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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Committee disappointed with cancellation of premiere event Weekend centennial events either cancelled or relocated due to flooding

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CHANGE IN DIRECTION - Laurent Louyer of the UK-based artistic studio Creatmosphere and Sheila Bannerman, chair of the Red Deer Centennial Committee, stand amongst some of the rainbarrels Red Deerians can purchase. the Homecoming Festival, marks the mid-point in Red Deer’s centennial year. Unfortunately, the River of Light can’t be postponed because the creative team from England has to move onto other projects in other countries, said Bannerman.

“Last week when they arrived, it was full steam ahead. Suddenly, the river rose and the ponds flooded. The river came to us in a way we didn’t expect.”

Meanwhile, weekend highlights also include a pancake breakfast, a Centennial Grove dedication, and entertainment from local band St. James’ Gate and an outdoor movie.

“The City will be working with

us to find alternate locations for those events. They are extremely likely to go ahead. But time may change because the venues will change.” The public is asked to visit www.reddeer2013.ca for updates on the latest as to when and where particular events will be held. Residents can also check out the committee’s facebook page for more information as well.

Bannerman did point out that the River of Light souvenir rain barrels (with lights) are available for sale. Check out www.reddeer2013.ca for more details on that. “They are very, very beautiful. It might be the saving grace of this whole operation if people buy all of the barrels and they all

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become rainwater barrels. That would be our environmental message – that we can all recycle, and we can all use our water in productive ways. Barrel sales will continue until they are all gone.

“We may not be able to showcase them in as significant a way, but they are still for sale and it would really help us a lot if people would buy them.”

Bannerman said up until this point, centennial celebrations have been a success and community participation and support has been strong.

Centennial celebrations are also planned to continue through the rest of the year. July highlights include Westerner Days

which begins with the parade on July 17.

More than 30,000 people are expected to line the streets of downtown Red Deer on July 17 at 9:30 a.m. to enjoy the floats and vehicles, collector vehicles, local celebrities, marching bands and livestock entries.

Things continue into the autumn, with an old-fashioned fall fair at Fort Normandeau on Sept.

21. Rounding out the year, a Fire and Ice Centennial Closing Ceremony and Lantern Parade runs at City Hall Park on Dec. 12.

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rganizers with Red Deer’s Centennial Committee were extremely disappointed to announce that a key event planned for this weekend had to be cancelled due to flooding.

The River of Light, which was set to run Sunday evening, would have seen hundreds of lit up rain barrels floating down the Red Deer River – a highlight of a weekend packed with various centennial events.

But due to the recent flooding, Bower Ponds and Great Chief Park among other areas will remain closed through July 1. The internationally-acclaimed UK based artistic studio Creatmosphere had designed the spectacle, and the event was meant to celebrate Red Deer’s connection to the river both historically and today.

“In spite of the fact that things could be lovely on Sunday and Monday, the decision is based on today. And the decision is that the river is closed and Bower Ponds will remain closed through July 1. Great Chief Park will be reclosed through July 1 as well,” said a tearful Sheila Bannerman, chair of centennial committee.

“For us, this means that all of our currently available locations for this event are unavailable.”

Bannerman stressed that the City has promised to work with the committee in finding alternative locations for the weekend’s events.

“At this point, we have no idea what that would be. We will be making some assessments this afternoon and be doing some serious thinking.”

Bannerman said plans for the River of Light in particular had been going on for one year. “Our team from England was here last year to do a site assessment, and at that time the river was lovely.

It looked like it would be perfect.”

Considerable amount of time has since gone into planning, to ensure the event would have been multi-dimensional and multilocational, predicated on the assumption the river would be at normal flow.

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As of Tuesday, due to the river waters remaining high and fast, Bower Ponds will remain closed for resident safety and Great Chief Park, which had been previously opened for scheduled bookings, will close again today until further notice.

“We are concerned for resident safety around the fast moving waters that still exist in that area,” said Karen Mann, emergency operations centre director. “Opening Great Chief Park created an access point for people to go down and look at the river, and that has created some safety issues that we want to avoid at all costs.”

Crews have assessed the damage at

Bower Ponds, and cleanup will begin soon. The City is not confident that the area will be clear of water and safe for the long weekend celebrations, so all events scheduled to take place at Bower Ponds and Great Chief Park are in the process of being relocated to new, suitable locations within the City.

“We feel like this is the best way to keep Red Deerians safe, but at the same time allowing the events planned for the long weekend to still happen,” said manager of Recreation, Parks & Culture Shelley Gagnon. “We are very thankful to the committees and volunteers for working with us and understanding the situation we

are faced with.”

In high stream flow conditions, the river bank can become extremely unstable. For their personal safety, citizens should stay away from the river until further notice.

For more information about the Canada Day celebrations, contact the Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society at 403-346-0055 or visit www.rdchs. com. For more information about the Red Deer Centennial events, contact the Red Deer Centennial Committee at 403 340-2013 or visit info@reddeer2013.ca. The City will send out an update to citizens once new locations for these events have been secured.

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Property taxes due on Friday Property owners only have a few more days to pay their 2013 property taxes, due June 28.

“We encourage citizens to pay early,” said Deb Stott, controller-property taxation, with Revenue & Assessment. “People sometimes don’t account for the time it takes banks and financial institutions to process payments, but if payments are not processed on or before the deadline, the property owner is penalized.”

Tax payments can be made by coming in-person to the City Hall cashiers or dropping the payment off in an envelope in the City Hall night depository located on the east side of the building. The deadline for in-person payments at City Hall is June 28 by 4:30 p.m.

Payments can also be sent by mail, but property owners must ensure their payments are postmarked

by Canada Post by June 28, to avoid penalty. Payments can be mailed to The City of Red Deer, Box 5008, Red Deer Alberta, T4N 3T4.

Most financial institutions also accept payment, or many residents are now choosing to pay their property taxes through online banking or by telephone banking. It is important that property owners allow sufficient time for payment to reach the City of Red Deer and know their banks processing times.

Property owners who miss the payment deadline have to pay a six per cent penalty on the outstanding property taxes owing.

For example, if $2,000 is left unpaid after the due date, a penalty of 6% or $120 would be applied to the account.

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Red Deer graduate representing Canada in Japan

BY ALF CRYDERMAN Red Deer Express Conor McDavid is fascinated by Japan.

That’s why he took the Japanese language program when he started Grade 9 at Lindsay Thurber high school four years ago. It turns out he is so good at Japanese he will represent Canada in Tokyo this July at the 18th Annual Japanese Speech Competition. And now that he is graduating high school here, he is planning to spend the next school year in Japan on an exchange program. “I’ve always loved Japanese.

The teachers are great, the friends are great, the language is difďŹ cult, especially the writing, but I enjoy it a lot.â€?

At ďŹ rst he didn’t want to enter a Japanese speech contest in Edmonton, but his teacher talked him into going, and he came in ďŹ rst. Then he found out he was chosen to travel to Japan and would be representing Canada against a score of other countries. “What! I wasn’t expecting that,â€? said McDavid. “I’m kind of nervous to go and speak. But I’m excited.

And I will do my best.�

His accommodations and meals in Japan are covered but McDavid still has to raise the $1,700 for his airfare.

So now he’s looking for donations for that and is actively fundraising. “I’ve created a newsletter that describes my involvement with Japanese and I’m going from place to place trying my best to get businesses to support me. Some already have, like Tom Bast Sports, and I’ve got donations from several teachers too.�

He added, “Japan is so different. The writing looks so cool, the people are so cool. I fell in love with the differences, especially the cultural differences. “(On the trip) I’ll do more than I actually thought for two weeks. We get to do some cooking, we do some cultural exercises, go to a festival, then we get to go to middle

OFF TO JAPAN – Conor McDavid is fundraising for his trip to Japan that he will take next month. McDavid will represent Canada in Toyko at the Japanese Speech Competition.

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school and talk to the kids.�

LTCHS Principal Jim Clevette said he is proud of McDavid. “Conor is a real credit to the international languages program at Lindsay Thurber and to the international languages program at Red Deer Public. “We bring in international students, organize international trips and put on exchanges that show how well Red

Deer Public and Lindsay Thurber High School go out to meet the world.�

It’s no surprise that McDavid’s future plans include university studies in East Asian languages and culture with the hope of one day joining Canada’s foreign service.

This would enable him to live and work in Japan someday. acryderman@reddeerexpress.com

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OPINION Celebrating our nation Canada Day is that rare opportunity - for one day anyways – to forget about our complaints about society in general and focus on the many blessings we enjoy simply by living in this amazing country.

No, life in Canada isn’t perfect. People face hardships of all kinds, and any amount of prosperity that comes our way from calling Canada home doesn’t extinguish the many harsh realities out there – the recent horrendous flooding in our province has shown us that.

But in the broader picture, we enjoy so many advantages and opportunities in this country that can only be dreamed about in other corners of the world.

Most of us have never known what it is to be truly hungry for any length of time. We turn on our taps and can drink the water without fear of being stricken by some deadly disease. We can worship how we choose without fear of significant oppression or governmental interference much less violence.

We have a government that, again while certainly not perfect, provides many services that again would be unimaginable in much of the developing world. Our health care system (yes there are flaws) is pretty much always there for us when we need it as well. Some diseases that still ravage communities in other parts of the world are pretty

much memories in Canada.

Ultimately, anyone who has had the opportunity to spend time in a developing country knows full well how privileged we are to call Canada home. Just watching the news will give a quick education into the frightening instability so many face as they fight for even some semblance of democracy in their homelands.

So the freedom and peaceful society that we so often take completely for granted is certainly something to be thankful for.

That’s a notion that was at the centre of last week’s Refugee Camp in the City, hosted by several local agencies.

The idea is to give visitors an idea of what it would be like to arrive in a refugee camp desperate for safety, shelter and the bare essentials. The annual event is gathering momentum, and it’s great to see folks being touched by what they hear and hopefully taking action to support humanitarian organizations that are on the frontlines in such conditions.

Prosperity also brings responsibility to keep the less fortunate in mind as well – both in our own backyards and on a global basis.

Certainly, these are critical things to keep in mind on July 1 when we are (hopefully) soaking up the sun and counting our blessings.

Amber Thomas – being blind doesn’t mean you lack vision If you’re looking for inspiration, you don’t need to look any farther than aquatic paralympian Amber Thomas. She is loaded with it and generously supplies it to all who hear her speak.

She was the keynote speaker last week at the seventh annual Special Olympics Celebrity Breakfast in Red Deer.

Her story about living with blindness and successfully competing in the pool for Canada internationally drew a standing ovation from the rapt crowd and there were more than a few tears.

She’s only 19-years-old but has competed in two Paralympic Games, in Beijing and London, winning silver and bronze medals at the latter.

She’s won a giant display case of medals at other

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Thomas says she’s retired from swimming competitions now, although she still holds 12 Canadian swim records and six American Region records.

She’s even broken world paralympic records, like the 400m freestyle at the London Olympics.

But she only held the record for about eight minutes, because it was broken again in the next heat.

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She is seriously considering competing in future Paralympics on horseback, saying, “I only do one competitive sport at a time.”

She’s also planning a career in kinesiology and animal massage.

You know none of this could be easy.

Life is difficult enough for any of us, but most of us don’t face major setbacks at a young age and triumph over them like Thomas, which is what makes her so inspiring.

She lost her sight when she was 10 because of a brain tumour the size of a plum.

The tumour was benign and successfully removed surgically, but it had already damaged her optic nerve.

So at that tender age she had to learn to walk again without her eyes. She found

it easier to move in the pool and only seven months after her surgery she was back on the hometown Drayton Valley summer swim team where she started to learn how to compete as a blind swimmer.

No mean feat in itself, let alone excelling at it.

By 2005 she was winning gold and silver medals at the Alberta Summer Games.

By 2007 she was on the Canadian Para national swim team and competing internationally.

In Beijing in 2008 she placed seventh and 12th in two events and in London last year she won a silver in the 400m freestyle and a bronze in the 200 individual medley.

She says she is more proud of the bronze than the silver because of the fierce competition.

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Thomas has a close companion named Tom, a black lab/golden retriever cross guide dog.

Tom goes with her almost everywhere, and was with her up on the podium as she spoke at last week’s event.

He helps her find her way around pool decks and new places and you can tell they are very dependent on each other.

Her love of animals, be they canine or equine, helped her choose a career and she says she would never want a desk job.

The accolades for Thomas just keep coming.

For the last five years she’s been selected as the Swim Alberta Top Para Female and she recently was awarded the 2012 Alberta top female junior athlete by the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife

Foundation.

“You can do anything you set your mind to,” she said at the breakfast, “Choose something you like and are good at,” when you are setting your goals. She has the vision to succeed in life as well as sports.

One can only imagine the endless hours she has spent in swimming pools to get where she is.

Her hard work and dedication is something that was evident during her speech.

She should be a solid gold inspiration for the rest of us as we ramble through life without her determination and drive to overcome whatever obstacles life gives us.

As one sports commentator said about Amber Thomas, “Just because she’s blind doesn’t mean she lacks vision.”

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Letters to the editor

Why I am leaving the Conservative Party of Canada On the bottom shelf of a back room in an antique shop on St. George Street in Moncton, New Brunswick, a book with the face of a Canadian political figure caught my eye, but more so did the title on its tattered blue cover. Written in 1992, The New Canada tells the story of the founding and rise of the Reform Party of Canada, according to its then-leader, Preston Manning. In it he outlines plans for how to restructure the Canadian federation, with an emphasis on Constitutional reform, rebalancing the regional interests of Canada, and reducing the role of the government in the economy.

It is a message with which I was already familiar. I was a founding member of the Canadian Alliance at the age of 17 and I voted in its first leadership convention.

But I didn’t vote for Preston Manning. I voted for Stockwell Day, who replaced Manning as leader of Reform’s successor party, the Canadian Alliance, one event in a series that culminated in Stephen Harper taking control of the Conservative Party of Canada and its 2006 election win.

And now, years into their first majority mandate, I have chosen to leave the party.

I want to emphasize my decision has nothing to do with the so-called ‘scandals’ surrounding Senate expenses and the involvement of the Prime Minister’s Office. I would not be surprised to discover the media’s fascination with this subject has more to do with the changes to the CBC’s collective bargaining process rather than any legitimate concern for the public interest.

