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Provincially-controlled changes to the Persons withDevelopmental Disabilities (DPP) Safety StandardsRegulation, which requires thousands of dollars worth

of upgrades to residential detached and semi-detachedsingle family dwellings, is raising concerns of discrimi-nation and the future of available accommodations forsuch individuals in Strathmore.

Consternation grew after Municipal Affairs intro-duced an Approved Guideline Standata in August 2015.Safety codes officers, municipally and provincially, pre-

viously reported that individuals with disabilities wereresiding in living conditions that did not comply withthe Alberta Building Code (ABC) and the Alberta FireCode (AFC). As a result, the Standata aimed to improvefire and life safety in existing residential detached andsemi-detached single family dwellings that have under-gone a change of use to a residential support dwellingor a residential care dwelling under the Governmentof Alberta’s PDD program. The modifications could be-come pricey, and likely require rezoning from residen-

tial home to a care support dwelling, building permits,electrical permit, site plans, floor plans, and financialcosts associated with possible renovations of widen-ing doorways and hallways, installation of wheelchairramps, fire alarms, fire extinguishers, carbon monoxidealarms and sprinkler systems. According to a letter written by Minister of Municipal

Affairs, Deron Bilous, the deadline for compliance tothe regulation and its Standata was postponed to allowfor extensive consultation in what is being treated as apause-period – a duration with a deadline of March 31,2016.

“The safety of individuals is a crucial priority, [and] Ihave also heard the concerns about the potential dis-ruptive impact of the regulation on the wellbeing ofindividuals in the PDD program if they are implement-ed without full understanding of the context in whichthese individuals live and in which care is provided,”

Bilous wrote.“The Government of Alberta will work with persons

with developmental disabilities, their families, serviceproviders, and municipal governments to find workable

ways to ensure safety, while also respecting and sup-porting individuals in their homes and communities.Following the consultation we will find an appropriate

balance.” Yet Albertans are concerned that if the proposed

changes are implemented, an opposite effect may beobserved promoting fear and panic rather than safety,

while possible housing opportunities for individuals with disabilities may disappear.

Strathmore resident Vivian MacCallum approachedthe Strathmore town council on March 16, encouragingthem to be vocal about the issue.

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Council to advocatefor PDD

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Feeling green! Approximately 250 people enjoyed the Strathmore Parent Association of Expres-

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Two candidate hopefuls are knock-ing on doors and meeting with the Vil-lage of Standard’s community, vying fora spot on town council – a seat soon to be vacated by Councillor Ron Corbiell who’s relocating to Strathmore.

Elizabeth Nystrom and Brandon Duf-

fala hit the campaign trail last week af-ter submitting their nomination paperson March 7. With only one more weekleft before the 390 Standard residentscast their votes, each candidate is put-ting their best foot forward to impressthe village with their strongest attri- butes.

“There’s only been three other fe-male councillors… that’s not some-thing that’s heard of in our village,”said Nystrom. “It’s important for peo-ple to get involved, especially in lit-tle villages. There’s always the samepeople getting involved so when youhave someone that’s new, that’s fresh, with the kind of ambition to go and do

something, you need that.” The 32-year-old British Columbia woman, who attended Olds College tostudy economical sciences, has lived inthe area for 12 years, and relocated to

Standard nearly two years ago. Already being a member on Standard’s Beautifi-cation Committee, Park Planning Com-mittee, and the library board, Nystromaccepted the challenge and tossed herhat into the ring. The administrationassistant is aware of recent crime activ-ity in the area, the regional water proj-ect, and the ongoing challenges withthe Wheatland Crossing school. Much

like her opponent, Nystrom plans toattract more individuals to the com-munity and work towards continualimprovement.

Former commercial pilot BrandonDuffala, who is also originally fromBritish Columbia, also has a knack forcommunity involvement, having vol-unteered many hours over the past five years he’s been residing in the village.If elected into council, the 47-year-oldsaid he’s eager to learn from the expe-rienced councillors in helping to sup-port and promote the village’s future.

“I want to get a better understandingof the inner workings and what’s goingon before I start putting in two cents s

far as changes, and I think you reallyneed to know why things are the waythey are before you can help supportand promote improvement,” Duffalasaid. “I see it’s difficult for these small

communities, but we have a good basehere. The council members, they seemlike they’re there forever, so they havea lot of history and background tocontribute, and so it’s really a featherin their cap. I see town councils as the beating hearts of our small communi-ties, and I can’t think of a better wayto play an important role in the better-ment of society.

Duffala also helped design and buildthe float for the Standard Library forthe Sports Day Parade, which receivedfirst place, and coordinates a visit fromSanta for the children at the libraryChristmas party.

Nystrom and Duffala will continueto meet with the community and presson with their campaign efforts overthe next week.

“I think it’s going to be a good elec-tion and I wish my running mate allthe best,” said Nystrom. “It’s going to be me or him so either way it’s goingto be great for our community.” The Village of Standard town coun-

cillor election is taking place on April

4 from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. at the Vil-lage of Standard office. Residents cancontact the candidates at [email protected] or [email protected].

Standard calls for by-election

MIRIAM OSTERMANN


Suspicions, hope, and

numerous questions aboutthe whereabouts of a localman who disappeared last year were put to rest ear-lier this month, after the body was discovered, end-ing an extensive search.

Strathmore RCMP werenotified on March 10, thata body had been discov-ered southeast of Carse-land on the shores of theBow River. The CalgaryMedical Examiner’s Officeand the RCMP positivelyidentified the remains as belonging to 41-year-old

Michael Ully.Family members lastsaw Ully on Nov. 22, 2015.

