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Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 Volume 17 Number 5 Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 Volume 17 Number 5 www.rimbeyreview.comwww.rimbeyreview.com
Closed: Stan Cummings, Karen Conover and Valerie St. Jean from Best Western Rimstone Ridge Hotel in Rimbey stand outside the closed doors of Henry’s Restaurant. The Cuban chefs and their families have left Canada and moved to the United States due to changes to be made to the temporary foreign workers program. See story on pages 3 & 5. Treena Mielke Photo
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MEETINGS
TOPS ( Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets Wed evenings, Rimbey United Church basement. You are invited to an open house. Oct 17 @ 7pm Nancy 843-0067Bentley Minor Hockey Annual General Meeting- Oct 17 at 7pm at Drop-In Centre. Call 748-4838 or 748-2078 for info.Bentley Curling Club Annual Fall General Meeting- Oct 17 at 7:30pm at The Curling Club Lounge. New and Returning curlers invited.Blindman Valley 4_H Beef Club Parent Oragnizational Meeting- Oct 17 at 7:30 pm at Bentley Ag Centre. Call 748-2374 or 748-4739. New members welcome.Rimbey Elementary School Parent Council Meeting- RES room Oct 16 at 7:00pm2nd Tuesday each month 1 pm Rimbey Health Centre Rimbey Auxilary Hospital1st Thursday each month, 7:30 p.m. Regular Members Meeting, Rimbey Legion #36.2nd Thursday each month- Rimbey Ag Society 7:00pm at the agriplex 3rd Tuesday each month- Caregiver Support Group 10am at Rimbey Health Centre.
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Bentley Library Society Dinner Theatre- Event to take place Oct 20, tickets now on sale. Call Arlene 748-4429Bentley Carpet Bowling- Wednesday mornings. Bentley Hall. 9:30 am. New Players invited. Call Harry or Georgina 748-3404 for more info.“ Food For Fines Week” at the Bentley Municipal Library Oct 22-27. Donate dry foods in lieu of library fi nes. Will be given to Bentley Blessing Pantry.West Pine Lodge In Winfi eld- Chicken Supper Oct 19 @ 5:00pm. For more info call Wendy @ 780-682-3960Winfi eld Playground Fundraiser- Supper & Silent Auction, Oct 19 @ 4:30,Winfi eld Rec Centre. Skating,Crafts, Clown and more. Call 682-3788 for more infoFamily Halloween Dance and Silent Auction on Oct 27 from 5-9 pm at the Bentley Community Hall. Hosted by Bentley Nursery school. Call Tina 748-4407 for info.Rimbey Community Chorus- Starts practice for Christmas, Wednesday Oct 10 8:45pm at United Church. New singers welcome. Annette 843-3115Rimbey United Church is planning a Memorial Hymn sing Nov 4 at 2:00pm. For info call Alice 843-6732 or the church 843- 2458.
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HENRY’S IS CLOSED
Best Western Rimstone Ridge Hotel regrets to announce the closing of Henry’s Restaurant.Due to changes in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, we were unable to fulfi ll the initial contract or extend the work permits for staff in Henry’s Restaurant.With only a few months left on their LMO, and their need to secure their livelihood, we supportedAlex, Odofvany, Joel and their families to engage the last option available to them which was to enter the US under the American / Cuban Adjustment Law.THANK YOU to all patrons, friends, and those who made it so easy for them to call Rimbey home. We know they touched you with their spirit as well as their authentic Cuban food. Th is is indeed a sad day for us and such a loss for our town.Any Gift Certifi cates will be refunded.
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Cuban families leave Rimbey for Unmited StatesBy Treena Mielke
Madelin Sardina and her family loved the snow.“It was wonderful,” said the soft-spoken Cuban native,
her friendly warm smile stretching up to her soft brown eyes.
“It gave me the same feeling of awe as seeing the ocean.”
“It was beautiful,” her husband Alex Suarez agreed. “We jumped in it,” he said, with a chuckle, the excitement in his voice similar to that of a young boy who had just discovered winter.
But, that was then. It’s different now.During the winter of 2013/14, the snow seemed endless
and the temperature, more often than not, hovered around 30 below. It was a brutal winter, but for the young Cubans it was a time when they saw a bright new future for them-selves in Rimbey.
It’s changed now.Now means moving on and saying tearful goodbyes
and exchanging fierce hugs meant to last a lifetime.Only a few days ago, the family was forced to pack up
whatever belongings they could fit into their vehicles and move on.
Sardina, Suarez, Odofvany Rodriguez, Unia Garcia, Yoel Sosa and Jacqueline Coz, all from Cuba were em-ployed by Stan Cummings and Karen Conover from Best Western Rimstone Ridge Hotel. They came to Rimbey to work and to live as part of the temporary workers program.
They came in search of a better future, hoping to stay here forever.
“We hope to live here forever,” said Sardina in an ear-lier interview. “We love our country, but there are many things not allowed. Here we will live better.”
The families adjusted well and were grateful every sin-gle day for the freedom their new country allowed.
“It was an honour for them to come to work, to drive a vehicle, to have the freedom to get a prescription for their children,” said Conover.
