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Strathmores annual Pet Expo is

steadily approaching, as is the deadlinefor vendors wishing to have an exhibitat the show. Applications are being ac-cepted on a first-come, first-served ba-sis, and the deadline is March 31. Theexpo this year will be held on May 10from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.This years expo is being presented

by the Quality Canine Center and itsnew owner Janice Eaton.

I wanted to do it mainly because ofthe rescue (side of) things. I cant imag-ine anyone else is going to step up tothe plate so I thought why not? if I canhelp out rescues at the same time, thatshuge to me, said Eaton.

I want to do this so that whatever

money is left over is divided up be-tween the rescue groups that are there,and I would like it to be an Adopt-A-Thon as well, which it hadnt been inthe past.The Adopt-A-Thon side of things is

because Eaton would love to see somedeserving pets find their way into anew home thanks to the expo.Animal rescue is something that is

important to Eaton, and one organiza-tion that is especially close to her heartis the Prairie Pit Bull Rescue, a placeshe has rescued a dog from. She is hop-ing they will have a booth at the expoand be able to help clear some of themisconceptions people have about pitbulls.

I am looking for demos, I have con-tacted the Calgary Humane Society. Iwould like somebody to do somethinglike a childrens safety with dogs demo,said Eaton.

She would like the demonstrationsand booths to be animal related. Shedoesnt want the demos to be aboutpeople promoting their business; in-stead she wants them to provide help-ful advice and tips to pet owners.

Once again dog owners are allowedto bring their pets to the expo.

Well-behaved dogs that are up-to-date on their vaccinations are welcomeon leash, said Eaton.

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Strathmore High School dance and theatre students, including Damon Clark, are hard at work in

preparation for their upcoming performance of Tarzan. The students are working with silks that rep-

resent jungle vines. They require a lot of skill, muscle and practice. Opening day for Tarzan is May 11,

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SHANNON LECLAIR

Times Reporter

Classroom Champions, a programthat pairs Olympic and Paralympic

athletes with schools, made its way toCanada this year. The program began inthe United States in 2009, and is the petproject of Olympic gold medalist SteveMesler and his sister Dr. Leigh Parise.Mesler said they began the ClassroomChampions initiative for a few differentreasons.

One of them was because all ofa sudden I was living this life that a10-year-old would have dreamt of.I was an Olympian, all of my friendswere Olympians and I was headinginto what was going to be my third andfinal Olympics. That was somethingthat my sister and I could have onlydreamt about when we were kids andI wanted to do something with it, saidMesler.

We wanted to do something that wewould have thought was cool when wewere 10, but at the same time, more im-portantly, we wanted to do somethingthat would be more impactful then justthe classic athlete goes to a school,gives a talk, spends some time withthe kids and then usually never see thekids again. We thought we could dobetter than that.

Mesler and Parise wanted to be ableto form actual relationships with thekids, but also knew that during theOlympic year he was preparing forthe 2010 winter games in Vancouver -he wasnt going to have time to go and

see these kids all the time. Thats wheretechnology really came into play. Hewas able to record lessons and sharethem, and his experiences, with thestudents.

The current school year has been apilot of the initiative in Canada, anddue to its success the plan is to signifi-cantly expand Classroom Championsacross the country next year. There are

classrooms in 26 schools across Canadacurrently involved in Classroom Cham-pions.

Mesler and Parise also measure theimpacts that their program is having.One thing they wanted to make sureof, said Mesler, was that it wasnt justsome program that Olympians are do-ing because it felt good, but that it wasalso one that was making a measurableimpact.

Were looking at kids and were get-ting surveys and feedback from the kidsshowing that they are better at goal set-ting, theyre doing it more often, theirdigital literacy is up, their perseveranceskills have increased. Were hearingfrom teachers that the kids are far more

engaged in school, said Mesler.Once an Olympian explains what it

means to set a goal in short, mediumand long term, and explains the steps,it opens up a new language for the kidsand helps them with their own goalmaking, said Mesler, especially whenthey can see the athlete fail and/or suc-ceed throughout the year.

In order to be a full time mentor forthe year you have to still be competingfull time, you cant be a retired athlete.We want kids to see that its a struggle,said Mesler.

Every month the athlete sends a dif-ferent video lesson on a different sub-ject. The kids will then send stuff back

to the athlete to show what theyrelearning based upon what was sent tothem that month.

Rhiannon MacDonnell, a StrathmoreHigh School graduate from 2002, is on

the board with Classroom Championsand would love to see the programmake its way into her hometown.

I would love that, I am obviously aproduct of the Strathmore schools. I

look back on my time there and theeducators that went above and beyondin service of my education are proba-bly the reason I got a PhD and becamean educator myself, said MacDonnell.

If I can help connect the educatorsin my hometown with a resource I feelis really valuable and could make thelives of their current students better,then that would make me very happy.

MacDonnell is a professor of mar-keting at a business school in London,England and has a background in psy-chology, decision-making and impacts.She works closely with Parise on thetheoretical side of things with Class-room Champions. She and Parise lookat what are they trying to do, what are

they trying to accomplish and how arethey doing with the initiative.

One of the important pieces that istalked about in the Classroom Champi-ons program is citizenship skills, teach-ing respect, treatment of others andhelping with community projects andinitiatives.

What we do is we provide a formfor educators, resources for educatorsto do a good job of engaging kids inthat and it really gets kids involved andit helps their learning in that domain.So in terms of citizenship skills we per-form very well there because we pro-vide resources and mobile platformsand kids get really excited about it,

said MacDonnell.The application deadline for Class-room Champions is March 31. For moreinformation, or to apply, go to http://www.classroomchampions.org.

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On Feb. 26 the Alberta Government named RosebudCentre of the Arts (RCA) one of the Heroes of the Flood.The RCA was announced as such due to their contributionto the provinces recovery from the June 2013 floods.The province had received almost 1,300 nominations

from Albertans who were asked to help acknowledgethose who went above and beyond in the recovery efforts.

On Aug. 1, 2013 RCA invited Calgary Mayor NaheedNenshi, first responders and volunteers to the theatre fora complimentary dinner and live theatre performance ofCotton Patch Gospel.

On Nov. 8, 2013, in a show of support to those affectedby flooding in High River, the RCA and National MotorCoach brought families out for another free dinner and

show, this time for Its a Wonderful life: The Radio Play.We knew many High River residents were still strug-

gling and under a lot of stress. As things still werent backto normal for them, we wanted to treat them to a chanceto get away from that stress, relax and be entertained,said Mark Lewandowski, RCA General Manager, in a pressrelease.

We thought our Christmas show, Its a Wonderful Life,

was a great testament to living in community, to support-ing each other, and to seeing the blessings around us inthe midst of our troubles.The RCA thanks the Alberta Flood Recovery Task Force

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Rosebud School of the Arts students took their learningon the road this February. First-year students spent 10 daysin British Columbia, while second and third-year studentsvisited New York City and Toronto for two weeks. They at-tended workshops and theatrical productions, toured the-atres back-stage, and engaged in talk-back discussions withcasts. The trips are registered courses at Rosebud School ofthe Arts (RSA), with corresponding assignments and grades.

