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Open house for Town staff held at new fire hall The new Sylvan Lake Fire Department is set to be operational in 2016

BY JENNA SWAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Town staff were given a first hand look at the new fire hall on Centennial Street in Beacon Hill last Wednesday.

Members of the Sylvan Lake Fire Department were on hand to give a tour of the new facility as they near completion.

“It’s very exciting - it has been a long time coming and the building is looking really nice,” said Sylvan Lake Fire Department Chief, Cliff Braussen.

Administrative staff will be relocating to the new building early in 2016 according to Braussen, with the full membership expecting to settle in around spring 2016.

“The building itself didn’t

take very long to come to completion but with the selecting of the land and location it has been a few years coming,” he added.

“It is more awesome than I could’ve hoped - it is an absolutely beautiful structure and it is going to serve us well right now and into the future.”

“The membership is looking forward to moving in here - there’s lots of room for them to properly train and lots of room for the equipment to be stored.”

Currently the facility houses a fitness area, change rooms, a kitchen area as well as adequate meeting and training spaces. In addition, the facility also holds potential for a future expansion where sleeping quarters could be

located, if and when the Town opts to move to a career fire department.

Ron Lebsack, director of community services for the Town said the department had completely out grown the fire hall in terms of the number of existing firefighters they have, the equipment they have as well as in terms of just the growth of the town.

“We talked about it for quite a few years, we’ve done a number of other building projects from the RCMP building to the new municipal government building, so to get this one up and going and be even close right now is really exciting,” added Lebsack. editor@sylvanlakenews.com

Members of the Sylvan Lake Fire Department pose for a photo with Town staff following a tour of the new facility given on Wednesday.

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The new facility is home to eight bays with ample room and proper ventilation.

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Chief Cliff Braussen gives Town Councillors a tour of the bays in the new facility.

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Town Council approves 2016 Operating Budget, three year operating plan Town staff salary increases at forefront of budget debates

BY JENNA SWAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS The 2016 Operating Budget along with the 2016 Capital Budget were approved by Town Council last Wednesday evening. In addition the Town also adopted the 2017 and 2018 Operating Budget plans and an updated 10 Year Capital Plan.

The Budget includes a 2.47% tax rate increase for residential properties in 2016, 2.96% in 2017 and 3.89% in 2018. Nonresidential properties will see a tax rate freeze on the core rate with a 1.39% increase increase to Recreation and Transportation Levies.

Darren Moore, Director of Finance for the Town, stated in Council chambers he believed the freeze in non-residential tax rates would bring Sylvan Lake’s tax rate more in live with other comparitive comTown of Sylvan Lake EXPENSE SUMMARY BY DEPARTMENT & DIVISION - 2016 (Excludes Amortization)

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Chair of the Sylvan Lake Business Recruitment Team, Doug Borrowman, was on hand at the meeting to commend the Town on the freeze as he believes it will help to keep Sylvan Lake a viable option to do business in.

“We applaud Council on their willingness to hold fast on the non-residential tax increase for the past two years especially in light of the current economic conditions,” said Borrowman.

“We as business owners and as land owners - we appreciate it.”

On the Town’s communication department’s budget, 2016 allots for the initial stages of the municipal website redesign. Economic Development highlights include funds set aside for the Facade Improvement Program to continue, allowing downtown business to apply for funding to improve storefronts - as well as a Land Purchase Study to determined where the Town’s next purchase will take place.

Council has budgeted $3.5 million for Aquatic Centre upgrades, $1.5 million for phases five and six of the Lakeshore Drive Enhancement Project, as well as $800,000 going towards the Street Rehabilitation Program. Also listed within

the 2016 capital projects are plans to award $250,000 for new tennis courts, as well as $1.2 million for a water rec placement program.

As of 2016 the Town will have reached 76% of their allowable debt limit with plans to have that number down to 57% in 2017.

Mayor Sean McIntyre stated budgets are a challenging time for any council.

“With the 2016 Budget we had a lot of factors to consider and pressures also playing a part - I think we made some prudent decisions to reduce the planned amount of taxation to 2.47% and overall I think it will serve Sylvan Lake well,” said McIntyre.

A 2.5% wage increase is also included in the 2016 Budget with two councillors openly voting against the increase.

“There’s only one line I disagree with in this budget, and that is the staff wage increase - I think the 2.5% is too much,” said Councillor Matt Prete prior to Council having voted to approve the 2016 Operating Budget. “We’re close to 100,000 job losses in Alberta and I think we need to be sensitive.”

Councillor Jas Payne was in agreeance with Councillor Prete adding the only comments he has received from

From Left to Right, Councillor Graham Parsons, Councillor Dale Plante, Councillor Megan Chernoff, Mayor Sean McIntyre, Councillor Chris Lust, Councillor Matt Prete, Councillor Jas Payne.

Photo submitted the public was that the Budget is very reasonable with the contentious subject being wage increases.

“I think in light in of what is happening that this is not absolutely necessary now,” said Payne.

Council Megan Chernoff noted this was as well one of the only items she had heard feedback on, however after talking with people and explaining why she was in favour of the increase they had a better understanding.

“We’re behind the 8-ball already - we’re not on the average or above average or really in the same ball park as them [other communities], we’re trying to catch up to them,” said Chernoff. “We’re not trying to give our staff anything that brings them above any of our neighbours… in a couple years down the road when there are other opportunities and the economy picks back up, we will be substantially behind at that point.”

Councillors Dale Plante and

Graham Parsons were in agreeance that the increase was not an extreme measure and is still fiscally responsible.

“I think we’ve balanced this budget very well - we’ve taken things out we didn’t deem as high priority and one of the things I do think is priority is that increase,” said Plante.

Anyone wishing to view the budget in entirety may do so by visiting www.sylvanlake.ca/ government/budget. editor@sylvanlakenews.com

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The editor provides a reasonable defense of the Provincial Government’s NDP policies enacted in its first six months, attributing the reluctance of the majoritiy of Albertans to support the policies as ‘fear’ and ’ a few mistakes’.

My perspective is somewhat different — I believe the govevernment action and policies are driven by a socialist agenda as recommended to Premier Notley by the NDP advisors imported from Ontario and B.C. We have not seen “mistakes”, but rather a rush to implement the NDP socialist programs before any meaningful opposition could be developed. However, things went off the tracks on Bill 6 (which the Premier laughingly described as her favorite), when farmers and ranchers protested and demanded to be consulted. It is my understanding that most folks in the agricultural community would welcome some reasonable coverage for farm workers by the WCB - however, the Bill went far beyond that, and is seen by some as the thin edge of the wedge to begin unionizing farm workers.

Incidently, the Editor should really apologize for the statement “Farmers & ranchers

across the province rioted.” In my review of the various protests across the province, there was never anything near to what might be described as a riot.

One final point - in previous economic downturns, such as we are experiencing, our Provincial Governments in the past always undertook to mitigate the effects on our province to the extent practical. In drastic contrast, out NDP government has enacted the following: • 20% increase in corporate taxes • a carbon tax that is not revenue neutral see B.C. government’s policy • new regulations limiting carbon emmissions (timing is important) • a review of provincial royalty (which needs to be done - but at this time of uncertainty?)

• minimum wage increase (again needed, but at this time ?)

• climate change policies, such as shutting down all coal-fired generation of electricity (again, change needed, but at what cost to industry and consumers.)

All of the above have contributed to further

weakening the Alberta petroleum industry already dealing with the significant drop in the price of oil. At last count, Alberta has suffered job losses of 63,500, mostly in the petroleum industry, with many more experiencing wage cut backs and/or wage freezes.

In the meantime, the majority of unionized government employees will not even notice these economic difficulties - no lay offs, no wage freezes, just the usual pay increases on the union ‘grid’.

These are not ‘mistakes’ by the NDP, Madame Editor, but very deliberate policy initiatives.

