Mountain View Emergency Shelter Society
Royal LePage® Wildrose 6th Annual Radiothon and Auction Fundraiser - 2026
Royal LePage® Wildrose Real Estate has previously organised and hosted 6 major fundraising events for the Mountain View Emergency Shelter Society (MVESS), since 2019.
The MVESS has operated as a registered charity for over a decade, running programmes and providing support to victims of family violence, across Mountain View County. Recently, construction was completed on their first Emergency Shelter building, which will provide a safe place to house adults and children needing refuge from family violence situations. The new building has been named "Kirsten's Place" to honour the memory of a young local mother who tragically lost her life to family violence in 2021.
Royal LePage® Wildrose Real Estate's fundraisers, (held in support of the Royal LePage® Shelter Foundatio
n™), have donated 100% of the proceeds of their events to the construction of Kirsten's Place. To date over $405,000 has been contributed to the MVESS through our previous 6 events, which have only happened through the incredible support of the very generous communities of Mountain View County (and beyond). This amount, added to donations from other sources has allowed the construction of "Kirsten's Place" to finally happen. As a result of these events, the community awarenss of the MVESS and the work that it does, has greatly increased across the region.
On May 6th 2026 we will be holding our 6th Annual Radiothon, on 96.5 The Ranch, along with a 3 day, online auction through Olds Auction Mart. The Auction will commence at 9 am on May 4 th and will start to close at 7 p.m on May 6th. After our 2025 event we were able to present a cheque for $33,895.25 to the Mountain View Emergency Shelter Society, towards operating costs of Kirsten's Place. Again this year we will be raising money to help keep Kirsten's Place open.
We will also be holding a Non-Perishables Food Drive for Kirsten's Place, during the Radiothon, to help restock their Pantry. Items can be dropped off at the Olds Office during the Radiothon on May 6th, or any time up until the end of May.
The following businesses are partnering with us in 2026 as hourly sponsors for our Radiothon and Auction:
- Hildebrand Motors
- Sundre Home Hardware
- Rosehill Auction Service
- Royal LePage® Wildrose Real Estate
- Patricia McKean, of Mortgage Architects
- Olds Community Pharmacy
- Olds Auction Mart
- Westview Co-Op
- Dawn Lashmar from CIR Realty
- Olds Pioneer Veterinary Services
- 96.5 The Ranch & 104.5 The Goat
We are so grateful for the continued committment and support from the communities of Mountain View County, and beyond, to this annual event. It is through your ongoing generosity that we have watched the construction, and seen the completion in late 2025, of the new Emergency Shelter - Kirsten's Place. With the combined efforts of all of you who have participated in the past, or who are joining us this year for the first time, we say again:
Thank you all for your phenomenal support!
Please call Clare at Royal LePage® Wildrose Real Estate, (Olds Office) at (403) 556-6500 or drop by the office, during office hours. Alternatively email her at RLPWESF@royallepage.ca if you want to know more on how you can participate in this years event.
If you wish to make a donation to the Radiothon, you can do so at:
Follow us on Facebook under "Royal LePage® Wildrose Real Estate" or "Mountain View Emergency Shelter - Royal LePage ®Wildrose Fundraiser" and also here, on our website.
* To find out more about the Mountain View Emergency Shelter Society, and the programmes they run, email them at mountainviewemergencyshelter@gmail.com or visit their website at www.mountainviewemergencyshelter.ca
* To find out more about the Royal LePage® Shelter Foundation™ and what they do, go to Royal LePage® Shelter Foundation™ | Royal LePage
We look forward to hearing from you!
Testimonials
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Joe was amazing as a first time home buyer he truly went above and beyond to make this experience as easy and fun as possible!
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- Brae
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Being a first time home buyer and not aware at all of real estate procedures, I contacted Dwight Boychuk to be my agent for my real estate purchase. Dwight had eighteen years ago handled my parents real estate needs and came highly recommended for me to select him to handle mine. Dwight was absolutely excellent as he explained in detail every step in purchasing a property and guided me expertly through the process of purchasing my first home. Dwight went far beyond the call of duty in assisting me in obtaining all the necessities after my purchase closed. I found him very thorough, and I truly feel I was represented with care and my needs were of the highest priority to him. Thank you Dwight for all your assistance and guidance, I very much appreciate all you have done for me.
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- Eric Harbidge
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Mary Jane was tremendous in providing all the details we needed to know in preparation for selling our home, helping us connect to other needed professionals along the way and made the transaction simple and painless. House was listed and sold in record time. Thanks MJ!
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- Mike
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I decided to let Merrell from Royal LePage try to sell the listing. Not only did he get it sold, he also made the experience almost effortless again on my part! I would highly recommend his services for anyone looking to sell their house. This was my first time ever selling a home and I can truly say Royal LePage Wildrose went above and beyond to make this a great experience!
