Red Deer Express, August 22, 2012

FIGHTING CRIME: City council

FESTIVAL FUN: Local band takes

unanimously agrees to support provincial anti-crime unit – PG 4

the stage at annual indie festival this weekend in Lacombe - PG 19

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Cadets designed to bring out the best in youth Range of activities geared to enhancing personal growth beyond the training

OPEN HOUSE – Master Cpl. Anna Weingartl and Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond Evans stand together during a sunset ceremony at the open house for the Penhold Cadets recently.

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he Penhold Air Cadet Summer Training Centre recently held a public open house to showcase the cadet courses. Aerospace activities, an air rifle demo and a sunset ceremony were all highlighted that evening.

The open house was for the entire camp as there were sea cadets and army cadets but the majority of youth there were air cadets.

With hundreds of cadets and family members on site for the event there were authority figures in the mix. One such person was Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond Evans.

Evans has been involved in the

cadets program for six years and he can testify about how cadets has the potential to change young people’s lives. He believes that being involved with the cadets give you life skills -- not just skills for the military.

Evans joined cadets when he was 13. He was looking for something to occupy his time and his parents suggested cadets. He accepted but admits that shooting stuff was a big draw for him, however, cadets started to mean much more to him.

Evans is currently a Squadron One officer and has 135 cadets under him.

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“THE THING WITH CADETS IS WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT IS WHAT YOU WILL GET OUT. IF YOU WANT IT TO CHANGE YOU, IT WILL.” RAYMOND EVANS For him the first year was “all right” but then he went to summer camp and that is what really cemented it for him. He found that he learned a lot and he met many amazing people.

It was the summer camps, like the one he is a leader in now, that kept him coming back. Evans has

been to camps around the country. He has been from B.C. to Ontario to Nova Scotia and has met many exciting people. He has also had the privilege of meeting the Chief of Defense Staff twice.

“Cadets provides you with opportunities that you would not normally get with Boy Scouts or other youth programs.”

Evans said that cadets will also help you grow as a person. It is not just ‘this is fun let’s get our merit badges.’ This will help a young person change into a better, more responsible citizen later on in life.

“Cadets will help you with things like leadership, and it teaches you how to carry yourself,” said Evans. “You also learn what respect is, how you earn it

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As a leader now, Evans can see the potential in his cadets and he tries to help them unlock it. “That is the goal. The thing with cadets is what you put into it is what you will get out. If you want it to change you it will,” said Evans.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Red Deer joins provincial anti-crime unit

BY ALF CRYDERMAN Red Deer Express Red Deer is finally becoming part of Alberta’s ALERT (Alberta Law

Enforcement Response Team). City council voted Monday to partner in the establishment of a regional Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit to fight

organized crime in Central Alberta.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling welcomed the City becoming part of the program. “We know Red Deer,

because it’s in the Edmonton – Calgary corridor, is targeted by organized crime and is targeted by the illicit drug trade. We know we need to be on top

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of that and this will give us a leg up for the whole region.”

Council approved joining the unit as part of its midyear budget review. The City will contribute half the cost, up to $150,000, for providing office space for the 15-person unit. Three Red Deer RCMP officers will join the unit to start and the City will provide three more, one a year, over the next three years.

The province will fund the other nine positions. Council was unanimous in supporting the move.

“OUR CITY IS A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR ORGANIZED CRIME AND THIS IS AN ISSUE WE NEED TO ADDRESS.” TARA VEER Councillor Tara Veer said, “Our City is a central location for organized crime and this is an issue we need to address.” Councillor Paul Harris added, “As the only city in Alberta without ALERT, we need to be part of the team.”

RCMP Supt. Warren Dosko said the unit, “Will focus on the most serious crimes and have the biggest impact on our community, (although) it’s not just a drug unit. … This is a huge step forward.”

He noted that many mi-

nor as well as major crimes are involved with drugs and organized crime: car thefts, break-ins and other crimes are often committed by people looking for quick money for drugs. Red Deer’s central location between Edmonton and Calgary also is handy for organized crime that, up until now, faced ALERT units in those cities, as well as Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray.

ALERT was incorporated in 2006 as a non-profit corporation to bring together the province’s most sophisticated law enforcement resources to tackle serious and organized crime. Most of the funding is provided by the province, with additional funding by the Canadian government.

ALERT recently took part in a major provincial drug bust. Calgary has 76 people in its ALERT unit while Edmonton has 72.

The philosophy is that the most urgent crimes, usually involving drugs or other organized crime activities, go beyond municipal boundaries and that approaches to this must be borderless and use municipal, provincial and federal resources. Police forces need to pool their resources to provide the best and most cost effective response possible. acryderman@reddeerexpress.com

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BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express Tourism Red Deer has announced a new platform to celebrate the successes, innovation and leadership in the hospitality and tourism industry of Red Deer. The redesigned Red Hat Awards will still acknowledge great customer service, but will introduce other important elements such as outstanding partnerships, packaging, product enhancement and promotion that have enhanced the ‘Red Deer Experience’ for visitors. “This is good for businesses from a lot of angles,â€? said Liz Taylor, executive director of Tourism Red Deer. “It engages the staff and gives them a goal to work towards, it encourages them to keep striving and it’s great to showcase the things businesses are already doing. The awards are just the icing on the cake. “It’s also very beneďŹ cial for businesses to get acknowledgment from the public.â€?

Tourism organizations, businesses or individuals are encouraged to put

forward their own nomination for these awards to recognize their marketing and customer service efforts and achievements.

Consumers will still be encouraged to participate by nominating a business or individual that has delivered an outstanding experience during their stay in Red Deer. Nomination forms will be available and can be submitted both online and off line.

Applications will be accepted from all tourism partners operating in Red Deer and Red Deer County.

The initiative must have been implemented between November 2010 and November 2012.

Nominations must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 30th.

Eight awards will be presented included the Leadership Award in categories including accommodation, event/attraction/festival and restaurant; the Marketing Excellence Award, the Marketing Partnership Award and the Service Excellence Award in categories including accommodation, event/attraction/ festival and restaurant. “This goes beyond just customer service. It’s an

opportunity to showcase programming and marketing, among other things.�

A Celebration of the Red Deer Experience will be held the third week of May 2013 in conjunction with National Tourism Week.

Tickets for the celebration will be available through Tourism Red Deer at $20 per person.

Along with the awards celebration, Tourism Red Deer will provide a free workshop designed to train all hospitality and tourism staff about some of the best things to know about Red Deer.

Participants will also earn a ‘Red Hat Experience Expert’ pin and certiďŹ cate that acknowledges their unique local knowledge.

Red Deer attractions will provide facility passes so participants can discover the many experiences, facilities and attractions available to visitors.

Forms for the public nominations are available at www.TourismRedDeer. com.

Full details and nomination forms for industry participation are available at TourismRedDeer.com/ Industry. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

CITY BRIEFS TRANSIT PREPARES BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION Red Deer Transit is preparing for the school year with updated school overload information and the 2012/13 Ride Guide for regular routes.

School overload brochures are available at the Sorensen Station Customer Service Centre.

To facilitate students purchasing their first passes of the school year, students in Grades 1 to 12 are offered a grace period between 6:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. on Sept.

4 and Sept. 5; during these times students may ride without charge to or from school.

Red Deer Transit 2012/13 Ride Guides will also be available at Sorensen Station, Collicutt Centre, Parkland Mall guest services, Red Deer College Students Association, the Tourism Red Deer office and on board all buses.

And if students want to ride their bikes to school at the start of the year, the newly installed bike lanes may make it easier to pedal to class.

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stalled on the front of all Red Deer buses, so students can bike and ride to school.

Bike lanes have been installed by a number of schools in the City, and do not impact transit drop off and pick up zones.

Red Deer Transit buses can cross into bike lanes to drop off students at designated passenger stops.

For more information visit www.reddeer.ca/transit.

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR TICKETS The Business of the Year Awards is organized by the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce and is held annually in conjunction with Small Business Week.

There are three categories for awards, which are presented to exceptional businesses within the Red Deer area.

Tickets for this event are available as of Aug. 27th.

They can be purchased online at www.reddeerchamber.com or at the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce office.

The Business of the Year Award event will be held on Oct. 17 at the Red Deer College Arts Centre.

BUS FARE AND ROUTE CHANGES Transit users are reminded that increases to transit fares will take effect Sept. 1.

With the increase, single fare fees will cost users an additional five cents per ride. The Transit Customer Service Centre at Sorensen Station offers ticket and pass sales, transit information and a lost and found.

Tickets and passes may also be picked up at any Transit sales outlet. Single cash fares are as follows: Adults (18 to 64 years) $2.35; youth (6 to 17 years) $2.05; students $2.05; seniors (65+ years) $2.05; children (5 and under, except in preschool groups) free and finally preschool groups $2 per two children. Monthly bus passes are $64 for an adult Go Pass; students and seniors pay $56 and tickets (sheet of 12) are $24 for adults and $21 for youth/students/seniors. Day passes are $7 each.

