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SHARON MCLEAY
Times Contributor
Strathmore Council called an emergencycouncil meeting to officially censure Mayor Mi-
chael Ell under the Municipal Government Actand the Strathmore Code of the Ethics on Oct.29.
It has been determined by Strathmore TownCouncil that Mayor Michael Ell has over the past
year committed a series of breaches of the Townof Strathmore Mayor and Councilor Code of Eth-ics and Conduct Policy and the statutory obliga-tions set out in the Municipal Government Act,R.S.A. 2000 Chapter M-26, with respect to com-munication with town administration and staff,councilor involvement in the towns administra-tive functions. The Mayors conduct has createdsignificant concerns for both town administra-tion and council, said Deputy Mayor Pat Fule.
Councillor Rocky Blokland and CouncillorDenise Peterson gave comment at the meet-
ing. The video feed can be seen on the Town ofStrathmore website.It is important for us as councilors, our CAO
and Deputy CAO, said Blockland. Mayor andcouncil are bound by rules and regulations gov-erned by the MGA, Mayor and Council Code ofEthics and Conduct policy and council proce-dural policy. Sometimes, as in life, we stray fromthese guidelines and cross that line at whichpoint a correction and an intervention has totake place. Today council has used this optionat this meeting to enforce and correct the is-sues. Its important to know is councils extremeunited desire to move forward as a team, withour CAO and Deputy CAO to do whats best forStrathmore, which is why we are all here in thefirst place.There were no specifics given in the meeting,
as to what Ell did other than implying inter-actions and communication with council, townstaff the CAO and Deputy CAO needed im-provement. Many of the attendees at the meet-ing wanted more information than what wasstated in the motion.
Ell said that there were no skeletons in thecloset. He didnt see how making the specificspublic at this time would create a positive at-mosphere. He said he would rather get on withtown business.
I will do my best to work within the param-eters set by council, said Ell. If there are mis-understandings or misinterpretations, we needto work together to clear them up and go for-
ward.Continued on Page 5
StrathmoreMayor censured
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TV cameras rolled intoWestmount ElementarySchool on Oct. 29, all due tothe efforts of student FaithMarkel, under direction oftheir Assistant Principal Mr.Graff.They entered a contest and
out of 1,600 schools acrossCanada, Westmount Schoolwas one of four that wona personalized trip to theirschool by Alexander Bea-
ton and Jennifer Pappas thatplay characters on the Austinand Ally TV show and TheNext Step featured on the TVFamily Channel.
We are really excited tobe here today, said Pappas.And you know what! Youare all TV stars, as this videowill be featured on FamilyChannel.
Footage from each of thefour schools will be shownin a special program sur-rounding anti-bullying anddisplayed on their website(www.family.ca/standup/).
Each of the students wasgiven a t-shirt featuring afamily channel logo and oneyoung man in the halls afterthe assembly was overheardsaying, this is the best t-shirtever!The students got to pre-
view an unaired episode,which featured an anti-cy-berbullying message, andFamily Channel will be fea-turing more during its BullyAwareness Week Nov. 17-23.This tied in with the purposeof the road show, to makekids aware that bullying iswrong and hurtful, bullying
is really a relationship prob-lem, that promoting goodrelationships and eliminat-ing violence is everyones re-sponsibility.
If even one student standsup against bullying, it stopswithin 10 seconds most ofthe time, said researcherWendy Josephson, head re-searcher at Promoting Re-lationships and EliminatingViolence Networks.
PrevNet is a research insti-tute that is creating partner-ships with businesses, orga-nizations and educationalinstitutions to get differentsocial behavioural messagesto the public across Canada.They are currently workingon 10 projects with anti-bul-lying as one of them. She saidit can be a challenge to getresearch out to the peoplethat will use it. Along withtheir programs they supplyteaching tools for the teach-er and tip sheets for parents.
On this topic there is an 80page teaching manual thatteachers can download andwork through with their stu-dents. If schools dont havetechnology, the teacherscan contact the institute andthey will send materials out.www.prevnet.ca
After the episode wasshown Josephson wentthrough some points withthe students. They discussedeffects of cyberbullying, howto stand up for yourself orsomeone else, and the wordretaliation. The childrenwere pointed to getting adulthelp when things seem tofail.
Equine Connections KariFulmek, certified equine-as-sisted facilitator, and CarolynCharles, director of market-ing and sales, were also atthe assembly to show stu-dents how equine teacherscan give them strong lifeskills and boundaries.At the end of the assembly
students got to dance to thetheme song written and sungby the band Eleven Past One.
I was bullied in highschool, said Daniel Richter,
lead singer. I felt alienatedand can relate because Ihave been there before.
Principal Wayne Funk saidthey didnt normally dance inassembly, but he was makingan exception for the guests.Teachers and students min-gled in an energized group,dancing it all out in the au-ditorium, until they had toreturn to class in an orderlyfashion.
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680 Westchester Road, Strathmore, AB T1P 1J1 403-934-3133 Office Hours: M - F 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
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The next regular
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Community Kitchen Program of Calgary is proud to announcethe Good Food Box Program in Strathmore and Wheatland
County. The Good Food Box Program provides residents anopportunity to purchase fresh produce at a very low cost.
Participants pre-order, pay and pick up their boxes at theSFCSS office located at 85 Lakeside Blvd OR WFCSS office
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NOTICE OF VACANCY
The Town of Strathmore currently has one (1) vacancy for
the position of Councillor. Pursuant to the MunicipalGovernment Act revised statues of Alberta 2000, Chapter
M-26 a Council must hold a By-Election to fill a vacancywithin ninety (90) days after the vacancy has occurred.
Nominations for the position of Councillor will take placeon November 17, 2014. Applications for Nominations are
available at the Town of Strathmore Office located at680 Westchester Road. Should you have any questionsregarding this matter please contact the Town of
Strathmore at 403-934-3133.
NOTICE OF NOMINATION DAY
LOCAL JURISDICTION: the Town of Strathmore, PROVINCEOF ALBERTA
Notice is hereby given that Nomination Day is November
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Councillor 1
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Crisis Shelter holdssuccessful fundraiserThe Strathmore Crisis Shelter Gala drew a full
house at the Strathmore Travelodge on Nov. 1.
The event raised funds through their silent andlive auction, their 50/50 draw, Shop Till You Drop
Home Hardware raffle and a vacation package.
Their wish list was to complete the landscaping
at the shelter. Some other 2015 projects will also
be well under way with the successful fundrais-er. This years proud buyer of the Crisis Shelter
cream can was Gregory Harriman and Associ-
ates. John Gauvin (l-r), Shelley Harriman, ErinGregory and Auctioneer Grant Klaiber.
