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Page 11 Electricity prices set

to spike in Alberta
this month
MIRIAM OSTERMANN
Times Associate Editor

Unseasonably low temperatures won’t be the

Strathmore only thing driving up electricity bills in Alberta
singers shine this month as rates are set to nearly double in
April, tugging on the purse strings of certain cus-
tomers and the provincial government.
Page 12 Electricity rates for Direct Energy Regulated Ser-
vices, Enmax Energy, and Epcor Energy custom-
ers will be jumping from historically low rates to
nearly twice their value.
According to the Alberta Utilities Commission,
which determines the rates, the Enmax Energy
rate will hike to 9.28 cents per kilowatt-hour (kW-
h) in April from 5.11 cents per kW-h in March.
Epcor Energy has increased to 7.7 cents per kW-h
from 4.5 cents per kW-h and Direct Energy is
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jumping to 7.9 cents per kW-h from 4.5 cents per
to perform kW-h.
However, the Alberta Government’s footing
some of the bill with the regulated rate option
cap, that’s set at 6.8 cents. The cap will apply to
those without fixed rates and on plans with float-
ing rates that follow the regulated rate option
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However, the rate increases didn’t
come as a surprise to industry experts
who said the increases are not out of
the ordinary and have been expected
for months.
“This April price isn’t anything oth-
er than the norm, in fact it’s closer to
the historical average than where we’ve
been, and for the past three years we’ve
had record low prices for electricity so
we’re just reverting back to the histor-
ical norm,” said Blake Shaffer, the for-
mer director of trading at TransAlta and
a PhD candidate in economics at the
University of Calgary.
“It was not surprising at all, markets
have shown this for months now. I
would say the context is really impor-
tant here. We’re not talking about a price
spike or anything out of the ordinary.
We’re just returning to the norm from
something that was unsustainably low
for three years. These were the lowest
prices since we became a competitive
energy market in 2000. It really wasn’t
economic for any plants to run for any
long-term plans.”
TransAlta retired one of their coal
power-generating units at the turn of
the 2018 calendar year, and mothballed
– or temporarily shut down – sever-
al more in an attempt to transition to
cleaner energy. Shaffer explained that
when it comes to electricity, generators
pay the bill for the carbon tax and de-
pending on the type of plant that could
mean shelling out money or reaping the
benefits.
“In effect a gas plant pays no carbon
tax, a coal plant will pay something,
and something that doesn’t emit re-
ceives, so that’s changing the baseline,”
he said. “What that’s intended to do is it
dampens any effect on prices from the
carbon tax but it sends a shift within
the type of fuel that generates power
form coal to gas. There is a limited di-
rect effect. Where it does have an effect
and part of the reason why prices are
rising is coal plans are shutting down.
It’s sort of like chasing your tail. They
shut down because prices are low, but
by shutting down prices rise a little bit.”
Nearly half of Albertans are projected
to be on plans with floating rates fol-
lowing the regulated rate option with
cap. Electricity rate increases have taken
effect this month across the province.

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Rockyford secures government funding
for handicap-friendly facility
MIRIAM OSTERMANN
Times Associate Editor
With deteriorating infrastructure
and features not inclusive of those
with a physical handicap, the Rocky-
ford Sportsplex will undergo construc-
tion this month to upgrade its facility,
thanks to a grant from the provincial
government.
The Rockyford Agricultural Society
has planned for the renovation of the
facility’s washrooms and bleachers, and
the creation of a viewing area for those
confined to wheelchairs – which is cur-
rently non-existent – for many years.
Then just over a year ago, the society
moved ahead on securing funding.
“It’s long overdue, it’s something
that we’ve been planning on doing for
many years and a year ago we were fi-
nally able to get the funding in place
and the plans in place to make it hap-
pen,” said Darcy Koester, president of
the Rockyford Agricultural Society.
“It’s an important part of the commu-
nity, this building. It brings a lot of peo-
ple into the town. It’ll be a much more
comfortable and enjoyable place for
people to watch their kids play hockey
and ringette.”
With a price tag of nearly $150,000
– half of which is raised through fun-
draisers, the support of the Rockyford
Lions Club, and reserves – the Alber-
ta government recently approved the
Community Facility Enhancement Pro-
gram (CFEP) application for just over
$70,000.
“I think we’re always pleasantly sur-
prised when we receive money from
the province; it’s an application, it’s a
process through this grant program,
and over the years Rockyford has done
well in our application process,” said
Rockyford Mayor Darcy Burke.
“I’m always impressed when I see
provincial dollars being invested in
small rural communities, and it ensures
that there will be sports and recreation
here for our citizens and surrounding
areas for many years to come.”
CFEP is a government grant that pro-
vides financial assistance for the pur-
chase, repair, renovation, build, and
upgrade or expansions of sports, recre-
ational, cultural and other linked pub-
lic-use community facilities.
The Rockyford Sportsplex falls under
that category. It was erected in 1973
and contains a skating, hockey and rin-
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Rockyford Sportsplex and make it more handicap friendly with wheelchair accessibility, a viewing area
and new bleachers.
However, the original bleachers and
other features of the aging structure
have been waning over the years and
the lack of accessibility within the fa-
cility, especially washrooms, for those
in wheelchairs or with other physical
handicaps has proved limiting.
“The bleachers have been in there
since the construction of the building;
they’re starting to deteriorate, they’re
showing their age and we thought if
we’re going in there, we’re going to
have to do remodelling to have to put
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and encompass it as part of a new
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to date and code,” Burke said.
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in our communities, there wasn’t the
thought put into what was needed to
care for these folks who wanted to be
able to view sports and recreation ...
now the initiative is we need to make
sure that our buildings are accessible.
I think that’s just demonstrating the
community’s initiative – the ag society’s
initiative – to make sure that anybody
who wants to be in our facility is going
to be able to be there.”
The Rockyford Agriculture Society
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With the coming legalization of marijuana this year,
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REQUIRED FOR The Town of Strathmore Council has established a Recreation Facility Development Committee.
at 7:00 pm FINANCIAL AUDIT
This committee will aim to assist council with the development of a Recreation Facility Master
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This committee will have a number of functions:
COMMITTEE • The Recreation Facility Development Committee will assist through research to gather best
Committee The Town of Strathmore is seeking
(1) community member who would
practices, recreation standards, industry trends, and innovative development solutions in
order to build a comprehensive Recreation Facility Master Plan for the Town of Strathmore.
of the Whole like to volunteer to sit on the
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• The Recreation Facility Development Committee will assist through local stakeholder
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Meeting will be The Financial Audit Committee
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order to build a comprehensive Recreation Facility Master Plan for the Town of Strathmore.
• The Recreation Facility Development Committee will act as an advisory committee to Council,
April 11, 2018 involvement with internal controls
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to advocate for recreation facility development, provide advice on recreation development
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at 7:00 pm a review of the external auditor’s
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Grain concerns
MARTIN SHIELDS
Member of Parliament Bow River Riding
This spring, a decline in railway service for the
grain sector has seen performance numbers drop
dramatically. This is resulting in the worse grain
backlog in years. Contracts are in jeopardy and de-
murrage costs are increasing.
This situation is very bad for our grain produc-
ers. When a shipment of grain doesn’t arrive to a
port on time, it’s the producer who pays the pen-
alty – not the railway.
As a first step to address this crisis and make
sure it doesn’t happen again in the future, we have
been pressing the government to pass Bill C-49
quickly. This Bill would at least reintroduce inter-
switching regulations that expired back in August
2017. Unfortunately, Bill C-49 is omnibus legisla-
tion. That means the good stuff – interswitching
– is bundled together with all kinds of other mea-
sures that we opposition MPs can’t support.
We offered to support a split version of the Bill
to pass it quickly, but the Liberals declined. Unfor-
tunately, their attitude toward the grain backlog is
pretty much par for the course. This government
simply never makes farmers and ranchers a prior-
ity.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Greenland in Strathmore
To the Editor
The guys did a good job on snow/ice/mountainous
crater removal last week for the streets. I do ponder
however, as to why the road in front of our place was
left with a rather obvious miss.
There is a significant and obvious difference be-
tween pavement and a large protrusion of snow and
ice that looks eerily similar to Greenland. The crew
cleared in front of the other driveways, as expected,
yet the road in front of our place was left virtually
untouched.
I want to know the most obvious question to this:
Why? Is it a practical joke? Well, haha.
Does someone have a chip on their shoulder, some
psycho-social event going on here? Is the town flirt-
ing with me?
Umm...
My wife, was born here. Her dad, an honorary mem-
ber of the Strathmore Lions, and grandfather were pil-
lars of the community. Her mother may have taught
your mother’s mother Grade 1 here in Strathmore. My
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Five societies were awarded with grants from Family and Com-
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& Drinking Water Systems
meeting on March 14. Foothills Fetal Alcohol Society – the Pre-
vention Conversation – received $2,000 to empower women
and girls to say no to alcohol during pregnancy. The Rural Cal-
gary East Post Partum Support group received $6,000, while
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Photos Courtesy of the Town of Strathmore
It’s important to remember that when grain
farmers don’t get paid, it affects towns across our
region. It means they don’t have money they might
have spent at local stores, restaurants and events.
It’s a bad situation all around, and we are working
hard in Ottawa to get it addressed.
On another subject close to home – have you
ever been to the Rosebud Theatre? As part of a
study the Heritage committee is undertaking, we
are looking at rural cultural hubs. The Rosebud
Theatre is a fantastic example of a successful rural
cultural hub, right in the heart of the Prairies.
We heard in committee that one of the key com-
ponents of a successful rural hub is attracting au-
diences from urban areas. As you know, it’s a lot
easier to build up a large client base in a city with
a big population than in a small town. So, if you
enjoy the Rosebud Theatre, be sure to spread the
word. Let’s support local arts and culture; without
it we’d have to drive to Calgary to enjoy a good
show.
I can be reached in Ottawa at 613-992-0761 or
martin.shields@parl.gc.ca. My Brooks office can be
reached at 403-793-6775 or martin.shields.c1@parl.
gc.ca, and my Strathmore office at 403-361-2980 or
martin.shields.c1B@parl.gc.ca. Please don’t hesi-
tate to contact me about any federal issue.
wife is disabled with multiple sclerosis. Why should
I have to bounce, push and risk tipping her face-first
out of her wheel chair into the ice and slush in order
to go for a “walk?”
My mother is 78 years old. Practicing pharmaceu-
ticals here since 1972 in town. Over Greenland she
must trek.
In short order the rest of the street will be com-
pletely dry, while Greenland will slowly break off into
the sea of sewage.
Here’s another kicker. If and when the town does
the right thing and removes Greenland, that will add
to the cost of this process. Increase the pressure on
our budgets. Mill rate is already one of the highest (if
not the highest) of all the towns (cities) surrounding
Calgary. This is what I consider as poor management.
What do we do with people who can’t manage? We
promote them!
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Rosebud students take Shakespeare to Comic Con

