Virus & Malware Removal COMPUTER PROBLEMS? Computer Repair Have a Virus? Spyware Trouble? Computer Just Running Slow? Backup & Restore Wireless Networks Computer Upgrades Data Recovery 403.924.HELP (4357) Remote Support 403 Main Street, Three Hills Same Day Appointments [email protected] | www.vincovi.com We make house calls and also offer a pickup & drop-off service Y R C N PETERS 403.443.2433 419 Main St., Three Hills PHARMACY [email protected] Flu Shots sti ll available. THE No appointment needed but please wear a mask. P T H Pneumonia Shots for Seniors are also available. Wednesday,CAPITAL January 6, 2021 Volume 108 - Number 14 FREE Check with the Pharmacist to see if you are eligible. Monday to Saturday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Bus: 403-556-3371 Cell: 403-443-0180 www.oldsgm.com 2020Over the next two weeks we’ll have Yearsaturated with COVID-19 but it was inTorrington wins theReview 39th Annual welcomes Cst. Lindsay Ferrier. Arlin Koch - New/Used Sales a look back at some of the highlights almost business as usual for the first Hockey All-nighter Curling The RCMP turns 100. Three Hills / Olds / Kneehill County of 2020. few months. Bonspiel. Trochu Valley School Drama The year was almost completely January Town of Three Hills releases Troupe presents “A Mixed Up Fairy 2020 got rolling with the Three 2020-2022 strategic priorities. Tale”. Hills Cruise Weekend Committee Kneehill Atom Chiefs bring home Trochu Elks #168 honoured donating $1,000 to the Trochu Gold from the Innisfail Atom A for donating $105,108.80 to local Library. The Three Hills Community Tournament. committees since 2011. Choir performs at Prairies’s North Linden Pharmacist, Shan Kana The Ray Wideman Rink wins the Auditorium. gives birth to triplets (two girls and Carbon Curling Club Farmer’s open. The Jeff Bauer Rink, of a boy) on January 5, 2020. The Acme playschool receives Torrington, laid an eight ender in Three Hills Health Centre $500 from the Acme Lodge #103. their opening game at the Three presents Long Service Awards to Barb ATB Financial, in Linden, donated Hills Farmers Open Bonspiel. Bauer Frere (30yrs), Karen Oliver (25yrs), $500 to the Linden Food Bank. went on to win the “A” Division. Eleanor Kubinec (20yrs), Better The Three Hills Junior Curling Michael Glavin is named Director Kaiser (20yrs), Kathleen Cordana Program had 32 curlers ages from 7 of Operations and Infrastructure for (15yrs), Natisha Krauchesky (10yrs), to 17 years. the Town of Three Hills. Grace Wiebe (10yrs), and Helen The Ron Gorr Memorial Arena, The town of Trochu kicks off LeChance (10yrs). in Torrington, receives extensive A part of history 2020 with High-Level fireworks on February renovations. Demolition of the former Kirks’s Heating and Custom Sheet Metal LTD. facility, New Years Eve. RCMP were dispatched to The Village of Linden introduced due north of Canada Post, began on the morning of Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Three Hills CAO Alan Parkin Trochu’s ATB Financial following an their new Zamboni at Family Day The land has been sold and the removal of the historic building will make way receives his 30 year service armed robbery on January 30,2020. celebrations. About 22 children for future development. The old facility was home to the original Kirks Coal award at an International City/ The male suspect fled with an took part. Stoker, sold nation-wide before natural gas heat took the country by storm. The County Management Association undisclosed amount of money. No Linden’s ATB Financial donates facility served the community since its construction in 1949. The old carpenter Conference. injuries. $500 to the Dr. Elliott School shop, on the north end, was built prior to that. The building had been owned by The New Prairie Tabernacle is Amda Farms won top spot at Breakfast Program. Vernon and Sharon Wiebe since Vernon’s arrival to Three Hills in 1971. officially opened with a celebration Acme’s 23rd Annual Business A Memorandum of Understanding ceremony. Bonspiel. concerning Trochu’s proposed Three Hills Early Childhood Danna Nelson Rink wins the Seniors Housing Development, is to Society raises over $1400 for a new Three Hills Ladies Bonspiel. be signed between Covenant Health logo sign with the help of Golden The Bauer Rink, of Torrington and the Town of Trochu. Acres Honey. Trochu, is named Top Volunteer Acme/Linden Soccer Association Pro-Plan Financial’s Season Of Team at the Alberta Firefighters receives $500 from Acme Lodge Giving donates $10,000 to local Curling Association Annual #103. non-profits. Bonspiel. The 37th Annual Torrington Three Hills and Trochu Food Esther Watt, of Three Hills, Oilmen’s Bonspiel is won by the Banks receive $750 in donations has a goal of raising