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Immigrants get a taste of Canadian culture, learning to skate

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What better way to get integrated into winter in Canada than through skating?

The Central Alberta Refugee Effort (C.A.R.E.) Learn to Skate Program had many skaters head out to Bower Ponds last week to skate with the help of the Red Deer RCMP and Hockey Alberta.

According to Qabas AlSammarraie, immigrant youth program coordinator with C.A.R.E., there are over 60 involved in the program.

This is the sixth year the program has been taking place, and it’s all about immigrant youth getting integrated into the community and Canadian culture.

It was the first time skating for some of the participants, but for many, it’s now their second or third year in a row.

“If you see them from last year, it amazes me how fast they learn to skate,” said AlSammarraie.

He added that the majority of skaters are from Syria, while others are from Africa

or Europe. Some are even exchange students.

Chief Superintendent Shahin Mehdizadeh, district commander for Central Alberta District, said the RCMP were at Bower Ponds as part of their engagement with the community, and in this case helping newcomers learn to skate.

Being an immigrant himself, Mehdizadeh said the immigrant population is one of the largest sectors of Canada’s population, and it’s growing fast.

“From my perspective, any investment in getting better interaction and building relationships with our newcomers for the future of the country is an investment in the future of Canada,” he said.

He added that RCMP members are encouraged to be active not just with newcomers, but in every aspect of the community.

“This sort of effort breaks down the barriers that may exist based on some of the newcomers coming from certain countries that may not enjoy the same sort of relationship with the police.”

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HELPING OTHERS Mahmoud Nazal hits the ice at Bower Ponds with the help of Gerald Grobmeier and Ken Foster of the Red Deer RCMP. He was trying to show his son Mansour, who is part of C.A.R.E. Learn to Skate Program that if he can skate, so can he.

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Blood donors help save six-year-old Brielle Robichaud’s life

BLOOD DONORS - The Robichaud family have benefited greatly from blood transfusions and encourage Red Deerians to get out and donate in 2018.

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ed Deerian Brielle Robichaud, six, was diagnosed with a brain tumor (pilomyxoid astrocytoma) when she was just three-years-old.

Trish and Nick Robichaud, her parents, were quickly informed that the tumor required immediate surgery.

“The first surgery they did was the first day we went to the hospital,” Trish said. “We didn’t know how sick she was and they ended up doing a six-hour surgery on her brain. She could have bled to death and she required two blood transfusions that one day.”

Following the first surgery, Brielle has needed five more surgeries and 19 months of chemotherapy — all which required numerous blood transfusions.

“It was successful at maintaining the size of the tumor, but it would really take a toll on her body and her platelets would get really low. She would be very pale, would bruise easily, and as

was really tired,” Trish said. “We would take Life Blood Donor Challenge. her for a blood transfusion and then instantly The friendly competition encourages resithe colour would come back to her cheeks, her dents in Red Deer and Lethbridge to book an energy would come back and she would feel appointment to donate blood. Last year, the way, way better.”

Hurricanes were able to gather more appointShe added that blood transfusions are absolute- ments in Lethbridge, so Red Deer Canadian ly essential for kids who have tumors or cancer, Blood Services are hoping to bring in more in especially since they allow for chemotherapy 2018.

“Brielle has had seven trans“They asked us tonight if See our video at we wanted to come and we fusions to date,” she said. “She has had transfusions of blood are honoured to come,” Trish and also just platelets separatesaid. “We have benefitted so .com ly, which is something I feel is much from blood transfusions. really neat. With a blood doWe have had so many of our nation, they actually split it up and can benefit friends and family become first-time donors three different people. It is neat to see the amazing because of Brielle’s journey. It saves lives.” transformation in her body.”

Shaun Richer, territory manager for Canadian Brielle finished chemotherapy in August 2017, Blood Services, said the need is great for blood which has allowed the Robichaud’s to do things donors. like enjoy an evening at the Red Deer Rebels game “We are always trying to encourage new donors as a family. Prior to the puck drop on Jan.3rd to come and donate because the need for hospital against the Moose Jaw Warriors, the Robichaud’s patients is always there. If a new donor comes took time to encourage Central Albertans to in today, hopefully they will come back in and donate during the Rebels vs. Hurricanes Give see us again,” he said.

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President Joel Ward optimistic RDC will Lyndon Olsen receive degree-granting status soon guilty in death of Red Deer woman

in three to five years.

“We already have two new degrees that are before governRed Deer College is continument for approval. We think ing to patiently wait to hear those will be the first two new ones,” he said. back from the Province of Alberta regarding the status He added degree-granting of their hopes to begin degree could potentially add 50% granting. more students to the instituThe Minister of Advanced tion in three to seven years, Education Marlin Schmidt which can now be more easily accommodating due to the had previously made his recseveral capital projects under ommendation to the Province regarding degree-granting at construction including the RDC and gave December as Gary W. Harris Canada Games a preliminary timeline for an Centre and the new residence answer.

— both of which are scheduled With that timeline now to open in 2018.

Ward added the project will lapsed, President of Red Deer add critical growth to Central College Joel Ward is now Alberta in a variety of ways. thinking mid-February.

DEGREE GRANTING - Red Deer College President Joel Ward, seen “He did call and say, ‘We are here unveiling last year’s Notebook Magazine, is optimistic that the “Our economic, cultural and getting close. We just have a lit- institution will be approved for degree-granting status early this year. social growth is impaired due to our inability to provide the tle more work to do. Be patient’.

Todd Colin Vaughan/Red Deer Express So I would expect an answer educational opportunities that Royal University. probably in February,” Ward said. students need in Central Alberta,” he said.

“Degree-granting status is really important “We have made our case; we have the support The Province is currently debating the issue, but has assured Ward the issue is on to us because we are shut out of that market,” of all of Central Alberta including students, Ward said. business and industry, mayors and councils the agenda.

“It is similar to being a retail store with four across Central Alberta and the school boards Degree-granting for RDC is key to keeping students in Central Alberta, according to products, but you are only allowed to sell three all support us.”

Ward. Over 56% of Alberta post-secondary when most of your customers want the fourth He added RDC is preparing for the best students graduate with a four-year degree, one. That is a challenge.” result in February.

If approved, RDC will begin immediately something the college cannot currently offer “The government has listened and they will outside of nursing and education, which is turning their current degrees through other have a decision. I’m optimistic it will be a good offered through the University of Alberta, institutions into their own. The school will one, but I really don’t know what the answer and business which is offered through Mount also work to introduce several more programs will be,” he said.

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A man charged in the death of a 25-yearold woman has pleaded guilty to a lesser offence in Red Deer’s Court of Queen’s Bench on Jan. 8th.

Lyndon William Grant Olsen, 34, was arrested in February 2017 and charged with manslaughter using a firearm after a 25-year-old woman died in hospital on file photo Feb. 1st, 2017.

Olsen was charged after Red Deer RCMP responded to a report of shots being fired in the area of a townhouse complex located near the intersection of 43rd St. and 54th Ave. at 6:13 a.m. Feb. 1st.

A short time later, police received a report of a pickup truck having collided with a power pole on 42nd Street leading up to the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Police have confirmed the two crime scenes on that morning were linked.

Officials said minutes after a report of shots fired on Feb. 1st in the area of 43rd St. and 54th Ave., RCMP located an injured woman in a vehicle near the hospital.

The woman was taken to hospital, where she later died of her injuries. The autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Calgary on Feb. 2nd determined that the death of the 25-year-old woman was a homicide.

Olsen will appear in court again March 5th.

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SOMETHING BREWIN’ - Charlie Bredo, co-owner of Troubled Monk Brewery, said the Government of Alberta has helped small brewers in the province immensely.

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The Government of Alberta recently sent out a press release touting the success of their legislation regarding small breweries in Alberta.

The release outlined the success of the Alberta Small Brewers Development Program which, in part, provides grants to Alberta breweries.

“Alberta’s farmers grow the best grain and now more Alberta brewers and distillers are taking advantage of that to make the best beer and spirits.

Our government is proud to support a successful and growing industry from grain to glass as they broaden job opportunities, help diversify the economy and make great products,” Joe Ceci, president of the treasury board and minister of finance, said.

Currently, there are 21 spirit producers in 19 communities and nearly 60 small breweries — an increase from 45 breweries since the Alberta Small Brewers Development Program was introduced just over one year ago. The amount of beer sold in that time has grown 27%, which equals an increase of 20 million bottles of beer.

Charlie Bredo, co-owner of Troubled Monk Brewery in Red Deer, said the NDP government has been very supportive of the industry.

“I think it has helped that they have brought a lot of attention to the industry through the changes they made,” he said. “When they changed it so there would be a grant program in place for small brewers, it effectively put us on a level playing field with the rest of Canada.”

Bredo said in a perfect world, breweries from all provinces would be able to sell their products throughout all of Canada. This is currently not the case, and it was previously very difficult for Albertan breweries to get their products into out of province markets.

