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- Wayne Sundell, Bob Hamelin and Laverne Asselstine were among members of the Sylvan Lake branch of the Royal Canadian Legion who planted crosses on the graves of veterans at Lakeview Cemetery Monday, in advance of Remembrance Day. The group, which also included Gordon Graham, Cliff Halvorson, Butch Bouchard, Larry Neis and Warren Pubanz, placed the crosses on 115 graves in the cemetery. Crosses were also placed on eight graves at Kuusamo Cemetery, one at Burnt Lake and one at Alto Rest in Red Deer. The Legion branch is hoping to gather information about veteran’s graves at Benalto so they may be marked next year. The Remembrance Day service in Sylvan Lake takes place Sunday (Nov. 11) at the multiplex beginning at 10:30 a.m. STEVE DILLS
Family looks to stem cell treatment to improve son’s vision by Aleisha Bosch Sylvan Lake News
Beau Gallipeau is almost four, and he runs and plays like any other boy his age. When picked up by his mother, Becky Bossert, he is curious about the flowers on the table. He reaches a hand towards them, and shouts in frustration when he
realizes they’re too far away. A couple years ago, he wouldn’t have been able to see the flowers, or realize they were too far away. Beau is legally blind, and has septooptic dysplasia. The condition affects his vision and his pituitary gland, which is a quarter the size it should be. The pituitary gland
produces a number of hormones, including human growth hormone. As Beau’s pituitary is so small, he has to receive replacement hormones every day. In addition to his hormone deficiency, Beau also has vision problems. A couple years ago, he could only see from a small portion of his left eye. Now,
he can see five feet in front of him from both eyes. His vision improvement can be attributed to stem cell treatments, received in China. The cells are obtained from umbilical cord blood and administered to Beau through intravenous injections and lumbar puncture. Bossert said she noticed an improve-
ment in her son after a few treatments, though the full results can only be seen after a year. Since Beau received his first round of treatments nearly two years ago, Bossert said she has not seen any negative effects. The stem cells can generate different tissues in the body, and the results are permanent. Bossert first learned
stem cell treatments could help her son after research and communication with the Chinese hospital. She later found out about a distant relative who had received the treatment for the same condition Beau has. The treatment is only offered in China, where it has been practised for over 10 years. It is not yet completely
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Cody students recognized for academic excellence and citizenship by Treena Mielke Black Press
Hal Lutz didn’t get to spend much time in his seat at the École H. J. Cody School awards ceremony last Thursday as he was too busy picking up awards for his daughter. Ashley Lutz, who graduated last year, was away at the University of Lethbridge when the awards ceremony took place, so her dad collected her many awards which included the Governor General’s Award for the highest academic standing in Grade 12. Lutz also won the award for the top grade of a high school student for physical education. She was the winner of the Staudinger Memorial Award for the highest mark in Biology 30, Chemistry 30 and Physics 30, winner of the Sylvan Lake Rotary Club’s new award made possible through its charity golf tournament and the Grade 12 recipient of the top achievers award. She was also a Rutherford Scholarship winner. Winners of the Alexander
Rutherford Scholarships were Brianna Bailey, Kolt Bell, Colin Cline, Laura Dixon, Cassandra Donaghy, Kaci Getschel, Jason Johanson, Abbigail Knowles, Stephen Langmaid, Tachara Larocque, Alex Ledwos, Ashley Lutz, Samantha Numan, Dayna Plante, Hannah Richards, Andrew Saby, George Shaxted, Kaitlyn Sloboda, Bryanne Smith and Danielle Spence. The scholarships are presented by the province to students who achieve an average of 75 per cent or better in five eligible courses in Grade 10, 11 and 12. Students receive $400 for 80 per cent or better in Grade 10, $800 for Grade 11 standing and $1,300 for Grade 12 standing. They receive $300, $500 and $700 for averages between 75-79.9 per cent in Grades 10, 11 and 12 respectively. The awards are presented when their attendance at a post secondary school is confirmed so those who delay their education receive the scholarship when they resume. The winner of the Dr. Martin Long award, given to a student who achieves honours and demonstrates strong community involvement and citizenship, went to Bryanne Smith. Jason Johannson was awarded the Red Deer College (RDC) Regional High School Access Award. This award goes to a student who is attending RDC and has demonstrated strong community involvement. Cam Ilcisin won the Rouillard Law Tribute Award, which pays tribute to a proficient student who has volunteered within the school and community and is attending a
Taylor Solberg, who won the Sylvan Lake Arts Society Award stood with Kirstynn Joseph, top Art 20 student, art teacher Bruce Thompson, Jade Pon, top Art 9 student and Rachelle Janisse, top Art 10 student at the H. J. Cody awards ceremony last Thursday. Missing was Michelle Bentley who also won award for top Art 10 student. post-secondary school. Abbey Knowles was the winner of the Rotary Club’s award which goes to students who best meet the Rotary 4 Way Test (Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? will it build goodwill and better friendships? and, Is it beneficial to all concerned?) Corinna Fox won the Sylvan Lake Heritage Handcraft Society Citizenship Award which is given to a student who shows exemplary citizenship as well as commitment to school and community. Tiffany Matejka received the M. J. Maxson Award which goes to a student living in Red
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Deer County who is registered in a university program and is not eligible for the Rutherford Award at the Grade 12 level. It is given in honour of longtime county resident Magnus Johann Mason. Town Citizenship Awards, which go to students who have shown strong community involvement and are attending a post-secondary institution, went to Sloane Davis and Anro Myburgh. The Kathleen Ostrom Memorial Award, given to a female student who is community minded with strong academics and work ethics, went to Taylor Solberg.
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Christmas in Markerville offered crafts and cookies by Aleisha Bosch Sylvan Lake News
The snow is on the ground, the gingerbread
houses made, and the cookies baked. Christmas has arrived in Markerville. The hamlet’s annual
Christmas market took place Friday to Sunday. Centred around three buildings — Fensala Hall, Markerville Lutheran
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- Lorna-Jean Befus restocked cookies at Markerville’s popular cookie walk, last Friday. Held in a section of the Historic Markerville Creamery Museum, the cookies are baked and donated by residents of the surrounding area. Proceeds support the Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society.
Church, and the Historic Markerville Creamery Museum — the market offered visitors the chance to purchase handmade gifts. Those attending were also able to view entries in the gingerbread house contest at the church, in addition to stopping by the market’s cookie walk. Held in a section of the Creamery Museum, the cookie walk presented dozens of baked goods from which to choose. Rows of cookies, ranging from ginger snap to chocolate chip, sat in tins and on stands. Those tempted by the selection filled up a container for $5. As long as the lid closed, they were free to take it all home. Donna Nelson, president of the Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society, which sponsors the market, said at least 1,000 dozen cookies are
donated to the cookie walk every year by residents of the area, who bake them in their homes. One woman baked 270 dozen by herself, just short of her goal of 300 dozen. The cookie walk began when two people from the Icelandic Society started giving the cookies as gifts to market visitors. As the cookies grew in popularity, the society decided to turn them into a fundraiser. “It’s been a major fundraiser for the society ever since,” said Nelson. M a r k e r v i l l e’s Christmas market began in 1984, said Nelson, who has been involved with the event for 10 years. “I guess the event helps us meet our mission … part of our mission is to promote community fellowship … and preserve
history,” said Nelson. She added that she hopes those visiting the market are exposed to some culture and have the opportunity to see friends they don’t normally spend time with. She also hopes people realize that Markerville continues to host events after summer has finished. “We’re alive and well all year,” she said. Attendance to the market has been steady through the years, said Nelson. It peaks Saturday and Sunday with visits from Calgary and Edmonton Icelandic clubs. This year, the society was selling two new books at the market. One, released in June, focuses on Stephan G. Stephansson. The other was more recently released and details the history of Fensala Hall. Both books
have sold well, said Nelson, especially the latter. Jennifer Chaumont, who lives near Markerville, visited the market last Friday. Though she lives in the area, she has not attended the event in about 15 years. “A lot of times when it’s in your community you don’t bother to go,” she said. Chaumont decided to look around the market as she was dropping off her mother, who bakes cookies for the cookie walk every year. She was impressed with the variety of products for sale, ranging from knitwear to tea to jewellery. “I would probably buy something from every single little station,” she said. “Now I’ll probably come and check it out every year.”
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The front page story in last week’s Sylvan Lake News quoted Mayor Susan Samson as stating the marina development is a 155 unit condo project. Her statement was incorrect. The proposal is for 55 units. A development permit was approved in May for the first phase which includes a 40 unit four storey building with parkade located underneath. The second phase will include the additional units. Municipal Planning Commission
members approved subdivisions for the marina land at their Sept. 17 meeting. They created four parcels including a bareland condominium parcel for the marina which was further divided into 174 boat slip parcels and one common property in the form of a floating walkway providing access to each of the individual boat slips. The second parcel is proposed as multi-phased and mixed-use condominium buildings. Lot 3 is planned as a bare lot used for access and parking, while Lot 4 is dedicated as a municipal reserve parcel.
