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Fighter Jets light up Bucs’ to take AFL first place 38-3 loss puts Central Alberta into second place in the AFL

Quarterback Mustapha Yekini carried the ball for the Central Alberta Buccaneers during their first place game against the Cold Lake Fighter Jets. Todd Colin Vaughan/Black Press

By Todd Colin Vaughan BLACK PRESS NEWS SERVICES

The Central Alberta Buccanneers and the Cold Lake Fighter Jets came into their matchup both looking to lock up first place in the Alberta Football League. The Buccaneers — tied with the Fighter Jets at 3-0 — unfortunately came into this one slightly behind the 8-ball due to the absence of starting pivot Jarrett Burzuk. His absence was felt in the first, with the Jets scoring early and often against a stunned Bucs’ defence — leading to a 23-3 halftime lead for Cold Lake. Backup pivot Mustapha Yekini was under pressure from the Jets defence. “We had a young fella’ in there that we have to get under fire,” Coach Gary LaGrange said. “He is not getting it in practice and he isn’t

feeling the pressure. He has a good arm, he is an athlete but he is young. He needs to calm down and execute.” Dlan Neidermier and Tendayi Jozzy would both score for the Cold Lake, with the Bucs’ only managing to capitalize on a single field goal early in the first quarter. The Bucs’ came into the second half with the lone bright spot being their defence managing to create three Jets turnovers. The bright spot wouldn’t shine enough in the second half, with the Jets immediatly running home another touchdown putting the essentially out of reach at 30-3. The rest of the third quarter would actually be controlled by the Bucs’, but they would be unable to capitalize on their extended possesion time. The score would remain our of reach at 30-3 heading into the final quarter.

“Our defence had to settle down and they did. We had our chances if we would have got our conversions and actually executed some plays,” LaGrange said. The failure to capitalize late in the third would result in another Fighter Jet touchdown early in the fourth by reciever Jordan Moss, extending the lead to 38-3 after the two-point conversion. Neither team would manage to ad to their tallies, resulting in the final dissappointing score for the Bucs’. LaGrange credited the Jets for the win. “We knew they would have a solid run game and they have one pretty good reciever and they picked on our corner. In the third quarter, they didn’t do much. We just gave them the ball in scoring positions,” he said. The 3-2 second place box now head out on the road to play the Fort McMurray Monarchs on July 6.

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SAFETY FIRST - Lacombe County holds Farm Safety Day

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FOREIGN FIREFIGHTING ASFA donates engine to Paraguay

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NEW GREENSPACE - Town of Blackfalds opens new pond

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The value of supporting local business Furthermore to the point of avoiding travellers… A few weeks ago I wrote about the subject of travelling contractors and, to a lesser extent, door to door salesmen. The point I was trying to make was mostly something to the effect, “You should support your local community which in the end benefits you too.” I fielded a phone call from a local resident of the Wetaskiwin area who claimed he had too many bad experiences with local contractors and only hired out of town companies.; it seems to me this fellow is being a bit too fussy and unrealistic. No job is ever perfect and the best of us make mistakes; it’s not whether a mistake is made, it’s how you handle it that counts It reminded me of a situation I watched unfold some years ago. Before I went to college in 1993 I worked for a construction company in my hometown of Oyen. We did a little bit of everything, including building grain bins, adding layers to grain bins (a horrible, thankless job), home repair and roofing. We did a lot of roofing

she hired didn’t know around Oyen. or care that Oyen got It just so happens the owner of the heavy wind virtually company one mornall year. When placing ing said, “Well, it asphalt shingles, they looks like we’re going must be tarred down to do some work for or the wind will rip them off. And since one of your wealthy asphalt shingles are relatives.” It turns out one of my relatives, nailed together when needing some roofplaced, a strong wind, ing work done on in a minute or two, can her home, decided to rip half the roof off. hire a door to door The travelling concontractor rather tractor didn’t tar the than hire the comshingles. When the pany that her relative next strong wind rose, Stu Salked worked for. it ripped half the roof Black Press Now, you must unoff and dropped them derstand Oyen sits on in the yard, near the the bald prairie. Out there, we call a curb and out in the street. My relative windbreak of bushes a “forest.”Not only tried to contact the travelling contracthat, the darn wind just howls across tor and, I’m told, the contractor, who’d those bare, fescue-adorned fields. moved on to greener pastures, said “You The reason we were going to repair didn’t tell us to tar, so we didn’t tar. It’s my relative’s roof is that the company your problem, not mine.”

