A Fun Fall at Fall Registration Night

A Fun Fall at Fall Registration Night

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

The September 5’s Vegreville Fall Registration and Information Night at Vegreville Social Centre was a one-stop hub of resources and fall/winter programs from 36 organizations and nonprofit businesses.

Tourism, Recreation, and Culture Coordinator, Anya Langkow said the purpose of this registration night is to raise awareness of all the fantastic activities and organizations that are in our community and help get families active, engaged and involved during the fall and winter months.

Vegreville and Area Home School Support Group were on site where representatives indicated they provide support, information, activities and friendship for home schooling families in Vegreville and surrounding area. There are home schooled swimming lessons, hockey and skating program, field trips and more activities. Dads and Moms can get together for support meetings. They feel home schooling is beneficial because parents get one-to-one interaction with their children and it is geared to children’s specific learning styles.

Vegreville Preschool Association was handing out free popcorn to the children. Representatives said this preschool is a non-profit organization and there are still spots available for the Monday and Wednesday program. They feel preschool is so essential because it provides an early childhood education before kids start kindergarten. The children develop connections and learn socialization.

New this year is Town of Vegreville Drop-In Intramurals which is a free dropin intramurals at Vegreville Centennial Library. Langkow said the Town of Vegreville’s Recreation Department is holding this in partnership with Vegreville Centennial Library. This program is meant for youths from Grades six to 12. They are looking at hosting a variety of after school sports. If there is interest, they will look into expanding it for adults in the evening as well. They are looking at buying some fitness equipment, basketball and volleyball nets, and floor hockey equipment.

Representatives for Vegreville Fire Department Recruitment said to be a volunteer fire fighter, a person just has to be 18 years of age, be willing to commit about two hours a week, have a valid driver’s license, and be a good person who doesn’t have a criminal record. The benefits are people receive free training which gives them invaluable life and work experience. They also have a chance to make new friends. Volunteer Fire Fighter, Jamieson Browning said he would have had no reason to know CPR or drive something with air brakes if he wasn’t involved with the fire department. “We are all trained to be firefighters anywhere in the Province of Alberta. This is also a good jump off point for people who are looking to get their foot in the door and maybe potentially pursue a career in the fire department in Edmonton. It is not an easy job but it is certainly rewarding. Also, even through they call it volunteer, we get pay a bit; even for our training. You wouldn’t be able to make a living off of the money you can make but it definitely can supplement your other source of income.”

Canadian Red Cross Representatives were also on site; Anna Lucas said they are seeking volunteers. The benefits to getting involved are you get to help people who are in an emergency situation which can be challenging at times but also very rewarding. A person can volunteer by email. At the moment, the site is based out of Red Deer but since Lucas just moved to Vegreville a month ago, they are trying to establish a team in Vegreville. They were also on site to provide information on what to do in case of an emergency.

Also at the registration night was the 341 Squadron Air Cadets, BGS Career Services, Cannabis and Hemp Innovation Centre (CHIC), Vegreville Skating Club, Vegreville United Church-Kid’s Klub, Vegreville Wildlife Federation, Vegreville Youth Ensemble, Youth Curling, Zenergy Yoga Studio, Employ Abilities North Vegreville, First Years Parent Link- Vegreville, Flying Guillotine Marital Arts, Georgina’s Academy of Dance, Heart’n Sew’1 School of Sewing, KidSport Vegreville, Netball Vegreville, St. Joseph’s Hospital-Covenant Health Community Board, Svitlo-Vegreville Academy of Ukrainian Dance, Trills Music Studio, VegMin Learning Society, Vegreville and District Child Development Coalition, Vegreville and District FCSS, Vegreville Adult Volleyball, Vegreville 4-H Multi- Club, Vegreville Alliance Church- Cornerstone Youth Group, Vegreville Bowling Lanes, Vegreville Centennial Library, Vegreville Football Association, Vegreville Minor Soccer Association and, Vegreville School of Ballet.