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Special Events Thursday, Nov. 8 - Public community meeting to discuss ideas for a new lighthouse. 7:30 p.m. at the Sylvan Lake Royal Canadian Legion, 4916 50 Ave. Friday, Nov. 9 - Sylvan Lake Seniors Lodge Christmas Tea and Craft Sale. Tea and tart for a toonie 1:30-3 pm. Craft Sale 1:30-6 pm. Christmas decorations, arrangements, knit and crochet articles. Come join us. Friday, Nov. 9 - Dickson Store Museum presents “The Poplar Grove Ladies Club”, a funny show with a lot of meaning. Dinner theatre doors open 5:30 pm. Play to follow. Dessert Theatre Saturday, November 10, doors open 12:30 p.m., play starts 1 pm. For info call 403-728-3355. Sunday, Nov. 11 - Sylvan Lake Remembrance Day service at the multiplex (48 Street) at 10:30 am, hospitality at the Legion from 12 pm, parade from Legion branch to cenotaph at 2 pm. Sunday, Nov. 11 - Benalto Elks Turkey Supper. 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 pm sittings. Adults $10, age 6 and over $5, under 6 free. Monday, Nov. 12 - Teens in the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library from 5:30-8:30 pm. Read the vampire story of your choice, then join us for a Twilight Party in the library. Watch Breaking Dawn Part 1, play some games, and win some Twilight prizes. Ages 13-18. Free, drop in. Tuesday, Nov. 13 - Sylvan Lake Library mystery book club meets at 7 pm in the reading room. Join us as we discuss Look Again by Lisa Scottoline. For details 403-887-2130. Wednesday, Nov. 14 - Meet Alberta’s Deputy
Premier, Thomas Lukaszuk, from 4-5 pm at Sylvan Lake Community Centre. Saturday, Nov. 17 - Art at the Lake Christmas show and sale from 10 am to 5 pm at the Lions Hall, 5119 50A Ave. Info 403-748-2557. Saturday, Nov. 17 - Christmas Craft Sale and Cookie Walk, Benalto, 10-3. Hosted by Benalto Royal Purple. To book tables call 403-746-5494 or 403-358-4728. Saturday, Nov. 17 - Rocky Mountain House Arts and Crafts Guild’s 18th annual craft show from 10 am to 4 pm at Lou Soppit Centre on Highway 11 in Rocky across from Canadian Tire. 35 booths all with handcrafted items. Admission is free with donations to food bank. Thursday, Nov. 22 - Seniors Bus to Festival of Trees (free) Red Deer. Pick-up starts at 12 pm. Call Lenore 403-887-5272. Thursday, Nov. 22 - Bentley & District Ag. Society AGM, Blindman Valley Ag. Centre. Cocktails 5-6 pm, catered supper 6 pm, meeting 7 pm. RSVP to Stephanie 403-748-4040 or email steph. smith01@gmail.com by Nov. 12. Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 24 & 25 - Christmas Showcase Country Drive. www.countrydrive.ca. Saturday, Nov. 24 - Central Alberta Singles dance at 8:30 pm at Penhold Hall. Music by Hot Spur. Members and invited guests only; new members welcome. Elaine 403-341-7653 or Bob 403-304-7440. Sunday, Nov. 25 - Grey Cup Party at Sylvan Lake Legion beginning at 5:30 pm. Wednesday, Nov. 28 - Sylvan Lake Seniors Bus to Deerfoot Casino, Calgary. Leave 8:30 a.m. Phone Joan 403-887-7614. Friday, Nov. 30-Saturday, Dec. 1 - Spirit of Sylvan Yuletide Festival at the multiplex and arena. 4:30-10 on Friday, 10-6 on Saturday. Christmas Farmers’ Market with over 50 vendors, entertainment, gingerbread house competition, Christmas live auction, raffle, skating, Cub/Scout rodeo, kids zone and more. Fundraising for urgent care. Contact Graham 403-887-2575 or Crystal 403-887-3461. Like us on Facebook for updates and schedules. Friday, Nov. 30 -Santa Claus Night Parade 7 pm followed by fireworks. Saturday, Dec. 1 - Breakfast with Santa. 8:30 and 11 am sittings, advance tickets only available at the Aquatic Centre.
Weekly events Mondays - Junior Youth Leadership Classes (1215 yr. olds) 7-8 pm. JY acts worldwide to engage our youth to develop their capacity to serve society and make a difference in their commu-
nity. Call Debbie 403-887-0968 or Bruno 403887-5728. Thursdays - Sylvan Lake seniors bus to Red Deer. Pick-up 9:15 am. Returning to Sylvan 1:30 pm. Phone Mary 403-887-4579.
Monthly events Second Monday (Sept-June). Sylvan Lake Art Society meets at 7 pm in the H. J. Cody art room. Everyone welcome, whether professional or beginner. For information contact SylvanLakeArtSociety@gmail.com. 12/30/12 Second and fourth Tuesday every month. Coffee, chats and crafts at Sylvan Lake Seniors’ Centre from 1:30-3:30 pm. Second Tuesday every month. Sylvan Lake Quilters meet at 7:00 pm at the community centre. New members welcome. For info call 403-887-2726. 12/30/12 Second Tuesday every month. Sylvan Lake Mobile Homeowners’/Renters’ Society meets at Lee Garden Restaurant at 7 pm. Phone 403887-2721, leave message or e-mail SylvanLakeMHORS@yahoo.ca. Open to every interested individual. 12/30/12
Support Programs Sylvan Lake Al-Anon (for families and friends of alcoholics) 8 pm Sundays, Presbyterian Church (north door), Kathy 403-887-4470 or Robyn 403-887-2961. 12/30/12 Sylvan Lake AA meetings. Tuesdays 7:30 pm Lions Hall; Sundays 8 pm Presbyterian Church (north door). For more information about the program, call male 403-887-4470, 403-5885491 or female 403-887-4297. 12/30/12 Narcotics Anonymous meetings Thursday nights at 7:30 pm at Sylvan Lake Bethany Care, 4700 47th Ave. 12/30/12 Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat? Overweight? Underweight? Obsessed with weight or dieting? You are not alone. No dues, no fees, no weigh-ins. Everyone is welcome. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12 step recovery program. For info call Joan at 403-3969371. 12/30/12 Are you raising your grandchildren? Come join us at our ACUSHLA meetings first Thursday of the month at Sylvan Lake Library from 1-3 pm. We meet to share and support each other. Questions, call Glenda (Sylvan Lake) 403-8873849 or Sandy (Lacombe) 403-782-2960.
Volunteers Wanted Sylvan Lake Lodge is in need of volunteer drivers for their Meals on Wheels Program. Call the Lodge 403-887-2555, ext. 5 for further info.
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We do remember those who fought for our freedom Each year, as Remembrance Day approaches, we think about new ways to provide a news feature or two about the experiences of our Veterans or how war affected our community. It’s a way to highlight the sacrifices made in the past so we can enjoy the freedoms we do today. But the purpose is also to do something extra to remind our readers of our history. In other areas of the community people are also preparing their own special activities to mark Remembrance Day and remember our past. We’re fortunate each year to join school students, teachers and parents as each school conducts its own Remembrance Service. On Tuesday we attended the service at H. J. Cody High School and were impressed once again at the calibre of the presentation as well as the respectfulness of the 600 or so students who sat in silence during the hour long service. The service included a speech from student
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Connor Barker, one of a group of H. J. Cody students who travelled to France and visited Juno Beach. Another group of the students — Kiana McCluskey, Joelle Shaw, Sebastian Kneitl and Shawn Calen — prepared a powerpoint presentation on their trip to the haunting beach which is little changed from the fateful day in 1944 when Canadian forces landed during D-Day. Their experiences and insight certainly added to the ceremony. In other schools throughout our area, there are similar services of remembrance. Many include members of the Royal Canadian Legion, RCMP officers and others who contribute to this special time of the year. But it’s not just at this time of year that we pause to remember Canada’s past war and peacekeeping involvements. Throughout the year we’ve featured the activities in the Sylvan
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Lake News of our Royal Canadian Legion branch, veterans and those involved in keeping memories alive. Allan Cameron, a Sylvan Lake resident, is executive director and producer of Veterans Voices of Canada. “Keeping History Alive” is the slogan of the organization which hosted its first annual Veterans’ Appreciation Day at the community centre in May. A Veterans’ Corner provided an opportunity for people to talk to veterans and hear their stories. A display of vintage military vehicles added to the day. Cameron has also just released a videodocu-story about the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and their experience in Normandy titled “The Fighting North Novies: Into the Fire!” It’s part of his organization’s mandate to interview veterans on camera so videos of their experiences and reminiscences are preserved for history and educational purposes. Interested in learning more check www.
vetvoicecan.org. The Legion, in the past year, has hosted Decoration Day in June where Canadian flags were placed on the graves of veterans, the March of Canadians on Canada Day, a Veteran’s Luncheon (today) and the Vimy Ridge Day service and luncheon — all to recognize and remember. Another big project of the Legion each fall is the annual Literary and Poster Contest which is open to students from Grades 1
through Grade 12. Posters, essays and poetry are judged at the branch level (and cash awards presented), then at the zone, provincial and national levels. This is another way the organization is perpetuating memories of our history. During the past year, we’ve also provided stories and photos about people in our community who have been involved in war or who have travelled to learn more about Canada’s military past.
Remembering our past is not just reserved for a single day. There are opportunities yearround. As we approach Sylvan L ake’s Centennial year, we’ll all be looking back, remembering the past and gazing to the future. As this year proceeds we’ll learn more about the significance of remembering. Steve Dills is President of the Sylvan Lake Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion
Finding friendship in shared quirks COLUMN Dr. Seuss once said, “We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.” I love this quote, but I think it neglects the other important weird people in my life — my friends. I knew no one when I started university in New Brunswick. My university had organized a week-long series of activities to encourage the new students to meet each other, called Welcome Week. I took advantage of this, and attended every single scheduled activity. I lived in an all-female residence, referred to as a “house”. Our Welcome Week
shirts were bright pink. Soon after we moved into the house, we all posed for a picture in our shirts. After the picture, as we walked to the next activity, I met a girl who lived in the room directly above mine. Her name was Judith, and her talent, as written on the back of her shirt, was “laughing extremely loud”. I don’t remember what we talked about, but she invited me to her room after we’d finished the activity. I missed home, and for over an hour, I told Judith all about Calgary and why I loved my hometown. She had never been there, but she listened patiently as I showed her pictures of the Calgary Tower, Heritage Park, and Stephen Avenue. After, she showed me pic-
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tures of her hometown of Woodstock, N.B. Judith became one of my best friends. She still is. My first year wasn’t difficult academically, but adjusting to my new life was challenging at times. Judith made me laugh when I was upset and took care of me when I was sick. In our second year, she would turn up her music very loud in the middle of the day and we would dance around her room. We must have looked ridiculous, but that didn’t stop other girls from joining us sometimes. During our second year of university, Judith intro-
duced me to some of her friends from high school, who were starting their first year. They eventually became my friends. One of them, Jilly, is the kind of person who gets Christmas cards and gifts for everyone because she likes giving. Jilly listened to me when I came to her with a problem, sometimes taking hours of her own time to make me feel better and give me advice. One night, when I was unhappy and worried about something, she gave me some chocolate. Before I left for Argentina, she got all my friends to sign a pillowcase for me. Jilly also shares an admiration for Johnny Depp with me, and one night we watched a movie together just because he was in it. While I had a few friends in high school, I had never
met anyone quite like me before. In university, I made many friends who were just as quirky as I was. Whether it was a love of writing, as all my journalism comrades shared with me, an admiration for Johnny Depp, or the desire to dance around in the middle of the afternoon, I finally felt like I fit in somewhere. While at times we got on each other’s nerves, as was bound to happen when we spent so much time together, we still stayed friends. I have now moved back to Alberta, on the other side of the county from them. I miss spending time with them and seeing them every day, but no matter where we are, we will stay friends. It is, after all, difficult to find someone who not only accepts your weirdness but shares it with you.