LAUREEN F. GUENTHER landing in Ephesus, where they grow up unaware
Times Contributor they have brothers. The other twins grow up in
Syracuse with the father, who tells them they
Rosebud School of the Arts students will bring Shake- each have a twin brother.
speare into 2018 in April, performing The Comedy of Errors Dromio of Ephesus is slave to Antipholus of
in the setting of a Comic Con conference. Ephesus, and Dromio of Syracuse is slave to An-
The Comedy of Errors: A Cosplay Adventure is about two tipholus of Syracuse.
sets of identical twins, born the same day. The twins of a The twins of Syracuse, followed by the father,
poor woman are purchased to become slaves to the twins of set off to search for their twin brothers. They end
wealthy parents. During a storm soon after their birth, the up in Ephesus, where the people hate Syracusans.
twins are separated. One of each pair goes with the mother, In fact, the father is imprisoned and sentenced to
death for simply entering the city. So the Syracuse
twins pretend they’re from Ephesus.
“They’re in the same town as their twins, with-
out knowing it,” said Rebbekah Ogden, Rosebud
Strathmore Legion Branch #10 NEWS School of the Arts (RSA) student who’s perform-
ing Dromio of Ephesus. “Because of that, all of
By Irene Knappe, Secretary / PR / Poppy Chair this confusion happens with meeting the wife
• Saturday, April 21st at 8 pm!!! Steve Hillis as Garth Brooks and other voices of Legends: Johnny and then meeting each other’s servants and get-
Cash, Neil Diamond, CCR and more!! Tickets are only $25 per person and available at the Legion. Plan on
coming early and have a meal at The Kitchen. Chef Pat is planning an affordable buffet before the show! ting the story all confused and mixed up.”
• April meeting dates are as follows: Under direction of instructor Nathan Schmidt,
o Legion Executive: Tuesday, the 10th, at 7:00 pm
o LA General: Tuesday, the 17th, at 7:30 pm
the cast has given The Comedy of Errors a mod-
o Legion General: Tuesday, the 24th, at 7:00 pm ern twist: setting the play in a Comic Con con-
• Want to play darts? Now’s your chance!! Come on in for drop in Jitney Darts every Saturday at ference, where guests dress as comic, game and
2 pm.
• For those of you who like to play Bingo, the Legion offers it every Wednesday night from 5:30 on!
movie characters. Ogden and her twin Dromio
Pots are still waiting to be won!! Chef Pat of The Kitchen offers dinner specials. So, come early, have (Maggie MacKenzie) are in Mario costumes. The
a “special” dinner, and then go play Bingo in our Main Hall with a full tummy! Remember to bring your Antipholus twins (Mikayla Whitehouse, Emily
dobbers!
• Don’t forget to check the information board in front of the Legion for any events I may have missed Anne Salkeld) are dressed as Indiana Jones. The
here!! audience will recognize other characters too, Og-
• The Sports Committee is still selling tickets for their Steak and Lobster night on Saturday, May
12th, at 6 pm. Steak and lobster: $40. Steak only: $15. Lobster only: $25. Tickets are available at
den said, and will enjoy lots of familiar theme
music.
“It’s going to be ridiculous. It’s not going to be
your normal Shakespeare play,” Ogden said. “It’s
definitely going to be entertaining.”
As Dromio of Ephesus, slave to the wealthy –
and increasingly confused – Antipholus of Ephe-
sus, Ogden said she gets beat up a lot. But, some-
how, she’s enjoying that.
“What I’m enjoying about my role the most is
being able to find that line of the seriousness of
my character and at the same time, the silliness of
it,” she said. “It’s quite a tragic role to be playing
this Dromio, because he’s constantly getting beat
up, and he’s just trying to do a good job.”
“I’m playing quite a hilarious role that’s tragic
at the same time. … I like the challenge of figur-
ing out exactly how to balance that.”
She hopes we’ll laugh a lot and also take away
something deeper.
“How often do I take for granted that I have a
family, that I have a place to belong?” she said.
“That’s what I hope people take. It’s just treasur-
ing the belonging that they have.”
The Comedy of Errors: A Cosplay Adventure
runs April 12 to 28, Thursdays to Saturdays at
4:30 p.m., on Rosebud’s BMO Studio Stage. Get
tickets at 1-800-267-7553 or rosebudschooloft-
hearts.com.

Hope Bridges welcomes spring

the Legion bar until sold-out. Please, if you are having lobster, don’t forget to bring your own crackers
– you’ll be glad you did!!!
• Uh oh. I goofed! Imagine that?? The 11th Annual SHOOT FOR THE TROOPS darts event will take
place on Saturday, May 5th (not the 12th, as I stated last week!!). It is a super fun fund-raising day, the

with programming
proceeds of which goes to our troops who were injured in one way or another! As we have done in the
past, we will also be holding a silent auction for anyone who would like to participate in bidding instead
of playing darts. All bids must be made in $2 increments and when you make your bid, please remember
it’s for our wounded troops. I am in charge of this auction and take great pride in what is offered for
auction items and the money it contributes to the total Shoot For the Troops donation. If you have any
items you wish to donate to the auction, please bring them to the Legion with your name attached so that MIRIAM OSTERMANN
we can acknowledge your contribution(s). Times Associate Editor
At the end of life, what really matters is not what we bought but what we built; not what we got but
what we shared; not our competence but our character; and not our SUCCESS, but our significance.
Live a life that matters. Live a life of love.
For the past few years, the communi-
A single poppy has the soul of a thousand heroes and the tears of a million Loved ones. ty-based not-for-profit art organization,
Hope Bridges Society, focused atten-
For further information, please call the Legion at 403.934.5119
tion on building stronger relationships
in Strathmore and Wheatland County –
an initiative that spurred new programs
Thought for in Rockyford and interest among other
the Week communities.
~ A few months ago, the society took
a step back – while still offering their
Give staple programs – and regrouped, con-
templating the direction of the organi-
criticism zation in the coming year.
wisely and Shortly after the board’s decision to
strengthen relationships with Strath-
receive it more and Wheatland County and ad-
dress specific needs, the Rockyford
humbly. Friendship Club approached the Hope
Bridges Society to facilitate an upcy-
cling workshop; creating bird houses
out of plastic pop bottles.
“Our relationships are definitely de-
veloping and deepening in the county,”
said Wanda Reinholdt, program coordi-
nator with Hope Bridges Society.
“What we decided, that was very im-
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portant to us, was to be in
touch with everyone that we
had connected with before.
Find out where the needs
are and that’s how this op-
portunity came forward
from Rockyford. That was
neat because we focused the
decision where our needs
were and this came up.”
Rockyford was one of the
first communities to host a
Hope Bridges Society work-
shop outside of Strathmore a
few years ago, played a host
to the organization’s annual
gala event and was honoured
with a Zentangle creation in
2015. In the past, the society
has worked closely with the
Rockyford Library and is ea-
ger to establish ties with the
Rockyford Friendship Club.
Other communities
throughout Wheatland
County have also expressed
interest for workshops and
classes to be hosted in their
areas.
The Hope Bridges Society
is now an approximately
500-member-strong commu-
nity of artists and facilita-
tors, with an innovative line-
up of programs and roughly
10 facilitators on hand.
Moving forward into the
next season, Reinholdt is
excited about the prospects
cited about is the idea
around how our health is
very much connected to
the physical health, how we
feel about ourselves as well
as how well we’re doing is
connected to the relation-
ships and our friendships;
we’re going to be delving
more into that,” she said.
“There’s so much more sci-
ence now that backs up
the fact that social connec-
tions are key for someone’s
health. That’s what we’re all
about – healthy community,
healthy connections – and
we’re excited about how we
are helping the community
be healthy.
“We’re just really excited
about being here and con-
tinuing to give people the
opportunity to connect
around arts.”
The Hope Bridges Soci-
ety is bringing back Sing
Your High Note, Go Green
Upcycling, Painted Quilts
and Trail Tours, and Hand-
Built Pottery this season.
The birdhouse upcycling
workshop in Rockyford
is available to anyone in
Strathmore and Wheatland
County. The society is also
interested to hear from com-
munities and organizations
regarding programming and

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The month of April’s name is derived from the Latin word
aperit, which means to open. It is considered that April is
the month of the growing season and when trees and
flowers begin to “open”.
It is also believed that the month’s name is named after
the Greek goddess, Aphrodite.

Long winter affects flower businesses
MIRIAM OSTERMANN
Times Associate Editor
With even more snow on the hori-
zon forecasted for the coming weeks,
Alberta florists and flower shops are
facing a double-edged sword; reaping
the rewards in their busy season while
combating numerous delivery delays
and spending more labour and mate-
rials prepping arrangements for frigid
temperatures.
Strathmore’s Florist, which has oper-
ated within the town for four decades,
had to deal with multiple delivery de-
lays this winter along with the con-
sistent need to wrap their floral ar-
rangements – up to -40 weather – in
comparison to previous years. While
the issues were more dominant this
year than previously, winter is consid-
ered the busy season and the store was
able to work around the obstacles to
prevent them from impacting the busi-
ness.
“Winter is actually good for business
in most respects unless you get specific
bad weather incidents or incidents of
extreme cold, (but) there’s no outdoor
flowers and people still need the touch
of the Earth so that’s the time of year
when we’re just busier than summer,”
said Brian Code, owner of Strathmore’s
Florist.
“It’s the slides, the snow, the road
closures and avalanche control. Some-
times the road was closed for days;
those were some issues. And then it’s
just a matter of whether your flower
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“The worst issue this winter was, be-
cause we had so much cold weather
compared to the last few years, we
spent a ton of time simply wrapping
flowers. Normally we don’t wrap de-
liveries unless the weather dictates it.
Maybe winters we don’t wrap our de-
livers for half the time. This winter that
never happened once.”
Code added that the cold weather
and fog also caused delays in the grow-
ing season for specific flowers, such as
lilies.
Strathmore’s Florist orders direct
shipments from British Columbia, vari-
ous places around the world, and still
orders their seasonal lilies from Brooks,
while most of their wholesalers are in
Calgary. This past season, deliveries
had been delayed nearly 15 times al-
ready and in rare instances the prod-
ucts’ limited shelf life was exceeded.
However, other businesses in town
that carry flower arrangements, such
as the Strathmore CO-OP which re-
ceives their flowers from Calgary, had
no trouble with their deliveries yet no-
ticed a decrease in sales this year.
“This year because of the cold weath-
er sales have dropped off a bit,” said
Karen Pirri, produce manager at the
Strathmore CO-OP.
“They’re not selling as well as they
did last year because of the cold weath-
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“I look at it like, a rancher doesn’t
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STARS provides service

to agriculture sector
MIRIAM OSTERMANN
Times Associate Editor
For more than 20 years, the Shock
Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS)
Emergency Link Centre has provided
site monitoring and emergency re-
sponse co-ordination services to orga-
nizations and employees working in
remote or dangerous locations – espe-
cially in the oil and gas sector.
Last June, the charitable organization
extended the service, for the first time,
to individuals working or travelling
alone, with the creation of the SOLUS
emergency response app.
The project came to fruition after in-
dividuals in the agriculture sector ap-
proached STARS at trade shows and
municipal meetings inquiring about an
emergency response service for farm-
ers and employees working alone and
in remote areas. STARS had previously
provided monitoring on an enterprise
level – where a company outfits every-
body with the service – but now indi-
viduals can subscribe as necessary.
“First and foremost, this is not meant
to replace 911 but to complement
it and to work with 911,” said Mark
Oddan, senior communications advisor
with STARS. “We had focused initially
on bringing it to the agricultural audi-
ence because they were the ones we
had heard from the most that there was
a need there.”
The SOLUS app is an inexpensive
service, $9.99 per month, which is
powered by STARS and its Emergency
Link Centre. The app allows for cus-
tom-tailored emergency response in
relation to the severity of the incident.
It can alert emergency contacts, nearby
workers and neighbours through the
neighbour-helping-neighbour safety
network, provides advice from an on-
call transport physician, allows the
individual to load information on pre-
existing medical conditions, if neces-
sary dispatches the STARS helicopter
air medical team and provides live
GPS coordinates. The smartphone app
makes it possible to request and re-
ceive 24/7 emergency assistance any-
where in Canada where cell signal can
be received.
“The value of the app is twofold: the
first is the neighbour-helping-neigh-
bour network, where the mapping
system that we have will show where
the absolute nearest point of help is
while paramedics arrive; and the sec-
ond is preloaded by the user with any
of their pertinent medical information,”
Oddan said. “If a famer sends a signal
that he’s having an emergency and we
know that five miles down the road is
a site that we monitor which may have
a defibrillator or a medic on site, we
can leverage them to help this person
who’s in distress. Also, we know when
they come online exactly where they Strathmore RCMP is
are, so that whole time between us and investigating damage to a
911 that could be spent figuring out vehicle at the
where they’re located is essentially a
non-issue.” Langdon Firehouse.
STARS flies many missions to rural The vehicles windows were
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatch- smashed on April 4th, 2018.
ewan and Manitoba, and tended to 10
incidents in Wheatland County and 18 No items were taken from
in Strathmore for the 2016-17 fiscal vehicle. If you have any
year. The organization said the number
of farming-related incidents remains
information that could solve
steady on an annual basis. this crime, please contact
“We work very closely with our Strathmore RCMP.
partners and our allies in the chain of
survival, such as EMS and fire depart-
ments, and the good thing about us- File: 2018421513
ing STARS is when someone is truly
critically ill or injured, STARS is able
to land right on the scene, be it a rural 1-800-222-TIPS
property or the side of the road,” said
STARS spokesperson Fatima Khawaja. (1-800-222-8477)
“We actually land on the rural prop-
erty, where ground ambulance may
have been quite a ways away. Just YOUR AD
COULD BE HERE!
based on the fact that we can bypass
roads and highways and get the pa-
tients tertiary care, could result in a
more positive outcome depending on
the type of injury.” Contact Rose 403-934-5589
The SOLUS app has been available rose@strathmoretimes.com
since June 2017. STARS is currently
working on enhancing the app with a
newer version. www. StrathmoreTimes.com

