FINDING SIMBA– Pumbaa (McKenna Camac) and Timon (Tegen Moffatt) fi nd Simba (Avery Burgar) all alone after his father dies, during The Lion King JR play at École Mother Teresa School last Wednesday. See story on page 10.
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BY SCOTT MCDERMOTTSYLVAN LAKE NEWS COLUMNIST
I had the extreme privilege of speaking to two groups of students last week, ages 11-12, at a local school. It is
Kids, you need to know this and so do your parentstruly one of my favourite things to do - teach nutrition and fi tness. After 18 years of doing this, I am pleased to say that some things have improved. Kids today do tend to know more about a lot of things than their predecessors did. I am also sad to say that many things remain the same, and some things are worse.
What’s great? Kids know energy drinks and caffeine are bad for them. It was fun to teach them how energy drinks work. They force the body to release stored energy
from the endocrine system, they do not ‘give’ anyone energy. It’s like driving a car to Calgary in 1st gear at 140km/h with racing fuel. Sure, you feel really fast - until the motor blows up.
Like most adults, kids had heard of proteins, fats and carbs - but didn’t really know what they were for or how they worked. So it was really fun to explain them all with examples. Protein is like spare and replacement parts, carbohydrates are strictly fuel and energy and fat is fuel to help all the cells and
fl uids stay healthy including joints and the brain. We talk-ed about how much of each thing we needed and what examples are. Again, the kids were fairly informed.
Here’s the big thing that sadly has gotten worse in the last 18 years: Kids (and adults – according to our new clients at the gym all the time) are skipping breakfast.
What has changed is the reasoning. It used to be overwhelmingly because kids didn’t want to be fat. While it is still true they think that (and still a lie), the number one reason was different. Over 80% of the kids said they always skipped breakfast and the reason was, they didn’t have time.
Ouch.I have to say I don’t buy
it. I think they missed how important it is, so we talked about that at length. If the reason ‘why’ is big enough, then ‘how’ doesn’t matter. You fi nd a way. So why breakfast? Why is it im-portant? Why bother? Well fi rst off, people think that
skipping breakfast means your body will burn fat right? Because there is nothing else available and hey, that would be preferred right?
Sorry - nope. The body burns muscle before fat for several reasons. First, mus-cle is plugged in - it’s elec-tric. It’s tied in to the sys-tem and readily available to convert to fuel. It’s fast fuel the body can grab imme-diately, whereas fat takes longer and much more work to access because it is inert. It is not plugged in and just sits there.
When you do not feed yourself, your body is con-vinced you cannot afford muscle, because it is bio-logically expensive. Muscle requires food, like a big motor requires gas. If you bought a big old truck with a massive motor and tires, but refused to buy more than $5 a week in gas, then if your truck acted like your body – it would trade that big motor in for a little tiny engine that was more fuel effi cient. Your body does that too – skip break-fast and your metabolism
slows, you cannot think well, you react slower, you are tired and want to go back to bed and you lose muscle. All these things are going the wrong direction. A lot of schools now how have a breakfast program but with budgets what they are they never have enough protein for growing bodies and minds.
My son is not yet four and he knows how to make a protein shake with healthy choices in less than fi ve minutes and drinks it out of his straw based sippy cup in about the same amount of time. If not a shake, then boil a dozen eggs on Sunday and grab a hard boiled egg and some fruit on the way to school or work. How about cottage cheese with fruit, yo-gurt, muesli and nuts mixed the night before? Grab it out of the fridge and shovel it in. Zero morning prep required. Five minutesto eat. If you cannot fi nd fi ve minutes to eat before school or work then re-read why it’s im-portant.
Happy Training!Scott
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Th e Place To Mortgage is proud to announce that Arlene Arneson has joined the offi ce in Sylvan Lake as a Mortgage Associate. Arlene brings with her extensive knowledge in the mortgage industry.
She was previously a mortgage underwriter with several lenders in Calgary for 16 years and she was formally a mortgage associate with Source Mortgage Centre in Sylvan Lake for over 13 years. She is now ready for a new adventure with Th e Place to Mortgage as an independent mortgage agent/associate. She would like to invite all of her existing clients and new clients to drop by for a free mortgage consultation or just to catch up. Evening and weekend appointments are available. Th e offi ce is located at Cobbs Block Central,2nd fl oor, 5015-50 Street, Sylvan Lake. She can be reached at 403-391-8827, or you can apply online at Th ePlaceToMortgage.com/Arlene.you can apapppppplpppp y yyyyyy online att Th ePPlacceToMorttgag gge
McIntyre’s make keynote speech at XO Wedding GalaSean and Leah McIntyre share secrets to successful marriage
Words of wisdom echoed through the gymnasium of the Community Centre on Saturday evening as Leah and Sean McIntyre addressed attendees on the topic of how to make your marriage stand the test of time during the XO Wedding Gala.
The high school sweet-hearts told of how they were engaged after three and half years of dating, then married six months later. The dynamic duo have been married for nearly 13 years, visited 9 countries together, owned 3 homes and have given life to both a son and a daughter – whom they described during their presentation as being the light of their lives.
Sean recalled it took him two weeks to know this was the woman he wanted to marry, with Leah know-ing after three and jok-ing that some people are harder to love.
“We’ve been through ups and downs, goods times and bad – it’s kind of funny because it sounds like our wedding vows,” said Leah with Sean adding, “It’s true and it’s funny how true those vows come the lon-ger you’ve been married.”
The pair detailed how much of the wisdom they were about to share came from conversation with couples that have been married for 30-50 years.
Leah began by detailing to the brides and grooms of the gala, the impor-tance of understanding
the power one’s words can hold.
“I have the ability to build my partner up and I have the ability to tear him down with my words,” she explained. “Because I want to have a healthy mar-riage, I fi nd it best to talk to Sean about the things I love about him.
“What I really want him to hear about is how proud of him I am and how much good I see in our future together.”
A myth the McIntyre’s both agreed was one that could be busted is the no-tion of married couples being in sync every hour of every day.
“Some times you will be out of sync with your part-ner. You are two individual people - two minds, two hearts, two plans,” said Leah. “We have chosen to spend our lives together and I take off the pressure of this myth that you are going to feel 100% total-ly connected every one of those hours – it’s just not realistic.”
Sean added it’s danger-ous to let your marriage run on ‘auto-pilot’. Too often marriages can sync into routine and your ac-tions become a result of habit, rather than inten-tion.
“Love your partner on purpose, date on pur-pose say it and honour on purpose. Don’t leave it to chance or routine and don’t assume they know,” said Sean.
“Some times what we think is better left unsaid ends up being unfelt and unappreciated. The way to
BY JENNA SWANSYLVAN LAKE NEWS
avoid that is to be inten-tional,” he added.
Another marital mistake some couples can make is subscribing to the no-tion of relationships being 50/50 said the McIntyre’s.
“The truth is, you’re a whole person and your partner is a whole per-son. You bring that whole person into your relation-ship,” said Sean. “When we surrender this 50/50 idea, we free our whole selves to be a part of love. Marriage unites us and we are not two halves that make a whole – we are two whole people that come together to make some-thing extraordinary.”
Together they explained the importance of both honesty and grace in mar-riage, stating there is no substitute for honesty.
“Love your partner enough to be honest with them. Be honest about what you love and your challenges,” stated Sean. “Grace means that you accept your partner and yourself even when you’re not your best person. Grace means when they fall, you’re there to pick them up with love and grace means compromis-ing.”
“When you face some-thing hard and make it through it makes you stronger,” said Leah on the subject with Sean fi nish-ing off the topic by adding, “It can make you super human like that.”
The pair’s presentation fi nished off with four prac-tical tips they’d picked up from their conversations with older couples, which
the attending brides and grooms could apply to their marriages.
The fi rst tip - date each other. Set a date night and follow through. The McIntyre’s date night is Tuesday, which Sean added just so happens to be cheap night at the the-atre. He added they both love movies and he gets to sit and hold his wife’s hand for an hour.
