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The Wheatland County Division 2 election orum,held on Oct. 7 in the Gleichen Community Hall, brought

out many issues aecting Division 2 over the past ouryears.

I have decided to run or council because I believeits time or a new voice to represent both the hamletsand rural issues. We have issues that need to be ad-dressed, said Division 2 candidate Ian Mast.

Mast, along with Russell Smith, Kevin Miller, ColinSmith, Rex Harwood and Jacki Kirk, are all hoping to

be the voice that helps solves issues or the divisionduring the next our years.

I was happy to fnd out there were six candidates,with fve here tonight. That means we are an activecommunity, we are involved in the community and weare concerned about it, said Colin Smith. Rex Harwood

was unable to attend the orum.The candidates outlined several issues they say need

attention in the county, including the lack o develop-

ment or business growth; crumbling inrastructure inhamlets; lack o communication between WheatlandCounty and its residents; the opposition o residents tothe closing o local schools; the need or clean drink-ing water; and the need or improvements or inter-relationships between other towns, hamlets, rural areasand the Siksika reserve.There was a call or a public accounting o money

spent and area needs assessments to be done by Wheat-land County. It was suggested the Municipal Develop-ment Plan and Area Service Plans needed changes toaid development and commercial/industrial investmentin the region. The idea o hiring an economic devel-opment ofcer was suggested and whether industrialareas outside o current established zones could be al-lowed.A question rom the audience prompted a discussion

that small business permits needed to be developed,

rather than requiring all businesses to go through thelengthy development permit process. It was suggestedimproved curb appeal and unsightly property cleanup

would boost property value and increased investmentin the community. Exorbitant utility hook-up ees weresaid to deter people rom moving into county hamlets.

A 711 number or direct dispatch o bylaw ofcers wassuggested.

Some candidates said when Gleichen went to hamletstatus, maintenance had suered. A dedicated main-tenance person assigned to the hamlets was one pre-erred solution. Others suggested seasonal public worksassignments with regular ollow-up on the projects. It

was put orward that residents should be able to talkto public works sta or maintenance requests, ratherthan addressing issues to the councillor or reerral.

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When and where council meetings were held was dis-cussed, with suggestions o holding evening meetings,and council travelling to alternate towns and hamlets. Im-proved communication was said to be needed and couldbe improved by establishing community boards, round ta-ble discussions by community leaders, improving currenttechnology and the county website, posting notices andholding more open houses to inorm the public on countyissues. Better signs on the highway were discussed and res-idents want them updated. Fire ban signs were also wantedthroughout the county.The closing o the Gleichen school was a deep concern.

One measure was or county councillors to vote down theEastland School development permit. All the candidatesagreed busing elementary students was bad or the chil-dren and the community, and they said they had grave con-cerns about the saety o children at a school built betweentwo secondary highways. All candidates agreed that a local

school was an economic draw and a centre o the com-munity.

Candidates were divided on the water issues, with somesupporting piped in water and others wanting an updatedGleichen plant, fltration and better treatment or toppingup the Glechen reservoir when levels were low. There wasalso a mention o concerns over sae drinking water, o wa-ter rights and how the water grants were used.

Panhandling and alcohol abuse in Gleichen and Clunydowntown cores was discussed. It was suggested a co-ordi-nated eort be implemented by the hamlets, the RCMP andthe Siksika council to help solve the addiction problems othose creating disturbances, with a possibility o develop-ing a co-operative AADAC program. Changing the hoursliquor could be purchased was mentioned as a deterrent.There was open discussion with the public ater the au-

dience question period, and all candidates welcomed resi-dents to contact them to discuss their platorm. Electionstations will be set up in Gleichen and the county ofce onOct. 21, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Strathmore High School (SHS) is seek-ing ways to ensure its students are sup-ported in various ways, including help-ing with feld trips and perhaps oeringa breakast and/or lunch program at theschool. But fnding the unding neededto implement various programs can bea problem.

Recently, the school submitted an ap-plication to the large unding categoryo the AVIVA Community Fund com-petition, an annual competition thatis changing Canadian communities bybringing great ideas to lie, accordingto Aviva Insurance, the company re-sponsible or the competition.

SHSs entry into the competition, en-titled Helping Hands, is designed as abursary type program that will help stu-dents in need. According to SHS princi-pal Gary Reagan, SHS sta has alwaystried to fnd ways to help kids whoseparents cannot aord some o the basicthings, such as money or felds tripsand sports and so on.

It would be a bursary program tosupport kids at the school who needhelp with curricular feld trips, or a

breakast/lunch program or kids whoneed support outside the school as

well, on a temporary basis, he said.We know our student population wellenough that theres a signifcant portionthat I think would access and beneftrom some bursary support.

Reagan said that in addition, a co-cur-ricular program would allow kids to en-gage in dierent relationships that aresupportive and un, building character,sel esteem and connections.

Participation in co-curricular pro-grams is a tremendous way or kids tobuild connections with others kids, be-cause otherwise their connections arelimited to the riends that they have orchoose to have, and their classmates,he noted.

Its a wonderul way or kids togrow as individuals. I know what it cando or kids, and i the kids are not ableto participate, theyre missing out on somuch.The school frst ound out about the

AVIVA Community Fund competitionthrough Heather Robertson at ActionInsurance Group. The brokerage is sup-portive o SHSs Helping Hands idea,and wants to help spread awareness.

Its all about giving back to the com-

munity and fnding something that isnear and dear to our hearts, and kids

are a big deal to us, said Janelle Pet-tier, a personal account manager withAction Insurance Group.

Each idea submitted in the AVIVACommunity Fund competition movesorward through a voting process.There are three chances to have one othe top 30 ideas and move to the nextround o voting.

I we can be one o the top 10 ideasin the large unding group, then wemove on to the semi-fnals. I not, westill have round three to try again. I weget into the semi-fnals, then again it isvoting. Ater that it is judging, said Pet-tier.

It really is simple, you register once.

You can go onto Facebook and all youhave to do is click vote now, it really isthat simple; you can vote once a day.

She said it is easy as a society to be-lieve that 90 per cent o kids are hav-ing breakast and lunch, but when youtake the blinders o you realize a highpercentage o them are not.

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Many inspirational speakers have encouraged teens towork toward their dreams, but Ian Hill is one who has over-come many o the same obstacles that teens struggle with indaily lie.

In his address to the Strathmore High School (SHS) lead-ership class on Oct. 8, Hill characterized himsel as just aregular guy, but one who learned to overcome challengesand fnd keys to reaching goals.

When I was your age I couldnt read. When I was yourage I was sitting in his (vice principals) ofce. I was in abunch o dierent homes and ate out o a garbage can, saidHill. I wouldnt be in a leadership class, I would be outside.So I always wondered, when they made me sit down andlisten to some guy that came rom outside, whats this guysstory, whats his program, whats his deal?

I want to show you how to get rom nowhere, to some-

where.Hill is president o the board o directors and volunteer

CEO with Let Them Be Kids, an all volunteer, non-proft,community based organization that acts as a catalyst or thebuilding o playgrounds, skate parks and ftness parks acrossCanada and beyond. Since 2008, Let Them Be Kids has sup-ported over 160 projects across Canada.

In his presentation at SHS, Hill said he wants students toidentiy where they are today, and identiy their dream orthe uture. In the gap between, he said, lay the challenges toovercome.

You cant go on a journey until you think o what thatjourney may hold or you.

Hill outlined some o the challenges students today ace,including negative attitudes and ears. Societal or culturalstructures, past ailures, and ears o being laughed at or crit-icized can also become impediments, and Hill said peoplebecome so protective against them that they no longer reachor their dreams.

My history is not my destiny, said Hill, about his ownlessons learned.

He suggests accepting limitations and dismissing worriesover things that cant be controlled. He said people have achoice on how they think. By fnding alternative paths andusing positive thinking, space opens to new orward paths.Finally, he said the key to bridge challenges is belie in onessel.

It sounds simplistic, but it is not, said Hill. We all havethe capacity to see lie getting better than it was the daybeore.

Hill illustrated his point by saying that out o 70 billionpeople who have lived on Earth, no one has the same DNAor fngerprint, a act that makes each individual priceless andunique. Each person oers something no one else can oer,leaving a special imprint on the world. I we believe that we

are special and treat ourselves as special, Hill said others willbelieve it as well.

Hills ormula or success is to combine belie, optimismand respect, with energy and commitment. He comparedeach second o the day to a $1 coin. Each day, there is$86,000 to invest. He asked students i they would spend itlying on the couch playing video games, or would they put ittowards action plans to their dreams and goals?