Upon finding his trucknear Carseland severaldays later, search efforts ballooned led by the po-

lice, family, and raisedawareness through so-cial media – a Help FindMike Ully Facebook pagethat gained nearly 7,000members. The searchalso involved air rescueteams and several groundsearches. The death is not consid-

ered to be suspicious. Ac-cording to a press release,the RCMP and the family wanted to thank the pub-lic, search teams, and me-dia outlets who aided inthe search for Ully. Thefamily asked for their pri- vacy to be respected dur-ing this time.

Search for localman ends

Legion Air Cadet Liaison Ray Deschenes (l-r), Captain (Barry) Duffield, PoppyFund Chairman Brian Allemang and 903 Squadron Sponsoring Committee(SSC) Chair Marnie Raycroft accepted a cheque from the Royal Canadian Le-gion for $4,043 at the Strathmore and District Agricultural Society quonset onMarch 2. The donation was to free up money for the SSC to plan activitiesoutside the curriculum for the Cadets.

Cadets get financial salute

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The Strathmore Lions Regional Rink had its grand opening and ribbon cuttingceremony on March 5.

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contact the Town Office if you would like an opportunity to review andprovide input on the proposed amendments prior to the Public Hearing.

The Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chambers, StrathmoreMunicipal Building, 680 Westchester Road, Strathmore Alberta on

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Bylaw #07-11 and amendments thereto.Any person or group of persons, or person acting on someone’s behalf,

who claims to be affected by any or all of the proposed bylaws maypresent suggestions or concerns by making a submission to the

public hearing.Written submissions to the Public Hearing or the name of any person

wishing to make an oral presentation at the Public Hearing mustbe received by the Planning and Development Department prior to

12:00 noon on Monday, April 4, 2016 as outlined in Bylaw #07-11 andamendments thereto. If your written submission is not received by

this time, please provide fifteen (15) copies for distribution at thePublic Hearing. Each person wishing to address Council at the PublicHearing shall complete their verbal presentation within five minutes.Please note that written submissions will become public documents

once submitted to the Town, unless otherwise requested.

TAX INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PLAN

The monthly Tax Installment Payment Plan allows taxpayers to make

automatic monthly payments for taxes rather than a single annual

payment. Paying on a monthly basis makes budgeting easier. If you

want to join please contact the Town Tax Department at 403-361-2114

or come in to the Town Office. We will complete your application and

require your signature and a “void” cheque. All persons on the T.I.P.P.

program are penalty exempt.

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a lump sum payment for any lapsed months must be paid. A 2%

administration fee is applied to this payment amount. The first five

payments are based on the previous year’s tax levy. Changes to the

installment amount as a result of increases or decreases to the annual

levy will be effective for the last seven payments. You will be notified

on your tax notice of the new installment amount. If you are on the

payment plan you do not need to reapply.

COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS– MARCH 16, 2016

• Council moved in Camera at 6:30PM to discuss an item pertaining to Advise from Officials.• Council gave first, second, third and final reading to Bylaw No.15-28 Land Use Bylaw Amendment Bylaw – Technical Amendments.• Council gave first, second, third and final reading to Bylaw No.16-05 Fees Bylaw Amendment Bylaw.• Council authorized the CAO to accept the proposal from

Scotiabank to provide financial services for the Town of Strathmore.• Council directed Administration to consult with the ProvincialGovernment and MLA Fildebrandt to bring forward a recommendation

to the Province of Alberta advocating a stay for the Standata forresidential detached and semi-detached single family dwellings thatoperate under the Government of Alberta’s Persons with DevelopmentDisabilities program.• Council moved to bring the matter regarding the Standata fordetached and semi-detached single family dwellings under thePersons with Developmental Disabilities Program forward as aresolution to the AUMA for the Fall Convention.• Council approve the following donations through the CommunityInvestment Fund:Strathmore Youth Club Rock and Ride Skate for Change - $1,000.00Celebration of Lights 2016 Christmas Park - $7,500.00.• Council approved Councillor Walls to attend the Disaster ForumWorkshop on May 9 – 12, 2016 in Banff, AB.

UTILITY BILLSMarch 15, 2016 Utility Bills have gone out for:

Wildflower Heights/Strathmore Lakes • WestmountDowntown • Thorncliff • Parkwood

Green Meadow/Grande Point

Aspen Creek • The Ranch

If you have not received your paper copy or email copy of your Utility Bill

please let us know.

NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS

The following application(s) for development have been approved

by the Town of Strathmore, subject to the right of appeal to the

Subdivision and Development Appeal Board:

Application: 16D-034

Civic Address: 205 - 213 Third Avenue (upper level)

Legal Description: Lots 34-40, Block 8, Plan 5894PDevelopment: Discretionary Use – Central Business District

within the Downtown Overlay District:

Religious Assembly

The file(s) as noted abov e can be viewed at the Town Office during

regular business hours. The permit will be issued following the lapse

of the appeal period.

Any person wishing to appeal this decision must submit their appealno later than 4:30 pm on April 8, 2016. Appeals must be in writing,accompanied by the $100.00 fee and submitted to the Secretary,

Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Town of Strathmore, 680

Westchester Road, Strathmore AB T1P 1J1.

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Luck of the IrishBrentwood Elemen-

tary students donned

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St. Patrick’s Day.

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Thought for

the Week

~

The person

who will

follow his or

her convictions

in spite of his

or her fear is a

person of real

courage.

