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Strathmore Stampede
a huge success
JOHN WATSON
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

CEO of the Strathmore and District Agricultural

Society, Ryan Schmidt, described the Strathmore
Stampede – which was finally able to return after
a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, take place over
Buddy’s boy wins
the long weekend – as a huge success.
in Strathmore
He explained based on attendance levels, the
COVID-19 Update 2021 show was a banner year for the society, with a
in Strathmore & record attendance by a large margin.
“It’s just been a thrill and we’re so thankful to
Wheatland County
everybody in the community who is supporting the
(as of August 3, 2021)
event, and we’re so happy we can put this event on
1042 Cases for the community,” said Schmidt.
11 Active | 1012 Recovered He said normally the Strathmore Stampede esti-
mates 45,000 people to come through the gates over
19 Deaths the course of the long weekend, but this year saw
Wheatland approximately 50,000 people.
LIQUOR DISCOUNTER Schmidt said with the overwhelming support
from the community aside, he saw it as lucky that
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The concert to which he referred, saw Gord Bam-
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Paired to follow immediately after the concert, was a
barrage of fireworks set off by the GlobalFest team.
Schmidt joked that he had to convince the board
of directors to let him take the risk of organizing the
show, which he added was well worth it.
“For sure we’re going to bring a concert back now.
I had to convince our board of directors to let us
give this a shot, and we didn’t lose money on it,” he
said. “We did quite well, in fact, and we’re going to
be able to bring concerts back to Strathmore every
year now as part of Strathmore Stampede.”
He added about two thirds of the beer which had
Look on Page 6 for been purchased to last the whole weekend was
Town of Strathmore bought out by concert attendees on Friday night
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Strathmore Stampede put on a show
Continued from Page 1
Schmidt said aside from the gamble
he took with the concert, simply getting
the show off the ground was itself an
unknown.
“The most difficult part about it was
the uncertainty and knowing how much
money to spend on different things
when you don’t know whether your
event will actually be able to happen,”
he said. “Thankfully, because of all our
great volunteers and the staff here, we
managed to pull it together and had a
great success.”
Schmidt said the team was able to
pull the show together with three
months of time to plan and organize –
something which usually is done over
nine months.
With regards to the Running with the
Bulls event on Saturday, 64 contestants
signed up to enter the ring and test
their mettle, only one of whom would
walk away with a shiny belt buckle
and $1,000 prize. Sunday saw 59 con-
testants enter the event, before Ches-
termere-Strathmore MLA Leela Aheer
also decided to don the pink contestant
shirt to make the number an even 60
runners.
On Saturday, after getting launched
into the air and bull-ed over into the
dirt, the packed grandstand chanted
Tom Rigon’s number, 28, in a massive
uproar.
Rigon said he simply had the prize in
mind as he ran at the bulls in the arena.
“I was pretty close to hurting some-
thing, but I think it’s good,” said the
Millarville, Alta. native, who entered
the event for the first time. “My bud-
dies were coming out, so I thought why
not.”
The following day, Calgarian Tyson
Cole caught the eye of the judges dur-
ing the second Running With the Bulls,
fetching himself a $1,000 cheque in the
process.
“I just always wanted to do it, so why
not?” asked the 42-year-old. “I heard
about it through my father-in-law, he
comes every year so I thought I should
come – it love it. It is way better than
the (Calgary) Stampede.”

