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BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express

Kaitlin Grovet was recently nominat-

ed for a 2015 Young Woman of Ex-

cellence Award for her work in vol-

unteerism and trying to draw Lacombe’s

community groups closer together.

Grovet has volunteered with a number

of different initiatives and also played a

leading role in developing the City’s online

volunteer handbook that was launched

last year. She has also put forward exten-

sive effort in trying to bridge communica-

tions and relationships between the City of

Lacombe and Burman University.

“I know this might sound ridiculous, but

I am incredibly humbled by the fact that I

was nominated for this. I think it’s so hum-

bling because you recognize that although

I love Lacombe, and I love my community

where I live, there are people who do so

much more. They exert themselves to help

their community, and I don’t feel like I’m

on that level, and know that there are so

many people that do so much more,” she

said.

“I wouldn’t be in the position I’m in

without the people who believed in me, and

dumped big projects on me and said I could

do it. That’s humbling as well – knowing

that there are people who believed in me

and helped me realize my dream and pas-

sion. I think that is so vitally important –

people who push you when you need it.”

Grovet said she never considered her-

self to be an ‘active volunteer’, but her re-

sume says otherwise. She spent 10 months

teaching Grade 3 students in the Marshall

Islands and has been involved in a wide va-

riety of local events. As well, she was put

in charge of organizing volunteers for a

Burman University event known as ‘Ser-

vice Day’.

“Service day basically takes as many stu-

dents as we can get and gets them to go out

and volunteer in the community through

different projects. One was a beautifi ca-

tion project for the City of Lacombe. It was

a ton of fun,” Grovet said.

“At the end of the day, it was so neat

to see all of these students come together

and be so excited about volunteering their

time. There were hundreds of people and

they were so giving. I had a great time

managing all of these volunteers, and that

really peaked my interest.”

She said this experience ignited a spark

that she didn’t know she had – a love for

managing volunteers. As a business man-

agement major, Grovet took an internship

with the City of Lacombe and it was there

she fed this interest in the concept of vol-

unteerism.

Grovet was instrumental in creating the

online volunteer handbook, and through

the process of researching organizations

for this composition she said she really fell

in love with the concept of volunteerism.

“(The volunteer handbook) kind of got

dumped on me at once, and without even

realizing it I started to fall in love with

the concept of volunteerism. What I love

about volunteerism the most is that the

people, generally, who are volunteering

and spending their time, want to be there.

They genuinely want to help, and you get

a lot of repeat volunteers. It’s so interest-

ing to think that they aren’t getting any-

thing from it except satisfaction. I just

love that.”

The other major component to Grovet’s

nomination is her work to tie together the

City of Lacombe administration and Bur-

man University. She said that during her

time as an intern, people would often ask

her who to contact at the school and she

found more often than not that she could

not provide an easy answer. This led her

to want to establish more connectivity be-

tween the two groups.

She said she wishes she were still en-

rolled at Burman simply for the fact that

she would love to dedicate herself to help-

ing manifest this connection.

“Someone came into my offi ce with the

City and asked me a question about the

University. They came back into my offi ce

about an hour later and said, I have no idea

who to contact at your university and how

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ber for where I thought they should be, and

it got me thinking that it had happened a

few times,” Grovet said.

“I started speaking with Dr. Mark

Haynal, the president of Burman and

asked him how we can get more in contact

with people. It’s come up a few places now

that Burman needs to be more connected

with the City and the community in gen-

eral. It’s going to be a long process. It’s a

50/50 thing and both sides really need to

put that in.”

She added she is very passionate about

establishing this connection and she hopes

the two groups will continue to work to-

ward a little more unity.

This summer, Grovet will be adding

another exciting adventure to her list of

experiences as she travels to Kenya with

local charitable organization A Better

World Canada. She will travel as part of

a group to survey and report on current

projects and their sustainability in the

community.

The fi nal announcements for the re-

cipients of the 2015 Women of Excellence

Awards will be made at the gala held on

June 9th at the Sheraton in Red Deer.

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HONOUR – Kaitlin Grovet was recently nominated for the 2015 Young Woman of Excellence Award for her volunteerism efforts as well as her efforts in establishing a new relationship between Burman University and the City of Lacombe. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express

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BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express

There were no surprises when City of

Lacombe councillors approved the 2015

property tax bylaw on Monday night.

As previously decided at an April coun-

cil meeting, the 2015 municipal property

tax increase was set at 4.5%.

CAO Norma MacQuarrie stated council

had essentially set the tax rate when they

adopted the adjustments made to the 2015

Operating Budget.

“This is more a formality,” said Mac-

Quarrie adding the tax rate was decided

back in April.

“Revenue from new construction ex-

ceeded budget expectations but was offset

by an unanticipated loss in grant in lieu

revenue from provincially owned sub-

sidized housing,” said City of Lacombe

Director of Corporate Services Michael

Minchin in his report to council.

“Based on budget updates approved at

the April meeting of council and higher

than forecasted 2014 supplementary tax

revenue, the required tax increase to meet

the municipal revenue was reduced from

the previously approved 4.89 per cent to 4.5

per cent.”

Residential property owners in general

will pay 0.85% more in education taxes this

year. Commercial property tax owners

within the City will pay 4.6% more.

“Lacombe property owners will pay

$105,058 in 2015, which is an increase of

2.37 per cent over 2014 and is used to fund

the operations and capital requirements of

the Lacombe Foundation seniors’ housing

facilities,” said Minchin.

2015 assessment growth from the new

construction of residential and commer-

cial properties was 0.97% and 3.33%.

The market value of existing properties

in assessment also increased by 3.09% for

residential and 1.17% for commercial this

year.

“The City will generate an additional

$50,206 from 2014 supplementary assess-

ment while new growth tax revenue re-

mains at budget levels,” said Minchin.

“The higher supplementary assessment

revenue has allowed council to reduce the

average municipal tax increase for 2015

from 4.89 per cent to 4.5 per cent.”

“A typical single-family home assessed

at $269,037 will see an overall property tax

increase of $83,” said Minchin. “A typi-

cal business property assessed at $609,471

will see an overall property tax increase of

$304.”

The average Lacombe resident will see

also see a decrease of 1.63% in the educa-

tion portion of their property tax.

After little discussion, council approved

the tax rate bylaw.

Council gave fi rst and second reading to

the bylaw on May 11th.

Tax notices will be mailed out by the end

of May with the tax payment deadline set

for June 30th.

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Alberta’s 17th premier,

Rachel Notley and her cab-

inet were sworn in on the

steps of the Alberta Legis-

lature this past Sunday.

“Today we open a new

chapter in the story of Al-

berta,” said Notley.

“From our earliest days,

Albertans have worked as

hard as anyone to forge

a brighter future. People

from all walks of life and

from every part of the

world, have joined together

on a common journey. And

on that journey we’ve been

guided by enduring values.

“Albertans are hard-

working. We are entre-

preneurial. And we are

relentlessly optimistic. We

believe that tomorrow can

be a better day. And that we

must work hard to make it

happen. That’s who we are

as Albertans.”

The new cabinet is said

to be lean and effi cient and

is fi rmly focused on solving

the challenges that face Al-

berta.

The newly sworn-in min-

isters will partner with Al-

berta’s job creators — in

energy, forestry, agricul-

ture, high-tech, tourism

and small business — to

grow and diversify the

economy, offi cials say.

The cabinet will focus on

the priorities of Albertans:

to give children the best

chance to succeed and get

the right start in school,

to protect and strengthen

public health care so it’s

there when families need

it, to restore trust and in-

tegrity in government — a

government that belongs to

Albertans and to help build

a more prosperous, a more

caring and a more hopeful

province for every Alber-

tan, she said.

“On this historic day,

we are, once again, joining

together in pursuit of our

common dream — the same

dream that has inspired

generations of Albertans,”

said Notley.

“It’s a dream founded on

the idea that change is pos-

sible — and that a better fu-

ture awaits.”

The new cabinet in order

of precedence is listed as

follows:

Rachel Notley - Premier,

Minister of International

and Intergovernmental Re-

lations.

Brian Mason - Minister

of Transportation, Minis-

ter of Infrastructure and

Government House Leader.

David Eggen - Minister

of Education and Minister

of Culture and Tourism.

Deron Bilous - Minister

of Municipal Affairs, Min-

ister of Service Alberta and

also Deputy Government

House Leader.

Joe Ceci - Minister of

Finance and President of

Treasury Board.

Marg McCuaig-Boyd -

Minister of Energy.

Sarah Hoffman - Minis-

ter of Health and Minister

of Seniors.

Kathleen Ganley - Minis-

ter of Justice and Solicitor

General and Minister of

Aboriginal Relations.

Lori Sigurdson - Min-

ister of Innovation and

Advanced Education and

Minister of Jobs, Skills,

Training and Labour.

Oneil Carlier - Minister

of Agriculture, Forestry

and Rural Development.

Shannon Phillips - Min-

ister of Environment and

Sustainable Resource De-

velopment, Minister of

Parks and Recreation,

Minister Responsible for

the Status of Women and

Deputy Government House

Leader and Irfan Sabir

- Minister of Human Ser-

vices.

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Residents to see small increase for City taxes

Premier Rachel Notley and cabinet sworn in on Sunday

NEW WHEELS – Laurie McIntosh, her husband Cody, and their children Molly, Casey and Sadie, picked up their new ride courtesy of the Ellen DeGeneres Show this week. Recognized for her efforts to pay it forward, Laurie was a guest of the TV show in February and received an array of gifts from the 12 Days of Giveaways as well as a 2015 Ford Flex from DeGeneres. Laurie and her family received their new vehicle from Lacombe Ford, which is another community tie-in to the pay it forward initiative. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express


BY ERIN FAWCETTLacombe Express

A Central Alberta greenhouse is

celebrating 30 years of success.

