The Edmonton Journal has since confirmed the identities of the deceased: Walter Dahmer, 58, and Darla Hayes Dahmer, 57.

Edmonton RCMP Major Crime Unit as well as the K Division Forensic Identification Unit have been called in to assist the Spruce Grove / Stony Plain RCMP with this investigation.  The investigation is ongoing but police are not looking for any suspects at this time.  The autopsies had been scheduled for Monday May 7, 2012.

One person’s trash is another person’s treasure!  On May 5th and May 6th, this Town-wide Reuse/Recycle event enables residents to put any useable items on their front lawn for others to come by and give a new home to!  This is a fun way to give unwanted items to others who might need them, or to go shopping for yourself. Who knows what treasures you might find? The event runs Saturday and Sunday, starting at 8am (May 5th – 6th).

Large Item Pickup

Every spring, immediately following the Annual Treasure Hunt, the Town of Stony Plain picks up any large, unwanted household items from residents’ homes.

Simply place your unwanted items at the front curb on the day following your regular garbage and recycling day, and the Town will pick them up free for disposal. This service is open to all Town residents.

Some restricted items include:

• cardboard or recyclable items;
• household hazardous materials (e.g. – oils, paints, batteries, etc.);
• mattresses, railroad ties, construction or demolitions debris, vehicle parts, tires and motors; and
• e-waste items (these items are collected year-round at the Rotary Recycling Centre).

Prohibited items include:

• TVs;
• computers, laptops and notebooks;
• monitors;
• computer mice, keyboards and speakers;
• printers and printer combinations; and
• CPUs or servers.

This event is promoted well in advance on the Town’s website, Social Media and in the local print media.

For more information, contact Public Works at 780.963.2469, or send an email.

[Source: Town of Stony Plain]

Also elected was Barbara Lloy, as councillor.

Voter turnout was 20.5 per cent.

An individual named “Ryan” posted this account on the History of Lake Eden website:

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the Lake Eden Ski Chalet burned to the ground tonight. I live in the area, and was driving by on the highway around 7pm and saw a massive cloud of black smoke rising from the resort area, and I assumed it was the chalet. Probably some kids lit it on fire. I was going to call the FD, but saw a fire truck driving up. Anyways, I returned home at 10:30 and drove by on the range road and it was still burning a bit. I was stopped watching the fire and a Peace Officer stopped and verified that it was the chalet that was burning, and there were still fire trucks keeping an eye on it.

Anyone interested in contributing memories or photos can do so on the Facebook Group or on the History of Lake Eden website.

Update: There are conflicting opinions as to whether this was a controlled burn:

Just to let everyone know that the burning of the chalet was a controlled burn with the fire department on hand all afternoon…. they had heavy equipment there at the seen to control the burning debris…the building itself was in a state of disrepair and actually was falling off the north side of the hill, sad to see it go but for the last few years it has been a hazard to have standing there the way it was.

- Crystal H (from the Lake Eden Facebook group)

It was not a controlled burn according to a friend at the fire department plus what I heard on the radio scanner. They were burning debris and it got away on them and caught the building on fire. Sounding like a whole bunch of tickets were issued as well. Very sad to see it go but due to the shape of the building it should have been gone long ago.

- Anna (left a comment on the Lake Eden website)

Stony Plain

Rookie PC candidate Ken Lemke warded off Wildrose’s hopeful Hal Tagg 1,343 votes.

[Source: Mack Male]

Spruce Grove

Doug Horner held on to his riding of Spruce Grove -St. Albert, beating his Wildrose contender (Travis Hughes) by a wider margin of 28%.

[Source: Mack Male]

Albertans surprised the media, pundits and pollsters alike when they re-elected the PC dynasty with a majority. Most had expected the upstart Wildrose party to form the next government. When the dust settled the Progressive Conservatives, under Alison Redford, had won 61 seats; the Wildrose came in a distant 2nd place with 17.

For voting information, click here.

The annual festivity is held at Stony Plain’s Heritage Park (formerly known as Exhibition Park).

MIDWAY & AMUSEMENTS

• Friday June 1, 2012 – 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Saturday June 2, 2012 – 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
• Sunday, June 3, 2012 – 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Cost of Rides: $3.00 – $4.00 per ticket, 35 Ticket Pass ONLY $40.00

FARMERS’ DAY PARADE

• Saturday, June 2nd, 2012. The Parade will begin at 11:00 AM
• All entries must be decorated in some way and should try to showcase the theme of “Community Cooperation” wherever possible.
• More information

Kurtis lives in a self-built net-zero home to the north of Stony Plain. He is motivated by his studies in Social Justice, Global Affairs, and Ecological Economics while endeavouring to bring theory to practice in the real world through participation in not-for-profit activities and as a partner in a small Permaculture Design company. Employed as a Telecommunications Tower Technician, he enjoys traveling across the Province, talking with fellow citizens, always questing for a more integral vision of the future of Alberta’s human and natural systems.

You can find out more about Kurtis, and the Alberta party, here.

You can find out more about the provincial election, here.

Police remind the public to use caution when purchasing items online and when using money transfers, particularly out of the country.