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Strathmore’s community was perplexed and for-

lorn following a statement released by the Cana-dian Rockies International Rodeo (CRIR) that statedthe 2016 music festival and rodeo would no longercommence in a month time.

In the wake of last year’s performance by the Vil-lage People and LeAnn Rimes, the Alberta RockiesGay Rodeo Association (ARGRA) which hosted theevent – Canada’s largest gay rodeo – sought to in-troduce a music festival on Canada Day. While acclaimed artists were already secured to

take to the stage, such as Terri Clark, Kim Mitchell,and the Road Hammers, a recent statement on theCRIR website stated that a decision had been madeto no longer proceed with the festivities – a deci-sion that found its basis in lack of sponsorships andlow ticket sales as a result of the Fort McMurrayfires, politicians were told.

“It was a total surprise as far as I know for all ofcouncil and as far as I can tell for our community,”said Mayor Michael Ell, who was in contact with arepresentative from CRIR on May 24. “We thoughtthings were going very well from the information

we had. What had happened, they were havinggood sales and then with the fire up in Fort Mc-Murray and the downturn in the economy the salesdried up. It was a financial decision, and it wasn’ta pleasant decision in regards to cancelling it all.” This year would’ve marked the festival’s 23rd

anniversary, and seventh year in Strathmore, and would’ve featured music by more than 12 es-teemed artists, a rodeo equipped with 13 eventsthat encouraged male and female participation, a

barbeque, food trucks, as well as beer and wine vendors.

Festival organizers were unavailable for comment,

but had released a statement on their website.“We have made the extremely difficult decision

not to proceed with the 2016 festival, due to takeplace June 30 to July 3, 2016,” the statement read.“The decision was not made lightly and we sincere-ly apologize to all the people this decision affects:the fans, artists, competitors, industry partners, ven-dors, corporate partners, suppliers and all of oursupporters within the community.” According to Ell, the events contributed approxi-

mately $200,000 in tourism last year, and he ex-pected an even greater boom to the local economythis year. While the 2016 Rodeo and Music Festival

will no longer take place this year, the town willstill forge ahead with its annual Canada Day prepa-rations.

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CRIR cancelspopular event

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What a ride!Four local high school competitors qualified for the Alberta High School Provincial Ro-

deo at the Strathmore and District Agricultural grounds on May 21. See Page 19 for more

coverage.

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Two weeks after concerned residents addressed towncouncil with vehemence about the failure of notice and thesudden implementation of no-parking signs on Wheatland

Trail, a preliminary investigation into the roadway suggestsagainst removal until further investigation can be completed.

Measurements and an investigation into Highway 817 –

or Wheatland Trail, a provincial highway travelling northand southbound through Strathmore – showed two varying

widths within the residential area. Town staff identified afour-lane road with a width of approximately 15 metres fromHighway 1 north to Willow Drive, and a two-lane road witha width of nearly 12 metres past Willow Drive. According to the Town of Strathmore Master Servicing

Study the 15-metre section would be categorized as a minor-arterial-undivided-no-parking roadway.

“That identifies right there that we do not allow or identifythat road as parking lanes,” said Bryce Mackan, acting direc-tor of engineering with the Town of Strathmore.

“I can say that a preliminary investigation has taken placeand the infrastructure department has gone out and mea-sured the roadway to identify what type of road it is.” As these roadways are considered roadway lanes, and with

the 12-metre portion – two-lane section - measuring more

narrow than the Strathmore residential and industrial stan-dards for residential collector and industrial collector stan-dards that allow parking on either side, administration’s rec-ommendation to council on May 18 suggested against theremoval of the signs in the 100 block of Wheatland Trail until

a thorough investigation has been completed.Local resident Tony Silva brought the issue to the forefront

at the May 4 council meeting, with several of his neighboursin tow, when the no-parking signs were implemented with-out any notification to the residents and leaving the neigh-

bourhood with a lack of parking spaces. Residents expressedtheir concerns about safety when crossing the four lanes,and removing a barrier that promoted vehicles to slow downas they approach the school zone.

Council assured the public that the issue had not previous-ly come before council and that council had not voted on im-plementing the signs. Councillor Pat Fule then mentioned anE-mail that stated a complaint had been raised by a residentof Sunset Haven, who contacted Alberta Transportation withquestions about parking on Wheatland Trail. Town staff alsoprovided some additional information, acknowledging a dia-logue between Alberta Transportation and staff, after severalcomplaints were made about parking in the area, which wasfollowed up with the installation of the no-parking signs. Yet residents were outraged over the change – some who

had been parking their vehicles, and whose friends and fam-ily had been parking their vehicles, on the road for over 50

years.“Just recently I had additional requests from Sunset Haven,

they have a deficit of parking capacity in that area,” saidCouncillor Denise Peterson.

Councillor Peterson called on Mackan to provide Silva with an update on the investigation. While the investigationis ongoing, the engineering department will also contact Al-

berta Transportation about the possibility of the widening ofthe roadway to create parking lanes.

