Ponoka News, September 23, 2015

CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY Vol. 67, No. 39 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 | 403-783-3311 | WWW.PONOKANEWS.COM

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

RCMP looking at new ways of community policing

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

The first steps have been taken in the development of a police program that brings community stakeholders working closely with RCMP. Town councillors heard about the benefits of a Police Advisory Committee (PAC) Tuesday, Sept. 22 during a committee of the whole meeting from RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan, with special direction in community policing, and Lesley Kelly, the manager of policing oversight and funding programs with the Solicitor General of Alberta.

Gollan said a PAC can help solve issues in a community before they

become real problems. He and Kelly proposed the idea of creating a PAC in Ponoka that would cost little to operate and bring many benefits to the community.

“As a PAC, you’re the ears of the community … but you’re also listening to what the community has to say,” said Gollan.

“A lot of times, it’s visibility,” said Gollan of the program.

He said the commanding officer of a detachment must follow an annual performance plan that drives police investigations.

Part of the performance plan is to seek feedback from community stakeholders and the PAC would be one way to get that information. It also al-

“As a PAC, you’re the ears of the community … but you’re also listening to what the community has to say.”

Bob Gollan, RCMP Staff Sgt.

lows committee members a chance to discuss areas that officers are investigating and brings increased awareness to the community.

Because a PAC is not a legislated body, a resolution through a bylaw can set up its framework, explained Kelly.

Some of the benefits of creating a PAC, explained Kelly, is it can help reduce the perception of political interference. “It can increase the transparency in

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Creating an effective PAC needs a strong cross-section of the community, which can help determine local trends.

The committee can also provide further community outreach with town council providing direction and support.

Kelly recommends five to eight members appointed by council as approved by the commanding officer and there should be some community representation with groups such as the victim services, Family and Community Support Services, volunteer groups and business associations.

She added that ethnic minorities and youth could play a big part in the committee. Kelly said she has draft bylaws that the town could use to create its own. She recommended members read up on

board governance to get an understanding of how the meetings can be run.

Kelly provided council with a book and DVD on board governance.

Gollan added that council should look for people who want to affect change in Ponoka. He feels having a youth on the committee is vital to making it work. Rather than a reporting committee, Gollan suggests it is to affect positive change.

No decisions were made as it was a committee of the whole meeting.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Police investigate attempted armed robbery

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Police are looking for a suspect who attempted an armed robbery of the Boston Pizza during closing hours, about midnight on Monday, Sept. 21.

A suspect approached an employee, brandished a knife and held it to their back then held up a sign with the words “Take me to the safe.”

The suspect never spoke.

The victim refused to comply and the suspect exited at the back of the restaurant in the direction of the ESSO gas station. Police say the suspect is described as having long hair, possibly a wig, and is approximately 6’2” tall with a skinny build.

Police say the suspect was wearing a dark coloured hoody with round reflective symbol on it and wore a half ski mask and glasses at the time of the incident.

Theft of computer hardware from Crestomere School On Sept. 17 during the early morning hours, unknown culprits entered the Crestomere School by prying open a window. Some roof work was being done at the school and a ladder was left on sight. The suspects went onto the roof and stole

some tools as well as a pry bar. Once inside, they stole 31 Samsung Chromebooks, a projector and a hard drive.

File is currently under investigation.

Anyone with information with regard to this theft is requested to contact Cst. Stephen Edwards at the Ponoka RCMP Detachment at 403-783-4472.

Man charged with assault Police charged a Ponoka man with assault causing bodily harm after calls of a domestic dispute Monday, Sept. 14.

Upon arrival at a home, RCMP found a woman bleeding from her head with EMS personnel treating for the head wound.

Investigations determined the woman’s boyfriend allegedly assaulted her.

He was found at a neighbouring apartment and subsequently arrested.

He was also charged with uttering threats and common assault.

Police investigating gas and dash Attempting to steal a Ponoka man’s vehicle while in possession of another stolen vehicle has RCMP on the lookout for a white Ford F350.

Police say two Caucasian men, aged between 25 to 30 years old, attempted to take a vehicle from the Ponoka seed cleaning plant on Sept. 12 at 9 a.m.

It wasn’t until the owner banged on the window that the two left the scene driving a white Ford F350.

Approximately 10 minutes later, police received a

call of a gas and dash from the Fas Gas on Highway 2A. It is believed the two were in the Ford, reported stolen from Aspen Ford Sales in Stettler.

The matter is under investigation.

Distracted driver too close An officer with the Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit initiated a traffic stop on a motorist who was seen driving too close to another vehicle on Sept. 18 at 12:45 p.m.

The 22-year-old woman from Duffield was charged with distracted driving for being on her cell phone and for failing to ascertain sufficient space for movement.

Break and enter to garage Police are investigating a break and enter to a garage on 38 Street on Sept.

14 at 10 a.m.

Suspect or suspects entered a residential garage and entered a vehicle and took some change and a garage door opener. Witnesses later report they saw a pickup in the driveway.

The driver honked the horn of the pickup and a suspect left the garage, entered the truck and drove away. The matter is under investigation.

Hand tools stolen Investigators are looking into tools taken from a residence on 42 Street Close.

A complaint of tools

missing was called in to police. Some hardwood flooring boxes were taken from the home. A neighbour reports they found some stolen items in a nearby field.

Police looking to return lost bumper to suspect vehicle A vehicle that cut through a fence line has lost its bumper and police hope to return it to its rightful owner.

Police say culprits drove through a field on Sept. 15 near Range Road 255 and hit a tree, leaving the bumper behind.

If you have information on any crime call Ponoka RCMP at 403-783-4472 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

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Religion

Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship

Raising a moral child

CHURCH DIRECTORY Associated Gospel Churches of Canada

CHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLE Pastor Jerry Preheim • Pastor Matt Sealy 3704 - 42 St. Ponoka 403-783-6500 Worship Service 11:00 a.m. • churchoftheopenbible@telus.net

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PONOKA Sr. Pastor Paul Spate

Erin Dirsten - Fac. Youth & Family Min. & James Crosina - Fac. of Community Life

5109 - 57 Ave. Ponoka www.fbcponoka.org

403-783-5533

Bible Discovery Hour 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

NEW COVENANT BAPTIST REFORMED CHURCH Currently meeting at Ponoka Christian School 6300-50 St. Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Everyone Welcome! phone: 403-783-6962 • www.baptistreformedponoka.org

PARKLAND REFORMED CHURCH South on 2A, West on Spruce Road 403-783-1888 Worship Service 10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

Rev. Mitch Ramkissoon www.parklandurc.org

PONOKA WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Pastor Rob McArthur

403-783-5659

Sunday @ 10:30 a.m.

Corner of Hwy 53 & Hwy 2A (former Crossroads Restaurant)

www.wordoflife.ca

PONOKA UNITED CHURCH Minister: Beatrix Schirner

ponokaunited@shaw.ca

Sunday Service 10:00 am.

5020-52 Ave. Ponoka

Phone: 403-783-4087

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH PASTOR DAVE BEAUDOIN 6230-57 Ave. Ph. 403-783-6404 Saturdays 9:30 - 12 Noon dsjjb@xplornet.com ponokaadventist.ca

SONRISE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

Pastor W. Delleman Worship Service 10:30 a.m. ½ mile south of Centennial Centre for Mental Health & Brain Injury

403-783-6012 • www.sonriseponoka.com

ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Shimit Abraham CFIC Mass Times: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 9:00 a.m. Sunday

5113 - 52 Ave., Ponoka, T4J 1H6 403-783-4048 stachurch@shaw.ca

ST. MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH Rev. Donna Willer Rev. Marty Tuer, Honourary Assistant

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

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Sunday Service: Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. www.stmarysanglicanponoka.com

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 5501 - 54 Ave. Ponoka 403-783-4141 Sunday Service: 10:30am Sunday School: 10:30am Pastor Tim Graff • trinityponoka.ca

ZION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Fred Knip 9 miles east on Hwy 53 403-782-9877 Jr. Church during service for children Sunday Service 10:30 am

Deacon Rollie Comeau St. Augustine Catholic Parish It happens ever so slowly, yet the effect is dramatic.

Our culture’s moral decline has infiltrated every aspect of life. The influences on our children are ever present. It would seem that as parents, our efforts are reactionary rather than pro-active, mostly because we find ourselves struggling to counter this free fall of values permeating our lives.

Should we be concerned?

Absolutely! We must commit ourselves to the moral formation of the next generation. The question is how.

Do what you teach One of the best ways to teach morality is to model that behaviour. Children learn right from wrong first by observation and then by practicing the moral choice under the care of someone willing to lead them. Everything our children witness is forming them. What we do will either lead them to know what is right and good or teach them it’s perfectly fine to make immoral choices. If our home is filled with pornographic magazines, it would be hard to teach chastity. If we use language that is off colour, it would be difficult to insist on appropriate language from our children. If we set no limits on what is watched on TV, we communicate that we have no concern about the moral code we want for our child and they pick up on that. As parents, we are the first teachers in all things.

Gentle guidance and direction When children begin to get the concept of making good moral choices, they need to be affirmed.

Generally the age of seven is recognized as the age of reason, where children have

sufficient knowledge to discern right from wrong. This varies of course by child, but it is a guide. Even before that age, it is important to affirm by a gentle word of encouragement every time a child does something good, like sharing a toy or a treat. That same gentleness should be present when a child fails to do the right thing. Explaining why a choice is wrong and something about the consequences of that choice helps to lift these little people from their self-centred world into the world of compassion and care for the thoughts and feelings of others. This is hard work. It is so much easier to ignore behaviours (right or wrong) than to deal with them. It takes a real commitment to do this parental work.

Teach compassion for others Part of forming morality is teaching compassion for others. If we are able to move our children from a focus on self to a focus on others, they begin to understand not only the gospel message but also the importance of making this world a better place through their actions. When I was principal of the high school, we involved the students in a number of projects including the Terry Fox Run, Santa’s Anonymous, blood donor clinics and other such activities to give them opportunities to become involved in reaching out to others. I applaud people like Jerel Peters and the Youth for Christ organization that take our young people to third world countries and inner cities here in Canada to assist in projects for the benefit of those in need. These kinds of activities are powerful in teaching compassion. For younger children, activities like visiting a homebound neighbour, shovelling snow or cutting grass for a senior, giving away a toy or book to a child in need or letting a younger sibling have the last cookie are all opportunities to teach compassion. Turning the hearts and minds of children to an awareness of others’ needs is a slow but necessary part of their moral development.

Expect goodness We usually get what

we expect. When we hold the moral high ground, our children will rise to our expectations. When we lower or drop that bar, we excuse our children from that standard. Sometimes we drop the bar to excuse our own behaviour. When we do that, it is important to communicate that we made a mistake, that as adults we are not always perfect.

When our children realize that we struggle as well in living moral lives they will have a better appreciation of the challenges that life can bring and deeper respect for our integrity. Above all we must chose not to lower our standards to those our culture.

Keeping our word Teaching moral behaviour requires that we tell the truth and keep our word.

When our children see adults lying and cheating, they believe these actions are acceptable. Our words must be true and trustworthy. When we expect the same from our children, we are teaching moral values that are basic to living honestly. By keeping our word we are teaching integrity.

Teachers, mentors, coaches and all involved with young people also need to be people of integrity and honesty.

Teaching and living moral lives requires constant vigilance. God’s law is written on our hearts and on the hearts of our children.

We need to seek it for ourselves and help our children to discover it there.

Guidelines for families Boundaries provide security and teach children acceptable limits. They act as fences around our children’s lives. Below are some suggestions for families to consider.

Family rules: Establish agreed upon rules such as curfews, privileges, mealtimes, sports participation and outside activities Off-limit places and people: Look carefully at friends and social activities and determine those that are off-limits.

Explain why these could cause harm.

Time management: Build weekly schedules and daily expectations, e.g. homework expectations, cell phone use,

family meals, school night routines etc.

Outside activities: Agree on limits for the amount of time and energy devoted to sports and outside activities to keep a balance in your child’s life.

Prayer and spirituality: Give your child a spiritual base, which means giving them an understanding of God, his plan for us and hope for eternal life. This gives a child meaning and purpose in life.

Don’t be afraid to pray with your child even if it is only a night time routine. Give them and yourself this peace of knowing we are part of something larger than ourselves.

Electronic devices: Technology can open many doors and reinforce the work we do.

Be vigilant to block negative and immoral web sites, videos, movies and games that preach evil, immorality and fear. This also applies to music which is not in line with God’s kingdom.

Academic expectations: Require a certain level of performance and effort. This will vary by child, but when a child falls below his or her ability, intervention of some kind is needed which may be consequences such as loss of privileges or seeking additional help as in tutoring and mentoring.

Sitting with your child when they have homework gives you some insight to their understanding of the concept and helps you re-inforce the learning and fill the gaps.

Above all surround your child with love and empathy. Remember, they are not adults, they are still discovering, learning and figuring out life. You are the first and most important teachers of your child. Parenting is a full time job, there are no days off and no down time.

You are the keepers of their hearts and minds.

(With acknowledgement to Liguori Publications for some of the thoughts and insights above.)

PONOKA NEWS 5

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Reflections of Ponoka

Dick Cameron proudly follows the grand traditions of the bagpipes

BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS

Whatever the occasion, those of us who have heard the mellow tones of ‘Amazing Grace’ majestically played on the bagpipes have always taken notice and enjoyed every moment of this longstanding and magnificent musical salute. The magic sounds of those traditional Scottish Bagpipes played by the pipers in their colorful family kilts and tartans have had a long and colorful history that will be forever enshrined with proud legend.

Although the Greeks and Romans spoke of having a similar instrument over 2000 years ago, the first mention of the classic bagpipes was of the Clan Menzies in Scotland, who claimed to own a set of the original pipes that were carried into the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

Whatever the case, the bagpipes firmly found their footing

in Scotland in the 1700s, and this is where the different types of the instrument began to appear, some smaller than the original great Highland Pipes. The Border and the North Humbrian Pipes fell into this category, and differed by way of not using a mouthpiece, but a bellows. The Bagpipe differs from the majority of wind instruments in that while blown, the air is not directly progressed across the reeds, but inflates the bag, which is compressed to send the air across the reeds to make those most unique and unforgettable sounds.

