Red2 Deer JULY County News 2 JULY 2010 2010

County News Turns 40!

WHAT’S INSIDE: CONSERVATION CORNER ...... PAGE 9 HERITAGE AWARDS ...... PAGE 11-12 COUNTY HOSTS KOREAN DELEGATION ....PAGE 19

GALAXY

RED DEER “Proud to be in Red Deer County”

Gasoline Alley, Red Deer County • www.reddeertoyota.com 403-343-3736 1-800-662-7166 72125F4 Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 2

Mayor’s Message: Forty Years Later – County News is Still Going Strong

then, a newspaper was often the fastest means During that time span, we have seen County Our long-term planning will take this view of communication. News undergo many different versions. The as we work to progress into the future. Yet the more things change, the more paper has grown from 4 to 20 pages, and The population of Alberta is expected to they remain the same. One of the greatest has seen the addition of color print. Its rise to over 5 million in the next twenty challenges for any municipality is public topics have increased to include Community years alone. Regardless of what happens in communication. Red Deer County covers Services, Economic Development, and even that time, I am willing to bet that timely thousands of ratepayers spread across a Community Calendar to promote local and accurate communication will still be a hundreds of kilometers. This often makes events. This expansion proves that the priority for residents, staff and communicating information in a timely way County is more than roads and buildings – it Council alike. a challenge. includes people who make great contributions to the Red Deer County has an excellent staff of communities they live in. professionals who are committed to doing their best for County residents and businesses. When one looks at the front However, this work may be in vain if ratepayers page of that premiere issue, are not given the results of this work in a it is fascinating to see the timely fashion. County News serves to inform topics listed. Front and ratepayers of all that is going on inside and center are roads, taxes, outside the walls of the County Centre. and agriculture. These three items are still of According to Red Deer County Reeve C.L. utmost importance to Red Doan in the premiere July, 1970 issue, MAYOR EARL KINSELLA Deer County. Despite the “(County News) is intended as a means of advances in technology, direct communications between our office This edition of County News marks the 40th these issues will be and all who are interested in municipal anniversary of the publication. It is interesting a focus of Council’s information pertaining to our County.” This to reflect on the changes that have occurred attention for many years intention has not changed over the last forty in Red Deer County in that time. Forty years to come. ago, there were no personal computers, no years, and the newspaper format has proved One can only wonder cell phones, and definitely no Internet. Back very successful. what Red Deer County will look like in another forty years. Who PUBLIC knows what advances will take place? ELECTION WORKERS NOTICE October 2010 Municipal Election

Highway 11A Intersection Construction – Update Red Deer County is currently seeking workers for the Monday, October 18, 2010, general municipal election. Road construction of the intersection is anticipated to be complete by late Qualifications: July 2010. Traf¿c signals are installed but not operational. It is estimated ✔ 18 years of age or older they will be operational in early or mid August, 2010. It is intended that ✔ Available to work ELECTION DAY, Monday, October 18, 2010. Parkland Road and Range Road 275 traf¿c will not be redirected to the new Approximate hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. or until all the votes are intersection until the traf¿c signals are operational, although there may be counted. a short period where the intersection operates as a stop condition for traf¿c ✔ Available for an approximate 3-hour training session one weekday prior coming on to Highway 11A. Time lines are subject to change, as this project to the Election. will be coordinating with Alberta Transportation’s Interchange work. Previous experience in working elections would be an asset. A training session will be provided. New street lights on Highway 11A will be installed this summer as part of For further information and/or to register your interest in working, please the intersection improvements. Work on the street lights is a contact Returning Officer, Nancy Lougheed, at 403-357-2366 or e-mail to anticipated to begin at the end of June, with completion two months later. [email protected]

Access to the North (including Linn Valley residences and Spirit Creek Golf WWW.RDCOUNTY.CA & Country Club) will be maintained at all times. A great place to live, work & grow Any questions about the project may be directed to:

Darren Otto Shauket Nayani Red Deer County News - We welcome your feedback! Municipal Engineer Project Coordinator You can contact us with questions or comments at GENIVAR Consultants City of Red Deer [email protected] 403-342-7650 403-342-8158 Red Deer County News is a free monthly publication available to all County residents. Managing Editor: Tyler Harke (Corp. Communications Coordinator for Red Deer County). County News is printed and delivered by the Red Deer Advocate. For all advertising inquiries please contact the Red Deer Advocate at 403.314.4392. Red Deer County welcomes reader submissions. The County reserves the right to approve/disapprove any and all submissions it receives.

70877G2 Please note: submitted original documents cannot always be returned. Next submission deadline is: July 26, 2010 Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 3

Spruce View students HILLSDOWN W.I. JUNE 2010 Hillsdown W.I. continues to meet each month and is happy to be able to participate in community & local events. We have donated to the Delburne School Awards’ program, chosen for Alberta the Bridge Family Trust account, and to the Canadian Red Cross. As well, we made several premee soaker pads which were donated to the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Our annual Strawberry Tea & bake sale was held at the Hillsdown Community Centre on launch of Robert Wednesday, May 26. It was a very successful event. Our guest speaker this year was Beth Anthony who works with the Canadian Red Cross Society. She told us of the wonderful work done by the Red Cross in countries throughout the world & in our own community. As well, she updated us on what we should have ready at all times to be prepared for a Bateman program disaster where we could possibly be isolated in our homes, perhaps without power, for days at a time. From Chinook’s Edge School Division Several door prizes were awarded during the course of the afternoon. Our branch awarded Grade five students at Spruce View School have become official ambassadors of nature, Mary Valckx with a life branch membership. It was presented by Carol Janssen, president, after Ellis Bird Farm invited them to participate in the launch of the Robert Bateman Get To and life member Ada Fox. Mary has been a dedicated member since 1966. Know Program’s virtual tour of Ellis Bird Farm on May 26. Four of our members were pleased to attend Balmoral’s tea on Saturday, May 29 which The students are no strangers to Ellis Bird Farm, which is both a working farm and a non- turned out to be a very wintery day making the roads treacherous. The speaker was Wayne profit conservation organization located near Blackfalds. Last year’s grade five class visited Hampton who showed pictures of Antarctica. The ladies reported that the presentation was the Farm when they were studying about wetlands. When Ellis Board Farm received word excellent. they would be the pilot site of the second generation Robert Bateman Virtual Hike program The week of June 7 to 12 our handicrafts were on display at the Golden Circle in Red Deer. in Alberta, they came straight to Norma Mckinlay’s class to recruit assistants. We are happy to report that Carol Janssen received an outstanding placing with a beautiful “This is a great class full of keen students, so we really wanted them to be part of the knit sweater. Mary Valckx received highest points in knitting in the over 80 class as well as launch,” said Myrna Pearman, Biologist at Ellis Bird Farm. “They have been working in second most points for the over 80 class. Our branch placed second in participation. On pairs to research 13 different species that will be part of the Get To Know Program, and on June 12, the Handicraft Tea was held also at the Golden Circle. the day of the launch they will be the experts who will teach our special guests all about On June 30, we are hosting a community picnic at the Hillsdown Community Centre. It these amazing creatures. They are polite and knowledgeable, and they will make great will begin with a pot luck supper at 6 PM. We welcome everyone and hope for a great time ambassadors.” together. The students will guide a select group of dignitaries on a tour of Ellis Bird Farm, including The next meeting for the Red Deer Centre Constituency representatives will be held at Fish & Wildlife biologists, Get To Know Society Board Members and corporate sponsors Sunnybrook Farms in the meeting room on July 26. The fall conference is to be held on from Dow. Students are well prepared, having studied and filed 13 different classroom September 1 at Lacombe. The theme will be Citizenship & Legislation. reports as part of their preparation. The next meeting of the Hillsdown W.I. is to be held on September 13 at 1:30. We welcome “These kids are totally engrossed in the process,” said Pearman. “They will certainly impress visitors and new members. For more information, please call 403-347-0100. our guests with their amazing knowledge of these species, including the Great Horned Owl, Leaf-Cutter Bees, Red-winged Black Bird, fresh water shrimp, bats – all of these species are equally cool and I think they’ve had fun researching them. They have an important job to THANK YOU RED DEER COUNTY do and it’s a big responsibility, because the impression they make will help determine the For sponsoring another successful 4-H event, the Bow-Inn, Delburne and Red Deer future of the program. Learning all this amazing information about nature is important, West Beef 4H Clubs would like to take this opportunity to thank Red Deer County too.” along with the following buyers, businesses and individuals for their contributions For the students, learning about butt-breathing aquatic creatures and discovering that Purple to our 2010 Red Deer & District 4H Beef Show and Sale. The 4H Members are grateful for your Support! Martins can travel from Brazil to Spruce View in two weeks is interesting information. Once the formalities of their role as tour guides is complete, Ellis Bird Farm has ice cream treats, Major Sponsors Mitchell & Jewell MITCHELL & JEWELL Platinum Mr. Suds Car Wash (2) Reserve Steer Showmanship (SR): PENTAGON a scavenger hunt and other games planned. Red Deer County Ninkovich, Lottie FARM CENTRE “This has been an excellent project, because students feel they have a real good reason for Northland Construction Supplies Champion Steer Showmanship (INT): CIBC Gold Palliser Chevrolet Ltd Reserve Steer Showmanship (INT): learning the information,” said Norma Mckinlay. “They have all accomplished a great deal Future AG Pentagon Farm Centre MARSHALL FARMS Red Deer Co-op Pope, Dave (2) Champion Steer Showmanship (JR): of work and they have a true appreciation for what they’re learning.” Burnt Lake Livestock Precision Solutions SOUTHSIDE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP Robert Bateman is a renowned Canadian Westerner Park Pumps and Pressure Reserve Steer Showmanship (JR): SERVUS RBC Dominion Securities CREDIT UNION artist, environmentalist and philanthropist Silver Ramsay Ridge Ltd Best Home Grown Steer: GLEN ARMITAGE whose vision is to “encourage young people YB Quality Meat Red Deer Veterinary Consulting Services MEMORIAL AWARD Masterfeeds Rex Armitage Ranching Best Group of Five: HOWELL’S EXCAVATING to become familiar with the great outdoors, United Rentals Scotty’s Oilfield Consulting LTD leading them to become enthusiastic stewards West Fraser Mills Second Cup Best Rate of Gain Club: COWLICK MINERALS Anything • Anywhere • Anytime S & D Trucking Servus Credit Union, Delburne Best Rate of Gain Member: BELICH FARMS of the environment.” This vision led to the Justin & Mark Daines Servus Credit Union, Innisfail INC • Camps • Hot Tubs • Swimming founding of the Robert Bateman Get To Know Sherman Ranches Stall Competition: LAMMLES • Shacks • Rinks Pools Bronze Skywest Best Carcass Steer: HAMMER NEW HOLLAND Program in 2000, and since its creation this CKGY 95.5 ZED FM 98.9 Tri-S Fertilizers Ltd Best Overall Club: HOLLMAN SEED FARM • Boilers • Cement Jobs • Dust Control/ program has connected hundreds of thousands Kirk’s Tire Trochu Motors/Ken Lawrence (2) Team Grooming: RED DEER BEEF • Fracs • Fire Back-up Cisterns Freightliner- Red Deer UFA Petroleum Sales - Don Miller COMMITTEE of young people with nature by encouraging Safeway Windsor Plywood Open Judging: RED DEER BEEF COMMITTEE Emergency Water Supply to Rykar Industries Windy Acres them to ‘get to know’ their wild neighbours. Extra Foods, Innisfail Winter Stucco & Drywall Ringmen Town or Business Get To Know provides cutting-edge interactive YB Quality Meat (2) Ben Farrant Three - 3200 Gallon Trucks permit potable educational initiatives and active outdoor Buyers Gavin Brandl water - DTHR Approved ATB Financial, Innisfail Banner Sponsors Garnett Marshall experiences for young people, in an effort Alberta Springs Golf Course Grand Champion Steer: FAIRLAND CATTLE Serving Red Deer & Surrounding Area to foster a continent-wide shift in thinking Alberta Vet Services (2) CO REED/ SHEREE HOWELL Auctioneers E-mail: [email protected] Allan Keffen Professional Corporation Reserve Champion Steer: E & L RANCHING Innsifail Auction Mart Secor Approved towards an understanding that conserving Andy Rock Livestock ERIC/LOUISE FALK Burnt Lake Auction Mart 403-342-5277 Belich Farms Grand Champion Female : BELVIN ANGUS 24/7 21349E7-H6 biodiversity is our shared responsibility. Black Gold Oilfield GAVIN/MABEL HAMILTON Sales Clerks Blue Grass Sod Farm Reserve Champion Female: BLACKWELL Burnt Lake Auction Mart Brown Smith Owen ANGUS LARRY/BARB MAXWELL Calfrac Well Services Ltd Weigh Masters Central Alberta Co-op Trophy Sponsors Art Marshall Central Alberta Hay Centre Ltd Champion Yearling Heifer: TD CANADA Frank Olson Cold Creek Farms TRUST Dennis McGill Co-operators Insurance, Innisfail Reserve Champion Heifer: SCOTIABANK Crop Production Services, Delburne Champion Cow/Calf: INNISFAIL AUCTION Marshalls Crop Production Services, Penhold MARKET Cody Coleman Deermart Equipment Reserve Champion Cow/Calf: GEORGE’S Quinton Page Eagle Builders Inc FARM CENTRE Eastcott Land & Cattle Champion Female Showmanship (SR): BANK Elnora Motors (2) OF MONTREAL Pictures Encana Corp. Reserve Female Showmanship (SR): Craig Scott Fourlane Ford LOMSNES VET HOSPITAL G & R Builders Champion Female Showmanship (INT): Club Contacts Gem Silage Products COULEE CREST HEREFORDS Bow-Inn Brad Dallas 403-896-2162 ITS Travel & Cruise Centre Reserve Female Showmanship (INT): DALLAS Delburne: Darrin Wells 403-358-4859 Innisfail Auction Market Ltd (2) FARMS Garry Vincent 403-350-4116 Innisfail Veterinary Service Ltd Champion Female Showmanship (JR): HEJ Red Deer West: Mel Johanson 396-5607 Jackson’s Pharmasave CHAROLAIS Jim Wood Reserve Female Showmanship (JR): Koch Fuel Products SOUTHERN OX ANGUS Lomsnes Veterinary Hospital Grand Champion Steer: ROYAL BANK MGM Ford Lincoln Reserve Champion Steer: BRANDT TRACTOR Meyers Norris Penny LTD Miller Lehane & Wild Champion Steer Showmanship (SR):

