Sylvan Lake News, September 24, 2015

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Giving Back - Town of Sylvan Lake mayor Sean McIntyre shakes hands and presents the main sponsor of the future NexSource Centre, Darnell Dakin with a plaque at the facility’s progression update held at the Multiplex last Saturday.

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Investigation of last week’s fi re arm incident ongoing

Police searching for Andrew Snow of no fi xed address in relation to shooting

On Thursday, September 17th Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to an incident involving a fi rearm four kilometres west of Sylvan Lake.

At around 8:30 a.m. RCMP responded to the report of a gunshot on the outskirts of Sylvan Lake, upon ar-rival the police found a 33 year old male suffer-ing from what appeared to be at least one gunshot wound.

The man was transported to the hospital with what was described as serious injuries.

During this time RCMP determined that a newer model Black Mazda CX5

BY JENNA SWANSYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Andrew Snow

may have been associat-ed with the event and po-lice resources such as the RCMP major crimes unit, police dog services, and emergency response team, as well as resources from surrounding RCMP detach-ments were immediately deployed to fi nd the ve-hicle.

So far, the police have been able to determine that the victim drove a newer Model Black Mazda CX5 to a residence on the outskirts of Sylvan Lake that morning, and was shot while at that location.

The Mazda was then driv-en away from the scene by a person or persons un-known, and was later re-covered by the RCMP in the town of Sylvan Lake.

The police continued to process the scene where the shooting took place, and examine the recovered Mazda.

Despite a concentrated search throughout the day and into the night, the per-son or persons responsible for this serious event have not been located, or iden-tifi ed.

Staff Sergeant Gary Rhodes, Sylvan Lake RCMP Detachment Commander advised “While we do not believe this was a random shooting, or that the gen-eral public is at any undue risk from whoever is re-sponsible for this crime, we do recommend caution if encountering anyone who may be related to this offence. Do not approach

them; call the Sylvan Lake RCMP, your local police or 911 immediately.”

Later in the week on Tuesday afternoon Sylvan Lake RCMP released a re-port with details stating they are now seeking the

seeking the public’s assis-tance in locating Andrew Joseph Snow, a 29 year old man of no fi xed address, but believe to be in the Central Alberta area.

Snow is currently wanted on warrants in relation to weapons related offences as well as theft, posses-sion of heroin and failure to comply to a court order.

Police are seeking the whereabouts of SNOW as it is believed he may have

information in relation to the recent shootings in Sylvan Lake and Eckville, (September 2, 2015) Alberta.

SNOW is described as:· Caucasian

· 6’0” tall· 240 lbs.

· Brown hair· Written tattoo on left

side of his neckSnow is also considered

to be armed and danger-ous and should not be ap-proached.

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On Saturday, September 19th, 2015, Sylvan Lake RCMP received a complaint from a member of the pub-lic who believed they just spotted a stolen Yamaha Razor driving down a gravel road in the rural Gimlet area (north west of Eckville).

The ATV had been report-ed as stolen to the Rocky Mountain House RCMP the day prior. Several people followed the suspect while updating police. The suspect ended up ditching the ATV in some tree’s off a lease site and fl ed on foot.

Police along with assis-tance from several members of the local community contained the suspect in the rural area while await-ing a Police Service Dog from Red Deer. In addition to this, police received as-sistance from two citizen’s who pro-actively patrolled the area in aircraft (one

RCMP arrest alleged ATV thief with help from citizens

in a fi xed wing plane and the other in a helicopter). The suspect was located approximately an hour and a half later and taken into custody.

Troy Allen Netterfi eld (38 years old) of no fi xed ad-dress has been charged with the following offences:

- Possession of Property obtained by Crime over $5000

- Dangerous Driving

- Mischief under $5000- Drive while SuspendedNetterfi eld remains in

custody and will appear in Red Deer Provincial Court on Monday, September 20th, 2015 at 9:30am.

The Sylvan Lake RCMP would like to express our gratitude to those citizen’s who went above and beyond and certainly were a key factor in capturing this man.- SYLVAN LAKE RCMP

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Examining the muddy soils of Sylvan Lake’s shores

throughout historyhis homestead as a street running to the top of the hill. Could it be that ‘high ground’ may have infl u-enced his choice?

Fifty years later, the busi-nesses along Lakeshore Drive were still having dif-fi culty with potholes and muddy streets. Bob Brown, owner of the Balmoral Garage and Tea Room on the SW corner of 46th Street (present-day site of Big Moo) describes the project in Refl ections of Sylvan Lake, pg 148: “In 1952, construction began on the paving of Highway 11 (now 11A) along the lake shore and west. Because of heavy rains that continued for two or three summers, there were weeks on end that traffi c either could not go through on the lake shore or had to be pulled through with large track-

type tractors.”In the early 1900’s, Lower

Camp slowly expanded with cottages, most of them occupied by families for the summer months. However, the residents had a struggle getting to the lake at times. In the words of one Alpha (Parke) White, Refl ections of Sylvan Lake, pg 416: “We spent two months, July and August, at Sylvan Lake but… some wet summers we had to wait for the road to Sylvan Lake to become passable before we could

make it. One year it was the end of July before we could get through with a team of heavy horses. I still cringe when I think of

the gumbo and corduroy roads.”

The village had nice sandy soil and many adults tell about kicking their shoes off as children so they could enjoy the feeling of sand between their toes. Some even re-call liking the feel of the mud. It didn’t take long for the villagers to orga-nize work parties to build wooden sidewalks where they thought they were most needed. The fi rst long one stretched from the Alexander Hotel to

the Train Station, provid-ing dry footing for the train construction crews to access a hot meal and accommodation for the

night.By 1920, the population

merited the status of a town and the many wood-en sidewalks were needing

repair so it was decided to install cement walks – this time the work was done by a public works crew, of two. The streets also had been upgraded sever-al times, fi rst with gravel and, later, pavement.

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In 1813-14, David Thompson, explorer and map-maker produced a map of the area around Sylvan Lake but the home-steaders arriving almost a century later found the road from Red Deer almost impassable, covered with an aspen forest which pre-vented the ground from drying. Travelers usually followed trails wandering along high ground. When the Loiselle and Faucher families arrived in the fall of 1899, it took them sever-al days to cover the last leg of their journey.

In 1910, Mr. Loiselle was interviewed by a report-er from Red Deer. This is the fi rst part of Mr. Loiselle’s journey, taken from Recollections Beyond Refl ections, pg. 15: “myself and three other men had a load of a good 2000 pounds (on a wagon)… our trouble began as soon as we got over the Red Deer River… we got mired and had to unload to get through the mud. Having loaded again we passed on to the bottom of the big hill. We again got stuck and had to use a block and tack-le… but we had scarcely got 300 yards from the top of the hill before we got into a bog so that the load had to again be taken off before we could move the horses… “

This was just the begin-ning of a three day ordeal compounded by the fact that they had only taken enough food for one day with them.

The early settlers found the roads around the lake very boggy so they cut down small trees to make ‘corduroy’ roads in the wettest sections. When Mr. Loiselle had his map he chose the east boundary of


Time fl ies, refl ecting on the last yearJASMINEO’HALLORNA-HAN

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How Terry Foxteaches empathyPerhaps the most im-

portant thing I learned this week was the power of the Terry Fox Run.

While visiting the kick off of the annual event at Ecole Steffi e Woima School on Friday it was said by a brilliant teacher the reason she believed the run was so import-ant in today’s generation of students is because it teaches them one very vital life skill - empathy.

It was a word I had never necessarily associated with the run before, but now one that won’t leave my mind.

In the past words such as courage, bravery, deter-mination, and persistence have been attached to the run but never had I heard empathy associated with it before.

Following our conversa-tion I watched as a slide show of images detail-ing Fox’s miracle miles fl ashed across a projector in the dimly lit room. I noted at that point that I did in fact feel empathetic towards him.

Empathy is defi ned as the experience of under-standing another person’s condition from their per-

spective. Empathy is plac-ing yourself in their shoes and feeling what they feeling.

Few other notions per-haps should play a bigger role in children’s lives in this day and age where bullying and war run ram-pant around our plan-et, and yet so often the idea falls to the wayside in place of video games and television. So often these replacements in fact counteract the practice of empathy.

Place yourselves in the shoes of Terry Fox as he ran for 143 days and 5,373 kilometres or perhaps even in the moment when he was told by doctors he had been diagnosed with osteosarcoma on that fateful day - leading to the amputation of his right leg and eventually the end of

his life.While it is hard to imag-

ine what went through his mind during those mo-ments people can assume it was likely fear, fury and perhaps a touch of re-morse during his diagno-sis. These emotions were likely followed by feelings of passion, persistence, and pain during his run.

Having participated in many Terry Fox Runs in the past, this one will like-ly hold a special place in my heart as I place my-self in his shoes if only for a few moments in my mind and hope to think of how we felt during those years. Empathy fi lls my mind this week for not only Terry Fox, but all those suffering from can-cer fi rst hand and those with friends and family suffering also.

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I have been a reporter for the Sylvan Lake News and the Eckville Echo for a year now and I still remember my fi rst few days of being in what was then a new position.

Remembering my begin-ning here makes me smile as I had gotten caught in some awkward positions, one of which led me to be bent over underneath my desk trying to kill a spider after it had dropped onto my desk, right in front of me, while I was on the phone interviewing some-one.

While under my desk

and frantically searching for the spider to squash the daylights out of it, my editor at the time walked into work and past my of-fi ce. Seeing me crouched under my desk he asked me ‘what the heck are you doing?’

It was only slightly em-barrassing greeting my boss that morning three days after I had started my job.

My job has led me to discover passions in my life which have opened my eyes to qualities that I wasn’t aware I had.

I had no idea I would be any good at photography and yet the front page of the newspaper is usually published with a photo I have taken that week.

This job has also led me to truly defi ning moments.

