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Vol. II • №36 (73) • Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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Canola Car Rockets
Down Vegreville Runway
The Canola Jet Funny Car performed a number of exhibition races which more than wowed the crowd along the airport runway
at the Vegreville Drag Racing Association’s final meet for the summer. The car is sponsored by the Canola Producers Association of Alberta
and burns 100 per cent canola based biodiesel.
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~ Photo courtesy of Davin Gegolick Photography
he smoke shows and fast vehicles took over the Vegreville
Airport on Saturday, September 10 as local and out of town drag
racers hit the runway to compete in
a high speed competition filled with
action in the final meet for the Vegreville Drag Racing Association.
The Vegreville Drag Racing Association (VGRA) objective is to promote
the sport of drag racing in a safe and
legal environment as well as to allow
anyone the opportunity to experience
it for the first time. The club also promotes fellowship, teamwork, sportsmanship, and camaraderie within
their club.
VDRA director Kendall Freed said
the club welcomed all types of cars,
trucks, motorcycles and snow machines to participate over the past
season as well as all levels of drivers.
“Anyone can participate in the races.
The races are designed to promote safer streets and roads,” said Freed. “We
see the young drivers spinning tires
around town and want to promote that
in a fun and safe environment.”
Freed added that the association’s
moto “Keeping It Off The Streets” is to
encourage drivers to participate in responsible behaviour when behind the
wheel on public roadways.
The final race day for the season
also saw the exciting Canola Jet Funny Car perform a number of exhibition races which more than wowed the
crowd along the runway.
Continued on p. 10
The canola propelled jet car is driven by Kevin Therres of Humbolt, Saskatchewan, and is sponsored by the Canola
Producers Association of Alberta. Pictured here are, from the left, Crew Chief Gwen Therres and her husband/
driver Kevin Therres, grandson Colby Therres and VDRA director Kendall Freed, in front of the canola jet car.
~ Hiway 16 News Photos
Angella Mayer is one of only a few lady drivers who took part in the final race of the season for the Vegreville
Drag Racing Association. She is pictured here in front of her car before the final heats of the day.
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Mannville School Welcomes Students Back
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Orientation Day for Mannville KinderKids.
~ Photo Submitted
Submitted
elcome back to another
school year. We hope everyone had a fun and relaxing
summer. The summer flew by and now
it is time to get back into the swing of
things. It was a busy first week but
we managed to find a small amount of
news to get out to everyone.
Sports teams are up and running.
Our senior high girls volleyball team
attended Mega Volleyball Tournament on their first weekend back.
Practice for junior high boys and girls
volleyball starts September 12, running Monday and Wednesday after
school. Senior High boys will have
practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The senior girls are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday but start later at
5 p.m.
Mr. Polishuk has the dates already
for golf; senior high is Monday, September 19 and junior high is Tuesday,
September 20. Now to just to find out
which students are interested in joining the teams…
Dates are coming out too for Cross
Country. Mrs. McCullough will be getting all that information out soon.
Once again there will be Before and
After School care. The program is open
to all school aged children. You can
choose to register for the whole year
or pick and choose sessions monthly.
If you need information call Jenn at
780-581-5859.
The first PAC meeting of the year
will be on Monday, September 19 at
7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Another date to mark on your calendar at home is Lifetouch Picture day
on September 29.
Back To The Books At Two Hills School
Mr. Shaun Peters is the new Phys Ed teacher at the Two Hills School.
~ Photos Submitted
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Submitted
chool is back in action at Two
Hills School. The school year
started off with what has become a tradition; the annual pancake
breakfast. The pancakes and sausages, which were prepared by Two Hills
School support staff, were enjoyed by
students, their families, teachers, bus
drivers and school board member Ruven Rajoo.
Two Hills School welcomes a new
member of the teaching staff, Mr. Shaun
Peters. Shaun moved to Two Hills from
Slave Lake, Alberta, where he taught
K-12 Physical Education for nine
years and was the director of athletics
for the St. Francis of Assisi Falcons.
