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New fire chief looking forward to opportunity in City Brian Makey brings decades of experience to new post in Red Deer

BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express

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fter a week on the job, the City’s fire chief continues to settle into his new post.

Brian Makey recently relocated to Red Deer after spending 29 years in Fort McMurray to take on the position.

Makey has been a firefighter since he was 18 years old.

“After I graduated high school, I went right into firefighting,” he said, adding that his passion for the industry came at an early age, thanks to his father. “My father was a firefighter and he started at a young age as well. He moved onto the Alberta Fire Commissioner’s Office. He was director of the Alberta Fire Training School and he became the fire commissioner of Alberta.

“I grew up with it so it was a natural progression. It was in my blood. I have been chasing fire trucks since I was five-years-old and it’s really something I’ve always wanted to do.”

Makey spent the last 29 years of his career in Fort McMurray.

“My career first started in Sherwood Park. I started there as a firefighter and I worked there until 1986. Then I went to Fort McMurray where I joined as a firefighter and worked my way through the ranks as a lieutenant and captain, deputy chief and fire chief there as well.”

Makey then moved on to a more administrative role as the executive director of public safety.

“That included the fire department, the RCMP and bylaw under that portfolio,” he said, adding he then became the chief operating officer of the municipality. “The director levels of the departments reported to me and that was the last two years of my career. I did that to expand my growing and learning and it was a great opportunity.”

Makey has worked with the integrated system of fire and EMS like Red Deer has for many years as Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park both have similar models.

“All staff are trained both in fire and medical capabilities, which is really important and offers value to citizens. It provides top-notch protection in public

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safety,” he said. “It’s really with the mid-sized cities that this system flows and flourishes.

“This is the system I grew up in, so this integrated system is not new to me, which is a good thing.”

Makey said he’s had some great opportunities in his career that he is grateful for.

“Very early in my career I had the opportunity to be on the Alberta rescue team as part of the Mexico City earthquake,” he said. “I’ve had wonderful mentors over the years and I’ve been on the union executive. I got to meet other fire departments in-

ternationally and that was great.

“But really, it’s having the opportunities to be able to progress through the system and having people that believed in me and brought me through the system with them and gave me the chance to try out for something and make a difference.”

As for relocating to Red Deer, Makey said he is happy to be here.

“I always wanted to get back into the fire service, so when I was asked if I would take on this role outside of public protection and safety, I knew I wanted to do that,” he said. “Red Deer was always on my chart, along with a

couple of other fire departments in western Canada. I knew a lot of the folks that work here, we have family around here and I’m from the Edmonton area. To me, when this opportunity came up, it was perfect, it was the right time and everything went great and I couldn’t be more pleased to be here.”

Looking ahead, Makey said he has come to the City at a good time.

“Right now the fire department is launching into a master planning process and I’m just learning and getting my head around that. Some great work has been

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“My focus right now is to build a relationship with the chief officer team, the second focus is to build that relationship with the union and then build my relationship with my peers. As we launch forward then we’ll get a good grip on where we want to go.”

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Poll shows residents pleased with quality of life Ninety-eight per cent of citizens say Red Deer’s quality of life is good to very good, and more people than ever before said they believe their quality of life has improved, according to the 2014 Ipsos Reid Citizen Satisfaction Survey.

“We are pleased to see that once again, most residents are happy with life in Red Deer,” said City Manager Craig Curtis.

“The annual Ipsos survey helps us gauge community satisfaction with City services and value for tax dollars. This is a valuable tool to measure if municipal operations are meeting the needs of residents and to help direct future operational and budgetary decisions.”

Ninety-five per cent of respondents were satisfied with the overall level of City services.

Eighty-four per cent felt they received good value for their tax dollars.

When asked about the change in quality of life in the past three years, 33% of respondents said things had improved, attributing growth and development, job opportunities and good amenities and services as factors.

Forty-seven per cent of citizens said their quality of life remained the same in the past three years.

“This survey provides us with

some important information to identify where we are meeting expectations for our citizens and where improvements need to be made,” said Mayor Tara Veer.

“City Council endeavors to leverage our community’s positive features while being responsive to issues Red Deerians need us to address.”

Transportation, crime, and municipal government services were identified as the most important issues facing the community and deserving of attention from local leaders.

Meanwhile, this year, 30% of respondents favoured maintaining or reducing taxes by cutting services while 60% favoured increasing taxes to maintain or expand services. In 2013, 30% of respondents favoured maintaining or reducing taxes by cutting services while 54% favoured increasing taxes to maintain or expand services.

Altogether, 65% also said they felt the City is doing a very good or somewhat good job of managing road infrastructure. This is an increase of 11% per cent from 2013.

Fifty-nine per cent reported that roads are in excellent or good condition; an increase of 19% in 2013. Roads were identified by 84% per cent of respondents as

being the highest and immediate priority for government attention related to infrastructure. This is consistent with results from the past three years.

When asked about Red Deer’s downtown, the most important aspects Red Deerians wanted to see were more green park spaces, more shopping opportunities outside work hours, family activities

and more evening entertainment and dining options.

Eighty-four per cent said they were satisfied with how the City of Red Deer was run. In terms of specific infrastructure, respondents also feel the City is doing a very good or somewhat good job of managing recreation facilities (92%); water (92%) and wastewater (91%) treatment facilities and

the transit system (82%).

From Aug. 18th to 25th, the Citizen Satisfaction Survey was administered by Ipsos Reid.

It was conducted by telephone to a randomly selected sample of 302 residents aged 18 years or older. This is the eighth consecutive year the City of Red Deer has participated in the survey.

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Public school district sees increase in enrolment

BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express The Red Deer Public School District continues to see growth each school year.

This fall the district has seen an increase in enrollment of 3% with 10,842 students attending of the district’s 22 schools. This is an increase of 331 students from the previous years, about the size of one elementary school. During

the 2013/14 school year the district grew by 1.1% This school year saw implementation of the new elementary boundaries to accommodate students at the newest school, École Barrie Wilson School with over 400 students as well as the opening of Escuela Pines School for the district’s Spanish Bilingual program with 100 students from Kindergarten to Grade 2. This changes resulted in the rightsizing of some of the

other overcrowded schools in the district.

“We do a lot of work in a lot of different areas to help us try and predict enrolment and growth. It’s usually pretty accurate to what we were expecting,” said Bev Manning, chair of the Red Deer Public School board. “It’s a healthy growth. We opened École Barrie Wilson School which helped relieve some of the pressures on the south east side but that

school has been subsumed into the system and we are looking at having that school full within a year or two.”

The district is also seeing increasing numbers from Kindergarten to Grade 2. “It does seem that Red Deer is a healthy, growing community with a lot of children,” said Manning.

“It’s exciting to have an opportunity to have those little Kindergarten and pre-Kindergarten students

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More than 200 volunteer enumerators will be in the community to obtain an accurate count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless people in Red Deer.

This count provides the City with a snapshot of sheltered and unsheltered homeless people in the community, an opportunity to educate a broad range of stakeholders regarding homelessness and important data to help guide programs and services in the efforts to end homelessness by 2018.

“We are working alongside multiple community groups and cross sector community stakeholders, including health, RCMP and education,” said Janell Bunbury, program coordinator, housing and social planning.

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Although an increase is a positive thing, it does come with its challenges as well.

“It’s really about finding spaces in the right places.

“It’s about keeping up with the growth on the south end of town. Now we have a new school in Inglewood and that will be opening in 2017 if everything goes correctly. But that means we’ll be reconfiguring the boundaries. I think it’s really important to work with our community on this.

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As for projecting for growth, Manning said a lot of planning goes into trying to figure out numbers each year. “It really is like a puzzle – the picture of accommodation – because there are a lot of different variables,” she said.

“But we know what our past statistics are, we work with the City, we work with Statistics Canada and another statistics company as well. The other thing we do is look at the long-term picture. It’s about looking at enrolments and trends in neighbourhoods. It is a very difficult thing to do.

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OPINION Memorial Cup on the way It has truly been a superb season for landing prestigious and popular sporting events for the City of Red Deer.

First of all, the City landed the rights to host the 2019 Canada Winter Games just last month. And just last week, residents learned that Red Deer will host another huge event in 2016 – the MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament.

The Western Hockey League made the announcement last week that the tournament will be held in Red Deer May 19-29, 2016 and will mark the 98th edition of the Canadian Hockey League National Championship.

Red Deer was up against Vancouver in hopes to host the event, and the decision was made by a majority vote of the WHL board of governors Oct. 8th in Calgary.

This marks the first time Red Deer has hosted the MasterCard Memorial Cup while the Rebels become the first Alberta-based Club to host the event since 1974.

The 2015 MasterCard Memorial Cup will be hosted by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Quebec Remparts next May in Quebec City.

The Memorial Cup, one of the most prestigious and coveted trophies in North American sport, has a rich tradition that has shaped the way junior hockey is played in North America.

The trophy was originally known as the OHA Memorial Cup and was donat-

ed by the Ontario Hockey Association in March, 1919, in remembrance of the many soldiers who paid the supreme sacrifice for Canada in The First World War. In 2010 the Memorial Cup was rededicated to the memory of all fallen Canadian Military Personnel.

Initially the Cup was awarded to the national junior hockey champions of Canada.

Later on it came to signify Junior ‘A’ hockey supremacy when in 1934, junior hockey in Canada was divided into ‘A’ and ‘B’ classes. In 1971, when junior ‘A’ hockey was divided into major junior and Tier 11 junior A, the Memorial Cup was awarded to the higher category and was given to the major junior hockey champions of Canada. The Memorial Cup became an international trophy in 1983 as the tournament was held outside Canada for the first time, when the Portland Memorial Coliseum was the host arena. The hometown Winter Hawks took the title that year to become the first non-Canadian based team to win the Memorial Cup. Back at home, the Rebels were crowned MasterCard Memorial Cup Champions in 2001.

With these recent announcements, there is indeed much to look forward to as Red Deerians. We have no doubt that residents will get behind the local organizing efforts.

Seven reasons why Alberta doesn’t need more oil sands pipelines There was an interesting article in the Calgary Herald the other day:

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ELDER “Surging sales belie mythical oil access story.”

In it, the reporter quoted Greg Stringham, vice-president of oil sands and markets at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, the holy of holies.

“When you hear about market access it’s not today’s market. We’re hitting record numbers. . . . we’re still moving every barrel of oil we need to.”

It seems that, at present, Canada pumps more than 3.9 million barrels of oil a day.

Which raises an interesting question: hasn’t Stringham made a very strong argument to freeze production at the present level?

Maybe the pipeline emperors

aren’t wearing any clothes. We don’t have an access-to-market problem after all, even if we may have one in the indefinite future.

(I’ll deal with the future at the end of this column.)

The bottom line is that Albertans needn’t accept the simplistic ‘gotta build more pipelines’ narrative spun by the oil patch and its government acolytes.

For the solution to this possible access-to-market issue is so simple – freeze production – that I’m almost embarrassed to point it out.

Why do we treat as holy writ the idea that oil sands’ production must double or triple as if this were inevitable? Don’t human beings have any control over this?

Apparently not – at least not when our new premier and his same old gang have bought what the oil patch is selling.

What about the public interest?

What would a freeze accomplish?

Let us count the ways: 1. We could avoid the increasingly volatile dispute between

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government and industry on the one hand and native people and environmentalists on the other.

Social peace might thereupon break out and billions of dollars could be saved by cancelling proposed pipelines.

2. A freeze would also help Alberta’s international image, because greenhouse gas emissions from the oil sands should decrease, given the promise of Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) and other researchers to decrease per-barrel energy intensity.

3. Such a decision would partially address the heavy cumulative environmental and social impacts of the oil sands, as well as buying time to reclaim the immense tailings ponds from surface mining operations.

In turn, the risk of a Mt. Polley-size breach of impoundment dams would decrease.

4. It would also reduce the work load of the Alberta Energy Regulator, allowing it to devote more resources to enforcing existing environmental regulations and,

where necessary, creating better ones.

5. There would be less inflation of wage and material costs as construction mania eases.

6. Less controversy would exist about labour shortages and temporary foreign workers.

7. Given the present slump in oil prices and the postponement of various new expansion projects, it may seem strange to talk about inflation pressures, but past experience has shown Albertans the risks of the inevitable boom and bust cycle when we passively allow market pressures to make decisions for us. In the long run, we can expect the present glut of oil to disappear and the price to rise again.

But in the meantime, ramping up to sell more into a weak market certainly doesn’t help.

Admittedly, big investment decisions have to take long-term trends into account. But if that is so, when the International Energy Agency says we’ll have to leave two-thirds of our reserves in the ground to avoid climatic catastro-

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phe, planning greater production fails this test. In 20 years, ‘stranded carbon’ may make some of our oil patch movers and shakers look pretty short-sighted.

One final thought. I agree with those who point out the risk in having only one customer - the United States - for our oil, whether light or heavy. But we can deal with this in two ways: First, by using existing pipe to transport the products east, then transhipping them to Europe.

Second, by using existing pipe to get the stuff to various American tidewater ports. If the products are not merged with American oil, re-export from the U. S. is permissible.

