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Elinor Florence to present wartime novel at RDC Bird’s Eye View was influenced by author’s upbringing in North Battleford

BY KALISHA MENDONSA Red Deer Express

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linor Florence will present her novel Bird’s Eye View as part of a presentation that will bring three authors to Red Deer to promote their books on aviation in the war years.

Florence will be joined by authors Anne Gafiuk and Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail at the Red Deer College library on Nov. 7th at 1 p.m. The ladies are presenting their novels as part of a tour titled ‘War Birds’, where they each bring a different perspective to Canada’s role in aviation in World War II. Florence’s novel is titled Bird’s Eye View, and it tells the tale of Rose, a young Canadian who is eager to help with the war effort and ends up as a Royal Canadian Air Force aerial photograph interpreter. The story is influenced by Florence’s experiences growing up on a former air base in North Battleford, Sask.

“I wanted to write a book in which the protagonist was a woman because I felt that women would have a different perspective of war. With men, it’s perhaps more the idea of conquering the enemy and with women I think their motivation was to end the loss of human life and to end the suffering,” she said.

Florence said that she was happy to represent Canadian women in uniform, whose history is not well represented in books either fact or fiction. She said that she believes her novel is the first to explore the role of Canadian women in the RCAF. “Being from the prairies the air force was a very highly visible part of Canadian wartime history because of the British Commonwealth air-training plan. That plan put airports all over Canada but specifically in the prairies because of our climate and clear topography,” she explained.

“My father had served in the RCAF and came back to Canada and he was able to purchase one of the airfields near North Battleford that had been used for training aircrews. I grew up living on an air base, and one of the barracks that was still on the property was converted into our family home.

“I grew up feeling like I was surrounded by the ghosts of the young men who had gone there to train and had not survived the war.”

Living on a reclaimed airfield and training facility, Florence grew up being fascinated and surrounded by the realities of war. Her father served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and played a large role in her interest in the subject.

Florence’s novel explores themes of growing up and strength. She said her

main character, Rose, is a sort of metaphor for Canada. Her novel also explores the unique perspective of a woman’s life active in duty, and was inspired by Constance Babington Smith for the role of her heroine.

“She goes into the war as an innocent, naive teenage girl and comes out of it as a mature woman. I think Canada is very similar – we went into the war as sort of an extended British colony and came out as our own independent nation with a very strong identity.”

Florence said that she is a very patriotic Canadian. She said she feels that the Canadian story surrounding World War II has not yet been fully told, whereas the American and British populations are much larger and have produced much literature on the subject.

“Canadians, I find, are very uninformed about how much we did and what a role we played in the victory of World War II, and how significant it was for our own history.”

Florence actually worked for the Red Deer Advocate a number of years ago. She has a background as a journalist and studied at both the University of Saskatchewan and Carleton University.

“It wasn’t until I started working for a newspaper in my hometown of North Battleford that I realized I wanted to become a reporter. I went back to university and got my journalism degree. Then I worked for a number of newspapers and magazines before I thought seriously about writing a full-length piece of fiction,” said Florence.

“The transition to becoming an author was quite difficult because I had spent my whole career being trained not to make stuff up. I had to train myself to sit in front of a blank computer screen and make things up. I feel that my writing and editing background, and certainly my research background helped with this novel.”

Florence has a passion for wartime history, as well as general Canadian history.

She has a blog titled Wartime Wednesdays that is available on her web site.

Through this blog, she explores notable landmarks, tales from Air Force veterans, major events during the war, eyewitness accounts and photographs of wartime history.

Florence will join Gafiuk and MetcalfeChenail in an exploration of Canadian women’s roles in World War II. The authors will take the time to read and speak about their novels, as well as hold a question-and-answer period and book signing.

Gafiuk’s novel Wings Over High River explores the ins and outs of vintage aircrafts. She is currently focused on a wartime scrapbook project surrounding the Okotoks area.

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Trial for son accused of killing father begins in Red Deer Aaron Guilbault charged with second-degree murder of Timothy Guilbault

BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express The trial of a man accused of killing his father in 2012 has begun in Red Deer’s Court of Queen’s Bench this week.

Aaron Guilbault, 33, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his father Timothy Guilbault, 58. He pleaded not guilty by reason of not being criminally responsible.

Timothy, a former Red Deer City councillor from 1986 to 1995 and a Calgary

businessman was found dead at his cottage in Red Lodge Estates near Innisfail on Nov. 5, 2012.

Aaron’s trial began on Monday and is expected to run until Nov. 21st.

During the first day of the trial, Crown Prosecutor Maurice Collard read into the record an Agreed Statement of Facts.

In the document, it stated that Aaron, who is Timothy’s adopted son, had a history of mental illness which escalated in the months leading up to Timo-

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It also indicated that Aaron used drugs and alcohol from 1999 to 2011 and that he relied on his father for financial assistance as he could not hold down a job for long periods of time.

He was also admitted to the Ponoka hospital earlier in 2012 and was released.

Aaron lived at the family’s cabin in Red Lodge Estates near Bowden beginning in June 2012. Tim, who lived in Calgary at the time, visited Aaron regularly to check on his well being.

In October of 2012, Aaron wrote a number of messages on facebook including “Timothy Bruce Guilbault is a stinking liar”, and “Timothy Bruce Guilbault is gay, not to mention he is the devil.” On Oct. 23rd, Aaron wrote, “He’s lived enough life”.

In the Agreed Statement of Facts, it said Timothy

traveled to the cabin in Red Lodge Estates on Nov. 3rd, 2012. Once he arrived, Aaron attacked him and struck him in the back of the head with a black baseball bat outside of the home. Timothy got inside the cabin and was struck in the back of the head again by Aaron.

Timothy died of blunt force trauma.

RCMP attended the cabin on Nov. 3rd, 2012 looking for Aaron after a complaint from a former classmate from Red Deer College. She said that Aaron had been in contact with her when he was not supposed to be.

The Agreed Statement of Facts said that when RCMP attended the cabin to look for Aaron they saw blood in the snow as well as a crushed man’s watch. However, they did not go into the cabin and left the scene.

On Nov. 5th, Aaron returned to the cabin and

took a photo of Timothy’s body which was lying face down on the ground. His head was covered with a piece of clothing that Aaron had placed there.

Aaron’s sister, Caroline Guilbault, was the first witness to testify in the trial.

She said she became worried around the time of her father’s death as she hadn’t heard from him in a few days.

She said she texted Aaron on Nov. 4th, 2012 asking if he knew where their father was.

She said Aaron showed up at her home in Red Deer less than five minutes after she sent the text.

“I asked if he knew where dad was and he said, ‘Nope, but I need to talk.’”

Caroline said Aaron told her that he wanted to talk to her about faith and love.

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Caroline said Aaron did not stay long and she tried to keep him at her home for as long as possible so that the police could get there.

As he was leaving her residence, Caroline said she asked if he knew the police were looking for him and if he knew what that was about and he replied, “I made a phone call that I shouldn’t have.”

On Nov. 5th, 2012, Caroline went to the cabin to search for her father. “I knew I had to go to the cabin. I knew he had been going there regularly.” On her way to the cabin, Caroline got a text from her mother who lived in Stettler telling her that Aaron was coming to her home to talk.

Caroline said she and her fiancée pulled up to the house in Red Lodge Estates.

Once inside the home, she went into the basement.

“I remember it being sunny and when I opened the door I saw a shape on the floor. At first my head said that it looks like a duffle bag, but when my eyes adjusted, I saw it was my dad,” she said, getting emotional on the stand. “He was laying face down on the floor. There was blood everywhere. Half his body was behind a chair and his head had a jacket over top of it. I recognized it as Aaron’s jacket.”

She called 9-1-1 and while on the phone with the operator wanted to make sure her father was dead.

“I touched his lower back and he was so, so cold,” she said. “I knew he wasn’t with us anymore.”

Caroline added she called her mother to tell her what happened and to get out of the house for safety reasons as Aaron was still on his way to see her at her Stettler home.

Aaron was arrested by RCMP shortly after Caroline discovered her father’s body.

Meanwhile, defense lawyer Patricia MacNaughton told Justice Monica Bast that she would be raising the defense of Aaron not being criminally responsible at the time of the incident. She is expected to call two expert witnesses to the stand to support her case. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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Men around the world are signing onto the ‘Movember’ cause – growing a moustache through the month of November while raising funds for prostate cancer research.

Supported by the women in their lives, Mo Sistas, Movember Mo Bros raise funds by seeking out sponsorship for their Mogrowing efforts.

Those interested in taking part can register at Movember.com with a clean-shaven face. According to the web site, for the rest of the month, the ‘Mo Bros’ groom and trim their moustaches while signing up support of friends and family.

The Movember Gala Red Deer will be held Nov. 29th at Fionn MacCool’s. For reservations and more information, call 403352-0023.

According to the Movember web site, prostate cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer in Canadian men.

An estimated 4,000 men will die from prostate cancer in 2014, accounting for 10% of all cancer deaths in men. One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, and the risk of being diagnosed increases with age.

Prostate cancer occurs when some of the cells in the prostate reproduce far more rapidly than normal, resulting in a tumor.

If left untreated, prostate cancer cells may eventually spread from the prostate and in-

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One of the most worrying aspects of the disease is that most prostate cancers develop without men experiencing any symptoms in the early stages Meanwhile, for those struggling with the disease, there is a group of men here in Red Deer who are ready to offer support.

The Red Deer Prostate Cancer Support Group (Prostate Cancer Canada Network – local chapter) has been lending a supportive hand for about 16 years now. It was first launched by Bill Martynes and Mike Eckenswiller, with help from Marg Scheyen of the Canadian Cancer Society.

The awareness and support group, which continues to meet every third Thursday of the month since 1997, is an informal gettogether, where men share stories about their experiences with prostate cancer.

The meetings are open to anyone who is interested, and there is no expectation of commitment.

The members of the group have a lot of information and even more stories to help men and their families gain insight into the types of treatments. Anyone interested in the group can contact Bert at 403-3433808 or Bill at 403-342-0694.

Regarding Movember, the movement was launched back in 2003 by some men in Australia who wanted to bring back the moustache into fashion while raising money for prostate cancer research. There are now formal campaigns in Australia, New Zealand, the U.S., Canada, the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, South Africa and Ireland. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Sharper Image Hair Design is quickly approaching their one-year anniversary having opened on Jan. 7th and they continue to flourish and see much success.

Offering top quality service for an affordable cost is what the hair salon strives for.

Sharper Image Hair Design offers a family-friendly atmosphere with services for women, men and children. There are seven licensed stylists at Sharper Image Hair Design.

The salon offers cuts and colours as well as perms, extensions and sets. The salon also offers waxing services for men and women as well.

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Jennifer Sharpe, owner of Sharper Image Hair Design, added during an appointment, her staff aim to make it a personalized experience for their clients.

“We have a caring and friendly, yet professional environment. We want to make our clients feel comfortable and at ease,” she said. “We want to make it a really inviting and genuine experience. Our clients matter and we want to show them that.

“At the end of the day, it’s about making people feel better about themselves no matter what they are struggling with in their lives. We want to help people to feel special.”

As part of their philosophy of giving back to the community and through various charities, Sharper Image Hair Design will be raising money for ‘Movember’, a month long

campaign in November to help raise awareness of prostate cancer and to raise funds for research, as well.

This month, the salon will have cake pops for purchase for $2 with all funds raised going towards Movember.

People can donate any amount they choose to the cause as well.

Last year, the salon raised close to $2,000 and the goal this year is about the same.

“Men are important in our lives.

We care about our male clients. It’s a fun way to shed light on a serious health issue,” said Sharpe.

Those interested in supporting the campaign can donate at the salon or at the Movember web site at ca.movember.com under ‘Sharper Image Mo-Sistas’. Click on DONATE and search for their team and fill out the information.

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Remembrance Day services in Red Deer

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Citizens can begin to gather before 10:30 a.m. for both ceremonies. Both are are led by the efforts of the Royal Canadian Legion,

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“By tradition, we try to keep the services similar.

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There aren’t many of them so it’s important they don’t feel forgotten. This is about remembering all of the veterans,” said Bev Hanes, president of the Red Deer branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

The event will begin shortly before 11 a.m. with opening words and an opening prayer. There will be some scripture and a message from local ministries, ceremony rituals and then two minutes of silence at 11 a.m.

The ceremony includes a placement of wreaths in honour of loved ones who passed during war or as a result of their service.

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The Korean War vets downtown will have a similar service, including two minutes of silence, placement of wreaths and a small parade to honour the veterans. Hanes said one of the most difficult aspects of planning is trying to gather enough people for the Colour Party to carry flags for the ceremony.

There are also many groups that Hanes must contact in order to prepare – armouries, cadet clubs, a sergeant of arms, the City to rent the arenas as well as members of ministry and other speakers.

Coming on the heels of the recent tragedies in Ottawa, Hanes wanted to remind people that even with isolated incidences such as those, Canada is still a country with a good quality of life as soldiers fought for our freedoms and opportunities. “I think everybody needs to remember and reflect that there were so many before us – the veterans that paid the ultimate sacrifice so that we could have this life. We really do have one of the best lifestyles in this country.

“Even with the incidents that happened in the east two weeks ago, we have an exceptionally good life and without soldiers and veterans who prepared to stand up for our country and for people’s freedoms, we would be lost. I like to see people talk about freedom but really think about what it means. People went to war for freedom of self and to have their own beliefs.”

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OPINION Remembering our veterans Next Tuesday millions of people around the world will take a few moments to remember those lost in battles or who have fought and lived to tell of their war experiences.

Remembrance Day is becoming more meaningful with the never-ending conflicts around the globe. With these deaths there is a reminder of how vigilant we must be to guard the gift of peace and stability we enjoy here at home.

When the world is a relatively calm place, Remembrance Day can be a difficult day for the younger set, not to mention many adults, to relate to.

Services may be well attended but the realities of war and loss are hard to connect with in times of relative calm.

Often young people have little to bridge themselves to the wars of the past.

Even young adults and ‘baby boomers’ can be estranged from what it felt like to witness the horrendous realities of war.

The importance of never forgetting the sacrifices of those who have served in the war is that much more greater.

The younger generations need to be informed of those men and women who fought for the freedoms we enjoy today.

As for the poppy, a writer first made the connection between the poppy and battlefield deaths during the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th century, remarking that “Fields that were barren

before battle exploded with the bloodred flowers after the fighting ended.”

After John McCrae’s poem In Flanders Fields was published in 1915 the poppy became a popular symbol for soldiers who died in battle.

Three years later an American, Moina Michael, was working in a New York City YMCA canteen when she started wearing a poppy in memory of the millions who died on the battlefield.

During a 1920 visit to the United States a French woman, Madame Guerin, learned of the custom. On her return to France she decided to use handmade poppies to raise money for the destitute children in war-torn areas of the country. In November, 1921, the first poppies were distributed in Canada.

On Remembrance Day we’re all united in a common cause to consider what has been given for us – both recently and in the years before many of us were even born. The relevance of the day must never be forgotten. The point is, it’s just not another day off, too much has been lost and too high a price has been paid for anyone to have careless attitudes about such an important day.

We encourage Red Deerians to attend the services this coming Tuesday at the Red Deer Arena and Veterans’ Park. Show your appreciation for the sacrifices these men and women gave for us.

Creating a culture of winter in Alberta Winter is coming.

Ominous words, indeed, for both Game of Thrones fans and Albertans. Even winter sports and eggnog enthusiasts dread scraping ice off of their car windows when it’s minus 30 outside.

Robert

ROACH Albertans, however, are a hardy lot. We know that sometimes you have to wear a snowsuit under your Halloween costume and that toques are not just a fashion accessory. And on the bright side, hot chocolate with marshmallows just wouldn’t taste the same under a palm tree.

But have we truly embraced the season? Are we making the most of our winters?

I don’t think so.

According to its web site, Carnaval de Quebec is the largest winter festival in the world.

Among its many economic and social benefits are the $31 million spent by visitors to Quebec City who attend the Festival each year.

Alberta is just as wintery as Quebec, so why aren’t we doing something on a similar scale?

If memory serves, someone once suggested flooding the streets of Edmonton so everyone could skate to work. This might not be the best or most practical idea, but it speaks to the need to think big if we are to take advantage of the six months of cold we have to live through every year.