The second tip was to treat each other. The Mcintyres recommend to take a vacation at least once a – no friends, no kids, just the two of you. Adding it doesn’t have to be a far away trip, even if it’s just a weekend get-away to city, it still counts.
The third tip was to ‘work it’. Once a year and not on your vacation - choose an event or seminar on marriage. Commit to it they said, adding going to your fi rst marriage sem-
inar can be awkward but stated preventative main-tenance is a much easi-er route. This led them to their fourth point.
Have a plan in place on how not to cheat on your spouse.
“Cheating on your spouse is not something you plan for when you’re taking your vows,” said Sean. “The reality is, a lot of marriages end that way. You know yourself better than anyone and you need to do your very best to set up boundaries. Be protec-tive of your heart, your spouses heart and your fu-ture together.”
Leah added married cou-ples should be stubborn.
Not stubborn towards their partner, but rather stubborn for their mar-riages.
“Don’t give up, don’t let others divide you and don’t compromise your vows,” she detailed with Sean adding, “If we are in it for life – we better make it good. If our marriage isn’t good, then our life isn’t going to be good. I want my wife to be happy, I want to be happy and I want our marriage to be healthy.
“We really are better to-gether. If we are mindful and intentional, we can make our lives together good ones.”
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Red Deer West 4-H Beef Club kicked off the 2015/2016 year with our organization-al meeting at Ridgewood Hall.
We voted in our new executive board, which consists of: President-Jenaya Moore; Vice- President-Reid Depalme; Secretary-Paulina Wolswinkel; Treasurer-Parker Depalme; Club Reporter-Maia Belich; Historians-Brett Belich and Emma Belich; Parliamentarian-Cole Moffatt, and General Leader-Dana Depalme.
This year, we have 29 members. Six are new to beef 4-H. We also have four cleaver kids. We had Weigh In on Nov. 7 at Burnt
Lake Auction Mart.Thank you to Mel Glencross for the use
of the auction mart and Dennis Magill for running the weigh scale for us. We weighed in 29 market steers and 11 car-cass steers. Female projects this year are 10 heifers and 10 cow/calf pairs. Our fi rst club activity was on Dec 14.
It was our Christmas party and it was at the Innisfail ski hill with a potluck supper and tobogganing. Our club will now prepare for public speaking and pre-sentations in February. A huge thank you to all of our sponsors and supporters. Our club has many great opportunities with your support. We are looking forward to another great year of 4-H.
Congratulations to Diane Salive, winner of the $1,000.00 travel voucher presented by Lion Phil Norris at the 2016 Flight Night Fundraiser hosted by the Sylvan Lake & District Lions Club on March 5, 2016. Thank you again to all our donors for making this event such a success and helping us sponsor 5 children to attend Camp HeHoHa this summer.
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BY MAIA BELICHRED DEER WEST 4H BEEF CLUB REPORTER
Red Deer West 4H Beef Club. Photo submitted
BIG GAME - The H.J. Cody senior Lakers went head to head with the Wetaskawin Sabers on Saturday night in Sylvan Lake. Laker Levi Kisslinger passes the ball away from two Sabers as the crowd of Laker’s fans watches eagerly behind him. Jenna Swan/Sylvan Lake News
Community support awe inspring as basketball season comes to an end
There are few better sights and sounds to see than that of a packed gymnasium on basketball game day at H.J. Cody.
Saturday evening, as the senior boys took on the
Wetaskawin Sabers, the sheer energy coursing across the hard wood fl oor as the many fans present cheered the Lakers on was enough to give a bystander shivers.
Rightfully so, the place was
packed. Not a seat could be found on the bleachers and soon the sidelines began to fi ll. The series between the two teams was tied 1-1. The winner of the game would go on to provincials.
When it came time for the last buzzer to blow its top and the fourth quarter came to a closing, it wasn’t the Lakers who leapt with joy as the score ended in the Sabers’ favour.
However, still the Lakers’ fans ferociously cheered on both teams – never faltering in their seeming love for the sport and their home town team. Eruptions from the crowd were awe inspiring as Lakers forwards drained three pointers, clawing back at the Sabers each period.
Throughout the game the Lakers came within a few points multiple times showing extreme teamwork, incredible utilization of ball movement and a staggering defense.
It was a hard fought game for the Lakers with a fi nal score of 79-83.
There is no shortage of support for local athletic programs in Sylvan Lake. It is increasingly apparent the town’s livelihood and culture holds foundations in minor sports.
Over the last few years, organized sports in Sylvan Lake have faced a number of challenges, including the collapse of the arena roof and the closure of the aquatic centre. One chal-lenge organized sports in Sylvan will never encounter is a lack of love from their community.
For an entire community to band behind their young athletes, shows a common understanding of the op-portunity organized sports
can offer.Organized sport has the
potential to teach young people the importance of teamwork, dedication and commitment. Not only is it a great way to get kids active – it has the potential to teach them the power of working towards a goal as a whole rather than as an individual.
Above and beyond this, organized sport teaches how bettering oneself can benefi t those around them. By working hard and hon-ing in on your own athletic abilities, it in turn adds to your team.
Sport also teaches us grace and sportsmanship, in ad-dition to many, many other valuable life skills that will carry over into adulthood.
Sport has the potential to keep us healthy and foster our young people’s life skills but even more so, sport has the potential to bring a community together. Just as the team must pull togeth-er to bring a win, so to do we often see communities being brought together or even built on a foundation of sport.
The collapse of the arena roof showed just what kind of impact sport could have on a community. Now, as the NexSource Centre grows before us, I fi nd myself imagining what impact it will have on sport in Sylvan Lake.
Could the NexSource Centre act as the ultimate catalyst for fostering sport in Sylvan Lake? Do you think it will serve as a hub for the Town?
***Let us know what you think about sport in Sylvan Lake and the NexSource Centre by emailing [email protected]. ***
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TOWN OF SYLVAN LAKENOTICE OF A NON-STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING PROPOSED BYLAW NO. 1701/2016 Being a Bylaw of the Town of Sylvan Lake, Alberta to provide for the control, regulation and licensing of mobile vending businesses and performance of buskers within the Town.
WHEREAS pursuant to section 7(a) of the Municipal Government Act, a council may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting the safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of people and property; and
WHEREAS pursuant to section 7(e) of the Municipal Government Act, a council may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting businesses, business activities and persons engaged in business; and
WHEREAS pursuant to section 7(i) of the Municipal Government Act, a council may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting the enforcement of bylaws made under the Municipal Government Act or any other enactment including any or all of the matters listed therein; and
WHEREAS pursuant to section 8 of the Municipal Government Act, a council may in a bylaw:
regulate or prohibit;
deal with any development, activity, industry, business or thing in diff erent ways, divide each of them into classes and deal with each class in diff erent ways; and
provide for a system of licenses, permits or approvals, including any or all of the matters listed therein; and
WHEREAS Council has deemed it expedient to provide for the permitting of mobile vending units to operate and buskers to perform on public land within the Town.
NOW THEREFORE Council of the Town of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, duly assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
A Non-Statutory Public Hearing regarding the proposed Bylaw will be held on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.in the Council Chambers of the Town Offi ce at 5012 48th Avenue, Sylvan Lake, Alberta.
All persons in favor or opposed to the Bylaw will have the opportunity to be heard. If you are unable to attend personally, written submissions must be submitted to the Municipal Offi ce no later than 4:00 pm on the day of the hearing.If you submit comments on this bylaw, either orally or in writing, the information you provide may be recorded in the minutes of the Public Hearing, or otherwise made public, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.A copy of the proposed Bylaw can be seen during regular offi ce hours from 8:00 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm at the Town Offi ce located at 5012 – 48th Avenue, Sylvan Lake, Alberta. Th e style of the hearing will be informal and persons wishing to speak will be requested to state their name and address for the record upon being recognized by the Chairperson.Date of fi rst publication of this notice: March 17th, 2016 edition of the Sylvan Lake News.Date of the second publication of this notice: March 24th, 2016 edition of the Sylvan Lake News.