Indeed, Enbridge is already planning this move.

So. No new pipelines, Premier Prentice. And may I respectfully ask for greater sophistication when your government develops and debates public policy.

Phil Elder is Emeritus Professor of Environmental and Planning Law with the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary.

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Barrie Wilson Elementary School and library marks opening

BY KALISHA MENDONSA Red Deer Express The City officially opened the partnership that is the Ecole Barrie Wilson Elementary School and the newest branch of Red Deer Public Library last week.

The opening of the joint services was a significant nod to Red Deer’s recent growth and development in the north east end of the City, official said.

The students and staff of Ecole Barrie Wilson were pleased to welcome Barrie Wilson, Mayor Tara Veer, members of City council and superintendent Piet Langstraat among others to the official opening ceremony held on Oct. 8th. “I am overwhelmed. I feel overwhelmed, awesome and pleased to be moving forward because there was a lot leading up to this,” said Barrie Wilson, an honoured Canadian educator who the school was named after.

“I’ve been so swept up in the school by Chris Good (principal of Ecole Barrie Wilson) and the staff. It has been an amazing experience. It’s hard to put it into words the feeling

I get with the accolades I’ve received when there are so many outstanding educators now and in my past.”

Wilson was humbled by the honour of having a school bear his name, and his family and friends traveled, some from Ottawa, to be with him to celebrate the official ceremony.

The day did not simply revolve around the new school, which has been in operation since Sept. 2nd. Veer said that the event has been years in the making as part of the celebration of the Red Deer Public Library’s 100th year of operation.

“This day is also significant because this marks the first of many to come community amenities in the northeast.

Our community is growing and thriving. We’re one of the youngest communities in Canada so it’s imperative that we have new school infrastructure to support the growing needs of Red Deer families.

“It’s great to be able to participate in a project of this magnitude. Partnerships are absolutely essential to see our community dreams become a reality.”

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rector Christina Wilson was excited about the presentation of what she describes as a, “21st century library.

“Libraries aren’t just libraries anymore – they are a partnership with the City as a community space. The 21st century library is a place of people. We still have stuff and some of that stuff is material and some is digital. However, it’s a place where people can access information either on a digital or audio format, as well as community programs.”

October is Library Month and in honour of that event, the City will be releasing a book to celebrate the 100 years that libraries have served the City. Calgary and Edmonton each produced a book for the same occasions and now Red Deer has followed suit but with a small twist.

“We switched it up a bit and are doing a children’s picture book that will tell the wonderful story of that beautiful building downtown. Our centennial has been about connecting people to the history of our City – but now we turn a corner,” Wilson stated. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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Flewwelling lands top provincial honour Former City Mayor Morris Flewwelling will be receiving the province’s top honour today in Edmonton.

Flewwelling is among eight Albertans who will be awarded the Alberta Order of Excellence during a ceremony hosted by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.

According to a biography posted on the provincial web site, Flewwelling began his teaching career in 1964, teaching in Alix and then in Red Deer.

“By 1978, he was ready to turn the entire community into a classroom by making heritage preservation his new career. In his new role as the City’s director of museums, (Flewwelling)

led the construction of a superb new Red Deer and District Museum that would grow into an operation widely regarded as a model museum for its size in Canada.”

In 1999, he also founded the Heritage Community Foundation and led the organization’s development of the Alberta Online Encyclopedia. In 1995, Flewwelling retired from his duties at the Red Deer Museum and returned to public office. He was elected to Red Deer City council and served for three consecutive terms before becoming mayor in 2004.

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markable legacy of service and civic leadership.

He has also received extensive honours, including the Alberta Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Heritage Preservation (2007), the Prix Roger Motut (2006), the Alberta Centennial Medal (2005), and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee (2003) and Diamond Jubilee (2012) Medals.

In 1997, he became a Member of the Order of Canada.

In 2014, he received an honourary bachelor of arts degree in interdisciplinary studies, which was the first honourary degree ever conferred by Red Deer College.

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Influenza immunization clinics coming up Red Deerians will soon be able to roll up their sleeves and get some defensive help against coming down with influenza over the next several months.

Alberta Health Services has released information regarding locations of immunization clinics over the coming weeks.

At the Golden Circle, a clinic runs Nov. 4th from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At the Red Deer Curling Centre, clinics runs Oct. 20th-21st and Nov. 10th from 9:30 to 4 p.m.

There is also one scheduled for Nov. 24th from 12:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The First Christian Reformed Church is also hosting several clinics – Nov. 8th and Nov. 22nd from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

The Red Deer iHotel has clinics running Oct. 23rd, Nov. 5th, Nov.

12th-13th, Nov. 19th-20th from 12:30 to 7:30 p.m.

And finally, several clinics are set to run at Westerner Park as well – Oct. 25th from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Oct. 28th-30th from 12:30 to 7 p.m. All clinics are run on a drop-in basis.

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Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommends everyone six months and older should get a flu vaccine. The vaccine is especially important for people who are at higher risk of problems from the flu, including adults age 65 and older; adults and children who have long-term health problems or an impaired immune system; children six to 59 months of age; women who will be pregnant during the flu season; children who are 24 months to 18 years old who use long-term Aspirin treatment; people who are obese with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more; people who live in nursing homes or long-term care centres and First Nations peoples.

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“We had this project on our capital plan so it has worked its way up over the years to being a priority.

We were pleasantly surprised with the announcement,” said Bev Manning, chair of the Red Deer Public School board. “You never know when the government is going to decide to do these things. But it’s really awesome and we are very thankful for it.”

There is little detail of how much funding will be received and no timelines have been given either.

“It has been a long time since that school has been touched so I would think there would be a lot of mechanical work, although that is hypothesis on my part,” said Manning. “The other issue that we do have and we probably will look at is if we can add a few more

classrooms on. If there is anyway we can squeeze in a few more spaces, we certainly will try and do that.

“That’s usually not in the plan for modernization.

But sometimes you can be creative and do things a little bit outside of the box and we’re always trying to think that way.”

During Premier Jim Prentice’s announcement, he said addressing the shortage of schools is a key aspect of the government’s mandate for education. This fall, the province committed $263.2 million in funding, over two years, for projects.

This includes funding for 12 new starter schools, dozens of modular classrooms, as well as funding for the planning and design of 55 new and expanded schools and for planning 20 modernized schools. It also includes an increase to infrastructure and maintenance funding to help boards address their most pressing maintenance needs.

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St. Mary’s Parish celebrates 50th anniversary On Saturday, Oct. 4th, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church celebrated the 50th anniversary of the creation of the parish.

Hundreds of people attended the special anniversary mass.

The evening banquet was a sold-out affair.

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DAWE The origins of the parish actually go back to the late 1950s. Red Deer was experiencing phenomenal growth.

Between 1957 and 1958, the population of the City jumped by an astonishing 21%.

Red Deer rightly claimed the distinction of being the fastest growing city in Canada.

The City struggled to meet all of the challenges created by having large numbers of predominantly young families move into the community.

In 1958-1959, a new, much larger, Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church was constructed on 55 St. However, with the local Roman Catholic congregation growing so rapidly, this new church was soon not big enough.

Hence plans were ultimately made to create a new parish and then to build a new church on Red Deer’s east hill.

This proposed church was to be part of a Catholic complex, including new schools to handle the burgeoning enrollment of the

Red Deer Separate (Catholic) School District.

Maryview Elementary School officially opened on the east end of 39 St. on Mother’s Day, May 11, 1958.

In 1962, St. Thomas Aquinas Junior/Senior High School opened a short distant to the east.

Father Thomas Kroetch of Sacred Heart Church was a strong supporter of the proposal to create a new eastside parish.

The work was boosted in 1962 when two priests of the Order of Mary Immaculate (Oblates), Fathers Ronald Zimmer and Anthony Schmidt, joined the teaching staff at St. Thomas Aquinas.

In October 1963, Father Anthony Schmidt began to officiate at regular Sunday masses in the St. Thomas Aquinas gymnasium.

In early 1964, meetings began to be held for what organizers initially called St. Thomas Aquinas Parish.

On Aug. 10th, 1964, Archbishop J.H. MacDonald assigned the Oblates of St. Mary’s Province to pastor the new parish.

On Sept. 6th, 1964, the name of the new parish was officially changed to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. St. Mary’s was formally accepted as a shorter name.

Work quickly began on plans for the new church building.

Mr. Jim Morrisroe donated three acres of his farm along 39 St. as the site for the church.

Father Werner Merx, the new pastor, and a large group of dedicated volunteers began to work long and hard on the construction of the building.

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LANDMARK - Construction of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Red Deer, 1968. young local architect, took on the job of designing the structure, with the active involvement of Father Merx.

The official sod turning eventually took place on June 26, 1966.

And by the late fall of 1968, the building was complete.

On Dec. 8th, 1968, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Church was officially opened and blessed by Archbishop Anthony Jordon.

The result was a very unique and innovative structure.

While the building was initially controversial, it eventually became internationally renowned. However, the highly unusual design made for a very complex and expensive project.

The cost of construction was estimated at more than

one-third of a million dollars.

Nevertheless, the parish continued to grow.

St. Mary’s became not only a major centre for Church activities, but also for many community

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the east side of the church to accommodate the evergrowing congregation.

Today, St. Mary’s continues to be a vital, growing and vibrant Christian community, with some 2,800 families as members.

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CAPRA invites students of all ages to embrace literacy

BY KALISHA MENDONSA Red Deer Express The children of Kids in Harmony Preschool were treated to a live reading with author Deborah Fanny Miller, presented by the Central Alberta Poverty Reduction Alliance (CAPRA).

The event was one of several around the City presented by CAPRA in honour of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Oct. 17th. Other events include a book exchange in partnership with the Red Deer Public Library (RDPL), literacy promotion through author readings and free library cards.

“Our preschool promotes literacy for that age – a lot. It’s not only at the school, but we like to promote it at home, too. We like to get the parents reading to their kids because it helps develop their language skills,” said Jordanne Morrison, a teacher at Kids in Harmony.

The preschoolers headed upstairs from their classroom and into the Victory Church where they enjoyed a reading and presentation from Miller, who read her book Grappling with the Grumblies. The kids grumbled, danced, laughed and joined in the actions lead by Miller for an enjoyable morning.

Morrison said that each of the children was thoroughly enter-

tained and excited to receive their new books. She said Miller was fantastic with the children, and that all of them enjoyed the interactive reading experience.

After the story, the kids were invited into the church foyer to take part in a book exchange. RDPL had a number of books for the children to choose from, and each left with two new books. Kids in Harmony will be starting a new book exchange program within the preschool to promote recycling books and even helping others by donating.

“We went up to the book exchange because it’s a new program with the public libraries that we learned about. We wanted to teach children another way to get new books. It’s not always convenient to run out to Chapters and spend $40 on a book. This is another way that they can get new books and help out other families to get new books as well,” said Morrison.

As part of the program, CAPRA took to elementary schools and high schools to promote similar programs with varying themes according to age.

All of the presentations were designed to embrace the power of literacy and allowed all attendees the chance to receive a free library card. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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CITY BRIEFS DROP OFF YOUR YARD WASTE FOR FREE Red Deer residents can once again drop off yard waste at the City’s Waste Management Facility through to Oct. 18th, free of charge.

“Each fall we offer a free yard waste week to accommodate the extra yard waste that comes from people cleaning up their yards and getting ready for winter,” said Janet Whitesell, waste management superintendent.

“This program helps us divert waste from the landfill, and we can then turn the material into useful compost.”

Yard waste includes grass clippings, leaves, tree branches and garden material. All plastic bags must be removed from the yard waste, and no garbage is permitted.

Free drop-off is available to Red Deer residents only and no commercial haulers are accepted.

Residential yard waste collection will continue until Nov. 14th. There’s no limit on the amount that can be placed out for collection provided it’s properly placed out, loose in a labelled can or in paper yard waste bags.

The Waste Management Facility is located at 1709 40 Ave. just off the Delburne Road.

The facility will be open for yard waste dropoff Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.

People interested in composting in their backyard, either on their own or by joining the City’s backyard composting program in the spring, are encouraged to save a few bags of leaves for their compost bins.

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INTERSECTION OPENS The new intersection at Taylor Drive and Ross Street will open to motorists and pedestrians tomorrow.

On Oct. 16th, the new intersection and traffic lights will be fully functioning and all lanes of the new Taylor Drive alignment will be open.

The Taylor Drive and Ross Street intersection was converted from a four legged intersection to a simpler three-legged (t-intersection), not a roundabout. Additional lanes were constructed to support higher vehicle numbers and improve traffic flows.

“The new t-intersection at Ross Street and Taylor Drive will enhance traffic flow on Taylor Drive due to the synchronization of traffic lights that will maximize the efficiency of vehicle and pedestrian movements,” said Wayne Gustafson, project manager.

A major improvement as part of this project is pedestrian safety including better access to transit stops and connections to downtown, Riverlands, Railyards, and the Red Deer River.

An enhanced crosswalk was built at Taylor Drive and Ross Street, as well as new widened sidewalks and a multi-use pathway.

