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SHANNON LECLAIR

Times Reporter

Administration came to council to requestdirection regarding a land purchase that hap-pened in 1989. Deputy Chief AdministrativeOfficer Linda Nelson gave background infor-mation on the land purchase.

In 1989 the town purchased approximately580 acres of land from Klaiber Land and Cat-tle Company Ltd., Cyber Investments Ltd. and301531 Alberta Ltd.

At the time of the land transaction, a ROFR,or Right of First Refusal, was registered viacaveat against the lands by the sellers, saidNelson.

The ROFR gave the sellers the future op-tion to purchase the land back at the sameprice if an offer to purchase the lands was

made by another buyer, before it is sold toanother buyer; i.e. the ROFR holders wouldneed to match the offer to purchase.

Nelson continued on to say that at the timeof the purchase/sale of the lands a price hadnot been negotiated, and so the town is notbound to a specific price. The terms of theROFR also state that the town is not obligatedto sell.

In addition to the land purchase/sale thetown had made an agreement with one of theROFR holders that they may lease the landfor cattle grazing for a period of 20 years,which expired in 2009. When the town tookthe lands over, negotiations began with thethree ROFR holders, resulting in an offerfrom the ROFR holders, which expired at 4p.m. on Aug. 30, 2013.

One of the ROFR holders has invited thetown to make an offer with regard to the re-moval of the ROFR, and has suggested thatthe offer be in the vicinity of the most recentoffer from the ROFR holders, which was $3million, said Nelson.

For further information, prior to the towncommencing negotiations on the removal ofthe ROFR, it was felt that the ROFR allowedfor the land to be subdivided and sold, andthat the ROFR rights could still be acted uponon each parcel of land to be sold.The interpretation was not mutual; the

ROFR holders felt that the entire land, ap-proximately 580 acres, must be sold as oneparcel.

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Town asked for$3M to removeROFR

Checkstop time!Despite bitterly cold temperatures, six members of the Strathmore High School chapter of

Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) and Strathmore RCMP held a checkstop Dec. 21 on

Lakeside Blvd. After entering the checkstop drivers were screened by an RCMP officer and

then passed on to the students who provided them with a package containing information

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SHANNON LECLAIR

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Westmount schools gymnasium wasbustling with many parent and studentshoppers at their annual Christmas Mar-ket on Thursday, Dec. 19.The students from Grades 5 and 6

have a number of learning opportuni-ties presented to them before their mar-ket of almost 10 years ever opens itsdoors to this years customers. First off,the students (and their parents) donatetheir products that they have created.Everything from hot chocolate mixes,ornaments, bookmarks, artwork and

baking are available for a small sum ofmoney.

It gives the children from kindergar-ten to Grade 4 an opportunity to buyaffordable gifts for their families. The

students are taught marketing skills, ad-vertising of their products, how to pricetheir items, supply and demand, and anall important task in this day of technol-ogy, to deal with counting out change (alost art for sure).The kids have a great time making

their products, and selling their prod-ucts but heres the catch none of themoney goes into their pockets. All themoney raised goes to a charity or or-ganization that they choose beforehand.

This year the funds will be split betweenStrathmores Hope Bridges and the TimHortons Ranch in the Kananaskis. Co-ordinator for this years market was Ms.Cook, who said their grand total raisedthis year was $2,926. It is wonderful forthe kids to recognize the need in theircommunities, and then to be able togive back is a greater gift.

Christmas market at Westmount School

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Brentwood Elementary Christmas concert

Helping othersstay warm

Working the nightshiftThe signs of Christmas

Town of Strathor councl and adnstratondug nto thr pockts ths holday sason anddonatd $450 to th Strathor and DstrctChrstas Hapr Socty. Dav Collns (r) charfor th socty, accptd th chqu, whch wasprsntd by mayor mchal ell. Ths yar 189haprs wr lld whch s th lowst gursnc 2008.

Th Grad 2H and 2S studnts atSacrd Hart Acady (SHA) havbn hard at work spradng thword around thr school about th

ttn tr. in Grad 2 at SHA, aspart of th schools Good Worksprogra, th studnts collct t-tns and glovs fro thr fllowstudnts to b donatd just b-for Chrstas for thos that ar nnd. Ths yar thy collctd justovr 150 pars of war ttns.

Trnty Chrstan Acady hld thr prforanc of Th Nghtshft b-for Chrstas on Wdnsday, Dc.18 at 7 p.. Th studnts fro pr-K to Grad 9 had fun partcpatng n th producton, whch ncluddcast, crw and chor.

Whatland elntary School prsntd th Sgns of Chrstas to a fullgynasu on Thursday, Dc. 29. Th studnts hld two prforancs, whchncludd drung, sngng and blls to na just a fw.

Chrstas shoppng was a busy vnt at Wst-ount Schools annnual Chrstas markt onDc. 19. Grad 6 studnts Chldynn molnar andmontana Farbarn wth Chrstas tags, cards,hot chocolat

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mrs. evans Grad 1 Sacrd HartAcady studnts clbratdthr last day of school bforChrstas brak by drssng uplk Chrstas tr ornants.Back- mchla Carrr (l-r) Abbyevrtt, Karl myrs Front- Lu-cas munchrath (l) Brynn Bkan.

Th Prary (Grad 1 studnts) chor along wth th Junor(Grad 2-3 studnts who opt to jon) and Snor (Grads 4-6who opt to jon) Chors of Brntwood school hld thr Chrstasconcrt for parnts and grandparnts on Thursday, Dc. 19. Thchldrn wr undr th drcton of Carolyn Stvs. Th gywas a packd for th prforanc n th aftrnoon and parntsnjoyd not only th sngng but also th wondrful chorogra-phy that wnt along wth ach song.

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The next regular

Council Meeting

will beJanuary 8 & 22, 2014

Town Ofce isclosed for the

Christmas Holiday

and will re-open onJanuary 2nd, 2014.