By Irene Knappe, Secretary / PR / Membership

Strathmore Legion Branch #10 NEWS• On April 2nd, the Legion will be presenting Luisa Marshall, Tina Turner impersonator. Her show

will begin at 8 p.m. and tickets are $25 per person. From the $25, Ms. Marshall will retain $20

and donate the remaining $5 to PTSD to benefit our Veterans. Jan, who runs the Legion’s kitchen,

is serving a turkey dinner, with all the trimmings, starting at 6:00 pm. Show Jan your ticket for

the Tina Turner show, and your dinner will cost you $10. If you are not attending the show, you are

still welcome to come for dinner, but the cost will be $15 per person. Show tickets are limited and

available at the bar during business hours. Join us for a wonderful evening!!

• SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: There is a hero among us by the name of Comrade George

Freeman! By order of the President of the Republic of France, he has been awarded the

rank of Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour. This distinction (the

Legion of Honour is the highest national order of France) illustrates the profound gratitude

that France would like to express to him. It is awarded in recognition of his personal in-volvement in the liberation of France during World War II. Through him, France remembers

the sacrifice of all of his compatriots who came to liberate French soil. Comrade Freeman

is a survivor of D-Day, June 6th, 1944, where he was one of many brave Canadian soldiers who

landed on Juno, Normandy. He is to receive his medal on Friday, April 15th, 2016, at the Legion.

This special presentation will be made by Alberta’s former Lt. Governor, Col. (Ret’d) the Honourable

Donald S. Ethell. Also present will be Wild Rose’s Derek Fildebrandt, and our MP Martin Shields.

More details will follow in t he next few Events in the Times.

• The annual Steak and Lobster dinner put on by the Legion Sports Committee will be held on

May 7th, starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are on sale and available at the Bar. Steak and lobster: $40

per person; steak only: $15 per person and lobster only: $25 per person. The trimmings are

included. Please bring your own lobster crackers. Tickets are limited and this dinner is a sell-out

every year, so get them early!

• On May 14th we will be holding the annual Shoot for the Troops, which is a fund-raiser for our

Veterans’ families by dart players from all over Alberta and there is also a silent auction. Anyone

who has items they wish to donate to this auction, are requested to please bring them to the

Legion between April 16th and May 13th. Please make sure nothing is broken or chipped or needs

parts and put your name on the item so you may be recognized for your donation.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!!!

For further information, please call the Legion at 403.934.5119

LEST WE FORGET / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

JOHN GODSMAN

Times Contributor

There is a farm near Campbelltown, in the County of Argyll,called Pute-chan, which can be traced back to the1600’s and stillexists today, now since 1954 in private hands. This is the ances-tral home of Roy Clark’s fore-fathers, who were tenant farmersof the Duke of Argyll who lived in

Inveraray Castle. Word of land that could be owned in Canadaprompted the decision to leave Scotland. John Sr. and Kather-ine Clark, and their six children sailed from Campbelltown toGlasgow, where they boarded the Allan Line ship ‘Canadian.’ They arrived 13 days later in Quebec, on June 8, 1875 and this

REMEMBERING OUR ROOTS ~ Roy & Karen Clark family set-tled in Lachute, where Katherine had relatives. Whileliving here, Roy’s grandfather John Jr. worked for the veterinarianDr. Duncan McCeachran, who became well know for his involve-ment with the Cochrane Ranch and the Waldron Ranch. In thespring of 1883, John Sr. and his three sons James, Duncan and John Jr. headed west to their homesteads on Crowfoot Creek.Katherine, and her two younger daughters came in the fall. Theireldest daughter had married and lived in Montreal. John Jr. married Catherine Emily Wills in 1903, at the Shouldice

Farm at Namaka, with Rev. G.W. Kerby (Kerby Centre in Calgary)

in attendance. Their son John Roy (Johnny) was born in Glei-chen in 1909. Catherine had been born in England, but followingher father’s death had been sent to Canada with her twin sister atthe age of nine years. Her mother had been left with little optionto care for her children. She was taken in by the James Shouldicefamily, and when that family came west,she came with them. Johnny and Violet Beatrice Leonard

(Bea) were married in 1935. She hadbeen born in Lipton, Sask. in 1907,

trained as a nurse and met Johnny whenhe visited a sick uncle in Bassano Hos-pital. They lived on the farm with John-ny’s mother Catherine, and after John Jr.passed away in 1929, mother and soncontinued farming and ranching together. Johnny and Bea raiseda family of four children of which Roy was the youngest. He wasborn in Bassano Hospital on May 31, 1943, and along with his

two sisters and brother, was raised in the house built in 1918 bygrandfather John Jr. and Catherine, which is still lived in today byRoy and Karen. Roy attended school in Bassano through Grade9, then Cluny until the end of Grade 11. He then attended PITA(The Provincial Institute of Technology), now known as SAIT.

Karen’s Dad, Olie Boesen, was born in Denmark in 1907, andhe immi-grated to Montreal in 1927, then came west to Calgaryby train. The fare was one cent per mile!

He first worked at Trochu, before moving to Bassano in thefall, where he spent the rest of his life. Karen’s mother, PeggyLothrop, was born in Sas-katoon in 1922, and came to Bassanoat the age of 20 to work. Olie and Peggy were married in 1943.Karen was born in the Bassano Hospital on March 12,1945 and was raised on a farm, near the Hamlet of Crowfoot. She was anonly child, as her mother passed away when she was three yearsold. She attended school in Cluny through Grade 11, before tak-

ing the rest of her education in Calgary,at Mount Royal. Roy and Karen’s fami-lies were friends and neighbours, so the cou-ple knew each other from a young age. They were married in 1968, and raisedtwo daughters and a son, and have nowbeen blessed with a son-in-law, a daugh-ter-in-law, and five wonderful grandchil-dren.

