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Sheltered Meadow by Lorene Shyba

Ice snow pelts the elk, adds to their disguise Strong one breaks a path through the crust Toward the sheltered meadow. Weak one loses heart in the drifts The herd draws back to protect Pack the trail. Nudge him on. Shred of warmth as sun breaks through.

Young bear in her cave A den made bright by a beam of sun One who sleeps cannot know the smells in the wind Cannot embrace the scent of the thaw. Rolls into the world. Succumbs to the glare. Alive and alert, needing to eat. All else fades away as she drinks in the scent of the meadow. Green shoots await.

Bluebirds end their long journey Spirited home. Crack in the pine tree Perfect place to nest.

The herd waves along the valley floor. Thin, needy as are all that arrive. Foraging bear scuffs and chews amidst the dandelions.

Volume 30 Number 8 August 2019 2 High Country News • August 2019 Volume 30 Number 8 • August 2019 HIGH COUNTRY NEWS is published monthly by: High Country Business Services Ltd. Box 476, Bragg Creek, AB, T0L 0K0 Editor: Lowell Harder Layout & Design: Anna Grist HIGH COUNTRY Occasional Reporting: Faith McLean News ADVERTISING RATES: FRONT PAGE Banner $175 IN THIS ISSUE... Inside Cover Full Pg $595• Index 1/4 Pg $175 Communities: Page Index 1/3 Pg $210 (Min 3 mth booking front/index) Springbank...... 8 Full Page $540 • 2/3 Page $380 • Half Page $290 Bragg Creek/Redwood Meadows...... 14 1/3 Page $190 • 1/4 Page $155 Priddis/Millarville/Red Deer Lake...... 30 1/6 Page $115 • Business Card $75 Black Diamond/Longview/Turner Valley...... 34 *1/4 hour layout included in ad rate Back Page Listing $96/yr • Layout Charges $60/hr Articles: Commercial Classifieds $16/4 lines minimum From the Editor...... 4 For website advertising, call the office for a quote Councillor’s Update Mark Kamachi...... 7 Discounts available on long term commitments Councillor’s Update Kim McKylor...... 10 GST NOT included in rates Putting You In The Picture Robert Hughes...... 12 Subscription $30/year • Circulation: 12,000 Align Yourself: Lower Leg Injuries Bragg Creek Physiotherapy...... 16 Bragg Creek Community Association...... 18 NEXT DEADLINE IS GBCTA: Trail Talk...... 19 Thursday, August 15! High Country Rural Crime Watch John Robin Allen...... 20 We accept e-transfer, Mastercard & Visa Sheep River Library Fall Programs...... 23-26 Articles published in the High Country News are solely the opinion Councillor’s Update Suzanne Oel...... 28 of the writers. This publication assumes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of these articles. Lifestyle: No part of this publication may be reproduced in any way without the written permission of the editor. Who is He? Andrea Kidd...... 40 Ways To Love Your Job: Part Three Praxis...... 41 Perceived ADHD Advantages Roché Herbst...... 42 403.949.3526 Mortgage Matters Candace Perko...... 43 www.highcountrynews.ca Balancing Act Duane Harder...... 44 [email protected] Out of the Rut Kat Dancer...... 45 facebook.com/highcountrynews.ca Classifieds...... 46 @highcountrynews.ca High Country News Cover:...... Photograph “Yearling Grizzly” © John Heerema

High Country News • August 2019 3 ways in which you can give to make your community a better place to be. As you read this month’s High Country News, know and understand its content Letters To The From The is almost 100% local to the foothills west EDITOR of . Thank you to the advertisers EDITOR he foothills are comprised of many and writers who invest their time and resource into making this paper such a e are pleased to announce that small communities, whether they are we have raised $14,000 for Wings Tas small as the street you live on, or the well-read magazine. W From my family to yours, Lowell Harder of Hope at the 2nd annual Yogis R or town your address is assigned to. ______Warriors of Hope Fundraiser at Priddis For more from the Editor, visit highcountrynews.ca This past weekend, as I was handing Greens. out “#GetToBragg” stickers during the rather soggy Bragg Creek Days parade, On behalf of the entire Warriors of I asked the crowd this question, “Who Hope committee, thank you all for wants to Bragg about Bragg”? Virtually your support and for partnering with everyone wanted the sticker. There was a Artist PROFILE us this year. We are so pleased with sense of pride and belonging that people how the event turned out and couldn’t both young and old wanted to connect The cover image “Yearling Grizzly” is by Redwood have done it without such wonderful themselves to. Meadows photographer John Heerema from the Sponsors, Friends, Raffle and Silent Events such as Bragg Creek Days, or items of upcoming book Vistas of the West: Poems and auction donors! We have had so many concern (such as SR1) help draw us together Visuals of Nature. This stunning shot of a young positive comments about the entire as community. These events and movements grizzly was taken when John was on a ski tour at event! We know that the funds we all started with an idea that resonated with a Parker’s Ridge, along the Icefields Parkway. The raised will be so helpful for the clients handful of people, who had the courage to young bear, fresh out of deep winter sleep, had of Wings of Hope as they move through take action and do something. come down to the tree line to munch on early their cancer treatment journey. Our bodies are hardwired for community. spring growth. The photo accompanies Lorene We weren’t made to live in isolation. Shyba’s poem “Sheltered Meadow” in Vistas of Thank you for being part of an inspiring morning. We hope that you will partner I encourage you to participate in your the West, a book that celebrates the beauty and community, help and participate with the spirit of the Rocky Mountains, Western foothills, with us again next year! Check out events, speak to the concerns, and find prairie landscapes, and the natural inhabitants of our website for photos of the event. these beautiful environments. They should be up in a couple days… www.warriorsofhope.ca Lori Colwell Chair-Warriors of Hope

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4 High Country News • August 2019 SR1 Update from the Springbank Is this what we signed up for? more thorough look at McLean Creek, Community Association The reality is that SR1 and McLean a project that will leave a positive legacy Creek provide the same flood protection for future generations with less cost. The reg Clark’s recent defense of the to Calgary. The ancillary benefits of Tsuu T’ina believe we need to manage Gproposed Springbank Reservoir McLean Creek, a permanent reservoir, this earth forward for seven generations. Project (SR1) is five years out of date. Yes, are so much more. These benefits were, A form letter can be found on the project is stuck, but the blame doesn’t and continue to be ignored: McLean reside with the opposition. springbankcommunity.com Creek protects Bragg Creek, Tsuu T’ina and emailed to us at We believe SR1 is an example of our and Redwood Meadows from flood; it [email protected], regulatory system being strong, not weak. will help with fire suppression, drought if you would like join us in the letter Just 15 minutes upstream of the Glenmore management and water security; it can writing campaign ending this September Reservoir, SR1 is an unprecedented become an improved and sustainable approach to flood management in recreation destination. With SR1, the 2019 at the Springbank Fall Fair. . It follows that regulators have recreation areas on the McLean Creek. Protect All, Harm None. a huge job to do to. To date, they have upstream of Bragg Creek are still Karin Hunter asked all the right questions - whether it vulnerable to flood: Paddy’s Flats President, can function safely and properly under and Elbow Falls recreation area were Springbank Community Association high debris and sediment conditions, if its destroyed in 2013. environmental impacts – to fish, wildlife, SR1 was chosen over McLean Creek, air, water, soil and vegetation – are tenable, not for technical reasons, but because and what the Treaty implications are for the Government relied on a set of value- impacted . The reality is based judgements: that SR1 would be that Transportation submitted faster because it wouldn’t need the same an Environmental Impact Assessment so level of regulatory scrutiny as McLean deficient that over 700 follow-up questions Creek; that acquisition of private lands Letters To The were asked, requiring another year of study wouldn’t impact the timeline; that and 8000 additional pages of submissions. recreation areas were more important EDITOR If we are looking for blame, look to the than farms, businesses and homes; that Alberta Government for an incomplete forest was more important than native esterday I saw some work starting submission to the federal regulator. grasslands, that First Nations were more at the Highway 1 and Highway 22 Let’s catch Mr. Clark up on the facts. likely to resist McLean Creek; that interchangeY and went to the Alberta Fact: SR1 complexity has only increased both projects were equal from a climate website to find the project. Two “leaves” – gates, channels, outlets, berms, change perspective. Every one of those of the cloverleaf are being removed with spillways and a new debris deflector assumptions has been proven wrong. traffic control signals placed on highway all needing to work together in a high- Mr. Clark is correct that a whole range of 22 North and South of highway 1. Were stress, time-sensitive manner. legal challenges are yet to come. SR1 is a Rockyview County and the town of Fact: SR1 now costs significantly more bad project chosen in a flawed process. Cochrane consulted during the planning than the alternative at McLean Creek. Let’s take stock of where we are at. Tsuu stages? Contrary to the summary and Fact: SR1 needs at least four times more T’ina Nation, , rationale provided for this project, you land than McLean Creek. Bragg Creek Community Association, are going to see more congestion if this Bragg Creek Chamber of Commerce and is implemented. You can find out more Fact: Several high-pressure pipelines will about these plans via the following link need to be moved, buried and armoured. Springbank Community Association are all opposed along with 97 percent of all from Alberta Transportation. www. Fact: Air quality guidelines will be submissions to the federal regulator. transportation.alberta.ca/Content/ exceeded as the reservoir drains. Further, Kamp Kiwanis, 100 years of docType233/Production/122_ Fact: Repetitive destruction to fish, serving Alberta’s kids, will be cut in half Interchange-DE%20Summary.pdf wetlands and their inhabitants, dens, by this project. If you share my concerns please contact nests and elk habitat will occur each your local MLA. time the reservoir is used, along with So yes, our western communities are irreversible impacts to the land resulting using this regulatory pause to speak Brian Hodgkins from up to 4 metres of silt. out - as Albertans - to say we need a Bragg Creek AB

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High Country News • August 2019 5 Rocky View County The STARS Municipal Initiative is an About STARS ally funding program that includes Simply put, STARS fights for life. Since Reaches $500,000 rural and urban municipalities across we embarked on our first mission Donation Level and the province that recognize and value in 1985, we’ve been driven by the Earns Logo on Helicopter STARS as an emergency protective goal of providing people the vital services option. Their life-saving care they need when they need it the TARS Air Ambulance is pleased to partnership with STARS ensures the most. Whether it’s offering hands-on Sannounce Rocky View County is highest level of critical care services will training to rural medical providers or the first municipality in all of central continue to be available to Albertans. providing rapid, emergency medical and southern Alberta to reach logo “As a rural community, seconds count transportation for the critically ill and status in STARS history. and STARS is there for us,” said Reeve injured, we operate 24/7 from bases Rocky View County has been Greg Boehlke. “In 2018, STARS landed in Calgary, , , supporting STARS since 1991. In 2016, in our region multiple times to provide Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg, they joined the STARS Municipal care for patients in our community. The anticipating and acting when people Initiative Program – contributing nature of partnership is clear – helping need our help. Learn more at stars.ca $38,000 per year. In 2017, Rocky View to safeguard lives.” County increased its commitment to ($2 per capita) per year joining the majority of municipalities across Alberta in a united effort to help STARS maintain sustainability for today and for the future. Now, Rocky View County has reached over $500,000 in cumulative giving, earning a logo on the STARS helicopter. “Thank you Rocky View County for your generous support since 1991,” said Wendy Beauchesne, executive vice- president, STARS Foundation. “Your funding is essential to keeping STARS in the sky, and your commitment ensures we can continue to put the right tools in the hands of the best talent. This doesn’t just save time in responding to critically ill and injured patients, it saves lives. We are incredibly grateful to the Rocky View County council members for your leadership and dedication that ensures the sustainability of STARS emergency services for your residents.”

