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LOOKING AHEAD: Lacombe County Reeve Paula Law discusses 2015 and plans for this year – PG 3

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Lacombe County reeve refl ects on a successful year in 2015Plans continue to take shape for a number of 2016 projects

BY SARAH MAETCHELACOMBE EXPRESS

Last year was a year of starting projects and many successes for Lacombe County.

Lacombe County Reeve Paula Law took some time to refl ect on the successes and challenges the municipality faced in 2015. Many of the projects started in 2015 have laid a solid foundation and will continue on into this year.

“It was a very successful year,” she said of 2015. “The weather played really well in the spring and summer for completing a lot of projects that we had planned in operations and it made the road pro-grams easier.”

The County completed the 2015 Capital Plan, which included many road repairs and upgrades.

“We had a good start in the spring,” said Law. “The weather was great and we were able to get some things fi nished that didn’t quite get fi nished the year before.”

One of the biggest successes of 2015 was the replacement of fi ve bridges under the County’s Bridge Replacement Program.

“We replaced fi ve bridges including the pink bridge near Bentley,” said Law.

County staff, councillors and commu-nity members gathered on Nov. 5th for the grand opening of the bridge (Bridge 00627) located along RR 1-2 spanning across the Blindman River. Construction began on the bridge in early July and was completed in October.

The County has a total of 151 bridg-es and bridge sized culverts under its jurisdiction, which are maintained and regularly inspected through the Bridge Management Plan. Other bridges replaced in the year include two located along the Alix North Road.

Two remote shops for Public Works, located in the Sylvan Lake area and near Tees, were also designed, tendered and prepared for construction during the year.

“We got those ready to go for this sea-son,” noted Law. “We are hoping that early in 2016 we will have those completed.”

The remote shops will allow Public Works crews to be more effi cient espe-cially during the winter season.

The County also contributed $1 million towards Red Deer College’s Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport. The centre is planned to be a state of the art teaching and learning facility along with a venue for athletics, recreation and community activities for Central Albertans.

In 2015, the County was gifted with 140 acres of land along Lacombe Lake, in be-tween Blackfalds and Lacombe from the Kuhnen family. Law said the County is currently working on a development plan

for public access to the park and improv-ing the trail system.

For the second year, Lacombe County partnered with D&M Concrete for Project Plant - a program that engages students and the community to assist in restoring a gravel pit.

The municipality also entered into an agreement with the North Red Deer Regional Wastewater Services Commission, the Town of Blackfalds and City of Lacombe to work towards a re-gional wastewater line. The County is a partner in the project as locations like the Aspelund Industrial Park utilize the wastewater line.

“We fi nanced up to $3 million for a detailed design and engineering for the wastewater pipeline,” said Law. “We are hoping we can get that underway. If we could get everything in place, ready to go and funding comes through, that would be great. It would be shovel ready.”

Over 2015, development in Lacombe County has remained consistent.

“It was quite steady,” noted Law. “What stood out this year, although the number of permits was pretty close to previous years, was that our industrial and com-mercial approvals were up by about 37 per cent. In the industrial parks there was quite a bit of interest. That was good news.”

As for challenges, one that the munic-ipality faces each year is developing the budget. The County approved the 2016 interim budget in December.

“The budget is always a challenge and with the downturn in the economy, it becomes more diffi cult,” said Law. “Trying to weigh everything that you want to con-tinue to do but you want to look forward towards the future to make sure every-thing is sustainable but still balance that with the times.”

The 2016 budget will be fi nalized some-time in March or April.

One project that began in 2015 and will fi lter into this year as a main project is the initiation of a review of the County’s Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and land use bylaw. The MDP is an important document which sets out guidelines for growth and development for the County over the coming years. The MDP was last adopted in 2007, which indicates the plan should be reviewed every fi ve years.

Law said the County intends to engage the public and fi nd out what residents would like to see in the document.

“What we are trying to do is get the word out there,” she said. “We have fi ve public open houses already scheduled for late February, early March. We also have started going into the schools, in Grade 6 classes, to tie in with their curriculum. We’ve already been to some schools in

Lacombe, Clive, Alix, Rimbey and soon Bentley.”

Also to be completed in 2016 is the Agricultural Plan, a document guiding agricultural practices and development in the County. Consultations will take place to complete the plan that will follow in line with the bridge plan and road plan.

Something to look forward to this year

is the development of a public beach area at Sandy Point, along Gull Lake.

“It is a fairly large area for a beach, so hopefully it will take some of the pressure off the other beaches in the region,” said Law.

The County is working along side those at the Sandy Point development to have the public beach open by summer.

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REFLECTION - Lacombe County Reeve Paula Law refl ected on 2015 and looks forward to upcoming projects in 2016. photo submitted


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Benefi t concert planned for refugees settling in City

Soon a Syrian family will be calling Lacombe home.

Plans to bring a refugee family to Lacombe continue as members of the Lacombe Community Refugee Effort (LCRE) continue fundraising efforts. A benefi t concert to raise funds has been planned for the end of this month.

The community group received word last week, through the application process, a family of seven from Syria, currently liv-ing in a refugee camp in Lebanon will be resettling in Lacombe. The family includes a 30-year-old male, a 31-year-old female, a 10-year-old girl and four siblings ages fi ve and under.

The LCRE consists of several community members, organizations and four church congregations. The small army will assist the family in all aspects of life including securing housing, giving rides, translation services, fi lling out forms, childcare and securing things like a bus pass.

The federal government estimates the cost of settling a single refugee to be around $12,000. The group estimates $35,000 will need to be raised to resettle the family of seven.

LCRE Co-Founder Betty Cruickshank said the group has been overwhelmed with sup-port from the community so far. Donations of bedding, beds, clothing and other items have already rolled in. The group is currently accepting donations of large furniture items, like dressers. More information regarding

other types of donations and the needs of the family will be available in the future.

The benefi t concert is planned for Jan. 30th at 7:30 p.m. at Wolf Creek Community Church (located at Hwy. 12 and Wolf Creek Drive in Lacombe.)

Organizer Rod Vandaelle said 100% of the funds raised at the concert will go towards LCRE.

“It is a musical evening for the resettle-ment of a family from Syria to Lacombe, ” he said.

The evening will feature performances from Flat Iron Jazz, Randi Boulton, C.J. Berube, Kim Berube, Mattie Dewald and Flashback Freddie.

Groups or artists will play a few songs each. A table for donations will be set up along with a highly sought after silent auction item.

Tickets are $25 and are available at Sunny 94, the Mary C. Moore Public Library and from committee members.

Donation envelopes have also been dis-tributed around Lacombe by the LCRE to assist in collecting funds. Envelopes can be found at the Mary. C. Moore Public Library and City Hall among other locations.

It is unknown at the time of publication exactly when the family will arrive.

For more information about the benefi t concert contact Vandaelle at 403-782-1842. For more information about the commu-nity effort or to donate an item contact Cruickshank at 403-782-5357 or Marlene Ironside at 403-350-1753.

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Parkland Mall looks forward to exciting new additionRed Deer will be home this year to

the largest fi tness centre in Alberta as GoodLife Fitness and Fit4Less will be settling into their brand new state-of-the-art expansive fa-cility at Parkland Mall.

And the mall’s management team couldn’t be more pleased, as the company will move into the for-mer Sears location. The unique space will feature a 63,000 sq. ft. GoodLife Fitness space and a 12,000 sq. ft. area for Fit4Less by GoodLife as well.

Both the GoodLife Fitness and the Fit4Less facilities will run on a 24-hour basis, providing fi tness enthusiasts and shoppers the utmost in convenience and ac-cessibility.

“It will be great for our customers and very convenient for pre- and post-fi tness shopping activities,” said Dan Hachey, Parkland Mall’s General Manager.

The development will also offer a healthy boost to the local economy as GoodLife is expecting to hire more than 50 employees from the community for this club location.

Melody McKnight, Marketing Director at Parkland Mall, said the company, which has more than one million members in Canada,

certainly did its homework in re-searching the ideal spot for their latest operation. The northeast cor-ner of the City has seen extraor-dinary growth over the past few years, particularly in the subdivi-sions of Clearview Ridge, Garden Heights and Timberlands which are

just minutes away from Parkland Mall. Not to mention the current

construction of a new high school, with a second new

high school planned, in that area as well.

