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I'll call it to order at 9:00.

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Welcome everybody to the December 10th a
service board meeting. Uh we'll call it

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to order at 9:00
and uh we'll start with number two the

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agenda. any additions to the agenda.
We'll start to uh with Roy and work our

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way back in
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a couple items. One is drainage update.

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We'll go 615 and 6.

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» Thanks, Roy. 65 66.
>> I actually have nothing nothing to add

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today.
>> No, I'm okay.

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» I have that. from the
administration.

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» I just have a uh one amendment

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on

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8.3 uh the way on reports will will not
be available to uh uh any so not sure

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Mr. chairman if you want to add in or
remove 8.3.

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» Maybe we'll leave it in case comes
online.

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» Okay.
>> And then we'll get up to see if we got

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a join last minute. All right. And
delegation is going to be online at

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10:00 sharp.
The delegation with uh Megan.

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So uh with no other additions, can we
have somebody make a motion? Wait for

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the agenda, please. I move that the Mont
County Agricultural Service Board adopt

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the December 10th, 2025
cultural service board agenda as

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amended. Okay. All in favor? Carried.
Number three, uh

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the adoption of the previous minutes
page 5 to 8. You guys had a chance to

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look over them. Any uh errors or

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if not, I'll get a motion, please.
We'll make a motion that L County A

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service board adopt the October 8, 2025
agricultural service board minute

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meeting our meeting minutes as
presented. Okay. All in favor? Okay.

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Thanks. Uh Aaron carried
number four follow-up action plan page

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nine uh
4.1.

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» Okay. So the uh on page nine uh going
back to April 9th uh there is the over

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culture hall of fame. Uh we we did bring
that forward. Uh Bonnie and I are still

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waiting for for the correspondence. Uh
the applications we do have the

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applicant uh we did do a little bit of
background information. So as soon as we

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we have that we will submit it. Uh in
June uh we uh we had the service board

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approve the uh let's make a
recommendation due to council to dispose

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of our 2013 ethanol spray drug. Uh we
did tender out we did get one uh one

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application or one tender back. Uh after
discussion with Mr. Turnowski I chose

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not to accept it. Uh it was pretty much
a fun insult because Amanda and I were

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were at at our association of a culture
human there's a lot of industry there

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and uh I did some solicity and and
there's two individuals that that are

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are looking to quite interest.
>> Let's get a bidding war going.

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» Pardon me.
>> Let's get a bidding war going.

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» Yeah. Uh actually the one that is very
interested uh he actually does all the

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uh the screening for uh for
transportation.

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» Okay. I know what you're talking
so he uh he was also interested in in

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being a part of of our roadside strike.
So we're we very well could could kill

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two birds with one stone. So
>> any more questions for you on that? I

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don't think don't panic and sell too
fast. No, no, no.

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» Yeah, there's the value there, right?
>> It starts due to getting a colder for

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$10,000 for for that spray truck. U the
deck is worth more than 10,000. Yeah.

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Never mind the truck. uh our uh lemon
county emergency uh plan uh that was was

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brought forward to uh to the budget
deliberations and based on uh on my uh

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my understanding uh council did approve
that based on on the grant. So we're in

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the process of making a grant
application. The roadside brushing

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program uh that's still ongoing. uh the
Sunland drainage rolling. Uh

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that that was completed
up to a mile north of about 572

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uh where where the grass was and then
once it got deeper in uh where there's

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brushing that's that's where we left it
and then change elevation. So I'm not

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sure if you want to discuss that now.
Yeah, we can just discuss that now.

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I thought we were going to go back

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that service board wants us to do. But
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the only caution that that I have is if
we clean it u and we do have a lot of of

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water that that starts to move. I just
don't want to have a repeat of what we

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had in uh in 21 where that water was
driven and then before it uh it goes to

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North Scation

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up the ice cream. I'll rather try to
slow the water down.

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Is there a lot of windows there?
I I haven't been there. I don't know.

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There there is there there is regrows
because the last time we went in there u

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we had uh Cody go in there with the and
he done all that stuff and then some of

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the roots he landed up for the spring
time and mulch all that stuff. So

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there's there's regrowth and the other
reason we didn't spray it is because we

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have to get a special use approval from
from environment to spray in the body of

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water. So u if if that's a direction
that that the service board wants wants

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us to do. Uh we are most

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area but
ultimately

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it's your guys
the previous All right.

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Nobody touched it.

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all that stuff that was coming from 162
and then coming through

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and then going towards and then through
through what used to be drainage when it

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goes through that that dra
and that's why uh works have to upgrade

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that because the water was was moving so
quick uh there was all that erosion and

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started
And then all that silation winded up

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going through what's now Coon's property
through that cross into

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JeffX.

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Will those are we talking? A mile, half
a mile, quarter mile.

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» They're probably be pretty close to 3/4
of a mile.

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They'll probably hold stone stuff and
then hold back water.

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» The the change in elevation starts to to
go downhill. The the stuff that that we

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used our sidewalk for where it's easier
to to take out the cows and and the

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grass. That's where chain elevation over
a mile was uh was very minimal. So with

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it being caught that's why we we took
those caps and grass out and then where

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where the change in elevation goes down
um that's one of the reasons why we uh

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we never went with for the simple reason
that I didn't want to have the water too

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fast to have

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target.

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to the east of 162 starters.

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They were cleaned up years a couple
years ago, right?

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We have to be very careful as well
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in a way here we're going to have
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This is not

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all all the material
doesn't take much to change it already.

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there. There is, but I I I know on the
west side of uh 161

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is pretty flat, but where it starts off
the 572 in the field, I thought there's

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a not very defined
It's there there not a very very

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different channel there at all and
that's one of the reasons why the uh

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producers are are able to

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out there in fall to see if they've been
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on 62 each side. It's all capped

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on the east side of 162. Sorry, on the
west side of 162. But I mean, so you

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know, sun drainage goes to both side
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I don't know. I guess can we go over
if whatever guys have worked through can

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we just leave that don't go where is
that right

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to the grass um
we can't do very much grass but if the

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board's wanting us to to take out those
trees because we're we're not far away

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we we can do it the only thing that I
hope to is you Maybe you may be opening

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yourself up to to additional work
because if you're going to do sunlight

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drainage is some want
or they want to drainage and then where

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where do you where do you draw

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a human
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everybody

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that takes water all the way from there.

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or so and it starts right
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Whitford Lake then Wford Lake this
drainage and go north right they go to

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where the find they built that channel

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» do do you want do you want the done or
not do you do you feel you

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do the willows and don't don't disturb
the dirt, you know, cuz you got to leave

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this much willows. Don't go into the
dirt and

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see
just the sun that drainage

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here and there and the other side of the
gaps are this high.

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father's false

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guys.
They used to work it right through and

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it's a ravine.

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that
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and then when when that water started to
to drip through he inherited all that

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all that soil

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» and that's that's one of the reasons why
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yes, we took out the the trees and the
initially just to allow the snow to come

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in and bleed and I and I get it that
that those are there. Um,

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but I think we should have some sort of
resistance there or have some built if

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we do have a quick meal and those that
channel is full.

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register. That's that's where you go.
But if the board want us to do it,

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there's like

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574.

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We're not far away though.
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you're talking

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that's where the levels are along
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where there where there's that
uh that cut line that goes on going

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between 163 and 162 and then it jumps on
the west side up 163 and then it goes

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for about eight mile to the west and
then it comes back and it goes into

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the west
on the on the west side and then there's

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a bit not very much

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stuff that's on drainage. The new owner
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he
put his in there

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redefining that that channel which he
should have not touched.

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Who was that cross?

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So while while the board is just
deciding what they want to do uh and

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then some drainage
that um it was complete but we can we

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can change it to ongoing and then on
October 8th um we had a a policy that

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changed our our BM control and that's
complete and And uh there was a

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recommendation to to have a uh a
donation to uh to hardline training and

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support which normally there in the past
was the program and both of those

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any questions that we'll bring it back
in 6.5 we'll have time to think about it

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till then right
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followup action plan.

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» All right, we can get uh there's no more
questions. Can we get a motion on that

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4.1, please?
>> Sure. My motion that the L County

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Agricultural Service Board accept
followup action listed as information.

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» Okay. All in favor?
>> All five carried. Okay, the delegation

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will be at uh at 10:00. So, we'll skip
over 5.1

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and we'll go to sorry 6.1 new business
page 10 through 11.

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» So, one of the things that studies been
doing for for numerous years and more

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benefit for youth service board members.
Um what we try to do is very similar to

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to what council has as as well as we
have designated dates. So based on our

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our terms of reference um we have
meetings every month with the exception

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of uh of July and and September.
So what you have in in RFD is a meeting

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in January and that is a week prior to
to the ASP provincial conference and

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that meeting is just to go through our
our resolutions so that it gives the the

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board an hour or whatever it's going to
take depending on how many resolutions

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we have so that we can talk as as a
group. uh u Amanda and I can can give

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you any background information so that
it allows the service board to make a

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sound decision and uh u then if there's
any additional feedback or or research

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that you want it gives us the ability
and then February, March, April, May,

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June, August, October and and December
are the designated dates that that we're

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recommending. Any

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questions on the dates
stand out for you guys?

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» And these days are normally the day
after uh I think it's the first council

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meeting. Yeah, the first council meeting
council was on Tuesday and this is on a

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Wednesday.

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to approve the 61.
>> I move that the Long County Agricultural

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Service Board approved the ASB meeting
dates for 2026 as presented. January 14,

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2026.
ASB resolution review only February

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11th, 2026,
March 11th, 2026,

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April 8, 2026, May 13, 2026,
June 10th, 2026,

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August 12th, 2026,
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December refers to his

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» What day was that thing?

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» Okay. It wasn't
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» It's not an 11th for sure.

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» All right. Thanks, Roy. All in favor?
Okay. Passed car 6.2 to Caillou Caillou

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production program grants 12 to 19.
>> So our department's been been getting a

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couple inquiries um asking if if Lamont
County has a bounty program for the

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coyote
and some of this also stems back from

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from one of our neighboring
municipalities which is the county of

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Two Hills. They received a $30,000
grant over the next three years. So

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90,000 over over three years to uh um
manage their their coyotes.

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So they have a bounty. So they're
they're going to be paying $20 per

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coyote. So $15
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is is part of the grant and then $5 is
um is to take care of the administration

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fees. Now, um what we did is we we went
and we we surveyed some of the other

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municipalities within the area. Uh and
if you look on page 14, uh the only the

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only municipalities that that do have a
bounty is Two Hills. Uh Beaver County

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doesn't, St. Paul doesn't. they uh they
got back or they pushed back in 2019

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um because they they had uh some ethical
problems and uh some of the individuals

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felt that u when you take out the
coyotes you're all you're doing is

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you're inviting the uh a different a
different group of of co coming in um MD

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of Bonnieville um they they do have a
bounty

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but they take care of it internally.
Black Wish as well. Um those are two

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municipalities that that have uh trap
lines and and and outfitters in there as

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well. Uh Smoky Way County doesn't uh but
they are considering making a grant

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application. County of Minburn doesn't.
County of Vermillion River doesn't. Big

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Lakes County. Uh they have been offered
1080 for uh producers with confirmed

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coyote accreditation.
Daff in New County,

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but they also
offer the 108 clear hills county has a

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$30 program. And then Duke, Yan County,
and of Western River, they don't uh from

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our point of view,
I would I would recommend not to have

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the program because uh who's going to
manage it? Um so if you have a producer

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that that happens to bring in the coyote
um what two hills has been doing is they

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bring in the coyote and then their
administration goes in and cuts the paw

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off so that they know that that
individual can't come into for instance

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two hills and then go to lant or min and
uh and I don't want to say double dip

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but use that same coyote for for
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But at the same time, um, ethically, I
I'm not prepared and and I wouldn't have

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have our staff sitting there with a set
of pruning shears to, uh, cut a ball

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out. That's just it's it's ethically not
not correct.