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Residents & business owners/operators are encouraged to join us for an Open House to discuss, and to review our proposed visitor-only Pay-for-Parking plan, and to share feedback...
March 30, 20164:00 to 7:00 pm
Municipal Government Building-
Should the Town of Sylvan Lake require out-of-town visitors to pay for parking within our waterfront commercial district?
www.sylvanlake.ca/public-notices
*Those unable to attend the live event, will have an opportunity to review the Pay-for-Parking Plan, and share feedback, commencing on April 1. Follow our website under “What’s Happening” for updates.
Highlights of the proposed plans include “Residential Parking” Zones for those who live in the “Cabin District”, daily and hourly rates for visitors to the waterfront from out-of-town, and a pay-for-parking season from May 15, to September 15 annually.
Come visit us on March 30, to learn more!
Fox Run students get inside scoop on Sylvan Lake baker’s famous cinnamon bun recipe
Diane and Garritt Pikkert, long time bakers and owners of their own bak-ery, taught a class of Grade 8 students, the majority of them boys, the process of how to make cinnamon rolls last Thursday.
This cooking class was part of the life skills program at École Fox Run School.
It was very hand on with the students working right beside Diane and Garritt.
In their white aprons students mixed brown sugar and butter together on the pan and place the rolls in the pan. The students then put the buns in the proofer.
Diane said she enjoyed showing the students the process of making cinna-mon buns and how the students asked her all kinds of questions.
“I think it’s been great,” she said. “They just love it. I have never done it before so it’s very unique, interesting and neat.”
Some of the questions Diane answered were how the dough is made, why they make the dough, why they put in into the proofer, how long her and Garritt have been baking and how many children and grandchildren they have.”
Diane said the most fun about teaching the students was interacting with them.
While having fun and learning, Diane said she wanted the students to learn that it takes work and time to make
something.“It doesn’t just happen, it takes time
and patience to make a good product,” she said.
From start to fi nish it takes two and a half hours to make the cinnamon rolls, something some of the students were surprised about.
The ingredients to make the cinnamon buns were sugar, salt, oil, yeast and an egg. No additives were used.
Educational Assistant for the school Joanne Sikma said Diane and Garritt were invited to show the preparation of mak-ing cinnamon rolls as this is what the couple is known for.
“We want to show the kids the bread rising, how to roll, how to spread the dough, things like that as opposed to making it with the recipe,” Sikma said. “It it basically the preparations and how much work goes into it.”
“It it a great opportunity for them to learn how the bread has to rise, and that kind of stuff,” she added.
Many of the students want to be chiefs and bakers when they are older.
Every week at school the students learn to prepare different meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and dessert. They then use their skills to prepare their own meals at home.
Sikma said they try to stick to the Canada Food Guide to ensure they are teaching the students how to prepare
Cinnamon Rolls – Diane and Garritt Pikkert show Grade 8 students at École Fox Run School the process of making cinnamon rolls last Thursday.
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nutritious meals.“The kids are really enjoying learning
this stuff. When we are doing the meals they are bringing the information back home and are preparing some of the
meals on their own for their families. They are gaining a lot of independence,” Sikma said. “That’s the number one thing is gaining independence.”
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UpcomingMeetings
UPCOMING MEETINGS
MPC Meeting CANCELLEDMarch 21, 2016Municipal Government Building6:00 pm
Regular Meeting of CouncilMarch 28, 2016Municipal Government Building6:00 pm
Committee of the WholeApril 6, 2016Municipal Government Building6:00 pm
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ROAD BANS75% AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
MARCH 1 – JUNE 1
Axle weight restrictions at 75% are now in effect for all Sylvan Lake roads with the exception of the East End and Beju industrial parks, which have no axle weight restrictions.
Please contact Public Works at 403.887.2800 for permit inquiries.
GOOD FRIDAY GARBAGE/RECYCLINGCOLLECTION NOTICE
Residences whose normal garbage/green box collection day isFriday, March 25 (Good Friday) will have their items collected as scheduled.
Green boxes are available at no charge from the Municipal Government Building (5012 48 Avenue), the Municipal Operations Building (1 Industrial Drive), or we will deliver one to you by calling 403.887.2800.
WASTE TRANSFER STATIONEASTER HOLIDAY HOURS
The Easter weekend holiday hours are as follows:Friday, March 25: CLOSEDSaturday, March 26: OPEN
The facility is open from Wednesday to Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm, (Wednesdays until 8 pm) exclusive of statutory holidays. There is no after hour access to the facility.
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COME SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY BYSITTING ON A COMMITTEE OR BOARD
We are seeking public members for the following:
Community Services Committee (2 Vacancies)Provides recommendations related to community opportunities and challenges. The committee meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Municipal Government Building. (2 year term)
Additional information regarding the mandates of the Boards & Committees and application forms can be found on our website at www.sylvanlake.ca or by contacting Mary Rose at the Town Offi ce 403.887.2141.
Please forward a letter of interest with relevant information and completed application form by Wednesday, February 29, 2016 to:
Town of Sylvan Lake5012 48 AvenueSylvan Lake, AB T4S 1G6Attention: Mary RoseOr via e-mail to: [email protected]
VOLUNTEER CENTRE Volunteer Gala & Awards Evening tickets will be going on sale March 8th at the Community Centre for $20.00 per/ticket. Tickets will be on Sale until April 3rd, 2016. For further information please go to the www.sylvanlake.ca.
INVITATION TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL
Call for Proposal to provide consulting services for the development of a Cultural Master Plan for the Town of Sylvan Lake. The RFP will engage, communicate and couple the potential of Sylvan Lake’s art and culture to ensure a signifi cant contribution to the Town’s community planning.
The Town will receive Proposals, in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Proposal for the Development of the Cultural Master Plan for the Town of Sylvan Lake” until Friday April 15, 2016 at 1:00p.m. MST (“Tender Closing”). Faxed Proposals or Proposals submitted by email will not be accepted and will be returned to the Bidder.
Inquiries can be directed to:
Rick Ladouceur Recreation & Culture Manager [email protected] 403-887-2199
Full Proposal Packages including Proposal Forms are found on The Town of Sylvan Lake’s website.
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POSITION TITLE:RECREATION AND CULTURE PROGRAMMER
Under the direction of the Recreation and Culture Manager, the Recreation Programmer will be responsible for the administration of all Town of Sylvan Lake Recreation programs (inclusive children, youth and adult programs) and to assist with special event activities. The incumbent provides energy, leadership and initiative in developing, growing and maintaining programs within the Town of Sylvan Lake. This is balanced with strong customer service ability, team leadership and business acumen. The development and implementation of high quality safety oriented programs.
SUMMARY OF FUNCTION:
• Ability to plan, implement evaluate and organized, recreational programing, sports, leagues and cultural programs for a wide variety of age groups and backgrounds. • Identify recreational needs, trends and interests of residents and plan diverse programs, leagues and cultural programming to meet the demand • Responsible for overseeing all recreational planning; assisting with program, league creation and implementation; • Planning and implementing seasonal sports programs, camps, leagues and in-house tournaments; • Educates the consumer on program offerings and articulates relevant suggestions/recommendations to customer and secure enrollment; • Assist in the content and design of promotional & marketing plans; • Identify and recruit qualifi ed instructors & volunteers for the various programs;
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
• Diploma or Degree in Business, Recreation or a combination of experience and education or a related fi eld would be an asset. • Two years successful experience in a Sports related business in a supervisory level position. • Good communication skills, both written and oral, along with strong customer service skills. • Experience working with recreation committees, non-profi t and local businesses; • Knowledge of working with program budgets; • Experience interpreting statistics for program usage & coordination; • Experience with school/educational programs, schools, community groups and dealing with parents; • Experience in securing program sponsorship; • Provides positive feedback and recognition for solid performance by instructing team; • Able to attend required meetings and job related seminars; • Willingness and ability to work fl exible hours as scheduled; • First aid certifi cate is a must, and Background and criminal check will be required.