Paul Muir, education director of RSA, said the school or-ganizes annual theatre trips because instructors want to give

students a broader perspective of theatre.We wanted their scope on what theatre is to be as globalas possible, he said.

First-year student Jesse Peachment, from Olds, Alta, trav-eled to B.C. with six classmates, spending time in Vancouverand Vancouver Island. Local artists presented workshops inthe areas of their specialty, including speech, movement anddance. RSA students learned to free up their voices, pres-ent monologues, sing and write music, and breathe correctly.

For Peachment, it was a highlight to see many shows ofvarying size and quality -- The Odd Couple was a favorite-- and have talk-backs with actors afterward.

Theres so much difference between theatres and whatthey can put on, he said. The trip gave him a different per-spective, Peachment said. Our (RSA) instructors are all fan-tastic, but this gives it a new spin ... It just comes at it froma different perspective.

Second and third-year students alternate annual trips be-

tween London and New York City, which Muir calls the ma-jor theatre centres in the English-speaking world. On inter-national trips, he said theres all kinds of personal growth,along with artistic growth.

For some (students), its their first time in a city that size.

For lots, its their first time over to Europe. Even to go to Lon-don and ... navigate around, to understand the subway andthe Tube system -- that gives them a sense of confidence.

Meghan Hanet, a second-year acting student from WilliamsLake, B.C., and Naomi Esau, third-year Theatre Arts majorfrom Saskatoon, Sask., did this years New York trip with11 classmates and two instructors. Esau saw 15 shows, andHanet saw 12, including Waiting for Godot, No Mans Land,and The Carole King Musical. In New York City, Hanet said,you can see many more shows in a shorter time. In TimesSquare, you just walked down any street you want and thereare many theatres.

In one workshop, they studied the Meisner Technique, alistening technique thats about letting your scene partneraffect you in the moment, Hanet said.

It was amazing to learn (the Meisner Technique) from theinstructors there who had learned from Meisner himself,Esau said in an email.

For Hanet, the trips key lesson is confirmation in whatwere learning. These professionals who have made it to thebig time, theyre telling us the same things our instructors atRosebud are telling us.

Esau said, I made discoveries about myself and actingthere that I would not have had in Rosebud. I was remindedof why I fell in love with theatre ... I was able to see actorsmaking their living doing what they love. Even more, I wasable to discover the kind of theatre I want to do.

She now has an energy that can only be found by witness-ing the amazing theatre of New York or London.The students are back in classes. Upper-year students are

rehearsing for C.S. Lewis The Great Divorce, and Diary of

Anne Frank. Esau and other students are preparing for din-ner music. The first years Drama Ministries class performsin the community, including at Rosebud Church, March 30.Students in Rosebud Chorale will sing at Hussar LutheranChurch, March 9 and at Rockyford United Church, April 13.

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The above noted file(s) can be viewed at the Town Office during regular business hours. The permit(s)is/are scheduled for issue fifteen days after the date of this publication provided no appeals are filedprior to the appeal deadline. Any person wishing to appeal this decision may do so by completing and

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Eaton plans to split any funds, afterpaying for the hall rental and expens-es, between the rescue groups who at-tend the event.

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Theres still snow on the ground, butProject Hope wants you to forget aboutthat and prepare yourself for a Hawai-ian Luau at the end of the month. Each

year Project Hope hosts a gala for the

community as a way of raising fundsfor the upcoming year. This year thingshave changed a bit, and not only isthere a Hawaiian theme, the event will

be held at the Civic Centre.So for the last 20-plus years they have

always done it at the Travelodge, andthe Travelodge has been a great venue

but we feel like we want to grow, saidProject Hope Chair Corrine Ball.At the Travelodge the gala was limit-

ed to 180 people, which has been greatin the past, but this year with the CivicCentre the goal is to sell 300 tickets.

Ball said Project Hope has had thesame supporters for years, and they arehoping to get the word out and find

new supporters this year as well.Tina Shipley, owner of Tinas No Frills,

is donating all of the food, and Cateringby LaRue will be doing the cooking.

This year almost all of the $40 cost isgoing to Project Hope. There is a little

bit of cost associated with the bands butnot very much, theyre doing it for char-

ity rates, if not donating (their time),said Ball.The entertainment will be provided

by the steel drum band Calysto, and bylocal band The Pulse. The dress codeis tropical formal, which means wear-ing something like you would for din-ner at a tropical resort - for example, atropical dress for the ladies and khakisand a Hawaiian shirt for the men. Ballsaid there are also plans to decorate theCivic Centre and make it as tropical asthey can.

Project Hope and Hope Bridges werecreated by the same people, but are twocompletely separate entities.

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Studies are being done comparing e-cigarettes (a

battery-operated product that gives vaporized nicotine

to the user) and nicotine patches. Recent results of one

study showed the two methods were about equal in

helping people stop smoking but the success rate was

relatively low with both. E-cigarettes have still not

been OKd by Health Canada due to concerns about

the effects of long-term use.

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Hills School Division as a partnership.Were not funded through the school di-vision we have to raise 100 per cent ofthe funds in order to provide the ther-apy through the board and this is how

we do it, said Ball.We hire a music therapist, an art

therapist and a Phys Ed therapist and

we work with the school board so thatthey (the kids) get the therapies whiletheyre at school. We know for childrenages three to 20 the best time for themto learn is between 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. so if

we can provide the therapies at schoolits the most effective time.

Hope Bridges is sort of an extensionof Project Hope, and is there for peopleafter graduation. Parents may go into aschool and see a special education mu-sic class or Phys Ed class and assume itis provided for by the school board, butit is not; it is provided to the students

because of the hard work and dedica-tion of all those involved with ProjectHope.The Hawaiian Luau will be held on

March 29 at the Civic Centre. The nightbegins with cocktails at 5 p.m., and din-ner at 6 p.m. Drink tickets will be $4each, and there will be a live and silentauction. For tickets and information calleither Corrine Ball at 403-807-2965 orLeeAnn Praud at 403-901-8417. West-mount school also has tickets available,they can be reached at 403-934-3041.


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Thought for

the Week~

If our present

situation is

not pleasant,

it will at least

prepare us

for the next

situation.

Photo courtesy of Brentwood Elementary School and Lisa Thiessen

Singing forthe masses

Brentwood schools choirs have been busy since the Christas break. First off the choral students participated in the Alberta Childrens Choir, and next up on Feb. 20 the 60

ebers of the Brentwood School Senior Choir perfored at the Opening Cereonies of the Palliser and District Teachers Convention held at the Telus Convention Centre

in downtown Calgary. On Feb. 25 all three Brentwood School Choirs participated in the Calgary Kiwanis music Festival on Tuesday February 25th at the Jubilee Auditoriu.

VERLYN OLSON

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

It has been a challenging few months for Alber-tas agriculture community.At a time when we should be reaping the re-

wards of one of the best crops in recent memory,it has been a struggle just to get our products tomarket.