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1st Annual
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Festivities & Registration: 12 pm
Hike Start : 1 pm
Walk at Strathmore Kinsmen Lake
Friday, in support of end-of-life care
$25/Family or $10/Person April 20, 2018 in our community
Pancake Supper (by Cheadle Lions) 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Registration from $10, kids under 5 are free
Online Auction • Photo Booth Strathmore Make a team! Get pledges from family & friends!
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REMEMBERING OUR ROOTS

~ Marie Louise Praeker
JOHN GODSMAN
Times Contributor
Marie Louise’s maiden
name was Van Tighem and
originated in Meulebeke, Bel-
gium. In 1874, Leonard Van
Tighem came to Canada and
in 1883 became a Catholic
priest. Brother Victor came to
Canada in 1886 and became a
missionary,
returning to
ducing milk cows in Canada.
The Praeker name origi-
nated in Germany, but there’s
no history showing when
the family moved to North
America. Bill Praeker’s father
Herman moved to southern
Alberta in 1911 from Council
Bluffs, Iowa, riding in a box-
car. Herman married Annie
Van Bavel (born in Belgium)
in 1915,
and they

Happy Anniversary Belgium in

1929. The
lived
the Des-
met farm
on

John & Anne first Roman

Catholic until mov-
Godsman Eggcellent Easter Church in
Strathmore
ing
their own
to

59 Years - April 4 The Strathmore Station Restaurant Kitchen Manager Argyrios Koutsoum- was built by farm close
pos (l-r) and co-workers, Ernesto Gutierrez, Rex Ventura, Easter Bunny and Father Leon- by, in
Ellena Hammel served up a special Easter Sunday feast at the Strathmore ard and his 1919. Her-
www. StrathmoreTimes.com Station on April 1. Doug Taylor Photo parishioners man was a
and opened good gar-
dener and
37th ANNUAL WHEAT COUNTRY MACHINERY
in 1910.
They had their farm

AUCTION
two neph- was often
ews, Joseph the choice
Farm EquipmEnt and Adiel location
& machinEry Van Tighem,
and Joseph followed his un-
for neigh-
bourhood picnics, school
cle Leonard to Strathmore in meetings and barn dances.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17- 9:30 a.m 1893, following the death of

his parents. He went on to
become the Union Bank man-
In 1928, Herman was fatally
struck by a vehicle in Calgary.
Two years later, Annie mar-
SALE LOCATION: MCINENLY AUCTION CENTER 6.5 KM WEST OF VULCAN ager and raised his family of ried Serafien Verweire, and
ON SEC HWY #534 TO RR #253 & 6.5 KM SOUTH TO TWP RD #162 five here. they continued farming the
THIS IS A VERY PARTIAL LISTING INCLUDING BILL ELLIS ESTATE, COUNTY OF VULCAN PLUS OTHERS. NOTE: DUE TO THE ICE AND SNOW home place until 1952.
CONDITIONS THIS LISTING IS VERY PARTIAL BECAUSE CONSIGNORS ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE EQUIPMENT UNDER A SNOW BANK OR Adiel, who was Marie Lou-
TAKE IT OUT OF THE ICE – SO PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE www.mcinenly.com FOR DAILY UPDATES ise’s father, arrived in Strath- Bill was born in Strathmore
more in 1909, and on a trip on Dec. 7, 1918. He grew up
• TRACTORS: • YARD & GARDEN: • Antique Horse Drawn Sulky, Wooden • 2005 Chrysler 300 4 Dr Car, Loaded,
• 2010 JD 4720 Mfw Tractor, Cab, Air, 3 • JD 445 Ez Trak Riding Lawn Mower, Wheels And Shafts Like New Winter Tires, S/n back to Belgium had pro- on the family farm with his
Pth, C/w 400cx Loader With Joystick, 48" Deck, Shedded, 1 Owner, Like 2C3HA53G95H688191 posed to Maria Caenepeel, two sisters and attended El-
Bucket & Pallet Forks, Shedded Like New S/n M0Z445K041479 • SHOP TOOLS & EQUIP.:
New, 450 Hrs S/n LV4720H570581 • 2010 Cub Cadet Mod 1050 Zero Turn • Complete Shop Dispersal From The • 14 GRAIN BINS: who followed him to Canada wood School which was lo-
Lawn Mower, One Owner - From The Bill Ellis Estate Including Generac 20 • Note: These Bins Are At The Bill Ellis in 1924. They were married cated just north of the farm.
• TRUCKS: Bill Ellis Estate Kw Pto Generator, Acetylene Welder, Farm Located South Of Vulcan 10 He loved sports and in his
• 2008 Dodge 2500 Truck, 4wd, Auto, • Troy Built Rototiller C/w B&s Forney Mod 275 Elec Welder, Elec Kms To The Coalmine Road & 9 Kms that same year in Strathmore
Ext Cab, 187,870 Kms, S/n • Husquavarna Yth150 Riding Lawn Cutoff Saw, Welding Table, Butterfly East - Blue Sign 233004 Twp Rd 160 and had 10 children. younger day, played hockey
3D7KS28A38G203747, Super Well Mower Taps & Dies, Upright Toolbox C/w • 2 Westeel Rosco Hopper Bottom Bins and baseball, and he loved
Maintained - From County Of Vulcan • 4’ JD 3pth Rototiller Tools, Craftsman 1645 Shop Vac, 750 Bu
Maria’s family was very up-
• 2009 Ford F150 ½ Ton Truck, Ext Cab, • Honda 190 Roto Tiller 125# Vulcan Blacksmith Anvil, Itc • 2 Westeel Rosco Hopper Bottom Bins set that she decided to follow curling.
V8 5.4 Titon, 4wd, 99,708 Kms. S/n • JD Weed Sprayer Bench Grinder, Honda 3 ½ Hp Water • 5 Westeel 2400 Bu Bins With Wood Adiel to Canada, travelling on Marie Louise’s and Bill’s
1FTPX14V98FC35527, Super Well Pump, Honda Pressure Washer, Floors Sitting On Cement Pads families knew each other, and
Maintained - From County Of Vulcan • QUAD: Cement Mixer, Selection Of Black • 2 Butler 1900 Bu Bins On Wood
her own by boat and train, at
• 2009 Ford F150 Crew Cab Truck, Swb, • Yamaha Kodiak 400 Quad, 4wd, Pipe & Much, Much More Floors the young age of 22. it was natural for them to meet
Xlt, Cloth, Pw, Pl, C/w Retrax Box W/winch Approx 5000 Kms • Lifter Power System 8000 Watt • 2 Westeel 1500 Bu Bins On Wood at functions in the Strathmore
Cover, 247,898 Kms, S/n
After their marriage, Adiel
Standby Generator, W/13 Hp Honda Floors
1FTRW12889FA48452 From The Bill • 3 PTH EQUIPMENT: Engine, Elec Start C/w Pole Switch - • 1 Westeel 1150 Bu Bin On Wood promised Maria that she could area. Marie Louise and Bill
Ellis Estate Dispersal • Unused 80” 3 Pth Hd Rototiller were married on Oct. 28, 1950
5.9 Hrs Floor return to Belgium every 10
• 1973 Ford F600 Grain Truck V8, 5 Spd • Unused 70” 3 Pth Flail Mower • JD Battery Charger • 2 Behlin 1300 Bu Bins On Cement in the Lacombe Home Chapel
– 2 Spd, Inland Steel Box & Hoist, • Inland Da/84” 3 Pth Snow Blower years to visit her family, a
• 2 - Texaco Service Station Oil • These Bins Will Be Sold By Picture &
84,640 Mi. S/n F60DV021101 From • JD 3pth Cultivator Dispenser Tanks You Are Welcome To Inspect Them At promise he kept. in Midnapore and had seven
The Bill Ellis Estate Dispersal • 7’ Farm King 3pth Finishing Mower
• Stationary Engine The Farm At Your Convenience – Adiel served with the Cana- children; Marie Louise now
• 1984 Chev Silverado 1/2 Ton, V8 Auto, • 3pth Blade • Air Compressor Please Let The Residents Know That
Single Cab, Lwb, 4 Wd, 1 Owner dian Armed Forces in the First has 18 grandchildren and 19
• HAYING & LIVESTOCK: • 3 Pallets Of New Air Brake Parts, Fan You Are There To Look
• 1991 Hi-line 6600 Bale Pro Bale Belts, Wheel Seals & Much More World War in Belgium and great-grandchildren.
• BALE TRUCK: • GUNS & RIFLES:
• 2011 Ford F350xl Crew Cab Truck, Processor From County Of Vulcan • Selection Of New & Like was one of the many soldiers After their wedding they
• Approx 20 – 20’ Free Standing Panels New Tires & Rims • Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee
Duals, 6.7 Diesel, Auto, 4wd C/w Commemorative Rifle In Original gassed, resulting in lung dam- drove to Vancouver for a few
Falcon 9’ Bale Deck, 157,430 Kms • 10 - 24’ Free Standing Windbreaks • Fridge Dolly • Air Hose Reels
• Shop Vac • Cutoff Saw Box, Never Fired days, but the trip through
S/n 1ft8w3dt3bea71870, Nice Clean • 10 Portable L/s Wind Break’ • Browning 12 Gu Semi Automatic
age. After the war he worked
Truck – Owner Sold His Cow Herd • Cattle Oiler • 4 Drawer Lateral File Cabinet odd jobs, one of them being at the mountains scared Marie
• Renn Grain Roller • 6 Drawer Lateral File Cabinet Shotgun Made In Belgium - New
• SEEDING & TILLAGE: • Streamline Grain Grinder C/w 6 Cyl • Complete Shop Dispersal Including Condition With Less Than A Box Of the CPR Experimental Farm. Louise so badly she wouldn’t
• 28’ Int Cultivator Gas Eng Honda 6500 Generator Elec Start, Shells Through It Eventually he became a farm- come back the same way, and
• 24’ Melroe Hoe Drill Water Cooled; Honda Es 3500 • Winchester Pump Action .22 Stamped
• SHELTERS: Patented In 1901 - Very Accurate er. The last farm he owned convinced Bill to put the car
• 21’ Noble Blade Generator; 3hp Ge Single Phase
• 20’ X 30’ Peak Storage Shelter C/w Induction Motor Type Se; Forney Mod • Stevens 12 Gu Bolt Action Shotgun - was on Dunbow Road, east of and themselves on the train.
• SPRAYERS: Fabric Roll Up Door Welder, Welding Helmets & Good Condition Marie Louise and Bill oper-
• 80’ Flexicoil Systems 60 Pt Sprayer • Belguim Made 12 Gu Side By Side Highway 2 south of Calgary.
KEN’S SHARPENING SERVICES Accessories; Rockwell 9” Table Saw; ated a mixed farm, and she
• JD 335 Truck Mount Sprayer Delta Miter Saw; Saber Saw; Tow Double Barrel Shot Gun - Beautiful Marie Louise was born in
DISPERSAL: Behind Weed Sprayer; Beatty Water Silver Strathmore on July 7, 1925, was an accomplished com-
• GRAIN AUGERS: • Foley Carbide Grinder Mod 357 C/w Engraving On Receiver
• 7”x36’ Farm King Grain Auger C/w 14 Pump C/w Motor; Murana Recypro the oldest of 10 children - five bine operator as were many
Router Bit Attach & Diamond Blades & Saw; Raqilway Jack; Oxyfgen & • J.g Anschute .22 Bolt Action - Iron
Hp Kawasaki Eng Other Accessories Sights, Good Condition farm wives. Bill passed away
• 13” X 85’ Farm King Pto Grain Auger Acetylene Regulators; Selection Of boys and five girls. She grew
• Armstrong Mod 54 Upright Grinder • Browning Invector Plus 20 Ga on June 17, 1994.
• 50’ Farm King Pto Grain Auger C/w Wrenches; ½” & 3/4” Socket Sets; up on the farm in Strathmore,
• Foley Wax Tank For Saw Blades Shotgun – Unused
Swing Away Double Mandrel C/w Stone & Felt Marie Louise did a lot of
• Foley Carbide Retoother • Maverick Mod 88 Security 20 Ga then the family moved to a
• 2 Hyd Drill Fills Wheel C/w Elec Motor; New Air
• Foley Mod 363 Saw Polisher Shotgun dairy farm in De Winton, Alta. volunteer work – a large fam-
• Bamaco Mod B2 Rapid Set Hand & Conditioner Recharger; Selection Of
FARM MACHINERY & EQUIP: New Trailer Accessories Incl Brake • Berretta Mod Al-391 Urika 12 Ga 3” ily meant driving kids to vari-
• Westward 36’ Pt Swather Fine Tooth Saw Setter Auto Shotgun C/w Case & Extra Milking cows and delivering
• Foley 36” Bed Knife Grinder Away Kits Etc; Clark Battery Tester; ous activities, and as a grand-
• 25’ Massey 35 Pt Swather B&d Grass Trimmer Mod Gh10; B&d Chokes S/n Aa211151 the milk to the dairy in Cal-
• Irrigation Pump 460 Eng On Ng, • Foley Chain Saw Sharpener • Stoeger Mod Condor 1 Over And mother she was first to call for
• Powermate 6800 Watt Generator C/w Grasshog Mod G8610; Sunbeam gary were just a couple of
Motor Needs Repairs Livestock Clipper; Large Selection Of Under 12 Ga 3” Ducks Unlimited babysitting.
Tecumseh Motor Shotgun S/n 89378-03 chores she did. She attended
• Sandborne Mod 6500 Bpc Air Nails & Screws; Plus Much, Much
• TRAILERS: More • Ruger Mod Sr22 C/w Arch Angel Stock school in Strathmore, Pine Marie Louise was very active
• 2016 – 14’ Double A Gooseneck Compressor 230v Single Phase S/n 820-47990
Dump Trailer, 9 Ton Nordic Hoist With • Dewalt Hand Planer Creek and De Winton. When in the Sacred Heart Church’s
• FUEL & WATER TANKS: • Mossberg Mod 140b 22 S-l-lr
Catholic Women’s League and
Keyless Remote, 3 Way Endgate, Led • Dewalt 10” Miter Saw • 3 – 500 Gal Fuel Tanks From Bill Ellis • Bushnell Sportview Scope S/n she started school, she didn’t
Lights, Tarp, Toolbox, 7’ Ramps, • 3.5 Gal Parts Washer Estate Dispersal 6185941 the Crowfoot community; she
Unused • Mastercraft 5 Spd Bench Mod Drill speak or understand English,
• 1000 Gal Water Tank • Baikal Mod 18m 410 Shotgun assisted with the Namaka
• 16’ T/a Factory Built Car Hauler, 2- Press • 125 Gal Slip Tank C/w Pump • Ithaca Gun Mod 72 Lever Action because the language used at
6000# Axles • Selection Of Air Nailers, Brad Nailers, Saddle Gun home was Flemish. But she history book as well as 4-H
• 72” X 16’ Shop Built Stock Rack With Hammer Drills & Air Staplers • CARS: • ALL PURCHASERS MUST HAVE UP TO
• Selection Of Socket Sets, Wrench Sets, • 2007 Cadillac Dts 4 Dr Car, New Front soon learned this new lan- Pins and Needles, she sewed
Plywood Sides To Fit A Car Hauler DATE PAL
Trailer Step Ladders, Etc Rubber, Leather, Loaded, 250,000 guage and became quite flu- costumes for the ice carnival
• Quantity Of Trailer Jacks Kms ent. She remembers going to and drama club, and she can-
• HORSE DRAWN VEHICLE:
Frank Mc WE ACCEPT INTERACT,
AUCTIONEERS NOTE: WE WELCOME YOU TO ATTEND OUR 37TH ANNUAL WHEAT school fairs, and that she and vassed for the Red Cross and
Inenly Auctions L
VISA & MASTERCARD
COUNTRY MACHINERY SALE. THIS SALE FEATURES THE DISPERSAL OF THE BILL one of her sisters were 4-H the Heart and Stroke Founda-
“Selling is ou
r bu ess,
our only busin
Box 839
• Vulcan
, Alberta td. ELLIS ESTATE, A CONSIGNMENT FROM THE COUNTY OF VULCAN, DISPERSAL FROM
KEN’S KNIFE SHARPENING SERVICE OF NANTON, AS WELL AS TWO OTHER SHOP
members and showed dairy tion. She often drove friends
siness”
T0L 2B 0 DISPERSALS. WE WILL BE TAKING CONSIGNMENTS FROM WEDNESDAY APRIL 11 calves. Her father raised pure- to Calgary for medical ap-
TIL SATURDAY APRIL 14 FROM 9 AM TIL 5 PM. GOODS MAY BE VIEWED APRIL 14 bred Holstein cattle and some pointments.
www.mcinenly.com TO APRIL 16 FROM 9 AM TIL 5 PM. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND.
Bus.: 403-485-2440 Sales Day: 403-485-8123 of them were the highest pro- A long life, well lived.
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Shining at festival
Strathmore shone at the Final Concert for the Drumheller and District Music Festival on March 23 at the Badlands Community
Facility. Strathmore musicians from Ecole Brentwood Elementary School and the Strathmore Children’s Choir took home nu-
merous awards in piano, choir, voice and musical theatre categories. Students also received numerous Alberta Music Festival
Association nominations, Provincial Music Festival nominations and six students were invited to perform in the final concert.
Photos Courtesy of Carolyn Steeves and Loralee Laycock Closing shop

