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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Mystery of 13-year disappearance haunts local family Trevor Angell’s family headed to Nevada to continue search

BY SHERRI ZICKEFOOSE CALGARY HERALD Special to the Red Deer Express The following is part two of a two-part series about a Central Alberta man who disappeared 13 years ago. His parents, who live in Delburne, continue to search for answers in the case. Last week’s story left off with Trevor’s family arriving in Nevada to search for him.

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n Primm, Nevada, records show that Trevor’s debit card was used nine times to make withdrawals until 4 a.m. Sept. 23, 2000. Teresa (his wife at the time) learned that his paycheque had been drained from their account.

Trevor’s parents Pat and Jim knew Primm well - as truckers themselves they’d stayed at the large roadside casino and hotel.

The busy gambling town is a friendly one.

But back in 1987, a seven-year-old boy was found murdered after vanishing from Whiskey Pete’s video arcade. The body of Alexander Harris was discovered under a trailer one month later. He had been strangled.

Pat started her search at the casino’s cafe. Susanna, a waitress, remembered serving Trevor. She was off the day he went missing. But another waitress recalled Trevor stopping in Sept. 23 at 10 a.m.

He’d ordered oatmeal. He paid and tipped with pocket change.

Somebody said Trevor looked sick, bent over and holding his stomach. He’d been seen lying in the parking lot, asking for help. He seemed disoriented.

They called hospitals and clinics. Pat even called the Salvation Army to see if her son had sought shelter there. No one had seen him.

In the cafe, Pat sat across a table from Susanna, holding her hands.

“Do you think he’s dead?” the waitress asked.

“No, but maybe close to it,” Pat told her.

They piled into a rental car and searched near the dam. At night they followed rough roads toward the lights from drilling sites.

They called out his name, their voices carrying across the sand.

“We did scary things, we were told we’d get shot because there are diamond mines out there,” she said. “You’d do anything when you’re looking for someone.”

A private detective agency ad in the local newspaper caught Pat’s eye. The young man they sent spoke with the truckers who had come to pick up Trevor’s rig.

When Pat asked Trevor’s company for information, they said it was now a family matter. The company’s dispatcher told

Pat she believed Trevor had a gambling problem. “It always seems like we run up against brick walls.”

On Oct. 4, Pat and Jim flew home. After draining days of talking to strangers and searching a desert notorious for swallowing secrets, they had no answers.

The detective agency followed up with a phone call. A monsoon was expected to hit Las Vegas any day. That meant flash floods. Bodies wash up.

“Now we can help you,” the investigator said.

Pat thought about the young man she remembered as barely helpful, armed with flyers, and the $700 she’d already paid.

“I told him we’ve paid you all we’re going to pay you.”

Both Pat and Trevor’s wife hoped for updates from police.

“I did everything I could. I kept writing and phoning people. It just fizzles right out.”

But except for Trevor’s case airing on the television show America’s Most Wanted in 2005, the search hit a dead end. Rumours of sightings never panned out. Psychics’ tips placed Trevor anywhere from Leduc to the beaches of Acapulco.

“I’ve had people ask what’s worse: the death or the missing? The missing is a little easier because you have hope. If you have no hope it’s the hardest,” she said.

The cold case remains open, but police remain doubtful it will be resolved any time soon.

“It’s not going anywhere,” said Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Det. Dan Holley.

“I think Trevor Angell is still out there.

I don’t think he’s in distress or someplace where he can’t defend himself or speak for himself. I think it’s his choice to fall off the earth in America,” he said.

“I suspect he’s still out there somewhere walking and talking, just for whatever reason, not interested in talking to his family.

We get a lot of that. I’m sure everybody does.

“I don’t have any evidence to show that.

But when you do this enough, you get a pretty good feel of how people behave.”

Holley, a 30-year veteran, says a U.S. national DNA database holds 40,000 sets of unidentified human remains. About 4,000 bodies and bones are discovered each year.

“His DNA is in our national database, which is illegal to do here in America, but we’ve got a way we can work around it. We have a lot of Canadian citizens whose DNA is in our national database.”

A strange feeling washes over Pat now and again. Once, while driving her rig through North Dakota in the 1990s, another trucker in the passing lane slowed to

HOLDING ONTO HOPE - Trevor Angell was 28 at the time of his disappearance from Primm, Nevada, on Sept. 22, 2000. However, parents Jim and Pat Angell of Delburne haven’t stopped Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express searching for him.

smile and wave. It was Trevor.

Pat is holding out hope that Trevor will surprise her again.

“He should appear. When he was a teenager, it didn’t matter what time dinner was, he’d walk in the door just in time. Now it’s 13 years, and not a peep. It drives me crazy sometimes.”

The disappearance also took its toll on Teresa, who searched desperately for her missing husband with Pat. After a year, she applied for a divorce and moved away to raise their son.

She has since remarried, and her husband legally adopted Trevor’s son. They have a wonderfully close relationship, Teresa said. “Trevor was my first love. He’ll always have a special place in my heart,” said Teresa, who still lives in Calgary.

“I just got to that point where I knew my son deserved a normal life.”

The 15-year-old boy proudly has his learner’s license and aims to become a firefighter, she said.

Amid all the changes to her life, Teresa has kept the same cellphone number all these years, hoping Trevor or a tipster who saw the missing person posters will call.

“I’ve never changed it. I don’t ever want to be blamed for not getting the information. I’d never be able to live with that.”

Pat and Jim are estranged from their grandson, who they haven’t seen since he was three. Pat was startled by what she saw in a recent photograph.

“He bears quite a resemblance. He has the same kind of smile. He has the same eyebrows and the same build.”

Recently, the dog Pat bought for her son’s homecoming became sick. She had to have Dude put down a few weeks ago.

“The dog we got for Trevor lasted 13 and a half years,” she said.

“I guess I’m still hoping for that miracle, divine intervention. There’s nothing more I can do.”

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Council updated on process of landing Winter Games

BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express This week, City council heard the latest steps that have been taken to secure Red Deer as the location for the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

The Red Deer 2019 Canada Winter Games Bid committee has submitted a technical bid package, bringing Red Deer closer to becoming the home of the Games.

“The Canada Winter Games is a celebration of youth, sport, culture and community,� said Shelley Gagnon, recreation, parks and culture manager. “While the primary reason to host the games is to contribute to sport and athlete development, it’s also about community development and pride. “The Games also provide a unique opportunity to leverage federal and provincial capital contributions

for the development of physical legacies or facilities. These are a long-term investment for our residents to enjoy for years to come.�

The Canada Winter Games is slated for February of 2019, and will either be held in Red Deer or Lethbridge.

A host community can expect to accommodate 3,600 athletes, coaches and managers; 1,500 technical representatives and ofďŹ -

cials; 450 media and broadcast personnel and 25,000 visitors over the 17-days of competition.

The opportunity to host these Games comes to the province every 20 years – the last time Alberta had the opportunity was 1995 when Grande Prairie was selected. In 1975, the honours went to Lethbridge.

The economic beneďŹ t is also signiďŹ cant, she said, pointing out that the 2011 host city of Halifax saw a

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After the technical phase, communities vying for the Games will enter the Bid Evaluation Phase of the process. Final bid proposals are due to the Canada Games Bid Evaluation Committee by the end of May. “The tour in June by the Bid Evaluation Committee is also a critical piece in our evaluation journey,� said Gagnon. “This is our opportunity to showcase our City and demonstrate our ability to host the best games ever.

We need our entire community to be engaged. We want to line the streets and host a huge party to show the Canada Games Council that Red Deer is ready. “Red Deer is ready and we have a strong bid.�

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Gagnon said the committee has entered the Technical Review Phase of the competitive process to get the games in Red Deer, and they have successfully submitted their technical package to the Canada Games Council.

The comprehensive host community bid submission is due May 30. “We are very excited to show everything Red Deer has to offer to make the 2019 games an exceptional games experience.�

Red Deer has also received an ofďŹ cial logo from the Canada Games Council. This logo signiďŹ es that Red Deer has now been recognized as an ofďŹ cial bid community that is bidding for the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

And during the ďŹ rst week of February, the Canada Games Technical Review Committee will come to Red Deer for a day and tour the core sport and non-sport venues. “They will visit to conďŹ rm the information they received in the bid document, to ask, probe and ask questions, and have the opportunity to touch, see and feel the venues and our proposed plans.â€?

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Warren Fertig to be sentenced in March

BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express A former teacher and local businessman who admitted to raping a student in the 70s will be sentenced in March.

Warren Fertig, 73, pleaded guilty to one count of rape in Red Deer court last year. His trial was held last Friday. The Red Deer businessman was initially charged in September 2011.

The charge stems from May 2010 when Red Deer RCMP initiated an investigation into a historic sexual assault after receiving a complaint.

Fertig, who was a teacher at Riverglen School at the time, had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student between 1975 and 1977. The female student was 12-years-old when the relations started and 15 when it ended. Fertig was aged 35 when the offenses began and was 37 when they ended.

The victim, who cannot be named due to a publication ban, read a victim impact statement in court as part of the trial on Friday. “My childhood was stripped from me. My childhood was stolen. I was naive and vulnerable,� she said, adding she was not only a student of Fertig’s when the offences occurred, but she also babysat for his family during that time as well. “He raped me for

three long years.�

She added Fertig would drive her to either a farmer’s ďŹ eld or park in an alley where he would sexually assault her. “I felt tainted and dirty. He would remind me not to tell anyone and would repeatedly ask me if I told anyone,â€? she said. “I never said anything. I always tried to repress my memories.â€?

She added she decided to come forward with the allegations in recent years after her mother passed away. “After my mother passed away I knew it was time to deal with this. I had to trust I was doing the right thing and that justice would prevail,� she said.

Meanwhile, Fertig also addressed the court. “I chose to enter a guilty plea so people that I hurt would not hurt anymore. I admit to the wrongdoing I perpetuated some 35 years ago,� he said, adding he hopes there will be consideration taken as to how he has lived his life the past 35 years when a sentence is handed down.

Crown Prosecutor Jason Snider is asking that a sentence between two to four years to be served in a penitentiary be given, while defense lawyer Alain Hepner is asking for a conditional sentence.

Fertig will return to court on March 21 for sentencing.

COLLAPSE - The old Sylvan Lake arena collapsed early Monday morning. Several beams fell in, the back wall was blown out Steve Dills/Sylvan Lake News and the ice surface was completely littered with snow and debris. No one was injured in the incident.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

SPCA launches new therapy program

BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express

BUILDING FROSTY - The Shaw TV crew teamed up with the Red Deer and District Food Bank in City Hall Park recently as part of a national competition called #BuildFrosty. Lex Engel, Melanie Timms, Siobhan Baker, Amanda Allen, Shaw TV personality and Red Deer Express sports writer Jim Claggett, Jonna Semple and Kyle Polanski constructed their Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express Frosty.

The Red Deer and District SPCA is launching a new program aimed at allowing people and their pets to give back to the community.

The K9 Community Outreach Pet Visitation Program will allow owners and their pets to visit community facilities.

An information session for anyone interested in volunteering for the program will be held on Jan. 23 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the SPCA. Those wishing to attend

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“The benefits of pet visitation are very well documented and we’re looking at any interactions with companion animals that provide those positive health results which could be seen in seniors’ care centres, hospitals, in long-term care centres and any other community agencies where there may be a need,” said Arminnie Good, SPCA volunteer coordinator.

“Down the road we are also looking to add schools and potentially an SPCA reading program to that as well.”

She added the organization is looking for volunteers who are committed to giving back to their community and who have a good relationship with their companion animal.

“We are looking for people who are interested in working together with that companion animal to help provide some visitation services – so some social interaction, or simply just some time with the animal that would benefit the people that are in those situations.