I still remember my for-mer editor giving me a story assignment of going and covering a practice night at the Eckville Fire Department.

After seeing what fi re-fi ghters actually do ver-sus what is shown in the movies and taking part in some of the action, being a part of the fi re department was in my blood.

I couldn’t get the excite-ment of what I had discov-ered out of my mind and I still can’t. Now being a fi refi ghter, although only on a volunteer basis, is ba-sically like a second career to me.

I took pictures from that fi rst practice night and now I proudly have a photo of myself on my wall in my fi re gear, along with the article I wrote

about my experience.As I look around my of-

fi ce I am reminded of my interaction with the town and with students in the schools as there is a photo of me posing in my paja-mas in a classroom of el-ementary school students for pajama day.

Now that I think about it I probably look more like their teacher and not a reporter. Perhaps this is why I now have blonde hair - don’t worry parents, the students are all FOIP approved.

My offi ce is fi lled with memories of covering dif-ferent events from this past year such as the bunny ears someone gave me at Easter.

I still remember wear-ing the ears while sitting down and typing at my computer when my previ-ous editor walked into my offi ce and again gave me a priceless reaction of ‘what the heck are you wearing’ while shaking his head in silent laughter at me.

What more can I say, I have both guts and a sense of humour.

Hanging behind me on

my shelves is the ‘Steffi e Kids Marathon 2015’ medal. I remember the day I got this medal, not be-cause I had done anything great to get it, it reminds me that I met brave Mike Arthur who was able to participate in that mara-thon after having just won the battle against cancer.

After writing numerous stories on the different fundraisers being held for this boy, I fi nally got to meet him in person which I found to be very inspira-tional.

This job has presented me with equal doses of challenges and joys, and for some reason the two go hand in hand. I wouldn’t describe this position as being bitter sweet, I would just say I am very lucky to have this job as I know a lot of other reporters would do drastic things to be in my shoes.

All in all I have learned a lot about what it takes to be a good reporter for two towns and what these communities value.

I have made great con-nections in both commu-nities and have not met

a nicer mayor than Sean McIntyre. Every time I speak with him I always learn something valuable through the two of us hav-ing a simple conversation.

When it comes to the Town of Eckville mayor Helen Posti - I don’t think I will ever forget her smile.

I could recognize her anywhere and have proved this as she came into the Community Centre one time wearing her long blonde hair down. She came up to me and smiled at me and asked me ‘do you recognize me’?

My immediate reaction was ‘of course I do mayor Posti’.

I have no complaints about my job and look for-ward to what will be hope-fully be many more years of being in the position.

I have sacrifi ced family time to build up my career in journalism, but have gained a lot in return.

I do miss my husband as he lives in Calgary but right now my life is all about me and doing what is needed in order to make something of myself.

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NexSource Centre fundraising goal nearly complete

A progression update of where the NexSource Centre construction is cur-rently at was provided at an event at the Multiplex Centre last Saturday.

It was here mayor Sean McIntyre announced that the fundraising goal was 91 per cent completed with the project’s overall cost being $30 million.

Some of the project’s sponsors were in atten-dance with items such as sponsors name on the arena fl oor added to the facility.

Representatives from main sponsor NexSource Power Inc. were in atten-dance where they were thanked with a plaque for their contribution of $500,000 to the facility.

Owner of the company, Darnell Dakin said donat-ing the money was a good way to show support to the community.

“You have to do what you have to do and every-one has to rally togeth-er,” Dakin said. “Somebody has to step up to the plate and we did.”

He said his company is not big by any means and the sponsorship amount is a big commitment, but

Giving Back - Town of Sylvan Lake mayor Sean McIntyre shakes hands and presents the main sponsor of the future NexSource Centre, Darnell Dakin with a plaque at the facility’s progression update held at the Multiplex last Saturday.

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said the decision to spon-sor was one made by staff who voted in favour of it.

“It wasn’t just one per-son, everybody got togeth-er and everybody made a decision,” Dakin said. “It was defi nitely a team de-cision on NexSource’s part. It’s great for the communi-ty and great for us too.”

A local hockey coach and one of the company’s staff Travis Brigley said being the main sponsor for the facility is an honour for the company to be able to do something like this.

“It’s exciting. We’re a young company and we’re going to be here for a lot of years to come so this is a big project and we’re just glad to be a part of it,” Brigley said.

He added it is exciting to see the facility take shape and to see all the different companies come together to help build the facility for the community.

People want to be in communities like ours he said because they get to see the facility transform which is exciting.

“It’s exciting,” Brigley said. “You drive around the parking lot and you see they are starting to put piles in the ground and they are digging holes.”

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The Community Calendar is an open bulletin board for non-profit community groups running free events open to the general public. Submissions must be received by Monday at 4 p.m. and should be kept as concise as possible. We will edit for content and length.

We strive to publish all submissions we receive, however, due to the number of items or space availability, we are not able to guarantee publica-tion. If you need to be sure your message runs, we suggest you place your message in the Classified section.

Deliver submissions to our office at Suite 103, 5020 50A St., Sylvan Lake, fax to 1-403-887-2081 (Toll-Free 1-888-999-2081) or email to [email protected]. Be certain to include dates, times and contact information.

Special Events

Saturday, September 26 - Alzheimer’s Society Coffee Break at the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Everyone welcome! Drop-in. Make a donation in support of the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta and enjoy a cup of coffee and a homemade dessert.Wednesday, September 30 - Sylvan Lake Seniors Bus to Century Downs Casino, Crossiron Mills, Balzac. Leave at 8:30 a.m. Phone Joan at 403-887-7614.Movie Night, Sat. Oct. 3, 6:30pm at Memorial Presbyterian Church, Do You Believe? More than a movie, it’s a question we all must answer in our lifetimes: DO YOU BELIEVE? Popcorn and Beverage to follow. Come for a great night of fellowship.Saturday, October 31 - Spooktacular Extravaganza at the Fox Run/Mother Teresa Multicampus, 1-4 p.m. Mix and mingle with other ghosts, goblins and ghouls while you enjoy crafts, games, a haunted bouncy castle, and best of all, candy! For information, call 403-887-2199.

Support Programs

Sylvan Lake AA meetings. Tuesdays 7:30 pm Lions Hall; Sundays 8 pm Presbyterian Church (north door). For more information call male 403-887-4470, 403-588-5491 or female 403-887-4297.

Sylvan Lake Al-Anon (for families and friends of alcoholics) 8 pm Sundays, Presbyterian Church (north door), 403-887-4470 or 403-887-2961.Narcotics Anonymous meetings Thursday nights at 7:30 pm at Sylvan Lake Bethany Care, 4700 47th Ave.T.O.P.S. weight loss support group meets at St. Mary’s and St. Timothy’s Anglican Church Hall every Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. Anyone welcome. Please call Joanne at 403-887-5200 for more info.

Weekly Events

Mondays - Toastmasters Sylvan’s Slick Speakers meeting at Sylvan Lake Alliance Church, 4404 47 Ave. from 7-8:15 pm. Our club is open to everyone wishing to improve their communication and leadership skills. For info call Shawn Palm at 403-887-2577.Mondays - Sylvan Lake Sacred Massed Choir practices take place at Ecole H. J. Cody High School (beginning Sept. 21), directed by Kerry Heisler, 7-9 p.m. Love to sing? For info, contact Dolce Moir at 403-887-4037.Tuesdays - Tai chi classes begin on Sept. 8 to Dec. 22, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Anglican Church hall. Wear comfy clothes and inside shoes. Call 403-346-6772 or visit www.taoist.org.At the Seniors Centre: Mondays-Wii bowling; Tuesdays-Men’s Yoga, Exercise Class, Drop In Scrabble/Games; Tuesday night-drop in crib; Wednesdays-lunches, Bible Study; Thursdays-Bingo; Fridays-Yoga.Wednesdays - 55+ Club Potluck at Sylvan Lake Legion starting at 12 noon. Jam session to follow. Everyone Welcome. At the Sylvan Alliance Church - Bible Study on Revelation starting at 7 p.m. - Call Al at 587 377 1085 for more information Thursdays - Sylvan Lake Seniors Bus to Red Deer. Pick-up starts at 9:15 am. Returning to Sylvan 1 pm from Parkland Mall. Call Don/Lydia Lanterman at 403-864-2230.Thursdays - Community Bingo at Sylvan Lake Seniors’ Centre. Pre-call at 6:30 bingo starts at 7 pm. Canteen opens at 5:30 pm.Fridays - Meat draw at the Sylvan Lake Legion beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Monthly EventsFirst Wednesday every month - The fi rst Wednesday of every month is devoted to teen art projects at the Library! Everything from baked clay art to graffi ti! 4-5 p.m. See you there!First Sunday every month - Sylvan Lake Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary breakfast at the Legion. 4916 50 Ave. 9 am to 1 pm. Everyone welcome.

Volunteers Wanted

Volunteers are required for Friends of the Library committee. Do you enjoy the library? Would you like to make a difference? We are looking for enthusiastic friends to support the library in many different ways. Please join us and have fun, meet like-minded people, volunteer and feel good about sup-porting a service that benefits everyone in the community! Call Debbie at 403-887-0968.Are you organized and dedicated and want to be part of a great team? Veterans Voices of Canada is now searching for Volunteers are required for Friends of the Library committee. Do you enjoy the library? Would you like to make a difference? We are looking for enthusiastic friends to support the library in many different ways. Please join us and have fun, meet like-minded people, volunteer and feel good about sup-porting a service that benefits everyone in the community! Call Debbie at 403-887-0968.Are you organized and dedicated and want to be part of a great team? Veterans Voices of Canada is now searching for volunteers to fi ll a variety of volunteer positions within our organization. Be a part of our upcoming annual events and tributes such as our Veteran Appreciation Day and Flags of Remembrance. Also needed are interview transcribers and committee members. Help us in our mission of keeping history alive by volunteering with us. Thanks in advance. Contact us at [email protected].