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Students from Holly Cross Collegiate spread their awareness about domestic violence to the busi-
ness community of Strathmore by selling roses in support of the Red Rose campaign on Oct. 30. The
campaign will run through the month of November and will assist people who have experienced thissort of violence.
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In conjunction with our
parishes, Christ the Redeemer
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Catholic Education Sunday on
Nov. 9, 2014.
Serving more than 10,000students in southern Alberta,
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Our vision: The truth of Christ
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We value and thank thiscommunity for its support of
our schools. May God continue
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November 9, 2014
CatholiC EduCation Sunday
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The Red Rose Campaign is backfor another year and will be pop-
ping up on business reception desksin Strathmore. The campaign runs forthe month of November and promotesthe prevention of domestic violenceamongst families.
I work for the Community Crisis So-ciety, its a womens shelter. Were a lit-tle different than a womens shelter, inCanada were one of the only sheltersthat take men, said Paul Thomas, pub-lic educator for the Community CrisisSociety.
We take women and their children(and) men and their children, that isour priority.
On Oct. 30, some Holy Cross Colle-giate (HCC) students had the oppor-tunity to go out and give roses to thebusiness community to raise aware-ness for those who have experiencedviolence.
Ever year we have the Red Rosecampaign and it happens in November,we are doing it at the end of October
this year because it fell in with the auc-tion we have on Saturday (the CrisisGala on Nov. 1), said Thomas.
The kids come around with me andMr. Hanson and they drop off to as
many businesses as we get to. So wehave 150 roses, we drop a rose and acard to each business and basically thekids just say to them, if you can takethis card and display it, its in memoryof the women, children and men in Al-berta who died as victims of domesticviolence, said Thomas.
Thomas really admired how the stu-dents have come on board with thiscampaign. It really educates the youngschool kids, as well as showing howimportant it is to prevent this kind ofviolence.
It amazes me every year on how thekids get into it. Some years we have15 kids, others weve had 20 kids, thisyear is a little smaller number but thatmakes it more manageable to drivearound and do it, said Thomas. Itraises awareness for them too, becauseas public educator of the shelter myjob is going to schools to do presenta-tions.
Red rose campaignpromotes anti-violence
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JOHN GODSMAN
Times Contributor
Eugenes ancestors originated in Germany, butwere amongst the farmers who moved to Russiaduring the reign of Catherine the Great. There wasa need for agricultural workers to operate farms inRussia, so large numbers of German farmers an-swered the call for assistance.
However, when the Bolshevik Revolution began,they became part of a mass migration known asGermans from Russia; farmers living in Russia
who became very concerned fortheir future, because of Russianpolitics. In the late 1800s, manyof them dispersed throughoutthe world, and the remainderhad to wait until after World
War Two to move to the west.The Helfrich family searched forfarmland in the United States,
before finally settling in NorthDakota, then moving to Prelate,Sask. in 1913.As they travelled looking for land, their children
were born along the way, and Eugenes Dad Joe
was born in Oklahoma. Eugenes mothers family,the Giegers, came directly to Canada from Russia,and settled in Fox Valley, Sask.Joe Helfrich and Aplonia Gieger were married in
1930, and farmed at Portrieve, Sask. where Eugenewas born in 1937, the middle child of a family ofnine. After Eugene finished Grade 1 in Portrieve,the family moved to Leader, Sask. in 1944, wherehe completed his education.After graduating from High School, he worked in
the CIBC bank in Leader, before moving to Rocky-ford in 1957 to join his brothers who were build-ing a feedmill. After Superior Feed and Supply inRockyford was completed, the brothers moved toStrathmore to build another feedmill, now knownas Landmark Feeds Inc. on Hwy 817, south oftown. After selling the Strathmore feedmill in 1989,
Eugene worked as a realtor for Remax until he re-tired in 2011.
Ellens father - Roy Voutier - was born in NorthSidney, N.S. His ancestors were Huguenots fromFrance that settled in the Channel Islands and New-foundland. Roy came west on a harvest train fromEastern Canada, and worked for farmers in Sas-katchewan and Alberta, before renting land in theNightingale area and starting farming on his own.
He met Ellens mother Nellie Den Boer at a dancein Nightingale in 1941, and they were married in1942. Nellies parents Peter and Martina Den Boer
were immigrants from the Nether-lands, who had arrived in Canadain 1914 and farmed at Baintree.
Roy and Nellie lived on thefarm in Nightingale until 1948,
when they purchased and movedto a farm near Strathmore. Thisfarm was located at the east endof Brent Blvd across George Free-man Trail, and has recently beendemolished to make way for the
new Prairie Edge Estates. Ellen was born in 1944,the eldest of three children. She attended school inStrathmore, and graduated from Samuel Crowther
High School in 1962. In between having family,she attended night school at SAIT for five years,and received her diploma in Clothing Constructionand Design. She later became a part-time teacher atSAIT in these same subjects.
Eugene and Ellen met at a New Years Eve Danceat the Memorial Hall in Strathmore in 1960, and
were married in 1963. Over the next few years, twoboys and two girls were added to their family, andthey now have seven grandchildren, with a great-grandchild expected in November. As you can see,family is a big part of their lives. After living intown for a few years, they purchased the VoutierFamily Farm in 1973, building a new home next toEllens parents. In 2010, they moved to their newhome just north of town.
Eugene has always been very involved in the
REMEMBERING OUR ROOTS ~Eugene & Ellen Helfrich
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THE SCAR OF WARIn the last week of October I had theopportunity to spend a few days inHo Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon),Vietnam. This was a very importantmoment for me. I grew up in the BayArea of California in the 60s and 70s.We had relatives and family friendswho were in the US military at thattime, but I was just a little too youngto be drafted. I do, however, havevivid memories of seeing the newsreports on TV every night. Theybecame a kind of soundtrack or
background noise for our lives.By the time I was grown I becametaken with the question of how theUS got into this very terrible, verydivisive, very costly endeavour. SoI began to read everything I couldabout the war; its background, itsmajor events and players, its impacton society and future foreign policy.I watched all the documentaries Icould and many of the war movies.So you can imagine how motivatedI was when the opportunity came tovisit this country. With my friend, wewent to the Cu Chi Tunnels, wherethe Vietnamese dug a system ofbunkers, living quarters, hospitals,and workshops to avoid the heavyUS firepower raining down from theskies. We went out to the MekongDelta where so much living and
dying took place.But I think it was the War RemnantsMuseum that had the biggest impacton me. There, for the first time, I
began to view this war through theeyes of the Vietnamese themselves.Of course, no ones perspective isfree of bias, and they say that thewinners of wars get to write thehistory. Much of this was very hardto see.Currently the museum is holdinga major photographic expositionon the long term effects of AgentOrange and other chemicals usedby the US. Decades after the gunshave gone silent and the AmericanAggressors have departed, lives
are still being impacted. Even still,the occasional land mine triggersdestruction. I met a man who lostboth hands up to his elbows whenhe encountered a mine seven yearsafter the war ended. But it is thedeformities and generational healthproblems due to Agent Orange thatwere the most horrifying to observe(some of these families were onhand at the museum the day wewere there).All of this drove home to me one pas-sage from the Bible, from Revelation21:4,5: He will wipe away every tearfrom their eyes, and earth shall be nomore, neither shall there be mourn-ing, nor crying, nor pain anymore, forthe former things have passed away.And he who was seated on thethrone said, Behold, I am making all
things new.
