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MLA Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
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Comment
Remembering heroes
Tower has historic value
My Zones of confusion…
ViewPoint
by Adrienne Tait However, considering how many evenings Rob Merrifield
From the schools are booked with activities and Member of Parliament for Yellowhead
Publisher’s Desk practices, or kids who arrive earlier that 8
Dana McArthur a.m. to school – does this amendment go far
enough? Alberta organ and tissue
Calgary has gone a step further by setting
Longtime Edson resident and newspaper-man passes The Town of Edson has passed its first straightforward and consistent playground donation –registry agent launch
reading of a change to bylaw 2163. The and school zone hours. Playground zones are
Robin Campbell, MLA change would see school zone speed limits in in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., all year Rob
West Yellowhead effect on schools days from 8 a.m. until 4:30 around. School zones are in effect from 7:30
p.m. within town limits. a.m. to 9 p.m., on school days. Merrifield Man in the
Under current legislation, municipalities These hours also eliminate the guesswork Member of Parliament for Yellowhead
Tip have the authority to set the hours during and huge seasonal swing in playground times. Red Hat
Unpaid leave to by Craig McArthur
THE WEEKLY care for seriously of which school zone speed limits are in effect. In winter playground zones end as early as
ANCHOR ill relative the Hat otherwise posted the 30 kph speed is in effect by middle summer.
Provincial regulations state that unless
5:30 p.m. and extend all the way to 11 p.m.
Serving Edson & Yellowhead County for 26 years during school days from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Anyone confused yet?
Letter to the Editor Policy Rob
The Weekly Anchor welcomes letters to the editor by email, then from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and again Slowing down from 50 kph to 30 kph in
Building Canada Plan from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. these areas only increases travel times by a
fax, post or delivery.
All letters are published at the discretion of the editor who Merrifield
reserves the right to edit for clarity, length, taste, and libel. Municipalities can also set their own matter of seconds, but it can increase an Member of Parliament for Yellowhead
Writers are normally limited to one published letter per playground zone times under the province's injured child's chance of survival by 70%.
month. Rebuttals are normally limited to one response. Enhancing Safety on Alberta Roads Act. Keeping these times consistent and simple
Rob Letters published are strictly the writer’s opinion and do not Playground zones are in effect all year from for motorists and children to remember will
reflect the policies or beliefs of this newspaper. All letters
Merrifield must bear the name of the writer and include the address and 8 a.m. to one hour after sunset, unless save lives. Letter to the Editor:
telephone number for verification. Address and telephone
number will not be published.
Member of Parliament for Yellowhead otherwise posted. While local municipalities scramble to
There are hundreds of accidents inside create some semblance of regional unity,
school zones across the province every year. provincially it's varied and confused... and
So the town's initiative makes a lot of sense, confusion spells trouble.
Letter to the Editor: especially considering class field trips, early This why an Alberta-wide policy that
dismissal, and variations in school hours reflects longer hours makes sense. 2015 Canada Day
Letter to the Editor across town, to name a few. And perhaps our new provincial leaders Our actions do count
should be taking a new look at this issue. Challenge
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Common sense firearms licensing act receives royal assent Keeping In Toucheeping In Touch Keeping In Toucheeping In Touch
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by GEORGE VANDERBURG
by GEORGE VANDERBURG by GEORGE VANDERBURG THE WEEKLY
by GEORGE VANDERBURG
MLA Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
MLA Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
MLA Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
MLA Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
Views & News Bill C-42, the 'Common Sense Firearms offences. ANCHOR
“The Common Sense Firearms Licensing
by Deanna Mitchener Licensing Act', received Royal Assent on June Jim Eglinski Act will go a long way to ensure that firearms Serving Edson & Yellowhead County for 26 years
The end of abiding gun owners while also making it more MP Yellowhead licensing in Canada is as efficient and Letter to the Editor:
18. It will remove needless red tape for law-
difficult for offenders to own a firearm.
effective as possible,” said Jim Eglinski,
a local icon and the Possession and Acquisition License becoming criminalized for paperwork errors; Member of Parliament for Yellowhead. “It
This Bill will do the following:
Merge the Possession Only License (POL)
will instate common sense firearms policies
that law-abiding gun owners have been
End the needless paperwork in regards to
(PAL); Authorizations to Transport by making these calling for after a decade of flawed policy
Restrict the ability of the Chief Firearms
Pioneer Cabin Officers to make arbitrary decisions; authorizations a condition of license; from previous governments. This bill
Require mandatory firearms safety course
eliminates needless red tape while also
Create a grace period at the end of the five-
windup Jamboree year license to stop people from immediately for first-time gun owners; making it more difficult for those who break
Strengthening firearms prohibitions for
the law to own a gun,” concluded MP
those who are convicted of domestic violence Eglinski.
