centre, 4824-53 Avenue.
2 - 4 p.m. - HP Museum opens its Truth and Reconcilation Gallery.
4 p.m. Every Child Matters Walk from PR Museum to PR Riverfront Park.
4:30 p.m. - Truth & Reconcilation Ceremonies at PR Riverfront Park [various activities].
7:30 p.m. - Darts Night at High Prairie Legion Hall. Come out and enjoy the fun!
7:30 p.m. - High Prairie AA chapter meeting at HP Church of the Nazarene.

Saturday, October 1
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. - High Prairie Quilt Guild Show & Sale at HP Curling Rink. [Day 1 of 2].
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Enilda Farmers’ Market at Enilda W.I. Hall.
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Peace River Farmers’ Market at 8002-102 Ave. [West Hill Industrial Plaza].
11 a.m. - Silver Slippers Luncheon at Nampa Golden Pioneers Centre.

Sunday, October 2
Attend the church of your choice.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - High Prairie Quilt Guild Show & Sale at HP Curling Rink. [Day 2 of 2].
1:30 p.m. - High Prairie FireChase at Jaycee Park.
1:30 p.m. - Enjoy cribbage games at the HP Golden Age Centre, 4824-53 Avenue.
2 - 4 p.m. - Coyote Acres 4-H Club reg/info meeting at HP Agriplex. More info, call 780-536-6735.

Monday, October 3
7 p.m. - McLennan Legion meeting at McLennan Legion Hall.
7:30 p.m. - High Prairie AA chapter meeting at HP Church of the Nazarene.
7:30 p.m. - Triangle Pioneer Threshermans Association meeting at Triangle Hall.

Tuesday, October 4
1 p.m. - Coffee Time at Kinuso Senior Centre.
7 p.m. - Whist card games at Big Meadow Hall north of Enilda.
7 p.m. - Trap Shooting at HP Gun Range. Equipment and instruction available.

Wednesday, October 5
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Story Time at HP Municipal Library [3-5 years].
5:30 p.m. - Bingo at Kinuso Ag Hall, Precall at 6:30 p.m., games start 7 p.m.
7:30 p.m. - Play cards at Joussard Homesteaders Hall. Whist/crib alternate each week.

Thursday, October 6
7 p.m. - Bridge games at the HP Golden Age Centre, 4824-53 Avenue.
7 p.m. - Darts Night at McLennan Legion Hall. Come out and enjoy the fun!

Friday, October 7
10 a.m. - Coffee Time at Kinuso Senior Centre.
1:30 p.m. - Enjoy cribbage games at the HP Golden Age Centre, 4824-53 Avenue.
7:30 p.m. - Darts Night at High Prairie Legion Hall. Come out and enjoy the fun!
7:30 p.m. - High Prairie AA chapter meeting at HP Church of the Nazarene.

Saturday, October 8
No listings!

Sunday, October 9
Attend the church of your choice.
1:30 p.m. - Enjoy cribbage games at the HP Golden Age Centre, 4824-53 Avenue.
6:30 p.m. - EDSRC meets at Enilda Mud Bowl.

Monday, October 10
Thanksgiving Day! Bad day to be a turkey!
7:30 p.m. - High Prairie AA chapter meeting at HP Church of the Nazarene.

Call (780) 523-4484 to include your item for free!


A gravedigger’s worst nightmare
Grouard Cemetery Committee Mapping Project hopes to honour the dead
Chris Clegg
South Peace News
Clarence Cardinal has
been there and done
that!
As one of several
gravediggers at Grouard,
he has had to endure ev-
ery gravedigger’s worst
nightmare: digging into
another gravesite. It has
occurred a few times at
the Grouard Cemetery,
where many graves are
unmarked.
“We used to hit some
(gravesites) there,” says
Cardinal. “But how did
we know? There were no
markers, no mounds.
There was no way you
could tell.”
It is indescribable the
feeling one would en-
dure.
“I’d say a prayer and
keep going,” says Cardi-
nal. “There was nothing
else you could do. We did-
n’t know. We didn’t blame
ourselves.”
“We used to hit
some (gravesites)
there,” says
Clarence Cardinal.
“There were no
markers, no
mounds. There
was no way
you could tell.”
Grouard resident Ber-
tha Auger remembers
how the graves became
unmarked because she
was there.
“We did it,” she says,
guessing it was in the
1960s. “We had a cleanup
crew and there were all
wooden crosses. The wil-
lows overgrew the whole
graveyard. We decided to
get rid of the willows. We
(cut them and) piled
them up.”
It was then someone
decided to burn them.
“I said, ‘Don’t set the
fire yet,’” Auger recalls.
“(Someone) set it on fire
and it burned everything
and all the rest of the
wooden crosses.”
The fire spread from
the willow pile to nearby
dried grass. Helped by a
stiff breeze, it wasn’t long
before the entire grave-
yard was ablaze. The
crew got some wet sacks
and water and eventually
got the fire under control
but it was too late. Al that
was left were smoulder-
ing crosses.
With nothing left to
mark the graves, people
started digging randomly
and came across sites al-
ready used. This went on
South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 3
until a few years ago forts to map the ceme-
when a group of con- tery and struck the
cerned citizens decided committee.
to put a stop to it and Morris presented the
form the Grouard Ceme- update with work done to
tery Committee Mapping date:
Project. The goal was * working with existing
simple yet difficult and lists and records of buri-
expensive: locate as als to mark graves;
many graves as possible * mapping known
and mark them. grave locations from ae-
The committee held an rial photography;
update at the graveyard * taking photographs
Sept. 14. A few dozen peo- of existing graves and re-
ple attended. Some cording information from
wanted to hear the up- existing grave markers;
date while others came * using ground pene-
to pay respects to friends trating radar technology
and members. to identify where there
Depending on who you are likely current graves;
talk to, there are at least * gathering informa-
1,362 people buried at the tion from loved ones on
site, perhaps more. Com- the location of family and
mittee member Vicky trying to correlate loca-
Barsalou says there are tions with family names; The Grouard Cemetery Committee has worked very hard on its mapping pro-
1,233 known people bur- * using the ject. In front, left-right are Vicky Barsalou and Pearl Sandor., In the back row,
ied there and 169 “not FindaGrave.com website left-right, are Frank Chalifoux, project lead Therese Morris, Monica Kreiner and
known to date.” Any way to provide online access Shirley Anderson. Missing is Hector Goudreau.
you slice it, it is a lot.
“Can you imagine how
(gravediggers) felt?”
asks Barsalou, when
finding old gravesites.
However, since the
mapping project began,
people are phoning be-
fore digging. It is very
satisfying and fulfilling to
Barsalou and other
members of the commit-
tee. No one wants a re-
peat of what Cardinal
and other gravediggers
endured.
Auger led the group in
prayer at the update. She
asked the Creator to help
each person attending
and those buried to find
freedom, especially the
children, some sus-
pected to be residential
school victims.
“They were still chil-
dren, they suffered. We
suffered with them.
“They never went
home,” Auger added.
“We never knew where
they went.
“If we look at it, the
whole world suffered,”
she concluded.
Auger asked everyone
to pray for the children
and the Creator to stand
with them and help heal-
ing. The Grouard Cemetery Committee Mapping Project map shows the location of graves identified to date.
There are over 1,300 people buried at the site. Much work still needs to be done.
“All we can do now is
recollect.” to the photographs and ping. Tarin helped them tor Goudreau, in keeping The committee’s work
Therese Morris was information gathered find Glen Larson at the cemetery tidy and also runs parallel in ef-
hired to lead the project. from the grave markers FOCUSEDgeo to do the maintained. forts to find unmarked
The cemetery was first to provide an outlet for ground penetrating ra- Tolko’s forestry Supt. graves to residential
used in 1873 and is still people to find their loved dar. Sirrom Technical Chris Valaire attended schools since Grouard
active. Family members ones; Mapping Services is also the update. was the location of
continue the Indigenous * scanning funeral doing onsite work. “Tolko is very proud nearby St. Bernard’s
tradition of digging cards and uploading Financial support has and honoured and privi- Mission.
graves by hand. them to come from Big Lakes leged to be partner with The committee also
However, with the re- FindaGrave.com. County, Tolko Industries the local community,” he hopes to eventually build
cent use of ground pene- As work continues, the and an “I Remember said. a memorial of the names
trating radar, a commit- committee identifies Them” grant from the “We just want to say of those buried whose lo-
tee was formed to right empty spaces where new Truth and Reconciliation thanks on behalf of cations cannot be identi-
the past and properly graves can be dug safely. Commission. The com- Tolko,” he added. fied. Only then, agree
map the cemetery. The The committee part- mittee also recognizes In the spirit of recon- committee members,
Grouard Seniors Com- nered with Tarin Re- the tireless work from ciliation, Tolko indeed can the dead truly rest in
munity Club initiated ef- sources to do the map- one of its members, Hec- does its part. peace.
4 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Notes
from the
New leader thrills Viersen
Richard Froese is committed to work Poilievre becomes the
Legislature South Peace News hard for Canadians.
“Pierre is clear that
third leader of the party
since 2015 when Viersen
Pat Rehn, Peace River – Westlock Conservatives will fight was first elected.
MP Arnold Viersen has tooth and nail against Viersen says Poilievre
MLA,
only high hopes for Pi- new taxes,” Viersen says. plans to announce a
Lesser Slave Lake
erre Poilievre as the new “Our team will propose shadow cabinet and com-
leader of the federal Con- real solutions to fix the mittee roles in about one
servative Party. NDP-Liberal coalition’s month.
“I am thrilled that we incompetence, tax hikes, Viersen congratulates
Remembering are starting this new and out-of control infla- Grande Prairie – Mac-
chapter of the Conserva- tionary deficits.” kenzie MP Chris
Queen Elizabeth II tive Party of Canada,” About 480,000 of a re-
Arnold Viersen Warkentin, who was al-
Viersen says in a news cord 670,000 members ready appointed by
Hello, Lesser Slave Lake! I hope September is release Sept. 12. voted, the MP told the and make living our lives Poilievre as the party
being kind so far to everyone in the constituency! “Pierre Poilievre has South Peace News. more affordable,” co-ordinator for Ques-
This article begins on a sad note, as Her Maj- demonstrated that he is a “That reflects that peo- Viersen says. tion Period.
esty Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Sept. 8 strong and capable ple are tired of the Tru-
leaving behind an enormous void that for a long leader ready to fight for deau government with
time will likely go unfilled. The reign of Her Maj- Canadians who are hurt- high taxes and high infla-
esty was one longer than the living memory of ing from high inflation tion,” Viersen says.
many Canadians. Indeed, her lifelong commit- and the cost of living.” “They want a fresh
ment to quiet service as sovereign often went Poilievre was an- government that is going
unnoticed and merely was a backdrop to many of nounced the winner Sept. to put Canadians back in
our lives. But the world that Queen Elizabeth II 10 after collecting 68.15 charge of their lives.”
ascended to the throne under and the one she per cent of the vote on the Viersen says Poilievre
left behind could not be more night and day. first ballot. is ready to put the reins
The world of 1952 was one reeling from the “Today, the Conserva- on uncontrollable costs.
end of the Second World War and one of Britain tive Party stands united “He’s going to put in-
and Canada rapidly moving away from the idea and ready to replace the flation front and centre
of an Empire. Although there was much resis- corrupt (Justin) Trudeau
tance to it at times, Queen Elizabeth fulfilled her (Liberal) government,”
constitutional duties at the end of the British Viersen says.
Empire, and her legacy of commitment to parlia- “As Pierre said to cau-
mentary convention and responsibility continues cus, ‘Canadians are hurt-
across the Commonwealth in many of these ing and it is our job to
countries to this very day whatever their existing transform that hurt into
relationship to the Crown. hope; that is my mis-
At the time of her passing, she was the second sion’.”
longest reigning sovereign in human history. Viersen says the party
Many joked that she may live forever. And with
her absence, it was finally noticed it can only be
said that her legacy is one that will continue to
be a positive influence for generations well into
the future.
With her passing begins the reign of King
Charles III as King of Canada, whose reign will
hopefully always keep in mind his mother’s ex-
ample of service.
Although unemployment rose in Alberta last
month, our economy continues to give robust in-
dicators of dynamic growth for the foreseeable
future. The world demand for Alberta resources
in these times remains strong, and our govern-
ment will continue to fiercely advocate for pursu-
ing more economic opportunities involving these
world-class resources for the betterment of our
province.
Our Alberta government ended its announce-
ments pause earlier this month, so keep your
ears to the ground for any more updates from
your Alberta government about any new pro-
grams or initiatives the province is pursuing for
the betterment of our community, be it invest-
ments in our community or even our regional
economy, our government will remain hard at
work to ensure Alberta finishes the year strong.
The fall season has truly begun in Lesser
Slave Lake and I would like to use this as a
chance to remind everyone to keep in mind to
dress suitably for the occasion. It will not be long
until winter arrives soon so I am hopeful the fall
weather is moderate and everyone in Lesser
Slave Lake gets to enjoy the changing colours.
As always, Lesser Slave Lake, feel free to
reach out to my office if we can be of any help or
assistance to you.
 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 5