This is a terrifi c opportunity to work in a professional, team focused environment. You have a strong desire to build a team and be major contributor to the success of a vibrant and growing organization. If you are up to the challenge of taking ownership and wanting to make a difference, this is an ideal situation.
We offer competitive rates and an excellent benefi ts package, including a wellness component. If this position intrigues you, please submit your resume in confi dence specifying which position you are applying for by March 27, 2016, to:
Town of Sylvan Lake5012 – 48th Avenue, Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1G6Attention: Human ResourcesFax: (403) 887-3660E-mail: [email protected]
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Tickets are now on sale for the Town of Sylvan Lake
2016 Volunteer Gala and Awards Evening Saturday, April 16, 2016
Sylvan Lake Family & Community Centre,
4725 - 43 Street Cocktails at 5:30 pm ~ Dinner at 6:30 pm
Caterer: Bob Ronnie
Presentations for Distinguished Volunteer Service - Mayor’s Award
Volunteer of the Year - Town Council’s Award Healthy Communities Initiative Cup
Entertainment: St. James Gate
Tickets available at the Sylvan Lake Community Centre for $20.00/each
Tickets are on Sale until April 3, 2016 and limited numbers are available
Volunteer Recognition & Awards Nominations National Volunteer Week is April 10-16, 2016
We need YOU to nominate that VOLUNTEER and /or ORGANIZATION you feel has made a positive contribution.
All nominees must be 18 years and older and you must make them aware of their nomination.
All nominees are invited to join us for our VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AFTERNOON TEA ON SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2016
From all the nominations we receive, a Selection Committee will choose the recipients for the following awards:
Distinguished Volunteer Service - Mayor’s Award Volunteer of the Year - Town Council’s Award Healthy Communities Initiative Cup
These awards will be presented at the VOLUNTEER GALA & AWARDS EVENING ON SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016
Nomination forms are available at: Volunteer Centre - Sylvan Lake Family and Community Centre
4725 - 43 Street Call 403-887-1137
On line www/sylvanlake.ca - under the FCSS tab
For more information call the Volunteer Centre - 403-887-1137 ext.233
Nomination Deadline - Friday, March 18, 2016
Call Out for Nominations
Students visit dentist for school tripKindergarten students from École Our Lady of the
Rosary School got to sit in the dentist chair during a visit to the Aurora Dental Group Tuesday.
The children learned about the basic essentials of keep-ing their teeth clean, how to brush and fl oss as well as what foods to eat after a meal to help keep their teeth clean.
With a massive yellow toothbrush, dental assistant Debbie Bone-Dyck showed the children how to brush their teeth in circles and how to point the bristles down-wards to the gum line.
As the children counted their teeth they realized just how important it was to clean them properly.
They learned they should brush their teeth after each meal for two minutes, one minute for the top teeth, one minute for the bottom teeth.
If they can’t brush their teeth after eating, the students learned they should eat cheese.
“Cheese has an enzyme in it that helps prevent tooth decay,” Bone–Dyck said.
Some of the worst snacks children can eat are fruit roll ups and other sticky candy. This is because it sticks to teeth and is high in sugar.
“A lot of the new fruit roll ups and sticky fruits are very high in sugar and high in fructose. They stick on the teeth. It doesn’t come off so it is staying there for long periods of time as opposed to a real apple or a real strawberry,” Bone-Dyck said.
Children want to keep their teeth clean as they eat a lot of other soft foods which can get stuck between their teeth.
The visit was a great educational experience. They learned the importantance of not only keeping their teeth clean, but how visiting the dentist is not a scary thing.
Bone-Dyck said most of the children at their age have
Dentist Visit – École Our Lady of the Rosary School student Brieanne Ross sits in the dentist chair at Aurora Dental Group and dental assistant Debbie Bone-Dyck gives her a ride, last Tuesday.
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visited a dentist before. She said it is recommended that children have their fi rst dentist appointment at two or three years old, so they know visiting the dentist is not scary and is meant to be fun.
“A lot of times we do a happy visit for a two year old,” Bone–Dyck said. “We give them a ride in a chair, kind of
what we did today and show them exactly what is going on.”
Out of everything the children learned, Bone-Dyck said she hopes the children remember that dentists are here to help and there is no need to be afraid.
It is overwhelming to try to put into words our gratitude for the tremendous outpouring of support and love since we lost our girls in October to a farming accident. Any words of thanks we have seem so inadequate. Th e way our community has banded together to help us in our time of need has been beautiful and amazing. We are so blessed to be a part of such a loving community - we wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. Th ank you for walking with us.
Th rough our immediate and extended families, church family, and community family we have felt cared for in every area imaginable. Prayers, words of encouragement, fi nishing our harvest, practical jobs around our home and farm, visitors, fl owers, cards, food in abundance and fi nancial support are just some of the expressions of love we have experienced. Words cannot express our hearts of gratitude. THANK YOU TO:• Dan and Joanne, Rocky and Carolyn, Danny Hollingsworth and George Nothof
– you were there at the very beginning.• All our dedicated 1st responders, police force, STARS Air Ambulance and
Stollery Children’s Hospital – we know you did everything you could. • Joey Gustavson and all who helped with the clean-up fi rst thing the next
morning and all the neighbors who came with combines, trucks and tractors to complete our harvest, haying and fi eld work. Your sacrifi ce of time and resources to help us fi nish our fall work when you still had crop out was selfl ess.
• All the ladies who provided the food for the crew at the fi eld and at the farm.• Th ose who gathered at Withrow Gospel Mission and Leslieville Bethel Union
Church to pray for us, as well as the individuals who have prayed on our behalf. • Everyone for all the meals, housework, yard work, fl owers and cards.• Th e businesses who provided food for our family and community – Rocky Sobey’s,
Rocky Subway, Harvey’s Burgers in Rocky, Sylvan Lake ATB & Sylvan Lake Sobeys.• Pam Koenig, Dave and Tami Brand, Mary Hayward and Darrell Cousineau for
setting up the Trust account at Eckville Credit Union and the GoFundMe pages, and to all those who contributed.
• Everyone who made memorial contributions to other charities as well.• Crystal Meronowich for organizing a team of people to create such a beautiful
tribute to the girls with the balloon release. Also, to the individuals and businesses who sponsored the event: Teckville and Toys, Balloons Galore, Fat Boyz Tattoo, Sylvan Lake Steam and Spa, Rocky Sobey’s, Scribble’s ‘n Giggles, Eckville Library, and the Sandra Frid family.
• All the musicians who provided music for the balloon release and all who came to participate.
• Derek and Amanda Beeston and Randy Hellmer for organizing the bike/car rally and everyone who participated.
• Ryan Dodd, Stauff er Farm Feedlot, Irvine’s Tack and Trailer, Don Oberg, Innisfail Auction Mart for your collective role in the October 21st Benefi t Auction.
• Dave Brand for helping us with the obituary, it was eloquently written, and for so capably working with the media on our behalf.
• Th e media for telling our story with accuracy and sensitivity, we are very grateful.• Red Deer, Eckville, and Rocky Mountain House Post Offi ces for forwarding
creatively addressed mail.
• Transcon Livestock Corp., Eagle Light Transport, Montana Signs, Jim Blair Photography, Rainy Creek Powersports, Studer Farms, Rocky Mountain Meats, Industry Skate and Snow, Grade Eh! Painters and Mountaineer Publishing Co., Sylvan Lake News, Eckville Echo and Th e Western Star for your generous contributions in a variety of ways.
THANKS ALSO TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE THE DAY OF THE MEMORIAL SERVICE SPECIAL:• DT grad class for graciously rescheduling their turkey supper date.• Crossroads Church for the generosity they extended for the use of their beautiful
facility and to their countless volunteers who willingly served in so many areas.• Flinn Funeral Home for handling the arrangements and to Provost Funeral
Home and Craig Kanngiesser from Eventide Funeral Home, Red Deer for volunteering their services to help.
• Jolene Lipka for cutting letters for the girls’ names on their caskets and for the beautiful guestbook covers.
• Cherie Litke, with the help of Montana Signs, for the personalized decals for the girls’ caskets.