Perhaps the ‘mistake’ was on the part of Alberta voters — which, hopefully will not happen again!

C.Barry Virtue Sylvan Lake ***Editor’s Note: We at the Sylvan Lake News believe in openly curating and creating conversation about topics affecting our town. We wish to thank Mr. Virtue for his letter and encourage all residents of Sylvan Lake and area to continue writing Letters to the Editor***

Keeping away from sugar this holiday season

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BY DEAN MATHERS SYLVAN LAKE NEWS COLUMNIST

Sounds of silent night vibrating the ear drums, the snowflakes gently falling from the sky, the delightful aroma in the air you can almost taste the turkey. An overly decorated pine tree with presents

overflowing under it — it must be Christmas time.

The holidays are an open invitation to indulge in all sorts of home-made goodies, especially those filled with sugar.

But do we really know how this substance is effecting us mentally and physically?

People eat it obsessively; against a devotion to stop eating it and intense sugar consumers have a hard time functioning without it. When one consumes sugar, it activates the release of the feel good neurotransmitters in the brain (dopamine and serotonin), similar to that effect of alcohol, cocaine/ crack,and other drugs. Just like other drugs, you can grow a tolerance to its effects and when you cut it out of your eating habits, you can experience with-

drawal symptoms.

Studies have shown that mice become more addicted to sugar than cocaine and chose it over cocaine as their drug of choice very eye opening outcome to say the least.

Sugar stimulates the brain in the same way that cocaine does by lighting up the centers that create pleasure for us.

Nevertheless, when we become dependent on sugar to the point that it feels like an addiction — we suffer the consequences of an overload of sugar in the body including mood swings, inflammation, weight gain and more. Just like any other drug, being addicted to sugar comes with the painful behavior cycle of looking for our next “fix,” and then feeling the guilt that once again, we buckled under the

pressures of our cravings.

Believe it or not — the average person eats up to a pound of sugar a day. No wonder we’re seeing an increase in obesity, diabetes, heart disease, ADHD, anxiety and depression.

It’s a large contributor to why this newer generation coming up, has a shorter life expectancy than the one before it.

Sugar is an easy way to feel pleasure for the brain.

If we’re in sugar’s grip, it may seem like an unbeatable goal to stop because we get a chemical-emotional kick-back every time we indulge. But just like any other addiction you can overcome it.

Generally, sugary cravings are an indicator your body needs minerals and protein. Eating healthy fats and protein rich foods throughout the day, is key

to keeping blood sugar levels stable. Also, dehydration effects around 80% of us. We often mistake hunger for thirst. Dehydration takes blood sugar levels on a roller-coaster ride, dipping up and down throughout the day, drinking more water will help to stabilize this. Switching out these sugary foods for starchy vegetables, such as: sweet potatoes and beets can greatly reduce sugar cravings.

So as we enter in the holiday season, maybe try to limit your sugary treat consumption to one cheat day a week. Think of it as a reward for being so healthy the prior six days. Or even better, don’t give in at all. It may resonate onto others to do the same. Keep those sugar products out of the home and have a happy holiday!

Make this holiday leaner and greener

BY LEANNE BERTRAM SYLVAN LAKE NEWS COLUMNIST Did you know the holiday season is the most wasteful times of the year?

How much of what you give will end up in the garbage?

It’s that festive time of year again, reconnecting with loved ones, eating delicious meals, enjoying outdoor activities and bringing good cheer for most, But it also brings a lot more waste to the landfill, harm to the environment and additional

debt to the average family. This season I challenge you to change the way you think and finish off the year by feeling good that you celebrated it in the most environmentally responsible way as possible.

Sometimes the most treasured gifts we can give are our time, love and energy.

Here are some environmentally-smart tips for a less wasteful — perhaps less stressful — holiday this year.

Be conscious with your cards. Be creative and reuse a card from previous

years by cutting them into small gift tags, giving it your own personal touch.

Send E-cards. Decorate gifts with pine cones, dried berries or flowers instead of bows. If every family wraps 2-4 gifts in reused materials think of all the paper we would save. Some material ideas for wrapping are newspapers, magazines and pieces of material.

One thing we should be doing at the very least is reusing ribbons, bows and gift bags.

Another notion to con-

sider is ways to conserve energy: -Turn off holiday lights when you go to bed or time it – put your outdoor lights and decorations on a timer, don’t let them burn all night. Purchase LED Christmas lights. Recycle old lights. As you’re sorting through your old decorations, remember that both incandescent and LED holiday lights are recyclable. By recycling your broken and outdated lights, you’ll keep the toxins in the electric cables from polluting landfills.

String popcorn instead of lights. Does anybody do this anymore? Close your chimney flue when your fire is extinguished if you are lucky to still have a real fireplace.

When entertaining add a personal touch and phone your guests instead of mailing invitations. If you do use printed invitations, remember to buy paper products made of recycled paper.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015

A year in review with MLA MacIntyre Local MLA shares experience over past year’s election and legislative session

BY JENNA SWAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS After spending the last 20 years working in the construction, transportation, alternative energy and education fields – Don MacIntyre, MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, has since spent the last six months immersed into one of the hottest fields in Alberta – the Legislature.

MacIntyre, who acts as shadow Minister of Electricity and Renewables for the Wildrose Party, was voted into the Assembly this term after having received 42.7% of the vote over Progressive Conservative (PC) candidate Kerry Towle with 28% of the vote and New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate, Patricia Norman with 23.2% of the vote.

MacIntyre has been a member of the Wildrose Party since a time he describes as ‘way back’.

He and his family had just returned to Canada in 2012 after living in the Middle East where he had

“THERE ARE MANY MIXED EMOTIONS – THERE IS FRUSTRATION. SOME DAYS THERE IS A LOT OF SADNESS BECAUSE WE SEE THE VALUES THAT BUILT THIS PROVINCE BEING SHOWN LESS RESPECT THAN THEY ARE DUE AND THAT PART IS SAD,” DON MACINTYRE, MLA INNISFAIL-SYLVAN LAKE sultation with the people,” said MacIntyre of the floor crossing. “The people that I knew in this local Wildrose association here were devastated by that – many were senior citizens who had put a lot into the party and they didn’t have a lot to give but they believed so much in what Wildrose stood for, they dug deep. I was meeting with them in January of that year after the floor crossing and I had people crying – that tore me up pretty bad.”

MacIntyre was working half time at NAIT as an instructor in the Alternative Energy program where he also spent some time writing and developing the curriculum for the course.

It had become apparent a snap election would be called and it was asked of MacIntyre if he would consider putting his name forward for nomination in the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake riding.

“I was very happy being an instructor at NAIT – that was going to be my job for ever. I thought ‘I have the time, I’m going to try to rebuild this constituency association’ – so we started lifting people back up from the ashes of that betrayal,” said MacIntyre who added his political career was by no means planned.

He talked it over with his wife, Megan, and their children. With no one elses names being put forward he was off to the polls

been conducting training on renewable energy technologies, specifically geothermal and ground source heat pump technologies.

“From over seas I could see our province was not doing well so in 2012 my family and I moved back here - it wasn’t looking good,” he tells of the fateful year. “I wasn’t happy with where the P.C.’s were taking our province – we needed a big change.”

Around a year after his return, there was the floor crossing. Wildrose MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, Kerry Towle – along with nine other Wildrose MLA’s including party leader Danielle Smith denounced their party to join the Progressive Conservatives.

“That really angered me because there was no con-

END OF SESSION - Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Don MacIntyre returns to constituency following end of session to hear from residents at new office in Sylvan Lake during a coffee and conversation open house held Friday afternoon.

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against Towles – the former Wildrose candidate.