“They don’t have to necessarily be outgoing, they do need to be willing to visit with people and bring a different aspect of community involvement in those longer term or resident-type facilities,” said Good.

She added the hope is to also provide a drop-in visitation session at the SPCA as well.

“People who are living

independently but who would benefit from that type of socialization would have a chance to come to us.”

Good said those interested would go through an evaluation test with their pet.

“We do the evaluation in groups of four so that we can see the dog interact not only with other people but with other dogs as well,” she said.

If chosen, Good said it would be hoped that the volunteer would commit to about one to two hours per week.

Tara Hellewell, executive director of the Red Deer SPCA said the organization is excited about the new initiative.

“This program supports the strategic community focus that our humane society has taken since moving into the new facility in 2010.

“We continue to add to our human support services to ensure that we are the leaders in human/animal relationship building and progressive partners with community agencies that serve the most vulnerable members of our society,” she said.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

OPINION City garbage woes Not only have Red Deerians been dealing with extreme snowfall in the past recent months making it tough to get around the City despite the municipality’s best efforts, now citizens are facing garbage issues as regular pickups have been delayed throughout Red Deer. This could possibly drag on until the spring months.

This past winter has been one for the books, with the amount of snow we have gotten (about 125 cms to date), and with the amount of hassle the snow has brought as well.

Week after week frustrations continue to mount in the community and we as well as City Hall are certainly hearing it from citizens.

Back to the garbage issue. Red Deerians have been asked this week to put their garbage for pickup on the curb in front of their homes on their garbage day. Seventy per cent of Red Deer homes have their garbage regularly picked up in the back.

The reason for this the City says is because garbage trucks are having a tough time getting up and down the alleys as the weather continues to warm up and the snow becomes soft. Meanwhile, many alleys in the City seem just fine with small vehicles able to navigate their way through. And with the warmer temperatures of late, the

situation has improved even more.

Not only is this inconvenient for most homeowners in Red Deer, it will also prove to be interesting as the City moves throughout residential areas plowing streets to grade and leaving large windrows on the side of the even numbered houses.

Now, where are those residents supposed to put their garbage?

It will also be interesting to see if the garbage trucks can get through the residential areas that have already been plowed. With vehicles parking on the cleared side of the street and with the windrow on the other, streets are often now down to one lane – and a tight one at that. Add in the fact that some residents are parking on the windrow side and a small car can barely get through never mind a large truck.

Our suggestion to this headache?

Plow the back alleys down to grade if they are that much of a problem.

We think citizens would understand and appreciate avoiding this frustration.

Red Deerians pay for a service and expect a certain level of service. We think plowing the alleys would be the answer.

At some point, the excuse of extreme snow goes too far. We all know we’ve had record snowfall – and we are all dealing with the impact of that.

Winter snowfalls – it’s all in how we view it Snow, like beauty, is definitely in the eye of the beholder.

There are many different emotions and reactions related to snow. Today, as I sit in my pyjamas in my warm house watching the flakes come down it is almost soothing. If I had to drive through it for hours, my feelings would be very different.

This winter’s snowfall has brought many feelings about snow to the surface.

The responses depend strictly on what you do or where you are. Again, it’s all in how you look at it. For instance, to a Kindergarten teacher it means an extra 20 minutes dressing and undressing children before and after each recess and at

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To a child, the large fluffy snowflakes they catch on their tongues, are pure magic!

To a driver it means white knuckles, clenched teeth, and supreme concentration while driving through the blizzard.

To a snowman it is literally life making!

To a chocolate lab, they feel snow was designed

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completely for their enjoyment. They are overcome with excitement to be able to roll and play in the new fallen snow.

To a chocolate lab owner, they are frozen because the darn dog wants to go out non-stop and play in the new fallen snow!

To a homeowner it makes them completely exhausted after shovelling the heavy snow from the walk and the driveway for the fourth time in a week.

To a homeowner with a snow blower, they feel manly and strong and have a triumphant smile when the job is done. They can also be the hero to many on the block.

To emergency workers who are exhausted from

numerous calls, they know it may jeopardize their ability to help those in need.

To a skier it makes their adrenalin run as they stand at the top of the mountain looking down at a clean, white palette knowing their tracks will be the first to make a pattern in the snow.

To a couple in love it is romantic to be cuddled under a blanket with a fire going, glass of wine in hand, looking out at the snow softly coming down.

To a couple not so much in love that same snow evokes glares and biting words about whose turn it is to shovel the walk or drive the kids to school.

To an owner of a snow removal company this means business! Keep the

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snow coming!

For the mayor and council it is a constant thorn in their sides and they realize that when it comes to snow, they are damned if they do and damned if they don’t!

To a traveller on their way to a sunny, warm locale away from the snow they feel they have brilliantly out smarted Mother Nature.

To a traveller who is stranded by a snowstorm in an airport on the way back from their hot holiday, they feel snow again has got the upper hand and has left them exhausted beyond belief.

They watch the snow cause havoc around them while they can only dream about lying down in their

own perfect bed.

To a traveller who is stranded by a snowstorm in an airport on their way to a hot holiday they are totally frustrated and willing to pay or do almost anything to catch a flight to anywhere as long as it doesn’t have snow!

Snow, like many things in life, is all in how we view it. Sometimes we just need to see it from a different point of view.

Maybe instead of shovelling my walk today, I will use that snow to make life in the form of a snowman!

It will give me exercise, give me a fine man to talk to who won’t talk back, give the neighbours something to laugh at, and give me another way to look at snow.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

City council approves annual operating budget

BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express

City council approved the 2014 operating budget last week with a recom-

mended 3.93% tax increase.

The operating budget totals $305 million.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Notice is hereby given that at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, the Council of Red Deer County will consider the following bylaw.

AMENDMENT TO LAND USE BYLAW 2006/6 Bylaw No. 2014/2.01 to redesignate Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 082-0598, NW 27-37-25-4 consisting of 2.02 hectares (5 acres) from Country Residential District “R-1” to Agricultural District “Ag” as indicated below:

The public may inspect: - a copy of the proposed bylaw - Land Use Bylaw No. 2006/6 by visiting our website at www.rdcounty.ca or at the County office located at 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta, during regular office hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MONDAY through FRIDAY.

MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION DECISIONS On the 21st day of January, 2014, under provisions of the Land Use Bylaw 2006/6, Red Deer County Municipal Planning Commission issued decisions approving the following applications: Permitted Use SW of PENHOLD 1. Candor Developments Corp. – 29.43-metre front yard setback relaxation for the location of an existing, partially constructed dwelling on Unit 1, Plan 082-2160, NE 21-36-28-4 (Antler Hill Equestrian Estates).

Discretionary Use RED DEER 1. Westridge Cabinets – location of three freestanding signs with a 3.6-metre relaxation to the minimum distance between the bottom of the sign and grade on Lot 6, Blk 3, Plan 042-0838, NE 29-37-27-4 (Gasoline Alley West).

West of BOWDEN 2.

Red Deer County – five-year extension for an existing sand and gravel pit operation on SE 34-34-4-5 (Byers Morton Pit).

DECISIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY The subject land is located approximately 1 mile south of Hwy 595 on the east side of Hwy 816.

The permitted and discretionary uses and other matters presently applicable to “Ag” and “R-1” districts are contained in the Red Deer County Land Use Bylaw No. 2006/6.

A PUBLIC HEARING prior to further consideration of the proposed bylaw WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, County Office, 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta (west of Hwy 2 on 32 Street / C&E Trail Overpass).

The hearing will be conducted under the chairmanship of the County Mayor for the purpose of hearing comments on the proposed bylaw.

The hearing will be informal with persons wishing to speak being recognized through the Chair. Presenters will be requested to state their name and address for the record.

If you prefer to submit comments on this bylaw in writing, the information you provide may be made public, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

On the 17th day of January, 2014, under provisions of the Land Use Bylaw 2006/6, the Development Authority issued a decision approving the following application: Permitted Use West of RED DEER 1. R. & C. Henning. – 1.35-metre side yard setback relaxation for an existing dwelling on Lot 1, Blk 2, Plan 922-0786, NW 34-38-28-4 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 and 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.

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services to our residents, all while maintaining quality of life,” said Mayor Tara Veer.

The City requires a 3.93% increase in overall municipal tax revenue to implement the approved budget.

For a home with an average assessment value change and which is assessed at $300,000 for the 2014 tax year, this equates to an increase of $68.04 for the year 2014, or $5.67 per month.

The new tax rate will be set later this spring. That tax rate will then be combined with the education tax rate to help determine how much property tax residents will pay. An assessed property value is multiplied by the property tax rate to determine a resident’s property tax bill.

“We know safety is a priority for residents, both on the roads and in terms of personal safety, and the investments included in this budget are a step towards increasing the overall safety of our community.”

Some of the key budget initiatives include the RCMP member fee agreement, police member and municipal employee resourcing and changes to the level of service for snow removal. In both the capital and operating budgets, the investment in core services like roads and safety were a priority. Council also voted for higher standards of service when it comes to snow and ice control – a $1.7 million increase to the operating budget this year and in 2015. More equipment for snow removal, for a cost

of $2.1 million, will also be added in time for next winter to ensure crews can meet the new standards.

Changes include increased plowing on residential streets. Crews will complete a surface plow (leaving a 5 cm snow pack) four times each season if necessary. All residential streets will be completed within five days, and windrows will be left on either side of the streets. The trigger for a surface plow will be 10 cm.

Council also approved the recommendation to plow back lanes up to three times per season if necessary as well. For collector roadways, which includes bus routes, council increased the number of plows per season from one to four. The targeted completion for these roadways will be 20 days with the trigger being 10 cms of snow.

As for commercial and industrial areas, plowing will be increased there as well. Council voted in favour of plowing these areas up to three times a year with targeted completion within five days. Windrows will be left in these areas and the trigger for plowing is a snowpack of 15 cms.

In addition, as part of the operating debate council approved a number of cost saving and revenue generation initiatives including a reduction in consultant fees, conference and travel expenses, and a cessation of firewood supply in Red Deer parks. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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en per cent increase over 2010 and we were glad to see that level of involvement recognizing that there is a generous opportunity for improvement there.”

Also, council had agreed to increase the number of advance voting days from three to five. Advance vote attendance represented 11.06% of voter turnout.

“Advance voting is gaining in popularity – it actually doubled from 2010.”

McDougall also pointed to the question that was included on the ballot regarding how voters felt about introducing a ward system to Red Deer.

“We recognize that we

During this week’s meeting, City council heard analysis about last fall’s municipal election.

“This report is intended to provide an overview of many of the processes and activities that were related to the election,” said Frieda McDougall, legislative services manager. “This review provides a framework for our planning for the 2017 election.”

Voter turnout for the Oct. 21, 2013 election was 31.81% - a significant increase from the 2010 turnout of 24.8%, said McDougall. “It’s a sev-

are a growing community, and this is probably something we will have to review every few election cycles,” she said.

“This is the first time that a question has been placed on the ballot since 1998 – at that time the question was with respect to VLTs,” she said.

Another key aspect of the election was a focus on

student involvement.

Central Middle School donated the use of their gym for two days, and more than 280 election officers were given an orientation to their role and then provided with all the material and equipment to conduct an election. Voting stations were set up, prepared and opened to receive electors.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

A look back to the mild winter of 1903-1904 Weather is always a popular topic in Alberta. This is likely due to that fact that there are such frequent changes, sometimes on a daily or even hourly basis.

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While most stories involve heavy snowfalls or brutally cold temperatures, the winter weather in Central Alberta is not always horrible. There have been some exceptionally mild winters, particularly the one in 1903-1904.

After generally cold and dry conditions in the 1890s, the weather turned much warmer and wetter around

the turn of the century. In 1900, there was insufficient snow on the ground to allow sleighing until Jan. 24.