“If you were a brewery in B.C. before the government made these changes, you could sell beer into Alberta. These breweries were growing and taking money out of the province,” Bredo said.

“They were adding employment into their economies and Alberta didn’t have that same advantage sending our beer into those jurisdictions.”

Bredo said the government changing tax rates for Albertan breweries allowed them to sell their products at a more competitive price.

“The grant with Alberta breweries puts us on a level playing field with those out of province breweries,” he said.

Bredo added the idea these tax changes are unfair is misguided.

“There’s so much in the news about how it is unfair, but in reality, we can’t sell our beer there, so how is that fair?” he said.

Regarding the burgeoning growth of the industy, Bredo and Blindman Brewing Co-owner Hans Douf agreed that a competitive market will be good for the consumer.

“It is great for the consumer because it is forcing the breweries to produce great beer, reasonable prices, good marketing and all that. For the businesses that don’t have those things, It could be tough for them,” Bredo said.

Douf wasn’t too concerned of an over-saturated market and said the product will be solid due to the added competition.

“If you get in a competitive mind space, you may get a little nervous, but that can be good because it can help each brewery try to create the best product out there,” he said.

Going forward, Bredo said it is important that the government works with brewers to help open up the borders throughout Canada so that brewers can get their products out of and into Alberta.

“That is the next big challenge. It should be just as easy for us to get our beer into their liquor stores as it is for them to get their beer into our liquor stores,” he said.

Douf added brewers now have a strong united voice when dealing with government.

“With our Alberta Small Brewers Association, we are able to have more of a voice to help lobby and change regulations that will help us grow,” Douf said.

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Wedding season will be upon us before we know it, and it can be a very stressful time for future brides.

Many brides will often associate weddings with stress, as it can be a lot of work to get those last minute details in place.

There are a lot of thoughts that can go through a woman’s mind leading up to the big day. What will my future husband think as I walk down the aisle?

Will my guests enjoy the food? There can be lots of those stress factors, but it’s supposed to be one of the best days of your life, so why not make it stress-free?

As you plan that special day, it’s important to plan, but it’s also important to stop and smell the roses as the saying goes.

It’s important to recognize that this is your big day, the moment you get to marry your soul mate, the love of your life and most importantly, your best friend.

It should be a time where you take your time in the planning process and just live in the moment.

Go out and taste the wines and cakes together, hit the stores with your best girlfriends or your soon-to-be in-laws for some fun dress shopping and maybe, just

maybe, that stress will leave you and it will feel less like a wedding plan and more like another wonderful chapter of life’s greatest adventures.

It is, after all, the journey that gets us to the destination, and the journey can sometimes be a struggle, but it can also be a life lesson or a fun adventure.

Something future brides can also take advantage of, especially in Red Deer, is the With This Ring Bridal Gala coming up Feb. 4th at Westerner Park.

It gives brides-to-be a chance to visit a wide variety of exhibitors to help in planning that special day. It’s also a good opportunity to go out and have some fun while planning your day, as you have the help of professionals, who’s sole job it is to help you out, relieving those lingering stresses.

So while finding that special dress, the perfect flower arrangements and ideal location can be stressful, it’s important to not associate that with stress, and think of it as a journey, a journey to a new beginning, a joyous occasion and a time of love that opens up many adventures.

Weddings can be stressful, but just like many other

things in life, they are a magical moment in time.

They, like a lot of other projects, take planning, they take work, but once that work is done, it’s exciting to look at that finished product.

If you take the time and not leave crucial details to the last minute, if you stop and actually smell those roses, if you live in the now and try to enjoy the planning processes, those stresses will just fly away.

I don’t think anybody on their wedding day wants to look back and think ‘that was stressful.’ We get one life to live, and this is one of those times, those moments, where we shouldn’t stress out, as it’s a happy and memorable occasion To all those future brides out there, rather than being bogged down by the minuscule details of a wedding, it’s important to think of that moment when you are at the altar looking at your husband-to-be, it’s those moments that are so important in life that can sometimes, although not meant to, be forgotten during the planning process.

So here’s to a fun, stress-free planning process.

Happy planning!

Is it time for major tax reform in Canada?

On the same day that Finance Minister Bill Morneau clarified the federal government’s proposals to limit “income sprinkling” as a way for high-income owners of private companies to reduce their taxes, the Senate finance committee released its report recommending that all his tax changes should be scrapped.

Instead, the committee recommended the government undertake an independent and comprehensive review of the tax system with the purpose of, “Reducing complexity, ensuring economic competitiveness and enhancing overall fairness.”

The last time Canada had such a comprehensive review was the Royal Commission on Taxation, led by Kenneth Carter. It reported in 1966, with many but not all of its recommendations finally implemented in legislation in 1972.

This process took a decade from the start of the commission.

The Senate committee’s proposal, if taken seriously, looks very much like the proverbial ‘kicking the can down the road’ – a massive delaying tactic.

This is not to say that more in-depth review of Canada’s income tax system would be wrong. But instead of a massive big-bang review as extensive as that of Carter, it would be more prudent to make ongoing in-depth analysis of various facets of the tax system a full-time activity of the Department of Finance.

As Canada’s auditor general observed, “Information provided by the Department of Finance Canada on taxbased expenditures does not adequately support parliamentary oversight.”

In some cases, these regular reviews could address more structural aspects of the tax system, as compared to the tax-based expenditures identified by the auditor general.

The firestorm of protest that dogged Morneau over the proposed changes in the taxation of private companies raises the broader question of just how individual and corporate income taxes should relate to one another.

In tax jargon, the topic is corporate-personal income tax integration.

Basic principles of income taxation require that incomes not be taxed twice: once when received by a corporation, and again when the income is paid out as salary or a dividend to individual shareholders.

At the same time, income flowed through a corporation should not be under-taxed, compared to the way this income would be treated if it were received directly by individuals in the first place – precisely the concern being addressed by the controversial proposals recently detailed by the minister.

A second possible focus could be the tax incentives for retirement savings in registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) and workplace registered pension plans (RPPs).

In this case, the basic structure of comprehensive limits, one of the Carter commission’s original recommendations, was only implemented in 1990. But

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there are important questions about the overall costs of these incentives, and their targeting, as they are mostly used by those with higher incomes, compared to middle-class taxpayers.

A third possible area for in-depth review is the taxation of offshore income, not least given the scandals revealed by the Paradise Papers.

However, this is an area that Canada can’t address on its own.

Major improvements in enforcement against tax evasion (which is illegal), and even in detecting serious tax avoidance strategies (which are legal but may be highly abusive), require more extensive international collaboration.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has been leading work in the area of what’s known as ‘base erosion and profit shifting’ (BEPS). But so far, it’s not delivering nearly as much as needed to tackle the major issues.

It could be that ‘tax reform’ (or in the words of the Senate committee report, “ensuring economic competitiveness”) is actually code for simply cutting corporate income tax rates.

The recent U.S. tax reform legislation has raised fears that a lower corporate income tax rate there will place intolerable pressure on Canadian companies, inducing them to cut investment here.

But tax cuts themselves are not tax reform. The U.S. changes did include

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some base broadening by cutting back on some “tax-based expenditures,” but primarily it increased the deficit by almost $1.5 trillion.

In any case, any reviews of Canada’s tax system should be based on solid evidence.

The recent proposals regarding income sprinkling, passive income and avoiding equitable capital gains tax on disposition of a private company have been notable, at least for data nerds, for the weakness of the evidence provided. The recent Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) study seems to have done a better job.

Even more important than another commission on taxation would be for the government to provide itself with high-quality data and analytical capacity so it can understand what’s really going on, and (subject to confidentiality restrictions) enable bona fide external researchers to provide Canadians with ongoing independent evidence-based analysis.

Instead of attempting once in a generation big-bang tax reform, it would be far more effective to follow the auditor general and invest in ongoing analysis and regular review of all major tax provisions.

Michael Wolfson is an expert adviser with EvidenceNetwork.ca and a member of the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics at the University of Ottawa. He was a Canada Research Chair at the University of Ottawa. He is a former assistant chief statistician at Statistics Canada. His column is distributed through Troy Media.

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Hockey doldrums in the City’s early years This year marks the 100th anniversary of the N.H.L., a great opportunity to reflect on the history of hockey. And it is not surprising, given the importance of the sport to Canadians, that hockey has been a big part of Red Deer’s history. However, there was a period, lasting almost two decades, when hockey really lagged in the community.

The problems began in the early morning hours of Feb. 8th, 1907. The roof of Red Deer’s first indoor rink on Morrison (52nd St.) collapsed under a heavy weight of snow. Part of the building was salvaged as a curling rink.

However, nothing was done for many years to provide new covered space for hockey.

Hence, all hockey games had to be played outdoors.

With the intense cold typical of Central Alberta winters, games were often a challenge, or else had to be postponed until the weather improved.