However, what appeared to be a win/win situation for the Cuban families and their employers, turned into a heart wrenching tale of dashed hopes, tears and, finally, the clo-sure of one of Rimbey’s fine eateries.
Henry’s, the restaurant located at the Best Western, has closed its doors as its beloved chefs have fled the country, hoping to find a safe haven across the borders where they can finally live in peace.
The families are now in the United States.They were worried, Conover explained, that talks be-
tween the Cuban government and United States could re-sult in changes to the Cuban Adjustment Act.
The impending changes, which could see the immi-gration laws tightening, caused the Cuban families to act
quickly. “We supported them,” said Conover. “Their biggest fear
was they would have to go back to Cuba.”But Conover, Cummings and their general manager
Valerie St-Jean breathed collective sighs of relief when they received a phone call, Monday confirming that the families had made it across the border.
In an email to Conover, Sardina described the ordeal of crossing the border.
“Five minutes before entering the borders we stopped and planned our replies,” she said. Once we entered, the officer asked for the passports and as we planned before any other question Alex said: we are Cuban and want to adjust to the Cuban Adjustment Law in America. (He said that per-fectly since he was reciting that all the way there.)”
Brushing tears from her eyes, Conover continued to read the email.
“We were individually asked many questions. We all said the truth as Stan advised and thing were eas-ier,” she read.
The families were de-tained at the border for more than five hours, but fi-nally were given permission to cross.
“They laughed with us, gave us advices in USA, played with the kids and we ended up friends. They loved Cuban sandwiches, but we never gave them the recipe. All our papers were done legally, our passports were stamped and we were given an ID card until our
residency comes in in about one year.” Sardina said.While Conover is relieved the families have made
it across the US border safely, she is angry with the Canadian government which she blames for forcing them to leave.
A change in the temporary foreign workers program which include capping the number of foreign workers at 10 per cent (of the total workers employed) by 2016, has effectively tied our hands, she said.
Continued on Page 5
Get Involved Get Involved Be Informed Be InformedRimbey welcomes The University of Saskatchewan, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, whom are hosting a meeting in Rimbey on Thursday, January 29th, 2015 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm (supper included) to explore co-operative development in rural and Aboriginal communities in western Canada.
Town of Rimbey residents, local business owners, future entrepreneurs and area residents are encouraged to attend to discuss local needs and explore possible solutions. A co-operative involves a group of people coming together to provide a solution to their common needs. These can have a positive effect for economic and community development.
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and I took our oldest grandson, who has just turned 11, to a Reb-el’s hockey game.
“Happy birthday, grandson,” I said, proudly, hoping my smile would reach across the table at the pizza place where we were having his birthday supper, and connect with his serious, grey green eyes and make them smile, too.
The tickets were, of course, our gift to him.
However, if the honest to goodness truth were known, for me, at least, the tickets were a gift for us, too.
Imagine being lucky enough to sit with your grandson, a boy just turned 11, watching the game, cheering when the home team scored, yelling, stamping your feet, eating junk food and just being one with the noisy, enthusiastic fans spilling out of the bleachers.
“Fun!”“You can have whatever you want to eat,” I said, my
generosity, because of the gift I had given to me, knowing no bounds. “We had found our seats and hit the concession almost simultaneously.
“What do you want me to have, grandma?” he said po-litely.
“I want you to eat lots of junk food and go back for more,” I said seriously.
“I want you to eat lots and cheer really loudly and just have so much fun. I want you to be inspired by the players, not because they won, but because they tried so hard and, even from the stands where we were, you could see the sweat that beaded their brow and watch how, during the last minute of play in the tie game, their eyes were riveted to the score clock.
I want you to be just happy and excited for no other reason than you are here at a hockey game in a nice, warm
Premier floats the idea of a provincial sales taxCALGARY AB/ Troy Media/
- With oil prices plunging and pro-vincial resource revenues expected to drop, there is no doubt that Al-berta’s red ink will rise. In response, Premier Jim Prentice has floated the notion of a provincial sales tax and/or hikes in other taxes.
Falling oil prices are one obvious reason for Alberta’s pending red ink. Past spending com-mitments are another; more on that in a moment. First, let’s consider the sales tax question on its own merits.
Pure consumption taxes such as the GST make more sense by design than business or personal income taxes. (For the record, a sales tax can be a consumption tax but they are not always the same thing. Space does not permit an explanation of the differences, but my analysis is about consumption taxes; think of the GST as one example.)
To understand why taxing consumption is preferable to other types of taxes, consider the alternatives: high business taxes impede invest-ment and job creation (see France over the last several decades); high income taxes harm the ability of people to save and invest in their future (see Quebec and Ontario).
In contrast, if governments can lower and moderate those two taxes through the use of consumption taxes (which can be designed to ex-empt low-income earners), economies face less distortion. That’s because consumption taxes have a smaller adverse effect on people’s incen-
tive to do economically produc-tive things like work, save, invest, or be entrepreneurial.
Some proponents of a sales tax (or a consumption tax) argue for it with reference to Alberta’s rising
budgetary red ink, or the province’s reliance on resource revenues, or the desire to deposit money into the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund.
But that should, first, bring us back to gov-ernment spending. In his recent statement, Pren-tice remarked that “I’m not getting into dissect-ing how we ended up where we are.”