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Astounded at complete lack of professionalism, political courtesy Dear Editor, Re: Mediator contracted to facilitate meeting between council and MLA - Nov. 1, Sylvan Lake News This is another first for our town council. No one I have talked to can recall a mediator ever being needed in a situation of the town council meeting with the MLA we elected
to represent our town. I have been told a mediator may cost from $1,500 to $3,000. If the mediator that was contracted by the town council is paid with public funds, this had better be a public meeting that all taxpayers can attend. If this is a closed meeting, I would expect the mayor and
council would pay for the mediator for their benefit out of their own pocket. If the mayor and town council we elected need a mediator to hold a meeting with the MLA we elected, our town is in a sad, sorry state of affairs. Please imagine how expensive this will be if a mediator is required every
time council talks to our MLA. On the front page of the Nov. 1st edition of the Sylvan Lake News, there is a photo of Mayor Susan Samson encouraging people to embrace change. Mayor Samson, there has been a change of MLAs from PC Luke Ouellette to Wildrose MLA Kerry Towle. I
would encourage you to practice what you preach! I am totally astounded by the complete lack of professionalism and political courtesy in the way our mayor, council and administrative staff have treated MLA Kerry Towle. It is time
to put egos aside and get on with operating Sylvan Lake in a manner our citizens feel is befitting the most beautiful town in Alberta. I would also ask as many people as possible greet Deputy Premier Thomas
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Government actions speak louder than words when veterans concerned Dear Editor, MP Earl Dreeshen and the Conservative government go to great lengths to convince Canadians they care about our veterans. Yet actions speak louder than words and they continue to neglect our veterans while using them as political props. Consider this: the Conservatives spent $750,000 and five years dragging our veterans through the courts over their pensions. They fought tooth and nail to prevent them from getting what they earned and deserve. The government lost that battle when the Federal
Court, in a stinging rebuke, ruled in favour of our disabled veterans. Then consider the situation of veterans who pass away: the ‘Last Post Fund’ is supposed to pay up to $3,600 to help cover veterans’ funeral costs. This amount is already inadequate to meet the actual costs of a funeral. But to make the situation worse, the Conservative government’s rejection rate of over 60 per cent since 2006 for applications to the Fund is staggering. Likewise, we are now learning from media reports that funeral operators from across Canada are absorbing the costs because
many of the veterans and their families have been left twisting in the wind by this government. Imagine how much more decent and honourable it would have been had the Conservatives spent that $750,000 to help pay for the funeral costs of our veterans instead of fighting them in court over their pensions. When Mr. Dreeshen brags about their record on veterans, remind him of the truth. No amount of government spin can change that reality. Sean Casey, MP, Liberal Party of Canada, Veterans Affairs Critic
Downtown revitalization survey a waste of time Dear Editor, Response to town about a downtown revitalization survey. We are involved with a business that has been in the same downtown location on Main Street Sylvan Lake for over 25 years. In response to town emails about a survey for revitalization of the downtown, we consider it a waste of time unless the mayor and town council join the demand for traffic lights at the Highway 11/781 intersection. The majority of businesses and residents in Sylvan Lake recognize that access to the downtown is significantly blocked without lights at this major historical intersection. Even worse, traffic is currently being forced to detour down Highway 20 past
Walmart and other big box stores that have caused many downtown businesses to close. All of the survey question topics are useless band aids unless the major issue of highway intersection access
is fixed. I have spoken to many realistic, objective thinking people who feel very strongly this way. They will all be voting for anyone who supports the issue of new traffic lights now and in the next
election. Please prominently place this letter in the town survey files and forward it on to the mayor and council with your other results. Craig & Bonnie Little, Creative Flowers, Art & Gifts
Lukaszuk on Nov. 14 at the community centre at 4 p.m. Please take an hour to show support for Sylvan Lake and achieve some of the objectives we would like to see fulfilled in Sylvan Lake. Dale Mannix, Sylvan Lake
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Centenarian enjoyed young life and still enjoys life now by Treena Mielke Sylvan Lake News
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Basil Shaw was born Nov. 1, 1912 on a farm about three miles from a little town called Eston, Saskatchewan located near the larger centre of Kindersley. He was born the same year the Titanic took its first and final voyage and the year the first rodeo and festival known as The Stampede was held in Calgary. Last Thursday, exactly one century from the day he was born, Shaw, surrounded by family and friends, celebrated his 100th birthday at Sylvan Lake Seniors Lodge. It truly was a day for celebration and everyone at the little party seemed to be having a good time, not the least of whom was the birthday boy himself. “If you hear anything bad about me, don’t put it in,” he quipped to the reporter armed with camera and notebook. Shaw’s children and grandchildren say their dad and grandpa has always had a keen sense of humour and wit, which has helped keep him young despite his years. “He was always young,” remarked his son, Del.
Carol Wilson, Del Shaw and Gerry Shaw enjoyed a special time with their dad, Basil Shaw, who celebrated his 100th birthday, Nov. 1 at Sylvan Lake Senior’s Lodge. Shaw’s grandchildren were also on hand to help him welcome a new century. Shaw, originally from Eston, Saskatchewan has retained his keen sense of humour and quick wit and had a good time at his party which included a John Deere tractor cake and a minature plastic grain elevator. TREENA MIELKE
Shaw admitted that he sometimes wonders about the reason he has enjoyed such a long and fruitful life. “I often wonder,” he said. “I know I must be here for a purpose, but I don’t know what it is.” His remark drew laughter from his guests, who encouraged him to talk about his days as a baseball pitcher, recalling that he once pitched 18 straight games without a loss, receiving a medal from his teammates in appreciation. “Yes, I enjoyed it (playing ball),” he said. “I enjoyed my young life, but I enjoy my life now.” His birthday cake, shaped like a John Deere tractor, and a
small plastic replica of a grain elevator sitting at his table tell the story of a man who made his living from the land. He was a farmer, and, for 20 years he was a farmer who smoked. “I quit after I didn’t have enough suction to keep going,” he said. “And I had an occasional drink, but I wasn’t an habitual drinker.” Shaw, whose wife Hazel died on Feb. 19, 2010, is pleased to be close to his children, daughter Carol Wilson, and sons Del and Gerry, his five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. “I like it here being close to my family and there is good staff and nice people here (at the lodge),” he said.
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With 100 birthday candles to blow out, Shaw, no doubt, has some good advice to impart that young and old might do well to listen to. “Stay home and mind your own business,” he said.
Medical assistance calls Fire Response Special to Sylvan Lake News
Following are calls responded to by Sylvan Lake’s volunteer firefighters, during the two weeks ending November 5, as supplied by Deputy Fire Chief Steve Scanland. Wednesday, October 24 - 11:40 a.m. - medical assistance, 50th Avenue. Wednesday, October 24 - 5:45 p.m. - motor vehicle collision, Red Deer County. Sunday, October 28 - 3:15 p.m. - medical assistance, Sylvan Drive. Sunday, October 28 - 9:31 p.m. - medical assistance, 50th Street. Monday, October 29 - 12:03 p.m. - medical assistance, Broadway Rise. Saturday, November 3 - 1:48 p.m. - motor vehicle collision, Highway 20 and Memorial Trail.
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Marking a period of Remembrance honours the past, the present and the future Dear Editor, Once again Remembrance Day will
soon be upon us. A time for Canadians of all ages to remember the more
than 100,000 fellow citizens who fought, bled and died protecting our
Lewis didn’t coin phrase “The Hound of Heaven” Dear Editor, “Hound of Heaven”, p.9, Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 I usually at least scan the sermonette that is found on this page but there was something not quite right about this one. The unnamed writer in this homily referred to C.S. Lewis as one who was converted to Chistianity’ … largely against his will. No wonder he described God as “The Hound of Heaven”.
Dr. Lewis was greatly influenced by discussions with fellow academic J. R. R. Tolkien (The Lord of The Rings) and the writings of the apologist, G. K. Chesterton. However the phrase “The Hound of Heaven” comes from a famous poem published by Francis Thompson in 1893. The poem describes God in pursuit of Thompson’s soul like a hound in pursuit of its prey. C. S. (Jack) Lewis’
description of his own conversion in 1929 includes the phrase “… the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England”, and “kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance to escape.” Perhaps like a captured prey but Lewis did not coin the phrase “The Hound of Heaven”. Dick Snook, Benalto
freedoms along with the countless others who have served our country. But Remembrance Day should not only be reserved to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. It should also be a practical remembrance of the living — the disabled Veterans, RCMP members, widows, widowers, orphans and family members of those who served who are in need of a helping hand. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion are, as one of their core responsibilities, the Guardians of Remembrance. The Poppy Campaign organized by the Legion, in conjunction with Remembrance Day, helps alleviate suffering and
addresses the needs of Veterans and their families who may not have the financial wherewithal for basic necessities. The Legion assists with purchasing medical equipment, awarding bursaries for needy students, providing support services such as mealson-wheels and drop-in centres and helping with some basic residential repairs to name but a few. So much of the Legion’s work in our communities goes unnoticed. Every day this organization of more than 330,000 people makes significant contributions, not only to enhance the lives of Veterans, but also for seniors, Cadets, Scouts,
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Guides, as well as serving members of the Canadian Forces and RCMP and their families. The Legion remains fiercely proud to be Canada’s largest Veterans service organization. Our advocacy work on behalf of all who have served in the Canadian Forces and RCMP ensures that they receive life-long support and recognition for their service to this country. Thanks to their desire to give back, the Legion was created and continues to this day to support our communities in countless ways. The Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Campaign provides everyone with the opportunity for practical remembrance and it
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Road rage case being investigated; stunting charges laid Saturday, Oct. 27th 12:46 a.m. - RCMP were called to the Eckville Hotel in relation to a complaint concerning a
patron. A male was refusing to leave the establishment and was challenging people to a fight. A fight did take place outside the
bar but no injuries are reported. The male was lodged in cells for public intoxication. 3:23 a.m. - A male is
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- Participants in Sylvan Lake Municipal Library’s first annual Zombie Walk grimaced and groaned in a post-walk celebration with hot chocolate and prizes, Oct. 27. Half of those taking part in the walk were the “Zombie Annihilation Squad,” who shot the zombies with nerf guns. The zombies tried to turn every squad member to their side by stealing the squad’s ribbons. The walk took place along Lakeshore Drive before cold weather brought all 20 participants back indoors. ALEISHA BOSCH
facing an assault charge in relation to a dispute at a residence on Willow Springs Crescent in Sylvan Lake. The female resident of the home advised police that she was assaulted while she was trying to remove a male from her house. She did not require medical attention but did suffer a cut above her eye and bruising of the face. The male was arrested a short time later after departing on foot. 12:26 p.m. - Police attended Varsity Mall Liquor Store on 46th Street in Sylvan Lake after a complaint of an intoxicated male in the store with open liquor under his coat, insisting on buying more alcohol. When members arrived, the
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male tried to exit the store but was placed under arrest and was transported to cells until sober. The male was also charged with transporting alcohol in an open container. Sunday, Oct. 28th 1:29 a.m. - RCMP attended Hazzard County Inn in Sylvan Lake following a dispute involving two females inside the bar. The complainant advised police that one of the females needed to be removed or things were going to escalate. One of the females was discovered to be in breach of
her recognizance and charges are pending against her. Thursday, Nov. 1st 12:17 p.m. - A male has been charged with stunting after complaints were received of a silver car driving erratically in the area of H. J. Cody School in Sylvan Lake. A plate was obtained and RCMP found a match to a vehicle, registered to the driver’s mother. The male received a stunting fine totalling over $400. 5:00 p.m. - A RCMP operation for seat belt violation resulted in more than one charge being laid against a male on Highway 12 near Bentley. The male was charged for failing to wear a seatbelt and was also found to be driving while unauthor-
ized. He was formally charged and will appear in court to face those charges. Friday, Nov. 2nd 8:23 p.m. - RCMP are looking into a possible case of road rage on Highway 11A near Benalto. A vehicle was legally passing another vehicle going approximately 80 km/hr when the female driver of the slower vehicle sped up to prevent the complainant from passing. When the complainant did pass, the female driver then flashed high beam lights on the other vehicle, blinding the complainant. Fortunately, there was no collision but the matter is currently being investigated.