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for every coyote that that you remove,

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you may be uh you might be inviting
another another crew of of coyotes

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coming in because there is your good
coyote and there's your bad coyotes. Uh

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there's there's coyotes that are in the
area and they know they're having these

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they need to survive as well, but at the
same time there's guys that are having

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coyotes that they're not having
anyreditation in in their lives, but as

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well um how far does the municipality
want to go with the local service? Is it

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really our responsibility to make sure
that uh producers are are following

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proper husband husbandary? Um they need
to manage their their own

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control of of their chickens or or their
sheep or or

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right now the coyotes are really bad. We
got the neighbors the other day, seven

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of them coming from the s pile in the
morning. They're they're packing up. I

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sent you guys a picture. That's one day
of hunt. One day of hunting. Uh that's

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what they got in one day. There there's
a sheep farmer east of town. He's got

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38. And uh another one of his friends
has got 36 already this year. That's

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counting from November 1st. They like uh
I know our area. They're coming at 7:00

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at night and eating cat food 7:00 at
night. Then they drink water from the

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ditch.

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» Yeah.
But we got before everybody had a gun.

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They were doing chores. They kept co
down. Now there's not very many cattle

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producers. So I know it's uh we got lost
in our area back.

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» I don't I don't hear any but there's no
no livestock that was you know.

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So we still have the trappers
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and that's that's one of the reasons as
I mentioned my provision company and uh

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and
they have trap lines up there. So the uh

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the individuals that that have trap
lines they're also then contracted to do

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some of that that works as well. Um
the ones in in our area

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» your neighbor

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» well there's nothing when you get
there's nothing for the pellets you give

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zero dollars for now
>> there's quite a few

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» well I carry on the fireman who want it
>> kill some of them some of their own

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population but yeah carried on the farm.
>> So there was a grand port from Alberta

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government. Is that what the
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it early enough. I'm not sure
>> it was

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their society. So that's fun from

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weed against the program. It's just not
affected where you need it to be and

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pits are increasers. So you start taking

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I I would I honestly I would say not to.
I mean if you if you want for 15 bucks a

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kite you take to the hut they give you
the same amount.

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» Just go with your own just have your own
problems. We're all We're all stewards

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of our own land.
They scan them out and sell them all.

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whenever they see it, they take stuff.
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» I think once they're bothered by it,
they deal with their own right. They're

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having problems. You're going to take
care of your own right.

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Oh, it's a No, I guess

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» Mr. Chairman,
>> if it's no, then it would be the

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recommendation that that listed on page.
>> Yeah.

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Make a motion that Lamont County a
service board direct administration take

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no action on the Alberta Professional
Outfitters Association Bodlife

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Management Fund grants for purpose of a
cut reduction bounty program. All in

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favor?

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6.3 2025 photo contest page 261.

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» So we want a local service board annual
photo contest for county residents to

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share memorable photos with the public.
This year the residents we received 21

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pictures for county life and nine for
egg and industry. These photos are used

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here county apartments for promotional
purposes. They also showcase on our

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website and Facebook page and they
always receive positive feedback from

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residents who eagerly awaiting photos.
The egg sales board um did determine two

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sorry the six winners. So the financial
winning amounts are first prize is $150,

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second prize 100, third prize is 50. So
for county light

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first prize winner is Shelley Joelnik.
Second prize is Rose McAffrey. Third

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prize is Karen Crossy Quasnia
for a industry.

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First prize is Captain Herald. Second
prize is Sophie.

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Third prize day.

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» Good. We got That's usually the hardest
part is finding the try and add up all

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the numbers and stuff. So, we got the
winners. We get a motion on that. I

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guess the

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63, please.
The Lamont County Agriculture Society

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Board approves the 2025 photo contest
winners. County Life was Shelley Joe

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Melnik first. Second was Rose McGaffrey.
Third was Karen Casiqu.

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Okay. Uh agriculture and industrial
castin and Harold. Second was Sophie.

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Third was Joan Dave.
>> Okay. Thanks. All in favor carried.

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Dave, we got 6.4 2000, excuse me, 2026
ASB provincial conference 22.

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So, Mr. Chairman, uh we do have our our
ASB provincial conference. Uh it's going

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to be held at the Delta South Edmonton
uh from January 20th to 22nd. Um we did

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get the agenda yesterday. Uh they are
recommending that uh we register sooner

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than later. Um our region, the Northeast
region is is the region that has hosting

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them. Um
we plan for the works best. Uh what we

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did is we we booked the rooms for for
all five board members plus uh Amanda

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and myself plus uh the CEO. Um it's
easier for us to counsel than to try to

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find rooms. But more importantly, what
do you want to do? We want to get the

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registration done. So we need some
direction on who's going to be.

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» All right. Uh, I'll be going.
>> Yeah.

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» Yeah.

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» All right. Perfect.

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So, six recommendation, please.
Make a motion that the Lamont County

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Agricultural Service Board confirm the
board members attending the 2026 ASB

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provincial conference. Okay, thank you.
All in favor? Okay. Carried. Uh so that

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puts us to 6.5 drainage. Do we have time
to think about the willows there? Uh any

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any comments?

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» They might like they say they're not
don't have to go down in the dirt. They

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can mulch it right now.
>> Just take the tops off.

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» Take the top down and leave some root
system for so there's no uh

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» that'll avoid your erosion. Right.
>> Yeah.

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Any more comments?
>> What do we want to do on the 162

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go

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that address

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the whole thing to the east side? Okay.
So, so that

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will come straight in between 162 163 up
towards 980.

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» That walk
that

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I mean the equipment's there. What's it
going to take that day? Yeah through

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there

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once you get from I keep
drainage

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when you get that big then it crosses by
the church and then they say that big

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I believe
fixed in two years last year two years

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ago because there was

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schedule.

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That's right.

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that part.

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» Okay, let's do that balance on the
east side of 162. We'll assess it in

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fall. See where it goes. 162.
>> James, let me make motions on the board,

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please.
>> Drainage between 162 and 16.

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» Just let him finish. Yeah, let him

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» south of

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580.

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That's that's area we went with with the
with the and we we did the the swale and

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we did the cail.

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There we go. Yep. I motion that the Mont
County Edger call service for direct

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administration to brush the willows and
sunlight drainage between Rain Road 162

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and Rain Road 163. South of Township 580
down to township road 574.

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» All right. Thanks, John. All in favor?
Carry. All right. Uh 6.6 uh uh brushing

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is an add-on.
>> Right.

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» Okay. Uh

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what's the brushing that completed last
year on the program for this year?

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» Second question.
Uh what we're trying to do is this the

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areas that never got done last year were
incorporating into this year. So that

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were ideally we should have caught some
from from 2425 versus 25 26 but I'm

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trying to coordinate it as as a block so
that we have minimal

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polization.
>> Okay. I was just wondering about that

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because uh some people have asked that
you know if we're mowing in a different

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area did that. So the intention is
>> they do that four.

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» Yeah. So there is roads uh and I don't
have the map in front of me. Um

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I want to say it was 163 from
45. Uh that stuff never got done.

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they're stuck on 560 that that never got
done. Um, as soon as we're we're done in

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the area we are right now, we're going
to start moving ourselves south of uh of

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energy. Yeah, logistically it makes more
sense to to haul the equipment three or

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four miles versus all the equipment 16
miles from one side to another. And then

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once we do that, then we're going to to
circle back and and

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get and I mean to to use the division
but circle back and if you're stuck in

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division one and then catch yourself in
division three and then division two and

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then and then

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» okay that's the only question I have and
that'll be some brushing

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» and that's that's where the advantage we
have with three pieces of equipment

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having a small what's

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a lot more
And uh currently right now we have two

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different projects. We have uh we have a
beaver truck on a chainsaw and we have

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you know a small

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drainage and then the other big

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but they should be done within the next
three days and then the small one is is

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going to go assist the uh the other
programs and and all

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Did
you ever talk to you about

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what
when we do 560?

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So when we talk about just east of 855
you guys are going the small one is just

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going to truck that up and and do that
and that's part of the drainage that

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that comes comes by there in the yard.
So it's it needs to be done as well.

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» Yeah, that's all I have.
>> All right. Um,

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we get a motion on the screen, please.
>> I move that the Mont County Agricultural

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Service Board accept the roadside
roadside project information.

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» Okay, that's for 616. All in favor?
Thank you. North. Okay. Uh, we still

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have uh 16 minutes before our
delegation. Uh, we get to the

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correspondence, please. Page 23 to 24.
So on on page 23, uh there was a u a

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letter that that was sent by MD of
Spirit River uh to both the provincial

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and and federal ministers u with regards
to a declaration by a disaster for MD of

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Spirit River.
Then on page 25, uh there is a

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some correspondence that was sent by
Gradwell County

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to the Minister of Transportation.
Uh Grazel County was very concerned with

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with the uh MCTism of roadside
maintenance on on highways.

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uh they're saying that that the brush is
is overgrown. The vegetation is is

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obstructing sight lines. There's higher
than than normal amount of prohibited

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noxious and noxious weeds. Uh
and then uh on same same day uh there

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was a correspondence that Grazville
County sent uh with with regards to

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quality that uh the website's
recommendation is is going on with with

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the orphan law program. Uh
then on page 27 uh there is uh by

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Brazwell County as well the
reconsideration of of the call order of

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uh the universal office front.
Um unfortunately

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I don't know the outcome of that one.
Then on page 28 um there was a uh

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the uh the shadow minister uh did send
send some some correspondence with

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regards to a uh a survey uh with regards
to the uh the rich ground squirrels. uh

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they are trying to uh to reinstate the
the 2% strict night. So uh

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be aware of that.
Uh Dan on 30 and 31. Uh there's a uh a

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conference that
some of our board members have attended

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in in the past. It's it's called
Crossroads. It used to be far deck. to

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be held at at the uh Expo Center. Uh
they originate in between Edmonton and

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Selberry. This year it's in Edmonton.
It's it's uh January 27th 28th. Uh reg

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they they do still have openings for for
registrations. Um registration is is in

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the neighborhood of $165.
Uh some boards do send some of their

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members.
I don't I won't be attending. I I don't

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see there's there's a baker to it.
Then on a

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page 41
there was a report

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from the Alberta Prairie Con.

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It was sent to to our CAO. There is a uh
an extended

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package like the campaign. I'm not going
to get through it. Um but mainly sent to

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uh Peter and Peter for GP Harbor uh
based on their study that they did in

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1990 and 2000 2010 2020
over the last 30 years they found that

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that there's over 5200 acres of of
native prairie that uh that have been

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used.

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They're hoping that the expanded
approach to find would allow the

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munities to uh review their
how they how they deal with some of the

437
00:48:15,200 --> 00:48:24,559
landscape changes that they're going on
pertaining to the conservation amendment

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and stewardship of the the land
of our native prairies.

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00:48:29,040 --> 00:48:42,480
So read um it's it's a very like reading
material. Feel free to spend your time

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00:48:35,920 --> 00:48:49,440
going through that. Then on page um 184
there is a uh a letter that that was

441
00:48:46,000 --> 00:48:54,400
sent to both uh honorable Rebecca
Schultz and Honorable RJ Singerson

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00:48:52,319 --> 00:49:00,960
pertaining to the farms pesticide
certification program. Uh, Northern

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00:48:57,839 --> 00:49:09,599
Sunrise uh does support the no other
that Daniel County and Green View

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uh saying that currently right now uh if
if you want to have Canadian poison uh

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00:49:12,960 --> 00:49:19,680
at the municipality as a producer you
have to be certified. You have to take

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00:49:17,359 --> 00:49:26,839
the force and and it's up to the
municipality to uh to train train you.

