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Red Deer Advocate THURSDAY, DEC. 11, 2014
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Radford is ready! FORMER CITIZEN OF THE YEAR TO CHAIR 2019 CANADA WINTER GAMES
Falling oil prices cause for concern BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR
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Lyn Radford brought along her eight grandchildren to the Collicutt Centre Wednesday when it was announced she will be the Chair of the Red Deer 2019 Canada Winter Games. BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Lyn Radford was introduced as chair of Red Deer’s 2019 Canada Winter Games on Wednesday surrounded by the “eight little reasons” she accepted the post. Her eight young grandchildren (a ninth is on the way) pushed her to take on the monumental task of helming a
sports event that will shine a national spotlight on the city. “They are the reasons why I felt like I needed to take this on,” said Radford following the announcement of her new role at the Collicutt Centre. Radford hopes the games that will attract 3,600 athletes to the city and draw on the help of 6,000 volunteers will leave a legacy that will show Central Alberta’s young people what a really good community looks like.
She predicted the event will be “one of the biggest game changers our community is going to have.” There is no question Radford has the leadership skills to head the community’s effort, said Mayor Tara Veer. The 2009 Red Deer Citizen of the Year, Radford has led numerous fundraising campaigns and was the enthusiastic chair of the games bid committee.
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So far, the pain of sub-$65 oil has been felt mainly by investors with energy-heavy stock portfolios. But that discomfort could soon spread to oilpatch workers and even business seemingly removed from the petroleum sec- OIL PRICES HIT FIVE-YEAR LOW C4 tor. With the price of West Texas intermediate crude falling to US$60.62 a barrel on Wednesday, industry officials are predicting tough times ahead. “We’re very worried right now, no question about it,” said Mark Scholz, president of the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors. “If these prices are what we’re going to see in 2015, or in some cases lower, the industry is going to be in a very difficult position.” Some energy companies have already imposed hiring freezes, and there’s the potential for layoffs in the future, he said. Meanwhile, fewer rigs in the field will mean less demand for restaurants and hotels, as well as grocery stores and other businesses. Provincial and federal revenues will also suffer, said Scholz. “I don’t know if there will be an Albertan, really, that won’t feel some sort of indication that things are not going very well for the oil and gas industry.”
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Wood boiler ban catches Red Deer businessman by surprise BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A local business owner may be out $20,000 after Red Deer city council banned outdoor wood fire boilers this week. Shawn Moore, of Trimmed-Line Tree Services and Seismic Services Ltd., was in the final stages of doing the prep work to put in his Californiamade boiler when the bylaw banning the units was passed on Monday. Council moved to prohibit the boilers as a proactive measure to improve Red Deer’s air quality down the line. “I get the announcement and I’m literally $20,000 into it,” said Moore. “Yesterday I was freaking out.” About three weeks ago, Moore called the city to ask about regulations and bylaws in order to get ready to install a boiler to heat and use at his
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Furniture carpenter Chad Yanulik, left, and Trimmed Line Tree Services owner Shawn Moore swing open the doors of a lumber drying chamber they hope will be powered by a wood burning boiler in the near future.
‘Canada is Indian land’ The new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is warning it will no longer be business as usual when it comes to development on First Nations land.
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shop on 62nd Street, near Riverside Drive. He was told he had to following manufacturer specifications and safety codes. Moore met with Councillors Lynne Mulder and Dianne Wyntjes on Wednesday afternoon to explain his situation and to talk about the efficiency of wood boilers. Wyntjes said council was shown pictures of old boilers in the Environmental Advisory Committee presentation. They were also told there were none in the city. “I was remiss in thinking about new technology and what that means to businesses that were on the leading edge,” said Wyntjes. “Certainly we have to look at that. We looked at the tool of an old boiler. Our intent was good because we were looking at emissions and air quality.”