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A brand new way to fight Parkinson Disease A therapeutic ‘boxercise’ program has clients pleased with results

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f you walked into the Arashi-do Martial Arts Gym on a Monday or Wednesday morning, nothing would seem too out of the ordinary. You’d come across a small boxing class of about 11 people, listening intently as a coach explains the proper way to roll off a punch. You would hear the sounds of participants practicing new techniques and going a few rounds on a heavy bag.

In fact, the only thing that you would really notice would be the age of some of the participants, some of whom look to be in their early 80s.

But this is no ordinary boxercise class.

This is the Dopamain Gym — a special therapeutic ‘boxercise’ program that is put on by the Red Deer Boxing Club and Parkinson Alberta for people with Parkinson Disease (PD) and their caregivers, which creates an exercise opportunity that has distinct benefits for people with PD due to boxing’s fast, vigorous movements which research has shown increases dopamine receptors and dopamine production in the brain.

“What it is is that they’ve tried lots of other things in the past for physical therapy for Parkinson’s patients and nothing has really worked well. The only thing they found in the past that worked well was Tai Chi,” explained Doug Rowe, one of the Red Deer Boxing Club coaches who leads the program, which can increase core strength, and reduce some of the symptoms of PD. Parkinson Disease is neurodegenerative disease which is caused by a reduction in the number of cells which normally produce dopamine, a chemical that carries signals between nerves in the brain. This can result in tremors, slowness and stiffness, impaired balance and rigidity of movement, among other symptoms.

“I had a bad night, so I was like this,” said Cathy Fleury, who is a Parkinson’s patient and one of the participants in the program, showing a thumbs down sign. “And after now working out, now I’m a thumbs up. It energizes us and the energy lasts for a few hours after we leave, and sometimes longer.”

Fleury, along with her husband Don Fleury, have been regularly attending the twice a week classes since the program started in early July this year.

“It’s the heavy bag that is the big thing. It just does something. It fires your neurons and you feel it. You can actually feel yourself being energized. I’m much stronger.

Like getting in and out of a car, in and out of a chair. Rolling over in bed at night.

My gait is better. I’m just stronger,” Cathy said, adding the program also provides a support network.

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WORKING OUT - Cathy Fleury, who suffers from Parkinson Disease, punched a heavy bag held by her husband, Don Fleury, during a Dopamain Gym Boxercise Program at Arashi-do Martial Arts. The program is designed to increase the level of dopamine in the system for Parkinson’s patients.

Zachary Cormier/Red Deer Express who have Parkinson’s because we’ve got to a different level where we can do this a really tight group here. We really cheer all over the world,” Don said, adding the each other on for every little victory and a couple even have sparring gloves at home so they can work on the exercises. little empathy for every bad day.”

Moira Cairns, the client services coordinaThe class, Don said, enhances quality of life across the board for his wife and for tor at Parkinson Alberta, said that the pilot other Parkinson’s patients in the program, program, which is the first of its kind in which is led by coaches from Alberta, has been an excellent the Red Deer Boxing Club. peer support system and ther“It gives them hope. Like apy program for Parkinson “IT’S GREAT Alberta clients.

Cathy said, we have commuWORKING OUT WITH nity here. We’ve developed “People are encouraging OTHER PEOPLE WHO friends. But the exercise others to come to the class, aspect is phenomenal. It’s because with Parkinson HAVE PARKINSON’S amazing exercise,” Don said.

Disease you can have good BECAUSE WE’VE “It took me to a new level days and bad days, and these GOT A REALLY TIGHT are good days for people when of fitness. I was still working GROUP HERE. WE they come here now. Very out at a gym and walking REALLY CHEER EACH good days with lasting effect,” and doing stuff, but this has OTHER ON FOR EVERY Cairns said. “I venture to say really pushed me right over LITTLE VICTORY AND the top. It has encouraged this is a therapy and not just a A LITTLE EMPATHY class that you enter and leave me to give it everything. To fight,” Cathy added.

FOR EVERY BAD DAY.” with your new skills because this is about skill but it’s also The group, the pair said, about balance, coordination, also gives them an opportuCATHY FLEURY bringing those things back.” nity to grow as a couple.

“One of the surprising And those effects aren’t lost things to me is I’ve never been in a gym on participants, who, according to their other than to get her out of it, but I really coaches, give their all every single day. enjoy the exercise and the camaraderie “With this program, initially we thought that we have. It’s taken our relationship we’d have to modify a lot of our training

sessions for these individuals — nothing.

We haven’t had to modify. I train these guys the same way I would be training our youth, our seniors. They’ve honestly blown my mind on how determined they are when they actually come to train with us,” said Roman Rzepkowski, one of the three elite coaches for the program.

“These people are the most determined, resilient people I’ve ever worked with.

They’re an inspiration,” added Rowe, who has been involved in boxing for over 40 years. “We’ve seen improvements in all areas. We’ve seen improvements in core strength, in stability, in balance and ability to punch. We’ve seen improvements in speech patterns, endurance. We have a client that could not roll over in bed who can now roll over in bed. So there’s huge amounts of improvement.”

And for the people who have to live with Parkinson’s every day, it’s also an opportunity to break down barriers, Cathy said.

“I come in really grouchy and don’t want to be here and I leave feeling like myself.

I’m Cathy again, no Parkinson’s.”

Anyone interested in getting involved with the Dopamain Gym can get in touch with Moira Cairns at 403-346-4463 for more information. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com

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Stan Schalk trial continues

BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS The trial for a Red Deer pastor who has been charged with sexual assault continues in court this week.

Stan Schalk, 57, has been charged with one count of sexual assault.

The victim, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, was the only witness to testify during the first day of the trial, which was held last month.

The alleged offense took place between June 15th30th, 2015. The victim was working for Schalk at his residence doing some painting and staining. The job was offered to her after Schalk learned the victim was in need of financial help.

Schalk testified that his relationship began with the victim after her best friend’s daughter passed away. “We began planning the funeral and through that we became pretty good friends after that.”

During the victim’s testimony last month, she recounted incidents where her and Schalk embraced and he ran his hands down her back and grabbed her buttocks. She also testified about an incident in which Schalk drove her near Delburne without telling her where they were going. She said in that instance, Schalk took her to a favourite spot of his where they had lunch and where he touched her left breast.

During Schalk’s testimony on Monday in Red Deer’s Provincial Court, he recalled having, “Lengthy embraces” with the victim.

“I don’t recall that happening (touching the victim’s buttocks). I’m not saying it didn’t happen; it may have happened, but it was not something we talked about after.”

Schalk also testified that he took the victim on a picnic - something the victim testified that was a surprise to her. “On the Monday we agreed we

would go on a picnic. The idea was to go for about an hour. She knew full well that we were going on a picnic.”

Schalk said once at the spot for their picnic, they sat down on a blanket and talked.

“It was mostly conversation. We ended up in an embrace laying on the blanket. I had my hand on her back. My hand moved to under her shirt and to the front of her stomach.

I moved my hand under her bra onto her left breast and touched and felt her breast. She either said you shouldn’t do that or we shouldn’t do this,” he said, adding he asked the victim if he could hold his hand there for a couple of seconds. “She put her hand on my hand and said move your hand. I moved my hand.”

Schalk added the victim questioned why he did that. “I was defensive because I was not understanding why she was surprised. We sat for a bit and talked about what happened. I knew we had gone past the point of no return. I was ashamed. I knew we both did something we shouldn’t have that day.”

He added the next morning him and the victim spoke about how that could not happen anymore.

“I was not acting like a married man, a Christian or a pastor.”

In the following days, Schalk traveled to Florida with his wife to see his son play in a volleyball tournament, adding there continued to be lengthy phone calls with the victim during his time away.

The trial continues this morning as Schalk remains on the stand.

Proceedings stopped on Monday in the early afternoon after Defense Lawyer Lorne Goddard said he was given disclosure at the lunch break by the crown prosecution regarding defense witnesses.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016

Still riding the Olympic Games wave Well, it’s all over for another four years.

After all of the concerns about the Zika virus, violence, a lack of security in general, polluted water in the adjacent waterways the list seemed endless - the Rio Olympics seemed to go quite smoothly.

There were of course bumps along the way, but there is with virtually any Olympic Games. In Vancouver, there wasn’t enough snow - or barely enough for some events during those winter Games back in 2010.

In Beijing’s 2008 Games, horrendous air pollution threatened to cloud the event in the weeks and months prior. And with thousands of visitors, there are of course things that can’t be foreseen.

But thankfully, the crowds were safe from acts of terrorism, which sadly seems to be in the back of everyone’s minds these days when a multitude of people gather for a massive public event. And finally, the

glittering closing ceremonies were indeed something that Rio and Brazil at large can be very proud of. Organizers pulled out the stops and crafted a spectacular send-off to these games - which ultimately are so successful at really bringing people together to celebrate the world of athleticism. It’s two weeks where at least some differences can be laid aside and we can focus on something that at least to some degree promotes unity and celebration. The torch has now been passed to Japan for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

Tokyo was announced in September 2012 as the host for the next Summer Olympic Games.

As for the Olympic Games earlier this month, Canadian athletes walked away with 22 medals - four gold, three silver and 15 bronze.

Locally, we also had much to be proud of.

It was the culmination of years of hard work and practice for Red Deer’s Chaim Schalk, as the 30-year-old beach volleyball player had the opportunity to compete in his first Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

“The trip was pretty awesome. It was a pretty amazing experience. Everything involved was really cool and we felt so much support from everyone back home and everyone that was there with us. Just competing on that stage was really, really cool,” said Schalk, who grew up playing beach volleyball in his backyard at his family’s acreage near Red Deer.

He decided to officially pursue this side of the game in 2009, making the national team that year. He partnered with Saxton from Calgary in 2013, and the teammates moved to California to train when not competing on the world tour.

Over the years, the men have been

absolutely committed to perfecting their performances on the courts.

“We worked super hard to do it and (teammate) Ben (Saxton) and I teamed up four years ago and we made it clear that we wanted to go and continue to progress.

Obviously the end goal was to make it and to give ourselves a chance to be a medal contending team at the Olympics. And we did all of that.”

Schalk and Saxton fought their way through to the quarterfinals of the men’s beach volleyball tournament before being eliminated in straight sets by the duo of Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen from the Netherlands last week.

As for the Olympics as a whole, it is always a much anticipated event. It brings hope, positivity, and it is a nice distraction from the calamities that take up so much of the airwaves in today’s society.

Is your child an Olympic Games hopeful?

Children and parents will soon transition back into another school year along with old and new extra curricular activities.

Many children, inspired by watching the Olympic games unfold in front of them, may show a renewed sense of enthusiasm or even embark on a new journey with dreams to become just like their favourite Olympian.

I can’t imagine that any parent would discourage their young child from following his dreams, no matter how lofty. However, as any parent of an elite athlete or Olympian will likely tell you, there’s a high price to pay - and not just financial - for this pursuit.

A price many say is worth every penny and time spent, but one which both parent and child need to go into with their eyes wide open.

And how is a parent to know that her child’s goal

Sara

DIMERMAN is realistic?

My advice is to take some direction from a coach or teacher who has likely worked with hundreds of other children your child’s age. He is likely able to spot exceptionality and to identify innate talent.

Keep in mind, however, that the right amount of passion and desire, along with the right training, even when a child does not show great ability at a young age, can over time lead to a very exciting future.

Along the road to realizing her dream, your child, yourselves and any siblings, will need to prepare

for what lies ahead.

If your child is to perform amongst other elite athletes, he will have to sacrifice a ‘normal’ childhood of hanging out with friends after school and attending weekend birthday parties, for example, in exchange for gruelling training sessions. Your family may have to forfeit an annual vacation for time required to travel to competitions instead and you may even have to turn down a job offer in another city so that your child may remain with her coach.

In addition, siblings may resent the time you’re putting into their brother or sister and do not always feel the pride that you do.

So, along the way, I suggest that parents and their children re-evaluate - at the end of each year, for example - their commitment to the lifestyle required of an elite athlete and his family.

When you decide to stand behind your child’s passion and when you invest your time and money remember that the investment is somewhat risky and does not guarantee only one outcome.

In addition, its important that parents enter into this commitment with the conviction to never guilt, shame or pressure their child into continuing despite signs of extreme physical or mental fatigue.

