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Canada Games torch and flag passed to Mayor Tara Veer

BY ERIN FAWCETT efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

The Canada Games torch has officially been passed to Red Deer.

Mayor Tara Veer, along with members of the 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society, traveled to Winnipeg last weekend for the closing ceremonies of the 2017 Canada Summer Games.

Veer had the honour of receiving the flag and torch from Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman - officially setting the stage for the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

“The energy in the City of Winnipeg has been palpable.

They have done an incredible job, not just hosting the Games, but elevating community spirit and that certainly translated into the closing ceremonies. Of course it was a proud moment for Red Deer when we accepted the flag and to bring it to the great City that we are fortunate to call our home and the torch as well.

“I’ve always been a proud Red Deerian but yesterday, it reached a new level. It was the proudest moment of my life to

date. It really in many respects positioned Red Deer on the national scale. What a proud moment for Red Deer to be able to accept the flag amongst our fellow Canadians, to take it to our City and to really position us to welcome 20,000 Canadians in just 18 months’ time,” said Veer.

“Now that the torch has literally and figuratively been passed to Red Deer, it elevates our preparation that much more.

“When you see the scale and the requirements in order to pull off an event of this magnitude and of the calibre that Winnipeg did - it was certainly energizing for the community that was here and I fully expect they will take that home (to Red Deer) - I know they have had a lot of good learnings and I know they are looking forward to putting that into action in our community.”

Lyn Radford, 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society board chair, said the excitement continues to build for the upcoming Games in 2019.

“We’ve been on this journey since 2011 and when you think

RED DEER IS READY - Mayor Tara Veer waves the Canada Games flag at the closing ceremonies in Winnipeg last weekend. photo by Scott Grant/Canada Games

about it, we’re really front and centre now,” she said, adding some of the host society had an opportunity to learn from staff and volunteers in Winnipeg in regards to the operation side.

“There is so much that we have to prepare and we want to show the nation that we’re a class act.

“I just can’t wait for this community to feel how Winnipeggers were feeling.

It’s an experience no one can describe.”

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Red Deerian celebrates 60th birthday after being told she wouldn’t make 30 Bunnie Wigley is an inspiration to many

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n 1970, 13-year-old Bunnie Wigley was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, the outlook of which was bleak at the time.

“It was me, my mom and dad and the doctor told us that I would be blind by the time I was 25 and I would be dead by the time I was 30,” she said.

While the diagnosis was startling for Wigley, sadness was not the emotion she felt at the time.

“It was the first time I saw my dad cry and I was mad they made him cry,” she said. “That day, I kind of wanted to punch him (the doctor) because I felt he hurt my dad so bad.”

Despite being given a death sentence, Wigley decided at that time she wasn’t going to stop living her life.

“I decided that I was not going to do that.

I was going to live life to the fullest and if there was something to do that was fun — I did it. If there was nothing going on, I would create something fun to do,” she said.

Wigley recently marked a huge milestone last month - her 60th birthday. Her husband Murray Roddis decided he was going to throw a neighbourhood party to mark 30 years past the date the doctor’s said she would live until.

“About a year ago we started planning the party,” Roddis said. “She asked jokingly if we could get the Beatles tribute band from Calgary to come play in our backyard. I’m never one to not ask the question so I got on the phone and asked whether they wanted to come up and play at the party. He said, ‘I’ll talk to the guys and see’ and then they said, ‘Yup, absolutely we want to come and do this for you.’”

Originally the party was supposed to much larger, with over 500 people invited to attend a boardwalk party on the grounds of Joseph Welsh Elementary School — right near where Wigley and Roddis live. The boardwalks were intended to help people in wheelchairs, like Wigley, get around the party however that was not accepted by the City due to the potential damage boardwalks would do to the playground. The City did, however approve a block party.

“We had the block party and the neighborhood really came out. The mayor was there and she was impressed with everything,” Roddis said. “We did run into the problem of wheelchairs and walkers trying to cross the grass, so Bunnie had to be in the corner for the whole party pretty much.

“It was good and the neighborhood really enjoyed it. They asked if we were having it again. It was a lot of fun.”

INSPIRATION - Bunnie Wigley, seen here with her husband Murray Roddis, recently marked a huge milestone in her life - her 60th birthday - after being told she wouldn’t live to 30-years-old due to Type 1 diabetes.

Todd Colin Vaughan/Red Deer Express Wigley’s 60th birthday is just the latest in a long list of milestones she’s reached past her 30th birthday. Along the way, she has dealt with many tragedies and triumphs including in 2013, when she lost her left leg due to complications from her diabetes; losing and regaining her sight three times; and most recently in 2016 when she spent 60 days in hospital care after suffering a serious stoke.

“I was in bad shape when I had my stroke,” Wigley said. “I don’t remember much of being there, but I was in ICU for five days.

I remember all these people coming who I haven’t seen in a long time. I thought that’s weird. What are they doing here? They were coming to see me for the last time.

“I remember my mom being there and when she was going, she was crying. I thought, mom, I’ll be out of here soon and everything is going to be okay. I laid there thinking why is everyone upset? I guess they thought they’d miss me and that I was gone.”

Wigley made it through her stroke, with only losing partial use of her left side. She credits her ability to have fun and find humour in everything as part of the reason she is able to keep going. This is evidenced by when she lost her sight due to cataracts.

“The doctor said, ‘I don’t know how to tell you this’, and I said ‘what?’” she said. “He said, ‘All the things you’ve had go wrong with your eyes and now you have cataracts.’ I said, ‘A cataract in this eye and an Oldsmobile in that one?’ He asked, “Could you be serious for once?’, and I said, ‘No, life is too serious.’

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“If it wasn’t for Murray, I probably wouldn’t be alive. I was hanging on to him to the whole time saying, ‘Don’t let go of me’. I was at the edge of a cliff,” she said.

Roddis, who was struggling to find a job after being laid off at the time of Wigley’s stroke, credits Wigley for being an inspiration to him.

“People find Bunnie’s attitude to be inspirational. When she was in the hospital clinging to life, people would come to visit and she would rise to the occasion and they would go away ready to take on the world,” he said. “I was following her ambulance (on the road back to Red Deer) and I kept hearing in my head, ‘You are following a vessel of inspiration.’ She was put here to endure these challenges and to inspire the people around her.”

During Wigley’s 60 days in hospital, Roddis was there every day — often sleeping in the hallways of the University of Alberta Hospital.

“He kept asking me to marry him and I kept saying no,” Wigley said.

Roddis replied saying, “It took 60 days of chasing her down until I finally caught her.

We were married July 10th of 2016.”

Wigley offered some advice regarding her experiences.

“Family and friends — don’t take any of that for granted. Some day they won’t be there.

You have to make everything count with the people you spend your time with,” she said.

She added, “I didn’t accept the diagnosis.

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Two meetings have now been held on a supervised drug consumption site in Red Deer. Red Deerians have gathered to voice their questions and concerns in the last week. Participants rotated around three stations in the room, asking questions on various topics including medical information, wrap around servicing and the layout of safe consumption servicing.

Some statistics for Red Deer were also given at the first meeting held last week, which was hosted by the Turning Point Society of Central Alberta in conjunction with the Red Deer Coalition on the Opioid Crisis. More than 250 people who use drugs have been surveyed in Red Deer and of that research, the following statistics have emerged - 75% of those surveyed have smoked meth in public places, 81% have injected drugs in public, 48% of those surveyed had witnessed needle sharing among peers, 85% were willing to use supervised drug consumption servicing and 27% of those surveyed had overdosed by accident in the last six months.

Participants at last Tuesday night’s meeting had questions around a potential supervised consumption site in the City including do people bring their own drugs to the site or are they supplied?

Who is using the supervised sites? What’s the demographic? What are the other supports people can access while at the site? What type of locations are being looked at?

Speakers from Turning Point began talking on the topic of the opioid crisis,

painting a picture of not only what’s going on across the country, but what’s happening in Red Deer, and how supervised consumption services can fit into that.

The opioid crisis has been growing over the last few years, officials said.

“The strongest detail we can relate to that is the growing number of overdose deaths, and that has resulted in a national public health crisis,” said Rebecca Hare, project consultant for the Turning Point Society and supervised consumption services.

Many people, she said, become addicted to opioids from over prescription from doctors.

“So somebody gets into a car accident or they end up with some kind of chronic pain, they get prescribed opioids, and they’re physically addicted. It’s not necessarily that the person even wants to become addicted. There’s a physical reaction to them that causes you to be addicted.”

Opioids are also becoming very dangerous because of the nature of the drugs that are contained in them, she added.

Fentanyl is being added a lot and is inexpensive and unpredictable, so people who are trying to relieve their pain medication and have turned to the black market, are dying of overdoses, officials said.

“In Alberta last year, there were 363 deaths due to fentanyl.”

The trend has since grown. In 2011 there were six people who died due to fentanyl to the 363 in just a matter of five years.

Hare presented stats for the first quarter of this year, and said if the trend continues, there will be more than 470

deaths this year.

“It’s going to get worse before it gets better and that is why Alberta Health has such a big push towards addressing this in any way that we can right now.”

Why this is so important to Red Deer, she said, is that in 2016 Red Deer had the highest rate of fentanyl and other opioid related deaths in the province.

“For our population size Red Deer’s rate is the highest so this is a very serious problem in our City.”

According to Alberta Health supervised consumption services is a health service provided in a safe and hygienic place.

It’s a place where individuals are able to use drugs under the supervision of well trained clinical staff, reducing overdose deaths, improving access to medical and social supports and not found to increase drug or criminal act.

“One of the key things especially looking at the amount of overdose deaths that we’ve been having in Alberta and in Red Deer is to save lives,” said Hare.

She said people coming into the site would bring in their pre-obtained drugs and use them under supervision of a nurse, so they have an opportunity to get education about how to safely inject.

People would also have immediate on site help and disease transmission, so there’s clean and sterile supplies there.

Hare said they would also look at inhalation. She said if people only have access to safe injection supplies and a place to inject safely, they may take a drug they would normally inhale and start to inject it, which is a safer process.

She added another benefit of the site is that it can reduce crime and public

disorder by reducing public injecting and discarded syringes.

Among the other speakers at the meeting was Keira Vander Vliet, a survivor of hard drugs, who told his story. He is now 18 months sober. At the time he was using drugs, he said he would have used a supervised consumption site, and believes they can help save lives.

“I think they create opportunities for people to interact with services and resources that they normally wouldn’t interact with,” he said.

He said simply being there and providing compassion for drug users can give them an opportunity to see that they might be interested in some path to recovery.

“A lot of these people don’t have any safe place in their lives so it would be a safe place for them and they might find that they’d want to find a support worker or something like that to open up to and maybe start exploring those avenues of potentials for recovery.”

His father, Buzz was also present at the meeting, voicing his support for the site.

“It’s wrap around services, so if there’s mental health services connected to that, that’s absolutely critical. I think that they should be available,” he said.

Another Red Deer resident, Glenn Moore voiced his thoughts on the issue.

“I’m getting the feeling that it’s a positive thing, but as I explained to one of the tables I think it’s a Band-aid approach to solving problems that are deep rooted mental health issues that the government and society needs to address in a more aggressive way to prevent the need for this,” he said.

Having the site, he said, is probably a step forward, although he’s not in favour of them obtaining their drugs illegally on the street benefiting the drug dealers and then taking them to the site to consume when they may or may not be safe drugs to take.

“I’m on the fence as to whether if it’s really needed, maybe we should be providing the high quality drugs as opposed to the crap that they’re getting on the street,” said Moore.

