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The Red Deer Food Bank benefits from youth donations Local group 100+ Kids Who Care donates more than $1,000

BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS

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he Red Deer and District Food Bank Society benefited from a number of the community’s caring youth this past weekend.

The group 100+ Kids Who Care held their bi-annual meeting last weekend at Kerry Wood Nature Centre. There were 107 youth, aged four to 18, who took part in a tree planting bee as part of the meeting.

In total, nearly 1,500 trees were planted in three different locations on the Kerry Wood Nature site.

Christine Slaymaker, owner of Dance Magic Studio and a member of 100 Women Who Care wanted to use her close connection with youth through the studio to create a group that would make a lasting impact on Red Deer. She said last Saturday’s event was full of community spirit.

“It is completely inspiring. What we saw this weekend especially was the kids coming together to do something that they were passionate about but I really think they found that sense of camaraderie amongst the group as well, recognizing this is a group that is going to continue for years to come,” she said. “These are like-minded kids who care about their community and care about giving back and making a difference. It’s an incredible, incredible thing.

“It’s about coming together for this meeting twice a year but then also building that awareness that these kids really do have a voice and they can make a difference.

That is the message that we want to send.”

The initiative to begin 100+ Kids Who Care was spurred by dancers at Dance Magic Studio in the spring of 2015. Officials with the group drew influence from 100 Women Who Care and 100 Men Who Care groups.

One hundred (people) who care groups are a quick fundraising method that aim to bring together 100 people, each with the intent of donating $100 to a chosen charity.

In terms of 100+ Kids Who Care, they each bring $10 to donate and their meetings are held twice a year.

Their first meeting was held last fall where more than 100 kids came out to participate in events which led to the donation of $1,490 to the Red Deer and District SPCA. During the meetings multiple organizations, agencies and charities present to the youth about why the funds would be of benefit to them. This last Saturday the Red Deer Food Bank and the Kerry Wood Nature Centre gave presentations.

“Todd Nivens at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre told the kids they had done so much for the Centre that day and talked to them a little bit about water usage and what they could do in their daily lives to reduce their impact on the environment by using less water. He told them that if they can

FOR A CAUSE - From left, Chad Vandenbrink planted a tree with his daughter, Gretchen and wife Krista during a 100+ Kids Who Care meeting at Kerry Wood Nature Centre last Saturday. For their second meeting, the 100+ Kids Who Care group helped plant close to 1,500 Zachary Cormier/Red Deer Express trees donated by the City of Red Deer. They also donated more than $1,000 to the Red Deer Food Bank. commit to doing that and the fact that they As part of last Saturday’s meeting, planted nearly 1,500 trees on the Nature Slaymaker added youth also talked about Centre grounds, he believed they were what they had been doing since last fall’s already winners and encouraged them to meeting to make a difference in the comgive their votes to the food munity. “Lots of them had bank,” said Slaymaker. “It to do with the Red Cross was a really cool thing. The and Fort McMurray and “THESE ARE LIKENature Centre did get some that was inspiring for the MINDED KIDS WHO votes, but it was the food kids to hear what everyone bank that won in the end.” else had been doing,” she CARE ABOUT THEIR Ultimately, the Red Deer said. “One girl is making COMMUNITY AND Food Bank received $1,070 bracelets and selling them CARE ABOUT GIVING in donations. at the farmers’ market BACK AND MAKING Currently, there are about with proceeds going to the A DIFFERENCE. IT’S 170 kids involved in the Women’s Outreach Society.”

AN INCREDIBLE, group and the momentum Erin Noden, 15, has been continues. part of 100+ Kids Who Care INCREDIBLE THING.” “It’s really exciting,” said since the beginning.

Slaymaker. “Anytime you “I thought it was cool CHRISTINE SLAYMAKER start something you want because I thought of 100 to see it grow and it’s imWomen Who Care and 100 portant to me and to all Men Who Care and I have of us who are part of this program that it never seen a Kids Who Care group. Younger continues to spread a message among the people have voices too and they just don’t get youth in Red Deer. We just want to see that to express that as much,” she said. “It feels be the focus of what this program does. The really good to give back. Giving back to the more kids we can get involved, the bigger food bank this weekend was great because I the message.” know if I was in that situation people would

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Kaden Nivens, 15, said it is also a great experience to be able to give back to the community.

“I really wanted to make a positive impact on our community,” said Nivens, of why he got involved with the group. “It’s a really cool feeling and it’s really cool to give back to the people who have helped you along.”

Noden added she encourages other youth to join 100+ Kids Who Care.

“It is only $10 a meeting. It’s not expensive and there are games and food and it’s really fun,” she said. “It’s fun to get involved. It’s something to get excited about.”

Nivens agreed. “It’s a ton of fun. It’s really, really fun to participate in and meet new people. I have made lots of new friends,” he said. “It’s also a way to get your voice out there. Once you get your voice into the crowd, it will travel really far.”

The next meeting for 100+ Kids Who Care will be held in late October or early November. More details will be released closer to that date. For more information visit www.reddeerdancemagic.ca and click under the ‘Events + Classes’ tab. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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Special Olympics Celebrity Breakfast held Tuesday

BY MARK WEBER RED DEER EXPRESS With a focus on inspiring local athletes and residents alike, the annual Special Olympics Celebrity Breakfast was held Tuesday at the Harvest Centre. Guest speakers this year included David Pelletier, a three-time Canadian Champion, World Champion, Grand-Prix Final Champion and Olympic gold medalist; and Red Deer’s own Jocelyn Peterman, a Canadian Junior Curling champion.

Pelletier spoke about his journey to Olympic gold, pointing out that his mom had him and his brothers in figure skating from an early age - and it wasn’t always to his liking.

“We hear often that sports is a metaphor for life - that it reinforces personal characteristics like responsibility, courage, teamwork, persistence, humility, mental focus, commitment and self-discipline,” he said, prior to sharing a bit about his own story. “There was nothing attractive in the eyes of a young man doing figure skating at a young age.”

But once he witnessed the magic of pairs during the Calgary winter Olympics in 1988, he was sold.

“I said to my mom, if you want me to stick with this sport, you’ve got to let me try pairs figure skating,” he said.

He found a partner an hour away, but that meant he had to move an hour away at just 12 years of age. The years passed and his skills flourished, even amidst the challenges of being away from family at such a young age.

“I also learned to be courageous. Being a male figure skater, if that’s not enough to make you courageous, I don’t know what is - wearing velvet pants in front of the public,” he laughed.

But his focus was on moving forward, and increasingly stepping out of his comfort zone.

Ultimately, he joined forces with Jamie Sale and the two went on to snap up Olympic gold during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002.

“To step on the ice in front of these people, and you have to convince these nine judges that today you are the best.

It takes a lot of courage, and it requires teamwork,” he said, adding that the differences amongst a team are really its strengths and what can lead to greatness.

“Nobody accomplishes anything by themselves anyways.”

There are sacrifices. “The 6 a.m. training sessions. Who you hang out with; how you manage your energy. It’s all about commitment and self-discipline,” he said.

“And that’s what it all taught me. Today, I still use the abilities of being committed to a task and making sure that I do everything possible to accomplish it the best I can.”

These days, Pelletier has worked as a power skating coach with several professional and junior athletes as well

as members of the Canadian National Women’s team.

He begins his second season with the Edmonton Oilers as the club’s skating coach - he worked with the team’s Senior Director of Player Development Rick Carriere as well as the Oilers’ management team to help players of all levels.

Sale, director of Special Olympics Canada, was also onhand to talk about the organization itself.

“WE HEAR OFTEN THAT SPORTS IS A METAPHOR FOR LIFE - THAT IT REINFORCES PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS LIKE RESPONSIBILITY, COURAGE, TEAMWORK, PERSISTENCE, HUMILITY, MENTAL FOCUS, COMMITMENT AND SELF-DISCIPLINE.” DAVID PELLETIER

“Special Olympics is a strong movement across Canada,” she said. “Committed to growing and enriching the lives of more athletes, we now have 40,000 athletes and 19 volunteers nationally.

“In 2018 we will celebrate our 50th anniversary as a global movement. We are excited about celebrating with programs around the globe in recognizing how far we have come and looking forward to continued growth and development for the future,” she said, adding that community programs are the heart of Special Olympics Canada.

Jerry Tennant, chair of the Special Olympics Red Deer, expressed his gratitude for the continued support from the sponsors and the community at large for the annual breakfast. This year marks the 10th event.

“We continue to grow, and today we have 300 individuals involved as athletes in our program,” he said, adding they are in 12 sports. Next year, Red Deer athletes will compete at the Provincial Summer Games in Medicine Hat with the goal of moving to the Canadian Championships in 2018 and the Worlds in 2019.

Peterman talked about her experiences so far in her athletic career from an early introduction to curling by her family to today - she is now training to represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in curling. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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OPINION

Reflecting on the tragedy in Orlando Mass shooting events are, as we all know, becoming a horrifyingly common occurrence in the world today, particularly in the United States.

Citizens around the world were hit with the devastating news Sunday morning that an Orlando nightclub had been the scene of the latest horrendous attacks - some 50 people killed and about 53 injured, many critically, in what has been called the worst mass shooting in American history.

Omar Mateen has been identified as the suspect. It has been reported that he fired relentlessly as he entered the nightclub.

He shot at police and took hostages and ultimately a stand off lasted for hours before was wounded and killed. Some have reported seeing Mateen in the club perhaps up at about a dozen times prior to Sunday as well.

This sort of act is absolutely unimaginable. Reports also indicate that he looked at Disney World as another possible location. There are no words for this.

It is hard to comprehend such terrible

violence in our world today.

Unfortunately with a flick of the TV remote and 24 hour news cycles keep us apprised of every single thing that happens and this is something that is becoming more common. What is the answer to get these types of acts to stop?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement after hearing about the events in Orlando.

“I am deeply shocked and saddened to learn today so many people have been killed and injured following a mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. While authorities are still investigating and details continue to be confirmed, it is appalling that as many as 50 lives may have been lost to this domestic terror attack targeting the LGBTQ2 community,” he said. “On behalf of the Government of Canada, Sophie and I offer our condolences and prayers to the families and friends of those lost today, and wish a full recovery to all those injured. We stand in solidarity with Orlando and the LGBTQ2 community.

“We grieve with our friends in the United States and Florida, and offer any assistance we can provide.”

Premier Rachel Notley also offered a statement. “Today, we are devastated by the news of the mass shootings at an LBGTQ nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

“Words cannot express our revulsion and outrage at the hatred that fuelled this crime,” she said.

“Albertans join with people everywhere in offering our thoughts and prayers to the victims, their families, partners and loved ones who are suffering this moment.

“And we resolve to make sense of these senseless events by re-committing ourselves to building communities where love and solidarity triumph over hatred and division.”

As the war rages on between gun lobbyists and those who are demanding stricter gun laws, it seems unlikely anything will really change in that department as fears deepen and opinions on both sides of the fence only grow more set. Is America at a

crossroads? Is the gun issue at a point of no return for the United States?

It’s unlikely that the events in Orlando will change anything. The relative ease with which folks can buy weapons is so entrenched in their culture and with these repeated acts of deadly violence, it’s unlikely many Americans will be open to strict gun laws when they feel so vulnerable.

Here in Canada, it’s hard to imagine such a long-held belief in the right to bear arms - but obviously it’s the way that many American citizens simply see things, and all the more in a society that seems increasingly dangerous.

According to news reports, the toll is larger than the number of murders in Orlando over the previous three years.

Of an estimated 320 people in the club, nearly one-third were shot. The casualties far exceeded those in the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech, where 32 people were killed, and the 2012 shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., where 26 people died.

Price shock deters Canadians from eating fruits and veggies Canadians need to put fruits and vegetables back on their tables.

We don’t eat enough produce. In fact, 59% of Canadians don’t eat their daily required portions of vegetables and fruits, according to surveys. And a recent study by the universities of Guelph and Dalhousie suggests that number may have worsened in recent months, mainly because of higher retail prices.

Most vegetable and fruit prices have increased by more than 10 per cent in the last 12 months. More than 1,000 Canadians were surveyed on how they cope with sticker shock in the produce aisle. Due to higher produce prices, 26% said they have reduced their consumption of produce in the last year. This is alarming since, unlike

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As well, more than 45% of those surveyed have considered or have purchased frozen produce.

In addition, surprisingly, the majority of lower-income households opted for juices in place of vegetables and fruits.

Knowing that not all juices are equal, it begs the question: what kind of juices are consumers looking for when produce prices are out of reach?

The study also showed

how more access to data causes consumers to behave differently. Most respondents who walk into a store to buy produce without first researching prices were more likely to walk away from the infamous cauliflower. Yet cauliflower prices were far from the most volatile in recent months. Lettuce, tomatoes and oranges were much more volatile, which may have been recognized by the more savvy consumers. The survey suggests that consumers who visit stores more often were more likely to notice more volatile prices.

