Alberta Gazette, Part I — Thursday, November 15, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Alberta — Gazette
The Alberta Gazette
Part I
Vol. 103 Edmonton, Thursday, November 15, 2007 No. 21
PROCLAMATION
[GREAT SEAL]
CANADA
PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Norman Kwong, Lieutenant Governor.
ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom,
Canada, and Her Other Realms and Territories, QUEEN, Head of the
Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
P R O C L A M A T I O N
To all to Whom these Presents shall come
G R E E T I N G
Terrence (Terry) Matchett, Deputy Minister of Justice and
Deputy Attorney General
WHEREAS
section 20(1) of the Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2004
provides that sections 8, 11, 12, 15, 17 and 19 of that Act come into force on
Proclamation; and
WHEREAS it is expedient to proclaim sections 8, 11, 12, 15, 17 and 19 of the
Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2004 in force:
NOW KNOW YE THAT by and with the advice and consent of Our Executive
Council of Our Province of Alberta, by virtue of the provisions of the said Act
hereinbefore referred to and of all other power and authority whatsoever in Us vested
in that behalf, We have ordered and declared and do hereby proclaim sections 8, 11,
12, 15, 17 and 19 of the Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2004 in force on
October 31, 2007.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent
and the Great Seal of Our Province of Alberta to be hereunto affixed.
WITNESS: THE HONOURABLE NORMAN L. KWONG, Lieutenant Governor
of Our Province of Alberta, in Our City of Edmonton in Our Province of Alberta, this
24th day of October in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven and in the Fifty-
sixth Year of Our Reign.
BY COMMAND Ron Stevens, Provincial Secretary.
APPOINTMENTS
(Provincial Court Act)
Re-Appointment of Provincial Court Judge
November 7, 2007
The Honourable Judge Ronald Alan Jacobson
The above appointment is for a one-year term to expire November 6, 2008.
RESIGNATIONS & RETIREMENTS
(Justice of the Peace Act)
Resignation of Justice of the Peace
September 14, 2007
Patricia Clark of Camrose
September 16, 2007
Rodney Marks of St. Albert
September 21, 2007
Nancy Elizabeth Blakey of Calgary
September 28, 2007
Hector MacDonald of Edmonton
Dennis Q. Sumner of Calgary
Michael Wiedmann of Calgary
October 15, 2007
Dianna Main of Calgary
GOVERNMENT NOTICES
Agriculture and Food
Form 15
(Irrigation Districts Act)
(Section 88)
Notice to Irrigation Secretariat:
Change of Area of an Irrigation District
On behalf of the Bow River Irrigation District, I hereby request that the Irrigation
Secretariat forward a certified copy of this notice to the Registrar for Land Titles for
the purposes of registration under
Section 22 of the Land Titles Act and arrange for
notice to be published in the Alberta Gazette.
The following parcels of land should be added to the irrigation district and the
notation added to the certificate of title:
LINC Number
Short Legal Description as shown on title
Title Number
0022 375 754
NORTH WEST 11-12-17-W4M
061 468 847
0022 375 779
NORTH WEST 12-12-17-W4M
061 468 846+1
0022 370 704
SOUTH EAST 13-12-17-W4M
061 468 843
0022 370 688
SOUTH WEST 13-12-17-W4M
061 468 843+1
0022 370 696
NORTH EAST 13-12-17-W4M
061 468 843
0029 440 930
SOUTH EAST 14-12-17-W4M
061 468 846
0022 374 813
SOUTH WEST 14-12-17-W4M
061 468 844+3
0022 370 712
NORTH WEST 14-12-17-W4M
061 468 845
0022 374 821
NORTH EAST 15-12-17-W4M
061 468 844+1
0022 294 672
NORTH WEST 23-12-17-W4M
061 468 849+1
0022 294 680
NORTH EAST 23-12-17-W4M
061 468 849
0022 378 145
NORTH WEST 24-12-17-W4M
061 468 846+2
I certify the procedures required under
part 4 of the Irrigation Districts Act have been
completed and the area of the Bow River Irrigation District should be changed
according to the above list.
Len Ring, Director,
Irrigation Secretariat.
Education
Hosting Expenses Exceeding $600.00
For the period July 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007
Function: 3 R's for School Based Administrators
Purpose: The focus of the function was on the roles and responsibilities of
administrators in meeting the requirements of Alberta Education. The meeting was
attended by 61 participants.