Actually, such a dissection is exactly what’s needed, especially in light of talks about a new sales tax - or any other tax hike.
The province of Alberta is “dependent” on resource revenues the way an employee with a $60,000 income is dependent on a one-time $15,000 Christmas bonus. Start to incur obliga-tions that presume $15,000 each year and you’re in trouble.
The province could have better controlled past spending but instead, since the mid-2000s, made the same mistake as the employee expect-ing an annual Christmas bonus.
Here are the hard facts: Back in 1993/94, per person program spending (in real dollars) was $8,978. The Ralph Klein government including then-Finance Minister Jim Dinning cut that back to $6,828 per person by 1996/97.
By 2004/05, per person program spending had risen to $8,965 - back to where it was before the mid-1990s budget cuts.
Even if the province kept spending at these elevated levels, but restrained future increases within the bounds of inflation plus population growth (after 2004/05), the province would have produced surpluses in every year since, includ-ing during the recession.
Instead, successive premiers and finance ministers let program spending get away from them. (That included refusing to moderate pub-lic sector compensation including pensions, for example.) By 2012/13 Alberta spent $10,672 per person on government programs.
That extra spending, beyond inflation and population growth, meant that the province spent $300 billion on programs between 2005/06 and 2012/13 instead of $259 billion - a $41 billion difference.
Let’s be clear. A consumption tax in Alberta makes sense if it is revenue neutral, where the government receives the same amount of money despite any changes to the tax system.
Absent that critical caveat, higher and newer taxes would simply impede Alberta’s opportu-nity-based economy and culture. It would also mean that politicians, at this critical moment, chose to avoid the difficult dissection of how the province arrived at its fiscal predicament. The numbers reveal how government spending remains fundamental to any discussion about Al-berta’s red ink.
Mark Milke is a Senior Fellow with the Fraser Institute and author of The Rhetoric and the Real-ity of Alberta’s Deficits in the 1980s, 1990s, and Now.
Mark MilkeGuest ColumnistFraser Institute
arena sitting with two people who love you very much.
And, some day, when you are all grown up and sitting in the stands with your bud-dies watching a hockey game somewhere, I hope that you will have a sudden flash-back about one night just after you turned 11 when you were sitting with your grand-parents in a nice, warm arena and you were happy.
And I hope you will remember the crowd and the excitement and the cheering and how the game finally ended in a shoot-out, and your grandma cried when the other team scored.
“I’m kidding! I did not cry, but it was sad, though. The goalie looked like he was
about ready to cry, too. Anyway, the game ended and I folded
up the blanket that we didn’t need and my grandson put all the garbage we had accu-mulated in the garbage receptacle.
I watched him, thinking our planet will be in good hands if his behavior is at all in-dicative of the next generation.
“It was good hockey,” my husband said to his grandson. “But not as good as yours,” he added gently.
And we agreed pond hockey, when your grandson is on one of the teams, is probably the best hockey there is!
But sitting next to him at a Rebel’s game is pretty good, too.
In fact, it’s probably the next best thing!
Treena MielkeOn The Other Side
COMMUNITY The Rimbey Review, Jan. 27, 2015 5
Sylvan Lake Curling Club member Tom Barker leads a rock during a game at the Bentley Curling Club recently. JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HAN
Continued from Page 3“The government is forcing them to flee to the United States
where they are welcomed with open arms,” she added.Struggling to hold back the tears, Conover told the story of
how the Cuban families embraced Rimbey, its people, and its way of life. She explained how the new employees wound their way into the hearts of their employers and the hearts of many people in Rimbey.
The families celebrated Christmas together and the Cuban families brought new joy and meaning to the holiday.
“They appreciated everything,” Cummings said. “And they were very well respected in the community.”
“They made us appreciate everything we take for granted a lot more,” added St. Jean. “It’s like losing members of our fam-ily.”
All three agreed the Cubans were dedicated, hard working employees willing to work long hours.
“I am very angry the government can dictate to me the hours I can run my restaurant,’ said Karen.”Local people are not avail-able for the shifts we need, the hours we need.”
Both Conover and Cummings said contacting government of-ficials about the temporary workers program got them nowhere.
“As far as a response from the federal government, the doors were shut,” said Cummings.
MP Blaine Calkins did not return phone calls to the Review by press time regarding the temporary foreign workers program.
But even though the doors have closed on Henry’s Restau-rant, residents can rest assured that the Cuban families will never forget the town, the kindnesses they were shown and the happy times they enjoyed here.
“Please once again tell everybody we are already missing all and it is gonna be hard because you are all forever in our hearts. Rimbey from now on will be our hometown as well as Cuba,” said Jacqueline Coz in an email on behalf of her and her husband.
“We agreed that for sure we will have a nice life and good opportunities here, but never such excellent employers and warm friends. We already miss our house in Rimbey and would like to extend a big Cuban hug and thanks to all of you for your support and love. All people of Rimbey will be in our heart forever,” said Suarez on behalf of herself and her husband.
“We really are still very sad, but we really are in love with every people we meet in Rimbey. I think this could maybe help others because sometimes we must sacrifice some soldiers to win a battle,” said Unia Garcia in her email.