“With the opening of the Taylor Drive and Ross Street intersection, pedestrians are now safely able to cross Taylor Drive, where there was no previous crosswalk,” said Gustafson.

Work for this year on the Taylor Drive Improvements Project will continue until construction season ends due to winter weather.

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KICK IT TO THE CURB Kick it to the Curb returns this fall and offers Red Deerians an opportunity to rid their homes of unused items on Oct. 18-19th.

Running every spring and fall, Kick it to the Curb encourages residents to repurpose unwanted goods, find new homes for still-useful items, and divert materials from the landfill.

Residents are asked to place their unwanted items at their curb, and mark them as ‘free’ so others can find a new life for them.

“We like to give people the heads up to give them more time to clean out their garages and basements the weekend before,” said Lauren Maris, environmental program specialist.

“Residents enjoy the thrill of the hunt when it comes to searching neighbourhoods for used goods, and they understand the value of keeping useful items out of the waste stream and repurposing them.”

Items to be set out could include everything from books and DVDs to furniture and construction items.

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“This program has proven popular since we introduced it in 2010, and it’s grown every year since. We hope people find value in the goods others leave out, and work together to

keep these items out of the waste stream,” said Maris.

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REGISTRATIONS UP FOR SOCCER The Red Deer City Soccer Association has broken registration records for the upcoming 2014-2015 indoor season.

This season will see about 800 players, 80 coaches and 60 teams.

“The soccer community in Red Deer and area is growing and we are absolutely thrilled to see our registrations develop.

“Red Deer has become a culture for soccer and recognized by other jurisdictions in Alberta as a powerhouse.

“The ongoing success of the Red Deer Renegades competitive club amplifies this,” said Paul Morigeau, presents of the Red Deer City Soccer Association.

As well, a brand new state-of-the-art artificial grass turf will be opening at the Westerner Agricentre for the upcoming indoor soccer season.

RDCSA will continue to use the Collicutt Centre boarded fields and will be operating two indoor fields to be used for soccer programs that are also excellent for any recreational activity and sport.

RDCSA is also accepting registrations for an Over 35 Men’s league and new this year, an Over 30 Women’s league. Check out www. rdcsa.com.

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ACCUSED DRUNK DRIVER IN COURT A man facing numerous charges after an incident on an area highway last month has made his second court appearance in Red Deer provincial court.

William Joel Cameron of Red Deer has been charged with impaired driving, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and failure to stop and assist an injured person and possession of stolen property.

At 10 p.m. on Sept. 23rd, a Blackfalds RCMP officer on patrol observed a speeding vehicle driving in the northbound

lanes of the QEII Hwy. Upon witnessing the vehicle nearly sideswipe another northbound vehicle the officer activated his emergency lights in an attempt to pull the vehicle over.

It did not stop and proceeded at high speeds into Lacombe.

There, the RCMP officer lost sight of the vehicle which went on to hit a pedestrian. Officers from the Lacombe Police Service attended to assist the 22-year-old woman who was airlifted to hospital in Edmonton with serious injuries.

The vehicle did not stop after it hit the woman. The RCMP officer continued his efforts to locate the vehicle and did so when it came to a stop on Lakeside Sargent Road in the rural

outskirts of Lacombe. The adult male driver of the vehicle and two male young persons were taken into and remain in RCMP custody.

The victim has been identified as Leah Cobetto, 22, of Lacombe.

Cameron, who remains in custody, will make a court appearance on Oct. 21st. Court heard on Tuesday that he needed time to apply for legal aid.

MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD LURING APPEARS IN COURT A man charged with luring a child over the Internet for sexual purposes is set to make his second court appearance in Red Deer today.

Last week, Red Deer RCMP charged a Calgary man after he approached a 14-year-old Red Deer girl online for sexual purposes.

On Oct. 5th, a caregiver reported concerns regarding the online communication between a Red Deer minor and the Calgary man and RCMP launched an immediate investigation.

With the assistance of Calgary Police Service, William Joseph Cody Ryan (aka Cody Ryan), 28, was arrested in Calgary on Oct. 7th.

Ryan has been charged with luring a child over the Internet for sexual purposes.

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Charity Check-Stop for kids’ coats this weekend In partnership with Coats for Kids, the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre invites local residents to join them for their first annual Charity Check-Stop.

Organizers will be collecting gentlyused and warm outerwear (all sizes) for the Coats for Kids Program, with all cash donations going to the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre.

The event runs at Bower Mall – in the west Bay parking lot (just off Gaetz Avenue) on Oct. 18th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Coats for Kids is a program run through the Red Deer Christmas Bureau – dedicated to making a difference in the lives of families and children in Red Deer and Penhold.

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The Red Deer Christmas Bureau is a non-profit organization that has been operating for 53 years and is passionate about assisting children and families who are in need over the holiday season. The Bureau’s goal is also to provide families with a full Christmas meal and for the parents to be able to give their children gifts of toys.

Several events are planned each year to both help the community in general and assist staff at the Bureau with being able to help as many people as possible at Christmastime.

Meanwhile, Coats for Kids works in collaboration with local dry cleaners and the Victory Church to collect gently used winter clothing to be given to those in need for

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

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.

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POLICE BRIEFS SUSPECT SOUGHT Police continue to search for an armed and dangerous suspect in Central Alberta.

On Oct 11th at 11:15 p.m., Sylvan Lake RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a Dodge Ram truck in Sylvan Lake.

The driver lied to police about his name but his true identity was later confirmed.

As police attempted an arrest on this male for numerous outstanding warrants, the suspect fled the scene in the truck missing an officer on foot and then ramming a police vehicle to escape. As a result, a pursuit was initiated which went through Sylvan Lake and then north on Hwy.

20 towards Bentley.

Lance James Peters, 24, of no fixed address has been charged as a result of this incident. He has been charged with obstructing a peace officer, theft of a truck, resisting arrest, flight from police, failing to remain at an accident and dangerous driving.

Police allege that Peters has broken into numerous residences in the past two weeks in the Rocky Mountain House and Sylvan Lake area and has stolen numerous vehicles during his crime spree.

He is not afraid to use violence to commit his crimes.

He has ties to Rocky, Sylvan Lake, Rimbey and Red Deer. Peters was last seen

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LANCE JAMES PETERS at Bentley driving a stolen 2011 Blue Dodge Ram truck bearing Alberta license plate BCG-7215.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Peters is asked to contact either Sylvan Lake RCMP at 403-858-3333 or Rocky Mountain House RCMP at 403-845-2881 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Millerdale Pharmacy has been broken into three times in 2014. RCMP are actively investigating, but it is not clear at this time if the incidents are related or not.

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

LONGBOARDER INJURED AFTER HIT AND RUN Red Deer RCMP are searching for the driver of a vehicle that hit a longboarder on northbound Gaetz Avenue in the area of 39 St., just before the Tim Hortons. The hit and run occurred at 5 a.m. on Oct. 4th.

The vehicle that struck the 21-year-old man did not stop at the scene. Witnesses came upon the victim lying on the sidewalk, called 911 and attempted to administer first aid while waiting for the ambulance.

The victim was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital and later airlifted to Calgary Foothills Hospital via STARS,

where he remains, being treated for serious but nonlife-threatening injuries.

RCMP ask anyone who may have information about this hit and run to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-3435575. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

CHANCE SHAW WANTED The RCMP is looking for 23-year-old Chance Aaron Shaw of Red Deer, who is wanted on 21 Alberta-wide warrants. Shaw is wanted for breaching numerous probation orders that were imposed on him by the courts as a result of previous convictions, including numerous fraud-related charges.

Shaw is believed to be in the Red Deer area. RCMP do not believe he poses a danger to the public, but citizens are advised not to approach him if he is seen. Instead, contact Red Deer RCMP immediately. As well, anyone with information regarding any transactions with Shaw that they believe to be dubious or suspicious in nature is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.

Shaw is described as Metis, about 5’8” tall and 190 lbs. He has short, dark brown hair and brown eyes.

Red Deer General Investigative Section (GIS) in arresting Daignault without incident on Oct. 7th at a Red Deer residence.

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On Oct. 10th at 5 p.m., Red Deer City RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS), Police Dog Service (PDS) and uniformed members responded to a complaint of a suspicious Ford F350 at a north side metal yard. Police were able to determine that the truck had been reported stolen from Blackfalds. Upon police arrival three males involved were attempting

to sell copper wire that had been stolen from a welding truck earlier in the day.

All three were arrested without incident.

The stolen truck was recovered along with approximately 150 ft. of welding cable that had already been stripped at the location by the suspects. The welders cable is valued at approximately $1,500.

Joel Bremner, 43, of no fixed address is charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, trafficking in property obtained by crime under $5,000, possession of methamphetamine and failing to comply with probation order.

James Smaaslet, 44, of no fixed address, is charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and trafficking in property obtained by crime under $5,000.

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Online school gaining popularity for 21st century students

BY KALISHA MENDONSA Red Deer Express The 21st century student has a variety of ways to learn and each year more young people are opting to turn on screens than to turn pages.

Online learning offers a flexible, accessible form of education that is a perfect fit for lifelong learners with families, students battling illness or who are preoccupied with athletic and performance careers.

“I think a lot of students, for various reasons – they’re an athlete or performer, struggling with some illness, taking care of a relative at home, need to work – are not aware of their options,” said Ryan Sawula, principal of St. Gabriel Online School, based in Red Deer.

“Kids still think that they have to drop out of school or struggle through a traditional school because they don’t have other options. I want people to know that this is an option and they can take advantage of this type of learning.”

Online education platforms are becoming increasingly popular from Grades 1 through 12 and beyond. Workplaces are implementing computer-based training.

High schools, junior highs and even home-schooled students have access to many of the same learning materials as their peers in traditional schools.

“The other kinds of students we see are those who just need a few more credits to receive a diploma.

“Maybe they are adults with families or are just out of high school. We like to work

with them because we can give them the those other Alberta competencies into our option to do a few courses at a time online,” curriculum redesign,” began Sawula. said Sawula.

“One of the other things we’re doing is As society’s reliance on technology be- trying to make course questions where the comes more and more prevalent, online answer is not ‘Google-able’. schooling seems less surreal.

“We’re designing questions where stuThere are more personalized comple- dents might be able to find some research tion programs for students to access the and weigh and refine an answer or opinion resources they need, including help in and apply that knowledge.” person from teachers or via email or teleSawula says that the secret to the success phone. of online learning is He said that there about pacing. The are several differprogram allows stuent kinds of online dents to take more “KIDS STILL THINK THAT THEY learning structures: time on subjects or HAVE TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL programs that are concepts when they OR STRUGGLE THROUGH A entirely onlineneed to, or accelerTRADITIONAL SCHOOL BECAUSE based, blended with ate without waiting traditional teaching on others.

THEY DON’T HAVE OTHER in schools, full or In schools where OPTIONS. I WANT PEOPLE TO part-time programs class sizes often sit KNOW THAT THIS IS AN OPTION and even paired with between 20 and 30 AND THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE home-school techstudents, online niques to deliver a learning removes a OF THIS TYPE OF LEARNING.” more well-rounded level of competition RYAN SAWULA education, he said. that some students Online schooling feel when seeking isn’t just for kids. assistance from Adults can access teachers. upgrade courses, Students of onESL options, literacy improvement or skill line learning are assigned a teacher who updating programs through local high can be reached virtually anytime by phone schools and colleges. or email.

“With curricular redesign in Alberta, “I think today’s student is more engaged the government is talking about new com- in technology and more engaged in that petencies. kind of learning.

“For us, that’s our focus too. We’re try“Today’s students are able to make valuing to add critical thinking and some of able connections through online learning.

Some people think this type of education is too easy or not rigorous enough. I think students find it easier because they are able to sit down and truly focus on their outcomes,” said Sawula.

For some students such as Parker Thompson, 16, online learning is an essential part of life if they wish to pursue an early start on a chosen career. Thompson races cars and go-karts professionally and has found major success in accessing online learning.

“I wouldn’t be able to do what I do if I didn’t have online school. I was missing between 70-80 days of regular school and it would get frustrating.

“I’d miss whole units or assignments and my grades were slipping,” Thompson said.

He began using an online schooling format in ninth grade and is now able to graduate a year earlier thanks to the flexibility of online learning and summer programs.

He says that once a person gets it in their head that online learning can be done, it becomes much easier.

“It’s all up to the student so it’s a lot of responsibility. You’re sitting at home and have an X-box or could go to Collicutt but you have work to do.

“However, it’s very flexible and works for me. I can keep my grades up and even excel.”

Online learning can be accessed through most post-secondary institutions throughout the province and through many Alberta high schools. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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Rural hospitals replicate experiences of big city stroke care A new model for stroke care is being studied in rural Alberta to reduce inequities in health across communities.

This model, presented at the Canadian Stroke Congress, shows how hospitals in rural areas can mimic the type of care that’s often only available in larger centres.

The model described in the study starts with SUEC, which stands for Stroke Unit Equivalent Care.

