Red Deer Advocate, October 25, 2012

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Bar’s fate in hands of appeal board BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A decision on the future of a Red Deer nightclub is now in the hands of the Red Deer Appeal and Review Board. The board has 15 days to deliver a written decision to Quan Diep, of Calgary, owner of Tequila Nightclub in Red Deer. Diep and his lawyer, Dana Carlson, appeared because they were appealing a decision to revoke the nightclub’s business license, made in September by the city’s inspection and licensing department. Diep acknowledged the bar was over capacity when 18 officers from the Red Deer Public Safety

Compliance Team entered the premises late on Aug. 21 and into the early morning of Aug. 22. The city sent a letter to Diep saying they would revoke his business license after the walkthrough in August found 12 minors in the drinking establishment. A head count done by two members of the Red Deer Emergency Services determined there were about 225 people in the business, which is only permitted 100. Carlson said Diep is ashamed that minors were allowed into his establishment, but said that matter is before the courts. The appellant raised the question of the reasoning behind the decision to revoke his license. The letter notifying the decision to revoke his license

was received on Sept. 10 and it said his business must be closed by Sept. 17. Carlson said this was not enough notice and wondered if there was an agenda behind it. “I don’t know how the decision was reached,” said Carlson, adding the penalty was too severe. Carlson said he didn’t think there was a reasonable amount of interaction between the appellant and the city. However, Erin Stuart, Red Deer permits and licensing supervisor, said the decision to revoke the license was based on the seriousness of the offences. “We do feel we met with Diep on a number of occasions, as well as by phone and email,” said Stuart.

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Mayor enters final stretch of term

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FLEWWELLING CONFIRMS HE WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION IN 2014 BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

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Dog trainer Donna Dee drives her sled pulled by border collie Tru, poodle Reese, lagotto romagnolo Otto and terrier cross Oliver while her pomeranian Tonto runs alongside and skiing friend Sara Craig brings up the rear Wednesday. The group travelled on Waskasoo Park trails to return bottles at the Cosmos II bottle depot.

Get ready for a mayoral race. After nearly 21 years in public office, nine years as mayor and eight elections, Red Deer Mayor Morris Flewwelling has decided to call it quits. Flewwelling confirmed this week that he will not toss his hat in the political ring for a ninth time come next October’s municipal election. Flewwelling was first elected to council in 1974 and has been mayor since 2004. “I feel like I have made the best contribution I can and I need to step aside and let somebody else have a crack at the mayor’s chair,” said Flewwelling. “It’s a tough decision because I am like a firehouse horse. I love this stuff.” Flewwelling said he made the decision about six months ago after speaking to his wife Hazel, family and friends. Flewwelling said he has not tried to hide it but he wasn’t speaking about it publicly until now. “I don’t want to be seen as a lame duck over the next year,” said Flewwelling, who will be 72 when he steps down. “I intend to work right up to the eve of the election and going full steam because I love the work. “Now is it always fun? No. There are times when it is defeating and aggravating and disappointing and all of those things.”

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Number of Tagalog speakers soars across region BY RANDY FIEDLER ADVOCATE STAFF

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MORE CENSUS COVERAGE A3 other than English or French rose to 11 per cent from 8.9 per cent in 2006. Tagalog was named mother tongue by 2,150 city residents, or 2.4 per cent, up from 1.1 per cent in 2006 and a third more than Spanish speakers, who remained at 1.7 per cent. Since the 2006 census, Tagalog numbers increased tenfold in Olds and Rocky and doubled in Ponoka. Sylvan Lake and Innisfail, which had no Tagalog speakers in 2006, recorded .7 and 1.7 per cent respectively last year. Nationally, 64 per cent more Canadians reported speaking Tagalog at home.

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The proportion of Canadians who reported speaking two or more languages at home was 17.5 per cent in 2011, up from 14.2 per cent. Sid Selirio, a Philippine-Canadian Association of Red Deer and District board member, credited the Tagalog increase to more immigration from the Philippines. “There’s so many, especially with the arrival of temporary foreign workers,” said the Lacombe man, adding “Even if the kids are going to school, they’ll still speak it at home.” The Central Alberta Refugee Effort’s executive director echoed those thoughts. “We’ve noticed a big uptick in the number of Filipinos, part from immigration, part from temporary foreign workers,” said Victor Doerksen.

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English overwhelmingly remains the language of Red Deer and Central Alberta, but the Filipino language Tagalog is now the city’s second most spoken mother tongue. Statistics Canada’s 2011 census language information released on Wednesday identified English as the mother tongue of 87.5 per cent — or 78,220 — of Red Deerians and more than 90 per cent for people who live in other Central Alberta communities. Mother tongue is the first language learned at home and still understood. Across Canada, a total of 57.8 per cent of respondents spoke English, 21.7 per cent spoke French and 20.6 per cent spoke other languages. Red Deer’s population reporting a mother tongue

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