The Weekly Anchor 5,898 Audited (paid & controlled) Canadian
Media Circulation
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We apologize for any confusion
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by email, fax, post or Canadian Publication Mail Number - 40014221 Fri.: 9:00 am to 3:00 p.m.
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All letters are published at the Published by: 422247 Alberta Ltd. Canadian
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P.O. Box 6870, T7E 1V2
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to one response. Letters Tuesday, 12:00 Noon Website: www.weeklyanchor.com family-operated Dana McArthur
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of this newspaper. All letters
must bear the name of the
writer and include the address
and telephone number for Craig McArthur Elaine McArthur Sonia Roy Sue Ann Common Cindy Weisser Thomas Baxter Adrienne Tait Deanna Mitchener
verification. Address and President & CEO in Memory Administration Representative Ass’t Mgr. Graphic/ Distribution Coordinator Reporter Reporter
Sales
Front Desk
Layout
telephone number will not be
published.
T
he Weekly ANCHOR
Comment
Member of the
Edson & District Chamber &
Evansburg/Entwistle Chamber
Lower commodity
Keeping eeping
K
prices and tighter PAGE 6 THE ANCHOR, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 In Touchouch The Weekly Anchor
In T
margins expected T he Weekly ANCHOR
by GEORGE VANDERBURG
for local farmers by GEORGE VANDERBURG
MLA Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
MLA Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
Comment
Remembering heroes
Tower has historic value
My Zones of confusion…
ViewPoint
by Adrienne Tait However, considering how many evenings Rob Merrifield
From the schools are booked with activities and Member of Parliament for Yellowhead
Publisher’s Desk practices, or kids who arrive earlier that 8
Dana McArthur a.m. to school – does this amendment go far
enough? Alberta organ and tissue
Calgary has gone a step further by setting
Longtime Edson resident and newspaper-man passes The Town of Edson has passed its first straightforward and consistent playground donation –registry agent launch
reading of a change to bylaw 2163. The and school zone hours. Playground zones are
Robin Campbell, MLA change would see school zone speed limits in in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., all year Rob
West Yellowhead effect on schools days from 8 a.m. until 4:30 around. School zones are in effect from 7:30
p.m. within town limits. a.m. to 9 p.m., on school days. Merrifield Man in the
Under current legislation, municipalities These hours also eliminate the guesswork Member of Parliament for Yellowhead
Tip have the authority to set the hours during and huge seasonal swing in playground times. Red Hat
Unpaid leave to by Craig McArthur
THE WEEKLY care for seriously of which school zone speed limits are in effect. In winter playground zones end as early as
ANCHOR ill relative the Hat otherwise posted the 30 kph speed is in effect by middle summer.
Provincial regulations state that unless
5:30 p.m. and extend all the way to 11 p.m.
Serving Edson & Yellowhead County for 26 years during school days from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Anyone confused yet?
Letter to the Editor Policy Rob
The Weekly Anchor welcomes letters to the editor by email, then from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and again Slowing down from 50 kph to 30 kph in
Building Canada Plan from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. these areas only increases travel times by a
fax, post or delivery.
All letters are published at the discretion of the editor who Merrifield
reserves the right to edit for clarity, length, taste, and libel. Municipalities can also set their own matter of seconds, but it can increase an Member of Parliament for Yellowhead
Writers are normally limited to one published letter per playground zone times under the province's injured child's chance of survival by 70%.
month. Rebuttals are normally limited to one response. Enhancing Safety on Alberta Roads Act. Keeping these times consistent and simple
Rob Letters published are strictly the writer’s opinion and do not Playground zones are in effect all year from for motorists and children to remember will
reflect the policies or beliefs of this newspaper. All letters
Merrifield must bear the name of the writer and include the address and 8 a.m. to one hour after sunset, unless save lives. Letter to the Editor:
telephone number for verification. Address and telephone
number will not be published.
Member of Parliament for Yellowhead otherwise posted. While local municipalities scramble to
There are hundreds of accidents inside create some semblance of regional unity,
school zones across the province every year. provincially it's varied and confused... and
So the town's initiative makes a lot of sense, confusion spells trouble.
