Photo: BARRY BAILEY St. Albert Leader
Thursday, Apr. 16, 2015 • Vol. 4, Issue 28
Servus Place has strong 2014 Results page 12
St. Albert Power at Nationals
YUMMY Weekend of Fun for Lifestyle Expo page 3
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News . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . Interactive . . . . . Chats With . . . . . Cooking With . . . . Home Feature . . . Faces and Places . . Throwback Thursday . Fun & Games . . . . Business . . . . . . Photobooth . . . .
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COVER The talented team at Over the Top Cakes created another master piece cake to celebrate the Chamber’s Lifestyle Expo taking place this weekend at Servus Place.
Serving up some Lifestyle Expo fun BARRY BAILEY St. Albert Leader
With roots going so far back that the original “trade showâ€? was held in the old and much beloved Ducky Dome on Perron Street, the St. Albert Lifestyle Expo and Sale has become one of the region’s top offerings. The journey has had its ups and downs along the way. But the raison d’être for the show has always remained the same: to showcase and promote goods and services from St. Albert’s business community. Moving to the two ice arenas in Campbell Park for a few years before Servus Credit Union Place was constructed, the Chamber was anxious to expand when plans for Servus were announced. Inspired and motivated by the success of the Great Canadian Trade Show held in Sherwood Park, the
St. Albert Chamber seized the opportunity to move into the four large spaces available when Servus opened their doors. The St. Albert Lifestyle Expo has experimented and tweaked the template over the past 10 years and now hosts one of the region’s most successful shows. Every year the Expo still insists on small improvements, which has led to the 2015 Expo being completely sold out. Producing and organizing the show primarily falls on the shoulders of Debbie Grant, events manager, and Deanna Reith, events coordinator, along with the rest of the Chamber staffers. They work closely with Servus Credit Union Place staff, Lifestyle Expo committee chair, Margaret Geall and her team, sponsors and exhibitors, and they even line up the bag piper for the opening ceremonies. Literally hundreds of volunteers
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Fat Burger, Nello’s and Soda Jerks, adult and kids versions of the Stamp Around Program, free admission for seniors on Friday and, of course, the famous St. Albert Idol singing contest with the winners determined by audience voting at the finals on Sunday afternoon. “We do have something for everybody in the family; it’s fun and it’s affordable,“ says Chamber President and CEO Lynda Moffat. “It also gives business an opportunity to meet people face to face and maybe for a resident to discover a business or service they didn’t know even exists.� For a complete listing of times and events, visit ww.stalbertchamber.com and click on Events & News.
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are required to host the threeday event. A variety of groups, such as the 533 St. Albert Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, the St. Albert Bereavement Fellowship and even high school students come together as a well-oiled volunteer machine. “I love meeting the people, working with the volunteers and seeing the vendors come back year after year,� says Geall, “and we just try to generate fun. We’re so grateful for our volunteers; otherwise we couldn’t do what we do—make sure they are well fed and taken care of.� The show starts Friday, April 17th, at 2 p.m. and runs until Sunday, April 19th, at 5 p.m. Perennial Expo favourites returning this year include the Taste of St. Albert, featuring Boston Pizza, Central Social Hall, Famoso Neapolitan Pizza,
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ON THIS WEEKEND!