VOLUNTEERS REQUIREDThe following boards or committees of The Town of Strath-

more require volunteers to serve either a one year or two

year term:

Downtown Design ReviewCommittee

Names Advisory Committee Subdivision and Development

Appeal BoardThe Downtown Design Review Committee will review appli-

cations submitted to the Planning and Development Depart-ment for development projects in the Downtown District

(north, south and central). Recommendations guided by theDowntown Overlay District Bylaw will be provided to the

Approving Authority (Development Ofcer). Time commit-ment example: meetings shall be held at the call of the chair

as applications are submitted respecting the 21 day referraltime outlined in the Downtown Overlay Bylaw, but shall be

held at least once a year. For more information, contact the

Planning and Development Department at 934-3133.

The Names Advisory Committee reviews applications sub-mitted in regard to the naming of new subdivisions, streets,

parks, and municipal buildings, making recommendationsto Council for approval. Time commitment example: 2 after

hours meetings scheduled in 2012, hr to 1 hour in lengthand 1 meeting in 2013.

The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board function isto hear appeals led by citizens or the development industry

on decisions made by the Development or Subdivision ap-proval authorities. Time commitment example: 1 2 hours

when appeal is led (one appeal in 2010, none in 2011, andone appeal in 2012)

If you are interested in serving your community as a volun-

teer, please submit a Volunteer Application (available at the

Town Ofce or on the Towns website) to Jennifer Sawatsky,Municipal Clerk; in person or via email: jennifers@strath-

more.ca

UTILITY BILLSThe Town Utility Bills for Route A including Wildower,

Strathmore Lakes, Westmount, Downtown, Thorncliff,

Parkwood, Green Meadow, Grande Point, Aspen Creek,

& The Ranch have been mailed and e-mailed for Dec

15/13. If you have not received your bill please contact

the Town ofce for a re-print.

TAx INFORMATIONIf you wish to enroll in the Tax Installment Payment

Plan (TIPP) for 2014 and are not currently on the

payment plan the town requires your application by

January 2, 2014 as the Town Ofce will be closedfrom December 24 through January 1, 2014.

If you are on the TIPP please note the January 2014

Tax Installment Plan Payment will be debited on

January 6, 2014.

In accordance with the Town Bylaw 11-23 all taxes

remaining unpaid after January 6th, a 9% penalty

will be applied to the total outstanding tax balance

on January 7th , 2014.

COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS Council moved to sponsor the 2013 Strathmore ATB

Financial Alberta Cup in the amount of $10,000.00 as

well as donating the ice and the use of the Civic Centrefor the entire event with the funds to come from the

nancial stabilization reserve.

Council gave rst, second, third and nal reading to

Bylaw #13-21 Town of Strathmore Fees Bylaw.

Council moved to carry forward the 2013 Water and

Sanitary Replacement capital project budgets in the

amounts of $420,000 and $300,000 respectively to be

combined with the 2014 capital project budgets for

water and sanitary replacements.

Council approved an increase of $52,000 to the Other

Contracted Services budget for Snow Removal in 2013,

with the additional funds to be withdrawn from the

Financial Stabilization reserve.

Council instructed Administration to draft and bringforward a policy regarding qualication for Free Snow

Removal Service.

Council direct that Administration may continue

negotiations on the lands described in Certicates of

Title numbered 911 012 758, 901 182 594, 901 182 595, and

901 182 596, and legally described as shown on the at-

tached Schedule A and pursue other options, such as

leasing portions of the land for commercial and indus-

trial uses, retaining portions of the land for Town facili-

ties, such as multi-purpose recreational facility, public

works yard, or other similar uses.

Councillor Walls was appointed to the Strathmore

Library Board.

Mayor Ell was appointed to the CFWR Committee. Councillor Blokland was appointed to the Chamber of

Commerce to replace Councillor Walls.

MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENTPLAN OPEN HOUSE HAS BEEN

RESCHEDULED FOR JAN. 14, 2014.IT WILL BE HELD AT THE CIVIC

CENTRE BETWEEN 6PM AND 9PM.

ALBERTA SENIORS BENEFIT

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

PROGRAMSVolunteers have been trained to offer assistance to seniors

by providing information on nancial programs offered bythe province.

They Include:

Alberta Seniors Benet Program

Seniors Special Needs Assistance Dental & Optical Assistance for Seniors

Seniors Property Tax Deferral Program Education Property Tax Assistance

Volunteers will assist with lling out forms, answer ques-

tions, and will seek additional information from the appropri-ate provincial resource should that be necessary.

Volunteers are available Monday afternoons from 1:00 pm to

3:00 pm.

Please call Strathmore FCSS 403-934-9090 to set upan appointment.


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Wishing Everyonea Happy New Year!

PAT FULE

Fule for Thought

So I started this column because I have aunique bucket list.

I always felt that Id seen and been a part ofmany strange and wacky things. Now, however,Im learning that I work (free, mind you) for aslave driver. Hes always pushing pushing hes like a Nike executive running a sweatshop fornew sneakers! No sooner do I crank one columnout, and hes on me for more! The pressure andstrain is tough!

Speaking of strain, for our 25th wedding anni-versary, we went on a very beautiful and relax-ing Hawaiian Island cruise. I mean, what could bemore soothing for a guy who not only cant swim,but is actually afraid of deep water? Yep, theresnothing like being out on the open seas, cuttingthrough the waves to settle down a guy! Im notsure if Deb was trying to keep me out of the shipslounges, but she did sign me up for crafts. Yupguys, you heard right, I got to make my own lei(no comments, please family paper!). You canjust imagine Canadas least talented handy manusing a needle, and fresh flowers, trying to make adainty, yet elegant lei. It was a disaster I lookeddesperately for another guy who might be hatingthis as much as me! Oh no, they all seemed to beenjoying themselves, and some of them made bet-ter leis than their wives. I tried to stab myself with

the needle so I could quit.Then the next day, we were off to a wine tastingsession. That one, I looked forward to, becauselets face it, it was booze of some sort! The peoplethere were not the types I usually mix with. Theywere very fancy and had an air about them. Iwatched them so I could try and mimic them, justso I wouldnt stick out as being uncouth! Theyall hummed and hawed as the cruise ships wineexpert walked us through where the wines werefrom, the aromas we were experiencing, and theothers seemed to know exactly what to do. Theysniffed and swirled their wines, and nibbled onthe cheeses.