Hard physical work does pay off, but there is a great degree of mental stamina required too and there’s nothing shameful about realizing that the commitment required as she climbs the ranks, is more than she (or you) can manage or that the activity is no longer pleasurable but only hard work and drudgery.

After persisting through each new hurdle, both parent and child need to

watch for the warning signs of burn out and to know when to bow out gracefully.

Also, keep in mind that although the long term destination may be receiving a gold medal, the journey is equally important, no matter how far the distance.

Along the way, you will have shown the kind of encouragement that helps a child feel very special and supported and will likely have created a strong bond between you.

She will have developed character by working as part of a team - both on and off the playing field and at home. He will have developed a strong work ethic and heightened level of responsibility. She will have learned about the importance of self motivation and resilience.

And through it all, no matter the extent that your child takes his love

and determination for a specific activity, try not to have her athletic skills define her.

Remember to compliment her when she’s loyal to her peers, when she supports her sibling or when she gives you a hand around the house.

Then, when or if your child decides that she wants to live a different lifestyle, she will not feel worthless outside of being an athlete.

After seeing the loving connection, the pride and joy that parents of the Olympic athletes showed their children in front of the world, one has to believe that the sacrifices and the commitment are worth helping your child pursue or fulfill his dream.

Sara Dimerman is a psychologist, author and mom to two daughters. For more advice, connect at www.helpmesara.com or on Twitter @ helpmesara.

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City RCMP rolls out new crime strategy

BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS The Red Deer RCMP have a new way of policing in the community and officers have already begun to see positive results.

The crime reduction strategy has been titled Project Pinpoint because of its focus on data analysis and targeted enforcement.

From April 1st to Aug. 10th, Red Deer RCMP conducted 192 checks on targeted people, places and criminal patterns, including 65 identified people on parole and/or probation and more than 20 career criminals with an active history of property crime. These strategies resulted in 121 criminal charges being laid and 80 warrants executed during that time period.

“What we want to tell people is that if you are living in Red Deer and you are on probation, on parole or on conditions, we’re going to check. If you’re not abiding by those conditions we will arrest you and we

will put you back in jail,” said Insp. Gerald Grobmeier with the Red Deer RCMP. The RCMP are also identifying individuals that are identified as being highly-involved in crime whether it be with break and enters, theft of motor vehicles and other property crime.

“We are trying to use proactive enforcement to arrest them and stop them,” said Grobmeier. “Our last area is social persons of interest and these are individuals who are involved in property crime as well.

However, there is more to it - there might be mental health issues, addictions, or family or social issues. We actually reach out to those individuals proactively when they are not in crisis and link them up with agencies that can help them.”

Part of the new strategy also includes targeting prolific addresses as well as hot spots in the community.

“We have started looking at prolific addresses in Red Deer. There are certain

addresses that come up a lot whether it be businesses or residential,” said Grobmeier.

“We are looking at both criminal and non-criminal instances.

“In our hot spot targeting we are looking at theft of motor vehicles, home and garage break and enters and business break and enters. What we are doing is identifying those areas in the City that are coming up more than others. Once we have those areas identified, those areas are then assigned to different units and we conduct target controls in those areas.”

Grobmeier added Project Pinpoint is not just a temporary project.

“This is the way we do business in Red Deer now,” he said.

Insp. Heidi Wild, acting commander for the Red Deer RCMP, said property crimes in the City continue to be a priority for the RCMP. “We’re aggressively targeting prolific career criminals with our new crime reduction strategy,” she said. “Our focus is

on career criminals with an active history of property crime; one piece of that strategy includes actively checking on those who are required to follow court-imposed conditions, and sending them back to jail when they aren’t complying.”

Mayor Tara Veer said community safety continues to be top of mind for local government.

“Community safety and crime reduction is a priority for our public and a priority for City council,” she said. “Project Pinpoint is just one example of where we’ve made enforcement progress as a result of implementing the Annual Policing Plan. We still have work to do; however, the updated policing priorities enable us to become even more proactive in identifying and addressing citizens’ safety concerns, and the APP highlights where we’ve been able to reduce crime and where we need to focus our enforcement efforts in the upcoming year.” efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

Senator talks innovation, deregulation and Alberta’s future

BY KALISHA MENDONSA RED DEER EXPRESS Senator Doug Black was in Red Deer this week, where he engaged with local Rotary Club members on Alberta innovation, deregulation and the importance of market access.

Black took his opportunity to discuss the current economic crisis Albertans are experiencing, and said he is working hard to provide a new framework that could help ensure an innovative and prosperous province, with his Alberta 2.0 plan.

“The biggest question I’ve been asking Albertans over the last year is how do we become an economy of intent, rather than an economy of circumstance?” Black said.

“We know that Alberta has a long and successful history of meeting challenging circumstances - we are facing challenging circumstances today. We know that Alberta has a history of innovation, whether it’s irrigation, taking oil from

sand, directional drilling, the smart-board or the Bloody Mary - Albertans innovate.”

He also addressed the economic statistics of Alberta, including falling oil prices, lack of inbound investment, loses in revenues from energy and the ever-shrinking gross domestic product (GDP). As well, Black touched on the energy projects that have been cancelled or postponed.

Black spoke about issues known to many Albertans in terms of job losses, high suicide rates and a huge increase in food bank use but said the overruling issue in Alberta is a lack of international market access for our products.

“Albertans know it is essential to build pipelines to go through the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to allow access to the global energy markets, not just the U.S. market. There are no active pipelines today that face the prospect of imminent approval that will help us get

our oil to market,” he said.

He said he feels no closer to a consensus on pipelines than he did three years ago, and expressed frustration in Canada’s lack of trade among provinces and nations.

“All the time that we’re going through this discussion, Canada continues to import oil to Atlantic Canada and Quebec -approximately 700,000 barrels of oil a day,” he said.

Black also explained that a major asset to Albertans is a history of innovation - a history that Black feels needs to be revived. He said particular attention needs to be paid to the areas of health care and agri-business.

“We are not victims. If there is a challenge, we can mourn a little bit and think about our poor fortune or bad timing but we will get over it and get back to work.

That’s what we’re going to have to do very aggressively over the next year or year and a half,” Black said.

He added that de-regulating the province would allow for innovative businesses to move forward on projects with ease, and this in turn would help to develop a resilient economy.

“We’re over-regulated.

We are perhaps the most regulated province in the country and that needs to end,” he said.

“With our Alberta 2.0 plan, we’re asking how we, as Albertans, could once again achieve an Alberta like the one we grew up with, how we ensure prosperity, how do we ensure that our kids stay in this province and get people attracted to our province to create.”

The Alberta 2.0 document is set to be released in four

to six weeks.

“These are the conversations I think we need to have, and this is why I’m speaking to Albertans around the province - to help people recognize this is where we are and we need to deal with where we are collectively and productively.” kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS Property crime continues to rise in Red Deer according to recently released crime statistics.

The Red Deer RCMP released crime statistics which show trends from Jan. 1st to June 30th of this year. These stats are also compared to the last five years.

Break and enter crimes in the City have increased in the last six months compared to the same time in 2015. From Jan. 1st to June 30th of this year, there were 676 reported crimes of break and enter in comparison to 532 reported during the same time last year.

As well, theft of motor vehicles have also seen an increase. There were 679 reported instances of theft of motor vehicles from Jan. 1st to June 30th this year, in comparison to 556 reported cases of the same nature in the first half of 2015.

Other offences that have seen an increase include theft under $5,000. There were 3,019 reported cases in the first six months of 2016, in comparison to 2,449 reported cases during the same time frame in 2015.

As well, there were 500 reports of possession of stolen goods from Jan. 1st to June 30th of this year, in comparison to 394 reports of the same offense during the same time last year.

Reported incidents of mischief to property also saw an increase with 2,157 reported cases in the first half of this year.

There were 1,833 reported cases during the same time frame in 2015.

Local officials say an increase in property crimes is consistent with the previous four-year trend that was seen across Alberta.

Another crime which has seen an increase is robberies. There were 94 reported robberies in Red Deer from Jan. 1st to

June 30th in comparison to 67 reported cases during the same time frame in 2015.

There have been some criminal areas that have seen a decrease this year which includes assault with 764 reported cases in the first half of this year, in comparison to 816 in the first half of 2015.

“When you look at the dynamics and composition of what is occurring in communities across Canada, when you break down some of the percentages of communities such as Edmonton and Grande Prairie, you can see that overall, Red Deer has had some reductions in some significant components of crime areas. The one area that we are experiencing challenges is in property crimes,” said Mayor Tara Veer, in speaking about MacLean’s magazine recently naming Red Deer as the second most dangerous city to live in in Canada based on criminal activity. “Our area of focus for the coming year is to get a handle on property crime much like we got a handle on organized crime and the persons crimes that we focused on last year.

Insp. Heidi Wild, acting commander for the Red Deer RCMP, said she believes the majority of Red Deerians feel completely safe in the community. “People have to use common sense when they are out, not just in Red Deer, but in any community,” she said. “There is no community in the country, in the world, that is completely 100 per cent safe.

“I think you can use stats for any story.

You look in Red Deer, the year before we had zero homicides and last year we had two and that showed a 200 per cent increase in homicides. That doesn’t mean you’re going to get killed if you come to Red Deer, that just means we had two murders and that can happen anywhere. Stats can tell you what you want to hear.” efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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LEARNING MOMENT - From right, Casen Nielsen learned how to drive an old Case tractor from his dad, Troy Nielsen ahead of the Vintage Tractor Pull during Pioneer Days at Sunnybrook Farm Museum last weekend. The tractor was one of 25 Case tractors owned by Troy’s father, Eric, who passed away in 2013. Casen was named after the tractors that his grandfather collected.

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Man sentenced to five years for impaired driving causing death

BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS A man charged after he ran his girlfriend over with her car in Penhold last year has been sentenced.

Jason Powell, 41, was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to charges in relation to the death of Chasity Holman, 41, last November. Because of time already served as Powell has been in custody since Nov. 5th, 2015, the remainder of his sentence yet to serve is three years and 294 days.

Powell pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death, refusing a breath sample and driving while disqualified on Monday morning in Red Deer’s Provincial Court. A threeday trial was scheduled to take place this week until Wednesday.

Court heard an Agreed Statement of Facts on Monday morning which stated that Powell and Holman, a mother of four, had been in an intermittent relationship for about six months before she was killed.

On Nov. 5th, 2015, Powell spent most of the day drinking alcohol while Holman was at work - at a construction site on Waskasoo Ave. in Penhold where she worked as a heavy equipment operator.

As previously arranged, Powell was scheduled to pick Holman up from her work at the end of the day.

The Agreed Statement of Facts stated Powell went to pick Holman up at 4:45 p.m. At 4:46 p.m. police received a complaint regarding his driving pattern.

Powell arrived at Holman’s workplace and Holman approached the vehicle.

She said she would not get in the vehicle as Powell was drunk and an argument ensued.

Holman, who was wearing a safety vest at the time, began to walk away on the shoulder of the road. Powell, who had two impaired driving convictions and a driving while disqualified conviction prior to this incident, followed Holman and a few hundred metres from her work site struck her with the vehicle he was driv-

ing. A collision analyst determined that Powell was traveling 78 km/hr when he hit her.

Court heard there were no eyewitnesses to the collision but witnesses did hear tires squealing.

Following the collision, Powell exited the vehicle and ran to one of Holman’s co-workers advising that he had hit her with the vehicle.

As resuscitation efforts were underway, Powell was found by police sitting on a bench inside a busy multiplex in Penhold where he was arrested. Police indicated that Powell’s speech was slurred and his balance was unsteady at the time of his arrest.

A number of victim impact statements were read before Powell’s sentence was handed down.

Holman’s mother said the death of her daughter has changed her.

“I am a total wreck,” she said. “I miss her so bad.

She was my rock. This has totally destroyed my family. I will never been the same.”

Crown Prosecutor Ed Ring and Defense Lawyer Maurice Collard each asked that a sentence of four and a half years be imposed. Ring also asked that a 10 year driving prohibition following Powell’s release also be given - this was granted in addition to the penitentiary sentence handed down.

Before handing down his sentence, Judge Bert Skinner said this was an unnecessary tragedy.

“In a case like this, it was totally avoidable and totally unnecessary. This is a case of someone who was disqualified from driving showing a lack of respect of the law and the public,” he said.

