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The headlines that shaped 2018: Whole meeting on November 27, the Edson &
District Curling Club advocated to include a
curling rink in Edson's new multiplex plans.
A Year in Review and its impending demolition, Curling is without
Since the shutdown of the Edson Rec Complex
a home in Edson.
The club asked council to consider including
continued from page 13 four sheets of ice, a viewing/lounge area to use
during bonspiels, an ice maker specialized in
making curling ice, and a dressing room with
asked to pack their belongings and get out of lockers in the new recreation facility.
town as quickly as they could at 4:30 pm on
October 11 during its first mock evacuation. CNRL asks Edson to help pause
Earlier in the week the community had been proposed Bill C-69 Winter wildfire threatens County
notified that the mock evacuation would happen Hamlet
at some time during October 10 or 11, and Council agreed to a request from Canadian On December 14 at 4:15 p.m., two wildfires
residents who signed up to participate were given Natural Resources Limited asking the Town of were reported as out of control. The first fire was
Edson write a letter to Prime Minister Justin
green signs to place outside of their homes. located 14 km E-NE of Cadomin, Alberta and 10
Trudeau to pause the federal government's km S-SW of Mercoal and burned over 400
proposed Bill C-69. CNRL is concerned that Bill
Yellowhead County declares a state C-69 will make the regulatory process more hectares by Saturday morning. “With the wind
of Agriculture Disaster complicated, time consuming, legally vulnerable, speed being so strong on Friday afternoon and
Saturday morning, it was really blowing the fire
The County Council voted to declare a state of and erode public and investor confidence. towards Mercoal and the community of Robb,"
Agriculture Disaster in Yellowhead County on Mayor Kevin Zahara was first to speak against said County Fire Chef Albert Bahri.
Oct 23. The discussion was in response to the Bill C-69 and mentioned that the NDP
extreme variability in weather conditions which government is also not in support of the bill. Yellowhead County may close
were affecting local producers in the area. “They recently had a rally in Calgary where
every provincial party, except the Liberal party, Marlboro and Cadomin Fire
November 2018 spoke in favour of repealing this bill and getting Stations
During the Yellowhead County council meeting
more work done on this bill.”
on December 18 Albert Bahri, Director of
Bikes stolen from Boys and Girls The Edson & District Curling Club Protective Services presented the County's Fire
Club advocates for new curling rink Service Master Plan for approval.
Some time on the night of October 29 or early During the Town of Edson's Committee of the Part of the plan includes the closure of two
morning of October 30 a shed at the back of the County Fire Stations due to lack of volunteers to
Edson and District Boys and Girls Club was run them. -2019 begins!
broken into and bikes were stolen.
"These bikes are used in the summer months so
children can take part in trail rides," said
Program Coordinator Sarah Ireland. "It is a real
disappointment that we no longer have these
bikes. It is so sad that people need to steal, but
stealing from children is even worse."
Martin Long declared UCP
candidate for West Yellowhead
On November 15, after three days of voting
across the West Yellowhead riding, Martin Long
was declared United Conservative Party (UCP)
candidate for the upcoming provincial election
scheduled for early 2019.
Alberta Party Candidate for West
Yellowhead announced
The Alberta Party West Yellowhead
Constituency announced that Kristie Gomuwka
will be the Alberta Party Candidate for West
Yellowhead in the upcoming provincial election.
December 2018
Historical Wildwood and
Evansburg water towers scheduled
for demolition
In December of 2018, Yellowhead County is
planning to dismantle two historic water towers
from Evansburg and Wildwood, as well as the
old Wildwood fire hall.
Mountain Pine Beetle threatens
region
“We are the battleground for this before it
heads further east, which could cost the forest
industry an untold amount of money in the next
decade,” said Mayor Kevin Zahara.
The Town of Edson Council unanimously
decided to support Alberta Forest Products
Association (AFPA) by writing a letter to the
Federal Minister of Natural Resources in support
of federal government providing funding to
Alberta to help contain the mountain pine beetle THE WEEKLY ANCHOR NEWSPAPER AND ONLINE EDITION
issue.