Each year, the department also reviews all routes to increase coverage, improve service and enhance efficiency. Transit riders are advised to view new route and schedule information at webmap.reddeer.ca.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Unique jewellery event helps build scholarship funds

BY KIRSTEN PALARDY Red Deer Express Most people have a few pieces of jewellery that they haven’t worn in years

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27th where people can enjoy wine, chocolate, dessert, door prizes and a wide arrangement of jewellery.

Marilyn Pottage, chair of the board for TFSAF, said the point of the event was to find a way to continue to support the scholarship funds they provide.

“We have a group of mentors in all of the schools in northern Ghana watching for girls who are very strong academically and have strong character and leadership skills, but have no other way to continue in school unless they get financial aid,” said Pottage.

She said the money raised will go towards educating the girls, keeping them in school and providing postsecondary opportunities.

The program has helped four girls get into university. This fall will see 13 more apply. “When the program started the number of girls with a high school education was very low. If we can get the number up the communities see greater economic development, better health care and a better

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SIMPLE JOY - Students in Ghana enjoyed copies of the book 9 Degrees North which was disphoto submitted tributed through the Tools for Schools Africa Foundation. democratic system too.”

She said while this program specifically looks at the girls needing the financial aid to continue education, Tools for Schools does provide help to boys as well.

The initial goal of the project was to improve the standard of living by increasing the access to postprimary education. “In 2010 we even built a boarding house for girls so the girls coming from the rural areas could come in and stay there to go to school.”

The project got its start in 2003 and has grown since

then to help about 60 girls at a time. They are all from the northern region of Ghana. Pottage said they also went so far as to publish a book called 9 Degrees North, which included facts about northern Ghana, which lies nine degrees north of the equator. “The idea was to provide a book the students could read about their own area.

“The girls are all such gems, and that’s part of why we called the event Shine!”

Tickets are $35 or a fivepack for $150. People un-

able to attend but who would like to help are invited to take their unwanted costume or real jewellery to Artistry in Gold at 5001 – 50 St. by the first week of September.

“We have had celebrities donate items including a signed picture from John Travolta, a bracelet made in Uganda from Alison Redford and much more.”

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Red Deer County and the City of Red Deer Councils have recently given first reading to proposed amendments to the current Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP).

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Discuss with the public the proposed IDP amendments.

Receive feedback and input with regards to the proposed IDP amendments.

This informational open house will be held on September 5, 2012 at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Gasoline Alley, Red Deer County. The open house will run from 4:00 PM until 7:30 PM. Copies of the proposed IDP amendments are available for viewing at the City of Red Deer and Red Deer County Offices or online at www.rdcounty.ca or www.reddeer.ca WHAT:

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

OPINION Offering summer ‘support’ With the summer months, it’s easy to get caught up in the spirit of entertaining oneself, dropping the scheduling when vacation times rolls around and just making every effort to soak up the sun and heat – an all too brief experience for Central Albertans.

Certainly nothing wrong with that, particularly in a climate where the bulk of the year is spent in less than ideal temperatures and weather conditions.

But while vacations are planned and enjoyed, of course, the issues and demands of life carry on as per usual. That includes local organizations who must continue to fundraise and rely on the public’s generosity in order to carry on their missions and mandates. The need also extends to volunteer support as well.

For example, Canadian Blood Services has pointed out that the summer months can be a challenging time – people’s donation routines which are usually firmly established in the colder months can get a bit lost in the shuffle of summer’s list of holiday plans and activities.

But that doesn’t mean the need for blood drops.

According to CBS, approximately every minute of every day, someone in Canada needs blood. In fact, according to a recent poll, 52% of Canadians say they, or a family member, have needed blood or blood products for surgery or for medical treat-

ment. The call is out – as it is year-round – for a consistent supply of donors to keep dropping by even when the temperatures soar. Before summer kicks in, back in June, the organization sets aside a week to get the word out – and works to keep that message connecting with the public all summer.

Other organizations that can be affected in the summer months are food banks.

As with blood donations, the need doesn’t drop off depending on the time of year.

It’s important that we as a community remember to lend a helping hand. It’s awful to think that there are many families and individuals in our midst who continue to struggle to simply put food on the table.

As with the demand for blood donations, if more people would take the time to give, these organizations could go about their work without the stress of wondering how to further stretch their resources. It’s really about everybody doing their part – no matter how small it might seem to be.

There is no doubt of the solid support that is offered by Red Deerians through the year. Time and again, we in the media hear officials in the non-profit sector praise the public for their help. It’s an inspiring thing to know, and something that certainly defines the nature of this community – and hopefully continues to define it – no matter what time of year it is.

Humanitarian’s legacy of inspiration remains strong The other day I watched a DVD about a courageous young woman who, during the horrors of the Second World War, helped rescue more than 2,500 Jewish children from the Germanoccupied Warsaw ghettos.

Irena Sendler, who passed away in 2008 at the age of 93, was a social worker at the time. She helped to organize a system of providing the children with false identity documents and transporting them to homes where they would be safe. She and her co-workers also buried lists of the hidden children in jars in order to keep track of their original and new identities. The plan was that, when the war was over, they would be returned to Jewish relatives.

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WEBER History’s Heroes, from the outbreak of the war, Sendler was always concerned about the plight of the Jewish people. She risked her life by giving them food and shelter. At the time of the creation of the Warsaw Ghetto, she was working for the city’s health department as a nurse and social worker. “Sendler organized and directed a children’s rescue group amongst her colleagues, to smuggle Jewish children from the Ghet-

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to. The task was momentous. Behind the high walls enclosing the Ghetto, the people were packed together in appalling conditions.

They smuggled out the children in many ingenious ways (in tool boxes, in coffins, through churches and cellars) and arranged for them to be taken to emergency safe houses.”

The risk of execution was always a reality, but it never deterred Sendler from boldly moving forward with her mission.

Eventually, the Nazis did learn about her efforts, and she was arrested in 1943.

She was tortured and sentenced to death.

According to History’s Heroes, during her interrogation, they broke her legs and feet but she refused to reveal any names. “On the

way to her execution she escaped, with the help of friends, and went into hiding.”

Watching the film, (The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler), I was struck by the bravery of Sendler. In spite of unimaginable surroundings when people lived in constant fear for their lives, she pressed on with a single-minded commitment and devotion to her cause. For Sendler, there simply was no other choice – these children needed to be rescued and that was that. In spite of the reality that such work could cost her her own life, she didn’t waver.

It’s always inspiring to learn of such people down through history, and obviously there were many like her during those years who

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put their own lives on the line in their struggles to help others.

When the war was over Sendler passed the list of the children’s names to the Central Committee of Jews in Poland. Sadly, most of their parents had been murdered in the Treblinka death camp, where approximately 777,000 people were transported. The list was taken to Israel where it was copied many times.

After the war, Sendler went on to live ‘an ordinary life’. Clearly, her life and her profoundly moving legacy were anything but ordinary. And like a true hero, Sendler even indicated that she didn’t feel like she did enough. Neither did she wish for any acclaim.

She was honoured, however, but she had to wait

a long time to collect an award given to her by the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem. She was one of the first to be given the ‘Righteous Gentiles’ honour for wartime heroics, in 1964. The Communist regime in Poland would not give her a passport and she had to wait until 1984 to collect it.

And as mentioned, amazingly, in spite of her efforts to help others, she somehow felt she should have done more. Such an attitude, when considering the difference she made in so many lives, is hard to understand. But it offers us a closer look into the heart of an amazing human being.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

City on track in mid-year budget review

BY ALF CRYDERMAN Red Deer Express Red Deer’s ďŹ nances are right where they should be when it comes to its annual budget, as City council learned on Monday during its ďŹ rst ever mid-year budget review. City Manager Craig Curtis, summing up the 2012 budget year so far, says except for one higher than expected collective agreement (for the RCMP) everything is basically going as planned and the City’s annual budget is showing a slight surplus. “We’re in good shape going forward,â€? said Mayor Morris Flewwelling. “This is something new for us.

At this time of the year all the various departments are looking at their 2013 budgets anyway, so it’s a wonderful opportunity for council to reconnect with the realities of the budgeting process. “Setting the budget is one of the four key things that council does and this is a good time to look back and look ahead. However, we have to guard the agenda very carefully.�

Council sets the City’s annual budget in January.

However, council took time during the review to approve several items, the cost of which varied be-

tween the 2012 budget and the still to be set 2013 budget. For example, council approved $20,000 for the 2013 Special Olympics Alberta Spring Games (hosted by Red Deer) from the 2012 budget, and approved $173,000 for a 2013 City census to be funded in the 2013 budget.

Council also approved $70,000 to purchase an additional Action Bus plus annual operating costs of $106,000, to answer increased demands for handicapped bus services.

However, council turned down a request for an additional conventional bus at a cost of $445,000, putting it off until the 2013 budget.