Following their marriage, they movedto the farm, Sec. 2-23-20-W4. This is amixed operation of grain and now Anguscattle. Roy’s grandfather raised Shorthorncattle, and was one of the first to importHereford bulls into the area in 1894.

Roy and Karen have long been staunchsupporters of 4-H, being members them-

selves, along with their children andtwo of their grandchildren. Bothhave been club leaders. Hockey hasalways been a big part of their livesas Roy played and coached hockeyfor many years, and now their sonand grandsons play. He is a pastKinsman, a past county councilor,founding member of the CrowfootCreek Watershed Group, past presi-dent of South-ern Alberta Pioneers

and their Descendants, past president,governor, and lifetime director of the Western Stock Growers Association. He

was the driving force behind the Centen-nial Cattle Drive that went from Buffalo toMedicine Hat in 1996.

Some of the changes they’ve seen inthe area include the arrival of power, tele-phone, and natural gas to rural residents,road improvements and great strides forward with improved farming practices andtechnology. The very dramatic change inthe cattle herd, with new genetics and im-proved feeding methods. A long way froma huge 850-pound steer on 4-H show day!

It gives Roy and Karen great peace ofmind and satisfaction to know their Crow-foot Creek Ranch is in the capable handsof generations five and six.

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Having a daughter with cerebral palsy with a roommate whosuffers from a brain injury in Calgary MacCallum found outshe would be on the PDD list, which would require rezoning,alarm systems, a drywall rating of 45 minutes, and a sprinklersystem costing between $20,000 to $55,000 for her house inthe city. As the water pressure in her area does not meet stan-dards allowing for sprinklers to run for 30 minutes, the family would be required to install a 500-gallon water tank in thebasement by either removing the staircase or cutting a hole inthe floor. Furthermore she argued that people with disabilitiesunderstand fire alarms from their school experience, but maypanic, seizure, hide, or attack when hit unexpectedly with wa-ter. MacCallum has been in touch with Strathmore Brooks MLA

Derek Fildebrandt and does not believeMunicipal Affairs should force munici-palities into these positions, rather keep-ing the responsibility with PDD.

“Our disabled people are totally differ-ent in thinking than a normal person inhow to take direction,” she said. “It putsour towns and municipalities in a terri-ble situation. This does not cover apart-ments, condos, six-plexes or four-plexes. Why should my daughter in our singlefamily home be discriminated against? What condo board is going to agree tohave a building code set up like this, and what apartment building is going to dothat?” According to Harry Salm, Strathmore’s

safety codes inspector, the number ofhomes affected in Strathmore remains amystery. Until notification from humanservices surfaces informing Strathmoreresidents that they are among those whoreceive PDD funding and require chang-es to their homes, residents continue to wait until a decision is made regardingthe Standata on March 31.

“Realistically any municipality, reallyall you can do is sit on your hands, it’sunder the provincial government so wedon’t have a hand in it. All we can dois wait for direction from them and see what that looks like and do whateverneeds to be done in conjunction withthat direction.”

Town council agreed to take preemp-tive actions in consulting with the prov-ince and liaise with MLA Fildebrandt toask the province to stay the Standata forthe single family home duplex issue andadvocate strongly for PDD. Council alsopassed another motion to send the issueto the Alberta Urban Municipalities As-sociation (AUMA) in the fall. To find out more about the PDD Safe-

ty Standards Regulation and the recentStandata visit www.municipalaffairs.al-berta.ca.

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ANGELA MURDOCH

Senior Instructor

Expressions the Dance Gallery

We are so very proud to announce our newest

faculty member at Expressions the Dance Gallery,Shalynne Standing.

Shalynne has been a student of Expressions forthe past 15 years. She is a resident of Calgary andis so committed to her training and her dance stu-dio that she along with two siblings and her mom(our studio office manager) have been driving toour Strathmore dance studio for the past 10 years.

Shalynne has worked through a variety of dancesyllabuses, completing each grade and level thatshe was challenged with.

“As a student she excelled in her dance classes working in all disciplines. Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Acro- batics, Lyrical, Aerial and Hand Balancing,” saidHeather Thomas, Owner of Expressions. “I noticedearly in Shalynne’s training that she has excellentcommunication skills and how she really loveschildren.

“Shalynne began helping and demonstrating inclasses at the age of 12. This is when interesteddancers can be part of our STARS TEAM (studentteacher program) at Expressions. Always setting agreat example for her students and being a won-derful help to the teachers in the classes she wasassisting.

“After many years of quality training and six years of assisting, Shalynne was ready to join theEDG faculty!” To further her accreditation Shalynne went on

to get certified in the Acrobatic Arts teacher’s pro-gram. Another plus to her, EDG and the studentsshe will be working with.

“It’s a great cycle to be continually sharing and

being part of the dance world,” said Thomas.“Quality and knowledgeable training will develop

a high standard of dancers both recreationally andcompetitive. Having a certified faculty is a prior-ity for our students at EDG as we look at injuryprevention for our students from day one, along with a sound technical foundation. Our studentsare then able to pass their love of the arts ontotheir students as they revolve into teachers. What better way to have your faculty understand thehigh standard of teaching that you expect, is totrain them yourself.”

Shalynne is now one of six faculty members thatcompleted their training at EDG and moved intoteaching roles.

“We’re excited to spend many more years to-gether,” said Thomas.

One of our own

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor Thanks for the article by Miriam Ostermann “MLA

in Hot Water.”It is difficult to comprehend or to explain how fool-

ish Derek Fildebrandt’s comments make him appear ...“Twitter is becoming an increasingly silly medium...” The world is advancing into the Fourth Industrial

Revolution, characterized by a range of new technolo-

gies that are fusing the physical, digital and biologi-cal worlds, impacting all disciplines, economies andindustries, and even challenging ideas about what itmeans to be human.

