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Serving: Alberta Beach, Barrhead, Calahoo, Cherhill, Darwell, Glenevis, Gunn, Lac Ste. Anne County,
Mayerthorpe, Onoway, Rich Valley, Rochfort Bridge, Sangudo, Whitecourt, Spruce Grove and Stony Plain.
June 2, 2020
SENIORS’ WEEK 2020
Submitted by Jose- have contributed to mak- niors’ Week in fun, creative
phine Pon, Minister of ing our families, communi- and innovative ways. A lot
Seniors and Housing ties and province so much of us are leveraging tech-
stronger. nology to stay connected
Seniors’ Week 2020 will, In past years, we have cel- with family and friends
in some ways, be different ebrated seniors at BBQs, during this challenging
than any other in the 34 teas, parties and all types of time. Don’t be surprised if
years of this wonderful Al- social events. These can be the senior in your family
berta tradition. gatherings in seniors cen- suggests hosting an event
Although COVID-19 will tres and lodges and com- on Facetime, Zoom or other
change the way we cel- munity halls throughout online platforms.
ebrate this year, it won’t the province. This year, pan- You could consider send-
change the spirit of Se- demic-related restrictions ing fun videos with grand-
niors’ Week. That spirit is as will prevent those types of children dancing or singing
strong as ever and, as ever, large gatherings. a song.
it is about recognizing and It won’t prevent us, how-
celebrating all that seniors ever, from celebrating Se- Continued on Page 4
APPLICATION PERIOD OPEN
FOR AAFC YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
AND SKILLS PROGRAM
Submitted by Gerald The program will provide provincial and territorial
Soroka, MP for Yellow- employers up to 50 per cent governments, Indigenous
head of the cost of hiring a Cana- organizations and research
dian youth up to $14,000. facilities. Employers can
OTTAWA: Gerald Soroka, Indigenous applicants and apply for this funding retro-
Member of Parliament for those applicants hiring a active to April 1, 2020, with
Yellowhead, would like to youth facing barriers are projects to be completed by
inform constituents of the eligible for funding of up to March 31, 2021.
Youth Employment and 80 per cent of their costs. Please see the link below
Skills Program to provide Eligible applicants include for more information on the
new positions for youth in producers, agri-business- program and how to apply.
the agriculture sector. es, industry associations, https://bit.ly/AAFC-YESP
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ONOWAY LEGION
NEWS
Submitted by Richard re-opening. With the new
Moses rules, there can be no buf-
fet, and table service only.
Hello to all, I am hop- We felt that this would re-
ing everyone is staying quire too many volunteers
healthy – strange days and would reduce the
indeed. It has been a long numbers of customers.
time since you have heard We decided to postpone
any word from us. re-opening, until more
Back in March as this cri- direction is received from
sis began, we lost a valued those in authority.
member and good friend, We also discussed the
Cheryl Sadler. Because of possibility of starting a
the timing, her funeral was Wednesday evening pub
restricted to family only. night in July, again with
Also, on March 13 at the table service, waiting to be
last Friday night supper waited on instead of going
hosted, we drew the tick- to the bar for your own
et for the St. Patrick’s day drink. Watch for details.
liquor basket. The win- This new reality has also
ner was Doreen Waldron. stopped Legion meetings
Congratulations, Doreen. of District and National
We had a Zoom meet- levels. Stay tuned for more
ing Monday, May 25, and details.
discussed the idea of
June 2, 2020 CommunityVOICE Page 3
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SCHOOL DIVISION SURVEYS
STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES
ON RE-ENTRY SCENARIOS
Submitted by Northern families. While any return them as they plan for three parents and staff. Survey
Gateway Public Schools to school will be managed scenarios: responses will be accepted
under the guidelines and di- - normal return to opera- from June 1 to June 7. Paper
Northern Gateway Pub- rection from Alberta’s Chief tions copies are available at the
lic Schools (NGPS) is plan- Medical Officer of Health, - schools are open for school if required and pick
ning for the 2020-21 school the division wants to hear classes with some health up/drop off can be arranged
year and what it may look from families and staff restrictions that affect op- by calling the school. Par-
like for students, staff and about what is important to erations ticipation is completely vol-
- schools remain closed untary and responses will
for classes and at-home be kept confidential; email
learning continues addresses are not being col-
Surveys will be emailed lected.
directly to NGPS students,
Seniors’ Week 2020
Continued from Page 1 people will leave cards out-
side for seniors.
