June 2018

In This Issue:

Property Taxes: Important Info

Events to look out for in Town!

Some friendly reminders...

Seniors Luncheon

Community Awareness

Calmar Library

Mayor’s Corner

Did you know? By-Election Info

Senior’s Citizen’s Club

Coffee with a Cop!

Calmar Days! Advertising!

And more!

A friendly reminder!

T ax notices were mailed Friday, April 20th. Completed Assessment Appeals, along with the applicable fee, are to be submitted no later than 4:30PM on

Wednesday, June 27th at the Calmar Town Office. Please note: Our standard due date of June 30th falls on a Saturday this year. As per the Interpretation's Act, you may pay your account on the next business day, which falls on Tuesday, July 3rd. Penalties will be applied on any outstanding 2018 levies on Wednesday, July 4th. Payment options that are available: Cash or Cheque, Interac, and Online. Penalties are not applied to payments that are post marked (via Canada Post and Online) July 3rd, 2018. This rule only applies for the 2018 tax year. If you have any questions, please contact the Tax Clerk, Amanda @ aeigenbrood@calmar.ca or 780-985-3604 ext. 232.

The Calmar Summer Getaway is back for another year! Once again led by Amanda Decker and her able team, the 6 week program will kick off Tuesday 03 July and conclude Thursday 09 August. As you read this I hope the registration forms will be ready for sending out/picking up. This year the price of registration and field trips will be higher than last year. This will be mainly attributable to 2 things. First, unlike previous years, this year will see each participant get a souvenir shirt to KEEP at the end of the camp. The main purpose of the shirt will be for making the kids easier to see and identify on field trips but also because it was felt they should have a nice reminder of their summer camp experience. Second, unfortunately as anyone who drives can attest, the price of gas is higher than it’s ever been in our Province and the minimum wage continues its climb toward $15.00. Because of these outside factors, operating costs for the Summer Getaway will be going up, especially for the field trips. As the program is already subsidized by Calmar ratepayers, it would be unfair to ask them to contribute more. All efforts will be made to keep the Summer Getaway affordable and an excellent value for the dollar for Calmar families.

It’s never too early to start talking about Calmar Days. Registrations for the parade began in late April (registration forms can be found on the Town website) and the Slo-Pitch tournament has already made plans for Calmar’s first ever night games under artificial lighting! Coming soon we will be putting out a poll to see what movie you would like to see under the stars. Keep checking the Chronicle, Facebook, and our website for more updates.

Let’s enjoy Summer! Stay hydrated, keep cool in the

shade, keep out of the sun when the UV index is high! Enjoy

the refreshing water at our Spray Park!

Kids are now out of school! Driver’s: take extra caution, Parent’s: Re-

mind our children to stop, look and listen when by the roads.

Home owners: Please remember; it is your responsibility to maintain

your lawns. You could be fined if your yard is found to be unsightly!

Vehicle owners: Please remember; be aware of when street sweeping is

in effect in your area! Signs are set on the affected streets a couple days

before. Your vehicle must be off the road during this time for Public

Works to operate their equipment efficiently. Your vehicle may be towed

and/or ticketed if not removed.

Lastly, please keep in mind our Noise Bylaw (7am-11pm Mon-Fri & 9am-

11pm Sat & Sun) when enjoying your time around the campfire or just

outdoors altogether. We all want to enjoy our Summer experience with-

out Bylaw Enforcement being involved. (Unless you’re just saying hi!)

Everyone: Keep smiling and have a great month! Don’t for-

get to visit the new businesses that came into Town!

Join us for Canada Day in Calmar at Engberg Park (the Spray Park north of the Mike Karbonik Arena). From Noon until 3:00 p.m. we will have hot dogs, pop, and cake for everyone as well as fun, tradi-tional family activities. There will be a pie throw (celebrity victims to be named later!), water bal-loon toss, 3 legged races, sack races, tug-of-wars, and a fishing game. In the event of inclement weather, activities will take place inside the Mike Karbonik Arena.

CALMAR’S NATIONAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION CELEBRATION

The 2018 Robert Royer Volunteer of the Year award was presented by Town

of Calmar Mayor Wally Yachimetz to Mr. Orest Fitzowich, April 21, 2018.

