JAN-MAR 2021

WINTER PROGRAMS VISIT rdcounty.ca/programs TO REGISTER OR VIEW THIS GUIDE ONLINE

WINTER 2021 CONTENTS 3 How to Register 4 New Guidelines 6 Facilities Map 8 Yoga 8 Fitness 9 Wellness Workshops 10 Group Music Classes 10 Art Classes 11 FCSS 12 West County 13 Springbrook 14

What’s Happening around the County! Check out our FCSS Facebook pages for upcoming events, community Red Deer County gatherings and information on Community Services assistance and resources for Red Deer 38106 Range Road 275 County residents. We are here to help! Red Deer County, AB T4S 2L9 @springbrookfcss Office Hours @fcss.benalto.9 Monday to Friday @spruce-view-fcss 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Contact 2 TO REGISTER rdcounty.ca/programs 403.350.2150 Programs are subject to change. [email protected] HOW TO REGISTER

ONLINE PHONE IN PERSON

rdcounty.ca/programs 403.350.2150 38106 Range Road 275 Please note: we do not accept Red Deer County, AB payment over the phone. Office hours Monday to Friday: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Cancellation Policy

1. Program withdrawals will be accepted for a 25% fee a minimum of 7 days prior to the commencement of programming. 2. No withdrawal refunds will be provided within 7 days of the program start date. Full refunds for registrants experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. FOLLOW US READ OUR 3. Withdrawals for medical reasons are Red Deer County permitted with no penalty prior to the ON SOCIAL MONTHLY NEWS! Community Services program start date. Withdrawals for medical reasons after the program start 38106 Range Road 275 @reddeercounty Red Deer County News is a free date will be provided a prorated refund monthly publication available to all Red Deer County, AB T4S 2L9 without withdrawal fee. Refunds will be County residents. Current issues of provided upon receipt and acceptance of RDCounty a valid doctor’s note. the County News are available free Office Hours of charge at the Red Deer County 4. Program cancellations by Red Deer @reddeercounty Centre, or can be viewed online. Monday to Friday County administration will be determined 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM 7 days in advance of intended program start date and full refunds will be RedDeerCounty rdcounty.ca/countynews provided. Individuals will be notified via Contact the email address or phone number 403.350.2150 provided upon registration. TO REGISTER rdcounty.ca/programs 3 [email protected] Programs are subject to change. NEW GUIDELINES

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PHYSICAL SYMPTOM DISTANCING HAND HYGIENE SCREENING

2 metre physical distancing in Wash your hands frequently Stay home if you are sick. place at all times. No socializing or with soap and water. If soap and Before attending any program, gathering before, during or after water are not available, please you may be asked to fill out a the program. Arrive 5 minutes use hand sanitizer. Refrain from waiver indicating that you and/or prior to programming and touching your face. your children are not experiencing please leave immediately after. symptoms. Anyone responding “yes” to any health screening questions will not be permitted to attend programming.

ENHANCED WAIVERS/ GENERAL CLEANING CONSENT

Do not share equipment. All participants are required Red Deer County Community Please bring any required to review and acknowledge Services and their contractors equipment to the program the program waivers/ may ask anyone to leave informed consent. programming at any time.

KEEP YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY SAFE STAY HOME IF YOU ARE FEELING Please Note UNWELL Red Deer County Community Services is using current information and guidelines from Health Services and the Government of . As COVID-19 is unpredictable and guidelines may change, Community Services will continue to adapt as necessary. Programs may be moved, changed or cancelled as the pandemic and associated measures evolve. Refunds will be made available as needed. We ask that participants be patient and understanding with any required 4 TO REGISTER rdcounty.ca/programs changes to allow us to provide safe programming for all. Programs are subject to change. Innisfail & Area Do you have questions about FAMILY child development? Are you in need of social supports? Are you interested in learning RESOURCE coping & problem-solving skills? Are you looking for community NETWORK programs for children & youth?

To Access Services Find dates, times & locations for programs

403-877-7110 @Innisfail RN

Serving the communities of Innisfail, , Springbrook, , Bowden, , Elnora,

We provide fun after school and out-of-school programs and activities to give young people the opportunities to develop their potential and achieve their dreams.

