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Halloween H allloween - Grady Johannesson and Austin Trieber dressed as Mario and Clown to celebrate Halloween at École Our Lady of the Rosary School last week. More Halloween pictures throughout this week’s paper.

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The tribute saw about 120 people stand post in front of the flag display along Highway 11 for one hour.

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Special Events November (all month long) - Help support the local food bank while you decrease your library fines. For every non-perishable food item you bring in to the library, the library will waive $2 from existing fines.

Fines for lost or damaged items do not apply. No more than $50 per library card will be waived.

Friday, Nov. 7-9 - Christmas in Markerville featuring the famous Cookie Walk, vendors and gingerbread house display at the Markerville Creamery, Fensala Hall and Church. Call 403-728-3006 or visit www. historicmarkerville.com for more information.

Saturday, Nov. 8 - The Dickson Store Museum and the Danish Canadian National Museum will hold their annual Julestue (Scandinavian Bazaar) at the Spruce View Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Danish restaurant lunch services will begin at 11 a.m.

Scandinavian crafts, antiques and collectibles.

Admission is $2, and includes coffee, juice and the chance for a door prize. For more information, or to book a vendor table, call Joanne at 403-227-4917.

Sunday, Nov. 9 - Benalto Turkey Supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Adults $12; kids aged six to 12, $6; under six, no charge.

Sunday, Nov. 9 - Sylvan Lake Seniors Bus to Benalto Turkey Supper. Pickup starting at 3:30 p.m. Phone Lydia or Don at 403-864-2230.

Tuesday, Nov. 11 - The Sylvan Lake Legion will be open after Remembrance Day ceremonies. Members and guests welcome.

Wednesday, Nov. 12 - Burnt Lake Rural Crime Watch Association annual meeting, 7 p.m. at Burnt Lake Hall. Non-members welcome. For more information, call 403-887-5607.

Friday, Nov. 14 - Sylvan Lake Seniors Lodge Christmas Craft Sale 1:30-6 p.m., and Tea and Tart for a Toonie 1:30-3:30 p.m. 4620-47 Ave. Saturday, Nov. 15 - Amnesty Day at the Sylvan Lake Library. Patrons can return their lost or late library materials on this day and all will be forgiven. Fines for damaged items do not apply. No more than $50 per library card will be waived.

Saturday, Nov. 22 - Kevin Pauls in concert at Gospel Chapel, 7 p.m. Freewill offering. For more information, call the church at 403-887-2004.

Wednesday, Nov. 26 - Sylvan Lake Seniors Bus to Deerfoot Casino in Calgary. Leaves at 8:30 a.m.

Phone Joan at 403-887-7614.

Friday, Nov. 28 - Free hot chocolate for kids at the Sylvan Lake Legion before and after Santa Claus Parade. Triple meat draw at 6:30 p.m.

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Narcotics Anonymous meetings Thursday nights 7:30 pm Sylvan Lake Bethany Care, 4700 47th Ave.

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Weekly events At the Seniors’ Centre: Mondays - Wii bowling; Tuesdays Exercise Class, Drop-in Whist and other games; Wednesdays - lunches, Bible study, Beginner art classes; Thursdays - Alberta Seniors Benefit Program; Fridays - Yoga, forums, bridge. Bus trips and foot care clinics. For more info 403-887-5428.

Mondays - Toastmasters Sylvan’s Slick Speakers meeting at Sylvan Lake Alliance Church, 4404 47 Ave. from 7-8:15 pm. Club is open to everyone wishing to improve communication and leadership skills. For info call Ian Oostindie 403-887-0968.

Mondays - Sylvan Lake Sacred Massed Choir practices starting Sept. 22, 7-9 p.m. at HJ Cody High School, directed by Kerry Heisler. Love to sing? Call Dolce Moir for more info contact 403-887-4037.

Tuesdays - Taoist Tai Chi classes from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Anglican Church hall. For info 403-346-6772. www.taoist.org.

Thursdays - Sylvan Lake Seniors Bus to Red Deer.

Pick-up starts at 9:15 am. Returning to Sylvan 1 pm from Parkland Mall. Call Don/Lydia Lanterman at 403-864-2230.

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

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Students learn of nicotine’s harmful effects through performance JASMINE O’HALLORAN–HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

École Mother Teresa School students welcomed and paid close attention to a theatrical performance teaching them the negative consequences of nicotine last Thursday.

Through the presentation, Butt Ugly, the school’s elementary students learned of the harm smoking can cause, and were told how to react in social situations when offered a cigarette or chewing tobacco.

“We want them to learn that this is a really risky product to experiment with, and the best thing to do is never start, because now the product is more addictive than cocaine,” said Butt Ugly founder and general manager Gail Foreman. “Twentythree per cent of people get addicted to cocaine on the first try, and 32 per cent get addicted to tobacco the first time.”

Instead of showing the students pictures of tarfilled lungs or photos of people who have smoked for their entire lives, actors related to the students

“Twenty-three per cent of people get addicted to cocaine on the first try, and 32 per cent get addicted to tobacco the first time.”

Gail Foreman Butt Ugly founder and general manager

through theatre pieces that are age-targeted.

“There’s no preaching involved — we get the theme messages across using the theatre piece, then we break into small groups where the actors do some activities with the kids to try and cement what they have learned,” Foreman said.

The group of actors comprises high school students from Red Deer whose roles constitute work experience. As positive role models, they encourage youngsters against smoking.

“From research, we have found that kids who have seen and participated in our program are less likely to start using tobacco than others who have not,” Foreman said. “It uses theatre, it’s a peer-led program and the actors are people the kids want to be like. they have a lot more credibility with this audience.”

Mother Teresa principal Dorice Swensrude stayed for the entire performance, and positively commented on how “it’s a wonderful opportunity for students to learn about the negative effects of tobacco.”

Julia Van Dam, Kenzie Schults and Tyler Johnson act in a performance of Butt Ugly, which taught École Mother Teresa School elementary students the many negative effects of nicotine last Thursday.

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VIEWPOINTS Michele Rosenthal Publisher

The benefits of breaking free from a seven-year habit JASMINE O’HALLORAN–HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

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Kids are educated in school about how harmful cigarette smoking is and the odds of developing cancer almost seem to be a guarantee. Just like these kids, I sat and paid close attention to the same information and swore I would never involve myself in that kind of dirty work.

But I did, and I was hooked in a trap for seven long years.

Hanging out with my friends in high school who all seemed to smoke was a perfect way to sneak in a small taste of a cigarette. And after briefly sucking on a lit cigarette that a friend had held up to my lips, I remember literally saying ‘blayck’ and realizing that the taste wasn’t any better than the smell.

I didn’t try smoking to be cool or to be a dare devil as I always somehow gave off the impression of the good girl. I tried it because I was curious. I then decided to

start smoking because of being a teenage girl growing up in an unstable family.

The clutches of using life stress as an excuse to light up a cigarette got the best of me and I became a fully fledged smoker.

At the time it felt good to be independent and somewhat rebellious as being a smoker was my little secret that Mom and Dad didn’t know about.

I was surprised at how well I could keep this secret from them as they usually asked me about everything I was involved in. It wasn’t until after I had quit smoking that I finally told them the truth about being a smoker for all those years. Their reaction was disappointment and denial.

But truth be told, I had many people react in shock when they saw me smoking, or tell me that I didn’t look like a smoker.

I had never truly felt like someone who would smoke for the rest of my life, but after trying to kick the habit for good with the aids of the Nicorette patches and gum, none of that helped me to be permanently successful.

It wasn’t until I joined a gym and took on the boot camp from a personal trainer that really helped me kick the habit for good. There was something about walking on a treadmill in an air-conditioned gym while listening to music on my iPod that made my life’s woes melt away.

But then my first session with my personal trainer came and he followed through with his promise of kicking my bum.

After being out of breath during a training session, I remember my trainer telling me, “Jasmine, if you want to be able to do these exercises, you need to quit smoking.” I realized he was right after he explained to me that I was filling my lungs with poison. And that’s exactly what I was doing.

That was when I decided to try Champex, a new stop-smoking aid that helped block the nicotine cravings — and it worked.

After kicking the habit for good, I realized how bad smoking smelled from

smokers around me. I noticed my teeth becoming whiter as I brushed away the sticky nicotine buildup that had collected between my front bottom teeth. My sense of taste returned and I could even feel my lungs beginning to heal. But best of all, I wasn’t spending $30 a week on a habit that could have eventually killed me.

If I was still a smoker, I would have spent over $10,000 on cigarettes in the past seven years.

There is nothing positive about being a smoker, at all. There is nothing cool about lighting up a cigarette. It is by far the most disgusting habit I have ever had to break free from, and at one time I didn’t think I could do it.

So to all the people out there young and old who are curious and would like to try smoking, DON’T. Don’t make trying the nasty habit an option.

It’s way harder to quit the habit than what people can describe.

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Paying it forward in light of kind grocery store gesture Dear Editor, On Thanksgiving weekend while at a local grocery store, I asked the gentleman behind me if he wanted to go ahead of me. I thought no more about it until the cashier informed me that this man had left cash to go toward my groceries. I was so surprised!

As I stood there, now holding up the rest of the shoppers, I was thinking about what a kind gesture this was. Thank you!

I decided to pay this forward. I am matching this gift — and my grown children have added to it — and we are donating to the Sylvan Lake Christmas Bureau.

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Canada’s 9th Victory Loan Setting All-time record. Sylvan Lake Unit Hits 72% Objective.

Sylvan Lake unit is continuing a fast pace and today hit 72% mark in its minimum objective. Of its quota of $99,000, $71,400 has been subscribed.

Members of the I.O.D.E. have been doing a grand job in the Village and their canvass is now almost complete.

The village sub-unit subscriptions now total 118% of its quota. Early rural returns have boosted the over-all total and the aim of the canvassers in all sub-units is to pass their respective quotas at the earliest possible date. ♦ ♦ ♦ Statistical results of the mobile x-ray held Sept. 13-21 were released.

803 people were x-rayed.

Interpretations were abnormal 53, negative 750. Of the abnormalities, 2 were probable pulmonary tuberculosis active, 14 were probable pulmonary tuberculosis inactive, 20 were requested to take further examination and 17 were non-tubercular conditions. ♦ ♦ ♦

Almost one-and-a-half tons of clothing has been shipped by Sylvan Lake in the National Clothing Collection. C. B. Pugh, local chairman, desires to express thanks to all who donated wearing apparel.

50 years ago ...

From the issue of November 12, 1964

The annual meeting of Benalto Booster Club was held Nov. 6 at Benalto School.

The following officers were elected for 1965: President - George Sterling; Vice President - Lorne M. Nielsen; Secretary-Treasurer - Dale Nillsen.

Members were appointed to various committees with chairman elected as follows: Fire Fighting Committee R. M. Simpson; Hall Committee Laurel Nielsen; Road Committee -

Peter Stewart; Entertainment Committee - Orla Nielsen. ♦ ♦ ♦ Noon today is the deadline for nominations for town councillor to fill the council seat left vacant by the resignation of Carl Cox, who has left for Creston, B.C. Two years remained in his term. ♦ ♦ ♦ The Evening Guild met in the church hall Nov. 2nd.

