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Red Deer Advocate THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014
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Cyberscare grips Ottawa TAX AGENCY PULLS PLUG ON E-FILING AS WORLD FRETS OVER HEARTBLEED BUG BY TERRY PEDWELL THE CANADIAN PRESS
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OTTAWA — With tax-return season in full swing, the Canada Revenue Agency suddenly locked down its online filing services on Wednesday, fearful of a new vulnerability in software used by much of the
world to safeguard secure websites on the Internet. All of the federal government’s online systems were under review after word of the so-called “Heartbleed” computer bug prompted the tax agency to pull the plug on its electronic services
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as a precaution. “As a preventative measure, the CRA has temporarily shut down public access to our online services to safeguard the integrity of the information we hold,” the agency said in a statement.
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20 YEARS OF COLLECTIVE SOUL
BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF The City of Red Deer has found its new police chief. RCMP Insp. Scott Tod, 51, has been named the city’s detachment commander. Tod replaces Insp. Warren Dosko, who stepped down in a surprise move in late December after less than three years in the job. For the last three years, Tod was in charge of the Wetaskiwin RCMP detachment. He brings 25 years of experience, of which 22 years were spent in British ColumInsp. Scott Tod bia. He said he is looking forward to helping make a difference in Red Deer. This will be Tod’s fifth post as commanding officer. He said he looks forward to working in a growing city, given the strong economy. “It’s the largest RCMP detachment in the province so I am looking forward to be involved in a busy and dynamic detachment,” said the Edmonton-born RCMP police officer.
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Bringing their 20th Anniversary tour to Red Deer Wednesday, Collective Soul lead vocalist Ed Roland and his band mates, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb and lead guitarist Jesse Triplett, performed to a sold-out audience at the Memorial Centre. See Friday’s Advocate for a review of the show by entertainment reporter Lana Michelin.
Housing First making a difference in people’s lives: study BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The Housing First philosophy is successful in reducing homelessness and provides economic savings for communities to boot, according to a new report from the Mental Health Commission of Canada. And local supporters say Red Deer is a shining example. The philosophy is all about getting people into housing to give them some stability and support before dealing with issues, like mental health disorders, that make them vulnerable to homelessness. The At Home/Chez Soi final report showed that in the last six months of the two-year study, 62 per cent Housing First participants were housed all of the time, compared to 31 per cent of people in other
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“We’re doing the right thing. We knew it was, but it’s so nice to see a well-run research project that supports what we’ve seen day to day.” She said At Home/Chez Soi was the first national study with cross-Canada representation. More than 2,000 participants lived in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Moncton. The study says Housing First is a sound investment. For example, Housing First services for the 10 per cent of participants with the highest service use costs resulted in average reductions of $42,536 per person per year in the cost of services. For every $10 invested in Housing First, there was an average savings of $21.72.
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programs. During the last six months, 16 per cent of Housing First participants were housed none of the time, compared to 46 per cent in other programs. Pam Ralston, acting executive director of the local chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association, said Red Deer should be proud. “We’re already delivering Housing First and to my knowledge we’re the only mid-sized city in Alberta doing that,” Ralston said on Wednesday. The former Buffalo Hotel was converted into a Housing First project in 2007. Since then, Central Alberta’s Safe Harbour Society for Health and Housing, the CMHA, and Central Alberta Women’s Outreach Society have used the same philosophy to house homeless elsewhere in the city. Ralston said the difference Housing First made in people’s lives was evident early on in Red Deer.