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Partnerships making dream of inclusive playscape come true Access for All Barrier-Free PlayScape Project to be complete by 2018

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Unbeknownst to the Mattie McCullough team, the Rotary Club of Red Deer Sunrise was looking for a perfect location to build their ideal barrier-free playscape, designed to integrate all citizens of the City together in play.

The worlds of these two community groups have collided in a spectacular way that has led to the development of the Access for All Barrier-Free PlayScape Project, which is expected to be completed in its entirety by 2018.

“Our side of the idea for the playground came from a group of Grade 2 students at our school who recognized that a student in a wheelchair wasn’t able to get to the playground to play with them. Their teacher, Mrs. Evans, encouraged them to take action against things they didn’t think were right and write letters to the City about the issue,” said Mattie McCullough Vice Principal Kim Kirkwood.

“We had a conversation with the City and our school council to look at ideas for how to fix this issue. Through some conversations, we were eventually put in contact with the Sunrise Rotary Club. Fortunately for us, they were looking to do something with a barrier-free, wheelchair accessible playground in town, but they were having trouble finding a location to build the park.”

The playscape is expected to come in at a grand total of approximately $500,000 - money that will be generated and used over the course of three phases and three years. Rotary Clubs in the City, the City of Red Deer and other parties, including the Rett Syndrome Society of Alberta, are currently working through the details of how best to roll out the project and are managing funds towards the build.

“We’ve had conversations with occupational and physical therapists and parents to look at types of equipment that would be most useful and beneficial. Some of the equipment we’re purchasing will allow children and adults the freedom to play independently, which is something we’re looking for,” said Kirkwood, emphasizing the need for a truly inclusive playscape for all people.

“There are quite a few group homes in the area as well and we’d hope those young and older adults in those homes will be able have full access to the playscape as well. We recognize that there are lots of families where grandparents are actively

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COMMUNITY BUILDING - Students of Mattie McCullough School stand with their former teacher, Anastasia Evans (back left) and display their many letters that were sent to the City as the students aspired to seek change after realizing their classmates who were in wheelchairs were unable to access the playground with them.

Kalisha Mendonsa/Red Deer Express still involved in children’s lives, and this chairing the project on behalf of his fellow will provide a safe place for families to all Rotarians, and said he’s extremely excited to be a part of it. play together.”

“It’s a great idea to me because it helps out Kirkwood said the project will hopefully help to rebuild community spirit and such a large number and variety of people. develop relationships across a variety of It’s low-cost for users - free - and a great long-term project, which demographics. She says is a good investment the playscape is an opin our community. It’s portunity for community members to get to know “I SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES also timely in that our economy doesn’t allow each other and have fun THIS PLAYGROUND CAN a lot of people to enjoy while doing so.

PROVIDE TO THE FAMILIES this level of activity and “I see the opportuniOF CENTRAL ALBERTA. IT’S involvement with other ties this playground can ABOUT FREEDOM TO PLAY people at a low cost,” provide to the families AND THAT’S IMPORTANT.” Burchnall said. of Central Alberta. It’s “It was kind of a parabout freedom to play allel path that we’d been and that’s important,” KIM KIRKWOOD on. Rotary was looking at she said. this project independent “With some of the of Mattie McCullough equipment we’re purchasing, people will truly be independent and Mattie McCullough was looking at it and able to play as they wish. The kids can independent of Rotary, but we’ve found be with their friends and access the park each other now. We looked at a couple and actively get engaged in play, rather of other locations that didn’t necessarily than sitting to the side and watching. It’s work for our vision or for the City and the best thing for our kids, and that’s why Mattie McCullough has a perfect space. We were a little concerned that with Mattie we’re going to do it.”

Sunrise Rotary member Grant Burchnall is McCullough being an elementary school,

they might have wanted to design it around that age group for children but their vision actually aligned very well with ours in terms of being inclusive for people of all ages.”

The park will be specially designed to accommodate children, young adults, adults and elderly people, with or without mobility restrictions such as wheelchairs.

Much of the equipment promotes play that is independently driven, even for those with wheelchairs. There will be a number of pieces that will require assistance for those with mobility issues and there will also be designs put into the project that accommodate able-bodied persons.

The park will be put together in three separate phases. The first includes the fundraising portion and park expansion to the existing structure. The second phase is the production of a zip-line and the third phase is the creation of a naturescape element.

As well, the City of Red Deer has committed to creating paved access points for community members through a variety of connections to the area.

Developments will continue to be shared by members of Rotary Clubs, Mattie McCullough school and the City of Red Deer. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

City council approved medical marijuana facility Adjacent landowners speak against facility during public hearing

BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS After much discussion and debate over the last couple of months, City council approved rezoning in Queen’s Business Park to allow for a medical marijuana facility.

An application was received from Medcan Solutions Incorporated to allow for a federally licensed medical marijuana facility to be located at 94 Burnt Park Drive. The property is located in the west QE2 Business Park, west of the QEII Hwy. The re-zoning application initially went to the City’s municipal planning commission, but in July members deferred the issue to City council. The re-zoning required an amendment to the current I1 Light Industrial Land Use District as this is not a use currently allowed in this district.

The application proposed to use an existing 35,000 sq. ft. vacant building. The proposal was for the medical marijuana facility only with no retail sales, no advertis-

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ing and no signage permitted in relation to the facility as it is strictly prohibited by federal regulations.

Before the public hearing began, Mayor Tara Veer excused herself from Council Chambers declaring a conflict of interest after the applicant approached her to discuss the matter outside of formal discussions.

As well, Councillor Dianne Wyntjes excused herself as she has a relative who owns property near the site who spoke at the public hearing Monday night.

A number of landowners and business owners as well as members of the general public spoke during the public hearing.

Marvin Sandstra, a landowner in the area, spoke against the rezoning.

“It will attract a lot of undesirables trying to break in. I am not opposed to a medical marijuana facility in Red Deer but I am opposed to the location. If council approves this, it will set a precedent for other locations. It will be difficult for council to turn down

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Allan Fertig, a business owner in the area, also expressed his opposition to the rezoning.

“We have customers from Western Canada, it doesn’t matter if they are cattle farmers from the west country or someone buying a motorhome, some people don’t believe in this. They are going to show up and have to smell odour and I shouldn’t have to explain why there is marijuana odour traveling through my lot,” he said. “It’s embarrassing to hear that Red Deer has the second highest crime rate in Canada, but it is something that has been going on for a long time. My business costs me $50,000 a year in damages and theft.

There is no police presence in Queen’s Industrial Park none, zero.

“Crime out there is so bad they steal the boards off my fence. I don’t think we need to move from the second highest crime rate in Canada to the number one city.

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“Crime in Queen’s Industrial Park is rampant and we are not protected.”

In regards to concern of odour, Tara Lodewyk, director of planning services for the City, said if a development order is granted and they are in violation, there will be a stop work order.

Wendy Konschuk, director and co-founder of MedCan Solutions said changes to the original proposal have been made after initially hearing concern from area landowners.

“We’ve revised our original facility design in order to accommodate the I1 zoning and concerns around odour - specifically we will reduce the number of flowering plants dramatically and instead use the majority of

the space for pharmaceutical laboratory operations.

Our primary production site will be located elsewhere,” she said.

Konschuk added the opportunity to open such a business in Central Alberta came after the building they will be occupying became vacant. “The building owners are investors and they built the building for the oilfield industry but with the crash of the economy, the building has been left vacant.”

Councillor Tanya Handley said the majority of businesses she has heard from are not in favour of the rezoning to allow for a medical marijuana facility.

“These businesses went to this business park knowing what types of business

would be allowed in the area and we’ve had several different conversations in the past about spot zoning and site exceptions and their impacts on the area,” she said.

Councillor Lynne Mulder thinks the businesses will benefit from the medical marijuana facility being in the area.

“I heard tonight that there will be no odour and if there is an odour, bang-go, it’s gone,” she said. “That reassures me. We have the right in our bylaw that we can act on that.”

Council voted in favour of the rezoning with Councillors Buck Buchanan, Frank Wong and Handley voting against the motion. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

Malley appeal today

BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS Convicted murderer Brian Malley will have his appeal heard today after it was adjourned this past spring.

Malley, 57, who is appealing his conviction, was to have his appeal spoken to in the Alberta Court of Appeals on May 4th. It was initially scheduled for last fall and was put over to Jan. 6th before being adjourned to last May and rescheduled for Sept. 14th.

On Feb. 24th, 2015 he was found guilty of first-degree murder, causing an explosion of an explosive substance likely to cause serious bodily harm, death or serious damage to property and sending or delivering to a person an explosive device in relation to the death of Victoria Shachtay in 2011.

Malley was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years – an automatic sentence for a first-degree murder conviction. He was also sentenced to serve four years concurrently with the life sentence for the explosive charges he was convicted of – two years for each charge.

Meanwhile, Malley’s charges stem after an explosion occurred inside Shachtay’s Innisfail residence in November 2011. The

incident occurred after a package disguised as a Christmas gift was delivered to the home which RCMP confirmed was the source of the explosion.

Malley was arrested in Red Deer on May 25th, 2012. Shachtay, 23, was disabled and in a wheelchair from a car collision that happened in 2004. She was also a single mother to a then seven-year-old girl.

Investigation showed Malley had known Shachtay for a number of years and acted as her financial adviser. Shachtay received a settlement of $575,000 after her accident. A $200,000 loan was also taken out on behalf of Shachtay. All of that money was gone within four years. Malley also supported her from his own personal account in the amount of $44,000. During the course of the six-week long trial, 50 witnesses testified and 100 exhibits were entered.

After the verdict was handed down former Crown Prosecutor Anders Quist said this case was one of the most cold-blooded that he has ever encountered. “The evidence shows him having worked on this bomb from July of 2011 to Nov. 25th of 2011. To carefully and methodically put those pieces together over that time with the intent to kill – that is pretty cold.” efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

RED DEER EXPRESS 5

COURT BRIEFS SENTENCING SET FOR MURDERER

by Erin Fawcett

LACOMBE MAN IN COURT

A date for sentencing has been set for a man who was found criminally responsible for second degree murder in May. Justice Eldon Simpson rejected the defense claims that Mark Damien Lindsay was suffering from mental illness at the time he killed his girlfriend, Dana Turner, 31, in 2011. Her body was found in a ditch near Innisfail.

Lindsay, 29, who is the adopted son of a former Edmonton police chief, admitted to murdering Turner by stabbing her in the eyes with a pencil, strangling her and running over her with a vehicle.

Lindsay’s lawyers had argued over the course of his trial, held earlier this year, that Lindsay was not criminally responsible for Turner’s death and that he was suffering from schizophrenia at the time of the murder.

Simpson handed down his decision in Red Deer’s Court of Queen’s Bench in May. “I am not satisfied that he was suffering from a disease of the mind at the time of the offense,” he said at the time, adding he believed Lindsay knew what he was doing. “His conduct after showed purposeful and logical steps to cover up.”

Lindsay, who remains in custody at the Edmonton Remand Centre, will be sentenced on Jan. 5th.

TRIAL DATE SET FOR CONNATTY A trial date has been set for the case of a man charged with impaired driving causing death.

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

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

His trial will be held Feb. 20th, 2018 to March 2nd, 2018.

The case of a Lacombe man charged with counselling to commit murder continues in Red Deer.

Robert John Bjorkman, 51, of Lacombe was charged after an investigation of several months.

On April 28th, Red Deer RCMP received information that led them to open an investigation regarding a man suspected of counselling to commit murder.

Red Deer RCMP arrested Bjorkman without incident on July 28th with assistance from Lacombe Police Service. Bjorkman will return to court on this matter on Sept. 21st.

In addition, Bjorkman will stand trial this fall on other charges. He has also been charged with assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement, threats to cause bodily harm and two counts of failing to comply with probation. He has pleaded not guilty to these charges.

Trial dates for these matters are set for Oct. 7th in Red Deer. Bjorkman has been released on bail.

ATTEMPTED MURDER SUSPECT IN COURT A man charged with attempted murder after a shooting in the Mountview neighbourhood on Aug. 14th sent a woman to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries has appeared in court.

RCMP identified Joshua Severin as a suspect early in the investigation and issued a warrant for his arrest. Red Deer police officers located Severin in a mobile home in the Creekside Estates Trailer Park on 34th St. the morning of Aug. 19th and arrested him without incident.

He has been charged with attempted murder with a firearm, using a firearm to commit an indictable offence, pointing a firearm and possession of a prohibited firearm. He returns to court Setp. 14th.

CORY PICARD IN COURT A man who allegedly shot at the downtown police station made another appearance in court.

Cory Daniel Picard, 21, is charged with using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, mischief/damage to property over $5,000 and uttering threats.

RCMP received the first report at 3:15 p.m. on March 14th that a maroon coloured Ford truck was driving through the Normandeau area and that the occupants were shooting at street signs.

That was followed by a second call at 3:30 p.m. locating the truck in the area of the downtown RCMP detachment. Concurrently, two second-storey windows in the lobby of the downtown RCMP detachment were struck by an unknown type of firearm or replica firearm, resulting in the glass pebbling but not shattering, thanks to its protective coating.

