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BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express
Kaitlin Grovet was recently nominat-
ed for a 2015 Young Woman of Ex-
cellence Award for her work in vol-
unteerism and trying to draw Lacombe’s
community groups closer together.
Grovet has volunteered with a number
of different initiatives and also played a
leading role in developing the City’s online
volunteer handbook that was launched
last year. She has also put forward exten-
sive effort in trying to bridge communica-
tions and relationships between the City of
Lacombe and Burman University.
“I know this might sound ridiculous, but
I am incredibly humbled by the fact that I
was nominated for this. I think it’s so hum-
bling because you recognize that although
I love Lacombe, and I love my community
where I live, there are people who do so
much more. They exert themselves to help
their community, and I don’t feel like I’m
on that level, and know that there are so
many people that do so much more,” she
said.
“I wouldn’t be in the position I’m in
without the people who believed in me, and
dumped big projects on me and said I could
do it. That’s humbling as well – knowing
that there are people who believed in me
and helped me realize my dream and pas-
sion. I think that is so vitally important –
people who push you when you need it.”
Grovet said she never considered her-
self to be an ‘active volunteer’, but her re-
sume says otherwise. She spent 10 months
teaching Grade 3 students in the Marshall
Islands and has been involved in a wide va-
riety of local events. As well, she was put
in charge of organizing volunteers for a
Burman University event known as ‘Ser-
vice Day’.
“Service day basically takes as many stu-
dents as we can get and gets them to go out
and volunteer in the community through
different projects. One was a beautifi ca-
tion project for the City of Lacombe. It was
a ton of fun,” Grovet said.
“At the end of the day, it was so neat
to see all of these students come together
and be so excited about volunteering their
time. There were hundreds of people and
they were so giving. I had a great time
managing all of these volunteers, and that
really peaked my interest.”
She said this experience ignited a spark
that she didn’t know she had – a love for
managing volunteers. As a business man-
agement major, Grovet took an internship
with the City of Lacombe and it was there
she fed this interest in the concept of vol-
unteerism.
Grovet was instrumental in creating the
online volunteer handbook, and through
the process of researching organizations
for this composition she said she really fell
in love with the concept of volunteerism.
“(The volunteer handbook) kind of got
dumped on me at once, and without even
realizing it I started to fall in love with
the concept of volunteerism. What I love
about volunteerism the most is that the
people, generally, who are volunteering
and spending their time, want to be there.
They genuinely want to help, and you get
a lot of repeat volunteers. It’s so interest-
ing to think that they aren’t getting any-
thing from it except satisfaction. I just
love that.”
The other major component to Grovet’s
nomination is her work to tie together the
City of Lacombe administration and Bur-
man University. She said that during her
time as an intern, people would often ask
her who to contact at the school and she
found more often than not that she could
not provide an easy answer. This led her
to want to establish more connectivity be-
tween the two groups.
She said she wishes she were still en-
rolled at Burman simply for the fact that
she would love to dedicate herself to help-
ing manifest this connection.
“Someone came into my offi ce with the
City and asked me a question about the
University. They came back into my offi ce
about an hour later and said, I have no idea
who to contact at your university and how
to reach them. I gave him a name and num-
ber for where I thought they should be, and
it got me thinking that it had happened a
few times,” Grovet said.
“I started speaking with Dr. Mark
Haynal, the president of Burman and
asked him how we can get more in contact
with people. It’s come up a few places now
that Burman needs to be more connected
with the City and the community in gen-
eral. It’s going to be a long process. It’s a
50/50 thing and both sides really need to
put that in.”
She added she is very passionate about
establishing this connection and she hopes
the two groups will continue to work to-
ward a little more unity.
This summer, Grovet will be adding
another exciting adventure to her list of
experiences as she travels to Kenya with
local charitable organization A Better
World Canada. She will travel as part of
a group to survey and report on current
projects and their sustainability in the
community.
The fi nal announcements for the re-
cipients of the 2015 Women of Excellence
Awards will be made at the gala held on
June 9th at the Sheraton in Red Deer.
HONOUR – Kaitlin Grovet was recently nominated for the 2015 Young Woman of Excellence Award for her volunteerism efforts as well as her efforts in establishing a new relationship between Burman University and the City of Lacombe. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express
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BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express
There were no surprises when City of
Lacombe councillors approved the 2015
property tax bylaw on Monday night.
As previously decided at an April coun-
cil meeting, the 2015 municipal property
tax increase was set at 4.5%.
CAO Norma MacQuarrie stated council
had essentially set the tax rate when they
adopted the adjustments made to the 2015
Operating Budget.
“This is more a formality,” said Mac-
Quarrie adding the tax rate was decided
back in April.
“Revenue from new construction ex-
ceeded budget expectations but was offset
by an unanticipated loss in grant in lieu
revenue from provincially owned sub-
sidized housing,” said City of Lacombe
Director of Corporate Services Michael
Minchin in his report to council.
“Based on budget updates approved at
the April meeting of council and higher
than forecasted 2014 supplementary tax
revenue, the required tax increase to meet
the municipal revenue was reduced from
the previously approved 4.89 per cent to 4.5
per cent.”
Residential property owners in general
will pay 0.85% more in education taxes this
year. Commercial property tax owners
within the City will pay 4.6% more.
“Lacombe property owners will pay
$105,058 in 2015, which is an increase of
2.37 per cent over 2014 and is used to fund
the operations and capital requirements of
the Lacombe Foundation seniors’ housing
facilities,” said Minchin.
2015 assessment growth from the new
construction of residential and commer-
cial properties was 0.97% and 3.33%.
The market value of existing properties
in assessment also increased by 3.09% for
residential and 1.17% for commercial this
year.
“The City will generate an additional
$50,206 from 2014 supplementary assess-
ment while new growth tax revenue re-
mains at budget levels,” said Minchin.
“The higher supplementary assessment
revenue has allowed council to reduce the
average municipal tax increase for 2015
from 4.89 per cent to 4.5 per cent.”
“A typical single-family home assessed
at $269,037 will see an overall property tax
increase of $83,” said Minchin. “A typi-
cal business property assessed at $609,471
will see an overall property tax increase of
$304.”
The average Lacombe resident will see
also see a decrease of 1.63% in the educa-
tion portion of their property tax.
After little discussion, council approved
the tax rate bylaw.
Council gave fi rst and second reading to
the bylaw on May 11th.
Tax notices will be mailed out by the end
of May with the tax payment deadline set
for June 30th.
Alberta’s 17th premier,
Rachel Notley and her cab-
inet were sworn in on the
steps of the Alberta Legis-
lature this past Sunday.
“Today we open a new
chapter in the story of Al-
berta,” said Notley.
“From our earliest days,
Albertans have worked as
hard as anyone to forge
a brighter future. People
from all walks of life and
from every part of the
world, have joined together
on a common journey. And
on that journey we’ve been
guided by enduring values.
“Albertans are hard-
working. We are entre-
preneurial. And we are
relentlessly optimistic. We
believe that tomorrow can
be a better day. And that we
must work hard to make it
happen. That’s who we are
as Albertans.”
The new cabinet is said
to be lean and effi cient and
is fi rmly focused on solving
the challenges that face Al-
berta.
The newly sworn-in min-
isters will partner with Al-
berta’s job creators — in
energy, forestry, agricul-
ture, high-tech, tourism
and small business — to
grow and diversify the
economy, offi cials say.
The cabinet will focus on
the priorities of Albertans:
to give children the best
chance to succeed and get
the right start in school,
to protect and strengthen
public health care so it’s
there when families need
it, to restore trust and in-
tegrity in government — a
government that belongs to
Albertans and to help build
a more prosperous, a more
caring and a more hopeful
province for every Alber-
tan, she said.
“On this historic day,
we are, once again, joining
together in pursuit of our
common dream — the same
dream that has inspired
generations of Albertans,”
said Notley.
“It’s a dream founded on
the idea that change is pos-
sible — and that a better fu-
ture awaits.”
The new cabinet in order
of precedence is listed as
follows:
Rachel Notley - Premier,
Minister of International
and Intergovernmental Re-
lations.
Brian Mason - Minister
of Transportation, Minis-
ter of Infrastructure and
Government House Leader.
David Eggen - Minister
of Education and Minister
of Culture and Tourism.
Deron Bilous - Minister
of Municipal Affairs, Min-
ister of Service Alberta and
also Deputy Government
House Leader.
Joe Ceci - Minister of
Finance and President of
Treasury Board.
Marg McCuaig-Boyd -
Minister of Energy.
Sarah Hoffman - Minis-
ter of Health and Minister
of Seniors.
Kathleen Ganley - Minis-
ter of Justice and Solicitor
General and Minister of
Aboriginal Relations.
Lori Sigurdson - Min-
ister of Innovation and
Advanced Education and
Minister of Jobs, Skills,
Training and Labour.
Oneil Carlier - Minister
of Agriculture, Forestry
and Rural Development.
Shannon Phillips - Min-
ister of Environment and
Sustainable Resource De-
velopment, Minister of
Parks and Recreation,
Minister Responsible for
the Status of Women and
Deputy Government House
Leader and Irfan Sabir
- Minister of Human Ser-
vices.
-Maetche
Residents to see small increase for City taxes
Premier Rachel Notley and cabinet sworn in on Sunday
NEW WHEELS – Laurie McIntosh, her husband Cody, and their children Molly, Casey and Sadie, picked up their new ride courtesy of the Ellen DeGeneres Show this week. Recognized for her efforts to pay it forward, Laurie was a guest of the TV show in February and received an array of gifts from the 12 Days of Giveaways as well as a 2015 Ford Flex from DeGeneres. Laurie and her family received their new vehicle from Lacombe Ford, which is another community tie-in to the pay it forward initiative. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Lacombe Express 5
BY ERIN FAWCETTLacombe Express
A Central Alberta greenhouse is
celebrating 30 years of success.
After three decades, Wolf’s Botanical
Greenhouses and Nurseries continue to
grow and expand. The greenhouse is cele-
brating its 30th anniversary June 6th – 7th
with a number of activities.