Rather, my departure from the Party has more to do with what I perceive to be a weakening of the direction and mission of the party. Many Canadians seem to worry that Stephen Harper has a hidden agenda. I on the other hand am starting to worry that he doesn’t have one.

Some policy changes by the Harper government have been wrong. Mandatory minimum sentencing and harsher penalties for marijuana cultivators are unjustifiable. So were the billions of dollars in corporate bailouts given to the auto sector. Other decisions, such as the 2% reduction in the GST, reveal an approach to governing that is tactical rather than strategic.

When the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative parties became the Conservative Party of Canada, they dropped the ‘progressive’ component of the party in more than just name. Harper oversaw the merger of the parties as its leader, having replaced Stockwell Day after a mutiny by some of the CA’s members, including the original Reform MP, Deborah Grey, forced a leadership race.

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The historical context in which Harper rose to power is worth considering, espe-

cially in light of the effect it had on his leadership style and direction of the party.

Harper was one of the key figures in the development of the Reform Party. He became involved with Reform upon the recommendation of a professor. In The New Canada, Manning recounts Harper’s inaugural speech to the crowd at Reform’s Founding Assembly with bursting pride: However, perhaps a more revealing insight into the Prime Minister’s character can be gleaned from a joke that Manning recounts being told by Harper.

A group of hikers were walking through the woods when they came across an grizzly bear in a clearing. One hiker threw down his backpack and began lacing his running shoes. The other hikers stared in dismay.

“What are you doing?” one of the others said. “You must be crazy! You can’t outrun a grizzly bear.”

“I don’t have to outrun the grizzly,” he replied, heading down the trail. “I just have to outrun you.”

There is no doubt Harper benefited from his close association with the early Reformers, and especially Manning.

Throughout The New Canada, I was astounded by Manning’s depth of perception and his foresight. He predicted the western protest movement, the implosion of Mulroney’s coalition, the surge of Reform as well as the Bloc Québecois. However, he was never able to achieve electoral success east of Manitoba. This was the focus of criticism, and was the reason why many, including myself, voted for a different approach and supported Stockwell Day’s leadership bid in 2000.

Unfortunately, Day was successfully demonized by the Chretien Liberals, leading to more frustration and even a mutiny by Canadian Alliance MPs, including Deborah Grey. In the leadership race, Harper came out as leader of the party, and thanks to a gentleman’s agreement with then-leader of the PCs, Peter McKay, became national leader of Canada’s newly ‘United Right’.

When I joined this new entity years later as a law student, as paradoxical as it might sound, I felt that the Conservative Party was the best hope for change that Canada had. The Chretien and then the Martin Liberals were infused with the arrogance of power. Perhaps the most amazing component of Harper’s electoral victory was that for a long time it really seemed impossible.

Harper has been called the most politically adept Canadian prime minister since Mackenzie King. It is worth remembering his character was forged during those years in the political wilderness of opposition.

‘Steve’ was a failed candidate in 1988 in Calgary west, and after became legislative assistant to Deborah Grey (who is quick to

tell you that he makes a great pot of coffee).

More significantly, he served as Reform’s policy chief and drafted much of the substance of the policy Manning wrote in The New Canada.

Remember Harper was privy to the confusion that reigned during the formation of the Canadian Alliance, including its crises of leadership. He also experienced the frustrating, thankless, and painful role of being a backbench member of the opposition while the Chretien Liberals employed any procedural tools at their disposal to achieve their aims, profiting from the petty discord of their opponents.

So much of the Conservative energy over the last five years has been expended in search of the elusive majority government, which would allow them to chart long-term goals, to establish Canada’s future.

Instead, their approach will likely be more, well, conservative.

Perhaps this is apt for a rapidly aging population such as Canada’s. Recent studies by Manning’s new political entity have shown a constant, increasing tendency towards traditionally ‘conservative’ values. Our demographic reality will be more likely to vote for parties that promote continuity and stability – whether or not such a goal is realistic, or even worthwhile.

What is more, the Liberals and NDP insanely continue to grasp at the former magic formula of having a Quebec leader fighting over a Quebec base, splitting their votes and alienating themselves from the more populous and expanding regions of the country (such as B.C., Alberta, and Ontario, where a substantial number of new seats will be added to the House of Commons before the next election). Harper knows all too well from the Chretien era that, amidst such squabbling, an established leader who can hold his own stands to win, easily.

Unfortunately this is not what our country needs. With economic upheavals on the horizon, a reactive, calculated approach is the last thing we need. Rather, proactive adaptation is necessary.

Omnibus bills, disbanding the long-gun

registry, billions of dollars in government stimulus, all of these are short-term political plays with no real vision other than the consolidation of power.

In other words, now that power has been achieved, the mighty Liberals dethroned and in disarray, with the inconceivable majority in place, the Conservative Party of Canada seems to be content with becoming another Canadian Governing Party.

Oddly enough, this is what the Reform Party was created in order to destroy. As Manning writes, in order to regain the trust of Canadians a political party must “Recruit and train a new kind of politician for the 21st century, whose mission is to change the federal political system itself rather than to conform to it.”

And later he adds, “Traditional Conservatives of the reactionary variety, who spend most of their lives resisting change, are usually the wrong people to reform constitutions or tax laws or institutions. If Canadians really want to reform the constitution, or the spending habits of the federal government, or the parliament, we should recruit and elect genuine Reformers to do the job.”

I know many Conservatives who are young, intelligent, wonderful people. Contrary to what some might believe, they are reflective, critical, incredibly intelligent people who engage in thought-provoking discussions on policy.

However, it is time for me to go. I joined the Conservative Party out of a desire to contribute to the dynamism and vitality of Canadian politics, and I am proud to say that I feel that I have helped in some small way to the achievement of that. Now that it has been achieved, I feel that I would be of better service to my country as well as perhaps the Conservative movement as a whole to leave the party apparatus and operate as an objective commentator, rather than from within the ranks.

Until the day it finally arrives, I will keep waiting and working for a ‘New Canada’.

Troy Media columnist Nelson Peters is originally from Manitoba. His column is distributed through Troy Media.

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City praises local community during flood warnings

BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express The clean up is well underway in Red Deer and across southern Alberta as flooding has devastated many communities in the province.

In Red Deer, river levels peaked at about 9 p.m. on Saturday evening and have been decreasing ever since. Evacuation orders are still in effect for Lions Campground but residents who live along McKenzie Trails have been allowed to return to their homes after their evacuation order was lifted.

City crews are assessing the damage done to parks and trails, but luckily no damage was done to residential properties or other facilities.

The state of local emergency was lifted in Red Deer on Sunday.

“The generosity of Red Deerians was amazing during this event,” said Tara Veer, deputy mayor.

“Whether it was offers to help with sandbags, or in whatever way possible, this community really came together.”

Red Deer College was placed on stand-by to be a reception centre for 500 people from other areas of the province impacted by flooding, a CalFrac Well Services crew helped sandbag one of the homes by the McKenzie Trails, and numerous Red Deerians were asking how to help the community.

“I want to extend great thanks to all those in the community who called us to offer support of volunteering their time,” said City Manager Craig Curtis. “During a situation like this, sharing information is a tremendous help to the

City, and thanks goes out to local media and everyone who helped spread the word, and keep people up to date.”

A number of communities in Alberta are devastated by flooding, and now that Red Deer’s flood warning is over, the City is sending resources south including 5,300 sandbags, supplies to help with water treatment and a number of RCMP officers. A number of City staff have also volunteered to help impacted communities and may be deployed by the Provincial Operations Centre if needed.

“There was exceptional community spirit during this time,” said Veer. “With the worst behind us, we can send resources to other communities that need help.”

Meanwhile, in southern Alberta, clean up in communities such as Calgary, High River and Canmore are expected to take weeks.

On Monday, the Government of Alberta approved $1 billion as part of the first phase of emergency recovery and reconstruction funding for southern Alberta families and communities.

“Yesterday, we promised that our government would take steps to help the more than 100,000 displaced Albertans that were affected by this flood,” said Premier Alison Redford. “Today we’re taking action.”

To help the people who are still displaced and can’t go home, government will provide pre-loaded debit cards that will help with their immediate housing needs and day-to-day purchases. Those who qualify will receive $1,250 per adult and $500 per child. Eligibility criteria and distribution

FLOODED TRAILS – Lions Campground along Riverside Dr. was flooded over the weekend as the Red Deer River levels continued to rise. plans are being finalized.

The government expects to have these cards in place by mid-week. Further details will be announced as soon as they are available.

“For those Albertans affected by the floods, let me assure you that we will do everything in our power to support recovery and reconstruction,” said Redford. “We will rebuild together and our communities will be stronger than ever before.”

The $1 billion emergency recovery and reconstruction funding has been allocated from Alberta’s Contingency Fund to provide immediate support to Alberta families and communities. The emergency funding will provide direct funding support for residents who have been evacuated (eligibility to be determined); support for relief

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COURT BRIEFS CASE FOR ARENS HELD OVER A man who has been charged with breaching the conditions of his release while waiting for his trial to be held in Red Deer courts had his case held over last week.

Rodney Arens, 35, of Red Deer, is charged with failing to comply and a number of Traffic Safety Act charges including failing to hold a valid driver’s license.

He was to appear at court on those charges April 3rd.

An arrest warrant was issued after he failed to appear.

He was then arrested April 4th after turning himself into police. Arens was then held in custody for a period of time before being granted bail.

Last week, Arens told the

court that he was still in the process of retaining a lawyer.

The judge ultimately agreed to give him more time to do so and he will return to court on these charges on July 24th.

Arens has previously been charged with impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm, dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing bodily harm, three charges of refusing to provide a breathalyzer sample and breach of recognizance.

He has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.

These charges stem from a crash on Canada Day in 2010.

A 13-year-old boy was killed in that crash.

A trial was scheduled to be held earlier this year, but was cancelled because Arens no longer had a lawyer.

by Erin Fawcett New trial dates were recently set for April 22 – June 20, 2014.

Arens was told by the court at that time that he had to be prepared to

proceed for the trial. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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DON’T DRINK & DRIVE As we fire up the BBQ, load up the coolers, and head out to celebrate all things ‘Canadian’ this long weekend, let’s just take a moment to remember those families in our communities whose lives have been changed forever because of a totally preventable crime – drunk or drugged driving.

The local Red Deer & District Chapter of MADD needs volunteers and as president Aleta Neville says: “You don’t have to be a MOM to become involved.”

Volunteers donate as little as an hour or an evening. You can help with the Project Red Ribbon campaign, awareness programs, the Candlelight

Vigil, or annual fundraisers such as Voluntary Toll, Motorcycle Poker Rally and Charity Check Stop.

Behind the scenes, a MADD volunteer can help with their Victim Services, Court Detail, sit on an Impaired Driving Committee, or help with office duties and executive positions. MADD volunteers want to help stop impaired driving and also support victims of this violent crime.

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Red Deerians receive Mayor’s Recognition Awards Forty-eight individuals were recently recognized at the annual Mayor’s Recognition Awards Presentation Ceremony.

“These awards embody the great community spirit that Red Deerians have,” said Mayor Morris Flewwelling. “The efforts and accomplishments of the recipients have enhanced the image of our community or have made a significant contribution to the City.”

The Mayor’s Recognition Awards were established in 1990 to recognize and celebrate achievements, and volunteer service by individuals, teams or groups.

Recipients were recognized in a number of categories including Athletics, Citizenship, Fine and Performing Arts and the Mayor’s Special Award.

The Red Deer Arts Council presented the Princess Margaret Scholarship and two Canada Centennial Scholarships at the event.

Dr. Robert (Bob) Cooper and Claude Lapalme, were honoured as this year’s recipients of the Mayor’s Special Award, the highest possible recognition from

the City of Red Deer.

Dr. Cooper has been described as not only an extraordinary physician, but a passionate community leader who served the local community as well as the medical profession. He graduated from medical school in 1957 and started his practice in Assinboia, Sask. In 1964 he and his wife Anne came to Red Deer.

Dr. Cooper joined the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) in 1964 and was involved in various AMA committees almost every year after that. Dr. Cooper served as delegate to the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) Representative Forum and President of the AMA Section of General Practice. In 1980 – 1981 he was President of the Alberta Medical Association. In these roles, Dr. Cooper was instrumental in strengthening the voice of the AMA in representing the province’s physicians on a local and national scale.

Dr. Cooper served as coroner for over 40 years in our community. He also served on the board of directors

for the Red Deer Hospice Society for six years and is still an ongoing supporter of the important work that the Red Deer Hospice does.

He has served on the Red Deer Public School Board as chairman and also served on the Red Deer College Board of Governors as chairman. RDC and the community recognize Dr. Cooper as an important part of Red Deer College history. He provided effective leadership to the board of governors during a time of transition and was supportive of post secondary education in Central Alberta. He was involved in starting Crime Stoppers in Red Deer, as well.

Meanwhile, Lapalme has distinguished himself in the orchestral music field as a superb conductor, an exceptional arranger, outstanding music director, composer and orchestrator, both nationally and internationally. Over the past 23 years he has been the music director of the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra. His artistic direction has led the orchestra to a fully professional level. Red Deer

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Lapalme has developed a variety of education and outreach programs that responded to the needs of the schools and the community. Annually these programs serve between 6,000 – 10,000 people in Central Alberta.

One of the most notable programs is Choir Kids – a program created in 1998 by Lapalme. This program is unique in Canada and provides elementary school choirs the opportunity to work with a professional orchestra.

He has also created and introduced into the community a multitude of programs such as Symphonic Show N’ Tell – a free program providing elementary students with a unique, interactive musical experience. Each year reaching up to 3,600 students; the Educational Rehearsal Program - a free program for school children, home schoolers and music students of all ages which allows them to attend the dress rehearsal of a Main Series concert and observe the orchestra at work. The Woodwind Quintet Program – is a free program for junior and senior high school students where the RDSO woodwind quintet and Lapalme perform in schools throughout the City and Central Alberta to motivate the students to continue with their band studies.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Man charged with murder makes court appearance Victim of alleged break and enter found in freezer by welfare worker

BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express A man charged with murder made his ďŹ rst appearance in Red Deer provincial court.

Mark William Bitterman, 30, of no ďŹ xed address has been charged with ďŹ rst-degree murder in relation to the death of Curtis Rangen.