Amount: $824.11
Date of Function: May 8, 2007
Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Function: 2007 Excellence in Teaching Awards Celebration
Purpose: The Ministry hosted an event to celebrate the achievements of award
recipients. The celebration was attended by 312 individuals and included guests of
the recipients, guests and colleagues of the Minister, members of education partner
organizations, and stakeholders.
Amount: $21,948.79
Date of Function: May 12, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Energy
Unit Agreement
(Mines and Minerals Act)
The Minister of Energy on behalf of the Crown in Right of Alberta hereby declares
and states that the Crown in right of Alberta has withdrawn as a party to the
agreement entitled "Taber South Glauconitic "A" Unit No. 1" effective September 30,
Sharon Poon for Minister of Energy
Environment
Hosting Expenses Exceeding $600.00
For the quarter ending September 30, 2007
Function: Consultation Workshops to develop a new Climate Change action plan
Purpose: Consultation process to develop a new Climate Change action plan.
Amount: $1,403.73
Date: April 10, 2007
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Amount: $1,351.25
Date: April 11, 2007
Location: Red Deer, Alberta
Amount: $2,812.68
Date: April 18, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Amount: $2,905.11
Date: May 22, 2007
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Amount: $2,697.00
Date: May 23, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function: Seminar for Municipal Operators
Purpose: Seminar for Municipal Waterworks and Wastewater System operators on
standard operation procedures and emergency response plan preparation.
Amount: $833.29
Date: June 5, 2007
Location: Vermilion, Alberta
Function: Meeting with First Nation Industry Relations Corporation
Purpose: To discuss the next steps of Athabasca Instream flow needs.
Amount: $643.04
Date: June 25, 2007
Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
Function: Workshop with stakeholders on development of a provincial carbon credit
market
Purpose: To gather input on technical guidance to support the development of a
provincial carbon credit market.
Amount: $4,298.57
Date: June 26, 2007
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Function: Meeting with stakeholders on Environmental Assessment process
Purpose: To gather information and ideas from various stakeholders on changes to
the Environmental Assessment process.
Amount: $970.92
Date: July 25, 2007
Location: Leduc, Alberta
Function: Environmental Protection Advisory Committee meeting
Purpose: To share information on the current and future priorities for the Ministry.
Amount: $1,105.31
Date: August 14, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Executive Council
Hosting Expenses Exceeding $600.00
For the period ending September 30, 2007
Function/Purpose: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medals
Amount: $828.40
Date: May 17, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function/Purpose: Board of Governance Review Consultation
Amount: $2,032.90
Date: June 4, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function/Purpose: Board of Governance Review Consultation
Amount: $2,078.72
Date: June 5, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function/Purpose: Alberta Order of Excellence Investiture Ceremony
Amount: $8,989.88
Date: June 14, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function/Purpose: Official Visit of Her Excellency Kathleen Janet Lackey, High
Commissioner for New Zealand
Amount: $680.50
Date: August 29, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function/Purpose: Former Premier Ralph Klein Portrait Unveiling Reception and
Dinner
Amount: $5,291.23
Date: August 30, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Finance
Certificate of Registration
(Loan and Trust Corporations Act)
Notice is hereby given that a Certificate of Registration was issue to GE Money
Trust Company effective October 9, 2007.
J.T. Flett
Deputy Superintendent, Financial Institutions.
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Notice of Withdrawal
(Insurance Act)
Notice is hereby given that effective October 15, 2007, Coronation Insurance
Company withdrew from the Province of Alberta pursuant to
section 31 of the
Insurance Act.
Arthur Hagan, FCIP, CRM
Deputy Superintendent of Insurance.
Infrastructure and Transportation
Contract Increases Approved Pursuant to
Treasury Board Directive 08/93
Contract No: 7374/06
Contractor: Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd.
Reason for Increase: This contract involves median cable barrier and other work on
Hwy. 2:15, Deerfoot Trail 16th Ave. to Country Hills Boulevard. Additional
quantities of median cable barrier and associated items and extra work was required.
Contract Amount: $1,207,627.50
% Increase: 11.0%
Amount of Increase: $133,000.00
Date Approved: August 22, 2007
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Sale or Disposition of Land
(Government Organization Act)
Name of Purchaser: Kinsale Enterprises Inc.