Hill said the philosophy has worked in his own lie -- hecurrently directs multi-million dollar companies and devoteshis lie to improving the planet, through public speaking andvolunteer eorts.

Hill said he has no doubt that when a person shares theirsupport and talent with others, not expecting any reciprocalpayment, benefts abound. It opens doors when one leastexpects them to open. He encouraged the students to reachout to others i they were struggling.

Today I am ortunate; I have more than I could ever hopeto have, primarily because o adults like those people (teach-ers) right there. Some teacher, some coach, some principalbelieved in me and saw the potential in my lie, said Hill.These people are here because they love you and want tosee you do something great with your lie. The day thingsturned around in my lie was when I realized their role wasto help make things better.

Hill supports the Becoming a Community Leader coursesoered ree through Bow Valley College, and he encouragedstudents to sign up i they were ready to be leaders. Becom-ing a Community Leader is a 15 week online program orstudents and adults alike that can be done at ones own pace.It begins on Oct. 18. For more inormation or to register, con-tact Teri K. McKinnon, education representative with BowValley College, Strathmore campus, at 403-462-2550.

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NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITSThe ollowing application(s) or development has/have been conditionally

approved by the Town o Strathmore, subject to the right o appeal to the

Subdivision and Development Appeal Board:

Application: 13/HB-028

Civic Address: 4 Parklane Way

Legal Description: Lot 2, Block 1, Plan 9211782

Development: Homecrat Property Maintenance

The above noted fle(s) can be viewed at the Town Ofce during regular

business hours. The permit(s) is/are scheduled or issue fteen days

ater the date o this publication provided no appeals are fled prior to the

appeal deadline. Any person wishing to appeal this decision may do so

by completing and submitting an appeal orm, with the appeal ee o one

hundred dollars ($100.00) to the Town o Strathmore, addressed to: Sec-

retary, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Town o Strathmore,

680 Westchester Road, Strathmore, AB T1P 1J1.

Date o Publication: October 18, 2013

Deadline or Appeal: November 1, 2013

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The Great Pumpkin Hunt October 26, 2-4pmPumpkins in the Park November 1, 6-9pm

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October 21, 2013 (9:00AM 8:00PM)

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NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITSThe ollowing application(s) or development has/have been conditionally

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Application: 13/D-152

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Legal Description: Lot 2-9, Block 30, Plan 5276AV

Development: Installation o an electronic announcement

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The above noted fle(s) can be viewed at the Town Ofce during regular

business hours.

The permit(s) is/are scheduled or issue ater the Deadline or Appeal

date, provided no appeals are fled prior to the appeal deadline.

Any person wishing to appeal this decision must do so by submitting an

appeal in writing, with the appeal ee o one hundred dollars ($100.00) tothe Town o Strathmore, addressed to:

Secretary, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Town of Strathmore,

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Strathmore, AB T1P 1J1.

The appeal should include reasons or the appeal and is to be received

at the Town Ofce during regular business hours on or beore the Dead-

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STRATHMORE FCSS HIGHLIGHTSIt has been ten months since Strathmore FCSS has been eectively op-

erating. In the past ten months we have provided support and services

to social programs that are preventative and enhance and promote well-

being among individuals, amilies and our community. Strathmore FCSShas been able to improve and develop collaborative relationships with

many community programs and individuals that ensure that the commu-

nity needs are being met in a respectul manner.

Strathmore FCSS has had many successes in the past months. Some o

those highlights include a new partnership wi th the Youth Club o Strath-

more to help increase support and stabilization o the various c hildren and

youth programs, partnership with the Happy Gang Society o Strathmore

providing in-kind services and training or Alberta Seniors Programs. We

also have partnered with Bow Valley College who reside in our ofce at

a discounted rate in exchange or computer courses or seniors at a dis-

counted rate. Recently, Bow Valley College has provided computer pro-

grams or seniors at no cost. We also are very pleased to support the

Strathmore and District Christmas Hamper Society with in kind services,

elected board o directors and treasurer positions as well as hosting and

acilitating the Community Coats Program.

We have provided programs such as the Spring Adventure Quest or chil-

dren and youth ages 6-12, which was very successul, a Seniors Tea us-ing herbal plants rom Strathmore and Area, continuous care or Home

Support Clients and have been trained by the Province o Alberta to as-

sist seniors with their fnancial assistance programs. Day-to-day services

include inormation and reerrals or the whole community o Strathmore,

providing ofce space or non-proft agencies and continuous support or

various community committees.

Over the next couple o months Strathmore FCSS will continue to support

the Community Coats Program and Christmas Hamper, acilitate The Great

Pumpkin Hunt on October 26, Pumpkins in the Park on November 1 and

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Th Strathor Assbly of Youth (SAY) hld a ayoral foru at Strathor High School on

Oct. 9. Both currnt mayor Stv Grajczyk and ayoral hopful michal ell had a chanc to

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Times Reporter

The Strathmore Assembly or Youth(SAY) held a mayoral orum or candi-dates Steve Grajczyk and Michael Ellon Oct. 9.The orum, moderated by Sarah McK-

innon and Erik Schiiler, was intendedto allow a chance or SAY members tofnd out more about the mayoral can-didates.

Ell explained to the audience that hespent years in the corporate sector inthe fnancial, business, and personalincome tax and property tax felds. Hesaid he also worked as a salesman, and

had been involved in advertising. Ellsaid he has lived in Strathmore or 35years and wants to repay the commu-nity or all it has done or him and hisamily.

With these kinds o experiences thatIve had, I eel that they are going tobeneft me as your mayor, said Ell.

Grajczyk has also lived in Strathmoreor 35 years as a businessman.

I have done a lot o things in thecommunity, and Strathmore has donea lot or me, he said. It is my turnto give back by putting mysel in localpolitics.

Grajczyk said he eels the best wayto give back is by getting into local

politics and making the community abetter place. He said his experience asgeneral manager with the Strathmore& District Agricultural Society or ouryears, serving as a town councillor 35years ago and again these past threeyears as mayor, and his time as a smallbusiness owner, has taught him eco-nomics and how to save money. Hesaid he has travelled the world mak-ing connections, and has been learningwhat works in other communities sothat he can fnd ways to make Strath-more a better place to live.

Thats my goal -- to make the com-munity a better place to live or all oyou. I want people to grow up in acommunity thats sae or the uture,

said Grajczyk.The candidates were asked, Could

you share with us what you tell oth-ers when you are talking about Strath-more?

Ell spoke o his wie, who is origi-nally rom Calgary, and how she waswary about moving to Strathmore. To-day, he said, she would never moveback because she loves it here. He saidStrathmore is a warm community thatoers the amenities that young peopleand seniors need.

For his part, Grajczyk said he tellspeople about how Strathmore is a lit-tle community near Calgary, that it isa sae, warm place to grow up in andthat there are many amenities.

Were a small town with big cityamenities here. We have the hospital,we have the swimming pool, we havegood parks, we have playgrounds, wehave walkways and, thanks to the SAYstudents, we have a path system that isreally useul now, said Grajczyk. Wehave all the things o a big city with asmall town attitude, and that is a bigplus to everybody.The moderators asked the candidates

to list their our-year and 10-year goals

or the town.Ell said that in the next our years,

town fnances need to get under con-trol. He said in the last three years,town debt has increased by $7 million,which is costing $2 million a year torepay.

He said once that is under control,unds could then be used to providedierent services and amenities neededin the town. He cited downtown revi-talization, which he said will help withthe tax base and will improve the f-nancial situation. Ell also said he hopesthat in 10 years, the need to keep thearm land will be realized.

We have to come up with a solution

in regards to doing multi-amily andmulti-story buildings to keep us romusing prime arm land. I hope thatwithin 10 years that we start to get tothat (mindset) so that we can do that,said Ell.

Grajczyk said his constant goal isworking on getting the industrial parkdeveloped. Without an industrial park,we will not be able to alleviate or keepour taxes at a reasonable level. Thosethings are big to us, we must encour-age it.

Grajczyk explained the defcit, whichhe said is not caused by any councilor any council member on board rightnow. Rather, he said the defcit stemsrom the sewage treatment plant and

the water line rom Calgary.In order to entice people rom Cal-

gary you must have these amenitiesand ones that work with efciency,said Grajczyk.

In the last three years the town alsohad to build the reservoir to be up tocode when it came to a sae level opotable water storage in the case o abreak in the water line.

