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Ph: 780-723-3350
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Letters to Santa,
SERVING EDSON & YELLOWHEAD COUNTY FOR 30 YEARS
Day
780-723-5787
Day
Employee of the Monthmployee of the Month
VOL. 31, NO. 32
Day Gift!
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2018
Fundraiser receives Nov. 11 IN PAPER February’s
Employee
of the
SAVINGS!!
largest donation yet! ‘Lest we CONTEST! 2016! Month
Forget’
see story page 7
SEE INSIDE
ENERGY & OIL COUNTY Premier responds to Linear Assessment Review concerns
FEATURE:
WELLNESS CHAMBER Five local Premier Jason Kenney visits The Weekly Anchor's office for an in-depth interview
ENERGY
Town hosts
proposes to lower the assessed rural municipalities simply may government representatives,
by Shaylyn Thornton
farms to
Mother Son
and Dana McArthur
value of oil and gas properties in not survive.
have been held in review of the
PROJECT Rotary Kicks TOWN 2019 participate in The Government of Alberta is rural councils like Yellowhead recently voiced their concerns model. The review led to the
EDUCATION
Yellowhead County Council province's current linear taxation
the province. This would force
Soirée...
Business
Open Farm
Awards
IN ACTION!
into Gala... Days... proposing a new method of County to balance their budgets over potential financial losses in introduction of four scenarios for
assessing oil and gas properties in through steep residential tax the range of 26% of its overall new assessment methods, with
the province in order to offer the hikes between 16.3% and 350%, municipal tax revenue, based on varying degrees of tax revenue
Gear see pages 25-28 see page 4 industry some financial relief. non-residential tax increases, 2020 tax rates. loss for municipalities across
see pages 4, 12-13
Since December 2019, multiple Alberta.
However, the plan amounts to a major cuts to services, and put
massive tax revenue loss for inter-municipal collaboration meetings, led by a committee In addition to the serious
P.C. PARTY REV CANADA many rural municipalities as it agreements in jeopardy. Some made up of industry and financial implications for
continued pg 2
see page 8 Canada
Revenue
see pages 23 to 27 Agency update
FARM & FIELD from MP
News and Views
Vanessa Bergan with her three children and Sam Blackett took advantage of the warmer weather recently. "We are social distancing Soroka...
from a lot of people, but it is so hard," said Blackett. photo Deanna Mitchener Alberta see page 13
Break-in and Fire Culture Days TOWN
see pgs 24-25
at Niton Petro-Can Tip of the Hat: County to
$2.7M on
Letter to the Editor: spend continued pg 2
erosion/culvert
Edson Hosts Family Day Fun at Willmore repairs...
continued pg 11
- MLA Long see page 7
Budget
released...
Bonhomme COMMENT
Edson and Area’s Best Letter: Dismay
Winter Carnival
Source for Real Estate
Look inside to see with provincial WE ARE CLOSED TEMPORARILY STARTING MARCH 30OSED TEMPORARILY STARTING MARCH 30 We Love our Community, We love our Clients, We love our Team
WE ARE CL
the best in real estate For the Health and Safety of all involved, we are offering Curb Side Pick Up,
Appointments can be made by phone or Facebook.acebook.
Appointments can be made by phone or F
and agents in our area. rural We will be resuming normal operations after the COVID-19 e will be resuming normal operations after the COVID-19 By Appointment Only. Please Call 780-723-3618 to set up an appointment.
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assessment pandemic threat has ended. Thank Y
pandemic threat has ended. Thank You.ou.
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proposal... Edson Joe Wynne Branch No 51 was proud to present the Edson Food Bank with a donation to help support our veterans, our RCMP and our Thymes TwowoThymes Two 306 Main Street, Edson From our Hearts to Yours…. Stay Healthy, Follow the Health Recommendations,
306 Main Street, Edson
community during these tough times. Left to right: 1st VP / Service Officer Bobbi Foulds, Poppy Chairman Larry Williams, Food Bank President Gary
Love those around you and restore. We will see each other very soon
Ph: 780-723-3350
Unique Gifts & More
Precious see page 6 Kearse, Joe Wynne Branch President Wendy Williams, Food bank Volunteers Jacey Kempt-Cox & Ed Bend. (see story page 10) submitted Unique Gifts & More Ph: 780-723-3350
PGMS Cross Country team attended in Athabasca moments... SUPER SUMMER SPECIAL!
Father-Daughter Letter to the Editor: photo Deanna Mitchener (1995) LTD.
