2024
Vol. LXXIV, No. 3
24 Pages December 9, 2025
Small business owners like Romonda Kuntz, who operates From Kicks to Kids on Main Street, Camrose, work hard to serve the needs of clients and give back to the community, too.
Inside Who Can I Count On? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Out and About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 On the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 and 13 City of Camrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 to 19 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 22 Central Agencies Realty Inc. . . 23 and 24
This Week's Flyers *partial coverage
To Camrose Homes Tuesday
Brick Warehouse Camrose Pizza Canada Safeway Canadian Tire Giant Tiger M & M Food Market Mark's Shoppers Drug Mart Sport Chek Walmart Wild Rose Co-op
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News Features Messy Christmas at St. Andrew's . . . . . . 2
Reflections by Bonnie Hutchinson . . . . . . 4 Just Sayin' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Camrose recognized by Recycling Council of Alberta . . . . . . . . . . . 7 STCA girls win volleyball provincials . . . . 8 Merry Christmas Fund update . . . . . . . . . 13
Photo by Ron Pilger
It’s always a good time to shop local – not just at retail stores at Christmastime. Buying products and services from local businesses may not be as convenient as buying online and waiting for a delivery van to arrive at your front door, but there are other considerations. Without local businesses, our community would just be a neighbourhood – jobs scarce and the cost of living higher. At this gift-giving time of year, consider supporting local. You have a choice whether to buy from an overseas or out-of-town source, compared to trading your hard-earned money at a local shop, office or store. Choosing a local supplier could mean buying from someone who might live in the same part of Camrose as you, or have kids who attend the same school as your children. You have the choice of buying from a business who pays City taxes much like you do and, like you, has a sense of loyalty to the community you call home. And buying locally, whether it’s for your licence plate renewal, preparation of your will, brochures for your community service club, parts for your snowblower or a gift under the Christmas tree, will equal giving a second gift – sustainability of the community at large.