Before the collapse of the rink, Red Deer had three strong hockey teams – juniors, intermediates and seniors - each of which were strong contenders for championships on regional and provincial levels.

After Red Deer lost its covered rink, hockey was generally limited to high school or intra-community teams, with only one team competing in regional leagues.

Many of those league games were played in other Central Alberta communities that had covered rinks.

There was still a strong community desire to get a new community rink. At first, there were hopes that one would be built as a private busi-

ness venture.

However, 1908 and 1909 were marked by a sharp economic recession.

When no private rink materialized, pressure grew on the local Town council to take on the project. There were more delays given some significant financial and organizational problems for the Red Deer Exhibition Association, the proposed partner in such a venture.

By 1911-1912, the Exhibition Association finally resolved its challenges.

However, the first priority for the Association was new facilities, such as exhibits buildings and a grandstand, for the annual summer fair.

Finally, in 1913, firm plans were made for the construction of a large new rink/arena on the fairgrounds.

There was another delay when another recession set in. However, most people were confident that this was only a temporary setback.

Then, in August 1914, the First World War broke out. Attention turned to the war effort, not new recreational projects. Moreover, a large portion of the fairgrounds was turned into a military training camp.

With so many young men enlisting for military service, there was a growing shortage of available players.

For a while, local military units provided some credible teams. However, as more and more men left for overseas, those military teams disappeared.

The situation did not improve after the War ended.

Red Deer entered a severe post-war economic depression. Many young men came back from

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WINTER FUN - Young boys playing shinny hockey on an outdoor rink on Nanton (48th) Ave. in what is now downtown Red Deer.

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Regional leagues such as the Rosebud League and Big Five struggled as the many of the same challenges were felt across the province.

The real low point was hit in 1919. The City only managed to create an outdoor rink using a slough on First Street South (49th St.) on the north side of Parkvale.

Many of the rink boards were salvaged from old buildings.

Things improved with a more formal outdoor rink on Ross Street in 1920. However, it was much smaller than a standard rink.

Moreover, fan support was weak, with many

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Leslieville fire deemed arson, suspect identified

BY MEGAN ROTH Black Press

The fire that destroyed Leslieville’s Elk’s Hall on Dec. 29 has been deemed arson

by Rocky Mountain House RCMP. While RCMP are still investigating the incident, a person of interest has been identified

by RCMP. “At this point, a person of interest has been identified and RCMP can confirm that this investigation is progressing,� a news release released by RCMP on Jan. 3 said.

The chief of Clearwater Regional Fire Rescue Services determined the cause of the fire was arson after examining the scene of the fire on Jan. 2.

The hamlet’s Elk’s Hall went up in flames around 7 p.m. on Dec. 29. The fire was originally deemed as suspicious before further investigations began.

Fire crews from Leslieville, Condor, Caroline and Rocky Mountain House battled the blaze in subzero temperatures. At the time of the fire,

SEIZURE - A traffic stop in Innisfail leads to RCMP finding a loaded sawed off shotgun, ammunition, face masks, break in tools and a controlled substance. photo submitted

COMMUNITY LOSS - the Dec. 29th fire in Leslieville destroyed the community’s Elk’s Hall. The investigation into the fire has determined the cause was arson. A suspect has been identified, though RCMP are still investigating. photo submitted temperatures reached around Fire Rescue Services is cur-42C. rently unable to say how it Though roughly 33 crew started.

The Elks, which consists of members were on the scene, firefighters were unable to 50 members in the commusave the hall and it was con- nity, is currently looking into sumed by fire. their options moving forward.

The structure has been Rocky Mountain House standing in Leslieville for RCMP are looking for any about 70 years, and is con- possible witnesses to the fire. sidered to be a great loss for Anyone with information the community. about the fire that destroyed The fire is said to have start- the hall is asked to contact ed in the back of the building, the Rocky Mountain House though Clearwater Regional RCMP.

RCMP find loaded sawed off shotgun in searched vehicle

BY NEWS STAFF RED DEER EXPRESS

On Dec. 28th Innisfail RCMP conducted a traffic stop on Hwy. 54 outside of Innisfail. As a result of the investigation, the vehicle was searched and police located a loaded sawed off shotgun, ammunition, face masks, break in tools and a controlled substance.

As a result of this traffic stop, 29-year-old Taylor Curl, from Red Deer, is now

charged with multiple offenses, including but not limited to: unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm with a tampered serial number, and possession of a controlled substance.

On Jan. 1st, Innisfail RCMP conducted a traffic stop on Range Road 25, Red Deer County. During that traffic stop, police observed a prohibited gun magazine in plain view inside the vehicle. After a search of the vehicle, police

seized a Suomi M31 semi-automatic sub-machine gun, two 36 round Suomi M31 magazines loaded with ammunition, two pistol magazines, nun chucks and other assorted ammunition. As a result of this traffic stop, three people have been charged with multiple firearms offenses.

Those individuals are 25-year-old Jeromy Arsenault, 34-year-old Steven Matson, from Rimbey and 26-year-old Katelin Savard from Innisfail.

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Community Calendar The Red Deer Action Group Society is seeking volunteer board members who have a interest in transportation for individuals who are disadvantaged or disabled. If you are interested, please email rdag@telus.net for further details.

Beginner two step and waltz lessons (cued) run Jan. 19th - April 27th at Innisfail United Church 7 p.m.

Call Wendy at 403-505-4979.

Cronquist House events coming up include the Robbie Burns Tea on Jan. 25th from 2 to 4 p.m. ($120 per person); the Valentine’s Sweetheart Dinner on Feb. 14th from 6 – 9 p.m. (cost is $150 per couple or $170 per couple for a private room). Black History Month runs in February with a cultural cafe (date to be determined); Family Day activites run Feb. 19th from 11:30 a.m.

– 4 p.m. There is a St. David’s Day Tea on March 1st from 2 – 4 p.m. (cost is $12 per person). A St. Patrick’s Day Tea runs March 17th from 2 – 4 p.m. (cost is $12 per person).

A St. Georges Day Tea runs April 20th from 2 – 4 p.m. (cost is $12 per person). On May 1st, the Cronquist Tea House opens for the season - hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday to Fridays. A Mother’s Day Tea runs May 12th with 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. sittings. (cost is $15 for adults and $7 for children.

For more information, call 403-346-0055.

Central Alberta Historical Society Program - Jan. 17th at 7 p.m. at Red Deer Museum. The topic will be ‘Ghost Towns of Alberta’ with speaker Johnnie Bachusky. Johnnie is a journalist, photographer and author of two books of ghost towns in Alberta and the Red Coat Trail in Saskatchewan. For further information, contact Shelia 403-304-0742.

Exciting nordic ski race is coming to Red Deer! The 2018 Haywood NorAm Western Canadian Championships and Peavey Mart Alberta Cup 5/6 is Friday, Jan. 19th to Sunday, Jan. 21st at Red Deer’s River Bend nordic ski trails. Parkland Cross-Country Ski Club and Red Deer Nordic have been busy preparing for this event and now all we need is you to help volunteer at the races. Come out to support your community, meet friends, and watch some fantastic ski racing! For more information or to volunteer please visit Facebook: @2018Westerns, reddeernordic.ca, or contact Alison rdnvolunteer@gmail.com.

Do you want to have fun and meet new people? Come check us out! We offer square dance classes for young and old, single or couples! No partner needed. We dance to all types of music, no experience necessary. Monday and Wednesdays ! We will have you dancing in no time! Meet us

at Clearview Community Hall at 93 Cornett Drive. For more information please call Barry at 403-986-4825 or Eileen at 403-342-1509.

Please join us for the Spruce View 13th Annual Fiddlers Jamboree and Dance Jan. 27th at the Spruce View Community Hall.

Beef on a bun supper starts at 5:30 p.m. with the fiddlers on from 7 to 9 p.m. and a dance to follow. There will also be door prizes. Adults: $20 advance sales, $25 at the door. Fiddlers and pre-school - free.

Net proceeds to community projects. The event is being sponsored by the Spruce View and District Lions. For More info, Tickets or Fiddlers pre-register by calling Neil at 403-728-3798 or Phil at 403-728-0008.

Robbie Burns’ Night supper – hosted by the Red Deer Legion Pipe Band on Jan. 20th, at the Royal Canadian Legion, Red Deer.

Join us for cocktails from 6 to 7 p.m. followed by a traditional Robbie Burns supper: Special events include piping in of the Haggis, the Red Deer Legion Pipe Band, Highland Dancers and more. Tickets are available from any Pipe Band member or the front desk of the Red Deer Legion for $30 per person and should be purchased in advance. For more information call the Red Deer Legion at 403-342-0035.

Canadian Mental Health Association will be offering Art of Friendship, which is an eight-week course. Meet new friends. Learn new skills. Make new community connections. Build self-confidence.