Another member of the community who wishes to only disclose his first name, Dennis, said since the City started giving out naloxone, he’s administered it 36 times to people, himself personally.

He said he believes the site would be a huge benefit to the City in many different ways.

“I guess the reality of the opioid crisis from someone that’s actively involved in it is that it’s a very scary thing and when you look at the big picture, I think that if we’re in crisis right now it’s really getting going and the sooner we can start doing things like this to help the community as a whole I think the better off we are.”

He said pretending the issue doesn’t exist is going to leave a lot of trouble down the road.

“I think initially if it was to open I think most of the people that use drugs are going to be terrified of it and they’re probably not going to want to go but they will get there.”

Meetings will be held Aug. 17th, Aug. 22nd, Aug. 23rd and Aug. 24th. For more information or to register for one of the meetings, email scsc@turningpoint-ca.org.

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Last weekend was a big moment for the community of Red Deer when Mayor Tara Veer and members of the 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society travelled to Winnipeg for the closing ceremonies of the 2017 Canada Summer Games. Veer was given the flag and the torch was officially passed as Red Deer is the next host city for the Canada Games.

It’s hard to believe that it was nearly three years ago that Red Deerians learned our City would be hosting the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

So much careful and detailed planning had gone on in making the bid prior to that exciting announcement in Calgary in September 2014, and once it was official, it was like things were elevated to a whole new level in terms of planning what promises to be a tremendous, groundbreaking event for Red Deer.

That heightened level of planning has carried on through to today and will only continue to ramp up in the

next 18 months.

So far we’ve seen the naming of area residents to various boards and committees, major project details unveiled and much more.

Each new announcement is a reminder of the sheer magnitude of this amazing event, and how much organizers will also be counting on the community to help out as volunteers when the time comes as well.

The opportunity to host these Games comes to the province every 20 years – the last time Alberta had the opportunity was in 1995 when Grande Prairie was selected.

In 1975, the honours went to Lethbridge.

The Games may seem like they are a long ways off at this point, taking place in February of 2019, but there is already a palpable excitement building in the community, and much of that will also stem from the formation of groups of

volunteers that will be needed to help ensure the Games run as smoothly as possible.

As has been seen in past major sporting events in Red Deer, there is nothing quite like bringing together enormous groups of people to lend a helping hand towards a common cause that can really pull a community together.

Red Deerians are fortunate of course to not only have landed the privilege of hosting these Games, but also to have the chance to work together to help bring them to fruition.

It’s been noted countless times in the past in the wake of major events like this that really, they just wouldn’t have been nearly the successes they were without a foundation of dedicated volunteers taking care of a myriad of roles and responsibilities.

In total, about 5,000 to 6,000 volunteers will be needed for the Games and we know that Central Albertans will defi-

nitely step up to the task.

Meanwhile, about 100 committees will be formed prior to the 2019 Canada Winter Games and there will be many opportunities for the community to get involved in various capacities.

That will include about 40 large committees and then another 40 to 50 subcommittees as well.

Ultimately, when the Canada Winter Games takes place in Red Deer in February 2019 the City will see about 3,600 athletes compete along with 1,800 coaches over the two-week event.

In total officials say there will be about 25,000 to 30,000 people who attend the Games in some capacity.

It’s also anticipated the region will see an economic impact from the Games of between $100 million and $125 million.

This is an exciting time for our community and we anticipate that excitement will only continue to build as we move forward in the months and years to come.

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Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau recently released a long-and-nervously-awaited discussion paper that was met with near apoplexy in some corners. That reaction is misguided.

The paper is aimed at closing a number of loopholes where mainly rich taxpayers use private companies (Canadian-controlled private corporations or CCPCs) to reduce their taxes, compared to most Canadians whose incomes come through paycheques or self-employment.

The proposals would fulfil a 2015 Liberal campaign promise to address unfair uses of some arcane provisions of Canada’s Income Tax Act. But one tax practitioner said in a popular newsletter that, “Morneau just announced the Trudeau government’s plan to destroy tax planning as we know it.”

The minister has given the public 75 days to respond.

So far, most of the comments have been rather general. One is that these provisions will hurt the middle class much more than the rich. This is clearly false, as shown in a study I published with my colleagues last year. For the bottom 50% of income tax filers in 2011, those with incomes under $51,600, well under 10% had a non-trivial interest in a private company. But for the top 1% with incomes over $163,300, more than 50% had a significant interest in a private company – and for the top 0.01% with incomes over $2.3 million, this figure jumps to almost 80%.

Further – as I showed in a study published just before the 2015 election and cited in debates at the time between then-candidate Justin Trudeau and Prime Minister Stephen Harper – federal and provincial governments were forgoing at least half a billion dollars

every year in income tax revenues from the use of these private companies for income splitting.

Among those likely to be affected by the minister’s proposals are higher income doctors, some of whom have even threatened to flee the country if these loopholes are tightened.

Before the Ontario budget in 2005, doctors’ spouses could not be shareholders in a private company set up to receive the doctor’s income. But as part of the fee negotiations at that time, the government of Ontario made a very obscure change to their corporate law allowing these spouses to become shareholders. This change was clearly a back-door way to increase the incomes of doctors and their families without most of the public noticing. The number of private doctor companies in Ontario, which had been rising slowly up to 2004 at under 1,500, climbed steeply after this budget to over 16,000 in 2011 – more than a 10-fold increase – and, according to the Ontario Medical Association, to over 20,000 today.

Obviously, this obscure change must have provided substantial benefits for so many doctors to incur the costs of setting up private companies.

If Ontario wants to help doctors maintain their after-tax incomes, they could always support the federal government in closing these loopholes and then use their own resulting increased tax revenues to raise their payments explicitly, through the front door, rather than hiding these very real benefits via obscure backdoor tax breaks.

More broadly, many in the business community and some leading economists tout the major benefits of cutting corporate income taxes to improve economic growth.

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But there’s a very revealing graph in the minister’s discussion paper. It shows that the taxable incomes of mainly larger public companies, even with all the major corporate income tax cuts since 2000, were quite stable as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) from 2002 to 2014. Over this same period, the percentage shares of GDP for the incomes of the self-employed fell by about one-quarter. In contrast, the most dramatic growth was for small private corporations, the ones able to exploit the income-splitting loopholes; their incomes more than doubled as a share of GDP. Was the decline in incomes of the self-employed, while the incomes in private companies nearly doubled, nothing more than an increasing number of well-advised higher income individuals learning to exploit tax loopholes? We can’t tell with the available data. But we could know if the government followed the auditor general’s spring 2015 recommendations to be much more open and fulsome in their public reporting on these kinds of tax provisions.

So no, the sky is not falling on Canada’s small businesses. The minister’s proposals would clearly increase tax fairness. Indeed, the extra revenues collected from mainly higher-income individuals, by bringing their effective income tax rates more in line with their salaried counterparts, could be used to benefit the poor and those in the middle class.

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Local breakdancer heading to Stage 2 of Youth Olympic Games

BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com

Fifteen-year-old Jayden Adler will be heading to Philadelphia Oct. 8th to Stage 2 of the qualifying process for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

“My mind hasn’t really processed it yet,” said Adler, adding that it’s nerve wrecking, but exciting at the same time.

Growing up in Lacombe, Adler started dancing in Grade 5 and has been hooked ever since.

She started dancing at a studio in her hometown, and it was a friend of hers who told her to try out hip hop classes.

“It tried it with her and I thought it was fun so I stayed with it, and it was the only one that I stayed with through all the years. I went through two other classes to do jazz and Acro and all that kind of stuff, but I never really liked it. Hip hop was the only one I liked,” she said.

It was one year at a competition that her previous studio went to that she saw a group on stage who she thought was amazing, which, flash forward to today, led her to dancing at Pound It Dance Studio in Red Deer, her home away from home.

“They were doing popping and they were animating and everything and so my mom did research on them and found that they were doing a summer camp that year. I went to the summer camp and fell in love with them so that’s how I got to this studio and I’ve been here for two years. This is my third year.”

Her mother Sharon said she’s very

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proud of her for making it to the second stage of the qualifying process.

“We’ve watched her grow as a dancer and her confidence and ability has really expanded since she started with Pound It,” she said.

Owner of B1 and Pound it Dance Studio and coach to Adler, Rico Martinez shared his thoughts and excitement on the dancer’s accomplishment.

“I’m just beyond proud of her. This

is what we do and we love what we do, and our goal is for these kids to achieve something great, and she’s done it in a very short period of time, which is really great. It makes us super proud, especially because she’s from our studio

and it’s a big deal,” he said.

Martinez said it’s also great to see, as this is the first year Breaking Olympics is taking place around the world.

There will be 99 girls travelling to Philadelphia in October, and Adler happens to be in the top three already, representing Canada. She is also the only one from Alberta going to compete.

Although Adler doesn’t know exactly what it is that draws her to this particular style of dance, she believes it to be more than just dance.

“It’s also a culture, so that gives it a lot more interest to me - there’s story behind it,” she said.

She added that’s not to say other dance styles don’t have a story, but every move in breakdancing has a story behind it.

“Every OG, which is an original gangster, they’re like the fathers of hip hop, they come, they teach us and that’s something that you don’t really experience much, so it’s really cool.”

As good practice for her upcoming qualifying process, Adler will be taking part in the Street Style Dance Camp, running Aug. 21st to 27th at Pound It. While there, she will be in contact with some great dancers, including Poppin Pete, Storm, Caleaf and Buddha Stetch.

If Adler does successfully in Philadelphia, she will then move onto the third round in Japan. If successful there too, she will go onto the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.

Adler will be attending Lacombe Composite High School this fall.

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Police Briefs WOMAN DROWNS IN GULL LAKE LAST WEEKEND

RED DEER RCMP LOOK TO IDENTIFY FRAUD SUSPECT

On Aug. 12th at 1 p.m., Blackfalds RCMP and emergency services were dispatched to an accidental drowning of a 57-year-old female at Gull Lake.

The victim was floating in an inflatable dingy when the dingy capsized. The victim was not a strong swimmer and subsequently became separated from the dingy.

Bystanders attempted to reached the victim and successfully brought the victim to shore. The victim was still conscious and first aid was administered.

The female was transported by ambulance to Lacombe hospital but was pronounced deceased while en route. The identity of the victim is not being released.

The female was not wearing a personal floatation device at the time of the incident. Blackfalds Victim services is providing assistance to family, friends and witnesses.

Red Deer RCMP are looking for public assistance to identify a woman who has made a number of fraudulent transactions with a stolen credit card.

The suspect is reported to have made repeated transactions with the stolen credit card in at least one business over the past few months.

RCMP obtained a surveillance image of the suspect and are sharing it with the public in hopes someone will recognize her.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Red

LACOMBE COUNTY INVITES APPLICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AT LARGE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE FOLLOWING: SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD/ ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD The Lacombe County Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB), which is comprised of four members of the public-at-large and one alternate member, is a quasi-judicial board that hears appeals from the decisions of the &RXQW\¶V Development Authority and Subdivision Authority.

The Lacombe County Assessment Review Board (ARB) is comprised of the SDAB members and hears and makes decisions on property assessment complaints. Members are required to successfully complete assessment review board training to maintain their eligibility as qualified assessment review board members.

The SDAB/ARB will also hear appeals brought forward under the Weed Control Act as per Section 28(6) of the Act and Pest Control Act as per Section 14(5) of the Act. Applicants should have an interest in 1) municipal planning and development, 2) property assessment, and 3) the administrative tribunal process SDAB and ARB meetings are held as required Appointments to these Boards are for the period of January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018.