Other funding issues involved approving $3,820 to reopen the Fairview skating rink, but council declined a request to resume 30-minute bus service after 10:45 p.m. (despite a petition with almost 500 signatures). Cutting that funding from the 2012 budget resulted in savings of $160,000.

Council also learned that a 2012 budget addition of $475,000 to the City’s preventative roadway maintenance repaired over 14,000 potholes on City roads, compared to an annual average of 4,000 to 5,000 repairs.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

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CDN Silver quarter, 10 cent pre 1967 80% Silver Jaxville pays $0.54/gram Quarter $3.15 (12.6 (12. x face value)

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

West Nile virus case

BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Provincial health officials have announced Alberta’s first confirmed case of West Nile virus since 2010.

“This individual has not traveled outside of Alberta this season, meaning she was bitten by an infected mosquito right here in our province,” said Dr. David Strong, Alberta Health Services’ acting south zone medical officer of health.

“This is an unfortunate reminder that some mosquitoes do carry West Nile virus, so it’s simply best to avoid being bitten at all.”

Due to patient confidentiality legislation, AHS will not be releasing further information about this West Nile virus case except that the woman is under 65 and lives in southern Alberta.

West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne virus that can cause West Nile NonNeurological Syndrome (formerly known as West Nile fever). Occasionally it can cause the more serious West Nile Neurological Syndrome. West Nile virus was first isolated in 1937 in the West Nile district of Uganda.

Since then, there have been outbreaks in Egypt, Israel, South Africa, and in

parts of Europe, Asia and North America.

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“THIS IS AN UNFORTUNATE REMINDER THAT SOME MOSQUITOES DO CARRY WEST NILE VIRUS, SO IT’S SIMPLY BEST TO AVOID BEING BITTEN AT ALL.” DR. DAVID STRONG are several tips Albertans should follow, including applying mosquito repellent with DEET, wearing long-sleeved, light-colored shirts and pants and wearing hats as well.

Folks should also consider staying indoors at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active, he said.

“These steps can make it harder for mosquitoes to find you – and, remember: if they can’t find you, they can’t bite you.”

Officials say there are 44 species of mosquitoes in Alberta and that of these, the Culex tarsalis has been identified as the species most likely to carry and transmit the virus from infected birds to people

and horses. The breeding season of the Culex tarsalis runs from mid-June to September. The risk of contracting West Nile virus increases during this period and peaks during August.

Some people who become infected with non-neurological syndrome show no symptoms at all. However, symptoms that could occur can include fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, skin rash, swollen glands and headache.

For the small number of individuals who do develop the neurological syndrome, infection can lead to tremors, drowsiness, confusion, swallowing problems, high fever, unconsciousness, paralysis and even death.

As of Aug. 11, 34 human cases of West Nile virus infection have been reported in Canada (not including Alberta’s first case). Last year, 102 cases of West Nile virus were confirmed in Canada.

Looking back, 2007 saw quite a high incidence rate across the prairies which did include some travel-related cases – 320 in Alberta, 1,456 in Saskatchewan and 587 in Manitoba.

For more information, visit www.fightthebite.info or call Health Link Alberta toll-free at 1-866-408-5465.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

fyi EVENTS On Aug. 25th, you are invited to attend a grand opening celebrating the completion of phase three of the Lacombe Athletic Park Project. The schedule includes a pancake breakfast hosted by minor football, ceremonies at 12:30 p.m. and activities featuring soccer, field lacrosse and rugby.

The schedule will be posted at www.lacombeathleticpark. ca. Gate passes for the day are $5 adult, $3 youth (8-16) and seven and under are free.

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will be having havin a garage sale from 12-6 p p.m. m on Aug. 28th at the new Friendship Centre. They are raising funds so that youth activities can continue during the time in which their funding has been frozen. The Friendship Centre’s new location is 4808 51 Ave. (Old Women’s Outreach)

by Original Joe’s downtown.

The Government of Alberta is asking citizens to identify the most significant social policy issues which they should be addressing. We will be hosting events to hear from clients but as individuals you may want to let your friends, family, clients and networks know about what the government is asking. Social policies – join in the discussion!

The Central Alberta Mopar Association is holding Mopars at the Mall on Aug. 25 on the west side of Bower mall. Show runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with registration at 9 a.m. Check out www.centralalbertamopar.ca or call 403-318-6888 or 403-3475030 for more information.

A&W Food Services of Canada is hosting its fourth annual Cruisin’ for a Cause event for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Aug. 23. One dollar from every Teen Burger® sold on Aug. 23 will go towards ending MS. It runs from 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. at the Taylor Plaza A&W. To date, A&W and the MS Society have raised more than $2 million, which supports vital programs and services and MS research in Canada.

The Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society is hosting a Centennial Celebration at the Cronquist House on Aug. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. Free admission, birthday cake, refreshments, music, children’s activities, historic house tours, storytelling and a centennial play created for this event. Picnics welcome, please bring lawn chairs.

Donations appreciated.

Red Deer Native Friendship Society BBQ at noon and open house on Aug. 28th from noon to 6 p.m. Join the staff and tour the new Friendship Centre at 4808 51st Ave. just north of Original Joe’s downtown.

Learn about services we offer and register for fall programs.

The Red Deer Native Friendship Society’s Spirit Seekers Youth

education equipment, displays and a new education vehicle. The vehicle will be very visible as it travels around Alberta carrying a wrap-around display featuring the two best-known education animals, Otis the Owl and Charlie the porcupine. As this is a matching grant, the Centre will be happy to accept another sponsor to complete the project.

Sponsor names will be displayed on the vehicle. For more information contact Carol at 403-7283467 or carol.kelly@mrwc.ca.

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band is recruiting experienced and inexperienced people from the Central Alberta area who are interested in joining. We are in a reorganizational stage with

of $5 will enable us to plant a Bulb of Hope in the gardens and give hope to the grandmothers who are caring for some of the 13 million children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

Money generated from this fundraiser will support the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmother to Grandmother Campaign. Contact Shirley 403-347-5958 to help us beautify the community and to help the African Grandmothers. For further information contact 403- 347-5958.

The Red Deer Wildrose Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus are beginning practices for the upcoming season and invite all men of all ages to join. No experience is required. Meet-

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Visit us at www.laebon.com Go to the Government of Alberta web site, under active consultations , look under Speak, Share, Thrive to find the discussion questions and format. Anyone is welcome to attend our forums including staff members and volunteers. An Aug. 23rd forum is set to run from 4:45 to 7:45 p.m. at Family Services of Central Alberta. The target audience is kids and parents. If a client needs transportation, costs can be covered, and taxis, action bus, bus tickets can be provided for. Contact Judy Scott at 403309-8222 or email jscott@fsca. ca to make any arrangements.

Watch for Medicine River’s new education vehicle as it travels around Alberta this summer.

Medicine River Wildlife Centre’s education programs got a boost this spring thanks to the provincially funded Community Initiatives Program. An $18,850 grant from CIP will be matched by the Centre to purchase new

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the Pipe Band at this point in time. Anyone with piping or drumming experience, or if you would like to learn piping or drumming, are asked to contact us at 403-782-7183. Practices are held at the Red Deer Legion on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and new members will start in September.

The Harris-Warke Gallery announces its next exhibit, 3 from 4, works by four Red Deer and former Red Deer artists: Erin Boake, Andrea Dillingham, Justina Smith, and Paula Sommers.

3 from 4 runs until Sept. 8. The Harris-Warke Gallery is situated in Sunworks in downtown Red Deer at 4924 Ross St. For more information contact Paul Boultbee at 403-597-9788.

Daffodils of Hope: This September, members of GrammaLink-Africa are intending to plant 300-500 daffodil bulbs in the gardens of Red Deer Hospice and Ronald McDonald House. Your donation

ings are held every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Davenport Church of Christ (68 - Donlevy Ave.) The group sings at seniors homes, lodges, the hospital, community and private functions plus they put on their an annual show. For more information, call 403342-1318 or 403-343-0228.

Visit www.harmonizers.ca.

Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present Pulse of Istanbul by Calgary artist Asta Dale in the Kiwanis Gallery of the Red Deer Public Library to Oct. 14. Our First Friday Red Deer opening is Sept. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with the artist in attendance.

Registrations are now being taken for the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club Annual Rookie Camp.

Rookie Camp will be held at the Michener Pool Sept. 4-7. Nine years & under 4-5 p.m. and 10 years & under 5:15-6:15 p.m.

Cost $50. Call 403-347-SWIM (7946) to register.

YARD Yoga Studio’s summer unlimited session runs to Aug. 24th. Drop-ins welcome. The fall session runs Sept. 17 Dec. 16. Visit our open house Sept. 22 as we celebrate 10 years. Call 403-350-5830 or email info@reddeeryoga.ca for more information. Also check out www.reddeeryoga.ca.

The 21st annual Weber Physio Harvest Run is set to take place Sept. 9th. Sign up for a three km walk/run or an eight km run in support of local athletes needing support in track and field events. Registration is available at the Runner’s Den, the Collicutt Centre and Recreation Centre as well as most other fitness facilities in the City. For more information visit www.reddeerrunners.org.