Picard, who has been granted bail, will return to court Oct. 18th for summary disposition.

MEN CHARGED WITH MURDER MAKE APPEARANCE Two men charged after the death of a Red Deer man last November made a recent court appearance in Red Deer. Bill Georgopoulos, 35, and Andrew Werth, 21, are each charged with one count of manslaughter and one count of accessory after the fact to murder in relation to the death of Alan Beach who was stabbed outside of a Red Deer pub on Nov. 18th. The pair were arrested in Calgary in June.

On Nov. 18th shortly after 9 p.m. the Red Deer RCMP were called to a disturbance at an establishment located in the Village Mall.

Upon arrival, EMS and RCMP located one person who was suffering with stab wounds. Beach, 31, of Red Deer was transported to the hospital where he later died. Georgopoulos will return to court Sept.

14th, while Werth returns Sept. 21st.

MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD LURING On Aug. 18th, Innisfail RCMP entered into an investigation with regards to a sexual assault and child luring incident involving a 13-year-old male.

Nathan Pixley, 24, of Innisfail, has been charged with one count of sexual assault, one count of distributing sexually explicit material to a child, one count of luring a person under 16 years by means of telecommunication, one count of sexual interference, one count of invitation to sexual touching, and three counts of failing to comply with a probation order. Pixley will return to court Sept. 14th.

JUSTIN MUELLER TO BE SENTENCED A Red Deer man will be sentenced next week after pleading guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman last December.

Justin Chase Mueller, 29, was charged with committing a sexual assault with a weapon, committing robbery with a weapon, kidnapping, uttering threats and theft over $5,000.

The charges stem from an incident that took place on Dec. 3rd, when police said at approximately 12:20 a.m. a 20-year-old female was leaving her place of employment, a hotel, on Gasoline Alley. Police said a lone male came to her drivers’ side door and brandished a knife. The male forced the female to get in the passenger seat and they departed.

The male drove to the Westerner Grounds and then to the CIBC situated on 22nd St. in Red Deer where he brought the female into the vestibule and coerced her to withdraw money from her account at knifepoint. The male then took the female to a rural location near Penhold where he sexually assaulted her. The male then drove the female back to Red Deer and dropped her off at a convenience store in the Inglewood area. Police said the male left with the female’s vehicle. The RCMP were contacted and an immediate investigation was undertaken to identify this perpetrator.

On Dec. 3rd at approximately 8:20 a.m. the female’s 2014 Hyundai Tucson was recovered on the west side of Gasoline Alley in a construction site. On Dec. 5th at 9:30 p.m., the Edmonton Police Service arrested Mueller on the warrant issued by the Blackfalds RCMP Detachment in connection to this incident.

Mueller had called police from a residence in Edmonton and said that he would like to turn himself in. The Edmonton Police Service tactical unit attended the residence and he was arrested without incident. Earlier that day, an arrest warrant had been issued for Mueller after police identified him as the suspect in the attack.

In a court appearance earlier this year, Mueller pleaded guilty to the events. He will be sentenced Sept. 22nd.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

OPINION

The controversy surrounding a medical marijuana facility No matter which side of the fence you may find yourself on in terms of a medical marijuana facility location in Red Deer, City council has approved the City’s first facility after months of wrangling over where it should be located.

This will be only the second facility in Alberta at this time.

Businesses in the area have been extremely vocal on the issue, concerned about everything from increased crime in the area - Queen’s Business Park - to odour of marijuana, a drop in property values and a jump in traffic congestion in the area as well.

It seemed at Monday night’s public hearing that although business and land owners in the area were against the rezoning to allow for the medical marijuana facility, there was a bigger issue at hand.

Speakers indicated rampant crime in the area that is already happening with

absolutely no police presence or support coming from the City of Red Deer. We heard business owners also complaining that when they did call the RCMP for assistance, the local police force didn’t even know that area was part of Red Deer.

Many business owners also say they are forking out their own money to hire private security companies to ensure property losses are kept at a minimum.

Concerns over road maintenance by the City were also expressed with one presenter saying that in the wintertime, she had to gather up her own convoy of plows to make the roads passable.

After hearing these concerns, councillors were surprised by the allegations and vowed to take action.

As for the facility - from Medcan Solutions Incorporated - the property is located in the west QE2 Business Park, west of the QEII Hwy.

Wendy Konschuk, director and co-founder of MedCan Solutions, said changes to the original proposal had been made after initially hearing concern from area landowners.

She said the company has revised their original facility design in order to accommodate the I1 Industrial zoning and concerns around odour - specifically to reduce the number of flowering plants dramatically and instead use the majority of the space for pharmaceutical laboratory operations. The flowering plants, council learned, is what omits the odour.

The application proposed to use an existing 35,000 sq. ft. vacant building.

The proposal was for the medical marijuana facility only with no retail sales, no advertising and no signage permitted in relation to the facility as it is strictly prohibited by federal regulations.

In regards to concern of odour, Tara

Lodewyk, director of planning services for the City, said if the applicant is in violation, there will be a stop work order issued.

Although the subject is one of controversy, only time will tell what the potential benefits or disadvantages will be for those in that particular area.

Also, it’s worth remembering that this is about medical marijuana and not simply the recreational use of the substance.

There’s no doubt it’s the wave of the future so to speak, so many are looking to this as a new means of health support and pain management.

It is anticipated that City council will have more decisions to make in regards to marijuana in the future as the federal government is looking to legalize the use of marijuana in 2017. We don’t think those decisions will be as straightforward as the one made regarding the medical marijuana facility.

Changing Canada’s voting system will dilute voter power Any reform of the federal electoral process is doomed to failure, because there’s no better way of electing MPs than the way we do it now.

The Liberal government is pushing ahead with its campaign commitment to ensure that, “2015 will be the last federal election conducted under the firstpast-the-post (FPTP) voting system.”

It claims that FPTP, where the candidate with the most votes in a riding becomes the MP, is bad.

But it doesn’t pretend to know what would be better. In pursuit of a promised ‘national engagement process’, a committee of MPs is trying to find a better way.

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PEPALL world votes by FPTP. Voting is a procedure for making decisions. When people who want to do something together have talked it over, someone will likely say, “Let’s put it to a vote,” by which they mean, “Let’s decide.”

When there are more than two options, there may not be a majority for one. We all accept majority rule. But many people are disturbed when an MP is elected with only 31% of the vote. Or when a party wins 54 per cent of the seats in the House of Commons with only 39%

of the popular vote, as the Liberals did last October.

We shouldn’t be disturbed by these numbers.

Plurality rule is just as valid a basis of democratic decision-making as majority rule. Schemes to produce a majority where there is none or give every theory or interest championed by a party a proportionate share in government prevent voters from deciding and holding those they elect accountable.

In a recent essay for the Fraser Institute, I outlined the two broad categories of alternative electoral systems - preferential voting, where voters list their preferences amongst candidates; and proportional representation (PR), where parties present a list of candidates and get seats in proportion to their vote.

Preferential voting may

seem simple to voters. You just mark the candidates one, two, three and so on. But while that system may be only slightly more complicated than voting now, what may happen to the votes is anything but simple. Candidates who lose might have won had they received fewer votes.

And candidates who win might have lost had they received more votes.

Electoral reform can get very technical and complicated. Its advocates imagine this is all a matter of getting it right.

However, the fundamental flaws in preferential voting and other schemes are well-known but ignored by the advocates.

The PR scheme most talked about is mixed member proportional voting. It looks like it offers the best of both worlds, with most MPs still elected

by plurality in ridings and the rest taken from party lists. Voters get two votes – one for their MP and one for a party. What voters may not realize is that the party vote rules. Parties that can’t elect an MP in a riding or elect fewer than their proportion of the party vote get seats to assure they’re proportionately represented. If your riding vote elects an MP, your party vote may count for nothing.

Generally under PR, no party can form a government by itself. Coalitions rule. No party can do what it said it would do and be held accountable. Who governs is not decided by the election but in negotiations after the election, beyond voters’ control. Some parties are permanently in power. Some are permanently excluded. Bums are never thrown out.

In Germany, what looks like a choice between the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats ends with them both in a grand coalition.

Under PR, voters effectively provide a sample of their opinions and the parties decide who will govern on a basis that might only be explained by game theory. Even the parties don’t know how to play the game. The voters lose control.

If 2015 is the last election when Canadians vote as we have since before Confederation, it may also be the last in which voters decide who governs them.

John T. Pepall is a writer on politics, law and history of Canada, and contributor to a book on electoral reform published by the Fraser Institute.

His column is distributed through Troy Media.

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Feed 500 event set for Red Deer

BY KALISHA MENDONSA RED DEER EXPRESS In an effort to educate about food waste and waste reduction, the City of Red Deer is joining with a few other community partners to proudly host the Feed 500 Red Deer, Set Food Free event.

On Sept. 22nd, citizens are invited to City Hall Park at 11:30 a.m. to enjoy food prepared by Red Deer College cook apprenticeship students - all food that would have otherwise been thrown away.

All of the food used is high quality but may have had a size or aesthetic dysfunction, making it not eligible to be sold in stores. This is a problem that generates vast amounts of food waste and many in the City are working towards a reduction of that waste.

“We’re hoping to give people some practical ideas about how they can realistically reduce their food waste. We want to bring attention to the issue, but more than that we want to help people change their behaviours. On our web site, there are specific ideas and tips on how to actually make that waste reduction a reality,” said Laurin Maris of environmental services with the City of Red Deer.

“I’m really excited about this event, and it’s great to see how excited other people are about this event as well. We’ve had lots of media interest for a couple of months already, and have had great partners step up to help out. We’ve got the Downtown Business Association, CAPRA, Recycling Council of Alberta and Red Deer College, who has been instrumental.”

Maris said she’s pleased to have been able to speak directly with producers,

growers and sellers to address this need and to generate a fantastic meal for the guests of Feed 500 Red Deer.

“I’ve been so impressed by how much enthusiasm and energy and excitement there is from those who want to be involved. I just think it’s a great idea,” she said. “We approached local grocery stores and talked to them about what kinds of food waste they have. We did the same thing with producers. We understood that there is no exact answer for when it comes down to the actual event week, but we got ideas about what is usually left and what quantities they have leftover.

“From there, it’s all up to the magic of the Red Deer College cooking apprenticeship program.”

Red Deer City council recently supported a motion to support a federal tax credit for producers to be able to donate food rather than have to throw it away and Maris said this is a display of a small movement towards this reduced food waste lifestyle.

“Food waste happens at many levels production, in transport and at the hand of consumers. What we want to do is draw attention to all of those different levels and help consumers be able to make better choices and reduce their food waste,” Maris said. “There are about 300,000,000 meals worth of edible food that goes into trash or landfills.

“There are actions available and actions being taken that can change the attitudes and perception of understanding food waste and getting the best out of their food.” kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

Subdued hiring climate anticipated for Red Deer Red Deer area employers expect a subdued hiring climate for the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

“Survey data reveals that 10 per cent of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter (October to December), while 12 per cent anticipate cutbacks,” stated Randy Upright, CEO of Manpower’s Alberta region.

Another 78% of employers plan to maintain their current staffing levels in the upcoming quarter.

“With seasonal variations removed from the data, Red Deer’s fourth quarter Net Employment Outlook of minus two per cent is a two percentage point decrease when compared to the previous quarterly Outlook,” said Upright. “It is

also a two percentage point decrease from the Outlook reported during the same time last year, indicating a slow hiring pace for the upcoming months.”

“The hiring climate is expected to be modest heading into the fourth quarter this year,” said Darlene Minatel, vice president, Manpower Canada Operations & Strategic Accounts. “It’s hard to ignore the impact that the sustained lower price of oil has had on the economy.

However, there are certainly some bright spots.

The real estate sector is very strong, especially in the red-hot markets of Toronto and Vancouver.”

Meanwhile, Canadian employers overall expect a mild hiring climate for job seekers in the fourth quarter of 2016, with employers in the finance, insurance

and real estate sector reporting the strongest job prospects according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

With seasonal variations removed from the data, the Net Employment Outlook of 8% is a two percentage point increase compared to both the previous quarter and the Outlook reported during the same time last year.

The survey of over 1,900 employers across Canada reveals that 14% plan to increase their staffing levels in the fourth quarter of 2016, while 9% anticipate cutbacks.

Of the employers surveyed, 76% expect their current staffing levels to remain unchanged and 1% are unsure about their hiring intentions for the upcoming quarter.

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Council hears more plans for Riverlands

BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS Red Deer City council heard about more plans for the Riverlands area and tabled first reading of two bylaws in regards to the area.

Two bylaws were considered during Monday’s meeting which included the realignment of Alexander Way and the height of buildings on the former Electric, Light and Power site - both of which were concerns expressed during an open house held earlier this summer.

Administration’s recommendation in regards to Alexander Way is to realign the roadway with no redevelopment of the existing road right of way for a minimum of 10 years and to allow the height of buildings on the former Electric, Light and Power site be a maximum of eight storeys or 25.5 metres.

Council tabled both recommendations.

