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$50 million lottery winner tells story of big win, bad investment and court victory Former Lamont resident writes two books about being a victim of white collar crime BY JANA SEMENIUK Since winning a whopping $50 million on a lucky lotto max draw in 2015, former Lamont resident Randy Rush has not only had incredible highs in his life, but painful lows as well. His experiences are chronicled in a new book entitled ‘13 Billion to One’ coming out in June of 2020. “There are some things in life you never forget,” said Rush. “And the feeling of seeing that I won $50 million is one of them.” In Feb. 2015, Rush made a late-night run to the local Lamont Grocery store to get cat food for his Maine Coon ‘Conway Kitty’ when he saw a stack of old lottery tickets sitting on a table by the door. “I saw the stack on my way out (of his house) and figured I’d better take them and check them while I was at the store,” he said. “You never know.” Rush could not believe his eyes when he held the last ticket up to the manual ticket checker and $50,000,000 flashed across the screen. “I took it away and held it up again. Finally, the clerk looked at me and asked if I was ok. I told her ‘I think I won!’” he said. The clerk, whose name was changed to protect her privacy in his biography, ‘13 Billion to One’, confirmed his win on her machine. Then his life changed forever. Rush began his new life with quitting his job, purchasing real estate, and making sure those he loved were well taken care of. “I gave the store clerk who checked my ticket a cheque,” he said. “I’ve also travelled to Uganda to help build schools and made sure my mom was looked after.” He also took care of his friends. Dave and Shirley Crawford had been going to the same church with Rush in Fort
Over the next several months, Rush Saskatchewan for five years. “I knew they were struggling finan- said he funnelled more than $4.5 million to cially,” said Crawford’s Rush. “I company. had already “I was been helpfeeling a lot ing them of red flags out here about the and there arrangeover the ment. There years, so I was a lot of bought a excessive log cabin in spending B.C. and and he told them if (Jeremy) they would was asking like to for more move in money,” he and take s a i d . care of the “Jeremy place, I seemed to would pay have an them $2,500 answer for a month. everything. They could live there Former Lamont resident, and $50 million lottery win- Whenever I rent free.” ner, Randy Rush, with his first non-fiction brought my Rush added book Bloodsuckers, and second book, a biography concerns to or that the entitled 13 Billion to One due to be released in June Dave S h i r l e y, Crawfords of 2020. they would accepted put their arms around me and say, his offer. He also included that not long after ‘Jeremy is the last person you have to he cashed in his winning ticket, he worry about. We raised him right.” Rush added that once he got his own received a phone call from Dave and managers and accountants involved Shirley’s son Jeremy. “Jeremy spoke to me about his com- things began to unravel quickly. “They found Jeremy had embezzled pany KultID and told me it was developing a mobile app. The investment $1.5 million from the company within sounded very exciting,” said Rush. six months, among other things,” said “Because these were people I knew and Rush. Rush also hired a lawyer to sort out loved, I didn’t vet the situation like I should have. There was a lot of good- the financial details and help him recoup some of his investment. He will there.” In spite of Rush promising himself soon realized he was not the only viche would not invest in anything for a tim. “I started fighting him (Jeremy) in year, the opportunity sounded too court. That’s when I met some of his good to pass up.
other victims,” said Rush. “People started seeking me out to let me know Jeremy had done this to them too (allegedly). I hired investigators to start digging and finding out what was going on.” What was allegedly uncovered, according to Rush, was 20 years worth of suspicious activities, and a huge number of investors who say they were taken advantage of and lost money. “Some victims are too embarrassed to speak publicly. Some are still paying off debts,” he said. Rush added that the saddest story he heard was of a young immigrant couple who invested their savings to acquire a home and subsequently lost everything. He warns people to be aware. Rush now feels that he has a new mission in life. “I realized that I was given this money, this great opportunity, to shut Jeremy down and make sure he could not do this to anyone else,” he said. Spending nearly half a million dollars in legal fees taking Crawford to court, Rush said he was able to recoup just over half of his investment in KultID upon a judgement awarded to him in 2017. Rush felt compelled to share the experience in an expose’ he commissioned entitled ‘BloodSuckers’ that was released earlier this year. “I really wanted to draw awareness to white collar crime. It’s a huge issue,” he said. Once ‘Bloodsuckers’ began to take shape, Rush realized there was more than one story to be told. “I realized there was still so much to tell. So, I had ‘13 Billion to one’ commissioned to tell even more of the story,” said Rush. ‘13 Billion to One’ will be available on June 24, which also happens to be Rush’s 54th birthday.