In addition, Powell addressed the court on Monday. “I am truly sorry that I took Chasity away from all of us. There is no amount of jail time that will bring her back,” he said. “If I could change what happened or switch places with her, I would.

“I take full responsibility of my actions that day. I want you all to know that in my heart, I am truly sorry.” efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016

Wildrose minister discusses the provincial economy

BY KALISHA MENDONSA RED DEER EXPRESS Wildrose Shadow Minister of Economic Diversification and Trade Prasad Panda stopped in Red Deer last week to engage with local businesses on his Economic Diversification Tour.

Panda visited the Red Deer Regional Airport, Access Prosperity and toured the NOVA Chemicals site after conferring with members of the local Chamber of Commerce, all to assess potential growth and development in the area.

He said he has talked with many Albertans along his tour and has heard many comments of those concerned with the state of the province.

“Most of the people that we’re talking to across the province are unemployed. In Red Deer, I hear the unemployment rate reached 10 per cent which is alarming,” Panda said. “I stayed in Red Deer for an evening to talk to people and most of what I heard is that people are concerned about the state of the econo-

my here. They’re worried about ever increasing taxes - whether that be personal taxes, income tax, business taxes, the incoming carbon tax or bill taxes.

“People are losing jobs and the economy isn’t doing that great. They’re worried about the direction NDP is taking Alberta.”

Panda went on to add that with his experience in the energy sector over 20 years - he knows the economy will eventually bounce back and hopes that Albertans use this time to think of new, creative ways to diversify the economy.

“I understand that our economy is cyclical. I’m optimistic it will come back, but when that happens I think we need to be ready. The comfort I can bring to Albertans is by encouraging them to be positive and use the skills they have to prepare for when the economy comes back,” he said.

He said that democracy will have to run its course for the term of the NDP leadership, but that Wildrose members

“THE COMFORT I CAN BRING TO ALBERTANS IS BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO BE POSITIVE AND USE THE SKILLS THEY HAVE TO PREPARE FOR WHEN THE ECONOMY COMES BACK.” PRASAD PANDA are actively out in the community seeking input from Albertans on their policies to potentially bring forth at a later time.

“We’re not criticizing the government for the sake of criticizing - we’re proposing alternate solutions. At the same time, it allows the public to give input on our policies.

We’re a member-driven party so we encourage our members to contribute to our policy development,” Panda said.

“We’re proposing alternate solutions to the government. An example of that was our 12 point Jobs Plan, which we showed to the public and they loved it. We also brought a 10 point plan on Budget Sustainability Savings - without firing frontline workers or clos-

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ing schools or hospitals - unlike the NDP who are fear mongering in those aspects. We proposed $2 billion in savings and the government chose not to adopt those suggestions.”

He said there are opportunities in Alberta, especially in Central Alberta, for businesses to expand and invest in the region.

“When I met with the Chamber of Commerce in Red Deer, they told me they are looking to add value products in the agriculture sector because we have water and good irrigation systems in place. They said

they’re also looking at opportunities to bring more foreign investors to set up their businesses and shops here.”

He added the Wildrose Party is, “Fighting for market access” in terms of opening up the NDP government to changing their stances on oil sands production limits, pipeline development and re-thinking their carbon strategy.

“We can’t afford to leave our oil in the ground and people can count on Wildrose to hold the government accountable every day. We will fight for jobs and improving the economy in Alberta,” he said.

Sylvan Lake Wildrose MLA Don McIntyre was also on hand, adding the Wildrose Party is looking into new, diverse methods of carbon reduction in an effort to utilize the natural resources abundant in the province.

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I’ve had many discussions with people involved in carbon capturing storage, and I think that’s something we need to explore rather than vilifying and getting rid of coal use,” he said. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

Open house for 2019 Canada Winter Games volunteers The 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society is looking to connect with interested planning volunteers through an Open House tonight from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the Pidherney Centre.

“The Open House serves as a chance for members of Central Alberta who are interested in planning roles with the 2019 Games to learn more about available opportunities,” said Lyn Radford, Board chair of the 2019 Canada Winter Games. “It provides potential volunteer leads an opportunity to ask questions about the planning roles available, so they can find the role that best fits their skills, experiences and interests.”

Individuals interested in attending the open house are asked to RSVP online.

Please note, you do not need to attend the open house to apply as a functional area lead volunteer.

Meanwhile, since the beginning of August, the 2019 Games committee has been recruiting for functional area lead planning volunteers. In total, officials are looking for the planning leads for 23 functional areas.

“A functional area is a key organizational component of the 2019 Games, such as official languages, sport, transportation, security or accommodations, which is central to the planning, organizing, monitoring and controlling of the event,” said Radford.

“We are looking for strong people-focused, performance-driven volunteer leaders who will keep the end goal in mind to deliver a lifeshaping Games experience for all, through the planning and organizing of the 2019 Games.”

Many of the roles have a significant time commitment in the build up to the Games and volunteers will be asked to lead a team through to the end of the 2019 Games. These volunteers will work collaboratively with the senior leadership team and Games staff.

A call for general games time volunteers will come in early 2018.

Individuals who have already identified the functional area they wish to apply for are encouraged to apply through the application process. Applications are being accepted until Sept. 12th.

“This is an excellent opportunity for individuals to make a big impact on this funding parties/bailleurs de fonds once in a lifetime event and we are confident the strong volunteer community in Red Deer will help us fill these important roles with individuals whose skills, abilities and experience are transferable to the functional area.”

For more on the volunteer roles available, please join the 2019 Games at the open house or visit www.canadagames.ca/2019.

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MAGnificent Saturdays at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery from 1 - 4 p.m. Drop-in art making for the entire family in the Discovery Studio at the MAG. We supply the artist, the inspiration and the materials, you supply your imagination. Included with admission. Participants, please come to the Museum Front Desk to pay or show your membership and you will received your participation sticker! For more details, contact us at 403-3098405; email museum@reddeer. ca, or visit our web site at www. reddeermuseum.com. Also, MAGsparks runs Monday and Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. It’s an arts program connecting people with developmental disabilities to the Red Deer arts community. Visit www.reddeermuseum. com for more information.

Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present Geospaces: Acrylic Paintings by Susan Delaney, which runs in the Kiwanis Gallery to Oct. 16th. Our First Friday Red Deer is Sept. 2nd with artist in attendance from 6 to 8 p.m. Refreshments served.

FLK Taoist Tai Chi Awareness Day Open House - connect body and mind and experience the health benefits of Tai Chi. Join us for our Fall Open House on Sept.

10th at our Red Deer Branch (in Safeway Parking lot behind Scotia Bank) from 1-3 p.m.

Wear comfortable clothing and bring your inside shoes and play Tai Chi with us. Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi ™ is a volunteer charitable organization located at 4419-50th 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. Beginner classes start the week of Sept.

12th. Daytime - Mondays/Fridays - 11 a.m. - noon; Tuesdays/Thursdays 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. and evenings Mondays/Wednesdays 6-7 p.m. and Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016

Thursdays in the Snell features Crossroads of Europe, music

by Debussy, Schubert, and de Falla performed by Duo Polaris (Krill Kalmykov cello and Julia Haagar piano) Sept. 1st from 12:15 - 1 p.m. in the The Snell Auditorium. No admission charge. A free will donation will be accepted at the door. Coffee and Tea provided by Cafe Noir.

Hearing Loss Support Group Sunday, Sunday, Sept. 18th: Tinnitus

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Hearing Loss Support Group!

Please join us as we discuss the highs, lows and laughs of living with hearing loss, hearing aids, gadgets and more. We meet the third Sunday of the month from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at 2300 Danielle Drive, Red Deer. Bring your own beverage and indoor shoes. Tell a friend! Bring a friend! $2.00 drop-in fee. Need more info? Text 403-872-1958. Email: desiree@

online at www.reddeerhospice.com or call Lori Dufresne at 403-309-4344 to purchase tickets or donate a handbag.

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.

The Ladies of Sunnybrook Farm Museum are presenting their

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403-346-3356 (ringing in the ears). From 2 - 3:30 p.m. at 2300 Danielle Drive, Red Deer. Bring your own beverage and indoor shoes.

Need more information? Text 403-872-1958. Email desiree@ hearinreddeer.ca. Phone 403356-1598. Tell a friend! Bring a friend! Everyone is welcome!

Round out your golf season with the MS Golf Classic. It’s not too late to register and play for your chance at $50,000 in cash prizes and more! Hosted at the exclusive Red Deer Golf & Country Club, golfers have the option to register for free with the commitment to fundraise a minimum of $300. Make a difference in the lives of those in Central Alberta living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Alberta has the largest occurrence of MS in the world and we hope you will join us in the fight to end MS. Why not join us and register to TEE UP Monday Sept. 12th? Go online at www. msgolf.ca. Did you know Canadians have one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world and that MS is the most common neurological disease

hearinreddeer.ca. Phone 403356-1598. Everyone is welcome!

The Senior Citizens Downtown House has fun contact bridge runs every Wednesday at 1 p.m.

Cost is $3.50. Whist is every Friday at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $4. Tournament on Aug. 19th at 1:30 p.m.

Cost is $6. 500 is every Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $4 and there is a tourney on Aug. 29th at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $6.

There are only 60 tickets left for Red Deer Hospice’s Sunreal Sunflower Ladies’ HandBAG Lunch on Sept. 21st. This popular event at the Sheraton Hotel features a delicious three-course lunch, entertainment, and the opportunity to bid on 25 designer handbags.

Each table will feature a new designer handbag as a center piece and luncheon guests will have the opportunity to bid on the bags in a sealed auction format. Bids will be not be visible to other guests and at the end of the luncheon the highest bidder on each bag will take it home. Tickets are just $45 and the luncheon runs from noon - 2 p.m. to easily fit into the business day! Tickets are available

annual Lunch at the Farm events between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on alternating Wednesdays Sept. 14th. Guests can relax in their 1889 Hanna Log House and enjoy a served lunch, including homemade pie with ice cream and musical entertainment. The afternoon features a guided wagon ride showcasing the history of Sunnybrook Farm Museum. Cost is only $12. Drop ins are welcome, but larger groups are encouraged to reserve a seat by calling 403-340-3511.

The Annual Dahlia and Gladiolus Show, hosted by the Alberta Dahlia and Gladiolus Society (ADGS), happens Aug. 27th and Sunday, Aug. 28th at Bower Place Shopping Centre. Judging of exhibits will begin Saturday at 11 a.m. The show will be open to the public during Bower Place Shopping Centre hours. The ADGS is a non-profit society promoting the culture and development of dahlias and gladiolus. The dahlias and glads are grown in gardens in Alberta. Our website is www. albertadahliaandgladsociety.com for show booklet and staging times.

Check out our new photography section added this year. Beginner growers are encouraged to enter in the beginner (intermediate) classes for all sections.

For further information contact Larry Quintilio at 403-346-8401.

Email: quintiliolarry@gmail.com.

Eckville Quilt Show & Sale runs Aug. 26th-27th at the Eckville Community Centre (5305 52 St. beside the green water tower) from 9 to 4 p.m. each day. We have a quilt show, quilt items for sale, bake sale and silent auction.

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

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

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

Presented by Catholic Social Services, there will be an event at Bower Ponds on Aug. 31st from 7 to 9 p.m. The ‘Big Thank You Red Deer’ is a free event, featuring food, music and a lantern festival. RSVP to reserve your water lantern. Call 403-347-8844 ro check out www.CSSalberta. ca. Everyone is welcome.

Central Alberta Singles Club is sponsoring a dance 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.

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Week of August 24 - 31, 2016 Canadian Diabetes Association hosts Lace Up with Team Diabetes in Red Deer! The Family Fun Run/Walk 3km or 5 km takes place Sept. 10th from 6 to 10 p.m. at McKenzie Trails in Red Deer. Cost - $20 to register.

For more information or to register, visit: www.diabetes.ca/ LaceUpRD. Join us this September at McKenzie Trails for our annual family fun night run/ walk in support of the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA).

You’ll have an opportunity to win prizes, enjoy refreshments and listen to great music. Be sure to also bring a bag or two of gently used clothing to help us fill up the Clothesline truck on-site! Your donations will support the work of the CDA. Travel Memories runs Sept. 7th from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Red Deer Public Library, downtown branch, Snell Auditorium. Join Jessica and Dave as they share their memories of travelling to, and living in Thailand, ‘The Land of Smiles’. Enjoy light refreshments with us. If you plan to bring a group, please contact us. For more information, contact Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100.

