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Second degree murder trial continues in Red Deer court

BY ERIN FAWCETT Express staff

The trial for a Red Deer man who has been charged with murder in connection to the death of a Calgary woman in 2012 continues in Red Deer’s Court of Queen’s Bench this week.

Nathan Desharnais has been charged with second degree murder and offering indignity to human remains after the body of Talia Nellie Meguinis, 27, was found at a recycling facility in the Riverside Industrial area on Feb. 22nd, 2012 after police received a complaint at about 9:28 a.m. of a deceased female.

Two days of the trial took place last October in which a voir dire was held. A voir dire is a hearing within a trial to determine the admissibility of evidence. The trial is expected to run through to mid-February.

In 2012, police said Desharnais’ arrest was a result of an extensive seven-month investigation that involved the Red Deer RCMP General Investigation Section, Major Crimes Unit, Forensic Identification Unit, Victims Services and the Police Dog Service. The Calgary MCU, the ‘K’ Division Special Tactical Operations, Polygraph Sections

in Calgary and Edmonton, the Calgary Police Service, and the Tsuu T’ina police also assisted.

There were 40 investigators who were dedicated to this case with more than 25,000 man-hours spent on the investigation, police added.

“Talia was a resident of the Calgary area who we believe arrived in Red Deer on approximately Feb. 17th,” said RCMP Const. Gary Kroeker, at the time of Desharnais’ arrest, adding police will not be releasing the cause of death as the case is now before the courts.

He added police believe Desharnais and Meguinis had just met the weekend she was murdered. She was traveling back home to Calgary from northern Alberta and stopped in Red Deer to visit family.

Meanwhile, in June of 2014, Desharnais was found guilty and sentenced to six years in prison after being charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault and unlawful confinement and imprisonment as a result of an incident that took place at his Red Deer home in June of 2012. The charge of unlawful confinement was dropped by the court after the crown stayed the charge. He is currently in custody serving that sentence at the Bowden Institution.

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Volunteer Central launches 150 challenge campaign Citizens encouraged to log volunteer hours for nation’s birthday

BY ERIN FAWCETT Express staff

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olunteer Central is challenging all Central Albertans to log in their volunteer hours in honour of the nation’s 150th birthday.

A launch of the Canada 150 for 150 Volunteer Challenge took place yesterday in Red Deer.

Volunteer Ottawa is leading a nation-wide campaign in partnership with Volunteer Canada and national volunteer centres, including Volunteer Central located in Red Deer, encouraging Canadians to volunteer 150 hours of their time this year to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson issued a challenge to other city mayors. “I challenge the mayors of other cities across the country to encourage their citizens to take part in this philanthropic campaign,” he said. “This will serve as an innovative and inclusive forum for Canadians from coast to coast to engage in volunteerism in their communities.”

▾ “IT IS CERTAINLY A HIGHLIGHT OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS COMMUNITY IS KNOWN IN OTHER CENTRES THE LARGER CENTRES - FOR OUR REPUTATION AS VOLUNTEERS HERE.”

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Local volunteers can use the www.volunteercentral.ca web site to track their volunteer hours and share their personal stories.

Using an online platform and mobile app, participants can track their hours and tell their volunteer stories. With a special focus on new Canadians, Aboriginals, seniors, and youth, the challenge will culminate in a ceremony in Ottawa to recognize those individuals who contributed the most hours in each province and territory, and the city that contributed the greatest number of volunteer hours.

“Most Canadians already volunteer over 100 hours a year, but this is to encourage everyone,” said Pam Snowdon, executive director of Volunteer Central. “Stats Canada says 82 per cent of Canadians don’t recognize that they’re volunteering when they are volunteering - they will go shovel snow for the person next door - and we do it out of habit and we don’t even recognize it as a form of volunteering.

“This challenge is a way to recognize that you are making a big contribution - thanks for being kind and humble - and this year we will recognize it and celebrate it.

“Ottawa will be compiling all this information and the intention is to give awards recognizing outstanding volunteers - but that can be anybody, it doesn’t have to be a momentous thing,” said Snowdon.

She added Red Deer’s extraordinary volunteers

CHALLENGE - Volunteer Central launched the Canada 150 for 150 Volunteer Challenge locally yesterday. Executive Director Pam Snowdon challenges all Red Deerians to take part.

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“Volunteerism was one of the attributes of the City that helped the selection committee choose Red Deer for the 2019 Canada Winter Games,” said Snowdon, pointing to other events such as the torch relay, the recent Memorial Cup, and other events where volunteer efforts were evident.

“It is certainly a highlight of this community and this community is known in other centres - the larger centres - for our reputation as volunteers here.”

Volunteer Central Chairperson Jennifer Blair said there is no doubt that Red Deer citizens will rise to the challenge posed by the Ottawa mayor.

“Our community is known for its outstanding volunteer spirit,” she said. “The Canada 150 for 150 Volunteer Challenge will engage citizens in volunteerism to improve the quality of living for all Canadians. We believe the efforts of Volunteer

Central and those of our regional, provincial, and national counterparts will inspire strong, connected, and resilient communities.”

She added volunteerism is a catalyst for social inclusion, community engagement, and for fostering a sense of belonging. “Our collective future depends on all of us working together and inspiring others to do the same so that our community will continue to prosper. Through campaigns like Canada 150 for 150 Volunteer Challenge, we support this vision.”

Meanwhile, Snowdon said volunteering can enrich someone’s life immensely.

“It’s good for your mental health - to show compassion and empathy - there is medical research that show that it releases endorphins.

“The younger we can start volunteering, the easier it is for people to grow up with a sense of empathy and compassion and philanthropy and caring. Volunteering gets you out of the house, so

you can explore new locations and organizations and then you meet new people. Our lives become enriched by that. You can also learn new skills and you can never be too old to learn new skills.

And then for someone who is thinking of a new career, learning those new skills and volunteering gives you a chance to do that and network with people in that profession.”

She added volunteerism is vital to any community.

“When you look at the wildfires (in Fort McMurray last year) or the flooding that we had years ago - when disaster strikes, ordinary people rise to the challenge. People react with compassion and that is community-building because people put themselves in other people’s shoes.”

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Council makes clarifications to secondary suites

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On design and accessibility, suites must meet one of three criteria - be located on a street with more than one entrance or exit; have access from a lane or be located on a corner site.

Regarding concentration, the development authority would consider the number of other suites in the area within 100 metres, a block, a street or within a row of housing.

Also added to the Location Criteria, consideration of adjacent residential development without front attached garages and driveways, which increases the availability of on-street parking.

In July, Councillor Lawrence Lee raised the issue of secondary suites through a Notice of Motion, calling for a reduction in the number of suites allowed in a neighbourhood, from 15% to 10% of

Red Deer City council decided not to change the 15% concentration of secondary suites allowable in a given neighbourhood during its meeting on Monday.

As well, council was presented with revised wording in the Land Use Bylaw’s Location Criteria to clarify when a suite would be deemed appropriate when a permit application is made. First reading for the Land Use Bylaw amendment would come before council in March.

Changes to the Location Criteria cover three areas which include design and accessibility, suite concentration and availability of on-street parking.

the number of single detached homes.

He also proposed keeping the concentration of suites on a street to 10%, citing concerns he received from residents regarding traffic, parking and access.

Lee said he was satisfied with administration’s recommendation not to change the allowable percentage.

“The original intention of decreasing the percentage was to do what administration has accomplished through the Land Use Bylaw,” Lee said.

He added the extra clarity in the Land Use Bylaw would make the evaluation process for permitting more efficient.

Mayor Tara Veer said the the existing criteria for approving secondary suites was not “refined enough,” which made it hard finding a consistent

way to approve and deny applications. This created uncertainty for people purchasing property, she said.

She added the changes will help the Municipal Planning Commission make its decisions.

In a presentation to council, it was shown that out of 61 neighbourhoods in Red Deer, nine have a proportion of secondary suites greater than 10%.

Only two have concentrations greater than 15% — South Hill and West Park (east). Council heard this was because single detached homes had been torn down in mature neighbourhoods, replaced by multi-family dwellings. No further suites would be approved in those areas until their percentages decrease below 15%. joseph.ho@reddeerexpress.com

City celebrates opening of new fire station in Timberstone

BY ZACHARY CORMIER Express staff

The City of Red Deer’s newly relocated Fire Station #4 in Timberlands is officially open and ready for business.

The new 1,095 sq. m building — which was officially opened during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday morning — will continue to serve communities in northeast Red Deer, as well as any future developments in the East Hill area, said Red Deer City Manager Craig Curtis.

“This new facility represents our commitment to growth in the northeast and will serve as an essential community amenity in this neighbourhood for years to come,” Curtis said.