During administration’s presentation, council also heard three new districts will be included in

the Riverlands area. The Riverlands Taylor Drive District will provide a commercial transition between historical downtown, the Red Deer Regional Hospital and residential area in Riverlands. The emphasis of uses include more intensive types of commercial and office uses than in the other Riverlands land use districts with the potential for residential uses.

The commercial district includes the area formerly known as Cronquist Park as well as lands further along 47th St. (Alexander Way), adjacent to the Riverwalk and an existing strip mall at the corner of 55th Ave. and 43rd St. New commercial uses within this district will compliment new and existing commercial and residential development in Riverlands. Existing businesses will be allowed to continue their use and will be able to apply for intensification and/or expansion as a discretionary use.

The primary residential district will accommodate a variety of multi-family housing forms and types in close proximity to com-

mercial uses. Commercial uses within mixed-use developments contemplated in this district are compatible to the residential development.

Riverlands will also include three public squares - the Welcome Square, Cronquist Square and Riverwalk Square.

The vision for the Riverlands area is a vibrant, mixed use neighbourhood that capitalizes on the river as a major public amenity. It was first presented to council in 2000. Since then, development concepts including design elements, land use and zoning have been further refined in the proposed 2016 Riverlands Area Structure Plan.

“This doesn’t feel right to me yet,” said Councillor Buck Buchanan. “For me, it seems like we still are traffic orientated in here. We are going to get one chance to redevelop this and it seems to be vehicular run as opposed to people run.”

The item will be back for council’s consideration in four weeks. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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Parkland CLASS latest recipient of 100 Men donation

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good. It seems like the charities that involve kids are usually quite successful. I think the reason why is because it really touches people’s hearts. As they were presenting, I know I wasn’t alone in thinking, what if that was my child?

How would I handle that?

“I’m so glad that there is an organization to be there for these children with such special needs and that supports the families of these children.”

Many of the children who are involved with Parkland CLASS require specialized physiotherapy and the funds from 100 Men Red Deer will be used to purchase equipment that will help to exercise the children as well as allow them to have some fun.

The group has now hosted seven events, with funds being distributed across a variety of community outlets. The previous recipients of the 100 Men group include Turning Point, the Red Deer and District Food Bank Society and many others.

The group 100 Women Who Care is the female

The group 100 Men Red Deer helped out local charity Parkland Community Living and Supports Society (CLASS) to the tune of approximately $7,000 through 100 Men’s most recent meeting.

Katrina Silbernagel of Parkland CLASS delivered a heartfelt speech to the 100 Men Red Deer group, and ultimately won them over.

The money donated by 100 Men Red Deer will be put towards specialized care equipment that will help the children under Parkland CLASS’s care to be able to enjoy physical activity that suits their needs and works with physical limitations.

“Parkland CLASS were the lucky recipients of the donation last night, and they’re going to be able to take all of that money this week. From that point, they will issue tax receipts for our donors,” said 100 Men Red Deer board member Dan Sims.

“The presentation was

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version of 100 Men Red Deer, and the two groups are hoping to come to-

gether for the final meetings of 2016. Sims said the planning is still underway

and that no official dates have been chosen for either groups’ final meeting as coordination, deliberation and discussions still need to take place.

Lee Meckelberg, fellow board member to Sims, said there are a variety of reasons he enjoys being part of the organization, but the main idea is the simplicity of the events.

“I like to call this method ‘guerrilla fundraising’ - it’s quick, it’s easy and it shows results. The men

who come to our meetings will each commit $100 and the charities are right here with us,” he said.

“We’re literally handing them an envelope full of money and you can see the excitement firsthand and know where the money will be put to use.”

Details will be released on the 100 Men Red Deer web site and social media profiles regarding the dates of their final 2016 meeting. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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FLK Taoist Tai Chi® Beginner Classes starting this month.

Connect mind, body and spirit as you experience the health benefits of Taoist Tai Chi ®.

Bring indoor shoes, wear comfortable clothing and come play with us. Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi ™ is a volunteer charitable organization located at 4419-50th Ave (behind Scotia Bank in the Safeway parking area in downtown Red Deer).

Beginner Classes start the week of Sept. 12th. Daytime - Monday/Friday 11 a.m. to noon. Tuesday/Thursday 9:3010:30 a.m. Evening - Monday/ Wednesday 6-7 p.m.; Tuesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. Classes are also held in Lacombe, Rimbey, Sylvan Lake and Innisfail. For more information, call 403-346-6772 or visit us at www.taoist.org.

Red Deer Garden Meeting is on Sept. 15th at the Kerry Wood Nature Center. Fall plant exchange 6 p.m. in parking lot.

Memberships are due $20 for the year. Meeting and speaker at 7 p.m. Janet Melrose, Calgary Cottage Garden, speaking on fall planting for spring flowers and edibles. More information: www.reddeergardenclub.ca.

Golden Circle has Thursday night dances continuing Sept. 15th, Sept. 22nd and Sept. 29th from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, call 403-341-4672, 403-347-6165 or 403-342-2875.

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Calling All Owl Art & Trinket Collectors! Medicine River Wildlife Centre has been kindly left a collection of more than 450 owls of all shapes and sizes

our annual moment of silence for ladies who have lost their lives in domestic abuse, stories of hope from clients - both men and women, who have been served by Masquerade Ministries and a feature performance about the effects of emotional abuse on an intimate partner. Masquerade Ministries is a unique outreach to men who have hurt the one they love and equip them to take

GrammaLink - Africa and the Golden Circle present the ninth annual Scrabble Event on Sept.

16th at the Golden Circle.

Registration at 1 p.m. - games starts at 1:30 p.m. Play for fun best of two games - prizes, free coffee/tea/snacks and silent auction. Register for pledge forms by contacting Merla at wmwgib@gmail.com or calling 403342-5670. Walk ins are welcome.

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Mary’s intention was for MRWC to sell her collection and put the funds towards the programs of the Centre. The art and trinkets will be sold at the Red Deer Farmers Market on Sept. 17th.

Come down, make us an offer on an owl, and support the work of Medicine River Wildlife Centre. For more information, contact Carol at 403-728-3467 or carol.kelly@mrwc.ca.

Seniors’ luncheon at Living Stones runs Sept. 28th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost is $10 at the door. Special guests are the Johnson Family.

Masquerade Ministries is presenting its fifth annual event raising awareness of domestic abuse in Central Alberta and celebrating how we have been making an impact. The event runs Oct. 1st from 7 to 9 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene,#2 McVicar St. in Red Deer. There will be a reception to follow.

Complimentary nonalcoholic beverages and desserts will be served. The evening will include

responsibility, as well as ministering to those who have been affected by domestic abuse.

Please join us for The Truth About

Cancer, a video series of interviews with many professionals hosted by Ty Bollinger, exploring the implications of cancer therapies and alternatives. These will be shown at 16 Castella Cresc. in Red Deer each Saturday at 1:30 p.m. There are nine episodes through to Nov. 5th. No charge.

Potuck at 1:30 p.m. followed by the video. For more information, call Sherry at 403-3048464 or Jane at 403-343-3006.

Friends Over 45 is a group for women over 45 who wish to meet new friends. Members may be new to the area, have had a recent lifestyle change or just want to meet some new friends. We meet four times a month for coffees and meals at various venues in Central Alberta. For more information about our group and about how to become a member, contact Susan at 403-342-0976 or by email at sscott@telus. net or Heidi at 587-877-7696.

Faye at bev.hughes@shaw.ca or call 403-343-1881. All proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to suppoprt ‘Grandmothers to Grandmothers’ campaign.

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 403-309-8405; 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.

Life is Sacred. Join the National Life Chain of Prayer from 2-3

pm, Sunday, Oct. 2nd along 32nd St. (across from Red Deer College) in Red Deer. Signs provided at 57th Ave. parking lot. Call 403-789-7787.

Central Alberta Historical annual general meeting and dinner will take place on Sept. 21st at the Pioneer’s Lodge (4324 46A Ave.) Doors open at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner and the program at 6 p.m.

Guest speaker is Dr. Stephane Guevremont, historian. He will be speaking on the 1916 Canadian experience in WW1.

Cost is $27 for members and $30 for non-members. Tickets available at the Museum beginning on Sept. 1st. For further information contact Shelia at 403-347-7873.

Join the Ladies’ Auxiliary’s annual Rock’ n Roll Dance Party on Sept. 16th at the Red Deer Legion Branch #35.

Event takes place at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15 (includes a hot dog and popcorn).

Come dance to Triple Nickel.

Annual Turkey supper at Blackfalds United Church will be held on Sept. 25th. Two sittings – 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and advance tickets are recommended as this event normally sells out.

Prices are $15 for adults, $7 for kids and under five and free.

Please contact Bev at 403-8854861 for more information or tickets. Please leave a message, calls will be returned.

The Red Deer Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society is holding their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 28th at 7 p.m. at the LDS Church (Bower) 3002, 47 Ave. Red Deer.

Guest speakers Karen Simonson, Reference Archivist and Braden Cannon, Private Records Archivist sill be speaking on two topics. 1. Materials that are available in the Provincial Archives for genealogists 2.

Materials that can be donated to the Provincial Archives. Further information 403-347-6351 Betty. New members and those interested always welcome.

The German Canadian Club of Red Deer presents Oktoberfest at the Westerner Chalet on Oct. 1st.

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Tickets for adults at $45. Those 7 to 13 are $20 and for those six and under, it’s free. For tickets call Donna at 403-346-0085 or Henrietta at 403-342-6374.

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.

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

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.

There are only 35 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 threecourse 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 online at www.reddeerhospice. com or call Lori Dufresne at 403-309-4344 to purchase tickets or donate a handbag.

The Ladies of Sunnybrook Farm Museum are presenting their annual Lunch at the Farm events between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on alternating Wednesdays - Sept. 28th. 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.

Dickson Store Museum is celebrating its 25th Anniversary! Come check out our new exhibit entitled ‘Becoming a Museum: Then

Legion. Call Elaine at 403-3417653 or Bob at 403-304-7440.

Rotary presents Shine On! A unique evening of accessory sales and swing music. Proceeds go to women’s education and maternal health around the world.

Your donations of jewellery, purses, scarves and men’s ties as well as silent auction items are gratefully received at Artistry in Gold (5001 - 50th St.) Tickets at

in Red Deer is a decided asset. set.

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

Garden Club meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month except December, July and August. All meetings are held at the Kerry Wood Nature Center 6300 – 45 Ave. Senior Citizens Downtown House whist every Friday at 1:30 p.m.

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.

Central Alberta Singles Club is sponsoring a dance 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

www.tfs-africa.org or call Allan at 403-304-8993. The event runs Sept. 29th at Westerner Park in and Harvest Centre starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 each or you can buy a pack of five for $150.

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

We are looking for a variety of skilled individuals to join the team! We are specifically seeking individuals with knowledge of or experience in writing policy, communications, fundraising, and committee or organizational leadership. An interest in the arts and culture scene

- 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 6:30-8:30 in room 2601 at Red Deer College. PFLAG Canada Red Deer Chapter was created to help parents help themselves and family members deal with, understand and accept their sexual and gender minority children. PFLAG is the only grassroots organization that deals with sexual and gender minority issues from a family

perspective, i providing idi support, education and resources.

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

Masquerade Ministries is presenting its fifth annual event raising awareness of domestic abuse in Central Alberta and celebrating how we have been making an impact. The event runs Oct. 1st from 7 to 9 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene, #2 McVicar St. There will be a reception to follow.

Complimentary nonalcoholic beverages and desserts will be served. The evening will include our annual moment of silence for ladies who have lost their lives in domestic abuse, stories of hope from clients - both men and women, who have been served by Masquerade Ministries and a feature performance about the effects of emotional abuse on an intimate partner. Masquerade Ministries is a unique outreach to men who have hurt the one they love and equip them to take responsibility, as well as ministering to those who have been affected by domestic abuse.

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

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With this Ring…Bridal Gala set to take place

BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS The annual With This Ring…Bridal Gala is set to take place in Red Deer later this month.

The event will take place on Sept. 25th at the Harvest Centre from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door.

Tickets are available online at www.bridalgala.ca or at The Bay, Bridal Couture Dezigns and Black Knight Tuxedos.

“People can expect to see and learn what’s new and what’s happening in the bridal world. There are a lot of exhibitors looking at trends and what is happening and they bring that to the show,” said Pat Moore, partner, producer and fashion show coordinator for

With This Ring…Bridal Gala.

“We will be showcasing pretty much what a bride or groom needs to find when it comes to planning, whether it be for destination weddings or local weddings and even beyond that.

“Brides and grooms, along with their family and friends come from Red Deer and all over Central Alberta.

The gala provides engaged couples one location to meet wedding experts who present them with products, ideas and assistance in planning their big day and their future. Everything and more than the couples can imagine is found under one roof. Fashion shows, fabulous door prizes, grand prizes and much more make for an exciting day. The bridal show offers businesses a focused target market of

those looking to meet their specific wedding needs.”

With This Ring…Bridal Gala was started in the fall of 2004 by three Red Deer entrepreneurs with extensive experience in trade shows, bridal shows, marketing and promotion.

