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Mother Teresa School aims to encourage God’s gifts

Seven times a year ele-mentary students at Ecole Mother Teresa School gather together for their Sacred Spaces assembly.

Similar at each assem-bly is the presence of Tracy Meneen and Valerie Norman from the Red Deer Catholic FNMI (First Nations, Metis, Inuit). The pair shares stories detail-ing with students the se-crets of seven sacred FNMI teachings, covering a dif-ferent teaching each visit.

This assembly saw Meneen and Norman sharing the importance of truth and introduced the students to the truth tur-tle.

Also ever changing is what vice principal Ken

Meraw calls the gifts from God that students have been given and choose to share with their class-mates during the assem-bly. Three students shared their gifts with classmates during the assembly.

“We really want our stu-dents to be aware of the gifts they have, so we in-troduced something called ‘Share Your Gifts’ to our Sacred Spaces assembly,” explained Meraw on this aspect of the afternoon. “Athletic, artistic, speak-ing, writing, singing - whatever it may be, all of our gifts are given to us by God or something greater than us so when we take our gift and work on it, cultivate it, and share it with others then that is like turning it around giv-ing it back to God.” Vice principal Meraw introduces Emmalee Fraser who shared

with classmates her gift for Lego building.Jenna Swan/Sylvan Lake News

Vice Principal Meraw speaks with Kyla Keating after she shared her gift of singing as she performed an Adele number.

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Holly Bickley performs a stunning version of ‘Amazing Grace’ on the piano as her school mates listen on intently.


Sofi a Hewson, Kaelynne Schwab, Brooklyn Garrett, Slater Campbell and Savannah Boyer hold up letters to spell ‘truth’ during the FNMI portion of the school’s Sacred Spaces assembly.


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This Sacred Spaces as-sembly also welcomed special guest Mayor Sean McIntyre who read his fa-vourite book, ‘Have You Filled Your Bucket Today’ which shared with stu-

dents the importance of filling their imagi-nary ‘buckets’ with good thoughts as well as how to fi ll others ‘buckets’.

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DAY TWO - Corporal Kevin Halwa exits the Red Deer Provincial Court House on Tuesday afternoon. Halwa along with two other RCMP offi cers are facing one count of assualt for an incident which occured in Sylvan Lake. Jenna Swan/Sylvan Lake News

Three RCMP offi cers on trial following 2011 incident in Sylvan Lake

On Wednesday morning at the Red Deer Provincial Court House, day three of trial commenced for three RCMP offi cers each facing one count of assault fol-lowing an incident that occurred on Aug. 20, 2011 on Lakeshore Drive in Sylvan Lake.

Corp. Kevin Halwa, who has been stationed at the Sylvan Lake detachment since 2004, along with Const. Dean Purcka and Const. Drew Burchett – who were part of an extra policing initiative during the weekend of the inci-dent but were never sta-tioned in Sylvan, each face one count of assault.

The incident took place in front of the Beach Front Resort on Lakeshore Drive where the complainant, Levi Desjarlais, told the courtroom on the fi rst day of trial, he was as-saulted by the RCMP of-fi cers. Desjarlais testifi ed he was in Sylvan Lake for the weekend with his girlfriend for a slow pitch tournament.

He recalled the day of Aug. 20, 2011 to the judge, stating he remembers walking to meet their team mates who were staying at the Beach Front Resort – brown bottle of root beer in hand. Nearly to the hotel Desjarlais was called to by Burchett who was under the impression the young man had alco-hol in his hand.

Burchett told the court-room on day two of the trial that he had asked to see the bottle at which time Desjarlais pulled back from the offi cer stating he didn’t need to because it was only root beer.

At the time Desjarlais did not have identifi cation on him and Burchett stat-ed he refused to identify

himself. The complainant stated he felt he had not done anything wrong and by law did not need to identify himself.

Desjarlais proceeded to grab the bottle back from the offi cer’s hand at which point Burchett opted to call for assistance – Halwa and Purcka arrived on scene shortly after.

Halwa told the courts on day three of the trial he arrived on scene under the impression they were investigating an open li-quor infraction and was unaware the bottle in Desjarlais’ hand con-tained soft drink.

According to Halwa it was at this time Desjarlais started yelling quite loud-ly. A crowd had gath-ered around the inci-dent. Purcka approached Desjarlais as he arrived on scene and the offi cers told him he was under arrest.

Desjarlais reiterated he had done nothing wrong.

“I attempted to put him in handcuffs – so I took his arm,” recalled Purcka. “He pulled away and grabbed my vest, my soft body ar-mour. When he grabbed my vest he pulled hard – you could hear the Velcro tear away…. It exposed me at that point.”

Burchett and Purcka told the courtroom they attempted to gain control of the situation but were struggling, with Purcka describing Desjarlais as being a ‘big guy’.

“That’s when I could smell pepper spray,” re-called Purcka. “He let go of my vest and at that point I was able to get control of his head to take him down.”

Halwa told the court-room he had pepper sprayed Desjarlais.

“Const. Purcka and Const. Burchett attempted to put his hands behind his back and that’s when the resistance and the


struggle carried into the parking lot,” said Halwa. “I see him grab Const. Purcka’s vest, I hear the Velcro go and that’s when I gave him a short burst of pepper spray and we were fi nally able to take him to the ground.”

The officers gained control of the situation. Desjarlais was handcuffed and brought to his feet – moving him towards Halwa’s car. Desjarlais told the courts he couldn’t see as the offi cers guided him to the police vehicle – at which time Desjarlais al-leges he was kneed in the

groin in order to get him in the vehicle.

He stated he asked re-peatedly why he was being arrested with Halwa replying he was being ar-rested for obstruction and disturbing the peace by yelling.

A number of witness-es also testifi ed during Monday’s portion of the trial with Ron Kraemer of St. Alberta, who had been staying at the hotel at the time stated the situation starting off being handled poorly and went south from there.

Kraemer told the judge

Desjarlais was forcefully taken down, never strug-gled and was being ‘man handled’ adding he felt the offi cers were being ‘overly aggressive’.

He said the crowd, of around 40-50 people, who were watching the incident were very vocal that what the police were doing was wrong.

Following his arrest Desjarlais was taken back to the station where he was given treatment for the pepper spray and according to Halwa ‘set-tled down’. Halwa said Desjarlais even apologizes

for his behaviour stating to the offi cer he had been in an argument with his girlfriend.

Following Desjarlais pressing charges and fi ling a lawsuit against the of-fi cers the RCMP launched an internal investigation, which began nearly two and a half years after the incident had occurred.

A date has not yet been set for a verdict to be re-vealed, but more informa-tion will be made available as the trial progresses.

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An attitude of gratitude - how your outlook can impact your life

While I think I have mostly always had an at-titude of gratitude, I will say that without ques-tion I do have one now more than ever. Nearly dying will do that to a person I am told.

Lots of people have been telling me that they are really surprised and encouraged by my atti-

An open letter to my Thyroid

Dear Thyroid:

I just wanted you to know the burden in my life you have been for the last two years.

Resembling the shape of a butterfl y, you are but a gland that resides in my neck. Not many peo-ple know who you are, where you are or what your job is but I do and as your boss, I’m here to tell you - you are lazy!

Your job is to control the hormones in my body, but over the last two years you failed mis-erably at your job.

In fact, asking you to do your job properly is futile. You have to be forced.

You have caused me to feel very drained of

JASMINEO’HALLORNA-HAN

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tude after recent events. According to some nurs-es and doctors, a lot of people with my level of injuries and brain dam-age are very angry and bitter. I suppose I can see that. I mean, I was tenth in the world, and chasing down ninth just 6 weeks ago. I was the fi ttest I’d ever been for triathlon, and my race was going really well. Then in the blink of an eye, every-thing changed, but it has never occurred to me to be bitter - I’m just happy to still be me.

Yes, my 3-year-old helps me put my socks on and my wife has to cut my meat, open jars for me, and drive me every-where until I am allowed to drive again, but those are all temporary. All of my food tasted horrible and burnt for six weeks, which I wasn’t happy about, but fi gured com-plaining wouldn’t change anything. Thankfully my taste started to return to

normal last week, proba-bly a result of the antibi-otics or anaesthesia from the surgery. Seven weeks ago, I could run for eight hours straight. Today I ran for 20 minutes and although my shoulder is absolutely aching from it, I am ecstatic, over the moon, and crazy happy!

To me, it felt like being able to breathe again. My surgeon told me that I could try running again after four weeks and today was four weeks plus one day. So out I went into the freezing cold, to embrace what makes me feel alive. Thankfully I was sur-rounded by other won-derful people in our run clinic, so we all had a good time enjoying the experience of being alive.

All of this is not to say that I am anybody spe-cial or anything, I just hope it sheds a light on the fact that it is not the circumstances, it is your reaction to the circum-

stances.No matter what hap-

pens, we get to choose how we respond. I am here to tell you that if you choose to be grateful, ev-erything is better. I know that’s not always easy, and there are some really crappy things that can happen in the world. But look, I smashed my head into a concrete bridge and nearly died and the attitude I instinctively chose immediately was to be grateful that I was alive.

