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SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2012

Growing enrolment at Fox Run; six new teachers welcomed

by Steve Dills Sylvan Lake News

An extra classroom has been added at École Fox Run School since enrolment has increased by about 30 this year to 501 students, as of Aug. 31.

Principal Don Rattray said staff and

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students are also excited about some of the programs and events planned.

“We’re excited to have the Heroes program back in both Grades 7 and 8 with Julian and Kyla Price as facilitators for Grade 8,” he said.

“We’re looking forward to the leadership camp, Camp Evergreen in October.

The school welcomed six new teachers

this year.

Terra Clements, Michelle Pengelly and Tambourine Simpson are teaching Grade 6 students, Jordan Hart and Christine Konyk are teaching Grade 7 and Renee Eastwood is teaching Grade 8.

Terra Clements is filling in for a maternity leave during this school year. Previously she’s been subbing regularly for Chinook’s Edge, Red Deer Catholic and Wolf Creek school divisions.

A graduate of Red Deer College and the University of Alberta she and her husband have seven children.

Coaching and volunteer activities include skipping, aerobics and social committee.

Michelle Pengelly lives in Sylvan Lake

with her husband David, son Emmett and golden retriever Zoey.

She’s previously taught Grade 6-8 students at Glendale Middle School in Red Deer and Grade 7-9 students at Ryley School in Ryley. She received her Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta.

She’ll be involved in cross country running, the Remembrance Day service and Operation Shoebox campaign at the school.

Tambourine Simpson earned her degree from the University of Regina. Her past teaching experience has been a t H. J. Cody, Rimbey Christian School and in Ontario.

She lives with her husband and three children in Sylvan Lake

and will be involved in junior boys basketball and the Renaissance program.

Jordan Hart is teaching Grade 7 language arts, social studies and math. For the past five years he taught language arts and social studies at Percy Baxter Middle School in Whitecourt and has moved to Sylvan Lake with his wife Chelsey.

He earned his Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta. He says he’ll be involved in coaching badminton and whatever other clubs or teams might need some help.

Christine Konyk is teaching Grade 7 French Immersion core and Grade 6 English. A graduate of Campus

Saint-Jean of the University of Alberta, she did practicums in Grades 4, 5, 7, and 10.

She’s moved to Sylvan Lake from Calgary and plans to be involved in coaching volleyball.

Renee Eastwood is teaching Grade 8 language arts, social and math. She earned her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education from the University of Lethbridge and has taught English and social as a high school teacher at Calgary Academy and has subbed in Sylvan Lake for the past year.

Married to John (who works for the town), they have a daughter, Lila who’s five years old and son Mac who’s two and a half years old.

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Taxpayers to be asked for more input on community complex

by Steve Dills Sylvan Lake News

It’s such a large and costly project that town councillors decided to defer their decision on what to include in a new multiplex so they can get more feedback from taxpayers.

The town began looking at replacing the aging arena and curling rinks with a new multiple use building that would be attached to the current multiplex and completed a Community Complex Feasibility Study in April.

Since that time councillors have discussed various options of what should be included in the building.

At Monday’s meeting, they were presented with a recommendation from staff that council approve a conceptual design which would include the arena replacement, a four lane running track, expanded front entry with concession, meeting room space, community organizations’ administration space, child activity area, leasehold space, seniors’ centre and meeting and conference centre.

A second part of the recommendation was that council approve, in concept, the redevelopment of a four sheet

curling rink at the existing location with renovation to the existing lounge and public viewing area.

A projected operating budget was prepared by staff for three different components — a seniors centre, a meeting and conference centre and a four sheet curling rink. Information was also prepared on a standalone building for a four sheet curling rink.

Ron Lebsack, director of Leisure and Protective Services said “if council’s wish is to put all three components (into the building) it would be very tight, would come right out to the road allowance on every angle”. That would reduce existing parking.

Since the curling club prefers a stand-alone facility, councillors, at the suggestion of Mayor Susan Samson, agreed to remove that from their discussion and “look at a curling rink in isolation”.

During the meeting, John Walsh, speaking on behalf of the curling club, said their wish is for a six sheet rink since four sheets would restrict entries into bonspiels.

He talked about increased use of the curling rink in the recent past.

However, Councillor Ken MacVicar said, “I

think six sheets of ice in a community of this size is a non-start from my perspective … For the number of bonspiels you can attract it’s not viable.”

He indicated he could certainly support a four sheet facility.

Lebsack had previously said when he looked at ice usage and membership, he found it hard to justify more than four sheets.

Councillor Dale Plante questioned parking since the initial plan was to use the site of the current curling rink to accommodate parking needed for the new facility.

Lebsack indicated they “would still be able to meet the parking allotment required”. He explained the building would never be at 100 per cent usage, that less parking was needed if the seniors centre was in the building and that they could use space in the parking lot on the north side of the tracks, across from the current town hall, to meet the requirement.

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tion is wholeheartedly in favour of moving from their current facility into a bigger 6,000 square foot area (about the size of a high school gymnasium), indicated Lebsack.

They’d also like to stay in the main downtown core and not be in another facility on the fringe of town.

“That’s a natural fit for fitness,” said Councillor Laverne Asselstine. He suggested with the number of seniors expected to increase significantly the additional space would be well used.

The town or others would also have the ability to rent the seniors centre for functions when it wasn’t used by the association much the same as the current building is available for rent.

Councillor Sean McIntyre spoke in favour of including children’s playspace in the new facility. He’s previously objected since there was a business in town offering that kind of service but he said it’s no longer operating.

“It’s a great service to

provide to the community, I think we should consider it,” he said.

He requested the discussion be taken “one more time to the public.

This is a really big project for the town.”

Samson agreed. “I think we should not make a final decision tonight. We should be clear in the direction we want to take this and get out to the public and get feedback.”

“I think we still need

more feedback,” said MacVicar. He was also concerned that they get support from user groups who are going to have to contribute significant money towards construction of the facility.

“We have to be very clear unless we get partnerships, the next council will have to make some pretty hard decisions.”

McIntyre recommended an open house

be set up. “I worry that just setting up designs in the (town hall) foyer is more passive. A lot of people who want to have their voices heard won’t get the opportunity. It’s worth the additional time to do it right, let everybody get their voices heard.”

That’s what was agreed and administration was tasked with setting up something in the near future.

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Urgent care campaign now accepting donations; awaiting decision from AHS

by Steve Dills Sylvan Lake News

The campaign to set up an urgent care centre in Sylvan Lake took on a new dimension this week with the ability to accept donations through David Thompson Health Trust.

Information will soon be going to residents in the Sylvan Lake-Bentley-Eckville region providing them with ways to donate towards equipment for a centre.

The committee promoting urgent care is also awaiting approval this month from Alberta Health Services (AHS) Central Region that an urgent care centre is included in the zone

integrated plan.

That is vital, said Teresa Rilling, a member of the urgent care task force’s executive.

“AHS has been notified regarding our desire to hear from them sooner than later,” she said.

“The decision is being made in September.”

Members of the task force met with AHS representatives in May and have since provided them with information from doctors serving the area which includes Sylvan Lake, the summer villages around the lake, Eckville and Bentley.

She indicated inclusion in the plan will address long term solutions. In the meantime they’ve also proposed short term opportuni-

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Special Events Friday, Sept. 14 - Sit and Be Fit classes with Stephanie Schwartz begin at the seniors’ centre at 11 am. Nominal charge, all welcome. For info call Jill at 403-887-5428.

Saturday, Sept. 15 - Bottle drive by Sylvan Lake & Area Serenity Pet Shelter from 10 am to noon in the Willow Springs and Fox Run areas. Please leave bottles, cans, drink cartons on the porch for us! Volunteers will be wearing bright green shirts.

Sunday, Sept. 16 - Terry Fox Run at Leader Field.

Registration 8:30, run starts at 9 am. Registration and pledges can be done through the website www.terryfox.org/Run. No entry fee, no minimum donation. For more info contact Rae-Anne at 403-887-4136.

Sunday, Sept. 16 - The Seniors’ Bus Association is providing transportation ($6) to Dickson Harvest Festival. Pick-up begins at 12 p.m. All day entertainment, Danish food, vendors and more. Admission is a donation to the local food bank. Call Lenore 403-887-5272.

Sunday, Sept. 16 - 21st annual Dickson Harvest Festival from 12:30-4:30 pm. Family event features Danish and traditional food, continuous entertainment, kiddies corral and vendors.

Please bring non-perishable food bank donation.

For info or to book table call 403-728-3355.

Tuesday, Sept. 18 - Scrabble club starting at Sylvan Lake Seniors’ Centre at 1:30 pm. For info call Jill 403-887-5428. Everyone welcome.

Friday, Sept. 21 - Alzheimer Coffee Break being hosted by Sylvan Lake Seniors’ Lodge. Drop-in between 1:30-3 pm at the lodge (4620-47 Ave.)

ties, something that was discussed with Health Minister Fred Horne when the executive committee met him earlier this year.

Urgent care is medical assistance of non-life threatening injuries seven days a week with extended hours and walk-in, Mayor Susan Samson told Rotary Club members last Friday. Those operating in the province now have day beds, doctors, nurses, are open extended hours seven days a week and have lab and x-ray facilities.

The committee’s suggestion for a short term solution is that an urgent care centre be set up in the existing health centre which has lab and x-ray facilities and that

Enjoy coffee, cookies and music.

Saturday, Sept. 22 - Walkathon in support of TOUCH Ministries begins at 9 am from Sylvan Lake Alliance Community Church. Info contact Sherry Wiebe at 403-357-9551.

Saturday, Sept. 22 - GMA female vocalist of the year Ali Matthews in concert at Stevenson Performing Arts Centre, H. J. Cody School, 7-8 pm. Contact Neil Evans 403-887-2092 or Garnet Rambaut 403-304-6420 for tickets.

Sunday, Sept. 23 - Alberta Underwater Council’s 10th annual Sylvan Lake beach and lake cleanup in conjunction with Guides, Scouts, etc.