Reduce loneliness and laugh more. Topics will include tolerance, healthy boundaries, values, trust, responsibility and commitment. It is particularly helpful for people who want to improve their quality of life by learning and practicing the skills needed to develop and keep healthy friendships through peer support and a focus on recovery. Art of Friendship will run Feb. 15th – April 5th on Thursdays from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. This course is offered by donation; with $25 being the recommended donation. Please call 403-342-2266 or email education@reddeer.cmha.ab.ca to register.

Canadian Mental Health Association will be offering Wellness Recovery Action Planning. WRAP™ is an eight week course that helps people incorporate wellness tools and strategies into their lives. Thousands of people, world-wide, have successfully used what they learned during a WRAP course to live happier and more satisfying lives while improving connections to their families, their friends, and their community. WRAP will run February 15 – April 5 on Thursdays from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. as well as Feb. 26th – April 23rd from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The cost for this course is $50, which covers the materials fee. Bursaries may be

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Please call 403-342-2266 or emaileducation@reddeer.cmha.ab.ca to register.

Y.A.R.D. (Yoga Alliance of Red Deer) NOW taking registration for Janurary 2018 winter session. Many classes to choose from: gentle modified, kundalini, yin, hath, yoga for backs, yoga Nidra and flow classes.

Punch passes and drop ins welcome. Please see www.reddeeryoga.ca or call 403-5509240 or email info@reddeeryoga.ca.

Golden Circle continues with Thursday night dances - admission is $7 per person and everyone is welcome. For more information, call Diane at the Golden Circle at 403-343-6074. The Ridge Riders play Jan. 11th; Three’s a Crowd on Jan. 18th and Black Velvet on Jan. 25th.

Red Deer Readers’ Theatre meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Timberlands Branch of the Red Deer Public Library (300 Timothy Drive). We are currently preparing for our forthcoming performances. Readers’ Theatre enables people who enjoy activity in Theatre to participate without the need to memorize scripts and without attending a long schedule of rehearsals. We use the method of “anticipated reading”, using our voices as the instrument for delivering an interesting performance. Our group is open to all members of the public, and we invite you to attend and join us in reading play scripts and selecting those suitable for our intended audiences. We’ll have a kettle on and all the fixin’s for you to make yourself a cuppa tea, coffee or hot chocolate. It is quite an informal group and our objective is to enjoy the activity and provide entertainment where we can. There is no charge for attendance. For further information, call Lionel at 587-679-6222 or e-mail bensar@shaw.ca.

Canadian Mental Health Association is pleased to offer Caregiver Connections, a quality peer-to-peer family support program for parents and caregivers of children and young adults experiencing a mental health concern. Specific information and resources will be shared to assist people in their caregiving while maintaining their own mental health. The Caregiver Connections group meets four times a month on Tuesday evenings from 6 – 8:00 p.m. This group is not held on the fifth Tuesday of the month or on stat holidays. Caregiver Connections meets at the CMHA Learning Annex, First Red Deer Place (ATB Building), 4911 – 51st St., Suite 404 in downtown Red Deer. People need not register before attending for the first time and there is no fee for this service. Caregivers can call CMHA at 403-342-2266 for more information or visit the CMHA website at www.reddeer.cmha.ca/caregiver-connections.

2018 with improvements in balance, circulation, and stress reduction. Tai Chi is an ancient Taoist Art that is beneficial to people of all levels of fitness and ability, designed to strengthen both mind and body. A volunteer organization, FLK Taoist Tai Chi® has accredited instructors and has been offering classes in Red Deer for over 30 years. Come and have fun with us! The first week is free. Bring flat soled indoor shoes and wear loose clothing. Our next set of Beginner Classes starts the week of Jan. 8th, 2018.

For more information, go to www.taoist. org. Daytime Mon/Fri 11 a.m.- noon; Tue/ Thurs 9:30-10:30 a.m.; Saturdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. Evening - Mon/Wed 6-7 p.m.; Tuesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. Classes also offered in Sylvan Lake, Innisfail, Rimbey and Lacombe.

Red Deer Celiac Support Group - anyone living with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten intolerance, come and learn how to manage your diet, where to buy food and about eating out and other information.

We meet the third Tuesday of the month at South Sobeys coffee lounge, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Drop in or stay and visit. Free coffee. For more, call Clarice at 403-341-4351 or Karen at 403-357-2233. Email reddeerceliacs@yahoo.ca.

Canadian Mental Health Association is pleased to offer Caregiver Connections, a quality peer-to-peer family support program for parents and caregivers of children and young adults experiencing a mental health concern. Specific information and resources will be shared to assist people in their caregiving while maintaining their own mental health. The Caregiver Connections group meets four times a month on Tuesday evenings from 6 – 8 p.m. This group is not held on the fifth Tuesday of the month or on stat holidays. Caregiver Connections meets at the CMHA Learning Annex, First Red Deer Place (ATB Building), 4911 – 51 Street, Suite 404 in downtown Red Deer. People need not register before attending for the first time and there is no fee for this service. Caregivers can call CMHA at 403-342-2266 for more information or visit the CMHA website at www.reddeer.cmha.ca/caregiver-connections.

Innisfail Circle Chase Round Dance Club - Beginner Jive (all dancers welcome). Waltz/Two step/Phase 2/2 plus.

Must have basic phase 2). Club runs thru April. Contact Wendy at 403-505-4979.

Central Alberta Lyme Support - this support group is for people who have or suspect they have Lyme disease or any of the co-infections, and for their caregivers and families. Meetings take place the last Thursday of each month at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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Medical benefits needed for seniors

BY MICHELLE FALK michelle.falk@reddeerexpress.com

Red Deer Regional Hospital is bursting at the seams and according to Karen Cazemier this problem could be solved if seniors could receive their medical benefits regardless of where they choose to live.

“They’re not sick, they’re old—age is not a disease,” said Cazemier, owner of Community Care Cottages located in Lacombe, Red Deer and Edmonton. She lobbies for seniors saying they do not belong in the hospital or “institutions”.

Red Deer Regional Hospital currently has many seniors occupying acute care beds because they are unable to get a spot in a publicly-funded facility such as Royal Oak in Lacombe, Pines Lodge or the Piper Creek Lodge in Red Deer.

When asked, Alberta Health Services did not respond as to the specific number of seniors occupying hospital beds. ”While acute care in the hospital is more expensive than long-term care, there are no set costs for seniors in the hospital waiting for long-term care because each patient requires different levels of care,” said Brent Wittmeier, press secretary for the minister of health.

According to the Office of the Minister for Seniors and Housing, the government has allocated $45 million of the budget to support seniors’ housing.

They confirmed the government does not fund private seniors facilities, but did not respond to how facilities can obtain that status.

That is something Cazemier said is extremely difficult.

“The industry is unnecessarily complex,” said Irene Martin-Lindsay, executive director of the Alberta Seniors Communities and Housing

Association or ASCHA. “It’s kind of a strange landscape here in Alberta.”

ASCHA is a non-partisan group representing 70% of the seniors’ housing sector.

It partners with provincial and municipal governments to educate leaders and advocate for seniors’ housing.

Martin-Lindsay explained it should be an independent access system giving choice back to residents.

“Right now we have a compliance model, not a quality model,” she said.

“We have to accept that seniors may want to live with a certain level of risk and that like everyone else they are entitled to take that risk.”

According to Cazemier, there are plenty of empty beds available in the private sector, but most seniors cannot afford to pay for their own medical care in addition to accommodation fees.

Publicly-funded facilities have fixed accommodation rates of $1,992 per month covering meals, snacks, a lifeline and housekeeping and Alberta Health pays for all residents’ medical care, based on residents’ “assessed needs”.

If a senior is living independently at home they can be assessed and receive government-funded medical care.

In private facilities they set their own accommodation rates and they vary widely.

What is consistent is that they pay their own medical bills. If a senior lives in a private home Alberta Health Services will only assess “unmet needs.”

“The system is currently in the middle of a transformative shift,” Martin-Lindsay said.

The Nursing Home Act hasn’t been formally reviewed in Alberta for 33 years, since it was changed in 1984.

Your leaders’ statements regarding seniors’ care and housing BARB MILLER - MLA for Red Deer South (NDP)

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Seniors who have dedicated their lives to making Red Deer and Alberta a better place to live deserve to have high-quality living spaces in this community to meet their needs.

“I have spoken with many of my constituents about this, and while I have heard some concerns about the situation in Red Deer I think most are supportive of the work our government is doing.

“We have committed to creating 2,000 new long-term care beds across the province.

“As Alberta’s third largest city, I will continue to advocate to make sure we get our fair share, and I’ll continue to advocate for programs and spending that makes life better for seniors in this community.”

RON ORR - MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka (UPC)

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We’re talking about housing here. Why is seniors housing being managed

by Alberta Health? Being old is not a disease!

“My two concerns are the financial side and the importance of personal choice for people, in terms of the kind of place they want to stay.