After three decades, Wolf’s Botanical

Greenhouses and Nurseries continue to

grow and expand. The greenhouse is cele-

brating its 30th anniversary June 6th – 7th

with a number of activities.

Sunny 94 will be on site both

days and hourly gift draws,

starting Saturday from 10 am

to 4 pm with the ribbon cutting

scheduled for noon. Draws on

Sunday happen from noon – 3

pm, culminating in the fi nal

draw for a $500 value gift certifi -

cate for the lucky winner.

Enjoy a barbeque sponsored

by BMO with all proceeds going

to the East Lacombe 4H Beef Club.

“We love what we do and we take

great pride in what we do,” said Ingrid

Hainzmann, owner of Wolf’s Botanical

Greenhouses and Nurseries.

The greenhouse is located just 8 kms

east of Lacombe on Hwy. 12 and 1.5 kms

south on the Prentiss Rd.

In addition to their location, Wolf’s Bo-

tanical Greenhouses and Nurseries can

also be found weekly at Farmers’ Markets

in both Red Deer and Lacombe.

Each year, each fl ower is carefully plant-

ed by hand. Wolf’s Botanical Greenhouses

and Nurseries offer the highest quality of

plants by using organic fertilizer – they do

not use any chemical sprays.

Not only do Wolf’s Botani-

cal Greenhouses and Nurser-

ies offer the best in quality of

fl owers, they offer landscaping

and design as well, including

sidewalks, retaining walls and

fi re pits. There is a tree nurs-

ery and they offer RV storage

on site.

“When people come out

to the greenhouse, it is very

welcoming and we have very

friendly and helpful staff. We have people

on hand who can help design a yard or

acreage,” said Hainzmann.

One of the business’s newest ventures

has been a ‘wedding island’ for couples to

get married on near the greenhouse. Sit-

uated amongst natural landscape, brides

and grooms can get married on site and

then have use of the greenhouse and the

surrounding grounds for photos.

“The weddings have been very success-

ful and we have enjoyed being able to offer

that opportunity to brides and grooms be-

cause we really do have a beautiful space,”

said Hainzmann.

Wolf’s Botanical Greenhouses and Nurs-

eries offers a variety of items including

perennials, annuals, tomatoes, mini vege-

table gardens, roses, geraniums, hanging

baskets, planters, shrubs, trees, potting

soil, peat moss and fertilizers.

The greenhouse also supplies fl owers

annually for the City of Lacombe, Red Deer

College as well as numerous golf courses

and businesses in the area.

Hainzmann said her passion for garden-

ing stems from when she was young.

“I just love fl owers. As a little kid I was

always in the dirt.”

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By KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express

Stephen Jepson will be

bringing an exciting pre-

sentation to Burman Uni-

versity next month to help

share unique ways to stay

fi t in mind and body.

His philosophy is called

‘Never Leave the Play-

ground’ and it focuses on

maintaining balance, coor-

dination and stability as a

person grows older by using

fun methods like games. Je-

pson will present a free pub-

lic discussion on his ideas at

7 p.m. in the Burman Uni-

versity PE Centre.

Although Jepson’s pre-

sentations are aimed at

seniors, the concepts are

applicable to all ages due to

the fun nature and accessi-

bility of the activities. Ron

Schafer, athletic director at

Burman, said he is looking

forward to bringing in Jep-

son because his ideas pres-

ent a unique perspective

into the concept of fi tness.

“When you just go for

a run or a walk, you ex-

ercise cardiovascular fi t-

ness. When you come to

the weight room, you de-

velop your strength. How-

ever, you’re doing nothing

for agility, balance, reac-

tion time or coordination.

There’s a long list that make

up the big picture of physi-

cal fi tness,” Schafer said.

“This program deals

with some of the fi tness

components that are usu-

ally left out. When you

see some of the balancing

things he can do at 70 – I’m

sure most of the 20-year-

olds in town couldn’t do

it – it’s quite impressive.

He emphasizes that there

is more to physical fi tness

than people know.”

Jepson focuses on using

activities such as unicy-

cling, juggling and balanc-

ing on ropes but also ex-

plains simpler movements

that are accessible for ev-

eryday use. His presenta-

tions aim to engage people

to actively develop their

motor and mental capacity.

Schafer said he has been

aware of the need for a big-

ger look at physical fi tness

for a while, and that Jep-

son’s presentation and con-

cept would compliment the

Gwen Bader Fitness Centre

very well. He hopes to en-

gage the students and com-

munity in Lacombe enough

to eventually incorporate

new kinds of activities into

the facility with public sup-

port.

“Physical fi tness activi-

ties that are used in games

and sports are called psy-

chomotor skills. Psych be-

ing mind and motor being

body, everything we do has

a mental and physical com-

ponent to it,” Schafer said.

“We don’t always think

about it that way – the more

sophisticated the move-

ments are, the more the

mind is involved. The more

intricate movements you

have, the more the brain is

involved and the more the

brain stays fi t as well.”

Although Jepson is more

known for stunts, he also

shares ideas such as mov-

ing one’s hands and feet in

small motions each day to

develop coordination and

body awareness. These

smaller, fun, more acces-

sible exercises are what

Schafer wants to instil in

the Burman fi tness facility.

“I’m hoping that he will

motivate that part of the

physical fi tness picture.

I’m committed to putting

things in our Gwen Bader

Fitness Centre that will be

unique and get people en-

gaged.

“We’ve added 1,100

square feet, and I’d like to

dedicate some of that space

just to these kinds of activi-

ties. I’ve been aware of the

need for this bigger physi-

cal fi tness picture for years.

This guy will help to illus-

trate that. In wanting to do

more than be a traditional

fi tness centre, bringing in

Stephen was a great fi t.”

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Wildfi res heat up province We’ve made it successfully past

the May Long Weekend — the sup-

posed cut-off for the possibility

of waking up with snow-covered

tents. It’s now offi cially camping

season and with that comes the

responsibility of protecting the en-

vironment as we enjoy it through

camping, quading, boating and

other recreation activities.

The general philosophy for

camping is to leave your campsite

cleaner than when you arrived.

Along with this heightened em-

phasis on outdoor enjoyment also

comes the added responsibility of

preventing fi res in the areas we are

enjoying, like provincial parks or

the backcountry.

On Monday, the Alberta Gov-

ernment implemented a province-

wide fi re ban in Forest Protection

Areas (FPA), also known as gov-

ernment protected forested areas.

This ban prohibits all open fi res,

like campfi res, in campgrounds

and random camping spots in the

province.

The ban only applies to FPAs,

as each municipality and provin-

cial park can issue their own fi re

restrictions or ban and many have

throughout the province.

Also on Monday, Lacombe Coun-

ty issued a fi re advisory notice,

stating the municipality will not is-

sue any new fi re permits, but will

still allow existing permits to be

carried out with extreme caution.

These advisories, restrictions or

full-on bans come as weather con-

ditions continue to be hot and dry,

raising the wildfi re hazard level to

very high or extreme in most ar-

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wildfi res were burning throughout

the province.

So far this year, Alberta has ex-

perienced 629 wildfi res that have

burned a total of 13,098 hectares.

Last week, we saw evidence of

exactly how dry the conditions are

when a passing train sparked mul-

tiple grass fi res within the Town

of Blackfalds and further on down

the tracks towards Lacombe.

Fortunately, our emergency

services crews were quickly dis-

patched on scene and along with

many helping hands, were able to

put out the grass fi res as soon as

possible.

Each day our area fi re depart-

ments along with provincial wild-

fi re fi ghters are putting their lives

on the line to protect communities.

Last Friday, a wildfi re pilot lost

his life assisting fi refi ghting opera-

tions while fl ying a water bomber

near Cold Lake.

“First responders like this pilot,

and our many other dedicated wild-

land fi re fi ghters, put their lives on

the line every day to ensure that

our homes and families are safe,”

said Premier Rachel Notley. “We

owe them our most sincere grati-

tude. Even as they mourn the loss

of one of their own, I know they

will continue fi ghting the many

fi res burning within our borders.

“In light of this tragedy, I re-

mind all Albertans to respect the

fi re restrictions that are now in

place to reduce the risk to our fi rst

responders and our communities.”

Let’s give them the recognition

they deserve.

If you see a grassfi re in the area,

do not hesitate to call 911. To report

a wildfi re call 310-FIRE (3473).

It is probably diffi cult for people

who have not lived in Alberta to

understand the signifi cance of our

recent election of an NDP govern-

ment: After 44 years of one-party-

state politics, we have proved to

ourselves that political change is

possible by making that change.

Post-election polls show that Al-

bertans are largely satisfi ed with

the change. A substantial portion

— many of us not card-carrying

New Democrats — are ecstatic

about it. As a writer in Macleans

put it, Albertans “are celebrating a

passing from sickness into health,

a seizure of freedom for Alberta.”

Albertans resolved, as an article

in the Calgary Sun said, to “throw

the bums out,” and fi nally we did.

The result is nothing short of

intoxicating. But now that the PCs

are deposed, what next?

Two big picture items scream

out for Albertans’ attention. On the

substantive policy side, we need

to develop an across-the-board

sustainability agenda. Alberta’s

oilsands, for example, constitute

Canada’s fastest growing source of

GHG emissions and an ecosystem

and community-destroying phe-

nomenon of gargantuan propor-

tions.

But dealing with the oilsands is

only the beginning. Other examples

abound. For example, Alberta has

the largest and fastest growing gap

between rich and poor in Canada.