The secretary was asked to acknowledge several donations of material and labour supplied for the Turkey Supper.

The new business consisted of Mrs. K. Wilkinson and Mrs. D. McCutcheon forming a committee to see about ordering a new coffee percolator for the church hall.

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The Lechmann family — Jean-Marc, Tammy, Marc and Joanne — lost their home and possessions in a fire last month. They want the community to know they’re grateful for the help they’ve received since then. Here they’re pictured in the rental property that they’re residing in temporarily.

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Family grateful for community support following house fire STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Jean-Marc Lechmann may have lost his home and all of his possessions in a house fire earlier this month, but he’s got a lot to be grateful for.

The Sylvan Lake resident’s Falcon Cl. home was completely destroyed by a fire that ravaged through it in the early hours of Oct. 19, leaving him and his family displaced.

Having a fire escape plan ensured all of the home’s occupants made it out safely, Lechmann feels. And that’s just one of the many positives he’s been focusing on since that day.

“Fires are tragic, they’re horrific, they’re catastrophic — those are all the correct words to use, but it doesn’t mean that they have to be the end,” he said. “There are good stories that can come out of them.”

Since the fire, the Lechmann family has received support from every corner of the community — from minor football associations that raised funds to cover the cost of replacing lost prescribed medication, to Nabors Drilling who provided tools and clothes, and neighbours who provided home-cooked meals.

Scott McDermott of Best Body Fitness is just one of many people who have helped greatly in the weeks since the fire, said Lechmann, who described the support he and his family have received as “beautiful.”

And he wants people to know that they’re grateful.

“The community has just been unreal,” he said. “People have been doing so many wonderful things for

us.”

Five adults and two children were sleeping in the home at the time of the fire, including Lechmann’s wife Tammy and son Marc, 17, as well as several guests who were staying with them. Lechmann’s daughter Joanne, 13, stayed the night at a friend’s house.

One of the adult guests was awoken around 4:30 a.m. by the sound of what she thought was bacon frying.

Upon exiting her room, she saw flames and began screaming, waking up the rest of the home’s occupants.

The bright scene to which Lechmann awoke led him to mistakenly believe it was daytime. It didn’t take long for him to realize what was really going on.

“By the time I looked around the corner and saw the flames, I literally started to scream, and before I could even get the first sentence out, the kitchen window had imploded,” he said.

After getting the top floor’s occupants out the front door, he saw the basement floor’s occupants coming upstairs, and yelled, “Plan B” — an indication for them to find an alternative means of exiting the house as it was no longer safe for them to do so out the front door.

“There was just too much smoke,” he said. “By the time is takes me to run from my master bedroom to the front door and turn around, the smoke had gone from halfway filling the room to just about to just about down to my knees.”

All of the home’s occupants eventually made it outside to safety, those in the basement having escaped

through an egress window.

Lechmann believes mere seconds were the difference between life and death for him and his family. Without having previously practiced a fire escape plan, he has no doubt that no one inside would have made it out alive.

“We got out alive, and we literally got out by the skin of our teeth,” he said. “Luckily we practiced fire drills that we did with my son back when he was in Grade 5 that Cliff (Brausen, Sylvan Lake Fire Department chief) does every year with Sylvan Lake students. That’s what our fire department does: They educate kids right and the kids bring it home to their parents.”

Lechmann said firefighters were quick to control the fire and and cordon off the scene. Once they knew every one of the home’s occupants was

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Family grateful for community support reacted that day, but for the work they do in general.

“People that are firemen and firewomen, they’re crazy,” he said.

“Everything they do is against all instinct, to run towards fire versus run away from it. But that’s why they’re as special as they are. Those are brave men and women that do that.”

It’s still not known what caused the fire, which started on the outside of the house. But Lechmann is reminding Sylvan Lake residents that it can happen to them, and he wants them to be prepared not just by creating a fire escape plan, but also practicing it regularly.

“Without having the plans in place, we wouldn’t have made it out, there’s no question,” he said.

For now, the Lechmann family is living in a rental property. And although their home was insured, they still face tough times ahead.

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Continued from page 5 “They said to me, ‘What’s important in the house that you need us to save,’ and I thought that was the weirdest question, because the most important stuff to me was on the outside of the house, and at that point I really didn’t know what to say,” said Lechmann. “As they went through the home, they looked for anything that they thought was important, and they grabbed it.

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Lechmann still has trouble fully expressing his gratitude to the men and women of the Sylvan Lake Fire Department, not just for how they

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Development Officer or the Municipal Planning Commission of the Summer Village of Jarvis Bay has approved the issuing of a development permit for the following discretionary use: Construction of detached garage.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT #142356 296 Jarvis Glen Way, Lot 26, Block 3, Plan 0322687 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 along with a $200 appeal fee should be submitted to the Summer Village of Jarvis Bay, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Bay 8, 14 Thevenaz Industrial Trail, Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 2J5 within 14 days following the date of this notice.

You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw.

For further information please contact the Development Officer at 403-887-2822.

Dated this 29th day of October, 2014.

requesting a loan of hockey goalie equipment for his son, whose own equipment was lost in the fire.

He’s also hoping anyone with photos of the family will send them to him, to help replace those lost in the fire.

For now, though, more than anything else, he’s grateful.

“Sylvan Lake is always going to be our home,” he said. “We plan to contribute to anyone else that is in need, because this is just such a wonderful community. “I couldn’t hug everybody in Sylvan Lake enough if I wanted. People have just been amazing.”

Lechmann is asking his fellow Sylvan Lake residents to practice their fire escape plans, and to text him at 403872-7253 with their escape times.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 2014

Council to approve threeyear budget for circulation STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Tax rate increases of 3 per cent, 3.7 per cent and 2 per cent for residential properties over the next three years will be proposed when the Town’s three-year budget comes before council on Monday.

The next two years will see a zero per cent tax increase for non-residential properties, rising by 1.5 per cent in 2017.

A residential tax rate increase of 4 per cent for each of the three years was proposed at the start of this year’s budget discussions. Town communications office Joanne Gaudet said the final numbers were adjusted in light of new assessment increases. The 3 per cent increase is inclusive of payments on a new firehall and the NexSource Centre, as well as some of the Town’s other major projects, she said.

Deliberations on the Town’s threeyear 2015-2017 budget wrapped up on Saturday. On Monday, council will approve to have the budget drafted and circulated for public input before giving it final approval next month.

“The 3 per cent rate increase in

2015 is the proposed formal budget increase, whereas the 3.7 and the 2 per cent in other years are part of our overall three-year budget plan, and we will review annually,” said Gaudet.

The three-year budget, she added, is more transparent than a typical one-year budget, allowing ratepayers an insight into future projects and town growth.

Included in it are economic development initiatives, a social needs assessment, a special transportation study, a municipal census and the implementation of an infrastructure study, which includes increased water and wastewater rates, water meter replacements and a street rehabilitation program.

Other highlights include a tree removal and replacement program at $20,000 in both 2016 and 2017, and website re-design at $20,000 in 2016 and $60,000 in 2017. The latter will be part of a larger re-branding process to be launched in stages.

Full details of the proposed budget will be made public following Monday night’s (Nov. 10) council meeting. A budget open house information session is scheduled for Nov. 22.

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Upcoming Meetings COUNCIL MEETING November 10, 2014

Municipal Government Building 6:00 pm MPC MEETING November 17, 2014

Municipal Government Building 6:00 pm COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING December 3, 2014

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Take Notice REMEMBRANCE DAY GARBAGE/GREEN BOX COLLECTION NOTICE Residences whose normal garbage/green box recycling collection day is Tuesday November 11, Remembrance Day, will have their trash and recycling collected as scheduled. Note that collection will cease from 10:30-11:30 A.M.

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Request for Quotation (RFQ) SCADA Maintenance Services The Town of Sylvan Lake Public Works Division is accepting sealed proposals for the maintenance of its supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) hardware and software. There are twenty four (24) SCADA controlled locations at utility facilities throughout Sylvan Lake and area. The closing date for the RFQ is Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. local time. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered.

The maintenance services required include: • continuous monitoring; • alarms notifications; • training to municipal staff ; • site data such as pump status; • historical data; • system activities; • software modifications; • hardware repairs and replacements, and; • any other maintenance or repair that is SCADA related RFQ documents are available during business hours at the Municipal Operations Building located at 1 Industrial Drive or by e-mail request to jwatson@ sylvanlake.ca.

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Food for thought: Conversations about Seniors’ Social Issues and Housing in Sylvan Lake Wednesday November 19th 5:30-7:30 pm SYLVAN LAKE SENIORS DROP IN CENTRE (4908-50 AVE.) HOSTED BY: THE SYLVAN LAKE SENIORS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Participants will be guided through a number of group discussions to get feedback on social issues. A light meal will be provided prior to the conversation.

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Public Notice Notice of Public Open House Centennial (50th) Street – Design Development Plan Attention All Residents, Downtown Property & Business Owners of Sylvan Lake: The Town of Sylvan Lake is pleased to invite you to attend a public open house at the Municipal Government Building located at: 5012 -48 Ave, Sylvan Lake, Alberta Open House Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 @ 5:00 – 7:00pm Based on the information gathered at the last Public Information Session in February 2014 and subsequent design development meetings, a Draft Design Development Plan has been prepared for public and business owner review and input. The information session will provide all stakeholders the opportunity to provide final input on the revised study area; the proposed layout of Centennial Street and intersections; and recommended design components and details.

If you are unable to attend or require more information, this information will be available from our website starting November 18th, 2014 @ sylvanlake.ca/projects, or you can contact David Kelham by e-mail at dkelham@ sylvanlake.ca or by phone at 403.887.2141. www.sylvanlake.ca/projects

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THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 2014

Family Violence and Bullying Coalition services available in Sylvan Lake Each year, over 40,000 arrests result from domestic violence SUBMITTED SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Family violence Did you know that Sylvan Lake has a Family Violence and Bullying Coalition?

The Sylvan Lake Family Violence and Bullying Coalition meets monthly. The next meeting is on Nov. 18 in the meeting room at the Family and Community Centre.

Each year, over 40,000 arrests result from domestic violence — that’s about 12 per cent of all violent crime in

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On any given day in Canada, more than 3,300 women (along with their 3,000 children) are forced to sleep in an emergency shelter to escape domestic violence. Every night, about 200 women are turned away because the shelters are full.

Family violence is costing Canadians $7.4 billion every year, taking into account costs ranging from policing and healthcare to funerals and lost wages.

For more information on family violence and to read more about these stats, visit cawes.com/about-us/statistics.

Further information is available on the Sylvan Lake Family Violence and Bullying Coalition Facebook page.

Bullying Did you know that Sylvan Lake has a bullying bylaw?