Congratulations and thank you to for all your years of volunteering, sharing

your time, talents and devotion to the Calmar Community and the many or-

ganizations you worked with.

ATTENTION CALMAR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:

Please contact Yvonne if your group has interest participating in the 2018 Community Awareness and

Registration in September.

Once I have received responses and updated contact information from each organization , I will forward

detailed information regarding the event.

Please contact Yvonne @(780)985-3191 or Email: ypearson@calmar.ca, Registration Request Form

available @ www.calmar.ca

Mayor’s Corner

I am sorry to advise that Councilor Matt Sargent has resigned his seat on Council. I thank Mr. Sargent for serving his community;

it was my honor to work with him for the last six months. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors Matt! The Town will be

holding a by-election on Monday, July 23rd

to fill the vacant seat.

Property Tax time is upon us again! This time of the year is always a challenge for Mayor, Council, and Town Administration with

the many cries from the community that think their taxes are higher than their friends in other communities.

Let’s talk about Taxes! First, your total tax bill does not all go to the Town of Calmar. All Municipalities collect Alberta School Tax

on behalf of the Provincial Government. The School Tax portion on your taxes adds up to 20 to 25 percent of the total tax bill that

you pay. The remainder of 75 to 80 percent goes to the Town of Calmar to run the Town.

Facts to take into consideration: A community purchases a piece of equipment that costs $250,000. Calmar has 2,200

people paying for that equipment, their share is much larger than if 33,000 people pay for the same piece of equipment.

What did it cost you to purchase your home? The home you purchase in Calmar versus Devon, Leduc, or the City of Edmonton

can be $50,000 to $300,000 cheaper. For sake of argument let’s say your taxes are $1,000 higher than the larger communities.

With a price difference of $50,000 to $300,000 it would take you 50 to 300 years before you reach your break- even point. This

does not include the interest that you would pay on that money.

I deliver welcome bags to new people in our community. I ask every new resident what made them choose Calmar? The num-

ber one response is the price of their home.

Before the last election I contacted the Town of Millet, Lamont, Bruderheim, Red Water, Bon Accord, Thorsby, Devon, and the

City of Leduc to see where their tax rate was. The six Towns are of comparable population and distance from the City of Edmon-

ton; they are very close to each other on their tax rate. Keep in mind that this does not allow for comparison of what services

they provide for their residents. Devon and the City of Leduc's tax rates are lower than the other six smaller communities as their

population is greater and have more people to pay the bills. Thorsby on the other hand, being half the size of the other communi-

ties has the highest tax rate because they have the lowest population and less people to pay the bills. I will state the fact again

that the more people there are to pay for expenses the cheaper taxes become!

I ask people all the time of how we can attract new people to our community to help lower the tax burden for everyone? It always

surprises me how many people we have in our community that are constantly running the Town down, whether on Facebook or in

the coffee shops! I ask myself based on the comments, who and why would any person or business want to call Calmar home?

The negativity is simply counter-productive to what we wish to achieve and continues to promote the negative attitude in Calmar.

Council and Administration are trying to make Calmar an attractive community to live, play and do business in. Negativity does

not achieve this goal!

The bottom line is that we can cut taxes; however, your services will also have to be cut to afford a tax decrease. All the services

that Calmar boasts about, our Snow removal, recreation, library, policing, street cleaning, road repair and replacement infrastruc-

ture would need to be cut dramatically!

I challenge people who are negatively commenting on our community to put their names forward and run for Council to fill the

vacant seat. We would appreciate your ideas and solutions to the Town’s problems! Remember, we are all AMBASSADOR’S of

the Town of Calmar… How we speak of our Town can greatly impact what other’s outside our Community think and feel!

As always if you have any questions or concerns you can contact myself or any of the Councilors. We will answer your ques-

tions or get you the answer to your questions as soon as possible. I can be reached at wyachimetz@calmar.ca or call me at

(780) 722-4147. You can address all of Council between 6:30 and 7:00 pm before the council meeting held on the first and third

Mondays of the Month.

LET’S MAKE CALMAR, THE BEST CALMAR IT CAN BE.