Wednesday, Sept. 26 - Sylvan Lake Seniors’ Bus going to Calgary casino. Leave 8:30 am. Call Joan 403-887-7614.

Saturday, Sept. 29 - Rotary Club’s annual hockey draft is going ahead as usual despite uncertainty over the NHL season. Contact Bonnie at bonnieganske@yahoo.com or 403-845-6610 or Jack at jackvandelden@yahoo.ca or 403-8878440 for more info.

Wednesday, Oct. 3 - The Seniors’ Bus Association is offering transportation to Sunnybrook Farm turkey supper. A remarkable meal with all the trimmings in the historic Hanna house. Advance tickets only $15 (+$5 for bus). Call Lenore 403887-5272.

Weekly Events Mondays - Parents Connecting Parents from 10-11:30 am. Open discussion, sharing tips and coffee. Children welcome. At Community Partners Association.

Mondays - starting Sept. 17 - Sylvan Lake Sacred Massed Choir practises from 7-9 pm at H. J. Cody School. Kerry Heisler directing.

Registration $25. Welcome all singers. For info contact Dolce Moir 403-887-4037.

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some of the people there be moved to rented locations elsewhere in town.

Rilling said the committee has supplied AHS with a list of landlords, vacancies and rates they were able to find and have had no response back.

“We’ve contacted AHS numerous times and are waiting for their response.”

As they wait, committee members have been busy on other fronts.

They signed an agreement with David Thompson Health Trust which opens up the opportunity for people to donate to urgent care in Sylvan Lake.

“We’re a fully subsidized, registered charity

pm. Phone Mary 403-887-4579.

Thursdays - Ladies of the Patch. 10-11:30 am.

Does your partner work away for extended periods of time? Join us for open discussion, sharing tips, and coffee at Community Partners Association. Children welcome.

Thursdays - Benalto Leisure Club invites you to an afternoon of games, socializing and refreshments from 1-3:30 pm. Call Mary 403-7465237 or Tom 403-588-2620 for info.

Thursdays - Bingo at Sylvan Lake Seniors Centre. Precall at 6:30 bingo starts at 7 pm.

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through AHS,” said executive director Corrie Fortner.

The organization “provides services to communities in support of their efforts to raise funds for health care,” according to their website. “Money raised is directed by the donors and the communities to support programs and services for quality sustainable health care.”

Fortner said because they’re centrally funded there are no costs to the rural communities for their ser vices.

“Donations people make are used as they designated through the trust to the program you want to support. 100 per cent of every donation comes back to the community.

We will work with the committee to help the committee reach it goals.”

Currently David

Thompson Health Trust is working with 21 communities doing similar projects.

To learn more visit the website at davidthompsonhealthtrust.com. A button on the bottom left of the home page allows people to donate online.

When doing that they need to select Sylvan Lake as the community they want to support and then type in ‘urgent care’ as the unit.

Rilling said the initial project of the committee is to purchase procedural stretchers.

“It’s something we want to purchase that will eventually be used in an urgent care centre in Sylvan Lake. But, she added, the sooner they could make the first purchase the better since it could be used as a visual prop when the committee is promoting

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They’ve been active in promoting during the summer — at the Farmers’ Market and when the Stanley Cup was in town.

“Donations have already been given,” Rilling said.

“There’s no question in the community of whether or not there’s a need. Now it’s a question of when are we going to take care of this urgent need?” said Rilling.

She encouraged people to continue writing letters, keeping the topic at the forefront. “They can’t ignore us anymore.”

The committee has also been forwarding letters to the health minister.

The group has a Facebook page set up at Sylvan Lake Urgent Care Committee. It includes information about their campaign and the addresses for the premier and health minister.

The 18 member urgent care committee includes representation from Eckville, Bentley, the five summer villages, two doctors, RCMP, fire department, a nurse, chamber of commerce representative and active community members.

Third Tuesday every month. Royal Canadian Legion, Sylvan Lake Br. 212, general membership meeting beginning at 7:30 pm. 12/30/12 Third Wednesday every month. Coffee and conversation at Sylvan Lake & District Archives from 2-4 pm.

Support Programs Sylvan Lake Al-Anon (for families and friends of alcoholics) 8 pm Sundays, Presbyterian Church (north door), Kathy 403-887-4470 or Robyn 403-887-2961. 12/30/12 Sylvan Lake AA meetings. Tuesdays 7:30 pm Lions Hall; Sundays 8 pm Presbyterian Church (north door). For more information about the program, call male 403-887-4470, 403-5885491 or female 403-887-4297. 12/30/12 Narcotics Anonymous meetings Thursday nights at 7:30 pm at Sylvan Lake Bethany Care, 4700 47th Ave. 12/30/12 Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat? Overweight? Underweight? Obsessed with weight or dieting? You are not alone. No dues, no fees, no weigh-ins. Everyone is welcome. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12 step recovery program. For info call Harry at 403887-2962 or Joan at 403-748-2433. 12/30/12 Are you raising your grandchildren? Come join us at our ACUSHLA meetings first Thursday of the month at Sylvan Lake Library from 1-3 pm.

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Planning well in hand for festive Christmas event

by Steve Dills Sylvan Lake News

The deadline’s creeping up really quickly on a group of dedicated volunteers who have been busy working on a festive project since last November.

“Things are moving along fine, but it’s coming fast,” said Graham Parsons, chairman of the Spirit of Sylvan Yuletide Festival.

There’s lots of interest he said of the festival which has been designed to build on other town-organized activities taking place Nov. 29 and Dec. 1 such as the parade, fireworks and Breakfast with Santa.

The festival will be held in the arena and multiplex making the whole weekend a bigger celebration that isn’t so weather dependent.

Parsons and Kelly Edgecombe will begin canvassing business owners in the near future to offer them information about the event and opportunities for their participation.

A variety of sponsorship categories have been developed that will allow even the smallest business to get involved. The sponsorships could take the

form of donations of live or silent auction items or financial support.

“Examples of what we are looking for would be decorated Christmas trees, decorated wreaths or mini trees (decorations or a theme), a display of Christmas related products, live and silent auction items, raffle items (individual contributions or go together as a group to create something) and a Kids’ Zone sponsor,” said Parsons.

By gathering together a variety of sponsors, the organizers plan to offer a free event for families of Sylvan Lake and area.

The festival is about Christmas, “everything Christmas”, said

Parsons. “It’s about community! It’s about family! Fun! and Holiday Spirit!”

The plan is to turn the multiplex into a “Winter Wonderland Entertainment Centre” with something for everyone.

There will be decorative displays from businesses and community groups, buskers, entertainers and vendors. A trail will be created around the ice surface of the multiplex so visitors can stroll and admire the creativity of businesses or purchase from Farmers’ Market vendors while there will be room in the centre of complex for skaters to entertain. There will also be a kids’ zone where youngsters can participate in crafts and other Christmas related activities.

A schedule of entertainment is being developed to provide a diversity of talent and genres.

There will be a gingerbread contest which the committee envisions as a team event

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where competitors will be supplied with the basics and then add their own unique decorations. “Dress up and have a good time with it,” said Parsons. The final creations will be auctioned.

And, of course, Santa and his elves will be

making appearances.

Also planned is a feature hockey game in the arena that is sure to ignite rivalries and provide some fascinating watching.

Events will continue on the Saturday wrapping up that evening with live and silent auc-

tions.

“It’s our sincere hope that this festival will signal the start of the holiday season each and every year. Initial proceeds from this event will go to support the creation of an urgent care centre in Sylvan Lake.

For more information or to get involved contact Parsons at 403887-2575.

Dale Plante and Sean McIntyre are looking after the entertainment program.

Crystal Loewen of Sylvan Lake Farmers’ Market is arranging the vendors.

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Frustrating slowness compared to speed of action The Sylvan Lake region’s explosive growth in recent decades has not led to the recognition our community’s 12,000 plus people should have so we have to raise our voices.

Having lived in many Alberta communities, we’ve seen the strength of the community fabric where there are strong, deep, historic roots.

Things like hospitals were started years and years ago and still remain. Retail businesses like car dealerships and farm implement companies along with all the peripheral businesses have existed equally as long because these communities have been regional hubs to the agricultural community drawing from miles around.

We think of communities where we’ve resided like Ve r m i l i o n , Vegreville, North Battleford and Stony Plain. Their bases are broad and diverse. They have

businesses which have served many generations under ownership of the same families. And with that has always been the owners’ active involvement in business, culture and political life.

That’s the only thing that’s lacking in Sylvan Lake, in our mind.

If we’d been considered a regional centre rather than a tourist resort 50 or 60 years ago, our current status and amenities would be much more enhanced.

Look at Innisfail or Lacombe or Rocky Mountain House.

These are communities with deep roots, well planted and with visionary people in leadership roles for many, many years, active and influencing the future direction of their communities.

While Sylvan Lake has not lacked from the visionary people in leadership, there’s just been too few of them until our recent growth spurt which

we’d suggest started about 20 years ago (in 1991) when our population topped the 4,000 mark.

But by then the world was changing.

Business decisions were being made differently. Health care decisions were being made differently. We were, in essence, too late to reap the rewards some of the other communities in Alberta have enjoyed.

That’s why our residents and neighbours need to be more vocal and more passionate in impressing everyone who will listen that we need a more comprehensive model for health care.

The committee that has been working on the urgent care centre campaign for the past year has done an excellent job in preparing their information, galvanizing the population and trying to move this agenda through the frustratingly slow decision

again?

Our doctors have been lobSteve Dills bying for years Sylvan Lake News without the desired success.

A committee of making of provincial authorities and gov- 18 people have been presenting their case ernment.

We know we’re not for the past year. going to get an emer- We’re told the health realizes gency centre or hos- minister there’s a need in pital — not yet. But an urgent care centre Sylvan Lake. But now is certainly a short we continue to wait term solution to tide for someone to act us over as our popu- on that need. lation continues to The ludicrous part of increase.