On the Town of Sylvan Lake website under the FCSS Youth and Individual & Families menus, there are bullying prevention tabs.

Of children in grades one to eight, six

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per cent admitted bullying others “more than once or twice” in the past six weeks, while 15 per cent reported they had been victimized at the same rate.

By age 24, 60 per cent of identified bullies have a criminal conviction. Most victims are unlikely to report bullying.

For more information on bullying and to read more about these stats, visit the Edmonton and Area Child and Family Service Authority website at www.edmontonandareacfsa.gov.ab.ca.

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Crime awareness priority for Benalto Crime Watch Society JASMINE O’HALLORAN–HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

The Benalto and Area Rural Crime Watch Society’s AGM took place last Thursday, and saw Yvette Brideau announce that she will remain president for another year.

She’s hoping to see more volunteers step up in the coming year.

“After a while, you may want new insight and new programs, but volunteers are hard to get,” she said. “Our five directors are voted in and we have two vacancies. We’ve always had good support and good directors.”

The society makes education in crime awareness a priority, with the motto, ‘Be aware, dare to care and know your community.’

“We know our community, we communicate, we have rural crime watch signs on our property and we’re alert of anything suspicious,” said Brideau.

The society’s crime prevention program has had emergency response teams, dog handlers and collision reconstruction experts as guest speakers at recent meetings to inform and educate on crime awareness and crime prevention, Brideau said.

“I think it’s a presence and a perception if someone comes in with an idea in the rural com-

munity and they think they can get away with something. If they see a sign, they know that we’re active, and it’s a deterrent.”

Brideau said that common crimes in the area include vandalism and theft. Even with a low crime percentage, however, she encourages people have to help themselves by taking responsibility for their own property.

“If there’s theft of a vehicle and the keys are still in it and the doors are unlocked, the owners have a responsibility to take care of their property, and that’s what we try to teach and inform,” she said. “It’s more of people speeding through playground and school zones — that’s a big infraction here.”

Brideau assures that crime can occur in any rural community, and she encourages people to be aware of it and how to prevent it.

“We shouldn’t be complacent about what could happen, because it’s easy to get on a route to somewhere fairly quickly,” she said. “It’s not to be complacent, it’s to take ownership, to take responsibility and to know your neighbour.”

The society currently has between 125 and 150 members. All members are required to complete a basic RCMP clearance check.

“You’re informed about crime awareness and crime prevention, because we are the eyes and the ears,” said Brideau.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 2014

Strong turnout expected for Multiplex Remembrance Day service STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Details of Sylvan Lake’s annual Remembrance Day service at the Multiplex have been confirmed, and organizers are hoping for another solid attendance at this year’s event. “I would anticipate with some of the (recent) global and national events, that likely there’s going to be a greater attendance than we have seen, although Sylvan Lake always does have a very excellent turnout,� said Gordon Graham, Sylvan Lake Royal Canadian Legion first vice president and sergeant-at-arms.

A parade march will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 11, and organizers are encouraging attendees to secure their seats by no later than 10 a.m. The service will run until around 11:30 a.m., after which time the Sylvan Lake Legion will open its doors to the community.

A smaller parade march will precede a wreath

laying ceremony at 2 p.m. at the Memorial Park cenotaph. There, wreaths will be laid by local elected officials.

The morning parade will be led by a colour party and a bagpiper, and will comprise marchers representing “the past, the present and the future,� according to Graham.

The service has attracted up to 1,100 attendees in recent years, and still has room for more, he said. “There’s still room for expansion in there, and the folks in this area certainly do recognize the contribution that has been made by their veterans.

They certainly are supportive.�

A number of remembrance events will take place in the days leading up to the service, with ceremonies taking place in most area schools today (Thursday, Nov. 6).

Also taking place today is a complimentary luncheon for veterans and their spouses. That will begin around noon at the Sylvan Lake Legion.

Neither veterans nor their spouses need to be Legion members in order to attend.

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Volunteers are required for the Poppy Campaign to help canvass donations and replace and refill poppy trays. Information on how to get involved is available by calling the Legion at 403-887-2601.

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Balloons released in early-morning flag tribute STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

An early-morning tribute to Canada’s veterans and war dead last week attracted no shortage of participants, who gathered at 6:45 a.m. for the occasion.

A crowd of about 120 — comprising police officers, firefighters, veterans and civilians from all over Central Alberta — lined up along the flag display east of Sylvan Lake, and stood post for one hour on the morning of Oct. 29.

Participants then released balloons into the sky, and stood silent before singing O Canada.

“At that moment when the balloons were released, it made me tear up instantly,” said organizer Michelle Walker. “It instantly showed why I love being a part of Canada.”

The idea for the show of respect arrived just three days prior, when, while on her way to work, Walker drove past the flags that currently line Highway 11 east of Sylvan Lake as part of Veterans Voices of Canada’s Flags of Remembrance campaign.

Reflecting on an insignificant argument her children had the day before, she felt it would be a good way to teach them about the truly important things in life.

“I saw the flags, and I knew I had to do this for my three kids; I had to show them that there comes a time when you have to unite together and support your country,” she said.

Walker decided on the Oct. 29 date as it marked one week after the shooting in Ottawa that left Cpl. Nathan Cirillo dead.

“The time was very significant, and that’s why I wanted to do it on that exact time,” she said. “A week after he was shot, and we’re still standing strong.”

Given the limited time she had to work with, Walker confesses to not sleeping in the days leading up to the event. All-around co-operation from the entire community, however, ensured her efforts did not go unmerited.

“I think it touched every single person in a way that we can’t understand,

because anywhere I went, it wasn’t a question of if they were going to be there, it was a question of what time,” said Walker. “It’s Canada, and at the drop of a finger, we’ll unite together in tragedy.”

Several businesses helped with the setup, cleanup and overall operation of

the event. Walker is grateful to everyone who attended or helped in some way, and felt the event successfully fulfilled its purpose.

“Their sacrifice keeps us standing, and that’s what I want everyone to see,” she said. “We’re still standing.”

More than 120 people stood post at the flag display along Highway 11 as part of an early-morning tribute to Canada’s veterans and war dead last Wednesday.

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Flags of Remembrance tribute to wrap up next week STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Though some have called for it to remain permanently, Veterans Voices of Canada’s (VVOC) Flags of Tribute cam-

paign will wrap up with a closing ceremony next week.

On Nov. 15, the program’s sponsors will gather at the 116 Canadian flags east of Sylvan Lake on Highway 11, where they’ll each be presented with a flag and plaque.

The event, according to VVOC founding CEO Allan Cameron, will continue with the campaign’s theme of remembrance while thanking sponsors for their participation.

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brance,” he said. “It’s a tribute and honour to our veterans and the guys and girls who are listen on those plaques from World War I right up to Afghanistan veterans, deceased and current.”

Flags will likely be lowered prior to the event, which starts at noon. It will mark the end of the flag campaign’s first year, which Cameron said has exceeded organizers’ expectations.

“I’ve been getting emails from veterans all around the world saying thank you for doing this,” he said.

“It’s doing what we wanted it to do. We wanted people to see this, we wanted them to come together, we wanted them to remember our veterans and give tribute and honour, and I think we’ve accomplished that and beyond.”

The 116 flags — each representing 1,000 fallen Canadian soldiers since 1900 — were donated by MLAs, MPs and senators from all across Canada.

Each one was sponsored by a group or individual in honour of a Canadian veteran.

“The individual sponsors and the family sponsors — without all of the support that they’ve given, it would have been less of a success, but with their help it’s been an amazing success,” said Cameron.

Planning for next year’s campaign, which could see flags raised throughout the entire country, will begin almost immediately after the Nov. 15 ceremony, he added.

VVOC volunteers have been working hard to maintain the flag display since it was erected late last month. Anyone who spots a flag requiring maintenance is encouraged to contact the organization at 403-358-6313.

“We want it to be a solemn place while it’s there,” said Cameron. “It’s a tribute, so we want people to go there, take a minute to reflect and respect, and if anybody ever sees anything not right about it, give us a yell.”

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Remembering the animals who served alongside men and women JACKIE LAROCQUE SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Hunkered down in the dark, the dreary cold seeping into his bones, the soldier checked his watch by moonlight. There had been no contact with the 26th infantry. He jumped and almost screamed as the cold, wet nose, followed by a warm furry muzzle, thrust itself into his hand — the head moving under his arm as the body leaned against the soldier, his breath as quiet as the night.

After a quick pet, the soldier removed the message canister from the dog’s collar. He immediately alerted his commanding officer. The message read, “I have 42 men, mixed healthy and wounded. We have advanced to the road, but can go no further. Most men are from the 26th infantry. I am the only officer.

Machine guns at our rear, front, right and left. Send infantry to take command. I need machine gun ammunition.”

Hard to believe? That was a message Rags delivered as he dug through barbed wire, dodged shell holes and gun fire. Reinforcements were sent and the cut-off group was rescued.

Thousands of animals served in every war and thousands died in action. Dogs were the most versatile and had a variety of jobs. Mercy dogs delivered medical supplies to

the wounded on the field. Messenger dogs saved thousands of lives delivering messages when communications were down. Sentinel dogs gave warnings of ambush or intruders.

Mine dogs were used to sniff out mines. Search and rescue dogs were used after bombings. Ratters for killing rats, cigarette dogs carried food and cigarettes to the front lines.

Sled teams used to carry supplies or wounded consisted of dogs, horses or mules. Elephants, horses, mules and camels dragged heavy machinery when vehicles couldn’t get through. Even reindeer played their part transporting weapons, supplies and the wounded. Cats did what cats do best keeping the food supplies free from rodents and warming any lap available.

Messenger pigeons delivered messages. There are even rumours of mice being release in enemy vehicles to chew wires, rendering them useless.

Don’t think that war animals were limited to the furred and feathered. The silk from spiders was used for the cross hairs on bomb sights and other surveying equipment.

Some notable heroes of the fourlegged set include Daisy, a mutt who dove into the icy Atlantic when a Norwegian ship was torpedoed. She swam throughout the night from man to man licking their faces until they were rescued the next morning.

An allied messenger dog crossed

paths with a German messenger dog. How do we know this? Because when the allied messenger dog showed up, not only did he carry his message canister around his neck, but he also had a German message canister still attached to a dog collar in his mouth.

In 1941, Gander, a Newfoundland dog, grabbed a grenade that was thrown into camp. He ran it out of camp saving the lives of Canadian and Commonwealth soldiers. He was killed in this action and was the only Canadian animal to receive the Dickin Medal, a medal awarded to any

animal displaying gallantry and devotion during World War II. Fifty-three medals were awarded to 18 dogs, three horses, one cat and 31 pigeons.

Animals fought and died in wars, side by side with men and women and are still part of battle conflicts today. Please take a moment to remember our war animals this Remembrance Day and the thousands of lives they saved.

Jackie Larocque is a Sylvan Lake-based writer with several decades of experience in the animal care industry.

