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Serving the Communities of Black Diamond • Bragg Creek • Eden Valley • Elbow Valley • Jumping Pound
Longview • Millarville • Priddis • Red Deer Lake • Redwood Meadows • Springbank • Turner Valley
Volume 27 Number 5
May 2016
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A Perfect Present by Andrea Kidd
Western Ways by Paul Hemingson
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Real Property Reports by Wayne Chaulk
Rocky View County Councillor - Liz Breakey
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Turner
Valley
Times
Hello, Turner Valley. What a fabulous April we had, I kept thinking, is it
really only April and are we going to pay
for this later on! Hopefully all the planting we did early will come to fruition,
and we received some much needed rain
towards the end of the month. With the
season may come fire bans and water
restrictions, and a rain barrel might be a
good idea, check out the Recycle Center
in Turner Valley for rain barrels and other
water saving measures, they have a lot of
pamphlets and information there for free.
It’s Discovery Days weekend again!
I love this weekend which includes the
big Parade on Saturday, June 4 from 10
to around noon. Head on over to Black
Diamond early as there are some road
closures and detours and bring your
lawn chair to get a good seat. For infor-
mation on the Parade route and detours,
visit town.blackdiamond.ab.ca.
Lots to do in Turner Valley before
and after the Parade. Millenium Park
will host an Artisan Market and for the
kids there will be a Petting Zoo, Face
Painting, Bounce Houses, Large
Inflatable Games, Balloon Creations,
and a Climbing Wall. The festivities in
the Park run from 11-3 on June 4th.
The Sheep Creek Arts Council also
hosts their annual Rhubarb Festival on
June 4th. This event includes a Rhubarb
Tea which is only $5 for a slice of rhubarb
pie or crisp and coffee and tea, and the tea
goes from 1-4. Also they will be having a
Quilt Show and a Bake Sale, starting at 11
after the Parade. The SCAC is located at
133 Sunset Blvd. in Turner Valley. If you
can help out by volunteering, you would
be most welcomed. Also the SCAC is
offering Vivien Wiebe’s class “Dew–Some
Rain-drops with Acrylic” workshop on
Saturday, May 28 from 9:30-4, at a cost of
$65. SCAC asks you become a member to
sign up for their numerous programs, only
$10 per year. For more information, please
call Sheila at 403-931-3989.
Dr.Lander Memorial Pool will be
hosting free swims throughout the weekend. Both Friday and Saturday from 121 they host a free family swim. And both
days they offer a public swim with special activities throughout the day on
Saturday and both public swims run
from 1-9. The pool is located at 207
Main Street in Turner Valley.
The annual Diamond Valley Shoot
Out Ball Hockey Tournament gets
underway on Friday night at 5 p.m., and
goes again all day on Saturday. The location of the ball hockey tournament is at
the outdoor skating rink in Turner
Valley, at 131 Main Street beside the
Flare and Derrick.
The Valley Neighbors Club will
also host their annual Plant Sale on the
Saturday as well. Donations of plants
would be greatly appreciated, and can be
dropped off Friday afternoon. The
Valley Neighbors is located next to the
Sheep Creek Arts Council on Sunset
Blvd, just west of the 4 way stop, and the
Plant Sale will be held in the Courtyard.
The Sheep River Library will be
hosting a Book Sale on Saturday, June 4th
Tea, Bazaar & Bake Sale
Saturday, May 14
1:30 to 4:30
Glen Meade III
709 Government Road
Black Diamond (near hospital)
Everything
Home
Made!
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from 11-3 at the Library located on Main
Street. And throughout the day in the
parking lot of the Library will be a Vehicle
Extrication held by Emergency Services.
To keep your energy up for all the
festivities, there will be Food Vendor
Concessions in the Flare and Derrick.
Vendors include the Knights of
Columbus, Rusty Spurs, and the Turner
Valley School Parent Council. The
Vendors open up shop starting at 11 a.m.
Black Diamond also has lots going
on for Parade Day, please check out the
column in this issue to find out more.
There will also be a shuttle bus for going
back and forth between the two towns,
what a great idea, the bus runs between 84:30 and picks up at the Valley Cold Beer
and Liquor Store on Main Street, and
drops off at Country Food Mart in Black
Diamond. For more information on events
for Parade Day, visit turnervalley.ca.
The Sheep River Library is offering
a Writer’s Night on June 9th at the
Library. And on Friday, May 22 they
hold their Newcomer’s Group. If you are
new to Turner Valley you are welcome to
attend. Each session is a chance to meet
old friends and new, and to learn about
your community and to explore opportunities such as dinner clubs, card and or
board games, wine tasting, hiking and
walking, travel club, and more. For more
information or to register, please phone
403-933-3278 or email diamondvalley
[email protected]. The Group
meets at the Library at 7 p.m.
The Leighton Art Center is hosting
their 14th annual Juried Members Show
from May 7 to June 19. The artists are
local Albertans and this show is the best
of the best. The Leighton Art Center is a
not for profit arts organization located
northeast of Turner Valley just a short
drive away. It is a Historical Heritage
Home Museum and Education Center
hosting 8,000 school children a year. For
more information, call 403-931-3153.
The Turner Valley Legion has lots
going on as well. There will be an
Awards and Honours on May 28, and a
Senior’s Dinner on May 30. Tentatively
they are getting together a Maritime
Celebration on June 11. For more information and updates, call 403-933-4600
or visit their website.
Lastly, you have probably noticed the
new 40km/hr speed limit in town.
Exceptions to the rule are Main Street,
Sunset Blvd., Valley Trail, 16 Avenue, and
the non resident portion of Decalta Road.
If you have any events happening
June 8 – July 13 that you would like to
see in the High Country News, please
call Elaine at 403-933-3807 or email me
at [email protected]. The deadline for
this issue is May 23.
Happy Discovery Days!
Elaine Wansleeben
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Last summer the library served as
Coming soon to our library – bicythe Visitor Information Centre for the cles! Yes, along with walking poles,
Town of Turner Valley as a pilot project. snowshoes and pedometers, you will
The library has now taken on that role in soon be able to take out a bike with your
a more official capacity which means we library card. We are working in partnerhave extended our operating hours. To ship with the High Country Wellness
facilitate visitor information services the Coalition to provide this service. Check
library will now be open 12 to 4 p.m. on out the HCWC table at Discovery Days
the Saturdays and Statutory days of long for more information. Details will be
weekends. Full library service will be posted at www.sheepriverlibrary.ca
available during this time including cir- when the program is ready to roll.
ANNUAL BOOK
culation desk, public computers and
For a full list of all programs and
wifi. We also have brochures available events please check our website or call
SALE RETURNS!
Spring is here and it is time for sea- in our entry way for visitors to our area. 403-933-3278.
sonal activities such as gardening and
spring cleaning. If you are decluttering
your house and looking for a place to
drop off boxes of books you have
amassed over the years then bring them
to the library. We are collecting books for
our annual book sale on Saturday, June 4.
We accept everything except sets of
encyclopaedias, Reader’s Digest condensed books and textbooks. These items
do not sell and we end up recycling them.
As part of the Discovery Days festivities
we will again set up carts of books under
our veranda and you can peruse them at
your leisure from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. right
after the Diamond Valley Parade.
Purchase as many items as you can carry
for 25 cents a piece. What we don’t sell
is sent to Better World Books and they
distribute them to libraries in the developing world or sell them. A portion of the
profits supports both our library and
other literacy organisations. When you
drop off donated books, please bring
them into the library. Do not put them in
the outside drop box which is for returning library items only. Whether you are
donating books or not, we hope to see
you at the sale on June 4. You never
know what treasure you may discover!
The circulation desk will be closed
on Wednesday, May 11 for the entire
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Keeping your smile
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healthy and bright
in Strathmore. We apologise in advance
for any inconvenience. The conference
through proactive oral
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health prevention and
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teeth cleaning services.
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Black
Diamond
Digest
Hello, Black Diamond. Well what a
warm April we had, with record temperatures it felt like summer. We received
some much needed rain towards the end
of the month. Let’s hope the good
weather continues for our annual
Discovery Days weekend!
On Saturday, June 4, the 47th annual Diamond Valley Parade is taking
place in Black Diamond. The parade
starts at 10 a.m. and goes until around
11:30. The theme for this year’s parade
is Small Town BIG Dreams and I think
it’s an excellent theme for us this year. If
you haven’t attended a parade here,
bring your lawn chairs and come early.
The kids usually get candy thrown from
the floats, and there are marching bands,
floats, horses, and the firetrucks end off
the parade with much honking and hollering. My favorites are the bagpipe
bands and the First Nation horses.
There will be road closures the
morning of the parade starting at 8 a.m.
and going until noon. For a full list of
road closures and detours, and the
parade route, visit town.blackdiamond
.ab.ca for full details. Volunteers are the
cornerstone of the parade, if you can
help out at all, please contact Quinn
Page, Economic Development Manager,
at the Town at 403-933-4348.
Get energized for the weekend with
a Pancake Breakfast at the Oilfields
High School. The breakfast runs from
8:30-10 a.m. and is near the Muster
Point for the start of the Parade. The
School is located at 511-3rd Street SW
in Black Diamond.
At noon on Parade Day head over to
the 4 way stop in Black Diamond and
watch for your duck to win in the annual Duck Derby. Tickets can be found
around town or call the Foothills Lions
Club for your chance to purchase the
winning ticket. Prizes are $1,000 each
for first and last place duck. All proceeds
will be donated to the Construction of
the Diamond Valley BMX Pump Track.
The Lions will also be hosting a BBQ at
the 4 way stop along with the Duck
Derby. Quack Quack!
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You can’t have a Parade without
music and the Stop Coffee House in
Black Diamond is hosting a Bandstand
throughout the day. Stop by the Stop (I
always think that’s funny) and check out
local talent as they play the day away. The
Stop is located at 123 Government Road.
The Griffiths Center is also located
on Government Road, across from the
Stop. My apologies for stating that the
Griffiths Center still hosts swim activities, they stopped this a few years ago,
but offer many programs for 50 plus
people. They offer dessert/games night
once a month and breakfast is served
from 8-11, and it is a really good breakfast. Membership to the Griffiths is only
$10 a year, drop by to see their wonderful facility or check out their website for
details on all they have to offer, or give
Andy a call at 403-933-2167.
Turner Valley has tons going on for
Discovery Days weekend, please check
out the column in this issue to help plan
your day. There will be a shuttle bus this
year going back and forth between the
two towns from 8-4:30. The shuttle bus
picks up at the Country Food Mart in
Black Diamond and drops off at the
Valley Cold Beer and Liquor on Main
Street in Turner Valley.