If this were strictly a business decision being made by a private enterprise the value would have been recognized long ago and we’d have better services for our residents.

Yet we have to wait for Alberta Heath Services to integrate Sylvan Lake’s needs with those of many other Central Alberta communities to determine if we’ll even make the cut for a short term or long term solution to our medical needs.

We’ve been overlooked in the past.

Will it happen

the wait is the huge benefit an urgent care centre in Sylvan Lake could provide to people accessing Red Deer Regional Hospital and the staff there.

We believe that point’s been made.

We believe it’s time for Sylvan Lake’s rallying cry for an urgent care facility to be heard.

We also believe all our organizations and residents need

to get behind the urgent care committee’s recently announced fundraising campaign to show that we’re willing to put up our money — and money always talks — to get the result we need.

Please consider what you can do and then act to support the call for an urgent care centre for all our residents and visitors.

Life of September’s back to school emotions now gone September has always been a time of change — changing seasons, changing leaves, changing temperatures, changing grades, and changing schools. The leaves take on a jewellike hue, and the wind carries a slight edge as it blows. School buses are once again on the streets, carrying children with backpacks and bagged lunches.

This September is a time of change for me, as well. For the first time in my memory, I will not be among the ranks of students going back to school.

I never realized how much I relied on the regularity of going back to school. Though I went back in September, my routine really began a few months earlier, in June. As the weather grew warmer, it became increasingly harder to pay attention in class. Tempting rays of sun shone through the classroom window, and a light breeze rustled the blinds. I watched with anticipation as the clock ticked away the time I still had to wait, until finally the bell rang.

Summer was filled with long, lei-

surely days. I sat outunpacking my life side with a book and from two suitcases. I Aleisha a snack, relishing didn’t know what to Bosch every hour of free do. Campus was full Sylvan Lake News time. Even as I began of activity, but I was to take on jobs, it felt too shy to introduce like those days would myself to someone I never end. Summer has a timeless didn’t know. I went back to my room, feeling. where I had met my roommate a few School always arrived too quickly. minutes before.

In the days leading up to it, I went I stuck like glue to her in my first shopping for pencils, paper, and a few weeks. Eventually, I made more new outfit. friends, and settled into a new patThe first days back carried a con- tern of living. I got used to my profusing mixture of emotions. I felt tected, idyllic life on campus. excited to see my friends, but relucI loved university. I loved my tantly resigned myself to classes. I classes, which were mercifully free of was worried it would be hard to find math, and which encouraged discusmy classes, and that I would have no sion. I loved the rhythm of my days, friends in them. which flowed naturally from classes, My feelings intensified before my to meals, to classwork. I loved the first year of university. I was attend- campus itself, which surrounded me ing school on the other side of the with red bricks, white pillars, and country, in New Brunswick. I knew ivy. no one. I had never even been there More than anything, I loved the before. I had no idea what to expect friends I made. I lived in an all-girls of university. Would my classes residence with all of them. If I needbe hard? Would my roommate like ed anything, be it clothes or a study me? buddy, they were right down the I said goodbye to my parents after hall.

After four years in university, campus didn’t just feel like home — it was my home. I knew every corner of every building. I had heard every campus ghost story. I had tasted the cafeteria’s entire menu.

It’s all over now. I said goodbye to that life at my convocation May 13. I walked across a stage to accept a symbolic scroll. I posed for photos with my friends at our favourite places around campus. Finally, I handed in my black gown and sash, and received my degree.

I had been able to ignore it over the summer, but I can’t ignore it anymore. I am no longer a student. I am settling into my new life now, going through a transition period not unlike the one I experienced before I started university. Yes, September is a time of change. As one period of my life has ended, a new one is beginning. This new life is uncertain and unprotected. It’s filled with realities I hadn’t thought about before. I don’t know what will happen in this new life, but looking back at all the changes I’ve handled, I’m not worried.

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69 years ago ...

From the issue of September 15, 1943

In our community we have units of an efficiently operated industry which is seldom given full recognition for the service performed for grain farmers. Our local country elevators are a part of the finest grain handling system which has been built up any-

where in the world. In recent years, when markets could not be found for Canada’s wheat crops all elevator companies joined in building additional country and terminal storage space to store the crops until they were needed. This period now appears to be at hand. ♦ ♦ ♦ At the September meeting of the I.O.D.E. it was reported the “Trail of Silver” in July brought in $62 and the home cooking sale in August $25. The ladies earned $177 for the Chapter by selling Victory Bonds in the spring.

It was decided to make a larger donation to the Christmas Cheer fund - $50 is to be given this year. More cigarettes are being sent to the town boys overseas; the list will again be completed. Six ditty bags will be packed

and sent to the Navy League this fall.

Mrs. Jamieson reported a box of good used clothing packed and ready to be sent for Polish relief.

A number of knitted articles were turned in. The Chapter now has 33 pairs of socks, two turtle neck tuck-ins and a scarf which are to be put in the boys’ Christmas parcels. Since about 75 parcels are to be packed, members are to do as much knitting as possible before the next meeting.

50 years ago ...

From the issue of September 13, 1962

On Tuesday morning a group of press representatives visited Sylvan Lake in the course of a tour of tourist attractions in the province. The party was led by George LesStrange, manager of Alberta Tourist Association.

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The group included reporters from Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge, Saskatoon and Regina.

Chamber and town officials met with the group for an informal discussion for an hour when plans and ideas for future development at Sylvan Lake were outlined.

The provincial campsite at Sylvan Lake was discussed at length. Mr. LesStrange stated he agreed “one hundred per cent” with the town’s stand on the campsite. Sylvan Lake’s viewpoint was put forward that a camp ground did not make the best possible use of valuable lakeshore land. It was felt by local people at the meeting that unrestricted camping in the area created a health hazard due to overtaxing of sanitary facilities here. ♦ ♦ ♦

It’s not too late for mayor, council to reverse position on 781-11 intersection Dear Editor, After attending the Aug. 21 town hall meeting and then reading the recent article about cancellation of the proposed police training college in Fort Macleod, I began to wonder!

If our provincial government can, at the last minute, reverse its decision on construction of the $122 million police training college slated for Fort Macleod, why can they not reverse their decision regarding lights at the intersection of Highways 11 and 781. It seems that our minister of transportation and his advisors are on a power trip.

Rather than considering the safety and convenience of Sylvan Lake and area residents, this issue

has turned into a test of wills, and unfortunately our town council lacks the political will to support its electorate.

Based upon the response of those attending the recent town hall meeting, the highway 11/781 issue is far from dead. Should our town council have the temerity to put this issue to a plebiscite, I’m sure the outcome would be overwhelmingly in favour of traffic lights at 781/11.

I’ve read all the arguments in favour of the $6 million Memorial Trail and closure/rerouting of the 781/11 intersection and I still remain unconvinced. Red is the universal language for STOP, therefore install a set of traffic signals at 781/11 and people will comply. It

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works at other highway intersections, so why can’t it work at 781/11? Furthermore, this obvious solution to the 781/11 intersection problem can be solved for a lot less than $6 million.

In spite of the argument that the right-in, right-out configuration for 781/11 has resulted in no accidents, and I question that, it’s just a matter of time before the fatalities begin. As a result of the line of posts and cables on the centre line, westbound vehicles turning south onto 781 can’t see oncoming traffic until they partially pull out into the eastbound lane, an extremely dangerous situation to say the least!

Also, emergency vehicles and the RCMP exiting via 781 and responding to incidents on

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Highway 11 east or Highway 781 south are forced to ignore the right-in, right-out rule and hook around the horrendous array of posts and cables along the centre line, putting themselves and other motorists at risk.

Brilliant, we build a new RCMP detachment close to Highway 11 and then deny the members speedy and safe access!

And, yes, I know the police and fire department pay lip service to the idea that the revised traffic flow at the 781/11 intersection is an acceptable solution to the safety problem, but I also know when it’s wise to support the party line.

If our detachment commander wants to stay on good terms with town council and hence remain in

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Sylvan Lake, he has no alternative but to support council’s decision.

As for our volunteer fire department’s leadership, the situation is the same. Wise people don’t bite the hand that feeds them!

It’s not too late for our mayor and town council to reverse their position regarding lights at the 781/11 intersection. Never say never! All it takes is political will.

If you are concerned about this issue, take a page from Dale Mannix’s book. Keep the pressure on, write a letter, talk to town councillors, phone our minister of transportation or do whatever it takes to get the powers that be to listen.

Bob Swabey, Long time Sylvan Lake resident

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SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2012

Passion for French began in Switzerland

by Aleisha Bosch Sylvan Lake News

Cynthia Pretorius is looking forward to sharing her enthusiasm for

languages with her students at École Mother Teresa Catholic School.

“I’m excited to be in an immersion environment,” said Pretorius.

“I’m so passionate about

teaching French.”

That passion began in Switzerland, where Pretorius lived for a year and had a complete immersion into the country’s culture and

language.

“I specifically decided to go into speaking French because I think it’s so valuable to have a second language,” said Pretorius. “It’s challeng-

Inspired by teachers to pursue education career

by Aleisha Bosch Sylvan Lake News

Ron Sirois credits his past teachers with inspiring him to join their profession. With his new teaching position at École Mother Teresa Catholic School, he hopes to do the same for his students.

He cites his high school biology teacher in particular as an influence.

“He made the learning fun for me, and because of that I wanted to do better in that class,”

said Sirois.

Sirois will teach French social studies for grades six, eight, and nine, and gym for grades six to nine. This year marks his first teaching position, having completed practicums at École Camille J. Lerouge School and St. Francis of Assisi Middle School in Red Deer.

Originally from Saskatoon, Sirois moved to Red Deer at age seven.

He attended Red Deer College for two years before completing his teacher’s education at the

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University of Alberta.

He likes helping and interacting with his students, and would like to build positive relationships with them.

