Issuu

Nice horse riding momentum » PAGE A2

OCTOBER 7, 2016 RED DEER AND AREA’S TV & COMMUNITY EVENT GUIDE

INSIDE

‘SHOOT THE MESSENGER’

CBC’S NEW THRILLER

7788213

TV PULLOUT

A2 FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 7, 2016

All-girl band ‘Nice Horse’ riding high LANA MICHELIN Advocate Reporter

@lanamichelin

Nice Horse is on a winning streak. The Calgary-based group is that rarity in country music: an all-girl band. “People sometimes compare us to the Dixie Chicks,” said Krista Wodelet, the group’s drummer. “But even they travel with guys who are in their backup band. We do it all ourselves.” Her fellow band members — bassist Brandi Sidoryk (of Rocky Mountain House), lead guitarist Kaley Beisiegel and banjo player/acoustic guitarist Katie Rox — all sing and harmonize. “That’s one of the things that makes us unique — these really beautiful stacked four-part harmonies,” added Wodelet. Because of its exceptional sound, Nice Horse has been nosing ahead of the pack to get some pretty big gigs. Despite forming barely a year ago, the group has already performed at the Big Valley Jamboree, Calgary Stampede events, and opened for Kentucky Headhunters in Lloydminster. On Saturday, Oct. 15, Nice Horse will perform at the Elks Lodge in Red Deer at a concert presented by the Central Music Festival Society. It will be the first time the group is entertaining in the city. But all of four musicians have performed in Red Deer separately or in other guises, for Nice Horse is made up of some seasoned Alberta players. Wodelet and Sidoryk have performed together as the electro-pop duo Sidney York (now on hiatus), while Beisiegel is known as the solo act Kaley Bird. She’s shared the stage with Steve Earl and Kathleen Edwards and had her music played on CBC and CKUA Radio. Rox was lead singer of Jakalope and also

Photo contributed by Fawna Sidoryk

The all-girl band Nice Horse is one of several acts performing at the Elks Hall in Red Deer as part of the Central Music Festival.

sang the opening theme for the TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation in Seasons 4 and 5. “A lot of push and pull defines the music we like,” said Wodelet, who notes the big city/small town divide in the band. She and Beisiegel were respectively raised in Calgary and Edmonton, while Rox and Sidoryk are bonafide country girls, from Aidrie and Rocky. Despite different musical backgrounds, the four became good friends while performing over the past decade on Alberta’s music circuit. They went on a girls’ songwriting weekend in Hawaii in the summer of 2015 and ended up writing almost 50 country songs together. “We thought, maybe we should start up and band! So we started playing music together.” Right from the start, Nice Horse “was more than the sum of its parts,” said Wodelet. Part of the band’s

403-347-4990 | 1-888-LET-S-BUS (538-7287)

FRONTIER

www.frontierbuslines.com

“because we care” SUPERIOR SERVI CE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRI CE

6 DAY TRIP IS FREE TH

APEX ST. ST ALBERT ALB LBEERT OCT OCT. 11 GREY EAGLE CASINO CALGARY NOV. 1 RIVER CREE CASINO EDMONTON NOV. 22 MULTI DAY CASINO

MEDICINE HAT CASINO OCT. 24-26 MOOSE JAW CASINO NOV. 6-9 BONNERS FERRY/COEUR D’ALENE IDAHO NOV 15-19 Bonners Ferry - 50 machines on site that play and pay Canadian Coeur D’Alene--$25 cash play/$15 meal discount

GOLD EAGLE CASINO, NORTH BATTLEFORD DEC. 5-7

SINGLE DAY TOURS ROSEBUD THEATRE

THURSDAY OCTOBER 6 “An Inspector Calls” An edge-of-your-seat whodunit

SPRUCE MEADOWS CHRISTMAS MARKET

STAGE WEST CALGARY

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30

MILLION $ QUARTET SUNDAY, OCT. 30

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26

WEST EDMONTON MALL SHOPPING TRIP BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL

Visit our website or call for details

MULTI-DAY TOURS MINOT SCANDINAVIAN HOSTFEST SEPT. 26 - OCT. 2 5 headliner shows and authentic dining experience included

MOOSE JAW TEMPLE GARDENS 4 DAYS NOVEMBER 6-9, 2016

BRUNCH BUFFET DINNER - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 History was made when an extraordinary twist of SERVED TURKEY DINNER - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together.

WINSPEAR CENTRE EDMONTON WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18

ALL TOURS DEPART FROM THE PARKING LOT SOUTH OF DENNY’S RESTAURANT ON GAETZ AVE IN RED DEER.

7751886H29-I16

PAY FOR 5 CASINO DAY TRIPS

charm is “that we have fun on stage,” whether singing “kick up your heels” party songs, such as Jim, Jack, Johnny and Jose (“a reference to four different kinds of booze,” said Wodelet), or more emotional ballads. An audience favourite is Hold Your Horses, a tune written in Hawaii about not being so quick to throw in the towel on a relationship. “You don’t want to let things go so easily… that one goes over really well.” The Nice Horse musicians are eager to get some more tour dates lined up, and plan to record their debut album in 2017. “We’re just riding the momentum at this point,” said Wodelet. Ticket to the Red Deer show are available from www.centralmusicfest.com. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 A3

Bust

lose weight & stop cravings

BELLY FAT by Lorna Vanderhaeghe Canada’s leading women’s natural health expert

If weight loss were as simple as reducing calories and exercising we would all be slim. Many factors contribute to our expanding waist line and that is why diets generally don’t work. Most dieters gain all the weight they have lost and more within 60 days of halting a caloriereduced diet. But the good news….weight loss can be effortless when we adopt a healthy diet and add a couple of research-backed nutritional supplements to boost success.

Food that Fights Fat Eat protein at every meal and eat only protein for breakfast—an egg, a chicken breast, a protein shake, protein powder in yogurt for example. Stop eating all white foods—white bread, white pasta, white sugar, white flour, white potatoes. Get a large freezer bag and fill it every morning with vegetables: broccoli, celery sticks, carrots and more. Eat vegetables throughout the day—your blood sugar will be balanced and you’ll never feel hungry. There are only a few nutritional supplements licensed by Health Canada for weight loss and balanced blood sugar. Clinical research is the only way to be sure that supplements work and my favorite weight loss supplements are as follows:

Participants lost over 10 pounds vs the placebo group that lost 2.4 pounds. SHAPEsmart contains no caffeine or sugar and comes in individual packets that can be added to cold or hot water.

Bust Belly Fat with GLUCOsmart Now for belly fat, the most stubborn problem. No end of sit-ups and crunches make it disappear. You have probably figured out there is a connection between belly fat and your hormones—and that hormone is insulin. Elevated insulin promotes weight gain, diabetes and excess belly fat. Thankfully, busting belly fat and balancing blood sugar and insulin just got easier. The nutrient Chirositol found in GLUCOsmart has been researched in over 30 studies at the Virginia Medical School where it was shown to manage blood sugar. GLUCOsmart also enhances our happy hormone serotonin which halts sugar cravings and controls appetite. But where GLUCOsmart really shines is in busting belly fat in both men and women.

