Chestermere, AB

Chestermere Lake has a community food bank and it's own charity fund to help residents having a hard time.

Christmas with Dignity is a local charity helping out Chestermere and area families who need help. Some may think that there are no families with needs in this upscale neighbourhood. In good times and in bad no community is immune from hard times. A family came into the Chestermere FCSS office just before Christmas. In this family the father was disabled and unable to work and the mom was working for a company that went bankrupt leaving her without a paycheck for the past two weeks she had put in. Thanks to the generosity of Chestermere residents Christmas with dignity was able to help. Many other families like this received help, and will continue to do so throughout the year.

If you would like to contribute it is not too late. Although the charity is called Christmas with dignity, it provides support all year around and needs funds throughout the year. Contact the town of Chestermere at 403-207-7050 and ask for Penny Deeter.

Food bank donations can be dropped off at the Chestermere Public Library, Town Hall, the community centre and Safeway.

Thank you to all of those who were able to help.

Want to Carry The Olympic Torch For Chestermere, You Have to Apply To The Royal Bank.

The Royal Bank of Canada is the official sponsor of the Olympic Torch Relay. They are running a contest that runs from November 21, 2008 and closes on July 15, 2009.

As part of the contest they ask contestants to make a pledge to make Canada a better place to live.

The torch is scheduled to be going through Chestermere on January 19, 2010. If you would like to participate visit the website http://www.carrythetorch.com.

Good luck.

I popped into the library the other day, and they now have specialty coffees available. You can meet a friend and have a visit by the fireplace at the library. Now that is nothing like the library that I grew up with.

Chestermere's library is a place to meet friends, a place to watch a movie it is not the sterile place that we have in our minds.

So next time you want to meet a friend for a coffee and a relaxing visit check out the library.

It only makes sense that Chestermere would be chosen, as we are only 5 miles from Calgary and right on the Trans Canada Highway. We will have three torch bearers from our town. Chestermere has three Olympic heros that I know of. They are Cary Mullen, Alyssa Hatton and Joshua Riker-Fox. Wouldn't it be wonderful if they could carry the torch for Chestermere and Canada.

Cary Mullen

• World Cup Downhill Champion
• World Downhill Speed Record Holder- 97 mph (151 km/h) in Kitzbuhel Austria m
• Member of the Olympic Hall of Fame
• Two-Time Olympian Silver and Bronze
• Four time North American Champion
• Leader of the National Ski Team for over a decade
• Chestermere resident

Alyssa Hatton

• Japan Special Olympics - Won Two Bronze and One Silver Medal in Skiing, February 2005.
• Chestermere High Graduate

Joshua Riker- Fox

• Competed in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Modern Pentathlon.
• Participated in the opening Ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary
• Chestermere High Graduate.

Today Doug was showing homes in Chestermere. Out of 7 homes that he showed only one had an actual feature sheet. The rest had nothing. not even a black and white print off. Nothing.

Come on! How much effort is it to put together a feature sheet! I know that you have not had so many showings that you just can't keep up.

We always print off a sheet to give to our clients on other realtors listings. For our listings we put together a 4 or 5 page colour booklet for the homebuyer to take home. We think that if they can remember the home they are more likely to buy it. It works rather well. Perhaps some of you will try it.