“They’re eager to learn

Sylvan Lake Seniors Association

Seniors Bene¿t Program T he Seniors Bene¿t Program is hosting information sessions on Seniors Financial Assistance Programs featuring:

•The Alberta Seniors Bene¿t Program •The Federal Government programs – Guaranteed Income Supplement •Sylvan Lake FCSS programs – Home Support & Lifeline

Presenters include: Corina Cole, Seniors Programs Advisor, Seniors Policy & Community Partnerships, Alberta Ministry of Health. Corina provides support to the Seniors Bene¿t program held at the Seniors Centre each Thursday and will explain the 4 components – Financial Bene¿t, Dental & Optical Assistance, Education Property Tax Assistance & Special Needs Assistance, of the Seniors Bene¿t program.

Pam Greenwood, Citizen Services Specialist, Citizen Services, Service Canada, providing information on federal programs such as the Guaranteed Income Supplement, Survivor Bene¿ts and Spousal Allowance.

Brittany Buehler, Volunteer & Support Coordinator, Town of Sylvan Lake. Brittany oversees the Home Support and Lifeline programs sponsored by Sylvan Lake FCSS.

and they’re fun to be around,” said Sirois. “I feel pretty good. I know it’s going to be a lot of work but I’m looking forward to it.”

Outside of school hours, he would like to coach badminton and junior boys volleyball. He is also looking at a field trip to the provincial legislature for his grade six students, who are learning about government.

“I’m excited to be in Sylvan Lake and I’m looking forward to a good year.”

ing but I like it.”

Originally from Ontario, Pretorius attended Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo for her undergraduate degree, and the University of Ottawa for her bachelor of education.

She taught at a private all-girls school in Oakville, Ontario before she and her husband moved to Red Deer with their purchase of the city’s Swiss Chalet restaurant. She worked as a substitute teacher at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School last year.

This year, Pretorius will be teaching grade three French immersion, in addition to French classes for English students in grades four and five.

She has a strict no-English rule in the class-

sentation with her students, who will memorize their lines. She will also help organize the school’s Terry Fox Run.

Cynthia Pretorius room, even for her English students. A variety of incentives, chosen by her students, are offered as rewards for speaking French.

“I want them to feel comfortable just speaking French,” said Pretorius. “I’m really looking forward to working with these kids, and just having them feel that they’re in a loving, safe place.”

Pretorius is working on a French play pre-

Year in Colombia inspired Rolston to teach

by Aleisha Bosch Sylvan Lake News

After five years at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School, Cheryl Rolston has returned to École Mother Teresa Catholic School to teach grade four French immersion.

“It’s nice to have change in your life,” said Rolston, adding that she is excited to be working with a different grade. “I love it that they can speak French really well.”

Rolston became interested in teaching after living in Colombia for a year when she was 19. While volunteering, she saw how education can affect people, including how they take care of themselves and their families, and how they promote themselves.

“I figured that it was a very worthwhile field to be in,” she said.

Rolston is originally from Penticton, British Columbia, but also lived in Saskatchewan for 10 years.

She attended the University of Regina for her teacher’s education, and has been living in Alberta for 10 years. She recently completed a master’s degree in educational leadership in Red Deer, offered through the City University of Seattle.

Rolston has training in fine arts in addition to French, and plans to introduce music and art to her students.

The sessions will take place on September 27 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm with Corina Cole & Brittany Buehler at the Sylvan Lake Seniors Centre, 4908 – 50th Ave. and from 7:00 – 9:30 pm with Corina Cole & Pam Greenwood at the Sylvan Lake Community Centre, 4725 – 43rd St. Note the change of venue for the evening session.

These sessions are open to all interested in income supports – seniors, family members, and those planning retirement. There is no charge and refreshments will be available.

Cheryl Rolston

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Those looking after seniors in Sylvan facilities do an outstanding job Dear Editor, Recently it was brought to my attention by my local MLA that there is a problem with the quality of food served to our senior citizens in Alberta. While I cannot dispute this claim for the rest of Alberta, I can say, from people I have spoken to at our seniors care facility and our own family experience, that we are blessed with people in our community seniors facilities that prepare and serve meals as though they were serving their own parents!

I have personally witnessed time and again the pride this team of cooks and servers takes in serving good food to the people that are lucky enough to get into our Sylvan Lake Seniors

Lodge and our Bethany Care centre.

We lost our Mom a little over a year ago and were lucky, as a family, to get our Mom into the Lodge for her final months (it seems so surreal that she was gone so fast). The care she received, the housecleaning staff, food and beverage service staff, the recreation staff, the maintenance staff, the administrative staff, were as professional as anyone could ask for. They all, the entire team put together, do an outstanding job of trying to treat each person as their own parents!

I have never written a letter to the editor before and I sure hope I do not disappoint my teachers and family with this effort!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Leeann at Bethany and Dale and Carol at the Lodge for allowing me to put a few little flower boxes around their buildings for the seniors to putter around with. I would also like to thank these local people and their businesses for the donations of soil, compost, peat moss, washed rock and bedding plants.

Thanksto Dan and Sandy at Rona and Greg, Paul and Anita at Canadian Tire for the above donations. We all miss Gerry and his team at our downtown local hardware store but realize parking downtown was and still is a problem, but these businesses are still employing our local people and they all

continue to do all they can to support our seniors — thanks again you people for all you do.

On an entirely different topic, I recently lost a man I was proud to call my friend. His name was Brent Boychuk and he was an honourable man that lived an honourable life.

I do not know if an urgent care centre could have saved his life, but I do know that not having one certainly didn’t! No child should have to try to be saving their own parent’s life. Brianne, your father was, and I know, continues to be very proud of you. We all know you will be a wonderful addition to the world of medicine.

It is a high price this

family has paid to ask those in government, local and provincial, why

but not here?

Brian Albert, Sylvan Lake

there are medical facilities in almost all the small towns around us

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SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2012

Intersection at Highways 11 and 20 is dynamite; frustrating Dear Editor, A great big ‘thank you’ to our MLA, Kerry Towle, for supporting Sylvan Lake residents on the 781-11 issue.

On about Aug. 14 I was travelling north on 781 and arrived at Highway 11. I made a right turn and proceeded east to the Highway 20 intersection and them made a left turn onto 20.

There was a red light right in front of me.

While I was waiting for a green light, the driver in front of me got all upset after waiting and suddenly gunned his engine and shot through that red light.

The intersection was loaded right up with traffic and traffic was crossing in front of us! This intersection is dynamite!

Before I actually arrived at 11/20, I looked at the traffic lined up to

the north, and it was lined up as far as you could see from Highway 11, which meant it could be almost to Memorial Trail.

On one other occasion at 11/20, I was waiting for a light change to proceed north and when the light did change the driver behind me got all excited and whipped out around me and passed me on the right — all this on a one lane intersection. Talk about frustration!

All of this took place about 5:30 in the afternoon.

This intersection (11/20) definitely cannot stand anymore traffic.

We definitely need 11/781 opened up with a good set of lights. We positively need all three roads open to handle traffic safely in and out of Sylvan Lake — 11/20,

11/781 and 11 and 60th Street.

Going back to 11/20, there is a lot of large oilfield trucks coming from Red Deer every morning and returning late in the day. They take up a lot of road and I’ve noticed a lot of cattle liners using 11/20.

I have sat and watched traffic at 11/20 anywhere from 6:30-9 a.m. and again in the late afternoon from 4-6:30 p.m. and with the regular traffic, and all the commuters to and from Red Deer, and all the truck traffic, this is one very busy area!

I saw the RCMP reported a three vehicle collision at 11/20 just recently. When is the Department of Highways ever going to wake up and agree that sometimes the public does know what they are talking

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Memorial Trail is a waste of good taxpayers dollars. (Four sets of lights involved.)

Memorial Trail could be used for casual use, nothing else.

An intersection at Highway 20 and Memorial Trail would be a disaster. You would see traffic piled up from Memorial Trail to Highway 11.

If anybody doubts any of the information I have supplied here, I would be happy to oblige them by sitting out at 11/20 any time in the early morning or late afternoon and watching the traffic with them!

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the oil patch. I’m no stranger to traffic.

Can you imagine leaving one set of lights at a major intersection and travelling approximately one half mile

picking up speed to 100 km/hr, then breaking over a hill and seeing below you another major intersection with traffic lights. Try handling this while driving a truck

weighing over 100,000 lbs. Maybe Ric McIver (Transportation minister) would like to demo this for us.

Al Hallgren, Sylvan Lake

Dithering easy but not a viable solution to lake level Dear Editor, Our mayor is quoted in the Sept. 7th edition of the Red Deer Advocate saying “We still don’t have enough information to move forward on what is the correct decision” regarding tinkering with the outflow channel.

There is a concept in economics which says the expected value of perfect information is infinite. In lay terms this means there is not enough money in the universe to gather enough data to insure the decision you need to make will be 100 per cent correct.

Our mayor and council do not appear to understand this basic concept. They seem to feel that if they spend enough time and money studying this issue, one

only bring about an increase in flow volume and help lower the lake level.

The Sylvan Lake Management Committee seems to put a lot of faith in a “lake assessment report”. This report admits it has no idea why lake levels are so high while at the same time it is adamant that 90 to 95 per cent of water loss is due to evaporation and not outflow. It has no clue as to the cause of the problem but is sure it knows the solution??? I doubt it.

Lower the lake level before millions of dollars of additional shoreline damage occurs. Dithering and doing nothing is easy but it is not a viable solution.

Michael O’Hanlon, Sylvan Lake

of three things will happen. A fundamental concept of Economics will change or the issue will just go away over time or there will be an election in which they will be defeated, for a variety of reasons beside the lake level (Highways 781 and 11), and someone else can deal with the problem.

One of the dithering multiple jurisdictions needs to spend the money required to dredge the outlet creek.

Don’t let a few pike be the excuse for not doing this. Pike are not an endangered species and have lots of options for breeding within the lake.