Anyone concerned about the temporary workers program is asked to notify MP Blaine Calkins at [email protected] or telephone at 403-783-5530 or Jason Kenney, PC, MP at [email protected] or telephone at 403-225-3480.
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Book worm: Eleven-month-old Abigail Cloutier was busy checking out the books at the Rimbey Library last week. Treena Mielke Photo
Rimbey RCMP detachment busyCriminal charges laid
An alert Mountie patrolling town late one night observed a suspicious car with a female driver and a male in the back seat. When the officer stopped the car he found it to be sto-len from Innisfail. Both occupants were arrested and were in possession of cocaine and magic mushrooms. Further investigation revealed the 20-year-old male was responsible for a theft at a local liquor store in Rimbey. In addition to the criminal charges, the 19-year-old female driver has also been charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license and for having no insurance. In Alberta, the fine for having no insurance is $2,875 for a first time offender and a minimum $5,000 for a second time offender. Meth head takes bad trip
A local meth head was apprehended while taking a bad trip in his mind as a result of his use of illicit drugs and was transported by police to the hospital. The heavy drug user freaked out en route to the hospital because vampires were chasing the police cruiser along the way. Apparently, these undead beings are very fast and were keeping right up
alongside the cruiser and were peering in the window at the man in the back seat. Police quickly settled the disturbed man down after he was advised by the officer that he is also armed with silver bullets, a cross and wooden stakes in the event they were overtaken by these ghostly menaces. Car thieves being sought
During the night of January 20th, unknown culprit(s) stole a car from a residence in Bluffton. Police patrolling the area located the vehicle at the Bluffton Community Cen-tre, however, the bandits had already fled the area. The in-vestigation into this theft is ongoing. Impaired driver charged
Late Saturday night, at approximately 3:00 a.m., a local 25-year-old man from the Bluffton area was stopped while driving his Dodge truck while intoxicated. The tipsy driver blew over double the legal limit and was charged accord-ingly with drunk driving and had his truck impounded. Late Sunday night, another drunk driver was arrested by Rimbey cops. A 32-year-old man, with strong ties to the commu-nity, was operating his Ford Mustang after consuming too many wobbly pops and was arrested from behind the wheel. The driver blew well over the legal limit of .08 and also had his hot rod seized after being charged for drunk driving. As previously reported, Rimbey RCMP charged over 60 im-paired drivers last year. That astronomical figure is over six times the average for a community our size in Alberta. Police have teamed up with local concerned citizens and formed the Rimbey Community Wellness Group. In the very near future, you will see posters around the commu-nity and other educational tools being utilized to promote alternatives to getting behind the wheel after consuming al-cohol. Citizens are encouraged to call 911 immediately if they observe a possible impaired driver...because an im-paired driver is an emergency! Police receive support
Police have received an outpouring of kind gestures from many folks in the community after another Alberta Mountie was gunned down this week. It is our honour to serve you and we appreciate your many heartfelt thoughts and prayers during these difficult times.
If you have any information regarding these or any other crimes, please call the local Rimbey RCMP Detachment at (403) 843-2224 or Crime Stoppers:
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Rimbey and District Victim Services have recognized the increased tragedy and loss experienced in the community of Rimbey of late. We understand the struggles faced by the fi rst responders, family members, friends, caregivers and the general public in trying to make sense of a loss and coping with these tragedies.To begin the healing process and help you through this time, Rimbey and District Victim Services has attained the assistance of Lorri Brewer, an award winning author, speaker and near-death survivor.In a 1 hour presentation, Lorri will help you fi nd a small sense of peace within your loss and teach you the acceptance of grief.If you fi nd yourself struggling with loss, missing those you love and having a hard time fi nding your new normal, please join us. Don’t miss this powerful talk!Lorri has graciously donated her time and a copy of her book “Heaven Time” to each registered participant and will be available after the presentation for one-on-one time. Please RSVP.
1 pm - 3 pmSaturday, January 31
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TV star – Rimbey’s very own Ian Giebelhaus will compete as a finalist in season two of MasterChef Canada, a series where 49 Canadian chefs will compete to make the best dishes that impress the top three chef judges. TV series premiers Sunday, Feb. 8 on CTV. Photo submitted
Local veterinarian competes
in reality TV cooking seriesJasmine O’Halloran–Han
Black Press
Ian Giebelhaus works as a rural veterinarian by day at the Rimbey Veterinary Clinic, but is also proving his cooking skills by competing in the second season on the reality TV series of MasterChef Canada, which premieres Sunday, Feb. 8 on CTV.
Giebelhaus, a Rimbey native, is one of the 49 finalist home cooks who is hoping to make it into the top 16 for the chance to win $100,000 cash prize and be named the next Canadian MasterChef. He does this by preparing signature dishes to impress three chef judges: Michael Bonacini, Alvin Leung, and Claudio Aprile.
Giebelhuas said that competing on the show has been a huge challenge, but something he is very proud of. He said the judges have some high expectations and everyone in the competition are good cooks.