Candidates were asked to identiy achallenge that Strathmore is currentlyacing and to explain how they would

SAY hosts mayoral forumlike to see it solved.

One o the biggest challenges weace is the hospital -- we must keep thehospital open, that is critical to all o usand to the uture o Strathmore, saidGrajczyk.With the extended care wing closed,

he added it is important to make surethat part o the hospital is being usedis some way. He said there has beendiscussion with the Alberta HealthMinister to fnd out what the plan is orthe empty wing.

Ell agreed about the importance othe hospital. He also said the townneeds to address the revitalization othe downtown core.

When we have people come in toStrathmore and they see all o the emp-ty buildings down there, they wonderwhy there isnt a real opportunity orthem, he noted. I believe i we canuse some incentives with our businesspeople downtown, we can encouragethem to reurbish the outsides o theirbuildings and maybe the insides, saidEll.

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Doctors put many of their heart patients on ababy A.S.A. daily. The term baby seems toindicate that its a small dose and cant causeany problems. However, even at that low dose,it can cause an increased risk of gastrointestinalbleeding. Call your doctor if you notice any ofthe following: bright red blood in vomit; vomitthat looks like coffee grounds, black stools orblood in stools.

The limits for alcohol intake is lower for wom-en than men for three main reasons. Womenhave less water in their bodies to help dilute thealcohol in the blood. Their bodies have a higherfat content thus alcohol is absorbed more slowly.Women have lower levels of an enzyme neededto metabolize alcohol.

The most common sexually transmitted disease

in Canada is HPV (Human Papillomavirus).Approximately 3 out of 4 sexually active Cana-dians will be infected with HPV at some timein their lives. HPV is associated with cervicalcancer. There is a vaccine available for malesand females aged 9 and up. It is a very effectivevaccine. Look into protecting your children.

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There are NEW Voter ID requirements for

the municipal elections.

Upcoming municipal elections on October 21 across Alberta offer a chance to vote for the

future of your community. New Voter ID requirements mean youll need to bring proper

identication to be able to vote. Check with your municipality about local requirements.

Visit alberta.ca or call toll-free 310-0000 then 780-427-2225 for more information.

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When you make influenza immunization

an annual event, you protect yourself,

your family, and our community.

Influenza ImmunizationFALL INTO THE ROUTINE

Albertas Annual Influenza Immunization Program begins October 21st.

Influenza immunization will be offered, free of charge, to all Albertanssix months of age and older.

UPCOMING IMMUNIZATION CLINICS IN YOUR AREA

Date: Time: Location:

Tuesday, October 22Wednesday, October 23

Monday, October 28

Tuesday, October 29

12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Strathmore Civic Centre

120 Brent Boulevard

Strathmore

Thursday, October 24 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Whitecappers Space, Rec Centre

201 West Chestermere Drive

Chestermere

Wednesday, October 30 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Central Bow Valley School

430 6 Avenue

Gleichen

Wednesday, October 30 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Rockyford Friendship Centre

111 Main Street

Rockyford

Thursday, October 31 10:00 AM - 3:30 PMLomond Seniors Centre

Lomond

For more info, including local clinic details, visit www.albertahealthservices.ca

or call Health Link Alberta at 1.866.408.5465 (LINK).

Please bring Alberta Health Care Card. Short sleeves recommended.

Sharon McLeay

Times Contributor

In a race where there are many can-didates, all with seemingly similar plat-orms, its oten difcult or people tochoose who to vote or.

A Princeton University study on elec-toral behaviour summarized the manyways voters make their choices.

One way was to choose the personthat is the most amiliar to the voter.Mayoral candidate Steve Grajczyk iscertainly hoping that voter amiliaritywill encourage people to vote or himcome election day.

Most o you know me. I am a goodguy and know what I have done or

this town, he said at the Oct. 9 candi-date orum held at the Strathmore CivicCentre.The study listed some o the other

ways voters choose candidates: Through an immediate emotional

stimulus or frst impressions

A candidates past performance Personal characteristics Targeting a specic issue and iden-

tiying with the candidate that repre-sents it well

Choosing the candidate that rep-resents a particular party stance (E.g.Liberal, Conservative, etc.)

Choosing someone who showsleadership or a specifc group o in-dividuals

Who to choose Going with the candidate who ts

societal norms that the individual orcommunity expectAt the Oct. 9 orum, all candidates

presented their platorm and each hadone or more o the aspects above in-cluded in their introductory speech; orit was delivered when they answeredquestions put to them rom the audi-ence. Many appealed to norms o am-ily lie and values, or community spirit.They designated their commitment to

the community through work, or lead-ership in community associations orgroups. Many o the answers were sim-ilar to the Oct. 3 orum, but some o thecandidates adapted their campaign tomore ully address issues brought uppreviously by the other candidates.The issues presented included im-

proved residential, commercial, indus-trial and economic development; towndebt and fscal responsibility; waterrates and utilities; recreational acili-ties; health care; seniors and youth ser-vices; and orming partnerships withservice groups and other communities.

So by delving urther into internet,voters can use some tools to narrowdown the candidate playing feld.

A student teaching tool called Think,Choose, Vote utilized in the British Co-lumbia education system has studentschart issues they think are important,evaluate what they know about the is-sues and do some urther research onthem. They also document what theyknow about the candidates. Then theychart the candidates platorm and is-sue stance identiying them as actual,opinion based, or on based other cri-teria.

For those with a mathematical ge-nius, there are also complicated math-ematical ormulas that can predict theprobable winners o an election, butyou must still do the math.

Many political parties and media out-lets use polls to determine the mostavourable candidates and some vot-ers just go with the popular choice.There is the argument that polls can beskewed in the avour o one candidateor another depending on the bias othe pollster, but dont think the elec-tion is all but won, as oten the un-decided vote swings the majority in awhole dierent direction rom the pre-vious polls, leading to an unexpected

winner.There is a computer tool called Vote

Compass that was used in the Alberta2012 provincial election, where votersanswered questions on various issuesand the computer compared those an-swers to the running candidate inor-mation. It quickly spit out the name othe candidate that most resembled theusers profle. It was also available tovoters by the CBC media website in the2011 ederal election. Vote Compass at-tracted nearly two million users overthe fve-week campaign. The answersalso generated graphs o Canadian atti-tudes on certain issues. For results see:www.votecompass.com/results Unor-tunately, there is no Vote Compass or

local municipal elections.So whats let is going out to the o-

rums, reading candidate pamphlets,calling or meeting with the candidate,talking with members o the associa-tions they put up as reerences, read-ing their responses in the local media.It seems like a lot o work; but giventhat councillors and mayors are spend-ing voters hard earned money or ouryears, and making decisions about in-creased taxation, it might be worth thetime investment. With a little researchand introspection, most voters shouldbe able to pick out someone they thinkwill be a great and mark a ballot whenthey enter the voting booth on Oct. 21.

Aryssah Stankevitsch Photo

Vendors brought their best to the sixth annual Fall Fair at the Strathore Ag Grounds on Sept. 28.

Jewelry, food, and other products were on display for the great turnout. The next upcoing arket willbe the annual Christas market on Nov. 30.

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The Rosebud River Boys held a fun and entertaining evening of desserts and usic on Oct. 4. The

Standard Hall Board pulled off a great evening in the new counity hall. The uch-anticipated

rafe was held with the three local artisans and their creations. The woodcarving was won by Don

Cuthill, Susan Bragg won the quilt and the hand blown glass bowl was won by Barb Archibald. NathanSchidt (l-r) Bill Ha, Royal Sproule, Lewis Frere and mark Lewandowski perfored for the crowd.

Manny Everett Photo

Shannon LeCLair

Times Reporter

Blues musician Jack de Keyzer is re-turning to Strathmore on Oct. 26. deKeyzer is a two time Juno awards win-ner, and a seven times Maple Bluesaward winner. His last trip to Strath-more was in 2011.

Everybody enjoyed him so muchthat we just thought that we would re-ally like to hear his music again, saidLinda Storkson, president of the Strath-more Musical Arts Society.

Hes a real crowd pleaser. You cantsit still to his music, you need to dance,

and he is an excellent, excellent guitar-ist.

I am really looking forward to com-ing back to Strathmore. This is my thirdyear performing for the StrathmoreMusical Arts Society, said de Keyzer.

Its fantastic to see the blues gainingpopularity everywhere I go.

de Keyzer compares his style ofblues to that of BB King and Stevie RayVaughn. He likes to add a little Rock N

Roll and R&B into his sound, which hesaid everyone seems to get into.