It is surprising that as a politician and as a millen-nial, Fildebrandt does not recognize this. His actionsand words lead to an increasing lack of credibility

and influence because of this attitude and flippant dis-regard of an important social platform. Many of the

world’s most influential thought leaders, politiciansand public figures are on Twitter engaging effectively

with large audiences to create change.Face-to-face interactions are indeed valuable but it

is not only in those meetings that the public’s percep-tion of public figures is built. Education/training on

how to most effectively use social media could benefitMr. Fildebrandt. Without it, his relevancy like that ofthe unicorn, may disappear. Potentially, he will notmake it onto the Ark.

Respectfully submitted, Marcy Field

Carseland

Welcome to the world of technology

To the Editor Residents oppose historical designation 2:1; will

council listen? The town held an Open House March 1 to ask

citizens whether they support designating the local Anglican Church property a municipal historical re-source. After hearing presentations by the town, his-torical society, and church, in a poll conducted by the

town, 64 people expressed opposition to designation while only 33 expressed support.

On Wednesday, March 23, a special meeting oftown council will be held to decide whether or not toproceed with a bylaw declaring the site historic. The

Anglican congregation is hopeful that council willhear the will of the tax payers, vote to repeal their

freeze on the church property, and return control ofthe property to its rightful owners. Unless the freezeon the property is repealed very quickly, the real es-tate deals that have been made will be in jeopardy,and the legal situation for everyone involved will be-come a lot more complicated. This process has been a real challenge for the An-

glican congregation. We spent a great deal of money

preparing our property for sale and have been un-able to recover it. We have had a rental house on ourproperty sitting empty for months as we continue topay taxes and utilities and wait to see if we will beallowed to complete our sale. We continue to spendevenings at town council meetings even in this holiestof weeks.

Looking at the numbers The events of the past several months have forced some chang-

es on our congregation. In a bid to reduce our costs and consoli-date our ministries, we are giving up our rental space at HopeChurch, and moving all of our activities to the lower level of Az-tec Realty, effective April 1. We are hopeful that our property willsoon be returned to us so we can make more permanent plans. We continue to ask for the support of the community. If you

oppose using taxes to preserve an aging building, oppose coun-

cil’s infringing on property rights, or simply want to see this smallcongregation continue to exist in Strathmore, please ask towncouncil to lift its freeze on our property and allow us to close ourreal estate deals and look to the future

Angela Arinze Rector’s Warden, St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church

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In one week’s time theRoyal Canadian Legion inStrathmore will be unrecog-

nizable. The room will reflectthe hustle and bustle, lights,and energy of Las Vegas, asaward-winning Tina Turnertribute artist Luisa Marshalltakes to the stage in an effortto raise money for Post Trau-matic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The British Columbia-

based impersonator is tour-ing across Canada to raiseawareness of the conditionand donate money to the

Veterans Transition Networkthrough her Hope Beyond

Thunderdome tour. The tourstarted in early March on

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pected to finish in St. John’s,Newfoundland in June. Sofar, Marshall, who dedicates$5 of each ticket to the cause,already raised $3,600 withthree shows. Before the endof the tour, she is booked for37 more shows.

“I think it’s very timely and we hope that we can helpthem because if we as a com-munity become involved insomething like this, our vet-erans will really highly ap-preciate it,” said Marshall.“It’s psychological and that’snot easy. You hear about rais-ing awareness for anti-bul-lying, for breast cancer, forheart disease, but the PTSD

you don’t hear much about.

I believe the more awarenessthat we bring to this issue, it’sgoing to be a win-win.”

Post Traumatic Stress Dis-order is a tenacious mentaland emotional stress that is

born out of an injury or se- vere psychological shock.Over the past decade, theRoyal Canadian LegionBranch No. 10 in Strathmorehas raised $20,000 throughthe Shoot for the Troops fun-draiser; funds that were dedi-cated to the Calgary MilitaryFamily Resource Centre. Theorganization supports mem-

bers and families of the Ca-nadian Armed Forces by of-fering programs and servicesdedicated to support and in-tervention, counselling, per-sonal development, child and

youth programs and much

more. As a result, some ofthe money was allocated toPTSD.

“It’s not only adults whohave PTSD; it’s children,” said

Jenny Schumann. “When youlook on the news now, all the

way across Canada, it isn’tonly our veterans, it’s emer-gency services, it’s RCMP,firefighters, and the suiciderate has just gone up tremen-dously. I think that PTSD,people need to be aware ofit. Just the fact that she’s do-ing this here… I’m sure hercross-Canada tour will raisethousands and thousands ofdollars to help that. We’reglad to have her here.”

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“Somebody like my daugh-ter is really allergic to peanutsand she actually has to carryEpi-pens with her to school andphysically have them on her allthe time,” Dean said. “So somebody like her, she can’t chancehaving any amount of peanuts because she’s anaphylactic tothem. So that means if she’s toingest peanut she’ll probablystop breathing.”

Dean, who embarked on anengineering career that spanned15 years before staying home with her two daughters one-and-a-half years ago, made the deci-sion to launch her own baking business after being approached

by various parents at her daugh-ter’s school. Having had aspira-tions of attending a culinary and baking school as a high schoolstudent, Dean enrolled in sev-eral culinary courses at SAIT inSeptember, received her busi-ness license and health permits,rented a facility, and enlisted her

side-kick and secret weapon;her mother-in-law, who used toteach cake decorating for years.