The snow that fell did not last long. By the middle of March, it was reported that there was no snow on the ground from Red Deer to the American border.

Tom Wells of the Horn Hill district was able to start disking his fields on March 22. Seeding commenced on April 12 and many local farmers were finished by the beginning of May. The ice on the Red Deer River went out very early on April 3. Unfortunately, it took the Gaetz Avenue traffic bridge with it, as the bridge had been allowed to fall into poor repair.

The weather kept getting better with each succeeding year.

In September 1903, there was a little bit of snow in mid-September. However, it was warm enough that the snow was soon gone.

Hard frosts did not set in until late October. Even then, daytime temperatures were generally above

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Cold weather did not set in until the second week of January. However, again, the temperatures were mild compared to most Central Alberta winters. There were a few days when the thermometer dipped to -20C. There were other days when the temperature rose to 8C or 9C. There is an old photo of some of the Bower family, out in their shirtsleeves in January, in their hayfield on the south side of Red Deer.

There was a bit of snow around the middle of Janu-

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ary. It was light enough that people commented that it was difficult to get around in a sleigh. Nevertheless, Red Deer Town council passed the first by-law requiring residents and business owners to keep the sidewalks in front of their property cleared of snow.

As often happens, there was a noticeable fall of snow in the third week of March during a spring snowstorm. While this provided some welcome moisture for the local farmers, again the snow did not last long. Soon, the weather was so warm that the ice went out on the Red Deer River on April 6. Fortunately, this time, the Gaetz Avenue

traffic bridge stayed put.

With warm winters such as the one in 1903-1904, people began to think that Central Alberta had a generally mild climate. Since so many people in Red Deer and area were newcomers, they did not have much experience to indicate otherwise.

However, Alberta weather always soon eliminates any misconceptions. The winter of 1906-1907 started in the early fall. Temperatures in mid-winter plunged to -50C and remained there for several days. The cold and snowy weather did not end until early May. People quickly learned how brutal an Alberta winter could be.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

United Way announces campaign’s milestone achievement

BY JENNA SWAN Red Deer Express United Way of Central Alberta reached a milestone this past week as they announced their latest campaign has raised over $2.2 million.

United Way volunteers, supporters and staff gathered recently for the announcement of the success of their ‘Superheroes for Change’ campaign.

“The achievement announced today tells us that the sharpened focus we have set for the United Way organization is resonating with both campaign donors and volunteers,” said Robert Mitchell, CEO of United Way Central Alberta.

“It’s a clear sign that our community is committed to long-term social change. “ The $2.2 million raised is $86,126 over last year’s total.

“United Way has come a long way from being the umbrella fundraiser of yesteryear,” added Mitchell. “Today’s United Way is about addressing the root causes of social problems and bringing people together around the solutions.”

United Way’s 2013 Campaign Co-Chairs, Dustin Sundby and Buck Buchanan believe that the success of the campaign is due to the development of new business, building stronger connections with organizations running work place campaigns, as well as the Leadership Matching Challenges which took place at various companies and organizations.

“Overall, it’s the generosity of the community and the people who are willing to step forward for their neighbours, friends, and colleagues to make this a great place to live,” said Buchanan.

“By giving so generously in 2013, Central Albertans

have shown that they care and want to continue to have lasting impact that benefits us all.”

Sundby, regional managing partner at MNP, added that the United Way is “Very proud of this accomplishment” in exceeding their goals.

“We had a great team in place, but we would not have been able to reach this milestone without every single workplace, organization and individual that believes and supports in United Way,” said Sundby.

The event also recognized a number of local supporters who were presented with awards. The top three contributors were Nova Chemicals, DOW/MEGlobal and Shell Canada.

Community Builders Awards were also given to Ineos, Bank of Montreal, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Worley Parsons Cord and Calfrac Well Services. jswan@reddeerexpress.com

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

CITY BRIEFS METER READER ACCESS The City of Red Deer is asking for the public’s assistance in clearing snow for meter readers to access residential electric meters and water meter remotes. This will aid in facilitating accurate readings and for meter reader safety.

Meters and remotes are generally located on the back of homes, but placement will vary.

GARBAGE AND RECYCLING UP FRONT Starting this week, all garbage and recycling in Red Deer will be picked up in front of people’s homes for the first time, in an effort to restore the City’s usual level of service.

On their regular collection day, residents are asked to set out their garbage and recycling in front of their homes instead of in lanes/ back alleys.

The City will route contracted garbage and recycling trucks through neighbourhoods according to the usual collection schedule, but those trucks will avoid back lane pickup and collect garbage in front of homes.

“This snowfall has affected our ability to maintain an adequate level of service for garbage and recycling pickup,” said Janet Whitesell, waste superintendent with the City

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Children who get a new library card, or switch their old card to the new one, have the opportunity to enter a contest to win an Apple iPad Mini, on which they can load children’s e-books, e-audiobooks, children’s magazines from Zinio

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Children’s Library cards are free, but require parent or guardian identification.

Local children’s entertainer Caleb Cameron will get hands clapping and toes tapping, and there will be cake, stories, puppets and crafts at both branches of Red Deer Public Library.

RAINBOW READER CAMPAIGN To celebrate Family Literacy Day and Red Deer Public Library’s Centennial year, RDPL is launching a Rainbow Reader campaign to encourage Red Deer children and their families to use the Library.

The campaign kicks off during an event at both branches of Red Deer Public Library Jan. 25th – two days before Family Literacy Day - and continues throughout the year.

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of Red Deer. “As a result, we are temporarily adapting how we collect our garbage and recyclables in order to satisfy our customers and meet their needs.”

Currently, about 30% of residential households receive front collection while the remaining 70% receive garbage and recycling pickup in back lanes/alleys. Front collection will continue until further notice, but is expected to follow through to the spring.

“We have never before been forced to change waste collection to front pickup across the city, but we are asking residents to work with us as we explore new ways to restore our usual level of service during this challenging winter,” said Whitesell.

Residents with questions can consult the attached Q&A backgrounder, visit www.reddeer.ca or call The Blue Line at 403-340-2583.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Audiologist, Dr. Towers, Returns to Practice in Red Deer Dr. Towers, you’ve been an Audiologist in Red Deer since 2003. Where are you returning from?

I’m glad you asked. You are correct. I helped hundreds, if not thousands, of Central Albertans with hearing difficulty from 20032009. In 2009, I was asked to join one of the world’s largest hearing aid manufacturers and became the Chief of Audiology for their Canadian branch. It was an opportunity I couldn’t refuse and it turned out to be a tremendous learning experience.

You are seeing patients in Red Deer again. How might that experience you mentioned benefit the people from Central Alberta?

I think it presents me with a set of knowledge and experiences that is tough to find. I spent a lot of time at the manufacturer’s world headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was my job to bring back technical knowledge and research from Denmark to the Canadian hearing health care providers. So I learned a tremendous amount about how hearing aids are made, why they can be so expensive and what goes into research, development and production of hearing aids. On top of that, I got to travel to hundreds of other Audiology clinics across Canada to teach them about the technology. The best part is I got to learn from them as much as they learned from me. So overall, there is no doubt, that these are experiences that can’t be gained in Universities and Colleges and are really unique in Canada, let alone Alberta.

It seems like the world of hearing clinics and hearing aids

has changed a lot. Is it just me or are there a lot of new clinics?

It has changed a lot, for a couple of reasons. The first would be that some clinics are now owned by manufacturers. Obviously those clinics have an interest in what technology they might recommend.

Secondly, the baby boomers change everything as they have in every industry since WWII. They have influenced industries from diapers, to minvans. It just so happens now that that age group is getting to the point where a reduction in hearing is becoming a reality.

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So how is someone supposed to decide where they should go for help?

I always tell my patients that who you see is more important than what you get. You should strongly consider choosing to see an Audiologist, specifically. More importantly though, you should think of your choice in hearing care as a relationship with your Audiologist, rather than a retail sale. Yes we pay for hearing aids in Alberta so it feels like retail, but it is health care and whomever you see should make you feel that way. You should not feel like you are being sold something, but rather, that you are being cared for as you would at the dentist or optometrist. Something we strive for at HearWell Audiology Clinics is honesty, integrity and trust. I’d like you to trust that I will do everything in my power to help you hear better and resolve any concerns. You should also ask about warranties and service plans. We offer you 5 year warranties through our Peace of Mind Guarantee, which includes batteries and office visits. Simply put, we believe in complete and thorough care.

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Red Deer Emergency Services responded to a structure fire at Halliburton located in Edgar Industrial Close just after 9 a.m on Jan 19.

The fire was contained to a laboratory within the building and was quickly extinguished. Crews remained on scene to clean up a small amount of hazardous material as a result of the fire.

There were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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not successful in locating or leaving with any valuables.

Anyone with information that may assist the police in identifying this suspect is asked to call Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

RCMP LOOK FOR SUSPECT Red Deer City RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a break-in at the TD Bank at 5001 - 19 St. Several images of the suspect were captured by video surveillance.

At 7 a.m. on Jan. 13, Red Deer City RCMP were called to attend a reported break and enter at the TD Bank.

The break-in occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. when the suspect pried open the door separating the ATM from the rest of the bank, setting off the security alarm. The suspect moved through the bank but was

SUSPECT SOUGHT Red Deer City RCMP is requesting the public’s help in identifying a suspect in two separate thefts that occurred in the afternoon and evening of Dec. 22 in Red Deer. In both thefts, images of the suspect were captured by video surveillance.

At 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 22, a male entered the Husky gas station located at 3929 39 St. The male collected beverages and asked for cigarettes, then pretended to pay for them with a credit card. While the cashier was using the debit machine, the

suspect grabbed the bag of items and ran from the store.

He left the scene in a white truck that was parked next to one of the pumps.

Later the same day, at approximately 11 p.m., the same male suspect entered the Express 24 located at 88 Howarth St. He asked for a carton of cigarettes and attempted to pay for them with a debit card. When the card was declined, the male took the cigarettes and left the store, leaving the scene in a white Ford F-150 extended cab truck.

The suspect is described as about 5’11” tall with a slim build. He had facial hair and was wearing glasses.

Anyone with information that may assist the police in identifying this suspect is asked to call Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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That’s why the Canadian Cancer Society is asking the people of Red Deer and surrounding communities to volunteer their time and vehicles to ensure local patients always have a ride to and from treatment appointments at the Central Alberta Cancer Centre.

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The Society intends to start arranging safe, reliable and free transportation for local patients in early February but needs a minimum of 20 volunteer drivers to do so. The program will serve cancer patients living in Red Deer, Lacombe, Blackfalds, Sylvan Lake and Innisfail.

These are long-term volunteer positions and drivers must have a reliable vehicle and be available at least one weekday per week. Volunteer drivers will be trained and are reimbursed for mileage.

“We’re asking the people of Red Deer and nearby communities to make a tremendous difference for cancer patients living in their community by becoming a volunteer driver today,” said Bell.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

fyi EVENTS Sheraton Celebrity Dance-off Gala in support of Big Brothers, Big Sisters runs April 4 but tickets go on sale Jan. 27. For tickets, call 403-348-8503 or drop by the Youth and Volunteer Centre at 4633 – 49th St. Seniors Monthly Luncheon Feb. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Fellowship Hall at Living Stones Church. $8. Pay at the door.

Bring neighbor or friend. The meeting features singer Crystal Taylor. Crystal Clear Ministries is an evangelical ministry whose goal is to glorify Christ through gospel music and the preaching of God’s word.

On Jan. 25, the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories Red Deer and Central Alberta office is hosting an East Coast Meets West Kitchen Party fundraiser. This party will celebrate the co-mingling of the East Coast and Alberta cultures with tasty bites of the best of both regions, a live auction, and singing-and-dancing music by Celtic trad band Chris Greve and Claymore. Tickets are available by contacting the Alzheimer Society at 403-342-0448.