The same goes for those who use varied technologies and check different sources. For example, it appears smartphone apps and flyers make consumers smarter and more rationale.

Overall, the study suggests that lower-income households are highly vulnerable to fluctuating produce prices – in fact, more than other socio-demographic groups. As well, the majority of lower-income consumers believe price hikes are unjustified.

When climate change and depressed currency factors were cited by experts and industry as causing higher prices, this group was anything but convinced. The same holds true for those in lower-education categories and those who were less well informed in general.

Produce may not be the most popular foodstuff, but it is essential to better nutrition and, thus, quality of life. Making sure that Canadians eat properly is critical to general well-being. But a significant group of consumers won’t hes-

itate to either walk away from the produce section or find less-than-appropriate alternatives when prices fluctuate.

We need to take measures to change the trend away from produce.

Without intervening with retail price fixing, the state should proactively encourage consumers to regularly purchase and consume produce.

As well, industry should be teaching the public how to cope with price fluctuations. Climate change and swift shifts in our currency mean prices fluctuate hourly. Indeed, systems that set prices based on supply and demand every hour are almost upon us in Canada – we already see them in other parts of the world. For the vulnerable to avoid being caught at the high end of a price

cycle, they need access to information.

In addition, Canada’s lack of domestic produce should be dealt with.

Indeed, positive changes are already underway. In recent months, financiers have funded Canadian greenhouse projects that will deliver year-round crops. In the longer term, climate change and weaker currency only build the case for greenhouses here.

Our mothers wanted us to eat our veggies because they cared. It’s time we all cared enough to put ample servings of fruits and vegetables on every Canadian’s table, particularly the less fortunate.

Sylvain Charlebois is dean of the Faculty of Management and professor in the Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University. His column is distributed through Troy Media.

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POLICE BRIEFS SKETCH RELEASED OF SUSPECTED ARSONIST An RCMP sketch artist has worked with witnesses to create a composite sketch of the teenage boy who is believed to be responsible for setting a fire that damaged two mobile homes in Mustang Acres on the evening of June 5th.

RCMP were called to the two adjacent mobile homes at 9:30 p.m. on June 5th. Investigators have determined that the fire started when poplar fuzz was lit on fire, and then spread to the two residences. Residents used hoses to deal with the fire until Red Deer firefighters arrived and extinguished it. Two homes sustained fire damage - one to its front panels and detached garage, and the adjacent home sustained damage at the rear. Two bushes on one property were also burned. Both homes had significant damage from the fire, but no one was injured.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, 14- to 15-years-old, 5’4” – 5’6” tall with a thin build. He was wearing a black toque, grey hoodie, baggy blue jeans and black skater shoes and black hair that covered his eye brows and winged out under the toque. He was seen leaving on foot northbound through the west entrance to Mustang Acres and is believed to reside in Mustang Acres or surrounding neighbourhood.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the 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.

and various RCMP units. A total of 15 search warrants were carried out in the communities of Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Alberta Beach, Gunn, Onoway, Morinville, Legal, Ryley, Sherwood Park, Red Deer, St. Albert, and Langley, B.C. Thirteen of the search warrants were carried out simultaneously on May 12th, while subsequent search warrants took place on May 19th and May 25th. Project Al-Wheels resulted in over $1 million in stolen property recovered and numerous firearms seized.

Items recovered included 17 stolen travel trailers; three stolen pick-up trucks; six stolen all-terrain vehicles; one stolen snowmobile; two stolen dirt bikes; 18 rifles; two shotguns and one handgun.

ALERT believes that the vehicles were being stolen from area residences and businesses, and then fraudulently registered. Once registered, the vehicles would then be sold amongst Hells Angels members and associates at steep discounts. In some cases it is also believed insurance fraud was being committed. Project Al-Wheels identified a number of stolen vehicles and suspects using a variety of specialized techniques.

Police have laid more than 300 criminal charges between the 10 people arrested.

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by Erin Fawcett Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to call the Blackfalds RCMP at 403-885-3333. Those wishing to remain can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800222-8477.

SUSPECTS SOUGHT AFTER FIREARMS STOLEN Red Deer RCMP are investigating a garage break-in where the thieves stole a gun safe containing six or seven long barrel firearms.

The break-in occurred before 6 a.m. on May 29th in the Oriole Park neighbourhood when unknown suspects pried open the side door to a detached garage that is accessible by the back alley and then opened the overhead door.

A man was caught on camera driving up in a newer dark grey Dodge Ram truck with chrome accents and placing items from the garage in the back of the truck. The suspect drove away but returned shortly afterward accompanied by a second truck, a dark coloured Dodge Dakota. Three or four Caucasian males wearing dark clothing loaded more items from the garage into the trucks, including the gun safe, and drove away.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

At 7:15 p.m. on May 1st, Red Deer RCMP responded to a report of an armed man at a downtown apartment building. RCMP members attended the scene and located the armed man, who was subsequently shot by police in their efforts to ensure public safety.

The wounded man was taken to hospital where he was treated for his injuries. There were no other injuries as a result of this incident. Police officers were on scene throughout the night to secure the scene.

Jesse Dyvig, 28, of Red Deer, has been charged with assaulting a police officer with a weapon and possession of weapon dangerous to the public.

THEFT OF TRAVEL TRAILER

RED DEERIAN ARRESTED AS PART OF HELLS ANGELS BUST A Red Deer man has been arrested as part of an investigation into the Edmonton chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club.

Bobby Dodman, 42, of Red Deer, was one of 10 people arrested and charged.

ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team’s investigation found that members of the Hells Angels, support clubs, and associates were allegedly involved in theft, re-vinning, and trafficking of a variety of stolen trailers and recreational vehicles.

The investigation, called Project Al-Wheels, dated back to October 2015 and was done in partnership with Edmonton Police Service

A travel trailer which was the temporary living accommodations of evacuees from Fort McMurray was stolen from the overflow area of the Lakeview Campground at Gull Lake. The trailer was subsequently recovered, but several sentimental and special items belonging to the family were missing from the trailer.

On June 5th, the owners of the travel trailer reported it stolen to the RCMP. The next day the travel trailer was recovered on RR 263 north of Milton Road. The owners reported that their sentimental possessions were taken from the trailer.

Some of the valued items taken are heirloom jewellery; in particular two rings of great sentimental value, a girl’s purple BMX bike with purple pegs and a boy’s lime green BMX bike with black pegs. These bikes belonged to children who have been displaced from their home.

The RCMP is appealing to anyone who may know something about this theft to come forward. It is important to have these items returned to the family.

TWO CHARGED AFTER DRUG SEIZURE Four guns were seized and two people were arrested in downtown Red Deer following an ALERT drug trafficking investigation.

ALERT’s Red Deer organized crime and gang team made the seizure on May 19th with the assistance of RCMP Red Deer. A home in the 4900-block of 54th St. was searched and items seized included a SKS semi-automatic carbine with collapsible stock; a .308-caliber semi-automatic rifle; a 7mm rifle; a 12 gauge shotgun; various ammunition; body armour; nine grams of cocaine; 98 suspected codeine pills; and $980 cash from proceeds of crime.

The firearms were not lawfully possessed and are being subject to forensic analysis to determine if they were potentially used in any

previous crimes. ALERT will continue to work with the RCMP’s National Weapons Enforcement Support Team to gain more information about their origins.

Landon Dorval, 22, and Brittany Aebly, 26, have been jointly charged each with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, four counts of careless storage of a firearm, four counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm, and four counts of possession of a firearm for a dangerous purpose.

Members of the public who suspect drug or gang activity in their community can call local police, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers is always anonymous.

MAN FACES NUMEROUS CHARGES A Red Deer man faces numerous Criminal Code charges after he was caught by homeowners breaking into their garage and attempted to flee in a stolen car, was identified as the suspect in another theft from the day before, and then was found to be breaching his court-imposed curfew conditions.

Shortly after 5 p.m. on May 16th, the suspect was surprised by homeowners in the garage of their Riverside Meadows home. The suspect attempted without success to convince the homeowners that he was in the wrong location and then that he was a police officer. He tried to leave in a Toyota Avalon that was parked at the location; he was prevented from driving away by the homeowner, at which point he grabbed several bags of stolen property and fled on foot.

RCMP responded immediately and searched the area with the help of Police Dog Services.

As police tracked the suspect, they met another victim who had just observed the suspect stealing items from his van. Police located the suspect and arrested him a short time afterward despite his attempts to evade officers by taking public transit.

The Toyota Avalon had been reported stolen out of Red Deer on May 15th. RCMP also recovered stolen credit cards, fuel cards and debit cards, cell phones and tools; many of these items were connected to a series of theft files from May 15th including theft from a vehicle, a garage break-in and a vehicle smash and grab.

Lincoln Capel, 30, of Red Deer was charged with breaking and entering/robbery, possession of stolen property over $5,000, four counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000, personating a police officer, mischief and theft from a motor vehicle.

On May 19th, Capel was also identified as the suspect in a theft that had occurred on May 15th when golf clubs were stolen from a vehicle in a church parking lot while the owner attended the church service. In that case, Capel was identified after the golf clubs had been pawned. When RCMP attended his residence to arrest him for this second file, Capel was not in residence, in breach of his court-imposed conditions. Red Deer RCMP issued a warrant for Capel’s arrest and located him in downtown Red Deer shortly after. He faces four additional Criminal Code charges for these events including failing to comply with a recognizance, mischief, and two theft charges.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

History of the Metis people in Central Alberta On June 21st, Canada will be marking the 20th anniversary of the declaration of the annual National Aboriginal Day. According to the official Government of Canada web site, National Aboriginal Day, “Is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis.”

This year has particular significance.

On April 14th, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled that constitutionally, the term ‘Indians’ in section 91(24) of the Constitution Act includes all Aboriginal peoples, including not only First Nations, but also ‘non status Indians’ and Métis.

The Supreme Court also ruled that it was not necessary to declare that the federal government owes a fiduciary duty to Metis and ‘non-status Indians’ and that Metis and ‘non-status Indians’ have a right to be consulted and negotiated with. The Court stated that such declarations would only be, “A restatement of the existing law”.

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DAWE As is almost always the case with Supreme Court rulings, this landmark decision is not the end to all of the important legal issues. Nevertheless, it is now the benchmark from which future negotiations and legal resolutions can begin.

The history of the Metis, across Canada and particularly in Central Alberta, is a rich and significant one.

Unfortunately, much of the earliest history of the Metis in this region has been lost to the mists of time. There were Metis who lived, hunted and trapped in this area for more than 200 years, but whose names and life stories were never properly recorded.

The written record does show that by the middle of the 19th century, Metis freighters were transporting goods on the trails through the region. In the

1870s, the Metis community of Tail Creek, northeast of current-day Delburne, had a seasonal population of up to 2,000 residents. At the time, it was the largest settlement west of Winnipeg.

There are two very old Metis cemeteries, one on the west side of West Park and another on the brow of the North Hill. They bear witness to the fact that the Metis were living in what is now the City of Red Deer in those very early years.

By 1880, there were Metis trappers and freighters living at the Red Deer River Crossing, upstream from the current site of Red Deer.

In 1882, a large group of Metis came out from Manitoba and settled along the river between the mouths of Waskasoo Creek and the Blindman. These remarkable people hauled a steam boiler and engine, a threshing machine and a sawmill, for more than 1,600 kms over rough trails to reach Red Deer.

They started a ferry across the Red Deer River and opened up a new trail, known as the MacKenzie Trail, through Central Alberta.

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EARLY YEARS - Metis and Cree First Nations on the MacKenzie Trail south of Red Deer, 1890.

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operating and provided lumber to other settlers who followed them to the region.

Their threshing machine was used to harvest many of the first crops grown in this district.

Unfortunately, many of the Metis built their homes and started their farms before the first surveyors arrived. This led to a very long battle with the government to try and get their land rights recognized.

Normally, their squat-

ters’ rights would have been legally recognized.

However, the federal government had sold a great deal of land in and around Red Deer to the Saskatchewan Land and Homestead Company.

Several of the Metis farms were located on the land sold to the Company.

After many years of futile legal wrangling, many of the Metis settlers decided to move on in disgust. Their departure left a major hole in the community.

However, those who left did not entirely turn their backs on their old home.

In 1893, the MacKenzie family returned to Red Deer and built the first traffic bridge across the Red Deer River.

They had never built a large scale bridge before, but the one they built lasted for several years.

Eventually, the government’s professional engineers came and built a new bridge. It was swept away by the ice in the following spring.

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Organizers gear up for annual ALS fundraising walk

BY MARK WEBER RED DEER EXPRESS This weekend, the ALS Society of Alberta will be hosting its annual WALK for ALS at Bower Ponds in Red Deer on June 18th.

The event will take place on June 18th with registration at 9 a.m. and the kick off at 10 a.m.

