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AFTERMATH - A Mirror Fire Department member puts out a hot spot Monday morning, the day after fi re destroyed the historic Imperial Mirror Hotel along 54th St. in the Lacombe County hamlet. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

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Creating a safer community through crime preventionLacombe Community Watch Association expands reach in City

BY SARAH MAETCHELACOMBE EXPRESS

A local community group is looking to put a dent in crime in the city and create a safer community.

Formed last year, the Lacombe Community Watch Association (LCWA) is looking to expand awareness within the community and welcome in new volunteers.

The group made up of dedicated citizen volunteers is the parent organization of three defi nitive programs in the city - Citizens on Patrol (COPS), Block Parent and Neighbourhood Watch.

LCWA was started early last year, based off the vision of former President Ed L’Ecluse.

“He was very passionate about commu-nity safety and was looking at what type of crime watch or safety initiatives would be appropriate for Lacombe,” said Debbi Gallant, LCWA vice president.

From this idea, a community meeting was held with over 30 people in attendance. With a noted interest from the community and an evident need, the group expanded, forming an executive board of nine and a total of around 40 passionate volunteer citizens.

LCWA is closely affi liated with the Lacombe Police Service (LPS) with a dedi-cated liaison who works between the two organizations.

“We have a similar mandate - commu-nity safety,” said Gallant. “It’s not only on the shoulders of the police. It’s up to every citizen to ensure the safety of their community.”

COPS is the main program run through the organization that works closest with the LPS. COPS is essentially a communi-ty-based crime prevention program where citizens provide a presence in the commu-nity through observation, documentation and reporting.

“We don’t step into a role where we are arresting people or are doing the police’s job,” noted Gallant. “We are, in effect, the eyes and ears of the police.”

Groups of two patrol the community at various times of day by vehicle, on foot or by bicycle. Volunteers are screened, com-plete a criminal record check and have a photo ID card. COPS volunteers often patrol ‘trouble’ spots in the community or act as an extra set of eyes throughout weekends.

After being absent for well over a decade, the Block Parent program has returned to the community, also managed under LCWA. For those unfamiliar with the pro-gram, Block Parents are responsible adult volunteers who care for the well-being of

children and others in the community by offering their homes as a temporary refuge in an emergency situation.

When they are available to provide as-sistance, Block Parents place their distinct red and white sign in the window of their home, indicating to children, seniors and others that if they need help or are lost, they can come there as a safe place.

“We have about 12 Block Parents now which is great and more are on the way,” said Gallant.

As for all volunteers with the LCWA, Block Parents are screened, complete a criminal record check and then complete a home in-terview before they receive their sign.

“We are doing our due diligence to make sure that we have appropriate people in our organization,” said Gallant. “We are always looking for committed, passionate people

in the community who want to come on board and join in any part of this.”

Neighbourhood Watch is a program that is still at a development stage, with the group crafting a vision and identifying needs within the community.

“It’s basically getting neighbours to get to know each other, get connected, pay

attention to what is going on in their own neighbourhoods,” ex-plained Gallant.

LCWA and the three offered programs are gaining traction in the community as citizens are noting the impor-tance of being connect-ed and the benefi t of watching out for each other.

“Everybody in the community wants to live in a safe community,” said Gallant. “Every citizen has a responsibility in that, whether it’s in their own home or their

own neighbourhood - no community is immune to crime. It impacts everyone in the community. The best deterrent to crime is prevention.”

LCWA will be holding a general meeting, open to the public on Wednesday, March 9th at the Lacombe Fire Hall.

“We will do board elections again and the public is invited to come out,” said Gallant. “It’s at the back door of the fi re hall at 7 p.m.”

To become a volunteer or for more information on the organization, email [email protected].

“Community partnership is the motto of the LPS and seeing the programs of the LCWA come to life puts that motto into action,” said LPS Chief Steve Murray in a press release. “I would personally like to thank the executive board of the LCWA and our liaison with the group, Constable Vaughan Bleasdale, for all their hard work and dedication towards keeping Lacombe safe.”

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS - The Lacombe Community Watch Association is looking to increase awareness and expand neighbour-hood-based programs in the City. From left are Scott Rhodes (COPS/board member), Audrey Brown (secretary/Block Parent/COPS), Neil Reidford (board member/COPS), Amy Traynor (board member), Rochelle Havanka (board member), Ursula Mikula (treasurer/COPS), Thelma Ten Hove (board member/Neighbourhood Watch) and Debbi Gallant (vice president/board member/COPS). photo submitted


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Landmark hotel in Mirror burns downBY SARAH MAETCHELACOMBE EXPRESS

A historic hotel in Mirror, a hamlet located 42 kilometres east of Lacombe, burned to the ground on Sunday evening.

Lacombe County Fire Chief Todd Gustafson said the Mirror Fire Department was called out to a structure fi re at the former Imperial Mirror Hotel, located along 54th St., shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 28th.

When crews arrived on the scene the second and third storeys of the over a century-old building were fully engulfed in fl ames.

“As soon as the call came in, they (the Mirror Fire Department) immediately called for mutual aid, as per our proto-col,”said Gustafson.

The Alix Fire Department, Clive Fire Department, Bashaw Fire Department and Lacombe Fire Department were all called to assist as mutual aid partners. Crews battled the blaze for several hours before it was deemed to be under control shortly before midnight.

Gustafson said the fi re operation was ‘strictly’ defensive from the start, with concerns directed at eliminating any ex-posures to surrounding structures.

“Fortunately, the winds blowing came

from the east, which directed away from any potential exposures,” he said. “There was a shop that was 25-feet away from the structure, so to save that piece is pret-ty impressive.”

Crews dealt with some freezing issues and did need to shuttle water in from Alix to supplement the hydrant system in Mirror.

Crews remained on scene until approxi-mately 4:30 a.m. Monday morning.

Later that morning one of the smol-dering piles reignited, requiring the fi re department to return to the scene a few hours later along with a track hoe.

Smoke was still visible in the hamlet as the Mirror Fire Department crew worked on putting out hot spots with water and the track hoe pulled apart pieces of the destroyed structure.