Mayor Wally Yachimetz

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 CES

Kindergarten Regis-

tration & Open

House 10-11:30 OR

1:00-2:30

2 Launch Party

Senior’s Centre

National Health &

Fitness Day

3

Seniors Week

4

Council Meeting

7PM

5

World

Environment Day

6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 World Elder

Abuse Awareness

Day

16

17 18

Council Meeting

7PM

19 20Calmar & Dis-

trict Seniors Club -

General Meeting

1PM

Seniors Centre

21 22 23

24 25 26

Coffee with a Cop

6:30PM

Program Centre

27

Assessment

Appeal Deadline

28 29

Brain Injury

Awareness Month

Town Office Closed

Mon. July 2

30

June 2018

Please note, we recognize and

respect that there are addi-

tional awareness dates, but

for this Edition, we only

highlighted a select few.

Thank you.

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/calendar-health-promotion-days.html

http://nancygreeneraine.ca/fr/national-health-fitness-day/

"Without a healthy environment we cannot end poverty or build pros-perity. We all have a role to play in protecting our only home: we can use less plastics, drive less, waste less food and teach each other to care." — Secretary-General, António Guterres

http://www.un.org/en/events/environmentday/index.shtml

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 June

Virtually all countries are expected to see substantial growth in the number of older persons between 2015 and 2030, and that growth will be faster in developing regions. Because the numbers of older persons are growing, the amount of elder abuse can be expected to grow with it. While the taboo topic of elder abuse has started to gain visibility across the world, it remains one of the least investigated types of violence in national surveys, and one of the least addressed in national action plans.

Elder abuse is a global social issue which affects the health and human rights of millions of older persons around the world, and an issue which deserves the attention of the international community.

The United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution 66/127, designated June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It represents the one day in the year when the whole world voices its opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted to some of our older generations. http://www.un.org/en/events/elderabuse/index.shtml

Did you know?

Brain injury is the NUMBER ONE cause of death and disability

WORLDWIDE among children, youth and those under age 44.

Over a million Canadians live with the effects of an acquired

brain injury

The annual incidence of ABI is greater than that of Multiple

Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, HIV/AIDS and Breast Cancer combined.

https://www.braininjurycanada.ca/

Did You Know?

The Town offers

a penalty free

payment plan

specially for Tax

Accounts. (TIPS)

You can sign up

anytime through

out the year! (Will need to pay up

front for the months

that have already

passed, to stay

caught up).

All you need is a

signed Pre-

Authorized Deb-

it form and a

VOID Cheque/

Direct Deposit

paper from your

Bank.

No missed due

dates and penal-

ties, no need to

renew every

year. Just an au-

tomatic with-

drawal from your

account once a

month.

~The payment is

calculated based

on your most

current levy~

If you are inter-

ested, you can

find more info at

www.calmar.ca

Or by contacting

Amanda @

aeigenbrood@cal

mar.ca or

780-985-3604

ext. 232

Did you know? The Town also offers the option for your utility payments to be automatically withdrawn. You will still receive your regular bill in the mail, stating “Do Not Pay”. Your amount due will automatically be withdrawn on the 6th of each billing month (every two months). This will help ensure your accounts are always in good standing with no penalties or transfers to Tax accounts. If you are interested or have more questions, please contact Darlene @ 780-985-3604 ext. 222 or dparchoma@calmar.ca

Need a place to throw a birthday party? Baby Shower?

Arts and Crafts events? (The possibilities are endless!)

Check out our Program Centre! (formerly Scouts Hall) on 4815-49th Street. Mike Karbonik Arena dry floor for birthday parties, private ball hockey games, etc. Check out our online calendar to see if the date you need is available. You can now request your booking online! Then fill out this application form to re-quest your chosen date and time. If you have any questions please contact Byron @ bking@calmar.ca or 780-985-3604 ext. 224. More at www.calmar.ca We look forward to hearing from you!

