Serving the communities of Rimbey, Bentley, Bluffton, Winfield, Alder Flats and Buck Lake
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013
Volume 15 Number 33
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Learning the ropes: These youngsters finished a four-day basketball camp at Rimbey High School under the John Hegwood Elite Training program. Hegwood is the CYDC Panthers president & Calgary Elite Director of Basketball Operations and a renowned basketball and baseball star. In random order are Carter Makofka, Riley Fillinger, Evert Fillinger, Cory Fillinger, Alexandra Wynnychuk, Keelia Beierbach, Kaleb Simpson, Meghann Smawley, Braydon Walker, Alison Walker, Lily Raugust, Becky Swanson, Lora Lee, Jaxon Pluigers, Triana Hohn, Kassidy Hohn, Mattea Schatschneider, Sylvia Trautman, Meagan McFadden, Evan Buist, Sydney Stratton, Todd Trenson, Melissa Waldron, Gary Waldron, Lester Waldron, Zach Boehnert, Kyle Coté, Josh Coté and Mackenzie Skeels. Also pictured are coaches John Hegwood, L. J. Hegwood and Dorrell Petties. Treena Mielke Photo
Information session planned for potential council candidates By Treena Mielke An information session for potential candidates who are considering letting their name stand in the fall municipal election is being planned for next month. The town of Rimbey will host the meeting Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. to give new and incumbent councilors a heads up regarding council’s role in municipal politics and to answer questions potential candidates may have. Donna Tona, senior corporate consultant and vice president operations of Transitional Solutions Inc. will be the speaker at the session
titled, ‘I Care About My Community,’ at the Rimbey Community Centre. Tona is looking forward to leading the session as well as visiting her hometown. “It will be great to come back to Rimbey,” she said. “The town has so much potential. It has a huge trading area, it is becoming more well known and it is in a good location. Although Tona views Rimbey as a municipality with the potential for growth, she notes there has been some stagnation over the years. “I see Rimbey at the tipping point of expansion.”
Tona sees growth as a positive for the community and encourages the public to be open to it as more growth fosters positive change and progress. “No one should be afraid of growth,’ she said. During the info session Tona will discuss the role of the municipal government. “They (councillors) need to remember they can’t go in there with the attitude, ‘I’m going to change the world,’ but need to remember they are a team and they have to go by the rules set out in the municipal government act.”
She said councillors have to abide by rules and procedures and she believes the word ‘transparent’ is overused. “It’s an empty word. It means nothing.” Councilors need to explain to the constituents they will be as honest as possible and divulge as much information as legally possible, but land, legal and personnel issues need to be discussed in-camera (behind closed doors). Constitutents may not always understand council’s actions and councilors need to be willing to explain their position as best they can. Continued on page 3
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