Daytime Documentaries runs Sept. 14th at 2 p.m. in the Red Deer Public Library, downtown branch, of the Snell Auditorium.

This month’s documentary is a portrait of a virtuoso pianist, veteran New Yorker, and true original who gave up a successful concert career to teach music and compose. He shares unforgettable stories from his remarkable life with actor Ethan Hawke. Join us for this enlightening documentary and enjoy light refreshments with us. A discussion facilitated by a staff member will follow the film. Everyone is welcome for this free program. If you need more information, or if you plan to bring a group, please contact Adult Services at 403-346-4576.

The Lending Cupboard is celebrating 10 years. Join us for our 10-year celebration of supporting Central Alberta. We look forward to seeing you on Sept.

15th between 4 and 7 p.m. with a presentaiton to be made at 6

p.m. The event is being held at Parkland Nurseries. RSVP by Aug. 30 to 403-356-1678 ext. 21 or by email at executivedirector@lendingcupboard.ca to reserve a free ticket. For further information, visit www.lendingcupboard.ca.

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

edge 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

der minority children. PFLAG AG is the only grassroots organization zation 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 presi-

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 4419-50th 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 knowl-

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.

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

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

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

d diet?

Do you h have Celiac l d 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 403-341-4351 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.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016

POLICE BRIEFS POLICE INVESTIGATE SHOOTING Red Deer RCMP are investigating a shooting in the Mountview neighbourhood on Aug. 14th that sent a woman to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

RCMP received a report shortly before noon on Aug. 14th that a woman had been taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg and one to the abdomen.

The 21-year-old victim sustained serious but non life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by acquaintances. RCMP conducted a number of neighbourhood interviews and continue to look for witnesses. At this point in the investigation, RCMP believe this incident was targeted in nature.

As part of their ongoing investigation conducted a judicially authorized search warrant on the residence where the shooting occurred, to gather evidence related to the crime.

The residence is located in the area of 41st Ave. and 36th St. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403343-5575. Those wishing to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

BLACKFALDS RCMP INVESTIGATE SHOTS FIRED At 9:30 a.m. Aug. 12th, Blackfalds RCMP were alerted to an active situation where a civilian reported that he was following two male suspects in a truck, and they had shot at him. The incident began west of Red Deer in rural Blackfalds, then through Burnt Lake Industrial Area and came to conclusion by police arrests just inside the City of Red Deer in the Golden West area.

Blackfalds RCMP responded with the immediate assistance of Sylvan Lake and Red Deer City RCMP members. They located the suspect vehicle at which time the suspects stopped the vehicle they were in and fled on foot. At approximately 9:50 a.m. the RCMP apprehended the two male suspects and effected an arrest with no further incident.

The firearm that is alleged to have been used in this incident was recovered and seized by the RCMP. The Ford F150 truck that the males were in was determined to be a stolen vehicle.

No other suspects are being sought in this occurrence. The civilian who reported this to the police suffered minor injuries.

Brandon Robertson, 20, and Ryan Litwyn, 29, both of Red Deer are facing charges of dangerous driving, possession of a firearm, assault with a weapon and numerous other firearms/weapons offences.

MAN CHARGED AFTER DRIVING INTO HOUSE A Red Deer man is facing charges after he drove his SUV into a house on Lancaster Drive in the early morning of Aug. 7th then fled the scene on foot.

The collision occurred shortly before 4 a.m. on Aug. 7th when a silver Nissan SUV struck a house on Lancaster Drive damaging the front of the home and breaking a window before rolling onto its side.

No one was injured in the collision, and witnesses observed the driver leaving the scene on foot.

Police immediately contained the area and called Police Dog Services out to track the suspect; he was located in the area of 32nd St. and Lawford Avenue and taken into custody without incident.

The 24-year-old male driver was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Camrose, and now faces additional charges in Red Deer for the events of Aug. 7th.

His name cannot be released at this time as the charges have not been sworn before the courts.

RCMP continue to investigate and will issue an update when those charges have been sworn.

POLICE SEEK WOMAN PASSING FAKE MONEY Red Deer RCMP are asking for public assistance to identify a woman who was caught on camera trying to pass counterfeit U.S. money on three separate occasions at fast food drive-throughs.

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by Erin Fawcett U.S. $50 then a counterfeit U.S. $20 three times within a 24 hour period, according to staff; the third attempt on July 18th was unsuccessful, as the staff member recognized the currency was fake and refused to accept it.

RCMP encourage anyone who deals with cash to scrutinize bills before accepting them, and to educate themselves about the security features on Canadian and U.S. currency by visiting www. bankofcanada.ca and https://uscurrency.gov/.

If you recognize this woman, contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

MAN ARRESTED AFTER CHASE Red Deer RCMP have laid charges against a 23-year-old Blackfalds man after he attempted to flee police by jumping from roof to roof in a residential neighbourhood the afternoon of Aug. 9th.

The suspect was located in a stolen car at 38A Ave. and Eastwood Cresc. shortly after 2:30 p.m; when police arrived he fled on foot heading westbound toward 40 Ave. From there, he ran through a number of private yards before climbing onto a roof and leaping from rooftop to rooftop on 40A Ave. before being surrounded by police and surrendering.

Connor Raymond Mueller was wanted on a warrant out of B.C. As well as those charges, he faces the following charges in relation to the events of Aug. 9th - Criminal Code 355(a) – Possession of stolen property over $5,000 and Criminal Code 129(a) – Resist/ obstruct police officer.

Mueller made his first appearance in court in Red Deer on Aug. 11th.

The suspect had surrendered to police and came down from the roof when it was apparent he had been surrounded. The car, a blue Mazda, had been reported stolen out of Red Deer on May 29th.

The entire incident was resolved within approximately 30 minutes; while the suspect ran through a number of yards and onto the roofs of several homes in his attempts to evade police, the officers who pursued him had their eyes on the suspect almost continuously. The public was not in danger during this event.

INNISFAIL RCMP LAY CHARGES Following a complaint of a domestic assault in Penhold and a pursuit that ended with the suspect driving into a train, Innisfail RCMP have laid charges.

Geoffrey Charles Donaldson, 35, of Penhold has been charged with ten criminal code offences as follows forcible confinement, assault (x 2), assault with a weapon (x 3), uttering threats, mischief under $5,000, flight from police and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

A hearing was held on Aug. 6th and Donaldson is currently remanded in custody. He was scheduled to appear in Red Deer Provincial Court on Aug. 15th.

DOOR TO DOOR SALES Red Deer RCMP are warning the public to take precautions when dealing with door to door salespeople after receiving complaints of citizens facing high-pressure sales tactics from companies that do not have a business license to sell in Red Deer.

RCMP have received numerous complaints about salespeople using high pressure sales tactics

while attempting to sell furnaces door to door.

Some callers have reported that these salespeople claim to have an affiliation with the City of Red Deer, and others report that the salespeople have claimed that an inspection of the homeowner’s furnace is ‘mandatory’. “All businesses must also have a business license to legally offer services door to door in Red Deer,� said Angie Keibel, Development & Licensing supervisor for the City of Red Deer Inspections & Licensing. “We encourage residents to ask business representatives to show their identification and business licenses before engaging with them. Alternatively, residents can call Inspections & Licensing to confirm if a business is licensed to operate in Red Deer.�

If someone is in your home and refusing to leave, call the RCMP complaint line at 403-3435575.

SKID STEER THEFT Red Deer RCMP are looking for public assistance to identify the suspect who drove a stolen skid steer through a construction area in the Lancaster neighbourhood and damaged various properties before abandoning it in a hole filled with water.

The theft and vandalism occurred sometime overnight on July 20th when an unknown suspect stole a skid steer while it was parked on Larratt Close. The suspect drove the skid steer through a construction field on Longmire Close, struck a fire hydrant, then drove through farm fields to the east and south before submerging the skid steer in a hole filled with water and abandoning it. The skid steer, an orange 2012 Case TR270, was valued at almost $50,000 and was written off as a result of the damage.

RCMP recovered a red Supercycle SC1800 pedal bike at the location the skid steer was stolen from, and believe it may have been ridden by the suspect.

Anyone who has information about this incident or recognize the bike description 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.

RED DEER RCMP ARREST MAN IN STOLEN TRUCK A Red Deer man who was wanted on a number of outstanding warrants is in court this morning after RCMP located him in a stolen truck the evening of Aug. 4th and arrested him after a brief foot chase.

RCMP located the suspect in a stolen truck in a parking lot on Dunlop Street at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 4th, after a citizen reported seeing the stolen vehicle.

As police approached the truck, the suspect attempted to flee on foot but was captured by police almost immediately without injury to anyone.

The suspect was wanted on a number of outstanding warrants, and the truck, a black Dodge Ram, had been reported stolen out of Red Deer on July 31st.

David Lee Gallinger, 22, of Red Deer faces the following charges as a result of the events of Aug. 4th, as well as previous charges from his outstanding warrants.

He has been charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000, two counts of failing to comply with recognizance and resisting a peace officer.

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A look back at the Gull Lake Regatta Summertime is full of all kinds of celebrations, festivals and family activities.

However, one type of summertime event which used to be very popular, but is no longer held in Central Alberta, is an annual regatta at one of the local recreational lakes.

The first regatta in the region was held at Sylvan Lake on July 12th, 1913.

It was so popular that Gull Lake soon announced its intention to hold a similar summer celebration on Saturday, Aug. 9th, 1913.

As had been the case at Sylvan Lake, the first annual Gull Lake Regatta was a tremendous success. There were so many entries for the swimming and boating races that a second day of competitions had to be quickly organized for the following Monday.

As it turned out, the sailing races still had to be postponed to the following Saturday in order to keep the schedules manageable.

Plans were made to hold a second annual regatta at Gull Lake at the beginning of August 1914, but on a Monday instead of a Saturday.

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DAWE The new Gull Lake Aquatic Club took charge of the arrangements. In order to make it possible for even more people to attend, the Lacombe Town Council declared a civic holiday.

Once again, the Regatta was a phenomenal success. An estimated 2,500 people from Calgary, Edmonton, Lacombe and many other parts of the province turned out. About the only glitch occurred when the canoe races were interrupted by, “A motor boat in charge of some water hog.”

Despite the fact that the First World War broke out literally the day after the second annual Regatta, plans pushed ahead for a third annual event on Monday, Aug. 9th, 1915.

Lacombe declared a civic holiday again and the vil-

lage of Bentley followed suit.

Once again, large crowds turned out for the competitions and festivities.

Because of the continuation of the War, no Regatta was organized in 1916.

Instead a sports day was held on Wednesday, Aug. 9th. However, to encourage attendance, a civic holiday was still proclaimed in Lacombe and Bentley.

In 1919, after the War was over, the annual Gull Lake Regatta was revived.

A large ‘illuminated’ evening boat parade was staged as a climax to the festivities. In 1920, a children’s regatta was organized in July, with the main regatta continuing to be held in early August.

By the latter part of the 1920s, a tradition commenced of alternating which hometown of the cottagers and vacationers would be honored. Hence in, in 1928, Calgary was given the nod, in 1929, it was Edmonton and in 1930, Lacombe.

On July 23rd, 1930, a big boost came when the annual regatta was combined with the official opening ceremonies for the Aspen

POPULAR EVENT - Crowds gathered for the regatta at Gull Lake, Alberta, c. 1920.

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Beach Provincial Park and government pier.

An estimated 3,000 people turned out for the ceremonies and competitions.

The addition of a large new public pier made it possible for another big boost in 1931 and 1932.

The championship Wrigley Swims were held in conjunction with the Regatta.

These special competitions were sponsored by the Wrigley Chewing Gum Company, in cooperation

with the Canadian and Alberta swimming associations.

The Wrigley Swims were moved to Sylvan Lake in 1933.

However, the Gull Lake Regattas continued to be popular mid-summer events for several more years. A new setback occurred in 1938 when the government pier was removed. The outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 was an

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In 1948, an attempt was made to hold a full-scale Gull Lake regatta again, but support had ebbed.

Moreover, regattas took a lot of time and money to organize, but were very dependent upon the weather for success. Hence, the new ‘first annual’ Gull Lake Regatta turned out to be a one-time event.