The amazing and traditional chants of this wonderful instrument will always be remembered in history as those colorful pipers led rugged armies throughout the world into battle, as well as for their ongoing presence and splendour in countless ceremonial and traditional occasions that proudly carry on and serve to this day.

Dick Cameron started piping at the age of 50 Dick Cameron was born in Edmonton in 1940, attended a dozen schools in his youthful years, and then finally settled in Ponoka in the summer of 1976, where he married his wife Sylvia and have raised their family and lived in the same home for 49 years. His father, Murdock William Cameron, owned a second-hand shop in Rimbey, became a master at playing the violin, banjo and guitar, and later surprised his son with the gift of a set of bagpipes under the Christmas tree.

It would be in 1990 at the age of 50 that Dick decided to take up piping seriously, and took lessons from Frank Neelands, the Pipe Major of the Red Deer Legion Pipe Band, of which Dick has been an active member for many years.

Along the way, Mr. Cameron was employed with Pan Arctic Oils from 1970 to 1987, starting as

a radio operator and advancing into the positions of chief radio operator and communications supervisor. Upon returning to his favourite home town of Ponoka, Dick worked from 1987 to 1997 as a guard/ dispatcher for the Ponoka Royal Canadian Mounted Police Detachment, and then from 1997 until 2005, in purchasing and Inventory on the front desk of Almita Manufacturing in the west Ponoka Industrial Park, after which he retired.

In 1990 Dick joined the Masonic Lodge and served as the DDGM in 2012, and was also very active throughout the community as a member of the Ponoka Burns’ Club and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #66. His skills as a piper have also given Dick the opportunity to join his mates and travel throughout Canada and beyond, including a trip to the

Scotland World Bagpipe Competition in 2004 and in 2007 to Nova Scotia, where he won a third place in the Grade IV section at the Halifax Highland Games. The great fun and fellowship of the pipers and their music has allowed Dick to compete and attend the Highland Games in Red Deer, Ellerslie, Calgary, Edmonton and Canmore over the years. He has always been extremely proud to wear the kilts and colors of the Cameron Clan of Scotland 6 to 7 generations removed, has marched and piped in at least 10 parades with the bright red Shriners Fire Truck and Ensemble, and as a 30-year member of the Widow Sons Motorcycle Association has travelled many happy miles on his 800cc Suzuki Boulevard.

At the age of 75, Dick Cameron and his wife Sylvia are certainly quite busy

enjoying their retirement in and around Ponoka, which includes quality time with their three children Tad, Cindy, and Candy and five grandchildren, as well as lots of walking, meeting old and new friends, and of course attending many functions to share his extreme love and skills of playing the bagpipes. Along with leading the color party at year round special events for the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #66 Ponoka, Dick is also called on many times to play his bagpipes at countless functions and ceremonies such as weddings, birthdays, funerals and much more here in his home town and throughout Alberta and British Columbia. Thank you, Dick, for your dedication to the proud traditions and history of the bagpipes, and for sharing your tones and your talents with so many others along the way.

Photo submitted

Dick Cameron poises in full regalia with his bagpipes in front of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #66 cenotaph along Highway 2A Ponoka. He has played the pipes for many occasions both locally and throughout Alberta and B.C. for over 25 years, and along with his wife Sylvia, loves to share the camaraderie with old and new friends.

Remember When...

Photo courtesy of Joan Staldeker

In salute to ‘back to school’ month, we will feature this week the 1954-55 Grade 9 class taught by Mr. Louie Vogel. Shown in the back from left to right are Elbert Smith, David Brekke, Daryll Taylor, Dennis Berdine, Wesley Kohlman, Bryan Long, Erick Schmidt, Dennis Kohlman, Kurt Zittlau, and Johnny Brulhart; and then in the third row are Marie Wiancko, Wilf Boman, Bev Rimbey, Gordon Stretch, Bev Evans, Mavis Stuart, and Joan Trainor.

Pictured in the third row from left to right are teacher Mr. Louie Vogel, Margaret Mary Massing, Joanne Shelley, Joan Kerns, and Denise Laycraft, then seated in the front row are Sylvia Ruff, Arlene Klotz, Heather MacLeod, and Mavis Stuart, most of whom went on to graduate from the Ponoka Composite High School in 1958.

6 PONOKA NEWS

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Opinion Two ways of eating more cake

Mustafa Eric

Editor

We have received a few letters to the editor from Ponoka residents this week, angry and very skeptical, even cynical, one of which is printed on this page. They reflect the level of discomfort and frustration people of the town are apparently feeling.

One may or may not agree with the content of the letters, but there is a widely accepted view that things are not progressing in the right direction in the process of governance in Ponoka.

The symptoms of the disease have been emerging over the last few months with, among other things, rows over the fire department and transfer of gym club land deed.

These matters should be considered and resolved

by the council, because the council members are the elected representatives of the taxpayers and they (ideally should) represent the ultimate authority in decision-making.

What we have been seeing, however, is that administration of the Town of Ponoka appears to be taking more of a driving seat role in managing town’s affairs.

Is this because the town council may be becoming less and less functional, as widely rumoured, because of a division among its members? Is the administration filling a power vacuum created by the weaknesses in the council’s decision-making ability?

Since the time of the earliest sedentary cultures, bureaucracies have existed as the quintessential instrument of conducting government business in a certain and orderly manner. They have, however, evolved over the centuries in a way through which they have not only continued to do government’s business, but also found ways of perpetuating and enhancing their influence.

The hilarious show “Yes, Prime Minister”, produced

and aired by the BBC in the 80s, is a perfect, but satirical demonstration of how bureaucrats intend to and do manipulate elected representatives as and when they want.

But bureaucracies are not accountable to people, elected representatives are.

One cannot help questioning why these problems have suddenly started popping up. After years of what appeared to be smooth functioning of a fire department, how come people who have put their lives at risk together have come to the point of describing their colleagues using humiliating words?

Why are the town and county finding it difficult to work with each other and questioning each other’s motives?

One cannot give definitive answers to these questions without knowing the full extent of the facts.

Therefore, it is best to let everyone just think about these matters and reach a conclusion for themselves.

But there is something that stakeholders of the Ponoka community might want to think about: There are two ways of eating more cake, either by fighting for

a larger share of it, or by working together to make it bigger.

Confrontation is always bitter and the results derived from it generally are not long lasting, unlike cooperation, which most of the time produces fruitful outcomes because it stands as a testimony of the confidence the parties entrust in each other.

In the latest fire depart-

ment dispute, the county has clearly demonstrated to all parties involved that they would not be second guessed in their determination to maintain an effective fire and rescue service for the community, overriding the arguments of the town; and the county council are putting their money where their mouth is.

It will be the Town of Ponoka, which will lose not

only face but also money if it fails to stick by the new regional arrangement the county is putting in place.

There probably are quite a number of good people in the town leadership and administration who care more about the community than who has jurisdiction over what nonsense; let’s hope that they will not be hindered in what they want to do.

Town council’s way of shifting blame Dear Editor, As of recent, Town Council has solicited the residents for their opinion for the upcoming budget. Superficially and under the toted guise of “community engagement”, this may appear as a sincere gesture to have citizens participate in the decision making process. Then again, do not be misled by the appearance of things, for show is not substance.

If you want to patronize citizens, one only needs to develop a public opinion survey that creates the illusion of participation.

It’s important to understand these surveys only reflect the opinions of the users who have chosen to participate. The results can-

not be assumed to represent participants in general, nor the public as a whole. In fact, voluntary responses from opinion surveys such as these are not even considered to be viable surveys. By definition, relevant surveys involve sampling as a way to estimate figures for a larger population, defined this way, voluntary responses from Internet visitors are not surveys. The online survey is so corruptible that it can be filled out multiple times, you can have friends in Red Deer fill out the survey and if you're truly curious, yes even family members who reside in Australia can complete the survey multiple times; needless to say the information collected is utterly useless, well, almost

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useless.

Given the track record of questionable tactics and actions council has been involved in, ranging from blaming the County of Ponoka for their own incompetence regarding the Gymnastic Club land transfer to suggesting taking a cut, illegal mind you, of funds allocated for children’s education, maybe they decided it’s time to pass the buck. With the weight of those epic failures on their plate, maybe it would be more opportunistic to create a scapegoat for the future decisions, just in case.

How easy could it be to simply generate a corruptible and pamphlet of generic topics that citizens may or may not be in-

Mustafa Eric Editor

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formed about, and give the impression they are contributing. They could offer an information session at 4:30 in the afternoon to ensure the least amount of people can attend, but they can say they had a chance.

Then when they approve the budget, any way they see fit, they can hold the residents responsible for their survey responses or lack of responses. Now, sure the information gathered will be easily corrupted, most likely uninformed and utterly useless in the decision process, but at least they now have a way to shift blame to residents for the outcome of council’s decisions.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Letters

As humans, we are more similar than different Dear Editor, A famous Jewish philosopher and theologian of the 20th century, Martin Buber, made a powerful observation about human relationships in his book “I and Thou”.

There are two primary types of human relationships, he observed. The first, where others are recognized with empathy as experiencing the same highs and lows as all human beings; the second is where others are regarded as things, to be used or abused and not recognized with empathy.

In the second instance people are disenfranchised and unacknowledged. They do not receive rights and dignities given to others. Movements like “Black lives matter” in the U.S., the feminist movement; the LGBT movement and the Idle No More phenomenon challenge the stereotypes and perception that the identity of some groups or individuals are inferior and do not require the recognition given others.

Mr. Hudson’s says that Muslims do

not deserve recognition, affirmation or acknowledgement despite the tragedies affecting countries in which they live. The West’s superiority comes from its Judeo/ Christian roots, he says. That attitude, I believe, resulted in the forced subjugation of aboriginal worldwide. Interestingly, Mr. Hudson does not mention the secret, often undocumented wars of colonization of the last 500 years where aboriginal groups were decimated, forcefully removed to live in isolated ghettos or reserves and often led lives of economic servitude.

I challenge Mr. Hudson to meet a Muslim, in this community or anywhere else and to ask about that person’s life and his or her concerns. I believe there would be many commonalities. It is surprising how similar human beings are despite our differences. That is where bridges need to be built; not around our differences, but around what we share in common.

George Jason

Harper’s anti-Muslim propaganda will hopefully end After reading the letter from Julian Hudson, I suppose we have to live with the reality that there are such hateful and misinformed people living in our midst, but at least we don’t have to be governed by it after we get rid of Harper and his Cons in October.

That should calm down all the anti-Muslim propaganda we have been inundated with ever since the days of Bush in the States.

The Harper-Bush types have been so obsessed with demonizing Muslims, immigrants, refugees that they fail to appreciate how diversity enriches us all. For example, while European countries were slopping around in the barbaric Dark Ages, Islam was in the

Refugee and migrant crisis In Europe very serious Dear Editor, Up to 10,000 refugees and Migrants arrive in Germany on a single day; 800,000 so far, that number is expected to climb to one million by the end of this year.

Most people see the dire need of the refugees and the human suffering and like to help. Germany has answered this call taking in much more refugees than any other country in the world.

It was Angela Merkel's decision to welcome that many refugees and migrants, but German citizens are dealing with what is happening on the ground and have many concerns.

Thousands of people flooding into the communities have to be sheltered and a bed and food provided.

Most of this is done by German volunteers, as Berlin has not allocated extra money, or personal.

After the initial basic needs are met, a million people for this year alone have to be provided with language training, education, health care, jobs and permanent housing. That million from this year alone

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is expected to grow to three million in two to three ears, when the refugees bring in their families/relatives.

It is estimated that the refugees will not be able to contribute to the social system at least until 2020.

Stats from previous refugees indicate that after 10 years in the country, two thirds are still unemployed.

Ghettos is another concern, as France is already dealing with this issue; the police do not enter and if they do there will be casualties. Losing the German culture is a big concern, and perhaps for Canada as well, as both countries are traditionally Christian based. In Canada, this crisis is compared to the Vietnam boat people, they however, were mostly Buddhist.

The treatment of women in the Islamic faith and the continued non-integration creates many other problems. Germany has Turkish Muslim immigrants for over 40 years who have not integrated, live in their own quarters in the cities and in many cases have not learned the countries language. The claim from ISIS to “stand

on the doorstep of Europe,” and “will bring in ISIS fighters with the refugees” is of grave concern.

Why so many refugees now, the Syrian war has been going on for 4 years?

The illegal human transport system, where each refugee and migrant pays up to $ 9,000 to gangs that organize the passage has become big business!

Not all are refugees, many are economical migrants that have seized the moment. The refugees/migrants are coming from the following countries, listed in order of most to list:

Syria, Kosovo, Albania, Serbia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Macedonia, Eritrea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Ukraine, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Asia and Africa.

German papers and volunteers have reported that many refugees/migrants are claiming on the entry form that they are from Syria, but then can't name their city of origin.

Their chances of asylum is higher if they are true refugees.

In total an estimated 60 Million people are on the move worldwide.

Ilse Quick

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midst of its Golden Age, a time when Egyptian, Persian, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic scholars worked together peacefully to achieve many great scientific, economic, intellectual and cultural things; the invention of hospitals for one thing. But then some pope got worried that Christianity was losing ground so they went advocating throughout Europe for the Crusades to invade the Middle East I abhor ignorance.

And when it is mixed with meanness, it is just plain unacceptable. Which is why we are getting rid of the HarperCons. The world, and especially Canada, can simply not tolerate any more of their lies, crimes, ignorance, meanness, hate, fear, and war mongering, and all that insane nonsense that is passing for politics these days. The rest of us want and deserve better than that.

During the debate Harper said that the other parties wanted to let in millions of refugees with no screening done at all. It would have been one thing if he had said that at one of his vetted Con gatherings, because only a Con believes a Con, and there he can get away with it. But to say something so stupid and unfounded in public tells me without a doubt, that he is not fit to be a leader of any sort. He most certainly is not fit to represent Canadians internationally.

When I lose patience with the blatant lies the HarperCons are spreading, I comfort myself with the fact that it is only a matter of weeks until the approximately twenty percent of eligible Canadian voters who support the Cons will be further stunned to find out in October that they are history.

