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Hussar allows urban chickens, quails within municipal boundaries

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Residents in the Village of Hussar are now permitted to keep hens and quail within the municipality after village council passed third and final reading of its Urban Hen and Quail bylaw during the regular Thursday, March 9 council meeting.
Council first began considering a bylaw to allow hens within village boundaries after a resident brought forward a proposal at the June 8, 2022 council meeting, shortly after the Town of Strathmore approved its own Backyard Chickens bylaw; first reading of the bylaw was passed later the same month at the June 30 council meeting, with a public hearing and second reading of the bylaw in September 2022.
“This new Bylaw was brought forward for third and final reading and, with only a couple of clerical errors noted to be changed, it was voted on and passed third reading with those amendments,” Hussar Mayor Les Schultz tells the Mail.
The draft bylaw was brought back before council for third reading consideration multiple times since receiving second reading, with amendments recommended following each presentation.
Among the amendments recommended was to include quails as an approved bird, and changes to allow a minimum of two hens or quail and a maximum of eight; roosters are not permitted under the bylaw, and hens or quail acquired must be a minimum of 16 weeks old. The bylaw also states residents will be permitted one coop, which must meet minimum requirements such as the number of nesting boxes, length of perches, and space requirements.
Coops must also comply with existing Land Use Bylaw requirements, such as for setback amounts and lot coverage.
Mayor Schultz says, now the third reading has been approved, interested residents are able to apply to the village to keep hens or quail, “subject to all the requirements of the bylaw.”


Christ The Redeemer Superintendent announces retirement

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Superintendent Dr. Scott Morrison will be retiring from Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools at the end of the school year.
Dr. Morrison and his wife, Lorraine, began their careers teaching with Ft. McMurray Catholic. Four years later, they moved to Okotoks, where Dr. Morrison served as a teacher, an elementary principal, and a secondary principal with CTR Catholic. Dr. Morrison will conclude his career with 17 years in senior leadership and has been the Chief Superintendent of CTR Catholic for the past 10 years.
Dr. Morrison served on the College of Alberta School Superintendents (CASS) Board of Directors for five years and is currently the CASS president. Over the years, he has also enjoyed leading professional development across the province, teaching at St. Mary’s University and the University of Calgary, and serving on the St. Mary’s University Board of Governors. Dr. Morrison’s current side project is consulting on the development of St. Mary’s University’s Master of Education in Catholic Leadership program.
Serving as CTR’s Superintendent has been Dr. Morrison’s career highlight, and he is deeply proud of what we have all built. He will leave with warm memories and hundreds of treasured relationships with staff across the division. Recently, he reminded school administrators that to be an administrator is to administer and the root of that word is to “minister”. As leaders, teachers, and support staff we are all called to minister to those we serve; CTR’s personnel do this in a way that makes Dr. Morrison proud of who we are and confident in who you will all continue to be.
As for future plans, Dr. Morrison will be teaching university leadership courses this summer. In the fall, he and Lorraine plan to travel for a few months after which time he plans to remain engaged with both K-12 and post-secondary education.
Board Chair of CTR Catholic Andrea Keenan shared, “For Catholicity to flourish and succeed, you need a leader who emulates the “Five Marks of a Catholic Leader”. Dr. Morrison checks off all five marks. Rooted strongly in his faith, Dr. Morrison’s unfailing dedication and vision in all aspects is his true vocation. Advocating locally and provincially for Catholic Education, Dr. Morrison led us all by inspiring teachers and administration to be witnesses to their true calling and talents. He will be missed greatly at the Board table!”

Men sentenced for property crimes

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A man was sentenced to 45 days after pleading guilty to a number of charges including theft, obstructing a police officer, possession of drugs and possession of stolen property.
Scott Klatt, 37, appeared in provincial court in Drumheller on Friday, March 17 to make his pleas.
On October 5, 2022, Klatt was captured on camera stealing a compressor from a property in Hanna.
The court also heard how on January 6, 2022 Drumheller RCMP were investigating a stolen vehicle and withdrawals taken from an account using a stolen debit card. The vehicle was located at an address on Hunts Crescent.
Police gained entry to the home and Klatt provided a false name. Police also located $250 and a debit card as well as alcohol, fentanyl and methamphetamine. The vehicle and debit card was taken from a residence in Saskatchewan from a person Klatt was employed by.
Klatt also pleaded to a number of breaches.
The crown and defence agreed on a joint submission of 45 days in custody, followed by 12 months of probation. The $250 recovered will be returned to the victim, with a further restitution order of $550.
A further $350 of restitution was ordered for the stolen compressor.
Klatt has been in custody since the arrest in January and credit for his pretrial custody exceeds the totality of his sentence.


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