Organizers say this volunteer-run event, which takes place in more than 90 locations across the country, encourages friends, family and communities to come together to celebrate and promote hope for a future without ALS. Ultimately, the aim is also to raise funds for ALS research and support services.

Participants are encouraged to solicit donations, and can set up a personal fundraising web site to track their progress.

Sixty per cent of funds raised from each event goes to client support services in Alberta and 40% goes toward national ALS research. This year, the Red Deer WALK for ALS aims to raise $55,000.

For local resident Beth LeBlanc, it’s a cause that is indeed close to her heart.

Her son Mark passed away from ALS in 2006 at the age of 41. This year, the LeBlanc family, which has been involved with the local walk right from its inception, has been designated the ‘Start the Walk’ family this year.

“I remember him coming home for his son’s graduation here,” she recalls of Mark first describing his symptoms. He was living in Ontario at the time. He told Beth that he felt like his one hand was getting smaller and weaker. The weakness progressed to his other arm and increasingly through his body.

“He would walk in a park in Toronto, and I remember him telling me that he fell forward because (of leg weakness) and he couldn’t support himself,” she said.

Finally a diagnosis was made, and Mark eventually moved back to Red Deer.

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“When we brought Mark home, the ALS Society was at our door soon after. We got in at 11:30 p.m. in Calgary and at 10 a.m. the next morning Jane from the ALS

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Society was here - they did everything they could for us,” she said.

Michelle Parker, co-chair of the Walk, first got involved with the ALS Society about 13 years ago. A friend’s mother had passed away from ALS, and at the same time, Parker found she had some extra time on her hands that she wanted to devote to a community cause.

There is a powerful sense of connection amongst those who gather each year for the event, she said, adding that, “It’s about families who are either going through it currently or have gone through it,” she explained.

“They come together as a community of support at the walk.

“People know exactly what you are going through because they are going through it. Or it’s maybe what they are facing in the next year,” she said. “It’s really a community.”

According to the ALS Society of Alberta, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS is a rapid, always fatal, neurodegenerative disease. It attacks the nerves that the body would normally use to send messages from the brain to the muscle, resulting

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Eventually, the individual with ALS is left completely immobilized, with loss of speech and eventually an inability to swallow and breathe. The average life expectancy from symptom onset is three to five years.

Approximately 3,000 Canadians live with ALS and two to three Canadians die every day of ALS. There is no known cause or cure for this devastating disease.

ALS can strike anyone, at anytime, regardless of age, sex or ethnic origin. The

usual age of onset is 55-65, but people under 20 have been diagnosed.

A person with ALS can require equipment and care valued at more than $250,000. The cause is unknown. There is no known cure or treatment that prolongs life significantly - yet.

Of course, awareness of ALS reached unprecedented heights with the incredibly popular Ice Bucket Challenge which was launched in 2014, which saw people from all walks of life have an icecold bucket of water poured

on their heads in a bid to raise funds for ALS research across the globe.

In 2014, more than 260,000 Canadians dumped a bucket of ice over their heads and made a donation through the Ice Bucket Challenge.

It was also important as knowledge of the disease in general isn’t always very well known. And as generations come and go, fewer people know who Lou Gehrig – the famed baseball play who died of the disease in 1941 – even is.

Meanwhile, Parker said

that the community support has been fantastic over the years, too. Last year about 250 people took part in the walk and some $40,000 was raised. “It’s the families that you meet. When you are at the walk and you see what they’ve gone through - you can see fear, you can see sadness, anger. They all come together with this common need for a cure and a need for answers.

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CITY BRIEFS BUILDING PERMIT VALUES STRONG IN MAY Building permit values in May were stronger than the same month last year, with 103 permits issued at an estimated value of $13.6 million last month compared to 122 permits valued at $8 million issued in May of last year.

Year to date values, however, are lagging behind 2015 values, with permits issued so far this year valued at $79 million compared to close to $109 million by this time in 2015.

Commercial building permits continue to lead the way, with $10.3 million in permits issued last month compared to $2.7 million in May 2015.

Two new commercial buildings were the main factors in a strong May total, including the Holiday Inn Express - Phase 1 at 6433 Orr Drive with a value of nearly $8 million, and a McDonald’s, to be built at 300 6702 Golden West Avenue for a value of

$1.4 million.

Other notable permits in May include the interior renovation of Wendy’s at 2410 50 Ave. valued at nearly $400,000, and a three-unit car wash at 4343 78 St. Cresc. estimated at $278,000.

RDC STUDENTS’ PRESIDENT RECEIVES AWARD Red Deer College Students’ Association President, Maryanne McGrath, was recognized on the national stage recently when she received the Student Leadership Award of Excellence Gold from Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan).

“Maryanne is a dedicated, highly motivated student leader who has been making tremendous contributions to Red Deer College since she became a student here in 2014,” says Joel Ward, president & CEO. “She is an exceptional leader, and we are so pleased to see her passion and her commitment to her

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role being acknowledged with this national award.

The Student Leadership Award of Excellence is presented annually to an outstanding, currently enrolled student leader who has made an exceptional contribution within the institution and within the communities it serves.

Ward adding that McGrath’s focus is on helping both current and future students. These initiatives include the Students’ Association’s recent donation of $500,000 to the Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness & Sport, as well as advocating for RDC’s change in status to a Polytechnic University.

McGrath, who was just re-elected as Students’ Association President for the 2016-17 year, feels incredibly humbled to have been chosen as the recipient of the Gold standard of this award.

“I am endlessly thankful for the opportunities the College and the Students’ Association

have granted me, allowing me to grow as a leader, student and person,” she says.

Looking to the future, McGrath is, “Thankful for the confirmation that leadership is what I should be continuing to pursue right now. The skills that I have learned and the mentors I have gained will certainly help me in my academic and professional career.”

budgets for the City, and ultimately the future of Red Deer.

The Red Deer Transit Budget Bus will be parking at several locations around Red Deer throughout the month of June.

For a complete list of where the Budget Bus will be stopping, more information about the City’s budget, or to complete the online survey, visit the City’s web site.

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Did you miss your chance to provide input into the City’s 2017 budget? Now it’s easier than ever to let us know what you think as the Budget Bus hits the streets of Red Deer.

This year the City of Red Deer is expanding the budget public participation program to include a Budget Bus, which is essentially a Budget Open House on wheels. The feedback received from the public will help determine the 2017 operating and capital

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Red Deer Transit celebrated its 50th anniversary recently with a gathering at Sorensen Station.

“Red Deer Transit plays an important role in the growth of our City,” said Mayor Tara Veer. “Improving connectivity is an ongoing priority for us as we continue to implement the Mobility Charter to create a more balanced, sustainable and integrated transportation system for all Red Deerians.”

Today over 100,000 people call Red Deer home, and Red Deer Transit provides service

city-wide with 60 low floor buses, three community shuttles and 24 Action Buses.

“As with so many things, Red Deer adopted transit early,” says George Penny, transit manager. “And that makes sense. Transit is an essential service and brings real environmental, economic and social benefits. What you put into transit you more than get back in the form of time, money and quality of life.”

GreenTRIP funding awarded in 2015 will enable the system to further evolve and grow its value as a convenient and viable, environmentally friendly mobility option that supports all Red Deerians accessing essential services, getting to work or school and meeting family and friends.

“Transit is a clean, sustainable option for Red Deerians,” said Veer. “The City recognizes that a key part of a healthy, active lifestyle for all citizens is having access to multi-modal transportation options to connect with the people and places in and around Red Deer that are important to them.”

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Red Deer Action Group Society is seeking volunteer board members. Commitment is two hours per month and help with fundraising. If you are interested please email rdag@telus.net and call Lorraine at 403-343-1198.

YARD: Yoga Alliance of Red Deer - YARD is once again offering the Annual Summer YOGA Intensive July 4th-10th. In celebration of our 20th Intensive we are, ‘Returning to Source: A Journey into the Eight Limbs of Yoga’. Join us for a class, a day, the whole week or just the weekend as we explore the eight-fold path - ultimately returning to Source. All levels of practitioners are welcome.

Please register early. 403-5509240 or email info@reddeeryoga.ca www.reddeeryoga.ca.

Central Alberta Singles Club is sponsoring a dance on June 18th with Flashback Freddie, July 9th with Runaway Train, July 23rd with Wise Choice, Aug. 27th with Randy Hillman and Hot Spur, Sept. 24thwith Leo Dumont, Oct. 29th with Randy Hillman, Nov. 26th with Flashback Freddie and Dec. 17th with Randy Hillman.Everyone is welcome. Dances take place at the Innisfail Royal Canadian Legion. Call Elaine at 403-3417653 or Bob at 403-304-7440.

Wouldn’t it be nice if eating disorders took a break? But sadly, they don’t. So neither will the Eating Disorder Support Network of Alberta (EDSNA) who will be offering a weekly support group for people with eating disorders in Red Deer, June 29th-Aug. 10th. REGISTRATION is now open. Also, for the first time in Red Deer, EDSNA is offering ‘6 Approaches to Self-Care.’ This weekly group is a chance for BOTH people with eating disorders AND loved ones/family members to practice self-care and compassion. Each week, a different facilitator will introduce a

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new approach. Come explore art, music, drama, journaling, mindfulness and yoga in a safe environment with people who ‘get it’. For more, check out http://www.eatingdisordersupportnetworkofalberta.com/6-approaches—red-deer.html.

You are invited to attend a free World Refugee Day Movie and Speaker event to be held on World Refugee Day, June 20th, at the Carnival Cinemas, 5420

these two film makers to film inside a refugee camp. The evening is being co-hosted by CARE (Central Alberta Refugee Effort), CSS (Catholic Social Services, Settlement ), Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery, Red Deer Empathy to Action, and Carnival Cinemas.

Dickson Store Museum is celebrating its 25th Anniversary! Come check out our new exhibit entitled ‘Becoming a Museum: Then and Now’. For more details, call

you are interested in joining our team, call Lorraine at 403-3413463 or email at cabis@telus.net.

The Red Deer Horseshoe Club plays at the Golden Circle Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. For more information, call 403-396-1803.

Come and hike with the Red Deer Area Hikers. Gather at 8:45 a.m.; leave for hike at 9 a.m. from the Golden Circle parking lot. Crimson Lake Loop on June 9th and Blackfalds/Lacombe

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403.346.3356 47 St. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a screening of Ladder of my Life at 6:30 p.m. and Salam Neighbor at 7: 15 p.m. In light of the ongoing intake of refugees in Red Deer for the past 35 years and the plight of the recent influx of refugees from the Syrian crisis, we would like to show these movies to raise awareness and understanding about the lives of refugees, both local and global and to encourage our communities to be welcoming and inclusive towards them. We will be featuring the movies, followed

by Speakers from Red Deer Empathy to Action, CARE and CSS. Ladder of My Life tells the true story of Monybany Minyang Dau, from Red Deer, who survived the war in Sudan, enlisted as a child soldier, lived in a refugee camp in Ethiopia and was shipped to Cuba as a ‘Lost Boy’.

Salam Neighbor is about two Americans heading to the edge of war, just seven miles from the Syrian border, to live among 85,000 uprooted refugees in Jordan’s Za’atari camp. For the first time ever, the UN allowed

403-728-3355 or check the web site at www.dicksonstoremuseum.com or their facebook page.

Faculty and staff at Red Deer College’s Donald School of Business will be hosting ‘Spring!

Into a New Career’ information sessions, meeting with potential students and providing information on the programs offered at the downtown campus. Each information session will include a tour of the Donald School of Business, as well as a brief presentation and a question and answer period. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the variety of programs offered, as well as specific information about programs they may be interested in. Sessions run June 16th from 5 – 6:30 p.m. All sessions will be held at the Donald School of Business, located on the 3rd floor of the Millennium Centre, at 4909 49 St. To register for a session, email dsbinfo@rdc.ab.ca.

The Central Alberta Brain Injury Society is seeking volunteer board members to assist with the direction of our organization. If

on June 16th, Half Moon Bay on June 23rd; Ellis Bird Farm/ Nova on June 30th and Twin Lakes/Crimson Lake on July 7th.

For more information about meetings and the group in general, call Mavis at 403-3430091 or Sharon at 403-340-2497.

The annual general meeting of the United Way of Central Alberta runs June 16th at the Pidherney Centre in Red Deer from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Refreshments to follow the meeting. RSVP to christine@caunitedway.ca.

The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Society Annual General Meeting (AGM) runs June 17th.

Join us from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Red Deer Curling Centre (4725 43 St.) $15 per person.

Our annual general meeting will feature board elections and an opportunity to meet the RDRWA’s board of directors.

Take in a very interesting talk by Dr. Jon Fennell on groundwater and groundwater-surface water interactions. Learn how groundwater affects us all, through a presentation on the Working Well program. We will also be

presenting two very special steward awards to active community members. For more information or to register, visit www.rdrwa. ca or email info@rdrwa.ca. This event is sponsored by RBC. Become informed and educated on topics of interest about all types of insurance coverage. The Bower Community is offering an informative seminar hosted by local industry professionals.

