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Restricting stipulations placed on the purchase-and-sale agreement presented to the Town of Strathmore,left council divided and unwilling to commit to their

previous $1.5 million offer, on the now abandoned for-mer Co-op building.

Over a month ago, council agreed to spend $1.5 mil-lion to secure the property for a possible relocationof municipal offices in the future. However, when re-strictive caveats regarding vendor conditions, such aspreventing other grocery stores or vendors selling pro-duce to set up shop, were attached to the agreement,council was unable to put pen to paper and sign theagreement.

“While I respect their economic acumen in movingand I appreciate the value they bring to our commu-nity, I’m really disappointed in the restrictive languagethat they’ve put forward and I really think that ourdowntown will benefit from all kinds of businessesthat could go into that area,” said Councillor DenisePeterson.

“We could possibly tie the hands of future economicdevelopment in the downtown for many years to come by doing this, and I really hope that at some point intime, the Co-op considers the blow that their movehas given to our downtown, all the people who needto survive there and the wellbeing of the community.”

Since the conglomerate announced intentions ofmoving out of the downtown area and near the high-

way, the building, which was left unoccupied on July14, remains at the centre of many controversial discus-sions. Fences were erected last week and they nowsurround the 1.742-acres proper ty. Frustrations contin-ue to grow among some councillors, who worry aboutthe lack of direction in securing the location and of theproperty turning into an eyesore.

“I find it somewhat disappointing and frustratingthat we lack leadership and future insight as a councilmoving forward,” said Councillor Rocky Blokland.

“This is the best possible place in the Town of Strath-more to put the town office; right smack in the middleof the entire town. Two council meetings ago, we alldid agree on price and payment schedule. Fencing isup. Next thing is boarding the windows and the build-ing will sit there like a big empty box for possibly fiveto 10 years. What a great thing to look at in the middleof downtown.”

Councillor Pat Fule was also opposed of the mo-tion to refuse approval of the purchase-and-sale agree-ment, emphasizing that the downtown is in dire needof rejuvenation, and the property would serve as anideal location for the municipal offices. With their in-tentions of moving the town offices and council cham-

bers into the building, he added the caveats shouldn’taffect their intent.

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Lisa Douglas was left flabbergastedand stunned, when the block-party and breakfast her landlord had invited herto turned into a surprise party.

The party had a bonus of providingthe struggling mother – who also suf-fers from cerebral palsy – with thou-sands of dollars, gift cards, and a callfrom CJAY 92’s Gerry Forbes. All Douglas wanted to do was stow

away $100 a month for her two-year-old daughter Trinity’s university fund. Yet, once her $1,235 rent, water andelectricity bills gets deducted fromher roughly $1,400 disability cheques,Douglas is left with little money forgroceries and necessities.

Despite her financial woes, Doug-las, who is wheelchair-bound, hadher heart set on saving at least $20 amonth. Her desire moved one of her

landlords, Brittany Michalchuk, to tearsand she was eager to raise awarenessto the situation.

“She doesn’t ever spend money onherself, she doesn’t spoil herself, and Ithought something needs to be done,”Michalchuk said. “I couldn’t fathomhow much she spends. How much bud-get she has for a month is what mostpeople spend in three or four days andshe makes that stretch. She’s amazingand such a special woman. Always up- beat, energetic and positive, and out ofeveryone, she totally deserves it.” After Michalchuk posted a Facebook

message regarding Douglas’s struggles,numerous comments prompted her toenter her tenant into the Gerry Forbes

Secret Wish foundation, which is fund-ed by the CJAY 92 Kids Fund and provides help to families with children inthe Calgary area.

Even though Michalchuk’s hopesremained low – due to the volume ofentries and expected long wait-time –she received a response in less than 72hours. In turn, Michalchuk’s father Edproposed the idea of a party, and over-night, with the help of family members

and friends, the empty unit next door was turned into Party Central.

They contacted all the neighbours to join in the festivities. Michalchuck wasalso able to secure another $1,000 incash, a much needed donation of a lap-top, 30 breakfasts from Smiley’s Restau-rant and Lounge, and gifts and supportfrom Airstream Development Corp, EyeSquared Productions ESP, ConsciouslyConnected, Soap Factory, Lashious, Vis-ta Group, and All Clean Natural. When Michalchuk handed Doug-

las her cell phone, Gerry Forbes leftDouglas in disbelief when he offered$1,000 in cash and another $1,000 ingift cards.

“I was stunned, overwhelmed, and very thankful,” said Douglas. “I’m goingto put most of it away for Trinity’s col-lege fund. I just wholeheartedly wantto thank everyone for coming togetherand helping out with this and helpingmy daughter. I’m overwhelmed with allthe help I received today.”

Douglas’s mother, Donna, however,emphasized that Trinity, for the mo-ment, is taken care of and wants herdaughter to use the money to treat her-self, a rarity for Douglas who’s beenstruggling to make ends meet for quitesome time.