Sunny 94 will be on site both
days and hourly gift draws,
starting Saturday from 10 am
to 4 pm with the ribbon cutting
scheduled for noon. Draws on
Sunday happen from noon – 3
pm, culminating in the fi nal
draw for a $500 value gift certifi -
cate for the lucky winner.
Enjoy a barbeque sponsored
by BMO with all proceeds going
to the East Lacombe 4H Beef Club.
“We love what we do and we take
great pride in what we do,” said Ingrid
Hainzmann, owner of Wolf’s Botanical
Greenhouses and Nurseries.
The greenhouse is located just 8 kms
east of Lacombe on Hwy. 12 and 1.5 kms
south on the Prentiss Rd.
In addition to their location, Wolf’s Bo-
tanical Greenhouses and Nurseries can
also be found weekly at Farmers’ Markets
in both Red Deer and Lacombe.
Each year, each fl ower is carefully plant-
ed by hand. Wolf’s Botanical Greenhouses
and Nurseries offer the highest quality of
plants by using organic fertilizer – they do
not use any chemical sprays.
Not only do Wolf’s Botani-
cal Greenhouses and Nurser-
ies offer the best in quality of
fl owers, they offer landscaping
and design as well, including
sidewalks, retaining walls and
fi re pits. There is a tree nurs-
ery and they offer RV storage
on site.
“When people come out
to the greenhouse, it is very
welcoming and we have very
friendly and helpful staff. We have people
on hand who can help design a yard or
acreage,” said Hainzmann.
One of the business’s newest ventures
has been a ‘wedding island’ for couples to
get married on near the greenhouse. Sit-
uated amongst natural landscape, brides
and grooms can get married on site and
then have use of the greenhouse and the
surrounding grounds for photos.
“The weddings have been very success-
ful and we have enjoyed being able to offer
that opportunity to brides and grooms be-
cause we really do have a beautiful space,”
said Hainzmann.
Wolf’s Botanical Greenhouses and Nurs-
eries offers a variety of items including
perennials, annuals, tomatoes, mini vege-
table gardens, roses, geraniums, hanging
baskets, planters, shrubs, trees, potting
soil, peat moss and fertilizers.
The greenhouse also supplies fl owers
annually for the City of Lacombe, Red Deer
College as well as numerous golf courses
and businesses in the area.
Hainzmann said her passion for garden-
ing stems from when she was young.
“I just love fl owers. As a little kid I was
always in the dirt.”
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By KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express
Stephen Jepson will be
bringing an exciting pre-
sentation to Burman Uni-
versity next month to help
share unique ways to stay
fi t in mind and body.
His philosophy is called
‘Never Leave the Play-
ground’ and it focuses on
maintaining balance, coor-
dination and stability as a
person grows older by using
fun methods like games. Je-
pson will present a free pub-
lic discussion on his ideas at
7 p.m. in the Burman Uni-
versity PE Centre.
Although Jepson’s pre-
sentations are aimed at
seniors, the concepts are
applicable to all ages due to
the fun nature and accessi-
bility of the activities. Ron
Schafer, athletic director at
Burman, said he is looking
forward to bringing in Jep-
son because his ideas pres-
ent a unique perspective
into the concept of fi tness.
“When you just go for
a run or a walk, you ex-
ercise cardiovascular fi t-
ness. When you come to
the weight room, you de-
velop your strength. How-
ever, you’re doing nothing
for agility, balance, reac-
tion time or coordination.
There’s a long list that make
up the big picture of physi-
cal fi tness,” Schafer said.
“This program deals
with some of the fi tness
components that are usu-
ally left out. When you
see some of the balancing
things he can do at 70 – I’m
sure most of the 20-year-
olds in town couldn’t do
it – it’s quite impressive.
He emphasizes that there
is more to physical fi tness
than people know.”
Jepson focuses on using
activities such as unicy-
cling, juggling and balanc-
ing on ropes but also ex-
plains simpler movements
that are accessible for ev-
eryday use. His presenta-
tions aim to engage people
to actively develop their
motor and mental capacity.
Schafer said he has been
aware of the need for a big-
ger look at physical fi tness
for a while, and that Jep-
son’s presentation and con-
cept would compliment the
Gwen Bader Fitness Centre
very well. He hopes to en-
gage the students and com-
munity in Lacombe enough
to eventually incorporate
new kinds of activities into
the facility with public sup-
port.
“Physical fi tness activi-
ties that are used in games
and sports are called psy-
chomotor skills. Psych be-
ing mind and motor being
body, everything we do has
a mental and physical com-
ponent to it,” Schafer said.
“We don’t always think
about it that way – the more
sophisticated the move-
ments are, the more the
mind is involved. The more
intricate movements you
have, the more the brain is
involved and the more the
brain stays fi t as well.”
Although Jepson is more
known for stunts, he also
shares ideas such as mov-
ing one’s hands and feet in
small motions each day to
develop coordination and
body awareness. These
smaller, fun, more acces-
sible exercises are what
Schafer wants to instil in
the Burman fi tness facility.
“I’m hoping that he will
motivate that part of the
physical fi tness picture.
I’m committed to putting
things in our Gwen Bader
Fitness Centre that will be
unique and get people en-
gaged.
“We’ve added 1,100
square feet, and I’d like to
dedicate some of that space
just to these kinds of activi-
ties. I’ve been aware of the
need for this bigger physi-
cal fi tness picture for years.
This guy will help to illus-
trate that. In wanting to do
more than be a traditional
fi tness centre, bringing in
Stephen was a great fi t.”
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Thursday, May 28, 2015 Lacombe Express 7
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Wildfi res heat up province We’ve made it successfully past
the May Long Weekend — the sup-
posed cut-off for the possibility
of waking up with snow-covered
tents. It’s now offi cially camping
season and with that comes the
responsibility of protecting the en-
vironment as we enjoy it through
camping, quading, boating and
other recreation activities.
The general philosophy for
camping is to leave your campsite
cleaner than when you arrived.
Along with this heightened em-
phasis on outdoor enjoyment also
comes the added responsibility of
preventing fi res in the areas we are
enjoying, like provincial parks or
the backcountry.
On Monday, the Alberta Gov-
ernment implemented a province-
wide fi re ban in Forest Protection
Areas (FPA), also known as gov-
ernment protected forested areas.
This ban prohibits all open fi res,
like campfi res, in campgrounds
and random camping spots in the
province.
The ban only applies to FPAs,
as each municipality and provin-
cial park can issue their own fi re
restrictions or ban and many have
throughout the province.
Also on Monday, Lacombe Coun-
ty issued a fi re advisory notice,
stating the municipality will not is-
sue any new fi re permits, but will
still allow existing permits to be
carried out with extreme caution.
These advisories, restrictions or
full-on bans come as weather con-
ditions continue to be hot and dry,
raising the wildfi re hazard level to
very high or extreme in most ar-
eas. According to Alberta Agricul-
ture and Forestry, as of Monday, 29
wildfi res were burning throughout
the province.
So far this year, Alberta has ex-
perienced 629 wildfi res that have
burned a total of 13,098 hectares.
Last week, we saw evidence of
exactly how dry the conditions are
when a passing train sparked mul-
tiple grass fi res within the Town
of Blackfalds and further on down
the tracks towards Lacombe.
Fortunately, our emergency
services crews were quickly dis-
patched on scene and along with
many helping hands, were able to
put out the grass fi res as soon as
possible.
Each day our area fi re depart-
ments along with provincial wild-
fi re fi ghters are putting their lives
on the line to protect communities.
Last Friday, a wildfi re pilot lost
his life assisting fi refi ghting opera-
tions while fl ying a water bomber
near Cold Lake.
“First responders like this pilot,
and our many other dedicated wild-
land fi re fi ghters, put their lives on
the line every day to ensure that
our homes and families are safe,”
said Premier Rachel Notley. “We
owe them our most sincere grati-
tude. Even as they mourn the loss
of one of their own, I know they
will continue fi ghting the many
fi res burning within our borders.
“In light of this tragedy, I re-
mind all Albertans to respect the
fi re restrictions that are now in
place to reduce the risk to our fi rst
responders and our communities.”
Let’s give them the recognition
they deserve.
If you see a grassfi re in the area,
do not hesitate to call 911. To report
a wildfi re call 310-FIRE (3473).
It is probably diffi cult for people
who have not lived in Alberta to
understand the signifi cance of our
recent election of an NDP govern-
ment: After 44 years of one-party-
state politics, we have proved to
ourselves that political change is
possible by making that change.
Post-election polls show that Al-
bertans are largely satisfi ed with
the change. A substantial portion
— many of us not card-carrying
New Democrats — are ecstatic
about it. As a writer in Macleans
put it, Albertans “are celebrating a
passing from sickness into health,
a seizure of freedom for Alberta.”
Albertans resolved, as an article
in the Calgary Sun said, to “throw
the bums out,” and fi nally we did.
The result is nothing short of
intoxicating. But now that the PCs
are deposed, what next?
Two big picture items scream
out for Albertans’ attention. On the
substantive policy side, we need
to develop an across-the-board
sustainability agenda. Alberta’s
oilsands, for example, constitute
Canada’s fastest growing source of
GHG emissions and an ecosystem
and community-destroying phe-
nomenon of gargantuan propor-
tions.
But dealing with the oilsands is
only the beginning. Other examples
abound. For example, Alberta has
the largest and fastest growing gap
between rich and poor in Canada.
This undermines our social sustain-
ability and our cities have expanded
to accommodate rapid population
growth in a profoundly unsustain-
able way. As Naheed Nenshi, mayor
of Calgary, has often observed, we
have built cities we can’t afford to
operate and maintain.
On the democratic process side,
we need to strengthen our democ-
racy while we can by enacting elec-
tion fi nance reform and by adopt-
ing a fairer, more representative
voting system. There is no doubt,
as National Post columnist Andrew
Coyne and others such as Fair Vote
Canada constantly remind us, our
voting system is shockingly unrep-
resentative.