Elevators and farmyard bins across this provinceare filled to the rafters. Meanwhile, ships are linedup at West Coast ports, waiting for railcars to bringenough grain to fill empty cargo holds.

Canadas railway network is a federal respon-sibility. Alberta is fully supportive of the federalgovernment introducing legislative changes that

would make the system more accountable throughdirect and immediate penalties for whichever partof the system is responsible for the backlog, in-cluding inadequate rail service.While this years bumper harvest was exception-

al, it has exposed some weaknesses in Canadasgrain-handling transportation system that must befixed.

One of the major flaws is the uneven distribu-tion of financial accountability within the currentsystem.

Unlike producers and grain companies, railwaysdont face immediate penalties when they fail tomeet their grain-delivery commitments. That needsto change.The vast majority of grain elevators are served

by only one railway. This monopoly means there isno competitive incentive for the rail companies to

improve service.We are also encouraging producers facing cash-

flow challenges to access programs, like the fed-eral Advance Payment Program and AgriInvest, tohelp address expenses while they are waiting fortheir grain to get to market.We know there are a lot of contributing factors

to the current transportation backlog, which isaffecting our agriculture sector. There is a lot ofcoffee shop talk about these issues being caused

by the movement of oil and the Canadian WheatBoard transition, when in fact oil is moved at asignificantly smaller percentage in comparison tograin, and there were complaints about rail service

when the single desk marketing monopoly was inplace as evidenced by the last Rail Freight ServiceReview that started in 2008.

It should also be noted that other commodi-ties, such as lumber and oil, are suffering from thesame problems. This isnt just an agricultural issue.While work is underway by the western Cana-

dian provinces, the federal government and indus-try to develop long-term strategies to improve themovement of goods, legislating greater financialaccountability in the rail system is one meaningfulchange that will yield more immediate results.

Market access is a top priority for Alberta. Ourreputation as a world-class supplier of food, en-ergy and other exports is at risk if we are unableto meet the needs of our customers in a timelyfashion.

It is imperative that appropriate steps are takento improve the efficiency of our rail transportationnetwork. The status quo is not an option.

Alberta government pushes for better rail service

BRIAN WIK

The Alberta Association

of Optometrists

Strathmore optometrist israising awareness about oneof the leading causes of vi-sion loss in Alberta Glau-coma.

A new provincial surveyreports that nearly half of

Albertans (44 per cent) whodont have a regular op-

tometrist believe they dontneed one, or that they donthave eye problems. The factis, many eye diseases donthave symptoms, and with-out a comprehensive eyeexamination performed by adoctor of optometry, its im-possible to determine if youhave, or are at risk of devel-oping, an eye disease.

March 9-15 is World Glau-coma Awareness Week, and

local optometrist Dr. MichelleMinvielle wants to remindStrathmore residents to consult

with their optometrist aboutglaucoma prevention and de-tection.

A comprehensive eye exami-nation is often the only way todetect glaucoma, says Dr. Min-

vielle. During your exam, youroptometrist will look into youreye to assess the health of theoptic nerve, measure your fieldof vision and perform a simple

and painless procedure calledtonometry, which measures theinternal pressure of your eye.

Glaucoma impacts childrenand adults, but is most frequent-ly seen in people over the ageof 40. Those with diabetes, high

blood pressure or a history ofeye injuries are at even greaterrisk of developing the disease.

Glaucoma often develops

gradually and painlessly with-out noticeable symptoms, saysDr. Minvielle.While the exact cause is not

completely understood, glau-coma is commonly caused bythe overproduction of fluidand/or a decrease in fluid be-ing drained from the eye, whichdamages the optic nerve. As thefibers that make up the opticnerve are damaged due to in-creased pressure on the nerve,the amount and quality of in-

formation sent to the brain de-creases and a loss of vision oc-curs.

If diagnosed at an earlystage, eye drops and laser treat-ment can control the diseaseand in some cases little or no

vision loss will occur, says Dr.Minvielle. If left untreated, pe-ripheral vision is affected first,followed by central vision loss

during late stages of the dis-ease, which can then lead tocomplete blindness.

In Alberta, anyone who re-quires medical treatment foreye-related disease or illnessis covered by Alberta Health.Medically necessary optometricservices include:

monitoring for diabetes andglaucoma;

retinal detachment, defectsand diseases;

eye infections or injuries;

inammation of the eyelid; foreign objects in your eye; sudden changes in vision;

and pre and post-operative care

for cataract patients.Additionally, the cost for an

annual eye examination is cov-ered for children and teens upto age 19 and adults 65 yearsand older.

The silent thief of sight

Junior Choir

Primary Choir

Brentwood Choir

Senior Choir


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Fule for Thought

I hate winter, and while Im sitting inside on thisfrosty Sunday, I wonder if other people are alsoblue.

So I decided to Google this. Did you know theresa defined condition for sadness/depression on Sun-days? Its called Sunday Night Syndrome, where

workers depressed at the thought of the full, stress-ful week ahead of them. Early in my teaching, I usedto get really worried the night before a school weekstarted. Later, when we had little kids, my daughtersuffered from this. The kids had a schedule so thatthe family dog slept in each ones room every othernight! Breanne always got stressed on Sundays, soshe had to bribe her older brother, so she had Bro-die every Sunday night. Her bribe was that overallBrennen would get the dog four nights, shed getthree, but one would always be a Sunday night. I

wonder how many other families go through theseSunday Night Blues, and what they come up withto survive? Now to find a way to cheer up a little

I started to think back on simpler times, grow-ing up in the mountains of Canmore. There was agreat snowmobile packed pathway that wound its

way up in the hills behind our cemetery. One win-ter Sunday, we hiked and pulled sleds, toboggans,and Krazy Karpets. After a couple of hours trek-king up the tracks, wed chug back hot chocolate

we brought, and be ready to fly back down. Thesewere epic trips, because the ride back down was

incredibly steep in places and very fast.We were ready to race down, and Dave hopped

on his Krazy Karpet.This was basically a flat piece of plastic, with a

handle cut in it. Someone made a whack of moneyselling these to kids there was no brake, you werea Kamikaze tobogganer! Kirk and I should have

waited longer before we hopped on our wooden to-boggan to follow. We had waxed this wooden babyso that the bottom of it shone in the winter light. I

was like the bobsleigh driver - Kirk rode right be-hind me. We were the 1972 Bobsleigh racers, andthis was the Sapporo Olympics. With a good, solidpush off, we were sliding down the twists and turnsof the hilly track. The waxed toboggan, our com-

bined weight, and our aggressive forward lean, had

us really moving. Suddenly, the thought hit us, thatthis wasnt an ordinary race down the hills. Oh no,

we had a great chance to catch Dave before wemade it all the way down! Steering with the ropesof the toboggan, I could keep us flying down this

banked track way faster than ever before. This wasnot to be a good thing for Dave.

In what was only a few speedy moments, wespied Dave ahead of us. It was sad and hilarious toknow we would pass him. But, if you know 12 yearold boys, and may have read Lord of the Flies, beat-ing Dave was now not the only thing we wanted.