One of my favourite sto-ries is about a man by the name of W.Mitchell. He was in a motorcycle acci-dent where he caught fi re and was burned over his entire body, losing most of his fi ngers. After re-covering from that he re-sumed life and he got his pilot’s license. Then icing on his wings caused the plane to crash. He broke his back and is now par-alyzed. You would think this man could be bitter

or angry but he is not. He has an amazing attitude and has always said, “I can be angry about the things I cannot do or I can celebrate the things I still can do.”

One of my favourite sayings, and I have about 100, is this one, “When something happens to you, all you need to say is: Great! Now what am I going to do about it?”.

I don’t think there is anyone that is not affect-ed by the current eco-nomic state in our prov-ince and in our country. It is really hurting all of us, but again, the only question we can ask is: what are we going to do about it? As Albertans, I know with a sense of pride, that we will all knuckle down and fi nd a way to get through this. I cannot suggest or coach anybody but myself on how to do that but I do know that being grateful will help no matter what you do.

energy - some days it feels like a marathon has sucked every ounce of spark from my body, even after no movement. Not cool Thyroid.

You have often left me feeling very cold at nighttime in the winter. You outright refuse to do your job of sending mes-sages to the rest of my body, notifying everyone else to adjust to the cold temperature.

This result is constant. The continued shivers just from being outside for a few minutes with a winter jacket on is se-riously not cool Thyroid, not cool at all. It’s winter time Thyroid, do your job so we can both be happy.

In your line of work you met one of your former evil enemies, prescribed by my doctor, Synthroid. Designed to counteract your laziness, I see he is instead slowly con-verging to your side. Somehow you two are friends now and he only does half the job that he

used to. Your laziness must have rubbed off on him.

This new friend of yours lies in blood tests. The doctors say appar-ently everything is fi ne and Synthroid is doing his job properly - when he clearly isn’t.

As a result of the two of you joining forces in fail-ure, I have hired two new supervisors to oversee your accounts. Thyroid, prepare to meet your worst enemies – Lemon and Myrtle.

Lemon and Myrtle are the best of friends in the essential oil world. They have great chemistry and an unbreakable bound. Two peas in a pod really. They even like to help their new boss Jasmine to feel better.

These two oils happi-ly live on the surface of my neck and nestle into the skin on top of my thyroid. As soon as these friends of mine are ap-plied, they take their jobs seriously and get right

to work unlike other slackers I know named, Thyroid and Synthroid.

My dear Thyroid, at this point you have no choice but to listen to their demands. Your new supervisors appear to have whipped you into shape and showed you bullies who the bosses really are.

They have woken you up and snapped you into working mode. You are not the lazy, useless thy-roid I once knew you to be and it appears you are returning to your former glory.

Dealing with the never ending shivers at night time from a just small breath of cool air was nearly unbearable for so long. It left me near-ly paralyzed everytime. That wasn’t nice Thyroid - but I’m willing to for-give you, Lemon and Myrtle have convinced me to let the past go.

Long gone are the never ending shiver fi lled nights and I relish the

warmth I am now able to generate. My new mag-ical friends have kicked your lazy butt and now you are slowly getting back in my good books.

You and Synthroid may have been becom-ing good friends but you are simply no match for nature.

I hope you have fun working under your new masters. Remember, they are constantly watching over you making sure you do your job properly - whip in hand.

Thyroid, thank you in advance for allowing me to have strong hair and skin, be at a healthy weight and all of the other perks that go along with having a thyroid that does its job properly. Thank you for your con-tinued cooperation with Lemon and Myrtle - you are well on your way to becoming employee of the month.

Sincerely, Jasmine


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Chinook’s Edge School Board approves overarching

inclusion policy

As the world continues to become an increas-ingly accepting and pro-gressive place, Chinook’s Edge School Division is taking measures to en-sure all of their schools provide welcoming, car-ing, respectful and safe learning environments to every student.

At a Chinook’s Edge School Board meet-ing held in Innisfail on Wednesday, Jan. 13, the board approved Policy 2-18. The Board stated the policy respects stu-dent diversity and fos-ters a sense of belong-ing for all students - re-gardless of race, religious belief, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical dis-abilities, family status or sexual orientation.

In addition to the pass-

ing of the policy, the Board also heard from Wanda Christensen, as-sociate superintendent of Student Services, who shared progress on a pending administra-tive procedure, which has been developed over the course of the last two years by Student Services. The admin pro-cedure will provide ad-ministrators in the di-vision with a clear un-derstanding of how to respond in instances where a student’s sexu-al orientation or gender identity is concerned.

“More and more stu-dents are feeling com-fortable enough and we are becoming increasing-ly aware of their needs - administrators need to know exactly how to respond,” said Sacher during an interview with Sylvan Lake News. “As the world becomes more and

more progressive, people are becoming more com-fortable to be open with who they are and making that known - we need to be able to support all of our students.”

The sexual orientation admin procedure, which is expected to be in place by the end of March at the latest, involved input from a number of or-ganizations within the Division as well as con-sultation from University of Alberta professor, Dr. Kris Wells - a leading expert, researcher and advocate in the LGBTQ community.

Trustee Sherry Cooper, chair of the policy com-mittee stated during the meeting the Board ap-preciated the amount of work and input that had been put into the cre-ation of the over arching policy and the upcoming admin procedure.

Pending LGBTQ admin procedure expectedto be implemented in late March

“AS THE WORLD BECOMES MORE AND MORE PROGRESSIVE, PEOPLE ARE BECOMING MORE COMFORTABLE TO BE OPEN WITH WHO THEY ARE AND MAKING THAT KNOWN - WE NEED TO BE

ABLE TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.”- KURT SACHER, SUPERINTENDENT CHINOOK’S EDGE SCHOOL DIVISION


“Our division start-ed this work nearly two years ago, because it’s the right thing to do,” said Cooper. “It’s import-ant to the children and youth in our care, so it is important to us too. Everyone in Chinook’s Edge stands behind and appreciates our safe and caring culture.”

Although the Board’s policy and admin proce-dure have been nearly two years in the making - they come at a time when provincial atten-tion to the subject is at an all time high follow-ing an announcement by Alberta Minister of Education, David Eggen, in late 2015 stating all schools are to have pol-icies in place to sup-port LGBTQ students by March 31, 2016.

Earlier this month Eggen followed up on his announcement revealing 21 pages of new guide-lines for schools to follow when they are creating their policies and admin-

istrative procedures.“Long before the min-

ister’s directive to school divisions around imple-menting LGBTQ policies, our board and division were very committed to providing welcoming, safe and caring environ-ments - we were well on our way to developing policies and procedures,” said Sacher. “There has been an elevated level of interest on the topic for a number of reasons but it hasn’t been a big issue with us. We just want to be prepared and proac-tive with clarity around the language needed, so administrators know what it means and how to respond.”

Minister Eggen’s most recent guidelines specify transgender students be allowed to use the wash-room of their choice de-pending on their gender identifi cation as well as their ability to pick their own pronoun.

“All individuals have the right to be addressed

by their chosen name and to choose pronouns that align with their gen-der identity and/or gen-der expression,” states the guidelines.

The document from Eggen also details the elimination of sepa-rated activities such as ‘boys versus girls’ games whether they be academ-ic or athletic. It also sug-gests students be given the right to play for ei-ther the boys sports team or the girls depending on which gender they iden-tify as, with the same respect to which change room they wish to use. School’s are also instruct-ed that gay-straight al-liances or other forms of support groups must be established whenever students show interest in forming one.

Sacher said he doesn’t expect Chinook’s Edge schools will see any major changes in their day-to-day operations.

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STARS Lottery dream home opens in Sylvan Lake

Without the STARS air ambulance, Carla Schneider of Bentley, wouldn’t have been standing at the head of a crowded room shar-ing her story on Thursday morning in Sylvan Lake at the grand opening of the STARS Lottery dream home built by Falcon Homes.

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to a hospital in Edmonton.“I had a grand mal seizure

and actually fl at lined and had to be resuscitated - they knew I would never survive ground transpor-tation to Edmonton. STARS was called,” said Schneider to attendees at the grand opening, holding back tears as she continued. “They kept me unconscious during the entire journey - because of the amount of paint I had inhaled they were very concerned my brain was not getting enough oxygen so they kept me hyperventilat-ed to keep the oxygen going to my lungs the entire ride.”

She added STARS also had a piece of equipment on the

helicopter that kept her eyes open, continuously fl ushing the paint from them to try save her vision.

Due to the two and a half litres of paint she had in-haled and a brain injury, she suffered the loss of her right eye as well as and injuries to her neck, back and shoulder. Following her accident she had many challenges to overcome, but Schneider says she thanks STARS daily for saving her life.

“I can honestly tell you - I would not be here, I would not be able to look at you if it wasn’t for STARS. STARS is a life giving organization,” she said. “Tickets are $25. How many times can you say $25

saved a life? Your donations and your support of STARS really does save lives.”