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So um

448
00:49:26,960 --> 00:49:35,760
all these municipalities are having a
concern with that that port 1080 is up

449
00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:41,680
to the municipality but if you need a
aquatic license or or pest license on

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00:49:39,599 --> 00:49:47,040
collar are the ones that are doing this.
So, um, this is one of the reasons why

451
00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:54,960
Amanda and I have also made the decision
not to continue participation with the

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00:49:50,400 --> 00:50:00,559
1080. Um, it's really dwindled down and
over the last four years, we've only had

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00:49:57,359 --> 00:50:07,200
one producer in uh, individually one
that's been using it as

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00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:12,800
a control measure just to keep the cats
down. Um but it's also part of the

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00:50:10,400 --> 00:50:18,720
condition that as a producer you have to
have your management plan and

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00:50:15,920 --> 00:50:24,640
controlling guidance not just have the
toxicate. So that's why u the liability

457
00:50:22,960 --> 00:50:32,000
and the administration from from our
point of view is that much greater. So

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00:50:26,960 --> 00:50:39,520
we chose not to uh not to do it.
Then on page uh 186 uh

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00:50:36,800 --> 00:50:48,640
Northern Sunrise does support county
men's u letter pertaining to uh updating

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00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:56,559
the uh the amount of of animals that
that you can slaughter on farm.

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00:50:52,640 --> 00:51:02,480
Initially the uh the government did have
a limitation and with the price of beef

462
00:51:00,240 --> 00:51:07,760
and with a lot of consumers wanting to
know where where their their food is

463
00:51:04,559 --> 00:51:14,800
coming from. Um they are echoing what
what the county has has said all is um

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00:51:11,839 --> 00:51:21,760
what the producers work with with the on
on farm slaughter plants and continue

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00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:29,440
doing that. Um and then saddle gills
very as as well

466
00:51:24,319 --> 00:51:39,599
they also support that uh we allow the
uh the uh the slot to take place on page

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00:51:34,079 --> 00:51:45,119
189 u MD plan is is asking the federal
government honorable Keith McDonald to

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00:51:43,280 --> 00:51:52,000
see when when they're going to fill the
uh uh the voidness from from Dr.

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00:51:48,160 --> 00:52:00,559
Rosemary uh Deep Clerk. Uh she was the
uh the weed biolog biological control

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00:51:55,040 --> 00:52:06,480
enthmologist. Um currently right now um
the the void is is at the uh the CDC

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00:52:03,440 --> 00:52:11,520
North in in Westridge. Uh, and if they
don't feel it, uh, they don't have

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00:52:08,400 --> 00:52:18,319
anyone that's, um, taking care of the,
uh, the the bio control for, uh, uh, for

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00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:25,440
any of the invasive species that that
are, uh, are coming in.

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00:52:22,079 --> 00:52:30,960
Then on page 191, uh, one of the things
that we've done is we we work with, uh,

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00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:38,880
with Albert Kingston. uh in the
summertime we we have u pest

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00:52:34,160 --> 00:52:46,960
surveillance and uh Amanda and her team
uh where we're doing this. So in 2025 uh

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00:52:42,880 --> 00:52:52,559
there were no no Brisbane uh no warnings
uh that were beyond 300 uh there were

478
00:52:50,160 --> 00:52:59,760
very small amounts so nothing to be
worried about. Uh for for Creek Mitch uh

479
00:52:56,559 --> 00:53:09,119
they sampled five fields and uh they
only found two two specimens in one

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00:53:03,119 --> 00:53:14,960
field. uh P pew weed weevil um um they
did increase but but they are still uh

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00:53:11,920 --> 00:53:21,440
at the motor level. Uh cabbage pod seed
weevil um there were none that were

482
00:53:17,599 --> 00:53:29,280
found and in 2025 there were no reports
of any worms at that and I think a lot

483
00:53:24,400 --> 00:53:35,920
of that is because it was driving to us.
uh the works uh research has has shown

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00:53:33,040 --> 00:53:43,040
that there are very few that that were
affected uh with the M catches that that

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00:53:39,440 --> 00:53:50,000
were as I mentioned under 300 hunters.
And then on page

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196 uh uh we did share this with you in
in the path that the uh what used to be

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00:53:53,200 --> 00:54:03,599
the North family and and then the uh the
Beimo uh

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00:53:59,920 --> 00:54:08,160
has now been given to the upper
association of egg societies. There's a

489
00:54:06,319 --> 00:54:17,200
resolution that that came forward last
year. So they alter the north and the

490
00:54:12,800 --> 00:54:20,200
south we fall to the north.
So,

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00:54:20,640 --> 00:54:28,720
the ability to start thinking about who
you would go on to nominate as as a uh a

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00:54:26,559 --> 00:54:37,200
farm family,
we do have till uh till

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00:54:32,960 --> 00:54:41,839
August August 1st of of 2026. So, if
there's any that that you think of, um,

494
00:54:39,839 --> 00:54:47,440
bring them forward to an upcoming ASU
meeting and, uh, we will we'll work with

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00:54:44,800 --> 00:54:51,000
them and, uh,
they're their nominated.

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00:55:00,880 --> 00:55:03,880
No.

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summarize um we did a lot of education
and awareness earlier in the season

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00:55:14,079 --> 00:55:21,280
green houses. We did have issues with
our GI program. So that was a struggle

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00:55:19,280 --> 00:55:27,760
for
it and they sent 293 letters

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00:55:25,200 --> 00:55:32,480
we noticed. We didn't have to do any
enforcement. So, it was a good work for

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00:55:30,160 --> 00:55:37,520
us. They helped out with all the pest
monitoring, the grasshopper surveys,

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00:55:35,280 --> 00:55:41,680
delivering herbicide, things like that.
And then towards the end of the season,

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00:55:39,119 --> 00:55:44,680
she was helping out with the past
program.

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00:55:44,880 --> 00:55:48,440
» Any questions for

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00:55:52,240 --> 00:56:00,960
if not we get a motion there 7.14?
Sure. I motion that Lamont County

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00:55:58,720 --> 00:56:05,760
Agricultural Service Board accept all
correspondence as information.

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00:56:03,119 --> 00:56:10,400
» All in favor? Okay. I I think we'll take
a five minute break so that uh the

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00:56:08,880 --> 00:56:14,880
delegations we have time to get them up
on the computer and stuff.

509
00:56:12,640 --> 00:56:19,000
» Um see and then we'll continue on with
8.1 after the delegations.

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00:56:22,559 --> 00:56:31,359
that picture kind of one day uh John's
sister-in-law and her husband shot all

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00:56:28,559 --> 00:56:34,359
that in one day over there All that
stuff.

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01:02:47,200 --> 01:02:57,119
All right, we'll go to our delegate 10
o'clock delegation here uh from Alberta

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01:02:54,240 --> 01:03:06,640
Invasive Species Council
uh Executive Director Megan Evans. Uh

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01:03:01,839 --> 01:03:10,960
if you're ready to go, we'll uh
finally like to hear your presentation.

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01:03:10,000 --> 01:03:16,400
Great.
>> Thank you so much. Thanks for the

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01:03:12,559 --> 01:03:20,440
opportunity to be here. Uh I will sh Oh,
I will share my screen

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01:03:20,480 --> 01:03:23,480
and

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01:03:24,400 --> 01:03:31,359
with any luck are you seeing the full
screen that you should see on your end?

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01:03:30,960 --> 01:03:37,359
» Yes.
>> Yeah, we got the

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01:03:34,559 --> 01:03:40,880
» Great. Okay. All right. Well, again,
thank you so much for the opportunity to

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01:03:38,799 --> 01:03:45,119
be here. My name is Megan Evans and I am
here on behalf of the Alberta Invasive

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01:03:42,799 --> 01:03:49,359
Species Council. So, what I'd like to do
with our time this morning is talk to

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01:03:46,880 --> 01:03:53,440
you a little bit about uh invasive
species, what they are, why they matter,

524
01:03:51,680 --> 01:03:57,839
and some of the things that we do as a
nonprofit organization to help combat

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01:03:55,280 --> 01:04:02,720
them, working in collaboration with
municipalities across Alberta like

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01:03:59,680 --> 01:04:06,319
Lamont County. Uh so, this is our our
year in review infographic. Uh we put

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01:04:05,039 --> 01:04:10,000
this together every year. This is for
last year, of course. Uh, but this is

528
01:04:08,400 --> 01:04:13,440
kind of our elevator pitch. When people
ask what we do, this is kind of a great

529
01:04:11,839 --> 01:04:17,440
visual to sum that up. Now, I know
there's a lot on the screen, but really

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01:04:15,280 --> 01:04:23,599
quickly, uh, we attend a lot of outreach
events. Uh, we offer bio control

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01:04:20,799 --> 01:04:29,200
releases. So, those are little bugs
that, uh, target and eat specific weed

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01:04:26,640 --> 01:04:33,280
species. And, uh, bio control is a
really important part of, uh, managing,

533
01:04:31,920 --> 01:04:35,760
uh, invasive species in an
environmentally friendly way. We really

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01:04:34,559 --> 01:04:41,280
like that program. There's a lot
happening there. We also have invasive

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01:04:38,559 --> 01:04:44,960
species reporting apps. We'll talk more
about those later. Those are called EDM

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01:04:43,280 --> 01:04:48,240
Maps. That's kind of a goofy name, but
we'll we'll chat more about that in a

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01:04:46,319 --> 01:04:53,599
little bit. We're active on all the
social media platforms, and we even uh

538
01:04:50,799 --> 01:04:57,920
started a Tik Tok channel account in
2024, which has been eye opening for

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01:04:56,240 --> 01:05:02,160
everybody, but we're learning a lot as
we do that.

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01:04:59,520 --> 01:05:06,880
Uh the Alberta Invasive Species Council
uh administers Alberta's certified

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01:05:04,480 --> 01:05:13,039
weed-free forage program. We've had
minimal uptake on that program, but we

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01:05:09,680 --> 01:05:15,280
uh we have a lot of uh hopes. We we we
think there's a lot more we could do

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01:05:14,079 --> 01:05:20,400
there. So, we look forward to working
more on that in the future. We host an

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01:05:18,079 --> 01:05:25,119
annual conference every year, which is
the place to go if you are interested in

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01:05:22,799 --> 01:05:28,880
being brought up to speed on everything
invasive species in Alberta. what's

546
01:05:27,359 --> 01:05:34,079
coming, what we're dealing with, what
are the new management um options, etc.