Evone Monteith Ponoka

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Recreation concept shows large development on 50 Street

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

In the next 10 to 30 years, recreation enhancements in Ponoka could be bringing facilities closer to

50 Street near Hamilton’s IGA. Designer Gary Debney of McElhanney Consulting took some time Tuesday, Sept. 15 during a commit-

tee of the whole meeting to explain conceptual designs that would see major changes to where recreation, municipal and cultural buildings would sit in the Town of Ponoka.

Rather than a campus-style setup, as was originally proposed at a recreation community workshop in June, Deb-

ney’s concepts would use land where the town’s recycle station sits along the skate park and where the Kinsmen Community Centre and Drop-in Centre are.

While the plan is a switch from what was previously proposed, Debney said it was the information residents provided in a recent map survey that helped

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The trouble was being able to fit several buildings in the proposed area without losing others. So in a draft concept plan, Debney suggested removing the Drop-In Centre to allow for a larger facility, which would also house Drop-In Centre activities.

Debney said the land behind the centre is large enough to house these new facilities if the existing ones are removed and meet the needs for keeping activity in the downtown area.

He also proposes demolishing the Kinsmen Community Centre to build a large recreation structure, which would be multi-use with a community gymnasium and hall lumped into one. A new town hall, arts and culture centre would be built across the street where the recycle centre sits.

There was some discussion about having a new

RCMP detachment built in the same space but Mayor Rick Bonnett did not feel RCMP planners would agree to that.

The conceptual plan also sees an addition to the Ponoka Culture and Recreation Complex and a repurposing of the old arena space into a field house, pool, indoor soccer arena or for other uses.

He feels a well-laid plan at the arena with stadium seating and a comprehensive sound system could also rejuvenate the minor hockey program. “That’s the economic driver from that youth side,” said Debney.

As for the swimming pool, which has been stated as having three to five years of usability left, Debney suggests a leisure pool for families and a more narrow pool.

“I’m going the other way and saying you should have four lanes and rent a pool (for swim meets),” said Debney.

Coun. Teri Underhill did not fully buy-in to the idea, stating concern that moms would have a challenge dropping kids off at the arena and the facilities proposed near 50 Street.

Debney suggests having the buildings close together, would make things easier for families, rather than more difficult. As the town owns much of the land by the current Town Hall, he suggests there is even more potential for further facility development.

While no decisions were made at the meeting, Debney is eager to hear further feedback from residents during a community open house on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at the Kinsmen Community Centre at 6:30 p.m.

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A Year in Review I first came to Ponoka in fall of 2014. I immediately loved the town. I can’t believe how quickly a year has gone by. As I pass my one-year milestone as Ponoka’s CAO, I thought it would be a good time to share some of the work our staff has done on your behalf. It has been a very busy year. The Town staff has pulled together with great teamwork. In the past 52 weeks, we have…

• Started the replacement of the Bridge and realignment of 50th Avenue. This project costs over $5 million and will be completed in 2016 • Held the first-ever Ponoka Day in the Park in August. We partnered up with Ponoka County plus local business and organizations to celebrate our town together. Everyone enjoyed local food, fun and a movie in the park • Purchased six new sets of firefighting gear for our Volunteer Firefighters. We are working together with the City of Lacombe to donate the old gear to Third World countries • Established free, Town-hosted Wi-Fi Hotspots throughout Town • Successfully moved our Planning & Economic Development staff to the Visitor Information Centre where they are accessible, visible and ready to serve the community and our visitors • Engaged people through social media with the timely and transparent provision of information, raising awareness about Ponoka and reaching up to 12,000 people a week – in many areas of the Province and beyond.

• Started the open, community-focused process of updating the Town’s Land Use Bylaw • Installed Active-911 in the Fire Hall, in fire trucks and on volunteer firefighter’s cell

phones. This increases response time and efficiency when responding to emergencies • Partnered with the community for the Town’s first ever Canada Day event. We formed a human flag, had a children’s festival, music in the park and great fireworks • Adopted a new Economic Development Strategy that sets the path for the next three years • Provided support for sports and recreation at our parks, facilities and sportsfields, plus increased attendance for swim lessons at the Aquaplex • Held the first-ever open Budget Deliberations last fall. And this year, we held the Town’s first-ever Budget Open House with a Community Survey to gather public ideas • Found Town Hall a new, temporary home • Continued to upgrade town infrastructure to provide good roads, water and utilities • Responded to emergencies at all hours, and • Made sure we always have beautiful flowers around Town, from spring to fall These are just a few of the many things Town staff have done in the past year. Working together, staff and Council have drafted a new Corporate Strategic Plan that is being reviewed by Town Council. It lays out priorities, a vision for the future and pillars to guide our everyday work for residents, business and industry. Four guiding principles are part of the Plan. We are proud to keep Ponoka Safe, Healthy, Vibrant and Ready for the future.

I have appreciated getting to know the town, working with Town Council, working alongside our staff team, and hearing great feedback from the community. Thank you for the warm welcome to Ponoka. I am proud to call Ponoka home.

Rachel Kunz, CAO

Ponoka Fire Department Weekly Report PONOKA FIRE WEEKLY REPORT: SEPT. 10 – SEPT. 16

PFD responded to 4 emergency calls.

• 2 Alarms bells ringing • 1 Oil Spill cleanup • 1 Outdoor fire

OCTOBER 4-10 IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. BE SURE TO VISIT THE TOWN FIRE HALL OCTOBER 5 FROM 6-9 PM AND BRING THE KIDS TO MEET OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND SEE THE TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT. The Ponoka Fire Department had the privilege of cooking for the Ponoka Broncos at the Home Opener last week.

We also helped out at the Recycle Roundup. This will now be a year ‘round service at the waste transfer station.

HOMETOWN NEWS COUNCIL UPDATES

The next meeting of Council will be on October 13 at 7 pm Hudson’s Green Activity Centre. Agenda packages are posted on the website in advance of every Council meeting. You are welcome to attend all Town Council meetings to listen to discussions and decisions.

GET INVOLVED! What matters to you? Survey Says! Your opinions matter to us! Visit the home page of the website to take the 2016 BUDGET SURVEY and the RECREATION AND CULTURE SURVEY. Help shape Ponoka’s future.The Budget Survey is also available to fill in by hand at Town Hall, the Aquaplex and at Ponoka FCSS – drop it in the box.

Thank you for making the Recycling Roundup such a great success! Household hazardous waste can be taken to the Waste Transfer Site all year ‘round from now on.

Keep Ponoka green!

TOWN NOTICES Aquaplex - Annual maintenance is completed and diving board is fixed! Lap swim days 9:30 - 4:00 Monday to Thursday, 9:30 - 3:30 Friday; one lap lane during every Public Swim or Family Swim.

Join the TOP Team – Town of Ponoka Employment – Check Ponoka.ca for current opportunities.The Aquaplex is hiring. We are also looking for a part-time Facility Attendant weekends at the Arena.

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September 23 - Morning Coffee is on us! Trish and Stephen are live on location at the Calnash Ag Event Centre from 7:30 – 9:30 AM – Drop in and chat about the Land Use Bylaw, Planning and Economic Development.

September 29 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm Kinsmen Community Centre: Come view the consultant’s vision for the Town Recreation Facilities and share your thoughts. Coffee & refreshments will be served.

WEEKLY PROFILE Melodie DeLong Melodie DeLong is one of those faces everyone knows at the Town. She started working here in 1997, as the Town’s Receptionist. Last year, Melodie became Administrative Assistant and has become a valuable member of the CAO’s team. She is the person who prepares Council Agenda packages and takes the minutes at Town Council Meetings, among many other duties. Because of the time she’s been here, she also has the title “The Person most likely to have the answer to that question.” Melodie lives in Morning Meadows with her husband Clayton and her two children Warren and Megan, plus four dogs, a horse and a donkey.

Melodie celebrated her 18th work anniversary on September 15. Thank you Melodie!

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WCPS raising awareness of school bus safety

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

With school back into the swing of things, planners with Wolf Creek Public Schools are reminding motorists to watch out for school buses as they pick up and drop off students.

Transportation manager John Blood has ordered

several thousand coffee cup sleeves to remind motorists about road safety when school buses stop. “Typically at this time of the year, parents are not in the school mode.”

The sleeves have a photo of a bus and a car alongside it while students are crossing the street with the slogan Red Flashing…

September 23 Morning Coffee is on Us! Trish and Stephen are live on location at the Calnash Ag Event Centre from 7:30 – 9:30 AM

No Passing! It shows the potential for blind spots for motorists when the bus has stopped.

Blood said there have been some close calls with bus drivers having to pull a student back into a car as motorists do not stop for the bus, even though lights are on and the stop sign is out.

Sponsored by the Student Transportation Association of Alberta, the coffee cup sleeves are available to fast food restaurants

or other businesses that typically sell coffee to go.

“By putting these on a coffee cup, it highlights it,” said Blood.

“It’s a visual reminder,” he added.

He says this is a division wide effort to ensure motorists and parents are reminded about school bus safety rules.

Anyone interested in using the cup sleeves can contact Blood at the WCPS (WCPS) division office.

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Town of Ponoka Recreation Master Plan Community Open House Tuesday September 29th 6:30 – 8:00 pm Kinsmen Community Centre Come view the consultant’s vision for the future of Town Recreation Facilities!

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Weather every storm with concrete walls Now is the time to take a few precautionary steps towards the utmost security of your home and family in the event of extreme weather occurrences, say officials observing climate change. You may be doing so already, but recent survey findings

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PONOKA NEWS 15

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Four tips to prepare your lawn for winter

Many people feed their lawns every other month throughout the spring and summer months. But did you know that fall feeding is considered the most important application of the year? A lawn fed three to four times a year develops a deep root system to resist heat, drought, and wear. It also develops thick green top growth to naturally resist weeds, disease, and insects. Feeding when the grass no longer needs mowing, before the ground freezes, gives the lawn the

extra nutrients it needs to survive the winter and bounce back in spring.

Look for a fertilizer with higher nitrogen (N) and potassium content (K), the first and last numbers on the bag. These are the nutrients that help promote a stronger root structure, disease resistance, and hardiness in cold weather.

A properly-fed lawn produces a deeper root structure, capable of reaching water deeply stored in the soil. Fertilizer doesn't go bad if it's kept dry, so

you can safely use any leftovers from the previous year.

Here are some tips to help you put your lawn to bed for the winter: 1. Review your fertilizer options at a lawn and garden centre by reading the bag.

2. Use a quality spreader or handheld model to ensure even feeding.

3. Don't apply if heavy rain is expected, and ensure the last application is on before the ground is frozen.

4. Fertilizer can only do its job if it's on your lawn or garden. Sweep any fertilizer that lands

on sidewalks or driveways back onto the lawn, avoiding sewers and waterways.

Additional tips are available online at fertilizercanada.ca/greenerworld.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Money to FCSS: Donations from the last recycle roundup brought $1,007 to Ponoka’s FCSS group.

Here Jean Auvigne of Ponoka FCSS poses with the donations cup.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

Thank you everyone for pitching in!

You brought in: • 8,000 litres of acrylic paint* • 8,000 litres of latex paint* • 35 big barrels of miscellaneous household waste • 6 big bins of old electronics Thanks to • Our great community!

• Ponoka FCSS and Rising Sun for helping out • Volunteer Firefighters for stacking and loading items • Paper Cuts for offering a shredding service for cash donations to Ponoka FCSS - $1007 raised!

• Alberta Recycling for funding this round-up event! *reported litres

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PONOKA NEWS 17

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

New pediatric cart prepares hospital staff for emergencies

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Money raised from last year’s Ponoka Festival of Trees is going to good use with the purchase of a Broselow pediatric crash cart that will help hospital staff treat young patients in emergency situations.

Staff at the hospital celebrated the purchase last week and already prepared it for use if the need arises, explained Lisa Barrett, manager of acute care at the Ponoka Hospital and Care

Centre.

What is a pediatric crash cart?

Providing medical treatment to children can be a challenge as dose of medicine and equipment needed to treat them in an emergency vary depending on the age, height and weight of a child.

Barrett says the crash cart has colour coded drawers with specific packets of treatment, also colour coded and ready for use. Fully loaded, the cart costs $15,000 and without help from the fes-

tival of trees it would have taken more time to acquire the necessary medicines.

“There’s a tape measure where we lay the child out in a trauma situation and then it tells you what colour drawer and what colour supplies you need to use,” she explained.

Ease of access to the right treatment allows staff to handle an emergency quickly, she added. “It tells you the medication that you’re going to need, and the doses,” said Barrett as one example of the crash

Blaine Calkins meets with chamber members

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Members of the Ponoka and District Chamber of Commerce had a chance to hear from Blaine Calkins, PC candidate for the federal election, Tuesday, Sept. 15 at Cilantro and Chive.

While Calkins was able to speak about business in Ottawa, Ont., discussion on the election was not allowed and attendees were requested not to ask questions related to the election.

Calkins did answer provided questions and he touched on changes to the ridings as Ponoka now falls under the Red Deer-Lacombe electoral district, which has an approximate population of 113,000 people and includes, Rimbey, Maskwacis and Sylvan Lake.

Another question to Calkins related on the price

of the Canadian dollar compared to the American dollar.

He suggests the real change has been that the American dollar has seen strength.

“I think that’s what’s happened is we’ve seen the American dollar rise quite a bit,” explained Calkins.

While the energy market is suffering, Calkins says strength in the American dollar is helping other Canadian products such as grain, lumber and food to be exported. “We’re seeing very strong exports in commodities besides energy.”

Because of that, Calkins suggests there has been a large reduction in Canada’s trade deficit. Despite the strength of exports, unemployment is sitting at seven per cent and 54,000 jobs were lost last month.

“Almost all of that is directly related to the energy

sector,” said Calkins.

As for changes to the Elections Act, Calkins said voters will need to register to vote and need two pieces of identification, both of which need to have a person’s name and one, which needs to have a voter’s address.

People can vouch for others, he added, as long as the person vouching has their own ID and that of the person they are vouching for. There is also an extra day of advanced polling, to four days, up from three.

He added that Canadians can vote any day during an election, people just have to go to a returning officer and follow the steps needed.

A candidates’ forum is set for Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kinsmen Community Centre and will be hosted by the Ponoka Chamber of Commerce.

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A “No Kill” shelter for homeless dogs in Ponoka County is having its 7th Annual Fund & Donation Raiser.