A town in Norway called Rjukan doesn’t get any sunlight from September to March. But instead of booking an all-inclusive to Mexico (not that there is anything wrong with that), a local resident recently picked up on an

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old idea and installed mirrors in the mountains surrounding the town to bring the sun down into the town square.

That’s the kind of gumption in the face of winter we need more of here in Alberta.

Of course, that’s not to say there are no winter festivals in Alberta. Among others, Edmonton holds its annual ice sculpture competition – Ice on Whyte – Lac La Biche races cars on its frozen lake during its Winter Festival of Speed and Jasper holds its twoweek long January in Jasper festival every year.

Alberta is also a winter sports mecca, thanks to the legacy of the 1988 Winter Olympics and its two NHL teams.

In other words, we have lots of great events, facilities and traditions to build on but, despite that, Bonhomme the snowman is still kicking our butts.

Where is the winter version of

the Calgary Stampede or Edmonton Fringe? How about a huge indoor music festival in Fort McMurray or Lethbridge? What if Alberta became known for a province-wide giant snowman contest that attracted teams from all over the world? Or a winter solstice music festival that rivals Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and its 90,000 three-day pass holders?

Think of the fun we could have, the beer that could be sold by local vendors and the snowman key chains and t-shirts we could sell to tourists!

Great events – be they in summer or winter – don’t come to be overnight. You need volunteers, entrepreneurs, open-minded residents, sponsors and lots of marketing. And winter weather does not always cooperate.

But think of the many benefits.

There is the economic shot in the arm to local economies. There is

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also the boost in mood, in community spirit and in creativity that great festivals – be they small or large – bring. The Christmas season does this, but by the dark days of February, memories of jingle bells and embarrassing uncles have faded for many of us.

More and better things to do in winter would bring people together, keep us from hibernating and could have a huge positive impact on the province.

Imagine if we got out during the winter and continued to support local business like we do in the summer.

Apart from the local economic activity, just imagine what a weird and wonderful winter culture we could create.

Robert Roach is senior analyst and thought leader, economics and research, with ATB Financial. The opinions expressed in this column are his own. His column is distributed through Troy Media.

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Letters to the editor

The ever shifting political landscape of the province The recent by-elections in Alberta were quite revealing not only by results but by the campaigning and the reactions after the vote.

The Progressive Conservatives won all four by-elections, under a new leader and a significant move to a more centre-right positioning with 44% of the vote.

While they were accustomed to larger majorities, they still won.

The Wildrose Party came in second in two races and finished third in the other two races while garnering 28% of the vote.

There is talk that Wildrose and its right wing positioning peaked on the eve of the last provincial election, when it was considered a safe bet on them forming government.

Remember almost all federal Conservative MPs were supporting Wildrose.

Many of Harper’s Alberta organizers and advisors were said to be working for the Wildrose Party. It was the Wildrose Party that was being accused of using attack ads, (major part of Harper’s arsenal).

Perhaps it is the right wing political position and campaign tactics that have seen their best-before-date expire.

The Alberta Party came in second in one race and the NDP came in second in the fourth race.

The Liberals and the Green Party were non-contenders in all four races.

Wildrose failed to live up to expectations,

using the federal Conservative tried and true strategies and tactics and the leader is calling for a leadership review and said she needs at least 77% support to stay on.

I am not sure a leadership change is as necessary as a change in electoral positioning, strategies and practices is.

The Alberta Party and the NDP exceeded expectations, their positioning may need fine tuning and perhaps their communication and fundraising arms may require some help but no leadership change should be demanded.

The Alberta Liberals have once again slid into oblivion as they concentrate on messages that are not resonating with the electorate and could be ripe for a leadership change, a revised communications strategy, a name change or perhaps a merger is the answer.

The Green Party has a limited but strong base but they are unable to appeal to the right wing as much as their policies should, so perhaps a leadership question is needed but without strong fundraising and a strong communications arm would it make any difference?

In my opinion it seems that the pendulum is swinging back from the extreme right and heading back to the centre but has not quite hit it yet.

The PCs are building in the centre right taking votes from the Wildrose, Liberals, Alberta Party and the Greens with the

hopes that the pendulum does not pass them for a more centre political voice before the next election.

The NDP are building in the urban centers, taking votes from the Liberals and the Greens and waiting for the pendulum to swing to the left in the next few elections.

The Alberta Progressive Conservatives won the by-elections with 44% of the vote so that means that 56% of the population voted against them so it is obvious there is a desire for change.

But there were five options per change if you discount the changes already implemented by the current government.

Of the 44% who voted for the PCs a good portion wanted change but were hopeful or satisfied with the changes being made under a new leader.

At one time the status quo would have received overwhelming support but those days are long gone.

The next election likely a year away and will probably see some changes.

The PCs have made a leadership change and altered their strategies, tactics and governing styles with the hopes that they can overcome the desire for change.

Many federal Conservatives are looking for silver linings in the provincial by-elections. The general consensus is that the Harper government has peaked, and the smoke and mirror tactics have lost their strength, attack ads have become distaste-

Red Deer’s ‘neglect of air pollution’ Our research organization was interested in the article in the Red Deer Express, Sept 24th entitled ‘Dealing with climate change and air issues locally’.

As noted in the article, fine particulates are the most dangerous component of air pollution and the concentration of this pollutant is increasing in Red Deer.

As it is the most dangerous pollutant, the source is normally identified by chemical fingerprinting or carbon dating so that so that remedial action can be taken.

Remarkably, monitoring in Red Deer is too basic to identify the source of the particulates.

We checked with our contacts in North America and around the globe and found that fine particulate levels are increasing in urban centres from Alaska to Tasmania and in Europe from Sweden to Greece.

Their more sophisticated monitoring has identified residential wood smoke as the cause of a very troubling trend towards increasingly unhealthy urban centres.

Wood is being burned in stoves, fireplaces, pellet stoves, fire pits, chimneys, backyard fire pits, indoor and outdoor pizza ovens and worst of all - in outdoor wood boilers.

The problem is growing even in municipalities where natural gas is available and as one example, the Netherlands has a problem simply because wood burning has become green and trendy.

There is nothing surprising about

these findings as residential wood or coal burning has been known for centuries as a cause of deaths and the diseases that today we associate with cigarette smoking.

As there is so much research available we can place the cost to the health care system at $15,000 for each wood stove per annum with fireplaces pro-rated according to the extent of their use.

There are some bright notes: Golden has banned any further installation of wood burning appliances while Montreal and Hampstead expect wood burning appliances to be converted to cleaner fuels by 2020.

In the U.S. about 20 municipalities have banned outdoor wood boilers in urban areas while burning bans in the San Francisco Bay area save the health care system $250,000 per day. When fine particulates are present then there are normally cancer-causing vapours also present.

Remarkably the Air Quality Health Index does not include monitoring for carcinogens.

Thirty-five years ago, independent studies identified high levels of both fine particulates and carcinogens such as formaldehyde and benzene in a typical wood burning subdivision.

Remarkably, the provincial environment minister, at the time, refused to allow his staff to confirm these findings as, ‘Albertans get riled up about cancer’.

This sentiment has been echoed

by provincial environment ministers ever since.

Countries such as Britain that monitor for carcinogens have recently identified elevated levels of carcinogens along truck routes even though, unlike Alberta, their diesels have filters on the exhausts.

The Red Deer Express article also deals with the City’s efforts to address climate change.

Perhaps the most effective way to reduce greenhouse emissions would be to ban wood burning although this would be an unpopular measure. Unfortunately there is a common belief that burning wood is carbon neutral. This is puzzling as wood is just as much a store of carbon as fossil fuels and when burned releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere just as fossil fuels do.

The millions of acres of new trees that are supposed to absorb this carbon dioxide are simply not being planted. In fact there is extensive clear-cutting in North America to provide power plants here and in Britain and Europe with logs and wood pellets so that everyone can feel good about supposedly saving the Planet.

For more information, it is just a matter of googling, ‘wood burning not carbon neutral.’

Similarly, googling, ‘wood smoke pollution’ will provide a week’s worth of reputable reading relating to this global problem.

Alan Smith - a director of the Canadian Clean Air Alliance Red Deer

ful and their leader a liability and the next election will at best produce a Conservative minority government or at worst finishing in third place and being just an Alberta party. They are thinking a new leader and his/her honeymoon bounce could produce a Conservative majority.

The by-elections would likely have been dismal for the Alberta Conservatives under Premier Redford.

Everyone except perhaps the former premier and her staff knew the party was on life support and the voters were willing to pull the plug, but a few courageous people created a leadership change and the results speak for themselves.

Could this be the scenario for the federal Conservatives?

Do they have a few courageous people?

Is it at all possible to elect a new leader and move more towards the centre right, or is it as they say - just a one-man, my-way-orthe-highway party?

The Alberta by-elections brought out a desire for change, a real distaste for negative tactics and attack ads, a desire for a more moderate governing style and a willingness to give the benefit of the doubt to those who appear willing to listen and change.

Are the political leaders listening? I hope so.

Garfield Marks Red Deer

A grateful citizen I would like to send a ‘big bouquet’ to the City of Red Deer and whoever else is responsible for the upkeep of our beautiful City.

They all do a really wonderful job of grooming our City.

They do an awesome job with the parks, cleaning the streets.

And also when new subdivisions or strip malls come into the City, it is great how

they landscape with a keen eye for the placement of trees and shrubs.

The cleanliness and pristine green park-like areas of our City I know are part of what our visitors see also and appreciate.

Now, citizens of Red Deer, let’s do our part and keep the garbage off the streets and boulevards.

Faye Shaw Red Deer

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Canadian Blood Services drive underway this month

BY JENNA SWAN Red Deer Express Canadian Blood Services kicked off a month-long competition between three local radio stations and CFL teams to see who can have fans donate the most blood in the month of November.

“It’s a chance for you to support and represent your favourite football team or your favourite Red Deer radio personality while saving lives through blood donation,” said Darrin Thompson, territory manager for Central Alberta Canadian Blood Services.

The competition includes Darin Clark with Sunny 94 representing the Edmonton Eskimos, Jamie Worthington from Big 105.5 representing the Calgary Stampeders and Travis Currah from Zed 98.9 representing the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The three CFL fans are inviting Central Albertans who are fans of these teams to show their support by donating blood before Dec. 8th in the name of the Eskimos, Stampeders or Roughriders.

The winner will be announced on Dec. 8th and will then have their name placed on the Corpuscle Cup, which was donated years ago by long-time

physician and Canadian Blood Services supporter Dr. Onerheim. Thompson explained how every minute of everyday someone in Canada needs blood.

In November Canadian Blood Services needs to collect more than 1,725 blood donations from donors here in Central Alberta while 4,873 blood donations are needed in Saskatchewan.

Currently there are over 1,000 appointments available in Central Alberta during November while Saskatchewan has to fill over 3,500 in the same time frame.

Darin Clark from Sunny 94 sent out his plea for support by saying, “I’ve been an Eskimos fan since 1972, which means I am very old and I need you guys to support me and the Eskimos so we can have a lot of blood donated – Go Esks!”

Jamie Worthington from Big 105.5 said he was surprised that the, “Esks fans (A.K.A. Darin) are using such positive words to describe their team but it’s all in good fun and for such a fantastic cause so come out and support the number one team in the CFL, go Stamps!”

Travis Currah from Zed 98.9 had closing remarks saying, “We all know the Stamps choke in Novem-

ber, so don’t be worried about Jamie, but I hope Canadian Blood Services is okay with green blood because we all know Rider Pride runs right through our veins and this is all about donating blood and it’s really cool because you get to save lives while we do it. So come out and support the Riders and show what Rider pride is all about.”

To book an appointment to donate, call 1-888-2-Donate. jswan@reddeerexpress.com

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Snow removal program unveiled by City of Red Deer

BY JENNA SWAN Red Deer Express The City announced a new snow and ice program last week, which aims to ensure residential streets are plowed when a 10cm snowpack has been reached.

Officials said they hope the program will see streets being plowed sooner and more often, however it will require the participation of residents.

Residents can help by knowing their snow zone and route.

Information will be mailed to Red

Deerians in the coming weeks, informing them of their zone and route. The City also stated it is important for residents to check the schedule of which zone and route will be plowed that day so vehicles are off the road.

The schedule will be communicated through tools such as a live map and schedule on the City’s web site, email and RSS alerts from Snow Zone, social media, the Snow Zone hotline, as well as through local radio stations.

On top of knowing their zones, residents must also know wheth-

er they are on a green route or a grey route. Green routes are primarily streets located on bus routes, with grey routes being primarily residential.

The City also stated there would be windrows located on both sides of the street this year, adding that with windrows on both sides and more frequent plowing, they hope the windrows will be smaller and more manageable than in previous years.

Residents are responsible for clearing windrows in front of their driveways, with the City

asking that windrows be cleared after each plow to make them more manageable. The City is also encouraging residents to have their windrows plowed by private contractors, however contractors must have a valid Seasonal Use of Streets Permit to clear windrows.

Residents are asked to keep their vehicle off of the road from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the days their areas are being cleared.

The City also announced their ‘Be a Snow Buddy’ program, asking residents to help their neigh-

bours, friends, and family with clearing snow.

The new policy was adopted by council on Oct. 14th where they approved a one-time $1.9 million capital budget increase in 2014 and an operating budget increase of $855,000 in both 2014 and 2015.

With the additional funding, the City was able to add two plow trucks, two graders, one skid steer, one truck/trailer combo, one snow blower and one loader to their fleet to help with this year’s snow fall. jswan@reddeerexpress.com

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Further delays in hunting death case

BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express The case of a Lacombe resident accused of shoot-

ligence using a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm and criminal negligence causing death. A resolution in the case was

ing a man during a hunting trip in 2009 has had further delays.

Herbert Meister is charged with criminal neg-

expected to be heard on Nov. 4th but the case will now be before the courts on Nov. 6th. No reason for the delay was given.

The hunting incident in which the charges stem from took place on Nov. 29th, 2009.

At the time police said a group of four males from the Bentley and Lacombe area, were hunting deer on

a heavily wooded field, approximately 13 kms northwest of Bentley.

All four were hunting in different locations on the same property, which was owned by one of the hunters. RCMP said one of the shooters believed he saw a deer about 300m down a cut line and took a shot with a .308 calibre rifle.

Police said the hunter

waited one minute, saw more movement and fired a second shot.

At this time he heard a “very strange” noise and knew something was wrong, said RCMP. The hunter raced to the site to find his hunting partner suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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Red Deer’s Francophone school officially opens

BY KALISHA MENDONSA Red Deer Express

building and was part of the Alberta government’s planning for new school capital projects that incorporate new schools or considerable updates.

Last week the school held an official opening ceremony with families of students, community members and several dignitaries including members of the Francophone school board.

“I’m very excited, this has been a long time coming. There is a lot of his-

Red Deer’s Francophone community has grown considerably in the last few years and now there is a new facility to accommodate the local families who wish to access French education. École La Prairie (4810 – 35 St.) is currently host to 140 students with the potential to increase up to about 250.

The K-9 school is located next to the former school

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Doyon said that the new school is a major accomplishment because it will allow the Francophone community to flourish in Red Deer.

The school takes in students from many regions, including the municipalities of Innisfail, Lacombe, Blackfalds, Sylvan Lake and Ponoka. École La Prairie’s original building was built in 1996 but had quickly become too small for the bud-

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“It also takes some commitment from the families that don’t necessarily have both parents speaking French.

“But, we’re trying to make it real as a community.

“Kids come here to the school, speak French, live French, learn about the culture and live that culture and have a good experience learning in that environment.”

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Meanwhile, Henri Lemire, superintendent of Conseil Scolaire CentreNord, said that it was difficult at first to figure out what each district needed compared to what was available already in the area.

The conclusion was that Ecole La Prairie would require a larger school to allow for growth in the future as the City grows.

“Our former school, beside this school, is in the sorriest state in our area – and everyone recognized that the school was old and really not sufficient to grow into a secondary school. So, a good portion of the work was done at that level with the four school districts,” he said.

“The Francophone school in Red Deer opened as a very small school in 1996 with 23 kids. As the school grew, the Francophone community kind of emerged.

“Some people will choose communities where there are Francophone schools, and believe in it very strongly. This school will provide this avenue for many more families to move into Red Deer.” kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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Hometown Hockey takes over the City

BY JENNA SWAN Red Deer Express

HOMETOWN HEROES - Hundreds of kids from Red Deer Minor Hockey Association, Red Deer Pond Hockey and other members of the community gathered in the parking lot of the Red Deer Arena over the weekend for Rogers and Scotiabank’s Hometown Hockey which was broadcast live before the Flames versus Canadiens’ game on Sunday night. Attendees had a chance to see TV personality Tara Slone interview NHL Alumni Jamie Macoun, Darcy Tucker and Grant Fuhr.

