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HONOUR - Participants stood together during the annual Flags of Remembrance ceremony at Meadowlands Golf Club near Sylvan Lake last Saturday. About 50 people braved the cold and rain on Saturday morning to attend the event, which saw 128 Canadian Flags unfurled on Hwy. 11 in remembrance of Canada’s fallen soldiers. See our slideshow of the event at www. reddeerexpress.com.

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Local endurance athlete gears up for tough competition Craig Schmitt to compete in the IRONMAN World Championship

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he IRONMAN World Championship might just be the toughest race on earth. Taking place annually in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii, the 226km long triathlon includes a 4km swim, 180km bike route and 42km run. It winds through miles of black and barren lava rock and tests competitors’ mental and physical fortitude as they battle crosswinds of up to 72 km/h and temperatures upwards of 35C. For a lot of people, that kind of gruelling physical exercise might not sound like all that much fun. But for Red Deer’s Craig Schmitt, it sounds like a dream Hawaiian vacation.

“I’m so excited for it. I’ve done it a couple of times before, but I’ve been wanting to get back for a couple of years now but it gets harder and harder as my kids get older,” said Schmitt, who is in Kona this week as one of the 2,000 athletes who will compete in the qualification-only event.

This will be the 38-year-old endurance athlete’s third time competing at the international triathlon, but it will be his first time back since 2014.

For Schmitt, qualifying for the World Championships at IRONMAN Canada after barely missing qualifying the past two years was a sweet feeling.

“It felt amazing. Just with the business and our family, I’m going to have to take a year off of it next year, so this was it for me. This is going to be my last chance for awhile, so it was pretty satisfying,” said Schmitt, who is married with four kids and has recently started his own Endurance Sport Consulting business.

Originally from Carbon, Alberta, Schmitt, a long-time cyclist, originally started doing IRONMAN competitions after having a bad bike crash seven years ago.

“I broke my kneecap and I road rashed and it wasn’t good. I kind of lost that desire to race in a big group. Then a good friend of mine, I convinced him to start running and in return he convinced me to start swimming. So we started running, swimming and biking and I thought if I’m going to do this I might as well compete and see how far I can take this.”

Now, seven years later, Schmitt is one of the top endurance athletes in the country.

Still, he knows he has his work cut out for him when he takes the plunge into that ocean water on the beaches of Kona this Saturday.

“It’s very different than Alberta. It’s very, very windy; very, very hot and very, very humid. It’s a cool event because it’s very international,” he said, adding with the world’s best triathletes at the event, he’s keeping his expectations fairly realistic.

READY TO GO - Red Deer endurance athlete Craig Schmitt is in Hawaii this week to participate in the IRONMAN World Championship.

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“Going into most races, honestly most of the time I want to be on the podium.

But this is a race where we’re talking about 2,000 of the best triathletes in the world and my goals have to be realistic.

Honestly, I want to be in that top quarter in my age division.”

In order to do that, Schmitt has been training hard, both mentally and physically to prepare himself for a race that could potentially take him up to 10 hours to complete.

“Everyone always focuses on the distances, but really it comes down to a war of the mind versus the body. Can the mind convince the body to keep going for 10 hours, or for some people it takes 17 hours,” he said.

He added he also spends a lot of time

thinking about how he’s going to deal with what he calls ‘dark holes’ — which, he explained, are the points in any long event where the athletes just hate it and want to quit.

“They hate it, they wonder why they do it. What am I going to think about to get myself out of that hole?”

Despite all of the training and mental preparation, Schmitt doesn’t let himself get too carried away. He said to him, his family always comes first and that their support through all of his training has meant the world to him.

“I couldn’t do it without my wife, of course. She’s in it up to her neck. She wants it more than I do I think,” he said, adding his oldest boy, Luke, has also been a huge motivating factor because he’s

checking on his dad’s progress and pushing him to do better.

“I joke that I’m actually looking for his approval. He loves this stuff. He’s excited to watch me, he’s excited to see my times and everybody else’s times.”

Craig’s strong family ties are one of the reasons he’s excited for this particular trip to the world championship because, for the first time ever the entire family will be making the trip down to Hawaii with him.

“This time we’re taking all four kids with us so they can see their dad do it once.”

The IRONMAN World Championship takes place this Saturday in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com

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The Botts share story of faith, family and community

BY JENNA SWAN COURTESY OF THE SYLVAN LAKE NEWS The Sylvan Lake community gathered last Friday morning to pray for and support those in leadership as part of the 2016 Sylvan Lake Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast.

Those in attendance prayed for members of government, judicial and peace officers, emergency medical personnel, fire fighters, education systems, local businesses, marriages, families, churches, their leaders and local youth.

In addition to the community gathering to celebrate the accomplishments of 2016, those in attendance were blessed with the opportunity to listen to special guest speakers, Roger and Bonita Bott who lost their three daughters Catie, Dara and Jana in a farming accident last October near Withrow.

Roger and Bonita spoke on the role their faith, family and community played in the past year following the accident.

“Everyone has their own story they are going through and this is ours,” said Roger.

“We hope we can give you a few things this morning that can encourage you and help you live your story out loud.”

The Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast fell 13 days before the one-year anniversary of the day their lives changed forever.

“We think about that often - the day our lives changed forever,” said Roger. “I can’t believe it’s been a year. Where does a year go so quickly? We think about Catie, Jana and Dara many times everyday.”

He added that as they work to bring in this year’s harvest, they are continuously reminded of their girls as they truly did everything together as a family.

Roger explained the family’s faith has

been instrumental in helping them to get through this tragedy. He added he believes it is their faith that helps them to walk through life following the accident.

“God is one of the things that has helped us get through this,” he explained. “I truly believe that God built us and created us to be in relationship with one another and with him. I believe we have to have that living relationship with God. I believe that has been key in helping us get through this.

“Probably the biggest comfort I have had is that as a Christian and with our girls being Christian that I will get to see them again one day. That is the biggest thing that carries me is that I will get to walk up to them and see them again one day - that’s what we believe.”

He explained that without that belief he is unsure how anyone would be able to walk through the darkness of such a loss.

Bonita went on to speak on the importance of family. She detailed how she and Roger spent nine years trying to have children. “That’s a whole other story in itself,” said Bonita. “After trying and trying, going to doctors - all of a sudden, boom - we’ve got four kids in three years so things got pretty intense. Even at that time there was so much community and family that gathered around us.”

Bonita acknowledged both her and Roger’s immediate family who she said helped immensely last fall, explaining the practical help they received such as housework, yard work and farm work which was truly a blessing.

Another blessing mentioned by Bonita was the decision to home school their children.

“I’m so thankful for that, because if I didn’t homeschool them and I didn’t gather my

MESSAGE OF HOPE - Roger and Bonita Bott shared their story during the 2016 Sylvan Lake Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast last week. kids around me how much would I have regretted that now? So I am very, very thankful for that time and those memories.”

Roger then touched on what community means to them.

“When our accident happened, our community came in around us,” said Roger.

“It was overwhelming and unexpected to see the enormity of everything that happened and the help we received from the community. It’s been important for us to be involved in our community, our church, other communities, other churches and some of the first people to reach out to us after our accident were other churches and our church.”

He added in addition to the churches,

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local farmers were there the next day to finish their harvest.

Roger explained the group had the harvest done in a couple of hours. He also thanked the local Hutterite colony for the meals they brought to the Botts in the days following the accident.

“You never know when you will be on either end of this conversation - when you will be involved in other people’s lives or when you will need your community to be there and be involved in your life,” said Roger.

“We saw that very visibly when our accident happened, how loving of a community we are in. They care. You guys care. Our community cares and we thank you for that.” editor@sylvanlakenews.com

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The importance of fire prevention education It’s a message that many often hear - check your smoke detector monthly and change the batteries in the device annually. However, this year’s theme for Fire Prevention Week, which runs Oct. 9th-15th is ‘Don’t Wait - Check the Date!

Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years’.

It is a reminder that may perhaps be lesser known, but still just as important.

According to Fire Prevention Canada, hundreds of people die in residential fires in Canada every year.

In many fires that have been extinguished in their early stages, people have been found dead of smoke inhalation without having suffered burns.

“It has been conservatively estimated that many of these lives could have been saved by the installation of properly functioning smoke alarms. Although these devices are no substitute for carefully planned fire prevention measures, they are invaluable to providing an early warning when fire strikes,” officials say.

Smoke is the cause of the majority of fire-related deaths, according to the Fire Prevention Canada site.

Hot flames are actually low on the list of killers during a fire.

“A smouldering fire may go undetected for hours, especially while people are asleep. In addition to deadly carbon monoxide, smoke carries poisons such as hydrogen cyanide and irritants such as formaldehyde and acetic acid. Added to this lethal potion are other toxic substances that come from the burning of synthetic materials commonly found in the home, especially those emitted from plastics and foams. Oxides of nitrogen, sulphur dioxide and ammonia are just a few examples. These agents can have a lethal effect before a sleeper is even disturbed; especially when one considers that the fire itself consumes life-sustaining oxygen.”

Normally, air is made-up of about 21% oxygen. When it falls below the 17% level, thinking and coordination become difficult. Below 16%, a person’s behaviour turns irrational, hindering escape efforts.

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and produce what is known as a ‘hot’ fire.

Temperatures above 370C are common in a ‘hot’ fire. At such high temperatures, unconsciousness and death can occur within minutes. Bedrooms located in the upper floors of residences are frequently subjected to these conditions in the advanced stages of a fire.

There are of course other aspects to fire safety, including proper use of lighters and matches.

Also according to Fire Prevention Canada, every year hundreds of fires are started by children playing with lighters or matches.

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Meanwhile, City officials say that Fire

Prevention Week is an important yearly reminder for fire safety and they aim to get out there and teach kids and remind adults about fire safety.

Officials say that for the most part a homeowner should be able to replace their smoke alarm, but in some cases an electrician may be needed.

Josh Mah, fire prevention officer for the City of Red Deer, added the theme for Fire Prevention this year is an important one.

“The theme this year is part of the fire safety messages that we continually share with the public, that we share with schools. Besides testing your smoke alarm monthly and changing the batteries annually, this is our third message with smoke alarms,” he said. “We are in full support of this theme. It is definitely an educational message and it is definitely relevant especially here in Red Deer where we are coming across smoke alarms that are over 10 years old quite often.”

For more information about Fire Prevention Week, visit www.firepreventionweek.org.

Are living standards in Canada becoming more unequal?

