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TOWN OF STONY PLAIN, ALBERTA PREFERRED VENDORS n Mira Timber Frame www.miratimberframe.com Timber framing is a building method that uses large timbers held together by elaborate wooden joinery without the use of nails. Julian Gauthier founded Mira Timber Frame in 1998, with the intent to offer his customers a viable, alternative building choice that melded old-world craftsmanship with new-world technolo- gy. The company, and its team of in-house designers, CAD technicians, timber frame designers, timber farmers, carpenters, and apprentices are housed in a 16,000 sq. ft. design and manufacturing facility in Stony Plain, Alberta. n Camp ‘n Class RV Park - www.campinclass.com Newly developed, efficiently run and fully serviced. Camp ‘n Class RV Park is located in the heart of the Town of Stony Plain. The RV Park has 77 full service RV stalls, including WIFI and Cable TV to every site, walking paths into Stony Plain, and main street shopping. core; many other small centers have lost those downtown anchors.” An arena, curling rink, and spray park are all located just southwest of downtown.When the high school moved from there to a campus south of the core, the town began working with the school board to redevelop that large site–one of the reasons why an overall redevelopment plan for the area is so important. Stony Plain’s population is currently just over 17,000. Combined with the two other municipal- ities of the Tri-Region, it ends up being between 70,000 and 80,000.The Alberta government sup- ports regional partnerships, and Dibble believes Stony Plain is a showcase for what other areas of the province should be doing.“We partnered with Spruce Grove to develop a Royal Canadian Mount- ed Police facility, and with Parkland County on an ambulance facility. Even the pavilion is a joint venture.And our Family& Community Support Services (FCSS) are quite involved with the County. Stony Plain, Spruce Grove and Parkland County have independent solid waste services, but they are working to standardize and harmonize them. In the works: a green project–an organic waste processing facility. Dibble notes,“We’ve done stud- ies to determine from an economic standpoint, a government standpoint,what technologies are mature enough to be utilized by a region of our size. Some of that work has been done in partner- ship with the province through Alberta Innovates. Stony Plain has one of the highest rates in the area for diverting solid waste from landfills -generally, 50 to 55 percent diversion.We have an educational campaign called ‘Don’t Just Trash It’ to, hopefully, push to the 60 percent mark in 2017. In February, Stony Plain launched a new economic develop- ment website portal www.ChooseStonyPlain.com to tell the world about Stony Plains through the eyes of its entrepre- neurs and business people.The message that comes through is a real commitment to being part of the community. Otto says, “People have incredible passion for the culture and feel of Stony Plain, and it’s our role, as Town representatives to ensure that message is supported with every new develop- ment opportunity.To hold true to our residents and the peo- ple who want to raise the next generation in Stony Plain.”