City council approved the approximately $7 million relocation of Station #4 in the 2015 Capital Budget in order to meet the High Intensity Residential Fire (HIRF) standards, which states that residential fires must be responded to in 10 minutes 90% of the time, in the new developments.

Council also approved a new location for Station #3, which is being built in Lancaster at 30th Ave. and Lees St. and is expected to open later this year.

“Without that you can’t develop. So this hall allows for the development of this area to go

forward,” said Red Deer Fire Chief and Emergency Services Manager Brian Makey of the HIRF standards, which are mandated under provincial legislation.

▾ “STATION #4 PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAM TO FURTHER THEIR SKILLS IN SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.”

Tara Veer ▴

He added the old station, which was located in Deer Park, was not ideal to respond to developing areas in northeast Red Deer.

Station #4, which is now located at 406 Townsend St., was designed by the City of Red Deer’s training and operations staff.

The hall features a number of different training areas built directly into the structure, including an exit stairwell which is also part of a training tower for high-angle rescue and hose advancement training and a manhole cover which leads down into a storage room to simulate a confined space res-

BRAND NEW - People toured through the new fire station in Timberstone after a grand opening ceremony on Monday.

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It was also built with the longterm growth of the City in mind and includes accommodation for 10 staff even though current demands require an average of just six staff at a time.

“It’s really a well-designed building,” Makey said.

“This is basically a 30 to 50 year hall.”

According to a press release from the City, the same design was used to suit both new stations with only minor variations in order to cut costs.

The large apparatus bay was designed to accommodate six emergency vehicles, including two ambulances. It is also tall enough to hold larger vehicles as need increases and to allow

staff to perform maintenance indoors.

Makey said the project was completed on time and under budget.

“Red Deer Emergency Services personnel play an integral role in our community, providing life-saving fire and ambulance services for our citizens. Station #4 provides

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The dawning of a transformative new energy era

We’re living in a Donald Trump world History was made last week as the 45th president of the United States was sworn in.

Hundreds of thousands gathered on the West Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. for the event.

Ever since then, Donald Trump has been off to a rousing start - well depending on who you ask. He gave a speech at the CIA headquarters the following day which has been described as a self-absorbed spiel. Trump needs to realize he has been elected as president and is no longer on the campaign trail or a television celebrity.

During that same speech, one of the first things Trump did was blast one news network for supposedly incorrectly reporting how many people showed up to his inauguration. Trump claims that 1.5 million people were present for his inauguration, while the news network reports 250,000 people showed up. In the grand scheme of things does this number really matter?

The following day, Trump changed his tune and appeared more reserved and focused on the task at hand. Some speculate White House staff directed Trump to stay the course.

Getting down to business, Trump signed an order to advance the Keystone XL pipeline yesterday.

The Keystone XL pipeline, which is the fourth phase of the Keystone Pipeline System, is expected to carry crude from Canada to the United States. Former President Barack Obama and his administration stopped the Keystone approval in 2015.

The first phase of the Keystone Pipeline delivers oil from Hardisty 3,456 kms to Nebraska and onto Illinois. The second leg runs 468 kms from Nebraska to storage and distribution areas in Oklahoma. The Gulf Coast Extension of the project runs 784 kms from Oklahoma to Texas.

The Keystone XL pipeline will essentially duplicate the first phase of the pipeline between Hardisty and Nebraska, with a shorter route and a larger in diameter pipe.

This will mean more jobs for Canadians and in a time where jobs in that particular industry are hard to come by, that is welcomed by many. However, on the other side, this pipeline approval is a very contentious environmental issue with many against the project.

Meanwhile, what does Trump’s election mean for Canada?

Well, the answer depends on who you are talking to. Some say the Trump administration is better for Canadians then if Hillary Clinton was elected. Others say Trump’s loose cannon ways could be a detriment as no one really knows what Trump’s next move will be.

Whether you are pro-Trump or not, he is here to stay for four years and how that will affect Canadians directly will remain to be seen. One thing is for sure, he will keep the whole world talking and it will most certainly be an interesting time in politics.

It’s interesting to study two sectors that should be joined at the hip in defence of their futures and wonder why they’re not – at least not in any publicly or politically discernible way.

I’m involved with two teams that provide essential insights to Canada’s two most important resource sectors: energy and mining. The people associated with venerable business brands such as Oilweek, the Daily Oil Bulletin, The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal provide context, analysis and insights to the diverse stakeholders of the two sectors.

Collectively, the brands represent more than three centuries of service. They’ve been binding tools through the diverse, complex and often brutal cycles of these industries. They also provide research and analysis, including into external forces that impact the sectors, giving perspective on the things that put energy and mining under fire.

Both sectors are under tremendous social and political assault, based on how many Canadians now think about the economy and the environment. Canadian society more than ever is disconnected from how our resource riches contribute to our standard of living.

So how can two sectors work more collaboratively to tell Canadians more compelling and cogent stories?

In the process, helping people understand how far advanced these sectors are in their environmental and social records – the things for which, paradoxically, they’re most pilloried.

Take aboriginal action, for example. A poll of ordinary Canadians would almost certainly say resource industries need to do much more for aboriginal communities, because everyone reads the same headlines.

Who gets the coverage? Communities negotiating through the mainstream media, of course. Those same communities have also effectively played politicians from all levels of government.

But both oil and gas and mining companies can point to pretty decent records of working with aboriginal communities and companies. However, aside from occasional advertising campaigns pointing this out (often too rose-coloured to be credible), few people realize this.

Instead, myths are propagated that these sectors

are too distant and uncaring to be bothered by the sovereign, economic and environmental travails of aboriginal communities.

But consider the following quote from Fort McMurray First Nation No. 468 (FMFN) over the recent controversial visit by actor Jane Fonda to Canada’s oilsands. The First Nation was trying to distance itself from a former councillor who appeared in a photo with Fonda. After pointing out it had no part in the planning of the actor’s visit, FMFN said this: “FMFN No. 468 does support responsible development of the oilsands and is confident that our industry partners have the same vision. We have strong partnerships with many companies, and we are grateful for these partners for the significant role they have played in our efforts since 2011 to establish FMFN as a strong, economically self-sufficient First Nation.”

There are plenty of sentiments like this from aboriginal communities across Canada. But they’re not headline fodder, nor are they simple for stretched journalists to contextualize. Most mainstream media are so busy chasing their own social media tail that consequential journalism has fallen by the wayside.

And, for ordinary citizens, labels like “inconvenient truths” are more emotively satisfying than things like “convenient realities.”

The oilsands sector is a good example, because communities like FMFN No. 468 benefit from mining and oil and gas activities, and provide a suitable backdrop against which to consider what is real and possible.

The reality is that both sectors are in states of profound flux – and we have embarked on a transformative new energy era.

To support next-generation renewable energy infrastructure, we’ll need mined resources like lithium and other rare earth elements. So at least some stars are aligning for the sectors to chat more strategically.

Many oil and gas companies are making bold moves into alternative energy systems investments.

The dawning of a new energy era can prompt the two sectors to contemplate how they’re stronger together.

Bill Whitelaw is president and CEO at JuneWarrenNickle’s Energy Group. His column is distributed through Troy Media.

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Council passes $356.5 million operating budget This means Red Deerians face a 1.52% tax increase this year

BY JOSEPH HO Express staff

Council passed the City’s $356.5 million operating budget last week, which will include a 1.52% tax rate increase.

That increase is comprised of 0.43% for operating costs, 0.79% for capital savings and growth and 0.3% accounting for the impacts of the provincial carbon tax.

That means for a home assessed at $325,000, the owner would pay an extra $30.96 for 2017.

The provincial education and Piper Creek Foundation requisitions are not yet known.

On the final day of deliberations last Friday, council cut its capital contribution by $279,000.

Initially, Councillor Tanya Handley had proposed cutting the entire $1.2 million contribution. That would have brought the tax increase down to 0.74% but would remove up to $24 million out of the City’s 10-year capital plan.

That was roundly opposed by other councillors before they settled on a smaller cut.

Handley said she did not want to see the capital contribution eliminated, but wanted to prompt discussion on possible savings to keep the tax increase as low as possible.

Councillor Lawrence Lee proposed the amended reduction.

“I just don’t think we should stop saving completely. But I can

certainly live with the reduction of the $279,000 this year in recognition of the current state of affairs,” Lee said.

The reduction takes $2.8 million out of the City’s 10-year capital plan, which will now have to be adjusted in the fall, said the City’s Chief Financial Officer Dean Krejci.

Councillors Lynne Mulder and Paul Harris voted against the motion. Mulder did not think it was a worthwhile trade off, to take money out of the capital plan to save taxpayers

what would amount to roughly 30 cents per month.