Friday, April 17 2:00pm - 9:00pm Saturday, April 18 10:00am - 6:00pm Sunday, April 19 11:00am - 5:00pm
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EXPO AND SALE Servus Credit Union Place
ADMISSION: Single: $3.00 Weekend: $5.00 Children under 12: FREE
ENTERTAINMENT STAGE SCHEDULE Sponsored by Friday, April 17 3:30 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 6:30 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm
Seniors Hour – The Pluckin’ Holler Boys St. Albert Idol St. Albert Kids Idol (ages 5-11) St. Albert Junior Idol (ages 12-16) St. Albert Idol (17+) Stage Closes
Saturday, April 18 10:30 am 11:00 am 12:30 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:30 pm
Previous Idol Winners Perform St. Albert Junior Idol (ages 12-16) St. Albert Idol Kids Idol (ages 5-11) St. Albert Junior Idol (ages 12-16) St. Albert Idol (17+) St. Albert Kids Idol (ages 5-11) Stage Closes
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Baby Crawl Registration The Gazette Baby Crawl St. Albert Idol St. Albert Kids Idol Final (ages 5-11) St. Albert Junior Idol Final (ages 12-16) St. Albert Idol Final (17+) 2015 St. Albert Idol Winners Announced 2015 Experience St. Albert Prize Package Winner Announced Stage Closes
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LIFESTYLE EXPO ATTRACTIONS Entertainment Stage Sponsored by Visionary College There is non-stop activity on the Entertainment Stage in Hall 2. See schedule above. St. Albert Idol Sponsored by Visionary College This year is the tenth year for this amazing talent competition. This popular event packs the room each year! Baby Crawl Sponsored by St. Albert Gazette Is your baby crawling? The Baby Crawl is a fun and exciting annual competition on stage on Sunday. Be part of the action! Petting Zoo Sponsored by St. Albert & District Chamber of Commerce. Children love the interaction with animals in this safe environment. All the animals have been hand-raised and are accustomed to children.
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8 Spectacular shows... See them
Photo: June Bailey
Under the Stars
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thumbprints all got turned into ladybugs and bumblebees.” Bailey checks on the box every 10 days They’re popping up all over the world, and or so, swapping out books to make sure now you can find four of them in St. Albert. there’s variety. There’s no shortage of reading Boxes full of books. material, she says, since the library passes Not just any boxes. These are boxes that on old books, and parents and staff drop off sit outside, surviving snow, rain and wind, donations. waiting for someone to pick up or drop off a Bailey is proud to be involved in achieving book or two. a first for St. Albert: a book box on school Known as “little free libraries,” they can property. But her main motivation? To be used by anyone, and there is no need to promote reading, an activity she’s loved since sign out a book and no childhood. expectation that you’ll And now her grown return it. children are getting into The idea is to share the act. Her daughter has books you love – not set up a box on the corner dump the ones that bore of her lawn in Erin Ridge, you – and get to know your and her son plans to neighbours in the process, follow suit. says Angie Dedrick, St. Back at city hall, Albert’s neighbourhood Dedrick says the key to development coordinator. success is neighbourhood “It’s a fun, whimsical way buy-in. When neighbours for people to connect with are on board, they’ll their neighbours. You can check the box regularly, be creative. You can make removing inappropriate your own boxes. You can material and preventing Angie Dedrick, repurpose something.” vandalism. City of St. Albert Old metal newspaper Best of all, they’ll get to boxes work well, Dedrick talking. notes, since they’re weatherproof. She’s “It’s another way for neighbours to connect managed to gather up a dozen, but most are and take time to meet one another and talk already spoken for by residents planning to to one another. I think we’re busy in our lives. open little free libraries on their lawns. You just sometimes forget that it’s important to When it comes to decorating, they’ll have a be connected to each other,” Dedrick says. hard time beating June Bailey’s box. She works “And the boxes are cute!” at Sturgeon Heights School in North Ridge Interested in setting up a little free library? and led the effort to put a box in the back field Get tips and pick up some books to get started last September. at a talk and book swap on Monday, April 20. “We painted the box a bright lime green, The event takes place at the St. Albert Public and I took it from room to room, and Library from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. everyone put a thumbprint on it. After, the 400 St. Albert Leader
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OPINION
WHO IS THIS?
Big financial win for Servus Place
Here’s a photo of a well known local St. Albert citizen. Can you figure out who it is?