You will learn everything to know about insurance at this event. Whether you are looking for basic information about what is on your policy, tips for saving money or an analysis of your coverage, you will find the information you need on a broad range of insurance topics.

The free seminar is available on June 27th at 7 p.m. and we welcome everyone interested to attend at the Bower Community Hall on Boyce Street. To register or for more information, go to newbowerevents@gmail.com or call Jesse at 403-877-1436.

Join Sunnybrook Farm Museum as we host a special pancake breakfast and cowboy church service June 26th. Museum volunteers are serving breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. outside the Hanna Log House. The Cowboy Church starts at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Dave Muir proclaiming the gospel from horseback, accompanied by live music with the New Song band. Admission by donation - breakfast is $5.

Parking is available on the Sunnybrook Farm Museum grounds.

Central Alberta Singles Club is sponsoring a dance June 18th with Flashback Freddie, July 9th with Runaway Train, July 23rd with Wise Choice, Aug. 27th with Randy Hillman and Hot Spur, Sept. 24th with Leo Dumont, Oct. 29th with Randy Hillman, Nov. 26th with Flashback Freddie and Dec. 17th with Randy Hillman. Everyone is welcome. Dances take place at the Innisfail Royal Canadian Legion. Call Elaine at 403-3417653 or Bob at 403-304-7440.

The 16th Annual Delburne and District Indoor Rodeo June 17th and 18th. Tickets available at the door or call Brittany at 403-352-2091.

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Week of June 15 - 22, 2016 The Golden Circle is having it’s bi-annual garage sale on July 7th, 8th and 9th. We are currently accepting donations for the sale. If you have items you would like to donate you can drop them off at the front desk.

4620-47 A Avenue. You can also rent a table for $20 if you like.

Call Diane for more information 403-343-6074 ext. 108.

New Tai Chi Beginners Class started this week. Come and join us for this relaxing exercise program that improves strength, balance and flexibility while reducing stress. If you are dealing with health issues, come and join us for Health Recovery on Saturdays from 11:00-1:00.

Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi ™ is a volunteer charitable organization located at 441950th Ave (behind Scotia Bank in the Port-o’ Call Safeway parking area) in downtown Red Deer. Call 403-346-6772 or visit us at www.taoist.org.

The Red Deer Arts Council is seeking enthusiastic board and committee volunteers to lead our organization in making Red Deer a dynamic community that celebrates the arts. The Arts Council promotes and advocates for artists and arts & culture organizations in Red Deer, encouraging and facilitating new networks and professional development to make the arts community stronger and more visible. Board Directors set the course for the organization and work with staff and the arts and business communities to achieve our goals. We are looking for a variety of skilled individuals to join the team!

We are specifically seeking individuals with knowledge of or experience in writing policy, communications, fundraising, and committee or organizational leadership. An interest in the arts and culture scene in Red Deer is a decided asset.

For more information, contact Diana at info@reddeerartscouncil.ca or call 403-348-2787.

Garden Club meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month except December, July and August. All meetings are held at the Kerry Wood

Nature Center 6300 – 45 Ave. Senior Citizens Downtown House whist every Friday at 1:30 p.m.

- cost is $3. Whist runs every Friday at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $3 and there is a tournament on June 17th at 1:30 p.m.Cost is $6.

PFLAG - known as Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, is an international organization that offers help to anyone – parents, families, friends, and

assistant. If you are interested in joining our organization please call Lorraine at 403-341-3463 or email at cabis@telus.net.

Woody’s Triathlon Kids Of steel & Junior Sprint is set for June 26th in Red Deer. Registration is now open at www.woodystriathlon. com. Entry deadline is June 17th.

Kids Of Steel: Age 5-15; Jr. Sprint: Age 16-19. Stantec Triathlon Training available for kids of all

is located at 4936 – Ross St. Come early if you want to go on stage and tell a few jokes. All ages and abilities are welcome to watch or participate. Call 403-340-4869.

Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi™ Health Recovery Classes run Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Health Recovery classes are designed for people with chronic illness such as MS, arthritis, or those recovering from

straight allies of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community – who is dealing with issues of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. The local PFLAG Canada chapter is designed to support parents/guardians/caregivers/friends/and loved ones (ages 18 and up) in the lives of sexual and gender minority youth. PFLAG Canada Red Deer Chapter meets on the first Thursday of each month from 6:308:30 in room 2601 at Red Deer College. PFLAG Canada Red Deer Chapter was created to help parents help themselves and family members deal with, understand and accept their sexual and gender minority children. PFLAG is the only grassroots organization that deals with sexual and gender minority issues from a family perspective, providing support, education and resources.

The Central Alberta Brain Injury Society is seeking volunteer board members who posses a variety of skills including power point creations, fundraising abilities, leadership, vice president, minute taking, program

ages on Sundays starting April 3rd in Red Deer. Enjoy food, community partners expo, music, prizes, finisher medals & t-shirts plus fun for the whole family!

To register your child, volunteer or for more information please visit www.woodystriathlon.com.

First Christian Reformed Church has Vacation Bible School July 11th-15th. ‘Cave Quest - Following Jesus, The Light of the World’ is for those age four to enterting Grade 6 and runs each day from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. There will be Bible stories, games, crafts, singing and drama.

For more information, call 403346-5659 or pre-register online at http://firstcrcreddeer.org.

Golden Circle dances – dances run from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre, 4620-47 A Ave. Admission is $7 per person. Pooled lunch break from 8:30 – 9 p.m.

Everyone welcome. For more information call 403-341-4672, 403-347-6165 or 403-342-2875.

Join Jason Steele and other Red Deer comedians at The Hub on Ross Wednesday evenings for a night of family comedy. The Hub

injuries, surgery, or stroke and other health issues. Come and experience the difference Tai Chi can make in your quality of life.

Port o’ Call Center #100, 4419 – 50th Ave. Phone 403-346-6772 or visit www.taoist.org. Please call for further information.

The Red Deer Celiac Support Group – need help with a gluten-free diet? Do you have Celiac disease or gluten intolerance?We meet the third Tuesday of the month at South Sobeys Coffee Lounge (2011 22 St.) from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Drop in or stay and visit. Free coffee. We share information and give support about issues pertaining to the gluten-free lifestyle, for example symptoms, diagnosis, shopping, gluten-free products, cross contamination, recipes. Call Clarice at 403-3414351 or Marlene at 403-346-6235.

Email reddeerceliacs@yahoo. ca. Check out www.celiac.ca.

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band is actively recruiting experienced and inexperienced people from the Central Alberta area, who are interested in joining the pipe band. Anyone with piping or drumming experience, or if you

would like to learn piping or drumming, are asked to please contact us at 403-782-7183. Practices are held at the Red Deer Legion on Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

Red Deer Action Group Society is seeking volunteer board members. In order to keep our programs running, we need board members willing to commit two hours per month. If you think this would be a good opportunity, contact our office at 403-3431198 or email rdag@telus.net.

If you enjoy singing Glee Club style, but feel your skills are limited, please come and join our group of seniors who sing and play for seniors as a gift of community spirit. The Tony Connelly Singers, in their 31st year of service, welcome anyone who might enjoy singing out at seniors’ venues around the City. From September to June we prepare 10, one-hour programs filled with oldies and newer music. We practice form 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Tuesday at the Downtown House Seniors Centre and present four to six sing outs each month. Our group is friendly, social and supportive. Please join our next practice or anytime. Call Shirley at 403-342-5904 for bookings or Betty at 403-3467316 for more information.

Dance for the health of it – try it out – first lesson is free. It runs Mondays and Wednesdays. Sessions run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. for 10 weeks. $120/ week. Sessions will be held at the Clearview Community Centre (93 Cornett Dr.) Call Connie at 403-396-1523 or email teamdance123@gmail.com.

Ladies Auxiliary meetings are held first Monday of every month at 7 p.m., Red Deer Branch #35, Alberta room.

Parkinson Alberta Education and Support Groups - Parkinson Alberta offers groups for persons with Parkinson Disease, family members & caregivers at the following Central Alberta locations: Red Deer, Lacombe, Innisfail, Olds, Three Hills & Castor. Information 403-3464463. www.parkinsonalberta.ca.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

Brain Injury Society expands programming

BY MARK WEBER RED DEER EXPRESS With June marking Brain Injury Awareness Month, staff at the Central Alberta Brain Injury Society (CABIS) continues to expand services and make a profound difference in the lives of many.

For those who have suffered a brain injury, there can be an array of challenges in terms of finding and connecting with a supportive circle as well. During this month in particular and all year long, the staff, volunteers and clients of CABIS also hope the public can become better informed about the impacts and complexities of brain injury.

The Society has been helping individuals and families deal with the effects of traumatic or acquired brain injury since 1991 – free of charge.

Jean Stinson, president of CABIS, said a new service is the Caregiver Compass Course which runs for eight-week stretches.

“It covers every topic that caregivers need in order to look after themselves,” she said. Topics run the gamut from working to put your own needs at a higher priority for example. “Caregivers are always talking about, ‘I need to do this for him, or I need to do that for her’, and there’s no time for them. So this course is about the caregivers - how they can look after themselves and what the resources are out there for them in the community.”

It also provides information on all types of situations, whether you are perhaps

looking after someone who will get better, stations for prevention, brain injury outor someone who is terminally ill. comes and real life experiences and the “We advertise it throughout Central learning includes hands-on games and Alberta - if you are looking after anyone visual activities. who is either disabled, or elderly, chronThere is no cost for CABIS to bring the ically ill. They can be an adult or a child. presentation to local schools.

It could be an elder“To date, we have ly parent,” she said. done nine schools Sessions also allow and brought the those in attendance program to 2,100 to share whatever students from “CAREGIVERS ARE is on their minds.

Kindergarten to Participants must Grade 9. And the ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT, ‘I sign confidentiality feedback has been NEED TO DO THIS FOR HIM, agreements to take phenomenal.”

OR I NEED TO DO THAT part.

Stinston said “You are going to there is also a need FOR HER’, AND THERE’S talk about how you for additional fundNO TIME FOR THEM. SO really feel,” she said, ing for the program THIS COURSE IS ABOUT adding the feedback so it can continafter each session ue to reach more THE CAREGIVERS - HOW has been excellent. young people.

THEY CAN LOOK AFTER “You have the right “We are going to THEMSELVES AND WHAT to vent and say how plan to go into all you feel.” of Central Alberta THE RESOURCES ARE OUT The Caregiver with it.”

THERE FOR THEM IN THE Compass Course Meanwhile, CABIS COMMUNITY.” runs three times a also has peer supyear. port groups and a Another growing caregiver support JEAN STINSON program is Brain group.

Walk - an interacAnd with June tive ‘walk through being Brain Injury the brain’ via a Awareness Month, 10-station interacseveral events are tive learning experience that’s aimed at slated for the coming weeks. On June students.

17th-18th, there is a silent auction held “Some stations focus on the various at Parkland Mall to help raise funds for lobes of the brain as well. There are ongoing operations.

“We ask for donations across the community for that event, and all the proceeds go to our programs,” said Stinson.

There is also the Berry Architecture/ Red Deer PCN Wellness Ride slated for Aug. 6th.

For clients of CABIS, the services are simply invaluable. Jeff Booth suffered a brain injury in an accident in the mid1990s near Hanna. He was not even 20-years-old. He was involved in an vehicle accident on the way home after work, he said.

He doesn’t remember the accident itself, but does recall the lengthy treatment that followed in the months and years following. He’s been involved with CABIS for about 10 years.

Today, he’s thankful for the support that CABIS provides. “They understand you,” he said. “And you get to talk to others and meet new people.”

Club CABIS – a social drop-in support group spearheaded by survivors - started meeting in the early 1990s, too.

According to the web site, Club CABIS is a social drop-in session for people with an acquired brain injury which meet the first and third Thursday afternoon of each month between 1:30-3 p.m. at the office and the peer support group meets the second and fourth Thursday.

Central Alberta Brain Injury Society is also seeking volunteer board members who have an interest in joining our organization. For more information contact Lorraine Irwin, 403-341-3463, or by email at cabis@telus.net. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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COURT BRIEFS SUSPECTS IN COURT Two men who have been charged in relation to the stabbing death of a Red Deer man last November made their first appearance in Red Deer Provincial Court.

On June 7th, Southern Alberta Major Crimes Unit, with the assistance of Calgary Police Service, located and arrested Bill Georgopoulos, 35, of Calgary and Andrew Werth, 21, of Calgary, in regards to the Alan Beach homicide.

Beach, 31, was stabbed outside of the Blarney Stone in the Village Mall last Nov. 18th.

Georgopoulos and Werth have been charged with one count of manslaughter and one count of accessory after the fact to murder.

Daniel Sawyer was previously charged with second degree murder and he has a preliminary hearing that is set to begin on Aug. 26th.

