St. Albert Leader May 8, 2014

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Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

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A St. Albert woman is looking to bring smiles to children in developing nations as part of her journey to compete in a national beauty pageant. Daylin Fergusson, 26, is getting ready to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant in Toronto later this month, with preliminaries taking place on May 22 and the finals on May 24, But first, she is organizing a Mother’s Day brunch and yoga fundraiser on Saturday at Sharon’s Studio, just south of La Crema CaffĂŠ at 44 St. Thomas St., with guest instructor Roxanne Sundahl. The event is benefitting Operation Smile, an international organization that provides free surgeries for children born with cleft lips and cleft palettes. “Two-hundred-sixty dollars provides a child with an operation in a third-world country, and I think it’s great to give and see that come back,â€? said Fergusson, who went to high school in Swift Current, Sask., but moved to St. Albert for work a few years ago. This is Fergusson’s first time competing in any kind of pageant, but she was drawn to the Miss Universe program because it emphasized education and humanitarian work as much as physical beauty. “I liked the aspects of it taking in all dymanics and all factors when being considered and going through the process,â€? she said. She added that, through her participation, she hopes to be a

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Alberta already, and we’ve all been in touch and have a really good support group going,� she said, adding that the Edmontonarea contestants have been inviting one another to their fundraising events over recent months. “I’m looking forward to seeing them and spending 10 days with them in Toronto, being in rehearsals and hopefully making some lifelong friends.� Fergusson is sponsored by local realtor Sharon Ryan and Art and Soul Salon in Edmonton. In organizing their fundraisers, pageant participants had the choice of raising money for S.O.S. Children’s Villages or Operation Smile. Fergusson decided to centre her event around yoga because of

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got captured into it, and there were other people who were the same way,” she said. “I think it was important to get the message out. We’ve got a whole list of volunteers now who are willing to help out. … But, as time goes on, we’ll need more volunteers.” With the society now incorporated, SASHA is on the lookout for an appropriate facility, and have their sights set on opening a total of 10 hospice beds in St. Albert. “We’re working very hard with a bunch of different organizations around this area, we’re researching things, and we’re trying to put forward what would be the best in this area — what type of facility, where it would be situated, what kind of funding, all that kind of stuff,” Buisman said. So far, SASHA isn’t far enough down the road to know whether the beds would be set up in an existing long-term care facility or in a separate facility, nor do they have a timeline for when they might open. But both Buisman and Guest know that palliative care beds would make a very important addition to the community. “Palliation is happening in St. Albert already. It’s happening in home care, being managed through home care in home settings. But this is that next step that sometimes can’t happen at home anymore,” Buisman said. For more info or to get involved with SASHA’s efforts, email stalbertproject@gmail. com.

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Even though officials with the City of St. Albert have expressed concerns in the past about service, they have signed a new five-year deal with Alberta Health Services to provide ambulance services in the city. The new deal was signed on April 30 and provides two Advanced Life Support

ambulances and staff for St. Albert 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “The City of St. Albert is committed to working with Alberta Health Services to deliver the best possible services for our residents,” Mayor Nolan Crouse said in a press release. “Our residents expect a high quality of life, and we need to ensure that we can provide a safe and healthy community.”

The two sides reached an agreement in principle earlier this year. The new financial arrangements came into effect on April 1, and AHS sent a letter of intent to the City to sign the new contract on or before April 30. AHS took over ambulance services across the province in 2009, and since then, City officials have been vocal about EMS service slipping below the standard of a response time of nine minutes or less 90 per cent of

the time. In the City’s corporate report for the fourth quarter of 2013, the average EMS response time was over 14 minutes. When city council voted in January to move ahead with negotiations on the new contract, Crouse said in a statement that it “is not going to address all of our concerns regarding service levels,” but he was committed to working together with AHS to solve whatever problems there might be.