“The judges are not going to sugar coat anything, if you don’t do a good job they will let you know. This isn’t cooking for my mom,” Giebelhaus said. “The cooking competition is pretty intense, but I’m not easily stressed. I find the competi-tion fun and not stressful. At the end of the day the judges either enjoy it or they don’t and that’s what I love.”
Giebelhaus said he was not surprised to be chosen for the competition adding he wanted to participate because he really enjoys cooking and can function well within a high-pressured atmosphere and gets along with other people.
“Being a part of the MasterChef is a huge challenge. It’s an opportunity to pursue a dream and challenge yourself,” Giebelhaus said. “The challenge and the process are both in-credible and difficult. Most people in reality TV shows say
‘that was a lot harder than what I thought it would be’.”Giebelhaus said he isn’t fazed by being on camera and
doesn’t notice when he is being filmed, as he is too focused on cooking. What he finds most challenging is cooking meals for the judges in one hour, while working with very sharp knives in the kitchen. Never the less, he focuses on cooking.
“Most of us don’t cook on a clock, but it’s a challenge and an incredible experience,” Giebelhaus said. “When you’re fo-cused on cooking it’s your happy place; it’s a thrill to be able to cook.”
Giebelhaus said he cooks a little bit of everything but he especially loves cooking Italian food and simple Italian dishes such as prosciutto and piselli which he describes as a special old Italian peasant dishes.
When in the kitchen and cooking up a storm, while lis-tening to music, Giebelhaus said he doesn’t follow recipes or measure out ingredients as he doesn’t always have all the ingredients called for.
“We have good grocery stores in town but we don’t have all the ingredients at our finger tips,” Giebelhaus said.
Trying new things and adding new ingredients when making a dish is something he can do when cooking, but try-ing something new on an animal isn’t something he can do as a veterinarian, and this is one of the reasons Giebelhaus loves cooking.
“Being a vet you can’t just try new drugs on animals, but in cooking you can try new ingredients all the time. I have had spectacular failures and if it’s bad enough it goes in the garbage, but I’m too stubborn to admit that it didn’t work out so I try to eat it anyway,” Giebelhaus said. “You can experi-ment with cooking, but not on animals.”
Geibelhaus said he thinks people can have more than one grand desire in life as he said he enjoys being a veterinarian, but he loves cooking because it takes his mind off work and gives him a mental break.
“When I have a day off I will be cooking up a storm with the radio turned on and I love that and that’s how I relax,” Geibelhaus said. “I am very happy being a veterinarian. There are always people that don’t know things about you. I love being a veterinarian at work, but when I go home I love to get my chef on.”
“The cooking competition is pretty intense, but I’m not easily stressed. I find the competition fun and not
stressful.”Ian Giebelhaus
Rimbey Denture Clinic30 years of experience to better serve you
Church of the Nazarene, RimbeyChurch of the Nazarene, RimbeySunday Worship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
(on Radio 93.3 FM)5214-51 Street, Phone: 403-843-2029
Pastor Grant Rainey
ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY5211 52 St., Rimbey
Service & Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.4th Sunday Family Service: 11:00 a.m.
Reverend David Holmes: 403-843-2502Stuart Adams: 403-843-6164 or Arlene Edwards: 403-843-6077
www.churchofepiphany.ca
Th e Rimbey Seventh-Day
Adventist ChurchSaturdays
Sabbath School at 9:45 a.m. Worship Service at 11:00 a.m.
Pastor David Beaudoin - 403-783-2499
Evangelical Missionary Church
1/2 mile East of Hoadley on Highway #611
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Pastor: Rev. Barry Klassen 403-843-6461
Zion Lutheran ChurchLutheran Church Canada
Divine Service at 10:304521 - 54th Ave. Rimbey
Pastor Mark Schultz Offi ce - 403-843-2767 Home - 403-843-4420
Rimbey Christian Reformed Church5506-51 Ave
Service at 10:00 a.m. Nursery Provided
403-843-2585Pastor: Bill Nieuwenhuis
Rimbey Alliance Church4620 - 54th Avenue, Rimbey
403-843-372710:30 a.m. Worship Service with Children’s Church
Last Sunday of the month, service held at Parkland Manor at 10:00 am
Roman Catholic Church Saturday Evening: Sylvan Lake - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Morning: Rimbey - 9:00 a.m. Sylvan Lake -11:00 a.m.
Last Sunday of every month: Sylvan Lake 9:00 a.m. Rimbey 11:00 a.m.Parish Priest: Father Gabriel Udeh
Administration Offi ce: 403-843-2126; Aft er Hours Emergency Cell: 403-963-0954
Rimbey Barber Shop would
like to welcome Karrie! She does
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Hot shaves available!
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WelcomeRimbey & District Drop-In Society
AnnualGeneral Meeting
Wednesday, February 11, 2015At 3:30 pm
At the Rimbey Drop-In Centre
All members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting.
Memberships can be purchased fromany board member.