2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Bullarama cancelled amid pandemic fears
By John Mather The Lamont and District Agricultural Society’s annual Bullarama has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. In a press release sent out last week organizer Rebecca Joseph said, “We’re hopeful we’ll be able to host it later in the year but…” She said the event sanctioned by the Bullriders of Canada had full support of the sanctioning body although it was the Lamont Ag. Society that made the decision to cancel. The Bullarama had been scheduled for the Lamont Agricultural grounds May 2. “The annual event attracts cowboys from across Canada and the US and in recent years has brought in some Brazilian cowboys as well. Joseph said if the cowboys were coming direct-
ly from the South American country they would have to be quarantined as per Federal restrictions, but she thought most were already working in North America. “A lot of them come out just to compete in our event, but entries don’t open until two weeks prior to our event, so with entries not yet open our cowboys would have been affected.” She said the society would take a financial hit due to the cancellation. “We’re in a reasonable financial position but it is a major fundraiser for us,” she said. “So hopefully we will be able to reschedule at a later date.” “If we’re not able to host Bullarama, we’ll probably look at other fundraisers as the summer progresses.” Joseph added the Agricultural Society also
puts on the Summer Sizzler Rodeo but said it’s too early to say whether this big event would be cancelled. “The Bullarama is a different sanctioning event, so if we were to try and host them together it would have to be dual sanctioned. “We’ve never really looked at doing that before but it’s something we may consider if we find it’s feasible.” But, she said it was quite difficult to say when they could host the Bullarama again. The Summer Sizzler is still a go, she said, for the July 11 -12 weekend. “We’ll be looking at a decision on it pretty soon,” she added. She said the Agricultural Society was fortunate that most of its major projects had been done at the rodeo grounds in previous years and that funding had mainly come from
various grants. No major projects were scheduled for this year, which will lessen the impact of the loss of the Bullarama if it can’t be rescheduled. This year would have been the 27th year for the Bullarama. Joseph said the event is very popular attracting up to 1,000 people to the one-day event. “The cowboys like this event because it is the highest paid,” she said. “They also get double points in the finals so we know we’re going to attract the highest calibre cowboys.” For the fans, who would stay and attend the dance that follows Bullarama, there had in the past been a mechanical bull which added more fun to the event. Last year the event stock provider was Vold Rodeo Company out of Ponoka. Joseph said she felt sorry for the stock providers. “Rodeo would be their
biggest income because they raise rodeo stock, so with ours and other rodeos getting shut down it would be a financial hit for them.” She added the Lamont Agricultural Society also hosted the “Jimmy the
Janitor” comedy evening at the Lamont Hall. In addition,the Society has a new equine committee which will hold a series of small events for equine lovers to come out and participate in, on an individual basis.
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Soaring championships scheduled for Chipman grounded by health crisis BY JOHN MATHER The plug has been pulled on the national soaring championships due to the coronavirus. The championships would have brought upwards of 30 to 35 competitors from all across Canada along with 100s of volunteers and support teams to the Chipman soaring grounds May 25 to June 7. “Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 crisis we’ve had to cancel them or at least postpone them,” said Edmonton Soaring Club president Jason Acker. “We’re optimistic we may still be able to host the national championships next summer, although dates would still have to be determined and it would be subject to approval from our national sporting association.” He said the club didn’t often get the chance to host the nationals out
west and this was going to be a chance to showcase the types of soaring that “we have out here on the prairies.” “It was going to be a lot of folks coming out to the Chipman area, but unfortunately it had to be cancelled.” “It was difficult decision to make but I think it was the right one with all the travel restrictions in existence and the social isolation policies in place. In the interests of safety for the pilots and their teams we made the decisions early, but the decision did have to be made.” Acker said the National Soaring championships had been held in Chipman back in the late 80s. Chipman is the home field of the Edmonton Soaring Club. He added the west has also hosted the championships in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan.