The Glen Meade III Seniors Apartments are hosting a Tea and Bake Sale
along with a Bazaar on Saturday, May 14
from 1-4:30. The Bazaar is free to attend
and the Tea is only $5 which includes dainty sandwiches and squares, and coffee or
tea. Glen Meade is located up by the hospital with the big driveway out in front.
Foothills Community Hospice
Society is hosting their 8th annual
Charity Golf Tournament on Thursday,
June 9th. There will be an 11 a.m. registration/lunch followed by a one o’clock
shotgun start. Dinner follows at 6 p.m.
Professional golfer Lisa Longball will be
the keynote speaker. Foothills Hospice is
dedicated to providing compassionate,
holistic care to persons with a terminal illness and to the people they love. There is
no cost to patients for care. Many volunteers worked with generous community
members, foundations, service clubs,
municipal councils, businesses and
provincial granting agencies to raise $4
million dollars to build, equip, and furnish the Hospice. The Society continues
to raise funds to cover the additional
operational and clinical expenses not covered by the Government. The Golf
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Tournament is one of these fundraisers
and sounds like a great day to spend the
day. For more information check out their
website for great sponsorship opportunities and registration forms at countryhos
pice.org or call Bonnie Wiebe at 403-9954673. The event will be held at the
Cottonwood Golf and Country Club.
Our friends to the south at the Bar U
Historical Ranch are gearing up for their
season’s opening on May 16. They are
hosting a Hometown Hero’s Special Event
Weekend on May 21 and 22. The Bar U is
like a mini Heritage Park, with a cookhouse, roundup camp, and other buildings
to explore. The Bar U is an actual working
ranch. Take a wagon ride with their beautiful Percheron horses, they have just
acquired two more male Perchorons, and
are they ever gorgeous horses. My mom
was quite taken by the handsome wagon
driver as well! Bar U is located about 8km.
south of Longview on the Cowboy Trail,
they are open from 10-5 daily, for more
information, call 403-395-2212.
If you have any events happening
June 8 – July 13 that you would like to
see in the High Country News, please
call Elaine at 403-933-3807 or email me
at [email protected]. The deadline for
this issue is May 23.
Happy Discovery Days!
Elaine Wansleeben
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A MESSAGE FROM
JOHN BARLOW
MP for Foothills
Doctor Assisted Dying is one of the
most important and difficult issues I
have had to address during my time as a
Member of Parliament.
I have looked to the residents of
Foothills for input and direction in dealing with a highly complex and deeply
sensitive issue. It was clear at the open
houses and the correspondence that I
have received, this is an important issue
for Foothills residents.
In February 2015, the Supreme Court
found the existing legislation, which did
not allow physician assisted suicide or
euthanasia in Canada, to be in contravention of the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms. In its decision, the Supreme
Court directed Parliament to draft legislation allowing a competent adult to request
medical assistance in dying.
A Special Joint Committee studied
the issue and in March 2016 presented a
report to the House of Commons including 21 recommendations, which were to
form the framework of the legislation.
The Conservative members of the
committee drafted a dissenting report
outlining concerns with the recommendations. I shared their concerns as the
recommendations went far beyond the
directive from the Supreme Court.
For example, the Special Joint
Committee recommended mature
minors and people with mental illness
should qualify for doctor assisted dying;
it did not protect a physican’s right to a
decision on conscience; and there were
concerns with the risks around advanced
directives.
Although the vast majority of
Canadians support doctor assisted dying,
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I was concerned many did not fully comprehend the recommendations and what
could be included in the legislation.
As a result, I held four open houses
throughout the riding for you to come to
learn more about the study, ask questions, and provide your feedback.
The open houses were very well
attended and an overwhelming number
of participants also voiced concern with
some of the elements of the recommendations.
Conservative members shared the
concerns we have heard from our constituents with the Liberal minister. Our
priority was to ensure legislation included safeguards for the most vulnerable, as
well as protection for the conscience
rights of physicians and allied health
professionals.
It was a relief to see the Liberal government listened to Canadians.
In April, they tabled the legislation
and many of the issues we raised were
addressed including removing minors
and advanced directives and tightening
the safeguards for those suffering with
mental illness.
The initial direction of the legislation on Doctor Assisted Dying was wor-
risome, but steps have been taken to
address some of the concerns Foothills
residents raised. However, there are still
issues and ambiguity with the legislation, including clarity on assessing those
with psychological issues, medical consent and protection for the conscience
rights of physicians.
I am proud to say Conservative MPs
will have the freedom to examine this
legislation, determine whether it
includes sufficient safeguards, speak
with our constituents and make our decisions on whether or not to support the
bill on behalf of our constituents through
a free vote on the legislation.
However, before making that vote, I
would like to hear from you. Again, it is
clear this is an important issue for
Canadians and I encourage you to learn
more about the nuances of the bill and
contact my office with questions or concerns. The bill can be found by searching
C-14 at www.parl.gc.ca.
(http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublica
tions/Publication.aspx?Mode=1&DocId
=8183660&Language=E)
John Barlow
MP for Foothills
Do I have to buy Mortgage Insurance
from my Mortgage Lender?
The simple answer is NO!
Marc and Lorna just bought a house
and, like most home buyers, they
needed a mortgage. During the financing process, they were offered mortgage insurance by the lender. They
wanted to know more before taking
the coverage.
Do we control the policy? Because
the coverage is usually a group plan,
the agreement is actually between the
mortgage lender and the insurance
company. Marc and Lorna would be
insured under the policy and pay the
premiums, but the mortgage lender
would be the beneficiary and receive
all proceeds on death.
Can proceeds be used for something
other than paying off the mortgage?
Marc and Lorna agree that it makes
sense to continue having the monthly
mortgage premiums paid, if one of
them dies, but not necessarily having
the mortgage paid off. They would like
the survivor to invest the proceeds
from the insurance and use the income
to continue making mortgage payments. That way, once the house is
debt-free, the income can continue
from their investment. The mortgage
insurance through the lender dictates
that proceeds will only be paid to the
lender to pay off the mortgage.
Can we get better rates because
we're healthy? The answer is NO,
from the mortgage lender. Your insurance advisor can give you a quotation,
on a personally owned insurance policy that may be considerably cheaper.
In most cases with mortgage lenderprovided coverage, non-smokers pay
the same premiums as smokers which
would be considerably more than what
your insurance advisor could provide.
Is coverage flexible? Marc and Lorna
have other needs they want taken care
of in the event of death. The mortgage
coverage through the lender is for the
outstanding mortgage amount only
and decreases along with the mortgage
balance. They would still have to ar-
range for other insurance to cover their
additional needs.
Do we have to get coverage from the
lender? NO! Marc and Lorna learned
that they can get their coverage anywhere they want. Another point that
concerned them is that premiums for
the lender-provided coverage are based
on the amount of the mortgage, their
ages and the length of the mortgage
(amortization period). This means that
as they pay down the mortgage their
mortgage insurance premiums, through
the mortgage lender, do not reduce.
They would simply pay the same premium for less and less coverage.
Can the survivor continue their coverage? Only one benefit is paid out by
lender-provided insurance. For example, if Marc dies first, Lorna cannot
continue her protection. If she is in
poor health at that time, Lorna may not
be able to get coverage at all.
With Lender provided insurance do
I actually have the coverage I am
paying for? With personally owned
life insurance the life insurance company performs their due diligence, a
process call underwriting at the time
you apply for the insurance. If they
approve the policy you have coverage.
With mortgage lenders they do the
underwriting at the time of a claim
being made, possibly many years later.
If they determine that they would not
have issued a stand-alone policy, at the
time they started receiving premium
payments for the mortgage insurance,
they will deny your claim and return
your premium payments. You might
not get the mortgage paid off.
By working with an insurance advisor,
Marc and Lorna were able to take care of
their total need for insurance, not just the
mortgage. By using personal policies,
they were able to get guaranteed coverage and premiums. They choose who
receives proceeds when death occurs
and the beneficiaries can decide how
best to use the funds. Plus, coverage is
portable. Lender-provided insurance is
generally tied to only one mortgage.
Call to arrange an appointment for a
financial reality check.
Robert Hughes,
P. Eng., CFSB, CFP, CPCA
LONGVIEW
LIBRARY
On May 3, Karon Argue, author of
the children's book The Smooch, shared
her story of perseverance endured by her
severe physical health problems while
writing her book. Karon lives in High
River and was encouraged to write children's books by Robert Munsch (Love
You Forever), who had read her work. He
told her, "You're good, get going." She
took on the challenge in spite of Type 1
Diabetes, blindness, and a kidney transplant in 2015. Her talk included a discussion of how she accomplishes her art with
the help of visual aids, and she demonstrated CNIB equipment that she used to
illustrate and hand colour her book.
On May 18, Wednesday from 6-7,
Jeannie Milan, a Usui Reiker Master,
will give a talk in the library of how
Reiki works, its benefits and how to do
it. She will also do mini demos, should
you wish.
Isobel Millar will be exhibiting her
new oil paintings in the library for the
month of May.
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New non-fiction in the library is
Quit Sugar by Sarah Wilson, Sock
Knitting by Ann Budd, The Collapse of
Parenting by Leonard Sax and How Can
I Help by David Goldbloom. All good
informative reads.
An absorbing read is The Birthday
Lunch by Joan Clark, the best selling
author of Latitudes of Melt and The
Audience of Chairs. The story is set in
the Maritimes and is an account of a
family's unexpected loss, and explores
the shock of sudden death, with a mystery woven in. Clark lives in
Newfoundland.
Happy Reading.
Sylvia Binkley
[email protected]
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is MAY 23rd
THOSE WERE THE DAYS,
MY SHEEP CREEK
WEAVER FRIENDS
And we in the guild are celebrating
40 years since the beginning.
We would like to invite all
former members to join us
June 2 for a potluck meeting.
We plan to remember the past
and celebrate the now.
10:30 at the Race Track Hall
Please call Karen at 403-931-2771
for more information.
MORTGAGE
MATTERS
BY CANDACE PERKO,
MORTGAGE BROKER
Top Six Mortgage Features
Real estate is a still a hot commodity
in many parts of the country - it’s also a
competitive market. And everyone wants
your business — from Realtors to mortgage lenders. It’s important to understand
the features of a mortgage and make sure it
fits with your goals. Take a look at some of
the features you might consider:
Blend and Extend - Many lenders offer
this feature, which is simply a blend of
your existing rate with the now current
rate. It may also mean extending your current maturity date as well. Depending on
your situation, you may want the flexibility this feature offers. If your current
lender doesn’t allow a change in the maturity date, then you’re locked into the
remaining time left on the term. While
that’s not the end of the world, in a rising
rate environment this can be extremely
inconvenient. If you’re moving up, and
buying at your maximum loan-to-value,
you may not want just a 1 to 2 year term.