Groups & Activities

Sylvan Lake Quilters Guild meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at the Seniors Centre at 7 p.m. New members welcome. For information, please contact Joyce Thrush at 403-887-3287.C.H.I.P.S - Children’s Indoor Play Space is a non-structured playtime for children 0-5 years old. Riding, climbing and bouncing toys provided and parents and caregivers can socialize. Mondays 9-11am, Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30-11:30am, Thursdays 12:30-2:30pm at the community centre. Contact Kari for info 403-392-0323.

Library celebrates membership sign up month

September is member-ship sign up month for the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library and to celebrate mayor Sean McIntyre and his family, Joel Rathjen and Teddy Michaylow from the Boom Chucka Boys and their families, Ashley Akkermans as Miss Ponoka and the Sylvan Lake News editor Jenna Swan made an appearance last Thursday.

They were all excited to be there and were thanked for coming to the event held at the library and all received memberships.

The membership offers users access to many re-sources including books, DVDs, audio books and CDs for all ages said the library’s director Caroline Vandriel.

Not only do members

Sign Up - Joel Rathjen and Teddy Michaylow from the Boom Chucka Boys, mayor Sean McIntyre, Ashley Akkermans as Miss Ponoka and the Sylvan Lake News editor Jenna Swan celebrate the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library card sign up event with director Caroline Vandriel last Thursday.



have access to the mate-rial available from within the library, they also have access to online resources.

“Some of the online re-sources that we have are things that people don’t normally think of,” Vandriel said. “If you’re at home and you want to read a magazine and don’t feel like stepping out and getting one, go on our

website and you can log in and access any number of magazines.”

Ebooks are also available online for e-readers.

The library also runs dif-ferent programs that are offered to everyone, even for non-members.

Vandriel said what may surprise people is the amount of material avail-able online.

“There are so many re-sources that are available people don’t even think about it,” Vandriel said. “Doing research is more than just Google.”

She said having a library card is a very inexpensive way to entertain the whole

family as well to gain ac-cess to materials that can help with personal and professional growth.

People can even access resources to help with their resume building.

“We have a bunch of books on resumes,”

Vandriel said. “If people don’t know how to do a resume we have resources for that.”

Memberships are valid for one year and one membership is all that is required for one family.

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Farmers’ Market fi nishing up for the seasonThe Sylvan Lake Farmers’ Market will

be fi nishing up the season this Friday with organizers stating it was a record year for both vendor and consumer at-tendance.

With a longstanding presence in the community over the past 50 years many

things have changed within the mar-ket including location and organizers. However, according to Crystal Loewen, manager of Sylvan Lake Farmers’ Market, one thing has remained the same - the impact the market has on the local econ-omy.

“When you support local growers and producers those people will then turn around and spend locally, so you are sup-

Locally Grown - Crystal Loewen, manager of Sylvan Lake Farmers’ Market displays some of the locally grown produce available at the market. This Friday is the last week of the season for Sylvan Lakers to make it out to the market.

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porting your local economy,” explained Loewen on the importance of farmers’ market. “What you spend at your local farmer’s market is then reinvested in the area and provides the grower and produc-er the means to do their jobs.”

With record numbers of up to 75 ven-dors over the summer months, Loewen said there’s more than just fruits, vege-tables and meats available at the market with a variety of crafts, woodwork and wares available for purchase.

She added the best part of being able to buy locally grown produce and meat is the ability to know where the GMO free,

organic, free range, and hormone free products came from.

“Consumers can ask questions of the producers and the producers are always more than happy to answer them,” ex-plained Loewen. “When you buy some-thing at a grocery store you have no idea where it came from or when it was picked,

“Everything you buy from local produc-ers is picked ripe the day before or the day of the market so it gives the produce more nutrients than what you would get at grocery stores because most things you get at grocery stores are picked when they are green and ripened artifi cially so that’s why the fl avour is sometimes less.”

While prices can be higher than you may see at a grocery store, Loewen at-tributed this to the fact local producers go through a greater deal of work to grow produce where as grocery stores are able to buy in mass quantities.

The market is also a great place for tourists and visitors to the area to learn more about Sylvan Lake and also fi nd items unique to the town.

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“WHEN YOU SUPPORT LOCAL GROWERS AND PRODUCERS THOSE PEOPLE WILL THEN TURN AROUND AND SPEND LOCALLY, SO YOU ARE SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL ECONOMY.”- CRYSTAL LOEWEN

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$10,000.00 raised for Sylvan Lakeand Area Urgent Care

SUBMITTED BY SUSAN SAMSONCHAIR - URGENT CARE COMMITTEE

Sylvan Lake and Area Urgent Care is the local charity of choice for Sylvan Lake’s Tim Horton’s and this year was a real barn burner.

Tim Horton’s Smile Cookie Campaign is an an-nual event and the spe-cial cookies are sold for a dollar each and all pro-ceeds go to Urgent Care. The campaign started on Monday September 14 and ended Monday September 21, 2015.

14 volunteers took 1-2 hour shifts to talk with customers using the drive thru. 2000 information leaf-lets were handed out to Tim’s customers. The end result was 9509 cookies sold and the owners of Sylvan Lake Tim Horton’s, John Paul and Tanya have

topped up the donation to an even $10,000.00! We believe that is going to be a record for the most Smile Cookies sold in Alberta.

It was rewarding to see the support from Tim Horton’s customers, staff and owners who are also our area residents. We were able to provide updates and answer questions as enhanced medical services is a priority for all of us and our visitors.

We have received a re-sponse from Health Minister Sarah Hoffman to contact her staff to set up a date for a face to face meeting to discuss our enhanced health care requirements and possi-ble solutions that work for the government and for our area. We will keep you posted with the outcome of that Ministerial meeting.

To date, this increases the

amount of funds raised by the Urgent Care Committee and partners to approx-imately $100,000.00. All monies are held in trust to be used for the future pur-chase of additional medical equipment in an Urgent Care Centre.

We use the term Urgent Care to help describe our vision of what en-hanced health care looks like. Currently there are 7 Urgent Care Centres op-erating in the province. Urgent Care is a facility that is open 7 days a week and offers medical treat-ment for non-life threaten-ing injuries.

The facility is staffed by nurses and doctors who have access to lab and x-ray on site. There is also obser-vation beds but it is not the intent to have patients spend extended time in the care of an Urgent Care

Centre. The Urgent Care Centre is funded under Alberta Health Services. An Urgent Care Centre located in Sylvan Lake would allow our residents and visitors

to receive timely medi-cal treatments for non-life threatening injuries and avoid the long wait times in local emergency hospital rooms.

We thank everyone for their support and look for-ward to seeing you at our next event, Sylvan Lake Yuletide Festival, November 27 and 28th at the Multiplex.

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UpcomingMeetings

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Committee of the WholeOctober 7, 2015Municipal Government Building6:00 pm

MPC MeetingOctober 5, 2015Municipal Government Building6:00 pm

Regular Meeting of CouncilSeptember 28, 2015Municipal Government Building6:00 pm

2016 SYLVAN LAKE FCSS COMMUNITYGRANT PROGRAM

is accepting grant funding applicationsSylvan Lake Family and Community Support Services is dedicated to strengthening and enhancing family and community life by offering locally based preventative and supportive services, promoting voluntarism and coordinating partnerships in the community.

Help Keep Sylvan Lake Beautiful

LARGE ITEM PICK-UP (no-charge)October 6, 7, and 8

(Pre-registration is required)

Public Works will be conducting the semi-annual pick-up of unwanted household furniture and appliances on October 6, 7, and 8. Residents of Sylvan Lake must pre-register by 4:00 P.M. by Monday, October 5 to have your items collected. Registered items must be placed for collection by 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 6.

Typical items collected include:stoves

washerscouches/chairs

Items not collected include:construction debrisautomotive parts

appliances which contain Freonloose debris

There is a maximum pick-up of 3 items per household.Please call Public Works at 403-887-2800 to register your

items for pick-up.

TREE BRANCH DISPOSAL (no-charge)October 5 - 11

Tree branches will be accepted free of charge for Town residents at the Waste Transfer site from Monday, October 5 to Saturday, October 11. The transfer site is open every Monday to Saturday from 9 A.M. until 5 P.M. through early November exclusive of statutory holidays. The transfer site is located 1.5 kilometers east of the round-about on Highway #11A and .5 kilometers south on R.R. #12.

UTILITY BILLE-BILLING

Are you interested in receiving your Utility Bill online via email? Please sign-up for this new service by emailing (your preferred email address) to [email protected]

Be sure to include your intent to receive E-Bills, name, account number, and the address of the property you wish to register.

Community Programs

There is still room in the following programs starting:

September 24:Ready, Set, Grow (Parented Ages 12-24 Months)Finger Painting (Ages 4-6)Infinite Spirala Hula Hoop Class (Ages 8-14)Beginners Hula Hooping (Ages 15 & up)

September 29:Introduction to Watercolor (Ages 14 & up)

September 30:Beginners Baton Twirling (Ages 5-7 & 8 and up)

The Town of Sylvan Lake will be continuously planning Recreation & Culture Programs as opportunities arise, so please be sure to regularly check our Community Programs section on our website (www.sylvanlake.ca) to get updated program information.

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The purpose of the Sylvan Lake FCSS Community Grant Program is to support local social service projects that are preventative in nature and promote and enhance the well-being of individuals, families and community.

This is an annual grant program and the 2016 application deadline is September 30, 2015.

Applications are available online - www.sylvanlake.ca or picked up at the FCSS Offi ce 4725 - 43 Street (Community Centre).

If you have any questions please contact the FCSS Manager at 403-887-1137 Ext 224.


RCMP News Release – September 5th – September 11th, 2015

September 5th2:06 a.m. – A 33-year-old

Red Deer male is facing impaired driving charges in relation to a traffi c stop on Lakeshore Drive in Sylvan Lake. RCMP stopped a vehicle on 49th Street at Lakeshore Drive in Sylvan Lake. The driver was subsequently charged with impaired driving; having a blood alcohol level over .08; and driving while disqualifi ed.