The results of the recent Alberta
election illustrate the problem:
the New Democrats got 40% of the
popular vote but won 62% of the
seats. The political preferences of
many Albertans are not refl ected
in the make-up of the new Legisla-
ture. And this is a typical result of
our electoral system: the PCs fi erce
dominance of Alberta’s politics for
so long was facilitated and exag-
gerated by our unfair electoral sys-
tem. We need to adopt proportional
representation, a system where
the fraction of the vote received is
fairly – proportionately – refl ected
in the allocation of seats among the
contesting parties.
But to address our enormous
sustainability challenges and elec-
toral reform, we have to ensure our
democracy is never again dominat-
ed by big money. In Alberta, that
means money from the fossil fuel
industry (oil, gas and coal). Contri-
butions to parties and candidates
must be limited to individuals; cor-
porations and other organizations,
unions included, must be banned
from making political contribu-
tions. Appropriate limits, much
lower than the current ones, must
also be enacted.
This part of the Alberta reform
agenda is actually pretty straight-
forward and there are good ex-
amples in Canada as to how these
changes can be made in law and
policy. Further, election fi nance re-
form was an NDP election promise.
Albertans have to insist that this
reform be enacted soon so that we
don’t miss this opportunity while a
party that is not in bed with indus-
try holds power.
After 44 years of PC power, it is
good that another party has a de-
cisive majority for now. Albertans
need time to establish some kind of
balance after decades of PC domi-
nance and the rot that set in after
years of uninterrupted power. But
we need to get to a better, more
representative, political system as
soon as possible and that can only
come through adoption of propor-
tional representation.
It’s a truly wonderful time to
be a politically engaged Albertan.
There’s a hopefulness, one Alber-
tans haven’t experienced for de-
cades. But huge issues have been
long ignored by a series of lazy, en-
titled and business-subservient PC
governments.
The work to be done is immense,
but it’s also exciting. Let’s get on
with it.
Janet Keeping is leader of the Green Party of Alberta. Her column is distrib-uted through Troy Media.
Alberta NDP must act to ensure change endures
Janet
K E E P I N G
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Letters to the editor
Resident appreciates train honking through LacombeFor most of my long life I have
lived in the country, away from
any noise.
Especially the 40-odd years be-
fore moving into Lacombe - it was
so quiet where we lived, we could
have heard a needle drop.
When the time came to move
into town I was lucky enough
to fi nd a place at the edge of La-
combe, with only one neighbour
to the north, the other three-
sides open country. Perfect. Or
so I thought until I happened to
be there one day, before moving
in between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. It
was rush hour.
I was just wondering if I would
ever get used to one car after the
other zipping by both sides of
my new home, when the train let
loose with its powerful horn. I
didn’t think I would ever get used
to that.
A lady walked by with her dog
and I asked her, “Do you live in
this neighbourhood?”
“Yes,” she replied.
“Does the train whistle bother
you?”
“Not at all. One gets used to it.
I actually like it. It’s a sound of
home.”
And so I came to think as well,
after living with it now for eight
years. It is a sound of home. I
wake up to the train’s horn in the
morning, when it is time to wake
up, anyhow.
Late at night the train’s horn
reminds me that it is high time
for bed. It has never woken me
when asleep and I fi nd the sound
familiar and reassuring, often
remembering that at one time it
saved my life.
I was driving on the graveled C
& E Trail from Blackfalds to La-
combe. Just before the trail cross-
es the railway tracks and Hwy.
2A, south of Lacombe, towards
the experimental farm, there is
a cluster of trees concealing the
tracks.
With that and my car radio on
I neither saw nor heard the train
coming. The trail curves around
the trees and one fi nds them-
selves at the tracks rather sud-
denly and so did I when the blast
by the train’s horn stopped me
‘dead in my tracks’, so to speak.
Only a split second later I
would have been on the tracks. If
it wouldn’t have been for the ear-
shattering train whistle I would
have ‘died in my tracks’ for sure.
Please keep the train whistles
going as long as there are no bar-
riers coming down automatically
at every railway crossing in the
country. There is no way to save
lives more economically. Let’s not
forget that Lacombe came into
existence because of the railway,
not the other way around.
As for me, I like to see and hear
the train go by. To me it personi-
fi es lively trade and commerce
and bustling activity. Just watch
the wagons going by coming from
everywhere in the world. Isn’t
that exciting? The train’s whistle
thrown in makes just the right
mix. Come on, look at it this way;
see the bright side of things. En-
joy.
Margrit de GraffLacombe
The deciding factor with respect to train whis-
tles must be the health factor.
Whistles of the intensity of 110 decibels are an
extreme health hazard to those who must and are
forced to tolerate this pollution problem and its
abilities to spoil the enjoyment one derives from
property ownership.
Is cessation that diffi cult and expensive?
One must ask most of the small cities and towns
between Edmonton and Calgary who have suc-
ceeded properly in quieting the whistle’s horrid
noise. Remembering that most folks in western
Canada are appreciative of the railroad for all
the good they have done in the past for our entire
country, myself as well as others recognize their
contribution.
However, we must now recognize that our rail-
roads are foreign-owned identities, striving for the
best return possible for their shareholder, much
like the drilling rig that would be immediately
shut down at 110 db.
Is pursuing cessation worth it? What price must
us affected folk allow others to place on our and
our family’s health?
One would have a problem by approaching the
theory of blowing our vehicle horns through each
intersection in Lacombe, claiming safety as the
reason for the public disruption.
The whistle must go the way of the ‘cow catch-
er’ — that although there are still cattle in rural
areas, they no longer will be scooped aside by the
local ‘cow-catcher’ on modern locomotives.
I’ll not be caught trying to beat down those
trying to sell safety as a legitimate reason for a
110-decibel train horn. Leduc, Wetaskiwin, Pono-
ka and Olds have already proven that issue.
My, and many other folks, concern is our health
exposure to noise pollution.
Stewart ShieldsLacombe
The safety factor - my foot
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Lacombe Express 9
Town of BlackfaldsProperty Assessment Open House
DATE: Wednesday, June 3, 2015
TIME: 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Civic Centre, 5018 Waghorn St
The Town Property Assessor and the Tax Clerk will be
available to answer any questions or concerns about your
2015 Tax and Assessment Notice.
The 2015 Property Assessment & Tax Notices have been issued and
are due by June 30, 2015.
All unpaid balances are subject to a 1.5% penalty effective July 1, 2015.
If you do not receive your tax notice, please contact the Town Office at 403.885.4677 to request that another copy be sent out to you.
BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express
With legs of steal, a heart
of gold and his eyes set on
a purpose, Curtis Hargrove
has completed two inspira-
tional runs over the past
decade.
And he’s getting ready
to do it again — run thou-
sands of kilometres in sup-
port of a cause, and this
time he’s running down to
the Ellen DeGeneres Show
in Los Angeles.
He will be starting his
run from Port Alberni, B.C.
and 2,400 kms later, he will
hopefully be delivering a
very special blanket to El-
len and bolstering aware-
ness to a cause, Hugginz by
Angel.
Hargrove shared about
his new mission, which he
plans to start in August,
and his past journeys with
the students of Father La-
combe Catholic School last
week.
Hargrove, known as the
‘Cold Lake Runner’, has
participated in many fun-
draising marathons and
events to bring awareness
to several causes and chari-
ties over the past decade.
Starting in May 2012,
Hargrove set out a run
across Canada in support
of the Stollery Children’s
Hospital of Edmonton.
“I was raising money for
these kids,” he explained to
the students. “I wanted to
make sure these kids could
go home to their families
each day.”
That is in essence what
spurred him on all across
Canada.
“There are days when
you want to give up and you
want to quit, but you must
persevere,” he added.
“You’ve got to believe and
you’ve got to have faith.”
Hargrove made it to
his fi nal destination, the
B.C. coast, but that did not
quench his desire to keep
fundraising and running
for charities.
With his newly-planned
journey, he will be running
a blanket made by Angel, a
19-year-old girl with Down
Syndrome who lives in Port
Alberni, to LA.
She has been making
blankets for sick children
to comfort them during
their hospital stays for the
past three years.
Angel hand-makes blan-
kets and then delivers them
by mail or in person, each
infused with love to chil-
dren in need in hospitals
around the world.
How he met Angel is also
quite an interesting story.
Both Hargrove and An-
gel were nominated as part
of Scotia Bank’s Game
Changers program, which
saw the inspirational pair
matched up for the fund-
raiser at the Grey Cup in
2012.
“That’s where Angel and
I had huge connection,” he
said.
“We were both helping
kids that were really, re-
ally sick and we kept in
touch over the past couple
of years.”
Hargrove was also invit-
ed to be Angel’s prom date
last year.
“That’s where I saw how
many people she has affect-
ed in her life,” he said.
Angel, in her young age,
has raised over $330,000 for
various charities, includ-
ing her blanket charity
Hugginz by Angel.
“I said to Angel’s mom, if
Angel makes Ellen a blan-
ket, I will deliver it person-
ally,” said Hargrove.
“I will run from Port Al-
berni B.C. all the way to El-
len’s studio located in Cali-
fornia.”
Acting as Angel’s per-
sonal courier, he will run
with the special cargo in
hand over an estimated 43
hours of solid running.
“I’m going to be trying
to do about 58 marathons
in 49 days,” he told the stu-
dents of the undertaking.
“We are hoping with all
the support, that we all can
make Angel’s dreams come
true and she can get Ellen’s
help in making these blan-
kets.”
Hargrove originally
planned to leave on May
31st, but he has postponed
his run until Aug. 16th due
to Angel’s surgery.
She wanted to be able to
have a launch party and
see Hargrove off on his
journey.
“So the next day she can
hand me her blanket for El-
len and her letter and I will
go on my way, just so Ellen
can help her,” he said.
INSPIRATION – Curtis Hargrove, also known as the ‘Cold Lake Runner’, visited Father Lacombe Catholic School to share his running stories and his next mission, running down to the Ellen Show in Los Angeles in the coming months.
Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express
Curtis Hargrove visits Father Lacombe School
10 Lacombe Express Thursday, May 28, 2015
BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express
The City of Lacombe will
be hosting a Parks Party
next Saturday at Bruns
Pond, located at the cor-
ner of Woodland Drive and
Heritage Way.
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lacombians can join the
celebration that features a
free barbecue, games and a
few other exciting reveals.
“One of the main things
is we are going to be unveil-
ing the new art project lo-
cated at Bruns Pond,” said
Sonya Beauclair, City of
Lacombe Recreation and
Culture administrative as-
sistant.
The art installation is a
bonsai tree water feature
that is a memorial for La-
combe’s twin city Rikubet-
su, Japan.
“Larry Hunter from B.C.
has designed this with
one of his colleagues,”
explained Sandi Stewart,
City of Lacombe Recre-
ation and Culture manag-
er. “It was all done through
art collection funds, which
the one per cent for art
contributes to. It’s kind of
one of our new feature 3-D
pieces and I would say it’s
one of our biggest pieces in
the City.”
Previous large art pieces
commissioned by the City
include a mural at the
spray park and the tile dis-
play at the Lacombe Memo-
rial Display.
“So this is new and excit-
ing,” said Stewart. “It’s a
big deal.”
June 6th is also marked
as International Trails Day
and the City will also un-
veil a memorial display in
honour of Bill Nielsen, one
of Lacombe’s trail system
purveyors.
Described as one of
the City’s true trailblaz-
ers, who as a dedicated
volunteer helped develop
the trail systems now in
place, the City’s Recreation
and Culture department
thought it was only fi tting
to unveil the memorial to
Nielsen on International
Trails Day.
“He was just a huge com-
munity-minded person,”
said Stewart. “He really
inspired so many people
to get involved in running
and marathons. He was
an amazing person. Some-
one that you would want
in every community in Al-
berta.”
Across the road from
Bruns Pond, before the
Parks Party begins, a
birthplace tree planting
ceremony will be held at
10:45 a.m.
The City started the
birthplace forest program
in 2007, and through resi-
dent participation, is trans-
forming the portion of Lin-
coln Park along Woodlands
Drive into a ‘commemora-
tive urban forest.’
Through planting a tree
in the community, the
Birthplace Forest honours
both children and the envi-
ronment.
“The Birthplace For-
est celebrations take place
once a year and each
child’s name is engraved
on a permanently installed
commemorative plaque
that includes the names
of all children who have
had a tree planted in their
honour in the previous 12
months,” said Mary Lou
Fiveland, administrative
assistant to the Lacombe
Memorial Centre.
This year four trees were
planted to honour the new
children including Thatch-
er Brunner, Amelia Goudy,
Hunter Larson and Charlee
Pyra.
The Birthplace Forest
program oversees a vari-
ety of trees planted each
year by the Parks Depart-
ment.
“Along with celebrating
the birth of a child, these
trees help meet Lacombe’s
urban forest objectives,”
said Fiveland. “They will
help move pollutants from
our air and beautify our
City for years to come.”
Also at the parks party,
the off-leash dog park as-
sessment survey will be
available for residents to
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Residents encouraged to attend City Parks Party
June is block party month, and the City
of Lacombe has a wonderful packet (avail-
able at City Hall) to help you connect with
your neighbours. The point is to have a
healthier and safer community by having
neighbours simply connect, and what bet-
ter way than to eat together during a sim-
ple block party.
Some have a great deal of anxiety and
fear or they acknowledge their life is too
full and busy. But the benefi ts are huge
when you consider a neighbourhood that
is well connected over a neighbourhood
where neighbours do not know each other.
Sometimes, neighbours are forced to
deal with each other due to an issue that
is threatening their lifestyle, but the con-
nectivity of a neighbourhood does not
need to wait for something bad to happen.
That is why Block Party Month has value
and needs to be understood as a tool that
strengthens neighbourhoods.
Last year, I had the privilege to help 15
neighbourhoods in Lacombe County host
block parties.
And each time there would be a few peo-
ple who would ask, ‘Why don’t we do this
more often?’ or ‘Why have we not done this
before?’ The reason they are asking is be-
cause the excuses for dealing with neigh-
bours subsides when simple opportunities
like eating together allow us to see our
neighbours in a different light.
Last year’s block parties revealed some
pretty signifi cant subjects: the lonely per-
son who just needed a block party, the strug-
gling neighbour who needed to connect, the
couple who no one knew was celebrating
a signifi cant milestone, the car guy whose
restoration project was misunderstood and
the prejudiced perspective of a neighbour
that was suddenly corrected. The list goes
on. And it only took a simple block party.
I suppose the stories are unreal to some
and to others the block party seems to be a
waste of time that people do not have.
Perhaps your expectations are too
grand, and the purpose of the block party
does not feed your lifestyle.
The point is to love your neighbours,
much like Jesus strongly suggested in
the Bible when asked what the two most
important actions were. Sometimes block
parties can be confused with getting what
we want out of our neighbours, which has
a whole different feel.
If our motivation is fuelled by anything
other than love, we will be disappointed.
But if we celebrate Block Party Month
with an attitude of loving our neighbours,
then it will be a benefi t to the greater whole
- known as the place in which you live.
This is what Jesus had in mind when he
taught about community.
And do not limit yourself. The block
party initiative should be seen as a primer
for greater community amongst neigh-
bours. An initiative that can be done any-
time of the year and can be done on a big
or small scale.
When you plan, keep in mind that most
neighbours love to help, so ask what they
would like to bring (food, games, entertain-
ment, ideas, etc.) And be sure to set up in a
neutral area that is most accessible to all
neighbours (curbside, park, or other green
spaces).
Make the date (weekdays work, too) and
time (start and fi nish) clear either by post-
ing it online or going ‘old school’ and pass-
ing out invitations. Enjoy the few or the
many neighbours that come.
Read more stories or ideas at www.rickabma.com.
Connect with your neighbours via Block Party Month
Rick
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BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express
The City of Lacombe’s new Mu-
nicipal Development Plan (MDP),
Growing Lacombe, has moved one
step closer to being approved.
City councillors approved sec-
ond reading of the important docu-
ment that sets out guidelines for
growth and development for the
City over the coming years, during
their regular council meeting on
May 25th.
A public hearing was also held,
for the City to hear concerns from
the public and affected organiza-
tions regarding the MDP.
Issues brought forward during
the public hearing included the
treatment of environmental land
and setbacks, the development of
the land north of the Lakes area,
the North Collector Road plan and
some minor mapping discrepan-
cies.
A representative from Burman
University also attended to bring
forward three issues regarding the
key transportation route map, the
College Business Park area and a
text change.
Council previously gave fi rst
reading to the bylaw on April 27th.
After the public hearing con-
cluded, council addressed some
of the issues that were brought
forward and chose to stall a third
reading until they could again re-
view the document.
After the tweaks are made to the
document, council will review it
again for a fi nal time before reach-
ing third reading at an upcoming
council meeting.
Lacombe Municipal Development Plan moves forward
12 Lacombe Express Thursday, May 28, 2015
fyifyi Your weekly Community Events Calendar
The FYI, Community Events Calendar is a free-of-charge service for not-for-profi t organizations and upcoming community events within the Lacombe and Blackfalds region. To submit your information, please email [email protected], call 403-782-5306 or fax 403-782-5344. If you would like your event or orga-nization to be included, please submit your information to the editor by noon, the Monday before the publication date.
MESSY CHURCH: Food, Fun, Faith and Family: Designed to bring children, youth and adults together in fun and interactive activities, Messy Church is a new way to explore the values and stories of Christian faith in an atmosphere of creativ-ity, hospitality and celebration. From 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. on June 5th in the CE Building at St. Andrew’s United Church (5226-51 Avenue). For more informa-tion, call 403-782-3148 or visit www.lacombeunitedchurch.ca.
Information session on demen-tia to be held at the Lacombe Continuing Care Facility on June 8th, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Martha Winchell, RN, will present an information session on demen-tia. Topics include: antipsychotic medication, information about dementia; behaviors related to dementia. Alternative approach-es for behaviours and available family resources. All are wel-come to join this specialist from the Senior’s Health Clinical Net-work of AHS for this session.`
Gigantic yard sale at St. Cypri-ans Anglican Church, 5005 C and E Trail, June 6th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lincoln Hall Society Fundraiser: Annual Spring BBQ and Caba-ret, May 30th. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Supper anytime between 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dance 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Band is Wooden Nickel. All tickets $50 per person per ticket.
Seniors “55 Plus” Week Activities: June 1st to June 6th. Activities throughout the week include a seniors fair, tea at the LMC,
bus tour of murals, a trail walk and a garden party. For more information, call Lacombe and District FCSS 403-782-6637. Free Connex transportation to and from the above seniors week events. Must call 403-786-9000 for an appointment.
Blackfalds Library: Our new books include Sherrilyn Kenyon’s “Son of No One”, Lisa Genova’s “Inside the O’Briens” and Stuart Woods’ “Hot Pursuit”. We have added some Roald Dahl and Calvin & Hobbes books to our middle school section. These are new items to Blackfalds Library and should provide some laughs and good reading.
Remember we have the Lego Club for ages fi ve and up on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. and the Duplo Club for parents and children ages 0 to four on Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Our fundraising for the Summer Reading Program will soon be in full swing. Large and small prizes as well as cash for craft supplies and entertain-ment are needed to make our reading program successful and enjoyable for the kids. Visit our website at blackfaldslibrary.ca or call us at 405-885-2343.
Invitation to join CNIB Peer Sup-port Group: The Peer Support Group is a program dedicated to helping CNIB clients adjust to vision loss. Feelings of fear, anxiety, intimidation and anger are extremely common in adults who are diagnosed with vision loss. The goal of the group is to help transform these feelings into those of confi dence and independence through educa-tion and group discussions.The program is facilitated by a volunteer who has gone through
the process of adjusting to a life with vision loss. The group offers seniors a way to connect to others experiencing similar challenges. Participants receive empowering, practical and useful information about vision loss and how CNIB services can help, as well as suggestions from other participants on how to reduce the impact of vision loss on their daily lives. There is no cost to participate in the program which will meet once per month. The group meets at the Spruce Ter-race located at 5002 – 51 Ave.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of La-combe and District: Kids and Kops Camp, July 7th to 10th.