Consideration: $411,000
Land Description: Plan 7621316, Block 19, Lot 2, Excepting Thereout All Mines
and Minerals and
ALL THAT PORTION OF LEGAL SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN
(14) OF
SECTION
FOURTEEN (14), TOWNSHIP SIXTY SIX (66), RANGE TEN (10), WEST OF
THE FIFTH MERIDIAN BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: - ON THE NORTH BY THE
SOUTH BOUNDARY OF LOT (
B) IN THE BLOCK NINETEEN
(19) AS SHOWN
ON SUBDIVISION PLAN 1226MC ON THE SOUTH BY THE NORTHERLY
LIMIT OF CHALMERS AVENUE AS SHOWN ON SUBDIVISION PLAN
1229MC ON THE EAST BY THE PRODUCTION SOUTHERLY OF THE EAST
BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT (
B) AND ON THE WEST BY THE EAST LIMIT OF
PAN AM STREET AS SHOWN ON SAID SUBDIVISION PLAN 1226MC
CONTAINING 0.105 HECTARES MORE OR LESS EXCEPTING THEREOUT
ALL MINES AND MINERALS AND THE RIGHT TO WORK THE SAME
Located in the Town of Swan Hills.
Name of Purchaser: Scherbakov Construction Ltd.
Consideration: $12,800
Land Description: Plan 802HW, Block 1, Lots 12 and 13, Excepting thereout all
mines and minerals located in the MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124.
Name of Purchaser: Willem Slomp and Barbara Slomp
Consideration: $27,000
Land Description: Plan 0621667, Extra Road 'B', containing 1.390 Hectares (3.43
Acres) more or less, excepting thereout all mines and minerals. Located in the
County of Barrhead No. 11.
Name of Purchaser: McNabb Construction Ltd.
Consideration: $3,466.00
Land Description: Plan 7520954, public work (Gravel Area), containing 12.22
hectares (30.19 Acres) more or less, excepting thereout all mines and minerals.
Located in the County of Stettler No. 6.
International, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Relations
Hosting Expenses Exceeding $600.00
For the period April 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007
Function: Mpumalanga, South Africa Delegation
Amount: $1,360.09
Date of Function: April 12, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function: M‚tis Settlements Appeal Tribunal Business Planning Meeting
Amount: $763.68
Date of Function: April 18 - 19, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function: Canada UK Chamber of Commerce Luncheon
Amount: $2,513.94
Date of Function: April 26, 2007
Location: London, United Kingdom
Function: Alberta Networking Event - Offshore Technology Conference
Amount: $4,600.00
Date of Function: May 2, 2007
Location: Houston, Texas
Function: Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) Executive Officers'
Alberta visit
Amount: $632.61
Date of Function: May 6, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function: Ukraine Academia Luncheon
Amount: $981.05
Date of Function: May 7, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function: Advisory Committee on Alberta Ukraine Relations (ACAUR) Dinner
Amount: $1,516.53
Date of Function: May 7, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function: Czech Republic Governors Luncheon
Amount: $762.03
Date of Function: May 15, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function: AB/BC Joint Cabinet Meeting
Amount: $6,585.38
Date of Function: May 17 - 18, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function: Athabasca Tribal Council Protocol Working Group Session
Amount: $1,979.24
Date of Function: May 22 - 23, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function: China Alberta Petroleum Centre's Annual Board Meeting
Amount: $1,234.35
Date of Function: May 27, 2007
Location: Yantai, China
Function: Annual meeting of the Montana/Alberta Bilateral Advisory Council
Amount: $3,006.60
Date of Function: June 7, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function: University of Alberta China Institute's 2007 Canada - China Economic
Cooperation Conference. (Total cost of event reported by IIAR but the event was co-
sponsored by Alberta Energy and Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, costs
shared equally among the Ministries)
Amount: $3,539.13
Date of Function: June 21, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Justice and Attorney General
Hosting Expenses Exceeding $600.00
For the period July 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007
Function/Purpose: Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Force -
Community Consultation Sessions
Amount: $1,974.74
Date of Function: May 15, 2007
Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
Function/Purpose: Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Force -
Community Consultation Sessions
Amount: $7,320.86
Date of Function: May 22 - 24, 2007
Location: High Level, Banff and Calgary, Alberta
Function/Purpose: Tribute Dinner for the Honourable Assistant Chief Judge J.A.