Ultimately, the project-ed population growth of this area of the City is between 23,000 to

25,000 new residents.“I think GoodLife Fitness recog-

nized something about Red Deer that not every retailer does – there is a huge ‘catchment’ area with the population we have around the City. Red Deer is a centre un-like anything else that exists in Canada.”

As for GoodLife, they average 3,000 members per location, and the Parkland Mall location will be twice the size of their regular fa-cilities. “With the average member attending at least three times per week, the expected traffi c that GoodLife will bring to Parkland Mall should exceed 500,000

per year,” said Hachey.Meanwhile, extensive renova-

tions to the former Sears space are well underway. This redevel-opment is also paving the way for further development in the mall it-self. Other retailers have contacted the management team and shown interest in opening in conjunction with GoodLife said Hachey.

That includes interest in the for-mer Safeway space – the spot is considered a high profi le retail lo-cation, as it is near the busiest in-tersection in Red Deer.

Parkland Mall fi rst opened its doors in 1970. Today, there are more than 100 retailers in opera-tion there. And in 2011, Walmart also invested several million dol-lars in renovations to become a Supercentre as part of that overall commitment to offer customers a more thorough shopping expe-rience, added Hachey. The mall is owned by Morguard, one of Canada’s largest real estate devel-

opers, with a managed portfolio of assets valued at nearly $19 billion. This includes retail, offi ce, residen-tial and light industrial properties.

Ultimately, with the increased development in nearby neighbor-hoods and the continued growth of the City overall, the future is indeed bright. “Our retailers serve millions of customers each year, and with the current and future growth of the Clearview and Timberland areas two kilometres away from us, traffi c will increase in the years to come. We’re looking forward to oil prices rebounding and enhanced retailer excitement about Alberta!”

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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Lacombe, in the Province of Alberta, has

given first reading to borrowing Bylaw 418, which will, upon final passage and approval,

authorize the proper officers of the said City to borrow monies from the Alberta

Municipal Finance Authority or another authorized financial institutions by way of

debenture issue or bank loan, to pay for the cost of the following municipal purposes,

namely the east side team rooms expansion project to the City of Lacombe’s Ice Arena.

The total cost of the aforesaid project amounts to $3,362,990. The net amount to

be borrowed on the credit and security of the municipality at large by the issue of

debentures or bank loan and on the terms and conditions outlined in Bylaw 418 is

$3,362,990.

The indebtedness, either debenture or bank loan, is repayable either in monthly,

semi-annual or annual payments of combined principal and interest installments not

to exceed twenty (20) years calculated at a rate not exceeding the interest rate fixed by

the Alberta Capital Finance Authority or another authorized financial institution on the

date of borrowing, and not to exceed eight (8) per cent.

NOW THEREFORE NOTICE is hereby given by the Council of the City of Lacombe that,

unless a petition of the electors for a vote on Bylaw 418 is demanded, as provided for by

the terms of section 231 of the Municipal Government Act, the said Council may pass

the said borrowing bylaw.

All persons interested are hereby notified and they are required to govern themselves

accordingly.

Dated at the City of Lacombe, in the Province of Alberta this 12th day of January, 2016.

City of Lacombe

Per: Norma MacQuarrie

Chief Administrative Officer

Information for ElectorsPursuant to Section 1(i) of the Municipal Government Act an “elector” means: A person

who is eligible to vote in the election for a councillor under the Local Authorities

Election Act.

Pursuant to section 47(1) of the Local Authorities Election Act a person is eligible to vote

in an election held if the person:

a. is at least 18 years old,

b. is a Canadian citizen, and

c. has resided in Alberta for the 6 consecutive months immediately preceding election

day and is resident in the area on election day.

A poll may be demanded in the City of Lacombe by electors equal in number to at least:

a. in the case of a municipality other than a summer village, by electors of the

municipality equal in number to at least 10% of the population and

b. in the case of a summer village, by 10% of the electors of the summer village in

accordance with the provisions of section 223 of the Municipal Government Act

and in accordance with the provisions of section 251 of the Municipal Government

Act.

The petition for a vote must be received by the Chief Administrative Officer within 15

days of the last publication of this notice and shall contain on each page “an accurate

and identical statement of the purpose of the petition”. (Further requirements of the

petition are provided in section 224 of the Municipal Government Act.)

DATE of the last publication of this notice is the 21st day of January, 2016.For Information Contact:Michael Minchin, CMA, CLGM

Corporate Services Director

PHONE: 403.782.1253

E-MAIL: [email protected] www.lacombe.ca

PUBLIC NOTICEElectors of the City of Lacombe,Province of Alberta Section 251 of the Municipal Government

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High school robotics club showcases at LMC


The Lacombe Composite High School (LCHS) Robotics Club returned for an encore appearance at a Friends of the Library event to showcase their techno-logical creations last Thursday night.

Approximately 30 students, split into teams, demonstrated the robots they have been working on for several weeks to a group gathered at the Lacombe Memorial Centre.

In a show and tell format each team went up and explained what their robot is intended to do in a competition, either FTC or VEX. Some of the robots show-cased hang, others climb, shoot out balls, pick up debris or place items in a basket.

One of the most unique aspects is all the robots are built from the ground up - from imagining a robot, creating a detailed design to complete tasks in a competition, assembling a kit, followed by working with team members to tweak and make adjustments.

“Each and every robot is different,” ex-

plained LCHS instructor Steve Schultz. “Remarkably these students are on the cutting edge of the future.”

Countless hours are put into each robot, with care and attention inserted into each part. One of the teams has been using a 3-D printing technique to create wheels and other aspects of their robot.

Next, the students answered questions from attendees which differed from, “How long did it take to construct each robot?” to, “Why are they passionate about robotics?”

The club will be attending a worlds competition in April, which they have been working towards over the past six or so weeks.

The students expressed currently at the school they are using four classrooms and a hallway to do their robotics proj-ects. These spaces are not equipped with work benches or adequate space for the students to work.

The club is seeking a large garage or shed to be used as a work space for building their creations and hosting com-petitions.

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ROCKIN’ ROBOT - The blue team demonstrates their ‘hanger-bot’ during a LCHS Robotics Club showcase for Friends of the Library last week. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express


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January marks intersection safety monthKeeping our roadways safe for ev-

eryone, vehicles, recreationalists and pedestrians, should be a top priority.

This month is marked as intersec-tion safety month in the province by Alberta Transportation.

According to provincial stats for 2014, 52 people were killed and 8,358 people were injured in in-tersection related collisions in the province. In the same year, 95.6% of recorded collisions occurred at an intersection in an urban area.

Three of the most frequent im-proper driving actions that result in casualties at intersections are: making a left turn across the path of an on-coming vehicle (12.2%),

committing a stop sign violation, like a rolling stop (8.3%) and dis-obeying a traffi c signal, like running a red light (6.9%).

Across Canada, 28% of fatalities and 40% of serious injuries from collisions involved an intersection. Alberta Transportation reports that around 86% of collisions are attrib-utable to driver error.

While these stats may be alarm-ing, especially the number of fatal collisions in the province, paying attention and making safe decisions are the most important keys in reducing these types of collisions.

“Motorists, cyclists and pedestri-ans enter intersections at different

speeds and this makes intersec-tions potentially hazardous,” said Minister of Transportation Brian Mason. “It’s important to raise awareness of the risks involved. Be aware, and be prepared to react when the need arises.”

Some safety types for drivers include avoiding speeding through intersections, following too closely, rolling through a stop sign, running red lights or making unsafe left-hand turns.

Tips for pedestrians or other types of recreationalists (like cyclists, skateboarders or long boarders) include making eye contact with the driver before crossing the street

(even on crosswalks), being alert at intersections and looking for possible dangers when crossing the street along with abiding by traffi c signs and signals.

“Intersections are designed to keep people safe,” said RCMP K Division Traffi c Services Supt. Ian Lawson. “Rushing a left turn, rolling through a stop sign or trying to outrun a yellow light is dangerous driving, plain and simple.”

As a community, let’s work together to be present while driving and make smart, safe decisions when it comes to others on the road.