“In many cases what is happening in the institution-model is that they are being put into acute care beds in the hospital; we have that happening in Lacombe, a bunch of them sitting in the acute side of the hospital. This kind of care is costing $700,000 to $800,000 a year.

“I don’t think forcing people into large institutional settings is best for them emotionally, psychologically and consequently health-wise.”

KIM SCHREINER - MLA for Red Deer North (NDP)

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Since 2015, I have always maintained an open door policy to keep abreast of my constituents’ concerns.

“The topic of seniors care in Red Deer is important to both my constituents and myself.

“I am glad to be a part of a government that has refused to make the drastic cuts that would make life harder for so many seniors in our community and across the province.

“For those with expressed concerns regarding the quantity and quality of seniors housing in Red Deer, know my door is always open to discuss these issues with me.”

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Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta hosts first Space for Families Gala

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

The Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta is hosting their very first Space for Families Gala on Jan. 27th at the Harvest Centre.

The gala is in partnership with the house’s yearly Freeze the House curling bonspiel.

“It is a galaxy/sci-fi themed event,” Events Coordinator Cassandra Galenzoski said. “We have amped it up with theatrical performances, as well as some dancers and dueling guitars by the Clamdaggers.

It should be a fun night. We are really excited and we will be throwing a few surprises in.”

The event costs $75 per person or $600 for a table, and all funds raised, including raffles and other event draws, goes directly to the Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta day-use program.

“It is one of our signature events that will help us towards the $1.2 million operating costs we have,” Galenzoski said. “The funds from this event will go towards our day-use program, which is designed for Red Deer families to use the amenities here at the house.”

Those amenities include meals, laundry use, TV use and a rest and recharge room, which gives families a break from their time

spent at the Red Deer Regional Hospital.

“Last year we had 261 day-use passes used and this year, not including December, we have had 850 passes used,” Galenzoski said. “We are trying to make sure we are servicing the people of Red Deer.

“This comes with an additional cost, which means we are going through more of our operating budget, but we are really excited to help families of Red Deer and Central Alberta.”

Funds donated to the house go to help families like Nicky Martel, who used the house’s services during a time of great need.

“Ronald McDonald House is an organization I will be thankful of for the rest of my life,” Martel said in a press release. “At the House, there was always a shoulder to cry on. It was never a pity party but a listening ear, a warm hug when you needed it and even when you didn’t. When the weight of the world was crashing down on us, RMH picked us back up. It offered us a sense of normalcy during a time in our life that was not normal for us.”

For families staying at the house, the cost to stay per night is $170, but it only cost the families $12 per night due to donations from the public.

“Most of the donations go straight to the families and the program,” Galenzoski said.

Red Deerians can also volunteer at this event.

“We are always looking for volunteers at the house. If someone contacts us, we will put them to good use,” she said.

She added, “We would love to see people buy tickets and come down and support us. We are very thankful that Red Deer does support us. Throughout the holiday season they have been very wonderful.”

Tickets can be purchased through Cassandra Galenzoski at 403-340-2007 ext. 104 or cgalenzoski@rmhcsca.org.

Red Deer, recently received the Humanitarian Service Award Scholarship from A Better World, for her humanitarian work in Kenya and Rwanda.

“I was very shocked that I got it,” she said. “I didn’t expect that I would get the scholarship. I was really excited and ecstatic about getting it because it is kind of a big accomplishment.”

Welikoklad, who documented her experience and submitted it to A Better World, said that her experiences in Africa changed the way she views the world.

“Going to Kenya and Rwanda is obviously extremely different than living in Red Deer. It was life-changing because a lot of people don’t have the chance to see the things that happen,” she said.

of lakes and mountains,” she said.

“We would go to the classrooms and show the kids the booklets and talk about the names of the animals and what they eat. The teachers got to keep the booklets at the end.”

The students would ask her about Canada and were excited to show her around their schools, many of which were recently built. Welikoklad was humbled by the experience.

“I am definitely way more grateful about everything I have after seeing how little they have.

They are grateful for everything they have even if it is just a pair of shoes,” she said.

This humility has led to Welikoklad seeing western culture as a little decadent in

HELPING FAMILIES - Ronald McDonald House is hosting their first Space for Families Gala at the end of January.

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Notre Dame student receives humanitarian award

YOUNG LEADER - Claire Welikoklad, a student at Notre Dame High School in Red Deer, recently received the Humanitarian Service Award Scholarship from A Better World, for her humanitarian work in Kenya and Rwanda. photo submitted

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

Claire Welikoklad, a student at Notre Dame High School in

Arriving in Africa, Welikoklad was expecting people’s attitudes to represent the difficult conditions that are often how the African continent is portrayed.

This was not the case.

“You wouldn’t expect people living in such poor conditions to be always excited about getting up in the morning. They were always happy and well-dressed.

They always had a smile on their faces and it was fun to see all the people,” she said.

During her time overseas, Welikoklad visited many schools throughout Kenya and Rwanda, which gave her the opportunity to interact with African students who were eager to learn about her life in Canada.

“I made booklets that had Canadian wildlife and pictures

Lacombe County is holding a PUBLIC HEARING

Lacombe County is holding a PUBLIC HEARING

(and you’re invited)

(and you’re invited)

Thursday, January 25th at 9.45 AM -BDPNCF $PVOUZ 0GGJDF $PVODJM $IBNCFST

(located 2½ miles west of Highway 2 at the intersection of Spruceville Road and Highway 12)

BYLAW 1258/17 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTH HIGHWAY 11 AREA STRUCTURE PLAN (ASP) (JOFFRE BRIDGE TO HAYNES)- BYLAW NO. 1258/17 COUNTY’S LAND USE BYLAW The County adopted a new Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB) in July of this year and as a result all the plans and guidelines in the County have to be reviewed to ensure that they are consistent with the new MDP and LUB. The Highway 11 ASP (Joffre Bridge to Haynes) has a number of references and quotes from the previous MDP which are being updated under the proposed amendments. There were also other references to projects that have been completed by the County since the adoption of the ASP. These references have also been updated under the proposed amendments. A full copy of the bylaw can be viewed on the County's website www.lacombecounty.com.

Thursday, January 25th at 10.00 AM -BDPNCF $PVOUZ 0GGJDF $PVODJM $IBNCFST

(located 2½ miles west of Highway 2 at the intersection of Spruceville Road and Highway 12)

Location map Dale Freitag, RPP, MCIP Manager of Planning Services Lacombe County, RR 3, Lacombe AB T4L 2N3 Phone: 403-782-8389; Fax: 403-782-3820

For more information, please contact the County’s Planning and Development Department at 403-782-8389 or visit the County’s website at www.lacombecounty.com

BYLAW 1259/17 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE HAMLET OF MIRROR AREA STRUCTURE PLAN (ASP) - BYLAW 1259/17 The County adopted a new Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB) in July of this year and as a result all the plans and guidelines in the County have to be reviewed to ensure that they are consistent with the new MDP and LUB. The Hamlet of Mirror ASP has a number of references and quotes from the previous MDP which are being updated under the proposed amendments. There were also other references to projects that have been completed by the County since the adoption of the ASP. These references have also been updated under the proposed amendments. A full copy of the bylaw can be viewed on the County's website www.lacombecounty.com.

)ow do I comment?

Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed BNFOENFOUT will have an opportunity to do so at a public hearing. If you are unable to attend the hearing, written submissions can be made to the County. You will, however, need to ensure that your comments are received by the County prior to the date of the hearing. Your comments can be sent by email to info@lacombecounty.com, by fax to 403-782-3820 or by mail to RR 3, Lacombe AB T4L 2N3. All submissions will be public information.

comparison.

“You think about your school compared to the schools there,” she said. “We have technology and computers and it made me think that we don’t need all the stuff that we have.

“Other places could be way better off if they had some of the stuff that we have.”

Welikoklad said she would love to go back to Africa again.

“It was fun to be able to tell people when I got back how the experience changed my life and hopefully other people will want to go or donate to the people,” she said.

She added she is unsure what she intends to do after high school, however, she is confident the scholarship will go towards a post-secondary education.

)ow do I comment?

Location map Dale Freitag, RPP, MCIP Manager of Planning Services Lacombe County, RR 3, Lacombe AB T4L 2N3 Phone: 403-782-8389; Fax: 403-782-3820

Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed BNFOENFOUT will have an opportunity to do so at a public hearing. If you are unable to attend the hearing, written submissions can be made to the County. You will, however, need to ensure that your comments are received by the County prior to the date of the hearing. Your comments can be sent by email to info@lacombecounty.com, by fax to 403-782-3820 or by mail to RR 3, Lacombe AB T4L 2N3. All submissions will be public information.

For more information, please contact the County’s Planning and Development Department at 403-782-8389 or visit the County’s website at www.lacombecounty.com

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BEING PINK FLOYD - PIGS: Canada’s Most Authentic Pink Floyd Tribute are heading to Red Deer’s Memorial Centre Feb. 15th.

