Village of Linden

May 17 & 18, 2012
Weather permitting
Please ensure that all vehicles are removed from the streets on those two days.

• A repair to the main waterline between Drumheller and Irricana is scheduled for repair starting on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
• The line is expected to be out of service for 4 to 6 days.
• Each municipality will use their own community reservoir.
• Please do your best to conserve water during this time.
• Alberta Environment and Water and Alberta Health Services have been involved in the planning of this repair and have approved the procedures to be followed.
• Previous repairs have resulted in discolored water in community reservoirs.
• Discolored water may appear after this repair, in previous events AEW and AHS have found this water to be safe.
• Check Kneehill County's or your Municipality's website for any changes.
• If you have any health concerns please contact Alberta Health Services at
1-866-408 LINK (5465).
If you require any additional information, or wish to find out any special water use limitations, please feel free to contact your local municipality.

• Linden 403-546-3888 linden.ca
• Acme 403-546-3783 acme.ca
• Carbon 403-572-3244 villageofcarbon.com

Communities ChooseWell is again having a Provincial 'Iron Chef' Challenge.
Teams of an elder, or 'Master Chef', and a youth, or 'Apprentice Chef', are challenged to make a dish featuring a 'secret ingredient'. This judged competition encourages inter-generational bonding as well as local and healthy eating.

The Village would like to try and have a challenge here with the winners going onto regional then, possibly, provincial challenges. It is a fun way to show off your culinary skills. We are hoping to have 3 - 5 teams enter and compete on Sports Day as part of the festivities. For more information please contact Lee at the village office 403-546-3888.

The new fountain in the Coulee Park was generously donated by Encana.

Pelicans in our Lagoon

How can a relatively small community lay claim to this title?
Consider the following:

• A population of 741 (Municipal Census - May 13th, 2008)
• A workforce of over 300
• A yearly sales projection of over fifty million*
• An annual payroll over seven million*
• A highly developed manufacturing base
• Home to agricultural based businesses such as the feed mill, dairy farm, truck & farm equipment supply, construction companies and more!
• A diverse network of businesses meeting the needs of the farming community.

*(figures based on 1993 survey by Chamber of Commerce)

Linden is a beautiful and safe place to raise a family. The friendly community involved Village is home to 741 residents (Municipal Census - May 13th, 2008). The natural coulée that bisects the Village offers a picturesque view and is home to geese, deer, herons and wild flowers.

Linden was incorporated into a Village in 1964 with 264 residents. Now with a population of 741, Linden readily works with the growing community to maintain its vision of meeting the needs of residents and business owners and attracting new, diverse businesses. One of the Village Councils beliefs is that Linden's concerns do not end at our Village boundaries; we cannot survive without the support of the rural residents and they depend on us for our services.