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- Bertram
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Knowledgable, professional and efficent. Joe and Courtney guided us through the entire process and made it seamless. Friendly and approachable, they responded to all our questions and concerns quickly. It was easy to do business with them and we are thrilled with the outcome. Thank you both.
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- Terri Hebert
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I have used this agent several times and have always had a positive experience. I highly recommend both him and his company.
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- S. Jones
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Kelly was very helpful to me with the sale of this estate property. He explained everything and had a buyer within a week. Very satisfied with his work.
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- Diana
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Tania was extremely helpful, courteous, knowledgeable and very patience with all our sometimes changing requests. I would highly recommend her to anyone who has some Real Estate Business to conduct.
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- Gene
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Kelly was fantastic to work with. It took a little bit of time for me to find a place, but I’m so happy with what we’ve found! Really enjoyed working with Kelly along the way and appreciate all his help and support.
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- Alyssa
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Kelly was very professional from our first interaction. He came highly recommended by a friend and he certainly delivered on everything he said he would do. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for help with their property sale or purchase!
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- Vern Anderson
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Everything was handled perfectly. Would definitely recommend Kelly to others.
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- Kobe Ewing
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We couldn't be happier, if you want the best service look no further. I really cant say enough about Courtney and Joe and Royal LePage in Drumheller. They go above and beyond for you no matter what. And will do there best to get you the home and deal your after. Thank you so much.
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- Jacob Reynolds
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Tania was very pleasant to work with, answered all the questions we had. She was prompt to respond to anything we needed. All in all our buying experience was very satisfying. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend her or use her services again.
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- Frank & Alicia
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Marcie was an amazing realtor, and went above and beyond when it came to answering questions and getting info for us.
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- Penny
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Great company to work with. Tania Allaire was amazing. She helped me every step of the way ... educated me and totally went above and beyond. Would use her again and recommend her.
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- Carla
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Colin was a pleasure to work with and was super helpful in helping us buy our first home. As first time buyers, we would've been hopelessly lost without him! Throughout the whole process, he was prompt, professional, and friendly. Always looking out for us and getting us what we needed when we needed it. Couldn't recommend him enough!
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- Jacob
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Joe did a really good job making our sale go smoothly. He was quick to respond and get me info that I needed.
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- Reuben Peters
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I got in touch with Kelly Boyko the realtor of drumheller he help me purchase a property with very good suggestions I am from india Hyderabad everything was new for me here and this was my very first property he helped me like it was back home so knowledgeable person I preferred Kelly Boyko for everyone
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- Salamath
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Staff is efficient and on top of everything. Joe was great to deal with made our purchase easy for us.
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- Wes Kashuba
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Me and my family have known our Agent, Kelly for years; we hold him in very high regard, he's always been there for us and has always gone the extra mile to help. He is always our first choice and he made our recent transaction as pleasant as possible.
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- Jason
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We recently employed the services of Joe Castonguay and Courtney Bell of Royal Lepage Wildrose Real Estate in Drumheller to assist us in the selling of our home, as well as, the purchase of a new home. Throughout the entire process, we received almost daily updates letting us know where things were at with the listing and with any feedback from showings and potential buyers. Any time we had a question, either Joe or Courtney promptly got back to us within minutes. There was never a time when we were left wondering where things were at. Their knowledge of current market trends and recent listings in the area made it very easy to establish a reasonable price for our home, resulting in a couple of offers within days. The negotiations they engaged in with the sale of our home and the purchase of a new place, resulted in a lucrative outcome for us at both ends. They also managed to arrange for the possession dates to work well in our favour. Joe and Courtney constantly exceeded our expectations on all levels. They projected a professional approach at all times, were open to any and all suggestions we had, always displayed a friendly demeanour and showed a fantastic sense of humour when things could have been stressful. Our home sold quickly as did the purchase of our new place and we couldn’t be happier to have enlisted the help of Joe and Courtney.
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- Sheila
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Courtney and Joe are a great team and worked really hard to market our home and reach a successful conclusion for us. Very communicative through the whole process and going over and above dealing with potential buyers as well.
We highly recommend using them for any residential need.
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- Toni and Darryl Drohomerski
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Mary Jane is always great to work with! MJ did her best to make sure the buyer agent was doing their job and did her best to get clear communication. Mary Jane did several extra things to complete our sale and these included overcoming technical issues, form format issues, faxing snafus, digital sharing challenges to name a few. Special conditions were requested as well - and she helped us work through those! So helpful - so impressive!
We love small town services.
Great job Mary Jane!
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- B and M
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Joe Castonguay- big personality- his heart an the right spot- and absolutely professional.
Didn’t just pick a realtor found a friend for life.