The charges stem from last month when Rangen was found dead in a freezer on May 3 by a welfare worker making a check at his residence. OfďŹ cials believe that Rangen was checked on daily.

An autopsy was performed on May 6 conďŹ rming Rangen was murdered.

On June 20, Bitterman was arrested outside of a hotel in Kamloops, B.C. and

charged with ďŹ rstdegree murder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This investigation speaks to the importance of inter-provincial policing agencies speaking with one another. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an important piece when we talk about public safety that the policing agencies across Canada are connected and aware for the interest of public safety,â&#x20AC;? said RCMP Supt. Warren Dosko. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a focus on those serious offenders whether or not they are committing crimes in their own community but also communities across Canada.â&#x20AC;?

He added through the course of their investigation, RCMP believe that Bitterman and Rangen were not known to each other prior to this incident.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe this is a crime of known association,â&#x20AC;? said Dosko, adding that Bitterman is known to police.

MARK WILLIAM BITTERMAN Sgt. Ryan Singleton, with the Calgary Major Crime Unit, said he could conďŹ rm that Rangen was the victim of a break and enter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do not believe there was any association to Mark Bitterman other than proximity being the break and enter,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe it

was a targeted attack on a residence for the purposes of a break and enter.â&#x20AC;?

In the early stages of the investigation, Dosko said he estimates there were about 40 ofďŹ cers working on the case and a team of a dozen ofďŹ cers working on a regular basis on the ďŹ le.

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Ponoka Stampede action is underway

BY AMELIA NAISMITH Black Press The Ponoka Stampede, drawing champions from around the world, kicked off June 25.

Events are slated to run through to July 1.

While much of the Ponoka Stampede is spent with cowboys in the dirt — or the air — cowgirls whipping around barrels and audience members hanging off their seats, the Ponoka Stampede Board Association still spends an afternoon inside, at the Wolf Creek Golf Resort, celebrating the hard work of the sponsors, volunteers and the competitors.

Dr. Lynn Phillips of Enid, Okla. travels from the United States each year to announce at the Stampede. “This is my favourite rodeo to do.”

The Ponoka Stampede is among the five largest rodeos in the world for payouts and the Jace Harty Memorial PBR event is the largest single bull event in the world, attracting competitors from across Canada, the United States and Australia.

Along with having the memorial kickoff Stampede this year, there are number of other additions and special events to make one of the top rodeos bigger and better.

Over one year ago Ponoka-based artist Inge Sybrandi was contracted to create a huge mural, consisting of several panels depicting the history of the Stampede.

The entirety of the project was unveiled June 25 in a private reception at the Calnash Ag Event Centre Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.

The art show and auction has also been expanded this year with the help of talented artist Ash Cooper.

Cooper created a watercolor of retired saddle bronc rider Rod Hay; the original piece is up for auction.

Replicas of the painting are also being sold.

“So those are some things to look forward to,” said announcer Les McIntyre.

In addition to celebrating the people of the Stampede, this year also focused on the animals.

Nine contractors, some veteran and some new, are bringing their top stock to the Stampede.

While the winning cowboys and girls are bathed in glory, payouts and buckles, the best animals also receive prizes.

The top saddle bronc and bareback horses receive beautiful bridles and the rankest bull — a statue.

Stock contractor Wayne Vold also took to the podium June 24 to talk about the weight the Ponoka Stampede holds in the rodeo world and the pride it brings to the community.

Last December the Ponoka Stampede became the first Canadian rodeo to receive the prestigious PRCA Remuda Award at the National Finals Rodeo.

“The best part is it’s voted on by the cowboys,” said Vold.

Attending the event to add their support and congratulations were Ponoka County Reeve Gordon Svenningsen and Mayor Larry Henkelman.

Both welcomed the contestants once again to Ponoka and wished them luck for the week. Henkelman also touched upon this year’s special theme; Big Brothers Big

Protect our environment.

Albertans recycled more beverage containers than any other province last year. Let’s continue to do something good for the environment, and make 2013 another record-breaking year.

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“As they do make a difference in every child’s life they touch.”

A number of competitors and rodeo royalty also attended the event, including Miss Rodeo Canada Gillian Shields, Miss Ponoka Stampede Shelby Simmonds, chuckwagon driver Jason Glass, top professional bull rider in the world, Cody Lostroh; and one of Ponoka’s newest home-based competitors Zane Lambert.

Lambert has been competing at the Stampede for five or six years but moved to the community only last year.

This year he’ll compete at the Stampede as well as the Jace Harty Memorial, which he was looking forward to.

“It’s just the highest paying (single) event of the year.

“When you add that much money you get tons of contestants,” he added. Lambert said the Ponoka Stampede Association added $40,000 to the Memorial.

While nerves almost always present themselves, Lambert isn’t afraid.

“I think it’s more competing nerves, not necessarily nerves for fear.”

Aside from doing well, Lambert also sets his own goals for competing; each year he tries to put forth the best rides of his career.

“There’s also goals against the bulls.”

Lambert likes to draw the bulls that have bested him in the past for another go round to see who comes out on top.

For more informtion check out www.ponokastampede. com. reporter@ponokanews.com

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POLICE BRIEFS ALERT AND SYLVAN LAKE RCMP TARGET DRUG TRAFFICKING Red Deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) concluded a drug trafďŹ cking investigation with charges against a man and a woman in Sylvan Lake.

With help from the Sylvan Lake RCMP, CFSEU-Red Deer executed a search warrant at a residence on the ďŹ fth block of 52 St. in Sylvan Lake on June 15.

The team seized 73g of cocaine, 800g of marijuana, and 100g of psilocybin, along with drug trafďŹ cking paraphernalia and over $3,600 in cash. The drugs have an estimated street

by Erin Fawcett value of over $16,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our team is focused on disrupting this kind of criminal activity in Red Deer and the surrounding region,â&#x20AC;? said CFSEURed Deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sgt. Gerald Ouellet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is another example of the results that can be achieved when police work together in communities both large and small.â&#x20AC;?

As a result of this investigation, two Sylvan Lake residents are charged.

Donald Lubianesky, 53 and Shawna Mucci, 43, are each charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafďŹ cking, and one count each of possession of property ob-

tained by crime.

Both accused will make their next court appearances on June 27.

Residents who have information related to organized and serious crime are encouraged to contact the local RCMP detachment or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. CFSEU-Red Deer is an ALERT team jointly funded by the province and municipality to bring together Albertaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most sophisticated law enforcement resources to tackle serious and organized crime.

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Highland Games highlights Scottish heritage STORY AND PHOTOS BY JENNA SWAN/RED DEER EXPRESS

MARCHING PIPES – The Nevis One Pipe Band performs at the Highland Games and are marked by adjudicators that judge their step synchronicity, volume, and overall performance.

BAGPIPE PERFECTION Jason Sjostrom competes in the piping competition while playing Scotland the Brave.

HAMMER THROW – Aaron Andronyk hurdles the hammer into the field during the hammer throw event.

T HIGHLAND H IGHLAND H HOP OP – Si Sisters sters t KKatrina attriina andd H Hayley ayley l M McDougall cDougall D ll and the third member of their trio Naomi Fettig practice their Highland dancing before their competition.

he 66th annual Red Deer Highland Games graced the Titans Rugby Park this past Saturday. The event was overflowing with appreciation and celebration of Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage.

With kilts clad as far as the eye could see, men and women competed in piping, dancing, and athletic events as well as a shortbread baking competition. Athletes gathered from across the country to compete in such events as the caber toss, Scottish hammer throw and weight over the bar. While many attendees came to watch the incredible athletic feats at the games, many came to enjoy the magnificent display of bagpipes and musical festivities. jswan@reddeerexpress.com

TOUGH WEIGHT – Sean Langford prepares for his attempt in the weight over bar competition.

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fyi EVENTS The Innisfail Historical Village will host a celebration on July 1 for Canada Day. Gates open at noon with a Canada Day ceremony at 4 p.m. and celebration cake at 5 p.m.

Enjoy live music, food vendors and family games. Admission is by monetary donation.

If you enjoy teamwork, and care about our environment, this is the position is for you! Kerry Wood Nature Centre is looking to recruit volunteers to help with our Wild Flower Garden, special events and front desk.

We offer a supportive working environment and flexible hours.

Contact: volunteer coordinator, Marg at 403-346-2010 or email marg.harper@waskasoopark.ca.

The Cronquist House Tea House at Bower Ponds is now open for lunch and tea from noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Call 403-3460055 to make a reservation.

The Alzheimer Society is hosting a fraud prevention and awareness presentation by the RCMP fraud unit June 27 from 2-3 p.m. at the Golden Circle. This information presentation will be followed by an op-portunity to ask questions; light refreshments will be provided. This event is free to attend, although donations are welcome. RSVP by calling 403-342-0448 or emailing jfogarty@alzheimer. ab.ca so we can ensure there is enough seating for everyone.

The Red Deer Public Library presents First Thursdays in the Snell. The July program, features the Afiara Quartet performing Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 74 #2 and John Corigliano’s String Quartet (1995). The event runs July 4 from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Coffee and tea provided by Café Noir.

No admission charge (free will donation at the door).

Come join us for the fourth annual Sunday afternoon at the Dickson Store Museum.

The event runs July 28 at 2 p.m. Music, one act play,

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refreshment and goodies. Our refreshments, local MP Ear Earl Dreeshen will be presenting the museum with government funding from the Museum’s Assistance Program for the ‘Electronic Collections Management Record Upgrades’ project. Everyone welcome.

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 Jeannette at 403340-3885 or by email at programs@LDRedDeer. ca for more information.

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can register the first morning of VBS. This year’s theme is Faith Mountain, and activities include Bible stories, games, crafts, singing and puppet plays.

Whisker Rescue, a non-profit cat rescue organization, is having their annual Garage Sale Fundraiser - on July 26. People can drop off their donations i.e. toys, dishes, linen, anything they want to give to the Cannery Row Bingo Hall, 5239 53rd Ave. from July 2- 23. The actual sale weekend is July 26 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We don’t take clothes, electronics or large appliances.

The fourth annual Art at the Lake

invites everyone (married and single) to the annual dance at the Innisfail Legion Hall on Aug. 17. Music by Hot Spur and Randy Hillman. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Continuous music at 8 to 1 a.m. Cost $15 at the door.

403-341-7653 or 403-304-7440.

Please join us for horseshoes at the Golden Circle held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. The horseshoe pits are located on the north end of the yard. For more information call Ron at 403-346-9861.

Love to sing? Hearts of Harmony, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is an a cappella chorus for women of all ages who love to sing and harmonize.

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Central Alberta Singles dance runs July 13 at Penhold Hall. Doors open at 8 p.m., music starts at 8:30 p.m. Members and invited guests only; new members are welcome. For information call Elaine at 403-341-7653 or Bob and 403-304-7440. Additional dances will be held July 27, Aug. 10, Aug. 24, Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 23, Dec. 14 and Dec. 28.

The Ladies of Sunnybrook Farm Museum are presenting their annual lunch at the farm events between noon and 3 p.m. on July 10, July 24, Aug. 7, Aug. 28 and Sept. 11. Cost is $10. For more information or to make a reservation, call 403-340-3511.

Vacation Bible School runs July 8-12 at First Christian Reformed Church in Red Deer. For more information, call 403-346-5659.

Pre-register online at http:/ firstcrcrcreddeer.org or you

runs July 6 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Best Western Hotel at 5027 – Lakeshore Dr. in Sylvan Lake. Featuring fine arts and crafts by leading Central Alberta artists. Hand-blown glass art, painting, drawings, hand-bound books and much more. Free admission. For more, call 403-748-2557.

Red Deer Children’s Choir Summer Music Camp runs July 9-12 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. students will learn to read music and if they are already reading, they will strengthen their music reading and ear training skills.

For students who have completed K to Grade 2, hours are 9:30 a.m. to noon. For those having completed Grades 3-5, hours are 1 to 4 p.m. The camp is being sponsored by Themes & Variations. Call or fax 403-3429456 or email denisegagne1@ gmail.com to register.

The Central Alberta Singles Club

Rehearsals are Monday nights from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Davenport Church of Christ (68 Donlevy Ave.) Join us any Monday night, you will be welcomed.

Experience the joyful sound of four-part harmony with a group of wonderful women.

For more information, call Nancy at 403-357-8240, or our director, Sheryl @403-7424218 or check out our web site at www.heartsofharmony.ca.

Zumba Gold is held on Monday mornings from 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. at the Golden Circle. This is a senior-friendly entry level dance fitness class. A drop in fee of $4.50 applies.

Sit and Be Fit is held every Wednesday from 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. There is a drop in fee of $2. Whist is held on the second and fourth Friday of each month starting at 1 p.m. There is a fee of $2. Bridge singles meet on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. There is

a fee of $2. Bridge partners meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. There is a fee of $3.

The Senior Citizens Downtown House has cribbage every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $3. Whist runs every Friday at 1:30 p.m. and Fun Contact Bridge runs every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Cost is $3 as well for both of these activities. Tuesday night dances start at 7:30 p.m.

The cost is $6 and everyone is welcome. For more information, call 403-346-4043.

Cards at the Golden Circle. Join us for Canasta on Mondays at 1 p.m. Drop in fee $1. Wednesday afternoons at 1 p.m. join us for Singles Bridge. Drop in fee of $2. Partner Bridge is played the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Drop in fee of $3. Euchre is played the first and third Friday of the month at 1 p.m.

Drop in fee of $2. Join us for scrab-ble Friday’s starting at 1 p.m. Drop in fee of $1.

Do you have an interest in singing for seniors? The Tony Connelly Singers celebrate their goal by preparing 10 programs each year filled with oldies, newer music, sing-a-long and instrumental highlights with a friendly, easygoing atmosphere.

We practice from 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Tuesday morning, September to June at the Down-town House Seniors Centre and average four to five sing outs monthly. We welcome anyone to take part. 403-346-7316.

Old-time dances run at the Red Deer Legion every Wednesday evening. Smorg at 5 p.m. with dance at 7 p.m. Cover charge $6. Country music runs Friday and Saturday evenings 7 to 11 p.m. 403-342-0035.

“Renew, Remember, Re-discover” - Summer Village of Gull Lake Centennial runs Aug. 2-5th.