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3 Summer activities in Division 1 and RVC. From top left, clockwise: (1) A well attended SRI Information 1 Session at BCCA (2) Flood mitigation work is set to start in August/ September (3) Jumping Pound Hall Stampede Breakfast membership drive (4) Canada Day Bike Parade in Redwood Meadows with MP John 4 Barlow and Mayor Paul Sawler (5) Councillor McKylor and I serving up breakfast at the First Annual RVC Pancake Breakfast & Open House 11 (6) Unveiling of RVC logo on STARS helicopter (7) Revisions to existing 10 Municipal Reserve signs to highlight environment sensitivity (8) Bragg Creek Days festivities featuring Ian Tyson (9) RVC and Red Cross booth at Bragg Creek Days (10) BMO Stampede Farm Family Awards (11) 100 Year Gala for the Kiwanis Club of Calgary 5

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High Country News • August 2019 7 road trips, camping, gardening, biking, skills that can be utilized, or would like Springbank Creative hiking, relaxing in the back yard, or an opportunity to showcase your work visiting with family and friends, enjoy at the sale, please let us know and we Arts Club Update it all. Visit a local farmers market – the will send the guidelines. Do you have a selection is often more than vegetables! craft that you would like to share with The Springbank Creative Hand crafted unique items abound. the group? Send the details and we will Arts Club MISSION is “to Stop and talk with the vendor, they can see if there is interest. encourage the development explain the process and the care that it Please contact Janice at janice3lambert@ of arts and crafts within takes to create their items. gmail.com for any new business to be the Springbank community There is space available at the Nov 2 & introduced at meetings. 3rd sale for unique items. Contact the Club meetings are suspended until and schools.” writer for more information. September, but there will be several e hope everyone is having a great The club continues to expand the make and take social evenings, dates are summer – whether you are taking membership! Maybe you have some to be determined. These are a great way W to spend a few hours with the group, learn a new technique, and to take a home a creation. The club is enthusiastic and diverse, and encourages new members to come and be a part of this community organization. This is an opportunity to meet artists, artisans, and other crafters living in Springbank. Bring along your latest projects (show and tell) to share with the group. For more information about the annual sale Nov 2 & 3th, 2019 or membership, email [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook for sale updates. facebook. com/springbankchristmasmarket Submitted by Yvonne Bamlett

Springbank Friday Morning Mixed Curling 9:30 - 11:30am e’ll be starting up again in October and are looking to expandW our numbers to make full use of the ice available to us. Anyone is welcome regardless of curling skills. You can register as an individual or come with your own team. We need players for weekly play. We also often need spares, so if you are unable to make a weekly commitment but would like to curl once in awhile, please consider registering as a spare. We have two rounds of play: October to December and January to March so you can register for either or both rounds. Please contact Tim Presber for more information or to register at [email protected] or 403.827.2755. Watch out for our information and registration table at the Springbank Fall Fair on Saturday September 7.

8 High Country News • August 2019 Springbank Heritage Club in our varied special events programs. educational hawk presentation by As always the club extends a grateful the CWRS, and in December our e are a non profit organization note of appreciation to the Springbank annual Christmas Dinner. In addition, Woperated by volunteers. Lions club for providing both bus and from Oct 2019 - March 2020 we Our beautiful facility is at 244168 drivers for off site special events. In are welcome to participate in the Range Road 33, 403.242.9350, the past year these have included tours Friday morning curling, 9:30-11:30 [email protected] of the new Calgary Central Library, am at the Springbank Curling Club. Regularly scheduled activities: the Devonian Botanical Gardens, the Contact Tim Presber 403.827.2755 or • Choral Group, Tuesdays, 10 - 12. Cayley Hutterite Colony, and a lunch [email protected]. No singing skill level required, just presentation at ROARR, the Robinson A big thank you to Ian, Jim, Val, enthusiasm. Contact Joan 403.851.3818. Outreach At RiverCross Ranch. At Peter, Gerry and Bill who set up the the club facility we have had several • Games, Tuesdays, 1 - 3pm. Crib, computerized electronic billboard at Hand and Foot Canasta Tournaments, bridge, canasta, pool, shuffleboard, and our gateway. an educational owl presentation by carpet bowling. The club facilities are available for the CWRS, the Calgary Wildlife rental. Please contact Val Finch • Jam Sessions, Fridays 1pm. For Rehabilitation Society, complete 403.288.1288 instrumentalists and vocalists. Contact with live owl Ophilia, and in May our Roy Burke 403.242.9091. hugely successful 10th Anniversary Watch out for our information table at • Potluck Dinners, 4th Wed. each month. Celebration Traditional Strawberry Tea. the Springbank Fall Fair. We are always looking for and welcome Our upcoming special events for Submitted by Shirley Tajcnar new members. If the regularly the remainder of 2019 include a scheduled activities aren’t for you, then September Fall Color Tour, an maybe you would enjoy participating October YYC tour, a November

on Lower Springbank Rd. and 17th Our website, www.springbanklto. Ave SW. We are a not for profit club com, will soon be updated with a supporting our community. complete list and calendar of our Registration for the Fall 2019 session 2019 fall classes, events and activities. will be held Monday, September 9th at You can follow us on Facebook at Eden Brook Reception Centre. Doors www.facebook/springbanklto or on open at 9am and class registration is on Instagram @springbanklto to view adies Time Out in Springbank a first come, first served basis. Come photos of our past activities and to learn invites new and returning members early to not be disappointed! Activities more about upcoming events. Why not L and classes for the fall include: in the Calgary area to meet new people, try something new this fall? Inquiries cooking, acrylic painting, cookie and to socialize, and to participate in a wide can be sent to springbanklto@gmail. cake decorating, Halloween wreaths, variety of registered classes. Classes com. We look forward to seeing you are held on Monday mornings at the exercise, pedicures, book club, and this fall! Eden Brook Reception Centre located much more as well as a drop-in weekly coffee/chat group.

High Country News • August 2019 9 correct person almost immediately. I If you’ve done that, and haven’t heard can answer general questions based on from anyone in a day or two, please let my knowledge, or if I’ve heard anything me know. I can absolutely try to find happening in our area, though. out why things are taking longer than I don’t have ready access to staff, and expected. So far, I haven’t heard back quite frankly, as I learn more and more from anyone saying a response has about what our role as a Councillor is, I don’t require this type of access. I always taken too long, so I do hope that is your think that in order for me to move an experience too. issue forward, I have to interrupt a Recreation: I presented a notice of senior leader, who then has to interrupt motion in June to have Council review a Manager, who then has to interrupt all of our Fee Simple land holdings to the person who can actually respond. Most issues are not of an urgent nature determine where we may monetize the so this process is not very cost effective value of those lands and dedicate those nor do I have any visibility of what work funds to recreation capital in Rocky Councillor’s UPDATE I’m actually interrupting. Councillors View County. are governors and policy makers. We Fee Simple land is land that the County Rocky View County don’t plow the roads, measure potholes, or take pictures at the side of the road owns outright (ie not Municipal Kim McKylor, Councillor, Division 2 to determine if there is an enforcement Reserve where there is a shared contract issue. We have skilled, qualified (and with the School Board). Around the Division.... I get calls/ much better equipped) people for this There may be lands that we’d absolutely emails for things (and am always glad who quite frankly do a much better job want to keep for the County’s future to help) where it is almost always at operations than I do. use, or for other purposes, but we do faster (and with a better response) to So how do you get your concern looked at? go directly to the County, whether have lands (especially in neighboring these are road questions, enforcement • Start here: www.rockyview.ca/ municipalities) that the County may matters, or questions on process. The Government/ContactUs.aspx not have a long-term use for. service standard is generally around 24 • Submit an online form or call our 24 We have had underfunded or hours, as these requests are tracked in hours/day number our ticketing system and routed to the inconsistent funding in many areas • Send an email of our County for many years. We do provide operational funding, for example (ie Springbank Park for All Seasons $400,000/annually, which is not insignificant), but we haven’t invested in improving or expanding. Even contemplating support for Capital improvements is difficult until you know how you can fund. While the County is in great shape financially and mostly certainly we could look at borrowing funds for expansion – I’m sure residents would prefer a self- funding model rather than borrowing. The notice of motion is not a direction to sell anything yet, it is just an inventory of lands, approximate value, determination of what is needed and what isn’t, and then Council would vote on whether or not lands could be sold, and Council would also need to decide if net proceeds should be earmarked for Recreation. Lots of moving parts here. Ultimately, the County needs a reliable funding source for recreation. Recreational groups need to know from year to year they have funding. Operations is one piece, and capital improvements/expansion are another. 10 High Country News • August 2019 I continue to work on this and I hope Rural Crime Watch: Guest Submission cache of these items with someone Council will support, at the very least, Vacation time! Whether we plan a else. Carry the phone numbers a solid review of our fee simple lands stay-cation or an away-cation, we start (without account ID) needed to call with a view to invest any net proceeds from our home. Here are some tips to if your wallet is stolen or misplaced. back into our recreation. increase our peace and security. • A mail build-up signals absence. Stop Approved Development Permits: • Use social media to report after the mail or have a neighbour pick it up • Application for renewal for the the vacation. An announcement of a for you. Ask a neighbour to check for keeping of livestock at densities no greater than two (2) animal units per time to be away may be information parcels and for unexpected visitors to 1.60 hectares (3.95 acres), specifically to a criminal about an opportunity your home. Be part of neighbour pacts from 1 to 2 animal units (horses) to check out. Intruders believe when to look out for each other. 243154 RANGE ROAD 31A people are away that there is enough • Park your vehicles in the garage. • Application for Offices (existing time to break, enter, and grab before an Remove any valuables and lock the alarm brings a response. building), tenancy for a real vehicle as well. estate company, (8 & 9, 110 • Being ‘noticeably at home’ reduces COMMERCIAL DRIVE), the risk of intrusion. Next best is the • Use a smart doorbell that takes video • Application for a dwelling, single perception of someone at home. Usual and is interactive through the internet. detached (existing), relaxation of cues to an intruder might be movement, These work 24/7 with your cell phone. the minimum side yard setback yard maintenance and several lights on Enjoy the time, space, and freedom of requirement, (43 LYNX LANE) variable timers. rural living. Some cautions help with • Application for a dwelling, single • Minimize personal items as our peace and quiet. detached (existing), construction of an you travel. A lost address book addition within a riparian protection For information on Rural Crime area (84 EAGLE BUTTE RANCH or chequebook gives thieves an Watch, check out Cochrane Foothills immediate lead to your address and • Application for Personal Service Protective Association, cfparcw.ca. Business, construction of an indoor identity theft. Minimize personal Our security is greatly enhanced when we private sports facility, 250031 information on your Smartphone in work together as good rural neighbours. MOUNTAIN VIEW TRAIL case it is lost. Lock personal records securely in your home and have photo Writer this issue - Jim Willson Kim McKylor (Reprint of part of a RCW member newsletter)

High Country News • August 2019 11 basis. Using Dollar Cost Averaging will smooth out any economic events and allow you to build your investment savings with confidence as you learn to navigate life’s hiccups. For those in their 40’s to 50’s the goal is to keep building your assets and Putting You In The Picture diversify your investments to avoid any weakness in any one sector, country or t is that time of year again when news One major factor, that most people asset class, from materially impacting broadcasters turn our thoughts to overlook, is the affect of rising inflation. your savings. Ithe ways the World and the Investment The government’s CPI index (which For those in their 60’s, 70’s and beyond, Markets could run into trouble. leaves out volatile items such as food, the goal continues to be growth There are special reports stating that fuel, transportation, etc.) is called Core but with a greater focus on capital markets are at record levels, interest CPI. This is rising in the 1.2% to 1.5% preservation and income generation as rates are rising, Trump, Trump and annual range. Unfortunately, the actual well as Estate Planning. more Trump, trade deals, China, the year over year price increase that we all This is a brief overview of how to put end of globalization, inflation is rising, experience is increasing by double digit yourself back into the financial picture inflation is a non-factor...well you get rates, i.e. greater than 10%. of your life. Try to avoid getting the drift. You can pick any number But, given that you know that difficult overly swayed or fearful by media of reasons to be nervousness but the market environments, such as a recession, coverage and other commentary reality for most people is these macro- about issues that are largely outside are a normal part of the landscape of of your control and which likely will economic factors have little bearing on life, then it is important that you have your personal situation, at the moment. not have an immediate and direct a thought-out strategy in advance of impact on your situation. Let us put you back in the center of such an event with your advisor. Then, the financial picture of your life. The when there are a few surprises, you can Call us today for a review of your first objective of any financial strategy perhaps take advantage of any turmoil to capital accumulation strategy and is to focus on building assets. Most preservation positioning and for our profit from the economic recovery, as is latest ideas on how to best navigate the Canadians have work to do in this usually the case. financial landscape. regard. If you do not have a large For those just starting out in life, in savings and investment portfolio (let’s your 20’s and 30’s the goal is to buy Robert Hughes, use $500,000 as a starting point for the assets, ideally monthly, or on a regular definition of large) then the movements P. Eng., CFSB, CFP, CPCA of the markets are not really going to make a difference, short term, to your personal financial plan. If for example, you are 50 years old with an RRSP of $50,000 and income of $50,000 (which is close to the median income for working Canadians), then having your RRSP increase by 10% or drop by 10% is not going to be the main factor in the quality of your retirement income and lifestyle in some 15 or so years in the future. What makes a difference is the amount you are saving every year towards your retirement and financial independence goals. The challenge, of course, is that many Canadians are not saving much money these days, according to published media reports on consumer behaviour. If you have a larger liquid investment base, say $1 million plus, then capital preservation strategies become a greater priority. And, of course, if you are currently retired, then cash flows and asset protection (including growing your assets to offset rising inflation and taxes) is a greater focus.

