New Signage Bylaws for Downtown Vulcan

This week in the Vulcan Advocate, an article was published about the potential new signage bylaw for the commercial core of the town of Vulcan. Feedback from the community is important in situations like this, please feel free to leave your comments here on the blog or contact Wally Shouldice at the town office.

For the complete artictle, please click here.

Great Deal for HS Students at VIP Workshop

With the Basic Construction Skills workshop coming soon we are offering a discounted fee for High School students. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to get some hands on training from a local contractor to get prepared for summer employment. Training beforehand will make you more attractive to people looking for summer help. Or if you simply want to learn or improve your carpentry skills this workshop is for you too. Call us at 403-485-4147 or alan@vulcanbusiness.ca for more information.

VIP Tech Showcase another success!

VIP's Technology Showcase 2010 was another success! Over 250 people attended, lots of really good displays and information. Royal Tyrell Museum and the computer lab sessions were excellent again, and the new YouTube theatre provided a break and some fun entertainment. Some really cool door prizes were handed out too. Thanks to everyone who helped make this event another hit!

Rural Economic Development Video

A new video from the Alberta Agriculture Youtube Channel. There is some great information here. For more videos from Alberta Agriculture, visit their channel by clicking HERE.

Potential ACE Projects

The most recent ACE (Active, Creative, Engaged) meeting was held in the Elks Hall on march 1. Much of the discussion revolved around potential community infrastructure projects such as a bandstand, movie theatre, indoor pool, etc. that are being considered by community members.

For more details about the meeting, check out this Vulcan Advocate Online article, or contact Bonnie Ellis at the Rec Office (bellis@townofvulcan.ca).

Please feel free to leave your comments or suggestions here on the blog or to Bonnie directly of what you would like to see in the community.

To leave comments, you need to sign up and log into the blog, which can be done here. Just follow the directions. Any questions regarding the blog can be directed to cody@vulcanbusiness.ca.

Vulcan Advocate Online

If you find yourself waiting for each Wednesday to get your fill of news from the area, check the Vulcan Advocate online at this address: www.vulcanadvocate.com. News is posted throughout the week as the stories develop, and there are links for weather, classifieds, and archives from past issues and articles. Keep up to date easier and faster with online news.

Check the Vulcan County History Blog

The Vulcan Innovation Project has begun a new project in partnership with Digital Alberta, a Calgary-based peer group of tech-professionals, with the goal of digitizing historical content from Vulcan County and making accessible online.

If you're interested in the history of our area, or have any stories, photographs, etc you would like to see accessible to the internet, please feel free to contribute.

For more information, see the recent article in the Vulcan Advocate here.

To see the blog, click here.

Steve Coffey and the Lokels come to Vulcan

The second edition of the Vulcan Rec Board Concert Series will take place on March 20th at the Lodge Hall featuring Steve Coffey and the Lokels with special guests Tin and the Toad. Both bands are locally based, come out and support the developing music scene in the area.

Tickets are available at the Town Office, Market Street, and the Trek Centre and cost $15.

Showtime is is 7:00 pm, refreshments will be available.

www.steve-coffey.com