So my relative called us to fix the problem. My boss let me know that he wasn’t going to cut a deal for my relative. He said she went with the out of town guy, who apparently was “cheaper” than us, he ripped her off, let her pay the price for it now. The one thing I will say for the out of town guy is that he had some attractive shingles there. We only put on colours like dual brown or dual grey; he placed blue, white and grey shingles that matched the colour of her siding. It’s just too bad that half of them blew off. We repaired the roof and my relative not only paid for the initial work, she apparently paid through the nose to get the original work repaired. If you think about it, she thought she was saving money, but ended up paying quite a bit more than a roof should have cost. Live and learn. Stu Salkeld is editor of The Wetaskiwin Pipestone Flyer and writes a regular column for the newspaper.

Wolf Creek Public Schools looks back on success and student growth over the past school year When we take a look back, be it as students or staff, parents or our overall school communities, there is no doubt highlights and accomplishments spring to mind. Our Board and school division is no different when taking a moment to reflect on the school year that was. We are proud to see a continuous trend of growth for our students, and passion for our schools. These improvements in student achievement and overall student, staff and parent satisfaction are measured through Alberta Education’s Annual Education Results Report. WCPS saw a continued increase in the 2017-2018 academic results in 17 subjects in the Standard of Excellence, and in the Standard of Acceptable in 15 subjects. Additionally, eight out of 16 measure areas showed improvement from the previous year, with achievement data from the Grade 6 and 9 Provincial Achievement Exams and Grade 12 diploma exams showing improvements in all four categories of students achieving acceptable standard and standard of excellence. These results also coincide with targeted areas of focus for the division. That includes an ongoing commitment to ensuring all schools are safe, welcoming and caring through a district-wide

health and wellness skills they will require following high school, focus. We are also focused on maintaining while giving them exa very high level of perience and credit tosupport for diverse wards a college trade. It learners through 144 is a very successful and educational assistants, expanding program School Social Workers with tremendous partnerships. in every school, coachWe are also proud to ing support for students and staff, and see increased success accessing community for our First Nations, services to meet stuMétis and Inuit students dent needs. There is across Wolf Creek, with ongoing training in the addition of a fullsuch areas as Traumatic time Learning Supports Events Systems, which Coach while three elPamela Hansen allows key school and ders provide cultural district staff to respond teachings to ensure all Board Chair WCPS students and staff gain to crisis situations to support our students foundational knowland staff. edge. Our Board is committed to recWCPS has also recorded improve- onciliation, and part of that is the strong ments in high school completion, and professional development opportunities expanding pathways to trades-based provided for trustees, district office and careers remains a strong focus through school-based staff regarding Indigenous dual credit partnerships with Red Deer students, culture and history. College in welding, agricultural equipOur Division continued to strengthen ment technician and automotive tech- its partnership with educational authornician programs. These programs are ities in China, as WCPS hosted 15 stua gateway to post-secondary, building dents from Guangzhou, China in three student maturity and preparation for the schools in Blackfalds and Lacombe from

February to June, while 24 grades 9 to 12 students from seven WCPS schools travel to Guangzhou in March. It is a tremendous partnership between the Division and the Education Bureaus in China focused on an extremely valuable experience for the students, and we commend our administration and staff for their commitment to fostering such opportunities for students. Each day there are stories of success and achievement across WCPS, as a Board we support, applaud and congratulate our students, and are proud of the staff, division-wide, who play such a crucial role for students. To our students, staff, parents and our Wolf Creek communities, thank you for all you do and have a great summer! Pamela Hansen is Board Chair of Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS). WCPS Board of Trustees consists of six trustees representing the communities and rural areas of Alix, Bentley, Blackfalds, Bluffton, Clive, Eckville, Lacombe, Ponoka, and Rimbey. Serving approximately 7,300 students, from Kindergarten to Grade 12, WCPS employs approximately 412 teachers and 350 support staff in 30 schools, including five colony schools, throughout the Division.