Much has been written in recent years about income inequality and the (apparently) growing gap between the rich and the poor. The focus on income is understandable. It’s a measure that resonates with the general public.

It’s fairly easy to determine because everyone files an annual income tax return. For the researcher, income is attractive because it’s the most accessible indicator of well-being and is available in most of Statistics Canada’s surveys.

However, is income the best way to measure people’s actual living standards?

It’s fair to say that it’s not, and a growing number of academics find consumption to be a preferred indicator. The reason is simple. Some people can

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SARLO consume substantially more than their income by borrowing or by receiving gifts. Others consume much less than their income if they save a significant portion or if they pay down debt.

To illustrate, consider a young family that earns $50,000 in 2016 but spends $60,000 (for themselves and their young children) by borrowing and with some financial gifts from parents. Which of those two numbers is a better reflection of their actual living standard in 2016? It’s

easy to make the case that the $60,000 consumption amount captures the family’s economic well-being better than their income.

If consumption is a better reflection of a household’s standard of living, what can we say about the degree of inequality of those living standards over time? A new Fraser Institute study examines the inequality of consumption in Canada over the period 1969 to 2009 (the last year of available data). After adjusting for household size, which has changed quite dramatically over the past four decades, the study finds that consumption inequality has barely changed since 1969. Using a popular measure, inequality of consumption is up only 3% in 40 years.

This result flies in the

face of studies and reports telling us that Canada is quickly becoming a more unequal and polarized society. There have been scores of media stories (Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, CBC, CTV, etc.) about the alarming rise in inequality in Canada. While these are based on reports of income inequality, usually from left-wing thinktanks such as the CCPA, the Broadbent Institute and the Conference Board, they create the clear impression that the gap between the rich and the poor is widening and we are becoming a much more polarized society. And with these studies, of course, come renewed demands for the government to ‘fix’ the problem with more redistributive actions.

Quite a number of these studies, however, contin-

ue to use pre-tax income, which serves to exaggerate the degree of inequality. But people don’t get to spend pre-tax income. They can only make spending (or saving) decisions on their after-tax income. So, it’s common now for credible academic studies to use after-tax income in measuring income inequality.

Further, many of these reports also fail to adjust for household size despite the decline in the size of an average household over the years. More income is now shared among fewer people and, once we account for this, there’s less inequality. Failing to adjust for something as basic as household size is a significant concern and only serves to further exaggerate the degree of inequality.

There has been much change in Canadian society since the 1960s. There has also been a massive growth of the state, which has involved itself in almost every aspect of our lives and is more actively redistributing income than ever before. Yet, almost surprisingly, there has been no substantive change in inequality of how we actually live.

When we look at our best proxy for Canadian living standards, household consumption properly adjusted for size, we find there has been very little change in the ‘gap’ over the past four decades.

Christopher A. Sarlo is a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute and professor of economics at Nipissing University. His column is distributed through Troy Media.

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Man who disturbed council meeting should be charged, Buchanan says

BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS Councillor Buck Buchanan thinks a man who disrupted a council meeting on Sept. 26th by raising his voice and swearing before being escorted out of Council Chambers should be criminally charged.

The Red Deer citizen stood inside the doors of Council Chambers before the public hearing began. He then got upset by raising his voice and swearing because of a tax issue and stated no one was listening to him.

Mayor Tara Veer stated he was being out of order and made a motion for a five minute recess just before Buchanan and City Manager Craig Curtis escorted him out.

“I think the guy should be charged. This was premeditated. He can be charged with causing a disturbance or uttering a threat so that other people don’t get the idea that you show up at a public hearing and do that,” said Buchanan, who rode down in the elevator with the man before the man left the building. “There was still that underlying tension (in the elevator) and I told him it was the wrong venue - he picked the wrong place. You have to deal with it through the proper channels.”

100 Kids Who Care meeting coming up

BY KALISHA MENDONSA RED DEER EXPRESS The 100 Kids Who Care group has taken off from their first two meetings with tremendous success, and they are hoping to see an even bigger crowd for their third meeting.

100 Kids Who Care will be gathering on Nov. 5th at St. Patrick’s Community School gym from 2-4 p.m.

Each young person is asked to pre-register online at reddeerdancemagic.com/100kids-who-care. Youth age 18 and under are welcome.

Organizer Christine Slaymaker said the group has already amassed well over 100 kids, but she hopes to see even more young people involved at the next meeting.

“One thing that I think is really neat about this group is the variety of ages in our members. I think our youngest member was three, almost four and our oldest was 18. It’s such a diverse group of young people and it’s very cool to see them come together,” she said.

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principle can be carried on through their teen years and into adulthood. It’s awesome to see these kids as a part of the community and to know that they will grow up continuing to build a community with good values.”

During the last meeting, 100 Kids Who Care donated $1,170 to the Red Deer Food Bank, who presented to the group on the afternoon of their meeting. The kids also took time to plant 1,500 trees on the Kerry Wood Nature Centre grounds.

“We did some team-building activities and fun stuff to do to kick off the day, and our highlight of that event was planting 1,500 trees that were donated by the City of Red Deer. It was kind of amazing- it only took us about an hour because there were so many kids helping out. It was super fun,” Slaymaker said.

She said it was a fantastic experience for the kids and that she and the rest of the group are looking forward to the November meeting. Kids can register online, with more information on location and parking available. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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Veer said during last year’s operating budget talks corporate security was an area that was suggested to make some strategic investment in. “Over the last two years we’ve invested more in corporate security historically in recognition of the fact that we are navigating through challenging times. We need to ensure the safety of City staff, but also the safety of members of the public who are visiting City Hall or other community amenities for any purpose.”

She added the City has made reasonable progress on this issue in recent years.

“On occasion there have been instances where a member of the public is upset about something in particular.

We respond to those incidents as they arrive,” said Veer.

“With this particular incident the other evening, there was security in the building and I spoke from the chair and ordered the man out of order and immediately declared a recess in order to resolve the matter and make sure the

man was escorted from the building before we continued with the public hearing.

“In a democracy, one of the cornerstones is the accessibility of government, so we always want to ensure the accessibility of government from a time perspective and also in terms of having many different options for citizens to route their concerns. We really have endeavoured to build accessible local government through a number of means and obviously there are legitimate means through which citizens can rightfully have the right to raise their concerns with council or City administration. But the balance of that is in a challenging time when emotions can run high you want to balance that off with having security measures in place, but not compromising on the accessibility of local government.”

Veer added on the whole Red Deerians are respectful of council proceedings. efawcett@reddeerexpresss.com

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BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS Local officials are gearing up for Fire Prevention Week and are looking forward to educating the public on the importance of making sure their smoke alarms are in good working order.

Fire Prevention Week will take place Oct. 9th – 15th and this year’s theme is ‘Don’t Wait Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years’.

“Fire Prevention Week is an important yearly reminder for fire safety and to get out there and teach kids and remind adults about fire safety,” said Josh Mah, fire prevention officer with the City of Red Deer.

“People think about replacing the battery annually at the minimum, but then they don’t realize that they have lived in their homes for 12-14 years and their smoke alarms are over 10 years old and should have been re-

placed.”

He added for the most part a homeowner should be able to replace their smoke alarm, but in some cases an electrician may be needed.

“ Ty p i c a l l y most of the newer smoke alarms are interchangeable with the connections on the back. They can take one of their old smoke alarm models

down and go to the department store and compare it and get the same model with the same connection,” said Mah. “If there is some wiring involved, we won’t advise the homeowner to do it, we would recommend they get a qualified electrician in to work on it if there is any kind of wiring.”

Mah added the theme for Fire Prevention this year is an important one.

“The theme this year is part of the fire safety messages that we continually share with the public, that we share with schools.

Besides testing your smoke alarm monthly and changing the batteries annually, this is our third message with smoke alarms,” he said. “We are in full support of this theme. It is definitely an educational message and it is definitely relevant especially here in Red Deer where we are coming across smoke alarms that are over 10 years

old quite often.”

As for Mah, he said he continues to spread awareness and education across the community about fire prevention.

“I enjoy seeing the changes in our community and not only are adults and business owners seeing changes in having safer workplaces and safer homes for people, but also we’re having a lot of buy-in from the kids and I really like the education we’re able to share with children of various ages because what we are seeing is a ‘go home and tell mom and dad effect’. We have a very captive audience when it comes to the children in our community and they are a great resource for us to use and to help spread that message and we see that happening.”

For more information about Fire Prevention Week, visit www. firepreventionweek.org. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

City sees all time low rate of fires in 2015

BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS As part of the Home Safety Program run by the City’s Emergency Services department, firefighters’ goal is to visit 10% of Red Deer homes every year.

Fire crews are assigned areas of the City in which they conduct door-todoor home safety checks.

It is a free service provided by the department.

“The objective of the Home Safety Program is to supplement prevention efforts in which

we strive for a measurable reduction in the incidents and severity of fire and injury,” said Josh Mah, fire prevention officer with the City of Red Deer. “Our goal is to maintain our reportable fire rate of less than one per 1,000.

“We have seen success with the program so our goal is to continue it because we have seen a noticeable decrease in fire and injuries because of the program. We have seen the fire rate go down in the City, we’ve had a lot of feedback from the

public about the effectiveness of the program, the public feels safer, the homes are safer and we have working smoking alarms up.”

Since the program began in 2005, fire officials have installed 7,488 smoke alarms and more than 2,500 batteries.

According to the Home Safety Program 2015 report which was done by the City of Red Deer Emergency Services, there was a significant decrease in the number of fires, fire losses and fires involving homes

that did not have working smoke alarms last year.

“In 2015 we had an all time low of 0.54 fires per 1,000. Before the program started in 2005 the rate was at 1.16 fires per 1,000,” said Mah. “That is a great thing.

That means that our education is getting out there and that means our program of reaching out to the residents in Red Deer is having an effect.

We are seeing less residences that don’t have working smoke alarms.” efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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City council adopts new safety strategy

BY ERIN FAWCETT RED DEER EXPRESS Red Deer City council agreed to adopt a new Community Safety Strategy for Red Deer.

Council’s approval came on the heels of a presentation from the Community Safety Ad Hoc Committee last week, which was established by council in 2014 to engage the community in the development of this safety initiative. The result is a Community Safety Strategy that speaks to a shift in working more collaboratively and in a more coordinated way as a community to ensure the safety and well-being of everybody in Red Deer.

Officials said this is a ‘made in Red Deer’ strategy, informed by leading thought and practice from across Canada to reflect priorities and opportunities that fit the local context.

During preliminary consideration school boards, justice, health, children’s services, mental services, RCMP and Alberta Works were consulted.

