2014
Vol. LXIII, No. 53
72 pages
November 24, 2015
Always better – always better read
Photo by Ron Pilger
Camrose Women’s Shelter Board Chair Judilonne Beebe and Executive Director Nora-Lee Rear with a room full of suitcases. The luggage depicts the thousands of visits since 1985, (many of which were made in the middle of the night), to the safe-haven facility in Camrose.
Inside Who Can I Count On . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Bring Your Beauty to Light. . . . . . 12, 13 Entertainment and Dining. . . . . . 17-19 Ask the Experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Kinsmen Radio Auction. . . . . . . . . 24-25 Seniors’ Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 Auto Classifieds and On-the-Road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-37 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-45
Real Estate
Re/Max Camrose . . . . . . . . . . Page 2 Obvious Choice Realty. . . . Page 5 Battle River Realty. . . . . . . . . Page 9 Central Agencies. . . . . . . . . . Page 48 To Camrose Homes To Rural Homes Tues. Thurs. With Booster This Week’s Flyers: *partial coverage
Brick Warehouse Bumper to Bumper Canada Safeway Canadian Tire Hauser Home Hardware Ken’s Furniture Konto/Sofaland Liquor Barn M & M Meats Mark’s Work Wearhouse Peavey Mart Pet Valu Real Canadian Superstore Rona Shoppers Drug Mart Staples Studio Nails The Source Walmart Wild Rose Co-op Wisemen’s Way Book Store
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It’s an exciting time for Camrose Women’s Shelter. On Thursday, Nov. 26th the Shelter will celebrate
three decades of service
to the community. The safe housing facility in Camrose serves a large geographic area including many rural communities, and is always busy. From April 2014 to March 2015 alone, 400 women and children sought the security offered by Camrose Women’s Shelter and 995 crisis calls were handled locally on the 24-hour crisis line. The mood of the Board, management and staff of the Shelter is truly upbeat these days. The new NDP provincial government has boosted funding for this facility along with 43 other facilities of its type in the province. With a seven percent boost to its operating budget, money is now available, locally, to hire 3.5 additional staff. The number of funded beds run by the shelter has increased from 17 to 20, with a total capacity for 22 women and children.
News Features 4 Women’s Shelter has been embraced by community . . . 6 Festival of Trees launches Christmas season . . . . . . . . . . 21 City projects 2.8 percent hike in 2016 tax levy. . . . . . . . . .
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Reflections, by Bonnie Hutchinson . . . . . 8 Homespun, by Laurel Nadon. . . . . . . . . 14
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