“I think it’s taking the easy way out at great expense,” Mulder said.

In the discussion, City Manager Craig Curtis was asked to provide background information to the capital contribution.

Curtis said the City’s original capital plan was built around the province’s Municipal Sustainability Initiative but as the grant program was reduced, council sought a different way to fund community amenities.

Council eventually decided to contribute 1% from the operating plan to the capital plan, which has been, “One of the wisest strategies that council adopted,” he continued, saying it has had a major impact on the City’s ability to build community amenities.

It took 46 hours of council debate over nine days to finalize what so many at City Hall have said was the most challenging budget they’ve ever worked on.

Mayor Tara Veer commended councillors for the rigorous,

thorough but respectful debate.

“Our community has made it very loud and clear to us over the last couple of months especially that with eight per cent unemployment and population loss and with business loss, we needed to deliberate this budget more methodically and intentionally than we have in the past,” Veer said.

“Every investment or expenditure that we made, we have to be able to rationalize that to our public with why, or why not.” joseph.ho@reddeerexpress.com

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Funding for Red Deer College green tech opportunities announced

BY MARK WEBER Express staff

Red Deer College will see two green projects take shape with the announcement of shared-funding between RDC and the federal government.

Officials said the funding will also help students land new training opportunities in the alternative energy sector and cut the campus’s environmental footprint.

RDC will receive more than $4.8 million for the two projects under the government’s Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund. Total funding will top $9.5 million with contributions from RDC as well.

First off, RDC will provide training and research opportunities focused on alternative energy production processes through the Alternative Energy Innovation Lab Project.

Students will receive instruction that will help them contribute to a diversified, green economy and promote long-term economic growth in the alternative energy sector.

This will enhance RDC’s Trades and Technologies labs to accommodate more learning spaces, improve the ventilation in the Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing and create a Makerspace with a section dedicated to innovation around micro-grid solutions.

Also, additional upgrades to the campus through the Green Energy Master Plan will reduce carbon emissions by 20% over the next five years.

“This project will allow for the installation of new and alternative energy sources and strategies such as combined heat and wind power, solar, geothermal systems and conventional energy management,” said Randy Boissonnault, parliamentary secretary to the minister of Canadian Heritage.

The projects are also expected to generate more than $7 million of direct economic activity for the provincial economy over the next two years, officials say.

“This funding will provide tremendous opportunities for Red Deer College, as it will allow us to proceed with our Green

Energy Master Plan and our Alternative Energy Innovation Labs Infrastructure,” said RDC President Joel Ward.

“As we consider how to build our alternative energy systems and lab space, we are maximizing the investment to the benefit of student learning and applied research. Our goal is to integrate these so that students and industry have the ability to learn from live working systems as well as from lab space,” said Ward. ”We are a community on the move.

“When the government of Canada announced $2 billion in infrastructure investment in post-secondary (institutions) across Canada, there was a collective cheer from my colleagues across the country. And RDC was ready to support the direction of this investment relating to carbon reduction and environmentally sustainable practices.

“So here we are today to make this announcement - the two projects are approved and ready to go.”

Marlin Schmidt, minister of advanced education, added that, “These key infra-

GREENER FUTURE - Randy Boissonnault, parliamentary secretary to the minister of Canadian Heritage, talks with reporters following last Friday’s announcement of funding for two new green initiatives slated for Red Deer College.

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structure investments ensure Albertans get hands-on-training in state-of-the-art

facilities, while addressing the need to create jobs and diversify our economy.

“Investing in post-secondary capital projects will help create modern learning environments and will help students to put their best foot forward,” he said. “Simply put, these investment are more than just investments in brick and mortar. They are investments in Alberta’s and Canada’s future,” he added.

“The turn-out today really shows how important Red Deer College is to the community as well.”

The Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund is a time-limited program that will provide up to $2 billion over the next two years to accelerate infrastructure projects at universities and colleges across Canada.

“Every time I drive by on the highway or stop, I see growth here. I see growth at Red Deer College and I see growth in the community,” said Boissonnault. “I love the fact that you are continuing to be visionaries and planners not just for today but also for tomorrow.” mark.weber@reddeerexpress.com

Red Deer Central Lions Speed Skating Club This year marks an important mate, Evelyn Bond, also won the milestone in the sports history silver medal in the 440 speed skating event, despite having a of our community.

Sixty-five years ago, sprained ankle. in 1952, the Red Deer Unfortunately, Michael speed skating went Speed Skating Club (soon renamed the into a hiatus during Dawe Central Lions Speed the Second World Skating Club) was War. However, formed. It has been shortly after the fora real powerhouse mation of the Red Deer Recreation in Red Deer’s and Canada’s sports scene Commission, Pat ever since.

Underhill organized The origins of the Red Deer Speed speed skating in Red Skating Club.

Deer actually go back The Red Deer to the turn of the last Central Lions Club century. The first events were became sponsors in 1953. held at the old Red Deer Rink That same year, Red Deer hosted the Alberta Indoor Speed on Morrison (52) St. Red Deer’s speed skaters ex- Skating Championships in the celled during the 1930s. newly-built Red Deer Arena. In In 1935, at the provincial 1955, Eddie Bownes, aged nine, championships in Banff, Adelyne became the first local national Stephenson won the silver medal champion. The following year, in the 880-metre speed skating Anita Comis won the national race, immediately after winning midget championship. the gold medal as a member Meanwhile, the dynamic Pat of the championship Amazons Underhill moved to Dawson women’s hockey team. Her team- Creek, B.C. where she founded

B.C.’s first speed skating club.

In 1956, Bruno Comis agreed to become the volunteer coach for the Red Deer club.

In 1958, Comis successfully lobbied the City to build a high quality outdoor speed skating oval along the old CN right of way between 47 and 47 A Avenues.

He made an ice machine out of mobile cement mixer and personally flooded the oval to make sure that the ice was kept in top condition.

He also launched an intensive program of dryland training. One of his most successful techniques was having the skaters run up and down the 200 steps on the hill below old St. Joseph Convent.

He added increasing numbers of weights to the vests of the athletes to further build their strength and stamina.

The Central Lions Club consequently continued to grow in prowess.

The skaters won a truly impressive number of provincial, national and North American championships and held all kinds

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HONING THEIR SKILLS - Members of the Red Deer Central Lions Speed Skating Club compete on the outdoor oval on the east side of 47A Avenue, in the north portion of Rotary Recreation Park. c. 1958.

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Additionally, Red Deer won two national outdoor club championships.

In 1968, Marcia Parsons Beckner became the first Red Deer resident to compete in an Olympics when she went to Grenoble, France.

In 1972, Kevin Sirois, became the first local winter and summer Olympian when he competed as a speed skater at the Olympics in Sapporo, Japan and was named a

member of the Canadian cycling team for the Munich Summer Olympics. Tragically, he was killed by a drunk driver while training along Hwy. 2 on Mother’s Day, 1972 In 1988, Red Deer club members broke eight national and 14 provincial records at the Calgary Olympic Oval. In 1996, Red Deer hosted Short Track ‘96, an event consisting of the Canadian Short Track Speed Skating Championships and the North American Short Track

Speed Skating Championships.

The remarkable accomplishments of Red Deer’s speed skaters have continued.

For example, Jeremy Wotherspoon has won more World Cup victories than any other athlete (i.e. 67). Steven Elm broke three world records, and like Wotherspoon, is an Olympic speed skating medalist.

In 2013, Red Deer coach Shawna Pearman was named Speed Skating Canada’s female coach of the year.

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Week of Jan. 25 - Feb. 1, 2017 The Red Deer Arts Council is pleased to present a special First Friday Red Deer Comedy Show featuring Heritage Lanes Comedy Troupe - Clint Worke, Adam Mac, Zachary Landry, Bradley Layden, Danny Flexhaug, and Vidi Epson, in the Snell Auditorium at the downtown library. This group of comics will take turns making the audience laugh in this family-friendly event which starts at 6 pm. The adjacent Kiwanis Gallery, hosting the exhibit, ‘Selfies: Mixed Media’ by Renu Mathew will also be open from 6 to 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served. No charge, but donations are accepted.

SINGING VALENTINES! To provide a Valentines gift that will be remembered forever, say ‘I Love You’ with a Singing Valentine from the WildRose Harmonizers. The Harmonizers will have quartets available to provide a valentines gift message in the form of 2 tender love songs sung in gentle close harmony delivered to the home, workplace, seniors residence or anywhere on Saturday, Feb. 11th or Tuesday, Feb. 14th. The cost is $40 which includes a rose and a picture.

For bookings, call Fran at 403347-0436 or Ralph at 403-3479852. Book early as bookings are limited. Deadlines are Feb. 10th for Saturday delivery and Feb. 12th for Tuesday delivery.