half a million Hawkeye Line Finders. from Artis Exploration. dollars for cancer.research through Kristy Sidock is appointed The Village of Linden Christ orchestrating the Hair4Hope Director of Community Services for Light Display is vandalized. Trochu’s campaign. the Town of Three Hills. Rosemary Frere wins the Trochu Corban Sanderman to represent Three Hills Cruise Committee Trochu Lions announce "Hawaii Draw" winner Lions Hawaii Draw. “Big Country“ Zone 2 at the Alberta presents $1,000 to the Three Hills The Trochu Lions are pleased to announce the winners of their annual "Hawaii MP Damien Kurek is appointed Winter Games. Health Initiative. Draw". Pictured are Pastor Allan Powell assisting Lion's members Ron Kletke Deputy Shadow Minister for Rural The PCA Sabres Junior High Girls Corbin Sanderman, of Three Hills and Gerry Tetz in making the draw after the New Years fireworks presentation. We Economic Development. Trochu Basketball Team wins Gold at the and his Zone 2 Big Country hockey are happy to announce that Simonne Frere, of Trochu, wins the grand prize of a Arboretum’s Forest of Lights is a Holy Cross Collegiate Tournament team won a bronze medal at the $3,000 travel voucher through CanWest Travel, Red Deer. 2ND Prize of $500 is Bill huge success. in Strathmore. 2020 Alberta Winter Games. and Sandy Ottosen, of Huxley, and 3RD prize of $300 is Chad Dettmer, of Trochu. The Mitch Bauer Rink, of Three Hills RCMP Detachment (2020 - Page 10) No Appointment This space for sale. Oil Changes! 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(403) 443-5541 or Toll Free: 1-866-443-5541 Kneehill County @kneehillcounty www.kneehillcounty .com NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BYLAW NO. 1828 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BYLAW NO. 1828 Date: January 12, 2021 Date: January 12, 2021 Time: 10:00 AM Time: 10:00 AM Place:Place: CouncilCouncil Chambers, Chambers, Kneehill Kneehill County County Office Offi ce nd 1600,1600, 2 2ndStreet Street NE, NE,Three Three Hills, Hills, AB ABT0M T0M 2A0 2A0 BEING A BYLAW OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA,BEING AFOR BYLAW THE PURPOSEOF THE COUNCIL OF CLOSING OF KNEEHILL TO PUBLIC COUNTY, TRAVEL IN IN THE ACCORDANCE PROVINCE WITHOF ALBERTA,SECTION 22FOR OF THE THE PURPOSE MUNICIPAL OF GOVERNMENT CLOSING TO PUBLIC ACT, CHAPTER TRAVEL M26.1, IN ACCORDANCE REVISED WITH SECTION 22 OFSTATUTES THE MUNICIPAL OF ALBERTA GOVERNMENT 2000, AS ACT,AMENDED CHAPTER M26.1, REVISED STATUTUES OF ALBERTA 2000, AS AMENDED WHEREAS the lands hereafter described are no longer required for public travel, and WHEREAS the lands hereafter described are no longer required for public travel, and WHEREAS application has been made to Council to have the road allowance closed, and WHEREAS application has been made to Council to have the road allowance closed, and WHEREAS the Council of Kneehill County deems it expedient to provide for a bylaw for the purposeWHEREAS of closingthe Council to public of Kneehill travel County certain deems roads, it expedient or portions to provide thereof, for situated a bylaw forin the said municipality,purpose of closing and therefore to public traveldisposing certain of roads, same, or and portions thereof, situated in the said municipality, and therefore disposing of same, and WHEREAS notice of the intention of Council to pass a bylaw has been given in accordance withWHEREAS Section notice606 of of the the Municipal intention of Government Council to pass Act, a andbylaw has been given in accordance with Section 606 of the Municipal Government Act, and WHEREAS Council was not petitioned for an opportunity to be heard by any person claiming toWHEREAS be prejudiciallyCouncil affected was not by petitioned the bylaw for an opportunity to be heard by any person claiming to be prejudicially affected by the bylaw NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of Kneehill County, in the Province of AlbertaNOW THEREFORE does hereby BEclose IT RESOLVEDto public travel that thefor Councilthe purpose of Kneehill of creating County, title in the to Provincethe following of describedAlberta does road hereby allowance,close to subject public travelto right for ofthe access purpose granted of creating by other title to legislation: the following described road allowance, subject to right of access granted by other legislation: 1. All that portion of the government road allowance lying between the North West 1.QuarterAll that Section portion of30 the Township government 31 Rangeroad allowance 25 West lying4th Meridianbetween theand North North West East Quarter Quarter th SectionSection 25 30 TownshipTownship 31 RangeRange 2526 West West 4 4thMeridian Meridian and lying North North East QuarterLake No.