Gala Service questions EDSON New Hours Mon-Fri 10am-4pm; Thurs 10am-5:30pm; Sat 10am-3pm (Closed Sundays and Holidays) 7007 - 4th Ave., Edson, Alberta
NOW $1800
Ambulance
(Reg $2494)
...see page 8 780-725-9739 PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE AUTO GLASS SPECIALISTS
ARE BACK AT For all your glass and window needs
The Weekly Anchor AMI Preferred Service Centre
CALL TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT 780-723-5787 4911 - 2 Ave., Edson Phone: 723-4042 photo Cassie Kushniruk
PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE *Some Restrictions Apply*
The Weekly Anchor Get your back to school shopping done early!!
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson
*Fall goods now arriving*
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DROP IN AND SEE!ROP IN AND SEE! 780-723-5787 *Fall goods now arriving* Cut line - Gerald Soroka Member of Parliament, Gean Chouinard Edson Town Councillor, Mrs. and Mr. Clause, Yellowhead
WOK BOX EDSON Mon-Fri 10am to 6pm; Sat 10am to 5pm Main Street, Edson photo Deanna Mitchener County Mayor Jim Eglinski and Edson Mayor Kevin Zahara seen standing in front on the bus on July 11, for the annual Toy Ride
Mon-Fri 10am to 6pm; Sat 10am to 5pm
Main Street, Edson
DELIVER Brendon 780-723-6677 and Stuff the Bus companion.
780-723-6677
Brendon
Super Summer Special Photo by Deanna Mitchener
Now $1800 Reg $2495
*subject to change
FREE LOCAL DELIVERY OR CURBSIDE PICK-UP AVAILABLEY OR CURBSIDE PICK-UP AVAILABLE
FREE
LOCAL DELIVER
Lauretta
Lauretta Alaina Angela
Angela
Alaina
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24 - Includes process colour pages 1,4,5,7,10,11,14,15,18,20,21,24
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5040 3rd Ave,
Edson
Edson Fire
780-723-5787
Dept gets new
ONLY A FEW MINUTES; DROP IN AND SEE!NLY A FEW MINUTES; DROP IN AND SEE!
O
Duty Officer
truck...
Canadian
Alberta
Small Business
Business of
Media Circulation
of the Year 2009 Award Winner
the Year 2010
Audit
Association
Thymes T
Thymes T
Thymes Twowo
Thymes T
Thymes Twowowo 20% Off Tea Pots!
CHRISTMAS
Unique Gifts & More 306 Main Street, Edson Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ph: 780-723-3350
Unique Gifts & More
306 Main Street, Edson
Ph: 780-723-3350
SPECIAL
Christmas EDSON’S INDEPENDENT, AWARD WINNING LOCAL NEWSPAPER PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE
The Weekly Anchor
CALL
FOR AN
Win A EDITION The Weekly APPOINTMENT
REMEMBRANCEREMEMBRANCE
Parkland Lodge Furnishing Valentine’s SIDEWALK Greetings & More! MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020 WWW.WEEKLYANCHOR.COMWWW.WEEKLYANCHOR.COM VOL. 29, NO. 5 780-723-5787 E Scott is
Letters to Santa,
SERVING EDSON & YELLOWHEAD COUNTY FOR 30 YEARS
Day
780-723-5787
Day
Employee of the Monthmployee of the Month
VOL. 31, NO. 32
Day Gift!
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2018
Fundraiser receives Nov. 11 IN PAPER February’s
Employee
of the
SAVINGS!!
largest donation yet! ‘Lest we CONTEST! 2016! Month
Forget’
see story page 7
SEE INSIDE
ENERGY & OIL COUNTY Premier responds to Linear Assessment Review concerns
FEATURE:
WELLNESS CHAMBER Five local Premier Jason Kenney visits The Weekly Anchor's office for an in-depth interview
ENERGY
Town hosts
proposes to lower the assessed rural municipalities simply may government representatives,
by Shaylyn Thornton
farms to
Mother Son
and Dana McArthur
value of oil and gas properties in not survive.
have been held in review of the
PROJECT Rotary Kicks TOWN 2019 participate in The Government of Alberta is rural councils like Yellowhead recently voiced their concerns model. The review led to the
EDUCATION
Yellowhead County Council province's current linear taxation
the province. This would force
Soirée...
Business
Open Farm
Awards
IN ACTION!
into Gala... Days... proposing a new method of County to balance their budgets over potential financial losses in introduction of four scenarios for
assessing oil and gas properties in through steep residential tax the range of 26% of its overall new assessment methods, with
the province in order to offer the hikes between 16.3% and 350%, municipal tax revenue, based on varying degrees of tax revenue
Gear see pages 25-28 see page 4 industry some financial relief. non-residential tax increases, 2020 tax rates. loss for municipalities across
see pages 4, 12-13
Since December 2019, multiple Alberta.