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MAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY BREAKING INTO HOME WHILE WOMAN SLEPT Red Deer RCMP have sworn Criminal Code charges against a man who is alleged to have broken into a female neighbour’s home after a pattern of harassing behaviours.

On July 2nd, Red Deer RCMP responded to a report that a man had broken into his female neighbour’s apartment and entered her bedroom while she was sleeping.

RCMP arrested the suspect and began an investigation into a pattern of harassment that was reported to have taken place over the past year. The victim was not injured during the break and enter.

Azizullah Shekeb, 63, has been charged with criminal harassment and break and enter.

Shekeb was released under a number of court-imposed conditions, including not to have any contact with the victim.

Anyone with information

about this investigation is asked to contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-3435575. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

DRIVER EJECTED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER SINGLE VEHICLE ROLLOVER On Aug. 10th at 6 p.m., Blackfalds RCMP and emergency services from Red Deer County and the City of Red Deer responded to a single vehicle collision on Township Road 374 near Range Road 265. The 23-year-old male driver – and lone occupant of the vehicle – suffered serious injuries aftering being ejected when the vehicle he was driving rolled. Due to the injuries sustained the driver was transported to hospital by STARS in critical condition.

The cause of the collision remains under investigation by the RCMP. Blackfalds RCMP are requesting anyone with information regarding this collision to contact them at 403-8853300. Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or at www.tipsubmit.com.

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RED DEER RCMP SEEK PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO LOCATE MISSING WOMAN Red Deer RCMP are asking for public assistance to locate 22 year old Allana Jean Custer. She was last seen in Red Deer on July 26th and RCMP wish to verify her well-being.

Custer is described as Aboriginal, 5’8” tall and 190 lbs.

She has brown hair which is coloured blonde and brown eyes. She has a ‘B’ tattoo underneath her right eye and the word ‘beautiful’ on her neck as well as a diamond tattoo on her left hand.

She was last seen wearing a grey tank top, cropped black sport pants and carrying a small brown purse.

Anyone who has been in contact with Custer or who has information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.

RED DEER MAN WANTED BY POLICE Red Deer RCMP are searching for Michael Cedric Langille, 40, who is wanted on warrants for dangerous driving, failing to stop, property crimes and failing to comply with court-imposed conditions after Langille fled from police in a stolen vehicle on Aug. 4th. Red Deer RCMP have been working diligently to locate Langille and are asking for public assistance to locate him; RCMP believe he is in the Red Deer area.

He is described as Caucasian, 5’7” tall and 185 lbs.

He has brown hair and blue eyes.

Citizens are advised not to approach Langille if he is seen; instead, contact Red Deer RCMP immediately at 403-343-5575. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit. com.

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Stantec employees build houses alongside former President Jimmy Carter

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

Seven Stantec employees from Red Deer had the opportunity to contribute to a Habitat for Humanity build in Fort Saskatchewan near Edmonton earlier this summer.

Former President of the United States and Habitat for Humanity advocate Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn were both present and were helping build over 50 homes for people who need them.

Stantec Vice President Todd Simenson, who was part of the build, was inspired by the effort of the former president.

“President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn were the hardest working people there,” Simenson said.

“They were working on the build beside us. It was great to see, on our water breaks, President Carter and Rosalynn working and contributing.

“He was such a role model showing us that after 34 years of doing this, they still have that passion and they want to give back and make these places better for the people that need help.

“It was great to see him working and it was great to hear him delivering some messages to us during lunch. We took that energy from him and I found that after hearing him speak at lunch, it gave us an even stronger desire to get our tasks done.”

Simenson and his team were assigned the task of building basements for the houses.

“The cool part was that we got to start from square one,” he said.

“What we were doing was building the basements. They had an insulated form system for the concrete basements that we started. We got to build a whole basement over the week.

It was really neat because we got there after leaving at 5 a.m. from Red Deer and arrived at 6:30 a.m. for the welcome breakfast.

“We got oriented in terms of where we were going to be and what tasks we would be doing.

They went over a lot of the safety protocols because obviously a key factor to the success of any project is making sure people are safe.

“Safety was the emphasis of the morning and then we walked to the area of the build.”

The build required every

member of the Stantec team to contribute in different ways, something Simenson said they were excited to do.

“We divided up to various teams with some of us were stacking insulated blocks, some of us were putting re-bar in and some were also building a walkway so people can enter from above ground,” he said.

“We put up interior scaffolding to support the rest of the build.”

Simenson said being able to be build homes for people and being directly involved with one of the organizations Stantec supports was an opportunity he enjoyed.

“From Stantec’s end of it, one of the key things about our company is that we build communities,” he said.

“We design with community in mind and we are a big supporter of Habitat for Humanity, not just in Edmonton but across the country. We are really passionate as a company to participate in these types of things. We are proud to be involved with not just the build, but also the design and planning stages long before the builds start.

“It was really easy to get excited about going and doing something that will give people the opportunity to not only have their own homes, but to also take on the responsibility of being a homeowner.”

Many of the Stantec employees who participated were excited at the possibility of bringing a build to Red Deer.

“It felt really good. We have people who have come back from it here in Red Deer and want to look at how we can organize one and maybe get some momentum and teams together to do something in Red Deer,” he said.

Simenson said he hopes to one day go back and look at the community that was built that week.

“It would be really neat to go back five years from now and see the neighborhood,” he said.

“It will be done and families will have started to grow there and I really think there will be a real sense of community.”

The Stantec team also had the opportunity to build alongside many of the individuals who will take residence in the homes once they are complete.

“It is really great when you get to chat with the people who will actually be living in the homes

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Simonsen said the build relates directly back to the vision of Stantec.

“It was really humbling and fulfilling to be involved with something that will make our community a better place,” he said. “We design with community in mind so it resonates with me that it is about building communities. It will be really great to see how everything looks in five years.”

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“He engaged us and said, ‘No, you guys are the ones doing an amazing job and look what you have built here today’.

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Community Calendar The Red Deer Action Group Society is seeking volunteer board members. We need board members who are willing to commit two hours per month. If you are interested and think this would be an opportunity, contact our office at 403-343-1198 or email rdga@telus.net for further details.

The Red & District Garden Club would like to encourage all gardeners to enter into the upcoming Flower & Garden Show. Will Take place at the Festival Hall, Aug. 17th. This Show is to educate and for people to observe a variety of flowers, fruits and vegetables that can be grown in our region. Become familiar with the Show Booklet and Show Rules. Contact our Flower Show Chairman Clarice 403-3414351 or Go to www.reddeergardenclub.ca and browse through the Flower Show guide. Junior Section for the younger crowd of 14 years of age and under. Ribbons, gift certificates and prize money to be won by local businesses.

Drop off your exhibits: Wednesday 5 - 8:30 p.m. and Thursday 7 to 9:30 am. (staging of exhibits) Volunteers will be there to help you with any questions. Entry tags will be available at staging of exhibits or from Clarice 403-3414351. The event takes place at Festival Hall beside the Memorial Centre. Join us for the Afternoon Garden Tea Party. Come and relax and be surrounded by the growing season beauty of Red Deer and District. $5 charge.

Join Westerner Park for the Urban Farm Festival on Aug. 20th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check out a petting zoo, face painting, local vendors, and local producers.

There will also be workshops on hobby bee keeping, urban chickens, canning and more. Workshops are free but you must pre-register at TicketsAlberta.com.

Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present Alberta Community Art Clubs Association Albert Spirit Show 2017, which runs in the Kiwanis Gallery from Aug. 21st to Oct. 15th. Our First Friday Red Deer is Sept.

1st from 6 to 8 p.m. Refreshments served.

Some of the artists will be in attendance.

Sunrise Toastmasters meet every Tuesday (except following long weekends) from 7 - 8:15 a.m. These early risers learn public speaking and leadership skills in the lower level of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 40 Holmes Street - just behind Canadian Tire on the north hill. Everyone over 18 is welcome. Call Jock Mackenzie at 403-357-4895 for further information.

The kitchen at the Senior Citizens Downtown House will be closed for July and August, and will reopen on Sept. 5th for lunches. All other activities will be opened

during the summer. Summer hours are Monday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Some coming events include a jam session on Aug. 12th at 1:30 p.m., a seniors dance on Sept. 16th from 2 to 4 p.m. with music by Spectrum and a craft and bake sale on Oct. 21st from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 403-346-4043.

The Innisfail Legion Pipe Band is hosting a welcome and registration night on Sept. 11th at the Innisfail Legion Auditorium beginning at 6 p.m. Both experienced and non experienced musicians are welcome.

Lessons are available on the pipes and/ or drums as a refresher or for beginners.

For more information contact Marion or Michael McLetchie email: 2pipers2@ gmail.com or phone 403-227-2916.

Red Deer Scottish Country Dancers

register early at the studio or online. Full details at: www.reddeeryoga.ca or call 403550-9240. Email info@reddeeryoga.ca.

host dance classes with a certified teacher every Wednesday night beginning Sept. 13th at Knox Presbyterian Church Gymnasium (4718 Ross St.) at 7 p.m. All are welcome. More information can be found at reddeerscottishcountrydancers. weebly.com and/or Carolyn 403-813-7505.

Alumni of the original Red Deer Composite and successor Lindsay Thurber Composite High School will join at a reunion celebrating the 70 year anniversary of the original class of 1947 and the 50-year anniversary of alumni of 1967. Alumni from classes between those celebration years are also invited to join in the fun at the Sheraton Hotel in Red Deer. This is a continuation of the Reunions Program which has operated every five years since the first reunion in 1987. Reunion application and program, and Alumni Association application can be obtained from: cshulz@telus.net, by calling 403-341-4351 or by writing: Red Deer High School Alumni at 40 Anders Close in Red Deer. The postal code is T4R 1C3.

Annual Rock’ n Roll Dance Party at the Red Deer Legion Branch #35 runs Sept.

15th at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $15 (includes hotdog, popcorn). Dance to Triple Nickel.

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The antique tractors are all fired up for Red Deer’s 22nd annual Pioneer Days Festival and antique tractor pull competition, including two days of fun-filled, family entertainment at the Sunnybrook Farm Museum. It runs Aug. 19th-20th. Featured activities include a pancake breakfast, a silent auction, a tractor parade, Canada: 150 Years of Farming Innovation exhibit, and an antique toy display. Also featured are our very own live farm animal exhibition, pioneer homesteading, threshing and field demonstrations, cowboy church service, home-made cookie walk, a food concession, live musical entertainment, face painting, a bouncy castle, barrel train rides and children’s activities. Admission is $5 per person or $15 per family. For more, call 403-340-3511.

The annual Dahlia and Gladiolus Show, hosted by the Alberta Dahlia and Gladiolus Society (ADGS), takes place Aug. 26th and Aug. 27th at Bower Place Shopping Centre (4900 Molly banister Dr.) in Red Deer. Judging of exhibits will begin Saturday at 11 a.m.

The show will be open to the public during Bower Place Shopping Centre hours. The ADGS is a non-profit society promoting the culture and development of dahlias and gladiolus. The dahlias and glads are grown in gardens in Alberta. Our web site is www. albertadahliaandgladsociety.com for show booklet and staging times. Check out our new photography section. Beginner growers are encouraged to enter in the beginner (intermediate) classes for all sections.

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We are a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to sharing the health benefits of Taoist Tai Chi® arts training. We have been in Red Deer for over 30 years. (because it works!) We are located in the Port o’Call Shopping Centre behind Scotia Bank in downtown Red Deer. For more information go to www.Taoist.Org and follow the links.