Wood
Amount: $1,096.16
Date of Function: June 8, 2007
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta
Function/Purpose: Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Force -
Presentation by Irwin Waller
Amount: $748.26
Date of Function: June 11, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function/Purpose: Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Force -
Community Symposium
Amount: $15,651.15
Date of Function: June 19 - 20, 2007
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Function/Purpose: 35th Anniversary of the Opening of the Law Courts Building
Amount: $644.50
Date of Function: June 26, 2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Function/Purpose: Provincial Court Nominating Committee Interviews
Amount: $2,229.20
Date of Function: June 26 - 27, 2007
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Function/Purpose: Canadian Bar Association Reception
Amount: $3,895.81
Date of Function: August 13, 2007
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Function/Purpose: Judge's Day Conference
Amount: $2,749.80
Date of Function: August 14, 2007
Location: Fort McMurray
Function/Purpose: Court of Queen's Bench Historical Committee 2007 Centennial
Year Projects
Amount: $2,200.00
Date of Function: October 4, 2007
Location: Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta
Municipal Affairs and Housing
Hosting Expenses Exceeding $600.00
For the period July 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007
Function: Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) Regional Consultation Sessions
Purpose: Consultation with municipal officials (elected and administrative) on the
Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI).
Amount: $15,313.07
Date of Function: July 18, 19, 25, 26 and 30; and August 1, 3 and 16, 2007
Location: Brooks, Lethbridge, Calgary, Red Deer, Vermilion, Peace River, Westlock
and Edmonton, Alberta
Service Alberta
Notice of Intent to Dissolve
(Cooperatives Act)
Notice is hereby given that a Notice of Intent to Dissolve was issued to Provost Co-
operative Seed Cleaning Plant Limited on October 30, 2007.
Dated at Edmonton, Alberta on October 30, 2007.
Brock Ketcham, Director of Cooperatives.
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Notice is hereby given that a Notice of Intent to Dissolve was issued to Vegreville
Rural Fire Protection Association Limited on October 30, 2007.
Dated at Edmonton, Alberta on October 30, 2007.
Brock Ketcham, Director of Cooperatives.
Solicitor General and Public Security
Cancellation of Qualified Technician Appointment
(Intoxilyzer 5000C)
Camrose Police Service
(Date of Cancellation October 19, 2007)
Grant, Robert Jackson
Hopwood, Richard Lloyd
Wiens, Robert Murray
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - "K" Division
(Date of Cancellation October 19, 2007)
Kelly, Paul Henry
______________
Designation of Qualified Technician Appointment
(Intoxilyzer 5000C)
Edmonton Police Service
(Date of Designation October 19, 2007)
Babb, Brennan Joel
Bhui, Pritpaul Singh
Davis, Robert Casey
Fairhurst, Barry John
Fink, Melissa Ann
Genereux, Lisa Michelle
Hoffmeyer, Shannon Dawn
Kelly, Paul Henry
Korobanik, Mark Anthony
Larson, Andrew Craig
Lecerf, Gregory James
Maxwell, Andrew Thomas
Medwid, Bradley James
Nayowski, Robert Mitchell
Nicholson, Trisha Anne-Marie
Poonian, Jessie
Quan, Wilson Benjamin
Schultz, Clayton Colin
Symes, Gregory Wayne
Webber, David Alan
Weins, Robert Murray
Williams, David James
Willms, Keith Patrick
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - "K" Division
(Date of Designation October 29, 2007)
Schmidt, Rowland Edgar
Sustainable Resource Development
Erratum
The following notice published in the October 15, 2007 issue of the Alberta Gazette
contained errors. It should have read as follows:
Hosting Expenses Exceeding $600.00
For the period April 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007
Function: Land-use Framework Consultation
Purpose: Public Information and Input Session for the Land-use Framework.
Amount: $777.70
Date: May17, 2007
Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta
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Alberta Fishery Regulations, 1998
Notice of Variation Order 29-2007
Commercial Fishing Seasons
The close times and quotas set out in
Schedule 8 to the Alberta Fishery Regulations in
respect of the waters listed in the
Schedule to this Notice have been varied by
Variation Order 29-2007 by the Director of Fisheries Management in accordance with
section 3 of the Alberta Fishery Regulations.
Where fishing with gill nets is permitted during an open season established by the
Order, the gill net mesh size has been specified in the Order.
Pursuant to Variation Order 29-2007 commercial fishing is permitted in accordance
with the following schedule.