The Red Deer Chamber Singers will be starting the fall session Aug. 28th at Sunnybrook United Church, 12 Stanton St. If you like to sing and enjoy the camaraderie of singing in a group this is the place for you.

You will learn proper posture, breath support and sound production while enjoying a wide variety of music. We meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and will be preparing for our annual fall performances on Nov. 29-30.

Come out and join us on the 28th or call Sadie at 403-3475166 for more information.

Sunworks will be hosting an author reading Sept. 7th at 7 p.m.

Dr. Paul Hardy will be reading from his latest novel A Surgical Plight, a prequel to his book Surgical Heights. A Surgical Plight describes the challenges and excitement of a general surgery resident in the final year of training, mired in the consequences of a case gone bad. 4924 Ross St. Admission free. Phone Lesley for more information 403-341-3455.

2012 MS Golf Classic will take place Sept. 10th at the Wolf Creek Golf Resort - Old Course.

It will be an 18-hole tournament style. Register now and start fundraising as a team or individual. Corporate discounts are available.

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Week of August 22 - 29, 2012 Dream Catchers -- a one-week summer intensive Aug. 27-31 at the Scott Block. This brand new program will focus on creation as each of the young actors write, develop, rehearse and present their very own five minute piece of theatre for a public presentation at the end of the week. We will focus on developing a theme, and characters and explore storytelling from a strong and personal standpoint. Come prepared with several story ideas and support materials ready for the start of the program in order to make the best use of the week’s adventure! Time to dream and time to tell your own story!

Dates – Aug. 27 - 31 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The fee is $195.

The public presentation runs Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. at the Scott Block. For more, check out www. treehouseyouththeatre.ca.

Sunnybrook Farm Museum is accepting registrations for their pioneer-themed day camp experience for kids ages five to 11. Camps run through to Aug. 31 and cost $175 per week or $40 per day. Children will take part in fun farm activities including learning to feed chickens, make butter, cook on a wood stove and more. Weekly field trips are also planned. For more information, call 403-340-3511.

SEMINARS The Learning Disabilities Association – Red Deer Chapter is accepting registrations for ongoing multi-disciplinary tutoring, one-on-one developed specifically for learning disabilities, dyslexia, ADHD and other conditions. Contact Carmen at 403-340-3885 or by email at programs@LDRedDeer.ca for more information.

Visit www.LDRedDeer.ca.

Cosmos Rehabilitation Society, which supports individuals living with a developmental disability, mental illness, brain injury, physical disability, and or sensory impairment, has lots of free workshops coming up including Personal Safety, Stress Management, Grief, Handling Change, Communication and Self-Esteem. 403-343-0715.

The Taoist Tai Chi Society™ is conducting a Healthy Recovery class every Saturday, 11 a.m. to

1 p.m. This class is for people recovering from surgery or stroke and people with chronic illness such as Parkinson’s Disease, MS arthritis, fibromyalgia, etc. This class is intended to complement medical treatment, not to replace it. The class is located at Bay C16 5580 45 St. (Cronquist Business Centre). 403-346-6772.

The Central Alberta Refugee Effort (C.A.R.E.) offers opportunity for immigrants to practice speaking English in a fun way. Weekly conversation groups are organized at different times in the coming months and are free for immigrants. Conversation topics will help to promote orientation to Canadian culture and life in our community. For ESL Level 1 and

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Come and try us out! Sept. 12, 12:15-12:45 Yoga with the Mayor in City Hall Park! Sept. 22, Open House and Celebrations, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 403-350-5830 or email info@reddeeryoga.ca. On the web: www.reddeeryoga.ca.

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coffee and samples. For informaformation call Fay at 403-347-3248 248 or Clarice at 403-341-4351.

Meeting schedule for 2012 – Sept. 18, Oct. 16 and Nov. 20.

Air Force Association of Canada.

The aims and objectives of the Association are to preserve and perpetuate the traditions of the Royal Canadian Air Force and to advocate a proficient and wellequipped Air Force in Canada.

703 Wing in Red Deer provides a forum for serving and former participants in military and civil aviation to meet and enjoy the company of like-minded people.

703 Wing members meet at noon every second Saturday of the month at the ABC Country Restaurant, 2085 50th Ave. in

Lacombe Kozy Korner has weekly dinner meetings on Tuesdays starting at noon. Hot meals, desserts, coffee and tea for $7. 403-782-6216.

The Legion Ladies Auxiliary is holding their annual spring potluck supper at 6 p.m. at the Red Deer Legion. Next general meeting is on Sept.

10 at 7 p.m. Please call Harry - 403-598-5331 before noon

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2 the sessions are held on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; for ESL Level 3 and 4 on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Location is the Immigrant Centre #202, 5000 Gaetz Ave. Contact Elzbieta at 403-346-8818 to register or for more information.

MEETINGS Tree House Youth Theatre will be holding its AGM on Sept. 11 at the Scott Block, 4818 – 50 Ave, starting at 7 p.m. If you are interested in this dynamic theatre company, please come and listen in. Everyone is invited.

YARD Yoga Studio: Dedicated to Promoting YOGA in the Red Deer area. Registration is now open for our Fall Session: Sept.

17 - Dec. 16; $130 for 13 weeks.

Drop-ins welcome. Ask us about our new punch cards!

YARD Yoga Studio is celebrating it’s 10th Anniversary! Sept.

on general meeting days if you require a ride to the meetings.

Are you having problems with someone else’s drinking? We are an anonymous group of men and women who can offer encouragement and support. Call Al-Anon Family groups at 403-346-0320 for a list of meetings in Red Deer and the surrounding area.

Blackfalds United Church Youth Group takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Fridays.

Youth from Grade 4 up are welcome to attend. Check our web site at blackfaldsunitedchurch.com or phone 403-8854780 for more information.

Red Deer Celiac Support Group our meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month at Sobeys South, 5111-22 St. in the Coffee Lounge at 7 p.m. Information on Celiac disease, symptoms, diagnosing, gluten free diet, gluten-free products, recipes,

Red Deer for a luncheon and business meeting. Contact President Al Low at 403-3413253 or amlow@shaw.ca.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12-step support group offering a solution for all forms of food addiction. No dues, fees or weigh-in. Central Alberta groups meet in Red Deer, Lacombe and Rimbey.

For locations and dates, call Joanne at 403-314-1972.

The Red Deer Pottery Club meets Tuesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Contour Studio at the Recreation Centre, downstairs.

New members always welcome. For more information call Sharon at 403-347-8061 or Karen at 403-347-0600.

The Red Deer Art Club meets Thursday afternoons at the Golden Circle from 1 to 4 p.m.

A $1 drop-in fee applies. New members always welcome.

For more information call Gordon at 403-597-0823 or Sharon at 403-340-3532.

‘Friends Over 45’ is an organization for women who are new to the Red Deer area or who have experienced a lifestyle change, and would like to meet new friends. New members are welcome. For information phone Gloria at 403-754-1655 or Shirley at 403-346-7160.

Pioneers – meet old and new friends at 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Pioneer Lodge. For more information, call 403-343-8387.

The Parkinson’s Society Education and Support Group runs the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the Davenport Church of Christ. 403-346-4463.

Independent Achievers, ‘Business Women Networking Together’ will be having their monthly luncheon meeting every second Thursday of the month from 11:30 am to 1 p.m. Email reservations@ independentachievers.com to confirm your attendance the Monday before each luncheon.

An Amputee Support Group Meeting, sponsored by the Alberta Amputee Sport and Recreation Association at 7:30 in Room 2207 in the South Complex of the Red Deer Regional Hospital.

Meetings the fourth Monday of each month. 403-357-3671.

The Red Deer Arthritis Society holds regular monthly meetings in the Community Room at Bethany Collegeside. 340-0781.

Alberta Women’s Institute has monthly meetings; Hillsdown (second Monday, 403-3470100); Leslieville (second Wednesday, 403-729-2420) and Ridgewood (first Tuesday, 403-886-4129).

You are invited to participate in a series offered by the Canadian Cancer Society. The group is tailored to those newly diagnosed women living with breast cancer. They meet Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at 4730 A Ross St. 347-3662.

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MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION DECISIONS On the 21st day of August, 2012, under provisions of the Land Use Bylaw 2006/6, Red Deer County Municipal Planning Commission issued decisions approving the following applications: Discretionary Use RED DEER 1. M. Quayle – construction of a 223 m2 (2400 sq. ft.) accessory building on Lot 2, Blk 1, Plan 962 0980, SE 29-38-28-4 (Harvey Heights).

The Municipal Government Act provides that any person(s) may appeal a Discretionary Use approval within 14 days of the date of the decision being advertised by paying the required appeal fee and by filing an appeal in writing against the decision with the Red Deer County Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta. A Permitted Use approval may not be appealed unless the decision involves a relaxation, variance or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. For further information, contact Planning & Development Services at (403) 350-2170.