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Lacombe man to be in national Canadian Tire commercial Sam Donahue took part in the brand’s ‘Tested for Life in Canada’ campaign

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A Lacombe resident will be recognized Canada-wide after a Canadian Tire national advertising campaign featuring him comes out this fall. Sam Donahue, a truck driver from BAMMS Contracting and Lacombe resident for the last three years, recently filmed the commercial in Toronto. “The campaign is called ‘Tested for Life in Canada’ and it is a campaign that Canadian Tire has had for a few years,” Donahue said. “I signed up a couple years ago to part of a survey panel answering questions on brand recognition and also what my preference on the brands Canadian Tire offers. “Last fall, they sent me a Mastercraft cordless drill to test out and review. I did that and they contacted me and told me to keep the drills and thanked me for the review.” Donahue thought his experience with Canadian Tire was over until February of this year when they contacted him again asking if he would like to take part in a commercial on the product. Donahue jumped at the chance and flew into Toronto — all expenses paid for five days — to film the commercial. “They are in the process of putting it all together. It will run in the fall and it will feature me — I will probably be in it for all of five seconds but it will be me,” he said. Donahue said he doesn’t typically look to be the center of attention, so being in a national commercial was a little out of his comfort zone. “Being on the TV set with the director and everyone, it was a little interesting because it was outside my comfort zone but also pretty exciting at the same time,” he said. Donahue was happy to be able to represent Canadian Tire — a brand he has supported since he bought his first tool set when he was a young teenager. “I probably still have some of the tools laying around. It is neat to be part of the iconic store and I see it as a bit of thank you for all the years of supporting them,” he said. Being also represented his adopted home in Lacombe is something Donahue is proud of. “I have been working in Lacombe for three years and I absolutely love the community,” he said. “When they run

this commercial, it will say my name from Lacombe. It is neat to represent a community I really enjoy living in. “It is a shame we don’t have

a Canadian Tire here yet, but people will see Lacombe on the commercials.” Donahue said it was the experience of a lifetime to take

part in the ad. “Canadian Tire really treated me well with the all-expense paid trip to Toronto and I was there for five days,” he said. “It

Sam Donahue of Lacombe will be in a national Canadian Tire ad this fall. Photo Submitted by Sam Donahue

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was neat to see the behind the scenes experience. You see the commercials on TV and you don’t realize the amount of people, work and money involved.

“It was a fantastic experience from start to finish and I am looking forward to seeing what the finished product looks like in the fall.”

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4th annual Farm Safety returns to Lacombe County

Over 300 students from Lacombe County came to the County’s fourth annual Farm Safety Day. Each student received a swag-bag from the county and cycled through several safety sessions. Todd Colin Vaughan/Black Press

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The fourth annual Farm Safety Day returned to the Lacombe County office — bringing in 300 Grade 5 students from across the region. “This year we are having our fourth annual Farm Safety Day, where we have 300 Grade 5 students come in to learn about multiple different topics on farm safety,” Jalene Makus, event coordinator, said. “This is for kids that live on the farm and for kids who live in the city, who may not know about farm life as much.” The event has grown both in scope and numbers since it’s inception. “It keeps growing and it seems like we invite more schools and more kids,” Makus said. “We started out with just 200 kids and after four years we are up to 300 kids. If we can find ways to keep it growing, that would be ideal but it is about manpower and making that happen.” While the intent is serious — to keep kids safe on the farm — Lacombe County looks to make the day as fun and interactive as possible. “Kids learn by having fun, so if we can make it interactive and fun — they can retain more