“It’s usually held out east in Ontario or Quebec because that’s where the majority of the pilots reside and it’s easier for them to travel,” he said. Acker added this year there are lots of national and international calibre pilots located in Edmonton who wanted to showcase their talents and their field. He added the Edmonton club was going to be adding an additional tow plane to complement the two the club owns to help with the championship. He said he had planned to launch a glider every minute or so,“ when the conditions are just right” to allow pilots to get into the air before the actual competitions starts. He said the competition is generally measured over distance with the glider pilots running through a 300 to 400 km
A pair of gliders soar high above Lamont County in this photo by Edmonton Soaring Club member, Geoff Soper. course for nationals, while international competitions could go up to 1,000 kms. He added the competition is the fastest time around the course. The course he said is created the day of the competition. He said the length of the course depends on the conditions. “In late May and June we have fantastic soaring conditions in this area.” The weather is a major factor in the design and location of the course for the gliders, but when flying out of Chipman, Acker said course designers also need to avoid the airspace around Edmonton and Wainwright.
Acker said Alberta offers a variety of flying styles for pilots of the engineless planes. “We get convective thermals in the Chipman area,” he said. “The heat rises particularly from the warm earth and the gliders rise with that. Other types of lift are wave thermals forming along the eastern slopes.” He said pilots can get very high altitude flights from this with some pilots attaining heights of 25,000 to 30,000 feet. He said the competitions in the different areas are designed to take advantage of the different types of lift. Acker has been a soaring for more than 30
years, having first started when he was member of air cadets. He is also president of the Alberta Soaring Council. He is the chief flying instructor for the Edmonton Soaring Club. The professor in the U of A’s faculty of medicine adds quite a few members of the club are doctors, lawyers or engineers. “It’s a very technical sport and it attracts those who enjoy that sort of technical challenge.” But he adds its a sport for everyone with several youth taking part. He said the sports also attracts women and seniors.
4 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Opinion COMMENTARY Where do we go from here?
UN Security Council seat? Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, PM Trudeau was off on an international charm campaign trying to secure (bribe) leaders in African nations to vote for Canada to fill a two year non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. The Trudeau campaign involved Canada giving aid to one country’s oil industry if you can believe. Why Africa? That continent is where over one-quarter of the UN General Assembly’s votes come from. Well, during the Coronavirus pandemic the Trudeau government has given out another $50 million in foreign aid and according to some this is an area Canada needs to continue spending more on to secure votes for the Security Council. But why? The UN Security Council must be of huge benefit for the Canadian people right? Otherwise, who said it was okay to spend our tax money in this manner? Let’s explore. The UN Security Council has five permanent members (China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, and the United States), and 10 non-permanent members which serve two year teams. The non-permanent members can bring up resolutions but they can be vetoed by the permanent members at any time. Presently the following “powerhouse” countries are on the non-permanent list; Belgium, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Germany, Indonesia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Tunisia, and Vietnam. Apparently Canada wants to replace one of these vital international go-getters when their terms are up, but are vying for the honour against tough competitors Norway and Ireland which combined have less than a third of Canada’s population. More than 50 countries have never been on the UN Security Council in its 75 year history. Five are rotated each year, voted on by the UN General Assembly which includes all 193 countries in the UN. The United Nations and off-shoot Security Council was formed after World War II by the victors of war. It replaced the failings of the League of Nations, but has followed with its own failings as illustrated by its main objective which is to ensure world peace and security. Russia and China involved in securing world peace? France a victor of WWII? It just doesn’t make sense to work so hard and spend so much taxpayer money just for the prestige of sitting at the same table as the decision makers, who also coincidently own much of the world’s nuclear weapons. So, besides spending our money on foreign aid, and now almost $2 million more on the campaign including travel and gifts for foreign leaders, this effort is costing a ridiculous amount. Marc-Andre Blanchard, Canada’s ambassador to the UN, says it is in Canada’s interest to be as relevant as we can in the world. To some, sitting at the same table as these powerful countries for two years can be beneficial in creating goodwill if nothing else. However, making under the table deals and bribing countries like Congo, South Sudan, Kenya, and Tanzania - with all their human rights issues and even suspected war crimes - is far less than noble. Would a righteous organization have a system in place where this type of bribing was necessary to begin with? Is anything that tainted ever really worth it? To whom is this underhandedness okay, even if the end means are in fact good? Not me. Kerry Anderson