Shaun moved to Alberta from Cape
Breton, Nova Scotia and met his wife,
who is also from Nova Scotia, in Slave
Lake. Their family consists of two year
old daughter Paisley, and their two
Boxers, Scotia and Caper. Shaun’s
wife, Janelle, has also joined the THS
staff as an educational assistant.
Shaun loves to be active and model a
healthy lifestyle for his students. His
main hobbies revolve around sporting
activities and coaching, thus making
the leap to be a Physical Education
teacher a logical choice! Shaun looks
forward to the opportunity of becoming
a Tiger and helping our school grow
both in academics and athletics.
We would also like to welcome two
new bus drivers to our regular route,
Ron Myroniuk and Shelley Eliuk.
Another item of note is the new Art
Exhibit at the school. The Geometric
abstraction exhibit will be at the school
until September 26. Everyone is encouraged to drop by the school library
and check out this latest part of the
provincial travelling exhibition program which is supported by the Alberta
foundation for the Arts.
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Mannville Library - Back To School
Submitted by Diane Ziomek,
Library Assistant Mannville Centennial
Public Library
T
uesday September 6 marked the
first day back to school. Talking
with patrons, I learned there
were mixed feelings, both for students
and parents. Students are often more
excited to see their friends than to begin
a new year of routine and learning. Parents have quiet households once again,
and new routines must be established.
For the working parent it means getting
everyone out the door on time.
Back to school also means it’s time for
the Accelerated Reading Program (ARP)
once again. Our library partnered with
the Mannville School in the 2015/2016
school year to provide students with a
wider selection of ARP books, and will
continue to do so. The books are colour-coded according to the reading level, plus contain the point value and quiz
number. We encourage you to bring your
children in so they may broaden their
reading horizons while taking part in
the program.
For those who are new to our area our
library provides free library cards to
pre-school children and students under
the age of 18. We want to encourage literacy from an early age because a child
that reads is a child that problem-solves.
Come in and browse through our collections of board books, early readers,
leveled readers and chapter books. Plus,
there is a juvenile nonfiction section for
the curious mind, and a growing selection of young adult books.
Our Logo Contest is still open, so
please get your entries in by either dropping them off at the library or emailing
them to librarian@mannvillelibrary.ab.
ca. The deadline for entries is September 30. Remember, the designer of the
chosen logo will receive a cash prize of
$100.
Fall also means it’s time to schedule classes for those wanting to learn
something new. We are working on our
programming and welcome suggestions
from the community. Watch our Facebook page and website for upcoming
classes. Also, feel free to come in and
check out our Electronic Community
Bulletin Board. We welcome back our
Mannville Seniors News
Submitted by Lillian Konieczny
A
s the summer season passes,
time comes to think about activities offered at the Mannville
Senior Centre, known as the Drop In
Centre.
The Board meeting held on Wednesday, September 7 discussed business
concerning the Centre’s activities.
Shuffleboard tournaments will be held
on the first and third Wednesday of the
month once the weather does not allow
for mini-golf. Floor curling takes place
every Monday and Wednesday at 1:30
p.m. and Bingo is played Tuesday at 2
p.m. Games of canasta are played Monday and Wednesday after floor curling,
Tuesday after Bingo and on Thursday
at 2 p.m.
Mannville will host a floor tournament for the league on November 23.
Join in the fun or come out and cheer
on teams from Wainwright, Viking,
Kinsella, Vermilion, Kitscoty, and the
host team.
The Centre is seeking two people to
serve on the executive. Step up and
help an important service for senior citizens. At the age of 55 you are welcome
to join. A Potluck supper is planned for
Thursday, October 6 at 6 p.m.
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Storytime scheduled for Friday, October
7 at 10 a.m. with a Thanksgiving theme.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Do you occasionally have trouble deciding what to read? From now until
the end of September we have a Library
Fortune available. We have taken a children’s game and put a literary twist on
it. Come in and see what your next read
will be.
We would like to take a moment to remind the farmers to stay safe this harvest season. It is a busy time and staying alert is important. It only takes a
moment for an accident to occur, so take
a few extra minutes to do a walk-around
when it comes to your equipment. Teach
children to stay in the safe zone to ensure a happy harvest.