Moore, Christine Aldous and Nancy Paish saw the opportunity to carry on the Central Alberta bridal show tradition and their wedding planning extravaganza has grown in exhibitors and attendance over the last 13 years and 24 bridal shows, Moore said. “It remains Central Alberta’s largest bridal trade show.”

At the upcoming fall bridal gala, there will be 48 exhibitors showcased. Two fashion shows will also take place - one at 11:30 a.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m. Seats

are limited for both shows.

Moore’s passion for the wedding industry is twofold.

“We’re looking at local businesses and trying to help them be successful and meet their expectations in providing weddings that the brides dream of,” said Moore. “On the other side

with the brides being able to find everything that they are looking for at a one-stop event.

“We encourage those planning a wedding to come because they can look at what’s new, they can look at some of the top wedding professionals and be able to book an appointment and

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Masquerade Ministries hosts awareness event on domestic abuse

BY MARK WEBER RED DEER EXPRESS A local ministry offering hope to those affected by domestic abuse is marking its fifth annual event raising awareness of the issue in Central Alberta.

Masquerade Ministries presents ‘I Am Healing the Scars You Cannot See’ which is an evening of discovery revealing the true face of domestic abuse. The event runs Oct. 1st from 7 to 9 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene (#2, McVicar St.) There will be a reception to follow, and complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and desserts will be served, organizers say.

The evening will include the annual moment of silence for women who have lost their lives due to domestic abuse.

There will also be stories of hope from clients - both men and women - who have been served by Masquerade Ministries plus a feature performance about the effects of emotional abuse on an intimate partner.

Masquerade Ministries is a unique outreach to men who have hurt the one they love and helps to equip them to take responsibility, as well as ministering to those who have been affected by domestic abuse.

The ministry’s founders are Tiffany and Roy Mitton.

The Mittons describe the ministry as a community of people journeying through the realities of domestic abuse together through three core services – ‘Peace Makers’ for men who abuse and are taking responsibility for it and ‘When Home Hurts’ which is a support and empowerment group for women who have been affected by domestic abuse. More information can be found by visiting www. masqueradeministries.com.

Roy and Tiffany formed the ministry

partly as a result of their own story - Roy was an abusive partner but ultimately took responsibility for his actions, sought help and also found strength and hope for change from his Christian faith. The couple now work closely to help others find hope for change and peace as they have.

Tiffany said she hopes people can see that when one in four relationships are affected by domestic violence - as one set of statistics indicates - a person can’t help but know someone who is affected.

“A lot of time, people don’t see it for what it is,” she said, referring to how hard it can be to see or even imagine in particular relationships.

Roy added that it’s infrequent that blatantly abusive behaviour would essentially spill out into the public eye.

“It’s happening behind closed doors - the World Health Organization says one in three (relationships) is affected,” he said, adding that many of those who approach Masquerade Ministries for help have been psychologically abusive at various times as well.

“That’s what the purpose of ‘I Am’ is about - to take a look and if we can understand abuse as a problem much sooner, what would that look like?”

Meanwhile, regular support and program meetings are held at CrossRoads Church - where Roy and Tiffany first shared their story publically.

Tiffany recalls simply wanting to share what they had gone through so as to help others.

People approached them after they shared their story to say they had been down that road as well.

As mentioned, part of the foundation for lasting changes stems from the couple’s faith.

“I’m not defined anymore by what I’ve

done. I’m defined by who (God) is. And what he’s done for me. And that changed my heart,” said Roy. “It gave me the two things I needed - one was to be 100 per cent accountable for what I did but also 100 per cent able to never do it again.

Because I wasn’t that person anymore.”

For more information about Masquerade Ministries, or about the coming special awareness building event, check out www.masqueradeministries.com. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Remembering the epic Battle of The Somme One hundred years ago, during the summer and fall of 1916, the epic Battle of The Somme raged in northern France. By the time the battle was over, the losses to the British and Allied forces exceeded one million men.

To many, The Somme has become an iconic symbol of the incomprehensible horrors, bloodshed and general futility of much of the First World War. The Battle of The Somme commenced on July 1st, 1916. However, Canadian troops were not generally involved in the fighting until September. The losses by then were so staggering that the Canadian Corps were badly needed as reinforcements.

The first Canadian assaults commenced on Sept.

15th near the village of Courcelette.

They resulted in one of the best successes of the Somme offensive. However, the front still only moved only by a few hundred metres. Moreover, it is estimated that the Canadians lost more than 7,200 men in the first week of fighting.

they joined up, was that they would be part of highly mobile cavalry-like units.

Instead, they went into battle as infantry in the horrific muddy trenches.

In mid-September 1916, the newspapers were soon filled with notices of the local men who were dead or wounded. One of the first reported killed was Lieut.

Lawrence Carrick. He was a successful rancher and store owner at Pine Lake.

He had also built the Sandy Cove Hotel. He had enlisted with the First Contingent just after the War was declared. He had survived St. Julien.

In the early morning of Sept. 15, 1916, Lieut. Carrick was leading his platoon into battle. He was shot through the head by a German sniper and killed instantly. He was initially buried by his men in a nearby shell-hole.

Major Harold L. Gaetz had been a prominent businessman in Red Deer, an officer in the militia and the first mayor of the Village of Rocky Mountain House. He had been a member of the First Contingent and then

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The First Contingent had already suffered heavy losses in the spring of 1915 at the Battle of St. Julien when the Canadians not only faced a ‘baptism of fire’ but also experienced the first use of chlorine gas as a weapon of war.

Many of the Central Albertans fighting at Courcelette had enlisted in the winter of 1914-1915 with the 12 Canadian Mounted Rifles.

Their expectation, when

LOCAL HERO - Major H.L. Gaetz, second in command of the 12 Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1915. Included in the photo are his wife Elizabeth and two sons, Harold and Ronald. Major Gaetz had already been badly wounded during the Battle of The Somme when he suffered a direct hit by a shell. Hence, he has no known grave.

Red Deer Archives P2442 became second-in-command with the 12 C.M.R. On Sept. 26th, 1916, he was badly wounded while

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hit by a shell. Consequently, he has no known grave.

In a letter which his wife received shortly after his death, he had written that he had a premonition that he would not survive the upcoming fighting.

George Rothnie was the first Chief of Police in Red Deer. He had served in the Boer War with Lord Baden Powell and subsequently established Alberta’s first Boy Scout troop in Red Deer. On Oct. 21st, 1916, he was leading his men in an assault at Regina Trench. He was hit with a barrage of shells and killed instantly.

Like Major Gaetz, he has no known grave.

Rev. Webster Fanning Harris was the Anglican minister first at Stettler and then at St. Luke’s Church in Red Deer.

In 1916, he enlisted to become an overseas chaplain. On Sept. 26th, 1916, while conducting a funeral service on the front lines at The Somme, he was hit in the back by shrapnel and left totally paralyzed. After several agonizing months in hospital, he finally passed away on May 4th, 1917. He was the first Canadian overseas chaplain to be killed while on active service.

By mid-November, the onset of winter finally brought an end to the Battle of The Somme. During that terrible fall, 50 young men from Red Deer and area lost their lives and roughly three times that number were wounded. It was a devastating blow to the community.

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POLICE BRIEFS

by Erin Fawcett

PAIR ARRESTED AFTER FLEEING POLICE

QUENTIN STRAWBERRY ARRESTED

ARRESTS MADE AFTER HOME INVASION

A Red Deer man and woman are in custody after attempting to flee police in a stolen truck last week. The pair also faces charges in relation to purse snatching incidents.

At approximately 4 p.m. on Sept. 8th, a woman walking in the parking lot of the strip mall on 39th St. and 40th Ave. had her purse snatched by a female suspect who fled to a waiting red Ford 150 truck.

When the victim attempted to get her purse back, the truck sped away, dragging her behind it for a brief period. Red Deer RCMP flooded the area and began searching for the suspect truck, while the victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries that are believed to be non-life threatening.

The robbery is similar to two other personal robbery reports RCMP are investigating; fortunately, no one was injured in either of these earlier incidents.

Shortly before 6 p.m. on Sept. 7th, a woman reported having her purse snatched from her shopping cart in the parking lot of Parkland Mall. The suspect was a Caucasian man, approximately 25- to 30-years-old, who grabbed her purse then fled in a red Ford F150 truck.

On Sept. 8th, RCMP received a report that a woman had her purse snatched in the Bower Mall parking lot at approximately 2 p.m. In that case, a red Ford truck was seen circling the parking lot before a female suspect got out of the passenger side, grabbed the purse and then fled in the waiting truck.

Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 8th, RCMP located a suspicious red Ford 150 truck as it drove in the Westpark neighbourhood.

The truck, which had been reported stolen out of Red Deer on Sept. 7th, refused to stop for police, who deployed a tire deflation device.

The truck continued to drive despite having a deflated rear tire, and police followed it to the Bower neighbourhood, where the occupants abandoned it and fled into a wooded area east of Molly Bannister Drive. A 32-year-old Red Deer man and a 28-year-old Red Deer woman were quickly located by Police Dog Services and taken into custody.

Brendan Alexander Eburne, 32, of Red Deer has been charged with robbery with injury, theft of motor vehicle, theft under $5,000, dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing bodily harm, fight from a police officer and possession of stolen property over $5,000.

Natasha Maria Deschambeault, 28, of Red Deer has been charged with robbery with injury, theft under $5,000 and resisting or obstructing a police officer.

Red Deer RCMP arrested 35-year-old Quentin Lee Strawberry after two brief foot pursuits in the area of 55th St. shortly after noon on Sept. 6th.

Police located Strawberry as he was walking on 55th St.; Strawberry fled on foot as police followed him into a ground-floor apartment on 55th St., where he fled through a rear window as police were containing the building. With the assistance of Police Dog Services, RCMP tracked Strawberry to a nearby house that he was known to frequent, where they took him into custody without incident.

At the time of his arrest, Strawberry was wanted on numerous outstanding warrants for firearms and assault charges. He now faces further charges of robbery, assault and failing to comply with court-ordered conditions with regard to a carjacking and robbery that occurred in Red Deer on Aug. 7th.

Red Deer RCMP have arrested three men after a targeted home invasion with a firearm in the Mountview neighbourhood on Aug. 20th.

RCMP responded to the report of a home invasion at 1 p.m. on Aug. 20th, in which three men had entered a home in the area of 36th St. and 41st Ave. and assaulted the male resident as well as threatening him with a firearm.

The victim sustained a number of non-life threatening injuries and the firearm was discharged inside the residence but didn’t strike anyone. The suspects fled before police arrived, but RCMP confirmed the identities of the three suspects early in the course of the investigation, and confirmed that this was a targeted incident.

RCMP issued warrants for the arrest of the three suspects and began the search for them.

On Aug. 26th, Red Deer RCMP located Nicholas Galbraith driving a stolen Lincoln Navigator and arrested him in the lobby of a hotel in Gasoline Alley. Police seized a loaded handgun and ammunition from the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Sylvan Lake on Aug. 14th.

Galbraith, 30, has been charged with assault with weapon, assault causing bodily harm, two counts of possession of a weapon contrary to court order, two counts of careless use of a firearm, pointing a firearm, unauthorized possession of restricted weapon, possession of restricted firearm with ammunition, tampering with serial number of firearm, break and enter, uttering threats and possession of stolen property over $5,000.

On Aug. 26th, Red Deer RCMP located Rory Forslund in the Bower neighbourhood and arrested him without incident as he walked in the Bennett Street area. RCMP seized break-in tools and heroin during the arrest.

Forslund, 31, has been charged with break and enter, assault with weapon, assault causing bodily harm, possession of break-in instruments and possession of heroin.

On Aug. 27th, Red Deer RCMP arrested James Holt in a residence in the Fairview neighbourhood; he was taken into custody without incident.

Holt, 33, has been charged with break and enter and assault with a weapon.

WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER SEARCH WARRANT A Red Deer woman was arrested on warrants yesterday after failing to appear in court on weapons charges that came out of a search warrant RCMP executed at a Red Deer residence on July 7th.

The Red Deer RCMP Community Response Unit and the SCAN (Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods) unit began a drug trafficking investigation after SCAN received a number of public complaints regarding a residence in the area of 59th St. and 56th Ave. The investigation took place over a period of several weeks in June and early July; at approximately 9 p.m. on July 7th, Red Deer RCMP attended the residence and executed a search warrant of the house, the yard and the garage. Police seized quantities of illegal and prescription drugs, a rifle and ammunition, brass knuckles and bear spray.

Shae-Lyn Jade Golden, 19, of Red Deer has been charged with two counts of possession of firearm when knowing possession is unauthorized – second offence and two counts of possession of weapons contrary to order.

At the time of her arrest on July 7th, Golden was also wanted on warrants out of Blackfalds and Edmonton. Golden was released on a promise to appear in court in Red Deer on August 30th at 9:30 a.m.

When she failed to appear in court, warrants were issued for her arrest. Red Deer RCMP located her at 2 p.m. on Sept. 6th and took her into custody without incident. She was remanded in custody.