Here are a list events that are happening at the Cronquist House in 2017 - on Feb. 14th there will be a Valentines Sweetheart Dinner at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $150 per couple or $170 for a private room. There will be a six-course meal. On Feb. 20th, there’s a Family Day open house from noon to 4:30 p.m. with house tours, chili and a bun, hot coffee, tea and cocoa. On March 1st, a St. David’s Day Tea runs from 2 – 4 p.m. at $12.00 per person and on March 17th there will be a St. Patrick’s Day Tea from 2 – 4 p.m. at $12 per person as well. On April 21st, there will be a spring tea from 2 – 4 p.m. and on May 2nd, the Cronquist Tea House opens and will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday to Fridays. On May 13th, check out the Mother’s Day Tea from 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. Call 403-346-0055 for reservations!

Are you a Senior and celebrating a birthday between January 1st

and March 31st? The MLAs for Red Deer (Barb Miller and Kim Schreiner) are jointly-hosting a birthday party for you! The birthday celebration will happen March 4th, from 1 - 3 p.m. at the Golden Circle. We’re limited to 120 guests so be sure to reserve your spot early by calling The Golden Circle at 403-343-6074.

Please RSVP by Feb. 16th. Come join us for birthday cake, refreshments, celebration, and to meet your local provincial politicians!

Compass for the Caregiver: are you looking after a friend or family member, call CABIS and join the Caregiver Course from March 1st to April 19th.

Call Lorraine at 403-341-3463 for more information.

ages. For more information, call Lionel at 587-679-6222.

Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present Selfies: Mixed Media

by Renu Mathew which runs in the Kiwanis Gallery to Feb. 19th.

Yoga YARD: Yoga Alliance of Red Deer. Register now for our Winter Session: Classes run through March 12th. All our classes are a great way to start off the New Year and are sure to keep you warm mind, body and soul. Something for every level. Please register early. Full details at www.reddeeryoga. ca or call 403-550-9240. You can also email info@reddeeryoga.ca.

FLK Taoist Tai Chi Beginner Classes start this month. It is not too late

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Have you ever wanted to learn about current topics that are impacting lakes in Alberta?

Join us out at Gull Lake as we talk about shoreline alterations and aquatic vegetation clearing - Gerry Haekel AEP. Deoxygenation of lakes in winter and fish kills - Rob Barrett. Whirling Disease - Lesley Peterson TU. Lunch is at 12:50 Living By Lakes Program Re-Vamp - Jenna Curtis.

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Wanted: fabric donations, yarn and notions for GrammaLink-Africa Fabric Sale April 22nd at Gaetz United Church.

Call Gloria 403-342-6482 or Jane 403-343-1073 not later than April 11th for pick up of donations or further information.

Readers’ Theatre gives you the experience of performing in a theatrical production without the need to learn scripts, or to work with complex sets, costumes or make-up. It distills the pure experience of a stage performance, providing a relaxed atmosphere for both participants and audience. We work with some of the best scripts in the literature.

Join us in Red Deer’s newest theatre group and participate in the pleasure of being ‘on stage’, where the fun starts from the first minute. We meet every second Thursday at the Timberlands Branch of the Red Deer Public Library (in the same building as the Barry Wilson School - 300 Timothy Drive). Open to all

to come and play Tai Chi with us.

We have daytime and evening classes in Red Deer, and Innisfail, as well as evening classes in Sylvan Lake, Lacombe and Rimbey.

Check out our website at www. taoist.org to find a time and location that works for you. FLK Taoist Tai Chi is a non-profit volunteer organization whose goal is to make the Health Benefits of Tai Chi available to all. Come and try it out with no obligation.

Wear comfortable clothing and bring flat soled indoor shoes.

Central Alberta Singles Club is sponsoring a dance on Jan. 28th at the Innisfail Royal Canadian Legion. Music by Randy Hillman.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Call Elaine at 403341-7653 or Mattie at 403-3071751. Another dance is set to run Feb. 18th with music from Runaway Train. Randy Hillman returns on March 25th and Lost Highway plays on April 29th.

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Jan. 28th at the Meridian Beach Community Hall at Gull Lake.

Register online at rdrwa.ca or phone Kelly at 403-340-7379.

Please join us for the Spruce View & District 12th Annual Fiddlers Jamboree and Dance, Jan. 28th at the Spruce View Community Hall. Beef on a Bun supper at 5:30 p.m. Fiddlers from 7 to 9 p.m. with a dance to follow.

There will also be door prizes.

Adults: $20 advance sales, $25 at the door. Fiddlers and preschool age are admitted free.

Net proceeds to the Lending Cupboard and the Food Bank.

The event is being sponsored by the Spruce View and District Lions. For more information, tickets or for fiddlers to pre-register, call Neil at 403 728-3798 or Phil at 403-728-0008.

The Central Alberta Council on Aging is holding a meeting on Feb. 7th at the Golden Circle Seniors Resource Centre starting at 9 a.m. The topic is ‘Meet Your Alberta Council on Aging

RDE Executive’ with speakers president Fred Olsen and community outreach coordinator Laureen Guldbrandsen. The focus of discussion will be an update on the Alberta Council on Aging, the Senior Friendly and Outreach Program, 50th anniversary plans, and questions and answers.

Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Shirley Thomas at 403-343-0767. There will be a $4 charge at the door.

The Feb. 2nd First Thursdays in the Snell at the Red Deer Public Library presents violinist Cristian Neacsu and pianist Debra Bakland with a program including works from Beethoven to Bartok 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.

Downtown Sounds at Gaetz - ‘Out of Doors’ featuring pianist Alison Kilgannon. Piano works of Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and Bartok. The concert takes place Feb. 5th at 3 p.m. Tickets at the door - $15 single/$30 per family.

Daytime Documentaries - Feb. 8th from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Red Deer Public Library, Downtown Branch, Snell Auditorium. He Named Me Malala: An intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when Taliban gunmen opened fire on her in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. An educational activist in Pakistan, Yousafzai has since emerged as a leading campaigner for the rights of children worldwide and in December of 2014, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

Join us at the library for light refreshments. If you plan to bring a group, please contact us at 403-346-4576 ext. 1500.

Travel Memories runs Feb. 1st from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Red Deer Public Library, downtown branch, Snell Auditorium.

Tahiti: Ever been to paradise?

Craig and Lucinda have - in French Polynesia! Come see pictures, video and stories from Rangiroa, Tahiti, Bora Bora and Moorea, including scuba diving adventures. Join us in the Snell Auditorium for this entertaining and enlightening presentation and enjoy light refreshments. If you are planning to bring a group, please contact us at 403-346-4576 ext 1500.

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Parent Information Night - February 2, 6:30 pm An opportunity for families to learn about the EASE preschool program

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Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre’s EASE preschool can help.

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Big Wreck includes Red Deer on national tour

BY MARK WEBER Express staff

Platinum selling Canadian rockers Big Wreck are set to release their fifth full-length studio album Grace Street next month and will be heading out on a national tour, making a stop in Red Deer Feb. 3rd at the Memorial Centre.

Their first collaboration with co-producer Garth Richardson (Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers), Grace Street is described as the, “Epitome of sonic diversity, from the grooving One Good Piece of Me to the epic seven-minute instrumental Skybunk Marché, resulting in a trip that lead singer/guitarist Ian Thornley feels no previous Big Wreck album has taken a listener on before.”

Indeed. Frontman Thornley said he still searching for material that wields an unmistakable impact.

“You want to be brought to tears or have the hair on your neck stand up, and if the search for that takes you to new territory then so be it. You have to follow. It’s like chasing a high, and Garth feels that just as much as we do.”

Rounding out the band are Chuck Keeping (drums), Dave McMillan (bass), Paulo Neta (guitar) and Brian Doherty (guitar).

As to his own vision for Grace Street, Thornley describes it as a bit of a changing process as the production unfolds.

“Before you actually start putting things together, you always have one vision but that conversation sort of grows, morphs and evolves through the course of making the album,” he said. “I think the one thing that stayed true through the initial course of those conversations between Garth and myself was we wanted every song on the album to sound like its own journey,” he explains.

“There is a common thread that goes through the record. But it does feel like you are on a journey from island to island - it doesn’t feel like you’ve landed on one continent that is the album.”

Thornley said that the recording process was indeed intricate, right down to how drums were microphoned for certain songs. “The instrumentation and the arrangements were tailored to each individual song,” he said. “That helps me with the journey from beginning to end - every single songs opens up in a different way. Nothing gets boring. Nothing gets stagnant.

“We also both wanted it to feel like records used to feel - like there were human beings making noises.” To that end, there was little in the way of editing or ‘fixing’ things - what you hear is a rich, wonderfully authentic, ‘live-off-the-floor’ sound.