Whisker Rescue is looking for Volunteers to help with our Annual Garage Sale that is being set up now, we have many other opportunities, for more information please call or text Diane at 403-318-9448 or email at dicat@live.ca.

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

13th. Guests can relax in the 1889 Hanna Log House and enjoy a served lunch including home-made pie with ice cream and musical entertainment, The afternoon features a guided wagon ride showcasing the history of Sunnybrook Farm. Cost is $12. Drop ins are welcome, but larger groups are encouraged to reserve a seat by calling 403-340-3511.

are pleased to be hosting our 21st Annual Yoga Intensive! ‘Unveiling the Inner Guru’ Aug. 21st - 27th. Come for the week, a day, or just a class or two. Special weekend guest instructor is Mugs McConnell (SOYA). All levels of practitioners are welcome. Please

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Travel Memories runs Sept. 6th from 2 - 3:30 p.m. in the Red Deer Public Library, downtown branch, Snell Auditorium. The Yukon – Ivvavik National Park: Join us for a presentation of an amazing arctic adventure of a lifetime to Ivvavik National Park in the northern Yukon. Learn about the Inuvialuit culture in a landscape where connections to the land go back generations. Enjoy light refreshments with us in the Snell Auditorium. If you plan to bring a group, please contact us at 403-346-4576, ext. 1500.

Spring Cleaning? Why not donate your gently used items for a great cause?

Shalom Counselling Centre is collecting items until Sept. 30th that we will sell to Value Village. Proceeds will be used for client subsidies. For more information, visit www. shalomcounselling.com or phone 403-342-0339.

The Employment Placement and Support Services is holding mental health first aid courses Aug. 24th-Aug. 25th and Oct. 25th-26th. Instructors will lead through modules over substance related disorders, mood disorders, deliberate self-injury, risk factors, signs and symptoms among other topics. For more information, email Barb Sutter at bsutter@epssworks.com.

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13th from 2 - 4:30 p.m. at the Red Deer Public Library, Downtown Branch. The Eagle Huntress: Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries. Join us for light refreshments in the Snell Auditorium. If you plan to bring a group, please contact us at 403-346-4576, ext. 1500.

are hosting a Ceilidh on Sept. 8th at the Golden Circle Senior’s Centre from 7 to 10 p.m. $7/ person at the door 12 and under are free. All are welcome to attend - no dance experience necessary. More information can be found at reddeerscottishcountrydancers.weebly.com and/or by calling Carolyn at 403-813-7505

levels to join in the fun. We meet the third Wednesday of each month upstairs at #6, 5579-47 St. in Red Deer. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and introduction starts at 6:45 p.m. Strumming starts at 7 p.m. Anyone under 16 must be accompanied with an adult. For the song book ask to join our closed facebook page. For more information, call Leann at 403-358-4855.

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The contributions of Frank and Annie Van Slyke It is not very often that a family makes such a significant contribution to a community that one of their accomplishments is included on an official City crest. However, that is a distinction that the Frank and Annie Van Slyke family can claim as one of Frank’s inventions, the Van Slyke plow, is featured on the Red Deer City crest.

Frank was from Anita, Iowa. He was a bright, hard-working and inventive young man who loved to tinker and make things. He took up a career as a blacksmith. People came from all over the state to view his various inventions, which included an early gasoline engine.

In December 1885, Frank married Annie Steinmetz. They were to have six children, Ruth, Ross, Dick, Eva, Elsie and Fay. In the 1890s, a number of friends moved to Central Alberta In 1904, Frank decided to come up to visit and see what the area looked like.

He was impressed by what he saw. Central Alberta was enjoying an incredible warm wet spell. The land was very lush and green. There had even been reports of green grass growing near Christmastime.

Frank decided this would

be the place for himself and his family. Hence, the family moved to Red Deer from Anita in the early spring of 1905.

Frank purchased a farm in the Balmoral district, but he also started a blacksmith business in town.

Not long after the Van Slykes had settled in their new home, they must have wondered what they had come to.

The weather took a sudden sharp turn for the worse with the winter of 19061907. The snow came in early autumn and did not leave again until May. At times, temperatures plunged to -40°C and stayed there for weeks.

However, despite the shock of this terrible winter, the Van Slyke family decided to stay.

Frank was not impressed by many of the commercial plows available at the time. He found they did not do well in breaking the rich loams of Central Alberta with its thick willow brush. Consequently, he invented a breaking plow which was much better suited to this region.

The plow was patented and proved to be very popular. The popularity increased when Frank used it in combination with an early caterpillar trac-

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HISTORIC - Ross (Buzz) Van Slyke (right) with three Van Slyke plows being pulled by a Canadian Holt caterpillar tractor, August 1912. During this demonstration, which was organized by Michener Brothers on the farm of J.J. Rich, east of Red Deer, the outfit Red Deer Archives P2213 was able to break 15 acres in one day. The tractor used only 10 gallons of gasoline. tor. In one demonstration in the summer of 1912, Frank was able to break 15 acres of land per day. The caterpillar tractor only used 10 gallons of gasoline in a day.

The people of Red Deer were very proud of the plow. Hence, in 1915, when the official Red Deer City crest was designed, it included the image of the Van Slyke plow as a three-fold symbol of farming, local inventiveness and a developing manufacturing industry.

Over the succeeding decades, members of the Van Slyke family were very active in the community. They volunteered countless hours to such groups as the Red Deer Agricultural Society (Red Deer Exhibition Association), Women’s Institute, Elks Lodge, Royal Purple, Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star. Frank and Annie’s son Ross (Buzz) served as a municipal councillor for the M.D. of Pine Lake (precursor of Red Deer County). Their daugh-

ter, Ruth Van Slyke Johnson, served on the Bellgrove school board for many years, at a time when not many women held such elected positions.

Annie passed away in October 1924. Frank moved back to Iowa, but came back to Red Deer many times. He passed away in Iowa in 1936.

Many of the Frank and Annie’s descendants still live in Central Alberta. On July 22ns, 2017, the Johnson branch of the

family celebrated 100 continuous years on the same farm in the Bellgrove district near Pine Lake.

On Aug. 19th, the Frank and Annie Van Slyke family will be presented with the prestigious Golden Furrow Award for outstanding contributions to agriculture and the community. The presentation will take place at the Sunnybrook Farm Museum as part of the annual Pioneer Days.

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Urban Farming Festival comes to Westerner Park

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

Westerner Park is jumping on board the urban farming movement with their Urban Farming Festival set for Aug. 20th. “The Urban Farm Festival came from a three-part project that we started this year,� said Agricultural Event Sales and Production Coordinator Christina Sturgeon. “The first was creating an urban farm on our Westerner Park site, where 100 per cent of what we produce would go to the Red Deer Food Bank. Unfortunately, the crazy hail we had during Westerner Days wiped out quite a bit of what we had. That

was sad for me, but we should have potatoes, zucchinis and tomatoes come back before the end of the season.�

Despite losing some of their produce, Westerner Park is well on the way to their second phase — which is the festival. “The second part of it is the Urban Farm Festival,� Sturgeon said. “That will be a space where we have workshops and demonstrations. We have one on urban hens, we have one on urban bees, canning, growing, and different topics like that. We will have some vendors and fun activities for kids — petting zoos.�

Sturgeon added the event is also a way for people to further grasp where and how their food

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MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMSION DECISIONS On the 15th day of August, 2017, under provisions of the Land Use Bylaw 2006/6, Red Deer County Municipal Planning Commission issued decisions approving the following applications: Permitted Use NW of PINE LAKE 1. Permit Solutions Inc. – a 1.2-metre (3.8’) height relaxation from grade to the bottom of a freestanding sign on Lot 1, Plan 832-2487, NE 28-36-25-4.

PINE LAKE 2. A. & G. Rothery – the following side yard setback relaxations for the construction of a cottage on Unit 34, Plan 082-7806, SW 13-36-25-4: 0.21-metre (0.8’’) for the east boundary and 0.08-metre (4’’) for the west boundary (Whispering Pines Resort).

EAST of RED DEER 3. F. Brown – a 22.7-metre (73.56’) front yard setback relaxation for an existing accessory building (shop) on Lot 1, Blk 1, Plan 926-2347, SE 33-37-26-4.

NORTH of SPRUCE VIEW 4. W. & K. Rea – a 20.4-metre (66’) front yard setback relaxation and a 5.16-metre (16’) side yard setback relaxation for the construction of an accessory building (garage) on Pt SW 25-37-3-5.

Discretionary Use NORTH of RED DEER 5. K. & J. Penny – 5-year renewal for a Home Business Major (Electronic Bookkeeping) on Lot 4, Blk 3, Plan 867MC, SE 6-39-27-4 (Linn Valley).

WEST of SYLVAN LAKE 6. D. Bramall – Home Business Major (Oilfield Hauling) on SW 21-38-2-5.

A person may appeal a Discretionary Use approval prior to 4:30 p.m. on August 30, 2017, by paying the required appeal fee and by filing an appeal in writing against the decision with the Red Deer County Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta. A Permitted Use approval may not be appealed unless the decision involves a relaxation, variance or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. For further information, contact Planning & Development Services at 403-350-2170.

is produced. “It is a place for people to learn what they can get locally and see how things are produced,� she said. “They can grow and produce on their own and learn about preserving.�

The third aspect of Westerner Park’s urban farming plan takes place immediately after the conclusion of the festival. “The third part of the project is our Long Table Dinner,� she said. “The Urban Farm Festival goes August 20th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. till

9 p.m. we have the dinner called The Taste of Home. We have partnered with the Holiday Inn chef — Chef Emmanuel. He is going to create an amazing menu all out of locally produced products. It should be pretty fantastic.�

Sturgeon said the plan stems from the need to connect agricultural communities — both rural and urban. “Being that Westerner Park is the third largest Ag Society in Alberta, I was trying to figure out how do you bring agricul-

ture to our urban community?� she said. “What brings both rural and urban together is food. We all need it, want it and are interested in it.�

She added people are becoming much more concerned with how their food is produced. “I think it has a lot to do with health,� she said. “We are really looking at how food is produced and what is going into it. When you start to learn more about it, then you start to think more about what we can do ourselves to produce

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by Mark Weber aged to bring a donation for the Red Deer Food Bank. A staggering 530 lbs of food was collected and $862.55 in monetary donations.

Westerner Days Fair & Exposition for 2017 may be over, but the impact on the community is lasting.

Seventeen official off-site events were held this year with over $23,000 raised, benefiting local not-for-profits and many events also collected Food Bank donations.

From pancake breakfasts to barbeques and chili cook-offs, food was a common theme during our community gatherings. A total of ten pancake breakfasts were held that raised a combined total of $9,800 and five barbeques raised $5,290. BIG 105 and 106.7 The Drive Chili Cook-Off event, benefiting the Kidney Foundation, brought in $2,729.90.

Westerner Days’ Morning of Faith, presented by 90.5 Shine FM, on July 23rd, had over 2,600 people in attendance. The non-denominational service was free to attend, and guests were encour-

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something that is healthier for our families. “I think it is fantastic that people are learning about where their food is coming from, how it is produced and how to preserve and take care of it. I would hate for society to lose that knowledge.�

She added, “All of the events are free, we are just asking that people register for the events on Tickets Alberta. We could definitely use volunteers and going forward I would like to double the size of the event.�

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CALL FOR ARTIST PREQUALIFICATION FOR COLLAGE The City of Red Deer is seeking artists to design, manufacture and install collages providing a pictorial history that represents the story and history of the former Red Deer Arena from 1952 to 2016 within the new Servus Arena.