Cody students recognized for academic ... Continued from page 2 Grade 11 Awards The Best Body Fitness award for the top male and female Grade 11 students who combine academics and athletics went to Alex Donaghy and Tyler Ledwos. Alex Donaghy also received the award for highest mark in Biology 20, Physics 20, and Math 30 Pure (sponsored by Dr. Inglis). The highest mark in Chemistry 20 went to Bennett Hreherchuk who also received the highest mark in Social 20-1. Brendan Tubbs took the highest mark in Science 20 and Rhett Dyck achieved the highest mark in Science 24. The highest mark in English 20-2 (sponsored by Dr. Inglis) went to Joey O’Donnell who also won the highest mark in Math 20-3. Chantel Head achieved the highest mark in English 20-1
(sponsored by Dr. Inglis). The highest mark in Math 20-1 went to Gabrielle Hamilton and the highest mark in Math 20-2 went to Piper McArthur. Tyler Gall achieved the highest mark in Social 20-2. Grade 10 Awards The award for the highest mark in English 10-2 went to Sean Fitzgerald who also scored the highest mark in Math 10-3 and Social 10-2. Michelle Bentley won the award for the highest mark in English 10-1, Randi Derbyshire was the recipient of the award for the highest mark in Math 10-C and Kyle Jensen won the award for the highest mark in Science 14. Paul Kim received the highest mark in Science 10 and Taylor Wright received the highest mark in Social 10-1. All English, math and science awards for Grade 10 are
sponsored by Value Drug Mart. Grade 9 Awards The Bower Dental Award for highest marks in Language Arts 9 went to Danika Schellenberg. The Gary Mawer Memorial Award for highest marks in Math 9 also, sponsored by Bower Dental Center, went to Madison McDonald who also won the Bower Dental Award for the highest marks in Social Studies 9. The top physical education student for Grade 9 was Kane Fraser. CTS Awards Michael Saby won the award for the top technology student in animation, video, programming, web design, photography and/or graphic design. Chase Buehler won the Sobeys CTS Foods Award and Alex Sheronick won the Rona Building Supplies Top Grade 9
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Bennett Hreherchuk, Gabrielle Hamilton and Paul Kim stood with principal Dave Elwood at the H. J. Cody awards ceremony. Hreherchuk (Chemistry 20 and Social 20-1) and Hamilton (Math 20-1) were Grade 11 recipients of awards for top marks and Kim received the Value Drug Mart award for the highest mark in Science 10. TREENA MIELKE
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Mediated meeting between council, MLA should be open to public paying the bill Dear Editor, I am amazed reading the quotes from our mayor in recent issues of Sylvan Lake News. Mayor Samson is a supporter of urgent care
and that is great as I fully support that goal — she said around 500 people showed up at the community centre for that effort and she did not understand how
Alberta Health Services (AHS) could ignore those people. Mayor Samson, you now know how approximately 500 people who showed up at the com-
Important to remember our military heritage Dear Editor, I am a member of The War Amps Operation Legacy, which consists of young members and graduates of the Child Amputee Program (CHAMP) who are dedicated to preserving and commemorating Canada’s military heritage by teaching younger generations about our nation’s wartime history. I have had the privilege to learn about Canada’s military heritage and also know what it is like to live without a limb — a strong bond that I share with war amputee veterans. CHAMP was started by war amputee veterans and I want to give back to those who have given me so much.
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It is important to remember our military heritage because so many men and women have given up their lives for our country and our freedom. By remembering, we are keeping their legacy alive, and acknowledging their hardships, and we are continuously thankful for the peace they helped us achieve. I encourage all of you to learn more about Canada’s history by means of The War Amps Military Heritage Series documentaries, which can be ordered at waramps.ca. Kylie Besplug, Operation Legacy Member, Lethbridge
munity centre to voice their concern over intersection 781-11 feel. I find it strange that that many people showed up at the community centre, none of whom received a personal invitation. However, even with the meeting advertised in the Sylvan Lake News for two weeks prior, not one councillor or town representative attended this important forum, even though you were out of province. You and council have no problem appearing at photo ops like ground breaking, ribbon cutting, or cheque presentations. But you did take time to call our MLA before council, chastising her for telling the truth; you do not support lights at the inter-
section and will not despite a 4,000 plus petition and the continued outcry from your taxpayers. You were quoted in last week’s newspaper saying that we should embrace change, and in regards to the good things in Sylvan Lake, well the glass is half full. We have a new MLA, Kerry Towle, and she is doing what an elected representative should do. She listens to the will of the people and fights for us with everything she has. I realize this is a change from the previous MLA, but Mayor Samson it is time for you to embrace change, but you are not doing that. Instead, a mediator has been requested by
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an exciting day. It has been the most rewarding and life changing adventure that God has ever called us into. This journey has been worth every tear and every battle. In the same way our heavenly father has adopted us out of a kingdom of darkness into His kingdom of light. He took us when we were abandoned and slaves to the polluted world and He paid the highest price to adopt us into His family. Romans 8:15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”
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Family looks to stem cell
Collected - As part of their study of the “Waste and Our World”, Mme Duazo-Cooper’s Grade 4 French Immersion science class at École Mother Teresa School enthusiastically embraced a waste-diversion project sponsored by Waskasoo Environmental Society during a recent battery drive. They collected all types of alkaline batteries, keeping them out of the Sylvan Lake waste stream. École Mother Teresa’s 4R class is doing its part in protecting the environment. How about you? SUBMITTED
Continued from Page 1 Bossert will travel with her mother and Beau to China in January. They will spend 21 days there, with Beau scheduled to receive eight treatments, beginning Jan. 20. Beau’s family is trying to raise $40,000 to offset the treatment costs. They held a fundraising event Saturday at Sylvan Lake Legion. Those attending were able to purchase Beauthemed merchandise, and take part in silent or live auctions. His family also organized a hockey tournament in April, in addition to receiving donations from businesses and individuals in the town.
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- Beau Gallipeau and his mother Becky Bossert were at Beau’s fundraiser Saturday night at the Sylvan Lake Legion. Before Beau’s first round of stem cell treatments, he could only see partially out of his left eye. Now, he can see five feet in front of him with both eyes. His family will travel to China for a second round of treatments, hoping to further improve his vision. ALEISHA BOSCH
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- Annika Vetter, Delaney Ostertag, and Carly Grevatt tried to eat the contents of a “dirty diaper” - melted chocolate - as quickly as they could in a contest following a Jell-O eating event. The male team narrowly won in the end. The contest was held during the school’s pep rally in the gym, which recognized students involved in athletics and promoted the school’s “gender wars”, which took place until Nov. 3. ALEISHA BOSCH PHOTOS
Finished - École H. J. Cody School students Taylor Bohn, Layne Kostyniuk, and Sebastian Kneitl raised their arms to show they had successfully eaten their Jell-O cups without using their hands. Their teammate Nolan Seifert finished soon after. The event took place Oct. 30 during the school’s pep
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rally in the gym. It was the first of a series of contests pitting male and female students against each other in a week-long “gender war”. The male team won the Jell-O eating contest.
Three Grade 9 H. J. Cody students were recognized for their positive attitudes and volunteer work at the school during a ‘Play It Forward’ concert last Friday. Jessica Beckwith, Erika Marshall and Jessie Stormoen were each presented with $75 to be used towards helping the school become a better place. As well as receiving $75, each student’s name was entered to win a $10,000 prize pack consisting of a $5,000 donation to a charity of their choice and a $5,000 monetary prize to the school to be put towards a program that ‘Plays it Forward’. The Play It Forward School Tour by Tenille, a young award winning
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Tenille country singer who filled the arts centre with her vitality and enthusiasm, is a 50-minute in-school presentation. Tenille, uses music and storytelling to spark interest, ignite change and fuel passion. “If there’s one thing you can remember it’s make a difference in this world. For me I love to play music,” Tenille told the students. “Your goal is to follow your passion, then go out in the world and play, then play it forward.
