Social Credit Presentation

Economist Jim Schroeder explained the principles of Social Credit at the April 25 provincial board meeting of the Alberta Social Credit Party in Innisfail, Alberta.
More information on Social Credit can be accessed at Jim Schroeder's Blog: http://social-credit.blogspot.com/

Economist Explains Social Credit Principles

By Helge Nome
Members of the Alberta Social Credit Party, along with invited guests, where treated to a lecture in Social Credit principles at the monthly meeting of the party executive on Saturday, April 25, at the meeting room in Lau's Restaurant in Innisfail.
Economist Jim Schroeder from Edmonton introduced the basic concepts of Social Credit which explains how money is created and cancelled by banks in a modern economy by the extension of credit to customers. The term “Social Credit” was coined by Scottish Engineer Clifford Hughes Douglas shortly after World War I, when he discovered that a chronic shortage of purchasing power, in the form of available income to consumers, tends to develop in a modern economy.
Schroeder pointed out how this shortage, or “gap” between consumers' purchasing power and the cumulative prices of goods and services available for sale arises, and that it needs to be filled with new money made available to consumers in the form of purchasing power. In the modern world this is done by banks that issue loans that need to be repaid with interest added, whereas, according to C.H.Douglas this new money, or credit, rightfully belongs to people collectively, because the expansion of the productive capacity of the economy is due to their cultural heritage and not to the bankers that are merely responsible for handing out the check books and keeping track of the money.
Schroeder explained that the difference between Classical Economics (with its emphasis on Land, Capital and Labor) as factors of production, Socialism (with its focus on Labor), and Social Credit is that a society's Cultural Heritage primarily determines its productive capacity and has to be factored into the equation, in addition to Land, Labor and Capital: The tools at our disposal, like electricity, available at the flick of a switch on the wall, multiplies a person's productive capacity tremendously, compared to that of a pre-industrial age worker.
The Alberta Social Credit Party came into being in 1935, during the Great Depression, when a chronic shortage of purchasing power brought about unprecedented hardships, and prompted William Aberhart of Calgary to challenge the sitting United Farmers of Alberta Government in that year's election. His party was swept into office and stayed there for 35 years.

Bill 19 Becomes Law

Citizen’s concerns are ignored as the controversial Land Assembly Area Act is railroaded through Alberta’s Legislature on Wednesday April 29

(Rimbey) The passage of the controversial land assembly bill Wednesday eliminated many of the environmental protections once afforded farmers, landowners and communities as the government sets about acquiring properties for major infrastructure projects. The new law goes so far as to authorize “the dumping of any substance” on a person’s property, prior to the necessity of having to purchase the land for a project, [Ref: Sec 3(1)(e)]. Where the old law mandated that the government had to protect the watershed, the new law bestows upon the Minister the unlimited power to “Manage Water”.

Infrastructure Minister Jack Hayden has maintained the bill doesn't give the government any extra powers and landowners will be treated fairly. He says the law is intended to acquire land for public projects such as ring roads and reservoirs, but opponents say they do not have any reason to believe him. The Act gives the Minister the ability to circumvent the courts and issue judgments as if the Minister was a judge of the Queen’s Bench. Albertans note the word “Fair” does not appear anywhere in the controversial land Act, and the Act grants the Minister the authority to approve “any kind of use”, which Albertans claim is akin to an open gate that will release the potential for corruption. [Ref: Sec 3(1)(a)]

The Minister lost credibility with the public when he refused to listen to the nearly 2000 Albertans who attended public meetings, sponsored by private citizens, and who unanimously called for the Bill’s withdrawal. Further government credibility was lost when the P.C. Caucus voted down an amendment to limit project approvals, to only when necessary in the “Public Interest”.
For more information contact:

Joe Anglin
Alberta Green Party Leader
(403) 843-3279

Alberta Progress Party Spokesman Finland-Bound in Support of Alberta Forest Industry

BUCK LAKE, AB – April 29, 2009 – Spokesman for the fledgling Alberta Progress Party, Edwin Erickson, leaves Wednesday on a ten-day investigative tour of Finland’s state-of-the-art biomass power generation and central heating plants. Finland is recognized as a world leader in the collection and use of forestry waste and bi-products in the generation of electricity. Erickson hopes that the tour of facilities, generating anywhere from 700 kilowatts to 200 megawatts of energy, could help support a solution to Alberta’s beleaguered forest industry, while providing part of a reasonable alternative to the building of nuclear reactors to supply the province’s future electrical needs.
Aside from studying the actual mechanics of the processes and the localized methods of collection of the forest materials, Erickson will be keeping a watchful eye on water usage at the various plants. Water use is becoming a contentious issue in a potentially much drier Alberta climate, and nuclear reactors are notorious for substantial use of water in the cooling process. “Aside from the obvious relevant advantages for much increased employment in the forest sector, this may present a significant opportunity for the province to move toward greener, sustainable power production, without having to resort to nuclear energy”, he says.
Erickson will accompany 27 other business and community leaders from across Canada on the tour.