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Officials applaud Residential Tenancies Act revision

BY KALISHA MENDONSA RED DEER EXPRESS Victims of domestic abuse can now successfully terminate a tenancy agreement by presenting their landlord with a certificate verifying they are at risk.

The Safer Spaces for Victims of Domestic Violence amendment to the Residential Tenancies Act is a groundbreaking reform bill that was introduced by Calgary MLA Deborah Drever last November.

The amendment officially came into effect on Aug. 8th.

“I brought this bill forward because finances should never be a barrier to fleeing violence. These changes will make a real difference for survivors of domestic abuse. I am honoured it passed unanimously and that it is now the law,” said Drever.

A tenant who is in danger may now obtain a certificate explaining their situation and present it to their landlord in order to remove themselves from their current living situation without penalty.

To get a certificate, a tenant must give the ministry of Human Services an emergency protection order, a peace bond or statement from a certified professional

- a doctor, nurse, social worker, psychologist - confirming that the tenant or their children are in danger. This means there are a variety of ways for victims to get the documentation they need.

“NO INDIVIDUAL OR CHILDREN SHOULD LIVE IN A VIOLENT HOME AND WE SHOULD DO WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE LEAVING EASIER.” BARB BARBER Minister of Service Alberta and Status of Women Stephanie McLean said this legislation is an extremely important step for the safety of Albertans.

“Fleeing family violence can be difficult, and comes with a range of emotions and issues, including financial stress. Our priority is to get those Albertans who fear

for their safety, into a safer space to live, while severing their ties to their abusers, so they can begin the healing process and rebuild their lives,” said McLean.

“This legislation is critical to not only the victim of domestic violence, but also their family members who may also be at risk. By providing support to the children and any dependant adults in the home, we are freeing the victim from that worry.”

She added Alberta has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in Canada and the government is strengthening supports for families through this legislation.

Barb Barber, executive director of Women’s Outreach in Red Deer, said this legislation is key to removing barriers for victims of domestic violence in leaving their situations.

“Victims of domestic violence endure incredibly high levels of stress and there are many reasons why people do not leave abusive situations - one of those reasons being housing/finances. The consequences of breaking a lease agreement is not as simple as one thinks,” Barber said.

“If the landlord is not sympathetic and

understanding, breaking a lease agreement results in an increased burden financially, future tenancy references are placed in jeopardy and possible court involvement could be involved if the landlord chooses to pursue that course of action.”

She said when finances are already a cause for someone to not leave an abusive situation, the stress of breaking a residential tenancy agreement can add to the stress and decision to stay.

“The Residential Tenancies (Safer Spaces for Victims of Domestic Violence) Amendment Act is providing opportunities for victims of domestic violence to alleviate barriers allowing them to make the steps to leave and seek safety,” she said.

“No individual or child should live in a violent home and we should do what we can to make leaving easier. This Act is such a relief and support for the families we serve and families in Central Alberta.

Any time we can remove barriers for victims of violence and support them to leave the relationship and seek safety and security we are moving in the right direction.” kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

City council approves mid-year budget review City council approved a $2.3 million one time investment in a variety of items including lights, en-

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Last week’s meeting included an update from City administration about Red Deer’s economic context, the financial status of the City of Red Deer, as well as mid-year budget recommendations for City council’s consideration.

“Mid-year budget gives us an opportunity to provide City council with a

financial and strategic update for the organization as a whole as well as to bring forward any issues, projects or initiatives that cannot wait to be heard within the full context of the capital and operating budgets,” said City Manager Craig Curtis.

“Balancing the needs of our community with our responsibility to ensure fi-

nancial sustainability today and in the future is increasingly difficult as we continue to navigate the current economic reality,” said Mayor Tara Veer. “The items approved by City council all respond to an immediate need, an emerging opportunity, or secure grants from other orders of government for Red Deer.”

The Government of Alberta recently approved the Gaetz Avenue/Taylor Drive and QE2 interchange reconstruction and improvements. To prepare for this construction, the City needs to complete intersection design work and related infrastructure. City council approved $1.7 million towards this project last week.

“The City actively advocated to the provincial government for a number of years for approval on this project,” said Veer.

“These much needed developments will improve safety, visibility and traffic flow into our community. This access is especially important with the upcoming 2019 Canada Winter Games.”

The enhanced community space at West Park Middle School will be funded with $198,370 from the 2016 operating reserves. This is a partnership with the Red Deer Public School Division and is expected to include

washrooms that are accessible from the exterior of the building as well as park enhancements such as picnic tables, benches and gathering spaces.

In addition, council also approved $38,650 for lighting upgrades in the Collicutt Centre parking lot. The Collicutt Centre is currently outfitted with 31 separate 400 watt metal halide lamps for parking lot lighting, and the retrofit of existing equipment with LED fixtures is expected to reduce energy consumption by approximately 47%.

“We are always looking for efficiencies and more sustainable ways of doing business,” said Curtis. “The upgrade will be funded from the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre grant within the 2016 capital budget. This is a timely investment with new fixtures being installed as part of the Collicutt Centre parking lot expansion project this year.”

The projects and initiatives approved for funding through the 2016 operating reserves cannot be funded through taxation as the tax rate bylaw was already passed. In addition to the $198,370 approved from the 2016 operating reserves, City council also approved $2.1 million from capital funding sources.

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CITY BRIEFS RDC ATHLETICS LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE RDC Athletics has a sleek new look with a dynamic and enhanced web site.

The new site is now available at rdcathletics.ca, and it provides a streamlined, user-friendly way for athletes, fans, media and community members to stay connected with everything happening in RDC Athletics.

“We’re very pleased to launch this new site, which provides an intuitive platform for users,” says Diane St-Denis, RDC athletic director. “The layout is driven by even more visuals, and people will be able to easily access a wide variety of features, such as team information, schedules and stories.”

St-Denis notes that team statistics will be readily available from the homepage, as will the social media feeds for RDC Athletics. “Another big plus is that we’ll have direct links for people to live stream games,” she says, adding that all basketball and volleyball games are available through live streaming, and additional games for other sports may be available on a limited basis.

The new RDC Athletics web site has a similar look and feel to the new Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) web site, which will help users be able to easily access information from either platform. “Athletics web sites have very specific needs, as it’s essential for the statistics, schedules and live streaming options to be immediately available for users,” St-Denis explains.

“When we first considered revamping our previous RDC Athletics site, it was important for us to use the same model as ACAC, our conference for the College, so we could keep everything consistent for our audiences.”

The consistent, informative and interactive features on RDC’s new Athletics site will allow audiences to learn about the depth and breadth of activities happening, while also providing connections to the student-athletes.

“Our student-athletes work very hard in their specific disciplines, and people will be able to learn more about this through the information on our site,” says St-Denis. “But, audiences will also learn about the other activities students are involved in across the community. RDC Athletics is about supporting students to become better athletes, students and community contributors, and it’s exciting that we’ll be able to showcase these success stories on our new web site.”

To view the RDC Athletics web site, visit rdcathletics.ca.

by Mark Weber mitment to serve a three-year term.

Supported by staff, the board is responsible to set policy, review progress and provide direction for the Association. Directors are expected to participate in monthly board meetings, an annual meeting, along with organization events and committee responsibilities as required. The time commitment is approximately two hours per month on the third Thursday.

Candidates must be operators or employees of businesses located within the Business Revitalization Zone in the downtown region and pay the associated levy. For more information, visit www.downtownreddeer.com/about/board-of-directors.

Nominations must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Sept.

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CALL FOR ARTISTS The City of Red Deer is seeking visual artists to participate in a Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival happening as part of Alberta Culture Days 2016. The event will be held Oct. 1st in downtown Red Deer.

Interested artists of all skill levels are encouraged to apply by submitting an application that includes a full colour drawing of the proposed art work and describes how the design relates to Canadian, Albertan, or Red Deerian culture. Designs must be able to be completed within a six hour time frame.

Up to 10 artists will be selected to create a larger version of their design in chalk at the event site and will receive a $200 honourarium. These artists will also receive an invitation to a workshop with Ian Morris, Red Deer’s feature artist for Alberta Culture Days 2016. The workshop will take place Sept. 30th from 7 – 9 p.m. at Culture Services.

One of the completed chalk art works will be selected for a People’s Choice Award that includes a $200 gift certificate for Alberta Art & Drafting Supplies. The selection will be based on votes submitted by the public and an assessment by a committee of Culture Services staff.

Chalk will be provided but artists are welcome to bring additional supplies if desired. Items such as cloths, sponges and brushes make good blending tools and can produce great effects.

The deadline for applications is Sept. 14th.

For more information, visit www.reddeer.ca/AlbertaCultureDays or call Culture Services at 403-309-4091.

MICHENER AQUATIC CENTRE CLOSES FOR MAINTENANCE

INFLUENTIAL EDUCATOR JOINS RDC TEAM

The Michener Aquatic Centre has closed for annual maintenance through to Sept. 5th. Regular hours of operation will commence on Sept. 6th.

Swimmers with Michener Aquatic Centre Cards are reminded that their card also allows them access at the Recreation Centre.

The Collicutt Centre, G.H. Dawe Community Centre, and Recreation Aquatic Centre are also open during this time. For more information on City of Red Deer recreation facilities, please visit www.reddeer.ca/rpc.

Red Deer College will enhance its leadership team when Dr. Steven Lane joins the College as the associate vice president, academic.

Since 2011, Lane has been the associate vice president, Academic Planning and Aboriginal Initiatives at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, and he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from this role to his new position at RDC. He looks forward to his diverse new role at RDC. “What caught my attention was the RDC goal of transitioning from a

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COLLICUTT WATER PARK MAINTENANCE The Collicutt Centre water park is closing for extensive maintenance and upgrades starting on Sept. 6th for a period of 10 weeks.

The 10-week closure allows staff an opportunity to conduct a thorough inspection and maintenance on all pool surfaces, equipment and technical systems as well as replace roof and wall acoustic tiles, improve the drainage systems and repaint the water park.

“This is the first time in the Collicutt Centre’s 15 years of operations that the water park will be closed for such an extended period,” said Collicutt Centre Supervisor Denis Delemont. “We need to complete these essential upgrades to ensure the water park remains a clean, safe and high quality facility for our visitors to enjoy for years to come.”

A portion of scheduled lessons have been relocated to other facilities, including the Recreation Centre and Michener Aquatic Centre. Drop in users are encouraged to experience the pools at G.H. Dawe Community Centre, the Recreation Centre or Michener Centre. Visit www.reddeer.ca for a schedule of drop in activities and programs.

The rest of the Collicutt Centre amenities will remain open to the public during this closure.

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Prior to taking on the associate vice president, academic role with Red Deer College, Lane worked at Vancouver Island University – previously Malaspina College and Malaspina University-College – since 1982.

In 2011, Lane moved into the position of associate vice president, Academic Planning and Aboriginal Initiatives.

“Dr. Lane has a well-respected background in the academic side of post-secondary education, which has evolved into senior leadership,” said Hanna. “As we look to RDC’s exciting future filled with growth and opportunity, we welcome Dr. Lane to his new position and look forward to his contributions to our College.”

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Local ballerina lands opportunity at Royal Winnipeg Ballet School

BY KALISHA MENDONSA RED DEER EXPRESS

SHEER EXCITEMENT - Ainsley Nivens, 12, has been presented with the opportunity of a lifetime - to attend a full-year Professional Development Division program at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School.

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since she was six years old and now has finally been granted the chance after a rigorous audition camp through the summer. “When I was in Grade 3, there was a book in my school library and no one ever took it out. It was about the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and I took it out every single week. I always wanted the navy blue body suit, because that’s what they wear there,� she said. “This is my dream company. I really wanted to get in, but never thought I would.�

Nivens auditioned for the summer program in October of 2015 and was invited this year to take part in the summer session audition portion.

According to her father, Todd Nivens, Ainsley was one of 10 students in her age group to have been selected from the original

A young local ballerina was recently granted the opportunity of a lifetime - to attend a fullyear program at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School.

Ainsley Nivens, 12, was thrilled to hear the news of her acceptance. This achievement is a significant accomplishment as the school only invites approximately 70 students from around the world per year. “This is one of the best ballet companies in Canada, maybe the world.

I could come out of this with a career in dance.

They say that if you turn down the opportunity, you’re probably never going to be selected again,� she said.

Ainsley has dreamed of attending this school

audition pool of about 100 dancers.