Draw pictures of your dreams and remember everything happens for a reason,” she added. Tenille’s actions show that she not only talks the talk, but walks the walk when it comes to giving back. She has contributed to fundraising efforts for Slave Lake, Haiti and is the creator behind the annual music event Big Hearts for Big Kids, benefitting Sunrise House, the only youth emergency shelter north of Edmonton. In the three-year event tenure, $194,000 was raised which helped keep the shelter doors open. The gifted singer and songwriter has been awarded Alberta’s Female Artist of the Year Award and she was also nominated as the youngest ever female artist of the year. She is the winner of the 2012 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award, which she received in September at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. For more information about Tenille check out her website at www. tenille.ca
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Grade 5 student Neleah Molander donned her costume for École Steffie Woima School’s Halloween parade, last Wednesday in the school gym. The parade was followed by an informal dance.
Games - Sylvan Lake’s cub and scout groups had a great time at the Halloween party Oct. 25. They had ‘minute to win it’ games and pizza, The boys also decorated pumpkins and, of course, ate cake.
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- Grade 5 students Lauren Howse and Sonia Muyot showed their costumes to an audience of students, teachers, and parents at C. P. Blakely School’s Halloween parade, last Wednesday in the school gym.
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Adjusted - Nora Kaminski, a Kindergarten student at C. P. Blakely School, adjusted her candy corn witch hat at the school’s Halloween costume parade last Wednesday. ALEISHA BOSCH PHOTOS
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Enlisted at 16, Salive was left for dead in Holland but survived to fight again by Treena Mielke Sylvan Lake News
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The year was 1942 and Norm Salive was 16 years old. At 16, he was too young to sign up for the armed forces, t o o young that is, unless he took it upon himself to make a couple of changes to his birth certificate. Salive, comfortably seated in an easy chair in the cozy living room his wife, Lorraine, has already started to decorate for Christmas, smiles, as he allows his mind to drift back through the years. “Me and this other fellow, we were working together and he said ‘I’m going to go and join up’. I’m going too,” I said. I knew I was too young, but I knew a way around that. “I kind of changed the dates on my birth certificate,” he
Norm Salive, a veteran of World War II, holds a replica of an area near the dykes in Holland where he suffered a concussion when he was knocked unconscious by an explosion on the battlefield. Salive was left for dead by his troop, but later regained consciousness and was able to join up with the men. TREENA MIELKE PHOTO
They may take away our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!
admitted with a smile. “When I showed it to them they looked at it and let me through.” And so at an age when he was barely old enough to get a driver’s license, the young man nonchalantly signed his name to a document that led to an unseen future where courage and fear lived side by side and some men lived, but many did not. Salive like so many other young men who had enlisted, was eager and ready to face whatever unchartered territories may lay before them. He was sent to London, Ontario where he embarked on training and was issued a uniform. His first job lasted all summer and involved driving brand new army trucks full of enlisted troops to wherever they needed to go. From London, Salive was transferred to Camp Borden, Ontario where his experience as a driver was soon noticed. Continued on Page 13
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Enlisted at 16, Salive was.... Continued from Page 12 “An officer asked me if I liked driving and I said I did and so they showed me how to drive a Bren Gun Carrier, (the most widely used of all armoured fighting vehicles during World War II). Before he knew it, Salive found himself an instructor, training other men how to drive the Bren Gun Carrier. He was then transferred to Camp Dundurn in Saskatchewan. (The A27 Canadian Armoured Corps Training Centre (A27 CACTC) was moved to Camp Dundurn from Camp Borden on January 28, 1942) After some time there he was sent back to Camp Borden and from there he was shipped overseas. Once they were overseas, the regiment he was with dissolved, and he joined the Calgary Highlanders. He recalled one instance where the young men were left on
their own and came upon a Bren Gun Carrier. “There was a big pile of Gerry cans around and they had some gas left in them, so we filled it up and I jumped on it, cranked it over and it started. Salive smiled at the memory. “We were driving around the country in this thing and the RCMP were chasing us. They finally took it away from us.” But the young men’s fun ended all too soon and before long they found themselves heading to the front lines in Belgium and Holland. The Canadian soliders found the people in Holland were starving. He recalled being asked by a Dutch man to shoot his horse so the meat could be used for food. He did it, and later, hungry, but grateful Dutch people came to get a portion of the meat. Salive received a concussion from a
bomb explosion while fighting in the dykes of Holland. His regiment had left him for dead and moved on and when he regained consciousness he was laying in a ditch and had no idea which way his troop had gone, but, somehow managed to find them. It was, however, a harrowing experience and one that will remain etched in his memory forever. Salive recalled the battle where he was wounded in the hand. “It was in the dykes. The Germans all sat in there. They had been in there quite awhile. Another regiment came to take over our positions and we went to a resting area to get clean clothes. But the other regiment was bombed right out. It was an awful mess. And then someone said ‘sorry boys, you gotta go back up’. We really got it then.” Despite being wounded in the hand, Salive rescued a buddy
who was standing out in the open with one leg wounded. I picked him up and put him on my shoulder,” he said. When Salive took his buddy to first aid he was taken away in an ambulance and Salive himself received needed medial attention. “We both went to the hospital and I never saw him after that,” he said. It wasn’t until many years latter that Salive’s daughter found his name on the Internet. “My daughter knew the guy’s name and she came across his grandson’s name on the Internet. “We hadn’t seen each other since I saved his life. We got hold of him and had a reunion. It was great to see him again.” Salive returned from the war when he was 20 years old. He married and he and his wife had five children, five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The couple has
Norm Salive and his wife Lorraine hold the book, Battalion of Heroes in which the author has written about The Calgary Highlanders in World War II. Salive was one of the soliders in The Calgary Highlanders and his name is mentioned in the book. TREENA MIELKE PHOTO
returned to Holland twice; once in 1995 and again in 2010. Both times, the experience was heartwarming. “The little kids are overwhelming. They come to the soldiers and say thank you.
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Yuletide Festival planning progressing; still time to get involved by Steve Dills Sylvan Lake News
The first Spirit of Sylvan Yuletide Festival is just weeks away and organizers are pleased with the way things are coming together. “A special event at a special time for a special cause in a special community,” is how chairperson Graham Parsons explained the two day event which will enhance Christmas festivities already planned for the Nov. 30-Dec. 1 weekend. The nighttime Santa Claus Parade and fireworks on Nov. 30 and two sittings of Breakfast With Santa on Saturday morning have been traditions in welcoming the festive season to Sylvan Lake. A volunteer committee has been working for close to a year planning the festival which will
embrace those events with a variety of additional activities at the multiplex and arena both days. In the multiplex will be a Winter Wonderland with decorated trees, Farmers’ Market vendors, a Kids Zone with crafts for the youngsters, a gingerbread house making contest and entertainment. “We’ve got some interesting commitments from businesses and organizations that want to decorate trees that will be auctioned at the end of the event. Others are creating Christmas wreathes and other seasonal displays,” said Parsons. “We’re encouraging people not just to make donations to the event but to get involved in decorating and creating those donations. We want participation,” he said. Some of the decorated Christmas trees will
be displayed ahead of time at local businesses. Anyone who hasn’t yet made a decision but wants to create a tree or Christmas display may contact Parsons at 403887-2575. Money raised through the festival is going towards the town’s Urgent Care project. One of the highlights of the festival, believes Parsons, will be the Skate with the Mascots. Harvey the Hound should be a big draw, he said. That’s unless the NHL resumes play by Dec. 1 and the favourite of Flames fans has to stay in Calgary.
But other mascots, including Wooly Bully and Lionel, the Boston Pizza mascot, are committed and Parsons is expecting more to lace up skates. The skate takes place at 11 a.m. on Dec. 1. Kelly Edgecombe reports the gingerbread making contest has several teams already scheming about how to create masterpieces. The contest goes at 1 p.m. on Dec. 1. She’s still ready to accept other competitors. Contact her at 403-8876298. The Farmers’ Market vendor spaces have been
fully subscribed for quite a while now, according to Crystal Loewen. They’ll be open from 4:30-10 p.m. on Nov. 30 and then again from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 1. There are more than 50 different vendors providing interesting and unique Christmas gifts. A major draw will be conducted during the event with the prize a $1,200 travel voucher. There will also be raffle prizes available during the festival, with a format similar to hockey tournaments. Area Scouts and Cubs will be a big part of the
entertainment in the arena side of the complex with their rodeo. There’s also a Dynamite hockey mini-tournament planned. Sylvan Lake Skating Club members will be demonstrating their skills as they present a preview from the 12 Days of Christmas. And there’s several chances for public skating during the event. On the multiplex side of the facility, the Mass Choir is going to provide a short preview of this year’s performance on Friday night to entice people to attend their annual event. Other musical talent will be featured throughout the festival. Like us on Facebook (Spirit of Sylvan Yuletide Festival) to keep up-todate with the events being planned and the schedule as it evolves, said Parsons.
Volunteers are a big part of the success of this event and they’re under the capable leadership of Karen Van Meer. If you’re interested in participating, the next committee meeting is Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Legion — or give her a call at 403-8873128. Sylvan L ake Community Alliance Church is planning a house tour on Saturday evening from 5-9 p.m. and will be selling tickets prior to and during the festival. There’s a limited number available. This festival is about Christmas! It’s about community! It’s about family! Fun! and Holiday Spirit!, enthused Parsons. He’s hoping that this first event, which leads into the town’s Centennial year, will become a fixture in the town’s calendar of special moments every year.
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Mermaid Ball recognized business and volunteer award winners by Treena Mielke Sylvan Lake News
(Editor’s Note: The first portion of this story appeared in last week’s issue but because of an error the section that was to be continued on another page was not printed. We’re reprinting the story in its entirety here.) Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce’s Mermaid Ball was a potpourri of glamour, award presentations, speeches, delicious food, great entertainment and wonderful community spirit. The master of ceremonies for the gala event held Oct. 26 at the community centre was Greg Shannon. About 170
people, including Sylvan Lake Mayor Susan Samson, and Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Kerry Towles, were in attendance. The acknowledgement of nominees and award winners was the highlight of the evening and each category was well represented by deserving candidates. Pride in Sylvan Lake and a desire to give back to the community is what keeps this year’s Rotary Citizen of the Year Blair Mack volunteering. “I don’t volunteer because I want to be recognized,” he said.”I just know these things need to be done and I like to lend a hand. You get out of your community what you put into it. Every citizen has a responsibility to invest in their community and be part of the solution.”