Date Advertised: August 22, 2012.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most picturesque landmarks in Red Deer. In 1912, Emanuel Pettersson Cronquist built a beautiful three-story brick mansion, which stood in West Park Estates, but is now located at Bower Ponds.

Emanuel Pettersson was born in Sweden on April 10, 1854. He became a successful merchant. On Feb. 6, 1886, he married Hilda Carlsdater in Varmland, Sweden. Over the next seven years, they had four children, three boys and one daughter.

Emanuel was ambitious.

In May 1892, he went to western Canada to look for opportunities. He returned in July 1893 with his family to settle on a homestead in the Burnt Lake district.

Tragedy struck when two sons passed away on the trip to Canada. Despite the blow, the family began the work of starting their farm and creating a home.

Initially, they lived in a one-room log house, with a sod roof. As they became more established, they were able to build a twostorey addition. The family

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Effective August 26, changes will be made to the following Transit routes: 3, 5, 10, 12, 12A, 50 & 51.

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Effective September 1, single cash Transit fares will be as follows: Adults (18 - 64) $2.35 Youth (6 - 17) $2.05 Students (ID required) $2.05 Seniors (65 and over) $2.05 Children (5 and under) Free, excluding preschool groups Preschool groups 2 ride for $2.00 (5 & under) Day Passes $7.00 Monthly Bus Passes: Go Pass (Adult) $64.00 Tickets (sheet of 12) Adult $24.00

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DAWE grew as well with two more sons being born. Because there was another Pettersson family in the district, the mail often got mixed up. Emanuel added the surname Cronquist after Pettersson to end the confusion. As Emanuel continued to build up his farm, he became a skilled trader in livestock, particularly cattle, horses and sheep. He also assisted other Swedish immigrants to settle in the area. In the fall of 1901, the Cronquists bought land on the southwest side of Red Deer, in what is now West Park. This became their new home. Over the years, the Cronquists acquired more quarters of land, until they were farming nearly 800 acres.

In 1902, Emanuel Cronquist branched into new businesses. He opened a sandstone quarry on the

south bank of the river.

He subsequently supplied building stone across Central Alberta.

With his farming and livestock operations, expanding business interests, and skillful investments in real estate, Emanuel found himself to be a wealthy man. Consequently, he decided to build an impressive new home.

The site he picked was chosen to maximize its visibility. It stood near the high riverbank, so that the house could be seen across the Red Deer valley. It was also located next to the old Calgary-Edmonton Trail (now part of 43 St.) so that travelers would notice it as they passed by. Initially, it was estimated the house would cost $8,000. However, by the time it was ďŹ nished in the fall of 1912, the price had risen to $10,000. To put that number into perspective, at the time, two dollars per day was considered a good wage.

After the First World War, the Cronquists became more active in community affairs. They became active with the United Farmers of Alberta, the Elks Lodge

and the Freemasons.

In September 1924, Emanuel passed away at the age of 70. Three weeks later, his son Holger died of typhoid fever. Another son David passed away in 1941 at the age of 45. Hilda passed away in 1942 at nearly 90 years of age. Hannah, the only daughter in the family, passed away in 1969.

When Elias, the last surviving member of the original family, passed away in June 1974, the grand house stood vacant for some time.

The house was eventually acquired by the Red Deer International Folk Festival Society (now the Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society).

In March 1976, the house was moved across the river to Bower Ponds. Over the years, the Society worked to restore the house to its original glory. On Aug. 16, 1982, the Cronquist House was designated as the ďŹ rst Municipal Historic Resource in the Province of Alberta.

On Aug. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m., the Cultural Heritage Society will be celebrating the centennial of the Cronquist House. Phone 403-3460055 for more information.

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ENTERTAINMENT

NEW HORIZONS – Local band Punch Drunk Cabaret performs at Alberta’s Own Indie Music Festival, which runs Aug. 24-26 at Lacombe.

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Central Alberta band heading to local indie festival Punch Drunk Cabaret serves up an unforgettable and eclectic musical mix

BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Drawing on elements from ‘rockabilly, outlaw country and steampunk swing’, Punch Drunk Cabaret is gearing up for a performance at the upcoming Alberta’s Own Indie Music Festival.

The event runs Aug. 24-26 at Lacombe’s Michener Park.

Randy Bailer, who used to front another group called Screwtape Lewis, is thrilled with the unique nature of the relatively new group and its superb reception.

Having released their self-titled debut disc early this year, Punch Drunk Cabaret is being featured weekly on CKUA’s Untapped series, and has also been selected to perform at Alberta Touring Alliance’s Showcase this October.

“I feel that any act has an expiry date,” he said of the groundbreaking Screwtape Lewis, which had been on the scene for 10 years.

It had been a richly creative time for Bailer and the guys, but it was time to move on to other things.

After that band called it a day, Bailer found himself writing tunes not on behalf of a group, but primarily for himself. It was an exhilarating place, and something he hadn’t experienced for some time. “Suddenly I wasn’t writing for a project, and I was having a great time exploring music and styles that I hadn’t tried before.” He tapped into music he had first heard as a kid, and all kinds of inspiration surfaced.

“Those early influences were much more deeply ingrained in me than I had thought.

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“I wondered what it would sound like if I wrote a rockabilly song, or something kind of country -- something really outside of what I had done.”

Writing in these other styles has also been the most natural creative fit for Bailer so far, he pointed out. “I do think that it’s because of how much of those influences I soaked up when I was really young. For years, I ran away from those influences because that was the music of my parents. Screwtape Lewis was so 1980s inspired, because the 80s was our music as teens. I hung onto that for a really long time.

“But you get to an age where you come full circle, and realize it’s not a bad thing to listen to your parents’ record collection.

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music and see it from a completely different perspective.”

The strength of the tunes he was coming up with led to the production of a new disc. “The first few gigs we played, it went so well. And we realized we had stumbled upon a mix of styles people really connected to. So here we are, two years later, going harder than ever. It’s really taken off.”

Punch Drunk Cabaret’s debut was produced by engineer Ross Nykiforuk. “Ross is a great musician in his own right. If we lived closer, we would just insist he be in the band.”

Rounding out the group are Reverend Robin Eklund on drums and Terry Sawbones Grant on 12-string bass. The members are all veterans whose resumes in-

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clude supporting acts like Nickelback, the Tragically Hip, 54-40 and the Northern Pikes.

Meanwhile, there’s no place Bailer would rather be than taking the band’s music to the masses. There are 10 cuts on their first CD, and he and the guys are busy building up a repertoire representing the terrific, bold sound that defines Punch Drunk Cabaret. “With this music and this style, I feel like I’m a student of it. To become a student again and see things in a whole new perspective, it’s as exciting as it was when I was 15 learning to play songs and write music for the first time. I can hardly think of anything else in life that is like that.”

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RDC announces 2012/13 performing arts season Wide range of musical mixes and classic theatre productions to be featured Local audiences can expect love, magic, music and adventure during Red Deer College’s 2012/13 performing arts season.

Prepare to be swept away in the highflying adventure of Peter Pan and fall in love again with Shakespeare’s magical A Midsummer Night’s Dream. There will be spine-tingling drama too, with performances of an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula slated for next February.

Highlights of the music program concert series feature a piano recital by Ruston Vuori and Dr. Dale Wheeler, intimate jazz concerts, cabarets and an eclectic series from RDC’s popular ensembles: the Chamber Choir, Symphonic Winds, Percussion Ensemble and Big Band.

Kicking things off will be, as mentioned, A Midsummer Night’s Dream -- a comedy

by William Shakespeare. The production runs Oct. 11-20 in Studio A. Escape to the magical forest just outside of Athens and experience Shakespeare’s most popular comedy. Audiences will delight in this fantastical journey where humans and fairies entangle themselves in twisted and outrageous webs of love and deceit.

Next up, the classic story of Peter Pan

by J.M. Barrie runs Nov. 22 to Dec. 1 on the mainstage. The high-flying epic tale of the boy who never grew up features Peter, Wendy, Captain Hook and the Lost Boys in an action-packed adventure.

Early into the New Year, things take a decidedly spookier turn with Bram Stoker’s legendary tale of Dracula, adapted by Steven Dietz. Performances run Feb. 7-16

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The New Year kicks off with the Faculty Jazz Cabaret on Jan. 12 in Studio A and the Ruston Vuori Piano Recital on Jan. 27 also in Studio A. Offering audiences an eclectic recital featuring piano, voice and winds including Schumann’s Frauenliebe, the Dale Wheeler Piano Recital is set for Feb. 24 on the mainstage. The Symphonic Winds perform on March 7 and the Percussion Ensemble takes the stage March 8.

The month continues with Jazz Night on March 15 on the mainstage, where the RDC Big Band and guest artists will wow audiences with music of the ‘royal’ families of jazz.

That’s Entertainment showcases the best performances of the year by RDC music students, and this year there are two shows: an evening show on March 23 and a matinee on March 24 – both on the mainstage.

A Touch Of Class, featuring the Chamber Choir and the Symphonic Winds, wraps things up on April 4.