The building had been vacant for sev-eral years.

According to the history book Land of the Lakes: A Story of the Settlement and Development of the Country West of Buffalo Lake, the Imperial Mirror Hotel was con-structed in the newly minted railroad village around 1912. The Imperial Hotel was listed as being constructed by G. T. Cook shortly after the Grand Trunk Pacifi c Railway Company built a rail line through the village, establishing Mirror.

The cause of the fi re is unknown at the time of publication. The fi re remains

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SUSPICIOUS OCCURRENCE IN BLACKFALDS

On Feb. 29th at 7:40 p.m. a 13-year-old female was walk-ing home. An older model red-dish-brown pickup truck pulled up beside the female and a male exited the vehicle. The female was concerned since the vehicle appeared to approach her quite quickly and then stop within a few feet of her.

There was no physical or verbal interaction during this suspicious occurrence. The sus-picious male is described as 6’ tall, approximately 50-years-old, pear shaped, with a white beard, wearing dark coloured baseball cap, sunglasses and a dark t-shirt.

The suspicious vehicle is described as an older model reddish-brown truck with rust damage on the front of the hood.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Blackfalds RCMP at 403-885-3300. Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or at www.tipsubmit.com.

RCMP SEEK PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING ATTEMPTED MURDER SUSPECT

Blackfalds RCMP request the public’s assistance in identifying a male suspect involved in the attempt murder which occurred on Feb. 25th at 5 a.m.

It is also requested the per-son who placed an Alberta license plate at the front door of Innisfail Detachment on the evening of Feb. 28th, please contact Blackfalds RCMP.

On Feb. 25th at 5:20 a.m. Blackfalds RCMP responded to a rural residence in Red Deer

County to a victim who was seriously injured. The victim was assaulted by an unknown suspect, who then fl ed the scene in the victim’s vehicle. The victim was transported to the hospital where he is being treated for his serious injuries. The victim’s vehicle has recently been located and recovered by the police.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian male about 5’5 - 5’6 tall, with a skinny build and short hair. He was wear-ing camo pants, a jacket and a black toque.

The Blackfalds RCMP are re-questing the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect in this matter. Anyone with informa-tion relating to this incident is asked to contact the Blackfalds RCMP at 403-885-3310. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous, therefore, do not approach, contact the po-lice immediately.

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Seeking the higher path in our daily livesThe television series Breaking

Bad tells the story of a high school chemistry teacher named Walter White. He has a disabled son and a baby on the way when he dis-covers that he has a fatal illness.

In order to make enough money to provide for his fam-ily’s future White decides that he will put his chemistry skills to use making the highly addic-tive drug called crystal meth. As the series progresses the moral compromises required to sus-tain this enterprise grow ever more horrifi c.

Breaking Bad is a vivid illustra-tion that there are choices to be faced in life. Some choices are good; others are bad. Sometimes what is good and what is bad seem obvious. But often they are not easy to distinguish, and the worse path can often seem like the better one.

There is a story about Jesus that offers wisdom about such choices. Jesus lived in a time when a desperate and hungry people longed for a mighty war-rior king – a messiah – who would overthrow the Roman oc-cupation, feed the people and establish a mighty kingdom of prosperity and peace. That was the conventional thinking, and it would have been easy to fol-low that conventional thinking. Instead, at the beginning of his

ministry, he fi nds a place he can be alone and refrains from eat-ing for 40 days.

That wilderness fast helps him to test those conventional as-sumptions:

- Would he miraculously turn stones into bread to feed a hun-gry and desperate population?

- Would he rule over all the kingdoms of the world like the Roman emperor?

- Would he throw himself from the pinnacle of the temple, ful-fi lling the prophetic promise that the Messiah would appear suddenly in that spot?

When Jesus recognizes that these conventional beliefs are temptations, he is able to choose a better way. But until Jesus re-jects that conventional thinking, he cannot know what his real call is.

Often, we assume that we should avoid our temptations and not think about them. But not thinking about them gives them power over us. Jesus teach-

es a different way. He gains clar-ity about God’s call by paying attention to his temptations. By confronting his temptations he strips them of power and is able to choose a better way.

During the 40 days prior to Easter, the church observes a season called Lent, when we

seek to walk the wilderness journey with Jesus. Many of us give up things we enjoy, as a kind of mini-fast. The point of it is so that we can pay attention to our assumptions about how we are living. In doing so we discover that many of our as-sumptions are temptations. We

are then free to choose a better way. Temptations are part of life. Your particular temptations are unique to you, but the challenge is to face them in such a way that they lift us higher rather than drag us lower.

Ross Smillie is the pastor of St. Andrew’s United Church in Lacombe.

FOR A CAUSE - Owen Hamilton, centre, dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi, celebrated a good shot in Wii Sports Bowling during a Bowl For Kids’ Sake event at Terrace Ridge School in Lacombe last week. The event was put on by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Lacombe as part of their larger fundraiser of the same name. Zachary Cormier/Lacombe Express

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Book and fi lm clubs are among the many activities at the libraryI had no classes last week

and at the end of each class the week before, I reminded the children that I would see them in two weeks.

One young lad groaned and asked why there was no class the next week. I replied that I needed to get organized for the next six weeks and he replied, “You’d think after all this time you would know what you’re doing!” He’s right. I should. Another little girl broke down and said she’d have to play with her brother and she just needed a break! Oh the impact I have on young people.

We would like to thank the Lacombe Co-op manager and staff for their unfailing diligence in selling our used books in their store foyer.

They keep track of the do-nations and keep the book display tidy and clean. All we do is supply the books. This week we were present-ed a cheque from Co-op for $1,150. We appreciate this kindness very much.

The Mary C. Moore Knitting Club meets on Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the History Room of the library. This is a drop-in program

and is open to all skill levels. Come and enjoy a relaxing hour knitting and chatting.

On March 8th at 7 p.m. in the LMC, The Armchair Travel Lecture will be pre-sented by our own Kirstin Bouwsema and her husband Brent. Their topic will be ‘Over the Sea to Skye: A Six Week Scottish Adventure with Two Small Children’. This promises to be infor-mative and entertaining since anything with the word children involved will be great entertainment.