The same jurisdiction needs to insure all the downstream weirs, which farmers have installed, are permanently removed. Dredging can

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End of Summer Hummer Sylvan Lake Sailing Club celebrated the end of their season with the 19th annual End of Summer Hummer Regatta during the weekend. With 25 competitors in two divisions, the sailors enjoyed favourable sailing weather as they displayed their skills and speed on the lake just off the southern lakeshore.

Placing first in Division 1 was the team of Michael Clements, Steven Johnson, Rick Howard and Tracey Anderson on The Mrs. They were followed by Lynn Sutherland, Dave Sutherland, Janice Brown and Judith Neville in Treachery. Third place went to John Lee, Allan Fisher, Trevor Bradshaw and Yvonne Bradshaw in Eightball. Division two was won by Peter Bennet, Don Kelloway and Walter Gahler in Affordable followed Chris Lemke, Nathan Lemke and James Lemke in Anitra III and in third place Doug Stewart, John Brow, Mike, and Cameron Farrington in Black Pearl, according to results on the club’s website .

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SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2012

Child Care Centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening officially celebrated

by Aleisha Bosch Sylvan Lake News

The opening of the Sylvan Lake Child Care Centre was officially recognized last Thursday in a celebration with cake, a barbecue, and members of the community.

The centre actually opened August 2, 2011, said Lorrie Carrick, president of the Child Care Society. The society held the official opening a year later because of timing and dignitary availability issues. Carrick said they held the opening the same night as the Sy lv an L a ke Community Information Fair, which was located in the nearby community centre, to increase awareness of the child care centre.

The facility is the first daycare centre in Sylvan Lake for several years, said Carrick. It offers an alternative to day homes, and is staffed with employees

trained in early childhood education.

Both preschool and baby/toddler spaces at the centre are full, with 17 available for each age group, for a total of 34. The centre takes children up to six years old.

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DEVELOPMENT PERMITS

TAKE NOTICE THAT on September 4, 2012 the Municipal Planning Commission (MCP) for the Town of Sylvan Lake approved the following application:

Somerset Homes for a single family dwelling with attached garage requiring a rear yard relaxation to covered deck on Lot 6, Block 3, Plan 062-5924 (4202 45 Avenue) FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT on or before September 10, 2012 the Development OfÂżcer for the Town of Sylvan Lake approved the following application(s): RYDERS RIDGE Candel Homes for basement development on Lot 32, Block 9, Plan 102-4600 (4425 Ryders Ridge Boulevard) Falcon Homes Ltd. for basement development on Lot 33, Block 3, Plan 072-8934 (63 Regatta Way) LAKEWAY LANDING Taylor Lush for a detached garage on Lot 48, Block 7, Plan 0324657 (19 Lodge Place) FOX RUN Nichole Drevenak for a Home Occupation Type â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Photography Studio on Lot 62, Block 8, Plan 022-4518 (65 Fulmar Close) BEACON HILL Eric Plessl for basement development on Lot 42, Block 12, Plan 082-6579 (32 Bowman Circle) Laebon Developments Ltd. for a single family dwelling with attached garage on Lot 34, Block 12, Plan 112-4897 (16 Bowman Circle)

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Are you a proud parent with a new baby? Will

HEWLETT PARK Stantec Architecture Ltd. for a building addition & exterior/interior renovations (McDonalds) on Lot 1, Block 13, Plan 992-6270 (50 Hewlett Park Landing) Kim & Elliott MacMillan for basement development on Lot 32, Block 6, Plan 032-6179 (115 Herder Drive) Chad Meyer for a deck on Lot 41, Block 1, Plan 102-6759 (38 Hagerman Close) PIERVIEW Edna & John Whyte for a deck on Lot 13, Block 2, Plan 9022972 (21 Pickering Close) STREETS Mathew Bernard for a demolition (house extension) on Lot 33, Block T, Plan 7833AT (4616 46 Street) AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT you may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, as provided for in Part 17, of the Municipal Government Act. Written statements relevant to the development and reasons for the appeal may be submitted to the Town of Sylvan Lake, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, 4926 50 Avenue, Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1A1 within 14 days following this publication.

You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretations of the Land Use Bylaw. For further information please contact the Development OfÂżcer at 887-2141.

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BOARD AND COMMITTEES Subdivision & Development Appeal Board (2 Vacancies)

Application for Board, Committee and Commission Members

Hears appeals on developments and subdivisions within the regulations of the POSITION TITLE: Recreation, Parks & Culture Operator I MGA (2 year term) COMPETITION #: 016-12 SUMMARY OF FUNCTION (Facility Maintenance): â&#x20AC;˘Ability to assist in the making of artiÂżcial ice and knowledge of ice Municipal Planning Commission (4 Vacancies) maintenance procedures.

Approves and provides direction of development in the Town (1 year term) â&#x20AC;˘The ability to operate ice making machinery and equipment in a safe and efÂżcient manner.

Community Services Committee (3 Vacancies) â&#x20AC;˘To perform basic preventative and regular maintenance on ice makProvides recommendations related to community opportunities and challenges ing maintenance equipment.

(2 year term) â&#x20AC;˘The knowledge and background to take artiÂżcial ice plant readings and to understand their association with the ice plant.

Family & Community Support Services (1 Vacancy) â&#x20AC;˘To perform all necessary janitorial tasks that are required to maintain Annually participates in FCSS budget process & distributes grant funding a safe, healthy and efÂżcient environment for all patrons.

(2 year term) â&#x20AC;˘To record all tasks performed during each shift. â&#x20AC;˘Provide excellent customer service in order to supervise arena patrons in a professional manner at all times and to ensure patrons Sylvan Lake Municipal Library (2 Vacancies) observe facility rules and regulations.

Responsible for the effective and responsible operation of the library SUMMARY OF FUNCTION (Turf & Grounds Maintenance): (3 year term) â&#x20AC;˘Knowledge and ability to operate all turf and grounds maintenance equipment, and landscaping tools in a safe and efÂżcient manner. â&#x20AC;˘Mechanical knowledge and ability to perform minor repairs and Senior Citizenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lodge Foundation (3 Vacancies) preventative maintenance on all equipment.

Ensures adequate accommodation, health care, public services and â&#x20AC;˘To assist in the supervision of temporary summer staff so that they recreational activities for resident senior citizens (2 year term) perform all tasks in a thorough, safe and professional manner.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: â&#x20AC;˘Grade 12 or equivalent. â&#x20AC;˘Standard First Aid/CPR CertiÂżcation.

Friends of Sylvan Lake Provincial Park (2 Vacancies) â&#x20AC;˘WHMIS Training.

Support the operation, maintenance and facilities of the Sylvan Lake Provincial â&#x20AC;˘Valid Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Minimum Class 5, Class 3 an asset.

Park (2 year term) â&#x20AC;˘Arena Operator Level 1- or equivalent experience, Level 2 Ice Technician training an asset. â&#x20AC;˘Basic knowledge of turf and grounds maintenance equipment. â&#x20AC;˘Parks and SportsÂżeld Operator experience an asset.

Additional information regarding the mandates of the Boards & Committees â&#x20AC;˘Excellent communication and public relations skills. and application forms can be found on our website at www.sylvanlake.ca or by â&#x20AC;˘Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

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A detailed job description can be obtained from the Town of Sylvan Lake Recreation, Parks & Culture Department. The hourly starting Please forward a letter of interest with relevant information and completed wage for this position is $21.08 and in addition The Town of Sylvan application form by Wednesday, October 12, 2012 to: Lake offers an excellent employee beneÂżt package including a health Town of Sylvan Lake and wellness component.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

All successful applicants will be contacted for an interview. Please quote the competition number and submit cover letter and resumes to: Town of Sylvan Lake 4926 - 50 Avenue, Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1A1 Attention: Human Resources Fax: (403) 887-3660 E-mail: dscott@sylvanlake.ca

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Mailing Address:

Email Address:

Phone (daytime)

Phone (evening)

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REQUIREMENTS: Applicant must reside in the Town of Sylvan Lake.

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SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2012

Chance to show talents to Scouts

by Steve Dills Sylvan Lake News

Performing groups, musicians and other entertainers will have an opportunity to exhibit their talents to about 6,000 people during the Canadian Scout Jamboree at Camp Woods, next July.

Kaylee Galipeau is in charge of special events for the jamboree and she’s looking for people to perform in the early evenings during the week-long jamboree for Scouts from across Canada and perhaps the United States and other countries.

Dancers, singers, martial artists and others — “we’re expecting to have people from the communty showcasing their talents”, she said. Of particular interest are people from different cultural groups.

She’s currently in contract negotiations for bands for both the opening and closing ceremonies at the event so couldn’t announce the headline entertainers.

Another area she’s responsible for is the Ex Centre or exhibition area where booths will be set up by people from inside and outside Scouting that will give Scouts a chance to learn something new and exciting. They’ll be interactive displays. Included so far are the national Scout museum, an area for badge trading and a robotics program under the Scouts’ Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) initiative. The area will include “Connect Home” and a post office where they’re hoping to have a special jamboree cancellation.

Organizations will be “in line with what we do — the outdoors and environment”, said Galipeau. A number of the displays will be from provincial and national government departments.

Eureka, an outdoor product company is developing a series of “Sylvan Lake” tents for the Scouts, she added.

The exhibition area will be for “anyone who has something cool, a neat interactive experience”.

Galipeau may be contacted at kgalipeau@scouts.ca.

On top - A group of students from Lighthouse Christian Academy enjoyed a vigorous hike up Mount Baldy, near Nordegg on Friday, September 7th. They also learned about rock formations for science, collected leaves for their art projects, and strengthened friendships. A good time was had by all!

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New construction in Sylvan Lake slacked off in August with just five permits granted for new homes.

The total value of permits issued was

pegged at just over $1.2 million, in month-end figures released by the town last week. That compared to slightly more than $4.5 million in the same month a year ago.

However the yearto-date total continues to be almost twice the 2011 tally. Eight months into the year, permits have been issued for $40.76 million while last year the total was $24.1 million.