Mack is involved in minor hockey not only as a coach, but as vice president of the board and a member of the evaluation committee. He is also a member of the Rotary Club, helps with KidSport and was involved in an equipment drive to ensure financially strapped youngsters in Sylvan Lake received needed equipment. Mack is married to Carrie and the couple have three children, Gracie, 11, Thai, eight and Evelyn, seven. Last year’s Citizen of the Year, Ian Oostindie, said all the nominees deserved acknowledgement. “It’s people who volunteer who build the fabric of the community, he said. “It’s an honour to be recognized and to know that your efforts have a positive effect. Also nominated for Rotary Citizen of the Year were Kathy Bradshaw, Carlo Simonot and Brad Bahler. Richard Padley from Walmart, who was selected as this year’s Employee of the Year, was unable to attend the Mermaid Ball. Other nominees for Employee of the Year were Josie Ellsworth from Pier 7, Penny Waters from Sobeys and Holly Plumb from Best Body Fitness. Bev Gunderson from Servus Credit Union presented the award.
“Just to be nominated makes you a winner,” she told the nominees. Crystal Clean Laundry was this year’s Green Business of the Year. The award was presented by Mayor Susan Samson, who said Crystal Clean had installed high efficiency washing machines, decreased drying time and sold soap in bulk quantities. Neil McLeod from Crystal Clean Laundromat said he and his wife, Cheryl were surprised to win. “We were unaware that people were taking notice of the green choices which have been incorporated into our business. We also thank our customers for being involved with our recycling initiatives. It only takes small things each day to make an impact on a larger scale. Sylvan Lake Medical Centre, ATB Financial and Allnorth Consultants were also nominated. Doreen Carey, spokesperson for Unique Elevations, who won the Business of the Year award, spoke on behalf of the owner. “Kevin Dushanek has been in the home building industry for 25 years and it is his commitment to provide the best quality product and service to all Unique Elevation clients.” She said Dushanek believes it is the teamwork of all his staff com-
bined with talented contractors that has made his business a success. “We were very pleased to be involved in the building of a home for low income families,” she added. The Business of the Year award was presented by Tanya Lightle, coowner of Rainy Daze Spa, last year’s winner. Team TCB and Janet and Janes Medspa were also nominated for the business of the year award. This year’s Cheryl Darling Memorial Award went to MJ Byrtus. Byrtus, who has lived in Sylvan Lake since 2006 and has volunteered her time and talent by setting up websites and providing marketing tools to promote Sylvan Lake as a great place to work, live and play, said she was honoured to receive the award. “Cheryl was a very good friend of mine and she taught me what Sylvan Lake was all about. It’s an honour to be recognized by my peers in that calibre.” Last year’s winner, Cynthia Leigh presented Byrtus with the award. “The award is to honour businesswomen in our community that exemplify the traits that Cheryl Darling had such as high levels of volunteerism and commitment to the community.”
Members of H. J. Cody’s Interact Club were among 20,000 young people from across Alberta who attended We Day at Calgary’s Saddledome last Wednesday.
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H. J. Cody Interact Club members joined 20,000 youth from across Alberta at Calgary’s Saddledome to hear many inspirational speakers at We Day (part of the Free the Children’s Me to We initiative), Oct. 24. Martin Sheen encouraged them to avoid apathy at all costs by getting involved and making a difference in their communities and their world. A passionate advocate for taking action, the We Day veteran encouraged everyone to find something in their life worth fighting for. “We don’t do great things,” he told the enraptured audience, “Only small things with great care.” Larry King described his interviews with Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela in addition to sharing a story about how prejudice can cause a great deal of pain. When asked what perspective he could share from his more than 50,000 interviews, King said, “All of the civil rights movement leaders had one thing in common — perseverance. And that’s what you have here today. You don’t give up. And you get a lot when you give. So keep on giving.” Spencer West, who doesn’t have any legs, inspired students with his story of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro with his hands. During his speech, Spencer announced his next challenge — he will walk 300 km. from Edmonton to Calgary with his two best friends in early May to spread his inspirational message and support Free the Children’s Water Initiative.
Schools, individuals, and corporations will be able to donate and sign up to support Spencer’s walk - and even walk alongside them. Liz Murray who is famous for going from Homeless to Harvard, described how she was born with drugs still in her body, but through sheer determination and the help from people in her community was able to overcome all obstacles and eventually graduated from Harvard. Equally powerful was the silence that accompanied Me to We speaker Molly Burke’s speech. A passionate activist against bullying, Molly mesmerized the crowd with her moving story. “I found my voice. You have your voices too. United, we are one voice.” She encouraged everyone in the crowd to stand together this spring for We Are Silent, and show the world the power we have to stand up for those without a voice. There was still another inspirational young woman to meet: Ashley Calllingbull, who overcame incredible adversity to become a social advocate and the first First Nations woman to hold the Miss Canada title. “I hated my life,” she said. “But something clicked inside me. I started thinking positively, focused more on my education. I worked hard every day of my life to become the person I wanted to be.” International activists and founders of Free The Children, Craig and Marc Kielburger, shared the many ways that we can take action this year, and encouraged students to work together to create change. You can learn all about the new WE-themed campaigns from Free The Children at www.freethechildren.com.
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Nauticals Moore and Murdoch turned in terrific performances Goldfin’s swim meet. Elizabeth Moore (11) and Chase Murdoch (16) rocked the pool throughout the weekend. Friday, Chase started the meet by breaking club records, making provincial “A” qualifying times and getting personal best times. He
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While Sylvan Lake Nauticals battled it out at their home swim meet the weekend of Oct. 27 two swimmers from the club took to the road to compete at the 36th annual Saskatoon
Elizabeth Moore, Chase Murdoch and coach Trevor Burns travelled to the 36th annual Saskatoon Goldfin’s swim meet where the pair of competitors both set club records and “A” provincial qualifying times while besting their previous times. TERESA MURDOC
swam his way into finals that night breaking his own records and placing sixth in the 100m freestyle and eighth in the 100m backstroke. Elizabeth followed suit breaking club records, making provincial “A” qualifying times, getting personal best times and placing first in the 200m breaststroke and third in the 200m individual medley during finals. Saturday was yet another successful day as both Chase and Elizabeth excelled in the pool. Chase placed seventh in the 100m butterfly and second in the 50m freestyle earning two more personal best times and two more “A” times. Elizabeth made it into finals in the 100m breaststroke placing second and placing fifth in the
50m freestyle while earning herself two more personal best times. Going into day three of the meet the swimmers were not tired but continued their strong performance. Chase placed fifth in the 50m backstroke, sixth in the 50m breaststroke, and second in the 50m butterfly. Elizabeth also had a great finish placing third in the 50m backstroke, first in the 50m breaststroke and third in the 50m butterfly. Chase set a total of nine club records, five “A” provincial qualifying times and 10 personal best time swims and Elizabeth set six club records, eight “A” provincial qualifying times and 10 personal best times. What a weekend for these two swimmers!
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Game 1 Lakers 103 Coaches 0 Worked hard on shooting this week +of the Week – Charlie Watson
Game 1 Lakers 9 Okotoks 8 Game 2 Lakers 12 Bentley 9 +of the Week – Scott Dicaire
Game 1 Lakers 4 Sundre 17 +of the Week – Aydan Waters
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Game 1 Lakers 3 Rimbey 10 Game 2 Lakers 11 Blackfalds 5 +of the Week – Carter Wilson
Game 1 Lakers 2 Eckville 5 Game 2 Lakers 4 Lacombe 0 +of the Week – Logan McKinnon
ATOM B LAKERS Game 1 Lakers 6 Rocky 3 +of the Week – Tygan Komarniski
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Eckville Tournament 2 Wins 1 Loss +of the Week – Jagger Lakerman
Game 1 Lakers 14 Lacombe 5 Game 2 Lakers 6 Blackfalds 4 +of the Week – Hayden Cairney
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Game 1 Lakers 9 Hobbema 4 Game 2 Lakers 3 Rocky 5 +of the Week – Elijah Johanson
Game 1 Lakers 9 Red Deer 3 Game 2 Lakers 6 Drayton Valley 9 +of the Week – Denver Smith
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Eckville Tournament 2 Wins 1 Loss +of the Week – Jake Stephansson
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SERVUS CREDIT UNION ATOM A LAKERS Game 1 Lakers 1 Innisfail 12 Game 2 Lakers 5 Rocky 5 +of the Week – Jordan Coady
Game 1 Lakers 8 Lethbridge 3 Game 2 Lakers 4 Okotoks 9 +of the Week – Hayden Clayton
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Game 1 Lakers 6 Blackfalds 2 +of the Week – AJ Libby
Game 1 Lakers 3 Eckville 3
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Game 1 Lakers 4 Rocky 3 Game 2 Lakers 0 Innisfail 7 +of the Week – Marshall Townsend
Game 1 Lakers 0 Innisfail 1 Game 2 Lakers 3 Taber 2 +of the Week – Dawson Stanton
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Admirals still looking for first win by Ted Stephens Special to Sylvan Lake News
Sylvan Lake Admirals went north Sunday afternoon, hoping to break the 0-3 start to the season with a game against the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs. This was the Admirals chance to get a handle on the season and move out of the league basement. They started strong, outshooting the Chiefs 6-1 in the first five and a half minutes. Everything was going their way and the Chiefs were being outhustled and outmuscled by a deter-
mined Admirals squad. The trouble started at 14:29 when Brian Pieper was called for tripping and 32 seconds later a bad angle shot found its way over Jordon Ramstead’s shoulder, giving Fort a 1-0 lead on the power play. Three minutes later a defensive miscue had Fort leading 2-0. The game settled down into a hard hitting affair but the early momentum for the Admirals was gone and Fort was the aggressor. At 7:24 Branden Knelsen was called for hooking, trying to tie
up a Fort player in the slot and this two minute penalty was followed just over a minute later with a weak call against Brandon Baumgartner, giving the Chiefs a 5 on 3. They converted their chance, closing out the first with a 3-0 lead and outshooting the Admirals 24-14. The Admirals came out hard in the second and you could feel the momentum starting to shift but nothing was bouncing the Admirals’ way. Fort tried to tighten up on defense but the Admirals kept pressing and with 5:27
to go, a break finally came for the boys from Sylvan. The Chiefs ran into penalty trouble, playing two men short and the Admirals were buzzing the net. Nothing happened with the 5 on 3 but just 17 seconds after the Chiefs first penalty expired, Barrett Brook from Tyler Moir, made it 3-1. Although the Admirals held a slim edge in shots, 13-11, the game remained 3-1 Fort Saskatchewan, at the end of two. The third period started slowly for the Admirals as they were
left killing off 32 seconds of a late second period penalty. After successfully backing the Fort boys off and playing at even strength, Brandon Baumgartner from Tyler Moir and Paul Mailey made it 3-2 at the 17:19 mark. The momentum was now back in the Admirals’ favour and at the midway point of the third, the boys had nearly closed the gap in shots on net. With 9:15 to go, a solid, clean hit by Derek Pess had caught a smaller Chiefs player hard and Pess was assessed a five minute major for a hit to the head and the automatic game misconduct that comes with it. Just over three minutes later a second major was assessed to an Admirals player for spearing and the Chiefs now had a 5 on 3 for a minute and thirty eight and then a 5 on 4 for just short of three and a half minutes. The Admirals managed to kill the 5 on 3 but the always potent Fort powerplay scored twice, to make it 5-2 Chiefs. The game was slowly getting out of hand and the Chiefs had blood in their eyes, taking runs at the Admirals players,
throwing sucker punches and using their sticks for everything except moving the puck, trying exact revenge on the Admirals players for the two majors. It took a while but the officials finally started calling the Chiefs and in the last 1:44 of the game assessed them 57 minutes in penalties. It was a gong show but in that same time frame the Admirals had only taken one two minute penalty. The Admirals were once again buzzing and Branden Baumgartner scored their final goal with 48 seconds to go. (Cody Esposito was initially credited with the goal.) It was possible the Admirals could have had more but the referee was letting play continue, to try and wind the clock down faster. Several stops in play could have occurred but didn’t and time ran out before the Admirals could claw their way back. In the end it was 5-3 Fort Sask Chiefs and the shots were tied 45 a piece. “Discipline, discipline, discipline was in short supply today,” said Assistant Coach Tyler Lightbown. “This
was a game that could have gone either way and we gave away two goals in the first and two late in the third period because we lacked the discipline to stay out of the box. If we had controlled ourselves throughout the game, like we did in the last five minutes, things may have ended differently. “We had our power play chances 5 on 3 and 5 on 4, but we weren’t crisp with our puck movement and missed a couple of golden opportunities that would have made a difference. On the plus side, we had some solid work effort coming from the majority of the guys and that work ethic will create positive results, going forward. We seem to be in a bit of a learning curve with half our players being new and playing together for the first time but that will soon sort itself out and we’ll move forward.” Next home game for the Sylvan Lake Admirals is Friday, Nov. 16th, when the Stony Plain Eagles make their first appearance at the multiplex. Puck drops 8:30 p.m. See you there.