12 High Country News • August 2019 • Don’t be pressured into making a generally must be registered with the 5 Tips to Avoid the decision. Take your time to understand ASC. The ASC can also tell you if the Dangers of Affinity Fraud the business and the risks involved. salesperson has ever been subject to any Albertans don’t realize this, Scam artists will pressure you into enforcement action. but one in four Albertans are making a quick decision. They are Many people who fall victim to affinity Mapproached with fraudulent investment doing so to exploit your fear of missing fraud fail to report it because they feel opportunities through friends and family out on a “valuable” and “time-sensitive ashamed, embarrassed or want to protect – people we trust. According to the opportunity” — and to limit the amount their friend or loved one. This enables Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), of research you conduct. other people to fall victim to the same this type of scam is called affinity fraud • Be wary of investments offering little scam and makes prevention difficult. If and almost always involves either a fake information. If you are being offered an you suspect you or someone you know investment or one where the scammer investment and the promoter “doesn’t has been approached with a potentially lies about the critical details, such as have time” to provide details or you are fraudulent investment scheme, you can the risk of losing money or where the told to keep the opportunity confidential, find help and more information about the money is going. With affinity fraud, scam this could be a warning sign. red flags of investment fraud at checkfirst. artists often target organized groups • Check the salesperson’s background. ca or contact the ASC at 1-877-355-4488. such as community clubs, religious Anyone offering securities in Alberta organizations, immigrant communities, seniors’ homes and online chat forums. While sometimes members of these groups are fully aware of their intent to deceive, other times they are unknowingly involved. And often, you may not realize that what you are putting your money into is considered a ‘security’. Fraudulent investments take on many forms – from shares to promissory notes, units, trades, or some other creative monetary term. No matter what it is called, securities laws apply whenever you are giving someone money with the expectation of a return or payment. It is critical, therefore, that you know how to protect yourself from investment fraud no matter the source. This type of fraud is identifiable and avoidable. By following this checklist, you could help to save yourself or a loved one time, money and heartache: • Never rely solely on referrals from friends and family members. If they have failed to do their research and invested in a scam, they may unknowingly lead you down the same path. • If it sounds too good to be true, it is. Don’t be drawn in by promises of spectacular returns and low risk; these are classic warning signs of fraud.

High Country News • August 2019 13 Even though Redwood Meadows always-popular lawn water slide. Also Redwood Celebrates Emergency Services had four callouts, helping out in the event - MLA Banff- Canada Day they still showed up to lead the annual Kananaskis Miranda Rosin, Foothills MP bike parade, as well as facilitate the John Barlow, and Rocky View County nother year, another great Canada Division 1 Councillor Day celebration for Redwood Mark Kamachi. Meadows.A Hundreds turned out for Tsuu T’ina dancers share culture and heritage. Photo the day-long event that includes games, credit: Michelle Thompson “The Tsuu T’ina food, a bike parade, Indigenous dancers, dancers and elders also and fireworks. Redwood Meadows helped our celebration Community Association President by sharing their culture Renate van der Zande says, “In this time and tradition,” says of reconciliation, events like Canada van der Zande. “This Day are a perfect opportunity to connect year, we raised our own our communities all over Canada. Our teepee to commence event was a stunning success from the Canada Day the weather to the participation to the celebration and to share outpouring of gratitude – we couldn’t in our community’s ask for anything more.” deep heritage.” Next up for the Redwood Meadows Community Association – an end- of-summer celebration, including an outdoor movie on August 24th.

Faith McLean, HCN Staff [email protected]

Kids enjoy the lawn water slide with Community members join hands to celebrate Canada Day. RMES. Photo credit: Michelle Thompson Photo credit: Michelle Thompson

14 High Country News • August 2019 “I’m thankful for the FireSmart work together and create a FireSmart GBC FireSmart Committee assessment, and think it was well neighbourhood, fire is more likely to go Chipper Days are Back! See You at the organized and an awesome tool that through the perimeters of the area and Hamlet Water Plant from 10:00am to everyone should take advantage of. not devastate the community.” 4:00pm on August 10 & 11 (Sat/Sun) The Captain did a short but thorough Join your neighbours who have walk through of my property and house ring your green waste (tree limbs/ exterior. He mentioned several action undertaken this first step to develop a Btrimmings and small trees - no lumber items - many I was aware of and a few I FireSmart action plan for their property or rotten logs please) and we’ll have it never thought of.” - you can book an assessment online unloaded from your vehicle, chipped at the Rocky View County website “It was very, very good. The two fire and recycled - for free. The Hamlet water (search “FireSmart” on the website). fighters were very professional and Check out our Facebook page (“Greater plant is located at the far north end of helpful with their suggestions. While it is Burnside Drive – look for the FireSmart with some luck that we have done some Bragg Creek FireSmart Committee”) or feather flags. things right, there are a few things I can contact the FireSmart Committee if you Marcus Weckesser, District Chief with do to make it better here.” have any questions. There are a number of companies in the Bragg Creek area Rocky View County Fire Services notes that According to Marcus, “Fire has always “Every FireSmart measure, no matter how that can help you out with FireSmarting been a part of the landscape. When there your property. small, can change the outcome of a fire.” is a regular cycle of fire, it’s less intense. A great starting point ahead of Chipper Having a community in a forested area Days is a FireSmart home assessment. interrupts that cycle and leads to fuel This free, confidential service takes about accumulating.” 30 minutes for Rocky View County If we are to adapt to living with wildfire, Fire Services or Redwood Meadows we need FireSmart. FireSmart starts at Emergency Services to perform. Over home with mitigations that reduce the 80 Bragg Creekers in the past year have ignitability of structures and the fire taken advantage of this service - here are intensity of surrounding vegetation. a few comments from property owners: It’s not possible to predict how a fire will “Assessment was invaluable, I never behave – there are just too many variables. understood what the real risks and You can’t predict where the embers will impacts were, now I have some idea. be blown and what they’ll ignite. We will be implementing some of their “Every house that is FireSmart slows feedback for sure.“ down the spread of wildfire in a neighbourhood,” says Marcus. “If people

High Country News • August 2019 15 (which is caused by the hip adduction). on stressed tissues, Active Release The hip is not able to maintain its neutral Techniques/soft tissue stretching for position. This motion of the knee falling tight and overused muscles, Electrical inwards can put stress on the soft tissues Muscle Stimulation to help engage de- Align Yourself: surrounding the kneecap. Iliotibial Band conditioned muscles, Intramuscular Syndrome (IT Band), Patellofemoral Stimulation to relieve tight muscle Lower Leg Injuries Pain Syndrome, and tendonopathies are bands, and exercise prescription. Specific common problems that develop. This exercises tailored to your unique posture by Jennifer Gordon mal-alignment at the knee can also stress are the most helpful in prevention and BSc.PT, AFCI, BA Kin the ligaments and meniscus structures, healing. This is what will make the Physiotherapist, Bragg Creek Physiotherapy difference in reshaping your movement putting you more at risk of ligament tears patterns and teaching your body proper www.braggcreekphysio.com (MCL, ACL), meniscal derangements and mechanics. Here are a couple of great bursitis issues (Baker’s Cyst for example). exercises that help target some of these s all you outdoor enthusiasts in the Locally at the knee, the inner quadriceps common issues. Foothills embark on summer trail muscle may be underdeveloped. A Wall Sit: Assume a sitting position with running,A hiking, biking and sunny dog previous injury, postural habits, or your back up against a wall, hips and walks, we see an increase in hip and knee general de-conditioning may cause this. knees bent to 90 degrees, and your torso issues. These injuries may be traumatic The Vastus Medialis Oblique (VMO) is straight. Place a soccer size ball between in nature, a trip and fall, landing on a hip important in the last 30 degrees of knee your knees, ensuring that your legs are or twisting your knee. However, more extension (think going down stairs, parallel with knees over the ankles and often than not, we find they are related gradual downhill hiking). The VMO aligned over the mid forefoot. Squeeze to common muscle imbalances in the hip largely contributes to the proper tracking the ball with your knees and hold for 5 and lower leg. of the patella (kneecap) and coordinated seconds. Relax, but don’t remove the ball motion throughout knee extension. yet. Repeat with 10 squeezes, held for 5 One aspect we always assess is the seconds each. alignment of the lower leg during Further down the leg, the ankle and foot may contribute to hip and knee problems Windshield Wipers: Sit in a chair with movement, such as a squat. A single leg an elastic theraband looped around both squat is especially indicative of alignment as well. An excessively pronated foot, when the inner arch of the foot is ankles. Keeping your knees together and problems in the lower leg. This movement bent at 90 degrees, pull your right foot requires the pelvis and lumbar spine to flattened, may contribute to the knee away from the left (your left leg is the stay neutral as the hip, knee and ankle all falling inwards during a squat. As the anchor and stays still until you switch flex in sequence. body weight is shifted more onto the sides). As if your lower leg is a windshield If there is poor coordination and big toe and inner aspect of the foot, the wiper – it moves back and forth. This alignment along these joints, we aim to knee is drawn towards the big toe and motion is actually coming from the figure out where it may be coming from. the whole lower leg rotates inwards. A posterior hip muscles and the thigh Weak core muscles, such as the transverse previous ankle sprain may also contribute should remain relaxed. Repeat 2 sets of abdominus – the deepest abdominal to this issue as the ankle joint may be stiff 20 reps on each side. layer, and the iliopsoas - a spine stabilizer, and prevent the knee from flexing directly It is worth having a full body assessment if can contribute by not being efficient in over the ankle. Plantar fasciitis, achilles you are experiencing any of the common stabilizing the spine during motion. The tendonopathies and Morton’s Neuroma injuries mentioned above. We can tailor a gluteal muscles may contribute by not nerve impingements may develop. specific exercise program suitable for you being efficient at stabilizing the pelvis as Some remedies used for these common and the activities you enjoy. the hip is flexing. If the gluteal muscles are problems are taping procedures to The crew at Bragg Creek Physiotherapy weak, the pelvis will slightly drop on one encourage proprioception (joint and wish you all a great summer! side and cause the knee to fall inwards muscle awareness) and relieve tension

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16 High Country News • August 2019 number of Canadians living with end- also a community for those affected by Watch For Walkers stage kidney disease has grown 36% the disease. During The 10th since 2007. Each day 15 Canadians Kidney Marchers will be walking Annual Kidney March learn their kidneys have failed. Thanks through the communities of Millarville, to the determination of dedicated Turner Valley, Bragg Creek, Redwood From September 6 To 8 Kidney Marchers and Crew, Kidney Meadows and Springbank from Sept. he Kidney Foundation is hosting March has raised over $7 million to 6 to Sept. 8. Please be cautious of its 10th annual Kidney March help reduce these numbers. participants on the roads, look out for Tfrom September 6 through the Kidney March signs and feel free to September 8, 2019. Kidney cheer them on! March registrations Thank you for helping to keep the and fundraising are at Kidney March community safe. For a record high with over more information, to donate or become 600 Marchers and Crew involved, please visit KidneyMarch.ca embarking on the 100 or call 1.866.9KMarch. KM trail from Kananaskis to Calgary, and a goal to raise over $1 million. The journey will begin at Millarville Race Track on Friday, September 6 and ends at Canada Kidney March is made up of Olympic Park on Sunday, September 8. everyday individuals doing the This transformational weekend is extraordinary. Family, friends, designed to raise awareness and funds patients, doctors, nurses walk for kidney disease prevention, life- side-by-side to fight kidney saving research, patient programs and disease and support organ organ donation initiatives. 1 in 10 donation. The heroic event Canadians have kidney disease, and the is more than a fundraiser but