Early Payout Penalty Calculation Different Banks calculate their IRD (interest rate differential) penalties differently.
The IRD is a compensation charge that
may apply if you pay off your mortgage
prior to the maturity date, or pay the mortgage principal down beyond the amount
of your prepayment privileges. It’s important to understand how your early payout
penalty would be calculated. Some chartered Banks are known for their extremely large IRD penalties. Most closed fixedrate mortgages have a prepayment penalty that is the higher of 3-months interest or
the IRD, while variable-rate mortgages do
not have IRD penalties. If you don’t know
you’ll keep the mortgage for the entire
term then make sure to understand the fine
print in your mortgage documents, especially as it pertains to the payout penalty.
Mortgage Registration - Is the mortgage registered as a non-standard charge,
either a running account, or a collateral
charge? If so, then it becomes harder to
switch this mortgage out to take advantage of lower rates. Consider this scenario: If the lending institution knows
you will have to incur $1,000 or more in
possible costs, as well as put in the time
and effort to complete a refinance with
another lender, then there is less incentive to offer you best rates at renewal
time when a small rate reduction might
be enough to keep your business.
Pre-Payment Privileges - Is the lender
offering 15/15, or 20/20? That means
allowing prepayments of 15 or 20%
annually on the outstanding balance of
the mortgage. It also means allowing
you to increase your regular payments
by up to 15 or 20%. Also, can these lump
sum payments be made during the year
or only at the mortgage anniversary?
And how easy is it to make lump sum
payments? Do you have to go into the
branch, call a 1-800 number? Or can you
simply go online and do it. These are
important factors to consider.
Porting Features - This feature, which
allows you to keep your mortgage if you
move properties, can vary from lender to
lender. This is an important factor if you
think you might move before the mortgage maturity date.
Online Access - All of the chartered Banks
offer online access as do a number of
mortgage banks. Generally online access
allows you to see your balance, make additional lump sum payments, or make a payment increase. This can be a time-saving
feature for tech-savvy consumers.
Yes, there is more to getting a mortgage than just rate. Call me today and
get help navigating mortgage features
and find the best for you.
Cindy Wilson
Chartered Accountant
Bus: (403) 949-4947
Fax: (403) 949-2252
P.O. Box 898
3 River Drive S.
Bragg Creek, AB T0L 0K0
[email protected]
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A Perfect Present
“Did you buy it at Wal-Mart?” he
asked.
“No,” I replied. “I searched a little
store in Black Diamond and found
something special for your birthday.”
His face flickered disappointment,
his fingers quickly removed the wrapping and disinterestedly he set aside my
carefully chosen gift.
My mind flashed back to his sixth
birthday. I had perused the toy shelves
of Wal-Mart for an hour or two before
deciding on his present. He had asked
for the receipt so he could add it to his
collection and buy what he really
wanted.
His honesty disarms me. He makes
no show of unfelt gratitude. He does not
lie or fake pleasure. His love for me, so
evident whenever we meet, does not
depend upon my choice of gift for him. I
treasure this lad’s frankness.
This year I took him Go-Karting.
No wrapped gift with a bow on top, just
two circuits of the track with two
cousins and a hot dog afterwards. We
celebrated three birthdays in one day.
We pulled into the driveway at
home and he jumped out exclaiming,
“This is the best day of my life!”
Andrea Kidd
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IN MEMORIAM
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MILLARVILLE
HORTICULTURAL
CLUB
Every second Tuesday of the month
(Sept to May) at 7:30 p.m. a speaker is
arranged to talk and share their knowledge with the club. We meet at the
Millarville church house.
June 2 is our plant sale at the
Millarville Racetrack. It starts at 7 p.m.
sharp and plants go quickly. The plants
are from the members’ own gardens and
so are Chinook hardy stock. See you
there. Also please remember to like us
on Face book!
Whether you are a novice or expert
in landscaping or gardening, join our
club. It is only $15/year. We welcome
new members. For more information
email [email protected] or call Sheila at
403-931-3989.
Duane Durieux, 79, of Millarville,
AB, passed away on Monday, April 25,
2016 at the Foothills Country Hospice in
Okotoks while surrounded by his loving
family. He was born in Spritwood, SK
on November 9, 1936 to Grace and
Oscar Durieux.
Duane served in the RCAF from
1955 to 1976. He first trained as an aeroengine technician. He started with small
fixed wing aircraft and progressed
through many aircraft models. These
included DC-3s, various jet aircraft, helicopters, and the F-104 Starfighter.
Duane had ten years in CFB Cold Lake
in Base Flight. These aircraft were used
in pilot training, search and rescue, and
medical evacuations. Duane's crews also
maintained the Snowbirds while he was
in Moose Jaw, Sask.
In 1976, the family moved back
home to Millarville, AB. Duane owned
and operated Duane's Auto Repair from
1990. Duane loved fishing and camping;
he was a huge hockey fan; he loved haying
and his animals; and he enjoyed spending
the winters in Arizona with friends.
Duane had a passion for helping
others. While stationed in Europe, Duane
was a sponsor for many new families
arriving on base. He always enjoyed
sharing his time with others -- whether
this was as simple as fixing something,
or sharing a story or two. Duane was the
president of the Square Butte Community Association for many years.
Duane is survived by his wife of 58
years, Edie (Reimer); son Marty (Jo);
daughter Lana (Terry Butcher), their
sons Justin and Jarrod; and great grandson William. Duane is also survived by
his siblings; sister Vivian (Ben) Hildebrand of Kamloops, B.C. and brother
Norman (Beverly) of High River, AB
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Duane was predeceased by his brother
Arnold and sister Marion Oates.
The family would like to thank the
amazing staff while Duane was in the
SHC in Calgary, and special thanks to the
staff while Duane was in hospice care.
A Remembrance Celebration was
held at the Square Butte Community
Hall on Sunday, May 8.
The Bragg Creek & Greater Area
Historical Society
invites you (everyone is welcome) to join us:
11 a.m. Saturday, May 28th
for our AGM & guest speaker
at the newly re-conditioned Round Hall*.
Bracken Road, Bragg Creek
* The BCGA is honoured to host the re-opening
of this important historical structure.
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Western Ways
by Paul Hemingson
Alberta Air Quality...
This Changes Everything
Recent government reports show
that, for the past few years, Alberta air
quality ranks as one of the worst in the
Country. Until this report was released
Albertans (and I am one of them)
believed that Alberta air was among the
purest in the country. Just look out the
window, Blue Skys, Sunshine, Severe
Clear, and step outside for a gulp of cool
fresh mountain air. Yet this new report
shows otherwise and suggests a major
disconnect between perception and reality. How could I be so delusional?
Certainly, Alberta air was assumed to be
better than Ontario or Quebec air where
manufacturing and industrial activities
are much more widespread than in
Alberta. Air quality is important because
negative health effects are directly proportional to worsening air quality.
Within Alberta, one of the largest
worst quality areas is found across
northern Alberta, in a 100 mile wide
band trending across the province from
west of Edson to Fort MacMurray. This
is the land of the Athabasca River, mainly forested and swampy lands, largely
uninhabited, and spotted here and there
with oil and gas activity, except for the
gargantuan activities in the oil sands.
One would have suspected that Alberta
cities would have poor air quality relative to the Athabasca area, but the data
show otherwise. Cities in Alberta usually have poor air quality relative to the
countryside, but the air is better than
within the Athabasca corridor. The full
explanation of this counterintuitive phenomenon has yet to be unravelled. On
occasion cities have some of the worst
air, but it is short-lived and due to specific atmospheric conditions.
This is no surprise given the concentration of population, the number of
vehicles, local industry and the bee hive
of activity within the greater metropolitan area. Those Calgarians who commute to work have seen for themselves
the pollution surrounding Calgary. A
driver approaching Calgary from any
direction will often notice a grayish discoloration in the air and a definite
brownish blotch over city centre. Any
pilot will tell you he can locate Calgary
from hundreds of kilometers away by
the giveaway brownish smudge that
interrupts the horizon. Calgary is often
referred to as "the Big Smoke" for obvious reasons.
Calgarians experience poor quality
air, especially during certain (and common) meteorological conditions, and the
pollution seen is not a mystery. Calgary
sits in a bowl like depression surrounded
by higher elevation terrain. Broadcast
hill to the west, Nose Hill to the north,
the Dewinton Hills to the south and the
high plains to the East. During times of
'inversion' the warmer air aloft traps the
pollutions emanating from the city and
the bowl-like depression becomes full to
the brim with particulates, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and other
gases. When surface winds are too weak
to mix and whisk the pollutants away,
the concentration of pollutants increases.
During those days when winds are moderate to strong, the cities pollutants are
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are happy.
There is one huge anomaly in the
most recent air report covering the last
few years. Strangely enough (strange
only because it is not yet understood) is
the glaring fact that, far and away, the
worst air quality in Alberta lies within
the Red Deer area. Here, many of the
gases and particulates measured are
found to exceed the 'Acceptable Limits'
for Ambient Air guidelines of Health
Canada. Why Red Deer area has the
worst quality air is currently a mystery.
The population is smaller than other
cities, there are fewer vehicles on the
road than other cities, it is not an industrial heartland, it is surrounded by farm
and ranch lands, and about the same
amount of oil and gas activity as other
areas in the province. There is something
distinctive with what is happening in
central Alberta. Why is this area the
backwater of pollution? One is tempted
to think that an astute guy or gal could
armchair a cause and effect to find out
where the pollutants are coming from.
Alas, that is not possible until more
measuring stations are available and air
sampling is done much more rigorously,
both across the air column laterally, and
vertically. That information needs to be
convolved with weather patterns and
wind directions and how dispersal or
concentration is achieved. If some of the
greater polluters can be identified via
'fingerprinting' of the gases, then regulations or policies need to recognize these
causes and take remedial action.
Alberta's air quality is now being
seriously studied by both the Provincial
and Federal Governments in order to
understand why Alberta air is so polluted. More measuring stations and more
intense analysis is being done to get to
the root causes. Is it manmade? Is it
industry specific? Is it local, or is
Central Alberta the catchment basin for
many other areas by virtue of its geography and atmospheric conditions. Getting
the right answer is important to formulate public policy that deals with this
issue. The erudite reader may even make
a casual, if not causal link to Alberta Air
quality with the concomitant diseases of
Asthma, COPD, immune deficiency, or
other diseases that may explain why they
are more prevalent in Alberta. Without
more information it is tempting to point
the fickle finger of guilt to one or more
industries, but that would be wrong
headed thinking, and all potential emitters need to be assumed innocent until
proven guilty, by science, and not anecdotal evidence. It is even possible that
our air quality is not 'home-grown' but a
function of international activities and
the pollutants of the far East finding
there way here on the prevailing
Westerlies. Our famous chinooks bring
air from 40,000 feet (over-riding much
of BC) to the surface in Alberta. It is the
compression and heating of this air as it
is driven downwards that gives us the
warm chinook winds. Might it also bring
other molecules? These top lofty comments are not meant to presage or portend any conclusions. It is just that with
natural systems like the atmosphere at
work, who know no borders, one needs
to consider the realm of possibilities.