71890F4 WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN 2011!!! Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 4

“What’s Happening” In Red Deer County? 27 Annual Spruce View Horse Show & Gymkhana call Tammy Olsson, Site Coordinator at 403.559.7495, or Alberta Arts Days. Residents will be invited to the showcase This event will take place on Sunday, August 15, at the Dickson email [email protected]. to experience the wonderful talent that is in Red Deer. Arena. Show classes start at 9:00am. Gymkhana classes will be Innisfail Summer Camps This call is open to residents of Red Deer and Red Deer County only. To submit an entry, artists must complete held in the afternoon. For more information, contact Emma Innisfail summer Camps will run daily from 9:00am to 4:00pm, the open call entry form and provide the supportive Dufresne, Coordinator, at 403.746.3847 or email svhorseshow@ Monday through Friday. The cost is $125.00 / child, per week materials outlined in the form. All disciplines and genres gmail.com. Entry forms are available for download at or $50 / child, per day. Theme weeks are designed for all ages, are encouraged to submit. There is no submission fee. www.dicksonarena.com under “Upcoming Events”. genders, and skill and are as follows: The deadline for submissions is Thursday, July 15, 2010. Ridgewood School District #2091 Art and Culture Week – July 5 through July 9 In April 2010, Red Deer’s Bower Ponds was chosen by the The Ridgewood School District’s 100 Anniversary and Extremely Wacky Leadership Week – July 12 through July 16 Government of Alberta as one of five facilities to be a Homecoming will take place on July 10 & 11 at Ridgewood Hall. Earth Week or Going Green Week – July 19 through July 23 Feature Celebration Site for the cultural festivities that Open to all Ridgewood residents & descendents of attendees at run from September 17 to September 19. The Arts Day Survivor Week – July 26 through July 30 school. Please RSVP to [email protected]. weekend will feature family-friendly cultural activities Innisfail Farmers Market Moving and Grooving Week – August 2 through August 6 and a free evening showcase highlighting local artists. The Innisfail Farmers Market will be held at the Innisfail Fun, Fitness and Sport – August 9 through August 13 More information about Alberta Arts Days can be Arena every Thursday from 10:00am to 1:00pm, beginning Outdoor Adventure Week – August 16 through August 20 found at http://www.albertaartsdays.ca/, while more May 13 and running until September 16. There will be live information about the open call for performing artists Emergency Services Week – August 23 through August 27 entertainment, and a Guest Artist will be featured every week. can be found by contacting Culture Services by phone at For more information, or to book a table, please call Linda at For more information about the summer camps, please feel 403-309-4091 or by email at [email protected]. 403.224.3247. free to contact Lisa Leatherdale at the Town of Innisfail, For more information, please contact: 403.507.9895 or 403.227.7744, or email [email protected]. Wendy Meeres Sunnybrook Farm Museum 2010 Golden Furrow Culture Community Development Coordinator Award Popovich’s Patio Dinner Theatre The only dinner theatre of its kind in Canada is located in City of Red Deer The Sunnybrook Farm Museum is calling for nominations Red Deer County! Popovich’s Patio Dinner Theatre offers an 403.309.3083 for The Golden Furrow Award. The Golden Furrow Award exciting line up of six very different and entertaining shows is for the First People Who Lived in Alberta 1900 – 1930 Æbleskiver ‘N Jam Day throughout the summer season. Choose from the Roaring (First Generation). The Golden Furrow Award recognizes an Æbleskiver ‘N Jam Day will be held on July 11 from 12:30pm 20’s Period Show, Gospel Show, HillBilly Show, Western Show, individual or family who has provided a service or made a – 5:30pm at the Danish Canadian National Museum & Campfire Show, or 100 Years of Music Variety Show. Dates, contribution to the rural community. Nomination Forms can Gardens. Admission is by non-perishable donation to the show times and menu selections vary, offering options and be picked up at Sunnybrook Farm Museum, 4701 30th Street. foodbank. There will also be $8.00 all-you-can-eat Æbleskiver, opportunities for everyone! Reserve your tickets for this Deadline for nominations is July 1, 2010. For more information, $4.00 for kids under 6. For more information, please visit fabulous Dinner & Dessert Theatre. For more information, or to please call 403.340.3511. www.danishcanadians.com, or phone 403.728.0019. book your tickets, phone 1.888.856.9282, or visit their website Tea and Tour at Sunnybrook Farm Museum – The Ladies at www.RichardandDeborah.com. Annual Celebrity Slow Pitch Challenge of Sunnybrook Farm Museum invite you the their first Tea, Hall of Famers Willie Pless, Rocco Romano, Herm Harrison and Luncheon & Tour of the summer season on Wednesday, July Attention Lake Front Home Owners Terry Evanshen along with Pee Wee Smith & Jackie Kellogg 7 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Relax in the 1889 Log House and Free Homesite Consultation for a healthy Sylvan Lake shoreline. are among those scheduled to join other former CFL’ers for enjoy a home cooked lunch, homemade pie with ice-cream The Sylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship Society (SLWSS) is the Annual Celebrity Slow Pitch Challenge in Red Deer. The and musical entertainment. Then, take a seat on the guided recruiting 12 to 15 lake front property owners to participate event will take place on Friday, July 9 at 7:00pm at Great Chief tour wagon and learn about the history of Sunnybrook Farm in Nature Alberta’s Living by Water Project. The Homesite Park. The CFL Alumni Allstars will take on the Red Deer Medial Museum. Cost is $10.00 per person. Large groups please call Consultation Program focuses on the relationship between All-Stars Baseball Team. A portion of the proceeds raised will ahead. For more information please call 403.340.3511. natural shorelines and shoreline communities by ensuring that go to Prostate Cancer Research through the Canadian Cancer permanent or seasonal residents have the knowledge and l – Sunnybrook Farm Society. Advance tickets are $15.00 for a single or $45.00 for a Old Fashioned Country Ice-Cream Socia tools necessary to understand their effect on fisheries, habitat, Museum invites you to an Old Fashioned Country Ice-Cream Family Pack of 4, and can be obtained by calling 1.800.268.7371 or wildlife resources and water quality in their communities. Social on July 11 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm. Home-made ice- or visiting www.celebrityslowpitch.com. Tickets will also be Learn how to inspect your lake front buffer zone, home cream, made from a John Deere engine, old fashioned games, available at the door on game day. For more information and structures, your landscaping, and water craft. Shoreline prizes for an old fashioned hat contest, music entertainment, contact Cathy Sproule, Director of Events – Media, Xentel Advisor Jesse Hitchcock is assigned to Sylvan Lake from July 22 concession and so much more! For more information, please DM Inc. at 403.815.7499, or [email protected]. For more – 26. He will help you to review your property using the Nature call 403.340.3511. information on the Celebrity Slow Pitch Challenge and other Alberta master checklist. The site surveys take about two hours Xentel DM Events, please visit www.celebrityslowpitch.com or Rosemaling Class at the Norwegian Laft Hus Society per property. All information is confidential. To volunteer to www.xentelevents.com. Museum be a leader in lake stewardship on your section of shoreline Join us August 9 – 13 from 9:00am – 5:00pm for a rosemaling please contact Graeme Strathdee (SLWSS) at 403.887.8781 or We are happy to list upcoming class with special guest and Vesterheim Gold Medalist, Joanne Jesse Hitchcock (Nature Alberta) 780.427.8124. See more about MacVey. You will paint a 9 ½” beautiful Norwegian heritage the organizations on the web at http://www.fanweb.ca/ and festivals, community fairs, reunions piece called an ambar. The woodware comes sanded and http://slwss.org/. ready to paint. This class is for experienced painters only. The Open call for performing artists and other community events! fee is $250.00, plus the cost of the ambar. A $100.00 deposit The City of Red Deer Culture Services is doing an open call to If you’re planning any event that would be will be required prior to July 1. If you would like to register, local performing artists for inclusion in a Red Deer Performing of interest to Red Deer County residents or or require more information, please call 403.347.2055 or Arts Directory. This directory will provide the community with email [email protected]. a catalogue of performing artists living and working in Red tourists, we’d like to hear from you! BOAT smart Deer and Red Deer County. It will help connect presenters Contact Alanna Lindl All recreational boaters in Canada must have a Pleasure Craft with artists for events, festivals and other performance and tel: 403.350.2150 ext. 272 fax: 403.346.9840 Operator Card. Boat smart’s Affiliate Program provides a educational opportunities. Submitted audio and video resources e-mail: [email protected] great way for community members to write their Pleasure will be housed at Culture Services as a community resource. to have your event listed in the “What’s Craft Exam, in person, at the Bowden Community Engagement Along with inclusion in the directory, artists will have the Happening” calendar of County News. Site. The cost for this program is $65.00 and includes the opportunity to perform in a showcase event at Bower Ponds Deadline for submissions: 20th of the month course, test and license. The license will be issued at the on Sunday, September 19, as part of Alberta Arts Days 2010. preceding publication. time of course completion. This program is ongoing. For Artist submissions will be juried by a community panel, and the next available date, or for more information, please a line-up of artists from a variety of styles and disciplines Submissions received after the 20th of the preceding will be chosen to perform at the showcase event during month will not be included.