Memorial

- Gordon Graham, first vice president of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 212 in Sylvan Lake, places memorial crosses to honour fallen soldiers who now rest in their graves at Lakeview Cemetery Tuesday afternoon.

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Gift-filled shoeboxes being collected for Operation Christmas Child SUBMITTED SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

For a few weeks every fall, churches, schools and homes throughout Central Alberta join thousands of individuals worldwide and turn a corner of their home or facility into Santa’s Workshop.

Operation Christmas Child’s shoebox program is in full swing, so folks are packing shoeboxes with goodies for impoverished children around the world. If you’d like to don your own elf-cap, you can get in on the fun by filling any shoebox approximately six inches deep and 8x11 inches across (about the size of a standard piece of paper).

SILENCE HAS A VOICE In Simon & Garfunkel’s song “The Sound of Silence, there are 5 versus. The last line in each verse mentions silence.

Within the sound of silence; and touched the sound of silence; disturb the sound of silence; and echoed in the wells of silence and whispered in the sound of silence.

Silence has a voice>>>>within, touched, disturbed, echoed and whispered. As a young lad growing up and sometimes being mischievous, there were times my mum looked at me, did not say a word – silence – I knew I was in trouble. That silence sometimes meant the strap.

Every day we meet people and encounter silence.

Why have there been a number of suicides in the area? Silence and not hearing people’s cries. The

voice of silence. Each week as people attend church how many have fear or pain, yet are silent. When a friend or loved one suddenly passes away, words are difficult to communicate. In these times of silence there is opportunity for the pain to have it’s way and be expressed rather than silenced.

Silence is mentioned 60 times in the Bible. Psalm 46:10 –Be still , and know that I am God. Will I entrust my silence to the Lord? Will I share my silence with a friend? Will I trust the Lord in silence?

Let’s be sensitive to those who are hurting in silence , to allow Jesus to comfort, love and be a voice in their silence.

Steve Rowe Gideon’s Int. in Canada (a member of the Sylvan Lake Ministerial)

– SERVICES THIS WEEK – sponsored by churches of sylvan lake ministerial association

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH Worshipping at Seventh–day Adventist Church 4607-47 Avenue

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Larry Brotherton 403-505-4438 lutheranchurchsylvan@hotmail.com

Alliance Community Church 4404 - 47th Avenue

www.sylvanlakealliance.com

The familiar green and red boxes are available free at the Alliance Church, but any shoebox, small tool box or sturdy plastic container with a snug lid will serve nicely. Decide if your box is for a boy or a girl, and which age category it’s for — 2 to 4, 5 to 9 or 10 to 14. Put that information on the lid.

Items to put inside: • Something for learning — school items (especially paper and pencils), learning tools and craft kits • Something for hygiene, including items such as toothbrushes, soap, facecloths and razors • Something for loving — gifts such as stuffed animals, toy cars, hats, T-shirts, Lego and bracelets • Hard candy • $7 to cover shipping and handling (cheques for $15 or more made out to Samaritan’s Purse or Operation Christmas Child receive a taxdeductible receipt when requested at the time) • Something personal if you’d like — pictures and cards are cherished by recipients Please don’t send food, vitamins, playing cards or anything that will melt, break or spill, or harm or scare a child.

Drop off your box at a church that is participating in the program, such as the Alliance Church in Sylvan Lake, any weekday during business hours, or Sunday until noon, by Nov. 16.

For more information, or to pack a shoebox online, visit www.operationchristmaschild.ca.

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Nov. 9th Service 10:00 AM Church open for Monday prayers 10 AM-11 AM

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Worship Service 9:15 am & 11:00 am Sunday School available during both services

“Experience the unconditional love of God in Jesus Christ.” (John 3:16)

Some of the items that could be included in an Operation Christmas Child shoebox.

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Memorial Presbyterian Church

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Rev. Jin Woo Kim 403-887-2416 Nov. 9 Service 10:30 AM Remembrance Day Sunday

Nursery & Sunday School

403-887-5687 Pastor Barry Sigurdson at Steffie Woima School – 4720 45th Ave.

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Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church Father Gabriel Udeh

Mass Times Parish Priest: Saturday Evening: Email: ourloa@telus.net Sylvan Lake 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Morning: 5033-47a Avenue Sylvan Lake 11:00 a.m.

(Last Sunday of each Administration Office: month 9:00 a.m.)

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Rimbey 403-843-2126 Weekday mass Wednesdays and Fridays 9:00am

Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am

Seventh-day Adventist Church 4607 - 47 Avenue

Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. Saturday 10:45 a.m. Hour of Worship Watch Chris Holland on the It Is Written TV Show, Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. on CTV. Pastor Bill Spangler “Our passion is His presence, Our commitment is His will, Our pursuit is His way.”

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Youth Services Friday at 7:00 pm Everyone is encouraged & welcomed to join us.

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Arrest made in downtown armed robbery STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

A Sylvan Lake man has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a downtown liquor store last week.

Peter Elvin Hofer, 44, was arrested last Thursday, three days after police say Plaza Liquor Store on 50A St. was robbed by a man wielding a large screwdriver.

The man fled the store on foot with liquor and an undisclosed amount of cash.

An RCMP composite sketch and a description of the suspect were released to the public following the incident. Police say a member of the public identified Hofer based on the details released.

Police investigation confirmed Hofer’s identity, and he was subsequently arrested and charged with robbery and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Hofer was released on bail, and will appear in Red Deer Provincial Court tomorrow (Nov. 7) at 8:30 a.m.

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The Movember journey continues; News team growing

Dance - CP Blakely Elementary School’s Parent Council once again hosted a suc-

cessful Halloween dance last Thursday night. Students and their families, were joined by school staff members as they danced the night away.

JANET MCCLELLAND

Movember is officially underway, which means moustaches will soon be taking shape on the faces of men in Sylvan Lake and around the world.

We’re pleased to announce that our Movember team has grown, and Mo Bros Sean McWade, Deshon Lennard and Dwayne Stoesz have joined Stuart Fullarton and Joe Furman on the Sylvan Lake News’s own moustache growing team. We’ve also got the support of the women in our office as we set out to raise both funds and awareness of men’s health over the next few weeks.

As you know, there’s still plenty of time to get involved — and plenty of different ways, too.

If you want to join our team, post a picture of

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THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 2014

Arrest made in downtown armed robbery STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

A Sylvan Lake man has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a downtown liquor store last week.

Peter Elvin Hofer, 44, was arrested last Thursday, three days after police say Plaza Liquor Store on 50A St. was robbed by a man wielding a large screwdriver.

The man fled the store on foot with liquor and an undisclosed amount of cash.

An RCMP composite sketch and a description of the suspect were released to the public following the incident. Police say a member of the public identified Hofer based on the details released.

Police investigation confirmed Hofer’s identity, and he was subsequently arrested and charged with robbery and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Hofer was released on bail, and will appear in Red Deer Provincial Court tomorrow (Nov. 7) at 8:30 a.m.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 2014

The Movember journey continues; News team growing

Dance - CP Blakely Elementary School’s Parent Council once again hosted a suc-

cessful Halloween dance last Thursday night. Students and their families, were joined by school staff members as they danced the night away.

JANET MCCLELLAND

Movember is officially underway, which means moustaches will soon be taking shape on the faces of men in Sylvan Lake and around the world.

We’re pleased to announce that our Movember team has grown, and Mo Bros Sean McWade, Deshon Lennard and Dwayne Stoesz have joined Stuart Fullarton and Joe Furman on the Sylvan Lake News’s own moustache growing team. We’ve also got the support of the women in our office as we set out to raise both funds and awareness of men’s health over the next few weeks.

As you know, there’s still plenty of time to get involved — and plenty of different ways, too.

If you want to join our team, post a picture of

your Movember moustache progress onto the Sylvan Lake News Facebook page, then head to ca.movember.com to

www.hewlettparklanding.ca

“The torch: be yours to hold it high.”

#1, 160 HEWLETT PARK LANDING

many thanks to our men and women of service!

403 - 887- 8857 The BEST bottled water in town!

We fill any bottle any size $3.75 5 gal. refill

Saluting the heroes who made and who keep this true north strong and free!

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• Therapeutic Massage • Sports Massage • Prenatal Massage • Stress Relief

• Relaxation • Motor Vehicle Injury • Myofascial Release • Deep Tissue

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Though we cannot remember the things that you went through, we pause to say a heartfelt thank you!

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If growing a moustache isn’t your thing, head on over to the Movember

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Party

- Above: École Steffie Woima School students Michael Arthur, Eastan Robert and Hudson Elgert donned their scariest masks for the school’s Halloween party last week. Above right: Students Devin Klumpenhower, Brody Howe and Billy McDonald also joined in on the celebration.

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Sylvan Lake Nauticals place well in home meet SUBMITTED SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

The Sylvan Lake Nauticals hosted the Tim Horton’s Invitational Swim meet on Oct. 25. The Sylvan Lake swim club had 31 swimmers participating, ranging from the age of seven to the age of 15.

It was a great meet and everyone from the team placed in the top six in at least one of their races.

The swimmers representing the club were: Megan Abram (12), Noah Andrews (13), Abbigail Bahler (8), Isaac Bahler (10), Reelan Baker (8), Shelby-Lynn Battenfelder (10), Molly Cocks (11), Zoe DeJonge (11), Sophie Ewanchuk (8), Justice

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The youths were told they could throw pies at their leaders’ faces if they raised $20,000 through popcorn sales. In the end, they raised $32,000. They wish to thank everyone in the community who helped them surpass their goal. Funds will go toward camps, equipment and sending youths to future jamborees.

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RCMP NOTES

Charges laid in early-morning traffic stop October 25 2:53 a.m. – RCMP attended a liquor establishment on Sylvan Drive after a 911 call was received of a female driving while intoxicated. When police arrived, they located the female inside her vehicle however the vehicle was not in operation. She told police that she was waiting for a taxi. A query of the license plate resulted in a fine being issued to the 44-year-old Sylvan Lake resident for operating a vehicle without holding a subsisting certificate of registration.

3:07 a.m. – A male is facing a charge in relation to a domestic incident at a residence on Palmer Close in Sylvan Lake. A 35-yearold female reported to police that her ex-spouse almost struck her

with his vehicle during an exchange involving their dependent children.

Further investigation resulted in a charge of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle against the 36-year-old male.

The accused was released on conditions to not have contact with his ex-spouse and not to attend the residence.

October 27 3:03 a.m. – A traffic stop by RCMP members on 49th Avenue at 50th Street in Sylvan Lake resulted in the arrest of an Eckville resident. A 29-year-old male was

found to be in breach of existing conditions of a recognizance for failing to obey a curfew and being in possession of a weapon. The male is also facing an additional charge of unauthorized possession of a restricted weapon.

3:35 p.m. – RCMP were called to Mother Theresa School on Falcon Ridge Drive after complaints of two youths on the roof of the school. The youths told police that they were students of the school and just wanted to take pictures from the roof. They were advised to come down from the

roof and that they were trespassing on school property. No charges were laid as the youths agreed to work on a school project in lieu of fines being issued.

