The Anchor Weekly – The Chestermere Lake News

If you were ‘born’ in 1952, some of your parts might not be repairable! And so the story goes with the little 1952 Ford fire truck which is being restored by the Chestermere Historical Foundation. Serving the Chestermere Cabin Owner’s Association back in the 60s this little truck was purchased by the Chestermere Historical Foundation from the Jack Meier estate in 2011. It is being restored slowly but surely and as the work moved along it became obvious to our Chef de Restoration, Vince Young, that some replacement parts were going to have to be found. Enter the Hugh McDonald [...]

CHESTERMERE – Unless you have lived through it, one can only imagine the devastation that takes place if your house goes up in flames. Sunday, March 10th will be a day that a Chestermere family will not soon forget as they escaped a house fire that totally destroyed their home. Approximately 10:10 AM a 911 call was placed and the Chestermere Fire Department responded to a fire at a single family home. Upon arrival the firefighter attempted to gain entry to the house but were driven back by the intensity of the flames within the house; as Captain Brent Paquette [...]

CHESTERMERE – You may recall in a recent article in the Anchor about the Calgary Firefighter who donated the gloves he designed and created (Schmitz Mittz) to the Chestermere Firefighters in return for the above and beyond special care they gave to him and his son after a dog bite. Well along with the donation, Randy Schmitz also donated his time to train the local firefighters in some specialized training in the, what some would call, an “Art” in extrication of people from vehicles in crashes. Schmitz currently serves as Firefighter/Extrication Instructor with the Calgary Fire Department and also takes on [...]

CHESTERMERE – It was a typical beautiful day in June in Chestermere and 11 year old Levi Schmitz was outside playing with the family dog when suddenly the dog attacked and bit Levi just above the eye. With the blood pouring from his head the young lad screamed loudly and alerted the family of a crisis situation unfolding. The family rushed in and while the dog was being held at bay, someone made a call to 911 stating the boy had been bit by the family dog. When someone phones the 911 Dispatch and reports a dog bite, the Emergency [...]

The little town that could won’t be left behind! If big sister Calgary can have an annual Historic Week, then so can we! Thanks to the Town of Chestermere for allowing the Chestermere Historic Foundation some space in the lobby to celebrate the first ever ‘Historic Chestermere Week’. There was a display of artifacts and information about the history of Chestermere in the Town Hall from July 30th through to August 3rd, 2012. Copies of ‘ Chestermere A Home for All Seasons’ are still available at the front desk to look at, and purchase for $48. Though there are many [...]

On June 13, 2012 at approximately 8:50 p.m. the Chestermere RCMP along with the Chestermere Fire Department and EMS personnel attended to a residence in the West Creek area of Chestermere responding to a dog bite occurrence. It was learned the family dog became aggressive and bit a 11 year old boy above his left eye. The dog, a 7 and half year old mixed breed was restrained in the backyard while the victim received on scene medical treatment. This boy, who lives at the residence, was taken to a Calgary hospital where he received several stitches to treat the [...]

Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail kept Chestermere Historical Foundation from putting on a BBQ! The Chestermere Historical Foundation along with the help of M&M Meat Shops put on a BBQ this past Saturday to raise $859 to restore Chestermere’s original fire truck, a 1952 Ford. While the temperature was not high, spirits were as many hungry people stopped by to support the cause after looking for bargains at the BMO parade of garage sales. The CHF even provided old fashioned A&W style window service. Saturday shift firefighters from Chestermere Station #59, members of the Lions Club, Chestermere/Rockyview [...]

On Saturday April 21, the parking lot at the Chestermere Town Hall was filled with volunteers from all over Chestermere and South East Rocky View as the town took the opportunity to say ‘thank-you’ and recognize community volunteers at the annual Volunteer Appreciation Pancake Breakfast. Pancakes were whipped up and served by dignitaries and community volunteers while games were played, faces were painted and crafts were put together, all to the beat of the music presented by the Chestermere High School Jazz band. Children and adults alike enjoyed a tour of the fire truck displayed by the Chestermere Fire Department. [...]

On April 28, 2012 just before 5:00 a.m. Chestermere RCMP members along with the Chestermere Fire Department responded to a house fire at a residence located on Willowmere Way in Chestermere. Upon arrival no flames were noted. The Chestermere Fire Department confirmed the residents of the house had already exited the dwelling with no one sustaining injuries. It was learned from the owner of the residence that the occupants were asleep when one resident was woken up by a sound of a rear window cracking. Upon going onto the rear balcony this occupant saw a fire outside of the residence [...]

CHESTERMERE – Local car enthusiast Vince Young is the main man for the Chestermere Historical Foundation’s fire truck restoration project. The truck in question is Chestermere’s first ever fire truck, which was in used by the local volunteer fire department from the late 60′s until 1981. Now it is in the hands of the CHF, who hope to fully restore it and get it back on the road. Young has kept himself busy for the last few months tracking down parts and pricing out materials so that they could restore Chestermere’s first ever fire truck to its former glory. Last [...]