Winter 2022 Newsletter

As many of you have heard, Christa has decided to leave her position with the Town and move to Alberta to be closer to family. Her contributions to our community since she started with the Town in late August of 2015 cannot be appropriately acknowledged in the space I have but I’d like to highlight some of her accomplishments and try to explain how important she has been over the years.

Christa found grants where most people wouldn’t think to look – she always seemed to be able to find money for projects in obscure places and I’m confident she more than paid her wage in grants alone! I’ll admit, she’d sometimes come forward with an idea and I’d be a little hesitant because of the additional workload and our limited time but that never held her back. She’d always find a way to make it work. Christa is a very dedicated employee, keeping on top of our social media, even outside of work hours, and was fanatically enthusiastic about making Mossbank a better place.

We wouldn’t have day camp and many of the great events we’ve had over the years if Christa hadn’t spearheaded them. She made the Old Wives Lake Festival into a regional rather than local event. She provided a tremendous amount of administrative support to the Dare to Dream Lottery which has gone on to fund all kinds of recreation infrastructure in our community. She was also a huge part of arranging funding for the third ball diamond, just to name the most recent project she helped fundraise for, that Mayor Howe and others helped build this past summer.

Christa really created her own position here as I hadn’t planned for her to ever have the level of responsibility she has, but she’s ambitious and smart, picking up new skills with ease, and over time took on more and more challenging tasks. She doesn’t just do social media and answer phones – I regret that I haven’t dispelled this myth entirely (she’s been sure to let me know)! She asked to be enrolled in the LGA program, completed it on her own time from 2018-2019 and received her Standard Certificate as an Urban Administrator in December of 2019. At this point, she does much of the accounting and management in addition to her traditional responsibilities. She is more than qualified for the administrator job and we’ve been fortunate to have had her here, always but especially since she received her certification, as she could have left us for better pay and less stress!

I have absolute confidence that she’ll be successful in Alberta because she’s so very good at her job here! Filling these shoes will be a huge challenge and I’m confident we’ll notice she’s gone. Mossbank won’t be the same without you, Christa! You’ll be greatly missed, and it was a pleasure working with you!

Chris Costley, CAO

FROM THE RINK

Public skating is scheduled for every Sunday from 6-8pm, with no nets or sticks allowed.

Rink calendar and hockey games can be found on the town’s homepage, mossbank.ca.

FROM THE BENT NAIL CAFÉ

Fun in 2023!

• Wednesday Wing Night is back starting January 4
• Family Fun Pizza Buffet Night will run Fridays starting February 3
• Trivia Nights are back on Saturday nights, starting February 4
• Valentines’ Day menu is ready! Stay tuned.

FROM TOT SPOT

Mossbank Tot Spot has a date change! Please join us on Thursday mornings from 10:00-11:30 am at the old Conexus building on Main Street. Follow our facebook page for updates.

Save the Date!

Dec 31 – NYE Cabaret

Feb 28 – Pet Licenses Due

Apr TBD – Justinsane Barbie Car Races

July 1 – Canada Day Festivities

July 14-16 – Old Wives Lake Festival

July 15 – Show N’ Shine