October 28 1:28 a.m. – An 18-year-old female was transported to cells after a 911 call was received from a residence on Reynolds Road in Sylvan Lake. A 20-year-old male contacted police advising that his girlfriend was becoming violent and damaging property inside the home as a result of being extremely intoxicated and under the influence of a drug. The female was arrested for breach of peace and lodged in cells until sober. There were no charges as no assault took place.

3:23 a.m. – A domestic dispute was called in to dispatch from a residence on 44th Street in Sylvan Lake. When police attended, a male was putting items in his vehicle and was questioned about his involvement in the complaint.

The male refused questioning and began resisting police, at which time he was arrested and transported to cells. A 30-year-old Sylvan Lake male is charged with resisting a peace officer and disturbing the peace.

October 29 2:30 a.m. – RCMP on patrol on 52nd Avenue in Eckville observed a suspicious vehicle in the area. The vehicle was stopped and the driver was not able to produce registration and insurance. The license plate was also confirmed as stolen. Several items were visible in the vehicle along with a large quantity of drug paraphernalia. A 19-year-old Red Deer male is charged with failing to comply with a probation order; possession of property obtained by crime less than $5,000; having an uninsured motor vehicle on the highway; failure to provide a peace officer with a certificate of registration; and

Correction

Attack - Darian Zager and Riley Woytas of the École Mother Teresa School Crusaders

were on the attack against Noah Lehto and Jarrett Kuhn of the HJ Cody School Lakers during Grade 9 boys volleyball at Mother Teresa last Thursday. The Lakers won 3-2 in the fiveset match, which took place in a full and loud Mother Teresa School gym.

STUART FULLARTON

It was brought to our attention that the RCMP logo that we ran previously with the weekly RCMP

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A 22-year-old female is charged with failure to comply with a probation order and possession of property obtained by crime less than $5,000.

3:46 p.m. – A two-vehicle collision resulted in serious injuries to an 18-year-old Sylvan Lake male. The male was driving his car westbound on Highway 11 when a truck traveling northbound on Range Road 12 entered the intersection colliding with the car.

The driver’s side of the car was severely damaged and the male was trapped inside with chest and head injuries.

Both male drivers were transported to hospital. A 29-year-old Red Deer County male was subsequently charged with failing to proceed safely from an intersection.

October 31 10:38 p.m. – A domestic dispute at a residence on Hammond Close in Sylvan Lake has resulted in charges being laid against a 40-year-old Sylvan Lake male.

RCMP members attended the home and found areas of damage inside the residence. The 39-year-old female spouse told police that she had been threatened. Three children inside the residence were not physically injured.

The male is charged with uttering threats and mischief to property under $5000.

11:00 p.m. – RCMP are investigating a break and enter and theft, and vandalism at the Wild Rapids Waterslides Park on Lakeshore Drive in Sylvan Lake which occurred over the Halloween weekend. The property owner advised police that he found the door to the property off its hinges. The fence was cut, a camper was smashed and the shed was entered into with a few items stolen. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sylvan Lake RCMP.

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s n o i p Cham The HJ Cody Lakers senior boys volleyball team won gold at a tournament in Calmar over the weekend. The boys beat hosts Calmar Hawks 25-21 and 25-23 to finish first in the tournament. Back row: Hunter McDonald, Mitchell McDonald, Calob Adams, Dawson Main, Tyrone Noble, Devyn Blondheim, Michael Draeger, Jabon Bertram. Front row: Ryan Kostyniuk, Gallen Donaghy, Zach Kostiuk.

Not pictured: Logan Munce and coaches Wayne Halliday and Theresa Donaghy.

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FOR THE WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2 DYNAMITE SYLVAN LAKE CO-OPERATORS Had a practice and played other Lakers in Eckville.

Player of the week: Max Harrison SYLVAN LAKE DAIRY QUEEN LAKERS Skated hard competed against Lakers.

Player of the week: Brody Garrity SYLVAN LAKE WATTS PROJECTS LAKERS Practiced and played a game.

Player of the week: Mark Broks SYLVAN LAKE SERVUS CREDIT UNION LAKERS Travelled to Eckville for a game against Lakers.

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Reflecting back on accomplishments of the past year TREENA MIELKE BLACK PRESS

October, with all its colours of old gold and burnished tangerine, has come and gone.

I turn another calendar page over on my kitchen calendar, pausing a moment to admire the closeup of the awesome bird in flight pictured on the November page.

I look outside at the bare and naked trees.

Everything is the colour of grey, I think, hugging my grey sweater around me as if to prove a point.

November. The year is almost over.

Hmmm! That would be me reflecting!

Another year has almost passed into history and what have I done? What have I accomplished other than figure out how to get Netflix on both

the TV and the Wii?!

Nothing, I sigh, momentarily luxuriating in self-defeating morose.

But then I remember in a lightbulb ‘aha’ moment.

One year ago in October I quit smoking!

I recall the moment with pride, tinged only slightly with surprise that I actually listened to myself and quit.

I remember the night and grinding the cigarette out in the parking lot with the heel of my shoe. I probably remember that moment because of the shoes. They were very cute; little black ones with sharp high heels that tap smartly when I walk like I know where I’m going, which is ironic because I usually don’t.

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nated only by a map of stars spread invitingly across a dark velvet blanket of sky. It was, of course, also lit just a tiny little bit by the glowing tip of my cigarette.

I was gazing at the map of stars while standing in the parking lot of the Rimbey Hospital enjoying a final drag of my cigarette before I went into the ‘I Quit’ class which I had high hopes would horrify me into actually quitting.

But I wasn’t there yet.

I liked smoking. Smoking was my reward for when I finished an interview, before I started one and when I was thinking about actually doing one. And it was also my reward for when I finished work, and my friend when I got in my car and when I had a good day and, most importantly, when I had a bad day.

Smoking had been a part of my life off and on since I was 13 years old. In reality, I was a kid, only 13 for crying out loud, but I wasn’t satisfied with that status quo. I wanted to look older and act older and be older. I figured that would make me cool and sophisticated.

Smoking might do it, I reasoned, and as luck would have it, my soon to be sister-in-law, who was 19 at the time, obligingly gave me smokes and even taught me how to wear bright red lipstick and pin curl my hair just

like the big girls.

So as it turned out before I started smoking, I was still a kid happily playing ball with my brothers or diligently hauling wash water for my big sister. Water actually coming from taps had not yet come to our little town, at least if it had, my family didn’t know about it. I filled two cream cans with water and balanced them precariously on a little wagon and hauled them to her house, carefully, so as not to spill a precious drop and she paid me 25 cents each time I successfully made the delivery.

So I played ball and hauled water, but now I did one more thing.

I smoked. Here I was, a grown up lady dragging on a tailor-made Players filter tip cigarette, leaving bright red lipstick stains on the filtered tips, just like the big girls.

And as that advertisement said, “I’d come a long way, baby.”

But in October of 2013, that all changed.

That final drag I took of that cigarette turned out to be the final drag of any cigarette that has since passed between my lips.

And now I am living proof that advertisement is true!

In one short year, I have come a long way!

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Students updated on Uganda orphanage progress SUBMITTED SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Students of École Mother Teresa School welcomed a familiar face last month.

When some of them attended Our Lady of the Rosary School in 2011, they met Rosemary Akiteng and heard about the hundreds of hungry orphans in her village of Ogooma, Uganda. Mother Teresa was the last of the several Sylvan Lake schools that hosted Rosemary this visit before she returned to her orphans. She came to say thank you and to show the students what their fundraising efforts have accomplished for the Ogooma Uganda Children’s Home.

In 2008, before Rosemary’s 2011 visit, a family from Sylvan Lake travelled to Ogooma to see how they could help. There was such great need, but they didn’t know where to begin. At the time, villagers walked many kilometres to draw water from a muddy, contaminated watering hole. They were often sick and many died. So it seemed the thing to begin with was to get healthy water into the area.

The family returned home and began speaking to their Alliance Church friends. One dedicated Sylvan resident after the other told relatives, friends and corporations across Canada. Donations began to arrive and a generous corporation helped

dig a solar-powered well on the site where Rosemary’s uncle had had a small farm. So by 2010, the solar-powered well was dug. Now more than 1,000 villagers a day (from sunrise to sunset) line up to chat while waiting their turn to fill their big yellow jerry cans.

Rosemary’s “board” of villagers had been prepared to work in whatever way they could. As fast as funds could be raised in Canada, the task began of making mud bricks by hand for a dormitory. The first goal was to house 30 orphans, but when Rosemary asked local churches and officials for a few names of the most needy, the shortlist contained over 300 names.

Sylvan Lake students and their teachers raised funds and Our Lady of the Rosary supplied sheets for the first beds. For the first time, those 30 orphans were not sleeping on the ground of a sod hut without coverings. And they could have three meals each day.

CP Blakely School sent school supplies. École Notre Dame Secondaire High School helped build a nursery classroom. École Fox Run School joined others in sending goats. Quilters with a Purpose supplied quilts for each bed and some neighbouring huts. Individuals came forward to sponsor an orphan. Crocs and clothing were sent from individuals at Sylvan Lake

Alliance Church, as was cash from the congregation.

Sylvan Lake students were glad to hear that, with a second dorm, 86 orphans are now safer and eat regularly. Other children come to the orphanage begging to just sleep on the floor. And Rosemary’s heart breaks if she has to say no. They were also told that, as much as possible, the Ogooma board wanted the orphanage to be self sufficient and to benefit its local community as well.

So now there’s a well that serves 1,000 neighbours every day, and a church/community centre/ classroom. They have as many as 700 people come to services in a building that has seats for 250. There’s a loud-speaker system so those who are sitting outside can hear.

A pastor’s home with a permanent pastor and family, bikes and wheelchairs from Canada have been provided for the handicapped neighbours and grandparents — victims of war and AIDS. A choir of children sing and dance at the church and have been invited to sing at special functions outside the community, including Day of the African Children. The organization supplies much of its own food and is hoping to create more to sell.

A bakery with a brick oven is now on site. The youngsters raise goats, chickens,

and turkeys. Their gardens yield eggplant, tomatoes, green peppers, papaya and cabbage. A fence was needed around the garden to keep monkeys from stealing their food. This year, a drip irrigation system was completed to water the crops in the dry season.

They are proud of their new “library” — a handmade book cabinet with approximately 20 books on it — and two old treadle sewing machines where young women are turning out wallets, purses, aprons and totes to sell.

There are no computers because there’s no electricity and all the amenities it brings with it. But the students who have been taught at the orphanage have a stronger grasp on their lessons than older ones who have been attending the village school.

The nursery classes utilize the two classrooms, the church, the dining hall and under the trees to teach children between three and eight years old, with 33 of the orphans attending. In addition, about 42 neighbour children get an education and one meal a day.

The older orphans walk about six kilometres to the community school that has up to 250 students for every teacher in a decrepit building. Half the village kids arrive without paper and pencils because parents can’t afford them.

