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With 139 registered delegates, 28 guests and 43 club representatives the Ponoka, Alix, Clive, Lacombe and Red Deer Lions Clubs were ready for the District 37-I annual convention held on Oct 24 and Oct. 25 in Ponoka.

One in four Canadians surveyed in a recent national fire safety poll said they failed to replace the batteries in their home smoke alarms at least once during the past year. That is up from 18 per cent in a similar 2007 poll, indicating that Canadians seem to be missing the point on protecting their homes against fires.

After completing active treatment for breast cancer, women may need to consider a number of important lifestyle changes to optimize their health and lower the risk of recurrence.

1. Being too reliant on one person, typically the business owner. By relying entirely on one person you are setting yourself up for disaster if he or she gets sick and cannot run the business. You should have trusted partners or skilled employees trained and able to take over in the event of an emergency.

With prime commercial space at a premium, growing businesses can have a hard time justifying physical expansion. Rather than move up, try scaling down. Here are some ideas that can help grow your business without compromising your space:

Now, more than ever, businesses large and small are keeping a close eye on the bottom line and looking for ways to trim budgets. Here are a few measures for making the most out of resources and keeping tight budgets in check:

The Town of Ponoka held their regular council meeting on Oct. 14 at the Council Chambers.

Who says two devices are better than one? Streamlining has become a major theme in Canadian businesses, from streamlining processes to reorganizing departments for efficiencies.

Construction is well underway in Ponoka to set up a sales and technology centre for a big name employer. An Alberta corporation, Hi Tech Canada Development Inc (HDC), is constructing a 5,000 square foot Sales and Technology centre in Ponoka’s north end industrial park which is expected to be finished before the end of the month.

Do you own a business? Thinking about starting one up? Before you do, consider this: research shows that many small businesses fail because they lack a solid business plan and a market idea that is different from their competitors.