Three of the new homes are being built in Ryders Ridge while the other two permits were for homes in Beacon Hill subdivision. Construction values for the homes were between $170,400 and $250,315.

These five permits brought the number of homes started so far this year to 64 which is down slightly from last year’s 79 starts by the end of August. However,

Sylvan Lake has seen a significant increase in the number of multifamily units under construction with 88 units started compared to 14 the previous year.

Other permits were issued for basement developments (6), demolitions (4 - including the lighthouse and rental shack at the marina), accessory buildings (3), detached garages (2), decks (2), and a hot tub.

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Man charged after approaching young boys Saturday, Sept. 1st 2:09 a.m. - RCMP intercepted a vehicle travelling from Blackfalds after a report of a possible intoxicated driver.

Members stopped the vehicle on Highway 781 at Beacon Hill Drive and arrested the driver.

A male from Red Deer is charged with impaired driving. His vehicle was towed and seized for three days.

12:16 p.m. - A report of mischief was called in to police after two young males were

Passenger airlifted to Calgary after crash

by Steve Dills Sylvan Lake News

A woman was airlifted to Calgary Foothills Hospital by STARS air ambulance early Saturday morning following a single vehicle crash.

RCMP were called to the scene on Highway 11, west of Sylvan Lake, near the Medicine River Bridge about 2:30 a.m.

Both the male driver and female passenger were ejected from the 1993 GMC Yukon when it rolled. The male was uninjured however the female was partially trapped under the vehicle.

She was extricated with the assistance of both Sylvan Lake and Eckville fire departments and transported

by STARS in serious condition.

Investigation determined the driver had fallen asleep and lost control of the vehicle causing the collision, said RCMP Cpl. Kevin Halwa. Alcohol was not a factor.

The 31 year old male driver from Red Deer has been charged with careless driving.

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caught attempting to start some boxes on fire in the bushes near 54A Avenue near Eckville.

The males fled when the complainant approached them and put out the small blaze.

Fortunately, there were no injuries or significant damage.

Sunday, Sept. 2nd 9:16 a.m. - A vandalism incident resulted in damage to a vehicle on Woodland Crescent in Sylvan Lake. The owner of the vehicle advised that the top of the vehicle’s

trunk was damaged with a hole made in the vehicle, possibly from a screwdriver. RCMP are investigating the matter.

Monday, Sept. 3rd 9:12 p.m. - RCMP received a call of youths damaging property at Mother Teresa School in Sylvan Lake. The youths tore off a section of handrail located at the rear of the school and were working on another section when members attended.

Police addressed the situation with the

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Thursday, Sept. 6th 6:36 p.m. - A male has been charged with breaching the conditions of his recognizance after he approached two 11-year-old boys on Lakeshore Drive near the Big Moo in Sylvan Lake. The male offered them money and peanuts. He was checked by police, arrested at the scene, and charged for breaching conditions not to have contact with children under the age of 16 years old.

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History of Our Lady of the Assumption chronicled during anniversary (Editor’s Note: Following is the second part of the speech given by Brian Inglis during celebration of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, Aug. 26.)

by Brian Inglis Special to Sylvan Lake News

Who are some of the other living long-time parishioners whose faithfulness and service over

Nielsen and the Psikla's — Joe, Jennie and Louis.

I know I will have missed somebody. There are many others that have moved or died that I have not mentioned. Their stories need to be recorded before they are forgotten. We should all be writing our memoirs before age clouds our memory.

I would like to tell you about a deceased parishioner named Katie Farrell. She deserves special mention as it is from

many years should be remembered?

I have used a number of around 50 years of service and worship in compiling this list. I would like to recognize Gertrude McDonald, Germaine Maga, Mary Nagy, Violet Safron, Mary Chilibeck, Nick and Joyce Ilcisin, Kay Komarnicki, Johanna Dietrich, Gaetane Henderson, Howard Kathol, Virginia and John Safronovich, Hazel Cordon, Lorne and Lucy

her bequest in December 1984 that we had the seed money to buy the land west of town on which we hope to build a new church.

Just a bit of her history so you know what a saint she was. She and her husband farmed north of town and she was widowed just months before her son George was born. He had Down's Syndrome. He remained under her care and guidance until he died just months before she passed

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away in 1984. She was 92. They had remained on the farm all those years.

Now for a bit of Trivia.

The first baptism in the old church was on Nov. 17, 1912. The infant was Ray Arthur Loiselle.

The godparents were his grandparents Alexander and Adeline Loiselle.

The first wedding in the church was that of Mary Weiss to Joseph Heinrich on Sept. 22, 1913. Their daughter Marie was born in 1914.

She was the 11th baptism on the church registry.

Marie will be remembered as Mary Pigeau to many of us who have been here for some time.

Germaine Maga came to Bentley in 1924 and has worshipped in Bentley or Sylvan Lake ever since. This likely makes her the oldest parishioner in our Parish and certainly the longest continuous worshipper in our church and its missions. Germaine can remember attending church in the Bentley CPR station as a child.

A short summary of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Bentley is proper at this point. It was built in 1948 to serve the community of Catholics who had wor-

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Central America and North America. Only Australia was not represented in our ancestral trees.

I was intrigued to learn that one parishioner traced his roots to a Mohawk Indian who paddled for the North West Company from Montreal to the west and back. He eventually left their service to marry a Cree woman and settled in Western Canada.

Our priests have come from France, Ireland, Canada, Poland and Nigeria.

We belong to a worldwide communion of believers, and while we are a small piece of that greater organization, we have been blessed with devoted clergy and faithfilled parishioners who in the words of our Stewardship Prayer: have followed faithfully, served joyfully, given generously, lived responsibly and possessed sensibly.

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by Lacombe, then Sylvan Lake and finally by Rimbey/Sylvan Lake.

Does anybody know what a bundle of palms for Palm Sunday is worth?

In our parish it is worth a tray of hot cross buns. The following story was told to me by our faithful Presbyterian neighbours Harla and Rev John Yoos. They have been our neighbours for over 50 years.

Over the years they and various priests and pastoral assistants have traded hot cross buns for a bundle of palms just before Palm Sunday.

The story goes that on one occasion Sister Camille declined the buns and chose the alternatively offered Chiffon cake. This tradition of hot cross buns for palms continued this year.

As part of our centenary celebrations we asked parishioners for the location or origin of their ancestors in 1912.

Our current faith community has people with roots in Asia, Europe, Africa, South America,

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National competition provided exciting experience for pony club members

by Aleisha Bosch Sylvan Lake News

Members of Medicine River Pony Club A Team placed third out of five teams at the national Prince Philip Games (PPG) competition in Lindsay, Ontario, held August 31-September 2.

It was the first year in the pony club’s history that

a team had made it to the national level, said team member Shayna Dyrland.

“We were really excited that we made it.” She added that competition at the qualifying provincial level had been tough.

“We worked really good together, we didn’t come in there thinking we were going to win, we were just hoping we’d have fun and just have a good time,”

Dyrland said.

Prince Philip Games are fast relay races, played on ponies in teams of five riders. Dyrland is pleased with how she and her teammates performed.

The first place team focused only on PPG training, she said, but the Medicine River Pony Club also does other activities.

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H. J. Cody Laker Riley Berg snagged a pass interception and completed for a 22 yard touchdown for the home team during Friday’s game. The West Central Rebels were playing their first down after a Laker touchdown when Berg caught the ball. His catch with 53 seconds left in the first half put the Lakers ahead 35-7. They finished the game with a 42-21 win against the Rebels from Rocky Mountain House.

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H. J. Cody Lakers rolled over West Central Rebels from Rocky Mountain House in their first game of the football season Friday afternoon at Cody field.

While it wasn’t pretty at times, the Lakers soundly defeated their opponents 42-21 while giving their second string players some on-field experience during the second half of the game.

They were ahead 35-7 at the half.

Tyler Ledwos scampered into the end zone on a 46 yard pass for the Lakers’ first major midway through the opening quarter. He also added the Lakers’ last touchdown in the final quarter.

Other touchdowns were scored by Shon Zenert (twice), Tyson Maton and Riley Berg who ran 22 yards into the end zone after interception a Rocky pass on their first down just seconds after the Lakers had scored a previous TD. Morgan Drews kicked six converts for the home

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Quarterback Chase Hoffman completed 10 of 15 passes for 229 yards while Korey Prediger threw six passes completing four for 33 yards.

Ledwos tallied 134 yards in pass receptions on five catches while Maton had five catches for 100 yards, Keagan Tait caught three passes for 20 yards and Zenert one for eight yards.

Zenert led the team in rushing yards with 127 on six carries followed by Landon Rosene with 70 yards on 9 carries, Trent Kondor with 38 yards on three carries, Tait with 21 yards on three carries and Ledwos (eight yards) and Prediger (two yards) with one carry each.

Ledwos punted three times for a total of 110 yards.

The Lakers dominated in other statistics with 17 first downs compared to 11 for Rocky. Their total offense was 528 yards split fairly evenly between rushing (266) and passing (262) while the Rebels managed 282 yards in offence with 191 rushing and 91 in passing.

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Continued from page 17 “We just do it for fun and because we can,” Dyrland said, adding that she tried to stay calm and enjoy the games when she was riding.

Coach Renee Duplessis said she wasn’t sure how her team would do at the competition, but is happy with the results.

“They did very well.

They kept their heads together and they played their games,” said Duplessis. “It was a good first time to nationals.”

She added that the competition was wellorganized. She enjoyed the opportunity to meet other teams.

Duplessis had her team

switch ponies during training, to get them used to animals of different speeds, heights, and temperaments. Dyrland said this practice was very helpful.

“I think they were well-prepared,” said Duplessis.

The team will have a new member next year, as

one member has passed the maximum age for A Team competitors, said Dyrland. She hopes the team can make it to nationals again.

“We play really well together,” she said. “I’m really happy how our team turned out. It was really exciting going down there getting the experience.”

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The Lions suffered a 14-6 loss which coach John Kreikle said boiled down to the team losing steam in the third and fourth quarter.