High Country News • August 2019 17 the workday. In addition, the Board has • Mac-A-Doodles Day Care: Another lease- started to develop a new strategic plan for holder that goes above and beyond to help the Association. with programming like Rumble & Roar. The BCCA Staff has switched gears from • High Country News: continual advertising Bragg Days to Fall Programming! We will support for programming and events be bringing back your favorites and are • Bragg Creek Ladies Auxiliary: for always looking for new ideas. Feel free all they do from donating kitchen equipment to providing yummy food for Greetings Bragg Creek! to reach out to our Program and Event Manager if you have ideas of what you our community events! t’s August, summer is in full swing and would like to see offered! • Paul Hilton and Brent Clarke: for with that comes a plethora of tourists, maintaining, operating, and inventorying Iwho along with our friends and family are This season there will be some changes all our sound and lighting equipment! excited to share in the beauty of our lovely to our drop-in programs that will • Stella George: for facing snow, hail, Hamlet. We have to remind ourselves to benefit both you and The Centre. wind and sun to change the sign at the be patient when we can’t get the prime You will now have the opportunity to roundabout all year! parking spot, or when it takes longer to get register for a season or the entire year. The Community Centre still has some our usual order. Like it or not, the influx Drop-in opportunities will still be August weekend dates available. If you are of people do keep the Hamlet going. Plus, available, but registering in advance will looking to host a family reunion, birthday we can smile to ourselves that we get this benefit your pocket book! Stay tuned party, or anniversary celebration, please loveliness all year long! for details on our website, Facebook contact [email protected]. Page, and Member e-Newsletter - email To find a list of community events or As we wrap up Bragg Creek Days, we want [email protected] to subscribe. to extend a massive thank-you to all of to promote your event for free, please Our annual Community Open House remember High Country News offers an you who attended and our volunteers and online event calendar. Check it out at: entertainers that made the day amazing! will be held at Redwood House on Saturday, September 7th. This is a one- www.highcountrynews.ca! We will post a list of acknowledgments on Remember, in an effort to be an our website. stop shop to sign up for programs, learn about community organizations, and environmentally responsible facility we The Bragg Creek Community Association encourage you to bring a reusable water familiarize yourself with local businesses. bottle or coffee cup to our programs and completed another fiscal year at the end More details to come. of June. The Board is working to create events. We will no longer sell bottled a strong sustainable operational plan for We want to thank all our partners for water or supply single use cups. The Centre as we move forward to better helping us through this year. There are too Sincerely, serve you, our community. As such you many to mention, but we need to give a BCCA Board & Staff will start to see positive changes in order quick shout-out to the following: to keep your Centre running! If you • Rocky View County: Provides funding would like to be part of the BCCA Board, for our Operational expenses along with nomination packages will be available information support for facility and soon on our website. Please save the date governance needs. for our AGM - October 30th, 2019. • Bragg Creek Community Church: not The Board is in the final stages of just as a lease-holder, but as a group that completing an extensive HR manual ALWAYS has our back when we need last that will clarify expectations for the minute help or resources. BCCA staff and create efficiencies in

18 High Country News • August 2019 trail for 5 kilometres to Tom Snow trail. The final few kilometres of Kestrel trail is being finished by the GBCTA volunteers over this summer. The valley route takes Mountain Road for 1.6 km and 0.7 km of Moose TRAIL TALK! Connector and 2.4 km of Moose The Latest from the Loop to Tom Snow trail. This section Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association is popular with equestrians in the summer and is groomed for cross country skiing in the winter. A new Trail Etiquette – How Wet Is Too Wet? transition from the prairies to the all-season single-track version of he hardworking trails volunteers mountains. Moose Loop is currently being built would like to thank those trail users Starting from the Hamlet of Bragg by volunteer crews from the GBCTA Twho opted to stay off the trails during Creek, The Great Trail is a wide multi- at the rate of a few hundred metres per the recent June/July monsoon rains. user pathway that parallels the West week. Just click on the Volunteer link This has really helped limit damage to Bragg Creek Road (Township Road on the GBCTA website, if you want to vulnerable trails which are now starting 232) and then about 2 kilometres south be part of this project. to dry out and firm up again. We ask on Range Road 54. The final link, a new The Great Trail THEN continues that if you are leaving ruts or holes in pedestrian bridge over Bragg Creek, north and west along Tom Snow trail, the trail, then the trails are too soft to will be installed this fall. leaving the Bragg Creek headwaters use. This same principle applies for all The Great Trail enters Kananaskis and continuing on towards Canmore, trail users - bikes, horses etc. Country from Range Road 54 via the Banff and the British Columbia border For updated trail conditions please Iron Creek Trail. A short single-track at Elk Pass. So, if you ever wanted to visit braggcreektrails.org/report. You section connects to wide year-round experience a portion of Canada’s Great will also find updated trail information trail that is groomed in the winter for Trail, you have plenty of opportunities at the main trailhead kiosk by the trail cross country skiing and fat-biking. right here in Bragg Creek. centre. Also, look for the orange vested After 1.9 kilometres, travelers have the For further information on any of these Bragg Creek Chamber of Commerce option of a single-track all-season ridge- articles, or any other items, please contact information specialists occasionally top (Iron Creek trail and Boundary seen cruising the parking lot by E-bike Ridge) or a wide valley bottom (Iron [email protected] for trail updates. Springs and east Sundog cross country The Great Trail At Bragg Creek ski trails) version of the Great Trail. The Trans-Canada Trail was officially From West Bragg Creek, travellers renamed The Great Trail in 2016 and again have the choice of higher single- connects Canadians with a linked track route or a lower elevation wide network of over 24,000 kilometres of trail. The high route follows Braggin trail. The Bragg Creek segment of the Rights, the first 2.9 km of Merlin View Great Trail represents an interesting trail, then continues on the new Kestrel

High Country News • August 2019 19 incidents about motorcycles—one of It is vacation time, which means we which involved a woman driving 224 must be cognizant of how to keep our km/h in a 90 km/h zone—but nothing homes safe while we are away. Here are more nefarious. a few tips: We live in a spectacularly beautiful area Make it appear as if you were home: of Canada that is enjoyed by cyclists, HCRCWA runners, nature photographers, and ✓ Put lights on timers sightseers from everywhere. We have ✓ Ask someone to pick up your mail, Update unique summertime events such as packages, and newspapers John Robin (‘J.R.’) Allen, the weekly Millarville Farmers Market. ✓ Make sure valuables (laptops, Membership Coordinator, HCRCWA We have year-round family fun at the chequebooks, money, etc.) are not Granary Road Active Learning Park and visible through windows Market. This past Saturday, July 13, saw ✓ Lock your vehicle (and never keep the fifty-seventh annual Christ Church valuables in plain sight) Flower Festival in Millarville. The church and grounds were adorned with Never use social media to announce flowers from parishioners and loved you are away. Share your vacation t’s been a quiet month in the High ones. Tea and sconces were served. after you return. Country, our Utopia out here on the Such small efforts, coupled with Iedge of the prairie somewhere west of Something else that we often take for granted until someone else points it vigilance and reporting suspicious Calgary. Last month I suggested that activities, deter crime. crime in this area, while not absent, out: for three weeks last month, my is substantially and statistically lower wife and I enjoyed the company of a We are stronger when we work together. than in the previous decade and lower spry, 93-year old relative from Indiana. Let us not forget the three elements of than in other regions of Canada. We We travelled throughout Alberta, and the ORR Mantra. live in a paradise and rely on our rural she continually remarked on how O is for Observe: values of integrity, reliability and our roads are in so much better shape helping neighbours. A quick internet than those in the U.S., where the Since thieves must drive to rural areas, search on crime statistics in July infrastructure is crumbling. be sure to report any of the following: revealed no reports of breaking and As rural dwellers, we balance our • A vehicle parked on roadway or entering offenses here. Rural Crime entrances to fields — especially with Watch is working! There were some appreciation of space, quiet and privacy for the need to work together to deter no apparent purpose. crime. That is • Unknown or unexpected vehicles, the focus of this trailers or individuals on private August column. properties or in abandoned yards

20 High Country News • August 2019 • A vehicle driving slowly in the area and one. Thanks to the work of a few 5. We often have free tutorial not entering any residence, especially volunteers and a grant from Legacy Oil, presentations on how best to protect when observed in separate locations membership in the HCRCWA brings your property. • Vehicles parked in areas that are these advantages: To join, phone us at 403.931.2407 hard to see 1. It is free. or visit our website for membership • License plates that appear 2. Members have no obligations. applications, tips, resources, and deliberately obscured emergency phone numbers: www. 3. Members receive regular notices hcrcwa.ca. Our Facebook page has • Abandoned vehicles of criminal activity in our area. The • Vehicles that hurry off upon more information: www.facebook. information we publish regularly in this com/HighCountryRuralCrimeWatch. being observed column is but a small fraction of the R is for Record: news circulated more frequently to our So that’s the news from the High membership about crime in this area. Country where all the grown-ups are Record as much information as possible. young, and all the children are wiser Pictures and descriptions of people 4. New members who live in our area than their parents. and vehicles (make, model, colour, get a free High Country Rural Crime and license number) are valuable. Watch Association sign. John Robin (‘J.R.’) Allen Also important is the location where a [email protected] situation occurred, by GPS coordinates if you can get them. Keep a simple written record of details for follow-up. The second R is for Report: Call 911 or 403.933.4262. Immediately report any suspicious activity to the RCMP. Even if you are in doubt, report it. Leave it to the experts to decide if action is needed. Being a member of a Rural Crime Watch Association is an excellent way to stay informed. If you are not already a member of a Rural Crime Watch Association, you should join

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22 High Country News • August 2019 High Country News • August 2019 23 24 High Country News • August 2019 High Country News • August 2019 25 26 High Country News • August 2019 High Country News • August 2019 27 Valley RCMP Office during office bring a setup of infrastructure to get the hours: 403.933.7227. Your assistance in signal to the west along the Highway reporting will help get action to the area. 549 corridor. Then the next aspiration is Electronic Speed Signs a Reminder: to bring the signal north along Highway Foothills Protective Services arranges 762, hopefully into Division 4. I am in for our electronic-message speed sign communication with Rigstar Industrial to rotate through our communities. In Telecom, the service provider, and will summer, of course, we’re all outdoors let you know when we have a further hoping to enjoy our surroundings and update. Their proposed timeline to there’s lots of competition for use of our move the next phase of service forward roads. Just a friendly reminder, to us all, to the north is mid-point in 2020. to follow the speed limit and drive safely. Calgary Metropolitan Region Board Priddis Stampede Breakfast: On July (CMRB) Update: As mentioned, Councillor’s UPDATE 7, 2019, our community came together Foothills County is one of 10 members M.D. of Foothills County at the Priddis Community Centre and of the CMRB, which is tasked with served approximately 700 people an developing a long-term plan for Suzanne Oel, Councillor, Division 4 excellent breakfast. With the proceeds, managed, sustainable growth in the PCA will be able to offset expenses and Calgary region. On July 17, 2019, the ighway 762 Speeding: Residents support community projects. Thank Board met to review and choose the Hwho live along Highway 762 you to everyone who volunteered and successful proponent, who will now experience a lot of speeding motorists attended! Also, thanks to our new MLA work with the Board, committees and and cyclist safety challenges, as many Miranda Rosin for attending! staff to develop the CMRB Growth and people visit the area in the nice weather Servicing Plans, as well as a Regional Highway 762 Fixed Wireless Internet months. Foothills County and RCMP Evaluation Framework, which will update: As many of you may recall, we officers are making this area a priority determine which types of plans will have discussed this over the years and for enforcement and are patrolling need to go to the Board for approval. At invited a number of service providers the road. Please be sure to call in the Intermunicipal Serving Committee to consider bringing improved wireless your complaint when something is meeting on July 4, 2019, the working internet service to our west country happening, so that our RCMP members group reviewed its “Logical Extension of area. That resulted in a federal grant can get there to provide support right Water and Wastewater Servicing” study, application to enhance the connection away. Call the RCMP 24/7 Complaints now under way. Following this, a status to the Millarville-Kew area, which is Line: 403.933.4262. Call: 911 if there report came in on the study of “Natural considered an underserved area. This is a dangerous situation. Or, call Turner and Managed Capacity of Water Supply” project is now proceeding and will

28 High Country News • August 2019 in the Calgary Metropolitan Region. Then, for information and discussion, a presentation was made about planning in response to disaster risk and drought, in particular, and the meeting finished with a report from the Transit Subcommittee. As you can see, these investigations under way will bring in current and relevant information to inform the development of the plans. Information, agendas, minutes, draft plans, etc., can be found on the CMRB’s website: www.calgarymetroregion.ca Roof-Mounted Sprinkler System: Even though we have received our fair share of rain this summer, we are busy meeting with residents about wildfire preparations. We are still at risk due to our local forest not having burned for over 100 years and the length of time it takes to make alterations to our properties to better protect homes and buildings with firebreaks, etc. At a number of recent FireSmart presentations by our Foothills Fire Department, this sprinkler system has been demonstrated as a potential action for the protection of property. I am sharing the website link with you because residents have been interested in obtaining more details about this product. Many homes lost to wildfire burn from the roof down, started from windblown embers. Spot fires often occur many miles from the fire itself, even if the fire is contained. One of the smartest ways to help protect your home, during an event, is to keep • Roofing the roof and surrounding area wet. Now located in the MD of Foothills • Siding This easily deployed Gutter Mount 10% discount for Area Residents! Sprinkler System can be turned on • Cladding and left on during an evacuation. You • Gutters can see more info about this system Call us for a FREE Estimate at: www.waspwildfire.com/products/ • Windows gutter-mount-sprinkler-system. • Insurance For Other News & Updates: 403-264-7844 • Repairs Please visit my website: suzanneoel.com facebook.com/councillorSuzanneOel Best Regards, Councillor Suzanne Oel www.fortressroofing.ca