Get A Smart Woman’s Guide to Weight Loss FREE when you purchase GLUCOsmart ($24.99 value, while quantities last)

Drink Your Way to Weight Loss For fast weight loss you must drink water but water is, as we know, boring. SHAPEsmart containing SVETOL is a clinically researched, water enhancer that has 9 clinical studies proving its ability to enhance weight loss, reduce sugar absorption, mobilize fat to drain out of fat cells, and improve cardiovascular health. It is one of the few supplements that is licensed by Health Canada for weight management and that is because SHAPEsmart works quickly. Studies have shown an average 10 pound weight loss in 12 weeks. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study over 12 weeks, with 40 volunteers, found SHAPEsmart reduced the absorption of sugar in the gut.

Available at the following stores: RED DEER Nutter’s 5250 22nd St - Unit 20A Nutrition House 4747 67th St Living Nutrition 3301 50th Ave OLDS Nutter’s 4810 50th Ave

hormonehelp.com

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE Rocky Mountain House Coop 4323 45th St Nutter’s 5037 50th St RIMBEY Rimbey Pharmasave 4934 50th Ave Rimbey Value Drug Mart 4917 50th Ave SYLVAN LAKE Natural Solutions 5004 46th St - #7

A4 FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 7, 2016

“How to Get Rid of Your Back & Neck Pain for Good!” What about about YOU? YOU? What What would would you you What do and and enjoy enjoy ifif your your pain pain was was gone gone do and you you could could move move and and play? play? II can can and guarantee your your life life would would be be better better than than guarantee is now! now! itit is

Dear Friend and Fellow Back and Neck Pain Sufferer:

Imagine what your life could be like WITHOUT back and neck pain. You could get your old life back. You could enjoy life again.

“Pain Gone! At Last, Here is the Natural Solution to Ridding Yourself of Back and Neck Pain Forever!” You suffer and have repeatedly seen doctors in the past few days, weeks and months because of your constant pain. If you have, you’ve likely received this advice: pain drugs or physiotherapy or…both. If those two don’t help, you are then told: “You’ll have to learn to live with your pain or have surgery.” I don’t know about you . . . but neither of these options sound appealing to me. You’ve been to your chiropractor. They did everything they could. You’ve had acupuncture. Nothing has helped. What are YOU supposed to do? Just suffer? The thought of a lifetime of pain and limitation is depressing. Your joy has been sucked out of you. You can’t enjoy your life. In fact, it’s hard to get around the house. Even the basics are a chore. What if there was another way? What if there was a non-surgical, painless in-office and cheap way to get quick relief as well as long term freedom from pain, suffering and loss of mobility? There is another way. Keep reading!

“Imagine…You Free from Back and Neck Pain!” You are frustrated and desperate. Frustrated by the fact no one is paying attention to the cause of your problem. Only Band-Aid suggestions: rest, pain killers, anti-inflammatories, physiotherapy, adjustments and needles. YOU are desperate to find someone who can help get rid of your misery caused by bulging, herniated discs or arthritis causing spinal stenosis.

“Announcing! The New Way to Get Rid of Back and Neck Pain!” New breakthrough medical discoveries and technologies get to the root cause of your back and neck pain. If you suffer with bulging or herniated discs, spine arthritis, stenosis, even failed back or neck surgeries, YOU have a brand new chance to find help and relief.

“E i i “Eliminates Back & Neck Pain For Good!” Your pain could be gone for good. People, just like you are reporting their pain is gone. They are able to reduce and sometimes eliminate their pain drugs. They are able to enjoy their lives again. Imagine, climbing up and down the stair, going for walks, playing with the kids or grandkids. . . WITHOUT pain and WITHOUT limitations! What would you be able to enjoy if your back and neck pain were gone? I can tell you one thing. You’d enjoy your life again and you’d have a lot more fun. New computerized technologies gently release pressure on delicate discs and nerves. In addition, state-ofthe-art healing lasers and whole body vibration and…science based alternative medicines, make you feel better and move better. “When Doctors Suffer from Back and Neck Pain – This is What They do!” Many doctors treat themselves with these new medical breakthroughs before considering surgery. How do I know? I know because I’m one of them. You see, four years ago, I herniated a disc in my back. I am now pain FREE and able to walk, work, golf, putter in the garden and even ride my motorcycle. I can even get down on the floor and play with my grandson.

Many are are suffering suffering needlessly. needlessly. Back Back Many and neck neck pain pain are are ruining ruining their their lives. lives. and They have have given given up up hope hope or or have have been been They told: “There “There is is no no hope.” hope.” Maybe Maybe you you are are told: one of of them. them. II want want you you to to know: know: “You “You one have options. options. There There isis hope!” hope!” have FREE consultation consultation reveals. reveals. .. .. FREE “The Non-Surgical, Non-Surgical, Painless, Painless, “The Medical Breakthrough Breakthrough Which Which Medical Eliminates YOUR YOUR Back Back and and Neck Neck Eliminates Pain and and Gives Gives Your Your Old Old Life Life Back!” Back!” Pain In fact, fact, call call by by October October 4, ,2016 2016 In and mention mention you you read read this this article, article, and an and in in addition, addition, YOU YOU will will receive receive an and “Eliminates YOUR YOUR Back Back and and Neck Neck “Eliminates 7! (a(a Pain!” examination examination for for only only $47! Pain!” $ 7.00value). value).Offer Offerexpires expiresOctober October4, , $97.00 2016. Call Call Now Now at at (403) (403) 986-7070. 986- . 2016. 986-70.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week ending Oct. 2 as compiled by Maclean’s magazine. The previous week’s position is in parentheses.

FICTION

1. (3) By Gaslight — Steven Price 2. (6) Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d (A Flavia de Luce Mystery) — Alan Bradley 3. (1) A Great Reckoning — Louise Penny 4. (9) The Wonder — Emma Donoghue 5. (4) The Underground Railroad — Colson Whitehead 6. (5) Don’t Say We Have Nothing — Madeleine Thien 7. (2) Nutshell — Ian McEwan 8. (7) The Couple Next Door — Shari Lapena 9. (-) A Gentleman in Moscow — Amor Towles 10. (8) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two — J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne

NON-FICTION

Dr. Steve Steve Waddell Waddell D.C. D.C. Dr. Clinical Director Director Clinical Clinics Wellness Coach Coach®® Clinics Wellness

P.S. Where Where will will you you be be 30 30 days days P.S. from from now, now, ifif you you choose choose not not to to claim claim one one of of the the FREE FREE “Eliminates “Eliminates YOUR YOUR Back Back and and Neck Neck Pain!” Pain!” consultations consultations by You’ll by October October 4, ,2016. 2016. You’llprobably probably still from back back and and neck neck still be be suffering suffering from pain pain and and miserable miserable .. .. .. when when there’s there’s no no need need to to be. be. YOU YOU owe owe itit to to yourself yourself to to discover discover how how this this non-surgical, non-surgical, painless, painless, medical medical breakthrough, breakthrough, eliminates eliminates your your back back and and neck neck pain pain for for good. NOW to to good. Call(403) Call(403) 986-7070, 986-7 , NOW claim claim your your FREE FREE “Eliminates “Eliminates YOUR YOUR Back Back and and Neck Neck Pain” Pain” consultation. consultation. In In fact, fact, call call by by October October 4, ,2016, 2016,mention mention you you read read this this article, article, and and in in addition, addition, you an “Eliminates “Eliminates YOUR YOUR you will will receive receive an Back Back and and Neck Neck Pain!” Pain!” examination examination for for only $97.00value). value). 7! (a (a(a$97.00 $ 7.00 value). only $47! 47! P.P.S. P.P.S. “I “I now now have have no no pain pain in in my my back back or or legs. legs. II am am able able to to move move and and sit sit in in complete complete comfort!” comfort!” Scott Scott Caron, Caron, Red Red Deer, Deer,Alberta Alberta “Feel “Feel 99% 99% Better!” Better!” Mervin Mervin Meyers, Meyers, Red Red Deer, Deer,Alberta Alberta “I’m “I’m relieved relieved II don’t don’t need need surgery! surgery! I’m I’mnow now playing playing with with my my grandchildren grandchildren and and enjoying enjoying my my sewing sewing again!” again!” Lynne Lynne Reid, Reid, Ponoka, Ponoka,Alberta Alberta ©MMXV, ©MMXV,Wellness WellnessCoach Coach® Inc.All AllRights RightsReserved Reserved ©MMXV, Wellness Coach ®®Inc. Inc. All Rights Reserved