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Town of Sylvan Lake Public Information Sessions November 15 at 5:00 to 7:00 pm in the Multiplex Mezzanine: Join us as we look at new initiatives for future curling facilities in Sylvan Lake. The results of a recent assessment conÄrm that the current curling rink structure is not suitable for usage past 2014. The Town of Sylvan Lake wants to hear from you- what improvements would you like to see in any redeveloped curling facilities? November 21 at 5:00 to 7:00 pm in the Multiplex Mezzanine: Join us to discuss proposed plans for the redevelopment of a Multiplex facility in Sylvan Lake. The results of a recent assessment conÄrm that the current Sylvan Lake Arena structure is not suitable for usage past 2016. The Town of Sylvan Lake wants to hear from you- what do you think about the proposed design for an expanded multiplex facility? Current considerations include child-activity space, a four (4) lane running & walking track, replacement ice surface, meeting space, and senior’s centre.
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Community Meet & Greet with Alberta’s Deputy Premier Come out and meet with Alberta’s very own, Honourable Thomas Lukaszuk on November 14 between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm at the Sylvan Lake Community Centre. Warm up to a cup of coffee and friendly conversation with your neighbours and Deputy Premier Lukaszuk, who will be in Town as part of the Province’s ongoing efforts to engage with Albertans. What: Meet and Greet with Alberta’s Deputy Premier Where: The Sylvan Lake Community Centre When: November 14, 2012 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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KIPLING Murray Lloyd Mar. 5, 1945 - Oct. 28, 2012 Murray Kipling, beloved husband to Hazel Kipling, Dad, Grampa and friend, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at the age of 67. Left to mourn are his three sons; Russel, Kurt, Kevin (Janice), his much loved grandchildren; Kayla, Dax, Braden, Aston, M c K e n n a , R i l e y, D y l a n , Brandon and Shane; his t h r e e n e p h e w s , Wa r r e n , Shane (Anna), Clinton (Amanda), and their children Miranda and Brayden. He will be dearly missed by other family members and many friends. Murray will always be remembered by his strong work ethic and kindness. As per Murray’s wishes, cremation took place and there will be no services.
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AN ALBERTA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051 CENTRAL PEACE NATURAL GAS CO-OP LTD. requires full-time Gas Utility Operator. Experience, safety tickets an asset. Clean valid driver’s licence required. Forward resume: cpngc@telusplanet.net. Fax 780-864-2044. Mail: Box 119, Spirit River, T0H 3G0. LOOKING FOR Electrical/Instrumentation Journeyman and Apprentices with oilfield experience. Preference will be given to Master Electrician. Benefits and competitive wages. Fax resume to 403-362-4957 NOW LOCATED IN DRAYTON VALLEY. BREKKAAS VACUUM & TANK LTD. Wanted Class 1 & 3 Drivers with all valid tickets. Top wages, excellent benefits. Please forward resume to: Email: dv@brekkaas.com. Phone 780-621-3953. Fax 780-621-3959
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SEEKING HEWLETT PARK CLASS 1 DRIVERS MCDONALDS with off-road fluid hauling (50 Hewlett Park Landing experience. Will relocate. Sylvan Lake) is seeking 20 Year round work. Above Food Counter Attendants average wage, appealing available 24/7 for all shifts, benefit packages offered. starting $11.00/hour. Trophy Buck Oilfield Apply in person or at Services, Whitecourt, www.worksforme.ca Alberta. Email resume: info@trophybuck.ca. Fax 780-706-2389. Trades JOB HUNTING? Read the Classifieds. 1-877-223-3311. 2ND YEAR TO VAC & STEAM JOURNEYMAN TRUCK OPERATOR. SHEETMETAL Valid Class 1 or 3, Safety WORKERS & Tickets, Top Wage, ELECTRICIANS NEEDED Camp Work, Experience in Kindersley, Saskatchewan an Asset. Email/Fax Top wages, benefits, Resume: 780-458-8701, RRSP’s, room for bryksent@telus.net. advancement, positive work atmosphere. Contact office lukplumbing.com Professionals or 306-463-6707
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BLUERIDGE LUMBER INC. looking for a 3rd & 4th Class power engineer to operate thermal liquid heating system. Excellent compensation and benefits. Submit resume to: Box 87, Blue Ridge, AB, T0E 0B0. Email: jeff.victor @westfraser.com EXPERIENCED residential HVAC installer required immediately. Must have valid drivers license and own hand tools. Call Stan @ 403-550-3870 for interview. F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS - Good hours, home every night, $4000-$6000/mo. Contractor must have truck or van. Tools, supplies & ladders required. Training provided, no experience needed. Apply to: satjobs@shaw.ca PYRAMID CORPORATION IS NOW HIRING! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE
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BUSY CENTRAL AB company req’s exp’d. Class 1 drivers to pull decks. Assigned truck, exc. wages and benefits pkg. Paid extras. Family orientated. Resume and abstract fax to 403-784-2330 or call 1-877-787-2501 Mon,. - Fri,. 8 a m to 6 pm DRIVERS-LONG HAUL. $1500 Sign-on! Join an industry leader! US Runs, 5-14 days out. Heyl Truck Lines 800-973-9161 www.heyl.net PICKER OPERATOR NEEDED. Journeyman ticket and safety tickets required. Located in Provost, Alberta. Email resume to: swampdonkeytrucking @live.ca or fax 780-753-3120
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LOG HAUL CONTRACTORS WANTED. Contractor Log Trucks & Drivers wanted immediately to haul into Spray Lake Sawmills, Cochrane, Alberta. Contact Gil 403-333-5355 or Rob 403-851-3388. Email: woodlands @spraylakesawmills.com REQUIRED FOR AN ALBERTA TRUCKING COMPANY: One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Scheduled days off. Call Lloyd 780-723-5051
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Member Relationship Manager (formerly known as Loan Of¿cer) to join our team Are you a self-con¿dent action taker that enjoys helping people? Under general supervision, the position primarily focuses on relationship management, recognizing member needs and delivering products and services. Some of the technical responsibilities of the position include consumer lending and residential mortgage lending, in order to meet sales goals and objectives. While related experience or a post secondary education is considered an asset, our larger focus is on a ¿tting attitude and overall traits; we will train the right person into the position. As the optimal candidate, you are a team player with a quality work ethic. Your positive attitude has assisted you in achieving your selfdevelopment goals, and you use common sense, communication, and analytical skills to be an effective problem solver. We offer an excellent working atmosphere and superb bene¿t package. For more information about Eckville District Savings & Credit Union Limited and this position, please visit our website at www.eckvillecu.com
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Len Campbell Owner/Operator 8 Cuendet Industrial Way, Sylvan Lake
Phone: 403-588-8163
1170
DO YOU NEED to borrow money - Now? If you own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits will lend you money - It’s that simple. 1-877-486-2161. DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30% or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. Avoid bankruptcy! Free consultation; www.mydebtsolution.com or toll free 1-877-556-3500. GET YOUR MONEY back from investment sales malpractice or misconduct; www.investoradvocates.ca or lelford@shaw.ca. Free info or pro counsel. Brutal honesty either way
Employment Training
Personal Services
1315
CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon. U.S. travel waiver. (24 hour record check). Divorce? Simple. Fast. Inexpensive. Debt recovery? Alberta collection to $25,000. Calgary 403-228-1300 or 1-800-347-2540; www. accesslegalresearch.com.
DATING SERVICE. Long-term/short-term relationships. Free to try! 1-877-297-9883. Live intimate conversation, Call #7878 or 1-888-534-6984 Live adult 1on1 Call 1-866-311-9640 or #5015. Meet local single ladies. 1-877-804-5381. (18+).
1290
TRUE ADVICE! True clarity! True Psychics! 1-877-342-3036 or 1-900-528-6258 or mobile #4486. (18+) $3.19/minute; www.truepsychics.ca.
