WHAT’S HAPPENING Wetaskiwin JULY/AUGUST 2015 IN THIS ISSUE SOLAR PANELS - A BRIGHT IDEA! RECREATION SUMMER CAMPS LIBRARY PROGRAMS MANLUK CENTRE HOURS & PROGRAMS Wetaskiwin Summer Festival July means the Wetaskiwin Summer Festival! “Everybody those 80’s classic hits “Go For Soda”, “Rock N’ Roll Duty”, Loves a Parade” (pictured above, from 2010) will begin at “Patio Lanterns”, “I am a Wild Party”, “Easy To Tame” and “All 11:00 am Saturday morning, July 11, down Main Street. We Are”- songs that have become part of the Canadian musical Come out and see the floats, hear the music, step in time landscape. And don’t miss the opening act - Punch Drunk to the dancers, and enjoy the fun of this annual event. It will Cabaret – as they bring you a potent cocktail of rockabilly, definitely put a smile on your face! outlaw country and steampunk swing, all delivered it with the raw energy of AC/DC. The trio has earned rave reviews for Of course, you’ll probably STILL be smiling from the night their live shows that attract an incredibly wide range of music before –Friday, July 10 - as the Chamber and TD Canada fans. Tickets are available at the Chamber office for $45+ GST. Trust present Canadian Rock Icon Kim Mitchell! Rock to continued on page 02... TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WETASKIWIN, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WETASKIWIN.CA OR CHECK US OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHAT’S HAPPENING WETASKIWIN ...continued from page 01 The Wetaskiwin Summer Festival midway begins on Friday, July 10, lining up along Main Street (which will be closed to vehicle traffic for the duration of the event) from 53 Street to 50 Street. Smell the cotton candy, gorge on hotdogs and sweets, and enjoy the thrill of the rides. Once again, Friday will be wristband day (valid from 4:00 pm to closing) for $30 plus a donation to the food bank. Wristbands can purchased at the Chamber Office, City Hall and the Best Western Wayside Inn. New this Year! Sunshine Fiesta in the Park takes place in Jubilee Park. The park will be buzzing Saturday from 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm with outdoor pavilions hosting a vendor marketplace. You’ll hear and enjoy live music with our local music community, and family-friendly activities. For more information, please contact the Wetaskiwin & District Chamber of Commerce at 780-352-8003. The Wetaskiwin Summer Festival is brought to you by: SOLAR PANELS – A BRIGHT IDEA! Wondering what’s going on atop the Drill Hall? Well, thanks to Once installed and operational, the project will reduce 24.5 the generosity of the John Maude and Susan Quinn Charitable tonnes of Co2 Green House Gases per year. Based on the Foundation and a matching contribution from the City of City construction cost of $31,000 and current energy Wetaskiwin, solar panels are being installed! These Solar costs, the annual life cycle savings would be $3,315 per year Photovoltaic (PV) units are from NuEvergy, a leading supplier with a simple payback of 10.1 years and a Rate of Return of of renewable energy products in Alberta, and are being 13.5% per year. So, from both an environmental and financial positioned on the roof of the facility as it’s an ideal place to perspective, we’re saving all kinds of green! collect the suns’ rays. Energy generated will be used to power the Drill Hall, with excess energy being fed back into the grid. BY THE NUMBERS: • Number of panels installed: And in addition to the solar panels, we’ll be introducing an 54 • Kilowatt hours of energy produced/year interactive educational exhibit designed to teach children of all (under ideal conditions): ages the benefits of solar power. 32,066 • GHG reduction per year (in tonnes): 24.5 • Simple Payback (in years): 10.1 JULY/AUGUST 2015 03 Recreation Summer Camps To register please visit the Manluk Centre or register online at www.wetaskiwin.ca/register SURF & SPORT HALF DAY FUN FOR LIFE HALF DAY CAMP Get exclusive access to the Board Rider at the Manluk Centre This half day camp focuses on learning healthy, active living every morning! You will also have a chance to enjoy the other through cooperative game play and other new exciting pools, slides and also get a chance to learn some cool new activities. Campers are to bring snacks, water bottle and water sports. Campers are to bring snacks, water bottle, swim appropriate clothing attire. suit, towel and appropriate clothing attire. Age: 4-7 years Age: 8-16 years When: Aug 4-7, 2015 When: July 20-24, 2015 | July 27-31, 2015 Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm Aug 4-7, 2015 | Aug 10-14, 2015 Cost: $65 Time: 9:00am-12:00pm Cost: $65 SURF & SPORT FULL DAY Get exclusive access to the Board Rider at the Manluk Centre IMPROV AND ART every morning! You will also have a chance to enjoy the other Spend 5 days