Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to congratulate my hometown of Onoway as it celebrates its 75th anniversary.
Located 30 miles west of Edmonton in the beautiful hill and lake country of Lac Ste. Anne County, Onoway may not have a long history but the historic Lac Ste. Anne trail straddles the community. Onoway does not have the museums and concert halls that grace Ottawa but then it does not receive billions from taxpayers. A large population is not a defining feature of this thriving and friendly town but here is one that is: Lorne Osvik, the smilingest mayor in western Canada.
Onoway district is just a nice place to live and raise children and I pay tribute to its settling pioneers, their descendants and all those people who over the years have made Onoway what it is today. I ask all members to join me in congratulating Onoway, the biggest little town in Alberta.