This undermines our social sustain-

ability and our cities have expanded

to accommodate rapid population

growth in a profoundly unsustain-

able way. As Naheed Nenshi, mayor

of Calgary, has often observed, we

have built cities we can’t afford to

operate and maintain.

On the democratic process side,

we need to strengthen our democ-

racy while we can by enacting elec-

tion fi nance reform and by adopt-

ing a fairer, more representative

voting system. There is no doubt,

as National Post columnist Andrew

Coyne and others such as Fair Vote

Canada constantly remind us, our

voting system is shockingly unrep-

resentative.

The results of the recent Alberta

election illustrate the problem:

the New Democrats got 40% of the

popular vote but won 62% of the

seats. The political preferences of

many Albertans are not refl ected

in the make-up of the new Legisla-

ture. And this is a typical result of

our electoral system: the PCs fi erce

dominance of Alberta’s politics for

so long was facilitated and exag-

gerated by our unfair electoral sys-

tem. We need to adopt proportional

representation, a system where

the fraction of the vote received is

fairly – proportionately – refl ected

in the allocation of seats among the

contesting parties.

But to address our enormous

sustainability challenges and elec-

toral reform, we have to ensure our

democracy is never again dominat-

ed by big money. In Alberta, that

means money from the fossil fuel

industry (oil, gas and coal). Contri-

butions to parties and candidates

must be limited to individuals; cor-

porations and other organizations,

unions included, must be banned

from making political contribu-

tions. Appropriate limits, much

lower than the current ones, must

also be enacted.

This part of the Alberta reform

agenda is actually pretty straight-

forward and there are good ex-

amples in Canada as to how these

changes can be made in law and

policy. Further, election fi nance re-

form was an NDP election promise.

Albertans have to insist that this

reform be enacted soon so that we

don’t miss this opportunity while a

party that is not in bed with indus-

try holds power.

After 44 years of PC power, it is

good that another party has a de-

cisive majority for now. Albertans

need time to establish some kind of

balance after decades of PC domi-

nance and the rot that set in after

years of uninterrupted power. But

we need to get to a better, more

representative, political system as

soon as possible and that can only

come through adoption of propor-

tional representation.

It’s a truly wonderful time to

be a politically engaged Albertan.

There’s a hopefulness, one Alber-

tans haven’t experienced for de-

cades. But huge issues have been

long ignored by a series of lazy, en-

titled and business-subservient PC

governments.

The work to be done is immense,

but it’s also exciting. Let’s get on

with it.

Janet Keeping is leader of the Green Party of Alberta. Her column is distrib-uted through Troy Media.

Alberta NDP must act to ensure change endures

Janet

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Letters to the editor

Resident appreciates train honking through LacombeFor most of my long life I have

lived in the country, away from

any noise.

Especially the 40-odd years be-

fore moving into Lacombe - it was

so quiet where we lived, we could

have heard a needle drop.

When the time came to move

into town I was lucky enough

to fi nd a place at the edge of La-

combe, with only one neighbour

to the north, the other three-

sides open country. Perfect. Or

so I thought until I happened to

be there one day, before moving

in between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. It

was rush hour.

I was just wondering if I would

ever get used to one car after the

other zipping by both sides of

my new home, when the train let

loose with its powerful horn. I

didn’t think I would ever get used

to that.

A lady walked by with her dog

and I asked her, “Do you live in

this neighbourhood?”

“Yes,” she replied.

“Does the train whistle bother

you?”

“Not at all. One gets used to it.

I actually like it. It’s a sound of

home.”

And so I came to think as well,

after living with it now for eight

years. It is a sound of home. I

wake up to the train’s horn in the

morning, when it is time to wake

up, anyhow.

Late at night the train’s horn

reminds me that it is high time

for bed. It has never woken me

when asleep and I fi nd the sound

familiar and reassuring, often

remembering that at one time it

saved my life.

I was driving on the graveled C

& E Trail from Blackfalds to La-

combe. Just before the trail cross-

es the railway tracks and Hwy.

2A, south of Lacombe, towards

the experimental farm, there is

a cluster of trees concealing the

tracks.

With that and my car radio on

I neither saw nor heard the train

coming. The trail curves around

the trees and one fi nds them-

selves at the tracks rather sud-

denly and so did I when the blast

by the train’s horn stopped me

‘dead in my tracks’, so to speak.

Only a split second later I

would have been on the tracks. If

it wouldn’t have been for the ear-

shattering train whistle I would

have ‘died in my tracks’ for sure.

Please keep the train whistles

going as long as there are no bar-

riers coming down automatically

at every railway crossing in the

country. There is no way to save

lives more economically. Let’s not

forget that Lacombe came into

existence because of the railway,

not the other way around.

As for me, I like to see and hear

the train go by. To me it personi-

fi es lively trade and commerce

and bustling activity. Just watch

the wagons going by coming from

everywhere in the world. Isn’t

that exciting? The train’s whistle

thrown in makes just the right

mix. Come on, look at it this way;

see the bright side of things. En-

joy.

Margrit de GraffLacombe

The deciding factor with respect to train whis-

tles must be the health factor.

Whistles of the intensity of 110 decibels are an

extreme health hazard to those who must and are

forced to tolerate this pollution problem and its

abilities to spoil the enjoyment one derives from

property ownership.

Is cessation that diffi cult and expensive?

One must ask most of the small cities and towns

between Edmonton and Calgary who have suc-

ceeded properly in quieting the whistle’s horrid

noise. Remembering that most folks in western

Canada are appreciative of the railroad for all

the good they have done in the past for our entire

country, myself as well as others recognize their

contribution.

However, we must now recognize that our rail-

roads are foreign-owned identities, striving for the

best return possible for their shareholder, much

like the drilling rig that would be immediately

shut down at 110 db.

Is pursuing cessation worth it? What price must

us affected folk allow others to place on our and

our family’s health?

One would have a problem by approaching the

theory of blowing our vehicle horns through each

intersection in Lacombe, claiming safety as the

reason for the public disruption.

The whistle must go the way of the ‘cow catch-

er’ — that although there are still cattle in rural

areas, they no longer will be scooped aside by the

local ‘cow-catcher’ on modern locomotives.

I’ll not be caught trying to beat down those

trying to sell safety as a legitimate reason for a

110-decibel train horn. Leduc, Wetaskiwin, Pono-

ka and Olds have already proven that issue.

My, and many other folks, concern is our health

exposure to noise pollution.

Stewart ShieldsLacombe

The safety factor - my foot


Town of BlackfaldsProperty Assessment Open House

DATE: Wednesday, June 3, 2015

TIME: 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.

PLACE: Civic Centre, 5018 Waghorn St

The Town Property Assessor and the Tax Clerk will be

available to answer any questions or concerns about your

2015 Tax and Assessment Notice.

The 2015 Property Assessment & Tax Notices have been issued and

are due by June 30, 2015.

All unpaid balances are subject to a 1.5% penalty effective July 1, 2015.

If you do not receive your tax notice, please contact the Town Office at 403.885.4677 to request that another copy be sent out to you.


With legs of steal, a heart

of gold and his eyes set on

a purpose, Curtis Hargrove

has completed two inspira-

tional runs over the past

decade.

And he’s getting ready

to do it again — run thou-

sands of kilometres in sup-

port of a cause, and this

time he’s running down to

the Ellen DeGeneres Show

in Los Angeles.

He will be starting his

run from Port Alberni, B.C.

and 2,400 kms later, he will

hopefully be delivering a

very special blanket to El-

len and bolstering aware-

ness to a cause, Hugginz by

Angel.

Hargrove shared about

his new mission, which he

plans to start in August,

and his past journeys with

the students of Father La-

combe Catholic School last

week.

Hargrove, known as the

‘Cold Lake Runner’, has

participated in many fun-

draising marathons and

events to bring awareness

to several causes and chari-

ties over the past decade.

Starting in May 2012,

Hargrove set out a run

across Canada in support

of the Stollery Children’s

Hospital of Edmonton.

“I was raising money for

these kids,” he explained to

the students. “I wanted to

make sure these kids could

go home to their families

each day.”

That is in essence what

spurred him on all across

Canada.

“There are days when

you want to give up and you

want to quit, but you must

persevere,” he added.

“You’ve got to believe and

you’ve got to have faith.”

Hargrove made it to

his fi nal destination, the

B.C. coast, but that did not

quench his desire to keep

fundraising and running

for charities.

With his newly-planned

journey, he will be running

a blanket made by Angel, a

19-year-old girl with Down

Syndrome who lives in Port

Alberni, to LA.

She has been making

blankets for sick children

to comfort them during

their hospital stays for the

past three years.

Angel hand-makes blan-

kets and then delivers them

by mail or in person, each

infused with love to chil-

dren in need in hospitals

around the world.

How he met Angel is also

quite an interesting story.

Both Hargrove and An-

gel were nominated as part

of Scotia Bank’s Game

Changers program, which

saw the inspirational pair

matched up for the fund-

raiser at the Grey Cup in

2012.

“That’s where Angel and

I had huge connection,” he

said.

“We were both helping

kids that were really, re-

ally sick and we kept in

touch over the past couple

of years.”

Hargrove was also invit-

ed to be Angel’s prom date

last year.

“That’s where I saw how

many people she has affect-

ed in her life,” he said.

Angel, in her young age,

has raised over $330,000 for

various charities, includ-

ing her blanket charity

Hugginz by Angel.

“I said to Angel’s mom, if

Angel makes Ellen a blan-

ket, I will deliver it person-

ally,” said Hargrove.

“I will run from Port Al-

berni B.C. all the way to El-

len’s studio located in Cali-

fornia.”