During the snap election, MacIntyre pulled ahead and he joined the 22 other Wildrose MLA’s along with 53 NDP MLA’s and 8 PC’s and 4 from other parties in the Legislative Assembly.

“I didn’t have any expectations going in, but I knew it was likely going to be a circus,” said MacIntyre of his first trip to the Legislative Assembly.

“Then when we had the NDP come to power, then we knew we were in for a real war over ideology because the Wildrose is so polar opposite to the socialist agenda.”

“I knew it would be a tough go, and it has been a tough go because we find ourselves up against a majority government that by and large does not understand rural Alberta and it doesn’t understand the resource based economy that we have and that’s a problem.”

Over the past six months of the Legislative Assembly being in session in Edmonton, MacIntyre said he has watched as a widening gap has formed between the people of Alberta and the governing party, adding he feels the two groups don’t understand one another.

“The May 5th election was all about was getting the P.C.’s out of power – it wasn’t about getting a socialist party into power,”

said MacIntyre who added the floor crossing also played a role in the election. “As a result, unfortunately the NDP really believe they have a mandate for their agenda when they really don’t and that’s why you see the firestorm out there over Bill 6 and the Carbon Tax and all these things that they are throwing out every other day, because they don’t have a mandate from the people.”

He adds he believes there is a divide between the values of Albertans and the values of the provincial government.

“There are many mixed emotions – there is frustration. Some days there is a lot of sadness because we see the values that built this province being shown less respect than they are due and that part is sad,” said MacIntyre.

Aside from playing an active role in Legislature and he adds there is much to do at a constituency level.

“If previous P.C. governments had done what they were supposed to do we wouldn’t be in this situation – the elderly would be looked after, health care would be in good shape, Sylvan Lake would have urgent care, Airdrie would have urgent care, there would be a hospital in Rocky, our schools would be built and renovated, our sewer and water system for Sylvan Lake would be sorted out instead of being

four years behind,” said MacIntyre. “There is just a mountain of things that have not been dealt with by previous governments Redford, Prentice and now Premier Notley – you have to ask yourself, when is this going to stop?”

Regardless of the long days, MacIntyre said it is an exciting time to be involved in Alberta’s political landscape.

“First the rallies began, then a 30,000 signature petition got brought in and suddenly Legislature was going until one in the morning. Then the cities woke up and asked why all of the farmers were upset – the level at which Albertans have woke up and began participating is unbelievable and we need to keep that,” said MacIntyre. “We have to keep that level of engagement forever, once we go back to the ambivalence of before we will be sunk just as we were before.

There are a lot of people discouraged by the current situation, but there is a silver lining, in that Alberta woke up.”

“Let us not forget that it was our ambivalence that left us in the mess to begin with.”

He added the volume of concerns he has heard from constituents throughout Innisfail and Sylvan Lake has been awe-inspiring. He said he hopes to hear from as many people in the riding as possible before he returns to session following Christmas break.

MLA MacIntyre can be reached via email at innisfail.sylvanlake@assembly. ab.ca or by phoning 403 887 9575. editor@sylvanlakenews.com

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015

SYLVAN LAKE NEWS 7

‘Stand up for AB. Be seen. Be heard.’ rally held near Sylvan Lake

BY JENNA SWAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS The temperatures were low but the picket signs were high Friday morning alongside Highway 11 a few kilometres outside of Sylvan Lake as nearly 100 individuals gathered for a rally protesting the provincial government.

Event organizers, stated the ‘Stand up for AB. Be Seen. Be Heard’ rally was geared towards encouraging Albertans to stand up for their province while advocating against Bill 6 and the Carbon Tax in particular.

The rally was organized by three Sylvan Lake residents - Steven Ruttan, Lisa Nielsen and Sheri Hutlet with Ruttan stating he was happy with the turn out.

“We had people from Calgary, Edmonton, Drumheller, Whitecourt, Okotoks - it was more than what we expected,” said Ruttan. “People were telling us how much they appreciated us standing up and not just focusing on our energies on fighting just Bill 6, but focusing it on the whole state of everything that is going on.”

Among the participants of the rally was a group known as ‘Stand Up For Alberta’ - an advocacy group who

shift.”

“There have been so many rallies - I’ve lived in Alberta since ‘74 and I have never seen so many constant rallies and it’s not letting up.”

Organizers said they were happy MacIntyre came to support their cause.

“It meant alot to know that he is back us as much as he is,” said Ruttan. “He was standing there with us, not in the shadows and he talked to a lot of people at the rally - it’s nice to know their are politicians that are for us and he was one of them.”

Following Friday’s rally, Ruttan said he and fellow organizers hope to follow up on what they deemed a successful rally by hosting future rallies in the new year.

“We’re not quitting - we want to go as big as we can,” said Ruttan. “We will continue to do what we are doing until everything we want to say has been heard.

Hopefully Notley will listen to us - that’s the end goal, is to have our voices heard and have her say that she knows she’s made a mistake and asks how she can rectify it by speaking with us.”

“We won’t quit until the state of this province has changed.”

describes themselves as a ‘group of concerned citizens lobbying for the betterment of all Alberta residents’.

George Clark, founder of Stand Up For Alberta, spoke to those in attendance stating he felt it was time for Albertans to ‘stand up to the government’.

“It’s -15, the wind is blowing, we’re on the side of a highway intersection no less - to let this government know that we’re not stopping,” said Clark to the crowd. “She has the majority of seats in the legislature - she thinks this gives her the right to do whatever she pleases in that house - I for one don’t think that’s right.”

Also in attendance at the rally was Don MacIntyre, Wildrose MLA InnisfailSylvan Lake. MacIntyre said he was pleased to see so many people at the rally considering the weather.

“It seems the message is changing from focused just on Bill 6 to now being focused on how do we get rid of this NDP government,” said MacIntyre. “We are starting to see the same people who were motivated from Bill 6 widening their scope to the whole government and we are hearing them now say they don’t like the whole government and how do we get rid of them. That is a distinct

George Clark of Stand Up For Alberta speaks to a crowd of around 100 people during a rally held outside Sylvan Lake on Friday.

Jenna Swan/Sylvan Lake News

Participants of a rally held outside Sylvan Lake on Friday hold up signs made prior to the event Jenna Swan/Sylvan Lake News

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Upcoming Meetings UPCOMING MEETINGS MPC Meeting January 4, 2016 Municipal Government Building 6:00 pm

Regular Meeting of Council January 11, 2016 Municipal Government Building 6:00 pm

Committee of the Whole January 6, 2016 Municipal Government Building 6:00 pm

SYLVAN LAKE LODGE FOUNDATION (1 VACANCY)

Take Notice HOURS OF OPERATION DURING THE HOLIDAYS Municipal Government Building, Municipal Operations Building, and Family & Community Centre: • Close at: 1:00 pm on Thursday, December 24 • Closed: Friday, December 25 • Closed: Monday, December 28 • Closed: Friday, January 1 Multiplex: • Closed at 1:00 pm on Thursday, December 24 • Closed: Friday, December 25 • Closed: Saturday, December 26 • Closed: Friday, January 1 *The Multiplex is open both December 27 & 28

NOTICE GARBAGE/RECYCLING COLLECTION Holiday Collection Schedule If your regular garbage/recycling collection day is Christmas Day (Friday) it will be collected on the following Monday (December 28).

Responsible for ensuring that adequate accommodation is provided to resident senior citizens at a reasonable cost. To provide quality health care in conjunction with other public service agencies and to provide opportunity for residents to participate in recreational and social activities that encourages their continual involvement in the local community.

Additional information regarding the mandates of the Boards & Committees and application forms can be found on our website at www.sylvanlake.ca or by contacting Mary Rose at the Town Office 403.887.2141.