8 The Rimbey Review, Jan. 27, 2015 SPORTS
Curling: A-event winners from Rimbey at the Rimbey Town and Country Bonspiel held Jan. 9 and 10 are Kevin Mayan, second, Jody Mayan, lead, Anna Ledieu, third and Brent Ledieu, Skip Photo submitted
Bryn Marie Gessleman
Daughter ofDarren & Terri Gessleman
May 1, 2014
BryleyAnn – Hilda
SmithDaughter of
Tim & Jacey Smith
May 21, 2014
Makenna Marie Hollingsworth
Daughter ofJason Hollingsworth& Jen Dandenault
March 5, 2014
Katie Gloria Cave
Daughter ofRobert Cave &Joleen Edwards
October 10, 2014
Babies of 2014BabiesBabies ofof 20142014
COMMUNITY The Rimbey Review, Jan. 27, 2015 9
C-event winner from Sylvan Lake in the Town and Country Bonspiel are Joey Olsen, third, Doug Hunt, skip, Scott Tompkins, second and Terri Hunt, lead. Photo submitted
RIMBEY – Local residents wishing to kick their tobacco habits can access the tools and support needed to build a tobac-co-free lifestyle when QuitCore, a free Alberta Health Services (AHS) tobacco-cessation program, returns to the community next month.
Led by trained cessation professionals, in partnership with the Wolf Creek Primary Care Network, the QuitCore program teaches tobacco users how to develop a plan to quit while pro-viding strategies to address recovery symptoms, manage stress and, ultimately, prevent relapse. The program also connects par-ticipants with others trying to quit.
QuitCore will be offered on six consecutive Mondays be-ginning February 23 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the auditorium in the Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre – 5228 50 Ave. Phone toll-free 1-866-710-QUIT (7848) to register. More information is also available from www.albertaquits.ca.
Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of disease, dis-ability and premature death in Alberta, causing more than 3,000 deaths each year across the province. Many more Albertans suf-fer from tobacco-related illnesses.
AHS offers various programs and services to help Albertans quit tobacco, including telephone and online support services, one-on-one counselling and group cessation programs such as QuitCore, which launched in 2008. The program is now avail-able in more than 20 communities across the province.
Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and ser-vices for more than four million adults and children living in Al-berta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
QuitCore program
helps local residents
quit tobacco
Free, six-week AHS workshop returns to Rimbey next month
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For a number of years the entire proceeds from the Christmas program presented by the Rimbey Community Chorus have been given to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. This is a partnership of 15 church and church-based agencies that have been working to-gether since 1983 to end global hunger. Free-will do-nations given at this year’s presentation, “Christmas Alleluia” totalled $3349.
Thanks to the Ca-nadian Government’s sup-port in the effort to end hun-ger around the world, this amount will be matched on a 4 to 1 basis; which means that as a result of our community’s giving, more than $13,000 will go to the Foodgrains Bank.
Thank you, Rim-bey Community Chorus, and your dedicated direc-tor, Annette Boorman; and thank you everyone who attended the Christmas pro-gram and gave so gener-ously. Your gifts are truly appreciated.
Rimbey’s Christmas Gift to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank
On ice – Rimbey skating club coach Joslyn Snow teaches Avery Kenly (pur-ple jacket) and Emma Tennant (black Gap jack-et) how to stand up on the ice during the skating lesson held at the Peter Lougheed Community Centre.
JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HAN
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Dear Editor,Pride!Here is where I live.I have chosen Rimbey as
my home for my family for a number of special reasons. Some of which I will talk to. It is our wish that every man, women and child should be able to leave home and return to their loved ones. This is true in relation to law, WCB and occupational health and safety, let alone human rights. A man or woman going to work today by oc-cupational standards is to be educated and trained into the risks of their work place.
Failing to do this as an employer might possibly involve your entire work program or sites being shut down until this has been au-dited and proven. Further, as a family, one can have their family life scrutinized for what might be seen as the wrong disciplinary action up to and including legal action.
I am very proud of our military, RCMP, our health care facilities, nurses, doc-tors, technicians, our EMT, firefighters, dentists and physiotherapists who go to work every day to improve our way of life. So I ask the question what do we need to do as members of our com-munity both in town and the municipality to ensure that we have a safe community with all the privileges of a major city?
I would think that we need to:
Support our essential ser-vices with the respect they deserve.
Stand behind our town
council when decisions are hard and just not expect that they will satisfy all.
Support the RCMP if you are aware of or have ques-tions about the potential of illegal activities drunk driv-ers, drugs, prostitution or family abuse
Help identify what might need to change in our com-munity to promote further economic development with a safe and healthy environ-ment for all in and around our community
Contact our elected members provincially when travesty is left open without closure make our voices heard either directly or through social media
This year we have lost loved ones, RCMP and sol-diers all to the actions of those that we were aware of and had the ability to stop.
A pipefitter with 60 plus charges with outstanding warrants still walking on the streets that takes his own life after he has shot two RCMP
A sex offender that just walks away and becomes again on the loose
Loved ones that have died because of a drunk or drugged drivers
Families destroyed be-cause of abuse or lack of action by those that could have made a difference
How does our legal sys-tem allow some of these known perpetrators get through the legal system to live amongst us?
What is stopping the trades from policing their own population to ensure they are not contributors to
alcohol, drugs, prostitution and spousal abuse. After all employers have to run them through a DNA testing program to work in many lo-cations throughout Canada. Should this not be the re-sponsibility of their trade to provide employees that are not wanted criminals or are alcohol and drug abusers?