“We would rehearse a bit more, and then go in and capture the ‘live’ performance for the basic tracks. That’s key - there’s a certain energy that you capture when you record that way, and it can’t be duplicated any other way. You can hear the ‘glue’ between the notes.”

Thornley, who was born and raised in Toronto, had a rather early introduction to music - both

CLASSIC - Big Wreck are set to release their fifth full-length studio album Grace Street next month and will be making a City stop Feb. 3rd at the Memorial Centre. photo submitted his parents were artistic in several forms, and markets including Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, there were always tunes playing in the house. Montreal, Quebec City, Detroit, New York, Thornley started early with piano, and eventually Boston and more before wrapping in Fredericton. discovered guitar in his teens.

Formed in the early 1990s while all members “My mother was very musical, very talented were attending the Berklee College of Music in with a wonderful ear. She was Boston, Big Wreck saw early a wonderful singer as well. My success when their debut, ▾ father is an artist, a writer - he’s ”THERE WAS NEVER ANY 1997’s In Loving Memory always been at the top of his Of….

QUESTION THAT I WAS creative game whatever he’s That disc garnered three GOING TO BE DOING doing,” explain Thornley.

Top 10 singles (The Oaf, That “I started playing piano at Song and Blown Wide Open), MUSIC FOR THE REST four or five, and took to it pretand a double platinum certiOF MY LIFE. THERE’S ty quickly. I would hear things fication.

NOTHING ELSE I COULD on the radio or TV and would “You’re never really looking REALLY DO.” run over to the keyboard and forward too far,” he recalls of pick them out. I developed those early days of the guys Ian Thornley that part of it pretty quickly. finding gigs and also carving ▴ “I didn’t start with the guitar out their own musical niche. until I was about 16,” he said, “We were thinking about getadding that when he later went off to college, ting a gig. After that, it was, ‘we’ve got to get guitar was by that time his primary instrument. more gigs’. Then it was we have to get more “And I certainly never would have found sing- songs - we have to get better. We have to get ing. All the way through college it just not my signed. So the goal was to get signed and to thing. I just started singing because we couldn’t make a record.”

The band members went their separate way find a singer!”

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Pleasure and the Greed, but reunited in 2012 with the release of Albatross, which debuted at number five on the Top 200 SoundScan chart in Canada and hit number 25 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart.

The title-track from Albatross earned Big Wreck the status of being the first Canadian band to hit number one on the Canadian Rock Radio chart in over a year, a position they went on to maintain for six weeks.

Albatross also received a 2013 Juno Award nomination for Rock Album of the Year and earned the band another three Top 10 Canadian Rock Radio singles.

Their 2014 follow-up Ghosts debuted at number five on the Canadian Albums Chart and four on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart and was Big Wreck’s second Juno nominated album for Rock Album of the Year in 2015.

For Thornley, every step of the way has brought a fulfilling means of not only making a living but also staying true to his own creative vision. ”There was never any question that I was going to be doing music for the rest of my life. There’s nothing else I could really do.”

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Association of Country Music in Alberta Awards handed down

BY JOSEPH HO Express staff

Edmonton-born singer Dan Davidson took home four honours at the 2016 Association of Country Music in Alberta (ACMA) Awards on Sunday night at the Sheraton Hotel.

Davidson’s song Found won him Single of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year.

“I never thought this song could’ve done so much heavy lifting,” Davidson said from the podium after receiving his third award. By the end of the night, he was also named ACMA Rising Star, his fourth award.

A few Red Deer artists were nominated for awards as well.

Alecia Aichelle’s release Golden was nominated for Album of the Year. That award went to Drew Gregory’s I Was There.

Aichelle, born and raised in Kelowna, had her beginnings singing in church and learned piano through the Royal Conservatory. She was introduced to country music by her parents and stuck to it even though the genre wasn’t considered “cool” growing up.

“I was really the only one in my school who loved country music and was really into that.

I would get teased quite a bit,” Aichelle said.

Shortly before moving to attend Red Deer College’s music program, a large tumour was discovered and removed from her thyroid gland. Doctors said her vocal cords were permanently damaged from the surgery and that she would never sing or talk again.

However, she made a full recovery six months later.

Throughout the experience, Aichelle said she was strengthened by her faith.

“When I did regain my voice it was definitely a miracle and definitely gave me that validation that this is what I’m meant to be doing, really where I’m supposed to be,” she said.

Golden, her debut full-length album, was partly recorded in Nashville.

“There’s quite a mix of stuff from fun songs, real kick up your heel songs, there are some songs about love, heartbreak,” she said. “And there is a song I wrote about what I went

through with my voice and being in a broken place and getting put back together again.”

Jamie Woodfin and Steve Arsenault, a pair Red Deerians, were nominated for Male Artist of the Year, which was ultimately awarded to Bobby Wills.

Woodfin was also nominated for the Rising Star award. Born in Ponoka, he started writing songs as a teenager.

He was happy to be recognized as a nominee and to be among his peers.

“It’s really cool to get together with all my musician friends and colleagues. We’re celebrating everyone’s success over the last year,” Woodfin said.

Last July, he was selected as a Top 12 finalist for the Project Wild Country Artist Development Program, which teaches up-and-coming artists in Alberta how to be successful in the music business. The top finalist is awarded more than $100,000 in prize money.

“They brought in some excellent coaches. They brought in a vocal coach that does behind the scenes work on The Voice. They also brought in

RDSO marks the nation’s birthday via next concert Next up for the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra is ‘Great Canadian Songbook’ which runs Feb. 18th at the Memorial Centre.

The concert will also feature guest artists Steven Page, Craig Northey and Kevin Fox. The performance is described as, “A mixture of old and new, light and serious, popular and classical awaits you to celebrate the sesquicentennial of our home and native land with an all-Canadian Program.”

“The Great Canadian Songbook is an official Canada 150 Celebration Event which has been partially funded by Community Fund for Canada’s 150th, a result of collaboration between Red Deer and District Community Foundation, the Government of Canada, and extraordinary leaders from coast to coast to coast.”

Musical highlights include Ridout’s Fall Fair, Vigneault’s Mon Pays, Ian Tyson’s Four Strong Winds, Neil Young’s Heart of Gold, a Gordon Lightfoot medley, Barenaked Ladies’ If I Had A Million Dollars and Steven Page’s selections of his own and Leonard Cohen’s music.

Page, formerly of the Barenaked Ladies, currently performs solo and also with the Art of Time Ensemble as well as with Northey and Fox, according to a release.

“Northey is likely best known for his role as the frontman of the Canadian band The Odds, but also is a notable composer having written scores for numerous film and television shows including the theme song for Corner Gas,” notes the release.

Cellist Fox’s abilities as an instrumentalist, singer, composer/arranger, performer and songwriter have seen him spending the last few years composing arrangements for such artists as Justin Bieber and Kathleen Edwards. He has also recorded with artists as diverse as Raine Maida

and Celine Dion, and toured extensively with Chantal Kreviazuk, Tom Cochrane and Olivia Newton-John.

“We are a local destination for world class artistry - there is no better way to highlight this than for us to deliver a full program of popular Canadian content featuring prominent and remarkable Canadian artists, in celebration of our country’s sesquicentennial” said Chandra Kastern, RDSO executive director.

As the RDSO season continues into 2017, ‘Spring Potpourri’ is set for March 11th at the Arts Centre, featuring harpist Gianetta Baril.

The evening will feature a, “Healthy mix from France, Canada and Italy. An evening full of happy sounds to celebrate the imminent arrival of the spring season.

“Beat the winter blues by refreshing yourself with a colourful musical palate that includes the premiere of a work composed by the talented local Red Deerian Cheryl Cooney as part of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s project: ‘Canada Mosaic.’

And finally, ‘Firebird’ wraps up the season on May 20th at the Arts Centre featuring Caleb Johnson on violin.

The RDSO will end the season in, “Blockbuster fashion with Stravinsky’s colourful, exotic and beloved music from his Firebird ballet.”

Enjoy the mix of bombastic overture with young Central Alberta talent, as this concert features the Red Deer Festival of the Performing Arts RDSO Class Winner from 2016 Johnson.

Other musical gems include Brahms’ Academic Festival.

Meanwhile, tickets are available through the Black Knight Ticket Centre by calling 403-7556626 or visiting www.bkticketcentre.ca.

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record executives to explain to us what labels want to see out of us emerging artists. It was a big mentoring program,” Woodfin said.

The P.E.I.-born Arsenault made Alberta his home in 1999.

He recently took a one-year hiatus from music to re-evaluate if that’s what he wanted to do.

The answer was yes.

“It was an eye-opener. It made me realize I can’t quit my passion,” Arsenault said.