Hmmmm this one seems to have a nutty

scent and a robust fruity taste, commented oneguy with a sweater a sweater tied around hisneck (who does that anymore)!Another lady replied, yes, but the nutty and

fruity taste is very subtle almost airy.Hmmmm I mimicked, this one has the

aroma of sweaty Italian feet, I believe them to beabout size 11 or 12 no, no, I stand corrected more like 13!

Debbie was mortified, but she did stifle a laugh!She was more mortified when I went to drink mysweaty-feet red wine. Just after my sniff of theglass and a try at an elegant swirl of the wine, Iwent to take a sip. Yep, you guessed it, I spilled all

down the front of my new Orange t-shirt! I had awet blotch of red wine going down my shirt, andthere was no chance to be inconspicuous. Debtried to cover for me.

You can dress him up, but you cant take himanywhere, she laughed. I tried to laugh as well,but the red wine stain all over my chest wouldntlet me!

Day 3 of our cruise offered us a chance to doan island excursion. As we disembarked, we weremet by some goofy animal mascot, I think it was ashark or maybe a sardine. Anyway, this mascotwas a bit of a show-off for Debbie. He klutzedaround, made her laugh, then at the photo station,he put his fin around her shoulders for a picture.That was a bit too much for me, so I shot over!

Hey, dont forget me Sharky, I called, as I put

my arm around him! There was no way some fishymascot was going to upstage me with my wife onour 25th anniversary cruise! Even now, if you eversee that photo, theres a cute shark, his fin aroundDeb, and then theres me jammed right into hisother side so much, that half of his goofy sharknose is scrunched up! Take that, ya big fat tuna!

(Fule for Thought is a slice of life humour-ous column that appears in the Strathmore Times,written by long-time resident, town councillor,high school teacher, coach, husband and father oftwo Pat Fule. If you would like to get in touchwith Pat, you can send him an e-mail at Pat.fule@

shaw.ca)

The 25th anniversary cruise

(not quite the titanic!)

The Crowfoot 4-H Livestock Club is underway for the 2013-2014 year. This

year the club has eight ebers doing steer, heifer, photography and cleav-

er projects. The club had their weigh-in for the steers in Noveber and are

now working on halter breaking their projects. The club would like to wish

everyone a merry Christas and a Happy New Year!

Photo courtesy of Holly Farmer

Holiday cheer!

Another Christmas Hamperseason endsDAVE COLLINS

Strathmore and District Christmas Hamper Society,

Chair

Weve just wrapped up this years campaignwith 189 hampers being filled. The numbersare down a little from last years total of 200. Infact that takes us back to the level five years agoin 2008. In 2009 with the recession hitting theeconomy we peaked out at 242 hampers.We werent sure how many to pack this year

because of the shortness of the campaign withthe calendar working against us, and also thebad weather, so we packed what we thoughtwould be 10 extra hampers.

Five of the hampers were booked before distri-bution and the other five went on Dec. 18 afterwe had closed.

The Strathmore FCSS tell me that they havehad three phone calls requesting hampers, butof course there is nothing left! Im sure there willbe more phone calls each day for the remainderof the week, but the reality is that we have tohave a closing date.

I dont know the extent of the food donations,but I do know that cash donations have matchedlast years figures so once again the people ofStrathmore and the Wheatland County havestepped up to the plate to ensure that less fortu-nate families will have a joyous and worry freeChristmas and New Year.

Global News did a clip on the society that canbe found on the towns Facebook page. It reflectswell on the Hamper Society and the town.

Thank you Strathmore for another year of fab-ulous support.


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JASON HALE

Strathmore/Brooks MLA

Recently, Alberta MLAs wrapped up another ses-sion at the Alberta Legislature.

For my colleagues in the Wildrose, it gave usan opportunity to challenge the government andaddress the urgent priorities affecting our com-munities.

Early in the fall, Wildrose MLAs helped thwartBill 28, legislation that would have given power tothe PC government to jail or fine elected munici-pal councilors for failing to comply with manda-

tory growth boards.We said no, municipalities said no and the gov-ernment was left scrambling. By the end of ses-sion, the government accepted our recommen-dations and made the necessary changes to thisbadly written law.

On the health care file, a new report showedhow, despite record spending, wait times in Al-berta have never been worse.

We have put forward a patient friendly strategyto crack down on these wait times through theWildrose Wait Time Guarantee, but the govern-ment is more comfortable with the status quo andfunnelling our health care dollars to an expandingbureaucracy.

I have wrote letters and asked questions to theMinisters and AHS, advocating for expansion ofthe Strathmore Hospital. I will continue to pres-

sure the government on this very important issuefor our community.We also raised the concerns from municipalities

and patients about the declining state of our am-bulance system across the province.

I was very happy to help and support WADEM-SA in getting their EMS contract signed with AHS.Almost every day, a Wildrose MLA stood up in

the legislature asking why the government is cen-tralizing EMS services away from local providersand having our paramedics tied up in emergencyrooms with red tape, or being used as a taxi ser-vice for non-emergency transfers. Late in Novem-

ber we received concessions from the Health Min-ister to fix these problems. You can be assured wewill be monitoring his progress.

Finally, a groundbreaking investigation from theEdmonton Journal and Calgary Herald revealedthe government spent four years hiding the num-bers of children who have died in provincial caresince 1999.