It includes fun and exciting community events and activities starting Friday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. with an art show – wine and cheese at the Gull Lake Community Hall. Highlights on Saturday, Aug. 3 include an art show, kids’ crafts, a horseshoe tournament, beach activities, a street dance, beer gardens and a slow pitch tournament. Plan

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Week of June 26 - July 3, 2013 to join us in our celebration of this huge milestone. Admission is free. For more information visit www.gulllakecentennial. com or contact Stephanie Davis at msdavis@nucleus.com.

Spruce View and District Lions Club are holding their second annual fundraising golf tournament on Aug. 16 at the beautiful Gleniffer Golf Club. Registration starts at 11a.m. with play beginning at 1p.m. (shot gun) followed by prize presentation and a BBQ dinner. $75 per person (max 88 players). All proceeds go to an improved Baseball Facility in the Spruce View Area.

Lots of fun and lots of prizes.

Register forms must be in by July 15. Contact Henry van der Kolk for more information or regis-tration forms at 403-7283530, 403-877-4252 or email henryand-tonny@harewaves.net.

a promotion or a better paying job? Then this free training for permanent residents and refugees can help. Running at Red Deer College, Aug. 1230, Monday-Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with free childminding provided for ages six and up. Proof of completion of LINC 4 or a CLB assessment is required. For more information or to register call the Immigrant Centre 403-346-8818.

Living Well with a Mental illness is open to anyone in Central Alberta with an interest in mental health. This includes people with a mental illness, their friends, family members, and the general public.

Attendance is limited to 15

YARD Yoga Studio: Come play @ the YARD - Red Deer’s ONLY not-for-profit Yoga Studio! Regis-tration is now open for the 17th annual yoga summer intensive! Attunement: Re-fining & Deepening your Yoga Practice. July 8 - 14.

Come join us for a class, a day, the week, or the weekend. workshops are geared to practitioners of all levels. Full details @ www.reddeeryoga. ca, info@reddeeryoga. ca or 403-350-5830.

Would you like to improve your workplace communication skills? Would a better understanding of Canadian workplace culture help you?

Are you interested in getting

The Central Alberta Refu-gee 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

Are you having problems with h 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.

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.

Air Force Association of Canada.

The aims and objectives of the Association are to preserve and perpetuate the traditions of the

‘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 Shirley at 403-343-7678 or Gloria at 403-754-1655.

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Taoist Tai chi: Experience a relaxing, holistic, low im-pact exercise. Contact 403-3466772 for more informa-tion and to register at our new location – Port-O-Call Centre located at #100, 4419 50 Ave. New Beginners classes have started Mon/Wed from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Continuing classes year-round sessions available for those who have completed beginners or who have learned Taoist Tai Chi in the past.

Participate in the classes of your choice; Mon/Wed 7:30 to 9 p.m. and Tues/Thurs 10:30 a.m. to noon. Classes also available in Lacombe and Innisfail.

The Red Deer Art Club meets Thursdays at l p.m. at the Golden Circle. Individuals are welcome to drop in and participate in mini art classes. Drop in fee $1 applies.

Phone Marianne at 403986-2600 for information.

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participants. To register call the Canadian Mental Health Association at 403-342-2266 and ask to speak to education program staff. This free course is co-sponsored by CMHA, Central Alberta Region, and the Red Deer Public Library.

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and life in our community. For ESL Level 1 and 2 the sessions are held on Tuesdays from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; for ESL Level 3 and 4 on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location is the Im-migrant Centre #202, 5000 Gaetz Ave. Contact Elzbieta at 403-346-8818 to register or for more information.

MEETINGS 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, coffee and samples.

Meetings for 2013 – June 18, Sept. 17, Oct. 15 and Nov. 19.

For more information, in Red Deer, call Fay at 430-3473248, Clarice 403-341-4351 or email Red Deer-Celiacs@ yahoo.ca for information.

dues, fees or weigh-in. Central Alberta groups meet in Red Deer, Lacombe and Rimbey.

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

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 informa-tion.

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SEMINARS St. John Ambulance believes that all children should have equal opportunities when it comes to keeping themselves and others safe in an emergency – even those children whose families cannot afford to pay for babysitting training. In order to ensure that all children are adequately prepared for any dangerous situations that they might encounter, contact your local St. John Ambulance centre at 1-800-665-7114 for Sponsor a Sitter dates in your area.

Visit us at www.sja.ab/ca for public What Every Babysitting Should Know course dates.

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.

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703 Wing in Red Deer provides a fo-rum 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 Red Deer for a luncheon and business meeting. Contact President Al Low at 403-3413253 or amlow@shaw.ca.

Gamblers Anonymous meetings are Wednesdays’ at 7 p.m. in the Red Deer Regional Hospital (3942-50 Ave.) south complex, lower level rooms 503 and 504.

Gamblers Anonymous phone number is 403-986-0017.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12-step support group offering a solution for all forms of food addiction. No

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.

An Amputee Support Group Meeting, sponsored by the Alberta Amputee Sport and Recreation Asso-ciation at 7:30 in Room 2207 in the South Complex of the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Meetings the fourth Monday of each month. For more information, contact 403-357-3671.

Senior-friendly, low im-pact ‘dancercise’ runs at the Golden Circle Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. ‘Sit and Be Fit’ runs Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. 343-6074.

Addict in the Family Sup-port Group is a confidential, professionally-facilitated support group. Meetings run every second Thursday at 4920 – 54 St. from 6 to 8 p.m.

For more information, please contact 403-342-0895.

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‘Carbon neutral’ home built at Red Deer College

BY JENNA SWAN Red Deer Express Walls and a roof were put up on last week for the new Evolve single family home at Red Deer College over a period of six hours.

The economic and environmentally friendly home is a unique construction project in that it will meet standards in energy efficiency, water conservation and sustainable building practices.

As part of the Phase 1 expansion of the project which aims to keep Red Deer College campus green and environmentally friendly, the home offers extensive learning opportunities for trades students attending the school.

“Students have had the opportunity to be on site and do layouts with leveling instruments as well as helped build beams and floors and are currently building the stairs,” said Gary Halvorson, carpentry instructor with RDC. The house was built in partnership with Landmark Homes and Avalon Central Alberta.

Avalon is well known and respected for their work with the ‘Net Zero’ housing market, which made the partnership a perfect fit, officials say.

“All wall panels were built by Landmark and part of their participation wasn’t just about material and work, but Landmark and Avalon and numerous other trades will be donating the profits from this house to go towards student scholarships,” said Halvorson.

The homebuilders will not be applying for ‘carbon neutral’ or ‘net zero’ status, meaning that it will have a neutral impact on the environment due to the use of recycled materials used for production. It does contain a series of solar panels or photo voltaic cells that allow the house to create almost as much energy as it uses or even more.

“It has a high-efficient furnace and mechanical system and all of the air systems are highly controlled and we are adding solar panels and electrical generation,” said Halvorson.

ECO-LIVING - Workers put walls up on the new single family home that is environmentally friendly at Red Deer College.

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“The house uses a certain amount of energy and the photovoltaic grids will generate electricity and offset the energy used.

REd Deer Centennial Homecoming Weekend June 29 & 30 Mark your calendars for this two-day extravaganza of free community events for all ages.

Due to the recent flooding of the Red Deer River and the closure of Bower Ponds, Great Chief Park, and the CPR Train Bridge, many events will be changed or postponed. check reddeer2013.ca for details and updates.

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Volunteers are still needed.

If you are interested or would like more information on volunteering for this or any other Centennial celebration event contact the centennial office at 403-340-2013 or email info@reddeer2013.ca

“If the cells create more energy than the house uses which we expect it will then we will get an energy credit from the power company.”

The entire production of the house is available in a seamless time lapse four-minute video through Red Deer College’s You-

Tube page @RDCTube or at the following link http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=M_5MTNnLUqk. jswan@reddeerexpress.com

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Pancake Breakfast Come celebrate Westerner Days and join us!

Enjoy pancakes with pure maple syrup, sausages, coffee and juice.

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Wednesday, July 17th

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Eventide Funeral Chapel • 4820-45 Street, Red Deer (just off the parade route with complementary parking)

An annual community event • All welcome Donations being accepted on behalf of Red Deer Regional Health Foundation Enter for your chance to win a $500 gift card to Bower Mall

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STK#10026, 3.5L V-6 LEATHER MYGIG P-SEAT , 30,702 KM

2008 FORD ESCAPE 4X4 XLT

STK#9588, 2.3L 4 CYL AUTO LOAD ROOF, 66,611KM

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA 4 DR S SEDAN

$29,999 OR $417/MO

$10,999 OR $239/MO

2012 Mazda 3 2.5 GT Sedan

STK#10029A, 4 CYL AUTO LOAD, 106,302 KM

Stock # 10096, 2.5L 4 CYL AUTO LEATHER ROOF, 4,169 km

$10,999 OR $239/MO

$21,999 OR $308/MO

2010 ACURA MDX SH-AWD TECH PACKAGE

2011 CHEV 2500HD 4X4 CREW CAB LTZ LWB $42,999 OR $594/MO

STK#9772, V-6 LEATHER ROOF NAVIG DVD, 78,333 KM

$15,999 OR $326/MO

2011 INFINITY G 37X AWD LUXURY EDITION

STK#9051A, 3.7L V-6 AUTO LOAD LEATHER ROOF, 51,816 KM

$22,999 OR $463/MO

STK#9458, 6.0L V-8 LEATHER NAVIG DVD, 20,900 KM

$35,999 OR $552/MO

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STK#9434A, 1.8L 4 CYL AUTO LOAD, 116,020 KM

2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD R/T

STK#9471A, 2.4L AUTO LOAD ROOF, 80,470 KM

2011 MAZDA 3 4 DR GT SEDAN

2008 NISSAN VERSA 4 DR HATCHBACK

$16,999 OR $265/MO

$7,999 OR $178/MO

STK#9555A, 2.5L 6-SPD LOAD LEATHER ROOF, 35,346 KM

2004 HONDA ACCORD EX-L COUPE

STK#9603A, 4 CYL 5-SPD LOAD, 108,569 KM

2011 SCION XB LUXURY WAGON

2010 MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK SPORT

$17,999 OR $280/MO

$13,999 OR $220/MO

STK#9663A, 2.4L 4 CYL AUTO LOAD LEATHER , 42,219 KM

2007 TOYOTA AVALON 4 DR XLS SEDAN

2005 MINI COOPER HELLO KITTY EDITION

2000 FORD MUSTANG GT

$14,999 OR $306/MO

$19,999 OR $538/MO

$6,999

STK#9593B, V-6 AUTO LOAD LEATHER ROOF

STK#9623A, V-6 AUTO LOAD LEATHER ROOF , 107,888 KM

2010 FORD F-250 4X4 CREW CAB XLT

2010 FORD F-150 4X4 S/CREW KING RANCH

2012 GMC 1500 4X4 CREW CAB SLE Z71

2012 GMC 1500 AWD CREW CAB DENALI

$37,999 OR $582/MO

$30,999 OR $477/MO

$35,999 OR $499/MO

$48,999 OR $676/MO

$12,999 OR $279/MO

$9,999

STK#9585, 5.4L V-8 AUTO LOAD, 40,690 KM

STK#9670, 5.4L V-8 LEATHER ROOF CAMERA, 49,583 KM

STK#9729B, 4 CYL 5-SPD LOAD , 49,136 KM

STK#9680, 5.3L V-8 AUTO LOAD P-SEAT, 31,905 KM

STK#9716A, 1.6L AUTO LOAD LEATHER, 73,557 KM

STK#9826A, 4.6L 5-SPD LOAD

2010 FORD F-150 4X4 S/CREW PLATINUM

STK#9722, 6.2L V-8 LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 17,204 KM

STK#9727, 5.4L LEATHER ROOF NAVIG CAMERA, 26,869 KM

2010 FORD F-150 4X4 S/CAB XLT

2010 FORD F-250 4X4 CREWCAB LARIAT FX4

2009 FORD F-150 4X4 S/CAB FX4 FLARESIDE

$19,999 OR $311/MO

$39,999 OR $612/MO

$25,999 OR $447/MO

$37,999 OR $582/MO

DIESEL

$43,999 OR $608/MO

2012 JEEP WRANGLER UNLMTD 4X4 SPORT STK#9913, 3.6L V-6 AUTO AIR TL/CR, 14,977 KM

$28,999 OR $403/MO

2013 FORD ESCAPE 4X4 SEL LUXURY

STK#9940, 2.0L ECOBOOST AUTO LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 1,678 KM

$34,999 OR $485/MO

2010 NISSAN XTERRA 4X4 S SPORT

STK#9995, 4.0L V-6 AUTO LOAD , 74,122 KM

$21,999 OR $341/MO

2012 MITSUBISHI RVR AWD SE SPORT

STK#10037, 2.0L 4 CYL AUTO LOAD, 27,824 KM

$21,999 OR $308/MO

2010 FORD FLEX AWD LIMITED

STK#10061, 3.5L ECOBOOST LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 32,072 KM

$29,999 OR $462/MO

2012 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER 4X4 SR5

STK#9834, 4.0L V-6 AUTO LOAD P-SEAT, 13,023 KM

$37,999 OR $526/MO

2011 FORD EDG AWD LIMITED

STK#9922, 3.5L V-6 LEATHER ROOF NAVIG , 46,044 KM

$32,999 OR $458/MO

2008 LEXUS RX350 AWD ULTRA PREMIUM

STK#9975, 3.5L V--6 LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 55826 MILES

$25,999 OR $520/MO

2011 FORD EXPEDITION 4X4 XLT

STK#9837, 5.4L V-8 AUTO LOAD, 37,926 KM

2011 GMC TERRAIN AWD SLE

STK#9931, 3.0L V-6 AUTO LOAD, KM 45,142

$25,999 OR $362/MO

2008 LANDROVER LR2 4WD HSE LUXURY

STK#9980, 3.2L V-6 AUTO LEATHER ROOF, 77,168 KM

$24,999 OR $503/MO

2011 HYUNDAI SANTA FE AWD GLS

$25,999 OR $401/MO

$23,999 OR $335/MO

2013 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4WD LIMITED

STK#10050, 3.5L V-6 LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 2,682 KM