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his, is good news for St. Albert: Servus Place has just posted a modest profit, having generated 101% cost recovery for the 2014 fiscal year. Recreation centres don’t make a profit. They are supposed to lose money, and lots of it. They are meant to serve the community, just like our library, transit, roads and more. To put the growth into perspective, in 2007, Servus Place only recovered 68% of the cost of operations. The 2014 financial report pointed out that a large portion of the gains ($540,000) was due to a financial restructure in which expense reallocations were made to give a more accurate picture of the actual costs to operate the facility. We’ll call that a one-year, quick accounting win, but even considering that, it is still great news for a facility that has faced financial losses over the years. For the past 10 years, this building has been polarizing for many in the community. The plebiscite about the construction of Servus Place in 2004 barely passed, which only added fuel to the fire as it was a slim majority of a small, yet typical, voter turnout. We’ve mentioned above many city services that cost our community millions of dollars to deliver each year and that for some reason do not face the same scrutiny that Servus Place has had to endure during its almost 10 years in existence. The building has proved to be so much more than just a couple soccer pitches, a pool, a gymnasium and a few hockey rinks. It truly has become a community gathering place that continues to offer new events and community opportunities each and every year. Creative accounting can be the fodder for the naysayers this time around, but, if that’s the case, it will catch up with the city soon enough. In the meantime, congratulations to the City for fully recovering the cost to operate one of the best facilities of its kind in the region. The City has proved that full cost recovery can be done at Servus Place, so what service is next?
LEADER VIEW
Last Week: Mayor Nolan Crouse
Enhancing the urban agriculture in our community
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s I write this, my oldest son is across the kitchen rolling out dough for homemade cinnamon buns. It isn’t that we couldn’t go out and buy some cinnamon buns at a local bakery or find some premade dough at the grocery store. In making it himself, there is a sense of achievement, and the family gets to enjoy a treat made with love. My childhood in St. Albert is filled with many memories of family coming together to bake, make preserves, pickle carrots and beets, make pies, and, in these early months of spring, plant gardens to grow vegetables and fruit for the family. My parents and their siblings each maintained a garden in their yards. This is a tradition I keep to this day, sharing the work and benefits of fresh food coming straight from our backyard. Though these small acts of urban
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agriculture are often criticized for not making a significant difference, they have always made a difference to me and my family. I am hosting another conversation event for St. Albert residents this week who are interested in encouraging more urban agriculture within our community. There are so many ways St. Albert residents can support our community in developing more local food sources. Many of my neighbours love their backyard and balcony gardens. They plant fruits and vegetables every spring and harvest their gifts in the summer and fall. This source
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of fresh, local food is not only good for the soul but also helps maintain a healthy lifestyle full of produce without pesticides or preservatives. The possibilities for our botanical arts community can be so much greater than our gardens. There are already several semi-private community gardens where residents are able to sublet a plot, ideal for the resident without much yard space. These community gardens are also places where residents are able to gather, share ideas and build a community. Encouraging a community where residents may take on greater stewardship of community gardens, fruit orchards or green roofs does more than create a local food source. These acts of urban agriculture beautify our community and bring residents together. The food grown serves
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not just one family; it also serves as a food source for local food banks and families who may need our help in putting healthy nourishment on their tables. The response within our community of residents, businesses, schools and institutions has been overwhelmingly to see more urban agriculture happen within our beautiful city. Each of these acts of urban agriculture may not be big, significant acts by themselves, but together they represent a significant change in how we come together as a community. Imagine a community with beautiful gardens in every neighbourhood and orchards of trees stewarded by our residents, providing food and creating beauty that we can all enjoy. When small acts of urban agriculture like these add up, they no longer seem so small. Owned and operated by
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DIANE ENGER
X City of St. Albert, Director of Recreation and Parks Diane has a true passion for her community. She has lived and played in St. Albert for 20 years, and during this time she has witnessed tremendous growth. Diane has been an excellent steward of Servus Credit Union Place, from the second the shovels hit the ground to the opening of the doors on time and on budget.