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ANDREA ROBERTS

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The simple painting of a bus to raise funds for the Wheatland Crisis Shelterturned into a much biggerdeal when a healthy $1,000

monetary donation from acompany turned the eventinto a BBQ with live enter-tainment.

Campers at Eagle Lake RVResort came out to help sup-port the Wheatland CrisisShelter, which helps victimsof domestic violence.

“It was wonderful to seethe support for people whoneed help in the communi-ty,” said Leslie Pringle, man-ager of the resort. “That peo-ple came out on a cold andrainy day and had a goodtime and reached deep intotheir pockets during a reces-

sion to make sure that thosethat need to be looked afterare looked after. So it was apretty wonderful feeling.” The idea to paint the bus

began a year ago, whensome of the regular campersapproached Pringle and of-fered to have people pay alittle to put some messagesor handprints on a school

bus converted into a camper before being painted.

Pringle agreed but afew days before the event,Dorian Mayers who previ-ously owned the bus andhelped plan it, approachedthe company he works for,EasyTrim Reveals, about thefundraiser. The company be-gan supporting the initiativeand decided to donate somefood for a BBQ and at least$1,000 to the Wheatland Cri-sis Shelter.

“We thought it was a goodcause you know,” said LiseReid, the CFO of the com-pany who was there for thefundraiser. “It is a need in

the community for sure and we thought that was a nicething to get behind and wehad no problem doing thatand we are glad to help.”

What was once meant to be a simple painting of a bus became a BBQ with live en-tertainment and a number ofraffle prizes that had beendonated by local businesses.

“When something like thisis going on, the fact that

there is publicity aroundthis is wonderful not justfor us but for our clients,”said Wheatland Crisis Shel-ter Representative Tina, who

for safety concerns wouldn’tgive her last name. “It givesthem an understanding ofthe community support thatthey have for circumstances.It is not just about what theyare going through personallyand the support that they get

from us but the support theyget from the community andthe nearby care if they aredoing okay.”

Fundraising for Wheatland Crisis Centre

People were asked to come out on May 21 to donate money to put their

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THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A

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The Public Arts Board, an advisory committee to Council, is responsible to

advocate for public art, advise on public art policies, procedures, guidelines,

plans and issues as they relate to the Town of Strathmore, and provide

support to Administrative staff and programs.

The Public Arts Board will:

• Develop a Public Art Master Plan• Advise on public art policies and guidelines• Promote awareness and understanding of the importance of

public art• Participate in the implementation of the Public Art Master Plan

and individual public art project plans

• Participate in the periodic review of the Public Art Master Plan

• Advise the Town on adjudication process for commissioningand acquiring public art

• Advise the Town on maintenance and management of thePublic Art Collection

• Evaluate proposed public art donations• Develop and implement a communications framework

• Provide advice on the decommissioning of public art

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who claims to be affected by any or all of the proposed bylaws may present

suggestions or concerns by making a submission to the public hearing.

Written submissions to the Public Hearing or the name of any person wishing

to make an oral presentation at the Public Hearing must be received by the

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30, 2016 as outlined in Bylaw #07-11 and amendments thereto. If your writtensubmission is not received by this time, please provide fifteen (15) copies for

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“Clearly we are disappointedthat it happened because it wasa very major activity on our parkand they have a long historyhere,” said Herb McLane, generalmanager of the Strathmore andDistrict Agricultural Society, who

was also told the cancellation was a result of the Fort McMur-ray fires and a dip in sales.

“We know that they did nottake this decision lightly. I thinkthey feel it personally, and sothey are certainly experiencingsome anguish over making an

economic decision for some-thing that was very close to theirperson. It added a dimension notonly to our program here but tothe community. It was a majorevent on many levels.” The Strathmore and District

Agricultural Society received sig-nificant contribution each yearfrom the event, with the organi-zation using the park extensively

by renting park and rodeo space

as well as additional space this year for the previously plannedcarnival. Thus far, no indication has

been made as to the return of

the festival in the future.“There’s the greatest possibil-

ity they won’t be able to revive itunder the old banner so whetheror not they can look at some-thing in the future that’s still to

be determined, it’s just so newthey don’t know,” said Ell,

“They were very happy aboutthe community and how things

were working out and it would’ve been great for that music festival

to have been an ongoing thing inthe future. It would’ve been nicefor the community to have hadthat, but it doesn’t look like it’sgoing to happen.”

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Some financial resources for the Handibus servicehave been difficult to secure this year, and representa-tives came to Wheatland County on May 17 to secureadditional funding for the much needed service.

Florence Vander Velde, secretary treasurer for theStrathmore Handibus, reminded council many of theseniors using the service from Strathmore once re-sided in rural communities.