Details for all performances are available at www.rdc.ab.ca/showtime.

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on the mainstage. Dietz’s adaptation of this intense gothic fantasy is full of seduction, suspense and, of course, blood.

Rounding out the theatre season is Summertime by Charles Mee which runs April 17-21 in Studio A. Love is everywhere in this romantic, surreal comedy as a quirky cast of characters express their intimate pasts, current love affairs, and future desires with honesty and vigor. The play does contain mature subject matter and coarse language.

Musically speaking, things begin this fall with Alberta Arts Days set for Sept.

28-30 on the mainstage. The Symphonic Winds perform on the mainstage on Nov. 1 in a show entitled Back to the Baton which includes retired guest conductors.

Another popular tradition is the Rotary Senior’s Concert, set for Nov. 6 on the mainstage as well. This show is free to seniors, and includes a reception and transportation to and from the performance.

Jazz night, featuring the RDC Big Band and an array of student and faculty combinations, runs Dec. 4-5 in Studio A at 7:30 p.m. followed by the traditional holiday favourite Sounds Of The Season on Dec. 7.

This year’s version of Sounds of The Season features the Chamber Choir and the

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And it mostly succeeds. If you liked the Bourne series before, this is more of the same.

It picks up from a sequence in the previous

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Bourne Ultimatum and intercuts it with scenes of our new Bourne-like character, well played by Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker). He’s on some kind of survival training mission in Alaska and we soon learn that he and Matt Damon’s Bourne character are only two of the highly trained agents in a top secret government program.

But Edward Norton plays a cold-blooded government bureaucrat given the job of shutting down that program immediately because of fears it will become public.

So all these highly trained superagents, with their performance now enhanced by drugs, need to be killed. However, Renner narrowly escapes his planned death, quickly figures out what’s happening and fakes his death.

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But he still needs his meds, so he goes after one of the doctors who treated him in the program, played

by Rachel Weisz. With Renner’s help, she too narrowly escapes death as part of the program’s shutdown and they work together to escape the clutches of their nasty government overseers.

Once you get past the unbelievability of it all, this is a thrilling movie with lots of action and unlikely stunts. And judging by the ending, Bourne 5 is already in the planning stages.

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BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENT – Laura Diaz and Luis Vargas dance together at the Fiestaval Latin Festival held in downtown Red Deer this past weekend.

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Four ways to ease and eliminate back pain Everyone has had back pain at least once in their life and we all know that it is not a fun thing to experience. Do you find yourself wondering when and why this aching pain started and how you can get it to stop?

Our back pain can start from a wide variety of culprits: excessive sitting, lack of core strength, tight muscles, inflamed muscles, spinal injuries and poor posture (most common).

While some of the causes are serious and require medical care, most back pain can be relieved with simple lifestyle changes and a few exercises.

Here are some easy,

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Hydration - you may not think that just water alone can help you with your back pain, but it works and works well. The majority of the population is dehydrated and doesn’t get enough water throughout the day.

Water helps with so many

bodily functions and is the first step to being pain-free.

Getting enough water will help reduce blood pressure, reduce inflammation in our muscles and help you get rid of toxins that are building up around your tight, sore muscles.

Try and shoot for three litres of water a day and it will help reduce back pain.

Lose weight - now, this may sound silly and a no brainer but it’s true and the fact is that losing weight doesn’t get the attention it deserves when it comes to reducing back pain. Imagine how bad your back would feel if I gave you a 50 lb backpack full of rocks and told you to go climb a

mountain? Not good, huh?

Our spine takes quite a beating everyday if you are overweight, especially if you carry a lot of abdominal weight. This makes the spine arch more than it should and shifts your balance forward, tiring your lower back and tightening your muscles.

The thing about losing weight is that a lot of people are in the ‘all or nothing’ mentality. Either they want to lose 50 lbs or else they don’t want to waste their time with the little stuff. That is where we can go really wrong we need to start small. You can take a lot of stress of your spine even with five or 10 lbs off.

Posture at work -more and more of us are entering into a sedentary style at work. We are needed in chairs behind desks in front of a computer.

The battle of correcting your posture at work is to be aware of a bad posture and bad spinal position. It is easy to hunch your shoulders and round your back, but we have to change our ways if we want our body to change and feel better.

Always try and keep both feet on the floor with your chest up and your shoulders down as much as possible. Start by bring the keyboard closer to you and by upgrading your chair to a more ergonomic version

-- even better than that is to sit on an exercise ball while at the desk if you can.

Stretch - when our muscles get tight, they become inflamed and together that can wreak havoc on the lower back and your spine.

A tight muscle will also begin to pull the spine out of place and cause big time damage and soreness.

A stretched and overall loose muscle will be less inflamed, much more comfortable and will hold fewer toxins. It’s a win-win situation.

Jack Wheeler is a personal trainer and owner of 360 Fitness in Red Deer. He can be reached at 403-347-1707 or check out www.360fitness.ca.

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Mortality rate for lung cancer is staggering My patients always give me the wrong answer when I ask them, “What cancer kills women more than any other malignancy?� Most say “Breast cancer.�

But lung cancer kills more women than breast and colon/rectal cancer combined. But there’s hope for both sexes.

Unfortunately, there’s an interesting, recurrent, yet depressing reaction particularly for non-smokers

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It’s a remark that puts an unfair stigma on nonsmokers.

This year another 110,000 men and 90,000 North American women will die of this disease. Of this number 10% of men and 20% of women have never smoked.

One would think if smokers looked at the carnage, they would do everything in their power to stop.

Breast cancer patients have an 85% chance of being alive in ďŹ ve years.

Those treated for lung cancer have an 85% chance of being dead. And 10 years after breast cancer treatment, patients are four times more likely to have survived.

Why non-smokers develop this malignancy is not known. A Swedish study found an increase in lung cancer in those exposed to residential radon gas, a breakdown product of uranium. Other researchers link lung cancer to scarring that occurs with recurrent bouts of pneumonia, tuberculosis and other illnesses. Still more associate this malignancy with atmospheric exposure to a variety of products.  What about genetics?

Iceland’s remote location has resulted in a national genealogy database unique to that country. This has allowed researchers to trace connections between families since the settlement of the country, particularly in a study of 2,756 patients

diagnosed with lung cancer between the years 1955 to 2002. The study concluded that lung cancer appears to run in certain families.

But the study stressed although genetics appears to play a role in developing lung cancer, tobacco smoke plays the dominant role.

In spite of high-tech CT scans and MRIs, smokers will continue to die unless they toss away tobacco, a foolish, irrational habit.

If the smoker accomplishes this task then the news is all good. Within minutes of a ďŹ nal cigarette, the body begins a series of recuperative changes.

For instance, 20 minutes after the ďŹ nal puff, blood pressure falls, heart rate decreases and body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal.

Look ahead another eight hours and the blood level of carbon monoxide drops to normal and oxygen level becomes normal.

After 24 hours the risk of coronary attack decreases.

During the next three months circulation improves, and as lung function increases up to 30%, walking becomes easier.

Former smokers also notice that within one to nine months there’s less coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath and more energy.

One year later the risk of coronary attack has decreased by 50%. And in 10 years the chance of developing lung cancer is similar to that of a non-smoker. See the web site at www.docgiff.com. For comments, email info@docgiff.com.

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Team building at Heritage Ranch Heritage Ranch recently launched ‘Your Team Unleashed’, an innovative team building company. It incorporates hands on work with horses and round pen demonstrations to grow communication, trust and leadership within a team.

“Horses have basically one way to communicate -- body language. Working with horses forces us to consider the impact our body language has on those around us. That’s why teambuilding with the use of horses is so incredibly effective,” said Joel Martens, owner of Your Team Unleashed. “Each individual that comes through our program is required to look at the true message he is delivering to those around him.”

Martens, who has trained over 800 horses, now applies his insights to business and in helping others

to find success in management and team leadership.

He finds there is a correlation between horses and business – leadership, confidence, integrity and teamwork are key components of both. The examples from the herd are plentiful.

“In the world of horses confidence is currency.

Confidence is respected.

The quiet confident stallion moves, guides and instills a sense of peace in the herd.”

Unleashed takes place in the outdoors utilizing Heritage Ranch’s 217 acres.

While the program is experience based with handson exercises, all the work is done on the ground and clients do not need to have any previous horse experience. Skilled facilitators guide the exercises ensuring the comfort and safety of all involved.

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introductory package or as a one or two-day intensive, the Unleashed program features 10 sessions to choose from including topics like conducting accurate assessments, leading with trust, how confidence matters and teamwork - examples from the herd. There is also the opportunity to set up multiple sessions over the course of a year to take a cumulative approach to all the workshops.

On-site facilitator Natasha Cole has worked with a diversity of clients in this program, and she said she has found “People often have a very literal ‘aha moment’.

They arrive a certain way and leave with a completely different perspective.”

