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1990-05-30
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Wednesday, May 30, 1990 EAGLE 4H MEMBERS DONATE TO COMMUNITY Pictured above Brad McDermid, treasurer of the Eagle 4H Club, presents a cheque for 400 to Fred Bay, president of the Eagle Hill Memorial Hall Club. The money is to be used for the purchase of new chairs for the hall. This donation is made in appreciation for the use of the hall for all the Club's planned activities. A roast beef supper in early April, sponsored by the 4H Club along with the annual 4H Highway Clean Up allowed the Club to help their community as well as making a donation to the 4H Camp at Battle Lake. The 4H Camp at Battle Lake is owned by the 4H movement and services all of Alberta. Hundreds of 4H'ers meet and enjoy the beauty and fellowship of summer camps. proposed elk meat sale stirs debate by Anthony Connolly Alberta elk could go the way of near-extinct Kenyan elephants if a government proposal to sell game meat is approved, a provincial conservationist says. Poaching, the spread of disease and depleting stock will plague the resource and all is possible if the provincial government's Livestock Industry Diversification Act proposal goes through. Dr. Niels Damgaard, vice-president of the Alberta Fish and Game Association said. The bill, introduced Wednesday of last week, would allow game farm-raised elk to be slaughtered like cattle market system. and sold in restaurants Wildlife il and grocery stores. says the head of the provincial commercial wildlife unit. Bob Stevenson. Stevenson said the elk meat will go for 20-25 per pound to restaurants and grocery stores, but Damgaard says a black market system will arise to counter those prices. The vice-president said the commercialization of game will lead to the animals' eventual extinction. Once you commercialize game ranching . . 'once that happens it sets into play a this province, the wildlife in North America can't withstand the market system, he said. Wildlife in the world can't stand it we just have to look at the elephants in Africa, Damgaard said referring to that nation's dwindling stock of elephants. What is a restaurant going to do when a poacher shows up at his back door? Damgaard asked referring to the fact that restaurant- owners may want to buy elk at cheaper prices. Stevenson says it will be harder for a poacher to sell elk with the proposed bill in effect. Each elk. an estimated 3,300 head in the province, is tagged at birth and their number recorded, he said in a telephone interview from his Edmonton office. And Alberta Health and Agriculture inspectors will make regular trips to the province's restaurants and grocery stores. Are you going to have an inspector at every bloody restaurant and hotel? Damgaard, who represents 1,600 members of the association, said. It just can't be The Gazette done. Local game farm rancher William Scarrott says poaching won't be a problem. It seems to me that people think it's going to encourage poaching. the Eagle Hill rancher said. They're talking crazy when they're talking like that. They got it under such tight control there's no way they could every poach, Scarrott said Scarrott, who won't be selling elk meat if the proposed bill is passed, said he couldn't see any difference between selling beef or elk. If someone's making a living at it, well, okay, myself I like the animal so much I wouldn't want to butcher one, he said. Damgaard says the idea of game ranching is just in its infancy and the potential for disease and stock depletion is great. But Stevenson says the controls placed on the sale of elk meat will be such that the animals will be vac- cined and their numbers monitored. In the meantime the Fish and Wildlife Association is asking Wildlife Minister Leroy Fjordbotten resign and Premier Don Getty share some of the blame for the fiasco. Both men went back on their word, says Damgaard. Damgaard says the proposed bill also transfers authority for game farms to Alberta Agriculture from the Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife. Damgaard says Fjordbotten should resign because he's allowed game ranching to be moved out of his department. And Premier Getty should be held accoun table for an apparent contradiction on the issue of game ranching, he said. Game ranching is not allowed in Alberta and the government is not considering allowing it, a campaigning Don Getty said in his Stettler by-election last year. But, Stevenson says there are about 120 game farmers in Alberta. Both Stevenson and Scarrott say they don't see the sale of elk as becoming the primary operation of Alberta game farms though. Elk is worth more money on the hoof than the hook, Stevenson said. A mature elk used for breeding purposes garners 10,000 he said. letter to the editor: Dear Editor Re: Grizzlys bears - Water Valley. Grizzlies are not fussy eaters. At this time of year they can be found wandering through their range in search of readily available food. They move into areas following the emersion of young tender vegetation and search out winter killed animals. Although they are rarely sighted, it is not uncommon for a grizzly to be in the Water Valley area. On Monday, May 21, a sow grizzly and her two, two year old cubs were observed feeding on the carcass of a domestic cow. The cow had died of natural causes three weeks previous. When the landowners neared the site, the bears took flight and retreated to a bush area ap proximately one-third mile away. Officers Filipchuk and Backer of Olds Fish and Wildlife oatrolled to the You're Invited To Word ot life Centre Pastor Don Peters speaks on: Experiencing Revival 47 five lOWs ftiBe-toTOJVlPO 1 Telephone lt; 0J) SI4-404* ftes.