The furnished grand prize home in Sylvan Lake where Schneider shared her STARS story is one of four through-out the province and is worth over $945,000. 3,200 prizes are available this year and are valued at $5.6 mil-lion. Other prizes included a ‘home away from home’ truck-trailer combo valued at $141,503, as well as a car, vacation, cash pack-age which includes a 2016 Audi TT Quatro Coupe and seven nights for two adults in London, England with $5,000 cash.

During the grand opening

on Thursday, Jeffery Quick, chief fi nancial offi cer and executive vice president of STARS Foundation, ex-plained in 2014-15 STARS fl ew 1,839 missions. Six to Sylvan Lake, 68 to Red Deer, 36 to Rocky Mountain House, 19 to Olds, 18 to Stettler and 17 to Ponoka. He added Central Alberta is one of their most fl own to areas and also one of the largest supporters of the Lottery.

The annual lottery raises funds for the air ambulance service, with tickets set at $25 and available at the dream home in Sylvan Lake or online at www.starslot-teryalberta.ca.

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Halton Regional Police respond to an early morning robbery on Jan. 14 in rural north Burlington, Ontario. Two men have been charged following the incident including a 25 year old Sylvan Lake man. Photo courtesy of Metroland West Media Group

Sylvan Lake man charged following involvement in Ontario gas station robbery

A Sylvan Lake man is facing multiple charges in Ontario Court of Justice following an incident which occurred on Jan. 14, 2016 at an Esso gas station in Burlington, Ontario.

Andrew Smith, 25 of Sylvan Lake, and Jacob Demarsh, 27, of Milton, Ontario, are facing charges of robbery, theft of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property over $5,000, with Demarsh also landing himself a wearing a disguise with intent charge.

A press release from RCMP states on Jan. 14 at ap-proximately 6:30 a.m. a lone male entered the Esso gas

station in Burlington and demanded money from the clerk while having his hand in his pocket insinuating a weapon being present.

The clerk complied and turned over an undisclosed amount of cash from the till to the suspect who fl ed North out of the store and out of sight.

No vehicle was observed by the clerk and the clerk was not injured.

Demarsh and Smith were held for a bail hearing and were set to appear in court on Friday, Jan. 15, in Milton.

It was unknown at the time of press what the outcome of the bail hearing was.

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UPCOMING MEETINGS

MPC MeetingFebruary 1, 2016Municipal Government Building6:00 pm

Regular Meeting of CouncilJanuary 25, 2016Municipal Government Building6:00 pm

Committee of the WholeFebruary 3, 2016Municipal Government Building6:00 pm

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CommunityPrograms

INVITATION TO TENDERTown of Sylvan Lake

Lakeshore Drive Stage 5 & 6

Sealed Bids clearly marked “Bid for Town of Sylvan Lake, Lakeshore Drive Stage 5 & 6”

will be received by:

Town of Sylvan Lake5012 – 48th AvenueSylvan Lake, AB T4S 1G6ATTENTION: David Kelham

until 2:00:00 pm (local time), February 4, 2016.

Bids received and not conforming to the foregoing will be returned to the Bidder without consideration. Bids or Bid Amendments received via Facsimile transmission will not be accepted.

Work includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Cold Milling 11,076 sq.m.• 250mm PVC DR18 water main 566 lin.m.• Hydrant 5 ea.• Concrete slab for promenade 1320 sq.m.• At-grade concrete crosswalk 769 sq.m.• Asphalt levelling course 670 tonne• Asphaltic concrete pavement (50mm depth) 11,076 sq.m.• Asphaltic concrete pavement (75mm depth) 1,200 sq.m.• 20mm crushed gravel (200mm depth) 1,200 sq.m.• 80mm pit-run gravel (350mm depth) 1,200 sq.m.• Trees 67 ea. • Shrubs 746 ea. • Perennials 349 ea.• Topsoil and sod 1380 sq.m.

Various other related appurtenances and miscellaneous related works.

There will be a pre-tender meeting held on January 27, 2016, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. The meeting will be held at 50A Avenue and Lakeshore Drive.

Copies of the Tender Documents will be available from Tagish Engineering Ltd. G4, 5550 - 45th Street, Red Deer, AB. on or after January 21, 2016 upon receipt of non-refundable deposit of $50.00 cash or cheque in the name of Tagish Engineering Ltd.

Tender submissions will only be accepted from bidder`s who have acquired a hardcopy of the Original Tender Document; available only at the offi ces of Tagish Engineering Ltd.

Inquiries shall be directed to the offi ce of Tagish Engineering Ltd, Red Deer Alberta, telephone (403) 346-7710,Attention: Steven Kennedy, C.Tech. – Senior Project Manager.

SYLVAN LAKE WINTERFEST IS FEBRUARY 13

The Town is looking for groups to host events such as outdoor pursuit activities, kid games, and other family options throughout the weekend. Join the Fun and register an event by calling 403 887 2199. The Town also now accepting Polar Bear Dip registrations (also held on February 13). A minimum charitable donation of $100 is required to participate. Registration forms are available under “Special Events” at www.sylvanlake.ca, or at the Recreation & Culture Offi ce.

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER APPROVALSAs of January 1, 2016 the Town of Sylvan Lake will no longer advertise permitted use permit approvals in the Sylvan Lake News. All permitted use decisions will now be advertised on the Town’s website @ www.sylvanlake.ca/government/approvals

Request forTender

TENDER OPPORTUNITYThe Town of Sylvan Lake Public Works Division is tendering for the supply of the following assets:

• Wheel loader

• Garbage collection vehicle

• Snow blower (wheel loader attachment)

• Granular materials (gravel, sand, pit run, wash rock, chips)

Tender packages are available at the Municipal Operations Building located at 1 Industrial Drive or by e-mail as below. These tender opportunities close at 10:00 A.M. local time on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Inquiries may be made to Mr. John Watson, Public Works Manager at 403.887.2800 or by e-mail at [email protected].

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSThe Public Works Department is seeking proposals from qualifi ed Engineering fi rms to provide various Engineering services for the following 2016 Capital Projects:

60th Street Waste Water Main Design50th Avenue – 33rd Street to 50th Street Re-development Design48th Avenue Re-development - 46th Street to 50th Street Design

Documents will be available on Alberta Purchasing Connection (APC) on and after Friday, January 8th, 2016.

Completed proposals must be received at:

Town of Sylvan Lake

5012 – 48th Avenue

Sylvan Lake AB T4S 1G6

no later than Tuesday, January 26th at 2:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time. Late proposals will not be accepted.

Proposals must be presented or delivered in sealed packages, clearly marked “Proposal for 2016 Capital Projects”. Faxed or other electronically transmitted proposals will not be accepted.

All inquiries related to this Request for Proposal shall be directed to:

Mr. Dave Kelham Town of Sylvan Lake Tel: 403.887.2141 (8am – 4pm)

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Teachers to perform for House

of Music Staff Concert

Music teachers will be in the spotlight this month at the House of Music Staff Concert on Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. in the Alliance Community Church in Sylvan Lake.

Most of the teachers will be performing including Corey Ennis, Carmen Winter, Elaine Rowthorn, Laura Lee Lewis, Craig Gomez, Julie Olive, Erin Dunn, Hope White, Shallon Green and Megan Callan.

These teachers will be performing together in small groups and in individual solos. A musical theatre piece is in the plan as well said House of Music owner and teacher, Megan Callan.

The teachers are excited at the thought of performing on stage, as they are usually the ones in the audience watching their students perform said Callan.

With the tables being turned for this performance, the teachers are thrilled to be able to showcase their musical skills fi rst hand.

“We haven’t showcased for a while,” Callan said. “We have tons of recitals for the kids, but this one is just to showcase the teachers. The students can come check out what we’re all about because we don’t perform when the kids perform.”

Many of the teachers are singers and song writers with the show featuring a good level of their original material, she added.

Everyone in the community is invited to attend includ-ing students and anyone else who may interested in hearing the spectacular performance.

The music performed will be a variety, including songs from musicals as well as some rock.

With the teachers being in the performers shoes, they all have to rely on each other for feedback and critique on how they sound before they step onto the stage.

“We’re pretty honest with each other,” Callan said. “We give each other supportive feedback and positive criticism.”

Like all other performers they hope to captivate and impress their audience.

“The audience will be critiquing us obviously and hopefully they are happy with what they hear,” Callan said.

During the time leading up to the performance, the teachers will be practicing their hearts out on the mu-sical pieces they have picked. While this may be a lot of work, Callan suspects it will also be a lot of fun.

She also expects a lot of fun will be had on stage with the teachers being able to perform alongside one an-other.

The teachers will be spending a good deal of time tweaking their performance pieces in rehearsal.This also allows them the opportunity of getting to spend time together and developing musical relationships with each other.

“We’re all friends and it’s fun to play music together,” Callan said. “We don’t get a lot of time to work together and this will be a bonding experience for staff for sure.”

Tickets for the performance can be purchased before hand for $5 at the House of Music or at the door at the Alliance Community Church for $8. Children under the age of eight are free.

Even with this low ticket price, Callan said this is no refl ection on the quality of the performance.

She said they all decided to do a low cost ticket event because they wanted to make it affordable to everyone.