“Right now she’s got no milk, she’sgot no sugar, and I’m always there because I know that she just can’t do

anything,” said Mel House, a long-timefriend of Douglas and a unit manager.“Brittany said she doesn’t have any-thing. So she went back in and asked

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her how much her paycheques were.Brittany came out in tears and said wehave to help her. I said I’ve been tryingfor months. I don’t know what to do. Alot of it is, myself, and her caregiver … we always say, ‘oh I made too much,’and we take it over there. All we want,

really, is food in her fridge.” While the donations and gifts will tie

her over the short-term, her homecareand Ed Michalchuk are in discussionsabout implementing some modifica-tions to her unit, including an electron-ic door, and installing a shower in her bathroom to allow her to stay at homeand to get ready – access that is notcurrently available.

However, despite all the help, Brit-tany Michalchuk hopes the experience will have opened doors for further in-teractions with neighbours.

“The reason why we really wantedto throw a party for her, was becauseI called every single tenant and asked,

‘have you had the pleasure of meetingLisa?’ and not many people did,” saidMichalchuk. “With the disability, it’shard to have human connections. SoI really wanted to raise awareness onthe block because I have a feeling thatpeople are going to come and checkon her, go for a walk with her, ask herif she needs help, if she’s hungry, or just spend time with her.”


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BYLAW #15-22, BYLAW #15-23, AND BYLAW #15-24

Bylaw No. 15-22: Proposed amendment to the Land Use Bylaw which amends the definition of “Protective Emergency Services” and adds these services as a

Permitted Use to the following land use districts: R1 Single Detached Residential,R1N Single Detached Residential (Narrow Lot), R2 Low Density Residential, R2X

Medium Density Attached Housing, R3 High Density Residential, MHP Mobile HomePark, MHS Mobile Home Subdivision, C1 Neighbourhood Commercial, and M2General Industrial.Bylaw No. 15-23: Proposed amendment to the Edgefield Area Structure Plan toaccommodate a school site in Phase 2 as well as residential development.

Bylaw No. 15-24: Proposed amendment to the Land Use District Map in the LandUse Bylaw by changing the land use designation from AG - Agriculture General

District, R1N – Single Detached Residential (Narrow Lot) District, and R2 – LowDensity Residential District to P1 – Public Service District, R1N – Single Detached

Residential (Narrow Lot) District, and R2 – Low Density Residential District as shownin Schedule “A” attached.A copy of the proposed Bylaws may be inspected by the public during regular officehours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday at the Town Office (680 WestchesterRoad, Strathmore, AB), or can be found on the Town website (www.strathmore.ca). Please contact the Town Office if you would like an opportunity to review andprovide input on the proposed amendments prior to the Public Hearing.

The Public Hearing will be held at the Council Chambers, Strathmore MunicipalBuilding, 680 Westchester Road, Strathmore Alberta on Wednesday, September16, 2015, commencing at 7:00 pm with procedures in accordance with the Town ofStrathmore Council Procedural Bylaw #07-11 and amendments thereto. Any person

or group of persons, or person acting someone’s behalf, who claims to be affected byany or all of the proposed bylaws may present suggestions or concerns by making asubmission to the public hearing.

Written submissions to the Public Hearing or the name of any person wishing tomake an oral presentation at the Public Hearing must be received by the Planning

and Development Department prior to 12:00 noon on Friday, September 11, 2015 as

outlined in Bylaw #07-11 and amendments thereto. If your written submission isnot received by this time, please provide fifteen (15) copies for distribution at thePublic Hearing. Each person wishing to address Council at the Public Hearing shall

complete their verbal presentation within five minutes. Please note that writtensubmissions will become public documents once submitted to the Town, unless

otherwise requested. SCHEDULE “A” (Bylaw #15-24)

VOLUNTEERS REQUIREDThe following Committee of The Town of Strathmore requires volunteers to

serve either a one year or two year term:

• Names Advisory Committee

The Names Advisory Committee reviews applications submitted in regard

to the naming of new subdivisions, streets, parks, and municipal buildings,

making recommendations to Council for approval. Time commitment

example: 2 after hours meetings scheduled in 2012, ½ hr to 1 hour inlength and 1 meeting in 2013, 1 meeting in 2014.

If you are interested in serving your community as a volunteer, please

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING,SEPTEMBER 16, 2015, 7:00 PM: BYLAW NO. 15-19

Bylaw No. 15-19: Proposed amendment to the Land Use District Map in theLand Use Bylaw by changing the land use designation of Lots 9-12, Block 8, Plan5894P (224 4th Avenue) from CB – Central Business District to R3 – High Density

Residential District as shown on Schedule “A” attached.A copy of the proposed Bylaw may be inspected by the public during regular office

hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday at the Town Office (680 WestchesterRoad, Strathmore, AB), or can be found on the Town website (www.strathmore.

ca). Please contact the Town Office if you would like an opportunity to review andprovide input on the proposed amendments prior to the Public Hearing.

