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Communities concerned for boundary changesBy Amelia Naismith

The public was able to address the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commis-sion during a public hearing, Sept. 19. The hearing revealed more rural com-munities and ridings are concerned the changes will result in rural communities, such as Ponoka, losing their voice when put in a riding with Red Deer.

Every 10 years, after a census, elec-toral ridings are subject to change to accommodate population growth and shifts.

Between 2001 and 2011 Alberta’s pop-ulation grew from 2,974,807 to 3,645,257. Alberta is gaining six more seats in the House of Commons, 28 to 34.

In Alberta the electoral quota for each riding is 107,213. The Wetaskiwin riding population, as of 2011, was 113,780.

The population of the proposed Red Deer-Wolf Creek riding is 107,985. The commission is able to deviate from this quota by 25 per cent.

If the proposed boundaries are made final, Ponoka will be taken out of the sprawling Wetaskiwin riding and put in the new, smaller riding of Red Deer-Wolf Creek.

“We’re going to get lost if we go there (Red Deer),” said Coun. Shayne Steffen, who attended the hearing in place of Mayor Larry Henkelman.

Steffen said with the new boundar-ies the needs and representation Ponoka could be affected when an MP has to rep-resent both rural and urban communities to Ottawa.

“For several years the town has partnered with Ponoka County and the Town of Rimbey,” said Steffen. Steffen expressed concern these partnerships would also suffer.

The new boundaries propose that Rimbey be a part of the Yellowhead riding. “We’re also concerned with the proposed split of Ponoka County,” said Steffen.

Having the county represented by

two MPs is not fa-voured, said Steffen.

Lacombe County Coun. Ken Wigmore also expressed that Lacombe doesn’t wish to be in a riding with Red Deer. “We believe that the City of Red Deer would be better as a riding unto itself.”

Wigmore present-ed the commission with several other courses of action. He believed it would be best if Lacombe County, Ponoka County and Wetaski-win County formed their own riding.

The second option presented to the commission included more land area. “We would propose to be in the electoral riding of Lacombe Coun-ty, Ponoka County, Clearwater County and the Town of Sylvan Lake.”

Wigmore said another acceptable option would be to become part of a riding that stretched from Hobbema to Carstairs, but circle around Red Deer, leaving it as its own riding. This was an option already considered by the com-mission.

Joe Anglin, MLA for Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, also believes rural communities such as Rimbey could lose their voice if they were placed in a riding as vast and diverse as Yellowhead.

“They don’t want to just know their MP, they want a connection,” said An-glin.

Anglin said ridings that ran more laterally across the province would suit Rimbey’s socio-economic needs better. He wants Rimbey to be in a central Al-berta riding with similar communities.

Roy Louis attended the hearing and represented the four Hobbema nations,

Parking lot repair bids refusedBy Amelia Naismith

Wolf Creek Public Schools’ board of trustees has re-fused all the bids made to repair the parking lot at Ponoka Composite High School.

When the school board called for bids on the project they had two options in mind. The first was repairing the lot in a traditional way and the other was building a cel-lular containment structure using cloth and gravel, and a

paved surface.The estimated cost was $500,000. However, the low-

est bids for options one and two surpassed the estimate. A traditional repair was set to cost approximately

$574,000 and option two was around $533,000.“I find that these numbers are quite high,” said trust-

ee Bob Huff. “Especially when we have concerns about class sizes and concerns about buses.”

Secretary-treasurer Joe Henderson said that another possible option was to build the containment structure with a gravel pad on top. “It would allow us to use the parking lot and it wouldn’t sink out of sight.”

There was also men-tion of moving parking behind the school and ex-panding to accommodate. However, Henderson said expanding would cost as much as repairing the cur-rent one.

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Coun. Shayne Steffen attended the Electoral Boundaries public hearing in Red Deer, in place of Mayor Larry Henkelman.

Photo By Amelia Naismith

A map of the proposed Red Deer-Wolf Creek riding.

and brought treaty boundary documents for the com-mission to take into consideration.

Louis was concerned the Four Nations could be split and that Pigeon Lake could also be in a different riding. “It has been an issue for us. We’d like to remain intact as a federal riding.”

The new boundaries put Hobbema in the Red Deer-Wolf Creek riding with Ponoka, which isn’t wanted. Louis said they wanted to stay in the Wetaskiwin rid-ing.

According to commission member Donna Wilson, representatives from the Wetaskiwin riding also want Hobbema to remain in their riding.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling of Red Deer also had concerns about the new boundaries. “We feel that our needs are unique.”

Flewwelling pointed out to council Red Deer’s previous MP’s had all lived in rural areas. However, he is pleased Red Deer is “harmonized” with Lacombe

County. “These rural-urban partnerships can work,” Flew-

welling said. “Our preference is definitely for the urban focus.”

The last public hearing in Alberta took place Sept. 25 in Calgary. Now the commission will submit a report of the proposed electoral map to the House of Commons.

A committee will study the map in light of com-ments received from members of Parliament.

Their deliberation results and objections are sent back to the commission, who decide if they want to make any changes to the report. Then a final report is submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.

The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada prepares the representation order, which allows the new electoral map to be implemented.

The new map will be used in the first general elec-tion, called at least seven months after the representation order becomes official.

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A 35-year-old man from Calgary was charged with impaired driving Sept. 22 at 2 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 53 and Highway 2A. Police stopped the man who was travelling at 72 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. The Mountie could smell liquor and vomit on the man who claimed someone had vomited on his shirt earlier. After taking a breath sample he tested with a blood alcohol level of .17 twice.

Police pulled over a driver who had a headlight out Sept. 22 at 11 p.m. who admitted to having three drinks prior to driving. The 47-year-old man from Hobbema tested with a blood alcohol level of .13 twice.

Some Ponoka residents were temporarily out of power Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m. after the driver of a black Dodge Ram collided with a power pole on 46 Street in the northeast area of town. Witnesses say four men ex-ited the vehicle with minor injuries.

After some investigation, a 25-year-old man from Ponoka was charged with impaired driving and refusal to take a breath sample. He was also charged with mis-chief after damaging a telephone at the detachment.

Hit and runPonoka RCMP are investigating a hit and run at the

Ponoka Composite High School parking lot Sept. 18 be-tween 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. A black Chevy pickup was struck on the right side rear box panel, causing more than $3,000 in damage to the vehicle.

Noisy vehiclePolice stopped a green 2004 Ford pickup Sept. 20

before 9 p.m. that was making excessive noise as he was also suspended from driving. The driver was charged with driving while suspended and having open liquor in the vehicle and his truck was seized for 30 days.

Continued from page 2The board of trustees have decided to give $25,000 to

support the Leading and Learning Conference.The conference will feature Dave Edyburn, a profes-

sor in the Department of Exceptional Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, who focuses on how technology can enhance teaching, learning and per-formance.

Also present will be Angela Maiers, who’s worked as a teacher, reading specialist, and special programs fa-cilitator; Dawn Reithaug, an educational and behavioral consultant; Gordon Porter, a consultant, trainer, research-er and teacher; and Jim Warford, who serves as senior advisor and keynote speaker for Dr. Bill Daggett’s, Inter-national Center for Leadership in Education.

A motion was also approved that the board would also attend the event.

Literacy program and task forceA task force and program is in the works to help First

Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) and other students with literacy and other academic struggles.

“I share this with the greatest humility; we’ve seen across the province of Alberta and Canada, our First Na-tions’ students are not performing as well as we hoped they would,” said Jacobs.

He believes the students’ struggles with literacy could stem from factors such as a Cree background, where lit-eracy learning may not mirror what is taught in schools.

‘That happens to a lot of our students as well,” said Jacobs, referring to literacy problems.

Jacobs has met with the principals of the Ponoka Out-reach School, Diamond Willow Middle School, Ponoka Elementary School and Ponoka Composite High School to discuss the program and who should be on the task force; students, parents and teachers.

“What are the problems as they see them?,” said Ja-cobs. He wants a lot of input build the program.

Jacobs has also asked the school board to pool funds from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), fund-ing students with First Nations background already receive from the province as well as other funds at their disposal for the program.

Driver hits power pole

Suspicious manA drunk was taken to police cells Sept. 21 at 5 p.m.

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Police and utility crews responded to a call of a pickup colliding with a power pole Sept. 17 on 49 Street by the river valley trail bridge. Power was out in some locations around town for a short period of time. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye


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CHURCH DIRECTORY

PONOKA WORD OF LIFE CHURCHPastor Rob McArthur

403-783-5659

Sunday @ 10:30 a.m.Corner of Hwy 53 & Hwy 2A (former Crossroads Restaurant)

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCHPASTOR DAVE BEAUDOIN

6230-57 Ave. Ph. 403-783-6404 Saturdays 9:30 - 12 [email protected]

NEW COVENANT BAPTISTREFORMED CHURCH

Currently meeting at Ponoka Christian School 6300-50 St.Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Everyone Welcome!www.baptistreformedponoka.org

PARKLAND REFORMED CHURCHSouth on 2A, West on Spruce Road 403-783-1888

Rev. Mitch Ramkissoon Worship Service 10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.www.parklandurc.org

Associated Gospel Churches of Canada

CHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLEPastor Jerry Preheim

3704 - 42 St. Ponoka 403-783-6500Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PONOKASr. Pastor Paul Spate

5109 - 57 Ave. Ponoka www.fbcponoka.org 403-783-5533Bible Discovery Hour 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

PONOKA UNITED CHURCH Minister: Beatrix Schirner [email protected]

Sunday Service 10:00 am.

5020-52 Ave. Ponoka Phone: 403-783-4087

SONRISE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

Pastor W. DellemanWorship Service 10:30 a.m.

½ mile south of Centennial Centre for Mental Health & Brain Injury 403-783-6012

ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCHFr. Chris Gnanaprakasam, S.A.C.

Mass Times: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 9:00 a.m. Sunday5113 - 52 Ave., Ponoka, T4J 1H6 403-783-4048

ST. MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCHRev. Alexandra Meek-Sharman

5120 - 49 Ave. Ponoka 403-783-4329Sunday Service: Holy Eucharist 10 a.m.

www.stmarysanglicanponoka.com

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5501 - 54 Ave. Ponoka 403-783-4141Sunday Service: 10:30am Sunday School: 10:30am

Interim Pastor Tim Graff

ZION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIPPastor Fred Knip

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Refl ections of PonokaRefl ections of PonokaSome great memories of being a Ponoka Air Cadet

Photo courtesy of the Fort Ostell Museum

This great photo was taken in front of the Ponoka Armories, which was located for many years at the south end of 50th Street. These are the members of a mid-1950s Royal Canadian Legion Branch 66 Ponoka #65 Air Cadet Squadron. Shown in the back row are: Bob Tiltgen, Bing Jones, Dale Boddy, Allan Crawford, Bob Stirling, Glen Stirling, Robert Jones, Dale Stewart and Larry Stemo. Middle row: Gary Stickney, Allen Spence, unknown, Gord Stewart, Roger Schell, Darryl Bresee, Allan Morrison, David Webb, Roger Haber, Bill Holman, Richard Portas, David Hinkley, Larry Blythe, Terry Rees, Russell Kraft, unknown, unknown and Terry Jenkins. Seated in the front: Greg Whalley, Wayne Sondergaard, Doug Moller, Trevor Jenkins, Bruce Erickson, Murray McCoy, Dale Girling, unknown and Bruce Hinkley. Local officers identified and kneeling in the front row are: Dave Spink (second from left), and Ernie Ellis in the middle. Thanks to Bob Tiltgen and Dave Spink for helping with the names.

Photo courtesy of Fort Ostell Museum

This 1950s photo shows members of the Ponoka Air Cadet Squadron #65 marching on the tarmac of the summer camp at Penhold that has operated since 1966 and will close after the 2014 session. Leading officers are Brian Younge up front and Harvey Moore in the back, while cadets I recognize are: Terry Christensen, Jim Young, Derek Younge, and Henry Clark, who was once placed on KP and had to polish an airplane.

By Mike Rainone and Dave Spink

When my parents insisted I join the Ponoka Air Cadet Squadron in the 1950s I was just a little bit leery about march-ing with the big boys, taking orders and having to polish my shoes and keep my hair cut short. Over the next few years I would enjoy one of the best adventures of my life, getting to fly in an airplane, going to summer camps and learning to respect others and maybe even grew up just a bit.

David Spink, an early member and later officer and avid long-time support-er of the Ponoka Air Cadet Squadron #65, kindly helped me to put this story together and explained the program was first approved by the Secretary of State of Canada on Sept. 9, 1941. Require-ments for entry into the squad, which would aim to attract 50 healthy young lads from Ponoka and districts to their ranks, was to be 12 to 15 years of age for junior corps, and 16 to 18 for seniors, with all members requiring written pa-rental consent. Ponoka resident Hugh Preddy was one of the first cadets in the squadron, which received its #65 des-ignation on Dec. 7, 1941 and enjoyed immediate support from the Royal Ca-nadian Legion Branch #66 Ponoka and the community.

Rumour has it that there was a ca-det group organized as early as 1915 in Ponoka, while the later meetings from the 1940s and on were held in the Elks Hall on Chipman Avenue, at the Red Brick School, in our first Town Hall, and even in the basement of the Spink resi-

dence. A wooden building was moved into place at the north end of Railway Street (50th) in the mid-1940s, serv-ing as the official armories of the #65 Cadet Squadron and other groups for many decades, and later adding a well used rifle range and training area in the basement.

Officials were appointed to various positions to conduct the many activities of the busy squad, and these includ-ed: J. Gordon, R. Cline, T. Webber, P. MacDonald and W. Kankewitt as the commanding officer. Later replacements were John Byers, Garnet Ranks, Arthur Eastes and W. McIntosh, and over the years many officers and volunteers have willingly come forth to keep our cadet moving going strong and a special op-portunity for hundreds of young men and women from far and wide. In those beginning years the young men of #65 Squadron were carefully but rigorously prepared to do their duty and serve their country if required, but then in the early 1960s the national education program was changed to encourage the cadets to learn the responsibility and importance of citizenship, leadership, first aid, sur-vival techniques and a keen sense of discipline.

Many of us who grew up in the 1950s and beyond era will never for-get those exciting two-week camping trips to various places throughout the province and Western Canada. It was an opportunity to see new places and to meet young cadets from throughout the Prairies and beyond. The Ponoka

Squadron #65 attended camps at Gimli and Paulson, Man., Patricia Bay, Abbotsford, B.C., and at the for-mer Penhold Air Force Base, which opened in 1966 and still operates to this day.

Dave Spink was one of the officers who accom-panied the Ponoka Squadron #65 on a long train trip to Summer Camp at Sea Island (Vancouver), always reminding us we were supposed to have fun but there were also so many events and duties to tend to, includ-ing: getting up at 6 a.m. for inspection, making beds, cleaning up our area, drill, swimming, sports events, band, first aid, shooting, flying, being on time for the great meals at the mess hall, tours of the base and area, more drill, and much more — but no girls.

Many cadets and their leaders were shocked by the recent announcement the Department of National De-fense will close the Spring Brook Air Cadet Summer Camp at Penhold at the end of the 2014 season due to rising costs of running the huge event.

Since its inception in 1966, the popular Penhold camp has drawn about 2,500 Air Cadets each summer from across Canada, who enjoy vigorous but enjoy-able two-week training and activity sessions under the direction of 120 staff cadets and volunteers. Despite the Penhold closure, the current and future members of these Air Cadets squadrons will still be given every opportunity to take part in ongoing training programs, summer, and special camps throughout the area at Cold Lake, Vernon, Whitehorse, Camp Borden and others.Ongoing changes in the National Air Cadet train-ing program

Since its inception so many decades ago, the ag-gressive motto of the Air Cadet movement across the nation has been “To learn to serve and advance,” while always encouraging the importance of citizenship, physical fitness and the ongoing participation in inter-squad activities and community events. A milestone event in the Air Cadet program was the addition of the young ladies in 1974, with membership now open to all youths from age 12 to 19 years.

I really enjoyed a recent chat with Stan Monk-man of Ponoka, a retired air force veteran, who served as an instructor and commanding officer of the local #65 Squadron from 1997 to 2007, and later the Castor squad, as well as assisting in the operation of the Pen-hold Camp for 10 years, and is also currently involved as the Alberta director for public affairs of the Cadet League of Canada.

He stressed that as well as the regular training sessions offered to the young cadets, they now have opportunities to earn scholarships, and take special training and camp sessions for such exciting pro-grams as: gliders, power pilot, the International Cadet Exchange, advanced aviation airport operations and aircraft maintenance. The active Royal Canadian Le-gion Branch #65 Ponoka Air Cadet Squadron meets every Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. at hall on 51st Avenue, next to Flowers for You. Boys and girls be-tween the ages of 12 and 19 wishing to sign up are welcome to drop down on a Tuesday evening, and you must bring your parents along to hear about the pro-grams offered. The parent committee is a vital part of the operation of the #65 squadron, while volunteers are always welcome, and you do not have to have a child in the squadron to help out with this great youth program! Take it from an old cadet.....it’s a unique and inexpensive adventure that you will never forget.

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A lot of people who knew Peter Lougheed have had a lot to say about the great former Alberta premier who died recently at age 84. I met him on a few occasions on the campaign trail and was impressed with his ability to reach out and connect with Albertans of every stripe — from farmers to lawyers and everyone in between. A King Ralph with polish and without liquid fortifica-tion.

I’m sure I wrote some editorials criticizing his government over the years but I can’t remember what they might have been about. The eulogists are telling us he did no wrong.

For me, his influence is captured at a political rally somewhere in the old Rocky Mountain House constituency, probably a hall in Eckville or Les-lieville. We all stood to sing O Canada to open the meeting and in his best Sunday Baptist singing voice the premier led the group — forgetting, or choosing, I’m not sure — to sing the old words to the national anthem. Not wanting to drown out or embarrass him, we all mumbled along, trying to catch up to where he was taking us.