Register on May 6th from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. First come fi rst serve. 5102 50 Ave. 403-782-7870.
Lacombe Farmer’s Market will be at the Lacombe arena parking lot and indoors started May 15th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come every Friday morning for homemade baking, eggs, fruit, vegetables, crafts, jewellery, jams, honey, wood-work and lots more. We “make it, bake it or grow it,” just for you! Call 403-782-4772 or 403-877-1280 for more information.
Lacombe Lions Club meets the fi rst Monday of the month downstairs at the Lacombe Legion. Next meeting, Monday, July 6 at 6:30 pm, Dinner at 7 pm - Guests welcome! For more informa-tion on Lions, please contact Sharon at 403-782-5179.
Bentley School Staff Reunion: Aug. 6th to coincide with the Town of Bentley’s 100th Anniversary this summer. Any former Bentley School staff members are asked to contact Arnie MacAskill at
403-782-7183 or [email protected] so the committee can establish names and contact information for the reunion. More information to follow.
Friends of the Library will have a book sale during Lacombe Days in July. Further informa-tion will be available towards the beginning of June.
Lacombe Walking Group Wednes-days from 12-12:30 at Med-combe Walk-In-Clinic. No Registration required.
Kozy Korner — Tuesday Din-ners every week at noon.
Lacombe Dance Lessons – social and choreographed ballroom dancing. Traditional Two-step or Cha Cha/Jive. For details phone Cliff at 403-782-4094.
Quilting and crafts held at Black-falds United Church on Mon-days at 9:30 a.m. Help make quilts or bring your own quilt/craft to work on. Check out our website at blackfaldsunited-church.com or call 403-885-4780 for more information.
The Lacombe Legion has bingo on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the upstairs hall. Coffee time runs Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. ($2 for coffee, tea and cook-ies). On Fridays, there are four meat draws and tickets are $2/set of three tickets. Draw starts at 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, there are four meat draws which start at 4:30 p.m. Chase the ace starts after meat draws.
Parkinson Alberta Education offers supports groups for persons with Parkinson disease, fam-
ily members and caregivers at the following Central Alberta locations: Red Deer, Lacombe, Innisfail, Olds, Three Hills and Castor. Visit www.parkinsonal-berta.ca for more information.
New to Lacombe? Contact La-combe Welcome Wagon for free maps, information about the City & area, as well as free gifts from local businesses. New baby in the family? Contact Donna Korpess with the Lacombe Welcome Wagon at 403-782-0475 for free information, baby product samples as well as free gifts from local businesses.
Youth Unlimited Drop-in Activi-ties: Drop-in activities now run every Tuesday from 6 – 9 p.m. with ball hockey on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 – 9 p.m. Girls only drop-in is also Wednesdays from 6 – 9 p.m. Thursdays Grade 3-6 drop-in program runs from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. and Grade 4 and up pro-gram from 6 – 9 p.m. Cost is 2$ for drop-in and ball hockey with drop-in 10 passes at $10 and ball hockey season pass at $50.
Taoist Tai Chi a relaxing, low impact exercise; continuing classes year round, for those who have completed begin-ners or have learned Taoist Tai Chi before. Participate in classes of your choice. Avail-able in Red Deer, Lacombe, Rocky Mountain House, and Innisfail. Contact 403-346-6772 for more information.
Affi rm – providing safe and confi -dential support to people of all sexual orientation and identity, their families and friends. We meet in Lacombe. For more in-formation, call Marg at 403-782-1887 or Ross at 403-782-3671.
Imperial Daughters of the Em-pire is a non-profi t women’s volunteer program that raises money in support of numerous initiatives supporting educa-tion. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of every month and begin at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church. For more information about the group, feel free to contact Mary Lou Wilson 403-782-3923.
Bentley TOPS- Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Every Tuesday in the basement of the Bentley Town Offi ce at 7 p.m. Contact Carolyn at 403-396-1002.
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TRAVELTo say that my recent visit to
Las Vegas was an eye-opener
after 27 years, is an understate-
ment.
The arrival at the airport gave
me the fi rst indication on how
much this city has grown over
the years.
We grabbed our bags and head-
ed out to get in line for a taxi.
The line-up was very long but it
moved quickly and we were on
our way to the Hard Rock Hotel
and Casino.
The Hard Rock was abuzz with
having hosted a fi ght the previous
night and further events thereaf-
ter. People gathering to see Ludi-
crous who was having a special
pool party that day? It was jaw-
dropping. The Hard Rock were
quick to recognize that we were
not there for the concert and es-
corted us to another section of
the Casino to check into our ho-
tel.
Even though we had asked for
early check in, unfortunately, our
room wasn’t ready. We were able
to hand our luggage over to the
bellman.
We then proceeded to walk
down to the strip, which was a
beehive of activity with people
from all around the world, speak-
ing different languages and en-
joying what Las Vegas had to of-
fer.
What to do, what to do? We
toured some of the amazing casi-
nos and tried to absorb the sites
and sounds of the strip. Wow! So
much had changed. Numerous
hotels that existed almost three
decades ago, were not there! As
we traveled down the strip, there
were amazing shows that the ho-
tels would put on.
You could spend a few days
simply taking in the shows of-
fered along the strip.
With all to see we had to focus
on our show we chose to see Criss
Angel! The show began at 7 p.m.
His show was amazing and one
that I would recommend that you
go to see. It is something words
will never describe.
Moving onwards, after hav-
ing a lovely experience thus far,
the next adventure, the Grand
Canyon! Back at home the offi ce
spoke highly about their clients’
experiences with the Grand Can-
yon Tour with Pink Jeep Tours.
Rise and shine at 6 a.m. and
the day began! The tour company
took us to the south side of the
canyon which is notably the best
section to the see the Grand Can-
yon from. They went on the fa-
mous Route 66 and it was enjoyed
by all.
A choice of lunch was provid-
ed by the tour company before
departing Vegas in the morn-
ing. Bottled water was handed
out freely and the tour guide was
amazing.
Twelve hours of touring the
Canyon was defi nitely a massive
highlight and will be reminisced
about for years. It is understood
why so many people recommend
it!
A trip to Las Vegas is never
complete without the trip to
Freemont Street. This is the old
Vegas and is a must-do. The tech-
nology never existed 27 years
ago. The largest television in
the world? It is recommended
that you go closer to the evening
to see the light show from the
overhead canopy. The sights are
something to see and you really
have to see it to believe it. Seeing
the World Famous Binions and
the four Queens gives you just a
little taste of what old Las Vegas
was all about. You can purchase a
beverage and walk around and of
course the choices to eat are end-
less. There is great little Italian
restaurant at the Golden Nugget
called Grottos and they had the
best tomato basil soup along with
some amazing bruschetta which
didn’t leave much room for the
pizza that we ordered.
Overall, it was nice to leave the
busy strip and see what the old
Vegas had to offer. It is different
and worth to considering to stay
in the area for a few days before
moving hotels and spending the
remainder of your holiday on the
strip.
When they say, ‘You’ll need a
vacation after your Vegas vaca-
tion’, it’s true.
Once arriving in Las Vegas I
quickly realized I should have
come more often than averaging
a few decades. The memories cre-
ated out of this quick trip to Las
Vegas were incredibly worth it!
Susan Walker is a franchise owner of Expedia CruiseShipCenters in Red Deer.
HISTORIC – Take a trip down memory lane on Freemont Street in old Las Vegas. photo submitted
After nearly three decades Las Vegas still glitters
22 Lacombe Express Thursday, May 28, 2015
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Anna Maria’s CaféRexall Drugstore
Petro CanLacombe County Offi ce
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ALIX LOCATIONSAlix Foods
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GET A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE ONOUR COMMUNITYFrom community developments to a look at rising stars on the local business, dining, sports and entertainment scenes, Lacombe Express takes a look at all the things we’re looking forward to in the year ahead!
ARTS & LEISUREBY MARK WEBERLacombe Express
Sudbury-based folk-rockers Sea Perry
are serving up some of the catchiest tunes
heard so far this year, and they’re bringing
the goods to The Hideout in Red Deer on
May 29th.
As bassist Shawn Fisher says, each per-
formance, be it an opening spot for such like-
minded acts as The Trews, Great Big Sea or
The Strumbellas, or on a festival bill with
dozens of other artists or their own headlin-
ing sets, Sea Perry sees it as an opportunity
to change lives, change people’s perspectives
or touch somebody in some way.
Chris Milligan (guitar/vocals), Fisher
(bass/keys) and Chad Bouchard (drums)
- are ready to take their relationship with
music lovers to the next level with the re-
lease of their full-length debut Do What
You Do.
“We’ve all been writing music and work-
ing with bands for years – it’s always been
our mission to take music to the next level.
That’s kind of the way we met, in our na-
tive Sudbury – we had played some shows
with each other’s bands and started to
become friends in that way,” explained
Fisher.
With other projects wrapping up, the
guys decided to join forces back in the
spring of 2013 – and the concept for Sea
Perry was sparked. “We started writing
some music and we realized that we were
doing something that we really liked, and
there was a very similar kind of mantra
among the three of us. All of our aspira-
tions are the same, so that really helped
us – it strengthened our resolve to do this
project.”
Recorded in Toronto with producer Mi-
chael Jack, who’s worked with such Ca-
nadian and international talent as Bono,
Rush and Nelly Furtado, the 10 tracks
were laid down with an ear towards bring-
ing to life that stage show while also ac-
centuating the stellar musicianship and
remarkable songwriting skills throughout
the group.
“We wanted to work with somebody that
had some real weight to their resume,” said
Fisher. “We wanted to deliver these songs
in the right form, and that they stayed true
through the recording process,” he said.
“There’s a big difference between ‘live’
music and how something translates to an
album.”