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The sport doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have power in its name for no reason. Last week, the Rock was the scene of the 2015 Canadian Powerlifting Nationals, and, by the Rock, we mean St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Newfoundland. St. Albert had some big representation as local Tim Nadeau qualified as a member of Team Alberta along with two others who train in St. Albert. It was the largest field in the history of powerlifting, with over 325 competitors ranging in age from 15 to over 70. All provinces were represented at the event, and 35 athletes represented Alberta. Nadeau, Sandra Drake and Yvonne Sanche train in St. Albert at Saint City Crossfit. After his first qualification back in the summer of 2014, Nadeau looked ahead to the nationals and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to just show up and get my participation badge. I want to actually do something there.â&#x20AC;?
All three athletes trained under the guidance of Avi Silverberg, who himself holds several powerlifting records. He is also president of the Alberta Powerlifting Union. As Silverberg lives in Calgary, the team does most of their training program online via email and video. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We trained on average six to seven hours per week for almost a year. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hundreds of hours of gym time for just nine minutes on the platform to compete! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all worth it!â&#x20AC;? said Nadeau. Sanche, Drake and Nadeau all competed in the Masters 1 division (ages 40â&#x20AC;&#x201C;49). The three St. Albert-trained contestants all brought home the bronze medal in their respective categories. Still tired from the long journey home, Nadeau was in good spirits about the trip and the experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing experience! Plan to do it again in 2016, hopefully a little stronger and a whole lot thinner!â&#x20AC;? he said.
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2 cups of onions – chopped finely 2 cups of celery – chopped finely 1-1/2 TBSP butter to sauté celery and onion 5 cups milk 1/2 cup of flour Research 1/4 cup butter shows that regularly eating fish 1/2 TSP salt and shellfish has 1/4 TSP pepper many great 1/2 lb – (8-10 slices of cheese) health benefits. 10 oz cooked Lobster meat Eat up! 8 oz cooked Crab Meat 1 Lb of cooked scallops 1 LB of cooked shrimp (tails removed) 2 pieces of white fish (haddock recommended). Make sure white fish is boneless and cut into pieces.
HOW TO What are the directions? Sauté the celery and onions in the 1-1/2 tbsp of butter, adding the salt and pepper to the pan. In a large pot, bring the milk almost to a boil (do not burn). Add 1/4 cup of butter and 1/2 cup of flour, stirring until smooth. Add the sautéd onions and celery to the pot. Stir in the cheese, cooking until the cheese is melted and the sauce has started to thicken. Cook the scallops separately in cold water. Once cooked, drain completely and discard the water. Add the Lobster, crabmeat, shrimp, scallops and white fish to the pot and stir to blend all the fish into the mixture. Pour the mixture into a large casserole. Bake in the oven at 325 degrees for 30–45 minutes to ensure it is heated through. Can be served on its own or over a bed of rice. We have also poured it into individual dishes (onion soup bowls) that can withstand the heat of the oven. We have found that if you make it the day before, it thickens nicely overnight in the fridge. Just a caution when reheating, it takes a while to completely heat through, but do not put your heat too high or rush it as you do not want to burn or scald the milk.
Joe Becigneul Head Referee St. Albert Minor Hockey Association
What dish are you sharing with us today? This is Theresa’s Seafood Casserole. Theresa was my Mother-in-law. What makes it a dish you like to make? This recipe was traditionally made on Christmas Eve and was eaten after the family attended Mass. When we moved our family to Western Canada in 1992, we began making the Seafood Casserole and have carried on the tradition since. Sadly, Theresa passed away in 2003, but the family in New Brunswick still make the dish and get together at Christmas to carry on the tradition. We have added this dish to several other occasions here in Alberta, such as the wedding of our son. We also make a double batch and freeze it to enjoy a special treat when we really miss the ocean.