Tomato Boy assault Girouxville council grants

Cont. from page 1

cemeteries, and certain home properties. Landlords

Mayor Dion leave of absence
have also been victims.
“I’ve spent a lot of time following these guys,” says Richard Froese and four councillors. Council further passed Council supports
South Peace News a motion to maintain the
Shunter. airport agreement
Police continue to investigate and the Town of High ATCO franchise ATCO Gas franchise 2022
Prairie’s peace officers have changed hours to try and Mayor Alain Dion was fee of 26 per cent in 2023.
granted a leave of ab- fee frozen Council gave first
curb the problem. ATCO projects the gas reading to a bylaw to re-
“It’s been going on so long, (town peace officers) sence effective Sept. 14. franchise fee will gener-
However, the date of Village of Girouxville new a joint agreement to
have (changed) their hours,” says Shunter. “I have to ate about $30,820.14 in operate Donnelly Airport
give them credit.” his return is not cur- council has frozen fran- 2022 and $29,608.80 in
rently known, CAO chise fees for ATCO Elec- under the Smoky River
Shunter would like to see more community engage- 2023, Girard says. Regional Airport Board.
ment from police, which Tarzwell says they will do. Estelle Girard says. tric and ATCO Gas for She says she is not
The decision was one more year. The M.D. of Smoky
Shunter also asks the community get more involved. sure why revenue is pre- River, the Village of Don-
“The community should be accountable to work reached at the council Council approved a dicted to decrease in
meeting Sept. 14. motion to maintain the nelly, the Town of Falher
with the RCMP,” he says. 2023. and the Town of
“The method of policing in the community has Deputy mayor Joseph 2022 ATCO Electric fran- A franchise fee is a fee
Zbed became acting chise fee of six per cent McLennan must also ap-
changed. There isn’t that engagement. How come I’m paid by ATCO to do busi- proved the agreement
the only one driving around town at night?” mayor and will serve un- for 2023. ness and for infrastruc-
til the organizational The electric franchise before is takes effect.
The bottom line, Shunter adds, is awareness. ture in a municipality. The agreement pro-
“We do need assistance from the community as a meeting scheduled for fee is projected to gener- In turn, ATCO recoups
Oct. 12. ate about $17,619.48 for poses that the M.D. of
whole, adding it can be as simple as asking suspicious the fees on the monthly Smoky River remain the
people why they are on someone’s property without Council members are Girouxville in 2022 and service bills to its cus-
paid an honourarium for $17,002.80 in 2023, ac- managing municipality.
permission. tomers.
“The other night Greg (Radstaak) had some chain- attending meetings only. cording to ATCO Elec-
saws stolen. He didn’t know how bad (theft) was. The Girouxville council op- tric, village CAO Estelle
issue is there aren’t enough people who know how erates with one mayor Girard says.
bad it is.”
Shunter is also concerned about the lack of cover-
age in town. Tarzwell says the thieves are not stupid,
New home allowed
they sometimes divert police away to rural areas on Richard Froese bylaw after a quiet public
false calls, then commit crimes in town. Police have South Peace News hearing.
no choice but to respond to the calls. It only perpetu- “We didn’t receive any
ates the problem. An application to redis- submissions,” Olansky
“The bandits are stealing night after night after trict a lot in Grouard for said.
night,” says Shunter. residential purposes has The new owners plan
been approved by Big to move a 2006 manufac-
Lakes County. tured home with deck
No new rule for At its regular meeting and have applied for a de-
Sept. 14, council adopted velopment permit.
cats and dogs an amended land-use by- Olansky told council
law 18-2022 to redistrict the parcel has been
Cont. from page 1 Plan 6010AV, Block 1A in districted urban since
Grouard to hamlet resi- the 1997 land-use bylaw.
Assistance would have been limited to education dential from urban re-
and fines. serve.
“Big Lakes County does not have the capacity to Title to the plan was
pick up cats and house them,” Hawken said. registered to new owners
“Therefore, further programming would be re- in January 2022, said Pat
quired to assist residents with concerns regarding Olansky, director of plan-
stray and feral cats.” ning and development.
Stray and dangerous cats and dogs in the past sev- Council adopted the
eral months have concerned council. A rash of roam-
ing and feral cats in Faust in April and May led council
to direct administration to consider regulations for
cats in the animal control bylaw.
The concern was raised by Hunt at the council
meeting May 11. She suggested a bylaw be drafted af-
ter an abundance of stray cats were reported. One
house had 30 cats, many of them feral, Hunt said.
A total of nine dog attacks in the county were re-
ported in the summer months, Hawken said.
Stewart said most of the subject dogs come from
neighbouring communities outside the county bound-
aries.
During one incident, a 26-year-old Kinuso man was
attacked by several dogs in the hamlet during the
early morning hours of June 12. He was flown by
STARS air ambulance to hospital in Edmonton where
he received 19 staples in his head and scalp and an-
other 10 on his side and required surgery.
Stewart believes that responsible dog owners
would comply with paying a licence but the problem
pets are owned by those who don’t buy a licence and
don’t care.
6 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Local
Time is a
precious
commodity
It is said if you want something done, find a busy
person to do it.
As ironic as it may be, it is generally true.
There is a growing concern in this nation regard-
ing volunteering. Statistics clearly show the volun-
teer base is aging and there are fewer and fewer
people stepping forward. The question is: why is this
volunteer base dwindling?
If this newspaper had the answer, we would be
tabbed miracle workers. Instead, we can continually
plead with the public to get involved and make a dif-
ference. We will do so again.
What has occurred over time is society has
changed and peoples’ attitudes. We have raised a
generation of people where far too many expect the
“other guy” will do it.
We all lead busy lives, some more than others. In
the last few weeks, POPS Home Hardware owner
Ron Shunter has patrolled town in an effort to curb
crime. He is High Prairie’s one-man Citizens on Pa-
trol group. He deserves much praise for his efforts.
But where is everyone else? High Prairie social
media pages are ripe with concern over crime, yet
no one has stepped forward to organize a local chap-
Step out to find your people
ter, like Brian Holmberg did years ago. Northern Commentary by through volunteering for groups with me since training is the idea
Sunrise County has a very active Rural Crime Watch Pearl Lorentzen that interest me. What better way of strengths-based community de-
organization. The High Prairie RCMP have pleaded to find people with similar inter- velopment. In a nutshell this
for Citizens on Patrol to re-organize but nothing! The second weekend in Sep- ests! means, “Everyone has things
We could give countless other examples of citizens tember, I had a booth at two Volunteers are the backbone of they are passionate about. That
stepping forward. Many never ask and receive a events in Slave Lake. The first any small community, but volun- passion is their motivation to act.
dime for the efforts and good for them! was as a volunteer with the Slave teer burnout is very real. I always A leader’s role is to help them
Some local governments offer pay for citizens to Lake and Area Mental Health encourage people to volunteer in identify this and encourage
serve on committees. This was not the case years Network and the second as the places or for things which interest them.”
ago. What has changed? Through not fault of their leader of the Slave Lake Writers’ them. This is one of the reasons I am
own, these local governments decided to throw loot Group. In both cases, I spoke to so enthusiastic about encourag-
at the public in hopes of attracting a few people to some strangers about our mutual 'Many of the people ing people to find ‘their people.’
help. It exactly has not solved the problem. It has interests. It struck me how impor- I see on a regular basis People around them with similar
worsened it. Now, too many people expect to be paid. tant it is to find people with simi- are those people in the hobbies, causes, or what have
The slippery slope was created and it is now covered lar interests. you.
with ice. I absolutely hate small talk, but first few months I While I talk with anyone, I have
Besides, offering a bit of pay often never attracts do not get me started on writing, connected with on some level.' a lot more in common with some
the best people. Rather, it encourages some who just community involvement or men- people. These are not necessarily
want to collect a cheque. tal health. I’ll talk your ear off! There are a number of very the people I would guess from the
There is no magic wand to fix the problem of vol- This is exactly what happened worthwhile causes which I don’t outside, but something internal is
unteering. It is especially difficult now with the ex- at the second event, Art in the volunteer with, because my pas- similar.
plosion of social media. Criticism of every organiza- Park. A person I had never met sion isn’t there. However, it mat- I do not mean that we agree on
tion is rampant no matter how many good things before sat down. We had a long, ters to someone, and so I am very everything. I do not think I 100 per
they do. Just look at the criticism of the High Prairie animated conversation about glad that there are people who cent agree with any one of my
Elks regarding the rodeo and the High Prairie Com- writing and mental health. are willing to step up and take the friends, but I do respect them,
munity Beautification Association regarding Whether or not we see each other effort to make it work. value their opinion, and enjoy
Light-Up. No community event goes unscathed. again, we were able to brighten January of 2020, I took the Ru- talking with them.
It makes it difficult for the volunteers to turn the each other’s day. ral Mental Health Network ‘ani- I am very glad I have started
other cheek when many people complaining do noth- I have been in Slave Lake for mator’ training. This is a program throwing a wide net for acquain-
ing but sit behind a keyboard and bitch. Their names over three years now. Many of the which trains people living in a ru- tances and letting time and con-
are not exactly littered all over the executive lists of people I see on a regular basis are ral community to animate - bring nected interests winnow these
volunteer community groups. those people in the first few to life - a grassroots movement to down to friends.
If more people stepped forward to truly make a months I connected with on some improve mental health. Since Also, I have nothing against
difference, we would all be better off. It starts with level. then, I have been working with having a good conversation with a
making time, and a concerted effort improve your I really enjoy having a broad two other Slave Lake animators stranger and letting that be the
community. Some may not have a lot of time to con- network of people I can ask ques- and the Slave Lake and Area one and only time that we light up
tribute, but a concerted effort, such as the one tions of and have meaningful con- Mental Health Network to make each other’s lives. Not every con-
Shunter is making, can make a difference. versations with. For me, a lot of this a reality. versation is a good one, but when
- Chris Clegg these connections have come One of the things that has stuck one starts. Enjoy it!

Plan doesn't pass the smell test
The Fraser Institute
bills itself a conserva-
tive/libertarian organiza-
tion and that is all any-
one needs to know. They
should not be given any
consideration. They are
so far out there they will
break anything that
smacks of the common
good.
After the commercial
showed up on my feed
about the changes Al-
berta Health Services
(AHS) is proposing, I did
a minor search and
came up with their pa-
per about how necessary
it was to change AHS to
cut costs. They threw
out a storm of numbers
that were over 10 years
old and therefore pre-
dating the NDP and
COVID. It was even kind
of insulting by trying to
make it sound like hospi-
Getting tough to fill the dinner plate
By Sylvain Charlebois,
Senior Director,
Agri-Food Analytics Lab,
Dalhousie University,
Courtesy of Troy Media.
While inflation is
showing signs of dissi-
pating, food inflation ap-
pears to be on a totally
different path. Food in-
flation has outpaced our
general inflation rate for
over 12 months.
Statistics Canada just
announced that the food
inflation rate for retail
was 10.8 per cent and 7.4
per cent in food service.
Canada ranks third
amongst the G7
countries, after Japan at
4.7 per cent and France
at 7.7 per cent. Canada’s
rate remains below that
of Italy (10.6 per cent),
the United States (11.8
per cent), the United
Kingdom (13.1 per cent)
and Germany (16.6 per
cent). Still, food inflation
is hurting Canadian con-
sumers, and the night-
mare will not end any
time soon.
Canadians have been
trying to cope with
higher food and menu
prices in many ways.
The Agri-Food Analytics
Lab, in partnership with
Caddle, investigated
what Canadian consum-
ers have been doing to
deal with higher food
prices in the last year
and are releasing the re-
sults of the study.
Some have opted to
tals that performed
heart transplants got the
same money as hospi-
tals. BS! They get paid
by the procedure and
the needs of the patient!
It declares that
privatization is the only
way to go. Not really. It
might have been a bit
more believable if I had
not just watched a video
by an American that is
borne out by every other
report I have seen. No
matter how expensive
the Fraser Institute
makes our health care
sound it is still cheaper
than the American
privatized system. The
privatization results in a
profit driven delivery (I
kid you not!) where you
have to use a doctor, a
hospital and whatever
else you can think of that
is in that insurance
grow their own food. A
total of 15.5 per cent of
Canadians have started
growing their own food
just in the last year. On-
tario is where the high-
est percentage of people
started to grow their
own food, at 17.4 per
cent, followed by British
Columbia at 16.2 per
cent. The Atlantic (15.2
per cent), Quebec (13.7
per cent) and the Prairie
Provinces (13.1 per cent)
were next.
While a total of 6.2 per
cent of Canadians used
hydroponics at home to
grow food, 4.5 per cent
claim they have live-
stock at home now, and
did not 12 months ago.
Others are just trying
to navigate through by
using new options. The
most popular grocery
shopping habit change
we measured was that
many Canadians have
used loyalty shopping
program points. A total
of 33.7 per cent have
been using loyalty pro-
gram points to pay for
groceries in the last 12
months.
The second option is
weekly flyers (32.1 per
cent), followed by cou-
pons, at 23.9 per cent.
While 19.1 per cent of
Canadians have visited
discount stores in the
past 12 months, 11.5 per
cent of Canadians have
visited dollar stores
more often to purchase
food. A total of eight per
South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 7
provider’s network. come through the mail,
The commercial or by courier, or drive to
showed many small pill the nearest pharmacy in
bottles scattered about that network? Following is a list of the most read stories on
the province replaced by Make no mistake. southpeacenews.com over the last 14 days, effective
a few bigger bottles. I These guys wouldn’t be Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.
am very alarmed at this. snooping around if they
One suggestion was it didn’t think there was 1. McLennan Home Hardware
meant you had to use a money to make. We will is ready to celebrate
pharmacy in your insur- be the ones helping [posted Wednesday, Sept. 21]
ance provider’s network. them make a profit.
I encountered a sys- The UCP government 2. 90-year-old church gets new look
tem down south where is not even granting [posted Sunday, Sept. 11]
every group home that pharmacies a place at
3. Toews pitches platform
corporation operated in the table for discussions. [posted Saturday, Sept. 10]
the province had to get We need to tell them to
their client’s prescrip- stop. The contracts pro- 4. Today in High Prairie: Sept. 21, 2022
tion from one pharmacy posed are a long enough [posted Wednesday, Sept. 21]
in Edmonton. If you term that they will out-
needed to get some to last a NDP government 5. Tim Hortons,
get you through the next and/or make it very ex- Dairy Queen taking shape
few days you could get a pensive to get out of. [posted Monday, Sept. 19]
three-day supply from a Write our MLA, the
6. Today in High Prairie: Sept. 14, 2022
local pharmacy. AHS minister, and all the [posted Tuesday, Sept. 13]
What will happen if we possible premiers.
end up with no pharma- 7. Today in High Prairie: Sept. 15, 2022
cies in town? Wait for Eva Sartorius, [posted Wednesday, Sept. 14]
them (prescriptions) to High Prairie.
8. Today in High Prairie: Sept. 13, 2022
[posted Monday, Sept. 12]
9. Today in High Prairie: Sept. 23, 2022
cent are visiting save money. While 7.1 [posted Thursday, Sept. 22]
farmers’ market more per cent are skipping
often, and 7.1 per cent of meals now, 6.6 per cent 10. Pirates preparing for new-look NPHL
consumers visited road- of Canadians are paying [posted Sunday, Sept. 18]
side stands to buy for their groceries with a Be sure to check southpeacenews.com for regular updates
directly from farmers in credit card without on South Peace News’ two-time Canadian Community News-
the last year. knowing when they will papers Association award-winning website! More stories,
Interestingly, 40.6 per be able to pay it back.
cent of Canadians are Coping with food infla-
trying to waste less food tion is not a simple mat-
now, a much higher rate ter of finding new strate-
than 12 months ago. Go- gies. For many, higher
ing for privately labelled food prices have pushed
food products is also get- them toward despera-
ting more popular. A to- tion.
tal of 21 per cent of Ca- Many Canadians are
nadians are opting for really battling it out
store labels, which are there. In Europe, where To the Grouard Cemetery Committee Mapping
less expensive most of food inflation in some re- Project. Please see page 3 for full story. We can think
the time. The Atlantic gions is even higher of no more worthy cause than identifying gravesites
region is where the high- than here, grocers are so diggers do not stumble across existing
est percentage of con- guaranteeing some gravesites. Good luck in your project!
sumers are now opting prices for certain staples
for privately labelled for a month or two to
products, at 27.8 per help low-income families
cent, followed by Quebec get through this. They
at 22.5 per cent. are freezing prices on a
Also, 19.7 per cent of limited number of essen-
Canadians are buying tial staples. These cam-
more food that is about paigns are all initiated
to expire. The Atlantic by industry, not
has the highest percent- governments.
age of consumers buying Perhaps it is time for
food that is about to ex- Canadian grocers to To teams in the Greater Metro Hockey League
pire at 29.1 per cent, sympathize with strug- that cannot give the High Prairie Red Wings any
followed by the Prairies gling consumers in competition. The Red Wings opened the season last
at 19.5 per cent. meaningful ways. week with a 10-2 win over Edson (final series losers
The hidden darker Maybe, just maybe, if last season) and a 7-1 win over Northern Alberta,
side of food inflation is they took steps to sup- the other top three team in the league. It looks like
worrisome. Almost 24 port consumers, the another season of blowouts and non-competitive
per cent of Canadians baseless accusations of hockey. When will these teams get serious?
are now cutting back on “greedflation” would go
the amount of food they away. Letters to the editor policy
purchase due to higher South Peace News welcomes readers to write letters to the edi-
food inflation, and al- tor. A maximum of 300 words is preferred but not necessary. Let-
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8 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Touch not the dignity of God with improper words
The military invented
streaming long before
personal computers, let
alone the internet. It was
a different kind of
streaming though.
I was first introduced
to it my first day of basic
training. November 1969,
after an 18-hour flight on
a turboprop, military
plane, followed by a long
bus ride, we finally ar-
rived at CFB Cornwallis
about 4 a.m. There, in
the cold dark, we were
subjected to an endless
stream of invective, in-
sults, threats of bodily
harm and harsh, ill-tem-
pered cursing such as I
had never heard in my
life - mostly of the
four-letter kind.
For us, there were no
warm words of welcome.
There were no inspiring
promises to turn us into
soldiers or to make real
men out of us. There
was no greeting at all.
None!
The kindest words we
would hear for many
weeks were a simple bel-
low, “Who wants out?
Get out now while the
getting is easy.”
All recruit hearts sank
when some stepped for-
ward to quit before we
even got started.
Back home, we just
didn’t talk like that. Not Lord’s name in vain. member that God has
even the punks. Nowa-
days the “F” word is
Inspiration However, any flippant,
disrespectful, thought-
not been desensitized to
people misusing and
barely even noticed in less, careless or mun- abusing His name.
conversation or social Retired Pastor dane reference to God Christians, above all
discourse. It is impossi- Pat Duffin, also qualifies as violation others, should take no-
ble to convey the shock High Prairie of the Third Command- tice of how flippantly,
to my system hearing all Christian Centre ment. God is holy. He is and casually we use His
those “no-no” words in pure and righteous. He name. Over-familiarity
endless streams. is of such high, exalted causes us to take both
But there was one status we cannot even His name and His ex-
curse that rocked me of four-letter words in of the language has de- begin to comprehend alted state for granted.
above all the others. our music, radio, TV and teriorated to the point His majestic glory and We, who claim to love
Hearing the name of the internet programming. they are not even aware high estate. To speak of and honour Him above
Lord Jesus Christ used We are saturated to the of what they are doing. Him, or His name, in any everything, need to take
with such reckless aban- point where we no lon- Here is just one illus- what that is not rever- more heed how we use
don and disrespect. ger even hear the degra- tration. The third of the ent, honourable, or re- His name to ensure He
Sadly, by the time I dation, let alone react to Ten Commandments spectful is a failure to receives the honour that
graduated basic train- it. It is part of the air we says, in Exodus 20:7, recognize His rightful is rightfully due.
ing, having been steeped breathe. Like goldfish in “Thou shalt not take the exaltedness as God. “O magnify the Lord
in the testosterone a polluted bowl, there is name of the Lord thy Thus, it becomes a mis- with me, let us exalt His
driven, hyper-macho, no way to escape the God in vain; for the Lord use or abuse of His name together. (Psalm
military environment, I toxicity. will not hold him guilt- Name. 34:3)”
was cursing as thought- And it changes us. It less that taketh His The Scriptures are “O Lord, thou art my
lessly as everyone else. defiles, degrades and de- name in vain.” clear. We are to take His God; I will exalt thee, I
It no longer bothered me sensitizes us. Our con- You will hear people name seriously and use will praise thy name; for
as it once had. My con- sciences become say that common ex- His name reverently and thou hast done wonder-
science became seared scarred to the point we pressions such as, “Oh honourably. In that light ful things.” (Isaiah 25:1)
through the endless ex- longer even notice, let my God!” or “OMG” and we can now understand
posure, much like our alone care. It is just nor- “Good Lord!” are not that any thoughtless,
society is today. What mal. ‘swears’, ‘cuss words’, or careless, common, or
had once shocked me, Even Christians have taking the Lord’s name flippant use of His name
barely even got noticed become saturated and in vain because it is just would make the user
any more. I could barely desensitized through the the equivalent of saying guilty of using God’s
put a sentence together entertainment we con- “Wow.” name in vain.
without at least a couple sume, and the conversa- This is not correct! Take conscientious
of unnecessary “cuss tions we are exposed to Clearly such ‘cuss care to never use God’s
words” thrown in. It be- at work, at play, and words’ as, “God damn name with anything less
came my new “normal.” even in our own homes. it!,” “Good God Al- than thoughtful rever-
The new normal today This is particularly egre- mighty!” and “Jesus ence and respect. While
is a barrage of sexual in- gious for Christians who Christ!” and all their we may have become de-
nuendo, gossip, sleezy claim to love and honour variations, by tone and sensitized to using His
jokes, and an abundance the Lord, but whose use usage, are taking the name improperly, re-
 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 9