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Watch party held for Strathmore Olympian
LORENZO GAVILAN VARGAS
Times Reporter
The Town of Strathmore held a watch
party for the Summer Olympics wom-
en’s double sculls rowing event at the
municipal building on July 27, also
known as Jessica Sevick Day.
Town residents attended the building
to watch hometown hero Jessica Sevick
and her partner Gabrielle Smith in their
quest for the podium. Sevick and Smith
were the first Canadians to reach a row-
ing final at the Tokyo Games.
Team Canada did not finish with a
medal, with Sevick and Smith finishing
6th in the race, however Mayor Pat Fule
says it is still a great achievement.
“We know how important it is for her
and her family and this is a great show-
ing to be in the top 6 in the world,”
said Fule.
Ancuta Bodnar and Simona Radis of
Romania dominated the race, setting an
Township Road 244 renamed Stampede Drive
JOHN WATSON
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In an active effort to help recognize
the Strathmore and District Agricultur-
al Society as a local partner, the Town
voted in favour of renaming Township
Road 244 to Stampede Drive.
The section of road sits between
Wheatland Trail and George Freeman
Trail and according to Town of Strath-
more Manager of Communications,
Marketing and Economic Development,
Geoff Person, has gained recent signifi-
cance to the society.
He explained the Agricultural So-
ciety plans to construct a new riding
arena on the north side of the road.
Person said in addition to the recogni-
tion, naming the road will greatly aid in
wayfinding for the area.
“Wayfinding is one of the best ways
to attract tourists to your community,
and so just a simple name change like
that means that every person who’s
plugging in the address for that new
riding arena, they’re going to be driv-
ing down Stampede Drive.”
“It’s a double win – not only does the
Agricultural Society get recognized for
its contributions to the community, but
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New Zealand claimed silver and the
Netherlands claimed bronze in a tight
race for second.
Medal or not, Sevick is still an inspi-
ration to young athletes.
we’re also building another tactic in our
tourism work kit.”
Person emphasized council had dis-
cussed on multiple occasions with
administration, the importance of rec-
ognizing the Agricultural Society as a
partner, which was the driving force of
the initiative.
By the standards of government time-
lines, the idea moved extremely quick-
ly. Person estimated the idea went from
concept to approval in only about three
weeks.
Mayor Pat Fule said he believes the
renaming to be an excellent way to
honour the society and their contribu-
tions, particularly to local rodeos.
“We obviously live in a western ag-
ricultural town as a part of Wheatland
County, and the Strathmore Agricultural
Society has been a really vital member
and partner in a lot of things,” he said.
“The group works very hard to bring
one of the most amazing redoes and
chuck wagon races around our town.”
The Agricultural society reportedly
decided on the name of the road them-
selves, through their own board.
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“I’ll be asking our council to direct
administration to examine the idea of
purchasing some rowing equipment,” Residents gathered at the Municipal Building to
said Fule. “Maybe there’s someone, a help cheer on Jessica Sevick on July 27.
girl who’s going to be inspired by Jes- Lorenzo Gavilan Vargas Photos
sica and wants to get into rowing.”
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perpetuating ranchers are supported.”
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usually be disputed, whereas that might not be the case with other payment methods.
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Reeve Amber Link penned ashelter
letter to Minister [Dreeshen] tial release confirmed Alberta had re-
ceived a verbal commitment from Ot-
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a state of of purpose
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Doing the valuable
that extreme dry weather has on the province’s producers.
right thing
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guarantee STRATHMORE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH
50 Maplewood Drive • 403-934-2225
acceptance Senior Pastor: Rev. Les Fischer
Youth Pastor: Rev. Kyle Lomenda
from people. Services Sundays 10:30 am
www.strathmorefullgospel.com
STRATHMORE SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH
Meeting in the Lutheran Church
112 Lakeside Blvd. 1-888-506-1066 ext. 101
Pastor: Donald Wright
Services held every Saturday
Sabbath School: 10 AM
Worship Service: 11 AM
www.strathmoreadventist.ca
donald816@hotmail.com
RCCG PECULIAR PEOPLE ASSEMBLY
(1 PET. 2:9)
322 A 2nd Avenue, Strathmore
403-714-2283
Pastor: Sunday Adeola
Will be offering online services
until further notice.
www.rccgstrathmore.com
STRATHMORE UNITED
Wheatland Trail & 3rd Avenue
403-934-3025
Rev. Pamela Scott
In-person services and gatherings are
cancelled until further notice.
Online services available at
www.smoreuc.com
The office will be open part time.
HARVEST HEALING CENTRE CHURCH
102 Canal Gardens
403-901-0893 / 403-880-3171
Pastor: Elizabeth Karp
versus all the
demands at the
is warranted The exact wording of the commitment
of
in the light of and
county was not released.
striking balance, that’s Boscariol specified there are certain
when I know:
Devin Dreeshen con- metrics that are evaluated prior to de-
will claring a state of emergency, such as
- I need God with farmers,
be working
moisture levels, drought, pests, hail,
and other government agen-
and temperature levels. He did not,
Elaine Wheeler however, disclose specific figures with
Full Gospel respect to those metrics, and at what
the significant impacts
Church
point they are breached.
According to Dreeshen, Alberta an-
nounced a 20 per cent reduction in
insurance premiums this year, which
allowed nearly 400 additional farmers
HOPE COMMUNITY
and ranchers to enrol in crop, pasture
COVENANT CHURCH
245 Brent Blvd, Strathmore • 403-934-2424 and forage insurance against weather-
Pastor: Heidi Wiebe related production loss.
Sunday Worship 10 am “Alberta also has a Water Pumping
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BOW RIVER ALLIANCE CHURCH producers for the emergency filling
105 Main St. Carseland of dugouts for livestock,” he added.
403-991-6143 “Producers can rent pipe and pump-
Pastor: Kevin Enns ing equipment from the province to fill
office@bowriveralliance.com
Broadcasting services on
dugouts or other suitable catch basins
church Facebook page. from nearby water sources for their ani-
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In Wheatland County’s own release,
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC the county is quoted to be committed
Holy Cross Collegiate School Gym to working with all levels of govern-
709B - 2nd Street, Strathmore
403-934-2641 ment to implement a recovery program
Pastor: Fr. Tomy Manjaly to support producers.
Masses: Details, as well as an implementation
Saturday 5 pm | Sunday 10 am timeline for the AgriRecovery program
www.sacredhc.ca are still being developed and have not
yet been released.
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Dreeshen also disclosed he has ad-
strathmoreanglican@gmail.com vised Alberta crop adjusters to maintain
Rev. Malcolm Kern a certain flexibility when considering
In-person Sunday Worship at 10 am affected crop and hay land – such as
“Becoming fully alive in Jesus Christ” offering alternative use of crops to ad-
dress forecasted feed shortages in the
LORD OF ALL (NALC) LUTHERAN
112 Lakeside Blvd. • 403-934-2374 livestock industry.
Pastor: Dawn Nelson Boscariol did not disclose the condi-
Sunday Worship Services – 10:30 am tions which would have to be achieved
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ed.
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325 1 Ave • 403-934-3543 Meanwhile, Rocky View County
Corner of 1 Ave & Wheatland Trail Council also declared a municipal agri-

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Pastor: Dave Mackie Lead Pastor: Mike Wiebe cultural disaster on Aug. 3.
Worship Sundays 10:30 am Associate Pastor: John Duerksen “This declaration highlights how one
Youth Tuesdays 7 pm Sundays 10 am
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time for our producers,” said Rocky
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Town passes prohibited business Hon. Leela Sharon Aheer,