Shortly after launching the business, Nut Out Cakes was

approached to provide theirnut-free products for the hotlunch program at WestmountElementary School, and for theLittle Flower Program at SacredHeart Academy. Now the two-person operation averages 250cupcakes for one school’s lunchprogram.

“It’s actually a lot busier thanI thought it would be,” she said.“Most businesses you set it upand it takes a good six monthsfor people to actually know who you are and order from you.I’m actually surprised at howpopular it is. I thought I’d havea lot more pushback from theschools.” The bakery has also provided

their cupcakes to a number of birthday parties, including HopeCovenant Church’s 19th birth-day celebration, has recently re-ceived interest from a school inChestermere, and will soon be busy preparing their product for weddings this summer.

Because of her daughter’s al-lergy severity, the reputation ofthe business, and stating thatthe “may contain” label is vol-untary, Dean said she contactsthe manufacturers personally toensure there were no peanuts

or tree nuts present on the pro-duction line. Furthermore, theestablishment refrains from us-ing peanuts or tree nuts in theirproducts, has pre-operationalpersonnel and sanitation check-lists, checks all product labelscarefully, and receives recall warning emails from the Cana-

dian Food Inspection Agency onnut and peanut products.

“Obviously being nut-free,that’s for me the initial focus because that’s how I’ve beenliving for six years,” said Dean.“It’s things like food colouring,sprinkles, fondant, or candy, allof that may contain peanuts. That’s the stuff that’s really hardto find. The more I started re-searching the more I wanted todo it. I thought most of the peo-ple doing cakes may think I’m just not putting the peanut init. But they’re not realizing howmany products actually may

contain on it.”Dean continues to experiment with different flavours and isactively pursuing creating itemscatering to those with gluten orlactose intolerances. To find out more about Nut

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Marshall, who is said to show anuncanny resemblance to the idol which she started impersonating in1995, has garnered quite the reputa-tion, having appeared on the Oprah

Winfrey show twice, dancing withEllen Degeneres on her stage, beingnamed the 2003 World Rock ‘N Roll

Tribute Artist Champion, was votedthe RBC’s Top 25 Immigrant of the

year for 2014, and even walked thered carpet at the Golden Globes –

where she mingled with the likesof Taylor Swift and Jon Voight. Yether passion and concern for PTSDamong the Canadian military andfiremen sparked this year’s tour. In-

fluenced during her performancefor the United Nations Peacekeep-

ing Force years ago, which includedSarajevo, Bosnia and eventually theMultinational Force and Observers(MFO) in Israel and Egypt, Marshall

began her fundraising efforts. Ac-cording to Schumann, half of thetickets for the Strathmore show,

which are capped at 130, are al-ready sold.

Luisa Marshall will be performingat 8 p.m. on April 2 in Strathmore.

Tickets are on sale at the StrathmoreLegion for $25 per person. A turkeydinner will also be available for anadditional $10 with a Hope Beyond

Thunderdrome ticket, or $15 with-out.

‘Tina Turner’ to cometo Strathmore

Local mom, Kristen Dean, recently

launched a Strathmore-based nut-freebakery, Nut Out Cakes, which has already

been incorporated into some school

lunch programs and events around the

community.Miriam Ostermann Photo


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Investigators continue to search for answers re-garding the identification of a weathered skull that

was found by a Gleichen resident in part of theflood plain of the Bow River on March 16.

Calgary RCMP Major Crimes Unit (MCU) and theRCMP Forensic Identification Section (FIS) exam-ined the scene, which is located south of the Ham-let of Gleichen, the following day.

“It’s being treated like any other found-human-remains investigation, which is the scene wherethe skull was located has been processed by ourforensic identification unit and the investigatorsassigned to the file,” said Hal Turnbull, with theRCMP Strategic Communications Unit. “The inves-tigator assures me there doesn’t seem to be anyevidence, on the skull itself, of foul play, or that it

was a recent death. By that I mean within the last

month or two. The skull is quite aged.” According to Turnbull, the skull is currently at

the medical examiner’s office where efforts are be-ing made to determine gender, race, and dental re-cords. While consideration is given to missing indi-

viduals – two cases which are possible matches inthe area – officials said there is a high probabilitythe skull was washed up from a burial ground dur-ing the 2013 floods.

“It’s known as an area that some time ago, maybe100 to 200 years ago, there was a period of timeit was believed that one of the indigenous nations,possibly the Blackfoot, may have used that as a

burial area,” Turnbull said. “It’s possible that theflood waters maybe eroded some land that con-tained remains and they got washed down.”

Only the skull of the individual has been recov-ered thus far, and RCMP continue to wait to hearfrom the medical examiner and specialists regard-ing the identity of the human remains.

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The special occasion began with Respected El-der Clarence Wolfleg blessing the site of the futureSiksika Business Plaza before Siksika Resource De-

velopments Ltd. (SRDL) CEO Tom Many Heads of-ficially announced the new plaza broke ground inthe Siksika Industrial Park on March 18.

The Plaza will have a Petro-Canada, a SubwayRestaurant and The Grocery People (TGP) as themain tenants in the building, while four retail bays

will be available for lease to third-party businessowners.

Five million dollars of the $11 million project has been funded internally by a loan within Siksika Na-tion to get it off the ground, with funds comingthrough Indigenous Affairs, Government of Albertaand Peace Hills Trust.

“Siksika now has the opportunity to boost itsown economy by capturing dollars that typicallyleave the reserve,” said Many Heads in a press re-lease.