“Yes, most of our clients live in Strathmore; how-ever, it is not their desired choice. They live there because they have outlived their physical capabilities. There is not one of us that are looking forward to theday we can no longer drive or become dependentagain. Many residents end up living in Strathmore dueto aging or failure of health, but their hearts are stillin the place they call home. Being able to visit thatplace, seeing the changing country or how the farm-ing progresses is the lifeline to their community andsouls,” said Vander Velde.

The association asked for $35,000 per year for three years, which was an increase of $10,000 over previ-ous years. Vander Velde said that the town of Strath-more gives the association $175,000 towards wagesand donations and grants and fundraising make upthe balance of money needed to run the service. This year an expected grant was not received, leading to a

shortfall in finances. The service has a focus to provide transportation

for medical trips, which are usually to and from Cal-gary. They try to provide for social needs, but canonly do so as services permit. They saw 6237 clientsserved in 2015. Six per cent of those calls were out-side of Strathmore, in Wheatland County. They haveseven vans that provide 6 am to 6 pm service, withthe only wheelchair-accessible public transportationavailable in the county. To extend service to 9 p.m. and weekends, an ad-

ditional $200,000 would be needed and those fundsare not currently available. They only charge $60 re-turn for trips from Strathmore to Calgary. A regulartaxi fare for a similar trip costs $100 to $300. Alberta

Health Services was approached for help in the past, but continues to provide no transportation supportfor medical appointments or delivery home from hos-pitals. Vander Velde gave several reasons why seniors

could not drive themselves and outlined why theHandibus services is a safer, better choice.

“Our service is not just about transporting clientsin a safe manner, it is about treating our seniors in adignified and respectful way as valued citizens thatthey are and deserve,” said Vander Velde.

Council awarded the association $35,000 for 2016and instructed staff to work with the association tocome up with a more equitable funding formula. It would be presented to the towns and villages in thecounty, who will meet sometime in June or July ofthis year.

“Your funding should be more dependable,” saidReeve Glenn Koester. “To always have to beg for fund-ing is not right. How can we come up with a wayto equally spread this responsibility over all our resi-dents?”

Challenges for Handibus service

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Thank you witha cup of teaStudents at Westmount Elementary

School hosted a volunteer tea on

May 19 to thank those that have do-nated their time to help the school.

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Musical talent celebrated

MIRIAM OSTERMANN


While under the gun to submit a draftproposal to the Calgary Regional Part-nership for a chance to snag a piece ofa multi-million-dollar pie and possiblyobtain capital funds for a local transitsystem, town staff’s proposal was nearlyderailed during the last council meeting

where some councillors felt Strathmorelacked population and costs associated

with the project were too steep.Facing the pressure of a May 20 dead-

line for the submission of a business case

to be considered for the Green TransitIncentives Program (GreenTRIP), staffintroduced two options for establishinga local transit system with the help ofsome contribution from the $160 millionstill available to municipalities since the

Alberta government introduced a $2 bil-lion program in 2010. The GreenTRIP initiative provides 66

per cent of coverage for safe, accessible,and environmentally sustainable trans-portation options, but the municipalitiesare required to foot the bill for 33 percent by means of other sources includinggrants and property taxes. With the money up for grabs, the town’s

proposal requests for $165,000 from the

provincial government and $54,000 fromtaxpayer money be made available forthe acquisition of two 12-passenger bus-es and 30 bus stop signs. While the first option would establish a

local town-owned public transportationsystem with a 1-hour loop through townthree to four days per week, the annualcost of $161,000 unnerved most council-lors. However, option two of leasing the

buses out to a contractor who would envelope the responsibilities of hiring driv-er, scheduling and paying wages sparkedsome interest among council.

“I’m really interested in option two andI’d like more information,” said Council-lor Brad Walls. “I do think there’s a needfor it. I just think it should not be us run-

ning it.”Projects eligible for the grants include

bus terminals, Light Rail Transit systems(LRT), and transit vehicles that must beassessable to transit users with specialneeds and meet Alberta Transportationregulations. The 12-passenger buses thetown is vying for would accommodatetwo wheelchairs. Yet some council members felt estab-

lishing a public transit system for a townthe size of Strathmore wasn’t vital andthat services already operating in the

municipality are capable of picking upthe slack.

“I couldn’t support this, there’s toomany unknowns and just because it’sgrant money doesn’t mean we shouldtake it or apply for it,” said CouncillorSteve Grajczyk.

“We’re too small for this. There are a lotof taxi companies in town that could runthis. The operating thing scares me and Icouldn’t support this at all.”

However, a survey conducted aroundtown that gathered responses from 517residents contradicts those views. A total of 80 per cent answered they’d

be in favour of supporting the idea ofhaving a fully accessible public transitsystem in Strathmore, recognizing thatsome public funds would be utilized.

When asked about usage of the localtransportation system, 60 per cent, or307 residents, answered yes to usingsuch form of transportation in the townif made available. A needs assessment that is currently

being conducted by the Family and Com-munity Support Services also acknowl-edges the lack of public transportationand recognized it as a social issue, plac-ing it within the top five priority areas ofthe report.