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A look at the proposed amendments to the Traffi c BylawThe City of Lacombe’s

Traffi c Bylaw 223 regulates and controls vehicle, ani-mal and pedestrian traffi c. On Dec. 14th, 2015, City administration presented a number of proposed chang-es to the traffi c bylaw to council for consideration. The amendments include changes in the level of service for snow removal, parking bans and play-ground zones.

Every winter, City staff address the challenges of snow and ice removal in an effort to keep our roads and walkways clear and navigable.

Sometimes it can be a tremendous task, requiring around-the-clock efforts, to keep the city’s transpor-tation networks open and I thank the snow removal crews for their hard work.

Whether we are home-owners or renters, each of us is responsible for clear-ing snow or ice buildup on sidewalks bordering our properties. The traffi c bylaw states that the removal of snow, ice, or debris from public sidewalks adjoining a residential property is to be completed within 48 hours of accumulation.

If you are planning to be away from home for an ex-tended period of time during the winter months, please make arrangements to have your walkways maintained in your absence. I can’t empha-size enough how important it is to keep our sidewalks clear of ice and snow for the safety of all who use them.

The City of Lacombe rec-ognizes its obligation to pro-vide an acceptable level of snow clearing services to its residents, to vehicular traffi c utilizing the road network and to pedestrian traffi c utilizing public sidewalks. We use a priority-based system to provide a sustain-able level of snow clearing services to the community.

The priorities are identi-fi ed as follows:

Priority 1• City of Lacombe emer-

gency services parking lots

• Emergency services ac-cess routes

• 50 Ave. (Hwy. 12), from Hwy. 2A to 58 St.

Priority 2• Downtown core com-

mercial roads• Primary and secondary

roads• School access routes• Parking lots at major

community facilities, in-cluding the Lacombe Memorial Centre and the Lacombe Sports and Leisure Complex

• Downtown core public parking lots

Priority 3• Downtown core lanes

and local roads (residential), as required

Currently, ‘no parking’ signs are placed on streets at least 12 hours in advance of snow clearing operations.

Vehicles that fail to move off of the signed street are then ticketed and towed to the nearest area not scheduled for snow clearing rather than to a designated impound.

A municipal ticket is is-sued for the violation under the Street Maintenance

Section, and the towing fee is charged back to the registered owner by the City.

This process imposes additional administrative costs over and above the fi ne and towing fees that are passed on to the registered owner of the vehicle.

One of the proposed amendments to the traffi c bylaw would establish a new fi ne that incorporates the cost of towing of the vehicle, thereby resolving the issue of separately billing owners for vehicles towed during snow removal operations.

The proposed new fi ne covers the cost of the tow in addition to the fi ne, and is only applicable to the towing of vehicles related to snow or other road main-tenance projects and where the vehicle is relocated to another street.

Another proposed change involves the reduced speed zone at 54 Ave. – from 50 St. to 53 St.

Last September, this area was changed from a school zone to a playground zone as recommended by the Traffi c Safety Committee.

The recommendation came in response to con-

fusing road signage at times and also from a need to increase the safety of the residents accessing the Lacombe Spray Park and the accessible playground.

This traffi c safety con-cern was identifi ed by local schools as well as by resi-dents during the last Coffee with Council session.

The proposed change would affect the effective time for the playground zone from 47 St. to 53 St., changing it from 8:30 a.m. to one hour after sunset to 8 a.m. to one hour after sunset. The time change would address a 30-minute gap between the playground zone and the school zone. It does not affect other playground zones.

Let me know what you think of the proposed amendments to the traffi c bylaw. You can send your comments to [email protected] or contact me at City Hall. As always, I en-courage and welcome your comments and concerns, as well as your ideas and suggestions to make our city the best place to live, work and play.

Steve Christie is the Mayor of Lacombe.

Letters to the editorReader thanks community for support of Christmas Day dinner

Thank you for the wonderful letter from Cynthia May regarding the annual Christmas Day dinner. It was a very fun and festive event celebrating the birth of Jesus.

Bethel Christian Reformed Church has had the pleasure of being involved with this special meal for our community for the last 10 years.

First of all, we would like to thank all the volunteers who helped prepare the meal, set up the hall, serve the food and dessert, host tables, play music, clean up the hall and wash the dishes. We thank the Lacombe Memorial Centre (LMC) staff who made this event possible as well.

We would also like to thank those who made donations to the event: the

Lacombe Co-op for their contribution to the groceries, Boyd Williams and Greg Pallister of Royal LePage for their do-nation of the turkeys, Central Alberta Greenhouses for donating the poinset-tias and fl ower arrangements, the City of Lacombe for allowing the LMC to be used on Christmas Day, donors the day of the event and Bethel Christian Reformed

Church for their fi nancial support each year.

Yes, we also had anonymous donors who gifted each attendee and volunteer at the meal and we thank them too.

We wish all involved with the meal and the Lacombe community a blessed 2016.

Pete and Cora HoekstraLacombe

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fyifyi Your weekly Community Events Calendar

The FYI, Community Events Calen-

dar is a free-of-charge service

for not-for-profi t organizations

and upcoming community

events within the Lacombe and

Blackfalds region. To submit

your information, please

email news@lacombeexpress.

com, call 403-782-5306 or fax

403-782-5344. If you would

like your event or organization

to be included, please sub-

mit your information to the

editor by noon, the Monday

before the publication date.

The Jesus Fatwah: Love Your

(Muslim) Neighbor as Yourself

- a Thursday evening discus-

sion group starting January

14th at 7 p.m. Using print and

video resources and encounters

with representatives of both

Christianity and Islam, we will

seek to dispel stereotypes about

Islam, explore the diversity

of Muslim belief and practice

and discuss how we can build

respectful relationships. This

program would be appropri-

ate for Christians, Muslims or

those without faith commit-

ments. Held at St. Andrew’s

United Church. Please contact

Ross Smillie at 403-782-3148 to

indicate your interest and to get

background reading material.

Lacombe Legion Community

Breakfast: Upstairs in the Byron

Greff Memorial Hall (5138-49

St.), Jan. 17th from 9 a.m. to

noon. Adults - $6, children un-

der 12 - $3. Everyone welcome.

Lacombe Hospice Steering Commit-

tee: Volunteers needed. Commit

to 24 – 48 months’ term. Con-

tact Florence at 403-782-5641

or email: [email protected].

Robbie Burns Night Supper –

Hosted by the Red Deer Legion

Pipe Band, Saturday, Jan. 23rd at

the Royal Canadian Legion, Red

Deer. Join us for cocktails from

6 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a

traditional Robbie Burns supper:

turkey, roastit bubbly jock wi’

stuffi n intilt, champit tatties &

mashed neeps, gravy, haggis

& apple pie. There will be a

cash bar. Special events include

piping in of the haggis, the Red

Deer Legion Pipe Band, highland

dancers and more. Tickets are

available from any pipe band

member or the front desk of

the Red Deer Legion for $30 per

person and should be purchased

in advance. For more information

call Arnie MacAskill at 782-7183.

Friends of the Library will be

pleased to announce a presenta-

tion by Dr. Leighton Nischuk at

the LMC in the County Room on

Jan. 28th at 7 p.m. Dr. Nischuk

has been travelling with Medical

Mercy Canada and will provide a

summary of some of the projects

undertaken in the Ukraine

where his parents immigrated

from as children. Following the

presentation light refreshments

will be served. Free admission.

Come and bring a friend.

39th Annual Lacombe Fiddler’s

Jamboree: Sunday, January

31st, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at

the Lacombe Upper Elementa-

ry School (5414-50 St.) Adults

$5, under 10 free. Sponsored

by Maetche Music Studio.

The Lincoln Hall Society presents

its annual Dinner and Entertain-

ment Night on Feb. 6th. Dinner

and comedy show, catered by

Bob Ronnie and starring Lars

Callieou (has opened for Jeff

Foxworthy). Doors open at 5:30

p.m., Supper at 6 p.m., Show at 8

p.m. All tickets $50/person. Tick-

ets ready for Christmas giving.

Advance sales end Feb. 2nd.

Calling all musicians! A jazzy

new place to blow your horn

or strum your strings - A jam

session every second and fourth

Thursday from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

at the Lacombe Legion. $2 a

person. For more information,

call Rod at 403-782-1842.