bylaw banning conversion therapy

MLA
Chestermere-Strathmore
JOHN WATSON Town council had also delayed the passing of
Local Journalism initiative Reporter the bill in early July due to a similar bill being
introduced in the House of Commons, which 403-962-0126
Following the introduction of two amend- would have superseded the municipal bylaw. Chestermere.Strathmore@
ments, Strathmore Town Council has unanimous- “We know that it went through the House of assembly.ab.ca
ly passed their prohibited business bylaw, which Commons, but it’s been stalled in the Senate, so
has been in the works since October 2020. we’re very happy that we can be one more mu- MAILING ADDRESS:
The bylaw now classifies conversion therapy, nicipal voice to send that message to Ottawa that PO Box 2527,
abridgedly defined as practice, treatment or ser- we need to do this, we need to get this done Strathmore, AB
vices designed to change someone’s sexual ori- for all our residents, and people need to be pro-
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entation or gender identity, as a prohibited busi- tected,” said Fule.
ness and bans its practice in the town. “Seeing that it went through a certain part of
Mayor Pat Fule said council was very unified in the process but stalled, it kind of energized us
passing the bylaw, once concerns with the word- again that we need to get involved for our own
ing in prior drafts had been addressed. residents.”
“We’re just glad that we have a solid bylaw Strathmore is the tenth municipality in Alberta
that’s been passed, and we can be one of those to pass a bylaw banning the practice of conver-
communities that are going to be seen as doing sion therapy.
the right thing for all its residents,” he said. Town of Strathmore Manager of Communica-
“This group of residents are people that we tions, Marketing and Economic Development,
need to look after too and ensure they’re safe Geoff Person, said part of the reasoning for the
and healthy and happy.” extended timeline taken to develop the bylaw is
Fule explained the final amendments were to because it was taken through two rounds of pub-
address concerns raised regarding building own- lic feedback before ultimately coming to town
ership and liabilities, ensuring definitions were council.
explicitly specific, and the penalty should an or- “The first round of feedback helped us to de-
ganization commit an offence under the bylaw. velop the bylaw; it helped us to see what the
The amendment also allows someone to con- support was, what the concerns were, pieces like
tinue counselling or support services to reduce that,” he said. “The second round of feedback ac-
unwanted non-heterosexual behavior, as long as tually shared what the proposed bylaw was, so
such counsel is not designed to change their ori- then people would be able to provide their feed-
entation or identity. back on the specific bylaw.”
The town specified in a release to having re- Due to the bylaw having already been through
ceived testimony from individuals during the public engagement twice, how recently it has
public hearing who were from the LGBTQ2 com- been implemented, and a lack of advertising to
munity who receive such counselling to reduce date, council has yet to receive a surplus of ad-
undesired behaviors. ditional feedback following its passing.

Town dedicates Strathmore Stampede booth

to honour frontline workers
JOHN WATSON watch, experience and enjoy the events of the
Local Journalism initiative Reporter Strathmore Stampede from the Town of Strath-
more’s booth.
Over the course of the Strathmore Stampede, Gate admissions were included with sponsor-
the town had dedicated its sponsored booth to ship included on first come bases to staff.
the frontline workers and organizations that were Each of the seven organizations which were
instrumental in getting the community through selected were contacted with notice of their rec-
the COVID-19 pandemic. ognition on July 26.
Mayor Pat Fule said there are many organiza- According to Town of Strathmore Manager of
tions that employ those considered to be front- Communications, Marketing and Economic De-
line workers, and the town wanted to honor as velopment, Geoff Person, recognition for the pur-
many of them as they could through the week- poses of the Strathmore Stampede is not the only
end-long event. step the town has taken.
“We did decide that it would be important to “Right through the pandemic, recognizing
reward or acknowledge the frontline workers, so frontline workers has been something (council)
(we provided) the various events in our booth so has been doing. Starting last year, very early on
that they can be represented there and be hon- in the pandemic, there were banners that were
ored,” he said. printed and that would be displayed throughout
Fule added, regretfully, the town’s booth did town,” he said.
not have the capacity to host all of the local front- “We’ve tried to recognize frontline workers on
line workers, so those who would receive passes social media … and so by doing things like this,
were chosen at random. The limitations of the where we’re layering it on, we’re really hoping
booth are due to fire code safety restrictions. that we have reached all the frontline workers.”
“We wanted to make sure that we didn’t ex- Person added extra cleaning supplies were
clude someone and … people are human, and made available in the booth to maintain some
they might have their feelings hurt if they weren’t of the COVID-19 health and sanitation practices
selected or their group or business wasn’t select- emphasized during the pandemic.
ed. Fule added he hopes the public will see the
“Doing it randomly, we felt was the most fair gesture favorably, and represent local politicians’
way to do it, and it’s still a way to honor the con- efforts to support the community, as well as to
cept of the various people who are on the front recognize those who are on the front lines.