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The City of St. Albert has a busy summer ahead of it. On Monday, the City posted to its website an interactive map of all the capital projects it hopes to complete during the 2014 construction season, giving residents a chance to see what projects are planned near their homes or workplaces or along their commuting routes, and get more information. “Construction is an inconvenience to residents; however, the work that takes place is imperative to ensure the improvement and enhancement of our City’s roadways, utilities, buildings plus cultural, recreational parks and facilities,� Mayor Nolan Crouse said in a press release. “It’s vital that we communicate and share information with our residents so they understand the benefits to these projects, and how we are working towards cultivating sustainable infrastructure and

services.� Major projects that the City hopes to complete this year include: t 3FDPOTUSVDUJPO PG UIF roadway, drainage systems and sidewalks along Linwood Crescent; t 3FQMBDFNFOU PG NFEJBOT curbs and gutters along St. Albert Trail, as well as planting new trees and shrubs; t $POTUSVDUJPO PG B OFX wastewater lift station along Gate Avenue; t *OTUBMMBUJPO PG OFX HSJU interceptors and reconstruction of an outfall structure to reduce the amount of sediment washing JOUP UIF 4UVSHFPO 3JWFS t 3FQMBDFNFOU BOE FYUFOTJPO of sidewalks in areas of high pedestrian traffic all over the city; t %FWFMPQNFOU PG B OFX off-leash dog park adjacent to Servus Credit Union Place; and t %FWFMPQNFOU PG kilometres of trails within the &SJO 3JEHF TVCEJWJTJPO The City is also replacing

asphalt in several locations across St. Albert, and replacing park amenities that have reached the end of their lifespan. The map of capital projects is available at www.stalbert. ca/2014-capital-projects.

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With warmer weather arriving, many people are anxious to resume a favourite summer sport or activity. Depending on a number of variables — such as your level of physical activity, age and conditioning — it’s wise to plan ahead for the resumption of your favourite physical pastime and avoid an injury your first time out. Different physical activities require very different sets of muscles. But whatever your favourite activity may be, a good base level of f lexibility and conditioning is an excellent start. Don’t expect your activity or sport to “get you in shape� unless you’re looking for a short season. So how do you prepare for soccer as opposed to golf or gardening? When should you start? Perhaps you have an old injury that should be taken into account? The staff at the two St. Albert locations — St. Albert Physical Therapy and Sports Injury Clinic located in Tudor Glen Place, and Dynamic Sports Physiotherapy at Servus Credit Union Place — are experts in assessing your current level of fitness and then developing a program that addresses your

specific physical condition and activity goals. “The fact you’re being active and participating is the most important step,� states physical therapist James Dean, “but progress slowly, especially for activities you haven’t engaged in for the past few months. Listen to your body; pay attention to the signals your body provides that you might be doing too much, too soon.� The prevention of an injury is the best treatment a physiotherapist can provide. You definitely want to avoid an injury becoming a chronic condition that can limit or even end the enjoyment of your favourite sport or exercise. Some basic tools and pre-planning can contribute to a more

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Usually, it’s the sons who follow in their father’s footsteps. But it was the other way around for Joe Becigneul on Saturday. Becigneul was named Volunteer Citizen of the Year for 2013 by the St. Albert Community Information and Volunteer Centre during their annual awards brunch Saturday morning at the St. Albert Alliance Church. He follows in the footsteps of his sons, Matt and Alex, who won Leaders of Tomorrow awards from the CIVC in 1999 and 2004, respectively. “It’s pretty awesome. It’s amazing,” Becigneul said just after receiving the award. Having his sons there to share in the celebration made the win that much more special, he added. “It was very special when they each won, and ... to put another one on the mantle next to theirs is nice,” Becigneul said. Alex was part of the Columbian Squires Brother Anthony Kowalczyk Circle 4759, who won the Leaders of Tomorrow youth group award in 2004, while Matt won on his own in the senior high category in 1999. Becigneul is probably best-known at local hockey rinks for his role as refereein-chief for the St. Albert Minor Hockey Association. But he also gives his time to numerous other organizations, like Holy Family Catholic Parish, the Knights of Columbus, the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Alberta Business Incubator and several schools in the Greater St. Albert Catholic system. “The most rewarding work is the work you do with the young kids — young referees, the Columbian Squires, that sort of thing,” he said. “I’ve said to people over and over again: If you want to be inspired, work with young people.” But one volunteer duty that master of ceremonies Mary O’Neill mentioned Saturday that tipped him off that he had won was the time he spent in a mascot suit for sports teams at St. Albert Catholic High