The Public Hearing will be held at the Council Chambers, Strathmore MunicipalBuilding, 680 Westchester Road, Strathmore Alberta on Wednesday, September16, 2015, commencing at 7:00 pm with procedures in accordance with the Town ofStrathmore Council Procedural Bylaw #07-11 and amendments thereto. Any personor group of persons, or person acting someone’s behalf, who claims to be affected by

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However, discussions quickly aroseon the possibility of other locations,even adding on to the doctor offices be-ing constructed in Kinsmen Park, which

was heavily disputed by other councilmembers, the quality of the buildingitself, and the concerns regarding theprice. According to Councillor Steve Grajc-

zyk the state of the building, including aleaky roof, weighed heavily on his deci-sion, as was the agreed-upon price.

“I was originally in support of thistown office moving there, but since

then I found out a lot of things aboutthe building,” said Grajczyk.“We’re paying way too much for the

land. In just talking about the buildingand tearing it down, the building is now$1.8 million for 1.7 acres. In my real-es-tate experience there has never been, inthe history of Strathmore, anyone whopaid for that.

“There are other options for the Townof Strathmore to build, and we’re not

building anything yet, because we don’thave the money. Let’s get that straight.”

Upon raising the possibility of build-ing on Kinsmen Park, one of Grajczyk’sfellow councillors refused to entertainthe idea, commenting on their action afew years ago to rezone the area and

thus protect the park’s area.However, Grajczyk argued that coun-

cil is willing to sacrifice some of thespace for a farmer’s market buildingand shed, and to focus on the area nearthe Strathmore Golf Course to constructmore park area. Councillor Fule coun-tered the statement, arguing that thefarmer’s market building would add tothe park and attract people to the area.

In the absence of Councillor Bob So-

bol, council first voted in favour of anamendment to the motion presented byCouncillor Grajczyk, stating that admin-istration be allowed to continue nego-tiations with the Calgary Co-op.

Council then also voted in favour ofrefusing the approval of the purchase-and-sale agreement presented to thetown, between the Town of Strathmoreand the Calgary Co-op, based on restric-tive covenants as to vendors conditionsof sale, and that the town has not re-ceived a satisfactory report from the

building envelope engineer on the sta- bility of the building. Councillor Blok-land and Councillor Fule opposed themotion.

Despite the withdrawal from theagreement, council remained optimisticthat the conglomerate may re-evaluatetheir restrictions going forward.

“We are not the City of Calgary,” saidCouncillor Peterson. “This is not build-ing a new number one Co-op and sell-ing land 10 blocks away, where anotherchain-store can come in.

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Town council showed somereservation when the CalgaryRegional Partnership (CRP)introduced their two-yearregional transit pilot proj-ect in more detail last week.

The plan revealed too manyuncertainties that preventedcouncil from jumping ontothe bandwagon.

While the project currentlyonly affects five municipali-ties – Okotoks, High River,Nanton, Turner Valley, andBlack Diamond - the presen-tation to provide more detailson the concept raised numer-ous concerns in Strathmoreincluding costs, consumer

losses to Calgary, effects onthe current bus system, andthe town’s readiness if aneastern pilot project were

Strathmore applies brakes on the regional transit pilot projectproposed in the near future. The Calgary Regional Part-

nership, which is comprisedof 14 municipalities sur-rounding Calgary includingStrathmore, will be consider-ing the On-it regional tran-sit system on Sept. 18 andaddressed the local council

to inform them on the sub-regional pilot progress.

“It allows for the phasingin of a regional transit sys-tem, but more importantly itdemonstrates how a regionalservice can be delivered by

working together, and wehave five municipalities com-ing together to deliver thispilot, which is quite an ac-complishment in itself,” saidEttore Iannacito, regionaltransportation program man-ager for CRP.

“It’s not as simple as put-ting buses up there. It’s, howdo you get five municipalitiesto come to an agreement onthe future and what happensafter the two years that thepilot runs its course. The in-tent is that we like to keepthis running. We’re not view-ing this as just a pilot. Sure,it’s trying out the service, it’sa test, but we’re viewing thisas the launch of a regionaltransit service.” The partnership receives

40 cents per capita from itsmembers, as well as fundsfrom the provincial govern-ment. The project is funded

by a provincial government

grant capped at $500,000,allowing for the partnershipto absorb most of the costs.

While council was told mu-nicipalities may need to putup funds for operations, suchas infrastructure costs, they

would not be required toaccount for capital expendi-tures. While assuring that staff

took a conservative approachin their estimations, cost-sharing among the five mu-nicipalities could become areality on the off-chance thatcosts rise.