“When you do a free event people sometimes don’t value what they are getting,” Callan said. “That’s why we made it as affordable as possible to just set a precedence. There’s a lot of work that goes into preparing. All the musicians on stage have graduated post secondary pro-grams and have a ton of experience behind them. They are professionals in their fi eld. A lot of work goes into it.”

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EmploymentOpportunities

POSITION TITLE: Equipment Operator II

SUMMARY OF FUNCTION: Reporting to the Transportation Foreman, the successful candidate will be responsible for: • The safe and effi cient operation of the following public

equipment: Grader, Garbage collection vehicle, Backhoe, Skid Steer, Loader, Street Sweeper, Snow Blower, plus various other equipment

• General maintenance of the Town’s utility network including the underground installation of utility infrastructure

• Perform minor equipment maintenance • Maintenance of the transportation network related to road

repairs, snow removal, pothole repairs, etc. • General labor and other duties as required • This position involves on call and shift rotations.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: • Grade 12 or equivalent • Alberta water/wastewater certifi cation would be an asset • Class 3 license with “Q” endorsement • 3 years experience within a municipal environment would be

an asset • Current drivers abstract and criminal record check • Strong customer relation skills • A proven safe work record • The ability to work with a minimum of supervision and within

a team environment• Able to work in a physically demanding environment • Able to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions. • Proven positive participation in team/department interaction

This is a terrifi c opportunity to work in a professional, team focused environment. You have a strong desire to be major contributor to the success of a vibrant and growing organization. If you are up to the challenge of taking ownership and wanting to make a difference, this is an ideal situation. We offer competitive rates and an excellent benefi ts package, including a wellness component. If this position intrigues you, please submit your resume in confi dence specifying which position you are applying for, by January 24, 2016, to:

Town of Sylvan Lake 5012 48th Avenue, Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1G6 Attention: Human Resources Fax: (403) 887-3660 E-mail: [email protected]

The Town of Sylvan Lake FCSS department has secured a major grant from Alberta Human Services related to the provision of a Parent Link Centre in Sylvan Lake, site in Eckville and outreach to Benalto. This is an opportunity to be a part of this exciting program and truly make a major impact! The position we are currently looking to fi ll is as follows:

PARENT LINK CHILD CAREGIVER/PROGRAM FACILITATOR RELIEF – Minimum 8 to Maximum 15

hours per week: . Sylvan Lake with possible outreach to Eckville and Benalto We encourage you should you have expertise/experience in any of the core areas listed below.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The position requires responsibility for planning and implementing a program to care for a maximum of 6 preschool children 0-6 years of age, ensuring the development and safety of these children in accordance with Lakeview Parent Link policies. Program Facilitator coverage and ASQ implementation are also components of this position.

SUMMARY OF FUNCTION: • Greet each parent and child • Implement age appropriate activities to meet the needs of

each child. Should include emotional, intellectual and social activities that support the 5 core areas of Parent Link and improving EDI results

• Be fully engaged in child directed play • Ensure equipment and the facility are clean, well maintained

and safe at all times • Be familiar with emergency facility procedures • Provide coverage for Program Facilitators as required • Be available on short notice for both facilitation and child care

which could include some weekends and week day evenings • Implement ASQ’s (training will be provided)

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: • Minimum Alberta Early Childhood Level 1 or equivalent

training • Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check • Ability to work effectively with a variety of parents and

children

POSITION TITLE: Community Bylaw Offi cer

The Town of Sylvan Lake employs Community Bylaw Offi cers for the preservation and maintenance of the public peace, by enforcing specifi c Municipal Bylaws. This position supplements the work of Community Peace Offi cers and Police Offi cers, performing functions that assist in maintaining peace in the community. The Town of Sylvan Lake designates Bylaw Offi cers with a specifi c job function, including the following: responding to certain Municipal Bylaw complaints, enforcing certain Municipal Bylaws, and conducting administrative duties. This position requires fl exibility, discipline, professionalism, and good character.

SUMMARY OF FUNCTION: • Preserve and maintain the public peace, by enforcing

Municipal Bylaws. • Investigate Municipal Bylaw complaints, and submit all

required reports, fi les, letters, and violation tickets. • Perform low-risk enforcement, including serving legal

documents and contact with the general public. • Operate non-emergency equipment, including town vehicles,

computers and radios. • Liaise and work effectively with all law enforcement agencies,

including the RCMP.

• Liaise and work effectively with all departments of the Town of Sylvan Lake.

• Attend meetings, if or when required by the Manager of Municipal Enforcement.

• Perform all assigned duties, functions, and responsibilities as directed by the Chief Administrative offi cer or the Manager of Municipal Enforcement.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS • Minimum age of 18 years, with a High school diploma or

equivalent qualifi cation. • Previous related enforcement experience, • Ability to complete and pass a thorough Criminal Records

check and RCMP Security Clearance. • Must be resourceful and show initiative. • Excellent writing skills for detailed reports, etc. • Must have particularly excellent verbal skills, and be able to

professionally communicate with the public. • Proven ability to work both independently and cooperatively. • Ability to work in a variety of conditions such as fl exible hours,

extended periods, and outdoors. • Must be in satisfactory health and physical conditioning This is a terrifi c opportunity to work in a professional, team focused environment. You have a strong desire to be major contributor to the success of a vibrant and growing organization. If you are up to the challenge of taking ownership and wanting to make a difference, this is an ideal situation. We offer competitive rates and an excellent benefi ts package, including a wellness component. If this position intrigues you, please submit your resume in confi dence specifying which position you are applying for, by January 24, 2016, to:

Town of Sylvan Lake5012 48th Avenue, Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1G6Attention: Human ResourcesFax: (403) 887-3660, E-mail: [email protected]


Local chefs brothers compete on Chopped CanadaTwo local chefs who keep

the Bamboo Hut restau-rant up and running in Sylvan Lake competed in the Chopped Canada television competition. The episode is scheduled to be aired March 26 at 7 p.m., titled ‘Bro-Down Showdown’.

Brothers Dany and Pete Sok ended up competing against each other, with the experi-ence being one neither will

ever forget. “It was a great opportunity

because we’ve worked with each other side by side for so long and to actually compete against each other is differ-ent but exciting at the same time,” Dany said.

“It’s fun to see your younger brother have the same vision as you. We’re in a business together. Competing in the title against me was fun,” Pete added.

Passing the opportunity up to compete on Chopped

Chopped Chefs – Brothers Pete and Dany Sok competed on the Chopped Canada television show. Their episode is yet to be aired. Jasmine O’Halloran–Han/Sylvan Lake News


Canada and against each other was an opportunity they weren’t going to give up.

Even being against each other for the prize of winning $10,000, the brothers wanted to challenge themselves to see what they could do in the kitchen, under the ticking clock and with unexpected ingredients.

Dany and Pete applied as individuals, but were paired with another set of brothers, forming the idea of pairing two sets of brothers up against each other in a competition.

Applying as individuals Pete said he thought about what his reaction would be if he got in and his brother didn’t, and vise versa.

“At fi rst I thought to myself ‘what if I get in and Dany didn’t get in, or Dany got in and I didn’t get in. I will look like such a failure’,” Pete said. “But at the end of the day it was like great now we’re together and we can team up and hopefully kick these guys butts.”

Regardless of whether ei-ther of them win or not, the brotherly love is still between

the two men as Pete said at the end of the day there is only one winner.

The winner of this episode cannot be revealed at this time due to the episode not being aired yet. But the brothers still shared what they would do if they were the winners of the compe-tition and were able to take home $10,000.

Dany is engaged and said he would use the money to pay for his wedding.

Pete said he would treat his family to an all inclusive vacation. But he said winning would give him the title and bragging rights.

For Pete the bragging rights is what he values. He says this because money will come from somewhere whether he is on the show or not, but getting the title is different.

“(Money) is something that will always come if you work hard and have a job,” Pete said. “The title is a once in a lifetime opportunity where you try to get this title and you have that for the rest of your life and people with money can’t buy that.”

Gaining the title would be valuable to Pete because he said it means that all the training and sacrifi ce of going to schools far away from home is worth something.

“It’s like getting another diploma or degree or trophy. All this is worth something,” Pete said.

Chopped Canada fans are familiar with what these chefs go through. The chal-lenge is cooking something the judges will like, with unexpected ingredients, in a very short period of time.

This gives the competing chefs no way to prepare for the competition as the in-gredients are very random. They have no knowledge of what is inside the box until they open it.

All of these aspects creates for a high intense atmosphere with chefs competing with each other and against the clock, something that can’t easily be done.

But Dany and Pete still managed.

“You have to stay focused and concentrate at all times,” Dany said. “You can’t waste any time and the pressure is really high. You’re in a whole other element because you have $10,000 on the line, your title and your competing with your brother. It’s intense.”

This isn’t the fi rst compe-tition Pete has been in as he

was in Sliced Red Deer. He made it to the fi nal

round and this is when he said he felt the pressure kick in.

“I made it to the fi nal round, and I’m like ‘oh my goodness, now there’s pressure’, now I have to win it because I have a chance,” Pete said.

But even with the chal-lenge of cooking on Chopped Canada both brothers look back on the experience fond-ly.

“The experience was amaz-ing. It’s something I will remember my entire life it’s that amazing,” Dany said.