The shelter is in need of: Blankets - Fleece if possible, Laundry Detergent, Dry Dog Food, Adult & Puppy Treats, Biscuits, Chewies, Kennels & Crates.

Cash donations or gift certificates to Central Vet Clinic for emergency care are greatly appreciated.

If you can help with any of these items, please drop them off Wednesday, Sept. 30 at the Ponoka Farmers’ Market 9:00 am - 1:00 pm.

Kennel staff will be present with information on adoptions.

For further info. or pick up of donations call Laurie at 403-304-9806 or 403-786-9987

cart’s benefits.

Assessment and stabilization of young patients is paramount and correctly sized splints, intubation tubes, IVs and other supplies will be in the drawers. “It’s going to be a huge difference for us.”

Barrett is excited to see that festival planners are raising money again for the hospital. The hospital’s focus this year is to purchase a new labour and delivery bed, which costs $40,000 to $50,000.

“Our number of deliveries in Ponoka has doubled in the last four years,” said Barrett.

In 2012 there were 66 deliveries and last year there were 135 deliveries, she explained. Organizers for the second festival of trees are already gearing up for this year. Last year the festival raised more than $59,000, said co-organizer Sherry Gummow.

“We had great response last year and working with the Ponoka and District Health Foundation worked really well. It just seemed to fit,” said Gummow.

Support from sponsors

and attendees to the festival was overwhelming and created a fun atmosphere for residents.

This year’s festival is set for Nov. 19 to 21 with

auctioneer Danny Hooper kicking off the weekend on the 19th. The popular seniors’ tea is set for the 20th and breakfast with Santa is set for the 21st.

Money from last year’s Festival of Trees is going to good use with the purchase of this pediatric crash cart at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre to help treat children in emergencies. Plans are underway for the next festival set for November. Pictured (l-r) are: Kelly Sperber, with the Ponoka and District Health Foundation; Sue MacKenzie, director of nursing; Lisa Barrett, manager of acute care and Theresa Turner and Judy Dick with the Festival of Trees committee.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Rimbey author highlights Makerspace starts at second book in trilogy Ponoka Jubilee Library

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Rimbey author Kate A. Boorman stopped by the Ponoka Jubilee Library Saturday, Sept. 19 to promote the second book in her young-adult trilogy.

The series is set in what Boorman calls an alternate reality to the settlers of many years ago. While no location is actually provided, young readers will recognize similar locations from her years living in Rimbey, said Boorman. “The book is a reflection, I think, of my rural roots.”

The story follows Emmeline, an almost 16-year-old girl who finds out something about her village that she shouldn’t have, says Boorman, which sets off a series of events that leads to a series of events that change the protagonist’s life forever.

Boorman said it invokes memories of her wandering as a young girl in the wilderness under poplar trees.

Author Kate A. Boorman promoted the new young adult book in her Winterkill series Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Ponoka Jubilee Library.

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“I wanted to invoke that placeless, lost feeling,” explained Boorman of the series.

Published by Abrams Books under the company’s Amulet Books, Winterkill was released last year and the second book, aptly named Darkthaw, is set to release Oct. 13.

Boorman describes the second book as a dark time for the young protagonist.

“It’s the Empire Strikes Back of the series,” she said.

Boorman is finding some momentum in her writing career having been selected as a finalist for the 2015 Alberta Readers’ Choice Awards for Winterkill. She said her publisher believes in the series and is re-releasing the books in the United Kingdom with different covers.

Reviews on Amazon.com show positive acclaim with 4.6 stars out of 5. The Ponoka library has ordered a copy of Boorman’s second book.

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Ponoka Jubilee Library is super excited to host our very first Makerspace tomorrow, Sept. 24, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Makerspaces are creative, DIY spaces where people can gather to create, invent, and learn.

In libraries, they often have software, electronics, hardware, tools and more. We are fortunate in our Makerspace to have a number of interesting technology items that can be used. Come try out a Raspberry Pi, Makey Makey, Kano kit, Little Bits kit, or Intuous tablet. What can be done with these things? Build your own computer, run a computer using playdough, create a synthesizer, or draw directly on to your computer screen. Our Makerspace is a place to explore your creativity through technology. Regular meetings are the last Thursday of every month, and are limited to people 12 and over, due to the fragility of some of the items. We hope to see a lot of people come out and give the items a try.

We are very pleased to be offering ‘Meno-

pause 101: Embracing the Change’, an information night at the library on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The session will feature presentations from Wendi Lautenbach (RN), Lori Labrie (RD), and Erika Lutz (LPN), all from Wolf Creek Primary Care Network. They will be speaking on how menopause can affect women and different ways to approach it through hormone therapy, diet and a number of other factors. Come take part in this women to women evening, and learn to embrace the next stage in your life. Please stop by the library at 5110 48 Avenue or call 403-783-3843 to sign up.

Parkland Regional Library, of which Ponoka Jubilee Library is a member, is running a comic strip contest for Library Card Sign-up Month this September. The contest is for those aged 10 to 18.

Participants can submit their original comic strip between Sept. 4-25, so only two days left. The grand prize is a Wacom Intuos tablet, with a set of Copic markers also

available. The top five submissions will be voted for on Facebook the week of Oct. 5-9. Entries can be submitted to us here at the library or online. To see the official rules of the contest and submit your entries online, please visit: www. prl.ab.ca/comic_contest.

We’d like to thank Kate A. Boorman for coming to Ponoka Jubilee Library last Saturday. We hope everyone who took part in her presentation had a great time. It’s really fantastic to see a local Albertan author doing so well on the national stage with her writing. Come on down to the library to check out Winterkill, and be sure to request Darkthaw, book 2 of her series, available in October.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

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Secretery-treasurer Joe Henderson said the disparity between PUF and the base instruction funding is quite large and can be a shock to parents. He likened to the difference as going from having a Cadillac to buying a Chevette.

The Alberta School Boards Association has advocated this issue before, added trustee Lorrie Jess, but she feels there is little that can be done to change the strict deadline for funding.

Superintendent Larry Jacobs suggested the board could advocate for some transition funding to help children ease into a different level of support at school.

“All of a sudden, you lose all of those resources overnight,” explained Jacobs.

No decision was made except to speak with the school boards association on the issue.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Ladies’ night out raises funds for new PES playground Belly dancers lit up the third Belly Dance Fundraiser Gala Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Kinsmen Community Centre. The ladies only evening raised money for the Ponoka Elementary School playground project.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

She added the mood of the evening was uplifting from the start and it showed in the fun atmosphere and by the almost $3,000 worth of silent auction sales.

A favourite performance of the night was by the Read My Hips troupe who danced together with young girls. This was the second year of bringing the young girls alongside the older dancers, explained Andrea.

“So many of the dancers in my troupe have little girls,” she added.

She said it is a positive bonding experience between the mothers and their daughters. The performance, a crowd favourite, also gives moms a chance to pass on positive personal image to the girls.

There were several factors in the fundraiser that helped increase more money being raised, said Ramage. The Town of Ponoka waived the hall rental fee, Vold Audio donated speakers and lights and sponsors were eager to donate items to the silent auction tables.

“Many of the sponsors

sought us out to donate,” explained Ramage.

She added that the Read My Hips troupe intends to continue hosting the fund-

raiser galas and to continue promoting women’s issues.

The full total money raised was not available at press time.

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Ladies were decked out in their finest for a belly dance fundraiser to help with the Ponoka Elementary School playground project.

The third Read My Hips Fundraiser Gala was held Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Kinsmen Community Centre with the hope to bring the playground project even closer to completion.

It was ladies only with belly dance troupes from around central Alberta, including Ponoka’s Read My Hips, performing dances to entertain attendees.

Read My Hips troupe leader and co-organizer Andrea Ramage said the evening is a celebration of femininity and an opportunity to bring women in the community together.

“The feel of the evening was so positive and fantastic between the audience and the dancers,” said Ramage.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

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Trying to evade police while under a Canada-wide driving prohibition landed a motorist a jail time of two years and an extension to that driving prohibition.

Jarrett Beauregard appeared before Ponoka provincial court via CCTV Friday, Sept. 18, pleading guilty to evading police several weeks ago.

Crown prosecutor Steve Degen told the court that police responded to a gas and dash after Beauregard paid $100 of a $126 gas bill.

While responding, police say Beauregard was travelling 150 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.

Degen said police saw Beauregard conduct a u-turn in front of officers and a chase ensued.

Police report that Beauregard swerved in and out of lanes and accelerated when they attempted to stop him.

A spike belt was successfully deployed but the Ford pickup driven by the accused continued to drive away, where it was eventually found in a cornfield.

Several officers and police dog services were called to find Beauregard, who was found approximately 75 yards from the pickup.

The pickup Beauregard was driving was reported stolen from Calgary the night before. At the time the truck was stolen, there were two cameras and a Macbook, at the site of the theft, which were later found in a garage where Beauregard was staying.

Upon being arrested, Degen said Beauregard indicated to officers that he was on methamphetamines.

One concern for Degen was over past offenses. “He appears to have committed almost identical offenses not that long ago.”

He referred to a three year driving prohibition that Beauregard is on from the January incident. Degen recommended two years and one day of custody and suggested a five-year driving prohibition, concurrent with the three year prohibition, be added to the sentence. continued on page 23

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PONOKA NEWS 23

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

How a regional fire service can work to benefit residents

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

There are three municipalities in Alberta that do not have a regional fire service while the rest are working under some type of regional deal that brings firefighters and equipment under one umbrella.

Ponoka News spoke with the chief of one such regional service to get an idea of how that could look and affect residents in the town and county of Ponoka.

David Zayonce, regional fire services co-ordinator for Camrose County spoke candidly about how operations have worked since they regionalized several years ago.

Zayonce speaks with more than 25 years of experience of firefighting as well being a fire chief. He also helped build the Beaver Emergency Services Commission (BESC), an entity encompassing a number of municipalities in Beaver County.

Operations and governance As the regional fire services co-ordinator, Zayonce answers to a steering committee. He likens his role to the “Radar Riley” of the region and has eight fire departments that he assists.

At times, Zayonce will advocate for capital needs for departments and at others he investigates structure fires or bringing standard operating procedures suitable for a specific department.

Zayonce said there was some trepidation that

Court report continued from page 22 Defense counsel David Paull said Beauregard knows he has issues and suggested some provincial time is needed to deal with them.

“He knows this is a problem.

He’d like this to stop.”

He feels time served will give Beauregard an opportunity to sort out his issues.

Judge James Glass said Beauregard’s prohibition starts after he completes jail time and suggested the man stay away from driving. “Don’t drive until you get your licence from the province.”

municipalities would not be able to work together, however, newer lines of communication were developed that most critics thought was impossible.

Sincerity and a desire to make it work helped with planning.

“They (planners) can sit there and put every template they want down … if they don’t have clear, open, honest lines of communication they might as well just shred all the paper they just wasted,” explained Zayonce.

Formalizing the agreement through a bylaw ensured the county had guidelines to follow.

“I’m kind of standing there helping these guys and girls make it happen,” he added.

Zayonce referred to BESC, the setup of which was created in such a way that there were equal voting opportunities.

For the town and county of Ponoka, one issue appears to be how a regional service would look. Although Zayonce was not commenting on Ponoka’s situation, he said governance in the commission was created so board members cannot gang up on others.

The commission’s board is made up of four urban representatives and three county representatives but quorum can only be made if there are two county and two urban representatives to pass a vote.

Zayonce says that eliminated any opportunities for political dominance.

“We built a multi-mil-

lion dollar non-profit corporation from the ground up,” said Zayonce of the commission, which has its own structure in the Municipal Government Act. He said in some areas where a new regional fire services program was being developed a mediator was brought in to help municipalities without harmonious relations come to a working agreement.

Pooling resources Regionalizing fire services does another thing: it pools finances and resources under one roof.

Zayonce said with more than one municipality under one regional service, there is also more opportunity for large capital expenses that benefit all the fire halls.

“Pulling our allowance together, we can buy double the candy,” he joked.

The fire department must operate without interference When asked about the role of a council related to fire services, Zayonce, who is also the mayor of Viking, suggested councils should support their fire department.

“It’s important to let the fire department drive the department . . . That’s why they’re there. That’s why they train. That’s why the chief is the chief,” stated Zayonce.

“If we created a political upheaval that compromised our services being provided to the people that need it, I couldn’t live with myself.

I’d resign … that defeats the purpose of why I’m here,” he said.

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lots of tough love thrown in for good measure. All of us looked forward to recess, weekends and holidays, but somehow we just couldn’t wait for Monday mornings and another busy week of reading and writing and arithmetic and all the rest, as well as mom’s finest bag lunches, rooms full of new buddies to share stories and giggle with, and maybe just a little homework.

Along the way, through those wild and woolly adventures of education, the lessons got a little tougher and the books got heavier, but our heads should have been steadily gaining much more knowledge.

Meanwhile, as the hormones began to roar, the social life in the hallways, at the glitzy Friday night dances and all around town became a whole lot more interesting with likely even just a little teenage heartbreak and stress thrown

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in to make it even more fun. Even though we never likely admitted it back then, or now, we really do owe a great deal to our parents as they patiently led us through our tender and tumultuous ‘growing up’ years with kid gloves, kind hearts, warm homes and a whole bunch of bendable but never breakable rules.

It was drummed into our busy heads that we must always share, have fun, and make do with what we had through the good times and bad, with a whole lot of love and faith thrown in all the way thru those glorious school years, and way beyond. Somehow, despite many trials and tribulations, parents have and will always manage to come up with a practical, but far from perfect 24-7, 12-year family formula for generations of children to get a good education and a normal healthy lifestyle, along with lots of time for play and friends and treats and perks and chores and boy and girl friends and many other surprises, with just the fairest and right amount of pampering and punishment thrown in to make it all come together.

For those of us who were born in the middle of the 20th century, we certainly were a very long way from being ‘little angels’, who would try anything once or on a dare, and learned very quickly about the wrath of noon hour and after school detention, being ‘grounded’, and the dreaded ‘curfew’.