What was the thrill of merely passing Dave? We be-gan to yell what must have sounded like primitive

war cries, because a panicked Dave began to lookback every couple of seconds as we were thun-dering down behind him! He had two options asI steered us directly behind him: he could bail outand crash, or he could try and outrun us. In 1972Canmore, no one bailed out, that would be chick-en, and no one wanted to be a chicken! It was achase scene like in the movies! We flew up behindhim, and I laughed out loud as we slid right overhim! We could actually hear his head hitting the

bottom of our wooden beast!Kirk and I looked back to see a crumpled body

sliding half on, half off the Krazy Karpet. One ofDaves hands still gripped the Karpet handle, whilehis other held the side of his head it was a sightto see! This was my first lesson in distracted driving I had taken my eyes off the track! I saw a lot of

white and evergreens as we launched off the track

and into the air. You cant steer a toboggan in the air,and we flew! Into the snowy trees we roared, andcrashed through the branches of a big Spruce tree,deep into snow! We had hit nose first, so we wereembedded in the powder! My face was covered, Ihad snow in my mouth, nose, and ears. Somehow,Kirk had been ejected, and he lay in the snow justahead of me! Once we got our bearings, we remem-

bered Dave. He was back on his feet running andswearing at us! His anger changed to laughter, ashe saw our own crash site. We were freezing blobsof snow and ice, but it was worth it to have runover Dave. However, I learned to always keep myeyes on the road at all times. If only we had cellphones in 1972, Id have gotten a great video of thatBullitt like chase scene! Thanks Steve McQueen!

Two-man bobsled and Steve McQueen!

KEVIN SORENSON, M.P., CROWFOOT

Parliamentary Report

Canadians are all very proud of the CanadianWinter Olympic Team on their stellar performanceat the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.Canadas Olympic athletes earned 10 gold medals,10 silver medals and five bronze medals. In ourriding, virtually everyone was talking about the

high-level of competition in the various sports andwe were impressed by the skills of the athletes in-cluding those competing in the sports that requiredgravity-defying manoeuvres and high-risks.

They provided us with terrific moments in sportthat inspired fervent national pride and demon-strated again and again that Canadians can compete

with the very best on the world stage and succeedbrilliantly, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.

At the 2014 Olympic Winter Games Canada wasrepresented by more than 220 athletes competingin 15 winter sport disciplines. More than 2,800 ath-letes, coaches, and team officials from more than80 countries participated in these Olympic Games

Our Winter Olympic team went to Sochi to proud-ly represent our country and perform to the best oftheir ability. Highlights included: sisters Justine andChlo Dufour-Lapointe standing on the podium to-

gether with gold and silver in the womens free-style skiing moguls competition; our womens curl-ing team going undefeated the entire Sochi WinterGames and our mens curling team won gold med-als as well; Alex Bilodeau, Charles Hamelin, Kail-lie Humphries and Heather Moyse repeating goldmedal performances in their respective sports four

years after their successes at the Vancouver 2010Games; Canadian athletes earning medals in newly

introduced winter Olympic sports like Dara Howelland Kim Lamarre in womens ski slopestyle; JanHudecs bronze medal in alpine skiing mens Su-per-G, Canadas first podium finish in mens Olym-pic alpine skiing in 20 years; and the ice poetry ofsilver medal skaters Patrick Chan, Tessa Virtue andScott Moir, to name a few. The games were cappedoff by a superior performance by both our womensand mens hockey teams winning gold medals.

Our athletes would be the first to congratulatetheir supportive family members, team coaches andsupport staff because they are all working togetherto ensure our athletes have the chance to be their

best. Here at home, we all know of impressive lo-cal athletes in our own sports clubs and associa-tions. These teams and their supportive volunteersare the ones who nurture Canadas strong sportingnetworks across the country. Our world-class ath-

Celebrating Canadas Olympiansletes come from these ranks and they dont forget the quietand often unseen contributions and sacrifices made by manypeople usually starting with Mom and Dad.

I hope everyone has the opportunity to watch the 2014Paralympic Winter Games. I am pleased to report that Eco-nomic Action Plan 2014 proposes additional funding of $10.8million over four years for Special Olympics Canada. Thisfunding is in addition to the ongoing investment of $1 millionper year. Special Olympics Canada is a national, volunteer-driven organization that provides sport training and compe-tition opportunities for approximately 36,000 athletes of allages with an intellectual disability. These Olympians always

provide truly exciting performances and an emotionally re-warding experience for viewers. Canada will undoubtedly addto our impressive Sochi medal tally.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this orprevious columns you may write to me at 4945-50th Street,Camrose, Alberta, T4V 1P9, call 780-608-4600, toll-free 1-800-665-4358, fax 780-608-4603 or e-mail [email protected].


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SHARON MCLEAYTimes Contributor

Like many municipalities acrossthe nation, the Town of Strathmoreand the County of Wheatland arediscussing what bylaw changes areneeded to cover the medical mari-juana facility grow ops that gain ap-

proval after April 1 of this year.Health Canada is divesting someof its responsibility for medicalmarijuana production by opening upregulated licensed production facili-ties to qualified outside applicants.Users can no longer grow their ownproduct, but must purchase it fromregistered production facilities.The regulations will weed out homegrow-ops and increase safety forusers.

We are no different than any oth-er city. The city of Ottawa doesnteven have any regulations on this.Everyone is trying to figure out howthis is going to play out and wewont know until all the chips fall on

the ground, said Wheatland CountyChief Administrative Officer (CAO)Alan Parkin.

The county has already had sev-eral inquiries from parties interestedin setting up business in WheatlandCounty.

The lucrative returns anticipatedby producers have some specula-tors jumping feet first into settingup shop, prior to assurances thatlicenses are approved.

Some of the aspects of the newprogram are not clear and manymunicipalities are asking for di-rection from Health Canada on theprocess. Questions of whether thelicense comes before applicationfor municipal permits or vice versa,why legitimate producers cannot beidentified, how their waste by-prod-uct will be disposed of and site safe-ty concerns are to be considered.

Parkin said the uncharted ter-ritory could perhaps have been alittle less bumpy had Health Canadagiven more municipal consultations,before the implementation of thenew regulations.

There are questions over juris-diction and whether the munici-palities have the ability to ban the

facilities in their area.Parkin speculated thatif Health Canada ap-proves the com-panys license, themunicipality wouldonly have a sayon developmentand buildingpermit issues.

Under fre-quently askedquestions, theHealth Canadawebsite statesthat municipali-ties cannot stopthe licensingprocess evenif they disagreewith some of therequirements, butthey can addresstheir concerns tothe production siteowner and enforce anylocal bylaws.

The city of RichmondB.C. decided this month toban production facilities fromtheir city.

Most municipalities are leaningtoward locating the facilities in in-dustrial areas for safety and secu-rity reasons. Parkin said he didntthink council would consider agri-cultural designations as the facili-ties are suited to more of a closedmanufacturing or production facil-ity.

The first reading of a bylaw todeal with the issue comes beforeWheatland council at the beginningof March, and if approved by coun-cil, the process will move to seekpublic opinion through the publichearing process.