Destination: The Canadian

The staff at McBride Career Group worked their last day in Strathmore on
March 29. Prospect Human Services will be coming into town to offer simi-
lar services. Miriam Ostermann Photo

Buttertart Factory
ADELLE ELLIS
Times Reporter
Leah Lalonde is on her second rolling pin in 23
years. In that time, she has handmade over one mil-
lion butter tarts – all of them from her grandmoth-
er’s recipe and by using the same tart cutter that she
got 23 years ago.
Lalonde, who has four children, comes from a
family of bakers; although she never thought she
would be a baker herself.
“My grandma always baked, but I don’t remem-
ber ever baking with her or my mom … I never
thought I would be a baker. But that one day I
picked it up and it was my first time making pastry,”
said Lalonde, recalling that first day that changed
everything.
When Lalonde and her young family still lived in
Ontario, with their third baby still in a baby bouncer,
one random day she picked up her grandmother’s
butter tart recipe. She had never made butter tarts
before – or baked anything for that matter – and
made her husband some tarts to take to work. That
night, her husband informed her that his coworkers
loved her tarts and that some people even wanted
to place orders.
The idea was born.
Lalonde started catering and creating custom
Christmas baking plates before supplying a medi-
cal centre kiosk with her homemade meat pies,
muffins, tarts and squares to sell, and spending her
weekends selling baked goods at markets.
Then in 2010 in Campbellford, Ont., Lalonde de-
cided to quit her day job at Sears and open up a
butter tart factory.
Her friends thought she was crazy but little did
they know she hit the jackpot.
Lalonde is lucky enough to be blessed with a cre-
ative spirit, expert taste buds and a determination
to do better each day, all backed up with the incen-
tive of helping provide for her family.
“When I first started, I had it all figured out. I was
going to make and sell 10 dozen tarts a day and
then I could just sit there and drink tea; and as peo-
ple came in I would visit with them – that was my
plan, it was the perfect job,” said Lalonde laughing.
“So, the first day I made 10 dozen tarts and I sold
out. The next day I made 20 dozen and I sold out.
The next week I had to hire somebody because it
just went crazy… we would sell 30 dozen in two
hours easy,” she said, adding that at one point she
had two stores and a wholesale business open.
Lalonde’s record is hand-making 160 dozen, or
1,920 single butter tarts in one day, and selling out
of every single one.
She soon realized that was a pace that even her
determined self couldn’t keep up with and she de-
cided to get rid of the two stores, and eventually
sold her wholesale, before moving to Alberta in
2015.
After working at a golf course for two years,
Lalonde decided to once again start selling her tarts
at farmer’s markets. She was unsure how an Alberta
consumer base would accept her tarts. However,
she had nothing to worry about, and during last
summer’s Millarville market, she sold out of 50 doz-
en tarts in two hours.
Her success led her to make the decision to once
Strychnine Sales Begin
again open up The Canadian Buttertart Factory. Her
Strychnine (2%) is available for agricultural producers to
shop is set to open in Strathmore on Third Avenue
in the old Music Centre Canada building. purchase once again, through the County Office.
The shop was originally supposed to open some-
Sales will run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
time in February, but following several permitting
setbacks, including the building not having a prop- ending on June 21, 2018 (while supplies last).
erly separated furnace and firewall, and not having
the correct development permit, Lalonde now hopes The price this year is $277.20/case or $11.55/bottle + GST.
to get all the necessary renovations and permitting To purchase, simply come to the County Office (242006 Range
completed to open sometime in May or June.
To cover the costs of some of the renovations, Road 243, about 7 km east of Strathmore on the north side of
Lalonde has opened an ATB BoostR account where Highway #1) between 8 a.m. and noon Tuesdays or Thursdays,
fellow butter tart lovers can donate and pre-order and ask for Russ.
tart packages. The first 150 donors will also receive
some free swag, all with the goal of helping to get
her business up and running quicker.
Once The Canadian Buttertart Factory opens,
Lalonde predicts there will be approximately 20
different flavours of butter tarts on the menu at any
given time, with some flavours changing as the sea-
sons change.
Fan favourite flavours include pecan, peanut but-
ter chocolate, triple chocolate, coconut, cranberry
white chocolate, caramelized banana, raspberry co-
conut and pumpkin, alongside some more daring DOOR PRIZES &
flavours such as bacon, sweet heat (cream cheese REFRESHMENTS
and hot peppers) and Elvis (peanut butter and ba-
nana).
The secret however, is in the pastry. WIN A RAISED
“In Campbellford, we were a destination. People GARDEN BOX!!
would come to town just for the butter tart factory,”
said Lalonde. “Butter tarts are special because they
are truly Canadian … I want to make this a destina- FREE SEEDS
tion.”
The shop will also feature coffee, muffins and
squares along with a daily homemade soup and LEARN HOW
sandwich special. COMMUNITIES IN BLOOM YOU CAN HELP
Lalonde plans on doing all the baking in the back
of the shop, where she will be able to bake eight SPRING WORKSHOP US EARN MORE
BLOOMS
dozen butter tarts in 40 minutes, while her eldest
daughter will be running the front of the shop and FREE Learning Opportunity
her younger daughter will be working several mar-
Saturday April 7, 9:30 – 11:00 SPEAKERS:
kets on the weekends.
“For 23 years I’ve managed to pay the bills with Strathmore Library
butter tarts and it’s so fun … that would be the Register for your garden plot in the
ORGANIC
dream – to pass it down,” said Lalonde. “If I can “Garden of Eat’n” GARDENING:
make a living doing something I enjoy – this is one The Town of Strathmore will be evaluated and we POPLAR BLUFF
thing my grandmother always said – if you can get want to increase our rating. Learn how you can ORGANICS
paid for doing something you enjoy, that’s what you help us reach our goal of 5 blooms. We will be
need to do.” judged in the categories of tidiness, environmen-
For more information on The Canadian Butter- tal actions, heritage conservation, urban forest- COMPOSTING -
tart Factory, the BoostR program or to follow up ry, landscaping and floral displays. CODY HUXTED
on when the store will open, visit facebook.com/ Email: cibstrathmore@gmail.com
buttertartfactory.