“You train staff to have additional expertise in stroke, have standardized orders and pathways, which are protocols that are followed, and increase rehabilitation staffing,” said Dr. Thomas Jeerakathil, stroke neurologist and co-chair for the Stroke Action Plan project, which is funded by the Cardiovascular Health & Stroke Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services.

In the smaller hospitals, stroke patients should all consistently be admitted to the same ward.

The idea is that over time staff there will develop greater proficiencies in responding to these patients.

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Alberta model is early supported discharge (ESD). Currently, only 14% to 19% of stroke patients receive intensive rehabilitation upon discharge.

Jeerakathil suggests that ESD has the potential to expand intensive home-based rehab to another 30% of stroke patients.

With ESD, stroke patients who don’t need in-patient nursing, and who aren’t medically fragile, go home from hospital sooner once plans are in place for caregiver and other support.

That might include frequent visits from a physiotherapist or occupational therapist at home to meet the patient’s rehabilitation needs. ESD is used in Edmonton and Calgary as well as in larger centres in other provinces such as Ontario, and is being expanded to small urban areas as part of the project.

The third service-delivery method integrated into the model is community rehabilitation (CR).

Sometimes, patients living with the residual effects of a stroke may fare well for a time then decline. CR looks to catch people like that, with follow up for medical attention and monitoring, and

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The SUEC model has been implemented at 14 rural centres, with ESD and CR in five of those. “We’re seeing the results in terms of decreasing length of stay, the increasing number of patients with access to rehab and increased patient satisfaction,” said Agnes Joyce, presenting author and manager of the Cardiovascular Health & Stroke Strategic Clinical Network.

In geographically diverse Canada, stroke care can seem like tale of two cities – or more like a city and a small town. The ideal is stroke unit care, where a multidisciplinary staff of doctors, nurses and therapists collaborate on treatment and the road to recovery.

In Alberta, that type of care is only offered to 52% of patients,

mainly in urban settings. The proportion is lower in many other provinces. Frequently, hospitals in smaller centres just don’t have the same resources.

“There are challenges in these smaller centres, mainly because of a lack of sub-specialists, dedicated beds or early exposure to therapists,” said Jeerakathil.

“What we’re trying to do is replicate the experience of stroke unit care for rural and smaller urban areas.”

The study received the Canadian Stroke Congress Co-Chairs Award for Impact.

“With strokes, as with other disease states, it’s essential to minimize the urban-rural discrepancies we see sometimes in access to care,” said Patrice Lindsay, director of stroke best practices and performance for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

“The Alberta project highlights how it’s possible to raise the bar at smaller sites and align their care with best practices.”

In Alberta, Jeerakathil also points to the benefits of telestroke as an effective way to deliver care to stroke patients anywhere.

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cation technology to link referring and consulting healthcare sites for real-time assessment and management. That provides stroke patients with extended access to a variety of treatments and services.

“Telestroke is underused,” said Lindsay.

“In a country the size of Canada, we have to be creative in finding ways to spread the best care to smaller communities, resulting in consistent services and ultimately the best outcomes.”

The model developed in Alberta could be transferred to other provinces and have a dramatic impact on stroke care and outcomes across Canada.

Elwood Kirkpatrick, is a “Grateful recipient of a great project” and one of the first patients at the ESD site launched in Red Deer.

He said he wants everyone to know about early support discharge, which allowed him to return home sooner, where he then received one-on-one rehabilitation support. “It is quite a great service for citizens like me and others in this community.”

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RDC sports programs for kids this fall Single

If you’re looking for ways to keep your kids active this fall, why not sign them up for sports programs at Red Deer College?

RDC’s Be Fit for Life Centre is offering sports and developmental programs on weekends this fall and winter, coached by members of RDC’s Kings and Queens’ sports teams.

There is a little something for everyone – boys and girls, ages four to 16, officials say.

Sports are a great way for children and teens of all ages to get active, gain confidence, build social skills and learn the importance of

hard work and dedication.

HOOPS Basketball, back by popular demand, is a developmental program for youth that focuses on individual skills and team play.

The curriculum runs alongside Canada Basketball. This eightweek program includes warm-up activities, skills assessments, a report card, a wrap-up mini tournament and more.

Returning this year as HOOPS Head Coach is Joel Carroll, RDC Kings basketball alumni and currently assistant coach for the RDC Kings’ basketball team. HOOPS sessions start Oct. 18th and run un-

3-on-3 Basketball is a competitive program focusing on fundamental basketball skills, individual fitness, teamwork and fostering the players’ passions for basketball.

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Saturday, October 25, 10 a.m.

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Bud Haynes & Ward’s FIREARMS & MILITARIA AUCTION Sat. & Sun. Oct. 25 & 26 10 AM 11802 - 145 St., Edmonton, AB Over 1200 Lots: Lge. Military War Medals, Badges & Collectables from: Mr. Gord Fornter (Red Deer)/Estate Walter Ashfield (Grenfell, SK)/ Dr. Ed Hardy Collection (Vernon, BC)/Estate Jim McKinney (Leduc) Military Rifles, Quality Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns, Ammo & more!

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he moment I saw her it was as if the world had stopped. No one else existed but her. She is my elusive butterfly. In fact the first thing I ever gave to her was a picture I had drawn of a flying machine, more than likely because she seemed so ethereal and I saw the freedom and wildness in her.

Lindsay has been a beacon of hope in my world for a decade and has brought me back from the darkest of places and the lowest of lows. She has been steadfast and true and has never wavered in her fight for her man. We crashed into marital cliffs three years ago and weathered a bad storm of my own doing. My wife stuck with me, supported me and fought for me while I discovered a man inside.

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by God himself. No matter what the hardship she keeps her compass true to what she believes and knows.

I am insanely proud of her talents. She is firstly and quite literally the best mother on earth, secondly, an extremely talented young horse trainer, thirdly, a reiki master healer and intuitive, fourth, an artist that can create amazing paintings and lastly a budding author.

I have not told her enough that I think she is a gift from God sent to earth to show us compassion and love, truth and light, forgiveness and strength, courage and boldness. I am the luckiest man alive to be in her presence and she has transformed me to whom I am today.

I have been through personal trials that have been torturous and I have definitely fallen big time. The only reason I am alive today and devoting my life to my family and wife is because I saw her soul and her strength and it gave me hope for myself. She has made me, I am indebted to her for as long as I live, my life belongs to her and after almost 9 years of her making the Man, now that man gets to stand up for what he knows, and that is that no matter what trial may come, no matter how painful it may seem, no matter how long it may last, no matter how far I must go I will stand true to my only love in this world and that is Lindsay. Inside, her soul is pure light and more spectacular than I can put into words!

We have experienced so much in our last 10 years, the positive and the negative. We have reinvented ourselves and through the negative have come to truly appreciate the positive. I have a true purpose in life and one worth more than any possession, to be there for my wife in whatever way she needs me to be. I hear men say “I need my power back” and I laugh and say, real power comes from letting it go and allowing your wife to be free to fly. It takes a real man to say he is on a bended knee and supportive of his wifes will. Anyone can fight for power, not just anyone can concede to it. In letting it go, I have learned to see with open eyes the grace that God has given me through my wife and kids and for that I am eternally grateful.

I love you forever Lindsay Emily. You are so precious and gifted and you deserve to have only the best in life and I work harder each year to make sure that is exactly what you get.

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BOULEVARD Restaurant & Lounge Gasoline Alley, 37471 Hwy 25, Red Deer County is seeking Cook $14.00/hr.

To prepare and cook all food up to standard, clean kitchen and maintain hygiene, follow recipes, assist in receiving and storing.

Kitchen Helper $11.00/hr.

To clean kitchen following safety and hygiene standards.

Clean utensils, cutlery, crockery and glassware items.

Clean oors, assist in prep.

All positions are permanent, Full-time/Part-time, shift work & Weekends.

Education: Above Secondary Work experience not essential, training provided.

Fax resume to: 780-702-5051

HOLIDAY INN Red Deer South Gasoline Alley, 37471 Hwy 25, Red Deer County is seeking Front Desk Clerk $14.00/hr.

Answer phone calls, take reservations. Check in/out Guests Balance cash out & attend to guest needs Housekeeping Room Attendant $14.00/hr.

Clean & vacuum rooms, public areas, pool, etc.

Replenish amenities, Linens & Towels Adhere to Holiday Inn safety standards All positions are permanent, Full-time/Part-time, shift work & Weekends.

Education: Above Secondary Work experience not essential, training provided.

Fax resume to: 780-702-5051

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS Red Deer 2803 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer is seeking Front Desk Clerk $14.00/hr.

Answer phone calls, take reservations. Check in/out Guests Balance cash out & attend to guest needs Housekeeping Room Attendant $14.00/hr.

Clean and vacuum rooms, public areas, pool, etc.

Replenish amenities, Linens & Towels Adhere to Holiday Inn safety standards All positions are permanent, Full-time/Part-time, shift work & Weekends.

Education: Above Secondary Work experience not essential, training provided.

Fax resume to: 780-702-5051

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Volunteer opportunities in Central Alberta For more information about volunteering in Central Alberta, a wider selection of listings, or if you are an organization or an event needing volunteers, visit Volunteer Central at www.volunteercentral.ca, email info@volunteercentral.ca or call 403-346-3710.

Alberta Science Network is seeking science enthusiasts - are you passionate about science? Are you a scientist, engineer or expert who loves to share your science experience? If you answered yes then Alberta Science Network, Central Alberta, has volunteer opportunities for you with the Scientists & Engineers-in-the-Classroom program! For more information contact Patti Yackulic, central@albertasciencenetwork.ca.

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum - Rogers is showcasing a hockey festival outside the Red Deer Arena for two full days. Lots of activities , big screen hockey game and a visit from Ron MacLean. Our volunteer will work with the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum staff at the Rogers Hometown Hockey event on Nov. 1-2.

For more information contact Breanna Mielke, breanna@ ashfm.ca, 403-341-8614.

The Alzheimer Society is looking for enthusiastic people to join our 2015 Kitchen Party fundraiser committee and help make our event bigger and better. Are you from “back East� or just like to have fun? Can you help us with entertainment, decorating, sponsorship or more?

For more information contact Janice Fogarty, jfogarty@ alzheimer.ab.ca, 403-342-0448.

Bethany Collegeside in Red Deer is seeking volunteers for recreation, feeding, and pastoral opportunities. We believe there are beneďŹ ts for you, the volunteer, in your development through volunteering as well. The opportunities are exible and we always appreciate new ideas.

Contact Ann Van Hemmen, Ann.vanhemmen@bethanyseniors.com 403-357-3702.

Canadian Blood Services is Canadian Blood Services is looking for In-Clinic and In-Community Volunteers.

Training will be provided. Seniors are also encouraged to apply. For more information contact Heather at heather. rumbolt@blood.ca or 403-755-4334.

able populations within our communities. No knowledge is needed and all training is provided. Opportunities in Disaster Management, Health Equipment Loaning, Abuse Prevention and much more. For more information contact Matt Sawatsky, Matt.Sawatsky@redcross.ca or call 403346-1241.

Central Alberta AIDS Network Society (CAANS) is looking for volunteers to provide program support in CAANS prevention programming. For more information contact Aisley Miles, Engage@CAANS.org or call 403-3468858.

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Canadian Mental Health Association is looking for experienced volunteer Directors for Board of Directors.

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Central Alberta Victim & Witness Support Society is seeking Volunteer Advocates - We need a few good Men and Women to accept the challenge of helping others in the community and to make a difference in the lives of victims of crime and tragedy. For more contact Gloria Derksen, admin@victimsupport.ca Phone or call 403-885-3355.

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Poignancy and delight with Ignition Theatre’s Oral Fixations

BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express It’s wonderful to see the polished, engaging and poignant styles of Ignition Theatre back on the local theatre scene. And I can’t think of a better means of starting off a new season then with their current production – and world premiere – of Oral Fixations, penned by Red Deer’s own very talented team of Blaine Newton and Leslie Greentree.

Performances run through to Oct. 18th at the Scott Block with curtain at 7:30 p.m.

A powerful story of how food – or the memories of particular foods - touch on virtually every human experience and interaction, Oral Fixations is a mesmerizing collection of vignettes that cover an array of dramatic territory – from frothy, light and comical to deeply melancholic, sorrowful and nostalgic.

Finely directed by Matt

Grue, the production also features a superb cast who time and again show their skills via those various types of scenes.

As Newton has pointed out, food is often a smokescreen for what is really important.

“The idea of having a play where food is really the entry way into everything else materialized,” he explained of the play’s conception.

“It’s not about food – it’s about revenge, it’s about remembrance, it’s about sorrow.”

Well put. The play – which features Paul Boultbee, Killeen Delorme, Ryan Mattila, Erin Odell and Lisa Spencer-Cook - explores those notions in striking detail with memorable and often touching results.

The actors each take on a number of roles – everything from a scheming wife deliberately serving her husband increasing amounts of fattening and unhealthy food to finish

him off (Delorme) to a couple quibbling over what kinds of edible delights might spice up their sex life (Mattila and Odell).

The most powerful moments are the most sad or troubling – Odell is amazing as the defiant teen on the brink of high school graduation who is also slowly sinking into anorexia.