The Lacombe Legion is hosting

a tour for adults of Canadian

battlefi elds in Holland, Belgium

and France from March 25th to

April 3rd, 2016. Highlights will

include tours of Amsterdam,

Brussels, and Paris as well as

Vimy Ridge, The Juno Beach

Center, the Normandy beaches,

the home of Anne Frank, Ypres,

Passchendaele, Flanders Field and

much more. A detailed itinerary

including cost is available at the

Lacombe Branch of the Legion

or you can request one to be

e-mailed to you at the e-mail that

follows. For more information

phone Corvin at 403 357-0377

or email [email protected].

The Parkland Classical Singers,

a community choir based in

Lacombe, is looking for more

members. If you like to sing,

please join us. Rehearsals are

held on Thursdays from 6:30

p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wolf Creek

Community Church, beginning

Oct. 15th. Two performances:

Christmas 2015 and Spring

2016. For more information,

call Carolyn 403-782-7365.

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band is

actively recruiting experienced

and inexperienced people from

the Central Alberta area, who

are interested in joining the pipe

band. Anyone with piping or

drumming experience, or if you

would like to learn piping or

drumming, are asked to please

contact us at 403-782-7183.

Practices are held at the Red Deer

Legion on Tuesdays at 7:00.

St. Andrew’s United Church

youth choir for ages fi ve to 18.

Meets Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m.

contact Jessica at 403-352-5486

or [email protected].

St. Andrew’s United Church Adult

Choir for those 18 and old-

er. Practices on Wednesdays

from 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Contact

Roberta at 403-782-0443 for

more information. Cost is free.

Invitation to join CNIB Peer Sup-

port Group: The Peer Support

Group is a program dedicated

to helping CNIB clients adjust

to vision loss. Feelings of fear,

anxiety, intimidation and anger

are extremely common in adults

who are diagnosed with vision

loss. The goal of the group is to

help transform these feelings

into those of confi dence and

independence through edu-

cation and group discussions.

The program is facilitated by a

volunteer who has gone through

the process of adjusting to a

life with vision loss. The group

offers seniors a way to connect

to others experiencing similar

challenges. Participants receive

empowering, practical and useful

information about vision loss and

how CNIB services can help, as

well as suggestions from other

participants on how to reduce

the impact of vision loss on

their daily lives. There is no cost

to participate in the program

which will meet once per month.

The group meets at the Spruce

Terrace located at 5002 – 51 Ave.

Lacombe Walking Group

Wednesdays from 12-12:30

at Medcombe Walk-In-Clinic.

No Registration required.

Kozy Korner — Tuesday Dinners

every week at noon. The hot

meal includes dessert and

coffee at the Senior Centre.

Kozy Korner Music Jam on Sundays

from 1:30p.m. to 4 p.m. In the

New Year, jams will be on Jan.

10th, Feb. 14th, March 13th

and April 10th. Entertainers

are free. Lunch goodies by

donation. For more infor-

mation call 403-885-4493.

Lacombe Dance Lessons – social

and choreographed ballroom

dancing. Traditional Two-step

or Cha Cha/Jive. For details

phone Cliff at 403-782-4094.

Quilting and crafts held at

Blackfalds United Church on

Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Help make

quilts or bring your own quilt/

craft to work on. Check out

our website at blackfaldsunit-

edchurch.com or call 403-885-

4780 for more information.

The Lacombe Legion has bingo

on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the

upstairs hall. Coffee time runs

Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m.

($2 for coffee, tea and cookies).

On Fridays, there are four meat

draws and tickets are $2/set

of three tickets. Draw starts at

6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, there

are four meat draws which

start at 4:30 p.m. Chase the

ace starts after meat draws.

Parkinson Alberta Education offers

supports groups for persons

with Parkinson disease, family

members and caregivers at

the following Central Alberta

locations: Red Deer, Lacombe,

Innisfail, Olds, Three Hills and

Castor. Visit www.parkinsonal-

berta.ca for more information.

New to Lacombe? Contact La-

combe Welcome Wagon for free

maps, information about the

City & area, as well as free gifts

from local businesses. New baby

in the family? Contact Donna

Korpess with the Lacombe

Welcome Wagon at 403-782-

0475 for free information, baby

product samples as well as free

gifts from local businesses.

Youth Unlimited Drop-in Activi-

ties: Drop-in activities run every

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for

Grades 3 to 6. Evening drop-in

activities for Grades 5 and up

run Thursday and Friday nights

from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost is $2

for drop-in, 10 passes are $10.

This valuable space is now available – call the Lacombe Express today!

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EVENTS


Passport to Christmas wraps up successful programBY SARAH MAETCHELACOMBE EXPRESS

With an emphasis on shopping local, the Lacombe and District Chamber of Commerce program Passport to Christmas has successfully wrapped up another year.

During the fi ve week period over the

holiday shopping season, Lacombians were encouraged to spend their money within the community by fi lling out a ‘passport’ with a stamp placed for every $10 spent.

Lacombe and District Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Monica Bartman said with the active community and business participation, a confi rmed $1,300,200 was spent locally.

“We were really excited to see the num-ber grow as the program grows,” she said.

Now in its fourth year, the program re-ceived around 4,334 completed passports. Each passport represents $300 spent at a participating business.

The program has more than doubled its number of passports distributed in the Lacombe area this year. In 2014, just a mere 8,000 passports were handed out.

For those unfamiliar with the initiative, the Passport to Christmas program is a shop local incentive with the aim of en-couraging consumers in the local area to spend their money within the community during the holiday season. Passports could be picked up by shoppers at any of the 46 participating businesses in the area.

Once passports were fi lled up, they were entered into a draw for ‘Lacombe Bucks’ gift certifi cates, which could be spent locally at any of the same participating businesses.

With active community and business par-ticipation last year, a confi rmed $750,000 was spent locally in the 2014 program. The program received back 2,585 completed passports last year.

This year, a larger variety of businesses participated in the program, including all three of Lacombe’s major grocery retailers,

specialty food stores, hardware stores, sa-lons and pharmacies, to name a few. The program also added many participants from out of town, with a reach further out of the community than many may think.

The chamber also increased the amount of prizes for fi lled out passports as well as incomplete passports, in case shoppers still had incomplete passports in their hands when the deadline hit.

The winners of the Sunny 94 and Lacombe Chamber Passport to Christmas for 2015 were: Michele Cade, $250 Lacombe Bucks - partial passport; Cheryl Geldof, $500 Lacombe Bucks prize; Melissa Rogers, $750 Lacombe Bucks prize and Terry Flewelling, $1,500 Lacombe Bucks prize.

Even though the program wrapped up mid-December, Bartman said there could be still some incomplete passports fl oating around, which means there is the possibil-ity that many more dollars may have been spent locally.

Bartman said she hopes they can con-tinue with the momentum that has been started over the past four years.

“We want to encourage more participa-tion and continue to grow it with more involved businesses,” she said.

[email protected]

For more information | www.rdc.ab.ca | 403.342.3233

New Board Members AppointedRed Deer College Board of Governors is pleased

to introduce its newest Board members.

Robin Chiles is a second year student at Red Deer College in the Open Studies program, and a member of the President’s and Dean’s Honour Rolls. Her goal is to gain acceptance into the Bachelor of Science, Nursing program at RDC. After being personally touched by cancer, she wants one day to have a career as a nurse in the Cancer Clinic at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

Robin was born and raised in Red Deer and is proud to call this city her home. She is a passionate student who enjoys learning new things and serving her community through valuable work on committees and volunteering for a non-profit organization.

Robin is married to her high school sweetheart, Greg, and is proud of her two children, Jacob and Brooklyn.

Shawn Deveau works in RDC’s Information Technology Services department. He has been a Technical Support Analyst in the department since 2009, working hard to support students, instructors and staff every day. Shawn also served the College’s support staff as Chair of the local AUPE Chapter for a number of years. Shawn has effectively built relationships at RDC, recognizing that open and respectful discussion among a wide range of people with different perspectives leads to the best decisions for learners and everyone who works at RDC.

Shawn is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Sociology. For leisure, Shawn enjoys honing his craft of singing and song writing.