• Ben Crane for designing the service folders and thank you cards.• Withrow worship team – we are so proud of you.• Jessica and Leedale Colony Choir for the beautiful special music.• Amanda, Stephanie, Crystal, Brenda and Jessica for the wonderful eulogy and
preparing such personal guestbook pages.• Pastor Brian for your heartfelt message.• Sharmon and Louise for the precious video tribute.• All of the pallbearers.• To the community of churches, businesses and individuals who brought and
served squares and cookies in abundance for the coff ee time at Crossroads – we say a big THANK YOU!
• RCMP for patrolling Withrow and community during the funeral service and for directing the funeral procession.
• Panic Printing, Yolanda Moore, Sara St. Marie and Michelle Studer for the committal items.
• Bauer’s Flooring for your generous sponsorship of the evening meal.• 2 Sister’s Catering for your gift of time to prepare and serve the evening meal.• Leedale Colony for donating the potatoes and baking buns.• Pine Hill Hutterian Bretheren for donating buns.• Eckville Co-op for baking the potatoes, and the volunteers who wrapped them.• Th e Big Moo for donating ice cream.• CKGY and Café O Play for donating money for the candy bar.• All the ladies who baked over 100 pies!• Laurel and Brittany for the lovely decorations at the hall and everyone who
donated time, resources and money to make it beautiful and special.• Our church family for looking aft er miscellaneous details of the day, and who
continue to be a tremendous support to us.• Everyone who attended the Memorial Service & Supper - it means a great deal.There have been so many gestures of kindness, known and unknown, and to you all we say “Thank You and God Bless.”
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École Mother Teresa students bring circle of life to Sylvan Lake with ‘The Lion King’
The students at École Mother Teresa School re-cently performed The Lion King JR, a play no one would have wanted to miss.
The face paint and cos-tumes the actors and ac-tresses wore were perfect and right on theme.
They all sang and spoke perfectly, their timing in sync to the music and lighting.
The audience was full of parents and younger children sitting and while watching viewers felt like they were in the ‘circle of life’ right along with the performers.
Seeing the story of Simba and Nala unfold in front of you was an awe-inspiring sight.
Girls acted out the male characters – Simba, Zazu, Timon and Pumbaa, and they did an impeccable job with their performances.
CIRCLE OF LIFE – Rafi ki, played by Kennedy Halwa, holds up the lion cub and stands beside Simba, played by Avery Burgar, and Nala, played by Kristen Sandberg, at the end of The Lion King JR play at École Mother Teresa School last Wednesday.
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FRIENDS – Nala (Kristen Sandberg) meets Simba’s (Avery Burgar) friends Timon (Tegen Moffatt) and Pumbaa (McKenna Camac) during the The Lion King JR play at École Mother Teresa School last Wednesday.
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STARS – Rafi ki points to the stars and shows Simba how they represent the great kings in the past during The Lion King JR play at École Mother Teresa School last Wednesday.
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BY JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HANSYLVAN LAKE NEWS
The three hyenas in par-ticular kept the laughs rolling all night.
The performers followed
the script well, with the story and plot line being similar to that of the Disney movie.
Maria King, teacher and director of the play, said the highlight of this pro-duction is seeing the stu-dents come together in many amazing ways to create a great production.
“From the backdrops, to the sets, to the scene, to the costumes, it’s a family situation and seeing them light up and the audience light up, that’s the best,” she said.
In making this play hap-pen, King said the students had to learn the value of their roles no matter what their job was in the pro-duction.
“They have value and just really coming togeth-er for something that is greater than one person,”
she said. “Coming together as a family and bringing out the emotions of oth-ers and sharing some re-ally important lessons and having a great time and getting to enjoy music and theatre isn’t something everybody gets the oppor-tunity to do.”
Every good play faces challenges in the process of perfection.
King said some of the challenges were coordi-nating rehearsal time be-cause many of the stu-dents had commitments to other activities.
“We have a huge cast here, but they put a lot of time and effort in on their own and at the end it was a phenomenally polished production and we are so proud of them,” King said.
Kristen Sandberg played the magnifi cent lion, Nala,
and had a fabulous time playing the character.
She said playing Nala was an incredible experi-ence and she enjoyed por-traying the character.
“It is a really cool experi-ence,” Sandberg said. “You get to be someone you’re not.”
For Sandberg, acting in the play was about having fun with other people in the production and doing what she loves to do – act.
Sandberg said the big-gest challenge was get-ting the timing right with people she had never per-formed with before.
She recalls it was only after a few rehearsals that the cast and crew became like family and were able to get the timing down.
Nervousness was seem-ingly nowhere to be found on the set of the Lion King that night.
When having all the audience’s eyes on you, Sandberg said the nerves were there but when you know you have the sup-
port of your peers and ev-eryone involved in the pro-duction it can help to ease your worries.
“We helped each other throughout that and we got it down,” she said. “When everyone is staring at you and you feel like you’re going to miss a line but then you don’t, it’s the best relief you can feel.”
Sandberg said being in the play was defi nitely a crazy journey, but added they are all over the moon with the fi nal results of the performance and are look-ing forward to next year’s production already.
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The story of Ruth has everything. It has desperate loss and redemption, it has broken hearts and new love, it has sadness and joy, everything! It has actually been called one of the most perfect stories ever written. In Ruth’s story she and her mother-in-law Naomi are left impoverished after their husbands die. The story of Ruth then is the story of leaving everything behind in hopes of fi nding a new life. Ruth committed herself to Naomi and left behind everything and everyone she knew for the sake of being faithful to God and Naomi. They ended up borrowing grain from others to survive, and things were not looking good. But God had other plans, and through a relative He redeemed Ruth and Naomi, rescued them from
their position of poverty and brought them to a place of safety. What’s more, because of Ruth’s faithfulness God was able to use her family in great ways. First he brought King David out of Ruth’s family tree, one of the greatest Kings the nation of Israel had ever known. And what’s more, further down the line we see that God ended up using Ruth’s family tree to give birth to the one who would redeem us all, Jesus Christ Himself. So how has God redeemed your story? How has He taken a moment of pain and turned it into something beautiful? Where do in your life do you need Him to redeem your story right now? Lean into Him, live faithfully and He will be faithful to you.
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Helping your child build a healthy body image
Children of all ages are ex-posed to ideas about thinness by parents, peers, and other sources. Starting in grade school, children may become more aware of body image as they compare themselves to others.
Adolescents often become extremely concerned about their bodies and their weight. This is understandable since dramatic physical changes are occurring. Unrealistic media images of the ideal body also add to their concerns.
There are many ways adults can help children and teens develop a healthy view of themselves and reduce their risk for an eating disorder:
• Compliment children about the things they do, not always on how they look. When commenting on how children look, focus on their eyes, hair, or smile, not on their height, weight, body size, or body shape.
• Talk in terms of your child’s health, personality, achievements in school, activity level, and other healthy lifestyle choices.
• Avoid making comments that link being thin to
being popular or healthy.• Teach children to take
good care of their bodies.• You are your child’s fi rst
and most important role model. How you think and talk about your weight and your health have a lasting impact on your child. Take time to re-fl ect on your words and actions.
• Give children and teens some freedom to make choices that are appro-priate for their age and maturity.
• Talk with them each day. Find out what is happen-ing at school and with their friends. Listen to their concerns.
• Help them solve their own problems in ways that they think will work.
• Talk with children and teens about their he-roes and favourite adults in their lives. Encourage them to have many differ-ent kinds of heroes.
• Praise children and teens for the things that make them different from other people.
For information on eating disorders, visit My Health Alberta, or if you are con-cerned with your child’s body image call Health Link at 811 for more information.
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Happy Easter
Town Council gave fi rst reading to the Mobile Vending Bylaw on Monday evening.
The bylaw contains a number of amendments to the Mobile Vending Program including fee changes and lo-cation changes.
Mobile vending units include food trucks, food carts, recreation vendors,
artist/photography vendors, handcraft-ed goods vendors and fl ower/plant ven-dors.
Busking regulations are also included in the proposed bylaw.