BY JOHN MATHER Every day just gets a little shorter don't you think Take a look around you, and you'll see just what I mean People got to come together, not just out of fear Where do we go Where do we go Where do we go from here? Try to find a better place, but soon it's all the same What once you thought was a paradise is not just what it seems The more I look around I find, the more I have to fear. The above is a couple of versus from a song by Chicago, recorded in 1970 on their second album and later that year released as the B-side of the 25 or 6 to 4 single. The title, according to Wikipedia was taken from a reporter’s comment on the 1969 moon landing. The title is relevant again today. Where do we go from here? Sports events cancelled, Olympics put on hold, social gatherings delayed, store shelves emptied, people told by their governments to stay at home and fines put in place for those caught disobeying. In 1973, I travelled to the Soviet Union on a school trip where we visited Moscow and Leningrad (St. Petersburg). At the time it was still a solidly communist country. People lined up at stores for what meagre supplies could be had, they didn’t go out in the evening and it was nothing to be stopped on the streets for routine checks by security people. During a hockey game,
we attended, one young fellow accosted us looking for cigarettes. While he wasn’t harming us, he drew the attention of a couple of swarthy gentlemen in long coats and fedoras. These men weren’t hoods, but rather police. After being picked up by each arm he was dragged away and my last view of him was of a grown man crying profusely. All for asking for a smoke! Suddenly today, since Coronavirus reared its ugly germ life several months ago, many open, democratic, societies across the globe have become increasingly put under authoritarian rule. In Canada, we see the Federal government happily throwing money it doesn’t have at people who have become unemployed or unable to work because of coronavirus. Now, I don’t begrudge that, but will it go away when this is over? Making a segment of society dependent on government is a sure way to garner more votes at election time. And if you push enough legislation through pretty soon you can become government for life. The feds tried to sneak some unwarranted tax and spending issues through with omnibus relief bill last week, but the opposition debated and argued for many hours before the Liberals gave up. Powers have been given to police to enforce social distancing restrictions. Needed and necessary?
Yes, but when this is over will they go away? Remember income tax in Canada was a temporary measure brought in to help finance the First World War. It became permanent in 1948! Manitoba has set up spot checks to examine people entering the province from other provinces to examine them for Coronavirus. Makes sense right now, but will it go away. If you have ever driven into California, there are border stations which have stayed in place to protect the state’s fruit industry from any invasive species. That’s a law dating back to the 1930s depression era. I spoke with a gentleman who is slowly retiring from his engineering firm in Edmonton, back to his family’s farm south of Mundare recently. He told me most of the staff at the engineering firm were now working from home and he wasn’t sure if they would come back to the main office after this crisis is over. I can see this playing out in many offices as large companies suddenly realize it’s cheaper and more efficient to have staff work from home linked by computers and other conferencing technology. So what does that do for commercial real estate values in these multimillion-dollar skyscrapers dotting major cities everywhere? It’s a scary proposition. Like Chicago belted out in 1970, “Where do we go from here?”
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FROM WHERE I SIT: Say a prayer
BY HAZEL ANAKA I hope you and yours are safe and sound and trying to find tiny slivers of good in what is our current reality. For what it’s worth, here are my observations, good and bad, of what is. The voyeur in me has been fascinated by the home backdrops I see as TV personalities appear remotely from their homes. In nearly every instance, there are bookcases filled with books and personal memorabilia. This, of course confirms my belief that reading equals success and that meaningful objects and original art add to the comfort and hominess of our surroundings. A CTV reporter in Los Angeles has a collection of broadcast microphones and an antique radio on his shelving. How apropos. When another CTV reporter (who has shall remain nameless) first reported from his home, I thought he was living in a blank box. He had bare walls and two terribly mismatched chairs: one an overstuffed armchair and another dainty Louis XIV jammed into a corner. I laughed out loud seeing that he now has a couch, a pair of matching chairs, and a small console table with, guess what, some impressive biographies arranged on top. I heard through the