Offer to pick up grocer-
Some communities will
ies, run errands, drop by a
hold parades, ensuring
senior’s home and cut the
physical distancing, that
grass. It all matters.
will move their way to se-
Most importantly, check in
niors residences where
with the seniors you know.
Even if we can’t all be to-
gether, let’s make sure that
all seniors feel valued by
family, friends and Alber-
tans.
Alberta has a strong, ac-
tive, and growing seniors
population of more than
640,000. These seniors are
vital members of our com-
munities and they make a
difference in our daily lives.
Seniors have lived through
difficult times. They have
much to share with us.
I say it all the time – se-
niors are the strength of Al-
berta. Enjoy Seniors’ Week
from June 1-7.
Be safe, have fun and
thank you to all Alberta Se-
niors
June 2, 2020 CommunityVOICE Page 5
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LAC STE ANNE COUNTY NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Submitted by Lac Ste. ment and Tax Notices were SANGUDO RIVERSIDE Officer of Health for the Prov-
Anne County mailed to all property owners CAMPGROUND LEASED ince, Dr. Deena Hinshaw.
in Lac Ste. Anne County on Facility to be managed by As many citizens are aware,
June 3, 2020 AUDIO STREAM May 12, 2020. Deep Creek for 2020 camping the COVID-19 situation is ever
MPC Meeting CAMPGROUND RE-ENTRY season. evolving; if and when circum-
June 11, 2020 AUDIO STREAM UPDATE Please note that the Sangu- stances allow, the County will
Regular County Council Meet- Staged campground and rec do Riverside Campground has revisit the possibility of deliv-
ing area reopenings begin June 1. been leased to Deep Creek ering limited programming in
June 25, 2020 AUDIO The County is excited to an- Camping and Events for op- a different format. Any updates
STREAM Regular County nounce that its campgrounds, eration for the 2020 season. to summer programming in-
Council Meeting playgrounds and recreation Please visit www.deepcreek.ca formation will be shared via
Council meetings are held the areas have begun to reopen. or call 780.204.0497 for reser- the County’s media channels
second and fourth Thursdays Lessard Lake Public Camp- vations and general inquiries. as it becomes available.
of each month unless other- ground and Paddle River Dam COUNTY CANCELS 2020 Please direct questions or
wise noted. Meetings begin at Campground (Peter’s Pond) SUMMER PROGRAMS concerns to Community Ser-
9:30am. Visit LSAC.ca/coun- will open June 1 for seasonal Community Services team to vices Manager Donna Kerr at
cil for instructions on how to patrons, and June 5 for over- consider limited programming. dkerr@LSAC.ca or visit LSAC.
access alive audio stream of night patrons. It is with great disappoint- ca/community for general
these meetings where avail- Reservations for overnight ment that The County’s Com- Community Services informa-
able. Visit LSAC.ca/agendas for camping will open June 1 at munity Services team an- tion.
meeting agendas. To address 9:00 am (to ensure equal op- nounces the cancellation of its PLAYSCHOOL REGISTRA-
Council, appointments must portunity calls/texts prior to children and youth summer TION OPENS JUNE 8
be booked at least 8 working 9:00 am will be deleted and not programs (in their standard Stay tuned for more details!
days prior. responded to). formats). Accordingly, the Registration for Onoway
2020 ASSESSMENT & TAX Due to COVID-19, certain highly-anticipated summer Playschool for the 2020-2021
NOTICE CERTIFICATION OF public health restrictions re- programs brochure will not be school year opens June 8 at
MAILING main in place. For complete published this summer. These 8:30 am. Important dates for
This is certification under details on these and other cancellations are the result of the school year, fees, class op-
Sections 310(4) & 336(1) of the camping and outdoor facilities, the COVID-19 pandemic, and tions, how to register and other
Municipal Government Act please visit LSAC.ca/camp- the public health restrictions details are available at LSAC.
that 2020 Combined Assess- grounds. enacted by the Chief Medical ca/playschool.