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Teachers should be evaluated every five years to assess their competency and keep their teaching certificate, a provincially commissioned report says. The recommendation was one of 25 listed in a report from an Alberta government-appointed task force released Monday morning. The Task Force For Teaching Excellence — a 16-member panel headed by NAIT president Glenn Feltham — also recommended changing how complaints about teacher conduct are handled. Under the current system, the Alberta Teachers’ Association investigates most allegations of misconduct, holds hearings, has the power to reprimand and can recommend the suspension or

cancellation of teaching certificates. If the report is acted on, it would be the province and not the ATA assessing performance and deciding if that teacher stays or goes. The province says the union protects under-performing teachers, and in the last 10 years, not one teacher has had their certificate revoked due to poor performance. “We believe that Alberta is blessed to have some amazing teachers. But we do believe that competency needs to be evaluated. I do believe that we can measure people’s competence, it happens in all professions,” Feltham said. Most school leaders — including principals — are members of the ATA, the report noted; the task force questioned if those leaders are able to stay objective with a stake in both groups.

The ATA issued a scathing response to the report, saying the “politically driven recommendations have the potential to seriously undermine the culture of education in Alberta.” Mark Ramsankar, ATA president, says some of the recommendations strip teachers of “fundamental employment protections” and “fail to recognize differences between policing and reviewing teacher professional practice.” Education Minister Jeff Johnson called the remarks “baseless” and

“irresponsible,” and added that the task force was given a mandate to “put the student first.” Over the next 30 days, the task force will ask for further recommendations from the various educational stakeholders, and come back with any tweaks and improvements. It will then be tabled to government, Johnson said. If approved, some of the recommendations could be implemented this fall.

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“politically driven recommendations have to destabilize the province. As soon as we the potential to seriously undermine the start dismantling the association through culture of education in Alberta.” removal of regulatory obligations, it creates Mark Ramsankar, ATA an unstable scenario.” president, says some of the Education Minister Jeff recommendations strip teachers Johnson called the remarks of “fundamental employment “baseless” and “irresponsible,” protections” and “fail to and added that the task force recognize differences between was given a mandate to “put the policing and reviewing teacher student first.” professional practice.” “I think a lot of people would “When you’re talking about take exception to that. I think looking at responsibilities there are things in there that contained within the association you could say are critical of DXib and potentially removing the ministry, critical of the IXdjXebXi them, that isn’t enhancing the education budget, critical of 8K8 gi\j`[\ek professional obligations,” he the ATA — it depends what said. perspective you’re coming from “The implementation of certain you could certainly take offense to some of recommendations will very much start the things in the report,” Johson said.

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The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between St. Albert and Sturgeon County seeks to outline the working relationship between the two municipalities. County staff have made a set of recommendations about the growth and area planning as outlined in the MOU.

Two bylaws concerning the Jensen Lakes Area Structure Plan (ASP) were originally read on April 22, but unanimous consent was not given for third reading to allow staff time to incorporate changes to other bylaws in the ASP made on April 22. Council voted Monday on third reading.

Council voted Monday on all three readings of the 2014 municipal property tax bylaw, including an adjustment to the 2014 increase by 1.18 per cent, as opposed to the 1.87 per cent as originally projected, as stipulated by the budget amendments carried on April 28.

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Assessment and tax notices will be sent out to property owners on May 29. Payment is due on June 30, although appeals will be accepted up to July 28.

All changes to the EMP was carried unanimously and now is the governing plan around all environmental goals for the next five years.

The MOU will be passed forward to Sturgeon County for their approval and create a final document.

This first step sees the ASP carried forward and further Land Use Bylaw amendments and capital investments will be developed and considered to see the full development of the Jensen Lakes development.

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the bill modifies early retirement for members to a 60 and 90 factor starting in 2016, which means workers must be at least 60-yearsold and age plus years of service must also equal 90 or greater. Cost of living adjustments (COLA) for pension benefits will now be a targeted 60 per cent of Alberta inflation, rather than a guaranteed 60 per cent. Finance Minister Doug Horner said the referral goes back to conversations the government has had with unions and stakeholders on outstanding questions regarding how the jointsponsorship model for the plans will be implemented and what the contribution cap will be. Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, said the bill is “fatally flawed� because the government didn’t do its homework. “It’s a huge step in the right direction but we’re not going to break out the champagne until we get a strong guarantee that the government has in fact agreed to go back to the drawing board,� he said.