Following the 2015 mobile vending season, a survey was conducted with information being gathered from ven-dors, registered downtown businesses and the general public.
Based on the results of the surveys,
it was determined mobile vending did not affect brick and mortar businesses. Results also indicated the fees for food trucks were too high.
The program was found to be too restrictive regarding fees, signage and locations, in addition to having too few locations. The proposed Mobile Vending Bylaw aims to address the concerns, which arose from the pilot program.
Other topics set for debate by Council during the second and third readings will include reevaluating locations as well as considerations of the number of permits available on public property – particularly in regards to the ‘Old Hotel’ site, where consideration can be given to removing the fencing to allow for a ‘people friendly’ area.
We hop e that you r Easter is filled with joy !We hop e that you r Easter is filled with joy !May ther e be family, fr iendsMay ther e be family, fr iends
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Town Council paves way for Pay Parking Program
Monday evening Town Council approved a plan to impliment a pay-parking program that could see pay parking in the downtown core come into affect as of May 2017.
The proposed pay-parking program would see park-ing metres implemented in Centennial Park lots, Lakeshore Drive from 40 St.-50 St., Centennial Street, 49 St. Couplet and 50A St.
Residents of Sylvan Lake’s cabin district would not be required to pay for parking within their zone with proof of residency. Two parking passes would be issued per residence. With an additional pass being made available for $50.
The annual expense of the program is estimated to be around $93,600 year with an initial one time $522,000 cap-ital cost. Program revenues are estimated at $232,620.
Centennial Park would account for $110,000 of the net revenue estimates. Town administration stated it would be easy to say we should just install parking there but that it would ignore the fact that vehicles would spill over onto the streets for free, which will impact business parking.
In his report to Council, Director of Community Services, Rob Lebsack stat-ed it is imperative that if they install parking in the lots, they must also do so on the streets. These numbers show that within four years the Town will be generating
Sylvan Lake approves new Land Use BylawMonday night during a regular meeting of Town Council,
a new Land Use Bylaw (LUB) was approved.A review of the original bylaw was initiated in 2014 and
the approval comes after the adoption of a new Municipal Development Plan and a secondary suite regulation review.
Highlights in the new bylaw include:• The removal of offi ces as an approved land use within
Light Industrial Zones.• Limit to the development of secondary suites to 10% in any
neighbourhood, generally defi ned by development area.
• New defi nition to “Home Occupation Type A” to read as, “a use of a principle dwelling unit by a resident of the dwelling to conduct a business activity or occupation. The business shall not create additional traffi c nor be detectable from the outside of the dwelling. Typical uses include self-employed persons providing professional and offi ce services.” The previous bylaw required a de-velopment permit for Home Occupation Type ‘A’ permits and now no development permit is required.
• New land uses including Brewpubs and outdoor fabri-
cation units The Land Use Bylaw establishes the regu-lations related to building and development within the Town. It provides detailed information on what uses are allowed or may be considered in each district as well as regulations related to how those uses can be developed on a particular site. It also outlines the zoning for each parcel of land within the Town.
The Land Use Bylaw is viewable at www.sylvanlake.ca/planning/land-use-bylaw
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revenue from the program.Revenue generated from
the pay-parking program will go towards continud maintenance and upkeep of
the downtown district.A public open house will
be held in regards to the pay-parking program on March 30 from 4-7 p.m. in
Council Chambers where the public will have the opportu-nity to provide input before the plan moves ahead.
École Our Lady of the Rosary School was very much alive with French culture Tuesday.
The entire school cel-ebrated Carnaval d’hiver and students listened to French music and learned a traditional dance. There were also treats such as la tire - maple syrup rolled in snow, and activities included playing hockey outside, tug of war in the gymnasium and making crafts while viewing a French fi lm.
The students had a great time learning more about the French culture and one of the school’s teachers, Amanda Bulger said she thought the stu-dents like the la tire most of all.
“They loved the maple syrup on snow, because who doesn’t like syrup it’s the best thing ever,” she said. “They are getting out and getting active and they get to eat, it’s a good combination.”
While taking in some French customs the chil-dren learned to cooperate with students in younger
Paper Puppet – Prestin Chu makes a paper puppet as part of the French activities during the Carnaval d’hiver at École Our Lady of the Rosary School.
Jasmine O’Halloran–Han/Sylvan Lake News
French Dancing – Liliana Harkins and Liv Magnuson learn to dance to French music.
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La Tire – Annika Hoffos, Ellabelle Engel and Ryder Schafers enjoy maple syrup rolled in the snow at the Carnaval d’hiver at school last Tuesday.
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BY JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HANSYLVAN LAKE NEWS
grades.This gave the Grade 2
students a great opportu-nity to be leaders for the younger students.
“It’s a good team build-ing activity because we don’t interact much with the younger grades out-side of our classrooms,”
Bulger said.“Teaching the students the French cus-toms was great too.
Bulger is a French speaking teacher and said she enjoyed seeing the students who don’t speak French learn some words.
“It’s exciting. It’s cool to see kids that don’t speak
it come in and they are excited about it,” she said. “They want to learn and they are asking you all these French words. It’s a good chance to get the kids that don’t speak French into it as well.”
Students celebrate French customs during local Carnaval d’iver
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Request for Public InputOff site Levy Policy Framework
Attention All Residents & Land Developers within Sylvan Lake:Th e Town of Sylvan Lake is pleased to solicit your input on the proposed Off -Site Levy Policy Framework which will address the following key areas:
• Exemptions from off -site levies and associated thresholds• Procedures for developer front-ending of infrastructure• Procedures for deferral of off -site levy payments• Off setting of off -site infrastructure costs paid for by the developer against off -site levies payable• Financial management of the off -site levy reserves
Th e purpose of the policy framework is to provide clear expectations for developers and guidelines for consistent application of theOff -Site Levy Bylaw #1666/2015.Off site levies are the fees payable from land developers to the Town under the Municipal Government Act for the provision of transportation, water, waste water and storm water infrastructure required to service a development.Please submit your feedback via email to [email protected] no later than 4:00pm on Th ursday March 24, 2016. Th e policy framework is available for viewing / download atwww.sylvanlake.ca/public-noticesTown of Sylvan Lake5012 – 48th Avenue, Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1G6
Groundbreaking ceremony takes place for new wellness centre
Premier Rachel Notley addresses local issues during last week’s visit
A milestone achieve-ment for Central Albertans, particularly the Red Deer community, was marked last week with the offi cial groundbreaking of the Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport.
The Centre is a cru-cial facility for hosting the 2019 Canada Winter Games, and is an addition to the Red Deer College (RDC)Campus, offi cials say.
Premier Rachel Notley, Minister of Advanced Education Marlin Schmidt and many more dignitar-ies attended the launch at RDC last Friday. Notley brought with her the offi -cial announcement of $20 million from the Alberta Government to support construction, which is ex-pected to be completed in the summer of 2018.
“It gives me pleasure to be able to invest in infra-structure that will serve this community for gen-erations, while providing
signifi cant economic ben-efi ts for the region. The Gary W. Harris Centre will be a crucial athletic per-formance and training venue, both during the 2019 Winter Games and long after,” Notley said to a crowd of several hundred at the RDC Arts Centre.
“There are many intangi-bles as well including rais-ing the profi le of those host communities and exposing other Canadians to some of our hidden gems - commu-nities just like Red Deer.”
Many partners have come together to support the funding of the Gary W. Harris Centre, including the City of Red Deer, Red Deer County, the Province of Alberta and a number of private donors. The facility will bring a number of new learning spaces, athletic training facilities and new programming availability for students.
Joel Ward, president of RDC, was excited for the announcements and in-troduction of the facility to the community.
“One thing we’d like our
Premier to take back to Edmonton is the passion that this community has for this institution and the communities within Central Alberta which we serve,” Ward said.
“We have spoken with mayors and councils, reeves and school divi-sions and they support what we are doing here at RDC.They are partners with us, and we absolutely respect and admire their support. What you’re see-ing in this project is the commitment of Central Alberta and more to the success of this college.”