NEW YEARS’ GIFT - The fi rst baby born in Lacombe this year waited a while to make her entrance. The baby girl, weighing 8 lbs. 2 oz., was born on Jan. 5th, making her appearance at 9:05 a.m. Parents Lisa and Jesse Bouwknecht said their daughter Lacey Elise Bouwknecht was due on Dec. 28th but didn’t arrive as expected. Lacey was the fi rst baby born in 2016 at the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre. The couple, along with their daughter Jaida, 2, moved to the rural Lacombe area from Abbotsford eight months ago. Zachary Cormier/Lacombe Express

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Does your group or organization have an idea for a new initiative that would enhance the quality of life in Lacombe through recreation and culture? If so, you may be able to access the $12,500 in available funding through the City of Lacombe’s Recreation and Culture Grant.

This grant is open to all non-profit community groups

and businesses within the city. For more information visit www. lacombe.ca/recgrant, phone 403.782.1266, or email [email protected].

All submissions will be reviewed by the Lacombe & District Recreation, Parks and Culture Board.

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Join in the Winter Active Challenge to get moving with friends, family or coworkers for a minimum of 30

minutes a day for 3-weeks.

take partMonday, January 25 - Sunday, February 14, 2016

register1. Form a team of 5 family, friends or coworkers.

2. Register your team by Friday, January 22, 2016. You must be registered to win!

3. Track your team’s activity. Anything qualifies as long as you are moving! You can make snow angels, build a snowman, or go bowling. Each team member must achieve 30 minutes of physical activity per day every day for the duration of the Challenge to qualify for weekly prizes and to be entered for the Grand Prize Draw!

contactSonya Beauclair at 403-782-1267 or [email protected] Visit www.lacombe.ca/winteractive to register online

DEVELOPMENT PERMITS

Documents pertaining to the development permits may be inspected at City Hall, 5432-56 Avenue, during regular business hours. Anyone claiming to be affected by the approval of the Permitted Uses with Variances of Discretionary Uses may submit an objection within 14 days from the date of notice. The appeal must be in writing, accompanied with a $50.00 fee and be directed to: Lacombe Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Attn: Secretary to the SDAB, 5432-56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9.

Current to January 14, 2016

Permitted UseTake notice that the following development permits have been approved as PERMITTED USES in that they conform in every respect to the Land Use Bylaw

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permits have been approved asery respect to the Land Use Bylaw

Permitted Use With VariancesTake notice that the following development permit has been approved as a PERMITTED USE WITH VARIANCES DATE PERMIT# LOCATION DEVELOPMENT

January 14 61/253.58 5024 58 Street Variance for Existing Carport &

Shed

January 14 61/253.53 5205A 47 Street Variance for Existing Deck

January 14 61/253.62, 4316-4320-4324-4328 4 Unit Rowhouse

63, 64, 65 Homestead Road

January 14 61/253.50 5628 52 Avenue Demolition of Detached

Dwelling

January 14 61/253.51 5628 52 Avenue Dwelling Unit & Secondary

Suite with Variance

Detached Garage

January 14 61/253.70 & 3411 52 Avenue Relocation of Two Chemical

61/253.71 Warehouse Buildings

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January 14 61/253.76 5685 45 Avenue Semi-Detached Garage

January 14 61/253.77 5689 45 Avenue Semi-Detached Garage

January 14 61/250.00 29 MacKenzie Avenue SFD with Deck

If you want the ease and affordability of small, monthly payments, sign

up for the pre-authorized, Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP).

Eliminate the chore of writing cheques; setting payment reminders; dealing with postage costs; or worrying about late fees. There are no service charges or fees for enrolling in this pre-authorized payment plan – plus setup is easy!

1 Complete and submit the Authorization Agreement for the plan, along with a void cheque. The form can be picked up in person at City Hall (5432 56 Avenue, Lacombe, Alberta) or on-line at: http://www.lacombe.ca/living/taxes-assessment

2 Payments will be withdrawn automatically from your bank account on the 16th of each month.

Ease the pain, with the Tax Installment Payment Plan. For Information Contact: Marc Perreault 403-782-1257 [email protected]

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The City of Lacombe is excited to launch our new Find the Right Fit Program, a partnership with local fitness providers to offer

everyone the opportunity to get out and try some of the different fitness options available in our community.

This program runs throughout 2016, with each facility having one day a month where local residents can attend for free. There

are nine facilities participating: Lacombe CrossFit, SpinOut Studio, SNAP Fitness, Dancers Edge, Finding Balance, Fit Body Boot

Camp, Kinsmen Aquatic Centre, Burman University Gym, and Lacombe Yoga.

To find out more about these facilities and when you can attend visit www.lacombe.ca/choosewell and click on the

‘Find the Right Fit’ link.

Being active is an important part of a healthy lifestyle, and we hope that by sampling the many different activities available to

them, residents will be able to find an activity that they enjoy and are likely to stick with.

The benefits of exercise are plentiful. Those who engage in regular physical activity experience statistically significant and

clinically important reductions in the risk of dying from coronary heart disease, of developing diabetes, hypertension, and colon

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The Lacombe Arts Endowment Fund provides ongoing financial support of literary, visual and performing arts for the benefit of the residents of Lacombe and area.

Applications are now open for the Arts Endowment Fund Grant, and submissions are being accepted until March 31, 2016.

Call To Artists

Visit www.lacombe.ca/living/recreation-culture/lacombe-arts-endowment-fund for more information or call (403)782-1258.

The 2016 Encore Art Show & Sale is also taking artist applications for booth and gallery space. If you love visual arts and music, then this is the event for you!

Join us on April 15 and 16, 2016, as we host this fun and colorful event. We will be featuring the paintings, fibre arts, pottery, ceramics, metal works, and creative masterpieces of some of Alberta’s finest artisans, and musicians.

You can download an application at http://www.lacombe.ca/living/recreation-culture/art-sale or call (403)782-1258.

Above: Lacombe Arts Endowment Fund Chairperson Shirley Flinn congratulates the 2014 grant recipients Amanda Bowoade (left) and Lindsay Oehlerking (right).

Lacombe City Council Meetings are open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. Meeting agendas are posted online at www.lacombe.ca by 3 p.m. on the Friday before every Council Meeting.

The next scheduled Council Meeting dates and times are:

• Monday, January 25, 2016, at 5 p.m. • Monday, February 1, 2016, at 5 p.m. (Committee)• Monday, February 8, 2016, at 5 p.m.

Christmas Tree Disposal- Real Christmas trees can be disposed of at the Recycle Site is 5214 Wolf Creek Drive. Christmas trees left in alleys or on front lawns will not be picked up by City staff, and will be left for the homeowner to dispose of appropriately.

BOLT Transit is now paperless. Now using re-loadable cards for the automated fare boxes. Visit www.lacombe.ca/bolt formore information.

Arts Endowment Grant is now accepting applications. If you’re a Lacombe or Lacombe Country resident involved in any art form – visual, performing, or literary arts, you may be eligible. Go to www.lacombe.ca/artgrant for a downloadable application form. Application deadline is March 31, 2016.

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Records Management/FOIP Coordinator #2016-01The City is hiring a Records Management/FOIP Coordinator. To view the full job description and to to apply, visit www.lacombe.ca/employment.

Employment Opportunities

Winter Active Challenge- Join in the Winter Active Challenge to get moving with friends, family or coworkers for a minimum of 30 minutes a day for 3 weeks. Take part: Monday, January 25 - Sunday, February 14, 2016. Register your team of five by Friday January 22, 2016. Contact 403.782.1267 or visit www.lacombe.ca/winteractive to register.

Winter Walk Day - February 3, 2016Head outdoors and walk for a minimum of 10 minutes. You may be in for a special treat if we spot you out and about in the city.


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Happy New Year! I trust you all had a blessed Christmas season. I certainly did. I en-joyed all of the Christmas

worship services, parties and family gatherings.

Christmas truly is a won-derful time of the year. It was

especially wonderful for me this year as we held a neigh-borhood Christmas party. First, we went Christmas

caroling in our neighbor-hood, then we gathered in a neighbor’s home to eat Christmas goodies and sing

more carols. What a delight to gather with our neighbors in this way!