4:28 a.m. – RCMP assist-ed a male on Highway 11 at Range Road 12 in Red Deer County. A witness re-ported that a male who appeared to be intoxicat-ed was walking down the shoulder of the highway eastbound. Patrols were made and the male was given a ride to a local gas station for his safety.

September 5th6:40 p.m. – A call was re-

ceived of an erratic driver on 50th Avenue in Bentley. RCMP conducted patrols and located the driver in-side the vehicle behind a liquor establishment. A 35-year-old male from Rocky Mountain House was subsequently charged with impaired care or con-trol of a vehicle and failing to comply with a proba-tion order.

10:37 p.m. – A domes-tic dispute in Sylvan Lake resulted in RCMP atten-dance. A female attended a residence on Westview Drive and requested that the owner contact police as she had been assault-

ed. The 51-year-old female sustained non-life threat-ening injuries. A 59-year-old male was located and arrested. He is facing a charge of assault.

September 6th9:54 a.m. – RCMP re-

ceived a 911 call of tools stolen overnight from a number of sheds on prop-erties along Township Road 374 in Red Deer County. Various items in-cluding chainsaws and gas tanks were stolen. The sheds were unlocked at the time of the thefts.

11:16 a.m. – Two people have been charged with assault in relation to a do-mestic disturbance at a motel on Lakeshore Drive in Sylvan Lake. A female advised that she and her boyfriend had a verbal argument which became physical. The male had also left with her purse. An investigation resulted in a charge of assault against a 53-year-old Innisfail fe-male and a charge of as-sault and theft against a 55-year-old Red Deer male.

September 7th7:55 a.m. – A 911 call was

received by RCMP dispatch of a truck stolen in the Bentley area. The owner advised that she left keys to her Dodge Durango on the seat of the vehicle while it was parked out-side the Subway in Bentley. A female and male entered the vehicle and almost ran over the complainant in an attempt to fl ee the area. The vehicle was recovered

abandoned in Lac La Biche.September 9th7:37 p.m. – A 33-year-old

Condor female is facing impaired driving charges in relation to a report of a suspicious person on Range Road 31 in Lacombe County. The female was located by RCMP near a vehicle and a quad on the wrong side of the roadway. Further investigation re-sulted in the female being charged with impaired care or control of a vehicle and impaired care or con-trol with a blood alcohol level over .08.

September 10th7:24 p.m. – RCMP at-

tended a residence on Westview Drive in Sylvan Lake after a female was reportedly causing a dis-turbance. The female, who appeared to be under the

infl uence of a substance, was located by police run-ning around and scream-ing on the street after being told she was not al-lowed inside a residence. The female was taken into custody and was charged

with two counts of failing to comply with conditions of a court order.

7:24 p.m. – Suspicious activity reported to RCMP resulted in a stolen vehicle investigation. A resident of a property on Range Road 30 at Rainy Creek Road was approached by two males seeking water for a smoking Jeep. The resident contacted a relative who arrived to track the vehicle and obtain a license plate and report it to police. The vehicle was determined to be stolen and was later recovered abandoned off Highway 766.

10:43 p.m. – Sylvan Lake RCMP assisted Calgary Police Service in the arrest of a male. The 35-year-old resident of Blackfalds was wanted on a variety of outstanding drug and weapons-related warrants out of Calgary. The male was visiting a residence on Old Boomer Road in

Sylvan Lake when he sur-rendered to police without incident.

September 11th12:36 p.m. – A theft was

reported to police at the Last Chance Liquor Store in Sylvan Lake. Staff con-tacted RCMP to report that four males came into the store on Hinshaw Drive and stole four large bottles of liquor. The males then fl ed in a green half ton truck. One of the males, a 19-year-old Siksika Nation resident, was arrested in Gleichen and is charged with theft under $5000.

3:26 p.m. – A 30-year-old Sylvan Lake male is facing charges in relation to a do-mestic dispute. A 30-year-old female attended the RCMP detachment to ad-vise that she had been as-saulted by her spouse. The male was later arrested and is charged with as-sault and uttering threats to property.

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A new scam is surfacing in Red Deer and the surrounding area, another vari-ation on the usual intrusive phone call from a pushy, quick-talking person who’s trying to part you from your money.

This time, the scammers are claiming to be from Publisher’s Clearing House. In a recent Red Deer fi le, the scammer said his intended victim had won $7,000 a month for life, but that he needed to wire $2,000 in order to claim the prize. Fortunately, a family member intervened and educated the intended victim before it was too late.

Publisher’s Clearing House does legiti-mately exist, and they do award prizes in a similar manner to what the scammer claimed. The catch, of course, is that no legitimate organization will ever require the “winner” to send money in order to claim a prize.

“We cannot stress this enough – never send money or share your personal in-formation based on a phone call, without verifying the caller’s claims, regardless of who they say they represent,” says Constable Derek Turner of the Red Deer RCMP. “Scammers change the names and the details, but the pattern is always the same – they apply pressure to get you to send money immediately. Stop and ask questions. Better yet, just hang up on these predators. Legitimate businesses and agencies don’t operate in this way.”

Scammers prey on those they consider vulnerable, and RCMP urge everyone to look at their lives, and identify the people they know who might be fooled by scam-

mers. Then sit down and talk to them. Give them the tools to say no to high pressure tactics. Explain the different types of scams that occur (for a compre-hensive list see www.antifraudcentre.ca). Encourage them to demand their right to think about every offer and check its veracity before they commit to anything.

Scam facts you need to know:• No legitimate government agency or

business will demand payment in gift cards or prepaid credit cards. Only scammers use this untraceable pay-ment method.

• No legitimate sweepstakes or prize ever requires you to send money in order to claim a prize – that includes border fees, legal fees, taxes or any other fees.

• If you receive a call from someone claiming you owe money, inde-pendently verify the information by hanging up, looking up the appropri-ate agency and calling them directly. Do not call back to a number given out by the person calling you.

• By using “number spoofi ng,” scam-mers can make it look like their call is coming from a local number or the number of a business or agency, thus misleading you as to where they are located. As well, some scammers create lookalike direct mail materials or websites that imitate the look and messages of legitimate companies.

• If an offer sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

Learn more about scams and how to recognize and protect yourself from them: www.antifraudcentre.ca.

RCMP warn public about sweepstakes scam

Examining the impact of October’s minimum wage increases on the community of Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lakers making minimum wage will see an increase on their pay stubs come October when the fi rst round of minimum wage hikes take place.

Following a campaign promise made by Premier Rachel Notley minimum wage will rise from the current $10.20 to $15 by 2018.

On Oct. 1st the fi rst round of hikes will take place bringing Alberta’s minimum wage from one of the lowest in the coun-try to among the highest at $11.20, leaving Alberta settled in at third place behind Ontario’s $11.25 and Northwest Territories’ $12.50.

In addition to the raising of general minimum wage, the separate wage for li-quor servers and waiters will also rise going from $9.20 to $10.70, with the notion of separate wages for those serving liquor gradually being phased out by 2018.

Over the past week Sylvan Lake News touched base with the Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce and local businesses to examine to the potential impacts of the minimum wage increases may have on the local economy.

Joel Johannson, vice president on the board of the Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce and general manager at Meadowlands Golf Club, stated he feels the biggest impact to his business will be visible with the number of em-ployees he will be able to retain over the coming years.

Johannson said the ma-jority of his employees during his busy months are high school students making minimum wage in entry level positions. He added this fi rst round of raises in October will mean a few very happy teenagers will be getting raises.

“The $1 raise in mini-mum wage is going to mean we just gave all of the 15, 16, and 17 year olds

on the golf course a raise whether they deserve it or not,” said Johannson add-ing a $15 minimum wage will mean an adjustment to the entire pay scale of his business. “If we are paying a 15 year old kid, with a learner’s permit and no experience other than cutting the grass in grandma and grandpa’s yard $15 an hour we can no longer continue paying our more skilled workers $15 an hour.

“When you talk about that kind of increase - nearly 50 per cent over 2 years - you’re really not just talking about the minimum wage earners, the whole pay scale then needs to go up, people we are currently paying $15 an hour who have been working here for several years we will now have to pay more.”

As vice president on the board of the Chamber, Johannson said he believes many business will turn to an increase in the pric-es of services to adjust to the higher wages for work-


ers. However, in his line of work in the golf industry - this isn’t an option.

“There is a ceiling to the price of golf - people are only willing to pay a certain amount of money for golf, so price increas-es aren’t ideal in this in-dustry,” he explained. “The government has put us as business operators in a particularly tricky situ-ation, especially in a time when the economy has been quite slow due to the prices of oil,

“We have some tough decisions to make and ul-timately it means we are going to have to try to de-liver the same level of ser-vice with fewer people to help us do it.”

He added next summer the likely implications will be seen in his number of minimum wage workers employed, stating instead of 10 students hired he will only be able to have fi ve or six.

Wes Huffman, owner of Pier 7 restaurant, stated

his concerns do not nec-essarily stem from a busi-ness owning perspective - rather his concerns are for his staff.

“There is some concern from my servers that they may not make as much in tips when that wage does hit the $15 mark,” explained Huffman. “Will people still tip when they know servers are making $15 an hour?”

Huffman added come 2018, the increase in staff’s wages could mean more than an additional $100,000 out of the average locally owned restaurant’s pocket.

“Most restaurants will likely have to adjust with slight price increases to compensate the higher wages,

“You can take a burger from $12 to $13 and like-ly no one will notice or say anything, but you can’t take it from $12 to $20 or else no one will eat at your restaurant, so owners are going to have to fi nd other

ways to cut expenses.”This means for Huffman

he will have to look very closely at where his money is going especially in the areas of advertising and his non-profi t charity work. Where as in the past he was able to have the extra income to be able to give back to the com-munity, this may need to be rolled back to account for wage increases and the desire not to drastically in-crease food prices.