Edwin Erickson, Spokesman
Alberta Progress Party Society
780-682-2368

ATBFinancial Silent Auction

ATBFinancial in Caroline is currently conducting its annual silent auction to support the Alberta Childrens' Hospital. The auction runs from April 27 to May 8 and includes donated items like a hockey jersey signed by Jim Vandermeer, TV, BBQ's, bikes, shirts, jackets and a boat. The "Teddy for Toonie" feature is included this year also. Last year's auction raised $4,800 and the goal this year is $6,000.
Money can be donated as well.
The auction items are displayed by your friendly local ATBFinancial staff: Front- Teresa, Karen and helper Seth. Back- Heather, Jenna, Donna, Merna and Robin

Leftists Win Election in Iceland

A coalition of leftist parties has won control of Iceland’s government for the first time in the country’s history. The coalition between the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left Green Movement took thirty-four seats in the sixty-three-member parliament. The previous government in Iceland fell after the country’s economy collapsed. The IMF is predicting Iceland’s economy will shrink by about ten percent this year.

COWBOY POET MEL BROWN

entertained an appreciative audience at the Ravenwood Farm Fresh Meats re opening event on Saturday, April 17.

SERVING A CUSTOMER AT RAVENWOOD FARM FRESH MEATS

Dale "The Meat Man" Nash serves a customer at the Grand Re-Opening event in Caroline on Saturday, April 17 where people were invited to enjoy free beef-on-a-bun, Country Music by Allen Christie and associates and rides on a wild mechanical bull. It was a very busy day for the Murray and Taylor families and their associates and employees.

HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE

Jessica Milbury took a ride on the mechanical bull at the re-opening event at Ravenwood Meats in Caroline on Saturday, April 18.

"BE THE CHANGE"

Participants in the 30 hour famine at Caroline School on Friday April 17. These students fasted for 30 hours ending with a sleep/stayover and breakfast at the school on Saturday Morning. This was done in recognition of all the people in this world that go to bed hungry, without having a choice.
The famine started midnight Thursday April 16 and ended at 6am on Saturday with breakfast provided by Ravenwood Meats and Caroline Supplies.
The participants were: Billi Jean Johnston, Chelsea Ververda, Cory Campbell, Kiara Price, Myranda Hensel, Kaylee Biggart, Candice Moss, Morgan Smith, Taija Graham, Katelyn Godwin, Leona Korth, Teale Spooner, Chloe Radau, Randi-Lea Masse, Ryan Shrader, Meagan Coyle, Kailey Fauville, Jazmine Spooner, Michal Turchel, Dion Roper, Crystal Benz, Nicole Fortin, Brandi Fortin. Supervisors: Nora Reilander, Kirsten Collison, Nathan Moore.

NAPA EQUIPMENT AND TOOL SALE

There was a lot of traffic at the NAPA Store in Caroline during its equipment and tool sale event on Thursday, April 16. In the foreground is Troy Maschke's promotional racing car, sporting a 1,500 cc Yamaha engine and capable of 180 miles per hour. The driver is strapped into the rigid steel frame which provides very good protection from high speed rollovers and tumbles.

RETIREMENT GIFT

A quilt with the embedded photos and names of the teams that he coached over a twelve year period was presented to Tom Dezall at the Caroline Minor Hockey Awards.

CAROLINE MIDGET TEAM

"THE CAROLINE MIDGET TEAM HAD A PRETTY DECENT YEAR" said Coach Tom Dezall at the Hockey Awards in Caroline. The team placed 5th overall in its league. The team members are:
Dallas Benz (not in photo, shared Most Dedicated), Jesse Benz (shared Most Dedicated), Bradley Bouvette (not in photo), Gary Cruikshank (Most Sportsmanlike), Derrick Foesier, Jaman Gutek, Luke Hand, Tayler Harder, Braedan Jameson, Tyler Mandelin (Most Improved), Mitch Stange, Ian Vanderlinde (not in photo), T.J. Wolf, Shane Waugh. Coach: Tom Dezall.