Its a sobering reminder that we cannot let thestories of these children go in vain and that wemust do more to support the staff and familieswho work throughout our foster care system.

Government ministers first responded by saying

the number of deaths were not significant andthen repeatedly shut down our requests for a pub-lic inquiry into the matter.As the session wrapped up, Wildrose MLAs

stood on the principles of free speech and openand fair negotiations in opposing two labour bills.While Wildrose believes in getting good deals fortaxpayers through tough public sector union ne-gotiations, we dont believe in stifling free speechor removing a unions ability to arbitrate a deal.And sadly, its another example of how this gov-

ernment is growing increasingly detached fromthe priorities of everyday Albertans.While they continue to rack up deficits and debt

with wasteful spending, health care outcomes aredeteriorating and vulnerable Albertans are slip-ping through the cracks. Wildrose believes it isour responsibility to not saddle future with debts

they cant pay off.This is a part of the vision the Wildrose and

Danielle Smith have for our province.A future, where we can take care of our most

vulnerable, respect tax payer dollars, eliminatewaste and mismanagement and focus on deliver-ing good public services for all.

It is these principles that drive us and why wewill fight everyday to put Albertans first.

As the MLA for Strathmore Brooks, I look for-ward to working for you in the Alberta Legisla-ture. Please feel free to contact my office at (403)362-6969 or (403) 934-4400.


Thought for

the Week~

One of the

tenacious

paradoxes of

technology is

that we have

more choices,

but less timeto choose.

Fall 2013 session wrap up

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor

Merry Christmas not Happy Holidays.Christmas is the celebration of Jesus birthday. The

reason people give gifts to one another is in remem-brance of the greatest gift of all. God loves each andevery one of us so much that He sent his son Jesus toearth to live with us, died at Easter and went back toheaven. Of we accept Jesus/Gods gift of love, we re-ceive the greatest gift of all home in heaven forever.

It is very sad that Merry Christmas is being calledHappy Holidays. Those people/businesses that arepromoting this and rely on people buying gifts arehypocrites. Who buys gifts for people on Holidays?Not I.

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Yours truly,Mrs. Eileen Walker

Keeping the Christmas spirit

Photo courtesy of Randy Besler

CSI debunkedConstable Scott mark of Calgary Polce cae to deonstrate UV

technology on ngerprnts to mr. Beslers Grade 9 Scence class at

Crowther meoral Junor Hgh School. mark debunked and con-

red televson CSis and ephaszed the portance of educa-

ton, ctzenshp, and stayng away fro drugs. Stacy Olver (l-r),Sa Treacy, Kalegh Barth, mason Kennett, mackenze Ban, and

Constable mark.

To the EditorPosties to lose pensions are they out of their

minds?I personally am not a postie, but several of my

friends are. Did you know that: One of my postie friends may lose several of her

fingers and part of her hand because she was orderedto deliver your mail at (neg.) -44 degrees C.

Another friend almost lost her life driving homein the blizzard last Monday because she was orderedto stay at the post office until 4:00 pm while we wereall home snug and warm and safe. The RCMP closedthe highway that day.

Posties cant get to their sites (your mail boxes)because the snowplows bury the accesses, thereforethey must climb over these huge mountains of snowand ice to get to the boxes. All the while, they hopeand pray they wont slip and fall and break some-thing, while carrying 40-50 lb bundles of mail plusparcels.

All those fabulous yers you so casually throw

away are all sorted, one by one, and carried to yourmail boxes. The posties are ordered to deliver them

or they will be fired. If you find these flyers as mucha pain in the butt as I do, phone the post office andlet them know. You will no longer get junk mail and

we will save our posties a lot of time and energy andalso save the planet.

Rain, hail, sleet, snow, cold temperatures and windchill the mail must go the through. At the cost ofsomeones life or hand? If it was any other job these

brave men and women would get hazard pay in win-ter.

Do they get extra pay when around holidays theyhave to carry twice the weight (because of flyers, par-cels, greeting cards, etc.)? No they get the same sum-mer pay.

Do not penalize these men and women applaudthem. Make sure their pensions are safe! They haveearned them!

Cheryl Olson

Strathmore

Pension gone

The 2013 Poppy Campaign totals have surpassed $45,000.00. Many,Many thanks to the volunteers who manned the tables at local busi-nesses. Thank you to ALL the businesses that allowed us to display apoppy tray.

Thank you to the organizations and individuals who purchased a wreathto lay at the Remembrance day Services.

To the young people, thank you for inviting the Royal Canadian Legion tospeak at your Remembrance Day assemblies. It is an honour to speakwith you and see and hear your respect for our fallen.

Thank you to the Town of Strathmore for your continued support ofthe Royal Canadian Legion, and to the surrounding towns of Gleichen,Carseland, Rockyford, and Langdon. It is due to all of your overwhelminggenerosity, that we have had the biggest campaign to date.

All monies collected are placed in trust, from which money is allocated tothe support of veterans and their dependants, veterans needs, the 903Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, bursaries, daily living needs, and thelist goes on.

A very special Thank you to the Ladies Auxiliary and the 903 RoyalCanadian Air Cadet Squadron for all your help, and to my committee.I appreciate you.

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SHARON MCLEAY

Times Contributor

When Mayor Michael Ell checks his personal calendar onhis iPod, it is filled with many engagements for the New Year.Between council meetings, official social engagements, com-mittee work, training sessions and research and discussion fortown business, there is only a little time left to fit in personalinterests such as singing with the Gleichen choir. His wife of-ten enjoys accompanying him to official events and Ell saidshe brings a special kind of grace that is shared with everyonethey greet.

Ell said he is slowly finding his balance in council proceed-ings and enjoys the challenge and interaction with councilmembers, town staff and members of the Strathmore commu-nity. Town councils first meeting of the New Year will be Jan.8.