The Strathmore crowd are a reallyfun group to play for and great peo-ple, said de Keyzer.

Since his last trip to Strathmore hehas been performing across the coun-try. He has played at the Arctic Circlefor the Canadian Forces, the MontrealJazz Festival and Jamaica.

de Keyzer has a new CD out this yearcalled Electric Love. It was nominatedfor a Juno award this year for the BetsBlues album.

Its my most Rock/Blues album todate. Im really happy with the way it

turned out. I listened to a lot of my ear-ly guitar heroes, Clapton and Hendrixand Page to inspire me to write donerocking blues songs, said de Keyzer.Tickets to the show are $50 and in-

clude dinner. They are available at PJsappliances, Assist Business Centre andPro Water Centre. Cocktails are at 6:30p.m. on Oct. 2 at the Travelodge ball-room, and the show will begin at 8p.m.

Jack de Keyzer returns

to Strathmore

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2013 FALL PRODUCER

MEETINGS & ELECTIONS

ZONE 3 (ALL MEETINGS 7 p.m. START)

OCT 28 SUNDRE, WEST COUNTRY CENTRERich Smith, ABP Executive Director

OCT 30 STRATHMORE, GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUBKarin Schmid, ABP Beef Production Specialist

NOV 4 COCHRANE, RANCHEHOUSEJohn Masswohl, CCA

ZONE 3 INCLUDES:Wheatland County; Mountain View County;M.D. of Bighorn; M.D.of Foothills; M.D. ofRockyview; Improvement District No. 9(Banff); Calgary. 403.275.4400

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NOTICE OF ELECTION DAYLOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTION ACT

(SECTIONS 12, 35, 46, 53)

LOCAL JURISDICTION: GOLDEN HILLS SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 75PROVINCE OF ALBERTA

Notice is hereby given that Election Day is Monday, October 21, 2013 between the hours of 10:00a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Office(s) Number ofVacancies

Ward or Electoral Division

Trustee One Ward #1Three Hills, Torrington, Huxley, Trochu and area

Trustee One Ward #5Carseland, Gleichen, Cluny, Hussar, Rockyford, Standardand areas south of Township 270

Voting will take place on the day of October 21, 2013 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.. Votingstations will be located at:

Ward # Locations

Ward #1Three Hills, Torrington, Huxley,Trochu and area

Huxley Community Centre, 225 Main Street, Huxley, ABThree Hills Community Centre, 212 Main Street, Three Hills, ABTorrington Community Centre, 201 2

ndAve North, Torrington, AB

Trochu Community Centre, 1st

Avenue North, Trochu, AB

Ward #5Carseland, Gleichen, Cluny, Hussar,Rockyford, Standard and areas southof Township 270

Carseland Community Centre, 330 Railway Avenue West, Carseland, ABCheadle Hall, Malone Avenue and Cousins Street, Cheadle, ABCluny Community Hall, 2

ndStreet, Cluny, AB

Gleichen and District Community Centre, 204-3rd

Avenue, Gleichen, ABHussar106 Centre Street, Hussar, ABLyalta Hall, corner of Range Road 264 and Township 252, Lyalta, ABRockyford Community Centre, 418 Serviceberry Trail, RockyfordRosebud Community Centre, 2

ndAvenue West, Rosebud, AB

Standard Village Office, 120 Elsinore Avenue, Standard, ABWheatland County office, (8 km east of Strathmore, AB)

In order to vote, you must produce identification for inspection. The identification must beone or more of Government photo ID and/or ID approved by the Chief Electoral Officer thatverifies name and address. (In other words, please be sure to bring identification that

verifies your name and address.)

DATED at the Town of Strathmore in the Province of Alberta, this 30th

day of September, A.D., 2013.

Returning OfficerTahra Sabir

Jack de Keyzer is returningto Strathore for his third

perforance on Oct. 26 at

the Strathore Travelodge.

Photo courtesy of

Jack de Keyzer

River Valley Boys entertain in Standard


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Letters to the editor

To the EditorWheatland County and Strathmore have been ad-

vertising an online leadership course called Commu-nity Builders.

It is being brought to us through eorts o many lo-cal community builders, particularly sponsors Agrium,UFA, Byron Smith Ford, Rocking Horse Energy Ser-

vices, Encana, ATB Financial, Primary Care Network,

Marigold Library System, Dona and Grant Klaiber andBow Valley College.Bow Valley College hosted a meeting to give urther

inormation on this course on Oct. 8. Ater hearingwhat Mr. Hill had to say about the uses or this reecourse, I eel compelled to try to get as many peopleto participate as possible. Businesses, councils, orga-nizations, current volunteers, parents whos children

are small but will one day be involved with organiza-tions, high school students and everyone who wouldlike to see how our leadership roles are evolving andchanging and how to be a leader are encouragedto attend. I am encouraging you to participate. Thecourse can be accessed on your time schedule. Youmust register beore Oct. 18. It is an approach to lead-ership that is aimed at working together well ... as

community builders!Visit www.becomingacommunitybuilder.com orcontact Teri McKinnon at (403) 462-2550. As a pilotprogram it would be great to see our county shine asembracing this venture.

Cheryl MarshmanRockyford

Community builders

To the Editor

Although Strathmores next council will be deter-mined by local residents, many individuals own or

work in businesses there. Residents o the surround-ing communities are also stakeholders in Strathmore.Interest in the upcoming elections is not restricted

to the community where we reside as many peoplenow live in one place and work in another. Decisionson Oct. 21 will impact lives both personally and pro-essionally, so it is valuable to know what is takingplace. I participate in the democratic process by ask-ing questions and listening to debate. Fundamentalto that process is the idea that within the public laysthe true power and uture o society; thereore, what-ever trust the public places in its ofcials must berespected by them.Through my attendance at the candidate orums, I

discovered there are several smart and articulate in-dividuals who have chosen to run in Strathmore and

Wheatland County and they should all be applaudedor their willingness to take on this challenging, pub-lic role.The wonderul thing about democracy is that when

strong challengers emerge, they engage voters at-tention igniting an incumbents willingness to be

accountable as other choices become visible. Manycandidates are speaking about transparency and asconstituents we will need to keep that fre burning. Agovernment is transparent when the great majority othe inormation that it holds about its activities, poli-cies, etc., is available to the public.Also, it appears that an interesting trend current-

ly taking place in Calgary seems to have moved toStrathmore. I understand that incumbents have en-dorsed each other thereby indicating they believethey best serve the town as a slate a group o likeminded candidates joined together to attain or retainpolitical power.

Whether or not hiring an economic developmentofcer serves Strathmores current needs, I do not un-derstand where the very high salary estimates are ob-tained. A quick search o Economic Developers Alber-ta website and a Government o Albertas site broughtme to the Millier Dickison Blais 2010 National Salary

Survey or the Economic Developers Association oCanada. In that study, they report the average mini-mum salary or an economic development ofcer at$52,200 and the average maximum salary at $66,828.

This is signifcantly dierent than the over $100,000salary that has been mentioned and comparable tothe cost o the paving o the parking lot at the CivicCentre.

How does a healthy dialogue occur without ques-tioning or challenging inormation and commitmentsset beore those responsible or said decisions? With-out this type o dialogue are a communitys best in-terests being served? I know that lively conversationsoccur at county meetings sometimes resulting in ittaking a while to achieve consensus. Any councilseectiveness depends on elected ofcials attendingmeetings with a willingness to hear and consider allinormation and providing input on their areas whilethinking and voting or the whole municipality.

Believing that the uture o our municipalities trulyresides with the public, I challenge and encourage

you to learn about your candidates. Talk with them,ask questions as this is a vital part o the voting pro-cess and share your concerns. Then be sure to voteon Oct. 21.

(The views and opinions expressed are my own.These views and opinions do not represent any o theorganizations that I am associated with.)

Respectfully submitted,Marcy Field

Mountain Lion Leadership

Choosing our next leaders

Wendi TashlikoWich

Times Contributor

Strathmore Theatre Players is looking for come-dic actors and behind the scenes people to helpmake this years production of Lend Me A Tenora success.The play is a comedy farce of mistaken identity,

set in the 1930s. There are four male roles andthree female roles available.Auditions will be held in the Aztec rehearsal

space on Oct. 22-23. The actors will be requiredto do a cold read from the script.