Something Albertans are still doing.

Grudge Match 3: Millionaires vs BillionairesIt’s hard to feel sorry for the millionaire players or

the billionaire owners in this latest NHL lockout. The team owners are running a business and the players are unionized employees who want to be fairly com-pensated. It doesn’t help matters that the owners need commissioner Gary Bettman to protect them from themselves. The professional game would be in better shape if the owners could keep their egos in check and refuse to offer bonehead contracts to players, such as Roberto Luongo’s 12-year, $64 million deal; Ilya Kovalchuk’s 15-year, $100 million paycheque; and Shea Weber’s 14-year, $110 million stipend.

Personally, I think the players shouldn’t have guaranteed contracts and could be cut for non-per-formance, much as professional football payers are. I expect that will never happen.

And is it not somewhat disingenuous for NHL superstars to cry the blues about needing to earn a living wage and then head off to Europe to take jobs away from has-beens and wannabes playing for club teams?

I remember being in a theatre in 1995 during the first lockout and Oilers goalie Bill Ranford was sit-ting behind me, telling all who could hear him, that he was holding out because he needed more than his paltry $2-point-whatever million annual salary to care for his family.

It’s true, if you won a million bucks in the lotto at age 29 and your wife stayed home to look after the kids, it would be gone before the kids graduated high

Premier Lougheed had a way of leading Albertans

school. Maybe your wife should go back to teaching school.

Ranford made $12 million in his NHL career, more than half of it after that lockout. I expect he’s doing just fine.

Open for businessCongratulations to town council-

lors for remembering why most of them were elected in 2010 — to make decisions that will stimulate economic growth and create new assessment and

jobs. Now it’s up to the developer of the commercial land across from the Stam-pede Grounds to step up with a plan to bring new businesses to Ponoka.

Town council can then move on to developing a revitalization plan with the business community to fill the sieve that is downtown Ponoka.

And nomination day for the 2013 municipal election is less than a year away.

George BrownOff the Record

The natural reaction to Peter Lougheed’s death is to look back at the highlights and accomplish-ments of a remarkable political career. But a further response would be to think about what might have been.

It’s not much of a stretch to say that the federal Progressive Conservative leadership was there for Lougheed’s taking in 1976. He’d certainly have been the front-runner. And a convention that ultimate-ly awarded the prize to the little known Joe Clark would hardly have passed over the popular premier of Alberta.

Various reasons have been offered for Lougheed’s reluctance.

At the time, internationally-driven energy prices were a source of conflict, with Eastern Canada be-ing of the view it was entitled to Alberta’s oil on the cheap. Some, such as the NDP’s David Lewis, de-scribed Albertans and Lougheed as the “blue-eyed sheiks.”

There was also the matter of power. Lougheed enjoyed being premier, which was a job with more oomph than that of leader of the opposition in Otta-wa. To be sure, the opposition leader might become prime minister, but then again he mightn’t.

And there was the nagging question of the ability to communicate in French. In an era where additional importance was being placed on lan-guage, Lougheed was lacking in that regard.

Still, Pierre Trudeau had become so unpopu-lar by 1979 it’s hard to imagine a Lougheed-led opposition not doing at least as well as Joe Clark did in that year’s federal election. And being a much more adept politician than Clark, Lougheed would surely not have fum-bled away his government within a matter of months. Accordingly, Trudeau’s retirement would have con-tinued as per plan, with no political resurrection and no second act.

Had that happened, Canada today would be quite a different place.

For one thing, there’d have been no National En-ergy Program (NEP). And the Liberal brand wouldn’t be quite as toxic as it currently is in Alberta.

There’d also have been no repatriation of the constitution and no Charter of Rights and Freedoms. For many, this would be a loss, the intervening years having provided the Charter with an iconic status. Others would be less bothered, remember-ing that pre-Charter Canada enjoyed a full range of freedoms, including democracy, free speech, due process and so forth.

And absent repatriation, there’d be no legend of Rene Levesque being “stabbed in the back” during the infamous “Night of Long Knives,” and thus no meme of Quebec being “left out” of the constitution.

Peter Lougheed and what might have been for CanadaPat Muphy

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There’d also have been no rancorous debates over the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords.

Then there’s the transformation of conservative politics in Canada. Lougheed, after all, was a Red Tory, a once dominant species. Further, his initial rise had been at the expense of Alberta’s Social Credit, a dynasty that had been presided over for decades by Preston Manning’s father. So the rise of Reform would not have been a wel-come development to him.

That rise can be ascribed to a range of factors. Western alienation exacer-bated by the energy price wars and the NEP; resentment of a federal establish-ment that was perceived as favouring Central Canada, particularly Quebec; distaste for the ongoing obsession with constitutional change; concern about the spiralling fiscal deficit; and what evolved into a visceral dislike for as-pects of Brian Mulroney’s personality.

Taken together, these factors pro-vided the perfect storm to facilitate Reform’s 1993 breakthrough. And, thanks also to their subsequent politi-cal ineptitude, the federal Progressive

Conservatives were essentially dead within a few years.

But had Lougheed become prime minister in 1979 and remained in of-fice through the 1980s, the ground would have been far less fertile for Reform. There’d have been no NEP, and no constitutional saga. With his respect for provincial rights and insis-tence that the West deserved its due, alienation would have been substan-tially diluted. And there’d have been no Brian Mulroney to act as a light-ning rod during the years of Reform’s rise.

Of course, there were other pressures that would have pushed con-servative politics toward the right. You only have to look at Ralph Klein’s rise in Alberta and Mike Harris’s ascent in Ontario. Still, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that, had Lougheed made the move in 1976, today’s political landscape would be different.

Troy Media columnist Pat Mur-phy worked in the Canadian financial services industry for over 30 years. Originally from Ireland, he has a de-gree in history and economics.


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Parking Restrictions For Vehicles Exceeding 6 Metres With the exception of a recreation vehicle, no person shall park a vehicle or a vehicle with a trailer attached exceeding 6 metres in length, or a truck tractor unit with or without a semi-trailer or trailer attached, on a highway, in front of, across from or adjacent to residential property or in driveway. This includes school buses.

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THANK YOU!To everyone who participated in the Global Promotional Video on September 13th and 14th, we greatly appreciate all you have done to help us promote our community. The footage will be utilized for a promotional campaign to attract new business, residents and visitors next spring. Stay tuned for an update on when it will air. Sincerest thanks again from Economic Development and the Town of Ponoka!

Curling Club RegistrationRegistration for Curling will be held on October 4, at 7 pm at the Curling Club.

Fall Cleanup Week Begins-October 9, 2012.Town staff will pick up compostable items and tree branches free of charge. The items for pickup must be placed next to your garbage receptacle for pickup no later than October 9th. Regulations when putting out your yard waste for pickup are: Do not bag leaves; Branches no longer than 1.5 metres (5 ft.) in length; and absolutely no pet excrement.

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Races could help airportDear Editor:

Why not hold a one-eighth mile drag racing event at the airport? to raise funds? A few years back Ponoka held 100-foot shootout in front of Re-flections. There were organizers and sponsors who did an excellent job of putting the event on. Then it stopped I don’t know the particulars as to why but there was always a strong turnout, and it attracted racers within central Alberta.

Now there has been a move to one-eighth mile races that other towns

are holding over the weekend at their airports. To name a few: Drayton Val-ley, Settler, Provost and Three Hills. These events draw in large crowds Stettler has a cap of 150 cars at $50 per day, a weekend event could help cover some of the airport deficit and if popular, possibly all of the deficit within the airport budget.

And don’t forget the spin off busi-ness that this event could bring into this town as well.

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Kittens discarded on acreageDear Editor:

This letter is for the person who dropped off the three lovely long-haired kittens at our acreage in Morning Meadows Sept 22. We are in the process of taking the kitties to the SPCA. This is quite obviously some-thing as a responsible cat owner, you should have done if you were unable to find a home for them.

In the future we sincerely hope

that you will ensure your beautiful fe-male cat no longer bears babies you are unable/not planning to take care of.

All of the people in our neighbor-hood that we have taken several hours out of our time to ask if they owned the beautiful kitties you dropped off are also hoping that you will be more responsible in the future.

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Pedestrians be wary of crosswalkDear Editor:

To all pedestrians who use the crosswalk on Highway 53 at the Riv-erside corner, please be advised drivers with their sun visors down cannot see the flashing lights. The lights are too

high and there are none on the poles at the side of the highway.

This time of year is especially bad as the sun rises right over the highway.

Be careful.Shirley Koles

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Alzheimer’s disease is also known as the long goodbye.

Sept. 21 was National Alzheim-er’s Day and to raise awareness St. Mary’s Anglican Church and Max-ine Jonson hosted a coffee break and information session about the disease.

“I come to learn as much as I can about it,” said Barbara Johnston, whose mother suffers from demen-tia.

“And to learn how to control emotions and anger,” added anoth-er woman, who wished to remain anonymous. Her spouse suffers from Alzheimer’s.

Many community members who

attended the coffee break agreed accidental frustration often comes with caring for someone with the disease.

“It turns your life upside down. It’s a whole new world, a different relationship,” said the woman.

Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are hard to diagnose and in some cases they can progress quickly. There are no known cures but medications can slow the dis-ease’s progression, sometimes.

“It’s (medications) not for ev-erybody . . . some of the side effects are horrendous,” said Johnston.

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Alzheimer’s can be scary for everyone involvedmedication are abandoned after being thoroughly researched because the side effects outweigh any benefits.

When patients come in complaining of mem-ory problems, Danyluk will check for dementia and depression, both can affect memory. How-ever, he says some patients have insight and can sense something wrong.

To make a diagnosis, Danyluk will first look at other medical factors such as infections. He’ll check body functions, organs and medical his-tory, in case medication is needed.

Danyluk said in today’s society everything is rushed, including visits to the doctor. Early signs of Alzheimer’s are sometimes brushed off as a person having a bad day or a regular occurrence that comes with age.

When they come in, Danyluk says many peo-ple are embarrassed and scared. Being brushed away by a doctor re-enforces these feelings and patients will fade themselves away and not seek assistance, further delaying a diagnosis.

There is no known cause of Alzheimer’s and it’s not known if the disease is hereditary. It’s thought a younger onset of the disease may be associated with hereditary factors.

Danyluk says there may not be curing medi-cations but there are still options when working with sufferers of the disease. “Instead of focusing on the problems, or the deficits, or the things they can’t do so well any more I try and focus on the strengths.

Exercise, both mental and physical, that also have social factors is thought to help keep the brain healthier and lower the risk of Alzheimer’s, said Danyluk.

However, not ev-eryone is able to see Alzheimer’s with an encouraging attitude.

Johnston wishes more people would at-tend events such as the coffee break to under-stand the disease better. She says there are suf-ferers who almost never receive visitors because friends and family have troubles dealing with the reality of the disease.

Support for people with early dementia

The Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories has an-nounced the launch of First Link — a referral program whereby health care professionals can directly refer people newly diagnosed with dementia to the Alzheimer Society for support and services throughout their journey with dementia.

With funds from the Alberta government, this program will be available across the province and benefit people living with Alzheimer’s and other de-mentias.

“People who are diagnosed with dementia and their families know that early access to ongoing, reliable support and information is critical when liv-ing with the many challenges that this disease brings”, says Lyn Krutzfeldt, president of the Alzheimer Society of Alberta & NWT.

The First Link program fosters partnerships with physicians and other health care professionals who provide a formal referral as soon as possible after diagnosis. Patients and their families are connected early in their jour-ney to a community of learning and support offered by the Alzheimer Society and other community and health care services.

“The Alberta government is pleased to support the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories in delivering the First Link program,” said Health Minister Fred Horne. “By connecting people newly diagnosed with dementia to information and supports right away, this program can help bring

comfort at a critical time to Albertans, and their families, coping with this disease.”

Funding provided by the Alberta government will also allow the society to develop innovative, accessible alternative delivery services and pro-grams to expand their reach to rural and remote communities. The province provided the grant of $2.76 million in March 2012 and the grant period runs through March 31, 2014.

“This will help to ensure that all Albertans get the information, support and education they need and puts the province in a better position to re-spond to people living with dementia, regardless of where they live” says Bill Gaudette, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Alberta & NWT.

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“It doesn’t matter if you’re well educated, rich or poor, everybody can get it,” said Johnston.

Alberta has the highest rate of early onset Alzheimer’s in Canada, and it’s not known why. Danyluk said more money went to treating the disease than researching preventative measure because the factors of the disease are still unclear to medical professionals.


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The cost of a home improvement project depends on a host of factors, including the scale of the proj-ect and the availability of materials. Upscale projects such as a full roof replacement will set homeowners back a substantial amount of money. In its 2011-2012 “Cost vs. Value Report,” Remodeling magazine revealed the average cost of a such a project was nearly $38,000. However, a smaller project such as a garage door replacement could be completed for fewer than $3,000.

When deciding if a home improvement project is within your budget, it’s a good idea to consult such figures before choosing a project. For example, if your home is a fixer-upper, then one project may not be more urgent than another, something that may al-low you to choose less expensive projects now while saving money for more expensive projects down the road.

It’s also important for homeowners to know that figures such as those in the “Cost vs. Value Report” are just averages. Some projects might cost more than the average, while others might come in well under budget. To ensure your project is one of the latter and not the former, consider the following ways to trim costs off your next home improvement project.• Avoid the DIY movement if you don’t have ad-equate experience. Many homeowners fall into the DIY trap, feeling they can pull off a project without hiring a professional contractor. While this is an op-

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A home with strong curb appeal can entice buyers who are likely to believe a home with a well-maintained exterior is likely to have an equal-ly impressive interior. Homeowners who want the process of selling their home to go smoothly can improve the property’s curb appeal in a number of ways, many of which don’t necessitate a substantial home improvement budget.• Clean up. The most effective way to improve curb appeal is to clean up the property. Many ho-meowners are savvy enough to remove toys and other items from the yard before showing a home, but cleaning up goes beyond removing clutter from the property. Make sure all hedges are trimmed and remove weeds, sticks and other debris from any flower beds. Lay mulch in the flower beds and gar-den, as mulch prevents weed growth while helping the soil retain moisture, resulting in more attractive gardens to catch a buyer’s eye.• Get an “edge” on other sellers. Edging is another easy and effective way to improve curb appeal. Edge driveways, sidewalks and other walkways around the property, removing or trimming anything that is hanging over the driveway or walkways. If the boundary between your driveway and lawn is not distinct, consider installing edging materials such as stone or bricks. The edging can be level with the

driveway or elevated, but keep in mind that elevated driveway edging can protect the lawn, preventing kids from riding their bicycles onto the lawn or cars from driving onto it. Adding edging is not a very difficult do-it-yourself project.• Take to the trees. Many homeowners grow accus-tomed to overgrown trees around their property and may not notice that low-hanging, unsightly branches are hiding the home from view. Buyers want to see the house, so take to the trees and trim any branches that hang too low or obscure your home. • Clean the gutters. Leaves and sticks hanging from the gutters are a red flag to buyers, who tend to associate clogged gutters with roof damage. Clean the gutters thoroughly before putting your home up for sale and keep them clean throughout the sell-ing process. If your property includes lots of trees, install guards to keep twigs and leaves out of the gutters.• Make the home accessible through the front door. Many homeowners enter their home through a side door or through their garage. If you fall into this category, keep in mind that prospective buyers will be entering through the front door, so make this area accessible. Clear any clutter, such as overgrown hedges, away from the front door, and consider up-grading the door handle to a more modern feature. In addition, make sure the lock on the front door doesn’t stick, forcing the realtor and buyers to im-mediately struggle before entering the home. You want buyers and their real estate agents to get in

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When work and play combine, for most people it is a dream come true. With 60 years in aviation, for Lewis Ervin it is a story worth telling.

He tells the story of being eight years old and tell-ing a friend he would one day be a pilot, and he was. On Sept. 16, 1952, Ervin was sworn into the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in Edmonton.

“I was very fortunate, I would spend 30 years with the air force. If I could do it all over again I wouldn’t change a thing,” said Ervin.

After being posted at the RCAF Station MacDon-ald in Portage La Prairie, Man., Ervin was transferred to Winnipeg where he became a qualified technician on various planes including the Lockheed T-33 fighter jet.

Eventually he was transferred to Comox, B.C. where he mainly flew in Albatross aircraft for search and rescue, which is when he found himself in a he-licopter.

He had a challenge learning how the CH113 Lab-rador helicopter worked. “I thought it was going to be easier than it was until the first day when I suddenly found out that the whole damn theory of flight was different…the only difference between a helicopter and the fixed wing is that the rotor disk is actually the wing,” he explained.

After a six-week course on how the helicopter operated, Ervin was able to properly maintain the helicopter. He became a part of search and rescue operations. Before the advent of Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) in 1970, rescue teams would search for fallen aircraft without electronic assistance.

Search and rescue in the Prairies was less chal-lenging than in the mountains of British Columbia where the terrain was rougher, he explained.

“Of course we carried civilian spotters and things like that. You were good for about 15 or 20 minutes maximum in the window,” he said. “Ask any teacher or trainer. They’ll tell you, ‘If you teach over 25 min-utes you’re going to lose your students.’”

Spotters would eventually become fixed on a cer-tain point and crews would lose search effectiveness. He believes the real danger for search and rescue crews is if the pilot becomes more involved with search than with piloting the aircraft. “What happened was the pi-lot forgot to fly the airplane.”

Rescue operations could go from 15 days to his longest stretch of 59 days when crews searched for missing pilot Bob Gauthier — in the winter of 1966 and 1967 — who was en route to Yellowknife from Cambridge Bay, NWT.