MAN ARRESTED AFTER BREAK AND ENTER Red Deer RCMP have arrested one of the two men who broke into a home in Northwood

MAN CHARGED AFTER ROBBERIES Two days after a suspect’s failed robbery attempt at the North Hill Store left him with a minor knife injury, Red Deer RCMP arrested him for a number of break and enters in downtown Red Deer.

RCMP responded to the attempted armed robbery at the North Hill Store at 10 p.m. on Aug. 21st. The suspect had attempted to rob the store at knifepoint, but the staff on duty disarmed him and chased him from the store.

The suspect received minor cuts to his hand and fled the store empty-handed; the staff member was not injured. RCMP obtained excellent surveillance photos of the suspect and flooded the area searching for him. Police didn’t locate him that night but continued to search for him over the next day and a half.

At 3 a.m. on Aug. 23rd, a citizen reported suspicious activity at the Safeway Gas Bar at 4408 50th Ave. and then subsequent suspicious activity at other nearby locations. RCMP responded immediately and located the suspect hiding in the bushes of a residence on 46th St. He was arrested at that time without incident and faces charges for breaking into the Safeway Gas Bar, a residential garage on 46th St., and smashing a vehicle window in the area. During his arrest for the events of Aug. 23rd, RCMP identified him as the suspect in the North Hill Store robbery and charged him with that offence, as well.

Elliot John Lagrelle, 34, has been charged with robbery, two counts of break and enter, possessing break and enter tools and mischief.

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RCMP identified one suspect soon after the break and enter, and began searching for him.

Red Deer officers arrested him on July 9th after being notified by Innisfail RCMP the suspect had been arrested there for a separate incident.

Login Myles Gregory, 28, has been charged with one count of break and enter to a residence.

RCMP continue to look for a positive identification on the second suspect. If anyone recognizes this man or has information about this break and enter, contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

CITY BRIEFS

by Mark Weber

GALBRAITH PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE REPLACEMENT STARTING

RED DEER AND DISTRICT FCSS RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT

Galbraith pedestrian bridge, which crosses the Waskasoo Creek close to the Red Deer River in Galbraith Park, will be closed starting Wednesday for replacement.

Crews will be onsite to remove the existing bridge and will be replacing it with a new structure to increase its structural condition and ensure its continued safety.

The new structure will be built using materials that will ensure the bridge has a long life span, and design changes will be minimal.

Work will begin on Sept. 14th and is expected to be completed in two months. Detour routes will be clearly marked and will include crossing Waskasoo Creek by the main road on 55th St. by 48A Ave. or by a second pedestrian bridge located between 45th Ave. and 52nd St. in Coronation Park.

Galbraith Park is one of three small parks along Waskasoo Creek to the south east of downtown, off Waskasoo Crescent.

The pedestrian bridge takes path users across the Waskasoo Creek near where the creek enters the Red Deer River and connects to the pathway from Kerry Wood Nature Centre.

Residents are reminded to obey posted signage and remain a safe distance away from the area during the construction.

Red Deer & District Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) released its 2015 Annual Report, entitled ‘Stone Soup – A Recipe for Community.’

The theme of the report ‘Stone Soup’ is based on a folk story with the moral of by working together, with everyone contributing what they can, a greater good is achieved. The publication focuses on this concept by highlighting programming which provides nourishing ingredients to create the foundation of a caring community.

The report includes information about the many projects, programs and events that happened in 2015 including success stories from some of the over 15,000 residents served by FCSS programs funded by the six partner municipalities; and how the $2.9 million of funding was invested to support preventative social programming within local non-profit societies, school boards and municipalities.

“The Annual Report demonstrates the positive changes that FCSS has on the daily lives of individuals, families and communities in our region,” said Kathy Sitter, Red Deer and District FCSS board chair. “The Board is proud to share the stories of the participants and their families that attended projects that range from local playschools, Boys and Girls Clubs, walk-in counseling and seniors outreach services in 2015.”

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RDC AND BETHANY CARE SOCIETY CELEBRATE PARTNERSHIP Representatives from Red Deer College and Bethany Care Society gathered today to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, celebrating the unique partnership the two organizations share, while also providing a formal renewal of their commitment to work together.

“Red Deer College and Bethany Care Society have such a valuable partnership, and it’s one that has been ongoing for over 10 years,” said Paulette Hanna,vice president academic, Red Deer College.

“The signing of this Memorandum of Understanding is a wonderful opportunity for both parties to reaffirm that our collaboration has been very positive and that we’re committed to continuing this partnership into the future.”

The partnership between Bethany Care Society and RDC is realized through two residences, Bethany CollegeSide and CollegeSide Gardens, located on RDC’s main campus. Bethany CollegeSide was one of the first senior’s communities in Canada to be fully integrated into a college setting. Having this continuing care facility located at RDC provides a unique opportunity for multi-generational connections and learning opportunities, which is positive for all involved.

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partnership with Red Deer College. We want to help keep residents of Bethany healthy, and that means providing quality, state-ofthe-art health care technologies and services that will allow us to deliver on our goal of treating the whole person – mind, body and spirit,” said Nancy Hughes, vice president and COO, Bethany Care Society. “As Alberta’s faith-based leader in advocating for seniors and adults with disabilities, we have made a conscious decision to partner with Red Deer College, who can support us in creating an exceptional experience for our residents.”

Part of this experience comes from the teaching and learning opportunities that RDC students have at CollegeSide. “Students from diverse programs engage in clinical and practicum opportunities, as scheduled between RDC and Bethany Care Society,” said Hanna.

“Our partnership also supports education programs at RDC, such as applied research opportunities and guest speakers.”

Residents at CollegeSide also have the opportunity to attend events at RDC and to utilize College facilities such as the library. Plus, the partnership agreement makes learning opportunities available to residents, as they have the opportunity to audit courses at RDC.

POINT IN TIME HOMELESS COUNT SCHEDULED Volunteers will hit the streets Oct. 19th to talk to persons experiencing homelessness, in order to gather important information that will help identify trends and key issues as part of an effort to end homelessness.

The Point in Time (PIT) homeless count is an essential part of Red Deer’s Five Year Plan to End Homelessness, which aims to end homelessness by 2018. It is the City’s third count, conducted every two years since 2012, and the second coordinated simultaneously with other municipalities across Alberta.

“A count gives us a snapshot of our homeless population and enables us to examine how things change over time,” said Roxana Nielsen Stewart, Social Planning Supervisor with the City of Red Deer.

“Working together with community volunteers and organizations allows us to improve housing programs and services, and measure our progress toward ending homelessness.”

Approximately 200 volunteers are needed to count and survey persons experiencing homelessness across neighbourhoods throughout Red Deer. With safety as a priority, volunteers are paired and trained.

The PIT count takes place from 9 to 11 p.m. on Oct. 19th, with training provided prior to the event.

Volunteers must be 18 years old and can sign up through www. reddeer.ca/PITCount or call 403-342-8100. Volunteers will be notified of details closer to the date.

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The AGM will be followed by a Delegate Selection Meeting for the November 4-6 PC Alberta Policy Conference and Special General Meeting.

Members must hold a valid PC Membership as of September 22nd in order to vote at the meeting.

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ENTERTAINMENT Tokyo Police Club makes a Red Deer tour stop

BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS Acclaimed indie four-piece Tokyo Police Club is hitting the road and has included a Red Deer stop along the way.

They play Bo’s Bar & Grill Sept. 29th.

The band has released a new track My House – the first cut from the band’s forthcoming EP, Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness (Part 2) to be released on Sept. 23rd through Dine Alone Records in Canada.

“Part two! The radness continues. It came together spontaneously, in fits and spurts, starting with My House,” said David Monks. “I wrote this one with my friend Rostam, and I think it embodies the spontaneous nature of the whole EP. Rostam and I have been trading ideas and jamming since we met back in 2007 when both our bands were just babies. One day last year when he stopped by my house to hang, he picked up a guitar and I started singing melodies. In 10 minutes, we had the skeleton of this song.

“Coming down from Forcefield, a lot of things were changing for us as people.

We knew we had music to make but didn’t know where it was taking us. So, with each song, we explored new ways of working and just tried to capture the moment. These EP’s let us frame them as honest snapshots rather than a grand statement. With A Lesson in Crime 10 years behind us, it feels like we’ve tapped back into that off the cuff spirit that brought us together in the first place.”

Tokyo Police Club released the first installment of a two-part batch of EP’s this past April. Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness (Part 1) marked the band’s first release since their enterprising and vaulting 2014 LP Forcefield, as well as the 10-year anniversary of their debut EP. The new music sees Tokyo Police Club looking back to the energy and spirit of that formative era while keeping an eye on the future.

In support of their latest EP’s, Tokyo Police Club will be heading on tour this fall for a string of dates with Born Ruffians and the Elwins, followed by an intimate theatre tour in November.

Guitarist Josh Hook said he is looking forward to being on tour with the band and enjoys the adventure that it brings.

“I like that you can go out and play for people that know the words to your songs and especially in Canada we see a lot of familiar faces.”

UNIQUE SOUNDS - Toronto-based band Tokyo Police Club makes a Red Deer stop at Bo’s Bar and Grill on Sept. 29th.

For Hook, a passion for music came early on.

“I took the lessons that I think everyone takes when they are younger - a little bit of piano and a couple of guitar lessons,” he said. “We grew up in a suburban town and there wasn’t a whole lot to do other than hang out with your friends. As soon as one of your friends got an instrument, everyone else wanted to join in. Once that got going, that is what we did for weekends and summers.”

Hook added his passion for the industry continues.

“It’s creatively satisfying and I’m grateful to be able to still scratch that itch and not have it become formulaic,” he said. “I love the flexibility of it as well.”

Meanwhile, as the years have worn on, Tokyo Police Club continues to defy the odds, having pushed themselves and their art to the limit. Having completed their grandest statement in the form

of their fourth and most time-intensive album to date, the boys took a little time away from each other. Monks moved to New York City and put out a solo record, while Greg Alsop returned west to Los Angeles, Graham Wright bunkered down in Toronto to work on a film, and Hook settled in rural Ontario on a patch of land. Enjoying their time apart to recover, experiment, explore, and evolve as people and not just as a band, the foursome reunited for the lengthy Forcefield tour, and during a brief break in the cycle at the end of 2014 they took what Monks refers to as a “New York vacation” together to record two new songs he had written earlier in the year.

“We knew we didn’t want to work like we did on Forcefield, which was two and a half years solidly writing and rehearsing while holed up in a studio in Toronto,” said Alsop. “And we all live in different places now, so that week in New York was

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our first attempt at experimenting with what happens if we all fly in to be in the same place and decide to work on music together.”

That pair of songs, Ocean and Please Don’t Let Me Down, recaptured the urgency and attitude of their earliest material, all the way back to the A Lesson In Crime EP and 2008’s full-length debut Elephant Shell.

“We’re sort of in a new spot and we’re redefining how we work creatively and as a band,” said Monks. “And with this EP we’re exploring that, and what it’s like to be in different places and to work together as adults and with a time limit, and how that makes things more exciting, and lighter, or more stressful. It brought a new energy and there was a creative time limit to it; we’re more firing it off and trying to capture lightning in a bottle. The band has stayed so flexible and elastic that it keeps going; it’s evolved.” efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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ENTERTAINMENT

Central Albertans invited to enjoy the creativity at RDC Red Deer College invites Central Albertans to join in as School of Creative Arts students bring creativity to life throughout an exciting new season.

“Each season, we take great pride in presenting a wide variety of offerings in music, film, live theatre and visual art,” said Jason Frizzell, dean of School of Creative Arts. “But no matter what form the creativity takes, the common thread across all disciplines is how our students are committed to telling stories through their artistic work.”

Highlights of the season include the Faculty Selects Visual Art Exhibition at the Welikoklad Event Centre through to Oct. 1st.

The new film series will take place monthly from September until April, with student short films being screened first, followed by popular, timely films. With a ticket price of only $5 per person, organizers are looking to connect with diverse audiences through the range of films offered.

“The Motion Picture Arts program wanted to extend this great opportunity to the community,” said James Wilson, instructor and technician with the School of Creative Arts. “We’re looking to demonstrate that film screenings like this can work in Red Deer. Perhaps, in the future, we may be able to expand the series to other aspects of film, such as a documentary or classic Hollywood series, for example.”

Meanwhile, other season events include the Peter Mack Piano Recital which is slated for Sept. 23rd at the Red Deer College Arts Centre at 8 p.m.

The Movies Worth Watching series continues Oct. 13th-15th at the Welikoklad

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Event Centre starting at 7 p.m. and the Mostly Acoustic Recital runs in Studio C at the College Arts Centre at 1 p.m. on Oct. 20th.

The RDC Faculty Recital runs on the mainstage on Oct. 22nd at 7:30 p.m. as well.

In terms of theatre, Mad Forest runs in Studio A Oct. 13th-15th and Oct. 19th to 22nd with curtain at 7:30 p.m. There are also matinees on Oct. 15th and Oct. 22nd at 1 p.m.

Symphonic Winds performs on the RDC mainstage on Nov. 3rd at 7:30 p.m., and the Most Acoustic Recital runs in Studio C at the Arts Centre at 1 p.m.