Definition of caught
between a rock and a
hard place?
Being an Alberta
United Conservative
Party member and read-
ing a recent poll telling
you Brian Jean has the
best chance of defeating
Rachel Notley in the next
provincial election, but
suspecting Danielle
Smith will win the leader-
ship race.
*********
The Page was brows-
ing through the High
Prairie and Area Discus-
sion Facebook page
Sunday and what did he
see? Two ads for
Walmart!
Last time The Page
checked there was no
Walmart in town. Sigh!
*********
Not only that, there
was an item heralding
Slave Lake’s new splash
park. The obvious ques-
tion is, what happened to
High Prairie’s efforts?
The fact is someone
has to spearhead the pro-
ject. Take the bull by the
horns. Take the ball and
run with it.
Enough of the cliches!
But the town does need
someone to step forward.
*********
The Page was at a local
drug store last week and
bough some dishwashing
soap after seeing all
those wonderful com-
mercials on TV telling
him how good the stuff
was.
Have to say he was
very disappointed. Not
any directions on the bot-
tle anywhere telling him
how to use it!
Besides that, you can’t
plug it in anywhere! Ah,
the life of a bachelor!
*********
The Page watched
Back to God’s Country at
the High Prairie Mu-
seum during Culture
Days and enjoyed the
movie. It had adventure,
romance, murder, a
chase scene and a happy
ending!
The movie was just
over an hour long. While
the plot moved along
quickly enough, all that
piano music was bit tir-
ing! Plink, plink, plink!
Please see a feature
story on the historic
cabin where the film was
made on page 13. Inter-
esting stuff!
*********
There seems to be a
day to recognize any-
thing and everything. Ice
cream, salads, grandpar-
ents, workers, and the
like. In fact, a quick look
at Google during any
given day and you can
find dozens of days held
in recognize something.
Depending on where
you live, nations declare
days in honour of a spe-
cific subject. So do prov-
inces and even local gov-
ernments. Today, Sept.
28, is National Drink
Beer Day and National
Good Neighbour Day. In-
teresting how these two
share the same day! It is
also National Strawberry
Cream Day. On the world
stage, we are “celebrat-
ing” International Poke
Day and World Rabies
Day.
Years ago, Town of
High Prairie Councillor
Wayne Forrester used to
keep a running tab of the
declarations council
made.
“Number 46,” he said,
or whatever number it
happened to be.
There are so many
declarations, one under-
stands they begin to lose
their impact.
However, there is a
purpose to these declara-
tions. It is all about pub-
licity. Given the person,
name or product in ques-
tion, it is an easy job for
the media to help pro-
mote the said subject and
attach a fancy declara-
tion to it. In the end, it
works!
The Page brings this
up because Sept. 24 was
Reservists’ Recognition
Day in Alberta. What!
Never heard of it! Ah, ha!
It was the first time it was
recognized in the Land of
the Wild Rose.
What exactly is this?
“Alberts is honouring
those who support their
fellow citizens and serve
their country through
part-time military ser-
vice with the first-ever
Reservists’ Recognition
Day,” the Alberta govern-
ment wrote The Page.
The day is held the last
Saturday of September.
Alberta joins Manitoba
as the only Canadian
province to recognize
such a day.
Now you know!
*********
A young boy about nine
ears old enters a barber
shop. The barber whis-
pers to his customer, “Do
you want to see a stupid
kid? Watch this!”
“Hey, boy, come here!”
he shouts and the boy co-
mes over.
“Here’s a toonie in one
hand and a loonie in the
other,” he says. “Which
one do you want?”
The boy quickly takes
the loonie and leaves.
After his haircut, the
customer goes outside
and sees the boy on a
bench licking an ice
cream come. The cus-
tomer cannot resist ask-
ing.
“Young man,” he says,
“how come you didn’t
take the toonie from the
barber?”
“Sir,” says the boy.
“The day I take the
Weekly
Horoscope
Aries – March 21 – April 20: Do not push your-
self too far this week. That is a surefire way to be
overcome by stress and deplete your energy,
which you need to get things done. Pace yourself.
Taurus – April 21 – May 21: Hold your tongue
and try not to get into any heated arguments with
people either at work or in your social circles. Avoid
controversial subjects.
Gemini – May 22 – June 21: There is a strong
pull toward wanting to play as well as getting work
done. Is there a way to delegate some work so you
can focus on recreation? Figure things out.
Cancer – June 22 – July 22: You may have
some exciting plans brewing but you might not
know how to put them in motion. A friend may offer
to help get the ball rolling.
Leo – July 23 – Aug. 23: The planets are trying
to tell you to slow down and take a day off. You just
have to listen more closely or you could run the risk
of burnout in the days to come.
Virgo – Aug. 24 – Sept. 22: Things may get a bit
more intense than you anticipated. Intensity does
not necessarily mean you will have a bad time. Ev-
erything will be exciting and fast-paced.
Libra – Sept. 23 – Oct. 23: Focus on your per-
sonal relationships this week, as you may need to
modify a few things and do some housekeeping in
your social relationships.
Scorpio – Oct. 24 – Nov. 22: Focus on the finer
details of life this week. If you have been waiting to
have a gourmet dinner or to take a luxurious trip,
now is the time to do so.
Sagittarius – Nov. 23 – Dec. 21: There is
conflicting energy in the cosmos this week. All of
what you think was right may be turned on its head.
Some new decisions may need to be made.
Capricorn – Dec. 22 – Jan. 20: It may be chal-
lenging to figure out where you stand with some-
one this week. You thought you had it all figured
out, but the tides have changed dramatically.
Aquarius – Jan. 21 – Feb. 18: You will continue
to face the difficult decision of whether to tend to
your own needs or help someone close to you. It is
a fine line to walk with no easy answer.
Pisces – Feb. 19 – March 20: There is a positive
drive guiding you along. If you have been putting
off your to-do list, now you will have the energy to
get things done.
Celebrity
Birthday Calendar