I will be following the government
studies closely in the coming months
and days to see what kind of headway
they are making. The answer to the obvious questions about the air quality of
Alberta is too important to shy from...
the results may change everything.
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PRIDDIS
NEWS
Mother’s Day was celebrated on
Sunday, May 8th this year. Hope Mom
enjoyed being treated “extra special” on
her Big Day. With the extra warm temperatures in April, the spring flowers
poked their way through the ground and
gave us a splash of colour and unexpected pleasure for this time of year. The bees
seem to have had an extra early start this
year as well, but they don’t stop for a rest.
Be mindful of the speed limit of 40 km
along the Priddis Valley Road as children
are walking and biking to the playground
at the Hall. Motorcyclists and bikers are
out as well so be aware of them along
Hwy 22X. For everyone’s safety, cyclists
need to be travelling single file along all
roadways throughout the MD.
Please see the accompanying ad
detailing the PCA Community Survey.
The next Men’s Breakfast is Sat.,
May 14. Pick up your neighbours and
head over to the hall for fellowship at 8:30
a.m., and enjoy a hearty, home-cooked
breakfast. The cost is only $6/person.
Recycling Roundup at Priddis
Transfer Station – Sat., May 14, 2016
M.D. of Foothills residents: Take your old
computers, TVs and paint to the Priddis
Transfer Station or Black Diamond
Transfer Station from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Family Time at Jane’s Coffee
Shop: Jane has graciously offered her
Coffee Shop as a ‘meet and greet’ social
place for local moms and tots. Kids who
are new to area can make new friends
while crafting with the art supplies and
toys donated by the PCA. Lindsay
Flynn, PCA Young Families Director,
has organized the next Mom and Tot coffee date, Tuesday, May 17th at 9:30 a.m.
If you are new to the community with a
young family, this is a great way to get to
know your neighbours.
Kindermusik classes in Priddis:
May and June classes are on Mondays at
the Priddis Hall from 11 to 11:45 a.m.
Rates are: 0-7 years, $60 per child, $40
for a sibling to a maximum of $100 per
family per month. Here is the website
with information to enroll: http://kinder
musikwithgenevieve.kindermusik.com/
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classdetail/1189074/
Yahoo! Let’s get ready for the
Stampede. The Annual Priddis Stampede Breakfast is Sunday July 10th.
Many volunteers will be needed to make
this event a success. If you would like to
volunteer for this function, please call
Ed Osborne at 403.931.2923.
Priddis Panthers Hockey: The
2015/2016 hockey season concluded on
March 6th with the annual Foothills
Pond Hockey League Tournament in
Canmore. The Priddis Panthers were
represented by 5 teams, 83 players
between the ages of 5 to17, plus numerous volunteers. It was a successful season, even with the short rink season this
year. After 5 years volunteering as the
Priddis Panther Hockey Coordinators,
Dave and Carmen Urquhart are stepping
aside. A big thanks to Dave and Carmen
for all their passion, time and efforts.
Joey Duzlemic will be the new coordinator moving forward. He has assembled a team to assist in continuing the
Priddis Panther Hockey tradition.
Contact information will be updated on
the Priddis Community Association
website for inquiries regarding hockey
for the 2016/2017 season. Registration
will be held in September.
This year the Priddis outdoor rink
was maintained by a team of volunteers
organized through Priddis Panther
Hockey. Their efforts started with a fall
rink “TLC” session to improve the
boards and protective screens. Members
from the PCA Board and the Priddis Fire
hall assisted with the initial flood. A
group of about 20 hockey parents did the
snow clearing and flooding up to the
first week of February. Mother nature
decided to shut it down at that
point. Thanks to all the volunteers who
make this such as great facility for
all community members to enjoy.
Priddis Early Learning Program
(PELP) Open House - The PELP is in
full swing for the spring session. The 3year-old program runs on Tuesday and
Thursday mornings from 9-11a.m. The
4-year-old program is on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday mornings from
9-11:30 a.m. We are now accepting registration for the 2016-2017 school year.
Registration forms and more information about our program are available on
the website at http://pelppreschool.wix
.com/pelp. Please contact PELPpre
[email protected] with any inquiries
PRIDDIS
COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION
about the program.
Cubs & Scouts meet weekly on
Wednesday evenings at the Priddis Hall.
A reminder that the Cubs and Scouts
have a recycling shed located at the
north-west end of the Priddis Hall parking lot. To join or for more information
contact Stan Prokopishin at 403.201
.0438.
Renew your PCA Membership for
the 2015 – 2016 season. The cost is $25
for a family membership and $15 for a
single adult. The membership form is on
the website under the Contact tab, Priddis
Community Association Direct-ory, or at
the Priddis Store. The membership form
can be mailed in with your payment or
dropped off at the Priddis Store.
New items on the website at:
http://www.priddis.org. The Priddis
Moms Connect Face Book Page (under
tab ‘Priddis Families’) has been added.
https://www.facebook.com/Priddis
CommunityAssociation/
https://www.facebook.com/search/
top/?q=priddis%20moms%20connect
There is a monthly calendar of
events and social activities. To view or
book the Hall, call Irene Smith at
403.931.2517.
ST. JAMES
ANGLICAN CHURCH
Priddis Valley Road in the Priddis Hamlet
www.meotaparish.ca
Rector: Rev. Alan Getty
May 15 - Holy Eucharist - 9:15 a.m.
Day of Pentecost
May 22 - Morning Prayer - 9:15 a.m.
May 29 - Special 5th Sunday Service - 10 a.m.*
Followed by Pot Luck Luncheon
at Community Hall
June 5 - Holy Communion - 9:15 a.m.
June 12 - Morning Prayer - 9:15 a.m.
HAPPY 112 ANNIVERSARY ST. JAMES!!!!
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Our little Church on the Prairie was
built in 1904 on land donated by an
early homesteader - Mr. Charles T.
Priddis.
Thank You Charlie Priddis!
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OUT OF THE RUT
Chapter 68
Another chapter beckons. This time
the words on the page are leaping into your
vision from my fingertips... on Koh
Phangan, Thailand. This island is one
beautiful place in the Gulf of Thailand.
Getting here is a blast – we flew south
from Bangkok into the cutest airport on the
planet – Koh Samui. I think Bangkok Air
own the place. On arrival, we deplane onto
a white tram and are ferried across the runway to the terminal flanked by an assortment of exotic tropical flowers and trees.
In the terminal we collect our bag and
wander upward toward the meeting place
where a lady awaits us with a “Funtusee”
sign (Fantuzzi). She drives us to a deserted
quay where an agile man with a speedboat
quickly gets all our gear and us aboard and
moments later we are blasting across the
azure ocean churning a white wake behind
us. It takes only 30 minutes or so to zip
between Koh Samui to Koh Phangan to
the tiny beach bay of Why Nam. This is
where we stay and play for a night. It’s a
lovely secluded place, peopled by super
friendly and relaxed travelling types that
are supremely open to all kinds of conversation and connection. Many appear to live
in squatted cabins on the hills overhanging
the clear blue water. What a beautiful way
to arrive in the islands.
This after a month of hectic performance in Bali. It was soooo hot all the
time, sooo humid, it made coming to
Thailand a relief, which at this time of
year, the low season when most farang
(foreigners) find Thailand too hot, is
pretty unusual. We are enjoying it.
I’m juggling all kinds of logistical
things these days. Having a summer jampacked with dates and travel around
Europe is pretty exhausting just thinking
about it. It’s been four years since we were
in Europe, and part of the plan is that I get
a few weeks to return to England and
reconnect with family and friends. My
usual summer sojourn in Canada is being
delayed to the point of a Fall-Winter trip!
Oooh, it’s going to be interesting.
I have workshops planned in
Switzerland, Germany, Estonia and Finland, maybe even in the UK after a meeting in the surf just the other day. I spent a
happy half hour talking to a girl from
Manchester as we bobbed about in the
bath-warm water of Why Nam bay. She
does all kinds of cool things in Manchester
and we really hit it off, it would be SO
much fun to take some of what I do back
to England and see if I can bring a few
smiles to faces and bodies there.
I often have deeply inspired
thoughts about some esoteric topic on
which to write for this article. When it
comes to time to sit down and write,
nine times out of ten those thoughts are
irretrievable. Such is the case tonight.
I had a beautiful healing massage
experience in Bali with a local Shaman
Massage therapist named Ketut. I wrote
about this extensively for those people
who subscribe to my ramblings via occasional email so I won’t reproduce it all
here. Suffice to say that it was one of
those astounding exotic experiences that
subtly change our perspective or shift
our vision of self and others.
Sadly, when we flew in to Thailand
this time I left my phone in the taxi in
Bangkok and the driver promptly made off
with it, turning it off so he didn’t have to
listen to us repeatedly calling. I had a
photo of the car, but sadly failed to include
anything vital like the taxi ID Number or
we would have been able to retrieve the
phone. It’s a nuisance to replace as that
involves the new phone being shipped to a
friend in the US who has to activate it and
install things, then ship it on to me somewhere in the world. BUT, the real disappointment is losing the few audio files I
had recorded and not yet backed up –
some new songs that Fantuzzi was working on and a couple of my spontaneous
poetry sharings that happen at some of our
smaller more intimate gatherings. Rats.
These are unique and unrepeatable, so now
they exist only in the memories of those
who were present. After five and a half
years of taking care that Fantuzzi’s things
stay with us, the irony of being parted from
my own machine is not lost on me.
Onward and upward! This must be
an opportunity for learning and letting
go. Whatever you do, don’t let go of our
connection. I look forward to hearing
from you and seeing you before too very
long. Forgive my more prolonged
absence this year.
Much love
Kat Dancer
www.kat-dancer.com
[email protected]
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COUNCILLOR NEWS
M.D. of Foothills, Div. 4
Suzanne Oel, Councillor
Local Fire Ban On:
Just a reminder that the MD of
Foothills has had a FIRE BAN in effect
since March 11, 2016. A Burning Ban is
in place for open fires, including burning
barrels and Fire Works. New burning
permits will not be issued at this time.
This ban will be in effect until all areas
in the MD of Foothills receive substantial moisture and approval is received to
lift the fire ban. Areas of dry grass and
smaller vegetation are very prone to
wildfire at this time of year. Please be
cautious.