She thinks she is on the cusp of tremendous liberation, but food – or the concentrated efforts to avoid it – is tragically taking over.

Mattila is also tremendous describing the impact of a kindly neighbourhood lady who provided the local kids and himself with cookies and a level of genuine care and respect that he didn’t get elsewhere.

The scene is a stark, vivid reminder of how we can unexpectedly leave a profound mark on another person’s life without even knowing it – even through the simple act of sharing a gift.

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Boultbee shows his terrific range yet again.

We see him as a lonely, cranky man longing for days gone by and missing his spouse so badly – memories of the foods they enjoyed are woven into these image-laden memories.

In a funny clip, another character he portrays has been utterly seduced by the wonders of the Food Network much to his beleaguered wife’s chagrin.

I’ve rarely sat through such a cleverly-written and insightful piece of theatre.

Audience members were constantly chuckling as we could all relate to parts of the story.

It’s thoroughly accessible. We all connect food with distinct memories, for example.

And then there are the sticky, awkward times of course – a doting mother (Delorme) edging her way between her son and daughter-in-law (Mattila and Spencer-Cook) by bringing over her time-honoured home cooking which she knows her boy just loves; two friends (Spencer-Cook and Delorme) who are at

odds over one of the girl’s new boyfriend who has an unbelievable pickiness when it comes to eating.

What do you serve someone like this?

It’s tough to be hospitable to someone who would turn up their nose at pretty much everything you served.

Spencer-Cook is also excellent as the lonely woman whose husband is away working.

She turns to food as her comfort more and more, hoping for brighter days but there is the sting of hopelessness to her story.

Rounding out the creative team are Stephanie Ridge and Marni Rath (stage management), Patrick Beagan (set/lighting design), Dustin Clark (sound design) and Peggy Church (movement and choreography) – all generously enhancing every aspect of the production.

Grue of course has guided everything along with his razor-sharp attention to the smallest and most intricate of details – he has such a way with actors; everyone is bringing their best to ev-

ery moment, and it’s clear his inspiration and enthusiasm for the project has fueled that commitment.

Of course, Newton and Greentree – both exceptional artists and writers – have given us a real gift with this play.

There is such a stirring mix of emotion, and they don’t shy away from exploring virtually every bit of it, from elation to sadness.

We really feel for the characters who are missing a loved one, as Boultbee’s character, for example, describes the death of his mother and a clear memory of her that connects with food.

And we laugh as the troupe played a group of children – chatting about foods with a refreshing honesty as only children can.

It’s all touching, inspiring and wonderful stuff from start to finish.

Meanwhile, tickets are $27 for adults and $23 for students and seniors and are available at Sunworks or online at www.ignitiontheatre.ca. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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ENTERTAINMENT Doobie Brothers set to perform in City Legendary band launches tour in support of new project Southbound

BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express An veritable American rock institution will be hitting the ENMAX Centrium stage Oct. 21st.

The Doobie Brothers have been delivering ‘roots-based, harmony-laden, guitar-driven rock’ for over four decades, selling more than 48 million records along the way and landing four Grammy awards.

There sound has always been a brilliant mix of genres, but their latest project will have a distinctive nod to Nashville. In 2011, the band filmed a CMT Crossroads special and appeared for the first time on the Grand Ole Opry. Something clicked. Their relationship with Nashville continues to unfold with a new CD Southbound in early November.

It’s also a move that points to the band’s willingness to change with the times while hanging onto the basics of their foundations that have contributed to their staying power.

Southbound reunited the band with Michael McDonald and features collaborations with Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Hunter Hayes, Toby Keith, the Zac Brown Band, Sara Evans, Love & Theft among others. The CD also features some of their biggest hits from Listen to The Music and Black Water to Jesus is Just Alright and What a Fool Believes.

“It was definitely something new for us – we’d never done anything like this before,” explains Tom Johnston, singer/ songwriter/guitarist, of the collaborations. “We’ve also never rerecorded any of our songs before for that matter.”

But it was a blast from the getgo. Johnston said lining up folks to join them on the project proved easy. “I think one of the most pleasant things about it was find-

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ing out how many of them were fans of the band. We had no idea – we had no way of knowing. Working with them was a pleasure.”

The guys are enjoying a bit of a break, but had been touring nonstop since the spring. Johnston is excited about hitting the road again, particularly with the new project on the way. Besides that, performing is at the heart of what the Doobie Brothers are all about, he said.

“It’s about the people that show up to the shows,” he points out.

“Basically, we are all about playing ‘live’. I think the good thing about the band, and what helps enable us to have so much fun with this new project (in particular), is the fact that the band comes from so many sectors musically.

“From the very beginning, it’s always been about everything from blues to R&B to rock and roll to country to American roots – it’s all been involved in everything we have ever done from the very beginning.”

Beginning with their multimillion-selling sophomore album Toulouse Street (1972), the Doobies have three multi-platinum, seven platinum and 14 gold records. Their number one singles Black Water (1974) and What a Fool Believes (1979), both gold, lead a catalog of tunes that include Jesus Is Just All Right, Rockin’ Down the Highway, Long Train Runnin’, China Grove, Take Me In Your Arms, You Belong to Me, The Doctor and more. So many of the cuts have stood the test of time incredibly well and are still staples on an array of stations.

“A good song is a good song, and if it strikes a chord with people, even more so. To me, that’s what makes a good song – it’s something that lasts,” observes Johnston. “People also associate

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it with a time in their lives – good, bad or whatever. It’s a good feeling when you’ve written a song that has lasted as long as some of the songs we’ve written have lasted. It’s not planned – I can tell you that. It just happened.”

Formed in 1969 by Pat Simmons, Johnston, drummer John Hartman and bassist Dave Shogren, the Doobies made their mark with a run of hits on Warner Brothers Records. They attained radio ubiquity in the late 1970s when the group’s lineup was augmented by McDonald.

Simmons and Johnston continue to front the group. And multiinstrumentalist John McFee’s history with the Brothers dates back to 1978.

Johnston was born in Visalia, California and his favourite music as he grew up included Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Elvis, James Brown and lots of rhythm and blues on the radio. Although

he’d been playing the clarinet, he pretty much ditched it when he got his hands on a guitar at the age of 12.

He eventually moved to San Jose to finish college, where he was majoring in graphic design, and started playing in bands around the city. “I didn’t really have any plans to be a professional musician,” he explains. “But we played music all of the time. I did it because I loved it. And the place I was living ended up being kind of the music centre of San Jose and Santa Cruz.

“There were always musicians there jamming – I’d come home from classes and there would be guys in the basement crashing away. I played with most of the musicians in San Jose at one time or another.”

It was also in San Jose he met the Skip Spence. Spence was the original drummer of the Jefferson Airplane and went on to

become a founding member of the group which had a major influence on the Doobie Brothers – Moby Grape. It was Spence who introduced Johnston to Hartman.

And it wasn’t long before the right members came along and audiences began taking notice of this strikingly talented group.

And the hits started coming.

Johnston wrote Listen To The Music and Rockin Down The Highway, and with help from Jesus Is Just Alright the band was on its way.

Meanwhile, there’s been no better path in life for Johnston to follow. “Getting involved with the crowd – getting the energy out from the band and then getting it back. If you can get them up dancing and singing along, then we’ve done our job.”

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Jeremy Fisher brings tunes to Fratters this weekend

BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Fresh off the launch of his latest CD The Lemon Squeeze, Jeremy Fisher has hit the road on a tour which includes a City stop Oct. 18th.

He performs at Fratters Speakeasy.

Fans will relish tunes from his latest project, including the hit Uh-Oh which features Serena Ryder.

Reaching Top 10 status weeks after its release, UhOh proved Fisher’s transition into the pop music scene.

“It’s a really fun show – I’ve got a trio with me on the road,” he explains during a break. “It’s fun to play all the new stuff with the piano and keyboards and also to reinvent the older stuff and hearing all the harmonies on them again.

It’s cool.”

After developing a fan base through five folk-influenced releases, Fisher, has indeed ventured in a new direction with The Lemon Squeeze.

The decision to make a pop record was solidified after a discussion with

producers Gus Van Go and Werner F. “When we first sat down, we batted around the idea of a pop record that would stay true to my typical, acoustic guitar-driven solo show,” he explains. “But when I started to write, the songs just weren’t coming on guitar.

“I reached out to Gus for some encouragement, and we started chatting about albums that we were both into.”

Enter Randy Newman’s 1972 album Sail Away.

“I told Gus that I had always wanted to record a piano-based album and he persuaded me to follow through on that.

“I started practicing piano in a very deliberate and disciplined manner. I think the joy and novelty of spending time on a different instrument made space for new music in my brain, and I ran with it.”

The end result was everything from Newmaninspired piano ballads with strings to Queen-esque guitar licks to Billy Joel-styled pop.

“The way we listen to music is changing and as much as I tried to create a

FRESH SOUNDS - Jeremy Fisher brings the latest to Red Deer from his new CD The Lemon Squeeze. He performs at Fratphoto submitted ters Speakeasy on Oct. 18th. cohesive body of work, The Lemon Squeeze plays like an album of singles. It was

liberating to make every song on the record unique.”

Fisher has certainly had

an interesting journey since he began recording some 14 years ago.

In 2001, he promoted the indie release of his debut Back Porch Spirituals with a bicycle tour that started in Seattle and ended six months later in Halifax.

“It was kind of a lifestyle for me there for awhile, I’d be biking all over the country and sleeping in a tent. So it was something I’d been doing – the accurate way to describe it is that I incorporated music into my bike touring rather than vice versa.”

In 2004, Let It Shine’s second single, High School, received extensive radio and television airplay.

He also supported Bedouin Soundclash and Xavier Rudd on tour, and opened for Alanis Morisette at the Expo World Fair in Nagoya, Japan.

In 2007, Goodbye Blue Monday was released and the single Cigarette became another hit for Fisher.

Looking back further, he recalls growing up in a home where music was a definite priority. His parents weren’t musicians per se, but his grandfathers were – so there’s definitely

something in the genes.

His folks would urge him to play a few tunes for company – much to his chagrin.

But as the years passed, his gift for entertaining and for crafting memorable tunes flourished. It was obvious what his path in life would be.

“I guess it’s in the blood a little bit – I just always loved music, and I always loved making music,” he says.

“No matter what it was – the piano or my grandmother’s organ which had all kinds of sounds on it.

It was fascinating to me. I knew pretty young that no matter what I did, music would always be a part of my life.”

Indeed. He also describes it as a wonderful means of helping him cope with the challenges that life inevitably brings.

“It’s kind of a coping mechanism for me in life.

I use it like a person might use a drug to change my brain chemistry. I can sit at the piano or pick up a guitar and just waste away hours and hours – I can still do that if I can find the time. It calms me and it’s so enjoyable.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

RDC students impress in unique season opener

BY JENNA SWAN Red Deer Express Attendees of Red Deer College’s production of William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead are in for quite an unexpected plot twist during the course of the play, which runs until Oct. 18th.

Performances take place in Studio A, with curtain at 7:30 p.m.

Director Kelly Reay describes the production as an, “Alternate reality tale of survival, camaraderie and heroics.”

Written by John Heimbuch, the story is set within the time period when the Globe Theatre in London had only just opened, and where Shakespeare and his troupe of merry men and women interact with Queen Elizabeth herself among many other colourful characters.

These characters journey through London in 1599 as Shakespeare’s Henry V

opens at the Globe. But the joys of opening night are soon crushed as a vile plague ravages the streets of London and those afflicted by the illness grow increasingly blood hungry.

Performers in RDC’s production even take on British accents to make the show more believable, however some of the actors’ accents were slightly more convincing than others. By far the most notable aspects of the production was the extensively well-designed set which in conjunction with the hazy special effects perfectly set the scene for the dramatic events taking place. Actors were also lavishly adorned in period costume, including a stunning dress worn by Emily Cupples as she portrayed a surly Queen Elizabeth.

Shakespeare is played by Evan Macleod who did an outstanding job of delivering depth to the character while maintaining his British accent to a tee.

Another notable performance came from the comedic relief provided by Nate Rehman in the role of Kemp – a former actor in Shakespeare’s troupe who Shakespeare fired for not sticking to the scripts in his plays.

Kemp is an excellent addition to the often somber and death-filled fictional tale of Shakespeare’s life, as the character often finds a way to lighten the solemn scenes through his comedic ‘jig’ dances.

The script itself offers unique factual accounts of moments in history, such as the opening of the Globe Theatre, the death of Shakespeare’s son Hamnet, as well as insight into the characters involved in Shakespeare’s life in that time period such as Sir Francis Bacon – a wealthy lawyer of the Queen’s court. The character of Bacon was played by Rina Pelletier, whose performance of a male character was both entertaining and convincing through effective

costume and make up. It is also interesting to note the author of the play’s inclusion of Bacon within the script as there are many well-known yet unproven theories surrounding the idea that Bacon was behind many - if not all – of Shakespeare’s famous plays. Heimbuch included in his rendition of Shakespeare’s life the aspect of Bacon coming to Shakespeare and saying he has written a new play to bemuse the queen and wishes for Shakespeare to take it on as his own. However, the young Shakespeare is unimpressed by the quality of Bacon’s work and is only persuaded by the promise of financial reward.