Win me! Win me! Date

Sept. 28
Celebrity

Confucius
Claim to Fame

Chinese Philosopher
Year

551BC
(Left photo) - Shown is the first place prize Sept. 28 Thomas Crapper Owned World’s 1st Toilet 1836
queen-size quilt valued at $1,200 offered by the Sept. 28 Ed Sullivan TV Variety Show Host 1901
High Prairie Quilt Guild. The draw will be made at Sept. 28 Naomi Watts King Kong Actress 1968
Sept. 29 Lásló Jósef Bíró Ballpoint Pen Inventor 1899
the second day of the guild’s show and show Oct. Sept. 29 Gene Autry The Gene Autry Show 1907
2. Tickets are $2 each. Two additional prizes (sec- Sept. 29 Larry Linville M*A*S*H Actor 1939
ond and third) are a pair of twin-size quilts valued at Sept. 29 Lech Walesa Polish Solidarity Leader 1943
$375. The guild’s show moves to a new location Sept. 30 Robinson Crusoe Fictional Character 1627
Sept. 30 William Wrigley Wrigley Company [Gum] 1861
this year in the High Prairie Curling Rink. Doors Sept. 30 Hans Geiger Geiger Counter Inventor 1882
open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 2 and 10 a.m. to 4 Sept. 30 Jenna Elfman Dharma & Greg Actress 1971
p.m. Oct. 2. The $5 general admission fee allows Oct. 1 William Boeing Boeing Company Founder 1881
people to see a plethora of colours and designs Oct. 1 Bonnie Parker Outlaw [Bonnie and Clyde] 1910
unique to each quilter, in quilts of all sizes. Visitors Oct. 1 Walter Matthau The Odd Couple Actor 1920
Oct. 1 Tom Bosley Happy Days Actor 1927
come as far away as Edmonton with many from the Oct. 1 Julie Andrews Sound of Music Actress 1935
Smoky River and Slave Lake areas also attending. Oct. 2 Mahatma Ghandi Indian Pacifist 1869
In the past, around 100 items are for show, but not Oct. 2 Groucho Marx American Comedian 1890
all for sale, including large quilts, lap quilts, bed Oct. 2 Bud Abbott American Comedian 1896
Oct. 2 Don McLean American Pie Singer 1945
quilts and wall hangings. Each will be clearly Oct. 3 John Gorrie Refrigeration Inventor 1803
marked whether they are for sale or display. Take Oct. 3 Glenn Hall Butterfly Goalie Inventor 1931
part in the silent auction and the 10 for $5 table Oct. 3 Chubby Checker The Twist Singer 1941
where you can buy 10 tickets for $5 and place the Oct. 3 L.Buckingham Fleetwood Mac Singer 1949
tickets in the prize they hope to win. The proceeds Oct. 4 Charlton Heston Planet of the Apes Actor 1923
Oct. 4 Dick Tracy Comic Strip Crimestopper 1931
from all raffles help support guild project which is Oct. 4 Susan Sarandon Dead Man Walking Actress 1946
quilts for patients undergoing cancer treatments. Oct. 4 David W. Harper The Waltons Actor 1961
10 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Do you remember?
The Nov. 10, 1965
South Peace News
featured a story on
Sept. 28 the first anniversary
of RimFord’s Fash-
Sept. 28, 1979: Thelma Naelgas takes over from ions in High Prairie.
Paul and Dorothy Hartman as owner of Flowers ‘n’ Eva Rutherford, left,
Things in High Prairie. and Stella Rimbey
Sept. 28, 1981: The High Prairie Bank of Com- opened the ladies
merce places the W.G. Wagner Lumber Ltd. mill at wear store. It also
Enilda into receivership. It is eventually sold to featured a hat bar
Merv Steele. and sweater bar.
Sept. 28, 1983: South Peace News reports High
Prairie is awarded the 1984 Peace Winter Games.
Sept. 28, 1983: High Prairie St. Andrew’s School
teachers vote 97 per cent to reject a contract offer by
the board. The dispute is settled Oct. 5 when teach-
ers receive five per cent and three per cent pay
hikes the next two years.
Sept. 28, 1988: South Peace News reports a chop-
stick factory is proposed for Enilda.
Sept. 28, 1988: Lesser Slave Lake MLA Larry
Shaben promises High Prairie’s new Provincial
Application made for telephone franchise
Building will soon go to tender. Sept. 27, 1913 of such an office at this
Sept. 28, 1991: High Prairie’s Beaver Lumber Grouard News point making it easier
store is destroyed in a fire after standing for about and quicker to transact
50 years. Application for a the business which now
Sept. 28, 1991: Manuel Steward Laboucan, 29, of 20-year telephone fran- takes from two to three
Whitefish, dies while in custody at the High Prairie chise has been made to months to get through,
RCMP detachment. A public inquiry is later held. the town council by Geo. which an office here
Sept. 28, 1992: Augustin Cardinal, 81, of High E. MacLeod and will could be put through in
Prairie, is sent to Edmonton for a second 60-day psy- come up before that body two or three weeks at the
chiatric assessment. Cardinal was charged with at one of its early meet- most.
manslaughter in the death of John Gilbert Gladue, ings. clause to the effect that tion of private business.”
91, on July 9, 1992. MacLeod, when inter- the town can purchase The application, which Around the town
Sept. 28, 2001: More than $10,000 is raised at a viewed by the News, this plant at any time at is now in the hands of the
Jail and Bail fundraiser sponsored by the High Prai- stated that they were valuation of the plant and secretary, will come up at ...don’t forget the
rie Ambulance Service. willing provided that they cost of construction of an early date. Thanskgiving supper on
Sept. 28, 2005: The M.D. of Big Lakes refuses to secured the franchise to the different lines. The Oct. 22. Only 50 cents.
loan the Riverbend Water Co-op $100,000 to finance install the system, and to town to receive a certain Petition for ...Rev. Frank V. Abbott
their water lines citing precedent. The decision an- have it in working order percentage of the reve- Land Titles Office arrived from Sawridge
gers Riverbend’s executive. inside of six months from nue of the plant after it Wednesday and will have
Sept. 28, 2005: Town of High Prairie Councillor the date on which the reaches a certain figure. A petition signed by charge of St. George’s
Leonard Olson says council should reconsider its franchise was granted. “There is nothing the nearly 400 people of Parish, Grouard.
mileage rates because of rising fuel costs. “The system that we town needs more than a Grouard and the north ...threshing will start
Sept. 28, 2005: The High Prairie Library Board would install would be of telephone exchange,” that a Land Titles Office next week at the farm of
asks town council for proper wheelchair access at the most up-to-date and said Mr. MacLeod. “The be established here was Oliver Travers. From
the rear of the Moostoos Building. brand new and would be present party line now in sent by mail to Mr. Cote there the outfit will move
Sept. 28, 2006: Gift Lake Community Services large enough to carry on use is overloaded and to be presented at the to Joe Tomkins.
holds the first of its three Century of Fashion Show the town’s business at there are applications ev- present session of the Al- ...H.S. Price was ap-
at the Gift Lake Community Hall. Models show the present time and ery day for new phones berta Legislature. pointed town solicitor at
clothes from the early 1900s to the audience during would be added to as the which have to be turned This petition was a retaining fee of $100.
the show. business demanded. down, and further, there signed by residents of ...Dorman Brothers ar-
Sept. 28, 2009: High Prairie provincial court sen- “Our proposition is is no privacy with the nearly every district in rived this week from
tences Tyrone Burt Isadore, 23, to three months in simply that we get a fran- present system, making the Peace River country Driftpile with a big raft of
jail after he pleads guilty to break and enter with in- chise for 20 years and a it useless for the transac- and shows the great need logs for the Diamond P.
tent. Isadore entered J.B. Wood Extended Care Unit
June 13 and locked himself inside making for an
easy arrest for police. Artifact-of-the-Week
Sept. 28, 2011: The M.D. of Big Lakes tables a The High Prairie and District Museum has in its
proposal to form the hamlet of Spruce Point, thus collection a handmade cross cut saw handle,
ending any further action on the matter. circa 1900. To see this and a lot more, or for all
Sept. 28, 2011: Joussard Councillor Guy other inquiries, please call the museum at [780]
L’Heureux tells the M.D. of Big Lakes council that 523-2601.
lead readings are high in Mission Creek. He adds Al-
berta Environment is looking at the levels and plan-
ning further tests. The news comes as a surprise to
local REAC members.
Sept. 28, 2012: High Prairie TD Financial holds
an open house to celebrate their being chosen as the
branch with the highest rating is customer satisfac-
tion in the Prairie Region.
Sept. 28, 2012: A hunter is accidentally shot near
Driftpile. Police do not release his name.
Sept. 28, 2013: Louise Owens celebrates her 10th
anniversary as manager of the High Prairie A&W.
Sept. 28, 2013: Long-time High Prairie lawyer
Ivan Ladouceur is called to the bench and made a
provincial court judge. He is stationed in St. Paul.
Sept. 28, 2016: South Peace News reports that Al-
berta has recycled its 100 millionth tire.

Smoky River jumps on 50/50 grant opportunity
Emily Plihal
South Peace News
M.D. of Smoky River
council approved funding
at its Sept. 14 meeting for
electric vehicle chargers
that will be installed at
the municipal office.
The M.D. had their
municipal energy
manager apply for fund-
ing for both a Level 3 and
a Level 2 charger initially
through the Municipal
Climate Change Action
Falher receives similar
grant for EC station
Emily Plihal
South Peace News
Town of Falher council
approved the installation
of a CT4000 Electric Vehi-
cle Charger after being
approved for a grant
through the SouthGrow
EV Charger grant.
Council addressed the
infrastructure needs in
Northern Alberta, ac-
knowledging that more
chargers were required
for people travelling
through or to our area.
Understanding their
Level 2 charger will pro-
vide a slower charge,
Northern Sunrise County
supports Sisters in Spirit Walk
Emily Plihal
South Peace News
Peace River Aborigi-
nal Interagency Commit-
tee is receiving a dona-
tion from Northern Sun-
rise County for its Sisters
in Spirit Walk on Oct. 4.
The decision was
reached at council’s
Sept. 13 meeting.
The Sisters in Spirit
Walk will be held to bring
Electric charging station to be installed
Centre’s (MCCAC) Elec-
tric Vehicle Charging
Program earlier this
year. Unfortunately, once
the application had been
submitted, several other
Alberta municipalities
had already applied, and
the grant was oversub-
scribed.
Shortly after the
SouthGrow Regional Ini-
tiative was released, of-
council is hoping that vis-
itors to the Falher Re-
gional Recreational
Complex, Splash Park, or
people shopping at a lo-
cal business can make
use it while in town.
“The Town of Falher is
excited to move into the
future with an Electric
Vehicle Charger,” says
CAO James Bell.
“Having a location at
the centre of some major
recreation opportunities
and a short walk from lo-
cal businesses presents a
great tourism opportu-
nity for the Honey Capi-
tal of Canada,” he adds.
attention to the issue of
missing and murdered
Indigenous women. Or-
ganizer Wendy Goulet in-
dicated in her request
that the walk will give the
public the opportunity to
acknowledge the loss of
those whose lives ended
violently or have gone
missing and to show sup-
port for those left behind.
“NSC has supported
this important event for
South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 11
J.B.Wood residents
warm up to donation
Residents of J.B. Wood Continuing Care Centre
at the High Prairie Health Complex have
warmed up to new fireplaces donated by the
Twice is Nice Boutique Society. Five fireplaces
were donated, one for each “house” in the cen-
tre. Valued at just under $5,000, the fireplaces
were bought with assistance from POPS Home
Hardware in High Prairie. Many of the Twice is
Nice directors saw the fireplaces for the first
time Sept. 22 when a photo was taken.
Left-right, are Twice is Nice directors and vol-
unteers Phyllis Marx, Alyx Boldt, Paulette
McGinnis, Patty Janz, Twice is Nice president
Diana Oliver, J.B. Wood care manager Tina
Varghese, High Prairie Health Complex site
manager Janet Farney, Twice is Nice secre-
tary-treasurer Barb Arseneault, directors and
volunteers Gail Michaud, Rhonda Bruder,
Rosanne Ochran and Lorraine Deynaka.
accept the funding for the
chargers. Council ap-
proved four to two.
fering nearly 50 per cent $44,176.56. Total cost for decided to take advan- Once a funding agree-
of charging station grant installation and pur- tage of the funds offered ment is signed and ac-
funding to municipali- chase of equipment to us,” he adds. cepted by SouthGrow, a
ties. would be $96,036. Council spoke about timeline for EV Charger
The M.D. was ap- “Council recognizes the possibility that some installation will be set.
proved for the SG-EVCP that charging infrastruc- of its fleet may be electric Anticipated installation
Funding for a Level 3 ture is lacking in North- in the future, noting that will be spring 2023.
charger and a Level 2 ern Alberta,” says Reeve the chargers will be help- Council asked the mu-
charger. Funds were ap- Robert Brochu. ful to have for its own fu- nicipal energy manager
plied for by the municipal “We were fortunate to ture use and for visitors to investigate the Elec-
energy manager for the be successful in our ap- to the region. tric Vehicles for Munici-
municipality, with the ap- plication for funding to Motion was made by palities Program for next
proved grant totalling install the chargers and Councillor Gilles Roy to council meeting.
Falher received 46 per
cent funding for the en-
tire installation and pur-
chase cost of the system,
and anticipates that it
can also be used for mu-
nicipal fleet down the
line.
The municipality’s
charger will be installed
at the town office site in
upcoming months.
The municipal energy
manager was also asked
to look for grant funding
to help with municipal
building retrofits and up-
grades to help reduce
greenhouse gas emis-
sions.
many years,” says Reeve
Carolyn Kolebaba.
“This is council’s op-
portunity to recognize
and honour missing and
murdered Indigenous
women and girls and
shows support for their
friends and families,” she
adds.
Deputy Reeve Corinna
Williams made the mo-
tion to donate $500 to the
Sisters in Spirit Walk.
12 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Northern
Sunrise
goes to bat
for farmers
Emily Plihal
South Peace News

Northern Sunrise County (NSC) has reviewed and

approved the NSC Agricultural Service Board (ASB)
resolution for Synthetic Fertilizer Emissions and di-
rected administration to submit it to the ASB regional
conference Oct. 28 in Grande Prairie.
The federal government recently announced it High Prairie RCMP S/Sgt. Bryce Tarzwell (in photo) and other RCMP unit commanders advise people to
would attempt to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) lock their vehicles at all times to protect their valuables and properties.
emissions associated with synthetic fertilizer by 30
per cent below 2020 levels by 2030. They have also set
a target for 2025 of achieving $75 billion in agricultural
exports but cutting the use of synthetic fertilizer will
‘Lock it or lose it’ – police
inevitably reduce the crop production for Canadian Richard Froese and secure. “With residential ken into, the keys will
farmers. South Peace News “Close the windows, al- break-and-enters, give the offenders future
“The county wants to ensure that our producers ways remove the keys thieves are looking for access to your vehicle
can continue to grow sustainable high-yielding agri- “Lock it or lose,” High and, of course, lock the easily sellable items.” and possibly your
cultural products for them and Canada to remain eco- Prairie RCMP S/Sgt. doors,” Tarzwell says. RCMP say thefts from house.”
nomically competitive in the world market, especially Bryce Tarzwell says. To protect residential vehicles are more likely Although he can’t con-
with increasing demands for food, feed, and biofuel It’s a message shared property, he offers a few to happen in areas that firm any reason for the
products, both domestic and abroad,” says Reeve by other rural police de- basic steps. contain many vehicles increase in crime around
Carolyn Kolebaba. tachments as thefts are “The simplest is to en- and have minimal pedes- vehicles, the unit com-
“To achieve production demands, the use of fertil- on the rise, he says. sure all property is trian traffic. mander suspects it is
izer is essential to produce increasingly high crop “There has been a locked up,” Tarzwell “Investigators say the seasonal.
yields.” surge in vehicle and says. theft of vehicles in- “Possibly it’s with the
NSC’s ASB resolution requests the government home break-and-enters “Also ensure your creases in areas with less cooler weather coming
utilize the 4R Climate-Smart Protocol use instead, as well as thefts,” property is well lit, install visibility, such as rural and people are looking to
which was designed to promote sustainable use of Tarzwell says. security systems and properties,” Tarzwell get money,” Tarzwell
fertilizer in crop production. The 4Rs of fertilizer ap- He adds thefts from ve- keep your eyes open for says. says.
plication are Right Source, Right Rate, Right Time, hicles are unusually any and all suspicious ac- “But regardless of the The Alberta RCMP
and Right Place. The resolution indicated that the 4R higher and reported in tivity. location, if you leave a ve- also has some helpful
Climate-Smart Protocol would optimize plant nutri- both town boundaries “The more eyes in the hicle running and unat- videos on its YouTube
ent uptake, increase yield, maximize profits and and surrounding rural communities, the better.” tended, unlocked or with page so citizens can visit
minimize nitrous oxide emissions. areas. He says citizens and valuables in plain sight, RCMP-GRC Alberta, on
“Canadian agricultural producers currently utilize Police want to ensure neighbours can help re- the risk is increased.” YouTube, for some hints
fertilizer efficiently and even marginal reductions in the public is aware of the duce theft of and from ve- People who park out- and tips on how to make
fertilizer use will hinder crop production, threatening increase and also wants hicles by reporting any side are advised to al- their vehicle and prop-
the well-being of Canadians, as well as the global food to offer some tips to keep- suspicious activity to lo- ways park in a well-lit erty less appealing to
supply,” says Kolebaba. ing their property se- cal police. area and to use a steer- criminals.
“This restriction on fertilizer may result in soil nu- cure. “According to the ing wheel lock. Anyone who observes
trients being underapplied, which would threaten ag- “Thefts of items inside RCMP, most vehicle Drivers with garage suspicious or criminal
ricultural sustainability by reducing soil fertility and vehicles continue to be a thefts are crimes of op- door openers inside their activity is requested to
soil nutrient reserves. As well, our producers are us- problem across the prov- portunity and vehicle vehicles are also advised contact the local police.
ing the 4R in production and are very conscientious of ince and police urge peo- owners can follow some to remove them before They may contact High
the health of the lands they produce food on,” she ple to keep their valu- straightforward advice to leaving the vehicle and to Prairie RCMP at (780)
adds. ables and vehicles safe reduce these crimes,” lock their garage. 523-3378, McLennan
The ASB also asks that more funding be provided by always keeping them Tarzwell says. “If the vehicle will be RCMP at (780) 324-3086,
for regional research and development regarding fer- locked with valuables out “If criminals can see parked for an extended Peace River Regional
tilizer use efficiency and that the federal government of sight,” Tarzwell says. something, they will steal period of time in a ga- RCMP at (780) 624-6677
suspend targets until the proper tools to measure “The RCMP suggest it.” rage, police also sug- or Lakeshore Regional
emissions for producers are available. anytime you are leaving He says thefts of vehi- gests you disable power Police Service at (1-855)
Kolebaba added development of more efficient fer- your vehicle, ensure it is cles give thieves a useful to the garage door,” 299-0137.
tilizer products or application methods, paired with locked with all valuables tool in their activity. Tarzwell says. People may also report
more accurate monitoring techniques and environ- either removed or placed “Vehicle thefts are “People should also a tip anonymously to
mentally conscious targeted fertilizer application out of sight.” more common for crimi- not leave their keys in Crime Stoppers at (1-800)
programs will allow producers and overall Canada to Police have three sim- nals who need a vehicle their vehicle when inside 222-8477, online at
meet the fertilizer emission target without hindering ple steps to keep their ve- to carry out their the garage. p3tips.com or on the
crop production, sustainability, and the economy. hicle and belongings safe crimes,” Tarzwell says. “If the garage is bro- Crime Stoppers app.