I must say council, in the short period of time that we havebeen together, is very, very good to work with. We have peo-ple with different backgrounds, different ideas, and I think

we complement each other, said Ell. While we dont alwaysagree with each other, we listen to each other and come to-gether to find solutions.

He said high on his priority list is good communication withtown residents.

I still want to keep communication with the public open.We had an open house for Christmas and I want to do anotheropen house in the springtime. People contact us, and bring ustheir ideas, and give us their thoughts, and we want to workwith that, said Ell.

Ell commented on how input from residents creates an en-ergy that generates ideas and action. He observed this processin the recent Christmas Parade. He commented on all the hardwork done by organizers and individuals to put on the pa-rade. He has received feedback that the town could be moreinvolved and offer more help to organizers for events such asthis.

I was talking with a businessman and they suggested that

the town be more involved with the Santa Claus Parade. Someof the discussion from councillors and citizens was that itneeds to be a little earlier in day because people have childrenand there needs to be music, and it could be a little livelier,said Ell.

Others suggested lighting trees in Kinsman Park and utiliz-ing the amphitheatre for festive activities. He said this type ofdiscussion is creating synergy between organizers, residentsand the town regarding how resources can enhance residentexperiences. He would like this type of thing to continue intothe New Year and extend to discussion around the downtownrevitalization too.

He said he is very pleased with the town staff and com-mented that during the current weather challenges, they haveshown their dedication and commitment to our residents. Thetown responded to highway closures during the blizzard and it

tested emergency response plans. Ell said reviews and debrief-ings will highlight areas of need, and the town and council canensure resources are put in place to meet those needs.

There is an emergency plan in plan in place. Our fire de-partment and the rural fire department worked very well to-gether in regards to the blizzard emergency we had. I think ithelped to save lives, said Ell.

Ell said that road crews are responsible for responding toblizzard conditions and keeping citizens mobile; and althoughtheir work meant town Christmas light installations were de-layed, he thought Fortis and town employees had their priori -ties in the right place. With the large amounts of snow this

year, council assisted the crews this week, to ensure clearedroadways for residents will continue into the coming year,by increasing the snow removal budget. He commended thecrews for their diligence and sees that they are finally reachingresidential areas.

There are many municipalities that do not clear snow fromresidential areas, said Ell.

Ell said that some of the council focus in the New Year willbe about encouraging residential, commercial and industrialgrowth. He said the Chief Operating Officer has had someinitial discussions with people interested in doing business intown. Ell is aware political wheels sometimes turn slowly, buthe wants to keep important issues in the forefront and movethem through appropriate channels. While an Economic De-velopment Officer didnt make the budget this year, he is stillcommitted to finding ways to have the position developed inthe future. He met with Wildrose Community Futures to gaininsight into their programs for employment and business op-

portunities.I think we are looking to get new development for the town

make sure it is well thought out and good for the town.Other things we are working on is to try and find somesuitable sites for schools r ight now, schools are a priority rightnow, said Ell.

He said there are many Area Structure Plans to review in thecoming year. He is proud that council didnt increase the debtload with the new budget and it still covers some new infra-structure projects as well.

Ell is also planning to visit each committee assigned to coun-cil at least once next year. He recently met with the StrathmoreAssembly of Youth and commented how fortunate we are tohave exceptional and engaged youth in this community. Healso wants to meet with Wheatland County councillors anddiscuss any shared interests.


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Weve all seen the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)commercials, or have heard stories in the news about animpaired driver killing someone, but for some reason theconsequences dont seem to stick in some peoples minds.

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The criminal legal limit is 0.08, which has beena standard for years and is where everything crim-inal would start. So if you have one drink youshould be fine, right? Theoretically yes, but thatsnot always true.

There is also a secondary part of that that saysif youre impaired while operating a motor vehicleyou can be charged with impaired operation. You

do not have to be over .08 or 80 milligrams percentto be charged with impaired operation. Somebodytheoretically could be impaired after one drink,said Cpl. Chris Hrynyk with the Strathmore RCMP.

In general our message that we like to get outthere is if you have been drinking have a second-ary plan in order to get home.

If you decide to take the risk there are manyconsequences you could face if caught. Hrynyksaid if the driver is under the GDL program andthey are caught with any alcohol in their systemwhatsoever they automatically receive a suspen-sion of 30 days and their vehicle is seized.

Its a mandatory thing that we seize their ve-hicle, even if it is not their vehicle we seize it. Soit could be mom and dads vehicle, they lose it,mom and dad lose it, they cant get it out until thatsuspension is over, said Hrynyk.

For a fully licensed driver at the 0.05 mark pun-ishment begins.The first offences will result in a 72-hour sus-

pension with a vehicle seizure. For a second of-fence the suspension/seizure period increases,and yet again with a third offence.

If someone is caught driving under a suspen-sion, that brings new charges and the vehicle canbe impounded under the drivers suspension pro-gram. If the driver has driven under the drivingsuspension and been caught more than once, thenthe fine again increases.

It has only been a year and a half since the RCMPbegan working with the provincial legislation. Inthe first six months they had been implementingand training their officers on the new approvedscreening devices (breathalyzer) on the road.

I have not noticed a major decrease, but I havenot noticed a major increase either. Unfortunatelywith impaired driving its one of those situationwhere we know there are people out there whoare drinking and driving, and we know theresa lot of people that are not getting caught, saidHrynyk, who had previously worked in GrandePrairie, listed as one of the highest impaired driv-

ing cities in all of Canada.He said since he has been in Strathmore the

RCMP have been catching impaired drivers andcatching them at a fairly steady rate, which he saidis concerning.