“I’m just happy to be nominated. It’s great to be here with so many friends and fellow artists and musicians.”

One of his singles this year is Heart and Soul, a love song that starts softly but crescendos to a powerful ending.

“That came to life in the studio with my producer Justin Kudding. He came up with that idea and once he mentioned that, I thought it was just perfect for the song. It worked out nice.”

He released a second single this year, called Easy.

Both Arsenault and Woodfin said they have new music in the works.

Awards were handed out

HOMETOWN HERO - Central Alberta country singer Jamie Woodfin performed at the Alberta Country Music Awards at the Sheraton Hotel on Sunday.

Zachary Cormier/Red Deer Express throughout the evening, spread between performances by Dan Davidson, The Dungarees, Amy Metcalfe, TwoShine County, Ken Stead, Trevor Panczak, Bobby Wills, Brad Sims, Drew Gregory, Woodfin, Blake Reid and the Travelling Mabels.

Those in the dinner gallery rose to a standing ovation for Jackie Rae Greening, the 2016 ACMA Hall of Fame Inductee.

Greening is a long-time broadcaster in country music and is currently program di-

rector for 840 and 910 CFCW, and manager of operations for Newcap Radio. She has also served on the host committees for Country Music Week Edmonton over the years, and a director of the Canadian Country Music Association.

Other awards were awarded as follows - Fan’s Choice: Bobby Wills; Musician of the Year: Lisa Dodd; Female Artist of the Year: Trinity Bradshaw and Group/ Duo of the Year was Domino. joseph.ho@reddeerexpress.com

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DO-SI-DO - From left, Andre Laliberte spun Ingrid Jansen during a square dance at the Golden Circle Seniors Resource Centre.

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How to choose the right diet for you You’ve tried a couple diets with little to no lasting success.

Your friends and co-workers swear by what’s worked for them, but you have yet to find what works for you. From South Beach or 17-Day to Cabbage Soup or Sugar Busters, the options for weightloss programs are endless. But you don’t want to waste your time on diets that are unhealthy or impossible to continue long-term, so how do you narrow it down?

If you’re in the market for a new weight loss program, there are a few things to consider when trying to narrow down your options.

Consideration 1: your needs. There’s no one diet that works for everyone. You have to find a program that meets your specific needs.

One need that may help rule out some options is your budget. Many diet plans require upfront and ongoing costs for membership, clinics, meals, supplements or support. Make sure your finances

can handle associated costs and fees.

Another need is your own personal history with diets. Consider what you liked or disliked about the diets you tried in the past and then compare those pros and cons to other diet programs you’re considering now.

Do you need ongoing support, motivation, and encouragement or do you prefer to tough things out on your own? If you need support, would online support work or is in-person better?

And finally, are there health conditions that need considering? Food allergies, heart disease or diabetes may influence the diet you choose.

Consideration 2: your safety. While fast weight loss is tempting, it’s not likely to last or be safe.

The most successful weight loss is done slowly and steadily. Unless done under the supervision of your doctor, plan to lose half a pound to two pounds a week. Beware of super low calorie

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diets, fasts (if you aren’t educated on the topic), or mysterious supplements that promise great results but can cause malnutrition, dehydration, a misguided metabolism and loss of muscle.

Research the history, credibility and risks associated with any diet you’re considering.

Who created the diet and are there scientific studies to back their claims? What are the credentials of the staff supervising the program?

Could the diet in any way harm your health?

Consideration 3: your lifestyle. Don’t expect lasting weight loss from any diet you can’t continue forever. The diet may indeed help you reach your weight loss goal, but as soon as you return to your former diet, the pounds will creep back on.

You may even see extra pounds afterward. In order for a diet to be truly successful, it requires long-term exercise and eating habit changes, so look for a weight-loss program you can fit into your lifestyle.

The plan you choose should include a variety of foods and allow an occasional indulgence. It should also encourage balanced nutrition from

all food groups and not push an abundance of extra supplements. Only commit to a plan if you like the foods it offers and can eat them for years to come. And if your program doesn’t include any type of exercise, keep looking.

Consideration 4: your goals. Your goal is to lose weight, so will the diet help you get there?

It’s good to know how much weight the average person typically loses after one year and how long they keep it off once they’ve completed the program.

You want to choose a plan that will help you reach your short and long-term weight-loss goals.

Anything less will only be a setback.

Why is it so hard to differentiate between fad diets that will leave you unhealthy and overweight in the end and those that will help you reach your long-term goals? Because every year, fad diets get created every day. Healthy eating choices and exercise, the tried-and-true method of losing or maintaining weight, however, never change.

Jack Wheeler is a personal trainer and the owner of 360 Fitness in Red Deer.

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Should I get a flu shot or not?

That is the question Sir William Osler, one of the and those suffering from gasworld’s great doctors, suggested tritis show one half the normal a treatment for the common amount of Vitamin C in their cold. blood. Cancer and arthritis He said, “Hang your hat on patients one third the amount, the bedpost, go to bed, start sip- and following a traumatic acping whisky, and stop when you cident or a surgical operation, see two hats!”

Vitamin C levels can drop to as He was stressing humorous- low as 10%!

So it’s vital to have ly that there wasn’t any sure treatment sufficient amounts for the common Dr. Gifford of Vitamin C in the blood at all times cold. Now, during the flu season, I’m to energize the imoften asked if I get a mune system. flu shot. But there’s Why? Because immune cells have a big difference between a cold and Vitamin C transthe flu. So read this porter molecules embedded in their column with reservation, and rememmembranes, and ber I am not your these actively pump doctor.

C into cells when Albert Szent-Gyorgyi re- more is required. ceived the Nobel Prize in 1937 It’s hard to believe that, when for his research on Vitamin C. infection or surgery occurs, At the time Vitamin C could transporter molecules ensure only be extracted from adrenal that immune cells have as much glands and massive amounts of as 100 times more Vitamin C as orange juice. normal in the blood.

Life Extension, a medical But this transfer isn’t possible publication, reports that, as unless the blood always has a we age, our blood and immune big reservoir of C. cells contain lowered amounts Never forget this fact as this of Vitamin C. This can have a reservoir can be life-saving. major effect on a number of For instance, Vitamin C can diseases. reduce the incidence of pneuFor instance, diabetes patients monia by as much as 80%.

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This is important as the death rate from pneumonia in elderly people is 16% even with the use of antibiotics! And flu kills thousands of people annually in North America.

Studies show that 23% of North Americans have low levels of Vitamin C, affecting their immune system. Researchers say that unexplained fatigue may be due to Vitamin C deficiency.

And skin infections, such as boils, can be helped by even a small dose of 1,000 milligrams of C daily. And older people are particularly at risk of cancer as the immune system ages.

Dr. Linus Pauling, a Nobel Prize winner, reported that high doses of Vitamin C could prevent colds.

Now, a new study shows that 1,000 mg. of C decreases the risk of a cold by 50% in soldiers and athletes undergoing heavy stress.

And research also shows that high doses of C can even decrease the risk of heart attack.

So I don’t get a flu shot.

But why? Nineteen years ago I suffered a severe coronary attack.

I knew of Pauling’s research so I decided to take 10,000 milligrams of Medi-C Plus, a high

dose of Vitamin C available in health food stores, rather than risk the many potential complications of cholesterol-lowering drugs.

So my blood is always loaded with C. This means my immune cells can obtain adequate amounts of C if I suddenly develop a cold, the flu or other viral diseases such as meningitis or encephalitis. Big C will also help if I face the stress of surgery. And I have not had a cold for years.

I also realize that, as a senior, I need to maintain a high level of immunity for unexpected stress as getting old is a dangerous

disease.

So what should you do?

Remember, how I treat myself is one thing.

You should take the advice of health authorities and your family doctor, realize that the flu virus kills, and get a flu shot.

But it’s also prudent to have high amounts of Vitamin C in the blood at all times for added immunity protection.

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Annual Oilmen’s Bonspiel deemed a success

BY ZACHARY CORMIER Express staff

Rows upon rows of pickup trucks dotted the parking lot at the Pidherney Centre last weekend as the annual Red Deer Oilmen’s Bonspiel rolled into town.

The annual curling get together featuring teams and players representing all aspects of the oil and gas industry ran from Friday through Sunday.

“It went over actually very well despite the economic times we’re in. Our sponsors are definitely down quite a bit because it’s harder for them to give up money for this type of thing but they know the importance of it and they still support us fairly well,” said Bonspiel Chairman Guy Dorval.

“We found some new sponsors and it takes a bit more legwork to get it to work, but it works.”

The event, which is now in its 35th year, is held to support the Oilmen’s in Central Alberta

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Dorval said although there was one minor hiccup which saw one of the teams not be able to make it to the bonspiel, the event went fairly smoothly.