The next evening for the Drop-in Adult Colouring Club will be March 9th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the library. This is a free program and all materials are provided. You may also bring your

own projects and materials (you do not have to share). Adults only please.

On March 17th at 7 p.m. in the LMC The Local Colour Lecture will be ‘South Africa: The Rainbow Nation’ by Dr. Janni and Christa Prins. They will discuss the ‘new’ South Africa including education, government and the people. They will also explain why doctors and families come to Canada from this country. This will be the last of the lectures until this fall.

On March 22nd at 7 p.m. in the Library the MCMPL Film Club will be discussing the fi lm Ida. Once again, please order the movie and watch it as quickly as possible so that others may get a chance to watch it

before the meeting.Ida is a Polish fi lm rated

PG-13. In this beautifully directed fi lm, Pawlikowski returns to his native Poland for the fi rst time in his career to confront some of the more contentious issues in the history of his birthplace. Powerfully writ-ten and eloquently shot, Ida is a masterly evocation of a time, a dilemma, and a defi ning historical moment. Ida is also personal, intimate and human. The weight of history is everywhere, but the scale falls within the scope of a young woman learning about the secrets of her own past. This inter-section of the personal with momentous historic events makes for what is surely one

of the most powerful and affecting fi lms of the year. Please come and share your thoughts about this fi lm.

Our book of the week is Shylock Is My Name by Howard Jacobson. This novel is a pro-found interpretation of The Merchant of Venice. Shylock’s present day counterpart is art dealer and confl icted father Simon Strulovitch. Simon is a man concerned with ques-tions of identity, parenthood, anti-Semitism and revenge. I have not read this book but would like to hear feedback from readers.

Thanking you in advance for coming to the library.

Mary Poole is the children’s programmer at the Mary C. Moore Public Library in Lacombe.

March is Fraud Prevention MonthFraud Prevention Month is an annual pub-

lic awareness campaign held in March that began in 2004 by encouraging Canadians to recognize, reject and report fraud.

Here are a few tips to protect yourself from fraud:

• Don’t be fooled by the promise of a valu-able prize in return for a low-cost purchase.

• Be extra cautious about calls, emails or mailings offering international bonds or lottery tickets, a portion of a foreign dignitary’s bank account, free vacations,

credit repair or schemes with unlimited income potential.

• Don’t be afraid to hang up the phone, delete the email or close your Internet connection.

• Don’t purchase a product or service without carefully checking out the product, service and company.

• Don’t be afraid to request further docu-mentation from the caller so you can verify the validity of the company.

• Don’t disclose personal information

about your fi nances, bank accounts, credit cards, social insurance and driver’s license numbers to any business that can’t prove it is legitimate.

• Shred unwanted personal information such as bank statements, credit card bills, unwanted receipts, cheques, pre-approved credit applications and old tax returns.

One of the most recent scams that our agency has been informed of is called the Phoney Bank Inspector Scam.

There are many variations to this scam but, in general, this is how it plays out:

• An individual (often a senior) receives a phone call from someone who knows their name.

• The caller claims to be a bank inspector (bank manager, police investigator, etc.) and explains that the bank is investigating a series of fraud cases that have been com-mitted by staff at the individual’s branch.

• The caller then asks the individual to withdraw a large sum of money from their account that will be inspected and used as evidence as part of the investigation.

• The caller explains that, because the suspected criminal works at the branch in question, the individual should not tell the branch staff why they are withdrawing the money.

• After the money is withdrawn, the victim is advised to meet the ‘investigator’ at a pre-determined nearby destination, where the money is handed over for investigation.

• Once the money changes hands, the vic-tim is instructed to return home and await a phone call confi rming that the money has been re-deposited into the original account.

• Unfortunately, no call comes, the money is not returned and the ‘inspector’ is never heard from again.

If you get such a call as described above report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre online at www.antifraudcentre-centrean-tifraude.ca or toll free at 1-888-495-8501.

If you feel that you have been a victim of fraud or have given out personal or fi nancial information unwittingly, please contact the Lacombe Police Service at 403-782-3279.

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Celebrate the women in your lifeNext Tuesday is International

Women’s Day (IWD), a time set aside where we recognize and celebrate ordinary women who have played extraordinary roles throughout history and in our communities.

It’s a day to inspire women, cele-brate achievements and the prog-ress made worldwide towards equality.

IWD is an offi cial holiday in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Laos, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia.

It’s also a national holiday cel-ebrated only by women in China,

Madagascar and Nepal. The day sees many men honouring their mothers, wives, girlfriends and colleagues with small gifts or fl owers, similar to Valentine’s Day.

IWD was fi rst observed in the early 1900s, during the turn of the industrialized world. The fi rst National Woman’s Day was ob-served in the United States on Feb. 28th, 1909.

From there, IWD has expanded into a global movement and is celebrated across developed and developing countries.

In Canada, the day has far less public recognition, even with the signifi cant change in society’s outlook of women’s equality and emancipation.

According to Stats Canada, 8.1 million Canadian women (58.3%)

were employed in 2009, more than double the number in 1976.

Also over the past three decades, employment rates of women with children have increased. In 2009, 72.9% of women with children under 16 living at home were part of the workforce. In 1976 the num-ber was 39.1%.

Stats Canada also released the information that women are still less likely to be employed than men, with the exception of younger women age 15 to 24. The majority of the female workforce continues to work in traditional female occupations.

In 2009, 67% of employed women had jobs in education, healthcare fi elds, sales and services and cleri-cal and other administrative posi-tions. Only 31% of employed men

work in these female-driven fi elds.Women have also expanded

their role in managerial and pro-fessional fi elds. In Canada in 2009, women made up 37% of those employed as managers, an in-crease of 7% from 1987.

Despite these progressive changes, some may say women have not gained true equality. Women are still not present in equal numbers in business or pol-itics. Globally, in regards to wom-en’s education and health, their conditions are considered much worse than that of men.

Girls are now welcomed into schools and universities. Women can work and have a family. They have real choices. IWD is a remind-er of the still existing struggles and a true celebration of the positives.