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01:05:31,920 --> 01:05:39,280
And we also offer a host of resources,
including fact sheets. We have now over

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01:05:36,400 --> 01:05:42,319
200 fact sheets in our library, and
those fact sheets are one-stop shop for

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01:05:41,039 --> 01:05:48,240
anything you would want to know about a
particular invasive species. Um, and we

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01:05:46,079 --> 01:05:52,240
also have outreach campaigns. So, we do
a lot of extension and outreach and we

551
01:05:49,839 --> 01:05:56,319
promote a lot of the same campaigns that
people use in other jurisdictions,

552
01:05:53,920 --> 01:06:01,680
including uh, you know, don't let it
loose, buy local, burn local for

553
01:05:58,880 --> 01:06:05,280
firewood, clean drain, dry your gear for
preventing aquatic invasive species like

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01:06:03,839 --> 01:06:11,839
zebra muscles.
>> Uh, and we've started to develop our own

555
01:06:08,000 --> 01:06:17,359
campaigns. And in 2024, we launched our
rat on rats campaign, uh, which is, uh,

556
01:06:15,119 --> 01:06:21,520
a really exciting campaign that's really
encourages Albertans to report rat

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01:06:18,960 --> 01:06:24,960
sightings and and help encouraging
people to join the rat patrol and keep

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01:06:23,039 --> 01:06:28,400
Alberta rat free. We'll talk more about
that in a moment as well. We also

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01:06:27,039 --> 01:06:32,079
distribute the invasive plants of
Alberta guide. Uh, this is a really

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01:06:30,319 --> 01:06:35,760
important resource. We've distributed
over 33,000 copies to date and all of

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01:06:34,640 --> 01:06:40,400
them have been distributed at a
subsidized rate uh which we're able to

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01:06:38,000 --> 01:06:44,640
do through securing grant funding. The
list of regulated weeds in Alberta is

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01:06:42,640 --> 01:06:48,240
being updated this winter as you're
probably likely aware. So these are out

564
01:06:46,720 --> 01:06:51,760
of print right now. We are currently
working on revising them and we hope to

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01:06:49,760 --> 01:06:57,200
have print copies available for you this
spring. Uh and as a registered nonprofit

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01:06:54,799 --> 01:07:03,520
in Alberta, we are uh you know
accountable to our members. We have 183

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01:06:59,680 --> 01:07:09,760
members. uh and a board of directors uh
which consists of 16 board directors uh

568
01:07:07,039 --> 01:07:14,319
and five staff members and we also have
39 in 2024 we have 39 partner

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01:07:11,839 --> 01:07:19,599
organizations across the province uh
that have been a really important part

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01:07:16,160 --> 01:07:22,640
of uh our programming um and I do want
to point out that again we are fully

571
01:07:20,880 --> 01:07:26,720
independent nonprofit and we are not a
government agency. A lot of folks think

572
01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:30,880
that we are. So I want to touch a little
bit on how we're funded uh just to give

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01:07:28,640 --> 01:07:35,760
you some context. So we've been around
for almost 20 years. Uh and we don't

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01:07:33,760 --> 01:07:39,920
actually get any core uh government
money. So we don't get any you know

575
01:07:37,359 --> 01:07:44,480
admin or core operational money from uh
from the government. What we do survive

576
01:07:42,160 --> 01:07:48,240
on is is largely grants. So we write a
grant application and we have you know a

577
01:07:46,400 --> 01:07:52,240
project objectives and deliverables and
we and we deliver on that and that is

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01:07:50,319 --> 01:07:56,400
the bulk of what we do. That's about uh
twothirds of our our revenue. We uh

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01:07:55,039 --> 01:08:02,559
bring in revenue with our annual
conference. Uh we also have an AGLC

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01:07:59,920 --> 01:08:05,839
fundraising casinos. I'm sure everyone
you're at least likely familiar with

581
01:08:04,160 --> 01:08:09,440
working these casino shifts till two or
three in the morning. So those those are

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01:08:07,440 --> 01:08:13,440
an important fundraiser for us. We
generate revenue through our biocrol

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01:08:11,039 --> 01:08:17,520
release program and also through uh the
partnership program which is primarily

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01:08:16,000 --> 01:08:21,440
supported through rural municipalities
across Alberta and through membership

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01:08:19,359 --> 01:08:25,120
dues. Uh but I do want to point out that
the only restrictive funding that we do

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01:08:23,120 --> 01:08:30,560
receive is through our partnership and
our membership uh uh dues. So that's the

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01:08:28,400 --> 01:08:34,640
only funding that we receive that comes
with no strings attached. And that in my

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01:08:32,960 --> 01:08:39,359
opinion is the most important revenue
that we receive because it allows us to

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01:08:36,880 --> 01:08:43,759
apply for other grants to grow our
programs to add new things and to do new

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01:08:41,520 --> 01:08:47,199
and innovative things. Uh and whereas
everything else there's strings attached

591
01:08:45,199 --> 01:08:51,600
with how we spend that money. So this
partnership program that we have that

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01:08:49,600 --> 01:08:55,359
Lamont County has been a part of is part
of the reason why we've been able to

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01:08:52,960 --> 01:08:59,120
grow and really uh improve our impact
and create awareness in Alberta. So

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01:08:56,799 --> 01:09:03,279
we're really grateful to Mont County and
uh and all of our partners uh for that

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01:09:01,279 --> 01:09:07,920
program.
So starting at the basics, uh if we're

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01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:10,880
uh if this is an egg service board, then
you guys already know what an invasive

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01:09:09,440 --> 01:09:15,359
species are. You're probably already
dealing with them at home, maybe at work

598
01:09:12,719 --> 01:09:18,880
or wherever. uh and and we're all
familiar, but just to make sure we're

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01:09:16,480 --> 01:09:24,400
all on the same page, invasive species
are organisms that originate somewhere

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01:09:21,359 --> 01:09:28,799
else and that uh make their way to a new
environment where they cause harm.

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01:09:26,480 --> 01:09:31,440
» And the reason why they cause harm is
because they've come without the things

602
01:09:30,000 --> 01:09:38,000
that would naturally suppress their
populations. So that could be climate or

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01:09:34,080 --> 01:09:40,960
temperature or water or uh competition,
predation, diseases, all kinds of

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01:09:39,600 --> 01:09:45,199
things. So that those things are absent
in the new environment. the new species,

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01:09:43,279 --> 01:09:50,080
the invasive species out competes the
native species because they have some

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01:09:47,120 --> 01:09:54,000
type of competitive advantage. Um, and
that those that out that out competing

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01:09:52,400 --> 01:09:58,320
of the native species upsets the
ecological balance, the trophic systems,

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01:09:56,320 --> 01:10:02,400
the ecological function, the ecological
goods and services that these ecosystems

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01:10:00,239 --> 01:10:08,560
provide. And all of those ecological
impacts translate very firmly into e

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01:10:05,520 --> 01:10:12,159
econ economic impacts. Uh and so
invasive species are literally impacting

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01:10:10,480 --> 01:10:18,000
every one of us here in Alberta whether
we recognize those impacts or not. So

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01:10:14,640 --> 01:10:23,679
some some invasive species impact stats
uh are you know $2 billion is the

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01:10:21,600 --> 01:10:27,760
estimated cost that invasive species are
impacting the Alberta economy annually.

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01:10:26,320 --> 01:10:30,640
Two billion dollars every year. There's
a real money coming out of the pockets

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01:10:29,040 --> 01:10:34,400
of producers coming out of the pockets
of Albertans and grocery stores. The

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01:10:32,480 --> 01:10:38,880
majority of those impacts we think are
due to weeds and agriculture too. And

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01:10:36,960 --> 01:10:42,239
there's a whole lot more weeds. There's
a whole lot more invasive species and

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01:10:40,880 --> 01:10:47,040
other types of categories that are on
our doorstep that would really make that

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01:10:44,560 --> 01:10:52,239
number jump substantially higher. So the
these are non-trivial uh impacts.

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01:10:49,120 --> 01:10:56,159
Globally over $400 billion a year
invasive species are considered to be

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the second biggest threat to
biodiversity in the world. Uh and 60% of

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01:10:59,760 --> 01:11:07,040
our global species extinctions have been
caused either solely or in part by

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invasive species. And in Canada, 44 of
our species at risk uh are list invasive

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01:11:10,239 --> 01:11:16,239
plants as factors in their at risk
status. So invasive species, they don't

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01:11:15,120 --> 01:11:19,920
often they don't always get the
attention that they deserve. These are

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01:11:18,000 --> 01:11:25,679
really really this is an important issue
that has very real uh consequences.

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01:11:23,199 --> 01:11:29,679
And invasive species come in all forms.
They obviously we have weeds or invasive

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01:11:27,679 --> 01:11:32,800
plants uh and we've got lots of those in
Alberta. I live in the Crows Pass. I

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01:11:31,840 --> 01:11:36,080
don't know if anyone's driven through
here lately, but we are ground zero for

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01:11:34,640 --> 01:11:40,800
a lot of weeds. We're pretty weedy
place. Uh invasive plants. There's a lot

631
01:11:38,560 --> 01:11:46,159
of them. Uh very problematic. We also
have invasive animals like pigs and

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01:11:42,800 --> 01:11:50,880
rats. Very destructive. Uh as well, very
problematic. Invasive mollisks like this

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01:11:48,960 --> 01:11:56,080
zebra muscle. That's the shell you can
see on the screen there. We do not have

634
01:11:53,679 --> 01:12:00,719
any invasive muscles in Alberta yet. We
do not have uh zebra, quaga, or golden

635
01:11:58,320 --> 01:12:04,480
muscles. Those are very, very, very
problematic. They come with a very high

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01:12:02,320 --> 01:12:08,960
price tag. Those invasive muscles have
infested most water bodies in North

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01:12:06,560 --> 01:12:13,199
America and Alberta remains one of the
few jurisdictions that does not yet have

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01:12:11,600 --> 01:12:17,440
uh these very destructive invasive
species. They clog uh they attach

639
01:12:15,280 --> 01:12:22,320
themselves to hard surfaces and clog up
any type of uh uh aquatic infrastructure

640
01:12:21,040 --> 01:12:25,040
and we're very concerned about them
getting into our irrigation

641
01:12:23,520 --> 01:12:29,520
infrastructure in southern Alberta. Be
very destructive, very damaging. We have

642
01:12:27,600 --> 01:12:32,880
invasive diseases like you can see with
these fish that are looking a little

643
01:12:31,199 --> 01:12:38,880
contorted. They have been impacted by
whirling disease. We have an a major

644
01:12:35,600 --> 01:12:42,800
invasive goldfish problem. Uh I'm not
sure what the situation is there. And

645
01:12:40,400 --> 01:12:46,640
this tends to be more of an an urban
issue where people are taking their live

646
01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:51,199
fish and releasing them into water
bodies. And of course once that happens

647
01:12:49,199 --> 01:12:54,400
uh they're very very hard to get rid of.
Uh goldfish and some of their cousins

648
01:12:52,960 --> 01:12:59,360
have the ability to clone themselves.
So, one fish can easily turn into a 100

649
01:12:56,320 --> 01:13:03,920
thousand. And uh they are very very
hearty. They survive our winters. They

650
01:13:01,040 --> 01:13:09,040
breed like crazy. Very problematic. We
have invasive insects like this

651
01:13:05,600 --> 01:13:12,239
beautiful emerald ashbor. Uh and our uh
particularly our urban forest, well, all

652
01:13:10,560 --> 01:13:17,440
of our forests are very susceptible to
tree pests. Uh Alberta is very lucky. We

653
01:13:14,719 --> 01:13:21,840
don't really have major issues with most
of these invasive forest pests yet, but

654
01:13:19,199 --> 01:13:25,520
again, we need to to maintain our uh
vigilance to keep them out. and even

655
01:13:23,600 --> 01:13:29,199
invasive fungus. So the the pine branch
that you can see on the screen has been

656
01:13:26,719 --> 01:13:34,320
impacted by white pine blister rust.
That is an invasive fungus that is now

657
01:13:31,600 --> 01:13:37,360
present uh in North America. The spores
are just everywhere. They were brought

658
01:13:35,520 --> 01:13:44,320
over accidentally on nursery stock from
Asia. And that fungus is the leading

659
01:13:40,719 --> 01:13:48,960
cause of decline um for uh and and
mortality of white bark and limber pine

660
01:13:46,400 --> 01:13:53,760
which are two endangered uh pine trees
in Alberta.