Who is your favourite Chef and why? Michael Smith. Anyone who leaves Manhattan to become the Chef at an Inn in PEI, then opens his own restaurant in Halifax is a natural favourite for a Maritime lad like myself. A great meal you’ve had in St. Albert the last couple months? It is so hard to pick one place over the other. We enjoy dining out and have had notable meals in the last several months in St. Albert at San Remo, Sorrentino’s and East Side Mario’s. (There appears to be a pattern here - Italian).
What country would you like to visit for their cuisine? I really want to spend some time travelling and sampling the different cuisines around France. I love their sauces and of What is on your food bucket list? Over the years, I have pretty much sampled course, they have some wonderful wines to accompany the many dishes you would dishes from around the world. So there really isn’t anything on my food bucket list. discover there.
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It’s happened again. Running late and now you’re sitting in a cold, dark garage; the overhead door doesn’t want to open. When you stop and think it’s probably been many years or even never, that your overhead door system has been maintained or inspected. Considering the extreme weather conditions experienced in our city, it’s a wonder we don’t end up sitting, frustrated in our garages more often. Overhead door systems are more complex than they may seem. They require specific installation procedures and precise alignments that are best left to professionals. Improperly installed garage doors are not only suspect as to their functionality but can pose a very real safety hazard to the home handyman. With the entire weight of the garage door supported by the cables and one large spring, the tension load on that spring can be enormous. A properly installed door, when disengaged, should be easy to lift and ought to sit, balanced, at the mid-point. When correctly installed and well maintained the “lifetime” of the spring is in the neighbourhood of 10,000 cycles or six to ten years. After that the spring should be replaced. Replacing the door
spring is not for amateurs. Very serious injuries can occur when relieving the tension on the spring. Proper tools and procedures utilized by a professional could save you a visit to the emergency room. Garage doors have replaced the front door as the main entry point in many houses, resulting in more intense wear. Rollers, cables, tracks, and bearings all require lubrication and/or maintenance to prevent premature wear or failure. Replacing worn parts as part of a yearly maintenance program can avert more serious and costly problems, much like replacing the oil in your car on a regular basis. Then there’s the other category of “failure”. “We have a 24-hour emergency service,” states Myles Howerton, owner of Perfection Overhead Doors, “for those times somebody drives through their garage door in the middle of the night…and it happens more often than you might think.” More typical calls are of the “door won’t open or refuses to close” nature. Weather is often a factor in the proper operation of a garage door. Plus or minus °20 celsius is when most failures occur with the usual culprits being a worn out spring,
“…and it happens more often than you might think.” Myles Howerton Owner
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Myles Howerton owner of Perfection Overhead Doors, offering sales, service and installation of overhead doors. a stripped gear or a malfunctioning opener device. A properly installed overhead door will allow for a specific amount of f lexibility in the tracks while tracks installed too tightly can bind the rollers and cause premature wear and tear on key parts. Celebrating their tenth anniversary in business, Perfection Overhead Doors offers sales, service and installation. Howerton is a certified overhead door installer by the Canadian Door Institute and just recently the industry became a recognized trade by the
Alberta Apprenticeship program. He also recommends that consumers to do their homework to ensure the company is adequately insured, carries WCB coverage for their workers and have the proper tools and equipment. Howerton’s company offers a full warranty on their work. Perfection Overhead Doors is celebrating the warm weather with a specially priced Spring service call. Call 780-909-1042, email info@ perfectiondoors.ca or visit their website at perfectiondoors.ca for details.