On many occasions of pulling off a ‘no-no’, it was never our fault and we hoped that our soft-hearted mothers could convince our dads not to swing the ‘discipline stick’ too hard, because she actually believed that we were innocent, and maybe the bigger neighbourhood kids made us do it. When we were children, we spent a lot of time outdoors, got to see Tarzan almost naked, Cinderella got to stay out after midnight, Pinocchio told lies and his nose grew, Aladdin was a thief, Batman drove 200 mph, Snow White lived in a house with seven men, Popeye smoked a pipe and had tattoos, Pak Man raced around to digital music

Mike Rainone Hammertime while eating pills that enhanced his performance, and Shaggy and Scooby were a pair of mystery solving hippies who always had the munchies.

Most of us tried our first puff of a cigarette behind the shed and got real sick, played hooky from school and went to the local pool hall or ‘skinny dipping’ in the Battle River, and played funny but not nasty tricks on the little kids.

Whatever the case, we survived and for the most part we loved our childhood, will never forget it, and have strived to pass the very best parts and successes on to our children and grandchildren. I really admire the younger generation nowadays because they now have a whole lot more distractions than we did when we were growing up and they really have to work much harder to succeed. Ours was the ‘bobby sox and pony tail’ era where there wasn’t much mentioned about ‘peer-pressure’, each home had only one phone, friends were for just a little while or forever, bullies always lost, coming home was always sweet, and there were far more peddle bikes than fast cars. Bottom line, if we gave or are giving it our best shot during these mostly exciting and youthful adventures, the chances of success will be never ending, but please always try to take a little time to share with family and friends and have lots of fun along the way. In the meantime enjoy that fabulous fall frenzy, and have a great week, all of you.

PONOKA NEWS 25

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Legion celebrates 25 years in its building

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

The year 1990 marked a special occasion for the Ponoka Legion and its members with the grand opening of their current building at the south end of Ponoka.

The group celebrated its 25th anniversary in the building Friday, Sept. 18 during their weekly dinner and meat draw with a full house attending and enjoying food from in-house caterer Bob Hepp and Company Catering.

Among the attendees were past branch presidents Hugh Greene (1962 and 1963) and Hal Kruger, who was president in 1982 and when the building opened in 1990. Greene gave a short history of the Ponoka branch stating the first members did not even have a hall to call their own in 1928. Members would meet in various locations around town before a building was constructed in the 1940s.

Greene came to Ponoka in 1958 and enjoyed being part of the legion membership. “I was fortunate enough to know some of the First World War vets.”

In the early 1960s, a kitchen was built onto the hall and later an extension.

However, as the membership grew, the need for a bigger building also grew.

Discussions over a location and plans were made and before the end of the 1980s action was taken.

“The sod was turned in the fall of 1989,” said Greene.

The official opening was September 1990.

For Krueger, the move brought happiness and sadness because of the many years of work conducted at the old building.

Despite that, seeing such a large attendance on the anniversary, Kruger also felt pleased.

“It kind of makes me proud to see it. I guess I had a small part in creating this,” said Krueger.

Also speaking was current Ladies’ Auxiliary president, Marlene Ferguson, who said the ladies held many banquets in the hall over the years and they played a large part in

Ponoka Legion members celebrate 25 years of being in their current location Friday, Sept. 18.

Here (l-r) past presidents Hugh Greene, Hal Krueger, Ladies Auxiliary president Marlene Ferguson and current Legion president Sybil Evans cut the cake as part of the day.

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the design and providing supplies to the kitchen.

Current Legion president Sybil Evans said she is also proud of the strong foundation Ponoka branch has. She added that the hope looking into the future is to continue advocating for the needs of Canada’s veterans.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Jez and Bernie

BY GWYNNE DYER THINK GLOBALLY

Jeremy “Jez” Corbyn and Bernie Sanders are very much alike, and so are their ambitions.

Corbyn wants to lead Britain’s Labour Party into the next election and become prime minister; Sanders wants to win the Democratic Party nomination and become the next president of the United States. And then each man plans to turn his country sharply to the left.

To the vast surprise of practically everybody, Corbyn has just achieved the first stage of his master plan: on Saturday, he became the leader of the Labour Party. When he entered the leadership contest, the bookmakers were quoting odds of 200-to-one against him, but he ended up winning the leadership by a landslide.

Senator Sanders was also seen as a complete no-hoper when he threw his hat into the ring: 74 years old (Corbyn is 66), no money and no well-honed political machine behind him (ditto), and far too left-wing to win the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, let alone the presidency. But something unexpected is also happening with Sanders’s campaign.

There were no other high-profile candidates for the Democratic nomination: most people assumed that it was Hillary Clinton’s for the asking. But then Sanders began to creep up on her, especially in the two states where the first

primaries will be held, New Hampshire and Iowa. The last three polls have shown Sanders leading Clinton in New Hampshire by an average margin of 7.5 percent, and he is now one percent ahead in Iowa too.

Sanders is not as far left as Corbyn, of course. No elected US politician is as far left as Corbyn, who promises to nationalise the railways and energy companies, scrap university tuition fees, bring back rent controls, raise taxes and introduce a national maximum wage to cap the wages of bankers and other high earners, impose an arms embargo on Israel, and get rid of Britain’s nuclear weapons.

When asked if there were any circumstances under which he would deploy British armed forces abroad, Corbyn replied: “I'm sure there are some but I can't think of them at the moment.”

He’s a republican, although he says that ending the monarchy is “not the fight I’m interested in.” He’s a vegetarian who does not own a car, and he looks a little like Obi-Wan Kenobi. He is, in other words, the Real McCoy. Bernie Sanders, by contrast, lives in the United States, where many people regard “democratic socialism” as akin to devil worship.

He favours universal healthcare funded by taxes (supported by all parties in Britain) and publicly funded elections with strict limits on corporate donations (ditto), and he too advocates free higher education and higher taxes on the

Harper’s bad bet on China Canada’s commitments to China were written in the legal equivalent of cement while China’s promises to Canada were written in sand

BY GUS VAN HARTEN TROY MEDIA COLUMNIST

Last Thursday night's election debate took place against the backdrop of the hard-hit resource sector.

With its focus on the economy, the debate pointed to the Harper government's big - and thus far spectacularly bad - bet on China.

In 2014, the government gave China a long-term investment deal, called the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA),

that is clearly lopsided in favour of China.

In exchange, the government appears to have sought positive signals that China would buy and invest in Canadian resources.

Since the bet was made, resource prices have plummeted and the Chinese economy is in crisis. Chinese demand for Canadian resources has declined, not grown. The bet seems unlikely to pay off for a long time, if ever.

Meanwhile, Canada has been locked into a lopsided

FIPA for a remarkably lengthy and anti-democratic term of 15 years. After that term is up, Canada would have to give one year's notice to get out of the deal and then wait another 15 years for the FIPA's survival clause to run out.

In other words, the government's commitments to China were written in the legal equivalent of cement while China's promises to Canada were written in sand, just before the tide came in.

Why is the FIPA lopsided?

Here are a few examples:

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rich. That’s already “socialist” in an American political context.

But he’s not planning to nationalise anything, bring in rent controls, end all American military interventions overseas, or ban arms sales to Israel. Whatever his private opinons may be, he is running for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, and nobody in the Democratic Party has advocated anything that radical within living memory.

Sanders is as far left within the American political spectrum (which doesn’t extend very far in that direction) as Corbyn is within the broader British spectrum. Could he really pull off a Corbyn-style upset and win the Democratic nomination?

It depends on whether Hillary Clinton’s current stumbles end in a big fall in her support. It could happen. Last week’s opinon polls revealed that she had lost her lead over her two likeliest Republican opponents in next year’s presidential election, Jeb Bush or Ben Carson – and even Donald Trump was drawing level with her.

The Democratic National Convention is still ten months away, but it’s already late for anybody other than Vice-President Joe Biden to enter the race with a good chance of winning – and Biden is deeply conflicted about running. So if Clinton fades, Sanders would have a chance: the odds against him are already a good deal shorter than 200-to-one. Whether he could actually win the

Incredibly, the government gave Chinese investors a general right to buy what they want in Canada's economy without getting the same right for Canadian investors in China. I had never before seen that giveaway, across hundreds of investment treaties.

The government exposed Canadian taxpayers to greater financial risk - in the form of Chinese investors' claims for compensation against Canada - due to the larger volume of Chinese asset ownership in Canada than vice versa.

The government even kept for itself a right to keep any costly settlements paid by the government to Chinese companies secret, where the government deems such

presidency is a different question.

British pundits were unanimous in saying that Corbyn has no chance of winning a national election and becoming prime minister.

Former Labour leader and prime ministerTony Blair went further: “If Jeremy Corbyn becomes leader it won't be a defeat like 1983 or 2015 at the next election. It will mean rout, possibly annihilation.”

But Labour just lost the last election, and the next one is five years away. There is still time to change horses if Corbyn isn’t working out. Whereas the US election is next year. Could Sanders win it? The professional pundits and pollsters in the United States say no, because he’s too far from the mainstream.

Sanders just points to the despair that grips so many middle-class Americans as the rich get ever richer and their own living standards stagnate. “Don’t let anybody tell you that we’re radical, that we’re outside the mainstream. We are the mainstream.” He could be right: it’s the same despair with business as usual that has pushed Donald Trump out in front of the Republican nomination race.

And that would be something, wouldn’t it? Bernie Sanders vs. Donald Trump for the presidency. At last Americans get a real choice.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

secrecy to be "in the public interest".

The FIPA is not all negative for Canada. It delivers new protections for Canadian investors in China, albeit at a high cost to Canada as a whole. But the FIPA clearly favours China in striking ways.

And China's handsome take from the deal - a legal playing field tilted in its favour - will remain in place for decades.

Why would the government do a lopsided deal?

After a review of the public record on the Harper government's approach to China, the most charitable explanation I could find was that China promised in exchange to support Canada's resource sector, especially the oil sands.

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At least, if there is any other defensible explanation for a lopsided deal, it has eluded me.

Yet, in the months after the government finalized the FIPA, the price of oil dramatically collapsed. To illustrate, the Western Texas Intermediate oil benchmark fell from around $95 before the big bet on the FIPA in September 2014 to around $50 in early 2015, and it now floats in the high $40s.

Oil will bounce back one day, no doubt. However, the Chinese economy itself has recently been battered as its stock market and real estate bubbles began to burst, driving a further decline in demand for resources.

Simply, the pro-China FIPA is an example of the government's heavy commitment to the resource sector as an overriding economic strategy. The prospect of greater resource exports to China has not panned out. In contrast, the FIPA has harmed Canada's legal position in competition with China for at least a generation.

There are steps that a future government could take to mitigate Canada's losses under FIPA, starting with a law that all Chinese compensation claims against Canada must be made public. Yet I doubt those steps will be a priority unless the government hears from voters.

Gus Van Harten is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and the author of Sold Down the Yangtze: Canada's Lopsided Investment Deal with China.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

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Little Sister Abby, and her Big Sister Kathy are just beginning their second year of mentoring at St. Augustine School. Abby and Kathy have been matched in the SiteBased Mentoring program since September 2014 and love to play games, make crafts, bake, and of course, play volleyball.

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Jeep lovers unite: A full Jeep rally, with many Jeep clubs from around Alberta, converged on Ponoka Saturday, Sept. 12 during Northridge 4x4’s event. This was the second year of the event with organizers saying they had an increase in participants.

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Broncs score their first ever win

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

It was all hugs, cheers and jumps in the air after Ponoka’s senior Broncs won their first ever game since their foray into the 12-man football scene three years ago, defeating Drayton Valley’s Frank Maddock Warriors with a score of 15-6 at the Ponoka Secondary Campus football field on Thursday, Sept. 17.

Drayton Valley, a team coming from a strong sixman football tradition, is the newest addition to the Central Alberta’s 12-man varsity football league and it was clear from the first few minutes of the game that they still had some distance to cover to establish their game routines.

The first quarter went off with each side testing the defensive strength of the other and without any numbers being put on the scoreboard. Broncs defense once again proved that they had matured enough to put up significant resistance to rushing offence, reading the plays early and bringing down ball carriers immediately after they took possession. In fact, Broncs defense was so good that Warriors offence could not get closer than 30 yards to the Broncs red zone in the entire first half. Ponoka boys forced turnovers on downs and fumbles to recover the ball and gave a very hard time to the visitors’ offensive line-up.

In the second quarter, Broncs got quite close to their first touch down but were thwarted by the Warriors defense, so it was left to Hector Ibarra to score a field goal for the Broncs to get on the scoreboard with a 3-0 lead. A few minutes after the field goal, Ibarra tried a second, almost 50yard field goal, could not score but still got the ball in the red zone, earning a single point, allowing the

Josh Parent and Josh Nobles (#82) of the Broncs clamp down on the Drayton Valley ball carrier in the first quarter of their game on Thursday, Sept. 17.

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hosts to go into the second half with a 4-0 lead.

The first play of the second half saw Broncs’ Lanny Wlldcat suffer a severe injury: In blocking a Warrior, Wildcat dislocated his elbow and tore a tendon, which was later reported would require a surgery.

Losing a teammate in the course of the game fired up Broncs, who started to attack the Warriors red zone with an even greater determination. Broncs defense added to the effort

with interceptions, forcing fumbles and turnovers on the hosts. Midway through the third quarter, Douglas Burton scored the Broncs’ sole touchdown with a 30yard dash, and with Ibarra making good on the conversion, the score stood at 11-0. Then Ibarra scored another field goal to make it 14-0 with another safety later conceded by the Warriors made it 15 for the hosts.

Warriors, however, were not to let the game go, they

adjusted and switched from rushing plays to passing plays with some considerable success. They scored their touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, but their two-point conversion attempt was thwarted

by Broncs defense:15-6.

While the Broncs as a team performed with great motivation, a few players stood out with their passion: Braeden Korchinski did everything in offense and defense, from intercepting the ball to rushing

it, from tackling ball carriers to recovering fumbled balls; quarterback DJ Horne improved his passing to accurately hit the receivers with up to 30 yards of successful receptions; Josh Parent had two interceptions and several vital tackles.

Broncs coaching staff were visibly ecstatic. The man who spearheaded the Broncs 12-man football program, former head coach Scott McGregor was there to share the jubilation

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All coaches paid tribute to the work of “outstanding defense.”

“This is the time to get back our team pride,” said Baird. He added that they would continue to work on improving their plays in the practice sessions.

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Edmonton girls overpower Calgary in exhibition game

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

Panda goalie Lindsey Post stops a close range shot by Kate Lumley of Dinos in the second period of the exhibition game between University of Alberta and University of Calgary ladies’ hockey teams at the Ponoka Culture and Recreation Centre on Friday, Sept.18. Pandas of Edmonton won 4-1 over Calgary’s Dinos.