On Jan. 25, ‘The Red Deer 40+ Singles Meetup’ is hosting an evening at The Lion’s Den Pub which is an Old English style pub. They will meet at 9 p.m. and enjoy good music from the jukebox and a drink in the pub’s cozy and warm atmosphere by the fire. Karaoke will commence at 10 p.m. This Old English Style Pub is the perfect place to meet new friends, and socialize with other singles from the group.

For more in-formation, or to join Red Deer 40+ Singles Meetup, please Google Red Deer Meetup.

Red Deer Table Tennis Club playing every Friday nights between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. in the Michener Recreation Centre gymna-sium. Drop in fee $10.

Con-tact Tom at 403-872-7222.

The Red Deer Chamber Singers has resumed its practice schedule in the New Year. 7 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church (12 Stanton St.) Prac-

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tices are hel held each Tuesday and will culminat culminate with the annual Spring Concert to be held at Sunnybrook United Church on May 24, commencing at 7 p.m.

For more information, contact Sadie Braun at 403-347-5166.

Real Men Sing Barber-shop! The Wild Rose Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus is a chorus for males of all ages who love to sing four-part a cappella harmony. We are a proud member of the Barbershop Harmony society providing entertainment at seniors’ lodges, hospitals and nu-merous community and private functions throughout the year. No experience is required, just a love to sing. Join us on Tuesday evening, rehearsals

A $250 donation to the CMHA purchases a spot in one of the clinics and a banquet ticket to the fund-raising gala on Feb. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel. A $400 donation to the CMHA purchases two spots and two gala tickets. Riders can purchase spots in as many clinics as they like, subject to availability. Separate gala tickets are $50 with all proceeds going to CMHA and CABIS. For registration, contact ride@berryarchitecture.ca.

Learn to foxtrot, two-step, polka, waltz, and more. Town and Country Dance Club has started dance les-sons. A Step Above Basic at 7 p.m. followed by Basic Social Dance at 8 p.m. Classes run for six weeks in Red Deer. Only $35

include piping in the haggis, the Red Deer Legion Pipe Band and more. Tickets are available from any member or the front desk of the Red Deer Legion for $30 per person and should be purchased in advance. For more information call Arnie MacAskill at 782-7183.

Travel Memories on Feb. 5 from 2-3:30 p.m. Red Deer Public Library Waskasoo Meeting Room.

Share some favourite travel anecdotes or get inspired by listening to others. Pictures welcome.

For more information, contact Donna Stewart at dstewart@rdpl. org or phone 403-346-2100.

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Berry Architecture is hosting an indoor cycling Wellness Day to raise funds for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and Central Al-berta Brain Injury Society (CABIS).

Pedaling begins for the event on Feb. 1 at 11:30 a.m. and wraps up at 4:15 p.m. The day will fea-ture two former pro-cyclists - Olympic and Tour de France star Tyler Hamilton and Canadian Alex Stieda, who was the first North American to lead the Tour de France. There will be four spin bike clinics, each running for an hour, at the Collicutt Centre throughout the day. Hamilton and Stieda will each lead two clinics. Twenty spin bikes will be available per session.

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per person. For more information and to pre-register please call Doug or Doris at 403-7283333 or email doris@airenet.com.

The ninth annual Spruce View Old Time Fiddle Jamboree and Dance runs Jan. 25 at the Spruce View Community Hall. A beef/ bun supper starts at 5:30 p.m.

Fiddlers from 7 to 9 p.m. with a dance to follow. Admission is $20 for adults – pre-schoolers and fiddlers free. Fiddlers are asked to pre-register early by calling Darwin at 403-986-2004 or Neil at 403-728-3798.

and local Chinese Community are 30/11/12 28/02/13 10:17 2:51 AM PM going to celebrate together this year. The event will be held on Jan. 31sth. The New Year banquet will be in the gathering area and Sound of Spring Gala will be in GYM one. Tickets are available at the front desk of Hunting Hills High School; $20 for the dinner and the show ticket will be $5 to $6 each. The show will be featuring on professional Chi Gong and Martial Arts, drumming and dramas, singing and dancing. All the teachers and students will be invited to attend this exciting and colorful New Year Celebration.

Robbie Burns’ Supper hosted by the Red Deer Legion Pipe Band Jan. 25 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Red Deer. Join us for cocktails from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by a traditional Robbie Burns supper: Turkey, roastit bubbly jock wi’ stuffin intilt, champit tatties & mashed neeps, gravy, haggis & apple pie. There will be a cash bar available. Special events

Live On Stage! Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School presents Dis-ney’s Beauty and the Beast. This ‘tale as old as time’ follows the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself imprisoned in the castle of a mysterious beast. With the assistance of the castle’s enchanted staff, a delightful and tender romance

develops between these two unlikely friends. This production features magical characters, wonderful sets and costumes, and unforgettable musical numbers. Be our guest on Jan. 31, Feb. 1-2, 6-7 at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Phone Community Programs at 403-324-1059.

Central Alberta Singles Dances runs Feb. 8, March 29, April 26, May 10, May 24, June 21, July 12, July 26, Aug. 16, Aug. 23, Aug. 30, Sept. 27, Oct. 18, Nov. 29, Dec. 13 and Dec. 27. Dances run at the Innisfail Legion Hall.

Doors open at 8 p.m., with music starting at 8:30 p.m. For informa-tion, call Elaine at 403341-7653 or Murray at 403-3578022. Everyone is welcome.

Daytime Documentaries run Feb. 12, 2-4:30 p.m. in the Red Deer Public Li-brary Snell Gallery Meeting Room. The featured docu-mentary this month will be: Age of Champions: Winning Never Gets Old. Follow five competitors who sprint. leap and swim for Gold at the U.S.A. National Senior Olympics. A discussion fa-cilitated by a staff member will follow. Everyone is welcome to attend this free program.

Thursday night dances continue at the Golden Circle at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $7. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call 403-346-3896, 403347-6165 or 403-986-7170.

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 wel-come. 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 scrabble Friday’s starting at 1 p.m. Drop in fee of $1.

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Week of January 22 - 29, 2014 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 wel-come anyone to take part. 403-346-7316.

SEMINARS Community programs is holding ‘gluten free cooking’ Feb. 1 and 8 at 3 p.m. ‘Your Will’ runs Jan. 30. For more information, visit www.rdpsd. ab.ca or call 403-342-1059.

Local residents wishing to kick their tobacco habits can access the tools and support needed to build a tobacco-free lifestyle when QuitCore, a free Alberta Health Services (AHS) to-baccocessation program, returns to the community next month. Led by trained cessation professionals, the QuitCore program teaches tobacco users how to de-velop a plan to quit while providing strategies to address recovery symptoms, manage stress and, ultimately, prevent relapse. The program also connects participants with others trying to quit. QuitCore will be offered from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., on seven consecutive Thursdays starting Jan. 23, in room 102 at Johnstone Community Health Centre, 300 Jordan Parkway.

Please call toll-free 1-866-710QUIT (7848) to register. More information is also available from www.albertaquits.ca.

Managing Anger Before It Manages You educational workshop – Thursdays, Jan. 23 to Feb. 13, 2014 – 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. $120/individual or $200/couple from same household. Register by call-ing 403-342-0339.

Shalom Counselling Centre wants to help parents maintain a close, supportive relationship through the inevitable changes when a baby enters the family.

Bringing Baby Home (BBH), a relationship workshop that gives parents a chance to learn

the realities of life when a baby enters the picture. In the BBH workshop, couples learn as much about taking care of one another as they do about caring for the baby. BBH also stresses the importance of fathers. Pam Nyrose, who will be facilitating workshops at the Red Deer Regional Hospital, is a Gottman Institute certified instructor for the Bringing Baby Home. The first workshop is in February but since enrolment is limited, interested couples are en-couraged to register soon. Workshop details can be found on Shalom Counselling Centre’s web site at www.shalomcounselling.com or by calling 403-342-0339.

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public. Attendance is limited to 15 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.

Taoist Tai Chi: experience a relaxing, holistic, low impact exercise. Beginner Classes times scheduled daytime: M/F – 11 a.m. to noon; Tue/Thur 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Evening: M/W 6-7 p.m. and Tues from 6 to 8 p.m. Continuing classes year-round sessions avail-able for those who have completed Beginners or who have learned Taoist Tai Chi in the past. Times scheduled for

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The annual general meet-ing (AGM) of the Central Music Festival Society (CMFS) will be held on Jan. 29 at The Elks Lodge, 6315 Horn St., Red Deer at 7 p.m.

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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

M/W 7:15-9 p.m. and Tue/Thur 10:30 a.m.- noon. Classes also available in Lacombe, Innisfail, and Rimbey. Please call for more information – 403 346 6772. Our new lo-cation is in Port O Call Centre AT #100 – 4419 50th Ave.

MEETINGS Red Deer Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society is holding their monthly meeting on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the L.D.S. church (3002 - 47th Ave. - Bower). Our speaker for the evening will be Michael Dawe talking about his new book Red Deer: The Memorable City. For more information, call Mary Joan at 403-346-3886.

The Red Deer Celiac Support Group will be resuming their regular meetings after the Christmas break. We hold our meeting the third Tuesday of the month at Sobeys South, 5211 – 52 St. in Red Deer. We offer information and support on celiac symptoms,

The MS Society of Central Alberta hosts a MOMS Group – a recreational based support group for moms diagnosed with MS or living with someone di-agnosed with MS who have young children. Monthly activities – locations vary.

For more information, email Brenda.anderson@mssociety. ca or call 403-346-0290

MS Society Central Chap-ter invites people living with MS to monthly eve-ning support groups. Topics will vary; January’s meet-ing will be a demonstration of standing and sitting Tai Chi. Meeting runs at the Port-o-Call Safeway Jan. 30th from 6 to 8:30 p.m. (regularly scheduled meet-ings will run the last Tues-day of the month and are usually occur at the MS So-ciety Office). A light supper will be provided. Please RSVP to Brenda.anderson@mssociety. ca or call 403-346-0290.

Legion Ladies Auxilary monthly meetings run the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Alberta Room, Red Deer Legion. If you require a ride, please call Harry - 403-598-5331 before noon on meet-ing day.

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CMFS has no formal membership require-ments. We encourage all those who have ideas to share and time to work on new strategies to ensure the successful continuation of the Central Music Festival to attend this meeting or make their views known by proxy.

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Are you having problems with someone else’s drinking?

We are an anonymous group of men and women who can offer encourage-ment and support. Call Al-Anon Family groups at 403-346-0320 for a list of meetings in Red Deer and the surrounding area.

Writers’ Ink, the Red Deer and District writers group for authors of all gen-res 18 years and older meets every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at Sunnybrook Farm Museum. Small member-ship and drop-in fees apply. First 3 visits free. For more info contact Judith at (403) 309-3590.

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

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

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Preschool & Childcare Directory CATHOLIC

PreͲKindergarten and Kindergarten Register NOW! Children of all faiths desiring a Catholic educaƟon are welcome to our publicly funded schools!

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A language rich playͲbased program for children with special learning needs, PreͲ K builds a strong foundaƟon for learning success. Your child must be 4 years of age on December 31, 2014.

An exciƟng landmark year in the lives of children and their families, Kindergarten is an exhilaraƟng learning opportunity.

Your child must be 5 years of age on December 31, 2014.

When registering, please bring your child’s Birth CerƟĮcate.

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Preschool Information Night

Kindergarten An exciting learning opportunity for children begins with Kindergarten!

February 20th, 7:00pm

Program are available in English, French and Spanish.

Children must be 5 years of age by December 31, 2014.

Pre-Kindergarten We all want our kids to get off to a great start.

Learning through play, children aged 3-4 develop social and communication skills.

Register for Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten at any school starting January 6th.

Please bring your child’s birth certifcate when registering.