Overall, this rendition of Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead was an entertaining start to the season, bolstered by humorous characters and an interesting plot.

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Storytelling legend Stuart McLean to visit Red Deer this month

BY KALISHA MENDONSA Red Deer Express There are few people who are able to captivate an audience year after year the way Canadian broadcasting legend Stuart McLean has been able to.

McLean has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s most intriguing storytellers through his evolution of the CBC radio program The Vinyl Café.

He will be sharing stories from the program on Oct. 19th with Vancouver group Joe Trio as guests.

Red Deer will be able to experience McLean’s flair for storytelling firsthand at the Memorial Centre during either a 2:30 p.m. matinee or an evening performance at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available through the Black Knight Inn ticket centre.

“This tour is something I’ve been waiting to do for almost a decade. I’m going to be working with a group

of young musicians from Vancouver called Joe Trio.

Cam Wilson – the musical director of Joe Trio – and I composed a couple of pieces for the CBC radio orchestra back when it existed, and we performed them in Vancouver – A History of Canada,” said McLean.

“We had composed symphonic pieces – humorous symphonic pieces – and we’re going to be able to do those. I’ve been wanting to perform those for a very long time, and to travel with them.”

McLean has worked for decades to build a reputation as a talented humourist, a best-selling author, an award-winning journalist and beloved broadcaster.

He has received many honours including three Stephen Leacock Memorial Medals for Humour for Vinyl Café books and a Canadian Author’s Association Jubilee Award for Vinyl Café Diaries.

In 2011, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions for Canadian culture as a storyteller and broadcaster as well as for his charitable acts.

The Vinyl Café presents fictional stories, essays and music.

The show is often humorous but also presents listeners with serious depictions about community, culture and history.

McLean’s voice has become synonymous with quality storytelling and he has worked with many notable broadcasters and journalists along his way.

McLean humbly gave kudos to the, “Many very talented producers at CBC over the years” who, through their editing and support, helped shape him into the very capable and intriguing writer that he is today.

“There were certainly people who I’ve modelled

myself after and who have supported me, but this was something that I wanted to do and pursued by myself and found by myself. I was lucky to collide with the writings of E.B White who inspired me and continues to inspire me,” McLean said.

“I have had friendships with other writers who encouraged me, and their friendships gave me permission to continue. They treated me seriously as a writer, which allowed me to take myself seriously as a writer.”

W.O. Mitchell, another great Canadian broadcaster and writer, as well as editors at CBC also influenced McLean and helped him to refine his craft. Since 1978, McLean has worked with CBC radio but it wasn’t until the summer of 1994 that The Vinyl Café was created. It was meant to be a replacement show but by 1998 McLean had taken the

stories from The Vinyl Café on tours spanning Canada and dipping into the United States.

He also worked as a professor at the School of Journalism at Ryerson University in Toronto, and was awarded the ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) award for best radio documentary for coverage of the 1979 Jonestown massacre.

McLean’s passion for sharing stories has shone for more than two decades and continues to do so. His humble presentation of himself only adds to the charm of his wit and humour.

“I don’t know whether I have a gift for speaking.

I never had a moment of thinking that I’m gifted in this and therefore should be doing it – I just wanted to do it and feel grateful that I am able to,” he said.

“It’s fun performing in

front of a big audience because you get the feedback, and the feedback is big.

“If the feedback is laughter, you can surf on that laughter and it becomes almost a physical thing.

However, I also enjoy the intimacy of small groups.

They both come with certain delights.”

The performances in the City will likely be full of feedback as year after year Red Deerians line up to hear him speak.

“This tour is very special to me because it’s coming back to doing something that I’ve wanted to do for a while.

“We have a new CD out, a new Vinyl Record coming and just more stories to write,” he said.

“I like what I’m doing, and I like the people around me who continue to show me a lot of support.

It’s what I do – it’s my work, but I enjoy doing it.” kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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Multiple studies have connected alcohol consumption with breast cancer. The alcohol in wine, beer and liquor increases estrogen levels and other hormones responsible for hormone-receptor-positive types of breast cancer. Alcohol may also damage cell DNA, increasing your cancer risk.

Compared to women who don’t drink, women who consume a meager three alcoholic beverages a week experience a 15% increased risk of breast cancer. Up it to four drinks and your risk increases by 25%, five drinks by 35% and so on. It makes sense to avoid alcohol, but indulging one to two times a week should be safe.

The toxins found in cigarettes have been linked to multiple types of cancers and diseases, including breast cancer. Research shows the risk of breast cancer is highest for women who started the habit before having children and who smoke prior to menopause. If health and long life are at all important to you, you won’t smoke.

There’s also a clear connection between breast cancer and menopausal hormone therapy. Taking estrogen and progesterone for hot flashes, night sweats and other uncomfortable menopause symptoms was common practice for many women until research showed it increased their risk of breast cancer.

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This is a wake-up call for overweight women. By shedding excess weight

through diet and exercise, you can lower your likelihood of suffering from breast cancer. Even a small amount of weight loss is beneficial.

Already at a healthy weight? Stay that way with a healthy diet and regular exercise.

Early detection plays a large role in the success rate of treatment. Perform breast self-exams once a month in the shower or lying on your back. Carefully check for lumps and changes in the feel and appearance of your breasts. Talk with doctor about when to have your first mammogram and how frequently you should be screened.

Wish you could do more to fight breast cancer besides personal lifestyle changes?

Become a volunteer for programs that help women facing breast cancer. This may involve picking up a cancer patient and driving her to her treatment appointments.

You can also make a donation for breast cancer research, sign up to take part in a clinical trial or medical survey, and petition the government to support breast cancer awareness and research.

Take an active role in your fight against this terrible disease and increase your chances of winning.

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

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Losing keys may be a stomach, not a brain problem Do you suffer from a sore mouth, fatigue, anemia, constipation, loss of appetite, numbness or tingling in the hands and feet, depression, confusion and poor memory? If so, a report from Tufts University School of Nutrition says there’s a possibility you may have a deficiency of Vitamin B12 which is essential for neurological function. Moreover, recent studies show this is not just a senior problem.

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JONES If a lack of B12 is producing symptoms, the cause may lie in the stomach, not in the brain. As we age, the stomach’s lining becomes thinner and decreases its production of hydrochloric acid. This vitamin firmly attaches to a protein making it hard to pry it loose to allow absorption unless adequate amounts of hydrochloric acid are present.

A lack of B12 is not a rare problem. Studies show that one person in five over age 60 and two in five over 80 years of age cannot absorb Vitamin B12 from food. The report from Tufts claims that more people are affected by a B12 deficiency than previously suspected by doctors.

One reason is that last year North American doctors prescribed 160 million prescriptions for proton pump inhibitors

(PPIs), the most popular acid-depressing drugs. PPIs such as Nexium, Prevacid and Prilosec are very effective in decreasing hydrochloric acid, relieving indigestion and acid reflux. But studies show that those who take PPIs for more than two years are 65% more likely to have a deficiency of Vitamin B12.

In another study conducted at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in California, researchers were surprised to find that even patients younger than 30, who had been on PPIs for at least two years, could have a deficiency of B12!

Other acid suppressant drugs called histamine 2 receptor agonists (H2RAs) such as Zantac, Peptid and Tagamet also suppress the production of hydrochloric acid.

But these medications are less likely to interfere with B12 absorption.

Fortunately, these effective drugs make life easier for those inflicted with recurrent acid reflux disorders. But the general population can get too much of a good thing. What has happened is that these stronger PPIs are often the first thing that doctors prescribe for heartburn.

But patients suffering from run-of-themill infrequent heartburn do not need PPIs. This is like using an elephant gun to shoot a mouse. Rather, doctors should suggest over-the-counter remedies such as Rolaids, Maalox and Mylanta. If these antacids fail, drugs such as Pepcid AC or Zantac 75 are available that have fewer side-effects and are less expensive.

The only way to determine if a patient

is deficient in B12 is by a blood test. If B12 is low, the synthetic form of vitamin B12 used in supplements is effective. This is because this form of B12 does not require stomach acids in order to be absorbed by the body. This is also true for fortified cereals that can provide all the B12 required for a single day.

It’s tragic that tens of millions of PPIs and H2RAs are being over-prescribed by doctors in North America year after year for non bona-fide reasons. Tens of millions of dollars are spent annually to program unsuspecting consumers to believe a quick pill will cure every human ill.

This study once again shows that prescription drugs rarely give something for nothing. And convincing medical consum-

ers of this fact is like trying to pull teeth out of a bull. Or as Bernard Shaw remarked, “The biggest problem with communication is the illusion it has taken place.” So I am under no illusion that this column will make much of a dent in the profits of big pharma and Madison Avenue advertising.

But for those who are confused, forgetful, depressed, concerned they can’t find their keys and worried they may be developing Alzheimers’s Disease, the cure may lie in the stomach, not in the head.

Those needing PPIs should listen to the advice of the philosopher Nietzsche when he wrote, “The belly is the reason why man does not mistake himself for a God.” See the web site www.docgiff.com. For comments info@docgif.com.

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fyi EVENTS The Cronquist House Tea House is now closed for the season , but will reopen for the Christmas season! We will be hosting our annual International Christmas Tea on Dec. 2nd, then the Tea House stay open till Dec. 19th, Tuesdays – Fridays 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Come and enjoy the Cronquist House in all its Christmas glory.

Living Faith Lutheran Church - welcomes everyone to our Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. We offer traditional and contemporary service with Holy Communion. Services held at Bethany Collegeside Red Deer College. 403-347-9852.

The Golden Circle is pleased to be hosting a concert on Oct. 18th with Maria Dunn and special guest Shannon Johnson and guest speaker Michael Dawe. Tickets are $15 each in advance and can be purchased at the Golden Circle 4620-47 A Avenue. Tickets are $20 at the door. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the concert starting at 7 p.m.

Centre for Spiritual Development has, on Oct. 17th, at 7 p.m. an ordination celebration for Rev. Anne and Rev. Randy (they’re our ‘Staff Ministers – Outreach’, based in Waterloo, Ontario. On Oct. 18th, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. there is a workshop with Rev. Anne and Rev. Randy – community building circles. This workshop is aimed primarily at ministers, board members, and others in leadership roles in the Centre, and is limited to 20 persons. On Oct. 19th – a pot luck lunch after the service! Monday evening meditations -- our next meditation evening will be Oct. 20th at 7 p.m. On Oct. 26th – guest speaker, Rev. Doug Craig.

On Oct. 29th – 7 p.m. Men’s Group, the Gentle Art of Self Care, meets with Greg Dickson Grant Fuhr will be in Red Deer at Costco on Nov. 2nd from 12 to 2 p.m. to sign copies of his book - Grant Fuhr: The Story Of A Hockey Legend.

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Talks are being bei presented in Red Deer on Oct. 28th at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Super 8 Hotel, 4217 – 50 Ave. Talks are 90 minutes. Cost is $21 at the door. All are welcome.

There is a perogie supper at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Parish Hall on Oct. 16th from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Adults and teens pay $11; 10 years and under pay $6. Tickets at the door. 403-347-2335.

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As part of our fundraising efforts we are holding a Harvest Garden Party on the afternoon of Oct. 26th at CollegeSide Gardens. We will be serving samples of food made with fresh garden produce and prepared in Bethany’s own kitchen to highlight the benefits and enjoyment of having a garden on-site. Please RSVP by Oct. 20th to 403-357-3700 or June.

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Friends of the Red Deer Public Library are holding their Fall Book sale in the downtown branch Snell Auditorium from Oct. 1618th; Oct. 16th from 5 to 9 p.m. is for Friends’ Members. Oct. 17th and Oct. 18th 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Town & Country Dance Club Couples Old Time Social Dance Lessons six consecutive Tuesday evenings through to Nov. 18th at the Bower-Kin Community Center - 85 Boyce St. $70 a couple or $35 for singles. No need to have

Dance for the health of it. Working in a team, learn easy dance steps while enjoying a variety of music. Everyone is welcome – families, couples, solos and teens. No dance experience necessary. Twenty-four sessions for $120. Maximum 24 participants. Sessions run Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Contact Connie at 403-396-1523.

Do you love to sing? Join our adult choir, the Red Deer Chamber Singers, where you will enjoy an environment of positive learning and quality music. Practices are at Sunnybrook United Church, 12 Stanton St. at 7 p.m. We will be preparing for our annual Renaissance Feast performances, to be held at the end of Novem-

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Come learn more about our plans to build upon our exterior gardens for resident use and enjoyment at Bethany. This outdoor oasis will include raised gardens, which will provide horticultural opportunities for residents, something no other care facility in the Red Deer area is offering. The gardens will provide excellent stimuli for the senses; sight, taste, touch and smell. Residents suffering from depression feel their spirits lift and constructive activities help to channel negative emotions leaving them with feelings of optimism, confidence and self-worth. Fresh fruits and vegetables grown in the garden will also be used by our chef to

a partner but pre-registration is required in order to keep the male/female ratio equitable. Dry comfortable shoes required for comfort and to keep dance floor clean. Things start at 7 p.m. with Step Above – more advanced.