We want people to be safe, we want to ensurethat other users of the road are not impacted bythe impaired driver and thats one of our primarygoals out there is to identify and detect those im-paired drivers and then deal with them appropri-ately be it provincially or criminally, said Hrynyk.The approved screening device is updated tech-

nology that provides different abilities in the wayit operates, is quicker than the old one, and is ba-sically an upgraded model with the new technol-ogy. Hrynyk said the new instrument can be reliedupon a little more reliably than past instruments.If someone is driving a vehicle that is stopped and

a request is made for a breath sample and thedriver refuses, then they will be charged crimi-nally.

Social media has changed the way the RCMPand other police forces do their job, especiallywhen it comes to checkstops. Just because youmay not see a checkstop doesnt mean thereisnt one, said Hrynyk. The RCMP also has rov-ing checkstops, which is where they are drivingaround and checking every vehicle they see. TheRCMP can stop people for license checks, sobrietyof the driver and registration checks, an authorityprovided by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Every person is different, said Hrynyk, and onlyyou know your body, but he said if youre goingout for a night of drinking dont get behind thewheel.

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Christmas is a time where bringing joy intochildrens lives is forefront in everyones mind.Encana, Strathmores Encana employees, GlobalTraining, the Elks and many of Encanas local re-source-based business affiliates came together to

change childrens lives, when they raised $22,674in support of Project Hope.I had heard about Project Hope earlier in the

year from one of my friends here in Strathmore.I got the information on Project Hope from himand I thought it would be a good fit for what wewanted to do here, said Dean Pawulski, EncanasProduction Manager in Strathmore.

Encana is active all year in sponsoring the rodeoand sports in Strathmore, plus promoting a year-long volunteer time-to-cash employee match pro-gram; but their Encana Cares program gives eachsub-business unit a small amount money once ayear to host an event, to support a charity groupin the area and the company matches the funds.

It is important that we support the organi-zations in areas that we work in. People in andaround Strathmore grant us licenses to do busi-

ness here, so it is important for us to give back.When we can be in touch with the communitylike this, it just ties the knot, said Pawulski. Tohelp an organization that helps kids and then themoney stays in the community, it was an easychoice. I am proud to work for Encana and morehonoured that we can help Project Hope.

Pawulski spread the joy of giving, by encour-aging Encana business partners to donate whenthey met for a regular safety meeting. ProjectHope came in and showed the group videos ofthe children at work; then, Palawski said it wasan easy sell from there. Linda Tucker, coordina-tor for Project Hope, said if anyone is interestedin coming in and observing the students utilizingthe program, they can arrange with her to set up

a time.Project Hope is non-profit organization working

in Wheatland County for over 20 years, servingchildren with diverse, learning, physical, socialand medical needs within the school environ-ment. Therapists come in from Calgary and pro-vide specialized services like music programs, arttherapy and adapted physical education.

This program is unique in Western Canada. Itis costly and these children absolutely need thissupport, said Tucker, indicating support is need-ed not just at Christmas, but all year long.The operating budget every year is over $130,000

and all of that funding goes to the students pro-grams, as Board members are volunteers. WhileGolden Hills School Division donates the facilityand allows the programs to be delivered withinthe school setting, Project Hope is not fundedthrough the government or the school board.

Some people think that when they pay theirschool fees, a portion of that goes to ProjectHope. It doesnt. We have to fundraise for everydollar. So we have to do casinos, rely on clubs likethe Lions and the Elks, and private donations andcorporate donations like this one, said CorinneBall, Chairman for Project Hope. Dean contacted

us, which we are very thankful for. We werentlooking for this, so it is really a bonus for us andvery helpful.

While Project Hope is sometimes confused withHope Bridges, it is not the same thing but ratheran extension of Hope Bridges and a separate en-tity.

It is important for us that we raise the aware-ness in the community about the program. A lotof people dont even know about it, said Ball.Tucker said that they have seen extraordinary

growth in the students involved in the program.It is essential in developing their skills. When

we read the surveys from parents and the childrenat the end of the year, we see that it changes theirlife really, it changes their lives.

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mas that creates such excitement

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giving and receiving that we find joy.

Certainly as an adult, when you get

up Christmas morning, it is not to

rush to your own stocking or pile

of gifts under the tree that gives

the most joy. It is in the pausing

to watch others opening the gifts

you have thoughtfully purchased

or made with your own hand that

offers true joy. When you witness

the thrill of a gift well received the

receiver actually gives you the gift

of happiness.

That said, to receive a gift that has

been carefully purchased or created

by someones hand, gives delight.

All this giving and receiving is an

expression of loving care one for

another.

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greatest expression of love was

Gods gift of Jesus, God with us. God

came to earth, not as a powerful

ruler lording over all, but as a babe,

born in a cave, wrapped in simple

clothes, having an animal trough as

his first bed. Shepherds, marginal-

ized and lowly, were the first to hear

the wondrous news. They received

the news, the gift, and rushed off to

see the child. They left glorifying and

praising God for all they had heard

and seen. They made known to

others what they had been told.

As we receive this gift, God with us,

Jesus, we receive the love of God.

With that comes the peace of Jesus,

the peace that passes all under-

standing. Not only that, you are

given the hope of the resurrection!

And if that were not enough, along

comes joy.

Joy comes down from God and

embraces the spirit. Joy does not

deny anguish or pain. Joy finds God

in the midst of it, offering peace,

forgiveness and life.

It is these gifts we celebrate annual-

ly at Christmas, and truth be told, ev-

ery week as we gather to worship. It

is the gift that keeps on giving. Yes,

we are the ones that receive this

gift and it truly is an indescribable

feeling when one accepts this gift.

I cannot even imagine the great

celebration in heaven as the Giver

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offered is accepted. Christmas, after

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Worship Service: 11 AM

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Bright Wishes& Warm RegardsAt Christmastime were all aglow,

When we think of the good folksthat we know

So before the candles all burn out,Wed like to say without a doubt --

That for your goodwilland friendship too,

Were really thankfulfor each one of you!