Please forward a letter of interest with relevant information and completed application form by Wednesday, January 20, 2016 to: Town of Sylvan Lake 5012 48 Avenue Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1G6 Attention: Mary Rose Or via e-mail to: mrose@sylvanlake.ca

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER APPROVALS As of January 1, 2016 the Town of Sylvan Lake will no longer advertise permitted use permit approvals in the Sylvan Lake News.

All permitted use decisions will now be advertised on the Town’s website @ www.sylvanlake.ca/government/approvals

If your regular garbage/recycling collection day is New Year’s Day (Friday) it will be collected on the following Monday (January 4).

Please ensure that your garbage and recycling is out for collection by 8:00 A.M. on your collection day. Extra bags of garbage may be placed next to the garbage cart on your collection day for one week following Christmas.

Christmas gift wrap is accepted in your green box.

Please contact Public Works at 403-887-2800 if you do not have a green box.

WASTE TRANSFER STATION Holiday Hours of Operation The facility will be closed on Christmas Eve at 1 p.m., Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Years Day. The Waste Transfer Station is open during the winter on Wednesday to Saturday, exclusive of statutory holidays, from 9:00 A.M. to 5 P.M except Wednesdays when the facility remains open until 8 p.m.

The facility is located 1.6 kms. east of the roundabout on Highway #11A and .6 kms. south on RR12.

There is no after-hours access to the facility.

Community Programs PUBLIC SKATE

Public Skate Schedules are available on the Town’s website www.sylvanlake.ca/event-list.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The Sylvan Lake Fire Department is seeking proposals from qualified Heavy Duty Rescue Truck manufacturers.

Documents are available on the Town of Sylvan Lake’s website and the Alberta Purchasing Connection starting Friday, December 11, 2015.

Completed proposals must be received at:

Town of Sylvan Lake 5012 – 48th Avenue Sylvan Lake AB T4S 1G6

no later than Monday, January, 25th, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., Mountain Standard Time. Late proposals will not be accepted.

Proposals must be presented or delivered in sealed packages, clearly marked “Proposal for Heavy Duty Rescue Truck”. Faxed or other electronically transmitted proposals will not be accepted.

All inquiries related to this Request for Proposal shall be directed to: Mr. Cliff Brausen Fire Chief Town of Sylvan Lake Tel: 403.858.7290 (8am – 4pm)

COMMUNITY GUIDE

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015

SYLVAN LAKE NEWS 9

Legion Auxillery Ladies donate $10,000 to Urgent Care, $500 to scholarship

BY JENNA SWAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS The Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 212 Auxiliary

Ladies donated $10,000 to the Sylvan Lake and Area Urgent Care Fund on Monday afternoon.

(Front L-R) Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 212 Auxillary Ladies Millie Little and Thelma Pauquette are to the left of Susan Samson, Chair of the Urgent Care Committee, as she recieves a cheque for $10,000 from Auxillary Ladies Kathy Duncan, and Dot Boomer while they are joined by (Back Row L-R) Urgent Care Committee members Marena Siefert, Shaina Bennett, Teresa Rilling, Dr. Bryan Inglish, Mayor Carol McMillan and Klaas Van Veller.

The large sum of money was the result of years of hard work by the 45 members of the Auxiliary. Kathy Duncan of the Auxiliary Ladies explained the funds were raised over the last few years through the group’s many annual banquets put on at the Legion. She explained the group likes to tuck the money away for a few years at a time to let it garner a significant amount before they distribute it, with the exception of their annual donations. This year the Ladies also gave their an-

nueal donations of $400 each to the Christmas Bureau and food bank as well as $250 to Bethany Care Centre and the Sylvan Lake Lodge to supplement entertainment costs.

In past years the service club has donated thousands of dollars for the purchasing of new medical equipment for the ambulance and after a few years of deliberation amongst the Ladies, Duncan explained they knew the Urgent Care Fund was the right choice.

“We wanted it to go to

something worthwhile in the community and we’ve been waiting to make this donation for years,” said Duncan.

Susan Samson, chair of the Urgent Care Commitee accepted the $10,000 cheque alongside other members of the committee on Monday afternoon where she said they were very pleased to recieve the donation as it reinforces the community support behind the very important initiative.

“The Royal Canadian Branch 212 Auxiliary Ladies

have obviously been putting aside for a long time and to choose to give it to us is extremely significant,” said Samson.

In addition the ladies also awarded 18 year Allan Olson with a $500 scholarship which he plans to use to attend Olds College to study agriculture administration.

“Every bit helps, this will cover my books next semester which is incredible,” said Olson.

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Public Hearing

TOWN OF SYLVAN LAKE NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED BYLAW NO. 1693/2015

TOWN OF SYLVAN LAKE NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED BYLAW NO. 1692/2015

Being a Bylaw to amend the Waste Bylaw No. 1620/2013.

WHEREAS it is deemed necessary and expedient to amend Bylaw No. 1620/2013 in the manner hereinafter appearing:

Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 212 Auxillary Ladies (L-R) Millie Little, Thelma Pauquette, Kathy Duncan, and Dot Boomer award Allan Olson, 18, with a $500 scholarship to go towards his studies at Olds College in 2016.

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NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Sylvan Lake, in the province of Alberta, duly assembled and under the powers conferred upon it by the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, Chapter M-26, and amendements there to, enacts as follows: THAT Schedule “A” being the rates charged for solid waste services be amended as shown: Residential Properties (single and two-family residences): Residential Waster and Yard/Kitchen Waste Collection Base Rate: $19.00 per month per residence for a 240 litre waste receptacle $28.50 per month per residence for a 360 litre waste receptacle The Residential Waste and Yard/Kitchen Collection Base Rate provides for one waste receptacle and unlimited yard waste collection per week per residence.

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Tags: The charge for extra waste, which cannot be contained in the receptacle, shall be a cost of $1.00 per tag.

A charge of the receptacle cose or upgrade, plus 15% which includes delivery, shall be applied to a new qualifying utility account; but does not include the replacement of a receptacle for warranty work or general wear, for which there is no charge.

Residential Green Box Recycling Rate: $6.25 per month per residence Commercial Properties: As subject to this bylaw, commercial properties receiving Green Box recycling service shall pay: Billing amount = Base Rate times the number of units.

Cardboard Drop-Off Recycle Service Base Rate: $7.00 per business per month.

A Public Hearing regarding the proposed Bylaw will be held on Monday, January 11th, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Government Building at 5012 48th Avenue, Sylvan Lake, Alberta.

All persons in favour or opposed to the Bylaw will have the opportunity to be heard. If you are unable to attend personally, written submissions must be submitted to the Municipal Government Building no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the hearing.

If you submit comments on this bylaw, either orally or in writing, the information you provide may be recorded in the minutes of the Public Hearing, or otherwise made public, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A copy of the proposed Bylaw and any related documents can be seen during regular office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Municipal Government Building. The style of the hearing will be informal and persons wishing to speak will be requested to state their name and address for the record upon being recognized by the Chairperson.

Being a Bylaw to repeal the Water and Sewer Bylaw #1552/2010 and all of its amendments.

WHEREAS it is deemed necessary and expedient to repeal Bylaw No. 1552/2010 in the manner hereinafter appearing: NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Sylvan Lake, in the province of Alberta, duly assembled and under the powers conferred upon it by the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, Chapter M-26, and amendements there to, enacts as follows: THAT Bylaw 1552/2010 and all of its amendements be hereby repealed and replaced with Bylaw 1692/2015.

A Public Hearing regarding the proposed Bylaw will be held on Monday, January 11th, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Government Building at 5012 48th Avenue, Sylvan Lake, Alberta.

All persons in favour or opposed to the Bylaw will have the opportunity to be heard. If you are unable to attend personally, written submissions must be submitted to the Municipal Government Building no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the hearing.