This will provide the public withan opportunity to give us some feed-back, said Parkin. We have 8,500ratepayers and if the ratepayers areagainst it, its then up to council howthey will want to deal with that.

There have been concerns in vari-ous communities over safety issues.

They assured us, in some of thecorrespondence we have had re-cently, that there would be a rigorousinitial inspection processes and sub-

se-quentf o l lo w - u p ,said Parkin.

The Town of Strathmore has a fewcouncillors that have voiced sup-port for allowing producers to setup shop within town limits.

I think we should keep an openmind on thisto be quite honest,said Councillor Rocky Blokland.This is very strictly regulated. It isnot just an open greenhouse out in

the country, with labourers grow-ing marijuana. There is a very strictpatrol on thisIt would bring in-creased employment into the townand spinoff financial diversity.

Parkin did not see there being anygreater tax benefits, as propertytax is based on facility square foot-age. He said more information wasneeded on any safety concerns thatmight be involved.

We need to ensure along withthis that the protection for our citi-zens is out there, said Parkin.

Municipalities prep for medical marijuana sites

SHARON MCLEAYTimes Contributor

Medical marijuana users who grow their ownmarijuana plants are contemplating if they shouldburn their plants or just let them die a slow deathbefore March 31. After that date, Health Canadamandates that medical users cant grow their ownproduct or purchase their supply from small suppli-ers. They will have to obtain their supply through alicensed producer.

Some may choose an alternative option of ar-ranging to sell starter materials like cuttings, seedsand plants to licensed production facilities and fil-ing for the appropriate license. This license wouldallow them to sell to a licenced producer, but theystill wont be able to use parts of the plants for per-sonal use.

There are only seven licenced producers cur-rently listed on the Health Canada website; Bed-rocan Canada Inc., Canna Farms Ltd., Mettrum Ltd.,Prairie Plant Systems, The Peace Naturals ProjectInc. ThunderBird Biomedical and Tweed Inc. Aneighth producer, GrenX farms which is locatedclose to Edmonton, has their proposal approved by

Health Canada and hopes to be in production soon.There is an expectation that the number of produc-ers could grow between the 180 recent applicants,

to over 1,000 producers. The farms will service over40,000 current medical marijuana users nation-wide and projections are there will be 400,000 us-ers approved by 2024.

However, potential producers have a number ofhoops to clear before they obtain a licence. Theprocess involves a lot of paper work, securitychecks and requirements for workplace securitymeasures.

All owners and employees must pass a federalsecurity and background check and register theirpassport picture and fingerprints. House grow-opsare not allowed. The grower must grow in a green-house or indoor facility within specific security

components and have constant surveillance of thegrow site; many detailed testing reports also haveto be done. All sites must have protection mecha-nisms in place that prohibit unauthorized personsnear the crop. They also have many extensive re-cording mechanisms for who goes in and out of thesite, the customers that are buying the product anddetails of incoming and outgoing shipments.

For more complete information see the HealthCanada website www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/mari-huana/info .

The new changes also change the AuthorizationTo Possess (ATP) marijuana document. After March31, all ATPs expire. Users need to register with alicensed producer and the label on the product or

the shipping document will serve as their ATP. Thislabel will indicate a validity date and an expirationdate.

To register with a producer you require your ap-proval letter from your physician along with form Band completed registration form that is requestedby the producer. For those who already have theform B completed; it remains valid for up to oneyear from the issue date.

The registration info is taken by your producerand sent into Health Canada, who delivers approval

to transfer material. Due to volume of requests, theprocess is taking three to six weeks.

The new guidelines do make it a little easierfor new users to apply for personal medication,as they will only need one doctors consent andHealth Canada has given doctors more discretionover what conditions might benefit from utilizationof the drug.

SHARON MCLEAYTimes ContributorVoices throughout Canada are questioning aspects

of the medical marijuana production regulations thatgo into effect April 1.

In discussions at Strathmore town council Coun-cillor Denise Peterson said, Colorado and Wash-ington have had considerable experience in the lastfew years in legalizing legal marijuana. They havehad very mixed experiences, and we can learn from

them. I would encourage that we use those data-bases.

Many health studies indicate the benefits of medi-cal marijuana for treatment of various health prob-lems. Health Canada (HC) and many supporters of

the new regulations say the rigorous registration

and monitoring system will make the industry saf-er. For a good summary of their considerations for

the new program check www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-12-15/html/reg4-eng.html.

Police and fire officials support the new regu-lations, indicating the closure of home-grow op-erations replaced with inspected commercial siteswould increase safety.

Studies indicate uninspected home grow opera-tions have 24 times greater risk for fire than the aver-age home. There is also a higher increase of gunson site and high rates of young children exposed to

toxins in grow areas.Critics counter the new regulations will just push

previously legal home grows back underground, cre-ating more safety and enforcement concerns.

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this will not stop illegal grow-ops, on contrary thiswill produce more people that are breaking the law, thesesame people that are abiding by the law right now, stat-ed medical user Awesomesound on cannibisculture.com

We at Health Canada cannot speculate what peoplemay or may not do in response to the regulations, saidSean Upton HC spokesperson, qualifying adhering to thenew system is the safest choice.

There are currently over 40,000 people licensed to usemedical marijuana. It is expected to grow to 400,000 by2024. Seventy per cent of current users, or their smalllicensed suppliers, have 25 or more marijuana plantsin home environments that must be destroyed by April1. There is no designated plan to ensure the plants aredestroyed.

After March 31, 2014, Health Canada will not havethe legislative authority to conduct inspections of homesused in the cultivation of marihuana for medical purpos-es. HC website.

Users say the new system is inconvenient and moreexpensive. Several licensed producer websites indicatenew authorization for product transfer could take three tosix weeks, due in part to processing backlogs at HealthCanada.

Users indicate they would have to revert to street

corner purchases because of delivery delays and theycant afford the higher prices charged by new produc-tion facilities. Illegal trade prices are down due to thecompetition, bringing the lower income buyers to illegalpurchase sites.

All laws and penalties surrounding the illegal posses-sion and sales of marijuana remain in effect.

Law Enforcement will have limited ability to ensurecompliance, as to enter onto a property or into a resi-dence as a judicially authorized warrant is required,said Sergeant Dwayne Karpo of K division RCMP drugenforcement unit.

He advises users not to gamble on whether homes willbe inspected.

I will say that locations that have been identifiedover the years as having residential (MMAR) marihuanagrows within their residences; as of April 1, 2014 theywill now be illegal and will be treated as such. Loca-tions identified by law enforcement agencies will treatall marihuana grow operations within residences, thatwere originally authorized under the Marihuana MedicalAccess Regulations as now being invalid licenses. Theseidentified residences will be treated no different than anyother illegal marihuana grow operation.

Shipping receipts and product labels are the new au-thorization for possession. Police must check with pro-ducers to see if those suspected of illegal possessionare registered clients. There is no central registry. Thechecks and balances in delivery systems, preventing il-legal label possession and preventing opportunities forforgery, havent been locked down.