“I think that risking $120,000 to$160,000 in taxpayer money with un-knowns is difficult and yet the anticipa-tion of two new free buses is hard tolook away from, but the ongoing upkeepand utilization is a concern,” CouncillorDenise Peterson said.

“The other thing that has been dis-cussed in several groups at tables whereI sit, is interest from the county in termsof better service to their rural seniors.

The Handibus is operating at a medicalcapacity right now and there is a desirefor seniors in our outlying communitiesto stay in their communities and to beable to manage there, and one of thegreatest detriments to that is the capacityfor transportation.”

Staff identified the most common rea-

sons for travelling within Strathmore toinclude health appointments, stores, li-

brary, entertainment, visiting, working,shopping, business, errands, as well aseating and events. While feedback fromthe community emphasized the benefitsto downtown businesses, single parents,local employees, students, and shop-pers, other comments expressed concernabout high operating expenses and animpact on taxes.

Councillor Rocky Blokland also voicedhis stance on Strathmore not being ready

Town to forge ahead with GreenTRIP proposal

for local transit servicefor such a system and felt thatoption one – due to an estimated$1 million cost over seven years– was not an option. Blokland

was also asked by his fellowcouncil members to address theissue with the Handibus. Without any obligation at

stake, Councillor Bob Sobol mo-tioned for Chuck Procter, plan-ner for the town of Strathmore,to meet the May 20 deadline andsubmit a draft business case tothe Calgary Regional Partner-ship, and to accept the report as

information, while waiting forProcter to prepare more infor-mation to bring back to coun-cil before a decision is made on

whether to go ahead with theproposal and apply for Green-

TRIP funding at a future date. The motion was passed at theregular council meeting on May18, with Councillor Grajczyk

voting in opposition. The draft business case was due on May20, a final business case and ap-plication to the Calgary RegionalPartnership is required by June30, and the GreenTRIP deadlineis August 31.

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Holy Cross Collegiate Grade 7 through 9 band students travelled to Red Deer on May 11 to participate

in the Alberta Band Associations Festival of Bands.Manny Everett Photo

Representing Strathmore at festival

The Strathmore Alliance Church hosted the an-nual Festival of Music on May 19. The festival al-lowed musical students and their instructors to

showcase their talents.Andrea Roberts Photo

The Strathmore Youth Club held a fundraising night of painting, appetizers and wine for 30 women on

May 6. The Calgary paint night crew from VinGogh instructed the women throughout the night with

different techniques and styles in painting.Manny Everett Photo

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By Irene Knappe, Secretary / PR / Membership

Strathmore Legion Branch #10 NEWS

• Tickets are still available for the First Annual Ed Smith Memorial Roast Beef BBQ and allthe trimmings, which will be held at the Legion on Saturday, June 18th, 2016. The cost forthis dinner is $25 per person and any leftover roast(s) will be auctioned off towards the endof the evening. There will be also be a 50/50 draw. This annual memorial BBQ will replacethe LPC BBQ which we used to have. Of course, the Legion bar will be open to serve yourfavourite beverage, but unlike the LPC, drinks are not included with your tickets. Tickets areavailable at the bar or from individual sellers.• The Legion is looking for someone to run our kitchen, to begin immediately. If interested,please drop off your resume/application at the Legion bar in an envelope addressed to thebar chairperson.

• The High School Rodeo was run this past weekend, and we would like to thank thosewho gave their time to help with the running of our breakfast wagon. The weather condi-tions were certainly not cooperating with us, or the Rodeo, but we do thank those who cameout to give us a hand.• Our next Executive meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 14th, 2016, starting at 7:00pm.• The next LA breakfast will be on June 19th, 2016, from 9-11 am.• The LA will be holding their meeting on June 21st, 2016.• The Legion General meeting is on June 28th, 2016, starting at 7:30 pm. This will be thelast General meeting until September 27th, 2016.• Some of you may have heard about the game called “Chase the Ace” or variationsthereof, that were held at several Legions across Canada, and wondering why we don’t haveit here. We have been told by the Alberta Gaming Commission that it has not been approvedby them, so therefore we cannot hold it at our Legion.• Some of us will be attending the Legion Command Convention in St. John’s, NL, fromJune 9th to 16th. When we get back we will certainly have lots to report in regards to whatCommand is up to; some of it good, some bad. Stay tuned.

YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IS INDEED GREATLY APPRECIATED!!

For further information, please call the Legion at 403.934.5119

LEST WE FORGET / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

LAUREEN F. GUENTHER

Times Contributor

Travel Alberta hosted a Tourism Town Hall inRosebud, May 10, presenting strategies, servicesand resources for people in the tourism industry. The Rosebud event is one of many being heldacross the province.