grapevine that jigsaw puzzle prices on Amazon have tripled or more. Makes my past thrift store purchases look genius. Late night host Trevor Noah has been broadcasting from his living room. In a recent episode, he said the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon has asked for donations. If this is true, there should be “a special place in hell” for him. (Premier Kenney hoped such a place existed for those preying on the vulnerable by hoarding, price gouging, and scams.) Speaking of fraudsters, financial expert Kelly Keene warns that aside from the current scams, she fears there’ll be a flush of bogus online job listings to take advantage of the unemployed. People with musical talent (think Alberta’s own Brett Kissel and Jann Arden) were some of the first out of the gate providing free concerts from their homes or balconies. Amateurs and pros alike are creating spontaneous performances. Isn’t it sad, that guys like Jim Cuddy only began performing after a mechanism for payment was announced? Or at least, that how it looks to me. I would have thought that with this deadly global health fight on, all the religious and civil wars would have naturally ceased. Not so. It is sobering to see footage of an ice arena in Madrid being prepped as a morgue or a refrigerated truck for corpses backed up to the loading dock of a New York hospital. As the media reminds us, these are not
statistics, they are men, women, children; they are frontline workers. Days ago, Italy had already lost seventeen doctors. What a waste of talent, education, service. Getting creative with what’s in our fridges and freezers is a challenge we can all rise to. Microwaving our wilted apples with cinnamon and sugar will be a tasty dessert. The chicken I roasted the other day morphed into chicken rice soup and chicken salad wraps. Turning to beans, sardines, and other canned fish is a simple way to ensure sufficient protein. The economic impact is devasting and farreaching. Let’s hope the federal government can actually distribute the aid they keep announcing each day. Their track record with the Phoenix pay system and the efficiency of existing programs like employment insurance doesn’t inspire confidence. I hope I’m wrong. I also hope people are listening very carefully to the bailout details. Is it a no-strings-attached ‘gift’ or is it a loan? The last thing most Canadians need is more debt. Canadians were owing $1.76 for every $1 of income during the ‘good times.’ I wish the feds were forcing credit card companies to reduce the interest rate on cards from the outrageous rates (29%) some people are paying now. So far, no government has had the courage to rein in the many predatory practises rampant in the high profit banking sector. I find it interesting that liquor and pot stores
KUPSCH, Laura Nina
September 11, 1927 – March 19, 2020
It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of Laura Nina Kupsch, on March 19, 2020, in her 93rd year. She will be remembered lovingly and forever by daughter, Rhonda Kupsch; grandchildren Jill Anderson (Thure), and Brad Normand (Laura Jerebic); son-in-law Leonard Normand; as well as many relatives
and friends. She was predeceased by her partner in life, Benno Kupsch in May, 1998, and her eldest daughter, Nola Normand in January, 2020. Laura was a proud resident of Bruderheim for over 70 years, making many and varied contributions to the community and her church, and serving as
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have been designated essential services and not subject to the mandated closures. But, it makes sense. This is not the time to remove these coping substances from the addicted or recreational user. Withdrawal can be a serious medical situation requiring hospitalization and something we can’t afford right now. There is good news. Libraries, social and mental health agencies, churches, some teachers, musicians, and other generous souls are offering free entertainment or learning opportunities
online to distract and inform us in a responsible physical distancing way. Apparently, carbon emissions have dropped drastically with the reduced use of cars, airplanes, and factories. Having everyone from Ralph Loren to car factories to home sewers step up to make PPE (personal protective equipment) is encouraging. We shouldn’t expect this to happen overnight though. And finally, we are all saving some money. Costs for fuel, restaurant meals, entertainment like concerts and hockey
games, and the everpopular shopping as recreation are all down. Unless, of course, we’ve ramped up Amazon purchases (because Jeff Bezos is suffering!) in which case, I can’t help you. So, dear readers, hang in there and stay home. Avoiding social media is wise. Say a silent prayer for the people who are taking care of the sick, are keeping essential services going, and for our political leaders at the municipal, provincial and federal levels. The burden on all of them is huge, from where I sit.