JUSTIN DEZALL MEMORIAL AWARD

Presented to Mitch Stange by Tom Dezall with help from Sandra and Tom Wolf

MINOR HOCKEY COULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THEM:

The Referees were recognized at the Minor Hockey Awards ceremony: Darren Denham, Margan Neil, Jesse Benz, Dallas Bemz, Cole Peters, Chanse Cunningham, Jaman Gutek, Jordan Gutek, Mitch Stange, Breadan Jameson, Cam Harder, Dalton Harder, Sierra Piesse, Morgan Spooner, Kayle Browning.

CAROLINE'S PEE WEE TEAM

Presented at the Minor Hockey Awards: Levi Stange (Most Dedicated), Morgan Neal, Calan Graham, Jared Jorgensen, Dallas Henneigh, John Rauch (Most Sportsmanlike), Sydney Alstott (Most Improved), Lyndsay Stange, Mackenna Westling, Cole Peters, Hayden Powell, Drey MacDonald. Coaches: Tom Stange, Bob Schellenburg, Len Larsen. Jr. Coach: Tyson Stange. Manager: Shayla MacDonald.

THE POND HOCKEY TEAM

Recognized at the Minor Hockey Awards: Jolie Nafziger, Rayne Danielson, Michael Barker, Brady Hollman, Cashton McNutt, Jager Thompson, Miikka Twoyoungmen, Feather Abraham, Haley Twoyoungmen, Morningstar Twoyoungmen, Brandon Maxwell, Lane Harder, Nicholas Foesier, Jared Foesier.

CAROLINE MINOR HOCKEY AWARDS

Zone 4 Champions: The Caroline Colts were recognized for their achievements this season at the annual awards ceremony held at the complex on Wednesday, April 15.

The Caroline Colts team members are: Easton Harder (Goalie and Most Dedicated), Logan Neal (Top Scorer), Cole "Hammer" Michalsky, Riley Westling, Dallas "Nitro" Johnson, Darbi Cunningham, Tanner Denham, Dylan Rauch, Andy Larsen, Denton Westling, Tristan Adrian (Most Sportsmanlike), Cody Graham, Clay Guthrie (Most Improved), Beau Alstott (Fastest Skater), Jordan Maxwell. Coach Darren Denham. Assistant Coaches: Rod Neal, Cody Haney.

Pen Meets Paper April 27'09

CAROPEN
Pen Meets Paper
Opinion by Helge Nome
There is currently a big scare about a swine related flu virus (H1N1) causing a world wide pandemic. Last time it was a bird flu virus that caused a panic and resulted in some chemical companies selling a lot of vaccines to troubled governments. In the meantime, people are starving and dying from a plethora of diseases, caused by malnutrition and poverty, on a large scale, without most people blinking an eyelid.
In contrast, I find it rather curious that when financial chaos looms ahead, all the “experts” continuously pat us on the back and say that everything is going to be OK. “Just keep spending and go further into debt to fix the economy”. I have spent considerable time recently looking into the workings of the world economy and the manipulations that take place in that shadowy world. It just about makes your hair stand on end: Fake money is being made out of thin air at a record pace and used to create toxic financial "products" that are not worth the paper they are printed on. The face value of these are currently estimated to be in excess of $700 Trillion, yes, seven hundred thousand billion dollars. And way back down the line, they are tied into real assets that belong to real people. So when these "I Owe Yous" come due and the contractual obligations attached to them can not be met, the ownership of real assets is jeopardized, creating havoc on Main Street. In response, our governments are pledging the support of us, the taxpayers, to bail out the crooks that made up all the fancy money, which is just another way of robbing us of real wealth and give it to those people that should be behind bars by now.
There is only one possible conclusion: The people that we have elected to represent us in government are in the pockets of the people that are committing fraud on a grand scale.
If you take some time, and study the relationships between the people that make up the North American Establishment, the border between Canada and the United States simply disappears. The connections are just too obvious. In practice, our “democracy” is a smoke and mirrors job because of our collective apathy. It need not be that way.