Acting as Angel’s per-

sonal courier, he will run

with the special cargo in

hand over an estimated 43

hours of solid running.

“I’m going to be trying

to do about 58 marathons

in 49 days,” he told the stu-

dents of the undertaking.

“We are hoping with all

the support, that we all can

make Angel’s dreams come

true and she can get Ellen’s

help in making these blan-

kets.”

Hargrove originally

planned to leave on May

31st, but he has postponed

his run until Aug. 16th due

to Angel’s surgery.

She wanted to be able to

have a launch party and

see Hargrove off on his

journey.

“So the next day she can

hand me her blanket for El-

len and her letter and I will

go on my way, just so Ellen

can help her,” he said.

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INSPIRATION – Curtis Hargrove, also known as the ‘Cold Lake Runner’, visited Father Lacombe Catholic School to share his running stories and his next mission, running down to the Ellen Show in Los Angeles in the coming months.

Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

Curtis Hargrove visits Father Lacombe School



The City of Lacombe will

be hosting a Parks Party

next Saturday at Bruns

Pond, located at the cor-

ner of Woodland Drive and

Heritage Way.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lacombians can join the

celebration that features a

free barbecue, games and a

few other exciting reveals.

“One of the main things

is we are going to be unveil-

ing the new art project lo-

cated at Bruns Pond,” said

Sonya Beauclair, City of

Lacombe Recreation and

Culture administrative as-

sistant.

The art installation is a

bonsai tree water feature

that is a memorial for La-

combe’s twin city Rikubet-

su, Japan.

“Larry Hunter from B.C.

has designed this with

one of his colleagues,”

explained Sandi Stewart,

City of Lacombe Recre-

ation and Culture manag-

er. “It was all done through

art collection funds, which

the one per cent for art

contributes to. It’s kind of

one of our new feature 3-D

pieces and I would say it’s

one of our biggest pieces in

the City.”

Previous large art pieces

commissioned by the City

include a mural at the

spray park and the tile dis-

play at the Lacombe Memo-

rial Display.

“So this is new and excit-

ing,” said Stewart. “It’s a

big deal.”

June 6th is also marked

as International Trails Day

and the City will also un-

veil a memorial display in

honour of Bill Nielsen, one

of Lacombe’s trail system

purveyors.

Described as one of

the City’s true trailblaz-

ers, who as a dedicated

volunteer helped develop

the trail systems now in

place, the City’s Recreation

and Culture department

thought it was only fi tting

to unveil the memorial to

Nielsen on International

Trails Day.

“He was just a huge com-

munity-minded person,”

said Stewart. “He really

inspired so many people

to get involved in running

and marathons. He was

an amazing person. Some-

one that you would want

in every community in Al-

berta.”

Across the road from

Bruns Pond, before the

Parks Party begins, a

birthplace tree planting

ceremony will be held at

10:45 a.m.

The City started the

birthplace forest program

in 2007, and through resi-

dent participation, is trans-

forming the portion of Lin-

coln Park along Woodlands

Drive into a ‘commemora-

tive urban forest.’

Through planting a tree

in the community, the

Birthplace Forest honours

both children and the envi-

ronment.

“The Birthplace For-

est celebrations take place

once a year and each

child’s name is engraved

on a permanently installed

commemorative plaque

that includes the names

of all children who have

had a tree planted in their

honour in the previous 12

months,” said Mary Lou

Fiveland, administrative

assistant to the Lacombe

Memorial Centre.

This year four trees were

planted to honour the new

children including Thatch-

er Brunner, Amelia Goudy,

Hunter Larson and Charlee

Pyra.

The Birthplace Forest

program oversees a vari-

ety of trees planted each

year by the Parks Depart-

ment.

“Along with celebrating

the birth of a child, these

trees help meet Lacombe’s

urban forest objectives,”

said Fiveland. “They will

help move pollutants from

our air and beautify our

City for years to come.”

Also at the parks party,

the off-leash dog park as-

sessment survey will be

available for residents to

fi ll out.

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Residents encouraged to attend City Parks Party

June is block party month, and the City

of Lacombe has a wonderful packet (avail-

able at City Hall) to help you connect with

your neighbours. The point is to have a

healthier and safer community by having

neighbours simply connect, and what bet-

ter way than to eat together during a sim-

ple block party.

Some have a great deal of anxiety and

fear or they acknowledge their life is too

full and busy. But the benefi ts are huge

when you consider a neighbourhood that

is well connected over a neighbourhood

where neighbours do not know each other.

Sometimes, neighbours are forced to

deal with each other due to an issue that

is threatening their lifestyle, but the con-

nectivity of a neighbourhood does not

need to wait for something bad to happen.

That is why Block Party Month has value

and needs to be understood as a tool that

strengthens neighbourhoods.

Last year, I had the privilege to help 15

neighbourhoods in Lacombe County host

block parties.

And each time there would be a few peo-

ple who would ask, ‘Why don’t we do this

more often?’ or ‘Why have we not done this

before?’ The reason they are asking is be-

cause the excuses for dealing with neigh-

bours subsides when simple opportunities

like eating together allow us to see our

neighbours in a different light.

Last year’s block parties revealed some

pretty signifi cant subjects: the lonely per-

son who just needed a block party, the strug-

gling neighbour who needed to connect, the

couple who no one knew was celebrating

a signifi cant milestone, the car guy whose

restoration project was misunderstood and

the prejudiced perspective of a neighbour

that was suddenly corrected. The list goes

on. And it only took a simple block party.

I suppose the stories are unreal to some

and to others the block party seems to be a

waste of time that people do not have.

Perhaps your expectations are too

grand, and the purpose of the block party

does not feed your lifestyle.

The point is to love your neighbours,

much like Jesus strongly suggested in

the Bible when asked what the two most

important actions were. Sometimes block

parties can be confused with getting what

we want out of our neighbours, which has

a whole different feel.

If our motivation is fuelled by anything

other than love, we will be disappointed.

But if we celebrate Block Party Month

with an attitude of loving our neighbours,

then it will be a benefi t to the greater whole

- known as the place in which you live.

This is what Jesus had in mind when he

taught about community.

And do not limit yourself. The block

party initiative should be seen as a primer

for greater community amongst neigh-

bours. An initiative that can be done any-

time of the year and can be done on a big

or small scale.

When you plan, keep in mind that most

neighbours love to help, so ask what they

would like to bring (food, games, entertain-

ment, ideas, etc.) And be sure to set up in a

neutral area that is most accessible to all

neighbours (curbside, park, or other green

spaces).

Make the date (weekdays work, too) and

time (start and fi nish) clear either by post-

ing it online or going ‘old school’ and pass-

ing out invitations. Enjoy the few or the

many neighbours that come.

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The City of Lacombe’s new Mu-

nicipal Development Plan (MDP),

Growing Lacombe, has moved one

step closer to being approved.

City councillors approved sec-

ond reading of the important docu-

ment that sets out guidelines for

growth and development for the

City over the coming years, during

their regular council meeting on

May 25th.

A public hearing was also held,

for the City to hear concerns from

the public and affected organiza-

tions regarding the MDP.

Issues brought forward during

the public hearing included the

treatment of environmental land

and setbacks, the development of

the land north of the Lakes area,

the North Collector Road plan and

some minor mapping discrepan-

cies.

A representative from Burman

University also attended to bring

forward three issues regarding the

key transportation route map, the

College Business Park area and a

text change.

Council previously gave fi rst

reading to the bylaw on April 27th.

After the public hearing con-

cluded, council addressed some

of the issues that were brought

forward and chose to stall a third

reading until they could again re-

view the document.

After the tweaks are made to the

document, council will review it

again for a fi nal time before reach-

ing third reading at an upcoming

council meeting.

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fyifyi Your weekly Community Events Calendar

The FYI, Community Events Calendar is a free-of-charge service for not-for-profi t organizations and upcoming community events within the Lacombe and Blackfalds region. To submit your information, please email [email protected], call 403-782-5306 or fax 403-782-5344. If you would like your event or orga-nization to be included, please submit your information to the editor by noon, the Monday before the publication date.

MESSY CHURCH: Food, Fun, Faith and Family: Designed to bring children, youth and adults together in fun and interactive activities, Messy Church is a new way to explore the values and stories of Christian faith in an atmosphere of creativ-ity, hospitality and celebration. From 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. on June 5th in the CE Building at St. Andrew’s United Church (5226-51 Avenue). For more informa-tion, call 403-782-3148 or visit www.lacombeunitedchurch.ca.

Information session on demen-tia to be held at the Lacombe Continuing Care Facility on June 8th, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Martha Winchell, RN, will present an information session on demen-tia. Topics include: antipsychotic medication, information about dementia; behaviors related to dementia. Alternative approach-es for behaviours and available family resources. All are wel-come to join this specialist from the Senior’s Health Clinical Net-work of AHS for this session.`

Gigantic yard sale at St. Cypri-ans Anglican Church, 5005 C and E Trail, June 6th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lincoln Hall Society Fundraiser: Annual Spring BBQ and Caba-ret, May 30th. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Supper anytime between 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dance 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Band is Wooden Nickel. All tickets $50 per person per ticket.

Seniors “55 Plus” Week Activities: June 1st to June 6th. Activities throughout the week include a seniors fair, tea at the LMC,

bus tour of murals, a trail walk and a garden party. For more information, call Lacombe and District FCSS 403-782-6637. Free Connex transportation to and from the above seniors week events. Must call 403-786-9000 for an appointment.