“One of the benefits forthis pilot project, of course, isthere is eventually a suggest-ed pilot project for Strath-more and Chestermere intothe City of Calgary. You’ll beable to look at those experi-ences High River, Okotoks,and Nanton are all experi-

encing to help you decide on your decision making,” saidBill Robertson, chair of CRPand the Mayor for Okotoks.

“The pilot project comingforward on Sept. 18 is onlydealing with the south leg.

Whether Strathmore par-ticipates that comes later.

That’s not part of this deci-sion by any means. But onceagain, this might well providemore information, to make a

better-informed decision onStrathmore participation inthe future pilot project.”

Despite highlighting the benefits of the system, Rob-ertson and Iannacito saidthe plan includes providingtransportation for those un-able, or without access to apersonal vehicle, addressesthe environmental footprint,attracting businesses by pro-

viding access to workers, andlowering accident rate bytaking more vehicles off theroad. Still some councillorsremained apprehensive. As Strathmore already has

buses from Cardinal CoachLines and Greyhound Canadadelivering residents to Cal-gary during the week, Coun-

cillor Steve Grajczyk voicedhis concern with bringingin a competing service. Fur-thermore, he took issue withCRP’s spending track-record.

The partnership spent nearly$200,000 on branding, a com-munications plan, marketingplan, video and research thatstaff said was invaluable increating a business model.

“This is no disrespect toanyone sitting here, this isfrom the bottom of my heart,

you do a lot of hard work andI know that, but $21 millioncould’ve been put to better

Submitted by: Jocelynn GartnerSTARTING OFF FRESH

The Strathmore Country Garden Club met together Wednesday, September2nd at The Public Library for 7pm. The Club was brought up to date withevents that occurred during July and August. Helping out with The 55+ Sum-mer Games, watering and taking care of the shrubs, trees and flowers for TheStrathmore Rodeo Oasis. As well as touring some beautiful backyard gardens

that were volunteered. Discussions for The Upcoming Annual General Meet-ing are coming up in October where we are looking for new fresh ideas andwonderful, creative people to fill different positions in the club. These posi-tions include: President, Vice President, Secretary/Editor and Treasurer. Weare looking forward to seeing new faces, sharing knowledge on gardening,building friendships, and enjoy working together on interesting projects. Af-ter all discussions were said and done; we all rolled up our sleeves --the birdswere nesting and the fairies were flying and blossoming as secret gardenswere being built.This picture represents some of the artist talent of the club members that werepresent. If any of these projects or topics are of interest to you or you havenew ideas to bring to the club, we are looking for you! Don’t forget to like ourFacebook page, and our next meeting is Wednesday, October 7, at StrathmorePublic Library 7-9 pm. Look forward to meeting with you, blessings.

GETTING STARTED

use,” Grajczyk said.“We haven’t accomplished a heck of

a lot in that time. You spent $175,000on branding of the bus, to me that’s ri-diculous to put a name on it. That’s poormanagement and you’re asking me togo along with your decision-making?I’m really concerned about the cost,that’s the bottom line. Secondly I think

it’s premature for Strathmore, very pre-mature.”

Council was not privy to the costs as-sociated with the pilot project, however,those in attendance were eager to come

back with a detailed report on the cost breakdown when more time was avail-able. Yet other councillors were interest-ed in information regarding the trans-portation for smaller communities, andstatistics on how many residents use thetransit in Calgary, to travel to surround-ing communities for sporting and socialevents. Yet for Councillor Rocky Blokland,

who is also a local business owner, theissue remained one of losing residentsto the city for their shopping needs.

“I can understand the primary use of aregional transit system,” he said.

“Pulling a bus load of people out ofthis town every day, five or six days a

week … I have a problem with that. Asa business owner in this town and as acouncillor, I’ve seen studies where thedollar leakage in this town is high andI’m sure it’s the same in Okotoks, HighRiver and Nanton and all these otherplaces. There is a list of a dozen busi-nesses we need, but the fact of the mat-ter is we are too close to Calgary.”

Despite active discussions during theSept. 2 council meeting, the Calgary Re-gional Partnership was not proposinga future eastern pilot project. Over the

course of the south pilot project’s two years, the CRP said they will monitor,perform studies, and conduct surveys.

While council showed interest in futurediscussions, for now they would like to

wait and review the data once it’s col-lected before considering a pilot projectif proposed in the future.

“There’s too many ifs at this pointin time, especially in dollars and cents

wise, and I don’t want to put that on thetaxpayers back in Strathmore or evenon the provincial government, because

we haven’t got that kind of money any-more,” Grajczyk added.

“I want to commend you folks for do-ing this, I really do, and I’m of the na-ture I’d like to wait and see how you do

in your two-year pilot project. We canask for information now and anotherpresentation, but really what’s going totell a story is at the end of two years andthat’s what I’d like to wait for.”