7773927.indd 1

Springsteen autobiography debuts in top spot

2016-09-16 9:36 AM

1. (-) Born to Run — Bruce Springsteen 2. (3) The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo — Amy Schumer 3. (1) The Return of History: Conflict, Migration, and Geopolitics in the Twenty-First Century — Jennifer Welsh 4. (2) The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from A Secret World — Peter Wohlleben 5. (6) Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis — J.D. Vance 6. (10) The Killer Whale Who Changed the World — Mark Leiren-Young 7. (5) Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — Yuval Noah Harari 8. (-) Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies — Ross King 9. (4) Barbarian Lost: Travels in the New China — Alexandre Trudeau 10. (9) When Breath Becomes Air — Paul Kalanithi

FERRANTE BOOK SALES UP AFTER REPORT ON AUTHOR’S IDENTITY NEW YORK — The alleged revelation of the real name of bestselling author Elena Ferrante has led to a wave of criticism and to a surge in sales for her acclaimed quartet of “Neapolitan” novels. As of midday Monday, two of the books placed high on Amazon.com’s “Movers and Shakers,” works that have jumped furthest on the overall bestseller list over the past 24 hours. Book One, “My Brilliant Friend,” ranked highest at No. 46 on bestseller list. The four novels, original published in Italian, have sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.

FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 A5

Engaging read despite out-of-place modern language KIRSTEN LOWE Book Review

Wendy Darling Volume 2: Seas by Colleen Oakes YA Fiction Published Sept.20/16, Sparkpress Colleen Oakesâ€™ anticipated sequel to her Wendy Darling Series is finally out! And, just like her first book, Oakes has taken a classic and twisted it into an action pack story that will grip YA readers who enjoy fairytale retellings. Oakesâ€™ story takes off where her last novel ended â€“ Wendy and little brother Michael are prisoners on Captainâ€™s hook ship, the Sudden Night. If readers thought Peter Pan and his lost boys were usually intriguing, they havenâ€™t read anything yet. The tone of this novel is much more darker that Volume 1: Stars. Oakesâ€™ intensive descrip-

TRUMPâ€™S CO-AUTHOR ON â€˜THE ART OF THE DEALâ€™ DONATES $55,000 ROYALTY CHECK TO CHARITY The co-author of Donald Trumpâ€™s best-selling The Art of the Deal â€” who has become one of Trumpâ€™s most outspoken critics during this presidential campaign - said Tuesday that he would give away the $55,000 in royalties heâ€™s made off the book over the past six months. Tony Schwartz said Tuesday that heâ€™d given the money to the National Immigration Law Center, which helps low-income immigrants and advocates

tion of the haunted feeling pirate ship immediately caught my attention and this darker, uncertain feeling spreads through the novel turning Neverland into a sick paradise with shadows of evil lurking around every corner, the descriptions were lush and ensnaring. I was not disappointed with the character descriptions of Captain Hook, Smee and the rest of his crew. Oakesâ€™ has even added a character that resembles Tiger lily. At first the pirates are the stereotypical â€“ gross, rude language, rancid talk about women, and a lust for violence. Hook was portrayed, at first, as a brutal and ruthless Captain who demands order and respect. He and his men know of Wendy Darling â€“ and how madly obsessed Peter is with her. This is where the saying â€œbecoming friends with my enemies enemyâ€? comes into play. Wendy and Captain Hook converse, learning that perhaps they might be useful allies in destroying their mutual enemy. As the book pushes on, readers will learn the extent of Hook and Peterâ€™s past. Thereâ€™s the surprising twist â€“ Peter Pan is full of darkness, while Capfor policies that would allow more undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. legally. Schwartz said the law center would then share his donation with four other civil rights groups, including MPower Change - which advocates for Muslim Americans. In recent weeks, Schwartz has said that he regrets his role in building Trumpâ€™s persona as a wise and clever businessman. A recent story in The New Yorker quoted Schwartz as saying â€œI feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more appealing than he is.â€? In particular, Schwartz has said he fears Trump would be mercurial and easily distracted as president.

tain Hook, deepâ€Ś deep down has some humanity and love. Heck, after awhile he and his crew end up becoming protective of Wendy and Michael â€“ not something youâ€™d expect from pirates. We get back stories, history, and an introduction to a lot of new side characters. The character development is masterfully done. Wendy, who began as a polite socialite from London, transforms not only into a survivor but also a fighter. Determined to get both her brothers back home safely, Wendy has really stepped up to the plate. She pushes her fear aside and ends up working with Hook and other characters to devise a plan to save Neverland, its inhabitants and get home. Colleen Oakes has given Wendyâ€™s character a makeover and it is definitely for the better. Although she is still drawn

to Peter, she is able to hold herself back and refuses to fall back into his psycho arms. The plot in Volume 2: Seas is getting to know these new characters, their relations to Peter and how they devise a plan against him. Some parts were a tad tedious and sadly Colleen uses modern day language here that makes no sense. The story is fast paced despite being only 269 pages; it is an exciting and fulfilling read. I remained engaged the whole time. We have pirates, harlots, and mermaids (oh my!) to meet and yes, I will admit that the bond that forms between Wendy and Hook is tear jerkingâ€Ś yes, I know, I cant believe I said that either. And like she did with her last book, Colleen Oakes shows that she is, without any doubt, the master of cliffhangers! Now we wait for Wendy Darling Volume 3: Shadows.

Joffre Site

Community Open House Please join us:

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 â€˘ 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. â€œDrop in to Chatâ€? â€˘ 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Presentation / Discussion

At Haynes Hall (Travelling east on

Highway 11, turn north (left) on Range Road 244 for 3.3 km to Township Road 390. Cross over 390 AND TAKE lRST LEFT INTO PARKING LOT OF (AYNES (ALL

Refreshments will be served

Get your ďŹ‚u shot. G

dontgoviral.ca dontgoviral ca

We hope to see you there!