Strathmore Theatre Players have been in ex-istence since the 1960s, although it has gone

through many changes. Most recently, they havebecome members of the Strathmore Arts Society.Co-chairs Angela Reeves and Tashina Hanrath saidthey would love to see a Centre for the Arts builtin Strathmore, a place that they could call home.The theatre group meets on a regular basis in

their current rehearsal space in the Aztec buildingto do play readings. The group goes over scriptstogether and decides what they might be inter-ested in bringing to the stage. They have a fewplays picked out they are hoping to perform at theRegional One Act Play Festival this coming year.

The group said they would also like to bring backShakespeare in the Park in the near future.

Lend Me A Tenor will run March 5-15, 2014.

Theatre players calls for actors

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We are presently looking or Sponsors who would like to be involved in this special event.

Do you have a Mascot? We invite businesses with a mascot to come down and mingle with the

amilies during the evening, hand out coupons and promote your business as well.

Volunteers always needed to help put up the l ights and decorations,

take part in the evening, directing trafc, handing out candy canes

and coupons or the Kids. Work bees are scheduled or Saturday and

Sundays commencing in October. At the Ag. Grounds.

For more inormation or to get Involved please give us a call.

Strathmore Lions Clubcelebration of lights

Rose Hamrlik

Work - 403-934-5589 Cell - 403-934-8191

Home - 403-934-3462

PLEASE JOIN US AND HAVE SOME FUN.

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Saturday, November 23Strathmore & District Agricultural Grounds

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Tms correcTion

In last weeks article McGiver Delays Decision it

was stated that the Wheatland Regional Water Plan

would need about $2.5 million for the Standard

water treatment plant. This is incorrect. The upgrade

estimates from previous studies were $4.2M for

upgrading Gleichen (2012 estimate) and $2.8M to

upgrade Rockyford (2010 estimate). Standards plant

does not need upgrading in the immediate future.

Please accept our apologies for the error and

any worry or inconvenience it may have caused.


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Sec-Treas., Masonic Lodge #53

Ater three years in Irricana, Strathmore Mason-ic Lodge is working its way back to the local area.October saw its rst meeting in Namaka Commu-nity Hall, and although the building does not havethe trappings o a lodge, it serves as an acceptablesubstitute. Its proximity will enable more mem-

bers to attend. Centennial plans to dedicate a newlodge in Strathmore were derailed by the nancial

woes o 2008, so members have had to make do.Ocers continue to wait or the opportunity tocollaborate in the development o a suitable space

within the town.The rst meeting had an initiation o a new can-

didate and the conrmation o another three. Ointerest to high school students was a rousing ap-

peal or contributions to the Masonic Higher Edu-cation Bursary Fund. Second only to the govern-ments Rutherord Scholarship program, the Fundprovides one hundred bursaries o $2,000 or anypost-secondary course, and one o $7,000 or apharmacy/medical student. It is called a bursary

because it places nancial need above academic

achievement.Grateully received and aithully applied

moneys come rom member contributions, specialevents and member memorials, and are ree oadministrative charges. Strathmore was this years

winner o the Dinosaur District Bursary Chal-lenge, indicating the importance Strathmore Ma-sons place on helping someone to build a betteruture.

Inormation and application orms can be oundat www.mheb.com. Deadline is Feb. 1.

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Kevin SorenSon, M.P., crowfoot

Parliamentary Report

Many constituents have contacted my oceollowing reports o the RCMPs conscation orearms during the High River food. This matterhas been taken very seriously by mysel and my

Alberta Caucus colleagues, including our PrimeMinister.

I there was any impropriety by the RCMP inHigh River, this will come to light in the inves-tigation being perormed by the on-going Com-mission or Public Complaints Against the RCMP.

We are awaiting the results o that inquiry. TheRCMP Complaints Commission is an independentagency created by Parliament to be responsibleor ensuring that complaints made about the con-duct o RCMP members are examined thoroughly,airly and impartially. The Commission is not parto the RCMP.We all accept that whenever a local state o emer-

gency is declared, police have authority to takeextraordinary measures such as entering homes toensure they are secure, or to see i someone needsto be evacuated. The RCMP claims that as part osearch and rescue eorts, when they came acrossunsecured rearms in plain view, they stored

them or uture return to the lawul owners.Many constituents were concerned that homes

with rearms were identied through the use othe now-deunct long-gun registry and targeted

by the RCMP.As your Member o Parliament, I took this mat-

ter very seriously. Throughout my tenure as yourdemocratically elected ederal representative, ouropposition to the Liberals long-gun registry wasconsistently the number-one political issue, untilour Conservative government scrapped the reg-istry in 2011.

Following the events at High River, I contactedthe RCMP in Ottawa and locally, regarding ourconcerns. I have asked repeatedly i the RCMP has

access to the old long-gun registry. I have repeat-edly been told no.

I have pressed urther by asking whether therewas an old listing or other surviving registry data,or any other way that the long-gun registry can beused and I have been repeatedly told, absolutelynot.

Most recently, our new Minister o Public Saety,the Hon. Steven Blaney has responded to me by

providing inormation rom the report o the audito the destruction o the long-gun registry nation-wide that was completed in December o 2012.An oversight committee, including third partymembers, provided ongoing advice and guidancethroughout the process o destroying the long-gun registry data. This committee: observed on-site the destruction o electronic records in theCanadian Firearms Inormation System (CFIS);created and ran queries to determine i electronicrecords identied as being related to the registra-tion o non-restricted rearms still existed in theCFIS; analyzed with computer-assisted audit toolsto determine i any electronic records were erro-neously omitted rom destruction; and obtainedconrmation rom the Director General, CanadianFirearms Program and the RCMPs Chie Inorma-tion Ocer that the electronic records identied

as being related to the registration o non-restrict-ed rearms in CFIS were destroyed.The RCMP reports that they are in contact with

aected parties in High River to ensure the saereturn o all rearms to their lawul owners, a pro-cess that is underway. I am condent to report tomy constituents that based on my own investiga-tion, I can conclude that that the Liberals waste-ul, ineective and costly Long-Gun Registry has

been destroyed!I you have any questions or concerns regard-

ing this or previous columns you may write me at4945-50th Street, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 1P9, call780-608-4600, toll-ree 1-800-665-4358, ax 780-608-4603 or e-mail [email protected].

The Long-Gun Registryhas been destroyed really!


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This week our question for all of the candidates was:Why should voters put an X beside your name on Election Day?

Meet the candidates

You should ark X by y na on elctonDay bcaus i hav th ducaton, xpr-nc, and passon to hlp ak Strathora grat plac to lv, work, and play. W allknow what Strathor s lk today; i hava vson of Strathor four to 10 yars fronow that i would lk to shar wth you. my v-son for Strathor s a ho for halthy ac-tv popl of all ags. i wll work to provdwll-plannd dvlopnt that offrs housngchocs for ndvduals and fals n varouslf stags. i want a thrvng downtown that at-

tracts rsdnts and vstors to shop, ngl,and ayb vn stay. Rsdnts dsrv auncpal govrnnt that works wth othr

lvls of govrnnt, ctzns, and, prvat

ndustry to nhanc our qualty of lf. i wanta saf, wll-connctd town that fostrs co-unty gathrngs whr w work togthrfor th gratr good. i blv that rsdntsdsr and dsrv th bst lvl of srvcfro thr local govrnnt. i wll work wthy fllow councllors to nsur ths happns.On Oct. 21, consdr a canddat wth a vsonwho has th sklls and dsr to ak t a ral -ty. That canddat s Doug Clark. www.Fac-book.co/elctDougC

Rtracton fro last wks papr:it was notd n th covrag of th can-

ddats foru on Oct. 3rd that i supportdgraduatd scals of taxaton for dffrnt bus-nsss. Ths s ncorrct, i statd y supportof uncpal tax ncntvs for busnsss toprov thr buldngs and landscapng. Thrwould nd to b axu valu and trlts assocatd wth ths ncntvs. i sup

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port busnss ownrs dcdng th bst way toprov thr opratons.

Doug

Clarke

Town of Strathmore

Throughout ths lcton capagn, i havhad th opportunty to connct wth anyctzns of Strathor, whthr through thsvral forus, th pcs subttd to ourtwo local publcatons, or th any hos ihav vstd. Ths has bn a fun and rward-

ng xprnc that has taught a grat

dal about ths town and ts popl, as wll asabout yslf. i want to thank vryon whoi hav had th chanc to t wth for gvng thr t and words of ncouragnt.To thos radng ths now who i hav nothad th chanc to connct wth prsonally, iask you to vst y Facbook pag by sarch-ng elct Tlsa Tbbutt As Town Councllor,or by radng so of y answrs to thqustons posd n prvous wks, to swhr i stand on ssus facng ths town n thnar futur. if you lk what i hav had to say,plas show your support by votng for on Oct. 21.