Blackfalds Library: Our new books include Sherrilyn Kenyon’s “Son of No One”, Lisa Genova’s “Inside the O’Briens” and Stuart Woods’ “Hot Pursuit”. We have added some Roald Dahl and Calvin & Hobbes books to our middle school section. These are new items to Blackfalds Library and should provide some laughs and good reading.

Remember we have the Lego Club for ages fi ve and up on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. and the Duplo Club for parents and children ages 0 to four on Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Our fundraising for the Summer Reading Program will soon be in full swing. Large and small prizes as well as cash for craft supplies and entertain-ment are needed to make our reading program successful and enjoyable for the kids. Visit our website at blackfaldslibrary.ca or call us at 405-885-2343.

Invitation to join CNIB Peer Sup-port Group: The Peer Support Group is a program dedicated to helping CNIB clients adjust to vision loss. Feelings of fear, anxiety, intimidation and anger are extremely common in adults who are diagnosed with vision loss. The goal of the group is to help transform these feelings into those of confi dence and independence through educa-tion and group discussions.The program is facilitated by a volunteer who has gone through

the process of adjusting to a life with vision loss. The group offers seniors a way to connect to others experiencing similar challenges. Participants receive empowering, practical and useful information about vision loss and how CNIB services can help, as well as suggestions from other participants on how to reduce the impact of vision loss on their daily lives. There is no cost to participate in the program which will meet once per month. The group meets at the Spruce Ter-race located at 5002 – 51 Ave.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of La-combe and District: Kids and Kops Camp, July 7th to 10th.

Register on May 6th from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. First come fi rst serve. 5102 50 Ave. 403-782-7870.

Lacombe Farmer’s Market will be at the Lacombe arena parking lot and indoors started May 15th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come every Friday morning for homemade baking, eggs, fruit, vegetables, crafts, jewellery, jams, honey, wood-work and lots more. We “make it, bake it or grow it,” just for you! Call 403-782-4772 or 403-877-1280 for more information.

Lacombe Lions Club meets the fi rst Monday of the month downstairs at the Lacombe Legion. Next meeting, Monday, July 6 at 6:30 pm, Dinner at 7 pm - Guests welcome! For more informa-tion on Lions, please contact Sharon at 403-782-5179.

Bentley School Staff Reunion: Aug. 6th to coincide with the Town of Bentley’s 100th Anniversary this summer. Any former Bentley School staff members are asked to contact Arnie MacAskill at

403-782-7183 or [email protected] so the committee can establish names and contact information for the reunion. More information to follow.

Friends of the Library will have a book sale during Lacombe Days in July. Further informa-tion will be available towards the beginning of June.

Lacombe Walking Group Wednes-days from 12-12:30 at Med-combe Walk-In-Clinic. No Registration required.

Kozy Korner — Tuesday Din-ners every week at noon.

Lacombe Dance Lessons – social and choreographed ballroom dancing. Traditional Two-step or Cha Cha/Jive. For details phone Cliff at 403-782-4094.

Quilting and crafts held at Black-falds United Church on Mon-days at 9:30 a.m. Help make quilts or bring your own quilt/craft to work on. Check out our website at blackfaldsunited-church.com or call 403-885-4780 for more information.

The Lacombe Legion has bingo on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the upstairs hall. Coffee time runs Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. ($2 for coffee, tea and cook-ies). On Fridays, there are four meat draws and tickets are $2/set of three tickets. Draw starts at 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, there are four meat draws which start at 4:30 p.m. Chase the ace starts after meat draws.

Parkinson Alberta Education offers supports groups for persons with Parkinson disease, fam-

ily members and caregivers at the following Central Alberta locations: Red Deer, Lacombe, Innisfail, Olds, Three Hills and Castor. Visit www.parkinsonal-berta.ca for more information.

New to Lacombe? Contact La-combe Welcome Wagon for free maps, information about the City & area, as well as free gifts from local businesses. New baby in the family? Contact Donna Korpess with the Lacombe Welcome Wagon at 403-782-0475 for free information, baby product samples as well as free gifts from local businesses.

Youth Unlimited Drop-in Activi-ties: Drop-in activities now run every Tuesday from 6 – 9 p.m. with ball hockey on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 – 9 p.m. Girls only drop-in is also Wednesdays from 6 – 9 p.m. Thursdays Grade 3-6 drop-in program runs from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. and Grade 4 and up pro-gram from 6 – 9 p.m. Cost is 2$ for drop-in and ball hockey with drop-in 10 passes at $10 and ball hockey season pass at $50.

Taoist Tai Chi a relaxing, low impact exercise; continuing classes year round, for those who have completed begin-ners or have learned Taoist Tai Chi before. Participate in classes of your choice. Avail-able in Red Deer, Lacombe, Rocky Mountain House, and Innisfail. Contact 403-346-6772 for more information.

Affi rm – providing safe and confi -dential support to people of all sexual orientation and identity, their families and friends. We meet in Lacombe. For more in-formation, call Marg at 403-782-1887 or Ross at 403-782-3671.

Imperial Daughters of the Em-pire is a non-profi t women’s volunteer program that raises money in support of numerous initiatives supporting educa-tion. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of every month and begin at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church. For more information about the group, feel free to contact Mary Lou Wilson 403-782-3923.

Bentley TOPS- Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Every Tuesday in the basement of the Bentley Town Offi ce at 7 p.m. Contact Carolyn at 403-396-1002.

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TRAVELTo say that my recent visit to

Las Vegas was an eye-opener

after 27 years, is an understate-

ment.

The arrival at the airport gave

me the fi rst indication on how

much this city has grown over

the years.

We grabbed our bags and head-

ed out to get in line for a taxi.

The line-up was very long but it

moved quickly and we were on

our way to the Hard Rock Hotel

and Casino.

The Hard Rock was abuzz with

having hosted a fi ght the previous

night and further events thereaf-

ter. People gathering to see Ludi-

crous who was having a special

pool party that day? It was jaw-

dropping. The Hard Rock were

quick to recognize that we were

not there for the concert and es-

corted us to another section of

the Casino to check into our ho-

tel.

Even though we had asked for

early check in, unfortunately, our

room wasn’t ready. We were able

to hand our luggage over to the

bellman.

We then proceeded to walk

down to the strip, which was a

beehive of activity with people

from all around the world, speak-

ing different languages and en-

joying what Las Vegas had to of-

fer.

What to do, what to do? We

toured some of the amazing casi-

nos and tried to absorb the sites

and sounds of the strip. Wow! So

much had changed. Numerous

hotels that existed almost three

decades ago, were not there! As

we traveled down the strip, there

were amazing shows that the ho-

tels would put on.

You could spend a few days

simply taking in the shows of-

fered along the strip.

With all to see we had to focus

on our show we chose to see Criss

Angel! The show began at 7 p.m.

His show was amazing and one

that I would recommend that you

go to see. It is something words

will never describe.

Moving onwards, after hav-

ing a lovely experience thus far,

the next adventure, the Grand

Canyon! Back at home the offi ce

spoke highly about their clients’

experiences with the Grand Can-

yon Tour with Pink Jeep Tours.

Rise and shine at 6 a.m. and

the day began! The tour company

took us to the south side of the

canyon which is notably the best

section to the see the Grand Can-

yon from. They went on the fa-

mous Route 66 and it was enjoyed

by all.

A choice of lunch was provid-

ed by the tour company before

departing Vegas in the morn-

ing. Bottled water was handed

out freely and the tour guide was

amazing.

Twelve hours of touring the

Canyon was defi nitely a massive

highlight and will be reminisced

about for years. It is understood

why so many people recommend

it!

A trip to Las Vegas is never

complete without the trip to

Freemont Street. This is the old

Vegas and is a must-do. The tech-

nology never existed 27 years

ago. The largest television in

the world? It is recommended

that you go closer to the evening

to see the light show from the

overhead canopy. The sights are

something to see and you really

have to see it to believe it. Seeing

the World Famous Binions and

the four Queens gives you just a

little taste of what old Las Vegas

was all about. You can purchase a

beverage and walk around and of

course the choices to eat are end-

less. There is great little Italian

restaurant at the Golden Nugget

called Grottos and they had the

best tomato basil soup along with

some amazing bruschetta which

didn’t leave much room for the

pizza that we ordered.

Overall, it was nice to leave the

busy strip and see what the old

Vegas had to offer. It is different

and worth to considering to stay

in the area for a few days before

moving hotels and spending the

remainder of your holiday on the

strip.

When they say, ‘You’ll need a

vacation after your Vegas vaca-

tion’, it’s true.

Once arriving in Las Vegas I

quickly realized I should have

come more often than averaging

a few decades. The memories cre-

ated out of this quick trip to Las

Vegas were incredibly worth it!

Susan Walker is a franchise owner of Expedia CruiseShipCenters in Red Deer.

HISTORIC – Take a trip down memory lane on Freemont Street in old Las Vegas. photo submitted

After nearly three decades Las Vegas still glitters


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GET A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE ONOUR COMMUNITYFrom community developments to a look at rising stars on the local business, dining, sports and entertainment scenes, Lacombe Express takes a look at all the things we’re looking forward to in the year ahead!

ARTS & LEISUREBY MARK WEBERLacombe Express

Sudbury-based folk-rockers Sea Perry

are serving up some of the catchiest tunes

heard so far this year, and they’re bringing

the goods to The Hideout in Red Deer on

May 29th.

As bassist Shawn Fisher says, each per-

formance, be it an opening spot for such like-

minded acts as The Trews, Great Big Sea or

The Strumbellas, or on a festival bill with

dozens of other artists or their own headlin-

ing sets, Sea Perry sees it as an opportunity

to change lives, change people’s perspectives

or touch somebody in some way.