Gauthier was eventually found and Ervin gained valuable experience on rescue missions in the cold north. “It’s a tough environment when dealing with piston-driven aircraft.”

His responsibility was to warm up the plane at 6 a.m. before a 9 a.m. sunrise and to ensure the pilot could fly it safely.

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Pilot celebrates search and rescue past

The first photo Lewis Ervin took was on a C-45 Expeditor on his way to the Royal Canadian Air Force base in Abbotsford, BC. Photo submitted

The first flight Lewis Ervin flew in as a crewman was in 1966 on the CSR 110 Albatross with the 111KU and 442 Squadron. Photo submitted

The C-130 Lockheed Hercules was a big change for Lewis Ervin, for the positive. This aircraft was flown around the world on many United Nations and NATO missions including the Arctic where he found it able to handle extreme cold.

Photo submitted

Lewis Ervin celebrated 60 years of aviation Sept. 16. Here he poses in front of a Cessna 172 that is going through mainte-nance. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye


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weight oil and no han-gars for maintenance was always a challenge — es-pecially if the Herman Nelson heaters stopped working. “You had to get creative.”

For search and rescue missions though, the at-titude from the crew and crew leaders was dedica-tion to the job.

After some encour-agement from his wife, Ervin acquired his pilot’s licence in 1974 and took his first solo flight at Campbell River, B.C.

In 1974 Ervin took a six-month course on the C130 Hercules aircraft in Trenton, Ont., after be-ing promoted to sergeant. Working in the Hercules, crews went on missions to different parts of the world for United Nations and NATO, as well as on supply missions to the Arctic base Alert in Nunavut.

“Working with the Hercules in the winter I thought I’d died and gone to heaven,” he stated.

The Hercules was suitable and easier to handle in cold weather and crews flew the four-propeller plane around the world, from New Zealand to South America, Af-rica and Europe, explained Ervin.

His love of planes has transferred to his children with some of them also becom-ing licensed. Daughter Lynn Ervin said her dad helped develop her love of airplanes. “I also got his sense of adventure…that’s what sticks with me. That he could enjoy those experiences and have a sense of exploration.”

She became well acquainted with airplanes at a young age and much of her work involves airplane trips. “I actually learned how to fly before I learned how to drive.”

Her father started Ervin Aviation Enterprises in 1979 when he leased his Cessna 150 CF-WKE, which was purchased five years earlier. It helped put three of his four children to train for a private licence.

Ten years later Ervin started working for Glen Park at Park Air Services, which has been in operation in Ponoka for 47 years. He purchased Park Air in 1991 and has been working on planes since then. His other company, Ervin Aviation, started a flight school in 1996 in Ponoka and flight students trained for recreational permit, private pilot licence, and commercial pilot licence along with visual flight rules (VFR) over mountain-tops, mountain flying and night endorsement.

Much of that changed after Sept. 11, 2001 with insurance rates almost tripling for his two air-craft. It was no longer a viable option, so the flight school closed.

“I still say I enjoy what I’m doing and I’ll do it as long as I can,” he stated.

If the weather is de-cent, Ervin commutes to work with his Cessna 150 from Stony Plain; the flight usually takes 45 minutes.


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Residents disappointed with Battle RiverBy Amelia Naismith

Residents of the Battle River watershed area didn’t have many positive things to say about the river at a water quality meeting hosted by the Battle River Wa-tershed Alliance.

“The water looks murky. Undesirable smells can accumulate at times during the year,” said Sarah Olson, economic development officer for Ponoka.

Olson feels the water quality of the river has be-come so bad people no longer want to interact with it, canoeing for example. “It’s a joke. People say if you’re floating down the river you’re probably dead.”

Ponoka County Coun. George Verheire feels the quality of the water is being degraded by some con-fined feeding operations (CFO) and other farming operations in the watershed area, and that regulatory agencies such as the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) aren’t doing enough to help.

Verheire said farmers in the Battle River watershed clear cut the land and farm right to the river’s banks. This pollutes the river and damages its banks.

Complaints and infractions regarding CFOs and other operations are sent to the NRBC but Verheire said a complaint might as well be given to a wall for all the

Sarah Skinner, water planning co-ordinator for the Battle River Watershed Alliance presents a water quality report to residents of the Battle River Watershed area. Photo by Amelia Naismith

good it does. “NRCB needs more control of CFOs.”The Battle River Watershed Alliance (BRWA) was

established in 2006 and has been working with the population of the area to help improve the river’s water quality and the quality of the watershed.

Between 2007 and 2010 the nutrient levels of the river sections near Highway 53 have decreased. Pesti-cide levels have also decreased, and bacteria guidelines were being met 100 per cent in 2010.

In a 2004-2005 study the total phosphorous and nitrogen levels near Ponoka exceeded Canadian Water Quality Guidelines more that 50 per cent of the time. Dissolved oxygen and fecal coliforms under the irri-gation guideline exceed guidelines up to 50 per cent of the time. Total nitrate, ammonia, pH, and fecal coliforms under recreational guidelines never exceed guidelines.

Sarah Skinner, watershed-planning co-ordinator, says the BRWA wants to work with residents, stake-holders and all levels of government, from town and county councils up to federal, to develop strategies and practices that will lead to the sustainability of the wa-tershed.

Sustainability includes the biodiversity, water quantity, land management and water quality.

According to Skinner, the Battle River watershed covers 30,000 square kilometres of land and 80 per cent of that is in Alberta.

Skinner said 50 per cent of pollutants in the water-shed water is non-point source pollution. Meaning it isn’t only CFOs and municipalities polluting, but pol-lution is also coming from sources the BRWA can’t pinpoint.

Poor water quality affects aquatic ecosystems, the economy, and health and social aspects of life in the watershed.

According to the BRWA, management practices that can help sustain the watershed include limiting manure and fertilizer in sensitive areas, watering live-stock off-stream and wintering them away from bodies of water.

Urban municipalities can also make an impact on the watershed. “A typical urban resident might apply one to two bags of fertilizer to their 3,000-square-foot lawn. By doing so they are applying between three and seven times the fertilizer required,” said Skinner.

Rain gardens, rain barrels, and roof gardens are also ways to help the watershed by slowing down the movement of water in gardens, and allowing it to ac-cumulate nutrients.

“Our actions on the land have impacts on water quality in our lakes, rivers and streams,” said Skinner, as part of her water quality slideshow presentation.

As well as educating people on the watershed the BRWA works with youths too. “We do the edu-cation thing in classrooms and summer camps,” said Skinner.

The BRWA has also worked with a stewardship project to restore a riparian area along the river near Camrose.

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The purpose of the meeting was to explain the ori-gins of the Green Team and its affiliation with Ponoka’s Earth Day project; provide information on what other communities are doing to reduce their environmental footprint; provide information on grants available to support community-based environmental initiatives; identify local environmental concerns/issues and ways to address them; and discuss the purpose of the Green Team, as well as its membership, vision and “next steps.”

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Participants also identified initiatives that could be undertaken by the Green Team, including an educa-tion campaign on what can and cannot be recycled at the local facility; expanding the Toxic Roundup by pro-viding volunteers; raising awareness about electronics recycling; encouraging people to “reduce” and “reuse;” encouraging the trade fair to adopt an environmental theme; developing a community composting program; and looking into grants available to homeowners to reduce their environmental footprint. Other priorities included encouraging environmental stewardship and action among youth; building capacity for change by identifying and building upon existing strengths; iden-tifying/recruiting “champions” of the environment in our community; and focusing on some “quick wins,” or initiatives that will show early success to help build momentum.

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Tips to make email communications effectiveBy Amelia Naismith

Technology, such as e-mails and voice mail, has made everything easier, faster. But has instant messaging made communi-cation too slack in the professional world?

Facilitator Erna Soderberg was asked by the Ponoka and District Chamber of Commerce to present community and busi-ness members with the E-Files; a compact how-to guide for e-mail and voice mail eti-quette.

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• Keep the message short.• Keep the subject line short and relevant• Format the message for easy reading, • Get rid of Re:’s and Fw to avoid the look of laziness and the assumption the message is spam• Consider to whom the message is sent, carbon copied (CC) and blind carbon cop-ied (BCC).• Remember your manners.• Use distribution lists sparingly and prop-erly. Not everyone wishes for their e-mail address to be seen by others.

• Always include who, what, when, where, why and how. This will avoid confusion and save time.

Soderberg also says to keep slang out of business e-mails and, although you don’t want to write a novel don’t make the e-mail too short, it seems abrupt. “You can’t tell tone of voice in an email.”

Grammar is also an important part of business e-mails:• Only use acronyms if the receiver is sure to understand, write out the full name the first time.

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This home has had major upgrades including oak cabinets, LARGE newer bathroom, laminate flooring, breaker box and some upgraded windows. Single detached garage is insulated, dry walled and has 220 wiring. Large fenced yard is a bonus. Rear and front decks are not even one year old!! Very nice home for under $200,000.00!!

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50/50 winner: Lions Club President Vance Adams (R) presents a cheque for $1,795 to Justin Riske who won the club’s 50/50 ticket fundraiser. Members have been selling tickets for the last three months. Proceeds will go to support STARS and the splash park.

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Red Deer College has officially released its new five-year Strategic Plan. Entitled A Learner-Centred Fu-ture, the plan was first presented to faculty and staff by RDC President and CEO Joel Ward.

“We listened very closely to our community both within RDC and throughout central Alberta and have responded to the passionate and in-sightful input from so many who care about the future of the college,” says Ward. “The RDC of 2017 will con-tinue to serve our learners by offering expanded programming including more degrees. Leadership, excellence and innovation will be the hallmarks of how we operate in delivering rele-vant programs leading to careers, and personal growth for our learners.”

The five-year plan was devel-oped through a unique collaborative process that brought together key stakeholders across all College de-partments and divisions to give input, reflecting the diversity and view-points of RDC. Then, starting last December, 20 groups were formed from RDC staff and faculty who sought in-put from more than 800 central Albertans about what the strategic di-rection of RDC should be over the next five years.

“We clearly heard from the community that the Red Deer Col-lege of 2017 should be known for engaging students in applied, in-novative and real world learning,” says Dr. Gerry Paradis, associ-ate vice-president of strategic planning and research at RDC, who helped with the overall process of developing the plan. “We’re so grateful for the com-munity’s input and role in setting our vision for the next five years at RDC.”

The RDC of 2017 will be a comprehen-sive post-secondary institution in central Al-berta with an academic

reputation that positions the college as one of the top post-secondary institutions in the province offer-ing certificates, diplomas, advanced skills training and degrees.

At the centre of all that RDC does is the learner and by focusing even more on our students through this new strategic plan, RDC is empha-sizing a commitment to its graduates who, as full partners in their educa-tion, will be autonomous, competent and recognized for their capacity to apply their learning to make a differ-ence in the communities where they live and work.

“RDC will no longer be Alberta’s best kept secret,” notes Ward. “We have always strived to deliver the best education possible and this plan ensures that we remain on that course and will be the post-secondary insti-tution of choice for learners.”

View A Learner-Centred Future by visiting www.rdc.ab.ca/strategic-plan

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Once we grow up and cautiously advance into the wild and wonderful world of parent-hood, one of the most amazing adventures of our busy lives will be bringing up children — first our own, and then the generations that follow.

No matter what category we may fit into now, we all started out being raised under the watchful eye of our own parents, and hopefully we remembered some of their skills and stressful challenges when it was our turn to do the great mom/pop experience. Somehow we did manage to survive of course, but then we must face the rather delicate procedure of accepting a totally

different role when our flock starts to fill their nests.

In a salute to all phases of children, par-ents, grandparents, and parents-to-be, here is the delightful process most of us went and will go through during the day-to-day joys and jolts of raising a family. Of course we have all been blessed with a few gray hairs and a washtub full of worries along the way but it somehow works out for the best, and we must always look for-ward to carrying on the love, care, and cuddles long into our “Golden Years.”The diary of being a parent, now and forever

The ongoing saga of bringing up our childrenWhen I was in my 30s I sat on a little chair in

a classroom and heard with horror one of my chil-dren talked incessantly, disrupted the class, and was headed for a career of making license plates. As if to read my mind a teacher insisted, “Don’t worry, they all go through this bratty stage, but later you will be able to sit back and enjoy them.” Meanwhile, my own parents just smiled faintly and said nothing.

When I was in my 40s I spent a lifetime wait-ing for the phone to ring, for the cars to come home or for the front door to open. A good friend insisted, “Don’t worry, they’re just trying to find themselves, and in a few years they will be adults, off on their own, and out of your hair.” Meanwhile, my parents just smiled faintly, and said nothing.

I was still worrying about my children but now there was a new wrinkle. Even though they were on their own, I continued to anguish over their failures, be tormented by their problems and frustrations, and absorbed in their disappoint-ments — and there was nothing I could do about it. Meanwhile, my parents just smiled faintly and said nothing.

My friends claimed when my kids got married I could stop worrying and get on and lead my own life, which of course I wanted to believe. But I was haunted by my parents’ warm smile and their oc-casional but concerned statements such as, “You look pale, are you all right?” “Are you depressed about something?” “Call us the minute you get home!”

My friends always claimed when I became a grandparent I would enjoy those happy little voic-es yelling, “Grandma, Grandpa!” But now I find that I fuss just as much about those little duffers as I did about the big ones and wonder how anyone can ever cope with all this worry? Can it be that parents are sentenced to a lifetime of worry? Is concern for one another handed down like a torch to blaze the trail of human frailties, and the fears of the unknown? Is concern a curse or is it a vir-tue that elevates us to the highest form of earthly creation?

Recently, one of my children became quite ir-ritable on the phone, “Where were you? I’ve been calling for three days and no one answered. I was really worried. Are you OK?” It was then that I could finally sit back in my favourite rocking chair, chuckle, and smile very warmly because the torch had finally been passed.

That is a wonderful message for all of us, be-cause over all those years we have stood the test of raising a family, while along the way, through the good times and the bad, we have managed to continue to love and cherish them all, so much, no matter what. And we would have absolutely no hesitation of doing it all over again, would we?Here is why we love them so much

In a school question period the teacher asked Johnny what his favourite animal was and he re-plied, without hesitation, “Fried chicken!” and everyone laughed except the teacher. Next day the teacher went back to the same subject, asking him what his favourite live animal was and he told her it was the chicken, because they could be turned into yummy fried chicken, which earned him a trip to the principal’s office.

Assuring the principal he was taught to always give an honest answer, Johnny was sent back to his room. The next day when his teacher asked him to tell her what famous person he admired the most, he answered, “Colonel Saunders,” and just guess where he is again.

Meanwhile, enjoy this warm fall, and have a great week, all of you!

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More and more it seems technology is an inte-gral part of our everyday lives, so much so schools are looking at how technology and education can work together.

Working with Central Alberta Regional Con-sortium, the Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS)hosted their second 21st Century Technology & Learning Symposium Sept. 21 at Terrace Ridge School in Lacombe. More than 300 Teachers, administrators and other educators attended the symposium to find what apps and software and other technologies teachers use to enhance stu-dents’ learning.

Many of the classes were presented by teachers in the school division who have put into practice learning with technologies available to them.

Keynote speaker was Dean Shareski with Discovery Education, who has been able to take social network applications such as Twitter to con-nect with educators around the world with what he calls the Human Network.

It was in his first year of teaching that he real-ized how teachings can sometimes be an isolated experience. Anytime he could glean information from a peer on how they were able to overcome a situation or have a new technique succeed were valued experiences for him. “Anything I could get from everybody was just gold.”

With new technologies and social networking Shareski believes developing a network can bring

lessons in education to more teachers. “As tools, as educators, we have a tremendous opportunity.”

With more than one million views on his web page, 1,013 blog posts (with more than 5,000 comments), more than 12,000 photos posted and 64,352 tweets on his Twitter account, Shareski showed ways he has been able to use these net-works to become tools for teaching.

He gave a brief rundown of what the different social media outlets are used for.

“We talk about Twitter, that’s basically ‘I’m eating bacon.’ Now, Facebook is ‘I like bacon.’ LinkedIn, ‘I have skills in eating bacon,’ and Four Square is ‘Where I eat bacon.’ You Tube is ‘Watch you eat bacon.’ Instagram is a photo of eating ba-con. Pinterest is ‘Here’s a recipe of eating bacon,” he joked. “That’s one way of looking at it, but it’s a lot more complex than that.”

He feels educators need to have a working knowledge of these networks. “We need to be, if not users of it, at least have an understanding of how it works.”

He suggests it is problematic if people do not understand what the symbols mean in a network such as Twitter. Technology is more available to people because of smartphones and tablet PCs.

“I would venture to guess that less than one per cent of that (people in the room) don’t have a camera on hand,” stated Shareski.

He also feels his network is more than just talking about bacon, but more around a commu-nity sharing information. He used the example


Learning and technology have become more intertwined and software companies are designing programs that adapt to a student’s learning needs.

During Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) and Central Alberta Regional Consortium second 21st Century Technology & Learning Symposium Sept. 21 at Terrace Ridge School in Lacombe, educators and administrators had a chance to see different programs at work. One of those was called Imagine Learning, a media-based program to help students with reading, and to learn English.

Originally designed for students learning Eng-lish as a Second Language, it also helps reluctant readers, explained Mark McWhinnie, assistant su-perintendent of technology services with WCPS.

“It uses technol-ogy and adjusts to their needs,” he said.

As the program adjusts to a student’s needs, some might use it for a few weeks, whereas others could use if for a matter of months. “It’s just good teaching.”

Presenting the pro-gram to teachers was Lisa Barragan, support and training special-ist, and Lori Burns, curriculum specialist. They gave educators a chance to use Imagine Learning to see how it works.