• Farms • Acreages • Residential Sun Country Realty • Commercial Brian Sawyer Specializing in Wat■er Associate Broker ■ Innisfail Co-op Mall, 4303 - 50 St., Suite 16 If you have Treatment & Purification Innisfail, Alberta T4G 1B6 Website: www.montgomeryauctions.com water problems, Office:403-227-5571 Sales & Service of: Fax: 403-227-2560 We’ll fix them! Iron Filters, Water Softeners, Revers Cell:403-391-2450 Each Office Independently Owned and Operated Osmosis Systems, Distillers, Tannin & email: [email protected] 4920 Highway 2A, Lacombe, AB Chlorination Systems, Plastic Storage website: www.remaxsuncountryrealty.com 23325A2 403-782-9585 Tanks, Pumps & Pressure Systems. “Together We Can Make It Happen” 71961J2,K6L4 Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 5

Summertime Country Drive 2010 Country Drive Aug. 7 & 8, 10:00am - 5:00pm Summertime Happenings Susan Holme Manyluk, HolmeHus Antiques Sixteen sites are ready to welcome you for Innisfail you’ll find five sites with plenty to a Summertime Country Drive August 7th offer. Plan to either start or end your drive and 8th. We’ve come a long way over the with a visit to 1-Arlene’s Teas. Great shopping five years we’ve offered summer showcase is found just south on Highway 587, at weekends, with a vast array of activities, 24-Vitality Crystals and Fountains and 25- unique personalized shopping opportunities White Creek Leather Crafts. Then loop north and outstanding home grown, homemade to 10-Edgar Farms on the Cottonwood Road, products on offer across central Alberta. and round out the day at 6-Bowden SunMaze. Road trip enthusiasts might be tempted to Sip, shop, tour, play- you’re bound to have a try and visit all sixteen sites in the weekend. great day on this Country Drive! We suggest a more leisurely itinerary with Prentiss to the Lake. Antiques, berries and no more than four to five stops per day. The bluebirds are the highlights of this tour which following four driving routes each make a starts northeast of Red Deer at 4- BillyCo great day trip. Junction market garden. A short drive south Dickson to Markerville, with Fibre! A great is 11- Ellis Bird Farm. Heading west on family outing, this cluster of four historic the scenic Aspelund Road takes you to 12- sites (7- Danish Canadian National Museum, Hidden Valley Garden and B&B on the east 8- Dickson Store Museum, 13- Historic side of Sylvan Lake. Follow Highway 11A Markerville, 20- Stephansson House Historic east to 14- HolmeHus Antiques and the Farm Site) and western Canada’s largest angora goat With The Good Food. Food is the common flock (26- White Treasure Farm) offers great link between these four sites, all of which activities for young and old alike, beautiful either grow or serve great local products. scenery and gardens, guided historical tours Visit CountryDrive.ca for maps and complete and food service at three stops. site descriptions, and remember that many Girlfriend Getaway. The Olds area is home to of our members are open all summer long, two Country Drive member sites. Just south others by appointment. You have the whole of town off the Bergen Road, 5-The Blooming summer to explore all twenty seven Country Fields welcomes you to their market garden Drive sites, all year to visit many that are open and tea house featuring Mary Ann’s High Tea year round. and amazing rhubarb coffee cake. Then head We have two more showcase weekends north to Highway 27 for a stop at 21-The planned as well- Harvest Country Drive Stitchery, a beautiful quilt and gift shop that’s October 2nd and 3rd, and Christmas Country celebrating 25 years in business. Drive December 4th and 5th. We hope to Just West of QE2 between Bowden and meet you on a Country Drive soon!

Summertime Country Drive is featured on the Alberta Sweet 16 website. Thank you to Mandi Carroll and Red Deer County for their ongoing support of our group! “VISIT OUR PRODUCT YARD” In conjunction with Fall Harvest, the Central Alberta Life - DUGOUTS will be publishing a special - DRIVEWAYS - CONCRETE & SAND & GRAVEL ASPHALT RECYCLING Farm Safety Section - DEMOLITION • Crushed Gravel - CORAL CLEANING This special feature will be • Washed Rock - BOBCAT SERVICES delivered to over 32,000 homes • Topsoil throughout Central Alberta, • Fill Sand Thursday, August 19th. • Screened Sand Take advantage of the excellent 70808K5 Promoting farm safety

opportunity to promote your 71074G2 • Crushed Concrete practices and preventing farm and agriculture products • Crushed Asphalt injuries on the farm and services. • Limestone Contact an Advocate sales representative • Red Shale 403-343-0203 for booking details 403.314.4343 Deadline to book space in this section is 7774 47 Ave Close,Close Red Deer www.bettensons.cawww bettensons ca Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Wholesome We recommend... Goodnessat FLAVORED ROOIBOS TEA Caffeine Free Herbal Sprightly notes of raspberry come to the fore with light overtones of rooibois. Perfect raspberry jam fi nish Origin: South Africa - Cedarberg Grade: Choice Grade #1 Highway 2 South Gasoline Alley, Red Deer Ingredients: Rooibos, Raspberry pieces, Natural fl avors 72209G2 Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 6

Dickson Store Museum Gets Vandalized By Sharon Lightbown On the night of June 15th, 2010 the Dickson Store Museum The museum has been hit several times over the past couple was hit by vandals, who smashed out several of the windows. of years. Our purity flour sign was taken off the west wall and The manager says the ringing of her telephone around 1:30 am totally destroyed with gunshots, a hit and run to our garage in the morning awakened her. resulted in a huge expense due to the fact we had to have The frantic voice on the other end belonged to a neighbour, knives made so that the siding would be authentic and meet who lives across the street from the museum. He began by Historic Sites standards, the west wall was covered in graffiti saying the museum was broke into and the alarm is ringing. in March 2010, and now this. When she arrived on site the alarm had stopped and doors Citizens of Dickson would you please keep your eyes and ears were secure. Early the next morning she was notified that open with the hopes that someone will hear or see something several of the windows were smashed. That morning the that will lead us to the culprits. The museum being non-profit mess had to be cleaned quickly because a school group of does not have a huge budget and cannot include items such as approximately 100 people was arriving at 9:45am. this. If you are able to help us out to finance these disasters A big thank you to Bill Taylor and Ken Lightbown, who came please send your donation to the Dickson Store Museum at to the rescue and put plastic over the broken windows, and to Box 146, Spruce View, Alberta T0M 1V0 all who helped clean the mess inside the museum. Recreation and Culture Boards

Group Event Date And Time Cost Contact Info Stettler Train Ride Sat. Sept. 25 Shared Janet Division 6 403.346.5629 Recreation and prior to Aug. 15 Culture Board Activities Calendar coming Mailed late August Free Lynn soon 403.342.0353

FCSS is a program between the What’s Happening at province and local municipalities with the objective of building Penhold strong communities through & District prevention, self help and volunteerism. Library

West Red Deer County 403.505.9091 or by email [email protected] Event Date And Time Once again the West Red Deer County Penhold Reader’s Corner Wednesday, July 14 at Summer Youth Program will be running July Yahoo on Saturday, July 10 Grand Opening Book Club 1:00pm 13th (Hot Pots Studio & Bower Ponds) and for the Penhold Multiplex: games, view of Book: “Say You’re One of Them” Join us in our NEW LOCATION July 27th (Lacombe Corn Maze). The cost the multiplex, breakfast, Monster truck rides, By: Uwem Akpan around the fireplace! is $10/session. Please register with Angie @ Wacky Trikes, Mini-golf, Airbrush tattoos, Evening Book Club Fall Program Spruce View School 403.728.3459 or Bobby- Bungee run, hot air balloon rides, Dunk tank, Jo Stannard 403.505.9091. We will also be Outdoor stage, Helium balloons, Ultimate Enjoy your reading on a different level running a “Girls of Summer” Day on August challenge obstacle (Blow Up), Local wares and 3rd. This is a special day of bonding, self- artist show, Silent Auction, full gymnasium Free Library Membership for children in Membership cards will be esteem building, and fun for Grade 9 & 10 games and events, Regional Library grand Playschool - Grade 5. valid from June 1, 2010 to girls at the Turn Around Ranch in Rocky opening, local car show, and Multiplex tours. This program is for students in the Penhold September 30, 2010 Mountain House. Please contact Angie for Lots to enjoy. The breakfast time is 8 am and and District Area. more info. end of the day at 6 pm. For more information Drop in or call the Library for more information. Volunteer Recruitment call Community Services 403.886.5464. Summer Reading Program July & August Please contact me if your community group Tools for School Campaign is starting July 1 Theme: Destination Jungle Every Thursday would like to discuss strategies for volunteer and runs through August. If you have supplies July 8 The Adventure Begins Ages 4 - 6 / 10:30 am – recruitment. I would be happy to come left over please drop off at FCSS-Penhold July 15 Spiders and Snakes 12:00 pm to your community meeting to talk about Community Services- Gloria. Thanks the challenges and opportunities facing rural July 22 Monkey See Monkey Do Ages 7 - 12 / 1:30 pm – Rosebud Trip is scheduled to go Saturday, July 29 King of the Jungle 3:30 pm volunteer organizations. August 14 August 5 Safari Surprise Spruce View Out of School Care From Senior Drop In. Cost $60.00 per August 12 Crazy Crocodiles Before and After Out of School Care is available person. Showing is OLIVER. Call Gloria August 19 Happy Hippos at the Spruce View School in September. This will be our third year of operations focusing FCSS - 403.886.5464 or sign up at Penhold August 26 Jungle Fun Party SeniorSenior DDroprop InIn.. on providing a safe, assessable, and supportive Summer Fun Program July 5 – August 27 environment in which kids are inspired to ($20.00 / day, Trip days $25.00 – $35.00) Monday – Friday explore learn, and grow. Extending learning 8 weeks of day camp to keep you active, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm beyond regular school hours by providing creative, involved making new friendships engaging learning and recreational activities is and loving your community our goal. Child directed Call 403-886-2636 or 403-886-5464 for more details learning opportunities enrich a program accessible to all students. Please contact me Library Closed: June 23 – July3 should you have any questions regarding this Visit Us! - Multiplex Grand Opening program or require registration forms. Saturday, July 10 For any information or questions on these or any other West Red Deer County FCSS Should you require more information on any of the events at the library, Program please contact Bobby-Jo Stannard at please phone us at 403.886.2636 or e-mail at [email protected]. Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 7