Georgopoulos and Werth will return to court on July 6th.

PRELIMINARY HEARING SET A preliminary hearing has been set for a Lacombe man charged in relation to a 2006 murder.

Shayne Earl Gulka, 44, has been charged with first degree murder and kidnapping after Bradley Webber was murdered in his fifth wheel trailer in Eckville on Oct. 24th, 2006.

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Gulka, who was arrested in Lacombe in March, is one of two men charged with first degree murder.

A preliminary hearing, which are held to determine if there is enough evidence for a trial, will take place Nov. 3rd in Red Deer’s Court of Queen’s Bench.

CHAD RYAN CONNATTY CASE IN COURT A man charged with impaired driving causing death appeared in Red Deer’s Court of Queen’s Bench last week.

Chad Ryan Connatty, 31, is charged with impaired driving offenses in three unrelated incidents - two from Red Deer and one from Fort McMurray.

Connatty faces numerous charges after a collision May 20th, 2015 in Red Deer that resulted in the death of a 44-year-old Springbrook man. He has been charged with impaired driving causing death, operation of a motor vehicle while driving with a blood alcohol level over .08 causing death, impaired operation of a motor vehicle, blood alcohol exceeding .08 and driving while disqualified. He has also been charged with possession of marijuana.

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Students raise money for lunch program

BY CYRIL BRABANT RED DEER EXPRESS A group of small go-getters raised $711.50 in donations in a running event held by their school, Ecole Barrie Wilson Elementary, that went towards Loaves & Fishes in food donations.

Kim Baile’s English Kindergarten class decided that for this year’s Caring Project, they wanted to give to the community.

The Caring Project is part of the student curriculum in which a class can either do a project or start a study lesson and Baile’s class decided to take the opportunity to organize a fundraiser for the less fortunate.

“The kids wanted to do something to help people in need within our community.”

Baile said in previous years she’d taught classrooms in which almost half the students would use lunch programs like the one Loaves & Fishes provides.

“We learned that some people don’t have lunches,” said Evie Liddell, 5. “I’m going to buy people toys when I grow up and have a job.”

As a part of the project, students made posters to advertise the program’s Fun Run event and were put into groups of three

and went around to different classrooms to collect donation money from all the classes.

Students learned about food nutrition, availability, lunch programs and the value of money.

“A lot of people came by during the Fun Run and told the kids ‘good job’ and that their project was great,” Baile said when asked why she believed the students were so invested in the project. “They got a lot of positive reinforcement and lots of attention which can be fun for the littlest people at the school that often don’t get much attention.”

“I’m going to work and make money to buy people cars and trucks,” said Alivia Cullimore, 6.

“We got to run with everyone at school and all the older kids,” said Wyatt Schmitt, 6, a student in Baile’s class.

The money was raised through donations made from the school as well as the children’s families.

In addition to the $711.50 the students were able to collect, Sinnot’s Independent Grocer topped off the donation with $288.5o to make it an even $1,000.

“I think it’s just great,” Shantelle Sinnott said. “My husband and I are just so happy to be able to jump in and help support it (the fundraiser).”

Before the recent change of

operations at Loaves & Fishes, Baile’s class decided the best way to use the donation money would be by purchasing the food directly from Sinnots and then bringing the bagged donations to Loaves & Fishes which would then be distributed to students that aren’t able to bring lunches.

The Board of the Red Deer Festival of the Performing Arts and the 4500+ participants, would like to thank our many sponsors for their support. Your generosity enabled us to host another very successful Red Deer Festival of the Performing Arts.

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“The project was lots of fun and we got to help kids that don’t have lunch,” said Masyn Griffiths, 5. student@reddeerexpress.com

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“It gave me an opportunity to see how the younger kids act and it gives me an idea of how to teach them when I grow up,” said Maddy DeZutter, the Grade 5 student teacher.

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Meals on Wheels is recruiting volunteer drivers to deliver meals to our clients. If you are available from 11:00 to 12:30 on a week day, we encourage you to join our team of volunteer drivers. This is an excellent volunteer opportunity for retirees or moms with small children.

For more information contact Cheryl Day, 403-340-2511, or by email at rdmealsonwheels@shaw.ca.

Red Deer Regional Health Foundation - Help your hospital and your community, as a Hospitals’ Lottery: Outbound Caller. For more information contact Trish Wendland, 403-343-4773, or by email at foundation@ albertahealthservices.ca.

Lending Cupboard - Be Part of Our Team “If you need it & we’ve got it, you can use it� At the Lending Cupboard, we supply medical equipment to central Albertans at no cost! For volunteer opportunities contact Terena Seaward, 403-356-1678 ext. 22, or by email at Volunteer@ lendingcupboard.ca.

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PDD Michener Services is supporting the ALS walk at Bower Ponds on June 18th. We are in need of volunteers.

For more information contact Alana Hancock, 403-3407803, or by email at alana.hancock@gov.ab.ca.

Each Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure Committee is led by two Run Directors, one logistics and the other fundraising, who work together to ensure the success of the national signature fundraising event. To learn more about becoming this year’s Fundraising Director, please contact Amber Dujay, 403367-2322, or by email at ADujay@cbcf.org.

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duties will be greeting our MUDnificent Heroes, checking them in and handing out their sweet swag items. For more information contact Rebecca Smillie, 780-643-4460, or by email at rebecca.smillie@albertacancer.ca.

The Canadian Cancer Society has partnered up with Spartan Race Canada as a charity partner in 2016. To volunteer contact Charlene Fesnoux, 403-309-5427, or by email at charlene.fesnoux@cancer.ab.ca.

Red Deer Public Library - a free tutoring program, Reading Pals is for elementary school children (Grades 1-5), including ESL learners, who are experiencing reading and/or writing difficulties. To volunteer contact Lucinda Sheardown, 403-309-3488, or by email at readingpals@rdpl.org.

Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter - we are currently looking for a photographer to volunteer their time and services to help us capture and promote our events within the community. For more information contact Carol Burke, 403-598-5503, or by email at carol. burke@cawes.com.

Lifelong Learning Council of Red Deer - the Central Alberta Poverty Reduction Alliance, Literacy Action Committee is looking for a volunteer to collect donated soft cover books for the Books on the Bus initiative featured on select City of Red Deer Transit buses. For more information contact LeeAnne Shinski, 403-343-1322, or by email at info@learningrd.ca.

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The hearings will be informal and persons wishing to speak will be requested to state their name and address for the record upon being recognized by the Chair.

If you prefer to submit comments on the bylaws in writing, the information you provide may be made public, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The public may inspect: - a copy of the bylaws and the Sylvan Lake/County IDP by visiting our website at www.rdcounty.ca or at the County office located at 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta, during regular office hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MONDAY through FRIDAY.

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ENTERTAINMENT Yes We Mystic performs at Bo’s later this month

BY MARK WEBER RED DEER EXPRESS Armed with an array of finely-crafted new tunes via their latest CD Forgiver, Yes We Mystic plays Bo’s Bar & Grill on June 23rd.

On April 29th, the Winnipeg-based band released their debut full-length album, Forgiver. Described as being full of lush, “Atmospheric guitar tones, delicately woven melodies, explosive drums, and aching lyrics, the record is a howling wind coming from a place of irrefutable honesty.”

Produced by Jace Lasek (Patrick Watson, Wolf Parade, Land of Talk), the album follows the band’s 2015 two-song EP, Vestige.

“Vestige was our transition to what we are doing now,” explains Adam Fuhr (vocals, guitar). Rounding out the band are Keegan Steele (vocals, mandolin, synth), Jordon Ottenson (drums, electronic drums), Jodi Plenert (cello, keyboards, vocals) and Eric Ross (violin, synth).

Forgiver acts as the group’s sonic ‘Rosetta Stone’, laying out everything that they have picked up since their formation in 2011, as well as the innovative approach to songwriting that they have held with them since the beginning.

The band takes instruments, ideas and sounds from wherever they can to craft something that is all at once exhilarating, heartrending, pummeling, and grand.

“We try to pick bits and pieces from all sorts of styles and kind of make something as unique as we can,” he said, adding that the phrase cinematic rock in a sense describes what they are focused on. But really, there are no limits - melding rock together with folk, hip-hop, and R&B, strings and mandolins together with synthesizers, pedals, samples, and vocal effects. “They come up with songs that can mellow and groove but climb in an instant to towering, frenzied heights,” according to a release.

“Thematically, Forgiver unpacks a mix of emotions pertaining to people in our lives who left us blindsided, wanting, scared, or amazed, either through death, separation by the passing of time, or by sudden, bewildering betrayal,” said Fuhr.

“It explores the different manifestations of forgiveness, and asks whether we can reconcile our capacity to forgive with our own self respect.”

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JOURNEY - Winnipeg-based band Yes We Mystic performs at Bo’s on June 23rd. Their latest CD, Forgiver, was released this past April. vourite records from over the years and noting a common theme amongst several of them - Lasek had produced several.

“Me and Jodi were going through my record collection and pulling out all the great Canadian indie rock records that we loved,” he recalls. “Jace was the name that connected all of those records.”

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They reached out to him and it just so happened that he was interested in taking the project on. “He had the month of June free and that was when we needed to make the record - it all came together so perfectly.

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wanted to bring that out, and help us achieve what we wanted to achieve,” he said. “He helped us shape things sonically and he’s a really great guy for doing things in a bit of an experimental way.”

Meanwhile, the band is heading east on this tour first of all, then they drive straight from Toronto all the way to Red Deer.

“Red Deer kicks off the western Canadian half of the tour,” he explains.

“We’ve done a lot of crazy drives, but this will be the craziest of all,” he laughs of the cross-country trek to the City show.

But the band is thrilled to be presenting their latest tunes to audiences nation-wide. They recently returned from a tour through a few European countries including Germany, France and England.

“We didn’t know what to expect, but there was a really great reception. We are actually going back to Germany in the fall again.”

For Fuhr, an introduction to music came early. “I started playing the piano when I was four years old,” he said. He had wanted to play the violin initially, but his folks opted to start him off on the keys at first.

“I ended up just loving the keyboard, so I took lessons for 10 years. Although I was never very good at reading music, I did have a pretty good ear,” he chuckles.

He later picked up the guitar in his later teens and something clicked as well.

“I started writing my own stuff from there,” he said, adding he was self-taught on the guitar as well.

As to the roots of the band, Fuhr had known Steele since they were kids.

“We went to elementary school together, and we were involved in all sorts of creative projects together all through the years - from films to being in plays together in high school. I think in high school, I was thinking I was going to be an actor,” he said. “Even after high school, I took theatre and film in university. But the bands were still going on and I later realized that’s what I loved.”

Yes We Mystic has evolved since its inception, and there’s been a few line-up changes along the way.

“This current line-up is more or less a couple of years old,” he said. And there’s no doubt there’s a powerful creative chemistry among the members. The band has been praised as ‘the purest orchestral pop, and charged with a fearless creative energy’. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Arts council’s first open studio tour runs June 25th

BY MARK WEBER RED DEER EXPRESS The Red Deer Arts Council will be hosting its first ever Open Studio Tour on June 25th.

Organizers have partnered with nine visual artists in seven studios who will open their doors to their private studios from 1-4 p.m. and welcome the public to see the process of creating fine art.

“We’re quite excited about it - I think it’s just going to be dynamite,” said Diana Anderson of the Council. “Way back when Art Walk was functioning, we used to do a bus tour that usually took in one studio.

We would do the downtown core and some galleries, so it was a gallery tour that often included one studio.

“Our visual arts community has also said that since Art Walk is gone, that tour has been missing from Red Deer for awhile,” she said.

As to this year’s tour, Anderson noted the Council had been talking about doing something along these lines for awhile.

“It seemed like a good opportunity to jump on that bandwagon while many of our artist members are home.”

From sculpted clay to sculpted metal,

molten glass to molten gold, the techniques and works of some of Red Deer’s most recognized professional artists will be on display for visitors. This self-guided tour is free of charge.

Anderson said visitors can download or print a tour guide that includes a map to help find all the studios and artist biographies are available as well.

The artists will not only demonstrate the processes they use, but take questions about their media, style, technique or anything related to art. “You can stay and watch them create the whole thing, or stay for 15 or 20 minutes and then go off to see another. Each artist, with the demonstrations, will still be talking with the public. They want to interact.

“We’re also hoping some sales might be made, too!

“We’re also hoping that this becomes and annual thing and that we can grow it into maybe a two-day event,” she said, adding that it wasn’t a problem attracting local artists to the project. “They were very, very forthcoming.”

Meanwhile, on this year’s tour, each studio is also offering a door prize for visitors.

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at Centennial Stage, 4816 - 50th Ave. (Alley entrance behind the Scott Block).

Tour visitors are invited to RSVP to the Arts Council by June 20th by phone at 403-348-2787 to be eligible for this special reception.