“It’s very media intensive and grabs the student’s interest immediately,” stated Barragan.

It provides teachers with detailed reporting

on the class and an individual’s performance. This helps the teacher decide where to go with the les-son and to determine if some one-on-one time is needed, or if there is something the entire class can learn.

Supporting 14 languages, generally students who do not speak English can receive support from the program. For those who don’t speak one of the other languages, the program also has visual clues to assist a student, explained Burns.

A pre-test is conducted usually on grades 1 to 6 students to find the their skill level. Pre-kin-dergarten and kindergarten students are given the opportunity to try out the program, which will ad-just to their level of learning.


Keynote speaker Dean Shareski of Discovery Education talks about the benefits to educators of social network sites at the Wolf Creek Public School’s technology symposium Sept. 21.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

Social networking brings educators togetherof teacher Tamara Awad Lobe, who gave her students an assignment where they had to find another way to research information without the Internet. He feels it gave students research experience, but took issue with one quote in the Globe and Mail article: “At this age, they get stuck on Wikipedia being the answer to every-thing. They forget that people can be a really great resource.”

He was quick to point out that people wrote Wikipedia. “She’s missing the notion that the web is not a place of information.”

Shareski told attendees of his de-

sire to learn how to play the guitar and how he tweeted the information. A music teacher in the United States got her students to post videos on the lessons they learned and give sug-gestions on his techniques. A website was built for him to follow along.

“That’s a real different level of communication than just some book or video,” he stated.

Ownership is another topic Shareski spoke about, especially when it has become unclear who owns what. His suggestion was to buy domains with their name. “It’s worth your while to stake that and

own that place.”Being marketable

is also valuable and the larger the network the better opportunity to sell yourself, explained Shareski.

The more informa-tion that is shared gives educators a better op-portunity to learn from their own situations, which he feels can be a vehicle to enhance a student’s education ex-perience.

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Ponoka Drop-In Activities5015 – 46 Avenue

Hi again neighbors!Take Note!! There will be no Jam Saturday, October 27th. I hope this does not cause too much

consternation, especially to those who travel to attend from out of town. The Jam and the Gospel Music were well received. We are indeed fortunate to have these groups play for us. Sound may have been a bit loud???

Our next General Meeting and pot luck supper is Friday, September 28 @ 5:30 p.m. Please bring sweets or vegetable/salad dishes, your own cutlery and plates etc. Best dinner in town for $5.00. We, the Drop In, are in dire need of Volunteers to assist with the meal presentation plus all of the activities. Please let us know if you will be one of our new Volunteers. Our dependable volunteer people who volunteer for everything are in need of a break.

***Anyone wishing to join a group, please show up at the Centre prior to the groups designated starting times. We would love to have you join us.

Activities:

Monday: Billiards 9:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday.Monday: Bridge 1:15 p.m. Jimmy Rawji, Terry ReynoldsMonday: Whist 1:30 p.m. Mary Jones, Dale SinclairTuesday and Thursday: Exercise class 9:30 a.m.Tuesday: Shuffl eboard 7:00 p.m. No ResultWednesday: Sewing Guild 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Wednesday: Cribbage 1:30 p.m. Don Graham, Fred BosarskiWednesday: Duplicate Bridge 7:00 p.m. No ResultThursday: Weaving 1:00 p.m.Thursday: Partner Bridge 1:15 p.m. Margaret Martin, Albert FierlbeckFriday: “500” 1:00 p.m. Herb Vandersteen, Al HoltTo rent our facility contact Lucille @ (403) 783-2479


Real Estate Sells @ Noon!Auction held @ South East Side of Bashaw, AB, Just off Hwy #53

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On Wednesday, September 19, 2012- 1542 head of cattle went through our rings & 3606

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D1 - D2 cows 65.00-73.00D3 - D4 cows 55.00-64.00Holstein cows 52.00-64.00Heiferettes 70.00-85.00Bologna Bulls 82.00-93.00Feeder bulls 85.00-90.00

Good Bred Cows 1100.00-1325.00MILK Cows 750.00-1225.00Good Bred Heifers: NONECow/calf pairs (younger) 1400.00-1650.00Cow/Calf pairs (older) 1100.00-1350.00

Heifers 112.00-118.00Heifers 118.00-125.00Heifers 122.00-130.00Heifers 122.00-132.00Heifers 130.00-143.50Heifers 135.00-148.00Heifers 145.00-165.00Heifers 155.00-180.00

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Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: 118.00-124.75Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: 120.00-133.00Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: 130.00-137.00Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: 138.00-145.00Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: 140.00-148.00Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: 145.00-158.00Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: 165.00-179.00Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus: 185.00-210.00

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That’s a big sunflower: Shirley Kole stands in front of her Russian Giant sunflowers. She said it was a good year for sunflowers.

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It’s had all summer to grow, and now Ponoka’s Foodgrains Project field is ripe to be harvested.

Eight to 14 combines will harvest 170 acres of barley on Sept. 28, weather permitting.

“Last year $30,000 in wheat was sent away. We’re hoping for better this year; that wasn’t a very good crop,” said Larry Henderson, Ponoka Foodgrains Project committee member.

In previous years the project field has gener-ated $60,000 to $70,000.

Last year the crop helped 35 countries.“We have good support from our farmers,

and also a lot of support from individuals and churches” said Henderson. He said the machinery, fertilizer, insurance and cash donated by the busi-ness supports was also appreciated.

Henderson encourages everyone to come to the free event; although he says donations are welcome.

“It’s a community event. We’re having a big harvest lunch out there.”

Henderson says normally 100 to 150 people come out to the event. “We have a pretty good time out there.”

The Foodgrains Project Field can be found three miles south of Ponoka along High-way 2, then west on C and E Trail (Township Road 423A). “People can also reach it by going west on Spruce Road, and they can follow the signs,” said Henderson.

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I spend a little time every so often trying to understand youth culture and the influences of youth. One of those influences happens to be the notorious American cable television channel, MTV. When comedian Kevin Hart took to the stage at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards this month he quickly jumped to a comedy sketch centred on mistakes.

If you are familiar with the typical content of the Video Music Awards he likely got it right when he said, “MTV is the place for mistakes. That’s where it’s OK.”

Undoubtedly, MTV is one place where it is more than encouraged to make mistakes in conduct or judg-ment. Hart also commented, “If you made a mistake so what … I’m

Jesus will free you

from mistakes

gonna make mistakes.” The atmosphere of freedom and accep-tance reduces the level of responsibility and accountability … as superstars (a.k.a. role models) share their “mistakes” on MTV with the world it can lead youths to some dangerous behaviors. However, for all the in-appropriateness that is MTV I hesitantly have to admit that this idea of freedom to make mistakes is appealing.

I have been thinking a lot lately about these words, “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jer-emiah 17:9) At times in life, it seems easier to do wrong than to do what is right. The Word of God tells of a “law” — not a legal law, but a spiritual law. It is a law of sin and death, sounds like a little doom and gloom, I know. Tragically, the law of sin is a contesting power at work in the heart of mankind. The concept is this: all of humanity has sinned and missed the perfection of God. Though we often know the “right” thing to do, we don’t always do it. Men and women know it is not right to cheat on their spouse, and still somehow there are those who do. I would think everyone knows it is not right to steal, and still cars, money, and valuables go missing everyday. It is not right to lie, but we have likely all been both the victim and the abuser at the hands of dishonesty.

The basic reality is laws have consequences. Exceed the speed limit or send a text message while driving and you should expect to get a ticket. I know many people would doubt their actions hold to any reality beyond this life, and once again I have to admit that freedom to make mistakes and live how we want does have an al-lure, but I believe the law of sin and death is real, which is why I am so glad that it doesn’t stop there.

Consider these words from the book of Ro-mans, “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:1-2)

The reality of life is that everyone makes mis-takes. I cling to the incredible, amazing grace of Jesus Christ that sets me free from my mistakes, which are more than I would like to admit, and reconciles me before a Holy and Righteous God. I know I am not done “making mistakes” and that is why I am so immeasurably grateful for God’s mercy and forgiveness.

“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” (Philippians 3:12)

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Protecting the net: Ponoka Stampeders attempt to cover their goalie and net from offending Wheatland King players in Heritage Junior B exhibition action Sept. 23. Ponoka lost 10-3. The Stampeders’ first regu-lar season games are this weekend in Airdrie and Didsbury. Their first home game is Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. Photo by Amelia Naismith

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This Broncs player pushes to gain more yards against the Lacombe Rams. Ponoka lost 59-0 but are training for their home game against Stettler Sept. 28 at 4:30 p.m. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye


As the season progresses, the Ponoka Composite High School (PCHS) Broncs football team has yet to win a game, but head coach Scott MacGregor sees it more as an oppor-tunity than a failing.

He feels there are three things the team needs to look at if they want to improve their performance: one is to prepare themselves for intense battle; two is to remind themselves to have fun; and three is to realize football is a team game.

“Maybe shift your focus to what’s important in life,” he stated.

The two exhibition games the Broncs played were against Hunt-ing Hills Lightning and the Lacombe Rams with a 53-0 loss and a 59-0 loss, respectively, MacGregor knew they were the underdogs for those games.

“It’s been tough coming up against some well established programs,” he said. “The loss against Lacombe I’m putting squarely on my shoulders.”

Playing a team such as Lacombe, with experienced coaches and play-ers who have worked with each other for five years, make it even more of a challenge. MacGregor feels he did not prepare his team for what they were going to face. “We wanted to come in as an underdog and give it our best shot.”

Their Monday morning prac-tice started with an analysis of the game, what it means to each player, and what they feel would take to be competitive against their next game against Stettler.

He feels their game against Rocky Mountain House’s West Central High was a performance to remember. “More so with the way we were down

22-0 and we decided to play a brand of football we were proud of.”

The team came back and despite losing 35-15, they outscored West Central 15-13 in the second half. MacGregor believes his players are able to motivate each other but would wants to see improvement in overall motivation; from taking care of stalls, to showing up on time and playing well in the field.

MacGregor wants to see improve-ment.

“Our offensive line has to get tougher,” as well as “fundamental skills that we have to visit.”

Despite the loss, practices con-tinue for coaches and players who are preparing for their home game against Stettler Sept. 28 at 4:30 p.m.. He wants his players to understand and appreciate where they could improve. “I called the loss an opportunity.

“No one on the Broncs team will ever back down.”

A new dynamic for the Broncs is using headsets. MacGregor and as-sistant coach Glen Kawahara, who is in an elevated position, communicate with each other over the plays.

“It’s new for me. I’m still learning how to use them,” he said.

He feels it helps to see offensive and defensive plays from a different perspective and also to ensure the correct number of players are on the field.

MacGregor thanked fans support-ing the team as well. “I want them to be proud of our effort.”

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Only a few weeks into the school year and Ponoka Elementary School (PES) students were busy collecting money for the Terry Fox Run.

The school hosted its 13th year of fundraising for the Terry Fox Foundation and PES students and teach-ers were out Sept. 20 running a 1.6-kilometre track in honour of Fox.

The school is no lightweight; at the assembly $16,437.14 was raised with online pledges still needing to be tallied, explained physical education teacher San-dy Webber. She feels this fundraiser has other benefits for students. “Our school does it because it’s a strong character trait for our students.”

During the school assembly vice-principal Nicole Rawlinson told students about Terry Fox and his life. “He was one person and one idea.”

Hunter Hart helps students at Ponoka Elemen-tary School with a song before their Terry Fox Run Sept. 20. They raised more than $16,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation.


Students Brooklyn Nicholson and Camille Brookwell show their support for a family member during the run. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

Father and son team, Ryan and Jordan Crawford, sport matching outfits during PES’ Terry Fox Run. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

School runs hard for Fox legacyDespite being young and small, PES students’ team-

work can still make a difference with their endeavours, she explained. “You too are heroes because of the work you’ve done.”

With the help of teachers, students set their own goal of how many times they could walk/run the route.

“We call it a smart goal, it’s specific, it’s measur-able,” said Webber.

Teachers and parents walked alongside students during the two hours of the run.

After 13 years PES has raised $276, 800 for the Terry Fox Foundation, and this year the school’s focus was teamwork, explained Rawlinson.

Student activity leaders helped organize the event and they were pleased to see people enjoying the run.

Brooklyn Nicholson, Grade 5, hoped funds from the school would help find a cure for cancer. “I like to help with the school and Mrs. Webber. I hope that all the can-cer gets cured soon.”

Camille Brookwell, Grade 5, enjoyed decorating the gym for the assembly as well as helping to organize. Her hope is “to see everyone have fun.”

Jordan Crawford, who ran many laps with his father, Ryan, enjoyed helping out. He was a school announcer during the last few weeks and help seated people. His hope was to “raise lots of money for cancer research.”

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Inspection awaited breeders, trainers and riders at the Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Associa-tion’s (CWHBA) Heartland Saddlery Open Warmblood Breeder’s Show.

The show was hosted at the Calnash Trucking Ag Event Centre for the first time, last weekend.

“Warmbloods have an inspection process,” said show co-ordinator Jill Owen. Mares and stallions must pass the inspection for their offspring to be registered with the association.

“You can actually fail. It’s part of our quality con-trol,” said Owen. There were horses at the show that did fail their inspection.

Owen said Warmbloods are a European invention. The CWHBA is an extension of the European group’s standards, ideals and practices.

Owen said stallions are important to the associa-tion. “Most of our semen is imported from Europe.”

Warmbloods are bred to compete in three Olympic sports: dressage, jumping and eventing. They are also used in the hunter/jumper sport.

The horses are inspected on qualities including gait, conformation, parent verification, temperment and chute jumping.

According to Owen jumping is highly hereditary. Jumping horses have to be quick, careful, and must have scope. “They’re almost born with it,” said Owen.

Lineage and bloodlines are scrutinized. Owen said good jumpers usually have jumper genes that can be traced 10 horses back on both parents’ sides.

Owen also said jumper bloodlines shouldn’t be mixed with other horses. You can have a jumping horse in dressage lines, but you don’t want dressage blood-lines in a jumping horse.

“You’re always looking for a better standard of animal,” said Owen.

Warmbloods jump for good standings

Dressage horses also have intelligent, trainable minds. According to Owen they started off as a military horse.

International Warmblood breeder Jac-quie van den Bosch, from the Red Deer area, attended the show. Van den Bosch competes her horses at international shows such as Spruce Meadows. “You need a spe-cial breed. Most of the time we used a line that’s proved itself.”

Van den Bosch both breeds and raises international champions. “We (Jacquie and

husband John) do lots of homework.”They have a breeding process that has

resulted in champions. “We let them be ba-bies,” said van den Bosch.

By the time their horses are two or three they’re halter and saddle broke, and then returned to the field. At four they start com-peting in “baby classes.”

Van den Bosch said horses that don’t compete to standards are usually sold. “It’s a gamble.”

To stay at Spruce Meadow, one week

costs approximately $2,000 per horse. “The competition is very tough,” said

van den Bosch. “It’s very hard on the horses. You have to have a good team to take care of the horses.”

However, the van den Boschs love the sport. “We love the horses and we love the competition.”

It takes about 12 years to train a Grand Prix horse but raising an international cham-pion is the van den Boschs’ goal and prized achievement.

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Another point for Ponoka: Broncs Jordan Labrie spikes against Hunting Hills Sept. 19. The team beat Hunting Hills 25-22, 25-19 and 25-23. The senior boys lost 13-25, 13-25 and 19-25.


Bringing home the bronze: Shaye Leidenius, Daria Leidenius, and Ivy Roasting of Ponoka Composite High School won bronze at zones.All three girls placed in the top 15. Shaye Le-idenius was third low gross score overall. Dar-ia Leidenius was eighth and Ivy Roasting was 15th.

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Provincials bound: Davis Labrie, Kolby Vold, Chandler McClaren, and Jared Nicolls took first at zones, held at the Alberta Springs Golf Resort.Jared Nicolls was first low gross overall, Kolby Vold was third, Davis Labrie was ninth, and Chandler McClaren 14th.The boys’ team travelled to Fort McMurray Sept. 23 for provincials.

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Well, I can hardly believe that summer is over and we are getting ready for the 2012/2013 curling season. Ponoka Curling Club registration is Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at the club with league play beginning the last week in October. Come on out and register for one or more leagues and enjoy some fun, meet new people and get some exercise this winter.

The executive of the Ponoka Curling Club is looking forward to a strong season with five leagues running again this year: men’s, ladies’, mixed, super and juniors. Don’t hesitate to come register if you are just an individual or group of only two or three players. There are always teams looking for players and the club is ready to help put together a team.

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Apps for education. Teachers research IPad apps at the IPad Elementary School presentation Sept. 21.

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It wasn’t long ago an elementary edu-cation was mainly from books: now you can find IPads and other electronic devices among a teacher’s toolkit.

IPads in Elementary Classroom was one of the presentations at the second 21st Century Technology & Learning Sym-posium sponsored by Wolf Creek Public Schools and Central Alberta Regional Consortium Sept. 21 at Terrace Ridge School in Lacombe.

Presented by Nathan McEntee, Ponoka Elementary School Grade 4 teacher, and Tia Grah, Rimbey Elementary School Grade 6 teacher, they walked educators through how to research an app and even to use it in a lesson.

Collaboration was something McEntee feels is an important part of working with technology. “We are learning with you.”

A lesson plan is an important step when considering the use of an IPad.

“To effectively use apps in your class-room you must first decide what you want to accomplish,” he explained.

They pointed out some benefits of working with education apps and IPads: • There is instant feedback from apps on how students do.• They can provide a way to write story-boards or offer an avenue for artwork.• Textbooks can be created with and used for later classes, some textbooks are avail-able as an app, but a site license might be needed.• They offer notetaking capabilities.