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! YouthHQ.ca/BGCRD

PROGRAMS FUNDED BY PROGRAMS FACILITATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

5 DIVISION 1 LOCATION Glenellen Community Centre Delburne Community Hall Pine Lake Hub FACILITIES MAP Watch for DIVISION 2 Facility Division Balmoral Hall colour markers DIVISION 3 throughout Ridgewood Community Hall POPLAR RIDGE the guide! COMMUNITY HALL DIVISION 4 Cottonwood Community Hall

DIVISION 5 BENALTO FAMILY Benalto Family Resource Centre RESOURCE CENTRE BALMORAL 11 6 HALL Fensala Hall Golden West Drop-In Centre Spruce View Hall DIVISION 6 SPRINGBROOK Poplar Ridge Community Hall FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE SPRINGBROOK 2 DELBURNE 5 Springbrook Family Resource Centre COMMUNITY 1 HALL RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY 42 HALL MARKERVILLE PINE LAKE HUB GOLDEN FENSALA 2A HALL SPRUCE WEST HALL VIEW DROP-IN HALL CENTRE 3 GLENELLEN 0 COMMUNITY CENTRE COTTONWOOD COMMUNITY HALL 2 4

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF COMMUNITY HALLS AND FACILITIES, VISIT rdcounty.ca/community-facilities DIVISION 1 div1rec-culture.com DIVISION 2 div2rec-culture.com Division Reimbursement DIVISION 3 div3rec.com SPRINGBROOK springbrookrecandculture.com Division Recreation and Culture Boards can offer reimbursement on programs and DIVISION 4 div4rec-culture.com 6 classes, tickets to events, or discounted DIVISION 5 div5rec-culture.com TO REGISTER rdcounty.ca/programs 7 classes. Check out your division website for Programs are subject to change. information on what your board has to offer. DIVISION 6 division6recreationandculture.com YOGA FITNESS

Come join us in a non-intimidating, community- Whether you’re new to fitness or want to get oriented environment to develop strength, more out of exercise, this group fitness class mindfulness and flexibility. This class will explore is for you! Each week will be a different type basic yoga postures while focusing on alignment of class to encourage and challenge you at and breath. All prices include GST. your fitness level.All prices include GST.

BASIC YOGA FITNESS

Ridgewood Community Hall Cottonwood Gordon Hall Wednesdays 6:00-7:15 pm Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 pm Session One (6 weeks) Session 1 (6 Weeks) January 13 to February 17 $63.00 January 19 – February 23 $63.00 Session Two (4 weeks) Session 2 (4 Weeks) March 10 to 31 $42.00 March 2 – March 23 $42.00

Glenellen Community Centre Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 pm Session One (6 weeks) January 13 to February 17 $63.00 FOLLOW Session Two (4 weeks) ALL HEALTH GUIDELINES March 10 to 31 $42.00 LISTED ON PAGE 4 Markerville Fensala Hall Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm Session One (6 weeks) January 14 to February 18 $63.00 Session Two (4 weeks) March 11 to April 1 $42.00

YOUTH YOGA (ages 9-15)

Springbrook Family Resource Centre Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 pm 6 Week Session January 12 to February 16 $31.50

8 TO REGISTER rdcounty.ca/programs Programs are subject to change. WELLNESS WORKSHOP

These workshops will encompass nutrition, mental health and physical health. Anxiety, stress and depression have WORKSHOPS become more common in the past years, and have ENCOMPASS increased significantly since COVID-19. Participants will walk away with some tools to help them in day-to-day life.

OPEN WORKSHOPS Saturday, January 23 1:00 - 3:00 pm $10/person Markerville Fensala Hall NUTRITION Friday, February 19 10:00 am - 12:00 pm $10/person Benalto Family Resource Centre Saturday, February 20 10:00 am - 12:00 pm $10/person MENTAL Lousana Hall HEALTH Saturday, March 6 10:00 am - 12:00 pm $10/person Cottonwood Gordon Hall

YOUTH WORKSHOPS (ages 9-15) PHYSICAL January 29 1:00-3:00 pm $5/youth HEALTH Springbrook Family Resource Centre February 18 1:00-3:00 pm $5/youth Poplar Ridge Community Hall March 5 1:00-3:00 pm $5/youth TO REGISTER rdcounty.ca/programs 9 Delburne Community Hall Programs are subject to change. MUSIC

ALL INSTRUMENTS PROVIDED! BY LONG & MCQUADE

Join our instructors for a fun, beginner group guitar or ukulele class! You don’t have to have ART previous experience or know how to read music. In partnership with Long & McQuade Musical Instruments, we will provide instruments for the duration of lessons that you can take home for practice. All ages welcome, from 12 up to 100!