The new Servus Arena is currently under construction on the site of the former Red Deer Arena (D, 4725 – 43rd St.) and will open in 2018.

Using materials compiled and provided in digital format by the City, the collages will ‘show and tell’ the history, highlight significant events and people, and share the stories that are near and dear to the community related to the Red Deer Arena. The historic imagery and memorabilia provided to the artist may include photographs, stories, articles, newspaper clippings, documents and quotations for design, manufacture and installation of unique creation.

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The Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre on time and on budget

BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com

Members of the media were invited for an early look inside Red Deer College’s newest facility, the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre/Centre des Jeux du Canada Gary W. Harris.

With being just a year away from cutting the ribbon, the facility will offer many features including teaching and learning spaces, a performance gymnasium, fitness and training space, Olympic-sized ice surface and so much more.

The facility will also be an important venue during the 2019 Canada Winter Games with five competition sports taking place including short track speed skating, wheelchair basketball, badminton, figure skating and squash.

Site work and preparations for the new facility began in October 2015, with aboveground construction beginning in July 2016.

Joel Ward, president and CEO of Red Deer College, said the

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“When we first looked at this and we went out to tender, we thought the price was going to come in quite a bit higher

than it actually did come in. I think the timing was right and the economy had just taken a turn for the worst. Lots of folks were very interested and more than anything else, we were de-

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lighted to get Clark (Builders) who we worked with before, a strong Alberta company out of Edmonton and then our local company Scott Builders who partnered with them and then the local office of Stantec as the architect,” said Ward.

He said the $88 million project had to be visually pleasing, and it had to be the new marker for the entrance to the City.

“Given the new work that’s being done on the highway and that we’re no longer just

Gasoline Alley when people their athletic facilities, they come to Red Deer, they’re were worse than most high going to see this facility and schools, and thought something that’s what’s really going to have had to be done. people talking,” he said.

“Our teams get national Ward said most of the sub championships on a regular contractors and workers basis, but we could never even on this project are all from host nationals, but it had to be Central Alberta. more than that. It had to be “It really made a difference to teaching and learning space, the economy,” he said, adding it had to be connected to the that over 2,000 people will be community. We want the comworking on the campus over munity on our campus and we the course of the construction invite them into this facility and we want it to be a showcase for period.

Leading the tour on Aug. 11th the College,” said Ward. was Doug Sharp, director of Ward said the facility is an capital projects. iconic design unlike anything Sharp said they intentionally one will see in any post secondpositioned the building on the ary institution. west edge of the campus with “I think it’s the type of facilthe intent of doing the infill ity that will invite athletes and over time. visitors from all over Canada “Our next infill building and even beyond, so this is will be a linear building that See our video at will link between here and our existing .com campus, so our goal is to ultimately have an all weather campus. But there will not just a facility for Red Deer be a gap between now and then College, it’s a facility for Red where there will be an outdoor Deer, for Central Alberta, for connection,” he said.

Alberta and for all of Canada This will be the first building and beyond.” on the College’s campus that The completion of the buildisn’t currently connected to ing is set for the summer of everything else.

2018, with classes ready to comWard said when looking at mence September of that year.

2017-2018 Registration Information New student registration starts August 24.

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GETTING DIRTY - This weekend saw thousands of participants take part in this year’s Mud Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express Hero race at Canyon Ski Resort.

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Father Henri Voisin School: Pre-K - Grade 5 Before & After School Program 60 Clearview Drive, Red Deer Phone: 403-341-4548 www.frhenrivoisinschool.ca

St. Patrick’s Community School: Pre-K - Grade 9 Year-round classes, Before & After School Program 300, 56 Holt Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-343-3238 www.stpatsschool.ca *School starts on August 10

Holy Family School: Pre-K - Grade 5 Before & After School Program 69 Douglas Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-341-3777 www.holyfamilyschool.ca

St. Francis of Assisi Middle School: Grade 6 - 9 321 Lindsay Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-314-1449 www.stfrancisschool.ca

Maryview School: Pre-K - Grade 5 Before & After School Program, KinderCare 3829, 39 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-347-1455 www.maryviewschool.ca St. Elizabeth Seton School: Pre-K - Grade 5 35 Addinell Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-343-6017 www.stelizabethsetonschool.ca St. Martin de Porres School: K - Grade 5 Fine Arts, Before & After School Program 3911, 57A Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-347-5650 www.stmartinschool.ca St. Teresa of Avila School: Pre-K - Grade 5 Before & After School Program 190 Glendale Boulevard, Red Deer Phone: 403-346-0505 www.stteresaschool.ca

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École Camille J. Lerouge School: Pre-K - Grade 9 French Immersion School 5530, 42A Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-347-7830 www.camilleschool.ca

St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School: Grade 6 - 9 3821, 39 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-346-8951 www.staschool.ca École Secondaire Notre Dame High School: Grade 10 - 12 English & French Immersion 50 Lees Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-342-4800 www.notredamehigh.ca St. Joseph High School: Grade 10 - 12 110, 2700 67 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-341-4423 www.stjosephhigh.ca St. Gabriel Learning Centre Online & Outreach Learning 103, 4706 - 48 Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-314-9393 www.stgabrielschool.ca Classes start on August 31, with the exception of St. Patrick’s Community School (begins on August 4). École Secondaire Notre Dame High School and St. Joseph High School Grade 11/12 students begin on September 1.

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Singer Jack Semple to heat up the stage at Jazz at the Lake If there is one thing that Sylvan Lake’s Jazz at the Lake exemplifies, it’s top-notch musicianship.

Reflecting that notion is acclaimed artist Jack Semple, who is set to perform Aug. 17th in a ‘Blues Bash’ with the Jack Semple Band. The concert runs from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Sylvan Lake Community Centre - admission is $25.

According to his web site, Semple grew up on a farm north of Regina.

“He started his musical career playing with various Regina-based bands, and later relocated to Toronto in the late 1980s to become the lead guitarist of The Lincolns, a popular funk and rhythm and blues band.”

He left after two years and returned to Regina to pursue a solo career and to spend more time with his family.

“After his move back to Regina, Semple contributed to television and music scores and appeared in the title role of Guitarman, a 1994 television movie. Semple also commenced a solo recording career that has resulted in the release of 10 albums.”

In 1992, he came to national prominence through winning the MuchMusic ‘Guitar Wars’ contest.

Semple has been twice nominated, in 1999 and 2000, for a Gemini Award for his soundtrack work on the television series Incredible Story Studio. He also won a Juno award in 1991 for best roots recording.

He has won two Western Canadian music awards for Qu’Appelle and In the Blue Light.

As to JATL’s history, this year marks the 15th year of the acclaimed festival.

It’s a great fit with the community, as, according to the JATL web site, “Sylvan Lake has a rich musical history, much greater in scope than its relatively small, but rapidly growing, population would seem to warrant.

“The legendary days of the Varsity Hall with its travelling Alberta and Canadian bands are warmly remembered by many in the community.

The town has fostered some of the country’s best jazz artists. Two-time Juno Award winner P.J. Perry, one of the finest saxophonists in the country, hails from Sylvan Lake.”

Senator Tommy Banks, a world-class jazz musician, is also a well known source of pride to the area. International jazz recording artist Cheryl Fisher - who will also be performing at this year’s festival - claims her roots in Sylvan and has a home there still.

“The Jazz At The Lake Festival Society is made up of like-minded community spirited individuals from civic, business, and artistic enterprises that saw the need and the unique opportunity to create a jazz festival that would offer live music in a beautiful setting, and in so doing, positively add to the cultural landscape of Central Alberta.”

There are many artists to check out during the course of the event.

As mentioned, Fisher will be dazzling audiences

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UNIQUE SOUNDS - The Jack Semple Band will be included as part of Sylvan Lake’s Jazz at the Lake. They are set to perform Aug. 17th. on Aug. 19th at 8 p.m. at the Alliance Community Church.

Fisher, according to the JATL web site, is recognized as an international jazz performer who brings authenticity and vitality to every song she sings. “With six internationally acclaimed, nationally released CDs, Fisher is an Alberta Recording Industry Association award recipient.”

Her latest CD, Quietly There, has won a Global Music Award and was in contention for a Grammy nomination.

Jon Faddis performs in concert with the ‘100th Birthday Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie’ from 8 - 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 18th at the Stevenson Performing Arts Centre, H.J. Cody School. Admission is $35.

Faddis, who hails from Oakland California, quickly became known for his ability to closely mirror the sound of trumpet icon Dizzy Gillespie, who was his mentor along with Stan Kenton trumpeter Bill Catalano.

“However, Faddis had the ability to play con-

trolled melodic lines in an even higher register than Dizzy,” notes the JATL web site.

“After playing with Charles Mingus and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis band he became a noted studio musician in New York, appearing on many pop recordings in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

“In the mid-eighties, he left the studios to continue to pursue his solo career, which resulted in albums like Legacy, Into The Faddisphere and Hornucopia.”

Another highlight of the JATL is the ‘Swing Dance with the Johnny Summers Little Big Band’ from 2 - 5 p.m. in the Seniors Centre in the NexSource Centre (4823 – 48th Ave). Admission for adults is $25, for children 12 and under it’s $10.

According the JATL web site, “At the age of 11, Johnny Summers sat in his bedroom, listening for the first time to Harry Connick Jr.’s Blue Light, Red Light album. ”He immediately began seeking out the best

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teachers he could, wherever he could. His dynamic talent as a vocalist, trumpet player, arranger and composer was born out of a true passion to exceed the status quo at every turn.

“Johnny has intentionally filled his life with top professionals in numerous disciplines and continues to be inspired by many he has met along the way, from the incomparable Wynton Marsalis to the core members of Harry Connick Jr.’s band.

“With unparalleled influences like Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra, it comes as no surprise that he has something to offer everyone in the room.

His musical abilities are accented by his natural capacity to bring wit, soul and laughter to every show.”

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Central Music Festival Society announces season line-up The Central Music Festival Society has a compelling lineup of artists for the upcoming season.

All shows take place at The Elks Lodge. Doors at 7 p.m. with music beginning at 8 p.m. except for the the Food Bank Fiesta, which kicks things off on Sept. 23rd.

This particular show features Nice Horse, Bill Bourne, Ross Stafford and Kaylee Rose.

Prior to the concert, the Red Deer Food Bank BBQcrue will be serving up burgers and dogs in the parking lot from 5 - 7 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Admission is a $20 donation to the Food Bank.

Organizers point out that a full house could raise $3,000 to be used to stock up just two weeks in advance of Thanksgiving.

Next up is the Matt Minglewood Band on Oct. 7th.

According to his web site, Minglewood’s tunes could be dubbed, ‘Northern Rock with a Canadiana feel, a musical hy-

brid with one foot steeped in the musical roots of blues and country and the other kneedeep in rock.”

Hailing from Cape Breton, Minglewood is a natural born musician.

“Learning to play the fiddle before he could read, he gravitated toward blues and rock n’ roll as a teen when he fell head over heels for the guitar. It is not difficult to hear the influences of artists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Hank Williams etc. but Minglewood infuses his blues sense with the country and a Celtic element that is in his bones.”

The eventual release of his first album The Red Album in 1976 put him firmly on the map.

“Into his fifth decade, 14 recordings, three gold records, numerous awards and accolades and 50 years of world circling road work, Minglewood is still a rock n’ blues warrior.”

Valdy performs on Oct. 26th.