The document is a strategic plan for crime prevention and community safety, a funding model and distribution process that supports community safety investments that align with the established vision, principles and goals that improve the quality of life of individuals and the community and a governance structure and policy document for a Red Deer community based crime prevention and community safety ‘arm’s

length’ model.

Focus areas include education, prevention, intervention and enforcement in community safety.

Recommended actions include convening a collaborative risk-intervention process known as a ‘hub’ and providing ongoing leadership that will be situationally determined; creating and sustaining a Centre of Responsibility (COR) to serve as the steward of community safety in the City; commit funding for research and analysis of data related to community safety; dedicating staff resources to provide coordination, facilitation, research and data analysis necessary for success and allowing the COR to establish funding priorities, guidelines and outcomes for the successful implementation of this strategy.

The City will be asked to provide two positions for the Centre of Responsibility to help get the hub off the ground and once it is established those positions may not be needed any longer, officials said.

Councillor Ken Johnston who is the council representative on the committee who drafted the document said the plan is a good one.

“What the report speaks to is individual ownership and talks about neighbourhoods and neighbourhood renewal. You don’t need to be an Einstein to know that we are becoming more isolated in neighbourhoods and more isolated as individuals.”

Councillor Dianne Wyntjes said she had too many questions at this point to approve the model.

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“I want to be a cheerleader and I like to be open to new initiatives and support new ways of doing work,” she said. “I don’t feel comfortable supporting the model. I have too many questions. I also have concerns about the cost. I am not satisfied. We have been facing crime for years in our community and a clearer map in mind is important.

“The buck is stopping with me as a

councillor. If I can hear more details in the future I may change my mind. I don’t get a comfortable feeling that we are changing anything in the terms of safety.”

Council voted in favour of adopting the document as a planning tool. Wyntjes and Councillor Buck Buchanan voted against the motion. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

POLICE BRIEFS MONEY COLLECTION RECOVERED Red Deer RCMP are looking for the owner of a coin collection that police recovered in a stolen truck last month. This is not a formal coin collection, as the coins are not catalogued or displayed in cases; it appears to be a collection of loose coins brought back from travels to various countries around the world and likely has as much sentimental value to its owner as it does monetary value. The collection consists of some paper currency and numerous coins.

Red Deer RCMP found the collection in a truck that had been stolen out of Calgary, and subsequently recovered in Red Deer on Sept. 4th. For that reason, RCMP cannot determine what community the theft of coins may have occurred in.

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by Erin Fawcett beault, 24, has been charged with eight counts of breaching conditions, possession of stolen property over $5,000, three counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000, breach of a probation order and two counts of possession of controlled substance.

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WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER INCIDENT

A Red Deer man who was wanted on 16 warrants for his arrest now faces 15 new charges after RCMP located him in possession of drugs and stolen property last week.

At 9 a.m. on Sept. 29th, RCMP located the suspect in a parked vehicle in the Lancaster neighbourhood; he was in possession of stolen property including electronics, purses, a wallet and backpacks, drugs and drug paraphernalia. At the time of his arrest, he was also wanted on 16 warrants out of Red Deer and Sylvan Lake for various crimes including multiple break and enters, possession of stolen property, drug possession, obstructing/resisting police, several weapons charges, failing to comply with court ordered conditions and failing to appear in court.

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Red Deer RCMP have arrested a woman after finding her in breach of numerous court-ordered conditions and in possession of stolen property.

Shortly after midnight on Sept. 29th, RCMP located a suspect they knew to be on court-ordered conditions and discovered she was breaching those conditions. The suspect was located in a parked vehicle in possession of stolen property including fleet fuel cards, vehicle keys, electronics and purses.

At the time of her arrest, she was also wanted on a warrant for failing to appear in court on Sept. 27th on an unrelated matter.

Tracy Lyne Dejong, 41, has been charged with two counts of breaching conditions, possession of a weapon and two counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000.

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Hope Mission presents ‘A Night with Dr. Jonathan Welton’ of Welton Academy. The event runs in support of Hope Mission Red Deer. It will be held Oct. 7th – 6 p.m. at Hope Mission Center – 5217 – 50 Ave. Tickets - $20 Call 403-304-5189 for tickets.

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Senior Citizens Downtown House has a roast beef supper on Oct. 14th at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $15. Dutch auction to follow. Get your tickets now.

Whisker Rescue’s has an adoption event the third Saturday of the month at Petsmart from noon - 3:30 p.m. If you have any questions, contact Diane at 403-347-1251.

Golden Circle has Thursday night dances continuing from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, call 403-341-4672, 403-347-6165 or 403-342-2875. Admission is $7 per person. Silver & Gold perform Oct. 6th, The Allsorts on Oct. 13th, and there is a Black Velvet Dinner Dance on Oct. 20th. Advance tickets only.

Silver & Gold plays Oct. 27th.

Red Deer Players presents Indoor/ Outdoor - a comedy by Kenny Finkle. Directed by Ashley Mercia, the play runs on the Centennial Stage Theatre at the rear of the Scott Block on Little Gaetz Oct. 14th-15th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 27th-29th. Featuring Roxzane Armstrong, Dan Vasquez, Arick Yasinski & Emily Cupples.

Indoor/Outdoor - deemed to be one of the best new plays of 2006; a quirky, sentimental comedy about a cat named Samantha who has just started living with a guy named Shuman (who she considers to be her true love…unique in that the show is presented from Samantha’s perspective as she takes us through

her life story that includes a host of other characters including Oscar, the sexy alley cat and an aspiring cat therapist named Mathilda. Samantha is a cat with a story to tell — it’s a good story — poignant, witty and even a little wacky at times! Tickets $20 available at www.reddeerplayers. com and at Sunworks 4924 50 St. Beef on a Bun supper on Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (40 Holmes St.)

for yourself. 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. Health Recovery classes are held on Saturdays from 11:00-1:00. Call 403-346-6772 or visit us at www.taoist.org The Red Deer Public Library First Thursdays in the Snell features Pianist Alexander Malikov playing music of Haydn and Liszt. Oct.

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Are you looking after a friend or family member who is living with challenges due to a disability, illness or old age? Then you are a caregiver and we can help! The Alberta Caregivers Association and the Central Alberta Brain Injury Association is holding ‘Compass for the Caregiver’ which is a caregiver orientation for mobilizing personal assets and strengths for self care. This nine module workship provides a safe environment to help caretivers reduce stress, lessen guildt and get the most out of the system. If you are interested, call or email us and if ther are at least six people attending we will try to organize a meeting in your area. Call CABIS at 403-3413463 or email cabis@telus.net.

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6th, 12:15 - 1 p.m. in the the Snell Auditorium. No admission charge. A free will donation will be accepted at the door. Coffee and Tea provided by Cafe Noir.

Kick up your heels with Country Pride Dance Club - The Red Deer Arts Council is pleased to present a special First Friday Red Deer Oct. 7th. There will be a dance performance featuring Country Pride Dance Club, who are celebrating 25 years in our community, in the Snell Auditorium at the downtown library. (4818 - 49 St.) During the Oct. 7th First Friday Red Deer in the Snell Auditorium, Country Pride Dance Club will be showing off their award-winning moves in this dance demonstration. They might even entice our audience to get up and do a little two-stepping with them. They will be ready to showcase their dancing at 6:15 p.m. in this come and go First Friday event. A reception runs from 6 to 8 pm. The contiuing exhibition is Geospaces Artist: Susan Delaney through to Oct. 16th.

The Red Deer Public Library First Thursdays in the Snell features Pianist Alexander Malikov playing

he hands over classified documents providing evidence of incredible, illegal invasions of privacy by the NSA. Enjoy a staff facilitated discussion and light refreshments. If you are planning on bringing a group, contact us at 403-342-9100 x 1500.

The third annual Run With Heart is set for Oct. 15th in support of the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Gather up your friends, family and your brightest outfit to light up the night and help the Heart & Stroke Foundation create more survivors. Your choice of a 5 km or 10 km run. To register, contact the Foundation at 403-342-4435 or visit the Running Room web site at events.runningroom.com.

Join us Saturday, Oct. 15th for Shalom’s annual Fall FriendRaiser at First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar St. in Red Deer. We will be having an evening of celebration and thanksgiving for the lives that have been changed through Shalom’s work in Central Alberta. Entertainment by Central Alberta Home School Choir and Debbie Zepick.

No charge to attend; free-will

offering will be taken to help Shalom continue offering subsidized services. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., program at 7 p.m. Visit www.shalomcounselling.com.

We are hosting a Fall Supper Fundraiser for the Dickson Store Museum on Oct. 15th at the Spruce View Hall to help celebrate our 25th anniversary the doors open at 5 and supper is served at 6 p.m. There will be a variety of entertainment, a silent auction, cash bar, and the continuation of our 50/50 draw.

Ticket prices are $25 per adult, $10 per youth (7-12yrs) and 6 or under are free. For information or tickets, call the museum at 403-728-3355 or email at dicksonstoremuseum@gmail.com.

The Dickson Store Museum and the Danish Canadian National Museum will hold their annual Julestue (Scandinavian Bazaar) at the Spruce View Hall on Nov. 5th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Danish Restaurant: lunch services will begin at 12 p.m. Scandinavian crafts, antiques and collectibles.

Admission is $2 and includes coffee, juice and the chance for a door prize. For more information or to book a vendor table call Joanne at 403-227-4917.

Chili for a Cause Luncheon presented by GrammaLink-Africa on Oct. 19th from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gaetz United Church. Homemade chili, homemade buns, pumpkin cupcakes, coffee or tea, $18 for lunch and a handmade pottery bowl is yours to keep. Tickets at the door (Visa and MasterCard accepted). All proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support African Grandmothers raising grandchildren orphaned

by HIV/AIDS. For further information, contact Diane 403-346-2174.

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.

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Week of October 5 - 12, 2016 Benalto & Area Rural Crime Watch Society AGM Oct. 27th at 7 p.m. at the Benalto Leisure Centre, Ag. Grounds. Election of directors and year-end business.

Guest speaker retired RCMP Sgt. Duncan Babchuk ( Sylvan Lake RCMP/BARCWS Liaison from 2005-2011) Topic: Cops, Crops and Cuts. In attendance, BARCWS Liaisons: Sylvan Lake RCMP Cst. Carlos Da Silva, Cpl. James Allemekinders and Acting S/Sgt. Jeff McBeth, Red Deer County, County Protective Services Peace Officer Alissa Firmston, Lacombe County, Protective Services Peace Officer Brett Miller, BARCWS membership $25 for 5 years and RCMP clearance. For more information, call Sue Banting @ 403-896-7189 or Dave Dale at 403-887- 3937.