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Lakers league champions after win over Trojans JACKIE LAROCQUE SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

The HJ Cody Lakers high school football team trounced the Camrose Trojans 34-0 on Saturday to win the league championship.

The Lakers and the Trojans battled to see who would take home the league trophy. One team showed up to win, the other team showed up thinking they had already won.

The Lakers came on the field liked they owned it. Within the first 10 minutes of the game, Tyress Hamilton and Landon Rosene ping-ponged off the Trojans to get to the five-yard line.

Seth Blagen sauntered onto the field to kick a field goal putting the Lakers on the board with a 3-0 lead.

Matthew Bossert casually reached out to send the running back flying.

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Sulley Larocque took a hand-off straight up the middle (the right direction this time) for a first down. Landon Rosene and Kyle Eckenswiller leaped and caught Skylar Selk’s passes.

Camrose recovered a fumble, then Matthew Bossert recovered a fumble from Camrose, leading to Skylar passing to Chase Elwood for the first touchdown. With Seth’s foot, the score was 10-0.

Landon Gyori had perfect timing when a Trojan receiver caught the ball and he was right there to slam him into the ground. Rayden Thomas recovered yet another Trojan fumble and Skylar shot it to Kyle Eckenswiller for his first touchdown of the game. The successful convert brought the score to 17-0.

Rayden Thomas sandwiched Trojans with the help of Austin Ilcissin and Sulley Larocque. Liam Hoven was a brick wall as Trojan players literally bounced off him. And then again, Camrose fumbled a pass and Josh Rideout recovered it.

This enabled the Lakers to play very sneaky play.

Skylar passed the ball to Landon Rosene who bolted towards the outside. As he passed Kyle Eckenswiller,

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Jared Winder pummelled any Trojan with a ball coming his way. Sulley Larocque jumped on, flipped and caused several Camrose players to pick dirt from their teeth. Matthew Bossert was swinging and stopping any Trojan player from making any headway.

Skylar threw pass after pass. The receivers and running backs gained yard after yard. The offence line consisting of Braydon Mayer, Jarod Winder, Grayson Herder, Liam Hoven, Brandon Tweed, Josh Rideout and Austin Simpson worked as a well-oiled machine play after play preventing any Trojan from breaking their barrier.

Braydon Mayer, Austin Ilcissin, Trent Tarling, Liam Hoven, Austin Simpson and Jonny Payne made up the defensive line acting like a wall of snow, blocking The Trojans and pushing them back as they turned into an avalanche crushing the offensive line of Camrose. This allowed Austin Ilcissin to sack the Trojans’ quarterback.

Skylar passed to Kyle Eckenswiller, who made it to the second-yard line. Another pass to Kyle resulted in his third touchdown of the game, bringing the score to 31-0 with the conversion added in.

Cory Prediger and CJ Wilson snagged a couple passes from Skylar, as did Calvin Burton. But try as Camrose did, they were unable to get past the Lakers’ defence and just to make a point, the Lakers kicked in another field goal ending the game with a 34-0 shut out to become the league champions.

It was an honour to watch these young men play.

Both the defence and offence played like a wellversed team. Plays were mixed up and performed with a high style of excellence. They supported each other and it paid off as they came away with the 2014 league championship.

Hats off to the coaching staff — Jeremy Braitenback, Rick Dunnigan, Jas Payne and Mike Williams — who volunteer to coach these young men and put up with their antics. Trainers Jessie Stormoen, Regan Eisler and Kaylee Campbell fixed up any injuries to keep them on the field.

Saturday (Nov. 8) will see the Lakers take on Cold Lake for the first provincial game in Sylvan Lake. The game kicks off at 1:30 p.m.

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Bears shut out Spartans to become league champions SUBMITTED SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

The Sylvan Lake Peewee Bears recorded their sixth shutout in a row on Saturday to become champions of the Central Alberta Peewee Football Association Division 1 league.

The Bears travelled to Strathmore, where they defeated the first-placed Strathmore Spartans 38-0.

The day started with cool and dry conditions, but by the end of the

game, the boys had played in rain, sleet and snow.

The Bears finished their season in third place and took out the two top teams to earn the title. The boys were extremely excited to bring home the trophy and will now move forward to provincials.

On Saturday (Nov. 8), they’ll take on the Bonnyville Bandits at HJ Cody School. The game kicks off at 11 a.m.

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Acts of terrorism will only strengthen our resolve as Canadians BLAINE CALKINS, MP WETASKIWIN SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

The situation in Iraq continues to grow more and more tragic by the day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) continue their campaign of unspeakable atrocities — beheadings, rape, slavery — on the most innocent of people, all because the victims think differently from ISIL. Recently, brutal attacks related to extremism have been inflicted on Canada. First it was in Saint-Jeansur-Richelieu, Que., where two members of our Canadian Armed Forces were senselessly run down by a man who, according to Canadian national security services, had become radicalized.

Our Conservative government continues to offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the members involved.

Two days later, we faced another attack on home soil in the national capital — a fatal shooting at the National War Memorial, and then shots were fired in the Centre Block of Parliament Hill. As Prime Minister Stephen Harper said, “Let there be no misunderstanding. We will not be intimidated. Canada will never be intimidated.” Indeed, we will remain vigilant against those at home or abroad who wish to harm us.

These acts of terrorism will only strengthen our resolve as Canadians.

The outpouring of support as the nation grieved for the loss of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Corporal Nathan Cirillo brought our country together, unified, strong, compassionate, yet defiant.

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This builds on the previous action our government has taken to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq.

We dispatched relief supplies for refugees including tents, blankets, and kitchen and hygiene kits with the help of the Red Cross. We also continue to work with organizations such as Save the Children Canada and Mercy Corps. In addition to providing supplies to those displaced by the violence, we are sending medical supplies to health facilities, and helping with emergency repairs to water and sanitation facilities.

If left unchecked, this terrorist threat will only grow its territory and its capacity to do harm. Canada has never shirked its responsibility when the cause is justified. I’m very proud of the men and women of the Canadian Forces who are now deployed there, along with our allies, to stop the advance of this international threat. Please join me in wishing them success in their mission, and a safe return home as soon as possible.

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MACKENZIE George Freeman MacKenzie 57, passed peacefully from this world on Monday October 13, 2014 while visiting his family in Glace Bay, N.S. George was preceded in death by his father Melvin James MacKenzie and has left behind his mother May MacKenzie (Green). George also leaves behind his children; Scott (Courtnee), Susan (Wade, and Karen; his beloved grandson Logan; and the mother of his children Peggy. George also leaves his siblings Melva, Christene (Hugh), Kathy (Ray), Jimmy and Cheryl (Gary). Born in Glace Bay in 1957, George, with his family, moved west in 1995 and lived throughout Alberta and British Columbia. He had successful career as a millwright and then as a Mechanical Engineering Technologist in the forestry and oilfield sectors where he took advantage of his people and leadership skills filling several supervisory roles. George enjoyed spending his off time with his children and especially his grandson Logan. He was well known for his quick wit and humor which endeared him to all who knew him. George will always be remembered as a loving son, husband and father.

As per George’s wishes cremation has taken place. He was interred in Black Brook Cemetery, Cape Breton, N. S. A memorial will be held in Sylvan Lake Lion’s Hall November 2, at 2 pm to celebrate George’s life. The family is welcoming any who knew and loved him to share their stories. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

MCLEAN Frank 1964-2014 Frank McLean of Sylvan Lake, Alberta passed away suddenly in Morris, Illinois October 24, 2014.

Frank lived in Sylvan Lake for 13 years and was an active member in the community’s Scouts.

Scouting was a major passion for Frank as he grew up in the movement. Frank drove for Sylvan Lake Taxi for many years before moving to truck driving. He loved to travel across the country by truck. He started out with Heyl Trucking and then moved to TRansX, both from Calgary. He was still with TRansX at the time of his passing. He was born in Calgary, Alberta to Paulette and Melvin McLean on October 4, 1964 and is survived by his wife Krystelle McLean of Sylvan Lake, 2 children also of Sylvan Lake, 2 step children of Red Deer, Alberta, as well as, two step grandchildren and his beloved mother. He was predeceased by his father Melvin. A Celebration of Franks Life will be held at the Memorial Presbyterian Church, Sylvan Lake, Alberta on Friday, November 7, 2014, at 1:00 P.M. Cremation entrusted to the Rocky Mountain Crematorium, Rocky Mountain House. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations in memory of Frank may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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Restaurant/ Hotel

Oilfield

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Oilfield

LOOKING FOR

Apprentice Picker Operator / Swamper Competitive wages, lots of hours.

Send resume to: oilfieldcompany2001 @gmail.com

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ZUBAR Production Services

is currently taking resumes for experienced Production Testing Personnel Email resume to: rdzubaroffice@telus.net or fax to (403)346-9420.

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TREELINE WELL SERVICES

Has Opening for all positions! Immediately.

All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement,and First Aid. We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits.

Please include 2 work reference names and numbers.

Please fax resume to: 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please. www.treelinewell.com

Professionals 989240 AB Ltd If you’re a people person who loves to work in a fast paced environment as part of a dynamic, community focused team, this could be your window of opportunity!

We are recruiting full-time and part-time Food Counter Attendants to work on our front lines, serving guests and preparing products in our dining room and drive-thru.

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$11.00-$12.00 p/h starting rates, rate varies depending on availability

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Full-time Team Members get 100% of Team Tim Hortons group insurance premiums paid after three months

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Free products during your shift & Team discount all the time

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Bring your smile and a great attitude, we’ll train you for the rest!

Apply in person at 4 Erickson Drive, Sylvan Lake Fax resume: 403-887-0134 E-mail resume: sylvantimhortons@gmail.com

Sales & Distributors

830 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Sales

This is a Sales Position, responsible for the sale of classified advertising in the Red Deer Advocate and associated community papers, both over the phone and at the front counter. You will provide assistance to customers’ inquiries; as well as close of day balancing procedures, sale of newspapers general customer service duties; as well as any additional tasks assigned.

This position requires computer skills, knowledge of Word and Excel programs and excellent command of the English language with above average spelling. The ability to multi-task, work well on a team and be selfmotivated is essential. We are looking for someone to join our team in November 2014 for paid training until the maternity leave commencing early December (possibly earlier).

If interested, please send your resume by November 7, 2014 to: prstamm@reddeeradvocate.com or drop off at the Red Deer Advocate Front Counter, Attention: Patricia Stamm, Classified Manager 2950 Bremner Ave. Red Deer

CALL CLASSIFIEDS 1-877-223-3311

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WE are seeking a F/T accounting professional to be responsible for our entire bookkeeping process and office admin. Exp. in Simply Accounting a must w/minimum 2 yrs. exp.

Email resume to: danacg@shaw.ca

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HEWLETT PARK MCDONALDS (50 Hewlett Park Landing Sylvan Lake) is seeking Food Counter Attendants available 24/7 for all shifts, starting $11.00/hour.