MLA says the provincial government needs to adaptJack Welch, former CEO

of General Electric, once said, “An organization’s ability to translate learn-ing into action rapidly is the ultimate competitive advantage.”

Under the leadership of Welch, General Electric was one of the world’s best known companies, renowned for its success through competitive inno-vation.

Alberta, incidentally, once had a similar rep-utation. Now, it seems government is more aptly defi ned by an inability to adapt. The Rachel Notley administration remains fi xated on an obsolete agenda created long be-fore the recession.

Despite job losses not seen since the 1980s, the NDP remains focused on increasing taxes, increas-ing regulation and increas-ing the size of government. Meanwhile, Albertans are coming to the realization that it’s time to translate learning into action.

Last week, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean took

matters into his own hands, and booked a number of events across Ontario to promote Alberta’s economy and energy sector. Speaking to a variety of prestigious groups, including the C.D. Howe Institute, he focused his efforts on addressing misinformation about Alberta’s natural resources and our province’s record when it comes to respon-sible energy development. During these diffi cult eco-nomic times, leadership matters.

At the same time, our offi cial opposition has created an Equalization Fairness Panel. Albertans have signifi cant concerns regarding how Alberta tax dollars are treated by the federal government.

Billions of tax dollars collected in our province are redistributed across Canada each year. The cur-rent equalization agree-ment expires in 2019, and we believe it is important that Alberta’s concerns are addressed prior to the upcoming round of ne-gotiations. The panel in-cludes four fi scal experts from across Canada. You can sign up for updates at www.fairequalization.ca.

As our Offi cial Opposition steps up to speak for Alberta on the national stage, we continue to meet today’s challenges here at home. Last year’s 272 fentanyl overdose deaths is indicative of an alarm-ing and emergent public health crisis. To address this issue, we have rec-ommended 10 common sense solutions to com-bat the fentanyl crisis. The government has partially adopted our action plan and increased access to overdose kits in pharma-cies across the province.

Typically, the Official Opposition’s role in our

parliamentary democra-cy is to question govern-ments and hold them to account. However, when the government abdicates its responsibilities, the duty to take action falls to the opposition.

This is a duty our Offi cial Opposition is proud to ac-cept.

I have found this last month being about the riding very productive. The government delay of session by a month has made this possible. I have been meeting constituents answering concerns and providing assistance.

I was present at the 2019 Canada Games Red Deer announcement, hosted a media open house, host-ed a meeting with reeves and mayors, attended a Central Alberta Teachers Convention event, the Alberta Beef Conference reception and the Alberta Fish & Game AGM.

In my role as the Shadow Minister of Culture and Tourism I have met with Sport Alberta, been to Chinese New Year cele-

brations, Indo-Canadian Republic Day, Ogaden Somali Community of Alberta Residents Justice Forum and the Rural Tourism Conference re-cently held in Camrose.

In recent weeks the Offi cial Opposition has been at work in legisla-tive committees seeking answers to government spending, misspending and over spending.

We have been speak-ing out clearly about di-rections and recommen-dations regarding mental health, dental care fees, midwives, freedom of the press, energy policy and a host of other issues rele-vant to your life.

Starting March 8th we will begin the spring ses-sion of the Legislature. Enjoy the early spring weather for me.

Ron Orr is the MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka. He can be reached at his constituency offi ce at 101, 4892 – 46th St., Lacombe, AB, by telephone at 403-782-7725 or by email at [email protected].

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Lacombe Figure Skating Club

is holding its annual Skating

Carnival on Sunday, March

6th at the Lacombe arena 1

p.m. The theme this year is “A

Skating Stampede.” Tickets are

$5 (fi ve and under are free)

and will be available at the

door. Come on out and cheer

on our local skaters for more

information go to our web-

site www.skatelacombe.ca.

Bible study on the gospel of

Luke every Thursday at 7 p.m.

from March 10th to April 7th.

St. Andrew’s United Church,

5226-51 Ave. Call 403-782-

3148 for more information.

Lacombe Lions Club meets the fi rst

Monday of the month down-

stairs at the Lacombe Legion.

Next meeting Monday, March

7th at 6:30 p.m. Dinner at 7

p.m. Guests welcome. For more

information on the Lions, please

contact Sharon at 403-782-5179.

Easter Bake Sale: Featuring Easter

breads. Sponsored by the St.

Vladimir Parish UCWLC. Saturday,

March 19th, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at

St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic

Parish Hall, 3632-46th Street,

Red Deer. For more information

call Zonia at 403-347-2335.

Jake’s Gift is Coming To Lacombe.

Don’t miss this play - it is priceless.

April 6th, 7 p.m. at Terrace Ridge

School. Call the school at 403-782-

0050 for tickets. Just $20 each.

Lacombe Ukulele Group: Every fi rst

and third Tuesday in Lacombe.

We’ll be meeting at Kavaccino’s

in the front room between 6:30

p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Join us for

the evening or drop in for a bit.

All ages and all levels of ability

are welcome! For more informa-

tion call 403-477-4630 or check

out our Facebook page www.

facebook.com/LacombeUkulele.

The Jesus Fatwah: Love Your

(Muslim) Neighbor as Yourself

- a Thursday evening discussion

group starting at 7 p.m. Using

print and video resources and

encounters with representatives

of both Christianity and Islam,

we will seek to dispel stereo-

types about Islam, explore the

diversity of Muslim belief and

practice and discuss how we can

build respectful relationships.

This program would be appro-

priate for Christians, Muslims

or those without faith com-

mitments. Held at St. Andrew’s

United Church. Please contact

Ross Smillie at 403-782-3148 to

indicate your interest and to get

background reading material.

Lacombe Hospice Steering Commit-

tee: Volunteers needed. Commit

to 24 – 48 months’ term. Contact

Florence at 403-782-5641 or

email: [email protected].

