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Your Monthly News & Updates
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Recycle 4 Reward Winner
Congratulations to Grant M. who is the winner of June's R4R of a $50 gift card from Focus Family Chiropractic. Thank you for recycling!
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The Abbey Centre will have over 530 panels installed on the second and third floor roofs, as well as the south fascade. The project will generate over 220,000 kW hours of electricity per year, enough to power 30 average homes for a year while reducing the centre's greenhouse gas emissions. Project start is mid July with August the target date to be operational.
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Camp Curious invites you to join the adventure
Register your kids for the best summer camp!
Camp Curious now has three (3) age groups:
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CC Mini Ages 3-5, 10 spots, $85/week
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Explorers Ages 6-8, 20 spots, $170/week
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Trail Blazers Ages 9-11, 20 spots $170/week
Check out the
Camp Curious brochure for more details or visit
www.blackfalds.com/campcurious to download the registration form and for more info.
There are only a few more spots available so don't be left out!
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A Big THANK YOU for your support of the 2017 Blackfalds Tim Hortons Fun Run & Walk and P.I.R.I.S.
For all of those who participated in this year's Blackfalds Tim Hortons Fun Run & Walk, we Thank You! With your help we were able to raise $3000 for the Parents of Iron Ridge Intermediate School (PIRIS) playground fundraising initiative.
Also a special thanks to our sponsors!
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Annual Membership has its privileges
Being an annual member not only gives you access to all
the amenities the Abbey has to offer, and also provides:
- Early registration for all programs
- Two complimentary day passes upon membership
renewal or activation
- Unlimited access to drop-in fitness and aqua-fit classes
- Eligibility for electronic funds transfer (EFT) program
- Ability to "hold" membership up to twice a year. Certain restrictions do apply.
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Canada 150 Celebration
Lacombe County, Town staff, and community leaders have been working hard to give you a party to remember as we celebrate this great nation's 150th birthday. See the Town's event calendar for all the latest details and follow the Town's Facebook page for up to the minute updates.
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First Annual Super Kids Triathlon
Do your kids like to run, swim or bike? Sign them up for the kids event of the year! Train as a family and reap the many health benefits-both mentally and physically-while motivating
your children
and building their self-confidence.
Sanctioned by the Alberta Triathlon Association, the age groups are:
Avengers: 5 - 7 years | 25 m swim - 1 km bike - 500 m run
Justice League: 8 - 12 years | 50 m swim - 2 km bike - 1 km run
Please note that in order to register you will require an active ATA membership number.
We are also still looking for volunteers - if you are interested in helping please contact Tamara Read at m.t.read@hotmail.ca
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Bring the family do
wn for a fun day of bouncy castles, face painting, live magic show, stilt walkers, balloon animals, circus performance by Flyin Bob `one man three ring circus' featuring his circus camp and tight wire walking, plus appearances by Skye and Chase from Paw Patrol! Free for all ages!
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McKay Ranch Outdoor Aquatics |
Celebrating Water Safety Colouring Contest
Thank you for all the great submissions for the Water Safety Colouring Contest! The lucky winner of
a free Abbey Centre Child 10-punch pass is Kyla W.
You may claim your prize at Guest services.
Please remember that a supervisor must always be within arms reach of anyone 7 and under while using the pool this summer.
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Aquatic Centre Pool Schedule July 1 - August 13
Please note that the
Summer #1 Pool schedule is now in effect.
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Swim Lesson Schedules
Starting July 3, please follow the Summer Session Swim Lesson Schedules 1 and 2. Please check out our registration online or call Guest Services to check on availability of the lesson you are interested in. Private lessons also available.
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The love of swimming starts here
The benefits of swimming are endless, and your child should learn to swim as early as possible. Making sure that your child is comfortable in and around water is essential to their safety.
The McKay Ranch Aquatic Centre offers certified Red Cross swim lessons that can help improve kids' overall physical and mental health. Hopefully, they will fall in love with the sport and lap it up for years. Register your kids to guarantee your spot today!
Visit the
www.blackfalds.com/abbeycentre and click on the
Outdoor Aquatic Centre link.
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Drop In Fitness
The Abbey Centre offers weekly drop-in Fitness classes that are included with a membership or paid admission.
Please note:
There are no evening Drop-in Fitness Classes for the month of July. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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Shaker Cards
Like protein shakes? Make sure to check them out at Food Services and start your reward card. Purchase 9 shakes and get your 10th one FREE! Also, for the first 80 people to start a card you will also get a shaker cup - it will come in really handy when you make your shakes at home.
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BIOX Power Whey Complex SALE
We have available for purchase 908g containers of Vanilla or Chocolate protein powder on sale for $50. That's 30% off. Each serving has 27g of protein. Check it out at Food Services.
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Food Services Closed July 11
Due to staff training Food Services will be closed on Tuesday, July 11. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Summer Hours
Starting July 5, Child Minding Summer Hours are in effect:
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Closed evenings, weekends and holidays.
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Border Paving Fitness Centre
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NEW Fitness Programmer
We are happy to announce a new addition to the Abbey team.
Stephanie specializes in strength training and Olympic Style Weightlifting and has a Masters degree in Science and a Bachelor degree in Physical Education and Health.
She is a certified personal trainer through CanFitPro and has experience training beginners and athletes training for competition. Stephanie will encourage you to take your personal health into your own hands and get active in any way that makes you happy.
Be sure to say hi to Stephanie next time you are in the fitness centre!
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Orientation Dates & Cancellations
Daily FREE fitness centre orientations are available every week.
Youth
12 - 17 years of age must have an orientation in order to access the Fitness Centre or Running Track.
Please book your orientation in advance by calling
403.885.4039 or email
Guest Services.
Registration will be closed 20 minutes prior to the scheduled times.
Please note the following orientations are cancelled:
July 1 - Orientation cancelled 3:30 to 4:30 pm
July 2 - Orientation cancelled 1:00 to 2:00 pm
July 3 - Orientation cancelled 6:00 to 7:00 pm
July 4 - Orientation cancelled 8:00 to 9:00 pm
July 6 - Orientation cancelled 8:30 to 9:30 pm
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For first time users:
To get you into the online system, please contact Guest Services to create your account. Once your account is set up, allow 10 - 15 minutes for the system to update before logging in.
Users with an account:
Please contact
Guest Services to set up your username and password.
Can't log in? Contact Guest Services Mon - Fri | 5:30 am - 10:00 pm and Sat - Sun | 7:00 am - 10:00 pm.
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- Annual Membership expiring in July?
Renew your membership and receive two free day admissions! Email
Guest Services
or call 403-885-4039.
Please be advised that due to software requirements,
EFT Annual Memberships monthly fees must be charged to a credit card.
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Abbey Centre | 4500 Womacks Rd | Blackfalds, AB
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