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The preshow of the Calgary Flames vs. the Montreal Canadiens was filled with Hometown Hockey coverage detailing primarily the story of the Sutter family including six brothers - Brent, Brian, Darryl, Duane, Rich, and Ron who all reached the NHL in the 70s and 80s as well as all played junior hockey in Red Deer.

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MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION DECISIONS On the 4th day of November, 2014, under provisions of the Land Use Bylaw 2006/6, Red Deer County Municipal Planning Commission issued decisions approving the following applications: Permitted Use SW of SPRINGBROOK 1. D. Harder – 27% lot coverage relaxation and 2.59-metre rear yard relaxation for the construction of an extension to a hangar on Lease #45, Blk 1, Plan 782-1766, SE 14-37-28-4 (Red Deer Regional Airport).

South of RED DEER 2. Premier Building Solutions – 3.6-metre relaxation between the bottom of the sign and grade for a proposed freestanding sign on Lot 7, Blk 8, Plan 142-1970, SE 29-37-27-4 (Gasoline Alley West).

Discretionary Use North of INNISFAIL 1. B. Minta – warehousing and storage facility for storage of recreational vehicles on Pt NW 11-36-28-4.

South of RED DEER 2. BWS Fabrication Inc. – Assembly Facility on Lot 3, Blk 2, Plan 812-0443, SW 33-37-27-4 (Petrolia Industrial Park).

SW of GLENIFFER RESERVOIR 3. Hopkins Construction – five-year renewal of aggregate processing for an existing gravel pit on Pt SW 35-34-4-5.

DECISION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

On the 27th day of October, 2014, under provisions of the Land Use Bylaw 2006/6, the Development Authority issued a decision approving the following application: Permitted Use SPRINGBROOK 1. D. & W. Erickson – 0.53-metre side yard setback relaxation for an existing shop on Lot 5, Plan 882-1159, NE 9-37-28-4 (Misty Ridge).

PINE LAKE 2. M. O’Bertos – 0.6-metre side yard setback relaxation for a proposed enclosure of an existing deck on Lot 5, Blk A, Plan 1860TR, NE 6-36-24-4.

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The coverage also told the story of Darryl, who is the coach of the Los Angeles Kings, and his son Chris Sutter who was born with Down’s syndrome and has now become an integral part of the Kings’ bench by providing what Darryl referred to as ‘Chris’s magic’.

The Hometown Hockey series has been travelling across the country telling the stories of hockey legends and hometown stories with host Ron MacLean.

Also, MacLean’s hometown just happens to be Red Deer as well.

He shared stories from his boyhood home in Red Deer where he was once the radio voice of the Red Deer Rustlers hockey team, as well as his days at Red Deer College where he met his wife.

Retired NHL player Darcy Tucker, who primarily played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, was also onhand over the weekend.

Tucker, who is originally from around 45 minutes east of Red Deer in a town called Endiang, spent a year playing ‘AAA’ hockey in Red Deer.

“I was on the plane ride here today and coming back to Red Deer brings up a lot of memories for me,” said Tucker.

“This is where I played my one year of ‘AAA’ hockey and playing here was a treat for me when I was a kid so to see kids playing a game today in the arena where I used to play was really special for me.”

Tucker also explained that, “What people mostly see now on Sunday night games is the community aspect of the hometowns where people grew up.

Thousands of stories come out of minor hockey

associations across the country every year, he pointed out, whether it’s someone making it to the big leagues or someone who scored their first goal.

He also said that it’s great to see those stories being told through Hometown Hockey.

During Hometown Hockey, Scotiabank announced they would be donating $15,000 to the Red Deer Pond Hockey Association to provide support for ice time and equipment for players.

Mayor Tara Veer, along with former NHL player Grant Fuhr who is originally from Spruce Grove near Edmonton, partnered to judge the ‘Cheer Like Never Before’ competition, which showcased four Red Deer minor hockey teams who submitted cheer videos for their chance to win a prize.

The Express 24 Novice ‘B’ Tigers took the win with their use on the iconic, ‘RE-Double D - Double E - R let’s go!’ chant. The Tigers were entered in a national draw for their team to get to go to an NHL game.

Other icons mentioned during the weekend’s homage to all that is Red Deer’s hockey history was what Rogers referred to on their web site as the, “Country’s grandest Midget AAA hockey dynasty, the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs who have won five-straight provincial championships,” as well as other NHL players past and present who played in the NHL including current players Kris Russell (Calgary Flames), Colton Sceviour (Dallas Stars), Paul Postma (Winnipeg Jets) and Matt Fraser (Boston Bruins). jswan@reddeerexpress.com

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COURT BRIEFS MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER FIRES LAWYER Two men accused of murdering a Castorarea family made another appearance in Red Deer Provincial Court this past Monday.

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one count of arson in relation to the deaths of his father Gordon Klaus, 61, his mother Sandra Klaus, 62 and his sister Monica Klaus, 40, last December.

Joshua Gregory Frank, 29, has also been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in relation to the deaths as well as one count of arson and one count of injuring

or endangering an animal in relation to the shooting death of the family dog.

Klaus and Frank appeared via CCTV and immediately after Klaus came on camera he made a statement.

“I wish to not have Mr. (Jason) Snider or Mr. (Richard) Fritze represent me,” he said. “I wish to go back to legal aid and to have new counsel appointed.”

The remains of Gordon and Monica were found in what was left of a burnt-out house in Castor on Dec. 8th, 2013. The body of Sandra has never been found and during a press conference in Calgary this past Saturday, RCMP Insp. Tony Hamori, operations officer for the Calgary RCMP Major Crimes Unit, said police believe her remains were consumed by the fire.

Hamori added Jason was arrested last month at Monica’s residence in Stettler while Frank was arrested at his brother’s residence in Castor.

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Klaus and Frank will return to court on Nov. 12th.

MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD LURING APPEARS IN COURT A man charged with luring a child over the Internet for sexual purposes made his fourth court appearance in Red Deer last week.

Last month, Red Deer RCMP charged a Calgary man after he approached a 14-yearold 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.

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Festival of Trees to kick off holiday season Annual event to raise funds for two new surgical theatres for obstetrics

BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express The kick-off to the holiday season is only a few weeks away as officials with the 21st annual Festival of Trees gear up for the event which takes place at the end of the month.

The Festival of Trees will run from Nov. 28-30th at Westerner Park.

“We want people to come in and to get into the Christmas spirit, do some shopping or have a night out, but also understand that what they are doing is helping their local hospital and having that connection and keeping that at the forefront – it’s a win, win,” said Alaine Martin, project officer for the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation.

‘Festival Week’ gets underway on Nov. 22nd with Festival Lights the Night beginning at 4 p.m. in City Hall Park.

Officials encourage Red Deerians to plan for a fun-filled, free family event, with many children’s activities both outside in the park and in the Red Deer Public Library, free hot chocolate and snacks and many new and exciting plans, which include the ‘Festival Market’ and the ‘Christmas Tree Decorating Challenge’.

These are all in addition to the annual lighting of the Festival’s Biggest Christmas Tree, and light show.

New changes for this year’s event includes the move to Thursday night for Taste of Red Deer. Patrons can check out and sample offerings from 20 local restaurants, which may include appetizers, entrees or desserts. The Taste of Red Deer can be entered with a general admission ticket and vendor coupons can be purchased for favourite delights.

There are still limited tickets available for three special events including the Festival Business Lunch on Nov. 28th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Join the City’s business community on Nov. 28th for a presentation by Jim Hole, noted author and lead partner at the Enjoy Centre in St. Albert.

Tickets are also still available for the Festival’s new event on Nov. 28th – the Festival’s Winter Solstice which begins at 6 p.m. This is a semi-formal evening of dancing, entertainment, a meal and raffle prizes galore.

This event is reserved for guests over 18.

“It will be like an adult Christmas party. The theme of it for this year is the Christmas Masquerade Party,” said Martin. “Ticket sales for this event have been very strong.”

The other event which still has seating available is ‘Tis the Season Fashion Luncheon. Doors for the Nov. 29th lunchtime event open at 11:30 a.m. and it is a fashion filled girls’ afternoon out partnered with a meal, silent auction, raffles and door prizes.

Tickets for all of these events can be purchased online at www.tickemaster.ca, or by phone at 1-855-985-5000.

Events that have sold out include the Festival of Wines, Mistletoe Magic and Breakfast with Santa.

In addition, proceeds raised from the 2014 Festival of Trees will go towards two new surgical theatres that will be constructed adjacent to the Obstetrics Unit to address

its surgical needs.

This expansion will further enhance patient safety and access to obstetrical procedures as well as have a positive impact on overall operations. Currently obstetrics surgical patients must be taken down to the operating unit on a lower level of the hospital. This current system faces several challenges which can include transporting patients in emergency situations both safely and with dignity.

The cost for the equipment needed is just over $1 million.

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Meanwhile, volunteers are always needed. Anyone interested in volunteering can check out www.reddeerfestivaloftrees.ca, email volunteer@redeerfestivaloftrees.ca, or call the Volunteer Hotline at 403-348-9905 or the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation at 403-343-4773.

The Festival of Trees will be open for public hours on Nov. 28th and Nov. 29th from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Nov. 30th from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Westerner Park. General admission is $6 for adults, $3 for seniors (60 plus), youth $3, children aged four to 11 $2 and children under two get in free. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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POLICE BRIEFS

by Erin Fawcett

SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER ROBBERY

One man died as a result of injuries sustained following a house fire at 12 Drummond Ave. at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 28th.

Dale Roth, a 69-year-old man died as a result of the injuries sustained in the fire. There were no other victims involved in this fire.

The single family home sustained extensive damage throughout.

The man was a resident of an approved secondary suite in the basement. No one else was home at the property at the time.

The fire was investigated and determined to not be arson.

On Oct. 30th RCMP arrested Peter Elvin Hofer, 44, of Sylvan Lake, in connection with a robbery. Hofer was identified by a member of the public based the RCMP composite sketch artist’s drawing of the suspect.

Further investigational steps confirmed the identity of the accused.

He has been charged with one count of robbery and one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

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SENIOR VICTIM OF FRAUD Shortly before 2 p.m. on Oct. 29th, Red Deer RCMP received a report of a lady having her debit card taken and cash withdrawn from her account fraudulently.

A senior was loading her groceries into her vehicle at a local business when a welldressed man approached her identifying himself as the store manager.

He told her that there had been a problem with her debit card and asked her for the card telling her he would be right back. When the man did not come back, the senior went into the store to look for him. She was told by an employee that she was the victim of a fraud and recommended she go to her bank immediately. By the time the senior got to her bank, there had been several withdrawals made. Police believe the suspect watched the senior enter her PIN number and then used the claim to be the ‘manager’ to get the debit card from her.

Police are reminding people to guard their PIN, also, a legitimate business person will never ask you to give up your debit card.

RCMP encourage you to protect yourself from fraud by learning how to recognize it.

Police further urge you to take the time to identify the people in your life who may be vulnerable to the stories spun by scammers, educate them about these scams and help them develop responses to persistent, sometimes bullying people.

You may also want to encourage the vulnerable people in your life to lower their

THEFT SUSPECT daily withdrawal limit at their bank. Helpful information on common scams and ways to protect yourself can be found at www.antifraudcentre.ca.

Anyone with information that may assist the police in identifying or locating the person responsible for this crime 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 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Our weekend here may be over, but our support for community hockey is here to stay.

Thank you, Red Deer, for making our Rogers™ Hometown Hockey™ stop one for the record books.

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LA Vintage Machinery Club continues to succeed Members spend their time fixing and restoring antique equipment

BY KALISHA MENDONSA Red Deer Express Exploring the past is most effective with visuals and the LA Vintage Machinery Club has no shortage of interesting things to see.

There is everything on the premises from vintage tractors, handmade machines and stationary engines, to row upon row of various farm machines, accompanied by a small but bursting museum full of farm antiques.

Doug Fawcett is one of two original founding members that are still part of the group. He resides in Lacombe and watches over the Lacombe Agricultural Grounds adjacent to the Club grounds, so a lot of his time is spent on site.

“There are a lot of different aspects to vintage farm machinery – it’s not all just tractors. There are stationary engines, sawmills, threshers and we have some trucks. Some are common, and some are rare. For example, we have a double dumprake from Winnipeg that was only made for two or three years,” said Fawcett.

“I grew up with all of this stuff – I suppose it’s nostalgic. A lot of this equipment I had for myself and farmed with them growing up.”

An interesting fact about the Club is that it is a registered non-profit organization, to which charitable donations can be made.

Membership fees, $20, all go towards preserving goods and maintaining land use.

All of the buildings on site were built with money that was donated by the public or put forth by members of the Club.

The mandate of the Club is to find, restore, collect and display vintage farm machinery. The types of machines and devices on site include stump-pullers, cultivators, ploughs, rotavators, grain augers, threshing machines and stationary engines.

In addition to both a massive shed and a field full of machines, there is an extensive collection of antique tools, books and goods that would have been popular on a historic farm. The items are housed in a small museum that Fawcett said is his favourite part of the Club.

Within the museum there are old tools for farming, a vintage fridge with an icebox, an original immigrant trunk, vintage clothing, assorted and neatly displayed types of grains, vintage bottles and canisters. There are also tools such as axes, wrenches, vintage camera and hundreds of books.

“I really enjoy the comradery of the group and the challenge of finding the parts. We have a network of people all the

way across from B.C to Saskatchewan so we just put out the word that we need this or we need that and it’s not often we’re stumped,” said Fawcett.

The majority of the machines on site are in working order and are displayed annually in a show and an open house once a year during the Culture & Harvest Festival. The Club also hosts special machine demos and displays during Lacombe Days.

“We have a show every year, and it’s the third weekend in June – always Father’s Day weekend. We had an open house on the 28th of September to go with the Harvest Festival. We had a lot of stuff out on display.”

Fawcett recently helped to restore a 1904 wood-framed, hand-fed threshing machine. He and several other members of the group took apart the ancient machine, measured, cut and rebuilt from the ground up.

“Sometimes, one person will take on a project and we’ll all end up working on it. We’re sometimes even working on four projects at once. We have a full line-up of tools – we can fix anything. There’s the odd time that we do need a part. Usually though, we can fix things with what we’ve got here.”

None of the members are mechanics, but with the extensive collection of tools in the garage, most jobs aren’t a problem. The vintage machines aren’t just outside of the shop either. For example, an 1870 lathe is still used in the shop to shape metal.

Many of the projects are donated to the Club. A number of the members have either purchased or lent their machines to the Club so that they can be restored, cared for and displayed.

The Club actually started out as a tractor-pulling club. Tractor-pulling is an event where different weight classes of tractors face off in trying to pull a large weight-transfer sled. Now, the old pulling sled built by Fawcett’s cousin still remains on site.

The Club operates with very little funding and so memberships and donations are key to keeping it alive. Members receive a newsletter each month that lets them know the finance situation, if parts are needed, upcoming events and if they are looking for any particular machine.

“Originally, when we started, some of us members put money into the Club to get going. We put all these buildings up ourselves and without any grant money from the government or anything,” explained Fawcett.

“We rely on our income from our show and the lottery funding from the casinos

that we work. But those casinos are about 30 months apart, so we have to make the money last.

“We use the casino money mostly for capital projects – this year we put a lean-to on the big shed and made more storage for

our tractors.”

The Club is located by the Lacombe Agricultural Grounds, on the corner of 58th St., south and C&E trail. Call ahead to assure someone is there or to arrange a visit. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

OLD STYLE – A vintage model of an airport snow blower was recently donated to the LA Vintage Machinery Club. A member of the Club has restored its massive frame and engine to working order and the vintage machine is ready for a fresh coat of paint next year.

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Volunteer opportunities in Central Alberta The Rainbow Society of Alberta is seeking board members. We have granted hundreds of wishes in the Red Deer area. For more information contact Craig Hawkins by email at craigh@rainbowsociety. ab.ca or by calling 780-4693306.

Welcome Home – Red Deer is looking for volunteers who can commit two hours per week to help reduce loneliness and social isolation and have a positive impact on the newly housed. Training is provided. For more information contact Laureen Mintenko, at 403-347-2480 Ext. 121.