To learn more about Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten programming contact any Red Deer Public School or access www.rdpsd.ab.ca.

Register for our outstanding specialized preschool now and watch your child reach their full potential!

We specialize in providing exceptional services to children 21/2 to 6 years of age who would benefit from onsite therapy and focused support in a variety of areas which may include: t t t

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For more information, or to register your child for our Early Access to Supportive Education (EASE) preschool program, please call, visit our website or stop by our Preschool Information Night on Thursday, February 20th, 7:00pm, at our centre.

It can be hard to think about sending your preschooler to school when he or she has unique needs. We understand, and we can help your child soar to achieve their highest potential.

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Red Deer CHILD CARE Phone 347-7973

Before and After School Care

For Registration or more information call:

403-343-7420

15 locations open 6:45 to 9:00am & 3:30 to 6:00 pm

Day Care 3 locations - bright, clean, spacious facilities, open 7:00 am to 6:00 pm

If Child Care is your chosen career, join us.

3920-57 Avenue, Red Deer

Company paid benefit package for employees in Before and After School Care and Day Care after 6 months.

Aboriginal Playschool Program Family Day Homes

Loving home environments with some shift care spots available.

Always welcoming new children and providers.

Registration

Thursday Feb. 6th 6pm

Children 3-5 Years

16 McVicar Street

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Helping children reach their potenƟal!

Concerned about your child’s literacy or speech/language skills?

Does your child have specific learning difficulties?

Do you simply want to give your pre-schooler a head start?

Experience fun, multi-sensory learning.

Sound Connections provides literacy intervention and/or www.soundconnectionscentres.com speech/language stimulation for all learners of all ages. Tel: (403) 347-3050 • soundconnections@live.ca

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Kindergarten & Preschool OPEN HOUSE Feb.7 - 6:30-8:30

Exelta Gymnastics Playschool Playschool for ages 3 & 4 that focuses not only on the cognitive, but also on fitness and physical development.

Registration Registration for Sept-June 2014/15 opens: January 22 at 5:30pm at Exelta Gymnastics in the Collicutt Centre For more InformaƟon Call 403-342-4940, email info@exelta.ca or visit

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Preschool & Childcare Directory

Fun with Faith Happens Here!

King’s Kids Playschool Ages 3-5 yrs

Christian learning through play program

Open House & Registration Tuesday, Feb. 18 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 18 Selkirk Blvd (Mount Calvary Lutheran Church)

403-346-3798

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Preschool & Childcare Directory Playschool and ECS Programs Offered Bright Start

Class Times: Sept - June 4 year olds Mondays and Wednesdays 9:00 - 11:30 am

3 year olds Wednesdays 1:00 - 3:15 pm

ECS - Kindergarten Tuesdays, Thursdays and Alternate Fridays

South End Taylor Drive on England Way Info: 403-343-6510 www.destinyschool.ca

BeeSmart Open House We are accepting applications for the upcoming school year. If you have any questions regarding our program or applications please email us bee4smart@gmail.com or call 403 986 6032.

20 Kelloway Crescent, Red Deer (in the building of New Fellowship Church)

www.beesmart.ca

Children’s House Preschool C9 5580 - 45 Street

(Cronquist Business Park)

School House

Where the WONDER of CHILDHOOD is RESPECTED

5201 - 47 Ave. Red Deer 403-341-0202 is now accepting registrations

The School House offers: • Preschool Programs - Mornings, afternoons or full days • Waldorf Trained Teachers • English, French & Spanish • Play Based Program

• Storytelling • Natural & Organic Materials & Food • Exploration of Nature • Summer Weekly Theme Camps

Friday, March 7, 2014 Registration will take place at Iron Ridge Elementary Campus 9am–12pm & 1pm–3pm

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Activities that Stimulate 403.340.8877 and a Child’s Natural Curiosity 403.340.2764 and a Love of Learning” www.reddeermontessori.com

Wonderflow

February 11 & 12 from 5 to 7pm.

Copy of original birth certificate must accompany registration.

OPEN HOUSES

Thursday, Jan. 23rd 4-7 pm Thursday, Feb. 13th 4-7 pm

Please note: Student must be 5 years of age by December 31, 2014 (Wolf Creek Public Schools Policy #300).

We offer an off campus early entrance program for children with special needs, ages 3-5.

For more information, please contact the school at 403-885-4646. www.irec.wolfcreek.ab.ca

KIMMOTION Family Day Home Ltd.

Approved & Accredited Child Care Service in Red Deer & Delburne

Now Hiring Providers!

- Ask about available hiring incentives & wage enhancements

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If you own or operate a Preschool and/or Childcare service and were not contacted for this feature, please call Hilary at

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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RCMP looking for volunteers The Red Deer RCMP is seeking for volunteers for the Victim Services Unit.

To find out more about the experiences awaiting those with a knack for caring, join VSU staff and advocates at a drop-in volunteer information event on Jan. 30 from 2 – 4 p.m. and 6 – 8 p.m. at the downtown RCMP detachment at 4602 – 51st Ave. Victim Services advocates are individuals who have been screened for suitability, obtained RCMP enhanced security clearance and have received specialized training in order to help people after a crime or traumatic event.

Volunteers may assist with next-of-kin notifications, provide information on government forms such as victim impact statements, restitution, and financial benefits,

and offer guidance, support and community referrals for victims as they navigate the criminal justice system. To volunteer with Victim Services, you must be 18 or older, a Canadian resident or landed immigrant who has lived in Canada a minimum of five years, complete RCMP enhanced security clearance, and complete the Alberta Solicitor General online training course.

The information event will offer the opportunity to learn about the training requirements and timeline, ask questions of RCMP and current advocates, and find out if this role is a fit for their skills.

For more, visit www.reddeer.ca/rcmp and click on ‘Volunteer Opportunities’ or call 403-406-2341.

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SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK - Local author Sigmund Brouwer helps Mackena Hayes, 5, clap to the beat of a song at St. Martin De Porres School while presenting the students with his new school program Rock & Roll Literacy, which aims to use music and story to give fun and practical advice Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express on how to make sure reading and writing can lead to future success.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Annual STARS Lottery kicks off in City

BY JENNA SWAN Red Deer Express Tickets are selling fast for the 21st annual STARS Lottery, which was launched last week.

The early bird buyers have secured their chances of winning one of 3,217 prizes which includes the Red Deer Dream Home built by Falcon Homes worth $945,000 located in Vanier Woods on 40 Valley Green.

The dream home was revealed to the public last week and comes fully furnished.

Other prizes includes a $100,000 cash prize, 10 vehicles, 30 vacations and 1,928 electronics prizes as well.

The STARS Lottery raises more than $10 million net each year and is the single largest source of funding in Alberta for the organization. Funds raised by the Lottery go towards equipment and services needed during STARS missions helping critically ill and injured patients across the province.

“In 2013 STARS responded to more than 1,600 emergencies from our three bases in Alberta,” said STARS president and CEO Andrea

Robertson. “The funds we raise through the STARS Lottery are vital to keeping STARS in the sky.”

Recently the funds raised

by STARS have gone towards the purchase of a new AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter to add to their fleets.

The newest bird in the sky for STARS can comfortably fit two patients and the flight’s medical staff in the cabin, which allows for double the lives to be saved.

This state-of-the-art air ambulance can travel up to 278 km/hr. As officials point out, speed is a factor that can save lives when it comes to rescue missions.

One STARS VIP, (Very Important Patient), told her story at the unveiling of the home of just how critical speed can be when saving lives.

Larissa Helbig, a bison rancher north of Edmonton, was working with her animals in the corral one day when her animals suddenly trampled her. She awoke in a crumpled ball in the corner of the pen and knew that she would need immediate help.

Upon the arrival of the local ambulance, the medi-

SHOWING SUPPORT – STARS Air Ambulance flight nurses, Lucille De Beaudrap and Krista Cloutier discuss the newest STARS Lottery Dream Home located in Vanier Woods during the unveiling last week. cal team made the decision to call the STARS air ambulance. “The ambulance would have taken 40 minutes to get me there,” said Helbig during the opening of the STARS Lottery Dream Home.

“STARS had me to the U of A hospital in eight minutes where I was immediately transported into surgery.

“Despite my two col-

lapsed lungs and broken rib cage, I never had to worry while I was onboard STARS because they assured me everything was going to be okay and walked me through all of the sounds and sites I was seeing and

hearing.”

Tickets are available by visiting www.starslotteryalberta.ca or by calling 1-888-880-0992. Ticket prices are a single ticket for $25, three for $60, six for $100, and 18 for $250.

Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

The early bird draw is March 20 with ticket sales cut off March 5 at midnight. The final draw is set for April 17 with ticket sales cut-off at midnight on March 26. jswan@reddeerexpress.com

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MONEY MATTERS

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Child & Youth Care Workers Competition # 14-016 A variety of positions are available including Full time, Part time and Replacement.

Join us in leading the way and making a difference in the lives of children in care. You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect. With more than 50 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1600 staff, and 2000 volunteers delivering 130+ programs through Central and Northern Alberta.As a Child and Youth Care Worker you will be responsible for a variety of duties including: evaluating the needs of clients, facilitating family contact and home visits, and maintaining medical records and appointments. You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect. Your ability to think creatively will drive you to develop household recreation and community access programs for children and youth.

Building meaningful relationships with clients and members of the community make you an effective member of a team dedicated to client care.

Your dedication and professionalism combined with enthusiasm for the field of child and youth care will assist you in supporting our clients in gaining life skills and encouraging growth. You are an effective role model with strong written and verbal communication skills. Your attention to detail and organization skills allow you to write comprehensive reports in an effective and timely manner. You are both willing and able to perform personal care, light household chores and be available to work varied shifts including, evenings and weekends.

You have a Diploma/Degree in Child and Youth Care or equivalent, and experience working with children and youth is preferred. Familiarity with the Child, Youth, and Family enhancement Act, and experience working with youth with complex emotional needs are assets . A vehicle and valid Operator’s Licence is required for this rewarding position.

We thank all applicants. If your skill set matches those of other competitions, you may also be considered for other positions. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Location: Red Deer We offer flexibility, a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive working environment.

Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search, Intervention Record Check and/or summary of driving record are conditions of employment and the financial responsibility of the candidate.

Please send resume, quoting the competition number 14-016 before January 29, 2014 to: Catholic Charities Human Resources Office 4811- 49 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1T8 Fax: (403) 342-1890 www.catholicsocialservices.ab.ca We Are An Equal Opportunity Employer Serving and Employing People ofall Faiths and Cultures Since 1961

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Community Disability Worker Competition # 14-018 Variety of Hours Available Working with Children with Disabilities At Catholic Social Services we believe that all people have value and self-worth. You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect. With more than 50 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1600 staff and 2000 volunteers delivering 130+ programs through Central and Northern Alberta. As a Community Disability Worker you provide high quality care supporting children with developmental disabilities and their families. You enthusiastically assist with daily living activities and social events supporting dignity, independence and empowerment. Open to learning new things, you want to become skilled in providing personal care, supporting behavioral challenges, helping with medical needs and implementing programs tailored to individual needs. Catholic Social Services also offers: • Extensive training provided to new staff and access to ongoing professional development opportunities • A workplace that values and celebrates all of its employees on an ongoing basis • An Employee Assistance Program Available hours are for before and after school and on evenings and weekends.

We are looking for people with the passion to expand the quality of life of children, as well as the following qualifications: • Grade 12 education or equivalent • Some experience in the human services field • Experience with person with developmental disabilities • Class 5 driver’s license and driver’s abstract • Insured vehicle • Criminal Record Check with vulnerable sector search included • Alberta Children’s Services Intervention Record Check The salary range for this position is $13.79 - $17.78 per hour.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Location: Red Deer We offer flexibility, a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive working environment.