Friends of the Library is looking

forward to present to our faithful

audience and their guests, an

evening of a new adventure in

the Armchair Travel series on

March 8th, 7 p.m. at the LMC in

the County Room. Take in a won-

derful story presented by Kirsten

and Brent Bouwsma of their

2015, 6-week Scottish adventure

with their young children, where

they lived in a small industrial

town in the “hillfoots of the Ochil

mountain range.” Light refresh-

ments will follow. Free admission.

Friends of the Library History in

the Making/History series will

introduce guest speakers Dr.

Janni and Christa Prins to present

their experience living in South

Africa and leaving 10 years ago to

provide a safe and better future

for their children, on March 17th

7 p.m. at the LMC County Room.

They will discuss the “new” South

Africa, including education,

government and people of the

nation. Light lunch will follow.

Free admission. An educational

evening, come and bring a friend.

Al-Anon: Does drinking alcohol by

a relative or friend bother you?

Al-Anon may be able to help

you. Meetings are held every

Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in the

lower fl oor of the Lacombe

Masonic Hall at 4722 - 49B

Avenue, Lacombe. For more

information call 403-307-3732,

780- 668-4395 or check the web-

site at www.al-anon.ab.org.

Calling all musicians! A jazzy new

place to blow your horn or strum

your strings - A jam session every

fourth Thursday from 7 p.m. - 9

p.m. at the Lacombe Legion.

$2 a person. For more informa-

tion, call Rod at 403-782-1842.

The Parkland Classical Singers,

a community choir based in

Lacombe, is looking for more

members. If you like to sing,

please join us. Rehearsals are

held on Thursdays from 6:30

p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wolf Creek

Community Church, beginning

Oct. 15th. Two performances:

Christmas 2015 and Spring

2016. For more information,

call Carolyn 403-782-7365.

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band is

actively recruiting experienced

and inexperienced people from

the Central Alberta area, who

are interested in joining the pipe

band. Anyone with piping or

drumming experience, or if you

would like to learn piping or

drumming, are asked to please

contact us at 403-782-7183.

Practices are held at the Red

Deer Legion on Tuesdays at 7:00.

Jake’s Gift: The Red Deer Le-

gion Pipe Band and the Royal

Canadian Legion Branch #35

will be hosting the multi-award

winning play, Jake’s Gift. The

performance will take place on

Tuesday, April 5th at the Royal

Canadian Legion in Red Deer.

Doors will open at 6 p.m., the

pipe band will play at 6:45 p.m.,

with the play beginning at 7

p.m. Tickets are $20 & there

will be a cash bar available.

Tickets are available at the

front desk of the Red Deer

Legion, by contacting any pipe

band member or calling Arnie

MacAskill at 403-782-7183.

St. Andrew’s United Church

youth choir for ages fi ve to 18.

Meets Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m.

contact Jessica at 403-352-5486

or [email protected].

St. Andrew’s United Church Adult

Choir for those 18 and old-

er. Practices on Wednesdays

from 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Contact

Roberta at 403-782-0443 for

more information. Cost is free.

Lacombe Walking Group

Wednesdays from 12-12:30

at Medcombe Walk-In-Clinic.

No Registration required.

Kozy Korner - Tuesday dinners -

noon at the Senior’s Centre. Hot

meal includes coffee and dessert.

Kozy Korner - Music Jam – Sun-

days from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Lunch goodies by donation.

Upcoming jams are Feb. 14th,

March 13th and April 10th.

Entertainers are free. For

information call 403-885-4493.

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ARTS & LEISUREJohnny Reid plays Red Deer this weekend

BY ZACHARY CORMIERLACOMBE EXPRESS

Award-winning country music star Johnny Reid is bringing his unique style to Red Deer next week when his ‘What Love is All About’ tour rolls into the Centrium.

The tour, which stops in Red Deer on March 5th, will feature songs from Reid’s latest album of the same name, as well as some old favourites.

“The title of the tour is ‘What Love is All About’, so my hope would be that people walk out of that room that night having somewhat of a better under-standing of what love is really all about,” said the Scotland-born Canadian country artist.

This is not the fi rst time that Reid has performed in Red Deer and the singer-songwriter said he has fond memories of playing here.

“I played Red Deer many, many moons ago. I can remember playing the Arlington Inn in Red Deer, there was a wee pub in Red Deer and I played there many moons ago and I’ve played the arena in Red Deer several times,” he said, adding that he’s looking forward to returning to the city.

“It’s wonderful. I’ve always en-joyed Red Deer.”

The CCMA-award winning artist moved to Canada from Scotland with his family when he was 15-years-old and went to high school in Brampton, Ont. before attending Bishop’s University, where he was a place kicker for the football team.

“When I graduated Bishop’s, my very fi rst opportunity in the music business profes-sionally was to write songs for Dreamworks and I signed a de-velopment deal as a songwriter and a development deal as an artist,” Reid recounted.

Since then, Reid has become a star in the Canadian country music world. He has released eight albums of original music and two Christmas records, all but two of which have been cer-tifi ed Platinum.

And Reid managed to con-tinue that success with his latest album, What Love is All About, which was released last November, which he recorded with legendary producer Bob Ezrin.

“I had written a song called Fire It Up, which was released by me in Canada, but was actually recorded and released around the world by Joe Cocker. Actually, God bless him, it was his last single before he passed on. But with the success of that sin-

gle, I found myself with a lot of opportunities to go to differ-ent places to write songs,” he recalled, adding the songs he wrote while abroad would even-tually become the basis for the new record.

“The one thing that I realized really quickly is that no matter the colour or the creed, we all kind of speak in the same lan-guage. They want me to write songs about people in their lives, they want me to write songs about people they’ve lost. It was all about the same story.”

All of that culminates in the album’s lead off and title single, which according to Reid, tells the story of a man who has kind of given up on love.

“Bob and I got to talking and I played him What Love is All About and he said ‘That’s a special song. We need to record that song’.”

And the record continues to follow the same thread as Reid’s distinct songwriting style shines

through, from the touching sen-timent of A Picture of You to the island vibes of What I’m Feeling Right Now, which features a guest verse from rapper Kardinal Offi shall.