Letter to the Editor: especially considering class field trips, early This why an Alberta-wide policy that
dismissal, and variations in school hours reflects longer hours makes sense. 2015 Canada Day
Letter to the Editor across town, to name a few. And perhaps our new provincial leaders Our actions do count
should be taking a new look at this issue. Challenge
K
Common sense firearms licensing act receives royal assent Keeping In Toucheeping In Touch Keeping In Toucheeping In Touch
K
by GEORGE VANDERBURG
by GEORGE VANDERBURG by GEORGE VANDERBURG THE WEEKLY
by GEORGE VANDERBURG
MLA Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
MLA Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
MLA Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
MLA Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
Views & News Bill C-42, the 'Common Sense Firearms offences. ANCHOR
“The Common Sense Firearms Licensing
by Deanna Mitchener Licensing Act', received Royal Assent on June Jim Eglinski Act will go a long way to ensure that firearms Serving Edson & Yellowhead County for 26 years
The end of abiding gun owners while also making it more MP Yellowhead licensing in Canada is as efficient and Letter to the Editor:
18. It will remove needless red tape for law-
difficult for offenders to own a firearm.
effective as possible,” said Jim Eglinski,
a local icon and the Possession and Acquisition License becoming criminalized for paperwork errors; Member of Parliament for Yellowhead. “It
This Bill will do the following:
Merge the Possession Only License (POL)
will instate common sense firearms policies
that law-abiding gun owners have been
End the needless paperwork in regards to
(PAL); Authorizations to Transport by making these calling for after a decade of flawed policy
Restrict the ability of the Chief Firearms
Pioneer Cabin Officers to make arbitrary decisions; authorizations a condition of license; from previous governments. This bill
Require mandatory firearms safety course
eliminates needless red tape while also
Create a grace period at the end of the five-
windup Jamboree year license to stop people from immediately for first-time gun owners; making it more difficult for those who break
Strengthening firearms prohibitions for
the law to own a gun,” concluded MP
those who are convicted of domestic violence Eglinski.
The Weekly Anchor 5,898 Audited (paid & controlled) Canadian
Media Circulation
Published by: 422247 Alberta Ltd.
family thanks local EMS services Canadian Publication Mail Number - 40014221 5040 3rd Avenue, Edson, Alberta Audit
Member of the
P.O. Box 6870, T7E 1V2
Alberta
CORRECTION Edson & District Chamber & SERVING: TOWN OF EDSON & YELLOWHEAD COUNTY FOR 25 YEARS! Telephone: (780) 723-5787 Association
Weekly Newspapers
OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Thurs 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
Fax: (780) 723-5725
Fri.: 9:00 am to 3:00 p.m.
In last week’s Viewpoint Column Evansburg/Entwistle Chamber DISPLAY ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Tuesday, 5 p.m. Email: anchorwk@telusplanet.net Locally owned
Katie Barnes job title was CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Tuesday, 12:00 Noon Website: www.weeklyanchor.com family-operated Dana McArthur
incorrectly stated. Katie is the Publisher/Owner
p ool programmer.
We apologize for any confusion
this may have caused.
Craig & Elaine McArthur
in loving memory Sonia Roy Sue Ann Common Cindy Weisser Thomas Baxter Adrienne Tait Deanna Mitchener
Front Desk Sales Ass’t Mgr. Graphic/ Distribution Coordinator Reporter Reporter
Administration Representative Layout
Letter to the Editor Policy
The Weekly Anchor The Weekly Anchor SERVING: TOWN OF EDSON & YELLOWHEAD COUNTY FOR 25 YEARS!
welcomes letters to the editor OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Thurs 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
by email, fax, post or Canadian Publication Mail Number - 40014221 Fri.: 9:00 am to 3:00 p.m.
delivery.
All letters are published at the Published by: 422247 Alberta Ltd. Canadian
Media Circulation
discretion of the editor who 5,668 Audited (paid & controlled) 5040 3rd Avenue, Edson, Alberta Audit
P.O. Box 6870, T7E 1V2
reserves the right to edit for DISPLAY ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Telephone: (780) 723-5787 Alberta
Weekly Newspapers
clarity, length, taste, and libel. Tuesday, 5 p.m. Fax: (780) 723-5725 Association
Rebuttals are normally limited CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Email: anchorwk@telusplanet.net Locally owned
to one response. Letters Tuesday, 12:00 Noon Website: www.weeklyanchor.com family-operated Dana McArthur
published are strictly the Publisher/Co-Owner
writer’s opinion and do not
reflect the policies or beliefs
of this newspaper. All letters
must bear the name of the
writer and include the address
and telephone number for Craig McArthur Elaine McArthur Sonia Roy Sue Ann Common Cindy Weisser Thomas Baxter Adrienne Tait Deanna Mitchener
verification. Address and President & CEO in Memory Administration Representative Ass’t Mgr. Graphic/ Distribution Coordinator Reporter Reporter
Sales
Front Desk
Layout
telephone number will not be
published.