Every bit countsThe A&W Canalta Scholarship Program handedout their annual scholarships to A&W employees.The program paid the employees $0.25 for ev-ery hour they have worked over the summer aftergraduation. This year’s recipients from Strath-more were Brittney Chiasson ($366) (l) and KyraPeters (r) ($1,157.91) who received them fromstore manager Pravin Chaudary on Sept. 3

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor Council has been discussing this property option

for 2.5 to three years as a possible site for a new Town Hall building. At some point in time, Stra th-more will need a newer, larger municipal building. At the present time, we have outgrown our building. We have office buildings in portable tra ilers outsideof the municipal office, we have offices in Lambert

Centre, and in other locations.One viable option is to renovate and expand theexisting municipal building, which would be a finallocation. As a councillor, I prefer the downtown Co-op location, which will accomplish many positives,including enhancing and revitalizing the downtown!

I have voiced my views very strongly with regardto downtown revitalization and beautification. Whata natural fit it would be to have a new municipal building in the downtown, (obviously the existingCo-op building would need to be removed). A new municipal building, set back from the street,

with ponds, fountains, benches, trees and parkingout front, for all to use and enjoy, would be ideal. Allof the town offices would be in one central location,under one roof where they should be! We could alsoopen up space for the Library, as they looking for ad-ditional space. Our present municipal building could be sold or leased, and the portable trailers could besold. All in all, we could end up saving money in theend.

Now the obvious question of cost comes up! We would likely need to borrow the money. The prop-erty purchase was agreed to at the Aug. 5 councilmeeting, and the vote was unanimously yes! At the

Sept. 2 council meeting, another motion was passedthat basically overturned the previous motion, due toa restrictive clause in the purchase agreement. As a councillor, I didn’t have a problem with that,

and I do understand council’s concern. It was myopinion that the Aug. 5 motion to approve the pur-chase was the first of many steps in moving forward.I did not assume that we would sit on the property

for a number of years, so I question whether we would encumber a future council.I voted against the Sept. 2 motion, which was

passed by a four to two vote in favor of withdrawingthe offer to purchase. Although I did not supportthe motion of council, I will accept and respect themajority decision. To the citizens of Strathmore, I say drive or walk

downtown and look at the Co-op property which isnow fenced, and may look this way for several years. Just what we do not need, another beautiful eyesorein the downtown. The above views are strictly my own and do not

in any way represent the views of the entire councilor any individual councillor, and as previously men-tioned, as a member of a seven-person team, I willaccept and respect the decision of the majority ofcouncil.

Please feel free to contact me at 403-324-1849, orat [email protected], or at Rocky’s Bakery. Thank you.

Rocky Blokland

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Fule for Thought

So, I was handing out little cards at Sobeys on Sat-urday. They were nice, coloured slips advertising theComedy Night this Saturday at the Civic Centre. It’sone of the Youth Club’s major fundraisers, and for the

most part, it went well.However, to the older gentleman who I seemed tohave angered with the hand-out, I’d like to say, it’s notlike I came to your door asking you to switch yourreligion or anything! Sheesh, you made me feel likeI ran over your dog or something! All you had to do,

was say “no thanks”… luckily, almost everyone else was nice. Handing out flyers is a definite humblingexperience … it also reminded me how much I dislikecampaigning for office! With all the rain and cold weather lately, I got to

reminiscing about Phoenix again. The heat there isdefinitely something I miss, as long as you use sun-screen and have a pool available. We were in the warmpool water in 46 degree heat when it dawned on me.

There I was in a pool where I can’t swim, I’m scarednot touching the bottom, and it’s scorching! I havehigh blood pressure, high cholesterol, I’m overweight,

and did I mention I’m scared of water? Basically, I wasin a nice warm “Death Soup!”

I’ll bet my insurance agency would not like to hearthis!

Debbie and I decided to go to a Major League Base-ball game, and the Diamondbacks had a “homestand”against San Francisco. Now, I like baseball, but likecurling, it’s not always the most exciting of sports to

watch!

That night turned out to be the third longest gamein the Diamondbacks’ history. Do you know what 5.5hours of watching baseball does to a person? Manypeople actually started to leave at about the 11th in-ning. The game started at 6:30 p.m. and didn’t finishuntil Midnight! In fact, San Francisco used all 10 ofits pitchers and Arizona used seven. Even though all

these relief pitchers warm up in the bullpen, they alsoget three minutes on the mound with the catcher. That means that for 51 minutes, we watched two

overpaid men play a game of “Catch!”Dull doesn’t begin to describe that! I mean, there’s

a lot of standing around in baseball anyway … the warm-ups were nuts!

I did see a guy in Phoenix wearing a t-shirt thatstopped me in my tracks. He was a typical, ordinaryguy, but the shirt read: “Whoever Said Winning Isn’tEverything Never Had to Fight Cancer.”

It made me think of all the people I’ve known overthe years who’ve had to face this disease. They’re allbrave, and one of my former students is fighting itnow. I had the chance to talk to him, to wish him well,and to say I’ve prayed for him. Sometimes even in theleast expected places, on holiday, we are remindedthat people are fighting their greatest battle right now.