The Lacombe and District Ministerial Association had the privilege of meeting with Chief Steve Murray of the Lacombe Police Service (LPS) at our January meeting. It was interesting to learn about policing from this long-term police offi cer. As was reported in the Jan. 7th issue of this newspaper, the LPS received more calls for help in 2015. Sadly, crime trends are on the rise in Lacombe.

Chief Murray talked about this phenomenon and invit-ed us as pastors to help them reach out to the community with a basic message and strategy for fi ghting crime and building community: get to know your neighbors. As we get to know our neighbors and build relationships, we will pay more attention in our neighborhoods and learn the difference between nor-mal and abnormal activities.

Get to know your neighbor.Or to ‘up it’ in religious

language: love your neighbor. As Jesus says, “Love the lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength… . [and] love your neighbor as your-self.” (Mark 12:30-31 NIV). Jesus was very concerned about neighbors loving neighbors. He commanded it. He practiced it. Jesus leads the way in neighborhood life.

I wonder what would hap-pen in this community if we all loved our neighbors?

Happily, many neighbors

are doing just that. They are loving each other in many practical ways: by chatting when they meet at the mail box, by inviting a neighbor over for coffee, by clearing the snow on a neighbor’s sidewalk, by gathering for block parties and other cel-ebrations. There are many ways to love your neighbor.

Sometimes we get too busy.

We get caught up in many good activities that leave little time to love our neigh-bors, let alone to love God.

But Jesus calls us to make loving God and neighbors top priorities. When we love God and our neighbors, we are obeying the great commandment of scripture. Furthermore, we will create a safer and more loving community.

Happily, we are not alone on this journey of learning how to love our neighbors.

Many people in our com-munity do it well and have done it for years. In fact, I think it’s safe to say that neighboring is a way of life for many of the senior resi-dents of our community. So we are invited to learn from our seniors how to be good neighbors.

Furthermore, we have a man among us named Rick Abma, whose calling is to encourage, equip and empower the residents of Central Alberta to love their neighbors.

Rick is a fellow pastor and friend of mine and I know he would be glad to hear from you if you want to learn more about loving your neighbor. I encourage you to check out his web site at: rickabma.com.

Loving our neighbors is the right thing to do. It pleases God and leads to a safer com-munity. Let’s make 2016 a year of loving our neighbors.

Leon Johnston is the pastor of Wolf Creek Community Church.

Rev. Leon H.

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Around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12th, Blackfalds RCMP surrounded a resi-dence along East Point Drive and Parkway Drive in the eastside of Blackfalds.

RCMP, with the assistance of the RCMP Emergency Response Team, contained the residence that was oc-cupied by a male who was considered to be armed and dangerous.

Residents in the immediate area were evacuated.

Other residents in the East Point Drive and Parkway Drive area were advised to remain inside their res-idences and proceed into

their basement until the situation was resolved. The general public was asked to stay away from the area and refrain from reporting RCMP movements on social media.

At approximately 11:50 p.m. RCMP advised the situ-ation was resolved and there was no longer a concern for public safety. Andrew Joseph Snow, 29, of Sylvan Lake, was taken into custody without incident. Snow was arrested for outstanding warrants in relation to an attempted murder in December.

RCMP remained on scene to continue the investigation.

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JARDINE, Doris Jean November 25, 1938January 8, 2016

With her family by her side, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Doris Jean Jardine. After a short battle with a cancerous brain tumor, Doris passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was 77 years old. Doris was able to spend every day with her husband on the farm. Doris was born in Lacombe and was married to David Jardine on September 28th, 1957 and the two enjoyed 58 beautiful years of marriage. They had four children, David Jr., Sandy (Shelley), Don (Cindy), and Ted (Lynne). Dave and Doris opened their home to their nephew, Jim Mitchell (Joyanne) and niece, Shirley Mitchell (Rob Cookson) and welcomed them as a part of their family. Doris loved each of her grandchildren dearly and she will be in their hearts forever. Doris will also be missed by her sister, Helen Hill, her deceased sister Alice Fletcher and her sisters-in-law Margaret Jardine and Jean O’Neil. Doris was a marvelous hostess. She opened up the farm home to many family and friends, with no one leaving on an empty stomach. Doris loved spending time with her girlfriends. She and Dave made many friends down in Southern Arizona; they both cherished each and every day there. Doris volunteered her time at the Lacombe Hospital Auxiliary and it is her wish that any contributions be made to this association. She selfl essly lived her life for Dave, her family, and her friends.

A Celebration of Life was held at the Lacombe Memorial Center on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 1:00 PM. If friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Lacombe Nursing Home Auxiliary, c/o Lacombe Health Trust, Box 5663, Lacombe, AB. T4L 1X3. Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca.

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BERGER, Mary “Maria” 1915 - 2016Mary “Maria” Berger passed peacefully at home on Jan. 8, 2016, in Lacombe, at the age of 100 with her daughter by her side.

She was pre-deceased by her parents Maxim and Xenia Szach, sister Anne Oleshko, brother Alex Shaw, husband Anton Berger, her partner John Joy Jr., and her son Gary Berger.

She will be greatly missed by her children: Ion Berger (Los Angeles, California), Xenia Stanford (Kelowna, B.C.), Neal (Brenda) Berger (Sherwood Park, AB), Ruth Berger (Rocky Mountain House, AB), Aileen Joy (Victoria, B.C.), Keith (Val) Joy (Vernon, B.C.), and Lisa Joy (Lacombe), as well as many great and great, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Maria was born in a sod house on the farm in Saskatchewan in 1915 to Ukrainian immigrant parents. She grew up, however, in Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan, while her father worked at Ford Motor Company.

After they came back to Canada, settling near Edmonton, Maria lived in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Creston, B.C., and Lacombe, Alberta.

She loved to dance, including Ukrainian and tap, as well as play the violin. She was always positive. She had a smile on her face, a song in her heart and kind words for everyone.

She particularly enjoyed her mother’s homemade wine and often talked about how she missed it, even until days before she left this earth. She was an amazing cook, preparing authentic Ukrainian dishes.Maria wanted to live to 100 to get her birthday greeting letter from the Queen - and she did it.

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ARTS & LEISURECoronation author holds book signing this weekend

BY MARK WEBERLACOMBE EXPRESS

Alberta author of Seven to Seventy: A Journey through Time Lavera Goodeye is launching a series of book signings, the fi rst of which will be held at the Coles at Parkland Mall in Red Deer on Jan. 16th between noon and 5 p.m.

Goodeye’s memoir, an insight into her own life and the rela-tionships that refl ected her own journey to become who she is offers readers a portrait of her struggle, and how with care and support it is possible to fi nd the light.

Along the way, she also dis-covered a talent for helping oth-ers to improve their self-esteem and competency while learning to deal with loss. That came through not just writing, but fur-ther education and engagement with the community on several fronts.

“It was in 2008 that I sat down and got really serious about writing it,” she said of the book, which essentially chronicles her life’s journey. Goodeye, who today calls Coronation home, be-gins by relating how her grand-parents immigrated to home-steads on the Alberta prairie before trains provided transpor-tation.

Her parents met and married during the drought and depres-sion of the 30s. She and her two sisters were born during World War II.

Sadly, religious turmoil, men-tal illness and tragic loss to sui-cide were all part of her young life. But she persevered, grew up and eventually established a family of four sons. Her mother had taken her life when Goodeye was just seven, and her husband passed away in his early 40s.

“She had been in the mental hospital for a whole year,” she recalls of her mom. “And she had been taken away when I was three.”

And although she was very young at the time of her moth-er’s death, she has very clear memories of her. “I was lucky

enough to spend probably a year or two with her after she got out of the mental hospital.”

Goodeye would eventually marry again and would later cre-ate a business around the skills of her troubled second husband, who passed away in the mid-1980s.

She then hoped another de-gree would allow her to do de-velopment work, only to have those hopes dashed. Even so, she found new ways to pursue her mission to help others im-prove their lives.

“I was using my experience to work with people in the areas of being a support worker in the north, and also doing upgrad-ing with native people. I also knew that mental health was re-ally something that in the rural areas we have trouble getting help for,” she said. “So in my process, I read many books that helped me to get over the grief and the loss and to understand suicide. I wanted people to read my story and to gain, as I had gained from others.”