As with any type of criminal activity involving forgeddocuments or permits of any kind, it does create a signifi-cant challenge for law enforcement. If law enforcementidentifies or becomes aware of any type of forgeries thiswill be investigated just as any other type of criminal in-vestigation, said Karpo.

Medical associations object to the new rules, as itputs prescribing doctors in the position of gatekeeper formarijuana use.

Members will know that many medical organizations,

including the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) andthe Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Can-ada (FMRAC) strongly oppose the new regulations, saidDr. Trevor Theman of the Alberta College of Physiciansand Surgeons.

The more lenient prescription parameters are openingsome questionable medical assessment doors as well.The www.canadamedicalmarijuana.org website is offer-ing Skype physical exams that could provide necessarymedical authorization. The practise has been banned inMontana.

There are provincial police reports that show licensedmarijuana suppliers have currently supplied illegal mar-kets across the country. Whether illegal activity infil-

trates import/export mechanisms remains a concern forborder monitoring agencies. Under the new rules there isan opportunity for licenced producers to import and ex-port product to and from foreign producers, but they mustmeet current narcotic regulations, good manufacturingpractises and the extensive regulations for natural healthproduct guidelines. A lawyer Ron Martel (a Reuterssource) who is currently retained by Uruguay producer,anticipates supplying 20,000 kilos of product moving intoCanadian medical markets next year.

In Canada, HC is responsible for all enforcement andinspection of the new licensed production facilities. Theycurrently only have 15 inspectors for all of Canada, socritics are saying with increased numbers it will be im-possible to monitor safety infractions and illicit sales.

Some Canadians say loosened regulations and sup-porting production sites in their communities brings usone step closer to legalization.

If, as Denise Peterson suggests, we should look to oursouthern neighbours for lessons learned; we can listento the debates in the United States Senate over legalizingmarijuana. Their data shows improvements in some ar-eas, but legalization does not remove all the safety prob-lems. Wordpress had Republican Senator Jeff Sessionsof Alabama stating, These legalization efforts soundgood to peopleThey say, We could just end the prob-lem of drugs if we could just make it legal. But any coun-

try thats tried that, Alaska and other places have tried it,have failed. It does not work.A random sample of Canadians by Forum research in-

dicated 76 per cent supported legalized personal use anda 2012 Liberal policy paper recommends the legalizationof all marijuana use in Canada. It contends it is a majoremployment industry and could supply tax dollars to gov-ernment.

Some proponents are suggesting if prices on productgo up with licensing, a tax should be levied to return asignificant part of the increase back to government cof-fers to support health care programs and supplementlow income medical marijuana users. It is speculated itcould generate billion dollar returns in tax revenue.

Monitoring medical marijuana going forward

Adult Drop In Volleyball

Wnsa nights 7pm-9pm Cowth Mmoial J-

nio High. Stats Sptmb 18, 2013. Contact Lavn

Lin 403-934-7527.

AL-ANON: Are you concerned or affected

by someones drinking?

Stathmo Nw Hop Al-anon Famil Gop can

hlp. W mt v Thsa at 8 oclock @ Lo

of All Lthan Chch. 112 Laksi Bolva.

(ntanc at back oo) Fo mo infomation call

o 24 ho hlp lin at 403-266-5850.

African Drumming

Wnsas fo 6 wks, 6:30 pm cicl; 7 to 8 pm

songs (Sptmb 11, 18, 25, Octob 2, 9, 16 an

Gala on th 24th) Hol Coss Collgiat, 709B 2n

Stt, Stathmo

Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings

Stathmo opn mtings MONdAy 8:00

P.M. at Hop Commnit Chch, call 403-901-

9666 o 403-901-4570. Stathmo Fll Gospl

Chch -TueSdAyS at 8:00P.M., call 403-901- 6816.

THurSdAyS 8:00P.M. at Fll Gospl Chch, call

403-361-9396. SuNdAy 2:00 P.M. at Stathmo

unit Chch, call 403-934-9570. If inking is a

poblm, plas com to a mting o call an of

th nmbs jst to talk.

Cheadle Lions Club

dop off o pnnis o chang off at th CivicCnt. All pocs ais gos towa local

pojcts.

Chestermere and area Children (& Fami-

lies) with Type 1 Diabetes.

O Goal is to cat a gop of mat, spon-

sibl mmbs wh w opn o own homs as

Saf Placs fo diabtic Chiln to go to if v

in diabtic distss. Join th Facbook gop fo

mo infomation.

Come Fly With Us

903 roal Canaian Ai Cat Sqn. mt Wns-

as at 6:30pm at th bl biling an Qonst

on th Ag gons. Bos & Gils btwn 12 & 19

as wlcom. Call Joanna Howa at 403-983-

5796 fo mo infomation.

Community Futures Wild Rose In

partnership with The Business Link

Attn valabl, low-cost laning sssions fo small

bsinss owns in o vio-confnc facilit

in Stathmo. Phon: 403-934-8888 fo info & to

gist.

Crafternoon!

Monas (4-5pm) @ Stathmo Mnicipal Liba.

Free op-in aft school caft pogam sign

fo chiln gas 1-6.

Crown Jewels of Canada Society

Lais, a o looking fo fn? Finship? Joins Cown Jwls of Canaa Socit, Stathmo

Chapt dams of Whin an ross. Mting

1st Thsa of th month at Lambt Villag at

10:00am. Call Jan at 403-934-6761 fo fth info.

Divine Encounter11:30 am (Pa Mting) rCCG Pclia Popl

Assmbl (1 Pt. 2:9)115A - 3 Av., Stathmo(403) 667-7832

Free Tree for all New Born Babies

Attntion all infants min o pants to g-

ist o bith so a t can b plant commmo-

ating o bith in th Chinook Cit union

Bith Fost in Stathmo. rgistation Foms a

available at the Town ofce, Chinook Credit Union

an Halth unit. (A Commnitis in Bloom Pojct)

Go Green Upcycling

Thursdays 10 a.m. to noon Hope Bridges Ofce, 245

Bnt Blv. Stathmo

Happy Gang 55+ Seniors Group

Location: 85 Laksi Blv. Mtings th 2n Ts

of ach month @ 1:30. Pot lck dinn 4th Ts of

ach month @ 5:30. Hall rntal call Chistin 403-

901-1574. Activits incl: Monings -pool, oga,

Walking pogam,

Aftnoons - Canasta, Cib, rmmikg an Bingo.

Sata - Floo Cling. Fo mo infomation on

activitis call Vali - 403-480-4087.

Hope Bridges Society for

Creative & Continued Learning

Avocating fo, an binging togth citizns of

all abilitis fo maningfl lationships, finships,

& oppotnitis thogh th Ats hols Boa

Mtings on th 3 Tsa of ach month at 6:30

PM, at unit 9, 104 3 Avn (th La Cnt).

Plas contact Wana at 403-983-3690, o 403-901-

5081 (Cll) fo fth infomation abot o wok

an pcoming vnts, if o wol lik to b a

to o fins/contact list, o visit s in o nw

ofce noted above.