TORNADOS With your Red Deer County Patrol AND THUNDER- How do Bylaw STORMS Complaints Taken from www.howstuffworks.com Work? This is the second in a three part series Periodically, Red Deer County Patrol is approached by to inform County residents about people who would like answers to questions about bylaws. thunderstorms and tornados, how they The most common question received is “what is involved with laying a complaint”. work, being prepared, and rating the To answer this, it is important to understand that “Bylaws” are laws and, as such, must be severity of tornados. It is hoped these dealt with in the same manner as all other laws in Canada. Proof of any accusations of a particles will produce information to violation becomes the responsibility of the accuser. What this means is that no one should better prepare County residents against be accused if there is not sufficient proof to substantiate the complaint. In Canadian Courts, severe weather conditions that are encountered in our area with increased frequency over the everyone is innocent until proven guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt”. past ten or so years. Many people do not want to become involved and just hope the Bylaw Officer will see the The typical tornado first appears as a rotation in a huge thunder cloud, behind a shroud of problem and take action. This is often not possible as the Officer may not see (or hear) the heavy rain or hail. The sky usually turns green, yellow or black. The tornado descends as offence because they do not live in the area of the alleged complaint. Certainly, in some a violently rotating funnel cloud and sounds like the rumble of a freight train or a jet and cases, obvious violations can be dealt with by the Officer alone when he or she can give can be quite deafening. Tornadoes typically snake erratically from southwest to northeast, evidence to the offence. toppling buildings, scattering debris and tossing cars as though they were toys. A tornado can last just a few minutes or a few hours and usually leaves a wake of destruction. The good news is that relatively few charges are laid for Bylaw violations. Red Deer County Patrol generally follows an informal routine on receipt of the first complaint which involves In Canada, during an average year, approximately 80 tornadoes occur and, on average, cause contacting the person responsible for the violation to advise them that an offence has been two deaths and 20 injuries, plus tens of millions of dollars in property damage. These are the alleged (at this stage, complainants are not revealed to the responsible party). The intent reported numbers, many more tornadoes strike unpopulated areas and go undetected. is to give the person knowledge of what the Bylaw requires and to advise them that an The averages are also deceiving because the majority of twisters do little more than bend TV offence has been reported. Despite being asked, County Patrol Officers will not reveal the antennae, break windows, uproot trees, or damage weak structures such as barns and sheds. complainant’s information at this stage. With wind speeds of less than 160 km/h, and a path 100 m wide by 2 km long, these small In many cases, this education is all that is required for the problem to be addressed and no tornadoes cause less than three percent of all deaths. further complaints are received. The more violent tornadoes are the most devastating storms on earth. With winds Should verbal and/or written notice of the problem not remedy it, it becomes the option approaching 500 km/h, they can level even the most solid structures. The path of destruction of the person who is bothered by the offence to decide what they want done. If charges can reach over 100 km long and over 1 km wide. Fortunately, Canada has never seen such are requested, then the complainant must be prepared to give a statement which outlines a storm. the offence and indicates “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the person being charged is Incidentally, the odds of dying from a tornado are 12 million to one. responsible. If this information is either not provided or is considered insufficient to prove Just as the Richter scale measures the intensity of earthquakes, the Fujita scale measures the case, then charges will not be laid. tornado strength. FO is the least intense; F5 the most intense. The scale is named for Dr. T. As with all charges under law in Canada, the person being charged with an offence has Fujita, a pioneer in tornado research at the University of Chicago. the right to plead not guilty and have a trial conducted to prove the allegations against A tornado moves over the ground at speeds between 20 and 90 km/h. The path is usually them (it is at this stage that the complainant needs to be prepared to attend court and give southwest to northeast. The path of a tornado can be erratic and may suddenly change evidence, under oath, of the offence and provide proof that the accused is responsible for direction. If you see a tornado and it does not appear to be moving, it is either moving the offence). straight away or straight toward you. Allegations that a dog was barking down the block and the neighbour in that direction owns Canada’s “tornado alleys” are southern Ontario, Alberta, southeastern Quebec, and a band a dog will not be entertained as there is not sufficient proof that the dog which was barking stretching from southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba through to Thunder Bay. The interior was his. It must be proven in court that the dog was his and that it was the one barking of British Columbia and western New Brunswick are also tornado zones. at the date and time of the alleged offence. Obviously, a court proceeding will require the complainant to be identified to the accused. Canada’s Worst Tornadoes Similarly, repeated warnings for the same offence by the same complainant will not be Regina, Saskatchewan - June 30, 1912 - 28 dead, hundreds injured entertained as it is obvious that the alleged violator of the Bylaw is not responding to Edmonton, Alberta - July 31, 1987 - 27 dead, hundreds injured warnings. It is a waste of time and tax money for a Bylaw Officer to repeatedly advise the Windsor, Ontario - June 17, 1946 - 17 dead, hundreds injured same person that they continue to break the same sections of the Bylaw. The complainant Pine Lake, Alberta - July 14, 2000 - 12 dead, 140 injured must either pursue charges or “live with it” if they do not want to become involved to a Valleyfield, Quebec - August 16, 1888 - 9 dead, 14 injured greater degree. Windsor, Ontario - April 3, 1974 - 9 dead, 30 injured This same onus of proof pertains to all laws such as driving violations and is nationwide, not Barrie, Ontario - May 31, 1985 - 8 dead, 155 injured just in Municipalities around Red Deer County. For more information, contact Red Deer Sudbury, Ontario - August 20, 1970 - 6 dead, 200 injured County Patrol at 403.343.6301. St-Rose, Quebec - June 14, 1892 - 6 dead, 26 injured Buctouche, New Brunswick - August 6, 1879 - 5 dead, 10 injured Twisters are rare in winter, but May to September are the prime tornado months, with the peak season in June and early July. Most tornadoes occur in the afternoon and early evening. clean & beautiful… Tornadoes’ precursors are warm humid weather and thunderstorms that develop when cool northern air masses collide with hot air flowing north from the Gulf of Mexico. When complex patterns of updrafts and downdrafts in the atmosphere are added, part of the base of the thunder cloud begins to rotate and a tornado is born. ANTI-LITTER TIPS HOTLINE Most tornadoes look like a violently twisting funnel cloud, but some may look more like a large, low-lying cloud, a large rain shaft or even smoke from a fire. The shape can change before your eyes! 403.597.8477 Exceptionally large thunderstorms can spawn multiple tornados or a single tornado with a number of smaller but intense vortices rotating about a common centre. Call this phone number and leave a message if: Downbursts or ‘’plow winds” are also associated with severe thunderstorms. They are intense concentrations of sinking air which fan out when they strike the earth’s surface, producing You want to report a spot where garbage has been dumped straight winds with speeds up to 200 km/h. Like tornadoes, downbursts can cause extensive OR damage. In fact, damage attributed to tornadoes is often caused by a downburst. Such winds have also been known to produce a loud “roaring” noise, similar to that of a tornado. You have witnessed someone dumping garbage and would like to Experts aren’t sure why the centre of one thunder cloud will spin and another one won’t. report the violation To better understand the dynamics, researchers at Environment Canada study images of actual tornado clouds from radar, satellites and photographs. This research will lead to more Remember! Littering is a convictable offence. Please accurate forecast and more timely warnings. help keep Red Deer County “Clean and Beautiful.” Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 8

JOINT WASTE ROUNDUP

Household Hazardous Waste & Electronic Waste

The 2010 HHW and E-Waste Roundup Program will once again be held in August in the following communities. Keep in mind, if you miss the roundup, all HHW and E-Waste can be brought to the Horn Hill Waste Transfer Station any time during regular operating hours Springbrook When: August 20, 2010 (Friday) – 4:00pm – 7:00pm Where: Springbrook Fire Hall Spruce View When: August 21, 2010 (Saturday) – 9:00am – 11:30am Where: Spruce View Fire Hall Benalto When: August 21, 2010 (Saturday) – 1:00pm – 3:30pm Where: Benalto Rodeo Grounds

MATERIALS COMMONLY BROUGHT TO A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE ROUND- UP OR OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION SITE: Abrasive cleansers Contact cement Laundry starch Rust removers Acetone Degreasers (petroleum Laundry stain removers Septic tank degreaser Aerosol paints and sprays based) Lighter fluid Shoe polish Air fresheners (aerosol) Disinfectants Liquid cleansers Silver and brass polish All-purpose cleaners Drain cleaners Lye Solvents, turpentine, (solvent-based) Fabric softeners Mildew removers varnish, lacquers Ammonia Floor wax strippers Muriatic acid Spot removers Ant/wasp spray Fungicides Nail polish and remover Spa and pool chemicals Antifreeze Furniture polishes and Oven cleaners Toilet cleaners Auto body filler waxes Paint thinners and Tub and tile cleaners Barbeque starters Gasoline strippers Used oil (where recycling Bleach Glass cleaners Paints (oil and water not available) Brake and transmission Glues (solvent and water based) Weed killers fluid based) Photographic chemicals Windshield washer Butane refills Hair coloring Propane gas cylinders solution containing Carbon tetrachloride Hair perm solutions Rechargeable Batteries methyl alcohol Car (lead-acid) batteries Hair sprays (aerosol) Rubbing alcohol Wood preservatives Car waxes and polishes Insecticides Rug and upholstery cleaners (solvent and water based) Kerosene (both water and solvent based) ACCEPTABLE E-WASTE ITEMS: • Televisions • Keyboard, mouse, • Monitors • Laptops and notebooks • CPUs cables and/or speakers • Printers Your Water Treatment Superstore Town‘n Country Water Systems

Experience the Kinetico Difference UÊ Non-electric and reliable UÊ Highly Efficient- regeneration uses only 1lb of salt, 13 gals of water, in 11 minutes UÊU NSNSFF CertifiedCe Performance • Free water analysis CALLCALL TODAY 403.340.3770403.3 GasolineGasoline AAlley, Red Deer 70818L3 72043

www.kinetico.ca Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 9

Conservation Corner: Lot Grading and Surface Drainage

By Andrew Treu – Environmental Services Manager With the high volume of rain that we had in (3 inches). tile system around your foundation with a Wastewater Bylaw states that no sub-surface early June, many property owners in Red Deer Another simple and cost effective step to direct sump pump. Keep in mind when preparing or surface runoff may be directed into the County, as well as neighboring municipalities water away from your house is to ensure you for such systems that the Red Deer County municipal sanitary system. such as the Town of Penhold, Town of Sylvan have a proper eaves trough system. Lake and the City of Red Deer, experienced The roof top of your house typically flooding in their basements. Given the amount has a large surface area which will of rain that came down in a relatively short capture a large amount of water in a period of time, water getting into basements rain event. A properly designed and is not an unlikely occurrence; however there installed eaves trough will capture that are steps and measures that property owners water and direct it away from your can take to reduce the risk of this happening house. Each property is different, again. depending on your site grading and One of the most overlooked things when landscaping, but each downspout on trying to reduce water getting into your your eaves trough should extend at basement is to ensure your property has least 1.5m (5 feet) away from your sufficient site grading. A well constructed house. Or if you so choose, you can property will have grading that directs surface direct your downspout into a rain water away from your house and to the proper barrel and capture the rain water drainage course such as the ditch or storm for use in watering your plants and water intake. Without proper site grading, lawn. water will collect around your house and Once you have ensured you have saturate the ground around your foundation, proper site grading and a good eaves causing the flooding. As a general rule, there trough system and still you suspect should be a positive slope away from the wall you might have water problems, you of your house for at least 1.5m (5 feet) and may want to look into more drastic the ground should drop a minimum of 75mm measures such as installing a weeping

Red Deer County Barbed Wire Recycling Program

Here’s your chance to recycle that old barbed wire and strand wire. From May 1st until September 30th, Red Deer County residents can recycle barbed wire and strand wire at the Horn Hill Solid Waste Transfer Facility for no charge.

x Costs will be covered by Red Deer County for the first participants until 50 tonne of wire is reached. After that, a nominal fee of 5.3 cents per kilogram will be charged.

Please Note: To be Accepted;

• Barbed wire MUST be tightly wound and wrapped.

x Strand wire MUST be tightly wrapped and bundled.

x All wire must be clean of debris such as fence posts, dirt, agriculture wrap, etc.

x All delivered loads must be inspected by on-site staff prior to unloading.

Location: Horn Hill Solid Waste Transfer Facility (NE33-36-27-W4) When: Mon – Sat, 9:00 __- am to 5:00 pm, May through September Need Fill? Red Deer County’s drainage program is continuing in 2010. As such, we are looking for places to put excavation material from

THANK-YOUTHANK-YOU FOR FOR RECYCLING!RECYLCING! our road ditches (mainly rough sod with some black dirt and occasionally clay). If you are in need of any of these materials, please give Evan Bedford a call at 403-896-9061. Please note

For more information call Andy at 403.350.2150 that due to environmental restrictions, this material cannot be

www.reddeercounty.ab.ca www.rdcounty.ca used to fill in established wetlands. Mandatory water conservation • May 1 – September 30 • Mandatory water conservation will be in effect yearly between the dates of May 1 and September 30 inclusive for all businesses and residents that are connected to municipal water utility. • Customers may not water lawns, gardens, yards, or grounds between the hours of 12:00 p.m. If you have any and 7:00 p.m. additional questions, • Customers with odd numbered house or building numbers may water their lawns, gardens, yards, or grounds on odd numbered days of the calendar month. please call 403.350.2150 • Customers with even numbered house or building numbers may water their lawns, gardens, yards, or grounds on even numbered days of the calendar month. or visit our website at • Customers with new lawns or newly seeded lawns may water daily, within the approved daily time allotments, for a period not to exceed six weeks. www.rdcounty.ca Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 10 Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 11

Red Deer County Hosts Heritage Recognition Awards

On June 4, Red Deer County was pleased to host the 2010 Red • Red Deer Express and Michael Dawe for their weekly Deer Heritage Recognition Awards. These awards are given out by heritage column the Heritage Preservation Committee, and recognize the hard work • Riverside Meadows Story Stones project and long hours that go into preserving the history of Red Deer and • St. Luke’s Anglican Church Area. Needless to say, the nominations prove how diverse and rich the This year’s crop of nominees was spread across a wide spectrum. central Alberta experience can be. The fact that a church, a railway They ranged from buildings to parks to books including: and a book on wrestling were all nominated speaks to the variety • City Hall Park in downtown Red Deer of culture in the region. • Dickson Store Museum (100th anniversary project) Out of the ten nominees, four were selected as this year’s recipients. • J.F. Gaetz Residence Red Deer County would like to congratulate the Dickson Store • Innisfail and District Historical Society (Role of the Railroad Museum, Red Deer Express and Michael Dawe, Riverside Meadows project) and St. Luke’s Anglican Church for their successful submissions. • Vance Nevada (Vern May) and his history of professional These winners will join an impressive list of groups and individuals wrestling in central Alberta who work to preserve the history of the Red Deer region. Their efforts go a long way to ensure we remember where we come from • David Plumtree for his 56th Street Retrospective and help us to decide where we are headed. • Red Deer County (ACR Trestle/Mintlaw Bridge) Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 12

The 2010 Enterprising Forage in Dandelion Field These pictures of Dandelions were taken in early Agriculture Tour June. Hay loss is estimated to be 50 to 60%. If dandelion takes over...what’s left? KatieKtiR Roxburghb hAittAiltM – Assistant Agriculture Manager Mark your calendars July 14th is the date for the 2010 Don’t miss your chance to visit: Enterprising Agriculture Tour. • White Treasure Farm Each year the tour focuses on operations that have expanded • Prairie Perfect Orchard their farms and created unique ventures with in their • Living Foods farming operations. This year’s tour stops include the largest • Cakadu Heritage Lamb Angora goat farm in western Canada, a food processing The tour has been a popular event for the last 8 years so register facility, a cherry farm, lamb producer and producers raising early to reserve your spot on the bus. The cost is $25.00 and pasture poultry. Other highlights of the tour this year will includes 2 coffee breaks, lunch, information and goodies. include conservation initiatives along the creeks and rivers in Red Deer. Phone 403.350.2163 OR 403.342.8658 to register.