For more information contact Heritage Ranch at 403-347-4977 or email info@ yourteamunleashed.com

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JAB & BLOCK – From left, Nathan Wilkins and Trevor Harrison spar during a kickboxing class at Kensei Martial Arts & Fitness in Red Deer.

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Roller derby bout slated for this weekend

BY TANIS REID Red Deer Express It is roller derby season, and local women and men are strapping on their old school roller skates and (literally) hitting the track.

According to Karin Gilchrist, also known as Mulan Bruise, a member of the Red Deer Roller Derby Association (RDRDA), roller derby has been springing up in towns all over Alberta.

“It just takes a few girls who are really interested and want to skate to get together and start a league.”

On Aug. 25, Westerner Park will host the Summer Grudgen III: Clash of the Titans bout. This is going to be the first sanctioned bout in Canada where it is men vs. women.

“We are a really close league and we just thought it would be a really great experience to play each other.”

The RDRDA formed in late 2008 when the first group of girls laced up their skates and hit the floor at the Collicutt Centre. The original league was made of one team - the Belladonnas. One year later two

house teams were formed, the Heavy Duty Chicanicks and the Death Roll Derby Dolls.

In 2010 a men’s team hit the track with the creation of the Dreadnaughts.

Roller derby is an American invented contact sport that was created by Leo Seltzer in the 1930s. He was looking for a way to capitalize on the past time of roller speed skating so he held a roller skating endurance race, similar to bicycle races that had become popular during the Great Depression. As the races Seltzer put together gained

popularity, teams replaced the endurance and longdistance skating, a point system was introduced and certain forms of physical contact were allowed.

According to The Roller Derby Resource web site, the 1970s were recognizing the sport for its entertainment qualities. Bouts were often playing to sold-out stadiums and were broadcast on television.

Modern day roller derby has moved away from the ‘scripted bouts’ of the 1970s and is now a full contact sport that focuses on athleticism and agility.

Meanwhile, the local league has continued to grow and is currently comprised of four divisions.

The Competitive Division is made up of the Belladonnas, the Nightshades and the Dreadnaughts. The Freshmeat Division is a gateway to roller derby.

The newly-formed Recreational Division offers less competitive matches and casual skate opportunities. And finally, the Junior Division will be launched later this year.

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Bruise, who is also a player for the Belladonnas, has been skating for almost one year and has come to appreciate the sport. “It is an aggressive sport, which I really, really like and it is challenging and you get a lot of exercise. It is something I have just fallen in love with,” she said.

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Korea visit benefits local athlete If you asked me six months ago what I would be doing on my summer holidays, I would have replied with camping, working at Balmoral Golf Course, helping my grandparents on their acreage, riding my bike, rollerblading, Taekwondo.

Instead I went to Korea.

This summer wasn’t any normal summer I have ever experienced. Over two weeks I met 40 friends from all over the world, places I never even knew existed.

I also learned how to speak and write Korean, do yoga poses, K-Pop dance, Taekwondo aerobics, taping and last but not least, sparring.

This experience makes me think of the world as a whole new place with no limitations; each one has taught me so many new things about their own country. These people I have met will always be a

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Tryouts for Renegades are from September 1 to September 9 at Edgar fields and information for Renegades can be found on their website at renegadessc.com.

Registration for House league through Red Deer City Soccer Association is ongoing. Go to rdcsa.com to register or for more information.

You can also call the office at 403-346-4259.

Indoor soccer runs from October to March and is a fun and affordable way to keep the kids active.

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BEAUCHAMP part of my life, and I know together we can support each other with each of our own Taekwondo goals.

In my mind, yoga classes had nothing to do with Taekwondo, but it surprised me how important yoga is for a Taekwondo athlete.

Being able to stay flexible for an athlete is one of the most important components especially for high kicks.

Some yoga poses are more difficult than others, and some are very simple, but each one has a huge importance whether it is for your back, legs, arms, neck etc.

I am still practicing yoga every morning to relax myself, and to keep myself as flexible as I can.

For those of you who don’t know what K-Pop is,

it is a music genre consisting of dance, electronic, hip-hop from South Korea.

This music is very upbeat and has catchy lyrics; most of the choruses are in English.

This dance class we had was a great amount of fun, it helped everyone to loosen up and get to know the whole team.

Not only was it fun and a great way to get to know, the other teammates but it was a good cool down workout.

Taekwondo aerobics is almost like a dance, it uses motions that we use in Taekwondo put to a K-Pop song. We use movements such as kicking, sparring jumping and hand gestures. This is a great way to workout, or warm up and have fun!

Last but not least, sparring.

Sparring classes were the main reason why I came to Korea. Sparring has been my passion since I was eight-years-old, I am 16 now and I love it more than ever. I learned many new techniques, and I was inspired to be faster and more aggressive when I kick. Everyone who par-

ticipated in sparring got a partner from the KyungHee University team.

Our partners were all so different, and so were we, but we all shared the love of sparring which all brought us together into our own little family. I can’t wait to share all I have learned with everyone else in Master Rim’s Taekwondo, I know it will make each of us better and bring out the best in each of our sparring abilities.

I look at my life differently now; I am a strong young woman and the only limitations I have are the ones I have created for myself.

I have found a new confidence in myself, and a new love to learn about other things and places around the world.

One day I hope I can return to Korea and keep expanding my knowledge of new places, new friends and ultimately Taekwondo.

Emily Beauchamp is a student at Master Rim’s Taekwondo. She, along with three others from Red Deer traveled to Korea to participate in a Taekwondo training camp from July 15-30th.

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FOR INTEREST Monad has excellent JOURNALISTS, Graphic or career opportunities, benefits, pension plan & Artists, Marketing and take an online eight-week RRSPs. The successful more. Alberta’s weekly Renewable Energy and candidate must have newspapers are looking Conservation course from current safety certifications for people like you.

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Auctions

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Houses For Sale

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Acreages

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21 QTRS of Farmland & 3 Country Acreages in Hythe, Alberta by Unreserved Ritchie Bros Auction, October 4.

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Careers

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edium size accounting Àrm located in Ponoka, Alberta, which provides professional services to agriculture, small business, government organizations, and professionals, is currently seeking a senior level accountant to join our team. You would provide a variety of professional services to our clients, including audit and assurance and general taxation matters.

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We are a Àrm that provides opportunities for learning and growth with increasing levels of responsibility commensurate with your skills and experience. We offer competitive compensation and beneÀts plans.

Interested applicants please email or fax your resume and cover letter in conÀdence to Tim Rowland at 403-783-6170 or resume@ rowlandparker.com. We would like to thank all candidates who apply, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Join us and you’ll be part of a dynamic, elite team of professionals who understand what it takes to get a job done and have the experience, knowledge and determination to succeed. KBR Wabi Ltd. has an uncompromising commitment to Quality, Health, Safety and Environment. These values are incorporated in our daily work and are an integral part of our culture. Collectively we all play a part in a safe work environment - we know that if we take care of our people, our people will take care of us!

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Superintendant and Foreman for all Trades 12083AK0 Welders (B Pressure/Structural)/ Fitters • Equipment Operators Carpenters/Civil • Ironworkers • Pipefitters • Millwrights Labourers • Trade Apprentices All positions will work a shift cycle of 14 days on followed by 7 days off. Flights and camp accommodations are provided.

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www.eaglebuilders.ca. Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403.885.5516 or email: k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca.

HAVE YOU MET YOUR If you would like information on how to effectively advertise your business or service, give one of our experienced Sales Representatives a call.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

HOMES & LIVING

VISIT OUR

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Making the most out of limited space What a wonderful summer it has been! The weather has been amazing and we have seen many days above 25 degrees which is unusual for Central Alberta.

I hope you have been able to get out and enjoy time with your family and friends – I know I’ve spent more time camping this year than most of my adult life combined.

RV’s are a marvel of efficient usage of space, every square inch is efficiently used to maximize limited square footage.

If you are living in a small apartment or home, take inspiration from the RV for clever storage and even furniture ideas. Our RV has a flip-up mattress with storage underneath for blankets and pillows and I recently saw

Kim

LEWIS a bed that had this same feature on a design site – I thought it was awesome!

It would be great in a small spare room where you don’t need a box spring.

In a bed you sleep in everyday good support using a box spring is a must but in a spare room which is used infrequently, you would be able to use a quality mattress if the frame provided you with better storage.

Many functions in an RV are

double duty, the table makes into a bed and TVs can flip around to be viewed from bedroom or living space. Is there a place in your home where you can double up?

Can you give anything in your home a double function? If you have a seating area or bench, can it be also used as storage or can you use things such as ottomans or side tables as extra storage.

Do you have a place where you can hide a small fridge for beverages or coffee in a bedroom or guest suite? Imagine if your guests had their own coffee in their rooms (single brew Kuerigs are brilliant), how relaxed and at home they would feel in the mornings – and how less cluttered the kitchen would be!

Choose from ALL our perennials, nursery stock, statuary, pots, select furniture & giftware!