(40I)5M-UMl Sunday Service 10:00 a. m. Sunday School Midweek Kids Club Adull Bible Study ANNUAL JUNE OLDS EQUIPMENT Wednes., June 20,1990 Sale Time: 9:00 A.M. Location: 1/2 mile West of Olds on Hwy. 27 THIS SALE WILL FEATURE HAYING EQUIPMENT BUT WE WILL ALSO SELL ALL OTHER TYPES OF FARM EQUIPMENT PLUS VEHICLES AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS. EARLY CONSIGNMENTS WILL RECEIVE FULL BENEFIT OF EXTENSIVE ADVERTISING PROGRAM. FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR TO CONSIGN YOUR ITEMS PLEASE CALL: 5S6-7676 *cutt Hunter Auction *erutce Cft. THANK YOU TransAlta Utilities would like to thank all their customers in Olds and surrounding area for their co-operation and understanding during our outage on Sunday, May 27,1990, We apologize for the extended time off. J*MS0 gt;* *G *J:ou r*v location. As in all such bear occurrences, any possible threat to people or property was examined, and in this case none existed. The feeding site was in a location away from the county roads, normal access routes and the bears had a secure escape route and hiding area to retreat to when frightened. The bears showed absolutely no aggression and maintained their natural fear and avoidance of man when the investigating officers were present. Although cattle were present in the same pasture as the bears, they showed no threat to the cattle. No damage or harassment occurred to the livestock, they were calm and unaffected by the presence of the bears. The bears were evidentally attracted to the decaying cow carcass in their normal travels and after consuming the carcass, they were observed leaving the area, several miles away, heading into an uninhabited bush area. People can and do coexist with the grizzly bear. Various j-esearch indicates that the normal response of grizzly bears is to avoid people, they very seldom attack people or livestock on sight. Unfortunately, occurrances and the aggressiveness of grizzlies is exaggerated because of a few serious attacks over a vast number of years. However, they must be treated with respect and caution, they must not be approached and every attempt should be made to prevent an incident. Bears monopolize on readily available food sources. Garbage, garbage dumps, compost piles, discarded food, dog food, bees, and dead livestock can entice a bear. Take precaution to eliminate these attractions and the rare bear conflict occurrences can be prevented. The Fish and Wildlife Division requests that people in the fringe area west of Highway 22, help eliminate these attractions, especially any animal carcasses. Dead animals should be burned, deeply buried, or removed by a dead animal processing outlet. In instances where it is necessary to remove grizzlies because they have caused damage, the Division will give consideration to relocating the bear. The animals will be taken to a pre-arranged site away from habitation. Bears are not released in any populated areas and none have been released in the Water Valley area. This situation was one of a very natural occurrence, and although they are seldom sighted, gir- zzly bears have always existed in the area. We wish to thank the landowners at Water Valley for their exceUent co-operation and Page 3 understanding in this recent bear sighting. This type of cooperation will ensure successful co-existence between residents, livestock and bears. Anyone requiring further information or having a concern with any bear encounter can call any Fish and Wildlife office in their area. Gerald W. Filipchuk District WUdlife Officers, Olds letter Dear Editor Re horses in Olds. I presume my letter to town councU two weeks ago was not explicit enough. I am not against horses being in town limits for horse shows and fairs. What I am unhappy with is that horses are mixed in with residential areas and corraled on a permanent basis. Last year there were five horses, this year four horses in less than a half acre of land. Also Beech Crescent is not directly south of the hospitaL It is a subdivision southwest of Highway 27 behind Hildebrandt Motors and Harpers' Car Wash. Thank you B.J. MacKinnon Editor's Note: We stand corrected, thank you. ED GRAY - GOLF PROFESSWML Golf Lessons PRIVATE b GROUP LESSONS Tuesdays 8* Thursdays Starting June 5 FOR MORE INFORMATION TO REGISTER PHONE Olds Golf Club at 556-8008 J GREENHOUSES J IMow's The Time to Plant* 3 w For a beautiful garden W start with healthy, vigorous, climatized plants 9 JL from the grower who cares. J Jy Choose from the widest selection of Bedding Plants, * jo Hanging Baskets, Perennials, Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens S*fe A SELECTION OF TREES 8* SHRUBS IS STILL AVAILABLE * AT SALE PRICES TS ? We guarantee all our plants to be of the best quality and value available.* 11 OPEN DAILY 9-8, SUNDAY 1-5 W NEW LOCATION - 2 Miles north on 57 Ave. Olds W (Hospital Road) then Vi mile west Jji im r 556-7052 Aan Ca OCIR BLIZZARD* CAN WORK MIRACLES. From May 14 to June 3rd 50c from every regular size Blizzard flavour treat we sell goes to help The Children's Miracle Network Telethon. The Children's Miracle Network Telethon will be seen on T.V. Saturday, June 2nd through Sunday June 3rd. Tune in to the miracle. Then help make more miracles happen every time you order a regular size Blizzard - 50C goes to the good work done by (Hospital). HELP MAKE MIRACLES HAPPEN. 5CT YEARS Celebrating 50 yrs of treating you right * Registered Trade Mark. Trade Maria Office (Ottaam, Canada). Vn-erican Dairy Ckieen Corp.. Dairy Owen Canada Inc Registered User DAIRY QUEEN Corner of 50th Ava. ft Highway 27
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