Ainsley will be heading to Winnipeg in September to take part in the Professional Development Division of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. “It’s a really big opportunity to be excepted so I’m very excited. I am very excited but kind of nervous. I got a whole bunch of corrections and was told they would love to have me if I could fix them,� Ainsley said. “I had to work really hard in classes because I had three days to show that I could do my corrections and prove that I was able to apply corrections quickly.�

Ainsley, her parents and dance instructors spent a few days of phone calls back and forth amongst each other and representatives of the Royal

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I know that if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m having a bad day, I have people I can go to and this sounds cheesy but we can dance it out,â&#x20AC;? she added with a laugh.

Ainsleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Shannon Nivens, said this was a huge opportunity and that the family would support Ainsley even though it is a big adjustment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Ainsley) has honestly been dreaming about this since she was six. Most people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t set goals for themselves at 12, let alone to be achieving them. This is a crazy, huge thing,â&#x20AC;?

Shannon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a huge family decision. The offer came in and we had to talk to teachers, and our family and other families that have been through this, and we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pass it up. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t teach kids to have goals, and then say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Just kidding!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; when they achieve them.â&#x20AC;?

She said this is the only way for Ainsley to get to the level of dance where she wants to be, so the family would support her to do that. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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ENTERTAINMENT Powerhouse rockers The Lazy’s head to Bo’s

BY MARK WEBER RED DEER EXPRESS Australian powerhouse rock band The Lazys are set to play in Red Deer on Aug. 29th at Bo’s.

The tour comes on the heels of the release of their new Canadian single Howling Woman which is currently Top 40 in Canada at Active Rock Radio. The tune was co-written by Leon Harrison and Mathew Morris.

The Lazys have been warmly embraced in North America gaining recognition from their fall 2014 tour opening for The Trews, One Bad Son and Big Wreck. They played Red Deer in both the spring and the late winter of 2015 as well.

Harrison, lead vocals, said the band has been embraced by the Canadian people thus the frequent returns to the Great White North - plus they plan to do some recording here later this fall after the tour wraps up.

“It’s a great opportunity to play rock ‘n roll - and we will take it,” he added, pointing out this time around, the guys are covering the nation with about 20 shows.

The recording sessions, as mentioned, will follow in Vancouver with Garth Richardson in late September. There will be loads of collaboration with other artists including The Trews, and Harrison said the vision for the CD is mainly sticking to what has fueled the band’s success so far while also not being wary of evolving.

“We’ll definitely be branching out and trying some other kinds of instrumentation.”

To date, they have about 25 cuts that could end up on the disc but of course only about a dozen will make the final cut.

Being one of Australia’s best and most talked about live rock and roll bands, their live performances they are described as gritty, loud, edgy and dangerous, delivering a ‘fistful’ of rock ‘n’ roll.

Harrison’s love for music stretches back over the years, even having sung in choirs in his younger days as well.

Still, getting used to the stage took some adjusting. At first, it was a bit daunting.

But the undeniable chemistry amongst the guys in the band makes it easier once they hit the stage.

Rounding out the band are Mat Morris (lead guitar), Liam Shearer (bass guitar), Glenn Williams (bass guitar) and Andy Neilson (drums).

Hailing from New South Wales and having launched the band in 2007, The Lazys first set of showcases at last year’s Canadian Music Week in Toronto quickly became the

NO LIMITS - Australian powerhouse rock band The Lazys are set to play in Red Deer on Aug. 29th at Bo’s. buzz of the festival after they played three sets in only 23 hours, gaining the attention of elite music industry members.

In Australia, they have released three EPs and a full-length album, Prison’s Earth (2010).

The Lazys had a chance to work with renowned producers including Phil McKellar and Matt Lovell (Grinspoon, Silverchair).

In 2008, they secured over 3,000 votes to win the Jack Daniels Set, a national music competition to find Australia’s best live band.

From there, their single Hey Man charted high on Triple M’s Best Aussie Songs 2009 list and Sunshine City was adopted as the FOX sports theme song.

That first tour certainly sparked a mutual love affair between the band and Canada.

Morris calls the country, “Our new home away from home.

“You guys have just taken us under your

wing. We can’t believe the support,” he said. “Canada was the very first overseas tour for us as a band. Our first show was in a small town called Chicoutimi and it was one of the best gigs I’ve ever played.

“The people, the crowd. It was just soooo intense and supportive. They definitely love their rock and roll!”

During that earlier Canadian visit, the aforementioned superstar hard rock producer/engineer Richardson (Rage Against The Machine, Nickelback, Mötley Crüe) was so blown away by one CMW set, he arranged to produce two new tracks at his Vancouver studio.

Shake It was co-written by the band and Ian D’sa of Billy Talent, while two other Canadian rock heroes, John-Angus and Colin MacDonald of The Trews, co-wrote Hard Luck with The Lazys. The self-titled disc was released in the fall of 2014, with

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Shake It Like You Mean It the first single.

The rest of the album was recorded in Brooklyn with the ace Canadian production team of Gus Van Go and Werner F. and it captures their marriage of rock muscle and melody.

For Morris, a passion for music came relatively early.

“I guess it all started for me with my dad,” he recalls, describing his father as an avid Beatles fan.

“He played in a Beatles cover band, so I guess I was around that kind of music as a child. So I loved the Beatles - first and foremost,” he added with a laugh. “I started playing guitar from around the age of eight and it’s been a really strong passion - and it’s just gotten stronger and stronger in time.

“I’m fortunate to be able to chase this kind of dream now.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

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BY MARK WEBER RED DEER EXPRESS Ignition Theatre, in association with Ridge Enterprises, has announced that principle photography on their second feature film Break on Through runs Aug. 27th through Sept. 17th with an anticipated October of 2017 release.

A group of strangers find themselves trapped in an isolated, abandoned farmhouse during an unknown but potentially cataclysmic world event. As they attempt to unravel the mystery, their fear and confusion mounts and they must learn to trust one another if they have any hope for survival.

The director for Break on Through is Dustin Clark, while Matt Grue (Ignition’s artistic director) has penned the script and has taken the role of producer.

“In terms of the process, it was particularly interesting,” explains Grue. “Dustin and I are long-time collaborators and I think we were both feeling a little creatively stagnant and we made a decision that we wanted to begin development on a new feature film.

“Over the course of several months, after several pitches back and forth and even a handful of different screenplays, we hadn’t found a middle ground. We struggled to find something we were both passionate about. So, I dusted off an idea, a framework of a story I had initially conceived as a play - and brought it to Dustin’s attention.”

That was in May of this year.

“We sat on a patio, enjoying a coffee and we bounced ideas for hours and basical-

ly took a framework and built a house.

From that point, I went and began work on the first draft - which was completed in about three weeks and from that draft we decided to move forward into pre-production with a goal to shoot this summer.

“So, from inception to wrap - five months. Crazy. ”I’m always fascinated by stories that involve strangers learning to cope with one another. I’m fascinated by stories that invite you to participate in a meaningful way. I’m fascinated by what makes people tick and how I can alter that rhythm. Things I hope we have and will accomplish with Break on Through.”

Ignition’s first feature film, Year After Year, screened in several film festivals across five countries, was nominated for five prestigious AMPIA awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actor and Best Editing and most recently completed a three-month television broadcast.

For Break on Through, the cast includes Amber Bissonnette (Caution: May Contain Nuts, APNTV), Robert Van Der Linden (Lassie, YTV), Sebastian Kroon (Arrow, The CW), Merran Carr -Wiggan (Love of My Life, Paragraph Productions), Evan Hall (The Glass Menagerie, Ignition Theatre), Christoff Lundgren (The Flash, The CW) and introducing Shelayna Christante and Minyang Dau as THE BOY. “It’s a story in which perspective is very important, environment is very important, intricate subtlety is very important,” explained Grue on why the story will translate well to film format. “These are things you just couldn’t achieve in anoth-

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er medium. It’s also as much a mystery as it is a psychological drama and mystery is a genre that plays significantly better on screen than it would on stage.

“Our goal is to make a film that was as open to audience interpretation as possible without becoming obscure or vague.

We want you to have a ‘good’ time going on this journey with these characters, we want to keep you constantly guessing and we don’t want to give away all the answers, or we want to hide the answers from plain sight,” he said.

Grue said the making of Year After Year provided a terrific foundation for this new venture. ”Year After Year was a masterclass in filmmaking,” he said. “We learned so much about both the artistic process, but as much about the commercial process.

We made a lot of mistakes, we teetered the line between ambition and insanity but I’d still rather be telling these stories rather than thinking about how great it would be to tell these stories. It was a grueling process, during both photography and post production.

“But in the end, after what was essentially a four year process we had a film that was celebrated worldwide, winning awards at various film festivals and being nominated for a handful of AMPIA awards. We were nominated (and lost) in the same categories as Fargo and Heartland - let’s say two of the most critically-acclaimed American and Canadian productions at the time. It was the injection of spirit we needed. It affirmed for us that not only were we capable filmmakers and storytellers, but in fact we had something to offer.”

Grue said this time around, the scope is much more realistic.

“I think, as I guess would be expected, we’re more mature filmmakers. We’re four years removed from making Year After Year. During that time there was a lot of creative and personal growth and we get to not only bring that, but experience to this production as well.”

Meanwhile, with principle photography about to start, there is much to keep in mind but Grue is thrilled to hit the ground running. “I’m always thinking about the

next setup, the next shot, the next day.

Producing a film is an exercise in staying one step ahead of everybody else at all times.

“It’s about anticipating problems and solving them before anybody else ever realized there was an issue. I think having run a theatre company for the past decade, it’s a skill set I’m particularly proud of. But, having also written the film I have to be conscious to compartmentalize my brain - sometimes I need to be a writer and sometimes I need to be a producer and it’s hard to be both at the same time.”

Ultimately, Grue said what also fuels his inspiration is that he has made a commitment to the local community.

“When I made the decision to start Ignition, one of the more important mandates I set for our company was that we were going to create meaningful, professional art in this community,” he said. “We will bring artists to Central Alberta and we will develop artists to send across Canada and the U.S. (and beyond),” he said. “A really fine example of this is our director of photography Adam Cummerford - we met Adam during our production of The Shape of a Girl; a show we collaborated with LTCHS on.

“From that point he showed a real interest in the arts and came to us looking for future volunteer opportunities. We brought him on board as a teenager to work backstage, to run lighting, etc. Since that time he moved to Montreal, to Toronto and now, in my opinion, is now one of the hot young filmmakers in the country and he’s coming back here, back to Ignition, six to seven years later to shoot our flick.

“I’m not suggesting we’re responsible for his success, but I think we certainly introduced him to the possibility. How cool is that?

“I’m just always pumped to get going.

We always manage to assemble such amazing teams of artists and watching them work, collaborating with all these geniuses everyday for a few weeks is a tremendous pleasure. It’s an honour, quite frankly. To breathe life into characters I created - it’s a rush you can’t describe.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Something I like to call my ‘number one rule’ I have a rule that I try to follow throughout my life, and I try to instill it in my staff and members at the gym.

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McDERMOTT I often think it would make a great impact as a big poster. I suppose it came from a movie I watched in the late 80’s called Roadhouse. It’s a bit rough in spots, but it had 80’s superstar Patrick Swayze in it as a ‘cooler’ – basically a guy that runs the bouncer staff for bars that had problems with rowdy customers.

He would travel from town to town cleaning up a local bar and moving on.

As he arrived at a new bar, he would start by retraining the staff, and one of his first three rules would be: be nice. It is amazing at how much this can change the world, even if at first, it seems so simple.

And it doesn’t just apply to other people.

It applies to you, and how you treat yourself.

Be nice. When you look in the mirror, when you make a mistake, when you forget something, etc.

Be nice. People are so hard on themselves! I have fallen prey to that as well. I have said things in the past to myself that I would never say to another human being.

I could never be that cruel. Funny thing is, since I crashed and nearly died, I have been much nicer to myself. I suggest you try it without the accident part.

It works on things too, when dealing with equipment, or your car or your computer, be nice.

The fact is, screaming at a vacuum cleaner doesn’t help anything, and in fact just raises your blood pressure and makes you unhealthy. We ask this of our members all the time at the gym as well. When we get a new member that drops things or slams stuff, we ask them to be nice to the equipment.

In fact, we insist upon it. It lasts longer that way and is always there for you when you need it.