Misc. Services
403-318-1760
Rental Equipment
1340
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Chain Link Fences Wood Fences Decks Interior Framing Finish Work
• General Equipment Rental • STIHL Products Dealer #30 Industrial Drive 403-887-0012
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Financial
1260
403-887-6661
AUTO • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE
Additions & Renovations Fences & Decks Basement Development
Legal Services
21
Landscaping
5CustomStar Landscaping & Design (Top Soil, Sand & Gravel)
Property Clean Ups & Junk Removal
CALL SHELLEY
403-340-8666 Legal Services
Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990
1240
1260
CRIMINAL RECORD? Have it removed. Canada’s premier record removal provider since 1989. BBB A+ rating. Confidential, fast & affordable. Free information booklet. 1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366); RemoveYourRecord.com
IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial. Serving central Alberta. 403-318-4346 NEED TO ADVERTISE? Province wide classifieds. Reach over 1 million readers weekly. Only $259. + GST (based on 25 words or less) Call this newspaper NOW for details or call 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228.
Personal Services
1315
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Auctions
1530
ACREAGE DISPERSAL AUCTION. Tractors, trailers, equipment, quality tools, welders, pipe, truck, sheds, much more! 10 a.m., Saturday, November 10, Cadogan, Alberta. 780-842-5666, Scribner Auction. Details: www.scribnernet.com.
Building Supplies
1550
LAMINATED POST BUILDINGS FARM AND COMMERCIAL. Prairie Post Frame serving Alberta. For pricing Calgary South, Barrie 403-506-7845; barrier @prairiepostframe.ca Calgary North, Howard 403-586-7678; howard @prairiepostframe.ca. METAL ROOFING & SIDING. Best prices! 36” Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib 29ga. Galvalume $.67 sq. ft. Colours $.82 sq. ft. 40 Year Warranty. ALTA-WIDE Builders Supplies 1-888-263-8254.
Household Appliances
1710
RAINBOW VACUUMS New and reconditioned. Call Dave for 75th anniversary specials. 780-962-3733
Misc. for Sale
1760
NEVER SHOCK CHLORINATE AGAIN! Newly Patented! “Kontinuous Shok” Chlorinator. No mess: Effective year round eliminating bacterial growth, smell and slime. Inexpensive. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON; www.bigirondrilling.com.
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HAWAII ON THE MAINLAND, healthy low-cost living can be yours. Modern Arenal Maleku Condominiums, 24/7 secured Community, Costa Rica “friendliest country on earth�! 1-780-952-0709; www.CanTico.ca.
Grain, Feed Hay
2190
ROUND HAY BALES $20. and up. Delivery available. No Sunday calls please. Phone 403-704-3509.
Offices
3110
For Rent
Farm Equipment ..............2010 Haying Equipment ............2020 Tractors ............................2030 Combines & Headers ......2040 Fertilizer Equipment..........2050 Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060 Equipment Wanted ..........2070 Farm Custom Work ..........2080 Farm Auctions ..................2090 Livestock ..........................2100 Livestock - Exotic..............2110 Sheep ..............................2120 Poultry ..............................2130 Horses ..............................2140 Horse Boarding ................2150 Riding Supplies ................2160 Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170 Pasture Wanted ................2180 Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190 Seed Grain ......................2200 Seeding & Tillage ............2210
Grain, Feed Hay
2190
HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup� Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252
4090
Manufactured Homes
DOWNTOWN
OFFICE SPACE
FOR LEASE
Board
Lakeland Plaza
403-887-3021 403 -887-3021
 DOWNTOWN! 1 & 2 bdrm suites Close to the  LAKE! Starting at
For Rent #3000 - #3200 Agricultural #2000 - #2290
3299
Condos/ Townhouses
3030
 Large DUPLEX! Bright 2 bdrm unit with deck s on to park back Yard & playground. Great family neighbourhood! Avail Now. 5 appls.  Sorry, no pets.
725 Plus G & E
$
Real Estate #4000 - #4190
Ensuite Storage & coin-op laundry
FOR RENT-Modern, Spacious Condos. Quiet & close to golf, marina, beach, shopping. 2 bdrm. units. All have private en- Houses trances; 5 appls., For Sale fireplaces & walk-in closet. Onsite storage available. FULL duplex, single title, Reduced rates! Rainbow 31 & 33 McIntosh Ave, Park, 403-887-2770 Red Deer, 3 bdrm, 1 main bath and 3 appls. per unit, fenced yards, off street parking, close to schooll Suites and arena, $369,000. For view app’t or for details call BACHELOR SUITES 403-352-6407 or 788-2901 FOR RENT ranging $550-$650 $300 RENT TO OWN d.d. All rooms above Low down payment, Hazzard County Bar & flexible terms. Grill. Call 403-887-5235 Newer 3 bedroom home, ask for Char 1200 sq.ft. in Eckville.
Sorry, no pets.
4020
PIERVIEW
SOMMERSET
   Large house & fenced yard with deck. 3 bdrm up/6 appls. 2 baths  Finished bsmn’t with family rm & Bdrm Avail. Mid Nov. No Pets
3060
Only $89,900.
Call Matt at 780-481-2583.
 Rare vacancy coming up Dec. 1!
VERY large 2 bdrm & den/2 bath   7 appls. U/G pking & Storage Close to schools & parks. Easy access to Hwy. 11
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Well Drilling
1400
Well Drilling
403-887-8552
1400
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Businesses For Sale
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FOR SALE OR LEASE Bowling Center on Main Street in Innisfail, Alberta 8 Lane house, Lanes certified Can be purchased as a Bowling Center or as 7000 Square Feet of Retail Space For more information, call 403-227-5342 FOR SALE: Country Market-Groceries, Liquor-Outlet, baking, lotto, take-out food. Trans Canada Hwy at Shuswap Lake in Blind Bay, BC. Call 250-804-6132.
Out Of Town Property
W also We l manage h homes iin IInnisfail, i f il Penhold, Lacombe, and Caroline
RURAL WATER TREATMENT
JANDEL HOMES. Overstocked and motivated to sell - Immediate or spring delivery. Beat the price increase. Edmonton 1-855-463-0084. Grande Prairie 1-877-504-5005; www.jandelhomes.com LIQUIDATING ALL 2011 stock for immediate delivery! Wholesale prices. Bonus: $2,000 brick certificate. View online: www.dynamicmodular.ca or call 1-877-341-4422, Red Deer. YEAR END CLEARANCE! Vast selection: single/20’ wides and like-new pre-owned homes. Starting at only $69,900. Delivery anywhere in Alberta! 1-800-461-7632. 148 East Lake Blvd., Airdrie; www. unitedhomescanada.com
sports, local news and more.
4170
NEW VANCOUVER ISLAND TOWNHOMES available in beautiful Qualicum Beach. Ocean view. One block from the beach. Starting at $429,000. More information at: www.taylorridge.ca. PHOENIX CANADIAN REALTOR. Advice, information, MLS mailing list free. Still bargains, but prices rising so act fast, be warm this winter; Mary.Maxie@PruAZ.com. 602-738-6597.
Transportation #5000-5300
Automotive Services ........5010 Antique & Classic Autos ....5020 Cars ..................................5030 SUV’s................................5040 Trucks ..............................5050 Heavy Trucks....................5060 Vans/Buses ......................5070 Motorcycles ......................5080 Campers ..........................5090 Motorhomes......................5100 5th Wheels........................5110 Holiday Trailers ................5120 Tent Trailers ......................5130 Utility Trailers ....................5140 ATV’s ................................5150 Boats & Marine ................5160 Snowmobiles ....................5170 Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180 Auto Wreckers ..................5190 Vehicles Wanted ..............5200 Car/Truck Rental ..............5210 Recreational Vehicle Rental ..............................5220 Trailer Rental ....................5230 Misc. Automotive ..............5240 RV’s ..................................5300
Automotive Services
5010
CARS FROM $49/week, SUVs from $79/week, trucks from $99/week. Get approved with bad credit, no credit or bankruptcy. $0 down. Call our Approval Hotline 1-888-222-0663. Ford, Toyota, Chevy, Honda, Dodge. BAD CREDIT? Bank said no? Vehicles from $250/month. Call 1-888-619-5874. Know your options in seconds ($10.50 hour or equivalent minimum income) $0 down/bad credit/no credit OK.
Snowmobiles
5170
GOT AN OLD snowmobile that needs fixing? Call Doug at 403-887-4861
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New Christmas Stock Arriving Daily!
Sylvan Lake's Project Centre
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We Specialize in Rustic & Shabby Chic Furniture and Décor.
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750 ml plus GST/Deposit No Limits
Hours: Monday - Saturday 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
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Market Update remaxsylvanlake.com® RE/MAX real estate central alberta
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Each office is independently owned and operated
Canada Housing & Mortgage Corporation defines a balanced market as one where 30% of the home inventory sells each month. Average number of homes for sale in the Sylvan Lake Area* in October:
Sales to Listing Ratio:
241
30%
Sylvan Lake Area is defined as the Town of Sylvan Lake and the Sylvan Lake Summer Villages.
Number of MLS Sales in the Sylvan Lake Area* in October:
Market Favours:
36
BUYERS
Sylvan Lake Area is defined as the Town of Sylvan Lake and the Sylvan Lake Summer Villages.
Least Active Price Range:
Year to date increase in sales over 2011:
$400,000 – $450,000
339 – UP 28%
Most Active Price Range:
Most Expensive Home Sold in October:
$250,000 – $300,000
$1,795,000
Prices are now stable in the Red Deer market where the sales to listing ratio in October was 30% - which is a balanced market. (The rest of Central Alberta has historically followed the Red Deer Market)
Lorne Therriault
Willard Morris
Carl Stepp
Sandi Hallgren
Alf Moore
Robert Popilchak
Glen Goodall
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403-318-4547
403-358-9300
403-887-2217
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robertpopilchak@remax.net
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lorne@isellsylvanlake.com www.willardmorris.com www.sylvanlakehouseguy.com sandihallgren@remax.net
Caroline Boivin
Gord Steinbach
403-896-8500
403-505-2004
cbrealestate.ca
gordsteinbach@remax.net
24 Hrs Ph: 403-887-2217 Fax: 403-887-3165 Toll Free: 1-877-373-6296 Office: #1, 4914 50 Ave. Sylvan Lake