for when they go home and they can share it with their families. That is what we hope for,” Makus said. While it can be difficult to gauge the success of the program — Makus said a drop of farm accidents in the region may be an indicator. This year, there are new additions to help continue to promote farm safety. “We have quite a few returning stations: We have grain safety, post-pounder safety; fire safety; lawnmower safety and equipment blindspots. We get those stations every year,” Makus said. “We have two new stations with our wildlife safety, as well as Ag Safe has come with a multi safety station where they learn about electricity, chemical labelling and stuff like that. “That will be a cool mix which is new and different.” The feedback for Farm Safety Day has been uniformly positive. “People think it is amazing and they get excited to come to learn about farm safety,” Makus said. “We get positive feedback and the kids look forward to it and now the kids in the younger grades know about our event, so they look forward to in. “In Grade 5, they know it is coming.”

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Stettler & Area Weekly Events The Halkirk Prairie Short Line Club operates Canada’s largest, 1:29 scale, indoor model railway display. Open houses of this display from 2-4 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays, weather permitting, at 126 Alberta Avenue, Halkirk.

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Community Hall. All donations are in support of Jake Rock and his family. Tailgate party in the PAC parking lot starting 5:30 p.m. and concert starting at 7 p.m. Performances by: Sean Burns and the Windy City Band.

Calendar Jaydee Bixby; July 17 – Wheatland Band; July 24 – Erin Ross; July 31 – Steve Arsenault.

July 19 - “Communities in Bloom” Judges tour Stettler. As the 2011 National Champs, we now compete in the international category. RCMP Musical Ride, Make your home or July 20, 2 & 7 p.m. business a little extra More details to follow! tidy for our tour. Stettler 1/8 mile Drags, July 20 & 21, Stettler Airport. Registration 7-9:30 a.m., Shoot out 10-5 p.m.

Battle River Ride for STARS, July 13, 9 a.m. Entertainment in the Pre-register by July 1. Stettler T&C Muse- Park, 7-8 p.m., West Contact Henry 403um Canada Day Stettler Park: July 10 – 741-5092. Celebrations, July 1, 10-4 p.m., 2 p.m. O’ Canada & cake. Wagon rides, children’s games, face painting, concession stand. Donalda Canada Day Celebration, Monday, July 1, 11 a.m. to midnight. Variety of activities. Fireworks at 11:30 p.m., if no fire ban. Stettler History Book meeting is July 8, 7:30 p.m., Old Atco Building. Rock for Jake, July 9, 5:30 p.m., Stettler

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Drayton Bussiere, Lacombe County fire chief, recently announced the donation of an aerial apparatus to a fire department in Paraguay. By Todd Colin Vaughan BLACK PRESS NEWS SERVICES

The Alberta Society for Firefighters Abroad, which is comprised of many members from the Lacombe County Fire Service and the City of Lacombe Fire Department, recently donated a fire engine to the Encarnacion Fire Department in Paraguay. The donation, which was made possible through the support of Dow Chemical, is part of the newly formed ASFA’s mission to support firefighting departments throughout the world. County Fire Chief Drayton Bussiere has been involved with these donations for many years and said the intent of these projects is to create sustainable firefighting departments in places that need them. “We needed a solid connection with a country and we had a member of the Lacombe Fire Department who was from Paraguay,” Bussiere said. “He is well aware of the need there and helped facilitate the con-

nections. We have built a base there.” Bussiere said that Paraguay has been their main focus on several projects — but the official formation of the ASFA allows them to expand their scope. “We may stay there and start operating somewhere else eventually,” he said. “I think we will because there is a lot of need out there in different countries. The need is great in Paraguay and we will continue to work there for a long time.” Bussiere said the arrival of these donations is a big deal for these fire departments in Paraguay. “The fire department that I travelled down to train had no fire engine at all before we donated one, so there were going to calls without proper equipment,” he said. “They had an ambulance, but really it was a van they modified into an ambulance. “It is really impressive the amount of work the fire departments are doing without the proper equipment.” Bussiere said that most fire