Darrell Young
Strathmore Alliance Church
Pass the Salt
BOW RIVER ALLIANCE CHURCH
105 Main St. Carseland
Pastor: Andy Wiebe
Sunday Worship: 10:30 am
www.bowriveralliance.com
RCCG PECULIAR PEOPLE ASSEMBLY
(1 PET. 2:9)
115A 3rd Avenue, Strathmore
403-667-7832Pastor: Dunmoye Lawal
Sunday Service: 10:30 amFriday (Divine Encounter): 7 pm
Thursday Bible Study: 7 pmwww.rccgstrathmore.com
STRATHMORE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH
50 Maplewood Drive 403-934-2225Senior Pastor: Rev. Les Fischer
Childrens Pastor: Lori Dollinger
Youth Pastor: Kyle Lomenda
New Office Hours:9 am - 4 pm Tues - Wed - Thur
Worship Service: 10:30 am
Childrens Church & Nursery in ServiceExtending Grace - igniting hope
www.strathmorefullgospel.com
LORD OF ALL (NALC) LUTHERAN
112 Lakeside Blvd. 403-934-2374Pastor: Dawn Nelson
Worship ScheduleThursday Evening 7:00 pm
Sunday Family 10:30 am
Christian EducationFor All - Ages 3-103Sunday at 9:30 am
Join us in Praising our Lord, Jesus Christ!
HARVEST HEALING CENTRE
NEW:102 Canal Gardens
403-901-0893 / 403-880-3171Pastor: Elizabeth Karp
Sundays 10:30 amCome join us for a spirit-filled time
of worship
STRATHMORE SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH
Meeting in the Lutheran Church112 Lakeside Blvd. 403-983-0081
Pastor: Ghena Girleanu
Services held every Saturday
Sabbath School: 10 AMWorship Service: 11 AM
www.strathmoreadventist.ca
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC
Holy Cross Collegiate School Gym709B - 2nd Street, Strathmore
403-934-2641Pastor: Fr. Wojciech Jarzecki
Masses: Saturday 5 pm Sunday 10 am
ST. MICHAEL & ALL
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Becoming fully alive in Jesus Christ
INTERIM WORSHIP LOCATION: 245 Brent Blvd., Strathmore
(NORTH door) 403-934-3017 Pastor & Priest: Bryan Beveridge
Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am
HOPE COMMUNITY
COVENANT CHURCH
245 Brent Blvd, Strathmore 403-934-2424
Worship Service Sundays 10 amLead Pastor: Glenn Peterson
www.hope-community.ca
STRATHMORE ALLIANCE
325 1 Ave 403-934-3543Corner of 1 Ave & Wheatland Trail
Pastor: Darrell YoungAssociate Pastor: Byron Allan
9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages11:00 am Worship Service
www.strathmorealliance.com
STRATHMORE UNITED
Wheatland Trail & 3rd Avenue403-934-3025
Rev. Pamela Scott
Sunday Worship 10:30 - 11:30 pmBabysitting Provided
Wheel Chair Accessible
Loop system for the hearing impaired
community, and particularly with the Ag Society. He was partof the committee that purchased the land now owned by the
Ag Society. He is Past President of Strathmore Lions Club,where he has been a member for 50 years.
His summers are spent golfing, gardening and some farm-ing, whilst winter activities include curling and playing bridge.Ellen enjoys cooking, reading, playing bridge, and she alwaysfinds time for projects with her sewing machine. They bothenjoy travelling and look forward to visiting new places andnew countries.When I asked Eugene what changes hed seen in the last
50+ years, his response was You now have to remove yourkeys and lock your vehicle, when you park downtown!
Dance the night awayThe Strathmore High Schools Dance 15 class showcased their moves during the Love to Dance concert on Oct. 29.
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Wanda McGinnis
has had the unique
role of domestic vio-lence coordinator for
the Strathmore and
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in the role. Staff Sgt.
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SHANNON LECLAIR
Times Reporter
For almost four years Wanda McGinnis has filled a specialrole in Strathmore, helping those affected by domesticviolence. McGinnis is the Domestic Violence Coordinator forStrathmore.
Karen Pease, executive director for the Community Crisis
Society, said it began when community agencies gatheredtogether and invited Homefronts executive director, KevinMcNichol, to talk about the community domestic responsethat occurs in Calgary.
At that time, a new provincial funding initiative, the SafeCommunities Grant, was available for a three year pilotproject. We were one of the fortunate recipients of thegrant. It took innovation of the local agencies, in particularthe RCMP who agreed to have a social worker enter theirwork space and work alongside them, as well as the crownprosecutor and children services, said Pease.
It has become a model for other rural communities inthe province. It shows what a difference a group of serviceproviders can make to the families they work with whenthey collaborate in a different way.
One of the biggest challenges is being a social worker ina police environment because the working relationship is
based on trust and it can be tough being the outsider comingin, said McGinnis.We have to believe we are working toward the same goal,
which is to stop domestic violence in our community. Ourmandates have us approaching it from different perspectives.Although the work we do is very different, we are bothworking toward the same end result. Having strong workingrelationships is very important. Staff Sgt. Kevin Reilly wasinstrumental in helping with that.There are similar programs in other communities around
Alberta, including Calgary, Red Deer, Airdrie, St. Paul andLac La Biche.The program is all about collaboration and partnership, and
the key partners are the RCMP, the Community Crisis Society,Childrens Services, probation, the crown prosecutors office,defense and then the victim and offender.Where McGinnis comes in is she touches base with
Dealing with domestic violenceeverybody involved with that family, looking atwhat some of the key concerns are, planningaround risk, and safety planning. Shell discusscommunity resources and supports so that oncethe criminal process is done the family is strongerbecause of who they have been able to access.
One of the things we want to do is involve thevictim in the whole court process, so that their
voice is heard, and their planning is heard. Ifthey intend on reconciling with their partner aftercharges, we want to be able to make sure thathappens safely, said McGinnis.
She said the goal is to make sure the victim isengaged in the whole process, so that if she orhe wants to reconcile, they can make sure itshappening safely.