What’s Happening Event Date And Time Contact Info YOUR AG SERVICE BOARD SPONSORSHIP Program ends Dec 1, 2010 Call Judy for course de- Up to 50% off, 8 selected courses including, First tails at 403.350.2163, Aid, CPR levels A,B,&C, WHIMIS, and What every book courses at Babysitter should know. www.sja.ca

EDUCATION INITIATIVE Submit receipts within 30 days Send agenda and ASB Education and Awareness at the Farm Gate. of event. receipts to Attention: Take a farm related course or seminar, submit proof ASB Education Initiative of attendance and a portion of your tuition may be Red Deer County covered by the Board. Funds limited and subject to 38106, RR275 board approval. Red Deer County T4S 2L9

OFF THE CREEK PROGRAM Year-round Call Ken Lewis at Access up to $3000 per project, for actions that help 403.342.8653 or email you manage your riparian areas and surface water [email protected] bodies like sloughs and rivers.

ABANDONED WATER WELL PROGRAM Year-round Call Roland Krusi at Learn about the risks of unused and unplugged 403.598.3684 or Ken water wells. Learn how to properly plug them, and Lewis at 403.342.8653 about the funding that’s available to help pay for it.. Information packages available.

ENTERPRISING AG TOUR July 14, 2010 To register, call Judy at Join the Red Deer County Agricultural Services 403.350.2163 Board for our annual tour showcasing agricultural entrepreneurship, innovation, and stewardship. See the story in this month’s County News for more info. Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 13

Growing Forward, Environmental Farm Plans, Off the Creek...Myths, Legends, Tales and Truths By Ken Lewis, Conservation Coordinator

There seems to be some “misconceptions” out there about the to environmental risks. It helps you plan to address those risks. environmental stewardship programs that are available right That’s it. Full stop. Environmental Farm Planning is not, and now for farmers, ranchers and landowners in Red Deer County. has never been, a funding program. I figured now was a good time to maybe clear up some of these If YOU decide that there are some actions you want to take on questions. your farm to address those risks, and if YOU decide that you’d MYTH: Environmental Farm Planning is dead, murdered by a like to get some grant funding to help you do that, there are bunch of bureaucrats in Edmonton. some funding programs out there, now and in the past, that TRUTH: You can start or complete your Environmental Farm require that you’ve got a completed Environmental Farm Plan. Plan anytime. I will help you get started and complete your It’s kind of like a “pre-requisite”. There are some programs, Environmental Farm Plan. If you started years ago and didn’t like the County’s own Off the Creek Program, that provide a finish (no you’re not the only one who did that...), you can do “Planning Bonus”...if you’ve got a Plan done, you can be eligible that now. The help I provide you is at your convenience and at for more money than those who don’t have a plan. your kitchen table if that’s what you prefer. MYTH: There’s no money to take actions on my farm/ranch to address environmental risks any more. MYTH: Environmental Farm Planning is a big waste of time. This Off the Creek Program producer chose to TRUTH: I’ve talked to a lot of farmers and ranchers about their TRUTH: There’s a fairly decent amount of public and/or private put a fence in the uplands, creating a riparian Environmental Farm Plans. Every single one of them, who dollars available to farmers and ranchers right now, to help you pasture that can be sustainably grazed completed their Plan, told me two things: 1) “Wow, this took cover the costs of adopting “beneficial management practices” a lot of work”, and 2) “It was worth it. I learned some things that address environmental risks. Here’s a list of those that I’m TRUTH: Some programs have more paperwork involved than about my farm and my management that are very valueable to aware of off the top of my head. Some of them are available others. Red Deer County’s Off the Creek program application me.” only to Red Deer County residents, some are available only in is 4 pages, that might take you about 20 minutes to complete. specific areas, some are available province wide. On the other hand, the Growing Forward Grazing and Winter MYTH: If I do my Environmental Farm Plan, I’ll be forced to do Feeding Management Program might take you 4 or 5 hours to things I can’t afford to do. The enviro police will be breathing • Growing Forward Programs (federal/provincial program, available to any producer in Alberta) complete. But when you consider you could get as much as down my neck in days... $15,000 for that 5 hours of work, that’s not a bad return on TRUTH: The only people who will ever see your Environmental - Water Management Program (applications due July 9, 2010) your time investment. Farm Plan is me and you. If YOU choose to share your Plan - Integrated Crop Management Program - Grazing and Winter Feeding Program Depending on what you want to do, there might be other with someone, that’s up to you. I don’t share it with anyone. paperwork involved, like getting permits from Alberta YOU may choose to formally complete your Environmental - Manure Management Program - On-farm Energy Management Program Environment, or getting cost estimates from a contractor...but Farm Plan. That means when you’re done, I send you a letter that’s work you’d do anyways. that says you’ve been through the Planning process, and I • Off the Creek Program MYTH: The Off the Creek Program means I’ll have to put a 4 send a copy of that letter – and the letter only – to Alberta • Several non-government groups also often have programs Agriculture. or 5 strand barb wire fence along my creek, and that’s way too that help pay for environmentally sustainable agriculture expensive. And besides, I don’t want to lose that pasture. The only person who’ll be forcing you to do anything YOU projects, including: TRUTH: The Off the Creek Program is about livestock identify in YOUR Environmental Farm Plan, is YOU. I have - Your local watershed group heard of the occasional spouse having a say...but that’s none of management, not livestock exclusion. It’s about providing - Ducks Unlimited Canada funding and ideas that help you control when, where, and for my business. If YOU complete YOUR environmental farm plan, - Alberta Conservation Association YOU will see some things that YOU realize will be important how long areas like creeks or wetlands are accessed. You decide - Alberta Fish and Game Association what kind of fence you put up (and where it goes), what kind to change. YOU will decide when or if those changes will - Nature Conservancy Canada happen. of watering system to buy, how many portable windbreaks you The bottom line on this is that there’s a significant amount need, etc. MYTH: There’s no money to do your Environmental Farm Plan of funding out there right now to help. If you’re interested, any more. I could go on about these myths...but I think you get the contact me and I can provide details. point. If you’re curious about any of this, please contact TRUTH: There is no money, and there never was. Environmental MYTH: There’s a lot of paperwork involved in getting this grant me any time: 403.342.8653 (office), 403.505.9038 (cell) Farm Planning let’s you identify things on your farm that relate funding. or [email protected] Equipment Available DescriptionDescription DDateate AnAndd TTimeime Contact Info RENTAL SPRAYER From Spring to Freeze up! To Book Call Cody at $30 per day Maximize your Hay and Pasture! Rid Phone ahead to Book 403.505.7576 your fields of Nutrient and moisture robbing weeds. Get them before they flower and maximize your savings.

SHELTERBELT PLASTIC MULCH APPLICATOR Spring/Summer 2010 Cody McIntosh at Conserve water and control weeds in your 403.505.7576 shelterbelt. Book the Plastic Mulch Applicator.

SHELTERBELT TREE PLANTER Spring/Summer 2010 Cody McIntosh at Hire the County’s Tree Planter (comes with a crew, 403.505.7576 you supply and drive the tractor). Plant up to 1000 trees per hour!

SOLAR POWERED OFF –STREAM WATERING SYSTEM Frost-free grazing Call Ken Lewis to Considering an off-site livestock watering system? season, 2010 book the system, at Try-before-you buy! The County has a 403.342.8653 solar-powered unit, available for 2-3 week try-out periods.

ELECTRIC FENCING SUPPLIES Available Year-round, for Call Ken Lewis for info, at Great for managing riparian areas, treed areas, appropriate try-out period. 403.342.8653 controlled grazing, etc. Free, “try-before-you buy” opportunity. Includes solar energizer, posts, wire, everything you might need to give electric fencing a try. Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 14

Does it Cost? Does it Pay? Planning Ahead for Disaster By Art Preachuk – Agricultural Services Manager The age old question is raised over and over, how do you know if there is a payback on your investment? Preparedness for Livestock Focusing strictly on Ag topics we will attempt to provide you with some of the answers, or at least some info to help you make the decision, on whether it Costs or Pays? Owners in Alberta Topic, Spraying Weeds or Let the Thistles Grow? FromAgri News April 26, 2010 If you have received a weed report from one of the County Weed Inspectors in the past few years you may have heard them say, “ eliminate the small patch of weeds you have now, it will be less costly, “Fires, floods, and tornados are just some of transportation and handlers) • review your most effective and be less time consuming.” It’s a pain in the butt to stay ahead of the pests at any the disasters that Alberta owners of livestock plan with neighbours and family in case your time but a couple of hours missed this year could be 5 x that pain next year or require a professional need to plan for,” says Adrienne Herron, not available Another key step in disaster to get it done. In some cases it could mean working up a pasture or forage plot and reseeding. livestock welfare tech transfer specialist with preparedness is having a list of the livestock This month I will look at a 50 acre pasture field that has suffered over the past few years due to the Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. you own or care for, including identification dry conditions. Canada thistle has become established in spots at one end of the field. In addition “Having a plan thought out in advance of such as brands, tattoos, pictures, tags, etc. there are small patches and single plants scattered over the rest of the field. In all they total up to disaster will help owners make the best In certain disaster situations releasing about 10 acres. decisions for their livestock in difficult livestock from barns or pens is the only and potentially life threatening situations. option available. Describing and recovering It is important, however, to remember livestock is much simpler when animals are Added Cost Item Notes & Calculations Added Your that in any emergency or disaster, human identifiable. “The risk to livestock from fires Costs ($) Numbers safety always comes first.” Having a disaster is especially high this year with less than Chemical Weed Blanket Spray 9 acre area of 450 plan is simple and doesn’t cost livestock average snow and rainfall,” adds Herron. Control product established thistle and spot owners anything. Regardless of the type of “Planning ahead for potential disasters may with 2-3 yr residual spray one acre. 10a x $45/a, disaster there are some easy and generic safeguard the well-being of your livestock spray types of information livestock owners can and provide for a little piece of mind.” gather: • plan out at least two emergency Sprayer Rental One day $30.00 30 For more information on disaster from County escape routes from any land/barns where preparedness for livestock check out the livestock are kept • plan where you would Fuel 30 30 American Veterinary Medical Association take livestock (rodeo grounds, vet clinics, website www.avma.org/disaster/ or Labor 4hrs@ 20 100 other farms, auction yards, etc.) • prepare contact Herron directly. Contact: a list of emergency contacts (potential help, Adrienne Herron 403-755-2047 Maintenance e cost $200/yr spot spray & 600 over 3 years picking Total Added Costs 1st yr $610 Over 4 yrs $1210 PRIVATE LANDOWNERS Added Revenue/ Notes & Calculations Added Your Increased +Revenues Numbers Expenses if sprayed/ Reduced FREE SIGNS AVAILABLE Revenue if not sprayed Additional hay year 1, ½ ton on 10A 10- yield 1000lb bale equivalent @ $25 $250 Production year 2, 1 ton per A on 15A $750 volume year 3, 1 ton per A on 25 A $1250 decreases with no weed control USE RESPECT Sub Total Reward for weed control $2250 ASK Total Added $2250 -$1210 +$1040 FIRST Revenues/Net Cost of Spraying No weed control until the the total 50 A 4th year. Spray @ $35/a Total Loss of 4th yr costs $61/a X50a -$3050 production Production loss over 3 yrs -$2250 TOTAL LOSSES Loss due to not spraying -$5300

So the bottom line is that at the end of the day you would be ahead $6340 if you sprayed today and maintained weed control on the 50 acres. Not factored into the calculation is the loss of grazing, finding another source of feed and moving you cattle sooner. Plug in your numbers, to see if it, “Costs or Pays.