SCHEDULE
PART 1
Item - 1
Column 1 Waters - In respect of:
(104.1) South Wabasca Lake (80-24-W4)
- excluding the following portions:
- that portion north of a line drawn from the southernmost point of land in SE 13-80-
25-W4 to the point where the shoreline is intersected by the eastern boundary of NE
10-80-25-W4; and
- that portion south of a line drawn from the northernmost point of land in NW 27-79-
24-W4 to the easternmost point of land in SE 31-79-24-W4
Column 2 Gear - Gill net not less than 127 mm mesh
Column 3 Open Time - 08:00 hours October 22, 2007 to 16:30 hours October 28,
Column 4 Species and Quota - 1) Lake whitefish: 14,000 kg; 2) Walleye: 850 kg; 3)
Yellow perch: 1,000 kg; 4) Northern pike: 13,000 kg; 5) Tullibee: 14,000 kg; 6) Lake
trout: 1 kg.
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Notice of Variation Order 30-2007
Commercial Fishing Seasons
The close times and quotas set out in
Schedule 8 to the Alberta Fishery Regulations in
respect of the waters listed in the
Schedule to this Notice have been varied by
Variation Order 30-2007 by the Director of Fisheries Management in accordance with
section 3 of the Alberta Fishery Regulations.
Where fishing with gill nets is permitted during an open season established by the
Order, the gill net mesh size has been specified in the Order.
Pursuant to Variation Order 30-2007 commercial fishing is permitted in accordance
with the following schedule.
SCHEDULE
PART 1
Item - 1
Column 1 Waters - In respect of:
(78) North Wabasca (81-26-W4)
Column 2 Gear - Gill net not less than 140 mesh
Column 3 Open Time - A. In respect of North Wabasca Lake excluding the
following portions:
- that portion which is greater than 3 meters (10 feet) deep ;
- that portion south of a line drawn from a cutline of the west side (N 1/2 35-26-80-
W4) to a point of land on the east side (SE 1/4 5-25-81-W4): 08:00 hours October 29,
2007 to 16:00 hours November 5,2007.
B. In respect of all other waters: Closed.
Column 4 Species and Quota - 1) Lake whitefish: 10,000 2) Walleye: 850 kg; 3)
Yellow perch: 200 kg; 4) Northern pike: 12,000 kg; 5) Tullibee: 6,800 kg; 6) Lake
trout: 1 kg.
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ADVERTISEMENTS
ALBERTA TREASURY BRANCHES
BY-LAW NO. 2
RELATED PARTY BY-LAW
Definitions and
Interpretation
(1) Except where otherwise defined herein or where the context otherwise
specifies or requires, words and phrases defined in the Alberta Treasury
Branches Act (the "Act"),
Chapter A-37 RSA 2000, together with
amendments and regulations passed pursuant to it, have the same meaning
when used in this by-law;
(2) Any reference herein to ATB shall be deemed to include Alberta Treasury
Branches and each of its subsidiaries;
(3) Any reference to an executive position or office within ATB shall be
deemed to be a reference to that position or office and to any successor
executive position or office, with substantially similar duties and
responsibilities.
(4) For greater certainty, "Related Party" shall mean any person whose status is
determined pursuant to
section 13 of the Alberta Regulation 187/97, or any
replacement regulation or amendment thereto and "Senior Officer" shall
mean those officers determined by the Governance and Conduct Review
Committee.
2. "Conflict" means the situation existing when a director or officer has an interest
or any business or other relationship which could or could reasonably be
perceived to, materially interfere with the director's ability to act with a view to
the best interests of ATB.
(1) Upon the coming into force of this By-law or the appointment of the
Director, whichever is later, or subsequently when circumstances give rise
to the existence of a new Related Party, each Director shall advise the
Corporate Secretary and the Chair of the Governance and Conduct Review
Committee, to the best of their knowledge, of the names and addresses of
any person who is a Related Party and the Treasury Branch or Head Office
department where such Related Party transacts their business, where
applicable.
(2) Upon the coming into force of this By-law or the appointment of Senior
Officer, whichever is later, or subsequently when circumstances give rise
to the existence of a new Related Party, each Senior Officer shall advise
the Executive Vice President, Credit, to the best of their knowledge, of the
names and addresses of any person who is a Related Party and the Treasury
Branch or Head Office department where such Related Party transacts their
business, where applicable.
(3) Every Director or Senior Officer is required to advise pertinent parties
residing in their home that they are also a Related Party as defined in the
Regulations and to provide them with a copy of this By-Law. The Related
Parties are obligated to advise the Branch Manager where such Related
Party transacts their business, that they are in fact a Related Party and
subject to the restrictions imposed under this By-Law No. 2.