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PIGS encapsulates the spirit of Pink Floyd

BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com

PIGS: Canada’s most authentic Pink Floyd Tribute band will be hitting the stage in Red Deer come February.

In a recent interview with the Express, Josh Szczepanowski, the band’s lead-guitarist and vocalist, who plays David Gilmour, said they try and be the real deal.

“I’m the David Gilmour of the band and I sing every part that he would sing and play every instrumental part that he plays,” he said.

He added that one of the biggest things they do as a group that most other Pink Floyd acts he’s heard of don’t, is that they each play a specific member of the band.

“We play it as if it was ours. We play it like we wrote it, so it’s not like tongue and cheek, so it’s less like karaoke - it’s more like a real band,” said Szczepanowski with a laugh.

“I think one of the biggest surprises for a lot of

people is that our Roger, our friend Geoff, has to here and there but never the big four.”

If that big four were to watch the tribute band do everything the real Roger does, which means that he actually doesn’t play bass for probably perform, Szczepanowski would hope they would about half the show.” think they do a good job.

Formed in 2008 in Victoria, “We’ve certainly pushed really ▾ B.C., some of the group’s memhard to be as absolutely accurate “WE’VE CERTAINLY bers were in a band called Men as possible, and I think we treat Against the Sea. it with the respect it deserves.”

PUSHED REALLY HARD “Our bass player was going For Szczepanowski, he got his TO BE AS ABSOLUTELY away on tour with some other start in the music world in high bands so we didn’t really have ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE, school when he was part of the AND I THINK WE TREAT school band. anything to do, and we jammed “We were going to do a proa couple of Pink Floyd songs IT WITH THE RESPECT IT and they sounded really good, duction at the school of Grease, DESERVES.” and we thought, ‘Wait a minute, and I wanted to be in it but all why don’t we just do this?’” of the saxophone parts were Although they haven’t met the Josh Szczepanowski already taken, so I lied to the original members of Pink Floyd, band director and said I knew ▴ Szczepanowski said they’ve spohow to play guitar and then I ken to some of their auxiliary members like Roger learned real fast.

“It was just an elaborate ploy to go on a date Waters’ keyboard player Jon Carin.

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When it came to centring his now musical aspiration around Pink Floyd, he said it was his dad’s favourite band. Szczepanowski didn’t listen to them himself until he was 24, a short time before they started the tribute band.

He said something he really likes about Pink Floyd is that their songs are relatable.

“The themes they’re presenting are really universal and everybody has these same feelings.

All their songs are about the fear of modern life essentially, all the things that can go wrong with modern life, and I think everybody can relate to that.”

He added that he can still listen to The Dark Side of the Moon today, and even after performing it hundreds of times, he can still be moved by it.

“It’s pretty powerful stuff. Even after playing it so many times we can still be moved by it, which is amazing.”

The group will perform at the Red Deer Memorial Centre Feb. 15th.

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Justice Film Festival set for later this month

The 10th annual Red Deer Justice Film Festival is fast approaching and will be held Jan. 25th27th at the Welikoklad Event Centre downtown.

According to the web site, the Red Deer Justice Film Festival was brought to Red Deer in 2008

by CAUSE Canada as part of the Marda Loop Film Festival in Calgary.

“After two years being run by CAUSE Canada, a group of women called ‘The Hearts of Women’

(HOW), who had been helping with some of the planning and volunteering, were asked to take over organization of the event.

“As a goal of the HOW was to advocate for the understanding of social issues, they jumped on board. Their hope was that the film festival may inspire others to take responsibility and promote positive action. The festival continues to run in association with the Marda Loop Justice Film

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Festival and as of last year, the torch has been passed on to a new group of women with the same hopes, goals, and intentions as those of the HOW. Put on by Red Deer residents Lane Tomalty, Breanna Fitzpatrick, and Amanda and Chelsea Hadland, the Festival believes in social education and involvement. It’s free to the public and sponsored by the generous donations of local businesses and individuals.

“With films tackling various topics such as living with cancer, immigration matters, and the connective power of music, this year’s festival hopes to further engage with its audience through post-show discussions where an expert on the film’s subject matter will speak and answer questions.”

Highlights this year include A Simpler Way: A Crisis as Opportunity. According to a synopsis, “The overlapping economic, environmental, and cultural crises of our times can seem overwhelming, can seem like challenges so great and urgent that they have no solutions.

“But rather than sticking our heads in the sand or falling into despair, we should respond with defiant positivity and try to turn the crises we face into opportunities for civilisational renewal.

During the year of 2015 a small community formed on an emerging ecovillage in Gippsland, Australia, and challenged themselves to explore a radically ‘simpler way’ of life based on material sufficiency, frugality, permaculture, alternative technology and local economy.

The C Word explores the impact of cancer.

“This disease is one of the things I dreaded most in life: the word I never wanted to hear,” said director Meghan L. O’Hara.

“And being in the belly of the beast after my own diagnosis, I can attest, it’s no picnic. But it can make you fearless – and hungry for information as to how? Why? Why me? Why so many?

Why are cancer rates going up and up even as awareness and science advance?

“I wasn’t the only one asking those questions, and my quest for answers led me to a man who changed my life forever, because he was already on a course – to change cancer. A brilliant neuro-scientist, David Servan-Schreiber discovered his own brain tumor during MRI research. He set out to gather as ‘much information as I could to see what I could do to help my body fight and resist cancer and what he found was astounding.

And what is even more shocking, why was no one talking about it?”

The Music of Strangers chronicles how over the past 16 years an extraordinary group of musicians come together to celebrate the universal power of music.

According to a synopsis, named for the ancient trade route linking Asia, Africa and Europe, The Silk Road Ensemble, an international collective created by acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, exemplifies music’s ability to blur geographical boundaries, blend disparate cultures and inspire hope for both artists and audience.”

For a complete listing of films, check out www. reddeerjustictfilmfest.ca.

As mentioned, the Festival will take place at Red Deer College’s Welikoklad Event Centre with screenings held from 6 - 11:30 p.m. each day.

There will also be matinée screenings on Saturday from 12:30 - 5 p.m.

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Red Deer’s future brides helped at Sheraton Bridal Showcase photos by Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express

LADY IN WHITE - Katrina Glover and Karen Hanvold of Novia Mia Bridal Red Deer helped future brides find their perfect dress.

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DECADENT DESSERT - One of the many cakes by Red Deer’s Sheraton Hotel.

What I learned about fitness from my puppy Fitness and health are simple - super simple.

Really.

They honestly are. Fitness and health are straightforward, simple and have not changed in thousands of years in spite of what so many authors want to tell you.

If you ever want to see this in an honest, un-encumbered way, get a puppy.

If I could be more like my puppy, life would be so easy and I would be crazy fit!

Our puppy is only 13 weeks old, and he already knows all of the key facts for being fit and healthy, and has zero bad habits. Ok, he has a few bad habits, like pooping in the middle of the dining room – we are working on that one! And don’t recommend chewing clothing, teddy bears and lego bricks. Yes - we have learned to keep that stuff above nose height now.

Here’s what our puppy knows.

Water. Puppy knows that you drink water all the time, all day long. After every run, you drink water.

With any meal, water. Many times during the day, when walking near the dish, you have some water. He never, ever complains about it being ‘just’ water.

If it is kept clean and filled, he has lots. He doesn’t drink coffee, tea, milk, energy drinks or pop - just water. See? I told you, my puppy is a genius.

Exercise. Puppy understands that you exercise every single day.

Period. In fact, three or four times a day. Not so much to over do it, or cause pain or damage, but definitely enough to get a workout in. Some of it slow and curious, some of it super fast and some of it with plyometrics (jumping and tricks). Not only does this help with the next few points, but it is FUN! Eat well. Fine, partly we get some credit for this, because we only feed our puppy the good stuff – no fillers, garbage or things dogs (or people) shouldn’t eat like chemicals, artificial flavours,

colours etc.

But puppy knows that you eat often. Not too much so that you are really full (he is always hungry it seems) but enough to support a growing healthy body.

No distractions during dinner either. Pup doesn’t watch TV or play on the phone, eating time is for eating and chewing properly, followed by a drink of water.

Rest. Puppy has reminded us that getting to bed every night around 11, and getting up crisply at 7:30 a.m. for exercise is the way to go! After a particularly big walk, a nap is a great idea, in fact, several per day is recommended. OK, fine, he is a young puppy and as adults we don’t need quite that many naps.

I don’t know about you, but if I tripled my body weight in four weeks, I would be tired, too. Still, it applies. If you want your body to regenerate

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from exercise, run optimally, heal well, avoid sickness and support you, then enough sleep is a requirement.

Going to the bathroom is important.