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Two heavyweights of Canada’s women’s hockey world threw the gauntlet for a pre-season exhibition game, setting up a challenge for their respective teams at the Ponoka Culture and Recreation centre on Friday, Sept. 18.

At the head of the Pandas of University of Alberta girls’ team was Howie Draper, current assistant coach for the Canadian national women’s hockey team, a seven-time CIS national champion, while Danielle Goyette was coaching the Dinos of the University of Calgary, an inductee in the International Hockey Federation’s Hall of Fame and a three-time Olympic medalist.

The teams were in Ponoka to promote both Lacoka girls’ hockey and the Ponoka Minor Hockey Association and the honour of the ceremonial puck drop was left to Janelle Parent, one of Ponoka’s own female hockey players, who started in her home town and went on to win several accolades, including an all-star title in Canada West second team.

Somewhat predictably for a season opener, the game started in a rather lackluster fashion but became exciting and competitive as it progressed.

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Early in the first period, it was mostly Dinos attacking the Panda net and the first 10 minutes of the game was mostly spent in front of the Pandas’ net with superb goaltending denying the attacking Calgary ladies any chance of score. After the midway point in the first period, Pandas slowly established the balance on the rink and started to test the Dinos goalkeeper with increasingly frequent attacks.

The first goal of the game in power play in the 16th minute of the first period when Pandas struck from close range with Erinn Baddock.

It took Dinos only two minutes to equalize with Iya Gavrilova to finish the period with a balanced score.

In the second period, Pandas slowly started to dominate the rink, keeping the puck in possession and taking more shots at the Dinos net, but they could win only one point when Hannah Olenyk scored in style.

When Megan Eady struck in just the second minute of the third period to widen Panda’s lead to two points, the outcome of the game almost appeared to have been decided.

However, Dinos were in no mood to give up. They attempted to increase their pressure on Pandas only to find their attacks rebuffed.

In the last three minutes of the game, coach Goyette pulled the Dinos goalie back to the bench. With Pandas down to five players with a penalty three minutes from the end of regulation, it seemed Dinos had life again. But it was Pandas who sent the puck to the Dinos net once again, a goal, which was disallowed on grounds that a player was offside.

But Pandas did not mind doing it again through Sasha Lutz, to seal the game score at 4-1.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Jr. Broncs’ Brooklyn Dease attempts to make a break with the ball, but gets stopped by Cougars defense in their regular season game in Stettler on Saturday, Sept. 19.

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Despite the final score of 64-0 at the end of the fourth quarter, and not in the Junior Broncs' favour, coach Todd Lewis considers the Saturday match against the Stettler Cougars a demonstration of “resilience” and a success.

“I am really proud of how they rallied in the second half,” Lewis said of the Sept. 19 game in Stettler. “The game was a success, even if it wasn't a success on the scoreboard. Resilience was the name of the game.”

By the end of the first half, the Broncs were down 56-0, Stettler having run seven plays by them to create a hefty divide. In the second half of the game, though, the Broncs' defense firmed up, denying the Cougars multiple attempts to gain points, limiting the home team to one touch down.

“They have a really solid team,” Lewis said of the Cougars. “They're a very large team. It looks more like a high school team.”

The Cougars also benefit from a Peewee program, something Ponoka doesn't have at present. That means the team has more experience. A bit of bus trouble on the way to Stettler also gave the Broncs less time to mentally prepare, Lewis admitted.

The team's next game is Sept. 26 at Lindsay Thurber in Red Deer. The following week the team has a bye, then plays at home on Oct. 10.

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Stampeders lose to Banff in first game of the season

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

The first game of the regular season for Ponoka’s Stampeders proved a challenge as players struggled to keep up with a faster Banff Academy Bears.

The Stampeders lost 7-2 in Banff after having to deal with over 100-penalty minutes, explained head coach Tyler Fiveland.

Players spent much of their game trying to wind down the clock and then attempting to get back in the game. From a points perspective, Fiveland said the team did well in the first period with goalie Zeke Leuck letting only one goal in.

At the end of the first period the Stampeders were down 1-0. The Bears were

unable to score in the third period but it was in the second period that trouble started for Ponoka.

“They (the Bears) have a lot of speed, they’re quite disciplined,” explained Fiveland.

Banff scored right away in the second period during a power play bringing the score to 2-0, however, Ponoka was able to score about seven minutes later, also during a power play.

After several attempts to score back and forth the Bears managed to hold on to a narrow lead of 4-2 with seven minutes left. They were able to runaway with the game after scoring three goals within one minute shortly before the end of the second period.

“If not for the second period, it was a good game,” suggested Fiveland.

He said this was also a first chance for the Ponoka team to work with a complete roster as preseason games saw players moving around to different teams in the league.

Fiveland said this first game showed the holes in the team’s strategy and he said they will be able to practice this Wednesday to work on plans. Ponoka’s home opener is Saturday, Sept. 26 against the Mountainview Colts, a team that has already played two games and won both of them.

Fiveland said a tailgate party is being held from 6 to 8 p.m. to get fans back at the rink as the season gets underway.

Fans who want to follow up on the Stampeders’ season can also download a smartphone app called Team App. Search Stamps App and fans can get updates on games and notifications on their schedule and more.

JV Queens inspire hope for the season

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

JV girl volleyball team of St. Augustine Catholic School demonstrated great talent and skill during their Fall Roundup tournament on Saturday, Sept. 19 winning all six sets they played in their three games.

A total of six teams travelled to Ponoka for the tournament; Panthers from Pigeon Lake, Spartans from Rimbey, Skyhawks from Penhold, Voyageurs from Condor, Huskies from Rocky Mountain House and Wildcats from Devon for the day long

event.

JV Queens were noticeable with their very effective services throughout their games, winning many points on aces.

Coach Nicole York of St. Augustine JV Queens said because the tournament was meant to provide a practice opportunity for the participating teams, competition was limited to round robin games and no playoffs were scheduled.

All participating teams were awarded water bottles for their contribution to the tournament.

PONOKA PHYSIOTHERAPY AND ACUPUNCTURE CLINIC CONCUSSION…what is it and how do we treat it?

Concussion or mild Traumatic Brain Injury is a complex psycho-physiological process that results from a direct or indirect force to the head affecting the brain. It can occur in any sport, physical activity or job site.

You do not need to lose consciousness to experience a concussion. In fact 90% of concussions do not relate to loss of consciousness.

Headache is the most common symptom related to a concussion.

Other signs and symptoms include: • physical (nausea, vomiting, balance problems, visual problems, fatigue, sensitivity to light and noise) • cognitive (feeling mentally fogged, difficulty remembering, feeling slowed down) • emotional (sadness, irritable) • sleep (drowsiness, changes in sleep patterns) ImPACT Concussion Management is leading the way in creating and developing tools for the management of concussion related injuries.

This is a scientifically based and validated management tool that creates a pre-concussion baseline test performed pre-season.

ImPACT measures the subtle changes in cognitive functioning that can occur in the brain following a concussion.

Cal David, a local physiotherapist and acupuncture practitioner for over 20 years, is an IMPACT trained physiotherapist, offering both pre and post-concussion assessment care for athletes and workers.

David states “After much research into the best way to manage this complex injury, we decided to use the ImPACT Concussion Management System for it’s cost effectiveness, ease of use and its proven record of managing top pro and college athletes in the United States and Canada.”

Cal will be more than willing to discuss your care and provide you details about the program.

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Jaycee Tebb of St. Augustine’s JV Queens rises for an attack during the second set of their game against St. Dominic Huskies of Rocky Mountain House at St. A gym on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Photo by Mustafa Eric

THANK YOU On behalf of myself and the Ponoka Fish & Game, I would like to thank the following businesses for their donation to the 2015 Rifleman’s Rodeo. Although it was wet the event turned out very well. Also, thank you very much to the donors of the buckles.

I wish to apologize to Murray Schur of Calnash Trucking as they forgot to thank him in the newspaper ad for donating the Junior Trophy Buckle in memory of his son Brandon who was killed in a motor vehicle accident.

Phyllis Walcheske Door prize sponsors: Bashaw Sports, Sommer Home Hardware, Galloway Construction Group, Adams Chev, Wespro Production Testing, Jones Boys Saddlery & Western Wear, Thirsk Automotive, Ponoka Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Battle River Insurance, Flowers for You, Wolverine-Red Deer, Back Country Sports-Red Deer, Big Country Energy Services, Wedin’s Team & Corporate, UFA, Calnash Trucking, Nabozniak’s-Calgary, Rick Kus-Calgary, Chris Lyle-Ponoka

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You’ve said that before, a dozen times. Maybe you’ve even heard it today from someone who’s joking with you, poking you, teasing you with something that’s so out-

rageous you can’t wrap your head around it. But here: you’re no fool, so maybe it’s time to look at the new book, “Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Eye-Popping Oddities,” where there’s really no

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The world is a very weird place, and it gets weirder all the time. Case in point: the things you’ll find inside “Eye-Popping Oddities” — like, for instance,

the strange objects people collect. Someone in Ohio collects bedpans. There are a lot of people who collect ink on their bodies. A man in California collected keys, a girl in Pennsylvania loves nail polish, a woman in New York collects fashion-doll parts to create jewelry. And you’ll be amazed at what can be made from collections of bones…

Everybody loves animals, right? Then how about the four-eyed mouse spotted in Florida? Or a dog who’s learned to be a horse-trainer, or a bird who saved his owner’s life by squawking.

Read about the Illinois cow that’s taller than a basketball player, the bat-cave in Texas (no, not Batman’s cave), and find out what you’re really wearing when you don silk clothing.

Did you ever have an idea that seemed like a good one at the time? Bet you’ve never thought about standing in the middle of a fireworks display, lighting a fire on your tongue, tattooing your eyeballs, or putting poisonous spiders in your mouth.

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those things and you’ll see them in this book.

Here, you’ll read about a 3,200-year-old tree, a boy with a tail, and a secret swimming pool in the middle of the desert, accessible only by “treasure hunt.” Find out about the comedian who played a trick on everybody in Hollywood and see which star was the first to have 100 million Facebook fans.

Learn about funky fashion, a lost-leg-turned-lamp, ancient medical devices, things that make you say “eeeuuuuwww,” and the sad stories of the “pinhead” sisters and Julia Pastrana.

And if that don’t make your eyeballs pop, then maybe this will: many of the things I mentioned, above, are accompanied by full-color pictures inside “Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Eye-Popping Oddities.”

But really, that shouldn’t come as a surprise: Ripley’s books today are the same quality entertainment they were when you were a kid; in fact, this book reaches back many decades to include old sideshow photographs, biographies, and words about

Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Robert Ripley, the organization’s founder. You can trust, therefore, that what you’ll find here is squirmy, icky, cool, weird, and fascinating, but respectful.

I’m not sure that I’d give this book to a small child, but kids ages 12-and-up could probably handle what’s inside and adults can enjoy it, guilt-free. It’s got variety enough to appeal to every interest, so look for it and have fun because “Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Eye-Popping Oddities” isn’t just for the kiddoes, you know.

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On September 18th, the women’s hockey teams from the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary came to Ponoka for a preseason, exhibition game. In addition to it being an exciting game for all those who came to watch, this annual event is a great way to promote women’s hockey and to encourage our young players!

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BAILEY, Reta Louise Reta Louise Bailey passed away peacefully on September 12, 2015. She was born in Saskatoon, SK on June 10, 1930. In 1933, she moved with her parents, Frank and Mary Gasall, after the failure of Frank’s transfer company during “The Great Depression”, who loaded up their children and belongings in the 1925 Model T Car, he had won in a raffle, and took a homestead three miles from Kew Garden School, east of Lac Vert, SK. After finishing elementary school at Kew Garden, she moved back to Saskatoon on her own at an early age to continue with high school and graduated from Nutana Collegiate in 1950. She became a telephone operator and was moved to Tisdale SK, where she met her husband Thomas Clement (Bud) Bailey and was married in the fall of 1951. They settled on the family farm near Sylvania, SK., where they raised a family of five children. While working the mixed farm she raised poultry, hogs, beef and dairy cows with Bud for 46 years, she also worked with the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Board for 14 years. She was a member of St. Matthews Anglican Church, The Order of the Eastern Star, President of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets Tisdale Squadron 624, the Sylvania Figure Skating and many other associations as was called for in the raising of her children. She always enjoyed growing a garden and having an abundance of food for her growing family. She and her husband Bud semi-retired to Ponoka, AB in 1992, to be close to most of their children and grandchildren there. She had a great life living there helping out with the grandchildren, going to school concerts, endless soccer and hockey games, making huge Sunday dinners for the family, going to garage sales and being a member of St. Mary’s Anglican Church. She and Bud took road trips often to visit other relatives in BC, Saskatchewan, Oregon, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ontario and also went to Hawaii and Australia to see Bud’s sister and family there. During Bud’s illness they moved to a condominium in Edmonton in 1999 to be closer to medical care. She was devastated when she lost him, her best friend of 48 years on Jan 19, 2000. It took her several years to recover all the time looking after the rest of the family, as she had time and energy for, and as her health would allow. In 2006 she decided that the fast pace of city life was too much, and returned to Ponoka so she could continue to drive, and have a garden in which she took great pride. She enjoyed travelling to BC to visit her daughters and family and her last long trip was to New Orleans with friends, Sandra, Arnold and Lorraine, from Ponoka.

She was also predeceased earlier by three brothers Glen, Lorne, Roy and one sister Faye. She is survived by her five children: Beverly (and Russell Thacker) and sons James and Joshua; Louise (and David McKelvie); Clem (and Janet Smith) and five children Christopher and his children Joshua, Mia, Tristan, Tatianna, and Ethan, Shaun (and Carol) and children Jayden, Drea, Brooklyn and Brody, daughter Adrienne and her son Liam, step-sons Kory Lindsey (and Cory) and their sons Josh and Mason, and Brad Lindsey (and Ashley); Victor (and Brenda) and three children Jesse (and Julie) and sons Henry and Hudson, Kile and his daughter Shye, and step-daughter Lindsay; Tom and his two sons, Cole and Matthew; Reta’s sisters; Cecilia (and Richard Beingessner) of Regina, Sk. and Donna (and Terry Deacon) of Lebanon, Ore., and sister-in-law Hazel (Lorne) Gasall of Kelowna, BC. And many nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews in Canada, US and Australia. A Memorial Service will be held at the Ponoka Funeral Home on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. with a graveside service in Tisdale, SK in the summer of 2016. The family wishes to express a sincere thank you to the staff of the Rimoka Golden Leisure Lodge and Ponoka Hospital and to all others who helped to care for our mother in recent years. Donations to either of the Lodge or the Hospital in lieu of flowers would be appreciated. To express condolences to Reta’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com.