Red Deer Regional Health Foundation is hosting the 21st Annual Festival of Trees. Help

make this year’s Festival of Trees a great success! A wide variety of positions are available. For more information contact the Volunteer Hotline at 403-348990 or email foundation@ albertahealthservices.ca.

port groups for children who are grieving a death, divorce or other painful transition in the family. For more information contact Jan Pocock at 403-782-6637 or email jpocock@lacombefcss.net.

The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to help with their Christmas Kettle Program. You can help support this fundraiser by attending a Salvation Army kettle for a two-hour shift. For more information contact Debbie Lang by email at kettles9@telus.net or call 403-346-2251.

Innisfail FCSS - Calling all Snow Angels. This winter volunteer to shovel snow for someone who can’t safely do so themselves. For more information contact Eileen Reed at 403-227-7744 or by email at FCSSadmin@innisfail.ca.

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AWARD RECIPIENTS - Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School honoured two past students recently, including Don Kjorven, a national level skier, and Keith Rempel, the first completely blind student to graduate from the Grant MacEwan University music program.

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Red Deer Public Library is seeking a Homebound Reader Volunteer.

Every three weeks you bring new materials to your reader and return items due to the Library.

For more information contact Kim Whiting, kwhiting@rdpl.org or call 403342-9105.

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 or call 403342-0448.

Canadian Blood Services is looking for InClinic and In-Community Volunteers. Training will be provided. Seniors are also encouraged to apply.

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Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre is seeking energetic personalities with the time and passion to give to our working Board at the Crime Prevention Centre. We are seeking team players with experience or interest in crime prevention and community safety. For more information contact TerryLee Ropchan, terrylee@cacpc.ca, or call 403-986-9904.

Fuel the passion. Leave an impact! By becoming a mentor with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF), you can use your breadth of knowledge and experience to help a young entrepreneur (18-39) get their start-up business off the ground. For more information contact Rob Proce, rprice@cybf.ca or call 403-265-2923.

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 403-346-8858.

The MS Society in Central Alberta is seeking volunteers for the many events we run throughout the year. We are looking for all kinds of people who are willing to be a part of what we do – young and old, persons with MS, family members, friends, community-minded individuals

BE A PART OF THE REGIONAL ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD We are looking for people just like you

The Central Alberta Regional Assessment Partnership is seeking people with expertise who want to be part of the Assessment Review Board. The board is an impartial, independent board appointed by a committee of member municipalities We are seeking citizens who have: • an assessment, legal or valuation background • expertise / knowledge on quasi-judicial boards • a flexible schedule / daytime availability for training and hearings (three or more days per month) • writing experience an asset The deadline to apply to become a member of the board is November 05, 2014.

To apply, or for more information, please contact: RegionalARB@reddeer.ca or Call 403.342.8132

or people looking to make friends or build a resume: there is a place for almost everyone at the MS Society of Canada. For more information contact Heidi Hastings, Heidi.hastings@ mssociety.ca or call 403346-0290.

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?

Do you have a few hours each year to inspire young minds? 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 Bethany Care Society has adopted two cats and needs volunteers to help with their maintenance.

You can also take them to visit and play with the residents. For more information contact Ann Van Hemmen, Ann.vanhemmen@ bethanyseniors.com or call 403-357-3702.

Canadian Blood Services is Canadian Blood Services is looking for InClinic 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 call 403-755-4334.

Canadian Diabetes Association Red Deer & District Branch is looking for a Data Base Volunteer. They are looking for someone

who is familiar with access and has experience in data entry. For more information contact Helen Robertson, helen.robertson@ diabetes.ca or call 403-3464631.

Bargain Treasures Thrift Store is a store operated by volunteers for the Canadian Mental Health Association.

Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks which include; running the till, sorting donations, tidying the store, organizing etc. Our store hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

For more information contact Terri McIntosh, tmcintosh@reddeer.cmha.ab.ca 403-342-2266/403-347-9711.

CNIB is currently seeking dedicated individuals with a passion for helping individuals who are blind or partially sighted, and have an interest in facilitating monthly support group meetings! For more information contact Wody Bergquist, wody. bergquist@cnib.ca or call 403-346-0037.

Extendicare Michener Hill - volunteers are needed to occasionally accompany residents to and from medical appointments. No driver’s license is necessary, as volunteers will be accompanying resident in Action Bus or taxi. For more information contact Jessica Dinan, jdinan@extendicare.com or call 403348-0340 ext. 8214.

The Golden Circle is recruiting volunteers to work at the front desk. Contact Diane Lester, dlester@goldencircle.ca or call 403-3436074 ext. 108.

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The annual Royal Canadian Legion poppy campaign is underway once more.

Beginning on the last Friday of each October, the campaign begins with a blitz where 16 stations are set up around Red Deer, mostly in grocery stores with two booths located in both Bower Place Shopping Centre and Parkland Mall.

Poppy trays are available in over 200 Red Deer retail facilities as well.

“The poppy itself has a really interesting history.

The poppies are part of the act of really remembering the veterans that served Canada. In some respects, it also recognizes other countries that were part of the allies – mostly it’s Canada that is involved with the poppy campaign,” said Neil St. Denys, co-chair of the Poppy Committee with the Red Deer Legion branch.

“As far as the poppy campaign goes, the poppy itself is an item that has been copyrighted by the Royal

Canadian Legion – we are the only one that’s allowed to have the red poppy with the black centre.”

The poppies are an integral part of Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day celebrations and have become synonymous with the event.

Wreaths are also sold as a part of the poppy campaign. They can be purchased through the Legion as well, and can either be used for private uses or citizens can ask to lay a wreath at the Remembrance Day service at the Red Deer Arena.

Locations where poppies can be found are as follows: Parkland Mall, Bower Place Shopping Centre, Co-op Plaza & Deer Park, Sobeys north and south, Save-On Foods east and south, WalMart south, Home Depot, Costco, Independent Grocery Store, Superstore and Safeway Port-o-Call.

The Royal Canadian Legion has put forth a great amount of effort to get the campaign up and running, officials said. There are only four people on the pop-

Legion members and nonmembers who will be giving their time throughout the campaign. St. Denys said that people could contact him if they are able to stay at a station to collect donations and give out the poppies.

He can be contacted through the Red Deer Legion branch.

Poppies have been a significant symbol for remembrance since 1921, according Wikipedia. Poppies began as an American Legion tradition to honour those who died in the First World War. Today, they are mainly worn in Canada and the UK, and have come to commemorate not only those who died but also the veterans who are still living.

Canadian tradition is to wear a poppy for the two weeks leading up to Nov. 11th, according to Wikipedia.

The Royal Canadian Legion suggests that the poppy be worn on the left side of a person, as close to the heart as possible. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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“The poppy campaign covers several different things you might say. We have to organize volunteers.

“We have 23 different routes around the City that we have to get volunteers for, so we have to find people for all of them. We have 16 tables set up in Red Deer, where members and non-members volunteer to sit and take donations in exchange for poppies,” he said.

“The other part of the poppy campaign is wreaths. We sell wreaths and they are sold both for private use, like businesses or relatives who purchase them for graves, etc. “Others purchase wreaths to go down to the Remembrance Day services to be laid at the arena. Part of our job is to organize all the wreaths with names, and write down who and how and when they will be laid.

It’s quite an extensive little piece of business.”

Volunteers are always useful in the poppy campaign. They are a mix of

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EMEMBRANCE DAY NOV. 11, 2014 New ‘Support our Troops’ licence plate Have you noticed any of the new ‘Support Our Troops’ licence plates around town?

They’ve been available for purchase since July 23rd through Alberta registry agencies.

Created by the province to recognize the contributions of current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the new plate bears an attractive and colourful design.

The Government of Alberta worked with the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services to choose a piece of art that would be meaningful to service men and women and their families in Alberta.

The design is done by well-known Canadian artist Silvia Pecota.

The image honours the first four Albertabased Canadian soldiers whose lives were lost in Afghanistan in April of 2002. The soldiers were all based out of the 3rd battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) in Edmonton, (commonly referred to as Edmonton Garrison).

Ptes. Richard Green and Nathan Smith were both from Nova Scotia, while Sgt. Marc Leger was from Ontario and Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer called Quebec home.

The ‘Support Our Troops’ plate is only available to people living in Alberta and only for vehicles registered in the passenger class.

To purchase it, you must show ID with an Alberta residential address as proof of residency.

The new plate is available for a one-time fee of $75 (plus a $9 registry agent service charge). Thereafter, you pay the regular vehicle registration renewal fees each year.

It cannot be personalized and is issued in sequential order and mailed directly from

the manufacturer in Nova Scotia. Fifty-five dollars of that $75 will go to the Support Our Troops Program, administered by the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services.

This group manages the following funds: • the Military Families Fund • the Soldier On Fund • the Hospital Comforts Funds • the Canadian Armed Forces Personnel Assistance Fund As of the end of October, 3,800 plates have been sold, raising more than $200,000 towards the cause. Readers can go online to www.servicealberta.ca or www.cfmws.com for further information.

The ‘Support Our Troops’ plate does not replace the veterans’ plate and you cannot exchange a veterans’ licence plate for a ‘Support Our Troops’ plate. The new plate complements our veterans’ plate and allows any Albertan to show their support for the men and women who serve in the forces.

The veterans’ plate is exclusively available to Alberta residents who have been honourably discharged after serving in the Canadian Forces, an allied force or merchant marine members of the RCMP or other police departments who served under NATO or the United Nations Canadian Forces members with at least three years’ active service (applies to both regular forces members and reservists).

Eligibility is determined by the Royal Canadian Legion.

Application forms are available from the Alberta-NWT Command web site at www.abnwtlegion.com.

In Flanders Fields I n Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place: and in the sky The larks still bravely singing fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead: Short days ago, We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved: and now we lie In Flanders fields!

Take up our quarrel with the foe To you, from failing hands, we throw The torch: be yours to hold it high If ye break faith with us who die, We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields

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Veteran honoured by French embassy for service in World War II

BY KALISHA MENDONSA Red Deer Express A local resident has been honoured recently with one of France’s most prestigious war medals – Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur, known in English as a Knight to Legion of Honour.

Joe Bill received his letter of recognition from the French Embassy in Ottawa, who represent the government of France, roughly a month ago. He and his family were quite excited, they said, when they got the news.

“I don’t know what I felt at first, really, other than just being surprised. The first letter came in over three weeks ago and then I got a phone call asking about different things like where to send the medal and if I wanted to go to a presentation somewhere. I said no, and they just sent it to my house,” said Bill.

“I am pretty honoured to have it, although it took awhile to figure out why I got it. I was just so surprised.”

Bill was supposed to deploy to France for D-Day on June 6th, 1944, but he was ill and therefore did not arrive that day. He did end up in France and took part in the liberation of the country, fighting alongside other Canadians as well as French soldiers.

Bill went to Camrose as a 16-year-old boy to register for the army although he was underage.

He was admitted, and by the time he was 17 he was sent overseas.

Bill was wounded while in France and brought back to Canada.

“I actually had three brothers in France serving at the same time I did. There were six of us in the service - four of us in the

army, and I had a brother and sister in the navy. You just went one day at a time – that’s all you could do,” said Bill.

Meanwhile, Bill’s medal comes from the Legion of Honour (Legion d’Honneur) which was created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, with the first medals being awarded in 1804.

There are five classes of medals that can be presented and are given according to the ranks of the person being honoured. The highest honour, the Grand Cross (Grand Croix) is seldom awarded.

Bill was presented with the Chevalier, or Knight, as recognition of his participation and bravery as he fought to liberate France.

With Remembrance Day around the corner, Bill said that it is hard but important to participate.

“November 11th brings back too many memories. It’s difficult, but I always go to the Legion ceremony but it’s hard. Young people need to remember and hope that this never happens again. We have enough trouble as it is in some countries and war is pure hell. This year, we’ll go over there like we always do.”

Bill’s daughter and wife are both proud of the service that he put forth as a youth.

“It’s just very much an honour to get an award from a foreign country that appreciates the effort he gave when he went over there. We’ve never had a war on our soil, really, so when these countries that were so affected give their thanks, it means a lot,” said daughter Brenda.

“There aren’t a lot of Second World War veterans alive anymore. It’s just an incredible honour for Dad to have gotten

this award and to be recognized.

This is an award thanking all of the Second World War veterans who are still alive, who served in France and helped liberate the country.”

Joe’s wife, Elaine, said that she was surprised and thrilled for her husband. She said the initial letter and information was a big surprise, because no one expects to get a letter from the French Embassy in Ottawa, with recognition from the French government.

Joe’s medal, the Knight, is awarded to those who have demonstrated bravery and ‘eminent merits’, according to Wikipedia.

That means there was a flawless performance of one’s trade as well as doing more than ordinarily expected.

Remembrance Day holds a special significance for the Bill family, as it does for many Canadians who lost loved ones, or who fought themselves. Brenda said that as a teacher, she knows how important it is for youth to remember and really understand what the war meant.

Joe agreed with his daughter adding young people need to hope that nothing like that happens again. He described the scenes of France as simply awful, with little other words to describe the horrors of war.

Joe travelled to France for the 40th anniversary of D-Day with his wife. He said that going back wasn’t too hard, but the memories were. Now, there is a plaque with his name and the names of his brothers among other Canadians who fought for the liberation of France. The plaque rests at the memorial museum on Juno Beach, in Normandy, France. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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City’s link to Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry This year marks the centennial of the start of the First World War. It also marks the centennial of the creation of one of Canada’s most celebrated military units, the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.

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DAWE Red Deer actually had connection before the start of the War with Princess Patricia, who was honoured with the name of the regiment. On Sept. 5th, 1912, she made a visit to Red Deer with her parents, Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught and Strathern (who was also the Governor General of Canada) and the Duchess of Connaught.

The weather during the visit was wet and miserable. Nevertheless, Princess Patricia along with her father, made their way into the C.P.R. station, which was crammed to overflowing.

They then went to the north side of the station where Prince Arthur made a formal presentation of colours to the first troop of the Red Deer Boy Scouts.

When the First World War broke out in 1914, the regular Canadian military

forces were seriously under strength.

Hence, Andrew Hamilton Gault offered a very large sum of money to finance and equip a regiment to help with the War effort.

He was joined in this proposal by Lieutenant-Colonel Francis D. Farquhar, who was the military secretary to the Governor General (i.e. Prince Arthur).

Work on forming the regiment proceeded very quickly. The official charter was signed on Aug. 10th, 1914. Recruitment proceeded so quickly that more than 3,000 men applied for enlistment within eight days. By Aug. 19th, a full complement of 1,098 men had been selected for service in the regiment.

Lieutenant-Colonel Farquhar was named the regiment’s first commander.

Princess Patricia, as the honourary Colonel-inChief, personally designed, and made by hand, the regimental flag. Those colours were presented at the regiment’s first formal parade on Aug. 23rd in Ottawa.

The regiment underwent a period of training at Levis, Quebec, before arriving in England in mid-October.

The men trained on the Salisbury Plains before joining the 80 British Brigade for further training at Winchester, England.

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fantry unit to enter the war zone. They went into the trenches on Jan. 6th, 1915 at Dickebusch, Belgium.

The P.P.C.L.I. played a critical role in the Second Battle of Ypres (St. Julien and Frezenberg) in the spring of 1915.

The Canadians withstood the first use of poison gas as a weapon of war. During the German advance, the P.P.C.L.I. held the line with phenomenal skill and bravery, but at a horrendous cost. Out of 700 members of the regiment

in the battle, all but 150 were killed or wounded.

Despite these horrific losses, the P.P.C.L.I. continued to prove themselves as one of the very best fighting units along the Western Front. The regiment was a key part of such important battles as The Somme, Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele.

According to a list published in the Red Deer News on Sept. 22nd, 1915, among the first Red Deer men to enlist with the P.P.C.L.I. were Alex Peattie and his

brother George Peattie.

Alex was with the Canadian Divisional Cyclist Company when he was killed in action near Armentieres, France on Valentine’s Day, 1915.

Other Red Deer and district members of the P.P.C.L.I. included Phil Galbraith, son of the first mayor of the City of Red Deer; Arthur and Charles Carswell, sons of John Carswell, owner of the Red Deer News; James Clark, son of Red Deer’s Member of Parliament Dr. Michael

Clark; F.W. Thompson, Percy Blythe, James Heywood and A.J.H. Roland.