Notice to Calmar Residents: There is a Municipal By-Election, to be held on Monday, July 23rd, 2018, for the position of one (1) Councilor for the Town of Calmar. Nomination Paper and Candidate’s Acceptance forms, the Registration of Notice of Intent to Be-come a Candidate for Municipal Office along with other election forms, are now available at the Calmar Town Office located at 4901 – 50

th

Avenue. The forms are also available on the Town’s website at www.calmar.ca. Should you have any questions, please contact Returning Officer Michael Storey at 780-985-3604 ext 226 or at mstorey@calmar.ca. E. Michael Storey Returning Officer

Council Approved 2018 Bylaws:

2018-11 Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw

2018-12 Land Use Bylaw Amendment

2018-13 Public Behaviour Bylaw

Please contact the Town if you have any questions about the above Bylaws. The most commonly requested Bylaws are available to view on our website: www.calmar.ca

Want to know how much your property taxes are/will be? Try out our Property Tax Calculator on our website to see the estimated amount of your tax levy. This calculator will also breakdown the estimated monthly amount if you were interested in being enrolled on our Tax Installment Plan. Please note: The mill rates that calculate the totals are the *most current* rates available. The 2018 tax mill rates were passed by Council on April 3, 2018.

T hinking of operating a business in town? Moving your existing busi-

ness to a new location in Town? Wheth-er it is an industrial, commercial, or a home-based business you require the appropriate permit approvals. You will need Development Permit approval and Business License approval. To find out more information please con-tact Ruth Sider, Development Officer at 780-985-3604 ext. 233

CALMAR AND DISTRICT SENIOR

CITIZEN’S CLUB

JUNE 2018 NEWS

Our Annual Strawberry Tea was a rousing success. We would like to

thank all the businesses in town and those in the surrounding area, who

supported us with their pre-orders and to the many individuals who sup-

ported this event. We look forward to seeing you next year.

June 4, Drop in Coffee 9 am – noon

June 11, Drop in Coffee 9 am – noon

June 13, Birthdays 1:30 pm If this is your birthday month please bring a

baked item to share.

June 18, Drop in Coffee 9 am – noon

June 20, General Meeting 1:00pm Light snacks to be served at

12:30pm.

June 25, Drop in Coffee 9 am – noon

June 26, Music Jammers 1:00 pm. Light lunch served. $5.00 fee collect-

ed at the door.

Hall rentals: Please call Margaret at 780-985-3221.

Calmar & District

Seniors Club Wednesday June 20, 2018

General Meeting at 1:00 PM

Light Snacks 12:30 PM

Calmar Seniors Center

Is now hiring! Check out our website:

www.calmar.ca or our Facebook page for

more information.

The Town of Ca mar

r

Coffee

with a

C p

u s June th

Now’s your Chance to ask Questions and

address any Concerns you may have.

Join Sgt. Dale Kendall with the Leduc RCMP Det.

at the Calmar Community Hall (4815 – 49th street) at 6:30 PM.

CALMAR’S COMMUNITY IN BLOOM

A BIG Shout out to everyone who responded to our

Community Survey!

Survey Results are as follows:

20 people would like a garden plot

8 people would help care for the common areas

85% of the responses want this to be a place for kids to

learn new skills and about healthy food

Plot Fee $25.00: 23/26 – yes, 3/26 – no

Survey Comments:

a. Concerns of Vandalism – 1

b. Property Tax Increase – 2

c. Amazing idea! I truly hope this goes through – 3

d. Recycling program instead – 1

• 12 Names and Contact Info received for people wanting plots

We are excited to advise that we found a site for our Community

Garden. The garden should be ready for planting first 2 weeks of

June! We will advise of plot sizes, location of the garden and the

rules of using the garden once it is ready for use!

Important Dates:

Friday, June 8th at 6PM- Meet at the Calmar Public Works Yard to plant barrels

Sat. June 9th at 10AM—Meet at the Calmar Public Works Yard to plant barrels

Anyone Interested is welcome to join us!!

COME GROW WITH US!

https://app.bookking.ca/LeducCountyPub/

Boy’s Wilderness Adventure Camp

This overnight camp will bring out the outdoor adven-turer in every boy. Participants will cook meals over the fire, play wilderness games and learn survival skills! Participants can look forward to an afternoon of crawl-ing and sneaking as laser tag will be returning!