Innisfree Walking Club
Welcomes Members
he Innisfree Walkers have
started up for their second year
and are asking anyone interested in walking in a safe and friendly
environment to join them.
The group walks Monday to Friday
from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Innisfree Rec Center. Rain, shine or very
cold you can always walk in a temperature controlled environment and
costs a mere Loonie.
There are participants from all
levels of walking; slow, speed walk
or anything between and visiting
the whole time. Current walkers say
walking always goes faster and it
is way more enjoyable with company. Walkers tread around the hall,
back and forth between tables, up
the stairs across the stage and back
down. Before you know it, time is up.
There is also a longer set of stairs
participants can climb up for those
wanting more of a work out.
The group is encouraging everyone
to head to the Innisfree Rec Centre
keep in shape, walk of some extra
pounds, or just to stay fit and healthy.
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New Myrnam – A Small School
With Loads To Offer
Hiway 16 News
Hits Halifax
First Day of Kindergarten with Teacher Raeah Lafortune, on the far
right, and Instructional Assistant Susie Hildebrandt, on the far left.
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Hiway 16 News in Nova Scotia
he Hiway 16 News has made its way across the country to Halifax, Nova
Scotia. This picture was taken on Citadel Hill overlooking the Halifax
harbour and features Peggy Smith and her granddaughter Scarlet as
they posed with the August 16 issue of the Hiway 16 News.
~ Photo Submitted
s we completed our first full
week of school, the staff, students and parents eagerly look
forward to the many exciting activities
and challenges for this year! New this
year is an addition to our shop which
will be used for furniture making, construction, CNC routing and painting.
Our home ec room had some modifications done and it too is ready for our
students.
On Thursday September 8, New Myrnam School had their annual Meet the
Staff Night. Families had the opportunity to come in and play a game of staff
bingo where they learned interesting
facts about our staff. Bingo cards were
placed in a draw for a chance to win
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Also on Thursday, we welcomed all of
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Baron family! Everyone was so excited
to settle into their bright classroom full
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To end the week, the grade 7 students were introduced to Junior/Senior
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Legion Decoration Day Honours Service People
Town of Vegreville Mayor Myron Hayduk
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~ Allan Sharp Photos
embers of the armed forces
past and present, were honoured at a Decoration Day
hosted by the Vegreville Royal Canadian Legion Branch #39 on September 11.
Due to the wet weather, the formalities
were moved from the cemetery to the
Legion Hall to accommodate the crowd
in attendance.
The colour guard was piped in by a
local bag piper and a number of dignitaries, members of the Vegreville RCMP
and Legion officials addressed the crowd.
This year’s Decoration Day fell on the
day after the anniversary of Canada’s
declaration of war against Germany in
1939, and was also the anniversary of
the attacks on New York’s World Trade
Centre.
Service Officer Rod Stewart said in his
speech, “Any day of the year is a suitable
day to honour those served and survived
their service.”
He said nearly 117,000 individuals
died wearing a Canadian uniform but
continued on to say that it is often for-
gotten that 1.5 million survived their
military service and returned home to
continue their lives.
For many a return to normal had been
hampered as their experiences had created a different person than the one that
left for service.
“All whom we honour here today paid
a price for peace that the rest of us will
never fully understand,” said Service
Officer Stewart. “We can only take the
time to reflect on the suffering and hardships that were endured on our behalf
in war and in peace and to say a quiet
thank you.”
Town of Vegreville Mayor Myron Hayduk and Legion Branch President Terry
Kuzyk also spoke during the Decoration
Day ceremonies and prayers and scripture readings were given by Branch
Chaplain Reverend Carolyn Woodall.
Although many service people from
the Vegreville and area may be gone,
their service to the community and spirits will live on through the annual Legion Decoration Days.
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Kalyna Country
Networking Social
Innisfree School News
Grades 10-12 building and firing paper airplanes.