June 2, 2020 CommunityVOICE Page 7
20 MILLION MASKS TO BE
DISTRIBUTED TO ALBERTANS
Submitted by Govern- Donald’s Canada, Tim Hortons, drive-thru operations to assist partner locations across Alber-
ment of Alberta and all of the other organiza- the Alberta government, and ta.
tions and municipalities that do the right thing for Albertans • Masks will be avail-
A&W, McDonald’s Restau- have come together to help us when they need us most.” - Jeff able only at drive-thrus, and
rants of Canada Ltd. and Tim distribute millions of masks. Kroll, restaurant support offi- only while supplies last. No
Hortons are partnering with The collective response from cer and COVID Response lead, purchase is necessary.
the Alberta government to dis- leaders in government, public, McDonald’s Canada • About 95 per cent of
tribute non-medical masks at and private sectors has been “Throughout the pandemic, Albertans are located within
no cost through their drive-th- overwhelming and I am in- the 1,500 Tim Hortons own- 10 kilometres of these drive-
ru locations across the prov- credibly grateful to everyone ers across Canada have been thrus.
ince, to help prevent the spread involved.” - Tyler Shandro, eagerly supporting their local • Mask use is not man-
of COVID-19. Distribution will Minister of Health communities and stepping up datory; they are an option for
start in early June. “A&W is very pleased to sup- to answer calls for assistance. situations where maintaining
Government is also work- port the Government of Al- When we were asked by the a physical distance of two me-
ing with municipalities, First berta with this great initiative. Alberta government to help tres is not possible.
Nations communities, Metis Our restaurants across the distribute masks through our • The mask distribu-
Settlements and local agencies province have been quick to drive-thrus we did not hesi- tion program is intended to
to distribute the non-medical step up and help organize the tate. We’re proud to have been supplement an individual’s ef-
masks to those who need them, distribution of masks, and are asked to participate in this im- forts to acquire non-medical
such as people who depend on looking forward to welcoming portant program and do our masks. Albertans who wish to
public transit. Albertans at our drive-thrus.” part to help Alberta move for- use non-medical masks are
This initiative is part of Alber- - Susan Senecal, president and ward on its relaunch strategy.” encouraged to purchase their
ta’s Relaunch Strategy to safely CEO, A&W Canada - Mike Hancock, chief operat- own supply from local retailers
begin removing public health “McDonald’s Canada, togeth- ing officer, Tim Hortons in addition to using those pro-
restrictions and reopen our er with our franchisees, have Quick facts vided by government.
economy. For more informa- been committed to helping • Masks are provided • Instructions for
tion, visit alberta.ca/Relaunch- our communities throughout in packages of four. proper care and use of
Strategy. this pandemic. We welcome • Masks will be avail- non-medical masks is avail-
“I want to thank A&W, Mc- this opportunity to use our able at almost 600 restaurant able on alberta.ca/masks.
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PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES ANNUAL
INCREASE TO THE CANADA CHILD BENEFIT
Submitted by Prime The Prime Minister, Justin This increase is in addition to sive. That’s why we created
Minister’s Office Trudeau, today announced the one-time special CCB pay- the Canada Child Benefit, to
that the CCB will be increased ment announced by the Prime help parents pay for what
OTTAWA, May 16, 2020 / once again in July, to help Minister earlier this month, their families need. Wheth-
CNW/ - Since it was intro- families keep up with the costs to help families deal with the er it’s used for groceries, new
duced four years ago, the Can- of living and raising their chil- added pressures of COVID-19. clothes, or at home activities,
ada Child Benefit (CCB) has dren. On May 20, 2020, this special this extra support will make
helped put more money in the This additional tax-free sup- measure will give families cur- things easier on them as they
pockets of 9 out of 10 Canadi- port will help families pay for rently receiving the CCB an deal with regular everyday ex-
an families, and played a key things such as food, clothes, additional $300 per child with penses and the extra challeng-
role in reducing child poverty and activities they can do to- their May payment, and de- es caused by COVID-19.” —The
across the country. Now, more gether at home. The increase liver almost $2 billion in extra Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime
than ever, hard-working, mid- will be in place for the 2020-21 support across the country to Minister of Canada
dle-class families are counting benefit year, and will raise the help families during this chal- “We are putting more mon-
on this benefit to help them maximum benefit to $6,765 per lenging period. ey in the pockets of Canadi-
keep up with the added ex- child under age 6, and $5,708 Quotes an families to help deal with
penses of raising children. per child aged 6 through 17. “Raising children is expen- the impacts of COVID-19 and
the cost of raising their chil-
dren. This increase to the CCB
shows the Government’s com-
mitment to ongoing support
for families and the high value
we put on investing in those
who really need it most – our
children.” —The Hon. Ahmed
Hussen, Minister of Families,
Children and Social Develop-
ment
Quick Facts
• In 2016, the Govern-
ment of Canada introduced
the CCB, a simpler, tax-free,
and more generous child ben-
efit better targeted to those
who need it most.