If you submit comments on this bylaw, either orally or in writing, the information you provide may be recorded in the minutes of the Public Hearing, or otherwise made public, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A copy of the proposed Bylaw and any related documents can be seen during regular office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Municipal Government Building. The style of the hearing will be informal and persons wishing to speak will be requested to state their name and address for the record upon being recognized by the Chairperson.

Date of first publication of this notice: December 24th, 2015 edition of the Sylvan Lake News.

Date of second publication of this notice: December 31st, 2015 edition of the Sylvan Lake News.

A little smile, a word of cheer, a bit of love from someone near, a little gift from one held dear.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015

Snowmobilers granted safe access to fuel from lake

BY JENNA SWAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS A bylaw was passed at Town Council last Wednesday granting snowmobilers safe access to fuel via the lake and 32 St. between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Bylaw 1691/2015 came to Council following a request by administration to consult with Alberta Parks and the David Thompson Trail Riders to review the proposed snowmobile route on 32 street which would allow trails riders and snow mobilers access to fuel, food and accommodation services in town.

“The David Thompson Snow Riders Association approached us early in the year asking for a safe access to services like fuel and this is an initiative that came to us

by the Business Recruitment Team(BRT),” explained Mayor Sean McIntyre on the initial inquiries leading to the bylaw creation. “So after some scrutiny at the BRT and more thought put into the proposal

by Council there was one access that was available for fuel and that is on 32 st. from the lake.”

Council advised administration to draft the bylaw and consult with residents of the neighbourhood. According to their communication plan, the Town then mailed out and hand delivered information brochures to residents of the area, receiving six comments back from residents.

One resident of the area wrote to Council stating he understood riders needed to access facilities some way, however he wished the times

would differ from the initially proposed 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Two individuals expressed concern there would now be loading and unloading of machines on 32 st. near their homes in order to more easily access fuel.

Another resident of the area surrounding 32 st. and the new access route was strongly opposed the creation of the bylaw stating he felt there was no reason to have vehicles and snowmobiles on the same roadway at any time day or night.

In addition, one citizen Dennis Woronuk spoke at the Town Hall open mic stating he has lived in the area for nearly 17 years and felt dismayed when he saw the new snowmobile bylaw and proposed a different route along 31 st. to the GTI station and also

opposed the proposed time.

Council ultimately passed the bylaw with only Councillor Christine Lust being opposed.

Mayor McIntyre stated in an interview following the passing of the bylaw that after receiving letters from residents in the area, Council made several thoughtful amendments with respect to the neighbourhood. Snowmobilers speed will be regulated to under 20 kilometres an hour and there will be barriers set up to ensure speeds are low and also to control noise.

“We are also ensuring that adequate signage is installed to ensure snowmobilers who are accessing the area for fuel know that they are in a residential neighbourhood and that they need to be respectful of the area and exactly where they are or are not permitted

NEW BYLAW - Young snowmobilers take a ride on a one of the many trails in the David Thompson area.

Jasmine O’Halloran–Han/ Sylvan Lake News File Photo

to go and finally with third reading we ensured that we would review the effect and effectiveness of this new access to fuel for snow mobiles in the month of June so we will receive feedback from the public again to see exactly how the new access to fuel affects their neighbourhood,”

said McIntyre.

Currently the Town’s staging area for snowmobiles is located just east of the pier where the main skating area is. Snowmobile owners are to trailer their snowmobiles near the pier and skating rink. editor@sylvanlakenews.com

Sylvan Lake and Area Early Years Coalition Sylvan Lake and Area Early Years Coalition was formed in 2011 in support of a province wide project called the Early Childhood Mapping Project.

Vision: Sylvan Lake and surrounding area is a community that fosters positive environments that encourage healthy early childhood development.

Mission: The Sylvan Lake and Area Early Childhood Coalition fosters a culture of supporting children in the early years, to flourish and succeed through collaborative and purposeful work within the community.

Early Development Overview

Emotional Maturity

Based on a population of 13,325 in the community of Sylvan Lake, research was completed on a study group of 318 children of which 2.6% were special needs.

Sylvan Lake and Area (SylvLk) Community Emotional Maturity * Please note: Missing data or rounding may mean that percentages don’t always add up.

Developing appropriately

Experiencing difficulty

.8 % 25

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Alberta

Language and Thinking Skills

Physical Health & Well-being

Sylvan Lake and Area (SylvLk) Community Language and Thinking Skills 75.9%

10.8%

* Please note: Missing data or rounding may mean that percentages don’t always add up.

76.8%

13.3%

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% Experiencing great difficulty

Missing data

* Please note: Missing data or rounding may mean that percentages don’t always add up.

9.7%

Alberta

Missing data

Alberta

68.6%

16.8% 14.6%

Legend

24 .

Experiencing great difficulty

Missing data

* Please note: Missing data or rounding may mean that percentages don’t always add up.

15.1%

Legend Experiencing difficulty

Experiencing great difficulty

Sylvan Lake and Area (SylvLk) Community Communications and General Knowledge 75.2%

8%

Sylvan Lake and Area (SylvLk) Community Social Competence

Developing appropriately

Experiencing difficulty

Communications and General Knowledge

Social Competence

n = 318

Developing appropriately

23

Legend

n = 318

Alberta

31 .4 %

Experiencing difficulty

24

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13.5% 9.6%

.1 %

Sylvan Lake and Area (SylvLk) Community Physical Health and Well-being

n = 318

15.0% 10.8%

n = 318

* Please note: Missing data or rounding may mean that percentages don’t always add up.

73.9%

n = 318

Developing appropriately

Experiencing difficulty

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Missing data

Alberta

More information about this study in Sylvan Lake and other communities in Alberta can be viewed at http://www.ecmap.ca/assetReports/2014/SylvLk_CommunityProfile_Spring2014_F.pdf

For more information about the Sylvan Lake and area Early Childhood Coalition and the Early Childhood Mapping Project please contact Parent Resource Supports, Kim Olsen & Leanne Lyon.

Family & Community Support Services at the Sylvan Lake Family & Community Centre 4725 - 43rd Street, Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1M3 Phone Number: (403) 887-1137 ext. 226 Fax Number: (403) 887-1194

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015

SYLVAN LAKE NEWS 11

Leaner and greener continued from page 4 Planning your menu ahead of time and buying in bulk saves you time, money, and avoids excess packaging.

Use cloth napkins instead of disposable. Be organized by buying food and drinks packaged in recyclable or returnable containers.

When you go shopping, take your own reusable bag.

Look for Environmentally-friendly, recyclable or reusable products.

Things to avoid would include single-use items or gifts with a limited life span, over-packaged items, cheaply made gifts, Non-recyclable and non-reusable items, “trendy” gifts will lose interest in a short time and gifts that cannot be repaired easily if damage.

When giving gifts, try to package your gifts in baskets, tins, bag etc. that can be reused instead of using boxes. Avoid gifts that are obviously over-packaged. Try giving a service like babysitting or snow shoveling. Give homemade gifts like baking or canned food. Give gift certificates or gift cards. Finally I would like to say as we are caught in the hustle and bustle of the season, don’t forget to give the most precious gift you can to your loved ones - your time and yourself. We often create and add extra stress into our already stressful lives during this time of year and lose sight of what’s truly important.

Talk, laugh, live and love. Happy holidays to all!

Churches of Sylvan Lake Ministerial Association Christmas Eve Services December 24th Memorial Presbyterian Church 7:00 PM • 5020 48 St

Alliance Community Church 5:00 & 7:00 PM • 4404 47 Ave Eckville Service 7:00 PM at Eckville Elementary School library

Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic 4:30 & 9:30 pm • 5033 47a Ave. Christmas Day Service 9:00 am

Faith Lutheran Church 7:00 PM • #2 21 Beju Industrial Drive

St. Mary’s & St. Timothy’s Anglican Church 4308 50 Ave. 5:00 p.m. BAS Family Service and 11:00 p.m. BCP Holy Communion Service.