661
01:13:52,000 --> 01:13:57,120
So these invasive species, there's lots
of different kinds of them and they have

662
01:13:54,880 --> 01:14:03,120
lots of different pathways by which they
come into Alberta. Any type of mud can

663
01:14:00,159 --> 01:14:08,080
carry seeds and a seeds, you know that
hitchhiking, weeds hitchhiking uh on our

664
01:14:05,920 --> 01:14:12,800
boots or our pets or our tires is is a
major pathway. I know that my dog if if

665
01:14:10,960 --> 01:14:17,040
there's a patch of bo somewhere, he will
find it uh and and he will carry that

666
01:14:15,520 --> 01:14:20,719
around. You know, any type of wildlife
can be a vector. The middle photo on the

667
01:14:19,199 --> 01:14:26,480
top here, that's the undercarriage of a
quad that I took this photo. And this

668
01:14:23,600 --> 01:14:30,400
was a quad that had been uh transported
on a truck and brought to a new location

669
01:14:28,159 --> 01:14:33,280
in the back country. And I was horrified
to look at the undercarriage. And this

670
01:14:31,840 --> 01:14:36,239
is not just an invasive species issue.
This could be a, you know, a fire hazard

671
01:14:34,800 --> 01:14:40,000
as well. So, we want to make sure that
we're cleaning our gear, right? That is

672
01:14:38,080 --> 01:14:43,360
just a clean drain, dry, play, clean,
go. Cleaning our gear is a really great

673
01:14:41,920 --> 01:14:47,199
way to prevent the introduction and
spread of these things. The overland

674
01:14:45,600 --> 01:14:50,960
transport of boats. So there's a boat
being hauled out of the water there from

675
01:14:49,199 --> 01:14:54,400
if a boat comes from an infested water
body with an aquatic invasive species

676
01:14:52,719 --> 01:14:59,760
and into an uninfested water body.
That's how they are introduced. We know

677
01:14:56,480 --> 01:15:05,360
that uh substrate forage and gravel can
be a problem as well. There's bock

678
01:15:01,840 --> 01:15:08,960
sitting bours on the the that hay bale
really really problematic. Again there's

679
01:15:07,199 --> 01:15:13,679
things that we can do like having forage
certified etc. Firewood is another

680
01:15:11,360 --> 01:15:16,960
vector. Moving firewood is a vector of
spreading uh forest pests. And of

681
01:15:15,679 --> 01:15:19,760
course, I have a beautiful photo of
goldfish in their tank because sometimes

682
01:15:18,400 --> 01:15:25,280
our pets can become invasive when
they're released into the wild. So all

683
01:15:22,239 --> 01:15:28,480
of these methods and these pathways are,
you know, humans have a big role to play

684
01:15:26,880 --> 01:15:31,920
here. We are, you know, most of these
invasive species don't do a great job of

685
01:15:29,920 --> 01:15:37,920
moving themselves around. We are helping
them move and we are a big part of the

686
01:15:34,880 --> 01:15:42,320
problem. And in that same sentiment, we
are the solution uh to preventing the

687
01:15:40,640 --> 01:15:47,040
introduction and spread of invasive
species. Don't move firewood. Don't let

688
01:15:44,640 --> 01:15:51,120
your pets loose. Uh clean, drain, dry,
play clean, go. So the awareness piece,

689
01:15:49,520 --> 01:15:55,840
letting making people aware, getting
them to care about this issue is such a

690
01:15:52,880 --> 01:16:01,120
big part of the solution. Um and and we
are a big part of the solution. Uh and

691
01:15:57,760 --> 01:16:04,400
and our behaviors are as well. So this
is the invasion curve and I I think this

692
01:16:02,960 --> 01:16:08,000
will be the last boring slide that I
slow show you and we'll get into some

693
01:16:05,840 --> 01:16:12,480
more exciting stuff here momentarily. Uh
but this is a really important slide. So

694
01:16:10,239 --> 01:16:18,960
on the bottom we have time and on our x-
axis we have area occupied and cost and

695
01:16:15,600 --> 01:16:22,320
basically um you know as we we move
along the invasion curve the area

696
01:16:20,560 --> 01:16:27,760
occupied and cost associated with an
invasive species increases dramatically

697
01:16:25,520 --> 01:16:32,320
and you can see that there's some ratios
on the bottom those are the economic

698
01:16:29,520 --> 01:16:36,960
returns of these different uh stages of
invasion. So you can see for every

699
01:16:34,640 --> 01:16:42,880
dollar that we spend on a prevention
activity, which could be, you know, a

700
01:16:39,520 --> 01:16:47,280
watercraft inspection station, a boot uh
brush cleaning station, uh an awareness

701
01:16:45,360 --> 01:16:53,280
campaign, education, outreach, every
dollar we spend on a prevention activity

702
01:16:49,199 --> 01:16:58,239
can yield $100 in savings down the line.
So this is a huge return on investment.

703
01:16:56,159 --> 01:17:01,920
Uh by far the single best way to manage
invasive species is to prevent them from

704
01:16:59,840 --> 01:17:05,440
being introduced in the first place. So
prevention is where we see the biggest

705
01:17:03,520 --> 01:17:10,239
bang for our buck. And the ultimate
irony here is that that is where we

706
01:17:07,440 --> 01:17:14,400
spend the least amount of money uh on
invasive species. So it would be really

707
01:17:12,400 --> 01:17:18,719
great to you know really see more
investments in prevention. Uh

708
01:17:15,840 --> 01:17:23,440
absolutely. Inevitably though invasive
species will arrive uh and then we need

709
01:17:21,360 --> 01:17:26,960
to have uh eyes on the ground and we
need to take an early detection rapid

710
01:17:24,800 --> 01:17:31,199
response approach to managing those new
invaders. And that yields a very high

711
01:17:28,719 --> 01:17:36,880
return on investment as well. $1 spent
for $25 uh savings down the road.

712
01:17:34,800 --> 01:17:40,560
» If we lose the opportunity to eradicate
a species, we move into the containment

713
01:17:38,800 --> 01:17:44,880
phase and that's where we're trying to
prevent them from spreading. Uh and

714
01:17:42,640 --> 01:17:48,159
that's still a very worthwhile it's very
worthwhile to manage invasive species in

715
01:17:46,480 --> 01:17:52,640
that stage. We're still seeing a good
solid return on investment. And then if

716
01:17:50,560 --> 01:17:58,320
we move out of containment and we lose
that battle kind of we what we move into

717
01:17:55,520 --> 01:18:03,920
what we call like long-term control or
assetbased protection. So I I'm using

718
01:18:01,280 --> 01:18:07,120
Canada thistle as the example here which
is probably an invasive species we're

719
01:18:05,280 --> 01:18:10,400
all familiar with. That is one where you
just, you know, you're just trying to

720
01:18:08,159 --> 01:18:14,480
keep Canada thistle out of your pasture,
out of your yard, out of your natural

721
01:18:12,320 --> 01:18:18,080
area that you manage, right? That's what
we mean by asset based detention. I

722
01:18:16,320 --> 01:18:21,280
would put dandelions here as well.
Although we've really kind of there's

723
01:18:20,080 --> 01:18:25,040
not a lot of control there. There's not
a requirement to control in a natural

724
01:18:23,360 --> 01:18:29,040
area. They're still an invasive species
and still very problematic. So

725
01:18:27,520 --> 01:18:32,800
prevention is the biggest bang for our
buck. The single best way to manage them

726
01:18:30,880 --> 01:18:37,040
is in prevention. And again, awareness
and outreach. And the more Alberta's

727
01:18:34,880 --> 01:18:40,400
know, Albertans know and care about this
issue, the more they will adopt

728
01:18:38,960 --> 01:18:45,040
behaviors that will help prevent the
introduction and spread uh reducing the

729
01:18:42,800 --> 01:18:48,880
overall costs both economically and
ecologically associated with invasive

730
01:18:47,040 --> 01:18:52,400
species.
>> So some of the resource, so this is

731
01:18:50,400 --> 01:18:55,920
where we come in. So we come in, we do a
lot on the prevention side, a lot of the

732
01:18:54,000 --> 01:18:58,880
awareness, extension and outreach. And
this is just a list of some of our

733
01:18:57,280 --> 01:19:02,000
existing resources that we currently
have. Uh we do have our fact sheet

734
01:19:00,880 --> 01:19:06,000
library. Again, I mentioned that
already. We are adding to that every

735
01:19:04,159 --> 01:19:10,320
year. We add new fact sheets and every
year we work to revise and edit and make

736
01:19:08,080 --> 01:19:15,120
sure that they remain up to date. These
are a really important resource and we

737
01:19:12,960 --> 01:19:19,199
uh we do a lot of work on these. These
are very important. We also have the

738
01:19:17,040 --> 01:19:22,159
invasive plants of Alberta uh guides
which I mentioned already and there's a

739
01:19:20,640 --> 01:19:25,120
QR code there to download if you're
interested in having a look. Again,

740
01:19:23,600 --> 01:19:30,400
we're out of print copies but we will
have some ready by spring. We also

741
01:19:27,600 --> 01:19:34,560
distribute the complimentary um I have
one here aquatic invasive species pocket

742
01:19:32,719 --> 01:19:38,080
guide. So this is a a government
publication but we print and distribute

743
01:19:36,239 --> 01:19:42,800
them on our online store. We get grant
money again distribute them for a

744
01:19:39,840 --> 01:19:46,320
subsidized rate. Uh we do webinars, we
have rack cards, there's the certified

745
01:19:44,719 --> 01:19:52,000
weed free forage program which is super
important. The conference and then we've

746
01:19:48,880 --> 01:19:56,480
also recently established um the Alberta
Bioontrol Consortium. Uh this is a

747
01:19:55,199 --> 01:20:00,400
really important program where we're
bringing people municip uh

748
01:19:57,840 --> 01:20:05,920
municipalities industry uh nonprofit
groups across the board together to talk

749
01:20:03,040 --> 01:20:09,840
about bio control and to fund the
research and development of new biorol

750
01:20:07,840 --> 01:20:14,080
agents. We're seeing things like
herbicide resistant kosha. We need more

751
01:20:12,239 --> 01:20:19,440
tools and so the goal of this group is
to you know uh to develop and and to to

752
01:20:17,520 --> 01:20:24,719
help fund development of new tools for
controlling invasive plants in Alberta.

753
01:20:22,560 --> 01:20:30,000
And then we have our apps, the Ed Maps
uh and the Ed Maps Pro that we'll talk

754
01:20:26,800 --> 01:20:34,400
about next. So EDM MAPAP stands for
early detection and distribution mapping

755
01:20:32,159 --> 01:20:38,719
system, which is like a very descriptive
name, but they're not very catchy. Uh

756
01:20:36,880 --> 01:20:42,880
but it's a really really these are
really really powerful apps and they're

757
01:20:40,640 --> 01:20:46,640
really useful. So there's both the
citizen science version where you could

758
01:20:44,560 --> 01:20:50,159
encourage you know people in your county
to go out and report invasive species

759
01:20:48,400 --> 01:20:54,800
that they think you might not be aware
of. So, it can help you get your

760
01:20:52,400 --> 01:20:58,560
rateayers to be your eyes on the ground.
Uh, and then there's also a professional

761
01:20:56,560 --> 01:21:03,600
version of the app that was designed for
municipal uh weed programs basically.

762
01:21:01,360 --> 01:21:07,679
So, if you're not collecting uh digital
data uh spatial data with your weed

763
01:21:05,920 --> 01:21:10,880
program, you you could use this app free
of charge. We will train you and show

764
01:21:08,960 --> 01:21:15,679
you how to use it. Uh it's a real handy
thing. But um when these reports come in

765
01:21:14,000 --> 01:21:20,159
from the citizen science version, all of
the reports are verified by us and then

766
01:21:18,080 --> 01:21:23,440
we send them off to the local authority.
So you can use EDM maps anywhere in

767
01:21:21,840 --> 01:21:27,920
Alberta. You can collect invasive plant
data. We get them. We'll verify them

768
01:21:25,840 --> 01:21:31,840
based on the photos and send them off to
whichever jurisdiction that happens to

769
01:21:29,920 --> 01:21:35,600
be in. And what I'm presenting on the
screen to you is the result of an Ed

770
01:21:33,679 --> 01:21:39,920
Maps query. So all of the data are
publicly available. And I pulled up all

771
01:21:37,920 --> 01:21:45,360
the data for Alberta. There's 50 there's
over 50,000 invasive species records for

772
01:21:42,320 --> 01:21:50,159
Alberta. Uh, and that QR code will take
you to an interactive web page where you

773
01:21:47,920 --> 01:21:53,280
can zoom in or out on any of the points.
That can be really powerful if you want

774
01:21:51,840 --> 01:21:56,480
to know what's happening in your
neighbor's jurisdiction so that you can

775
01:21:54,960 --> 01:22:01,440
be aware of the you know some of the
things that are uh potential issues for

776
01:21:58,400 --> 01:22:05,520
you in the future. Uh, and or I also
queried the data just for Lamont County

777
01:22:03,920 --> 01:22:10,080
uh and those are there as well. So there
there was 40 records for Lamont County.