Chris Milligan (guitar/vocals), Fisher

(bass/keys) and Chad Bouchard (drums)

- are ready to take their relationship with

music lovers to the next level with the re-

lease of their full-length debut Do What

You Do.

“We’ve all been writing music and work-

ing with bands for years – it’s always been

our mission to take music to the next level.

That’s kind of the way we met, in our na-

tive Sudbury – we had played some shows

with each other’s bands and started to

become friends in that way,” explained

Fisher.

With other projects wrapping up, the

guys decided to join forces back in the

spring of 2013 – and the concept for Sea

Perry was sparked. “We started writing

some music and we realized that we were

doing something that we really liked, and

there was a very similar kind of mantra

among the three of us. All of our aspira-

tions are the same, so that really helped

us – it strengthened our resolve to do this

project.”

Recorded in Toronto with producer Mi-

chael Jack, who’s worked with such Ca-

nadian and international talent as Bono,

Rush and Nelly Furtado, the 10 tracks

were laid down with an ear towards bring-

ing to life that stage show while also ac-

centuating the stellar musicianship and

remarkable songwriting skills throughout

the group.

“We wanted to work with somebody that

had some real weight to their resume,” said

Fisher. “We wanted to deliver these songs

in the right form, and that they stayed true

through the recording process,” he said.

“There’s a big difference between ‘live’

music and how something translates to an

album.”

The guys had played a show with the

Trews, and they had chatted with John

Angus-MacDonald about working on the

CD with him but he was a bit busy at the

time. Jack subsequently sent them a mes-

sage saying how much he liked their music

and that he would love to collaborate at

some point. They clicked, and the produc-

tion process was soon underway.

Fisher also credits the tight-knit nature

of the trio with bringing out the best Sea

Perry has to offer, explaining that, like

all great relationships, this one is built

on honesty and vulnerability, each of the

three willing to fi ght it out to get some-

thing that’s defi nitively something they

can take pride in.

“There are times when we’re writing

music that we get so passionate about an

idea that we’re trying to push forward

that we really force each other to get to a

very uncomfortable zone emotionally,” he

said. “But sometimes you need to get to the

brink of your humanity to get something

out that’s really signifi cant.”

Overall, he said the recording of the

project proved a pretty seamless affair.

“When it comes to structuring the songs,

we spend a lot of time working on that and

it’s very collaborative. So we know where

all the changes are – we are very conscious

of how it’s going to transmit to the studio

and how it’s going to sound at the end.

“When we go in, we have a very specifi c

process of what we do, and so far that’s re-

ally working for us.”

Whatever that process involves, some-

thing is clearly working - Do What You

Do is fi lled with what has been described

as ‘giant sing-a-long choruses, pristine

radio-ready melodies, chiming guitars and

steady, driving rhythms’.

“It’s happy, but it’s got a real grit to it.”

The record is also fi lled with lyrics and

stories that run the gamut of coming to

grips with your own mortality and mov-

ing forward in the face of whatever might

come your way to, of course, relationships

of all kinds.

For Fisher, as with the other guys, a

love for music surfaced early on. “I grew

up all around musicians. My grandmother

played everything – she was a very tal-

ented woman. Everyone on my mom’s side

was just very musically inclined naturally,

and my mother exposed me to a lot of dif-

ferent music.

“And my dad was a crooner – he’d be

singing these songs non-stop. He loved

Frank Sinatra. And that’s actually where

my voice lies – in that register. I’d defi nite-

ly say I was inspired by my father in that

regard.”

Ultimately, the guys can’t wait to hit the

road and introduce their music to a much

broader audience. There is nothing like

that connection of artist to audience.

“The band wasn’t born out of writing for

an album, the album was born out of a love

of playing ‘live’ and then having the chal-

lenge of putting it onto a recording.”

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FULL THROTTLE – Ready to unleash their new CD Do What You Do, the men of Sudbury-based band Sea Perry perform at The Hideout in Red Deer on May 29th. Jess Baumung photo

Folk-rockers Sea Perry to play Red Deer stage


With summer almost here, the Lacombe

and District Historical Society is launch-

ing their 2015 season, with walking tours

and museums now open to visitors.

Blacksmith Shop Museum - the Lacombe

and District Historical Society is pleased

to announce that the Lacombe Blacksmith

Shop Museum will have regular visiting

hours this summer on Sundays from 11

a.m. to 3 p.m. during the months of July

and August.

The shop will also be hosting live black-

smithing demonstrations from 11 a.m. to 4

p.m. on Canada Day, Lacombe Days on July

25th to 26th, Alberta Open Farm Days on

Aug. 22nd to 23rd and the Lacombe Culture

and Harvest Festival on Sept. 26th-27th.

Built in 1902, the Lacombe Blacksmith

Shop is the oldest operating Blacksmith

Shop in Alberta. The Blacksmith Shop is

located at 5020-49th St.

Flatiron Museum - The Flatiron Mu-

seum’s new summer exhibit is scheduled

to open this summer in July and will ex-

plore the impact of the Great War in the

Lacombe Region.

Currently, the Museum is exhibiting ar-

chival photos from Lacombe’s early history

and chronicling the change in the City’s ar-

chitecture from wood construction to brick.

The Flatiron Museum is located at 100,

5005– 50th Ave. on Lacombe’s Historic

Main Street and is open from Tuesday to

Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.

to 5 p.m. during the month of May and

open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 12

p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June to August.

For more information visit us online at

mhma3.blogspot.ca or call 403-755-6935.

Guided walking tours - Guided walk-

ing tours depart daily from the Michener

House Museum at 2 p.m. during the sum-

mer season (June to August). Hear sto-

ries from the past and learn about the

murals and heritage buildings located in

Lacombe’s Historic Downtown during at

45-minute tour. The tour is free but dona-

tions are welcome.

Michener House Museum - the Histori-

cal Society is hosting its annual pancake

breakfast fundraiser on July 25th from 8

a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Michener House

Museum. The Michener House (built in

1894) is the birthplace of Rt. Hon. Roland

Michener who was Governor General of

Canada from 1967 to 1974.

This house museum is a great place to

learn about life in Lacombe in the early

1900s as it is the oldest residence remain-

ing in Lacombe today.

The Michener House Museum is located

at 5036- 51st St. in Lacombe and is open

Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. during the month of

May and open seven days a week from 9

a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June

to August. For more information on our

programs and services visit us online at

mhma3.blogspot.ca or call (403) 782-3933.

- submitted by the Lacombe and District Historical Society

Documents pertaining to the development permits may be inspected at City Hall, 5432-56 Avenue, during

regular business hours.

Anyone claiming to be aff ected by the approval of the Permitted Uses with Variances or Discretionary

Uses may submit an objection within 14 days from the date of notice. The appeal must be in writing,

accompanied with a $50.00 fee and be directed to: Lacombe Subdivision and Development Appeal Board,

Attn: Secretary to the SDAB, 5432 - 56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9

DATE PERMIT# LOCATION DEVELOPMENT

May 21 61/251.05 35 Erica Drive Secondary Suite

May 21 61/251.06 4716 49A Avenue Parking Facility

Discretionary Use Take notice that the following DISCRETIONARY USE Permits have been approved:

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

Current to May 21, 2015DEVELOPMENT PERMITS

permits have been approved asry respect to the Land Use Bylaw:

PERMITS

DATE PERMIT# LOCATION DEVELOPMENT

May 21 61/251.28 #80-15 Mackenzie Ranch Way Shed

May 21 61/251.32 #102-15 Mackenzie Ranch Way Manufactured Home

May 21 61/251.33 45 Erica Drive Single Family Dwelling

May 21 61/255.09 65 Burris Pointe Home Occupation 1

Where you want, when you want.

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ARTS & LEISURE

Benjamin Disraeli, the

distinguished British

Prime Minister, once ridi-

culed an opposition mem-

ber of parliament by say-

ing, “He is distinguished by

his ignorance for he only

had one idea and that was

wrong.”

Today 99% of doctors

have one idea that choles-

terol-lowering drugs are

the be-all-and-end-all to

lower blood cholesterol. I

believe history will prove

them wrong. This week, an

old prisoner experiment

tells a story, along with a

natural remedy to lower

blood cholesterol.

Dr. John Judkin, for-

merly Emeritus Professor

of Physiology at London

University, London, Eng-

land, made headlines years

ago when he reported that

a high dietary intake of

animal fat and the eating

of foods containing choles-

terol were not the cause of

coronary heart disease. Of

course he was ridiculed for

such an idea.

But Judkin pointed to

a greater correlation be-

tween the intake of sucrose

(ordinary sugar) and coro-

nary attack. For instance, a

study conducted in 15 coun-

tries showed that as the

population consumed more

sugar, there was a dramatic

increase in heart attack.

What is more impressive

is a prison study carried

out by Milton Winitz, a U.S.

biochemist, in 1964.

Eighteen prisoners, kept

behind bars for six months,

were provided food that

was well regulated.

In this controlled en-

vironment it was proven

that when the prisoner diet

was high in sugar, blood

cholesterol increased and

when dietary sugar was

decreased there was a

huge drop in blood choles-

terol. Can you imagine the

screaming and hollering

from rights groups if re-

searchers tried this experi-

ment today!

History is on Professor

Judkin’s side. One hundred

years ago coronary heart

attack was a rare event. In

fact, so rare that Dr. Dudley

White, Harvard’s famous

cardiologist, remarked

that when a case arrived in

emergency at the Massa-

chusetts General Hospital,

other doctors were alerted

so they could witness this

disease fi rst-hand.

In the last 100 years

there’s been an extraor-

dinary change in North

American dietary habits.