Why do we have over two hundred potential ter-rorists being watched by or security forces on our land in Canada? What is wrong with our immigration system that does not place a strong time line before they are al-lowed to stay in Canada (say five years without criminal charge or relationship to a terrorist group)?
Why have we not tried to recover all the funds taken from us as taxpayers by our politicians that we elected in trust (money given to mem-bers of the committee that never met or any other elect-ed official who abuses their
expense accounts or power)?In Rimbey, we have the
ability to have the safest community in central Alber-ta, if not Canada, however we must all do our part in some small way. This is as simple as talking to those that will listen Report it. We are the hub of an ever-growing cen-
ter for recreation and travel with the opportunity to live and work wherever we wish. Our location allows access to major highways and airports. Workforces today often travel from small communi-ties or growing communities. This could potentially be Rimbey, after all, we have all
the resources in our beautiful Blindman River valley.
Times are going to get tougher in Canada. We need to do our part in our own community so that we are able to share, develop and grow through the tough times and the good times.
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LETTERS The Rimbey Review, Jan. 27, 2015 11
Reader expresses great pride in community
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By Treena Mielke
The crowd who gath-ered at a Sylvan Lake Chamber luncheon to listen to the finance minister’s take on Alberta’s future as oil prices continue to plunge were not given any definitive answers, but the message presented was not all doom and gloom.
Alberta Finance Minis-ter Robin Campbell assured those in attendance at the luncheon held last Friday at Hockey Central that gov-ernment officials now at the helm of the province were capable and trustworthy. He stressed that Albertans could rest assured there wouldn’t be a repeat of past mistakes such as drastic cuts to infrastructure.
“Our government’s not going to make that mistake again,” he said.
However, the finance minister stressed today’s government is looking at “sound fiscal management” adding programs and initia-tives such as the Municipal Sustainability Initiative needs to be reviewed.
“MSI has to go to com-munities that actually need it,’ he said.
Health care, human ser-vices, education from Kin-dergarten to Grade 12 and post secondary education remain the government’ priority, he said, adding the population is continuing to expand, which means the construction of new schools will be necessary.
“We are the only prov-ince that has more assets than liabilities,” said Min. Campbell.
Everyone realizes oil
prices are a challenge, but Albertans are amazingly strong and resilient,” he added.
While he said neither he nor the premier are in fa-vour of a sales tax he noted the possibility hasn’t been eliminated, nor has bring-ing back health care premi-ums.
Campbell plans to travel across the province to speak to communities about its economic future.
Sylvan Lake Mayor Sean McIntyre and town council met with Campbell after the meeting.
“He listened to our concerns and we talked in length about urgent care,” he said, noting he is ex-pecting the health minister to visit Sylvan Lake to talk about ensuing plans before spring.
McIntyre said he was encouraged by the meet-ing, noting that although the Minster has stressed a no frills budget was forth-coming, it didn’t appear projects planned for Sylvan Lake were in jeopardy.
He said he is confident a school planned to be con-structed on Beacon Hill is on schedule, the MSI grant for 2015 should be intact and there are no planned changes to a CFAP grant.
Funding for the water for life program should also continue, he said.
“There didn’t seem to be any bad news for Sylvan Lake,” he said.
The Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre PC Associationis seeking nominations for individuals interested in be-coming the candidate to represent the constituency and the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta in the upcoming election. The nomination period to obtain information, complete the nomination papers, and pay the nomination fee will commence January 27th, 2015 and will close at noon on February 6th. The nomination polls (ifnecessary) will be held between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. onFebruary 21st, 2015 at various locations to be announcedat a later date. Voters shall be members in good standingof the PCAA, must ordinarily reside in Rimbey-RockyMountain House-Sundre, be a Canadian citizen, and be at least 14 years of age. When voting, members must show PCAA Membership card, and two (2) pieces of identifi cation,at least one of which must be photo identifi cation.The boundaries of Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre are to be found on Elections.ab.ca. Interested parties may obtain further information, sets of nomination papers and details of the nomination process from the Nomination Chairperson, Tom Clark at 403-729-2340.
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Finance minister discusses priorities in Sylvan Lake
B-event winners from Rimbey at the Rimbey Town and Country Bonspiel are Carol Hannesson, lead, Lance Hannesson, second, Jody Woolsey, third and Kevin Woolsey, skip. Photo submitted
Thank you to all who helped out at the
Christmas Dinner by donating your time,
food, gifts and monies. Thank you for all
who came out to enjoy Christmas Dinner
and share the day. Thank you to the
United Church for a great space.
Stay healthy and see you all next year.