“It’s about supporting our industry operators and

demonstrating the programs and services that weoffer,” said Shelley Grollmuss, vice president of In-dustry Development at Travel Alberta. “[We] talkabout how our partners can participate and be involved in the programs and how we’re there to helpsupport them. And essentially [how they can] gettheir business information and travel deals and fes-tivals and events out to travelers.” Alberta tourism is an 8 billion dollar industry, and

supports over 127 000 jobs. “Especially now withoil and gas and some of the economic challengesthat we’ve been facing, tourism does provide an op-portunity for us to focus on other areas,” Grollmusssaid.

“We refer to it as the visitor economy,” she said.“So when people are traveling, whether they’restaying overnight in your hotels or campgrounds oreating at your local restaurants, filling up at the ser-

vice station, all those folks are visitors to your com-munity.... That spending has a trickle-down effect.” The Town Halls encourage Albertans to use the

low Canadian dollar as an opportunity to attractmore American travelers, and to invite more Alber-tans to travel locally. “With the current economicsituation and now unfortunately with the wildfiredevastation ... we’re expecting people to maybe vacation a little closer to home,” Grollmuss said.“We’re expecting a strong summer season for theprovince as far as leisure visi tation.” The Town Halls also describe an opportunity that

will open to Albertans when Hainan Airlines starts a

Beijing to Calgary service, June 30. “That’s openingup a new market for us in China, which has lots ofgrowth opportunities, so we’re very excited to wel-come them starting at the end of June,” Grollmusssaid. The Town Halls offer information on trainingopportunities and services, including how to pre-pare for Chinese travelers. Alberta Tourism also uses Town Halls to intro-

duce their free service, ATIS 2.0, Alberta TourismInformation Service. “It’s really a back-end databasesystem that we ask all of our industries to sign upand put their business information in,” Grollmusssaid. “They load the profile of their particular busi-ness. They can put in pictures and images. Theycan attach news articles and clips. They can put intravel offers and deals. Communities can load festi- vals and events.”

That information is then shared with travelers attravelalberta.com. “We’re really encouraging all op-erators and businesses to ensure that they’re listedon the site,” Grollmuss said. “We can’t help promotetheir business if they’re not listed in the database.” Tourism industry partners can find ATIS 2.0, plus

other free resources, information, programs andcontacts, at industry.travelalberta.com.

She encourages all Albertans to travel locally thissummer. “I would want to encourage people to get

out this summer and do something here in the prov-ince of Alberta,” she said. “Check out our consumer website [travelalberta.com] and go to a local festival and event outside of your community. Go visitsomewhere that you haven’t been before and justhelp contribute to your own province’s economythis summer. It would be great for all of us.”

For information about how to promote your tour-ism-related business, venue or event, or to uploadinformation on ATIS 2.0, go to industry.travelalber-ta.com. For information about venues, services andevents that you can enjoy around our province, seetravelalberta.com.

Tourism Town Halls enhanceAlberta’s “Visitor Economy”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor

(To the elected members ofthe Provincial Government:Hon. Rachel Notley, Premier of

Alberta; Hon. Brian Jean, Offi-cial Leader of the Opposition;Hon. Derek Fildebrandt, Wil-drose MLA for Strathmore)

This letter is from a resi-dent of Strathmore to the menand women in who have beenelected to represent me provin-

cially. It is to you, our electedcivil servants, that I humblyplead for help. My apologiesfor writing this as an open let-ter, but it seems that contactingeach of you individually has

borne no fruit.I am deeply concerned with

the direction we are headed.

It seems each day my inter-net news feed is filled withheadlines that are incremen-tally more disturbing than the

An Open Letter to the elected representatives of the Government of Albertaheadlines I’d read the previous day. It makes me won-der: where are we headed? Is there an end point to

which our province, our country, our world is headed? What would that look like?

Allow me to reflect on the old adage about thefrog swimming in a pot of water on a stovetop. Thefrog merrily continues swimming as the temperaturearound him gradually rises. It seems that as long as the

water only increases incrementally, the frog remains

oblivious. Unhappily for the frog, the story ends withhis death as the water tragically reaches its boilingpoint. It doesn’t matter whether the frog realized it ornot, the heating water will at some point result in hisdemise. Let there be no misunderstanding, when the

water reaches a boiling point, the frog will die. As I paid my taxes last month, it filled my heart

with sadness to ponder all the evil things for whichmy provincial government would use my money. How

would my money be spent? To pay for the introduc-tion of a new radical sex education curriculum to mykindergartener? To purchase the drugs which will beused to kill someone I love? To pass so-called environ-mental legislation which will further erode the pros-perity of Alberta?

It has been said that there is one surefire way totell if a society has gone through a revolution: findan old man, who possess the same values as those

passed to him from his father, and talk with him foran afternoon. Truly, a revolution has occurred if histhoughts, beliefs and values seem not wise, but fool-ish. If our grandfathers and their grandfathers, you

know the ones who made this land great, were to see what we have done with our inheritance, what wouldthey say? What would they say about legislation thatallows men in girls’ washrooms in our elementaryschools or bills that directly threaten the livelihoodof all our provincial farmers? If our ancestors couldspeak, what would they say and would we considerthem to be wise or to be fools?