GROUP MUSIC CLASSES

Markerville Guitar Classes (ages 12+) ART CLASSES Fensala Hall Mondays 7:00-8:00 pm Beginner’s Acrylic Painting Class February 1 to March 15 $63.00 Springbrook Family Resource Centre *no class February 15th Mondays 6:30-7:45 pm January 25 to March 8 $63.00 Spruce View Ukulele Classes (ages 9+) *no class February 15th Golden West Drop-In Centre Tuesdays 7:00-8:00 pm Beginner’s Art February 2 to March 9 $63.00 Pine Lake Hub Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 pm Benalto Ukulele Classes (ages 9+) January 27 to March 3 $63.00 Benalto Family Resource Centre Wednesdays 7:00-8:00 pm Open Art Class February 3 to March 10 $63.00 Balmoral Hall Wednesdays 6:00-7:30 pm Pine Lake Guitar Classes (ages 12+) January 27 to March 3 $63.00 Pine Lake Hub Thursdays 7:00-8:00 pm February 4 to March 11 $63.00

LOOKING TO CRAFT? SEE FCSS BENALTO’S 10 TO REGISTER rdcounty.ca/programs Programs are subject to change. CRAFT CORNER PAGE 14 VIEW YOUR LOCAL AREA FCSS PROGRAMS! ART FAMILY & PAGE 12- 15 COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES

Red Deer County participates in a 10 year FCSS Multi-Municipal Agreement. For decades, Family and FINANCIAL LITERACY Community Support Services (FCSS) has been working as a provincial-municipal government initiative to SESSIONS enhance the social well-being of individuals, families and community in an effort to keep people resilient, well and Financial Literacy is important. It equips us from falling into crisis. Through a variety of approaches, with the information needed to be better the Red Deer County FCSS Community Workers provide with our finances and make informed direct services to the community or empower the local decisions around how we manage our community to take action on broader community money. Whether you are experienced at social matters. They also act as an information and budgeting or brand new to understanding referral agent to ensure residents are connected with finances, these courses provide important appropriate social services within the region. tools and information to help anyone improve how they manage their finances.

Watch social media for details on sessions across the County in Springbrook, Benalto and Lousana in January and February. These sessions will be free of charge but will require pre-registration.

11 FCSS Contact Pam Hetu 403-505-9091 [email protected] SPRUCE VIEW

Seniors Coffee Community Welcomer’s program Spruce View Drop-In Centre This program helps increase awareness of Wednesdays 10:00 am to 12:00 pm community programs, services, and businesses. Come have a coffee and socialize with local It’s a great way to be welcomed into the neighbours and community members. community, and find out what’s available to For further information please contact you and the family. This can lead to reduced Ruth Lemke at 403-728-3482. isolation for new families and help create a sense of community. Contact West County FCSS for Spruce View Playgroup, in Partnership with further information. Innisfail Family Resource Network Spruce View Hall Little Free Libraries Thursdays 10:00 to 11:30 am A great resource for families looking for new This program helps decrease isolation, helps books, and wanting to exchange their old books. build relationships and also helps families Located in the Dickson Arena. Contact West become aware of all the events and programs County FCSS for further information. that are available to them in the community. Come join us, have a coffee and meet local Great Neighbours Spruce View families from the area! No charge for the This program is an initiative that connects program. Parent supervision is required. neighbours on your rural or urban block. They will often have activity kits available, host Spruce View Community Kitchen events in your area, and will help in facilitating TBD introductions amongst your community group. Check Spruce View FCSS Facebook page and the Red Deer County website for date, time and location The Community Kitchen program allows community members to gather and create affordable, delicious freezer meals for the family. Some examples are meals for the grill, soups and stews, casseroles and baking. This program helps increase socialization, decrease isolation, builds relationships amongst community members and increases awareness of programs and services that are available in the community.

12 FCSS Contact Red Deer County Community Services 403-350-2150 communityservices@ SPRINGBROOK rdcounty.ca Springbrook Family Resource Centre | 3824-21A Street