“If restaurants across Alberta do decide to raise prices to adjust for the increase of wages then maybe we won’t see as many people going out to eat any more and that hurts servers also,” said Huffman. “Then not only are servers making less in tips because people know they are making $15 an hour, the restaurants will be slower also and servers will then make even less.”

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Fortis Alberta and Tree Canada partner to bring treesto students of Lighthouse Christian Academy

As part of National Tree Day a number of native tree species were planted at Lighthouse Christian Academy on Wednesday afternoon thanks to a $5,000 donation from Fortis Alberta.

Fortis Alberta said they were thrilled to be able to give back to the communi-ty of Sylvan Lake and also provided a free BBQ lunch for staff and students.

“We were looking for en-vironmental initiatives that would also give back to the community and provide and educational aspect also,” explained Deb Bowering, community investment ad-visor for Fortis Alberta.

The trees were provided and installed with help from Gerard Fournier, community advisor for Tree Canada. Fournier educated students on the roles trees play in the environment and then instructed students with a tree planting lesson.

“Tree Canada is a nation-al non profi t organization and our goal is to be able

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Sharon Nielsen, a kinder-garten teacher at Lighthouse Christian was responsible for the initiative making it to the campus adding she was thrilled both Fortis and Tree Canada could visit the students that day.

“Our students will now learn how to take care of the trees and look after them and the educational benefi ts span from kindergarten to grade 12,” added Nielsen.

Over 20 trees were planted on the school grounds with saplings being sent home for children to plant elsewhere.

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Supporting Growth - As part of National Tree Day, a number of trees were planted at Lighthouse Christian Academy thanks to a donation from Fortis Alberta and Tree Canada. Gerard Fournier of Tree Canada gave students a tree planting demo after which students then planted together.

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Results of the Canadian Ambient Air Quality re-port were released recent-ly, in which one of Sylvan Lake’s neighbouring com-munity, Red Deer, was found to have failed to meet national air quality standards.

Alberta’s Minister of Environment and Parks, Shannon Phillips said she is concerned by the results in the Red Deer Region, stating she vows to take action to reduce air pollu-tion in the city.

The City of Red Deer’s main air quality concern comes from the level of fi ne particulate matter (PM 2.5) - an air pollut-ant of concern to people’s health when levels are too high. The tiny, microscop-ic particles in the air can reduce visibility and cause the air to appear hazy when levels are elevated.

Currently Alberta Environment and Parks is working closely with the Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ) - an organization respon-sible for monitoring both Red Deer, Sylvan Lake, and surrounding municipali-

ties air quality - to create a PM2.5 Response Plan. PAMZ executive director, Kevin Warren, stated in an interview with the Sylvan Lake News the province can expect to see the plan released later this year.

“What it [the report] is saying to us is that we have emissions present that are contributing to high particulate levels when the weather condi-tions become conducive to forming those health risk-ing factors,” said Warren who referred to the winter of of 2010 and 2011 when ‘winter smog’ formed over the City of Red Deer as a result of high emissions and frigid temperatures, he added these two win-ters are some what re-

sponsible for air quality exceedances in the region. “We need to take action so that when we have similar weather patterns in the future - which we will - then we won’t have a re-currences.”

This summer the town of Sylvan Lake partnered with PAMZ where they took actions of their own in hopes of bettering air quality for residents. The ‘Breathe Easy’ initiative, an Idle Free education campaign aims to educate residents on the harm-ful effects idling vehicles can have on not only their wallets by wasting gas, but also the environment and people’s health by adding harmful emissions to the air.

“Over the summer we wanted to start getting residents familiarized with the health risks and dangers as well as the environmental impacts associated with idling so they can be more aware of their behaviour then when winter time comes around they can start working that information into their daily driving habits,” said Joanne Gaudet, commu-nications coordinator for the Town of Sylvan Lake.

The Town launched a number of videos ex-plaining the impacts of idling, to which Gaudet said received a fantastic response going ‘mini-vi-ral’. They also conducted a survey which showed the average length of time residents idle their vehi-cles to be around eight minutes. The survey also indicated 67% of respon-dents stated they under-stood the effects of idling on the environment, how-ever only 48% of respon-dents were concerned with the effects idling can have their own health and well-being.

PAMZ recognized the efforts of the Town, awarding them with the Action HERO (Helping

the Environment Reduce Ozone) award.

“For a municipality such as Sylvan Lake to recog-nize the impact of exces-sive idling on air quali-ty and then to want to take actions to address it is very progressive and speaks highly to their en-vironmental stewardship,” said Warren.

Warren added that while there is no permanent air quality monitoring station located in Sylvan Lake, PAMZ has conducted tem-porary monitoring sta-tions in the past near Wal-Mart following concerns in the summer of 2013 around what he called a ‘rotten egg smell’.

“We didn’t see anything noteworthy during that monitoring other than slightly above average lev-els of hydrogen sulphide - which can be known to cause a ‘rotten egg’ smell and there were a number of exceedances with the hydrogen sulphide levels, but it’s not really a health based objective, more so the high levels can be a nuisance to residents due to the smell,” explained Warren. “What we were able to determine in re-gards to the high levels

is that there are wetlands to the south and east of where the monitoring sta-tion was and it’s quite a frequent thing that wet-lands in the spring and early summer can produce higher than normal levels of hydrogen sulphide.”

He added on an average day air quality in Sylvan Lake is likely to be a great deal better than that of Red Deer’s as there are less emission emitters with the lake also playing a role in air quality.

“The lake can act as a sink - you can have water vapour hovering above the lake that could bring the numbers down,” said Warren.

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Supporters of T.O.U.C.H ministries gathered at the Alliance Community Church in Sylvan Lake last Saturday to partici-pate in the fi fth annual walkathon to help raise awareness and money for orphans in Uganda.


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The event started with some cloud and very light rain, but that gave way to sun-shine fairly soon after run start.

Over 30 adults and kids took part in the event, raising nearly $4,000.

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It was indeed another great day for the event, and we remain grateful for the amazing Town of Sylvan Lake, Centennial Park and Lakeshore pathways, as well as the people who live along 50a Ave for let-ting us use their roads.

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SPCA overloaded with animals awaiting adoption

The Red Deer and District SPCA is chalked full of animals who are awaiting adoption and of-fi cials are turning to the public for help.

“We are absolutely plum full,” said Tara Hellewell, executive director of the SPCA. “We have dogs dou-bled up in kennels. It puts a big strain on our facility. We have animals in spac-es that are necessarily set up for them. Our facili-ty is designed for a spe-cifi c number of animals, but if animals have been abandoned at our door – which has been the case – we don’t euthanize here. Because we don’t eutha-nize, we work off a wait-ing list. When we are at capacity and people drop animals off, it puts in a re-ally bad position,” she said.

“We have animals every-where right now – safe-ly obviously – but we are under a lot of pressure.”

Currently, the SPCA is housing more than 50 dogs and 160 cats in care – all of who are ready to fi nd their forever homes. “We are rarely this full. I would say in the last two years we have only been this full once,” said Hellewell.

The Red Deer and District SPCA normally sees less dogs at their fa-cility. Hellewell said she attributes the high num-ber of dogs at the SPCA to the Milk River seizure situation earlier this year.

“For the Milk River dogs, we had them in care for about three or four months and we didn’t really have the ability to adopt them out because we had to go

through some medical is-sues and challenges,” said Hellewell.

“We still do have four Milk River dogs for adop-tion but they are special cases – two are a bonded pair and the other two re-quire homes that are going to have a little more un-derstanding of their needs. They cannot go to a home with kids because they are still really nervous and they will take a lot of time to get to know you – but when they do, they are amazing.”

As well, the SPCA’s over-all adoption numbers are down this year by about 80 adoptions.

Hellewell said Alberta’s economy has also played a part in the large volume of animals at the SPCA.

“The economy is starting to affect people’s ability to care for their animals. Maybe they have to relo-cate for a job and they can’t take the animal with them. If the oilfi eld starts to shut down, people are going to be relocating. We are starting to feel the ef-fects of the economy,” she said.

In addition, Hellewell added fundraising for the organization is expected to be tougher than normal this coming year – also due to the downturn in the economy.

“We are going to have to tighten our belts. We do have some money in the bank thankfully from bequests to help see us through that. Right now, we are right on target on budget and our year-end is at the end of September,” she said. “We will defi -nitely be budgeting very cautiously for the coming

year knowing that the oil-fi eld hasn’t picked up and knowing that we are going to be seeing more animals as a result of that and less donations.”

In terms of needs from the community, Hellewell said she asks Central Albertans to consider adopting an animal.

“We have puppies from time to time but we ask that people consider adopting a pet that is a little older. We know that a lot of our dogs can’t go home with small children – and that is a challenge for us,” she said. “The ad-vantage of adopting with the SPCA, especially with cats, is that the spay or neuter surgery is already done, they are vaccinat-ed and they are health checked and a lot of them have had the dental work done already, which can be very expensive.”

Hellewell said the SPCA is also in need of volun-teers for a variety of tasks including dog walking, stress busting, cat cud-dling, helping with laun-dry and helping to sort through donations in the garage at the SPCA.

“Cat litter is always something that we are in need of. We spend a lot of money on cat litter – we don’t tend to get it donat-ed.”

Meanwhile, the SPCA has a fundraising event coming up in November. ‘Raise the Woof’ will take place Nov. 21st at Westerner Park. The SPCA is also looking for spon-sors for the event. “We’ve got a new format for the evening. We still have the great HBO Comedy Central comedians coming in. We also have a fi ve-piece band that will be playing music into the night.

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TAKING A REST – Red Deer and District SPCA Executive Director Tara Hellewell and rescue dog Tommy take a moment in front of the new memorial tree at the Red Deer SPCA, installed to remember Freda Marie Blair, who donated over a million dollars to the SPCA through her will after her passing.