Robin Hood runs Nov. 24-26th and Nov. 30th to Dec. 3rd on the Arts Centre mainstage with curtain at 7:30 p.m. Matinees will also be held Nov. 26th and Dec. 3rd at 1 p.m.

Heading into the Christmas season, Jingle Jazz I runs Nov. 28th at 7 p.m. in Studio A with Jingle Jazz II also in Studio A on Nov. 29th. Sounds of the Season runs on the mainstage starting at 7:30 p.m. as well.

Looking into the New Year, the Les Deux Amis Classical Guitar Recital runs Jan. 15th in the Margaret Parsons Theatre at RDC starting at 7:30 p.m. ‘Divine Madness: The Films of Paul Boultbee’ will be held at the Welikoklad Event Centre at 7 p.m. Jan. 20th-21st.

The Naked Frailties 20th Anniversary Screening runs Jan. 27th-28th at the Welikoklad Event Centre with the screening set for 7 p.m.

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Tickets for RDC’s School of Creative Arts 2016-17 season are on sale, and there are more than 50 performances and exhibitions scheduled from September to June.

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Lacombe native Gord Bamford lands CCMA award Lacombe native Gord Bamford landed the Album of the Year award at this past weekend’s CCMA Awards which were handed down in London, Ontario.

Bamford won the award for his disc Tin Roof.

His most recent tour brought him to Red Deer this past spring, and Tin Roof was actually released the same day he performed in the City.

The record, his seventh, is Bamford’s first album of original music since 2013’s Country Junkie and was produced by Phil O’Donnell. His past six records were produced by close friend Byron Hill (The Boom Chucka Boys, Hey Romeo).

Born in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia in 1976, Bamford moved to Lacombe with his mother when he was five-yearsold.

As a successful country music artist, Bamford has

also had several singles chart on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart, plus he’s been nominated for Junos and numerous Canadian Country Music Association awards over the years in the Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Single of the Year categories as well.

As his success grew, he also launched his Foundation to support his philanthropy work.

According to the Foundation’s web site, the idea of creating a Foundation to support his philanthropy work was born after he held his first annual charity golf tournament in 2008.

“As word spread of the event’s success, telephones began to ring. A large number of groups and organizations wanted Bamford to help out in some fashion with their various fundraisers.

While Gord found it very

difficult not being able to reach out to these groups, he thought a Foundation might be the answer. As a result, the Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation was born.”

The goal of the Foundation is to be able to leverage Bamford’s name and brand in order to raise funds that can then be dispersed back to youth.

It is important for him that any funds raised through the support of fans, friends and corporate partners be initially donated in the area they were collected and then spread throughout the region.

Currently, there is one main fundraiser for the Foundation, the Gord Bamford Charity Classic Golf Tournament. It is a two day event which showcases a gala evening event along with a golf tournament the following day.

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Finally, March includes such gems as the Symphonic Winds on March 2nd on the mainstage starting at 7:30 p.m.; the James Trevelyan Exhibition at the Welikoklad Event Centre from March 3rd to April 23rd and An Evening of Percussion on the mainstage at 7:30 p.m.

That’s Entertainment runs March 18th on the mainstage at 7:30 p.m. and A Touch of Class: Canada 150 set for March 30th on the mainstage at 7:30 p.m. as well.

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When I asked her how the summer had been she thought it was clear what the device was accurately reading - almost no physical activity, lots of unhealthy food, beverages and laying around. This particular lady is quite young, and so the body can remain thin during this sort of time period, but eventually, things shift. Lots of the first changes from inactivity and unhealthy food occur on the inside, invisible to the mirror. A person can ‘look’ healthy for a few years, but eventually it catches up. Like a marbled steak, people of this sort carry their fat internally, in the muscle, between the organs etc. and appear thin, but in reality and are not fit or healthy.

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8. Better sleep! A good workout helps the body set up to have a much better sleep, but don’t work out right before bedtime or you will still be too wired to rest.

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Are hens really an endangered species?

Headlines fool a lot of people.

In March 1984 the cover of Time Magazine caught everyone’s attention. It read ‘Cholesterol, now the bad news’.

It reported that cholesterol had been proven deadly and our diet should never be the same again.

Researchers have since found little or no correlation between cholesterol in our food and our blood cholesterol. But since eggs contain more cholesterol than most other foods, hens have taken a brutal beating. So why have North American Egg Associations failed to defend hens more vigorously?

And why have they ignored scientific facts about heart attack?

At one point it looked like the hens were getting a welcome break.

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) has since ruled that it is no longer necessary for people in the U.S. to limit dietary cholesterol to 300 milligrams (mg) daily.

So can we eat eggs again

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Professor Alice H. Lichtenstein, who served on the DGAC committee, says having an egg every day or two is OK for some people. But going back to previously high levels was not good for most.

Dr. Robert Eckel, professor of medicine at the University of Colorado, adds, “A three to four egg omelette isn’t something I’d ever recommend to a patient at risk of cardiovascular disease.”

Now a report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition combines 16 studies ranging from seven to 20 years involving up to 90,000 people. The good news is that eating one egg daily did not increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in healthy people.

The bad news is that people with diabetes who consumed eggs daily had a 69% greater chance of cardiovascular disease than those who did not eat eggs or who ate less than one a week. But this is simply an association as researchers do not know why eggs increase the risk of diabetes.

So it may mean nothing, and why worry people about eggs?

So how can hens be saved from becoming an endangered species? Good sense should be part of the equation. For instance, in North America, there’s an unprecedented epidemic of a deadly trio of diseases that’s been building for years. Rampant obesity causes Type 2 diabetes which in turn triggers heart attack.

So it is highly unlikely that heart attack is the result of eggs which have been consumed for hundreds of years, long before this epidemic occurred.

Today the big killer is diabetes. It’s notorious for causing atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries) which decreases blood

supply, resulting in coronary attack, kidney failure, blindness and leg amputations.

Will I stop eating eggs?

Hell will freeze over first.

For decades I’ve written that I trust farmers more than food manufacturers who load our food with sugar, salt and excessive calories. But it’s sugar, present in many food products, that is the major caloric hazard.

Years ago John Yudkin, professor of physiology at London University, criticized the public acceptance of news that food containing cholesterol caused coronary heart disease.

Rather, he studied the intake of sugar in several countries and concluded that those countries which consumed the most sugar had a higher incidence of coronary disease.

So I will not say no to ham and eggs, or blame the hens for heart attack when the problem is questionable lifestyle. I’ll also limit sugary desserts. And continue to step on the bathroom scale every day to ensure that my weight remains normal, then use my two legs to keep healthy.

If I were President of the Poultry and Egg Processors Council, I’d

defend the chicken and egg industry more vigorously. I’d point out that Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling claimed it was a lack of Vitamin C that caused blocked arteries.

Later, English researcher Sydney Bush, showed that high doses of Vitamin C and lysine could prevent and reverse blocked arteries. And Bush’s dramatic photos on my web site, www.docgiff.com prove it.

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SPORTS Cougars trounce Lightning in early season blowout

BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS The Notre Dame High School Cougars served notice that they may be the team to beat in the Central Alberta High School Football League this season after a dominating performance last Friday night.

Veteran running backs Justin Fedun and Johannes Smith led the charge for the Cougars as they blanked the defending champion Hunting Hills High School Lightning 40-0 under the bright lights at MEGlobal Athletic Park in Lacombe.

“I was a little worried about our O-line — how well they were going to perform.

We have the backs, we’ve got Fedun and Johannes and Payton (Lagrange), we’re really deep there. I’m quite happy with the way the offense played,” said Cougars’ Assistant Coach Gary Lagrange after the game.

Although Fedun and Smith turned out to be the stars of the game, putting up two touchdowns apiece and 140 yards and 137 yards rushing respectively, they weren’t the only keys to the Cougars’ success on the field.

Returning quarterback Devin Desormeau was outstanding under centre, completing eight of his 13 attempted passes for 166 yards in the air with one touchdown and just a single interception.

“We wanted to throw the ball a little bit today and show what Devin can do as a quarterback,” said Lagrange, adding the defense also played a big role in the victory.

“Defensively, we’re strong. On paper we knew we were strong. They’re a good team, they’re well coached. We had some bad breaks where we kind of missed a few opportunities in the first half. That’s just little timing things and guys had the pre-game jitters. It’s been a long time coming for us.”

The Notre Dame defense was about as solid as they come, as they stopped everything the Lighting play callers threw at them. By the end of the game, the Cougars defense had allowed just 27 yards of offense in the air and 73 on the ground. They also stopped the HHHS running backs at or before the line of scrimmage four times to secure the shutout.

“We were only getting a couple of yards on first and 10, we couldn’t establish our run and we got out-matched at the line of scrimmage. We just couldn’t get any rhythm on offense,” said Hunting Hills’ Head Coach Kyle Sedgwick of the Cougars’ defense. He added that mistakes

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CRUNCH TIME - Payton Lagrange, centre, of the Notre Dame High School Cougars was crunched between Edward Kim and Andrew Small of the Hunting Hills High School Lightning during regular season high school football action at ME Global Athletic Park last Friday. The Cougars romped to a 40-0 victory.

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“Bad snaps, you know, they take a penalty and they kick off from the 20 and we fumble it. They wanted it more. It’s a veteran team. These guys have a lot of football experience.”

The devastating loss was an eye-opener for the Lightning, who were fresh off of a close win over the Lacombe Rams last week.

“That’s the best thing that could happen to us. I’m sorry to say but our program needs that. It’s not even waking our players up — our players play hard

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It was a sweet victory for the Notre Dame team, who last season lost in the league final to Hunting Hills, but Lagrange said the team still has lots of room for improvement.

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Taekwondo student off to Poomsae championships

BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS One Red Deer martial artist is preparing to take on the world at the end of this month.

Mark Bush, who trains at Master Rim’s Taekwondo on Gasoline Alley, is gearing up to represent Canada at the WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Lima, Peru from Sept. 27th to Oct. 1st.

“It seems to be coming together and I’m getting more excited with each day that goes by,” said Bush, 16, who will be competing in Freestyle Poomsae at the championships.

Bush qualified for the championships after placing first at nationals in May. “Right after Nationals in May, I

went and I placed first. Back then I was a little bit nervous because I didn’t have a solid feeling for just the routine and everything.

I didn’t think I could perform my best,” he said, adding that he’s now beginning to feel more comfortable with his Poomsae routine.

Poomsae is the term used to refer to a pattern of forms that are set by the World Taekwondo Federation and performed at competitions and in demonstrations.

“Traditional forms is a blocking and kicking and kicking combination, you’ve probably seen it in the movies. Freestyle is the incorporation of acrobatics and trickings and the traditional forms choreographed to music,” explained Master Seoungmin Rim,

who is the National Poomsae head coach for Taekwondo Canada.

Bush, who began training in Taekwondo six years ago, began to focus on the freestyle forms in late December of last year.

“In 2014, I saw a man named Charlie Chung. He trained under Master Rim and he was from Ontario. My friends showed me a video of him doing his routine and it was jaw-dropping. He kind of inspired me to strive to be just like him,” Bush said of why he decided to start focusing on Poomsae rather than sparring.

For Rim, as the national coach, it is an exciting prospect to be able to bring one of his own students to an international competition like the world championships.

“Of course, I have to distribute my attention equally to all of the athletes, but it’s exciting to Mark since he was a little kid studying here in Red Deer locally. Now he’s been to nationals and the International Canada Open and stuff. Now he finally gets to participate in the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championship and I think he has a good chance to shine there,” he said, adding that Bush has grown a lot as a practitioner of taekwondo over the years.

“He started as a fresh new student white belt and came all the way to black belts and teaching little children. Not only that, but his skill level has gotten so much better.”

And with their departure date looming close on the horizon,

Bush’s focus now turns to the event itself.

He said his main goal for the week will be to stay focused on the task more than the result.

“Usually I’m good now in front of people. I’m used to being in front of people. But I noticed at nationals and Canada Open, I’ve kind of developed stage fright and my goal for this tournament is overcoming that and maximizing my potential there,” he said.

Bush added he wanted to thank a number of local business owners who are members at Master Rim’s who stepped up to financially make his goal of attending worlds a reality.

“I love Canada and I would give anything for it, but having to represent Red Deer is amazing for me.” zcormier@reddeerexpress.com

Olympian looks to inspire local students

BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS Students at Mountview Elementary School in Red Deer were treated to a presentation of Olympic proportions, last Wednesday, as Canadian swimmer Martha McCabe dropped in to share her experience of international competition.

McCabe, who just recently returned from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janerio, has been travelling coast-to-coast to talk about her experiences and message of hard work with students and athletes across Canada.

“For me, I just know that by seeing someone it can change your view of what’s possible and that’s kind of

how I got to the Olympics,” said McCabe, who resides in Toronto.

“My sister’s friend qualified for the Olympics and I knew her as just another person. So I just am trying to get out there and have kids see me as just another person.”

Over the course of her hour long talk with the students, McCabe shared the story of how she worked her way onto the Canadian swim team in time to head to her first Olympics in London in 2012, some of her various accomplishments at the international level and fielded questions from a group of students.

