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Friday, 27 August 2010 20:39 |
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Dear Editor, Our garden was destroyed by the use of spray which was applied to a lawn to kill some dandelions on an adjacent property. We are calling for a ban on spraying in residential areas of our town or at least a by-law calling for the person applying the spray to carry a license to do so. Our garden was organic. How long will it take for the soil to heal itself and produce organic food again? A beautiful crop of raspberries had to be left on the bushes. It takes three years for a raspberry plant to produce fruit. One year to take the root, one year to grow and the third year to berry. Then they die and you start over again. Our onions mutated after the dose they received, pushing the onion up from the ground while below the onion a grotesque looking circular second thing grew and another smaller thing grew out of it. The carrot tops looked okay but the carrots were pale and hairy. Sweet peas at the opposite side of the garden soon died and squash plants nearly withered and died. We hauled everything to the dump although some didn’t look affected, how could we be sure? You don't have to be able to read or hear to know that the wind is blowing as it was the day our garden was destroyed. Although the person responsible offered to pay us for what happened, you don't put a price on something like that. Ted & Thelma Bullick Coronation |
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Minor sports misconceptions |
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Monday, 09 August 2010 03:50 |
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Dear Editor, As President of Coronation Minor Sports (Ball) I would like to take this opportunity to clear up the July 15 report in the (Coronation) ECA Review from the Town Council report pertaining to Minor Sports. It was reported to Town Councillors that registration was down and that the players had to pay their own costs to attend provincials. The report also stated that in previous year’s registration was higher which then covered provincial costs. Both of these statements are false. In fact, registrations for ball this year was up over 2009’s. The number of teams which competed at the Provincial level was the same in 2009 as in 2010. There was a boy’s team which chose not to go provincials, but this year we sent two girls teams to provincials. To clarify the second part of this report to Town Council regarding the players paying their own costs. Last year the Midgets paid $100 to go competitive league provincials; this year the cost was again $100 to go competitive provincials. The $100 which the Midgets paid covers about half of the actual cost that Baseball Alberta charges to Minor Ball. The Pee Wee team, which went this year, paid $13 more in 2010 and this covered about half the amount it cost minor ball to send them. The Bantam team, however, is where most of the confusion started. Last year the Bantams registered for Community League Provincials (a division below Competitive). The cost is $27.50 per player and $450 for team registration and $50 per coach. The Bantams registered for Community Provincials. There were not enough teams registered in Community so Baseball Alberta bumped the teams that were willing to move up to ‘Competitive’ at no extra charge. This year, however, the Bantams registered for Competitive and the cost was changed to be the same as the Midgets. This costs Minor Sports – Ball; $550 for the team plus $80 per player and $50 per coach. As well the teams are charged approximately $40 per game for Umpires which Minor Sports must pay. The teams play three to four games a weekend and this goes on for three to six weekends. So if you do the calculations it costs about $2500 for a team of 12 players with four coaches playing five weekends during the season. Minor Sports – Ball charged $75 per player for provincial registration to lessen the expenses Minor Ball would incur. In closing, Minor Sports – Ball has not increased their registration fee for several years. We also have a program in place for kids that cannot afford registration to attend provincials; in this case Minor Sports covers their registration fee. Our mission is to have all children that want to play sports to be allowed this opportunity without any financial burdens for the child. I hope this clarifies questions that people may have. As an organization we hope to keep our children active in sports and to allow them to do this at any level. We are very proud of what our athletes have accomplished as we have had many provincial level medallists, and we do hope to be able to continue to support our athletes financially. Mark Zimmer, President, Coronation Minor Sports |
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Thursday, 08 July 2010 19:51 |
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It is official! The Communities in Bloom judges will be arriving in Coronation on August 3, 2010 however it is not known at present who they will be. Work was complted at the cenotaph with monies donated by the 2009 Grad Class. |
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Friday, 25 June 2010 19:42 |
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Letter to the Editor, I have to say how shocked I was to learn that the regular Town Council meeting scheduled for June 15 was cancelled. Apparently the reason was due to a lack of items on the agenda. We were told by Town Council at the June 1 meeting that council was going to take a hard look over the budget and they would do more investigating about the recent increase in our taxes. Is this not enough of a reason to have a meeting?? I would have to say that we taxpayers feel differently. Jodi Shipton Coronation
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Parking on Victoria Avenue and Taxes |
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Friday, 11 June 2010 17:07 |
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The issue presently being discussed at Coronation Town Council is whether to change Victoria Avenue between Queen Street and Royal Street to parallel parking for ‘safety’ concerns. This could be resolved quite easily and at very little cost with a bit of creative thinking. |
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