Gospel Chapel 7:00 PM • 4290- 50 St. Lighthouse Fellowship Church of the Nazarene 7:00 PM • 4720 45 Ave. at Steffie Woima school

Frontline Worship Centre - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM • 4904 50th Ave, Sylvan Lake

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Alliance Community Church

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Pastor Larry Brotherton 403-505-4438 Church phone: 403-877-9634 www.lutheranchurchsylvan.com info@lutheranchurchsylvan.com

www.sylvanlakealliance.com

Senior Pastor: Rev. Kevin Haugan Associate Pastor: Rev. Jim Rilling Youth Pastor Owen Scott Children’s Ministry Coordinator: Stacia Dyck

Sylvan Lake Apostolic Lutheran Church 3 miles south, 2 1/2 miles west of Sylvan Lake

FAITH LUTHERAN Sunday CHURCH Services Anglican Church Rev. Chris Roth “In Full Communion with the ELCIC.”

Sunday School 10:00 am Church Services 11:00 am

& Sunday School 10 AM

www.sylvanlakealc.org 403.887.2450

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Memorial Presbyterian Church 5020 488 ST SSTREET, REET RE ETT, SY SSYLVAN LVVAN LLAKE, AKE, AK E, AAB B T4 TT4S S 1C 1C6 C6 40 403403-887-5702 3 887

December 27th Service - 10:30am Minister: Rev. Jin Woo Kim “Looking back at 2015”

403-887-5687 Pastor Barry Sigurdson Ecole Steffie Woima School 4720 45th Ave. Sunday School 9:45am • Service 11:00am

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Ed Stevenson MANAGER Laurie Flinn-Wade FUNERAL DIRECTOR/CELEBRANT John Flinn FUNERAL ATTENDANT

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Worship Services • 9:00 am & 10:45 am

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4308 - 50 Avenue 403-887-1401

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Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church Mass Times Saturday Evening: Sylvan Lake 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Morning: Sylvan Lake 11:00 a.m.

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

Rimbey 9:00 a.m.

Weekday mass Wednesdays and Fridays 9:00am

Parish Priest:

Father Les Drewicki Email: ourloa@telus.net 5033-47a Avenue Administration Office: Sylvan Lake 403-887-2398 or Rimbey 403-843-2126

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015

Council endorses regional tourism destination management plan

BY JENNA SWAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Town Council recently adopted the Central Alberta Tourism Destination Management Plan as a local planning, development and implementation tool to be used in conjunction with the Town of Sylvan Lake Corporate Tourism Strategy.

The area specific tour-

ism plan aims to diversify the areas economy and tax base. The Town’s Economic Development Office, Vicki Kurz presented a report to Council recently explained the Province of Alberta established a goal of reaching $10.3 billion in tourism revenue by 2020, an increase of 32%. She identified there are a number of tourism ‘leg’s in Alberta;

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with one being the CalgaryBanff corridor, another being the Edmonton-Jasper corridor and the Town’s own being the David Thompson-Central Alberta corridor.

The plan hopes to organize communities in Central Alberta to work collectively on growing tourism.

Kurz stated in her report, “Sylvan Lake as a community

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within the region has been identified as a hub. Hubs are communities that provide a smaller mix of experiences, attractions, activities, accommodations and amenities that enable shorter trips.”

She added Sylvan Lake’s primary tourism role in the overall regional plan is nature based, adventure and eco-tourism experiences that are both summer and winter based, festivals, events, and sports tourism experiences, as well as recreational cot-

tage/villa rentals and real estate. In addition, she also listed accommodations as being a key asset including hotels, B&B’s and full service RV campgrounds.

Sylvan Lake’s secondary tourism role has been identified as heritage, culture and arts experiences.

Kurz stated she believes this 10 year framework also aligns with many of the programs the town is currently working on, including their Waterfront Commercial District branding

process and the development of their tourism sector profile.

Mayor Sean McIntyre added he was happy to see a collaboration in regards to tourism in the area.

“At a time when diversifying our economy is more important than it has been in a long time, taking advantage of the benefits of tourism is something that is in our best interest,” said Mayor McIntyre. editor@sylvanlakenews.com

Owner of Sylvan Lake Tim Horton’s, John Paul, stands next to Alanna Dextrase of Sylvan Lake Community Partners Association, former employee of Sylvan Lake Tim Horton’s Marylin Lutwick who currently works at a Red Deer Tim Horton’s, and Tanya Bennett of the the Sylvan Lake Christmas Bureau. Each year Lutwick collects all of the recyclables from the store and takes them to the depot. John Paul then matches the money his former employee raises and the pair donated their fund to SLCPA and the Christmas Bureau this year giving each $1000.

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Central Albertan pastor sees refugee crisis firsthand

BY ERIN FAWCETT COURTESY OF THE RED DEER EXPRESS One Central Albertan pastor has seen the refugee crisis firsthand while visiting Greece last month.

Dan Cochrane, senior pastor at CrossRoads Church, was on the beach where refugees were landing after a trek across theocean

from Turkey. Up to 3,000 people a day were making the trip to Greece to seek refuge at that time.

“When we landed on the south side of the island (of Lesvos) it was about a one and a half hour to two hour drive to thenorth side where most of the refugees come in. We visited two of the big UN camps on the way up - these are huge campswith thousands of

refugees there - they are Syrian, Afghan and Iraqi. There are some North African refugees there but mostof them coming over are from the Turkey side,” said Cochrane. “They have to get registered on Lesvos before they

can takethe ferry to Athens. Once they hit Athens, they are on their own.”

Between one third and a half of the refugees are children under the age of 12.

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Pastor sees refugee crisis continued from page 13 “It was a very intriguing thing to see. The beach is strewn with old life rafts and boats and mountains of life jackets - they just throw them off when they hit the beaches,” said Cochrane.

“They will get out of the raft and kiss the ground. They arejust so grateful. And they

come out of the raft with plastic shopping bags - that is their life possessions - that is all they have. There are a lot of mothers and children.

“On the beach there is a lot of relief that they made the trip across, because a lot of them don’t and that is why you’ll seethem kissing the ground or kneeling and praying. But that passes

quickly to now let’s get on with this because they are wetand the kids are wet and they need help.”

The trek from Turkey to Lesvos isn’t made without risk.

“It is about an hour and a half trip across if you are in a boat on a good day,” said Cochrane, adding his goal of the trip wasto see what role

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CrossRoads Church could play. “But a bad day, it could be four hours or they might not make it. The raftshave about three times as many people on them as there should be. They are loaded down and sometimes a child willdrown in the bottom of the raft.”

EuroRelief, which is a branch of Hellenic Ministries, is currently operating one of the transition camps on the Island ofLesvos, according to their web site. Their goal is to provide shelter, food, water, clothing and sanitation. They slept between1,000-2,000 nightly. Cochrane visited that camp on his trip.

“They bring the refugees into the camps and give them dry clothes because they are soaked. They get a sleeping bag, theyget directions on where to go and where to register,” said Cochrane. “They are usually in the camp just one night - theywant to get down to where the ferries leave.”

And many of the refugees are well-educated, Cochrane added.

“These aren’t poor, uneducated people - there are pediatricians, IT people, dentists - these are well-educated people. It’slike if you took a cross section of 3,000 people out of Red Deer, you

would get a little big of everything,” said Cochrane.“What impacts you is that these people have a name and a face and when we’re at a distance we just see a number and wehear all the bad news. But when you’re there you realize that they are ordinary people.

“Could they be bad people?

Of course they could. I think it would be naive to say there are no bad people getting through.But I think initially what really hits you is that these are real people and they have nothing.”

In addition, while visiting Lesvos, Cochrane asked EuroRelief what they needed and they said volunteers.