Agenda: â€˘ Get business and facility operations updates â€˘ Review 15th Annual Environmental Report to our community â€˘ Discuss any topic of interest â€˘ Provide your input and suggestions

A6 FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct.7, 2016

Story of six sisters in the lead up to WWII UPHEAVAL, POLITICAL STRESS, DESPERATE POPULACE AND THE INDULGED GIRLS OF A RICH FAMILY PEGGY FREEMAN Book Review

The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters by Laura Thompson $41.99 St Martins’s Press Those who remember the Mitford Sisters, and have read about them previously may wonder at another new publication on the subject. If, as a reader, you haven’t heard of them you will enjoy this rather complicated story set in Britain and Germany at the lead up to the second world war. The Six, refers to the six Mitford daughters born between 1904-1920 (there was also one son) to 2nd Baron

KARDASHIAN MENTIONED IN U.S. SUPREME COURT WASHINGTON - The marbled-columned Supreme Court chambers is where the nation’s sharpest legal minds gather to discuss the most pressing matters of modern jurisprudence - and, uh, the latest Kim Kardashian drama. Justice Steven Breyer on Tuesday showed that he’s been following the reality TV starlet’s recent robbery in Paris, bringing up the matter as part

Redesale and his wife Sydney Bowles. The daughters, Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah were not sent to School but were schooled by tutors at home at one of the three large country estates Batsford Park, Asthall Manor, and Swinbrook House. The son Thomas born in 1909 was sent to Eton. There was pots of money of course and the girls had freedom to develop almost apart from society, though they were each, by turn, treated to a “coming out” which was the style of the rich at that time. They were all beautiful girls, competitive and willful. Letters written between them, throughout the book describe their own language, nicknames, witty repartee and the various rivalries that consumed them. The author describes the girls in their adulthood as; a Writer, a countrywoman, a Fascist, a Nazi, a Communist and a Duchess. You might read this book just for of analogy during oral arguments in a case about bank fraud. And do we detect just the slightest suggestion that the justice might be among those who have their suspicions about the alleged crime, where robbers held Kardashian at gunpoint and made off with $10 million in jewelry? Breyer was questioning an attorney whose argument essentially was that his client didn’t commit bank fraud because the bank where he took money from another person’s account was insured.

Chris’ Deal of the Week! Sales & Leasing

See Our Selection Online: www.palliserchevrolet.com

Stk#5628 - V6, Fully loaded including Adaptive Cruise Control, Side Blind Zone Alert, Cross Traffic Alert, Factory Warranty 12,000 kms

braced the Communist party and was a loyal adherent until 1958 when the whole world was aware of the murderous ways of Joseph Stalin. This book includes in the last pages, the details of the girls lives as they aged, there are also pages of historical notes helpful in following the action of a detailed story. The photographs of the family members are interesting. All through the book the author describes the fantastic beauty of the girls, especially Diana. Certainly their hair and makeup style reflected the era and perhaps their photos do not do them justice. The upheaval of the times, the political stress, the desperate populace, the indulged girls of a very rich family, all combine to make very interesting reading for many evenings. Peggy Freeman is a local freelance books reviewer.

Halloween Costumes for Rent or Sale BOOK NOW!

• Make Up • Masks • Wigs • Accessories AND MORE! • DANCE WEAR • THEATRICAL SUPPLIES • FABRIC & TRIMS

• • • •

BATON GYM FITNESS SKATEWEAR

Chris’ Sale Price

47,903

+ GST

716.74/month

****$

TOLL FREE

1-888-227-1434 1 888 227 14

MON-FRI (9 AM-6 PM) SAT (9 AM-5 PM) 4604-42 AVE., INNISFAIL, AB.

Terms: All prices are plus GST (5%). Vehicle may not be exactly as illustrated. **** Finance term based on a total selling price $50,921.85 - 84 month term @ 5.25% OAC. Total amount of interest over entire term - $9,914.31.

101, 4805 - 48 St., Downtown Red Deer 403.347.2633

7233703J16

Chris Thiels

2015 CADILLAC SRX

7803756J6,7

Call or stop by for a test drive.

the story of the girls, which is fascinating or you might be informed more by the times, the politics, the leaders. The first World War, the Russian Revolution, and the Great Depression gave rise to the Communist Party and then, the Fascists. In 1938 Hitler had annexed Austria, in Britain there was wide unemployment and Hitler, to some, seemed to have all the answers. Nancy became a successful writer of novels satirizing families like hers, using its members as thinly disguised characters. Diana left her husband the Honorable Bryan Guiness for Sir Oswald Mosley the leader of the Fascist movement in Britain. She had a very public Divorce and became his mistress; a huge scandal. The Mitford girls thrived on scandal. In 1933 Diana took Unity to Germany, the whole family admired the Germans, and Unity met Hitler, and became besotted with him. Jessica em-

FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 A7

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCTOBER 9-15

Lithium batteries to the rescue! The installation of smoke detectors is absolutely essential in fire prevention and it allows you to simultaneously protect your home and family. Take advantage of Fire Prevention Week, held from October 9th through 15th, to verify the condition of your smoke detectors.

A lithium smoke detector with a battery that can last up to 10 years: An economical and eco-friendly fire prevention solution.

Since 2014, the Alberta code requires that new construction or renovations have a smoke alarm on every level (inluding basements), also a smoke alarm in each bedroom and each hallway serving a bedroom. Smoke alarms should also be interconnected and equipped with a hush feature and battery backup. Unfortunately, it often happens that after burning the toast a few times, people simply take the batteries out of the smoke alarm rendering it totally useless. Every year, fires that could have

been avoided occur because of this carefree attitude. It is recommended to have a device with a ULC certification (Underwriters Laboratories of Canada standards), but above all it is important to have a detector that works. There are now smoke detectors available that work with lithium batteries that can last for up to 10 years. This model is more environmentally responsible and less expensive in the long run. Lithium battery smoke detectors are exactly the same as those that use 9 volt batteries. They have certain advantages, especially for those who have a tendency to forget to change the batteries - a practice that should be carried out every time we change the clocks. The lithium battery is sealed and cannot be taken out, making it much safer. The price is more interesting than the combined cost of a detector and its batteries over a comparable period.

SUPPORTING OUR FIREFIGHTERS

CONSTITUENCY OFFICE Address:#200, 4814 Ross Street, Red Deer, AB Canada T4N 1X4 Phone:403.342.2263 | Fax:403.340.3185 | Email:reddeer.north@assembly.ab.ca

WE ARE HONOURED TO SUPPORT THE RED DEER FIRE FIGHTERS 6500 - 71 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-347-8544 Fax: 403-346-4650

74111J4

KIM SCHREINER,

MLA for Red Deer - North

FIRE FIGHTERS SAVE MORE THAN HOMES, THEY SAVE HEARTS, MEMORIES and DREAMS!

Red Deer-South #503, 4901 â€“ 48 Street BARB MILLER, MLA

403-340-3565

A8 FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct.7, 2016

An evacuation plan... it’s vital! More than 75 per cent of deaths caused by ¿res take place in the home while inhabitants are asleep. Therefore, be absolutely certain that your family knows exactly what to do in an emergency. During Fire Prevention Week, held from Oct. 3 through to the 9th, create an evacuation plan and practice it a few times. First of all, make sure you are well equipped: Have some smoke detectors in good working condition near the bedrooms and on every Àoor and a ¿re extinguisher that you have learned to use. Make a diagram of your home and plan two exits for each bedroom. Identify a safe meeting place for everyone and decide in advance who will call 911, either from a cell phone or from the neighbours.

More than 75% of deaths caused by ¿re take place in the home, so be ready for any eventuality by practicing the evacuation plan you have prepared!

The children have to understand that the priority is getting out of the house and that going back inside is not an option. Teach them

how to leave safely — by checking to see if the door of their room is hot, then kneeling down and opening it slowly. If they cannot leave their bedroom, your children should open their window, hang out a piece of fabric and wait for someone to come and get them, always remaining where they can be seen. Practice your evacuation plan a few times, explaining to your children that this is a prevention tool and not something that should frighten them. Fire Prevention Week is held in Canada and the United States during the first complete week of October. It commemorates the Great Chicago Fire of October 9, 1871 that killed 250 people, made 100,000 people homeless, destroyed 17,400 buildings and devastated 4,800 hectares of land.