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in Strathmore
LAURENCE HEINEN
Times Contributor
Although he didn’t finish first in his
heat, Chance Bensmiller won a much
bigger prize on Monday at the Strath-
more Stampede.
Racing in Heat 4 aboard his Core Ag
Inputs Outfit, Bensmiller finished sec-
ond in a time of 1:16.89 behind Kris
Molle (Benoit Oilfield Construction),
who traversed the track in the World
Professional Chuckwagon Association
show’s quickest clocking (1:14.85) of
the four-day event.
While Molle took home the top day-
money prize, it was Bensmiller who
finished atop the aggregate standings
to earn himself a cheque for almost
$10,000.
“It means the world to me after the
whole COVID thing and having a year
off,” said the 35-year-old reinsman
from Dewberry, Alta., who edged out
Kirk Sutherland (Hodge Pressure Ser-
vices Ltd./Daler Pressure Services Ltd.)
by 2/100ths of a second to take home
the Strathmore Stampede title. “The
horses, they were ready to run and ob-
viously after this week, it shows how
ready they were.”
Bensmiller followed in the footsteps
of his older brother Kirk, who was the
top driver in Strathmore in 2012 before
earning back-to-back titles in 2018-19,
and his dad Buddy, who won it all at
the Stampede in 1992.
“It’s huge,” Bensmiller said. “Obvi-
ously my dad and my brother have
both won it and I’m back here after a
10-year hiatus running the CPCA (Ca-
nadian Professional Chuckwagon As-
sociation).”
Having to fend off challenges from
the likes of his older brother and
Sutherland, both of whom ran two out-
fits in Strathmore, was no easy feat for
Bensmiller.
“Guys are ready and they’re rocking
and rolling,” he said. “These horses are
running. With that year off, these hors-
es they need a place to go and they
know what they’re doing.”
Aboard their No. 2 outfits, Sutherland
and Kurt Bensmiller had quite the race
August 6, 2021 • Strathmore TIMES • Page 9
Some of the best drivers from the
World Professional Chuckwagon As-
sociation (WPCA) took part in the
2021 Strathmore Stampede from
July 30 to Aug. 2. Chance Bensmiller
(top right) celebrated his Strathmore
Stampede win with his outriders and
family on Aug. 2.
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in Monday’s second heat. Bensmiller Kicking off the Stampede in style
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Despite finishing just behind the
three-time Stampede champion,
Sutherland was sitting in top spot over-
all with a four-day aggregate time of
5:06.27.
Along with his outriders Brendan
Nolin and Nolan Cameron, the young-
er Bensmiller brother then did what he
had to do in Heat 4 to finish the meet
with an aggregate clocking of 5:06.25
to narrowly beat Sutherland.
“I knew it was going to be tight no
matter how you look at it,” said Bens-
miller, who was joined in the infield by
his wife Karly and sons Cash, 10, Quinn,
3, and Ace, 1, to accept his prize from
track announcer Les McIntyre. “There’s
just no way I could go down the road
without all the support. It’s huge hav-
ing my boys here. That’s why I picked
up my youngest there and held him up
over everybody. It’s huge.”
Bensmiller also commended the
crowds for coming out to cheer on the
drivers following a one-year absence of
chuckwagon racing in Strathmore.
“You can feel every inch of it,” he
said. “You pull onto the racetrack and
generally I shut things off – I only hear
myself and my horses – but every night
coming out here, you can hear every
single person going and it’s an amaz-
ing feeling.”
While Nolin has several years of ex-
perience as an outrider on both the
CPCA and WPCA circuits, the Strath-
more Stampede was the first show for
Cameron, who Bensmiller met in Dew-
berry only a few weeks ago.
“I actually asked him over to shoe
a couple horses and one thing led to
another,” Bensmiller recalled. “He said,
‘Hey, do you need an outrider?’ So, I
took him on and this was his maiden
voyage and he won his first buckle.”
As for the aggregate standings, Kurt
Bensmiller ended up in third spot with
a total time of 5:06.35, while Layne
MacGillvray (5:08.77) and Obrey Mo-
towylo (5:08.78) rounded out the top-
five finishers.
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LAURENCE HEINEN
Times Contributor
Edgar Durazo didn’t mind having to
wait a day to be crowned champion of
the bull-riding competition at the 2021
Strathmore Stampede rodeo.
After all he lives close by, so the com-
mute from the community of Spear-
grass just 15 minutes south of Strath-
more, wasn’t a big deal for Durazo, his
wife Karly and their six-month-old son
Edgar.
“Definitely I’ll be here,” said Durazo
on Sunday after earning 87.5 points
from the judges following a successful
eight-second ride atop Sky Fall. “I’ll be
glad to come and hang out. It’ll be a
good time.”
And it definitely was for the 29-year-
old bull rider, whose score stood up
to earn him top spot and a cheque for
$5662.56.
“It feels good,” said Durazo in regards
to his impressive showing aboard Sky
Fall. “I saw him a few times before, but
this is the first time I’ve been on him. It
was a battle. It was a really good bull,
strong.
“It feels great definitely, no doubt
about it.”
Originally from Moctezuma, Sonora,
Mexico, Durazo now makes his home
in the community surrounding Spear-
grass Golf Course.
“I live here and I rodeo out of here
in Canada and the U.S., but this is
my base,” said Durazo, who works at
a feedlot in Mossleigh where he also
trains horses. “I ride bulls in the rodeo,
but I train horses. I start colts, young
ones. I keep all my horses there (in
Mossleigh) and I work them.”
While Durazo was a first time cham-
pion in Strathmore, Clint Laye earned
his second straight title in the bareback
competition thanks to an 85-point ride
aboard Actually Gorgeous on Monday.
“It was awesome to win this rodeo in
2019,” recalled Laye, of Cadogan, Alta.,
whose repeat performance earned him
a payday of $5,143.68. “After everything
that everybody’s been through and to
come back, honestly it means so much
more today.
“I appreciate everything and the hard
work that this committee did to pull
this together so we could do this.”
Eric Dublanko is also no stranger to
taking home big cheques from Strath-
more. The tie-down roper from Thors-
by, Alta., followed up his Stampede title
from 2015 with another one this year.
“It’s a blast just to be out in front of
all these people in a post-COVID era
that we hope keeps sticking on,” said
Dublanko, who tied his calf in a time of
8.7 seconds to narrowly edge out Clay-
ton Smith and Shane Smith (who both
had times of 8.8) for top spot. “This is
a huge step to making the Canadian fi-
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Dawson Johnson Edgar Durazo
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nals and a huge step to next year, so it’s
awesome. I’m excited.”
For his efforts, Dublanko took home
$5668.20, while the Smiths (no relation
to each other) won $4880.95 each. Kasper Roy (l) Destiny Stevens
“I think I’ve won a cheque every
year,” Dublanko said. “With this money,
I think I’ve won over $30,000 at this
rodeo.
“Maybe they’ll give me a key to the
city one day. We’ll be back as long as
they keep taking me.”
Unlike Laye and Dublanko, saddle-
bronc rider Logan Hay had yet to find
success in Strathmore until Monday
when his wild 87.25-point ride aboard
Little Sister earned him top spot and a
cheque for $5730.24.
“I’d never done any good here un-
til this year,” said Hay, whose younger
brother Dawson won the saddle-bronc
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Playing for the community at
the Alberta Indigenous Games
LORENZO GAVILAN VARGAS
Times Reporter
The Alberta Indigenous Games (AIG) will take
place on Aug. 12-19 in Edmonton. There will be 12
sports offered at the Games and medals are up for
grabs.
AIG CEO Jacob Hendy says the opening ceremo-
nies for the games will be something that Edmon-
ton has never seen before.
“That’s going to be at West Edmonton Mall, at the
Ice Palace,” said Hendy. “It’s going to be the largest
indigenous gathering ever there, they say.”
The opening ceremonies will work much like
Making the Olympics, with team members coming out with
their fellow athletes and the flag of their commu-
ribbon skirts nity.
Teams have been forming on Siksika where open
The Strathmore Chestermere try-outs were held for an intermediate ball hockey
Family Resource Hub held a team on July 27-29.
“make your own ribbon skirt”
There is an added incentive to play for your com-
day at Trellis Commons in
Strathmore where participants munity at the AIG. There is a points system in place,
spent the day learning about where each gold awards seven points, silver awards
ribbon skirts, picking their fab- five, and bronze awards three for the athlete’s home
ric and ribbon colours and sew-
Hockey summer camps to be held
ing their skirts together. Lindsey
Spring Chief (top photo) made
a pink floral skirt with green
ribbon. Karalie Old Red Man
taught seven-year-old Amy Ka-
LORENZO GAVILAN VARGAS
Times Reporter
tona how to sew the ribbons
onto her skirt.
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Young hockey players will have no shortage
of choice when it comes to hockey camps being
held in the next few weeks. Beginning on Aug. 9,
a week-long camp will be held by the Strathmore
Minor Hockey Association (SMHA) in partner-
ship with Attack Sports. After that, Edge Hockey
Schools will be holding their own camp beginning
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The 17th annual Run as One youth awareness
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A filmmaking camp where applicants will learn the
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On Aug. 9 and 10, a youth excursion camp is
community. At the end of the Games, the three na-
tions with the most points will win a banner and
first place community will win a special prize.
“We’ll have a cup that we’ll put their community
name on for that division and then they’ll come
back and battle it out every year,” said Hendy. “Peo-
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as possible.”
Events will be split up into different age depen-
dent divisions. Each event is unique, but most are
split into junior, intermediate, or senior divisions.
“Monday we have four sports that actually don’t
cost anything to register because we want people to
try it out,” said Hendy of the special day on Aug. 16
where all major team events are on break for others
to try them out.
A cross country race, the only individual sport at
the AIG, will be held in the mornings. The rest of
the sports held are rugby sevens, beach volleyball,
fastpitch softball, and hand games.
For more information, visit the AIG website or
their Facebook page. For interested Siksika athletes,
visit the Siksika SN7 Facebook page for informa-
tion.
ing on the age group. We have from U7 up to U13.
And then we also have goalie camp going on at the
same time. It’s more geared towards skill specific
stuff, so stick handling, shooting,” said Grant. “Just
working on their skills ahead of next season.”
The camp will cost $150 per player and registra-
tion can be done online at smhockey.com.
Edge Hockey Schools are also offering a camp
in Strathmore, at the Family Centre Arena, running
from Aug. 16-20.
The camp is for all skill levels and ages 6-14. The
camps are not only offering time on the ice, but
a diverse array of activities designed to make the
camps as informative and fun as possible.
Edge is pledging just above two hours of ice
time, around one hour each for conditioning and
“read and react,” half an hour of “hockey talk,” and
one hour of cross training/pool time per day.
The camp is limited to 160 participants, and will
cost $529, plus a lunch option for an extra $75.
Visit edgehockey.net to register for the camp, and
more information will be available on the Edge
Hockey Schools Facebook page.
planned, where applicants will go white water raft-
ing in Kananaskis on the first day, then go on a tour
of the caves in the Canmore area.
The Run as One Music Festival will take place on
Aug. 12 and will play host to “showcase headliners
that also had positive role modelling around First
Nations issues,” according to Buckskin. Some musi-
cal acts playing at the event include Polaris Music
Prize-nominated band Zoon, rock outfit Miesha &
The Spanks, and one of the most prominent Indig-
enous music acts in the world, the Halluci Nation
(formerly A Tribe Called Red.)
Finally, the week will come to a close with a golf
tournament held in memory of Kristian Ayoung-
man, the Siksika man who was shot and killed in
March 2019.
“So his family is collaborating with Siksika
Health Services in regards to a golf tournament to
fundraise for a new scoreboard for the Deerfoot
Sportsplex.”
Buckskin is excited for the week and hopes the
community will respond well.
“I think it’s going to be positive just because ev-
eryone is so tired of being in isolation. The discon-
nection is unfamiliar for First Nations communities,
we’re very coherent and close-knit,” said Buckskin.
“So having an event like this which the Siksika
Nation can look forward to and are familiar with,
we’re hoping for positive feedback and people
coming and just being able to gather once again in
a safe manner.”
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County Councilor donates salary to fund Cluny playground