Telisa

Tebbutt

Th votrs of Strathor hav a dfcultchoc cong up. Who s th bst canddatto rprsnt th on Strathor Town Coun-

cl?i want to assur you that i a, as i wll prs-

nt your vws. i was prvously on councl forthr yars, gvng a bttr knowldg ofpolcy and procdurs. i hav a young ndand a lot of nrgy to dg out ssntal nfor-aton and nd nw solutons to th towns

probl ssus. i wll dvot full-t attntonto y duts. Probls and ssus affct ,lk thy affct you, bcaus i lv n th co-unty, do busnss hr, and rcrat wth yfaly hr. i know by rasng a young faly,th ony n y pockt dosnt go far and ts th sa for y frnds and nghbours. iwll vot to ak sur ncssary xpndtursar approvd and b a watchdog aganst un-ncssary ons. Th chldrn, youth, youngprofssonals, sngl parnts, arrd coupls

wth fals, and snor ctzns dsrv acouncllor who cars what bylaws and pro-gras ar put n plac. i car, and i a hrfor you today, and wll work for your toorrow.Wth , your opnon always attrs. Plasvot for your nghbour, Brad Walls, on Oct.21. Thank you!

Brad

Walls

i trat an lcton capagn as f t wr

a job ntrvw whch i guss t s! As a

potntal hrr, i would rst prsnt you wth

y rsu. Bry, i hav bn arrd (to

Gna) for 37 yars. i hav thr adult chldrn,

and two grandchldrn. i rtrd fro th

RCmP n 2003 as a Sgt., aftr srvng for 30

yars. i ovd to Strathor at that t and

opnd a coff shop (Th Boulvard Caf). i

sold th Caf n 2005 and bgan dong so

prvat contract work for th RCmP n th r-crutng ara. i contnu to work part-t n

that rgard.

in rgards to y work thc n th sx

yars that i hav bn on councl, i hav bn

a br of a nubr of cotts at-

tndng ost tngs and actually gttngnvolvd wth th groups. in councl t-ngs, i a unafrad to challng or dbat

and rgularly rsarch th topcs bfor us to

b prpard. in th last thr yars, i hav

ntatd nurous projcts and otons,

whch i fl hav bntd th ctzns of

Strathor. i a xprncd, knowldg-

abl and nthusastc about ths job, and vow

to contnu spakng and actng on bhalf of

Strathor. Plas vot on Oct. 21!

Bob

Sobol

Hllo evryon!W ar n th nal wk of ths lcton ca-

pagn. You, th ctzns of Strathor, hav bynow hard, sn, or rad what all th cand-dats hav bn puttng forward. As a sttngcouncllor, i a sowhat prssd by whatso of th canddats ar sayng. it aksfor grat coff shop convrsatons.

Howvr, just to st th rcord straght onso of ths conts

Th Town of Strathor audtd nancalstatnts, and wll vrfy ths nubrs onth dffrnc on borrowng ony n long-tr dbt lt; fro 2010-2012 nt dbt hasncrasd by $2,435,537 not $7 llon asntond.

Th Town of Strathor s not payng $2 l-lon a yar n ntrst. Rathr, w ar payngapproxatly $2 llon a yar n prncpl andntrst. Agan, ths nubrs ar n th Townof Strathor audtd nancal statnts.

i wll say t agan; ths councl has bn vryfrugal, scally, and nancally rsponsbl.

Our dcsons ar ad aftr consdrabldbat, and our track rcord for th prv-ous thr yars spaks for tslf. Our trackrcord ncluds projcts lk Thoas Drv,Rdg Road, Th Watr Rsrvor, pathwaysand Knsan Park land purchas, and a lst ofsallr projcts undrtakn, whl at th sat lowrng th dbt prcntag.

i, as a councllor, would lk to s ths con-tnu n a rsponsbl annr. By r-lctng to th nxt councl, you hav y undr ly-ng pros that i wll fulll thos rsponsbl-ts.

As our drctor of corporat and nancalsrvcs quotd, ths councl s vry carfuland rsponsbl n th way t approvs th x-pndtur of ony.

i a askng you, th ctzns of Strathor,f you want contnud nancal rsponsbltyfor th nxt four yars, plas vot for Rocky

Blokland Oct. 21. Contact at 403-324-1849.Also look on th towns wbst to s coun-

cls prsonal xpndturs as proof of bngscally rsponsbl.

Thank you.

RockyBlokland

Th lctorat of Strathor should vot

for du to y past xprnc on councl,as wll as y knowldg of nw and ongongprojcts for th futur that wll bnt th town.

On a prsonal not: i a honst, of hgh n-tgrty, opn and approachabl. i hav a co-on-sns-approach dalng wth ssus thatar prsntd n councl. i wll rprsnt bothsnors and youth, nsurng that thr ntrstsand futur nds ar t. i wll nsur that thforr xtndd car wng of th hosptal r-an vabl by nsurng ths ara s usd fora dagnostc cntr, xtndd laboratory facl-ts, and a largr rgncy ward. i wll con-tnu to prov th Towns nfrastructur byupgradng roads as wll as othr aras of con-

crn. i wll ndavour to kp our taxs at thcurrnt lvl, or lowr th through dvlop-nt of our corcal land, as wll as othrland south of th Trans Canada Hghway. i wllwork wth othr organzatons, busnsss, andgovrnnts to scur a nw rcratonal fa-clty that can b part of a nw school. i wllcontnu to crat nw parks and pathways ntown, as wll as downtown bautcaton and

rvtalzaton. i wll antan th hgh qualty oflaw nforcnt provdd by our local dtach-nt of th RCmP, as wll as th Towns ownPac Ofcrs and Bylaw Ofcrs.

in suaton, du to y prsonal attrbutsand y cotnt to sng Strathorgrow n a stady and progrssv annr, i aaskng you for your support n ths fforts byvotng for on elcton Day. Wth your hlp,i can contnu to work for you on your counclfor th nxt tr of ofc.

in closng, i wsh to thank all concrnd forallowng to rprsnt you on your counclfor th last thr yars. Thank you.

Dave

Hamilton

in askng for your vot on Oct. 21st, i pro-s n rturn to ran accssbl. in y work

as a tachr and prncpal, i was honourd tob a publc srvant, and f lctd to rprsntyou, i wll strv to uphold a srvant ladrshpapproach n all y oblgatons. in y prv-ous rsponsblts as trust of a pnsonand halth srvcs board, as prncpal andtachr, and as an appontd board brto Chldrns Srvcs, i rand acutly

awar of y scal rsponsblty. Havng bna sngl parnt on a ltd nco, i undr-stand th racatons of ncrasng publccosts. Whl a sall ncrntal assssntght s nsgncant to so, for th sc-tor of county lvng on a xd nco, tcan b xtrly dfcult. i wll brng to coun-cl th capacty to har th wll of county,

and through that undrstandng, forulatgoals, st drcton, and work dlgntly to ac-coplsh dsrd outcos. i a cottdto workng collaboratvly wth councl n thntrst of buldng a vbrant affordabl co-unty that ncluds a county voluntrcorps, snors councl, a county partnr-shp tplat, and a local councatonplan. if you nd transportaton to th pollngstaton plas call ahad, to 403-934-3635.

Denise

Peterson

Frst, i would lk to xtnd y grattud to

vryon for your consdraton of votng to

lct for Town Councl. So of th s-

sus i would lk to tackl f i a lctd ar:

-Cratng a pathway along Gorg Fr-

an Tral to North Boundary Road to What-

land Tral

-Work wth our youth groups and schools

to dntfy and addrss any rcratonal

nds our tns hav

-Start th groundwork for a Strathor bus

transt syst

-Solv our currnt dcts rgardng our

Cvc Cntr, Faly Cntr and Aquatc Cn-

tr

-Work wth our currnt busnss ownrs,

potntal nw busnss ownrs and buldng

ownrs n th downtown cor to gan support

and nthusastc support of th rvtalzaton

procss

-Ran as opn and accssbl to th

publc to nsur vryon can b hard

Why should votrs put an X bsd y

na on elcton Day? i a a postv hard

workng prson that lovs popl. i a vry

asy to councat wth and i a a grat

lstnr. i wll gv vryon th chanc to talk

to and b hard. if i a lctd, i wll do

whatvr t taks to b succssful.

Thank you agan.