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APRIL 6, 2018

Local roller
SPORTS Figure skaters prepare
laces up for to perform in annual show
TYLER LOWEY

new season
Times Reporter

A year’s worth of hard work and success is about to

TYLER LOWEY
Times Reporter
Just because Lloyd’s Recreation roller rink closed its doors
over a month and a half ago, one local skater hasn’t given
up the dream of competing in the Artistic World Skating
Championships one day.
Kayla-Ann Mercer, a Grade 8 student at Crowther Memo-
rial Junior High School, has landed on her blades at a place
close to home.
“It’s been extremely difficult right now to find places to
practice,” said Lloyd Williams, Mercer’s coach with the Cal-
gary Artistic Roller Sport Club (CARSC).
Strathmore High School (SHS) principal Kyle Larson gave
Mercer the nod of approval a few weeks ago, for Mercer to
come in after hours and use the gym floor.
“I just come here two or three times a week and work on
my routines. A lot of places don’t like having wheels on their
gym floor, but I’m glad the high school lets me work on my
dances,” said Mercer.
Occasionally, Mercer will head to Indus and use the Recre-
ation Centre, which has a concrete rink.
The competitions Mercer will be entering in will be on
hardwood floors with a vinyl covering, quite similar to the
floor the SHS Spartans use for volleyball and basketball.
There’s also the issue of the local gyms and rinks not be-
ing long enough to house her routines.
“Where she is going to be this weekend, the rink is 170
feet long. This gym is fine, but it’s still small. But it’s some-
thing I’m used to; back when I started in Toronto, we used
rinks and gyms that were smaller than what we would use
in competitions. All we would do is break our routines into
sections,” said Williams.
With “Feel It Still” (a song by American rock band Portu-
gal. The Man) blaring in the Spartan gym, Mercer was doing
just that, breaking her routine down into sections in prepa-
ration for her first contest of the roller season.
This weekend, the Calgary-born Strathmore-raised Mercer
will be at the Spring Artistic Invitational in Auburn, Wash.,
competing in seven different events as she looks to set up
what could be a fruitful summer by bringing home some
early hardware.
Last year at the Northwest Regional Championships in
Portland, Ore., Mercer took home two gold medals and one
bronze in six disciplines.
If the comparisons to roller skating and the recent Cana-
dian performances at the PyeongChang Olympics seem like
a lot, that’s because they are. Roller skating is very much like
figure skating, even in the scoring of the competitions.
“Figure skating was just too cold for me,” said Mercer. “I
LET US
do jumps and spins just like the figure skaters, but my events
this weekend only require me to do one jump and a spin at
be put on display for all to see.
The Strathmore Skating Cub is putting the finishing
touches on group and solo routines that will be shown
off at the annual Fire on Ice figure skating show April
13 at the Strathmore Family Centre.
With the Chinook Open serving as their final compe-
tition of the season this weekend, the skating club is
ready to wrap up another successful campaign.
“It was a really great season. We saw improvement in
all our skaters and saw them all make improvements
in their skills in each of their programs,” said Jennifer
Wickson, a coach with the Strathmore Skating Club.
As far as tangible results go, members of the club
hauled in several medals.
Krista Pietrobono won gold at the STAR 4 level at
the STARSkate Invitational in Sylvan Lake in February.
Grace Little also took gold at the STAR 4 level while
competing at the Calgary Winter Invitational two weeks
ago, while Olivia Beardsell snagged silver in the same
event.
Aislyn Shaw brought home silver at the STAR level
6 STARKSkate Invitational last December, while Emma
Bittorf also sniped a silver at the Special Olympics Level
2 STARSkate and Adult Championships in Spruce Grove
last weekend.
“Medals are bonuses; for us, it’s all about seeing the
skaters improve as the season goes on. Sometimes we
will have a skater win a medal one weekend and not
win one the following weekend, but they were able to
Strathmore’s Kayla-Ann Mercer uses whatever
surface she can these days to hone her roller-
do another skill or element in their routine that they
couldn’t do before — that is the kind of stuff we like to
skating routine with a new season on the horizon.
see out of our group,” said Wickson.
April 2, she went through sections of her program
in the Strathmore High School gym. Other skaters who saw improvements in their rou-
Tyler Lowey Photo tines and were rewarded with strong scores in competi-
tions were Hailey Preston, Jaicey Birch, Kaitlyn Strui-
The dream is to take her talents to ksma, Genevieve Hart and Grace Little.
the world stage, but Mercer is focusing “Now that competitions are done for the most part,
on the short term, which is what this everyone is excited and looking forward to our Fire on
weekend is all about. It isn’t a qualify- Ice show,” said Wickson. “It’s a chance for the kids to
ing event for regionals or nationals, but highlight everything they have been working on all sea-
it is a great opportunity for her and her son long.”
five teammates to see where they are at The skating club will be split up into three groups
before the roller skating season really for combined skates to start off the show, followed by
heats up. a couple of individual performances and capped by a
Now, with hockey and ringette sea- synchronized skate program at the end. The perfor-
son all but completed across Wheatland mance lasts for two hours and starts at 6 p.m.
County, more rinks should be opening Already with an eye on next year, the Strathmore
up, allowing Mercer to get her work Skating Club is one of the several ice sport groups to be
in. That’s all she’s ever wanted since clamouring for a new arena. A new arena means more
Lloyd’s shut down, the place where her ice time, which means more programs, which means
dream began. better development for the skaters.
“I love the uniqueness of the sport. But the kids in the club right now are focusing on
I like the freedom and my routines. I
hope I have a good enough year I can
showing off everything they have worked on this year
for their family and friends, and members of the com-