Theyre really clear that Im not a police officer,that Im a social worker and there to help. So Igenerally get a different kind of informationthan what the police are getting anyway, saidMcGinnis. So if she is nervous, or if things arestarting to feel like they once did, shes prettycandid with me.When making a report for the crown and the
courts, there are three parts to the recommendations
that she makes. First she highlights what the riskfactors are, based on what victim is identifying,and what the offender is identifying, and anyother ones the community might have highlighted.For example, if there are particular concerns theconstable might have had or the community had.The second part is what does the victim want? So
if she never wants to see him again then McGinniswill make that very clear to the crown.
Im always kind of clear that when the dustsettles it really truly is going to be he and sheleft, with their children, so if she is telling meright from the beginning she wants to reconcilewith him, then I have to feel confident she knowswhat she needs and all I can do for her is makesure she is educated, she is supported and thatshe understands the risk, and she understands theimpact on her children, said McGinnis.
If she does want to see him again, then that toois also made clear to the crown.The third is whether there are any particular
concerns by any agency involved, for exampleChildrens Services, if they feel there are realprotection concerns around this family reunitingthen that is something she also definitely lets thecrown know.The nature and number of high-risk files are
getting worse and domestic violence is seen in allcommunities.
One thing I would feel confident saying isthat, we are seeing a different level of risk. I haveworked in domestic violence my entire career andI would say that the number of high-risk familiesis increasing, said McGinnis.
SHANNON LECLAIR
Times Reporter
It may still be months away, but the 55 PlusSummer Games organizers are pleased toannounce that they are bringing Britains Finest,a Beatles tribute band, to Strathmore on June 20,2015.
We were looking for a top notch band for thegames and their name came up. After seeing themon YouTube we were sold. They are awesome,said Linda Storkson, who is a volunteer andfundraising committee member for the 55 PlusSummer Games coming in July 2015.Tickets will be on sale for $35 each, and
are expected to sell out quickly. The ticketrelease date has not yet been determined, butanyone interested is told to keep an eye on the2015strathmoregames.ca website.The 55 Plus Games committee are not the
only ones excited for the show. Robert Bielma,speaking on behalf of the band, said theyre happyto be breaking into the Canadian market.
This will be the first time that we actually breakinto the Canadian market, so were hoping thatwe can add more dates while were in Canada andfinally see our neighbours up north, said Bielma.The band is made up of Tyson Kelley, who
portrays John Lennon, Benjiman Chadwick asPaul McCartney, Bielma as George Harrison, andLuis Renteria as Ringo Starr.
All of us are pretty much huge Beatle fans, weall love the Beatles, each of us maybe came inlater than others, said Bielma. A lot of peoplesay we look and sound like the Beatles.The show promises to be a great for both new
and long-time Beatles fans.The way we start off is as the Beatles arrive on
the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, said Bielma.They play a lot of the hits throughout the show,
which they have split into three acts. The boyswill come out in their black suits and sing someof the songs from the show, from the 1963 to
1966 era. Following the first intermission theycome out in their Sgt. Pepper costumes, playingthe first couple songs off that album, and someothers from that time frame. John Lennon (Kelley)will do a solo, usually Strawberry Fields, and PaulMcCartney (Chadwick) performs Blackbird solobefore the final set comes on stage. The last setconsists of songs from the Abbey Road and Let itBe albums.
Bielma said Britains Finest looks like theBeatles, sounds like the Beatles, and they try tokeep their performances true to how the Beatlesthemselves would perform the songs.
The Beatles in Strathmore 2015
She doesnt just work with the victim, she alsoworks with the offender and tries to help thefamily from every end.
Most of them want to be a better person, abetter husband, a better dad, and theyre willingto do just about anything. I do the same kindsof things with them, talk to them about risk andabout what can happen, about the effects on theirchildren, and about giving them new tools, saidMcGinnis.
So how do I give you new ways to respond and
communicate with your family so that theyre notafraid of you, so theyre not afraid of what mighthappen.
Often in her experience offenders are reallywilling to do that. If there are drug, alcoholor mental health issues then it can be morecomplicated, but even people with multilevelproblems are still willing to take a good look atthemselves.When studying to become a social worker
McGinnis remembers saying she never wanted towork in domestic violence. By happenstance, sheknew Pease who told asked McGinnis to comeand work at the shelter where it was flexiblehours and could work with having a family.
I went and did it, and its my passion. I justbelieve theres hope, and I believe that if familiesknow theres a better way then anything is
possible, said McGinnis.I think often what happens is we work with
families who this is all they know, they camefrom homes where there was domestic violenceit becomes their normal, they seek out the peoplethat bring out the worst in them and I think thatwith better tools they can actually bring out morepositives in each other.
So my real motivation is that their kids canlearn that there is a different way.
Current funding is through the provincial CivilForfeiture Fund. McGinnis hopes that the value ofthe program is seen outside of the people workingdirectly with the victims, and that it becomes apermanent fixture in the community, withoutneeding a tragedy to occur to make that happen.
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FROM THE OFFICE OF
KEVIN SORENSON
The Honourable Kevin Soren-son, Minister of State (Finance)and Member of Parliament forCrowfoot, welcomed the an-nouncement of the Harper Gov-ernments tax relief measures for
families.All families with children will
benefit from the new measuresintroduced by our government.
The average tax relief and ben-efits for these families will be$1,140 in 2015, said Sorenson.Two-thirds of the benefits flowto low-and-middle income fami-lies right here in our riding ofCrowfoot.These tax relief measures in-
clude:The Family Tax Cut Up to
$2,000 for couples with childrenunder the age of 18, effective forthe 2014 tax year. The proposed
Family Tax Cut will take the formof a federal non-refundable taxcredit that will allow the higher-income spouse to transfer up to$50,000 of taxable income to aspouse in a lower income tax
bracket, up to a maximum ben-efit of $2,000.This measure is estimated to
reduce federal tax revenues byapproximately $2.4 billion in2014-15 and $1.9 billion in 2015-16. More than 1.7 million fami-
lies are expected to benefit. Thisproposal will not affect provin-cial or territorial tax revenues.
Universal Child Care Ben-efit In 2006, the governmentintroduced the Universal ChildCare Benefit (UCCB), which pro-
vides all families with $100 permonth for each child under the
age of six. The UCCB currentlyprovides direct federal supportto approximately 1.7 millionfamilies with young children.
The Government is proposingto enhance the UCCB by provid-ing $160 per month. In a year,parents will receive up to $1,920per year for each child underthe age of six. Our governmentis also introducing a new benefitof up to $720 per year for chil-dren age six through 17.These enhanced payments will
take effect as of January 2015and will begin to be reflected inmonthly payments to recipients
in July 2015. This measure is ex-pected to cost the federal gov-ernment approximately $1.1 bil-lion in 2014-15 and $4.4 billionin 2015-16. Approximately fourmillion families are expectedto benefit. The enhanced UCCB
will replace the existing ChildTax Credit for the 2015 and sub-sequent taxation years. The en-hanced UCCB combined withthe repeal of the Child Tax Cred-it is expected to cost the federal
government approximately $700million in 2014-15 and $2.6 bil-lion in 2015-16.