778
01:22:07,360 --> 01:22:14,639
So interesting uh and and lots of
opportunities there to use those apps.

779
01:22:12,159 --> 01:22:17,920
The other thing is um Edm Maps is
probably maybe not maybe you've never

780
01:22:16,320 --> 01:22:23,040
heard of it. It's not the most popular
app, but you've probably heard of the I

781
01:22:20,480 --> 01:22:29,520
Naturalist app, which is a very popular
app. It connects now to our EDM maps and

782
01:22:26,159 --> 01:22:33,840
we can pull in those data uh and we pull
in all of the regulated weeds and we are

783
01:22:32,239 --> 01:22:36,400
working through triaging those and
sending those reports off to

784
01:22:34,960 --> 01:22:39,920
municipalities as well to make sure
you're aware of those. So, just some

785
01:22:38,239 --> 01:22:42,400
things to be aware of with those apps.
There's a lot of good work happening

786
01:22:41,040 --> 01:22:46,639
there.
So projects that we currently have

787
01:22:44,080 --> 01:22:51,360
funding to work on, uh, we did get an
environmental damages fund grant to do

788
01:22:48,880 --> 01:22:56,560
aquatic invasive species work in the
Edmonton area. So it was a big grant but

789
01:22:53,679 --> 01:23:01,520
with a very narrow focus. Um, and but it
did allow us to install uh these boat

790
01:22:59,440 --> 01:23:07,040
wash units in and around the Edmonton
area. Uh, and we're also working to

791
01:23:04,400 --> 01:23:11,600
publish a children's story book
featuring Tank, who is our goldfish

792
01:23:09,199 --> 01:23:15,440
mascot. uh and we're really excited
about that. So, we've got a lot of

793
01:23:12,960 --> 01:23:19,679
programming with Tank. He's our uh the
goldfish that reminds children not to

794
01:23:18,000 --> 01:23:24,080
release their pets in the wild. And
we've also done some uh environmental

795
01:23:22,000 --> 01:23:28,480
DNA monitoring for aquatic invasive
species uh uh throughout Alberta as well

796
01:23:27,120 --> 01:23:33,840
to help fill in the gaps with some of
the other agencies that do monitoring.

797
01:23:31,679 --> 01:23:38,880
We are currently testing out some
equipment for controlling invasive plant

798
01:23:35,840 --> 01:23:42,080
seed production. particularly worried
about invasive annual grasses which are

799
01:23:40,560 --> 01:23:46,000
a major problem in the south and we're
trying to find ways that we can

800
01:23:43,440 --> 01:23:49,120
effectively harvest seed from those
plants and

801
01:23:47,600 --> 01:23:54,400
» looking at some hedge trimmers and
things like that. Um we also are have

802
01:23:53,120 --> 01:23:59,120
funding from the Alberta Real Estate
Found Foundation to develop a a tree

803
01:23:57,280 --> 01:24:04,320
pest guide that will look a lot like our
invasive plants of Alberta guide. Um and

804
01:24:01,920 --> 01:24:09,280
then we've also secured another round of
$100,000 in funding to contribute

805
01:24:06,960 --> 01:24:12,480
towards common tanzy biocontrol
research. So we've been researching

806
01:24:11,120 --> 01:24:17,280
we've been contributing this funding uh
this research for 12 years. We are

807
01:24:14,480 --> 01:24:21,280
getting to the uh nearing the end of of
that which is really exciting.

808
01:24:19,679 --> 01:24:24,960
And we're also working to develop a new
campaign uh to increase awareness and

809
01:24:23,679 --> 01:24:29,920
prevent the introduction and spread of
invasive plants which is really needed.

810
01:24:27,040 --> 01:24:33,920
We don't have a lot of great uh slogans
for that yet, but we're really excited

811
01:24:32,080 --> 01:24:37,520
to launch our Wild Flowers Not Weeds
campaign, which will come up this

812
01:24:35,199 --> 01:24:41,440
spring. This isn't what it will be, but
it's a little teaser. And I I just want

813
01:24:39,840 --> 01:24:45,520
to point out that it's harder with
invasive plants to convince the public

814
01:24:43,520 --> 01:24:50,480
that they're a problem. And that's
because this field of oxide daisy to

815
01:24:48,000 --> 01:24:55,199
most people is wonderful. It's
beautiful. What could possibly be wrong

816
01:24:52,000 --> 01:24:57,920
with this? And if you are into invasive
plants, you understand these issues.

817
01:24:56,480 --> 01:25:01,360
This is a nightmare. This is absolut
This is not what this should look like.

818
01:24:59,360 --> 01:25:04,880
This should be a montaine meadow with a
diversity of native plants which are now

819
01:25:03,360 --> 01:25:10,320
all gone. And this is literally just
oxide daisy and tall buttercup. And this

820
01:25:07,360 --> 01:25:14,080
this issue with this not being a problem
is so prevalent that this was used in a

821
01:25:12,400 --> 01:25:18,159
tourism poster for Fernie, British
Columbia. So this again, it doesn't help

822
01:25:16,560 --> 01:25:21,760
our cause. Oxide daisy, tall
buttercraft, those are regulated noxious

823
01:25:19,760 --> 01:25:25,679
weeds in Alberta and these are
problematic. They are ecologically and

824
01:25:23,600 --> 01:25:30,480
economically destructive and damaging.
And so fundamentally fun increasing the

825
01:25:28,560 --> 01:25:33,920
ecological awareness of the difference
between wild flowersowers and weeds is

826
01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:38,320
really critical. So we are really
excited to uh to launch that this

827
01:25:35,760 --> 01:25:42,719
summer. Another campaign that we've
recently launched in 2025 was our

828
01:25:40,159 --> 01:25:48,000
protect our waters campaign. Uh prior to
this, clean, drain, dry your boat, your

829
01:25:44,800 --> 01:25:51,760
gear was the main message. And I it just
wasn't super cool or pulling enough at

830
01:25:50,239 --> 01:25:55,679
people's heartstrings to get them to
understand the why we need to clean,

831
01:25:53,360 --> 01:25:59,280
drain, dry. And the why is to protect
our waters and all the critters that we

832
01:25:57,360 --> 01:26:03,440
love and care about. And so that's what
we've uh produced here.

833
01:26:01,679 --> 01:26:07,679
» Of course, a rat hopefully you've heard
of our rat on rats campaign. This was

834
01:26:04,960 --> 01:26:11,040
one we were really excited about. So you
I'm sure you're aware Alberta is the

835
01:26:09,280 --> 01:26:16,400
world's largest rat jurisdiction.
Albertans are proud of that status.

836
01:26:13,520 --> 01:26:21,600
However, rat populations are booming in
uh municipalities across North America.

837
01:26:19,840 --> 01:26:25,360
They're they're really uh booming and
and exploding right now. And we have,

838
01:26:23,920 --> 01:26:28,639
you know, hundreds of thousands of new
Albertans that have moved to the

839
01:26:26,480 --> 01:26:32,480
province. And this program has been so
successful, we have an entire generation

840
01:26:30,159 --> 01:26:38,480
of Albertans that has maybe never seen a
rat. So, we felt as though it was timely

841
01:26:35,920 --> 01:26:41,920
to remind Albertans that we are rat
free.

842
01:26:39,840 --> 01:26:45,679
» However, rats do make their way into the
province and we need people to rat on

843
01:26:43,840 --> 01:26:49,840
rats so we can let the rat patrol know.
So, we did think that this was timely.

844
01:26:47,600 --> 01:26:53,600
It also happened to be timely with the
Stanley Cup playoffs. I don't know if

845
01:26:51,280 --> 01:26:56,400
there's any hockey fans in the room, uh,
but as some of you are aware, the

846
01:26:54,880 --> 01:27:01,360
Edmonton Oilers faced off against the
Florida Panthers last year. And

847
01:26:58,400 --> 01:27:06,880
interestingly, the Florida Panthers fans
throw plastic rats on the ice when they

848
01:27:04,400 --> 01:27:10,320
win. And we thought there was a great
opportunity for us to talk about

849
01:27:08,239 --> 01:27:13,199
invasive species and raton rats with the
Stanley Cup playoffs. And we started

850
01:27:11,760 --> 01:27:18,320
promoting it, doing a lot of work on
that. And we also had the added benefit

851
01:27:15,440 --> 01:27:23,600
of Lauren McDavid, who is the Emmonton
Oilers captain, Conor McDavid's wife,

852
01:27:20,960 --> 01:27:27,040
who was uh posting about Alberta's rat
patrol and the rat free status on her

853
01:27:25,120 --> 01:27:31,040
social media, which was amazing. So, we
reached out to Lauren and asked her if

854
01:27:28,719 --> 01:27:36,800
she wanted some of our rat patrol stuff,
and she said yes. So, on the right hand

855
01:27:33,920 --> 01:27:40,639
side is the Rat Patrol uh package that
we delivered to the McDavid's home. Uh

856
01:27:39,280 --> 01:27:47,360
and then you can see some photos of
Lauren McDavid wearing the Raton Rats

857
01:27:42,320 --> 01:27:51,120
t-shirt. This is advertising that is so
much more than what we could ever

858
01:27:48,639 --> 01:27:54,880
afford. It's just so incredible. Uh and
we got a lot of traction and we what we

859
01:27:53,040 --> 01:27:58,480
did there was, you know, we didn't
create the situation, but we leveraged

860
01:27:56,480 --> 01:28:02,000
it and we got connected with so many
people that were not tuned into invasive

861
01:28:00,080 --> 01:28:04,960
species who didn't know about this and
again brought them into our world and

862
01:28:03,440 --> 01:28:07,760
created a lot of general awareness.
Really cool, really exciting stuff. Now,

863
01:28:06,639 --> 01:28:12,719
the only thing that would have made this
story better is if the Oilers would have

864
01:28:10,320 --> 01:28:17,199
won the playoffs, which unfortunately,
tragically, sadly, they did not. But

865
01:28:15,120 --> 01:28:22,800
that's okay. It was a great run and, uh,
and it was exciting. We do a lot of

866
01:28:19,840 --> 01:28:26,960
marketing. Um, we do billboards. We, uh,
submit articles for, you know, all of

867
01:28:24,719 --> 01:28:31,199
the main magazines in Alberta. We go to
trade shows. We create wearable merch,

868
01:28:29,840 --> 01:28:35,280
which actually we've had tremendous
success with. Every time somebody wears

869
01:28:33,360 --> 01:28:39,040
a squeal on pigs or a rat on rats or
protect our waters hat, it generally

870
01:28:37,360 --> 01:28:42,639
starts a conversation and that
fundamentally is the goal of that

871
01:28:40,560 --> 01:28:45,600
wearable merch. And so we love this and
we have a lot of fun with it and it's

872
01:28:44,159 --> 01:28:48,560
it's a really important part of what we
do.