Every day, brave men and women put their lives on the line to protect their community... we salute you! 6415 Golden West Avenue Red Deer, AB T4P 3X2 Tel: 403-347-7045 Toll Free: 1-800-494-4210

So that history will not be repeated The Great Chicago Fire, as it is now universally called, took place in October 1871. It took 27 hours for the ¿remen to get it under control and caused 250 deaths, 100,000 people to be homeless, and destroyed 17,400 buildings. Fortunately, a catastrophe on this scale is unlikely to happen nowadays because of modern infrastructure and the very latest in firefighting techniques. However, we can never be too cautious: fire prevention should be everyone’s concern. Taking every precaution to eliminate the potential risk of ¿re in your home is not a complicated task. Start by simply checking the batteries in your smoke detectors. There should be a minimum of one alarm on each Àoor of your residence. Very few people think about getting a ¿re extinguisher for their homes and yet they are inexpensive and take up little space. Having one of these devices could make the dĭerence between an incident quickly brought under control and the loss of your home! Did you know that among the multitude of domestic appliances to be found in our homes, many could be the source of house ¿res due to defects or manufacturing flaws? Faulty equipment is usually recalled by the manufacturer or sometimes by the retailer, so registering new electronics and appliance purchases on the manufacturer’s website allows you to validate your guarantee and ensure your safety.

FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 A9

Have two ways out! Planning how to get out of the house quickly is an important step in getting your family prepared for the possibility of a ¿re. During Fire Prevention Week, October 7-13, make sure that your family knows how to get out of a burning house. Visit each room in your home with every family member to make sure they are aware of two ways out. In most rooms, that means making sure that in addition to the door, there is at least one window in good working order that a person can use to get outside. Make sure that exit windows are not painted shut and that bug screens are removable. Show children how to open the window. If the window is high up the wall, draw a child’s attention to a piece of furniture they can move and stand on to reach the window ledge. Talk to your local ¿re department about the suitability of a rope ladder for upper level windows. Here are some additional ¿re safety steps to review or refresh often with the whole family:

1. Draw a map of your home. Show all doors and windows. Invite children to contribute to the drawing. Post it somewhere central in the home so it can be reviewed often. 2. Make sure your home has smoke alarms. Push the test button to make sure each alarm is working. 3. Talk about your plan with everyone in your home. 4. Pick a meeting place outside. It should be in front of your home. Everyone will meet at the meeting place. 6. Make sure your house or building number can be seen from the street. 7. Learn the emergency phone number for your ¿re department. 8. Practice your home ¿re escape drill!

Check Your Smoke Detector It's Gonna Get Hot in Here

Make sure that emergency escape windows are not painted shut and that children know how to open them.

COME TO CANADIAN TIRE FOR ALL YOUR SMOKE ALARM AND HOME SAFETY NEEDS. My CanadianTire ‘Money”

Canadian Tire #329 C

Canadian Tire #645

Canadian Tire #655

Across from Bower Mall Ac

Across from Parkland Mall

2510 Gaetz Ave.

300, 6380 - 50 Ave.

#200 62 Industrial Trail,

Red Deer, AB 403-342-2222

Red Deer, AB 403-346-1497

Sylvan Lake, AB 403-887-0581

We Sell Batteries!

NOW WITH TWO LOCATIONS: 6828 Gaetz Avenue (formerly Consenting Adults)

403-347-0353

#8-2310 Gaetz Avenue 403-342-5505

A10 FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 7, 2016

RULES:

WORDS TO FIND

Find all the fire safety words in the word search.

BOOTS DANGER FLAMES FIRE FIRE ALARM FIREMAN FIRE STATION GEAR

We salute our brave firefighters and all the support staff for their courage and dedication. Working safely with the community.

SERVING RED DEER AND AREA FOR 62 YEARS

• Bucket Truck • Agriculture • Picker Truck • Underground Wiring & Trenching • Sign Repair

Downtown

4202 Gaetz Avenue PlanYour Escape Route: 403-346-3518

403-343-1177 7796428J7

7-7880 - 48th Avenue, Red Deer T4P 2B2

403-342-4111 403-342-4 111

4 locations to serve you

• Red Deer ce ervi S • Camrose T L PHA S Quality A • Stony Plain lete Service p m • Hinton Value Co Since 1955

7803784J7

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial • Maintenance • Repairs • Renovations

HELMET HOSE LADDER RESCUER TRUCK SAFETY WATER

DQ Grill & Chill Draw a floor plan of 1939 Gaetz Avenue your house and all 403-343-6645 room exits. Deer Park Practise your 30 Avenue & Dunlop St. evacuation routes. 403-342-6200 Have a meeting spot North Hill outside that everyone #21, 6791 Gaetz Avenue 403-347-4141 is familiar with.

FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 A11

Staying sane when you — and your spouse — work at home BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Baby boomers moving into semi-retirement or new careers often find themselves working at least some of the time from home — and maybe sharing the space with their spouse or significant other. That might entail more togetherness than a couple originally bargained for. Some delicate manoeuvring and careful planning, however, can maintain peace, productivity and personal space all at once. “It’s tough, and it definitely takes some figuring to make it work, but it can also be wonderful,” says Joy Parisi, co-founder and owner of Paragraph, a working space for writers in New York City. It’s one of many shared office spaces across the country. Some tips for couples who find themselves both working from home:

SET PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES “The most important thing is to be very clear about each of your office spaces and hours, especially if you’re both going to be at home working at the same time,” says Kerry Hannon, a motivational speaker, AARP jobs expert and author of “Getting the Job You Want After 50 for Dummies.” She works from home, as does her spouse.

“We each have our own offices at separate ends of the house and that definitely helps,” she says. Lori Leibovich, editor of RealSimple.com, says that if space is an issue, “designate separate office hours or take turns leaving the house.” “Ideally, though, there should be a wall between your workspaces,” she says.

OTHER BOUNDARIES

Good fences — and separate phone lines — make good neighbours. “It’s OK to grab a coffee or lunch together, but approach it as though you were in an office, and draw those same lines of respect you would have for any other co-worker,” Hannon says. “And be sure you set up your technology so your home and office are separate entities and you don’t have to fight over a phone line. If you each have your own cellphone and can reserve your land line for home, that helps a lot.”

what time of day will work best and won’t interrupt anything. Many workat-home couples say that taking a walk at some point in the day.

CREATE WORK-FREE ZONES It’s essential to have zones where you can focus on intimacy and leave stress-causing topics behind, says Pepper Schwartz, a relationships expert with AARP’s Life Reimagined, an online resource to help people navigate life transitions. “You need to be sure you make time and space for yourselves as a couple, and also time as individuals to do yoga or meet friends or do something for yourself, so you don’t end up working a 7-day week and feeling like you’ve lost yourself,” she says.

CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES TO HOME Many people who work from home

are turning to various kinds of shared workspaces. “Sometimes there are just too many distractions at home. It’s like going to the gym to exercise. You could exercise at home, but if you get yourself to the gym, you know you’re going to exercise,” says Parisi. Like many shared office spaces, her Paragraph is divided into quiet workspaces and a shared social area. Because it is specialized by field, Paragraph also sponsors readings and visits by agents. While some shared workspaces around the country cater specifically to start-ups or other types of businesses, others are more general and welcome people from various fields.