Penning her own experience has also opened all kinds of doors to connecting with others over these very issues. She has found that writing about her life has brought a strong sense of healing as well. Not that the process was always particularly easy.

“There was some pain. I ex-pected to have some sadness as it was going along, but I think I had more sadness when it was completed,” she said. “I was dis-appointed at that point that I didn’t have the computer to go to everyday.”

But through it all, there were a multitude of personal benefi ts. One of the key ones was a resto-ration of faith.

“Through the process of these four years that I was writing, I was going to church. And I start-ed by sitting in the back pew and crying through the songs that I had enjoyed as a child.

“I really found my way back to faith, and I’m now a big part of the church community here in Coronation - the United Church.

It was a real plus that I wasn’t expecting.”

Although the book was and is a stepping stone to helping others through her example, Goodeye will also be hosting workshops and healing circles later in the month as an extension of the kind of support that she can provide to people trying to over-come their own issues. She loves

to chat with folks who drop by a reading or a signing, and fi nds it fulfi lling to hear of their experi-ences as well.

“A lot of times, I think it’s kind of a private experience with the reader,” she explained of the book’s impact. “They feel really close to me while they are read-ing it.”

Ensuring it had an accessible

style was also paramount. That dedication has indeed made it an effective tool to reach others.

“I didn’t want to make it an academic process, so I just had to use my own voice and be as honest as I could be with what I was putting on the page.”

For more information, check out www.laveragoodeye.com.

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INSIGHT - Coronation author Lavera Goodeye will be at Coles Books in Parkland Mall in Red Deer this Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.to chat with shoppers about her book Seven to Seventy: A Journey through Time. photo submitted


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Just saying ‘no’ or just saying ‘yes’Nancy Reagan, wife of

Ronald Reagan, former President of the United States, sent a direct, sim-ple message to those who were tempted to take illegal drugs. Her advice was “Just say ‘NO’.”

So what has this message to do with the ongoing con-troversy about assisted death in Canada and the United States? Quebec, a Roman Catholic province, has al-ways been ahead of the rest of Canada in social change.

Now it appears that it won’t be too long before Quebec will be the fi rst province to allow assisted death. But for the rest of Canada, those opposed to it will use every legal measure to defeat this procedure.

So is there any way that the two opposing forces, for and against assisted

death, can ever be resolved? The main argument used by those who vociferously oppose assisted death is that the slippery slope theory will prevail. Namely, that the infi rm, elderly and those approaching death, who do not want their lives to be terminated, will have no say in the decision and be forced to have a lethal injection.

How could this scenar-io be prevented? Albert Einstein remarked that, “Explanations should be as

simple as possible, but no simpler.” So can this con-tinuing dilemma be made simpler? Surely it doesn’t take someone trained in bioethics, a psychologist or a spiritual leader to make this problem simpler.

If there is one ounce of common sense left in this country the only log-ical answer is the ‘NO’ or ‘YES’ solution. Let’s assume that an individual is 100% against assisted death and wants to be assured it will never happen to him. Surely there are enough lawyers who feel the same way who could draft a binding legal document. It would state that under no circumstance could assisted death be used when an individual had signed such a document. In other words, a legal doc-ument that leaves no ‘ifs,

ands or buts’ in the decision.If this legal document still

failed to appease fears, a simple hand or neck brace-let could be worn, similar to the ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ one, stating they refused assisted death. So what about those who feel it is their right, and no one else’s right, to decide how they wish to end their lives. Here again a legal document could be made available which allows a signature on the dotted line and no ‘if, ands or buts.’

I believe Albert Einstein would agree this approach is simple, but not too simple. Politicians, doctors and reli-gious organizations would not be able to deny the ‘yes’ right to those who request it. So will this happen? Probably not! As sure as night follows day the government will continue to waste millions

of dollars on endless com-mittee hearings. The money could be better spent on medical care.

Are Einstein and this medical journalist wrong to expect a simple answer? In effect, those opposed to assisted death don’t want a simple answer or any answer. In the end assisted death is a religious issue claiming it cannot be con-doned for anyone under any circumstances. If that is the case those of us who wish to end our lives with the help of a physician are denied. And desperate peo-ple will continue to choose the alternative, suicide. This is a tragic situation that no family should have to face.

As I’m a member of ‘digni-tas’, lethal injection is avail-able to me in Switzerland if I ever need it. But in a

democratic society, what about those who cannot afford the one-way ticket? It is unconscionable that assisted death should even be an issue when a simple ‘no’ or ‘yes’ would suffi ce.

Unfortunately, common sense has become an un-common commodity in North American society and this continues to prolong the agony of the dying. It is also unconscionable that the organization ‘Dying with Dignity’ has lost its chari-table status which makes its operation more diffi cult. What do you think?

For comments go to [email protected]. For those wishing to support DWD, its address is 55 Eglinton Ave East, Suite 802, Toronto, Ontario, M4P 1G8 or online at www.dyingwithdig-nity.ca. For information, email [email protected].

Using knives in the kitchen - Part 1I have always said that one of my favourite

things about being a chef is that I get to play with knives. Although this may sound very adventurous in a James Bond fashion, knife skills and proper/safe cutting practices are a very serious subject in the kitchen. With some basic knowledge, you can start to overcome any cutting intimidation you may have.

In this column I will focus on the tools themselves - knives. This will be the fi rst of three installments on cutting. My next column will focus on cutting boards and the third column will focus on cutting techniques.

There are many choices when trying to decide on which knives will adorn the col-lection of cutting tools in your kitchen. The marketplace is saturated with everything from mail-order deals to high-end specialties.

First and foremost, I have to stress that one usually gets what they pay for.

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Most good quality knives will offer a full tang, meaning that the steel blade will run through the full length of the handle as well.

This will offer more balance and control. Most importantly, ask questions and ask to handle the knives to ensure they offer a comfortable companionship with your unique hand. If a retail store is not infor-mative about their products, and will not

allow you to handle them, then take your business to one that will.

Dear Chef Dez:I am already assuming that you will not

recommend buying those full sets of knives for a really low price from TV, but they must be good if they offer a lifetime guarantee that they will never need sharpening. How can they do this? Is there a catch?

Doris B.Dear Doris:I am assuming that the knives you are

referring to are the same that I have seen. Although they are stainless steel, they offer a very low carbon content which makes them very soft steel in comparison, and thus less expensive to manufacture.

Since all of the edges on these knives are serrated, they will keep their sharpness for a longer period of time than a straight edged knife, because the cutting is achieved by tearing at the food rather than slicing through it. They can offer a ‘lifetime guar-antee’ because they play on normal human behavior. Chances are if they ever do need sharpening/replacing, one is not going to spend the money to ship them back to the manufacturer.

Chef Dez is a food columnist, culinary travel host & cookbook author. Visit him at www.chefdez.com.

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TIME OUT - Cash Barnes, left, and Noah Burnham took a little bit of time to sit and chat during a public skating session at the Barnett Arenas in Lacombe late last month.

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The Blackfalds Wranglers have been on a roll as of late.

In eight games since the end of the Christmas break, the Wranglers sport a 7-0-1 record, including an incredible seven-game winning streak to kick off the back half of the season.

“Things have been going a lot better,” said Head Coach Sean Neumeier after Tuesday night’s game against the Airdrie Thunder.

Going into the break, the Wranglers held a 12-9-3 record and were struggling against injuries that had sidelined two thirds of their top line last season. It defi nitely wasn’t the start the defending HJHL North Division Champions were looking for.

“Last year we were real good and we didn’t really get tested, like we didn’t really go through any adversity. This year we went through so many injuries and we had a lot of tough times,” Neumeier said, adding the way the team has responded to that adversity has really impressed him, especially in recent weeks.

“The guys that we have now, I love these guys. I wouldn’t trade them for anything. And now they’re starting to get results. It’s pretty special to watch.”

Tuesday’s game at the Blackfalds Multiplex was a close one. On one side were the Wranglers, arguably one of the hottest teams in the league. On the other, the Airdrie Thunder who are right in the thick of the race for fi rst place in the North.

“They’ve got some skilled guys that if you let them walk around and have time and space, they’re going to hurt you,” Neumeier said.