873
01:28:46,320 --> 01:28:52,800
» We attend a lot of events. This is Tank.
This is here he is in the flesh. He is a

874
01:28:50,560 --> 01:28:56,159
goldfish with legs, but that's okay.
He's really functional and we have so

875
01:28:54,400 --> 01:29:01,440
much programming with him. He gets out,
other people borrow him. We're having so

876
01:28:57,760 --> 01:29:05,520
much fun with Tank. Uh, in 2025, AISC
attended 93 events and we've connected

877
01:29:03,760 --> 01:29:09,520
with over 60,000 Albertans, which is
really fun. Um, this is a video. I don't

878
01:29:08,239 --> 01:29:14,239
know if I can get this to work for you,
but this is at an Edmonton Riverhawks

879
01:29:11,520 --> 01:29:18,639
game and that there's our beloved tank
on the uh the Jumbotron. So, so there

880
01:29:17,440 --> 01:29:21,280
you have it. We have a lot of fun with
this stuff. It's just such a great way

881
01:29:19,840 --> 01:29:24,719
to to connect with Albertans. And as
I've mentioned before, connecting with

882
01:29:22,560 --> 01:29:28,239
Albertans and creating that awareness is
such a really important part of the

883
01:29:26,639 --> 01:29:32,239
solution.
Some pending projects that we have

884
01:29:29,920 --> 01:29:36,560
coming up include uh we've got a big
grant uh in the queue to do a lot more

885
01:29:34,800 --> 01:29:41,840
wild boar and rat programming and
outreach. We also have a very solid

886
01:29:40,159 --> 01:29:47,360
project idea and some grants in the
queue to reframe the conversations

887
01:29:44,480 --> 01:29:50,960
around integrated pest management which
is really the best way to approach

888
01:29:48,880 --> 01:29:54,239
managing invasive species. And we're
really excited about that and working

889
01:29:52,639 --> 01:29:57,120
with all of the municipalities on
integrated pest management programming

890
01:29:56,000 --> 01:30:01,920
which is something we know that
producers are hungry for. So we we're

891
01:29:59,520 --> 01:30:05,600
really really excited about that. We're
developing an invasive species to watch

892
01:30:03,520 --> 01:30:09,840
list for Alberta, some economic impact
infographics and we have a big grant in

893
01:30:07,920 --> 01:30:13,679
the queue to develop invasive species
resources that are aligned with the

894
01:30:11,360 --> 01:30:17,199
curriculum and of course our tank the
goldfish story book will be involved

895
01:30:15,360 --> 01:30:21,120
with that as well.
Another really important thing that the

896
01:30:18,800 --> 01:30:26,080
AISC does as an organization is we
respond to emerging threats. So, uh it's

897
01:30:24,000 --> 01:30:30,960
never a dull moment. You never know what
you're going to get here at the office.

898
01:30:28,400 --> 01:30:35,679
People mail us dead bugs. Uh we get
photos of the craziest stuff, but these

899
01:30:32,880 --> 01:30:42,159
are two examples um of invasive species
that were reported to us. The the toad

900
01:30:38,400 --> 01:30:45,040
on the left is a cane toad. That is cane
toads are one of the most notorious

901
01:30:43,440 --> 01:30:48,400
destructive invasive species on the
planet. It's arguable about whether they

902
01:30:47,120 --> 01:30:51,280
could survive Alberta's climates and
whether they'd be a real risk here, but

903
01:30:49,760 --> 01:30:55,760
they are like a very destructive
invasive species. This particular cane

904
01:30:53,679 --> 01:31:00,880
toad hitched a ride on nursery stock
from Florida to a Calgary rona store and

905
01:30:58,800 --> 01:31:03,760
uh that Rona store knew to contact us.
We got in touch with a fish and wildlife

906
01:31:02,239 --> 01:31:11,360
officer who came in, removed and
destroyed the toad. And then in 2025, we

907
01:31:06,719 --> 01:31:14,639
had Cal like Alberta's slug fiasco. A
bunch of nursery stock that came into

908
01:31:12,639 --> 01:31:18,400
Home Depot was infested with these giant
slugs which are not native to North

909
01:31:16,639 --> 01:31:22,000
America. They've been introduced where
they become invasive in BC and this

910
01:31:20,239 --> 01:31:25,440
nursery stock came from the Okonogan
where they were loaded with these slugs.

911
01:31:23,760 --> 01:31:28,480
So again, very problematic, but we're
here to help and support. We connect

912
01:31:26,560 --> 01:31:33,040
with Alberta agriculture, environment
protected areas uh and and we can kind

913
01:31:30,960 --> 01:31:38,560
of mobilize things very quickly. So
those are things that we do as well.

914
01:31:35,679 --> 01:31:42,480
So to summarize uh invasive species are
a very serious threat to both the

915
01:31:40,480 --> 01:31:47,120
economy and the environment. Those
species come in all forms with all

916
01:31:45,360 --> 01:31:51,679
different kinds of pathways. Most of
those pathways are human mediated and

917
01:31:49,600 --> 01:31:56,560
prevention is the single best best way
to manage them. Um here at the AISC we

918
01:31:54,960 --> 01:32:00,639
respond to those emerging threats. We
create campaigns. We conduct outreach to

919
01:31:58,719 --> 01:32:04,960
raise awareness. And we're always
working to create new resources for

920
01:32:02,560 --> 01:32:07,920
other people like yourselves to use in
within the county to help create

921
01:32:06,560 --> 01:32:11,840
awareness and help people manage their
invasive species. That partnership

922
01:32:10,000 --> 01:32:15,120
program that you folks are a part of and
we're so grateful for is our only no

923
01:32:13,600 --> 01:32:18,719
strings attached funding and it is our
most important revenue stream and we

924
01:32:17,280 --> 01:32:22,080
will leverage every dollar that we get
through that to bring in more money to

925
01:32:20,239 --> 01:32:25,199
create more resources and develop new
programs. So we're really grateful for

926
01:32:23,840 --> 01:32:29,040
that and for your support over the
years. Thank you. Uh, and with that, I'm

927
01:32:27,760 --> 01:32:32,239
will leave you with my contact
information. Uh, and I don't know if

928
01:32:31,199 --> 01:32:35,040
there's time for questions. I would love
your questions. If we don't have time

929
01:32:33,360 --> 01:32:39,120
today, please reach out to me on phone
or email. I'm happy to talk about

930
01:32:36,800 --> 01:32:42,560
invasive species anytime. And, and I'm
really grateful to have your time this

931
01:32:40,719 --> 01:32:45,560
morning as well. So, so thank you very
much.

932
01:32:45,840 --> 01:32:53,280
» Thanks a lot, Megan. There's a lot to
take in here. It's a busy place for you

933
01:32:49,920 --> 01:32:57,440
guys covering plant, animals, fish,
dirt. Uh there isn't uh there isn't

934
01:32:55,920 --> 01:33:03,760
anything you guys don't cover. I gota
say anybody have any question. Sorry.

935
01:33:02,159 --> 01:33:08,719
» Yeah. No. Yeah, we cover the whole
gamut. Exactly.

936
01:33:05,760 --> 01:33:16,120
» We got big advice over there. Anybody
have any questions for Megan?

937
01:33:12,000 --> 01:33:16,120
» Well, that was quite informative.

938
01:33:17,679 --> 01:33:23,520
» Good presentation. Very good
presentation. I guess we did the one the

939
01:33:21,679 --> 01:33:31,360
one thing that I like to tell the board
is is that u Amanda and I lean on Megan

940
01:33:27,679 --> 01:33:37,679
and and her team quite extensively. AISC
is is really instrumental in making our

941
01:33:35,040 --> 01:33:45,679
our lives a lot easier. As you see, they
they deal with with everything from uh

942
01:33:40,320 --> 01:33:51,920
from zebra muzzles to to wild bo uh uh
to everything else in in between. And uh

943
01:33:49,040 --> 01:33:58,239
uh and I I thank the service board for
for allowing us to to give some money

944
01:33:55,040 --> 01:34:03,920
back to them so that they are in uh
still stay in operation and hopefully

945
01:34:00,880 --> 01:34:08,320
for for years to come we can uh we can
even work closer with with them.

946
01:34:06,400 --> 01:34:11,840
» Their fact sheets and weed booklets are
like the Bible for our weed sectors.

947
01:34:10,239 --> 01:34:16,400
They send out a fact sheet and every
weed letter we send out. We rely very

948
01:34:14,719 --> 01:34:20,960
heavily on those. They've got such good
information.

949
01:34:18,320 --> 01:34:23,960
» Very good. Any any more questions for
me?

950
01:34:24,320 --> 01:34:31,360
» Thanks a lot for all your time. Very
interesting. Very good. Uh uh learned

951
01:34:28,960 --> 01:34:35,560
learned quite a bit today actually. So
is uh is good.

952
01:34:39,280 --> 01:34:46,239
» So there's no questions. All right.
Thank you. Thanks a lot. we'll uh we'll

953
01:34:43,520 --> 01:34:49,920
discuss here and see what we can do.
>> Thank you so much. Really appreciate

954
01:34:48,159 --> 01:34:54,760
your time. Nice chatting with you this
morning. Thanks again.

955
01:34:51,760 --> 01:34:54,760
» Yeah,

956
01:35:00,719 --> 01:35:07,800
» all right. That looks pretty good.
Interesting. will uh um

957
01:35:08,320 --> 01:35:14,239
what did somebody need to go ahead and
take it as information?

958
01:35:11,760 --> 01:35:21,120
» Yeah, we have someone approve it.
>> Yeah. Number five 5 5.1 a motion on

959
01:35:17,600 --> 01:35:26,880
that. Please take it as information.
>> The the county Agricultural Service

960
01:35:23,760 --> 01:35:31,679
Forest Alberta and faces species
executive director Megan Evans

961
01:35:29,679 --> 01:35:37,199
presentation is information.
>> All right. Thanks. Uh Gerald, all in

962
01:35:34,000 --> 01:35:43,280
favor? Okay, carried. Thanks a lot. Uh
we'll go back to where we were in the

963
01:35:39,600 --> 01:35:51,199
meeting. Uh 8.1
uh agriculture fieldman report page 202.

964
01:35:48,480 --> 01:35:57,280
Okay. So my report is uh sorry from
October till end of November. Uh the

965
01:35:55,280 --> 01:36:01,440
roadside grass motor program concluded
on on October 17th. the uh the

966
01:35:59,760 --> 01:36:08,159
questioner roads were were done at as at
the third pass and was pass

967
01:36:05,760 --> 01:36:15,920
third time they went on the roads not
only the first 15 but we did a uh a

968
01:36:12,159 --> 01:36:22,159
second pass adjacent to it. U I kind of
base this off what transportation does

969
01:36:19,600 --> 01:36:27,120
very similar to what they do from from
shoulder to shoulder or from from

970
01:36:24,320 --> 01:36:32,719
property line to property line. uh for
transportation does that uh especially

971
01:36:29,679 --> 01:36:37,120
for the first couple snow snow plow
operation that that they do. It allows

972
01:36:34,719 --> 01:36:42,480
the snow to go straight across and even
on on our collector roads and uh that

973
01:36:39,840 --> 01:36:48,719
definitely helps. Uh the tractors in the
motors were cleaned up and repair which

974
01:36:44,560 --> 01:36:53,360
was was made for for the 2026 season. uh
unit 4348

975
01:36:50,960 --> 01:37:00,239
which is a Ford tractor uh that was
handed over to the public work uh and it

976
01:36:56,159 --> 01:37:05,280
was prepared for uh a quick start up
drive lease. Uh the brushing program

977
01:37:02,719 --> 01:37:10,480
started with the initiate and overview
of the units and the program. uh we had

978
01:37:07,440 --> 01:37:16,080
a contractor come in and and made sure
that that our operators are competent

979
01:37:12,880 --> 01:37:22,239
and if they had any any questions we
address sooner than later. Uh we did

980
01:37:20,239 --> 01:37:27,040
want to have a very aggressive start
before snow hits and then allow us to

981
01:37:25,600 --> 01:37:32,320
see where the rocks and some of the
other hazards are. Um as I mentioned

982
01:37:30,159 --> 01:37:40,320
earlier the uh the crew is broken into
two different areas. uh the John Deere

983
01:37:34,719 --> 01:37:46,000
TR hole and the uh the new PDP300 V that
for us here. Um they started on 175 and

984
01:37:44,320 --> 01:37:52,480
572
uh and they were commencing to the east

985
01:37:49,040 --> 01:37:58,880
on on 165. A lot of the smaller unit was
was concentrating on the site lines. Uh

986
01:37:54,960 --> 01:38:05,440
it allowed us to uh to mobilize and and
not have public the work.