The Stewards of Alberta’s Protected Areas Association will hold its annual general meeting on Oct. 15th at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Members of the public are welcome to attend the morning program of the meeting. Two presentation are set - at 9:30 a.m. Alison Ronson, Northern Alberta Executive Director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Association will speak about the 2015 CPAWS Conservation Blueprint for Northern Alberta. At 11 a.m.. Geoff Holroyd, chair of the Beaverhill Bird Observatory, will speak about the Beaverhill Natural Area & Bird Observatory: Conservation by a SAPAA member.

The Dickson Store Museum will be hosting and Dinner Theatre November 25th 2016 at 6 p.m. with a play to follow; tickets are $45 per person or $320 for a table of 8. As well there will be a Dessert Theatre November 26th 2016 with doors opening at 12:30pm with a play at 1:00pm; tickets are $25 per person or $160 for a table of eight. All events will take place at the Spruce View Hall. For more information or to purchase tickets please call the museum at 403-728-3355 or email at dicksonstoremuseum@gmail.com.

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.

MRWC education animals and enjoy snacks and swag bags, receive a tax receipt for all but $10.00 of your donation. The current record is 250 people so MRWC is looking for a minimum of 260 friends to join in this fun afternoon and help support the wildlife hospital and education centre. For more information call 403-728-3467 or visit the web site to register.

The Senior Citizens Downtown

sponsoring a dance Sept. 24th 4th with Leo Dumont, Oct. 29th h with Randy Hillman, Nov. 26th with Flashback Freddie and Dec. 17th with Randy Hillman. Everyone is welcome. Dances take place at the Innisfail Royal Canadian Legion. Call Elaine at 403-3417653 or Bob at 403-304-7440.

Rotary presents Shine On! A unique evening of accessory sales and swing music. Proceeds go to

Also, MAGsparks runs Monday and Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m.

It’s an arts program connecting people with developmental disabilities to the Red Deer arts community. Visit www.reddeermuseum.com for more information.

Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present Geospaces: Acrylic Paintings

by Susan Delaney, which runs in the Kiwanis Gallery to Oct. 16th.

Medicine River Wildlife Centre is about to raise much needed funds by attempting to break the Guinness World Record of the ‘Largest Nature Conservation Lesson’ this Nov. 13th at 1 p.m. at the Memorial Centre. The Wildlife hospital and education centre has seen a dramatic spike in demand for services this year and are having to get more creative in their fundraising to keep up with the requests. For a minimum donation of $40 you will be part of breaking a world record, support the work of MRWC, enjoy a presentation by the renowned Brian Keating, hear an inspiring and entertaining nature lesson by Carol Kelly and Judy Boyd, visit with

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.

Dickson Store Museum is celebrating its 25th Anniversary! Come check out our new exhibit entitled ‘Becoming a Museum: Then and Now’. For more details, call 403728-3355 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 403-343-0091 or Sharon at 403-340-2497.

Central Alberta Singles Club is

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 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 in Red Deer is a decided asset.

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

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

- cost is $3. Whist runs every Friday at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $3.

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

The Central Alberta Brain Injury Society is seeking volunteer board members who posses a variety of skills including power point creations, fundraising abilities, leadership, vice president, minute taking, program assistant. If you are interested in joining our organization please call Lorraine at 403-341-3463 or email at cabis@telus.net.

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Kinsmen launch annual Dream Home Lottery

BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS The Red Deer Kinsmen Club is celebrating the launch of their annual Dream Home Lottery.

During a special Grand Opening at the new Dream Home at 45 Larratt Close last week, the Kinsmen kicked off the 35th iteration of their biggest annual fundraiser.

“We’re all volunteers. We’re all just guys in our 20s and 30s and some 40s. But for the most part we’re just younger adults that want to make a big difference in the community. Getting to see the winner — it’s always a great moment when you give someone a house. But I think it’s also a great moment when you get to give all these different organizations in Red Deer the money,” said Kinsmen member and Dream Home Chairman Craig Smallwood.

The idea behind the annual home lottery is the money raised stays within the community and supports local char-

ities and causes.

“There’s going to be lots of different ones. Habitat for Humanity’s going to be a big one. The Red Deer Food Bank we feel is a really good one to give to this year.

KidSport is a program for all kids to get involved in. And we always keep money leftover to have other groups approach us to try and figure out what the greatest needs are,” said Smallwood.

This year’s dream home, designed by True-Line Homes, features a large open living room upstairs, a games room, a home theatre and a built in beer tap.

“My outlook, my approach and my feeling from the get-go was just modern and earthy with my theme,” said designer Andrea Holt, who works with True-Line Homes. “We just want it to appeal to the majority of people — young and old. It’s a great place for the family to hang out.

There’s an entertaining area, the media room for family movies and up here just for entertaining and socializing.”

Smallwood said he’s extremely happy with how the house turned out.

“It’s funny because we’re really proud of it but at the same time it’s just starting.

It’s really kind of neat to see the end, finished product but at the same time kind of know that the lottery going forward is just starting.”

Other prizes in this year’s lottery include a new Ford Mustang from Cam Clark Ford, the Loyalty Draw prizes ranging from Red

Deer Rebels season tickets to a Collicutt Centre family pass. Also new this year is the Ultimate Jays Experience, which includes a trip for two to Toronto to take in a Toronto Blue Jays game along with a few other cool perks.

Tickets can be purchased at the Dream Home at 45 Larratt Close on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. or online at www.reddeerkinsmen.com. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com

KICKING OFF - From left, Andrea Holt, Ernie Neufeld, Craig Smallwood and Councillor Buck Buchanan cut the ribbon on the new Red Deer Kinsmen Dream Home at 45 Larratt Close last Friday.

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Success 4 Business Expo to be held

BY KALISHA MENDONSA RED DEER EXPRESS The annual Success 4 Business Expo is gearing up again for a full day of small business development education.

The event is being held at the Harvest Centre on Oct. 13th, with doors opening at 7:30 a.m. and programming starting at 8 a.m. Full VIP passes are $69, keynote passes are $39 and networking passes are free for online registrants and $10 at the door.

This year’s event theme is ‘Adapting for a brighter, innovative future.’

“As small businesses, we need to be adaptable and open to trying new things. We have to always be learning and remain competitive to help our businesses thrive,” said organizer Brenda Kolasa.

“We’ve got a number of seminars ranging from

sales techniques, revenue growth, social media, fraud prevention - you name it. If small business wants to know about it, it’s probably there.”

A new Tech & Innovation area, brought to the event

by Red Deer College, will touch on a variety of topics within the theme and offer a new, exciting portion to businesses who may have attended in the past. Kolasa said there are a few other key sponsors in the Tech & Innovation area that will present trending products and new ideas for the upcoming year that ought to be very interesting to attendees.

Kolasa is also excited about this year’s keynote speakers - Jason Volk of Chatters and Brenda Robinson of the RobCan Group. Volk will be speaking about strategies for building a franchise empire and Robinson will

National Carrier Appreciation Day We would like to take this opportunity to recognize the efforts of newspaper carriers young and old who make a vital contribution to the industry.

speak on taking a positive approach to stress management.

This year, Success 4 Business Expo is also hosting a wide variety of mentoring partners who will be available for attendee information.

“We’ve got about 10 mentors in the lineup, and those with a full VIP seminar pass are able to book two mentoring sessions for free. Those sessions are really valuable to a lot of businesses because people are fully equipped with questions and not only leave with answers, but they also leave with a new relationship with that mentor,” Kolasa said.

The goal of the expo is to bring together members of the small business community to talk strategy, network and further develop their opportunities. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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CITY BRIEFS HWY. 2/GAETZ AVE. INTERCHANGE CLOSURE Flatiron Construction Corp., on behalf of Alberta Transportation, has started construction on the Hwy. 2/Gaetz Avenue interchange. Access from southbound Gaetz Avenue to Hwy. 2 closed Sept.

30th, and will remain closed until the interchange is completed in 2018.

The closure requires traffic to be diverted to the Hwy. 2A (Taylor Drive) interchange via 19th St. in order to access Hwy. 2 southbound. Temporary traffic signals will be installed at the Hwy. 2A (Taylor Drive) interchange ramp to provide access to Hwy. 2 southbound. This closure is necessary to construct the new Gaetz Avenue bridge and new Highway 2 alignment.

Over the next month, traffic on Taylor Drive, under the existing Hwy. 2 bridges, will be reduced to one lane in each direction during off-peak times to allow Flatiron Construction Corp. access to the median. Two lanes will be maintained in each direction during peak times to minimize delays.

RED DEER COLLEGE PLANS FOR APPLIED DEGREES Two new applied degrees are being proposed to enhance learning opportunities for students in Red Deer College’s School of Creative Arts.

Refreshing current curriculum by adding these new programs will help ensure RDC graduates continue to receive a relevant arts education that opens more doors to new career opportunities in the growing arts and entertainment industries.

Building on the successful programming currently offered by RDC’s School of Creative Arts, applied degrees focused on animation and visual effects, as well as film, theatre and live entertainment are proposed to start classes in September 2018. College officials are working with Alberta’s Ministry of Advanced Education to receive approval to offer the new applied degrees.

The Bachelor of Applied Animation & Visual Effects will add a new, digital art based curriculum to RDC’s program offerings, filling a current educational gap in Alberta. The Bachelor of Applied Film, Theatre & Live Entertainment will provide students with an expanded scope of knowledge and skills required for careers in theatre, film and live event acting and production.

While transitioning to the two new applied degrees, the College’s School of Creative Arts will suspend accepting new students into the current Theatre & Entertainment Production and Theatre Performance & Creation diplomas past the 2016-2017 academic year. These suspensions are pending Alberta Government approval.

All students currently in the Theatre & Entertainment Production and Theatre Performance & Creation diploma programs, including those who started this September (2016), will be able

to complete their programs. These students will also be able to transition to the Bachelor of Applied Motion Picture Arts program, currently offered by RDC, in September 2017 and September 2018.

ONLY RAIN IN THE STORM DRAIN As residents clean up their yards this fall, they’re reminded that what goes on their lawns – or spills off them – will end up in the Red Deer River, untreated.

The City is reminding residents that anything other than rain or melted snow that enters a storm drain (also called a catch basin) can pollute our watershed, harm aquatic habitat, create a potential public health concern or generate unpleasant odours.