Happy New Year

A sizabl collction of dona-tions fro ara businsss wratchd by encanas Strathordivision and thir ploys, togiv a total donation of $22,674,towards aiding childrn ag 3-20involvd in th various activitisprovidd by Projct Hop pro-gras. Projct Hop is a non-prot, voluntr agncy that opr-ats in Whatland County. Linda

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The 36th annual Macs Midget AAA World Invita-tional Tournament is underway Dec. 26 - Jan. 1, withthe UFA Bisons as one of the host teams, along withfour from Calgary. The top five teams in the AMHL,other than the hosts, will be joining as well.

I think its a marvellous opportunity. A lot of kidsdream about playing in the Macs, said Mike ONeil,chairman of the Macs Tournament Committee. Itsa tournament that has international nature; we bringpeople half way around the world. Its a chance tonot only show your best but also for the community

to come together.The tournament has over 75 NHL alumni; this year,

over 800 players are involved (25 boys teams and 15girls teams), including teams from Alaska, Finland,and Switzerland. Over 1,500 volunteers are neededto put on the event.

This is one of the things our boys really look for-ward to. They know that when they make our team,theyre playing in the Macs, said Bisons GeneralManager, Wayne Hansen. We want to make sure thatwe play well -- continue on with what were doing.Whether we win or lose, to us, winning is a by-prod-uct of the effort our boys put into it.The Bisons have only won the Macs Tournament

once, in 1998. They made it to the finals two othertimes, falling to the Severstal/Locomotiv team fromRussia two years ago and the Vancouver NorthwestGiants two years prior to that.

Last year, we didnt really play very well, saidBisons forward, Connor Boyd. I think as a whole,we just didnt play our game. Some guys could havebeen focused on who was in the stands -- werent

really focused on the outcome of the game itself. Ithink this year, having as many vets as we do back,its going to be a lot easier to lead the guys and helpthem.

Playing up to seven games in six days, the tour-nament takes a toll on the players bodies. Hansenbelieves this will be good practice for his boys intournaments to come.

Big thing for us, is this is another stepping stoneto our ultimate goal, that being a Canadian Cham-pionship at the end of the year, he said. This is animportant step because this tournament, a lot like theTelus Cup, is a short tournament. They need to know,you cant take shifts off. Were going to play a lot of

hockey in a short period of time here.Leading scorer for the Bisons, Mason McCarty, will

likely miss the tournament due to injury, but teamcaptain Mackenzie Bauer will just be finishing hisrecovery from a sports hernia.

Were a pretty good conditioned team. We all livein Strathmore so we skate everyday, and we work outall the time. I think well have the advantage there,compared to the other teams, Bauer said. Were def-initely pretty confident right now. We just got to keepgoing. We just had a really good month so we needto carry that into the Macs.

Bisons first-year coach Dan MacDonald hascoached in the tournament previously, with anotherteam, but knows his boys are confident in their re-cent 11-game unbeaten streak within league play.

Anytime you go into a tournament like this, I thinkthe fellows think they have a shot at it, he said.

Sherwood Park will probably be pretty tough com-petition. From what Ive heard, thatll be the toughestcompetition in our pool, Bauer said. Well definitelybe a contender for the finals.


Times Reporter

In their last regular season game of2013, the UFA Bisons ran over the Cal-gary Flames by a score of 3-1 on Dec.21 at home. Zach Giroux had a goal andan assist, as did Shane Fraser; Troy VanTetering contributed two assists.

Our guys, we have good talent onthe team, said Bisons coach Dan Mac-Donald. Sometimes, they dont have theconfidence to score the way they should.Theyre just getting that now. I thinkthats really important the more we canshare the goal scoring, the better every-body becomes.

Team captain Mackenzie Bauer and as-sistant captain Mason McCarty continuedto be out of the line up the latter leadsthe team in scoring with 30 points in 22games.

Were missing Mackenzie and Mason,and those are tough guys to replace,MacDonald said. I thought we did well

without them; the other guys picked itup. It was a nice win.The Bisons last loss was against the

Lloydminster Bobcats on Nov. 9, makingthem now unbeaten in 11 games. The lastgame they failed to win was a 0-0 againstthe Sherwood Park Kings, who will alsobe in the same pool for the Macs Tourna-

ment beginning Dec. 26 in Calgary. Boththe Bisons and the Kings are tied with 36points, leading the AMHL standings.

Theyre a lot like us, MacDonald said.Theyre a fast team, and they come atyou, so we have to be prepared for that thats the biggest thing. We have to dealwith the puck very quick, and our de-fense has to make quick reads. Its a littlebit of a test playing that team.

With their recent hot streak and 17-6-2 record, MacDonald feels ready for theMacs Tournament, but not over confi-dent.

We certainly feel we can win, thatsa good sign, he said. They know thattheyre playing all the best teams.

Macs begins Boxing Day

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es Macs AAA Hockey Tournament Games:

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Aryssah Stankevitsch Photo

UFA Bisons captain Mackenzie Bauer and assistant captain Ma-son McCarty stand with the championship trophy during the an-

nual Macs Midget Hockey Tournament press conference Dec.

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The UFA Bisons continued their

winning ways with a 3-1 winover the Calgary NW Flames on

Dec. 21 at the Strathmore Fam-

ily Centre. The Bisons are 9-0-2

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Times Reporter

With the hockey season underway,Strathmore Minor Hockeys numberscontinue to be consistent with recentyears. However, Blair Wilson, leaguepresident, has noticed patterns in theolder categories.

Our numbers are pretty much thesame, but actually the higher agegroups have decreased a little bit, andthe lower age groups have increased,Wilson said. You tend to lose playersin the peewee, bantam, and midget lev-els just because theres more things go-

ing on with high school sports foot-ball, volleyball, basketball.

Wilson also suggested that withyounger families moving to Strathmore,there are more players for Timbit, nov-ice, and atom groups. Parents of olderchildren are more concerned aboutthe level of contact in hockey, allowedonce the players reach bantam.