Provincial Wildfire Situation:
Keep yourself informed by checking for the latest information using their
new APP or this website LINK:
http://wildfire.alberta.ca/wildfire-status
/default.aspx
Mail Box and Address Changes:
Canada Post representatives met
with the MD of Foothills council on
March 23 to let us know they are moving forward with a change-over for our
rural mail boxes and addresses. You will
see information coming out directly to
you personally from Canada Post in the
next while. While some rural addresses
(Calgary RRs, TBA) will be changed
this year, the process will take place over
a few years for the whole MD. The
Priddis and NW area may be next year,
2017. The proposed new type of
Community Mail Boxes will be more
secure than the Green Mail Box units,
with which many of us have had breakin issues. Our addresses will be switched
to our MD of Foothills Rural 911 street
addresses. Canada Post is currently
working out the over-all details of our
addressing with the MD of Foothills.
Our new mail boxes will not identify our
addresses on the exterior of the box.
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Rather, we will be assigned a number for
a new box/compartment in a Community Mail Box Module and given a key.
There will be Parcel Boxes with each
group of Community Mail Boxes for the
convenience of residents. To help us
with the transition, our mail will be forwarded over a period of one year. Post
boxes located directly in the Post Office
may not have an address change, as long
as the Postal Code does not get changed
(TBD). Road-side mail boxes may not
change. Canada Post is the decisionmaker on this process, timeline, logistics
and communications. Again, if you are
affected by this change, more detailed
info will follow directly from Canada
Post to you.
Recycling Roundup at Priddis Transfer Station – Saturday, May 14, 2016
M.D. of Foothills residents: Take
your old computers, TVs and paint to the
Priddis Transfer Station or Black
Diamond Transfer Station from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
New Dark Sky Lights on Hwy 22X
Check out the great new lights up
on Hwy 22X thanks to the plan of our
neighbour, the City of Calgary, to reduce
costs and respect Dark Skies at night!
Three new sets of lights illuminate intersections on Hwy 22X and 37 St. (96 St.
MD), 53 St. (112 St. MD) & 69 St. (128
St. MD), since mid-February. Instead of
lighting the universe, creating glare and
showing up in the telescopes of Rothney
Astrophysical Observatory (off Hwy
22), this lighting-solution provides a cutoff style that illuminates what is intended, using GE Evolve LED Cobraheads. I
have spoken with the folks in charge of
the change-over project who shared that
up to 50% cost savings on LED energy
use has motivated the program to replace
old street lighting in the City. In addition
to energy savings there are life-cycle
savings. The new LED units last 20
years vs. the old lamps and ballasts
needing to be changed every 4-5 years. I
hope the good news on this type of lighting will influence Alberta Transportation
(Hwys), Fortis Alberta and all of us to
make choices to install and influence
suppliers to make Dark Sky fixtures
available to the consumer. Please think
about using a cut off light fixture when
you set up your external house, building
or yard lights. Using Dark Sky lighting
will help keep the country living experi-
ence with a view of the night sky that
most people value so much in the M.D.
of Foothills. If you are working with
Fortis Alberta to install, maintain or
replace your yard light, please request
Dark Sky lighting. Fortis will also have
LED lighting available sometime in
2016. Most home lighting suppliers
carry Dark Sky fixtures for your house
exterior or out-building needs. For more
info on Dark Skies, visit: http://www.md
foothills.com/residents/planning/envi
ronment/dark_sky_initiative.html
CRTC Hearing & High Speed
Internet Service to the Rurals
- The Canadian Radio-television
and Telecommunications Commission
(CRTC) is holding a three-week public
consultation on basic telecommunications services. They are examining the
services that are needed in order for
Canadians to participate meaningfully in
the digital economy, etc. In support of
better service to rural residents, you can
read, watch and comment on this hearing, which goes April 11-28, 2016.
http://consultation.crtc.gc.ca/en/consul
tation/40/let-s-talkbroadband-internetreview-canada-s-basic-telecommunica
tions-services
- Still working on investigating a
fiber option in the Priddis area. Just getting some information in now and will
communicate more, soon.
- Made a plea at the Ministerial
Forum at the Alberta Association of
Municipal Districts & Counties convention in Edmonton in March for considering “high” speed internet as some form
of provincial utility. We are not alone in
our requests.
- I am also participating in an initiative by the Calgary Regional Partnership
(CRP) to investigate and evaluate
options for serving our region.
Proposed Priddis Bridge Update
The Priddis Bridge Project has
made it to a published list of projects
that may be considered if funding
becomes available. Engineering has
been done for some time. Now, it has
come out of obscurity and with all our
efforts in raising awareness about the
PVR & 22 intersection, we are seeing
some movement forward. Yeah! You can
find it in the new Provincial Budget list
of proposed, yet unfunded, projects.
Page 54 of the Capital Plan – Fiscal Plan
2016-19, (page 12 of 14 on the PDF)
released last week. http://finance.alberta
.ca/publications/budget/budget2016/fis
cal-plan-capital-plan.pdf
M.D. of Foothills & Okotoks
Annexation Update
M.D. of Foothills and Town of
Okotoks have reached Agreement in
Principle on Annexation and are working on a new Inter-municipal Development Plan (IDP). For more info, visit:
http://www.mdfoothills.com/index.html
M.D. of Foothills & City of Calgary
IDP Update
We continue to work on a new Intermunicipal Plan with a Fall 2016 completion goal. For more info, visit:
http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/
Current-studies-and-ongoing-activities
/Municipal-District-of-Foothills.aspx
Best Wishes to all!
Suzanne Oel
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RED DEER LAKE
UNITED CHURCH
Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m.
rdlunitedchurch.org
403-256-3181
We are Red Deer Lake United
Church! We are an inclusive community
of works-in-progress who want to participate in something more than ourselves through faith, love, grace, and
compassion. We believe this is what
Jesus is all about.
Did you know that RDLUC has a
vibrant Sunday School and Youth
Program? Kids aged 3-12 are invited to
Kidz Zone during worship each Sunday
and youth from grades 7-12 meet every
second Sunday during worship as well
as once a month on evenings or weekends for fun events.
unconditional love of our Creator! Come
and join her in the church’s Upper
Room. (No experience needed – just
dress comfortably!)
Craft Day
Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Please join us for a day of fellowship and a potluck lunch while working
on those uncompleted projects you
would like to get finished. Door is open
by 10 a.m. and we would love to have
you come and share all or part of the day
with us.
For more information about our
programs and events please call the
church office or check out our website.
You’re Welcome, Wanted &
Accepted – Join us on the Journey.
Your friends at Red Deer
Lake United Church
STONE CREEK GARDENS
OPENING MAY 13th
Hours: 10 to 5
403-949-2860
Come see
our great
selection of
locally grown
Annuals,
Perennials,
Trees and
Shrubs!
Upcoming Events/Programs:
Qigong
Mondays, at 9:30 a.m. ending June
6th. Darlene Abraham, member of the
Red Deer Lake UC’s Healing Team, and
a qigong instructor, would love to share
this beautiful practice with you! It’s
about strengthening, healing, breathing,
relaxation, a little meditation, and the
Outdoor Decorating • Custom Potting Available
Bragg Creek Insurance Services
& Registries Office
Registry Services Include:
Motor Vehicles, Corporate Returns, Land Titles and
Vital Statistics (Birth Certificates, Marriage Licenses, etc.)
1 River Drive South, PO Box 537
www.braggcreekinsurance.ca
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Phone: 403-949-2599
Fax: 403-949-5646
REAL PROPERTY REPORTS
It’s still the case that many people
listing their homes and country properties are surprised to realize they are
required to supply a current Real
Property Report, particularly sellers who
have not sold a property in a long time.
One of the clauses in the Purchase
Agreement in residential real estate
transactions requires the seller to provide the buyer with a current Real
Property Report which reflects the current state of improvements on the property with evidence of municipal compliance or non-compliance.
A Real Property Report (RPR) is a
written survey of the property prepared
by a licensed Alberta Land Surveyor and
shows the dimensions of the land, buildings and improvements made on the
property including garages, decks,
fences, pools, hot tubs, retaining walls
etc. It replaces the old Survey Certificate, which did not usually have as
much detail. So if you only have an old
survey, you will need a new RPR when
you go to sell.
Once completed, the RPR needs to be
stamped with a Certificate of Compliance
by the city or municipality where the
property is located to show that the location and dimensions of the improvements
comply with relevant by-laws. In the case
of Foothills properties you would take
your completed RPR to the MD office in
High River and they will circulate it internally and if satisfied will issue a letter of
compliance. If they do not comply, say
because the garage or any outbuilding are
too close to the property line, an application can be made to the city or municipality to see if they will allow for a relaxation
of the applicable by-law.
If the non-compliance is as a result
of an encroachment, that is, an improvement or an addition on the property is
partially situated on city or municipal
Wayne Chaulk
district property or on a right-of-way or
easement, an encroachment agreement
must be obtained These relaxation or
encroachment agreements can cost anywhere between $200 to $500+. If the
application for the relaxation or
encroachment is refused, then the noncomplying improvements must be
moved in order that compliance can be
obtained. This is quite rare, but can happen, especially if the non-compliance is
very significant.
It is therefore very important when
selling a property to ensure that you
have a current RPR with a compliance
certificate, and if you do not have same,
that one is ordered as soon as the decision to sell is made in order that compliance, relaxations or encroachment
agreements can be obtained as necessary
before a sale actually closes. This will
avoid delays in closing or monies being
held back on closing pending obtaining
the required agreements from the city or
municipality, as the case may be.
Normally a RPR for a city property is
about $500. For the country, it can be
upwards high as $800 to $1,000+
depending on the size of the land and the
number of buildings.
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Redwood Meadow Earth Day - Another Successful Community Celebration!
On April 23rd, a diverse gathering
of educators, entertainers, vendors and
visitors descended upon Redwood
House to enjoy the community’s 6th
annual Earth Day celebration.
While reports of rain and even snow
in surrounding communities accompanied event-goers, Mother Nature was
with us as we managed to stave off the
drizzle the entire day! The Springbank
Scout troop offered a fun geocaching
activity, and throngs of children were
entertained with circus fun by
Wonderful Wally. Indoors we enjoyed
having many of our favorite educators
and vendors who shared their connection and important stories about sustainability. For the first time, Sustainable
Redwood also partnered with Yoga
Within the Heart for an Earth Day film
showing of “Cowspiracy” - a fabulous
film and truly a must see.
The day allowed us to support other
community groups as well; we helped
Project PAL raise over $600 through
donations of household goods, funds
which will contribute to their efforts in
keeping dogs in their homes, as well as
spayed/neutered. Also, two large boxes
of non-perishable food items were collected for the Calgary Food Bank, and
the equivalent of two large bins (see
photo) of household chemicals, paints,
FRIDAY JULY 1
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pesticides - you name it - were collected
in our Hazardous Waste Round-Up
which will now be kept out of the landfills and disposed of safely. Thank you to
Clean Harbors for delivering the collection bins and donating the time to sort
and dispose of these chemicals; this is a
service that costs over $1,000, and
thanks to their community spirit, we
received it for free!