Residents can play their part in protecting the environment by preventing leaves and grass clippings from entering storm drains. While it’s good to leave grass clippings on your lawn, anything that spills off onto sidewalks or driveways should be swept back onto the lawn.

Clean up yard and pet waste. Fallen leaves should be placed in a paper yard waste bag or bin labelled with a yard waste sticker so material can be composted at the Waste Management Facility. Yard waste in plastic bags will be considered garbage.

Avoid pesticide and herbicide use by using lawn and garden fertilizers sparingly. Consider using organic fertilizers or more environmentally friendly methods for caring for your lawn. Ensure you sweep any fertilizer that spills onto the sidewalks back onto the lawn.

When rain and snow melt flows into the storm drain it is collected into a storm-sewer designed to help drain stormwater away from homes, buildings and off the roads. The water collected in the stormwater system empties into neighbourhood stormwater ponds or directly into the Red Deer River, without any treatment from the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Learn more at www.reddeer.ca/environment.

TEXT WITH 911 AVAILABLE Red Deerians and Central Albertans who are deaf, deafened, have hearing loss or speech impairments (communication challenged) can now communicate with 911 using mobile devices through the Text with 911 service.

How to use Text with 911 - individuals who are communication challenged must pre-register their mobile phone number by contacting their wireless provider directly.

Dial 911 when you need 911. A call to 911 must always be placed first before any texting can occur.

When a 911 call comes from a registered phone, 911 emergency dispatchers are immediately notified and can begin a texting conversation with the caller.

by Mark Weber Text with 911 is only available for people who are communication challenged and in communities where 911 communications centres have upgraded their infrastructure. The Red Deer 911 Emergency Communication Centre is the fourth centre to offer this service in Alberta, and will continue to support callers with TDD or TTY devices.

The Red Deer 911 Emergency Communications Centre provides 911 call answer services and emergency agency dispatch services for municipalities in the Central Alberta region.

For more information, please visit reddeer. ca/911.

WEB SITE HELPS PARENTS A new web site is now online that will help parents manage common childhood illnesses that don’t require treatment in an emergency department. Developed by a team of emergency doctors and clinicians, the HEAL (Health Education and Learning) web site aims to provide families

with easily accessible, reliable information about common minor illnesses in children.

Information on croup, coughs, common colds, ear pain, nosebleeds, head injuries, vomiting and diarrhea, fever, febrile seizures and rashes is available on the site, including a detailed description of the illness, symptoms, treatment and when to seek immediate medical attention.

The web site also contains videos about emergency staff, as well as what to expect when coming to the hospital, to make both parents and patients more comfortable with their hospital experience.

The web site is also connected with the Know Your Options campaign, an Alberta Health Services’ initiative that helps educate Albertans about the various health care options in their communities and provides accurate information on how to get the right care in the right place.

Visit HEAL at www.ahs.ca/heal or www.albertahealthservices.ca/heal.

Centennial Plaza PARK

This is your chance to shape the future of this park, DON’T MISS IT. Bring your family down for a hot dog and tell us what would you love to see here, what would bring you down to the park and what would make our downtown even better. Come and make your wish!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6

Centennial Plaza Park (48 STREET AND 52 AVENUE) Anytime between 3 and 6 p.m.

For more information about the project, visit www.reddeer.ca/centennialpark

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County Council will hear from any person claiming to be affected by the proposed bylaws at the Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at 1:30 p.m., in Council Chambers, County Office, 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta (west of Hwy 2 on 32 Street / C&E Trail Overpass).

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

If you prefer to submit comments on the bylaws in writing, the information you provide may be made public, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The public may inspect: - a copy of the bylaws - a copy of LAND USE BYLAW No. 2006/6 - a copy of the Gleniffer Reservoirs Shorelands ASP - a copy of the current and proposed Divide Hills ASP by visiting our website at www.rdcounty.ca or

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BENALTO 4. M. Bennett â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Home Business Major (Personal Fitness and Yoga Studio) including a relaxation to the parking requirements and the business hours to start at 6 a.m., Monday to Saturday, on Lot 38, Blk 2, Plan 802-2182, SW 31-38-2-5 (5003 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 52 Avenue).

A person may appeal a Discretionary Use approval prior to 4:30 p.m. on October 19, 2016, by paying the required appeal fee and by filing an appeal in writing against the decision with the Red Deer County Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta. A Permitted Use approval may not be appealed unless the decision involves a relaxation, variance or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw.

For further information, contact Planning & Development Services at 403-350-2170

A concert presented by the Central Alberta Prostate Awareness & Support Group is slated for Oct. 14th at Festival Hall.

Awareness Musicale begins at 7 p.m. and will feature performances by Lloyd Griffiths, Ray Baird, Maurice Paul, Gordon Ross and Visions Country Gospel.

There will also be a silent auction.

Tickets ($20 each) are available by calling 403-391-9022, or they can be purchased at 53rd Street Music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have some really talented people in our group who have survived prostate cancer,â&#x20AC;? said Bert Lougheed, one of the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organizers, of several of the guys slated to perform. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also have Visions Country Gospel which is wonderful - Visions supports us and they have for years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So it will be a really good program.â&#x20AC;?

The Red Deer Prostate Cancer Support Group (Prostate Cancer Canada Network â&#x20AC;&#x201C; local chapter) has been lending a supportive hand for many years now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have two goals with our group - the number one goal is to raise awareness,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding they also aim to raise funds for prostate cancer research and support for those fighting it via the Awareness Musicale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;An awful lot of guys still donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand much about prostate cancer,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding that over the years, however, awareness has increased through initiatives like the global fundraising event dubbed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Movemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal is also to support guys who have been diagnosed - to help them out,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty tough thing when you go in and see the doctor and he says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Well, your tests are positive - you have prostate cancer,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he said.

Back in the late 1990s, Lougheed was himself diagnosed with prostate cancer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was diagnosed in 1998.

But two years before that, they did notice a bump on my prostate, but my PSA was not high. So they just watched it for two years.â&#x20AC;?

Eventually, a biopsy was done and cancer cells were found. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was told that, and at that time - the fall of 1998 - I really only had two choices. Major surgery - a radical prostectomy and radiation. Or there was a new thing that had just come out called brachytherapy.â&#x20AC;?

Brachytherapy delivers radiation internally.

Low-dose seed implant brachytherapy is usually recommended to men with lower grade cancers that are contained within the prostate gland.

Between 80 and 100 radioactive seeds are implanted into the prostate.

Each seed releases low-energy level radiation steadily over several months.

This is the route Lougheed chose to go. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I had about 98 of those little radioactive seeds put in,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They will only do brachytherapy if they are pretty sure they are catching it early. If your PSA is over such-and-such, they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it - there are other treatments.â&#x20AC;?

For Lougheed, who is now 80, things have turned out well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every year I have a PSA test, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staying right where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed to be.â&#x20AC;?

As for the support group, it was first launched by Bill Martynes and Mike Eckenswiller about 19 years ago, with help from Marg Scheyen of the Canadian Cancer Society. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came in on that group about a year after it got started,â&#x20AC;? said Lougheed, adding currently about five of the men coordinate the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events and meetings at Gaetz United Church. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We meet on the third Thursday of every month, and we meet during July and August as well because cancer never takes a rest,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s totally open.â&#x20AC;?

For more information about the group contact Bert at 403-343-3808 or Bill at 403-342-0694. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Many farmers were resigned to the fact that they would now have to wait for spring to finish the harvest.

Meanwhile, with the interrupted harvest and the increased number of livestock, feed became short and animals began to starve.

In their weakened condition, the cattle and horses became more susceptible to the cold.

Hence, the poor harvest of 1919 turned into a major agricultural and economic disaster. Consequently, 1920 started out as a very grim year.

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ing temperatures and lots of snow in many areas. A prolonged cold spell set in which meant that the early snow did not melt as would normally be the case.

Farmers who had been able to put their grain into sheaves did not fare too badly. The stooks were still accessible for threshing.

However, for those who had grain and hay flattened under the lingering snow, there was not too much they could do to proceed with the harvest. November brought even more cold and lots more snow.

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and 1919 were marked by drought.

Although conditions were dry across Central Alberta as well, this region rarely suffers the depth of drought experienced to the south and east. Hence, during the summer of 1919, many ranchers shipped their cattle to Red Deer and Pine Lake where pasturage and supplies of feed were more plentiful.

The influx of large herds of cattle were manageable throughout the summer and early fall. However, large amounts of extra feed would be needed to keep all of the livestock over the winter.

Harvesting started towards the end of August and initially went well.

The newspapers were full of mentions of farmers out with their binders cutting grain. Then a killing frost struck on Sept. 2nd.

That was followed by some prolonged cool and wet weather.

Conditions began to improve towards the end of the month. Farmers began to hope that they would soon be able to catch up.

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Another fall harvest is well underway. Although Central Alberta experienced a long and very dry spring, growing conditions over most of the summer were good.

However, there has been uneven weather this fall, with rain showers that have made harvesting a challenge.

Agriculture remains one of the key economic pillars of the region. Consequently, the financial ups and downs experienced by the local farmers and ranchers are soon felt across the whole economy.

One of the worst harvests ever experienced in Central Alberta’s history occurred in 1919.

Central Alberta, and Canada as a whole, was already facing enormous problems and challenges.

The First World War had ended in November, 1918.

Tragically, just as that devastating conflict drew to a close, the world was struck by one of the worst pandemics in human history, the Spanish Flu. Tens of thousands of Canadians lost their lives to this terrible illness, compounding the tremendous loss of life experienced during the four years of the War. Much of the latter part of the War had been financed by printing money.

Hence, incredible inflation set in as the wartime price and wage controls began to be lifted. Moreover, across much of the prairies, both of the summers of 1918

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ENTERTAINMENT Local artist reflects on unique new exhibit

BY MARK WEBER RED DEER EXPRESS Local artist Glynis Wilson-Boultbee continues to inspire and provoke plenty of thought via her unique artistic expression.

Her latest exhibit, ‘(Un)Winding’, is currently on display at the Marjorie Wood Gallery in the Kerry Wood Nature Centre through to Nov. 6th.

An artist’s reception is set for Oct. 7th from 5 to 7 p.m. ‘(Un)Winding’ began with Wilson-Boultbee hanging fabric that had been colourfully decorated across and around some trees near the Kerry Wood Nature Centre in July of 2015, with the goal of leaving it for one year to see how the natural world in general affected it.

“It’s also about how we affect nature and how nature affects us.”