He said the whole process of everything was amazing. Growing up the brothers would watch TV shows such as the food network and now competing on a TV show, they are the guys that will be on the screen.

“To be that guy, that’s why we can’t wait for everyone to see, and to see ourselves on TV,” Dany said.

Being on that show came with surprises and learning curves as well as excitement.

Dany said what surprised him was not knowing how the doors of opportunity would open to be able to do it.

“It just came along just from the process of what we had been doing,” he said. “All our hard work, more doors just keep opening the harder you work, just because we’ve been doing the restaurant for almost 20 years.”

What he learned from being on that show was how it is okay to take risks and accept challenges.

“It’s ok to challenge yourself and take risks. Experience is a good thing,” Dany said.

Competing on Chopped Canada was one thing Dany said he didn’t think he would do. But he said he loves watching the show and with it being in it’s third season, there is a reason why the show is still around.

“It’s a good show,” he said. “It is challenging with a mys-tery box of ingredients and how do you prepare for that? You think you’re prepared going in there, but you don’t know until you’re actually in there because the clock doesn’t stop.”

Pete explained how the appetizer round was allot-ted 20 minutes. 30 minutes were given for making the entrees and 30 minutes for the dessert.

When it comes to making something with the ingredi-

ents they give you, it’s not whether you do it or not, you just do it.

“You don’t have a choice, you either succeed or you fail,” Pete said. “You either put stuff on the plate or you don’t. The time isn’t going to stop for anybody.”

Pete said he got the moti-vation to make something happen by putting his head down and pretending he was dealing with an angry guest in his restaurant where the food was on rush.

“(You just) go from there and pray that it works,” Pete said. “The only difference is that at a restaurant you have practice doing that.”

The biggest challenge with-in the competition for Pete was battling against himself. This meant overcoming his own speed and technique.

“The most challenging thing is you’re doing it against the clock. That’s the most challenging thing and you have no idea what is in that basket,” Pete said. “It was fun and adventurous stress. It was fantastic.”

He said the only way to prepare for the competition is mentally on how you are going to approach everything.

“You think of it as a lifeline,” Pete said. “You just have to make it work. There’s no other option. You can’t turn back, you have to make it work.”

After rushing to prepare a meal out of unexpected ingredients, both brothers share what it was like to stand in front of the judges and receive both positive and negative feedback on what they made.

“The focus is on you. Watching and knowing some of the judges, it’s a great feel-ing to have successful judges that are actually chefs them-selves give you positive and negative feedback,” Dany said.

“I think it was just an hon-our to be in the same room with these guys who made the mark for a food network,” Pete said. “I felt honoured just to be right in front of them.

“The feedback they gave was positive and negative. I believe that they were 100 per cent honest based on what they experienced with our food. They gave me feedback like my chefs would in school, it’s an honour.” Pete added.

The episode, ‘Bro-Down Showdown’ is scheduled to air March 26 at 7 p.m. on the Canadian food network.

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Support Group PotluckMonday, Jan. 25, 6:00pm

Session 1: 7:00pmIf you've lost someone close to you, or know

someone who has, you are invited to participate. Please bring a photo of your love one to the fi rst session.

WEEKLY MEETINGS TO FOLLOW.Mondays 7:00 – 9:00pm

January 25 – April 25

COST $25.00(includes video presentation & personal workbook)

TO REGISTER:www.sylvanlakealliance.com

Or phone 403 887-8811Location: Alliance Community Church

4404 47 Ave., Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1N4Sponsored by: Alliance Community Church

A full facility funeral home with arrangement office, chapel, reception area,

casket and urn displays, providing traditional, non-traditional and memorial

services and prearrangement plans.

Upon request we will make arrangements in the comfort of your home.

Have questions about funerals and cremation? We invite you to come in and discuss your questions with us at no cost or obligation.

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– SERVICES THIS WEEK –sponsored by churches of Sylvan Lake Ministerial Association

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Alliance Community Church4404 - 47th Avenue 403-887-8811

Senior Pastor: Rev. Kevin Haugan Associate Pastor: Rev. Jim RillingYouth Pastor Owen ScottChildren’s Ministry Coordinator: Ashley Thomas

www.sylvanlakealliance.com [email protected]

Worship Services • 9:00 am & 10:45 am

Sylvan Lake Apostolic Lutheran Church3 miles south, 2 1/2 miles west of Sylvan Lake

Sunday School 10:00 amChurch Services 11:00 am

www.sylvanlakealc.org403.887.2450

403-887-5687 Pastor Barry SigurdsonEcole Steffie Woima School 4720 45th Ave.Sunday School 9:45am • Service 11:00am

Our Lady of the AssumptionRoman Catholic Church

Administration Office: Sylvan Lake 403-887-2398or Rimbey 403-843-2126

5033-47a Avenue

Parish Priest:Father Les Drewicki

Email: [email protected]

Mass TimesSaturday Evening:

Sylvan Lake 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Morning:Sylvan Lake 11:00 a.m.(Last Sunday of each

month 9:00 a.m.)Rimbey 9:00 a.m.

Weekday massWednesdays and Fridays 9:00am

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

“Experience the unconditional love of God in Jesus Christ.” (John 3:16)

#2-21 Beju Industrial DrivePastor Larry Brotherton 403-505-4438

Church phone: [email protected]

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Sunday Worship10:30 am

4308 - 50 Avenue403-887-1401

Sunday Services & Sunday School

10 AM

www.sylvanlakeanglican.ca

Anglican Church

www.slmpc.ca • memorial_offi [email protected]

Memorial Presbyterian Church5020 48 STREET, SYLVAN LAKE, AB T4S 1C6 403-887-5702

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January 24th Service - 10:30am Sermon Ephesians - GodCommunity Supper 5:00 - 7:00 pm

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with the ELCIC.”

Have you ever watched a romantic comedy, or a movie or tv show that has a love story as the main point of the story? In almost every one there’s two people, a guy and a girl from different parts of town and at first they drive each other crazy, but slowly they begin to realise that they actually really like each other. Then something happens and they’re separated, usually the guy makes some sort of mistake, but then in one of the final scenes of whatever movie its, they’re reunited and there’s a scene like in Jerry McGuire. You … complete … me.Whether we admit or not all of us would love to have that kind of a connection. That kind of connection where you just know that you were meant to be together. We want a relationship where we complete each other, where we’re better together than when we’re apart. I don’t think it’s an accident that we have this deep longing in our hearts for this kind of relationship because I think that’s what we were made

to do. We were made to be together.In the book of Genesis we see that we were made in the image of God. And part of that image is that we were made for community. We were made to be complete and whole in community with God and with each other. But then because of the fall our communion with God and each other was broken. So we long for this fulfillment in relationship, but no relationship we can create fulfills us because we’re all broken. We try to fill this need for completeness with money, sex, whatever you desire, but in the end it all falls short. There is only one way to fill our need for intimate relationship, there is only one person who can heal our brokenness and restore us to full relationship. It’s through Jesus and what he’s done on the cross for us that we are made complete. So stop flailing trying to be complete on your own and rest in Him.


MEMORABLE MOMENT - Members of the Sylvan Yuletide Festival Committee and volunteers presented Urgent Care for Sylvan Lake & Area with a cheque for $14,245 on Tuesday evening at a special presentation held at Canadian Tire. Organizers say they are pleased with how this year’s Yuletide Festival went and are excited for next year’s event. Jenna Swan/Sylvan Lake News

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Examining FCSS in Sylvan Lake - Part Four

What’s better than get-ting to work alongside those whose sole goal is to benefi t the lives of others you might ask?

According to Jody Davis, coordinator of the Volunteer Centre operat-ed out of the Sylvan Lake Community Centre by Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), nothing is better than watching people selfl ess-ly dedicate themselves to their communities.

The Volunteer Centre has a long standing his-tory in Sylvan Lake and has worked to provide all organizations in the com-munity a means to engage volunteers.

“Quite often people know they want to help out in the community but they don’t know how or where to go to get connected to organizations in areas they are passionate about,” she explained. ““The Volunteer Centre is an organization that supports the entire community - we help or-ganizations to recruit and support volunteers.”

The Volunteer Centre plays an active role in helping organizations to not only recruit but also

screen or manage volun-teers.

Davis accounts a recent success story in which the Centre was successful in connecting a large number of volunteers during this year’s Yuletide Festival.

When Davis began with the Centre earlier this year she implemented a new strategy to help grow the level of connection be-tween various organiza-tions and volunteers in the form of an e-newsletter. The fun fi lled and infor-mative e-newsletters get sent to all registered vol-unteers letting them know about the organizations and events seeking volun-teer contributions.

“We want to connect our volunteers with all of the different wonderful op-portunities in our town,” said Davis on the new con-nection technique. “There are always different ex-periences available in the community.

“When people see all of the good work that is going on in the commu-nity they want to be in-volved and we saw that as we shared stories in our letters of the incredi-ble contributions made by volunteers at the Yuletide Festival and the numbers just kept growing.”

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VOLUNTEER TALK - Long time Sylvan Lake resident and volunteer Klaas Vanveller and Jody Davis, Volunteer Centre coordinator for FCSS, have a chat about the many wonderful volunteer options available through the Volunteer Centre.