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Pandemic poses problems for Star couple, but also positives for McCullough family BY JANA SEMENIUK Elk Island Public Schools have closed all school playgrounds as of Mar. 27. Signs have been placed on every school playground within EIPS boundaries warning the public that the use of the playground equipment is prohibited in order to limit the spread of the COVID 19 virus. “It’s so hard,” said Star resident Crystal McCullough. “Lamont is my kids’ designated school and now they can’t even play in the park.” McCullough was employed part time as a facilitator for the Parents and Tots program through Family Community and Support Services in addition to instructor for the Roots of Empathy program. Today she is isolated at home with her three children; Marigold 4, Eleanor 6, and Amelia 7, waiting out the pandemic. “It’s an adjustment. Amelia attended school
since she was three and now, she is in grade 1. Eleanor started kindergarten this year and Marigold was home with me attending Parents and Tots before we shut down Mar. 13,” said McCullough. “You would think this would feel like summer holidays but it isn’t. Those routines are gone but its not relaxing like summer.” Although McCullough has been unemployed since the programs she was working with were shut down on Mar. 13, her husband, Danny, is still working as a machinist in Nisku. “Danny works a lot of shift work so when he works nights it’s a struggle to keep the kids quiet so he can sleep during the day,” said McCullough. She added that keeping three children occupied in a small home is very challenging. “Our house is only 900-square-feet,” she said. “It was much easier
before. The older girls would go to school and Marigold and I would be at Parents and Tots so Danny could sleep in the mornings. Now it’s much harder.” McCullough said she relies on a structured day for the kids with limited screen time. “We have morning circle time where we read books, then a snack at about 10:00. There’s an Art Hub show on youtube where the kids can learn how to draw different things. They love it. Plus, it gives me time to fix lunch,” she said. “Around 3pm I give the kids about 20-minutes of screen time each on their devices. I can’t let it go much longer than that because it turns them into crazy monsters.” McCullough also added that it’s difficult to manage daily life with the uncertainty the pandemic has caused. “The biggest challenge is that we were always
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going out into the community. Always had somewhere to go on weekends. Now our world has shrunk into this tiny bubble. The kids seem to be dealing with it ok, but for me the hardest part is not having those connections with other moms and families,” she said. McCullough also reflected on what positive things isolation can do. “Life is so odd in this pandemic. It’s bringing us back to the core of what family is and slowing our lives down. It’s awful and scary but it’s bringing us home and seeing what’s important,” she said. “Before this we had plans every weekend. We were never home. Now there is nowhere to go. We are home playing with our kids. Me and Danny play cards. We are connecting with each other.”
Contact with playground equipment is prohibited, as this sign in Andrew indicates.
Lamont Council meets remotely BY JANA SEMENIUK A remotely attended special meeting of Lamont town council was held on Mar. 27 to address matters related to the community’s efforts in stemming the spread of the COVID 19 virus. All town of Lamont facilities, including the arena, have been closed until further notice. Council has approved to refund, waive or defer deposits and/or payments made in relation to the booking of these facilities. For those facing struggles financially during this time of isolation and quarantine, council has also approved payment
deferrals for the utility bills of residents if they request one. The deferral will be granted for 90 days, ending on Jun. 20, 2020 and absent of any penalties or late fees. Furthering the effort to restrict the spread of the virus, council has also authorized the closure of all Lamont municipal playground structures. These include Campbell park, Hillside and Stadnik play structures. “The town of Lamont is assessing the situation as it evolves and is working hard to provide the essential services to the residents,” said Lamont chief administrative officer Christine Beveridge.
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Josephburg’s Moyer Arena being outfitted as useful emergency facility BY JOHN MATHER The Moyer Recreation Centre in Josephburg is being retrofitted so it can become an update centre in the event of an emergency. “It will not serve as an emergency centre, but rather a location to go to so you can get information on where you should report to next in the event of an emergency,” said Diehl Townsley, director of facility services for Strathcona County. “If you needed information on public health you would be given a packet and directed on,” he said. “We’ll supply information on accommodations, social services public health etc. Instead of everyone driving around to various locations to find information, they’ll be