Puppy might be learning where to do this specifically, but he does understand that, when you gotta go, you gotta go! I know lots of people, myself included, that are often too busy to take time to pee and just hold it.

Not cool. I also know people that eat poorly and as a result, hardly ever poop. Also not cool.

There are lots of ways to help with that, and honestly, you need to have a good ‘movement’ every day. Puppy says two or three, but we disagree on that one for humans.

Snuggle and cuddle. OK, so maybe this isn’t necessarily a fitness thing, but for sure a few hugs are great for overall health! I recommend you hug your friends, family and people who need one. It’s good medicine, it really is.

Scott McDermott is a personal trainer and owner of Best Body Fitness in Sylvan Lake.

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Lifestyle How “GAADD” is slowly killing North Americans

A wise sage once remarked, “It’s not things you don’t know that gets you into trouble, it’s the things you know for sure that ain’t so!” Most doctors and patients are convinced cholesterol-lowering drugs (CLDs) prevent heart attack. I say, it ain’t so. So what may prove me right? And why is GAADD so important?

Fact # One Years ago I interviewed Dr. Linus Pauling, a two-time Nobel Prize winner. He explained that animals make their own vitamin C and rarely suffer a heart attack. For example, guinea pigs manufacture 13,000 milligrams of C daily, but if infection occurs these animals increase the amount to 100,000 mg daily! It indicates that nature provides vitamin C for health. Unfortunately, humans, due to a genetic quirk, lost the ability to manufacture vitamin C eons ago. Now, heart attack is our great killer.

Fact # Two Pauling reported that just 60 mg. of vitamin C is proven to prevent scurvy. We can obtain this amount by eating just onesixth of an orange. But Pauling

added a fact I had not been they’re suffering from GAADD taught at The Harvard Medical (Generalized Ascorbic Acid School, that it requires several Deficiency Disease). Pauling thousand milligrams of C to labelled it subclinical scurvy prevent heart attack! which affects coronary arterFact # Three ies, but also thousands of others I suffered a severe heart at- in our bodies. A house needs tack at age 74. After open plumbing and much thought I deour body requires cided to take 10,000 Dr. Gifford unblocked arteries. mg of vitamin C Hardened arteries daily, rather than rob organs of oxCLDs. At 93 I’m ygenated blood, still alive! I admit leading to decreased this one fact is not function.

For instance, kidgood scientific evidence. Maybe I was neys filter our blood just lucky to inher30 times every day.

A blockage of renal it good genes. My Mother lived to 94. arteries due to Fact # Four GAADD decreasThe best proof that high C es efficiency, resulting in hyworks is Dr. Sydney Bush’s re- pertension and finally kidney search. He proved that taking failure.

6,000 mg of C daily reversed No organ is immune to atherosclerosis in arteries. His GAADD. A lack of oxygen monumental discovery is sadly may result in loss of vision. Or collecting dust. See the dramat- it can trigger a stroke, another ic before and after photos on my major killer. website, docgiff.com Remember I’m not your docAnother wise sage remarked, tor and I never advise tossing “If you have a problem, and away CLDs. How to treat cardon’t know you have a problem, diovascular disease is a decithen you really have a prob- sion between you and your own lem.” Most people don’t know doctor.

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But after adding up all the facts, particularly the research of Dr. Bush, I’m pleased that I decided on high doses of vitamin C and Lysine, an amino acid. This combination strengthens and opens arteries making them less likely to rupture, causing stroke.

Years ago I became tired of swallowing 30 pills daily. Now, Medi-C Plus and other brands containing large doses of C are available in powder or pills at Health Food Stores. But none of these products work if used for only a short time. They must be lifetime treatment, as you will never make vitamin C. Will history determine who is right or wrong? Unfortunately I won’t be around to find out.

But I hope these facts will prove me right.

There’s another side to this dilemma that is beyond debate.

We know that prescription drugs have unintended side-effects. CLDs are no exception.

Studies show that some patients develop liver and kidney problems. Others complain of leg cramps, emotional troubles and in rare instances total amnesia.

One of the most troubling side-effects is Type 2 diabetes which occurs in 25 to 50 percent of CLD users. Since diabetes is associated with a 50 percent risk of heart attack, studies show CLDs are causing the very disease they’re supposed to prevent.

History may prove me wrong.

I do not claim to be related to the Almighty. But at this moment, I have no regrets about my decision.

Next week, why my Scottish Father would roll over in his grave.

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Swimmer Kia Risling works towards Canada Winter Games

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Local competitive synchronized swimmer Kia Risling has her eye on the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

The 15-year-old swimmer is hoping to make Team Alberta for the Games coming up next February.

“I have to try out for phase one and if I make phase one I have to go through phase two which is called figures, where we all do the exact same movement and get judged on it,” said Risling.

Risling was named Central Female Athlete of the Month in December by the Alberta Sport Development Centre - Central (ASDC-C).

The rising athlete has trained and competed in synchronized swimming since she was just eight years old.

And she tried everything to do with swimming before choosing to go the synchro route.

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“I had done almost anything I could.”

Risling said she passed level 10 of swimming lessons when she was eight, and had done all the junior life guarding courses that she could, along with diving and pre-competitive lane swimming.

“I was just bored with everything and I didn’t know what else to do. My dad later found an ad in the paper to try synchronized swimming out,” she said, adding that she decided to give it a try.

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The rest was history.

Compared to the other types of swimming, Risling said she likes synchro because of the team aspect.

“On the team you become a family, and you have to trust each other and you have to have faith in each other. If there’s no faith or trust in each other, certain movements or things you have to do don’t work.”

One such case of trust, she said, is when they do something called highlights, where they throw girls up in the air, and making sure there is the right positioning for no injuries is crucial.

At only 15 years old, Risling has had quite the list of accomplishments.

Last year, she was the Red Deer Silhouettes only National Athlete and competed in the 13-15 Solo category at Synchro Canada’s, National Qualifiers, Canadian Open and ESPOIR Championship events. She also made it onto Excel Synchro Club’s Junior National Team.

While at ESPOIR, Risling’s figure scores helped her earn a spot on Synchro Alberta’s Provincial Team.

She said looking back, her proudest moment was making it onto the team in Edmonton. She was in the age category 13-15, but as their 13-15 category was full, she had to try out for their junior team, a 16-18 category.

“Everyone was older than me and I was really scared to do it, but I got there and I just did my hardest and they all accepted me,” she said.

Risling also spent this past summer training in Calgary on the provincial team, and competed at the SYNC competition where the team earned a bronze medal.

And she takes her training seriously. While training in Calgary, Risling had to train for a month in July six days a week, six hours a day.

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“You’ve got to learn how to balance things and time management,” she said.

Risling currently travels to Edmonton every weekend to train, and swims about five to six days a week for about two to four hours at a time depending on the day.

She also practices at the Recreation Centre downtown in Red Deer.

When it comes to her spare time, Risling sums it up to eating, sleeping and swimming.

She is currently attending St. Joseph High School.

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Generals win 5-4 in a shootout thriller over Innisfail

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

The Lacombe Generals managed to keep their perfect record against their closest rivals, the Innisfail Eagles, after winning a hotly contested affair 5-4 in a shootout.

As always, the two teams played an edgy game that had its fair share of bruises — both physical and on the ego.

The game was neck and neck throughout, with Lacombe only having the advantage on the shot chart.

Tied 3-3 in the third period, Eagles forward Blair Mulder

would score a crucial goal to put Innisfail up 4-3.

Generals forward Jesse Todd, who had two goals on the night, said his team could have done a bit more in the third period.

“We were shooting a lot from the outside,” he said. “The rebounds were sitting there, but we weren’t getting there. They were able to capitalize on one of our mistakes to go up 4-3 and then we had to battle back. You don’t want to do that but it makes you better in the long run.”

It would be Todd’s line who would eventually find a way to rally his team, when he managed to bang home a rebound with

16.7 seconds remaining in the game to tie the game 4-4.

Generals Captain Don Morrison was impressed with the effort on the last play.

“That is a huge goal. One of our leaders, Kyle Bailey, and his line were pushing the pace. They played great all night long and we got one finally past Barney (Former General netminder Kraymer Barnstable) and tied it up.”

Todd credited his linemate with making the game tying goal easy.

“We wanted to get the puck to the net. We had one shot that ended up behind the net. We

threw it out front and luckily it landed on Bailey’s stick; he got a shot; I went to the net trying to create some havoc and it popped out right there; I shoveled it in.”

The Eagles would eventually win the game in a shootout on a Morrison shot that beat Barnstable.

“There is a lot of emotion there for him (Barnstable). He battles. He battled for us last year and he is battling for them this year. He is a good goalie and it is good to see him play well.

It is fun to play against him,” Morrison said.

Morrison added that gutsy wins like this one are important

INSTANT CLASSIC - The Lacombe Generals would find a way to squeak out a 5-4 shootout win against the Innisfail Eagles.

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to keep his team going forward towards the Allan Cup playoffs.