departments in the region are 100 per cent volunteer and community run, with little guidance from their federal governments. “There is some fire apparatus, but the road system from community to community really delays response. The more we can help expedite that is significant for them,” he said. Eric Nicholas, Board Member of the Alberta Society for Firefighters Abroad, said this particular engine is perfect for the community of Encarnacion. “With the amount of infrastructure they have, including high-rise buildings and large

commercial development, we found that this truck with it capabilities and ladder capabilities would be best suited for that location,” he said. “This is the first time we have dealt with an apparatus this large. This is our seventh donation truck and we have previously done a few other mid-sized engines that municipalities had retires.” All of the engines donated, although retired in Alberta, exceed their safety guidelines — meaning they should have long second lives in Paraguay. The truck will soon begin it’s

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trek to South America, where upon arrival, it will be joined by Albertan firefighters to help train the local departments. “This truck will be loaded tomorrow and is being sent to Vancouver, where it will be loaded on to a ship-

ping container. It will be then transported next week on to a three-month journey down the west coast, through the Panama Canal, around the east coast of Brazil and then up from a river opening in Uruguay,” Nicholas said.

VJV MARKET REPORT MARKET REPORT JUNE 19, 2019

On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 - 1143 head of cattle went through our rings TOTAL - 1143

SLAUGHTER CATTLE

D1 - D2 Cows D3 - D4 Cows Good Holstein Cows Medium Holstein Cows Heiferettes Bologna Bulls

80.00 - 94.00 72.00 - 79.00 70.00 - 80.00 60.00 - 69.00 110.00 - 135.00 100.00 - 123.50

STOCKERS AND FEEDERS

Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus: Dairy Steers Baby Calves Dairy Type: Baby Calves Beef Type: Hay: Sq Bales Straw: Sq. Bales Greenfeed: Sq. Bales

Feeder Bulls Good Bred Cows Older Bred Cows Good Bred Heifers Cow / Calf Pairs (Younger) Cow / Calf Pairs (Older)

—-— 150.00 - 160.00 155.00 - 179.00 160.00 - 195.00 180.00 - 215.00 195.00 - 217.00 200.00 - 230.00 —-— 100.00 - 130.00 100.00 - 175.00 200.00 - 500.00 —-— —-— —-—

Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers

100.00 - 130.00 —-— —-— —-— —-— —-— —-— 135.00 - 145.00 140.00 - 164.50 160.00 - 182.00 163.00 - 183.50 165.00 - 185.00 165.00 - 189.00 —-—

Hay: Rd Bales Straw: Rd. Bales Greenfeed: Rd. Bales

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Town of Blackfalds opens Tutty Pond New natural greenspace recognizes historic Blackfalds family By Todd Colin Vaughan BLACK PRESS NEWS SERVICES

The Town of Blackfalds recently christened their newest greenspace — Tutty Pond. The park, located off Broadway across from the Co-op Gas Bar, is a natural greenspace named in honour of the Tutty family, who owned the land since the 1950s. Jamie Hoover, deputy mayor, said the plan for Tutty Pond has been in the works for awhile. “I think the former leadership of the Town showed great foresight to imagine the growth coming to this area and they wanted to set aside a natural space that was also functional,” Hoover said. “Not only is this a great greenspace, it also allows for our expansion and to manage our stormwater system — which is something we are doing throughout the entire town.” Hoover said a natural greenspace can help slow down life for busy Blackfalds families. “We can have manufactured spaces, which are great for the kids but for people to really enjoy their surroundings — we like to keep it as natural as possible. There is an opportunity to keep this natural, while also reducing stress and improving the quality of life,” he said.