Wilson-Boultbee made weekly visits to the site to take photos and reflect on the changes she witnessed in the fabric, and ultimately, she wrote several insightful and completely charming poems that highlight her feelings and observations that surfaced over the course of the year.

They run the gamut from light and witty to personal to downright poignant and profound - Wilson-Boultbee has a rare knack for touching a viewer’s soul no matter what medium she chooses to work through. She is currently studying visual arts at Red Deer College and continues to explore a variety of means to express herself artistically.

“Making art for me is very meditative,” she explains. “One of the most peaceful places in the college is a big, busy sculpture studio,” she adds with a laugh. The process has the power to simply transport a person; everything else kind of falls away, she explains.

As to ‘(Un)Winding’, the roots of it stretch back to a project awhile back in her studies where students were instructed to pay attention to colour for an entire day. “We decided we would hang it in the sanctuary for a year and see how the colours played off of the trees and so forth.

“That’s all it was when it began, but because I wanted to document it through the photographs, I chose to come back once a week through the whole year. I missed only one because I was sick - but other than that, I came once each week.

“There is something amazing about coming back to exactly the same place every single week - different times of the day.

What happens is the trees don’t change in

THOUGHTFUL EXHIBIT - Glynis Wilson-Boultbee has created a series of themed poems that are currently on display at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre.

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their essence, but they change in the way such as whether they have leaves or not, or what colour the leaves are.

“Somedays it would be very windy, and the fabric would be blown straight out. So even though it was exactly the same thing every week, you saw how the external environment changed and you also could compare from week to week how you were feeling. Some days, I would think that the last week I had felt so peaceful and this week I feel kind of tired or anxious. It was just this really interesting discipline of self-reflection that was not part of the initial intention - but it’s what happened.”

Initially, Wilson-Boultbee had considered keeping a journal - but opted to wait until the year was over to reflect on and chronicle her observations.

“I thought I would let the photographs do the documenting and I’ll just let the experience unfold and not try to capture

it,” she said. When it came time to write the poems, she found she was quite tired at the time and inspiration for just one surfaced at that time.

She took some time away from it. Then one day, as she decided to edit that single poem, something was stirred and the inspiration for the other poems just flowed.

“It all arrived and was on the page within a six to eight hour period. All of it.

“There was a simplicity to the process that was really delightful.”

Over the course of the project, a couple of themes really seemed to stand out to Wilson-Boultbee.

“One of the them was that I became very aware of sometimes when you are busy, it’s hard to stop,” she explained. “Even when you want to. I was aware of how much I needed to pay attention to that and do some thinking about how I address that.”

Spending some time each week in the

peaceful setting of the Kerry Wood Nature Centre helped to crystallize those perspectives.

“Sometimes it was the thing that I needed to do to remember that I maybe needed to take things slower for the rest of the afternoon or that kind of thing,” she said.

“I do really feel that nature is a great healer and that we are extremely fortunate to have this place and so many parks in our City that allow us the opportunity to go to a place of healing.”

Meanwhile, she’s grateful to the staff of the Kerry Wood Nature Centre for supporting the project and she is very pleased to share her work with the public.

“I just have to trust that if I have told the truth about my experience, that that is enough. Some people will connect with it and some people won’t, and that’s the way it goes - that’s okay.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Lunch at Allen’s includes Red Deer on current tour

BY MARK WEBER RED DEER EXPRESS Lunch At Allen’s is a musical powerhouse comprised of four remarkable Canadian talents - Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church, Marc Jordan and Ian Thomas.

And they are on their way to Red Deer with a performance set for Oct. 21st at the Red Deer Memorial Centre. Showtime is 7:30 pm.

As individuals, they have written for or sung on over 25,000,000 CDs, penning hits for such stars as Josh Groban, Chicago, Bonnie Raitt, America, Santana, Cher and Rod Stewart, as well as McLauchlan’s Farmer’s Song, Jordan’s Marina Del Rey and Thomas’s Painted Ladies, just to name a few.

These artists have come together adding the incredible voice of Church (Quartette, Great Western Orchestra) to form Lunch At Allen’s.

Their stage show is intimate and humorous, featuring many songs familiar to anyone who has turned on a radio in the past two decades.

“It’s the four of us and we’re all singers/ songwriters in our own ways, but we do the show like we are a band,” explained Jordan during a recent chat. “We all play together, and so there’s a lot of songs that people will know. Between me, Ian and Murray, we’ve had a lot of hits.

“There’s also a lot of interaction with the audience,” added Jordan, who is married to gifted Canadian songstress Amy Sky. Meanwhile, the group also recently finished a new CD which will be released at some point in the coming weeks. Tunes from

that project will be featured during the show as well.

As to their history, the group was originally meant to embark on a single tour together.

But there was such a remarkable chemistry to their shows, that it became not only an ongoing thing but also a collaborative efforts on several recording projects as well.

“Murray used to have these lunches at Allen’s Restaurant here in Toronto. A lot of people came, and one time there was Ian and a few other people,” Jordan explains.

“Murray was saying that he’d been asked to do this songwriting circle and that he didn’t want to do it, but he said, ‘I’ll do it if you guys will do it.’

“He also said, ‘I don’t want to do it as a songwriter’s circle - I want to do it like a band’,” said Jordan, who is probably, according to his web site, best known for penning Rhythm of My Heart which of course Rod Stewart took to extraordinary heights of popularity. To date, the tune has racked up a cumulative global sales in excess of 15 million units.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Canadian singer Charles Jordan, Marc grew up in a musical household in Toronto after his father returned to Canada. “I was born in New York because he worked a lot in New York.” As to his knack for penning hits, he simply noted that, “It’s kind of in the gene pool.”

Marc is also dyslexic, which of course makes his creation of music that much more impressive. “So I developed a good ear. And I was born at the right time because really,

COLLABORATION - Lunch At Allen’s, comprised of Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church, Marc Jordan and Ian Thomas, performs Oct. 21st at the Red Deer Memorial Centre. it wasn’t so much about reading music as it was about making music up when I starting to write music in the late 1960s.

“Nobody told you how to do it. And it certainly wasn’t note taking - it was done with chord charts which I could handle.

“But what I’ve learned is that all of these so-called handicaps - you just find a different way to do what you want. I’m dyslexic, but I make my living out of writing words.”

But back to the inception of Lunch at Allen’s. “There was an agent in the audience, and he said, ‘Do you want to do a couple more?’ And we said okay. That was 10 years ago, and we’ve just kept going.

“We’re all veterans, and we don’t have

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any egos,” he said, adding the experience of performing live is something each of the artists has a lengthy history doing.

Meanwhile, he’s certainly had a rich artistic journey all his own.

He’s had countless tunes covered by everyone from Bette Midler and Cher to Bonnie Raitt and Josh Groban. “It’s really gratifying. The people that have done my songs have been wonderful singers and they’ve brought something to it.

“Ninety-nine per cent of it has been great.

I’m grateful and I’m thankful.”

For tickets call the Black Knight Inn Ticket Centre. editor@reddeerexpress.com

Nice Horse heads to Red Deer for Oct. 15th performance Calgary country band Nice Horse is set to make their Red Deer debut Oct. 15th at the Elks Lodge as part of the Central Music Festival Series.

Tickets are available online at www.centralmusicfest. com.

Nice Horse is Brandi Caroline, Kaley Debra, Katie Marie and Krista Lee – longtime friends and musicians who are familiar faces on the western Canadian music scene.

All are born and raised in Alberta – the girls’ respective hometowns include Rocky Mountain House, Airdrie,

Vegreville, and Calgary – and all have previously toured through Red Deer with past musical projects as well, including Sidney York, Kaley Bird, Katie Rox and Jakalope.

The band’s inaugural Red Deer performance, in a way, represents a kind of homecoming – especially for Katie Marie, who is a graduate of the music program at Red Deer College.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” said the singer and banjo player. “It’s been a few years since I’ve been back, and I can’t wait to play again in the town that played such

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Since forming as a band just a year ago, Nice Horse has signed with veteran management company Coalition Music (Our Lady Peace, Simple Plan, Ben Caplan) and is working on their first full-length album with producer Jeff Dalziel (Washboard Union, Lindsay Broughton, Brett Kissel).

Tour dates will be announced via the band’s social properties throughout the year, and fans are encouraged to stay tuned for additional news by checking out www.nicehorsemusic. com.

Over the course of their respective careers to date, members of the band have toured across the globe, licensed songs for film, television, and commercials and showcased domestically and internationally including the Calgary Stampede, Folk Alliance, and SXSW. They’ve shared the stage with artists as diverse as Carly Rae Jepsen and Steve Earle, sung as the original lead vocalist for the aforementioned Jakalope, lent backups to Mandy Moore, and have over 10 full-length album releases between them.

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CREATIVE - Artist Rishi Maze worked on a piece he called ‘Captain Red Deer’ on the sidewalk outside of the Welikoklad Event Centre last weekend. The artwork was part of Alberta Culture Days, which ran throughout the weekend across the province.

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Those darn peek-a-boo pounds

Surprise! This could be why you’re gaining weight.

You’re eating right and exercising almost every day. So why in the world are you putting on pounds?

Weight gain when you’re doing all the right things to stop it is confusing and frustrating to say the least. All your hard work seems futile and you feel like giving up altogether. What’s the point?

Don’t throw in the towel and return to your unhealthy habits just yet. There may be something else going on besides the whole calories in and calories out theory.

Keep reading to discover possible reasons you’re gaining instead of maintaining or losing.

1. Medications. If you told your physician your situation, the first thing you’d be asked is what medications you’re taking.

Prescription medications come with an array of potential side effects, one of which is weight gain. From steroids, anti-psychot-

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“More stress = more cortisol = higher appetite for junk food = more belly fat.” - Shawn M. Talbott, PhD 2. Not enough shut-eye. You may be disciplined in your workout routine, but if it means you are waking up at the crack of dawn

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Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) not only deal with frequent ovarian cysts, abnormal acne and excess body hair, but also suffer from insulin resistance that leads to weight gain.

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24 RED DEER EXPRESS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016

LIFESTYLE

It’s madness not to have a living will, legal or not “It was the best of times and the worst of times.”

This is the first sentence in Dicken’s book, A Tale of Two Cities about the French revolution. The same could be said today.

Never has there been a greater exodus of people escaping wars and poverty.

And never before has there been a greater need for an updated living will, whether you live in Canada or the U.S. One that pulls no punches on how we wish to end our lives.

I have a personal interest in this column.

Consequently, it’s a hard one to write, as no one wants to discuss their demise. But as a physician in my 93rd year I have no delusions about my mortality.