“We’re sendingover four teams starting on January 9th. What they need people for is to help the refugees out of the life rafts because theyare cold and frozen and to ensure the children get to the shore safely. They also need help being directed to the camp andthen changing beds over and helping people get warm clothes. It’s just helping them get to the camp, get warm, get fedand have good instructions from there.”

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“We’re also working with the Central Alberta Refugee Effort and they have given us different ideas like helping with ESL(English As a Second Language), driving a car, getting set up with school and things like that.”

Meanwhile, Cochrane said he hopes Central Albertans will open their hearts and minds.

“As Christians our position has to be that we work from a place of no fear. That doesn’t mean that we are blind to realitiesout there, but at CrossRoads we recognize whether or not we agree or disagree, they are coming so what are we going todo about that? We have decided that we are going to open our arms and help them the best way that we can to becomegood citizens of Red Deer and of Canada,” he said.

“We are not the government.

The government has a role to play and thatrole is to protect the country. As a church, our role is to deal with what we have on the ground here in Red Deer and whatwe can do over there to help. It’s a different role.” efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015

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Spelling Bee challenges Grade 8 students at post secondary level

BY JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Fourteen Grade 8 students were on the hot seat in a spelling bee where they carefully spelled out complex words on Wednesday at École Fox Run School .

Each contestant took their turns by listening carefully to a word read by one of the three leaders – the school’s assistant principal Tracey Lynn, mayor Sean McIntyre and Deshon Lennard from the Flipside Youth Drop-In Centre.

Some of the first words

included insinuated, asylum, contrivance, diadem, galvanize, lambasted, betrothal, cancellation and lucrative.

As the spelling bee went on to the second and third rounds students were slowly eliminated from the competition. The remaining students had to spell highly intense words which were of a post secondary level.

Nevertheless the last remaining students would not give up on trying to spell out the word they heard.

These 14 students no doubt gave this spelling

bee their best shot as the words were randomly chosen out of a list of 200.

They had the chance to study some of the words a little bit before hand.

Sadie Jeffries was the student to win the spelling bee.

She said it was a challenge as there were some pretty long words to try and figure out. What was even more challenging she said was standing up in front of all her peers and spelling the words out. She added she didn’t expect to win.

“It’s pretty awesome but I didn’t think I stood a

chance,” Jeffries said. “We got the words two nights ago and had to study study study - all 200 of them.”

This is the first spelling bee she has been in and she said she thought she did pretty well.

Grade 8 language arts and social studies teacher Kathy Tuck said she was impressed by how well Jeffries had done in the spelling competition and how graciously she accepted her award.

“We’re so impressed with the dedication she put towards it and the confidence it took to get up in front of her peers to be able to present herself and use those words,” Tuck said.

This spelling competition goes further in the fact that students were able to raise around $6,000 - money that will go towards school field trips.

It was also a new way to promote literacy for the age and grade level.

The competition focuses on and helps challenge language skills such as spelling and vocabulary development.

Before the verbal spelling bee Tuck said the students had to write 100 words. They then learned what the words meant.

“They are words that aren’t often used - words like cumbersome,” she said. “These are smart kids, but it’s not a word

that they hear or know.

It’s that vocabulary development more than anything.”

Tuck said that some of the students involved in the competition were ones that can get lost in the classroom.

“They are the quiet kids but they are good spellers,” Tuck said. “They are good with their language skills and just to see them get up and be in front of their peers and be able to show what they can do.”

She added the spelling bee was a great competition which helped push the Grade 8 students to their full spelling potential. reporter@sylvanlakenews.com

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Carlson preparing for post secondary with sports scholarship

BY JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS In playing volleyball Annalise Carlson has accepted a sport post secondary scholarship and will attend Mount Royal Univeristy (MRU) next fall.

Playing at a post secondary level is something Carlson has wanted to do for years now. She received the scholarship last September, something she was thrilled about.

She is currently in her graduating year at H.J. Cody School, but is already preparing to attend post secondary.

With a goal of going into the medical field, Carlson plans to go into Bachelor of General Science.

“I have always loved sci-

ence. I figured it would be the easiest thing to do,” she said. “I have never been an English or a social student.

Science is my thing.”

Going into general science includes learning about chemistry, physics, as well as other fields.

Out of all the avenues of science, Carlson said she likes chemistry because like math there’s always a solution to chemistry.

“The properties of chemicals and how you can combine them to make them different things,” Carlson said.

Playing volleyball in post secondary has been a dream for Carlson for a long time.

She said it feels good to see her dreams come true.

She said she was hoping to get the scholarship but

wasn’t sure that she would.

Upon receiving the scholarship she said she was ‘pumped’ and ‘very excited’.

“It’s so cool,” Carlson said.

“I love volleyball - it will be sweet to play.”

The scholarship is worth $4,400 which will pay her tuition. She will receive this amount of money per every year that she studies.

Carlson has been to the MRU campus a couple times before and likes the educational atmosphere of small class sizes and the friendly environment.

What she is looking forward to most is playing volleyball. She said she can fit both her courses and volleyball into her schedule.

“I am excited for it,” Carlson said. “It will be so

cool. I am excited.”

Carlson is very proud of herself in achieving her goals. But she recognizes the people who have helped her along the way such as coaches including Don Rattray, Jason Chatwood, Wayne Halliday and Chris Cheng, as well as her trainer Mike Garrow and her parents Nancy and Dean Carlson.

With receiving a scholarship Carlson said she would encourage others to try and get a scholarships as well.

She said it is an amazing opportunity.

“It helps with your schooling,” Carlson said. “It’s a good goal to achieve. There’s nothing you can really lose by trying.” reporter@sylvanlakenews.com

SCHOLARSHIP – H.J. Cody School graduating student Annalise Carlson will attend Mount Royal University next fall Jasmine O’Halloran–Han/Sylvan Lake News on a sports scholarship.

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SPORTS

Lakers and Tigers conquer during weekend match ups

BY JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS It was a great weekend for two Sylvan Lake teams. The West Central Trilliant Midget Tigers and the Hockey Central Midget Lakers were both triumphant in winning their games. The Tigers won 5-2 against the Bow Valley Timberwolves. The Lakers won 5-3 against the Rocky Royals.

Winning their game against the Timberwolves was a confidence boost for the Tigers as they had lost by a mere goal to the Stamps in their previous game.

The Tigers were the first to score during their game and continued to prove how good they were. They controlled all three zones, not giving up in the middle of the ice.

“They did the things you need to do to win in this league,” said head coach Pat Garritty on the ‘AA’ league the Tigers play in.

The Tigers took away the Timberwolves’ scoring opportunities by not letting them keep the puck for very long and forcing them to the sides of the rink.

The Tigers did miss out on preventing the Timberwolves from key scoring areas, but only twice. This is when two goals were scored on them.

But even with two goals against them, the Tigers were still victorious and ecstatic with their win.

This was evident on Tiger Kyle Cornford’s face as he successfully scored two goals and assisted in one.

He said the team has improved and progressed together. They have been

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working on their passes, changing their power plays, penalties kills, as well as various other plays.

“We are getting better,” Cornford said. “All in all I think we’re becoming more of a team.”

“We started working on some new systems. I think that really improved us a lot.”

The Lakers also worked as a team over the week winning their game against the Royals. Their team dynamics definitely helped them to win yet another game.

As the minutes seemed to stretch on for the Lakers and Royals in the third period, Laker’s assistant captain Kieran Bulloch scored the last two goals making the final score 5-3 for the home team.

After the game and still in his hockey gear Bulloch was surprised but extremely happy having scored the last two goals.

“It felt great for the finishing goals to top it off to get the win,” Bulloch said.

He said scoring the goals was a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

However, leading the team out on the ice he said everyone gave their full effort.

Head coach Mike Nesbitt said the game was an accomplishment for the team and that he is very proud of the athletes.