Valdy, born Valdemar Horsdal

in Ottawa, has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for over 34 years.

According to his web site, he’s a man with a thousand friends, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island to Texas to New Zealand, he’s a singer, guitarist and songwriter who catches the small but telling moments that make up life.

One of Canada’s most influential songwriters, Valdy’s composition A Good Song was recorded under the title Just a Man by the venerable Quincy Jones (he sang lead on the recording). Play Me a Rock and Roll Song has been recorded by a few artists, including John Kay of Steppenwolf.

“Along the way, Valdy has taken his music to a dozen different countries, from Denmark to Australia and been an often-invited performer at the prestigious Kerrville Festival in Texas.”

Today, he is based on Salt Spring Island, where he lives with his wife Kathleen, three

dogs and a large cat. All three children are grown, flown and doing famously living in or near Vancouver, or Colorado.

Finally, Guy Davis hits the stage on Nov. 11th. Davis has been called ‘the ambassador of the blues’.

He once said, “I like antiques and old things, old places, that still have the dust of those who’ve gone before us lying upon them.”

Blowing that dust off just enough to see its beauty is something Guy has excelled at for over 20 years of songwriting and performing. According to his web site, “It’s no wonder his reverence for the music of the blues masters who’ve gone before him has been evident in every album he’s ever recorded or concert he’s given.”

He has spent his musical life carrying his message of the blues around the world, from

TOP-NOTCH - Matt Minglewood is one of several artists set to perform in Red Deer over the coming months as part of the photo submitted Central Music Festival Society’s concert line-up. the equator to the Arctic Circle.

His work as an actor, author, and music teacher earmark him as a renaissance man of the blues.

What music and acting have in common, he explains, “Is that I don’t like people to see the hard work and the sweat that goes into what I do. I want them to hear me and be uplifted.”

Continuing his mission to spread the blues around the world, Davis has also lately been doing more teaching.

“I’ve had beginning and intermediate students, and I try to

give them enough of the basics that they can go into a jam session, and create more licks out of the ones they know.

“And I try to give them a bit of my philosophy. To my mind you can treat these songs as recombinant DNA, you can own it and you can create something new with it. And I didn’t sign any papers, but I can claim an ownership to the blues.”

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Cyclists will take to the streets this weekend, riding their bikes for a good cause.

The Berry Architecture Community Wellness Ride kicks off Aug. 19th for its ninth year, with funds raised going towards the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Central Alberta Region and the Central Alberta Brain Injury Society.

“The event raises funds for both organizations.

This year we have four distances that people can choose from,” said Melissa Brilz, executive assistant of CMHA and co-chair of the Wellness Ride committee.

▾ “WE HAVE A NUMBER OF RIDERS THAT PARTICIPATE YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT AND A LOT OF THEM ARE REALLY EXCITED FOR NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT WILL BE THEIR 10TH YEAR PARTICIPATING.”

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Berry Architecture is the title sponsor of the event, and Owner George Berry is looking forward to another year.

“It was just a ride that began as they were looking for some help in title sponsor capacity and as being an avid cyclist I jumped at the opportunity to do it,” he said.

Participants will be able to choose from a 100km or 50km ride which takes place between Red Deer and Delburne. There is also a 25km and a 10km ride that’s done within the City.

“Usually they’ve always been done on the highway,” said Brilz.

She said minimum donation requirements are fairly low.

“For the 50 and 100 kilometre rides it’s $200 and for the 25 and 10 kilometre it’s $100.”

To date, around $175,000 has been raised.

Berry said the cyclists do the ride with the attitude that if they can do it for one day and put themselves through something that they wouldn’t normally be accustomed to.

Berry said they are trying to work to break down the negative stigma that comes with mental health issues, and expect to have around 40 riders out this year.

Among those riders will be celebrity guest riders Tyler Hamilton and Alex Stieda.

Hamilton, a retired professional American cyclist who raced professionally for 14 years and competed in 11 grand tours including the Tour de France eight times, will be coming out from Montana. He was also a team member of Lance

GOOD CAUSE - Co-Chairs of the Berry Architecture Community Wellness Ride Melissa Brilz and Angela Darbel are excited for this weekend’s Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express event. The ride raises money for the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Central Alberta Brain Injury Society.

Armstrong’s and was instrumental in bringing out the reality of the drugs and professional cycling.

“Tyler’s been through some mental health issues and has written a very good book called The Secret Race about it and the struggles associated with being a professional athlete in today’s world,” said Berry.

Stieda, who is a long term supporter of the Wellness Ride, enjoys sharing his 40 years of cycling experience with the participants. He also has a number of career accomplishments, including being the first North American to win the Tour de France yellow leader’s jersey in 1986, attending the 1984 summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and winning a bronze medal for individual pursuit at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. He currently resides in Edmonton.

“He’s a great guy to ride with and is very in-

volved with the community, and helping out both locally in Red Deer as well as back home in his Edmonton community in cycling events and bringing out the issues of mental health and brain injuries and physical fitness to the community as much as possible.”

Riders will meet at Berry Architecture, the 100km riders leaving from there and travelling to Delburne and then back to the starting location. The 50km riders will be shuttled out to Delburne to return to Berry Architecture, while the 25km route starts at Berry Architecture and loops around the McKenzie Trails coming back to the starting location, going through Bower Ponds and Heritage Ranch. The 10km riders will start at Berry Architecture and travel to McKenzie Trails and back.

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tween 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Registration is $25 and starts at 8 a.m., and riders must raise $100 or $200 depending on the ride they choose to do.

There will also be full rider support on all the distances, so staff and volunteers from Wipe Out Ski and Bike will be providing that to all riders, and will be set up to do bike inspections. They will also have a truck that follows the riders on the highway in case of any mechanical or medical issues.

Brilz said the community feedback over the years has been very positive.

“We have a number of riders that participate year in and year out and a lot of them are really excited for next year because it will be their 10th year participating,” she said.

There will be a barbecue afterwards at Berry Architecture to wrap things up.

People can still register online at wellnessride.ca.

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BY EMILY ROGERS Red Deer Express

Yogis are getting ready to participate in the annual Stantec Central Alberta Yogathon for mental illness awareness this weekend.

The Yogathon will take place in City Hall Park on Aug. 19th, and run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Families, and individuals off all experience levels are welcome to attend.

Participants are encouraged to raise funds and awareness for youth impacted by mental illness in Red Deer. All proceeds will be donated to the Smiles Thru Lindsey Foundation.

The event is designed for people to come together through yoga, said the Executive Assistant Shannon Van Parys. “Come enjoy the community spirit for a worthy cause.”

In previous years the Yogathon was an informal event, however this year steps are being made to ensure the fundraising goal of $15,000 is met.

“There is a strong desire for mental health initiatives within the community,” Van Parys said.

The Smiles Thru Lindsey Foundation is geared towards youth, 12- to 15-year-olds, who are strug-

gling through difficult times, and who are not finding the support they are requiring, officials added.

Van Parys added there has been a lot of interest and support in the event. She added in previous years the Yogathon has been successful, but this year they are expecting over 100 yogis to attend.

“Its really about bringing people together through the healing power of yoga,” Van Parys said, adding there are mental healing aspects incorporated with yoga practices. “We want to bring like-minded people together, and enjoy yoga.”

Brochures and pledge forms are available at local businesses, including Stantec, local yoga studios, BIG 105 and 106.7 The Drive, as well as the Red Deer Library.

Individuals can also participate without fundraising, but will be charged a $35 registration fee, which will include a four-hour yoga session, refreshments, and a participation gift. Registration fees will be waived for any participants who raise $200 or more. For additional information, individuals can email cayogathon@gmail.com and like the Central Alberta Yogathon on facebook.

FOR A CAUSE - The Stantec Central Alberta Yogathon is set to take place Aug. 19th in City Hall Park. photo submitted The event will raise money for the Smiles Thru Lindsey Foundation.

All the puritanical lies about alcohol Are you becoming as skeptical as I am about public information? Fake political news?

Alternative facts about the

state of the world’s economy?

So, now I ask how honest is medical news? Of course everyone knows that consuming

stupid amounts of alcohol is unhealthy. But puritans and some doctors can’t accept the proven fact that moderate amounts of

alcohol can prolong life. heart disease featuring five exProfessor Keith Scott-Mumby, perts who talked about exercise, an internationally known U.K. diet and smoking. But there was expert on alternative medicine, no mention that abstinence echoes what I have written over from alcohol was a risk factor the years, that people who for heart disease. drink moderately live longer Scott-Mumby also reports on average than teetotalers or good news for Boomers, that those who drink to excess. In the use of alcohol may profact, there are over 20 studies tect against dementia. He cites that confirm this. In court it’s the 2008 Research Society on a criminal offense to withhold Alcoholism Review based on truth, so why doesn’t the Whitehall Study the same principle which analyzed 45 hold true in medi- Dr. Gifford reports since the cine? early 1990s.This S c o t t - Mu m b y showed that there points out that the were significantly lack of discussion reduced risks of deof the beneficial immentia from modpact of alcohol has erate drinking. So, for years been a syswhy don’t we hear tematic policy of the more about this fact, U.S. public health particularly, when Alzheimer’s Disease establishment. and other forms of For instance, the National Institutes of Health, dementia are increasing? which funded a research study He adds the U.S. is not a heavy on alcohol, forbad a Harvard drinking nation, yet its health epidemiologist who participat- outcomes are poor, as it has ed in the study from publishing almost double the amount of the health benefits of drinking! diabetes, cancer and heart disThere is strong evidence that ease compared to the English alcohol protects against heart who drink more. disease. Studies show that it I’ve often written about the increases the good cholesterol advantages of moderate drinkHDL. Possibly more import- ing. But, according to Scottant, it dilates arteries and makes Mumby’s research, even serious blood platelets less likely to clot, drinkers, the ones who drink six decreasing the risk of a fatal or more drinks daily, still live heart attack. longer than teetotalers! And he But Scott-Mumby says none claims that puritans can’t stand of these facts were publicly re- this fact. ported when Larry King, the So what’s the message? well-known T.V. personality, Neither Scott-Mumby nor I underwent a bypass procedure condone the three martini in 1987 after a heart attack. lunch, nor do we urge anyone to Later, in 2007, he hosted a two start drinking alcohol. What we hour PBS television special on are both saying is that neither

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abstainers nor doctors should distort the truth of the health benefits of alcohol.

All too often I have witnessed this at medical conventions.

Researchers have detailed the many medical benefits of alcohol. But after confirmation by several speakers, finally one says, “But we must not inform the public about this as it will result in car accidents, marriage difficulties and other societal problems.”

But we don’t prevent the sale of cars because some idiots drive at 150 miles an hour. So I believe it is hypocritical, dishonest and maybe even criminal, to withhold scientifically proven news about alcohol.

Today it seems that truth, like commonsense, is becoming an uncommon commodity. The motto of The Harvard Medical School at its founding was ‘Veritas’. I believed this motto when I was a medical student there and I still believe it today.

This medical journalist is not, and never will be, an alcoholic.

So I enjoy a drink before dinner with family and friends. I believe it’s one of the habits that keeps me relaxed at the end of the day and also alive all these years.

Past experience tells me that controversial columns do not please everyone, including doctors. But society is in deep trouble when it skirts truth, tries to hide it or simply ignore it. Facts are facts, and history has shown that Veritas eventually wins.

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succeeding after his career with the Braves.

“When I played hardball, we won The Red Deer Games Foundation Tier 2 provincials two years in a row Grant is given out to athletes in the when I was on the AAA and AA teams.