Apply in person or at www.worksforme.ca

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS at all stations.

MUST HAVE: • 2-3 yrs. post secondary education.

• 2-3 yrs. on-the-job exp.

• Provide references The hourly rate will be $13.25 - $15. per hour dependant on experience.

Mail to: 2079 50 AVE. Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 or Call 403-347-1414 or Fax to: 403-347-1161

Maternity Leave Position The Classified Department has a one year Maternity leave position available. This is a part time position averaging 3 days / 22.5 hours per week. Monday, Thursday & Friday 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The person selected will also occasionally be required to work full time for staff holiday relief.

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Trades

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EVRAZ Red Deer Works is now accepting applications for

Journeyman Millwrights, Electricians, and Machinists.

VERY BUSY OKANAGAN dealership requires immediately a Service Manager. Must enjoy a fast-paced working environment and have a minimum of five-years automotive management experience including, parts, service, and warranty. This is a full-time position which includes competitive wages and full benefit package.

Please reply in person, email or fax your resume to: Hilltop Subaru, 4407 - 27 St., Vernon, BC. Attention: Dayna Kosmino; dckosmino @hilltopsubaru.com.

Fax 250-542-1778.

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ENTIRE MOKA HOUSE Coffee franchise consisting of 7 locations in Vancouver and Victoria for sale.

Excellent ROE. Owner retiring. Asking $795,000. Contact Len at 604-569-3358. Email: len@mokahouse.com.

GET FREE VENDING MACHINES. Can earn $100,000. + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 years. Protected territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629.

Website: www.tcvend.com.

THE DISABILITY TAX CREDIT. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on average). Covers: hip/knee replacements, arthritic joints, COPD. Apply today!

1-844-453-5372.

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Individuals must be safety conscious, physically fit, able to work overtime and shift work.

Wages start at $40.00 per hour and offer an excellent benefit and pension package.

Please send resume to reddeerhr@evrazna.com or deliver in person to 27251 391 Township Road

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY 1105903 AB LTD. DUTY MECHANIC o/a Eckville Gas & Snacks required for oilfield trucking P.O. Box 506 / 5008-48 St. company. Will consider Eckville, AB, T0M 0X0 3rd year apprentice or FOOD COUNTER higher. Full-time position.

ATTENDANT Phone resume to: Job Duties: 780-842-6444. Fax • Take customer orders, 780-842-6581. Email: assemble foods (breakfast, rigmove@telus.net lunch, sandwiches, hamburgers, subs & wraps) • Service customer for Trades deli foods • Receive payment for food items purchased We are looking for • Ensure health and food safety regulations are ROOFERS, LABOURS followed AND SIDING INSTALLERS • Clean kitchen equipment you must be quality Position: 4 (F/T Permanent) positions conscious and have your Wage: $10.88/hr. own transportation.

Dental, Life Insurance, Group Benefit Insurance avail.

Please leave information Some secondary about yourself along school education.

No experience required, with your phone number. training will be provided.

Location: Eckville, Alberta PRIMO ROOFING & Contact: BK Shin EXTERIORS Ph: 403-746-3220 Call Al 403.846.7201 or 403-852-4691 Or email resume to Send resume by fax: 403-746-3229 or Email: allan@primoroofing.com eckgti@gmail.com

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with a combined circulation of over 800,000 for only...

995 plus GST/HST

Value Ad Network

Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association toll free 1-800-282-6903 x228 email andrea@awna.com or visit this community newspaper

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880 CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Full-time Entry level position in Edmonton, Alberta If you are ambitious, talented and driven, consider a fast-paced career with AWNA. We are currently seeking a Customer Service Representative to contribute to the achievement of individual performance goals and team targets by selling advertising solutions to assigned customers and prospects within a designated geographical area. Applying your superior communication skills and in-depth product and service knowledge, you will identify value added customer solutions that are aligned with AWNA sales strategies. In cooperation with the Advertising Director you will develop quotations, receive, process and verify the accuracy of orders while adhering to deadlines.

Attention to detail, organizational skills, problem solving, teamwork and a personable disposition are necessary for a successful candidate. Preference will be given to those with previous media experience.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, is a must.

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Please apply, with salary expectations, by fax or email at; 780-430-5380 or info@awna.com.

No phone calls please. We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Service Masters Security is hiring Semi Retired Couples and Individuals for manned security gates.

Work is done on a contract basis and can vary from year round to seasonal employment depending on worker preference. Schedules are varied depending on the contract term and location within Alberta. We collaborate with you to develop a work schedule that suits your lifestyle.

12345 Valid tickets such as: AB Security guard license, H2S, First Aid, CSTS, WHIMIS are considered an asset for immediate employment. HOWEVER training can be arranged for the right applicants and all persons interested are encouraged to apply!

Must be willing to travel and have a personal 4X4 vehicle for work access.

How do you apply?

For a complete information package and FAQs which includes training requirements & compensation rates submit your resumes with references via email to: careers@servicemasterssecurity.com

Position: Field Operator, Central Area Reporting to: Production Foreman We are currently recruiting for two Field Operators in Central Alberta, specifically in the Rimbey area.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: • Assisting the operations team in managing the day-to-day operations of sweet and sour gas and oil wells, compressor stations and oil batteries • Assisting with production optimization, troubleshooting, and maintenance • Performing safety and regulatory responsibilities • Monitoring and performing SCADA related tasks Qualifications: • Minimum 3-5 years experience in a field operations environment • Must be willing to relocate to the Central Alberta area if required • First Aid, TDG, WHMIS and H2S certification is an asset; also a clean driving record • Successful candidate must be highly motivated, outgoing and able to work with limited supervision • Successful completion of applicable CMDS profiles is an asset • Excellent computer skills are an asset If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your resume clearly indicating position title by: Email: careers@bonavistaenergy.com Fax: 403-538-8572 Please visit our website for more information @ www.Bonavistaenergy.com We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted

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INTERESTED IN THE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER BUSINESS? Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you.

Post your resume online.

FREE. Visit: awna.com/for-job-seekers TELL it all! Tell it well! Make your ads sell for you by giving full description of goods or services offered. Include prices and terms. Phone 1-877-223-3311 for a friendly ad taker.

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880 WOLSELEY INDUSTRIAL /MAVERICK SUPPLY

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NOW HIRING

Lydell Group Inc. is currently hiring

GRAPPLE SKIDDER, FELLER BUNCHER, PROCESSOR OPERATORS, DOZER OPERATORS, EQUIPMENT 12345 HAULERS, CLASS 1 DRIVERS FOR LOG HAUL, SELF LOADING LOG TRUCK DRIVER Based out of Drayton Valley Alberta. Competitive wages based on experience, benefits, accommodation, and drives to airport provided. Good equipment.

Email: info@lydellgroup.ca Fax: 780-542-6739 Alberta

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ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Warehouse Person/Shipper-Receiver

Required for Rimbey Oilfield Supply Store Duties to include: Shipping & Receiving, Deliveries, Inventory Control, Heavy Lifting involved, Assisting Inside Sales, Clerical Duties, Operating Forklift Please Send Resume to: Email: rick.davies@meridianvalve.ca Fax: (403) 843 - 3775 In Person: 5618 – 44th St, Rimbey

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WINTER START GED Preparation Would you like to take the GED in your community?

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Red Deer Rocky Mtn. House Rimbey Caroline Castor Sylvan Lake Innisfail Stettler Ponoka Lacombe Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

PART-TIME MAINTENANCE THE SYLVAN LAKE FOUNDATION requires a part-time maintenance person for the seniors’ lodge in Sylvan Lake. Applicants must have handyman capabilities and availability for on-call services as needed. Salary scale and benefits are according to the union contract.

Please submit written resumes to:

Attention: Dale Aasen Sylvan Lake Foundation 100 - 4620 - 47 Avenue Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1N2 Fax - 403-887-6039 HOW can you make your No phone calls please. phone ring and make some quick cash?

Place your ad here . . .

Phone 1-877-223-3311

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Employment Training

MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES NEEDED! Learn to process & submit claims for hospitals and doctors! No experience needed! Local training gets you ready to work!

1-888-627-0297

Automotive

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#6, 20A Sylvaire Close Hours: M-F 8-5

Domestic, Import & Diesel Repair

www.rapidauto.org

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Business Services #1000 - #1430

Accounting

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WE ARE A NEW CAR WARRANTY APPROVED MAINTENANCE FACILITY

Imports • Domestic • Trucks • SUV • Diesel Repairs

403-887-0440 service@sylvanlakeautopro.com

1A Industrial Drive Directly behind our old location

Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors

403-887-3260 #103 Railside Plaza, 4505 – 50 Avenue Sylvan Lake, Alberta

Training for life First Aid Training teaches how to respond confidently when injuries occur.

Advocate Opportunities

Contractors

• • • • •

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Chain Link Fences Wood Fences Decks Interior Framing Finish Work

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

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Financial

IMAGINE what you could do with $200/acre cash upfront. Input Capital.

Investing in good producers like you. Partner with us.

1-844-715-7355. www.inputcapital.com.

Glass Shops

To deliver the SYLVAN LAKE NEWS & CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week.

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in: Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

www.windoorinst.com Personal Services

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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

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• General Equipment Rental • STIHL Products Dealer #30 Industrial Drive 403-887-0012

WE CAN MAKE IT EASIER!

Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990 Our Door to Yours!

Mobile Glass Service

403-887-6661

AUTO • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE

CARRIERS REQUIRED

403-318-1760

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

24 HOUR COMMERCIAL EMERGENCY SERVICE

403-887-2200

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

Landscaping

1240

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

Property Clean Ups & Junk Removal

CALL SHELLEY

403-340-8666 Career Planning

Services

NEW FACILITY

www.strategisgroupca.com THE SYLVAN LAKE FOUNDATION is currently hiring for casual positions at the Sylvan Lake Lodge.

Applicants must be available for all shifts.

A Criminal Record check is mandatory.

Please bring or fax application to: Sylvan Lake Lodge Attention: Dale Aasen 100, 4620-47 Avenue Fax: 403-887-6039

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CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.

Divorce? Simple. Fast.

Inexpensive. Debt recovery?

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

403-887-2340 Misc.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

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Legal Services

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Auctions

ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLE CONSIGNMENT AUCTION. Sand Hills Community Centre, Sat., Nov. 8/14.

Starts 10 a.m. sharp!

For complete directions, listing & pictures: www. spectrumauctioneering.com Phone 780-960-3370 / 780-903-9393.

ANTIQUE TRAP & COLLECTABLE AUCTION. November 8, 10 a.m.

Elk Point, AB. Bear, wolf, traps, tins, crocks, CNR caboose stove & more.

Double D Auctions 780-645-1589; globalauctionguide.com DISPERSAL AUCTION for Flare Distributers.

Saturday, November 8, 11 a.m. Equipment, Tools, Office and more! Six kms North of Wainwright, Alberta on Hwy 41.

Scribner Auction; www.scribnernet.com 780-842-5666.

