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Stubborn - Sylvan Lake firefighters battled a bush fire in a wooded area east of Range Road 20 and south of Norglenwold on Sunday. They responded a second time as the dry timber and brush reignited later in the evening.
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Deserving young people recognized with nominations, awards by Steve Dills Sylvan Lake News
Difficult decisions faced the selection committee for the Leaders of Tomorrow Awards this year because there were 85 nominees, all representing the “absolutely astounding” achievements and commitments of the town’s youth. While there was just one award winner in each of the four categories, MC Jessica Ornella asked all to
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“remember that someone took the time to notice all the wonderful things that you’ve done and decided that our community should know about it. Your nominations are not because you’re the best player on your sports team or you’re the smartest in your class. You were nominated because you are a leader in our community.” Ornella began the evening talking about how much the awards mean to her. “As a nine-year-old it was a push in the right direction to help people and be a good person. You don’t have
to be an adult to do good things that others will recognize. “At 15, it was an award that reminded me that I can make a positive difference in the world. I have even had the opportunity last year and the year before to be a nominator for these awards. I am as proud of the youth that I nominated as I was of myself when I was nominated. Sometimes all you need is a little push in the right direction and you can accomplish anything; that’s how I got here.”
She added volunteering is one of her favourite activities and the nominees are no strangers to devoting their time and talents to things they find important. “I love knowing that I’m working towards helping make someone else’s life better. I’ve done a lot of dressing up, mentoring younger people, working behind the scenes and most importantly, having fun. Not everything that is enjoyable is bad, just as not everything that’s worth it is difficult.” Mayor Susan Samson was part of
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the selection committee and said, “I can tell you that the diversity of the volunteer work, the commitment of time and talent and extent of the involvement astounded me as I read through those nominations. I also felt the sense of pride that those nominators had as they filled out those forms … I am very proud knowing that we have such a valuable resource, our youth, that call Sylvan Lake home.” Continued on page 14
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