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Great Cause - Supporters of T.O.U.C.H ministries gathered at the Alliance Community Church in Sylvan Lake last Saturday to par-ticipate in the fi fth annu-al walkathon to help raise awareness and money for orphans in Uganda.


Church walks for children in Uganda

The Alliance Community Church held their fi fth annu-al T.O.U.C.H ministries walkathon last Saturday to help support orphans in Uganda.

There were 24 people who walked six kilomentres around the town to help raise money that will go towards an orphanage in Uganda and in turn raised $16,000.

There are currently over 90 children living in the or-phanage who are a variety of ages explained walkathon organizer Crystal Andrushko.

She said some of the people participating in the walk-athon are very committed to helping provide for the or-phanage and have been participating right from day one.

“A few new people came along side because they see the need and they may sponsor a child in the orphan-age and they want to get involved to help support that,” Andrushko said.

She said the walkathon always receives positive sup-port from the community and walkers receive positive feedback on what they are raising money for.

This year the money will go towards paying teachers who work in the school and to cover maintenance costs.

“It does cost money to run everything and feed 90 kids,” Andrushko said.

In the past the funds raised from the walkathon have gone towards building a church, expanding the orphan-age and buying a vehicle to transport children to medical centres for treatment.

Andrushko said people are happy to raise money and participate in the walkathon as they know how much people have in this country compared to other countries where the children don’t have much.

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BY ZACHARY CORMIERRED DEER EXPRESS

People suffering from eating disorders in Red Deer will soon have some-where to go to fi nd sup-port.

The Eating Disorder Support Network of Alberta (EDSNA) revealed plans to expand their ser-vices to the Red Deer area during an offi cial launch at Red Deer College last Friday.

“It has always been a part of our vision to move throughout Alberta,” said Moyra McAllister, who is the president and founder of EDSNA.

The organization began holding its fi rst profes-sionally-facilitated sup-port groups in Edmonton in April of 2014.

McAllister was motivat-ed to create EDSNA after her daughter was diag-nosed with anorexia. “It’s a part of life that I never thought I’d go through,” McAllister said.

She noted before EDSNA, fi nding support for people suffering from eating dis-orders in Alberta could be a diffi cult task.

McAllister stressed eat-ing disorders can affect anyone and that those who might be suffering from one should seek help.

“There are so many people who are dealing with this disorder alone and lonely and feeling like there are no answers,” she said.

The organization will be holding support groups to assist those who are suf-fering from eating disor-ders as well as their family

and friends.EDSNA was able to ex-

pand their programs be-cause of contributions from both Alberta Health and Mental Health and Addictions.

“It is a signifi cant step in addressing the needs of those with eating dis-orders in Central Alberta,” said Red Deer North MLA Kim Schreiner, who was speaking on behalf of Alberta Health Minister Sarah Hoffman.

Schreiner added the Alberta government is contributing over $300,000 to assist EDSNA in its ex-pansion. “When it comes to eating disorders, the long-term health, and even the lives, of our loved ones can hang in the bal-ance,” she said.

In addition to the funds

from the government, EDSNA is also receiving support from Red Deer College, which donated the use of space on cam-pus for the organization to hold its sessions.

“Red Deer College is committed to the well-be-ing of our students, faculty and staff and we active-ly promote physical and mental wellness,” said Leslie Kendall, who is the vice president of human resources at the College.

Kendall also said the College would work with EDSNA, as well as the RDC Students’ Association, to promote awareness of eat-ing disorders.

Mayor Tara Veer said EDSNA was a welcome ad-dition to the community.

“The two Red Deer sup-port groups now estab-

lished through EDSNA will thankfully offer the opportunity for those liv-ing with the effects of an eating disorder to fi nd the community supports that they so desperately need,” she said.

EDSNA will be offer-ing two separate support group sessions. The ses-sion for those suffering from eating disorders will take place on Tuesday evenings from Oct. 12th through Nov. 17th at RDC. The session for parents, partners and loved ones will be held on Wednesday evenings from Oct. 14th through Nov. 25th at the Collicutt Centre.

Registration for both ses-sions is open now at www.eatingdisordersupportnet-workofalberta.com.

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SPEAKING OUT - Moyra McAllister, president and founder of the Eating Disorder Support Network of Alberta (EDSNA), speaks at the offi cial launch of EDSNA’s services in the Red Deer area at Red Deer College last week. EDSNA provides support groups for those suffering from eating disorders.

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fers colourful vistas, quiet anchorages and excellent fi shing but it is not without its challenges that neces-sitate self-suffi ciency and taking some additional pre-cautions to keep from run-ning into trouble.

The Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) and the Alberta Fish & Game Association (AGFA) want to remind all boaters enjoying the fall season on the water to follow these tips to en-sure that their excursions are both safe and enjoyable.

Before heading out, be sure to check the weath-er forecast. The mixing of warm and cold air can quickly spawn high winds and waves making it treacherous for small boats. Fog, too, is an issue at this time of year making visibil-ity diffi cult. Should boaters fi nd themselves in a fog bank, they should proceed slowly and sound their horn at regular intervals to alert other boaters of their presence.

Well into October, day-time temperatures can occasionally be balmy but dressing for the water tem-perature will help slow the onset of hypothermia should the unexpected happen and the boater fi nd himself in the water. Accidental cold water im-mersion can be shocking, but they shouldn’t panic. It may take a minute or so to get their breathing under control after the initial shock but they will have at least 10-15 minutes, even in very cold water, to af-fect self-rescue before they start to lose muscle control in their arms and legs. This is where an approved life-jacket, either infl atable or inherently buoyant, is an essential part of a boat-er’s wardrobe to keep them afl oat after they can no lon-ger swim.

In the fall, there are fewer boats on the water to offer assistance, if need-ed. Boaters should be sure to leave a fl oat plan with a responsible person on shore who will know what to do if they’re overdue. A marine radio or cell phone will allow them to call for assistance should the need arise. Having a few tools and spare parts aboard will also allow them to fi x minor problems that might otherwise cause them to be stranded out on the water.

It’s important that boat-ers ensure that their boat

and engine are in good shape and mechanically sound. Ethanol-based fuel can allow water contami-nation in the tank. The use of a fuel additive prevents water in the fuel line from freezing which could cause the engine to chug to a halt. If the boat has portable fuel tanks, it’s a good idea to have a spare on board as a reserve.

When boaters head out, they should be wary of reduced water levels that can result after a long, hot and dry summer season. Some of a boater’s favourite shallow water fi shing holes may be inaccessible at this time of year. Also, while un-derway, they should keep a sharp lookout for debris and chunks of ice that could penetrate the boat’s hull at speed.

“Spectacular colours, peaceful solitude and the crispness of the air make boating in the fall a won-drous experience,” says John Gullick, Chair of the Canadian Safe Boating Council. “To make the most of this experience safely, however, boaters need to be extra diligent in their preparations before de-

parting. Most important of these are checking the weather, dressing for the water temperature, wear-ing a lifejacket and leaving a fl oat plan with a respon-sible person on shore who can call for help should the need arise.”

“Just because summer is over doesn’t mean boat-ing safety ends with it”, says Martin Sharren, Executive Vice President of the Alberta Fish & Game Association. “So, wheth-er you’re getting in some late season fi shing or going on a bird hunt make sure you’ve got your bases cov-ered with all the appropri-ate equipment. Our great outdoors are there to be enjoyed!”

Now that fall is near, boaters should make the most of what’s left of the boating season before the cold weather hits. By exer-cising a little caution and an ability to be self-suf-fi cient when out on the water, they can more fully enjoy nature’s splendour and quiet waterways. Visit www.csbc.ca for more tips on boating safety.- SUBMITTED BY THE CANADIAN SAFE BOATING COUNCIL

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ENTERTAINMENTJess Moskaluke on tour with Dean Brody and Paul Brandt

There isn’t much that singer Jess Moskaluke isn’t ap-plying her creative energies to these days. With every-thing from a record-breaking single and a new lip gloss line to multiple accolades and awards including her fi rst Juno nominations for Country Album of the Year and Breakthrough Artist of the Year, she is indeed dazzling the country world.

Not to mention she also landed honours for ‘Female Artist of the Year, for the second year in a row at the Canadian Country Music Awards this past weekend.

She’ll be performing Oct. 6th at the Centrium as part of Paul Brandt’s fall tour.

“I am beyond thrilled – they are both such huge names,” said Moskaluke of both Brandt and Dean Brody. “And they’ve done so much for our Canadian country music industry. I’m beyond honoured to be part of this tour.” Interestingly, the fi rst concert she ever attended was a Paul Brandt show. “So I’m really excited to join him on tour because he has been such a huge infl uence in her musical career.”

Meanwhile, her growing fan base is evident with a on-line following in the millions, and receiving her offi cial Silver Play Button Youtube award for breaking 100,000 subscribers. As mentioned, she won her fi rst 2014 Canadian Country Music Association award for Female Artist of the Year in addition to receiving two additional nominations – Rising Star of the Year and Interactive Artist of the Year.

She was also crowned the 2011 CCMA Awards New Artist Showcase winner.

Produced by Corey Crowder and mixed by Scott Cooke, her hit single Cheap Wine and Cigarettes quickly be-came the highest charting song on the iTunes top 200 singles chart for any Canadian artist. With this second single off of her 10-track CD Light Up the Night, she also achieved gold record status becoming the fi rst Canadian female solo country artist to surpass 40,000-plus down-loads for a song since Shania Twain.

She then released Used last September, followed by her latest single Night We Won’t Forget this past January.

“It was so much fun working with Corey Crowder and John Mark Cappers – never a dull moment,” she said, re-fl ecting on her recording experiences with the talented duo.

“Their hard work and dedication to make that record really put my mind at ease, and I know they worked night and day to make sure we were all 100 per cent happy with this album,” she said.

