Donalda Diary
The Donalda Village Office has a new CAO, Joan Kapiniak, who started on January 18 and was present at the last two council meetings where some of the residents have already met her. Joan lives nearby and has extensive administrative experience. The village is fortunate to have found someone with this amount of experience so close by.
Please make sure to stop in and meet Joan in the village office.
Heisler CAO, Brenda Loesch is providing training for Joan and the Council and has become a great resource for all. The village office hours are now Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The next village council meeting is Feb. 23 and the inspectors from Ministry of Municipal Affairs will be in attendance and will be available to answer questions during the meeting.
The village office has been contacted by Statistics Canada and advised that a census and new household survey will take place this May.
The Donalda Coulee Friendship Club held their annual meeting on Feb. 3 with an all-new executive comprising president Judy Dinsmore, vice-president Darlene Tantrum and secretary-treasurer Marlene Conibear.
The membership went from nine in 2010 to 23 already this year. The club is planning new events and looking for still more members. Meetings are at noon on the second Thursday of each month.
The next two Bingo nights will be Feb. 16 and March 2.
The Donalda and District museum is holding their annual general meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested please come to the meeting to elect new directors to replace those that are stepping down from the board. New members are always welcome as new and fresh ideas are needed.
The winners of the Donalda Men & Women’s Bonspiel were: Men’s A Event - Ken Bullock, B Event - Gary Rider, C Event - Cal Nixon. Women’s A Event - Sue Dayman, B Event - Morgan Baker, C Event – Brenda Gebhardt. Congratulations to all the teams.
Donalda & District Community Promotion Society is holding the second annual Family Day celebration on Monday, Feb. 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Donalda Ski Hill.
Activities include tobogganing, snow smooshing, snow shoeing, snowman building, snow painting, a cookout and fireworks.
Join us for a fun-filled time.