Joe will absolutely give his best to make it work for you and your family and makes sure you can get the best possible experience dealing with real estate and the emotions involved 😉
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- Eva
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Kelly is an awesome agent. Super friendly and knowledgeable and did an amazing job at helping us sell our house. I would highly recommend using Kelly if you are considering selling or buying a house.
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- Steve
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Tania was amazing to work with, I had a smaller budget to work with and even though it took some time to find the perfect place, Tania was there for me beginning to end.
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- Patrick
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We are very happy about our recent purchase using Joe and Courtney. They made the experience very smooth and supported us throughout the process. Both are very efficient in communication and always answered any questions we had thoughtfully. They did there absolute best in helping purchase our first home! Overall a very positive experience and we highly recommend!
Thank you so much!
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- Austin & Brianne
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Incredible realtor (Kees)! Very knowledgeable and very friendly. Would HIGHLY recommend him for anyone. Handled everything professionally and we are very blessed to have had him for the purchase.
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- Alexa Kotnyek
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Acting as Power Of Attorney for an individual who is no longer capable of handling his business affairs, Dwight Boychuk of Royal LePage Wildrose Real Estate was selected as our real estate agent to handle our real estate needs. Dwight acted in a very professional manner guiding us through our real estate transaction smoothly, efficiently and keeping us informed on real estate procedure as well as the proceeding of our transaction. In the future, we plan on Dwight being our Real Estate agent and we strongly recommend him to anyone in need of an honest, dependable real estate agent.
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- Marilyn Paillard
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Tania and Cori were incredible to work with during our property sale. They were both extremely attentive and knowledgeable, and truly went above and beyond. I would recommend them to anyone for assistance in real estate transactions!
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- Rob
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Merrell was extremely helpful in navigating my first home purchase and Dedicated to ensuring that the purchase went smoothly. I highly recommend Royal Lepage Wildrose Realty.
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- Michael D
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Tania was terrific to work with! She made an excellent suggestions helping us to be confident in the decision to purchase our home. Also, she went out of her way to accommodate our requests. She's knowledgeable, professional, and wonderful to work with. I highly recommend Tania's services.
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- Alicia Bean
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Mary Jane is a friendly professional agent. Very knowledgeable, she made the purchase seem very easy. I would definitely recommend her.
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- Eileen
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Mr. Castonguay was very professional from start to finish on the recent purchase of my condo. He carefully explained each step of the way with a smile. I would recommend Joe for any of your real estate needs.
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- Lorraine
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Dwight was one of the most proficient and accommodating realtors we’ve dealt with. Took us to properties as we requested, had excellent data about each viewing and upon completion of an accepted offer to purchase, made sure that any potential glitches were smoothed before ever occurring. Highly recommend Dwight.
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- Anita C.
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Selling my place was a complicated process until I met Alan and the buyers he brought to purchase my property. Right from the initial interaction Alan stood out as trustworthy, an effective communicator between myself and prospects and adaptable.
Alan made a nightmare more bearable. What stood out the most was how patient he was. He came with prospects but his empathy towards me was so appreciated when I needed a realtor I immediately thought of him.
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- Tara
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Joe always booked properties I wanted to view.
He gave his honest opinion about a property and did not push me to make an offer.
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- Ted Zyla
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Mary Jane Harper - she's an awesome realtor to deal with, as she's always there to guide you and never leave your side even after the transaction. She wants to make sure that you're really satisfied with your house. And whatever your question is, she's always there to answer you no matter how busy she is and whatever time or day it is, she always gets back to you! And that's the kind of realtor that we've been looking for, someone who's hands on and someone who's always there for you! She's a kind person, looking after her client.
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- Mary Ann Asuncion/Hannie Joy Asuncion
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Kelly is a great realtor that I have had the pleasure of working with 3 times now over the years, he is super knowledgeable, kind and courteous and makes sure you get what you're looking for! Highly recommend him as a Realtor.
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- Jody M
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Joe made the sale of our house smooth and he was incredibly knowledgeable and reasonable in his advice to us. A+ service that went above and beyond.
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- Lorraine
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We greatly appreciated the support and dedication Mary Jane demonstrated in helping us find a home. She sprung into action the afternoon I called her in need of a property which was a Friday afternoon and lined properties up for us to see Saturday and Sunday. She fully understood the tight time crunch we were in, what our minimum criteria was and appreciated how she highlighted the good and bad with each property we saw. This was our first home buyer experience and felt guided each and every step. Thank you Mary Jane!
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- Tanya
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Skyler was absolutely amazing. Guided us through each step, did virtual walk through due to work schedules and even helped us overcome some hurdles we ran into with the lender. Kind, patient, friendly and communicative the entire way through the purchase process. Thank you Skyler for making this achievable for us!!
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- Angel
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