“Our biggest accomplishment tonight was we had one minor penalty,” Nesbitt said. “At the beginning of the year we had 30 to 40 minutes in penalties a game.

Now we slowed that down to less than 10 every game.

That’s an accomplishment.”

Nesbitt is thrilled with

Sylvester Goes For The Goal – Hockey Central Midget Laker Adam Sylvester skates away from a Rocky Royals player and prepares to score during their game Friday.

Making A Goal – West Central Trilliant Midget Tiger Ryan Chambers makes a goal against the Bow Valley Timberwolves during their game Saturday at the Eckville Arena.

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how his team played as he said there are certain systems they put into play which were executed effectively during the game.

“I knew if we put the right system in play these guys would follow it because they are smart kids and they are good athletes,” Nesbitt said.

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Local male athletes heading to Alberta Winter Games

BY JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Six players from the West Central Sylvan Storage Tigers Peewee AA team were accepted to play for the Alberta Winter Games held in Medicine Hat

Feb. 13-16, 2016.

This is huge for these players and they will be playing against the best of the 2003 born players in the province said the team’s head coach Jim Lawrence.

“The pace will be faster,

the competition will be steep and the room for error will be minimal,” he said. “Everything is elevated to playing better hockey.”

Playing in the Winter Games the athletes will further develop their playing skills and will

have fun playing that weekend.

Lawrence said he isn’t surprised that his players were selected for the games. He said many of his players tried out with them all doing really well as they all have the ability to play at that level.

Local female athletes heading to Alberta Winter Games

BY JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Two 14-year-old athletes from the female Bantam AAA Red Deer Setter Fund Chiefs have been accepted to play for the Alberta Winter Games in Feb. 2016.

Juliana Gulayets and Kadey Rosie, both Sylvan Lake residents, are ecstatic about going to play for the winter games with both expected to play forward.

The Alberta Winter Game’s try outs are only held once ever two years. Both girls had tried out once before to make the team but were not accepted on their first try outs but both were accepted to play the second time around.

“I tried out two years ago and I didn’t get the call,” Gulayets said. “This year it meant a lot to me to get that call and make it on the team.”

She is also very excited for the experience of playing on the team.

Rosie added how the first time she tried out it was more for the experience than making it on the team. She said she was thrilled to get the phone call of acceptance from her second try out also.

“I was ecstatic,” Rosie said.

“It’s a really good opportunity to meet new people and play with different people.”

Trying out for the Winter Games wasn’t easy as it is a higher level of hockey. This didn’t seem to discourage the athletes from doing their best even under the pressureof being watched by the coaches evaluating them.

Gulayets said the try outs were pretty difficult even though the drills were ones she has done before.

She said the coaches were great as long as long as you listened to them adding they explained things really well which helped her to know what to do.

“Of course you’re nervous because you have the evaluators in the stands,” Gulayets said. “It was a great experience just to try out in general.”

Gulayets described the try outs as being divided into chucks of ice time.

She said the first ice time was just skills and drills where she had to do a whole bunch of hockey drills involving shooting, passing, skating up and down the ice.

The second ice time was battle and compete.

“Lots of battle drills to see how we work with the puck, where the angling comes from and how we work with the puck when there’s pressure on us,” Gulayets said.

The last two ice times were just hockey games she said.

Playing female hockey all her life Gulayets said she loves playing hockey because of the friends she has made and other girls she gets to meet.

Accepting the offer to play for the Winter Games was a ‘no brainer’ for Gulayets. She knew going into the try outs that if she did receive a call back she would definitely play.

Gulayets suspects she stood

out as a good player due to her ability to skate well as she said she has good stride and is fast.

“For lots of girls playing in the game is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I am excited to take that opportunity and learn how other girls are,” Gulayets said. “I want to learn what my coaches want from me and learn what I need to do to become a better player.”

Further more Gulayets said she will be playing in front of many scouts that will be there who just might notice her hockey skills.

Rosie is just as excited to play in the Winter Games.

She said she wants to be able to play comfortably with a lot of different players she hasn’t played with before.

She also wants to get to know new people and improve her skills such as positioning and shooting.

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“They were very happy for themselves and each of their families would be very happy.”

The Alberta Winter Games is a very well run event Lawrence said. It will be a memorable experience for the boys for a long time afterwards.

At the event the boys will develop their skill level. They will also come away with learning something different about hockey, life or social skills.

“They will all definitely take something from this for sure,” Lawrence said. “Each of these boys comes from really good families. This is a testament to each of the families who have provided them with the support in their goals of playing hockey at a high level.” reporter@sylvanlakenews.com

Winter Games Boys – Six boys from the West Central Sylvan Storage Tigers peewee AA team were selected to play for the Alberta Winter Games next year.

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Winter Games Girls – 14-year-old girls Juliana Gulayets (left) and Kadey Rosie (right) are two hockey players from the female Bantam AAA Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs team who are going to play for the Alberta Winter Games nest year.

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and progress as I get older,” Rosie said.

Even with competing against many other talented athletes, Rosie said she felt confident she would make the team.

“It was hard,” she said. “But you had to be confident in yourself and in your game.”

Being accepted to play in these games is a huge accomplishment for Rosie because it is something she has wanted to do for a long time.

What Rosie is looking forward to most in playing on the team is the experience and opportunity to meet new people and play hockey in another city.

Overall both athletes are very proud of themselves for not giving up and making the Alberta Winter Games team.

Both hope they will further develop their skills on the ice as players and in life as individuals.

“I think anybody on our team could have made it. They are all very skilled, determined and hard working,” he said.

“We have a good mix of all positions.”

The six players include goaltender Colby Knight, defensemen Cole Lawrence and Tyson Tisdale and forwards Justin Gyori, Jayden Henderson and Myles Hilman.

Lawrence described each of the players as very hard working athletes who are constantly striving to do better every time they play.

He said the six boys are pretty excited to go and play at the Winter games. He said there was some big anticipation for the phone call of being selected.

“Each of them were probably very relieved that they received

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DIRECTIONS Cookies

1. Beat the butter, brown sugar and molasses together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, beating well after each addition.

2. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Add this to the butter mixture and stir until blended. Shape the dough into 2 disks, wrap and chill for about an hour up to 2 days (the dough will still be soft, even once chilled).

3. Preheat the oven to 350 F and line 2-3 baking trays with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the first disk of dough until just over 1/8-inch thick. Use a knife or pasty roller to cut out rectangles about the size of a standard business card (3-x-2 inches) and smaller rectangle strips, about 2-inches long by ½-inch wide. Lift them carefully to the prepared trays, leaving about ½-inch between them. Any scraps can be stored chilled and then re-rolled until it has all been used.

4. Bake the cookies for 15-18 minutes until you see them brown a little just around the edges. Let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the tray before removing to cool completely.

Royal Icing

1. For the royal icing, beat the meringue powder, icing sugar and warm water with an electric mixer until peaks form (approximately 10-12 minutes).

2 cup icing sugar, sifted

2. To assemble, spoon the royal icing into a piping bag fitted with a small plain tip. Pipe names and designs on the larger rectangular pieces. To have the placecard tags sit facing your guests, adhere the narrow strips onto the back of the tags using the royal icing. Allow the placecard tags to dry for 2 hours.

3 tbsp warm water

3. The cookies will keep up to a week in an airtight container.

1 1/2 tbsp meringue powder

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015

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This week in photos

Acting – École Mother Teresa School students sang and acted in their school’s Advent Play ‘The Tale of the Drowsy Shephered’ Thursday.

Jasmine O’Halloran–Han/Sylvan Lake News

www.sylvanlake.ca

Thank you for joining the Town of Sylvan Lake to celebrate the New Year!

Singing Away – École Mother Teresa School students sang their hearts out at the school’s Advent Play ‘The Tale of the Drowsy Shepherd’ Thursday.

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