“Lots of times there’s a lite version too that you can try and if you really enjoy it and you know you’re going to use then al-ways go for the lite version before you pay

for the app,” suggested Grahn. Presenters asked teachers to work

with a team that teaches at the same level and bring one suggestion of an app found from some websites such as www.apps4ed.com.

Mark McWhinnie, assistant super-intendent of technology services, said students as young as Grade 2 are bringing devices to school to enhance their learn-ing experience but the purpose of the presentations is not to promote a specific product. “It should be less about the tech-nology and more about the integration of technology.”

Most students use tablets, IPads and other devices to connect with friends and family, explained McWhinnie. He feels teachers are seeing the value of having these same devices be a part of a student’s education.

“It’s about using tools that they are accustomed to and using in their everyday life,” he explained.

For McWhinnie, the goal is also to teach students positive behaviors in a digital world. “We’re teaching students also at the same time how to use it appropriately.”

Classrooms will use the Internet and social networking sites such as Twitter to tell about their learning, which gives parents an insight into their child’s education.

“Parents are increasingly being able to see what their kids are learning,” he explained.

The goal for symposium organizers was for teachers to be able to continue their learning as well as educate their students.

IPads integrated into teachers’ classrooms

Continued from page 23It starts with emerging literacy skills and ends

“with an independent reader.”There are several tools Imagine Learning uses

to help a student with the language: • Phonemic awareness: Students learn how a word sounds and looks as a mouth verbalizes the word. • Fluency: Users will listen to a sentence and can then read and record the sentence to listen to them-selves. Recordings are saved and students are able to review their first recording to their latest.• Vocabulary: Students can see many samples of

Software adapts to learninghow words sound or what the definition is. • Comprehension: The program gives questions and tips to see how a student understood the les-son. If there is a challenge in an area, the software gives tips to guide a student to an answer.

Lois Spate, principal of Ponoka Elementary School, feels programs such as Imagine Learning will be an asset to teachers.

“To me this is cutting edge. We need to keep up-to-date as teachers, especially how to infuse technology into the curriculum, how to engage our students using technology. These kind of sympo-siums are key for teachers,” she said.

She feels teachers are not as familiar with tech-nology as students. “I’ve seen kids on this program for example, they just go in and click.”

With symposiums such as this, she hopes to take back lessons and apply them to her school. She enjoyed seeing teachers presenting what worked for them in their classes.

Ann France Tilley

On September 19, 2012 Ann Tilley of Ponoka passed away at the age of 78 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her friend Melvin Peterson of Ponoka and her brother John (Linda) Tilley and family of Kamloops, British Columbia. A Memor ia l Serv ice and Interment of Tilley’s ashes will take place at the Ponoka Columbarium in Forest Home

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Glass, Ronald (Ron) LeeApril 23, 1938 - September 12, 2012

Joan Glass and family are deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Ronald Lee Glass on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. Ron was born April 23, 1938 at Glasgow, Scotland. He moved to Canada as a child with his family and they settled in Mulgrave, Nova Scotia. Ron completed his education and university, graduating with a Business Commerce Degree from St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. After working for Ford Motor Co. in Edmonton, Ron’s passion for automotives led him to Lacombe, Alberta in 1974 where he moved his family and bought into the local Ford Deal-ership Mainline Motors (Lacombe) Ltd. Ron continued to operate the dealership into the mid 1980’s when the business sold. Ron then worked in various capacities for Lacombe Airless, Lacombe Turbo, Pentagon Farm Centre, and Lacombe Co-Op until 2011.

Ron married Joan Riley in 1981 and the two resided on the Riley farm until his passing. Ron loved to play golf, some-thing he inherited from his father and grandfather. He also enjoyed reading, camping, travelling and taking the motor home with Joan for their annual trek down into the USA. Ron was an exceptional painter, a hobby/passion he took up very early in life. Joan and Ron’s home sometimes looked more like an art gallery than their house. You can find pictures, old saw blades, cream or milk cans, and tea kettles of his work throughout various locations in friends and families homes, as well as businesses in Lacombe and the surrounding communities. Ron also enjoyed and spent the last 25 years working with others and providing assistance through the association of Alcoholics Anonymous, some-thing he and his family were very proud of!

Ron was predeceased by his father, Alec Glass, mother, Helen Glass and daughter, Sue Sherrer. He is survived by his loving family; his devoted wife and best friend of 31 years, Joan Glass; his children and son, Bill Glass (Shirley) of Lacombe, Pam Harry (Harold) of Whitehorse, YT, Rose Kierluk (Mike) of Camrose, Deb Morrissey (Tom) of Mission BC, Melodie Fitzel (Marvin) of Peers, AB, Lyall Riley (Cathy) of Coquitlam, BC, Bruce Riley (Brenda) of Ponoka County, Kelvin Riley (Debbie) of Ponoka County, Koreen Riley of Lacombe, Brent Riley of Red Deer; grandchildren; Lynnsey, Chelsey, Brad, Matthew, Kevin, Breann, Katie, Charlie, Christopher, Phillip, Alicia, Heidi, Dave, Melissa, Michael, Jonathon, Robbie, Scott and Jennifer; great-grandchildren Sloane, Trinity, Eden, Alexander, Max, Zackary, Orion, Aerys and Jordon.

Ron will also be lovingly remembered by many special people in his life, and some very close friends.

In lieu of flowers, if you wish, please donate directly to the Lupus Society of Alberta or the Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation. A celebration of Ron’s life will be held on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Hall (9 kilometres north of Highway #12 on Highway #792). To express condolences to Ron’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com

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DICKAUDoreen Elizabeth

On September 18, 2012 Mrs. Doreen Dickau of Ponoka passed away at the age of 81 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her children Holly (Jim) Mayfield of Vernon, Mike of Ponoka and Nancy (Ernie) Riley of Edmonton; grandchildren Nathan (Brandy), Dahnae ( Isaac), Rodney (Lindsay), Darren and Robyn

(Doug); great-grandchildren Sylis, Xavier, Malachi, Jonah, Kadance, Elisha, Ryder and Lennaea; and many brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her husband Gordon Dickau on October 21, 2005. Friends wishing to pay their respects may do so at the Ponoka Funeral Home from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. A Funeral Service was held at the Church of the Open Bible at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 with the Interment Service following at Forest Home Cemetery. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to the Honduras Education & Learning Project (H.E.L.P.). Please make cheques payable to Adventure in Missions (print ‘Project H.E.L.P. El Cacao’ on the memo line) and mail to Onno Roos, R.R. #3, Site 11, Box 6, Ponoka, AB T4J 1R3.

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Meetings 59AL-ANON Weekly meeting

Tuesdays, 8 p.m. at the Neighbourhood Place, 5115-49 Ave. For more

info 403-783-4557

THURSDAY AA Meetings at 8:30 p.m. in the Catholic

Church basement. 52 Street & 52 Ave. Ponoka.

Open meetings first Thursday of the month,

Everyone Welcome. 403-783-4347 or

403-783-2493

ComingEvents 52

Meetings 59ALATEEN

Weekly meetingsTuesdays @ 8 pm

Neighborhood Place

5115 49 Ave. Ponoka

For more informa-tion 403-783-4557 or 403-783-8371

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Monday night meetings at the Anglican Church Ponoka 8:30 p.m. Phone 403-783-0719 for info.

Ponoka6418 - 55 AVE.

Sept. 29, Saturday 9-3Kids toys, baby items, furniture, house misc.

Much More!

Employment#700 - #920

Caregivers/Aides................710Clerical ..............................720Computer Personnel ..........730Dental ................................740Estheticians........................750Hair Stylists ........................760 Janitorial ............................770Legal ..................................780Medical ..............................790Oilfield ................................800Professionals......................810Restaurant/Hotel ................820Sales & Distributors ..........830Teachers/Tutors..................840Trades ................................850Truckers/Drivers ................860Business Opportunities......870Miscellaneous ....................880Volunteers Wanted ............890Positions Wanted ..............895Employment Training ........900Career Planning ................920

Looking for a new pet?Check out Classifieds to

find the purrfect pet.

Central Alberta’s LargestCar Lot in Classifieds

Farm Work 755FABER DALE DAIRES

(North East of Tees)is looking for a

P/T EVENING MILKER2 nights per week.& F/T POSITION

FOR A 400 COW DAIRY.Experience prefered.Call 403-396-4696

Janitorial 770

Mon – Sat eveningsCommercial cleaningFAX: 403-342-1897

PART-TIMEJANITORIAL

Oilfield 800ATTENTIONPIPELINERSSkocdopole

Construction Ltd is now accepting

resumes for Supervisors,

Equipment Operator’s,Fusion Techs

& Pipeline Labourers Preference will be givento those applicants with previous pipeline exp. &

are willing to travel & work long hours. Preference will

also be given to thoseapplicants with WHMIS, Ground Disturbance II &

H2S. Valid driver’s license & abstract a must.

Other related ticketswould be an asset.

Fax resumes with tickets to 403-746-3330 or e-mail to

[email protected]

EXPERIENCED WATER and Vacuum Haulers

required. H2S, PST, First Aid. Above average day rate and cushy benefits plan. There is a $2000.

signing bonus for winter drivers. Fax 403-934-3487.

Email: [email protected]

Meetings 59

To a drop-in Prayer VigilPrayer VigilSaturday, September 299:00 am – 3:00 pm at

EVERYONE IS WELCOME

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church(Th e Church by the Pond 5501-54 Ave.)

REGISTRATIONfor the

LEGION DART CLUBWednesday, Sept 267:00pm – 8:00pm

Contact Al Sande403-783-4005

Regular play beginsOctober 3Royal Canadian Legion3911 Hwy 2A

Everyone Welcome!

WEST CENTRAL 4-H REBEL RIDERS

REGISTRATION & INFORMATION NIGHT

Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 6:30pmLobby of Ag Centre

For more details call Laura 403-784-3546

Silver Valley 4H RidersPARENT MEETING

Thursday, Sept. 27 7PMAt the Climax School

1ST GENERAL MEETINGThursday, Oct. 4 7PM

at the Climax School

9 miles east & 3 miles north on Rge. Rd. 240.

For more information about a possible Canine Club call Jeff 403-783-1812.

Everyone Welcome!

DENTISTRY

Family Friendly Dentistry

Box 11004905 50 St.Rimbey, ABT0C 2J0

RIMBEYDENTALCAREDR. STEVE CALDER BSC DDS

Ph. (403) 843-2173Fax: (403) 843-2607

DENTAL CAREBIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC

- General Dentistry - Orthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry - Bonding - Veneers

- Bleaching - White or Gold Fillings- Crown and Bridge - Implant Restorations

“WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOME NEW PATIENTS”

PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

5118 - 51 Ave., Ponoka, AB T4J 1R5

HEATING

RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL• Heating • Ventilation

• Air Conditioning Systems • Custom Metal Fabrication

• Hearth Products

PHONE: 403-783-7443 FAX: 403-783-74545210 - 50th Street Ponoka, AB

24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

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in the Business

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EYE CARE

Drs. Heimdahl & ZoBell403-783-5575 1-800-662-7168403-783-5575 1-800-662-7168WWW.4YOUREYESONLY.CA • 5120-51ST AVE, PONOKA

- ADVANCED EYE HEALTH & VISION EXAMS- CONSULTATION & REFERRAL SERVICES- DESIGNER EYE WEAR & CONTACT LENSES- INSURED MEDICAL EYECARE SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL AGES

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

OFFICE HOURSOFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday: Monday - Friday8AM - 12:30PM • 1PM - 5PM

NAIL TECHNICIAN

403-783-5091Bay #6, 5103-48 Avenue, Ponoka

with Tina Kobi Massagewww.angelmassagetherapy.net

MASSAGE THERAPY AND AESTHETICS

AngelAngel Shawna S. WelzRMT, Nail Technician

Therapeutic Massage

Stress Relief

Relaxation Massage

Manicures Pedicures Gel Nails Waxing

Marriages

DeMAERESandy and Glenn DeMaere are pleased to announce the marriage of their son

Michael to Charlene, daughter of Nancy and Mervin Cave of Edson, AB. The wedding took

place in Ponoka, Sept. 15, 2012,

Congratulations!


ComingEvents 52

CANCELLEDCANCELLED

Oilfield 800NOW LOCATED

IN DRAYTON VALLEY BREKKAAS VACUUM

& TANK LTD.Wanted Class 1 & 3

Drivers with all valid tickets. Top wages, excellent

benefits. Please forward resume to: Email:

[email protected] 780-621-3953.

Fax 780-621-3959.

Janitorial 770

Professionals 810

ZUBAR Production Services

is currently taking resumes for experienced

Assistant Operators.Must have all valid tickets.

Email resume to: [email protected] or

fax to: 403-346-9420

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VAC & STEAM TRUCK OPERATOR.

Valid Class 1 or 3, Safety Tickets, Top Wage,

Camp Work,Experience an Asset. Email/Fax Resume:

780-458-8701,[email protected].

Something for EveryoneEveryday in Classifieds

Oilfield 800NEWTECK WELL SERVICE

Ltd. is a fast expanding company providing quality service to the Oil & Gas industries. We require

Class 1 drivers to transport Frac Sand & Bulk

Chemicals. We are also looking for driver/operators for our Fluid Heating Units.

We offer competetive wages & excellent benefits packages. Please submit resumes & 5 year driver

abstracts to:[email protected] or

Fax to 403-347-3324. or drop off in person to

6733-67 Ave. Red Deer, AB

OIL/GASFIELDOPERATORS.

WGPSN is currentlyseeking experienced

individuals for positions in the operation of gas

compression facilities in Northern Alberta.

Must be thoroughly familiar with all facets related to

these operations.Must be capable of

working with minimal supervision while adhering

to high safety and work ethic standards. Shifts are typically 8 days on and 6

days off or 15 days on and 13 days off and require

residing in a campenvironment. Please submit

resume complete withreferences to:emil.kucheruk

@woodgroup.com.

Sales &Distributors 830

ClassifiedsYour place to SELLYour place to BUY

O I L F I E L D E q u i p m e n t Fabricator hiring several positionsShop located in Stettler AB hir ing for the fol lowing positions:

EXPERIENCED:* QC/QA manager/

inspector for pressure vessels and piping

* PIPEFITTER* Instrumentation tuber

* Skid welder* Helper/painter/general

laborPlease send resumes to [email protected]

PROFESSIONALJOB OPPORTUNITIES. Troyer Ventures Ltd. is a privately owned energy

services companyservicing Western Canada.

All job opportunitiesinclude competitive wages

and a comprehensive benefit plan. We are

accepting applications at multiple branches for:Professional Drivers

(Class 1, 3).Successful candidates will

be self-motivated andeager to learn. Experience is preferred, but training is

available. Valid safetytickets, clean drug test,

and a drivers abstract are required. For more

information and to apply on these opportunities and

additional postings visit our employment webpage at:

http://troyer.ca/employment-opportunities

Start your career!See Help Wanted

Tankmaster Rentals LTD is currently seeking a

Northern area manager to oversea Edson, Drayton

Valley and Valley View operations. Valid candidate would have knowledge in oilfield equipment rental

and transportation services. Good Computer skills i.e. Microsoft office.

Able to dispatch and co-ordinate multiple jobs. Knowledge of OH&S rules and industry safety regula-tions. Excellent customer

relations. Good knowledge of all northern areas where oilfield activity takes place.

Tankmaster offers competitive salary and

performance bonus depending on level of

experience. All inquires are to be either email to

[email protected] or faxed to 403-340-8818.

Competition #: 12-18-12-001Position: Cleaning Person

Location: Rimbey Jr/Sr High SchoolDeadline for Applications: Friday, September 28, 2012 - noon

Assignment: Full-time position (8 hour evening shift)Benefi ts:

Wolf Creek Public Schools off ers all full-time cleaning staff members an excellent benefi t package with opportunities for annual wage advancement. Successful applicants also become an important part of the “school family” in the facility they work.

Qualifi cations:

• Willingness to perform tasks and to remain fl exible in the performance of duties • Previous history of excellent work habits and attendance record • Previous experience with all aspects of cleaning and maintaining a school would be a defi nite asset, “on the job” training will be provided as well• The ability to cooperate with staff and students • Physically fi t so as to perform all required duties • Ability to understand and follow instructions

Interested candidates are invited to submit applications to:

Mr. Mel HendersonCustodian/Grounds Foreman

Wolf Creek Public Schools6000 Highway 2A

Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1P6Phone: 403-783-5441, Ext. 323

Fax: 403-783-3155Email: [email protected]

Please Note: We appreciate the interest of all applicants, but advise that only candidates selected for an interview for this competition will be contacted.

The successful applicant will be required to provide, at his/her own expense, a satisfactory current criminal records check statement within ten working days of an off er of employment. Wolf Creek Public Schools also requires each employee to provide a Child Welfare Intervention Check.

EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITY

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Calnash Trucking Ag Events Centre

is currently looking for positive, able-bodied individuals to fi ll positions in our

maintenance and janitorial departments.

Please apply in person or byemail to [email protected] with your resume.

Qualifi ed applicants will be contacted for references.

Ponoka, ABJerry Witvoet Jr.

(1997)

PAINTING

Residential & Commercial• Interior & Exterior • Wallpaper hanging • Free Estimates

Serving Ponoka & Central Alberta for the past 35 years.

(403) 783-6335 Cell: (403) 783-1523

HEATING & EAVESTROUGHING

Reaching 6000households weekly

For just$28 per week this space could be

yours!