The guys had played a show with the
Trews, and they had chatted with John
Angus-MacDonald about working on the
CD with him but he was a bit busy at the
time. Jack subsequently sent them a mes-
sage saying how much he liked their music
and that he would love to collaborate at
some point. They clicked, and the produc-
tion process was soon underway.
Fisher also credits the tight-knit nature
of the trio with bringing out the best Sea
Perry has to offer, explaining that, like
all great relationships, this one is built
on honesty and vulnerability, each of the
three willing to fi ght it out to get some-
thing that’s defi nitively something they
can take pride in.
“There are times when we’re writing
music that we get so passionate about an
idea that we’re trying to push forward
that we really force each other to get to a
very uncomfortable zone emotionally,” he
said. “But sometimes you need to get to the
brink of your humanity to get something
out that’s really signifi cant.”
Overall, he said the recording of the
project proved a pretty seamless affair.
“When it comes to structuring the songs,
we spend a lot of time working on that and
it’s very collaborative. So we know where
all the changes are – we are very conscious
of how it’s going to transmit to the studio
and how it’s going to sound at the end.
“When we go in, we have a very specifi c
process of what we do, and so far that’s re-
ally working for us.”
Whatever that process involves, some-
thing is clearly working - Do What You
Do is fi lled with what has been described
as ‘giant sing-a-long choruses, pristine
radio-ready melodies, chiming guitars and
steady, driving rhythms’.
“It’s happy, but it’s got a real grit to it.”
The record is also fi lled with lyrics and
stories that run the gamut of coming to
grips with your own mortality and mov-
ing forward in the face of whatever might
come your way to, of course, relationships
of all kinds.
For Fisher, as with the other guys, a
love for music surfaced early on. “I grew
up all around musicians. My grandmother
played everything – she was a very tal-
ented woman. Everyone on my mom’s side
was just very musically inclined naturally,
and my mother exposed me to a lot of dif-
ferent music.
“And my dad was a crooner – he’d be
singing these songs non-stop. He loved
Frank Sinatra. And that’s actually where
my voice lies – in that register. I’d defi nite-
ly say I was inspired by my father in that
regard.”
Ultimately, the guys can’t wait to hit the
road and introduce their music to a much
broader audience. There is nothing like
that connection of artist to audience.
“The band wasn’t born out of writing for
an album, the album was born out of a love
of playing ‘live’ and then having the chal-
lenge of putting it onto a recording.”
FULL THROTTLE – Ready to unleash their new CD Do What You Do, the men of Sudbury-based band Sea Perry perform at The Hideout in Red Deer on May 29th. Jess Baumung photo
Folk-rockers Sea Perry to play Red Deer stage
24 Lacombe Express Thursday, May 28, 2015
With summer almost here, the Lacombe
and District Historical Society is launch-
ing their 2015 season, with walking tours
and museums now open to visitors.
Blacksmith Shop Museum - the Lacombe
and District Historical Society is pleased
to announce that the Lacombe Blacksmith
Shop Museum will have regular visiting
hours this summer on Sundays from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. during the months of July
and August.
The shop will also be hosting live black-
smithing demonstrations from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Canada Day, Lacombe Days on July
25th to 26th, Alberta Open Farm Days on
Aug. 22nd to 23rd and the Lacombe Culture
and Harvest Festival on Sept. 26th-27th.
Built in 1902, the Lacombe Blacksmith
Shop is the oldest operating Blacksmith
Shop in Alberta. The Blacksmith Shop is
located at 5020-49th St.
Flatiron Museum - The Flatiron Mu-
seum’s new summer exhibit is scheduled
to open this summer in July and will ex-
plore the impact of the Great War in the
Lacombe Region.
Currently, the Museum is exhibiting ar-
chival photos from Lacombe’s early history
and chronicling the change in the City’s ar-
chitecture from wood construction to brick.
The Flatiron Museum is located at 100,
5005– 50th Ave. on Lacombe’s Historic
Main Street and is open from Tuesday to
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m. during the month of May and
open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June to August.
For more information visit us online at
mhma3.blogspot.ca or call 403-755-6935.
Guided walking tours - Guided walk-
ing tours depart daily from the Michener
House Museum at 2 p.m. during the sum-
mer season (June to August). Hear sto-
ries from the past and learn about the
murals and heritage buildings located in
Lacombe’s Historic Downtown during at
45-minute tour. The tour is free but dona-
tions are welcome.
Michener House Museum - the Histori-
cal Society is hosting its annual pancake
breakfast fundraiser on July 25th from 8
a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Michener House
Museum. The Michener House (built in
1894) is the birthplace of Rt. Hon. Roland
Michener who was Governor General of
Canada from 1967 to 1974.
This house museum is a great place to
learn about life in Lacombe in the early
1900s as it is the oldest residence remain-
ing in Lacombe today.
The Michener House Museum is located
at 5036- 51st St. in Lacombe and is open
Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. during the month of
May and open seven days a week from 9
a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June
to August. For more information on our
programs and services visit us online at
mhma3.blogspot.ca or call (403) 782-3933.
- submitted by the Lacombe and District Historical Society
Documents pertaining to the development permits may be inspected at City Hall, 5432-56 Avenue, during
regular business hours.
Anyone claiming to be aff ected by the approval of the Permitted Uses with Variances or Discretionary
Uses may submit an objection within 14 days from the date of notice. The appeal must be in writing,
accompanied with a $50.00 fee and be directed to: Lacombe Subdivision and Development Appeal Board,
Attn: Secretary to the SDAB, 5432 - 56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9
DATE PERMIT# LOCATION DEVELOPMENT
May 21 61/251.05 35 Erica Drive Secondary Suite
May 21 61/251.06 4716 49A Avenue Parking Facility
Discretionary Use Take notice that the following DISCRETIONARY USE Permits have been approved:
Permitted Use Take notice that the following development permits have been approved as PERMITTED USES in that they conform in every respect to the Land Use Bylaw:
Current to May 21, 2015DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
permits have been approved asry respect to the Land Use Bylaw:
PERMITS
DATE PERMIT# LOCATION DEVELOPMENT
May 21 61/251.28 #80-15 Mackenzie Ranch Way Shed
May 21 61/251.32 #102-15 Mackenzie Ranch Way Manufactured Home
May 21 61/251.33 45 Erica Drive Single Family Dwelling
May 21 61/255.09 65 Burris Pointe Home Occupation 1
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ARTS & LEISURE
Benjamin Disraeli, the
distinguished British
Prime Minister, once ridi-
culed an opposition mem-
ber of parliament by say-
ing, “He is distinguished by
his ignorance for he only
had one idea and that was
wrong.”
Today 99% of doctors
have one idea that choles-
terol-lowering drugs are
the be-all-and-end-all to
lower blood cholesterol. I
believe history will prove
them wrong. This week, an
old prisoner experiment
tells a story, along with a
natural remedy to lower
blood cholesterol.
Dr. John Judkin, for-
merly Emeritus Professor
of Physiology at London
University, London, Eng-
land, made headlines years
ago when he reported that
a high dietary intake of
animal fat and the eating
of foods containing choles-
terol were not the cause of
coronary heart disease. Of
course he was ridiculed for
such an idea.
But Judkin pointed to
a greater correlation be-
tween the intake of sucrose
(ordinary sugar) and coro-
nary attack. For instance, a
study conducted in 15 coun-
tries showed that as the
population consumed more
sugar, there was a dramatic
increase in heart attack.
What is more impressive
is a prison study carried
out by Milton Winitz, a U.S.
biochemist, in 1964.
Eighteen prisoners, kept
behind bars for six months,
were provided food that
was well regulated.
In this controlled en-
vironment it was proven
that when the prisoner diet
was high in sugar, blood
cholesterol increased and
when dietary sugar was
decreased there was a
huge drop in blood choles-
terol. Can you imagine the
screaming and hollering
from rights groups if re-
searchers tried this experi-
ment today!
History is on Professor
Judkin’s side. One hundred
years ago coronary heart
attack was a rare event. In
fact, so rare that Dr. Dudley
White, Harvard’s famous
cardiologist, remarked
that when a case arrived in
emergency at the Massa-
chusetts General Hospital,
other doctors were alerted
so they could witness this
disease fi rst-hand.
In the last 100 years
there’s been an extraor-
dinary change in North
American dietary habits.
Now we feed children ce-
reals that are often half
sugar. I’ve said facetiously
that it would be safer for
them to eat the box! We
have soft drinks, desserts
and prepared foods loaded
with sugar. It’s hard to es-
cape what I’ve labeled ‘the
white devil.’
But why does excess
sugar cause an increase in
blood cholesterol? Once in-
gested, sugar breaks down
into equal amounts of glu-
cose and fructose.
Glucose is then used to
power the biochemical pro-
cess that provides energy
for daily functions of the
body. Fructose, on the oth-
er hand, follows a different
route, producing acetate
that is one of the building
blocks needed by the liver
to manufacture cholester-
ol. So the more sugar you
eat the greater the produc-
tion of cholesterol.
But you don’t have to be
behind bars to lower blood
cholesterol. A natural
product, Sytrinol, consists
of polymethoxylated fl a-
vons derived from the peel
of citrus fruits. It also in-
cludes tocotrienols, power-
ful antioxidants, extracted
from the fruit of the palm
tree.
Dr. Michael T. Murray,
one of the world’s authori-
ties on natural medicine,
says, “The research on Sy-
trinol is extremely impres-
sive.” This is because mul-
tiple studies show that in
many cases Sytrinol lowers
blood cholesterol by 30%,
LDL the bad cholesterol, by
27% and triglycerides, by
34%.
These changes may oc-
cur within one month.
Sytrinol works by de-
creasing the oxidation of
bad cholesterol, a factor in
plaque formation that nar-
rows coronary arteries.
Sytrinol also decreases
infl ammation of arteries,
believed to be associated
with heart attack. And by
lubricating platelets, the
small blood particles re-
sponsible for blood clot for-
mation, it curbs the chance
of one forming in coronary
arteries.
The dose of Sytrinol is
300 milligrams once a day.
It is well-tolerated with no
complications reported
even when 50 times the reg-
ular dose is prescribed.