The game went right down to the wire. Both teams played some excellent hockey. In the end, despite a good performance from Blackfalds goalie Klay Munro, it was the Thunder who would come out on top.

That being said, the Wranglers defi nitely didn’t make it easy.

The fi rst period served to show just how close the two teams are. The teams trad-ed checks and shots and were dead even through the fi rst 20 minutes, eventually fi nishing the period in a scoreless tie with nine shots apiece.

It took until six minutes into the second for someone to break through, but eventu-ally Blackfalds’ forward Andrew McLennan managed to beat Airdrie netminder Kade Taplin to give his team the fi rst lead of the game.

The Wranglers got into a little penalty

trouble late in the second, which allowed Airdrie’s power play to pocket a pair of goals just two minutes apart to make it 2-1 Thunder going into the third.

It didn’t take long for the Thunder to strike again, this time Dylan Mccuaig managed to fi nd the back just two of the net just two minutes in with assists from Beston and league-leading scorer Clay Murray to give their team a 3-1 lead. The assist was Murray’s only point on the night thanks to strong defense by the Wranglers.

Now the hosts had a problem. They had just 10 minutes to score two goals, not an easy feat considering they were fac-ing the goalie with the league’s best save percentage.

But they would not be stopped.After a bit of rough stuff and a multi-

tude of penalties early in the period, the Wranglers seemed to get their legs back.

They poured on the shots and eventually team-leading scorer Bryce Boguski ma-ganged to bang his 20th goal of the season past Taplin to bring his team within one.

Finally, with the Wranglers on the power play after Trevor Strong of the Thunder took a fi ve minute major penalty for cross-checking, Blackfalds got their break in dramatic fashion.

With just nine seconds remaining on the clock, Layne McLean received the puck on the point and wired it past Taplin to tie it at three. We were heading to overtime.

“For these guys to gut out a last minute comeback like that, I think they all deserve a lot of credit. To tie that game up is pretty good. That was a team effort to even get a

point for sure,” Neumeier said.Overtime solved nothing, despite a dom-

inating performance by the Wranglers, so the game went to a shootout.

It was a gruelling nine round affair but eventually Airdrie’s Kody Mcmanus managed to beat Klay Munro. Taplin followed that up with a great poke-check on Spencer Otto to hand Blackfalds their fi rst loss of 2016.

Despite the loss, Neumeier said he is happy with the way his team played.

“Since guys want to be here and things are starting to go our way. We’re getting healthier, they believe in themselves now. It’s fun to come to the rink,” Neumeier said.

The next home game for the Wranglers is a Sunday matinee against Stettler. Game time is at 3:30 p.m. at the Blackfalds Multiplex.

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SOLID EFFORT - From left, Curtis Rangen of the Blackfalds Wranglers and Kade Taplin of the Airdrie Thunder kept their eyes on the puck during HJHL action at the Blackfalds Multiplex last Tuesday night. The Thunder won the game 4-3 after a nine round shootout. Zachary Cormier/Lacombe Express

18 LACOMBE EXPRESS THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016SPORTS

It was a cold Saturday afternoon. With the ther-mometer reading a brisk -21 C, it was probably one of the coldest days we’ve had this winter. It was the kind of cold that makes most people want to stay inside beside the fi re and read a book.

Instead Roy Sturgeon, owner and operator at Flying Cross Ranch, spent it inside a huge metal barn heated only by a potbelly stove in the far corner of the room, where about 20 people gathered in an at-tempt to fend off the cold while watching their kids and friends compete in

a friendly amateur rodeo competition.

“We run them for these kids to learn because a lot of them aren’t really ready to actually go com-pete. But this way they can come and try it out in their own environment when they’re at their level and they can do it safely and have fun,” said Sturgeon, who, along with his wife Christina, runs the Flying Cross Ranch’s Winter Series Rodeo, a fun event for those who are involved in riding and roping class-es at the ranch.

“Anybody can, as long as they’ve taken lessons or

come through clinics here - then they can come in the rodeos.”

Sturgeon said he grew up around horses and has always been around that culture. He’s been a competitive jockey, team roper and show jumper. He’s been doing riding lessons and roping clinics for about three years and started doing the mini ro-deos about two years ago.

The rodeo allows the kids to try their hand at

barrel racing, pole bending, goat roping, fl ag racing and a modifi ed version of team penning.

In addition to the lessons and rodeos, the Sturgeons also run the Friends of Flying Cross Ranch, a society that fundraises for underpriv-ileged kids to be able to take lessons and clinics.

“We like it because a lot of these kids, and even

some of these adults, they’re never going to get a chance to do

this. So here we have hors-es that trot around at their level and they can do it safely and have some fun. And then, in time, some of these kids will go on, that’s what we hope for,” Sturgeon said, adding that he hopes some of those kids outgrow the pro-gram to move on to bigger things.

“Truthfully, I hope some of these kids in time out-grow us. You want to get better and you want to move on.”

Saturday’s rodeo was the fourth of six that the Sturgeons will be running this winter, with the next one scheduled for Feb. 13th.

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EARLY START - Emerson Turney is led around the arena by Aleshia Shaw at the Winter Series Rodeo.

SKILL BUILDING - Brandy Mcleod takes part in pole bending during the event. The rodeo allows amateurs to try different rodeo events in a fun environment.

VISION - Roy Sturgeon is the owner and operator of Flying Cross Ranch in Lacombe. The Ranch runs occasional winter rodeos for their students to come try the sport.

Family fun at the Winter Series RodeoSTORY AND PHOTOS BY ZACHARY CORMIER

LACOMBE EXPRESS

FOCUS - Roy Sturgeon, left, and Lorne Hyvonen competed in team roping.

AROUND THE BEND - Miya Snortland tried her hand at

barrel racing on a pony during the Flying Cross Ranch Winter

Series Rodeo at Flying Cross Ranch in Lacombe.


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Dealing effectively with your home’s clutterToday was a very fulfi lling day as I put a

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into bed and having them give you that smile like all is right in their world. My favorite part is taking their picture at the front door while they use their key for the very fi rst time, the smile on their faces is so happy and excited you can’t help but join in on their glee!

The house we closed today was trans-formed simply by the absence of the pre-vious owners’ personal items.

It is often hard to see past clutter and closets full of various personal items and viewing it completely empty opens up many possibilities as you can fi nally en-vision your personal touch on each room.

The closets looked larger and the mas-ter bedroom seemed enormous without all the excess furniture. My client ran (not kidding) through the house from place to

place in her excitement to see it all once again.

When we went into the basement we were delighted to discover that there was an upgraded hot water on demand sys-tem instead of a traditional tank.

When viewing the home, you could barely peer into the utility room because it was piled with personal items. It was a fun afternoon of discovery as we looked at it through a new owner’s eyes, imag-ining all the possibilities that are ahead.

Often our home can develop into our personal dumping ground and we de-velop tunnel vision in our day-to-day

living. It is easy to not see the piles piling and the clutter cluttering and before you know it you are faced with a major proj-ect before the stuff begins to take over.

My offi ce mate was moving desks today and she must have fi lled an entire bag with stuff as she muttered, ‘Why do I keep all of this stuff’?

A vital piece of design is organization and simplicity; you can create a spectac-ular room simply by streamlining items and organizing potential chaos.

This includes the items you use on a daily basis; they can be out in plain sight but try to contain them in a decorative or presentable way.

Closed storage is the best solution for all of those daily dragons we need to slay to keep our homes organized.

Decorative boxes and trunks are inex-pensive and effective ways to hide clutter and give every thing a home at the end of

the day – I have a cute red basket for my pup’s toys and if I can ever train him to put his things away life will be so much easier!

It takes a minute to clean up a home that is prepared for organization rather than continuously trying to contain clut-ter and move it from place to place.

Be ruthless when purging items you no longer need and donate or sell those things that you haven’t used in over a year.

We all carry more than we need in life and a fresh look at our interiors can help us free up some of the stress and aggra-vation in our lives.

We don’t need to live in an empty house to feel that freedom but we can make our loads a little lighter and make our rooms look bigger and broader with just a few organizational habits.

Kim Wyse is a local freelance designer. Find her on Facebook at ‘Ask a Designer’.

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