Please act responsibly and obtain permission “Use Respect” Signs Pleasefrom act responsiblyprivate landowner and obtain for access. permission Available for Free from private landowner for access. NAME By Ken Lewis, Conservation Coordinator

Red Deer County’s landowners have been looking after their land. As a result, PHONE natural resources like fish and wildlife habitat that is on or beside private land is often in pretty good shape. This makes it attractive to non-human and human LOCATION visitors alike. Brought to you in partnership by: $/%(57$75$33(56·$662&,$ We would like to remind everyone that private land is not to be accessed by the 7,21 public without the permission of the landowner. In an effort to help landowners remind the public of this fact, we have free signs available (like the one here), from the Alberta Conservation Association and partners. These signs can be picked up at the County Office. They are 11” by 17” NA in size, and would need to be put on a piece of plywood by the landowner. TURE ALB ERTA PLEASE NOTE: Red Deer County is not, in any way, suggesting that private www.ab-conservation.com landowners should or should not allow public access onto their private land. That 1-877-969-9091 is a decision for the individual landowner to make. Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 15

Alberta Farmers Given New Option for Protecting Crops as Hail Season Approaches AFSC Provides Online Hail Coverage for More Immediate Access

With spring seeding nearly finished across most of Alberta farmers could see as that moisture evaporates and feeds storm access to the Straight Hail website. Without it, they won’t and another hail season on the horizon, Alberta’s provincial clouds, says Kulak, noting hail season generally runs from late be able to log on. It’s a security feature.” She says producers crop insurer is giving farmers an alternative way to protect May to September. who buy coverage online will get a two per cent premium their crops from Mother Nature’s white combine. “It’s a love-hate relationship between crops and storms, discount in addition to the two per cent they receive if they “We’re making Straight Hail insurance available online this because we usually need the rain but hail often comes with pay early, and they can use their credit card for payment. spring so farmers have more immediate access to hail it,” says Geoff Strong, an atmospheric scientist and adjunct “The website is simple and user friendly. Even clients with protection around the clock. They can still purchase hail professor at the University of Alberta. He points out less rain slower Internet connections shouldn’t have any difficulty,” coverage through AFSC offices and hail agents, but online will typically mean less hail because surface moisture is a key she says. “More and more farmers are becoming access is something producers have been asking us for,” says ingredient in the formation of hailstorms. technology savvy and want to take care of their crop Lorelei Hulston, Provincial Insurance Manager with Agriculture insurance needs at their own convenience rather However, wet or dry, hail is always a threat during the Financial Services Corporation (AFSC), the provincial Crown than work around our schedule.” For more growing season in Alberta, primarily because of our geography Corporation that provides the majority of hail insurance in information about the new online hail and weather patterns, says Kulak. He explains dry air flows Alberta on behalf of the provincial government. insurance option, producers can across the mountains and converges with warm, humid air contact their nearest AFSC office Around the Clock that often drifts in from far south, initiating severe storms that or the AFSC Call Centre at “So if it’s late on Saturday night and they hear a weather can produce hail. forecast that concerns them, now they can turn on their home 1.877.899.2372. AFSC paid out more than $170 million in hail insurance computer and access hail coverage that takes effect Sunday at claims across the province last year through its Straight Hail noon. If they had to wait until Monday to come into one of program and the Hail Endorsement rider on crop insurance. our offices, their coverage wouldn’t be in effect until Tuesday “It was our third highest payout in the last 10 years despite the at noon, and by then it could be too late.” dry conditions,” says Hulston. The bulk of the damage came In a province known for its high hail risk, this is an important from a series of intense August long weekend storms that cut a change, says Hulston. “It’s especially important for farmers wide swath from north of Olds down to Milk River. There was who take a wait-and-see approach with hail. While some also widespread crop damage caused by a number of smaller producers take out hail coverage with their crop insurance in isolated storms across the province. April or as soon as they finish seeding, others wait to see how Activation Code “A Must” their crops progress before making a decision. Once they’re “Hail is so unpredictable,” says Hulston. “That’s satisfied their crops are off to a good start, and they decide to why we’re providing 24/7 access to hail insure for hail, they usually want to act quickly, before a storm insurance online this year.” She reminds rolls through,” says Hulston. producers before they can purchase The Risk of Hail online coverage, they must The risk of hail this year will depend partly on how much first contact AFSC for an more it rains in the weeks ahead, says Dan Kulak, an activation code. “The Environment Canada meteorologist in Edmonton. The more code gives them saturated the soil becomes, the more hailstorm activity Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 16

May 18, 2010 1.0 CALL TO ORDER date until termination of employment. with Block A, Plan 812-2205, NW 30-38-2- The regular meeting of Red Deer County CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5 is approved, subject to five conditions. Council was held in the Council Chambers of the 6.3 Fire Services Bylaw – Fire Services Manager CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Red Deer County Centre located at 38106 Rge Rd Allan Weiss reported on the proposed revision to 8.7 NE 21-38-2-5 (Division 5) – application to 275, Red Deer County, Alberta, and was called to the County’s current Fire Services Bylaw adopted subdivide 4.06 hectares (10.04 acres) containing order by Mayor E.R. Kinsella at 10:19 a.m. in 2005. an existing farmstead. PRESENT: Mayor E.R. Kinsella, Deputy Mayor R. Bylaw No. 2010/15 – a bylaw to establish Fire CC-10-151 Moved by Councillor T.J. Lougheed Poth, Councillors P.T. Archibald, G.W. Gehrke, Services within Red Deer County. that the application to subdivide 4.06 hectares D.G. Hoar, T.J. Lougheed and J.J. Wood. CC-10-141 to 144 All three readings given to (10.04 acres) from NE 21-38-2-5 is approved, STAFF PRESENT: Assistant County Manager R. bylaw; bylaw adopted. subject to six conditions. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Henderson, Planning and Development Services 8.0 SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS 8.8 SW 31-35-2-5 and Lot 1, Block 3, Plan 972- Director C. Cvik, Acting Operations Services 8.1 SE 25-35-24-4 (Division 1) – application to 0006, SW 31-35-2-5 (Division 5) – application to Director M. Campbell, Corporate Communications subdivide 8.09 hectares (20 acres) containing an subdivide 0.77 hectares (1.89 acres) from SW 31 Manager D. Brinkworth and Legislative Services existing farmstead. to be consolidated with adjacent Lot 1. Manager N. Lougheed. Planning/Development CC-10-145 Moved by Councillor J.J. Wood that CC-10-152 Moved by Councillor T.J. Lougheed administration in attendance for development the application to subdivide 8.09 hectares (20 that the application to subdivide 0.77 hectares applications: D. Bonnett, F. Joynt, T. March and T. acres) from SE 25-35-24-4 is approved, subject to (1.89 acres) from SW 31-35-2-5 to be consolidated Miller. seven condition. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY with Lot 1, Block 3, Plan 972-0006, SW 31-35- 2.0 APPROVAL OF AGENDA 8.2 Lot 7, Block 3, Plan 072-0264, and Lot 5, 2-5 is approved, subject to five conditions. 2.1 Additional Agenda Items Block 3, Plan 062-4541, SW 29-37-27-4 (Division CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Administration – 4.1(2) – Appointment of 2) – application for a boundary adjustment 11.0 COMMITTEE REPORTS Councillors reported Seasonal Weed Inspectors to subdivide 0.21 hectares from Lot 5 to be on meetings they have attended on behalf of Red Mayor Kinsella – 10.1 – Legal Matter consolidated with Lot 7 in exchange for 0.21 Deer County since May 5, 2010. CC-10-136 Moved by Councillor T.J. Lougheed to hectares of a previously closed excess road plan Recess: 11:55 a.m. approve the agenda and additional agenda items to be consolidated with Lot 5 (Gasoline Alley Reconvene: County Council meeting called back as submitted. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Business Park – West). to order at 1:30 p.m. 3.0 APPROVAL OF MINUTES CC-10-146 Moved by Councillor R. Poth that the 7.0 PUBLIC HEARINGS CC-10-137 Moved by Councillor G.W. Gehrke application to subdivide 0.21 hectares (0.53 acres) A summary of the comments received by the to approve the minutes of the May 4, 2010, from Lot 5, Block 3, Plan 062-4541, SW 29-37-27-4 persons in attendance at the public hearing is regular meeting of County Council as submitted. to be consolidated with Lot 7, Block 3, Plan 072- attached and is considered to be part of these CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 0264, SW 29-37-27-4 is approved, subject to three minutes. The public hearing closed at 2 p.m. 4.0 ADMINISTRATOR’S/DIRECTORS’ REPORTS condition. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: 7.1 Bylaw No. 2010/2.02 – a bylaw to redesignate (1) New Red Deer County Website – 8.3 SE 16-36-27-4 (Division 3) – application to Lots 1 to 6, Block 4, Plan 082-9620, SW 33-37-27-4 Communications Coordinator Tyler Harke subdivide 12.56 hectares (31.04 acres) containing from General Commercial District “C-2” to presented an overview of the County’s new an existing farmstead. Business Service Industrial District “BSI.” website at www.rdcounty.ca. CC-10-147 Moved by Councillor P.T. Archibald CC-10-153 to 154 Second and third reading given (2) Appointment of Seasonal Weed Inspectors – that the application to subdivide 12.56 to bylaw; bylaw adopted. recommendation to appoint Inspectors pursuant hectares (31.04 acres) from SE 16-36-27- 7.2 Bylaw No. 2010/7 – a bylaw to adopt the to the requirements of the Weed Control Act. 4 is approved, subject to seven conditions. Kuusamo Lakes Local Area Structure Plan for the CC-10-138 Moved by Councillor D.G. Hoar CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY development of 116 country residential lots, 1 to appoint Penny deNeveres, Trevor Duley, 8.4 SW 8-37-27-4 (Division 3) – application to commercial lot and 1 condominium multi-family Annerie Kassies and Kelsey Wood as inspectors subdivide 11.94 hectares (29.5 acres) containing lot on NE 26 and NW 26, 38-2-5 (81.83 hectares / for Red Deer County pursuant to Section 5 an existing farmstead. 202 acres). of the Weed Control Act from the current CC-10-148 Moved by Councillor P.T. Archibald CC-10-155 Moved by Councillor J.J. Wood to date until termination of employment. that the application to subdivide 11.94 refer decision on Bylaw No. 2010/7 to allow CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY hectares (29.5 acres) from SW 8-37-27-4 for resolution of the issues raised in the 6.0 REPORTS is approved, subject to seven conditions. administration report and the issues brought 6.1 Rge Rd 270, Road Construction, Proposed CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY forward at the public hearing and for receipt Expropriation – recommendation to approve 8.5 NW 22-35-27-4 (Division 4) – application to of the responses from Alberta Environment the expropriation of a portion of NW 6-36- subdivide 14.9 hectares (36.9 acres) containing an and Alberta Municipal Affairs with regard 26-4 for the upgrading of Rge Rd 270 and to existing farmstead. to the correspondence forwarded by the authorize the issuing of the required Certificate CC-10-149 Moved by Councillor D.G. Hoar that applicant to these provincial departments. of Approval. the application to subdivide 14.9 hectares (36.9 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CC-10-139 Moved by Councillor P.T. Archibald to acres) from NW 22-35-27-4 is approved, subject to 10.0 IN-CAMERA SESSIONS approve Red Deer County expropriating a portion eight conditions. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CC-10-156 Moved by Councillor R. Poth that the of NW 6-36-26-4 (0.301 hectares / 0.745 acres) for 8.6 NE and NW 30-38-2-5 and Block A, Plan 812- County Council meeting go in camera. TIME: 2:06 road construction purposes and to authorize the 2205, NW 30-38-2-5 (Division 5) – application to p.m. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY issue of the respective “Certificate of Approval” subdivide 1.82 hectares (4.5 acres) from NE 30 Legal matter to be discussed. pursuant to Section 18 of the Expropriation Act. and 2.23 hectares (5.5 acres) from NW 30 to both CC-10-157 Moved by Councillor P.T. Archibald CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY be consolidated with Block A, Plan 812-2205 that the County Council meeting come out of 6.2 Development Officer Appointment – to accommodate an expansion of the Benalto camera. TIME: 2:45 p.m. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY recommendation to appoint a new staff member lagoon site. 13.0 ADJOURNMENT as a Development Officer for Red Deer County. CC-10-150 Moved by Councillor T.J. Lougheed CC-10-158 Moved by Councillor G.W. Gehrke that CC-10-140 Moved by Councillor R. Poth, pursuant that the application to subdivide 1.82 hectares the County Council meeting adjourn. TIME: 2:45 to Section 12(2) of Land Use Bylaw No. 2006/6, (4.5 acres) from NE 30-38-2-5 and 2.23 p.m. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY to appoint Ashley Brant as a Development hectares (5.5 acres) from NW 30-38-2-5 with Officer for Red Deer County from the current both subdivided parcels to be consolidated