Yet, like the frog, we continue to merrily meander

through life, totally oblivious incremental changes orgradual revolution occurring all around us. However,

whether we realize it or not, the temperature is in-deed rising; and whether we support it or not, therevolution is slowly destroying all that we most holddear and near.

Our grandfathers would have been quick to remindus that the Prophet Isaiah warned us: “Woe to those

who call evil good and good evil, who put darknessfor light and light for darkness, who put bitter forsweet and sweet for bitter!”

But perhaps that was a time before the revolution, before the water had grown unrecognizably hot.

I urge you, our elected members of the Legislative Assembly to make a stand and oppose all – all – theissues that increase the hideous destruction of ourfamilies, our communities and our province. I sincere-ly pray that you find the courage, wisdom and charity

to do what is right at this most dif ficult hour. Thank you and may God bless you. Brent Wiley

Strathmore

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Jordan Cutbill, Leah T. Hearne, Maki Van Dykeand Bill Daugherty read Peaches and Grapes,

a play by Anita Bonstrom-Mast. Hearne and

Van Dyke read the parts of elderly roommates

who are shocked to experience elder abuse.

The reading was part of Rosebud School ofthe Arts’ Budding Playwrights Festival, May

14-15. Rosebud students, instructors and

graduates read the works of the six play-

wrights in the school’s Playwriting Course.

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MARTIN SHIELDS

Member of Parliament Bow River Riding

The wildfires have affected much land in theRegional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, with FortMcMurray as their focal point. Tens of thousandsof Albertans, families with men, women, and chil-dren forced to flee their homes as the fires creptcloser. Many homes and businesses burned to theground, and some families have lost their homes,and their possessions. Animals were affected by

the wildfires as well.Despite all the carnage and the pain caused by

these wildfires, the people of Alberta showed justhow resilient they are in the face of the greatestchallenges. That’s why I love being Albertan andCanadian. When the going gets tough, we reallyget together and support each other like membersof a great extended family.

I had the great privilege of attending severalfundraisers in places like Brooks, Chestermere,and Strathmore. All proceeds were to help withthe relief work in Fort McMurray. I was touchedthat collectively, these fundraisers brought in over$100,000 dollars that will go to support the dis-placed families of Fort McMurray.

Gestures like these are a touching reminder that

when one Canadian community is affected by anatural disaster, all Canadians feel connected.

I know that there have been several fundrais-ers in communities across Canada to raise fundsfor relief work in Fort McMurray. Here in Ottawa,many businesses and companies have been con-tributing, either by promoting the Red Cross fundfor Fort McMurray, or by holding their own sepa-rate fundraisers. As a politician, I can tell you that on occasions

like these, we put our political differences aside

and speak with one voice. We saw that here onParliament Hill in the House of Commons, we sawit in the Alberta Legislature, and right across Can-ada. In a time like this, where so many Canadianshave been affected by the wildfires, the people ofFort McMurray need to know that all Canadiansare behind them. I think the generous response we have seen from across the country has demon-strated that this is very much the case. The next step will be for the people of Fort Mc-

Murray to rebuild and make their community evenstronger over the next while. I look forward to witnessing this renewal.

I invite you to contact my office at 613-992-0761or by e-mail at [email protected] should you have any questions or comments.

Canadians come together to support relief for

those affected by wildfires in Fort McMurray

DEREK FILDEBRANDT

MLA Strathmore-Brooks

A week ago I began work on a column aboutgetting Alberta’s conservatives together. I thenfound out Brian Jean was working on a speechthat was very similar. We ended up joining ourideas in the column below, which I am proud to

say was signed by all members of the WildroseCaucus.----------- After a year of NDP government, huge numbers

of right-of-centre Albertans are clamouring fora united conservative party to stand in the nextelection.

Despite overtures made by the Wildrose lastautumn, leadership and delegates at the recentPC annual general meeting emphatically voted tomove ahead in isolation. For those who want tosee conservatives united in the next election, thisis unfortunate. As desirable as uniting conservatives sounds to

many, the obstacles are significant and abundant. The conservative movement needs to be broad

enough to encompass a winning coalition, but notso broad as to abandon time-tested principles that

have proven successful in growing the economy,helping Alberta prosper and taking care of ourmost vulnerable. There needs to also be a recognition that PCs

are heirs to a proud institution that served Alberta well for a time, and was once a home to the vastmajority of Wildrose conservatives, but that timehas passed. Unfortunately, this legacy carries bur-dens and baggage.

But if we are going to point fingers, Wildrosehas an obligation to engage in serious introspec-tion. For many of us, bruises and mistrust of thePCs have kept us from welcoming them as equalsand acknowledging that they also only want whatis best for Alberta. A major obstacle that lingers is a suspicion that

some elites in the PC establishment would just re-

sume old habits built up in the post-Ralph Klein

era that caused Albertans to turn against them. As has been demonstrated, merely changing wholeads the PC party did not fix this problem. A unified conservative movement would need to

embrace the best elements of the Peter Lougheedand Klein legacy, while rejecting the liberal driftand questionable ethics that caused Wildrosemembers to leave the PC party in the first place.