Reflections by Comrade Fidel

An Impressive Gesture

I confess that many times I have meditated on the dramatic story of John F. Kennedy. It was my fate to live through the era when he was the greatest and most dangerous adversary of the Revolution. It was something that didn’t play a part in his calculations. He saw himself
as the representative of a new generation of Americans who were confronting the old-style, dirty politics of men of the sort of Nixon whom he had defeated with a tremendous display of political talent.
He had behind him his history as a combatant in the Pacific and of his adroit pen.
Because he was over-confident, he was dragged into the Bay of Pigs adventure by his predecessors, since he had no doubts about the experience and professional capacity of all those men. His failure was bitter and unexpected, a scant three months after his inauguration. Even though he was on the point of attacking the Island with his country’s powerful and sophisticated weaponry, on that occasion he didn’t do what Nixon would have done: use the fighter-bombers and land
the Marines. Rivers of blood would have flowed in our Homeland where hundreds of thousands of combatants were ready to die. He controlled himself and came up with a categorical phrase that is hard to forget: “Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.”

His life continued to be dramatic, like a shadow that accompanied him at all times. On the strength of wounded pride, he again succumbed to the idea of invading us. This brought on the October [Missile] Crisis and the most serious risks of thermonuclear warfare that the world has ever known until the present day. He emerged from this test as an authority thanks to the mistakes of his chief adversary. He seriously wanted to talk with Cuba and that’s what he decided to do. He sent Jean Daniel to talk with me and return to Washington. His mission was being carried out at that moment when the news of President Kennedy’s assassination arrived. His death and the strange way in which it was orchestrated and carried out, was truly sad.

Later I met close family members who visited Cuba. I never mentioned the unpleasant aspects of his policy against our country, nor did I refer at all to the attempts to eliminate me. I met his son when he was an adult, who had been a young child when his father had been the president of the United States. We got together as friends. His own brother Robert was also assassinated, multiplying the drama shadowing that family.

At the distance of so many years, information arrived about a gesture that impressed me.

These days, while so much was being said about the lengthy and unfair blockade of Cuba in the upper echelons of the continent’s countries, I read a news item in Mexico’s La Jornada: “At the end of 1963, the then Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy sought to overturn the ban on travel to Cuba and today his daughter, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, wrote that President Barack Obama ought to take this into account and support legislative initiatives that would allow all Americans to travel to the island.

“In official documents declassified by the National Security Archive research centre it is recorded that on December 12, 1963, less than one month after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy sent a communication to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, urging the removal of regulations prohibiting Americans from traveling to Cuba…

“Robert Kennedy claimed that the prohibition violated American freedoms. According to the document, he affirmed that the current restrictions on travel are inconsistent with traditional American freedoms.

“…That position was unsuccessful inside the Lyndon B. Johnson administration and the State Department decided that to suspend the restrictions would be perceived as a softening of the Cuban policy and that they were part of the joint effort made by the United States and other American republics to isolate Cuba.

“In an editorial article by Kathleen Kennedy printed today in The Washington Post, Robert’s daughter expresses her wish that her father’s position be adopted by the Barack Obama government, and that this should be the position promoted by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. while the Obama government weighs the next step it will take with Cuba, one that should be pushing for allowing more than just Cuban-Americans to travel freely to the island and dealing with the rights of all
Americans, most of whom are not free to go.

“Kathleen Kennedy writes that just as Obama found out at the summit meeting last week-end, Latin American leaders have adopted a coordinated message on Cuba: the time is here to normalize relations with Havana…By keeping on trying to isolate Cuba, they essentially told Obama, Washington has only succeeded in isolating itself.

“Thus, the niece of the president who attempted to invade and overthrow the Cuban Revolutionary government and impose the blockade, adds her voice now to the ever-growing chorus in favor of reversing these policies which were put in place half a century ago.”

A worthy article by Kathleen Kennedy!


Fidel Castro Ruz
April 24, 2009
1:17 p.m.

Bill 19's Journey Through The Legislature

Who Spiked the Purple Kool-Aid?‏
From: Edwin Erickson (edwin@ericksonforest.ca)
Sent: April 22, 2009 1:52:16 PM
To: edwin@ericksonforest.ca

Who Spiked the Purple Kool-Aid?



The new buzz-word around the province is “purple kool-aid”. Alberta’s landowners and other opponents of the contentious Bill 19 and other undemocratic legislation are using the term to refer to Progressive Conservative MLA’s drunken support of the Bill. The “purple kool-aid” is purportedly the potion imbibed by all PC caucus members upon taking office with the party. Once ingested, the potion seduces even well-meaning party newcomers to immediately and completely fall under its trance.