I am constantly amazed by how terrible and rude people can be to other people. In traffic, at the airport, at a restaurant, and it really is sad and accomplishes nothing.

We all have something going on, stress-

ing us out, challenging our world, and it is so tempting to lash out sometimes, but if we could all just be nice - everything, and I mean everything, would change.

I have watched myself over the past 47 years be all sorts of different ways in different situations, and consistently, across the board, if I am a grumpy jerk, nothing goes well. Ever.

When I keep my cool, and am nice, it is still amazing how much more smoothly things go.

Yes, sometimes being nice doesn’t work, and after trying valiantly to be nice, perhaps it’s time to be not nice, (sad but true).

What is tragic though, is that so many

people start out at ‘not nice’, and then there is no place to go but down.

When someone is really not nice to me, my goal is to just politely end the situation while being nice. Smile, be polite, walk them to the door, thank them for their time and wish them good luck, nicely.

It’s amazing, and nobody has to get crazy. In direct comparison to the times I have lost my temper, it’s so much better!

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As I sat there, in the packed community centre filled to standing room only, I saw the sum total of a person’s life and all the people that fondly remembered someone for all the nice things they did. Be nice. You never know how you can change a person’s life and what impact it could have.

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Light the Night Community Walk coming this fall

BY KALISHA MENDONSA RED DEER EXPRESS The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society presents their first Light the Night Community Walk in Red Deer this year to raise awareness of their services and cause.

The Light the Night Community Walk will take place on Oct. 1st at Bower Ponds at 4:30 p.m. Those wishing to participate either as a walker or a volunteer are advised to go to www.lightthenight.ca.

Melanie Seneviratne, fund development manager for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, said she is excited to be able to bring word of the organization’s services to Red Deer and Central Alberta.

“We really want to get exposure of our organization out into other communities.

There is a cancer centre here and the

Ronald McDonald House that we’d like to reach out to,” she said. “We’re looking to expand our exposure. One of the big goals for the organization is to get more people to use our services and resources.

We have books and other resources that we can give not only to our patients, but to caregivers, clinics, cancer centres and non-patient groups. We also work with non-profit groups to help provide resources to anyone who may need it.”

The walk will consist of a few laps around Bower Ponds, with lanterns to Light the Night and serve as a visual representative of those supporting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

“We do like to do our walks in the evening to get the full visual effect of the light in the darkness. It’s a way to show all the different kinds of people who support

our cause and the people we serve,” said Seneviratne. “There are red lanterns for supporters, white for patients and survivors and gold lanterns for the memory of lost ones.”

Seneviratne encourages corporate teams, group sign-ups and individuals to participate. She said all of the money earned from the event will go towards research and programming through the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The walk is a family-friendly, wheelchair accessible, pet-friendly event that is simply meant to gather people together and unite them with a cause.

“I’m hoping we will be able to have a lantern ceremony and a kilometer of hope or silence, to remember those who we have lost and to focus strength for those who are survivors or currently fighting,”

Seneviratne said.

“Really, we just want people to know that we are out there, in the community, ready to support who needs us.”

Participants who raise over $100 will receive a lantern and t-shirt, and there are various donor levels to suit the abilities of individuals and teams.

Volunteers will be needed to help facilitate the event and are encouraged to sign up on the Light the Night web site.

“Some of the services we offer to our patients, caregivers and supporters would make a great connection to this community.”

September is also Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has campaigns running to support this awareness as well. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

Why cancer patients will suffer to protect the lives of addicts How history repeats itself!

Today, politicians are once again ignoring the pain of terminal cancer patients. At the same time they are shooting themselves in the foot by making illogical remarks about pain. This human folly takes me back 37 years.

In January 1979, I wrote a New Year’s resolution in this column to petition the government to legalize medical heroin to ease the agony of terminal cancer patients. I knew that heroin had been used in English hospitals for 90 years, so why not have this painkiller available in North America? But rather than being applauded for my compassion, all hell broke loose.

One well-known cancer specialist labelled me, “A misinformed headline-seeking journalist.”

The Cancer Society argued that morphine was as good as heroin, “In most cases.”

It provided no alternative if you were not one of the “most cases.”

Besides, it’s a physiological fact that heroin is more potent than morphine. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and The Journal of Hospital Pharmacy worried about security.

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JONES admit they had never used it. So much for scientific curiosity!

The volume of negativity around heroin was so intense I decided to visit England and Scotland to get a first-hand look at how heroin was used in these countries.

One of the most heartrending moments was when I visited the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London where children were dying of cancer.

I asked why heroin was prescribed? The nurses replied, “They prefer heroin as it eases their pain and gives them a fuzzy feeling.”

Surely, I thought that was the least that could be done for them.

In London, I interviewed Scotland Yard detectives who told me there was no problem with security.

They and the drug officials in Edinburgh said they had more important problems to worry about.

I discovered that heroin

was the first medication emergency doctors administered to heart attack victims, to relieve their pain and anxiety.

Doctors were also prescribing heroin to women with difficult childbirth and patients with severe burns.

And family physicians told me they always carried heroin in their bags in case they encountered an accident where it was needed. In other words, all I had heard from the medical establishment in Canada was untrue.

So what happened?

On my return I wrote more columns about the medical need of heroin. Finally readers who had lost a loved one and witnessed their final agony, sent me letters and money to promote this cause.

Eventually I delivered 40,000 stamped letters (not e-mails) to the Federal Minister of Health in Ottawa all demanding that politicians legalize heroin for terminal cancer patients.

On Dec. 20th, 1984, the Minister of Health announced the government’s intention to legalize heroin as a painkiller. And $500,000 from readers’ donations then established the GifffordJones Professorship in Pain Control and Palliative Care at the University of Toronto

Medical School.

So 37 years later?

Now the Minister of Health of Ontario has announced that doctors will no longer be able to prescribe high dose opioids to either addicts or cancer patients. It’s an asinine ruling that must be challenged.

Everyone must ask this question, “Why should a loved one in final agony be denied high doses of opioids just because addicts want to get high?”

The lack of good sense remains the same.

For example, an official associated with this study remarked, “It is reassuring that the vast majority of palliative care patients will not be impacted by this policy.”

Why would anyone make such a foolish statement?

Isn’t there any empathy for others who will be impacted?

Families of the dying should vigorously protest when loved ones suffer from inadequate painkillers.

English specialists told me patients in severe pain do not become addicted to painkillers and can be weaned off huge doses quickly if remission of malignancy occurs.

It’s hard to believe that cancer patients with a few days to live are denied sufficient painkillers for fear of addiction. Today common sense has become an uncommon commodity.

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BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS It was the culmination of years of hard work and practice for Red Deer’s Chaim Schalk, as the 30-year-old beach volleyball player had the opportunity to compete in his first Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro last week.

“The trip was pretty awesome.

It was a pretty amazing experience. Everything involved was really cool and we felt so much support from everyone back home and everyone that was there with us. Just competing on that stage was really, really cool,” said Schalk during a phone interview from Long Beach, California, where he is busy preparing for his next major tournament.

“We worked super hard to do it and (teammate) Ben (Saxton) and I teamed up four years ago and we made it clear that we wanted to go and continue to progress. Obviously the end goal was to make it and to give ourselves a chance to be a medal contending team at the Olympics. And we did all of that.”

Schalk and Saxton fought their way through to the quarterfinals of the men’s beach volleyball tournament before being eliminated in straight sets by the duo of Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen from the Netherlands last week.

Despite coming up short of the medal rounds, Schalk said the team is taking it in stride.

“Things didn’t go quite as well as we would have hoped for, but we know it’s hard. We’ve battled in these tournaments of the same calibre, it’s just that this wasn’t our time.”

Right from the get go of the tournament, the duo were faced with some of the toughest competition they’ve ever seen.

“We were put in, in any beach volleyball tournament, probably the hardest pool that has ever been put together. That’s because

HOMEGROWN - From left, Red Deer native Chaim Schalk spiked the ball past Robert Meeuwsen of the Netherlands during a match at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last week. Schalk, along with his partner Ben Saxton, made it to the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament. photo courtesy of FIVB we had Brazil as the top seed, we had Latvia, who was injured for part of last year so they were ranked lower than what they should have been,” said Schalk, who along with Saxton went into the tournament ranked seventh in the world.

Topping off the four-team pool was Cuba, who don’t play on the World Tour, but according to Schalk are a strong team.

“Going into the tournament we knew it was going to be a grind just to get out of the pool.”

Still, the pair put up some really good fights, coming within two points of toppling the Latvians in their first game of the tournament before upsetting

the Brazilians in three sets in their second.

“Beating Brazil in Brazil was something that I’ll never forget.

That was pretty amazing with that huge crowd and all of the support that we received after, it was really amazing,” Schalk said.

The pair ended up going 1-2 in the pool round, finishing third in their pool. That meant they would have to play a ‘Lucky Loser’ game in order to qualify for the quarter finals.

They were up to the task, as they ousted Poland in straight sets to advance into the elimination matches.

“It was a pretty tough draw to go against Poland and then to

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Unfortunately for Schalk and Saxton, the Dutch team were on their game and were able to oust the Canadians in straight sets.

“In that sense, we know it’s tough because we know that game got away from us a little bit.

That’s a team that we’ve beaten three times and we hadn’t lost to them before,” Schalk said, explaining that on the World Tour, you tend to know where you stand against certain teams.

Upsets aren’t necessarily that

common of an occurrence.

“If you’re top 20 in the world you’ve probably beaten almost every team. This was one team that hadn’t beaten us yet and everything kind of came together for them, this one time, to beat us. It’s kind of frustrating because we had them figured out a little bit. It was just one of those games where nothing was really going how we needed it to go.”

Despite the frustrating way in which their Games ended, Schalk said the team is happy with how they did overall.

“Overall we battled really hard and felt really good about it, obviously, as a whole.”

For the Red Deer College alumnus, the team’s work ethic on the road to Rio is what he is most proud of.

“We wanted to medal, so it was a little disappointing. For the Olympics, that alone, the journey getting there was really special for us, I think. I’m really proud of that.”

Now the duo are preparing for the final Grand Slam tour event of the season, which goes this week in Long Beach, before they get to make their way back to Canadian soil to play in the World Tour finals, which take place in Toronto this year.

“That’s really exciting for us because I’ve never played a big tournament in Canada. Canada, in general, never has World Tour events, so this will be really big for exposure,” Schalk said of the final tournament of the season, which only allows the top 12 teams in the world to compete for the ultimate prize on the tour.

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BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS It’s been a relatively short off season, but the Red Deer Rebels are already preparing for the start of another Western Hockey League season.

After a whirlwind year that saw them go all the way to the semi final of the 2016 MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament as the host team, the Rebels are set to mark the start of the 2016-2017 training camp, which officially opens on Wednesday.

“It’s an exciting time. It’s been a quick turnaround over the summer, obviously not getting done until the end of May because of Memorial Cup and so forth.

But we’re excited about getting started on a new year and having some new faces come to the team, so it’s an exciting time in that regard,” said Rebels’ Head Coach and General Manager Brent Sutter of the camp, which began on Wednesday with main camp and will see rookies begin to roll in on Saturday morning.

The Rebels, who made it all the way to the WHL Eastern Conference Championship last season before hosting the Memorial Cup tournament in May, will be looking

to make another solid run at the playoffs come May next year, Sutter said.

“I like the mindsets of our returning players, what they talked to us about in the exit means, and what leadership they need to take on themselves to help us — again we want to grow as a team and we always want to be playing into May, that’s ultimately your goal,” he said, adding he’s excited about the young crop of players coming into this year’s camp.

“The young guys coming in and being sponges and wanting to learn and get better. They’re all a bunch of good, young kids and they’re all players that want to play. That’s what’s encouraging with our group coming in.”

Sutter added the biggest thing is to be patient with some of the younger players who will be looking to make the leap into major junior hockey from the ranks of Midget teams this season and who will form the core of a slightly younger Rebels team than last season.

“I think the biggest thing with these young guys is we’ve got to be patient with them. They’re all hard working kids, they’re caring kids. We’ve got to bring them in and let them grow. They’re obvi-

ously a big part of our team this year and moving forward into the future. We’re excited about that and we’re excited with the group coming back.

“Hopefully they can take the next step and we can all gel and form some chemistry together so we can be a good team here this season and moving forward.”