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embers, partners and friends
of the Kalyna Country Ecomuseum were invited to attend and barbecue and pot luck lunch
to highlight some of the locally grown
meats and produce, as well as being
given the opportunity to interact and
network with other members of Kalyna
Country.
The day got underway at the Village
of Mannville gazebo on main street at
11 a.m. where participants were welcomed before indulging in the barbe-
cue lunch and shared dishes. A general meeting was held which saw a new
attraction and winter activities maps
on display. Members and attendees
were also informed about the Kalyna
Country History and cookbook and
heard about the new collaborative efforts with the Francophone Economic
Development Council of Alberta in promoting tourism in northeastern Alberta before ending the day with tours of
the local museums and businesses.
~ Allan Sharp Photos
The Grades 4-6 worked together to build a shelter made out of newsprint.
Alberta-NWT Command
90th Anniversary of
The Royal Canadian Legion
Vegreville Branch No. 39
5037 – 52 Avenue
Vegreville and surrounding
communities are invited to come
join the Legion in Vegreville
to celebrate the
Legion’s 90th Anniversary.
September 17, 2016
12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
By Tamara Cannan,
Hiway 16 News Student Reporter
T
he 2016-2017 school year has
gotten off to a zooming start.
Can you imagine the first day of
school and a volleyball practice? Well,
that is what happened for us at the
Innisfree Delnorte School. This was
awesome as they have just come off of
their volleyball camp so they have already had a small taste of what is to
come. This year they have a full slate of
teams. They are small in numbers but
mighty in spirit.
On the weekend the senior high girls
were off to the MEGA tournament in
Vermilion and the senior high boys
were off to Vegreville tournament. Also
a big shout out to the teachers who have
taken on the job of being our coaches.
So far in this last week we have had
a school assembly where we were able
to welcome the new students to our
school, learn of what is coming up for
us and also the expectations for us in
our school environment. Also last week
we had a Science Fair and a Social Fair
that was a lot of fun.
We have just started this new year
and we can’t wait to see what unfolds.
Stay tuned!
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Busy Registration Night For Vegreville Organizations
Promin Vegreville School of Ukrainian Dance
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Mundare Air Cadets
he clubs and organizations from
around the area of Vegreville
were showcased last week as the
community held an information and
registration night at the Vegreville Social Centre. From 4H to the Cadet pro-
grams, services organizations and all
types of dancing, there will definitely be
no shortage of activities and programs
for all ages to attend and be a part of
this season.
Vegreville 4H Multi Club
~ Allan Sharp and Submitted Photos
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McDonald’s Family Foods Celebrates Two Years
Baby Liam, being held by Leona Michael, was one of the many
community members in attendance of the McDonald’s Family Foods’
supper held on Friday, September 9 at the store. Also pictured here are
Catherine McCormick, Evelyn Clark and Joyce Mytz.
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McDonald’s Family Foods celebrated its second anniversary last
week and held a number of fundraiser meals to help give back to the
community. Pictured here are, from the left, Jennalee McDonald,
Angie McDonald and Sam Paonessa as they helped serve up beef on a
bun during the Friday evening supper fundraiser in support of local
school food programs.
~ Pam Cannan Photos
he family-run McDonald’s Family Foods in Vermilion recently
celebrated its second anniversary
in serving the community of Vermilion
and area and to help mark the occasion
the business held a number of fundraisers to help give back to the community.
In conjunction to offering a 20 per
cent off sale for the duration of the three
day sale, Thursday, September 8 saw
the staff serve up some hot cakes from
7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and all proceeds from
the breakfast were matched by McDonald’s Family Foods and donated to the
JR Robson Breakfast Program.
The following day, Friday, the busi-
nesses held a beef on a bun supper from
4:30 to 6:30 and again matched the proceeds raised, in support of the St. Jerome Feed The Hungry Room and Hot
Lunch Program.
The Vermilion Elementary School’s
Hot Lunch Program would not be left
out of the fundraising efforts and during lunch time on Saturday, McDonald’s held a barbecue lunch to round
out the fundraising efforts in support
of the community that the grocery store
serves.