Robert

Antonisse


11/36


Meet the candidates - Election 2013

i hop votrs wll trust agan n 2013. i

pushd to drop councl pr ds. i hlpd

cut th nubr of councllors gong to th

Fdral Confrncs. i kp our two annual

budgt wknds n Strathor, nstad of

othr cts. Wth y Facbook pag, i hav

councatd, kpt rsdnts nford, and

lstnd to das. in fact, a pavd pathway and

two thr-way stops, ca drctly fro ct-

zns. Thr of y cotts hav ourshd,

and id lk to contnu. Th lbrary board s

workng toward xpanson or rlocaton. Th

Youth Club s now a town dpartnt, and

w ar nancally sold. Lastly, th Whatland

Housng Authorty coprsd of county and

town councllors, has nshd rnovatons on

th Whatland Snors Lodg, and w hav

pad off th buldngs ortgag! Our town

councl got a nw rsrvor (whch provdsor days of rgncy watr), and two a-

jor roads pavd. if r-lctd, i wll work to-

ward practcal rsdntal chocs to ncras

our downtown populaton for rvtalzaton. i

wll work toward attractng or rsdnts to

Strathor, and ndng an qutabl soluton

to th swr porton of th utlty bll. Fnally,

w nd to nd an accptabl agrnt so

w can dvlop th south corcal lands.

For 30 tachng yars youv trustd wth

your chldrn and grandchldrn, plas trust

agan.

Pat

Fule

i a xctd about contrbutng to postv

chang for our county. Ths s y plat-

for for chang. A Strongr econoc Focus -

y xprnc n busnss and vson of

a bttr Strathor tlls that w nd a

strongr and or prortzd local cono-

c dvlopnt plan to nhanc th futur

growth of our grat town to t th nds of

currnt and futur rsdnts.

Fscal Transparncy and intgrty - as

mayor, iii hav your back on th botto ln.

Your vot ans youll hav ntrustd to

spnd your tax dollars wsly. i wll dsclos

y onthly xpnss to you. i hard your

concrns durng th lcton capagn; i wll

work to nclud th n th budgt procss.

You dsrv a transparnt and accountabl

local govrnnt workng for you.

Ladrshp - you dsrv a voc that d-

onstrats nclusvnss wth a clar path forcratng a sustanabl futur for fals and

snors. Togthr, i wll work wth rsdnts,

voluntr organzatons, town councl, bus-

nss ladrs, and govrnnt to crat a

strongr and or vbrant Strathor n whch

to lv and work.

W hav a consdrabl nubr of chal-

lngs and opportunts ahad of us. Collc-

tvly, lts work to ak Strathor a bttr

plac to call ho. Your vot s your voc to

akng postv chang.

Workng for Strathor!

Mike

Ell

i blv th canddats should b abl to

donstrat sold ladrshp wth a clar v-son for th futur of Strathor. mbrs

of councl hav to ak dcsons that ar

n th bst ntrst of th ntr county.

Thy ust b cottd, and accountabl

to th taxpayrs. i blv that i rprsnt th

ctzns of Strathor wth thos qualts.

Th prorts of th county hav to b

consdrd n all budgtary dscussons, and

dalt wth n a tly annr. Prsntly, w

ar burdnd wth vry hgh watr and swr

rats. Rsdntal rrgaton and scond wa-

tr trs for outdoor watrng n aras that

dont hav rsdntal rrgaton, has to b

consdrd.

Long-rang plannng s vry portant n

shapng th futur of any county. i, and

othr brs of councl, had th forsght

to lay th frawork by nsurng w had a

good sourc of watr, and th nw wast

watr tratnt plant for our funt also

n plac. Wth th annxaton of addtonal

lands, not only for rsdntal, but for co-

rcal and ndustral purposs, vrythng

s n plac for th nw councl to aggrssvlyproot Strathor globally.

Our long-tr car wng at th hosptal

has to ran opn and upgradd for othr

uss such as dagnostc agng, nhancd

lab srvcs, and th xpanson of our ovr-

crowdd rgncy roo.

Wth your support, i wll hlp th nw coun-

cl rshap Strathor and ak t a co-

unty on Canadas man Strt, whr all

vstors wll fl wlco. i a cottd to

Strathors Futur Growth And Prospr-

ty. i ask for your vot on Oct. 21 bcaus i

wll ak a dffrnc! i a th prson wth

th taxpayr n nd.

John

Rempel

Why should votrs put an X bsd mark

Gsbrcht on lcton nght? Thr ar sv-

ral thngs to consdr whn dcdng whch

canddat to vot for, such as: is ths prson

trustworthy? is ths prson a ladr? Do thy

hav th ablty to lstn? Ar thy abl to co-

uncat wll? Ths ar all qualts ncs-

sary to b an ffctv town councllor.

i blv that th popl who know

would agr that prsonal honsty and ntg-

rty ar vry portant to . i hav lvd n

th Strathor county for 45 yars and

chancs ar that f you dont alrady know ,soon you know dos.

i hav strong ladrshp sklls, whch wr

ncssary to start and to grow a succssful

sall busnss fro th ground up n Strath-

or. i hav also srvd on svral boards n

postons of ladrshp, and thos postons

hav hlpd to grow or condnt n yablty to ffctvly lad.

i a a good lstnr and a vry ntrstd

n how th rsdnts of ths county fl

about Strathor. As part of y capagn for

ths lcton, i hav spnt any hours knock-

ng on doors to ntroduc yslf, and to gt n-

put fro th ctzns of ths grat town. i hav

larnd any thngs durng ths procss and i

hop to addrss any of th ssus that wr

dscussd wth .

i a a good councator. my work r-

qurs that i spnd a grat dal of t vry

day councatng and ngotatng wth y

clnts, vndors, and staff. i blv ths skll

st wll b vry valuabl f i a lctd to

town councl. i fl strongly that i wll b abl

to work n conjuncton wth y collagus to

push forward on conoc dvlopnt, and

hopfully brng or qualty ploynt op-

portunts to Strathor.

in suary, i blv that i do hav th

qualts to b an ffctv town councllor and

f you agr, i hop that you wll support n

bng lctd to town councl.

Mark

Giesbrecht

Village of Rockyford

You should vot for bcaus i stand

for ntgrty, honsty and transparncy. A

nw councl should nsur vryon n our

county has a voc that s lstnd to and

s tratd farly. You should and hav all th

facts about town xpnss; whr s your

ony gong?

Greg

Baillie

i would lk to tak ths opportunty to

thank y fllow ctzns of Strathor forthr patnc throughout ths lcton pro-

css that so ght say, was an ordal.

i, too, hop for bttr rprsntaton fro

our councl and adnstraton. As ost of

you ar awar, i hav bn outspokn ovr

th past fw yars n our local nwspaprs,

and at councl tngs, askng vald qus-

tons of our govrnanc. iportant qustons

that any of us ask, nvr s to rcv a

qualfyng rspons. if i a fortunat nough

to rcv your trust, and i a lctd as a

Nw Strathor Town Councllor, i pldg

to work wth th othr brs of councl,

as long as thy ar workng for you. Thr ar

any stuatons that a councllor s rqurd

to vot on, and on th ost portant ssus

th vot s rqurd to b unanous. Whn

a vot s rqurd on a oton of rdculousspndng or gvng away town-ownd land,

i wll vot no, and shut down that procss.

i blv that thr nds to b a coplt

audt for all muncpal Dpartnts to nd

dpartnt ovrlap, nancal wast, and un-

ncssary budgts. i wll hold th account-

abl. Thank you for your support. W ar all n

ths togthr! www.johnwhldon.co

John M

Whieldon

Strathor s by no ans th sall town

t was 30 yars ago and t s on th vrg ofxpandng agan not only n th rsdntal

dstrcts but n th corcal ndustral parts

of town as wll. i blv that a good balanc

n both sctors would hlp kp futur tax

hks to a nu. A strong corcal tax

bas would ak for a bttr standard of lv-

ng for vryon n Strathor.

As canddats w can co bfor you

and tll what w would lk to do whn w ar

lctd, but t actually taks vryon workng

togthr to rach a coon goal. That co-

on goal should b th bttrnt of Strath-

or and to protct th way of lf w njoy.

Havng sad that, i ask that on Oct. 21, you lt

b your voc on councl by votng for .

By th way folks, i hav bn talkng to

popl and thr ss to b so confu-son ovr th lcton procss. Just bcaus

thr ar sx postons on councl to ll, do not

fl oblgatd to vot for sx canddats. You

ay not fl cofortabl votng for so of

th canddats runnng for councl, so f you

only want to vot for two or thr of th, thn

that s your rght to do so. Thank you.