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ERMA MASSING Erma Massing passed away on September 4, 2015 at the age of 86 years. She was born in Neepawa, Manitoba on December 30, 1928.

She was employed as a secretary with the Manitoba Department of Mines and Natural Resources in Winnipeg until August 1955 at which time she moved to Calgary and was employed with Devon-Palmer Oils Ltd. On October 13, 1962 she married Cliff Massing of Ponoka where they made their home until 1970 when her husband was transferred to Red Deer. Erma was employed with the Department of Education while in Red Deer. In 1979 Cliff transferred back to Alberta Hospital Ponoka where Erma was also employed as a secretary until her retirement in December 1989.

Erma lived life with courage and dignity and leaves a lifetime of cherished loving memories with her children son Darrel and daughter Donna. She took great pride in her grandchildren and was a devoted grandmother to Shane, Michael, Cameron, Jennifer and Robert and great-grandchildren Zachary and Maxwell. She will also be lovingly remembered by her sister Carol; brother Duane (Joan); sisters-in-law Viola, Lorna, and Vera; and brothers-in-law John Williamson and John Wood.

Erma was predeceased by her husband Cliff in 1995, her parents, five sisters and two brothers. Erma will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by family and friends but her love and spirit will always be in our hearts.

A Service of Remembrance was held on Saturday, September 12 at 11:30 a.m. at the Ponoka Funeral Home with Reverend Beatrix Schirner officiating.

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ELSIE WILSON On September 4, 2015 Elsie Wilson of Ponoka passed away at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre at the age of 88 years.

Elsie was predeceased by her parents William and Augusta Sumlak; brothers Julius, Ralph, Sam and Alfred Sumlak; sister Emma Evans; son-in-law Albert; husband Don; daughter Nadene; and son Dwayne. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughters Leona Wilson, Deneice Holmen (Garry Sr.), and Diane Henke (Donnie); her son Donald Wilson Jr.; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; her sister Dorothy Daleug and brothers Cliff and Ben (Maureen) Sumlak; as well as several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and most sincerely, her dear friend and close companion Bill Soltis. A Funeral Service was held on Friday, September 11, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Tim Graff officiating with the Interment Service following at Forest Home Cemetery. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to the Ponoka Hospital & Care Centre Ladies Aide, Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary, or the Ponoka Wheelchair Van Society. To express condolences to Elsie’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com.

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CAMERON BAY HOLDINGS INC. o/a McDonalds’s in Ponoka and Red Deer (Gasoline Alley East and West) is now hiring full time and part time Food Service Supervisors. Wages are between $13.95 to $16.00 per hour, depending upon experience and qualifications. Candidates must be able to work a variety of shifts and have 3 to 5 years previous experience. Must be able to supervisor up to 20 crew. Part-time applications will be accepted from Canadians and Permanent Residents.

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A & J AUTOMOTIVE A & J AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR 6701 - 46 Ave. 6701 46 Ave. Ponoka, AB - T4J 1J8 Ponoka, T4J 1J8 (403)AB783-8755 (403) 783-8755 Al Dickhaut Owner/Operator Al Dickhaut Owner/Operator

ELECTRICAL SERVICES FOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION NEEDS

Career Planning

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Application Deadline: October 1, 2015 Call: 1-888-48-MÉTIS (1-888-486-3847) online at: www.metisemployment.ca

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jmtk@live.com

Trent Kelly 403-506-0240

Add this feature to your next career ad booking

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

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SELECT LONGHORN SALE

Sept 26th at the Calnash Ag Event Centre -East Building, Ponoka, AB. Activities all day 10:00 am Horn Measuring Bull Alley -all day 11:30 Heifer Futurity 1:00 pm Lunch 2:00 pm Select Texas Longhorn Sale View the catalog on line at www.ctlalonghorns.com Call Jeff for more info 780-966-3320 Or email office@ ctlalonghorns.com FARMLAND/GRAZING LAND near Keephills, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in Edmonton. 6 parcels 855+/- acres West of Stony Plain. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.

HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL LOTS in High River, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in Edmonton. 2 parcels Paved street, zoned Direct Control/Highway Commercial Industrial.

Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.

LAKE FRONT HOME at Jackfish Lake, Alberta.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in Edmonton.

6400 +/- walkout bungalow, interior to be completed, 2.08 +/- title acres. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.

PUMPS & PRESSURE Surplus Equipment Auction. Saturday, October 3, 10 a.m. 7018 Johnstone Dr., Red Deer.

Selling pumps, compressors, pressure washers, generators, welders, lathes, electric motors, hot tubs, patio tables, etc.; www. montgomeryauctions.com.

1-800-371-6963.

SHANDALL PLUMBING LTD. JAMES AVERY “Reasonable rates on all your plumbing needs” Gas Fitting - Home Renovations - Drain Cleaning -24 HOUR SERVICE5306 - 60 ST, PONOKA, AB T4J 1K7 PH: (403) 783-6372 • FAX (403) 783-6345

BOBCAT SERVICES Sur-B Enterprises Ltd.

BOBCAT SERVICE • Snow Removal • Driveways & Parking Lots • Post-Hole Augering - 6, 9, 12, 15 • Corral Cleaning • Grading & Construction Call Jim Ashbough 403-783-2764 or Cell: 587-729-0092 Call Jim Ashbough 783-2764 or Cell: 588-0599 Jack Surbey 783-5283 Cell: 588-0597

OVERHEAD DOORS

Gerald & Tina Owners

#4, 3616 67 St. Ponoka, AB www.doorsondemand.ca

403-783-2454 LANDSCAPING TREES

Specializing in Colorado Blue & Green Spruce. Also offering a variety of caliber deciduous trees. Schubert, Royalty, Mountain Ash, Weeping Birch, Norland Apple, Green/Black Ash and many more.

Ponoka- located 1.5 Miles North of High School Phone (403) 783-5072 Cell: (403) 704-5384 www.brtrees.com

BOTTLE DEPOT

PONOKA BOTTLE DEPOT Open Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm

Closed Sundays & Holidays We Now Recycle Milk Cartons for Deposit

3, 5520 Hwy 2A (Across from Husky)

403-783-6875 SALES & SERVICE

Motorcycles & ATV’s Tues - Fri: 8:30 am-5:30 pm Saturday: 9 am-3 pm

403-783-5185 1-800-662-7135 Fax: 403-783-4635

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015

PONOKA NEWS 37

DENTISTRY

Business and Services Directory

RIMBEYDENTALCARE DR. STEVE CALDER BS C DDS

Family Friendly Dentistry

TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS OR SERVICE HERE CALL CLASSIFIEDS

403-309-3300 1-877-223-3311 Misc.

Services

Business Services #1000 - #1430

Legal Services

1260

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.

Divorce? Simple.

Fast. Inexpensive. Debt recovery? Alberta collection to $25,000.

Calgary 403-228-1300/ 1-800-347-2540.

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Misc.

Services

1290

EASY ALBERTA DIVORCE: Free consultation call 1-800-320-2477 or www.canadianlegal.org CCA Award #1 Paralegal.

A+ BBB Reputation. 26 years experience.

Open Mon. - Sat.

Start your career!

See Help Wanted ADVERTISE PROVINCE WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 1 million readers weekly. Only $269 + GST (based on 25 words or less). Call now for details 1-800-282-6903 ext.

228; www.awna.com.

Cleaning

1070

1290

JUST MOVED? Our Hostess’ Gifts and Information are the Key to Your New Community.

Heather Goodwin 403-704-3647 heathermccg@shaw.ca Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Cleaning

1070

Papa’s Little Helpers

1315

Personal Services

Unplanned pregnancy may be difficult to face.

We care. For confidential help call 403-343-1611 (24 hrs.)

HIP OR KNEE Replacement? Arthritic conditions? Restrictions in walking/dressing?

Disability Tax Credit. $2,000 tax credit. $20,000 refund. For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372.

1290

Misc.

Services

403-963-4014 1210

Two Step Foot Care

Professional Foot Care for Seniors and Diabetics Clinics at Ponoka Professional Pharmacy Call 587-991-4132 For An Appointment Aileen Charchun LPN Mobile Foot Care Nurse

twostepfootcare@hotmail.com

* Quality Boarding for your dogs & cats *Proof of vaccinations and advance bookings required HOURS: Mon - Thurs 9 am - 12 Noon; 4 pm - 6 pm; Fri. 9 am - 12 Noon; 4 pm - 7 pm; Sat. 9 a.m. - 12 noon; Sun. 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. & 4 - 7 p.m.

403-783-6272

www.clinkerskennels.ca

Misc.

Services

1290

Berni's

1370

5118 - 51 Ave., Ponoka, AB T4J 1R5

• DR. RICK BARR • DR. JEFF BARR • DR. STELIAN LISMAN • DR. DAVE CHORKWA • DR. PREETY BACHAN

- General Dentistry - Orthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry - Bonding - Veneers - Bleaching - White or Gold Fillings - Crown and Bridge - Implant Restorations

First Call Towing

EYE CARE

783-3636

1400

Well Drilling

1400

Well Drilling

Drs. Heimdahl, ZoBell & Kallal 403-783-5575 1-800-662-7168 WWW.4YOUREYESONLY.CA

ALBERTA

TALL PINE DRILLING LTD.

FREE ESTIMATES

100%

CUSTOMER N SATISFACTIO

• Submersible Pump Sales & Installation • Well Abandonments • Shock Chlorination • Backhoe Service

24 HOUR

-

www.tallpinedrilling.com Water Incentive Programs for Farmers

ACCREDITED BUSINESS

Welding

1410

Welding

•

5120-51ST AVE, PONOKA

ADVANCED EYE HEALTH & VISION EXAMS CONSULTATION & REFERRAL SERVICES DESIGNER EYE WEAR & CONTACT LENSES INSURED MEDICAL EYECARE SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL AGES

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 8AM - 12:30PM • 1PM - 5PM

CONCRETE SERVICES

CABRAL CONCRETE Ponoka / Wetaskiwin, AB

Leo Cabral

Red Deer 403-343-6266 Bentley 403-748-2955 admin@tallpinedrilling.com

®

www.roeroofing.ca

PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

4037835225 • 4037835235

“WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOME NEW PATIENTS”

Domestic, Industrial & Oilfield

403-783-4880

BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC

METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 32+ colours available at over 55 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors. Call 1-888-263-8254.

24 HOUR SERVICE TRUCK

We deliver and install your purchases.

Roofing

8’ X 10’ mini storage units available for rent.

Also RV storage.

Secure compound.

Call Keith at

• Water Well Drilling • Steel or PVC Casing • Pre Drilling Piles • Water Well Pump Testing & Monitoring

and Appliance Service

1370

Need RV or Self Storage?

Ph. (403) 843-2173 Fax: (403) 843-2607

DENTAL CARE

1370

Roofing

OVER 40 YEARS OF DRILLING EXPERIENCE

Refrigeration

Roofing

1350

today

Free Estimates

SPECIALIZING IN: ~ Curbs / Sidewalks ~ ~ Driveways ~ ~ Basement Floors ~ ~ Stamped Concrete ~ ~ Exposed Concrete ~

Ph: 403-783-6428 Cell: 403-783-1905

HEATING

1410 “Committed to your comfort”

Call Jhenn at

1210

CLINKERS KENNELS

Six month warranty

We Make It Clean

Health Care

1318

Used appliances available

Cleaning Services

Health Care

Pet Services

Rental Misc

Box 1100 4905 50 St. Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0

Services we offer: • RESIDENTIAL RE-ROOFING • NEW CONSTRUCTION • SOFFIT, FASCIA & SIDING • EAVESTROUGHS

Robin Esau

Call for a free, • 10 year warranty on all labour no obligation • 35 year, 50 year & lifetime warranty estimate today on asphalt shingles 780 • Fully licensed, insured and coverd by WCB • Free Hail damage Inspections & Insurance claims 242-7877

Buy it.

Classified. It’s the easy-to-access, information-packed marketplace visited regularly — by all kinds of consumers.

Sell it.

Classified. It’s the resource you can count on to sell a myriad of merchandise items because our columns compel qualified buyers to call.

Find it.

Classified. It’s the solution you’re searching for — whether you’re seeking a home, an apartment, a new occupation or even a stray pet.

309-3300 403.783.3311

Ph: 403-782-7722 Fax: 403-782-7499

robin@KlesAir.com www.KlesMechanical.com

METAL RECYCLING & MORE • B-PRESSURE • PIPELINE • OILFIELD • ASME Section VIII Division I VESSEL FABRICATION & PIPING • SHOP/PORTABLE • CNC PLASMA CUTTING • ALUMINUM • SHEARING & FORMING

MAIN: (403) 783-7591 FAX: (403) 783-8178

Website: www.harbinwelding.com E-mail: bharbin@telus.net

SERVING FARMERS, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL & THE GENERAL PUBLIC • Mobile Shears/ Magnets/Grapples • Mobile Flattener/Baler • Mobile Excavators/ Loaders • Scrap Metal Bin Service • Demolition & Decommissioning Hwy 12 East Lacombe • Earth Moving/ 403-357-4415 Excavating/Landscaping www.prometalscrap.com • Scrap Metal Depot

38 PONOKA NEWS

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015

Commercial - Residential Installations - Repair

3912 - 66 St, Ponoka www.wcmltd.ca

403.783.3501 wcmltd@telus.net

BOBCAT SERVICES PONOKA BOBCAT SERVICE A division of 1127730 Alberta Ltd.

• Tree stump grinding • Gravel pads • Snow/dirt removal/spreading - Compact bobcat - Dump trailer - Stump grinder

NO JOB TOO SMALL!