The P.P.C.L.I. distinctions of service to Canada are not limited to the First World War. They also distinguished themselves in the Second World War, the Korean Conflict and most recently, the war in Afghanistan. Canada is rightly very proud of the P.P.C.L.I. and owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to all those who have served with the regiment over the past 100 years.

EARLY NEWS - Staff of the Red Deer News, c. 1910. Charles and Arthur Carswell are standing second and fourth from the left.

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EVENTS The Red Deer Public Library presents First Thursdays in the Snell Nov. 6th, 12:15 - 1 p.m. This month’s artist is Wendy Markosky, professor of music at Canadian University College. Dr. Markosky will present a harpsichord recital for this special First Thursday anniversary program. No admission charge. Donations accepted at the door. Tea and coffee provided by Cafe Noir.

Bibles For Missions Thrift Stores is celebrating their store expansion on Nov. 8th. Bring an additional item for the Red Deer Food Bank and receive an additional 50% off coupon on all store merchandise.

Musical Jam – Nov. 8th at the Downtown House, 5414 – 43 St. (403) 346-4043 - 1:30 – 4 p.m. Coffee, tea, and goodies will be served. Admission $2.50. Sing–a–long and dance.

Concert with all proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society for prostate cancer prevention and research on Nov. 7th from 7 – 9 p.m. at The Hub on Ross. Musicians include Eric Carter, Adam Meachem and Shiv Shanks. Cash only at the door. Suggesting $15 per person or $30 for the entire family.

Winter 2014 – poinsettia fundraiser with all proceeds supporting Generations Church in Mandeville, Jamaica to help fund various ministries. Pick up or delivery on Nov. 26/27th.

Delivery on orders over six.

Order deadline – Nov. 17th. Call Dwayne at 403-598-3021.

The Farm Studio 12th Annual Christmas Art Show and Sale runs Nov. 15-16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Raku Ceramics, Watercolours, other gift ideas.

One mile west and one mile north from Aspelund Road and Hwy. 20 intersection.

Watch for signs. Call 403-7482557 for more information Annual cookie walk, craft and bake and quilting sale runs Nov. 15th from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church – 18

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The 24th Red Deer Christmas Antique Furniture and Collectibles Show and Sale runs Nov. 15th-16th at the Westerner Park’s Parkland and Prairie Pavilions.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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

festival. Each year, the festival is presented by a community team of dedicated, talented individuals, without whom the festival would not operate. We are searching for new individuals to join our team in organizing CentreFest.

Interested parties are asked to complete an application that is available on the CentreFest website at http://www.centrefest. ca or email info@centrefest.ca and we will happily send you one.

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. For more information,

Anne Gufiuk, Elinor Florence and Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail will read and speak, followed by a question and answer period and book signing. The event is free and light refreshments will be served. Visit rdc. ab.ca/library or call 403-3423344 for more information.

We at the Crime Prevention Centre are gearing up for our S.A.F.E. Week Follow-up Community Conversations. These conversations will give residents an overview and summary of the S.A.F.E. week hosted in their neighbourhoods over the summer months.

They will be taking place in WestPark/WestLake - Nov. 10th at 7 p.m. at the West Park Activity Centre; North Red Deer – Nov.

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Volunteer Central has partnered with Bower Place for their Red & White Night on Nov. 23rd from 6-9 p.m. For only $10, you can avoid the crowds while getting your shopping done, receive mall wide discounts, be entertained, have snacks and enter to win over $10,000 in prizes. This is an after-hours event and only ticket bearers will be able to enter. One hundred per cent of all ticket proceeds sold by Volunteer Central will go to our organization to assist non-profits and events in Central Alberta who benefit greatly from volunteers. If you are interested in purchasing tickets, contact Volunteer Central at 403-346-3710, info@volunteercentral.ca or drop by 4816 50 Ave. Monday through Friday 10-3:30 (closed from 12-12:30).

CentreFest has grown to become Central Alberta’s largest, most affordable, most accessible

contact Ralph at 403-347-9852.

Purchase your Medicine River Wildlife Centre 2015 calendar/raffle ticket combination for $20 and you could be off on a long weekend enjoying Broadway, dining and $1,500 in spending money in New York City or enjoying your favorite sports championship somewhere in North America. For details contact 403-728-3467 or www.mrwc.ca. All proceeds support the wildlife hospital and education programs. The Centre is not government funded and your support is truly appreciated.

War Birds: Western Women Talk about their WWII-Era books on aviation and the Stories that Inspired them on Nov. 7th at 1 p.m. in the Red Deer College Library.

Just in time for Remembrance Day, join us as we welcome three renowned authors and historians who will read from their recent books about the history of aviation and the Second World War.

12th at 6:30 p.m. at Unity Baptist Church; Mountview/Sunnybrook – Nov. 18th, 8 p.m. at the Mountview Activity Centre. For more information, visit www.cacpc.ca.

Red Deer Curling Classic attracts top name curlers: the 2014 Red Deer Curling Classic to be held Nov. 14th-17th will feature some top stars from the national and international curling fraternity.

One of the woman’s predicted favorites will be Rachel Homan, two-time winner of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2012-13 and 2013-14. Other top teams include Shannon Kleibrink, Heather Nedohin and Michelle Englot. There is also a strong International presence from Switzerland, Scotland and Korea. On the men’s side Brock Virtue and Brendan Bottcher, both world junior champions will be battling against a strong line up including teams from U.S.A., Russia, Korea and Switzerland. Starting draw is 9:30 a.m. Nov. 14th with the fi-

nals on Nov. 17th. Put it on your calendars to view first class curling and cheer on our local teams Jocelyn Peterman, Dustin Eckstrand and Harvey Kelts.

Bazaar and Coffee Party Nov. 15th from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Sunnybrook United Church.

12 Stanton St. Crafts-bake table-white elephant sale. For further information contact Linda at 403-347-6073.

The Golden Circle is having its Christmas Craft and bake sale on Nov. 15th. The sale is held at 4620-47 A Ave. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lots of great vendors and items for sale. Please join us.

Come SPARKLE with Big Brothers/ Big Sisters of Innisfail. On Nov. 15th, the Innisfail Legion will really SPARKLE. Big Brothers Big Sisters annual Fall Fundraising Dinner, called SPARKLE… Little Steps make BIG Dreams happen will be happening. The semi-formal evening consists of a full course catered dinner by Complete Catering, a motivational speaker – Cody Davis and then Randi Boulton, one of Central Alberta’s up and coming voices on the music scene will perform. Guests will enjoy being guided throughout the evening’s festivities by Innisfail personality Mark Kemball. Silent auction, draws, special raffles are all planned for the evening. Included in the silent auction items to bid on are a hot air balloon ride and a pair of season tickets for the Red Deer Rebels. Two lucky individuals will also have their names drawn in the annual fundraising raffle that has been underway since mid-summer.

Prizes for that raffle include free airfare donated by Westjet and a cruise donated by local Innisfail travel company, ITS. For More information call 403-2276766 or email innisfail.general@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca.

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 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

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Week of November 5 - November 12, 2014 p.m. with Step Above – more advanced. At 8 p.m. it’s basic social dance for beginner to intermediate. Call Doug and Doris at 403 728-3333 or 403391-3016 to register as space is limited. Email contact is townandcountrydance@airenet.com.

Scottish Country Dancing has classes held weekly at Knox Presbyterian Church and go from September to May. A certified teacher comes 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. Call 403-3430975 or 403-347-0907 or visit www.reddeerscottishcountrydancers.weebly.com.

of $1. Thursday night dances continue at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $7. 403-346-3896, 403347-6165 or 403-986-7170.

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

friends. Tickets available by contacting Diane at 403-347-6567.

SEMINARS Alberta Health Services is inviting local individuals to attend supportive health information workshops that are helping Albertans make positive adjustments to their lifestyles. The workshops are offered as part of the Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP). The assortment of AHLP workshops cover a range of information, including heart health, weight management, nutrition, diabetes care, chronic illness management and more. All sessions are led by AHS professionals who share

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NGS MEETINGS Powered By Breathing. What would you do if you could breathe better? Join us to learn and share tips on how to live a better life with a chronic lung disorder. The local Lung Support Group meets every Thursday afternoons 1:30-2:30 p.m. For information contact Barb at 403-343-0804 or Mac at 403-347-2191.

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.

The Red Deer Culture Club is for people who want to get out and embrace all that Red Deer has to offer, whether your are new to the City or just looking to broaden your circle of friends.

We do walking, movies, dinners out, cultural events, music,

The Red Deer Celiac Support Group will holding our meetings the third Tuesday of the month at Sobeys South, 5211–22 St. in Red Deer. We offer information and support on celiac symptoms, diagnosing, gluten free diet and products. 2014 meeting schedule Nov. 18th. The group also has an awareness table set up at the Red Deer hospital the fourth Tuesday of every month as well. For information call Fay 403-347-3248 or Clarice at 403-341-4351. There are also support groups in Rocky Mountain House and Stettler.

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.

Central Alberta Singles Dances run 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 403-638-6563 or Murray at 403-357-8022.

Everyone is welcome.

The Senior Citizens Downtown House has cribbage every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $3.

Whist runs every Friday at 1:30 p.m. and Fun Contact Bridge runs every Wednesday at 1 p.m.

Cost is $3 as well for both of these activities. For more information, call 403-346-4043.

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

more information or to register register.

Legion Ladies Auxiliary monthly meetings run the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Alberta Room, Red Deer Legion.

will follow the film. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100.

Visions Country Gospel Christmas Concert will be held at Blackfalds United Church on Nov. 21st at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and 16 and under are free. There will also be a silent auction and snacks provided. Phone 403885-4857 or 403-885-4780 or check our web site at blackfaldsunitedchurch.com for more information or advance tickets.

The Red Deer Chamber Singers presents its annual production of the Renaissance Feast, Nov. 27th and 28th, at the Westerner Chalet. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Enjoy a five-course Renaissance era meal along with a variety of period and contemporary choral music. Queen Elizabeth 1 will also be featured. Consider it an opportunity for an office Christmas Party or for a gathering of good

their expertise in group discussions and provide support and encouragement to participants.

Each workshop is free of charge.

For more information, or to register for a workshop, please call 1-877-314-6997. To access the full schedule of upcoming sessions throughout Central Alberta visit http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/ev/ne-evcdm-calendar-2014-summer.pdf.

Living Well with a Mental illness is open to anyone in Central Alberta with an interest in mental health. This includes people with a mental illness, their friends, family members, and the general public. Attendance is limited to 15 participants. To register call the Canadian Mental Health Association at 403-342-2266 and ask to speak to education program staff. This free course is co-sponsored by CMHA, Central Alberta Region, and the Red Deer Public Library.

festivals, book club, crafts, and many other things. Check out our calendar of past and future events, then jump in, be active, and make new friends. Check us out at http://www.meetup. com/Red-Deer-Culture-Club/.

Experience a relaxing, holistic low impact exercise. Contact 403346-6772 for more information or to register. Port-O-Call Centre: #100, 4419 - 50 Ave. Sessions run Monday/Friday from 11 a.m. to noon; Tuesday/Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and evenings on Monday and Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. and Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

For Class times and locations in Innisfail, Lacombe, Rimbey and Sylvan Lake : Please phone 403346-6772. There is also a Health Recovery Class - this Tai Chi class is specially designed for people with chronic illness such as MS, arthritis or those who are recovering from stroke or surgery. Contact 403-346-6772 for

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.

Writers’ Ink, the Red Deer and District writers group for authors of all genres 18 years and older meets every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at Sunnybrook Farm Museum. Small membership and drop-in fees apply. First three visits free. For more information, please contact Carol Ritten Smith at 403-350-7480 or by email at studio2@telus.net.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12-step support group offering a solution for all forms of food addiction.

No dues, fees or weigh-in.

Central Alberta groups meet in Red Deer, Lacombe and Rimbey. For locations, more information about the group and dates for meetings, call Joanne at 403-314-1972.

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Museum to unveil exhibit on Red Deer and the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Great Warâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery is putting the ďŹ nishing touches on a new exhibit that shows how the City was impacted by the First World War. Val Miller, curator of collections, said Red Deer and the Great War - 1914 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Go Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, which opens Nov. 8th, will show visitors a number of ways that Red Deer was affected by the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Great Warâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; including fascinating, insightful glimpses into lives of several who left to ďŹ ght.

The exhibit, which runs through to Feb. 8th, will feature stories and objects from the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;heroic and tragic First World Warâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the ďŹ rst exhibit of four to be held over the next few years that follow war-related themes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more or less an introduction of the beginning of the War and some information about some of the soldiers that left and what happened,â&#x20AC;? she explained.

More than 850 local residents signed up for service and 118 never returned.

As the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s web site explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Following the assignation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914.

Great Britain, including Canada, allied with Serbia, Russia, Belgium and France against the German and the Austro-Hungarian Empires.

Canada was at war. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One hundred years after the start of The Great War we remember and mark this â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Go Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; which tells stories and features artifacts about how Red Deer and Central Alberta citizens responded to the heroic and tragic event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They lived where we now live. How we live is due much to their sacriďŹ ces.â&#x20AC;?

Miller said one of the goals is to really bring home how the First World War in fact impacted Red Deer and the surrounding area.

Families were impacted with many leaving home at a very young age to enlist. One of those young men was Private Kendal Miller who was the son of Thomas and Alice Ellis Miller of Red Deer.

He was killed in action on June 25th, 1917, at the age of 17 years, and is buried in the Vimy Memorial Cemetery in France.

Included in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Go Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; will be a Memorial Cross, also known as the Silver Cross, which was presented to his mother.

Miller explained that a distant relative living in the U.S. contacted the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery to ask if the

museum would be interested in objects related to Kendal Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s military service.

Several photographs, his motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memorial cross, medals, and an appreciation certiďŹ cate from the City of Red Deer arrived last fall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are using objects that we have from different soldiers. We were very lucky in 2013 when we were contacted by a lady in the United States who was a relative of Kendal Miller who lived here in Red Deer with his parents â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they lived over in Woodlea. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So we are using his story. And we are using many items from our collection like postcards and handkerchiefs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; things that were either sent back or saved by some of the soldiers. Medals, uniforms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the majority of it is from the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own collection.â&#x20AC;?

Other men are featured as well, including Dr. Parsons and Reverend Webster Henry Fanning Harris who was the

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CITY BRIEFS LIBRARY BOOK LAUNCH A new children’s book has been written by Red Deer Public Library staff member Laural Randall (Grimes) and Illustrated by Lorlie Vuori.

To celebrate 100 years in Red Deer, RDPL is proud to present the Centennial book More than Cobwebs and Dust, featuring historic facts and musings about the building that was once an armoury, a firehall and now houses the Piper Creek Optimist Children’s Department.

by Mark Weber

“The book is a delightful tale of a young boy in search of a history project for school,” explained Youth Services Librarian Jill Griffith. “He finds himself transported to the past when he enters what he thinks will be a boring dusty old building full of books but to his surprise meets fascinating characters and has many adventures as he journeys through time.”

The authors have previously collaborated on four children’s picture books

about rural life in Alberta.

Randall has worked in the Children’s Department for 27 years, 20 of them in the ‘Firehall’ making her uniquely qualified to write about the space.

“Being able to document the past 100 years of this beautiful, historic building in More Than Cobwebs and Dust has been one of the highlights of my experience as an author,” said Randall.

The Centennial story caps a year of celebrations for Red Deer Public Library.

A launch of the RDPL Centennial story will be held Nov. 8th at the downtown branch in the children’s department at 2 p.m.

Copies will be available for sale beginning on the morning of the launch at all branches.

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The field will be opening Nov. 20th at the Westerner Agricentre for the indoor soccer season.

RDCSA will be operating two indoor fields to be used for soccer programs. A large financial investment was made by RDCSA to purchase Agility Elite synthetic Grass.

“The Red Deer Central Lions Club is truly champions of soccer and sport in Red Deer.

Hats off to their club from players, coaches, parents and everyone at RDCSA,” said president Paul Morigeau.

“Our goal has always been to keep our programs affordable for youth in Red Deer.

We want to keep soccer the most accessible sport and the Lions Club has become a great part of that.”

The Lions Club logo will be permanently and prominently displayed at the centrefield. Both fields will be fittingly named after the club.

“We believe that this project is a great fit for our service club. This is the beginning of a strong partnership with RDCSA and we look forward to ongoing work with them as our club strives to support and grow community sport and recreation in Red Deer,” said Gerry Leinweber, president of the Red Deer Central Lions Club.