able to get the information at Josephburg, all in one location.” He said the Moyer had old audio visual equipment so it will be upgraded so it can be used to provide a large volume of information to a large crowd. In addition, an emergency generation system will be hooked up in the building, so if power is shut down, the building could still function. “We’ll also be adding some information and support equipment which supports our incident command management system. This includes formwork and special jackets for staff to make them easily identifiable.” He said much of the work is being done now, and most of the upgrades will be com-
Road bans a sure sign of spring BY JOHN MATHER If it’s the end of March it’s time for the seasonal road bans throughout Lamont County. The County public works department has posted those roads which will have bans on them as of March 30. They include: RR 195 from Twp. Rd. 550 South to Hwy. 16 – 50%; Twp. Rd. 550 from RR 204 to Hwy. 831 - Hwy. 15 – 50%; Twp. Rd. 534 from Hwy. 855 to RR 170 (Hospital Road) – 50%; Twp. Rd 520 from Hwy. 855 to RR 163 – 50%. No trucks over one ton will be allowed on RR 195 from Jct. Hwy. 15 to Jct. Hwy. 29 (Paved Road) - 100%; RR 202 from Jct. Hwy. 15 to Access Road (Paved Road) 100%; RR 204 from Jct. Hwy. 38 to Sil Silica Access Road (Paved Road) - 100%; RR 165 from South Hwy. 45 to Twp 565 East to NW 2956-194 - 50%; Twp. Rd 580 from Hwy. 831 to Hwy. 855 - 75%; RR 195 from Hwy. 16 South to Blackfoot Camp - 50%; RR 185 from Hwy. 29 to Twp Rd 560 - 75%; RR 170 from Twp. 580 to Twp 574 - 75%; RR 170 from Twp 574 to Hwy. 45
- 75%; Twp Rd 574 from RR 165 to RR 170 - 75%; Hamlet of Hilliard Streets – 50%; Twp Rd 561 Including Hamlet of Star from Hwy 831 to RR 193 – 50% . All other County gravel roads are banned to 75% of weight. All other County oiled roads are 75%. For those who are oilfield personnel only the bans are: Twp Rd 560 from Hwy. 831 to RR 200 North to Graymont Site SW-6-56-19-4 - 100% (bonded); RR 203 from Jct Hwy. 45 to Cenovus Access Road - 100% (bonded); RR 180 from Hwy. 45 to north to Twp 574 Spur Petroleum Site - 100% (bonded); Twp 572 from RR 180 west to Spur Petroleum Site 100% (bonded); Twp 562 from Hwy. 45 to RR 203 North of Tamarack NW16-56-20-4 site - 100% (bonded); RR 182 south on Hwy. 45 200 metres east into Perpetual well site - 100% (bonded); RR 183 north to Twp 572, west to RR 184, south to Hwy. 45 Perpetual 100% (bonded). For any questions please contact the Public Works department at 780-895-2547.
plete by mid summer. The emergency generators will take the longest to install and the won’t be totally completed until next summer, according to Townsely. The cost of the renovations will be about $890,000. “Much of the funding came from the Alberta Industrial Heartland land trust society,” added Townsley. “They donated the money for the purpose of putting up a reception centre in the area and that is what it’s being used for.” Townsley said there is no catchment area for the centre. He added people did report to Strathcona County when the Fort McMurray wildfires took place. Townsley added there are other reception centres in the county. “This centre would be used for the area from Mundare, Josephburg, or the industrial Heartland area and any areas to the north,” he said. Others are located in the Strathcona County building in Sherwood Park and there is one in Ardrossan.
But, he added, any school with an auditorium could be pressed into service as an information centre if necessary during an emergency. “It depends on what is needed. We have multiple facilities that would stand up if necessary.” Townsley added Fultonvale could be used but the ice would have to be out of the arena, but there are schools in the southern part of the County which also could be used.
EQUINE SOCIAL DISTANCING Rider Callina Artymko and her horse Goldie, take advantage of the sunshine filled day recently, to head out on a socially distant solo ride through Chipman.
Members of the Fort Saskatchewan Lions Club pose with Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital chair, Ken Jackson, and board members Dwayne Pasnak and Raj Bharadia after presenting a cheque for $31,109 to cover the costs of a new infant warming bed at the hospital. The presentation was made during the Foundation’s Care From the Heart Day radiothon Mar. 12. The community hospital serves areas of Lamont County.
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Last week all entrances to Elk Island National Park were closed off to the public as the government tries to isolate and cut off the spread of COVID-19.