WCB • Insured • Licensed Locally owned/operated

CALL BRIAN HEBERT

403-506-3377

VETERINARY SERVICES

Bovine Veterinary Services On-Farm Mobile Veterinary Services Ultrasound-aided ReproducƟve Programs CETA CerƟĮed Dairy and Beef Embryo Transfer

www.bigstrapperauctions.net

Herd Health

Phone 403-391-1684 ʹͶ

UNDEVELOPED COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL LOTS at Baptiste Lake, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in Edmonton. 2.05+/- and 1.62+/- title acres, power & natural gas at property line. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.

UNRESERVED AUCTION OCT. 15. PPEC Pacer Promec & Oilsands Exediting. Construction, trucks, trailers, tools, cranes, inventory, seacans, buildings. Fort McMurray, phone 780-944-9144; www.

CenturyServices.com.

UNRESERVED COIN & Currency Auction. $1000 bills, Canadian, US, Foreign. No buyer’s fee!

10 a.m., Saturday, September 26, Legion Hall, Wainwright, Alberta.

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

UPCOMING ESTATE AUCTIONS Wed. Sept. 16, at 6 pm. and Wed. Sept, 30 at 6 pm. both at The Moose Hall, 2 miles south of Ponoka on Hwy. 2A ~~~~~ TO BOOK YOUR SALE CALL Big Strapper Auction 403-782-5693 Check website for full listings

Dr. Bruce Wine

1620

A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containers.

Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated & 40’ freezers, Special $2200 Wanted: Professional wood carver needed. 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com.

Misc. for Sale

1760

BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES. 4-6ft. $35.00 each. Machine planting:$10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer).

20 tree minimum order.

Delvery fee $75-$125/ order. Quality guaranteed.

403-820-0967 WHITE SPRUCE TREES. for sale. 4-6ft. $35.00 each. 6-8ft. $45 each. Delivered and planted.

Delivery extra.

403-305-8201

Agricultural #2000 - #2290

Acreages/Farms ..............3010 Houses/Duplexes ............3020 Condos/Townhouses........3030 Manufactured Homes ......3040 Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050 Suites ..............................3060 Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070 Roommates Wanted ........3080 Rooms for Rent................3090 Motels/Hotels ..................3100 Offices ..............................3110 Stores/Commercial ..........3120 Industrial ..........................3130 Warehouse Space............3140 Garage Space..................3150 Storage Space ................3160 Land ................................3170 Pasture ............................3180 Mobile Lot ........................3190 Misc. for Rent ..................3200

2010

Acreages/Farms ..............3255 Houses/Duplexes ............3260 Suites ..............................3270 Rooms..............................3280 Manufactured Homes ......3290 Housesitting Wanted ........3300 Garage Space..................3310 Storage Space ................3320 Stores/Commercial ..........3330 Office Space ....................3340 Industrial ..........................3350 Warehouse Space............3360 Resorts & Cottages..........3370 Pasture/Land....................3380 Mobile Lot ........................3390

Farm Equipment

Grain, Feed Hay

Rimbey Ponoka

MULCHING TO SUIT ALL NEEDS

2190

EASY!

The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-2233311

Auctions

Wanted to Rent #3250 - #3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

Available Oct. 1 2 bdrm partially furnished house Centrally located W/D, N/S, N/P $950/mo + D.D.

403-396-0075

VETERINARY SERVICES

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2 bdrm house with single car garage $850/mnth plus D.D. N/S, N/P 5004 56 Ave, Ponoka

8 a.m. - 5 p.m Mon. to Sat. • Open late Thursday 24-hour Emergency Call • Dr. Kelly Loree • Dr. Leighton Coma • Dr. Trevor Hook • Dr. Jasmine Hardy • Dr. Candace Wenzel

FOR RENT

Reaching 6000 households weekly

For just

$30 per week this space could be yours!

403-783-3311

NEWLY RENOVATED

3 BDRM HOUSE

3100

Motels/ Hotels

THANKSGIVING IN THE ROCKIES 1 or 2 Night Packages Include: s s s

Accommodation, Crossing Resort Thanksgiving Feast Buffet Dinner, Oct 11 Live entertainment Oct 11 in the Pub, Allen Christie Band

One Night & Dinner - Oct 11 Only

$

70.00 per person dbl. occupancy

Two Nights Oct 10 & 11 & Dinner Only

$

105.00 per person

1 bdrm, 1 bath upstairs. 2 bdrm, 1 bath & 2 storage rooms downstairs.

5 appliances incl.

Large garage Paved driveway N/S, N/P, references required $1400/mnth plus utilities + D.D. 403-588-2320 MATURE couple. 1 bdrm. house, 2 bath, in Rimbey, 4 appls, no pets, n/s, ref’s req’d, $500/mo. DD $500 780-465-7107

dbl. occupancy Taxes and Gratuity not included.

Vist us online at www.thecrossingresort.com or call 1-800-387-8103

Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 5 pm Sat. 9 am - 4:30 pm

24 Hr. Emergency 403-783-4348

5502 - Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB

T4J 1M1

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR JUST

30

$

PER WEEK.

REACHING 6000 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK.

PLUMBING

PONOKA PLUMBING & HEATING • JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER REQUIRED We now carry a complete line of Ritchie Stockwater parts 5110 -50 Street Box 4414 Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1R7

Hours of Business: Monday - Friday 7:30 8:00 am - 5 pm

JESSE ZINTER Office - 403-783-5489

WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICE

CALL 403-588-0597

403-963-0937 Southwest Industrial Park 4102-64 St., Ponoka 403-783-5200

Dr.Jacobson Murray•Jacobson • Dr. Murray Dr. Clayton West Dr. Clayton West • Dr. Nicole Macdonald • Dr. Katie Graves Dr. Ashley Shannon

AVAILABLE OCT. 1

2 brdm plus den in duplex.

Newly reno’d.

Close to river & walking paths.

Avail. Oct. 1 Rent $1000/mth incl. washer/dryer Utilities not incl.

DD $1000

1530

Can do trees up to 15” wide

1.403.318.0498 1.403.358.0452

2140

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.

Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307 or email: dreitmeier @reddeeradvocate.com

For Rent #3000 - #3200

Farm Equipment ..............2010 Haying Equipment ............2020 Tractors ............................2030 Combines & Headers ......2040 Fertilizer Equipment..........2050 Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060 Equipment Wanted ..........2070 Farm Custom Work ..........2080 Farm Auctions ..................2090 Livestock ..........................2100 Livestock - Exotic..............2110 Sheep ..............................2120 Poultry ..............................2130 Horses ..............................2140 Horse Boarding ................2150 Riding Supplies ................2160 Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170 Pasture Wanted ................2180 Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190 Seed Grain ......................2200 Seeding & Tillage ............2210

WE BUY HORSES: broke, un-broke, or unwanted.

Jerry Dodds 403-783-0303

To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in:

• FENCE LINES • CUT LINES • POWER LINES • PIPELINES • BRUSH & BUSH • STUMPS

Ponoka Veterinary Clinic

Horses

CARRIERS REQUIRED

Hillbilly Tree Mulching Ltd.

VETERINARY SERVICES

FUTURE steel building, ready to be erected, 26’ x 25’ x 19’, located in Central AB, great for farm or small acreage, must sell, reduced $11,000 403-485-2532

Advocate Opportunities

TREE MULCHING

Doug Casey

EquipmentMisc.

YOUR PAPER!

1530

Auctions

RECYCLE

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HOW can you make your phone ring and make some quick cash?

Place your ad here . . .

Phone 1-877-223-3311

• Water wells drilled • Water wells serviced 403-783-2220 WEBSITE@DARCYSDRILLING.COM

WATER WELL SERVICE

ECKLUND

Water Well Service

• Install & Service Pumps • Shock Wells • Pressure Systems Serviced & Installed Home: (403) 783-3712 Cell: (403) 704-3413

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR JUST

30

$

PER WEEK.

REACHING 6000 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK.

PONOKA NEWS 39

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

3060

Suites

AVAILABLE OCT 1

Quiet, bright, completely renovated 2 bdrm bsmt suite.

Separate entrance, covered parking. N/S, N/P. $900/ mnth includes utilities plus D.D.

403-505-6117 2 BDRM bsmt. suite in PONOKA incld’s util’s, washer/dryer, no pets, non partier, N/S. Long term working tenants and seniors welcome.

Avail immed. 403-704-1645 PONOKA 1 bdrm. well maintained quiet adult building, no pets $735/mo. heat/water incld. avail.

Sept.30 Brian 403-348-6594

* RIVERSIDE APTS. * Newly renovated 1 & 2 bedroom units in Ponoka: 3724-45 Street.

403-357-0287

3180

Pasture

PASTURE & HAY LAND. 400 - 8000 acres of year round water supply. Full operational with management available. Central Saskatchewan. Crossfenced & complete infrastructure. Natural springs excellent water.

Shortly ready to locate cattle. Other small & large grain & pasture quarters. $150k - $2.6m. Call Doug Rue 306-716-2671.

Farms/ Land

*** Farm Land 4 Sale! *** 3 Km North of hwy 53. On QE 2 freeway. 140 acres Cultivated #1 soil. phone 1-403-358-2289 $4,000.

Yearly oil revenue - http:// www.kijiji.ca/v-land-for-sale /red-deer/quarter-sectionfarm-land-for-sale-on-qe-11highway-2/1102607959

4090

Manufactured Homes

GRANDVIEW MODULAR HOMES Now Offering 24 X 68 Homes. Starting from $157,900 including delivery (Conditions apply).

Call one of our two locations for details: 403-945-1272 (Airdrie) or 403-347-0417 (Red Deer).

SALE CARRIED OVER! 27 homes built and ready to be delivered before Thanksgiving. Free insulated skirting package on all remaining homes, until Sept. 26th; www. jandelhomes.com.

Financial #4400 - #4430

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

Money To Loan

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

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

4070

4430

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

6010

Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Estate of Margaret Almina Praud who died on June 30, 2015 If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by Monday, November 2, 2015 with Glenn Webber 6 Waskatenau Cres. SW Calgary, AB T3C 2X6 and provide details of your claim.

If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation, foreclosures, renovations.

Bruised credit, self-employed, unemployed ok.

Dave Fitzpatrick: www.albertalending.ca.

587-437-8437, Belmor Mortgage.

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Unemployed? Need money? We lend!

If you own your own home - you qualify.

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Condos/ Townhouses

Public Notice #6000

Backpack practical and useful, but only if properly used

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Whatever you SELL...

Advertise it HERE!

OPEN HOUSE - TAMARACK COURT

SUNDAY, SEPT 27 2PM-4 PM 2 UNITS AVAILABLE

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School is back in session for most students, and with the new school year comes new schoolbooks, new supplies and new binders full of new homework.

With so many new things on the horizon, make sure your children don’t fall into old habits when it comes to their backpack use.

There are many ways that backpacks are misused or lead to injury, including overloaded bags, bags that are slung over only one shoulder and the style of the bag being used. The Canada Safety Council urges you to keep a close eye on your child’s use of their backpack and prevent back, spine or arm injuries before they happen.

The Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) recommends thorough research when picking a backpack to use. Keep the following key features in mind when deciding which bag to use: Fit the bag to the user: There’s a temptation to get a larger bag because it will enable its user to carry more. Don’t fall victim to this thinking. Focus on getting a backpack that is comfortable, whose shoulder straps don’t dig into the shoulders, and

that doesn’t extend beyond the curvature at the bottom of the back. Arms should have a full and free range of mobility, and the pack should sit around the middle of the back instead of sagging toward the bottom.

Keep weight manageable: More compartments allow the backpack’s user to better balance the weight across the pack.

Additionally, bags made out of lightweight materials are naturally less heavy than backpacks made with thicker materials.

Look for bags made of canvas or, if you’re worried about rain or snow, nylon. According to the CPA, a fully-loaded backpack should not weigh more than 15 per cent of its user’s body weight.

The more padding, the better: Focus on padding in the back area, which will reduce the pressure, and the shoulder straps, making sure the latter are at least two inches wide.

This will help distribute the weight more evenly across the shoulders. A waist belt or strap can also help distribute some of the load to the pelvis, making for even less weight being carried

on the back.

Having the right tools for the job is a significant part of staying safe and uninjured, but that’s only one part of the equation.

Behaviour also has a major impact on safety. Remember to be smart when using your backpack and follow these tips: Use both straps: Slinging a bag over only one shoulder causes that shoulder to carry the whole load. This can lead to problems that include an adaptive curve in the spine, an overuse of soft tissue muscles in the neck as well as back pain.

Using both straps distributes the weight more evenly and reduces the pressure put on the back.

Don’t slouch: This is good all-purpose advice, but holds especially true when it comes to carrying backpacks. Faulty posture and weak muscles can exacerbate a lot of the problems that can come from using a backpack improperly.

Backpack-related injuries are a big pain in the neck. Take steps to prevent them before they happen, and make your backpack work for you instead of the other way around.

40 PONOKA NEWS

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

OPEN

10 AM - 11 PM 7 Days A Week

Hammy’s SPIRITS GHOST PINES CABERNET

$

KOKANEE OR BUDWEISER

750 ML

BONUS GLASSWARE WITH PURCHASE

1499

EACH

355 ML / 48 CAN

72

$

99 EACH

AMARULA 1.14 L

27

$

99 EACH

GUINNESS DRAUGHT 440 ML / 4 CAN

2/$2100 OR

KAHLUA COFFEE FLAVOURED LIQUEUR

24 $ 3399 $

DEWAR’S WHITE LABEL SCOTCH WHISKY

750 ML

99 EACH

1.14 L

CANADIAN

1999

$

355 ML / 24 CAN

$

EACH

750 ML

39

99 EACH

EACH

1099

$

EACH

ALBERTA PURE VODKA 750 ML

1899 $ 2799 $

EACH

1.14 L

EACH

ALBERTA PREMIUM WHISKY

KWV ROODEBERG RED

E&J GALLO ASSORTED VARIETIES

750 ML

750 ML

750 ML

18 $ 2799 $

99 EACH

1.14 L

2/ 20 $

OR

00

1049

$

2/ 15

EACH

$

OR

00

7

$ 99 EACH

EACH

Bay #5, 4502 - 50th St. • 403-783-2333

Prices in effect Wednesday, September 23 to Tuesday, September 29 2015 Prices do not include GST or deposit. We reserve the right to limit quantities