Standards of Conduct
4. The judgement of a Director or Senior Officer must be free from compromising
influences. Accordingly, each Director and Senior Officer must:
(
a) recognize Conflicts;
(
b) take reasonable steps to avoid Conflicts;
(
c) notify the Chair of the Governance and Conduct Review Committee
promptly if a Conflict arises in relation to that Director or Senior
Officer;
(
d) remove himself or herself from the decision-making process of ATB
relating to any matter in which that Director or Senior Officer has a
Conflict.
Duties
5. Without restricting the generality of the rules in
section 4:
(
a) each Director and Senior Officer shall respect as confidential and
maintain confidentiality regarding the affairs of ATB and its customers
and others with whom ATB deals, and a Director or Senior Officer
shall not disclose any such confidential information without lawful
excuse;
(
b) a Director or Senior Officer shall not use confidential information of
any kind acquired through his or her position as a Director or Senior
Officer, for personal gain or for the benefit of a Related Party of that
Director or Senior Officer or for any other purpose other than as
necessary in the performance of his or her duties as a Director or Senior
Officer or as may be required by law;
(
c) a Director shall not participate in a discussion at a meeting of Directors
regarding, or vote on, any matter in which that Director has a Conflict;
(
d) a Director or Senior Officer shall not make any decision on behalf of
ATB, or seek to influence the decision of any Director or Senior Officer
or employee of ATB regarding, any matter in which that Director or
Officer has a Conflict;
(
e) an affiliated Director (being any Director who is not an unaffiliated
Director) shall, promptly following the later of the date this By-law
comes into force and the date of his appointment, advise the Chair of
the Board in writing as to the nature of the dealings which give rise to
his being an affiliated Director; the Chair shall maintain a record of
such advice and may, in his discretion, advise the other Directors of
such dealings at any time;
(
f) if a borrower that is a Related Party defaults on any of the terms and/or
conditions of a loan, (
i) the Related Party and (ii) the Executive Vice-
President, Credit will promptly notify the Chair of the Governance and
Conduct Review Committee and the Chair of the Credit Policy & Risk
Management Committee in writing of the default and provide such
further details as either Chair may request. In such situations, the
following shall occur:
(
i) the action to be taken with respect to the loan shall be determined
by the Credit Policy & Risk Management Committee;
(ii) the action, if any, to be taken with respect to the status within ATB
of the Related Party shall be determined by the Governance and
Conduct Review Committee.
(iii) the Credit Policy & Risk Management Committee shall not
provide or increase any credit facilities or provide or increase a
guarantee or agree to change any material terms of the loan unless
the management of ATB has provided a written report as to the
matter and the written opinion that it is in the best interest of ATB
to proceed in such a manner and a certificate of compliance with
section 21 of the Act has been obtained from the Vice-President,
Internal Audit, of ATB.
(
g) where a Related Party wishes to obtain or increase his credit facilities
or obtain, increase a guarantee with ATB, or change any material terms
of any existing credit facilities with ATB, or enter into a contract to
provide goods or services to ATB, the appropriate branch manager or
head office manager shall:
(
i) promptly notify the Related Party they must comply with this By-
law and advise the Executive Vice-President, Credit or in the case
of the provision of goods and services to the Vice-President,
Operations and Administration; and
(ii) in any such case, except as provided in this By-law, ATB shall not
provide or increase any credit facilities or a guarantee, or agree to
change any material terms of the existing credit facilities or a
guarantee, or enter into any contract for the provision of goods or
services to ATB, until the Chair of the Governance and Conduct
Review Committee has received from the management of ATB a
written report as to the matter and the written opinion that it is in
the interests of Alberta Treasury Branches to proceed in such a
manner and, in the case of a Director or any Related Party to a
Director, a certificate of compliance with
section 21 of the Act has
been obtained from the Vice-President, Internal Audit, of ATB.
(
h) A Related Party may request by letter to the Chair of the Board that the
Board review the decision by the Governance and Conduct Review
Committee and/or the Credit Policy & Risk Management Committee
relating to a loan and if the Board elects to review the decision, the
Board shall decide by resolution as to the manner in which ATB should
proceed with the matter.
(
i) Should the Chair of any Committee have a Conflict in dealing with any
particular transaction, his/her duties with respect to that transaction will
be undertaken by the Chair of the Board.