“We had a total of 32 teams this year and one team could not make it for whatever reason, so that left us with 31 so it makes things awkward when there’s an odd number like that. But we were still able to make it go fairly smoothly. It went alright,” he said, adding the committee got nothing but good feedback from the curlers.

“The teams that we have — I don’t think we’ll ever have problems getting the actual amount that we had this year. But everybody’s on the up and the industry is kind of picking up right now a little bit so everybody’s in a bit better state of mind.”

The bonspiel uses a triple-elimination format so that each team is guaranteed three games.

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“We’ve got lots of sheets of ice down there to use now, so we make it run basically with eight sheets of ice and that makes it a three day event.

We used to be a four day event but it works fairly smoothly.”

This year, Red Deer’s Dual Safety Services team skipped by Cliff Fobes took the A event crown.

Challand Pipeline Ltd. skipped by Cliff Challand won the B event, the C event was won by the Tomco Group of Companies team with Kevin Vennard at the helm and Premier Integrated Technologies won the D event lead by Kevin Kroetsch.

This isn’t the first time Fobes’ team has won the top title at the ‘spiel. They also won in 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2015 playing for Hydrotesters.

“It was a great event, all in all. The banquet was very good and the Sheraton did a good job, as usual,” Dorval said.

In addition to the curling and the banquet, the club also held a Calcutta-style auction where

people could bid on which teams they thought might win the event.

At the end of the day the committee is deeming the bonspiel a success after a great weekend of curling and socializing.

Dorval added they would like to thank all of their sponsors for their support of the event.

“We’re happy with sponsors. We try to do a bit of research and invite new sponsors in and there are actually a few, if you find them, they’re quite willing to be part of it instead of sponsoring. We try to do a lot of advertising with our PowerPoint presentation. We have five TVs going through the whole bonspiel and then at the banquet itself we had a 50 inch with all the sponsors rotating around with all the sponsors rotating around on the screen,” he said.

“We try to give them a lot of value for their money that they give us and everybody seems quite happy to do it.” zcormier@reddeerexpress.com

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Local football player signs with the Dinos

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Jacob Plamondon was beaming from ear to ear as he sat down beside University of Calgary Dinos head football coach Wayne Harris with pen in hand at Notre Dame High School last week. “I started football four years ago and it’s awesome to see where it’s come now,” said the towering NDHS Cougars defensive end, who officially signed his commitment to play CIS football at the U of C last Thursday.

Plamondon has been an anchor on the Cougars’ defense ever since he first slipped on one of the school’s white and blue uniforms back in Gr. 10.

Now, three seasons later, the Gr. 12 student is poised to take the next step in his football journey with one of the top football programs in Canada.

“They were the first school to come to me, as well, so that was really appealing

HAPPY DAY - From left, Notre Dame High School football player Jacob Plamondon watched as University of Calgary Dinos Head Coach Wayne Harris signed his commitment for Plamondon to play with the Dinos last week.

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six-foot-three, 220 lbs., Plamondon’s quickness and ability to get off the line quickly and put pressure on the quarterback was a huge factor in the Dinos’

a good feeling to see players move on to play in university after graduating from the football program.

Plamondon got involved in football in Gr. 9 after being encouraged by some of his coaches to give the sport a try.

“It was mostly just a bunch of coaches who saw that I was a little taller than most people, so they were like, ‘Come play football.’ I tried it and I was hooked.

Loved it,” he recalled adding that there are a number of factors that have kept him coming back.

“You build a really great bond with the people that you meet. The culture of the sport, the aggression. I enjoy it,” he said adding that he’s going to be working hard on his technique in the off-season in order to be ready to take the field with the Dinos come training camp. “I’m looking forward to seeing how their team works on the field and stuff like that and just be with them.”

decision to recruit him, Harris said.

“When I watched him playing midget ball this past spring I just could see what a quick football player he is,” noted the Dinos’ helmsman.

Harris said Plamondon has a blend of skills which reminds him of current Dinos linemen Connor McGough and Cory Robinson, both of whom are AllCanadians and are entering the CFL draft this season.

“He’s got a nice blend between those two players and he’s a great fit for the systems that we run.”

Cougars Head Coach Gino Castellan said Plamondon has grown tremendously both as a football player and as a person since joining the team.

“Jacob’s a good athlete. He picks up things very well, so it was an easy transition for him coming into Grade 1o and playing football. It was almost natural. He got better every year,” Castellan said, noting that it’s always

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Speed Skating Club looks ahead as Winter Games get closer

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Even though the 2019 Canada Winter Games are still two years away, the Red Deer Central Lions Speed Skating Club already have a lot to look forward to in the future.

According to Coaching Coordinator Shawna Pearman, the Club has a few athletes that have already begun training to compete at the Games, which

Red Deer is set to host.

“There are athletes here that are preparing for them and then there are other, younger skaters who are just out starting to skate and enjoy the sport,” said Pearman during one of the Club’s Tuesday evening practices at the outdoor speed skating oval outside the Golden Circle last week.

Every year since it opened in 1967, from December or January until the end of February, ath-

letes from the skating club have taken to the oval’s glass-like ice surface to hone their skills and participate in competitions.

But with Red Deer set to host the Winter Games in a couple short years and construction already underway on a new oval at Great Chief Park, this will be one of the speed skating club’s last winters on the historic ice surface. “There’s good things and bad things. It’s more the history that you leave here at this place.

I mean, I skated here in 1975, so you leave this history,” said Pearman, who has been with the Club as a coach for the past 16 years.

Still, she said, the Club is looking forward to having a new facility to use. “We’re going to a brand new facility and it’s going to be beautiful.”

Currently, City crews are working on an expansion to the football field at Great Chief Park which will allow for the field to

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championships and some bigger provincial championships,” Pearman said.

She also noted that speed skating is a great sport for athletes of all skill levels.

While many of the athletes who come out to the Club’s regular practices skate competitively, some brave the cold weather to brave the (occasionally) frigid temperatures on the outdoor long track oval for the sheer fun of skating and honing their skills. “I think because it’s an individual sport, it’s another winter sport, it’s skating, you’re outside. For people who don’t want to play hockey or want to figure skate it provides another option and it’s pretty inexpensive,” Pearman said.

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One of the most popular ‘funspiels’ in Red Deer is set to return to the ice at the Red Deer Curling Club Pidherney Centre early next month.

The sixth annual Freeze the House Charity Bonspiel in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities Central Alberta (RMH) will take over the curling club ice from Feb. 3rd to 5th, featuring a number of fun events for families of all ages.

“Basically this is a really fun, three-day jam-packed event full of great activities for people who like to curl,” said Rhanda BonetGraham, development manager at Ronald McDonald House Red Deer.

In addition to three days of on-ice curling action, teams who participate in the Freeze the House bonspiel are also invited to attend a Friday Night Mixer and Saturday Night Dinner and Dance which will feature live entertainment from local country music artist Jamie Woodfin.

New curlers will also be able to attend a Learn to Curl session on the opening night to get to grips with the sport.

In addition, teams will once again be able to enlist the help of celebrity curler and former Olympic Gold Medalist John Morris to take a shot for the team in exchange for a donation.

The bonspiel, which is open to curlers of all experience levels, is the largest fundraiser for the Red Deer house.

“Many people have supported this event in the past by participating as curlers or as volunteers or as members of our organizing committee, by donating silent auction items, by becoming a sponsor. There’s lots of ways that the business community has gotten involved with the event in the past,” said Bonet-Graham, adding that the support that Red Deer has shown to the event means everything to the RMH. “We have 11 family suites here at the Red Deer house. Each suite costs us $163 per night per suite to run and we only ask of our families

who stay here $12 per night. That difference we fundraise,” she said.

Everything from electricity to heat and laundry costs is paid for through fundraising.

“People’s participation in events like Freeze the House Charity Bonspiel means everything to us because it allows us to be here for families in the community that need it.”

It hasn’t been an easy year for RMH. In past years, the bonspiel has had up to 50 teams register for the bonspiel. In 2016, the spiel had just 40 teams and, at the time of writing, only 28 teams are registered for this year’s event.

“We’re still feeling the effects of a sluggish economy and people have to cut back on their support and on their spending and we completely understand that. Unfortunately, there will still be illness, children will still need to be in the hospital and their families will still need Ronald McDonald House to support them,” said BonetGraham, adding they are asking families to try to participate in the event or with the house in any way that they can.

“Our needs have increased in the sense that we’re finding more and more families that need more and more support when they do come to the house,” she said.

be converted into a 400m long track oval through the winter months. Construction on the speed skating track is slated to be completed in January or February 2018, with construction on a new field house facility set to wrap up later that spring.