JOHN WATSON
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Using a year’s worth of his salary from office, Di-
vision 1 County Councilor Jason Wilson donated the
capital necessary to replace the playground at the
Cluny Hall site.
The former playground was torn down in 2018 as it
did not meet current safety standards and was deemed
unsafe for kids to play on.
Wilson said county council had been discussing re-
placing the playground, but funding for the project
was always in question and council wanted to see
more community funding from organizations in Cluny.
“I think the big thing is that we’re trying to limit
expenses on the county side – on the municipal side,
because we’re facing lower revenues,” said Wilson. “I
think the project was put back a number of years …
and after thinking about it, I didn’t think that was fair.”
He added he did not want to see kids not having
access to a playground space due to a lack of funding
and from mass unemployment in the both the county
and province, which is out of their control.
“[Meanwhile], we had provincial politicians and fed-
eral politicians continuing to collect a full salary while
people were hurting on the ground,” he said. “I dis-
agree with that, so I decided to put myself in other
people’s shoes and I donated my full salary for that
year to cover the build of the playground.”
The new playground consists of a climbing wall, a
slide, and a swing set. Residents were consulted via
survey to determine which equipment they wanted to
see added to the new playground, that was within the
budget set by Wilson’s salary.
Wilson said though the playground is not particu-
larly large, he hopes kids will appreciate and use the
space.
He had also originally wished to donate the play-
ground anonymously; a plan which was foiled by fel-
low councilor Tom Ikert, who during a council meet-
ing, openly commented about Wilson’s donation.
Wilson added he does see merit in having it known
that he made the donation, as it also serves as a ges-
ture to reinforce his beliefs about how a politician
should be – though that reasoning was not his original
intent when he made the donation.
“I have an idea of what politicians should be, and
if I’m going to preach how they should be, I have to
be willing to do what I say they should do,” he said.
“When [Tom] announced it to everybody, it gave me
a platform to say that politicians should do better. If
it went anonymously like I had hoped, people would
just have kept wondering who did it.”
Wilson explained he maintains a strong stance about
how elected officials should be, adding he wanted to
lead by example instead of simply preaching his ideas
without action.
“I can’t continue to collect paychecks when my resi-
dents are facing some of the hardest financial times
they’ve ever faced,” he said.