Case in point: yesterday in the Alberta Legislature’s Committee of the Whole on Bill 19, a motion was put forth by opposition MLA Brian Mason to add the words “in the public interest” to the Bill. Indeed, one would naturally assume that those words would, without question, be part of any piece of legislation bearing such huge effect on the people of this province.



However, such did not turn out to be the case. After discussion was closed on Mr. Mason’s motion, PC MLA’s voted unanimously AGAINST writing the words “in the public interest” into the context of the Bill! Those MLA’s included rural PC’s Diana McQueen, Ray Prins, Robin Campbell, Doug Griffiths, Jack Hayden (Minister of Infrastructure), Ted Morton (Minister of Sustainable Resource Development), Mel Knight (Minister of Energy), George Groeneveld (Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development), Ray Danyluk (Minister of Municipal Affairs), Rob Renner (Minister of Environment), Doug Horner (Minister of Advanced Education), Richard Marz, Frank Oberle, Evan Berger, Wayne Drysdale, Jeff Johnson, and Arno Doerksen.



From the Gallery, effects of the “Purple Kool-Aid Syndrome” were quite apparent, and it was obvious that some Members were even suffering from an overdose. Jack Hayden and Frank Oberle, in particular, were showing signs of running off at the mouth, while others barely looked up from the movies on their laptops, or awakened from their slumber, to mumble a foggy “No” in disapproval of the motion.



Such is the sad state of democracy in our Alberta – it’s enough to drive a person to drink (anything but Purple Kool-Aid)!



Edwin Erickson

Buck Lake, AB

Bill 19 Finale

Press Release‏

From:	Joe Anglin (jvanglin@telus.net)
Sent:	April 22, 2009 8:57:36 AM
To:	Joe Anglin (jvanglin@telus.net)

PC Caucus Rejects Amendment

To

Protect the Public’s Interest

(RIMBEY) In an attempt to address the public’s concerns that the government could use Bill 19 “The Land Assembly Area Act”, to expropriate land for private interests; on Tuesday the NDP introduced an amendment to insert the words “Public Interest”, into the definition of a project classified under Bill 19. The amendment would have required that projects (lands bought or expropriated under Bill 19) be necessary in the public’s interest. The amendment failed!

Among the PC MLAs that voted against the amendment to limit the definition of projects, to the “Public’s Interest” was Ray Prins of Lacombe/Ponoka, Diana McQueen of Drayton Valley/Calmar, Wayne Drysdale of Grande Prairie/Wapiti, Richard Marz of Olds/Didsbury, Frank Oberle of Peace River, and Minister Jack Hayden of Drumheller/Stettler. A full list of the MLAs that voted against the “Public’s Interest” are reprinted below and can be found in Tuesday’s April 21^st Hansard.

Joe Anglin, the Alberta Green Party Leader watched from the gallery as the amendment was rejected and said, “This is a clear contradiction of the public statements given by the PC caucus in defense of Bill 19 that projects would not be used to accumulate land for private interests. When it came down to a vote, the evidence is irrefutable, the PC caucus voted unanimously to reject inserting the words ‘Public Interest’ into the Bill. Section 3(1)(a) of Bill 19 specifically grants permission to approve any kind of use once the government takes control of a property. By rejecting this amendment the new law will not have any limitations on why property can be forcefully taken from a citizen”.

Joe Anglin

Alberta Green Party Leader

(403) 843-3279

PC MLAs, as recorded in the Hansard - Against the motion to insert the words “Public Interest”:

Ady, Fritz, Marz, Benito, Griffiths, McQueen, Berger, Groeneveld, Morton, Bhardwaj, Hayden, Oberle, Blackett, Horne, Prins, Brown, Horner, Renner, Campbell, Johnson, Rodney, Danyluk, Johnston, Sarich, DeLong, Knight, Webber, Doerksen, Liepert, Woo-Paw, Drysdale, Lukaszuk, Zwozdesky, Elniski.

Bloomberg Sues Fed Reserve

In economic news, Bloomberg News has filed a lawsuit to force the Federal Reserve to disclose information about the $2 trillion it has lent to financial institutions. The Fed has refused to name the borrowers or the amounts of loans. The biggest recipients of taxpayer aid made or refinanced 23 percent less in new loans in February than in October. Goldman Sachs reduced lending by 50 percent.

