Red Deer Advocate, July 11, 2013

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THE NEW FACE OF LEARNING Four schools in region under construction

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CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

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THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013

Chopper to hunt Hwy 2 speeders BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Speeders along Hwy 2 now have more to worry about than police cars with radar guns. Airborne RCMP members and sheriffs will augment traffic enforcement along Alberta’s busiest corridor with a helicopter. RCMP K Division traffic Supt. Howard Eaton said

25 sheriffs and RCMP members are trained in aerial enforcement techniques. “It’s another tool in the toolbox for us,” said Eaton. “We have laser, we have radar, we have patrol cars and those are all good, but this (helicopter) is one more thing.” The hope is that it is one more way to make drivers think a little more about how fast they travel. Another course to get more officers trained in this type of traffic enforcement is slated for later in July.

The three-day course has one day of in-class training going over the theory, much of it math-based. Over the next two days, the officers get applied training. “They spend two days in the aircraft and they actually do intercepts and we pull cars over and do the whole spiel,” said Eaton.

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Change of heart results in more charges against man accused of child abuse

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BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF New charges have been laid against a Red Deer man accused of beating his girlfriend and abusing her two children. The 25-year-old suspect, whose name is withheld to protect the identities of his alleged victims, was released from custody on Wednesday pending further court proceedings. The suspect was arrested on June 16, 2012, by Red Deer City RCMP who were called to reports that a man was kicking a little boy while outside a home in the Glendale subdivision. Investigators say they found a six-year-old boy smeared in feces, which was later determined to be from a diaper he had been made to wear. The child was taken to hospital with numerous injuries, including burns on his arms and damage to the corneas of both eyes. In Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday, Crown prosecutor Maurice Collard said the child’s mother has now come forward with additional information that she had previously withheld. Collard said the mother originally supported her boyfriend and recanted statements given at the outset of the investigation, but has recently changed her mind and provided investigators with sufficient evidence to lay further charges. As a result, the original charges of assault and assault with a weapon have been replaced by a much longer list of charges, including multiple counts of assault with a weapon, assault, uttering threats and making death threats.

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The donkeys are ready for their close-up at the Sunny Brook Farm Museum. This Saturday there’s a special Canadian Heritage Breeds Poultry Show at the farm (4701-30 Street). The show runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Red Deer Airport lands daily flights to Calgary Red Deer Airport is now connected to the rest of the world. Air Canada announced on Wednesday that it will offer three scheduled daily flights from the Red Deer Airport to Calgary International Airport, starting in September. Passengers will fly in an 18-seat Beechcraft 1900D operated by Air Georgian under the Air Canada Express brand. RJ Steenstra, CEO of Red Deer Airport, said the announcement is a tremendous enhancement business and leisure air travel opportunities for Central

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Alberta. He said the fares are competitive, and passengers have the bonus of being close to home and will not have to pay for parking at the Red Deer Airport. “Red Deer is now linked to the rest of the world through the Air Canada system and their partners,” said Steenstra. “It’s pretty exciting news to now link Red Deer to Toronto. Red Deer to Shanghai. Red Deer to Frankfurt.” The airport will move from eight departures a week to 30 departures a week with the new service. Northwestern Air also offers flights to Kelowna, Fort McMurray and Abbotsford out of Red Deer Airport. The Air Canada Express flights will depart Red

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Deer for Calgary at 5:30 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 2:10 p.m. Return flights from Calgary are scheduled for 8:45 a.m., 1:20 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. “They were structured to have everybody connect onto other Air Canada flights to other further destinations in the most convenient ways,” said Steenstra. Steenstra said this is a starting point and eventually down the road more flights could be added. Flights are available for purchase now at www. aircanada.com and through travel agents. As an example of rates, a one-way fare including taxes from Red Deer to Halifax is $334 and a fare from Red Deer to Vancouver is $188. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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REGULATOR APPROVES OILSANDS EXPANSION

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Alberta’s energy regulator has recommended approval of Shell Canada’s plan to expand oilsands production, even though it acknowledges the environmental impacts will likely be severe and ‘irreversible.’ A3

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