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The next time you are looking at RVs, take a look at the colour schemes. Observe how the cabinets/floors/furniture/countertops/curtains are all dark but all those colours don’t make the space look small.

Trailer manufacturers utilize a design technique where the contrast between items is kept low.

Even if the colours are dark the eye drifts from one item to another without the need to stop at a bright colour or light spot. It is a clever way to make a small space seem larger, it works in homes as well – just with better upholstery choices.

If you are placing a large bed in a small room, try to match the bed covers and linens to the walls, the

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Many more in house specials!

SOD AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND!! (weather permitting)

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Kim Lewis is an interior designer in Red Deer with Carpet Colour Centre. Contact her at 403-343-7711 ext.

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30% 40% 50% OFF

colour blend will minimize the edge lines around the bed.

Just like an RV, a home with a small space can look cluttered and messy in a very short time.

If you live in a small space, the inspiration of storage can be imitated in your home.

Take a weekend and go look at new trailers, even if you aren’t in the market for one. It is a fun exercise to see how they have made small spaces mighty big on storage and may just give you a few new ideas when it comes to using your small space more efficiently.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Beauty, spaciousness, interior design – and every other eye-pleasing esthetic – are important when building a personal dream home.

Today, however, with the reality of energy and environmental concerns, homeowners also insist that the place where they will be living for years on end must be as eco-responsible as possible.

As it turns out, many decisions that are initially based on responsibility can deliver unexpected esthetic results too. “Sometimes the least glamorous decisions can be the ones that give your lifestyle far more quality and value—and a good case in point is the use of concrete to build the walls, instead of traditional wood-framing,â€? says Todd Blyth at Nudura, a leading name in this ďŹ eld. “Our Canadian technology has advanced the development of the ‘insulated concrete form’, a system that that interlocks to erect a building, like Lego.

For the occupants, the beneďŹ ts of improved comfort, energy efďŹ ciency, safe-

ty, and interior air quality are delivered immediately with ICF construction— and for the homeownerinvestor, all those beneďŹ ts assure top resale value later on.â€?

In addition, Blyth points out, an ICF structure can be ďŹ nished on the exterior just like traditional wood frame structures.

Stone, stucco, brick or whatever is envisioned, can be done with the insulated concrete forms.

Building the walls with concrete is also an option that needs to be decided early in the planning, he says. The method discards wood framing in favour of pre-assembled, interlocking concrete forms ďŹ lled with concrete. Take a look at a few more of the headturning beneďŹ ts of concrete: Fuel Savings - premium insulation is essential with energy costs on the rise.

Solid concrete walls vastly reduce air inďŹ ltration (compared to wood walls) optimizing energy performance and reducing carbon footprints.

The R-value (insulation effectiveness) comes in at

R-50 and can save you to 70% on energy bills.

Comfort - outside cold easily travels through wood-framed walls causing thermal bridging and creating uncomfortable chilly spots inside your home.

But walls with a solid concrete core address and prevent thermal bridging, thereby delivering even temperatures throughout the house.

Quiet - solid concrete is an effective sound barrier.

It dampens sound vibrations from outside noise, such as trafďŹ c, trains, and neighbourhood parties.

Sound-prooďŹ ng is an addition to home comfort.

Safety - the ďŹ re protection rating is up to four hours.

If high wind in your community is a concern, data shows that Nudura homes demonstrate impact resistance up to 402 km/h.

Improved value - it is generally expected that a stronger, safer, greener home, and one that is more durable, more cost efďŹ cient, and needs less maintenance and repair, will build and hold its value. www.newscanada.com

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Weighing the benefits of mortgage brokers The mortgage brokerage industry often times takes a lot of heat from the banks, mostly the employees that work at the branch level as usually their employer works with mortgage brokers either directly or indirectly on an investment level. So it’s nice to hear of an author outside of our industry trumpeting our benefits.

Bruce Sellery, author of Moolala, says that going back to your bank primarily because you’ve been a customer there “forever” is “zombie behaviour.”

He made these comments while appearing on the Lang & O’Leary Exchange on the 13th of August.

He added, “A lot of people would say its loyalty. I would say it’s lazy.”

Sellery speaks of getting the most bang for your buck, and see what other opportunities are out there for you regarding lenders and rates - it could potentially cost you thousands of dollars for misguided loyalty.

Following are some excerpts from the show: “You can be loyal to a restaurant you love because they treat you right, but don’t be loyal to your bank

Jean-Guy

TURCOTTE because you like the person there...it can make a profound difference in the rate you pay.”

“Mortgage brokers work for you, versus the bank mortgage specialist who works for the bank and offers the products of the bank. Don’t let loyalty trump the interest rate.”

“Banks can be competitive. They have deep pockets. But they are competitive when they have to be competitive.”

You can sometimes benefit from keeping all of your business with a bank but you will have to “fight for” that benefit, says Sellery.

To be fully objective, he did bring up some questions about the mortgage brokerage model as well.

Understand how brokers make money, he advises.

Most brokers make a onetime commission based on the value of the mortgage.

They can also receive vol-

ume bonuses, trailer fees, and incentives. “The volume bonuses are…the area where I have the biggest question,” Sellery says.

He cites a potential “loss of objectivity” resulting from some brokers thinking: “If I hit my volume, I get X.” All this being said, our job is to look out for your best interest (pun intended), both on the rate side and also on the service side.

Do the lender’s guidelines match your needs?

Is the rate competitive with everyone else’s? What other terms and conditions are included? To be fully objective a good mortgage agent will search out all the criteria in the market place and give you the best options out there.

All the bank branches can do is provide you with only one option, and that’s their own.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not here to bash the banks, I’m here just to provide the alternative voice to what I hear from some of my clients for what they hear from the branch. No doubt the mortgage industry has some problems, but they usually stem from the novice mortgage agents that

have come from the outside without any prior training other than the course that the Real Estate Council of Alberta provides.

Like I said in the past, if you are going to hire a professional, make sure you get a good one. We aren’t that hard to find.

Jean-Guy Turcotte is an Accredited Mortgage Professional with Dominion Lending Centres - Regional Mortgage Group and can be contacted for appointments at 403-3431125 or emailed at jturcotte@ regionalmortage.ca. Visit www. jeanguyturcotte.ca.

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Any New or Preowned Vehicle purchased until Aug. 25,

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“Vehicles not exactly as illustrated - please see dealer for details. Payments include factory to dealer freight, dealer preparation, block heater, carpet and all-season mats, one full tank of gas on delivery. Lease and finance offers through Toyota Financial Services or Dealer-sourced bank financing O.A.C. Lease payments do not include GST. Finance payments require gst equivalence as cash down payment. Not all products in stock at time of advertisement and may require dealer-sourcing. Other terms and payment options are available. Examples describe monthly lease or bi-weekly finance payments. Prices shown do not include factory to dealer freight, dealer preparation or block heater. Lease provides for 100,000 kms, additional kms available at prescribed rates, see dealer for details. (1) 2012 TACOMA MU4FNA BA Selling Price $34,342 plus tax 60 month 20,000 kms/year lease - $0 down. Buyout at lease end $14,099.70 Amount financed $34,442 at 4.9% Cost of borrowing $5,982.00 72 month finance - $1742 down. Amount financed $34,442 @ 3.9% Cost of borrowing $4,211.68 (2) 2012 TUNDRA UM5F1T BA Selling Price $39,170 plus gst 60 month 20,000 kms/year lease - $0 down. Buyout at lease end $14,609.45 Amount financed $41,263 at 0.9% Cost of borrowing $1,250.40 72 month finance - $2063.15 down. Amount financed $41,286 @ 0% Cost of borrowing $0 (3) 2012 TUNDRA DY5F1T BA Selling Price $44,888 plus gst 60 month 20,000 kms/year lease - $0 down. Buyout at lease end $16,180.20 Amount financed $46,723 at 0.9% Cost of borrowing $1,407.60 72 month finance - $2336.15 down. Amount financed $46,723 @ 0% Cost of borrowing $0 (4) 2012 COROLLA BU42EP CA Selling Price $20,759 plus gst 60 month 20,000 kms/year lease - $0 down. Buyout at lease end $7693.04 Amount financed $20,859.61 at 0.9% Cost of borrowing $639.60. 72 month finance - $0 down. Amount financed $20,859.61 @ 0% Cost of borrowing $0 (5) 2012 MATRIX LE4EEP AA Selling Price $24,354.61 plus gst 60 month 20,000 kms/year lease - $0 down. Buyout at lease end $9,025.27 Amount financed $26,019.61 at 0.9% Cost of borrowing $784.20 72 month finance - $1300.98 down. Amount financed $26,019.61 @ 0% Cost of borrowing $0 (6) 2012 BF1FLT BA Selling Price $26,324.61 plus gst 60 month 20,000 kms/year lease - $0 down. Buyout at lease end $11,105.93 Amount financed $28,089.61 at 3.9% Cost of borrowing $3835.20 72 month finance - $1404.48 down. Amount financed $28,089.61 @ 2.9% Cost of borrowing $2530.07

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