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Lamont resident quarantined after world ski meet cancelled BY JOHN MATHER Lamont’s Dave Taylor headed off to Sweden in early March as coach of Canada’s Paralympics Nordic biathlon team to work with athletes competing in the world championships. “We got there and then they cancelled the whole event because of Covid 19 fears,” he said. “I came back home and have been in quarantine since.” Taylor had been in Sweden to coach the team that includes Smoky Lake’s Derek Zaplontinsky, one of the Paralympic team’s star competitors. Taylor and Zaplonontinsky had taken part in the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in Korea. “This year I expect he would have been in one of the top five in the world and probably competing for a podium finish,” said Taylor. Instead a virus brought it all crashing to a halt. Taylor said the cancellation shouldn’t have much of an immediate effect on the winter athletes since the world championships would have been the last event of the year. The world championships were cancelled in March. In April the athletes aren’t on a required training sched-
ule, said Taylor. What we have now are what we call floating months,” he added. “It gives the athletes a mental break, possibly a chance to go and play a different sport for while.” He said focus training starts on May 1 of each year. “But our normal plan won’t likely happen.” That, he said, is because they usually go to California to train and with travel restrictions that probably won’t occur. He adds they will be able to train in Canada, but they won’t have meetings as a group, but rather set up individual training regimes and keep in touch with each other electronically. “Until further notice they’ll be training on their own. The coaches might watch via video but the athletes will be alone until this social distancing sorts itself out.” He said there are no more events for anyone anywhere in the world after Mar 12. “Everything got shut down.” Taylor said the delay of the summer Olympics until 2021 and along with that the Paralympics won’t have any affect on his group. “None of them are dual athletes competing
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Important to look after mental health during distancing period BY JANA SEMENIUK Mental health may be one area that’s neglected during our period of social distancing. Linda Crockett, licensed trauma therapist from Edmonton, said anxiety over the unknown, coupled with the loneliness of isolation can mean real challenges in maintaining symptoms of anxiety or panic attacks during a period of isolation.
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Mundare will wait for County to pass bylaw before following suit BY JOHN MATHER Mundare council held off giving second reading to their intermunicipal development bylaw Mar. 17 after hosting a public meeting to discuss the plan. “In conjunction with all the other municipalities in Lamont County or bordering Lamont County we have prepared intermunicipal development plans,” Chief Administrator Colin Zyla told council. “Ads were placed in local papers and there was a public meeting early this year in Lamont.” He went on to mention council had passed first reading and revisions had been made to the plan. While the public meeting was open to the public, no one came to voice any objections. The towns planner also stayed away due to fears caused by the Coronovirus. “The planner has sug-
gested we hold off final passage of the bylaw,” said Zyla. “Until Lamont County passes their bylaw.” Mayor Mike Saric said a lot of good planning and thought had gone into the planning document. “I don’t know if any document is ever perfect but this one is very good,” he said. He did have one minor correction pointing out the name of the John Batiuk Water Commission line was incorrectly named in the bylaw. After closing the public hearing, council decided to hold off on giving second and third reading to the bylaw until such time as Lamont County passes their version of the bylaw. Council on Mar.17, passed a motion to support a motion in the Federal government made by Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs. Stubbs’
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private members bill C221 is designed to gets some help for the oil and gas industry by offering alternative methods for financing the reclamation of abandoned oil wells. Council passed the motion made by Councillor Jaime Burghardt by unanimous agreement. Zyla discussed with council whether to continue with council meetings during the Coronavirus crisis. “Are we going to put those on hold or keep holding them,” he asked. “I have no problem with carrying on,” said Saric. “If one of us becomes ill we can let the others know.” Zyla told council he would look into whether the council could set up a videoconference of the meeting. He further added it would not be a problem to hold the meeting with six feet between the councillors since very few members of the public attend the
meetings. “For it to be accessible to the public, wouldn’t we have to video it and post it on our website,” asked Burghardt. Zyla said he had talked to municipal affairs and if the meeting was conducted electronically the public had to be able to at least hear the meeting in live time. Kowal said it wasn’t a
concern with the council he had, but with the number of people who may have been in the building during the day and touching door handles, walls, etc. “People are in and out all day and we’re not limiting the access to them,” he said. Zyla said with the ATB operating on reduced hours and the chiroprac-
tor only open one day a week, and now with the town office closed, there wouldn’t be many people in the building. “If people are in any way worried, they can call the 811 health link number,” he said. Council decided to continue with regular meetings until it is decided otherwise.
An outdoor hockey rink in Mundare keeps Brandon, 15, and Trista, 13, Kowal occupied during these times of social distancing. Dad, Jason, said the rink has become popular with neighbours phoning to book times when their children can use it so social distancing and self isolation policies are maintained. Brandon is staying in shape, as he is a top scorer on the AAA Fort Sask. Midget Rangers.
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