Serving the communities of Rimbey, Bentley, Bluffton, Winfield, Alder Flats and Buck Lake
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013
Volume 15 Number 44
www.rimbeyreview.com Environmentally aware: Austin Pederson, Ethan Vaartstra, Aiden Weening, Kimberly Vaarstra, Courtney Chesney and Trayse Tugwell, all students in the Grade 4/5 class at Rimbey Christian School were busy decorating a fence at the school with painted fish as part of the Stream of Dreams project. The project gave the children more understanding about the importance of clean water in rivers and lakes. Treena Mielke Photo
Newly elected town council begins duties By Treena Mielke
ing 625 votes, incumbent Paul move on. The Rimbey Ratepay- best.” ers did what we could to make Payson, earned a seat on council She is excited Following an it into a race about policy and for the new mayor for another term. election, which saw issues rather than personalities, and council and is Incumbent Gayle Rondeel major changes in rumours and innuendoes.” received 434 votes and 338 peoconfident they, too, Rimbey, the newly Librarian Jean Keetch is will do all they can ple voted for Dave Karroll. elected mayor and looking forward to working to fulfill their elecThe turnout at the polls in council has settled with the new council and she is tion promises and Rimbey was fairly high with down to business. pleased with the number of peo- move the town forabout 50 per cent (974) of eliThe first council gible voters casting ballots. ple who cast a ballot. ward. meeting was held “I am happy with the turnAssistant CAO Melissa Bee“I know Rick Coun. Mathew Jaycox Monday, and sitting be said the turnout at the polls Coun. Paul Payson out. I think everybody should has the best in the mayor’s take responin Rimbey interest of the chair was Rick Oct. 21 was down by sibility for voting in the Mayor Rick Pankiw town at heart.” Pankiw, who about 10 per cent from town in which they live.” Jackie Stratton, chamber president won the elecKeetch said the inthe 2010 election. is also looking forward to working with tion with 528 votes, a comfortable lead Jim Moore, a mem- cumbents who weren’t the new council. over incumbent Sheldon Ibbotson who ber of the Rimbey re-elected did an excellent “I have talked to Rick and he wants received 446 votes. Ratepayers said he was job during their term and to work with the chamber on our projBack in the council chambers is Jack pleased with the voter deserve credit for serving ects. I think it will be good that we can Webb, who led the polls with 725 votes. the town to the best of their turnout. work together and keep moving forWebb was followed fairly closely by “I knew it would be ability. ward. We can build on the positive re“Both Sheldon and newcomer Einar Olsen with 665 votes, a close race,” he said. lationship that was already established and Mathew Jaycox, also a newcomer, “Now the people have Gayle worked hard for the Coun. Jack Webb Coun. Einar Olsen followed closely with 648 votes. Capturspoken and we need to town. They did their very by the last council.”
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