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Lively elections upcoming BY JANA SEMENIUK There are was only one acclimation for this year’s election slated for Oct. 20. After nominations closed on Sept. 22 at noon, the number of candidates for most municipalities exceeded the number of positions available ensuring a lively election. In Andrew, there are nine candidates running for four council positions; incumbents John VanVyfeyken and Merwin Haight as well as newcomers Melissa Dyck, Kyle Stotyn, Heather Pauls, Carol Dubitz, James Rustad, Osama Hamed and Stacey Bodnarek. Hamed was a former Andrew councillor who resigned his position in 2022 after eight years. Running for mayor are Bill Romaniuk and current councillor Chris Lupul. Bruderheim has seven candidates running for four council positions and two candidates for the mayor position. The town dropped from seven council seats (including the mayor) down to
Two mayors step aside with hopes of being councillors five in 2023. Running for council are incumbents Arlie Young and Dayna Jacobs along with newcomers Andrew Styles, Luis Diaz, Lesster Quijano Acosta and Gina Peters. Additionally, current mayor Karl Hauch’s name was removed from the mayor candidate list in July and put onto the candidate list for council on the nomination deadline Sept. 22. Candidates for mayor are newcomer Ron Ewasiuk and incumbent town councillor George Campbell. In Chipman there are six candidates running for three positions. They are Jennifer Ausman, Tammie Lemky, Joseph Gallant and Evelyn McNaughton as well as incumbents Shana McIntyre and Morris Langevin. The village’s mayor is decided among the new council at the organizational
meeting held soon after the election. The Town of Lamont has seven candidates running for six council positions and two candidates for the mayor position. Running for council are Lynn Huxley, Christopher Mintenko and Heather Rideout along with incumbents Linda Sieker, Colleen Holowaychuk, Perry Koroluk and Al Harvey. Running for Mayor are incumbent Jody Foulds and newcomer Paul Desrosiers. In the County of Lamont five council positions are up for grabs, one in each division. There are two candidates for Division one; incumbent Daniel Warawa and newcomer Gerald Thorowsky while in Division two incumbent Aaron Wick was acclaimed. In Division three there are two candi-
dates, incumbent Reeve David Diduck and newcomer John Uganecz, while in Division four, three are running; incumbent Roy Anaka and newcomers Tammy Pickett and Brent Matiaszow. Division five has two candidates; incumbent Neil Woitas and newcomer Natasha Phair. The County holds a vote among the council members annually for the Reeve and Deputy Reeve positions. Mundare has seven candidates running for four council seats and three candidates running for the mayor chair. The seven council candidates are; incumbents Danika Brison, Glen Rozumniak and Irene Talaga along with newcomers Geoffrey Hughes, Jennifer Johner and Dana Rankin. Current Mayor Cheryl Calinoiu is also stepping away from the mayor position to run for a council seat. Meanwhile, the three candidates for mayor are Rick Patrie, William (Bill) Rankin and Kent Santo.
Oilers 3rd jersey promo set in Lamont/Bruderheim BY JANA SEMENIUK The Towns of Lamont and Bruderheim, as well as a Lamont residence’s garage, were the scene for filming the exciting new Oilers video promoting their newly designed alternate jersey. The video finished filming in Aug. and was launched on Sept. 20. Lamont Chief Administrative Officer Tyler Edworthy updated the town council on the project during the Sept. 9 council meeting. “They've chosen the Lamont arena and a local resident’s garage as the new promotional video location that was filmed back in Aug. with the theme of rural, small-town hockey,” said Edworthy. “Administration's going to work with the Oilers Entertainment
Group on any promotional opportunities, some things that we can leverage with the video. We'll see what we can and can't do, and we'll try to leverage this as much as possible. But it's some great news, and I guess they got a pretty great video to share with everyone, so it's pretty exciting.” Information provided in the Town’s meeting agenda package said that the production team began filming Aug. 13 with set-up and shooting, including video and photos, taking place in a local resident’s garage, and then in various locations in the Lamont arena, including dressing rooms, players tunnel to the ice, arena interior, and the skate sharpener room. Bruderheim’s Karol Maschmeyer Arena was also fea-
tured in the film. Meanwhile, the team’s new jersey is described as ‘an ode to oil country’ by Oilers Entertainment Group spokesperson Dan Cote-Rosen in an online media report. It has a nostalgic feel, slightly tan in colour with oil drop details in the S. “It’s the first time we’ve ever put Oil Country on a jersey,” said Cote-Rosen. “Hopefully they (the fans) will like it as much as we do.” The video has been shared to the Lamont Leader social media page. According to reports the Oilers will wear the new jersey, designed by former Fort Saskatchewan man Brandon McMurchy, seven times this season.
Designer Brandon McMurchy, formerly of Fort Saskatchewan, wears the newly created alternate jersey he designed for the Edmonton Oilers.