987
01:38:02,960 --> 01:38:12,719
Uh the beaver program is uh is in a
rather safe state right now. Um we are

988
01:38:08,480 --> 01:38:18,320
we were the uh the beaver dams. Uh just
in areas where are going to be prone for

989
01:38:16,000 --> 01:38:23,119
flooding and uh we're just trying to be
proactive. U

990
01:38:21,040 --> 01:38:29,600
we're just as I mentioned we are trying
to plan for both a wet winter and uh and

991
01:38:27,280 --> 01:38:35,520
hopefully not too wet summer but we
definitely need moisture.

992
01:38:32,480 --> 01:38:40,480
I was also busy doing some education
with the oil and gas sector. Uh due to

993
01:38:37,920 --> 01:38:47,440
some of the water wells being or sorry
the wells well sites being reclaimed

994
01:38:43,040 --> 01:38:52,239
under the orphan wall program. uh I
worked on behalf of those producers and

995
01:38:49,920 --> 01:38:57,360
uh some of the contractors weren't
cleaning their equipment properly,

996
01:38:54,080 --> 01:39:02,639
weren'tifying the land owners and uh so
we kind of did a little bit of risk

997
01:38:59,040 --> 01:39:09,199
assessment and uh this way at least
there there won't be any spread of of

998
01:39:04,719 --> 01:39:14,719
club root. uh been getting lots of calls
from from the fall and and during during

999
01:39:11,840 --> 01:39:20,320
early winter now uh more than than
normal on inquiries on on alternative

1000
01:39:17,280 --> 01:39:26,800
feeding source and and water suits. Uh
many producers have been buying feed

1001
01:39:22,320 --> 01:39:33,760
will continue buying feed and uh u
looking for sources for for water water

1002
01:39:29,520 --> 01:39:38,960
wells or or dugles right. Uh
so a lot of that has been referred back

1003
01:39:36,320 --> 01:39:44,560
to 310 farm. Uh I've also been working
with the uh uh with our communication

1004
01:39:41,600 --> 01:39:50,560
officer and uh making sure that if
producers have those they can call 310

1005
01:39:47,760 --> 01:39:57,520
directly. Uh our rental equipment is is
starting to go out more regularly. Uh

1006
01:39:53,440 --> 01:40:03,040
our grand bag grower especially uh as I
mentioned we we tended out our our 2013

1007
01:39:59,840 --> 01:40:08,719
spray truck. Uh but I was very unhappy
with with the tender and uh uh last week

1008
01:40:06,320 --> 01:40:15,199
I I did a great job of doing some uh
one-on-one canvasing. Um also working on

1009
01:40:12,560 --> 01:40:22,000
the orientation package for the ASV
board uh and attending the regional ASB

1010
01:40:18,719 --> 01:40:26,880
conference with them in in Verville. Uh
you had the first go round of that. Um

1011
01:40:25,199 --> 01:40:34,000
unfortunately
Dillis is able to uh to be with us today

1012
01:40:30,080 --> 01:40:39,520
in this package is is her her report but
as well there is going to be more

1013
01:40:36,080 --> 01:40:44,080
extensive u orientation for service
board and that's going to be on on the

1014
01:40:41,520 --> 01:40:50,080
first day of of the uh provincial
conference. So when when the chairman

1015
01:40:47,600 --> 01:40:55,040
and myself are are going to be at the
meeting with with the deputy minister

1016
01:40:52,400 --> 01:41:01,280
and uh uh discussing some of the
resolution report cards u the board

1017
01:40:58,000 --> 01:41:06,560
members have have the ability to to go
to to that course. So when when Bonnie

1018
01:41:03,840 --> 01:41:11,360
sends out the packages to you guys, uh
there is a uh a section in there that if

1019
01:41:09,920 --> 01:41:16,800
uh you're going to attend that, please
check it off uh so that the committee

1020
01:41:14,239 --> 01:41:22,080
knows how big of a room we we need to
have. Uh

1021
01:41:20,000 --> 01:41:28,000
finalize the operational sample
components for the ASV section of of the

1022
01:41:24,480 --> 01:41:35,280
budget. um that we discussed last week
and and um unfortunately I wasn't able

1023
01:41:30,880 --> 01:41:42,080
to to attend uh there virtually. So I
thank thank council for um taking into

1024
01:41:39,520 --> 01:41:47,440
consideration the uh the recommendations
that that we brought forward and uh uh

1025
01:41:45,600 --> 01:41:54,719
and and the approvals that that council
has done uh funding in preparation for

1026
01:41:50,639 --> 01:41:59,360
the 2025 ASB or sorry the tripleAF
inservice training that Amanda and I

1027
01:41:56,719 --> 01:42:03,760
attended last week and same thing for
the conference.

1028
01:42:01,840 --> 01:42:09,840
That's my report.
Thanks Terry. Any questions for Terry?

1029
01:42:08,159 --> 01:42:16,760
All righty.
No questions for him. We'll go to

1030
01:42:12,320 --> 01:42:16,760
assistant agriculture field.

1031
01:42:17,840 --> 01:42:28,840
» So notably we wrapped up our program in
the fall. So

1032
01:42:24,080 --> 01:42:28,840
canola is a regulated pest

1033
01:42:28,880 --> 01:42:35,119
for it. It causes all the movements from
the canola and that's going to prevent

1034
01:42:32,800 --> 01:42:39,760
update of nutrients and water the plant.
So it's going to increase your yields in

1035
01:42:36,639 --> 01:42:44,639
canola. We found we surveyed 100 fields
randomly um for 20 in each division. So

1036
01:42:42,719 --> 01:42:49,760
it spread out throughout the county and
we found nine new fields that were then

1037
01:42:47,360 --> 01:42:54,320
confirmed. Uh they had pretty minor
volume severe. Some we suspect might

1038
01:42:51,920 --> 01:42:58,239
have even been volunteer plants. Um so
those land owners once confirmed are

1039
01:42:56,080 --> 01:43:02,800
then sent to our club information
packages and they contain our club

1040
01:43:00,560 --> 01:43:07,360
policy the survey form the lab
confirmation

1041
01:43:04,800 --> 01:43:12,000
management agreement to be filled out
and returned the club management fund

1042
01:43:09,679 --> 01:43:16,239
and a canola faculty with some really
good information but management

1043
01:43:14,239 --> 01:43:23,440
agreement just outline some tools that
they can use a minimum of two years no

1044
01:43:18,560 --> 01:43:27,679
canola we recommend three still um also
using the growth of resisted variety,

1045
01:43:25,679 --> 01:43:31,440
some small patch management tools they
can get more grass off their crop where

1046
01:43:29,760 --> 01:43:35,920
it was found some lining things like
that.

1047
01:43:32,960 --> 01:43:41,119
You'll see the map in our post section
later on to approve that's going to be6

1048
01:43:39,280 --> 01:43:45,679
restrictions that'll be posted website
and that's given to land owners upon

1049
01:43:42,960 --> 01:43:50,880
request there as well as industry that
might want it and it's kind of reach

1050
01:43:48,880 --> 01:43:54,560
um the three producers on farming
completing their environmental farm

1051
01:43:52,480 --> 01:44:01,040
plan. So this brings us for a total of
16 EFPS in 25. That's a huge jump from

1052
01:43:58,159 --> 01:44:05,119
previous years normally maybe two four
and that due to some vest changes and

1053
01:44:03,760 --> 01:44:09,520
now it's a requirement for some
producers.

1054
01:44:07,119 --> 01:44:14,000
Unfortunately we did have to cancel our
in the no workshop. It's too bad that

1055
01:44:12,239 --> 01:44:19,440
was going to be fully funded from the G
war a foundation but we didn't get

1056
01:44:16,880 --> 01:44:23,119
registering despite our best efforts
sharing. We approached local aggra

1057
01:44:21,440 --> 01:44:28,320
businesses and on the posters in the
towns and the villages on social media.

1058
01:44:25,199 --> 01:44:32,080
So that was too bad but I am planning
extension workshops.

1059
01:44:30,320 --> 01:44:38,080
So if there is anything you guys would
like to see or you hear would like to

1060
01:44:34,560 --> 01:44:43,360
see let me know and like Terry said
we're busy planning and hosting

1061
01:44:41,760 --> 01:44:48,960
training we attended last week as well
as we'll be hosting the conference you

1062
01:44:44,960 --> 01:44:52,840
guys will be attending in January.
All right. Any questions

1063
01:44:52,960 --> 01:44:59,679
on the shift in the report?
>> No. Did on?

1064
01:44:58,000 --> 01:45:06,880
» Okay.
And then 8.3 uh was not able to to leave

1065
01:45:04,880 --> 01:45:11,360
unless we give a report. So
>> yeah, that's that's just the

1066
01:45:08,320 --> 01:45:16,400
orientation. uh instead of going through
it uh you you were exposed to it in in

1067
01:45:14,400 --> 01:45:22,320
very good regional conference and you're
going to be um uh exposed to it more in

1068
01:45:19,920 --> 01:45:27,119
detail
in in January. So

1069
01:45:25,280 --> 01:45:32,159
I don't I don't want to bore you guys
but at the same time you're you're going

1070
01:45:28,960 --> 01:45:36,639
to hear three times. So, um, if you're
okay with it, I would just accept it and

1071
01:45:34,320 --> 01:45:40,000
feel free to to at your leisure go
through it, but you're going to be more

1072
01:45:38,400 --> 01:45:45,440
expensive.
Any questions for Terry on that? No.

1073
01:45:42,880 --> 01:45:50,080
Pretty. They'll be at the conference.
All right. If we can get a motion,

1074
01:45:46,719 --> 01:45:54,719
please for 83. Uh
>> uh will the Lamont County Agricultural

1075
01:45:53,440 --> 01:46:00,000
Service Board for accept that
agricultural field assistant

1076
01:45:57,360 --> 01:46:04,000
agricultural fieldman Alberta
agriculture leaison reports his

1077
01:46:03,040 --> 01:46:10,639
information.
>> Okay. And all in favor? Okay. Carried.

1078
01:46:08,400 --> 01:46:15,040
Then uh now the next part of the meeting
we got to go in close session. If

1079
01:46:12,639 --> 01:46:20,239
somebody can uh make the motion here,
the recommendation to go into close

1080
01:46:17,040 --> 01:46:26,239
session, please.
Move that county Agricultural Service

1081
01:46:22,719 --> 01:46:34,000
Board move the December 10th, 2025
agricultural services board meeting into

1082
01:46:28,480 --> 01:46:37,560
a meeting at 10:46 a.m. to discuss the
following paintings.

1083
01:48:59,600 --> 01:49:09,239
on the camera at 10:49.
And there's one motion to make once we

1084
01:49:05,280 --> 01:49:09,239
get back up and running.

1085
01:49:22,159 --> 01:49:31,760
one to approve the map, please.
>> I motion that Lamont County Agricultural

1086
01:49:27,679 --> 01:49:37,520
Service Board approve the 2025 club map
as presented.

1087
01:49:33,760 --> 01:49:41,199
Thank you. Uh none. All in favor?
Perfect.

1088
01:49:39,679 --> 01:49:45,080
And with that, I guess we'll adjourn the
meeting at 10:49.