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It is with great sorrow that the family of Julie Riou announces her passing on Monday, August 20th, two days after her 77th birthday, after a short battle†with cancer. Julianne was predeceased by her husband Andrew just two months prior, and an infant son in 1962. She is survived by her four daughters, Irene†(Dale) Lenzen of Benalto; Anne (Jeff) Tymchack of Smiley, SK; Peg (Barry Baldwin) of Moose Jaw, SK; and Marti (Daryl) Hjelmeland of Sylvan Lake. Julie was†number 10 of 15 children and is survived by her 10 sisters and two of her four brothers as well as 7 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren.

Julie was raised in Leroy and Carrot River, SK and worked prior to her marriage at the Zenon Park, SK Hospital and Convent. She and Andy were married for almost 55 years, spending the first 20 years of their marriage in Coleville,†SK, the next 19 in the Sylvan Lake area, and the remainder in Kindersley SK, with a short stay in Saskatoon last winter.

She was highly devoted to family,†always being there for her kids and grandkids in many thoughtful ways. Julie was above all, a generous person. She spend countless hours donating her time†canvassing for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Cancer Society, the Red Cross and the Diabetes Foundation.

She donated most generously to just about†every charity that came along, with her favourite being the Kinsmen TeleMiracle.

She was an active member of the Catholic Women’s League for over 50 years,†always donating baked goods and numerous hours behind the scenes in the kitchen whenever there was an event. †Julie was trying to achieve 100 blood donations with Canadian Blood Services, but because of a minor heart condition, had to stop donating at the count of 89.

Julie was a shy person, but all the people we speak to say the same thing - she was a very sweet little lady. Most of her activities were centered around†home and family. She was happiest dancing (her and Andy could cut a rug like no other), in her garden or with her flowers, or doing something for others.

She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. A Funeral Mass was held for Julie on the 25th of August in Kindersley, SK. Donations in Julie’s memory may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

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Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of an Annual General Meeting of the Sylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship Society to be held on September 15, 2012 at 10:00 AM in Meeting Room “A” at the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library. The meeting will be held for the following purposes: • to receive and adopt the Minutes from the 2011 AGM • to receive reports from the Directors on the Affairs of the SLWSS • to elect Directors, and • to transact such other business as may be properly brought before the meeting.

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Mobile Glass Shops............ 1197 albertainstituteofmassage.com Handyman Services ...........1200 Health Care......................... 1210 Income Tax .........................1220 Insurance ............................ 1130 Landscaping .......................1240 Land Mapping .....................1250 Legal Services ....................1260 Limousine Services ............1270 Massage Therapy ...............1280 Mechanical .........................1285 Misc. Services ....................1290 Moving & Storage ...............1300 Oilfield .................................1305 Painters/Decorators ............ 1310 Personal Services ............... 1315 Pet Services ....................... 1318 Photography .......................1320 Plumbing & Heating ............1330 Printing................................1335 Rental - Equipment .............1340 Rental - Misc .......................1350 Repair Service ....................1360 Roofing ...............................1370 Snow Removal....................1380 WHATEVER YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE Travel ..................................1385 SELLING...

Upholstery ..........................1390 WE HAVE THE PAPER Well Drilling ........................1400 Welding ............................... 1410 Window Cleaning ................1420 Yard Care ............................1430

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Arts, culture, recreation & inspiration.

Outstanding lifestyle, amazing business opportunities.

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Help

THE CLEANER Will clean your house from top to bottom. No job is too big. Bi-weekly spots avail.

Reasonable rates. Sylvan Lake area only.

Cynthia 403-887-4020

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Financial

DO YOU NEED to borrow money - Now? If you own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits will lend you money - Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that simple. 1-877-486-2161.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Real Mudderâ&#x20AC;?

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Ph: 403-864-6540 Cell: 403-392-6450

Contractors

1100

KOR DESIGN SERVICES LTD. COMPLETE RENOVATIONS INCLUDING: basement/suite development & design, bathrooms, ceilings, texturing, laminate & hardwood floors, electrical, plumbing, windows & doors

Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rourke 403-357-0351

Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors

403-887-3260 #103 Railside Plaza, 4505 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 50 Avenue Sylvan Lake, Alberta www.strategisgroupca.com

Additions & Renovations Fences & Decks Basement Development Phone: 403-588-8163

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Cleaning

Automotive

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Glass Shops

1196

880 ALL AUTO REPAIRS

AUTO â&#x20AC;˘ RESIDENTIAL â&#x20AC;˘ COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE 24 HOUR COMMERCIAL EMERGENCY SERVICE

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Len Campbell Owner/Operator 8 Cuendet Industrial Way, Sylvan Lake

403

887-7744 Advance your career with Sanjel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Join Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest privately-owned global energy service company. Our employees are the driving force behind our company and we value their contribution. Develop your career in a dynamic environment where employees are empowered to be innovators.

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Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in it for you? training and development opportunities with a focus on career advancement.

Imports â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic â&#x20AC;˘ Trucks â&#x20AC;˘ SUV â&#x20AC;˘ Diesel Repairs

403-887-0440 service@sylvanlakeautopro.com 1A Industrial Drive

Our Door to Yours!

Mobile Glass Service

403-887-6661

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The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to Directly behind our old location sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-223NEW N #6, 20A Sylvaire Close 3311 LOCATIO

Hours: M-F 8-5

Landscaping Speak to a recruiter at 1.800.9SANJEL or e-mail careers@sanjel.com today.

Domestic, Import & Diesel Repair

403-887-2340

www.rapidauto.org FOR fast results: Classified Want Ads. Phone 1-877223-3311.

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5CustomStar Landscaping & Design (Top Soil, Sand & Gravel)

Property Clean Ups & Junk Removal

CALL SHELLEY

403-340-8666

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1260

CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed record removal since 1989.

Confidential. Fast.

Affordable. Our A+ BBB rating assures employment/ travel freedom. Call for free information booklet.

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366); RemoveYourRecord.com.

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.

(24 hour record check).

Divorce? Simple. Fast.

Inexpensive. Debt recovery?

Alberta collection to $25,000. Calgary 403-228-1300 or 1-800-347-2540; www. accesslegalresearch.com

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

Misc.

Services

1290

LOCATED BETWEEN GULL LAKE & SYLVAN LAKE ON RAINY CREEK ROAD

Misc.

Services

1290

Misc.

Services

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403-318-1760 www.windoorinst.com Property clean up 340-8666

309 3300

SIMPLE!

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simple to run a Garage Sale Ad in the Classified section and make quick cash.

Phone Classifieds 1-877-223-3311.

Misc.

Services

1290

NOW OPEN! BOAT/RV WINTERIZING & SHRINK WRAPPING

403-350-8299 RAINYCREEKMARINE.COM

Chain Link Fences Wood Fences Decks Interior Framing Finish Work

ART LAKE 403-304-0727 (cell) 403-887-3760

5* JUNK REMOVAL DISCONNECTED PHONE? Phone Factory Home Phone Service.

No one refused!

Low monthly rate!

Calling features and unlimited long distance available. Call Factory today! 1-877-336-2274; www.phonefactory.ca

1290

HOME PHONE RECONNECT. Call 1-866-287-1348.

Prepaid long distance specials! Feature package specials! Referral program!

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be without a home phone. Call to connect!

1-866-287-1348.

NEED TO ADVERTISE? Province wide classifieds.

Reach over 1 million readers weekly. Only $259. + GST (based on 25 words or less). Call this newspaper NOW for details or call 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228

Personal Services

1315

CASH BACK - $10 for every pound you lose. Lose weight quickly and safely and keep it off, results guaranteed!

Call Herbal Magic today!

1-800-854-5176 TRUE ADVICE! True clarity! True Psychics!

1-877-342-3036 or 1-900-528-6258 or mobile #4486. (18+) $3.19/minute; www.truepsychics.ca.

Misc.

Services

1290

RURAL WATER TREATMENT

1315

Personal Services

DATING SERVICE. Long-term/short-term relationships. Free to try!

1-877-297-9883.

Live intimate conversation, Call #7878 or 1-888-534-6984.

Live adult 1on1 Call 1-866-311-9640 or #5015.

Meet local single ladies.

1-877-804-5381. (18+).

Rental Equipment

1340

â&#x20AC;˘ General Equipment Rental â&#x20AC;˘ STIHL Products Dealer #30 Industrial Drive 403-887-0012

WE CAN MAKE IT EASIER!

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WE HAVE THE PAPER YOU NEED!

Antiques & Art

MOVING. MUST SELL ANTIQUE FURNITURE. Call 403-352-4309

Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990 Aircraft ..............................1510 Antiques & Art ..................1520 Auctions ............................1530 Bicycles ............................1540 Building Supplies ..............1550 Business Machines ..........1560 Cameras & Accessories ..1570 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Items ................1580 Clothing ............................1590 Computers ........................1600 Concert & Event Tickets ..1610 Equipment - Misc. ............1620 Equipment - Heavy ..........1630 Tools ................................1640 Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market & Food Basket......................1650 Firewood ..........................1660 Lumber ............................1670 Garden Supplies ..............1680 Lawn Tractors ..................1690 Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700 Household Appliances......1710 Household Furnishings ....1720 TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Stereos, VCRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ........1730 Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740 Jewellery ..........................1750 Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deals........................1755 Misc. For Sale ..................1760 Musical Instruments..........1770 Music Lessons..................1780 Piano & Organs ................1790 Office Supplies ................1800 Pets & Supplies ................1810 Pet Services ....................1820 Cats ..................................1830 Dogs ................................1840 Sports Cards ....................1850 Sporting Goods ................1860 Collectorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Items ..............1870 Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880 Travel Packages ..............1900 Wedding Supplies ............1910 Recycled Products............1920 Wanted to Buy ..................1930 Items to Give Away ..........1940

1520

Auctions

JOB HUNTING? Read the Classifieds. 1-877-223-3311.

1530

AUCTION SALE. Jim & Linda Burgher Saturday Sept. 22, 2012 10 a.m. Priddis, Alberta.