Every parent you talk to is sitting onthe fence. They think the contact shouldbe there but at the same time, thereare so many injuries, theyre glad itsgone, Wilson said. There are very fewpeople that are a definite yes, thats agreat idea or no, thats a terrible idea.

Im kind of one of those fence-sittersmyself. I think its part of the sport, itsjust not taught correctly.

Hockey Canada passed the motionthis year to remove hitting all the wayup to peewee hockey, and are consider-ing taking contact out of minor hockeyall together; it would only take place inAA, AAA, and junior streams. If theseplayers face other teams that have hadcontact early in their career, they maybe considered underdeveloped due tolack of experience leading to morepotential injuries.

Roughly 380 players are involvedwith Strathmore Minor Hockey, with

ice time becoming more and more lim-ited at the Family Centre. More facilitieswould be a tremendous benefit to theorganization. It would also make hock-ey less expensive equipment, teamfees, tournaments, and lessons canreach thousands per child each season.

More ice time available means wecould put more teams in, Wilson said.It depends on the affordability; theresa limit on how much interest we couldget when it is such an expensive sport.But if we could do local house leaguethat didnt involve all the travel, itwould really reduce cost. Its a lot lessexpensive to do school sports.

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Numbers for Strathmore Minor Rin-gette have been steadily climbing, saysGuy Bailie, president of the organiza-tion. In 2012, girls involvement was up

15 per cent from the previous year; forthe beginning of the 2013 season, 191girls are involved.

Our teams are actually doing fairlywell this year. We still have 14 teams inStrathmore Minor Ringette. Our num-bers are almost 17 per cent up from lastyear, Bailie said.

Weve sort of joined forces withRingette Alberta to do what they callCome and Try It programs. Essentially,between our association and a groupof individuals from Ringette Alberta,they come out and run an introductory

session for girls interested in playingringette. Over the last couple of years,thats brought in a fair number of girlsfor our association.

Come and Try It programs usuallyrun in September, just before the sea-son begins. This is available to all girls

looking to join the U7, U9, U10 teams,and the tiered levels of U12, U14, U16and U19.

For the first year in a long time,Strathmore has an open team, which isan 18+, Bailie said. Its just a startupfor this season. We want to feel the wa-ter a little bit with that one, and seehow the ladies will do with that. I thinktheyre having a lot of fun. Next yeartheyll look to put themselves in one ofthe league.

So far this year the open team playsU19 teams or exhibitions against other

Numbers up, ice time downtowns.

However, with more ice time, the 17per cent increase of players could ex-plode to an even higher number. Un-fortunately, not much is available inStrathmore, even for the teams that doalready exist. Bailie and Strathmore Mi-

nor Ringette have tried to model the as-sociation using methodologies of long-term athletic development, which ismeant to develop youth athletes to stayin sport longer.

Some of their guidelines give youa really good practice-to-game ratio,and according to long-term athletic de-velopment, with the 14 teams that wecurrently have, we should be practic-ing a minimum of 37 hours a week,spread amongst all teams assumingone game each per week, Bailie said.What we currently have in Strathmoreis 6.5 hours of ice time.

Strathmore Minor Ringette also uses10 hours of ice time in Rockyford.

Even when you add those two times

up, were still 20 hours short, Bailiesaid. As our numbers grow, thats justgoing to get worse and worse. Wellcontinue to grow our numbers, becausethats what we really want to see, butwere getting ourselves up against a bitof a wall with limited ice. Its real un-fortunate.

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Co-chairs for the 2014 Alberta CupWayne Hansen and Blair Wilson madea presentation and a request to towncouncil on Dec. 18. Last year councilhad supported the Alberta Cup with adonation of $10,000, free ice time anduse of the Civic Centre for the week-end. The men were asking for the samesponsorship level again for the upcom-ing Alberta Cup.

Last year council was unable to giveStrathmore Minor Hockey (SMH) mon-

ey in time to make necessary repairs tothe Family Centre and build a press box.

The best way we found to do thatwas for us to front it and then throughsponsorship over two years to recoup

those costs. Any of the profits that comefrom this 50 per cent of the profits fromthis event will be put into a separatefund, which was talked about throughthe minor hockey board, for a new facil-ity at that time, said Hansen.

SMH paid the fees themselves, puttingthem at a $17,000 deficit. They hope torecover some of those funds this year.If SMH does turn a bit of a profit thenthey do have plans of putting 50 percent aside to go towards a new facility.

If we make $50,000 then $25,000of that would get put into a separatefund held by minor hockey solely for

the building and development of a newfacility, said Hansen.

Council unanimously voted in favourof continuing the same level of sponsor-ship for the 2014 Alberta Cup.

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The Strathmore Curling Club needsmore women to grab their brooms andhit the ice to participate in their inter-club bonspiels throughout the year.Ladies play Monday nights, men play

Tuesday nights, youth play Wednesdaynights, with Thursday and Friday re-served for mixed teams.

Were looking for more curlers allthe time, Joyce Koch said, part of theclubs executive committee. Our youthprogram is doing pretty good, but

were short on our ladies team and ourmixed.

Everyone is welcome; newcomers hadthe opportunity to learn the sport at theclubs Learn to Curl session on Nov.27. Club membership from October to

March is roughly $100.They can sign up themselves and

we can put them with a team usually,or they can bring in their own team offour, Koch said.The club also offers shorty bon-

spiels, similar to a drop-in style, withfour members needed per team. The

first one of the season is Jan. 4.The Strathmore Curling Rink has a

new restaurant as well.Theyre doing a great job theyve

got Ukrainian food, all kinds of home-made burgers, Koch said.

For Koch, curling is an active way tomeet people around town.

Come out and see. Its kind of nice toget people out who have never curled,she said. To meet people here, its beengreat. Its socializing with

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