Hoover also credited the Tutty family, including former mayor Wayne Tutty, for their commitment to the community. “Wayne Tutty served on council and as mayor. He is passionate about the community and I’m sure he is a huge part of the reason Blackfalds grew the way it did,” he said. Tutty was happy to see the park finally opened after years of planning. “It is a long time in the making — it was 16 years ago when it was first dedicated. It was a good time to do it now with the development. It is a tremendous park,” Tutty said Tutty has already taken joy in seeing young residents enjoy the natural area. “I drive by here all the time and that is nice to see, especially with the daycare kids coming down here and looking at it,” he said. “Other parks are more urban, but this is a natural setting. They come and look at the geese and the birds — there is lots of birds in this area, along with foxes and deer.” Tutty also explained that land used for Blackfalds’ newest park was also the location of the Town’s very first park near the beginning of the 20th century. The park was centrally located due to it being near the old C&E Trail, which was at the time the only road connecting Edmonton and Calgary.

“After talking to our local historian Judy Carlton, she was able to check out things and from what we found out from the information is that this was the first park,” he said.

I am so appreciative that people came out today. I’m looking forward to enjoying this space and seeing our residents enjoy it as well Tutty thanked the town for working

with his family to make this park a reality. “They worked with us and always told us what they were planning. That worked good,” he said.

The Tutty family, along with the Town of Blackfalds, recently opened up Blackfalds’ newest greenspace — Tutty Pond. Todd Colin Vaughan/Black Press

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Stettler FC U18 soccer team won the gold medal at the Red Deer Winter Games Boarded Soccer Tournament Jan 25-27 weekend. They won their first game against the Calgary Ranger Royals 4-3. In the second game against Red Deer Select they tied 2-2. Next, they won the third game against Ponoka Storm 4-1 to finish

first in the round robin, earning the team a spot to play Ponoka again for gold in the final. Stettler finished off the tournament with another solid game-winning gold with a 3-0 score. The coaches and parents are very proud of how hard the players worked this weekend. Picture Back row left to right.

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60 years later massacre still haunts Stettler By Lisa Joy BLACK PRESS NEWS SERVICES

Was Robert Raymond Cook – the last man hanged in Alberta - guilty of a 1959 mass murder in Stettler? Or was he innocent? Cook, 23, was found guilty of killing his father on June 25, 1959, and sentenced to death by hanging. He was considered guilty but wasn’t charged with the murder of his stepmother and the savage killings of his five half-siblings who were bludgeoned beyond recognition from using the end of a rifle. “I couldn’t have found him guilty if I was the judge,” said retired Judge David MacNaughton to a crowd of more than 250 packed in the Hub at Stettler’s Recreation Centre Jan. 29. “There was no motive,” added Judge MacNaughton, who, as a young lawyer in Stettler in 1959, represented Cook. “He had never been involved (in violence). None of his criminal record showed violence whatsoever

or the use of guns. “He was not caring any gun. There was no suggestion he ever carried a double barrel shotgun. We advertised in the paper to see if anyone owned it or knew anything about it. The barrels were bent. That was from the bashing the children received. It was a disgusting, terrible thing.” Judge MacNaughton said there was no blood on Cook’s shoes, in his vehicle or anywhere on him. Neither was there any evidence that Cook ever owned a gun. The shotgun didn’t belong to Cook or anyone at the Cook home. In addition, Cook didn’t have any cuts or bruises on his hands. “There was none whatsoever,” said MacNaughton. “The other thing that was very interesting, at the house was a white shirt with the name ‘ROSS’ on it and it had blood and stains on it,” said Judge MacNaughton. “We tried to find out who owned the shirt. Whoever wore the shirt was probably the person who did it. We spent a lot of time on it (shirt).” Continued on Page Page A7

Call Debbie at 403-742-2395 admin@stettlerindependent.com Retired Judge David MacNaughton speaks to a crowd of about 250 at the Hub in Stettler’s Recreation Centre Jan. 29. He was the defence lawyer in 1959-60 for Robert Raymond Cook, the last man hanged in Alberta. He received a standing ovation at the end of his presentation. Lisa Joy/Black Press

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