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Fire Restrictions Imposed

Splashpark is Open

Splashpark is open. Check it out! A great way to cool down with your kids or gandkids.

Coronavirus

The Village of Empress is requesting that any unnecessary travel be avoided. Those that have returned from travelling are asked to self quarantine for 14 days.  The Village has, as a precautionary measure, had Ross Loose designated as the person responsible for our water system during this pandemic, and he has agreed to practice self isolation and social distancing from the public. Martin and other members of the  Friendship Center  are checking in with the vulnerable and elderly people in the community. As a member of the community, you can do your part by:

1. staying put if at all possible.
2. Check on your neighbors, and friends to ensure they have everything they need.
3. If you need to go to town/city be sure to check if anyone in the community is in need of something.
4. Once you have returned, ensure you are practicing the self isolation policy recommended by the Province, Country and World Health Organization.
5. Cases have been confirmed in Medicine Hat and Kindersley, so we are all at risk.

When we talk about at risk, we are talking about the rampant rate of spread, – an increase of about 30% per day. At this rate, our health system will not have enough respirators to accommodate the sick by the end of March, at which point they will have to start making some tough decisions. These are not scare tactics, these are facts and no not everyone will end in the hospital, but even one from our community is too many if we can avoid it by following these few simple rules for a few weeks.

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Start your Distillery in the Village of Empress

Check out the new business opportunity identified for Empress by Palliser Economic Partnership.

If this is an investment opportunity you are interested in we can set up a meeting with our consultants.

EMPRESS Distilling flatsheet

Farmers Market coming to Empress

Empress Health & Wellness Day

March 29 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Empress Friendship Center

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Frozen Waterlines

PREVENTING FROZEN PIPES
Preventing frozen pipes is much easier than dealing with them after the fact. It’s a good idea to take some of these steps every fall to prepare your pipes for the cold season ahead:

• If you leave for the winter, turn off the main shut-off valve to your water supply and drain your faucets (some homes with basements have separate
shut-off valves for each outdoor faucet, in addition to the home’s main supply valve).
• Disconnect all garden hoses and wrap all outdoor faucets with rags, newspaper or insulating material. Cover the wrap with plastic or other material to keep moisture/rain from getting inside.
• Cover foundation vent holes to keep your crawl space warmer (remember to uncover these vents when the winter freeze is over).
• Insulate any exposed pipe. Use heat tape if necessary.

You can take other preventative steps once cold weather begins:
• During freezing spells, keep a trickle of water running from your indoor faucets to prevent the pipes from freezing. A small trickle of water will cost you a few extra cents a day and save you the huge cost of repairing frozen pipes and dealing with water damage. You should also keep cabinet doors below sinks open so that the warm interior air can get to your pipes and drains.
• If you’re leaving home for a few days, keep your heating system turned on and set to a low temperature so that some heat is available to keep pipes from freezing.

Christmas light contest

Carman and Dawna are running a Christmas Light Contest with the winners being announced at the Potluck Christmas Supper on Friday December 15th at the Community Hall. They encourage all to show your Christmas spirit by having your lights up before the 15th.

Fire Restrictions are back on

Please be advised that fire restrictions have been placed again, now the snow is gone.