$43,999 OR $608/MO

2010 FORD EDGE SEL AWD LUXURY

STK#10074, 3.5L V-6 AUTO LEATHER P-SEAT , 26,645 KM

$23,999 OR $371/MO

$21,999 OR $383/MO

$29,999 OR $417/MO

2010 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 SPORT

STK#10003, 3.8L V-6 6-SPD, AIR , 25,136 KM

2009 FORD FLEX AWD SEL

STK#9873, V-6 AUTO LOAD LEATHER P-SEAT, 56,005 KM

STK#10017, V-6 AUTO LOAD, 55,441 KM

2012 DODGE DURANGO R/T AWD LUXURY

STK#10051, 5.7L LEATHER ROOF NAVIG CAMERA, 21,034 KM

$42,999 OR $594/MO

2012 MITSUBISHI RVR AWD SE

STK#10075, 2.0L 4 CYL AUTO LOAD, 24,406 KM

$22,999 OR $321/MO

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2012 BUICK ENCLAVE AWD EX-L LUXURY

STK#9787, V-6 AUTO LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 28,839 KM

2011 HONDA CRV AWD EX-L

2011 FORD RANGER 4X4 S/CAB SPORT

STK#9895, 4 CYL AUTO LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 21,894 KM

STK#9737, 4.0L V-6 AUTO A/T/C, 20,216, KM

$29,999 OR $417/MO

$18,999 OR $267/MO

2006 FORD F-250 4X4 S/CAB XLT

2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREW MAX SR5 4X4

$23,999 OR $483/MO

$37,999 OR $526/MO

STK#9773, 6.0L DIESEL AUTO LOAD, 65,018KM

STK#9774, 5.7L V-8 AUTO LOAD, 5,035 KM

2011 VOLVO C 60 AWD T6 LUXURY EDITION $37,999 OR $526/MO

2013 INFINITIFX37 AWD DELUXE PKG

STK#9887, 3.7L LEATHER ROOF NAVIG CAMERA , 12468 MILES

$50,999 OR $703/MO

2012 CADILLAC SRX-4 AWD LUXURY COLLECTION STK#10082, 3.6L V-6 LEATHER ROOF P-SEAT, 43,091 KM

$37,999 OR $526/MO

2012 JEEP OVERLAND 4X4 GRAND CHEROKEE

STK#10052, 5.7L LEATHER ROOF NAVIG DVD, 53,307 KM

$43,999 OR $608/MO

2008 ACURA RDX SH-AWD TURBO

STK#9202A, 2.3L TURBO AUTO LEATHER ROOF, 115,196 KM

$22,999 OR $463/MO

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2006 NISSAN ARMADA 4X4 LE LUXURY EDIT

STK#9783A, 5.6L AUTO LEATHER ROOF DVD, 142,301 KM

$21,999 OR $444/MO

2013 LEXUS RX 350 AWD PREMIUM COMFORT

$34,999 OR $485/MO

$51,999 OR $717/MO

STOCK # 10081, 3.5L V-6 LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 8,285 miles

2009 JEEP COMANDER 4X4 LIMITED

2013 CHEV 1500 4X4 CREW CAB ULTIMATE GFX

2011 FORD F-150 4X4 SUPER-CREW LIMITED

$22,999 OR $399/MO

$51,999 OR $717/MO

$42,999 OR $594/MO

2012 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB LARAMIE 4X4

2005 GMC CANYON 4X4 EXT-CAB SLE

$37,999 OR $526/MO

$10,999 OR $299/MO

STK#9867A, 4.7L AUTO LEATHER ROOF NAVIG , 106,502 KM

2012 MAZDA CX-7 AWD SPORT

STK#10089, 2.3L TURBO AUTO LOAD , 29,478 KM

$26,999 OR $376/MO

STK#10057, 5.3L LEATHER ROOF NAVIG DVD, 13,892 KM

STOCK # 10101, 5.7L LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 31,158 kms

STK#10058, 6.2L LEATHER ROOF NAVIG P-SEAT, 37,667 KM

STK#10004A, 5 CYL AUTO LOAD, 136,638 KM

2010 DODGE D-3500 4X4 CREW-CB LARAME LWB STK#9871, 6.7L DIESEL LEATHER ROOF NAVIG , 32,412 KM

$48,999 OR $749/MO

2011 FORD RANGER 4X4 S/CAB SPORT

2011 BMW X5 XDRIVE 35I LUXURY $47,999 OR $662/MO

2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKE 4X4 LIMITED

2010 MERCEDE-BENZ ML350 AWD LUXURY EDITION

$28,999 OR $446/MO

$42,999 OR $658/MO

STK#9857A, V-6 AUTO LOAD LEATHER ROOF, 54,036 KM

STK#9263, V-6 AUTO LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 17,980 KM

2010 GMC YUKON AWD DENALI

STK#9946, 6.2L LEATHER ROOF NAVIG DVD, 80,02KM

2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4 DBL CAB SR5 LWB STK#9904, 5.7L V-8 AUTO LOAD, 99,400 KM

$19,999 OR $404/MO

STK#9844, 5.7L LEATHER ROOF P-SEAT CAMERA , 3,688 KM

$18,999 OR $267/MO

$38,999 OR $540/MO

2011 FORD F-250 4X4 CREW-CAB FX4

2008 LINCOLN L-1500 4X4 SUPER-CREW MARK LT

$29,999 OR $417/MO

$29,999 OR $599/MO

STK#9883, 6.2L V-8 AUTO LOAD, 60,020 KM

2010 GMC 2500HD 4X4 CREW CAB SLE STK#9961, 6.0L AUTO LOAD LEATHER , 10,004 KM

$42,999 OR $658/MO

2012 CHEV 3500 4X4 CREW-CAB LT

2012 RAM 3500 4X4 CREW-CAB LIMITED

2011 FORD F-350 4X4 CREW-CAB XLT LWB

$49,999 OR $689/MO

$73,999 OR $1,022/MO

$33,999 OR $471/MO

STK#9917, 6.6L DIESEL AUTO LOAD LEATHER , 49,061 KM

2008 FORD F-350 4X4 CREW CAB LARIAT

STK#9918, 6.7L LEATHER ROOF NAVIG DVD , 71 KM

DIESEL

2012 FORD F-250 4X4 CREW CAB XLT

2012 RAM 2500 4X4 MEGA CAB SLT STK#9986, 5.7L HEMI AUTO LOAD, 43,454 KM

$41,999 OR $580/MO

$32,999 OR $458/MO

2011 RAM 3500 4X4 CREW CAB SLT

2009 DODGE D-1500 4X4 R/CAB SLT LWB

2011 GMC 1500 EXT CAB SLE 4X4 Z71

$39,999 OR $553/MO

$19,999 OR $319/MO

$25,999 OR $362/MO

DIESEL

2011 CHEV 1500 4X4 EXT CAB LTZ

STK#10032, 6.2L LEATHER ROOF CAMERA P-SEAT, 35,504 KM

$33,999 OR $471/MO

STK#10041, 6.7L DIESEL AUTO LOAD, 51,216 KM

STK#10045, 4.7L V-8 AUTO LOAD, 81,541 KM

DIESEL

$41,999 OR $643/MO

STOCK # 9637A, 5.3L V-8 AUTO LOAD, 71,824 km

EL ESEL DIES DI

2011 FORD F-550 4X4 CREW CAB LARIAT

2013 FORD F-450 4X4 CREW-CAB PLATINUM

2011 FORD F-350 4X4 CREW-CB LARIAT LWB

$69,999 OR $966/MO

DIESEL

2012 RAM 3500 4X4 CREW-CAB SXT

STK#10072, 6.7L DIESEL AUTO LEATHER ROOF, 43,913 KM

STK#10077, 6.7L DIESEL 6-SPD LOAD , 9,034 KM

$77,999 OR $1,078/MO

$48,999 OR $676/MO

$46,999 OR $649/MO

2011 CHEV 1500 4X4 AVALANCHE LT

2007 FORD F-150 4X4 SUPER-CREW LARIAT

2010 FORD F-150 4X4 SUPER-CREW LARIAT

2007 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 CLUB-CAB ST

$32,999 OR $458/MO

$21,999 OR $444/MO

$29,999 OR $462/MO

$13,999 OR $299/MO

STK#10065, 6.7L DIESEL AUTO LEATHER P-SEAT, 11,099 KM

STK#10010B, 5.3L AUTO LOAD ROOF P-SEAT, 57,934 KM

2008 FORD EXPLORER SPORT-TRAC 4X4 LTD

2011 RAM 1500 4X4 CREW-CAB SPORT

$23,999 OR $483/MO

$49,999 OR $764/MO

$21,999 OR $444/MO

$35,999 OR $499/MO

STK#9870A, 4.6L AUTO LOAD LEATHER ROOF, 82,414 KM

STK#9936, 6.2L AUTO LOAD P-SEAT, 27,963 KM

STK#9981, 6.7L DIESEL AUTO LOAD, 23,224 KM

STK#9971, 6.4L DIESEL LEATHER NAVIG DVD, 68,806 KM

$36,999 OR $736/MO

2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT AWD LUXURY STOCK # 10084, 6.2L LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 42,771 km

STK#9891, 5.4L V-8 AUTO LEATHER ROOF, 71,168 KM

DIESEL

DIESEL

2008 INFINITI EX35 AWD PREMIUM EDITON

STK#9964, 3.5L AUTO LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 53148 MILES

2012 RAM 1500 4X4 CREW CAB LARAMIE

STK#9828, V-6 5-SPD AIR TL/CR C.D, 15,541 KM

DIESEL

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STK#10068, 6.7L LEATHER ROOF NAVIG CAMERA, 23,300 KM

STK#9613B, 5.4L AUTO LOAD LEATHER ROOF, 85,506 KM

STK# 9703D, 5.4L LEATHER ROOF NAVIG DVD , 80,927 KM

DIESEL

STK#9517, 3.0L 6 CYL AUTO LEATHER ROOF, 33,116 KM

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STK#10078, 3.0L AUTO LOAD LEATHER ROOF, 36,139 KM

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STK#9899A, 5.7L HEMI AUTO NAVIG, 45,289 KM

STK#9741B, V-6 AUTO AIR TL/CR , 98,116 KM

DIESEL

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2010 DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 MEGA-CAB LARAME

2011 FORD F-250 CREW CAB XLT 4X4 LWB

$44,999 OR $768/MO

$49,999 OR $764/MO

$37,999 OR $526/MO

STK#9947A, 6.4L DIESEL AUTO LEATHER ROOF , 80,522 KM

STK#9984A, 6.7L 6-SPD LEATHER ROOF NAVIG, 32,507 KM

STOCK # 9886, 6.7L DIESEL AUTO LOAD, 43,688 km

22 Red Deer Express

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

CITY BRIEFS FESTIVAL BEGINS WITH PANCAKE BREAKFAST Start your Centennial Homecoming weekend off right with a free pancake breakfast.

The Parkland Mall Red Deer Royals pancake breakfast starts at 10 a.m. on June 29, with pancakes and sausages served to the first 2,000 people.

People are encouraged to come early and enjoy a petting zoo, courtesy of Butterfield Acres Farm, which will be on-site from 9 a.m. to noon.

There will also be live music. At noon, the official dedication of Centennial Grove will also occur on the north hill just below the Parkland Mall.

NAME CHOSEN FOR CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL The Board of Trustees of Red Deer Catholic Regional

by Mark Weber

Schools is pleased to announce that the future Catholic High School in Red Deer will be called St. Joseph High School.

In an online conversation that included students, teachers, staff, parents and friends provided ideas for naming the high school.

Board Chair Adriana LaGrange, says; “The Board is very grateful to all the people who took time to submit their ideas.

“There were many excellent submissions.

“We are so pleased to have a name for our future high school. It makes the school more real as we start planning.”

COMMUNITY HEROES IN REDUCING EMISSIONS Red Deer College (RDC), Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC), Peavey Mart, and Bower Place Shopping Centre have teamed up

with the City of Red Deer to reduce emissions at their facilities for the good of their organizations and the community.

The City is pleased to announce on Clean Air Day that these four major partners are joining Red Deer’s Idle Free coalition.

Red Deer College is creating new Idle Free zones outside of its major entrances, while RDRHC is creating Idle Free zones outside its facility.

Bower Place Shopping Centre and Peavey Mart are introducing new electric vehicle charging stations outside their facilities, as well as creating Idle Free zones.

“Whether it’s by reducing idling or promoting the use of alternative sources of energy, our newest community partners are affecting our air quality in a positive way,” said Lauren Maris, environmental program specialist

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“When our institutional and business community shows leadership in this way, everyone wins.”

Each Clean Air Day, the Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ) recognizes ACTION HEROes (Action for a Healthy Environment

by Reducing Ozone).

These can include various businesses, municipalities, non-governmental organizations, or individuals who have made exemplary efforts to improve our air quality by reducing emissions that contribute to ground level ozone.

This year’s recipients of the PAMZ ACTION HERO award include: NOVA Chemicals Corporation, Joffre Petrochemical Site for reduction of vehicle emissions through a number of programs including Idle Free, Carpooling Promotion, and Personal Vehicle Emissions Awareness programs.

Peavey Mart Red Deer was also honoured for installing an electric vehicle charging station at its Red Deer location, in addition to their Blackfalds, Medicine Hat and Regina locations.

Bower Place Shopping Centre was acknowledged for all of their work to become more energy efficient, which in turn reduces air pollution.

Amelia Creagh, Rebecca Shephard and Steven Prosser, students in the nursing program at Red Deer College were also recognized for spearheading the campaign to make Red Deer College an Idle Free zone.

“The ACTION HERO Award Program is one we are very proud of,” said Kevin Warren, PAMZ executive director.

“Vehicle emissions are one of the major contributors to ground level ozone formation so it is gratifying to see so many organizations in Red Deer taking steps to improve our air quality.”

The City of Red Deer’s Environmental Initiatives section has been driving the Idle Free program since 2009.

Its achievements include an internal idle free policy for the City fleet, the Idle Free Schools program and ongoing outreach with other individuals and organizations including small and large businesses.

Valued partners in the City’s coalition already include Red Deer Catholic Regional School District, Lafarge Canada, ATCO Gas, BMO, and Sunnybrook United Church.

Organizations can help the environment and their bottom lines in going idle free by reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and saving on fuel costs.

The City has encouraged several local organizations by helping them to develop policy, signage, and guidelines and invites others to join the Idle Free coalition.

Celebrated across Canada, Clean Air Day raises awareness and encourages action on clean air and climate change issues.

FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE IN CENTRAL ALBERTA The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation is very pleased to announce a new scholarship.