To those of you who are in this now, either per-sonally, or through others, I hope you can find thestrength to fight on, through all the challenges ahead.

(“Fule for Thought” is a slice of life humourous col-umn that appears in the Strathmore Times, written bylong-time resident, town councillor, high school teach-er, coach, husband and father of two – Pat Fule. I f youwould like to get in touch with Pat, you can send himan e-mail at [email protected])

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Thirty-seven years ago,the Wheatland Family andCommunity Support Servic-es launched itself into thecounty, where previouslyprogramming was non-exis-tent. WFCSS launched in 1978,

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with the Village of Rocky-ford, Wheatland County, Village of Hussar, Village ofStandard, and representa-tives from the communitiesto make up its board.

Since then, the servicehas experienced increas-ing growth in the numberof programs offered and itsinfluence in county commu-nities.

WFCSS getting ready for a busy fall season As a result, this fall sea-

son will feature some newprograms while cultivatingold favourites. With the up-coming season quickly ap-proaching, the staff is busyprepping for the fall and ad-dressing the needs of theirpartners.

“It’s been busy all the wayalong because we’ve beengrowing as we’ve been outhere,” said Lynn Walker, pro-gram coordinator. “There was no programming outhere at all when we firststarted. [The communities]say we really need some-thing like this, and then wefind it and offer it to them.” This year, programs are

ranging from the return ofthe Good Food Box that wasinitiated in 2014, to SeniorPower, which is offered ev-ery second year opposite to

the Women’s Conference, as well as the new Lunch andLearn program that attractedenough community members in its preliminary phaseto launch this fall. The free program will

tackle participation-inspiredtopics, such as: how to pre-pare your garden for the fallseason, how to deal withprocrastination, Christmason a shoe-string budget, andcolours and their effects onenergy levels. WFCSS decided to offer

the program as a result ofa total of 18 people partici-

pating in two previous ses-sions. The sessions focusedon handwriting analysis andit introduced a drum circle.

“The board said go forit, try it out, and see what you think, and I thought weshould try this and see whathappens,” Walker said. “Wehave Eagle Lake right closehere so I popped over thereand said ‘would you sponsora talk?’ And they said ‘I don’tsee why not.’” While WFCSS is introduc-

ing some new programs,it’s also bringing back old

favourites. The Good FoodBox is gearing up to take

orders starting Sept. 8, andSenior Power is scheduledfor Sept. 11, held at theHope Community CovenantChurch. The day will becomplete with guest speak-ers and discussion tables where participants can learnabout issues surrounding se-niors and identify possiblegaps in service. The event will include 20 exhibitors,such as: Health and Well-ness, Office of the PublicGuardian, Alberta Securities,and Alberta Senior Benefits. The church’s hallways will be lined with vendors that will feature Strathmore’s lo-cal Wheatland Lodge andthe Siksika Medicine Lodge.

Last time the event oc-curred it experienced ahealthy turnout of roughly80 people; the organizationis hoping for a similar result

for its third time offering inStrathmore. With the extreme weather

patterns experienced latelyand following severe bliz-zards observed in certain Wheatland County areastwo years ago, WFCSS hasalso been focusing on ramp-ing up emergency servicesand has helped set up 13different reception centresin various villages and ham-lets. The program showed villages how to utilize theirexisting structures and pre-pare emergency kits.

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this year,” Walker said. “Ourfocus has been on emer-gency management andmaking sure that they’re upand ready to go for recep-tion centres, so if we havea blizzard in the wintertime,they can set something upto accommodate people thatmight be driving by.”

On Sept. 16, their annualinteragency gathering willalso kick off, to bring to-gether non-profit organi-zations and other supportgroups.

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JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

A year ago, library staff at the Strath-more Municipal Library saw one kid intheir summer program who struggled with ADHD.

This year, they noticed that his lit-eracy was developing and he read themost in his age group and contributedto the many hours the kids read thissummer.

Despite having low numbers, the 110kids ages 3 to Grade 7, put in 450 hoursmore of reading over seven weeks, fora total 1,800 hours.

“We had kids coming in having read23 hours a week,” said Rachel Dick-Hughes, director of library services for

the Strathmore Municipal Library. The summer reading program was

put in place around 10 years ago toprovide kids the opportunity to en-hance their reading skills, runningfrom the first day of summer vacationto the day they return to school ends.

“Part of that is because we had re-ally great prizes donated by different businesses around town and we hadsubstantial donations from the Lionsthat let us buy really good prizes,”said Dick-Hughes. “I think that helpedmotivate them. What really drives us,to motivate kids to read more overthe summer, is so many studies have

shown that kids fall back reading lev-

els during the summer unless they’rereading.“What we’re trying to do is help kids

not fall back but get ahead, so thatthey’re starting September even betterthan they were in June.”