Ward explained RDC had been planning a Centre of this calibre for nearly 40 years. He said the new facility would open op-portunities for not only a great 2019 Canada Winter Games, but also for RDC to host national champion-ship tournaments in hock-ey, basketball, volleyball and track.
Notley recognized the Centre’s potential to cre-ate approximately 2,000 jobs during construction,
GROUNDBREAKING - Premier Rachel Notley was in atten-dance at Red Deer College last week as officials broke ground on the new Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport.
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to benefi t the province economically during the Winter Games and its last-ing legacy in the Central Alberta community.
“Beyond the immediate economic benefi ts of this project, the centre will help strengthen the al-ready impressive post-sec-ondary options that Red Deer College provides. The future health profession-als trained in this building will go on to serve others in countless other com-munities around our prov-ince, and our health care system will be stronger for it,” shesaid.
While the premier was available, local media gathered to question the provincial perspective on issues such as the carbon
tax, problems at the Red Deer Regional Hospital and the current economic status of Alberta.
“There is no question that all of Alberta is going through probably the most diffi cult economic times we’ve seen in decades,” Notley said.
“When it comes to the government’s role in the economy, we’re focused on ensuring stability and we continue to provide basic help to communities that need it. We’re also invest-ing more in capital and in-frastructure to provide job opportunities for people who are otherwise losing their jobs because of this slow down in our econo-my.”
When asked if the prov-
ince would support up-grades and repair costs at the Red Deer Regional Hospital, Notley said the local hospital was not the only one in the province suffering from a lack of funding.
“The problem actual-ly reveals a bigger prob-lem and that is for many, many years the govern-ment hasn’t actually put funding into hospital up-grades,” she said.
“We do have a backlog - a tremendous backlog - in health care upgrade needs. We’re in the pro-cess of looking into those upgrades but that has to be done with some care.”
Notley also commented on the carbon tax.
“Whether or not (the car-bon tax) will be revenue neutral on a sector-by-sec-tor basis is complicated. Our fundamental principle is that every dollar that comes out goes back in, and it goes back in in the form of either an adjust-ment - which supports people that are particu-larly struggling with the cost - families, small busi-nesses, people of exposed industries. It will also be invested, to help all those people and others to make investment in emission re-duction strategy.”
TEAM EFFORT - (L-R) Superintendent, Joel Masikwich; Food Services Manager, Doreen Komives; Club House and Events Manager, Jenn Smith and General Manager, Dale Plante invite you to come see the view from the top at the Top of the Hill Golf and Event Centre. Jenna Swan/Sylvan Lake News
NEW MANAGEMENT - Dale Plante recentlytook over as general manager at the Top of theHill Golf and Event Centre. Jenna Swan/Sylvan Lake News
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Dale Plante, who recent-ly took over manage-ment of the well estab-lished course, said he is honoured to have the opportunity to build on the excellent reputation this golf facility has had for the past two and a half decades.
Plante, who spent years golfi ng atop the hill himself before taking over as general manager this season says his vision is for the facility to have an unbeatable fun, family friendly atmosphere.
“We are putting a strong emphasis on families this year with our ‘Different Strokes for Family Folks’ every Sunday evening,” explained Plante. “Stress free family fun with the whole family golfi ng for $45 with tons of contests and prizes.”
For the fi rst time the course will also play host to a fully licensed facility so golfers can enjoy a cool drink while they compare scores after their rounds.
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Plante was pleased to an-nounce they will once again be hosting numerous leagues this season including ‘Men of Irons’, ‘Ladies at the Top’ and the ‘Thrill of the Hill’ senior’s league.
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Top of the Hill was also ex-cited to announce the return of adult and junior golf lessons for the 2016 season led by one of the most experienced pro’s in Central Alberta - Kevin Snell.
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The Sylvan Agencies Atom AA Lakers are cur-rently in Bonnyville and playing in the Alberta Provincial Championship games.
They are the only team from Sylvan Lake who made it to the provincial championships this sea-son.
Instead of looking at themselves as the only team going to the provin-cials, they rejoice and are happy to have been able to get this far said head coach Zenon Komarniski.
It is tough to make it to the championships and for these nine and 10-year-old athletes it can be a once in a lifetime opportunity.
“It’s pretty tough and pretty special if you do get there,” Komarniski said.
The players are no doubt thrilled to be going to the provincial games. All sea-son long they have been preparing to go as far as they can go.
Last weekend the team wrapped up their league games and ended up winning the Tier 1 Championship.
“That was a pretty big boost for the kids,” Komarniski said. “To make it to provincials is a pretty big deal. I don’t think the kids really get it until later on in life when they may realize how special it was.”
So how is Komarniski getting the players geared up to play in the big
Champions – The Sylvan Agencies Atom AA Lakers wrapped up their league games and won the Tier 1 Championships. In this photo are players Mathis Perron, Aiden Komarniski, Keith McInnis, Annalisa Trieber, Matthew Nielson, Jacob Selent, Dylan Ruff, Logan Yanick, Landon Green, Caleb Hadland, Jaxon Junk, Bode Dakin, Zachery Welsh, Jakob Weimer, Talon Brigley, Ethan Gress, Carlin Liivam.
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games? Through game play and keeping the play-ers excited.
“Emotionally when you get there you want to keep them charged up,” Komarniski said. “The big-gest thing is over the last month as a team you’re progressing upward both on the ice and off the ice as well.”
Komarniski reinforces how awesome the team is doing and how these op-portunities come when ev-eryone plays well together.
“Not everyone makes it and we let them know that. You have to work hard and keep focused and come with a positive atti-tude,” he said. “You have to keep it realistic for the boys but exciting at the same time.”
Komarniski said he thinks the parents are far more pumped because they understand what it means to make it to the provincials.
“You hear a lot of that from the parents how ex-
citing it is,” he said. “For the kids it’s just another day at the rink and going out and having fun.”
Komarniski said at the beginning of the season he knew he was coaching a very special and talented group of young athletes. His quest then became to see if they could be pulled together as a team and teach them the essen-tial skills that would take them to the next level.
This is precisely what happened and Komarniski
said the players responded well to what he and the other coaches had to offer them.
“We are exactly where we were hoping to be and it’s pretty awesome,” he said.
He said what really pulled his team was con-sistently promoting team-work.
“You really have to pro-mote a team concept that’s right from attitude to playing on the ice. That’s the biggest thing,” he explained.
This was done through drills, chalkboard talk, stressing concepts be-tween periods.
He explained the team has three very balanced lines and everyone plays strong games.
“Our attitude right from the get go was for everyone to progress,” Komarniski said. “Everyone has the same confi dence level and the same experience so you’re that much better off.”
Even with being a strong team they have faced loss-es during the season.
Komarniski said the team started off really strong but nearing the end of the season other teams caught up to them and in the last three weeks the team lost games.
He added it ended up working to the team’s ad-vantage.
“It grounds the team and lets them know that you have to work for it - you can’t just coast by and think you’re going to blow every team out,” he said. “There were losses that came at the exact time they needed too.
“You have to work hard every game. You can’t take a game off or a period off and think you’re always going to win.”
*See next week’s Sylvan Lake News for details on how the Lakers landed during their trip to provincials and congratulations from the Sylvan Lake News staff on a well played regular season*
The Sylvan Lake Nauticals swim team has recently won the small team banner while at Provincials in Calgary.
Local swimmers Isaac Bahler, 11, and Zoe DeJonge, 12, both placed in the fi nals while at provincials.
Bahler was also the top male in his age group.
Winning the small team banner for provincials is a fi rst for the team and has the whole team excited.
Even though this is the fi rst time for the team, head development coach for the
Nauticals, Sharon Burns, said it wasn’t necessarily a surprised that the two swimmers won.
“Both of them are very strong swimmers and they are top of the province in all their competitions,” Burns said.
Both swimmers had seven events to swim in.
“They did best times in most of their events but they didn’t take it for granted,” Burns said. “They worked very hard.”
In order to be successful, the swimmers commit to intense and high quali-ty training. This includes
swimming between 3,500 and 4,000 metres a day.