Coffee Corner Meet Your Neighbour Program Springbrook Family Resource Centre In February 2021, we plan on taking Front Porch Wednesdays 10:00am-12:00pm Portraits around Springbrook for free and Stop by the Springbrook Family Resource Centre encourage participants to take part in the Meet every Wednesday from 10-12 for free coffee and Your Neighbour project. Families or individuals a visit with neighbours and friends. whose portraits are taken, will be introduced to the rest of the community on our Springbrook Springbrook Playgroup, in Partnership with Community Facebook page, and in our monthly Innisfail Family Resource Network newspaper. It’s great getting to know each other Springbrook Family Resource Centre a little bit better! Mondays 10:00-11:30 am This program helps decrease isolation, build Little Free Libraries relationships and assists families in becoming This is a great resource for families looking for aware of all the events and programs that are new books, and wanting to exchange their old available to them in the community. Come join books. There are four Little Free Libraries to us, have a coffee and meet local families from access in Springbrook: large ones located on the area! No charge for the program. Parent Tamarac and Pine St. at the bus stop, and at the supervision is required. Springbrook Archery Club located on 25 Ave. There are two smaller residential libraries located Builders Club – Lego Challenge at the corner of Mynarski Way and Sabre Rd., and Springbrook Family Resource Centre the other at the far end of Sabre Rd. Last Thursday of Each Month 4:30-6:00 pm Let your kids challenge their creativity! This program is for kids ages 6 to 12. No charge for the program. Kids will receive a new theme each session to build their best creation. Kids will get to showcase their creation at the end and get their photo taken and emailed home. Spaces are limited, so register early by contacting your Springbrook FCSS!

13 FCSS Contact Angie Schickerowski 403-597-8074 aschickerowski@ BENALTO rdcounty.ca Benalto Family Resource Centre | 5025-49 Street

Coffee Corner Benalto Playgroup, in Partnership with Benalto Family Resource Centre Family Resource Network Tuesdays 10 am - noon Benalto Family Resource Centre Stop by the Benalto Family Resource Centre Wednesdays 9:00-9:45 & 10:30-11:15 every Tuesday from 10-12 for free coffee and a This program is for families with children visit with neighbours and friends. 0-7 years of age, and offers playful learning opportunities for the little ones while supporting Craft Corner parents by decreasing isolation and sharing Benalto Family Resource Centre information on child development. Programs will 2nd Sunday of the month 2-4 pm include things like Literacy Lovers, Bitty Boppers, Do you knit? Crochet? Scrapbook? Crafty in any Emotion Explorers, Infant Massage, and Seasonal way? Or do you just want to get out of the house Parties (Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, etc.) and visit with neighbours? Join us at the Family Pre-register by calling 403-887-1137 ext 432. Resource Centre to craft, chat, and connect. Family Enrichment Programs, in Partnership Book Club with Sylvan Lake Family Resource Network Benalto Family Resource Centre Benalto Family Resource Centre 2nd Saturday of the month 10 am - noon Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 pm All local book worms are welcome to join our This program offers free one-on-one support casual Book Exchange. We meet on the second as well as group programs and workshops Saturday of each month in our comfy Benalto on a variety of subjects to help parents and Book Nook from 10-12. Browse the wide range caregivers build parenting skills, knowledge, and of books (toddler to adult fiction and non-fiction) confidence. Programs include Triple P Parenting, and chat with neighbours. Fun activities/crafts Kids Have Stress Too, Nobody’s Perfect, Raising are available for the kids, and once in a while a Confident Kids, Active Parenting, and guest visitor stops by! Self-Empowerment. For more information and to pre-register, please call 403-348-7105.

Benalto Book Nook 2nd Saturday of the Month from 10 - Noon 14 Meet Your Neighbour – Dave & Wendy Berg

Guys Night Out Meet Your Neighbour Program Benalto Family Resource Centre In May 2020 we took Front Porch Portraits Friday January 15, 6:30 pm around Benalto and area for free and Join other dads and guys from the community for encouraged participants to take part in the a free night out – watch some sports on the big Meet Your Neighbour project where families screen, play darts, have some snacks, and get to or individuals are introduced to the rest of the know some of the other guys in your community. community on our Benalto Community Facebook Pre-register by texting or emailing Angie at the page, and in our Benalto Buzz newsletter. This contact information above. project is ongoing! You can submit your family or personal photo to [email protected] Gals Night Out with a little write-up as an introduction to the rest Benalto Family Resource Centre of the community and we will include it in our Friday February 5, 6:30 pm Meet Your Neighbour profiles. It’s great getting to Join other moms and ladies from the community know each other a little bit better. for a free night out – we’ll throw on a chick flick in the background, make some yummy mocktails, Benalto Buzz Newsletter have some appetizers, and share a few laughs. Stay in the loop through the Benalto Buzz Pre-register by texting or emailing Angie at the Community Newsletter. Available in hard copy contact information above. at the Benalto General Store at the beginning of each month, with email updates sent every Monday morning about upcoming community activities & news, it’s a great way to stay informed about everything going on in and around Benalto. If you want your program, event, or group shared in the newsletter please email Angie at [email protected].

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Red Deer County Community Services 38106 Range Road 275 Red Deer County, AB T4S 2L9

Office Hours Monday to Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Contact 403.350.2150 [email protected]

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