Crackdown on litterbugs promised by NS council

Emily Plihal
South Peace News
Northern Sunrise
County recently dis-
cussed the issue of ille-
gal dumping of garbage
on public and county
lands.
Although the county
has a Public Spaces By-
law and an Unsightly
Premises Bylaw, they
only pertain to parks and
walking trails or private
land, respectively. The
bylaws do not extend to
government owned land.
“There is a systemic
concern that continues
to be an issue for our
municipality as well as
others,” says Reeve Car-
olyn Kolebaba.
access. disrespectful to all who
“Dumping illegally is disrespectful to Administration con- are affected by this, as
all who are affected by this, as well as the sulted with other munic- well as the environ-
environment,” says Carolyn Kolebaba. ipalities, with a general ment,” says Kolebaba.
consensus being that it “The county will issue
“People load up bank of a hill which would be more prudent a violation ticket as per
fridges, stoves, dish- makes retrieval costly to send a violation ticket the Environmental Pro-
washers, and other such and possibly unsafe to to those responsible if tection and Enhance-
items, as well as house- do,” she adds. they can find physical ment Act if we are able
hold refuse and drop Kolebaba notes there evidence of who the gar- to determine who the re-
them wherever they feel is a landfill and transfer bage belongs to. fuse belongs to,” she
like. Often it is over the stations that people can “Dumping illegally is adds.
 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 13

Historic 1919 silent film shot in Faust

Cabin still standing
where Back to
God's Country filmed
Richard Froese
South Peace News
An old log cabin in
Faust more than 100
years old has become fa-
mous in a silent film shot
in 1919.
Built in 1915, the cabin
is featured in Back to
God’s Country which
earned the cabin its
name.
The film was shown
Sept. 16 at the High Prai-
rie and District Museum
as part of Culture Days.
Even as the cabin
show its age, landowner
Garth Lodge still takes
pride in the historic
house located in bush
area along Railway Ave.
just east of Oldman’s
Creek on the east side of
the hamlet.
“The winter
scenes
of the
movie were
all filmed
the cabin standing.
“I wanted to keep it
from deteriorating,” says
Lodge, a resident of
Faust for 70 years.
“It has deteriorated
quite a bit in the last few
years.”
The cabin was origi-
nally part of the
Burkheart homestead.
Some of the defining
features of the cabin in- Garth Lodge stands in front of an old log cabin on the east side of Faust featured in Back to God’s Coun-
clude saddle notch log try, a silent film produced in 1919. Lodge currently owns the property east of Oldman’s Creek where the
construction, typical of cabin is located.
the first cabins in the
area, a low-slope roof and
chinking between the
logs.
Inside, the cabin was
built with a basement or
cellar, Lodge says.
Winter scenes, which
take place in the harsh
Arctic, were actually
filmed in Faust, with
Lesser Slave Lake dou-
bling for the Arctic
wastes.
Lodge reflects on what
he knows about Faust as
a main location for the
film and what he saw on
the screen when he
watched it about 20 years
Back to God’s Country cabin as seen from the rear of the cabin that faces west.

out in front
of Faust on the
winter ice on
Faust Bay,”
Garth Lodge
says.
“It’s kind of a place
where you’re at peace,”
says Lodge, 87, who
bought the land about 10
years ago and values the
landmark.
“The cabin is in terri-
ble condition.”
Lodge put up some
props inside and added
plywood to the roof about
eight years ago to keep
ago.
He writes what he re-
members what he was
told.
“Back to God’s Coun-
try was produced by Sir
James Oliver Curwood.
His story was related to
me by my stepfather, F.L.
Pruden, and Capt. Bill
Rumley, the first fisher-
men in Faust,” Lodge
writes in his memories
Sept. 16.
“It was the second si-
lent movie ever to be
filmed in Canada, by Ca-
nadians and Americans.”
Copies are available in
VCR at the national ar-
chives in Ottawa, he says.
“I have personally
viewed a VCR of the from only one side.” “F.L. Pruden told me Olansky, director of plan-
movie; it’s silent with While some of the film- the leading man died of ning and development.
written words on the bot- ing crews stayed in the pneumonia about “It has not officially
tom,” Lodge says. cabin during production, two-thirds of the way been declared a historic
“It’s very entertaining Lodge says some lodged through filming and they site,” Olansky says.
with an excellent story. at other places. had to substitute a new Back to God’s Country
“The winter scenes of “The film crew was leading man to finish the is a Canadian drama film
the movie were all filmed given room and board at movie,” Lodge says. directed by David Hart-
out in front of Faust on the Burkhearts on the Sir Curwood and his ford. It was one of the
the winter ice on Faust east end of Faust,” Lodge wife also wintered one earliest Canadian fea-
Bay. says. winter in Faust, he says. ture films and was the
“All the props were lo- “Merten Carl, their “I don’t remember if it most successful silent
cally made in Faust. nephew, drove the film was the winter of the film in Canadian history.
“In the movie, there is crew onto the lake on filming,” Lodge says. The film was also the
a large ship supposedly filming days with teams As a familiar famous first film written by a Ca-
stuck in the ice in the of horses hitched to a feature in the film, the nadian woman, Neil
Arctic. A local mink sleighs with cabooses on cabin has some historic Shipman. It cost $67,000
rancher and artist in top with windows, a door value. The cabin was to produce and grossed
Faust built the props. It and an airtight heater in- identified as a potentially $1.5 million, making it
was one side only of a side for heat.” significant site in Big Canada’s most finan-
ship frozen into the ice. Lodge also has an- Lakes County’s heritage cially successful silent
The film crew filmed other interesting point. survey in 2011, says Pat film.
14 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Made in Alberta,
starring Albertans
Guitar Lessons plays in HP Sept. 30
Chris Clegg
South Peace News
Aaron James Soren-
sen is back!
As director of the popu-
lar film Hank Williams
First Nation, released in
2005, he is back with an-
other made in Alberta
film starring northern Al-
berta residents.
Guitar Lessons was
first shown in High Level
Sept. 23. It was a fitting
location for the premiere
because the film was
shot in the region.
The 90-minute film
stars Corb Lund, Conway
Kootney and Roseanne
Supernault, the latter
from East Prairie Metis
Settlement and one of the
former stars of
Blackstone. Sorensen,
Rent-to-own plan
could save region money
Emily Plihal
South Peace News
Town of Falher fore-
man Dave Brown ad-
dressed council Sept. 15
in regard to a piece of
equipment required.
“We’ve been looking at
lots of ways to maintain
ditches,” says Brown.
“We have in the past been
using the hoe to clean,
but you can’t see what
you’re doing and some-
times it causes more is-
sues.”
Brown explains he
found a remote-control
machine that can mulch
and cut grasses and veg-
etation up to two inches
in width. The Green
Climber F300 pro, he
says, will also take the
danger out of steep
ditches because the ma-
chine is remote con-
trolled instead of having
a staff member inside of a
machine. The machine is
expected to climb 60-de-
gree slopes with no is-
who now lives in Los An-
geles, was born and
raised in Dixonville and
proud of his Peace Coun-
try roots. He is the writer
and director of Guitar
Lessons.
“It’s (Albertans) up on
the big screen,” says
Sorensen. “It’s a movie
where Alberta gets to
play Alberta.”
Guitar Lessons tells
the story of a 15-year-old
and a 50-year-old oilman
who learn to grow up to-
gether over guitar les-
sons. Guitar Lessons
was primarily filmed in
the High Level, Paddle
Prairie Metis Settlement
and Zama regions.
Sorensen says it took
about one month to film
in the fall of 2021.
Sorensen anticipates
sues, increasing the abil-
ity of public works to
maintain some of the
steeper ditches in the
community, including on
Cemetery Road.
“It’s going for about
half price, it’s used but in
good shape,” says Dave
Brown. “To me it’s the
best solution that we can
afford.”
Brown says he has
been in conversation
with neighbouring com-
munities and companies
who could potentially
need the machine, add-
ing that there is some po-
tential for renting the
climber out to recoup
some of the expense
from its purchase.
“It could be paid off in
two investment cycles
which makes sense as
long as it does what we
need it to do,” says CAO
James Bell. “If we do
move ahead with pur-
chase, Dave and I have
earmarked remaining
funds that could be
the popularity of Guitar
Lessons will match Hank
Williams First Nation,
which was one of the
most successful films in
Canada in 2005. He says
the two films are similar.
“In some ways, (Gui-
tar Lessons) is a sequel,”
he says.
Guitar Lessons shows
at the Park Theatre in
High Prairie Friday,
Sept. 30 and Saturday,
Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. and from
The orange Christmas tree in the lobby at the Sacred Heart Community Health
Oct. 2-6 at 7 p.m. Doors
Centre at McLennan certainly catches one’s eye. Left-right are the hospital’s
open one hour each day
admin support II Ashlee Clarke, and the hospital’s Indigenous health liaison
before the show begins.
worker Terry Calliou. The banner was donated by High Prairie School Division.
“Come early,” advises
Park Theatre owner Mi-
chael Smith.
He advises posters will
A tree for all seasons
be given away and that Chris Clegg “It was her idea,” says most of the decorations
Sorensen will be attend- South Peace News Calliou. “She asked me herself and made the rib-
ing the Oct. 1 show to an- about the idea and I en- bons.
swer questions. Just like the seasons, couraged her. “I think there are a lot
the tree located in the “She decorated the of untold stories that
lobby of the Sacred
Health Community
tree and made the rib-
bons.”
need to be told,” says
Clarke referring to the
Health Centre in The orange colours are Sept. 30 holiday.
McLennan keeps chang-
ing colours.
the chosen colours for
the special day set aside
And if the tree can in
any way help people
Until the end of Octo- each year. The tree share those stories, all
used.”
ber and early November, “changed colours” the the better!
If the town chooses to the tree is adorned with first week of September. After October, the tree
rent the machine this fall orange decorations in Calliou says the tree will change colours after
and then they choose to recognition of Orange makes staff, patients and Halloween into tradi-
buy it, 80 per cent of the Shirt Day and Truth and visitors happier and tional red and green
rental cost will go toward Reconciliation Day. cheers them up. Christmas colours for
the purchase of the The idea came about Clarke says she bought the holiday season.
equipment. from the hospital’s Indig-
Council made the mo- enous health liaison
tion to allow the town worker Terry Calliou,
foreman to rent the piece and Ashlee Clarke,
of equipment to bring it admin support II. Calliou
in as a demo with the in- says Clarke came to him
tent to purchase if satis- with the idea and did
fied with its function. most of the work.
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Community joins together

to help those in need
Food collection program ensures no one goes hungry
Emily Plihal call their local for the Community Pro- sharp increases in utility
South Peace News Nampa/Northern Sun- gram, making it easier rates or gas prices.
rise County FCSS office for individuals or families “Recognizing that we
Nampa/Northern Sun- to access the program, to access at any time, not all go through struggles
rise County Family and judgment free.” just if their income dic- in life, donations to our
Community Support Ser- Houle says they always tates their eligible. program help families
vices has created a food accept donations, and “Regardless of if an in- move forward and get
collection program for the community has been dividual or family has their feet back under
community members to great at ensuring food is made a suitable income them,” says Houle. “You
help other community continually going based on their past never know what life will
members. through the FCSS doors. year’s taxes, they may bring you and you may Kohl Campbell, Zoe Girard and Alma Campbell did
The Community Pan- The three FCSS loca- now be going through di- end up having to access a their part in the Community Pantry Food Drive in
try Program is akin to tions are in Cadotte vorce, loss of a job, death similar program to en- Nampa in 2021.
other community’s food Lake, Nampa and St. in the family, etc. that is sure that your family can
bank services, but three Isidore. impacting their ability to thrive. By donating, you
local offices simply pro- “We are always looking meet basic needs,” says are helping those in need
vide bins and shelves to for non-perishables for Houle, adding they have now, and possibly the fu-
assist with collecting and our program,” says an open-door program to ture you.”
dispersing non-perish- Houle. “We typically run anyone needing the food If you would like to do-
able goods and garden short on hygiene prod- with no reason required. nate non-perishable
vegetables, when avail- ucts, diapers, formula, “When individuals and items or fresh garden
able, to people in need. and canned proteins.” families come in to ac- vegetables to the pro-
“The Community Pan- She says since the be- cess the Community gram, please phone the
try is open to all resi- ginning of the pandemic, Pantry, we can chat with FCSS general inquiries
dents of Northern Sun- the offices have seen an them and provide addi- line at (780) 625-3287.
rise County and the Vil- influx of people needing tional levels of support by The program also
lage of Nampa,” says to access the Community linking them to other ser- gratefully accepts finan-
director of community Pantry Program and vices and programs of- cial donations and gift
services Amber Houle. seeking assistance ac- fered by our agency.” cards to local grocery
“There is no referral or cessing other programs The Community Pan- stores, as well as food do-
application process. If and services to help meet try often sees influxes of nations, to help stock the
someone needs food their basic needs. There use around holiday sea- shelves in the Commu-
items to get by, they can is no application process sons and when there are nity Pantry.