Child Care Expense Deduc-tion The Child Care ExpenseDeduction (CCED) allows childcare expenses incurred to earnemployment or business income,pursue education or perform
research, to be deducted fromincome for tax purposes. Gen-erally, only the lower-incomespouse can claim the CCED. To
better reflect the cost of childcare expenses, our government
will increase the dollar limitsof the CCED by $1,000 includ-ing children who are eligible forthe Disability Tax Credit. Thesechanges will apply for the 2015and subsequent taxation years,and will reduce federal rev-enues by an estimated $15 mil-lion in 2014-15 and $65 millionin 2015-16. More than 200,000families are expected to benefit.
Doubling the Childrens Fit-ness Tax Credit Our govern-ment will double the ChildrensFitness Tax Credit (CFTC) andmake it refundable to furtherhelp families making the choiceto put their children in fitnessactivities. Making the tax cred-it refundable will ensure thatlower-income families benefitfrom this measure. Parents will
be able to take advantage ofthe new $1,000 maximum limit
Harper Government announces tax relief measures for families
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor(RE: Langdon recycling program, Oct. 31 issue,
Page 5, Strathmore Times)Mr. Ashdown is incorrect in some of his assump-
tions, to wit:1.) The program is not cheaper for residents, in fact
the program costs my family approximately $10 moreper month.
2.) There are many items which must still be takento the waste transfer site in Langdon thus the intima-tion that residents do not now have to go to the facil-ity is incorrect my wife and I used to go there on a
weekly basis we still do.3.) The assumption that 50 per cent of the contents
of the garbage bags was recyclable is not necessarilytrue in our case it is totally untrue. Occasionally
we had two bags of garbage. It is doubtful if two fullbags of garbage will fit in the toy bins provided. Fur-
ther, there was a private contractor who did collectrecyclables he is now out of business thanks to theforesight of the RVC council.
4.) Mr. Ashdown thinks that it is neat that all recy-clables are now dumped in the same container at hishouse. When we visited the transfer site in the past
we sorted our recyclables now some one else does itand presumably not out of an altruistic nature.
All in all it is just another compulsory governmentinitiative thrust upon us long suffering taxpayers byan administration and council who really dont care just ask councilor Habberfield - as she relates ev-erything to cups of Starbucks, which my wife and Icannot afford.
Thank you,Phillip Grimison,
Langdon
Recycle debate
in the spring of 2015 whenthey file their tax returnsfor 2014. The credit will bemade refundable as of the2015 tax year, increasing
benefits to low-income fami-lies claiming it for that yearand subsequent years.Together, the proposed en-
hancements are expected tocost the federal governmentapproximately $25 million in2014-15, and $35 million an-nually thereafter. When fullyimplemented, the proposedenhancements will deliver
additional tax relief to about850,000 families.
Minister Sorenson con-cludes, as our ConservativeGovernment proceeds toeliminate the federal gov-ernments annual budgetarydeficit in 2015, I am pleasedthat Canadian families are
the first to realize the ben-efits of a balanced federal
budget. These measures arefurther components of ourpackage of efforts to leavemore money in the pocketsof Canadians.
To the EditorI belong to Operation Legacy, which is made up of
members and graduates of the War Amps Child Am-putee (CHAMP) Program and is dedicated to teach-ing the younger generation about Canadas militaryheritage.
Remembrance Day is special to me and to Champsacross the country as the War Amps was started by
veterans who returned from the First World War miss-ing limbs. They were there to support each other andthen passed on their knowledge to amputee veteransreturning from the Second World War. They then cre-ated the CHAMP Program to assist young amputeeslike me.
On Nov. 11, I will be thinking about all the sacri-fices that men and women have made and continueto make for this country. It is a day to be thankful fortheir service and ensure what many had to suffer andendure does not happen again. Through OperationLegacy, I have given presentations to young people tospread the message of remembrance.
I feel it is my duty to carry on the torch of remem-brance and help ensure the sacrifices of those whoserved are never forgotten.
Sincerely,Jovanna Rodney, 19
Operation Legacy Member, Calgary
Teaching the younger generation
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SHARON MCLEAY
Times Contributor
Wheatland Business Women closedone door and opened another as a finalservice to the community, by holding atown hall meeting at the Days Inn onOct. 21.
Wheatland Business Women wasformed to talk about business, as a wayto get together with one another anddo various things, said Darlis Collinge,facilitator for the meeting. Whenthey made a decision to dissolve, wethought this could be a last gift to thecommunity. We recognized perhapsthere is a new need in the community,something that current business peo-ple or new business people could de-velop in the community to grow theirbusinesses.
The question considered by aboutfifteen members of the attendees waswhether there was actually a need for abusiness group in the community, what
those needs would look like, if therewere any gaps or existing agencies thatcould meet needs and possible sugges-tions as to how they can be filled.
What is done here tonight will needto go further and someone will needto step up to move that forward, saidCollinge.The group was divided on whether
a new group was needed, or if currentservices could provide clearer informa-tion to business owners what they of-fered.
A strong business community is athermometer for community health,said Jill Crossland, the new president
for the Strathmore and District Cham-ber of Commerce. Everyone agreed avibrant Strathmore and District Cham-ber of Commerce with a good reputa-tion is important in a community, but afew members said a new group coulddevelop and help the Chamber to over-come some of the past issues.
Some of the suggestions about pos-sible needs that could be met were:
networking opportunities, marketinginformation, training and opportuni-ties, mentorships such as the Master-minds programs, customer attractionand retention programs, a collabora-tive cooperative partnership amongstorganizations based on trust, team-work and integrity, higher than entrylevel educational opportunities offeredon-line or in person, access to qualifiedshared staff, equipment, facilities andexpertise, increase community aware-ness and shared information such asavailable commercial space within thebusiness community, financial manage-
ment, start-up assistance and support,and communication skills develop-ment. Full details and summaries of themeeting were sent to those attendingthe meeting.To continue, a new group would
need to fundraise $250-$400 to holda second meeting. A second meetingwould identify and clarify steps for fu-ture development of a group and deter-mine if they would be appropriate forthe Strathmore and District Chamberof Commerce to address some of theneeds, or list other entities that couldprovide for priority issues.The Community Futures Wild Rose
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For nearly four decades,Strathmore Motor Prod-ucts has been a vital part
of the local community.Under the constant owner-
ship of Hal Lust, SMP has beenfamily owned and family oper-ated and has given thousandsof dollars back into the commu-nity.According to general manag-
er Clarence Kooistra, the Num-ber 1 goal of the dealership hasbeen to serve their Strathmoreand area customers.
