RM Review Volume 13 Number 11
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December 2012
Serving the RM of Vanscoy, Harris and Montrose
Friday Night Concert Series Christmas Pull-Out Section Inside ! Carols Recipes Kids Fun Section Christmas Stories and Poems
T
he Friday Night Concert Series kicked off in Delisle on November 23 featuring singer/song writer Stephen Maguire. Involved in music from a young age, Stephen grew up listening to his parents’ record collection. His father Patrick Maguire, who played in show bands and rock & roll bands in the 60s (including with Van Morrison!) would play cassettes of The Mamas & the Papas, The Beach Boys and Irish traditional music. Stephen began his career in musicals performing at leading venues in N. Ireland, including the Grand Opera House, Lyric Theatre and Belfast Waterfront. He also appeared at the Manchester Apollo Theatre (England) and His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen (Scotland). In 2001, Stephen signed with the N. Irish band Unity. Among the band’s highlights: supporting chart-topping band Westlife on their “Unbreakable” tour. Throughout Unity’s time together, they performed for over a quarter of a million people. A memorable gig was at a Belfast Giants game, which resulted in Stephen meeting his now-wife, a Saskatchewan-born publicist who was interning with the professional hockey team. They married in 2007 and Stephen has been taking Canada by storm ever since. The Friday Night Concert Series brings a sense of community home with a potluck supper before the performance and dessert and coffee following. Small town community gatherings are still alive and they can encompass a broad world of culture. You’ll want to attend the second in this series on Jan 25 featuring Sylvia & Friends Songwriters Circle.
Singer/song writer Stephen Maguire
New Extrication Tools for Asquith Fire Department
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ast month the Asquith Fire Department aquired a new set of extrication tools to add to their arsenal of life saving equipment. Until now, if they responded to a call that required extrication from a newer vehicle,
they had to call in the Delisle or Langham departments, which added up to 30 minutes that a victim had to wait for treatment. According to Blaine Ganchar of the Asquith Department, the equipment they had up until now could not cut
through the harder steel of newer vehicles. So last year the department applied, and was approved for a 50% Federal grant and began fundraising to purchase the new equipment, worth over $27,000. Along the way, the federal gov-
New extrication equipment for Asquith Fire Department
INDEX
Red Williams..........p. 3 Council Reports......p. 4 Police Patrol............p. 5
ernment cut the grant program. Fortunately the Provincial Fire Commissioner’s office was able to assist in getting the province to make up the shortfall and put the project back on track. The new equipment includes a cutter,
spreader, single cylinder rams, hoses and a hydraulic pump. The new cutter has over 200,000 pounds cutting strength. The equipment is also the same as the Delisle Fire Department, so it can be interchanged if they respond to the
same call. The Asquith Fire Department volunteers will now be going through training to learn how to properly use the new higher power equipment.
Department member practices cutting through C-pillar on vehicle
Vet Talk..................p. 7 Christmas Pull-Out Pages 9 - 24
School News............p. 26 4-H News.................p. 27 MP Report...............p. 28
MLA Report...............p. 29 Calendar....................p. 31 Directory....................p. 32
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