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Quanto soon released his grip — something Williamson said he never does without being commanded to do so. “I looked down and his head was falling. So I picked him up in my arms and I cradled him in my arms as I ran back to the truck,” said Williamson, who rushed the dog to a veterinarian. “I remember saying to him, ‘Not now buddy, not now.’ It was too early in his life. He wasn’t quite six.” Despite the vet’s best efforts to revive Quanto, his injuries were too severe to survive. Williamson doesn’t even want to think about what would have happened had Quanto not been there to apprehend the sixfoot-six, 250-pound suspect that day. “He’s going to be remembered for the dog that did anything I ever asked him to no matter how scary or dangerous it was,” said Williamson in an online video. “All police handlers like to think they have a great dog and a hard dog, but I got to see it.” Fort Saskatchewan dog Rocky was also recognized for his acts of bravery on the afternoon of March 31, 2013. Adam Shaw and the black Labrador were walking near the Rundle Park foot bridge that day when screams were heard coming

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the river before she managed to grab onto Rocky’s leash to be pulled to safety. She and her sister Krymzen were on the ice trying to retrieve a hat that had blown off in the wind when the ice gave way. “I was so thankful,” said Krymzen in an online video. “I was so happy that he actually saved her.” The Purina Animal Hall of Fame is about incredible stories of pets that save lives. From sensing deadly medical conditions to saving their owners from wild animal attacks, 136 dogs, 27 cats and a horse have been recognized in the last 46 years.

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When it comes to the craft beer craze, local is king, and Hog’s Head Brewing Company is wearing the crown in St. Albert. For the past year and a half, the brewery located in Riel Business Park has been quenching the thirst of beer lovers looking for a local brew. “In the craft beer wave that’s coming, people want to know where it came from,” said Shaun McCabe, operations manager at Hog’s Head. “... Fresh is best (with beer). People who are going to drink our beer and know that it’s local know they’re drinking something that’s fresh. It hasn’t been sitting around; it hasn’t been passed around from facility to facility.” “There’s no additives, no preservatives,” added head brewer Bruce Sample. “The beer is not pasteurized, so this type of product actually needs to go in a cooler, in a fridge. A lot of people don’t realize that. A good example I tell people is, when you go to the grocery store and you’re going to buy milk, you’re buying milk out of the cooler. You’re not buying milk off the floor. So why would you buy your craft beer off the floor?” The only problem is, not a lot of people know they’re there. “We’re probably St. Albert’s best kept secret,” McCabe said. “We’re producing beer that’s getting increasingly popular. We do these shows in Edmonton and even in Calgary, and people go, ‘There’s a brewery in St. Albert?’” Hog’s Head Brewing Company opened up in St. Albert about 18 months ago, and have since expanded their product line to

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“I don’t tend to follow trends. Why would I do what everybody else does?” he added. Sample — who is trained in maintaining and installing heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems — lived in Houston, Texas, for several years, and started homebrewing when he grew tired of the mass-produced, flavourless beers that were

popular there. Meanwhile, the assistant brewer is a NAIT-trained chef, and McCabe’s background is in occupational health and safety. While the beer is brewed locally, there aren’t a lot of ingredients that go into the beer that can be found or grown close by. “There are certain ingredients that we get here that are local. As much as possible, we try to get local,” Sample said. The process of coming up with a new brew, like some of the seasonal recipes they roll out each year, starts simply enough with just an idea — whether that’s a name or a style of beer — and then continues with a lot of trial and error with test batches and tweaked recipes. “We’ve got a room full of people who love beer and want to talk about what we can do differently,” McCabe said. “That’s where it gets fun. The day-to-day operations are like any other job. But then we can fire up the test batches and start messing around. And if it doesn’t work, you pour it down the drain and move on to your next batch.” While Hog’s Head has experienced tremendous growth over a short time, they’re setting the bar even higher, including plans to turn their tap room into a restaurant serving locally sourced ingredients in the near future. “We’re growing fast, and at some point, this building isn’t going to contain us anymore,” McCabe said. Hog’s Head headquarters are located at 16 Rayborn Cres., and their tap room is open Tuesday through Saturday, where beer lovers can sample and purchase some of the brewery’s offerings.