~ Gayle & Dave
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EDRUPTBessie Edith Edrupt of Rimbey, Alberta passed away peacefully, with her children and special friends, Sid and Shirley by her side, at the Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre ~ Area One on Monday, January 19, 2015 at the age of 86 years. Bessie was born to Teddy and Florie Budden at Stauffer, Alberta on March 13, 1928. She was raised on the family farm on the Butte fl ats, and attended Clear Creek School. She was united in marriage to Edwin Hansen of Butte, Alberta on February 4, 1948. On that winter’s day, Bessie’s brothers, Bob and George, towed them in their car with a John Deere tractor to Rocky Mountain House in a blizzard to be married in the Presbyterian Church. This union was blessed with three children: David, Vivian, and Neil. In the fall of 1958, Bessie and Edwin left the farm at Butte and moved to Rocky Mountain House. Bessie worked in the hotels in Rocky until 1966 when she and Ed separated and Bessie relocated to Banff where she worked in the motels there. She later met Nick Edrupt and they were married on October 2, 1968. After a few years in Banff, Bessie and Nick moved to Enderby, B.C. for a short time before returning to Alberta and settling in Caroline to be closer to her children and grandchildren. In 1988, Nick became ill and
they moved to Rimbey where he passed away on November 28, 1988. Rimbey became Bessie’s home until her own passing. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Bessie will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed her two sons, Dave (Valorie) Hansen of Caroline; and Neil (Villetta) Hansen of Buck Creek, Alberta; her daughter, Vivian (Dave) Mulligan of Rimbey; and special friends, Sid and Shirley Butler of Olds; in addition to eleven cherished grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, and two great, great grandchildren. She will also be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her sister, Daisy (Ed) Keim of Caroline; her special niece, Linda (Brad) Clark of Enderby, B.C.; numerous additional nieces and nephews; as well as many other relatives, and a host of treasured friends. Bessie was predeceased by her parents, Teddy and Florie; her fi rst husband, Edwin in 1974; her second husband, Nick in 1988; her great grandson, Isrial Krahn; four brothers: Cecil, Bill, Bob, and George; and two sisters, Nellie and Jane. A Public Memorial Service in Celebration of Bessie’s Life was held at the Anglican Church of the Epiphany, Rimbey on Monday, January 26, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. with the Reverend David Holmes offi ciating. Interment will take place at a later date in the Raven Union Church Cemetery, Raven, Alberta. If friends desire, memorial tributes in Bessie’s Memory may be made directly to the David Thompson Health Trust, c/o Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre ~ Long Term Care, Box 440, Rimbey, Alberta T0C 2J0. Condolences to the Family may also be expressed by e-mail to: special_refl [email protected]
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DREICHELWilla Margaret Dreichel of Rimbey, Alberta passed away following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease at the Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre on Friday, January 16, 2015 at the age of 87 years. Willa will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her beloved husband of 68 years, Albert; and her children: Darlene Hendrickson, Doreen (Larry) Butler, Colleen (Vern) Kuhn, Donald (Marie) Dreichel, and Jo Ann Kalmbach; as well as eight cherished grandchildren; and eleven great grandchildren. She will also be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by two brothers, Howard (Emily) Huff of Vancouver, B.C.; and Clarence Huff of Wetaskiwin; in addition to many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Willa was predeceased by her son, Ted; her granddaughter, Tara Scott (Kuhn); and her sister, Catherine Midtdal. With respect for Willa’s wishes, no formal Funeral Service will be held. Cremation took place at the Central Alberta Crematorium, Red Deer. An Interment Service will be held at a later date in the Dalby Cemetery, Falun, Alberta. If friends desire, memorial tributes in Willa’s Memory may be made directly to the David Thompson Health Trust, c/o Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre ~ Long Term Care, Box 440, Rimbey, Alberta T0C 2J0. Condolences to the Family may also be expressed by e-mail to: special_refl [email protected]
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ANNE VICTORIA TKACIKMarch. 9, 1922 - January. 31, 1999
God’s golden gates stood open,sixteen years ago today.
With farewells left unspoken,You quietly slipped away.
Sadly missed by,
Katrina, Leo & Family
In Memory of Kathy MaserMy family and I wish to express our deep appreciation to those who have offered such kindness, support and comfort as we come to terms with the sudden passing of our much loved and missed wife, mother, Nana, sister, daughter, and friend: Kathleen Rose Maser. We especially wish to thank Wilson’s Funeral Chapel and Reverend James Strachan for the beautiful service held in celebration of Kathy’s life. Special thanks go out to my nephew Shane Graham for his courageous and beautifully expressed eulogy in honor of ‘Aunty Kath’: you should be so proud of yourself. We also wish to thank our nieces and family who put together the photos and music of so many memorable events in our lives together. Much gratitude and appreciation goes out to Mrs. Betty Reimer for putting out a great lunch, Constable Larissa Shadforth and the Paramedics for all their help during this diffi cult time. Many thanks also to all those who sent fl owers, food, donations, cards, and prayers. Kathy was the centre of our universe and we are so thankful that all of you stepped forward to surround us with strength and love as we mourn the loss of such a bright light. Your many acts of kindness and sympathy continue to be a great comfort to us in our time of sorrow.
Sincere Thanks,Barry Maser, Teresa, Jeremy and family.
Dr. Adzich, the staff of Rimbey Clinic, Rimbey Hospital, Rimbey Home Care, Rimbey Value Drug Mart,
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With deep appreciation for their kindness and support during a very distressing time.
The Beeby Family
In Memoriam
Card Of Thanks
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RIMBEY COMMUNITYHOME HELP SERVICES/FCSS
is presently accepting applications for the position of Casual Health Care Aide for a variety of shifts.
A certifi cate is preferred for this position, but training is available to the right candidate.
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