Our sincere thanks to RMCA for
pulling off another amazing Earth Day
Café, continuing their exceptional
record of providing high quality homemade baking and vegetarian fare for this
event, as well as the Townsite for all of
their support in helping to make this
event happen. We’d also like to thank
Amarin and her devotees from Yoga
Within the Heart for spearheading the
film night, Redwood Meadows Emergency Services for supervising the
Hazardous Waste Round, and the
Springbank Scouts for their contribution
to the event (and to the clean up afterwards!). And of course, it wouldn’t have
been possible without the support and
hard work of all of the volunteers who
helped make it happen!
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COUNCILLOR’S
UPDATE
Rocky View County
Liz Breakey, Councillor, Division 1
Taxes & Planning
This time of year brings municipal
taxes (stable and zero increase), planning
initiatives (many and exciting!) and
weather – too dry, too wet and this year,
unusually hot and sunny! There are a
number of County milestones, including
final approval of the 2016 tax rates and
budget; furtherance of big Area Structure
Plans including mediation for the Conrich
ASP with both the City of Calgary (positive) and Chestermere (on to the Municipal Government Board); Langdon moving into final approval and Glenbow
Ranch approaching draft plan stages.
Division 1 Planning:
• Real “community building” and constructive initiatives for the Greater
Bragg Creek area are coming to the
forefront after long negotiations, including: presentation for input, Hamlet
Architectural Guidelines with consultant Michael Van Hausen; Emergency
Egress planning by Terratech Engineering for West Bragg Creek residents
and future developments with update at
Council on May 24th;
• Initiation of a detailed engineering
proposal for riverfront flood protection within the hamlet of Bragg
Creek, including facilitated public
discussions;
• Consultation and rebuilding of the
Bragg Creek Community Centre and
grounds by the BCCA and partners;
• Exciting news on the Seniors Housing
Initiative for Bragg Creek, on the
White Avenue property generously
donated by investor, Dick Koetsier.
Carol Borschneck, CAO of the Rocky
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View Foundation, reports that the
Foundation has had an architect draw
up a site plan and discussions with
Alberta Seniors and Housing regarding funding is at the early stages. The
recent Provincial budget focuses on
funding
infrastructure.
Karen
Nordgaard and Sharon Bayer presented a request that the project be designated as a Canada 150 Sesquicentennial (amazing word!) Confederation
project and this was granted!!!
Taxes:
In terms of Rocky View County and
Provincial Budget Initiatives, the following highlights are relevant to RV residents: tax notices will represent a
decrease of 1.3% for 2016 County property tax rates. The actual amount
depends on both the property value and
mill rate. The County increased the
annual operating budget by 1% to cover
the cost of inflation but that increase will
be offset through Council approving
funding from the tax stabilitization fund
to reduce the amount to zero. The
growth in assessment (primarily nonresidential) over 2015 will cause the residential tax rate to fall even further. Key
budgetary highlights include:
• Municipal Sustainability Grants from
the Province will remain consistent
for the last five years of the program;
the County was allocated $11 million
for 2016 with an additional $1 million
in transportation grants and $2 million in Federal Gas Tax grants.
• The County is keeping tax increases
to zero after transfer of a 1% rebate of
total taxes from the tax stabilization
fund to allow a selection of unfunded
projects to proceed. The final tax rate
was arrived at as a function of a significant decrease in County taxes (due
to new assessment growth) combined
with an increase in the Provincial
School Board requisition of 4.6%.
• Division One will benefit from the
County negotiating a maintenance
agreement for the White Avenue pathway with the Province and by putting
drainage planning issues into the
stormwater drainage quota for the
County for both Balsam and White
commercial areas.
• Capital funding has been supplemented
for the Trans Canada Trail by the
County though negotiations are continuing on acceptable trail building stan-
dards; the GBC Trails Society is hoping
for a 2.2 metre trail width for Phases 2
and 3 in contrast to the 3 metre width
that was employed for Phase 1 (viewed
as a Regional Spine) but which caused
considerable cost over-runs. A Pathways Summit is planned at the County
on May 12, for Rocky View West trails
users to discuss these matters and the
Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association
has made some progress in partnership
with the County Administration on
acceptable, appropriate and affordable
trail standards.
Flood Mitigation:
The Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project was updated by the ADM of
Alberta Transportation, Manon Plante,
at the County’s Policy and Priorities
Committee on May 3. Further information is available at alberta.ca/spring
bank-road.cfm. The Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) required for
the project is underway. Public feedback
is welcomed.
In addition, Alberta Transportation
presented an update and potential impact
on County Infrastructure including
roads, bridges and residents land to
Council on May 3.
Selection of the engineering consultant and contractor for the berming
within the hamlet of Bragg Creek
boundaries is in the last stages and consultation with riverfront property owners
will commence shortly.
Community wide forums will be
held at end May and June on how flood
mitigation proposals and Revitalization
implementation will benefit the greater
community.
Fire Prevention & Emergency Egress:
The County is presently in the season of Fire Advisory ranging to full Fire
Ban, due to dry and windy conditions
and extremely high fire risk. All burning
permits are suspended during Fire Ban
and burning is not permitted with the
exceptions of indoor fireplaces, camp
stoves, propane and natural gas barbecues and registered oil well flaring.
The Province has cut nearly $15
million from the wildfire management
budget for 2016 as it applies to KCountry and Provincial lands. Base
funding continues for the Fire Smart
program and basic operational program
while in the case of a severe wildfire
year, funding for firefighters, fire equipHigh Country News - May 2016
ment, fire camp and base operations and
so on will come from general revenue.
Happy Gardening, Trail Biking,
Riding, Walking and Enjoying this
splendid spring! Three years post 2013
flood, there have been many changes for
Division One with some more to come.
The critical component through it all
will be community involvement and full
and open discussion. I hope you will
participate in the type of community you
wish for the future as we rebuild. And,
above all, please support your neighbours and local businesses.
Kindest Regards,
Liz Breakey
Ride with
Randy’s Rebels
PUT OUT THE
WORD ON
FIRE
PREVENTION
PLEASE RESPECT
ALBERTA’S
FIRE BAN
Join us this August as ‘Randy’s
Rebels’ Ride to Conquer Cancer!!
For the past two years a small group
of dedicated cyclists have put in a team
on the Ride to Conquer Cancer that pass-
es through Bragg Creek each August.
This year we have dedicated our team
fundraising to the memory of Randy
Gibson who fought a courageous battle
with multiple myeloma. Randy was a
long-time resident of Bragg Creek who
loved his family, his work, his life, and
our community. He was there to cheer us
on last year and this year we are riding
for Randy.
Our ‘Randy’s Rebels’ team will be
riding and training together soon and we
would love to have new team members
join us. If you are interested please contact Shelley Shea at 587-582-3253 to
find out more about riding with the
‘Rebels’!
Watch for our ‘Randy’s Rebels’
team at community events fundraising
for the ride this year in support of our
family, friends, and neighbours. You can
also donate to this very worthwhile
cause directly by going to our online
donations at ‘The Ride to Conquer
Cancer’ (ab16.conquercancer.ca) and
donate to Randy’s Rebels. Help us grow
our team and meet our fundraising goals
this year – your support will make a difference!
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Physiotherapy – It’ll Move You!
May is National Physiotherapy
Month. It is a month for this profession
to focus on public awareness and education. It is a time of reflection to promote
health and injury prevention.
What is physiotherapy? Who are
physiotherapists? What sets us apart
from other healthcare professionals?
Physiotherapy is a science with a
strong foundation in evidence-based
research. We learn clinically and scientifically proven techniques to help heal
various medical conditions affecting the
body. We are skilled in hands-on assessment and the management of medical
problems including neurological issues
(brain and spinal cord involvement), cardio-respiratory conditions (involving the
heart and lung), and orthopedic conditions (muscles, joints, bones).
We are accessible, direct access
health professionals. This means you do
not need a referral to come see us. We
are trained to identify serious conditions
and rule out potential red flag issues that
may prompt us to refer you on to specialized care. Our training is a
University level Masters program with
intensive study in anatomy and physiology. From there many therapists pursue
post graduate training to specialize in
such fields as pediatrics, orthopedics/
manual therapy, acupuncture, or
women’s health.
Physiotherapists work in a variety
of settings. Hospitals, home care services, private practice clinics, national
sports teams and include ages ranging
from pediatrics to senior care.
There are three main branches of
physiotherapy. Orthopedics includes a
wide range of bone, muscle, ligament or
joint issues. This includes conditions
such as back and neck pain, arthritis,
fractures, ligament sprains, post surgical
joint replacements, motor vehicle accidents, and sports injuries. In this field of
practice, we aim to decrease pain,
improve joint mobility, improve
strength, restore function and teach
injury prevention.
A growing area in the realm of
orthopedics is women’s health. Women
suffering from breast cancer rehabilitation, pregnancy related issues, chronic
pelvic pain and urinary incontinence
may benefit from physiotherapy.
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Cardio-respiratory is another field
of practice involving the treatment of
heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), respiratory
infections, cystic fibrosis and post-operative care. The benefits of physiotherapy
include improved breathing mechanics,
secretion clearance, increased endurance, mobility and strength.
Lastly, neurology is a branch of
physiotherapy that includes the treatment of certain brain and spinal cord
injuries, strokes, Parkinson’s disease and
Multiple Sclerosis. Therapists working
in this field focus on retraining activities
of daily living, improving balance, coordination, strength, and managing pain.
What can you expect from a visit to
the physiotherapist?
We will discuss with you your
health history, your current injury complaints, lab test results, and your goals
for rehabilitation. We will do a thorough
physical assessment of your mobility,
joint range of motion, strength and
reflexes. Physiotherapists are experts in
movement analysis and use clinical reasoning to establish a diagnosis. Once we
have identified the problem we will help
you understand the injury and how to
prevent further issues.
We may include in our treatment
manual therapy, such as joint mobilization/manipulations, soft tissue techniques, therapeutic exercises, acupunc-
ture, ultrasound, electrical nerve stimulation, body mechanics, office ergonomics, active release techniques, and movement coordination.
Our main focus across the spectrum
of injuries and conditions we treat is to
relieve physical pain, increase mobility,
improve strength, balance and cardiovascular performance. It is important to
physiotherapists to engage you in the
healing process. Our aim is to help you
to understand the mechanics of your
injury and learn how to achieve your full
potential. You are the most important
factor in managing your own health!
Enjoy life to your full potential!
Address any issues big or small that may
be holding you back from reaching your
goals. Happy Springtime and hope to see
you out on those trails!