Egos and factions will also be difficult to over-come. A legitimate grassroots split in the conservative movement began over a decade ago - withroots in a longer and equally bitter struggle at thefederal level - and all sides have scars to show forit. Wildrose conservatives had every reason to

forge our own way a decade ago, and while wemade some early mistakes, we have been remark-ably successful. More recently, Wildrosers haveovercome incredible odds to rebuild a shatteredparty after the betrayal of December 2014. Thereis a deep belief in our mission that is equalled bya legitimate grassroots opposition to short cuts topower.

But sitting across the aisle from an NDP gov-ernment that is bent upon reshaping Alberta inits government-first image has made us reassess

our prejudices. It’s time for all conservatives to dolikewise.

Since the PC establishment firmly shut the doorto any form of merger of organizations at theirconvention, there is no point in pursuing thatpath.

Instead, the Wildrose will rise to the occasionand move to invite and unite conservatives withmore than a greeting. The current incarnation ofthe Wildrose can and should become a bigger and broader coalition of conservatives. We will begina process whereby all conservatives can cometogether and be welcomed as equals, and not as winners or losers.

Let’s start with a shared vision: A conservativeparty dedicated to principles of individual free-dom, fiscal responsibility, religious liberty, equal-

ity of opportunity and the greatness of Alberta;

The road ahead for Alberta conservatives welcoming to Albertans of all backgrounds; unafraid of tak-ing principled stands, even when it may be unpopular; anduncompromising in its commitment to accountable and ethi-cal government. Achieving this will be more difficult than just writing out a

vision. This summer, our party will bring people together atmeetings and town halls right across Alberta to solicit sup-port for changes to make our party a home for all Albertans

that reject the overspending, overtaxing and economicallyilliterate NDP. Together, we will put our children’s Alberta above our-

selves.(Derek Fildebrandt is MLA for Strathmore-Brooks, the Wil-

drose Shadow Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Pub-lic Accounts Committee. Contact him at [email protected] or 403-362-6973)


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(all levels, ages 14+)

16 6:30-7:30pm Pen & Ink Oil Paintw/Dale Manyguns (register at

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-Kinsmen Park Amphitheatre (Ages 13+)

18

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6-6:40pm Summer StrongBootcamp w/Mel Ryan, Making

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21 6-6:45pm Family Yogaw/Pranava (all ages & ability)-Must provide own yoga mat



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7:15-8:00pm Self Defence w/Apex

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22 6:15-7:00pm Fit Flow Yoga w/f3Fitness-Kelly Monord

(prior experience, ages 16+)





23 6:30-7:30pm Pen & Ink Oil Paintw/Dale Manyguns (register at

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(Ages 13+)

27 6-7:00pm Hatha Yoga w/Pranava

(13 yrs+, all abilies & experience)





28 6:15-6:45pm Zumba Step w/Anyme Fitness

(ages 14+, all ability)


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7:15-8:00pm Mixed Maral Arts

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The Town of Strathmore

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As the payday loan regu-lation expires at the end of June and with a proposedlegislation to abolish preda-tory lending on the horizon,Connect First Credit Unionin collaboration with a com-munity partner, Momentum,is launching a micro-lendingsolution pilot program in afew months’ time.

For over a year, First Cal-gary Financial and ChinookFinancial – the two divisionsof Connect First Credit Union– have teamed up with Mo-mentum to produce an of-ficial alternative to paydaylending – the Cash CrunchLoan – in August.

Payday loans consist of borrowing a maximum dol-lar amount of $1,500 for a

term of 62 days or less, andin Alberta payday lenderscan charge $23 per $100 bor-rowed making it the secondhighest rate in Canada, just behind Prince Edward Island with $25.

With Bill 15: An Act to EndPredatory Lending pending,a legislation that would re-duce borrowing fees from$23 to $15 per $100 bor-rowed and make it the low-est rate in Canada, ChinookFinancial expects to offertheir pilot project to Strath-more residents in August with a possible interest rate

of 10 per cent – lower thanmost credit cards at 18 percent and lower than the pro-posed legislation.

“This cash-crunch loanis making it more officialfor people with short-termneeds, but I think we’ve always been here to help peo-ple,” said Scot Hadden, presi-dent of Chinook Financial.

“Payday loans can costanywhere, if you do it inpercentage, from 300 to 600per cent. Which is crazy. This

works in the favour of Al- bertans. I think the legisla-tion of payday lending in theprovince of Alberta will beas tight as anywhere else inCanada. But even at that it’sstill an expensive alternativefor people who need short-term cash and they need it ina hurry.”

Bill 15 further attemptsto allow borrowers to repayloans in instalments insteadof at once, require lendersto refer borrowers to finan-cial literacy resources, andinclude all fees in calculatingcost of borrowing.