Province to partner with beef sector to study growth

and competition improvements
JOHN WATSON
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Alberta’s government is partnering with the beef
sector to help maintain sustainable growth and to
ensure it remains competitive.
The partnership is between the province, Canadi-
an Cattlemen’s Association, Alberta Beef Producers
and Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association, which will
be completing a competitiveness study to provide
insights into the industry.
The province stated in a release that Alberta is
a key beef supplier to both local and international
markets. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin
Dreeshen said the collaboration is vital to growing
and advancing the sector in Alberta.
“This partnership demonstrates our shared com-
mitment to grow Alberta’s food and processing sec-
tor,” he said. “We know that agriculture will play a
big part in Alberta’s economic recovery and growth.”
The study aims to gain insights into four top-
ics – namely: promoting transparency in cattle and
wholesale markets, supporting processor resiliency
and plant reinvestment, expanding harvest capacity,
and planning for surge capacity in case of supply
chain stress.
“We are eager to see what insights this study pro-
vides. The prior Alberta beef industry study estab-
lished that the industry is competitive and remains
capable of maintaining competitiveness into the fu-
ture,” explained Greg Schmidt, chair of the Alberta
Cattle Feeders’ Association.
“There are, however, factors and trends that have
the potential to decrease competitiveness. In order
to grow our entire industry, our value chain has to
be profitable and sustainable.”
According to the release, the study will help deter-
mine where additional investments could be made
to find efficiencies and achieve higher processing
levels.
It may also observe other measures such as the
possibility of legislating price reporting to facilitate
more transparent price disclosure between produc-
ers.
Melanie Wowk, chair of Alberta Beef Producers,
said for the more than 18,000 producers in Alberta,
maintaining a competitive and sustainable edge is
critical to keeping the industry on its feet.
This study supports our strategy to enhance the
competitiveness of Alberta’s beef industry through
research and innovation, strengthening the sustain-
ability and competitiveness of the industry,” she said.
According to the release, the Canadian beef indus-
try contributes $21.8 billion to GDP while support-
ing 348,000 full-time equivalent jobs. This, as well
as generating approximately $18 billion in total eco-
nomic activity.

Gleichen RCMP seeking public assistance in child luring incident

GLEICHEN RCMP
On July 28, at approximately 11:15
a.m., Gleichen RCMP responded to a
report of child luring on Main Street
in Gleichen.
Preliminary investigation has re-
vealed that an unknown middle-aged
Caucasian male approached a 13-year-
old male and offered to pay him mon-
ey in exchange for sex.
Investigators have been unable to lo-
cate the suspect in who is described
as: a male approximately in his 50’s,
grey hair, blue eyes, wearing glasses
and wearing a blue-white plaid shirt,
dark jeans and a hat.
The suspect was seen driving a new-
er light colored GMC pick-up truck
with after-market lights.
Gleichen RCMP are asking the pub-
lic’s assistance in identifying the per-
son involved or any information to
this incident. Please contact Gleichen
RCMP at 403-734-3923 or your local
police.
If you wish to remain anonymous,
you can contact Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.
P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips”
app available through the Apple App
or Google Play Store.