As to her start with music, it’s been a rather natu-ral and organic progression. Her family wasn’t overly musical per se, but they’ve always been extremely supportive, she explained. “It wasn’t something I grew up doing, except singing in the church choir a little bit.” Then a few opportunities to solo surfaced, along with some voice lesson opportunities. “The next thing that happened was just putting some stuff up on YouTube and again, it just progressed from there.

“I really fell in love with it all as it was happening.”As to country music in particular, there’s much about

it she loves including the supportive community that seems to be integral to the genre. “The thing I love most about the genre are the fans in particular – they are so loyal and they are such a welcoming communi-ty.” Also, with country melding with sensibilities from other genres from pop to rock to hip-hop these days, the opportunities to stretch one’s creative muscles are plentiful. There really hasn’t been a better time to be in the country music industry, she pointed out. “I have more freedom musically than I feel like I have ever had in my life, and that’s really fun to experiment with to be able to fi nd my own sound.”

Her debut single Good Lovin’ hit number 17 on the Canadian country BDS charts and was featured on the Country Hits 2014 compilation CD.

Last April, Good Lovin’ also won Song of the Year at the 2014 Saskatchewan Country Music Awards in addi-tion to her also receiving both a 2014 SCMA Fan Choice Entertainer of the Year nod and her second consecutive SCMA Female Vocalist of the Year title.

On a more personal note, she recalls a saying of John Wayne - “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” She can still hear her father sharing this, encouraging her as she contemplated what the future might hold.

Sadly, he passed away in 2006 after a lengthy battle with multiple sclerosis, but his memory lives on in her music.

“My dad is my hero for teaching me how to be brave, and that being brave is not the absence of fear, but rather in the presence of fear possessing the ability to overcome emotions and persevere,” she said.

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These days, when she is not on the road touring, she primarily splits her time between her home base in Saskatchewan and writing in Nashville. And she’s busy gearing up for the release of her new EP Kiss Me Quiet on Sept. 25th. The six-song EP also includes two acoustic tracks. Moskaluke likes to release EPs on a consistent basis as it keep fans receiving new material. “I feel like EPs allow an artist to release music more frequently – you can constantly keep the music fresh.

“It’s really a fun, upbeat, country-pop album. It’s some-thing I’m really proud of in terms of the collection of songs.”

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The Boom Chucka Boys feeling honoured to be nominated for CCMA Awards

The Boom Chucka Boys attended the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards in Halifax on Sept. 13.

The Boys – Ryan Langlois, Joel Rathjen, Teddy Michaylow and Ben Shillabeer were nominat-ed for Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards ‘Group of the Year’ and ‘Album Design of the Year’ with Shillabeer nom-inated for ‘All-Star Band Drummer of the Year’.

However, the only award received was for their Ramble record, in which album cover designers re-ceived ‘Album Design Of The Year’. The Boys are still very honoured to have been nominated.

Bass and background singer for the group Teddy Michaylow said attending the awards was awesome and being nominated was a shock.

“It’s monstrous for us to be a part of that,” Michaylow said. “We were on the big show, we get recognition and it’s a huge

step forward for us and it’s the second year in a row.”

He said being nominat-ed is validation from their peers and shows that they belong in this group of art-ists.

The Boom Chucka Boys have been in the business for six years now and while they were in Halifax they were among other groups who have been recording for many years and were well established.

“We were up against other established groups,” Michaylow said.

The atmosphere proved to be a good one as he de-scribed it as being friendly. He added everyone ends up being friends and al-ways respects what each other does.

“It might be disappoint-ing because a win helps us in our moving for-ward but you’re happy for the people that do win,” Michaylow said.

He said winning would have helped the boys out in moving forward as peo-ple in the radio business might take a closer look at them as well as can help bands get into festivals.


Nevertheless the band is set to perform in quite a few festivals this year.

Michaylow described the moments while sitting at the awards ceremony hearing each winner called out with anticipation.

“It was nerve racking, but it was awesome,” Michaylow said. “I was more nervous because you have to get up there and give a speech.”

He said they are used to getting up and playing music in front of thousands of people but standing up and thanking people is a different story.

“You don’t want to not thank everybody your supposed to,” Michaylow said. “You only have 45 seconds and you’re on TV. It would have been great to win but maybe next year.”

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Vasselin heading to world wake surfi ng championships this weekend

In just under three short years, Sylvan Laker Julie Vasselin has all but conquered the world of amateur wake surfi ng.

After having won the amateur world wake surfi ng title in 2014, the 24 year old is now off to test the waters of the semi pro division. This weekend Vasselin will trav-el to Parker, Arizona for the 2015 World Wake Surfi ng Championship.

After taking the top spot on the amateur podium last summer, the organization bumped Vasselin into the semi pro category which she has competed in over this past summer.

In order to qualify for the 2015 championships, the

accountant by day and wake surfer by night had to make a ‘tour’ across North America. This summer she saw the beaches of the Canadian National Wake Surfi ng Championships in Ottawa where she placed 2nd, as well as waters in both Minnesota and Koocanusa where she fi nished 2nd in both.

This leaves Vasselin ranked second in the world for semi-pro female wake surfers, to which she said is a good position to be in heading into this weekend’s com-petition.

Having started wake surfi ng only three years ago after being introduced to the sport by a family friend, Vasselin soon fell in love. This led her to coach Caroline Villeneuve out of H20 School in Fernie, B.C.

“I’ve learned tricks I never thought I would be at the level of learning and it’s been neat to see my progression

over this past year,” said Vasselin. “It was defi nitely my coach that helped to take me to the next level - she not only helped me to learn new tricks but also opened my mind to what tricks are out there also.”

Vasselin said she is thrilled to be travelling to Parker this year after the success she saw at the 2014 champi-onships in Las Vegas. If Vasselin places on the podium in Parker, she will have the opportunity to turn pro next season.

She added she has mixed emotions about going pro, as wake surfi ng has always been more of a hobby for her, stating she doesn’t want it to turn into a job or some-thing that’s no longer fun to her.

Vasselin starts her competition this weekend compet-ing both Friday and Saturday.

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Making Wake - Julie Vasselin, a Sylvan Lake resident, will be travelling to the World Wake Surfi ng Championships this weekend in Parker, Arizona.

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Children prove their skills in this season’s hockey try outs

It’s that time of year again where chil-dren are gearing up in their skates and helmets, doing their best to be noticed by

hockey coaches.Try outs for minor hockey started Sept.

12 and will go on for two weeks as coach-es need to see the children skating and their playing potential.

Around 42 children are trying out for

the Atom AA team but head coach Zenon Komarniski said there will be about 17 carried forward on the team this season.

During the try outs the children were seen on the ice doing drills and playing games such as relay races with toy hors-es.

In proving their skill level the children were jumping while skating forwards and backwards, and moving the puck around the ice trying to score a goal.

These drills and games help show Komarniski which children can move up in the program.

“Kids who are good skaters, who can move well with the puck and who try hard,” said Komarniski on what he look-ing for during the drills. “For goalies they have to be able to stop a puck.”

He observes how the children skate and if they have control while in their center of gravity.

Children who have a tendency to fall over are usually unbalanced and still have to developmental skills to work on.

“Sometimes there are kids who are still growing and they are fi nding their bodies which is always diffi cult at the beginning of the year,” Komarniski said. “But gener-ally you’re looking for the kids who can skate well in a controlled atmosphere.”

The future for the Atom AA team looks

optimistic as many children on the team will be skilled players explained the coach.

“They have a lot of skill and a lot of passion for the game, it’s pretty exciting to see these kids out there,” Komarniski said.

With these try outs the children tend to be very nervous which causes them to be physically tense and results in them not skating as well.

Komarniski understands that nerves can take away from a player’s true poten-tial which is why he doesn’t let this cloud his judgment on their ability because he looks at the overall picture of how the children are on the ice.

“I’ve seen a lot of these kids play and I know they are nervous,” Komarniski said. “But it’s not the end all for that kid.”

During the try outs the coaches aim to identify the children who can play at that level as they want to group like-minded and skilled children together which is why they have the tier system. This way the children are able to grow and further develop together.

“Most of the kids who don’t make this team will try out for the Atom A team and most of them will be successful,” Komarniski said.

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Senior Laker’s girl’s volleyball team fairs well in Calgary tournament

The senior Laker’s girl’s volleyball were in Calgary at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) for a tournament Sept. 18th and 19th. They started on Friday night for the round robin with FOUR other teams in their pool.

They dominated Friday night going undefeated against Henry Wisewood, Rosewood from Spring Bank and a Banff team. The next morning saw the team starting against the Cochrane Cobras team where they played three gruelling sets and in the end los-ing to them. That placed the Lakers 2nd in their pool heading into the play offs.

The fi rst game was against the Bow Valley Bobcats from Cochrane in which we won, taking the girls to the semi fi nals to face off again against the Cochrane Cobras again, who they lost to previously in the round robin.

The team fell against the Cobras after another two really close sets, taking them to the bronze medal match against the Rundle College team from Calgary.

This match up was an extremely close fought battle to which the Lakers lost ending them in 4th place out of 17 teams. The Lakers should be proud of this 4th place fi nish with the team really starting to come together.- SUBMITTED

Fantastic Finish - The senior Laker’s girl’s volleyball team visited Calgary over the weekend where they saw relative success in a tournament at SAIT Polytechnic.

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Lions struggle against recent tough opponentsThe Lions Bantam football team has played a couple

more league games.A Sept. 12th game saw the team face Hunting Hills.

Lions brought their team out and watched as player after player came out of the opposing dressing room. The Lions had a very shortened bench of 24 that was quickly shortened to 18 players with the heat and exhaustion from playing both offence and defence.

The kids played really hard but struggled against the 43 Hunting Hills team players. There were a lot of fumbles and missed passes in the fi rst half which ended at 38-0. The second half saw the team a lot more focused and the Lions outscored Hunting Hills 23-13. The game fi nal on that really hot day was 50-23.