Weve been here for over 35years and we still have custom-ers that buy from us today thatpurchased vehicles from us 35years ago, said Kooistra. Wetake tremendous pride in that.That very special relationship
between the business and thecommunity helped SMP createtheir motto of Your HometownDealer.
From new and pre-owned ve-hicles to parts and service, thedealership has become a one-stop shop for all your automo-
tive needs.We just want the first oppor-
tunity to show you how goodwe are, said SMPs sales man-ager Glenn Alexander. This isa very easy environment to bein. We listen and act on yourwants and needs, respecting at all times the guidelines yougive us.With well over 100 years of
sales experience, SMP has theextensive knowledge regard-ing any new GMC, Chevrolet or
Buick automobiles.However, it does not limit
them to only selling those prod-ucts. With their experience inused vehicles, SMP has the re-sources to find the right vehiclefor any client.
We can bring in Fords,Dodges, or imports any makeor model, we have the buyingpower and the ability to go andget that for you without ourcustomers having to and searcharound said Alexander. Wealso have over 100 pre-ownedvehicles on the lot at all times.
General Motors continues itsstrong performance in the J.D.Power Initial Quality Study, tak-ing more initial quality awardsthan any other automakerfor the second year in a row.GM also has the most modelsranked in the top three in theirrespective segments.
GM swept the Large SUV seg-ment with Chevrolet Suburbanand GMC Yukon both rankinghighest in a tie along with theChevrolet Tahoe. In addition to
the Large SUV segment sweep,two models have now rankedhighest in their segments fortwo years in a row: the Chev-rolet Silverado HD and BuickEncore.
Since 2009, GM changed theprocess and went with moretechnological-based, economi-cal vehicles, said Alexander.Your super-connected world
is now inside your car, thanksto OnStar with 4G LTE. Usingthe built in Wi-Fi hotspot, you
can connect up to seven devicesat once. So fire up your tablets,laptops, and other mobile de-vices, and bring entertainmentalong for the ride by streamingyour favourite movies, playlists,blogs and more while on thego. This new service is availableon select 2015 models, whichare now on the lot at SMP.The dealership also prides
itself on giving back to the lo-cal community. By purchasingfrom SMP and buying local, thedealership gives back to thecommunity. Proceeds from ev-ery sale helps SMP give backto various organizations in andaround Strathmore.
There is an expectation fromour community for (businesses)to support local charities andinitiatives, said Alexander.
In addition to various chari-ties, the dealership has spon-sored over 30 different fund-raising causes this year alone.
One particular cause, in timefor the Christmas season, is be-ing a designated drop-off loca-
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Adults got a chance to put on their Halloween best at the legion Hallow-
een There was jamming till 8 p.m and karaoke singing ran from 8 p.m. oninto the night. There were good musicians and vocalists, with great music
provided by the karaoke machine. Legion President Gary Horne said it is
very encouraging to see more people coming into the Legion and as the
numbers increase, so will the amount of functions that can be provided foreveryones enjoyment and for the whole community of Strathmore.
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Times ADDITION
In the Oct. 31 edition (Page 10) of the Strathmore Times, the cutline
for the Chinook Credit Union donation to the Friends of East Wheat-
land has an addition. Gleichen will also have students attending the
new school. We are sorry if this oversight caused any inconvenience.
Wendi Tashlikowich Photos
Sacred Heart Academy held their annual family Halloween dance on Thursday Oct. 30. The event was
taken over by a new coordinator which incorporated fun games and activities into the already well at-tended event.
Sharon McLeay Photo
Homeowners along Centre Street in Strathmore
always go out of their way to make Halloween fun
for trick or treaters.
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The residents of the Wheatland Lodge had some fantastic visitors on Oct.30 at 7 p.m. Every year family and friends are invited to come to the lodge
and celebrate Halloween with some fun activities. Jean Bell (l-r) was happy
to have her family in for a fun visit. Teagen, Wendy, and Kennedy Bell.
Justin Seward Photos
Students at SHS showed off
their spookiest, most creativecostumes in a contest held in
the high school on Oct. 31.
Photos Courtesy of Cheryl Davidson
Brentwood Elementary held their Harvest fair on Oct. 31 and members ofthe Strathmore High School in attendance were all smiles. The high school
students were helping out at each station and had different activities for the
students, who were dressed up in their costumes. Activities were: throwing
around a big ball, football target practice and photo booths.
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A SALUTE TO OUR HEROES:
OUR VETERANSOn Remembrance Day, we pause to reflect on the courage,dedication and loyalty of our nations military veterans.Throughout history, their hard work and sacrifice have kept
us safe and protected our freedom. We owe them a debt ofgratitude that can never be repaid, and we salute them fortheir service. To all of the brave men and women who havesacrificed to put their country first, we thank you.
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As Canadian war planes fly through the skies inIraq and 600 Canadian air force personnel work withcoalition forces in Operation Impact, Canadians willtake their eyes from the sky to their lapels. Theywill place a poppy in remembrance of past sacrificesmade by veterans in the Great Wars, and the manyCanadian veterans killed or injured in peacekeepingaction around the world.
Don Good, legion coordinator for the poppy cam-paign, said the displays are up but poppies didnt goon sale until Oct. 31, with the exception of poppiesreleased so that visitors to the war memorial in Ot-tawa could place pins on the memorial, to honourthe recently deceased Corporal Nathan Cirillo.
French citizen Madame Guerin made the firsthand-made poppies in 1920 and sold them to sup-port destitute children in war-torn areas. The GreatWar Veterans Association (the predecessor of The
Royal Canadian Legion) officially adopted the poppyas its Flower of Remembrance in July 1921. Theirfirst hand-made blooms were sold in November1921, with proceeds benefiting wounded veterans.
The money still goes to support for veterans and lo-cal charities 93 years later.
Strathmores goal is to raise funds for a specializedacute care mattress that costs $8300. Last year theRoyal Canadian Air Cadets in Strathmore received$4800 and a rehabilitation machine costing $11,000was purchased for the hospital. As of 2013, Strath-more Legion #10 raised $47,919 64, which is a farcry from the $4000 generated in 1996 when Goodstarted with the program.
Pins can be purchased at businesses around townor at the Legion itself. While many people keeptheir poppy and wear it year-to-year, there are ruleswhere and how the poppy should be worn and used.See www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/get-in-volved/poppy
Good hopes those who save their poppies will still
donate every year to continue the good work.The legion also sells commemorative wreaths cost-
ing between $20-$60. Anyone is allowed to placecommemorative wreaths at the monuments or in
services.Good is starting to focus on getting youth involved.