Alberta RCMP and the Injury Prevention Centre promote off-highway vehicle safety
ALBERTA RCMP
Summer means off-highway vehicle
(OHV) season. With the increased use
of quads, dirt bikes, and other all-ter-
rain vehicles (ATV) across the province
comes the increased risk of OHV-relat-
ed injuries and harm.
Though OHVs are often used for
work or recreational purposes, the Al-
berta RCMP and Injury Prevention Cen-
tre remind operators that they are still
motor vehicles that are subject to traffic
laws.
According to the Alberta Traffic Safe-
ty Act, OHVs include any motorized
transportation made for cross-country
travel on natural terrain, including four-
wheel drive vehicles, low pressure tire
vehicles, motorcycles and related two-
wheel vehicles, amphibious vehicles,
ATVs, utility terrain vehicles, miniature
motor vehicles, snow vehicles, and
minibikes.
On average, approximately 19 peo-
ple are killed while operating OHVs
in Alberta every year (Alberta Trans-
portation, 2021). From 2002-2019, 59
per cent of all ATV-related fatalities
involved the consumption of alcohol.
Thirty-nine percent of all fatalities were
a result of head injuries; of those who and should only be operated when so- active riding, use an appropriate sized
died as a result of a head injuries, 68 ber. Practicing safe OHV driving behav- machine, don’t ride double on a single
per cent were not wearing a helmet at iors can significantly reduce harm or person ATV and ride sober,” she said.
the time of the incident (Injury Preven- serious injury.” “And don’t forget your helmet!”
tion Centre, 2021). Dr. Kathy Belton, Injury Prevention For more OHV safety information,
Riders are advised of the following Centre said ATVs are prone to rollovers please visit the Government of Alberta
safety tips in order to minimize OHV- “Keep your ATV upright by practicing website.
related injuries to themselves and oth-
ers: INDIVIDUAL
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“The Alberta RCMP is working to
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Page 14 • Strathmore TIMES • August 6, 2021
Chestermere-
Strathmore MLA
Leela Aheer removed
from UCP cabinet
JOHN WATSON
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As a result of a cabinet shuffle by Pre-
mier Jason Kenney on July 8, Chester-
mere-Strathmore MLA Leela Aheer was
removed from her seat as Minister of
Culture, Multiculturalism, and Status of
Women.
Aheer was one of two ministers
dropped from cabinet, alongside Taber-
Warner MLA Grant Hunter.
The former minister has served on
the UCP cabinet for the past two years.
She was first elected to serve as the re-
gional MLA in 2015.
In a release, the local UCP Constitu-
ency Board thanked Aheer for her “tire-
less work advocating for her constitu-
ents,” and service in cabinet.
“MLA Aheer has distinguished herself
as Chestermere-Strathmore’s voice in
the provincial legislature, serving our
citizens with integrity and compassion.”
Jurisdiction over Aheer’s former min-
istry will now be split and overseen by
three people.
Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr has
been instated as Minister of Culture,
Muhammad Yaseen, Calgary-North
MLA will serve as Associate Minister of
Immigration and Multiculturalism, and
Calgary-Glenmore MLA, Whitney Issik
has been assumed the station of Asso-
ciate Minister for the Status of Women.
MLA Aheer, declining to speak with
media, issued a statement on July 14
regarding her change in position from
cabinet.
“I want to thank the Premier for the
privilege of serving the people of Al-
berta; there is no greater privilege than
serving the interests of the people who
elected me to govern,” she said in a
statement. “I am humbled and full of
gratitude and pride for the many ac-
complishments in our ministry and I
wish the new ministers great success as
they begin their work.”
Prior to the shuffle, Aheer was one
of two ministers, also including Rajan
Sawhney, Minister of Community and
Social Services, who criticized the Pre-
mier in early June after images began
circulating of a dinner held between
himself and three other ministers on
the patio of a government building.
Aheer published a public apology on
Facebook, June 5, to address the pre-
miers, and her fellow minister’s actions.
“I am confused and, like you, ex-
tremely hurt, and I’m so sorry for any
pain, anger, or frustration this may have
caused you,” it reads. “All of us make
mistakes, but this one is a big one.”
Stage 1 reopening rules had been
implemented earlier the day the pho-
tos were captured, which allowed for
outdoor social gatherings of up to 10
people, so long as they were physically
distanced, and did not contain an in-
door component.
In her statement to media following
her decline to speak about the cabinet
shuffle, Aheer wrote highly both of Al-
bertans, and the party.
“I want to let you know that I am here
to stay. I am a founding member of the
United Conservative Party, a movement
that saw so many diverse and divided
conservatives, and amazing Albertans
come together to provide this province
with hope and prosperity,” she wrote.
“Our value lies in our diversity no mat-
ter where you come from, the colour of
your skin, who you pray to or who you
love. Resilience is in our blood, passion
is in our hearts, and we don’t sit on the
sidelines, we get to work.”
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District to change the area of the District.

Applications to REMOVE parcel(s) that consist of: COMMERCIAL SPACE GENERAL CONTRACTORS
www. StrathmoreTimes.com
Name of Number of Legal Land FOR RENT All Decked Out AB
Landowner Irrigation Acres Description
1000 SQUARE FEET MAIN FLOOR UPHOLSTERY
JME Land 30 4;25;22;4;SW PLUS DEVELOPED BASEMENT General Contracting Ace Custom Sewing.com
Corporation 3RD AVE & 3RD ST. Repair, Build & Upholstery
MAIN FLOOR RECEPTION AREA DECKS Strathmore AB
AND OFFICES • Furniture
Any person wishing to complain is required to
submit a written complaint to the Western Irriga-
Water and Sewer and Gas Included FENCES • R.V. Interiors
• Golf Cart, Bike, ATV,
Between Jarvis Law Office
tion District at Box 2372 105-900 Pine Road,
Strathmore, Alberta, T1P 1K3 within 30 days after & Royal LePage
ALUMINUM RAIL Snowmobile Seats & Boat Interiors
• Equipment and Vehicle Fronts
the date of the publication of this notice.
Asking $2,000 per month VINYL DECKING For more information
David McAllister, P. Eng, MSc, MBA
General Manager Available September 1, 2021 Call Debi 403-901-0342
Bill Evans 403-901-8875 bill@alldeckedoutab.ca or Text 403-324-7710
Western Irrigation District
CALL LAURA @ 403-934-5000 Wes Breault 403-999-7097 wes@alldeckedoutab.ca