exploring your creative side with fun pools, slides and also get a chance to learn some cool new improvisation games and creating exciting art projects at water sports. Campers are to bring snacks, water bottle, swim the Wetaskiwin Allied Arts and Crafts Center. Campers are suit, towel and appropriate clothing attire. required to bring a lunch and weather appropriate clothes. Age: 8-16 years Age: 6-14 years When: July 27-31, 2015 | Aug 10-14, 2015 When: July 6-10, 2015 Time: 9:00am– 4:00pm Time: 9:00am– 4:00pm Cost: $160 Cost: $160 ACTIVE FOR LIFE KNIGHT HAVEN MEDIEVAL CAMP This full day camp introduces campers to a world of new Go back in time with the Knight Haven Medieval camp. This activities, games, field trips and crafts that will help them camp is offered to children to immerse them in to the past be active for life. Campers are to bring lunch, snacks, water with interactive history lessons on heraldry, chivalry, battle bottles and weather appropriate clothes. tactics, guilds, theater and fashion. Campers are to bring a Age: 6-13 years lunch, snacks, water bottle, and appropriate clothing attire. When: July 13-17, 2015 | Aug 17-21, 2015 Age: 8-12 years Time: 9:00am– 4:00pm When: July 13-17, 2015 | Aug 17-21, 2015 Cost: $160 Time: 9:00am– 4:00pm Cost: $185 TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WETASKIWIN, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WETASKIWIN.CA OR CHECK US OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHAT’S HAPPENING WETASKIWIN LIBRARY PROGRAMS SUMMER READING CLUB WEDNESDAYS 10:30 AM- 12 PM Crafts and giant games Drop in between July 6th- August 20th and play at the Library all summer long. Visit www.wetaskiwinpubliclibrary.ab.ca THURSDAYS 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM or phone 780-361-4446 for more dates and details. LEGO, Wii play and all kinds of games THURSDAYS 6:00 PM MONDAYS 10:30 AM-12 PM Watch a family movie and enjoy a tasty treat Crafts and giant game play *Activities may be taken outside on nice days TUESDAYS 10:30 AM Story time with Miss Tamara and the library puppies TUESDAYS 11 AM SUMMER CINEMA AT THE LIBRARY Watch a family movie and enjoy a yummy treat (ADULT PROGRAM) TUESDAYS 6:30- 7:30 PM Join us for a free movie…from classic to contemporary. Crafting fun Popcorn provided. Date: Tuesdays 6 PM – 8 PM, July 7th – August 25th JULY/AUGUST 2015 05 PRINCESS PARTY AT THE LIBRARY Attention all knights and princesses! Dress up for fun princess crafts, princess cupcakes and a pre-release showing of the new Cinderella movie starring Lily James. Date: Thursday, July 16 1:30 PM Stories with Princess Tamara 2:00 PM Crafts and cupcakes 3:00 PM Cinderella Movie begins 6:00 PM Second showing of the movie SATURDAY PLAY TIME Activities to be announced. Date: July 25th from 10:30 AM- Noon August 15th from 10:30 AM- Noon SRC WRAP UP PARTY Harry Potter theme, wear a costume and win a prize. Date: Thursday, August 20th 11:00 AM Crafts, activities, & Harry Potter themed treats 12:00 PM Costume parade 12:30 PM Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone movie and popcorn PHOTO BY: MARK ANTHONY MANANGAN TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WETASKIWIN, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WETASKIWIN.CA OR CHECK US OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHAT’S HAPPENING WETASKIWIN THE MANLUK CENTRE: WETASKIWIN REGIONAL AQUATICS & FITNESS REGULAR FACILITY HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 6:00am-9:00pm SUNDAY & STAT HOLIDAY HOURS: SATURDAY 9:00am-8:00pm 11:00am-6:00pm STAT HOLIDAYS: July 1 (Canada Day) & August 3 (Civic Holiday) Sunday & Monday - Friday Saturday HOURS STAT Holidays Wetaskiwin Co-op Competition 6:00am-9:00pm 9:00am-8:00pm 11:00am-6:00pm Pool & Moussa Group Leisure Lanes Moussa Group Activity Pool 9:00am-9:00pm 9:00am-8:00pm 11:00am-6:00pm Sirrs LLP Steam Room 6:00am-9:00pm 9:00am-8:00pm 11:00am-6:00pm Credit Union Lazy River 6:30am-9:00pm 9:00am-8:00pm 11:00am-6:00pm Russell & Sharalee Crawford Waterslide (blue slide) 4:00pm-9:00pm 12:00pm-8:00pm 12:00pm-6:00pm Supreme International Waterslide (red slide) BoardRider® Surf System 1:00pm-9:00 pm 12:00pm-8:00pm 12:00pm-6:00pm Denham Ford Hot Tub 6:00am-9:00pm 9:00am-8:00pm 11:00am-6:00pm Flaman Fitness Facility 6:00am-9:00pm 9:00am-8:00pm 11:00am-6:00pm Monthy Annual Day Pass Flex Card ADMISSION Membership Membership Child (3-7) $3.50 $31.50 $24.50 $220.50 Student (8-17) $4.50 $40.50 $31.50 $283.50 Adult (18-59) $7.00 $63.00 $49.00 $441.00 Senior (60+) $4.50 $40.50 $31.50 $283.50 Family (Immediate Only) $20.00 $180.00 $140.00 $1,120.00 Board Rider $10.00 $90.00 $5.00 $5.00 Showers Only $2.00 Life Jacket Rental $2.00 Little Swimmer $2.00 PLEASE NOTE: For their safety, Children under the age of 8 must be within arm’s reach of an adult, actively supervised, at all times.