“WE’RE QUITE EXCITED ABOUT IT - I THINK IT’S JUST GOING TO BE DYNAMITE.” DIANA ANDERSON

As Anderson mentioned, for those who don’t want to rely on the luck of the draw to acquire some fine art, artists will also have their wares available for sale, making this a fantastic opportunity to purchase pieces that aren’t normally available in local venues.

The downloadable/printable map and brochure is available on the Arts Council web site https://reddeerartscouncil.wordpress.com/ or facebook page or through the City of Red Deer Culture Services.

Participating studios in the tour include Candice Meyer of Candice Meyer Jewelry (4309 Grandview Blvd). She creates unique sterling silver and 14k gold-overlay jewelry in the basement studio of her house.

She will be transforming wire and metal from its rough state through the creative idea to finished jewelry pieces.

Sally Towers-Sybblis of Sally’s Gallery (#5 Wright Ave.) is a mixed-media artist who incorporates lettering into her work, and is a self-published author of The Circle Club - a journey of hope and healing

which features her artwork.

She will be demonstrating contemporary calligraphy methods using a folded metal pen and Sharpie marker.

Shirley Rimer of Works in Clay (24 Springfield Ave.) hand-builds sculptural works as well as producing wheel-thrown pottery. She will demonstrate how to wheel-throw a variety of items including mugs, bowls, pitchers and lidded containers.

Darren and Deborah Petersen of Sparrow Glassworks (5331 44 Ave.) are also on the tour. Darren is a professional glass artisan and has exhibited work across North America. He will demonstrate ‘hot fusing’ of Murrini glass canes with a torch and a reheating kiln.

Darcy Gusse Edinga of Silk Concepts (152 Allwright Close) creates luxurious, vibrant hand-painted silk artwork, including scarves, garments, banners, and prints. She will be painting fireweed on silk.

Trenton Thomas Leach and Holly Elliott of Rogue Art and Design (4026 50th St.) design and create primarily one of a kind sculpture, mosaics and interior/exterior design pieces for individuals, commercial and public enjoyment. They will be working on a multimedia piece incorporating metal, glass and photography, and Holly will exhibit the different media on which she prints photos.

Suzanne Le Beau of Spirit of Clay Ceramics (30 Manning St.) is a local ceramic artist whose work is mostly handbuilt and poured molds that have been altered and carved into. She will demonstrate her techniques for carving in clay to enhance the depth and texture of glaze.

For more information, call the Red Deer Arts Council at 403-348-2787 or check out https://reddeerartscouncil.wordpress. com. editor@reddeerexpress.com

Splash’N Boots heading to City They appear daily in over 8.3 million homes across the country on their hit TV show, The Big Yellow Boot.

Now, Treehouse’s Splash’N Boots are thrilled to announce that tickets are officially on sale across Canada for The Big Yellow Boot Tour.

Kicking off this September, Splash’N Boots – who are three-time JUNO nominees – are taking their Big Yellow Boot friends, Charlie, Keys and Jumping Jack Granny, coast to coast for seven weeks, stopping in over 30 Canadian cities along the way. They perform Sept. 22nd at the Memorial Centre.

This is the first time all the characters from the Big Yellow Boot will be together on stage across Canada.

One dollar of each ticket sale from the Big Yellow Boot Tour will go directly towards bringing musical programming and opportunities to communities in northern Canada.

Having done many shows in Canada’s great north, they are excited about how Splash’N Boots 4 Kids (focusing on its four core values; love, happiness, inclusion and connection) can help create sustainable, long-term musical programming, as well as hands-on opportunities for kids to build confidence, get creative and have fun.

“We’re so excited to be taking this brand new show across Canada and, in doing so, help bring more music to families in northern communities,”

says Taes (the group’s ‘Boots’).

“We believe strongly in the power of music to inspire and bring people together, and feel that concerts and musical programming should be accessible to everyone.”

Paving the way as Canada’s premiere children’s entertainers, Splash’N Boots encourage families across Canada to come to The Big Yellow Boot Tour wearing their best yellow and blue outfits, and get ready to sing and dance and have a hilarious and unforgettable time with their family.

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LIFESTYLE Being aware of these poor diet triggers Staying on target with any goals is tough – but of course, my focus is on health and fitness….. and one of the biggest killers for your goals, if you are in a position of H.A.L.T.S. H.A.L.T.S. is hungry, angry, lonely, tired and stressed.

Hungry - you have probably heard the saying, “Never go grocery shopping while hungry.” That one is pretty obvious and I think we have all done it - you come home with ice cream or chips or chocolate or something else not on your plan.

Same goes for heading to a restaurant. If you are super hungry you will make different decisions, perhaps not supportive ones. You need to have a plan in place to overcome this and obviously, eating well all the time so you avoid it is best. You are also less mentally sharp when hungry, leading to further bad decision making.

Angry (or emotional in general) will make you change your decisions in a non-supportive way. If you are having a bad day and you are angry (or sad or any ‘negative’ emotion) you are very likely to skip your workout or eat junk food.

There is a rule - when emotions are high, intelligence is low. When we are really upset, we just are not thinking straight – this is where ‘time out’ comes from and it’s actually a good idea for adults too.

Lonely (and no, this has nothing to do with marital status) is a problem sometimes with choices. I know that when my wife an son are out of town the chance that I have pizza and ice cream go up because I am alone and revert to my bachelor tendencies. Maybe that isn’t such a bad thing but if you were to ask yourself, “Would I make this choice if I wasn’t alone?” And the answer is ‘no’, then perhaps you need to stop and think or phone a friend for some support.

Tired, oh boy, this one hits me a lot.

When I am tired I make poor choices.

I eat food that is not helping, I skip a workout, I cave into some basic emotions that have nothing to do with my goals. A nap could be a great idea and as much as we could debate the healthy of it, for an adult, a coffee can help get you back on track.

Stressed. Stress not only causes us to store fat in the worst places from cortisol levels, it also contributes to lousy decision making. Instead of having a solid, rational thought, we make a decision based on a non-supportive state of being.

It is a clinical fact that people under

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McDERMOTT stress have a harder time controlling urges (like eating a half dozen donuts), and the person can only think of the reward, not the consequence.

Avoiding the consequences of H.A.L.T.S. for fitness and for life is pretty simple - make sure you eat on a structured,

thought out plan so that good food is readily available and handy. If you are angry or emotional, give yourself a five minute time out to breathe and let the feeling pass. You might need to write out the reasons why you are angry so that you can let it go and deal with it later.

For loneliness, have a support system through social media or call a friend. Join a class like bootcamp where people expect you to be there and will support you.

Make sure you get seven and a half hours sleep every night and grab a nap if you can to avoid being tired. If that isn’t possi-

ble yet then a coffee or tea might be your next step as an adult (kids, no stimulants until you are 18!) Exercise will also boost energy so that might just be the ticket!

As for stress, do your best to breathe, ask for help, delegate, or give yourself some space. Find the good in the thing that is making you stressed and try to re-frame it. Of course, exercise helps relieve stress better than pretty much anything, so go for a good workout to deal with stress.

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

IN CHARACTER - From left, Trevor Kiers, Dakota Strongman, David Huculiak and Sarah Rowsom had a little bit of fun in costume at the Red Deer Comic and Entertainment Expo at Westerner Park last Saturday. The Expo featured artists, vendors and special guests from the comic and entertainment industries.

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The ongoing issue of doctor assisted death It’s been aptly said that, ‘Wars are too important to be left to Generals’.

I would add that assisted death is too important to be left to politicians and doctors. One of the first columns that I wrote 41 years ago was titled, ‘Why cab drivers are smarter than doctors’.

I was convinced then that on social issues taxicab drivers had more common sense than many in the medical profession.

Now, looking at the unadulterated mess surrounding assisted death, I realize I was right 41 years ago. Now I would add bartenders, plumbers and those that pick up our garbage.

I also wrote years ago that the problems of society are caused by so-called intelligent people who are

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JONES largely fools. I have not changed my mind.

Why should I? Politicians have had months to get their act together to legalize doctor assisted death. Surely they should realize that while this debate continues, patients are suffering from a variety of diseases and often dying in misery.

I can guarantee you that if politicians had a loved one crying out in pain they would move with the speed of lightning.

But is the problem that difficult?

After all, politicians have not been presented with a problem in astrophysics. In fact, the solution has already been handed to them on a silver platter.

Studies show that that the majority of Canadian citizens are in favour of doctor assisted death. Doesn’t that ring a democratic bell?

A recurring objection is that the disabled must be protected.

I agree. But as I have said previously, if the disabled do not want assisted death, let them say so in an advance directive such as a living will. Then wear a wrist-band stating they want no part of it. That should end the discussion.

What about the contentious issue of advance di-

rective that is causing a delay in this legislation?

I believe a group of taxicab drivers, a few bartenders and my garbage man would decide this issue in a second. Namely, that those who are still mentally sound have the right to say, “If I develop Alzheimers disease or another disabling condition that leaves me non compus mentis, I demand my life be ended.”

Then there is the discussion of how ill and how close to the pearly gates you have to be before lethal injection is legal.

Does it ever occur to politicians and my esteemed colleagues that it might be a reasonable idea to let patients decide when they have had enough pain?

Who owns their body anyway?

During this debate I’ve received tons of responses from readers, 90% of

whom are favour of doctor assisted death.

Many of these responses come from families who have seen the end-of-life suffering that goes on day after day.

Because of this overwhelming response from readers, I contacted several senators.

One who shares readers’ opinions agreed to distribute my column on doctor assisted death to every senator. So what has happened? By a 41 to 30 vote, the Senate agreed the legislation should be broadened by scrapping the requirement that a patient must be close to death to be eligible for doctor assisted demise.

That’s good news. But it is depressing that 30 senators either were happy with this ineffective legislation or even worse, wanted it to be more restrictive.

And from past experience we know that such contrary views are invariably related to ethical and religious views.

I do not know how this debate will end.

But I do know that if there is a higher court in the Great Beyond it will condemn doctors, politicians, ethicists, do-gooders and all the rest for allowing human suffering to continue needlessly and endlessly.

I’m also convinced that a panel of taxicab drivers, bartenders and garbage collectors, to name a few, would not have required over a year to reach a prudent decision.

And that the decision would be that we should all have the right to say ‘I own my own body’.

Amen!

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BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS Two Red Deer high schools are celebrating success on the soccer pitch this past weekend after laying claim to medals at the annual Central Alberta High School Soccer League (CAHSSL) final tournament.

The Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School (LTCHS) Raiders senior girls’ soccer team came away from the annual tournament wearing gold while the two teams from Notre Dame High School (NDHS) came away with silver.

“Today was an excellent game. Any of the two teams could have won but they worked hard and they beat us,” said NDHS boys’ Head Coach Humberto Aspillaga after his team’s heartbreaking 1-0 loss to an undefeated Central Alberta Christian High School (CACHS) Knights in Saturday’s final at the Collicutt soccer fields.

“Both teams played excellent and I think well deserved for CACHS. They dominated the entire season.”

The NDHS Cougars, who finished the season in second place with a 7-1 record, were able to contain the top team in the CAHSSL boys’ league for the majority of the match thanks to a strong effort from their defense and goaltender, which in turn opened up some offensive possibilities for the Red Deer team.

It took until the 75th minute for CACHS’s offense to finally solve Notre Dame keeper Alex Elkins, as Trevor Laynes slotted a rebound past a sprawling Elkins to give his team a late lead.

“They have a great team. Strong physically and mentally. They have good skills and they never give up. It was only in the second half, just 10 or 12 minutes before the end of the game, they had a breakthrough and they did well, they were able to score,” Aspillaga said of the CACHS side, which stormed to a perfect 8-0 season on the way to their first ever CAHSSL title.

It was the only goal that anyone would score, as the goaltenders of both teams slammed the door shut.

Aspillaga said the goaltending was especially impressive late in the game as Notre Dame tried to make a push to tie it up.

“We changed the structure of the game,” he said, adding that his team moved to an offense heavy 1-4-4-1 formation before switching to an even more front-end loaded 4-4-2 approach in the final five minutes in an attempt to draw even in the tense championship contest. But it was not to be.

“It was too late. In the last 12, 13 minutes

CLOSE CALL - From left, CACHS Knights’ goaltender Elijah Funkhouser narrowly avoided teammate Braden Olsen while sliding out to stop the ball while NDHS striker Alejandro Drynan tried to score during the CAHSSL boys’ final at Collicutt Soccer Field in Red Deer last Saturday.

CACHS defeated NDHS 1-0 to claim their first ever CAHSSL title.

Zachary Cormier/Red Deer Express of the game we tried to battle back but it didn’t happen. Good for them.”

Despite the disappointing finish, Aspillaga said he was happy with how his team played in the game and throughout the season.

“We started very early in the year. We tried to run at seven in the morning with the team. Soccer is something that we have to improve the profile of in the schools in Red Deer. The schools are getting better and better,” he said.

“It was a good game and it was entertain-

ing. Lots of people came out on a beautiful day and they saw a very good game.”