She added the program had helpedkids find books they loved to read andnot be limited by any specific readinglevel. In turn the staff noticed a rise inconfidence throughout the summer asa result of reading more challenging books that they wouldn’t tackle duringthe school year.

Krystal Esau, who was a program co-ordinator for a third summer, enjoyed working with the kids to achieve theirliteracy goals and gave them a little ex-

tra motivation to succeed with prizesthroughout the days.

Esau said parents related the kidscomments such as, ‘we just finished,’‘we were reading so much this morn-ing because we really wanted to makesure we got a prize.’

“We saw that really worked for a lot ofkids, something really tangible, a smallgoal that they could really achieve in a week,” said Esau. “Often kids were get-ting up to three prizes a week.” The program worked on bigger goals

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Wheatland County is currently working on implementing a new so-cial media strategy, as it currently does

not have one. The hope is to provideanother tool to connect with its resi-dents, bring them to the website andupdate them on county news andevents.

“It just gives them another layer ofcommunication that they can get in-formation from us, or ask questions,”said Lisa Bastarache, Wheatland Coun-ty’s communications officer.

She did not hesitate to say that theconcept is not just for ratepayers, butfor the general public to view too.

“I think right now, our main targetaudience will be rate payers,” saidBastarache. A policy has to be put in place in

regards to what social media tool the

county will use and who can post onthe website. Once the policy is ap-proved, then county staff can moveforward on creating the strategy.

“The policy is going to outline theplatforms we’re going to use,” said

Bastarache. “And who within the coun-ty can post things and tweet aboutstuff and just parameters around whatinformation will go out to the socialmedia, as opposed to newsletters, orin the newspaper, or on our website.”

In addition, the county got permis-sion to revamp their website and thepossibility of an app as well. Wheatland County Reeve Glenn

Koester added his take on the matterin that he thinks it will be a guide-line that will run consistently once thestrategy is put into motion.

“Policy is a guideline,” said Koester.“We’re just setting it up to be fluid.” The policy will be brought back to

council in October.

County proposes social media strategy

Strathmore Youth Club staff member Vanessa (left photo) and fu-

ture club member 4-year-old Reid Ziemann, posed for a pictureduring the 2015 fall and winter REVS on Sept. 3. Cadets Canada

stood proud and tall with their exhibit with Sgt. Knight (middle

photo, l-r), Cpl. Schouten and LAC Shea at hand to answer ques-

tions. Strathmore Matrix Cheer members (right photo) showed off

some moves. Manny Everett Photos

Great turnout for REV’s


10/24


MIRIAM OSTERMANN


As the 2015 Census results were made public, the datagathered not only provided town council with valuable in-formation before heading into their fall budget process,

but the Strathmore Municipal Library also utilized the ma-terial in accommodating the immigrant population withinthe community. While the census proved useful in providing details on

a climbing population and variances among age groups, italso categorized languages spoken in Strathmore. Although

just over 97 per cent of Strathmore’s 13,327 populationspeaks English, the Filipino community attracted attention

with 44 households – or 1.01 per cent - speaking Tagalog,the second most spoken language in the town. As a result and in conjunction with the Wheatland Inter-

agency Meeting, the library partnered up with the FoothillsCommunity Immigrant Services (FCIS) to provide translat-ed materials and special immigrant packages.

“Often when you move to a new country, you’re thinkingabout getting your home started and getting your kids into

school and some of those little extras sometimes get puton the backburner,” said Carmen Erison,

“Having an opportunity like this and being able to wel-come them to the library a little bit more and integratethem is handy. If we can draw them into the library andshow them all of the wonderful free programs that wehave, I think it would help.” With the help of FCIS, the library translated their original

library brochure and program brochure, as well as a book-mark with titles of books in the international collections,into Tagalog and Spanish. The library also created immi-gration packages that include a free one-year family mem-

bership, which was also translated into the two languages.By offering these materials, the library hopes to see more

immigrants take advantage of their international book col-lection and free programs.

Having already volunteered with the Strathmore 55 Plus Alberta Summer Games and the Superhero Clean-up, the

Filipino Association in Strathmore also wants to be more visible within the community.

“I met some people who want to learn Tagalog, now Itell them there are some books available in the library, soif you want I can teach you how to read that if you like,”said Carlos Bongala, president of the association.

“We want to let the Strathmore community know that theFilipino community wants to share, because we’re part ofthat community. We want to help as much as we can.” The library collection also carries books in Punjabi and

French. By offering the packages, Erison hopes more im-migrants will make their way to the library, which is notthe case currently.

“We wanted to really kind of hone in on that community because we know that the library can offer them manygreat services that they might not know of,” Erison said.

“It’s a small collection that we have, but it’s something

and we want new immigrants to know that they are com-pletely welcome to come.”If anyone knows of new immigrants in the community

who could benefit from this opportunity, they are encour-aged to call Nancy Risdon with FCIS at 403-938-4699.