Now we feed children ce-

reals that are often half

sugar. I’ve said facetiously

that it would be safer for

them to eat the box! We

have soft drinks, desserts

and prepared foods loaded

with sugar. It’s hard to es-

cape what I’ve labeled ‘the

white devil.’

But why does excess

sugar cause an increase in

blood cholesterol? Once in-

gested, sugar breaks down

into equal amounts of glu-

cose and fructose.

Glucose is then used to

power the biochemical pro-

cess that provides energy

for daily functions of the

body. Fructose, on the oth-

er hand, follows a different

route, producing acetate

that is one of the building

blocks needed by the liver

to manufacture cholester-

ol. So the more sugar you

eat the greater the produc-

tion of cholesterol.

But you don’t have to be

behind bars to lower blood

cholesterol. A natural

product, Sytrinol, consists

of polymethoxylated fl a-

vons derived from the peel

of citrus fruits. It also in-

cludes tocotrienols, power-

ful antioxidants, extracted

from the fruit of the palm

tree.

Dr. Michael T. Murray,

one of the world’s authori-

ties on natural medicine,

says, “The research on Sy-

trinol is extremely impres-

sive.” This is because mul-

tiple studies show that in

many cases Sytrinol lowers

blood cholesterol by 30%,

LDL the bad cholesterol, by

27% and triglycerides, by

34%.

These changes may oc-

cur within one month.

Sytrinol works by de-

creasing the oxidation of

bad cholesterol, a factor in

plaque formation that nar-

rows coronary arteries.

Sytrinol also decreases

infl ammation of arteries,

believed to be associated

with heart attack. And by

lubricating platelets, the

small blood particles re-

sponsible for blood clot for-

mation, it curbs the chance

of one forming in coronary

arteries.

The dose of Sytrinol is

300 milligrams once a day.

It is well-tolerated with no

complications reported

even when 50 times the reg-

ular dose is prescribed.

It’s available in Health

Food Stores. I believe it’s al-

ways prudent to try natural

remedies fi rst, due to the

potential complications of

cholesterol-lowering drugs.

The moral? Having one

idea that is wrong is dan-

gerous. It’s also wrong to

forget that the fi rst rule of

medicine is ‘to do no harm.’

See the web site www.doc-giff.com. For comments, email [email protected].

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BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express

The Lacombe Panthers

U-16 minor soccer team

took to College Heights this

week where they battled

strong winds and took out

the Stettler U-16 with a fi -

nal score of 4-1.

Conditions lent the play-

ers no favours as they fought

for the ball. However, strong

winds and light rain didn’t

seem to damper the La-

combe minor soccer spirit as

Nico VanDoesburg pushed

through and secured the

fi rst goal of the game.

“We did start a little slow,

and that’s kind of typical of

our team, I’m not sure why.

It seems to take us 15 min-

utes or so to get going but

we have a strong bunch of

players, and a good bunch

of kids so they really get it

going later on in the game,”

said Lacombe Head Coach

Dave Heslop.

The Panthers played the

game with a strong defence

in the fi rst half, ensuring

that the ball stayed mostly

in their opponent’s end of

the fi eld. The boys demon-

strated skill in maintain-

ing control of the ball, and

were working hard to keep

it away from Stettler.

“We do focus on that de-

fence because we believe a

good defence will get you

the win, and we do have

some really strong defend-

ers. We’re so far nine games

into the season and unde-

feated. We’ve had six regu-

lar season games, and three

games in the Sun Breaker

tournament and have gone

undefeated so far. The de-

fensive strategy really pays

off for us,” Heslop said.

“What we’ve got is kind

of a core group of boys

that have been together,

probably since they were

12-years-old. They’ve ac-

cepted their roles – they

know they aren’t going to

score the goals or whatev-

er, but they know their re-

sponsibilities and they do a

great job with it.”

The boys from Stettler

didn’t go down without

effort. There was a great

push from the players to try

and regain control over the

ball, and many excellent

passes along the fi eld. The

wind played a role in sever-

al stop-and-start instances

in the game, but overall the

players pushed through to

continue the battle.

Stettler evened the score

1-1 early in the second half

but were soon overtaken

by the Panthers. VanDoes-

burg scored two more goals

in the game, and Keith

Tembrinke contributed a

goal as well.

So far, the Panthers have

reigned undefeated in their

season. Right now, Heslop

said the boys will be work-

ing on tightening up their

basic skills to carry them

through to provincials. As

well, the team puts a focus

on connecting off the pitch

as well to develop good re-

lationships and comradery

among the players.

“We feel that we maybe

need to hone up on the

skills that are already

there. Our ultimate goal is

to make it to provincials, so

that’s our main goal for the

year. Really, we just need

to brush up and polish up

on the fundamentals of the

game. That’s always impor-

tant,” Heslop said.

“We have really good team

chemistry. For instance,

we’re going out to Gull Lake

for a team-building thing

and we do events like that to

make sure we have a good,

solid team atmosphere. We

win as a team, and we lose

as a team.”

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FOCUS – Lacombe Panther Johnathan Bell races hard to steal the ball away from Stettler player James Switenky during a recent game in Lacombe. The Panthers won 4-1. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express

Lacombe Panthers stomp Stettler at College Heights


Lacombe Karate stu-

dents participated in two

big tournaments over

the long weekend. At the

Western Canadian Karate

Championships held on

May 16th, hosted in Red

Deer at Hunting Hills High

School, 40 students won 59

medals. Tournament win-

nings are as follows:

Five and under - Gabriel

Esteves - Kata, bronze;

sparring, silver.

Mini PeeWee six- to sev-

en-year-old boys - Brendan

McKinley - Kata, silver;

sparring, gold.

Mini PeeWee six- to sev-

en-year-old girls - Tekoa

Solowoniuk - sparring,

gold; Danai Grabo - spar-

ring, bronze.

PeeWee A eight- to nine-

year-old boys - Landon

MacRae - sparring, silver;

Ethan Sonnenberg - spar-

ring, bronze; Rylan Loisell

- Kata, bronze; Koel Robin-

son - Kata, silver, sparring,

bronze; Matthew Goodey

- sparring, silver; Tymen

Green - sparring, silver;

Caleb Carruthers - spar-

ring, bronze and Devin Al-

larie - sparring, gold and

Kata, bronze.

PeeWee A eight- to nine-

year-old girls - Jill Cosman

- Kata, bronze; sparring,

gold.

PeeWee B 10 to 11-year-

old boys - Liam Lougheed

- Kata, gold; Korbin Adams,

sparring, bronze; Quin

Dorn - sparring, silver; Ty-

son Bergman - sparring,

gold; Griffyn Craig - Kata,

bronze; Joshua Abel – spar-

ring, silver and Ainge Roy


gold.

PeeWee B 10-11 girls -

Darby Fitzgerald - Kata,

gold; sparring, silver. Ca-

dence Zukowski - sparring,

gold and Sarah Pollock -

sparring, bronze.

Junior A 12-13 boys -

Scott Macleod - Kata, silver;

Gabriel Sonnenberg - Kata,

gold and Daniel Kenney


gold.

Junior A 12- to 13-year-

old girls - Jasmin Berg-

man- Kata, silver; sparring,

silver.

Junior B 14-16 girls - Kali

Robinson - sparring, gold;

Kata, silver. Maddy Small-

man - sparring, bronze and

Jerrica Shandro - sparring,

gold; Kata, gold.

Men’s 17 and over - Todd

Green - sparring, gold.

Executive Women 35 and

over - Sherri MacRae - spar-

ring, bronze; Lise Beckett -

Kata, gold; sparring, silver.

Lisa Bergman - sparring,

gold; Kata, silver.

Executive Black Belt

Men 35 and over - Clint Ro-

bison - Kata, gold and spar-

ring, silver.

Kickboxing Lightweight

- Drake Kachnic – bronze;

Rob Dobson – gold.

Kickboxing Middle-

weight - Barry Macumber

– silver.

Kickboxing Heavyweight

- Mitchell Soloway – silver;

Todd Green – bronze.

Modifi ed Muay Thai

Lightweight - Rob Dobson

– gold.

Modifi ed Muay Thai

Middleweight - Barry Mac-

umber – gold.

Two Lacombe karate stu-

dents also attended the 2015

WKC Canadian Champion-

ship Tournament held in

Ottawa on the same week-

end. Corben Moen and

Michael Roe were able to

attend the tournament af-

ter qualifying for nationals

after winning a previous

tournament. Moen and Roe

will be now be attending a

world tournament in Flor-

ida in the coming months.

Tournament winnings

are as follows:

Boys 13-14 under 55 kg

- Corben Moen - sparring,

bronze.

Men’s Black Belt under

70 kg - Michael Roe - Kata,

gold; continuous sparring,

silver and point sparring,

fourth.

- submitted by Lacombe Karate

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Lacombe Karate students bring home plethora of medals

TACKLING HUNGER – Central Alberta Buccaneers’ player Ian Keetch, left, pursues Bucs player Kristoff-Vincent Morgan, centre, with Curtis Hargrove, right, looking in during the ce-lebrity fl ag football game for the Bucs Day to Tackle Hunger last weekend. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express


Sometimes things line up perfect-

ly. Like a bolt of lighting striking a

rod, narrowly avoiding incinerating

a building, or a surfer catching a

pristine wave.

Such is the case for Lacombe na-

tive Ryan Swier, 19, who has excelled

in junior-level hockey and now with

his team, The Portage la Prairie Ter-

riers, has won the National Junior A

Hockey Championship.

From the moment he was traded

to the Terriers and started a new

season as a forward, the Manitoba-

based team had one goal — to play in

the RBC Cup championship game on

home ice.

“It really was exciting,” said Swier

of the championship game and win-

ning the biggest trophy in junior

hockey. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime

experience.”