Salvation Army scores $10,000 donation

Emily Plihal funding for many years,” Salvation Army, finding a Kolebaba.
South Peace News says Reeve Carolyn way to ensure the funds “The donation is a
Kolebaba. stay in Peace River and small piece of what is
Northern Sunrise “The amount will vary surrounding area. needed to ensure that
County is donating depending on our budget “The food bank in our there are stocked
$10,000 to the Salvation allocations,” she adds. region supports those shelves throughout the Rebekah Warkentin and Elizabeth Warkentin sort
Army in Peace River. NSC chose to autho- who need help keeping year,” she concludes. through food collected in the Nampa Public
Council was ap- rize CAO Cindy Millar to food on their plates and School's Food Drive in 2019.
proached by Salvation contribute $10,000 to the in their cupboards,” says
Army to provide a dona-
tion, which was approved
at council’s Sept. 13
meeting. The money do-
nated will help to fund
food hampers monthly to
families in the area who
require assistance.
Salvation Army antici-
pates they help upwards
of 140 families in the re-
gion at any given time.
“We have provided this
18 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Money denied A page back in time

- at least for now!
Richard Froese
South Peace News
A request from a re-
gional children’s services
organization based in
High Prairie has been de-
nied by Big Lakes County
council – at least for now.
At its regular meeting
Sept. 14, council received
a request from the Asso-
ciation of High Prairie
and District Children Re-
source Council (CRC) for
a 2022 operating grant of
$25,000 for information.
However, council is
willing to discuss the
funding request with the
CRC board.
Council also agreed to
send a letter to the CRC
to invite the board to
speak as a delegation at
an upcoming county
council meeting.
South Sunset House –
Gilwood Councillor Ann
Stewart recommended
council support the CRC.
“They do a lot of good,”
said Stewart, who repre-
sents Big Lakes council
on the CRC board.
“They have been
strapped for funding.
“Maybe we could give
them a little bit.”
The CRC submitted a
request to help cover
costs of insurance,
hook-up and service fees,
children/youth and fam-
ily programming and
other costs, says a report
from Dave Reynolds, di-
rector of corporate ser-
vices.
“Although the request
aligns with the eligibility
criteria of the county
grant funding policy, op-
erating funding for the
CRC is not allocated in
the 2022 final budget,”
Reynolds said.
Grant funding re-
ceived by the CRC is
funded by the Alberta
Old-fashioned fun and farm life was part of the Triangle Harvest
Festival on Sept. 10 as the Pioneer Threshermans Association cel-
Family Resource Net- ebrated Culture Days in Alberta. An antique tractor parade and
work (FRN) grant that is threshing demonstration were among the popular events to cele-
specific to deliver re-
sources and programs to
brate life on the farm in decades past. Rides on Kemp Honey
families. bee-train and a wagon were also big hits with children of all ages.
High Prairie is a hub About 20 vendors promoted and sold their products in a vendors’
for the CRC that serves a market. Other activities included a tractor-barrel race, hay bale
region that extends west
to the Falher-Donnelly
darts, pool noodle croquet, giant KerPlunk, a wheelbarrow race,
region and east to Slave and demonstrations of blacksmithing, flour milling and
Lake and Wabasca. sawmilling. After supper, the event closed out with a music jambo-
Stewart says the CRC ree in Triangle Hall. The event also celebrated the association’s
continues to pursue
other funding sources. 60th anniversary.
“They’re trying to get
grants,” Stewart said.
CAO Jordan Panasiuk
noted Big Lakes has not
provided funds to the
CRC for operations in the
past.
“We have not histori-
cally granted operating
funding to the CRC,”
Panasiuk said.
He added if the CRC
wants a grant, the county
would request a proposal The Canadian flag was behind an International tractor driven by Ken
for council to consider at Sware that led the antique tractor parade.
a future meeting.

Cabins may be permitted

Richard Froese
South Peace News
Cabins could soon be
allowed on agricultural
land in Big Lakes County.
At its regular meeting
Sept. 14 council gave first
reading to land-use by-
law 19-2022 to change
cabin to permitted use
from discretionary use in
the agriculture district.
“The county received a
number of development
permit applications this
summer to place cabins
on properties in the agri-
culture district,” said Pat
Olansky, director of plan-
ning and development.
A public hearing is
scheduled for Oct. 12 at 1
p.m.
“Cabin is a discretion-
ary use in the land-use
bylaw and applications
must be sent to the Mu-
Permission granted!
nicipal Planning Com-
mission for a decision,”
Olansky said.
“Notice of applications
for discretionary uses
must be sent to adjacent
landowners for an oppor-
tunity to comment prior
to a decision being
made.”
Following a brief dis-
cussion, the MPC recom-
mended council consider
including cabin as a per-
mitted use in the agricul-
ture district.
Councillors were con-
cerned the draft bylaw
does not regulate the size
and number of cabins on
a parcel.
Olansky assured coun-
cil that a cabin is not a
permanent dwelling.
High Prairie East – Ba-
nana Belt Councillor Ty-
ler Airth said the number
should be restricted.
“I think you need to
have a limit,” Airth said.
Reeve Robert Nygaard
suggested the number
could still be limited in
another way.
“I think we should
leave this with the MPC,”
Nygaard said.
Airth agreed with
Olansky that cabins be An old-fashioned threshing demonstration, complete with threshing ma-
movable and not on a chine and truck, was a popular feature at the Harvest Festival. Standing in
the truck are Martin Brand, left, and Ramona Bokhout.
permanent foundation.
A change to the bylaw
would better accommo-
date property owners
who plan to locate a cabin
on their farmland, sadi
Olansky.
“The amendment
would allow development
permit applications to
place cabins in the agri-
culture district that con-
form to the land-use by-
law to be approved by the
development officer,”
Olansky said.
Pioneer Threshermans Association president Henry Nyberg demon-
strates an old sawmilling operation.

Richard Froese
South Peace News
A Grouard landowner
has been granted a re-
quest to have his prop-
erty redistricted to allow
him to add several struc-
tures.
At its regular meeting
Sept. 14, Big Lakes
County council adopted
land-use bylaw 15-2022 to
redistrict Plan 1904V,
Block X to hamlet resi-
dent district from urban
reserve.
Council gave final
reading to the bylaw af-
ter a quiet public hear-
ing.
“We did not receive any
submissions,” said Pat
Olansky, director of plan-
ning and development.
Council received an
application from prop-
erty owner Kyle Borman
to redistrict the lot.
Borman purchased the
parcel in the county’s
land auction June 15, she
noted.
“He wishes to place a
sea can, a parking site for
two recreational vehicles
and a future cabin on the
lot,” Olansky says.
However, recreational
vehicle site and a cabin
are neither a permitted
nor discretionary in the
urban reserve district.
“An application for the
development permit has
been submitted and will
conform to the land-use
bylaw once redistricting
is completed,” Olansky
said.
The purpose of the
hamlet residential dis-
trict is to allow a variety
of residential land uses of
a smaller scale and
higher density compare
to hamlet estate, she
says.
According to the
Grouard Area Structure
Plan, the parcel is lo-
Bev Fisher, of Red Earth Creek, showed off her crafty scarecrows and
cated within the highway
other crafts in the vendor market.
development area.

The Kirtio family in front of the newly-named Kinuso curling rink to the Anton
Kirtio Rink in memory of Anton Kirtio, longtime Kinuso curler and one of the
Kinuso renames
curling rink in
honour of Kirtio
Pearl Lorentzen
For South Peace News
People driving into
Kinuso may notice a new
sign on the curling rink!
It now says Anton
Kirtio Rink. Kirtio was a
long-time curler in
Kinuso and instrumental
in building the current
rink in the late 1970s.
Anton’s father, Anton
Sr., was born in Poland in
1899, says Sodbusters: A
History of Kinuso and
Swan River Settlement.
He immigrated to Can-
ada in 1928. After work-
ing in Kinuso for a while,
he homesteaded in the
area. His wife and older
children arrived in 1929.
Anton Jr. (elsewhere
referred to as Anton) was
born in July 1936 in
Kinuso. He took over the
family farm.
The current curling
rink is the second one
built in Kinuso. After
World War II, Kinuso
built its first curling rink,
says Sodbusters.
“This two-sheet, regu-
lation ice rink was built
entirely by volunteer la-
bour.”
Construction started
in March 1954, with 14
men going into the bush
to fell enough trees to
make the lumber for the
rink, adds Sodbusters.
This was made into lum-
ber at Edgar Hill’s mill.
The building was a Quon-
set-style and was fin-
ished January 1, 1955.
According to
Sodbusters, “When the
season opened only five
persons in Kinuso had
curled before, now there
are 21 rinks (teams) or 84
people who are members
and regular curlers.”
Included were four
rinks in the junior high
school category, adds
Sodbusters.
Twenty years later,
Kinuso was looking at re-
placing the old rink.
Anton’s widow, Judy,
shares her late hus-
band’s connection with
the Kinuso curling rink.
“Anton, from his early
years, had always been
an avid curler, so after at-
tending bonspiels else-
where at rinks with artifi-
cial ice, it became his
dream to have this kind
of ice in Kinuso.”
The spring of 1976,
Anton and other commu-
nity members sawed
70,000 board feet of lum-
ber.
However, in 1977 the
plan changed.
According to the April
14, 1977 Slave Lake
Lakeside Leader, Anton
Kirtio, Josephine
Samuelson, Nick Tana-
suik, and Elvin
Samuelson went to
Elnora, AB that March to
check out the metal curl-
ing rink. The Kinuso Ag
Society voted to buy a
metal building, to be a
curling rink and hall.
The article adds the
original idea was to build
something big enough to
house rec-rooms, a li-
brary, and craft rooms, as
well as the curling rink.
South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 19
reasons Kinuso was able to build the Kinuso Agricultural Complex: Hall and
Curling Rink in the late 1970s.
The curling rink was
built by the Central Slave
Lake Agricultural Soci-
ety. The Ag Society
started in 1973, says
Sodbusters. Anton was
one of the organizers. He
became president in
1976. When the book was
published in 1979, he still
held the position.
According to Judy, to
fund the new curling rink
and hall, it used grants
from the Department of
Agriculture, the Im- John Karpa, Anton Kirtio, Steve Prichk, Elvin Samuelson, Sloco McRee, Fred
Tanghe pose with some of the lumber they were sawing for the community
provement District #17,
complex. The lumber ended up being sold to help pay for the current metal
the local Rec Board, and
building. Photo from Sodbusters: A History of Kinuso and Swan River Settlement.
Swan River First Nation.
It also sold the lumber new sign, a few other
the members had cut and items of curling rink and
held fundraising activi- hall history
ties. came up. The first wed-
The building, which ding was Tony and Gail
still stands in Kinuso to- Karpa. In 1987, the
day, was bought from Kinuso School grad was
Behlen-Whickes, says too big for the school
Judy. gym, so was held in the
“In the late Summer of Ag Hall.
1977, community mem- The Kinuso Curling
bers of the Swan River Rink has a mixed league
First Nation band started and bonspiels each year
laying the foundation,” including a men’s,
says Judy. “The shell of women’s, and mixed
the building was started league, loggers, and
late in the fall of 1977 and ‘skeeters’ for children 14
completed in the spring and under.
of 1978. After many hours There is also usually Anton Kirtio’s widow, Judy, with a picture of Anton,
of donated labour from so an after-school curling a plaque made by a local artist when the curling
many in the community, program. rink and hall were built.
the inside of the building
was then completed. It
housed three sheets of
ice, a small kitchen, view-
ing area downstairs and
up along with a bar and
office.”
The first season of
curling started in Janu- Anton Kirtio, one of the men who was instrumental in the building of the
ary of 1979. Kinuso community, now has the local curling rink bearing his name. Kirtio was
At the unveiling of the an avid curler.
20 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Bulldogs take bite out of Outlaws

Richard Froese
South Peace News

The High Prairie Out-

laws were still looking to
score their first points of
the season after their
opening two games in the
Peace Country Bantam
Football League.
High Prairie was shut
out 36-0 by the Wembley
Bulldogs in their home
opener Sept. 17.
The Bulldogs led 8-0 af-
ter the first quarter and
added four touchdowns
in the second quarter to
lead 36-0 at halftime.
Head coach Tom
Duchesneau says the
Outlaws played hard
even though the team
was blanked on the
scoreboard.
“We played very well
and pushed the Bulldogs
back into their zone on a
number of drives,” he
says.
“We were within 15
yards of scoring touch- High Prairie Outlaw players chase the Wembley Bulldog quarterback in Peace
Country Bantam Football League action Sept. 17. Outlaws in the play include,
downs on four occa-
left-right, Tyrus Bone (No. 45), and Rylan Roberts (No. 18).
sions.”
Winless and pointless, River Prospectors’ Duchesneau says. at 4 p.m.
the Outlaws are taking team.” “We are going to need Meanwhile, after a
strides to get on track, he He adds the Outlaws to continue to make big two-week bye, the High
says. had a couple of very hard improvements in order Prairie Renegades re-
“The Outlaws made practices the week be- to be competitive.” turn to high school
some huge improve- fore the Wembley game After hosting the Mighty Peace Football
ments in our last game and improved play Grande Prairie Raiders Conference action when
against Wembley,” showed on the field. on Sept. 24, the Outlaws they host the Sexsmith
Duchesneau says. The Outlaws are deter- visit the Grande Prairie Sabres on Sept. 30 at 4:30
“In our first game in mined to keep the mo- Broncos on Oct. 1. p.m.
Peace River, our players mentum going despite The next home game is High Prairie is No. 7 in
were not playing with the the tough teams ahead. scheduled for Oct. 5 Tier IV provincial rank-
intensity level we needed “Our schedule doesn’t when the Outlaws host ings while Sexsmith is
to match the big Peace get any easier,” the Sexsmith Shamrocks No. 2.