(
j) A Related Party may request, by letter to the Chair of the Board, that
the Board review a decision by the Governance and Conduct Review
Committee and, if the Board elects to review the decision, the Board
shall decide by resolution whether ATB should proceed with the matter.
(
k) The Secretary of the Governance and Conduct Review Committee shall
advise the Chair of the Board, in writing, as to any matter respecting a
Related Party that is referred to the Board and provide such details as
the Chair of the Board may require. The Chair shall maintain a record
of such matters in conjunction with the record to be kept by the Chair
under paragraph 5 (e).
(
l) A Director or Senior Officer shall not accept a gift, favour, service or
other benefit of any kind as consideration for co-operation, assistance,
exercise of influence or
an act or omission in connection with the
transaction of any business with, or any claim against, or any benefit
that may be bestowed by ATB, whether or not in fact the Director or
Senior Officer is able to cooperate, render assistance, exercise influence
or do or omit to do what is proposed, as the case may be; this
prohibition is not intended to prevent the normal exchange of gifts
between friends, the normal exchange of hospitality between persons
doing business together, tokens exchanged as part of protocol or the
normal presentation of gifts to persons participating in functions.
Further Standards of Conduct
6. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and by way of example and not
as an exhaustive list, each of the following constitutes a breach of this By-law;
(
a) participation by a Director in any discussion or vote related to the
making or renegotiation of the terms of a loan or guarantee by ATB to
that director or a spouse or relative of that director, or an entity in
which the director has a significant interest or is a director, officer or
trustee;
(
b) the making of an investment (in shares, real property or otherwise) by a
Director or Senior Officer which is influenced or prompted by the
receipt of confidential information acquired in his capacity as a
Director or Senior Officer;
(
c) the contacting by a Director or Senior Officer of ATB personnel to
procure employment with ATB of a Related Party of the Director or
Senior Officer without notice being given to the Chair of the
Governance and Conduct Review Committee;
(
d) the contacting by a Director or Senior Officer of ATB personnel for, or
the direct accessing of, customer information (through computer search
or otherwise) for purposes other than those related to the performance
of the Director's of Senior Officer's duties and responsibilities to ATB;
(
e) a Director or Senior Officer seeking or obtaining lower prices for goods
or services than would be available if the supplier were not aware of his
position as a Director or Senior Officer;
(
f) the suggestion by a Director or Senior Officer to an ATB customer,
supplier or employee that such customer, supplier or employee should
acquire goods or services from such Director or Senior Officer or a
spouse or relative of that director, or an entity in which the director has
a significant interest or is a director, officer or trustee, on terms other
than a fair market rate;
(
g) a Director or Senior Officer attempting to influence the decision of the
management of ATB to provide financial assistance to or enter into a
contract with a person because that person (or the principal shareholder
in the case of a corporation) is a member of a political party.
Transactions with a Subsidiary or Affiliate
7. Any loan or equity transactions between ATB and a subsidiary or affiliates
require the approval of the Board and may be approved for one transaction or a
class of transactions.
Vetting Transaction
8. A Director or Senior Officer may request an opinion from the Governance and
Conduct Review Committee as to whether a proposed course of action will, or is
likely to, constitute or result in a Conflict for that Director or Senior Officer.
Alleged Misconduct
(1) In any case where it is alleged that a Director or Senior Officer has breached
this by-law, the Board may, after due inquiry, decide by resolution or by
majority vote of the members of the Committee that a Director or Senior
Officer has breached this by-law and, in the case of a Director, request the
Lieutenant Governor in Council to terminate his appointment.
(2) In addition to such actions under subsection (1), the Board may, by
resolution, do any one of the following:
(
i) in the case of a Senior Officer other than the Chief Executive
Officer, terminate that Senior Officer's appointment, and in the
case of the Chair or Chief Executive Officer, request that the
Lieutenant Governor in Council terminate his appointment;
(ii) require that the Director or Senior Officer account and pay to
ATB for any profit or gain in any manner made by that Director or
Senior Officer or by any person who is a Related Party of that
Director or Senior Officer as a result of any transaction with ATB
or any contract entered into by ATB with that Director, Senior
Officer or that Related Party;
(iii) require that the Director or Senior Officer pay to and indemnify
and save harmless ATB in respect of each and every loss, damage,
cost and expense sustained, paid or incurred by ATB arising as a
result of the transaction or the entering into of a contract with such
Director or Senior Officer or a Related Party of that Director or
Senior Officer.