The fields will be open for booking to other sport and recreation organizations in

Red Deer and surrounding area.

The new field will open Nov. 20th at the Westerner Agricentre.

RDC TRADES STUDENTS LAND SUPPORT The Red Deer College School of Continuing Education and the School of Trades and Technologies have announced that local tradesman and women will have extra support in training thanks to a $25,000 donation from The Princess Auto Foundation.

The scholarship will be divided equally between preemployment trades through the School of Continuing Education and the School of Trades and Technologies with the intention to strengthen all trades industries in the Central Alberta Region by increasing the amount of student awards provided for trades programming, officials say.

RDC is one of 12 colleges across Canada that the Princess Auto Foundation donates to.

“We are pleased to begin a new relationship with Red Deer College. Our Foundation’s mandate is to help students across Canada with a significant need who will be the next generation of tradesmen and women across Canada,” said Bob Tallman, chairman of the Princess Auto Foundation.

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That’s a wrap for the Christmas Light Exchange After five years of helping Red Deerians make the switch to greener Christmas lights, the LED Christmas Light Exchange program is coming to an end.

The Kerry Wood Nature Centre and the City of Red Deer are partnering for the final year of the program, which encourages residents to exchange incandescent exterior lights for new energy-efficient ones.

“The community has contributed to a very suc-

cessful program,” said Katina Tam, environmental program specialist with the City of Red Deer. “We feel that residents have gotten the message and the majority have made the switch, so it’s now time to refocus our efforts on new ways to encourage the public to conserve energy and reduce their environmental impact.”

While supplies last, residents can bring in at least two strings of incandescent

lights to the Kerry Wood Nature Centre and receive one free box of multi-coloured LED lights in return.

Supply is very limited, and there is a limit of one box of free LED lights per household. Adults must be present to claim the lights.

Since 2009, residents have recycled 14,700 incandescent strings of Christmas lights in exchange for over 4,600 energy-efficient LED strings. More than one million kWh has been

saved, which is enough energy to power 144 homes.

“Red Deerians have saved money and reduced their environmental footprint through this program,” said Todd Nivens, programs coordinator at the

Kerry Wood Nature Centre. “We are pleased with the success of the light exchange and look forward to partnering with the City on other environmental initiatives in future.”

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ENTERTAINMENT Autumn Hill brings country class to City Debut disc, Favourite Mistake, overflows with a bevy of sonic gems

BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express There may be loads of country artists out there these days, but few capture both a sophisticated, polished yet authentic sound quite like Autumn Hill.

The gifted duo plays Cowboy’s Bar and Nightclub on Nov. 8th.

On their debut, Favourite Mistake, Tareya Green and Mike Robins tell stories of loss and love from two perspectives and ‘build soaring pop on a strong Nashville foundation.’

Indeed.

Opening cut Can’t Keep Waiting draws listeners in with its hooky, irresistible chorus and superb musicianship.

If She Wants This Town also highlights the pair’s ability to harmonize – which is the perfect overlay for a solid musical foundation. Anything at All continues to reflect their knack for crafting catchy, modern country tunes as does other gems such as Fire, and a lovely acoustic version of Anything at All. Green and Robins took very different roads towards an unexpected common goal.

Green, who had studied graphic design in Calgary, was developing web sites for entertainers and feeling, she says, “Like I was on the wrong side of the glass.

“It was a pretty cool job, but I always felt like I wanted to be doing what the artists and musicians were doing.”

As a girl she developed a passion for songwriting, playing the piano while singing into an empty coffee can she’d rigged to her bedroom ceiling for reverb.

“I got the love of music from my dad – he used to just sit for hours with headphones on, or playing music in the house. I definitely grew up listening to music and singing – even if it was just in my bedroom.”

She eventually began posting performances on YouTube, and when Wax Records co-founder Jamie Appleby heard her vocals he invited her to Toronto.

In January of 2012, packing little more than her guitar and her keyboard, she made a leap of faith across the country.

Upon arrival in Toronto, plans soon took shape to begin working on a solo CD. “It

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was very out of character for me to actually pursue that – I’m kind of a more shy person.”

Then she met Robins, who had begun working with Wax as well. When they first played together, he started harmonizing with Green on a song they’d been writing for her then solo project and something clicked.

“We stopped playing and turned around,” she recalls. “And everyone was like, ‘That’s it!’

That song, Favourite Mistake, went on to become the title track from their debut CD which was released last year. “There were just ideas flying like crazy. There was instant chemistry.

“And as soon as we wrote Favourite Mistake, it was just go, go, go. It happened so quickly. It was like the path was there and we just sort of jumped on the right track.”

Over the next six months, they made several trips to Nashville, working with a who’s who of songwriters, and recording tracks with producer Dave Thomson.

Being in ‘Music City’ was a rich experience all its own. “There is music pouring out of every bar – and it sounds so good you would thinks it’s the radio. The standards are crazy there, and the talent is literally like nothing you have ever heard or seen. You feel humbled and like you learn so much everyday. There is just something about Nashville.”

Returning to Toronto with a suitcase full of roughed-in songs, they began fleshing them out with producer Tawgs Salter.

Absorbing the influences of both producers led to a fresh, unique sound. “When they collided it just became this really cool sound that kind of became the Autumn Hill sound.”

The band went on to releasee three top 20 country hits Anything At All, Can’t Keep Waiting and Fire which landed a number one video on CMT. They also earned a CCMA nomination for ‘Rising Star’ and performed at major country festivals across Canada.

Growing up outside Toronto, Robins listened to his father’s classic-rock collection and decided he wanted to be Jimi Hendrix.

He gigged throughout high school and university as a singer/songwriter and

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frontman, and eventually his skills landed him a spot in 2010 backing up singer/songwriter Hope on a year-long tour through North America and Europe.

He also worked with producers on his own solo songs, first in Los Angeles and then in Nashville. There, a newfound passion for country guitar led to the 2011 solo single No Mercy, which topped the Adult Contemporary chart on music-streaming service I Heart Radio.

These days, the duo is working on material for a new CD – with a tentative release set for next spring. “To think that we get to do this professionally and to be embraced by the country community – it’s a dream come true. This is truly a charmed time in

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my life and I’m so grateful,” she said.

And she’s thankful for her partner.

“Harmony for us, for some reason, come very naturally. There are similar tones in our voices that we’d never really heard before. He also has an intensity and a passion. I would consider myself to be a pretty intense, passionate person and he literally matches me on that level.

“I think we balance each other out in a way that’s very complementary and we keep each other going. And at the end of the day, when exciting things happen or disappointing things happen, there is someone there experiencing the exact same thing. It’s so nice.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Canadian rock band The Trews bringing tour to City

BY KALISHA MENDONSA Red Deer Express Canadian rock band The Trews put out a new selftitled album this year and are bringing the blended acoustic and electric tour to Red Deer this month.

The group will play the Memorial Centre on Nov 6th with doors opening at 7 p.m. The show is all ages, with tickets for $35.

Tickets are available through the Black Knight Inn ticket booth.

More mature than their previous album, The Trews explores themes of loss, relationships – both personal and professional - and the growth of the band, according to vocalist Colin MacDonald.

“Everybody’s been changing in a lot of ways.

A couple of the guys have gotten married, had kids – we’re all growing up and trying to move forward in a rock and roll band as we go further into adulthood.

A lot of that stuff happens subconsciously but it all comes out in music,” said MacDonald.

“I find that when every record gets finished, it’s kind of a thing in hindsight where you go, ‘Oh, I was dealing with this theme throughout the entire record and I wasn’t really aware of it at the time’.”

The album dropped earlier this year and features the single, What’s Fair Is Fair. The tour, titled ‘Rise In the Wake’, has so far included stops in eastern Ontario and Quebec. Alberta cities that will be featured include Slave Lake, Banff, Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton.

The sound of the record has changed slightly from the previously released record, Thank you & I’m Sorry.

MacDonald said that the band mates were different people at that time and that they were excited to put out some new material that shows the growth of the members over the last few years.

He also said in the process of recording this album there was some learning. He said he recognized that at times he was too critical, and would return to a track with a new perspective only to realize they had produced some great music.

“Often times on the days when I thought we were getting nowhere and had no good ideas and things

CANADA ROCKS – Canadian band The Trews will play the Memorial Centre tomorow as part of their ‘Rise In The Wake’ tour, promoting their self-titled CD that dropped earlier this year. weren’t working out, I’d go back and listen to the tapes from that day a week later, and often times those were my favourite ideas. I definitely learned to not judge the process and to just go through it.

“It’s really important to let all those ideas flow and not to judge them at the time because you just never know what you’ve got until you go back with a new perspective and listen to the tracks.”

The Trews have had an exciting few years. From 2010 to 2012, the band was on tour almost non-stop.

From 2012 to 2013, time was taken for families and to work on the album released this year.

“I think a lot has changed. We were totally different people when we wrote the Thank you & I’m sorry songs – they’re kind of tongue-in-cheek party songs. We like that, it’s a lot of fun but the new record is a lot more personal and direct.”

The Trews have won a slew of awards for their music previously and have worked for over a decade becoming one of Canada’s top rock bands. They have

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won five awards with the East Coast Music Awards and have won several Independent Music Awards from the United States.

MacDonald said he recognizes a lot of bands are playing and touring in Canada and still believes that The Trews are one of the best. He said he has been very happy that all of the tour’s shows have been well attended so far, and he hopes Red Deer produces a

good crowd for their performance in town.

The ‘Rise in the Wake’ tour is also a first for The Trews in that they will be playing a variety of shows that are both acoustic and electric sets.

“This will be the first time in our career that we’ve done the acoustic and electric sets together. We used to go out and do the tours separately, but this time around, to make it more

interesting, we’ve been doing 45-minute acoustic sets and then doing an hourlong electric set. It’s a good change of pace.”

MacDonald added that this is a good way for people to, “Hear the intricacies of the music” and for the group to broaden their fan base. He added the acoustic sets allow the band to play, “More rare songs that aren’t just radio tunes.

“These sets mean people

can hear things about The Trews that they might not have gotten by just listening to the radio songs or by coming to see the big loud bar shows. It’s just more musical. I think the talent of the band shines through and the show is centred on the harmonies. People who may not have liked The Trews before can come to an acoustic show and might really dig that.” kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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Adam Meachem to showcase original tunes at The Hub

BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Guitarist Adam Meachem knows plenty about delving deep to create layered, personal and inspired music.

He will be featured at a First Friday Concert on Nov. 7th at The Hub. Also performing at the concert are Eric Carter and Shiv Shanks, with proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society for Prostate Cancer prevention and research.

Performances begin at 7 p.m.

Cash only at the door – organizers are suggesting $15 per person or $30 per family.

Meachem, who is based in Red Deer, specializes in guitar-driven atmospheric soundscapes. His debut CD, a full-length multi-instrumental called Axial Precession, is being recorded and is set for release late this year. Its first single, Totemic Revival, has been placed on the Satellite Symphony Volume 1 – Music From Beyond Borders, compilation featuring 12 artists from all over the world.

“I didn’t grow up in a musical home per se, but there was a definite love of music as far as being a listener goes. My mom had played guitar along with my uncles when she was young, and we always had a guitar and keyboard around the house that I would play around with here and there, but at the time didn’t take seriously as wanting to learn it to any degree.”

When he was about 12 he went and visited his Uncle Ron in Ed-

monton. “He let me sit and play his acoustic guitar and showed me a few things. I remember going downstairs, away from everyone, so I could concentrate on what he had just shown me, which was a very basic chord change. I started playing around with different notes and making little riffs, which I would then come back upstairs and show everyone what I made.”

Something really clicked with Meachem around that time, and at 13 years of age he bought his first electric guitar.

“I was hanging out with my friends and they played guitar, and at that time were fairly good.

My friend’s sister came into the room when he was showing me a riff, she was also an amazing guitarist, she looked at me and said, ‘You have guitar fingers’ which meant my fingers were an optimal length and shape to be able to reach around the fretboard easier.”

Meachem dived headlong into perfecting his skills.

“I remember one night, I came home, grabbed my guitar and I practiced for 16 hours straight before I put it down,” he recalls. “I am completely self taught to this day, which has its pros and cons, but I believe this has let me find my own voice.”

That led to a striking sense of originality. “What I still find compelling about the guitar is the infinite possibilities of creative musical expression available. Between all the different genres, types of guitars, effects pedals and tech-

GIFTED – Musician Adam Meachem will be performing at The Hub Nov. 7th. niques, there is never going to be a time when your list of things to learn and explore runs out.”

As for songwriting, Meachem says there are times when ideas surface unexpectedly and other times when he has a more deliberate, disciplined approach.

“Sometimes I just have this tune floating around in my head, and am compelled to get it out and try to reproduce it as closely as possible on my guitar. Other times, I will just start playing and some time within the session, an idea or riff will emerge that is

worth keeping and developing.

“I then record the idea, and keep coming back to it and developing it over weeks, or months even.

“I then collect ‘fitting’ riffs and start stringing them together to make a composition. A full piece of music can take a very long time to create using this process, but the end result is always worth it.”

For Meachem, there is no more fulfilling path to take. Listeners often point out how his music brings images to their minds – it’s

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a rich kind of storytelling even though there are no vocals.

“What I love most about creating these pieces is when I can get as close as possible to what I am ‘hearing’ in my mind. When I can achieve that, that’s when I feel like I’ve made something worthwhile,” he says. As for his overall view of music, there is much that both creating it and performing brings to his life.

“I just love playing guitar, and bringing out these musical ideas into reality.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

CAT presents two one-acts for upcoming presentation

BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Central Alberta Theatre is presenting two acclaimed one-act plays as the company re-launches dinner theatre productions this month.

Canadian playwright Norm Foster’s My Narrator and The Death of Me are both being staged, with shows running Nov. 6th29th at the North Hill Quality Inn. Performances run Thursday through Saturday with dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. and curtain at 7:30 p.m. There are Sunday brunches as well, with the meal starting at noon and curtain at 2 p.m.

Deb O’Brien is directing both plays, and enjoying the intrinsic challenges and joys of taking up the task.

“One of the things that intrigued me right away was that four years ago, I directed The Death of Me in one of our oneact festivals in June,” she explains. “When I saw it presented on the list of plays to do for this season, I did a double take and thought that’s my play! I want to do that play again, because we didn’t get to run it for very long during the festival. We always felt it could have had another run.

“And now, it’s like I get another chance.”

The Death of Me was first produced in 2007, and follows a fellow by the name of

John who, when he bargains with the Angel of Death for a second chance at life, discovers that fixing the mistakes of your past is difficult. Especially when there are all sorts of new mistakes to be made.

“John is a young man who unfortunately dies and in the opening scene he’s in heaven meeting the Angel of Death.

He barters with the angel for a chance to return to earth and complete some unfinished business.

She says, all right but you are coming back. She also sends him a task that is so foreign to his nature. He tries to do it but he can’t do it because he’s such a nice person. There’s a twist at the end, and I can’t divulge that,” she adds with a smile.

Directing the play for a second time brings a fresh new perspective. “It’s a totally different thing – it’s hysterical.

“Along with it also came My Narrator.

They were willing to have two directors, but I thought about it and felt that because of the set constraints it would be so much nicer if I could have control of the whole project, work with the various set pieces and create my vision of the entire production,” she said.

Described as a romantic comedy, My Narrator (2006) focuses on Lacy and Miles who each discover that little voice inside their heads finding a life of its own.

“Love is what happens, and with hilarious results.

“It’s about two young people – neither of whom have been very successful in life or in love – they haven’t found their vocations or their mates.” Audiences get to see the thoughts of the characters literally take shape as characters. “For Lacy and Miles, these thoughts become entities all their own. The audience sees them, but the main characters don’t see their ‘narrators’.” The fun and romance of the story takes off from there.

Both plays combine a mix of CAT veterans such as Erna Soderberg, O’Brien’s husband Dennis O’Brien, Cynthia Edwards and Michael Sutherland, along with some newcomers including Josh Earl, Kira O’Brien, Jessica Summers and Ian Sheppard.

Deb said working with all levels of experience has been great, as the veterans bring their experience and the newcomers learn from them as the production process unfolds.

Val Clossen is producing the production, and enjoys the aspects of pulling everything together from that vantage point.

“What I really like about producing is that you really get to see the whole show come together.”

She’s also thrilled that the troupe is

starting up the dinner theatres again, which used to run a few years ago at the Black Knight Inn but had not been a part of several seasons since.