June 8, 2010

1.0 CALL TO ORDER administration in attendance for development award the contract for the 2010 Gravel Crushing The regular meeting of Red Deer County applications: D. Bonnett, F. Joynt, T. March, P. project. Council was held in the Council Chambers of the Matthews and T. Miller. CC-10-161 Moved by Councillor J.J. Wood to Red Deer County Centre located at 38106 Rge Rd 2.0 APPROVAL OF AGENDA approve the award of the Gravel Crushing 275, Red Deer County, Alberta, and was called to Administration requested that Item No. 8.1 be Contract for 2010 to Ant Construction Ltd. for order by Mayor E.R. Kinsella at 10:25 a.m. withdrawn from the agenda. a project value of $1,200,800, excluding GST. PRESENT: Mayor E.R. Kinsella, Councillors P.T. CC-10-159 Moved by Councillor G.W. Gehrke CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Archibald, G.W. Gehrke, D.G. Hoar, T.J. Lougheed to amend the agenda by deleting Item No. 6.2 Road Closure / Stockholm Subdivision – and J.J. Wood. 8.1 and to approve the agenda as amended. Assessment Services Manager B. Boomer reported ABSENT: Deputy Mayor R. Poth. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY on the application received for the closure and STAFF PRESENT: County Manager C. Herzberg, 3.0 APPROVAL OF MINUTES sale of a portion of an undeveloped laneway Planning and Development Services Director CC-10-160 Moved by Councillor T.J. Lougheed to and an undeveloped street within the Stockholm C. Cvik, Acting Operations Services Director approve the minutes of the May 18, 2010, regular subdivision located in NE 3-38-1-5 (Division 6). M. Campbell, Corporate Communications meeting of County Council as submitted. CC-10-162 Moved by Councillor G.W. Gehrke Manager D. Brinkworth and Legislative Services 6.0 REPORTS to approve the closure, sale and consolidation Manager N. Lougheed. Planning/Development 6.1 Gravel Crushing 2010 – recommendation to of an approximate 0.14 hectares (0.35 acres) of Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 17

June 8, 2010 undeveloped laneway and undeveloped street for SE 27-36-28-4. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY on meetings they have attended on behalf of Red into the adjacent Lots 8 to 13, Block A, Plan 9.0 SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS Deer County since May 19, 2010. XXVIIA, NE 3-38-1-5 (Stockholm) described as 9.1 SW 23-37-3-5 (Division 5) – application for Councillor Archibald excused herself from the follows: “Plan RN27A; All of Wellington Street a one-year time extension for a conditionally meeting at 11:52 a.m. and a portion of land lying within the limits approved subdivision of 4.96 hectares (12.26 11.1 RDRAA, Nominating Selection Committee of new plan 102 ____; excepting thereout all acres). – request to appoint three members to a mines and minerals,” with the said sale and CC-10-166 Moved by Councillor T.J. Lougheed committee for the review of the applications consolidation being subject to the following to approve the application for a one-year received for the Board appointments to the conditions: (1) the applicant is to pay Red Deer time extension for the conditionally approved Red Deer Regional Airport Authority. County indicated market value for the portion subdivision of 4.96 hectares (12.26 acres) on SW CC-10-171 Moved by Councillor J.J. Wood to of the laneway and street that is to be closed 23-37-3-5, with the new expiry date to be June appoint Mayor Kinsella and Councillors Gehrke at a price of $15,670 per acre; and (2) the 16, 2011. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY and Hoar as Red Deer County’s representatives applicant is to pay all costs associated with the 9.2 SW 2-39-2-5 (Division 5) – application to on the Nominating Selection Committee. closure and consolidation, including all transfer, subdivide 6.9 hectares (17.14 acres) containing an CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Councillor Archibald did registration and survey fees that are associated existing farmstead. not vote with the said closure and consolidation. CC-10-167 Moved by Councillor T.J. Recess: 12:17 p.m. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Lougheed that the application to subdivide Reconvene: County Council meeting called back 8.0 BYLAW / DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS & 6.9 hectares (17.14 acres) from SW 2-39-2- to order at 1:30 p.m. with the following members REPORTS 5 is approved, subject to seven conditions. present: Mayor E.R. Kinsella, Councillors P.T. 8.2 Residential Conservation District “R-2” – CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Archibald, G.W. Gehrke, D.G. Hoar, T.J. Lougheed recommendation to amend the lot size to be 9.3 SE 16-37-2-5 (Division 5) – application to and J.J. Wood. allowed in this district. subdivide 4.22 hectares (10.42 acres) containing 7.0 PUBLIC HEARINGS Bylaw No. 2010/16 – a bylaw to amend Section an existing farmstead. A summary of the comments received by the 103.4(b) of the Land Use Bylaw No. 2006/6 to CC-10-168 Moved by Councillor T.J. persons in attendance at the public hearing is read as follows: “Lot area is 0.125 hectares to Lougheed that the application to subdivide attached and is considered to be part of these 0.250 hectares (0.30 acres to 0.60 acres).” 4.22 hectares (10.42 acres) from SE 16-37-2- minutes. The public hearing closed at 1:34 p.m. CC-10-163 Moved by Councillor D.G. Hoar 5 is approved, subject to seven conditions. 7.1(a) Bylaw No. 2010/14 - a bylaw to amend that Bylaw No. 2010/16 be given first reading. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY the Land Use Bylaw No. 2006/6 by creating CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 9.4 Pt SW 31-38-2-5 (Division 5) – application to an additional Direct Control land use district, 8.3 Lot 19, Block 1, Plan 962-4189, NW 13-38-26-4 subdivide this 13.259-hectare (32.24-acre) parcel “DCD-21,” that will allow a condominium (Division 1) – application to give first reading to a into 90 residential parcels (Ben View Villas – recreation vehicle resort development that will bylaw for the adoption of a local Area Structure Benalto). accommodate seasonal occupancy (Carefree Plan to facilitate the creation of three country CC-10-169 Moved by Councillor G.W. Gehrke Resorts). residential lots. that the application to subdivide Pt SW 31-38-2- CC-10-172 to 173 Second and third readings given Bylaw No. 2010/17 – a bylaw to adopt a Local 5 to create 90 residential lots in the Hamlet of to Bylaw No. 2010/14. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Area Structure Plan for Lot 19, Block 1, Plan 962- Benalto is approved, subject to six conditions. 7.1(b) Bylaw No. 2010/2.04 – a bylaw to 4189, NW 13-38-26-4, to facilitate the creation of CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY redesignate lands located within Plans 862-1413, three residential lots (Meadow Ridge). 9.5 E ½ 3, E ½ 10, NW 11, 36-28-4 (Division 3) – 872-1947, 932-0773, 941-1653 and 942-1659 all CC-10-164 Moved by Councillor G.W. Gehrke application for a one-year time extension for a within SW 19-35-2-5 (Carefree Resorts) from that Bylaw No. 2010/17 be given first reading. conditionally approved subdivision. Condominium Resort Residential District “R-7” to CARRIED Mayor Kinsella, Councillors Archibald, CC-10-170 Moved by Councillor J.J. Wood to “Direct Control District (DCD)-21.” Gehrke, Hoar and Wood in favor Councillor approve the application for a one-year time CC-10-174 to 175 Second and third readings given Lougheed opposed extension for the conditionally approved to Bylaw No. 2010/2.04. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 8.4 SE 27-36-28-4, NRCB (Division 3) – referral subdivision of Pt E ½ 3, Pt E ½ 10, and Pt NW 11, 13.0 ADJOURNMENT of an application for the construction of a 36-28-4, originally approved on June 19, 2007, CC-10-176 Moved by Councillor T.J. Lougheed 400-milking cow dairy operation. with the new expiry date to be June 8, 2011. that the County Council meeting adjourn. TIME: CC-10-165 Moved by Councillor P.T. Archibald to CARRIED Mayor Kinsella, Councillors Gehrke, 1:35 p.m. advise the Natural Resources Conservation Board Hoar, Lougheed and Wood in favor Councillor that Red Deer County has no objections to the Archibald opposed CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 400 milking cow dairy operation being proposed 11.0 COMMITTEE REPORTS Councillors reported MUNICIPAL PLANNING June 8, 2010 COMMISSION Present: Chairman Councillor G.W. Gehrke, Mayor rear yard setback relaxation as it applies to an construction of a single detached dwelling and E.R. Kinsella, Councillors P.T. Archibald, D.G. Hoar, existing attached deck and dwelling on Unit 62, garage on NW 1-34-28-4, subject to 10 conditions T.J. Lougheed and J.J. Wood. Plan 072-2472, NW 12-36-25-4, subject to three being met to the satisfaction of the Development Absent: Councillor R. Poth. conditions being met to the satisfaction of the Officer. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Staff Present: County Manager C. Herzberg, Development Officer. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Planning and Development Services Director C. Cvik, 5.6 Lorne and Valerie Bradshaw – SW 34-34-28-4 Acting Operations Services Director M. Campbell, 5.2 Red Deer County – Lot 9, Block 1, Plan 052- MPC-10-091 Moved by Councillor D.G. Hoar to Corporate Communications Manager D. Brinkworth, 6426, SE 7-38-27-4 approve the application to locate a second Development/Planning Administration D. Bonnett, F. MPC-10-087 Moved by Councillor T.J. Lougheed to residence (mobile home) to be occupied for farm Joynt, T. March, T. Miller and R. Moje and Legislative approve the application to locate an 18.23-metre help purposes on SW 34-34-28-4, subject to eight Services Manager N. Lougheed. (60’) communication tower on Lot 9, Block 1, Plan conditions being met to the satisfaction of the 1.0 CALL TO ORDER 052-6426, SE 7-38-27-4, subject to four conditions Development Officer. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Chairman Councillor G.W. Gehrke called the meeting being met to the satisfaction of the Development to order at 9:30 a.m. Officer. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5.7 Elgar Newsham and Barrett Broadband – SE 2.0 AGENDA 5.3 Donald Nicks – Lot 6, Block 1, Plan 992-2034, 26-35-2-5 MPC-10-083Moved by Councillor P.T. Archibald NE 6-38-27-4 Persons present who spoke to this MPC-10-092 Moved by Councillor T.J. Lougheed to to approve the agenda as submitted. application: Don Nicks, applicant. approve the application to locate a 29.5-metre CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MPC-10-088 Moved by Councillor P.T. Archibald (98’) high speed internet communication tower 3.0 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES to approve the application to construct a second on SE 26-35-2-5, subject to four conditions being MPC-10-084Moved by Councillor T.J. Lougheed residence for compassionate care on Lot 6, Block met to the satisfaction of the Development to approve the minutes of the May 18, 2010, 1, Plan 992-2034, NE 6-38-27-4, subject to nine Officer. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY meeting as submitted.CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY conditions being met to the satisfaction of the 5.8 Little Red Camping Association – SE 20-34-2-5 4.0 BUSINESS FROM THE MINUTES Development Officer. CARRIED 4.1 Dominion Energy – Pt E ½ 3, Pt E ½ 10, Pt NW Persons present who spoke to this application: 11, 36-28-4 5.4 Snell & Oslund Surveys – Pt SW 28-37-26-4 Fred Collier, on behalf of the applicant. MPC-10-085 Moved by Councillor J.J. Wood to MPC-10-089 Moved by Councillor D.G. Hoar to MPC-10-093 Moved by Councillor D.G. Hoar to approve the application for a one-year time approve the application for a 4.63-metre (15.59’) approve the application for the construction of extension for the conditionally approved side yard setback relaxation and a 31.46-metre an addition (2944 sq. ft.) to the existing chapel development permit for the construction of a (102.3’) front yard setback relaxation for the on SE 20-34-2-5, subject to five conditions being Biofuel Facility on Pt E ½ 3, Pt E ½ 10 and Pt location of an existing dwelling on Pt SW 28-37- met to the satisfaction of the Development NW 11, 36-28-4 with the development permit 26-4, subject to the decision being advertised in Officer. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY approval to expire on June 8, 2011. CARRIED a local paper and no appeal against said decision 6.0 ADJOURNMENT 5.0 NEW BUSINESS being successful. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MPC-10-094Moved by Mayor E.R. Kinsella that 5.1 Chad and Trena McKinnon – Unit 62, Plan 5.5 Kevin Latimer – NW 1-34-28-4 the Municipal Planning Commission meeting 072-2472, NW 12-36-25-4 MPC-10-090 Moved by Councillor D.G. Hoar to of June 8, 2010, be adjourned. TIME: 10:08 MPC-10-086 Moved by Councillor J.J. Wood to approve the application to temporarily locate a.m.CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY approve the application for a 1.21-metre (4.05’) a second residence (mobile home) during Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 18

This Open House is your opportunity to provide your input to the OPEN HOUSE study’s recommendations. GASOLINE ALLEY TRANSPORTATION STUDY DATE: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 TIME: 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Red Deer County Administration Office Council Chambers

Red Deer County and D.A. Watt Consulting are taking this opportunity to update the adjacent community and other stakeholders on the findings of our recent transportation study on the Gasoline Alley planning area.

