The Anchor Weekly – The Chestermere Lake News

The town of Chestermere has seen a much anticipated addition to its ever-growing number of businesses this past month. In the latest section of land development west of Highway 1A, where several other new businesses and a new gym have cropped up, a branch of the franchise Dairy Queen has opened in town. The restaurant has been a long time coming. Owners Salina Bandali, her husband Sujad Bandali, brother-in-law Abdul Merchant, and sister Razia Merchant have been trying to open a branch in Chestermere for almost 10 years. The groups came close to getting a branch 5 years ago, but [...]

It’s great to see more businesses opening to serve the residents of Chestermere as our community continues to grow. New to the West Creek Plaza on Merganser Drive in a space that was formally part of Chestermere Convenience Store is independent pharmacy Chestermere Remedy’s RX, owned and operated by local resident Alim Mamdani who brings a fresh, intimate and competitive approach to his business. Alim saw a need to service the neighboring medical offices in the plaza along with the local community. His face may be familiar to many since he has acquired seven years of experience through his work [...]

CHESTERMERE – There is no doubt that your hearing is one of the senses that is always on duty no matter the time of day, scanning relentlessly even when we sleep. Sound can conjure up the feeling of cleanliness of a glass, it can remind you of long gone memories of an event when you hear a certain song and make your mouth water. It is our 24 hour warning system that is continuously on alert to warn you if there is an unusual sound and warn you of impending danger. Mark Ganden at the Oasis Medical Centre in Chestermere [...]

CHESTERMERE – Today, with more than 15,000 stores in 50 countries, Starbucks is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. And now there is another Starbucks in Chestermere. Lindsay Bell, manager of the Starbucks on Marina Drive, has been in the coffee business for over 8 years and most recently ran one of the outlets in Canmore. She loves the fact that she was in a small community and is now back in a small community, being part of the schools and building a relationship in the community. There has always been a Starbucks at the [...]

CHESTERMERE – Just a week ago Mayor Patricia Matthews spoke at the Chestermere Chamber of Commerce Breakfast of how the Town is promoting an “Open For Business” approach to attracting new businesses and maintaining the existing businesses in Chestermere. In the same week we hear of The Bargain Shop, perhaps better known as the TBS, will be closing its doors in the near future. Sources say that there will be 64 of its 231 general merchandise stores in the chain to be taken out of service and Chestermere was one of the stores on the “Hit List”. This means the [...]

CHESTERMERE – Little Caesars Pizza was founded over 50 years ago in Garden City, Michigan and January 8th marked the Grand Opening of the Little Caesars Pizza right here in Chestermere. Now perhaps you are thinking doesn’t Chestermere have enough pizza places already? Well the owner of the Chestermere franchise, Howard Lima, says “No way”. He believes Little Caesars Pizza is unique and there is plenty of room for everyone to do well in Chestermere. In fact, Little Caesars Pizza is not just another pizza place. No sir, it`s unique in that you don’t pre-order your pizza; all you do [...]

CHESTERMERE – Okay, so it’s the second week of January, how many of you have made a New Year’s resolution and how many of you have kept it until now. Good for you if you have! Statistics show that most New Year’s resolutions last about a month to 6 weeks and then trickle off to extinction; and likely the cycle will continue the same time the following year. Most resolutions are to quit smoking or lose a few pounds. A new fitness centre in the Chestermere Station area called “Anytime Fitness” will be opening their doors within a few weeks [...]

CHESTERMERE – If you think opening an ice cream shop in the dead of winter is a bit on the optimistic side, well you’re probably right but due to equipment delays the Amato Gelato couldn’t open any sooner than they did and that’s okay with owner Altaf and his wife Shamim Lallany. The pair came to Chestermere from Vancouver just 3 months ago and began the process of opening the unique franchise. In Vancouver they gave up the coffee shop they had been running for 3 ½ years since they immigrated to Canada from Kenya and decided to give the [...]

CHESTERMERE – On December 15th the West Creek Pub is celebrating its 11th birthday and they having a party during the entire day. After 11 years the pub is emerging into a happenin’ place to be and they have introduced a new menu. Now you just can’t change a menu willy-nilly on the spur of the moment. No, there is a careful thought process involved and owner/operator Deiter Gesell and his wife Jill, say they are very pleased with the new menu and they think the customers are going to be blown away with the selection and the taste. Gesell [...]

CHESTERMERE – Have you ever thought of your home as being a smart home? Well how about the thought of it not only being smart, but being an intelligent home. Scott Dry has partnered up with Jesse Depew to form a company called Infinite Control Inc. and together they would like to make your home intelligent. What they mean by that is, they can install a system in your home in which you can remotely adjust your lights, locks and thermostats, plus set energy saving Smart Schedules to fit your lifestyle. Many systems can do some similar things; however, Infinite [...]