Pen Meets Paper April 20'09

Opinion by Helge Nome

Is there one characteristic that we humans have in common with just about anything that is ”alive” on this wobbly rock that dances around the sun? Something that would explain a lot of things that we do to each other on an individual and collective basis?

I think so and it has been called the “territorial imperative” by some writers. It applies to all life and its occupation of space. Just ask the weeds in your garden, especially chicken weed. In 1883 Friedrich Nietzsche coined the phrase “Wille zur Macht” (Will to Power) in Thus Spoke Zarathustra and in so doing embedded the territorial imperative in mainstream modern literature.

This may seem like a rather abstract observation, but we are directly affected by struggles for territory and power in our everyday lives. And we have developed ways of dealing with such issues within civilized society: Rather than getting shot if you park you car in a space where it is not supposed to be, you get a parking ticket to discourage you from turning it into a habit.

The advantages of an enforceable legal system are obvious when you consider the lives of native people in Borneo, prior to their contact with civilization: The tribes used to hide from each other in inaccessible mountain areas, out of fear from attack by neighbors, rather than availing themselves of fertile river valleys nearby, where they could all have had a good life with abundant food at their finger tips. Collectively, we have come a long way in today's world, but the underlying principle of “control of territory” is as active as ever in ways more subtle than most people realize and can be summed up in one sentence: “If you can make a person believe he is a peasant, without any power, then that is exactly what he is and will behave accordingly”. If you can make a person believe that his main goal in life should be to have a big house and a big car and all the toys, and provide the interest bearing credit to acquire those toys, then he has become a peasant at the whim of your will.

The next step is easy, when you want to fight a major war to expand your territory and need a willing soldier, you create a situation where he has trouble finding work to pay his loans and feed his family. And when the level of frustration has reached a certain point, you offer him a well paid position in the armed forces, convince him of the nobility of his mission, and send him on his way.

So today, as in the past, the majority of people are the victims of the territorial ambitions of a few individuals with the power to manipulate them. And the legal system is being turned into a tool for oppression. Is there another way?

RAVENWOOD FARM FRESH MEATS IN-STORE BAKERY

Jo-Ann Katona bakes some delicious pies for patrons of the in-store cafe. Cake Decorator Roxanne Franczak also uses the commercial kitchen in the store located on the west end of Caroline.

RAVENWOOD FARM FRESH MEATS EXPANSION

Mark and Tamara Taylor, helped by children Nathan and William, have added another service to their business: Sweet Delights owner and Cake Decorator Roxanne Franczak now operates an in-store bakery for the benefit of customers.

CATTLE TAGGING

Shayna Dodds from the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency demonstrated the new cattle identification tags at the Cows and Creeks event in Caroline last Wednesday, April 8.

COWS AND CREEKS DEMONSTRATION

Gary Lewis from Clearwater County demonstrated the county's well chlorination unit to interested onlookers. This unit can be rented at low cost from Clearwater County to ensure correct amounts of chlorine is used on a well so as to get rid of undesirable micro organisms.

CRAMMOND AREA GRAVEL PIT MEETING

Border Paving Ltd. of Red Deer hosted a public meeting at the Crammond Hall on Monday, April 6 about their gravel pit proposal for a location some 4 miles east of the Crammond Corner on Highway 22. Attending from the company were: Mark Maciejewski, Thor Thordarson, Vic Walls and Kate Walls. Some 50 community people attended the meeting.

Border Paving Hosts Gravel Pit Meeting At Crammond

A proposal by Border Paving of Red Deer to establish a Gravel Pit and Hot Asphalt Mix operation some 4 miles east of the Crammond corner on Highway 22 was discussed at some length at a public meeting in the Crammond Hall on Monday, May 6. Four people from the company were in attendance to field questions from some 50 local residents about the proposal. The “Open House” meeting had been mandated by Clearwater County as part of the process of applying for a development permit.

The increased traffic and noise in the area was a major concern for those present and a sense of frustration was expressed over the company's difficulty in predicting the amount of disturbance that would happen due to uncertainty over the number of contracts the company would get in the area.

Vic Walls from the company fielded most of the questions from the floor and noted that Crammond Road would not be used for gravel hauling in the summer time due to its unstable foundations. Smells from the hot asphalt operations were also discussed and Walls noted that, regrettably, some degree of nuisance was associated with a gravel/asphalt operation. The meeting went on for a good couple of hours and started on a fairly aggressive note with a more “mellow ending”.