Good says many young people are helping distributethe boxes.A fun project for youth sponsored by the Legion is
the poster contest and literary contest.The poster contest is divided into two divisions,
colour and black-and-white and the literary contestis divided into essay and poem divisions. In Strath-more, the awards range between $25 and $35, butas the winners are submitted for successive zones,awards increase all the way up to $1000 at the na-tional level. All the schools in Strathmore will besubmitting the first and second winning posters fordisplay at the library on Nov. 18 for public view-ing. For more information see www.legion.ca/youth/contests.
Poppies and posters
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SHARON MCLEAY
Times Contributor
Carselands Steven andGrace Smith and their fosterchildren have kept a uniqueNov. 11 tradition for a num-
ber of years. They decoratetheir Christmas tree early
and turn the lights on Re-membrance Day, to com-memorate the sacrifice menand women paid for ourfreedom.
For years I have put myChristmas tree up on Nov.11. I do it because I amgrateful to be in a countrythat allows us the freedomto put up a Christmas tree.For me, it represents ourChristian beliefs and fam-ily beliefs, said Grace, whothrows a little glitter be-cause she enjoys it.
She said remembrancecould be combined withany faith. She noticed inNortheast Calgary, a HinduDiwali festival had linkedtheir firework display to in-corporate a RemembranceDay commemoration. Hin-du believers celebrate Di-
wali festival of light to bringlight to the darkness and
bring peace and kindnessinto the world. Stephen saidthat many of our new Ca-
nadians come from the In-dian subcontinent and theirfamily members might havealso fought for the allies inthe First and Second World
Wars. Steven said Canada,culturally, has shifted a lotsince wartime.
Our religions have the
potential to divide us, butour nation has the capacityto unite us in a common be-lief. What is sacred is not forsale. For Canadians, what issacred is a belief in its peo-ple, said Steven.The Smith family has had
many members that servedin military. Graces grand-father served in WWI. Heraunt and uncle fought in
WWII. Stevenss father wasa peacekeeper in Egypt andCyprus and Steven was bornon an army base in Germa-ny and is a self- taught his-torian.
Steven said he has no-ticed many more Canadianshave a strong connectionand sense of respect for Re-membrance Day. He said it
was sad, however, as Cana-dians have a deep respect
but they dont know theirown history.
We have numerous sol-diers from WWI and WWIIthat have won the Victo-
Lighting the night for Remembrance Dayria Cross, which is only received foracts of extreme valour. Almost half ofthose who received it lost their lives,said Steven. These are Canadians.
The fact is they didnt do it for hon-our. They did it out of a sense of lovefor the men they were with. They be-lieved in what they were fighting for.People can make all the claims they
want for the justification for WWI andWII, but these men were not forced tofight. They went because they had adeep belief in the sacredness of whatthey were fighting for.
He said the men alive that receivedthe Victoria Cross didnt do it for glo-ry, but often contribute their longevityto those who have fallen and say itcould have been given to anyone oftheir troop members.
Steven said there is a lack of re-sponse from government, other thanthe official part of it, and businessisnt involved because they cannotmake money off Remembrance Day.
Steven said his stepfather was a sol-dier who landed on Juno beach. Hisstepfather sold poppies, and thereare other who put in a great numberof hours sitting in malls and storesselling poppies. Stevens stepfatherstepped up because he wanted peo-ple not to forget.
It comes down to their beliefs,said Grace. Many people alreadyhave their lights up, if people can justflick a switch and put on your lights.Bring some light into the world anddo it to show a thank you, to those
who have passed serving this countryand those who are still here.
Grace mentioned taking a holidayto Nova Scotia where they watchedCanadian navy ships leave the har-
bour to take relief supplies to Floridaafter hurricane Katrina.All the men went to the back of
the boat I was on to salute them asthey left. It wasnt just them. All thefireboats came out and were spraying
water everywhere. Helicopters wereflying overhead. Docks had wavingpeople on them. Horns were honking.Bagpipes were out from both On-tario to here, we dont have the op-portunity to see these kind of sendoffs, said Grace.The Smiths felt more respect should
be given to men and women fightingunder the Canadian flag.
Grace hopes lighting the night toshow respect for our fighting men and
women will catch on, but any tradi-tion that honours the slogan Lest WeForget will help to carry the messageto the next generation.
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were lost, and the next day one diedwith approximately 35 wounded fromfriendly fire.
You train and train to perform yourjob in combat situations and then youhave to step up to the plate. Combatarms soldiers were very supportive andtold me it was good to have me there,said Giroux.The sights of killing begin to take its
toll. He began to change. Some of hisvalues changed. He came in wanting tohelp, but ended up not trusting or car-ing about the population.
He said one 27-year-old local thatworked with them in their forward op-erating base looked about 57, becauseit was a hard-scrabble life. Giroux saidthe man had a death warrant on hishead from the Taliban and Al-Qaeda,but the main reason he was there washe was being paid and that feed hisfamily.
I didnt know if he would be in ourcamp from one day to the next becauseof the price on his head by the Taliban,said Giroux.
Giroux said the Taliban would stopat nothing to attack them. Outside thewire of the Kandahar airfield there wasfighting almost every day. They neverknew when an incendiary explosive de-vice or a vehicle borne improvised ex-plosive device or suicide bomber wouldbe encountered.
You had to accept that today I amgoing to die, otherwise you cant func-tionfearing that rocket propelled gre-nades or bombs would explode, saidGiroux.Its like driving down 16th Avein Calgary and random vehicles driveat you and explode, trying to kill you.It was a lottery. Our convoys were get-ting hit daily and it took a toll on yournerves, to say the least.
Giroux sustained a back injury in asuicide-bombing incident and camehome with symptoms of post-traumaticstress disorder.An enemy with a bomb strapped to
his motorcycle rammed the vehiclebehind the one Giroux was riding in.The explosion drove Girouxs head intothe roof of the armoured vehicle andcrunched his spine. He still remembersthe event like it was 15 minutes ago.Giroux said he can still see the sweattrickling down the face of the rider be-fore he hit.
Giroux related how he and his pla-toon spent Nov. 11, 2006 in a bunker inFOB Costall.
It was a platoon of us...9 platoonfrom the First Battalion Royal CanadianRegiment)and my self and Master Cor-peral Dan Collins. We had the lights
very low (because of the no white lightcondition imposed on us). The platooncommander read In Flanders Fieldand we just sat quietly, maybe 12 ofus, because some of the other soldierswere on watch, and nobody said a wordafter. It was very poignant and maybelasted about 15 minutes. No poppies,no bagpipes, just a group of us, reflect-ing on our friends who were killed andwounded. Sixteen days later, we gath-ered in the same spot for the news thatour RSM, CWO Bob Girouard & hisdriver and a good friend of mine, CplAlbert Storm were killed in a suicidevan attack. And they were killed in aspot that we were going to be drivingthrough....4 days later,said Giroux.