today.”
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the summer,” said Mercer.
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Former UFA Bison Mason McCarty battles for the puck as a member of the Red Deer Rebels against
Jake Elmer of the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
Former Bisons enjoying
WHL scene
TYLER LOWEY
Times Reporter
Success in the regular season doesn’t
necessarily translate into success in the
postseason, as some former Foothills
CFR Chemicals and UFA Bisons found
out last week.
The opening round of the Western
Hockey League playoffs is officially in
the books, one that contained a bevy of
talent that used to perform at the Strath-
more Family Centre.
The Red Deer Rebels shocked the
WHL world by climbing into the final
Central Division playoff spot after going
through a regular season that saw them
win two games from Oct. 29 to Jan. 20.
Closing out the regular season strong,
the Rebels entered the postseason as
the hottest team in the league with a
17-6-2-0 record over their last 25 games.
Playing a big role in the turnaround
was Mason McCarty, one of their alter-
nate captains playing in his final sea-
son, poured in 38 goals, 36 assists and
74 points in his most productive sea-
son that saw him double his point total
from the year prior with the Saskatoon
Blades.
“It’s been quite the journey, especially
this year,” said McCarty. “We have had a
lot of ups and downs; there were some
tough days coming to the rink at times,
but I learned that you just have to battle
through and keep a level head.”
As a result of their turnaround, the
Rebels drew the Lethbridge Hurricanes
in the first round best-of-seven series.
The Hurricanes and former Bison
Zachary Cox blitzed the Rebels in the
first two games, picking up 6-0 and 8-3
wins at the Enmax Centre.
The Rebels forced overtime in a criti-
cal Game 3 at the Enmax Centrium in
Red Deer, but eventually fell 5-4. Bounc-
ing back and giving the home crowd
something to cheer about, the Rebels
picked up the 5-2 decision in Game 4.
Back in Lethbridge for Game 5, the
comeback attempt by the Rebels fell
short as the Hurricanes eliminated the
Rebels with a 6-4 win.
“I was happy to finally make the play-
offs. It felt like a reward for all the work
I put in and it was a good battle. We
played them tough and I think the se-
ries could have went either way,” said
McCarty, a Blackie product, who now
has to decide to chase a pro career or
take the college route.
Cox didn’t have to wait as long as Mc-
Carty to get a taste of the postseason.
He now advances to the second round
for a tilt with the Brandon Wheat Kings,
who are fresh off of knocking out a pair
of former Bisons.
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Cole Clayton was in his first season
with the Medicine Hat Tigers and Gary
Haden completed up his second full
season with the club, but both players
were making their playoff debut.
Last season, the Tigers won the Cen-
tral, but left Haden off their postseason
roster, opting to go with seven defence-
men and 11 forwards.
This year, Haden forced the club to
include him after he piled up 17 goals
and 25 assists in 70 games, shattering
his previous career highs.
“I learned a lot from sitting in the
press box for those two series last year,”
said Haden. “I saw that the game can
swing at any given time and that teams
are never out of it in this league.”
Dressing with the Tigers in the first-
round tilt with the Wheaties, Haden
banged in a pair of goals in six games.
Unfortunately, despite taking a 2-0
lead in the best-of-seven series, the
Strathmore High School
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Wheat Kings stormed back and elimi-
nated the Central champion Tigers in
overtime of Game 6.
“I thought we played really well all
Grade Nine
series,” said Haden. “It just goes to
show that no matter where you go in
this league, teams and players are re-
ally good.”
After only scoring a pair of goals
in 56 regular season outings, Clayton
popped in the Tigers second goal of the ORIENTATION NIGHT
AND OPEN HOUSE
playoffs when he banged home a loose
puck at the top of the slot in Game 1.
Barrett Sheen was a member of the
Bisons that attended the Telus Cup and
appeared in 42 games with the Moose
Jaw Warriors this season after being on Tuesday, April 10 • 7 pm
acquired in a trade from the Kootenay
Ice. Strathmore High School would like to invite all Grade Nine parents
The Warriors, who went the entire
regular season as one of the top-ranked and students to attend this informative evening.
teams in the nation, suffered a scare if
the first round, when the second wild-
A special invitation is extended to students who are not presently
card Prince Albert Raiders held a pair attending Crowther Memorial Junior High and who may be
of leads in Game 7. But the Warriors
proved they could not be stopped and interested in attending Strathmore High School in September.
battled back to win the decisive game
5-4 and have advanced to face the Swift
Information will be presented about Grade 10 courses, the
Current Broncos. Advanced Placement Program, Honours Program, Hockey
Sheen might have been held off the
score sheet in the first round, but af-
Academy and the registration process for 2018-2019. The teaching
ter 167 career games over four seasons staff will be available to discuss course details and expectations.
with three different clubs, he now has
17 goals and 51 points under his belt. Make sure your son or daughter has a great year by coming and
The 16-year-old Tarun Fizer experi- learning about all SHS has to offer.
enced a Game 7 of his own with the
high-flying Victoria Royals. Fizer scored For more information contact
his first career playoff goal in a Game
2 win over the Vancouver Giants. His Ms. Harris or
Royals now advance to take on the Tri-
City Americans. Mrs. Galandy at
403-934-3135
All of the WHL playoffs can be fol-
lowed on WHL.ca or the dubnetwork.
ca.
Page 14 • Strathmore TIMES • April 6, 2018
Wrapping up SMHA season
TYLER LOWEY
Times Reporter
We Are Hiring! The Strathmore Minor Hockey Asso-
ciation experienced something that no
hockey program can prepare for: losing
Posting 2018-10 a valuable member of their program.
Closes: April 20, 2018 at 4 p.m. Even with the loss of young Emma
Armstrong from the Strathmore Storm
Manager, Transportation and Utilities Midget 1 female squad, the SMHA did
all they could do; they continued mov-
The Manager of Transportation and Utilities is responsible for ensuring that ing forward while honouring one of
both short and long term infrastructure needs of the County are met. This is their program’s very own.
“We had outstanding coaches behind
accomplished through accurate monitoring of the current facilities and
the bench, help from the parents and
accurate planning of future system improvements and upgrades, based on amazing support from the community
projected development pressures or legislative changes. during this season,” said SHMA Presi-
dent Natalie Haslund. “Even Hockey Al-
The Manager of Transportation and Utilities position reports to the General berta reached out and asked what they
Manager of Transportation and Infrastructure Services. A licensed could do to help. It’s from all that sup-
port that I think the girls were able to
professional, the Manager of Transportation and Utilities is responsible for
come through as a group and finish the
overseeing the various water, wastewater and stormwater systems year the way they did. We are all very
throughout the County, as well as assisting with Transportation Services. proud of them.”
The top female midget program did
The Manager of Transportation and Utilities position supervises and the best they could in dealing with the
provides direction to various department heads, including: Utilities tragedy. The Storm went on to capture
silver at provincials and edged out
Foreman, Land Agent, Facilities Maintenance, Hamlet Operations Foreman,
the Rocky Mountain Female Hockey
and Road Inspector/Gravel Pit Technician. League title in the Game 3 of a best-of-
three series to the Girls Hockey Calgary
Main Activities include: Red Inferno on home ice.
 Assists the General Manager of Transportation and Infrastructure in the “It was an absolutely remarkable end-
budgeting process for both transportation and infrastructure projects ing to the season when you think of ev-
erything that they had to go through,”
 Monitors spending to ensure that expenditures are consistent with
said Haslund. “They really came togeth-
approved budgets er and found a way to come out on top
 Oversees the tendering process for infrastructure improvements in the of all of this.”
County Hamlets New to this season was the second
 Acts as liaison with provincial government agencies, other midget female program in the SMHA.
municipalities, various industries, and the general public regarding They also experienced some success, as
they went 11-6-1 and finished in third
technical, financial and day to day matters
after the regular season.
 Attends Council meetings and provides status updates and The Storm reached the league fi-
recommendations to Council on various County projects and objectives nal where Airdrie swept them in two
 Ensures the infrastructure needs of the County Hamlets are properly games. This season, Lucia Dahm, who
assessed and sufficient capacity is maintained for the systems registered 22 goals, led the Storm with
 Ensures the appropriate workplace health and safety objectives are met nine assists in 12 regular season games.
Staying on the female side, the ban-
through correspondence with the Health and Safety Officer
tam Storm competing in the Yellow di-
 Maintains an accurate database of existing infrastructure systems and vision didn’t share the success of the
facilities, detailing both condition and age as well as expected lifespan older programs. The Storm finished
 Works with the County finance departments to ensure accurate and 3-10-5, with Sydney White leading the
sustainable tracking of infrastructure way with 19 goals and five assists in 18
games. In the playoffs, Okotoks ousted
the Storm in the first round.
The successful candidate will have:
Only two programs on the male side
 An accredited degree or diploma in the field of Civil Engineering or Civil captured their respective Central Alber-
Engineering Technology, or a related field ta Hockey League title.
 Current membership in good standing with the respective association The Novice 2 Storm (10-6-2) playing
 Knowledge and proficiency in the use of computer programs including in the South East division flipped the
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel) script on their season around Christmas
and ended up finishing in first after the
 Knowledge of municipal legislation and relevant statutes
regular season. Led by Carter Radford
 Proficiency in the use of office equipment and his 27 goals, the Storm clipped the
 Previous experience with GIS systems is considered an asset Indus Lightning 2-1 in the best-of-three
 Proficiency in the use of the Alberta Registries SPIN2 system league final.
 Valid Class 5 Alberta Drivers Licence “Last year, we only had one team
make it to provincials and had a lot less
teams reach the playoff rounds,” said
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Crossfield 2-0 in the 6B league final.
“You never know how many times
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those these kids will compete for a league
selected for an interview will be contacted. You must be legally title growing up, so it was great to
entitled to work for any employer in Canada to be eligible for see them make the most of this one,”
said Storm Head Coach Derek Puttick.
consideration. The successful candidate will be required to submit to “They worked their butts off for it, so
a Criminal Records Check. for me, the satisfaction comes in seeing
them enjoy the success that came from
all their hard work.”
Puttick’s son, Kaeden, was one of the
top scorers across the SMHA with 23
goals and 15 assists in 14 games.
The Atom Storm out of Tier 7 South
Central were the only other club in the
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age group to make a run at a title. Af-
ter going 8-5-1 and finishing third, the
Storm were swept by Cardston in the
semis.
“I think we saw a lot more success
this year because of the 3P coaching
program we started, training coaches
from the Timbit level up to Atom,” said
Haslund. “I think we saw improvement
in our coaches which then led to im-
provements in our players.”
The leading scorer in the SMHA re-
sided with the Atom Storm (11-3-1) of
the Tier 2 Yellow division. Jordon Hen-
dricks racked up 34 goals and 21 assists
in 15 games, as his team fell 2-1 in the
league final to the Indus Lightning.
Filling out the Atom age group, the
Storm (1-9-5) finished sixth in the Tier
3 South division and were led by Brody
Tashlikowich’s 11 goals. In Tier 4 Cen-
tral, the Storm went 3-15-0 to finish sev-
enth. Declan Wurz powered the crew
with seven goals.
No peewee Storm teams reached as
much as a semifinal this year.
In the South Tier 1 division, the pee-
wee Storm went 5-8-1, finishing fifth,
as Kaiden Healy paced the club with
12 goals and seven assists. In the South
Central Tier 4 bracket, the Storm went
4-13-0, with Tanner Phillips leading the
way with 13 goals and assists. Adam
Johnson sniped 20 markers as his Storm
went 7-6-1 in Tier 5 South Central to
finish fifth. Wrapping up the peewee
division was the Storm in Tier 6 South,
which went 3-9-2 to place fourth, with
Landon Hein scoring nine goals and
seven assists.
Only two bantam programs for the
Storm this season. In the second tier, the
Storm went 5-5-4 with Austin Haslund
sniping 10 goals. Marshall Sims potted
11 goals in 15 games to lead the Storm
(4-9-2) through the Central Tier 5 divi-
sion.
Wrapping up the most populated age
group with local teams, in Novice, the
Storm went 6-8-1 through the Tier 3
Southwest season, as Dane Lewis net-
ted 15 goals. The Storm struggled in
Tier 4 Northeast, going 1-13-1, as Kale
Van Bavel registered 17 goals. The
Storm in Tier 5 West went 3-14-1 and
were led by Riley Lohse’s 14 goals and
five assists.
A pair of novice teams competed in
the Tier 6 Central division. The Storm
Black went 8-6-1 and were led by Gray-
son Hardy with 22 goals, while the
Storm Silver (1-14-0) were led by Carter
Kent’s 26 snipes.
The three midget programs didn’t
make as much of a splash as last year’s
program did, but still turned in produc-
tive seasons.
Playing in the top tier in the South
division, the Storm went 4-13-1 led by
Tyren Grimsdale and his 19 goals. In
the West Tier 3, the Storm (4-10-1) fin-
ished fifth and was led by Shiloh Petit
and his seven goals. The Storm (0-14-0)
in Tier 4 Central struggled, going win-
less, as Adam Smith led the way with
four goals and eight points.
Plans for next season are already un-
derway, as the SMHA believes they will
max out the number of roster positions
available for each team. Haslund an-
ticipates 510 kids in the program next
year, which is up from slightly under
400 skaters two years ago. As a result of
the influx, the SMHA will add an Atom
female team for next season.
For those interested in the SMHA,
Haslund and the board will be holding
an open house April 18 (7 p.m.) at the
Civic Centre for people of the commu-
nity to learn what is taking place in the
program.