Over the course of 2015 Davis witnessed an in-crease from 21 registered volunteers to a staggering 64.

She attributes much of the recent growth to the increased connectivity and encourages all orga-nizations who are looking for volunteers to submit content to the newsletter.

As for a new volun-teers initial arrival to the Volunteer Centre, Davis explained they will fi ll out

an application identify-ing what type of volun-teer role they are looking for, what their time com-mitments are, as well as some of their background. Volunteers are also re-quired to have a criminal record check conducted along with a vulnerable sector screening as part of the what Davis referred to as the ‘on boarding pro-cess’.

New volunteers then meet with Davis where

they converse on what the volunteer’s end goals are and where their passions truly lie.

“We want people to have a meaningful volunteer experience that engages them - that way they enjoy the opportunity to the full-est,”she added.

Davis tries fi rst to orga-nize a connection between existing volunteer op-portunities, however she added if there are no op-tions that she feels would

best fi t the volunteer, then in the past she has reached out to organizations to see if there is a way the volun-teer can help them.

She added the Volunteer Centre and the 64 incred-ible volunteers are a fan-tastic environment to be around and she encour-ages residents of Sylvan Lake and area to visit her at the Community Center for more information.

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The Taoist Tai Chi begin-ner classes have become popular in Sylvan Lake.

The class will move to Wednesday nights starting Jan. 27, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church.

The classes started Jan.

Tai Chi classes moving to accommodate increased participation

Tai Chi – Sylvan Lake community members participate in the Taoist Tai Chi. Classes will be moved starting Jan. 27.

Submitted/Sylvan Lake News


12, but the move is due to over 26 people partic-ipating in the class, said instructor assistant Lenore Berkeley.

The classes run for two hours once a week and include 16 classes in four months. The students learn 108 moves.

“The practice itself is a gentle exercise,” Berkeley said. “It’s strength, balance and a quiet mindfulness.”

The general benefi ts of this martial art are health, strength and balance all being gained in the pro-cess of learning the moves.

The art has been well received by the commu-nity with the class size continuing to grow. Some previous participants are returning for further class-es as well.

“We have a number of people who are returning members who came for the beginner class and have been coming now for a year and a half,” Berkeley said. “Some of them start-ed in September and are continuing into the January class.”

She said medical pro-fessionals such as chiro-practors, physiotherapists and medical doctors have suggested the classes to seniors and other people who need to get back into exercising.

“This is certainly a way for them to re-enter that keep moving phase of life,” Berkeley said.

She said Tai Chi is like any kind of exercise where people reap the benefi ts as they learn the moves, but adds each person will likely have a different ex-perience.

“For myself I can give testament to improved balance and focus. To work in a group and do 108 moves you need to be quite focused,” Berkeley said. “It’s very quiet, not like a zumba class or even yoga - there’s no music or background noise.”

There is no talking or phones in the class, pro-viding a very unique med-itative atmosphere of con-stant motion.

Berkeley said that it does take a while to learn the moves and be comfortable with them, but generally Tai Chi is done in a group, with the Chi energy com-ing from the other peo-ple around you doing the same moves.

“I have personally expe-rienced feeling the energy of being in a group and ev-erybody is doing the same

move, taught in the same way, at the same time, it’s very energizing,” Berkeley said.

All of this may sound boring or strange to some-one who has never tried the art or even seen it. It may even look like peo-ple are just standing there in strange positions doing nothing. She adds all of this is a misconception.

“It’s not standing, it’s a moving exercise program,” Berkeley said. “You’re not standing still, you’re mov-ing the entire time. Even though there are 108 in-dividual separations, if it’s done well, it looks like one move. You never stop mov-ing.”

She said it takes about 12 to 15 minutes to do a com-plete set of moves such as turning, twisting, rotating and stretching tendons.

“That moving for 12 or 15 minutes steady is not standing still,” Berkeley

added.Tai Chi is a very gen-

tle exercise which is why Berkeley said people shouldn’t feel sore the next day.

“It is a martial art but it’s not like kung fu,” she said. “It’s not about power, it’s more about stretching and about the gentle move-ment.”

People are encouraged to start as soon as possible as the further the class-es go, the more advanced in the moves the students become.

Those wanting to join the classes should wear comfortable clothes and bring indoor shoes. There is a charge for these class-es that includes the regis-tration fee and a T-shirt.

For more information contat Lenore Berkeley at 403 887 5272.

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Jazz At The Lake returns with four seasons of funFour seasons of fun are set

to begin this February as the cultural treat, Jazz At The Lake, returns with a highly anticipated concert series.

Concert dates are set for one each season with at-tendees in for consecutive internationally renowned musicians set to hit the stage - season after season.

The fi rst of the four events will see attendees ‘Rockin’ The Winter Away’ with Alberta Big Rocks - a col-lection of some of Alberta’s fi nest musicians bringing together some of the best the province has to offer.

The fl oor of the Sylvan Lake Community Centre will surely see some signifi cant use this night as the band is known to be able to get a crowd moving and groov-ing with the sweet sounds of their 60’s and 70’s rock listing infl uences such as Colin James and Lighthouse.

Slated for May 21 is the ‘Swing Into Spring’ soiree with Jonny Summers who is described as a master of versatility and a swing dancers best friend. Concert go’ers can expect upbeat swing music with Summers styling his set around the stunning works of Stevie Wonder, Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra.

This event will also be held at the Community Centre with both events set to host a bar serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages as well as plenty of room to bust a move on the dance fl oor. Both events are $25.

Sounds of Summer on Aug. 20 will see Juno and Gemini Award winning art-ist, Tommy Banks, grace the stage of the Alliance Community Church in Sylvan Lake, where the atmosphere will be slightly more intimate offering a true musical masterpiece to the audience.

The series will wrap up with what can only be de-scribed as the fi nal shine on a cultural gem, the Autumn Leaves Concert on Sept. 23. The Brothers Landreth, winners of the traditional/roots 2015 Juno Award, have proved themselves on a national stage and promise attendees a memorable bluesy show packed full of electric guitars, B3 organs and what organizers de-scribe as the harmonized swoon of two voices that were born to mesh.

Both the summer and autumn concert series is set to be held at the Alliance Community Church with admission costs set at $35 per show or $100 for a 2016 season pass to attend all shows. Organizers empha-size season passes are only available up until Feb. 20.

Cheryl Fischer and Eric Allison - the dynamic mar-ried duo who founded Jazz At The Lake in 2003, say they are thrilled to return this year with the series after not having run the annual Jazz At The Lake festival last year for the fi rst time in 12 years. Talk of the festival returning continues between the pair but for now they are setting the sights on creating a year round experience for music lovers from across

Eric Allison and Cheryl Fischer, founders of Jazz At The Lake, perform side by side at a concert with the Calgary Jazz Orchestra.Photo courtesy of Doug Wong


the province.“We are a such a young

community now with so many people who don’t realize just how deeply Sylvan Lake’s cultural roots run,” said Allison. “Sylvan has such a connection deep connection with music and the arts.”

She remembers her child-hood - fi lled full of the sounds of big bands escap-ing the walls of Town Hall on any given night. With Fischer’s grandfather hav-ing owned Cobb’s in Sylvan Lake, the pair understands

the deep rooted history that music has in the Town.

“In fact he was once quot-ed in the newspaper saying that one of his goals would be to have more concerts in the park,” said Fischer of her grandfather. “We of course didn’t know that until after we had began Jazz At The Lake but it’s interesting to note how much a part

of Sylvan Lake’s history music is.”

Allison recounts how there was a time where three dance halls once op-erated seven nights a week with live music every night.

“The arts are incredibly important in bringing a community together - all facets of the community,” said Fischer. “Music tran-

scends differences in age, backgrounds, education, race, religion - it is a uni-fying force in all cultures. Music is a language that brings people together.”

For more information or to purchase tickets and season passes visit www.jazzatthelake.com

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SEIZURE - The Priority Crimes Task Force and Calgary Police Service held a joint press conference in Red Deer on Monday to discuss a recentdrug bust. Pictured here are some of the seized items from the investigation. Kalisha Mendonsa/Red Deer Express

Regional task force plays role in massive drug bust

A joint investigation be-tween the Priority Crimes Task Force and Calgary Police Service (CPS) has put a sig-nifi cant dent in an organized crime traffi cking operation after search warrants in Calgary and Red Deer yield-ed large amounts of guns, ammunition and drugs, and sent three people to jail.

Calgary Police Service initi-ated their investigation last March after receiving a tip about ongoing drug activity; they quickly noted connec-tions to the Red Deer area. When Red Deer area RCMP GIS and the Priority Crimes Task Force initiated their own investigation in October after receiving independent intelligence regarding drug activity, it became clear that RCMP and CPS were inves-tigating the same suspects. Last November, the two po-lice forces combined forces to share intelligence and support each other’s efforts, with assistance from ALERT.

The task force spent signif-icant time gathering intelli-gence between October and the end of December as two of the suspects, who lived in Red Deer and Calgary, were extremely active in drug traffi cking and violent crimes in the Red Deer area during this time period.