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 14 MONDAY JANUARY 7, 2019 MONDAY JULY 4, 2016 PAGE 2
The headlines that shaped 2018: Whole meeting on November 27, the Edson &
District Curling Club advocated to include a
curling rink in Edson's new multiplex plans.
A Year in Review and its impending demolition, Curling is without
Since the shutdown of the Edson Rec Complex
a home in Edson.
The club asked council to consider including
continued from page 13 four sheets of ice, a viewing/lounge area to use
during bonspiels, an ice maker specialized in
making curling ice, and a dressing room with
asked to pack their belongings and get out of lockers in the new recreation facility.
town as quickly as they could at 4:30 pm on
October 11 during its first mock evacuation. CNRL asks Edson to help pause
Earlier in the week the community had been proposed Bill C-69 Winter wildfire threatens County
notified that the mock evacuation would happen Hamlet
at some time during October 10 or 11, and Council agreed to a request from Canadian On December 14 at 4:15 p.m., two wildfires
residents who signed up to participate were given Natural Resources Limited asking the Town of were reported as out of control. The first fire was
Edson write a letter to Prime Minister Justin
green signs to place outside of their homes. located 14 km E-NE of Cadomin, Alberta and 10
Trudeau to pause the federal government's km S-SW of Mercoal and burned over 400
proposed Bill C-69. CNRL is concerned that Bill
Yellowhead County declares a state C-69 will make the regulatory process more hectares by Saturday morning. “With the wind
of Agriculture Disaster complicated, time consuming, legally vulnerable, speed being so strong on Friday afternoon and
Saturday morning, it was really blowing the fire
The County Council voted to declare a state of and erode public and investor confidence. towards Mercoal and the community of Robb,"
Agriculture Disaster in Yellowhead County on Mayor Kevin Zahara was first to speak against said County Fire Chef Albert Bahri.
Oct 23. The discussion was in response to the Bill C-69 and mentioned that the NDP
extreme variability in weather conditions which government is also not in support of the bill. Yellowhead County may close
were affecting local producers in the area. “They recently had a rally in Calgary where
every provincial party, except the Liberal party, Marlboro and Cadomin Fire
November 2018 spoke in favour of repealing this bill and getting Stations
During the Yellowhead County council meeting
more work done on this bill.”
on December 18 Albert Bahri, Director of
Bikes stolen from Boys and Girls The Edson & District Curling Club Protective Services presented the County's Fire
Club advocates for new curling rink Service Master Plan for approval.
Some time on the night of October 29 or early During the Town of Edson's Committee of the Part of the plan includes the closure of two
morning of October 30 a shed at the back of the County Fire Stations due to lack of volunteers to
Edson and District Boys and Girls Club was run them. -2019 begins!
broken into and bikes were stolen.
"These bikes are used in the summer months so
children can take part in trail rides," said
Program Coordinator Sarah Ireland. "It is a real
disappointment that we no longer have these
bikes. It is so sad that people need to steal, but
stealing from children is even worse."
Martin Long declared UCP
candidate for West Yellowhead
On November 15, after three days of voting
across the West Yellowhead riding, Martin Long
was declared United Conservative Party (UCP)
candidate for the upcoming provincial election
scheduled for early 2019.
Alberta Party Candidate for West
Yellowhead announced
The Alberta Party West Yellowhead
Constituency announced that Kristie Gomuwka
will be the Alberta Party Candidate for West
Yellowhead in the upcoming provincial election.
December 2018
Historical Wildwood and
Evansburg water towers scheduled
for demolition
In December of 2018, Yellowhead County is
planning to dismantle two historic water towers
from Evansburg and Wildwood, as well as the
old Wildwood fire hall.
Mountain Pine Beetle threatens
region
“We are the battleground for this before it
heads further east, which could cost the forest
industry an untold amount of money in the next
decade,” said Mayor Kevin Zahara.
The Town of Edson Council unanimously
decided to support Alberta Forest Products
Association (AFPA) by writing a letter to the
Federal Minister of Natural Resources in support
of federal government providing funding to
Alberta to help contain the mountain pine beetle THE WEEKLY ANCHOR NEWSPAPER AND ONLINE EDITION
issue.