High Country News • August 2019 29 fired up the grill while Azuridge Resort positive comments about the entire sent Chef Yoshi and his assistant to keep event! We know that the funds we things running smoothly in the kitchen. raised will be so helpful for the clients The DJ played country tunes and the of Wings of Hope as they move through kids had fun on the bouncy castle, their cancer treatment journey. Thank PRIDDIS News having their face painted and exploring you for being part of this inspiring the local Priddis Fire Department fire event. We hope that you will partner trucks. The 50/50 draw winner was with us again next year! Check out our ith school out for the summer, David Price from Redwood Meadows. website for photos of the event.www. Wbe mindful of the speed limit of Sharon Huddel from Calgary won the warriorsofhope.ca 40 km along the Priddis Valley Road as free Bruch for 2 at . Parent & Tot Playgroup: The drop-in children are walking and biking to the Donations were gratefully appreciated playgroup meets the first Friday of each playground at the Hall. Motorcyclists from Azuridge Resort, Chaulk Team month at the Hall. The group will not and bikers are out as well so be aware of Royal LePage, Priddis Greens Golf meet in July or August for the summer of them along Hwy 22X. For everyone’s Course, Priddis Store and Priddis View break but start up again in September. safety, cyclists need to be travelling & Brew. Meota Gas had a display table No fee is charged to attend. If you are single file along all roadways throughout set up as did the Multi-Purpose Building new to our community with a young the County. Committee. Suzanne Oel, Foothills family, this is a great way to get to know Priddis Millarville Fair: This is the Councillor was in attendance and your neighbours and find out what 112th year. Mark your calendar for Aug Miranda Rosin, MLA for the United programs are available in the Priddis 17th & 18th, from 9–4:00 each day. Conservative Party. A huge thank you area. This event is also listed on the PCA Cost is $5 per person per day, children goes out to all our volunteers. Without website, www.priddisalberta.com. 8 and under are free. Lots to see and you, this community event would not things to do with items made, baked, or be possible. Priddis Hall Rental Rates: The hall grown in Alberta. Learn about Alberta’s “Warriors of Hope” - Yoga Cancer rental rate structure and policies agricultural history, touch the animals, Fundraiser at Priddis Greens: We have recently been updated. The goal and watch horse riding events. Lots are pleased to announce that $14,000 was to simplify rates and policies of contests to experience: pie eating, was raised for Wings of Hope at the to make rentals more flexible and watermelon eating, rooster crowing or 2nd annual Yogis R Warriors of Hope accommodating. Visit the Priddis youth talent. View the antique tractors, Fundraiser at Priddis Greens on June Community Association Hall Rentals cars and trucks. Support local farmers 22nd. On behalf of the entire Warriors webpage for more information or to and crafters, while browsing the judged of Hope committee, thank you all for reserve the hall for your upcoming entries. Anyone can enter as an exhibitor. your support and for partnering with events. We still have plenty of 2019 dates Check out the 2019 Priddis & Millarville us this year. We are so pleased with available during the summer and fall to Fair Book for the full range of fair how the event turned out and couldn’t accommodate weddings, birthdays, activities. A copy can be picked up at the have done it without such wonderful picnics, meetings, fitness classes and Priddis Store or Priddis View & Brew. Sponsors, Friends, Raffle and Silent much more. www.priddisalberta.com/ Go to: [email protected] auction donors! We have had so many book-hall Priddis Early Learning Program (PELP): Over the summer, the 2nd session of Summer Camp is August 19-22nd at the Priddis Hall. If you are interested in signing up your 4-6 year old, contact: [email protected] PELP’s fundraiser, Mabel’s Labels is ongoing. Great labels for kids’ things, e.g. jackets, t-shirts, pants, hats and shoes. We appreciate all your orders as 20% of sales through the link come back to our community preschool. The regular 3 and 4-year old programs are full, with a waitlist for 2019-2020. Contact [email protected] for more information on this local program. Priddis Stampede Breakfast: The annual Priddis Stampede Breakfast was another huge success this year. It was a busy morning as attendance numbers were up, with 690 breakfasts served. The Priddis Volunteer Fire Fighters

30 High Country News • August 2019 Priddis Multi-Purpose Building: The generations of Priddis families will be Booking the Hall: To view or book Priddis Community Association and able to safely enjoy the ice throughout the Hall, contact Mike, the Hall Rental Multipurpose Building Committee is the winter months. The Phase 1 rink Director at PCAhallrentals@gmail. pleased to report on the progress of the rebuild should be completed by the com. Check the website priddisalberta. Multipurpose Complex Project. end of August 2019 and will be ready com for availability, pricing and As residents of Priddis will have for the 2019/20 hockey season. updates. noticed the MPB Committee, in close The MPB Committee is stillStaying Connected: Did you partnership with the Priddis Panthers considering an ATCO trailer to be know that along with The Priddis Hockey Association, have begun the used as a temporary change room Community Association’s webpage process of the old rink rebuild. The until completion of Phase 2, the we have a few Local Facebook pages project was divided into two phases. Multipurpose Complex. This would to keep the community connected? The hockey rink had become unsafe allow the Priddis Panthers teams to These are great resources for seeing for users and challenging to maintain. host home games and would provide a Phase 1 will focus on rebuilding warm place for families to get changed what is going on in the community, the rink with a major thanks to the and warm up while making use of the asking questions, finding out about Priddis Panthers friends and families new and improved rink. local businesses and so much more. who raised approximately $90,000 Be sure to check out the following The MPB Committee has been Facebook groups: to help specifically with restoration steadily working on procuring grants, of the hockey rink. Phase 2 will focus additional fundraising and both • Priddis Community Association on building a new complex to provide private and corporate donations to • Priddis Moms Connect the community with a variety of useful help with financing of Phase 2. We • Priddis Buy and Sell and necessary spaces. Over the course look forward to continuing to work • www.priddisalberta.com of the winter the MPB Committee toward completion of this project Looking to volunteer in our took part in a variety of fundraising and providing our community with opportunities. With the help of Jane community and meet new people? the facilities we need for our ever Many helping hands are always and Cory Morgan, owners of several growing and active community! We businesses in the Hamlet, Priddis needed for PCA functions. Anyone thank the Priddis community at large interested in volunteering is requested Panthers hosted a year end wind-up for their support of this project. If you party followed by the Waters Edge Pub to make their interest known to any would like to donate, contact Dave Board Member listed on the website Annual St. Paddy’s Day party at the Thompson @ 403-921-3640 or email Priddis Hall. These events pulled in [email protected] www.priddisalberta.com over $9,000. In addition to the St. Paddy’s Day fundraiser, the MPB Committee had Priddis Panthers families devote over 500 man hours to selling 50/50 tickets at various Hitmen and Flames games this season. The last game of the season versus the Oilers, the Priddis Panthers 50/50 ticket sales set an all-time Flames record for the highest 50/50 ticket sales in Flames history of $465k. We have some amazing sales-parents! A thank you goes out to Richard Gurney, one of our Panther Parents and Flames employee, who helped the Panthers secure these opportunities with the Flames Foundation. To date, the tear down of the rink, player benches and general clean up has been completed. The next step will be the preparation of the rink steel support frame, rebuilding the penalty boxes and score keeper booth in the original location and building the new players benches on the north side of the rink. The new boards will then be added. These new boards are thicker than the old ones and do not need any plywood backing. This will ensure a much longer life cycle for the new rink and will ensure that many High Country News • August 2019 31 Upcoming Events and sharing stories of feeling God’s power We Are Red Deer at work, and team-building games, Programs: everyone will be kept on the move, as Lake United Church! Summer Express Sunday Service we find creative ways to discover God’s 10am – 11am mighty power and love. Register at e are an inclusive community www.andychurch.org/CampCaravan. of works-in-progress who want We recognize that for a lot of us, summer W means mountains, camping, and relaxing On the Edge Concert Series to participate in Something Bigger weekends in the backyard. We want to 2019-2020 Than Ourselves through faith, love, do what we can to keep church a part The line-up for our next concert series has grace, and compassion. We believe of your summer routine. Every summer been announced and you won’t want to this is what Jesus is all about. we switch things up to help you get the miss it! Watch for Shannon Gaye & The most out of summer while still growing Kristian Alexandrov Trio on October Make RDLUC Your Pit Stop in your faith and spirituality. 18, The Western Swing Project Band Did you know that we welcome cyclists All summer, we’ll gather together on on January 19, Scott Ainslie on March and hikers to leave their vehicles in Sundays at 10am to connect with God, 6 and John Reischman and the Jaybirds our parking lot free of charge? Lots of each other, and ourselves. We promise to on May 1. Season tickets are now on sale have you out of here by 11 so you can go at reddeerlakeuc.com/tickets – only $80 folks use our parking lot to car pool for enjoy everything summer has to offer! per person for all four concerts. various reasons. Check it out. You are also welcome to come in for water or Camp Caravan For more info about our programs/ to use our washrooms during office August 19 - 23, 2019 events please call the church office or hours – a nice pit stop on the way into Offered by St. Andrew’s Regional visit reddeerlakeeuc.com Calgary and before you head into all Ministries Your Friends at Looking for a great summer camp for that construction on ! Take Red Deer Lake United Church a moment to recharge in our beautiful the kids? Camp Caravan is a summer day-camp experience for children 403.256.3181, office@ Memorial Garden on the west side of the in preschool to Grade 6. It is filled reddeerlakeuc.com church. We are located on Highway 22X, with epic Bible-learning experiences five minutes west of Spruce Meadows. children will see, hear, touch, and even Sunday Worship: 10:30am taste! Through small group activities,

32 High Country News • August 2019 Government. A noon lunch was served and $10 for individuals. There are many to all. We could make this informative benefits to membership. Some events and critical workshop a yearly event. in the calendar are member only events Some Calendar Changes: Our 4H and all other events have a special Square Butte Beef BBQ and auction fund raising member pricing for tickets. event is being rescheduled for Saturday, Sunday, September 15th is our Family Community September 21st. The Beef BBQ will Games and Pot Luck event. The Square have lots of yummy side dishes so if your Butte Ladies Group hosts this highly quare Butte Community Association diet is meat free, you won’t go hungry, anticipated event. It has become Swas incorporated in 1966. It is thanks to the cooks. Our gratitude also a highlight of the season for many comprised of dedicated volunteers who goes out to the many individuals and families. Adults and kids compete are welcoming of new membership and companies for the excellent selection of donated items we’ve received for the in games and races with a few water new ideas, which are key to maintaining balloons and potato sacks thrown in for an inclusive and vibrant community. live and silent auction. We are amazed at the generosity of people and the good measure. It is a full day of fun and Our organization represents people support for our community. Please games and friendly competition with from working ranches, owner operated join us on September 21st to view and the added bonus of lots of good food. businesses, and community services. bid on the many items we have for This is not a members only event. All We have both young families and your enjoyment and amusement and Are Welcome. established residents who have to mingle with friends and neighbors, pioneered this area. The Community even a stranger or two, as you out bid Saturday, October 5th. Break out the Association tries to provide useful one another for favorite treasurers. lederhosen and celebrate Oktoberfest workshops and events for ranchers, Viewing of auction items begins at 6pm at the Square Butte Hall. There will be: with a cash bar open at that time. German Food – Yah; Dancing – Yah; small town dwellers, and acreage Beer – Oh Yah. Watch this space for owners alike. The community hall is a Save the Date: Sun, Sept 8th is the gathering place for meetings, dances, Community Breakfast and 2020 more information on this event. celebrations, weddings, children’s Membership drive. No fee for breakfast, “We are so fortunate to boast such a entertainment, appreciation nights, donations are appreciated. Last year wonderful facility with unprecedented and much more. this event was an enormous success. views. Join Us. You don’t need to live in FireSmart a Success: How fortunate Entertainment was provided by our Community to enjoy the hospitality for those individuals who were able community musicians and the breakfast of our Community.” selection was outstanding. We accept Squarebuttehall.com to attend the FireSmart Information new and renewed membership fees session on June 22nd. There were give- for the coming aways, door prizes, demonstrations, year at this event. and representatives from the MD Membership is of Foothills and the Provincial $20 per family