• The CCB is a monthly
payment made to eligible fam-
ilies to help with the cost of
raising children under 18 years
of age.
• Examples of pay-
ments for the 2020-21 benefit
year:
- A single-parent fam-
ily with one child under the
age of 6 and earning $25,000
will receive an additional $126,
bringing their new yearly total
benefit to $6,765.
- A two-parent family
with two children aged 4 and
9 and earning $55,000 will
receive an additional $174,
bringing their new yearly total
benefit to $9,329.
- A two-parent family
with two children under the
age of 6 and earning $90,000
will receive an additional $136,
bringing their new yearly total
benefit to $7,322.
This document is also avail-
able at https://pm.gc.ca/
June 2, 2020 CommunityVOICE Page 9
IMPROVING ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD
Submitted by Govern- pare and sell high-risk
ment of Alberta home-prepared foods will
still be required to have the
Home-based businesses appropriate food-handling
will not require food-han- permits and be subject to in-
dling permits or be subject spections.
to inspections for foods More information on low-
that present a low risk for risk home-prepared food is
food-borne illness. Low- available online.
risk foods do not require Quick facts
refrigeration and include • In Alberta in 2016,
such items as baked goods, food purchased at farmers
jams/jellies, candies, pickled markets reached an estimat-
foods and cereals. High-risk ed value of $924.5 million, a
foods and foods containing 27.7 per cent increase over
meat, poultry, seafood and/ purchases made in 2012.
or raw milk will continue to
be prohibited.
“This regulatory change
maintains our standards for
food safety, supports Alber-
ta entrepreneurs, adds new
jobs and benefits the econo-
my by giving Albertans new
opportunities to buy local-
ly produced foods. It also
makes it easier than ever
to turn your passion into a
home business.”
Tyler Shandro, Minister of
Health
Home-prepared foods, in-
cluding those sold at farm-
ers markets, will need to be
clearly and appropriately
labelled so consumers can
make informed choices.
Vendors at farmers mar-
kets selling home-prepared
foods will be asked to com-
ply with the new labelling
requirements, in addition
to existing farmers markets
guidelines. Implementation
of these requirements will
take place gradually, starting
with education.
“More and more, Albertans
are looking to buy local. Re-
moving restrictions so Al-
bertans can make low-risk
foods in their home kitchens
to sell to the public is a prac-
tical way to cut red tape and
support home businesses
while increasing Albertans’
access to local food.”
Grant Hunter, Associate
Minister of Red Tape Reduc-
tion
Albertans wanting to pre-
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RCMP CONDUCTS LONG WEEKEND
ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS
Submitted by Alberta Throughout Canada Road RCMP jurisdictions. Alber- The Alberta RCMP will
RCMP Safety Week (May 12-18), ta RCMP Traffic Services continue to work with Al-
Alberta RCMP focused en- issued over 1,700 speeding berta Sheriffs and other
May 25, 2020 forcement operations on tickets and over 50 distract- law enforcement and safety
Edmonton – Alberta roads speeding, distracted and ed driving tickets. partners to ensure Alber-
typically experience an in- impaired driving. The RCMP reminds all tans make the right driving
flux of drivers during long Between May 15-18, 2020, road users, drivers, riders, and riding decisions. Fol-
weekends. Due to the ongo- there were three fatal and passengers and pedestrians low our traffic safety tips on
ing pandemic, this year was 19 non-fatal injury motor alike, that traffic safety is a Facebook @RCMPinAlberta
different than all others. vehicle collisions in Alberta shared responsibility. and Twitter @RCMPAlberta.
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