“Many participants we work with struggle withpayday loan debt, and thesechanges will support peopleliving on low incomes to exitthe cycle of debt,” said JeffLoomis, executive director ofMomentum in a statement.

“We are also very supportiveof the government working with financial institutions todevelop more affordable al-ternatives.” Yet Hadden said while the

legislation is better for Al- berta citizens than the cur-rent payday loan options, itaffects those living from pay-cheque to paycheque whomay feel shame for their cur-rent financial situation andare uncomfortable approach-ing larger financial adviso-ries or credit unions. Thusthey often turn to paydaylending solutions – a prob-

lem apparent specifically insmaller towns.

“I think people think it’snot a problem in small com-munities, because sometimesthere may be a payday loans business and sometimesthere isn’t, but in some waysthe online solutions are evenless regulated than the pay-day loans solution,” saidHadden. The pilot program will be

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The Strathmore Municipal library welcomeda new director of library services recently with

the temporary leave of absence of Rachel DickHughes, who will be on maternity leave untilnext June.

Betty Whalen’s retirement plan always includ-ed moving back to Alberta to be closer to hertwo sons and grandchildren, so when the po-sition of a director became available in Strath-more, the accomplished librarian yearned forthe job.

“This is my dream job, I’ve always wanted to work in rural Alberta,” said Whalen.

“In a smaller community it’s kind of neat be-cause you get to know the place better and I’mfinding that already here. This is a really vibrantcommunity with lots of stuff happening andthe library is a part of it and that’s a really nicething.” Whalen was born and raised in Newfound-

land, where she received her bachelor degree inEnglish and Folklore at the Memorial Universityof Newfoundland. She went on to graduate witha library science degree from Dalhousie. Aftermeeting her husband, who also pursued a ca-reer as a librarian at university facilities, in NovaScotia, Whalen’s career has moved her aroundthe country from regional libraries to public li-

braries to rural libraries, from Nova Scotia toMoosejaw to Calgary. With much knowledgeand experience, Whalen has already proposedmany ideas and a few changes to the local li-

brary.“She brings a vast amount of experience to

the library and so we’re really looking forwardto picking her brain and taking her experienceand knowledge and running with it,” said Car-

men Erison, assistant director of library servicesin Strathmore.“What’s great about bringing in any new

blood is that it’s a different eye. It’s a different view of the way we are doing things. Naturally we’re going to miss Rachel this year, but we’relooking forward to another exciting year of newprograms and new experiences.” Although Whalen said working in a big library

system is a good training ground, working in arural environment offers her more interaction

with the community and provides a more broad-ly scaled job with greater responsibilities. Whalen is looking forward to working close-

ly with local groups the library is currently involved with, including Five for Life, Parent Link,and Wheatland Further Education. Over the

years the library has experienced a tremendousgrowth in patronage, added numerous programs– mostly free to the public – and established it-self as a social hub for the community.

“They’ve done really good work here,” Wha-len added. “They’ve established quite a lot in ashort time and I want to take it a couple of steps

further, so they can take it a couple of stepsfurther as well. I’ll enjoy this year, it’s going to be fun.”

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Community-minded Jonathan Moore,a 16-year-old student at Strathmore HighSchool (SHS), has recently been addedto Strathmore’s sustainability committeeas the youngest person on any munici-pal board in town.

At a young age, Moore demonstrat-ed a keen interest in politics and vol-unteerism. As a member of Strathmore

Assembly of Youth (SAY) and a leaderin making amendments and promotingawareness for an anti-bullying bylaw, hehas been making an impact as a youngambassador for Strathmore and his highschool. When Moore was seeking member-

ship, the sustainability board’s mis-

sion stood out to him. The community-oriented and revitalization side of thiscommittee is something that Moore felt

was very important and saw that this would be a good fit. His commitmentto this board will ensure that youth areheard when making important deci-sions for their future.

In addition to municipal leadership,Moore recently attended Forum for

Young Albertans in Edmonton from April 17th to 23rd. The annual programfocuses on three pillars: law; politics;and media, and students took part in

various engaging activities, simulations,and sessions in order to better under-stand these important topics. The pro-gram was attended by 23 like-minded,

young political enthusiasts from across Alberta who were able to make connec-

tions and collaborate with one another.“It was a great environment to be

around, the people … they all thoughtthe exact same way, like there needs to

be change and I want to learn how I canmake change personally”, Moore said.

One of the things Moore took awayfrom this experience was being ableto watch provincial politicians at workoutside of the eye of the media, some-thing that he is hoping to merge into asan international businessman or lawyer.

“I feel that politicians get a lot of flackthat they really don’t deserve … theydon’t have an easy job for sure, andeven if you don’t respect their opinions,

you’ve got to respect what they’re do-ing ... after this experience, I really sawfirsthand how hard a lot of the politi-cians work to stay on top of their game,to represent their constituents, and to

bring valid points into the legislature to

be discussed.” Voted the head of his group’s party,

the “Progressive Opportunist Par

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