Jennifer Gordon, Physiotherapist
Bragg Creek Physiotherapy
403-949-4008
www.braggcreekphysio.com
The Little Schoolhouse
Spring is here and the children are
engaged in collaborative exploration of
the beauty that surrounds us. From
sketching trees to sculpting the veins in
a leaf, we are learning and discovering
each day at school. Running and playing
in the sun are some of our favourite
ways to spend time with our friends.
The kindergarten class learned so
many things about plants and growing
on a recent fieldtrip to Bow Point
Nursery. We played on the giant mulch
pile, took the temperature of the compost and examined all sorts of trees and
plants. The children collected cones,
sticks and seeds to bring back with us for
further investigation. With sun, water
and a little luck our sunflower garden
should be blooming very soon! We cannot wait for our trip on the C-Train to
downtown Calgary for The Calgary
International Children’s Festival at the
end of May. In between these great
adventures, we are writing in our journals, playing around with numbers and
creating works of art. Kindergarten is so
much fun!
In preschool, we are exploring literature about the natural world, sharing
stories about spring time and working on
some really great sculptures. Each day
we focus on cooperative projects and we
work on letters and sounds. As friendships grow, it is so wonderful to see the
children respect and value each other. In
the morning class, we are looking forward to walking over to Family Foods
and Bragg Creek Dental for some handson exploration of these places in our
community.
Register Now! There are still spots
available in the 3 & 4 year old Preschool
Program, Monday/Wednesday/Friday
from 12:30 to 3:15 p.m. To register,
please go to our website at www.thelittle
schoolhouse.ca. For information on programming please contact me at
[email protected] or call
the school at 403-949-3939.
Cara Haar, M.Ed., teacher
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NURSES’
FAREWELL
Spring has sprung and summer is
around the corner, so too is a new semester for us University of Calgary student
nurses. We wanted to thank each person
who worked with us this past winter. It
was a pleasure getting to know you and
we can’t thank you enough for sharing
your knowledge and stories with us. We
wanted to give special thanks to the
Snowbirds for all the talks, ideas, activities, and laughter each Tuesday.
We couldn’t have achieved all that
we have without Debbie Maclean,
Wendy Farnsworth, and Eric Howey
from the Bragg Creek and Area Wellness
Committee. Thank you for allowing us
to partner with you and providing us
with invaluable support. We are very
proud of our report and the work we
have done in our short time here. A copy
of our community report can be found
on the Bragg Creek and Area Wellness
Committee’s website.
braggcreekca.com/communitygroups/bragg-creek-and-area-wellnesscommittee.html
In January 2017, another group of
student nurses will join you in Bragg
Creek and Redwood Meadows to continue where we left off. Please feel free
to contact our instructor, Shannon Parker
(403-220-8854, [email protected]) if
you have any ideas for them. Until our
paths cross again, we wish you well.
Amanda Bull, Craig Edwards,
Gary Ha, Tara Mandryk, Peter Okafor,
Mark Sanger, and Danielle Tillie
Phone: 403 • 630 • 3916
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Highway 762 - “The North Trail”
Every time I travel from Bragg
Creek to Millarville I choose the route
south on Highway 762. This scenic
stretch of paved road from the junction
of the Cowboy Trail (Hwy #22) South of
Bragg Creek to the junction of Twp.
Road 549 west of Millarville is travelled
by hundreds of people every day and
perhaps thousands on weekends.
This 22 km stretch of highway has
some of the nicest scenery in the
foothills of Alberta as it meanders past
an historic guest ranch whose former
owners included Chummy Cresswell,
who was the original owner; Josie
Welsh, who operated a guest ranch
called Rainbow Ranch; and E.V Keith of
Keith Construction who gave it the name
“Bar KC”. A little farther south the highway passes the site of Two Pine School,
built in 1931 by local ranchers on land
donated by Sid Connop. In the 1980s the
school was relocated by the Connop
family due to vandalism.
Highway 762 eventually crosses the
middle fork of Fish Creek where my
great grandparents and their family
homesteaded. In March of 1907 my
great-grandfather, Rev. W.H. Muncaster,
purchased a CPR quarter for $11 per
acre. To this he added another quarter
section and his three sons, Alfred, Jim
and Eric, took out adjacent homesteads.
Rev. Muncaster kept a diary of their
homesteading activities. It is interesting
to read the very brief entries about their
daily life and the development of a wagon
trail to Bragg Creek. At this time, their
main wagon route to Calgary was via
Priddis by a rough wagon trail directly
east of their ranch. It followed close Fish
Creek and there were many obstacles.
At the time the only trail to Bragg
Creek was a horse trail used for years by
the Stoney First Nation. This trail was
for the most part not suitable for horsedrawn wagons. The need for a wagon
road to Bragg Creek was evident and so
on July 15th, 1907 Rev. Muncaster and
his sons started cutting what they called
“The North Trail” to Bragg Creek a distance of about 8.5 kms.
This distance does not sound like
much but the painstaking work had to be
completed manually with only hand tools.
This took four years. Cutting the trees and
willows, making safe crossings on boggy
areas and building a bridge over one
boggy spring. They cut the trail only when
time allowed as there were many hours to
be spent proving up their homesteads,
clearing brush, fencing, constructing log
Marie’s Mother Joan and Aunt Irene on the
grader (circa 1940) at the gate of their Fish Creek ranch
buildings, haying and other tasks related
to ranching in the early days.
By January 6, 1910 they had completed the brush cutting to the Indian
Reserve gate. It is interesting to note that
Rev. Muncaster’s journal entry on
January 23rd recorded an observation of
a brightly lit comet. Apparently, this
comet was The Great Comet of 1910,
also referred to as “The Daylight
Comet” or “The Sunset Comet”.
By April they started ploughing and
grading “The North Trail” and continued
working on this throughout that year.
Work had to be halted during the months
of July and August due to the huge forest
fire that had started at the headwaters of
the Elbow and Sheep rivers. The
Muncasters and their neighbours assisted
in fighting this fire as it came very close to
their ranches before being extinguished.
By October 1910 “The North Trail”
construction was getting closer to Bragg
Creek where assistance from George &
Art Livingston, Bill Graham, Wesley
Fitzgerald and Stanley Fullerton helped
immensely and was much appreciated.
By 1911 “The North Trail” was complete.
Today Highway 762 follows the
very same route that my great-grandfather and his sons had cleared for horsedrawn wagons.
Marie Nylund
Marie’s great uncle Jim hauling logs.
THANK YOU ‘CARE FOR COOKE’ SUPPORTERS!
Thanks to each and every one of you who helped Marina during her recovery period after surgery; whether
it was monetary, delivering food or helping with the day to day necessities, it’s all been greatly appreciated!
A special thank you to Chris for providing space for us. Marina is slowly on the mend and hopes to be back
to her ‘energizer bunny’ ways in the next couple of months!
Way to go Creekers – you’re amazing!
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MAKE THEM MISS US WHEN THEY LEAVE
HOORAY!!! High tourism season is
arriving in Bragg Creek and this merchant and long-time resident couldn’t be
happier about it! After an extremely
mild, but lonely winter, this is a very
welcome change. With a WORLD
CLASS trails system, (well-kept by
wonderful volunteers in conjunction
with Alberta Parks Trail Maintenance
workers, I must add), fantastic eateries,
unique shops, various festivals, excellent campgrounds, friendly locals, and
unlimited fresh air and gorgeous
scenery, the visitors will flock to our paradise. In true Bragg Creek fashion, I’m
confident we’ll greet them with cheerful
smiles and outstanding hospitality that’ll
make them miss us when they leave.
Tourism is SO IMPORTANT to our
little Hamlet, and I’m SO THANKFUL
for our seasonal visitors for several reasons, but I’ll highlight a few below...
They appreciate our fresh air and
scenery. They gush about how much
they love the small town feel and what a
welcome, friendly escape we offer to
them. They love how shopkeepers and
servers ask where they’re visiting from
and make them feel like honoured
guests. They tell me these things regularly and I can’t help but beam with
pride for our tiny, charming community.
Many visitors sincerely care about us
and how we’re faring since the devastating
flood of 2013. They ask questions. They
get teary-eyed when talking about watching the news reports and seeing all of the
damage done to our poor little Hamlet. So
many day trip visitors from Calgary and
area came here for days and days after the
flood and HELPED us. There were roughly 30 people who magically appeared at my
store to help me pack stock, salvage what
was salvageable, clean what could be
cleaned, etc... About half of those 30(ish)
people were locals from Bragg Creek and
Redwood Meadows, who I could never
thank enough. The other half were from
Calgary, Cochrane, Okotoks, Olds, Sundre,
etc... who were regular visitors to our
beloved Bragg Creek who wanted to come
and HELP us because they are wonderful,
compassionate people who we had welcomed and made a lasting impression on
when they had visited us in the past. Many
said we had been so kind to them that they
were compelled to come and return the
kindness they had received from us. We
hadn’t simply sold them a souvenir, a locally made piece of art, a tank of gas, camping
equipment, or a meal. We’d given them
service and a small town experience that
they had remembered and appreciated.
LOTS of out of town visitors came to help
us and care for us. They hugged us and held
our hands. They cried with us and for us.
How could we ever thank all of those wonderful people? That’s pretty special, as far
as I’m concerned.
They put a smile on my face every
single day. They excitedly tell me about
seeing deer, or a moose as they’re driving
around the area. They get giddy with
childlike wonder at things we see quite
regularly and perhaps, take for granted.
They ask if I’ve ever seen bears/
cougars/wolves, etc... reminding me of
my few chance sightings. They tell me
continuously how lucky I am to live here.
Although I already know that, it reinforces my appreciation for what we are
lucky enough to be a part of every day.
Many discover and fall in love with
Bragg Creek as first time visitors. I’d
hazard a guess that 80-90% of us, who
currently live here, first fell in love with
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the area as visitors before deciding to
make this our home. Off the top of my
head, I could name DOZENS of current
Bragg Creek locals who I served at
restaurants I’ve worked at over the years
as day trip visitors before they became
neighbours or fellow community members. Without tourism, I’d never have
had the pleasure to know most of you,
never mind, call you friend or neighbour.
In Bragg Creek, due to lack of
hotels/motels, and only a few wonderful
little B&B’s, we are really a day trip destination. This means we have only ONE
DAY to make the best possible impression on visitors. ONE DAY to be the best
ambassadors of this amazing place that
we can be. ONE DAY to give them the
warm, personal, welcoming service and
smiles that are unique to small towns
like ours. Mother Nature provides the
bait/lure to get the visitors here, and it’s
up to us as shopkeepers, restaurant owners/workers, and, very importantly, smiling, friendly locals to be half the reason
they’re glad they came, and they leave
planning to come back. Each and every
one of us are equally important features
in the face of Bragg Creek. Make them
miss us when they leave.
