2015
Vol. LXIV, No. 24
40 pages
May 10, 2016
Always better – always better read
Inside Ask the Experts Page 13
Dr. Glen Hvenegaard, Professor of Environmental Science, University of Alberta, Augustana Campus, gets a
Entertainment and Dining Guide Pages 16 and 17 Who Can I Count On? Pages 20 and 21
close-up view of a purple martin
Obituaries Pages 24, 25 and 26 On-The-Road and Auto Classifieds Pages 27 to 29 Classifieds Pages 30 to 36
News Features City taxes will increase for property owners . . . . . 4 Community comes together to assist fire victims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Camrose volunteer firefighters display skills. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Spring rodeo provides exciting action. . . . . . . . . . 26
Columns Reflections by Bonnie Hutchinson. 23
Photo by Ron Pilger
Real Estate Listings Re/MAX Realty . . . . . . . . . . 4 Linview Realty. . . . . . . . . . 10 Central Agencies Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-38
This Week’s Flyers To Camrose Homes To Rural Homes Tues. Thurs. With Booster This Week’s Flyers: *partial coverage
Brick Warehouse
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Camrose Groves’ Value Drug Mart
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Canada Safeway
Canadian Tire
Hauser Home Hardware
M & M Meats
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Mark’s Work Wearhouse
Nutters
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Panago Pizza
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Peavey Mart
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Real Canadian Superstore
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Rona
Shoppers Drug Mart
Walmart
Wild Rose Co-op
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…which has just completed its annual 11,000 km spring trip from South America. Purple martins, over the past few days, have begun returning to their summer, condominium-style homes in Camrose and area. Scientists, and citizens alike, have been waiting patiently for the martins’ migration from their native Brazil. Keen eyes of martin “landlords” and volunteers are peeled watching for birds with bands on their right legs. Over the past three years remarkable research of an international scale and importance has been undertaken locally, involving this intriguing species of swallow. Captured martins have been outfitted with a “mini-backpack” which houses a geolocator device. It is now necessary to recapture the banded birds which have worn this special holder for a full year. Experts will then remove the geolocators and download the data on themm in order to learn more about the birds’ migration route and speed, and to reveal unique traits of the species. These birds will be released unharmed. New research from up to five mini-scientific devices deployed in 2014 and retrieved last July in Camrose will be revealed at the annual Purple Martin Festival in Camrose on Saturday, June 18th from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm at Stoney Creek Centre.
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