HIV Edmonton

Poviing sppot, cation an avocac fo

thos infct with, affct b o at isk of HIV

an AIdS fo 25 as. Go to www.hivmonton.

com o call toll f 1.877.388.5742.

Homework Help

(Stating Nov. 7) Thsas (4pm-5pm) @ thStathmo Mnicipal Liba. dop b fo f

homwok hlp b o volnt tto ga

towas Gas 1-6.

Meals on Wheels

Availabl in Stathmo. Fo infomation o to

obtain this svic plas contact Whatlan FCSS

at 403-934-5335.

Meetings and Sewing Workshops

Th 2n an 4th Thsa of v month at 7pm.

W mt at th Stathmo Ag Gons, r

Quonset. Looking for 100% cotton or annel fabric

onations to o som chait qilts. Nw Mmbs

Wlcom. Contact Lai at 901-0088 o Wn

901-3756.

RCCG Peculiar People Assembly,

1 Pt 2:9 (KJV) mtings. Sna Svics at

10am & Thsas Bibl st at 7pm. Vn: 115

A 3 Av, Stathmo. PH: 403-667-7832, e-mail:

[email protected]

Royal Canadian Legion

Fo infomation gaing hall ntals, ats an

cib, Plas call 403.934.5119

Sing Your High Note

Tsas 1 - 2 pm Hop Chch, 245 Bnt Blv. ,

Stathmo

Strathmore & District Agricultural Society

Strathmorestampede.com, [email protected] Ofce403.934.5811 Fax 403.901.0299 Facbook: Stath-

mo Stamp Twitt: Stathmo roo

Strathmore FASD Parent Support Group

At th Stathmo unit Chch. Fo mo info

call Pam @652-4776.

Strathmore Masonic Lodge #53

Meets the rst Monday of each Month at 7:30

p.m. Call Gln at 403-901-6038. Wbsit: www.

stathmo53.com

Strathmore Musical Arts Society

If o lov msic an msicians an hav a spcial

soft spot fo th Bls, o wol njo bing pat

of this gop. Call 403-934-4196 o 403-680-7721

to get on our phone or email list and be notied

abot mtings an pcoming vnts.

Strathmore Elks Lodge #491

Mts 3 Tsa at th Stathmo Cling Clb

6:30 pm. Stak Spp at 7 pm. Nw Mmbs

wlcom. Call Gg 403-888-6155.

Strathmore Homeschool FamiliesAn Stathmo an Aa famils that a homs-

chooling a invit to j oin o yahoo Gop. www.

gops.ahoo.com/gop/stathmohsfams

Strathmore Hand in Hand Parent LinkOffs Free pogamming to kis 0-6 an thi

cagivs! Chck th Town of Stathmo wbsit

Commnit evnts sction fo pogams an tims!

Locat at 421-2n St, acoss fom Paagon Phamac.

690-1237.

Seventh-day Adventist Church

Mting in th Lo of All Lthan Chch at

112 Laksi Blv,Stathmo. Sata moning

@ 10:00 AM. Pasto Ghna Gilan, phon 403-

983-0081.

Strathmore & District

Chamber of Commerce

Mts th scon Thsa of th month @ 7:00

p.m. All mmbs wlcom. Chck wb pag fo

mting location. Fo mo infomation call 403-

901-3175 o www.stathmoistictchamb.com.

Strathmore District Health

Services Auxiliary

Mtings a hl th foth Mona of th month@ 1:30 pm (xcling Jl & Agst). Low lvl

Confnc room at th Stathmo Hospital. Nw

mmbs wlcom. Fo mo info plas call 403-

934-4436

Strathmore Parent and Tot Playgroup

Mts v Tsa at 9:30 - 11:30 am. in th Stath-

mo unit Chch Basmnt. $1/chil.

Strathmore Full Gospel Church

W a Pntcostal bibl-bas famil chch that has

somthing fo all ags. Call 934-2225 o visit www.

stathmofllgospl.com

Strathmore Country Gardens ClubMtings at last onc p month. Tos, gst

spaks, wokshops an mch mo incl in

a mmbship. Fo mo infomation visit www.

stathmocontgansclb.wbs.com o phon

Lina Pkl 403-901-0017.

Strathmore Baptist Church Meeting

Snas @ 11am an Thsas @ 7pm, Call Pasto

davi Blanknship fo info 403-390-4431.

Strathmore Fun Runners

Car Club

Meets the rst Wednesday of the month. New

mmbs wlcom! Plas call To at 403-934-0558

o Shawn at 403-901-9303 fo info.

Strathmore Lions Club

Meets the rst and t hird Thursdays at the Strath-mo Civic Cnt at 6:45 pm.

Strathmore Regional Victim

Services Society (SRVSS)

SrVSS is looking fo mn an womn intst

in bcoming font lin victim avocats to povi

sppot, infomation an fals to victims of

cim o tag. W n inivials intst in

a challnging an waing volnt xpinc

who a caing an non-jgmntal with a sinc

intst in hlping victims mov past thi immi-

at tama. W povi xtnsiv taining in man

aas, incling sxal assalts, omstic violnc,

sici, cot ppaation, an sn ath. If o

a intst in volnting plas contact Lsl

Hing at th Stathmo rCMP dtachmnt at

(403) 934-6552. Wbsit: www.stathmogional-

victimsvics.com

Strathmore Writers Group

Meets on the rst Monday of the month a t the

Strathmore Municipal Library. Please nd us on

Facbook o mail Sam at spakins10@hotmail.

com fo mo infomation.

St. Michaels & All Angels Anglican

Cntl at intim location: 245 Bnt Blv.

(Noth doo) 403-934-3017. Chist Aliv in o

Commnit. Sna Moning Woship 11:00am.

Storytime at Strathmore

Municipal Library

Tsa 10:30am-11:30am an Fias 2pm-3pm.

Join th liba fo Free wkl stotims! F

to attn. No gistation qi.

Sunday School for All Ages

Lo of All Lthan Chch offs Chistian ecation

oppotnitis fo ags 3 as to alt,on Sna Mon-

ings. All a Wlcom! Fo mo infomation plas call

Margo Sevick 403-901-2044 or call the Church Ofce at

403-934-2374.

Wheatland Business Women

Mt th scon Tsa of th month @ 8:00 am

at das Inn & Sits. Nw mmbs wlcom http://

bsinsswomn.ca an follow s on Facbook. Call

403-324-6641.

Wheatland Conservation

& Wildlife Association

(Your local sh & game club). Meetings 2ndThsa v month, 7:30pm at th Clbhos.

Call La at 403-934-4388 fo mo infomation.

Wheatland County Food Bank Society

Foo applications accpt at (403) 324-4335

Mona thogh Thsa 12pm to 4pm o thogh

th wbsit at: www.whatlanfoobank.com.

Wheatland Rural Crime Watch

Mtings a th 3 Thsa of ach Month.