Pioneers blank Sabres

Richard Froese
South Peace News
The Peace River Pio-
neers put in a strong per-
formance in their first
nine-man high school
football game at home.
Peace River blanked
the Wetaskiwin Sabres
28-0 on Sept. 17.
Co-head coaches Mark
Owens and Hayden Gust
gave top marks to their
team.
“We were extremely
happy with the strong
first win,” Owens says.
“It was raining and
soggy, but the field at
Glenmary was still in
great condition as we
have not had many
games on it yet.”
The Pioneers got on
the board early with a
solid running game as
Joel Brennan ran for a
50-yard touchdown.
“With the wet condi-
tions, it made it hard to
pass, so we relied a lot on
our running game,”
Owens says.
“Our young offensive
line has been working
hard to improve the run-
ning games in the past
weeks.”
The Pioneers in-
creased their lead when
Darren Croker ran in for
a touchdown as Peace
River went on top 14-0 at
halftime.
Peace River added two
touchdowns in the final
quarter by Liam Schlack
and Croker.
Pioneers’ kicker Kadin
Crann booted all four ex-
tra points after the touch-
downs.
“Our offence has
greatly improved from
the first game with new
quarterback Simon
Doerksen,” Owens says.
“He is settling down
and we have increased
our playbook to help be-
come more well-rounded
in passing and running.”
Coaches were also im-
pressed with the defence.
“Our defence played
extremely well all game,”
Owens says.
“We have great leader-
ship all around in the
backfield.”
He noted the play of
Grade 12 linebackers
Georden Still, Joel
Brennan and Crann.
Coaches also men-
tioned halfback Jacey
Boucher and corner
Kaley Boucher, who
played on the U-18 Team
Alberta female football
team that won the 2022
national championship.
Grade 10 defensive
linemen Kaleb Garnett
and Peter Klassen are
becoming a force in the
middle while Croker and
Schlack are strong Grade
12 players. Schlack has
recorded two intercep-
tions in the Pioneers’
first two games to aid the
defence.
After visiting the
Ponoka Broncs on Sept.
23, the Pioneers close out
the season Oct. 8 when
they host the Camrose
Trojans at noon.
 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 21

PEACE COUNTRY BANTAM FOOTBALL LEAGUE THIS DAY IN

Schedule/Scores Team GP W L T PS PA Home Away Pts SPORTS HISTORY
Saturday, Sept. 10 Peace River Prospectors 1 1 0 0 55 0 1-0-0 0-0-0 2 Sept. 28, 1979: Manning’s Jack McAvoy is chosen the new NPHL
Broncos 40 at Bulldogs 8 Grande Prairie Broncos 1 1 0 0 40 8 0-0-0 1-0-0 2 commissioner succeeding Peace River’s Clint Fystro.
Outlaws 0 at Prospectors 55 Grande Prairie Raiders 1 1 0 0 29 14 0-0-0 1-0-0 2 Sept. 28, 1981: High Prairie Minor Hockey president Charles
Raiders 29 at Norsemen 14 Wembley Bulldogs 2 1 1 0 44 40 0-1-0 1-0-0 2 Cobban announces that the provincial government has given them a
Sexsmith Shamrocks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 $40,000 grant for the new dressing rooms at the Sports Palace
Saturday, Sept. 17 Grande Prairie Norsemen 1 0 1 0 14 29 0-1-0 0-0-0 0 arena.
Bulldogs 36 at Outlaws 0 High Prairie Outlaws 2 0 2 0 0 91 0-1-0 0-1-0 0 Sept. 28, 1983: South Peace News reports High Prairie is
Prospectors at Broncos
awarded the 1984 Peace Winter Games.
Shamrocks at Raiders
Wednesday, Oct. 5 Saturday, Oct. 15 Sept. 28, 1994: South Peace News reports that Jacquie Seper
Broncos at Norsemen Norsemen at Bulldogs and Fran Miller are the new coaches of the High Prairie Figure Skat-
Saturday, Sept. 24
Shamrocks at Outlaws ing Club.
Norsemen at Shamrocks
Saturday, Oct. 22 Sept. 28, 1994: The High Prairie Mixed Volleyball League begins
Prospectors at Bulldogs
Friday, Oct. 7 Outlaws at Norsemen play with exhibition games.
Raiders at Outlaws
Bulldogs at Raiders Raiders at Broncos Sept. 28, 2005: South Peace News reports that Alycia Monahan
Shamrocks at Prospectors and Nicole Pratt are chosen for the Grande Prairie MJM Storm.
Saturday, Oct. 1
Wednesday, Oct. 12 Sept. 28, 2005: The High Prairie and District Agricultural Society
Bulldogs at Shamrocks
Broncos at Shamrocks - end of schedule donates $2,269.40 to the High Prairie Aquatic Centre.
Norsemen at Prospectors
Prospectors at Raiders Sept. 28, 2013: The High Prairie Curling Club receives a $20,000
Outlaws at Broncos
CFEP grant from Lesser Slave Lake MLA Pearl Calahasen to repair
the roof on their building and renovations.
MIGHTY PEACE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE Sept. 28-Oct. 3, 2014: High Prairie’s Kelly Masson competes in
the World Disable Golf Championships in Japan. He places 23rd
Schedule/Scores overall while Canada places seventh in team competition.
Athabasca Division Sept. 28, 2015: The PRJH golf team wins the Peace Zone title in
Friday, Sept. 9 Fairview. Team members are D.J. St. Cyr, Dayton Shantz, Avery
St. Joe’s 49 at G.P. Phoenix 8 Team GP W L T PS PA Home Away Pts
McNabb, Blake Anderson and Cody Strebchuk.
Sexsmith 15 at Ft McMurray 29 Sept. 28, 2016: Big Lakes County decides to build an outdoor rink
Whitecourt 50 at High Prairie 50 High Prairie Renegades 1 0 0 1 50 50 0-0-1 0-0-0 1
at Grouard for the coming winter.
Whitecourt Cats 1 0 0 1 50 50 0-0-0 0-0-1 1
Sept. 28, 2016: Big Lakes County refuses support for an
Friday, Sept. 16 Edson Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0
out-of-town hockey team saying it will only support local players play-
G.P. Phoenix 34 at PW Titans 8 Valleyview Hillside Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0
ing for local teams.
Fort McMurray 7 at St. Joe’s 45
Valleyview at Edson (ppd) Peace Division
See news! Call (780) 523-4484!
Friday, Sept. 23 Team GP W L T PS PA Home Away Pts
Fort McMurray at G.P. Phoenix
Sexsmith at PW Titans Grande Prairie St. Joe's Celtics 2 2 0 0 94 15 1-0-0 1-0-0 4
Whitecourt at Valleyview Grande Prairie Phoenix 2 1 1 0 42 57 0-1-0 1-0-0 2
Fort McMurray Saints 2 1 1 0 36 60 1-0-0 0-1-0 2
Wednesday, Sept. 28 Sexsmith Sabres 1 0 1 0 15 29 0-0-0 0-1-0 0
St. Joe’s at Valleyview Peace-Wapiti Titans 1 0 1 0 8 34 0-1-0 0-0-0 0

Friday, Sept. 30 Thursday, Oct. 6 Friday, Oct. 14 Friday, Oct. 21

Fort McMurray at Whitecourt Edson at Whitecourt Edson at Ft McMurray Edson at High Prairie
G.P. Phoenix at Edson High Prairie at Valleyview High Prairie at GP Phoenix G.P. Phoenix at Sexsmith
Sexsmith at High Prairie PW Titans at Ft McMurray Valleyview at Sexsmith PW Titans at St. Joe’s
St. Joe’s at Sexsmith Whitecourt at PW Titans

GREATER METRO HOCKEY LEAGUE

Schedule/Scores Team GP W L SL OL GF GA Home Away Pts

Friday, Sept. 23 Edson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0

N.Alberta at Fox Creek Fox Creek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0
Edson at High Prairie Gibbons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0
Slave Lake at Gibbons High Prairie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0
Northern Alberta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0
Saturday, Sept. 24 Slave Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0
High Prairie at N.Alberta
Gibbons at Edson Friday, Oct. 14 Fox Creek at Edson Saturday, Nov. 12
Fox Creek at Slave Lake Fox Creek at N.Alberta Slave Lake at High Prairie Slave Lake at N.Alberta
Slave Lake at High Prairie High Prairie at Gibbons
Friday, Sept. 30 Gibbons at Edson Saturday, Oct. 29 Edson at Fox Creek
N.Alberta at Gibbons Edson at N.Alberta
High Prairie at Fox Creek Saturday, Oct. 15 Gibbons at Slave Lake Friday, Nov. 18
Edson at Slave Lake N.Alberta at Slave Lake High Prairie at Fox Creek Fox Creek at N.Alberta
High Prairie at Gibbons Slave Lake at Edson
Saturday, Oct. 1 Edson at Fox Creek Friday, Nov. 4 High Prairie at Gibbons
Slave Lake at N.Alberta High Prairie at N.Alberta
Gibbons at High Prairie Friday, Oct. 21 Edson at Slave Lake Saturday, Nov. 19
Fox Creek at Edson Gibbons at N.Alberta Fox Creek at Gibbons N.Alberta at Slave Lake
Fox Creek at Edson Gibbons at Fox Creek
Friday, Oct. 7 High Prairie at Slave Lake Saturday, Nov. 5 Edson at High Prairie
N.Alberta at Edson N.Alberta at Edson
High Prairie at Slave Lake Saturday, Oct. 22 Gibbons at High Prairie Friday, Nov. 25
Gibbons at Fox Creek N.Alberta at Fox Creek Slave Lake at Fox Creek Gibbons at N.Alberta
Slave Lake at Gibbons Fox Creek at High Prairie
Saturday, Oct. 8 Edson at High Prairie Friday, Nov. 11 Edson at Slave Lake
N.Alberta at High Prairie N.Alberta at High Prairie
Edson at Gibbons Friday, Oct. 28 Fox Creek at Slave Lake Saturday, Nov. 26
Slave Lake at Fox Creek N.Alberta at Gibbons Gibbons at Edson N.Alberta at Fox Creek

NORTHWEST JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE

Schedule/Scores Team GP W L SL OL GF GA Home Away Pts

Thursday, Sept. 22 Fort St. John 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2

Fort St. John 4 at D.Creek 0 Beaverlodge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0
Fairview 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0
Friday, Sept. 23 JDA Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0
North Peace at Sexsmith La Crete 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0
North Peace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0
Saturday, Sept. 24 Sexsmith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0
D.Creek at Fairview Dawson Creek 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0
JDA Kings at La Crete
North Peace at Beaverlodge Sunday, Oct. 2 Friday, Oct. 14 Wednesday, Oct. 19
Beaverlodge at Sexsmith Beaverlodge at Fort St. John Beaverlodge at D.Creek
Sunday, Sept. 25 Fairview at La Crete Fairview at D.Creek JDA Kings at Sexsmith
Fairview at Sexsmith JDA Kings at Sexsmith
Fort St. John at Beaverlodge Friday, Oct. 7 La Crete at North Peace Friday, Oct. 21
JDA Kings at La Crete Beaverlodge at Sexsmith Beaverlodge at Fairview
JDA Kings at Fort St. John Saturday, Oct. 15 D.Creek at Sexsmith
Friday, Sept. 30 North Peace at Fairview Fort St. John at D.Creek JDA Kings at North Peace
D.Creek at Beaverlodge La Crete at JDA Kings
Fort St. John at North Peace Saturday, Oct. 8 North Peace at Beaverlodge Saturday, Oct. 22
JDA Kings at Sexsmith D.Creek at North Peace Sexsmith at Fairview Fairview at JDA Kings
JDA Kings at La Crete Fort St. John at La Crete
Saturday, Oct. 1 Sexsmith at Fort St. John Sunday, Oct. 16 North Peace at D.Creek
Beaverlodge at JDA Kings La Crete at Beaverlodge Sexsmith at Beaverlodge
Fairview at La Crete
Sexsmith at D.Creek
22 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Find-a-Word Name Scramble Quotefalls 1

How to play: Simply unscramble the letters below How to play: The letters in each vertical column go
R O T T L E I P L E K E into the squares directly below them, but not nec-
to unveil the answer.
O Y K S U H R R T A I L essarily in the order they appear. A black square in-
This week's theme: Trees of Alberta dicates the end of a word. When you have placed all
D O R G I E S U E G B G the letters in their correct squares, you will be able
A D I S I S M A G X O A 1. P E A S N to read a quotation across the diagram from left to
_ _ _ _ _ right. Solution is on page 24.
V E O R H A H U L D O E U S D B U S N L F D E M G
2. L O P R A P I N T R R R T A N V O N
A H R B L E A I L U P B _ _ _ _ _ _ E O E O R I
C A S A E K E L H O K P
3. C R I B H
H O M I I R U P I T O I _ _ _ _ _
O K L T R B M N D O Z G 4. R E P C U S Quotefalls 2
W R A L M I T A D O P U _ _ _ _ _ _
B I O S S L M N E R O R
O M U D I E N L N U G H 5. L L W W O I L T S F O W W F O Y
_ _ _ _ _ _ A O O S J
T T U M R E E G G U B C
6. M K A A A C T R
How to play: Find all the words listed below in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
puzzle and circle them. Unscramble the remaining
letters to find a related word to the theme and you
have solved the puzzle! Syl 'la-cros' tic
This week's theme: Breeds of Dogs
How to play: Fill in the answers to the clues by using all the syllables in the Syllabox. The number of sylla-
Akita Irish [setter] bles to be used in each answer is shown in parenthesis. The number of letters in each answer is indicated
Auggie Kelpie by the dashes. Each syllable will be used once. Then use the first letter of each solution to spell out a sen-
tence and the puzzle is solved. Solution is on page 24.
Beagle Lab
Boxer Malamute A A A A AN CAN CHI CY DI DO EAR ER FEL FERE FOR FY FY
Bugg Mudi HART I IC IN IN LI LONG LOW LUCK LYR MA NA NOW NUL OP
Bulldog Mutt
RY SEM TE TER TER TI TION VA VI WAL WIL YO ZORES
Cavador Pointer
Chow [Chow] Poodle 1. Type of poem (2) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Chug Pug 2. Surgical procedure (4) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Collie Puli 3. Hotel owner's pet peeve? (3) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Dane [Great] Rottle 4. Famous female flyer (2) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Doberman Saluki 5. Fred Flintstone's gal (2) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Dorgi Sheepdog 6. Asian peninsula (4) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Harrier Shih Tzu 7. Indian city (2) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Husky 8. US poet (3) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
9. Strengthen (3) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Fill in the Blanks
10. Obstruct (3) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
How to play: Fill in the box with a letter to complete 11. Render useless (3) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
a word specific to the chosen theme. Read the let- 12. Daily record (3) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
ters from top to bottom to find a phrase relating to
the theme and you have solved the puzzle.
13. About birds (3) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
This week's theme: Olympic Events 14. Man's name (2) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
15. Atlantic island group (2) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
P A S S N O B O A R D O 16. California park (4) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I S T A F O T B A L L I
Sudoku
N E T S K I U G B Y E S
How to play: The objective of the game is to fill all the blank squares in a game with the correct numbers.
N A B O B S E I G H O W There are three simple instructions to follow. In a 9x9 square Sudoku game every row of 9 numbers must
S A M O J U O R L I N G include all the digits 1 through 9 in any order; every column of 9 numbers must include all the digits 1
through 9 in any order; and every 3 x 3 subsection square must include all digits 1 through 9.
L O B E A R H E R Y L E Easy Medium
A M E D A L U G E A S T
S L I K A R T E S T E D 6 3 9 7 1 4 3
C L A W R E T L I N G O 5 2 7 8 6 9 8 4
O T E N N I E A R T L E
I G Y M N A T I C S E E 2 6 5 1 3 3 9 1 5
W E I G H T O L O O K S 4 5 1 2 7 1
I N P A T H C K E Y E A
L O T S N O D I C H E S 4 5 2 6 5
H A B B I A H L O N G S 7 9 5 4 9 1
Quote-of-the-Week 7 3 2 1 4 5 4 1 6
“Canada is. . .the cry of the loon, Gretzky worship, rye and
ginger in a paper cup, vinegar on the fries and . . .talking gas 6 7 4 2 7 3 4 5
pumps.”– Nancy White, singer and satirist