“We’re really excited to bring it back because we know we have a lot of patrons who really enjoy it.”

For Deb, who is also a solid, gifted actor in her own right, guiding both casts along has been a delight. “Directing is a process entirely different from acting – you don’t sleep much when you are a director,” she laughs. Essentially, collaboration is the key to the best productions, she adds. “You know what you want, but it’s fun to work with other people, bringing everyone on board and trying to create what I see in my head.

'You take what everyone can offer and work with it. And eventually, you can be quite surprised by the gifts that people can give you.”

Meanwhile, being involved with CAT, and with theatre in general, has always brought a sense of fulfillment.

“I love to create a character, I love to create a production. It’s almost a need that I have.”

Tickets are available through the Black Knight Inn Ticket Centre by visiting www. blackknightinn.ca or calling 403-755-6626. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express Being a junior hockey player means a good chunk of your time needs to be scheduled properly between practice, games, school and events where you represent the team in the public eye.

One of those events for Red Deer Rebels players over the past 20-plus years has been the annual launch of the team’s relationship with Annie L. Gaetz School in Red Deer.

“It’s a great opportunity for the players to do some community service while the students see that the players aren’t just simply hockey players on the ice, that they’re people who do math and read books,” said Moira Milne, a member of the school committee which organizes the Rebels connection.

The reception the players get from these young fans is wild and packed with songs, chants and cheers.

“It’s always fun doing it for the kids,” said forward Brooks Maxwell who was on his third tour of Annie L. Gaetz as a Rebel.

“They love seeing the guys. When you walk through the door they are all perked up and happy to see you. It’s fun to put a smile on a kid’s face and make them excited.”

Another aspect of the day is when the players choose from random pucks marked with the classroom they will spend time in during the school year. The players milk the moment for all it’s worth as the kids want their classroom chosen right away and some Rebels will reach for one puck and then pick up another. It’s a move which elicits some moans, groans and eventually cheers.

“The players have no idea what’s on the pucks so they’re just playing along with the kids which is great,” said Milne. “It’s also nice to see the players that have been here more than one year because they understand how to play up to the kids and how excited they can get.”

There were plenty of Rebels jerseys from over the years sprinkled throughout the crowd which was well behaved at the start of the assembly.

But then the kids will let loose with their appreciation for the Rebels coming to their school to share some time with them on their turf.

“It’s the only assembly where we do a lot

of cheering,” said Milne.

“Most of our assemblies we talk about sitting quietly and being respectful and listening to the speaker. This one all bets are off. The kids just let ‘er rip and it’s awesome to hear.”

For Maxwell it was a school class hat trick of sorts after the puck he selected revealed his classroom for the year.

“I’ve actually got the same kids all three years. I got them in Kindergarten, I

got them in Grade 1 and now I’m in their Grade 2 class.”

The players will do some book reading to the class during their once a month visits and maybe help out if possible with other subjects if they maybe were strong students themselves in those areas.

“I didn’t really have a solid one, let’s put it that way,” said Maxwell. “They could probably teach me.”

Now while Annie L. Gaetz is being

refurbished the students are in a new, temporary location downtown but the support for the Rebels continues to be a strong link.

“It doesn’t matter where we are as a community. We’ve really noticed as a staff and the students, whether we’re on the third or fifth floors in our new building or our old school, it’s the community of Annie L. Gaetz that comes through,” said Milne. sports@reddeerexpress.com

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Buccaneers captain outlines strategy

BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express There’s a new captain at the helm of the Central Alberta Buccaneers for the 2015 season.

Former Buc defensive back Devon Hand has taken over the wheel from Duane Brown after spending the last couple of years as the defensive coordinator for the Bucs.

He says he will draw from some of his head coaches he’s played for or worked with over the years like Jay Heatherington, current Lindsay Thurber coach Dave Smith, University of Manitoba Bison coach Brian Dobie and former Bucs coach Brown.

“I’ve been very fortunate that during my 20-plus years as a player and 10-plus years as a coach to have been surrounded by exceptional leaders, exceptional men and just magnificent coaches,” he said.

He’s in the process of building a

coaching staff with the next stop of forming a blueprint for success, starting with what he calls targetfocused, three-phase football.

“Our practices are going to be a lot more structured and regimented than have been in the past,” he explained.

“Everyone is going to have a job from the assistant coach, the back ups to the third string quarterback who sometimes comes to practice and thinks his job is to warm up and then watch.”

With only two practices a week it’s tough to get consistent turnouts on those nights in a working man’s league but Hand says he’s looking to making players accountable to their teammates.

Over the last two years the Bucs have had an identity based on an absolutely tenacious defense and an offense which could put some points on the board but not consistently.

He says the only way to win the

AFL title and move into the national final against Ontario is to play lights out football in all three phases of the game.

He hopes to improve on both sides of the ball but also be an aggressive force when it comes to special teams.

“I think sometimes in the AFL special teams get neglected a bit and it kind of gets put to the wayside.”

The on-field product he envisions will be a combination of pressurefilled, chaos-inducing defense, lights out super aggressive special teams and a nasty, hit-you-in-the mouth type of offensive line, he said.

But the key to all this in this league boils down to one philosophy, he pointed out.

“My goal is to implement a culture of commitment and accountability and I’ll live and die on that statement.

“That’s the only way we’re going to win the big games.” sports@reddeerexpress.com

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Reflecting on a moment with Gordie One of hockey’s legends is in trouble.

The great Gordie Howe, Mr. Hockey, suffered a stroke and has limited use of his right arm and leg at last report.

JIM

CLAGGETT The man known for his touch around the net and wicked set of elbows is facing a tough battle but just like his hockey playing days, this battle is being met head on.

There will certainly be a fight and Howe won’t give in to anything he can’t do battle with and word is he is showing signs of bouncing back a bit.

After hearing the news it caused me to think back of the first time I had the pleasure of meeting this legend of the game.

Back in my radio days in Winnipeg I was assigned to cover the Winnipeg Jets in their last year in the WHA and was fortunate enough to be around when the Jets, Nordiques, Oilers and Whalers were admitted into the NHL. The first time Hartford came to town I was deter-

mined to interview Gordie as it was his return to the NHL after years of playing with Houston in the WHA. I had my list of questions ready and so armed with my recorder I went into the dressing room for the post game interviews. Of course there was a crowd around him and so I waited patiently as I wanted this interview all to myself.

After half an hour of answering questions the rest of the media went away and I approached him, asked him for a few minutes and he didn’t bat an eye saying yes, no problem.

What struck me about this was the fact many of his teammates were already showered, changed and headed for the bus.

Gordie was still wearing his skates, shin pads and pants sitting in his stall.

This was hockey royalty showing just how patient he was with the media or anyone who wanted to take a bit of his time.

We chatted for about 10 minutes and I got what I needed but left with a lot more than some audio. I was privy to a real life lesson in humility from an icon.

We shook hands and that was the end but I will always recall that moment in the sun.

Here’s to Gordie and his latest scrap! sports@reddeerexpress.com

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Improving your workout’s effectiveness You’ve just cranked out a massive, sweaty, snot-fest of a workout where limbs are shaking and the floor is soaked. Done, right?

Wrong! This is a huge mistake that many people make! You finished that great workout and are now on a timer (after you clean off the equipment you used of course).

1. Within five to 10 minutes of your workout you need to be stretching. Tight joints tend to break or refer pain to another joint further down the kinetic chain. For example, tight hips and I.T. band issues can cause people to have sore knees. Super tight shoulders can cause neck and headache pain. Spend some time with a foam roller

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McDERMOTT and do some stretches after your workout while the muscles and ligaments are warm and receptive. This will not only increase flexibility but also move out lactic acid and waste materials from your workout. This will speed healing and shorten the time you are sore afterwards.

2. Within 45 minutes (sooner is better) you must eat or your body will make that decision for you and start cannibalizing the fastest

fuel source it has left for replenishment - hard earned muscle. This is why we recommend a shake after a workout. A good well-made protein shake is fast food with lots of good stuff. We make them at our gym with around 25 grams of clean, healthy protein, plus fruit and great options like almond or coconut milk, oats, olive oil, glutamine, greens or creatine and no sugar. That will skyrocket your recovery.

3. Within 60 minutes you need to rehydrate with water or even better electrolytes (minerals) to replace what you lost. One way to check on this is to weigh yourself right before a training session. Nude is best, but not al-

ways an option if you are at the gym - so weigh yourself in your same street clothes before and after your workout (do not weigh yourself in your sweat soaked workout gear).

You may note a one to seven pound loss depending on your age, height, weight, fitness level, duration and intensity of workout. That is a loss of water weight (and maybe a little fat). Each pound dropped equals about 0.45 litres of water. So if you drop three pounds, you need 1.35 litres just to get back to where you were before you left.

4. If you have really gone hard an ice bath can assist in speeding up recovery. If you had a cramp

during your workout, a hot tub or heat pack on that area can help speed recovery. Another option is ‘contrast therapy’ - alternating hot and cold.

You can do this with a hot and cold pack or a hot tub and a snow bank. These methods work by helping flush out waste product in the tissues.

4. Book a massage. Get a professional RMT to help your body recover and run in peak form.

There you go, remember that your workout isn’t done until you take care of yourself after you finish!

Scott McDermott is a personal trainer and owner of Best Body Fitness in Sylvan Lake.

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New sustainable living series

BY JENNA SWAN Red Deer Express The Red Deer Public Library has partnered with Alberta Mother Earth Community for a new sustainable living series every Tuesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Dawe Branch called Green Zone.

The free hour-long weekly sessions invite members of the community of all ages to learn about a variety of topics including the beneďŹ ts of indoor gardening, sustainable living and sustainable happiness.

Kris Inglis, together with his girlfriend Kirsten Robinson, created Alberta Mother Earth Community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through the months of November and December we will be working our way through the topics and will include little things that we can do in and around our houses to help reduce our carbon footprint,â&#x20AC;? said Inglis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After that we will be getting into sustainable happiness in which we will talk about things we can do in our lives that can create a sense of internal happiness as opposed to external material happiness.â&#x20AC;?

Inglis explained they decided to include the sustainable happiness portion of the series because, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you start doing things in the world that bring you closer to the Earth or maybe you start looking at ways to green your life and reduce your footprint you naturally start to feel a sense of well-being and in turn a sense of internal happiness, so we decided we would tie it all together.â&#x20AC;?

While the program does began at the end of the school day, perfect for students just ďŹ nishing up, Inglis said the program has shown to host information beneďŹ cial to parents and especially seniors.

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Pay your tickets with toys Motorists who receive parking tickets between now and Dec. 5th can once again donate a toy in lieu of payment as part of the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Toys for Tickets program.

Toys for Tickets ran for the seventh time last year with 319 citizens donating toys.

All toys collected will once again go to the Red Deer Christmas Bureau to

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The kids love the hands-on learning, while the seniors and parents love the indepth information we provide them with,â&#x20AC;? said Inglis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the last couple of sessions we have shown them how to build an indoor herb garden, how to cook with those herbs and use them in your everyday life, how to tell if they need to be watered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The kids really loved learning how to transplant them and then at the end of the class they had something to take home with them and then had something to take care of at home.â&#x20AC;?

The upcoming session on Nov. 18th will show attendees the importance of creating a lifestyle that attempts to reduce individual and societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use of the Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural resources.

Inglis said they hope to show how to reduce your carbon footprint by altering methods of transportation, energy consumption and food supply, as well as by promoting sustainable happiness people can ďŹ nd a sense of happiness that contributes to individual, community and/ or global well-being and does not exploit other people, the environment or future generations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are trying to rekindle and recreate the connection that people have with the Earth, by doing simple things in our lives,â&#x20AC;? said Inglis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green Zone is a fun way of doing that in a hands-on and educational manner.â&#x20AC;?

For more information on Green Zone or Alberta Mother Earth Community visit the groups web site at http://www.abmotherearth.com or visit them at the Dawe Branch of the Red Deer Public Library on Nov. 18th at 3:30 p.m. for the next session.

help in meeting its goal that no child wakes up without a toy on Christmas morning. Toy donations in lieu of parking tickets will be accepted Dec. 4th and 5th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the ďŹ rst ďŹ&#x201A;oor of City Hall.

All toys must be new and unwrapped in their original packaging.

The early payment rate will remain in effect when

the ticket is paid for with a toy; however, the value of the toy must equal or exceed the amount owed on the parking ticket. A receipt must be presented at the time of payment, and if the toy is valued lower than the price of the ticket, the difference must be paid.

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Appendicitis: it strikes kings and us mortals Today, surgery for appendicitis takes a back seat to bypass surgery, knee and hip replacement. But every day in North America at least one person dies due to an attack of appendicitis.

This week, an unusual case of appendicitis. And how did England nearly lose a King?

A report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal tells the story of a 15-year-old Philippine boy who immigrated to Canada at age 11.

For four months he suffered every week from abdominal pain. Eventually, due to increased discomfort he was seen in emergency.

Physical examination and blood studies were suggestive of acute appendicitis, and ultrasound revealed the organ was swollen.

Laparoscopic surgery was performed, the ruptured appendix removed and the abscess drained.

The boy was placed on antibiotics and had an uneventful recovery. But doctors were shocked when the pathologist reported that tuberculosis of the appendix had triggered the attack.

This is a rare diagnosis as only about 70 cases have been reported.

The boy was tested, found to have pulmonary tuberculosis, and required several months treatment to cure his disease. Further investigation revealed

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JONES his grandmother had been treated for the same condition.

But his disease had not been detected when he immigrated to Canada as chest X-rays are done only on those over 11 years of age. This case had a happy ending, but years ago it would have been a different story.

We’ve come a long way since Claudius Amyand removed the first appendix at St George’s Hospital in London, England, in 1736.

For the next 150 years confusion reigned over how best to treat this disease.

The great French surgeon, Dupuytren ridiculed the suggestion that the appendix could be the cause of infection. Later, Henry Sands, a New York surgeon, simply stitched up the hole in one appendix. It’s hard to believe but another surgeon simply straightened out the kinks. If these patients survived it was the Almighty who saved them.

But consider the plight of doctors in1902. They were treating Prince Edward who was to be

crowned King of England in two days’ time. He had developed abdominal pain and his elderly court physicians had diagnosed inflammation of the bowels.

In spite of their traditional treatment their famous patient was getting worse.

In desperation they asked Frederick Treves, a young surgeon, to see Prince Edward. Treves diagnosed a ruptured appendix and advised immediate surgery. This caused great consternation. Many believed it was a grave error to have asked Treves to consult on the Prince’s illness. But with misgivings, the coronation was postponed. Treves prepared for surgery while skeptics prepared for the future King’s death.

Treves faced a formidable problem. Prince Edward had waited a long time to become king.

It was public knowledge that in the interim he had not denied himself any pleasure of the flesh. Now, his mother, Queen Victoria, was finally dead, and he was middle-aged, obese and flatulent. He was therefore a terrible operative risk.

Treves made a wise decision.

He decided during the surgery not to remove the appendix and simply drained the abscess.

He must have uttered a long, silent prayer as the

courts of Europe held their breath.

Edward rallied and was later crowned king. Treves was knighted and the king’s appendix operation became fashionable.

This year about 300,000 appendectomies will be done in North America.

But every year patients die because of a ruptured appendix. Today, if abdominal pain strikes, don’t wait

hours to seek medical help.

There’s a tendency to write off pain as a mild intestinal upset. Or some take the attitude all will be better in the morning.

Precious hours are lost if the pain is due to an acute appendicitis or another serious abdominal problem.

Remember, never use a laxative in an endeavor to ease stomach pain. If the pain is due to acute appen-

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Bert de Bruijn decodes Revelation with new book

BY BRIAN VOSSEN Red Deer Express A Lacombe man is encouraging Christians (and anyone else so inclined) to make a closer inspection of the Bible with his new book.

Bert de Bruijn, a now semi-retired minister, has recently published his first book, Take Another Look at Revelation, a study that analyzes the many symbols and metaphors existing in the Book of Revelation. de Bruijn said that he felt his book was important because it simplified the complex messages within Revelation.

“Lots of people have interpreted Revelation and I was never very convinced that people were getting the message,” said de Bruijn. de Bruijn went on to say that it is difficult to interpret Revelation because its story is told as it was revealed in a vision to the apostle John, as a sequence of images.

Much of Revelation is symbolic and deals heavily with the spiritual element. de Bruijn said some interpretations of Revelation make the mistake of taking too much of the scripture literally.