Dates: July 4-6th

Drop Off: 6:00PM

Pick Up: 10:00AM

Location: Sunnybrook Creek Park Campground

Ages: 8-15

Cost: $90 +GST

Registration Deadline: June 27th

Sunnybrook Party in the Park

Come join us for a party in the park! There will be a free BBQ, obstacle courses, bouncy houses, and face painting. All you need to do is bring a chair and get ready to have a fun time!

Dates: June 21

Time: 6-8pm

Location: Sunnybrook Community Park

Ages: All

Cost: Free

Lego Camp

Calling all creators! Get ready for some serious Lego fun! We will be exploring all things Lego in our two day camp. Campers can expect a variety of Lego stations, challenges, team activities and more. This camp

includes lunch and a take home Lego bundle!

Dates: July 9-10

Time: 9:00AM-4:00PM

Location: Nisku Recreation Center

Ages: 6-12

Cost: $90 no GST

Registration Deadline: July 3rd

Building Our Potential

Girls of the county unite! This overnight camp will focus on empowerment and self-regard. Through workshops and activities we will explore everything “girl.”

Participants can look forward to a photo booth, fun crafts, movie nights, and an inflatable bouncy waterslide!

Dates: July 10-12

th

Drop Off: 6:00PM

Pick Up: 10:00AM

Location: Glen Park Hall

Ages: 10-16

Cost: $90 +GST

Registration Deadline: July 3rd

To register for any of the above, click on this link: https://app.bookking.ca/LeducCountyPub/

or you can contact 780-770-9262 or 780-770-9263

Ladies Bible Study

Ladies Welcome!

Come study God’s Word and

enjoy fellowship together.

2nd & 4th Saturday of the

month

@ 7:30am Downstairs

Men’s Bible Study

Led by Pastor Jake Leverette

Enjoy studying God’s word,

discussion and a cup of coffee

together.

All Men Can Join!

Saturday mornings @ 7:30

Sunday Mornings @ the church

Adult Sunday School class - The Story @ 9:00 - 9:45am

Pre-service coffee 9:45 - 10:25am

Pre-service Prayer 10:00 - 10:15am

Service begins @ 10:30am

Adult Sunday School Class @ 9:00am

The cost for material is $20 (includes participants guide & selected bible readings)

Contact Pastor Keith for details

Pastor Keith Froese

Contact # (780) 721-2171

Email: calmarcommunitybaptist37@gmail.com

Street Address: 37A Parkview Cres. Calmar

- music

- open mic

- speciality coffee/treats for purchase

*café is every 3rd Sunday of the

month @ 7:00pm

Concession Operator Required

The Mike Karbonik Arena requires a concession operator for the 2018 – 2019 ICE SEASON (approximately September – March).

If you are interested in operating the arena concession please contact

Byron King, Recreation Coordinator (780-985-3604 ext. 224 or bking@calmar.ca) for more information.

Veggietales Summer Sunday’s

Calling all kids!

Pre-school to Grade 6

Starting July 1st

@ 11:00am – 12:00

4901 - 50 Avenue

PO Box 750

Calmar AB T0C 0V0

Phone: 780.985.3604 ext. 232

Fax: 780.985.3039

Email: aeigenbrood@calmar.ca

OPTIONS:

$100.00 Full Page $75.00 Half Page

$50.00 Quarter Page $25.00 Business Card

COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE FREE!

Please contact the Town office with any inquiries. When requesting

an ad, please send in exactly what you’d like to have advertised.

All Ads must be paid for at the time of submission. Calmar

Community groups are free. A full list can be found on our website:

www.calmar.ca/newsletter/

Is drinking a problem? Alcoholics Anonymous can help. Call 587.784.3285 or go to

area78.org for meeting time and location. AA is a non profit organization.

The sole purpose of Alcoholics Anonymous is for men and women coming together

to share their experience, strength, and hope that they may recover and help others

to recover from alcoholism. AA is a self-supporting organization; AA is not affiliat-

ed with ANY religious, political or activist groups; AA does not keep records of at-

tendance or case history; AA does not try to control members; AA is about staying

sober and helping others to achieve sobriety.

Please note that even though there will be a

new business publishing their own newspa-

per in Calmar, this does not affect the

Calmar Chronicle. The Town of Calmar will

still continue to send out our newsletter as

normal.