Acreage equipment, shop, household. www.theauctioncompany.ca COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION. 5th Annual Red Deer Fall Finale.

September 21 - 22, Westerner Park.

Last year sold 77%. Only 100 spaces available.

Consign today.

403-396-0304. Toll free 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; www.egauctions.com.

MEIER - 2 DAY Classic Car & Truck Auction.

Saturday, September 15 & Sunday, September 16, 11 a.m. Both days.

6016 - 72A Ave., Edmonton.

Over 150 Classics.

To consign, call 780-440-1860 UNRESERVED AUCTION SALE of power tools & hand tools.

Saturday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m. for Len Pryatel, Lamont, Alberta.

Sale Site: Hwy15-5002, Lamont, Alberta.

Sale conducted by Lakeland Auction Services Ltd. Andrew, Alberta, 780-218-2151

PUBLIC AUCTION: UNRESERVED COMPLETE DISPERSAL Sale conducted in rear of building

LOCATION: 10441-178 Street, Edmonton, AB

SALE: Saturday, September 15TH, 2012, 10:00 am sharp

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VIEWING: Friday, September 14TH, 2012 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm REMOVAL: 10:00 am TO 4:00 pm MONDAY & TUESDAY ONLY!

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METAL ROOFING & SIDING. Best prices!

36â&#x20AC;? Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib 29ga. Galvalume $.67 sq. ft.

Colours $.82 sq. ft.

40 Year Warranty.

ALTA-WIDE Builders Supplies 1-888-263-8254.

Whatever Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Selling...

We Have The Paper You Need!

CLASSIFIEDS 1-877-223-3311 STEEL BUILDINGS - Reduced prices now!

20x22 $4,455 25x26 $4,995 30x38 $7,275 32x50 $9,800 40x54 $13,995 47x80 $19,600 One end wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.pioneersteel.ca

Auctions

Misc. for Sale

1760

NEVER SHOCK CHLORINATE AGAIN! Newly Patented! â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kontinuous Shokâ&#x20AC;?

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Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON; www.bigirondrilling.com

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1530

POLICE SEIZURE ESTATE AUCTION Sunday, Sept. 16

11am Sharp â&#x20AC;˘ Viewing 9am SALE LOCATION:

Ridgewood Community Hall Directions: From Penhold Fas Gas, West on 592 for 9 km to Range Road 10, North to the Hall or Burnt Lake Trail to Range Road 10, then South to Hall. Watch for Ridgewood Hall signs

PARTIAL LIST ONLY

1530

Auctions

Building Supplies

21

1986 Ford Mustang â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Country Rose China â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gold & Diamond Rings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fifth Ave Jewelry â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cameo â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Â Scales â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Antique Recliner â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oak Showcase â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wood Boxes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross Cut Saws â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Neck Yoke â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wash Tubs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wagon Wheels â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sofa Sets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fridge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Electric Range â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Big Screen TV â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grandfather Clock â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Beds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dressers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Coffee & End Tables â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lift Chair/Recliner â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Love Seats â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Small Freezer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dining Suites â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Buffet & Hutch â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mountain Bikes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Laptop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; GPSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; IPod Touch 80g â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cameras â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Radar Detectors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gun Cases â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Destroyer Compound Bow with Quiver in case â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Excalibur Crossbow with Scope â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fire Flite Compound Bow with Quiver â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Buck Compound Bow with Quiver â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Watches â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kawasaki Motorcycle Jacket â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hand & Power Tools â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tool Box â&#x20AC;&#x201C; G10 Racing Bike â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Taylor Made Golf Clubs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Band Saw â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Safe (with Combination) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fishing Poles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; And a WHOLE LOT MORE Terms of Sale: Cash, Cheque, C/C, Everything must be paid for & removed on sale day (NO EXCEPTIONS), 15% buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premium.

Sale subject to Additions, Deletions, Errors and Omissions.

For a complete list visit

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Cherry Hill Auction & Appraisals

Phone: 403-342-2514 or 403-347-8988

SYLVAN LAKE NEWS BUSINESS DIRECTORY x ROOFING x SIDING

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SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2012 Manufactured Homes

Agricultural #2000 - #2290

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

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

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

Wanted to Rent #3250 - #3390

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

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

PARTLY furn. 2 bdrm.. home, $950/mo. incl utils. no pets, no children, n/s avail, immed., in Sylvan very private 403-887-5731 RIMBEY: 2 bdrm, suite in duplex, 4 appls., big yard, deck, parking, pet friendly, avail. Oct. 1, rent $550, + utils. d.d. $550 403-843-3684 RIMBEY: 4 bdrm. duplex, 2 baths, den, 5 appls., laundry, deck, big yad, parking , pet friendly , avail. immed., rent $925, + utils., d.d. $925, 403-843-3684

3040

4090

Manufactured Homes

3 BDRM. MOBILE, OCT. 20’ X 76’ BLOWOUT! (3) pre-owned modular 1, on 5 acres, rent $800, d.d., n/s, no pets, homes available from $74,900. and (4) Clearance 403-729-2812 SRI Homes available for immediate delivery!

Call 1-800-461-7632 or www.

Suites unitedhomescanada.com

3060

BACHELOR SUITES FOR RENT ranging $550-$650 $300 d.d. All rooms above Hazzard County Bar & Grill. Call 403-887-5235 ask for Char

Offices

3110

DOWNTOWN

OFFICE SPACE

FOR LEASE

Lakeland Plaza

OVERSTOCKED, HUGE DISCOUNTS, all homes must go.

Company wide sale and show home clearance until September 15th.

Toll free 1-855-463-0084 (Edmonton) or 1-877-504-5005 (Grande Prairie). www.jandelhomes.com HOW can you make your phone ring & make some quick cash? Place your ad here. . .

Investments

403-887-3021 403 -887-3021

Houses For Sale

4020

OPEN HOUSE Sept 15 &16 , 11-4 4206-48 Ave Ponoka Completely Reno’d 1232 sq ft. 3-bdrm, 1.5 bath, bilevel w/dble detached garage. Bsmt dev. as 2 bdrm, 1 bath suite w/ private entrance. Many upgrades. $284,900 403-783- 4866 or 778-214-0166

Acreages

4050

8.97 ACRES w/small house, Rg. Rd. # 24, fenced, all services, subdivision potential Asking $525,000.

Phone 780-864-2404

Farms/ Land

4110

COMMERCIAL/ INDUSTRIAL LAND for sale in Bonnyville, Alberta. 2.52 & 3.81 acres for sale in high traffic area ideal for shops, hotels, restaurants, or strip mall.

Call Maurice at 780-812-0929.

Re/Max Bonnyville Realty HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 5 miles east of Grande Prairie by Unreserved Ritchie Bros Auction, October 4. 153+/acres, zoned RM2, Hwy frontage; rbauction.com.

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

REDUCED!

CLASSIFIEDS 1-877-223-3311

4410

Professionally managed shared yacht ownership

604.669.2248 For Rent

Don’t waste time sifting through garbage online....

Find what you’re looking for from a trusted source.

LAKE FRONT PROPERTY -†2300 sqft home on 10 acres $449,000. 10 min from Ponoka.

Fishing, swimming & boating at your back door.

See welist.com #47984.† MLS C3526876.

Call 403-519-6773† Email: brettie@platinum.ca

We Believe Yachting Should be Easier.

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Real Estate #4000 - #4190

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

Commercial Property

+ www.one4yacht.com

3299

403.887.2331

The Perfect Family Companion – Local Activities & Festivals – – Calendar of Events –

Board NEWER EXECUTIVE HOME!

Partly furnished in leather. 3 bdrm up & 2 down. Finished bsmnt with family rm & bar area with pool table. Dbl. GARAGE. Near parks & schools. Avail NOW. $2500 plus util. Sorry, no pets.

WATERMARK!

High end finishings, laminate, granite. Spa bath. 2 bdrm/2 baths. 6 appls. Close to downtown.

U/G Pkng. $1375 & elect.

CLOSE TO THE LAKE & DOWNTOWN!

– Restaurants – – Current Events – – Church Directory – – Concerts, Sales & More! –

Huge newer townhome.

3 bdrm & den. GARAGE. Third floor master suite with soaring ceilings.

6 appls. Sorry, no pets.

Avail. NOW!

Old Boomer Rd. Family townhouse.

Spacious 3 bdrm 1 ½ baths.

Deck in back yard. Close to parks & schools.

Avail. Sept 1.

4070

21 QTRS of Farmland & 3 Country Acreages in Hythe, Alberta by Unreserved Ritchie Bros Auction, October 4.

3183+/- total acres, $33,000 Surface Lease Revenue; rbauction.com.

EASY!

The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-2233311

403-314-0099 We also rent in Innisfail, Penhold, and Lacombe... we have a great property in each town

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SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2012

Market Update remaxsylvanlake.com® RE/MAX real estate central alberta

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A balanced market is preferable for the long term stability of the housing market – where neither buyer or seller has a strong advantage.

Average number of homes for sale in the Sylvan Lake Area* in August:

Sales to Listing Ratio:

287

14.2%

Sylvan Lake Area is defined as the Town of Sylvan Lake and the Sylvan Lake Summer Villages.

Number of MLS Sales in the Sylvan Lake Area* in August:

Market Favours:

40

BUYERS

Sylvan Lake Area is defined as the Town of Sylvan Lake and the Sylvan Lake Summer Villages.

Least Active Price Range:

Year to date increase in sales over 2011:

$350,000 - $400,000

267 - UP 27%

Most Active Price Range:

Most Expensive Home Sold in July:

Under $200,000

$725,000

Prices are now stable in the Red Deer market where the sales to listing ratio in August was 25.1% - which is a balanced market.

(The rest of Central Alberta has historically followed the Red Deer Market)

Lorne Therriault

Willard Morris

Carl Stepp

Sandi Hallgren

Alf Moore

Robert Popilchak

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Caroline Boivin

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