(3) the provisions of this By-law are not intended to limit the authority of the
Board to pursue any other civil or other action or proceeding against a
Director, Senior Officer, Related Party, or any other party.
Powers of the Board to Deter Self-Dealing
10. In any case where an inquiry has been concluded pursuant to
section 9 but there
has been no determination that a Director or Senior Officer has breached this By-
law, the Board may decide that the conduct of a director or Senior Officer is
inconsistent with the spirit of this Regulation and in that event the Board may by
resolution:
(
a) in the case of a Director or the Chief Executive Officer request that the
Lieutenant Governor in Council terminate his or her appointment;
(
b) in the case of a Senior Officer other than the Chief Executive Officer
terminate that Senior Officer's appointment.
Board Resolutions
11. By resolution, the Board may supplement this by-law from time to time by:
(
a) establishing guidelines for the conduct of Directors and Senior Officers,
consistent with this By-law and the Act;
(
b) establishing material amounts or thresholds for the purposes of
application of all or any part of the provisions of this By-law; and
(
c) providing rulings as to the
interpretation or application of all or any part
of this By-law.
Exceptions
12. Pursuant to subsection 11(
b) of this By-law, ATB may provide or increase a
credit facility to or provide or increase a guarantee on behalf of a Related Party
of a Director or Officer without the prior approval of the Chair of the
Governance and Conduct Review Committee if:
(
a) the increase in credit facility or guarantee is in an amount not exceeding
$25,000;
(
b) the Executive Vice President, Credit is of the opinion that, having
regard to ATB's businesses, reputation, prudent person standards, and
liquidity, it is in the best interests of ATB to proceed with the matter;
(
c) in the case of a Director or a Related Party of a Director, a certificate of
compliance with
section 21 of the Act has been obtained from the Vice
President, Internal Audit of ATB; and
(
d) the Executive Vice President, Credit reports upon the credit facilities or
guarantees provided under this Exception to the Chair of the
Governance and Conduct Review Committee within 90 days from the
granting of the credit facility or guarantee, failing which, the authority
of the Executive Vice President, Credit to approve further credit
facilities or guarantees under this Exception may be revoked.
Notice of Certificate of Intent to Dissolve
(Business Corporations Act)
Notice is hereby given that Bella from Head to Toe Inc. has filed a Statement of
Intent to Dissolve with the Registrar of Corporations under
Section 212 of the
Business Corporations Act on October 5, 2007, and that a Certificate of Intent to
Dissolve was issued to Bella From Head to Toe Inc. on October 9, 2007.
Dated at Sylvan Lake, Alberta on October 22, 2007.
David A. Bourdon, Barrister & Solicitor.
Public Sale of Land
(Municipal Government Act)
County of Two Hills No. 21
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
the County of Two Hills No. 21 will offer for sale, by public auction, in the County
Office, Two Hills, Alberta, on Friday, December 21, 2007, at 11:00 a.m., the
following lands:
Lot
Block
Plan
Title
Legal Description
4 & 5
1977EO
PT SE 14-54-10-W4M
758EO
183A1932
PT SW 18-54-10-W4M
758EO
118A109
PT SW 18-54-10-W4M
758EO
PT SW 18-54-10-W4M
PT NW 34-56-13-W4M
SE 7-57-14-W4M
782098897B
NE 9-57-15-W4M
782098758A
NW 9-57-15-W4M
782098897C
SW-9-57-15-W4M
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and
conditions contained in the existing Certificate of Title.
The County of Two Hills No. 21 may, after the public auction, become the owner of
any parcel of land not sold at the public auction.
Terms: Cash. GST may be applicable on lands sold at the public auction.
Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time
prior to the sale.
Dated at Two Hills, Alberta, November 5, 2007.
Robert Jorgensen, C.A.O.
______________
Town of Bassano
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
the Town of Bassano will offer for sale, by public auction, at the Bassano Community
Hall meeting room, Alberta, on Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at 2:00 p.m., the
following lands:
Lot
Block
Plan
W1/2 of 16
3872T
W1/2 of 4
3872T
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and
conditions contained in the existing Certificate of Title.
The Town of Bassano may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel
of land not sold at the public auction.
Terms: Cash
Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time
prior to the sale.
Dated at Bassano, Alberta, October 29, 2007.
D.G. Neighbour, C.A.O.
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