The newest scholarship will be awarded annually in the amount of at $1,000 or

more for a Central Alberta resident enrolled in a Licensed Practical Nursing, Health Care Aide, or Unit Clerk program.

This scholarship has been made possible by an anonymous donor who has had occasion to be admitted to the hospital and found the medical staff to be excellent and realized that they can make all the difference in a patient’s recovery.

The Foundation gives out scholarships in a wide variety of health care educational pursuits, including cardiology, respiratory health medicine, hospice palliative care, nursing, pediatrics and much more. In 2012, over $21,000 in scholarships were given out in twelve categories.

If anyone is interested in creating a health care scholarship that will benefit not only the student but all future users of Central Alberta’s health care system, contact the Foundation at 403-343-4773.

For those looking to receive a health care scholarship, all scholarships are listed on the web site at www. rdrhfoundation.com.

Applications are accepted between Aug. 1 and Sept. 15.

Students must reside or their permanent address is within 100 km of Red Deer.

Applications and further information on the scholarships can be found online at www.rdrhfoundation.com/ scholarships or by contacting the Foundation office at 403-343-4773.

The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation has been enhancing healthcare excellence in Central Alberta since 1993 by raising funds to provide state-of-the-art medical equipment and services.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Olds College car auction a success Bidders came from across the province and across the country for the J.C. (Jack) Anderson Charity Auto Auction last Sunday at Olds College.

Officials say the community celebration was a successful event from start to finish.

“We want to thank this generous donation from rancher, entrepreneur and friend of Olds College, J.C. (Jack) Anderson.

This auction has helped Olds College raise its local, national and international profile and grow the Olds College brand in ways that no amount of marketing could,” said Olds College President Tom Thompson.

On a weekend that included so many events, from Olds College Centennial Community Celebration to Summer Oldstice and UpTowne Olds, the town of Olds was alive with activity as thousands came out to take in the events.

Officials say the capstone of the weekend for Olds College was the J.C. (Jack) Anderson Charity Auto

Auction that took place on June 23. The auction was open for viewing Friday and events including a Show and Shine and Cruise event followed by Night of Cars dinner and dance that culminated with first class fireworks show set to music Saturday night.

All of these activities helped to build excitement for the auction itself on Sunday.

With close to 1,500 people visiting on Saturday and over 2,000 on Sunday coming for the auction, Olds College was able to raise over $1.2 million for the Centennial Entrepreneurship Legacy Fund.

The highlight of the Car Auction was the rare 1956 Corvette roadster that sold for $66,000.

“This weekend was an incredible experience for everyone involved and we couldn’t be more proud of what we were able to accomplish,” says Olds College Vice President of Advancement Jordan Cleland.

“We not only met, but exceeded our goals and ex-

pectations and I couldn’t be more thankful for everyone – both staff and volunteers - that helped to pull this together.”

To host this event, more than 300 volunteers came together to help clean and prepare the cars for the auction and we had just over 125 volunteers to help on auction day.

Saturday’s events saw close to 100 cars in the Show and Shine and Car Cruise and over 250 people attend the Night of Cars Dinner and Dance at the Arena.

The supporting events and sponsorships helped generate over an additional half a million dollars.

The culmination of this auction secures the legacy Anderson leaves with Olds College for our Centennial Entrepreneurial Legacy Fund.

From his $1 million donation in 2007, followed by the success of the auction, the College is positioned to ensure staff and students can meet the goals set forth to ensure they remain the

premier Canadian integrated learning and applied research community specializing in agriculture, horticulture, land and environmental management.

In early 2012, news of J.C. (Jack) Anderson’s donation generated national

and local headlines stretching as far as Toronto and New York City and has been mentioned on countless auto and financial web sites extending as far as Germany.

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MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION DECISIONS On the 25th day of June, 2013, under provisions of the Land Use Bylaw 2006/6, Red Deer County Municipal Planning Commission issued decisions approving the following applications: Permitted Use INNISFAIL 1. D. Averill – 23-metre front yard setback relaxation for the location of a proposed dwelling with attached garage on Lot 1, Blk 1, Plan 122-3428, NE 27-35-28-4.

East of SYLVAN LAKE 2. N. & J. Ilcisin – the following setback relaxations as they apply to existing buildings on Lot 1, Blk 1, Plan 052-6509, SW 12-39-1-5: Barn, 19.26-metre front yard; Quonset, 5.11-metre front yard; Barn, 5.92-metre side yard; and Barn, 3.01-metre rear yard.

Discretionary Use ARDLEY 1. J. & T. O’Donoghue – location of a moved-in building (single detached dwelling) on Blk W, Plan 5773AK, SW 16-38-23-4.

NE of INNISFAIL 2. D. Bilton – location of a second dwelling (manufactured home) to be occupied for farm help purposes on SW 5-36-27-4.

North of SPRINGBROOK 3. F. & A, Spruit – location of a second dwelling (moved-in mobile home) to be occupied for farm help purposes on Pt SE 26-37-28-4.

SISTERS CELEBRATE – Sisters Grace Weaselbear, 7, and Aisinay Bigchild, 6, stand by the circles of stones last Saturday that were put in place at Coronation Park in celebration Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express and remembrance of First Nations people.

East of INNISFAIL 4. J. & T. Matheson – location of a second dwelling (manufactured home) to be occupied for farm help purposes on NE 17-35-26-4.

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West of BOWDEN 6. Vince Walker Construction Ltd – Aggregate Removal (initiation of a sand and gravel pit operation) which includes mining, crushing, screening, asphalt mixing, sand and gravel washing and pit to pit dewatering on NW and East half 30-34-2-5.

RED DEER 7. R. Wilson – construction of a 2400 sq. ft. accessory building (shop) on Lot 7, Blk 4, Plan 792-1566, NE 32-37-27-4 (Woodland Hills).

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: June 26, 2013.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

All of the festivities of Canada Day

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Canada Day is always an important and festive event across the nation. The holiday not only marks the anniversary of Confederation; for many it is also the celebration of the start of summer.

The Dominion/Canada Day festivities have always been popular in Red Deer.

The first were organized in 1891, a few months after the townsite of Red Deer was created on the new Calgary-Edmonton rail line.

At that inaugural event, and for many decades afterwards, the main feature of the holiday was a community sports day.

Over time, the emphasis has shifted.

The main athletics event, now held on the weekend before the Canada Day long weekend, is the popular annual Highland Games, which has been organized every year in Red Deer since 1947.

Since 1969, the main July 1 festivities in Red Deer have consisted of the Cultural Heritage Society’s an-

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This year, however, the Canada Day long weekend will be particularly noteworthy as it will also feature the main community celebrations of Red Deer’s 100 anniversary of incorporation as a City.

It is therefore interesting to reflect back to 1913 and the first Dominion Day celebrations held after Red Deer officially became a city.

In the lead-up to the holiday, there was an official competition for best window displays by the local businesses.

Some of those displays were very elaborate.

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For example, the Gaetz Cornett Drug and Book Store had all four of its front windows decorated.

The first consisted of a display of cameras and accessories.

The second had a moving set of model automobiles, horse-drawn rigs and busses, making their way to the Red Deer Canada Day celebrations.

The third window featured Sylvan Lake and included a tent, hammock, and camping gear as well as a model motor boat and dock.

The fourth window displayed all the prizes for the Dominion Day sports events and parade.

The morning of July 1 literally started off with a bang.

There was a trap-shooting competition with more than 60 entrants, from across Alberta and one from Spokane, Washington.

That was followed by an elaborate parade, which started at the Central

School grounds and made its way to the City Square next to City Hall.

There were patriotic addresses by Mayor F.W. Galbraith and other dignitaries.

The assembled school children sang O Canada and the Maple Leaf Forever as the Canadian Ensign flag was raised. The Citizens’ Band provided a number of musical selections.

The crowd then moved to the fairgrounds where the sporting events were staged.

These included regional soccer and baseball competitions.

There were also a number of track and field events and several horse races. Special features were sporting contests and demonstrations by the 35 Central Alberta Horse of the local militia.

There was a thunder and hailstorm in the early evening, but fortunately it happened between the end of the sports competitions and the start of the evening program at the City Square.

The Citizens’ Band provided another concert. At nightfall, a large bonfire was lit.

The festivities concluded with a rousing rendition of O Canada followed by a spectacular fireworks display.

All who were present agreed that Red Deer had just celebrated one of the best Dominion Days ever.

For more information on the 2013 Canada Day long weekend celebrations, visit the Red Deer Centennial Committee web site at www.reddeer2013.ca.

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Report recently released to the community on City’s homelessness The City of Red Deer, in partnership with the Red Deer & District Community Foundation, has released its annual Report to the Community: Homelessness & Affordable Housing Initiatives 2012 – 2013.

“We are ending homelessness for many of our community members, but we must remain vigilant,” said Mayor Morris Flewwelling.

“Preventing people from becoming homeless is part of our mission, and we must constantly seek out new opportunities to find permanent, stable housing options,” he added.

Details about homelessness and housing options are described in the report, which has a combina-

tion of statistics from the previous years and a number of stories that describe real life experiences from people who have been homeless-

es Initiative (OSSI) grant and the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) grant.

Some of the key successes from

“WE’VE COME A LONG WAY TO ENSURING APPROPRIATE HOUSING AND SUPPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.” KRISTINE BUGAYONG ness in Red Deer in one time or another.

The report also shows significant progress in community efforts to end homelessness, with more than 500 individuals housed or supported in their housing through the Outreach and Support Servic-

April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 include more than 125 new individuals housed through the OSSI grant from the Province of Alberta, offcials said.

Other successes include the more than 160 individuals who received housing supports through

the HPS grant from the Government of Canada.

Also, 35 youth were assisted and supported in their move from homelessness to more stable housing options through the HPS grant, officials said.

“We’ve come a long way to ensuring appropriate housing and supports are available for the most vulnerable members of our community,” said Kristine Bugayong, chief executive officer for the Red Deer & District Community Foundation.

“Local agencies, government and people with lived experience are all working together to break the cycle of homelessness.”

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Volunteering in Central Alberta For more volunteer opportunities, visit Volunteer Red Deer at www.volunteerreddeer.ca or call 403346-3710.

NEW LISTINGS: The Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre Voluntary Association which operates Bower and Parkland Kiosk as fundraisers are looking for volunteers who would be interested in helping sell pull tickets, once per week, four hour shift. Loads of social interaction and fun!

Contact Brenda Farwell at 403-343-4715 ext. #1.

FEATURED LISTINGS: Cosmos Group of Companies is going to attempt to break the world record for the biggest game of water balloon toss on July 20 at Westerner Days Fair

& Exposition. Volunteers are needed to ensure that people know where to line up and they are playing the game correctly. An official is also required to ensure that Cosmos Group of Companies follows the guidelines the people at Guinness have set. Contact Pierre Lefebvre 403-3430715 or check out the web site at www.cosmosreddeer.ca.

ONGOING LISTINGS: Adult Literacy Program at the Dawe Library is looking for volunteer tutors to assist students with reading, writing and speaking English or basic math skills. Students are from all walks of life and from many countries. Contact Lois at 403-346-2533 or lprostebby@rdpl.org.

Arthritis Society Alberta

and Northwest Territories is seeking leaders to present general and specific arthritis related information in their communities. Contact Liz at 1-800-321-1433 or lkehler@ab.arthritis.ca.

Bibles for Missions Thrift Store (BFM) is looking for volunteers in a wide variety of areas. We require volunteers to work with our recycling team and train as a cashier. A pleasant personality, discernment and good physical abilities are assets. Both flexible and regularly scheduled hours are available. Store hours are Mon – Fri: 9:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. and Sat 10:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Contact Joan at 403-342-2522.

Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Red Deer and District are searching for interested Men and Women to become a Big Brother or

Big Sister. Make a difference in the life of a child.

Contact Janessa at (403) 342-6500 ext. 115 or janessam@yvc.ca.

Bethany Collegeside in Red Deer is seeking volunteers for recreation, feeding and pastoral opportunities.

Contact Ann at 403-357-3702 or vanhemmena@bethanycare.com.

2013 Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure Planning Committee is looking for volunteer leaders to promote Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s CIBC Run for the Cure. The CIBC Run for the Cure takes place on Oct. 6. If you would like to be part of this rewarding committee please contact Ellen Kobayashi at ekobayashi@cbcf.org or 403209-2233.

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Summer Youth Volunteer Program Assistant with an interest in marketing, business administration or event planning. Contact Heather at 403-755-4334 or email heather.rumbolt@blood.ca.

Canadian Red Cross needs volunteers to promote ‘Preventing Violence in the Lives of Seniors’. All training and curriculum is provided. If interested contact Leigh Baker 403-3461241 or email leigh.baker@ redcross.ca.

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Canadian Cancer Society is seeking leadership volunteers to organize and implement special annual special events. For more information call the Society at 403-347-3662 or email reddeer@cancer.ab.ca.

Canadian Liver Founda-

tion needs two volunteers to assist with registering participants in the morning and afternoon of June 15th. Volunteers will get a free lunch at the event.

The walk is taking place at Bower Ponds. Contact Nick Palaj at npalaj@liver.ca.

ence in the community as a CNIB Peer Support Group Facilitator! Facilitators are needed in Red Deer, Rocky Mountain House, Stettler, Three Hills, and Lacombe.

Contact Wody at 403-3460037 or wody.bergquist@ cnib.ca.

Canadian Mental Health Association is looking for volunteers to fill in the afternoon session at their Bargain Treasures Thrift Store. Flexible hours are also available. Should be willing to do cash and cash experience would be an asset. Contact Joyce at jneiman@reddeer.cmha.ab.ca or 403-342-2266.

Epilepsy Association of Calgary Central Alberta Office is looking for volunteers to distribute posters and letters/brochures to local businesses to promote awareness and provide resource information to our community. Contact Norma Klassen at 403-358-3358, toll free 1-866-EPILEPSY or email at epilepsy.nklassen@telus.net.

Central Alberta Brain Injury Society (CABIS) We are looking for board members for our board of directors. Meetings are held the last Monday evening of each month. CABIS provides support, advocacy and services for people with acquired brain injury, their family members and caregivers. Contact the office for more information.

Contact Lorraine Irwin or Jean at 403-341-3463 or cabis@telus.net.