It’s available in Health
Food Stores. I believe it’s al-
ways prudent to try natural
remedies fi rst, due to the
potential complications of
cholesterol-lowering drugs.
The moral? Having one
idea that is wrong is dan-
gerous. It’s also wrong to
forget that the fi rst rule of
medicine is ‘to do no harm.’
See the web site www.doc-giff.com. For comments, email [email protected].
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J O N E S
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BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express
The Lacombe Panthers
U-16 minor soccer team
took to College Heights this
week where they battled
strong winds and took out
the Stettler U-16 with a fi -
nal score of 4-1.
Conditions lent the play-
ers no favours as they fought
for the ball. However, strong
winds and light rain didn’t
seem to damper the La-
combe minor soccer spirit as
Nico VanDoesburg pushed
through and secured the
fi rst goal of the game.
“We did start a little slow,
and that’s kind of typical of
our team, I’m not sure why.
It seems to take us 15 min-
utes or so to get going but
we have a strong bunch of
players, and a good bunch
of kids so they really get it
going later on in the game,”
said Lacombe Head Coach
Dave Heslop.
The Panthers played the
game with a strong defence
in the fi rst half, ensuring
that the ball stayed mostly
in their opponent’s end of
the fi eld. The boys demon-
strated skill in maintain-
ing control of the ball, and
were working hard to keep
it away from Stettler.
“We do focus on that de-
fence because we believe a
good defence will get you
the win, and we do have
some really strong defend-
ers. We’re so far nine games
into the season and unde-
feated. We’ve had six regu-
lar season games, and three
games in the Sun Breaker
tournament and have gone
undefeated so far. The de-
fensive strategy really pays
off for us,” Heslop said.
“What we’ve got is kind
of a core group of boys
that have been together,
probably since they were
12-years-old. They’ve ac-
cepted their roles – they
know they aren’t going to
score the goals or whatev-
er, but they know their re-
sponsibilities and they do a
great job with it.”
The boys from Stettler
didn’t go down without
effort. There was a great
push from the players to try
and regain control over the
ball, and many excellent
passes along the fi eld. The
wind played a role in sever-
al stop-and-start instances
in the game, but overall the
players pushed through to
continue the battle.
Stettler evened the score
1-1 early in the second half
but were soon overtaken
by the Panthers. VanDoes-
burg scored two more goals
in the game, and Keith
Tembrinke contributed a
goal as well.
So far, the Panthers have
reigned undefeated in their
season. Right now, Heslop
said the boys will be work-
ing on tightening up their
basic skills to carry them
through to provincials. As
well, the team puts a focus
on connecting off the pitch
as well to develop good re-
lationships and comradery
among the players.
“We feel that we maybe
need to hone up on the
skills that are already
there. Our ultimate goal is
to make it to provincials, so
that’s our main goal for the
year. Really, we just need
to brush up and polish up
on the fundamentals of the
game. That’s always impor-
tant,” Heslop said.
“We have really good team
chemistry. For instance,
we’re going out to Gull Lake
for a team-building thing
and we do events like that to
make sure we have a good,
solid team atmosphere. We
win as a team, and we lose
as a team.”
FOCUS – Lacombe Panther Johnathan Bell races hard to steal the ball away from Stettler player James Switenky during a recent game in Lacombe. The Panthers won 4-1. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express
Lacombe Panthers stomp Stettler at College Heights
26 Lacombe Express Thursday, May 28, 2015
Lacombe Karate stu-
dents participated in two
big tournaments over
the long weekend. At the
Western Canadian Karate
Championships held on
May 16th, hosted in Red
Deer at Hunting Hills High
School, 40 students won 59
medals. Tournament win-
nings are as follows:
Five and under - Gabriel
Esteves - Kata, bronze;
sparring, silver.
Mini PeeWee six- to sev-
en-year-old boys - Brendan
McKinley - Kata, silver;
sparring, gold.
Mini PeeWee six- to sev-
en-year-old girls - Tekoa
Solowoniuk - sparring,
gold; Danai Grabo - spar-
ring, bronze.
PeeWee A eight- to nine-
year-old boys - Landon
MacRae - sparring, silver;
Ethan Sonnenberg - spar-
ring, bronze; Rylan Loisell
- Kata, bronze; Koel Robin-
son - Kata, silver, sparring,
bronze; Matthew Goodey
- sparring, silver; Tymen
Green - sparring, silver;
Caleb Carruthers - spar-
ring, bronze and Devin Al-
larie - sparring, gold and
Kata, bronze.
PeeWee A eight- to nine-
year-old girls - Jill Cosman
- Kata, bronze; sparring,
gold.
PeeWee B 10 to 11-year-
old boys - Liam Lougheed
- Kata, gold; Korbin Adams,
sparring, bronze; Quin
Dorn - sparring, silver; Ty-
son Bergman - sparring,
gold; Griffyn Craig - Kata,
bronze; Joshua Abel – spar-
ring, silver and Ainge Roy
- Kata, bronze; sparring,
gold.
PeeWee B 10-11 girls -
Darby Fitzgerald - Kata,
gold; sparring, silver. Ca-
dence Zukowski - sparring,
gold and Sarah Pollock -
sparring, bronze.
Junior A 12-13 boys -
Scott Macleod - Kata, silver;
Gabriel Sonnenberg - Kata,
gold and Daniel Kenney
- Kata, bronze; sparring,
gold.
Junior A 12- to 13-year-
old girls - Jasmin Berg-
man- Kata, silver; sparring,
silver.
Junior B 14-16 girls - Kali
Robinson - sparring, gold;
Kata, silver. Maddy Small-
man - sparring, bronze and
Jerrica Shandro - sparring,
gold; Kata, gold.
Men’s 17 and over - Todd
Green - sparring, gold.
Executive Women 35 and
over - Sherri MacRae - spar-
ring, bronze; Lise Beckett -
Kata, gold; sparring, silver.
Lisa Bergman - sparring,
gold; Kata, silver.
Executive Black Belt
Men 35 and over - Clint Ro-
bison - Kata, gold and spar-
ring, silver.
Kickboxing Lightweight
- Drake Kachnic – bronze;
Rob Dobson – gold.
Kickboxing Middle-
weight - Barry Macumber
– silver.
Kickboxing Heavyweight
- Mitchell Soloway – silver;
Todd Green – bronze.
Modifi ed Muay Thai
Lightweight - Rob Dobson
– gold.
Modifi ed Muay Thai
Middleweight - Barry Mac-
umber – gold.
Two Lacombe karate stu-
dents also attended the 2015
WKC Canadian Champion-
ship Tournament held in
Ottawa on the same week-
end. Corben Moen and
Michael Roe were able to
attend the tournament af-
ter qualifying for nationals
after winning a previous
tournament. Moen and Roe
will be now be attending a
world tournament in Flor-
ida in the coming months.
Tournament winnings
are as follows:
Boys 13-14 under 55 kg
- Corben Moen - sparring,
bronze.
Men’s Black Belt under
70 kg - Michael Roe - Kata,
gold; continuous sparring,
silver and point sparring,
fourth.
- submitted by Lacombe Karate
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BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express
Sometimes things line up perfect-
ly. Like a bolt of lighting striking a
rod, narrowly avoiding incinerating
a building, or a surfer catching a
pristine wave.
Such is the case for Lacombe na-
tive Ryan Swier, 19, who has excelled
in junior-level hockey and now with
his team, The Portage la Prairie Ter-
riers, has won the National Junior A
Hockey Championship.
From the moment he was traded
to the Terriers and started a new
season as a forward, the Manitoba-
based team had one goal — to play in
the RBC Cup championship game on
home ice.
“It really was exciting,” said Swier
of the championship game and win-
ning the biggest trophy in junior
hockey. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime
experience.”
The Terriers defeated Ontario’s
Carleton Place Canadians in a 5-2
showdown in front of a sold out crowd
in Portage la Prairie on May 17th.
Although the goal was reached, the
big win was still slightly unexpected
as the Terriers had been out-played
by the Canadians earlier in the tour-
nament.
Again, things lined up perfectly
and the Terriers got a rematch in the
fi nal game and stomped out the Ca-
nadians’ long burning fl ame.
“Obviously we worked all year for
it,” said Swier. “So we were prepared
mentally and physically, and with
the crowd behind us, we had a lot of
adrenaline and played really well.”
The Terriers also prevailed in
their regular season with the Mani-
toba Junior Hockey League, fi nish-
ing with a 53-3-4 record.
The road to the RBC Cup began with
a trip to Fort McMurray for the West-
ern Canada Cup at the end of April.
The Terriers lost the fi rst game 3-1 to
the host team the Oil Barons. But the
Terriers managed to recover in the fol-
lowing games conquering the Melfort
Mustangs (6-3), the Penticton Vees (3-2)
and the Spruce Grove Saints (4-2).
A fi nal showdown was set against
the Vees, but it wasn’t the Terriers’
time to hoist that particular cup, tak-
ing a second place fi nish and still ad-
vancing to nationals on home ice.
And with that the Terriers fi nished
off a near-perfect season and are
only the third team from Manitoba
to win the National Junior A Hockey
Championship.
For Swier, hockey is in his blood
and it’s the sheer passion and enjoy-
ment from the sport that spurs him
forward.
He began playing minor hockey
with the Lacombe Rockets at age fi ve.
From there he moved on to playing
Bantam AAA in Red Deer, midget
hockey and in his fi rst junior year,
played in Lloydminster.
Now in the post season, Swier said
he plans to work, train and spend time
with friends and family in Lacombe.
Next season, it’s likely Swier will
be lacing his skates up again with the
Terriers.
“As far as I know,” he said. “There
are a lot of changes that could hap-
pen though.”
Swier has two years left in junior
hockey but he has a few goals that
will hopefully propel his career into
the pro level. He is aiming for gar-
nering a scholarship to NCAA in the
United States.
“The States are more well-known
and scouted for higher levels and pro
levels,” said Swier. “I defi nitely have
a few options.”