Meanwhile, on the other Collicutt soccer field, two long-time rivals faced off in the girls’ final as the defending champion LTCHS Raiders took on the second place NDHS Cougars.

Led by eventual tournament MVP Kiera Fujimoto, the Thurber girls were not about to be denied as they posted a 6-2 victory on the way to their second consecutive CAHSSL title.

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Renegades LAX look to keep playoff hopes alive

BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS It’s do or die time for the Red Deer Renegades Junior B Tier II lacrosse team as they approach their final two games of the season this weekend.

The Renegades find themselves in third place in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League Tier II South Division with a 6-6 record, just two points behind the Calgary Wranglers (7-4) in the playoff race.

“We’ve had ups and downs. Lots of good effort and there were three nights with not real good effort. But we’re .500. We beat one of the top teams and a lot of the teams below us in the standings,” said Renegades’ Head Coach Owen Rush of his team’s fortunes so far this season.

The Renegades got off to a flying start to a key weekend, last Saturday, as they downed the Strathmore Venom, who they are tied with in the standings, 14-4 at home for a key victory before suffering a tough 10-9 loss in overtime to the first place Calgary Mavericks on Sunday.

Although the Renegades managed to put up a key victory over the Venom, Rush

said they still have some very meaningful games to play this weekend when they travel to Calgary and Lethbridge to take on the Wranglers and Lethbridge Cudas (9-1) respectively.

“We have to win one of them to have a chance of making the playoffs, so we’re going to go with that and hopefully win Friday night and then go to Lethbridge.

We don’t play well after a long bus trip like that, or we haven’t historically, so we’ll get that win Friday night and then work on some systems and stuff Sunday in Lethbridge.”

Getting those wins won’t be easy, though. Both the Wranglers and the Cudas are ahead of the Renegades in the standings. Making matters worse, the team that they are currently tied with for the final playoff spot, the Venom, will be playing against one of the weaker teams in the Lacoka Locos (2-10) and a slightly tougher Medicine Hat Sun Devils (7-5) team.

Luckily, in the event that the two teams remain tied after this weekend, the Renegades will get to advance due to the fact that they have won both of their

meetings with the Venom this season.

“We prefer to make our own luck, but you know how that works,” Rush laughed.

The Renegades are back in action on Friday night when they take on the Calgary Wranglers at the Brentwood Arena in Calgary. Game time on that one is 8 p.m.

Meanwhile, in Junior B Tier I action, the Red Deer Rampage have continued to impress this season.

The Rampage currently sit in second place in the RMLL Junior B Tier I North division standings with a 5-3-1 record, just one point behind the first place Sherwood Park Titans.

“It’s going about as expected. We want to be the top team we can be at the end of the year. We’ve got a lot of young guys so ups and downs are expected, but things are slowly starting to come together,” said Rampage Head Coach Trey Christensen.

Much like the Renegades, the Rampage, who still have seven games remaining in the regular season, battled their way to a 1-1 record this past weekend.

The Rampage didn’t get off to the quickest of starts this weekend, though, as they

dropped a 9-7 decision to the Calgary Mountaineers (1-6-0) of the South Division when they visited the Stu Peppard Arena in Calgary on Saturday.

“It just goes back to that consistency.

The first team we played, we were missing some of our guys, but still a weaker team and you can’t look past anybody.

Our guys didn’t really come to play and had a lot of mental lapses,” Christensen said, adding although the team came back and won the third period 6-0, it’s important to be consistent.

“You’ve got to play that full 60 minutes.”

And they did just that on Sunday when they made the trip north on the QEII Hwy. to battle the third place Edmonton Junior B Warriors, downing their divisional rivals 12-10.

“We ran into a lot of penalty trouble but all in all fought through and played more of a 60 minute game to pull out a win,” Christensen said.

The Rampage don’t return home until July 8th when they take on the Crude Lacrosse Club at the Kinex Arena. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com

Generals finalize move to the City of Lacombe

BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS It’s official. After 17 years, 11 Chinook Hockey League Championships and three Allan Cups as the Bentley Generals, the 2016 Allan Cup champions are on the move.

Last week, the City of Lacombe announced that the Senior Men’s AAA hockey club has entered into an agreement to relocate to Lacombe for the 2016-17 season.

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“It kind of feels like you’ve got a whole new look on life. It’s just different. It’s exciting, it’s strange, it’s a little bit sad that you’re changing your name and who you are and where you play out of.

But we’re still the Generals.

We’re just in a new place that has formally accepted us and embraced us,” said Jeff McInnis, the general manager of the Lacombe Generals.

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“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome the Lacombe Generals to their new home. I have no doubt that this celebrated Chinook Hockey League franchise will continue to entertain and delight fans with their brand of elite-level hockey for years to come,” he said.

The move, which has been in the works for the past year and a half, was initially proposed by the Generals after Lacombe City council approved the addition of a dedicated 2,067 sq ft. dressing room for the team as part of a two year $13.6 million renovation and expansion of the Lacombe Sports and Leisure Complex at their Dec. 14th meeting.

“We had a town council meeting when the vote went ahead and that was a game changer. We had

been working on it about a year and a half prior to that because we knew that, financially, we couldn’t stay in Bentley. So finally when the ball started to roll it was a wonderful feeling,” said McInnis.

“IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE YOU’VE GOT A WHOLE NEW LOOK ON LIFE.” JEFF MCINNIS “You genuinely felt that the City was looking for something. The City wanted a team to call their own.”

That feeling came true during this year’s Chinook Hockey League playoffs, as the Generals played their home games at

the Lacombe Sports and Leisure Complex in front of near sellout crowds on the way to the Chinook Hockey League championship and, eventually, their third Allan Cup. “The fans came out in droves and we were winning. There was just a really good energy around, so it couldn’t have been better as far as showing what it’s going to be,” McInnis said, adding that having a dedicated dressing room to work out of will be a huge boost for the team.

“I think it’s going to be better because our training staff and players will have their own dressing room to work out of because we were like a travelling band of gypsies before. This year was tough at some times but great in others because it gave us an appreciation of what Lacombe’s going to be.”

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While the move to Lacombe is exciting for the Generals, McInnis noted that it is a little bit sad to be leaving Bentley.

“To think that our little team that we started 17 years ago would grow and have this success, I don’t think we would have had this success had we had the team anywhere else.

It was a match made in heaven,” he said.

The Generals’ time in Bentley closed with a bang, though, as they won one last Allan Cup championship banner for the town that supported them for so many years.

“It’s great closure. We had a wonderful celebration there last weekend, in Bentley. It’s a wonderful way to go out and it’s also a wonderful way to come into Lacombe, as the defending Champions,” McInnis said.

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INVITING - This elegantly designed living area in a True-Line Homes show home in Aurora Heights in Blackfalds is the perfect place to host a few friends or play a family board game on a rainy day.

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Amazing decor possibilities in your home For those of you who read my column on a regular basis, you know without a doubt that my favorite thing is renovation.

Nothing is as challenging or as rewarding as taking a broken down, ugly space and creating something unique and beautiful in that same space.

You have some limitations in regards to size and current structure but if you can get that reno to fit, it can be a spectacular result.

I was visiting a former colleague who is considering listing her home to determine the price her house could list for.

She has poured a great deal of time and effort into a renovation on this home and I hadn’t been to see it since the transformation so I was eager to take a look at what my fellow designer had created!

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When we were deskmates we discussed her renovation and how to improve the look of her home.

One of the biggest issues for her was her tongue and groove pine ceiling which had yellowed and did not work well at all with her colour scheme.

I advised that she paint the ceiling which would modernize the look yet keep the texture and look of the wood. Ask me if I was delighted when I walked into her home and saw the vaulted wood ceiling with a fresh coat of paint layered on top?

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The entire living room and kitchen took on a coastal feel and soared above the spaces rather than feeling imposing and dark.

My friend also had the eyesore of yellowed oak cabinets which were still in great shape.

She opted for a paint finish in a charcoal black which she then sanded down at the high points to give an antiqued finish. Some new hardware, countertops (Formica, Mineral Jet) and backsplash tile and you could not recognize her kitchen!

It was perfect because the kitchen layout was very functional so it didn’t need a brand new kitchen.

The biggest wow factor was her bathrooms!

They had been completely transformed and thoroughly glamorized and it was fantastic. Five star hotels had nothing on these white marble creations which were warm on the toes and amazing to the eyes.

It was the combination of the beautiful tile and glittery fixtures which made the bathrooms beautiful but it was also the fit created for the uniquely spaced bathroom.

The old useless two-ft. linen shelf behind the door was fitted with custom cabinets and a beautiful countertop and is now being used as a perfume bar.

The innovation and customization of those rooms was very well done.

I think people would be amazed at what is possible inside their own spaces. If a vision could be caught it would show everyone that even places and spaces that they consider limited can be refitted to be breathtaking rooms.

Even if you have an ugly or unused space in your home, you can turn it into a charming and a useful place that your whole family can enjoy.

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Just because you were approved for a mortgage in the past doesn’t guarantee you will be approved for a mortgage in the future.

Every application is its own thing! It doesn’t matter if you have have been a homeowner for 20 years with an impeccable repayment history or you are saving a down payment for your first home, we all start fresh.

So it’s always a good idea to start with or review the basics!

Mortgage financing, to the lender, is all about managing risk. In order to secure financing you will have to prove yourself as a ‘good risk.’ To do this, lenders will scrutinize the following four areas of your mortgage application: your employment, credit history, down payment, and the property itself.

Employment - when you apply for a mortgage you are asking to borrow money, in most cases, a lot of it. The first question the lender will ask is, how can you afford to pay them back?

They want to be sure that you have the ability to repay their money, with interest. And they don’t just take your word for it.

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TURCOTTE Of course you believe you are good for the money but they need proof.

You will be required to provide documentation that outlines your current employment status, and depending on that status, you might have to further support your income by proving a two-year history of earnings.

The stronger your employment history, the stronger your application.

Credit history - after assessing your ability to repay the mortgage by looking at how much money you make, the next best way to determine if you will make your mortgage payment on time is by looking at how you have managed other loans.

Your credit report is a history of how you manage your financial obligations. It is a detailed account of every time you have agreed to borrow money, and your track record of following through.

All this information is brought together inside a machine and you get what is called a credit score,

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Down payment - after assessing your ability to repay the money, and your past history of doing so in a timely manner, the lender wants to see that you have some ‘skin in the game.’

Gone are the days of 100% financing, where you could get a mortgage with no money down. A 5% down payment is the absolute minimum, where 10% is going to give the lender a lot more confidence in your ability to save money,

while putting down 20% will bring you into a conventional mortgage where you don’t have to take our CMHC insurance.

Typically, lenders want to see that you have accumulated your down payment through savings, however there are other options to source your down payment.

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This is why writing a purchase agreement without a condition of financing is a bad idea.

You could be the most solid applicant in Canada, but if the property isn’t a good risk, the lender won’t issue a mortgage.

There you have it. A lender will agree to give you a mortgage only when it is satisfied that you have an ability to repay the mortgage, you have the history

to show you will repay the mortgage, you have some skin in the game and you want to buy a solid property.

The good thing about working with a Dominion Lending Centres mortgage professional is that you don’t have to approach any lender alone. We present your financial information to the lender on your behalf, and negotiate with the lender directly to ensure you get the best mortgage product available.

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

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JJAM Management (1987) INTERESTED IN the Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Community Newspaper Requires to work at these business? Alberta’s weekly Red Deer, AB locations: newspapers are looking Out of Town #3, 5111 22 St. for people like you. Post 37444 HWY 2 S your resume online. FREE. DELBURNE VILLAGE 37543 HWY 2N Visit: WIDE GARAGE SALE, 700 3020 22 St. awna.com/for-job-seekers.

Saturday, June 18, 9-5.

Food Service Supervisor Maps available at Req’d F/T & P/T Employment businesses with a yellow permanent shift, early sign in the window. morning, morning, day, Training eves. shift weekend day night. both full and part INTERIOR HEAVY time. 40 - 44 hrs/wk EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Lost 8 Vacancies, $13.75 /hr. + Hands-On Tasks. Start medical, dental, life and Weekly. GPS Training! vision beneÀts. Start Funding & Housing REWARD ASAP. Job description Available! Job Aid! Already RING, Gold with blue www.timhortons.com a HEO? Get certiÀcation stone, LOST south Red Experience 1 yr. to less proof. Call Deer. If found please call than 2 yrs.

Education not 1-866-399-3853 or go to: 403-307-3880 req’d. Apply in person or iheschool.com. fax 403-314-1303 MEDICAL Start your career!

TRANSCRIPTION! Clerical In-demand career!

See Help Wanted Employers have Something for Everyone work-at-home positions NOW HIRING P/T Registry Everyday in Classifieds available. Get online Agent. Must be avail. to training you need from an 6 pm and on Saturdays. employer-trusted program.