The Terriers defeated Ontario’s

Carleton Place Canadians in a 5-2

showdown in front of a sold out crowd

in Portage la Prairie on May 17th.

Although the goal was reached, the

big win was still slightly unexpected

as the Terriers had been out-played

by the Canadians earlier in the tour-

nament.

Again, things lined up perfectly

and the Terriers got a rematch in the

fi nal game and stomped out the Ca-

nadians’ long burning fl ame.

“Obviously we worked all year for

it,” said Swier. “So we were prepared

mentally and physically, and with

the crowd behind us, we had a lot of

adrenaline and played really well.”

The Terriers also prevailed in

their regular season with the Mani-

toba Junior Hockey League, fi nish-

ing with a 53-3-4 record.

The road to the RBC Cup began with

a trip to Fort McMurray for the West-

ern Canada Cup at the end of April.

The Terriers lost the fi rst game 3-1 to

the host team the Oil Barons. But the

Terriers managed to recover in the fol-

lowing games conquering the Melfort

Mustangs (6-3), the Penticton Vees (3-2)

and the Spruce Grove Saints (4-2).

A fi nal showdown was set against

the Vees, but it wasn’t the Terriers’

time to hoist that particular cup, tak-

ing a second place fi nish and still ad-

vancing to nationals on home ice.

And with that the Terriers fi nished

off a near-perfect season and are

only the third team from Manitoba

to win the National Junior A Hockey

Championship.

For Swier, hockey is in his blood

and it’s the sheer passion and enjoy-

ment from the sport that spurs him

forward.

He began playing minor hockey

with the Lacombe Rockets at age fi ve.

From there he moved on to playing

Bantam AAA in Red Deer, midget

hockey and in his fi rst junior year,

played in Lloydminster.

Now in the post season, Swier said

he plans to work, train and spend time

with friends and family in Lacombe.

Next season, it’s likely Swier will

be lacing his skates up again with the

Terriers.

“As far as I know,” he said. “There

are a lot of changes that could hap-

pen though.”

Swier has two years left in junior

hockey but he has a few goals that

will hopefully propel his career into

the pro level. He is aiming for gar-

nering a scholarship to NCAA in the

United States.

“The States are more well-known

and scouted for higher levels and pro

levels,” said Swier. “I defi nitely have

a few options.”

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This week you discover a good

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ARIESMar 21/Apr 20

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hours on a big project,

and now is the time to buckle

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will be very supportive and

serve as sounding boards as

you determine where

to go next.

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What’s Happening .... 0049-0070

Garage Sales ..............0100-0650

Employment .............. 0700-0920

Service Directory ....... 1000-1430

Items to Buy/Sell ....... 1500-1940

Agricultural ................ 2000-2210

For Rent ..................... 3000-3200

Wanted to Rent..........3250-3390

Real Estate .................4000-4190

Open House Directory 4200-4310

Financial ....................4400-4430

Transportation ..........5000-5240

Legal/Public Notices 6000-9000

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Business Services#1000 - #1430

Accounting .......................... 1010Acupuncture........................1020Advocate/Mediation ............1025Antique Dealers & Stores ...1027Automotive ..........................1029Bands & DJ s ......................1030Beauty/Cosmetic ................1040Bookkeeping .......................1050Cabinet Makers ...................1054Child Care/Caregivers .........1060Carpentry ............................1062Car Rentals .........................1064Cat Work .............................1065Cleaning .............................1070Clerical................................1080Construction .......................1085Consulting ...........................1090Contractors ......................... 1100Computer Services ..............1110Drafting & Design................ 1120Eavestroughing ................... 1130Educational ......................... 1140Electrical ............................. 1150Entertainment ..................... 1160Escorts................................ 1165Farm Equipment ................. 1168Financial ............................. 1170Fireplaces ........................... 1175Flooring............................... 1180Food/Catering ..................... 1190Furnace Cleaning ............... 1193Glass Shops ....................... 1196Mobile Glass Shops ............ 1197Handyman Services ...........1200Health Care......................... 1210Income Tax .........................1220Insurance ............................ 1130Landscaping .......................1240Land Mapping .....................1250Legal Services ....................1260Limousine Services ............1270Massage Therapy ...............1280Mechanical .........................1285Misc. Services ....................1290Moving & Storage ...............1300Oilfi eld .................................1305Painters/Decorators ............ 1310Personal Services ...............1315Pet Services .......................1318Photography .......................1320Plumbing & Heating ............1330Printing................................1335Rental - Equipment .............1340Rental - Misc .......................1350Repair Service ....................1360Roofi ng ...............................1370Snow Removal ....................1380Travel ..................................1385Upholstery ..........................1390Well Drilling ........................1400Welding ............................... 1410Window Cleaning ................1420Yard Care ............................1430

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PersonalServices 1315

HIP OR KNEE Replacement? COPD or arthritic conditions? The

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Roofing 1370METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors. 40 year

warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select

supporting Distributors. Call 1-888-263-8254.

Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

Aircraft ..............................1510Antiques & Art ..................1520Auctions ............................1530Bicycles ............................1540Building Supplies ..............1550Business Machines ..........1560Cameras & Accessories ..1570Children’s Items ................1580Clothing ............................1590Computers ........................1600Concert & Event Tickets ..1610Equipment - Misc. ............1620Equipment - Heavy ..........1630Tools ................................1640Farmers’ Market &Food Basket......................1650Firewood ..........................1660Lumber ............................1670Garden Supplies ..............1680Lawn Tractors ..................1690Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700Household Appliances......1710Household Furnishings ....1720TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740Jewellery ..........................1750Kid’s Deals........................1755Misc. For Sale ..................1760Musical Instruments..........1770Music Lessons..................1780Piano & Organs ................1790Office Supplies ................1800Pets & Supplies ................1810Pet Services ....................1820Cats ..................................1830Dogs ................................1840Sports Cards ....................1850Sporting Goods ................1860Collectors’ Items ..............1870Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880Travel Packages ..............1900Wedding Supplies ............1910Recycled Products............1920Wanted to Buy ..................1930Items to Give Away ..........1940

Auctions 1530COLLECTOR CAR

AUCTION! 8th Annual Calgary

Collector Car Auction, June 12 - 14, Indoors

Convention Center Grey Eagle Casino. All makes &

models welcome. Consign today

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K & K AUCTIONS Presents a Large Antique and Collectible Auction.

Sunday, June 7, 9:30 a.m., Bashaw Community

Centre, Bashaw, Alberta. Doug, Loraine 780-679-4142;

www.globalauctionguide.com.

UNRESERVED PUBLIC AUCTION.

Saturday, May 30, 11 a.m. Tractors, trailers, autos, antiques, storage units!

Storage 4U Location Hwy 17 North Lloydminster.

Scribner Auction, 780-842-5666;

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Equipment-Misc. 1620

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Firewood 1660LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging

403-318-4346

GardenSupplies 1680

BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES. 4 - 6 feet, $35 each. Machine planting: $10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer). 20

tree minimum order. Delivery fee $75 - $125/order. Quality

guaranteed. 403-820-0961.

Agricultural#2000 - #2290

Farm Equipment ..............2010Haying Equipment ............2020Tractors ............................2030Combines & Headers ......2040Fertilizer Equipment..........2050Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060Equipment Wanted ..........2070Farm Custom Work ..........2080Farm Auctions ..................2090Livestock ..........................2100Livestock - Exotic..............2110Sheep ..............................2120Poultry ..............................2130Horses ..............................2140Horse Boarding ................2150Riding Supplies ................2160Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170Pasture Wanted ................2180Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190Seed Grain ......................2200Seeding & Tillage ............2210

Livestock 2100FOR SALE. Simmeron

Simmentals, fullblood full Fleckvieh bulls, yearlings

and 2 year olds, polled and horned, A.I. bloodlines, very quiet,

muscled. 780-913-7963; www.simmeronranch.ca.

Grain, FeedHay 2190HEATED CANOLA buying

Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.

Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed.

Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252

SELLING ORGANIC/conventional Sweet

Clover, Red Clover, Alfalfa, Smooth and Meadow Brome, Crestedwheat, Timothy, Sainfoin. Milk Vetch. Free delivery on

larger orders! Pasture and hay blends. Birch Rose

Acres Ltd., Star City, SK. Phone 306-863-2900;

[email protected].

For Rent#3000 - #3200

Acreages/Farms ..............3010Houses/Duplexes ............3020Condos/Townhouses........3030Manufactured Homes ......3040Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050Suites ..............................3060Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070Roommates Wanted ........3080Rooms for Rent................3090Motels/Hotels ..................3100Offices ..............................3110Stores/Commercial ..........3120Industrial ..........................3130Warehouse Space............3140Garage Space..................3150Storage Space ................3160Land ................................3170Pasture ............................3180Mobile Lot ........................3190Misc. for Rent ..................3200

Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390

Acreages/Farms ..............3255Houses/Duplexes ............3260Suites ..............................3270Rooms..............................3280Manufactured Homes ......3290Housesitting Wanted ........3300Garage Space..................3310Storage Space ................3320Stores/Commercial ..........3330Office Space ....................3340Industrial ..........................3350Warehouse Space............3360Resorts & Cottages..........3370Pasture/Land....................3380Mobile Lot ........................3390

Houses/Duplexes 3020

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MobileLot 3190

PADS $450/mo.Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm.,2 bath. As Low as $75,000. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

Real Estate#4000 - #4190

Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190

ManufacturedHomes 4090

THE HEART of Every Home is in its Kitchen.

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stainless steel appliances & more. For more

information call United Homes Canada

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BuildingsFor Sale 4150

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