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High Country News • August 2019 33 The Sheep River valley has a rich TheSheep River Valley has numerous history as well as breathtaking views. walking, biking, and horsebacking Alexander “Sandy” McNabb was a noted riding trails to explore. These trails horse trainer when he arrived in Turner vary in distance from half a kilometre TURNER VALLEY Valley during the 1913-15 oil boom to 45 kilometres. The Valley is managed & BLACK DIAMOND and began working for the Royalite Oil as a Recreation Facility Site within Company. This native of Scotland also Alberta’s network of recreation and loved fishing and spent many of his days protected areas. This ensures that News off riding the rutted road west from its provincially significant natural, Turner Valley to his favourite fishing cultural, and historical resources are ello, Diamond Valley. Well it’s been hole on the Sheep River near here. protected. The Valley is part of the a lovely summer so far. We have had Central Rocky Mountain Ecosystem. H Oldtimers still recall his tireless efforts to some fiendish storms with wind and hail The wildlife you see here move distribute food to Royalite’s unemployed and rain, but so far my vegetable garden throughout this large ecosystem, so to has survived the onslaught. I attended during the hungry 30s. In recognition help protect the animals and the health our Diamond Valley Music Festival, of his work as a founding member of of the ecosystem, please minimize with great music and kids activities, the Turner Valley Fish and Game Club, your impact on the environment when and I especially enjoyed the dog show. the Association designated Sandy’s old experiencing our Kananaskis. fishing spot as “Sandy McNabb’s Camp”. However, a fierce gale blew through If you would love to experience the The recreation tradition continues today around dinnertime which had the trails on horseback, there are many vendors scrambling to keep their tents at the campgrounds and on the trails of to choose from. I did it years ago and from blowing away. Stellar fireworks Sandy McNabb Recreation Area. there’s nothing like sitting on your horse finished off the night. Based on archeological evidence, high above the terrain, and the view does The Dr. Lander Memorial Pool in prehistoric hunters travelled through not have a single road, power pole, or Turner Valley invites you to jump in! the Sheep Valley over 7000 years dwelling in sight. Absolutely stunning The Pool is open until early September, ago. Indians named the valley’s river views. Sandy McNabb has an equestrian weather permitting. They offer lessons; “Eetookiap” – Sheep Creek. European campground which includes a water a swim club; family, public, and lane explorers understood why when they system, hitching rails, horse corrals, and swims; aqua fit; and a concession. Rates discovered the plentiful bighorn sheep a loading ramp. From there you could are very reasonable, and the towns in its uplands. Elk and deer also fed on ride to the Death Valley Trail with vistas offer financial support for those who the lush mountain pasture, but these of forest, meadows, rocky landscapes, qualify, for more info on that, email weren’t the valley’s only treasures. and remnants of forest fires. For more [email protected]. For more Settlers from the foothills saw limitless info, visit kananaskis.ca. info on Pool schedules, drop by or give cattle range, and timber and coal were The annualFriends of the Bar U Trail them a call at 403.933.7483. plentiful as well. Ride is scheduled for August 3. Bring your own horse or take a ride on the Percheron drawn horse wagon. And make sure you mark your calendar for their Old Time Ranch Rodeo. Teams of working cowboys compete for buckles and bragging rights in broke horse racing, wild cow milking, and team sorting as well as branding and doctoring. It is really a lot of fun to watch, and that will be held on August 18. For more information about these events and this historic working ranch just south of Longview, visit parkscanada.gc.ca/baru. Back in Longview, the annual Longstock Music Festival will be held the weekend of August 17 and 18. It features live bands all the day long, vendors, food and drink, a playground, and camping. This is one of my favourite events of the year, and for sure I will be listening to everyone’s favourite band, the Travelling Mabels, on the Sunday. The Saturday night headliner is Lori Kole. Sponsors and volunteers are

34 High Country News • August 2019 always greatly appreciated at this little photography, and baking. There is also a The Field of Dreams Baseball Diamonds festival that could, and did, become Parade and the famous Farmer’s Market are well under way between our two big. The Festival will be held at Smith- to enjoy as well. Come out and enjoy or towns. This is run through the Boys and Fuller Centennial Park in Longview, be a participant by entering your crafts, Girls Club of Diamond Valley and the just watch for signs, and for more info, baking, grains and animals for a winning town of Black Diamond has given them check them out on Facebook or at ribbon. For more info, call 403.931.3411 the land to build their Field of Dreams. longstockmusic festival.com. or visit millarvilleracetrack.com. They received a grant from Jaycare Another big music festival coming up Ladies of the Foothills, save the date Foundation, from the Toronto Bluejays, is the annual Southern Alberta Music of August 12 and dig out your best and are hoping to throw the first ball Festival in support of STARS Air elf tights, reindeer antlers or tacky in the middle of August. This Field of Ambulance. The festival will feature Christmas sweaters for Christmas Dreams provides free play for kids and a variety of country, blues, folk, and in August. This is the12th annual youth leagues in our area for 10 years! good old rock and roll. Features include Foothills Ladies Compassionate They encourage adult leagues to sign a pancake breakfast, vendors, beer Cup Golf Tournament at the Turner up to provide revenue for the Field and gardens, and concessions. The Festival Valley Golf Course. They have raised to have a great diamond to play ball in. runs August 9 from 7-11pm and again There will be bleachers and accessible on August 10 from 10am until midnight, over $260K for local charities in the Foothills. For more information washrooms as well. Best of luck and take and is held at Aspen Crossing, which is me out to the ball game! near . For tickets or more info, or to register, contact them at If you have any events happening in visit aspencrossing.com. [email protected]. September that you would like to see in Even though the Calgary Stampede The Foothills Country Hospice is the High Country News, please email hosting their annual Rally 4 Hospice is long gone, there are an abundance me at [email protected]. The deadline followed by their 11th annual Gala, of Rodeos nearby, which are just as for this issue is August 15. all in support of the Hospice. Collector entertaining as the Big One. Here is a Hope you’re having a wonderful summer, and specialty car owners are invited list of August Rodeos: Pincher Creek, Elaine Wansleeben to take part in a series of challenges August 15-18 (pinchercreekrodeo. in the Rally. At the Gala, guests will com), Didsbury, August 16-17 The Town of Turner Valley will be enjoy an enchanting evening of dinner, (didsburyagsociety.org), Bar U, August hosting its annual Community entertainment, and a live auction. To 18 (see par. 7), Pro, August Registration Night for community register, buy tickets, or find out more, 23-24 (okotoksprorodeo.com), and and youth groups in the Turner Valley/ please go to country hospice.org or call Cochrane, August 31-September 1 Black Diamond and Foothills County 403.995.4673. (fcarodeo.com). Yeehaw! area on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Flare Let’s go to the Fair! The112th annual Back in town, the Sheep Creek Arts ‘n Derrick Community Hall, Main Priddis and Millarville Fair will be Council has their brochure out in Street, Turner Valley. held the weekend of August 18 and the middle of August listing all of 19, from 9-4 each day. Founded in their fall classes and clubs. You can Tables will be available at no cost to any 1907, this Fair is one of the last great pick up the brochure at the Library or non-profit organization wishing to set traditional old-time Agricultural Fairs around town or visit sheepcreekarts.ca. up a registration desk. Tables can be in Canada. Today the Fair is a wondrous Classes fill up so check them out early. booked by contacting Hazel Martin by extravaganza with a Kid’s World, petting Their registration night will be held email at [email protected] or by zoo, small horses, hayrides, roping phone at 403.933.4944. competitions and ribbons awarded on September 11. They are located on in junior events ranging from 4-H, Sunset Boulevard in Turner Valley. This event has been well attended, it provides parents and participants with a convenient one-stop registration location for most of the programs occurring in the area. Examples of groups which have attended in past years are the Turner Valley Gymnastics, Diamond Valley Citizens on Patrol, HoKah Nah Girl Guides, 1st Oilfields Cubs/Beavers/Scouts, Foothills Figure Skating, High Country Minor Hockey, Oilfields Sport Association, Dynamic Karate Club and the Valley Neighbours Gardening Club.

High Country News • August 2019 35 We are most fortunate to have a very A good summer read is The Room on Rue special children’s book donated to our Amelia, by Kristen Harmel. For those library by Laura Hayward of Turner of you who liked Kristen Hannah’s Valley. It is called Rope, Sleep, Repeat by The Nightingale, you’ll find this book Becky Wigemyr. This is Becky’s second just as enthralling. It is the story of an book. Her first book,Cowboy Cody American woman, a British RAF pilot, won an award. It is just in time for the and a young Jewish teenager that takes summer reading program and will be place in Nazi occupied Paris during Longview Library much appreciated the Second World War. The book is For adults in the community, watch dedicated to the French Resistance and a group comprised mostly of women he TD Summer Reading Program for the Program called Conscious and girls. is in full swing and there is still Aging, coming in the fall. Its purpose Tmore room for more participants. Drop is Cultivating Wisdom, Connecting with Have a happy Summer in to see Lynda or call 403.558.3927. Others and Celebrating Life. Sylvia Binkley This year’s theme is Our Natural World, and runs from July 2nd to August 23rd. New to the library is a physical literary kit, containing a 6ft. parachute, bean bags, wiffle bags and a rubber shark. This is wonderful for birthday parties or just an afternoon of fun! It may be checked out from the library. Available from June 24 to August 16 is The Teen Summer Library Experience (TSLE). It is an online summer- long program for teens. Any one between the ages of 8-17 is welcome to participate. TSLE is a variety of bi- weekly challenges that allow teenagers to earn points for a grand prize and to enter a weekly book draw. Sign up at the library for this.

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36 High Country News • August 2019 walk the Appalachian trail with a buddy, has published two more titles, A History of was made into the 2015 starring Robert Canada in Ten Maps, and Beyond the Trees Redford and Nick Nolte. I listened to the which tells of that Arctic trek and will be audiobook version of A Short History of available in October. Nearly Everything, which made a road trip If fiction is more to your liking, you cannot to Winnipeg a lot more interesting. Other go wrong with the Craig Johnson Longmire forays into the academic world include topics such as Shakespeare, the English series which was made into a six season language and gardens. TV show. These novels are the perfect ast month I recommended four female combination of western and mystery Lauthors I had recently discovered which Another nonfiction writer worthy of note as they follow the fictional sheriff, Walt resulted in several holds being placed. I also is Canadian Adam Shoalts. We were lucky Longmire, as he solves crime in Absaroka enough to have Adam visit the library in promised then that this month I would County, Wyoming. highlight authors that might appeal to the 2015 as part of our Out Loud Series. Adam menfolk. I should add a disclaimer here. is a modern-day true-blue explorer, often Hopefully, that’ll be enough to fill your Books are for everyone and we see plenty referred to as the Canadian Indiana Jones. In summer with interesting reads until of crossover here at the library, so I am 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal September arrives, bringing with it the not endorsing a division of the collection Canadian Geographical Society for his start of our fall programs. For a full list along gender lines. Even so, some titles have extraordinary contributions to geography. of what’s on offer, look no further than more appeal to certain demographics than In 2017 he completed the 4,000 kilometres the centre pages of this issue of the High others. So, gentlemen (OK, and ladies), solo journey across Canada’s Arctic which Country News. You can also find them at have your library cards at the ready to check was in the planning stages when he came to www.sheepriverlibrary.ca or pick up a out books by the following authors. speak. He is a geographer and historian and brochure at the library. Many old favourite Bill Bryson is an American non-fiction he holds a Ph.D from McMaster University. programs return but we have many new author of several humorous travel and Alone Against the North is his story of an ones as well, such as the Marketing Series; academic books. His first,Notes from a expedition into the unknown. Yes, there are the CRA talks focusing on all the many Small Island, chronicles the 20 years he parts of Canada that no one has ever been tax benefits available; Astronomy nights lived in Britain. In A Sunburned Country, to. He recounts many hair-raising incidents, with Les Antoniuk; and the Conservation which contains his observations about including his face off with a 1,000-pound Talks and Walks. Our Out Loud line-up for polar bear. I won’t ruin the account for Australia is well worth the read. A Walk in October is also listed but I will expand on the Woods, which describes his attempt to you, but obviously he survives to write about it later. Since we last saw Adam he those talented individuals next time.

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38 High Country News • August 2019 How Is Your Mind Health? It feels so good. Tell me about it. I am known for my big smile and very Whether it is dancing in the grocery Sometimes, I Just loud laugh. I LOVE laughing. I love store aisle to embarrass your kids (my looking for ways to make the tough kids actually did this to me), singing Have To Laugh times funny. loudly in the car with your family (I am sure everyone already knows that Think about your days. What you are used to yell at my kids to sing louder), I“Laughter is the best medicine.” But doing? Who you are hanging out with? playing tricks with your pets, or playing do you actually live your life with that Do you laugh? Do you try and make outside in the rain, take note of how it in mind? others laugh? Are you looking for the makes you feel. Today is just a fun reminder. funny in the world? You can find it if This is for the young and old. When you laugh, your body actually you look for it. releases endorphins that make you “feel Your challenge for three days: note Life can be serious and tough, so take good.” This, in turn, helps to increase three times each day that you are a break. your pain threshold and relaxes you laughing. Recognize how good it feels Laugh often. Laugh loud. Laugh hard. to play around and be funny. To make for close to an hour. The reduction in It just feels better. stress reduces the production of stress others laugh. And if it has been a while hormones and increases immune and you feel like laughing is a bit of a Angela Wigand, CPA fighting antibodies. reach, no problem. Start with things CEO & Life Coach That’s not all. The point is there is that make you smile and work up to MindLogix Inc., www.mindlogix.ca science around how good laughter is things that make you laugh. for your mind and body. I want you to think about the last time that you laughed till you almost cried. Or almost peed your pants, as is the case for me. Whatever it is for you. I bet just sitting there thinking about it makes you smile. I always have this when I am hanging out with my sisters. We can just be silly. It is usually just about life but they have this way of being that makes it OK to laugh about life and you can just let go. We can laugh so hard you can’t even talk.