In addition to the new long track oval, the Club will also see the completion of a new facility where they can skate short track with the new Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre set to open on Red Deer College campus in the fall of 2018.

Currently, the Club skates short track at the Kinex Arena in early December and mid-March.

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Thoughts on Trump’s décor, painting and building community Whether you love or despise Donald Trump you have to admit he creates conversation and opinions wherever he appears. His presence has become so enormous that some call him a game-changer and others call him the devil. It is what marketing experts call the ability to fascinate and the new president has definitely figured out how to captivate and fascinate!

I don’t know if they have just hired the same decorator over the years or if his homes are simply a trademark style or an attempt to be as ostentatious as possible, but Trump has a style. Opulence and gold, lots of gold.

Columns and large sculptures

to rival the Vatican abound, all adorned in pure gold. There is more marble in his home than in most church alters in the world and Mr. Trump certainly loves to make his statements big and bold.

The photos I have seen are visually full and I can only imagine what a visual overload it would be seeing it in person. After too much time in a decorated space with every inch crammed full it can be natural to want a visual break from all the stimulation.

I think glamour is about what is not stated more than what is being shouted in your ear. I’m not sure what control the President has over the decorating and design of the

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White House but if history has any bearing on his decorating choices, keep watch for those iconic pillars outside the White House to soon be gilded in gold!

Paint night is all the rage While I have never been (after two failed attempts to go), I have seen many invites across my social media and email in box. Women everywhere are excited to go and relax in a local pub, have a few beverages and to paint like Picasso.

It seems like the perfect girls’ night out yet it fills me with fear as I have never been able to draw or paint anything artistic my entire life. I propose a paint night at my house.

Snacks will be provided as well as plenty of wine once we have prepped and painted my guest bathroom (the next project I am working on).

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Zachary Cormier/Red Deer Express ful? It sure does to me as I will get my bathroom painted in one short evening and get to spend time with people that I love.

Building community It is the time to get by with a little help from our friends and to be bold and humble in asking for help. We all have a handful of wonderful people in our lives and it is time to start to trust that people have our best interests at heart. Let’s all

give of our times and talents to make people’s lives a little easier.

My circle of friends and I have joked for years about living in a community where one does the cleaning and one does cooking and so forth - right down to the childbearing!

From decorating to discovering who has what you need and asking for their help, you can create a functional and fun community around you of peo-

ple who fit your needs like a puzzle piece (and vice versa).

With that community-minded message being thrown at you; who is coming to my paint night?

You won’t walk away with your own canvas but will have the satisfaction of helping out and the glow of a really good girls’ night.

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

Three steps to a financially fit you in 2017 Well you have likely noticed that it is time for resolutions according to the plethora of fitness equipment and organizational plastic bins on sale in every flyer you open. It seems fitting that we take a three step approach to positioning yourself for financial fitness in 2017 as well.

So first of all I am going to go ahead and assume you are human.

Yes? If so then please know that you are not a slacker! Almost every person I have met has something in their financial world they have been meaning to get to but have not so forget the past and let’s move onwards and upwards!

Step 1 – write down your goals. Study after study proves that actually writing out what it is you want causes the synapses in your brain to reconnect to work towards the goal even when you are not thinking about it.

Step 2 – just do it. Seems I heard that somewhere before but anyways. It is now time to actually get

everything in place.

• A will – call around and get some quotes on having your will prepared with all the necessary paperwork by a reputable lawyer.

• Financial/insurance planner – people who work with a qualified financial planner do much better overall than those who wing it. Meet with a few of them and learn what you need to know so that your pennies turn into a comfortable future.

• Accountant – the onslaught of cheap software makes it very easy to think you can do it all yourself when it comes to your taxes but a qualified accountant is essential in my opinion. They can literally save you thousands on your tax bill. That’s your money so you should keep it.

• Mortgage professional – your home is your largest asset and your largest debt obligation. Have your mortgage reviewed by mortgage professional

Pam Pikkert

to make sure you are in the best mortgage product for your situation now and to meet your goals later.

You’ll have noticed a theme here. You don’t need to know about the law or investments or insurance or taxes or mortgages. All you have to do is find yourself a team to protect your interests.

Step 3 – time to automate. Set up to meet your goals automatically. A regular withdrawal for your savings and other expenses is far less painful and way more likely to actually occur than if you have to sit down each month and choose to transfer the funds. If your goal is to pay down your mortgage, why not choose to increase your payments slightly rather than worrying about a lump sum later on.

Bite sized is far easier. If you are trying to keep a budget there is an amazing app called mint.com.

It is from the makers of Turbo Tax – you input all your credit/debit card information, your goals as far as savings or debt reduction, and a budget for each part of your life.

Each purchase you make is automatically put into the correct category. You can see where you

are spending and exactly how much and you will even get text notifications when you are close to your budget in a particular area.

Step 3 – annual review day. So you have done the work and so now all you have to do is take one day a year off to review.

Meet with all of your team to ensure you are where you need to be. Can you increase your mortgage?

Is your will reflecting your new spouse or baby?

Do you have enough insurance to protect yourself against disability or critical illness? Spoiler alert!

We are all going to need life insurance, disability is the number one case of foreclosure and even our solid health care system does not cover all expenses so critical illness insurance can save your savings.

And there you have it, financial fitness in three steps. Your future self will thank you. As they say, the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best is today.

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

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Taking a cruise over the holiday season Christmas 2016 was the year my family decided to go cruising during the holiday season. We did not know what to expect. Holiday cruising is definitely a little different and I am now enriched on the expectations. Choosing to be on the Royal Ship by Princess Cruises was due to the itinerary and price point.

Holiday cruising brought to light multigenerational groups, fun festivities, and the eye-opener of of excursions that take place on the actual holiday.

Understanding these three things has given me a better understanding as to what to expect when cruising during the holidays.

Upon embarkation of the ship, walking around there was a noticeable and large gap in the spectrum of age groups. The range gap between child and mature adults was obvious. As families and retirees embarked on the ship, it did not take long for the different groups to find their way to create comfort and ease amongst themselves.

Princess Cruises is welcoming for all ages and it was apparent that during this time of such influx of age groups, the cruise line swiftly began their programs with the children on board with games and gingerbread house contests in the Piazza. Co-mingling can work and avoiding frustrations by infusing children in fun activities and producing an adult-focused area like the Sanctuary and lounge areas where the demographics are adult driven. By the time the ship began her sail, all were happy and ready to create memories during the holiday season. Princess succeeded.

The festivities to celebrate the holiday season were not extensive. For the children they had gingerbread house making contests. The houses were set up and representing a little village in the Piazza for display. Children would walk by throughout the 10 days and admire their work, as well as the adults. Christmas movies played on the Movies Under the Stars big screen approximately every four hours.

Movies like Home Alone and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation were hits. The most amazing festivity to see was the reading of the ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas. On Christmas Eve, all the children and adults gathered in the Piazza to listen to the reading.

You could see the children just taking it all in and the adults admiring the

TRIP OF A LIFETIME -Taking a cruise over the holiday season can be a fantastic experience for any family. view of the entire atmosphere. It was so special to watch everyone listen so intensely. Following this reading came the carolers. In the middle of the Piazza was an entire choir of carolers.

For approximately an hour they sang.

Filling quickly and within five minutes of it beginning, people from all walks of life filled the staircases and railing on all the three levels of the heart of the ship. All were singing. You could hear it echo throughout the ship. It was beautiful.

Excursions was a big eye-opener for myself when it came to doing them on

the day of the holidays. In many of the islands Dec. 25th, 26, and 27th were all considered holidays and recognized as such. When you purchase an excursion on a major holiday like Christmas expect that most markets outside the port are closed. Nobody is around. It is almost impossible to find a washroom. It is completely understandable as well. Although it’s a major day for the islanders to work when the ships come into port, you quickly figure out that it’s also a day where they are trying to get home to their families. During our seven and a half hour tour of Saint

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Lucia on Christmas Day, the driver’s little girl kept calling him and asking when he will be home. After speaking with the driver he explained that his eldest daughter was cooking the meal and the other children did not understand how that was a big day for him to work. When you hear a child asking for their daddy to get home soon, it pulls at your heartstrings.

In closing, a holiday cruise is a different cruise altogether. There are so many different things going on that this article could be pages long.

Princess Cruises did an excellent job

pulling off the holiday season with a variety of things going on throughout the ship. There were a few more things that happened for festivities, but that’s the magical thing about it. I cannot tell all, as it’s part of the fun is going to see it for yourself. I do not know if I ever would go again as I believe that was a trip of a lifetime. However, I would recommend all families who enjoy cruising and want some type of a cruise that is completely different to do it at least once!

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