“Along with addressing economic concerns thatare common among First Nation communities, weare now able to use the prime location and ser-

vices to invite non-nation members to spend their

money at Siksika.”Phase 1 of the Plaza will consist of the 3,800

sq. ft building that offer full products and servicesoffered by Petro Canada and a 21 seat dine-in Sub-

way restaurant. Phase two will consist of an 8,000sq. ft grocery store with 5,000 sq. ft of additionalretail space.

Siksika Chief and Council Member Vincent Yel-low Old Woman outlined the five goals the nationhas, including building economic prosperity.

“It’s almost at the place that we’re saying that the

challenges that come not only within but outsidethe reserve,” said Yellow Old Woman.

“SRDL was built for one and single purpose andthat was to save the prosperity, the economic de-

velopment, the business arm of the nation (and)grow stronger. It’s going to create jobs. One of thethings that we want is shovel-in-the-ground oppor-tunity. We need to see things happening in a shortperiod of time.”

Petro-Canada Senior Sales Coordinator SeanO’Donnell said this will be their third aboriginalsite in Alberta, while there are 20 stations acrossCanada.

He added that he drove the road several timesthrough Siksika Nation but never had a reason tostop, but now can say he has a reason to stop.

“I’m looking forward to September,” saidO’Donnell.

“It’s going to be unbelievable. I appreciate you welcoming us to the community and it’s a verystrong brand and you’re going to get a lot more vis-itors as well stopping in and being your customer.” TGP’s Director of Retail Operation Reg Orell said

they’re very proud to be involved in Phase 2’s foodstore.

He added that good food, nutrition, wellness andhealth can build a good community. The Plaza’s completion is slated for Sept. 1.

Siksika Business Plaza breaks ground

The Siksika Resources Development Ltd. dug their shovels to

officially break ground on the new plaza on March 18.

Justin Seward Photo


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MIRIAM OSTERMANN


Despite less than satisfactory efforts for waterlines, sanitary, and underground utility replace-ment on Thomas Drive in the past, local officialsdished out a further $60,000 to complete an un-finished storm catchment solution as part of theproject.

In 2013, Northstar Trucking took on the recon-struction project of Thomas Drive that includedreplacement of water and sewer lines, new road

base and surfacing, and installing new storm water infrastructure. Over a two-year period, arequirement allowing for the road to settle and

for the observation for issues, council membersand residents became progressively frustrated with pooling water and potholes. While coun-cil awarded the company a chance to rectifythe issues, the reconstruction projected in 2013included a large storm drainage pipe designedfor crossing into the Western Irrigation District(WID) canal into Pond 2, a section of Gray’s Park. According to the town’s engineering depart-

ment, the crossing was not completed becauseof environmental issues and a lack of clearance

with the bottom of the WID canal. Therefore aproposed larger line was to address the currentsystem that was lacking adequate capacity for a1:100 year storm event.

“It is in fact a storm catchment that we’redesigning, the name of the bio swale was ad-opted back originally with the project until the

design was finalized and determined that this isthe proper route to go, not the traditional bioswale with trees and wetland area,” said BryceMackan, acting director of engineering. “This

will be a storm catchment area that is grass and will be dry for most of the year and maintained by the parks. It will only contain water in largestorm events and its purpose is to slow down theamount of water that reaches our pipe that runsinto Pond 2.”

On March 2, the department approached coun-cil regarding necessary funds to install a linearstorm retention feature, or a bio swale, and coun-cil awarded the project to the lowest bidder withthe mandatory requirements.

Originally engineering services, construction,and a 10 per cent contingency accumulatedto a total of $81,306. Last year, the town spent$7,250 for engineering services out of an ap-

proved $50,000 budget. The 2016 budget allo-cated $15,000 towards the project. As $9,050 areleft for engineering services, $7,391 are requiredfor the 10 per cent contingency, and Black Site

Works was awarded the contact for $57,615, theproject’s new funds required totalled $74,056 -$59,056 short in this year’s budget. As a result, council was asked to consider

awarding the Thomas Drive Bio-Swale construc-tion – as the project was originally called – toBlackie Site Works for the $57,615, and dip intothe Storm Offsite Levy Reserve and increase the

budget by nearly $60,000.However, during the regular council meeting

on March 2, some local politicians discussed thelocation of the project, which will be constructedon the west side of Thomas Drive between thecurb and the pathway to retain storm water and

add protection from overland flow, and ques-tioned the pipes that are now deemed obsolete

yet were previously paid for by the town.Continued on Page 12

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The Strathmore Municipal Library invites you

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Spring break at the libraryMIRIAM OSTERMANN


In keeping with their unoffi-cial mandate of providing pro-grams when children are out ofschool on holidays, the Strath-

more Municipal Library is bring-ing back some of the old, a bitof the new, and some twists andturns for this year’s spring break.

Strathmore residents will havean opportunity to create, showoff their dance moves, and wina variety of prizes during theprogram line-up running fromMarch 29 until April 1.

Due to the success of themonthly-run Lego library pro-gram, which brings in 20 par-ticipants on average, the staffchose to launch the week witha Lego and Duplo – larger build-

ing blocks for the younger chil-dren – day.

“I think what we’ve alwaysfound, is that Lego brings outcreativity in children and any way that we can foster that cre-ativity is a good thing,” said Car-

men Erison, assistant director oflibrary services, at the Strath-more Municipal Library.

“Kids love Lego; they love to build. Even adults love to build. This is a program where fami-lies are going to be able to comeand build together.”