Building Supplies

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Call for more details 1-800-282-6903 ext 235

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STEEL BUILDINGS “Gift-Card Give-Away!”

20x22 $4,358.

25x24 $4,895.

30x30 $6,446.

32x32 $7,599.

40x46 $12,662.

47x72 $18,498.

One end wall included.

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

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METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors.

Call 1-888-263-8254.

STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% off!

20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206; www.crownsteelbuildings.ca CLASSIFIED Want Ads do more things for more people than any other form of advertising. Phone 1-877223-3311

Well Drilling

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Firewood

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Dogs

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LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

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A-STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers.

Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans high cube & insulated containers 40’ HC. Winter Specials in stock now. Self unloading delivery. Phone toll free 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com

Well Drilling

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HIGH QUALITY LABRADOODLES and GOLDEN DOODLE pups Long time Breeder, text 306-521-1371 www.furtettishfarm.ca

Whatever You’re Selling...

We Have The Paper You Need!

CLASSIFIEDS 1-877-223-3311

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SNOWBIRDS! Parksville/Qualicum, Vancouver Island, 600 sq. ft., 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom fully furnished cottage in treed forest setting. $975/month, utilities included. Available Nov. 15/14 - Spring 2015.

250-248-9899 or andreamichaelwilson @shaw.ca.

CALL NOW TO FIND OUT MORE

Well Drilling

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RURAL WATER TREATMENT (Province Wide) Tell them Danny Hooper sent you

Travel Packages

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Suites

Agricultural #2000 - #2290 Grain, Feed Hay

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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 Condos/ Townhouses

LARGE 1 BDRM. bsmt. suite, Sylvan Lake, SYLVAN 2 BDRM. 2 bath working adult M. $875/mo. incldd’s utils. $875 SD 1000 sq. ft. 6 appls, avail. no pets 403-887-6155 Dec 1, $1075, no pets, n/s.

403-350-7668 HOW can you make your phone ring and make some quick cash?

Place your ad here . . .

Phone 1-877-223-3311

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

WHAT ARE THEY GOOD FOR? ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.

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

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Steel containers from 8' to 53'.

20' & 40' skids with optional 4' landings available. Mount with twist locks.

www.1800bigiron.com

780 440 4037 | SEACAN.COM

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

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80 ACRE APPROVED SUBDIVISION For sale or possible trade.

Close to Tobin Lake, SK. www.simplesite.com/ migrationridgezoneresort Asking $225,000.

Phone 403-742-8574

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Manufactured Homes

DRYWALLED GRANDEUR 2010 20’ x 76’ model must go! Save over $35,000 on ordering new. Only $129,900. One only, will not last! Call 877-948-1272 or email: Ken @grandviewmodular.com

Just had a baby?

Tell everyone with a Milestone Announcement

1.877.223.3311

SYLVAN LAKE BUSINESS DIRECTORY Get your business out there! Call Shannon or Joe at 403.887.2331!

JIM’S ROOFING SEPTIC TANK Service x SIDING STONE www.jimsseptic.ca

If you choose us as your contractor we will: • • • •

Listen to your needs and concerns Provide high quality products Show attention to detail Carefully clean up, leaving your yard the way we found it • Provide you with the best warranty in the business We are manufacturer certiďŹ ed and have over 20 years experience. We work all seasons of the year.

Call Al for a free estimate:

403-887-7706

www.primorooďŹ ng.com

• Septic Tanks • Campgrounds

• Camps • RVs • Holding Tanks

• Barn Pits • Lagoons

403-748-2628

Toll Free 1-877-292-6777 sales@jimsseptic.ca

We do them.

403-887-2331

403.887.4544

#2, 18 Thevanez Industrial Trail (beside Horizon Marine)

Serving Central Alberta

Master Electrician Owned & Operated

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL • OILFIELD • MAINTENANCE • RENOVATIONS & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE BUCKET TRUCK AVAILABLE

www.townsendelectricalalberta.com

This Should Be

Your Space

Based on a 12 week commitment.

Does not include the $2.25 per week web surcharge

CALL SHANNON OR JOE

• Commercial • Residential • Auto Glass

COMPUTER REPAIRS

& EXTERIORS

$37.00+GST per week

BUT WE CAN REPAIR YOUR BROKEN GLASS.

We also oer PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS

Corner of Hwy 20 & Cuendet Ind. Way tmswireless.ca 403.755.6695

THIS COULD BE YOUR BUSINESS CARD

We Can’t Repair a Broken Heart,

21 Beju Industrial, Sylvan Lake, AB - Near Silver City Cinemas SENIOR SPECIAL

sales@sylvanlakenews.com enews com

403-887-2331

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Wednesday - Sunday 11:30 - 8:30 • 403-864-9911

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Manufactured Homes

FALL BLOWOUT. All Moduline Manufactured 20’x76’ and 16’x76’ reduced to sell on our lot.

“Temora” 20’x76’ Moduline home. Three bedroom, 2 bath. Open kitchen and LR. Regular price: $118,900.

Sale price: $116,900.

“Eclipse” 20’x76’ Moduline home. Three bedroom, 2 bath. Beautiful kitchen.

Regular price: $154,900.

Sale price: $149,900.

“Lockport” 20’x76’ Moduline home. Three bedroom, 2 bath. Family and living room. Regular price: $141,900.

Sale price: $139,900.

“White Rock” 20’x76’ Moduline home. Four bedroom, 2 bath. Great for the growing family.

Regular price: $136,900.

Sale price: $134,900.

All sales prices include block, level and delivery up to 300 kms. We also supply upgraded insulated skirting installed as part of the price. For more details call Marg at Craig’s Home Sales.

Phone toll free 1-855-380-2266.

For Rent

Financial #4400 - #4430

Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430

Money To Loan

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DO YOU NEED TO BORROW MONEY - NOW? If you own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits will lend you money - It’s that simple. 1-877-486-2161

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills?

Unemployed? Need money?

We lend! If you own your own home - you qualify.

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Public Notice #6000

Spot 5 Differences on Pirate Island

Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050

Public Notices

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Sara Joleen Gray, you are being notified that I, Nicholas Steppacher have filed for divorce.

You are required to contact me for the Statement of Claim for Divorce or visit the Calgary Court Center to aquire the documents.

3299 Color Me HUGE HOUSE!

Great family home 3 bdrm up & 2 down 2 baths • recent renos Gorgeous HW flooring Cozy W/B fireplaces Finished bsmnt • TV Room 5 appls-Large fenced yard.

Call NOW for a viewing!

FABULOUS! BRAND NEW TWNHSE

$1795 + utilities 2 storey with finished bsmnt • 3 bdrm up & 1 down-plus TV room 2 1/2 baths • 6 appliances Plenty of off-street parking No pets/No smoking

Available NOW!

Board LAKESHORE DRIVE

$1095 + electricity Be part of all the lake action!

2 bdrm units • on-site laundry • Off-street parking.

W/B F/P • One suite is FURNISHED! Just bring your suitcase & settle in!

No pets/No smoking

Available NOW!

EXECUTIVE CONDO

$1475 + electricity Enjoy the sunsets From your Balcony!

2 bdrm • 2 bath west facing suite 7 appliances Underground pkng & extra storage No pets/No smoking

Available Dec 1st!

403-887-8552 We also manage homes in Innisfail Innisfail, Penhold, Red Deer and Lacombe

403-314-0099 • 403-358-0502 www.hpman.ca

Celebrate Your Marriage With a Milestone Announcement • 1.877.223.3311 Remember to share the news with your friends & family!

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Celebrate something you can share....

Available FREE to residents & businesses in Sylvan Lake.

Subscriptions only $60/year!

403.887.2331

A Smile and A Story

Thank You! We would like to thank The Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce for awarding us the Large Business of the Year Award. We would like to thank our valued customers for their smiles and stories over the last 20 years, with many more to come!! It has been an honour to be a part of such a great community! It is amazing how time flies when you work with such awesome staff.

We are one great big happy family!

Make cash not trash!

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MLS # CA0047925

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CA0044217

CA0042435

$1,195,000

CA0044966

BENALTO 37369 River Road N

$114,900

#44 4402 48 Avenue

CA0043804

$374,900

CA0046744

5103 51 Avenue Eckville

$239,900

CA0044373

$79,000

CA0047155

5132 56 Avenue Eckville

$190,000

NEW PRICE!

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MLS# CA0047235

5828 53 Street Eckville

$894,000

STUNNING LAKE VIEWS AT THIS LAKEFRONT HILLSIDE BUNGALOW WITH 82 FT OF LAKEFRONT!

LAKEFRONT - Summer Village of Sunbreaker Cove

1319 Birch Road

$895,000

287 Jarvis Glen Close

$229,000

4405 50A Avenue

CA0043026

Visit www.willardmorris.com for more info and pics!

403-318-4547

sandi@palmbay.ca

CA0044827

Sandi Hallgren 403-887-2217

$235,000

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403-350-6193

www.sylvanlakerealestate.ca

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Willard Morris

CA0047347

5124 52 Street Eckville

$308,000

14 Hansen Close

$180,000

5016 49 Street

robertpopilchak@remax.net

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FREE

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403-350-8708

Robert Popilchak

WWW.REMAXSYLVANLAKE.COM

Well cared for family home on a quiet close in Ryders Ridge. Very large fenced lot with plenty of room for a second garage, RV parking and still lots of room for the kids to play. Open design main floor with a large kitchen/dining area with a door leading to your deck that overlooks your backyard. There are 4 bedrooms, an office and 3 full baths. It’s hard to find a lot this large and in such a good location. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

$499,900

24 HOURS Ph: 403-887-2217 Toll Free: 1-877-373-6296 | Fax: 403-887-3165

#1, 4914 50 ST. SYLVAN LAKE, AB

$254,900

CA0030422

CA0043680

$365,500

STUCK IN A RUT?

CORNER LOT & GARAGE

$359,900

MAN-CAVE!

CA0046747

$339 900 $339,900

CA0047898

FREE MARKET EVALUATIONS

403-896-8500

Caroline Boivin

lorne@isellsylvanlake.com

403-396-1584

Lorne Therriault

gordsteinbach@remax.net

403-505-2004

Gord Steinbach

CARL STEPP | 403.358.9300 www.carlstepp.ca

CALL OUR TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS

CA0043556 $595,000

NEW PRICE!

21 Rustic Crescent NORGLENWOLD

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42 Lodge Place

CA0046589

75 Lodge Place

CA0033393

#A 29 Gilchrist Crescent

$144,000

BENALTO 4812 50 Ave.

$310,000

RURAL RED DEER 37512 Range Road 30

$569,000

NEW PRICE!

34 Rosewood Rise

3 bedroom, 2 bath modular home with over 1200 sq.ft of living space on its own 40x120 fully landscaped lot with an attached garage. Open concept design living featuring a bright kitchen/dining/area with white cabinetry, skylights, a fantastic stainless steel package and great counter space.

14 BAYWOOD PLACE Sylvan Lake

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