Former local hockey player prepares for Alberta Cup
TYLER LOWEY
Times Reporter
Matthew Quebec aims to be
the latest graduate of the Wheat-
land Athletic Association to be
taken in the upcoming Western
Hockey League Bantam Draft.
The former peewee Brave
(2015-16) and bantam Warrior
(2016-17) was the only one
from those teams to be named
to Team South for the 25th an-
nual bantam Alberta Cup.
“Matthew was one of the lead-
ers on the bench at the camps.
He was always positive, talking
to other players and encourag-
ing them. That really stood out
to us,” said Team South Head
Coach Marian Gmitter. “He also
is a really good player that hard-
ly makes any mistakes. He has
skill and patience with the puck
that is unbelievable for a kid his
age.
“We are looking for him to be
a leader in the tournament, to
bring his game to the next level
and prove to everyone that he
can play at the top level in Al-
berta.”
The tryout process for each of
the eight zones began March 23
and lasted the duration of the
weekend, as kids from the south
region – which stretches from
Taber to Pincher Creek, and
from Medicine Hat to Okotoks
– were split up into four teams
and competed against one an-
other in a series of scrimmages,
while working out off the ice
and holding one skills session
on the ice.
In the camps, Warrior and
Brave alums Corey Ross,
Brayden Ledrew, Trey Gillis and
Dylan Fries Abel joined Quebec.
Gleichen product Alex Pagen-
kopf was also in attendance.
But Quebec was the only
player who received an invite to
the tournament, which kicks off
April 25 and lasts until April 29
at Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce
Grove.
The defenceman Quebec has
big shoes to fill, as the South
enter the tourney as the defend-
ing champions, having won the
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tournament last year led by for-
mer WAA players Kyle Crnkov-
ic, Anson McMaster and Ethan
McKibbin.
“There’s going to be a little
pressure on us as defending
champions; it’s a new team for
the most part but it should be
fun,” said Quebec. “There’s also
going to be some pressure play-
ing in front of all those scouts.”
The Alberta Cup serves as
the last great opportunity for
WHL coaches and scouts to get
a close, in-depth look at young
Alberta talent, with the WHL
Bantam Draft less than a month
away.
Crnkovic turned out to be the
10th overall selection in last
year’s draft by the Saskatoon
Blades, and McMaster was taken
with the first pick in the second
round by the Kootenay Ice.
This year, the Edmonton Oil
Kings own the first-overall pick,
followed by the Ice, with the
Prince Albert Raiders selecting
third.
“I don’t really follow the WHL
that much. If I get selected, it
will be a big step in my career
and a chance to take my game
to the next level,” said Quebec.
“I would definitely be happy
about it.”
Hearing his name called in
May would be a fitting way to
end another difficult season on
the ice.
“Matt went through a bit of
a rough season with us this
year and battled some injuries.
If he was able to stay healthy,
he could have easily helped us
get four or five more wins and
that would have been enough
to put us in a playoff spot,” said
Oilers Head Coach Mike Glaw-
son. “Even through all that, Matt
is the player I get asked about
the most by WHL teams after
games.”
In his first year in the Alberta
Major Bantam Hockey League.
Quebec went 9-23-4 in the Ram
South division with the Okotoks
Oilers.
Still, in 23 games, the blue-
liner posted a pair of goals and
seven assists to go with 30 pen-
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next month’s Western Hockey League
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alty minutes.
“It’s not that fun to do all that
losing, but you can still learn a
lot in those seasons, grow close
with the guys on the team and
develop as a hockey player,” said
the 6-foot, 155-pound Quebec.
On the ice, Quebec will not
light up the scoreboard, at least
not yet.
“Matt doesn’t have a super
flashy game. He does stuff well
like make a good first pass and
plays a simple game. What WHL
teams like about him is his mean
streak. He can play a nasty game
and has an intimidation factor
on the ice. He had the respect of
the rest of the league as some-
one that is hard to play against,”
said Glawson. “He still carries a
heavy shot from the point, but
he is most valuable in his own
end.”
Quebec isn’t the only player
with local ties on Team South.
Defenceman Dru Krebs is the
younger brother of Peyton
Krebs, who spent one season
with the Foothills CFR Chemi-
cal Bisons and is now one of the
more promising prospects for
the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Reid
Hnatowich, the older brother of
Chayse, who just finished up his
rookie campaign with the Strath-
more Wheatland Kings of the
Heritage Junior Hockey League,
will coach Dru and Quebec.
Team South opens the Alberta
Cup April 26 (11:30 a.m.) against
Calgary South.
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Pass the Salt
SPRING IS HERE
According to my calendar,
Spring begins at the same time
each and every year, plus or
minus a day. But we all know
that in this part of the world, the
reality hardly so precise. Around
here we can experience solid
Spring weather one day, and
serious Winter the next; a tug-
of-war between seasons that
can last a long time. Meanwhile,
we learn to live in two modes
– ready and eager for warm
sunny days and the emergence
of birds and flowers, while
knowing not to be surprised
by sudden cold, snow and ice.
But we know that eventually
Spring will prevail, even if not
overnight.
When it comes to Easter, on
the other hand, the calendar
shows a different date every
year, sometimes moving by
three weeks from one year to
the next, suggesting that Easter
is even more unpredictable out
than the emergence of Spring.
Yet for those who observe the
traditional Christian seasons,
the transition from the dark,
winter-like season of Lent which
reaches its darkest on Good
BOW RIVER ALLIANCE CHURCH
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403-934-9337
Pastor: Kevin Enns
office@bowriveralliance.com
Sunday Worship: 10:30 am
www.bowriveralliance.com
RCCG PECULIAR PEOPLE ASSEMBLY
(1 PET. 2:9)
1207 205-213 3rd Avenue, Strathmore
(Hilton Plaza)
403-714-2283
Pastor: Sunday Adeola
Sunday Worship: 10:30 am
Wednesday Bible Study: 7 pm
www.rccgstrathmore.com
STRATHMORE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH
50 Maplewood Drive • 403-934-2225
Senior Pastor: Rev. Les Fischer
Youth Pastor: Rev. Kyle Lomenda
New Office Hours:
9 am - 4 pm • Tues - Wed - Thur
Worship Service: 10:30 am
Children’s Church & Nursery in Service
Extending Grace - igniting hope
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LORD OF ALL (NALC) LUTHERAN
112 Lakeside Blvd. • 403-934-2374
Pastor: Dawn Nelson
Worship Schedule
Thursday Evening 7:00 pm
Sunday Family 10:30 am
Christian Education
For All - Ages 3-103
Sunday at 9:30 am
Join us in Praising our Lord, Jesus Christ!
HARVEST HEALING CENTRE CHURCH
102 Canal Gardens
403-901-0893 / 403-880-3171
Pastor: Elizabeth Karp
Worship Sundays 10:30 am
Healing Room Monday 7-9 pm
Now available at The Seed (our book nook)
Living Books and Products
phone: 403-619-9279
Come Join us for a spirit-filled time
of worship
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Friday, to the exuberant joyful
exclamations of Resurrection
Sunday does literally happen
overnight. In an instant,
everything changed.
Still, for the disciples on that
first Easter morning, processing
the totality of the changes that
had occurred overnight took
some time. Yet, as they began
to experience the reality of
a new, resurrection life that
could never be extinguished,
it really did turn their worlds
upside down. Similarly for us,
it can take time to really grasp
the significance of the dramatic
Easter change, and even more
time to really learn to live into
the new reality once we do
grasp it.
Learning to live into the Easter
reality can feel like the tug-
of-war between Winter and
Spring, as we fall back into the
ways of the old world time and
again. But the call of the new
resurrection life will eventually
prevail. And unlike Winter, the
old world never has to come
back.
Rev. Malcolm Kern, Deacon
St. Michael & All Angels
Anglican Church
STRATHMORE SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH
Meeting in the Lutheran Church
112 Lakeside Blvd. 587-227-6956
Pastor: Donald Pierre
Services held every Saturday
Sabbath School: 10 AM
Worship Service: 11 AM
www.strathmoreadventist.ca
donald816@hotmail.com
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC
Holy Cross Collegiate School Gym
709B - 2nd Street, Strathmore
403-934-2641
Pastor: Fr. Wojciech Jarzecki
Masses: Saturday 5 pm • Sunday 10 am
THE CHAPEL OF ST. MICHAEL
(ANGLICAN)
“Becoming fully alive in Jesus Christ”
106 - 304 3rd Ave.
Lower Level Aztec Real Estate
587-727-0649
Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am
HOPE COMMUNITY
COVENANT CHURCH
245 Brent Blvd, Strathmore • 403-934-2424
Worship Service Sundays 10 am
Lead Pastor: Glenn Peterson
www.hope-community.ca
STRATHMORE ALLIANCE
325 1 Ave • 403-934-3543
Corner of 1 Ave & Wheatland Trail
Lead Pastor: Mike Wiebe
9:30 am Sunday School for all ages
11:00 am Worship Service
www.strathmorealliance.com
STRATHMORE UNITED
Wheatland Trail & 3rd Avenue
403-934-3025
Rev. Pamela Scott
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Sunday School 10:30 am
Nursery Care Provided
Wheel Chair Accessible
Loop system for the hearing impaired
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Obituary
MCAFEE,
Joseph William
December 22, 1986
– January 22, 2018
Our family would like to invite those
who wish to share in joyful memory of JOSEPH WIL-
LIAM MCAFEE. A beloved Son, Brother, Uncle and
Friend. His huge presence was a blessing to all who
knew him. Joey passed on January 22nd 2018 and
was predeceased by his Brother Dylan McAfee. Those
who remain to carry his memory, His Father John
McAfee (Roberta McAfee), Mother Sandra McAfee,
Brother and Sister Patrick McAfee and Leah Roberts,
Nieces and Nephews with whom ‘Uncle Joe’ spent
countless hours sharing the big kid inside of him.
Hannah, Meadow, Jackson, Kamryn, Griffin, Grayson
and Lylah.
An open room Memorial will be held at Hope Com-
munity Covenant Church, 245 Brent Blvd Strathmore
Alberta. Saturday, April 14th 2018 1:00pm – 4:00pm.
Where stories and memories can be openly shared.
Refreshments will be provided by the family.
A Gift with a Difference
Why not purchase one of
NOTICES
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‘Remembering Our Roots’
Volume 1
Vol. 1 - Taking orders
for new reprint
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Volume 2
for new reprint
$45 each
Discount available
Volume 3
Available at Rocky’s Bakery,
Strathmore Times &
Hob’s Hobbies (after 12 noon) Or
Contact John Godsman 403-827-7991
De Jong’s 2018 Upcoming Tours
Day Trip to Stage West
June 10 – Cost $89.00 per person
Includes transportation, Sunday brunch,
and show called “Legally Blonde.”
Leaving 10:00 am from
Strathmore Husky Truck Stop.
5 Day Trip to Medora Musical
in North Dakota
June 14-18 – Cost $895.00 per person/dbl.
Includes transportation, 4 nights’ accommodation,
baggage handling, all breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 dinner
at the Pitchfork Fondue, a professional tour director,
and a show called, “Cabaret.”
Call for detailed brochure.
7 Day Trip to the Sisters Quilt Show
in Bend, Oregon
July 10-16 – Cost $1,250.00 per person/dbl.
Includes transportation, 6 nights’ accommodation,
baggage handling, all breakfasts, 1 dinner, a profes-
sional tour director, and many more attractions.
Call for detailed brochure.
6 Day Trip to Norsk Hostfest
in Minot, North Dakota
September 24-29
- Cost $1,095.00 per person/dbl., Single $1,650.00
Includes transportation, 5 nights’ accommodation,
first night at the Temple Gardens Hotel and Spa,
all breakfasts, Scandinavian Heritage Park,
four headline shows including Daniel O’Donnell,
shuttle bus tickets from hotel to the pavilion.
Call for departure time.
17 Day Trip to Nashville,
Branson & Pigeon Forge
October 23-November 8
– Cost $3,580.00 per person/dbl.
Includes transportation, 16 nights’ accommodation,
baggage handling, all breakfasts, 1 lunch, 7 dinners,
8 shows in Branson, and a professional tour director.
Call for detailed brochure.
To book any of these trips, or for a detailed brochure, call
1-866-362-5416
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April 18, 1947
– March 25, 2018
Rose or www.cfwildrose.ca
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It is with great sadness that we an- collect for Dump Site, ensure campers leave their
nounce the sudden passing of Armand, on March site tidy and presentable for next visitors, check
25, 2018. Armand is survived by his sisters, Adele reservation calendar on a daily & regular basis,
(Peter) Kroli, Carol (Jim) Seeley, and sister in law Dementia Care remember... collect payment from campers, assign sites and
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Armand was predeceased by his parents, Borden and Box 294, Rockyford, Ab or call 403-533-3950
Blanche, his sister, Florence and his brother, Gus.
Armand was a kind and gentle man who was liked
by all who knew him. He was never too busy to help
someone. Heaven has gained an angel. Strathmore Station
Restaurant & Pub
Friends are invited to join the family for a celebration
of Armand’s life at the Cluny Community Hall Satur- has full and part time
positions available for:
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donations are gratefully accepted by the Cluny Lion
Club, or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Pub & Restaurant
SERVERS
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Western IrrIgatIon DIstrIct
JEFF WALLACE
Apply with resume to:
ACCOUNTING AND
Box 2372, 105 - 900 Pine road, strathmore, aB t1P 1K3
strathmorestationjobs@gmail.com
FORM 5
or in person at 380 Ridge Road Strathmore
Seepage Control Plan
Irrigation Districts Act
(Section 85/86) BOOKKEEPING SERVICES Only those selected for interview will
2018 – 2022
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE
be contacted.
THE AREA OF AN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
TAKE NOTE that applications have been received by
The theWestern Irrigation District has prepared
403-201-2201
Western Irrigation District to change the area of the District.
a SeepageApplications
Controlto removePlanparcels
for consist
the of:years 2018 With a dedicated, highly trained, professional team The Wheatland Lodge
through 2022 in accordance with Section that works closely with you, our main goal is to currently has an opening for a
164(1) of the Irrigation Districts Act. take care of our clients through sound balancing
of their books. Offering full bookkeeping, payroll,
SUMMER STUDENT ~
The plan addresses seepage in these areas: personal and corporate tax preparation for various MAINTENANCE LABORER
1.) Section 83 (North Cluny Canal) types of corporations and small businesses. Applicant must be a student who will be return-
Section 2, T23-R21-W4M ing to school in the fall of 2018. Positon available
Sections 33, 34, T22-R21-W4M “Keeping your numbers in order so you from May 1 to Aug 31, 2018.
can relax, that’s our job”
2.) Section 85M3 (Glenrose Canal)
Any person wishing to complain is required to submit a written complaint to the
Duties include, but not limited to; Lawn and gar-
den care, operating ride on equipment, painting,
Sections 7,18,19,20,28, 29-T25-R23-W4M
Western Irrigation District at Box 2372 105-900 Pine Road, Strathmore, Alberta,
window cleaning, general maintenance.
T1P 1K3 within 30 days after the date of the publication of this notice.
Sections 12,13,14,24-T25-R24-W4M HELP WANTED
Jim Webber, P. Eng.
General Manager A current criminal record check and driver’s ab-
Western Irrigation District
3.) Section 84 (Secondary C Canal) stract is required for employment.
Sections 11, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26,35,36
Please drop off resume on or before April 20th,
T26-R24-W4M Nuvision Industries Inc.
2018 to:
requires following personal:
Attn: Peter Neufeld, Maintenance Supervisor
Copies of the Plan may be viewed at the Dis- Millwright-Service Technician Wheatland Housing Management Body
trict’s office during regular business hours. Any - mechanically inclined to service / troubleshoot / 76th-2nd Street, Strathmore AB, T1P 1J8
comments on the Draft Seepage Control Plan repair fertilizer facilities, requires travel in AB/SK,
long hours, valid driver’s license. Only applicants selected for an interview will be
must be received before office closing on May
contacted.
11th, 2018. The District intends to file the Plan Nuvision is a progressive company located near
with Irrigation Secretariat no later than June. Carseland, Ab.
WHEATLAND HOUSING
30th, 2018 Email: jobs@nuvisionind.com fax 403-901-2387
MANAGEMENT BODY
Any owner of land which seepage damage may
have occurred may appeal the subsequent Plan
to the Irrigation Council by filing a notice of ap-
peal within 30 days of the date specified for fill- Like Us
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1. The land on which seepage damage may
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not contain adequate measures to control
seepage.
Wheatland Lodge
Please address comments to: Spring Tea &
David McAllister PEng, MSc., MBA Bake Sale!
General Manager
Western Irrigation District
Saturday,
Box 2372 105 – 900 Pine Road,
May 5th
Strathmore, AB T1P 1K3 2:00-4:00 pm
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of retail or potential office
space. Call 403-934-5589
for more information or for
viewing.
INDIVIDUAL OFFICE RENTAL
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LOCATION LOCATION
LOCATION. Commercial
rental. Warehouse for
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– 8,960 sq.ft. available.
Please call 403-934-
4164.
REAL ESTATE
PRAIRIESKY ROYALTY LTD. is
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To receive a cash offer, call
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320 ACRES of good Saskatch-
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Saskatchewan. 10 year lease
in place paying $19,800 or
4.6%. $428,000. Contact
Doug @ 306-716-2671 or
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ROOMMATE
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Wanted: Lady roommate
companion. Rent and utili-
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Chinook III. Available May 15.
Call Brian 587-727-1437.
RENTALS
FOR RENT: 3 BDRM DUPLEX,
Furnace Replacement • Repairs & Maintenance
fridge, stove, DW, W/D. Avail-
Air Conditioning • Certified HVAC Technicians
able now. $1,400/mo +
$1,400 SD. Utilities Included.
Phone or text 403-325-
0035.
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LOVELY UPPER FLOOR 2
BDRM APARTMENT in quiet
Crystal Ridge cul-de-sac.
Mature person preferred.
NP, NS. $900/m + $900 SD.
Available immediately. Call
403-934-4769.
TWO RENTALS AVAILIABLE
April 15 – Townhouse with
2 lrg bdrm. + 2 bath with
single attached garage!
Also for rent - small Bach-
elor suite 200 sq/ft fully fur-
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CHINOOK III. 1 bdrm or 2
bdrm. ½ month rent free
with a six month lease. Heat
& water included. No pets.
Please call for availability.
Call Keli 403-324-2944.
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Children welcome.
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+ Utilities.
Please contact our
Leasing Agent:
Rhonda
403-499-9733
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$1,600. Gourmet Kitchen,
Hardwood, W/D, Garage,
Deck, Snow Removal, NS,
NP. Only 2 Left! SAGEWOOD
VILLA 403.361.8044 www.
hestiaproperties.ca
NICE 2 BDRM MOBILE HOME
FOR RENT. Available May 1.
N/S + preferably N/P - small
pets negotiable but NO cats.
Plumbing • Duct Cleaning
$1,175/mo + utilities. For
viewing call Mark 403-324-
0200.
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REAL ESTATE
“The Missing Piece to complete Your Big Picture.”
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Peters
Real Estate Associate
403-870-4446
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COMMERCIAL BUILDING
FOR SALE BY OWNER
74 Slater Road
Office - 1,006 sq ft
Warehouse - 2,025 sq ft
Total - 3,031 sq ft
Sits on 0.87 acre
Boiler system, Infloor heating,
Fenced.
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CABIN 8 km south of Strath-
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Semi-furnished. NS & NP.
$850/mo + $850 DD. Incl.
heat and power. Call 403-
934-4407.
NEW FAMILY APARTMENTS
1-Bed $910 / 2-Bed $1015
Vinyl, Carpet, W/D, fridge,
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Residential - Commercial - Industrial
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Farm & Yard - Bucket Truck Service
Master Electricians
Phone: 403-934-7188 IOP ROW LTD.
Email: jpjesco@efirehose.net
Specializing in Insurance Claims
www.jescoelectrical.ca Your Complete Exterior Finishing Company
Serving Southern Alberta Since 1999 Experts in Vinyl Siding, Soffit and Fascia
Continuous Eavestroughing • Windows & Reroofs
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ELECTRICAL
For a FREE QUOTE Call Tom
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GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Dwayne Sluys
Master Electrician All Decked Out AB
Renovations
Serving Strathmore and Area
Residential Rural Commercial
General Contracting
Kitchens, Bathroom Renos
Phone: Email:
403 -669 -7170 Dnc.elec@icloud.com Basement Developments
Additions, Roofing
Fences & Decks
EXCAVATION SERVICES Aluminum Rail
Vinyl & Composite Decking
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GENERAL CONTRACTORS GOVERNMENT PLUMBING & HEATING SEPTIC SERVICES