TOURISM, in Bragg Creek, is our
industry. It is, to most who live and work
here, what the oilfields, tech fields, farm-
ing/ranching, etc... are to those earning a
living in those industries. Tourism, along
with local support, feeds my kids, and
pays my bills, but most of all, it allows me
to have been fortunate enough to have
called this “HOME” for many years and
to have raised my kids in the best place I
could imagine raising them in with the
best friends and neighbours that only a
small Hamlet like this can provide.
It’s an exciting time for Bragg
Creek. The revitalization that’s being
planned will bring additional life to this
already lively community, for both locals
and visitors. I encourage all Bragg Creek
area residents to be involved, be
informed, and be active participants in
the wonderful community we share with
each other and countless visitors. We, the
community as a whole, are half the reason the visitors have the wonderful experiences they do and come back for more.
High season is upon us and I couldn’t be more excited to welcome those
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potential new friends and possible future
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How to simplify using passwords while
making them harder to crack
Members of the High Country Rural
Crime Watch Association automatically
receive news from the R.C.M.P. about
recent break-ins and other illicit activity
in our area. That service is free to anyone who wishes to join this organization,
and membership itself is also free in this
all-volunteer group of concerned residents. See the announcement elsewhere
in this issue.
The R.C.M.P. reports that there has
been no significant criminal activity
here for April, so our subject for this
column will be something else. We all
know how hackers can sometimes get
into our computers and, perhaps, get
our bank account numbers and other
private information. They can then
withdraw money from our savings or
make purchases on our credit cards, but
we are not defenseless against such
assaults. The first lines of resistance are
our secret passwords that most Internet
institutions require us to create and use.
That puts us between a rock and a hard
place. We can either choose an easy-toremember password such as “123456”
or “qwerty” (letters on a keyboard) or
“password”. Those are very simple to
learn, but also simple for a hacker to
guess. It is a trivial task for a hacker to
write a program that goes through a list
of the thousand or perhaps ten thousand
of most common passwords and keep
trying to get into your accounts.
To avoid that, you can make a password that is almost impossible to guess,
a string of five or ten random letters
(both capitalized and lowercase), numbers, and punctuation marks. That would
be almost impossible to crack, even with
the help of a computer. However, such
nonsense strings lead to another problem: you cannot easily remember your
passwords without writing them down.
If persons break into your house and see
your computer, they may well steal the
computer with the list or see the list near
the computer and just take it.
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Here are two easy solutions to those
problems.
Method A:
Make an easy-to-remember password that is hard to crack. Put together
three totally unrelated words with no
spaces other than capitalization of the
first letters. For example: “Dictionary
ApricotBeethoven.” Because of its
length, that word is considerably harder
to crack than, say, “op5g!@”, yet it is
not too hard to remember the three
words, however unrelated they may be.
Another way to make such passwords is to think of some phrase you
may have had to memorize in the past.
For example, do you remember ever
learning “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in
our stars, but in ourselves that we are
underlings” or something similar? Then
make a password of just the first letters
of the phrase: “TfdBiniosbiotwau.”
Some sites, for your protection,
insist that your password contain some
digits as well as letters. You can easily
remember some famous year in your
life. How about the year when you first
studied Julius Caesar? Or the year when
you first met your spouse or partner?
Then just append that year to the password. You could shorten the password
above to “TfdBinios” and add a year:
“TfdBinios1986”.
Method B:
Use a password manager. These
store all your passwords in a safe place,
they can create new hard-to-crack passwords on demand, and they can automatically insert the correct password
whenever you open a site that requires a
password. Of course they require that
you create a password for the manager,
but that means you have to remember
only that one password.
If you want to see a list of several
free password managers, Google the
words “free password managers
review”. Leave off the word “free” in
your search and you can find several
more that range in price between $12
and $40 in US funds). I currently use the
free version of Dashlane, but I am also
impressed with its smarter brother,
Dashlane 4, which costs $39.99.
Whichever method you use to simplify your password usage, if you want
to record the passwords in a document
stored in a computer or on a removable
jump drive, you should passwordencrypt that document. It costs nothing
for locking or encrypting or both. To
find out how, Google “Encrypt a Word
document” or, for Mac users, Google
“password protect Pages documents.”
A final safeguard for protecting
yourself is to be careful when opening
sites on the web that deal with confidential matters. A member of the
H.C.R.C.W.A. recently went to what she
thought was Revenue Canada. It looked
exactly like the Revenue Canada site,
and it told her there were some problems
she should fix. At the last minute, she
noticed that the address of the site was
not the CRC. Fortunately she was not
fooled, but she could well have been so.
In a few years the subject of this
column will probably be obsolete. At the
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
this past April, MasterCard announced it
is testing facial recognition technology
whereby on-line customers will verify
their identities by taking a picture of
themselves each time they buy something. Amazon has filed a patent application for the same technology. Other
companies will no doubt follow suit, and
passwords may become a quaint
reminder of how primitive life was at the
start of this milenium.
John Robin Allen
High Country Rural Crime
Watch Association
hcrcwa.ca
OUR ELBOW RIVER WATERSHED — OH, DEER! MULEY OR WHITE-TAIL?
While walking, hiking or biking in
the Elbow River watershed, we have all
spotted deer grazing in the meadows or
dashing off into the woods. But who are
those critters — mule deer or white-tailed
deer? Here’s a little primer on how to tell.
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
are found nearly everywhere in the Elbow
watershed — in aspen parkland, foothills
and subalpine areas, in higher elevations
in summer and lower down in winter.
White-tails (O. virginianus) are somewhat less likely to be seen in our upper
watershed, though their normal
prairie/parkland range has encroached
into the boreal foothills. And in our
watershed, the mule deer population is
actually increasing annually, despite
reduction of habitat and increases in their
mechanical predator, the motor vehicle.
Western mule deer, recognized by
their large mule-like ears and thin brown
black-tipped tail centred on a white rump
patch, are related to the white-tailed deer
(the oldest deer species in the western
hemisphere). While they do look similar
in many ways, including their reddishbrown colour in summer and greyishbrown coat in winter, there are some distinguishing physical characteristics. The
slightly larger muleys have antlers that
fork or branch equally as they grow, while
white-tails’ smaller antlers branch from a
single main beam. The eyes of a mule deer
are larger than those of the white-tail, but
on both they are located on the side of the
head, allowing them a wide 310-degree
view (“The better to see you with, my
dear”). Although their daytime and colour
vision is less accurate than ours, both can
detect a human odour 800 metres away
and predator movement at a kilometre.
Behavioural distinctions have also
been recorded. Mule deer are calm and
composed, and so polite with each other
than they do not look each other directly
in the face but avert their gaze. The considerate muley bucks depart the territory
of does with fawns, leaving the quality
forage for the nursing mothers in the lowlands where cover provides more security.
Born as early as March, spotted fawns
(often born as twins) lie motionless in hiding for most of their first summer, giving
off very little scent to attract predators,
until they are large and strong enough to
keep up with their mothers. And the mule
deer does are exceptional mothers, even
responding to distress calls (bleats) of
white-tailed fawns, a behaviour not found
reciprocally in the white-tailed does.
But perhaps the coolest dissimilarity is that mule deer have a finely-tuned
survival system that is distinctly different from that of the white-tail. They
stott! When the wary white-tailed deer
are alarmed, they “white-flag” the
underside of their wide brown tail to
warn other deer, rapidly sprint away,
usually downslope, and never look back.
They are gone! When mule deer sense
danger, they escape with high, stifflegged leaps from all four feet, a fleeing
mechanism called stotting, and in an
uphill direction if possible. At a safe distance, they stop and inquisitively look
back, those giant ears erect, their innate
curiosity showing. Although stotting
requires 13 times more energy than simply running, it has important advantages.
The deer gain height to jump over obstacles, see a way ahead, pace their tracks
more widely (harder to follow) and
make rapid changes in direction.
Winter poses challenges for both.
When the lush summer aspen, willow,
dogwood and other tasty browse has
dried up, mule deer feed happily continue fattening on Russian thistle, stinging
nettles, fireweed, and especially the dry
yellow leaves of the balsam poplars
which they eat like potato chips! Eastwest valleys like that of the Elbow offer
prime winter range, with browse close to
the secure cover of forests and varying
topography, plus some protection from
cold winter winds. The broad south-facing valley slopes tend to accumulate less
snow, making it easier to travel, and provide warmer spots for resting. The moderately social muleys will often “yard
up” in large groups, to help with trail
development through snow or to manage
their defence against predators, much as
the elk do. The less gregarious whitetails simply head for lower, more salubrious parts of the watershed.
In order not to negatively impact the
winter range and disturb or otherwise
stress the animals, restrictions have been
placed on both recreational and industrial activities in the middle and upper
Elbow watershed in Kananaskis
Country. Highway 66 above Elbow Falls
and McLean Creek Trail are closed from
December 1 to May 14, and snowmobiling on the Elbow Loop ends on March
31. As forestry and oil and gas activities
can provide additional permanent or
temporary access to wildlife areas, disturbance to the wildlife, and degradation
of the habitat, companies are required to
provide industrial access management
plans which minimize such disturbances. Winter is the most critical time
for ungulates, so industrial restrictions in
the Elbow watershed generally apply
between January 1 and April 30.
So when we startle those grazing
deer or find a cast-off set of antlers in the
woods, we will now know who is living
in our neighbourhood. Frankly, my deer...
A geographer by training, Diane
Coleman is the author of Mountains to
Metropolis: the Elbow River Watershed
(Friesen Press, 2015). She can be
reached at [email protected] or
www.elbowriverwatershed.com.
Young Mule Deer in Winter
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JARI LOVE - PERSONAL TRAINING ..........................................................................650-1456
JAPCO PEST CONTROL LTD. ....................................................................................949-4906
JANE’S ADDICTION, COFFEE SHOP, PRIDDIS..........................................................931-0155
INSURANCE (LIFE, DISABILITY, CRITICAL ILLNESS, LONG TERM CARE) ............949-3250
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS ..............................................................................................949-3526
HEMMETT CUSTOM UPHOLSTERING & WINDOW COVERINGS ............................246-1482
HARDER AND SONS EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES ..................................949-3442
- PEGGY’S AT PRIDDIS ......................................................686-1095/931-3142
HAIR STYLIST - DAKOTA HAIR, PRIDDIS ..................................................................931-3109
FIREWOOD TIM ............................................................................................................333-8462
— BUSINESS DIRECTORY —
EAGLE SEPTIC TANK & VACUUM SERVICE..............................................................650-9436
FINANCIAL PLANNER, INVESTMENTS & RISK MANAGEMENT - BOB HUGHES ..949-3250

May 16 - High Country news

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