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Vegreville Vortex Football Falls To St. Paul
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he Vegreville Vortex football team took on St. Paul
in a tough game but the hometown team just could
hold off the northern team on Friday, September 9.
The St. Paul team has been a tough team early this year,
with the game ending in a half-time score of 14 to 0 for
St. Paul. The Vortex just couldn’t hold on for the second
half of the game which ended in a loss at 42 to 0 for the
away team.
The next game for the Vortex is scheduled for this Friday at St. Mary’s where they will take on the Wainwright
Commandos who are one spot ahead of the Vortex in the
division. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m., the concession, 50/50 and
colouring contest will be going strong throughout the
game so head out to support the team.
~ Photo Submitted
Farm Wife Diaries – Adapting
By Deb Barber
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have found some of my finest and favorite teachers have been my grandchildren and my animals.
My oldest grandson has shown a keen interest in
hunting and I’ve adapted to learning how to handle a
gun and obtaining my PAL. I’ve watched him eager to
leave his warm bed on those chilly fall days to lie in
the swaths and with patience learn the art of pursuing birds and game. The middle grandson with his passion for reptiles has shown me how to adapt to holding
snakes and geckos bare handed as well as frogs and salamanders however only with gloves as I just can’t get
past that ‘girlish’ yuck for them. The youngest with her
fabulous imagination hasn’t required much adaptation
on my part as my world has had its share of imaginary
Evil Galoria Kitty’s and fairies that live in gardens.
So far adapting to being a part of their world has been
an easy stretch for me as I desire to be involved in their
lives and learning what interests them expands my
own horizons and opens new doors that I may have not
ventured through otherwise.
I’m learning to adapt to growing old with declining vision, deficit hearing and new aches and pains and that’s
where experiencing life with my animals has taught me
some important lessons.
Tubby was just an ordinary barn kitten until one
chilly fall morning he messed with the fan belt inside
of the truck. The damage he sustained included a shattered elbow on his one front paw. Mom, being a practical farm mother suggested that we should consider
having him put down, but in that instant he went from
one of several to the ‘most’ important kitten in the litter
and I begged her to let me have the vet ‘fix’ him.
Two things were in my favor, she also loved cats and
I had a job which allowed me the funds to pay the vet
bill; as that was her stipulations if he had surgery then
I would have to adsorb the cost. The vet determined the
best course of action would be to remove Tubby’s entire
leg as he was not in favour of leaving a stump as in his
opinion, that lead to more issues. Having his fate decided for him, Tubby headed under the knife and awoke to
the life of a three legged cat.
I had little to no experience with animals that had a
limb amputated and I had no idea what to expect. In
my wildest dreams I never expected to see him learn
to climb trees and power poles and to streak across the
lawn moving with grace and agility.
When I moved to a cattle ranch just outside of
Cochrane he came along with me and one day when I
looked out the kitchen window it appeared that he was
dead, laying there in the middle of the prairie grass
that made up my front lawn. I raced to the door and
was about to fling myself off the deck when I noticed
he was intently staring at a gopher in a hole and laying
stock still. He waited until the gopher couldn’t stand
the curiosity and came right out of its lair and then he
pounced on his dinner. He never wasted one second
feeling sorry for himself but just adapted to the life that
he was dealt.
More recently our fourteen year old Himalayan Ragdoll kitty has become blind. It probably happened more
gradually than we were aware of but suddenly we noted
that she was bumping into things and not responding
the way a sighted cat would to stimuli. She’s done well
and has figured out the location of all the important
items in her world; her water bowl, food dish, kitty litter and her cozy bed. She manages to navigate her way
around astonishingly well. I watch as she finds a wall
and then follows it until she comes to something familiar. She still enjoys going outside on the deck on her
harness so that I don’t have to worry about her over
stepping any bounds and she continues to purr and cuddle. I’m sure the transition hasn’t been as seamless as
she’s made it appear but she’s wasted not a moment in
self-pity.
In this fast paced world one thing for sure is that it is
important to be adaptable and with my grandchildren
and animals as guides I think I’m going to do okay.
Stay tune for next time; Those Cursed Moose…or
Cursing the Moose!