High Country News • August 2019 39 So, I followed John into the desert; he we been together for three years now, found water and baptized me. Imagine that! traveling, eating and discussing many I’m an Israelite! Baptism is for converting things? What a nonsensical question! Gentiles, not for Israelites! Yet I knew I “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I Who Is He? needed to be baptized. I was changed. have been among you such a long time?”3 Then John said we should stop following says Jesus. by Andrea Kidd him and listen to Jesus instead. My face burns with humiliation. His words Jesus’ words have drawn me closer to the sting. Haven’t I been loyal to Jesus? Haven’t Father. I would give my life for this Jesus. I always respected Him and been in awe at hen I first heard John, I was He’s shown me what it is to truly live. I his words, his teaching and his healings? curious. His words were not am with him right now, in a room with his chosenW to flatter, please or cajole. They Now he asks me, “How can you say, show other followers, my friends, celebrating us the Father, Philip?”4 were blunt. They seemed to come, not the Passover Feast. He’s telling us not to from John himself, but from elsewhere. worry; but he also says he’s going away I turn away; I don’t know how to answer. They cut straight to my heart with to the Father. There’s lots of room where “Anyone who has seen me has seen the honesty and truth. Sometimes it was like our Father lives and he’s going there to Father,”5 he says, “I am in the Father a dagger that stabbed; at other times as get a place ready for us, too. We will all be and the Father is in me.6 It’s the Father comforting as snuggling down to rest in together there with our Father. living in me who says these words, heals soft lamb’s wool. I couldn’t get enough of diseases and controls nature.” his teaching. He spoke of things before I am amazed at these words. How is time; he spoke of things to come. He this possible? Tears are stinging my eyes and I can’t take said the Messiah is here already. I’m so Now Thomas is asking how we get there in what he is saying. I edge away from him. confused about this Messiah! Who is he? since we don’t know the way. Good “I and the Father are one7, Philip. We are What difference will he make? I know he question! Jesus talks of dying. What the same. Don’t you understand?” is very good and much talked about. But nonsense! We can’t follow him if he’s I feel a hand on my shoulder and look who exactly is he? I think he will lead us dead! And he is human, so how can up. It is our friend, John, Zebedee’s son. to our Father God. he take us to the Father? I just don’t He has tears, too, but his eyes shine in Hot, dry and thirsty, many of us sat in the understand. I suppose we’ll have to find wonder as Jesus’s words sink into his soul. shade of a broom tree to hear these words. our own way to the Father. Okay, if we “I’m glad you asked that question, Philip,” have to go on alone, so be it. I trust Jesus. says John to me. “Jesus has made himself “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is But we need to know a bit more. How near,” 1 John would say. plain to us. He is our Father God. Only can we see where to go if we can’t see the the one who creates nature can control Repent! Yes! I knew God passed a code Father? I’ll ask Jesus to show us! of ethics down to us through the stone nature. This is no human prophet “Lord, show us the Father and that will be speaking with us. This is Father God, the tablets Moses brought down from Mount enough for us,”2 I say. Sinai. That writing is pure, good truth, Creator of the universe, explaining what guidance for decent living. I know I’ve Jesus turns toward me; he looks straight we already know deep in our souls but missed that mark! My secret thoughts, into my eyes. “Don’t you know me, our minds have been unable to grasp. my words, my actions are sometimes Philip?”he asks. 1Matthew 3:2 (NIV) good, sometimes bad. I used to think I I don’t know what to say. All I did was ask 2John 14:8 (NIV) was always right, and the other person Jesus to show us the Father, and now he’s 3,4,5John 14:9a (NIV) was always wrong. I see some things from accusing me of not knowing who he is! 6John 14:10 (NIV) the Father’s point of view now. Of course I know who Jesus is. Haven’t 7John 10:30 (NIV)

40 High Country News • August 2019 Don’t look at that grass. Develop tunnel as no one is asking you to do anything vision — focus utterly and completely dangerous or unethical, stick it out. Ways To Love on what’s right in front of you. There’s It’s one of the most basic facts of the nothing besides what it is you’re doing. working world — to do something Your Job: Part 3 There are no other pastures. Your else, you must first master what you’re Give yourself mini-challenges only task is mastering the one you’re doing now. his is a great tool for keeping in. There were others in the past, and People will notice that dedication. yourself engaged. Don’t just work there will be others in the future, and You’ll open countless doors by just Tto someone else’s benchmarks. Work there may even be a concrete goal putting your nose to the grindstone and towards your own. Don’t just work to you’re working towards — perhaps doing your work. People want that on someone’s deadline — set your own you want to be building towards their teams. If you’re focused, you won’t and challenge yourself to hit it. getting a position at another company, have to chase new opportunities down or a different position with your own — people will come to you. This works in both the macro and the employer. That’s fine and healthy. But micro. Anything from “I want to finish don’t look laterally. This post was originally published by Praxis, this project a day early” to “How many a one-year startup apprenticeship program leads can I get through in the next When you’re in a job that isn’t your and career accelerator for young people twenty minutes?” goes. dream job, it’s very easy to speculate who want more than college. We combine about other possibilities. You don’t a 6-month bootcamp with a 6-month Not only does this keep your brain love your day-to-day work, and you apprenticeship where we place you at a engaged, but it also challenges you aren’t married to the vision. So you high-growth startup working alongside to consistently try to beat your own look outside. You’re doing sales at a entrepreneurs while also completing our times and get better, the same way a tech company, but one of your eyes is rigorous education experience, which sprinter tries to beat their own time turned on doing sales at an education includes one-on-one coaching, self-guided on the track. It’s a fun and effective company — same type of position, projects, skills training, and more. tool for self-improvement. same basic skills being gained and same Praxis gives young people a more direct Treat the hard parts as a test of benefits, but from the outside, it looks path to a fulfilling professional life. We give character so much better. you the experience, education, and training People are measured not by their Don’t even entertain the idea required for you to become successful now, performance when things are easy, not in four years. 96% of Praxis participants Be obsessive about mastering what are fully employed upon graduation with the but by their performance when things you’re doing now. As long as you’re are hard. The hard stuff shows us what average starting salary of Praxis graduates deriving value from the experience being $50k in their first year. Learn more at we’re made of. They make us stronger. and it’s making you better, and as long discoverpraxis.com People are fascinated by tests of character. It’s been explored in culture for centuries, from Homer to Hemingway (for whom it was a favorite theme). Hemingway wrote consistently about people pushing themselves to their limits and testing their character. That’s what Old Man and the Sea is about — a man testing himself against the elements. That’s why he was fascinated by the bullfights. Treat your work in the same spirit. What are you made of? Do you have what it takes to push through the hard parts? Do you have the grit to stick to something even when you want to quit? Do you have the discipline to make the deadline? Persevering and emerging victorious makes you stronger. The more difficult the situation, the more meaningful the test. Don’t look outside The grass is always greener on the other side, and looking at it is one of the fastest ways to breed dissatisfaction. It’s also a false promise. When you get to the other side of the fence, you’ll realize that the grass was just as green where you were before, and your new pasture is equally undesirable, if not more so.

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High Country News • August 2019 43 this article you probably have thoughts hours in the day. How you allocate of what you should be doing instead of those hours is critical. I made it a reading this paper! priority to connect with my wife How can I find a work-life balance? and family every day (with some How can I synchronize and integrate exceptions), regardless of where I was my “to do” list so that I don’t have the in the world. According to Air Canada feeling that the wheels are coming off records, I travelled over 2 million miles Balancing my car? PLEASE HELP ME WITH in airplanes. That represents a lot of Act MY BALANCING ACT! hours that can be used productively. I had a plan for each flight that allowed Gladly! GET OFF THE by Duane Harder me to maximize my time. Commute TIGHTROPE! Kill the myth that time can be spent listening to all of life can be brought into perfect inspirational, motivational talks. My e present in all things and thankful balance. It is an unrealistic, overrated, wife reminded me that stop lights for all things.” - Maya Angelou exaggerated Superman myth. The fact “B and delays in traffic can be used to A few years ago, when we were still is, life cannot be balanced. In fact, the review life priorities, reflect on the living in the Okanagan, I rented a attempt to balance life usually creates a needs of those I’ll be with or re- car in Calgary. I was given a special greater imbalance. focus my life. perk – a Mustang convertible. Our My formative years were lived in a 2. Be present where you are. Are you grandsons would have been envious. farming community just north of with your family? Be present with I got out on the #2 and before I Calgary. It was there that I learned them. Give 100% of yourself to them. reached the speed limit, the car was a critical life lesson: life is seasonal. God gives us this counsel: “Whatever vibrating. I’m not a mechanic but I Within the four seasons there are your hand finds to do, do it with all knew this was not a special massage periods of intense labor and times of your might.” Engage yourself whole- feature. The previous driver had rest. Seeding, harvest, weed control, heartedly in what you are doing. Or knocked the wheels out of balance. machinery maintenance and general as one man said, “Do it like your life I turned around, drove back to the maintenance can all place heavy depends on it.” Wherever you are demands on the farming family. Those airport and returned my special perk. Physically, mentally, emotionally, demands are seasonal and are an I don’t know about you, but I have spiritually or relationally, give it all accepted part of farming. had many times when life seemed out you’ve got. Everyone’s life has seasons: times when of balance. The demands for our time 3. Replace your bucket list with the demands of a career take priority; far out-weigh the available time. The realistic life goals. Bucket lists are when family and home are at the top of children clamor for our time; the wife usually tainted with elements of list; when engagement in a special event holds up multiple to do lists; the boss fantasy. Life goals have strategies and eclipses other demands. You will never increases the stack on my “urgent” file; steps of action. They may be implanted bring all the events of your personal and there is a plea for help from several in the mind of dreams, but they are professional life into perfect balance. non-profit organizations; and to top birthed in the womb of planning. So how do we keep the car from falling it off, my running shoes think I have The balanced life is the one that whole- apart when it seems to be vibrating out forgotten how to tie my laces. heartedly embraces the task at hand. of control? Let me suggest a few habits The energy released keeps the flywheel Every voice intensifies the ambivalence that have been helpful to me. of my type “A” personality. What I turning in perfect balance. Before should be doing, and what I could do, 1. Be intentional with your time. you know it, you’ll be walking across are light years apart. In fact, as you read Everyone has the same number of Niagara Falls on a tightrope. TOOL TIME HANDYMAN & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR YOUR HOME IMPROVEMENT NEEDS: RENOVATIONS, REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE & UNIQUE PROJECTS FOR ANY TASK...JUST ASK! Al MacDonald 403-949-2349 PROVEN QUALITY WORKMANSHIP, HONESTY & RELIABILITY

44 High Country News • August 2019 rain falling, it’s bound to cause problems fun, some are more approachable than on one end and blessings on the other. others and, as with the work on display, We can see the beautiful thrust of growth some appeal to us more than others. that this hydration brings to the land. Late There are such huge ranges of talent, ideas, they may be, but the wild flowers, the techniques and media, it’s inspiring. Harebells, Brown-Eyed Susans, Vetch, I caught sight or hearing of one guy Roses, Blue-eyed Grasses, Western Wood talking to an artist and my inner senses Out of Lilies, and so many more are happily went into some sort of mild dance saying Chapter 107 dotting the landscape and brightening “we know that man”. I turned and looked the Rut each view. Enjoy these lovelies and leave back, then gently inserted myself into the them where they stand. wonder intermittently, who you are conversation with an apology and turning and what in all the multiverse you Calgary Stampede Art Exhibition – yep, to the man in question, rested my hand on Ithink if you are brave enough to wade we went Stampeding! Each year, it’s a his arm, enquiring, “what is your name?” through this column. My monkey mind delight to cruise through the grounds There was a split second where I could spots a butterfly and next seconds we’re with my parents on Seniors’ Day. We float see the internal dialogue who the hell is off to marvel at another of nature’s through the entry gates unhindered and this crazy woman? Then the recognition magnificences. I like to think that you make our way to the first of the arenas. penny dropped – he gave me his name wander along with me and we can There we enjoy the entertaining and and I immediately breathed again, relieved exchange the odd look of awe and point impressive demonstration of a bunch of I was right. We used to work together, out things that make us smile. ultra-focused stock dogs attempting – haven’t seen each other in probably over with the aid of their occasionally useful 15 years. How funny it is to meet up with In recent days every time I look up the sky human companions – to herd three people like this. is performing the most astounding works recalcitrant sheep around a course and Back in the swirling river of people of artistic interpretation for us. I have had into a small pen. occasion to drive in and out of Calgary moving throughout the grounds, we several times and each time we head Having exhausted our bottoms’ capacity found ourselves spat out onto the hot back out west, the clouds are funneling for sitting on very hard seats, we migrate tarmac of the sidewalk beyond the gates, up from the mountains, exploding north deeper into the heart of the Stampede passing a couple of enthusiastic buskers and south in a great V-shape. A looming grounds in search of the Art Exhibition. before the train tracks, we made our way nebulous mass high above us droops This great room consumes the rest of west once more to greet the rising clouds. pendulous dark curves tinged ominous our day as we glide from one display to With gratitude and love, Kat Dancer green, suggestive of intense downpour another, comparing likes and dislikes, [email protected] and potential hail. peering into the creases and crevices of www.kat-dancer.com, 415.525.2630 certain constructs So far no hail. We are thankful. So much to determine the glory in the crisp white edges of bubbling mechanics of nimbus columns rising endlessly higher. construction. I sat CCeennttuurryy RRoocckk Such magnetic fascination in the accented with a fabric artist contrast of pure white cloud against a for a moment and dark grey distant formation, the roiling watched as she MMaassoonnrryy edges that curve with silvery glimmers, showed others All Types Of Stonework the feathery lace of cirrostratus high, high how to construct above us. My neck aches from looking up small animals from Fireplaces • House Facings • Retaining Walls so much. formless lumps of Patios • Garden Art • Repairs Then there is the endless sweep of green felt. Talking with we are blessed with this summer. So much the artists is often David Andruko 403-819-5303