Bring in your resume to Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or One Stope Licence Shop Trades 1-855-768-3362 to start on the North End or email training for your manager@teamonestop.ca ICBC ACCREDITED Body work-at-home career Shop and Glass Express today! facility has an opportunity for a third or fourth year Medical Advocate apprentice, or journeyman, Opportunities as well as paint prepper.

BY EMPLOYER Full-time, competitive REQUEST, CanScribe is salary and beneÀts CARRIERS training to Àll 400 medical package, able to work as a transcription positions.

NEEDED team player in a fastTrain with the only paced and busy shop. accredited and AHDI TO DELIVER FLYERS Reply in conÀdence by approved online Canadian 2 DAYS A WEEK. FOR email to: school. 1-866-305-1165; MORE INFORMATION dkosmino@ www.canscribe.ca.

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CELEBRATIONS TOO MUCH STUFF? HAPPEN EVERY DAY Let Classifieds IN CLASSIFIEDS Auctions help you sell it.

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MEDICAL TRAINEES needed now! Hospitals & doctor’s ofÀces need certiÀed medical ofÀce & administrative staff! No experience needed! We can get you trained! Local job placement assistance available when training is completed. Call for program details!

1-888-627-0297.

Restaurant/ Hotel

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EAST 40TH PUB REQ’S F/T or P/T GRILL COOK

Apply in person with resume 3811 40th Ave.

NOVA PAVING IS looking for experienced heavy equip operators, general laborers and concrete Ànishers.

Competitive wages, working in Regina and southern Sask. Apply at pspring@novapaving.ca Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds P/T Carpenter needed, will work into F/T seasonal. mmurphy@decks.ca VERNON SERVICE COMPANY requires Journeyman Refrigeration/Gas Technician. D.L. required.

Call 1-250-549-4444; pres@aslanservices.ca.

ANDRESEN AUCTIONS Antique & Collectible Sale.

June 26, 10:30 a.m., Breton Hall. Coins & bills, glassware, automobilia, binoculars, books, forge containers, tools, lamps, furniture, miscellaneous oddities cons/accepted.

780-696-2428.

FARMLAND W/GRAVEL RESERVES - Cardston, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, July 21 in Lethbridge. 130.65+/- title acres, gravel reserves in excess of 2.4 million m3.

Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; Broker: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate.

Auctions

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CANADIAN PUBLIC AUCTION. We now do Farm Sales. Complete dispersals, appraisals & net minimum guarantees!

For a free, no obligation quote call today!

403-852-8721 or www.canadian publicauction.com.

MEIER GUN AUCTION. Saturday, June 4, 6016 72A Ave., Edmonton.

Handguns, riÁes, shotguns, hunting and sporting equipment. To consign call 780-440-1860.

Tools

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* No cancellations, refunds or exchanges. Please read your ad the first day it appears.

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Misc. for Sale

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BENCH Grinder, 1/3 HP, SAWMILLS from only $25.; Dremel Tool Kit with $4,397. Make money & base, $40.; Metal Folding save money with your own table, $15. 403-346-6539 bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready METAL STORAGE to ship. Free info & dvd: shelves, (2) metal 3’ x 6’. www.NorwoodSaw$30. mills.com/400OT. Wind speed Indicator, 1-800-566-6899 ext. $15.; CB Radios (2), 400OT w/accessories. $25.

403-346-6539 SHOES, ladies size 37, summer Áat slingback, Rieker, anti-stress. Off white leather. Sides are Firewood open weave, worn once.

Regular $185. Asking $80.

FIREWOOD seasoned & 587-876-2914 split $50.00 1/2 ton load.

COLLECTOR CAR WATER HOSE REEL, 403-728-3485 AUCTION! 9th Annual $35. 403-885-5020 Calgary Premier Collector LOGS Car Auction. Grey Eagle Semi loads of pine, spruce, Resort & Casino, Calgary, Wedding tamarack, poplar, birch.

Alberta, June 17-19. Time Price depends on location Supplies to consign, all makes & of delivery. Lil Mule models welcome.

Logging 403-318-4346 VINTAGE Wedding Dress 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; XS, (approx. size 2), Ivory Consign@egauctions.com; embossed, satin broquet, Garden EGauctions.com.

Full length. $200.

Supplies INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 587-876-2914 & SHOP - Strathmore, BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

TREES 4-6 feet, $35 each. Wanted Auctioneers Unreserved Machine planting: $10/tree To Buy Auction, June 15 in Edmonton. 2+/- title acres (includes bark mulch and industrial property & 8000 fertilizer). 20 tree minimum DOUBLE Mattress and box order. Delivery fee sq. ft. shop. Jerry Hodge: spring Clean, Good $75-$125/ order. Quality 780-706-6652. Broker: condition. 403-342-6545 guaranteed.

All West Realty Ltd.; 403-820-0961. rbauction.com/realestate.

MOWER, rear bag. $85.

PRE SUMMER Equipment 403-347-5873, 350-1077 Livestock Consignment Auction.

Saturday, June 18, 9 a.m., FOR SALE. Simmeron MAS Sales Centre, Household Simmentals, fullblood full Blackfalds, Alberta. Selling Fleckvieh bulls, yearlings tractors, farm machinery, Furnishings and 1-2 year old polled 3pt equipment, skid steer HOSPITAL Bed, single, and horned, A.I. bloodattachments, trucks, Exc. cond. $60. obo. lines, very quiet, muscled. vehicles, classic cars, But you pick up.

780-913-7963; ATV’s, RV’s, boats, 403-343-8662 www.simmeronranch.ca. equipment & enclosed trailers, skid shack, KITCHEN Chairs, (4), $40; commercial storage ChesterÀeld & Chair, Grain, Feed canopies & party tents, French Provincial, Beige Hay livestock equipment, Satin $150.; lumber & trusses, lawn & 403-309-3045 garden equipment & HEATED CANOLA buying supplies, trees, tools & Green, Heated or SpringMisc. for misc.; thrashed Canola. Buying: www.montgomeryauctions.com Sale oats, barley, wheat & peas 1-800-371-6963. for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On 100 VHS movies, $75 Farm Pickup” Westcan for all. 403-885-5020 EquipmentFeed & Grain, 2 ELECTRIC LAMPS, $20.

1-877-250-5252.

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403-885-5020 A-STEEL SHIPPING 50 - BRAND NEW turn Houses/ CONTAINERS. 20’, 40’ buckles, hook and eye, Duplexes & 53’. 40’ insulated 9-3/8” $1.00 each reefers/freezers. call 403-728-3485 ModiÀcations possible CLEARVIEW 3 bdrm.

Electric Bar-B-que $50. windows, doors, walls, duplex, 2 bath, fenced yard, 403-309-3045 as ofÀce, living work-shop, n/s, no parties, will etc., 40’ Áatrack/bridge. consider small pets, VIDEO Photo Tripod, 1-866-528-7108; $1175/mo., $1000/dd. extended height, 143 cm. www.rtccontainer.com.

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SYLVAN: fully furn. rentals incld’s all utils. & cable. $550 - $1300. By the week or month. 403-880-0210 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Suites

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DOWNTOWN well-managed, quiet adult bldg., avail. now, 1 & 2 bdrm. with balcony, $850 and $895/mo. Heat and water incld. 2 wks. free with 6 mo. lease. No pets.

403-348-1262 or 403-347-3213

Farms/ Land

4070

PASTURE & hay land.

400 - 8000 acres year round water. Management available. Central Sask.

Natural springs excellent water. Grazing available.

Other small & large grain & pasture quarters. $150k - $2.6m. Doug Rue 306-716-2671; saskfarms@shaw.ca.

MORRISROE MANOR

WORKING TREE Farm, Shop, Living Space, Cabin, Pond, Beach, and more on Rental incentives avail.

17 acres with beautiful 1 & 2 bdrm. adult bldg. mountain view! 5000 trees only, N/S, No pets. plus oil revenue. West of 403-596-2444 Sylvan Lake. MLS CA0080467 $889,900.

PENHOLD 1 bdrm., 4 Call Sandra Knoll Craig, appls., inclds. heat & water, Realty Executives Red no pets, $760/mo. 348-6594 Deer 403-358-8203 PENHOLD, deluxe 3 bdrm., hrdwd. Árs., inclds. heat and Manufactured water, $1100. 403-348-6594

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Rental incentives avail.

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S, No pets.

403-596-2444

VICTORIA PARK

STUDIO APARTMENT SALE! All inclusive senior living.

Avail. for immed. occupancy from $1849. Call to book a tour 403-309-1957

Rooms For Rent

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WEST PARK, $500. rent DD $250. smoking ok, Must have job or steady income 403-392-1499

Houses For Sale

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1/2 DUPLEX, 2 storey 1600 sq. ft. 3 bdrms., 2 1/2 baths, main Ár. laundry, att. dble. garage, close to playgrounds, schools & shopping. Serious buyers only, no realtors.

403-342-0813 Start your career!

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Homes

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Buildings For Sale

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LOOKING FOR a shop?

Post Frame Buildings.

AFAB Industries has experience, expertise, reliability and great construction practices.

For a free quote, contact Ryan Smith 403-818-0797 or email: ryan.afab@gmail.com.

SMALL ofÀce storage etc.

Unit approx., 8x20, not on skids, all steel & insulated w/power & furnace.

8x12 Calf shed w/Áoor & doors. Call 403-347-6455

Trucks

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1997 GMC Sonoma, 175,000 kms. $1800. obo 587-377-5034

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Careers

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Automotive Painter

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403.343.3673

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Gustafson’s Dodge Chrysler Jeep has an immediate opening for an experienced automotive painter. We are a very busy shop providing quality repairs in Williams Lake for over 25 years. We have up to date equipment to provide for a very productive work environment that will provide for a flat rate technician to meet high production targets.

We offer a full benefit package along with a very competitive compensation package. Relocation assistance will also be provided to the successful applicant.

Please forward your resume: gusltd@shawcable.com or fax: (1)250 392 6320

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Central Alberta Designs is accepting applications for a vacation relief position for a Graphic Artist based in Red Deer.

Working in a high volume, fast paced environment, the successful candidate will be responsible for ad building, designing and processing ads. They must possess a positive attitude, strong work ethic, keen eye for detail and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Mac-based Adobe InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite are definite assets.

Interested candidates should forward their resume stating Graphic Artist by Noon on Tuesday, June 21 to: Jessica Crandall Regional Production Manager Central Alberta Designs Email: jcrandall@cadesigns.ca

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BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550

Contractors

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We’ll do it all...Free est.

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197

Financial

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GET BACK on track!

Bad credit? Bills?

Unemployed? Need money? We lend! If you own your own home you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420; www.pioneerwest.com.

Legal Services

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Drywall, tape, texture, Fully licensed & insured.

Free Estimates. Call anytime Dave, 403-396-4176

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.

Divorce? Simple. Fast.

Inexpensive. Debt recovery? Alberta collection to $25,000.

Calgary 403-228-1300/ 1-800-347-2540.

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

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Legal Services

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EASY ALBERTA DIVORCE. Free Consultation 1-800-320-2477; www.canadianlegal.org.

CCA Award #1 Paralegal. A+ BBB Reputation. 26 Years Experience.

Open Mon. - Sat.

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Services

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CANADA BENEFIT GROUP - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government.

Toll free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canada beneÀt.ca/free-assessment.

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Misc.

Services

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DISABLED? Receive up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government.

We get you a tax refund or our service is free. Free assessment call 1-888-353-5612. Visit www.dbsrefund.com.

EMERGENCY DEVICE for Seniors. Free equipment, monitored 24/7. Stay safe in your home for less than $1. a day. For free information guide call toll free 1-888-865-5001 or www.LifeAssure.com.

NEW HOLLAND Dealership Salesperson required.

Self-motivation, strong people skills and hard work will create an excellent income. Fax Challenger New Holland, Claresholm 403-625-4556.

Call Royce 403-625-3321..

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Services

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Personal Services

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Yard Care

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REACH OVER 1 Million SECOND 2 NONE, reg.

HIP OR KNEE Readers Weekly. Advertise Replacement? Restrictions and res. grass cutting/yard Province Wide ClassiÀeds. clean-up/trim hedges, brush/ in walking/dressing?

Only $269 + GST (based rock and sod jobs/eaves. $2,500 yearly tax credit. on 25 words or less).

Free est. 403-302-7778 $20,000 lump sum cheque.

Call now for details Disability Tax Credit.

YARD CARE 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228; Expert Help: Call Ryan @ 403-348-1459 www.awna.com.

1-844-453-5372.

Painters/ Decorators

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LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

TUSCANY PAINTING 403-598-2434 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Roofing

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METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 32+ colours available at over 55 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors.

Call 1-888-263-8254.

QUALITY work at an affordable price. Joe’s RooÀng. Re-rooÀng specialist. Fully insured.

Insurance claims welcome.

10 yr. warranty on all work.

403-350-7602

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