www.alldeckedoutab.ca WATER WELL DRILLING

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT For All Your Water Needs
APPLIANCE REPAIR BUSINESS
Successful business transitions
RR MACK begin with a plan.
S U C C E SSION PLANNING AND
Martin Shields
Member of Parliament
APPLIANCE REPAIR SPECIALIST P R E P A R EDNESS WORKSHOPS FOR RURAL
B U S I N E SSES 3rd Generation of Quality Service
SERVICING MOST Sessions will cover topics pertinent for family transitions, not for Strathmore Office:
MAKES AND MODELS profit and for profit businesses as you begin to prepare for the
future of your business.  129, 2nd Ave, Box 2070
Strathmore, AB T1P 1K1
Ryan Mack
Our programs will assist you in a developing a transition plan, are
considering selling, or currently selling your business. Need a buyer?
We can assist!
Red Seal Journeyman Phone: 403-361-2980 / fax: 403-361-2989
403-934-4271
403-324-8750
Workshops begin September 16, 2020! Register early for these for
FREE workshops! Email: martin.shields@parl.gc.ca Box 1 Site 22 RR 2, Strathmore AB, T1P 1K5
www.wildrose.albertacf.com
rrmack@yahoo.com 403.934.8888
www.martinshieldsbowriver.ca Email: mmdrill@mmdrilling.ca
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Upcoming Meetings
Council and committee meetings will now be open to the
public and via teleconference. For public hearings it is strongly
encouraged that you attend in person.
August 17: Municipal Planning Commission Meeting
August 24: Council Meeting
September 7: Council Meeting
To join the call, dial 403-917-1764 and enter the PIN 47001 when
prompted. Agenda packages can be found on our website.

Public Hearings COVID-19

Wheatland County Council will consider the following applications for Public Hearing HELP SLOW THE SPREAD
on the meeting date as indicated below. For more information, visit wheatlandcounty.
ca/publicnotices. Here’s how you can help slow the spread of COVID-19:

These public hearings can be accessed electronically by dialing in to 403-917-1764 and ☑ Avoid touching your face ☑ Cover coughs and sneezes
☑ Self isolate if feeling sick ☑ Practice physical distancing
when prompted, entering the PIN 47001. ☑ Properly wash hands often ☑ Disinfect frequently touched
items and surfaces
Public hearings begin at 9 a.m. and proceed until all applications have been heard:
Latest updates at alberta.ca/COVID19
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at 9 a.m.
Bylaw: 2021-14
Legal Descriptions:: NE-32-
25-18-W4M, SE-32-25-18-
W4M, SE-33-25-18-W4M,
NW-34-25-18-W4M, SW-4-26-
18-W4M, NE-5-26-18-W4M,
SE-14-26-18-W4M, SE-15-26- Looking for regional business data and
18-W4M, NE-18-26-18-W4M, information to aid your reseach for building
SE-19-26-18-W4M, SE-20-26- or expanding a business in the region?
18-W4M, SW-20-26-18-W4M,
NE-21-26-18-W4M, NW-21- infinitewc.ca/properties-data
26-18-W4M, SW-21-26-18-
W4M, NE-22-26-18-W4M,
NW-23-26-18-W4M, SW-24-
26-18-W4M, NW-24-26-18-W4M
Proposal: To redesignate portions of 19 quarter sections from Agriculture 2021 General Property Assessment Inspections
General to Energy District in order to allow for the development of a Wind
Energy Conversion System. The system includes 24 turbines, a substation, an The Wheatland County Assessment Department will be performing the
operations and maintenance facility, and associated utility infrastructure. 2021 general property assessment inspections for parcels located in Range
26 (westerly portion of the County) including Hamlets of Carseland,
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at 9 a.m. Cheadle, and Lyalta. The purpose of the inspections is to update property
assessment information.
Bylaw: 2021-16 Road Closure
Legal Description: SW 28 & SE The inspections will require taking photographs and may require measuring
29-22-23-4 buildings. Due to COVID-19, the Assessment Department will try to
perform most inspections visually from the road but occasionally may
Applicant: Wheatland County require an onsite inspection. If necessary, a call back card will be placed on
the main entrance door of the residence or another conspicuous location.
Proposal: to close a portion
The inspections will occur during June, July, August, and September of
of undeveloped original road 2021.
allowance lying between SW 28 & SE 29-22-23-4 containing 0.015 acres. The
proposed area of road closure would be transferred to the adjacent owner and All assessors carry personal identification and wear a high visibility vest.
consolidated with their lands lying adjacent to the area of closure. The vehicle entering the yard site will be clearly marked with a Wheatland
County logo and “Assessment Department.” Assessors will be adhering to all
safety procedures.
More information regarding the public hearing process can be found on our website
at wheatlandcounty.ca/publicnotices.
The Assessment Department is striving to prepare and maintain a fair and
Comments may be forwarded in writing to Wheatland County or made in person at the above meetings. equitable property assessment base and would like to thank residents in
The application files may be reviewed during regular office hours – Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. advance for their cooperation during the 2021 assessment inspections.
Any comments provided will become part of the public record in accordance with Section 40 (1) of the
Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection Privacy Act. Any personal information on submissions Should concerns arise during these inspections, please contact the Senior
made regarding applications is collected under the authority of the FOIP Act Section 33 (c) and subsequent Assessor at 403-361-2009 or Dennis.Klem@wheatlandcounty.ca.
versions.

Mailing Address Change 2021 Election Nominations

Effective April 19, 2021, Wheatland County’s new mailing address is: Nomination period closes:
Sep. 20, 2021, at 12 p.m.
242006 Range Road 243
Wheatland County, AB T1P 2C4 Nominations for Councillors will be accepted
by the Returning Officer until 12 p.m. on
You may continue to see our old address as we phase it out in the coming months,
Monday, September 20, 2021. Prospective
however, should you need to mail us anything, please be sure to use our new address as
mentioned above.
candidates filing their nominations must
schedule an appointment with the Returning
Officer.
Address: 242006 Range Rd 243, Wheatland County, AB T1P 2C4
Phone: 403-934-3321 www.wheatlandcounty.ca @wheatlandcounty
Further information on nomination
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. requirements are available at: wheatlandcounty.
ca/municipal-election.

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