Central Alberta Refugee Effort (C.A.R.E.) is recruiting for a variety of programs including connecting newcomers — make friends with a new immigrant to help them feel at home in our city; Spanish speaking translator/interpreters to help meet growing demand; public awareness to share your stories as an immigrant with school kids and adults.

Contact Cristina Franco at 403-346-8818 or cristina. franco@care2centre.ca.

CNIB is looking for volunteers to make a differ-

Extendicare Michener Hill is looking for volunteers for various positions i.e One to One Social Visitor, Meal Hour Assistant, One on One Leisure and Recreational Visitor and Rehab Support. For more information contact Angie Judson, Volunteer Coordinator at 403-348-0340 (ext.

214).

Heart & Stroke Foundation is looking for volunteers to help with ongoing Data Entry. Contact Kelly at 403 342 4435 or kbarber@ hsf.ab.ca.

Kerry Wood Nature Centre and Waskasoo Environment Educational Society are looking to recruit volunteers to help with occasional special events, front desk support, computer work among other opportunities. We offer a friendly supportive working environment and somewhat flexible hours!

Please contact the volunteer coordinator — Marg at 403-346-2010 or email marg. harper@waskasoopark.ca.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

TRAVEL Exploring the wonders of ‘The Big Apple’

GLITTERING SPECTACLE - Pictured here is Times Square, one of the many tourist spots to check out in New York City.

We were invited to travel to New York to be one of the first travel partners to cruise on the beautiful Norwegian Breakaway.

Since we had never been to this amazing city we decided to spend three extra days to get a feel of what this city was all about.

We stayed at the Sheraton Times Square which was a great location to Central Park and Times Square. We would recommend that you plan on staying in this area and there are many places to choose from.

After a quick check in we were off on our adventure.

We were not sure which way to start first so we headed to Central Park. This park has many playgrounds and is full of people biking, running and just generally enjoying being outside. We were greeted along the way with people trying to sell us a bike ride through Central Park but what we chose to do instead was a horse and carriage ride through a tiny part of Central Park.

Our driver gave us some history and information on the park and it was a very quick 20 minutes. With a quick picture of

our driver and horse we were off to explore more of this exciting city. We headed down to the heart of Times Square which was about 15 minute walk away.

The next morning we purchased tickets for the hop on and hop off bus.

We headed through Times Square and passed the Empire State Building – which we later walked to in the evening to see the view of this amazing city. On our way we passed through many neighbourhoods and we decided to get off in Chinatown. This is a great spot to stop for some local Chinese food and some great bargains can be found here – usually in the back of the store and be prepare to barter.

From there we went to Old Italy and stopped and had some of the best gelato that we’ve had in our travels. There are many restaurants and that line the street offering some incredible foods.

The next day we headed down to the 9/11 memorial site. I would recommend that you pre-plan your time at this site. Please go to www.memorial911.org and you can book the specific time and date. There is a

special line up for you and especially if you are going during peak season this would save you lots of time. This is free, however a donation is gratefully accepted.

We purchased tickets to the New York Yankees game before we left Canada. The subway was just around the corner from our hotel and with a quick $10 purchase return trip for both of us and we were on our way to the stadium which took about 20 minutes. Even though this is a new stadium the excitement and energy level here was incredible.

What really impressed us the most was the staff working at this stadium. Everyone had smiles and were willing to help two very excited Canadians find their way around this beautiful facility. The game was exciting with the Yankees falling behind, but in true Yankee fashion they came from behind to win this game.

We saw as many places as we could which included a stop in Grand Central Station.

We were surprised at how short Wall St. was. A stroll down Madison and Fifth Ave. was also an interesting experience.

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On our last morning we decided to get off the main area of Times Square and see what laid beyond the main tourist streets and we were glad we did. We found some awesome little bakeries and flower shops.

One place we will stop at next time we are in New York in Uncle Mario’s. Their pizza looked absolutely delicious.

New York is known for their excellent restaurants. O’Grady’s across the street from the hotel had great fish and chips.

The best hamburger we’ve ever had was at Guy Fieri restaurant to name just a couple.

Another pleasant surprise was to find a Tim Horton’s which was also a half a block from Times Square.

With everything that this city has to offer the one thing that stands out is the citizens of New York. To the people on the street that would help two lost tourists to the policemen and women that were there to help out. This is what makes up a city and makes you want to come back time and time again.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

View The Clues has changed!

We have decided to change up our contest. Rather than looking in the classifieds we want you to focus on the many local business advertisements in the paper.

Below you will find five phone numbers listed. What you have to do is match the phone number to the business.

We still offer the prize of a restaurant gift certificate from one of the City’s many great restaurants. You still enter the contest the same way, by filling out the contest form and dropping off at the Express office prior to entry deadline listed.

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Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: You must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

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Singer Dean Brody performs during Westerner Days One of Canada’s brightest country stars will hit the stage in the City next month.

Dean Brody plays the ENMAX Centrium on July 20 during Westerner Days. Showtime is 8:30 p.m.

The Nova-Scotia based, B.C. bred singer/songwriter has certainly made a name for himself in country music.

Midway through the title track of Dean Brody’s 2012 release, Dirt, fans find themselves wearing the kind of silly grin they may remember sporting the first time they stuck their fingers in the mud as a kid.

This, Brody’s third full-length release, and the follow up to his hugely successful 2010 effort – Trail in Life – is no exception.

On Dirt, Brody sings it like he sees it, and whether he sees two generations of family grieving by a riverbank, a .45 toting lady who picks up a random hitchhiker to share the burden of an all-night drive, or a drop-dead gorgeous Canadian girl in a toque, on the first listen, fans see them just as clearly.

“The title track, Dirt, stands out as the most ‘country’ song on the record,” said Brody. “It takes a playful look at the role dirt plays in Canadian’s lives from the time they first come home covered in it, to the moment Canadians are laid down under a nice cool layer of earth for good. It just says a lot in one word.”

For Brody, it brings up memories of playing with his first Tonka truck – a time when all he needed to have a rip-roaring good time was a shovel, a fresh patch of ground and his imagination.

But it also stands for where we’re from. And our relationship with the stuff can say a fair bit about the path we take to finding out who we’re meant to be, where our own trail in life is supposed to lead us, and how we get there.

Growing up in the town of Jaffray, B.C., Brody took his first job at age 15 at the local sawmill.

While it was tough, it only set the

tone for what would become a much tougher gig down the line – his struggle to make a living as a singer/songwriter.

After landing his first publishing deal in 2004, Brody headed to Nashville, but two years on, found himself back in Jaffray, back at the mill, and at a crossroads in his musical career.

A recording contract with Broken Bow Records led him south again for another five years and although his self-titled debut broke the top 25 in the U.S., the top 10 in Canada and garnered him a CCMA for Single of the Year, his partnership with the label was threatened by an ultimatum that Brody simply could not accept.

He soon found himself looking for a new home in Canada for both his family and his music.

He’d soon find both; settling down on Nova Scotia’s South Shore and inking a deal with Open Road Recordings in 2009.

Since, Brody has become one of Canada’s brightest country stars.

His sophomore album Trail in Life yielded four top 10 singles, won three 2011 CCMA Awards for Album, Songwriter and Single of the Year as well as a 2011 JUNO nomination for Country Album of the Year. To top it off Brody finished out 2011 as the Most Played Canadian Country Artist of the year on Canadian radio.

With the highly anticipated release of Dirt’s lead single, Canadian Girls – a no holds barred country rocker – honouring Canadian women from ‘coast to coast to coast’ and the number one most added song in the nation of any genre in its first week at radio – the demand for Brody’s signature brand of image-driven storytelling is greater than ever.

Recorded at Sound Stage Studios and Curb Studios in Nashville with longtime producer/ mixer Matt Rovey at the helm, Dirt finds Brody expanding his range as a songwriter and sto-

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COUNTRY CROONER – Dean Brody will hit the stage during Westerner Days on July 20. ryteller dramatically. Although he still takes cues from longtime country influences like Dwight Yoakam and Randy Travis, Dirt is also influenced by the musical heritage of Brody’s adopted Maritime home and nowhere more so than on It’s Friday – an east meets west stomping party song featuring Great Big Sea’s Alan Doyle, Sean McCann and Bob Hallett.

Like a number of the songs on Dirt, It’s Friday is written with Brody’s live show in mind.

“People come out to shows, they don’t want to sit around listening to heavy songs on a Friday or Saturday night, they want to have a

good time.” Dirt, from top to bottom, has lots of songs to keep audiences on their feet.

In no way is this a concept record, but the idea of dirt as a reflection of where you come from shows up in a number of Brody’s new songs.

“When I write, often the theme is about home, even if a song isn’t directly about that, it usually works its way in there.” Although that’s a theme ground deep into the fabric of country music, Brody has an uncommon way of writing about it. “I’m not so much lyrically driven as picture driven,” he says. “I’m trying to

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paint the pictures I see in my own mind with words and music.” As detailed as those musical pictures are, Brody always leaves room for listeners to populate his songs with people they grew up with and to see landscapes they were surrounded by in their own lives.

From straight up love songs like Losing My Balance and Brody’s co-write with George Canyon, The Sleeping Bag Song to all-out country rocker Canadian Girls’, Dirt’s 11 tracks play out like a series of short films.

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Exhibit at library highlights gifted Calgary artist The Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are hosting an exhibit entitled ‘Alberta Skies: Acrylic Paintings by Judith Hall’ through to Aug. 25.

The portraits are being featured in the Kiwanis Gallery of the RDPL downtown.

The First Friday opening of the event is set for July 5 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to check out the works and visit with Hall during the event.

As is denoted through Hall’s art, Alberta is indeed the land of the big sky.

In this series of paintings, she examines

the sky in all its many moods and manifestations; a Chinook arch bringing warm weather in winter, sunrise and sunset in all their majestic colours, a sky full of storm clouds bringing a sense of forbidding, a nighttime sky that reminds us we are on a planet and the mesmerizing northern lights dancing in the sky.

Hall began painting with oil paints at an early age with the encouragement of her father.

She took art lessons as a child and has continued to paint while obtaining her

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cultural and very contemporary society, all forms of working artists now call Red Deer and Central Alberta home.

The works selected in this exhibition come from the Red Deer MAG Collection and from studios of local artists.

And as centennial celebrations in Red Deer continue, the MAG’s new permanent exhibit ‘Remarkable Red Deer: Stories from the Heart of the Parkland’ continues to educate folks about the history of the City.

Having officially opened this past April, the exhibit offers a look at several of the City’s landmarks and iconic buildings, including the train station on Ross. St., the Club Café complete with the original jukebox from the restaurant that will play tunes from the last 100 years and the Michener Centre, among others.

As organizers have pointed out, visitors of all ages will enjoy a rich, multi-media experience.

The other gallery spaces have become staging areas also with items from the MAG and the Red Deer & District Archives on display as well.

For more information on Hall’s exhibit, contact Diana Anderson at the Red Deer Arts Council at 403-348-2787.

For more about exhibits currently on display at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery, or all the events held at the facility each week, check out http://www.reddeermuseum.com.

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PhD. in organic chemistry, working and raising a family. She regularly donates paintings to many fundraising events, and her work is in private collections in Canada, the USA, England, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Australia.

Meanwhile, officially launched in May, a special exhibit at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery continues to shed light on local artists over the years.

‘Reflections from a Century – Artists of Central Alberta’ runs through to Aug. 5.

“Reflections from a Century takes visitors into the depths of the Red Deer MAG collection and reveals some hidden treasures rarely viewed by the public,” said Dave More, curator of the exhibit.

“Dating back to the time of Red Deer’s incorporation as a City and bringing folks to the present day, the exhibition explores the visual realm of over 50 artists who have played a significant role in forming the artistic vision of Central Alberta.”

Red Deer has had artists among its citizenry from its beginnings.

In the early days of the City, the creative work of skilled musicians, actors, dancers, authors, playwrights, poets, painters, weavers, carvers and sculptors was often hidden from plain view, said More.

Much of the early art created was of a practical or functional nature or kept within the realm of entertainment or hobbies.

As the community’s expressive needs shifted and grew over the decades so did artistic endeavours. Reflective of a multi-

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They’re on a family outing when, inexplicably, the city is attacked by zombies and they barely escape. They’re flown to safety on a navy ship anchored off New York, as it becomes evident zombies are taking over most of the world.

Pitt is tasked with solving how the zombie plague started and if he refuses his family will be not allowed to stay on the ship. So off he goes on his mission.

First, to a military base in South Korea, then to Israel, which has built a wall to keep the hordes of zombies out, finally to a medical lab in Wales to find a way to fight back.

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in the story because you care about Pitt’s character and family. The film is constructed to ramp up the tension and it mostly works. It’s also pleasant to watch a zombie movie which doesn’t wallow in blood and gore, but focuses on plot and character. Unfortunately, it ends with the obvious set-up for a sequel. As usual, the extra three bucks for 3D is a ripoff.

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But if the pounds aren’t dropping as quickly as you anticipated, you may need to reevaluate the way you view exercise.

When it comes to shedding extra pounds, exercise isn’t the whole solution. It’s a part of the solution. Weight loss is about burning more calories than you consume. If you think you’re doing great by exercising 150 minutes while continuing to eat a 3,000-calorie diet, you’re not. And you’re not going to see the results you want. Consider this – it’s a lot easier to cut out 500 calories than to burn 500 extra calories during a workout. Therefore, weight loss starts by eating a healthy, balanced diet.

There are many factors that affect your weight including diet, exercise, stress, sleep, genetics and medications. A person’s weight is related to his or her lifestyle, not how many times the treadmill gets used.

Exercise is needed, but it’s only one piece of the puzzle.

Diet and exercise go hand in hand when it comes to losing weight and keeping weight off. How many times have you gone on a crash diet just to see the scale slowly creep back up? Those jeans you were finally able to wear are too tight once again.

How can you keep those pounds off ? The answer is regular cardio exercise. When you finally reach a healthy weight through dieting or a combination of exercise and diet, physical activity is an essential part of maintaining that desired weight.

You hit the gym several times a week?

That’s great! But what about the other 95% of your time? Are you sitting in front of a computer all day, only to go home and sit on the couch in front of a TV? A healthy weight and a healthy body result from a healthy, active lifestyle not just

an active hobby (the gym). Half an hour on the treadmill won’t do much good for a person leading a sedentary life. Make physical activity part of your life. Take a walk during lunch, take the stairs instead of the elevator, lift hand weights during commercial breaks (or do jumping jacks or sit-ups during the commercials). It’s the little things that make a big difference.