Allan

Auger

i hav lvd n th county, ownd and

opratd two succssful busnsss, as wll

as sold corcal/nvstnt ral stat

for 35 yars. Ths has gvn trndous

nsght nto scal rsponsblty. Ths has also

gvn th knowldg, puls, and fl for

th county and has hlpd n knowng

th countys wants, nds, and dsrs.

i ask you to apprcat and undrstand th

knowldg i hav gand n th past yars

srvng and workng n our county. my

xprnc n owng sall busnsss and

bng on any boards and cotts, n-

cludng bng gnral anagr wth th ag-

rcultur socty, travlng Albrta and talkngwth othr ayors and adnstrs, and th

good rapport i hav wth govrnnt of-

cals, wll gratly srv you and th rst of our

county for th nxt four yars. Plas

dont throw ths vast aount of knowldgi hav gand away and kp contnuty. B-

low outlns so of y attrbuts:

-Honsty and ntgrty

-Opn-ndd

-exprncd

-Opn door polcy

-marktng ablty; know how to sll th

town (ral-stat xprnc)

-Workng wth dvloprs as thy dvlop

proprty that crats our futur tax bas

-Always try and analyz and lstn fro th

ctzns pont of vw

-Grat rspct for councls and adns-

tratons opnons

-Knowldg n all aspcts n runnng th

tow

-Contnuty; i can stp rght nto th ssus

at hand, whch savs t and ony

i ask for your VOTe on Oct. 21.

Steve

Grajczyk

i a rtrd, and had bn a busnss an-

agr durng y workng lf. i copltd Arts,

Corc, and Law dgrs. i hav anagd

Bay stors, y own sall Law Ofc, and

along wth y wf, svral gas staton/truck

stop locatons.

Bng a vllag councllor aks on r-

sponsbl for anagng taxpayrs ony.

Th vllag councl should spnd your ony

for th bnt, wlfar, and ntrst of all rs-dnts and busnsss. Lk any othr placs,

w hav sn our taxs and fs ncras. i

blv ths trnd has to stop. it s a probl

for all rsdnts and partcularly for thos any

on xd ncos. Your ony should b spnt

only on ssntal srvcs that provd for a

saf and vabl county.

W rtrd to a bautful qut county

and ntnd to stay hr. i wll partcpat ac-

tvly on councl. Councllors ar not followrs.

it wll b a goal of n to nd ways to nfor

rsdnts of ssus facng th county and

proot thr partcpaton.

Wayne

Beerling


12/36


Vllage f Staar

Meet the candidates - Election 2013

Havng been on Standard Vllage councl for

the last sx years i have learned a lot, ncludng

to lsten and to do research before akng a

decson. On councl, i have had to ake a few

decsons i ddnt want to, but learned quckly

that ts part of the job. i learned to reove y-

self fro the stuaton at hand, and to wegh

nforaton before votng. Councls decsons

arent always popular but as a councllor n

Standard, i know that i can ake the hard de -

csons. Popular or unpopular, rght or wrong, i

wll always be wllng to explan y decsons

when a ratepayer asks. Councl ust always

be able to answer to the ratepayers. i can gve

three reasons why voters should put an X be -

sde y nae on electon day: 1) accountabl-

ty, 2) transparency, 3) i care about the Vllage

of Standard and surroundng area.

Ala K

Larse

Joseph Pedersen, Martin Gauthier, Adam Sommerfeldt

and Mark Clark were unavailable for comment.

Vllage f Hussar

i would lke to thnk that people would love

to put a check besde not only y nae, but

other current councl ebers that are runnng

as well. in y opnon, they have done a great

job n the last three years that proves ther nter-

est n the success of the Vllage of Hussar.

A check ark besde these naes would

let us know that we are ovng n the correct

drecton for the vllage. Please let the know

that you are happy wth the progress that hasbeen ade. Your rght, your vote, and your de-

cson. Thank you very uch.

Bruce

Kaufma

Havng grown up n Hussar, and now ras-

ng a faly, i have wtnessed any changes

wthn the Vllage. Wth change there are chal-lenges and i a up for the challenge. A chal-

lenge ahead of a councl s to proote the Vl-

lage to the outsde world to entce people to

start busness and to be resdents of the Hus-

sar county. Beng a resdent of the Vllage

of Hussar for the past 37 years, i feel i would

be a great spokesperson. i also understand

that we need to keep our dentty and sall

town values, as we ove forward wth growth.

i would apprecate your support at the polls.

Crey

Fsher

Wheatla Cuty

diViSion 2

i have enjoyed the years that i have spent

on councl and would lke to contnue servng

y county. Any councatons wll al-

ways be open and honest. As your councllor,

i wll always be avalable to address your con-cerns or to dscuss any suggestons. i would

apprecate your support on Oct. 21; but ake

sure to exercse your rght to vote. Thank you

to the Tes for allowng the canddates ths

te to address our consttuents.

RCrbell

Kevn mller was asked, f elected, what

s one thng you would lke to be on the rst

agenda of the new councl?

i thnk f the county akes t easer for peo-

ple to buld houses n the halets, and not ask

for a depost for the rght to buld a house, ths

would ake t easer and ore attractve for

people to ove nto the county. Ths would

help by ore tax dollars gong nto the county

offers.

There could also be ndustry nto the ha-

lets as well. Ths would ake the county ore

attractve for people to ove and buld ther

hoes here. We ust keep our farers and

ther land n nd, and try to keep houses

and ndustry n the halet and town lts, as

the farer needs ther land to ake a lvng

and pay ther taxes. Surely, we can ake ths

county attractve for people to want to ove

and lve here. i would certanly be open to any

thoughts people would have on the atter,

and dscuss t wth the one on one. We ust

all work together for the good of the county

and the people.

Kev

Mller

Dalia Cheshire and Jerry Katterhagen

were unavailable for comment.

A vote for T Frank for Hussar Vllage

Councl? i offer a quet deternaton and

persstence on councl, and an ablty to lsten

to your concerns. i a a r belever n the

regonal approach that Hussar has ebarked

on wth Standard, Rockyford, and The County

of Wheatland. Workng together akes sense,

and the help we have receved has been n-

credble. On councl, you learn two thngs very

quckly: thngs always take longer than they

take, and that what you want and what you

need are two dfferent thngs. By focusng on

what we need, and keepng the cost of lvng

n Hussar wthn reason, we ay just be able

to get those thngs we want. Thank you ev-

eryone for all of your support, your encourage-

ent, and for your trust n e.

Tm

Frak

You should vot for bcaus i car

about Rockyford and i want to s ths co-unty thrv. my faly hasnt lvd hr for

gnratons, or vn dcads, but i do want

th bst for our county. i a a proprty

ownr and taxpayr n ths vllag and lk

othrs, i do not want to los y nvstnt

or watch t go down th dran. W nd hon-

stly and transparncy n ofc and that s

what i stand for.

natale

deSats

Votrs should put an X bsd y na

as i want to hlp Rockyford grow, not only

now, but also nto th futur. i ad th d-

cson to run for councl basd on th fact

that Rockyford s a rarkabl and thought-ful county, that has accptd , and i

want to gv back. i dont want to s t fad

away nto a ghost town bcaus thr arso any young fals alrady hr. W

as a councl should work on das on how

to attract or young fals. W should b

proud of what has bn accoplshd, and

th county sprt that w hav. i a -

prssd by th county dvoton n vry

vnt that w tak on such as th rodo, fall

dnnr, and any dffrnt fundrasrs. Undr

th gudanc of councl, w wll contnu to

pull togthr and kp akng th town a

jwl for futur gnratons to co. Rocky-ford should fl condnt n th councl that

t lcts, and know that th lctd ofcals

want th bst for th town. i know that i can

offr th nrgy, and ddcat th t, to

ak ths happn. i always s y plans and

cotnts through, and i look forward tosrvng th vllag of Rockyford.

Jaye Mare

Kester

Over the last couple weeks, as canddates,

we have had the opportunty to engage the

publc at forus, socal gatherngs, and ar-

tcles n our local papers, to let the electorate

understand our belefs, dreas, and hope for

our countes.

Durng ths te perod, i have clearly stated

what i have contrbuted to Rockyford to ake

t the place t s today. i a proud of the nvest-

ent that we have ade n our nfrastructure

upgrades, and the change of the downtown

area to turn of the century busness frontage.

The decsons that i have a

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October 18, 2013 Strathmore Times