The swimmers from the Sylvan Lake Nauticals swim team have had to train in Innisfail, Lacombe and Red Deer due to the aquatic centre in town not being available for use.
This has put a damper on the number of swimmers involved in the town’s swim team. Last year there were 135 swimmers - this year there are 33.
The swim team is still going strong and Burns said the team wants people to know that they are still out there and working very hard.
“We are looking forward to getting back into our facility and building up our team again and onto the success of this year,” said Burns.“The fact that we have been out of our facility has been challenging, but we are still accomplishing a lot and doing really well and the swimmers are still working very hard.”
Burns said they are taking the team to Victoria at the end of April for a swim meet, which will be the end of the season for some of the swimmers as some like to do other sports in the summer.
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Paintball season set to kick off with local tournamentSylvan Lake Paintball is now open and
they are starting their season off with an opening event on the facility’s grounds March 20.
Owner and operator of Sylvan Lake Paintball, Branden Majeau says the event is already receiving interest.
Much of the response is from the regu-lars but he invites new people to try the sport out.
As owner and operator of the facility Majeau is looking forward to the event.
“I think people are anxious to get out-side,” he said. “We have had such beau-tiful weather in the last couple of weeks that people just want to do something.”
All ages are allowed to participate in this event. The facility has different paintball guns for different age groups and differ-ent comfort levels.
There are bigger guns for those who like to shoot with the bigger equipment and smaller guns for children or for those who just want to shoot with the smaller equipment.
“We have this low impact option which has been extremely popular,” Majeau said.
For this event they will be teaming up with the Canadian Professional Paintball League who runs all the big tournaments across the province.
With this event already being popu-lar Majeau recommends people register early.
For registration call Branden Majeau at 403-887-4487.
Memberships options to the facility are available for one year from the date of purchase and are not on a seasonal basis.
“If you play more than fi ve times a year the membership is the way to go because it is considerably cheaper,” Majeau said.
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John is survived by wife Edna and family; son Don Bensen and family; daughter Roxann Huber and family and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.A Celebration of John’s life will be held on Saturday, March 19th, 2016
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Wesley (Laurel), Rick (Mary), Carol (Ken), Sharon (Casey), Rena (John). She is also survived by 20 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. The family would like to say a special thank you to Dr. Kauchali and Unit 31 for their care and support during her stay at the hospital. Mary was an avid gardener with a green thumb, a short walk through a conservatory, a pinch, a wet napkin, and shortly thereafter she would have a new plant growing in her house. Another talent was cooking, although she could only cook for a dozen or more, all without a measuring cup, but rather a bit of this and more of that. Mary was always putting away money for a rainy day, or an emergency, but it seemed there were rainier days and more emergency’s than there were savings. Mary continuously assured her children everything was going to work out...and of course she prayed and it worked out. Mary’s favorite song was “Jesus Loves Me” and he did. Mary’s life was her family, her greatest strength was her unwavering faith and immeasurable kindness for anyone who was fortunate enough to have known her. Funeral Service was held on Saturday, March 12, at the Nazarene Church in (West Park) at 1 pm, 3920 57 Ave. Red Deer, AB. “It is said if you look up into the sky and see the brightest light shining, that is an Angel carrying a Star”.Arrangements are entrusted to Eventide.
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Ponoka RCMP arrested a man on outstanding war-rants thanks to a tip from a witness.
Police received a call in the evening of Tuesday, March 8 that a man who was wanted in connection with several investigations in Sylvan Lake and Rimbey was in a local bar in Ponoka.
Investigators say Bentley resident Jonathan Andrews, 23, was in Ponoka and when police arrived he fl ed the scene in a pickup truck. He subsequently rammed a police vehicle and drove to Highway 2A.
Police say the truck en-tered a cul de sac’, and in an attempt to leave the area, entered several yards between houses and collid-ed with a parked vehicle, eventually fl eeing the area.
Ponoka and Maskwacis RCMP located the vehicle a short time later southbound on Highway 2. Eventually the vehicle went into the median and the suspect driving the pickup ran across the highway where he was subsequently ar-rested.
Andrews faces 14 charges from Ponoka RCMP includ-ing fl ight from police. He also has outstanding war-rants from Rimbey, Sylvan Lake and Bentley on charges
RCMP News Release: February 27th – March 4th
February 27th 1:44 a.m. – RCMP conduct-
ing a vehicle check near the Tim Hortons in Sylvan Lake observed another vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed past the stop. The ve-hicle was pulled over at the intersection of Highway 20 at Herder Drive. A 62-year-old Sylvan Lake male was subsequently charged with impaired driving and having a blood alcohol level over .08. He was also charged with fail-ing to stop for a peace offi cer.
12:14 p.m. – RCMP received a report of an abandoned vehicle in Red Deer County. A 1988 Suzuki Samurai was located on Township Road 374 at Range Road 11 with the owner confi rming it as stolen. The vehicle had been stripped with the tires and rims also stolen.
February 28th
2:03 a.m. – A 911 call from the Eckville Hotel resulted in police attendance. A 27-year-old female advised that her ex-boyfriend was attempting to fi ght another patron in the bar. A 25-year-old male was arrested at the scene and is charged with failing to comply with conditions of an undertaking.
4:13 a.m. – Another 911 call was received from an address on 55th Avenue in Eckville involving the same couple in relation to the earlier in-cident at the Eckville Hotel. The female advised that her ex-boyfriend had entered her residence through a window and proceeded to damage property inside the home. The male had fl ed in her vehicle. A warrant was issued for his arrest. He was apprehended and is charged with taking a motor vehicle without consent; mischief under $5000; and failing to comply with conditions of an undertaking.
8:59 p.m. – A 34-year-old female is facing charges
in relation to a domestic dispute. RCMP were called to the Fas Gas on Hinshaw Drive in Sylvan Lake where the accused had locked her-self in a washroom. She was subsequently arrested and is charged with assault; posses-sion of property obtained by crime; and mischief under $5000.
March 2nd 12:34 p.m. – The theft of a
vehicle was reported to RCMP. A 2004 Kia Sorento was sto-len from an address on 55th Avenue in Eckville. An extra set of keys was left in the console of the vehicle. The vehicle was later recovered in the Innisfail area.
7:42 p.m. – RCMP received a complaint of a break and enter into a residence on Lakeshore Drive in Sylvan Lake. Access was gained through a bedroom window. A few items were stolen. An investigation is continuing.
9:34 p.m. – A 39-year-old Red Deer male was charged with public intoxication in relation to an incident at the Sylvan Lake Esso on Lakeway Boulevard. An employee of Driver Take Home contacted police to advise that an intox-icated male had gotten into her vehicle but refused to be driven anywhere. The male was transported to cells and released when sober.
March 3rd
8:09 a.m. – A break and enter into a Town of Eckville
building occurred in the overnight hours. A diesel Freightliner gravel truck was stolen from a gated com-pound on the side of the building. Barbed wire along the fence had also been cut. The gravel truck was later recovered abandoned in a fi eld off Range Road 25 near Rainy Creek Road.
2:35 p.m. – A traffi c stop for a speeding violation re-sulted in multiple charges against a 24-year-old Bentley resident. The male driver, known to police, fl ed as offi -cers attempted an arrest. A warrant was issued and the accused was apprehended. He is charged with operating a motor vehicle while being pursued by police; obstruct-ing a peace offi cer; driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle; failing to provide an operator license; and driving at an unreasonable speed.
March 4th 10:54 p.m. – RCMP dispatch
received a 911 call from the Eckville Hotel. Staff told police that a fi ght ensued between two males in the bar but was resolved outside at which time a suspicious vehicle was also reported in the vicinity with occupants shouting that they were in possession of fi rearms. Extensive patrols were con-ducted by police however the vehicle in question was not located. No one was injured in the incident.
STORY COURTESY OFJEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYEPONOKA NEWS
Jonathan Andrews
relating to possession of a weapon, possession of a fi reaarm and numerous traffi c offences. He is to appear at Ponoka provincial court March 18.
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