Furthermore, in the wake oflast year’s Karaoke Dance Par-ty’s success of attracting over 20children, and with a new Kara-oke machine and music madeavailable by the Marigold LibrarySystem, the event is making acomeback once again. However,

this year the party will includemore dancing to ease the chil-dren onto the dance floor and build up their courage to grabthe microphone. Another fan-favourite event,

the Edible Book Day, is also ex-

panding its horizons by addingmore categories, palates, andentry opportunities. Back forits second year, the competitionencourages community members to turn their best-loved lit-erary works into inventive ed-ible creations. After listening toconcerns from last year’s pilotproject, the library will acceptentries from 5 p.m. on March30 until 1 p.m. on March 31. Be-cause families expressed theirdesire to create together, the library also added a third category– the family category. Last year,

approximately 10 entries in-cluded culinary creations ofDr. Seuss’s The Lorax andGreen Eggs and Ham. Thistime around, patrons areurged to turn their favourite book, poem or titles into edible items that can be savouryor sweet. The first categoryconsists of 15-year-olds and younger with a chance to win a first place of a $50 gift

card to Toys ‘R Us. Those 16 years and older also have achance to win a $50 gift cardto Cross Iron Mills, and fami-lies are competing to get ahold of a $50 gift card to theRoyal Tyrell Museum. Yet the fun doesn’t end

there. The library is finish-ing off their spring-breakprograms with a big foolishfun day on April Fools’ Day.Using the same round robinidea as during other libraryprograms, the theme focuses

on being silly while partici-pants go around stations col-lecting stamps, taking homea trick-bag, and entering fora chance to win a $30 giftcard to Toys ‘R Us. The stations include an

egg and spoon race, a funkychicken dance, creatingmarshmallow cannons, and amix-and-match animal partscraft table.

Take part in the free LegoMadness on March 29 from12 p.m. until 4 p.m., KaraokeDance Party on March 30from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m., par-ticipate in the Edible BookDay on March 31. Winners will be chosen by a generalpublic vote from 1 p.m. un-til 3 p.m. Finish off the week with Foolish Fun Day on April 1, from 1 p.m. until 3p.m. For more information visit www.strathmorelibrary.ca.


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LAUREEN F. GUENTHER

Times Contributor

Rosebud Theatre opens the 2016 season on April 1, withOutside Mullingar, an Irish romance between middle-aged

Anthony Reilly and Rosemary Muldoon (resident actorsPaul Muir and Heather Pattengale). Guest performers JohnInnes and Judith Buchan complete the cast, performing onthe Opera House stage from April 1 to June 11.

“Being in the middle of this show and this story is like being part of a dream cast in a dream play,” Muir wrote inan e-mail. “Everyone is so good, and the story and the writ-ing are some of the best there is. (Playwright John Patrick)Shanley is a master!”

“It doesn’t matter whether you live in Ireland or on a farmoutside Standard, Alberta, the story of Outside Mullingarcould be your story,” said Morris Ertman, artistic director.“It’s so wonderfully true to life and authentic and delight-fully funny and full of heart.” After Outside Mullingar, Rosebud Theatre takes us from

Ireland to South Africa for Valley Song, playing on the BMOStudio Stage from May 19 to June 2. Veronica (Lennette Ran-dall) is a young woman dreaming of being a big-city singer

– though leaving her grandfather will break his heart. The theatre brings us back to the Canadian prairies with

Tent Meeting, from June 24 to Aug. 28, in the Opera House. A traveling gospel quartet sets up meetings on the edge ofa prairie town. They create controversy, but end up restor-ing broken friendships and mending a struggling marriage. The Sunset Limited, on the BMO Studio Stage from July 8

to Aug.27, takes us to a run-down apartment in New York

City, where an evangelical ex-convict holds a suicidal pro-fessor hostage. Playwright Cormac McCarthy “knows thedepth of human despair and the depth of human hope,”Ertman said. “The Sunset Limited reaches into both thoseplaces in a way that’s going to rock the audience.”

In the fall, An Inspector Calls, performed on the OperaHouse stage, will take us to England from Sept.9 to Oct. 29. The play is a whodunit, exploring a wealthy family’s apathyabout the death of a girl who worked for them. The season closes by returning to New York for Miracle

on 34th Street, the classic tale about whether Santa Claus isreal. It plays on the Opera House stage, Nov. 11 to Dec. 23.

“One of the magical things about the theatre is that weget to explore stories from all over the world,” Ertman said.“Sometimes when we take a story and put it outside of ourown context, it becomes even more powerful.” Yet he didn’t intentionally choose international stories

this season.“I picked these plays because of what they were saying,

and because I believe that they would be entertaining forour audience, and I discovered that they took place all overthe world. And I just think that’s timely,” he said.

“Especially right now where so much of what the conver-

sation, certainly world-wide, is all about what are the tiesthat bind us, as we invite people of other cultures to join(us in Canada),” he said. “As we realize that we are citizensof our world, not just a country.”

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The construction of the storm waterstorage will include cleaning and grub- bing, common excavation, waste exca-

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ing, sub-drain and culverts supply andinstallation, topsoil placement and grad-ing, mechanical seeding, landscaped bed preservation and restoration, andadjustment of manholes. The six-weekproject has an expected completion

More money needed for Thomas Drivedate sometime in April.

Council unanimously approved therecommendation of awarding the con-tract to Blackie Site Works and increas-ing the 2016 budget to $74,056 onMarch 2.


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The Strathmore Storm bantam Tier 2female team had a Cinderella season,going 23-0-2 in the regular season, enroute to winning the league banner andearning a provincial berth after beatingBrooks in play-downs. At provincials in Hinton last week-

end, the girls won their pool with a3-0-1 record before having the only

blemish on their season in a semi fi-nal loss to Lloydminster, in a game thathead coach Clay Armstrong said was anexcellent game.

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