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October 16, 2013
▼ BAG YOUR DONATIONS
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Firefighters on side to collect food bank donations KEVIN PARNELL STAFF REPORTER
Kids learn about fire prevention first-hand from the Lake Country Fire Department. ...............................
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Plethora of communications options does more to keep us apart than bring us together, writes Faith Today columnist Jim Taylor. ...............................
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Flyers ■ Home Depot ■ Shoppers ■ Staples
Firefighters have been heading out into communities and helping food banks for as long as food banks have been around. In Lake Country, it’s no different. But this year the department will be able to hit more homes than ever before in the third year of a growing program introduced by a local realtor and onetime food bank user. The program will see most residents in Winfield receive bags to place
non-perishable food items in for pick-up by the fire department on Dec. 2. “When it comes down to it, there are 12,000 people in Lake Country and another 3,500 to 4,500 people who live in the area but are outside of the district limits,” said assistant chief Brent Penner. “There is just not enough of us to get to every home. When you go through some of the more heavily populated areas, having the bags already out and ready to go saves us a substantial amount of time and we
DOUGLAS FARROW/CONTRIBUTOR
KIM DAVIES, who started the bag-it food bank donation program, watches as food bank manager Phyllis
MacPherson stocks the shelves at the Lake Country food bank. Most residents in Winfield will receive bags for their non-perishable food items which will be picked up by the Lake Country fire department on Dec. 2. There will be drop-boxes in other areas of Lake Country to leave filled bags.
can get to the houses a lot quicker.” As the month of December approaches, food
bank drives and requests for support during the Christmas season will increase.
The Lake Country fire hall food drive has increased in scope over the past years where this
year more homes than ever are going to be able
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Nominees for Lake Country chamber’s business awards The Lake Country Chamber of Commerce has released the list of Business Excellence Award nominees for 2013. The Chamber’s annual Business Excellence Awards is an opportunity for the community to recognize those businesses which have shown excellence in their products, services, marketing, customer and employee relationships, community support, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. This year’s awards gala will be held on Oct. 19 at Gray Monk Estate Winery and Grapevine Restaurant at 1055
Camp Road. Events on the agenda include: • Wine tour (sponsor Heiss family) • Early bird game of chance (sponsor Chamber Group Insurance—TD Benefits) • Happy hour reception (sponsor Gray Monk Estate Winery) • Dinner • Award presentation • Silent auction. Tickets for this event are $75 and can be purchased at the Lake Country Chamber of Commerce 250-7665670 or e-mail manager@lakecountry-
chamber.com
2013 NOMINEES:
Sproule & Sons Farm Lake Country Art Gallery Bodyz in Motion Diebel Auto Service D. Oscar Barnes Law Lake Country Optometry Woodsdale General Store Royal Window Cleaning Ron Volk Wilkes Mechanical
Lake Country Cycle Chantana’s Thai Restaurant Tri-Lake Animal Hospital Routes Grill Capri Insurance Tourism Information Centre Holmes Electric Ex Nihilo Winery Petrina Kulton Country Ridge B&B UBR Services Winfield IDA Oyama Zipline
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