With the departures of key players such as Ivan Nikolishin, Adam Helewka, Luke Philp, Haydn Fleury and Jake DeBrusk, Rebels’ fans can expect to see some familiar faces take on bigger roles on the team.

“Every year your older players move on and younger players get to play more prominent roles. They’ll become those last guys that just left, just like those guys were in the year before. You don’t get caught up in certain guys leaving because you know they leave after their 19 or 20 year old year. So some of the young players now, they get put in that prominent role.”

Sutter said players like Adam Musil, Michael Spacek, Grayson Pawlenchuck, Brandon Hagel and Evan Polei will have to step up to become the leadership group of the team.

“I expect them all to be. There are guys

that have been in the league now for three years. I expect them all to help carry that load and help us develop and make our young players better but at the same time make themselves better too. It’s a good group of kids we have coming in.

Now it’s just gelling together and growing as a team.”

He added he’s confident that those guys will be able to step up and fill the void left by graduating players.

“I will tell you one thing. The group that’s coming back, we’re going to see them play hard every night.”

On-ice sessions of the 2016 Red Deer Rebels training camp began on Wednesday and run throughout the week. All ice times are at the ENMAX Centrium and are open to the public. The training camp will culminate in the annual Black and White Game, which is scheduled for Aug. 31st at 7 p.m. Free tickets are available at all Central Alberta McDonald’s locations or for a $2 donation at the door in support of the Red Deer Firefighter’s Athletic Fund.

The Rebels play their first pre season game on Sept. 2nd at 7 p.m. at home against the Edmonton Oil Kings. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com

Central Alberta Buccaneers move onto final

BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS Orange flags were raining from the sky on an otherwise clear night in Lacombe, but the Central Alberta Buccaneers are heading to the Alberta Football League final for the first time ever after defeating the St. Albert Stars 43-24 in semi final action at ME Global Athletic Park last Saturday.

In what Bucs Head Coach Devon Hand described as one of the sloppiest games his team has played this season, the Pirate Crew found a way to come up with a victory over a Stars defense that wasn’t willing to give the Bucs’ offensive juggernaut any kind of ground.

“That, without a doubt, and I’ve been involved with football for over 20 years now, that was the ugliest football game I’ve been a part of,” Hand said of the win, which saw the team struggle to find a groove on either side of the ball due to a number of penalties, bad decisions and turnovers.

“We didn’t show up, first of all, to compete. We had that going against us.

There were issues with officiating, which I won’t comment on other than that. We had players ejected, we had disruptions.

We had just every negative thing that you could really factor into a football game,

we saw all of that today.”

After taking their bye week to rest and relax, the top seed Bucs came into the game with all of the confidence in the world.

Quarterback Brandon Leyh had just come off a regular season where he set or tied the AFL record in nearly every major category and didn’t throw a single interception.

They had every reason to be confident, too, as the last time they played the Stars, the Bucs came away with a convincing 44-8 victory.

Right from the get-go, though, it became apparent that this game wasn’t going to be anything like the last one, as the Stars’ defense were successfully able to limit the Bucs’ potent offense for the majority of the first half, including holding Leyh and the Bucs to a season low two points in the first quarter.

“That was a frustrating one, to say the least. I don’t think we played very well offensively or defensively,” said Leyh, who passed for four touchdowns and 431 yards, but threw his first two interceptions in the victory, which means the Bucs will move on to play the always dangerous Fort McMurray Monarchs, who defeated the Calgary Gators 32-20 in the other semi final game, in the AFL final in Lacombe this Saturday.

“Luckily I don’t think we gave Fort Mac or Calgary anything to watch on film,

because that’s pretty much as bad as we can play in my opinion.”

It took until the second quarter for the team to get into their usual rhythm, as Leyh eventually broke his offense’s silence with a touchdown pass, the first of four, to wide receiver and former Mount Allison University teammate Josh Blanchard early in the second quarter.

Blanchard was easily the star of the night for the home team, putting up 253 yards on seven catches and completing all four of Leyh’s touchdown passes.

Despite the fantastic play of the quarterback and receiver, the Bucs still struggled throughout the game. Penalties marred the team on both sides of the ball, as they lost several big plays and scoring plays due to orange flags on the field.

“I’m not sure what the league record is in a playoff game for penalties, but I’m pretty sure we have that now,” Hand said, adding the team’s focus now has to be on preparing for that all important AFL final matchup against Fort Mac this Saturday.

“There’s so many lessons to be learned from this game. If we take anything like the product today and try to take this against Fort McMurray next week, we’re going to get beaten and beaten badly.

Discipline is huge.”

FIGHTING THROUGH - Clockwise from left, Ron Lee of the Central Alberta Buccaneers tried to return a punt while Terrence Yamasaki and Erik Kyler of the St. Albert Stars tried to defend during Alberta Football League semi-final action at MEGlobal Athletic Park in Lacombe last weekend. The Bucs came away with a 43-24 victory to secure a spot in the AFL final.

Zachary Cormier/Red Deer Express “I think we took a step backwards today, so we’ve just got to get back to where we were and how we were playing a couple of weeks ago. Obviously we’re excited to play in the big game, but it’s a little bittersweet at this point.”

The last time the two sides met the Bucs managed to eke out a 43-42 come-from-behind vic-

tory over the team that eliminated them from last year’s playoffs.

“Fort McMurray’s a very, very, very good team. We beat them by one point and to come from behind and to barely eke out a win against them — they’re incredibly hungry, they’re talented and they’re motivated and they’re not doing the things that we’re

doing,” Hand said.

The Alberta Football League final will take place this Saturday at ME Global Athletic Park starting at 6 p.m. The winner of that game will go on to host the Northern Football Conference champion Greater Toronto Area (GTA) All Stars in the national championship game. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com

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HOMES & LIVING

UNIQUE - This open kitchen in a Cachet Fine Homes show home in Blackfalds boasts neutral colours to compliment the highly functional design.

Kalisha Mendonsa/Red Deer Express

Painting your home can make all the difference Guess what - I’m painting again.

If you follow my article I’m sure you are not surprised by this announcement!

Kim

WYSE I’m such a fan of how paint can change a room and brighten a space and even if you buy premium paint at $70/gallon it is still the least expensive form of redecorating an entire room.

I’ve dug into my decorative accessories recently too, taking items that I am still fond of and giving them a lift and a new lease on life. I have several large metal items which are unique and still loved but they are in the sage green tones that I have decorated with for years.

I have decided to re-purpose some of them for another room and have taken the hammered metal finishes to them and then added some silver highlights which bring out the embossing on the metal.

I’m pretty proud of the results and still love these items - even more so now that they are shiny and bright!

Painting is a love/hate thing with me and even though I love the results I dislike the prep and actual painting doesn’t thrill me much either. It seems that in every project there is that ‘I will never be done’ feeling as you shuffle through the mess and debris and then suddenly that last stroke or roll is on the wall and you stand back and pat yourself on the back for a job well done.

After so many painting projects I have learned a few key tips to help keep my sanity and I am happy to share them with you.

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Buy good equipment and keep it maintained. Invest in better brushes with natural fibres and make sure to clean them at the end of each project.

Polyester bristles leave hard, deep lines in paint which do not level as well as a natural bristle and they also leave pieces of brush behind which is ridiculously frustrating if you find it after the paint is dry.

If your project is stretching out over a few days you can store brushes and rollers in plastic bags for the next day so you don’t have to wash then out every day but when the project is done carefully clean and dry your brushes. A good quality brush will last you for years if you take care of the bristles.

Skip the cheap paint, it’s not worth it!

You don’t need to buy top of the line products but stay away from the builder grade products. Many lines of paint have a mid-line product which will suit

your needs and you will discover how satisfying it is painting with a better product.

The paint has more viscosity, it splatters less and it covers in one or two coats.

If you are choosing a dark colour it is especially important to chose a quality paint and do two coats rather than a cheaper brand which forces you into several coats to get the same results.

Patience and prep will give you a superior finish. Fill holes carefully and sand smooth then gently wipe walls with a solution of water and TSP (ask the paint people).

Once the walls are dry give ample time and air movement between coats and your paint finish will be strong and smooth.

Happy painting!

Kim Wyse is a local freelance designer. Find her on facebook at ‘Ask a Designer/Ask a Realtor’.

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From pre-approval to getting the keys – your step by step guide After diligently saving your pennies and carefully managing your credit to be as strong as possible, you are finally ready to start house hunting for that perfect dream home.

Pam

PIKKERT Between you and your new life lies the seemingly terrifying mortgage process so let’s go over what you can expect so there are no surprises along the way.

1. Pre-approval - the first step should always be to choose a great mortgage professional. Referrals from friends and family and your real estate agent can help with this. You are trusting the largest loan you are likely to take to this person so make sure they know what they are doing. They are going to take an application, pull your credit and determine what your maximum purchase price will be. You will be asked to provide a whole bunch of paperwork to verify your information • Letter of employment and pay stub • Down payment verification • Two year’s Notice of Assessment and/ or T4’s • Void cheque This list is the very least of what you may be asked for.

If you are self-employed, separated, previously bankrupt, new to Canada, receive bonuses or many other scenarios then you will likely be asked for much more.

Given the current state of the economy and the record levels of attempted mortgage fraud, the banks have to be very careful these days.

The other real benefit to the pre-approval is that you can house hunt with confidence knowing that your entire situation has been assessed. You will not look at homes out of your price range either which can save you the heartache of falling for a home you cannot afford.

It also makes your offer very strong if you find yourself in a competition with another buyer.

2. Approval - hopefully you provided the bulk of the paperwork for the pre-approval but you may be asked for updated information such as a more recent pay stub or bank statement.

At this point your application is reassessed by the lender.

They will take a look at the property you are purchasing and make sure it fits their guidelines. Then it is sent off for mortgage default insurer approval and once there you will get the official approval to sign. Make sure that you do not remove the financing condition until all lender conditions are met. Your mortgage professional will tell you when that is.

3. Final steps - once you have met all of the conditions, the lender will send the paperwork over to the lawyer’s office. It takes the lawyer a few days to get things ready for you to sign and when you go you will be asked for the balance of the down payment in the form of a bank draft, two forms of ID and a void cheque.

The day of funding, the lender sends the funds to the lawyer who sends them to the seller’s lawyer who upon receipt of the funds gives the all clear and you will be given the keys to your new home.

It is a great idea to call your lender a bit after the mortgage closes to make sure everything is set up the way you wanted.

Make sure to ask questions at each stage of the mortgage process.

The onus is on you as the person signing the contract to understand the loan you are being offered and the terms it comes with. There are so many resources available to you as a home buyer that it is easy to learn a bit about mortgages before you sign.

It can seem a bit daunting but we broke it down into bite size pieces so you will be ready to navigate it like a boss and before you know it the realtor will be handing you your keys and your new life can begin.

Pam Pikkert is a mortgage broker with Dominion Lending Centres - Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.

Homes sales drop in July Residential sales reported through the MLS System of the Central Alberta Realtors Association numbered 374 units in July. That was a decline of 26.5% down from July of last year.

On a year-to-date basis, home sales numbered 2,352 over the first seven months of 2016. This was a decrease of 17.3% from the same period in 2015.

Sales activity in all of Alberta fell 16% from July of last year as well.

New listings numbered 938 units in July, up 9.3% from levels in July 2015.

There were 3,523 active residential listings on the at the end of July, rising 19.2% from levels at the end of July 2015.

There were also 9.4 months of inventory at the end of July this year, up

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from 5.8 months reported at the end of July last year and above the longrun average for this time of year. The number of months of inventory is the number of months it would take to sell current inventories at the current rate of sales activity. The dollar value of all home sales in July this year was $116.9 million, down 28.3% from July of last year. The dollar value of home sales in all of Alberta declined 14.2% from July of 2015.

Sales of all types of properties totalled 398 units in July. This was down 24.8% compared to July of last year.

The total value of all property sales amounted to $126.8 million in July, down 26.8% on a year-over-year basis.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016

RED DEER EXPRESS 31

View the Clues Contest

Read to Win!

Below are five phone numbers that appear inside our clients’ ads in this week’s Express (includes Special Features & Supplements) Simply match the phone number to the business, fill out the contest form and drop it off at the Express office prior to draw deadline listed.

Note: Express office is closed between noon and 1pm daily.

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403-346-3356

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Fill-in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.

Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started.

Remember: You must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

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