It’s easy to underestimate the number of calories you consume. You may think the exercise you did in the morning will make up for the piece of pie you ate at lunch, but for a 200-pound person, it takes a whole hour of brisk walking to burn the number of calories in a single piece of apple pie.

It’s often difficult to estimate the number of calories you consume because portion sizes are so large these days. You may

think you’re eating one serving, but it could really count as two. Track your daily caloric intake closely. Overdoing it will cost you.

Like seeing how many calories you’re burning while running on the treadmill?

Exercise machines such as the treadmill, elliptical, or stationary bicycle calculate burned calories, but keep in mind the number you see is just a rough estimate.

The rate you burn calories is determined by many factors including your age, sex, weight, body composition (fat vs. muscle) and metabolism, so each person burns calories at a different rate. Machines can’t know all this information and therefore give you only an estimate. Use the calorie counter to motivate you to keep exercising, not as permission to eat another donut.

Also, keep in mind that even if you weren’t exercising, you’d burn calories.

To figure out how many extra calories you burn, subtract the number of calories your body burns when at rest.

In scientific research, obese individuals lost more weight by diet alone than exercise alone. However, the best results will always be found with a lifestyle overhaul, resulting in increased exercise and improved dietary choices.

Remember, you can do this. You can make the small changes in your everyday life that add up to big results over time. You can either be your own best friend or your own worst enemy – the choice is yours, so make a good choice.

Jack Wheeler is a personal trainer and owner of 360 Fitness in Red Deer.

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Appendicitis: it nearly killed King Edward VII How would you like to be the young surgeon in 1902 who was asked to see Prince Edward who was to be crowned King of England in two days? His mother, Queen Victoria, had reigned so long that Edward had become the playboy prince. Now he was obese, old, flatulent and a terrible operative risk.

Young Dr. Treves diagnosed a ruptured appendix and recommended surgery.

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drained an abscess and left the appendix alone.

No doubt Treves also lifted more than one prayer to the Almighty. Edward survived and was crowned King Edward VII of England. Treves was knighted for his efforts.

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A typical attack of appendicitis starts with abdominal pain. But contrary to what most people think, it doesn’t begin in the right side. Rather, it starts in the upper part of the abdomen.

Sometimes it’s only a nagging discomfort. But at other times it can be associated with severe pain along with nausea and vomiting.

The pain finally gravitates to the lower right side.

This soreness is apt to be increased by coughing or any other jolt. There is also a slight elevation of temperature.

The Canadian Medical Protective Association report outlines common problems that can trigger complications. For example, one patient complained of abdominal pain lasting two days, along with nausea and vomiting.

But the doctor believed the discomfort was related to

sore muscles due to strain of vomiting. She was discharged with a diagnosis of gastroenteritis. But then in this case, and in others, a big mistake occurred. The patient was not provided with information of what to do if symptoms failed to subside.

Several days later the patient’s condition deteriorated and she was seen in the emergency department. This time the diagnosis was a ruptured appendix with abscess. But now the patient also required removal of part of the large and small bowel.

In another case, an overweight patient with vague abdominal complaints was sent home and advised to return if fever, vomiting or the pain became worse.

A few days later a CT scan diagnosed appendicitis and surgery was performed with a happy outcome. But obesity always makes the diagnosis more difficult and complications more likely. But not in this case.

Today more cases of appendicitis are being diagnosed by either CT scans or ultrasound. In addition,

some appendectomies are being performed by laparoscopy, resulting in a shortened post-operative recovery.

Can the King Edward disease be prevented? Appendicitis is virtually unknown in Kenya, Uganda, Egypt and India where people eat a high fiber diet.

And during the Second World War, when the Swiss were forced to consume less refined sugar and more fiber, their rate of appendicitis dropped.

It’s interesting how the surgical treatment of appendectomy has changed over the years. The great French surgeon, Dupuytren, ridiculed the notion that it was impossible for such a small organ to produce such disastrous results.

Remember, if you have abdominal pain don’t delay in seeking attention.

Never, never take a laxative to ease the pain and don’t eat or drink. Both can cause trouble if surgery is needed.

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Local boxer looking forward to Tuff Glove event

BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express One thing Red Deer boxer Cam O’Connell won’t carry into the ring this Friday at the Tuff Glove pro-am event is ring rust.

His last fight was May 31st so in less than a month he’ll be back trading punches with another opponent but he’s not too concerned about the short turn around time.

“It usually doesn’t happen that way but I stopped my opponent very quick and I didn’t even get a workout,” said O’Connell, on his way to a training session to get ready for Friday.

The 24-year-old turned pro in May 2011, fighting as a lightweight and takes his 3-0-1 record into the ring against Luis Arjona

of Mexico who sports a 3-1-1 record as a pro.

That’s about all O’Connell said he knows about him, but it’s a situation he’s very familiar with as an amateur ringing up 136 fights “When you’re an amateur all you know is the tournament date, you don’t know who is actually going to show up at the tournament,” he said. “So I guess I’m using that to my advantage right now because I’m pretty used to fighting people I don’t know.”

In spite of a boatload of experience in the amateur ranks, O’Connell said he has to start at the bottom of the pro game which means building up his reputation by winning fights against opponents he should beat if all goes right.

“I was Canadian champion, I was going to world championships, fighting the best in the world as an amateur and now I’m fighting guys with not as much experience as I have.”

In fact, in his last fight he took on an opponent who had 10 fights in the MMA world but nothing as a boxer after another fighter with a 10-0 record backed out at the last minute, he said.

He added he feels comfortable in any ring he enters but admits it will be nice to have the hometown crowd backing him and not cheering for his opponent.

“At least I hope not,” he laughed.

He said he wants to perform for those friendly faces in the crowd so they can see firsthand what

kind of boxer he has grown into over the years.

Even though he is a professional boxer by trade, O’Connell does have a full-time job selling cars for Go Auto in Red Deer and he was quick to point out how much the owners have supported him by allowing him to train and travel as much as he needs in order to advance his career in the ring.

Training for a fight is also a fulltime effort but O’Connell has the benefit leading into this fight to be sparring with one of the best in the world, former Red Deer Boxing Club member Arash Usmanee He knew Usmanee years before he started to box, crediting him for getting him started and has worked with him extensively to hone his skills.

“Everything he has ever learned he keeps teaching to me,” he said.

O’Connell has a fight scheduled in September against an opponent from Europe which will be held in Edmonton but he has also heard rumblings about a possible WBC World Youth title bout and a possible shot at the Canadian belt as well.

The focus though is to get more fights and improve the quality of opponents which in turn will increase his stature in the business, he said.

The Tuff Glove event runs June 28th at the Sheraton Hotel in Red Deer with three pro fights on the card along with five amateur bouts scheduled. sports@reddeerexpress.com

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The Canadian Basketball League is looking to set up franchises in western Canada and Alberta is seen as prime ground to build on according to Anthony Vella who represents Cosmos Sports, an Ontario-based marketing firm.

“We found through our feasibility study the greatest appetite for basketball was Manitoba west and so that’s been our focus,” said Vella.

The group has also worked closely with Paul Sir, the executive director of Basketball Alberta in order to gauge support for the potential league which would see between eight and 10 teams split into two divisions and meeting only in playoffs.

Edmonton and Calgary would be

natural markets along with Vancouver but Sir says teams could just as easily be based in cities like Kelowna, Saskatoon and Red Deer for example.

Vella says the best way to describe the professional league would be comparing it to the CFL model with the focus on Canadian players and some imports.

“So you would have six to nine Canadian players per team,” said Vella.

Another feature of the proposed league would be a $150,000 annual salary cap which would be a league regulation. CIS and American college players would stock the potential teams in the league with some players possibly coming back to Canada from playing overseas, said Vella.

Vella said their study indicated Red Deer is a good potential market with the support for the game solid and if the right group showed up and was willing to take on the market the CBL

would be interested.

He says a venue like the Enmax Centrium would be a very good fit for the league based on their business study. The business model suggests a franchise would need to draw about 4,000 fans per game based on 15 home dates. “We’ve had initial discussions with NHL and CHL teams and other parties that are interested,” he said when talking about investors with solid financial footing.

To date there hasn’t been any commitment but Vella said a meeting for interested investors is happening in mid-July in Edmonton and it would be at that time a deposit would be put down to get the ball rolling for 2014.

“I know how fans support hockey in Red Deer, fans are passionate and if the right ownership group came out of Red Deer then it would be a great market for our league.” sports@reddeerexpress.com

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In B.C. Travis Lulay is the man but if he goes down there is no Mike Reilly to step in.

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Out in the east the starter is very much the key to the team’s fortune.

In Toronto should Ricky Ray have to step aside due to injury then Zach Colloros, Trevor Harris or Josh Potrtis take over. Right!

Who are those guys?

Montreal’s Anthony Calvillo keeps ticking like the Energizer bunny but if he gets knocked out then Tanner Marsh or Josh Neiswander have to step up.

Hamilton looks to Henry Burris to lead the way but if the injury bug bites then Jeremiah Masoli and Dan LeFavour are the next in line.

And last but not least, Winnipeg puts all its eggs into the Buck Pierce fragile basket and that means Justin Goltz is the heir apparent and he might get the call very early.

So with just looking at the QB position the following predictions have an asterisk beside them if any of these guys are gone for a significant amount of time.

In the west, any of the four teams could run ahead of the rest and it would not be a shock but I will go with B.C., Edmonton, Saskatchewan and then Calgary. All four could easily be in the playoffs however.

In the East, Toronto leads the way with Hamilton, Montreal and the doormats of the league Winnipeg.

We shall see how it plays out. sports@reddeerexpress.com

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Embracing change and all that comes with it Sometimes life takes you down an unpredictable path and you find yourself standing at the threshold of a new home or even a new life.

By the time you read this I will have walked down the aisle in Waterton as I marry my sweetheart on June 22.

If you had told me five years ago that my life would take this direction I would have laughed, having no idea what the future would bring.

I have met two new couples who are in the same campground we are, spending the summer by the lake.

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Have you ever turned that thought over in your mind? Selling it all and seeing our beautiful country through the window of an RV? How about downsizing to a smaller condo with more manageable square footage giving you the freedom to travel and see the world?

I admit to having this fantasy from time to time as I know dear friends who have traded it ‘all’ in to live in an 800 sq. ft. apartment just for the experience of living and working in Japan. It is both terrifying and exhilarating to imagine a new way of life in unfamiliar surroundings.

That same fear of the unknown can come to you in smaller doses as well.

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Learning a new task or participating in a new experience causes us to think in challenging ways and I believe it does wonders for our brain. “If you practice a new skill, the area of the brain responsible will change. For practice to make perfect, the brain actually alters its physi-

cal structure. Even into old age, learning a new skill changes the structure and function of the brain.” (Article Source: http://EzineArticles. com/2987151) I am working with dear clients who have not changed their interior in 23 years.

At first they were afraid, then they were anxious and now I see an excitement in them as they await their wonderful new carpets, countertops, glass tile and paint. It’s like watching kids waiting for Christmas – truly the most rewarding part of my job. I get to walk through this process with people and watch them ei-

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Embrace the change! If you have decided to renovate or build it is time to relax your spine and go with the flow.

This is a time of many decisions which will result in a beautifully designed home. If you allow the process to wash over you and don’t stress the change that is happening you will enjoy the creativity.

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Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, hinted that they may reduce their program of buying U.S. $85 billion of bonds every month.

What does this mean for consumers?

Well, many or almost all of the banks and lenders loan and mortgage portfolios are directly based on the bond market pricing. Lenders borrow their funds from the bond market to price their loans.

With the U.S. treasury pumping $85 billion directly into those markets, they are directly affecting the pricing of loans and mortgages.

It’s a simple demand versus supply strategy.

To stimulate the economy consumers need a

reason, and they also need confidence that they are buying at the right time.

So with the U.S. treasury buying all of these bonds, this does two things.

First, they are lowering the cost of the bonds by purchasing a large portion of that market, thus decreasing the demand for them.

This then decreases the yields (another fancy word for profit) making it very unattractive to the investing market, making them invest directly into the stock market where the gains may be larger. This means that investors will invest more in the stock market as opposed to the safe bond market.

Second, with this decreased yield on the bond, mortgage lenders and banks have access to an extremely cheap funding source for their mortgages, thus the super low interest rates we’ve been having.

When the economy turns the proverbial corner, consumer confidence returns as jobs return, and with great news, the United States treasury can look at

decreasing its exposure to the bond market.

When there’s good news, economists and heads of state bankers can ease off of the gas pedal in funding the markets.

Essentially, these low prices are a falsehood as it is the government that has provided the stimulus thus creating stimulus for the economy.

Once they remove their pressure from the bond market as the economy recovers fully on its own, then we will see interest rates rise to where the market directly affects the pricing as opposed to government intervention.

As long as the U.S. economy keeps moving along into positive economic territory, then we‘ll see interest rates rise even further than that.

This could be the end of this low interest rate ride.

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4x2 or 4x4 Easy Lower & Lift Tailgate

310hp-380hp

Trailer Sway Control

4.6L or 5.7L

Fog Lights Chrome Rear Bumper Front Tow Hooks Navigation Front Skid Plate

20” Wheels Heated Power Mirrors

2013 Tundra Crewmax

5.7L 4x4 TRD OFFROAD

44,595 $292 $499

$

Bi-Weekly

Lease

Reclining Rear Seats

Star Safety System Transfer Case & Fuel Tank Skid Plates

up to 26MPG

Standard Tow Package up to 10,100lbs Towable

SAVE up to $9,000.00

on select in-stock Tundras

Vehicle not exactly as illustrated see dealer for details. Vehicle payments include factory to dealer freight, dealer preparation and block heater, carpet and all-season mats. A full tank of gas on delivery is standard. Finance payments include GST, lease payments are plus GST. 2013 Tundra Crewmax TRD DY5F1T BA Selling Price $47,075 48 month 20,000 kms/year lease - $5000 down. Buyout at lease end $19,804 Amount financed $42,338 at 1.9% Cost of borrowing $2351 72 month finance - $5000 down. Amount financed $44,533 @ .9% Cost of borrowing $1222. Features shown are available, not necessarily included in advertised model or pricing. See dealer for full details.

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