“I phoned up Kardinal and said ‘Hey man, listen I might send

you a song you have a listen and then maybe you and I could col-laborate on it.’ And he kept gig-gling and he said ‘Man I’m gonna be on a Johnny Reid album?’ So we were having a laugh about it because the majority of my au-dience has probably never heard of Kardinal and the majority of Kardinal’s audience has prob-ably never heard of me. So it’s just a really cool opportunity to sort of spread the love a wee bit,” Reid said of the song.

Reid added he tries to avoid defi ning his music as any one genre or style.

“I’ve always just sort of wrote the songs the way I wanted to write them, record them the way I want to record them, and perform them the way I want to perform them,” he said, adding that he draws inspiration for his music from many different sources, in-cluding his Scottish roots.

“Growing up in Scotland, Scottish people are always good

story tellers, some of the best story tellers that I’ve ever met,” he said.

“My dad drove trucks and was a diesel mechanic, so he was on to what you called ‘Western music,’ you know, Don McLean, Don Williams, Charlie Pride. These are a lot of the songs that I grew up listening to in my house.”

And much of that shines through in the new album, as well. Many of the new songs were written with other artists, which Reid said can help make the song the best that it can be.

“I’ve written a lot of songs by myself, but I feel like you miss kind of a worldly vibe,” he said.

“Life is a collaboration, so it’s, I fi nd, really cool to sit down and get people’s perspective on things.”

Tickets for the March 5th show are available at www.ticketmas-ter.ca.

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ON THE ROAD - Award-winning singer-songwriter Johnny Reid is bringing his ‘What Love is All About’ tour to the Centrium in Red Deer on March 5th. photo submitted

“THE TITLE OF THE TOUR IS ‘WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT’, SO MY HOPE WOULD BE THAT PEOPLE WALK OUT OF

THAT ROOM THAT NIGHT HAVING SOMEWHAT OF A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT LOVE IS REALLY

ALL ABOUT.”

JOHNNY REID


PUBLIC NOTICE Amendment of the Bylaws regulating the City of Lacombe Safety Code Fees for Electrical, Gas, Plumbing and Building Permits. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Lacombe Council has given first reading to Bylaw 168 and Bylaw 306 for the amendment of the City of Lacombe Safety Code Fees for Electrical, Gas, Plumbing and Building Permits.

Where do I get more information? A copy of the Bylaw may be viewed at www.lacombe.ca or at the City of Lacombe City Hall at 5432 – 56th Avenue during office hours.

When is the Public Hearing? If you would like to make comments on the proposed road closure, Council of the City of Lacombe will be holding a Public Hearing in Council Chambers located at 5432 – 56th Avenue, on Monday, March 14, 2016 at 5:30 pm.

How do I get involved? Any person or group wishing to express their views on the proposed bylaw amendment will be given the opportunity to make a presentation.

All written letters or petitions regarding this amendment are to:

(a) be filed with the Chief Administrative Officer no later than 4:30 pm on Wednesday, March 9, 2016

(b) contain the names and addresses of all persons making the presentation, and

(c) state the name and address of all persons authorized to represent a group of persons or the public at large.

DATE of First Publication: March 3, 2016 DATE of Second Publication: March 10, 2016

For Information contact: Lyla Peter, Manager of Planning and DevelopmentPhone: 403-782-1238E-mail: [email protected]

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Drunk driving gets more attention than FASDThe fi gures are appalling.

In the U.S. every year 40,000 children are born suffering with fetal alcoholic syn-drome disease (FASD). In Canada there are more than 300,000 children with this disease. The lifetime cost for each child is $5 million.

So in Canada the cost to taxpayers of caring for those with FASD is $600 billion, the size of the national debt. In the U.S. the fi gure is $6 tril-lion. How can this medical and social tragedy be solved? Destroying your own body

with alcohol is one thing. But destroying forever the mind of an unborn child is maternal madness.

Today, FASD is the most common cause of prevent-able mental retardation in

North America. I’ve recently talked to several people who care for FASD children. They’re usually foster par-ents who fi nd it diffi cult and frustrating to keep children affl icted with FASD under control. Sixty per cent of these unfortunate children end up in prison or a mental health facility.

FASD children start life with a bundle of physi-cal and mental defects. For instance, many suffer from hearing loss, abnormal hand-eye functions making it diffi cult to coordinate gait. Mentally they suffer from a short attention span, have poor judgment and lack the skill for mathematics and language.

So how does the prob-lem begin? We know that FASD occurs in one-third to one-half of infants whose mother consumed six or more alcoholic drinks daily during pregnancy. A report from Harvard claims the risk decreases to 10% with three drinks daily. Binge drinking can also cause this disaster. A physiological difference sets the stage for FASD. Most women fail to realize that when they consume alcohol, the fetus also consumes it. But there is a huge difference between alcohol in the mother’s body and that of the fetus.

Pregnant women have a well-functioning mature liver that detoxifi es alcohol in the blood. A developing fetus does not have this metabolic safeguard and al-cohol crosses the placental barrier. Consequently, the fetus is subjected to a higher concentration of alcohol for a longer period of time. This spells disaster for the developing brain.

My contacts tell me that it is not unusual for women who drink to excess to have more than one child affect-ed with FASD. Why this is allowed to happen boggles my mind and I hope it does the same to yours. Currently no law states that women who repeatedly bear FASD children should be steril-ized. It’s a tragic injustice not only because of the huge lifetime expense, but because these unborn chil-dren surely have the right to be born with a healthy body and brain.

So what’s the solution? All social agencies agree prevention is the logical and cheapest one. So what do they propose to pre-vent these alcohol-sodden women from having more FASD children? They believe women should be educated about the risks of alco-hol during pregnancy. This sounds good in theory, but

I wish them luck. There’s no doubt many of these women suffer poverty, abuse and other problems. But at this stage of alcoholism, trying to convert to abstention is unrealistic. The odds of winning are better at Las Vegas. Not one of the so-cial and medical reports I read suggested that repeat offenders should be auto-matically sterilized.