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recipe baked at local Safeway stores, although they do get some specialty buns from Grandin Bakery. Some of the specials are inspired by what’s available across the street at Grapevine Deli. And they get the ground beef for their patties — 300 to 400 pounds a week of it — fresh from Darcy’s Meats in Campbell Business Park every day. “Darcy’s takes a lot of pride in their product, and their name is on the line too. And when that happens, we all win,� Le said. Kyle Iseke, owner of Darcy’s Meats, agrees that his reputation depends on the restaurants that serve the products he supplies. “When we source our product, we are sourcing what we believe to be a higher quality, more local product — something we think is going to be better for our consumers, more delicious, more healthy, whatever it is that person might want,� he said. “So when somebody does want to buy from us, our name is on the line. We have to supply something of higher quality; that’s all we really have as a small local business.�

Iseke himself says he sources more than 80 per cent of the meat he carries in his shop from around central Alberta, and he and his staff know many of the farmers they get meat from personally. “The only one we really have trouble with is beef. We have a large selection of different types of beef, based on the demand, Beef is highly sought after, but a lot of people don’t realize that, when you slaughter a local cow, there aren’t a lot of high-quality cuts,� he said. “There’s a lot of hamburger, a lot of tougher roasts, and those are in less demand.� He also carries a lot of sauces and spice rubs that come from Alberta suppliers, as well as small producers from across Western Canada. That fits with a big shift he has seen among customers over the past few years. “It’s a lot easier to answer (customers’) questions if you have a relationship with the farmer, with the grower, or you make the product yourself from scratch,� Iseke said.

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Theatre lovers have one last weekend to catch the latest production from the St. Albert Theatre Troupe. The troupe’s last three performances of Shrunken Heads by M.Z. Ribalow go tonight (Thursday), Friday and Saturday at the Kinsmen Banquet Centre on Riel Drive. And so far, Mark McGarrigle — one of the troupe’s founding members and a member of the cast for this production — said the response has been great. “Last weekend was one of our strongest

weekends. We added a couple of Sunday performances, which had a good turnout,� he said. “Everybody leaving is loving the food and the show.� Shrunken Heads tells the tale of a psychiatrist who tries to spend a quiet weekend relaxing at his country estate, but keeps getting interrupted by eccentric and neurotic patients, by his daughter and even by his ex-wife. “It’s a little more cerebral ... but it’s very funny,� McGarrigle said. And the cast has taken to the show quite readily. “We have quite a few of our veteran actors (in this one) ... the stalwarts or whatever you

want to call them, the people that are always around,� he said. “And everybody in that group definitely takes their characters to another level. And they’re all crazy characters.� This is the last show of the season for the St. Albert Theatre Troupe, a season that saw quite a few firsts, including their first drama. “Our company keeps growing, and it’s been fantastic. A big help was having (Global Edmonton meteorologist) Kevin O’Connell in Same Time, Next Year — just his popularity definitely got the word out a little bit more,� McGarrigle said, also noting that the troupe helped put on a comedy night to raise money for the Save Our Space Camp campaign last

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to a near halt. That’s when Regency’s reputation and its network kicked in, says Raj. “We sat down with our tradespeople and bankers. We all hung in. We never stopped construction. That’s not in our genes.” By 2010, the economy began to revive. The last Quest condo unit was sold in early 2013. Rakesh and Raj (freshly minted University of Alberta MBA in hand) had never stopped looking into the future — as developers must do. They’d purchased the land on which The Pearl now sits, a couple of run-down apartment buildings on Jasper Avenue. The block was ripe for redevelopment. The original zoning allowed for two 20-storey side-by-side towers. “We had travelled, and seen what multi-story condo towers could do,” says Raj. Why not take the same density, put it into one really tall tower, win over the neighbourhood (and city council) with public amenities at ground level and extra attention to shadow minimization? Going higher meant more unobstructed views of the river valley and the surrounding city. The timing on the Pearl couldn’t have been better. City council was ready to approve visionary projects. Once it was apparent the Pearl would be a good neighbour, the local community bought in. The rezoning to 35 stories (now 36) passed near-unanimously. This time, as the concrete was being poured, Edmonton’s economy was improving. Empty-nest baby boomers are exchanging houses for an upscale urban experience. The boomers

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per cent sold and will likely sell out by October. Leaving Edmonton isn’t in the cards. “It’s about knowing the market, and making changes in a timely manner,” says Raj. And, he says, it’s about community. “My father would never move. When I did my MBA at the U of A, I was influenced by the likes of Joseph Doucet, Ralph Young and Mike Percy. They teach you about pride of place, about doing the right thing.”

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