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Rosemary
Ken Gousseau of seniors. The recreation centre, run by
Medicine Hat News
the Rosemary Agricultural Society, hosts
youth hockey, including a well-attended
Rosemary reputedly has the best
annual father-son hockey tournament.
fireworks display in the region every first
The village has experienced slow but
of July.
steady growth over the years, driven by
The village’s Canada Day celebrations are
farming and ranching and the oil and gas
so popular that a countdown calendar to
sector. A new residential development
the day of pyrotechnics, parades and mud
was constructed in Rosemary about four
bog races is posted on the village website
years ago to accommodate the influx of
hundreds of days before the event.
people.
Acadia Valley
Rosemary’s 400 residents are not only
Rosemary’s village council of Fujimoto,
attracted to the village by its top-notch
Don Gibb and Laura Kasdorf is
events, made possible by an army of
undertaking an infrastructure study to
dedicated volunteers, but also the
identify sewer and water lines that need
camaraderie that locals share.
to be replaced in the community.
Ken Gousseau lose people in the community, it affects
“We are a small, close-knit community,”
Fujimoto says one of council’s greatest
Medicine Hat News enrolment at school and customers at the
says Rosemary Mayor Yoko Fujimoto.
challenges is providing quality services
The Municipal District of Acadia may have
grocery store and service station and other
“It’s that close community environment
to residents in a village with a limited tax
the smallest population of its provincial
businesses.”
that is a draw.”
base amid the present global economic
counterparts, but the area is home to some Nevertheless, the MD has managed to
downturn.
An increasing number of young families
big attractions. maintain a strong spirit of community
have been moving to Rosemary, which
“It’s going to be tough here,” she says.
One of the biggest tourist draws, both in
solidarity, as evident in the well-attended
has traditionally had a large population
“We have to watch our pennies.”
terms of size and the number of visitors
events held in the area each year.
it attracts, is the restored Alberta Wheat The annual Knights of Columbus sausage
Pool Elevator. Though inoperable, the fry on the Saturday of Thanksgiving
elevator is still in working condition. weekend every year brings out upwards
The towering building features a tea house,
of 800 people and features a dance and
gift shop and a museum, where people can
social.
learn about the once prominent prairie
e
Residents also enjoy an active curling
tiv
fixtures that are slowly fading from the club with events for all ages scheduled
landscape. throughout the year, including the annual
adlands Initia
Agriculture, for the most part, is facing a
Ice to Dice bonspiel, where one lucky team
anadian B similar fate in the area of 550 residents,
wins a trip to Las Vegas.
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says MD of Acadia Reeve Larry Heeg. Heeg and councillors Peter Rafa, Bert
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“Agriculture is our No. 1 employer and it’s
McFadyen, Dwight Meers and William
Phot
unfortunately not drawing a lot of people
Vandeligt have spent the past year and
in to work here,” he says.
a half developing a long-term plan for
the municipal district with input from
“As agriculture changes and more land
residents. Upgrades to the area’s road
is farmed by fewer people, it puts a bit
network are a key component of the plan.
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