D.A. Watt Consulting began a transportation study for Gasoline Alley, located in Red Deer County on May 1, 2008. After several iterations of studies and modeling, D.A. Watt now has preliminary recommendations to put forward to stakeholders. Our findings will be available at an open house on July 21, 2010 and representatives from both Red Deer County and D.A. Watt will be on hand to collect your feedback and answer any questions you may have. DEVELOPMENT PERMITS Iss Permit No. Applicant Parcel Job Description Issue Date DP-10-110 NIELSEN, SVEND E & JOANNE E NW10-35-3-W5M remove existing mobile home 05/26/10 DP-10-026 Scott Builders Inc. SE6-37-27-W4M Fabrication Shop with Office 05/26/10 DP-10-161 DITCHBURN, RANDY NE27-34-1-W5M House 05/26/10 DP-10-169 Kris Knight SW12-37-3-W5M 2 Storey house with garage and hobby shop 05/27/10 DP-10-174 BENSON, BRUCE D & ELIZABETH A NW21-38-28-W4M 24x12 ft deck and 16x16 ft patio replacing existing deck 05/27/10 DP-10-172 LARRATT, TIMOTHY & EVONNE NE14-36-25-W4M Single Detached Dwelling w/ attached garage 05/28/10 DP-10-175 Martin & Kari Nish SE13-37-28-W4M 2 storey dwelling 05/28/10 DP-10-107 CARR, DARCY & MICHELLE SW19-35-2-W5M replace travel trailer with Park Model 05/28/10 DP-10-177 WYATT, KEITH NORMAN & MARION ROSE SW1-36-3-W5M Accessory Building /Shed (non permanent) 05/31/10 DP-10-062 RICHARDS CONSULTING AND ASSOCIATES LTD NW7-37-27-W4M r v storage 06/01/10 DP-10-108 Kevin Charlton E25-35-3-W5M Addition on park model 06/01/10 DP-10-094 FANKHANEL, NATHAN NORRIS & JENNIFER LEIGH SE4-37-2-W5M house, garage, shop & utilities (height relaxation and side 06/01/10 yard relaxation) DP-10-074 DT Motorsports Ltd. NE24-38-28-W4M Offroad recreational company carrying dirt bikes, dune 06/01/10 buggies, and ATV’s, safety gear & accessories, parts/ service. DP-10-133 Stan Hunter Construction Ltd. NE29-38-28-W4M Motor home storage & 2 car garage and bonus room, workout room 06/01/10 DP-10-178 Siderman Ltd. SE13-37-28-W4M Covered entrance -front rear, room above entrance 06/01/10 DP-10-179 Joan Breen SW19-35-2-W5M Deck, awning, sunroom 06/01/10 DP-10-083 SWEET, MARILYN BEVERLY ANN & ROBERT NE23-34-3-W5M garage and shed 06/01/10 DP-10-181 GRITH HOLDINGS (2001) LTD. SW31-38-2-W5M single family residence with detached garage 06/02/10 DP-10-171 Cool It Mechanical Ltd. NW27-37-27-W4M Approval of Use 06/03/10 DP-10-101 Craig Pisko SE36-37-23-W4M 2nd dwelling- Farm Help 06/03/10 DP-10-030 MCPHEE, NORMAN HUGH & MARGARET E SW34-36-24-W4M Clustered Farm Dwelling -Mobile home (3rd Dwelling) 06/03/10 DP-10-180 MASON MARTIN HOMES SE13-37-28-W4M Single Family Dwelling 06/03/10 DP-10-182 ROUTER TEC INC. NE27-38-2-W5M Fascia Sign 06/03/10 DP-10-113 Brian & Lisa Allan NW31-34-27-W4M business is run from home with website and storage of 06/03/10 customers custom ordered products. we dont stock much ( a few play structures and what is at display park) DP-10-114 Brian & Lisa Allan SE12-36-28-W4M storage of 7-10 structures (gazebos, playhouses) on display- 06/03/10 business is run out of home DP-10-183 Sheila Gaudreau SE32-37-27-W4M Attached garage & sunroom 06/04/10 DP-10-123 Brian & Colleen Thomas NE28-36-1-W5M Construction of a new single family dwelling 06/04/10 DP-10-190 Nanum Construction PT29-37-27-W4M Pylon Sign 06/07/10 DP-10-186 TREMBLAY, RANDALL C & LEIGH D SE2-36-26-W4M Single Family Dwelling 06/07/10 DP-10-185 EXECUTIVE BUILDERS GROUP INC. SE13-37-28-W4M Single Family Home 06/07/10 DP-10-093 Craig & Tammy Fisher SW19-35-2-W5M Remove existing trailer and deck and replace 06/10/10 DP-10-163 True Line Contracting Ltd. Craig & Sinclair SE19-38-26-W4M 1300 sq ft bungalow 06/10/10 DP-10-191 Audrey Fehr SE32-37-27-W4M Garage 06/10/10 DP-10-194 George Harrison SE3-37-2-W5M construction of den 06/11/10 DP-10-196 JOHNSTON, RICHARD & SHARON SE2-34-28-W4M Covered Deck 06/14/10 DP-10-197 AMUNDRUD, KEN & JOANNE NW12-36-25-W4M Enclosed Deck 06/14/10 DP-10-199 BERGER, WAYNE STANLEY NE19-37-27-W4M 40 X 60 Accessory Building 06/14/10 DP-10-198 Jill Johannson SE13-37-28-W4M Garage, 20 X 24 06/14/10 DP-10-120 SAUNDERS, ALLEN BRENT NE2-36-28-W4M Mobile home, storage grainary 06/14/10 DP-10-205 RIGUIDEL, RICHARD LAWRENCE & SHAUNA LEA SW25-38-2-W5M deck 06/16/10 DP-10-204 ROBERTS, JEFFREY L & RACHEL T SW14-38-28-W4M garden shed 06/16/10 DP-10-187 Keith Janes NW19-36-26-W4M Mobile & shop 06/16/10 DP-10-206 EVENSON, ARTHUR JOHN & WENDY JOY NW36-36-3-W5M Workshop/Storage 06/17/10 DP-10-168 STIGINGS, DWAYNE KENNETH & JUDITH MARY NW23-35-2-W5M trailer 06/17/10 DP-10-212 ARIENZALE, NINO JOSEPH & GAIL LYNN SW19-35-2-W5M sunroom 06/21/10 DP-10-210 ENTWISTLE, ALLAN D & HELEN J E25-35-3-W5M move in a park model 06/21/10 Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 19

WHAT IS A DIRECT Red Deer County Hosts CONTROL DISTRICT? By Denise Bedford, Special Projects Planner Korean Delegation The purpose of a Direct Control District regulations and uses that pertain to that On June 18, Red Deer County played host open spaces and contains a National Park. (DCD) is to provide for developments that, specific application and site. All uses within to a delegation of Korean businessmen One of the more interesting projects being due to their unique characteristics, such as this DC zone are site specific and are evaluated and officials from the province of discussed is the creation of a western innovative ideas or unusual site constraints, on their merits by Council which will establish Gyeongsangbuk. The meeting was part Canadian themed resort and spa. The resort require specific regulations that are not the appropriate development standards usually of a trade tour which explored potential would bring the cowboy culture made available in other land use districts within the based on staff recommendations. investments between the two regions. famous in the west to Koreans and would Land Use Bylaw. It can also be described as a Once the DC District is in place, a development Those in attendance learned about the even contain an on-site rodeo. “custom made” district for a specific area. permit will be issued for those uses that availability of Korean funding for Canadian The event was co-hosted by Red Deer If the proposed development is considered have been approved. All future development projects, information on Korean tax laws County, Red Deer College, Red Deer appropriate for a DCD site, the applicant will applications received for that parcel are taken and foreign capital investment incentives. Chamber of Commerce, and the City of be required to apply to amend the Bylaw to forward to County Council for approval The two regions have some common Red Deer. rezone their land to Direct Control District, unless the authority has been delegated to ground, as this province in Korea has a large (i.e. Agricultural to DCD). Each DC District the Municipal Planning Commission or the would also have its own number assigned Development Officer. Council may delegate to it, i.e., DCD #07). This process would some of this authority by allowing the require a public hearing and three readings Development Officer to approve permitted of the amending bylaw. In order to receive uses within the DC District and the Municipal rezoning approval, staff would prepare a new Planning Commission to approve the district which would include the development discretionary uses.

5HG'HHU&RXQW\3UHVHQWV 5XUDO%HDXWL¿FDWLRQ%XV7RXU 7KXUVGD\-XO\

•Tour many spectacular properties in Division 3. •Exchange landscaping ideas. •See old acquaintances & make new friends!

Cost: $22 per person (includes 2 coffee breaks & lunch).

Register in person at the Red Deer County Office July 2 – 9

Bus Tour Registration Deadline: Friday, July 9th

Please contact Bobby-Jo Stannard, Beautification Project Coordinator at 403.505.9091.

Specific bus tour details will be provided upon registration.

%22.12:63$&(,6/,0,7(' Red Deer County News 2 JULY 2010 PAGE 20

Wolverine Guns & Tackle for all your outdoor activities ByB MMelindaellini dad WWiebeiei beb Campers will soon discover what hunters Thompson features a lifetime warranty as well and fishermen already know; Wolverine as guaranteed accuracy. Guns & Tackle has everything you need to In-store archery lanes mean customers can make your camping trip comfortable and fun. try equipment before they buy it. Wolverine Whether you are stalking big game or sharing carries a base line of archery supplies and a beverage by the fire, Wolverine can outfit accessories, but will do special orders. The your getaway. archery lanes may be booked for special Conveniently located across the street events, as well as hourly or daily for shooting from (south of) Galaxy Cinema in Gasoline practice. Three-month, six-month and full Alley, Wolverine Guns & Tackle has the year memberships are also available for best selection of guns and tackle in Central archery buffs. Alberta. But if hunting and fishing aren’t your Hunters and bird watchers can find the sports, Wolverine also has a large selection of spotting scope or binoculars for their particular camping supplies and sportswear for every needs with a variety of brand-name optics to member of the family. choose from. Wolverine stocks Leoupold, “Things have been good so far,” said Manager Meopta, Hawk and Zeiss lenses. Wolverine Jamie Osmond. Wolverine opened its door on also has one of the largest selections of April 13th and has had a steady flow of traffic knives with more than 400 different knives in since. The Gasoline Alley location has been stock, said Jamie. And to keep your weapons excellent for business drawing customers from or documents secure, Wolverine stocks a all over Central Alberta as well as Edmonton selection of fire-proof home safes. and Calgary. Wolverine carries a large selection of Wolverine Guns & Tackle began in Under Armour sportswear. The complete Yellowknife, explained Jamie. But after the line of Under Armour will be available at caribou hunt was shut down in the Northwest the shop next season. For kids (and doting Territories, the store’s owner, Bryan Rendell, grandparents), the whole line of Bell Ranger decided to move it south rather than close. He children’s clothing is available. And for the chose Red Deer County for its population base ladies, pink camouflage lingerie and beach and progressive business climate, said Jamie. wear. Bryan and Jamie met four years ago on For fishing enthusiasts, Wolverine has a huge a hunting trip in Africa. The two share a assortment of rods and reels, hooks and lures; Newfoundland background and hit it off, everything you need for a successful fishing staying in touch ever since. When Bryan trip. Wolverine has a selection of camping decided to move his store, he naturally called chairs, sleeping bags for all temperatures his buddy in Red Deer to see if he would and outdoor grills to keep you warm and like to take on the challenge. Jamie worked comfortable while camping. “We also carry for Back Country Sports before the owner Bradley Smokers,” said Jamie. Don’t forget “decided to pull the pin” on the business, so your four-legged friends. Wolverine carries he was looking for a new opportunity and leashes, bark collars and decoys to help train accepted the offer. your hunting companions. “I picked up the phone and hired all the staff Wolverine Guns & Tackle is open Mondays, from Back Country,” said Jamie. It took about Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays an hour, he added. from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursdays Wolverine has one of the largest selections and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. of firearms in Alberta featuring Thompson and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Center. Thompson Center has a well-priced, Call 403-347-0220 or check out the website introductory firearm, explained Jamie at www.wolverinegt.ca. who has been selling firearms since 1993.