Census provides inspiration

for library to help

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MIRIAM OSTERMANN


After some door-knock-ing and petitioning efforts,spearheaded by two Hillcrestcommunity members, ap-proximately 20 residents liv-ing on Hillcrest Blvd showed

up to the Sept. 2 Strathmoretown council meeting. They were pleased with towncouncil’s decision to opposezoning changes to an 11-acreparcel to R2X Medium Den-sity Attached Housing Dis-trict. Town council was per-

plexed and frustrated duringthe council meeting whenadministration presentedthem with two items: amendthe Lakewood Meadows Area Structure Plan (ASP)to include the 11-acre par-cel, and change the land use

designation from AgricultureGeneral District to R2X Me-dium Density. When the Area Structure

Plan was adopted in 2012, itexcluded the parcel on thenortheast corner on the southside of Range Rd. 244, be-cause the owner at the timedid not want to participatein the process. As a result,the parcel was left withoutan ASP. Under the MunicipalDevelopment Plan (MDP), alllands recently annexed intothe town are required to besupported by an ASP prior toany development.

When the land was sold,the new owner showed in-terest in subdividing and developing the land, and coun-cil was asked to include theparcel in the surrounding ASP.

However, council was alsoasked to consider re-designa-tion for the area, a situation28 out of the 33 neighbour-ing residences took issue with.

“At the end of the day it wasn’t just ‘you’re wreck-ing my view.’ There werea whole lot of things and Ithink council touched ona lot of our concerns,” saidCaroline Mongrain-Schap-pert, who, together with herneighbour Jeff Worne, began

the door knocking and peti-tion process.

“I was quite shocked thatthe town council didn’tknow more about the pro-posed bylaws. They seemeda bit confused. That shockedme because I sent in eightpages of questions.”

The developer proposedto build townhouses on theparcel that could house amaximum of 20 units basedon the current water andsewage capacity. The R2X re-designation would allow fora height of 12 meters and al-low for a variety of housingstyles. The adoption of the bylaw, Bylaw 15-13, wouldpermit consideration of asubdivision application forLakewood Meadows.

“As staff have indicatedthis application conforms tothe MDP, both in map andin policy,” said Pat Maloney, who represented the devel-oper.

“The residential develop-ment goal of the Munici-pal Development Plan is tocreate complete communi-ties, which offer a range ofhousing to suit the variety ofneeds of the current and fu-ture community as the townof Strathmore continues togrow. In this case, we arelooking at R2X which allowsfor attached housing.”

However, when Mongrain-Schappert received the townnotification informing adja-

cent landowners of the pro-posed bylaws, she beganeducating herself, sent inquestions to town adminis-tration, and started collectingsignatures.

“There’s a lot of questionsabout seepage, there’s wild-life, there’s wetlands, there’sall kinds of issues that werea little bit vague,” she said.

“Some of us didn’t livethere when the current ASP went through … when it wasproposed in 2011 and signedin 2012. I don’t think peopleat that time understood ful-ly the current developmentthey’re doing now, and sopeople are really angry thatthey didn’t ask more ques-tions back then.”

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Mongrain-Schappert said most peo-ple in her neighbourhood were worriedabout more buildings being construct-ed in the area, rise in crime, increase intraffic, property value decline, preser- vation of mature trees on the property,road widening, and seepage.

Maloney did address some of theconcerns, mentioning a biophysical im-

pact assessment, traffic impact assess-ment update, geotechnical investiga-tion and a Phase 1 environmental siteassessment. She said there was goodaccess to major roadways and the town wetland assessment failed to identifyany wetlands. During an open house,only six residents were present and voiced concerns to the devaluation ofadjacent properties. Residential devel-opment had always been planned forthe area. She also informed council thatthey should try and keep as many treesas possible, after Councillor Brad Wallsinquired about the issue that was ofconcern to him.

In the end, council decided to ap-prove Bylaw 15-02 to amend the Lake- wood Meadows Area Structure Plan, with Councillor Bob Sobol absent andCouncillor Brad Walls and CouncillorSteve Grajczyk opposed. Council thendefeated Bylaw 15-13 land use amend-ment.


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MIRIAM OSTERMANN


Strathmore-Brooks MLA Derek Fil-debrandt is falling back on success ob-served during his campaign and is pro-posing town-hall-style meetings once amonth, to connect with members of hisconstituency. The format previously provided Fil-

debrandt with much feedback and achance to meet his voters. By offering12 meetings throughout various com-munities, he now is determined to re-connect and address local or province- wide issues that are localized.

“People often, especially in the small-er communities, are disconnected fromtheir representatives for the govern-ment and this is a way to ensure that

I stay directly tuned into the concernsof the people and their local communi-ties and they have a chance to say theirpiece,” said Fildebrandt.

Town hall meetings to connect

residents with their MLA

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