Red Deer area who are striving for We had a pretty good record and were excellence in their sport. able to win both years that I played,” he Delburne resident and former Red said. “I wanted to carry on that success Deer Brave Kyle Ringdahl, 20, a two- and the U21 team takes the best players time provincial baseball champion, to create a provincial team. four-time provincial fastball cham“We won two years in a row in GP pion and a member of U21 Fastball and then we won last year in Calgary.”

Team Alberta at the 2017 Jeux Canada Ringdahl said the mentorship he Games in Winnipeg rehas received has led cently received one of directly to his success these grants.

“I came from playing ▾ “I started playing rec ball in Delburne “I LIKE HOW INTENSE fastball about five years to AAA in Red Deer.

IT WAS. YOU ARE ago, I played hardball I came a long ways in GETTING PITCHED before that. It was quite my AAA year,” he said. a bit of commitment,” “My biggest inAT FROM 46 FEET he explained. “I joined fluence has always INSTEAD OF 60 the HWY 21 league out been my grandpa. He IN HARDBALL, of the Delburne and played 60-plus years WHICH MAKES A surrounding area and of ball. He taught me it has been two days a HUGE DIFFERENCE. a lot of things along week every summer the way.”

I FOUND IT MORE as far as games go. It He noted the first inCHALLENGING.” has been non-stop troduction to fastball fastball.” was from his uncle Kyle Ringdahl Ringdahl described who said, “Everything ▴ the transition from is coming quicker and hardball (baseball) to nine out of 10 times fastball as a surprisingit will be coming up ly difficult one. instead of down. You can throw a rising “It is a lot quicker, everything is a lot ball in fastball.” shorter and you have less time,” he said.

Ringdahl hopes to keep playing “There is less room for error and it is competitively and will jump at any not something you just catch on to. It opportunity. takes a whole lot of time and practice “I’m open to anything. Those proto be able to get to the level I have. vincial teams bring the best players out “I like how intense it was. You are of the league and luckily I was good getting pitched at from 46 feet instead enough to be one of those players,” of 60 in hardball, which makes a huge he said. difference. I found it more challeng“They seem to be last minute things ing.” and I have been able to make the best Ringdahl said his success in fastball of it. Wherever I get the opportunity is due in part to his want to continue to play, I would love to play.”

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BY ERIN FAWCETT efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

The Red Deer Marlins won the regional championship in Lacombe this past weekend.

Among the numerous best times for all of the 69 swimmers the Club sent to the championships, they came home with 29 individual qualifiers to the provincial championship in Edmonton this weekend, plus numerous relay teams, 49 gold medals, 28 silver medals and 18 bronze medals.

Owen Halford led the team with four individual gold medals, two relay gold postings, and the provincial record in both the 12 and under 50m breaststroke and 100m breaststroke.

Alongside him with four individual golds were Daniel Stayer (18 and over men), Jane Gosling (15-17 girls), Madison Kohut (13-14 girls), Chloe Becher (1112 girls) and Marin Walton (1112 girls).

“We have a huge wide range of kids in our group. We have top

of the province and provincial record holders, right down to kids who just enjoy swimming in the sport,” said Amanda Halford, president of the Red Deer Marlins.

“Right now, we are ranked fifth in the province. We are in a rebuilding year so it’s very difficult for us to go against the big city teams. “(Regionals) is what brings the whole season together for the coaches.

“Because we are a competitive swim club, we still want the kids to compete - it’s the measure of success on how we have done over the last 15 weeks. For the coaches to see that improvement of the kids from the very first swim meet of the year, which happens to be our own swim meet in early June, until this one in the second week of August - it’s a huge measure of the kids’ success and their own progress across themselves.”

Registration for next year’s season begins in March.

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Growing up, Scott lived next door to a couple of other kids, Kevin and Denise. Despite moving away, the three never ceased the rewarding journey of growing up together. Endless summer days in swimsuits as kids turned into college roommates which now has become that trusted voice on the other end of the line when life goes sideways. The connection has grown so deep that Kevin saved a spot for Scott to sit alongside him on his mother’s deathbed.

Deliberate choices were made by Scott and his wife Cathy when they recently built their home in Springbrook. Little design choices have allowed them to

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be more available and more present in their neighbourhood: large street front windows that “look into our neighborhood”, a welcoming front porch with ample seating for those passing by, a Little Free Library perched in the front yard.

“If you want the reward of neighbourliness, you need to be willing to put in the investment and be patient. Be aware of the opportunities, be curious about their story, build trust, go where the connection is, be open to it,” Scott says. He has signed up to be a Block Connector; a volunteer who has a friendly chat with the closest 10-20 households on their block and helps neighbours connect with an activity at least once per year. What is Scott’s aspiration? The fresh, vibrant experience of great neighbours.

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Are you ready for change?

Are you completely willing to pack it all up and to alter your environment or are you immobilized by the same routine day in and day out? Can you imagine yourself living in a different city or in a smaller home, would you, could you trade it all in to inhabit a tiny home in a small village or do you need the assurance of 1,200 + sq. ft.

A large percentage of North Americans live in 30% of their homes while the other 70% collects clutter and dust.

When people talk about changing their space the first comment is, “Where will I put all my stuff?” Yet, when the downsizing actually happens most people cannot believe that they lived for so many years carting crap around they didn’t need.

The freedom that comes from realizing a dream and from taking control of the clutter than can seem to weigh you down is life changing. You can travel to your desired destination or have the perfect space you have always dreamed about, even if it’s on a smaller scale.

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in a 300 sq. ft. camper and enjoy all the conveniences and shelter of home with no extra work or lawn maintenance but could that be sustained over a longer period of time? Last year when this city girl relocated to an acreage complete with horses, cats and cattle I thought I had lost my mind. Last week I jumped on a quad in my business suit to corral a herd of horses that had gotten out of the pasture and were dangerously close to the highway and it rocked! Last year I was planning and worrying about my over priced mortgage in the city and today we are discussing living in our small shop while we rent out our home and build a smaller place for just the two of us – what has happened?

What would it take to move you? What would you have to discover within yourself to make a shift in what you think you need for living? There are endless possibilities for life from downsizing to home sharing which we wouldn’t have considered even five years ago. Now, I believe the world is shifting to a more communal-

ly-minded focus and it is exciting to see what this means to me as a realtor and a designer.

Space changes are happening and it is very exciting, families are cohabiting again, people are opening spare rooms in their homes to give someone a

helping hand and acreages are creating rental pads for people to live affordably.

Is change right for you and your family? Are you willing to step outside of your comfort zone and shake up your living space? It may be the shift you

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A look at mortgage changes this year so far 1. Fixed-rate mortgage holders are not affected by Bank of Canada rate changes during their current term. Only those in either adjustable-rate or variable-rate mortgages need read on.

2. On July 12th lenders increased variable-rate borrowing costs by 0.25% to match the Bank of Canada increase of the same amount on the same day.

3. There are three more scheduled Bank of Canada meetings this year, and there remains doubt about any further increases this

year. Few expect anything more than a 0.25% further increase.

4. This was the first increase to Prime in nearly seven years, and it follows two 0.25% reductions in 2015.

5. A 0.25% rate increase equals a payment increase of $13 per month per $100,000 of outstanding mortgage balance for those in an adjustable-rate mortgage. That means a $300,000 mortgage balance will see payments rise by $39 per month.

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6. Not all payments increase. Several lenders differentiate from an adjustable-rate product by offering what is called a ‘variable-rate’ mortgage and their clients will not have any payment change at all. Instead, the life of the mortgage is extended slightly. A letter in the mail from your lender should be arriving to confirm which camp you are in.

7. There is no penalty or fee to convert to a fixed rate. Whether in an adjustable-rate mortgage or a variable-rate mortgage, you have the option of locking into a fixed-rate at any time without cost. The length of the term offered varies according

to policy and remaining time to maturity, with some lenders allowing conversion to a three-year fixed from day one, but most ensuring they have you under contract for the full original term.

8. Locking in can be very costly.

The prepayment penalties differ significantly between variable- and fixed-rate products. Be careful about locking in. Aside from immediately increasing your payment even further, you stand to increase your potential prepayment penalty by up to 900%.

Few think they will trigger a penalty, yet more than half of borrowers actually do.

9. No surprises. Mortgage lenders failed to give us the full 0.25% decreases in 2015, instead only reducing rates by 0.15% both times. Counting on our short memories and lack of uproar, lenders chose to increase by the full 0.25% on July 12th, rather than doing what would have been fair and only increasing 0.15%.

10. Future increases will depend largely on consistent economic good news. This is what drives interest-rate increases.

Jean-Guy Turcotte is an accredited mortgage professional with Dominion Lending Centres-Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.

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Red Deer Express

www.reddeerexpress.com

Classifieds Employment Training

Births

900

GED Prep

at Academic Express Adult Education and Training Starts September.

Funding may be avail.

Call 403-340-1930 or at www.academicexpress.ca

ARE YOU EXPECTING A BABY SOON?

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Training. Funding & housing options available. Employment assistance for life. Find out what makes IHE the industry leader, call 1-866-399-3853 or visit www.IHESCHOOL.com.

Welcome Wagon

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

For more information, Call Lori, 403-896-6100 welcomewagon.ca

Coming Events

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STRATHCONA VINTAGE TRACTOR Association Presents Antique Tractor Pull. August 26-27, Bremner Historic Mansion, 53452 Range Road 225, Sherwood Park. Free camping, kids activities, vendors, tents. $5.00/day.

Website: strathconavintage tractor.com.

Professionals

810

THE 4-H Foundation of Alberta is looking for a Finance & Administration Manager. Flexible location.

Email resume to jones@4hab.com.

Sales & Distributors

830

OPPORTUNITY IN AGRICULTURAL SALES CENTRAL ALBERTA We are looking for a

The Farm Studio + Friends Summer Art Show and Sale

On Saturday, August 19, from 10am - 4 pm over 20 Central Alberta artists will be displaying their quality arts and crafts throughout the grounds of The Farm Studio located 1.5km West and 1.0 km North of the Aspelund Rd./Hiway 20 intersection (6 km North of the Sylvan Lake Roundabout).

Watch for signs.

Personals

60

I’M a bicurious middle age male in very good shape.

I’m looking to meet male or female cross dresser or transgender. Please send photos and phone number to Box 1136, c/o RED DEER ADVOCATE, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

Caregivers/ Aides

710

Oilfield

800

DOZER & EXCAVATOR OPERATORS needed.

OilÀeld experience an asset. Room & board paid. H2S, First aid, clean DL. Call 780-723-5051 Edson, AB.

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

1029

SALES PERSON

Automotive

Our company offers above average wages & beneÀt plan.

TRUCKS, CARS, Vans, SUVs, 0 down, no interest $200/month. Easy approvals, free delivery.

We buy vehicles/ Rent-ToOwn. $2000 cash back.

780-614-0894 or 1-866-645-2069.

in the agricultural industry, dairy experience is a deÀnite asset.

Please apply by email at

info@prolineinc.ca

Truckers/ Drivers

860

FREIGHTLAND CARRIERS, a tri-axle air ride Áatdeck carrier is looking for Owner/ Operators to run Alberta only or 4 Western Provinces. Must have own plates, insurance & WCB. 1-800-917-9021. Email: dispatch@freightland.ca.

Misc.

Help

Employment Training

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIDGER Const. We do it all!

Lic. & Ins. 403-302-8550

900

Trades Entrance Exam Prep

Do you need to pass the Alberta Apprenticeship Trades Entrance Exam?