She also brought along her silver medal from the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto and her bronze

medal from the 2013 FINA World Championships for the kids to hold and inspect.

“I want to make them realize that if they really set their minds to something that they’re passionate about and good at then they can get to super high levels of whatever it is they’re working on. With kids this young, it’s more about getting the idea of even just staying healthy and being active,” she said, adding that her message is especially meant for aspiring athletes.

When asked by one of the students what her biggest challenge has been on her journey, McCabe said she ran into some injury troubles earlier this year that prevented her from

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training as much as she would have liked to in advance of Rio. “I got injured in my shoulder, so I couldn’t train as hard as I wanted to for awhile. But basically all I did was just try and control what I could and slowly but surely my body healed and I was able to get back onto the National team and race that summer,” said the 200 metre breaststroke specialist.

She said that aspiring athletes can learn from that experience to always maintain a positive outlook.

“Some of the older ones and some of the kids who are more into sport, specifically, I can teach them little lessons that I’ve learned along the way and just let them know that there’s going to be bumps in the road. It’s not al-

INSPIRATIONAL - Canadian Olympic swimmer Martha McCabe spoke to students at Mountview Elementary School last week. The stop was part of a cross-Canada tour that McCabe has been making over the past month.

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Prepping your home for the colder months ahead Can somebody please tell me what just happened?

How did we slide from summer into almost winter? I am waking up to a freezing cold morning instead of a crisp, colourful fall day and I am here to announce that I am NOT happy!

Hopefully the last few weeks of September will bring us the pumpkin-y spiced days we crave which allow us to wear our cute sweaters and scarves and will encourage us to live outside as much as possible while we soak up these last few rays of sun.

There is always a bit of action around the home for preparing for fall; garden hoses need to be put away and the lawn needs that final raking.

People scramble to put a coat of paint on outside items before the cold sets in and leaf clean up seems endless. It is a very good time to clean out window tracks

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WYSE and clean screens while you can still leave windows open during the daytime.

Carpet or upholstery cleaning is recommended as the air is still warm and dry enough to allow the fabrics to recover.

Cleaning carpets in the fall is a good way to improve air quality as you head into the months of closed windows.

As we prepare for more inside time, the creatures around us also start to be more interested in coming inside where it is warm.

You may find a mouse or two, spiders or domesticated pets are invading your space more that ever at this time of year.

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We have been dealing with a skunk who likes to hang out on our deck and snack on the dog food at night so we have had to be more diligent in not leaving treats out for the little stinker.

It is a good idea to check access points to your home such as basement window seals, dryer vents and weather stripping on doors.

Ensuring that these areas are tightly sealed will prevent many unwanted creatures from entering your home and will keep you from having to catch or squish the offending visitors. Store bought repellents and natural essential oils placed at opening points will discourage those critters from coming near your home but stick with natural products if you have pets around.

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easier clean-up in the spring.

The maintenance and care you take now means that nothing damaged or compromised has to sit over a freezing, wet winter and you can be safe and snug in your home knowing that is it secure and clean inside and that you haven’t brought anything unmentionable inside to live with you all winter!

Wrap yourself in cozy this winter and prep your home sweet home so you are able to enjoy a stress and maintenance-free winter. When it is cold outside and you are safe in your home knowing that your air quality is sweet and that you have no mysterious mice lurking in basement and no suspicious spiders hanging in corners you can relax and enjoy time with your family. Happy fall everyone, whether you like it or not!

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Considering the impact of the foreign buyer tax in B.C. and beyond Although it is too early to measure the impact of the recently announced 15% foreign buyer tax on the greater Vancouver market over which it applies, there are no shortage of pundits making predictions and claims based on as yet incomplete or anecdotal data.

Getting a handle on the impact will take a few more months yes, considering that the tax was implemented near the end of what was in fact a third month in a row of declining sales activity and increased listings, going into what is traditionally one of the softest months of the year.

August is largely a time of squeezing in that last week or two camping, sitting around a lake, or relaxing in general.

House selling and house buying largely not a thing that most families want to address just before the school year starts.

Time will tell whether a market that had frenzied activity with prices a whopping 27% higher than just one year before will absorb a 15% overnight spike for a certain segment of buyers and keep on booming.

In any event, despite the data in the following story, the greater Vancouver employment numbers remain the envy of the nation. People go where jobs go, and values stay strong where people are.

So with no excuse to leave the city and little motivation to sell it is likely that if prices do start to soften so will the available supply. And of course as supply contracts price resistance firms up.

In other words, while this tax may well have a psychological impact on the market for a few months or more, and it may slow volume, listings and construction (further tightening supply), immigration and migration forecasts into British Columbia remain strong with the estimated 4,000 new people per month all looking for a roof over their heads.

Many would argue that this could create yet another surge in values come the spring of 2017. If it truly is a story of supply and demand this may well be the case.

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TURCOTTE Time will tell.

The larger concern for Canadians in general should be the way in which the tax was introduced, with zero notice and a retroactive and totally destructive effect on existing contracts.

Their seemed to be a misunderstanding of who exactly a foreign buyer was, and no shortage of stories have arisen of local tax paying residents with applications for permanent resident status pending getting caught with an unaffordable $45,000 bill on a $300,000 condo purchase agreed to just weeks before the announcement.

This of course has affected many Canadian citizens on the other side of these transactions which the about-tobe-a-new-Canadian was simply unable to afford to complete.

Such a sweeping, abrupt and arguably unfair implementation could be construed as a protectionist policy that could be implemented without notice in any number of communities where housing costs are perceived rightly or wrongly to be impacted by ‘foreign buyers’- a term which for many of us would include our siblings, parents and or grandparents at any given point in history.

Will a tax like this pop up in our own backyards, like Canmore, Calgary, Edmonton or Banff?

There is little way to be certain.

And this is perhaps the biggest concern for anyone entering into a purchase or sale agreement as or with a ‘foreign buyer’ anywhere in Canada at this time.

Certainty has been removed from the contractual process by this new (retroactive) precedent set by the B.C. government.

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

ESCAPE ROOMS Desi gning IN CENTRAL ALBERTA SINCE 1978

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

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Red Deer Express

CLASSIFIEDS To place an ad

Buying, Selling or Renting?

Classifieds HAS IT.

403.309.3300 or email classifieds@reddeerexpress.com call

Obituaries

Found

56

FOUND - TWO SMALLER TOOL BOXES. Fell out of your white truck going South on 32 St. and Gaetz Ave. on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at approx. 10:45 am Please call 403-479-7993 to claim. Must identify.

Personals

60

IMAGINE a Walk-In Clinic where Jesus is the Doctor.

Red Deer Healing Rooms operates like a Walk-In Clinic, except it’s Free and open to all!

Open Tuesdays from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at: The Space, 5305 - 50th Ave., Red Deer Open to anyone needing healing. No appointment necessary.

Ph 403-350-8954 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Caregivers/ Aides

710

In-home Caregiver for 2 Boys . 403-356-2075 Deer Park Red Deer Start your career!

See Help Wanted Meow!

Births

ARE YOU EXPECTING A BABY SOON?

Welcome Wagon

has a special package just for you & your little one!

For more information, Call Lori, 403-896-6100

Garage Sales West Park

38 WHISHART ST. 11 - 5 Every Day To Sept. 17 SELLING OUT!!

Kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, downstairs, garage.......

Rock bottom prices.

Willing to sell almost everything in house and garage for $1800. obo

Deer Park 79 DENISON CRESCENT, Fri. and Sat. Sept. 16 and 17, 10-4, oak furn., patio furn., household, decor, tools, shelving, and much more. Cash, debit, Visa or MC welcome.

The Classifieds Are the Cat’s Meow.

Area shoppers know the Classifieds are the purr-fect place to find a bargain. In the Classifieds, you can track down deals on everything from collectibles to cuddly kittens. It’s easy to place an ad or find the items you want and it’s used by hundreds of area shoppers every day. The Classifieds Are the Cat’s Meow.

To place an ad, call the Red Deer Express at

403-3ä -3Îää

Coming Events

Medical

790

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

1-888-627-0297.

Are you new to the neighbourhood?

Expecting a Baby?

Planning a Wedding?

Call or visit us online!

1-844-299-2466 welcomewagon.ca

800

Trades

850

SNUBBING Operators

Looking for experienced snubbing operators. Must have current valid oilÀeld tickets and driver’s license.

Must be able to provide drivers abstract, and pass a drug/alcohol test.

Please forward resume to: jredmond@ teamsnubbing.com

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

ERSKINE GRILL

is looking for dedicated employees for

PART TIME POSITIONS.

CENTRAL LINE LOCATING INC. requires an

Alberta One Call Technician

This is a full time permanent ofÀce position in Alix, Alberta that requires extensive computer experience including Microsoft OfÀce and Excel related programs. Alberta Energy Regulator pipeline mapping experience an asset but willing to train the right candidate. Salary is based on experience.

Please email resume to Rhonda@ centrallinelocating.com

Call Zina at the restaurant: 403-742-5151.

Cell: 403-741-7600 or drop by the Store in Erskine.

JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: #3, 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Food Service Supervisor Req’d F/T & P/T permanent shift, early morning, morning, day, eves. shift weekend day night. 40 - 44 hrs/wk 8 Vacancies, $13.75 /hr. + medical, dental, life and vision beneÀts. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com Experience 1 yr. to less than 2 yrs. Education not req’d. Apply in person or fax 403-314-1303

Oilfield

Production Testing Personnel: Field Operators & Entry Level Positions Available MUST HAVE: • Current Safety CertiÀcates including H2S • Be prepared to work in remote locations for extended periods of time • Must be physically Àt • Must have a valid driver’s license Please email resume to: careers@colterenergy.ca

870

BREAST CANCER vending machines business opportunity.

Brand new launching Sept 1 across Canada.

Exceptionally high cash income with rewarding lifestyle. Financing available. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629.

Website: www.vendingforhope.com.

880

Misc.

Help

JOURNALISTS, Graphic Artists, Marketing and more. Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you.

Post your resume online.

Free. Visit: awna.com/for-job-seekers.

OPERATORS

Busy road construction company looking for Ànishing, hoe, and dozer operators. Min. 5 yrs. exp.

Work is throughout Alberta.

Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to 403-309-0489

Busy road construction company looking for Labourers AND Áag persons. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to 403-309-0489

Employment Training

900

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career!

Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program.

Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Advocate Opportunities

800

COLTER ENERGY LP Join our fast growing team and secure your future with our Competitive Wages, Optimum BeneÀt Package and RRSPs.

Business Opportunities

LABOURERS & FLAG PERSONS

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

52

All Visits are Free.

No Obligation.

Compliments of Local Businesses.

Oilfield

Truckers/ Drivers LINE COOK NEEDED for evenings, f/t or p/t.

Experience required.

Apply in person inside Jackpot Casino.

Sales & Distributors

830

860

CARRIERS NEEDED TO DELIVER FLYERS 2 DAYS A WEEK. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 403-314-4394

Auctions

1530

1 PARCEL OF REAL FONESHOP ESTATE - Athabasca, CENTRAL AB based COMMUNICATIONS Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctrucking company requires located at Bower Place, tioneers Unreserved #200 - 4900 Molly Banister Auction, October 26 in EdCONTRACT Dr, Red Deer, AB T4R monton. 93.27 +/- title DRIVERS 1N9, requires a F/T, Perm. in AB. Super B exp. req’d. acres. Hwy 2 access, borAssistant Manager-Retail; Home the odd night. Weekders town limits. Jerry min. 1-2 yrs of related Hodge: 780-706-6652; ends off. 403-586-4558 sales exp., to start ASAP. Broker: All West Realty Duties: Plan, direct and Ltd.; evaluate the operations, CLASS 3 DRIVERS rbauction.com/realestate.

Manage staff and assign w/airbrake endorsement duties, Resolve customer needed immed. for waste & ANTIQUE AUCTION complaints etc. Wages 4711 50 Ave Red Deer recycling automated & roll $26.50/Hr. Email Resume Sunday, Sept. 25 @10am off trucks. Email resume retailjobs@ with a min. of 2 references Total dispersal new & used mywirelessworld.ca to: canpak1212@gmail.com albertaauctionservices.com

Auctions

1530

3 PARCELS OF FARMLAND - Athabasca, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 26 in Edmonton. 473.22 +/- title acres. 285 +/- cultivated acres. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652. Broker: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate.

5 INDUSTRIAL LOTS Bonnyville, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 26 in Edmonton.

Lots ranging from 1.13 +/to 1.61 +/- title acres.

North West Industrial Park.

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

AUCTION SALE Parkland Packers 1976 Ltd. September 24, 9 a.m.

52521A Glory Hills Rd, Stony Plain, Alberta.

Abattoir, butchering, processing, retail supplies.

View items & details at www.spectrumauctioneering.com 780-967-3375 / 780-903-9393.

COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE & SHOP Alcomdale, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 26 in Edmonton.

2.47 +/- title acres & 2520 sq. ft. shop with living accommodations. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652.

Broker: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate.

ESTATE AUCTION for the late Glenn Marusyn. Saturday, September 17, 10:30 a.m., Ashmont, Alberta.