The touchdowns were scored by Matt Mcdiarmid, Titan Lehmann, and Max Seib, with two kicking converts by Matt Mcdiarmid and one receiving convert to Mataya Rideout from Dax Bylsma.

A total of 41 passing yards and 248 yard rushing was saw in the game.

The last game they played was Sept. 19th at home at

the HJ Cody fi eld in which they played against Lindsay Thurber. The team really struggled in this game with completing plays, blocking and tackling. The team lost to Thurber 41-8 and were disappointed in the loss but still out on the fi eld playing the game they love to play.

This game saw one touchdown scored by Warren Stewart Brown with a convert kicked by Matt Mcdiarmid.

Coach Vic Sloboda said a positive from the two games is that we are seeing growth in the skill level of our players.

“They are progressively getting better at reading the other team and doing their jobs. In spite of the losses I saw hard work and determination demonstrated by our team,” said Sloboda. “Both games against the larger schools had us with smaller size and smaller numbers but that didn’t intimidate the Lions players.”

Next week is a bye week for the team so they will have two weeks to work on getting ready for the next game in which they face Notre Dame Cougars in the only night game of the season at Great Chief Park in Red Deer, on October 3 at 7 pm.- SUBMITTED

Touchdown - Max Seib of the Lions pushes past other players to score a touchdown in a recent match against Hunting Hills.

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Rental -Equipment 1340

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Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

Aircraft ..............................1510Antiques & Art ..................1520Auctions ............................1530Bicycles ............................1540Building Supplies ..............1550Business Machines ..........1560Cameras & Accessories ..1570Children’s Items ................1580Clothing ............................1590Computers ........................1600Concert & Event Tickets ..1610Equipment - Misc. ............1620Equipment - Heavy ..........1630Tools ................................1640Farmers’ Market &Food Basket......................1650Firewood ..........................1660Lumber ............................1670Garden Supplies ..............1680Lawn Tractors ..................1690Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700Household Appliances......1710Household Furnishings ....1720TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740Jewellery ..........................1750Kid’s Deals........................1755Misc. For Sale ..................1760Musical Instruments..........1770Music Lessons..................1780Piano & Organs ................1790Office Supplies ................1800Pets & Supplies ................1810Pet Services ....................1820Cats ..................................1830Dogs ................................1840Sports Cards ....................1850Sporting Goods ................1860Collectors’ Items ..............1870Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880Travel Packages ..............1900Wedding Supplies ............1910Recycled Products............1920Wanted to Buy ..................1930Items to Give Away ..........1940

Auctions 1530FARMLAND/GRAZING LAND near Keephills, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 inEdmonton. 6 parcels - 855+/- acres West of

Stony Plain. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652;

rbauction.com/realestate.

HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL LOTS in High River, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in Edmonton. 2 parcels -

Paved street, zoned Direct Control/Highway

Commercial Industrial. Jerry Hodge:

780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.

LAKE FRONT HOME at Jackfi sh Lake, Alberta.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction,

October 29 in Edmonton. 6400 +/- walkout

bungalow, interior to be completed, 2.08 +/- title

acres. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652;


Auctions 1530

Auctions 1530PUMPS & PRESSURE

Surplus Equipment Auction. Saturday, October

3, 10 a.m. 7018 Johnstone Dr., Red Deer. Selling pumps, compres-sors, pressure washers,

generators, welders, lathes, electric motors, hot

tubs, patio tables, etc.; www.

montgomeryauctions.com. 1-800-371-6963.

UNDEVELOPED COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL

LOTS at Baptiste Lake, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in

Edmonton. 2.05+/- and 1.62+/- title acres, power & natural gas at property

line. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652;


UNRESERVED AUCTION OCT. 15. PPEC Pacer

Promec & Oilsands Exediting. Construction,

trucks, trailers, tools, cranes, inventory,

seacans, buildings. Fort McMurray, phone

780-944-9144; www.CenturyServices.com.

UNRESERVED COIN & Currency Auction. $1000

bills, Canadian, US, Foreign. No buyer’s fee!

10 a.m., Saturday, September 26, Legion

Hall, Wainwright, Alberta. Scribner Auction,

780-842-5666; www.scribnernet.com.

Equipment-Misc. 1620

A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containers. Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated & 40’ freezers, Special $2200 Wanted:

Professional wood carver needed. 1-866-528-7108;

www.rtccontainer.com.

Misc. forSale 1760

BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES. 4-6ft. $35.00

each. Machineplanting:$10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer). 20 tree minimum order. Delvery fee $75-$125/

order. Quality guaranteed. 403-820-0967

WHITE SPRUCE TREES. for sale. 4-6ft. $35.00

each. 6-8ft. $45 each. De-livered and planted.

Delivery extra. 403-305-8201

Agricultural#2000 - #2290

Farm Equipment ..............2010Haying Equipment ............2020Tractors ............................2030Combines & Headers ......2040Fertilizer Equipment..........2050Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060Equipment Wanted ..........2070Farm Custom Work ..........2080Farm Auctions ..................2090Livestock ..........................2100Livestock - Exotic..............2110Sheep ..............................2120Poultry ..............................2130Horses ..............................2140Horse Boarding ................2150Riding Supplies ................2160Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170Pasture Wanted ................2180Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190Seed Grain ......................2200Seeding & Tillage ............2210

Grain, FeedHay 2190HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Spring-thrashed Canola. Buying:

oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged

or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan

Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

For Rent#3000 - #3200

Acreages/Farms ..............3010Houses/Duplexes ............3020Condos/Townhouses........3030Manufactured Homes ......3040Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050Suites ..............................3060Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070Roommates Wanted ........3080Rooms for Rent................3090Motels/Hotels ..................3100Offices ..............................3110Stores/Commercial ..........3120Industrial ..........................3130Warehouse Space............3140Garage Space..................3150Storage Space ................3160Land ................................3170Pasture ............................3180Mobile Lot ........................3190Misc. for Rent ..................3200

Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390

Acreages/Farms ..............3255Houses/Duplexes ............3260Suites ..............................3270Rooms..............................3280Manufactured Homes ......3290Housesitting Wanted ........3300Garage Space..................3310Storage Space ................3320Stores/Commercial ..........3330Office Space ....................3340Industrial ..........................3350Warehouse Space............3360Resorts & Cottages..........3370Pasture/Land....................3380Mobile Lot ........................3390

Condos/Townhouses3030

SYLVAN 2 bdrm. upper level 900 sq. ft. condo, modern carpet and lino

colors, close to shopping avail. Oct. 1. 403-341-9974

Suites 3060BACHELOR FURNISHED

SUITES FOR RENT ranging $600-$995 $300

d.d. All rooms above Hazzard County Bar &

Grill. Call 403-887-5235 ask for Sheri

Motels/Hotels 3100

ForRent 3299

Pasture 3180PASTURE & HAY LAND. 400 - 8000 acres of year round water supply. Full

operational with manage-ment available. Central Saskatchewan. Cross-

fenced & complete infrastructure. Natural

springs excellent water. Shortly ready to locate

cattle. Other small & large grain & pasture quarters.

$150k - $2.6m. Call Doug Rue 306-716-2671.

Real Estate#4000 - #4190

Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190

HousesFor Sale 4020

78 NORTHSTAR DR. $197,500.

Dbl. wide 3 bdrms. 2 baths. Oversized heated single detached garage. Large yard with green-

house. New furnace & hot water tank. Call/text

Elaine Pippi 403-714-4867 Discover Real Estate.

Farms/Land 4070*** Farm Land 4 Sale! ***3 Km North of hwy 53. OnQE 2 freeway. 140 acresCultivated #1 soil. phone 1-403-358-2289 $4,000.

Yearly oil revenue - http://www.kijiji.ca/v-land-for-sale/red-deer/quarter-section-

farm-land-for-sale-on-qe-11-highway-2/1102607959

ManufacturedHomes 4090GRANDVIEW MODULAR HOMES Now Offering 24

X 68 Homes. Starting from $157,900 including

delivery (Conditions apply). Call one of our two

locations for details: 403-945-1272

(Airdrie) or 403-347-0417 (Red Deer).

SALE CARRIED OVER!27 homes built and ready

to be delivered before Thanksgiving. Free insu-lated skirting package on all remaining homes, until

Sept. 26th; www.jandelhomes.com.

Financial#4400 - #4430

Investments ......................4410Money Wanted ................4420Money to Loan ................4430

MoneyTo Loan 4430

BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity

Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation,

foreclosures, renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed,

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Public Notice#6000

Public Notices ..................6010Special Features ..............6050

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CLUES DOWN 1. Small paddle boats 2. Usual 3. Economic consumption 4. Without (French) 5. Powder mineral 6. Fleshy seed covering 7. Indicates 8. Stone lined grave 9. Feels remorse 10. Chemical structure 11. Decomposition 13. Morally base 14. Joins 15. Danish krone 18. Breastplate 20. Lesson reader in church 24. 1921 Turkish/Armenian Treaty 26. In a way, refutes

28. Zoftig 30. Fish, hair or inter 31. Mains 33. Fathers 35. Transparent eye membranes 36. Stray 38. Seafowl 39. 3 pip cards 41. Invests in little enterprises 43. Placards 44. 1st woman 45. Finds a sum 46. Thick piece of something 48. River in Hesse, Germany 50. Inner forearm bone 51. 1 of 2 contesting groups 52. Olive tree genus 56. Metal container

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CA0060811$329,900

5132 50 Avenue5132 50 Avenue

CA0063647$274,500

70 Dobler Avenue70 Dobler AvenueDeer ParkDeer Park

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24 Cole Way24 Cole Way

CA0065911$429,900

123 Hinshaw Drive123 Hinshaw Drive

CA0067829$329,900

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CA0063572$229,900

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$263,000 CA0068383

1 Reynolds Road1 Reynolds Road

$334,900 CA0068384

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