“We stuck to our game plan.

We know what we got to to do.

We weren’t firing on all cylinders tonight but we gutted one out tonight and found a way to squeak one out,” he said.

With new players coming into

the lineup in 2018, finding ways to win and line depth is going to be important for the Generals Allan Cup chances.

“Once you get to the Allan Cup Playoffs, it is depth that wins you games. You can’t go into an Allan Cup with three lines; you need to have four,” Todd said.

RDC Kings Hockey come through in clutch against Concordia

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

The Red Deer College Kings Hockey team came back from the winter break a little sleepy in the first period of their game against the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder, but would quickly swing the game around in their favour eventually finding a way to win 5-3.

After not having played since late November, the Kings gave up the only goal of the first period to Tyler Benko on the powerplay.

“We didn’t like our first period but it was understandable,” Kings Head Coach Trevor Keeper said. “We addressed it between the first and second and we came out and used our speed. That is part of our identity, being hard on pucks and forechecking. Because we did that, we had a lot

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more opportunities with the puck to make plays.”

Red Deer would get three goals in the second period from Scott Ferguson, Tyler Berkholtz and Donovan Lumb, while Concordia only managed to notch a goal by Phil Dillon.

The Kings would head into the third period with added confidence and would add another goal from Tyrell Mappin with nine minutes left in the final frame.

Concordia would go down fighting, however, when Dillon scored his second goal of the game to put Edmonton within one.

The Kings would then take a penalty, which put them down two men, including the extra attacker.

Luckily for Red Deer, Jason Miller would win three crucial faceoffs which gave the home team critical possessions and kept the game out of reach.

Red Deer would ice the game with an empty-net goal which led to the final score of 5-3.

Keeper was impressed with his team’s composure at the end of the game.

“Prior to the first half of the season, we might have panicked a bit, but now guys just find a way

to get the job done,” he said. “Little things like winning faceoffs and winning one on ones in that scenario are important. The guys did that.”

He added he was pleased Miller, a glue guy, was able to win player of the game for his clutch play.

“He hasn’t played for awhile. He came back and he’s using his speed and working hard. It is not always the guys on the score sheet. It is a bunch of little things that add up,” Keeper said.

The Kings now travel to Edmonton Jan. 6th for the second of their home and home series.

Keeper said the goal is to ensure they have a better start on Concordia’s home ice, which is an Olympic sized ice surface.

RDC may also be with their top scorer Dylan Thudium, who missed this game as a game time decision. The Kings will also be getting back more of their starters in the coming weeks.

“He (Thudium) is in the top two to three in league scoring and he was a game-time decision, so we have good players ready to step back in.

In saying that, the guys who stepped into their positions played really well,” Keeper said.

MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION DECISIONS On the 9th day of January, 2018, under provisions of the Land Use Bylaw 2006/6, Red Deer County Municipal Planning Commission issued decisions approving the following applications: Permitted Use East of SYLVAN LAKE 1. M. Wiseman – 18-metre (58.7’) front yard setback relaxation for a proposed dwelling on Lot 1, Plan 962-2912, NW 30-38-28-4.

Discretionary Use SW of MARKERVILLE 2. M. Heske – location of a proposed second dwelling (RTM home) on NW 23-36-2-5.

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South of SYLVAN LAKE 4. J. & B. Koen – location of a proposed garden suite within an existing accessory building on Lot 2, Blk 1, Plan 172-3102, SW 26-37-1-5.

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East of PENHOLD 6. R. & Y. Blair – location of an existing second dwelling (former garage) on NW 5-37-27-4.

A person may appeal a Discretionary Use approval prior to 4:30 p.m. on January 31, 2018, 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.

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Vibrant purple is back in a big way for 2018

For those of you who crave the return of a simpler time and to those of you stuck in the 70’s who have not yet replaced that purple toilet and tub in your retro basement; I give you Pantones colour of the year for 2018….Ultra Violet!

Be prepared to see this arty colour fill décor stores and dominate clothing and fabric offerings this year as we embrace our inner groovy with this far out colour.

Embracing the mysteries of the universe and reaching out to every star gazer, this muted, deeply supported purple is the shade just before a sky turns indigo and the stars come out to shine.

That very satisfying shade of eyeshadow we all have in the bottom of our make up case which is only brought out on special evenings or, our favorite pair of pajamas in that vibrant purple that we might not be brave enough to wear out in the world.

Oddly enough, this hue is a satisfying wall colour.

Normally I would caution away from painting a room such a big colour but this one would be a restful and calming tone to have on any walls and would look vivid and sharp in a bathroom or laundry room next to white fixtures.

This colour has long been employed to soothe and calm and is associated with fragrant lavender which is a known relaxant.

Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Colour Institute describes this celestial colour like this: “Enigmatic purples have also long been symbolic of counterculture, unconventionality, and artistic brilliance.

Musical icons Prince, David Bowie, and Jimi Hendrix brought shades of Ultra Violet to the forefront of western pop culture as personal expressions of individuality.

“Nuanced and full of emotion, the depth of PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet symbolizes experimentation and non-conformity, spurring individuals to imagine their unique mark on the world, and push boundaries through creative outlets.”

Nuanced, full of emotion, Prince!

What a delicious and delightful colour to introduce to your home in 2018. New fabrics to play with and of course when you are talking purple it goes hand in hand with velvet as the warm texture and intense colour are like peanut butter and grape jelly.

I was at a dealership the other day and I saw a Jeep tricked out in the most luminous, deeply metallic purple I had ever seen – it was gorgeous, and I couldn’t stop staring at it.

Since I am not in the market for a new purple vehicle, I will have to introduce this colour into my life in more creative, less expensive ways.

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tear the top off conservation and give your home a little dose of majesty. This shade of purple is absolutely gorgeous when replicated in a reflective or metallic finish (like the drool worthy jeep) and you will find a deep amount of satisfaction and joy in just looking into its depths.

Unlike the colours of the past which have been greens and blues, this is a shade I can’t wait to

jump on board with and sail into the cosmos on an ocean of Ultra Violet Velvet, or possibly a groovy shade of nail polish - maybe I’ll revive that purple eyeshadow I’ve been saving for my next disco party.

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

Is your mortgage up for renewal in 2018?

It is nearly impossible to know what will happen to the mortgage universe in 2018 but there are a couple of things we are hearing from the experts.

These are particularly important if your mortgage is up for renewal this year as they will allow you to make the best decision for your situation.

Before we dive into that, your mortgage has two timelines to be aware of.

The first is the amortization which is the longer of the two.

Depending on when you got your mortgage this is somewhere between 25-35 years.

This is the total amount of time it will take to repay the mortgage.

Within the amortization are the smaller timelines referred to as the term. These vary from six months through 10 years. The five-year fixed rate seems to be the most popular.

Once you approach the end of each term you will likely receive a letter from your lender offering to renew the mortgage.

That’s where the following information becomes important.

The first piece is direct from the mortgage default insurers. As a quick reminder that is CMHC, Genworth and CG here in Canada.

According to them, 43% of mortgages in Canada will be renewing this year. That makes it imperative we spend some time making sure people are aware of their options.

The second piece of informa-

tion is from economists.

They are forecasting rates to increase between .5 and 1% between now and the end of the year. With this second snippet of knowledge we can clearly see that anyone renewing this year had better put this matter at the top of the ‘to do’ list to avoid the increase.

So what should the smart Canadian do?

Call your mortgage provider to find out exactly when your mortgage is up for renewal and what the penalty would be to break the mortgage now.

When your mortgage is up for renewal it is called a switch mortgage. You aren’t looking for any additional funds so all that is happening is the mortgage moves from bank A to B. The mortgage lenders will cover the discharge fee, appraisal costs, legal fees and can include up to $3,000 of the penalty in the mortgage which means no costs to you.

You will have to provide the required paperwork such as income verification, etc. but it can save you lot of money.

Scenario A – mortgage of $300,000 and the client waits until the September renewal when rates have indeed risen to 3.79% for a five-year fixed rate over 20 years. The payment is $1,780.29/month and you will

owe $244,633.26 at the end of the term.

Scenario B – mortgage of $303,000 to include the penalty to break the current mortgage.

Current best rates of 2.94% for a fiveyear mortgage with a 20-year amortization. The payment on this mortgage is $1,652.13/month with a balance of $240,538.57 at the end of the term.

The second option would save you $128.16/month or $7,689.60 over the term and an additional $4,094.69 in overall borrowing costs given the lower rate.

The net savings after deducting the penalty is $8,784.29.

A word of caution. As an industry professional, I will attest that interest rate sheets actually look like hieroglyphics these days given all the changes made to the mortgage rules by the government.

Not all borrowers will qualify for the same rates so make sure you choose a well-qualified mortgage professional to help you through this.

Also be sure to allow yourself sufficient time to make the best decision. It’s your money folks, you should keep as much of it as you can.

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