However, the plan amounts to a major cuts to services, and put
massive tax revenue loss for inter-municipal collaboration meetings, led by a committee In addition to the serious
P.C. PARTY REV CANADA many rural municipalities as it agreements in jeopardy. Some made up of industry and financial implications for
continued pg 2
see page 8 Canada
Revenue
see pages 23 to 27 Agency update
FARM & FIELD from MP
News and Views
Vanessa Bergan with her three children and Sam Blackett took advantage of the warmer weather recently. "We are social distancing Soroka...
from a lot of people, but it is so hard," said Blackett. photo Deanna Mitchener Alberta see page 13
Break-in and Fire Culture Days TOWN
see pgs 24-25
at Niton Petro-Can Tip of the Hat: County to
$2.7M on
Letter to the Editor: spend continued pg 2
erosion/culvert
Edson Hosts Family Day Fun at Willmore repairs...
continued pg 11
- MLA Long see page 7
Budget
released...
Bonhomme COMMENT
Edson and Area’s Best Letter: Dismay
Winter Carnival
Source for Real Estate
Look inside to see with provincial WE ARE CLOSED TEMPORARILY STARTING MARCH 30OSED TEMPORARILY STARTING MARCH 30 We Love our Community, We love our Clients, We love our Team
WE ARE CL
the best in real estate For the Health and Safety of all involved, we are offering Curb Side Pick Up,
Appointments can be made by phone or Facebook.acebook.
Appointments can be made by phone or F
and agents in our area. rural We will be resuming normal operations after the COVID-19 e will be resuming normal operations after the COVID-19 By Appointment Only. Please Call 780-723-3618 to set up an appointment.
W
assessment pandemic threat has ended. Thank Y
pandemic threat has ended. Thank You.ou.
Thymes T
proposal... Edson Joe Wynne Branch No 51 was proud to present the Edson Food Bank with a donation to help support our veterans, our RCMP and our Thymes TwowoThymes Two 306 Main Street, Edson From our Hearts to Yours…. Stay Healthy, Follow the Health Recommendations,
306 Main Street, Edson
community during these tough times. Left to right: 1st VP / Service Officer Bobbi Foulds, Poppy Chairman Larry Williams, Food Bank President Gary
Love those around you and restore. We will see each other very soon
Ph: 780-723-3350
Unique Gifts & More
Precious see page 6 Kearse, Joe Wynne Branch President Wendy Williams, Food bank Volunteers Jacey Kempt-Cox & Ed Bend. (see story page 10) submitted Unique Gifts & More Ph: 780-723-3350
PGMS Cross Country team attended in Athabasca moments... SUPER SUMMER SPECIAL!
Father-Daughter Letter to the Editor: photo Deanna Mitchener (1995) LTD.
Gala Service questions EDSON New Hours Mon-Fri 10am-4pm; Thurs 10am-5:30pm; Sat 10am-3pm (Closed Sundays and Holidays) 7007 - 4th Ave., Edson, Alberta
NOW $1800
Ambulance
(Reg $2494)
...see page 8 780-725-9739 PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE AUTO GLASS SPECIALISTS
ARE BACK AT For all your glass and window needs
The Weekly Anchor AMI Preferred Service Centre
CALL TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT 780-723-5787 4911 - 2 Ave., Edson Phone: 723-4042 photo Cassie Kushniruk
PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE *Some Restrictions Apply*
The Weekly Anchor Get your back to school shopping done early!!
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson
*Fall goods now arriving*
D
DROP IN AND SEE!ROP IN AND SEE! 780-723-5787 *Fall goods now arriving* Cut line - Gerald Soroka Member of Parliament, Gean Chouinard Edson Town Councillor, Mrs. and Mr. Clause, Yellowhead
WOK BOX EDSON Mon-Fri 10am to 6pm; Sat 10am to 5pm Main Street, Edson photo Deanna Mitchener County Mayor Jim Eglinski and Edson Mayor Kevin Zahara seen standing in front on the bus on July 11, for the annual Toy Ride
Mon-Fri 10am to 6pm; Sat 10am to 5pm
Main Street, Edson
DELIVER Brendon 780-723-6677 and Stuff the Bus companion.
780-723-6677
Brendon
Super Summer Special Photo by Deanna Mitchener
Now $1800 Reg $2495
*subject to change
FREE LOCAL DELIVERY OR CURBSIDE PICK-UP AVAILABLEY OR CURBSIDE PICK-UP AVAILABLE
FREE
LOCAL DELIVER
Lauretta
Lauretta Alaina Angela
Angela
Alaina
16 - Includes process colour pages 1,4,5,8,9,12,13,16
24 - Includes process colour pages 1,4,5,7,10,11,14,15,18,20,21,24
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