403-783-3311

VETERINARY SERVICES

Commercial - ResidentialInstallations - Repair

24hr Emergency Service

3912 - 66 StPonoka, AB T4J 1J8www.wcmltd.ca

Ph: 403.783.3501Fax: 403.783.3531

[email protected]

8 a.m. - 5 p.m Mon. to Sat. • Open late Thursday24-hour Emergency Call

Dr. Bill Frischke • Dr. Kelly Loree • Dr. Leighton Coma Dr. Trevor Hook • Dr. Emily Ames

Southwest Industrial Park 4102-64 St., Ponoka

403-783-5200

CONCRETE

Leo CabralServing Ponoka & Area

Ph: 403-783-6428 Cell: 403-783-1905

- Curbs/Sidewalks- Drive ways- Basement Floors- Stamped Concrete- Exposed Concrete

Specializing in:

CHILD SAFETY

FREE CAR SEAT INSPECTION 3rd Wednesday of the month

By appointment onlyTo register or for more information

call Christine at 403.783.3987 or email [email protected]

3 Certified Inspectors on StaffBattle River Insurance Ltd.The Co-operators 5103 48 Ave, Bay #3Ponoka, AB

Wolf Creek Public Schools invites applications for the following position: • Teacher, Rimbey Elementary School

• Family School Liaison Worker, Rimbey Elementary School

• Educational Assistant, Diamond Willow Middle School

For further specifi cs on the above positions, please visit Wolf Creek Public Schools’ website at www.wolfcreek.ab.ca, or contact the Division Offi ce at 403-783-3473.

SALES REPRESENTATIVE/ESTIMATORUnder the direction of the Manager of Sales, candidateswill maintain, manage and cultivate ongoing businessrelationships with established customer base and to developnew customer relationships. Collaborates with others in theorganization to meet company objectives and exceed allcustomers’ expectations.

Candidates should possess:• Excellent verbal, written and analytical skills to negotiatesituations that may arise with customer orders/needs.• Prioritizes and plans work activities• Adapts and able to deal with frequent changes in thework environment• Ability to multi task• Strong math skills, estimate, order entry• Ability to react well under pressure and treats others withrespect• Focuses on solving conflicts and listening to others• Attention to detail; demonstrate accuracy andthoroughness to meet productivity standards.• Able to identify and fulfill customers’ needs• Able to manage difficult or emotional customer situationsand respond promptly to service requests to meetcustomer commitments.• Comfort level with computerized environment and abilityto learn new programs.• Ability to read technical drawing would be an asset• Experience in a manufacturing setting would be an asset.

Hours of Work: 7AM – 4PM Monday-Thursday, 7AM – 12 Noon FridayWages and benefits to commensurate with experienceMail/Drop-off: 4815 ·42 Avenue,Wetaskiwin T9A 2P6

Fax: 780-352-9295 • Email: [email protected]


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Oilfield 800 Oilfield 800 Oilfield 800 Oilfield 800

Oilfield 800

TANKMASTER RENTALS requires experienced

Class 3 Vac Truck Opera-tors for Central Alberta. Competitive wages and

benefits. [email protected]

or fax 403-340-8818

Restaurant/Hotel 820

MCDONALD’SRESTAURANTS of

Ponoka, Lacombe, Stettlerand Red Deer (GasolineAlley East and West) arenow hiring full time FoodCounter Attendants. All five stores are 24 hours and applicants must be willing to work flexiable

shifts, including evening,weekends and nights

shifts. Wages range from $10.50 to 11.00 per hour and we will train. Benefits are included and we offer opportunities for advance-ment. Apply in person at

the store or on line at cbay22.telus.net.

Trades 850AN ALBERTA

CONSTRUCTIONCOMPANY

is hiring Dozer andExcavator Operators.

Preference will be givento operators that are

experienced in oilfield road and lease construction.

Lodging and mealsprovided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson,

Alberta. Alcohol & drug testing required. Call

Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

Trades 850

Trades 850ATTENTION ROOFERS. Epic Roofing & Exteriors Ltd., an industry leader, is a Calgary based company

looking to hire skilledprofessional roofers,

foreman, lead hands and fully equipped crews to work this coming winter.

We offer full-time work and benefits package with the best wages in the industry

for those who qualify.Apply now while there are

still openings.Contact Donavan Aspin,

Roofing Division Manager at 587-228-0473.

BRAATT CONST.Is looking for general

carpenters for the Red Deer area. Call Brad

403-588-8588

FAST TRACK TO PARTS AND MATERIALS

TECHNICIAN.New 36 week program at GPRC Fairview campus.

Begins November 5.Challenge 1st and 2nd

year apprenticeship exams1-888-999-7882.

Ask for Brian; www.gprc.ca.

INTERIORHEAVY EQUIPMENT

OPERATOR SCHOOL.No Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.

Apply online!iheschool.com. 1-866-399-3853

JOURNEYMANMECHANIC

or First, Second or Third Year Apprentice and Lube

Technician required.Great work environment, competitive wages and

benefits. Incentives and bonus plan. On the job

training. To apply please fax resume to:

Eagle River Chrysler, 780-778-8950. Email:[email protected]

or mail: P.O. Box 1558, Whitecourt, AB, T7S 1P4

or apply in person toDennis LaFreniere.

MICRON INDUSTRIES requires a

SHOP MANAGERfor our Red Deer location. Qualifications to include

lots of exp. in trailer/tanker welding & repairs with SS

& Aluminum. Must be open to learn new things & pos-sess good communication

& organizational skills. Exc. working conditions + benefits after 3 mos. Fax 403-346-2072 or email [email protected]

MONAD INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTORS

no hiring: Carpenters,Concrete Finishers,

Millwrights, Scaffolders, and Skilled Labourers with

industrial constructionexperience for an industrial

site near Vanscoy, SK.All wages depend on

experience. We offer a $2./hour retention bonus & $2./hour completion bonus (total $4./hour). Living out allowance is provided to

those that qualify. We are also looking to fill night

shift positions with an extra premium of $3. hour.Monad has excellent

benefits, pension plan & RRSPs. The successful

candidate must havecurrent safety certifications

including CSTS 09 and complete a pre-access

D&A test. Apply withresume in person:

9744 - 45 Ave., Edmonton, AB, T6E 5C5 or by fax

1-888-398-0725 or email: [email protected].

Attention:Monad Recruitment Team

PRAIRIE COASTEQUIPMENT

requires an experienced Forage Harvester

Specialist and Ag Service Techs for our Abbotsford, BC and Northern Alberta

locations, to performdiagnostics, service repairs

and maintenance onagricultural equipment.

Competitive compensation, extensive benefits and

much more. Email:[email protected].

Fax 604-557-7094.

RB ERECTORS looking for exp’d preengineered metal bldg. erectors and

labourers. Rich @ 403-877-7522 or Brad @

403-506-8000

SOUTH ROCKIS HIRING FOR:

Paving Personnel (raker, screed, general labourers); Heavy Equipment Operators.

Send resume to:[email protected]

or 403-568-1327.

Trades 850

Trades 850

JOURNEYMAN or APPRENTICE TECHNICIAN required

Due to increasing retail service business Ponoka Ford needs to hire additional service technicians.

Ford experience an asset, but any general technician will be provided a great working

atmosphere. Top wages and benefits. Relocation bonus may also be available.

Fax resume to 403-783-5504, Attn. Allan Raugust. Or e-mail to [email protected]

HEAVY DUTY MECHANICImmediate Opening

Calnash Trucking in Ponoka requires a Heavy Duty Mechanic, will consider apprentice with experience. Must be self-motivated with good written and communication skills.

Competitive wages and benefi ts.

Please submit resume by:Fax: 403.783.3011


AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

A & JA & J AUTOMOTIVEAUTOMOTIVEREPAIR6701 - 46 Ave.

Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8(403) 783-8755

Al DickhautOwner/Operator

AUTO SALES

Phone 783-8008BUY - SELL - CONSIGN

5704 - Hwy 2A North, Ponoka, AB T4J 1M1

BUYERS

RANDY MOHL

Rimbey Implements Ltd.

Al York General ManagerAl York General Manager

Rimbey, AB

Cell: (403) 783-0593

Bus: (403) 843-3700

Fax: (403) 843-3430

AG EQUIPMENT

Home Page: www.agroequipment.com

E-Mail: [email protected]. 53 Ponoka Toll Free 877-783-3338 Ph. 403-783-3337

JOHN DEERE SALES & SERVICE

24 Hour Emergency Call 403-783-3337

Darcy Zimmer - Sales North of Hwy 53Phone: 403-588-8420

Ferdinand Harkema - Sales South of Hwy 53Cell: 403-785-7149

Rick Cline - Store/Sales ManagerCell: 403-588-1957

PONOKA

A & J AUTOMOTIVE

Al DickhautOwner/Operator

A & J AUTOMOTIVE

6701 - 46 Ave.Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8

(403) 783-8755

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ANIMAL SERVICES

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NOW HIRING HEAVY HIGHWAY/HEAVY CIVIL PROFESSIONALS

Please send your resume [email protected] or fax: (1)604-244-7340.Please indicate which location you are applying to.

www.flatironcorp.com

Flatiron is one of North America’s fastest growing heavy civil infrastructure contractors. We have landmark projects across Canada and we have established ourselves as a builder and employer of choice. Fort McMurray opportunities offer a project specific rotational schedule and project provided flights. Our Edmonton projects will be offering competitive compensation on a 4-year project. Flatiron has been named Heavy Civil Contractor of the Year in Alberta and has been recognized as a 2012 Best Workplace in Canada.

To join Flatiron at our Edmonton & Fort McMurray locations.

STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. is one of Canada’s Best 50 Managed Companies. We are an industry leading Electrical & Instrumentation Contractor that prides itself in having committed and dedicated employees.

We are currently hiring:

JOURNEYMEN, 3&4 YEAR ELECTRICIANS AND INSTRUMENTATION

TECHNICIANS The ideal candidates will have the following:

• H2S, OSSA Fall Protection, OSSA Aerial Work Platform, CSTS • Journeymen or 3&4 year Electricians and/or Instrumentation Techs • A team player • Excellent communication skills STUDON off ers a competitive salary, incentive and benefi ts package. If you are interested in this opportunity to join a dynamic and growing company, please forward your resume to the address below.

“People Pride & Service”

STUDON Electric & Controls Inc.

ATTN: Human Resources

Fax: 403-342-6505


CNC OPERATOR

Manufacturers of Annugas Production Enhancer

requires

Must be• Reliable/Self motivated

• ExperiencedFax resume to main office

(780) 361-23553601 - 48 St., Wetaskiwin, AB TGA 3N9

Phone: (780) 361-2350Only candidates selected will be contacted for interview.


We want to hear from you!

1.877.223.3311

Trades 850 Trades 850

Truckers/Drivers 860

REQUIRED FORAN ALBERTA TRUCKING

COMPANY:one class 1 driver.

Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test

and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta.

Scheduled days off.Call Lloyd 780-723-5051.

Truckers/Drivers 860

Misc.Help 880

Misc.Help 880

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immediate openings for men & women.

Easy computer work,other positions are

available.Can be done from home.No experience needed;

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NEEDED IMMED.Installer/Service person for dairy ventillation systems.

Knowledge of fans and misting equipment an

asset. Competitive wages and benefits package.

E-mail resume: [email protected]

Misc.Help 880Nutri-Source Inc.

A leading manufacturer of animal feeds is currently

seeking to fi llProduction/Labourer PositionThe position requires the applicant to be a hardworking, responsible individual with initiative, and in reasonable physical condition. Full Training will be provided. Forklift experience and a drivers license an asset, but not necessary.Facility is located in Ponoka, AB

Email/Fax Resumes to:

[email protected]

ADULT UPGRADING

Alberta Government Funded Programs

Student Funding Available!

NOVEMBER START

• GED Preparation

Morning, Afternoon AndEvening P/T Classes

Academic ExpressAdult Education & Training

340-1930www.academicexpress.ca

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business? Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your

resume online. FREE.Visit: www.awna.com/resumes_add.php

REQUIRED Shop Laborer

PolisherFull or Part TimeCrestomere area

BANDIT INDUSTRIES403-783-4284

TR BUILDERSis seeking a F/T carpenter & F/T laborer for new home construction near Breton starting immed., ref’s and transportation r e q ’ d . P h o n e T y l e r 780-696-2028 eves.

EmploymentTraining 900DO YOU LOVE HORSES? Increase your knowledge and passion for horses

with short courses offered by Olds College.

Enjoy weekend coursesor learn online;

www.oldscollege.ca/animals

LEARN FROM HOME. Earn from home.

Medical Transcriptionists are in demand.

Lots of jobs! Enrol today for less than $95 a month.

1-800-466-1535; www.canscribe.com;

[email protected]

Misc.Help 880

Misc.Help 880

Sur-B Enterprises Ltd.

BOBCAT SERVICE• Snow Removal• Driveways & Parking Lots• Post-Hole Augering - 6, 9, 12, 15• Corral Cleaning• Grading & Construction

Call Jim Ashbough 783-2764 or Cell: 588-0599Jack Surbey 783-5283 Cell: 588-0597

BOBCAT SERVICES

CONSTRUCTION

GARBAGE COLLECTION

SALES & SERVICE

Tues - Fri: 8:30 am-5:30 pmSaturday: 9 am-3 pm

403-783-51851-800-662-7135

Fax: 403-783-4635

ADVERTISE WITH US!

Call Jim Ashbough 403-783-2764 or Cell: 403-588-0599Jack Surbey 403-783-5283 or Cell: 403-588-0597

This space could be yours for

$28PER WEEK

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Reaching 6000households weekly

For just $28 per week

this space could be yours!

403-783-3311

Motorcycles & ATV’s

SO007096

HIGHWAY Drivers WantedGas/Propane Hauling Based in Kamloops BC

Qualifications:• Valid Class 1 w/Air• 4 year minimum B Train & Highway experience• Fuel Hauling experience an asset

We OFFER Competitive Wages & Full BenefitsPlease e-mail resumes: [email protected]

or Fax: (1)604.534.3811Super Save is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity

Hi-Pro Feeds is seeking a Miller/Machine Operator. This position is responsible for manufacturing bulk + bagged feed to meet customer requirements and Hi-Pro quality standards. Tasks will include packaging and housekeeping in accordance with Hi-Pro standards and procedures; keeping processing equipment, facilities clean and well maintained and operating within strict health, safety and fi re prevention standards and regulations.

The ideal candidate will posses Grade 12 or equivalent. Two years feed mill or other manufacturing experience is preferred. A combination of education and experience will be considered. The candidate may be required to lift up to 25 kilograms and must also possess computer competencies to operate manufacturing equipment. Resumes can be emailed to tyson.fl [email protected], faxed to 403-783-3999 or dropped off at the mill location at 6701, 44 Avenue, Ponoka, AB. Deadline to submit resumes is Friday, October 5, 2012.

SO007027

www.brandtjobs.comBE BRANDT

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requires a

TIRE TECHNICIAN To start immediately. Experience preferred but will train. Great opportunity for the right individuals.

Advancement for the right candidate. Forward your resume immediately:

attention Allan Raugust. Fax 403-783-5504 or [email protected]

PERMANENT EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITIES

A.C. DANDY PRODUCTSis a Rapidly Expanding ElectricalEnclosure & Power DistributionEquipment Manufacturer inWetaskiwin, Alberta

POSITIONS ARE:• Electricians• Panel shop Manager

(Must have electrical journeyman designation)

• Executive Assistant• Electrical Project Managersand Designers

• Sheet Metal FabricatorFull Benefit Package & ProductionBonuses. Safe, Warm, Modern

Working Environment.

Fax or E-mail your resume inconfidence to:

A.C. Dandy Products Ltd.Fax: 780-352-2249


DANDY

The wonderful staff of Toyota CityWetaskiwin is looking for YOU!

• Lube TechGreat family atmosphere,excellent benefits package.

We’re waiting to hear from you!

Please submit your resume to:

4120 - 56 St., Wetaskiwin, ABT9A 1V3

Fax: [email protected]

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Business Services#1000 - #1430

Accounting .......................... 1010Acupuncture........................1020Advocate/Mediation ............1025Antique Dealers & Stores ...1027Automotive ..........................1029Bands & DJ s ......................1030Beauty/Cosmetic ................1040Bookkeeping .......................1050Cabinet Makers ...................1054Child Care/Caregivers .........1060Carpentry ............................1062Car Rentals .........................1064Cat Work .............................1065Cleaning .............................1070Clerical................................1080Construction .......................1085Consulting ...........................1090Contractors ......................... 1100Computer Services ..............1110Drafting & Design................ 1120Eavestroughing ................... 1130Educational ......................... 1140Electrical ............................. 1150Entertainment ..................... 1160Escorts................................ 1165Farm Equipment ................. 1168Financial ............................. 1170Fireplaces ........................... 1175Flooring............................... 1180Food/Catering ..................... 1190Furnace Cleaning ............... 1193Glass Shops ....................... 1196Mobile Glass Shops ............ 1197Handyman Services ...........1200Health Care......................... 1210Income Tax .........................1220Insurance ............................ 1130Landscaping .......................1240Land Mapping .....................1250Legal Services ....................1260Limousine Services ............1270Massage Therapy ...............1280Mechanical .........................1285Misc. Services ....................1290Moving & Storage ...............1300Oilfi eld .................................1305Painters/Decorators ............ 1310Personal Services ...............1315Pet Services .......................1318Photography .......................1320Plumbing & Heating ............1330Printing................................1335Rental - Equipment .............1340Rental - Misc .......................1350Repair Service ....................1360Roofi ng ...............................1370Snow Removal ....................1380Travel ..................................1385Upholstery ..........................1390Well Drilling ........................1400Welding ............................... 1410Window Cleaning ................1420Yard Care ............................1430

Misc.Help 880

Financial 1170DO YOU NEED to borrow money - Now? If you own

a home or real estate,Alpine Credits will lend

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Misc.Services 1290

Automotive 1029

LegalServices 1260

CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed recordremoval since 1989.Confidential. Fast.