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to an attempted armed rob-bery at the Rocky Mountain Pawn shop at 4108 Macleod Trail South.The suspects fl ed in a stolen vehicle that police believed was connected to the traffi cking investigation. Numerous Calgary Police units responded, includ-ing the HAWCs helicopter,

which observed the suspects abandon the stolen vehicle and fl ee in a second vehicle. Police conducted a high-risk vehicle stop of the second vehicle in the 100 block of Silverado Creek Cresc. SW.

Over the next few days, a vehicle search by CPS and fi ve CDSA search warrants

led by RCMP were complet-ed on an apartment at 475 Lancaster Dr.in Red Deer; two rooms in a hotel in Gasoline Alley, a residence located in the 0-100 block of Silverado Creek Cresc. SW in Calgary, and a residence located in the 14000 block of 6th St. SW in Calgary.

During the six searches, CPS and RCMP offi cers seized body armor containing a ceramic plate, nine guns, 12,159 rounds of ammuni-tion, $14,400 cash and almost 400 grams of drugs.

Two individuals were taken into custody from the vehi-cle in Calgary, and a third

after the Red Deer search warrants.

Shawn Barry Steier, 30, of Red Deer, has been charged with two counts of robbery, two counts of pointing a fi rearm, possession of stolen property over $5,000, two counts of knowing pos-session of an unlicensed weapon, unlawfully at large and having a face masked or disguised during an offence.

Wayant Donald Chapin, 37, of Calgary, has been charged with two counts of robbery, possession of stolen property over $5,000, two counts of possession of an unlicensed weapon, possession of property ob-tained by crime, possession of cocaine for the purpose of traffi cking, possession of crystal meth for the purpose of traffi cking, possession of body armor without a valid permit, driving an uninsured motor vehicle on a highway and two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Charges are also pending against a 55-year-old Red Deer woman and RCMP will issue an update once those charges are sworn before the courts.

The investigation is ongo-ing and more charges may be laid in the coming weeks.

“Drug traffi ckers and other criminals cross jurisdictions all the time, so interagency collaboration is crucial to disrupting their operations,” said Sgt. Eric McKenzie of the Red Deer RMCP. “The drug trade fuels organized crime. It breeds violent crimes such as home invasions and rob-beries, as well as property crimes and vehicle theft. We will continue to hammer at drug traffi cking operations, enforce laws against the drug trade, and put these violent offenders before the courts.”

The Priority Crimes Task Force is made up of police offi cers from Red Deer RCMP General Investigative Section (GIS), Sylvan Lake, Innisfail andBlackfalds RCMP detach-ments.

“The sheer number of weapons and ammunition discovered during this oper-ation is deeply concerning,” says Staff Sergeant Martin Schiavetta of the CPS Drug Unit. “It speaks to the level of violence these groups are willing to go to, putting the public at signifi cant risk. More than ever before, we must work together to put a stop to drug activity and the associated violence it brings.”

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126 Red Deer Sea Cadet program open to Sylvan

Lake youth

Cadets lined up in attention wearing their perfectly pressed blue and black uniforms ready to obey every command they were given.

The children were happy to be there doing this at one of their regular cadet nights held at the Cormack Armoury in Red Deer on Thursday evening.

The 126 Red Deer Sea Cadets meeting included lining up in order, singing the national anthem while the fl ag was raised, bowing their heads, saying a prayer and then marching in specifi c patterns.

The young cadets were visibly happy and it was obvious they were exactly where they wanted to be.

Children from Sylvan Lake are also involved in the pro-gram, simply because Sylvan Lake does not yet have a cadet program in town.

The children involved in the program have the opportunity to learn and grow in a fun and safe environment.

Being involved in this program, parents pay no money. The program is government funded with the children learning the value of working hard in everything they participate in and do.

The program in Red Deer currently has 32 children, ages 12 to 18, with no cap to the number of children who can register.

Ready To Ring – Sylvan Lake resident Alex Goulet from the 126 Red Deer Sea Cadets stands ready to ring the bell at one of the cadet meetings Thursday in Red Deer.

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In Line – Sylvan Lake resident Jared Alward walks in line at a 126 Red Deer Sea Cadets meeting Thursday evening in Red Deer.



“There’s no maximum. The doors are open for as many youth in the community that want to join from Sylvan Lake or anywhere in the Red Deer geographical area,” said (Navy) lieutenant Tim Thompson. “If they want to commute then they are more than welcome.”

In the fi rst year of the program the children learn the basic structure of the organization, the basics on the Royal Canadian Navy, seamanship, sailing, some drills and how to take care of their uniform.

Every cadet goes sailing at least once a year. This particular unit owns their own sailboats in Sylvan Lake so they go sailing and power boating multiple times a year.

All of this might seem overwhelming to a child fi rst learning about cadets, however what they learn is in an accepting atmosphere where beginners are allowed to make mistakes.

“We defi nitely want it to be a welcoming environment,” Thompson said. “There is the discipline of being in a para-military/government sponsored organization, but we want it to be welcoming.”

He said the leadership style in place is for the cadets to have fun while holding them responsibile to being a part of the program.

This way they will naturally develop a respect for each other, themselves and for the adult staff, Thompson added.

There’s more to sea cadets that just sailing with the mem-bers always fi nding more activities to partake in such as the marksmanship programs where the cadets shoot air rifl es.

The cadets also have the opportunity of competing in shooting competitions where they can compete in zones, provincials and nationals.

To ensure the leaders know where their cadets are fi tness wise, the cadets also go through a physical fi tness analysis test. This isn’t a pass or fail test, but it’s where cadets par-ticipate and then are categorized as to how well they do.

“It’s just to help you improve your personal goal,” Thompson said.

There are also traveling opportunities in exchange pro-grams where cadets can travel internationally to places such as Austrailia, England, South Korea, Japan and the U.S.A.

Activities are also held locally where the cadets do some-thing fun like bowling or swimming once a month.

With all these opportunities, it may be hard to believe that they are so affordable for every child who wants to become a cadet.

“The programs are completely free,” Thompson said. “It’s

paid for. You do have to do some fundraising to pay for those extra things, but it’s free registration, free to join, free uniforms, everything that you need to do is free.”

Attending just one of the cadet sessions, it is obvious that the children really do enjoy being there - a goal the leaders seem to have set and reached.

“It’s a very positive environment and the cadets are really enjoying it, which is a huge success,” Thompson said. “Them being able to participate in the water activities multiple times a year is a huge bonus here.”

Twelve-year-old AJ Sandulac from Sylvan Lake recently joined the cadets this year and thoroughly enjoys being in the program because it’s different.

With everything he and the cadets get to be a part of, it was hard for him to pick his favourite activity.

“I like all of it,” Sandulac said. “I like doing the classes and learning about cadets. It’s pretty cool.”

He said the leaders teach them the drills and the history of the Canadian Navy as well as what to do at camp so they stay safe.

Sandulac has recommended the program to many of his friends but unfortunately they don’t come.

“I have said come with me, we will drive you and every-thing but they say no, no thanks,” he added.

Those interested in cadets can contact Lieutenant Tim Thompson at 403-561-8440.

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SPORTSSPORTS

Say hello to the Sylvan Lake Yettis, town’s fi rst minor lacrosse team

The Yetti lacrosse team that was run out of Innisfail in prior years has now been moved to Sylvan Lake as of 2016.

This is a junior lacrosse team for ages 17-21 and is within the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League.

Pat Hanson, president of the Sylvan Lake Junior Lacrosse Association started the Yetti tier 2 level B team fi ve years ago and is thrilled to bring it to town.

She was able to fi nd a coach for the team and registration should opened up around Feb. 10.

The regular lacrosse season starts April 22 and goes till July with playoffs to follow.

Those interested in playing in the program can register on the registration day but if they can’t make it on that day they can also email Hanson their information to [email protected].

She described the junior team as being an extension

of the minor program as it will allow players to continue in the game of lacrosse once they have aged out of the minor program.

“It gives the kids a place to play after they are done minor,” Hanson said. “It’s a continuation. We just want to continue to have the kids play the sport up until the time they are adults.”

“Some of them have played lacrosse since they were fi ve years old. We want them to continue to play the sport they enjoy.”

She said a big difference between the junior and minor programs is skill level.

“The game is more developed from the minor program,” she said. “They are at a higher skill level - it’s a faster game and it’s just really exciting.”

In being a Yetti, players will be able to travel and play lacrosse as they play eight home games and eight away games.

The away games could be played in Lethbridge, Medicine

Hat, Calgary, Olds, Red Deer, Lacombe or Edmonton.For those interested in trying the sport but who may

never have played it before, everyone is welcome to be part of the team.

There have been several players accepted on the team who are brand new to the game.

This is where they received coaching to develop their skills.

All players do need their own equipment, with the team supplying goalie gear.

“Our coaches work with them to help develop them,” Hanson said. “If you haven’t played before and you want to come out and try, you’re more than welcome to.”

Hanson is absolutely thrilled to bring the team to Sylvan Lake because the sport has grown a lot in the last year.