To view location and items for auction visit: www.auctioncollege.net, click auctions.

MEAT & DELI EQUIPMENT. T-Bones Specialty Foods Inc., 5502 - 50 St., Drayton Valley, Alberta. Sat., Sept. 24, 11 a.m. Late model smokehouse, silent bowl cutter, vacuum tumbler, vac. packers, meat grinder, patty machine, hyd. stuffer, band saw, meat slicer, heat wrapper, WI cooler/freezer, curved glass show cases, SS work tables, etc. See www.montgomeryauctions.com 1-800-371-6963.

EquipmentMisc.

1620

A-STEEL SHIPPING CONTAINERS. 20’, 40’ & 53’. 40’ insulated reefers/freezers.

ModiÀcations possible windows, doors, walls, as ofÀce, living work-shop, etc., 40’ Áatrack/bridge.

1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com.

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Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542

Financial

1170

GET BACK on track!

Bad credit? Bills?

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

Legal Services

1260

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.

Divorce? Simple. Fast.

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

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

Misc.

Services

1290

Farmers' Market

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Firewood

1660

1680

BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES 4-6 feet, $35 each.

Machine planting: $10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer). 20 tree minimum order. Delivery fee $75-$125/ order. Quality guaranteed.

403-820-0961.

Health & Beauty

1700

ACORN Chair lift, $800.; .

403-347-4520

1720

Household Furnishings

Helping seniors with house chores, cleaning, shopping, etc. 403-343-1266

Futon for sale, good condition, asking $200 obo Call Viki @ 403-346-4263

NEED WATER WELL? Maximize yield and avoid expensive dry holes. Call before you drill.

1-877-388-7388; www.FINDWELLWATER.CA

RECLINER, Luxury lift chair, heated/power, brown. $200.

403-347-4520

Painters/ Decorators

1310

CD WALL Cabinet, $40.

403-309-4518 COFFEE table and 2 matching end tables, $90.

403-309-4518

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

SONY CASSETTE / CD player, (mini hi-À component system) $125.

403-346-7825

Misc. for Sale

1760

(3) Records in great cond.

2, Dean Martin, 1930, (1) JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Sheena Easton, 1980, $30 Free Est. 403-872-8888 for all. 403-347-7405 LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

Roofing

1370

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

Call 1-888-263-8254 PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

403-896-4869

587.377.4797 Misc. for Sale

1760

3 BDRM. 3 bath, house in Inglewood. 1250 sq.ft., dbl. garage. Avail. Oct. 1.

403-406-4735

POTTED geranium, 4’ in diameter, blooms all winter in sunroom/commercial showroom, spectacular coral blooms, $200.

587-876-2914

SYLVAN, 5 fully furn. rentals incld’s all utils. & cable. $550 - $1600./mo. neg. details call 403-880-0210

SAWMILLS from only $4,397. Make money & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & dvd: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT. 1-800-566-6899 ext.

400OT. WEDDING dress, size 10, Àts small, $200. NEW 403-309-4518 WOODEN shelving, $75.

403-885-5020

Musical Instruments

1770

SAXAPHONE, Bundy $199. 403-877-0825

Pets & Supplies

1810

FOLDABLE wire dog/cat cage, 24” x 36” x 25”, $40. 403-342-1980

Cats

1830

Wanted To Buy

1930

DEVOTIONAL Commentary, 1990’s Day Unto Day, Year 8 Volumne Set, missing year 2 Fall Volumn.

If you have it, please call 587-876-2914.

WANTED: WILL PAY cash for construction equipment, backhoes, excavators, COLEMAN Camp stove, 2 dozers, farm tractors burner Propane, older, with w/loaders, skid steers, stand. $30. 587-876-2914 wheel loaders, screeners, low beds, any condition running or not.

250-260-0217.

Items To Give Away

1940

RED crab apples or large green apples to give away. Call 403-346-3142

Thousands of folks who have sold their cars, homes and merchandise on our classified pages, know that the Classifieds work harder for you. And, so do all the people who have found cars, homes and bargains on our pages. Not to mention jobs, roommates, financial opportunities and more.

Next time you have something to advertise, put the Classifieds on the job.

To place a Classified listing, call 403-309-3300.

www.reddeerexpress.com

3020

HARD carton albums containing 20 background mood music of the 1930’s $45. 403-347-7405

4 Green Hawaiian Tye plants $25.00 each PH. 403 343-6243

“If You’d Listed Here, You’d Be Sold Now!”

Houses/ Duplexes

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

Manufactured Homes

3040

WELL-MAINT. 2 bdrm. mobile home close to Joffre $810 inclds. water, 5 appl.

403-348-6594

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

2 BDRM. suite in 4-plex, 4 appls., Rent $875. DD. $650. incld’s water sewer, & garbage 403-346-7917, 403-877-5070.

Suites

3060

BACHELOR, 1, & 2 Bedroom Suites Starting at $849/month!

One Month Rent FREE! One FREE year of Telus cable & internet.

Cat friendly.

1(888)482-1711 leasing@rentmidwest.com

MORRISROE MANOR Rental incentives avail.

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

403-596-2444

PENHOLD deluxe 3 bdrm., Incld’s heat & water, $950/mo. 403-348-6594

Buildings For Sale

Lots For Sale

BLACKFALDS, $600, all inclusive. 403-358-1614

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

Legacy Estates Seniors Complex, $199,900, 2 bdrm, 2.5 bath, all appliances. For sale by owner, (403) 318-1839.

Farms/ Land

4070

2 AND A 1/2 QUARTERS of land near Prince Albert, SK with nice full yard & beautiful garden. Grows good crops. Great opportunity for starter farmer. Call Doug for further details 306-716-2671.

Tell them Danny Hooper sent you

Big Iron Drilling’s patented

Also: Rural Water Treatment (Province Wide) View our 29 patented and patent pending inventions online at

4160

www.1800bigiron.com

SERGE’S HOMES

Lots Available in Lacombe, Blackfalds, Springbrook Custom build your dream home on your lot or ours.

For more info. call OfÀce - 403-343-6360 Bob - 403-505-8050

5030

Cars

THANKSGIVING IN THE ROCKIES

A family weekend at the Crossing Resort s s s

One Night Package includes:

1 night accommodation Thanksgiving Buffet Feast Live Entertainment - Allen Christie Band

Only 2003 Pontiac SunÀre, 2 dr., good cond. 403-352-6995

2003 MAZDA MX5, exc. cond. 78,000 kms., hardtop & roll bar incl’d. loaded. $11,400. ***SOLD***

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

EQUALIZER Hitch kit, 750 lbs. (shank, head, arm, ball) $75.

403-346-7825

$

88.45 per person

s s s

Two Night Package includes:

2 nights accommodation Thanksgiving Buffet Feast Live Entertainment - Allen Christie Band

Only

dbl. occupancy, plus tax

$

137.95 per person

dbl. occupancy, plus tax

Vist us online at www.thecrossingresort.com or call 1-800-387-8103

Careers Successful careers start here More than a job. Think career. Think ownership.

Locomotive Mechanic (Edmonton)

Rental incentives avail.

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

403-596-2444

3090

NEVER SHOCK CHLORINATE AGAIN

1-800-BIG IRON (244-4766)

THE NORDIC

Rooms For Rent

plus GST/HST

Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association toll free 1-800-282-6903 x228 email andrea@awna.com or visit this community newspaper

4150

STEEL BUILDING SALE. “Blowout Sale On Now!” 21X23 $4,998. 25X25 $5,996. 27X27 $6,992.

32X35 $9,985. 42X45 $14,868. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-855-212-7036; www.pioneersteel.ca.

995

Value Ad Network

today!

6 YEAR old neutered male cat, free to good acreage or farm home.

403-342-1980

Brand New Calgary Stampede Posters, 23”x36”, 1998. 3, posters 2000, 4, 1999. $10 Ea. 403-347-7405

with a combined circulation of over 800,000 for only...

Nathan Cottenie

1 1930 POINT Records in great cond. Marg Osbourne and Charlie Camberlain. $15.

403-347-7405

4 LAWN Chairs, 1 patio table & 2 steel chairs. $40.

403-342-4949, 780-717-6206

Place your ad in this newspaper and12345 province wide $

Stop in & see

LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar, birch.

Price depends on location of delivery. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

Garden Supplies

Squeezthee MOST out of your advertising dollars

Back!

IF ANYONE has extra garden vegetables they would like to give away Please call. 403-346-7825

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

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

REACH OVER 1 Million Readers Weekly. Advertise Province Wide ClassiÀeds.

Only $269 + GST (based on 25 words or less).

Call now for details 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228; www.awna.com.

Welcome

1650

TIRED OF SEARCHING FOR BUYERS? Placing a classified ad is an easy and affordable way to make your wares the focus of attention among potential buyers. What are you waiting for? Contact us today and start turning the stuff you don’t want into something you do want:

CASH! GET THINGS MOVING WITH THE CLASSIFIEDS! THE RED DEER EXPRESS

CLASSIFIEDS

413-3ä -33ää www.reddeerexpress.com

Cando Rail Services is seeking a Locomotive Mechanic to repair and service various types of locomotives. The work will be primarily in field environments and may require some travel.

The Locomotive Mechanic will diagnose issues and make repairs to the locomotives along with taking responsibility for all locomotive inspections and preventative maintenance processes.

include an Employee Group Benefits Plan and eligibility to participate in an Employee Ownership Plan.

Fax: 204-725-4100 Email: employment@candoltd.com Visit: candoltd.com for more information.

Full time, permanent position. Benefits

YOUR ARCTIC ADVENTURE AWAITS JOB OPPORTUNITIES LOCATED IN NUNAVUT, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND YUKON:

Permanent or Relief/Contract

s Store, Retail or Grocery Managers & Assistant Managers s Cooks and Cook Managers Please send your resume to: HumanResources@Arctic.Coop Or fax to: 1-204-632-8575

Arctic Co-operatives Limited (Arctic Co-ops) in Winnipeg, MB, supports 32 memberowned Co-ops in Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon. The Co-ops operate retail businesses and hotels, gas bars and more.

View job descriptions on our website at: www.arctic.coop

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 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.

403-347-0022 403-347-6425 1-888-486-3847 403-340-8802 403-346-1130

________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ _________________________________

Enter in person at the Red Deer Express #121, 5301 - 43 St.

WIN A $25.00 GIFT CARD TO LAS PALMERAS 3630 50 Ave. • Red Deer, AB

403-346-8877

HOW TO PLAY:

DRAW DATE: SEPTEMBER 30TH @ NOON

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.

ANSWER

Aug Winner: Carol Wulff Name: _______________________________________ Phone: _______________________________________ #121, 5301 - 43 St.

403-346-3356

X

CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Neighborhood 5. Use snow runners 8. Original garden 12. Storage containers 13. Zilch 14. The ____ Ranger 15. Evens’ opposites 16. Entirely 17. Electrical device 18. Game cube 19. ____ of passage 21. Bundy son 22. Glossy paint 24. Ship’s kitchen 26. Developed

27. Prized 28. Like 30. Sweetie 32. Disorder 35. Decrease 36. Straight 38. Picnic spoiler 39. Audition tapes 41. Train unit 42. Attempt 44. Disintegrate 45. Law 46. So long, in Liverpool: 2 wds.

47. Chimpanzee 48. Metallic rocks 49. Child’s snow slider 50. Was ahead 51. Bunks

DOWN 1. Residence 2. Going by bus 3. Make beloved 4. Donkey 5. Slow shell-dweller 6. Highlander’s attire 7. Forbidden 8. Fairy 9. Twin 10. Resulted 11. Down-and-out 19. Telegraphed again 20. Deli meats 23. Buttes’ kin 25. Tempter 27. Contend 29. ____ spring (spa) 30. Kind of floss 31. Manor

33. Safe 34. Climbed 35. Survives 36. Loved too much 37. Ringlet 40. Sulk 43. Evil 45. Filch

ANSWER

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

WE WON’T BE UNDERSOLD!

Shop Locally. Buy Locally. Save Locally.

THE ALL-NEW 2017 Bluetooth handsfree phone

USB/AUX audio input

Acoustic windshield Electric power steering

AM/FM/CD w/Bluetooth audio streaming

Vehicle Stability Control (VSC)

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Body coloured door handles 60/40 folding rear seats

Heated side mirrors

Body coloured side mirrors

6 speed transmission Power locks

Steering wheel audio controls

6 way adjustable driver’s seat LED daytime running lights

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Projector style LED headlamps

Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) Electronic Brake-Force Distribution (EBD)

Tilt/telescopic steering

Starting at

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15,995

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59/wk

$

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79/WK

*Available units starting at $15,995. #216934 weekly lease over 60 months, 2.49% OAC, $1000 drive away, 20,000kms/year. LEV $9110 plus GST. Cost of borrowing is $2043.60.

Weekly finance over 72 months, 2.99% OAC, $1000 down. Vehicle may not be exactly as shown. See dealer for full details.

Plus Earn Bonus Aeroplan Miles

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403.343.3736 • www.reddeertoyota.com • 1.800.662.7166

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