Carrot Crunch
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Lois Hole
hugs carrot siblings Megan and Cole Joyce at Percy Pegler Elementary School's Carrots
From Caring Kids celebration on Sept. 27. See story.
photo by Gillian Beckett
Youths arrested for break and enters
By Gillian Beckett
Staff Reporter
Turner Valley RCMP are warning vehicle owners to lock their doors and keep their
valuables with them following a rash of vehicle break and enters.
RCMP caught two youths (who cannot be identified under the Young Offenders' Act)
who admitted to being responsible for at least 30 vehicle break and enters in Turner
Valley and Black Diamond.
Sgt. Don Cohn explained that the two youths stole numerous items out of unlocked
vehicles such as wallets, cell phones and other valuable items.
Cohn noted that a wallet containing credit cards and a drivers' licence from Okotoks
was also recovered.
'We are very frustrated that people are leaving their vehicles unlocked and valuables
in their cars,' said Cohn. 'It's inconvenient for some people to lock their cars
because they think that something like this is not going to happen to them. Unfortunately
big city life has come to rural Alberta.'
Cohn added that RCMP has managed to recover a vehicle reported stolen from Calgary
which will be returned to its owner.
With winter just around the corner, Cohn said that drivers are prone to leaving their
vehicles running and unlocked, creating a perfect opportunity for theft.
'A lot of times people don't realize something's missing until they look for it and
realize that it's gone,' said Cohn.
The two young offenders will be dealt with under the alternative measures program.
No charges have been laid.
Turner Valley Gas plant project receives $5 million
By Gillian Beckett
Staff Reporter
Christmas has definitely come early to Turner Valley this year.
On Sept. 29 at the Turner Valley town office, Highwood MLA Don Tannas announced that
the Turner Valley Gas Plant historic site will receive a $5 million grant from the
Alberta 2005 Centennial Legacies Grant Program.
'At long last we have the money to preserve (Turner Valley's) oil history,' said
Tannas. 'This is the largest grant and, in my opinion, the most worthy for Turner
Valley to receive.'
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'We originally asked for $250,000 (to go towards the gas plant's development) which we thought was a lot of money,' said Mayor Elaine Dafoe. 'But this is just wonderful.'
According to Dafoe, the funds may not stop at $5 million for the gas plant development project.
She explained that the development plan is a 50/50 partnership between the federal and provincial government.
Although not yet confirmed, the 50/50 partnership means that the gas plant project may receive an additional $5 million from the federal government.
In the meantime, the $5 million grant will go towards Phase 1 of the gas plant project which includes reclamation of the site and clean up.
Members of the Turner Valley Oilfields Society agree that the funding towards the development of the gas plant has been a long time coming.
'We've been planning this (gas plant development) since 1979,' said society member Jim McCreary. 'Now we can get going on it.'
A public meeting to discuss the gas plant development plan will be held at the Turner Valley town office on Oct. 18 at 7 pm.
Dafoe noted that the gas plant will be bigger and better once it is completed, even though the site, in its existing state, already receives numerous visitors from all around the world.
'This summer the plant has been visited by people from every province in Canada as well as from the United States,' said Dafoe, who added that tourists from the West Indies, Hong Kong, Japan and Europe, among other nations, have also visited the site.
Tannas's announcement coincided with the official announcement of Alberta's 2005 Centennial Program by Community Development Minister Stan Woloshyn.
The program will fund 17 Alberta-wide projects which include the Calgary Performing Arts Centre which will receive $2.5 million, Drumheller's Royal Tyrrell Museum Learning Centre, which will also receive $2.5 million and Calgary's Lougheed Residence, which will receive $2.8 million.
The centennial projects must be completed by Dec. 31, 2005.
For more information, visit the Centennial Legacies website at www.gov.ab.ca/alberta2005