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VJM readies for pedal power to take on diabetes
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Hundreds of students at Vincent J. Maloney Junior High School are getting ready to take on diabetes next week. Three hundred and fifty students will fill the school’s gymnasium next Thursday for the day-long bike-a-thon fundraiser. They originally set out to surpass last year’s total of $42,000, and as of press time they had already surpassed that and were working their way toward a new goal. The money raised by the students is for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and goes toward research into the treatment, cure and prevention of type 1 diabetes. Teams are required to raise money in order to participate. The event is organized and run by the grade 9 Leadership class at VJM called GO MAD
students secured sponsorships, took in team registrations, collected pledges and organized entertainment for the event. One of the school’s teachers, Mr. Troy Bontus, has been growing a beard throughout the school year. “I promised the kids if they raised over $50,000 this year that they could shave my beard off,” said Bontus, with a laugh. The team that raises the most money gets to shave the beard on the main stage. This year marks the fourth year for the event, which raised over $106,000 in the first three years. The bike-a-thon is Janelle Hobbs Thursday, April 23rd, at VJM Teacher Vincent J. Maloney (20 Mont Clare Place) from 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. The opening ceremonies will be “They’ve been out there held at 8 a.m. and the closing pounding the pavement.” This added to how impressed she was ceremonies at 6 p.m. The public is welcome to pop in during the with the kids’ efforts. day to show their support. Leading up to the event, the (Go Make a Difference). Janelle Hobbs, teacher of the Leadership class, is in her first year at the school. “The event has become part of the culture of the school. They start talking about it in September,” said Hobbs.
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VJM students are ready to pedal away during the school’s fourth annual Cyclebetes event on Thursday, April 23.
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Faces and Places The Stop Abuse in Families Society held their annual Red Shoe Gala fundraiser on Saturday, April 11 at the Double Tree by Hilton. From the live auction, raffle and games to the many community men donning their red shoes, SAIF raised much needed funds to operate the society. This excellent evening also created awareness and importance of SAIF in our community.
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Clockwise from top left: Wayne and Doug Kennedy with Mike Bedel of The Eagles Club wearing their Red Shoes; Mrs. North America - Lisa and Joel Ground; MLA Stephen Khan and SAIF Board Chair Craig Pilgrim; Grant and Jennifer McCurdy; Brad Heise and Tracy Dalzell-Heise, managing editor St. Albert Leader; SAIF’s Maggie Raftery, Doreen Slessor and Angelica DiPanfilo; Wayne and Sandyne Beach-McCutcheon; Artist Amy Dixon and auctioneer Mayor Nolan Crouse.
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Clockwise from top left: Som e of the men showing off their red shoes; Ken and Wendy Macrae; MLA Stephen Khan lifts his pant leg to expose his red shoe; SAIF Founder Ireen Slater and Gwen Crouse; Rob LeLacheur, St. Albert Leader Publisher and his wife Kim.
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Thursday is our day here at the St. Albert Leader and we want to have some Throwback Thursday fun with you. Enjoy the photos from our communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past. You too can be part of it. Send us your photos by tagging them #TBTStAlbert or email below.
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The force behind the force
SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – In the Star Wars universe, Padawan learners tend to rebel against their Jedi masters, at least if that Darth Vader dude is anything to go by. Not so with Doug Chiang. The man who learned at the feet of Star Wars creator George Lucas, designing pod racers, battle droids and a host of other spaceships, creatures and settings in the prequel films, still feels the void left by his mentor’s absence. Chiang is the driving force behind the visual design of this year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as well as all the other Star Wars feature films currently in the works. He joined Lucasfilm in 1995 with the daunting responsibility of heading the art department for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, and has now come full circle, overseeing a small army of designers building the worlds that will fill the next wave of movies. “The terrifying part is we don’t have George,” Chiang said in an interview this week, on the eve of the six-part Star Wars saga making its debut on iTunes, Google Play, Xbox Video and the online Cineplex Store, the first time the movies have been made available for highdefinition digital download. Lucas, who sold his Star Wars empire to Disney in 2012 for more than $4 billion, has no direct input into the new movies. J. J. Abrams, who most recently directed the Star Trek reboots, is behind the camera for The Force Awakens, hitting theatres this December. Rian Johnson (Looper) will direct 2017’s as-yet untitled Star Wars: Episode VIII, while Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) will helm next year’s Star Wars spinoff Rogue One. “It’s very demanding. It’s very hard,” said Chiang, who now serves as vice president and executive creative director at Lucasfilm. “We’re still trying to figure out, what is Star Wars? Without George, it’s a very tough challenge. “We all think we know what it is, but really, Star Wars is George. George is the