Academic Express Adult Education and Training is offering a full-time class starting in Sept 2017. Call 403-340-1930 or visit www.academicexpress.ca for more information.

1260

CRIMINAL RECORD? Why suffer employment/ licensing loss? Travel/ business opportunities?

Be embarrassed? Think: Criminal Pardon. US entry waiver. Record purge.

File destruction.

Free consultation 1-800-347-2540; www.accesslegal researchinc.net.

Misc.

Services

1290

BLANKET THE PROVINCE with a classiÀed ad. Only $269 (based on 25 words or less). Reach over 110 weekly newspapers. Call NOW for details 1-800-282-6903 ext 228; www.awna.com.

WANTED Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles, railroad & industrial. Serving Central AB. 403-318-4346

Painters/ Decorators

1310

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

TUSCANY PAINTING 403-598-2434 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Roofing

1370

METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 37+ colours available at over 55 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors.

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

WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

403-896-4869 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

880

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

Post your resume online. Free.

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

FT/PT. LIVE-IN

caregiver with exp. needed for elderly lady, Red Deer area. Ph: 403-392-0711

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career!

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

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

Legal Services

Auctions

1530

2 - 1600 +/- SQ FT HOMES - Lac La Biche, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Financial Auction, September 7 in Edmonton. 1 new 2015 GET BACK ON TRACK! built on 1.31 +/- title acres.

Bad credit? Bills?

1 not completed on 1.27 Unemployed? Need +/- title acres. Ritchie Bros.

Money? We Lend! If you Real Estate - Jerry Hodge: own your own home 780-706-6652; Brokerage: you qualify. Pioneer All West Realty Ltd.; Acceptance Corp. Member rbauction.com/realestate.

BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

ANTIQUE/COLLECTOR www.pioneerwest.com.

AUCTION! 11 a.m., Saturday, August 19, Handyman Wainwright, Alberta.

Services Selling: Classic cars, gas pump, Petroliana, advertising and more!

D & D INSTALLATION Coin Auction, Friday Night.

For all your renovation Scribner Auction needs, interior or exterior.

780-842-5666; Free estimates! www.scribnernet.com.

Call Dave 403-392-6055

1170

1200

www.reddeerexpress.com EquipmentMisc.

1620

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

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

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

Misc. for Sale

1760

FOR SALE - 2 Yamaha power speakers, 12 channel mixer, 3 monitors, 8-500 watt overhead lights, Áoor lights. Offers?

Phone 403-347-4063 to view.

LOOKING FOR a shop?

Post Frame Buildings.

AFAB Industries has experience, expertise, reliability and great construction practices.

For a free quote, contact Ryan Smith 403-818-0797 or email: ryan.afab@gmail.com.

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

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

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

BEAUTIFUL Modern fully Ànished home in Innisfail!

Next to Dodd’s Lake, the library, and a playground.

4 beds, 3 baths, garage, Àreplace, fenced, and backing onto green space. $1500 plus utilities.

Call 403-350-7937 or 403-396-0559.

Kijiji ad# 1282202730

3060

Suites

LACOMBE 1 bdrm. suite $795 close to all amenities 403-782-7156/403-357-7465

MAIN Áoor, 3 bdrm., $1150/mo. incl. util. Garage Push mowers rear bagger, avail. $150/mo. Close to tuned up & ready to go downtown. 403-348-6594 $95.00; Lawn mower side discharge $50.00. Call 403-347-5873/403-350-1077 Suites

3060

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship.

FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills. com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEEL BUILDING SALE ...”PRICED TO SELL!” 20X21 $6,296 Front & Back Walls included.

25X25 $6,097 No Ends Included. 32X35 $9,998 One End Wall Included.

Check Out www.pioneersteel.ca for more prices. Pioneer Steel 1-855-212-7036

Music Lessons

1780

VIOLIN LESSONS in R.D. Call Kathy Oostra Studio @ 403-969-7751.

Wanted To Buy

1930

WANTED TO BUY: old lead batteries for recycling 403-396-8629 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

PINTAIL WINTER WHEAT. Very high yielding.

Excellent dual purpose: Forage or Grain. Reduced awn, ideal for swath grazing. Low inputs - High ProÀts. Extremely Hardy Ideal for Àrst time growers; mastinseeds.com.

403-556-2609 or 403-994-2609 (cell).

PENHOLD: 1 bdrm., incl. heat & water, $650/mo. + power. 403-348-6594

Roommates Wanted

3080

SENIOR female looking for roommate to share her home in Innisfail, Sept. 1, 2017. Preferably another senior female. Contact George 403-505-7960.

4020

Houses For Sale

FOR SALE BY OWNER Eastview Bungalow 3705 46 St. Roof replaced 9 yrs ago with 35 yrs laminate shingles, 2 bdrm up & 1 down, incl. fridge, stove, washer & dyer, new living room windows & front doors. Fuse box, water heater & counter tops replaced 8 yrs. ago.

Recently reno’d bathrooms, lrg. double garage with installed & drywall, off street parking for 7 vehicles, vinyl shed, 5 ft. fence. Asking $299,000 To view call 403-304-2443 or email abpwwasson@ hotmail.com

Farms/ Land

4070

4090

Manufactured Homes

WE ARE “Your Total Rural Housing Solution” - It’s time to let go & clear out our Inventory. Save on your Modular/ Manufactured Home.

Visit: www.Grandview modular.com or www.Unitedhomes canada.com.

Lots For Sale

4160

SERGE’S HOMES

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

For more info. call OfÀce - 403-343-6360

LAND FOR SALE

1/4 section 4 miles west of DELBURNE NW-Sec. 22 TWP 37 R24 W4 SE corner of intersection RR 243 & TWP 374 Call 1-403-512-7155

Cars

5030

4090

Manufactured Homes

NEW 2017 MANUFACTURED HOMES starting under $90,000 delivered! Best Buy Homes Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton WWW.ALBERTA CUSTOMHOMES.COM Canada’s largest in-stock home selection, quick delivery, custom factory orders! Text/Call 403-917-1005.

2011 Mazda 6 Sport GT-V6. Fully loaded, only 55k. $14,500. Ph. Christine 403-391-2142.

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

FREE Removal of unwanted vehicles.

403-396-8629

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Need a

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1-800-BIG IRON (244-4766) www.1800bigiron.com

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE The AWNA is currently seeking a Customer Service Representative for selling advertising solutions to assigned customers and prospects within a designated geographical area. In cooperation with the Advertising Director you will develop quotations, receive, process and verify the accuracy of orders and ad material while adhering to deadlines.

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail is essential for success.

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Position Type: Entry level Schedule: Full-time, One year maternity leave Job Location: Edmonton, For a complete list of responsibilities and qualifications please visit: http://awna.com/customer-service-rep

Please apply, with salary expectations, by fax 780-430-5380 or email at info@awna.com.

No phone calls please. We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted

To place a classified ad call 403.309.3300, toll free 1-877-223-3311 or email classifieds@reddeerexpress.com

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View the Clues Contest

Read to Win!

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

403.340.8802

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587.457.9245

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403.346.9347

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403.346.3673

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403.343.7711

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

WIN A $25.00 GIFT CARD TO STELLA BEAN SWEETS

4808 - 50 Street, Red Deer 403.302.8776 www.stellabeansweets.com

HOW TO PLAY: ANSWER

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

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

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

COMPLETE EACH GRID WITH NUMBERS FROM 1 TO 6, KEEPING IN MIND THAT: - a number can only appear once per row - a number can only appear once per column - a number can only appear once in each box of 6 squares

DRAW DATE: AUG 31ST @ NOON

July Winner: Agnes Nisbet Name: _______________________________________ Phone: _______________________________________

403-346-3356

ACROSS 1. Constellation unit 5. Befitting 8. “____ Darn Cat!” 12. Heap 13. Hawaiian keepsake 14. Took a bus 15. Canine cry 16. Motivates 18. Woeful expression 20. Robin’s seat 21. Wireless sets 24. “Porgy and ____” 25. Warning signal 26. Jar rim 27. Cover 30. Kiddies 31. Atlantic food fish 32. Spool-like toy: hyph.

33. Grasp 34. Type of nut 35. Fools 36. Baby’s furniture 38. Most broad 39. Choir elements 41. “Of ____ I Sing” 42. Dampness

26. Ship’s diary 28. Yeas 29. Fence support 31. Young scout 32. Sang a Swiss song 34. Roster 35. Spotted cube 37. Romantic gift 38. Bicycle part 39. Bullets, to a GI 40. Crazy as a ____ 41. Legitimate 43. Advantage 45. Hymn of praise 46. Needle’s kin 47. Boar’s home

44. Clips 48. Stir emotionally 49. “Curly ____” 50. Copyread 51. Change for a five 52. Snakelike swimmer 53. Not accept

DOWN 1. Agent 2. Draw even with 3. “____ by Myself” 4. Fixes 5. Pseudonym 6. Animal enclosures 7. Not ‘tain’t 8. Singing groups 9. Astrologer’s map 10. Fruit coolers 11. Experiment 17. Get ready 19. Parcel of land 21. Pied Piper’s followers 22. Healing plant 23. Private eye 24. Auction word

ANSWER

Summer Parking Lot Clearout on NOW !

2012 Hyundai Veracruz GLS

2014 Nissan Pathfinder

2016 Chevrolet 3500 LT

2015 BMW X1 XDrive28i

www.weidnermotors.ca 5640 Hwy 2A, Lacombe, AB

403.782.3626

#17N069A

Loaded, Leather, Moonroof!

16,900

$

#16P019A

Loaded, Leather, Navigation

25,900

$

#16P021

AWD, Heated Leatherette Seats, Power seats!

31,960

$

#17P031

SRW, 6.0L, Trailer Package!

46,900

$

*Cash prices are plus tax. See dealer for full details.

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Red Deer Express

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Wednesday, 9am – 8pm Thursday, 9am – 8pm Friday, 9am – 6pm Saturday, 9am – 5pm

T GREAL! DEA

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Vehicles

NO HAIL!

#17T9466

2017 FORD

ING Z A M A !

DEAL

ESCAPE SE

200+

Sport Appearance Package

Vehicles

MSRP.................................................................................................. $35,689 Employee Price ........................................................... $32,852 Delivery Allowance .............................................. -$1,000 Hail Rebate .............................................................................. -$5,968

$ OR

OWN IT FOR ONLY

HAIL FIXED! UNBEATA DEAL!BLE

*

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MINOR HAIL MAGE! DAMAGE!

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#17T5046

2017 FORD F150

SUPERCREW XLT

EcoBoost, SYNC 3, Trailer Tow Package, Rearview Camera & More!

MSRP................................................................................................ $51,764 Employee Price ......................................................... $46,005 Delivery Allowance ............................................ -$4,750 Hail Rebate ............................................................................ -$5,329

$

OWN IT FOR ONLY

35,926

OR

$

*

238 bw

Eligible customers receive an additional

1,000.00 in savings!

*

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5,000.00

*Cash prices do not include applicable tax. All rebates to dealer. Customers must sign off on hail damage upon purchase. #17T5046 b/w payment based on 84 month finance, 2.99% OAC, $0 down. $17T9466 b/w payment based on 84 month finance, 2.99% OAC, $0 down. Cost of borrowing is $3106.98. Each vehicle purchase allows to Putt 4 Dough. Eligible Costco members may receive an additional $1000 in savings on select in-stock vehicles.

Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. See dealer for full details.

RED DEER COUNTY • Airdrie • Olds • Canmore

403.343.FORD(3673) • www.camclarkfordreddeer.com