Already I hear critics cry-ing out that these women have rights. But rights go along with responsibilities to others, especially to the unprotected fetus in the womb. It’s ironic that we toss drunken drivers who kill innocent people into jail. Yet we allow an alcoholic woman to carry a pregnancy, deliver a brain injured child, spend mil-lions on its care and then allow that same woman to repeat the process again and again. Remember it’s not the government who is paying these bills, it’s you. This should make you mad as hell because no one in authority, associated with such tragic pregnancies, has the intestinal courage to prevent them.

Again, common sense has fl own to another planet. What do you think?

For comments, email [email protected].

ARTISTIC - Lacombe Christian School held their Sixth Annual Fine Arts Night last week. The open house event showcased artwork created by students throughout the month. From reciting Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech to showing paintings, sculptures and masks, the evening was full of artistic expression. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

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Bentley Generals face elimination after lossBY ZACHARY CORMIERLACOMBE EXPRESS

The Bentley Generals fi nd themselves in an unfamiliar sit-uation after Sunday night’s loss to the Innisfail Eagles.

The fi rst place Generals, who are currently embroiled in a Chinook Hockey League semi-fi -nal playoff series with the fourth place Eagles, are just a single loss away from being eliminat-ed from the playoffs after a 3-2 overtime loss at the Barnett Arenas in Lacombe on Sunday.

“This is some adversity maybe we haven’t faced and that’s a good thing,” said Generals Head Coach Ryan Tobler after the loss, which put Bentley at a 3-2 defi -cit heading back to Innisfail for game six in the best of seven series.

“We’re up against it. We’re going to fi nd out what we’re made of, plain and simple.”

Despite the loss, Sunday’s game was one of those that could have gone either way.

Both teams were in it until the fi nal whistle as they did battle in front of the more than 1,200 people who had packed into the arena to watch some Senior Men’s AAA playoff action.

“We had our chances,” Tobler said.

Right from the get go the teams were trading chances. Bentley had several good looks on Eagles’ goalie Dan Dunn through the fi rst fi ve minutes of play before Innisfail took the fi ght back to them and fi red a couple of shots on Army net-minder Dustin Butler.

It took until the 15 minute mark of the fi rst period for the fi rst goal to be put up on the board. After a Brett Robertson high-sticking penalty put the

Generals down a man, Innisfail’s Mark Bomersback took advan-tage, beating Butler to put his team up 1-0 heading into the second.

Things didn’t start getting bet-ter for the Gens early in the sec-ond either, as Dunn continued to stump their potent offense by making save after save and Innisfail’s defense kept getting in front of the Bentley shooters to limit their offense.

To make matters worse, Innisfail picked up a second un-answered goal four minutes into the middle frame on a quick transition.

That seemed to be the wake-up call that Bentley needed. They doubled their attack and started fi ring shot after shot at the Innisfail net and while most ended up defl ecting off the de-fenders and into the netting, some managed to fi nd the mark.

Still though, it wasn’t until the dying seconds of the period that the Army was able to break through as one of those shots at the net fi nally paid off.

A shot on goal by Teegan Moore led to a rebound and scram-ble in front of the Eagles’ net. Adam Huxley took a shot, which was stopped by Dunn, but Ian Schultz was right there to pound the rebound home and cut the Eagles’ lead to one heading into the third.

And they weren’t done. The third period saw the combatants trade chances again. Butler and Dunn were locked in a goal-ie battle for the ages and the shooters were fi nding it diffi cult to get a good chance against them.

But eventually something had to give and, 13 minutes into the third, something fi nally did as, with Bentley on the power play,

Moore got hold of the puck in the offensive zone and dished it to defenseman Colton Hayes. Hayes wound up and ripped a shot that defl ected off of Schultz’s stick and past Dunn for the tying goal. We were going to overtime.

“We did well to come back and get the power play tier,” said Tobler.

The extra frame didn’t take long, though. Just four minutes in, a shot on goal by the Generals allowed Innisfail to take pos-session of the puck deep in their defensive zone. Two sec-onds later, a long, outlet pass by

Eagles’ defender Jason Nopper found Bomersback at centre ice and sent him barrelling down on Bulter on the breakaway, and the Innisfail veteran didn’t waste it as he put it top shelf for the victory.

“The difference was key saves here and there, that’s usually the difference,” Tobler said, adding he was happy with the team’s effort in the game.

“Sometimes you play a good hockey game and you lose. I’m happy with our effort, of course not the result, but we’ll learn from it.”

The Gens will now shift their focus to Saturday’s upcoming matchup in Innisfail, which be-cause of the loss is now a must-win game.

It’s worth noting that neither team has won a game at home yet during this series.

Game six gets underway at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Innisfail Twin Arena. Should the Generals win that game, the de-ciding matchup will be held at the Barnett Arenas on Sunday. Puck drop on that one is at 7:15 p.m.

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REACH FOR IT - Ian Schultz, right, of the Bentley Generals battled with Scott Balan of the Innisfail Eagles for the puck while Eagles’ goaltender Dan Dunn tried to poke it away during game fi ve of the Chinook Hockey League semi-fi nal series at the Barnett Arenas in Lacombe. The Eagles prevailed 3-2 in overtime to take a 3-2 series lead and push the Generals to within one game of elimination. Zachary Cormier/Lacombe Express


PUBLIC NOTICE Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Hearing An objection has been made to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board against a February 3, 2016 decision made by the City of Lacombe MunicipalPlanning Commission to approve an application for conversion of two vacant commercial spaces to residential use, within a mixed use commercial/residential building at C3 and C4, 4425 Heritage Way, Blocks 41 and 42, Plan 052 3783, zoned C2, with a 53 percent variance to the amount of space required to be designated for commercial use within the mixed use commercial/residential building to allow for the additional residential suites. The appeal relates to effects on the value and business growth of an occupied commercial bay.

TIME OF HEARING: 7:00 p.m.DATE OF HEARING: March 9, 2016PLACE OF HEARING: City Hall Council Chambers City of Lacombe Municipal Office 5432 56 Avenue, Lacombe

Any person affected by the proposed development may present a brief at the hearing. Written submissions should be presented to the Secretary of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, and must be received no later than 1:00 PM on Friday, March 4, 2016.

