Celebrate local food week

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Celebrate local food week

By Murray Green

The Food Artisans of Camrose County (FACC) launched Local Food Week with a presentation to Camrose County council and City of Camrose council on August 4.

Reeve Cindy Trautman, Mayor PJ Stasko signed a declaration for Local Food Week to be August 14 to 20 with Food Artisans chair Edith Tabler as a witness.

Local Food Week in Alberta is also August 14 to 20. In 2016, local food sales (Farmers’ Markets, Farm Retail and restaurants serving local food) exceeded $1.5 billion in Alberta.

About 23 per cent of households chose restaurants that use Alberta ingredients; 36 per cent households purchase at farm retail; and 78 per cent households purchase at farmers’ markets.

FACC is a collective of local growers, producers and processors in County and City of Camrose. It is presently supported by Camrose County. They encourage everyone to support our local producers.

There are 53 Food Artisans listed for 2022; 34 per cent of Food Artisans are located in the City of Camrose, but they are financially and in-kind supported by Camrose County; three out of the five Food Artisan Farmers’ Markets are located in the City of Camrose.

Shop at the five Alberta Approved farmers’ markets in the County–Thursday at the Rose City market in Duggan Mall or the Downtown Market on Main Street; Friday at Bashaw and Miquelon Lake; or Saturday at the Camrose and District Market at the Duggan Mall.

Since COVID-19, there is a growing interest in consumers to support and shop from local food producers, growers and processors. A complete list is available on the county website.

Since 2021, 13 different Community Service Learning Projects have been completed with six different Food Artisans. Valuable connections have been made with Augustana Campus and students.

A range of projects have been completed including: pivoting a sustainable small business, why you should consider farming, sustainable stories/newsletter and the Camrose Urban Farm Project.

You can also visit a farm shop, U-pick or online from some of the farms.

FOOD WEEK

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

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Students start the 2022-2023 school year on Tuesday, September 6

There are 22 BRSD public schools in 13 diff erent east central Alberta communities, throughout the Counties of Beaver, Camrose, Flagstaff and the City of Camrose, along with schools on 10 Hutterite Colonies. We welcome you! Battle River School Division has a full range of schools, choices and opportunities to help ensure your family’s Kindergarten to Grade 12 learning needs are met. With a focus on quality teaching and optimal learning, and a full roster of supports that can be accessed as needed, we strive for Every Student, Every Day, A Success ◗ Pre-School programming, designed for four-year-olds, is available in the City of Camrose and at C.W. Sears School in Tofi eld. ◗ In-person Outreach schooling is available in Tofi eld and Camrose, to support high school students seeking more fl exible programming. ◗ Looking for home-based learning? BRSD can help. Through the

Battle River Alternative Centre for Education (BRACE) we off er Home Education, in which parents choose the learning program and act as the instructor, with resources and support provided by the school division. ◗ French Immersion programming, starting in Kindergarten, Grade 1 or Grade 6, is available in the City of Camrose. Want to learn more? Want help to decide what’s best for your family? Check our website at brsd.ab.ca for details and contact information. You can register online. Registration forms for all programs, Pre-K to 12, are available on our website (brsd.ab.ca) and can be completed electronically.

Schools Within Battle River School Division Student Transportation

If you were a student in Beaver County, Camrose County or Flagstaff County last year and your information (such as land location and school) remains the same, we’ve got you covered. If you are new, or if you’ve changed schools or land locations, please be in touch with the BRSD Transportation department (email transportation@brsd.ab.ca) to confi rm your busing for the coming year. BRSD and EIk Island Catholic Schools students in the City of Camrose are required to apply each new school year for bus service. Applications received after August 12, 2022 may not be processed until after September 1, 2022. All the forms and information you need are posted on the BRSD website: brsd.ab.ca/families/transportation Please note that the current shortage of Bus Drivers could impact the bus routes offered this fall.

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Name of School 2022-23 Administration Team Grade Configuration

Bashaw

Principal: Krysta Rathwell Assistant Principal: Shawna Johnson Bawlf Principal: Brock Bartlett Assistant Principal: Mark Chanasyk BRACE (Online, Outreach Principal: Laura Swanson K to 12

K to 12

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School Calendar for 2022-2023

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