HIGH COUNTRYNews Serving the Black Diamond • Bragg Creek • Eden Valley • Elbow Valley • Jumping Pound • Longview Communities of Millarville • Priddis • Red Deer Lake • Redwood Meadows • Springbank • Turner Valley Volume 29 Number 5 May 2018 2 High Country News • May 2018 Volume 29 Number 5 • May 2018 HIGH COUNTRY NEWS is published monthly by: High Country Business Services Ltd. Box 476, Bragg Creek, AB, T0L 0K0 Editor: Lowell Harder Reporting: Faith McLean HIGH COUNTRY Layout & Design: Anna Grist News ADVERTISING RATES: FRONT PAGE Banner $125 IN THIS ISSUE... 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There company, or the constitution of our country. is a case to say that we are no longer guided by All of these have statements, values, and ethics good fiscal policy, constitutional decisions, or that we need to learn to conform ourselves to. truthful actions. If we are to be accountable and integral From The EDITOR In our local business chamber, we speak of contributors to society, we must hold to a two values: integrity and accountability. standard of truth that guides us by principal pring is finally here!!! It is nice to see the These values are words that sound great, rather than popular thought. Sbuds begin to form, robins come back, and but are more difficult to say than do. The I have heard it say, “A leader is able to take the soft warmth of the sun melt the snow away. foundation of these two traits is truth. But people where they want to go. A great leader, On a disappointing note our contributor are we really being true? Watching the news, is one who can lead people where they may “Reid Schmidt” has come under some health truth is often twisted to facilitate a personal, not want to go, but should.” If we can learn to issues, of which his “Family Enterprise” political, or business agenda. We influence lead ourselves in this way, I am confident and articles are on hold as he works through these policy and decisions by endeavoring to hopeful that good things will be in store for challenges. manipulate public opinion. our communities. As I pondered what to write I have been For truth to be real, it requires us to conform ________________________________________________From our family to yours, Lowell Harder deeply concerned over the current political ourselves to something outside of us, trends. What concerns me is that special regardless if we like it or not. This may be our For more from the Editor, visit highcountrynews.ca faith, the code of ethics within our community [email protected] HIGH COUNTRY LIFE 4 High Country News • May 2018 Getting a “Taste” of Bragg Creek ver tried a pulled pork sundae? You may have if you hit the Taste of Bragg ECreek last month. Chefs from restaurants around the area showcased delicious mini- meals at the fundraiser, which benefitted the Bragg Creek Community Association and the Bragg Creek and Area Chamber of Commerce. Some of the twenty-seven vendors also donated profits this year to the Humboldt Broncos GoFundMe campaign. Around 1,100 people attended the event at the Bragg Creek Community Centre, while others checked out stores and restaurants around town, which also offered special menus and perks. The event started six years Around 1,100 people ago as a way to draw tourists to Bragg Creek attended this year’s in the off-season. Taste of Bragg Creek, sampling menu Faith McLean, HCN Staff items from blinis [email protected] to butter chicken. Profits from the event benefit community organizations. Photo: Artist Faith McLean, HCN PROFILE Staff Joan Merryfield • 1926 - 2018 Please see adjacent piece celebrating her life! High Country News • May 2018 5 young calves lovingly wrapped in blankets into I am saddened that I will not be running in their homes to warm them up and try and save your area as your MLA in the next election and them from the brutal cold. These things do not nomination. As you know the boundaries have happen on a schedule, and we are so grateful to changed and I will be running in Chestermere- those who bring food to our tables. Seeding will Strathmore. Please make sure you have your MLA Update hopefully start soon. It is one of my favourite memberships up to date so that you are able Chestermere/Rockyview times of year seeing the large machinery out and to vote in the UCP nominations for Banff- the fields being planted. I had the glamorous Kananaskis, and Airdrie-Cochrane. These two By Leela Sharon Aheer, MLA job of picking rocks when I was a little girl. It new ridings have absorbed all the areas on the was tedious but necessary, and I have fond west side of the current riding of Chestermere- memories of beautiful lunches served at the Rocky View. I will continue as always to work ello High Country readers! I wanted to barn for all the folks who came to help. hard for you whether I have the privilege of Hstart off this article with a shout out to Lisa So the pipeline games continue on. I am always being your representative or not. It has been Dahlseide and Carrie Draudsen. I am certain amazed how people can fly across our country absolutely wonderful getting to know so many you know about Russell the Bear, and Lisa or in the Prime Minister’s case halfway around folks in these areas, and those relationships and Carrie as well as many others have been the world to have an emergency meeting, and outlast politics and ridings. If you wish to know working hard to have the government allow then out of that emergency meeting no solution what riding you will be voting in please contact folks from the Cochrane Ecological Institute comes forth, nothing new anyway. Premier my office and we will be happy to help. rehabilitate baby bears when their mothers Horgan is still saying he is going to block the The Chestermere-Rocky View Constituency have been shot accidentally during the spring pipeline, Premier Notley says she’s going to buy Association communications sub-committee bear hunt. We are so honoured to have spent the pipeline, and Prime Minister Trudeau does has recently decided to send out surveys to time with these amazing folks who do fantastic not