So I want this article and my living will to be as close to 100% right as possible since my family will eventually have to use it.

Fortunately the Supreme Court of Canada has finally allowed doctor assisted death.

If a patient is dying from cancer and in severe pain in his final days, or has had a severe stroke and is incapacitated, the court acknowledges the right to seek a Doctor Assisted Death (DAD) if desired.

But politicians have encumbered the law with cruel restrictions that boggle the mind, resulting in a double standard of justice.

They’ve forbidden the advanced directive.

This means that patients suffering from early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease, or other forms of dementia, cannot state their wishes about eventual death while mentally able to make this choice. But how can they do so later when not mentally sound?

What a tragic decision at a time when an advanced directive is most needed. Today Alzheimer’s Disease is growing drastically

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JONES as our population ages.

Who knows the suffering that these people endure who become incontinent of urine and feces and stare at walls day after day.

Political ‘wisdom’ has also stated that patients must be close to death to be eligible for DAD. The Supreme Court ruling did not have this condition. It sensibly said DAD should be determined by the degree of suffering.

The main opposition to the advanced directive came from the disabled who were concerned their lives might be ended prematurely and unwillingly. But all the disabled need do is sign a statement that under no circumstances do they want Doctor Assisted Death. Just signing ‘no’ would save endless trouble and suffering.

I agree the living will is not a legal document, providing 100% certainty that DAD will be available. But without it, there is close to 100% certainty you will have no control over your final days.

The more hard evidence you can submit to those who will decide for or against your DAD, the greater the chance it will happen.

For example, I would suggest, that readers who share my view, should keep this column and attach it to the Gifford-Jones Living Will with Advanced Directive.

Remember a living will is of no value if

no one in the family is aware of it or where it is located. It’s also prudent to provide family members, your doctor and lawyer with copies.

Equally vital is a discussion with all family members who will be responsible for making a decision about DAD. Or if you are on life-support, whether it should be discontinued. It requires only one family member to say no to these decisions to deny your wishes. So much better to know who agrees or disagrees.

Because of my age I was recently asked by a friend how I felt about death. I’ve

always joked I‘d prefer to be shot by a jealous lover at 95.

But if I am dying in agony I hope a lethal injection by a compassionate physician will send me to eternity. I have witnessed too many patients suffer for days in agony to think otherwise.

The updated Gifford-Jones Living Will with Advanced Directive can be obtained by sending $10 and a self-addressed stamped envelope to Gifford-Jones, 65 Harbour Square, Suite 1110, Toronto, Ontario The postal code is M5J 2L4.

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SLEEPY SATURDAY - From left, Lucy Mah, 2, and her father, Chris, visited with some of the cats up for adoption at the Red Deer SPCA in Red Deer recently.

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BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs weren’t lacking for goals in their first Alberta Midget Hockey League regular season game at the Kinex Arena last weekend.

The Chiefs punctuated Head Coach Doug Quinn’s return to the bench in a big way as they romped to a 6-2 victory over the Calgary Northstars in their season opener on Saturday afternoon.

“We’re happy. We didn’t do so hot in our first preseason tournament, but at the end of the day what I’ve told the kids is we’re not trying to be the best team in October. We’re trying to be one of the top teams at the end of the year,” said Quinn, who is back behind the bench for the Chiefs this season after a two year absence.

In his previous stint with the local Midget AAA club, Quinn was instrumental in turning the Optimist Chiefs into one of the top midget hockey programs in Canada, leading the club to five straight provincial championships and two straight Telus Cup national titles in 2012 and 2013.

Joining the prolific skipper behind the bench this season are assistant coaches Al Parada, Rob Hamill, Mike Moller and Stephen Pattison along with goalie coach Peter Friestad, all of who were part of Quinn’s coaching staff during his previous run.

“I think for me, I missed it. And I think our whole group. We needed a break and everything but we have so much fun with it and we enjoy working with the kids,” Quinn said.

It didn’t take long for the Optimist Chiefs to welcome their old bench boss back on Saturday. After trading chances with the Northstars for the majority of the first period, Red Deer forward Josh McNeil got the party started for the home side as he shovelled a rebound past Northstars goalie CJ Wedenig to put his team up 1-0.

Less than a minute later, returning defenseman Adam Sandstrom doubled that score with a rocket from the point to give his club a 2-0 lead.

A quick last minute goal by the Northstars cut that lead in half heading into the first intermission, but Quinn said the team didn’t get too worried about that.

“We talk about how we create a lot of

STRONG START - From right, Logan Heimann of the Calgary Northstars battled with Josh McNeil and Joel Ray of the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs during Alberta Midget Hockey League regular season action at the Kinex Arena last Saturday. The Optimist Chiefs came away from the contest with a 6-2 victory.

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A scoring explosion halfway through the second period saw the score jump to 4-2 for the Chiefs heading into the third and the home side never looked back.

Goaltender Justin Travis turned aside all but two of the 22 shots directed his way while forward Tyrees Goodrunning added a pair of third period goals to the assist he

got in the second to secure the win for the Optimist Chiefs. Final score - 6-2.

“We play a certain style and we like to create a lot of pressure, which creates a lot of turnovers and ultimately a lot of scoring opportunities,” Quinn said, adding he doesn’t want to get too far ahead of himself in terms of what the win means for the season. “It’s a process that we’re working on. We’re just trying to develop all of the kids and hopefully we’re peaking at the end of the year.”

The Optimist Chiefs followed up on their big win on Saturday with another

6-2 victory, this time on the road against the Calgary Royals on Sunday afternoon.

The game was the first of a three game road trip for the Chiefs that will finish up next weekend as they visit the MLAC Beverly Optimists and the Grand Peace Ernies Sports Storm on Saturday and Sunday.

They’ll be back in Red Deer on Oct. 15th as they host the CAC Gregg Distributors at the Kinex Arena in the first game of a five game homestand. Puck drop on that one is at 4:30 p.m. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com

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Titans take gold Thurber rowing team

BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS For the first time in 14 years, the Red Deer Titans men’s rugby team is able to claim the title of provincial champions.

The new Calgary Rugby Union Div III City Champions put the finishing touch on an undefeated season last weekend, rolling to a huge 67-5 win over the Edmonton Leprechaun-Tigers RFC to clinch their first Rugby Alberta provincial title since 2002.

“It was a goal that we had set up at the beginning of the season, so to go through and see the goal is always nice,” said Titans Head Coach Mike Berry of the win, which put the Red Deer side at a perfect 15-0 in league play on the season.

“That isn’t a bad stat all in all,” laughed Berry.

Saturday’s victory in Calgary came on the heels of a 30-15 win over the Calgary Knights RFC in the CRU 3rd Division City Final two weeks ago, a huge win over a team that had the ability to really challenge the Red Deer team.

The momentum from that win may have contributed to the Titans’ dominating performance in Saturday’s provincial matchup against the Edmonton Rugby Union champion Lep-Tigers.

“We had come up with a game plan, the guys stuck to it and I know the Tigers had adjusted some players because they had two games that day,” Berry said.

Still, the Titans started clicking right from the opening kick-off and within the

first two minutes they put their first try on the board. They followed that up with another one 10 minutes later and never looked back.

By half-time, Red Deer had a 39-5 lead.

“Our set piece was quite effective, tackles were made when they needed to be made. The second half had quite a few more penalties than the first half, which slowed things down a little bit,” said Berry.

He added that the Titans’ bench came up big to keep up their great play, even after a couple of injuries.

“A lot of it was just the basics we focused on and executing things when we wanted to and I think when it came down to it the guys executed well.”

Quick ball movement and fitness were also huge factors in the win, Berry said.

“Because we were a little bit fitter than they were we could run around and use our fitness and speed and capitalize on it versus just playing up the middle and trying to bash the big guys.”

He added that it was a great day not just for the senior men’s team, but for the entire Titans Rugby Club, many of whom came out to support their boys in purple.

“The alumni, the old boys, the women’s team, a lot of the younger kids like the U18s who are up and coming. So it was great as a whole because even people who were watching the game might want to get involved next year which is great for the club as a group.”

The Red Deer Titans RFC will begin registering new members in February. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com

Congratulations

claims division first

BY ZACHARY CORMIER RED DEER EXPRESS The Lindsay Thurber High School rowing team finished the 2016 outdoor rowing season with a bang after claiming first place in their division at the Head of the Weasel head race on the Glenmore Reservoir in Calgary last weekend.

“I was very pleased with their technique in terms of rowing in unison and having their oars all perfectly parallel and well-timed going into the water together and really pulling in unison,” said rowing coach and Central Alberta Rowing Club President Andrew Nokes of the crew’s performance at the race, which saw them post a time of 13 minutes and 34 seconds over 3km to claim their second first place finish in the novice category at the final outdoor race of the season.

Nokes said the quad, which consisted of Thurber students Jesse Duke, Cory Mackenzie, Julian Jones and Emma Nokes, showed some stellar technique throughout

the race, which helped them to propel their four-person sculling boat to victory.

“They had long strokes.

You could see their back swing at the finish,” he said, explaining that basically the goal when rowing is to lever the boat forward and the further forwards you can lever the boat with the oar with each stroke, the faster you go.

“That tends to be a problem with novice rowers.

They lack the flexibility and it is quite tiring and requires strong abdominal muscles to do that. But their technique for a novice crew is very good. I’d say they were in the middle of the pack in relation to the other junior quads and those are juniors who have been rowing for more than one season.”

In fact, they were able to post a faster time than some of the university novice teams that entered the race, including a few of the eight-athlete sweep crews.

“Some of the university novice crews haven’t been rowing all summer like ours, but even so the

university students will have rowed more often each week since the beginning of September,” Nokes said.

With the Head of the Weasel now in the rear view mirror, the club will now turn their attention to learning how to row an eight-person sweep boat, which will be the next challenge.

“I don’t know if you’ve seen the Olympics, but generally the country’s key boats; the most prestigious boats are the men’s and women’s eights,” Nokes said, adding that the Thurber team had the opportunity to take the CARC’s sweep out on Lacombe Lake during Monday night’s practice.

“That went well. It’s a totally different technique; a little more difficult.”

The team will continue to practice on Lacombe Lake until it freezes at which point they’ll shift their focus to indoor training on rowing machines.

The Lindsay Thurber rowing crew have been training with the Central Alberta Rowing Club since May of this year. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com

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FRESH - This Krest show home in Blackfalds’ new Aspen Lakes neighbourhood features a wide-open main floor where families can gather together with ease.