At 8 p.m. it’s basic social dance for beginner to intermediate.

Please call Doug and Doris at 403 728-3333 or 403-391-3016 to register as space is limited.

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Scottish Country Dancing has classes held weekly at Knox Presbyterian Church and go until May. A certified teacher comes regularly from Edmonton to conduct the class. SCD is not Highland dancing but is more like square dancing. No partner needed, no need to be Scottish. For more information, call 403-343-0975 or 403-347-0907 or visit www.reddeerscottishcountrydancers.weebly.com.

ber. Contact Sadie at 403-3475166 for more information.

Wondering what it would be like to volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross? The Red Cross is excited to host an information session for prospective volunteers interested in responding to personal disasters like house fires or floods, conducting community outreach on emergency preparedness, and other related activities. It takes place Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Canadian Red Cross office. #105, 5301-43 St. Medieval Fair runs Oct. 31st from 5 to 9 p.m. Bouncers, swimming, gymnastics, pre school park, wall climbing, skating, costumed characters, music, lazertag, bungee run, skyball and more. Candy bags for the first 1,000 kids. Cost is $5 per person or $20 for a family of five. Purchase tickets in advance at the Collicutt Centre.

Past lives, dreams and Soul Travel!

Free spiritual experiences discussion on Nov. 5th, 7-8 p.m. at Red Deer Library, 4818 – 49th St. Free Spiritual Experiences Guidebook for all guests. For more information call 403-3145353 or visit www.spiritualexperience.org. Presented by ECKANKAR CANADA in Alberta.

On Nov. 8th, the fifth annual Judy Schweitzer ALS Curl for a Cure will be taking place at the Michener Hill Curling Club!

Carrie Mello began the Funspeil in honour of her mother, Judy, who passed away from ALS last year. Judy was passionate about curling, leading Carrie, along with friends and family, to begin an annual fundraising event.

Donations will be accepted at the Funspeil, as well as on the ALS Curl for a Cure fundraising website. Registration must be completed by Nov. 4th. You can sponsor the 2014 Judy Schweitzer ALS Curl for the Cure by visiting www.alsab.ca or by donating directly at the event.

Bingo schedule for the Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta - volunteers need to be at the Red Deer Bingo Hall by 10:30 a.m. Evening bingos: volunteers need to be at Red Deer Bingo Hall by 4:30 p.m. The schedule is as follows –Nov. 12th (evenings).

Bingo coordinators are Karen Gough at 403-340-3249 or by email kgough@shaw.ca or Emily Hillis at 403-342-6602or by email ehillis@shaw.ca.

The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) will be holding their monthly Ambassador Breakfast Oct. 17th from 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. at the RDRWA Office (4918 59 St.) Cost: $15 per person. Come out and join us for a pancake breakfast, congratulate the next round of Watershed Ambassadors, and take in a very informative presentation by Kathryn Hull and Kelsey Spicer of Cows & Fish and Tony Blake of the Red Deer River Naturalists about the Piper Creek and Waskasoo Subwatershed. RSVP to: info@ rdrwa.ca or call Kelly at 403340-7379 by noon on Oct. 15th.

Stephen Palmer, a Folk- Singing Road-Survivor Concert – Oct. 18th from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church 12 Stanton Street

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Week of October 15 - October 22, 2014 Stephen sings about life and simple pleasures and has been compared to Leonard Cohen and Hoyt Axton. Tickets are adults $12 in advance - $15 at the door. Children 12 and under free. Tickets available at the church office. Phone 403347-6073 or 403-347-6073.

Innisfail United Church harvest turkey supper runs Oct. 21st from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Innisfail Legion Auditorium. $14 for those 11 and up; $6 for those six to 10; and free for those five years and under. Take out orders are welcome. Call 403-227-4159 on Oct. 21st between 9 a.m. and noon.

Lacombe Nursing Ladies Auxiliary will be holding their annual tea, craft and bake sale on Oct. 22nd at the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre. Craft and bake sale at 2 p.m. Tea at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $4.

Rock & Roll Dance/Sock Hop runs Oct. 25th from 7:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Valley Center Community Hall. Cost is $15 per person. For information, email townandcountrydance@airenet. com or contact 403-728-3333.

Dance to live music – jukebox rock, a four-piece 50’s & 60’s rock band. Light refreshments for purchase. Late lunch included in admission. Poodle skirts, bobby socks and Brylcream encouraged. Hosted by Town & Country and Country Pride Dance.

This year, the 27th for the Canadian Cancer Society (Red Deer) annual Jail & Bail Fundraiser runs Oct. 23rd at Parkland Mall from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Celebrity judges will once again be con-

Central Alberta Singles Dances run Oct. 18th, Nov. 29th, Dec. 13th and Dec. 27th. Dances run at the Innisfail Legion Hall.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with music starting at 8 p.m. For information, call Jim at 403638-6563 or Murray at 403-3578022. Everyone is welcome.

Sacred Heart CWL Annual Tea and bazaar Oct. 18th. Sacred Heart Church, 5508 48A Ave. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parish hall.

Admission $5 (includes lunch).

Crafts, baking and tea for sale.

Steve Bell in concert – Shalom Counselling Centre’s annual Fall ‘FriendRaiser’ & 15th Anniversary Celebration – Memories and Beyond, Oct. 24th at First

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MEETINGS Travel Memories runs Nov. 5th from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Red Deer Public Library, Downtown Branch, Waskasoo Meeting Room. Our speaker this month will share pictures and tales of her travels through the cosmopolitan cities of Barcelona and Paris. Come to the library and appreciate some beautiful photography. Listen to our presenter and share your own travel adventures, while enjoying coffee or tea with us. For more information, contact Donna Stewart

The Haynes Community Society is hosting a harvest supper Oct. 22nd from 5 to 7 p.m. 403391-3433 or 403-309-8856 for more information. They are also hosting a community Halloween dance Oct. 24th at 8 p.m. Call above numbers for more information.

Piper Creek Lodge annual fall tea and bake sale runs Oct. 23 from 1:30 to 3 p[.m. Cost for tea and fruitcake is $4.

Baking, 50/50 draw and free door prizes. All proceeds going to the residents’ activities.

Benalto & Area Rural Crime Watch Society AGM Oct. 30th at 7 p.m., Benalto Leisure Centre, Ag. Grounds. Elections and year end business. Guest speakers sr. Peace Officer Julian Veuger, Lacombe County Protective Services and Sr. Peace Officer Bob Dixon, Red Deer County Protective Services.

Topic: ‘The Life of a County Peace Officer: the lighter side.’

Also in attendance BARCWS Liaison Cst. Marty Reed, Sylvan Lake RCMP. 403-746-3429.

Overeaters Anonymous meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church, 51 Alford Ave. This 12-step program of recovery is for individuals experiencing difficulty with eating behaviours. No dues or fees. See www.oa.org, or phone Phyl at 403-347-4188.

Multi-church seniors’ luncheon runs Oct. 22nd from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Pay at the door - $8. The event runs in the fellowship hall of Living Stones Church.

GrammaLink-Africa Chili for a Cause Luncheon Oct. 22nd. 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Gaetz United Church 4758 Ross St. Homemade chili, buns, pumpkin cupcakes, coffee and tea. Chili is served in a handmade pottery bowl which is yours to keep. Tickets at the door- cash only. All proceeds donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support the African Grandmothers raising their orphaned grandchildren as their parents have died from HIV/ AIDS. For further information contact Faye at 403-343-1881.

Canadian Celiac Association who will discuss Celiac disease, the gluten-free diet, the new legislation, label reading and resources. 403-347-3248.

victing and setting bail amounts for felons friends, family and employees who have had arrested by officers or volunteers for anything from drinking too much coffee, snoring, wearing the wrong shirt or just for being themselves. Or any other reason you can think of. After their forgone conviction they have their mug shot taken and are put in our maximum security jail where they must by phone raise the dollar amount of the fine set by the celebrity judge. Check out www.cancer.ca for more details.

Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present Common Threads: Fibre by In-Definite Arts Society, which runs in the Kiwanis Gallery to Oct. 19th. Fibre work form the basis of the work by the In-Definite Arts Society, artists with developmental disabilities who create, exhibit and sell their incredible artwork.

Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar St. Tickets $20 each available online at www.stevebell. com or phone Shalom at 403342-0339. Event proceeds to help Central Alberta families with counselling for emotional and relational concerns. Portion of ticket sales to Alzheimer Society.

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. Thursday night dances continue at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $7. 403-346-3896, 403347-6165 or 403-986-7170.

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or Priscilla at 403-346-2100.

Daytime Documentaries – Nov. 12th from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Red Deer Public Library, Downtown Branch, Waskasoo Meeting Room. Our documentary this month is about Sixto Rodriguez, the greatest 70’s rock icon who never was. Bootleg recordings made it to South Africa after his career ended in the States.

Years later, two fans track down their hero in Detroit, working construction. Join us for this award winning film and enjoy coffee or tea with us as the winter season approaches. A discussion facilitated by a staff member will follow the film. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100.

A presentation on celiac disease runs Oct. 18th from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Downtown House (5414 – 43 St.) with JoAnne Murray from the Calgary chapter of the

The Red Deer Players Society meets weekly on Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. (for the time being) at the Red Deer Culture Services Centre (3827 – 39th St.) This new and emerging theatre group invites anyone to join us and read plays, performs scenes or skits, work on improv and share ideas and generally have a bit of fun. We will be auditioning for the murder mystery and for the Christmas Pantomime during the summer holidays (so keep posted).

For more information, email Carole at cforhan@shaw.ca.

YARD Yoga Studio: Red Deer’s only not-for-profit yoga studio.

Registration is now open for our fall session. Classes run through to Dec. 21st. A variety of classes and styles for all levels. Call 403-350-5830 or email, info@reddeeryoga.cafor more information. Also check out, www.reddeeryoga.ca.

Are you having problems with someone else’s drinking?

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

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BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express The drought is over.

After four decades, The Mastercard Memorial Cup tournament will make an appearance in Alberta following the announcement of the Red Deer Rebels being named the host team for the 2016 tournament.

“Congratulations to the community, congratulations to the Red Deer Rebel organization and to this great province that has waited far too long for the opportunity to host this prestigious event,” said Western Hockey League Commissioner Ron Robison during a press conference at Westerner Park. “As everyone is aware The Mastercard Memorial Cup is the most difficult trophy in hockey to win and I can’t think of a more ideal location to host this event in 2016 than right here in Red Deer, in the heart of this province.”

Robison made mention of how hard the bid committee had to work in order to get the board to award Red Deer the tournament over the Vancouver Giants, but there is some history to be made when the tournament rolls around.

The year will mark the 25th anniversary of the Rebels franchise and it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Western Hockey League, he said.

“It’s going to be a tremendous event, a great party and I know everyone in the Canadian Hockey League and throughout the Western Hockey League can’t wait for 2016.”

It was a significant moment as well for Rebels Owner, Governor, President, General Manager and Head Coach Brent Sutter.

“Back in 1999 was the last time I was in this room (the Lookout Room) and we were holding a press conference at the time announcing that I had bought the Rebels,” he said. “It’s amazing.

I get to stand here 15 years later

and get to be a part of this and part of this great community.”

Sutter told the crowd gathered in the room, which included the current members of the Rebels hockey team, that this was a great day, not only for the Rebels organization but for the City and for the County.

He also directed some kudos to Westerner Park, home to the ENMAX Centrium, which will be the site of the 10-day tourney.

“We have a fantastic facility here and that was a big part of

our bid too - the fact that we’ve got an elite building. We have the surroundings around here to do a lot of the events right here on these grounds.”

Ron LaRiviere, a co-chair with Merrick Sutter on the organizing committee, said in the next month or so the process will start to get the pieces in place along with the volunteers to host what he boldly claims will be the best Memorial Cup ever because of the support he feels is out there in the community to make it so.

“There’s more than just the hockey tournament,” he said.

“There’s the awards banquet, the golf tournament. There’s a fan fest that involves different aspects of involving the community. Putting on displays that the community participates in, getting schools involved.

“All those are part of the event that’s associated with the Memorial Cup.” LaRiviere has somewhat of a template to work from as he was at the 2011 tournament in Missis-

sauga and will be in attendance when the puck drops at this year’s tournament in Quebec City.

Sutter made a point of thanking the WHL league governors for giving Red Deer a chance to shine. “This event will be the event in the town in May of 2016 and the other thing that’s great about it is that it leads up to 2019 for the Canadian Winter Games coming too.”

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Coach is proud of Hunting Hills golf team

BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express Four!

That’s the number of Hunting Hills High School students who made up the boys’ golf team this year which headed west of Calgary for the Alberta Schools Athletics Association provincial golf championships earlier this month.

When the final putt had dropped Logan Hill, Bryce Kopec, Grant Numrich and Jordan Williamson were crowned the 3A/4A provincial champions.