COMPROMISE “It’s important to make a policy about how you share the practical tasks or take care of the kids or walk the dogs,” says Schwartz.

CALL A MEETING… … or take a walk. It helps to discuss the game plan for the day or week. If you’re in the same field, you can designate brainstorming time to plan for upcoming projects, Leibovich suggests. And if you’re in different fields, but would like to have some input from your partner on something, figure out

Movies Worth Watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) The Man in the Hat is Back!

Your Local Supplier

October 13 & 15 Welikoklad Event Centre Cinema | 7:00 pm $5 | Rating: PG | 118 mins

for

Baldwin Filters

The Motion Picture Arts program is pleased to present movie nights on the big screen. A skirmish in Shanghai puts archaeologist Indiana Jones, his partner Short Round and singer Willie Scott crossing paths with an Indian village desperate to reclaim a rock stolen by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace. Thursday screenings are licensed events for adults only, with alcoholic beverages available; Saturday screenings are for all audiences.

Locally owned for over 35 years

7840A-50 Ave., Red Deer, AB. T4P 3S7

Phone: 403-342-2525 1-877-342-2529

Fax: 403-342-0233

www.aesreddeer.com

rdc.ab.ca/showtime PRESENTING SPONSOR:

A12 FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 7, 2016

Forward

A LOOK

To what's happening this week in Central Alberta FRIDAY, OCT. 7

day, Oct. 8 at The Vat.

Sean Burns and Kristopher Ulrich at The Jeans Joint Singer/songwriter Sean Burns will partner with guitarist Kristopher Ulrich on Friday, Oct. 7, at The Jeans Joint. To find out more call 403-357-4728. Red Deer Rebels versus Medicine Hat Tigers Alberta Western Hockey League rivals meet at centre ice on Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at Enmax Centrium. First Friday Check out the latest in Red Deer’s art scene on Friday, Oct. 7. Various galleries are celebrating the recent openings of new exhibits and ongoing exhibits at downtown locations. See Geospaces at Kiwanis Gallery from 6 to 8 p.m. featuring Country Pride Dance Club dance demonstration at 6:15 p.m., Out of This World exhibit by Michael Ward and Jason Chapman at The Hub on Ross Gallery from 4 to 6 p.m., Joshua Birds by Deirdre Ashenhurst and Singularity by Chuck Gasper at Harris-Warke Gallery from 6 to 8 p.m. Other exhibits are also open with no First Friday events.

SATURDAY, OCT. 8 A Very KlamDagger Thanksgiving! Celebrate Thanksgiving with the KlamDaggers Satur-

Harpdog Brown Tickets now available for Harpdog Brown who will be performing Saturday, Oct. 8 at Wild Bill’s Sports Bar.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12

Red Deer Rebels versus Kelowna Rockets More WHL action with Rebels vs Kelowna on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at Enmax Centrium.

Folie exhibit by Cori Beddoes View this series of photographs reflecting on the emotional life of motherhood until Nov. 30, at Corridor Gallery, located in the lower level of the Recreation Centre.

Paeton Cameron Presents: Thanksgiving with Neil Young Paeton Cameron curates an all-star line up of Red Deer’s musicians who together will recreate the amazing art that Neil Young on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Bo’s Bar and Grill. No cover charge.

Blue Moon Marquee Blue Moon Marquee will perform on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 7 to 11:30 p.m. at International Beer Haus and Stage.

TUESDAY, OCT. 11

Red Deer College Theatre Performance and Creation students present Mad Forest by Caryl Churchill Red Deer College School of Creative Arsts presents Mad Forest in Studio A, Arts Centre, Oct.13 to 15 and Oct. 19 to 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 15 and 22 at 1 p.m.

Out of this World Artists: Michael Ward and Jason Chapman The Hub on Ross Gallery presents this mixed media exhibit until Oct. 31 by Ward and Chapman. James McMurty at The Hideout Accomplished rock guitarist James McMurty will present two back to back performances at The Hideout on Oct. 11 and 12. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the shows start-

Are you tired of wearing dentures? We have a Åxed denture solution that would anchor to implants.

ALL ON 4

ing at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $25.

THURSDAY, OCT. 13

Daniel Wesley performs at International Beer Haus at Stage Tickets now on sale for Daniel Wesley performance on Oct. 13, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $17.50. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Have you tried every diet? Are you looking for a Long Term Change?

I can see this being a permanent change! I think hypnosis is hugely helpful in preventing self-sabotage! - Cindy

call for your consultation and mention this ad to receive your complimentary Denture Care Kit

BEFORE HYPNOSIS AFTER HYPNOSIS: I WAS: • Hypnosis makes it easier to stick with healthy eating • Lacking Confidence • Improved focus an • Loss of Energy commitment • Concerned about • Feel and look better long term Health • Exercise more than ever before

403.343.7266

BEFORE

AFTER

Hypnosis helped me eliminate 26lbs in 3 Months!

#101, 5214-47 Ave, Red Deer • 4910-50th Ave, Castor, AB Like us on 403-33-HYPNO (403-334-9766) Facebook PROFESSIONAL FACILITIES

#100, 4918 - 46 Street, Red Deer

thedenturecentre.net

dentalimplantsreddeer.net

Scan this

Professional Hypnotist with in-depth experience in hypnosis provides individual sessions for custom programs in office.

STAY WITH IT GUARANTEE

Regardless of how many sessions you may need to attain your desired results and goals, I stay with the problem until you are happy. I offer a Written Service Guarantee.

FREE HYPNOTIC SCREENING

I give a 30-40 minute screening. It’s fun and informative. I will give you an honest and in depth explanation of hypnosis and evaluate your situation. If I do not feel hypnosis will benefit you, I will tell you so. Call now and make an appointment for your screening.

FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 07, 2016 A13

Why CBC bumped a show to avoid the Jays BILL BRIOUX On The Box

YOU ONLY GET ONE LAUNCH 1.6 million to sample the premiere of “Kevin Can Wait” last month on Global. The star of Kim’s Convenience is Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, who plays store owner Mr. Kim. He’s perfect for the role but, at this point, not a star. CBC did had good reasons to have faith in Mr. Kim. Created by playwright Ins Choi, the series had been nurtured for five years as a stage production through Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre. But Fecan could see the Blue Jays freight train heading straight for his series. He knew that “everybody in Toronto is going to be watching the game.” In his years as a programmer, he was known as a wily — and often ruthless — competitor. When late night talk show host Mike Bullard bolted his network for Global, CTV countered by acquiring “The Daily Show” and slotting it five minutes earlier, which chased Bullard from the air before long. CTV also once blunted CBC’s Winter Olympic ratings by airing a daily hit of then red-hot cable series “The Sopranos.” Still, switching shows around schedules is no longer his call. That decision rested with Catto. “As soon as the wild card became a possibility,” says Catto, “we looked at our options.” Considered was the fact that so ma-