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Job Posting—Hamlet Maintenance Operator, Seasonal
Closes April 20, 2018 at 4 p.m.
The Hamlet Maintenance Operator is a seasonal position and is responsible for
the maintenance and repair of all public infrastructure and underground utilities
within Wheatland County hamlets. The Hamlet Maintenance Operator is also
responsible for road maintenance, snow clearing, water and sewer service
installation and repair, tree trimming, graveling, alleyway grading, landscaping,
and other related duties.
Responsibilities include:
 Replace/repair underground water, sewer, and storm lines; water valves,
hydrants, manholes, and catch basins
 Assess underground service and utility distribution problems
 Maintain streets, alleyways, and sidewalks, including grading & snow clearing
 Properly operate and maintain heavy equipment and tandem gravel truck
 Perform minor culvert replacements / regrading projects, as required
 Ensure compliance with OH&S and ensure work is completed in a safe manner
Qualifications include:
 Valid Class 1 Alberta drivers’ licence
 Minimum three (3) years of heavy equipment experience
 Ground Disturbance II certification
 Confined Space Entry certification
 First Aid Certification
To apply, or for a more detailed job description: Please Quote Job # P18-08
Human Resources, Wheatland County
RR1 Hwy 1
Strathmore, Alberta T1P 1J6
Fax (403) 934-4889
Email: hr@wheatlandcounty.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an
interview will be contacted. You must be legally entitled to work for any employer
in Canada to be eligible for consideration. The successful candidate will be
required to submit to a Criminal Records Check.
Job Posting—Light Truck Operators (2), Seasonal Positions
Closes April 20, 2018 at 4 p.m.
The Light Equipment Operator is a member of the Public Works Team and is
responsible for operating the Light Equipment in a safe and effective manner in
order to ensure that the roadways are accessible, safe and in good condition
The Light Equipment Operator position reports to the Construction Foreman,
Surfacing Foreman, Hamlet crew foreman, Mulching crew supervisor, or the
Manager of Transportation & Infrastructure for Operations, depending on the
road construction or maintenance that is in progress. As the Light Equipment
Operator you are to ensure that all work is done in a timely and safe manner.
Responsibilities include:
 Ensure that all work is done in accordance with all stated policies and
directives of Wheatland County
 Report any dangerous or unsafe road conditions
 Perform all daily safety and maintenance checks
 Perform general care and maintenance of the equipment
 Notify the Foreman of any repairs needed
 Keep work area clean, organized, and secure
 Practice workplace safety
 Other duties as assigned
 Act as back-up for positions within the public works operations as required
To apply, or for a more detailed job description: Please Quote Job # P18-07
Human Resources, Wheatland County
RR1 Hwy 1
Strathmore, Alberta T1P 1J6
Fax (403) 934-4889
Email: hr@wheatlandcounty.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an
interview will be contacted. You must be legally entitled to work for any employer
in Canada to be eligible for consideration. The successful candidate will be
required to submit to a Criminal Records Check.
Job Posting—Heavy Equipment Operator, Seasonal Position
Closes April 20, 2018 at 4 p.m.
The Heavy Equipment Operator is a member of the Public Works Team and is
responsible for operating the Heavy Equipment in a safe and effective manner in
order to ensure that the roadways are accessible, safe and in good condition.
The Heavy Equipment Operator position reports to the Construction Foreman,
Surfacing Foreman or the Manager of Transportation & Infrastructure for
Operations, depending on the road construction or maintenance that is in
progress. As the Heavy Equipment Operator you are to ensure that all work is
done in a timely and safe manner.
Responsibilities include:
 Ensure that all work is done in accordance with all stated policies and
directives of Wheatland County
 Report any dangerous or unsafe road conditions
 Perform all daily safety and maintenance checks
 Perform general care and maintenance of the equipment
 Notify the Foreman of any repairs needed
 Keep work area clean, organized, and secure
 Practice workplace safety
 Other duties as assigned
 Act as back-up for positions within the public works operations as required
To apply, or for a more detailed job description: Please Quote Job # P18-06
Human Resources, Wheatland County
RR1 Hwy 1
Strathmore, Alberta T1P 1J6
Fax (403) 934-4889
Email: hr@wheatlandcounty.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an
interview will be contacted. You must be legally entitled to work for any employer
in Canada to be eligible for consideration. The successful candidate will be
required to submit to a Criminal Records Check.
Job Posting—Summer Student Labourers (3)
Closes April 20, 2018 at 4 p.m.
The Summer Student Labourer is a seasonal position and is responsible for grass
mowing, weed trimming, garbage cleanup, landscaping, and other related duties
to support the maintenance and upkeep of Wheatland County owned or
maintained facilities including parks and cemeteries.
Responsibilities include:
 Properly operate and maintain lawn care equipment
 Ensure work is performed in a safe and prompt manner
 Safely operate and appropriately maintain County owned vehicles
 Perform traffic flagging duties for Road Crews, as required
 Ensure compliance with OH&S
 Complete administrative tasks when required
 Relate to and communicate with co-workers, management, customers and
vendors sincerely, clearly, tactfully, promptly and courteously; respond to
inquiries and complaints promptly and professionally
 Perform tasks consistent with the position, including special projects
Qualifications include:
 Valid Class 5 Alberta drivers’ licence
 Ability to read a County map
 Mechanically inclined
 First Aid Certification (would be an asset)
To apply, or for a more detailed job description: Please Quote Job # P18-09
Human Resources, Wheatland County
RR1 Hwy 1
Strathmore, Alberta T1P 1J6
Fax (403) 934-4889
Email: hr@wheatlandcounty.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an
interview will be contacted. You must be legally entitled to work for any employer
in Canada to be eligible for consideration. The successful candidate will be
required to submit to a Criminal Records Check.