“We are really proud of them,” said first-year coach Dylan Winnicky. “We knew we had two really strong individuals who were gunning for first place as an individual and our other two players really stepped up and made it possible to win the team event.”

The two-day event was held at Redwood Meadows and River Spirit golf courses in wet, windy and cold conditions and the Hunting Hills team handled the weather the best with a one stroke lead after the first day and winning the tournament by nine shots in the end.

Grade 11 student Jordan Williamson managed to shoot the second best score on day two, firing a 73 which Winnicky said really helped the team win the provincial title.

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Consistency pays off for Derek Jeter The world of baseball has said adios to another star in the form of Derek Jeter.

The team did manage to get in a practice round at each course and discuss a strategy heading into the tournament which Winnicky said certainly helped in the end.

“I think it helped our two younger players, just kind of sticking to a game plan and not veering off of what clubs to hit on some of the risky par fours and par fives.”

The coach also passed along some credit to the team being able to use the facilities out at Lakewood Golf Resort where Red Deer College golf coach Scott Bergdahl helped the players, providing feedback on their swings.

It’s the fourth provincial golf title for the school and Winnicky says the fallout from the win may help in growing the program down the road.

“I think it’s exciting, just for recruiting for next year. Already having some girls wanting to come out and put a girls team in as well. I think it’s only good promotion for Hunting Hills golf.”

He agrees these provincial championships are good for growing the sport right across the province.

“It’s giving high school kids a chance to compete in tournaments and a tournament like this it opens up doors for college,” he said. “It’s good for those boys to get some tournament action in and build a resume for college golf.”

JIM

CLAGGETT It was a farewell tour sponsored by almost every company in North America and seemed to last longer than his career with some folks annoyed by it all.

Many were even asking why the big send off for a player who was not the best ever at his position.

They are right in that #2 was not the best homerun hitter at shortstop. He was not the best base stealer to play that position. He didn’t have the strongest arm nor was he the best defensive shortstop to take the dia-

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mond. Jeter never won an American League MVP award but he came close, finishing third in 1998 behind the winner Juan Gonzalez who was accused of steroid use.

He then finished sixth in the MVP voting the next year behind Manny Ramirez and Rafael Palmeiro, both who tested positive for steroids.

He was 10th when a really large Jason Giambi won and 10th again next season behind Giambi, Gonzalez, Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens. A real birds of a feather group if ever there was one. He may have been behind Lance Armstrong in voting if the biker was playing MLB that year.

No, Jeter was never the best at his occupation but he was very much the most consistent over a 20-year career in baseball’s fish bowl called New York .

I can’t recall a time where Jeter was on the cover of any trash paparazzi

filled magazine or featured on TMZ. He was clean as an operating room table.

In a world where sports figures are held in high esteem before crashing down, Jeter remained right up there and stayed humble at the same time. That’s one heck of a juggling act.

Now he did have plenty of talent and owns the record for most hits as a shortstop with 3,460 and has five World Series rings.

From 1996-2009 Jeter hit .318, was on base more than a third of the time and averaged 152 games at a position which next to being a catcher is one which your body takes a beating.

So he was a talented player, consistent, a winner and a classy guy. All reasons for a send off which maybe went too long and was a little tacky at times but in the end it was well deserved for a player who is going to be a shoe-in for the Hall of Fame. sports@reddeerexpress.com

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COZY – This master bedroom of an Abbey Master Builders show home in Sylvan Lake features two tall windows that let large amounts of light into the room.

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Plan to indulge in your home décor this fall There is nothing like getting your head filled with over the top design ideas after a visit to Las Vegas! I have just returned from a weekend getaway with some girlfriends and believe me Vegas puts me in a very stylish headspace. Everything is so pristine, glitzy and completely oversized.

Orange is the colour of the hour as many of the hotels are decked out for fall; it is a visual treat mixed together with the ultimate glamour.

It made me stop and think about how we can often cut corners when it comes to our homes. Usually budget related, people will compromise on items that I feel they truly want because along the way they have been seduced into

Kim

MECKLER upgrading many elements. Once all the numbers come crashing in on them, they immediately pull back from the decorative finishes in their homes which is tragic in my eyes. It’s a very good idea for all involved in the project to bring ideas and expectations together before the garage gets custom lighting and a Nascar themed finish while the ensuite bathroom is left with a bare light bulb and cheap linoleum on the floor.

The best advice I can give clients is don’t cheap out on the flooring and comfort finishes.

Not just because I sell flooring but because flooring is the element in your home that gets the most abuse. Walls and floors get the short end of the budget and they are constantly being walked on, rubbed down, washed, spilled on and just generally abused.

Why wouldn’t you invest in a better quality product for these areas?

Comfort finishes to me are so important and they usually are in the bathroom, kitchen and laundry which are areas where I seem to spend the most time. A decent sized bath tub is a must but does it have to be a jetted, air vented

colour chrome infinity edge monstrosity? No, it just needs to be deep enough and not too long so I don’t float away. I don’t care about heated floors or walk in showers the size of a locker room as long as I have that tub. What is your main comfort priority?

I am partial to beautiful window coverings and curtains. I think that there is no finer finish in a room than a beautifully coordinated window fashions. In Vegas, our hotel room had a button next to the bed called ‘goodnight’ which tucked the whole room in when pushed. Lights dimmed slowly and curtains cascaded across the room to block out the brightness of the strip. Wow, talk about being pampered. Even a

simple curtain (without the motorized convenience) will add ambiance and softening to any room and are often a detail left on the cutting room floor of budgeting.

My best advice is to plan ahead for those small indulgences so you aren’t forced to cut those desired details out of your home when the time comes to make those crucial decisions. You will be much happier with your finished project if you have included those features that are important to you. You will be raising a glass of wine to toast your luxurious bathtub and to say ‘thank you Kim for such wonderful advice’!

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

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Whether or not to refinance your mortgage Jean-Guy

TURCOTTE With mortgage rates still hovering at historic lows, chances are you’ve considered breaking your current mortgage and renewing or refinancing now before rates begin to rise.

Perhaps you want to free up cash for such things as renovations, travel or putting towards your children’s education? Or maybe you want to pay down debt or pay your mortgage off faster?

If you’ve thought about breaking your mortgage and taking advantage of these historically low rates, feel free to give me a call or send me an email to discuss your options.

In some cases, the penalty can be quite substantial if you aren’t very far into

your mortgage term, but we can determine if breaking your mortgage now will benefit you long term.

People often assume the penalty for breaking a mortgage amounts to three months’ interest payments so, when they crunch the numbers, it doesn’t seem so bad.

In most cases, however, the penalty is the greater of three months’ interest or the interest rate differential (IRD).

The IRD is the difference between the interest rate on your mortgage contract and today’s rate which is the rate at which the lender can relend the money.

And with rates so low these days, the IRD tends to be greater than three months’ interest.

Because this is a way for banks to recuperate any losses, for some people, breaking and renegotiating at a lower rate without careful planning can mean they come out no further ahead.

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that penalties vary from lender to lender and there are different penalties for different types of mortgages.

In addition, the size of your down payment and whether you opted for a ‘cash back’ mortgage can influence penalties.

While breaking a mortgage and paying penalties based on the IRD can result in a break-even proposition in the short term, if you look at the big picture, you’ll see that the true savings are long term – as we know that rates will be higher in the years to come.

Your current goal is to secure a long-term rate commitment before it’s too late, and here lies the significant future savings.

As always, if you have questions about breaking your mortgage to secure a lower rate, or general mortgage questions, I’m here to help!

Jean-Guy Turcotte is a mortgage broker with Dominion Lending Centres – Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.

Do you see yourself as an energy efficient homeowner? Probably not is the conclusion of a report card recently released by Direct Energy.

Nearly all (84%) of homeowners have a programmable thermostat earning them an “A” grade, but they fail when it comes to setting the most energy efficient temperature, knowing how often to change furnace filters and scheduling a fall furnace maintenance.

“It’s not surprising to see most homeowners have installed programmable thermostats because there’s been a lot of awareness generated about their benefits in the past few years,” says Dave Walton, the director of home ideas for Direct Energy. “However, there’s much more to heating your home efficiently. Improving your overall knowledge about your home, making some simple, inexpensive changes and adopting energy efficient practices can help

homeowners save money in the long run.”

Homeowners received a failing grade on their intention to get their furnace maintained this fall, with only 38% planning to schedule an inspection.

Direct Energy advises that it should be done professionally by a licensed technician every year before winter begins to ensure the furnace is in proper working order. This routine will also help you avoid costly repairs.

Just over half (58%) of those surveyed say they change the furnace filters at least every three months, a

number Walton would like to see increase. “Changing or cleaning furnace filters every three months is easy to do and helps your furnace run more efficiently.”

Additional tips to improve energy efficiency this winter include: • Check for leaks around windows and doors and seal them up before the cold weather sets in.

• Set ceiling fans to turn clockwise to push warm air down in to the room.

• Use a humidifier to add warm moisture to dry air, which helps make you feel more comfortable. www.newscanada.com

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Important carbon monoxide safety tips During the fall and winter when furnaces and fireplaces are running, the risk of CO poisoning increases.

“Given the average household has four to six fuel burning appliances, most commonly the furnace, water heater, fireplace and gas stove, CO safety is an important topic for everyone,” said Josh Orzech, the director of home services for Direct Energy Alberta.

“Every year, thousands of CO incidents take place

here, but there are simple steps that can help prevent it from happening to you or your family.”

Orzech offers the following preventative measures to reduce the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning: • The best way to keep your family safe is to ensure all fuel-burning devices are properly installed and serviced.

It’s imperative to have a qualified technician inspect and service your furnace annually.

For example, Direct Energy maintenance technicians are trained to measure carbon monoxide levels and to ensure the safe operation of fuel-burning appliances.

• As a second line of defense, install a CSA-approved carbon monoxide alarm on each level of your home or cottage. A common mistake that homeowners make is placing alarms too close to the furnace. Instead install a unit in the basement hallway,

Plan a bathroom to boost the resale value of your home The influences of grand hotels and spa resorts have given bathrooms the design attention they have long deserved. While inspiration and practical ideas can be found online or in books and magazines, creating that special sanctuary may be a daunting process.

“The bathroom is one of the smallest rooms in the house, yet it is often serves as the most hardworking,” says Ralph Stephen, broker-owner of Royal LePage Atlantic in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. “A detailed plan before you begin your bath project is the best way to ensure top resale value when it comes time to sell your home.”

Stephen recommends these five bathroom planning rules: 1. Start on paper and begin with one function in mind. Whether you’re creating a new bathroom or updating an existing one, begin with a focus on the main function, be it your master bath, family bath, guest bath, children’s bath or powder room.

2. Keep reality in mind.

Remember, the budget and the space you have to work with are likely the two things that shouldn’t

change. Give careful consideration to budget and space at the start of your bathroom project, and you’ll save money later.

3. Renovate to the appropriate level. A welldesigned, updated bath is a high-value room to both the homeowner and homebuyer. But it’s never a good idea to over-renovate your home for the market or your neighborhood. Be sure to link your intentions to the larger real estate picture.

4. Pick your pro. Depending on the size and complexity of your project, bathroom remodels

just outside the furnace room. CO travels upstairs through the ductwork and vents in your home so it’s very important to also install a CO alarm on the floors of the home where there are the most vents and, in close proximity to the sleeping areas.

Don’t install CO alarms near windows or vents, bathrooms or too close to heating or fuel-burning appliances or smoke alarms (unless it’s a combination alarm).

• Make sure to check and test your existing alarms each season by pushing the test button on the unit. Put a reminder in your calendar every three months, so you don’t forget.

• Check manufacturer’s instructions to find out when your unit should be replaced. It’s usually five to 10 years for CO alarms.

• Replace batteries once a year, including backup batteries for plug-in alarms. www.newscanada.com

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usually require an expert.

The technical aspects of plumbing alone make bathroom projects out of scope for most do-it-yourselfers.

Secure at least three estimates, preferably with those who can show you a portfolio of their prior work, before you award the job.

5. Consider your needs.

Who will be using the bathroom and how? What are the priorities for the room?

Will it be a room to energize family members at the start of a busy day? Or, will it be a place to rejuvenate at the end of one?

Ponoka, AB | October 29 – Selling at the Edmonton Site Country Residential Acreage – 10± Title Acres 3142± sq ft Home & 14 ft x 70 ft Mobile Home

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Do you ever wonder if there is a silent killer in your home?

Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odourless, tasteless, and invisible gas that is a byproduct of incomplete fuel combustion.

Exposure to carbon monoxide could be deadly. It is commonly detected in poorly maintained or improperly installed natural gas furnaces and fireplaces, but it can also be produced when burning natural gas, propane, gasoline or wood.

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PROPERTY FEATURES INCLUDE: · 3142± sq ft bungalow, 2 bed, 2.5 bath · Heated indoor pool · Chain link security fence with remote entry

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For up-to-date photos & details, please check our website: rbauction.com/realestate Owner – Wilf Dunne: 403.350.0714 Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Jerry Hodge: 780.706.6652 800.491.4494 Broker – Muller Realty Inc.

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