Giroux said he heard the Canadianflag at the base in Petawawa had beenat half mast for 77 days, during his tourin Afghanistan.
His wife Abbie would like to see morerecognition for todays troops. Kevinsaid WWI-WWII veterans were defi-nitely tougher than troops today anddeserve all the recognition that theyare given, but he also thinks it is timeto bring the stories and the sacrifice ofsubsequent service into the schools andservices in Canada.
Kevin Giroux would like to thankfriends and family and those at the le-gion and elsewhere that supported himwhile he served. He would like peopleto remember those mentioned in thisarticle and who served or died in Af-ghanistan and other Canadian opera-tions. Jason Fraser (living) a Royal Dra-goon, who fought along side Giroux fortwo tours. They grew up together. Fra-sers parents used to own StrathmoreGlass. Fraser is currently a Kansas high-way patrolman and his wife serves inthe United States army. Another in thearea that fought in Afghanistan is MikeCantley (living), who is a sergeant in thereserves and works as an ironworker inCalgary. Dan Collins (deceased), a vehi-cle tech who served along side Girouxin the forward operating base (FOB)near Pakistan. The FOB was named af-ter Pte. Robert Costall (deceased).
Kevin Giroux served
in the Canadian mili-
tary for 15.5 years.He is pictured here in
uniform during one
of his military tours
in Afghanistan. He
fought for two tours,one in 2003-4 and
another in 2006-7.
Photo Courtesy of
Kevin Giroux
SHARON MCLEAY
Times Contributor
Kevin Giroux served over 15 years inCanadas armed forces and he now re-sides in Strathmore. Kevin was raisedin Strathmore, and his extended fam-ily are scattered throughout Strathmoreand the surrounding farm district. Gi-roux was taught traditional westernvalues, including contributing to thecommunity and showing respect to vet-erans on Remembrance Day.
I remember George Freeman com-ing to school to talk to us, about fight-ing in WWII, said Giroux. He made abig impression on me.
Giroux said he received a packagein Afghanistan and it touched him thatpeople from the Strathmore Legion hadsent cards and signatures for his well-being. Amongst them was a commentfrom George Freeman (the last WWIIveteran in Strathmore) to keep his headdown and return home safe.
It meant so much because he knew,
he had been there, said Giroux.Giroux served two tours in Afghani-stan, one in Kabul in 2003-2004 andKandahar in 2006-2007.
He was trained as an electrical-me-chanical-optical technician in the Ca-nadian Mechanized Brigade Group. Hewas trained to drive, crew command,live and fight in an armoured car main-tenance vehicle. He said that as a main-tainer, they were trained to repair thingsand fight. Giroux was armed with gre-nades and used a C7 assault rifle and aC9 machine gun.
We were called Maintainers becausewe fixed all kinds of stuff, said Giroux.
On Girouxs first tour, three soldierswere killed by suicide bombers. One
was his friend Cpl. Jamie Murphy, whowas killed in action Jan. 27, 2004. Hiscousin Dale Newbury introduced Gir-oux to his wife Abbie, so it hit close tohome.
People back home here dont knowwhat we were involved in. It was ashooting match big time, said Giroux.It is not peacemaking, or peacekeep-ing, it is war, said Giroux.
In Kandahar, on his second tour, hewas involved in Operation Medusa, fac-ing the largest stronghold for the Tali-ban in an area called the Panjwaii thatwas close to the Pakistan border. AdamDay for Legion Magazine said Opera-tion Medusa was intended to disperseor destroy the hundreds, if not thou-
sands, of insurgents that had gatheredabout 20 km southwest of Kandaharcity. It was one of the biggest combatoperations since Korea, and half of theCanadians who died in Afghanistanwere killed in this region.
Giroux said they were fighting againstseasoned fighters. A lot of the enemyhad fought previously in Chechen warsand they were using cold war tactics.
Kandahar would have fallen, duringOperation Medusa, if we hadnt havefought them. said Giroux.We meant an international effort by
Canadian, Americans, Aussies and Ki-wis armed forces and Afghan Army andpolice personnel.
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World War 1 was known as the war to end all wars,
and, sadly, how wrong they were. It was an awful war:dirty, hot, cold, wet, muddy. From 1914 to 1918 our men
fought in the trenches of Europe, in the air and on theseas, for peace, freedom and their country. Canadas
entry into the war was unquestioned and from coast tocoast it was almost a unanimous decision to support
the Motherland so when Britain was at war in 1914,so was Canada. Canadians fought bravely throughout
the war, with major involvements in Neuve Chapelle
(March 1915), the Second Battle of Ypres (April 1915),
the Battle of the Somme (July 1916), Vimy Ridge (April1917), Passchendaele (October 1915), and the 100 Days
Offensive (August 4 to November 11, 1918). 619,636men and women participated in the war by enlisting
as soldiers, chaplains and nurses. Of these, 66,655gave their lives and another 172,950 were wounded.
Almost one of every ten Canadians who fought in the wardid not return.
2014 THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR:
World War II was no better than World War I, as we
obviously had not learned anything from The War to End
All Wars, which was tantamount to the beginning of
World War II. The largest invasion, known as Operation
Overlord, against Germany, occurred on June 6th,
1944, D-Day. The Canadians, British and Americans
underwent months of special training while at the same
time gathering massive supplies in southern England.
Engineers planned an under-water pipeline to France and
prefabricated harbours were assembled. Ground, seaand air forces rehearsed extensively to be sure of perfect
timing and cooperation. All three Canadian services
shared in the assault. One of the Seaborne formations
was the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, supported by the
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade and forming a part of
the British 6th Airborne Division, was the 1st
Canadian Parachute Battalion. The crossing
of the English Channel was made through
lanes that minesweepers of Royal Canadian
Navy helped to clear. Canadian naval guns
helped hammer the enemys beach. The
Royal Canadian Air Force bombed German
batteries. Approximately 14,000 Canadians
landed at Canadas objective, Juno Beach, on the
coast of Normandy. Canada suffered 1,074 casualties, ofwhich 359 lost their lives.
THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT
GROW OLD. AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE
YEARS CONDEMN. AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN,
AND IN THE MORNING,
2014 THE 70th ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY, JUNE 6th, 1944,
WORLD WAR II
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
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JUSTIN SEWARD
Times Reporter
The Rosebud-based band The Dear-hearts, consisting of Alix Cowman,Lauren Degraaf and Lauren Hamm willbe having an album release party con-cert on Nov. 9 in Rosebud.
We met four years ago at the Rose-bud School of the Arts. We were all inmusical and loved