Police Information Check, Intervention Record Check including vulnerable sector search and/or summary of driving record are conditions of employment and the financial responsibility of the candidate.

Please send resume, quoting the competition number 14-018 before February 12, 2014 to:

Catholic Charities Human Resources Office 4811- 49 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1T8 Fax: (403) 342-1890 www.catholicsocialservices.ab.ca We Are An Equal Opportunity Employer Serving and Employing People ofall Faiths and Cultures Since 1961

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Citizens encouraged to join UWALK Red Deer next month The City of Red Deer is teaming up with UWALK.ca and the Red Deer Primary Care Network to tell Red Deerians to take a hike as part of UWALK Red Deer, a program aimed at empowering people to be active through walking.

“We know that being active regularly can sometimes be a challenge, especially during the winter months,” said Tamara Greba, recreation facilities supervisor. “This partnership is the first of its kind and we’re eager to help everyone find their stride through UWALK Red Deer.”

By signing up at UWALK.ca, Red Deerians can track activities and steps online to complete a virtual walking challenge individually or as a group.

“Walking in bouts of just 10 minutes or more can help strengthen the heart, build strong bones, and improve muscle. It could be as simple as taking the stairs or going for a brisk walk after dinner; there are plenty of ways

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In addition to the free web site, other resources are available to help participants take a step in the right direction. Pedometers are available for purchase from the Collicutt Centre.

The City and the Red Deer Primary Care Network will

also host a public event featuring keynote speaker, Dr. Kerry Mummery, an internationally-renowned researcher in the area of physical activity and Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta.

The event runs Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Collicutt Centre.

“The community launch event will give people an opportunity to learn about healthy growth and development through physical activity,” said Greba. “After, they can join us for a short walk for free on the indoor track.”

Staff will be available to answer questions about the program but it is recommended people sign up online before the event to get familiar with the website.

For more information about UWALK Red Deer or to sign up online, visit www.uwalk.ca.

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

NEW LISTINGS: Family Services of Central Alberta is seeking volunteers for the FAST Program, starting the end of January at Glendale School from 4:30 to 8 p.m.

Contact Sandy at 403-3098215.

Canadian Blood Services is urgently looking for an in-clinic volunteer for Wednesdays from 3:007:30 p.m. Contact Heather Rumbolt at 403-755-4335.

Canadian Cancer Society is seeking a volunteer scheduling assistant. Contact Melissa Chan at 1-888939-3333.

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is recruiting volunteers to join their CIBC Run for the Cure planning committee. Contact Ellen at 1-866-302-2223 (toll free).

Michener Services is looking for volunteers for a variety of positions like a Bowling Buddy, Movie Buff, Music Enthusiast, Swimming Pal and Crib Expert among others. Contact Alana Hancock at 403340-7803.

Epilepsy Association of Central Alberta 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.

Magdalene House Society is in need of a Data Entry Clerk. Students may apply for the SCiP grant. Contact David Bouchard at 403-342-6191.

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Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is looking for a Digitization Assistant Volunteer to help with scanning, watermarking images, and data entry.

Contact Debbie at 403-3418614.

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

Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School’s Production of

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Music by Alan Menken

Lyrics by Howard Tim Ashman & Rice

Originally Directed By Robert Jess Roth

Lois Prostebby at 403-3462533.

Alberta Generations Project needs senior volunteers with room to share. Students attending Red Deer College in the fall are looking for housing accommodations for the fall.

They are in urgent need of seniors that have room in their homes and are interested in being a part of the HomeShare project. Contact Dawna Morey at 403348-6547.

Bethany is looking for individuals who are interested in helping out with Pastoral services. There are a variety of roles available. Contact Ann at 403357-3702.

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 avail-

able. Store hours are Mon – Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact Bob at 403-340-2522.

Blackfalds & District Victim Support Society needs Crisis Support Workers to provide services 24/7 free of charge. Training will be provided. This is a flexible volunteer opportunity with on-call shifts available - days, evenings and weekends. For more information or to request a volunteer application form please contact Gloria Derksen at 403-885-3355.

Canadian Blood Services needs hospitality volunteers for their blood donor clinics.

Contact Heather 403-755-4334.

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Prairies/ NTW Region is recruiting Committee Planning Members for the 1st Annual Batting Against Breast Cancer™ slo-pitch tournament.

Contact Kara Wozniak, email kwozniak@cbcf.org or call 1-866-302-2223.

Canadian Cancer Society is seeking leadership volunteers to organize and implement annual special events. For more information please call the Society at 403-347-3662.

Canadian Red Cross is currently looking for volunteers to help load equipment to be taken to the warehouse to be sanitized and unload equipment that is ready to be used.

Should be physically able and available once in 10 days from 11 a.m. to noon for approximately 45 minutes. Contact Yvonne Bauer at 403-346-1241.

Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is looking for mentors to help a young entrepreneur (18-39) get their start-up business off the ground.

Contact Rob Price at 403265-2923.

Dress for Success - Central Alberta is seeking Volunteers to help in their Boutique. Contact Dagmar Hargreaves at 403-302-7777 or email dhargreaves@ epssworks.com.

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Originally Produced By Disney Theatrical Productions January 31, 2014 February 1, 2, 6 & 7, 2014 Red Deer Memorial Centre For Tickets Call Community Programs (403) 342-1059 DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

Stop by today to see all the exciting options or call Colleen or Diana to book an appointment

Enter to win one of two sets of four tickets to see Beauty and The Beast Saturday, February 1 Drop off ballot at Red Deer Express office 5301 43 Street (closed between noon and 1pm) Name: ....................................................................................................................................................

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Temporary snow storage site eyed The City of Red Deer continues to make Sikora, public works manager. “We’ve progress in securing an additional snow been able to collaborate well and edge closstorage site, following a positive meeting er to a promising result.” with Alberta Environment and SustainThe City has fielded a number of calls able Resource Development (AESRD) this from private contractors with questions week. about alternatives for snow removal. The The City has had to City acknowledges that close its two current the closure of its sites snow storage sites to to contractors poses “WE AGAIN ASK FOR private contractors as a disruption to their THE PATIENCE OF officials near the maxiwork, but asks for their PRIVATE SNOW REMOVAL mum capacity and conpatience as they work to tinue to focus on removprepare an additional, CONTRACTORS AS WE ing snow from priority 4 temporary site.

WORK AS QUICKLY AS WE roadways and improve Contractors have CAN TO SECURE driveability throughout asked if they can use A NEW SITE.” the community. parks, green spaces or The City has been other vacant spaces to GREG SIKORA working through the dump snow. winter season shortlistParks are not suitable ing areas for a third, sites because of the detemporary snow storage site, once it be- bris that remains following the snow melt. came apparent that the current two sites Various concerns around dumping snow at were nearing capacity. After 53 sites were unprepared and unapproved sites pose all identified in the City for temporary stor- manner of risks. age, those potential sites have now been Drainage, accessibility, dangerous denarrowed down to three. bris, and environmental issues make unThe province will now review those approved sites, particularly in parks, inapthree potential sites and will communicate propriate. to the City its decision next week, at which “We again ask for the patience of private time City personnel will work to make the snow removal contractors as we work as new site operational as soon as possible. quickly as we can to secure a new site,” “The province has expressed optimism said Sikora.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Red Deer Justice Film Festival coming up Featuring a slate of challenging and eye-opening productions, the sixth annual Red Deer Justice Film Festival runs Jan. 24-26 at Red Deer College.

The Festival will host 12 documentary films in the

Margaret Parsons Theatre.

The Hearts of Women have once again taken on the organizing of the festival as part of their own desire to advocate the understanding of social justice issues in a way that in-

spires taking responsibility and positive action.

This year’s features include It’s a Girl on Jan. 24 at 6 p.m.

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Also set for Friday evening is The Avenue at 8 p.m.

For years, 118th Ave. in Edmonton has been synonymous with drugs, crime and prostitution.

On Jan. 25, things kick off with Plastic Paradise at 11 a.m. Plastic Paradise chronicles Angela Sun’s journey of discovery to one of the most remote places on Earth, Midway Atoll, to uncover the truth behind the mystery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Shift Change will be screened at 1 p.m. This film tells stories of employee-owned businesses that compete successfully in today’s economy while providing secure, dignified jobs in democratic workplaces.

Hidden Pictures follows at 3 p.m. The filmmaker, who grew up under the shadow of her dad’s men-

tal illness, takes us on her journey to uncover stories into mental illness across the globe.

State of Control opens at 4:45 p.m. Following two American filmmakers as they travel undercover in China and Tibet during one of the most precarious times in the country’s recent history as a police state and full-scale media blackout that began in 2008 and continues to this day.

Saturday evening’s lineup include Suicide-is not the First Nations’ Way – a documentary/drama that explores suicide in First Nations communities. Life on the Reserve follows at 7:40 p.m.

Graham Shonfield, the filmmaker, had volunteered for development work in Africa, but nothing prepared him for the conditions that he experienced firsthand in northern Ontario at Gull Bay First Nation reserve.

Finally, The Earth Wins will be screened at 8:45 p.m.

Sunday’s films begin with GMO OMG at noon.

Each of us consumes genetically engineered food on a daily basis. GMO OMG

tells the story of a father’s discovery of GMOs in relationship to his three young children and the world around him.

People of a Feather is slated for 2:30 p.m. This film is a journey into the Belcher Islands Inuit people. Uniting this community’s past and present is their connection with the eider duck, a species suffering massive die-offs. Eider down is essential for surviving Arctic winters. But both the Inuit and the eiders are struggling to adapt to changing sea dynamics as seasons and ocean currents are reversed by run-off from hydroelectric dams that power the eastern seaboard.

Rounding out the day is Brooklyn Castle at 4:45 p.m.

This public-school powerhouse in junior high chess competitions has won more than 30 national championships, the most of any school in the country. Its squad boasts many strong players that the late Albert Einstein, a chess maven, would rank fourth if he were on the team.

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BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Hot on the heels of his latest sonic offering, Don Berner will be hitting a Red Deer stage late this month.

The Don Berner Sextet performs Jan. 30th at The District Eatery and Lounge.

Berner released his fourth CD Love Letters to a Rat Free Capital late last year and is following it up with live appearances around the country.

Inspired by the bands of Art Blakey, Dave Holland, and the Marsalis brothers, Berner’s sextet performs an eclectic mix of compositions. And the songs drawn from the new CD were composed by band members and were inspired by their love for their home city of Edmonton, capital of the ‘ratfree’ province of Alberta.

“I love my city and my province. Part of the initial concept of this album was to pay homage to that. I also thought it was kind of humorous and memorable in a day and age when jazz albums tend to have covers of someone brooding in a corner looking at their instrument,” he explains with a laugh.

There is sophistication and style galore on this project, from the smooth elegance of the opening track True North to the sleek, engaging tones of In the Shadows of Churchill.

Other gems run the gamut from the care-free sensibility of The House That Bop Built, Suite Things and the aptly-named Festival City. And things cool down to a dreamy, pleasant saunter with Long Green Valley.

Berner got off to an early introduction to music – his mom was a piano teacher so it wasn’t long before he was formally studying music. “My folks made us take lessons at an early age,” he recalls, adding that they had to at least give it a good honest try for a couple of years before opting out.

He ultimately found the saxophone, and laughs as he recalls the character of Richie Cunningham, played by Ron Howard, on the classic 70s sitcom Happy Days playing the sax. “He used to play the sax in Al’s Diner,” he chuckles. “Seeing it years later, I realized he was doing a very bad job of faking it.”

There was something about the cool sounds of the saxophone that struck him. But it would be a few years before Berner really caught the bug – when his high school band went to Music Fest in 1990. And it was about that time that Berner felt he had found his path in life.

“I love jazz because of its freedom of expression – it’s a very personal music form,” he explains.