“Lots of people we talked to are excited about us bringing the team to Sylvan Lake,” Hanson said. “I think we are going to get a lot of support. It’s a fantastic game to watch.”

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The Midget ‘A’ Lakers and the Rocky Royals are set to rumble tonight, Thursday, January 21, 8 p.m. at the NexSource Centre in Sylvan Lake. Jenna Swan/Sylvan Lake News

Lakers enter into provincial qualifying serieswith Rocky Mountain Royals

It was a true rumble at the rink on Friday night under the lights of the their home arena as the Midget ‘A’ Lakers faced off against the Rocky Mountain Royals.

The Royals, currently placed fi rst in the league had a hot night leaving the close behind in second Lakers unable to fi nd mesh in the top seated teams mash up.

Royals goalie, Jeremy Pohl, proved his worth during the game stopping all 28 of the shots made on goal with Lakers goalie Austin Nesbitt only letting two of the 31 shots on goal past the poles.

“There’s not much you can do on a night when a goalie is on fi re like that - just keep trying to hit some mesh on a night when all you’re hitting is chest pad,” said Lakers head coach, Mike Nesbitt. “We threw everything at the goalie, we tried ev-erything we could but couldn’t beat them. Our goalie played well and it was a good hockey game - it could have went either way.”

Nesbitt said the team is

going to work on not slap-ping the puck away along with taking possession of the puck and executing their plays stronger.

With the Royals peg-ging one point in both the fi rst and second periods, the Lakers tried tirelessly to catch up in the third. Eventually in the latter half of the third the crowd watched as the Lakers at-tempted to capitalize on a power play by pulling their goalie.

“The decision to pull the goalie landed us with a 6-4 advantage because we were on a power play, it was that last shot at get-ting a goal and they skated until the very last second trying to maybe even get a tie,” said Coach Nesbitt.

Tonight, Thursday Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. the Lakers are up for redemption against the Royals who Nesbitt adds they have been back and forth with all sea-son. Tonight’s game at the NexSource Centre marks the opening game in the provincial qualifying se-ries against the Royals.

“Come support the Lakers and let’s show them all the support we can,” said Nesbitt.

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Teaching Lacrosse – Former Calgary Roughnecks lacrosse player Andrew McBride visited École Mother Teresa School and taught students the essential basics of lacrosse Wednesday.


Sylvan students privileged to learn lacrosse from former national player

Several schools in town had the privilege of a visit from Andrew McBride who taught students on the ba-sics of lacrosse.

McBride spent 13 years playing lacrosse for the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) as well as the Coquitlam Adanacs of the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA).

When playing with the Roughnecks, McBride and

his team won two champi-ons cups.

He has just retired from playing with the Roughnecks and now spends time working with children, introducing them to the lacrosse sport.

When teaching the stu-dents in their physical ed-ucation classes, McBride knows how to relate to the students.

In his visit at Ecole Mother Teresa School last Wednesday, a Grade 6 and 7 split class was but one of the physical education

classes he taught. He also visited École Steffi e Woima School and École Fox Run School during his informa-tive stop.

During his time at Mother Teresa, he fi rst asked the students what they were learning in their other class-es, then shared a bit about himself - including how he is from Vancouver.

He went on to explain the importance of lacrosse in Canada and its historical signifi cance.

“I think Lacrosse has a bigger tradition than hock-


ey,” he said. “Lacrosse is such an important part of the First Nations’ heritage as well as their culture and it continues to be.”

After a brief over-view of the origins of lacrosse, the students were more than excited to grab a stick and learn different tricks with the stick and tennis ball.

Most of the students had previous experience with la-crosse, but even so, McBride showed them a few tricks including how to throw the ball up, spinning the stick several times and then catching the ball in the net again.

Although McBride made it look easy, the kids shared a laugh when they found out just how diffi cult it really was.

After getting comfortable with the stick and ball, the students lined up and did relay races around pilons. This is where they ran while trying to keep the ball in their basket by cradling it.

Doing the different drills helped to cement various lacrosse skills, such as being able to run and not drop the ball.

“We want to get them running, picking up the ball and scooping, which is basically how you get the ball,” McBride said. “I think kids like the different tricks. You want to show them something fun and shooting is something the

kids all like. The name of the game is to get the ball and shoot in the net so it’s good to show them that skill as well.”

After McBride showed the students how to throw the ball, he separated the boys from the girls into two op-posing teams.

Each team competed to throw the most balls into the net on the opposite side of the room. The girls ended up winning.

McBride is motivated to teach children how to play lacrosse because the sport can lead to many great op-portunities.

He also said that lacrosse is a great sport to teach in an environment where kids are just learning how to play.

“It’s fast, there is lots going on, you can do lots with sticks - you can fi re a ball around pretty quick,” McBride said. “Kids seem to really take to it and enjoy it and I think that’s the thing about lacrosse. It’s also pretty affordable with lots of great opportunities.

“Once you get a kid with a stick in his hand and are able to give them that expe-rience, it’s really a sport that generates and drives itself.”

He knows that many chil-dren are involved with hockey, but highlighted the fact that many of the greatest hockey players also played lacrosse.

“There are tons of people that would play hockey in the winter and lacrosse in the summer,” McBride said. “Lacrosse is growing a lot and there are many great opportunities.”

Lacrosse compliments the skills learned in playing hockey with many of the skills being the same - such as hand-eye coordination.

“Lacrosse is running and walking, something you do everyday,” McBride said. “So I think kids who aren’t necessarily the greatest athletes that understand they want to be athletic - they can pick lacrosse up and it translates a little bit easier than going on ice right away.”

McBride also highlighted the fact that playing la-crosse is the number one sport students can get a scholarship with.

He said there are so many opportunities for kids play-ing lacrosse as it is a fast growing sport in North America.

“Tons of schools are tak-ing it over and it’s a really exciting time for kids not only in the United States but in Canada,” he said. “There are lots of oppor-tunities and even more opportunities for girls - it’s an exciting time for lacrosse in the province.”

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6:20 a.m. – RCMP received a call of the theft of a truck from an address on 55th Avenue in Eckville. A 1998 Chevrolet 1500 truck was unlocked and being warmed when an unknown suspect or suspects en-tered the vehicle and drove away. The vehicle was re-covered shortly afterward in Rocky Mountain House.

January 4th 2:14 p.m. – Vandalism to a rural mailbox in Red Deer

County was reported to police. The mailbox located on Township Road 372 was damaged and the door re-moved. It appeared as though some mail was stolen.

2:20 p.m. – A break and enter into holiday trailers at Meadowlands Campground on 50th Street in Sylvan Lake was reported to RCMP. The locks on 25 trailers were broken and the units rummaged through. There were no suspects witnessed in the area at the time of the incident.

4:48 p.m. – A break and enter into the Lakewood Golf Course resulted in numerous trailers and sheds being accessed. A 2004 Ford Explorer was stolen along with a few small items. The vehicle was later found abandoned on 46th Street in Sylvan Lake.

6:55 p.m. – An 18-year-old female and a male youth, both of Sylvan Lake, are facing charges in relation to attempting to sell stolen items on Kijiji. The owners reported that their snowboards had been stolen ear-lier in the week and that someone was attempting to sell them on the classifi ed ad site. RCMP arrested the suspects while in the process of selling the stolen property. The accused are facing charges including possession of stolen property.

RCMP News Release:January 2nd – January 8th, 2016

January 5th 6:25 a.m. – A stolen vehicle complaint was received

by RCMP. The owner advised that a 2015 Ford F150 was stolen from the driveway of his residence on Wilkinson Circle in Sylvan Lake. An extra key was left inside the vehicle. The vehicle was later involved in a gas and dash before being recovered in the Airdrie area.

8:23 a.m. – A Chevrolet Trailblazer was stolen from a property in Eckville. The vehicle was locked and parked on 54th Avenue in front of a residence. The keys were not in the vehicle at the time. The Trailblazer was later recovered in Red Deer.

4:10 p.m. – RCMP attended a two vehicle collision on Highway 20 at 47th Avenue in Sylvan Lake. A Ford F150 ran a red light at the intersection and struck a Jeep Cherokee. Fortunately no serious injuries were reported. A 60-year-old Sylvan Lake male is facing a charge of failing to obey a traffi c control device.

January 6th

12:54 a.m. – Multiple alarms at a business in the Eckville area resulted in RCMP attendance. Police attended Agriterra Equipment at Highway 11 and Highway 766 and found the building had been ac-cessed. Several offi ces were entered into and rum-maged through. A couple of laptops were stolen. An investigation is continuing.

January 7th

1:00 a.m. – RCMP dispatch received a 911 call of a domestic dispute in progress. Police attended a residence on Harrison Road where a couple were involved in a verbal altercation which became physi-cal. A 36-year-old female sustained a minor injury. A 36-year-old male is facing an assault charge.

10:14 a.m. – A truck stolen from in front of a motel in Sylvan Lake was recovered two days later at an-other property. A Ford F350 was parked outside of the Edgewater Inn on Lakeshore Drive when it was stolen. The vehicle was located two days later by a resident who advised that an unidentifi ed truck was abandoned in his yard on Baywood Place. The vehicle was towed and the owner notifi ed.

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