Fating gst spaks. Fo mo infomation call

403-934-4055

Wheatland Whirlers Square & Round Dance

Club

dancs v Wnsa at Wstmont School

Gm, Sptmb to Apil. Nw dancs: 7-8:30

pm; expinc dancs: 8-10 pm. Contact dav

o Claia 403-934-5966

Youth Club of Strathmore

Povis oth (6-17s) with oppotnitis/activi-

tis that bil positiv lationships, stngthns an

vlops slf-stm an pomot psonal skill

vlopmnt thogh affoabl an bai f

pogams. O pogams incl Aft Th Bll, a

homwok pogam off Mona to Fia fom

3pm-6pm. Call th yoth Clb fo fth info 403-

934-4918 o www.othclbofstathmo.ca.

Zentangle

Bginn - Octob 3 7 pm. Liba 85 LaksiBlv. Intmiat - Novmb 7th 7 pm Hop Big-

es Ofce #8 104 3rd Ave., Strathmore.

Whats Happening a free weeklycommunity calendar

If you are a non-prot group andhave a special event you would liketo promote contact us! Email: [email protected]: 403-934-5589Fax:403-934-5546.

Space restrictions mean keep info to aminimum.

Also check out our website:Strathmoretimes.com/Events

special events

Namaka Spaghetti Supper, Friday, March 7,6 p.m. at Namaka Community Hall. $5 perperson or $20 per family. For More Information,call Margo (403) 934-2237

World Day of Prayer 2014 - Streams in the theDesert. Our focus is on the cultural and spiritualtraditions of Egypt. Join your neighbours incelebrating World Day of Prayer at: Lord of AllLutheran Church, Friday March 7 at 2:00pm.For more information about our communitysservice please contact: Karen Van Verdegem(403)934-4438 or (403)870-4438. ParticipatingChurches are as follows: Sacred Heart Parish,Lord or All Lutheran, St. Michael All Angels,and the United Church. All are welcome toattend.

Booksale Strathmore Municipal Library (85Lakeside Blvd.) Friday, March 21 (noon-7pm)and Saturday, March 22 (10am-5pm). Shopfor some great bargains and support thelibrary too!

St. Patricks Day Dinner and Dance presentedby the Gleichen and District CommunityAssociation, on March 15 at the GleichenCommunity Centre. Doors at 5pm, dinner;consisting of traditional Irish stew, dumplings,biscuits, cabbage salad and desserts; startsat 6pm. Jam session to follow, so feel free tobring your instruments and dancing shoes,and join in. For tickets call Allison Booth 403-644-2969, Lorne Moore 403-734-0031, orMichelle Bos 403-324-0640.

BRIDGING THE GAP: Community Lunch Clubsocial get together for 55+ to have a themedlunch served; together with a presenteron Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Theme: IrishTheme. From 11:00 a.m. 1:00 pm locatedat the Lord of all Lutheran Church. Cost is avoluntary offering to register call Marg at

403-901-7811. A Meet & Greet for Parents &Mentors come and meet some Parents, theMentors, do an activity and have a light lunchon Monday, March 10, 2014 Activity: Luckof the Irish, Monday, March 24, 2014 Activity:Recycling Theme from 11:00 1:00 pmlocated at the Lord of all Lutheran Church.Free event, register by calling Rhonda at 403-901-7684

The joint Annual General Meetings of theRosebud Memorial Hall Association and theRosebud Fire Association will be held onSunday, March 30, 2014, at 2:00 P.M. in theCommunity Centre.


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SHANNON LECLAIR

Times Reporter

Kari Fulmek, owner of Equine Connection, has beenhoning her skills over the past few years, and nowoffers the first nationally recognized equine-assistedlearning (EAL) building block program series.

Fulmek is a certified EAL facilitator instructor,

trained at the award-winning Cartier Equine AssistedLearning Academy. She offers facilitator training tothose interested.Anyone who takes the training will be able to put

what they have learned to good use in their ownbusiness model. The program comes with a 12-weekcurriculum program, during which you learn how tomarket your business and how to approach your cli-ents.Those who take the training are not always in it

for their business. Some are moms who have horsesand their child may be autistic or have fetal alcoholsyndrome, and they want to learn how to facilitatethemselves to be able to help their own children.

Some just take it personally for themselves so thatthey become a better parent, a better woman, a bettermother, a better daughter whatever the case may be,said Fulmek.

EAL learning has been proven to help develop lead-ership skills and life skills in some people, and canhelp people with special needs develop specific skills.

Everyone has had some sort of almost personalbreakthrough every single time that they come outhere, and it doesnt necessarily have to be that youregoing to go home and change your life, said direc-tor of sales and marketing, and facilitator CarolynCharles.

But you have an understanding of yourself thatmay have not been there before. I personally havegrown leaps and bounds just from being a part ofthis.When someone registers and attends the program,

they can be assured that they are being prepared foranything they want to do as an equine-assisted learn-

ing facilitator, so that when they leave they are notlooking for what that next step is because they arealready prepared.

There is a clear objective for every single programwe have, so when were bringing people in if its acorporate company and theyre having issues withcommunication, then we focus on communication, wecan guarantee that objective, said Charles.

Six years ago Fulmek saw an ad in a magazineabout the Cartier Equine Learning Center and theirequine-assisted learning programs. She was amazedthat there was a school where you could work withhorses and people, something that had always beena dream of hers. After doing some research, she de-cided to take the leap and take the facilitator training.Almost two years ago she got a call from Cartier

asking if Equine Connection would like to become asatellite school for them, so back she went for moretraining.

Since completing her instructor training, Cartier hasclosed their doors because of flooding, and has cho-sen not to rebuild. Fulmek was the only person inCanada they had trained to be an instructor.

It was like oh my gosh, do we go forward withthis, or do we also not do anything? But then we justfelt this program is so amazing, said Fulmek.

She then spoke with the partners from Cartier andthe support was incredible; they told her to keep go-ing with it, and now she is the only school in Canadato offer the EAL training.

I want people, when they think I want to do some-thing with horses and people, really research becausewhen you research you will soon discover for yourown peace of mind whats really real and whats justa fly-by-nighter, said Fulmek.The big thing that Fulmek likes about the program

is that everything was done, the research had beendone, objectives created, and so she didnt have tocreate or recreate the program, and because she hasthe credentials of Cartier behind them they were ableto get Mount Royal University and Calgary Board ofEducation as clients.

Fulmek teaches the facilitator training for 13 weeksa year, and currently only has six more weeks avail-

able. She only takes on four clients at a time so thatthey can be well trained in a setting where they reallyfeel comfortable and get plenty on hands on train-ing. The program is five days long, for a total of 36hours. The Spiritual Equine Connection also makesitself available to the facilitators for a year after theyhave completed their training. People from all overthe world, ranging in ages 18 to 70, have come to betaught at the facility.

The real connection between everybody hasntbeen age or gender or anything else, its been thatpassion for people and passion for horses and it allseems to come together the same way, said Charles.To find out more about the training, or to register,

go to http://www.equineconnection.ca/academy-of-equine-assisted-learning.html.


Kari Fulmk, ownr of equin Connction now offrs th rst na -

tionally rcognizd quin-assistd larning (eAL) building block

program sris.Photo courtesy of Equine Connection

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