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“You can improvise, so inherently there is a certain amount of reflection involved.

“There’s also a surprising history within Alberta of people performing this music at a very high level,” he explains. “I like that sense of lineage to it. I also like the conversational aspect of it. In an improvisational setting, there’s a certain amount of conversation that goes on.

“If it was just me playing a whole bunch of stuff it would be like one long run-on sentence.

But with performing, you are influenced by what is going on around you in the moment. You play something, and somebody else plays something back. So it’s a very ‘democratic’ art form.”

Over the years, he has been featured on CBC recordings with the bands of Tommy Banks and Tilo Pailaz and has appeared at prominent jazz venues including the Yardbird Suite and Jazz City festival.

He has performed at the Canadian embassy in Washington D.C. and the Polish embassy in Ottawa.

Also, he has performed in Edmonton’s Winspear Centre and Jubilee Auditorium, and Calgary’s Jack Singer Hall. Berner has toured extensively all of Canada with various bands, and has appeared in Hong Kong and over 20 U.S. states (with Chicago label Blind Pig Records artist E.C. Scott).

Ultimately, Berner is a huge fan of music in general.

He loves all kinds of genres, from rock to hip hop to R&B. And it’s that overall appreciation for the various forms music takes that also enhances his own particular style and approach to serving up some of the finest, most acclaimed jazz around.

But Berner refuses to take himself too seriously.

“This isn’t brain surgery, it’s not air traffic control. The worst thing that is going to happen is that I might be terrible on any given night,” he laughs.

Not that that is likely. Berner is one of the most acclaimed musicians around – and his understanding and powerful interpretations of the magic of jazz is testament to his tremendous skills. Meanwhile, he considers it all a gift and is constantly thankful to be doing what he is. “The last time I considered another kind of career was probably in junior high school. It’s always been music.

“I love it. And there’s nothing else I want to do.

If something happened tomorrow that I couldn’t play the saxophone anymore, I would still find a way to be involved in the music industry. I’m as big a fan of it as I am a part of it.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Central Alberta Theatre re-introduces Sylvia

BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Central Alberta Theatre is restaging one of their most popular shows of recent years with Sylvia, penned by A.R. Gurney. The show runs at City Centre Stage through to Feb. 1.

It was five years ago CAT first produced the play, and while it is an unusual story to be sure, it worked well at that time thanks mostly to the actor who plays the central role – the irrepressible and delightful Debby Allan.

A CAT veteran, Allan has performed all kinds of roles in all kinds of shows over the years, via CAT and other theatre companies too. She is a joy to watch – always charming, funny, uninhibited

and energetic. In this show, she plays that ‘wonderful, terrible, adorable’ Labradoodle who is back to ‘chew a big hole’ in the marriage of Greg and Kate.

I remember watching Sylvia during its original run (it was directed by Judith Moody as it is this time around as well). Allan shone then as she does now in what must be a uniquely challenging role to play.

Obviously, with a story like Sylvia, there has got to be a certain measure of zaniness injected into the goings-on, and I felt that this time around, with the supporting cast, that wasn’t quite the case. Allan is clearly up to the task, but the other actors never really seemed to muster up the energy or brisk, snappy pacing to

keep up with her. Mind you, that was on opening night – which for many shows isn’t the prime time to see a production. Nerves, minor snags and pacing problems can often get in the way of actors really stepping comfortably into their parts.

As to the story, Kate (Mary Cook), is trying to make it through her husband’s mid-life crisis. She perhaps would have been a tad open to the crazy stuff men do to vainly try and recapture a sense of youth. But when Greg (Craig Scott) finds Sylvia, Kate finds herself in a rather unexpected predicament. First, she isn’t fond of the dog, and is horrified to see her husband’s growing attachment to Sylvia as time passes. Also, they live a very

busy, urban life in a New York apartment. Her career teaching Shakespeare to inner-city kids is also taking off. They certainly don’t need a dog – but Greg won’t budge. He isn’t about to let go of his newfound friend.

Their marriage suffers as a result – they undergo counseling and try to make peace with each other in light of having this ‘third member’ of the family.

Rounding out the cast is Gord Phillips who covers the other three supporting roles.

Meanwhile, part of the problem is that Cook and Scott play their roles, in my opinion, a bit too straight. More mayhem, more spark, more energy and more outrage would fuel and brighten what happens as the plot unfolds.

But they are likeable, accessible characters just the same. And obviously, it takes courage to hit the stage in any capacity. I particularly admire cast members for tackling this material, which certainly isn’t a conventional kind of comedy, and especially Allan who isn’t afraid to kick back and have lots of fun with her part.

She’s the heart of the show, and thanks to her, other weaknesses can be overlooked. Hopefully the guarded approach that got in the way on opening night will fade away as the run continues, and I believe that with a growing sense of security amongst the cast, that will happen.

For tickets, call 403-755-6626 or at www.blackknightinn.ca. editor@reddeerexpress.com

Rugged, folk-oriented tunes with Leeroy Stagger Born in Victoria and raised on a little island on the very west coast of Canada, Leeroy Stagger spent most of his youth with his grandparents who exposed him to the world of country music. Stagger will be performing at The Hideout Jan. 25th.

Developing his musical drive early on, he formed his first punk rock band at age 18.

Songwriting came shortly after with themes revolving around his childhood,

traveling, relationships, substance abuse and the tribulations of life.

Having collaborated with one of his icons, Danny Michel, Stagger found commercial success in the song Just in Case which was featured twice on the television hit Grey’s Anatomy.

The life of being on the road and touring at a fast pace did not wear easily on Stagger, who at 26, realized he had an alcohol

problem that was affecting his ability to perform with the commitment and heart his songs demanded.

Clean and sober since, Stagger has a strong desire to inspire young musicians that they do not have to succumb to the pitfalls of substance abuse, which can be prevalent in a musician’s touring lifestyle.

His latest CD, Truth Be Told, was released just last year and was proceeded by Radiant Land in 2012.

Truth Be Told is replete with standouts from the plaintive opening number Memo which leads seamlessly into the harderedged Goodbye Berlin. Celebrity tones things down to a gentler pace while offering insights into some of the painful realities of those in the limelight. The ballad Break My Heart strips things down even further, effectively showcasing Stagger’s voice in another kind of light.

Radiant Land also gets off to a brisk and bold start with Dirty Windshields, and

then take an engaging turn into more folkoriented territory with Enough Love to Go Around and the storytelling richness of Maria.

While not abandoning his ability to give voice to the rebel kind, Radiant Land finds Stagger in a more reflective tone, offering light out of the darkness in Message of Love.

The album also includes a sobering political view of his home province of Alberta’s push for nuclear energy in the title track.

All of this without sacrificing his ability to pull the best out of his band; who are certainly not afraid to lean more towards rock than roots when needed.

Other CDs released over the years include Little Victories, Beautiful House, Everything is Real and Depression River.

He has garnered an international fan base after relentless touring both home and abroad.

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CRYDERMAN Lone Survivor Universal Rating: 14A 121 minutes In many ways Lone Survivor is a traditional war movie: brave young men dying for their country while killing dozens of the enemy. But this movie is more realistic than most (although that’s not necessarily a good thing) and more emotionally draining.

It’s based on the real story of an American SEAL

(played by Mark Wahlberg) who was the only survivor of an Afghanstan mission to kill a Taliban leader that goes dreadfully wrong.

Wahlberg, and the rest of his team played by Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch and Ben Foster, are discovered by three Afghani goatherders shortly after being dropped into enemy territory. The team decides to do the noble thing and let them go, unharmed, and abandon the mission. But they are soon being hunted by hordes of Taliban soldiers. A communications breakdown means there are no helicopters coming to rescue them.

There is lots of blood, guts and male testosterone here, probably too much, as they are chased down and picked off. This is brutal, in your face, moviemaking. But

while the action and effects are sometimes overwhelming, you do get wrapped up in the story as Wahlberg’s character struggles to survive and is eventually saved by friendly Afghans.

At the end of the movie you see pictures of the real SEALs who took part in the mission (18 Americans were killed, most when trying to rescue the first team) and, sometimes, the actors who played them.

Rating: four deer out of five

NEW ON VIDEO Tom Hanks was overlooked for an Oscar in Captain Phillips but Cate Blanchett will probably win one for Blue Jasmine.

Alf Cryderman is a Red Deer freelance writer and old movie buff.

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Secret sauce to success - coconut oil The cat is out of the bag on this one in the past few years, the secret food here is coconut oil. This stuff has been around for ages, but its true potential is only now being realized. Coconut oil is awesome! You need and should put this into your nutrition plan and daily habits – mainly for cooking and adding some flavour to veggies.

Coconut oil is a good, healthy, natural saturated fat. I can hear you now “But saturated fat is bad!” I can tell you with 100% certainty that is a myth. The reasons why you have heard this falsehood over and over is that people confuse man-made and natural saturate fats. There are trans fats and there are saturated fats and they are not the same thing.

Trans fats are man-made garbage fats and are toxic to humans. The safe level of trans fats in the diet is zero.

Coconut oil has some serious benefits when it comes to fat loss, skin health and boosting metabolic rate. First off, its fat is primarily composed of Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) - most fats are long chain.

This is significant for several reasons: 1. The likelihood of MCTs being stored as fat is near zero.

2. MCTs are preferentially used as a fuel in the body and require no conversion to be used almost instantly (signaling your body to switch its fuel source from carbs to body fat).

3. Coconut oil has been proven to elevate metabolism, increasing the number of calories burned per day significantly.

4. Coconut oil has been shown to optimize the thyroid and even reverse thyroid dysfunction.

5. Coconut oil seriously blunts appetite.

6. Coconut oil puts your body in a ‘fat burning mode.

It is worth noting that the one of the fats in coconut oil is called auric acid. This is also the primary fat found in mother’s milk.

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If you wish (we recommend it) - here is how you will be using coconut oil: You will be taking two to four tablespoons of the awesome stuff per day in divided

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When to take coconut oil: 1. After you wake up - boosting metabolism and telling your body to use fat for fuel, setting the tone for the day.

2. Twenty to 30 minutes prior to your workout - boosting metabolism and telling your body to use fat for fuel for the workout (and beyond).

3. Twenty to 30 minutes prior to any meal blunting a portion insulin response.

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ery one of those times, but first thing in the morning and prior to the workout are the most important. (If you work out in the morning this could be just the one to two teaspoon dose, but then definitely take it another time day.)

How you will take it - straight from the bottle (any brand of virgin coconut oil). It tastes like a creamy Mounds candy bar, just not as sweet. Some people like to put it in a mug of water and place in hot water, warm it up and

drink it. If that’s too much – just go for a spoon. Keep it at room temperature for best consistency and texture.

On a side note, a very small percentage of users may experience some ‘gastric distress’ when consuming coconut oil - this is largely due to killing off the bad bacteria in the gut. The simple solution is to start with a smaller dosage (one teaspoon) and work your way back up.

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

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The airplane cold - fact or fiction?

“Did I catch this infection on the plane?” I wondered. I’m sure, like me, you have often asked yourself this same question, particularly if you’ve landed in a tropical paradise and a cold is the last thing you need. So what is the risk of picking up a bug on a plane and how can you avoid it? And should airlines add something to a certain door?

Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter, a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, studied 1,100 passengers travelling between San Francisco and Denver, Colorado, on planes that had newer air re-circulating systems and those that use fresh air for ventilation. Twenty-one per cent of passengers aboard fresh air planes reported colds within one week, compared to 19% of those breathing recirculated air.

Dr. Derek Johnston, a specialist in pediatric allergy and immunology at Temple University in Philadelphia says, “It doesn’t matter if you’re breathing recirculated air or fresh air. If the germs are there, you’re going to get sick and it’s due to confined space.”