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employment/travel freedom. Call for free

information booklet.1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366);

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WellDrilling 1400

LegalServices 1260

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.(24 hour record check).

Divorce? Simple. Fast.Inexpensive. Debt recovery?

Alberta collection to $25,000. Calgary

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Misc.Services 1290

DISCONNECTED PHONE?

Phone Factory Home Phone Service. No one

refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features and

unlimited long distance available. CallFactory today!

1-877-336-2274; www.phonefactory.ca

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up

scrap again! Farm machin-ery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta. 403-318-4346

HOME PHONERECONNECT.

Call 1-866-287-1348.Prepaid long distance

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along with

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PersonalServices 1315

Unplanned

pregnancy may be

diffi cult to face.

We care. For

confi dential help call

403-343-1611 (24 hrs.)

DATING SERVICE.Long-term/short-term

relationships. Free to try! 1-877-297-9883.

Live intimate conversation, Call #7878 or

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Call Herbal Magic today! 1-800-854-5176.

TRUE ADVICE!True clarity! True Psychics!

1-877-342-3036 or 1-900-528-6258 or mobile #4486. (18+) $3.19/minute;

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Pet Services 1318CLINKERSKENNELS

403-783-6272

* Quality Boarding for your dogs & cats

*Proof of vaccinations and advance bookings required

HOURS: Mon - Thurs 9 am - 12 Noon; 4 pm - 6 pm;

Fri. 9 am - 12 Noon; 4 pm - 7 pm; Sat. 9 a.m. - 12 noon;

Sun. 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. & 4 - 7 p.m.

www.clinkerskennels.ca

Rental -Equipment 1340

ZOOM BOOM “ SKYTRAC” 10,000 lb., l i f t 47 ’ reach. Phone 403-843-6616

Rental -Misc 1350

Need RV or Self Storage?8’ X 10’ mini storage units

available for rent. Also RV storage. Secure compound.

Call Keith at First Call Towing

783-3636

5306 - 60 ST, PONOKA, AB T4J 1K7

PH: (403) 783-6372 • FAX (403) 783-6345

“Reasonable rates on all your plumbing needs”Gas Fitting - Home Renovations - Drain Cleaning

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403.783.8322Serving Central Alberta

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Hand Wash StationsHandicap Units

Trailer UnitsNew Solar Powered Units

with Running Water

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403-783-4954403-704-3584

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[email protected]

4005 - 52nd Avenue, Lacombe, Alberta T4L 2J8

- Custom/Self Wash- Cattleliner Wash

- Oilfi eld Equipment- Ag Tractors

- Ag Implements- Fleet Vehicles

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WellDrilling 1400 Well

Drilling 1400

Auctions 1530BUD HAYNES

Antique Auction.Saturday, September 29,

11 a.m.Bay 4, 7429 - 49 Ave.,

Red Deer.Ron & late Clara Dancer

of Calgary.Antique telephone collection.

403-347-5855; www.budhaynesauctions.com

FARMLAND & ACREAGE AUCTION

for Gary & Linda Stevens. Friday, October 5, 2 p.m. Two quarters of land & a

1,860 sq. ft. home on 6 +/- acres to sell, all located in

Lac St. Anne County. Open House, Sat., Sept. 29

from 2 - 4 p.m.For more info, call

1-800-667-2075 or view www.hodginsauctioneers.comHodgins Auctioneers Inc.,

Alberta PL #180827

REAL ESTATE,Recreational Vehicles,

Shop, Household & Antique Auction for

Trevor & Tina Sorken of Camrose County, Alberta.

Saturday, October 6starting at 9:30 a.m.

Real Estate sells at Noon! 50’ X 80’ shop/house

on 13 +/- acres.Open House - Sunday,

September 30 from 1 - 4 p.m.For more info & terms,call 1-800-667-2075

or view:www.hodginsauctioneers.comHodgins Auctioneers Inc.,

Alberta PL #180827

Welding 1410

Misc. forSale 1760

Auctions 1530UNRESERVED RESIDENTIAL

Real Estate, HeavyEquipment, Shop &

Household Item Auction for Pat & Irene Sorken of

Bashaw, Alberta.Saturday, October 6starting at 9:30 a.m.

Real Estate sells at Noon! 1,412 sq. ft. bungalow,

4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Open House - Sunday,

September 30 from1 - 4 p.m. For more info &

terms, call 1-800-667-2075 or view: www.

hodginsauctioneers.comHodgins Auctioneers Inc.,

Alberta PL #180827

BuildingSupplies 1550

METAL ROOFING& SIDING. Best prices!

36” Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib 29ga. Galvalume

$.67 sq. ft. Colours $.82 sq. ft. 40 Year Warranty.

ALTA-WIDE BuildersSupplies 1-888-263-8254.

STEEL BUILDINGS- Reduced prices now!

20x22 $4,45525x26 $4,99530x38 $7,27532x50 $9,800

40x54 $13,99547x80 $19,600

One end wall included. Pioneer Steel

1-800-668-5422;www.pioneersteel.ca

GardenSupplies 1680

FOR SALE 4 - 8 foot spruce and lodgepole pine,

$35 - $45 plus delivery. Please contact Al

403-305-8201.

GardenSupplies 1680

GORGEOUS SPRUCE TREES 4 - 6’, $37.00.

Includes machine planting, fertilizer, bark mulch.Minimum order of 20.

Delivery fee: $75 - $100. Quality guaranteed.

Crystal Springs 403-820-0961

HouseholdFurnishings1720

ANTIQUE COUCH and chair, dark brown, $200; Whirlpool front loading

washer, white, $175; 3001 Mega factory weight bench

$125; exercise bike like new $75 obo 403-742-4867

Misc. forSale 1760

NEVER SHOCKCHLORINATE AGAIN!

Newly Patented!“Kontinuous Shok”

Chlorinator. No mess:Effective year roundeliminating bacterial

growth, smell and slime. Inexpensive.

Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON; www.bigirondrilling.com.

MusicLessons 1780

PIANO & THEORY

INSTRUCTIONALL AGES

Seniors, adults, kindergarten, homeschoolers also welcome.Individual programs

for each student.RCM exam preparation

Linda Little403-783-5297

TravelPackages 1900ONE DAY POLAR BEAR

Tours - Calgary andEdmonton departures this fall. Jet to Churchill andexperience 6 hours on a

polar bear safari; 1-866-460-1415; www.

classiccanadiantours.com

SNOWBIRDS!Parksville/Qualicum,

Vancouver Island, 600 sq. ft., 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom fully furnished new cottage

in forest setting. $975/month,utilities incl.Available November 1.

250-248-9899 [email protected]

FarmEquipment 2010AERATION HALF CIRCLE perforated duct work 24” system complete, have several sets, 403-728-3535

FarmEquipment 2010

Schuler Feed

Wagon

3200 lb capacity$1600

Silage Feed Bunk

3’x20’ fl oor$400

403-783-4140

FOR SALE

CALL EVENINGS

Grain, FeedHay 2190BARLEY STRAW BALES.

SMALL SQUARE,$2 PER BALE403-783-8247

FOR SALE 90 ACRESalfalfa, standing. 2 miles W,

2 miles S of Rimbey. Phone 780-983-3788

HEATED CANOLAbuying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.

Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed.

Buying damaged oroffgrade grain.

“On Farm Pickup”Westcan Feed & Grain,

1-877-250-5252.

For Rent#3000 - #3200

Acreages/Farms ..............3010Houses/Duplexes ............3020Condos/Townhouses........3030Manufactured Homes ......3040Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050Suites ..............................3060Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070Roommates Wanted ........3080Rooms for Rent................3090Motels/Hotels ..................3100Offices ..............................3110Stores/Commercial ..........3120Industrial ..........................3130Warehouse Space............3140Garage Space..................3150Storage Space ................3160Land ................................3170Pasture ............................3180Mobile Lot ........................3190Misc. for Rent ..................3200

Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390

Acreages/Farms ..............3255Houses/Duplexes ............3260Suites ..............................3270Rooms..............................3280Manufactured Homes ......3290Housesitting Wanted ........3300Garage Space..................3310Storage Space ................3320Stores/Commercial ..........3330Office Space ....................3340Industrial ..........................3350Warehouse Space............3360Resorts & Cottages..........3370Pasture/Land....................3380Mobile Lot ........................3390

Houses/Duplexes 3020

FOR RENT 3 BEDRM HOUSE

IN PONOKANewer well kept

home c/w all appliances, double

att. garage. Finished basement avail.

Nov. 1 $1,200/month Security/1,200

No smoking and no pets

Call 403-704-31473 BEDROOM UPSTAIRS

SUITE IN PONOKA.$950 incl. utilities.

N/S, no pets, no children. 403-783-4142

Houses/Duplexes 3020

House for rent or salefor rent or sale

403-704-1028403-704-1028

2 up & 2 down1 bath Mature tenant only

Available Oct. 1References required

3 BDRM DUPLEX IN PONOKA

4 appliances, NS/NP$850/month, $850 DD

Call after 5pm 403-704-7060

3 BDRM.FARM HOUSE S.W. OF RIMBEY. no pets, n/s, $1100 rent, $1000 d.d.

all utils. incl., Larry Trautman,1-403-843-2733

Mark 403-843-3474

PONOKA 2 bdrm., new carpet, lino, house behind laundromat, rent $750 + d.d., Available immed.

403-392-7450

Suites 3060AVAILABLE

NOV. 11 bdrm suite, includes

heat & waterQuiet building

$600/month plus DD403-783-6011

PONOKA 1 bachelor suite, heat & water incl’d, power is extra, next to fire-hall. Laundry on site. Rent $475 d.d. same availabe

Oct. 1. 403-392-7450

PONOKA: 2 bedroom apartment, blinds, heat,

water, fridge, stove. Adult building, no children, no

pets. (403)783-5434

* RIVERSIDE APTS. *Newly renovated

1 & 2 bedroom units in Ponoka: 3724-45 Street.

403-357-0287

Acreages 4050

RoommatesWanted 3080

LOOKING FOR A ROOMMATE

male or female, to share furnished home

Laundry facilities, free cable. N/S, N/P.403-704-4019

Pasture 3180LOOKING FOR PASTURE

& OR HAY LAND TO RENT IN THE WINFIELD/

RIMBEY/BLUFFTON/BENTLEY/PONOKA/

ECKVILLE/SYLVAN AREA For Spring 2013.

Long or short term.Call Kevin Raabis

403-843-4160

MobileLot 3190EMPTY LOT FOR RENTRIMBEY TOWN MOBILE

HOME PARKCall Betty 403-843-3944

Real Estate#4000 - #4190

Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190

Ponoka Veterinary Clinic Dr. Murray Jacobson Dr. Clayton West Dr. Ashley Shannon

Mon. - Fri.8 am - 5 pm

Sat.9 am - 4:30 pm

24 Hr.Emergency403-783-4348

5502 - Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB T4J 1M1

VETERINARY SERVICES

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Your water well solution for over 30 years

Darcy’s Drilling Services

WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICES

Darcy SchmidtPh: (403) 783-2220

Fax: (403) 783-8828Email: [email protected]

• water wells drilled & serviced• new pump & pressure system installations• all types of pump repairs• well shocking

ECKLUNDWater Well Service

WATER WELL SERVICE

• Install & Service Pumps• Shock Wells

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MAIN: (403) 783-7591FAX: (403) 783-8178

Website: www.harbinwelding.comE-mail: [email protected]

80 ACRES located north of Ponoka with a modern 2500 sq. ft. 1 ½ storey home, country kitchen, bonus room, fi replace & more. Also has a 24’x52’ barn c/w 4 box stalls.

Offered at $550,000.00 – Great Value!! Bob Wilson – RE/MAX Real Estate Central Alberta

403-782-4301 or Email: [email protected]

ACRES located north of Ponoka with a modern 2500

VERY NICE YARD

2300 sq. ft. home on • 10 acres 10 min. from Ponoka. Fishing, swimming &

boating at your back door. $395,000

See welist.com • #47984 MLS C3526876

Call 403-519-6773email: [email protected]

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- Blue Spruce- Paper Birch

- Scotch Pine- Balsam Fir

48” Truck Mounted Tree-spade Services

- Whitespruce Seedlings


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HousesFor Sale 4020

BEAUTIFUL bungalow in Rosedale backing onto a park in a quiet close for SALE. NEW PRICE at

$485,900. Quick Possession!!!Too many upgrades to mention & Paint Package incl. from Fargeys Paint to the buyer!!

Call the owners Tania or Brad at 403-343-9178

today for a viewing. For more info & pics visit:

MLS #CA0002711

BRIGHT & OPEN,age restricted (45+) duplex.

2 bedroom, 1 bath. Oak cabinetry, corner fireplace, single attached garage. In

beautiful Gibbons.Asking $218,800.

Phone 780-910-6340

Condos/Townhouses4040

Farms/Land 4070

154 ACRES close to Hwy 2 in

BLACKFALDS AREA

Call Mike 403-896-3130or see

blackfaldsacreage.ca

ManufacturedHomes 4090

SHARPESTPRICING EVENT!

All showhomes reduced for immediate delivery!

$99,900 promotion onselect 20’ X 76’ models

has been extended!Check us out at

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ManufacturedHomes 4090

FANTASTICFALL BLOW-OUT!

Immediate delivery on all existing 2011/2012 stock. Hugh discounts! Bonuses: washer/dryer, vinyl skirting,

O/R microwave - free!Details - Dynamic Modular,

Red Deer. 1-877-341-4422;

www.dynamicmodular.ca

SAVE OVER $12,000.!20’ X 76’, kitchen special,

Model 241, reduced to $139,900. 3 left in stock, available for immediate

delivery. Toll free 1-855-463-0084;

www.jandelhomes.com.

SIX WEEK DELIVERY. Homes 900 - 2650 sq. ft.

Basement or pilingfoundation. 9’ ceilings,

drywall. View show homes Red Deer.

Free 3D TV for Christmas.Integrity Choice Homes

1-800-221-6801.

ManufacturedHomes 4090YEAR END CLEARANCE! Vast selection: single/20’

wides and like-newpre-owned homes.

Too many to list. Delivery anywhere in Alberta! 1-800-461-7632. 148

East Lake Blvd., Airdrie; www.

unitedhomescanada.com.

Cottages/ResortProperty 4130

REDUCED!LAKE FRONT PROPERTY -†2300 sqft home on 10 acres $395,000. 10 min from Ponoka. Fishing, swimming & boating

at your back door.See welist.com #47984.†

MLS C3526876.Call 403-519-6773† Email:

[email protected]

Lots For Sale 4160

RARE OPPORTUNITY

beautiful private property in sought after Woodlea,

backing onto Waskasoo Creek. Build your dream home or modify the exist-ing 3 bdrm. heritage home.

416-918-0195

Cars 5030

Out Of TownProperty 4170

BUY LAND IN BELIZE- English Commonwealth

country in Central America. Large land tracts, sea

front properties, Caribbean lots. All types available.

For information callPatrick Doyle

210-401-3575.

InvestmentOpportunities4180

4 PLEX REDUCED4 Units + 1 bachelor.

Could be Condo. Lacombe 10 yrs. old.

Close to schools & recrea-tion. Close to Downtown.

Rents could be increased. 5 Units for $789,000. Call John at Coldwell Banker

403-348-3339

Cars 5030

AutomotiveServices 5010

BUY A CARWITH BAD CREDIT!

$0 down, 24 hour approvals, low payments, no credit ok. Approval Hotline call 1-888-222-0663 or apply

online atwww.CanadaDrives.ca.

Cars 5030

2008 ALTIMA Coupe, 3.5 SE V-6, 6 spd. loaded. A must to see! 130,000 kms. Mint Cond. $13,500 obo 403-844-0608 Sylvan Lake

2005 HONDA Accord, tan, 121,500 kms., 6 cyl.,

leather sunroof, orig. owner. $10,500.

403-318-2736

2001 CADILLAC Deville, sunroof, heated seats,

leather, DVD, 124,000 kms exc. cond. in/out. $7950.

403-342-0587

PublicNotices 6010

HolidayTrailers 51201 9 9 9 T R A V E L A I R E Rustler, 26’, 5th wheel, new tires, new axles, Exc. cond. bought new one. $ 7 5 0 0 o b o p h o n e 403-318-1913

ATV's 51502007 PANTERRA, 250 cc, 2x4, camo color, runs good $2000 firm, 403-783-1660

Tires, PartsAcces. 5180DODGE factory rims Fat B o y ’ s 2 0 ” c h r o m e , 4/$400 403-742-4867

PublicNotices 6010

Tires, PartsAcces. 5180

TRUCK TOPPER Range Rider, Model Tigre Off of 2006 Tundra, 4dr.

Should fit 2000 to 2006 Tundra.

$649. obo. 403-318-4356 or 346-7778

Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU

The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Cor & Nel Saelman to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows:

Reclassify Pt W1/2 SW 16-42-28-W4 (approximately 5.0 acres total) from Agricultural District to Country Residential to allow for future subdivision of the rezoned area.

Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

A copy of the proposed by-law may be inspected at the County Administration Building, Ponoka, Alberta during regular offi ce hours.

Charlie B. Cutforth Chief Administrative Offi cerPonoka County 4205 - Highway #2APONOKA, Alberta T4J 1V9Phone: 403-783-3333 Fax: 403-783-6965


Ponoka CountyPUBLIC NOTICE

SAMSON CREE ROAD CONSTRUCTION TENDERFour Mile Road Improvements

and Other Works

Tender available immediately.

Closing Date: October 2, 2012

To obtain a copy of the tender, please contact:

Gordon Poon, P.Eng. Dillon Consulting Limited

403-215-8880 [email protected]


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r less.