only person who really knows it very well. We’re all trying to create something in his playground, but it’s his playground.” The digital release of The Phantom Menace, available Friday along with the other five Star Wars films, includes a behind-the-scenes documentary that shows Chiang watching Lucas approve or dismiss concept art with barely more than a glance. “He could scan a wall full of art and almost instantly identify the one or two or three images he really liked,” said Chiang. “When I finally had the courage to ask, it was probably the biggest lesson for me. He said, ‘I’m basically judging it by shapes and understanding.’ What George was really doing was he was looking at those designs through an audience’s point of view.” Chiang designed hundreds of onscreen elements for the prequel movies, from Queen Amidala’s elegant silver shuttlecraft to the stately, if sterile, galactic senate chamber. With The Force Awakens being set decades after Return of the Jedi, he’s getting his hands dirtier – figuratively speaking, since all the work is done digitally these days – and going back to Star Wars’ roots. “I grew up drawing things like X-wings and TIE fighters, and I’m finally getting an opportunity to do that,” Chiang said. But when the 53-year-old Chiang was a teenager, Star Wars movies were major events that happened years apart. Beginning this year, we’ll have a new Star Wars feature film every year, to say nothing of the deluge of spinoff media, from TV shows to comics to video games. Is there enough magic left in that galaxy far, far away to sustain all this? “When I was working with George, we had designed a huge universe, and only a small portion was used because the stories he was telling only used a little bit of it. And now we’re able to utilize all that other richness,” said Chiang. “I think the audience is going to be really surprised. There’s so much out there still.”
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Alberta girl reforming picky eaters
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SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – A seven-year-old Alberta entrepreneur who wowed investors on CBC’s Dragons’ Den for an idea to reform picky eaters is helping put healthy meals in the hands of students by donating $5,000 to Breakfast Clubs Canada. “It feels really great to use the Dragon’s hard earned money to donate for kids to have healthy breakfasts,” said seven-year-old Mya Prehn, the ambitious creator and driving force behind the Lunch Apeel program. Like many children her age, Prehn admits she was a picky eater and would often skip over the healthier snacks in her lunch in favour of more tasty treats, missing out on valuable nutrition. “My mom was getting frustrated that I didn’t eat the healthy portions of my lunch, so it occurred to us that we had to make it a game, and voilà, Lunch Apeel was born,” Prehn said. Through the Lunch Apeel program, parents and students, while packing their lunches, place Abby the Apple stickers on healthy snacks, earning between one and three stickers per item. The healthier the snack, the more stickers the student earns by eating it. When the student brings home their lunch kit, the parent counts up how many stickers their child earned by eating the healthy options and crosses off corresponding Abby the Apples off of a board at home. Twenty Abby the Apple stickers earns the
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GET UP TO $8,100 IN TOTAL DISCOUNTS* CANADA’S #1-SELLING MINIVAN FOR OVER 31 YEARS 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CANADA VALUE PACKAGE
$
20,998
$
19,998 FINANCE FOR
$
110
BI-WEEKLY ≥
@ FINANCE FOR
$
116 BI-WEEKLY ≥
PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES $8,100 CONSUMER CASH* AND FREIGHT.
@
3.49 %
FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN
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2015 DODGE JOURNEY CANADA VALUE PACKAGE
FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN
3.49 %
PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES $2,000 CONSUMER CASH* AND FREIGHT.
Starting from price for 2015 Dodge Journey R/T shown: $34,790.§
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$
17,498 FINANCE FOR
$
96 3.49 @
BI-WEEKLY ≥
%
FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN
PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES FREIGHT.
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