Airline officials agree the risk is proximity, and if you had 400 people sitting

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JONES close together on the Trans-Siberian Railway the same number would catch colds, namely about one in five who travel in confined space.

So what can you do to avoid being the one in five that wished they had stayed home in the safety of their bed? Dr. Charles Gerba at the University of Arizona is an expert on what the medical community labels ‘fomites’, namely objects that are liable to carry germs. He says the first thing to remember is that bugs are everywhere on the plane.

I always ask for an aisle seat as it’s easier to get up and walk around. But Gerber says that’s my first mistake, as it’s the seat most likely to be contaminated.

Just watch people going to the bathroom and later touching every aisle seat as they steady themselves walking back to their seats.

Gerba relates the story of one flight.

Passengers afflicted with norovirus caused such a lineup at the bathroom the flight had to make an emergency landing. Later, a study conducted by the Center for Disease Control, showed that those sitting in aisle seats were the ones more likely to have contacted a virus.

But there is a ground zero on every plane.

The toilet. It warrants the analytical eye of a Sherlock Holmes. Next time you’re on a plane do your own count, but normally there’s one toilet for every 50 passengers, and on some flights one for 75. Moreover, these toilets are used by hundreds of people daily. What awaits you are fecal bacteria, norovirus, seasonal flu and the common cold.

Moreover, toilets in planes are small, making it even more difficult to perform routine hygienic measures. In fact, today with the epidemic of obesity it’s hard for some people to even squeeze through the door. Add to this small sinks which make it tedious to wash hands. Besides, Gerba cautions, even the sink may be contaminated.

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BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express The sound of skates scraping over the ice accompanied by cheering will ring out through the Bower neighbourhood this weekend as the puck drops on another outdoor winter classic - Red Deer style.

Eight Midget A hockey teams will be decked out in jerseys of the California Golden Seals, Minnesota Northstars, Cleveland Barons, Winnipeg Jets, Colorado Rockies, Quebec Nordiques, Atlanta Flames and the Hartford Whalers.

“I’ve got some other options,” said Al Sim, one of the faces behind the scenes about the jersey selection for the 4th winter classic.

“I’ve got about two or three years planned and ready down the road.”

In years past players have taken home jerseys of the original six NHL teams, franchises from the first NHL expansion years and this year will be no different as the players pack up at the end of three days of hockey.

“The fun part for me is standing in the background and watching when they open that dressing room and they see all of their uniforms with their names on the back,” he said. “Every reaction of every kid is the same, we’ve got the best uniforms in the tournament.”

It’s a festival atmosphere in Bower as a small hockey city springs up almost overnight to host the teams which will include four from Red Deer and one each from Grande Prairie, Claresholm, Lloydminster and Kelowna.

The addition of a fourth Red Deer team is something Sim explains as the growth of hockey at the Midget A level which means another 24 kids are playing hockey when they could easily have dropped out a couple of years ago.

The tournament has evolved since the idea was discussed years ago and Sim got friends and business associates onboard to dig into their wallets to make this happen.

Sim credits the hockey passion within the community for keeping this alive along with the fact many of the supporters within the oil patch, huge contributors to the classic, have been around hockey most of their lives.

After the first OWC Sim said it was clear they all had the same vision for holding this event so between flat out donations and gifts in kind the organizers started see-

ing a profit being made which was quickly invested back into making sure this tournament continues.

“Now what we’re doing is we’re building our own infrastructure, we own our dressing rooms, we own the players and penalty boxes and now we’ve got them all heated,” he said.

The original thought for this weekend was to give players who likely are not going to play organized hockey something to look forward to during their final season but there are a few lucky ones who are

experiencing their second or third winter classic and that has Sim smiling.

“These are the kids that typically played Atom B and Peewee B and Bantam B ,” he said. “I coached Midget A last year and we went on a road trip to Forestburg and rode a bus and there was like five or six kids that had never been on a bus for hockey.”

But even with all the financial support and lessons learned over the past three years there is one factor which will always remain out of the control of the organizing committee.

“The biggest struggle is just the weather,” he said.

The first year saw the opening night rained out and another year the weather was bone-chilling cold so to date nobody has figured out how to get Mother Nature onboard but the classic will keep moving forward and improving along the way.

The work on this little slice of hockey heaven is underway and now it’s up to Mother Nature to be a hockey fan and cooperate. sports@reddeerexpress.com

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Students learn some healthy habits

BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express The school years are generally the best time to instill some healthy habits and elementary students across Red Deer are doing just that these days.

Schools like Mattie McCullough have been creating fitness stations in the gymnasium so the students can build their fundamental movement skills in a fun way. Sort of putting the fun in fundamental.

“We were given a grant from the Primary Care Network and that gave us money to purchase some equipment for the fitness stations, “ said Phys. Ed teacher Kelly Roslinsky.

The students get at least 30 minutes of activity each day anyway and this circuit is set up a few times each month to add a little more activity to get kids out from their desks and burning off some energy.

The stations vary but the end goal is the same. Get them moving and get as many students as possible involved.

“A lot of them, we’re just going back to the basics, working on jumping, catching, throwing. Just basic movement from side to side, core strength. Just a lot of the basic movements they don’t get watching TV or playing their video games,” said Roslinsky.

The students go hard at each station for a short period of time so there’s not much sitting around going on during the half hour, she said.

“Well I think there’s enough activities that there’s something that interests them and they know that if they’re at a station they don’t love it’s only for a short time and they make the best of it and they move on.”

Some of the students are actually volunteers and make up the Ever Active Team and it’s their job to create fun activities for the whole school to take part in while absorbing some healthy knowledge.

So the focus for these healthy lifestyle ambassadors is fun activities for the entire population at their school and getting the word out about healthy eating habits on top of that, said Roslinsky.

Judging from the commotion going on in the Mattie McCullough gym that day, it appears the message is getting through loud and clear.

“It’s actually pretty exciting that they will keep moving for the entire time and then at the end of the class their cheeks are rosy and they’re breathing a little harder than when they started so they’re definitely getting something out of it.”

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Football plays an overtime session and depending on which side of the border the rules differ slightly but the end result is rarely a tie.

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The rationale in my twisted mind is to force teams to get aggressive in the overtime session.

If a point is guaranteed win or lose, then there seems to be a little less effort made to get that extra point by one or even both teams.

Let’s go full out to win and see what happens.

Road teams might be a little less cautious knowing there is no reward for playing it safe and getting into the shootout where you are going to get a point for certain.

I always hear about the penalty shot being the most exciting play in hockey so why have six or more of them at the end of overtime?

Doesn’t that remove some of the shine?

Does MLB have a homerun contest if tied after the bottom of the 9th?

Does football have punt or kickoff returns to settle games that are deadlocked?

What about golf having a hole in one contest to see who dons the green jacket at the Masters?

Time to shelve the shootout.

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If you are searching for quieter spaces you can try to increase the interruption in your room, the easiest and most economical solution is material. Soft folds in drapery can reduce noise in a room by 10 decibels and area carpets and fabric covered furni-

ture further help to absorb sound waves. Mass is a great way to absorb sound if you have a specific problem area like a shared wall.

Use a large bookshelf filled with books against the problem area to help absorb noise reception or to prevent noise transmission from sneaking into your neighbour’s home. The depth of the books (usually 8”) and the multiple layers are an excellent choice for sound absorption. An area rug hung on a wall can also provide a sound absorbing barrier for that large shared stairwell wall or used on the floor to give your downstairs neighbours some peace.

When choosing flooring and interior finishes for your home be mindful of the sound absorbing properties of each item. There are

many options for underlayment for all types of walls and floors that can improve the ambiance in any room. Consider both the received and produced noise in any room and plan ahead for additional layering where required.

Homeowners often neglect to add extra sound proofing to a bedroom which faces the street and then find themselves hearing every rumbling motorcycle and car driving past. Additional layering, window choices and drapery will help to muffle out the world and help you get a restful night sleep.

Wrap up your home in quiet and comfort -it makes us well rested, calm and hushed neighbours.

Kim Meckler is an interior designer in Red Deer with Carpet Colour Centre.

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Team up with the right home buying professionals Ever get that nagging feeling that something bad is going to happen, and it feels like it’s just around the corner?

Then nothing really drastic happens even when all factors lead to something that is supposed to happen?

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TURCOTTE Since 2009 fixed interest rates have stayed at or near historic lows and all signs point upwards as rates historically rise faster then they fall. Sure they’ve hobbled along a bumpy road moving slightly up, then slightly down but nothing really drastic has occurred as positive news comes along quickly but then is curbed by negative economic news, major catastrophes or even new wars.

I’ve been in the mortgage industry for seven years now, and economists surely have been front and center with regards to their economic forecasts since September 2008.

One recurring theme they always say, is never say always, and never say never.

Even though it’s redundant, it’s been proven that it’s nearly impossible to predict interest rates and economic futures.

With interest rates as low as they are, most economists keep saying that they’ve only got one way to go, and that’s up - surely this is true for the long term and that’s

easy enough to predict based on the past 100 years, but for the short term the national economy keeps getting tripped up by some global event that affects us all.

And this seems to have stalled the huge increases that many have been calling for, except for that one month in 2010 where rates shot up a full point in one month, and then tumbled shortly thereafter.

From the sidelines, what I’ve found quite interesting is watching buyers’ behaviors, whereas we were so used to interest rates in the 5.25-6.25% range for 20 years and that the consumer currently buying is at levels right around the 3.50% +/- level.

And the excitement with that is waning.

Consumers are now getting quite complacent with where interest rates are at, but who can blame them?

The basis for which they’ve become complacent is based on the past four years whereas such excitement was created by the fact that we were near historic interest rate lows and the euphoria created with that felt like you were winning the lottery.

Benjamin Tal, Canada’s most quoted economist, says that interest rates will likely be going up but slower than originally thought and we shouldn’t see the drastic increases that have been brought to light over the past couple of years.

This is very important information to know, because it may slow down the process of the consumer making their homebuying decisions.

They will no longer have that rushed feeling that if they don’t buy now, rates will shoot up and they’ll miss out on thou-

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sands of dollars of savings.

But on the other hand how true is this?

This time last year rates went up a full percentage point in as little as a month!

The cost of that, on a $300,000 mortgage is $15,000 over a five-year period or $250/ month!

Interest rates are going to do what they are going to do; the consumer doesn’t have any control of that. What the consumer does have control over is preparedness, meaning get educated on the housing market and interest rate market.

How does one do that? Hire the correct professionals; on the buying end you are in control, the information is free. Bottom line, if you’ve teamed up with the right professionals and educated yourself properly, then when you’ve found the right house all else should fall into line quite smoothly even though the interest rate ride may be a little bumpy, but that’s what pre-approved 120-day rate holds are for!

Jean-Guy Turcotte is an Accredited Mortgage Professional with Dominion Lending Centres-Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.

Create kitchen perfection Remodeling the kitchen. When you decide to tackle this daunting undertaking, you want to do it right. According to a recent survey by Houzz. com, 49% of homeowners plan to completely gut their existing kitchen and start with a clean state. Regardless of the scope of your project, if you’re itchin’ to update your kitchen, follow these steps to design the space you’ve been dreaming about.

Create a budget. Before picking up a single

tool or seeking contractor recommendations from friends, it’s important to determine how much you’re willing to spend to achieve your ideal kitchen. Whether needing basic upgrades or a complete remodel, setting your budget will help to create a realistic plan from the start.

Think about what you need (and what you want). Take a step back and think about how you use the kitchen. Are you an avid baker and need more counter space for

rolling out confections?

Do you like to make homemade pizza, and the thought of a stone oven makes you drool? No matter what your dream space looks like, there’s one area that everyone should update – the kitchen faucet.

Research and plan.

Sources for ideas and inspiration are infinite – especially online. Sites like Pinterest and Houzz provide endless eye candy and design concepts for your new kitchen space.

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