Limited

time of

fers. Of

fers ma

y be can

celled a

t any ti

me wit

hout no

tice. De

aler or

der or t

ransfe

r may b

e requi

red as

invent

ory ma

y vary b

y deale

r. See yo

ur Ford

Deale

r for co

mplete

details

or call

the For

d Custo

mer Re

lations

hip Cen

tre at 1

-800-5

65-367

3. ‡For

d Emplo

yee Pri

cing (“E

mploy

ee Prici

ng”) is

availab

le from

June 14

, 2012 t

o Octo

ber 1, 2

012 (th

e “Prog

ram Per

iod”),

on the

purch

ase or l

ease of

most n

ew 201

2/2013

Ford ve

hicles

(exclu

ding a

ll chass

is cab a

nd cut

away b

ody mo

dels, F

-150 Ra

ptor, M

edium

Trucks

, Musta

ng Bos

s 302, a

nd 201

3 Shelb

y GT500

). Emp

loyee P

ricing

refers t

o A-Pla

n prici

ng ord

inarily

availab

le to

Ford o

f Canad

a emplo

yees (e

xcludin

g any CA

W-nego

tiated p

rogram

s). The n

ew veh

icle mu

st be de

livered

or fact

ory-ord

ered d

uring th

e Progr

am Per

iod fro

m your

partic

ipating

Ford D

ealer. T

his off

er can

be used

in conj

unction

with m

ost ret

ail con

sumer o

ffers m

ade ava

ilable b

y Ford a

t eithe

r the ti

me of

factor

y order

or deliv

ery, bu

t not bo

th. Em

ployee

Pricing

is not c

ombin

able w

ith CPA

, GPC, C

FIP, Da

ily Rent

al Allow

ance an

d A/X/

Z/D/F-

Plan p

rogram

s. ‡‡No

purch

ase nec

essary

. For fu

ll conte

st rule

s, eligi

ble veh

icle crit

eria, an

d to ent

er as a

Ford o

wner, v

isit ww

w.ford

.ca/sha

reourp

ridecon

test (f

ollow t

he entr

y path a

pplicab

le to yo

u, com

plete a

ll mand

atory fi

elds an

d click

on ‘su

bmit’)

. Subje

ct to th

e follow

ing ter

ms an

d condi

tions, co

ntest is

open o

nly to

residen

ts of Ca

nada w

ho hav

e reach

ed the a

ge of m

ajority

, posse

ss a val

id grad

uated l

evel pr

ovincia

lly issu

ed drive

r’s licen

se, and

are ow

ners of

Ford b

randed

vehicle

s (exclu

ding fl

eet cus

tomers

and all

Lincoln

and M

ercury m

odels).

Eligible

vehicle

criteria

includ

es requ

irement

that it

be prop

erly reg

istered

in Cana

da in t

he cont

est ent

rant’s n

ame (m

atchin

g vehicl

e owner

ship),

and pro

perly r

egiste

red/pl

ated a

nd ins

ured. N

otwiths

tandin

g the fo

regoin

g, non-

Ford o

wners

can ent

er by m

ailing

an orig

inal 10

0 word

essay o

n “what

they lik

e about

Ford”,

with th

eir full

name

, full m

ailing

address

, email,

daytim

e phone

numb

er (wit

h area

code) t

o: Vane

ssa Ric

hard, P

areto C

orp., 1 C

oncord

e Gate,

Suite 2

00, Tor

onto, O

N, M3C 4

G4. Con

test

closes a

t 11:59

pm (PS

T) on th

e last d

ay of th

e 2012 F

ord Em

ployee

Pricing

campai

gn wh

ich wil

l be no

earlier

than A

ugust 3

1, 2012

. Limit o

f 1 entr

y per pe

rson. U

p to 8 p

rizes av

ailable

to be w

on in C

anada

in 3 po

ssible p

rize cat

egories

, each w

orth u

p to CAD

$50,00

0. Chan

ces of w

inning

are dep

endent

on the

total n

umber

of entr

ies rece

ived up

to each

10,000

interv

al of un

it sales

under t

he Emp

loyee P

ricing

campai

gn (“D

raw Trig

ger”).

Odds of

winnin

g decre

ase as

the con

test pr

ogress

es, mo

re entr

ies are

made i

nto the

contes

t, and

opport

unities

for Dra

w Trigg

ers less

en. Ski

ll testin

g ques

tion req

uired. ▼

Offer o

nly val

id from

Septem

ber 1 20

12 to O

ctober

31, 201

2 (the “

Offer P

eriod”)

to resid

ent Can

adians

with a

Costco

memb

ership o

n or be

fore Au

gust

31, 201

2. Use t

his $1,

000CDN

Costco

memb

er offer

toward

s the pu

rchase

or lea

se of a

new 20

12/201

3 Ford/

Lincoln

vehicle

(exclu

ding Fi

esta, F

ocus, R

aptor, G

T500, M

ustang

Boss 3

02, Tra

nsit Co

nnect E

V & Me

dium T

ruck)

(each a

n “Eligi

ble Veh

icle”).

The Elig

ible Veh

icle mu

st be de

livered

and/o

r facto

ry-orde

red fro

m your

partic

ipating

Ford/L

incoln d

ealer w

ithin th

e Offer

Period

. Offer

is only

valid a

t partic

ipating

dealers

, is sub

ject to

vehicle

availab

ility, an

d may b

e cance

lled or

change

d at an

y time

withou

t notice

. Only o

ne (1) o

ffer ma

y be ap

plied to

wards

the pu

rchase

or leas

e of on

e (1) El

igible V

ehicle,

up to

a maxi

mum o

f two (2

) separ

ate Elig

ible Veh

icle sal

es per C

ostco M

ember

ship N

umber

. Offer

is trans

ferable

to per

sons do

miciled

with a

nelig

ible Cos

tco me

mber. T

his off

er can

be used

in conj

unction

with m

ost ret

ail con

sumer o

ffers m

ade ava

ilable b

y Ford M

otor Co

mpany

of Can

ada at

either t

he time

of fac

tory or

der (if

ordere

d withi

n the O

ffer Per

iod) or

deliver

y, but n

ot both

. Offer

is not c

ombin

able w

ith any

CPA/GP

C or Da

ily Rent

al ince

ntives,

the Com

mercia

l Upfi t P

rogram

or the C

omme

rcial Fle

et Ince

ntive Pr

ogram

(CFIP)

. Applic

able ta

xes cal

culate

d befo

re $1,00

0CDN o

ffer is d

educted

. Deale

r may s

ell or l

ease fo

r less. L

imited

time of

fer, see

dealer

for det

ails or c

all the

Ford Cu

stome

r Relati

onship

Centre

at 1-80

0-565-

3673. *

Purcha

se a new

2012 F-

150 XLT

Super C

ab 4x4

with 5.

0L engi

ne/201

2 F-250

XLT Sup

er Cab

4X4 We

stern E

dition

with p

ower s

eats/2

012 F-1

50 Pla

tinum S

uper

Crew 4

x4 for $

28,783

/$39,7

14/$46

,413 aft

er Tota

l Eligib

le Price

Adjust

ment o

f $11,31

6/$9,4

85/$14

,186 (To

tal Elig

ible Pri

ce Adju

stment

is a com

binatio

n of Em

ployee

Price A

djustm

ent of $

4,316/

$5,485/

$7,186

and De

livery A

llowanc

e of $7,

000/$4

,000/$

7,000) i

s deduc

ted. Ta

xes pay

able on

full am

ount of

purch

ase pri

ce aft er

Total E

ligible

Price A

djustm

ent ha

s been d

educte

d. Offer

s inclu

de freig

ht and

air tax

of $1,70

0 but e

xclude o

ptional

featur

es, adm

inistrat

ion an

d regist

ration

fees (a

dminis

tration

fees m

ay vary

by dea

ler), fu

el fi ll c

harge a

nd all

applica

ble tax

es. Del

ivery Al

lowanc

es can

be used

in conj

unction

with m

ost ret

ail con

sumer o

ffers m

ade ava

ilable b

y Ford o

f Canad

a at eit

her the

time of

factor

y order

or deliv

ery, bu

t not bo

th. Del

ivery

Allowa

nces ar

e not c

ombin

able w

ith any

fl eet c

onsum

er ince

ntives.

Emplo

yee Pri

cing is n

ot com

binabl

e with

CPA, GP

C, CFIP,

Daily R

ental A

llowanc

e and A

/X/Z/D

/F-Pla

n prog

rams. *

*Receiv

e 4.99%

/6.29%

annua

l percen

tage ra

te (APR

) purch

ase fi n

ancing

on a n

ew 201

2 F-150

XLT Su

per Cab

4x4 w

ith 5.0

L engin

e/2012

F-250

XLT Su

per Cab

4X4 W

estern E

dition

with p

ower s

eats fo

r a ma

ximum

of 72 m

onths t

o qual

ifi ed re

tail cus

tomers,

on ap

proved

credit

(OAC) f

rom For

d Credi

t. Not a

ll buye

rs will q

ualify

for the

lowest

APR p

ayment

. Purch

ase fi n

ancing

month

ly paym

ent is $

431/$6

05 (th

e sum o

f twelve

(12) m

onthly

paym

ents di

vided b

y 26 per

iods gi

ves pa

yee a b

i-week

ly paym

ent of

$199/$

279 wit

h a do

wn pa

yment

of $1,9

50/$3,5

00 or

equiva

lent tr

ade-in.

Intere

st cost

of bor

rowing

is $4,2

72.38/$

7,356.11

or APR

of 4.9

9%/6.

29% an

d total

to be re

paid is

$31,105

.38/$4

3,570.11

. Offers

includ

e Total

Eligible

Price A

djustm

ent of

$11,316

/$9,48

5 (Tota

l Price

Adjust

ment i

s a com

binatio

n of Em

ployee

Price A

djustm

ent of

$4,316

/$5,48

5 and D

elivery

Allow

ance of

$7,000

/$4,00

0. Offer

s inclu

de freig

ht and

air tax

of $1,7

00 but

exclud

e option

al feat

ures, a

dminis

tration

and re

gistrati

on fee

s (adm

inistrat

ion fee

s may v

ary by

dealer)

, fuel fi

ll char

ge and

all app

licable

taxes.

Taxes p

ayable

on ful

l amoun

t of pu

rchase

price a

ft er Tot

al Eligi

ble Pri

ce Adju

stment

has be

en dedu

cted. B

i-Week

ly paym

ents ar

e only a

vailab

le usin

g a cus

tomer i

nitiate

d PC (I

nterne

t Banki

ng) or

Phone P

ay syste

mthr

ough th

e custo

mer’s o

wn ba

nk (if o

ffered b

y that fi

nancia

l instit

ution).

The cus

tomer is

require

d to sig

n a mo

nthly p

ayment

contrac

t with

a fi rst

payme

nt date

one m

onth fr

om the

contrac

t date a

nd to e

nsure t

hat the

total m

onthly

payme

nt occu

rs by th

e paym

ent du

e date.

Bi-week

ly paym

ents ca

n be m

ade by

makin

g paym

ents eq

uivale

nt to th

e sum o

f 12 mo

nthly p

ayment

s divid

ed by 26

bi-wee

kly per

iods ev

ery tw

o week

s comm

encing

on the

contrac

t date.

Deliver

y Allow

ances c

an be u

sed in c

onjunc

tion wit

h most

retail c

onsum

er offer

s made

availab

le by Fo

rd of Ca

nada at

either

the tim

e of fac

tory or

der or d

elivery

, but no

t both.

Deliver

y Allow

ances a

re not c

ombin

able w

ith any

fl eet c

onsum

er incen

tives. E

mploy

ee Prici

ng is n

ot com

binabl

ewit

h CPA, G

PC, CFI

P, Daily

Rental

Allowa

nce an

d A/X/

Z/D/F-

Plan p

rogram

s. ±Unt

il Octo

ber 1st

, 2012,

lease a

new 20

12 F-150

XLT Sup

er Cab

4X4 5.0

L and g

et 4.99

% annu

al perce

ntage r

ate (AP

R) fi na

ncing fo

r up to

36 mont

hs on a

pprove

d credi

t (OAC)

from F

ord Cre

dit. No

t all bu

yers w

ill qual

ify for

the low

est AP

R paym

ent. Le

ase a v

ehicle

with a

value o

f $40,0

99 at 4

.99% A

PR for

up to 3

6 mont

hs with

$1,600

down o

r equiv

alent t

rade in

, mont

hly pa

yment

is $399

, total

lease o

bligatio

n is $15

,964 a

nd opt

ional b

uyout i

s $16,0

40. Off

er incl

udes To

tal Pric

e Adjust

ment o

f $11,31

6. Taxe

s payab

le on fu

ll amo

unt of

lease fi

nancin

g price

aft er T

otal Pr

ice Adj

ustme

nt is de

ducted

. Offers

includ

e freig

ht and

air tax

of $1,7

00 but

exclud

e option

al feat

ures,

adminis

tration

and re

gistrati

on fee

s (adm

inistrat

ion fee

s may v

ary by

dealer)

, fuel fi

ll char

ge and

all app

licable

taxes.

Additio

nal pa

yment

s requi

red for

PPSA,

registr

ation, s

ecurity

deposit

, NSF fe

es (wh

ere ap

plicabl

e), exc

ess we

ar and

tear, an

d late f

ees. So

me con

ditions

and m

ileage r

estrict

ions of

60,00

0 km o

ver 36

month

s apply

. A char

ge of 16

cents p

er km o

ver mi

leage r

estrict

ions ap

plies, p

lus ap

plicabl

e taxes

. Delive

ry Allow

ances c

an be u

sed in c

onjunc

tion wit

h most

retail

consum

er offer

s made

availab

le by Fo

rd of Ca

nada at

either

the tim

e of fac

tory or

der or d

elivery

, but no

t both.

Deliver

y Allow

ances a

re not c

ombin

able w

ith any

fl eet c

onsum

er ince

ntives.

Emplo

yee Pri

cing is n

ot com

binabl

e with

CPA, GP

C, CFIP,

Daily R

ental A

llowanc

eand

A/X/Z/

D/F-Pla

n prog

rams. †

When p

roperly

equipp

ed. Ma

x. tow

ing of 1

1,300 lb

s with

3.5L Eco

Boost a

nd 6.2

L 2 val

ve 4X2 V

8 engin

es. Ma

x. payl

oad of 3

,120 lbs

with 5.

0L Ti-VC

T V8 eng

ines. C

lass is F

ull-Size

Pickup

s under

8,500

lbs GV

WR, no

n-hybr

id. ††C

lass is F

ull–Size

Pickup

s under

8,500

lbs GV

WR, no

n-hybr

id vs. co

mpara

ble com

petitor

engine

s. Max.

horsep

ower o

f 411 on

F-150

6.2L V8

engine

. ***Es

timate

d fuel c

onsum

ption ra

tings fo

r mode

l show

n: 2012

F-150

4X4 5.0

L V8: [1

4.9L/1

00km (

19MPG)

City, 10

.5L/100

km (27

MPG) H

wy]. Fu

el cons

umptio

n rating

s based

on Tra

nsport

Canada

appro

ved tes

t meth

ods. Ac

tual fu

el cons

umptio

n will v

ary ba

sed on

road co

ndition

s, vehi

cle loa

ding, v

ehicle

equipm

ent, an

d drivi

ng hab

its. ‡‡

‡Reme

mber

that ev

en adva

nced te

chnolo

gy cann

ot over

come th

e laws

of phys

ics. It’s

always

possib

le to lo

se cont

rol of a

vehicle

due to

inappr

opriate

driver

input f

or the c

onditio

ns. ◆

Some m

obile p

hones a

nd som

e digita

l medi

a play

ers ma

y not be

fully c

ompat

ible – c

heck w

ww.syn

cmyrid

e.com f

or a list

ing of m

obile p

hones,

media

player

s, and

featur

es supp

orted.

Drivin

g while

distrac

ted can

result

in loss

of vehi

cle con

trol, ac

cident a

nd inju

ry. Ford

recom

mends

that dr

ivers us

e cautio

n when

using

mobile

phone

s, even

with vo

ice com

mands

. Only u

se mobi

le phon

es and

other d

evices,

even w

ith voi

ce com

mands

, not es

sential

to driv

ing wh

en it is

safe to

do so.

SYNC is

option

al on m

ost new

Ford ve

hicles.

◆◆

Project

ed best

in class

fuel ec

onomy

based

on com

petitiv

e data a

vailab

le at th

e time

of tes

ting usi

ng For

d drive

-cycle

tests (

in acco

rdance

with th

e guide

lines of

the Soc

iety of

Autom

otive En

gineer

s’ Stan

dard J1

321) of

compar

ably eq

uipped

2011 F

ord vs.

2010 c

ompet

itive m

odels. C

lass is F

ull-Size

Pickup

s over 8

,500 lb

s. GVW

R. ◆◆

◆F-Se

ries is t

he best-

selling

pickup

truck i

n Canad

a for 46

years in

a row b

ased o

n Canad

ian Veh

icle Ma

nufact

urers’ A

ssociat

ion sta

tistical

sales r

eport, D

ecemb

er 2011

. †††©2

012 Sir

ius Can

ada Inc

. “Siriu

sXM”, th

e Sirius

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o, chan

nel na

mes an

d logos

are tra

demark

s of Sir

iusXM R

adio In

c. and

are use

d unde

r licenc

e. ©201

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otor Co

mpany

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ada, Lim

ited. Al

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reserv

ed.

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OVER 37668WE HAVE A WINNER! Ford of Canada and Donway Ford Lincoln want to congratulate Richard K. for winning his2012 Fiesta. Richard K. is Canada’s fourth winner during Ford Employee Pricing.

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Ponoka News, September 26, 2012