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Celebrating the glorious traditions of autumn I just saw pumpkin spice Oreo cookies in the store, fall is officially out of control!

Every season has its catch phrases and trendy items but I think nothing is more appealing than the fantastic merchandising of fall.

It’s probably because of the rich hues and reds and oranges which happen to be amongst my favourites or it could be the warm delicious scents that remind you that the most colourful time of year is here.

As you are relaxing reading this paper you are hopefully enjoying a favorite beverage laced with cinnamon or nutmeg or at least munching on something apple or pumpkin-related as you dream about the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend.

I hope you have many warm plans made with family and friends and I truly hope turkey is involved! My wish for you is that you encounter many brightly coloured vegetables, delicious gravy and

Kim

WYSE fluffy white, warm rolls that you lavishly spread with butter. We have been good and eaten healthy, gritty bread all year and it is now time for at least one or two homemade buns!

May the slow fog of too much turkey creep over you like a warm blanket and may you find a place of peace where you can indulge in the best nap of the entire year.

When you awaken to the smell of pumpkin pie and coffee I hope that you shuffle to a comfortable chair and enjoy your desert before 4 p.m. because everyone knows you need to be hungry enough by 7 p.m. to have turkey sandwiches on

fresh buns when the family board games are drug out of the closet.

Most importantly, may your house be warm and well-lit and full to the brim with people you care for.

Take the time to relax and visit with the faces in your living room and leave the dishes soak for awhile while you catch up on the lives of the people who matter the most.

Whether it’s one or 100, take the minutes to stop and share and smile, the hard work and the gritty bread will await tomorrow but for right now, you are floating on a cloud of well wishes and probably too much whipping cream.

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I see those of you who wear pumpkin accessories and fun sweaters and they always make me smile. Keep up the good work!

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4. Negotiate on everything - most people only negotiate the interest rate when they’re applying for or renewing a mortgage, but all variables are open to discussion! Make sure you know the importance of the amortization period, fixed versus variable rates, and payment schedule flexibility so your negotiation power is up to its full potential. All these variables can help reduce your payments, interest rate, and overall payment period.

5. Work with a professional - some mortgagees find all this information rather overwhelming and some simply don’t have the time to do the necessary research. If you find yourself fitting into one of these two categories then consider hiring a mortgage professional. These brokers work for you and will handle all the shopping and negotiations required to make your mortgage more manageable.

Whether you decide to work with a professional or not make sure to do some research for yourself. It’s always a good idea to have the basic knowledge fully understood before jumping into one of the biggest purchases of your life. If you are ever unsure of any specifics, call your mortgage broker or professional to clarify.

And there you have it. What to expect from the mortgage process. It’s not that scary at all really now is it?

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403-896-4869 QUALITY work at an affordable price. Joe’s RooÀng. Re-rooÀng specialist. Fully insured.

Insurance claims welcome.

10 yr. warranty on all work.

403-350-7602

Snow Removal

1380

SNOW removal. Contracts welcome. Blackfalds, Lacombe only. 403-358-1614

Upholstery

Auctions

1530

ONLINE TIMED AUCTION. Cutting Edge Tire Recycling Limited, Ponoka, Alberta. Bidding starts October 4 - Timed bidding ends 10 a.m., October 19. Tire shredders & grinders.

Excavators & loaders.

Foothills Equipment Liquidation Co. Ltd. Details: www.foothillsauctions.com; 780-922-6090.

UNRESERVED GUN & Sportsman Auction. Oct. 8, 10 a.m. Firearms, ammo, cabinets & much more!

121 - 15 Ave., Hwy 14, Wainwright, Alberta.

Scribner Auction 780-842-5666; www.scribnernet.com.

Bicycles

1540

WOMEN’S 12 speed mountain bike, 24” wheels. $35. 403-391-4088

Coming Events

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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.

Firewood

1660

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

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

Garden Supplies

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.

Coming Events

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1390

J.J. Upholstery service!!

Foam Sales! 403-357-6792

Yard Care

1430

YARD CARE Call Ryan @ 403-348-1459

Auctions

1530

2 UNDEVELOPED MEDIUM Density Residential Lots - Lac La Biche, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 26 in Edmonton.

0.89+/- and 0.84+/- title acres. Undeveloped. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652.

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

CLASSIFIEDS Thanksgiving Holiday Hours & Deadlines OfÀce & Phones CLOSED Monday, October 10, 2016

RED DEER EXPRESS Publishing Date Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Deadline Friday, October 7@ NOON PLEASE NOTE: our NEW ClassiÀed’s hours are now Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm

CALL CLASSIFIEDS 403-309-3300 classiÀeds@reddeerexpress.com

30 RED DEER EXPRESS Household Appliances

1710

SALTON upright freezer.

Ideal for apartment or condo. Like new. $150.00 ph. 346-5360

Household Furnishings

1720

FUTON for sale, good condition. Price reduced to $150. Call Viki @ 403-346-4263

Misc. for Sale

1760

100 VHS movies, $75 for all. 403-885-5020 2 ELECTRIC LAMPS, $20.

403-885-5020 BOX Spring, twin $80; misc. knitting yarn, $10; Christmas tea pot, $10; china tea cups with saucers, $20; 403-343-1266 NEW 20 pc. set of rubber maid containers, $8; ladies grey cowboy boots, size 8, $15; men’s Wellington boots, size 8.5, $10; ladies M. imitation beaver fur coat, $50; 61 oak trim brass kitchen cabinet handles, $20.; small wooden desk & chair, $30.

403-343-2618 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.

Acreages/ Farms

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016

3010

FARM - SYLVAN LAKE. 5 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, heated shop (high overhead doors), cold shop, barn. 154 acres fertile land. Asking $2750/month (house + 5 acres) or include land to farm $3700/month.

Call/text 403-560-1244.

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

2 BDRM. Blackfalds, duplex, 4 appl., $1000/mo. + utils., 403-318-3284 3 BDRM. 3 bath, house in Inglewood. 1250 sq.ft., dbl. garage. Avail. immed.

403-406-4735 3 BDRM., 1 bath, newly reno’d house, main Áoor, near Red Deer College, $900/mo. 403-651-6090 SYLVAN LAKE fully furn. rentals, incld’s all utils. & cable. $550 - $1600./mo.

NEG. Call 403-880-0210

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

ASSISTED LIVING in the beautiful serene Town of Trochu. All amenities included. 2 bedroom & 1 bedroom townhouses.

Reasonable price for couples. Call/text Marjorie 403-560-1244.

WOODEN shelving, $75.

403-885-5020

DEER PARK 1053 sq. ft. condo, main level, 1 bdrm. w/large den, 6 appls, laundry room, incld’s all utils. 1 indoor & 1 outdoor parking stalls, will consider DD in installments. Avail. immed. For 1st mo. rent incentive Call 403-347-3079 or cell 403-872-0329

1840

MORRISROE 2 storey townhouse, 3 bdrm., 1 1/2 bath, large kitchen, no pets, n/s, fenced yard, 403-342-6374, 396-6610

Dogs

BLUE heeler lab cross to give away. Good farm dog, 403-877-5678

Travel Packages

1900

TWO weeks of time share in beautiful Panorama, B.C. 403-986-2004

Items To Give Away

1940

CRAB Apples to give away - you pick. 403-887-5731

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

RENT OR SALE: 2 bdrm.

1 bath condo, close to Mall, College & Hospital. $1000/mo. Avail. Oct 16. or Nov. 1. or $145,000.

403-877-1913

Manufactured Homes

3040

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

403-348-6594

Suites

3060

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

PRIVATE, bath, cable, LHK HEATED CANOLA buying Sylvan $550. 403-880-0210 Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas Rooms for feed. Buying damaged For Rent or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan BLACKFALDS, $600, Feed & Grain, all inclusive. 403-358-1614 1-877-250-5252.

3090

Warehouse Space

3140

WAREHOUSE SPACE

for lease Riverside Light Industrial, 4614 - 61 St., Red Deer (directly south of Windsor Plywood), 2400 sq. ft. warehouse space with 1,200 sq. ft. mezzanine 55’ x 85’ fenced compound.

Chuck 403-350-1777

Garage Space

3150

Heated garages, Red Deer, $150/mo. 403-348-6594

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

LEGACY Estates Seniors Complex, $199,900, 2 bdrm, 2 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.

4090

Manufactured Homes

WE ARE “Your Total Rural Housing Solution” - Save up to $9000 on your Manufactured Home during our 45 Year Anniversary Celebration.

Visit: www.Unitedhomescanada.com www.Grandviewmodular.com.

Buildings For Sale

Sales Representative The Red Deer Express, one of Alberta’s leading community newspapers, has an immediate opening for a Sales Representative.

4160

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

Let me show you how! call

403.896.8858

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The successful candidate must be motivated, energetic, outgoing and organized. Being able to work independently and as part of a dynamic team is essential. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. Must be able to contact existing and prospective business clients.

Qualifications: • Strong communicative skills • Marketing and/or creative mindset • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment • Basic computer skills The Red Deer Express is part of the Black Press group, which publishes more than 150 other publications. Black Press offers competitive compensation, a team environment, benefits and opportunity for career advancement.

Please forward your resume and cover letter to: Tracey Scheveers, Publisher publisher@reddeerexpress.com No phone calls please Competition closes October 21, 2016

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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.

Lots For Sale

Careers

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32 RED DEER EXPRESS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016

WE WON’T BE UNDERSOLD!

Shop Locally. Buy Locally. Save Locally.

THE ALL-NEW 2017 Introducing

Toyota Safety Sense Bluetooth handsfree phone

6 speed transmission

Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) Traction Control (TRAC)

Acoustic windshield Electric power steering

AM/FM/CD w/Bluetooth audio streaming

Body coloured door handles

Heated side mirrors

60/40 folding rear seats Body coloured side mirrors

Power locks

Steering wheel audio controls

6 way adjustable driver’s seat

LED daytime running lights

Smart Stop Technology (SST)

Projector style LED headlamps

Brake Assist (BA) Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)

Tilt/telescopic steering

Electronic Brake-Force Distribution (EBD) USB/AUX audio input

Starting at

$

2017 Corolla LE

#216934

15,995

5.2L/100kms Highway Fuel EffIciency (54 MPG)

Continuously Variable Transmission Intelligent Shift (CVTi-S) • 6.1” Touch Screen Display Audio • Automatic Headlamp System • Back-Up Camera • 6 speakers • Air Conditioning • Premium Fabric • Heated Front Seats • Keyless Entry • Cruise Control Lease

$

59/wk

*

Finance

$

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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