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MOWER (Cochrane), www.drmower.ca...... 403.932.9984 ACCOMMODATIONS SMALL ENGINE SOLUTIONS...... 403.949.3110 / 403.991.3920 EVERGREEN COUNTRY Bed & Breakfast...... 403.949.3951 LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION/ MAINTENANCE & SNOW REMOVAL HEART WEST HAVEN...... 403.651.3459 HARDER AND SONS EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES...... 403.949.3442 KRUGER’S GUEST HOUSE ACCOMMODATIONS...... 403.949.3770 LEGAL ACCOUNTANTS LINDA ANDERSON LAW OFFICE...... 403.243.6400 / 403.949.4248 WILSON PLUMER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS...... 403.949.4947 MAVERICK LAW...... 403.949.3339 ACREAGE SERVICES MOUNTAIN VISTA LAW, www.mountainvistalaw.com...... 403.981.0700 GRASSLAND ACREAGE SERVICES [email protected]...... 403.852.7131 SAC LAW, The Mobile Law Option, [email protected]...... 403.554.8535 ANIMAL HOSPITAL / VETERINARY CARE ZHIVOV LAW, Personal Injury Law, zhivovlaw.ca...... 403.770.4939, x103 ANIMAL HOSPITAL, BRAGG CREEK...... 403.949.2650 MEAT PROCESSING ARBOUR CARE & TREE REMOVAL RED DEER LAKE MEAT PROCESSING LTD, [email protected]...... 403.256.4925 BORDERNORTH TREE SERVICES, [email protected]...... 587.216.8372 MECHANIC DRAGONLAND TREE & EXCAVATING, [email protected]...... 403.466.3132 MHM HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC LTD., [email protected]...... 403.700.7580 HARDER AND SONS EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES...... 403.949.3442 NEWS & ADVERTISING SPRINGBANK CUSTOM SOLUTIONS, springbankcustomsolutions.ca...... 403.612.0654 HIGH COUNTRY NEWS...... 403.949.3526 TREEWORX TREE CARE, www.treeworxpro.com...... 403.554.2370 PAINTERS BLINDS, WINDOW COVERINGS & UPHOLSTERING BJ’s PAINTING...... 403.949.3443 HARMONY BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS...... 403.466.2204 PAVING HEIDI’S BLIND NOOK...... 403.651.3459 LAMBERT BROS. PAVING...... 403.287.3252 HEMMETT CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY/WINDOW COVERINGS...... 403.816.3802 / 403.246.1482 PEST CONTROL BUSINESS COMPUTERS, NETWORKS & PHONES JAPCO PEST CONTROL LTD...... 403.242.2467 OKOTOKS COMPUTERS...... 403.478.6382 PET & EQUINE SERVICES CHILD & DAY CARE BLUE RIBBON BOARDING & TRAINING...... 403.949.2963 COUNTRY KIDZ CHILD CARE...... 403.809.3546 CACHAKATCAN NEW HEALTH & LIFE CATTERY & BOARDING...... 403.949.2385 CHURCHES CREEK’S K9 CLIPS & PET SUPPLIES...... 403.949.3355 BRAGG CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH, Pastor Dave Zimmerman...... 403.949.2072 PET SITTING SERVICES large & small/ domestic & farm animals...... 403.880.5110 CLOTHING & JEWELLRY SMILING PUP CANINE BEHAVIOUR CONSULTING, smilingpup.ca...... 403.949.2385 CRABAPPLE COTTAGE FASHION BOUTIQUE...... 403.949.4264 PLUMBING & HEATING TAMMY E JEWELRY, www.tammyejewelry.com...... 403.818.2932 ALLANS PLUMBING AND HEATING...... 403.888.5200 CONSTRUCTION, CONTRACTING & EXCAVATION BRAGG CREEK PLUMBING & HEATING LTD...... 403.931.0486 BRAGG CREEK EXCAVATING...... 403.949.2756 / 403.620.0250 BRICO PLUMBING INC...... 403.998.5580 CENTURY ROCK MASONRY - DAVID ANDRUKO...... 403.819.5303 DESIGN CONTRACTORS INC [email protected]...... 403.560.6542 COWBOY COUNTRY LOG HOMES Log Home Refinishing...... 403.968.8842 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ELBOW RIVER EXCAVATING & LANDSCAPING...... 403.949.3227 / 403.899.4886 OKOTOKSCOMPUTERS, Business Computers, Networks & Phones...... 403.478.6382 INSPIRATION RENOVATIONS...... 403.510.6222 PRIDDIS BUSINESS CONECTION INC...... 403.931.7191 LT EARTH SERVICES – EXCAVATION & TRUCKING...... 403.478.0050 VIDEO PRODUCTION, WEDDINGS, REAL ESTATE, CORP. PROMOTION...... 403.477.1166 MOUNTAIN TOP FLOORING, [email protected]...... 403.601.0315 REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SIONI CUSTOM HOMES LTD., sionihomes.com...... 403.815.8605 DEBORAH CLARK, REALTOR® - CENTURY 21 BAMBER REALTY LTD...... 403.835.3385 TOOL TIME Handyman & Construction Services...... 403.949.2349 DIETER HENDRICKSON, RE/MAX Mountain View Bragg Creek...... 403.612.7849 WOOLRICH GROUP - woolrichgroup.com...... 403.851.0076 GREATER CALGARY REAL ESTATE [email protected]...... 403.978.9117 COUNSELLING KATHLEEN LAPLANTE RE/MAX West, Cochrane/ Bragg Creek/ Redwood...... 403.818.8049 BRAGG CREEK - DR. KAREN MASSEY, R. PSYC...... 403.390.1815 ROYAL LEPAGE FOOTHILLS - KEN ZACHARIAS...... 403.607.7256 BRAGG CREEK - ROCHE HERBST, R. PSYC...... 403.510.9984 SHARON BAYER, REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS INC...... 403.554.8978 PRIDDIS - ERICA BERNARD, MSW, RSW...... 403.874.0176 SUTTON GROUP CANWEST - WILLIE PREBUSHEWSKY...... 403.660.3767 KATERINA RENNY, R.Psych, www.foothillscounselling.com...... 403.819.7691 TANYA BAKANOVA, REALTOR® STAGER CSP™ - REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS INC...... DANCE INSTRUCTION 403.837.0220 SPRINGBANK DANCERS INC., www.springbankdancers.com...... 403.276.7918 WAYNE CHAULK, ROYAL LEPAGE SOLUTIONS, chaulkrealestate.com...... 403.252.5900 DENTAL CARE RESTAURANT BRAGG CREEK DENTAL CLINIC...... 403.949.2288 BAVARIAN INN, Bragg Creek...... 403.949.3611 EDUCATION CREEKERS BISTRO, Bragg Creek...... 403.949.3361 THE LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE - BRAGG CREEK...... 403.949.3939 THE ITALIAN FARMHOUSE RESTAURANT, Bragg Creek...... 403.949.2750 ELECTRICAL SERVICES JANE’S CAFE, COFFEE SHOP, Priddis...... 403.931.0155 ARMSTRONG ELECTRICAL...... 403.932.9289 POWDERHORN SALOON, Bragg Creek...... 403.949.3946 CLEAR SKY ELECTRIC [email protected]...... 587.225.4294 WATER’S EDGE PUB, Priddis...... 403.931.0155 DOWN TO THE WIRE INC. www.downtothewire.ca...... 403.479.9049 RETAIL HIGHWOOD CONTRACTING & SOLAR, highoodcontracting.com...... 403.803.7102 BRAGG CREEK TRADING POST...... 403.949.3737 FAMILY DOCTOR / HEALTH SERVICES GENERAL STORE - HARDWARE...... 403.949.3147 CARE IN THE CREEK MEDICAL CENTRE...... 403.949.2457 ROOFING & EXTERIORS FOOTHILLS FAMILY MEDICAL CENTRE & DIAMOND VALLEY MEDICAL...... 403.933.4368 DAZA ROOFING dazaroofing.com...... 403.542.2592 FINANCIAL & INSURANCE SERVICES FORTRESS ROOFING & EXTERIORS LTD...... 403.264.7844 ATB FINANCIAL - BRAGG CREEK AGENCY...... 403.949.3513 GUNS N HOSES ROOFING, EXTERIORS & INSULATION, gnhroofing.ca...... 403.796.ROOF (7663) BRAGG CREEK INSURANCE SERVICES & ALBERTA REGISTRIES...... 403.949.2599 MASTER CONSTRUCTION INC, mastercalgary.com...... 403.554.2715 FINANCIAL PLANNER & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, BOB HUGHES...... 403.949.3250 SEPTIC (SERVICE AND INSTALLATION) FREE HOW MONEY WORKS EDUCATION CLASSES, call Marilena...... 403.969.0811 A-B-C SEPTIC TANK CLEANING SERVICES...... 403.288.9500 INSURANCE (LIFE, DISABILITY, CRITICAL ILLNESS, LONG TERM CARE)...... 403.949.3250 A-EAGLE SEPTIC, [email protected]...... 403.650.9436 MORTGAGE BROKER - CANDACE PERKO, COUNTRYSIDE FINANCIAL...... 403.949.4129 ACREAGE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS LTD...... 403.815.0004 FIREWOOD BIG ROCK SEPTIC SERVICES, www.bigrockwaterhauling.com...... 403.804.5551 FIREWOOD TIM (PINE & BIRCH)...... 403.333.8462 TRUCKING (AGGREGATE/ SOIL/ MULCH/ ROCK) FURNACE & DUCT CLEANING BRIAN FITT TRUCKING & BOBCAT...... 403.809.8949 / 403.949.3573 HOT PEPPER® FURNACE & DUCT CLEANING, DRYER VENTS, FIREPLACES...... 403.888.2000 LT EARTH SERVICES – EXCAVATION & TRUCKING...... 403.478.0050 HAIR & BEAUTY ROSS TRUCKING...... 403.651.9428 HAIR STYLIST - PEGGY’S AT PRIDDIS...... 403.686.1095 / 403.931.3142 TOWING HEALTH & FITNESS JIMMY J’s TOWING, $ for scrap vehicles, property clean-ups...... 403.891.3994 / 403.760.5797 BRAGG CREEK CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC...... 403.949.3953 WATER HAULING BRAGG CREEK PHYSIOTHERAPY...... 403.949.4008 BIG DRIPPER WATER HAULING INC...... 403.851.1003 MASSAGE - DEANNA McDEVITT, THREEPOINT MASSAGE THERAPY...... 403.829.1148 BIG ROCK WATER HAULING SERVICE, www.bigrockwaterhauling.com...... 403.804.5551 MASSAGE - SYLVIE LAPPA...... 403.828.5408 WATER WELLS MEDISPA - COQUINE FOREVER by Julie, coquineforever.com...... 403.370.6948 AQUA MULE Water Well Systems & Services...... 403.992.2931 HOUSE CLEANING WEBSITE SERVICES IMMACULATE ADVANTAGE, NAOMI NADEAU, [email protected]...... 403.618.2605 OKOTOKSCOMPUTERS...... 403.478.6382 MAID IN THE FOOTHILLS, Patricia Holt, [email protected]...... 403.933.2233