On the other hand, one can also make the mistake of thinking the scripture does not relate to the real world at all.

“Just because it is all symbolic doesn’t mean it has nothing to do with real life,” said de Bruijn.

“Rather the opposite. It has everything to do with real life, but the images are given as a metaphor.”

He gave the example of one scene within Revelation that deals with the return of Christ where he is shown to come leading an army of the Christians who have gone before coming down from heaven on horseback.

He said that according to the Christian tradition, it is true that Christ will return, but the manner of that re-

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turn may not be exactly as described in that imagery.

“Well, the reality of that is absolutely true. But I doubt very much that we will see horses coming out of the sky.”

Revelation is perhaps best known to the public at large as being the final book of the Bible, which describes the second coming of Christ and the end of the world.

However, de Bruijn said very little of the book actually deals with the end times and most of it deals with things that are always happening, what is generally referred to as ‘the eternal present.’

Numbers are one thing that he said are incredibly important in the book of Revelation.

He said that certain numbers refer to certain things, something he discovered is consistent throughout Revelation.

“It became obvious that these numbers were important, so I started to list them.”

For example, he discovered the number four always refers to the whole earth, the number three to a person’s allegiance of worship, seven refers to Jesus or God, six to Satan, said de Bruijn.

He said Revelation uses specific numbers of repetitions to refer to different things.

For example, if a passage

uses repetition to describe something seven different ways, that passage is referring to Jesus or God. He said this is done so the reader always knows, even if it isn’t quite spelled out, what the passage is referring to.

“The numbers give you clues to what is actually meant.”

He went on to say that some have even misinterpreted scenes in Revelation that relate to daily life within the church as scenes describing events that still have yet to take place.

He added that it became quite clear in his study that this is not the case. de Bruijn first got the idea to write the book when he was asked to do a Bible study on Revelation in the late 90s.

In preparation for the study, he noticed there are many references that were consistent throughout the book.

As the study progressed, these references became even more clear to him, he explained.

After the study, he completed the first draft of his book in 2001 and then the project remained more or less untouched until de Bruijn came to Lacombe in 2006.

He then acquired a printing contract and worked on tweaking and rewriting his draft until recently.

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Be bold with your personal home design choices How brave are you?

Do you look conventional design in the face and scoff ? Are you that decorating maverick who can make anything look good regardless of where you bought it? I’ve seen people drag furniture out of a dumpster who end up with the most stunning pieces versus some who will pay top dollar for everything and still not be able to make it look right.

I have met a few brave hearts in my day and they always stand out in my memory. One client was an artist who was exploring the combination of lime green and bright, sunny orange tones. She was renovating a bathroom and had fallen in love with a quartz countertop in the most vivid shade of green.

Kim

MECKLER One look at that countertop and her mind raced ahead to the possibilities and she came at me with a monstrous palette of paints and fabrics which blended orange and green together.

It was such a fun project and we ended up expanding into commercial linoleum for the floors to get the exact hue of orange she was looking for.

Caesarstone still produces this delicious countertop, they call it ‘2710’, exciting...right? I

still think about my client when I see a sample of this mind blowing colour. It reminds me of how much fun we had working on this renovation and the huge wow factor we were able to achieve in a small room simply because she was brave.

Clients will start out with a dose of ‘I want the WOW factor’ and then when presented with it, they back away and return to the safety of common place items.

They either have shown their ideas to someone who talks them out of it or they worry about what future resale will be like if they take a chance.

There are two schools of thought on this. 1. How long do you plan to reside in this home

and are you decorating for you or for that potential somebody who may look at your home? 2. If you decorate in colours and styles that you truly love you will be happy with it for years and years and won’t worry if it goes out of style.

Design your home for YOU! I find that people who play it safe are not fully satisfied with their homes and often redecorate within a few years. Clients have even said to me, “Oh well I will put this stuff in for now and rip it out and do it again”....why, oh why would you do that? Why not use all of your creativity and produce a home that is truly you?

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Taking care of your financial business This time of year we start to think about getting the house ready for winter, the upcoming holiday season and maybe even a coveted spring vacation. But maybe we should add something to that list.

It is time to make sure your financial picture is as rosy as it can be. This week we are going to look at a few things that should make the list for such an undertaking.

Set an annual date – we all know that we have the best of intentions when it comes to setting things up properly but life always

the rest of the year without these matters weighing on your brain is well worth the day you dedicate. We can try to make it sound fun and give it a catchy title like Financial Day. The first time is going to be the most difficult. If you are like most of us then your organizational skills may be lacking. Purchase a filing cabinet and some folders to help yourself.

Experts say that we should be able to lay our hands on any important piece of documentation within two minutes. If the year ahead involves a mortgage which

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PIKKERT seems to intrude and we never seem to quite get there. Set aside an entire day each year. Turn off you phone, shut down the social media, take the kids to daycare and focus! It may seem extreme but the freedom that will you will enjoy

will mean finding said documents then you will be very happy you did so.

What types of things should you do on Financial Day? Review your will – it goes without saying that you should have a legally prepared will. If you don’t have one, get one. Make sure you are still happy with the choices that were originally made. If your marital status has changed then you certainly do not wish your ex to remain as your beneficiary. What about the kids? Is the choice of guardians from last year still acceptable? Taking the time to set your estate in order is a great gift to those you leave behind.

Review your life insurance – are you still sufficiently covered? If you have purchased a home or had another child then you will certainly want to consider increasing your coverage.

Is it time to consider adding disability or critical illness? Have you gotten a divorce? If your marital status has changed then it

is certainly time to ensure the beneficiary is correct.

Review your other insurance – take a look at your home, automobile and health coverage.

Ensure that you have adequate coverage and take the time to call to ask any questions you have about your insurance.

Pull your Credit – For $23.95 plus GST you can see your full credit report and your credit score. This will give you the opportunity to take a close look. For example, perhaps you had a personal or vehicle loan which has been paid out but which is still showing a balance. You can take a minute to call the lending institution and ask them to remedy this situation.

You can also set your mind to rest about the threat of identity theft.

Investments and bank accounts – take a close look.

Are your investments sufficient to meet your goals?

Do you need to increase your RRSP contribution?

Setting up a monthly contribution can feel less painful than trying to come up with a lump sum. A really

important thing to do for all of your accounts is to make sure that your spouse or estate executor is able to access them in case of emergency. Have the logins and passwords in an agreed upon spot.

Mortgage – it is a great idea to review your mortgage statement. Perhaps it’s finally time to set up a small monthly increase to your mortgage payment to help you pay it down quicker. This also gives you the chance to make a mental note of when your renewal is. You can save a significant amount of money by shopping for the best rate and allowing yourself sufficient time to do so can ease your stress levels at that time.

So there you have. A step by step guide to a successful Financial Day. There are professionals to help you with insurance, legal, mortgage and investments so use their expertise and just go do it!

Pam Pikkert is a mortgage broker with Dominion Lending Centres – Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.

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Winter-cleaning tips As the outside temperatures drop and try sandpaper. Just fold the sandpaper the entertaining season arrives, it’s time to into a crease, and work it back and forth start thinking about a little winter clean- along the grout line. If that doesn’t work, ing to keep our homes comfortable for all you may have better results using a pencil of those cozy nights indoors. eraser.

With doors and windows closed tightly • To remove hard-water scale or mildew and reduced ventilation you will want to on shower and faucet heads, soak them avoid harsh chemical in vinegar. If the head fumes and look for natisn’t removable, posiurally-derived cleaning tion a plastic bag filled “WITH DOORS AND solutions that get the job with vinegar over it and WINDOWS CLOSED done to leave you more tape it on.

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CLASSIFIEDS or

To place an ad, call

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Medical

Richard (Dick)

Woodend Edmondson June 13, 1922 – October 5, 2014

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Richard (Dick) Woodend Edmondson of Elnora. Dick came to Canada as a young lad by ship from England with his parents, Richard Sr., Winnie and sister Doreen. Once in Canada brother Bob and Roy joined the family. Dick took to country life, with a love that would last a lifetime. Anyone that met him was quickly aware of his genuine friendly nature and passion for horses. Dick, Dunc Craig and friends spent many hours admiring horses at the Innisfail auction, with the odd one coming home. One would hear from them; too cheap to pass up or with a little work this horse will really be something. Dick’s horse sense was always shared with family and friends; many had their first ride at his farm. Dick coached minor hockey, watching Hockey Night in Canada, always pulling for the Leafs. He enjoyed curling and bonspiels. Took part in the Delburne Light Horse Club and loved to trail ride, taking many memorable trips. Along with keeping his beloved horses he raised Black Angus cattle. He loved to visit, everyone was welcome to stop by. Living most of his life on the family farm, he spent his last years at Trochu and Innisfail. Dick is predeceased by his parents, sister Doreen, brothers Robert and Roy. Left to morn his passing; his wife, sister’s in-law, numerous nephews, nieces, cousins and friends. Happy memories will be cherished forever.

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Coming Events

24TH ANNUAL RED DEER CHRISTMAS ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE. Nov. 15 & 16, Sat. 10-5:30 & Sun. 10-4:30.

Westerner Exposition Grounds. Over 350 sales tables, Canadiana furniture and collectables.

Carswell’s 403-343-1614 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

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THE Farm Studio 12th Annual CHRISTMAS ART SHOW and SALE Saturday/Sunday November 15 & 16 10 am - 4 pm Raku Ceramics, Watercolours, Other gift ideas 1 Mile West, 1 Mile North from Aspelund Road & Hwy 20 Intersection Watch for Signs Call 403-748-2557 for more information

Personals

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Christmas is only 7 weeks away…….

Don’t spend Christmas alone Laura has companions waiting for you call.

Sincere Connections Dating Service 403-886-4733

790

800

AN ALBERTA OILFIELD company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided.

Drug testing required.

780-723-5051.

EMPLOYMENT WANTED: JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC. Fully equipped service truck, cat trained, hydraulic specialized, picker, welder & hose press. Daily, weekly & monthly rates.

Oilfield tickets.

Call Weldon 403-901-8334 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Trades

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VERY BUSY OKANAGAN dealership requires immediately a Service Manager. Must enjoy a fast-paced working environment and have a minimum of five-years automotive management experience including, parts, service, and warranty. This is a full-time position which includes competitive wages and full benefit package.

Please reply in person, email or fax your resume to: Hilltop Subaru, 4407 - 27 St., Vernon, BC. Attention: Dayna Kosmino; dckosmino @hilltopsubaru.com.

Fax 250-542-1778.

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC required for oilfield trucking company. Will consider 3rd year apprentice or higher. Full-time position.

Phone resume to: 780-842-6444. Fax 780-842-6581. Email: rigmove@telus.net

Business Opportunities

Hours:

403.347.6620 classifieds@reddeerexpress.com www.reddeerexpress.com #121, 5301 - 43 Street Red Deer, Ab. T4N 1C8 Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Items to Buy/Sell .................................. 1500-1940 Agricultural ........................................... 2000-2210 For Rent ................................................ 3000-3200 Wanted to Rent..................................... 3250-3390 Real Estate ............................................4000-4190

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program.

Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888-528-0809 to start training for your work-athome career today!

Oilfield

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ENTIRE MOKA HOUSE Coffee franchise consisting of 7 locations in Vancouver and Victoria for sale.

Excellent ROE. Owner retiring. Asking $795,000. Contact Len at 604-569-3358. Email: len@mokahouse.com.

Business Opportunities

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GET FREE VENDING MACHINES. Can earn $100,000. + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 years. Protected territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629.

Website: www.tcvend.com.

THE DISABILITY TAX CREDIT. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on average). Covers: hip/knee replacements, arthritic joints, COPD. Apply today!

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CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in: Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)

GLENDALE Grimson & Goodall Ave. 69 & 70 St. Dr. WASKASOO 43 & 44 Ave.

PINES Pearson Cres.

ALSO Paypne &P Parsons Close ALSO Piper Dr. & Pallo Close

For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

Auctions

ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLE CONSIGNMENT AUCTION. Sand Hills Community Centre, Sat., Nov. 8/14.

Starts 10 a.m. sharp!

For complete directions, listing & pictures: www. spectrumauctioneering.com Phone 780-960-3370 / 780-903-9393.

ANTIQUE TRAP & COLLECTABLE AUCTION. November 8, 10 a.m.

Elk Point, AB. Bear, wolf, traps, tins, crocks, CNR caboose stove & more.

Double D Auctions 780-645-1589; globalauctionguide.com BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONS Phone:403-304-4791 Location Moose Hall 2 mi. South of Ponoka on Hwy 2A *** Weekly Sales Wednesdays @ 6 pm *** Antique Sales 1st Sun. of ea. month @ 1 pm Check web for full listings & addresses bigstrapperauctions.net DISPERSAL AUCTION for Flare Distributers.

Saturday, November 8, 11 a.m. Equipment, Tools, Office and more! Six kms North of Wainwright, Alberta on Hwy 41.

Scribner Auction; www.scribnernet.com 780-842-5666.

Building Supplies

To place an ad, call 403-346-3356

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METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors.

Call 1-888-263-8254.

Building Supplies

STEEL BUILDINGS “Gift-Card Give-Away!”

20x22 $4,358.

25x24 $4,895.

30x30 $6,446.

32x32 $7,599.

40x46 $12,662.

47x72 $18,498.

One end wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.pioneersteel.ca

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FALL BLOWOUT. All Moduline Manufactured 20’x76’ and 16’x76’ reduced to sell on our lot.

STEEL BUILDINGS/ “Temora” 20’x76’ Moduline METAL BUILDINGS home. Three bedroom, 60% off!

2 bath. Open kitchen and 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, LR. Regular price: $118,900.

45x90, 50x120, Sale price: $116,900.

60x150, 80x100, “Eclipse” 20’x76’ Moduline sell for balance owed! home. Three bedroom, Call 1-800-457-2206; 2 bath. Beautiful kitchen. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca Regular price: $154,900.

Sale price: $149,900.

“Lockport” 20’x76’ Misc. for Moduline home. Three bedroom, 2 bath. Family Sale and living room. Regular price: $141,900.

A-STEEL SHIPPING Sale price: $139,900.

Dry Storage Containers.

“White Rock” 20’x76’ Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans Moduline home. Four high cube & insulated bedroom, 2 bath. Great for containers 40’ HC. the growing family.

Winter Specials in stock Regular price: $136,900. now. Self unloading Sale price: $134,900. delivery. Phone toll free All sales prices include 1-866-528-7108; block, level and delivery up www.rtccontainer.com to 300 kms. We also supply upgraded insulated skirting installed as part of the Travel price. For more details call Marg at Craig’s Home Sales.

Packages Phone toll free 1-855-380-2266.

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To advertise your service or business here, call 403.346.3356 Financial

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IMAGINE what you could do with $200/acre cash upfront. Input Capital.

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

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

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

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If you are ambitious, talented and driven, consider a fast-paced career with AWNA. We are currently seeking a Customer Service Representative to contribute to the achievement of individual performance goals and team targets by selling advertising solutions to assigned customers and prospects within a designated geographical area. Applying your superior communication skills and in-depth product and service knowledge, you will identify value added customer solutions that are aligned with AWNA sales strategies. In cooperation with the Advertising Director you will develop quotations, receive, process and verify the accuracy of orders while adhering to deadlines.

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No phone calls please. We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Service Masters Security is hiring Semi Retired Couples and Individuals for manned security gates.

Work is done on a contract basis and can vary from year round to seasonal employment depending on worker preference. Schedules are varied depending on the contract term and location within Alberta. We collaborate with you to develop a work schedule that suits your lifestyle.

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For a complete information package and FAQs which includes training requirements & compensation rates submit your resumes with references via email to: careers@servicemasterssecurity.com

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Careers The best part of my job

is helping you complete yours.

The Home Depot is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to join their Red Deer team. It’s a big challenge with great rewards. Because working here is about more than helping customers choose the right product. It’s about making a difference in their lives and their homes. We call it “unleashing your inner orange.” It’s about tapping into your inner potential to help customers create a space worth calling home.

If you are a strong leader with excellent customer service skills who excels in a fast-paced environment, consider joining The Home Depot as an Assistant Store Manager. Qualified candidates will possess at least 2 years of management experience and must be able to work with the Store Manager to develop strategies and objectives to drive sales and profitability. Must be able to train associates to provide quality customer service.

Learn how to unleash your inner orange by applying online today at: homedepotjobs.ca/5286

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