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays weren’t the only winners on Tuesday night as they beat the Baltimore Orioles in the thrilling American League wild-card game. Some last-minute manoeuvring that spared the new CBC comedy series Kim’s Convenience from going up against the intense extra-innings ball game means the well-reviewed show will now get a fair crack at winning over TV viewers. After all, as Ivan Fecan —formerly CTV’s powerful CEO and now the hands-on executive producer of the show — knows all too well about television: “You only get one launch.” CBC’s general manager of programming, Sally Catto, had no way of knowing that the new series would face some incredibly stiff competition when her network put its full promotional muscle behind the launch, papering bus shelters and billboards across Canada and buying radio and TV ads promoting the Oct. 4 premiere date. But as the Jays — coming off their most-watched season ever on Sportsnet — edged closer to a playoff berth and appeared destined to play in the wild-card game, CBC had a big decision to make: move the new series or face opening opposite the win-orgo-home big game. It’s hard enough to launch a show with bigname stars, or a spinoff of a well-known movie franchise. It’s even more challenging to try to persuade viewers to sample a new series about a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store in downtown Toronto. There are no Eugene Levys or Catherine O’Haras in this cast as there were when Schitt’s Creek opened to 1.6 million GREAT viewers two seasons ago on CBC, or a Kevin James who helped drive

ny Canadians can “bank” or record a program now on a PVR and watch it later. That wasn’t the case eight years ago when CBC did not move the series premiere of Being Erica away from the final game of the world junior hockey championships. The result was 3.7 million tuned into the hockey game, leaving just a little over half a million to sample Being Erica, a disappointing number. Even in the PVR age, conventional wisdom suggests ducking conflicts with major live TV events. Marc Berman, editor-in-chief of The Programming Insider, says when American Idol was at its peak, “everybody ran from it for years.” Rival U.S. networks, he notes, routinely schedule repeats opposite the Oscars, the Grammys or the Super Bowl. By the middle of last week, Catto began considering moving “Kim’s Convenience,” as well as Tuesday’s season premieres of both the “Rick Mercer Report” and “This Hour Has 22 Minutes.” Talks were held with producers of those two shows and they all agreed the time-sensitive nature of satire meant they should air as scheduled. Also in play was the sixth-season premiere of “Mr. D,” which was ultimately bumped back to Oct 18. Communications and marketing executive director Bonnie Brownlee and her team were tasked with getting the word out on a possible date change. An idea emerged to have Mr. Kim, or “Appa” as his family call him, put on a

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

CBC’s ‘Kim’s Convenience’ debuts a week later than originally planned Blue Jays uniform and cheer on Toronto’s baseball team. Producer/writers Choi and Kevin White came up with a script. A 30-second spot was shot last Thursday in front of a pop-up version of Kim’s store set up in the atrium of CBC’s broadcast centre. For his part, Fecan gives full credit to Catto, knowing she spent “much of Sunday night agonizing over whether to pull the trigger or not.” Word that Kim’s Convenience was being bumped back a week went out Monday morning. CBC bought airtime during Tuesday’s wild-card broadcast on Sportsnet for their “Meet Mr. Kim” teaser spot. Best of all, the Jays won — and their American League Division Series with the Texas Rangers will not conflict next Tuesday with the launch of Kim’s Convenience.

SOCIAL MEDIA CAN WAIT UNTIL AFTER A NIGHT OF FUN...

come alive at

ffood d | music i |d drinks i k

THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU GO NORTH 6350 67 Street Red Deer | 403.346.3339

7803772J6-8

A14 FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 07, 2016

‘Girl on the Train’ doesn’t stay on the rails BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Running time: 105 minutes. Two stars out of four.

Tate Taylor’s The Girl on the Train may be technically set in the Westchester suburb of Ardsley-on-Hudson, but its cocktail of commuter trains, marital infidelity and alcoholism make its proper setting Cheever Country. The unhappy, martini-stained lives of New York suburbanites have long been a rich vein for writers like John Cheever, Richard Yates and Paula Fox. “The Girl on the Train” is the trashier, paperback version. Its old-school title may suggest Hitchcock or maybe Fincher (who himself is remaking Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train”). But Taylor’s film, disappointingly, is nowhere near the league of either. Instead, it’s closer to the kind of early ’90s psychological thriller where bad things happen in slow motion and deadly instruments are drawn from kitchen drawers. It’s adapted from Paula Hawkins’ popular London-set novel, the success of which was predicated on comparisons to Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl,” a trio of unreliable narrators, all women, and the way it cleverly untwisted female cliches of domestic life: the bitter divorcee (Rachel, played by Emily Blunt), the sexy ‘other woman’ (Megan, Haley Bennett) and the unwitting wife (Anna, Rebecca Ferguson). They are each introduced in their own chapter, but our central figure is Blunt’s boozy, devastated Rachel, the so-dubbed “girl” who by all appearances is suspiciously like a woman. She spends her days riding the Metro North into and out of New York, cursing the suburban “baby factory” while mini liquor bottles fall off her lap. From the tracks, she obsessively gazes at a house where she spies who she believes is the perfect, impossibly handsome couple (Bennett, Luke Evans). “I just know they know love,” she says.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this image released by Universal Pictures, Haley Bennett, left, and Justin Theroux appear in a scene from, “The Girl on the Train.” From the train she sees hints of an affair or possibly a crime, and begins involving herself like a drunk Jimmy Stewart, on the rails instead of confined to a wheelchair. But the tale adds another layer — an incredulous one — to her voyeurism. As it happens, Rachel used to live a few houses down, where her ex-husband (Justin Theroux) now lives with his current wife (Ferguson) and baby. A real coinkidink.

Affordable services to fit your needs. We’ve worked through some tough economic times together. This time is no different. We understand and we can help. Contact us for a FREE Cremation Q & A pamphlet. Please visit:

www.arbormemorial.ca/Affordable Alberta

ArborMemorial Inc.

The mystery kicks in when Megan goes missing — another girl, gone. Her character is set up as a kind of slinky femme fatale, who (despite her million-dollar home) is working as a nanny for — you guessed it — Anna down the street. In scenes with her therapist (a woefully miscast Edgar Ramirez), she sounds like she’s plotting a getaway. “I just can’t be a wife anymore,” she says. Through a boozy fog, the blackout-plagued Rachel believes she knows something about the case. She, herself, is a suspect because of her frequent creeping around her old home and continuous phone calls to her ex. On the night in question, Rachel wakes up mysteriously bloody. (Allison Janney makes a fine cameo as a police detective.) Blunt can’t quite pull off the famously difficult task of believably playing drunk her slurred words and blotchy face are overdone. But it’s her steely presence that gives “The Girl on the Train” the veneer of a film better than it is. Ferguson, too, is a class above. But Taylor (“The Help”) isn’t able to believably blend the overlapping perspectives and The Girl on the Train comes across as a flat, predictable puzzle whose characters flip from one extreme to another. Dangerous fantasies of marital bliss are at the heart of The Girl on the Train. There’s something worthy beneath the pulpy, preposterous plot that wants to give redemption to some old female stereotypes. But Taylor’s film merely shifts awkwardly from one trope to another, like an uncertain passenger changing trains. The Girl on the Train, a Universal Pictures release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “violence, sexual content, language and nudity.”

FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 A15

THIEN AMONG FINALISTS FOR GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARD TORONTO — The accolades continue to pour in for Madeleine Thien, whose latest novel is now in the running for a third major book prize: the Governor General’s Literary Award. The Vancouver-born, Montreal-based author was announced Tuesday as one of the five finalists in the fiction category for “Do Not Say We Have Nothing” (Knopf Canada). Set in China before, during and after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, Thien’s novel has emerged as one of the most celebrated titles this season. “Do Not Say We Have Nothing” has also made the short list for both the prestigious 50,000 pound (C$85,000) Man Booker Prize and the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Fellow Giller contender Gary Barwin of Hamilton was also named

among the Governor General’s Literary Award fiction contenders for his novel “Yiddish for Pirates” (Random House Canada). A trio of authors also in contention for the $25,000 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize round out the list of finalists: Montreal-born, Moncton, N.B.-based author Kerry Lee Powell for her short story collection “Willem De Kooning’s Paintbrush” (Harper Avenue, an imprint of HarperCollins) Winnipeg’s Katherena Vermette for “The Break “(House of Anansi Press) and Vancouver novelist Anosh Irani for “The Parcel” (Knopf Canada). The Governor General’s Literary Award non-fiction finalists are: ● Toronto’s Kamal Al-Solaylee for “Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone)” (HarperCollins) ● Toronto’s Teva Harrison for “In-Between Days: A Memoir About Living with Cancer” (House of Anansi Press) ● Harold R. Johnson of La Ronge, Sask., for “Firewater: How Alcohol is

Killing My People (and Yours)” (University of Regina Press) ● Montreal’s Marc Raboy for “Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World” (Oxford University Press) ● Saskatoon’s Bill Waiser for “A World We Have Lost: Saskatchewan Before 1905” (Fifth House Publishers.) Finalists in the translation (French to English) category are: Lazer Leder-

hendler for Giller-nominated “The Party Wall” (Biblioasis), Rhonda Mullins for “Guano” (Coach House Books) and Neil Smith for “The Goddess of Fireflies” (Vehicule Press). Commemorating its 80th anniversary, the Governor General’s Literary Awards hands out nearly $450,000 in prizes to the authors of English and French works.

We never forget to help. Even when they forget to ask. Forgetfulness is one thing, but if you have a loved one who’s forgetting more and more every day, we can help.

MADF O REST by Caryl Churchill

love in a civil uprising

OCTOBER 13 - 22 Studio A | Arts Centre

rdc.ab.ca/showtime PRESENTING SPONSOR:

Evenings: Oct 13-15 & 19-22 | 7:30 pm Matinees: Oct 15 & 22 | 1:00 pm School Matinees: Oct 19 | 12:00 pm Age Group: Teens and Adults

Whether it’s a safe, comfortable environment, or round-the-clock care and support, our Memory Care program gives you peace of mind that’s unforgettable.

Our Red Deer communities: Aspen Ridge 3100-22nd St • 403-341-5522 Inglewood 10 Inglewood Dr • 403-346-1134

Call today to ﬁnd out how we can help.

A16 FRIDAY FORWARD Friday, Oct. 7, 2016

U Ï‘ H R H LY

WLP ON G H R LW BE /LP

TO C O

WANTED:

30 PEOPLE TO TRY THE MOST ADVANCED HEARING DEVICE

Dr. Towers is looking for 30 people to try Oticon Opnâ„¢ for 45 days. There is no cost to participate in the clinical trial. Manufacturer discount will be extended to any participants wishing to keep the devices following the trial period.

CALL TODAY Analyzes and processes the sound environment more than 100 times per second

for more information!

RED DEER

403.346.6414

OHVV OLVWHQLQJ HÏ‘ RUW

30% better speech understanding in noise* Provides a richer and more realistic sound picture to listen with ease

Creekside Professional Centre 4320 50th Ave, Ste #202

OLDS

403.556.6402 New Mountain View Credit Union Building 6501 51 St, Ste #103

Dr. Andrew Towers, Au.D. Registered Audiologist Owner

*Compared to Alta2 Pro

Toll free: 1-855-400-6414 dr.towers@hearwell.ca

)RU WRR ORQJ ZH KDYH IRFXVHG RQO\ RQ WKH HDUV DQG KDYH IRUJRWWHQ DERXW ZKDW WKH EUDLQ QHHGV WR OLVWHQ HÏ‘ HFWLYHO\ 7KLV GHYLFH UHFRJQL]HV WKDW DQG ZRUNV WR DVVLVW WKH EUDLQ LQ SHUIRUPLQJ OLVWHQLQJ IXQFWLRQV , DP ORRNLQJ for 30 people, previous hearing aid users and new hearing aid users, to WU\ WKH QHZ WHFKQRORJ\ DQG MXGJH WKH DGYDQFHPHQWV IRU WKHPVHOYHV

www.hearwell.ca

7796293J7

7KLV LV DQ H[FLWLQJ GHYHORSPHQW LQ WKH Â¿ HOG RI $XGLRORJ\

Oct. 7 to Oct. 13, 2016

Elyse Levesque stars in “Shoot the Messenger,” premiering Monday on CBC Television. Political crime thriller ‘Shoot the Messenger’ balances bad choices with gritty action on CBC By Michael Korb © Zap2it Let me tell you something: being a journalist is tough. People hate you. You’re paid poorly. And, on occasion, you witness a murder that puts your life in jeopardy and your career on the fast track. “Shoot the Messenger,” premiering Monday, Oct. 10, on CBC Television, delves into the complex relationships between crime reporters and the police and follows Daisy Channing (Elyse Levesque), a young reporter trying to balance a messy

personal life with a burgeoning career. Things begin to go sideways for Daisy when she witnesses a murder she thinks is gang related, only to find herself slowly drawn into an interconnected web of criminal and illicit sexual activity that reaches into the corridors of corporate and political power. It’s the kind of story that might destroy lives, including those of her own family. And if you think that sounds pretty good, just wait until you see it. “(Daisy) comes from the world of entertainment

journalism and has made her way to the investigative side of things,” says Levesque, a native of Regina, Sask. “She is a really tenacious and ambitious young woman who is running from her own demons. So she puts herself head-first into her work, often to her own detriment. ... I think she is trying to redeem herself in the eyes of her father and her sister and even herself.” But it doesn’t take long for her to make some rookie mistakes that put her relationship at risk and have her editor, Mary Foster (played by the terrific Alex

Kingston), wanting to rip her head off. “As we learn more about her we learn that she’s an addict,” adds Levesque (“Stargate Universe”). “She’s sober — up to a certain point — but she’s desperate for the truth because she, herself, has so many secrets.” Daisy is covering up so many lies that it seems she seeks the truth elsewhere. And with the help of co-worker Simon Olenski (Lucas Bryant), and lead homicide detective Kevin Lutz (Lyriq Bent), she discovers a cover-up that could bring down the government.

All of this begins when a confidential source close to her is part of a murder that she witnesses. “Later on down the line we learn why this person is so important to her and why she trusted him to go and meet him,” says Levesque. “He tells her that he has some big story that’s going to spin the world. But she has no idea what this thing is. ... So when she witnesses the murder of this young boy she knows that he wasn’t kidding.” From there it’s connecting the dots from week to week.

The cast includes Hannah Anderson as Daisy’s sister Chloe Channing, Ari Cohen as Attorney General Sam Charles, Edie Inksetter as Lutz’s partner Jordana Ortiz, Al Sapienza as real estate developer Eric Lawson, Nicholas Campbell as Daisy and Chloe’s dad Henry Channing, and features special appearances by the Barenaked Ladies’ Ed Robertson as Greggor Woods, the Toronto Raptors’ Jamaal Magloire as Orlandio Spence, and ex-NBA player turned television star Rick Fox as Anthony Telpher.

WEEKDAY MORNING 7 AM