DATE of First Publication: February 25, 2016 DATE of Second Publication: March 3, 2016

For information contact: Secretary, Subdivision and Development Appeal BoardPhone: 403.782.1287

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GOLDEN GIRLS - The Central Alberta Sting U19 ringette team won the pro-vincial title while hosting the Ringette Alberta AA Provincials in Lacombe this past weekend. They defeat-ed Calgary 8 to 1 to win the Alberta U19 champion-ship on Sunday. The team will now enter the National Championships in London, Ont. as Team Alberta.

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Curling provincials take over Lacombe this weekendBY ZACHARY CORMIERLACOMBE EXPRESS

Curling fans in Lacombe are in for a treat this week-end as the 2016 Optimist U18 (Juvenile) Alberta Championships roll into town.

“We have 12 of the best young teams in Alberta in attendance,” said Don Gullekson, the chair of the three day long tourna-ment, which will be host-ed at the Lacombe Curling Club.

The weekend’s curling action will feature both the boys and girls compe-titions, with each side fea-turing six of the top teams in the province.

The tournament, Gullekson said, is part of a package that the Lacombe Curling Club had with the Alberta Curling Federation that saw them host the Boston Pizza Cup Men’s Provincials in 2014 and the Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts last year.

“You get three events when you take on that project of hosting provin-cial championships, so this is our fi nal one,” he said, adding this event was quite a bit easier to plan than the previous two.

“This is the least amount of work for us. It’s held in our own curling rink and it certainly is lower key than the other events.”

This year’s fi eld of com-petitors includes the top two teams from each of the province’s three curl-ing associations. Those six teams then compete in a round robin-style tournament and the one with the best record at the end of the weekend is crowned the provincial champions and go on to represent Alberta at the Optimist U18 International

Curling Championships in Edmonton at the end of the month.

“The curling’s going to be outstanding. From this stage they go onto other championships. Past juve-nile champions have gone on to the Scotties and the Briar and those sorts of things, so it’s a stepping stone for them to that next level,” Gullekson said.

He also noted because the curling is at such a high level, he hopes that the event will be able to draw a large amount of spectators.

“We get to showcase some of the best young curlers in the province. We’re hoping that young people come in, take a look at it and say, ‘I can do that.’ So we’re hoping it will encourage people to take up the sport.”

Eryn Love-Hollman, Emily Plett, Mackenzie Johnson and Sasha Tran of the Red Deer Curling Centre make up the only team from Central Alberta in the tournament this year, as they compete as the Southern Alberta Curling Association A team on the girls’ side this weekend.

“There is the team out of Red Deer that’s competing and certainly we have past champions that were in our local club here too, so certainly Central Alberta has good representation in this event,” Gullekson said.

Teams from Edmonton, St. Albert, Falher, Fort St. John, Manning, Black Diamond and Calgary will also make the trip out to Lacombe this weekend to participate.

“We’re encouraging peo-ple to come out and take a look and take an oppor-tunity to take a look at the arena. I mean, there’s a major renovation hap-pening here so it’s the last time you’ll see it like this, it’s going to change. So it’s a good time to come down and take advantage of it.”

The Optimist U18 Alberta Championships run at the Lacombe Curling Club from Friday through Sunday this week. Draws are at noon and 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with one draw at 9 a.m. and any necessary playoffs on Sunday. Admission is free and a full draw sched-ule and list of teams and standings can be found at www.curlingprovincials.com.

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Finding inspiration from visiting show homesThe past few decades working as an

interior designer has been very fulfi lling. I have met hundreds of exceptional people and have worked on wonderful, fulfi lling projects. Last week I went with my designer and friend Angela Felts to the new Colbray show home in Blackfalds.

We had a lovely lunch and toured the home she had just fi nished designing.

You would think that after so many years working on and touring show homes I would be ho hum about another new property – not so!

I am familiar with the work of this particular designer and her co-creator, Jill but I was unprepared for the unique touches and thoughtful work that went into this house.

I am going to label it ‘wilderness chic’ just because I can. It can be a diffi cult blend to work modern elegance in with rustic charm but this home pulls it off effortlessly.

The fi rst unique element in this home is the use of faux brick tiles as a backsplash and wall feature.

I am a big fan of this because I have used this product in my own bathroom and it never fails to get a huge reaction from people who are fortunate enough to visit my powder room.

This home has employed a warm rustic brick look on bathroom walls, on entire walls in a soaring stairwell and as a per-fect counterpart to a modern, streamlined kitchen. I love this look and am so glad that brick is back!

In the living room there is a vertical

fi replace with a modern bowl and stone fl ame inside.

It is surrounded by a large stainless steel frame making it exquisitely contemporary. This fi replace would be more than enough of a feature in this room but wait - there is more!

The entire wall is adorned with a rustic laminate plank resembling barn board. Blending the contemporary with the rustic is perfect and I couldn’t stop looking at this wonderful blend of styles.

The brilliance of gluing laminate fl ooring onto a wall to replicate a wood feature is inspiring and creates an inexpensive, low maintenance wall treatment.

Upstairs in the bonus room there is a lovely backdrop of birch trees made possible by a carefully chosen wallpaper mural.

It is easy to fall into this earthy space as you gaze out onto rural land thanks to the fl oor to ceiling windows.

Small touches like these larger than av-

erage windows really bring you into line with the outdoors and it’s a congruent view from the outside to the inside.

The master bedroom is a thoughtfully laid out space with rustic-hewn furniture and soft blended tones. The perfect retreat for anyone looking for a relaxing place to read and dream.

It’s a great Saturday afternoon activity to visit local show homes; to grab a latte and walk about and dream.

Even if you aren’t building your perfect home yet, you may discover small ideas and inspiration to take back to your own abode. You never know what may surprise and delight you when you take an afternoon to see what is new in interior design and what homes are on the market. Builders have a great deal to offer their consumers – even if it is just new and fabulous ideas!

Kim Wyse is a local freelance designer. Find her on Facebook at ‘Ask a Designer’.

OPEN CONCEPT - This kitchen in a Paradise Homes show home in Blackfalds is fi nished with unique lighting and stainless steel appliances. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

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