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Canola Car Rockets Down Vegreville Runway
Smoke Show
Continued from p. 1
The car is sponsored by the Canola Producers Association of Alberta
and burns 100 per cent canola based
biodiesel. The canola seed is crushed
and the oil is removed, filtered and
heated, then a catalyst is added to the
filtered oil. The catalyst separates the
glycerin from the bio diesel. The fuel
is a clean burning, bio degradable and
renewable.
Canola jet car driver Kevin Therres,
from Humbolt, Saskatchewan, said
driving the rocket car is quite a rush
when speeding down the runway at
more than 230 miles per hour, which he
did at Saturday’s race. The car reached
the end of the quarter mile runway in
only 6.9 seconds which is now the official track record for the VDRA.
The canola car fired up its engine
with a deafening roar and following
the race lights, tore down the track
before an enthusiastic crowd of onlookers.
A number of local participants pro-
vided a great show to the attendees
and organizers are now making plans
and setting race schedules for next
year’s season.
The VDRA encourages everyone to
come out for the 2017 race season and
bring your own muscle cars to give the
sport of drag racing a try, and ‘Keep It
Off The Streets’ of Vegreville.
Grandparents’ Day Noted
At Innisfree Library
Kinsella Bingo Winner
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ean Hinecker, pictured here on the right, presented Linda Wagner with
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Players gather each Tuesday evening at the Kinsella Community Centre
for 37 games of bingo starting at 7 p.m.
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nnisfree and area Grandparents were supported in a celebration at the Village
of Innisfree Library on Friday September 9 where George and Velma Sample
performed a number of classic songs to entertain the local grandparents.
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Heated Debate Has Local Fishermen Hopeful
Ray Makowecki addressed the crowd in attendance at the Lac Bellevue
hall on September 7 during a meeting regarding the concerns of the
underutilized fish stocks.
T
~ Photos Courtesy of Don H. Meredith
he Lac Bellevue Hall located
along Highway 881 north of
Myrnam, was packed to near
capacity as concerned fishermen, businesses owners and government officials
met on September 7 to discuss concerns
regarding the underutilized fish stocks
in lakes and streams throughout northeastern Alberta.
The meeting was sponsored by a
number of local and provincial Fish
and Game Associations and concerned
parties each were given the opportunity to voice their opinions on the topic
which has been concerning to some
businesses throughout the Lakeland
area.
Ray Danyluk served as moderator the
meeting which some in attendance say
rose to heated conversation at times.
Ray Makowecki presented a power
point presentation on the status of the
fish stocks and how the fish numbers
are being counted. Makowecki is a volunteer, fish biologist, Alberta Fish and
Game Association (AFGA) Zone 5 Fish
Director, AFGA Past President and operates EnviroMak Inc. with his daughter Kyla.
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range of industries.
Numerous concerns were raised at
the meeting including the fact that
many people believe large numbers of
walleye are present in the area lakes
and many examples were provided.
Negative impacts on the pike, perch
and walleye populations were identified by some of the meeting attendees.
It was brought up that leaving all of the
40 to 50 lakes closed for walleye (zero
catch and keep limits) forever to the
consumptive public angler was not acceptable.
Also brought up was the issuing of
the walleye tag lottery for all these
lakes was not acceptable which was
a unanimous feeling throughout the
room. Harvesting one walleye for each
angler in all these lakes was a major
comment by many of the people.
Many other comments were made in
regards to fish management including
the control of cormorants, an increase
in fish stocking and protecting and developing fish habitat and water levels.
Those in attendance provided their
comments on preferred fish utilization
solutions in a short questionnaire that
will now be summarized. As a result of
the questionnaire confirmation of the
most preferred solution will be solicited
in the next two weeks.
A plan will be further developed and
the people will lead the process. Local
municipalities and MLAs will be asked
to move forward as firm changes are
completed and recommended to the
regulators.
Local fishermen are hoping to be able
to keep at least one walleye harvested from northeastern Alberta lakes by
April 1, 2017 when the next Alberta
Fishing Regulations are completed.
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