As a welcoming gesture, Trochu Town Council presents a framed print, by Daphne Stankievech, of Dr. Hay's old house at the Arboretum, to new businesses that choose to settle there. The Blue Quill Family Restaurant appears to be a good venture for owners Shelley and Rich Birch, Audrey Ternes and Tom Trask. They were pleased to accept their picture from Mayor Barry Kletke and Councillor Bill Cunningham.
Sweet Send-off
Miriam Klappe was celebrating her retirement on Tuesday, August 10th with cake and coffee for the public at the Three Hills Post Office. Miriam has been with Canada Post for 22 years, and 15 of those years she has worked at the Three Hills Post Office. Miriam's cake read "In Appreciation of Three Hills Residents."
Auto Insurance rates to decrease
Every year the Automobile Insurance Rate Board (AIRB) reviews mandatory, also called basic, automobile insurance rates. As a result of this year's review, the AIRB is directing Alberta insurers to reduce mandatory automobile insurance premiums by five per cent as of November 1 of this year.
This decrease is, in part, a result of the projected decline in the number of bodily injury claims in the province. To the individual driver, it means they can expect to save an additional $30 per year on the
Studio Alberta meets with Three Hills Officials
Town of Three Hills officials met with Colin Lowden and Mary Saunders on August 5th to hear a proposal. The pair, from Ponoka, started Studio Alberta Affordable Housing, a project designed to provide adequate, affordable housing, primarily, but not exclusively, for Alberta Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) recipients, in private, self-contained suites.
These suites are constructed like studio or bachelor apartments, with no bedrooms. Each suite is 325 square feet, and features privat