Answers on next page! 9 3 6 1 6 5 2

24 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022
PRJH to celebrate Orange Shirt Day
Jayda Emard
Zaida Quevillon
PRJH Reporters
This is Zaida Quevillon
and Jayda Emard report-
ing to you from Prairie
River Junior High
School.
Our open house has
been moved to Wednes-
day, Sept. 28. If you have
children in our school,
please come and join us
for a barbecue from
4:30-5:30 p.m., then join
us in the gym from
5:30-6:30 p.m. for our
awards night. These
awards will be to honour
students for last year’s
work.
Teacher Cheyenne
Simms, is pleased to an-
nounce that the first day
of each week there will be
smudging in Room 130,
before the start of class.
Options
Industrial Arts is
taught by teacher, Kea-
ton Morton. I.A. is an in-
troductory course con-
taining safety and basic
projects. The projects
may include machining,
metals, and
woodworking.
Volleyball is taught by
Kim Elliot. In volleyball,
students will practice
volleyball skills and play
games. All ability levels
are welcome! Come
learn a new sport or im-
prove your existing
volleyball skills!
Terry Fox
fundraising
Students at PRJH are
thinking up all kinds of
ways to raise money for
the Terry Fox Founda-
tion.
Students are bringing
in money to see which
class can raise the most
money. Vern Cook has
again generously do-
nated a class pizza party
to the class that raises
the most money.
Vice-principal Melissa
Isaac has graciously
agreed to do the One
Chip Challenge if 8A
raises $200 during the
Terry Fox fundraiser.
Feel free to help raise the
$200. Take your money
for this challenge to the
office and let them know
that it is for the One Chip
Challenge. We will keep a
running tally so that you
know if our VP will be see the interest and sup- low School Division. She
heating up! port for our students! went to Reeve College
and she is originally from
Orange Shirt Day Canteen southern BC.
Hoffman just got mar-
In honour of Orange The wonderful Frankie ried. She likes to make
Shirt Day please wear Hyde is again cooking in puzzles and watch
your orange shirt on the kitchen. At the can- hockey. Hoffman looks up
Thursday Sept. 29. teen, students may pay to her mom because she
Indigenous coach with cash or par- had four girls. Kellie likes
Jamie Chalifoux has ar- ents/guardians may pre- this job a lot.
ranged for three El- pay by transferring to Cynara Pichay’s par-
ders/Knowledge Keep- prsaccounting@hpsd.ca. ents are from the Philip-
ers who attended Here are the choices pines but she was born
residential schools to sit for the next week: Sept. and raised in Canada.
as a panel so students 28 – hamburger maca- She has a dog and likes to
can listen to their story, roni casserole; Sept. 29 – video log, travel, play
their healing journey and pizza day; Oct. 3 – some games and loves
how they have moved for- chicken strips and drinking boba tea.
Several students attending Prairie River Junior
ward in life. The speak- Caesar salad; Oct. 4 – Pichay picked this job
High School play on the Bantam Outlaws football
ers will be Steve Willier Shepherd’s pie and a as a secretary at PRJH team. In the front row, left-right, are Gavin Dumont,
from Sucker Creek First bun; Oct. 5 – pancakes because she has experi- Ryder Peters, and Tyson Prince-Ladouceur. In the
Nation, Dusty Twin from with a fruit cup; Oct. 6 – ence working in the posi- back row are Tyrus Bone, left, and Konnor Krystal.
Swan River First Nation pizza day. There is no tion. Before she chose to
and Doreen Willier from school on Sept. 30 and work at PRJH she once
Sucker Creek First Na- Oct. 7. worked at the new eye
tion. The Elders/Knowl- care centre Acuity Eye
edge Keepers will be at Weekly interview Care in High Prairie.
PRJH this Wednesday, Over the next few
Sept. 28. Kellie Hoffman has weeks, we hope to add in
Remember there is no been an EA for 10 years. interviews with the
school this Friday, Sept. She picked this job be- PRJH students who play
in recognition of Indige- cause she likes the kids for the Outlaws.
nous Truth and Reconcil- and seeing the success. This has been Zaida
iation Day. Her favourite part of her Quevillon and Jayda
job is getting to know the Emard with the news re-
Council meeting students. port from PRJH. Cynara Pichay Kellie Hoffman
Hoffman says she likes
We would like to thank working here because
all the parents/guardians she likes to work with
who came out last week Grades 7, 8 and 9.
Answers
for our parent council Hoffman worked in
meeting. It was great to Edson at the Grande Yel-
Find-a-Word
Morkie
Fill in the Blanks
The quotation answer: World class sport
Words in order from top to bottom: Snowboard, Football, Rugby, Bobsleigh, Judo, Archery, Luge, Ka-
rate, Wrestling, Tennis, Gymnastics, Polo, Hockey, Nordic, Biathlon
Name Scramble
1. Aspen 2. Poplar 3. Birch 4. Spruce 5. Willow 6. Tamarack
Quotefalls
Quotefalls 1: True love is born from understanding. - Buddha
Quotefalls 2: A flower blossoms for its own joy. - Oscar Wilde
Syl 'la'cros' tic
The quotation answer: Love will find a way
1. Lyric 2. Operation 3. Vacancy 4. Earhart 5. Wilma 6. Indochina 7. Lucknow 8. Longfellow 9. Fortify
10. Interfere 11. Nullify 12. Diary 13. Avian 14. Walter 15. Azores 16. Yosemite
Sudoku
Easy Medium
6 1 3 5 8 9
5 2 4 7 3 1
9 7 8 2 4 6
4 5 6 9 1 8
3 9 7 4 5 2
2 8 1 6 7 3
7 3 2 1 6 4
1 6 5 8 9 7
8 4 9 3 2 5
 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 25

HFCRD nominates Novak for Friends of Education Award

SPN Staff Novak works as pro- pact to education in Al- this knowledge with staff ing and positive mental
motions co-ordinator of berta. and students that will health.” Supt. Betty
Holy Family Catholic Alberta Health Services’ Novak is delighted to make a difference in Turpin says.
Regional Division has se- Healthy Children and be named as the nomi- their lives in and outside “She has been active in
lected Tammy Novak as Families program. nee. the classroom.” supporting our healthy
its 2022 nominee for the The award is pre- “It’s truly an honour to Holy Family is pleased meal programs, provided
Friends of Education sented by the Alberta be nominated by to have the support of opportunities to support
Award. School Boards Associa- HFCRD,” Novak says. Novak and AHS. active living and created
Novak has supported tion and each zone se- Healthy students and “Tammy was instru- social-emotional learn-
the division and its lects one winner. staff is a priority for her mental in supporting the ing kits, among other ini-
school since 2017 as its Th award recognizes and AHS. division in the initiation tiatives.
school health and individuals or organiza- “We need to take care of a school-based health “HFCRD is truly
Holy Family Catholic wellness health promo- tions who are committed of our health and assessment that pro- blessed to have Tammy
Regional Division has tions facilitator, says an to improve education for wellness,” Novak says. vided the division with Novak supporting our
recognized the work of HRCRD news release students and who have “I am blessed to have data that supported students and staff,”
Tammy Novak. Sept. 20. made an important im- an opportunity to share healthy eating, active liv- Turpin adds.

Fleming begins school year as new principal at HPE

Richard Froese teacher at the school for
South Peace News more than 20 years.
Hilary Zahacy returns
High Prairie Elemen- to HPE to teach kinder-
tary School welcomes a garten after teaching at
new principal, vice-prin- Joussard School.
cipal and two teachers Susan Strebchuk be-
this school year. come the new learning
Lyndsay Fleming has support teacher, her first
been promoted to princi- position with High Prai-
pal to succeed Kim rie School Division. She
Corless, who returns to has longtime roots in the
the HPE classroom after High Prairie area.
serving as principal the
past four years.
Fleming served as
vice-principal of HPE for
the past two years.
“I’m so excited to con-
High Prairie Elementary School has four new staff appointments. Left-right, are teacher Hilary Zahacy,
tinuing with High Prairie
principal Lyndsay Fleming, vice-principal Lisa Zabolotniuk and teacher Susan Strebchuk.
Elementary School as
principal this year,” great year with lots of working with our stu- our students’ learning moves up as the new
Fleming says. learning and fun. dents, staff, families and adventures this year.” vice-principal after serv-
“We look forward to a “I look forward to communities to support Lisa Zabolotniuk ing as a learning support
26 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022
 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 27

Grade 10, Art 10 student Haley Billings uses Grade 12, Art 20 student Faith Fortier makes a (pen- Grade 12, Art 20 student Serrae Calliou takes her
seven art elements and pencil crayon to create a cil) point of including all seven elements of design I value scale art to the ultimate limit using pencil
never-ending pleasure in seeing this piece. her peaceful landscape. crayons.

‘If they can dream it, they can do it!’

Art students at High Prairie E.W. Pratt High School come to class equipped with their imaginations to take on the
elements of design. Looks like they are winning! Rhonda Lund instructs the students.

Grade 10, Photography student James Lapointe Grade 12, Art 30 student Jorja Bilyk makes it a point Grade 12, Art 10 student Brandy Houle achieves
creates a formidable sun to heat up his pencil to involve every art element in her delightful single a full colour value scale, using just three primary
drawing! colours of pencil crayon.
crayon, warm and cool colour study.

Tot Talk
Who bosses you around the most?

BOSTON ZAYLEE MANAV ISABELLE JOREN

CUNNINGHAM VENIOT VANDRA DICK ABUBO
“My sister, Marley! “My sister, Addie “Probably my “My nanny! She “My dad and my
She’s always being (Adelaide)! She says brother, Dhyey! He tells me to listen! I mom! They tell me to
mean to me!” go clean stuff and it’s always says what to have a sister and clean up the living
her mess!” do and clean messes! brother! They don’t room and eat!
The toy room!” boss me around!”

Question asked at Rose Cooper’s Grade 2 class at High Prairie St. Andrew’s School
28 South Peace News, Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Tundra hunting quite an experience for Canyon Creek man

SPN Staff Denoncourt subse- ening if not prepared. the freezer as soon as and Vanessa Harrop a few categories. It was
quently submitted a “Kevin was insistent possible. It was truly a from Outdoor Quest truly an impressive
Keith Denoncourt of write-up on that experi- on safety. He had us all team effort. television were there. year for and I am very
Canyon Creek spent a ence, as follows: guides tracked up by “In many cases some The care and dedication proud to be part of his
few weeks this summer GPS, and he provided us muskox was prepared that they showed for the team. He has raised my
working at Aylmer Lake “One of my favorite with all weather storm for dinner. It was beyond entire animal was im- bar for hunting
Lodge in the Northwest memories, with Kevin, is suits. When harvests tender. I equated it to pressive! They are both excellence, and I was
Territories. when we were scouting were made the team very tasty, ultra tender true team players and truly humbled by his
He was helping out for muskox before the came together to ensure beef tenderloin. stand for excellence in overall dedication to his
lodge owners Kevin and clients came. We were that absolutely nothing When the meat was hunter behavior! I clients, his staff, and
Patti McNeil of able to sneak up and film was wasted. Several secured, the guides learned so much from most importantly his
McLennan, with their several world class trips, with backpacks full worked on preparing the them and truly valued family. I am very much
fishing and hunting cli- muskox! It was beyond of meat were loaded memories. Some of the their support! looking forward to
amazing! They are listed onto every guide avail- clients were world class “Kevin’s success this heading back next
as one the Arctic’s most able to get the meat to hunters. TJ Schwanky year set world records in year!”
dangerous species and
we had nothing but cam-
eras.
“This, along with be-
ing in places where no
person has been before
is not for the faint of
heart. Special precau-
tions had to be made to
ensure safety through-
out the entire experi-
ence. Sometimes we
were 25- 30 km away, by
Keith Denoncourt at boat, from base camp.
Aylmer Lake Lodge You have to be physi-
cally able to travel
ents, taking video and across a surface that is
still photos for promo- not like home. When
tional purposes, among walking, the tundra
other duties. gives and shifts under
A general article your weight so that con-
about Denoncourt’s ex- stant body shifts are re-
perience appeared in quired. It can be very de-
the Sept. 7 Lakeside manding on your body.
Leader. It didn’t touch The weather can shift on
very much on the hunt- you pretty quick and that Every bit of the muskox got used, says Keith Denoncourt. Pictured are TJ Schwanky and Vanessa Harrop
ing side of things. can also be life- threat- of Outdoor Quest TV (left and third from left), along with guides Ryan Turner and Wes McNeil.
Photo courtesy of Keith Denoncourt