Lacombian captures junior hockey title
RYAN SWIER
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Lacombe Express 27
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Decision making is very diffi cult for
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There are many personality quizzes out
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impulse-buying, no-regrets type of person
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person a leaking hot water tank and they
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When it comes to redecorating or reno-
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While I don’t understand indecisiveness
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and pride of ownership. If you are quot-
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year after year. The quote you received
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to supplier increases, shipping and the
state of our Canadian dollar. If you sit on
a project for years you will be constantly
thinking about it and endlessly ‘shopping’
for it which consumes time and emotion
and you have better things to do! If you
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If you are working on a home design
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armed with all the information you can
gather to help you become effective and
very decisive.
Kim Wyse is an interior designer with Carpet Colour Centre in Red Deer.
Being indecisive when it comes to home designLOVELY LIGHT – This beautiful, brightly-lit sitting room of a Sorento Custom Homes show home in the Laredo area of Red Deer is wonderfully fi nished with custom stonework.
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Kim
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Horoscope
Career goals are front and
center, Aries. Try to process
any fears that may have held
you back before now, and you
will discover that those fears
are unfounded.
This week you discover a good
mix of creativity and practicality
that you can put to use at work
and at home, Taurus. Make it
last as long as possible to reap
the rewards.
ARIESMar 21/Apr 20
TAURUSApr 21/May 21
Gemini, you are capable of
making big decisions, but
you’re not entirely sure if you
want to just yet. Bide your time
and think everything through
for the next several days.
Cancer, you have put in long
hours on a big project,
and now is the time to buckle
down and put in one last great
effort. After that you
can fi nally relax.
GEMINIMay 22/Jun 21
CANCERJun 22/Jul 22
Leo, things will fall into place
sooner than you expect if you
focus on the things that you
can accomplish. Wishing and
hoping won’t get you far.
Virgo, others continue to send
you mixed messages. While
this may be confusing, soon
you will learn to navigate
others’ signals and make the
right decisions.
LEOJul 23/Aug 23
VIRGOAug 24/Sept 22
Libra, your schedule is loaded
with a lot of commitments.
While things might seem
hectic from time to time,
remember that your hard work
now will pay off in the future.
Reevaluate what is most
important to you and set a new
plan in motion, Scorpio. Others
will be very supportive and
serve as sounding boards as
you determine where
to go next.
LIBRASept 23/Oct 23
SCORPIOOct 24/Nov 22
Sagittarius, take a deep breath
and relax when faced with a
diffi cult decision this week.
Trust your instincts and
make a decision you are truly
confi dent in.
Capricorn, an authority fi gure
wants to challenge you this
week, so show him or her what
you really are made of. Your
ideas are valid, and you just
need to assert yourself.
SAGITTARIUSNov 23/Dec 21
CAPRICORNDec 22/Jan 20
AQUARIUSJan 21/Feb 18
PISCESFeb 19/Mar 20
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willing to give it your all this
week. You are accustomed to
giving your best effort so this
challenge should be nothing
you can’t handle.
Pisces, a tight
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focused on the tasks
at hand. You are
more than capable
of handling what’s on
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Service Directory ....... 1000-1430
Items to Buy/Sell ....... 1500-1940
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Open House Directory 4200-4310
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Business Services#1000 - #1430
Accounting .......................... 1010Acupuncture........................1020Advocate/Mediation ............1025Antique Dealers & Stores ...1027Automotive ..........................1029Bands & DJ s ......................1030Beauty/Cosmetic ................1040Bookkeeping .......................1050Cabinet Makers ...................1054Child Care/Caregivers .........1060Carpentry ............................1062Car Rentals .........................1064Cat Work .............................1065Cleaning .............................1070Clerical................................1080Construction .......................1085Consulting ...........................1090Contractors ......................... 1100Computer Services ..............1110Drafting & Design................ 1120Eavestroughing ................... 1130Educational ......................... 1140Electrical ............................. 1150Entertainment ..................... 1160Escorts................................ 1165Farm Equipment ................. 1168Financial ............................. 1170Fireplaces ........................... 1175Flooring............................... 1180Food/Catering ..................... 1190Furnace Cleaning ............... 1193Glass Shops ....................... 1196Mobile Glass Shops ............ 1197Handyman Services ...........1200Health Care......................... 1210Income Tax .........................1220Insurance ............................ 1130Landscaping .......................1240Land Mapping .....................1250Legal Services ....................1260Limousine Services ............1270Massage Therapy ...............1280Mechanical .........................1285Misc. Services ....................1290Moving & Storage ...............1300Oilfi eld .................................1305Painters/Decorators ............ 1310Personal Services ...............1315Pet Services .......................1318Photography .......................1320Plumbing & Heating ............1330Printing................................1335Rental - Equipment .............1340Rental - Misc .......................1350Repair Service ....................1360Roofi ng ...............................1370Snow Removal ....................1380Travel ..................................1385Upholstery ..........................1390Well Drilling ........................1400Welding ............................... 1410Window Cleaning ................1420Yard Care ............................1430
LegalServices 1260
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Roofing 1370METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors. 40 year
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Aircraft ..............................1510Antiques & Art ..................1520Auctions ............................1530Bicycles ............................1540Building Supplies ..............1550Business Machines ..........1560Cameras & Accessories ..1570Children’s Items ................1580Clothing ............................1590Computers ........................1600Concert & Event Tickets ..1610Equipment - Misc. ............1620Equipment - Heavy ..........1630Tools ................................1640Farmers’ Market &Food Basket......................1650Firewood ..........................1660Lumber ............................1670Garden Supplies ..............1680Lawn Tractors ..................1690Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700Household Appliances......1710Household Furnishings ....1720TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740Jewellery ..........................1750Kid’s Deals........................1755Misc. For Sale ..................1760Musical Instruments..........1770Music Lessons..................1780Piano & Organs ................1790Office Supplies ................1800Pets & Supplies ................1810Pet Services ....................1820Cats ..................................1830Dogs ................................1840Sports Cards ....................1850Sporting Goods ................1860Collectors’ Items ..............1870Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880Travel Packages ..............1900Wedding Supplies ............1910Recycled Products............1920Wanted to Buy ..................1930Items to Give Away ..........1940
Auctions 1530COLLECTOR CAR
AUCTION! 8th Annual Calgary
Collector Car Auction, June 12 - 14, Indoors
Convention Center Grey Eagle Casino. All makes &
models welcome. Consign today
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K & K AUCTIONS Presents a Large Antique and Collectible Auction.
Sunday, June 7, 9:30 a.m., Bashaw Community
Centre, Bashaw, Alberta. Doug, Loraine 780-679-4142;
www.globalauctionguide.com.
UNRESERVED PUBLIC AUCTION.
Saturday, May 30, 11 a.m. Tractors, trailers, autos, antiques, storage units!
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Scribner Auction, 780-842-5666;
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Equipment-Misc. 1620
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Firewood 1660LOGS
Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.
Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging
403-318-4346
GardenSupplies 1680
BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES. 4 - 6 feet, $35 each. Machine planting: $10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer). 20
tree minimum order. Delivery fee $75 - $125/order. Quality
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Agricultural#2000 - #2290
Farm Equipment ..............2010Haying Equipment ............2020Tractors ............................2030Combines & Headers ......2040Fertilizer Equipment..........2050Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060Equipment Wanted ..........2070Farm Custom Work ..........2080Farm Auctions ..................2090Livestock ..........................2100Livestock - Exotic..............2110Sheep ..............................2120Poultry ..............................2130Horses ..............................2140Horse Boarding ................2150Riding Supplies ................2160Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170Pasture Wanted ................2180Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190Seed Grain ......................2200Seeding & Tillage ............2210
Livestock 2100FOR SALE. Simmeron
Simmentals, fullblood full Fleckvieh bulls, yearlings
and 2 year olds, polled and horned, A.I. bloodlines, very quiet,
muscled. 780-913-7963; www.simmeronranch.ca.
Grain, FeedHay 2190HEATED 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
SELLING ORGANIC/conventional Sweet
Clover, Red Clover, Alfalfa, Smooth and Meadow Brome, Crestedwheat, Timothy, Sainfoin. Milk Vetch. Free delivery on
larger orders! Pasture and hay blends. Birch Rose
Acres Ltd., Star City, SK. Phone 306-863-2900;
For Rent#3000 - #3200
Acreages/Farms ..............3010Houses/Duplexes ............3020Condos/Townhouses........3030Manufactured Homes ......3040Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050Suites ..............................3060Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070Roommates Wanted ........3080Rooms for Rent................3090Motels/Hotels ..................3100Offices ..............................3110Stores/Commercial ..........3120Industrial ..........................3130Warehouse Space............3140Garage Space..................3150Storage Space ................3160Land ................................3170Pasture ............................3180Mobile Lot ........................3190Misc. for Rent ..................3200
Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390
Acreages/Farms ..............3255Houses/Duplexes ............3260Suites ..............................3270Rooms..............................3280Manufactured Homes ......3290Housesitting Wanted ........3300Garage Space..................3310Storage Space ................3320Stores/Commercial ..........3330Office Space ....................3340Industrial ..........................3350Warehouse Space............3360Resorts & Cottages..........3370Pasture/Land....................3380Mobile Lot ........................3390
Houses/Duplexes 3020
THREE bdrm., 2 bath, older, well-maintained home with det. garage and new deck. You will be impressed with the cupboard and storage
space. $1,500 mo. and includes water.
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MobileLot 3190
PADS $450/mo.Brand new park in Lacombe.
Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm.,2 bath. As Low as $75,000. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820
Real Estate#4000 - #4190
Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190
ManufacturedHomes 4090
THE HEART of Every Home is in its Kitchen.
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stainless steel appliances & more. For more
information call United Homes Canada
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BuildingsFor Sale 4150
METAL BUILDINGS SALE. Two types.
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Employment Opportunities The City of Lacombe is currently recruiting for:
Arborist/Parks Operator - Community Services Application Deadline is June 4, 2015
Deputy Fire Chief - Lacombe Fire Department Application Deadline is June 12, 2015
Development Officer - Planning and Development Application Deadline is June 15, 2015
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